St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

talk OF not. Senator Joe Blackburn is
a good man TO interview, but hard
man to report His language is so flow
cry that you lose the ideas il you are
not careful, and he ought to be quoted
just as he talks to do him justice. Voof-
bees is cautious. but he often tells
good story. George Vest IS full
ga lueas. lie is not afraid to talk and
he dictates an article as we'll as most
correspondents can write it. lie walks
up and down as he dictates and his
words flow freely. President Harrison
has given no big interviews as yet. 1t
is not considered etiquette 10 ask him
questions and the ordinary rule is that
a cabinet minister ought not 10 be i'll
tervieWed. Nevertheless Wanamaker
talks frequently. Window gives out
expressions on some subjects, and
Blaine has made one or two utterances
since he became secretary of state.
The rule in newspaper work is that
public man. in giving an expression
To correspondent, intends it for publ
cation. unless he absolutely prohibits
or requests the contrary. One of the
funniest interviews of the past three
years was that which was uncOnsciouSly
gwen by Senator ingalls, 10 Air. LeWs-
ley. then OF the Washington Post, but
now connected with the New York
World. Mr.. Lewsley was sent TO inter
view Senator ingalls, on politics. Stna-
tor Ingalls, did not want To talk, and he
turned the conversation at every ques-
ton that LeWslpy put ~ the subject
VI shaving. When Lewsley asked
him as to the prospects of the party
Senator ingalls, remarked that Mr..
LewSley'S beard needed trimm NJ. and,
''aS a friend" told him IA gentleman
could not go through life without Snay-
Ing himself at least once d Y. You
should shave the first thing in the morn
ing" SAID Ingalls,. YOU will want a
cup of hot water. and as to the razor"
Here Lewsley broke in But, sena-
tor, want to ask You as to the presi-
DENTAL situation"
Il was speaking of the razor. Mr..
LewSioy. | would advise you to get one
OF the Sheffield make, of q hollow blade.
a"d he lighter and small the better,
and"
Dut. Senator Ingalls," interrupted
LewSlty, Il want to talk to you about
the political
All, Mr. Lewsley, forgot to speak
about the soap. The finest soap you
viii find on the market is that made in
New England by a man named Blank"
and here Ingalls, mentioned the name
OF one of the noted soap men OF the
United States and went on with quar-
ter of a column Of tulUgy in his usual
linguistic pyrotechnics upon the virtues
of this Shaving soap. Mr.. lie wSley,
FIN no ,.nnl1 pAf what no
wanted, left, and. having certain
amount of space TO fill, he wrote up the
interview Oh shaving, quoting Ingalls,
words as they were uttered. The
next day everybody in Washing
ton was laughing over this in
terView and by the following
week it was copied into nearly every
paper in the United States. Senator
Ingalls, did not object to it until he saw
it on one of the advertising pages Of
Harprrs' Weekly. The shaving soap
man had taken picture of Senator In
gals. and had paid for whole page of
Harpers' Weekly for this and the inter-
view advertising his soap. Mr.. LpwS-
ley bought h.. .perS' the day it came
ont. and he had it in his pocket as, go
ing up towards the capitol, he met Sen
atOr Ingalls,, and said:
Senator. there are some things in my
life OF which 1 feel very proud, and
some for which l am sorry. feel for
once. however. that have done myself
great credit, and have never appreci-
ated Il at fact as just HOW"
How SOP said Senator ingalls,.
81 find that have been the humble
means, senator. of making you truly
famous. [ have elevated you to
the rank of Patti, Henry
Ward Beeeher, Lydia Pinkham,
Harriet Hubbard Aver and the other
really great who find their place in the
advertising columns of the great news
papers"
"What do you nlean?" said ingalls,.
~ mean this" said LeWsley, and
thpreupon handed the senator the pa
per. ingalls, screwed his double-spec-
taeled eyes close to the paper a mo-
ment without speaking, and then he
raised it mp and said:
My God, Lewsley, you've ruined
metz
"Oh no, | think not" said LewSley.
at is Just as you gave it to me, is it
not?''
Yes, 1 believe it isl said ingalls,.
land there is no use in trying to lie out
of it. | couldn't afford to enter the ring
with a great professional liar like your
self. | will do one thing. however. |
will prevent the temperance of that
advertisement" and thereupon the sen
atOr went to his room and telegraphed to
the soap man that if he did not take
that advertisement out of the paper he
would be subject to suit for damages
The result was that the advertisement
was dropped.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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