Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
ABOUT INTERVIE WING.
HOW OPINIONS or WELL KNOWN
PEOPLE ARE SECURED.

PEOPLE ARE SECURED.
An English "Interviower" Tells Some OF
His Experiences-Great Tact Necessary
to Succeed In Leading the Subject to a
Frank Expression
An interviewer must be prepared to go
anywhaCe and at a moments notice.
was after well known theatrical manager
once, and he gave me just twenty minutes
from the time Of the receipt Of his tele-
granite get from Fleet street to Kings
Cross. He then wanted me to accompany
him to Edinburgh and talk TO him in the
train.
On another occasion had TO travel with
the same gentleman to Paris-the only
time he could give me- am afraid / did
not impress him much with my travelling
abilities am fearfully bad sailor, and
all the time we were crossing" to Dieppe
/ couldn't ask him a single question. lie
cruelty remarked 81 was wasting time"
Patience with the interviewer is indeed a
virtue. You must know u little bit about
everything-you must know just when to
ask question and the very moment when
to stop. | have had to chat with a subject
for couple Of hours on his pet hobby be
fore daring to come to the point, One
gentleman treated me TO good two hours
on amateur gardening, whereas had Wis
tied him for the purpose of elciting his
opinion on burning question of the day.
Another took down well nigh every book
in his library, and waded through bundles
nf lnffara from "a pplutipn tbn had IA
America twelve years previously and had
never since been heard Of NV visit was
on subject of "A totally different charac-
ter.
we'll remember when first started in
terviewing. | was two andtwenty, but
looked about eighteen. 1t was with a
popular dramatist. was ushered into his
drawing room. lie entered. | knew ex-
actly what he thought as soon as he saw
me. 1t was something like this: "Well,
this fellows youngster to come to talk to
me-" Immediately started talking about
his plays of ten years ago, took them year
after year until | came to his very latest
production at the Adelphi theater. With
this threw in little limitations of the vari
GUS actors taking part. After half an
hours chat like this he suddenly shouted,
Here, have a cigar"
That was just what | wanted-not the
cigar, but his assurance that he was will
ing to smoke one with me-
"And now we'll come to business, Mr..
2" / said, 1t resulted in capital in
terview and a first class supper.
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
II was at the Agricultural hall that !
met Blondin. His wife was with him, and
the lady who afterward became my wife
was with me. Mrs. Blondin, now dead,
was an exceedingly kindhearted woman
and took my sweetheart under her charge
while | was chatting with the hero of
Niagara. will tell this little anecdote,
for am just wondering whether it is al.
ways we'll to be accompanied by any one
who il intimately interested in your future
welfare.
Blondin and had capital chat and as
it was nearing 10 O'clock, he said as he was
preparing to start for the rope:
an tell you what Pll do. I'll carry you
across the rope tonight"
Here was a chance for mel Here was an
opportunity to get up in the world
My sweetheart looked at Inc anxiously.
She looked terribly frightened. She got
hold of my arm without "A word and-well,
| refused that offer | shall never forget
the look of relief that came over her face
When / took my article on Blondin to the
editor of the paper in which it was to APP
pear, | told him of Blondin's invitation.
"You did it, !" he cried | told him no.
He assured me | had missed the finest
chance ever had, and believe him,
Another word Of advice to would be in
reviewers. You must "knOw" your man
rs soon AS you see him. You must, as it
were, be able to Tread" him through and
realize his characteristics at the outset.
You will be agreeably disappointed some
times. You will invariably find that rumol
speaks wrong of man. Report will sin
gle him out rs II peculiarly disagreeable
Individual, but you will often find him the
most affable of men. But then-and here
is more advice-you must know how to
humor him. Pin your faith to n good
cigar. A cigar works wonders. Never
offer one; wait for the invite to smoke
SUCCESS IN STRANGE PLACES.
l have had some amusing preparations
made for me- once had to interview a
popular actress She knew was coming,
and when l entered her room it was filed
with flowers in the shape of great vases of
expensive blossoms and beautiful bou.
quets On another occasion had to look
in and see her without having previously
made an appointment, and not a single
flower was TO be seen.
One of the troubles Of the interviewer is
that of man in the course of a CONVERSE
tion telling you one Of the most delightful
anecdotes imaginable, something indeed
that would positively make your article,
and then suddenly adding, But you
mustn't use that" Now this is very up
setting, but you must never use that story
however good it may be.
You sometimes meet with success in
strange places and unexpected finds. Once
i determined to write a series Of articles ON
housebreaking, and get all the informa-
ton required from the lips of one of the
members of this romantic though hazard
Gus, calling himself | went to Scotland
Yard, and asked them if they would give
me the address of u known burglar for this
purpose. This they very courteously re
fused to do, and am inclined to think
very rightly. Where do you think found
the burglar-the gentleman who eventually
provided all the information? Retired
from the business and working in a tailor
shop.--London It'll
The Tail of Rat.
A rats tail is wonderful thing. The
great naturalist Cuvier says that there
are mora muscles in this curious amend