Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21

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you seem TO be happy John.
Yes. I'm all right now. Business
is booming. Got whale OF an ad.
the other day. and yesterday l picked
up two subscriptions expect 10 get
another one in the mail to-day. Slos-
So went over TO Green Briar the
otner day and assured mo Just before
he left that he would grab up a few
subs. for me. He n hustler, you can
bet. l reckon the mail is here by
this time
In the mail there was letter for
the editor. 1t was from the manufacture
er OF the great hair restorer. and it or
dered the advertisement to be taken
out Patrick was almost hearthroken.
When he went home he took his wife
in his tired arms and broke the news
TO her
Now l reckon you will let that mis-
cradle paper go, !" she snapped.
Il can't do that, dear, although l
am tempted TO do So Never mind. l
will give that trihing rascal slam
that he'll remember"
But that won't get my dress. l
declare. you talk as il slam would
atcne for every disappointment in
life
1T may not atone for many ills, but
a slam does a power OF good some
times. Confound that wretch. The
paper is about ready to 90 to press.
and I'll have TO set up half page
more type"
Why not let the advertisement go in
tSis issue?"
mo. I'll be hanged if l do. But
don't want to set up half page of
type
He went back to tho office after
supper. and sadly looked at the dreary
hole made by lifting out the adyer-
tisement. BY George he mused.
IN fix it. I'll set up fake adj. and
save the necessity OF working all
night.
He set up the following advertise
ment: 'Plunkitt's great hair restorer
has been proved to be the finest rem
edy ever discovered. Prof. Huxly,
speaking OF it, says; AT last rem
edy for badness has been discovered.
For centuries scientific men have given
deep study to the causes of badness
and have tried in vain to find true
specific, but along comes man named
Plunkitt and solves the problem.
can cheerfully recommend this remedy
to my friends.
Then followed a number OF testimo-
mails. among them a high note OF
praise from Mr.. Gladstone. The ad-
vertisement closed with these words:
Price one dollar a bottle. Address
Box ID. Cornville, Tenn"
The next week the editor was so
busy that he had not the time to set
up enough matter for the paper. and
! decided to use the trumped-up adver-
tisement again. Several days later
there came an order for ten gross Of
the restorer. and the next day the ed
itor was tickled 10 see fourteen or
ders come IN. They kept on coming
so fast indeed, that the joke became
tiresome. The next week. Patrick
added the following to the advertise
ment: The manufacturer Of Punk
/ tits great hair restorer wishes to an
nounce that he cannot fill another or
/ der for six months at least.
This served only to increase the
I number OF orders.
III have to take out the fool ad :
yertisement, the editor remarked one
night to his wife. The orders con-
tinue to pour in"
/ John, do you know that I've bAcn
! thinking that it would be a good idea
\ to make a sort of hair restorer and
fill those orders"
What" he exclaimed.
That's exactly what I've been think
ing!"
"And hanged il don't believe I'll
I do it, he declared.
Two weeks later the orders had all
been filed. The editors wife had a
new dress, new set OF knives and
forks and some OF the handsomest
/ table cloths in the town. Nor was this
all. Patrick had three hundred dol
lars in money.
The business increased so rapidly
that the weekly Fodder Blade was sus.
/ pended, and advertisements were sent
to other papers. The restorer received
many compliments and several prom
inent men sent in testimonials That
was three years ago. To-day Patrick
owns one OF the finest houses in the
state; he has built an enormous fac
tory; he is president Of the leading
bank of the town, and is declared to be
one of the happiest OF men. His wife
is the acknowledged leader Of local
society. and when she visited Washing
ton City last month, the newspapers
praised her beauty and avowed that
she was one of the most charming
women that had ever attended a Presi-
dents reception. --Arkansaw Traveller.
Politics I'm Their Names.