Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-16
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nsws--not al al Of startling nAtafs.
bat stIl good piece Of news No one
else could set Il. he went 10 one Of the
papers. brieay outlined bis facts and
asked; tflew much can have for this
story. IL viii b. about column"
Fifty dollars, II you sell sl 10 40 otAsr
paper said the night editor.
"All right. said abe reporter. ''yoa can
have 10 exclusively Ia New York II yea
let me market II BY telegraph.
'-Of course. said the night editor
Then the young man went To work.
lie wrote a column for the New York paper.
aud siishtly shorter stety 10 telegraph.
This he offered In one great paper each
IN Boston, Providence. Chicago. Saffaio
and perhaps two dozsn other elties. .tipa.
lating la each case. ''spesiai rates for an
exclusive" Thea he sent out his tele-
gram. tho same matter To all the papers,
When his bills were all hoaored he had
made several hundred dollars out ot that
one evenings work.
Smart young man. you ssys Not bit
OF IT, lie was the biggest fool have
heard OF in some time. For in order To
pocket that haul he had to beat his own
paper" and such treachsry never pays in
the long run. He would have been wiser
II he had turned In the story to his own
paper and pocketcd only his regular sal
airy at the cad Of the week.
The value Of u really exclusive picce OF
news is always very considerable. OF
course. many newspaper men often learn
things which would make valuable
stories but with considerations Of honor
forbid them To use. have had this ex-
perience pretty frequently aud can testify
that il is rather exasperating. In one
case . friend. fully aware that Was q
newspaper man. told me q most lovely
sensational story.
THAT would be worth four columns
and special rate to me-" said
He gasped and fairly turned pale as he
said: But you won't use it. will your
OF course. never did. but long wished
he hadn't told me the story.
Two Visitors from the Land OF tho Gar.
An unpretentious house on Irving
place, New York city, contains within its
walls two notable women, the Princess
Engalitcheff, we'll known as q lecturer on
Russian affairs, and Nine. dOffrossimoff,
a former lady Of honor TO the Czarins
Nine. d'OfIrossimoff is hero to see what
America and Americans are like. She is
exceedingly pretty and we'll proportioncd,
and, OF course, as BELTS one who was
formerly lady Of honor to An Empress,
cultured and accomplished. She is not
seeking notoriety in any shape or form,
and but rarely appears in public Where
ever she has gone, however, she has be-
come very popular, owing to her charm
of manner and ease Of conversation. Her
husband is an official in the Russian
Government, wealthy and accomplished,
and man of liberal ideas. but thoroughly
loyal to Russia and Car. Nine. d'Offros-
simoff will soon return to st. Petersburg.
Harrtgan's Great Hit.
Ned Harrigan is making big money out
of his new theater in New York. He has
a field of amusement all to himself Tho
phases of life on the east side of Ameri-
cas- great metropolis are full of interest.
Harrigan has studied them, and portrays
them in his plays He is histrionic
Meissonnier He draws to the life, and
not . shade OF line is omitted. Some
times in his plays there Is q momentary
lull, time when the audience, or part Of
it, is not altogether interested. But after
the play is over run your mind back over
what you have seen; there was nothing in
it irrevelent or superduous.
/ saw Mr.. Harrigan in his dressing
room the other evening just before the
curtain arose. Down q passageway we
went, through an improvised door OF
waterproof material, up some stairs to
the stage, and down more stairs to tho
greeuroom. There all Is clean and eat.
A large room, with sink running along
one side and tables on another, parti-
toned of at one end from Mr.. Harrigan's
little room. Other rooms for the ladies of
the company arc near by. Harrigan sat
on a bench facing q mirror which rested
on . long aud broad shelf against the
wall. On this shelf rcposed al! the para.
pherualia OF the actors trade. the time
honored rabbits foot, cosmetics. etc.
Harrigan was about half made up as
entered. and he presented a comical ap-
pearance as he grasped me by the hand,
and asked me to be seated. A touch here,
a touch there. little penciling on this
side. a little rouge ON ths& slight ad.
iustment of the hair and, presto, lac waa
Willy Reilly, with an ambition "a
place his son among the 400" Around
were "supes" rehe arising their parts
some turning somersaults, some going
through . dance. some adjusting theil
dress and faces, and some lolling around
waiting for the summons from the stage
above. And even while was talking I'd
the genial actor the shrill summous
came, and there was hu6ied scampel
AWAY. Mr.. Harrigan leisurely surveyed
himself in the glass, then slowly accom-
panied me upstairs on to the stage. whers
I left him In another moment was out
on the street. and he was In front Of {
.arge audience which he. ~ Willy Reilly,
kept in constant laughter.
BILLY Birch OF the stage.
How time hiesi HERE'S Billy Birchl Not
the Jolly end man Of the minstrel stage.
but we'll preserved. kindly faced man Of