Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-14
He SAVED THE FAIR
CITIZEN George Francis Train
in Town for a Day.
HIS PSYCHIC FORCE EXPLAINED
How the Ecn~ntrio Individual APP
pears and what his says 10
the Ne~spsp~r Interviewer

A man i've feet nine inches tall:
rather heavy set; dressed Ia a suit Of
blue. feet encased 10 russell leather
shoes shirt bosom surmoansed by a
large golden stud. half concealed by a
eareiessly arranged tie; huge bo1ton-
mere q white and yellow ehrysanthe-
NUNS. a red rose aud green foliage. star
ing from the lett lapel Of the blue sack
eoat: face clearly shaver with the ex-
ception Of al iron gray nustache; a
weli-shaped head. covered with curly
iron gray hair; q full. high forehead
that loses itself Ia the mare Of t0usled
locks; pair OF light blue eyes that
twinkle. and CLEAN and burn FROM under
meath their beetling roof OF shaggy eye
brows-sueh is Citizen George Francis
Train.
The Citizen arrived In Sweets yester-
day from Muskegon where he lectured
Saturday evening. He wrote his name
with blue pencil in full round hand on
the register and gave his address as the
Midway Piaisance. Glad 90 see you;
glad 10 see you. indeed declared the
Citizen as he greeted reporter for The
HERALp. with his well-known salute
with the right hand. Pardon me for
not offering To shake hands; I've shaken
hands with neither mar nor woman for
twenty years But I'm glad to see you;
glad 10 see every bohemian. tenderloiner.
whitechapeler. newspaper man-for I'm
one OF them. I've saved the fair
can't tell you how | did IL.
You couldn't comprehend il - this
psychic force. They said the fair was a
failure three months ago. Only 10000
day. They asked me to come out and
save il | telegraphed back that /
couldn't say no. but i didn't say yea
Finally decided TO GO IL came to me
IN new light The fair was the pro-
duct OF 20.OoO.00O workingmen. To
call il failure was an insult 10 every
one. You see that table, II bought
bread and shoes for the little ones. That
arch bought coal and wood for the living
and the coffin for the dead. The fair
must not fail; the workingmen must be
compensated; so l went to Chicago
and saved it-saved il by that peculiar
force OF mine.
Nov TN talking 10 the people. We
are on the verge Of a great revolution.
i can see il coming i have seen IL
coming for twenty years. Wondered
Why others could not see IL fed 10
Europe 10 escape the responsibility
was coward and admit it. Twenty
years ago. when / was unanimously
nominated for the presidency. told the
people OF Grand Rapids what We were
coming To. They could not see il But
it's coming
Let me give you a tip. When you
have quarter and feel inclined 10 take
drink with the bows. don't do II.
Spend nickel OF il. IL you will for
cigar, but save the other % cents. Hide
IL away. Don't tell your dearest friend
where you put it. For the day Ia com
ing when they will murder you for
II. and rob you il they can. Ave.
it's here now. Our country has
gone to the devil. 1t is the
old story Of the monkey, the oyster and
the two cats The politicians are the
monkey. They open the bivaive. take
out the contents and throw the shells TO
the people. I'm an anarchist speak
the truth. There IL no anarchy. but
truth The be whisxered Herr Most
anarchist DOGS not exist. ] mover saw
one; you never saw one. I'm pessi.
mis-, because pessimist sees the truth
and tells il. An optimist processes TO
see only good in tho world and is a
liar.
Il see these things because OF the
power that is within me. Whence this |
power. you ask. IL is not an inhcri.
lance. For years have eaten no meat;
for years have maintained nv habits OF. |
confluence and temperance. Thus have
acquired this psychic force. Let me
illustrate. Take delicateIy poised bal. |
ance. Lay a wafer in ono pan and the
scale turns. IL by these habits. l have /
acquired even the weight OF tho wafer
beyond other men. am greater than all. |
have acquired it,
With Citizen Train il Ben King OF ST |
Joseph. the Michigan hard. whose poems
III Should Die Tonight, and Moth.
ing 10 DO" are classics in their way.
lie and Mr. Train are making a tour To-
gether. AS the Citizen expresses IL.
King is one ~ the brightest and most
entertaining fellows co earth. lie is the
comedian ~ the show | am the TRACE.
dian. They will leave for Saginaw this