The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18
THE RESCUE.

of the time. I have always considered
his remarks upon this subject as very
much the strongest part of his book,
and | think his views on advertising
will prevail only a few days after So
ciety is reorganized upon the plan
which he suggests. But while waiting
for that to happen, there will be time,
j think, for me to say word about it.
have always hated to be conspicu-
Gus. 1t has seemed to me that if [
went into business / could not bear to
have my name on sign over the door.
One Of the reasons why / write for the
Sunday press is because my letters are
SO likely to be overlooked among the
many entertaining features of its Sun
day edition. And yet it would prob
ably pay me to make my name as well
known as that of a great literary man
like DIR. Holmes; and if l should lick
Jim Corbett, it would be-even better,
no doubt. But l hesitate about doing
IL
Yet I desire to be fair; and have rea-
son to believe that advertising may be
good form. i cannot do 1t, and that in
itself is strong argument L can't do
anything that is good form. l could
no more ride on tally-ho coach than I
could fly. When the monkey in livery
blew his horn | should jump Of Iposi-
lively couldn't stand it, to be made so
conspicuous. Then there is that other
vehicle much affected by society. I
forget what they call it, but it holds
four people and they are perched up in
the air, back to back, so very high and
in such evident and dire discomfort
that they can't pass a procession Of
blind men without being stared at.
Such a thing needs no horn, but it
is carried frequently, and distin-
guished models of good form ride
on it, and hear the horn toot, and never
blush at all Now, II one of those per-
SONS on the cart had q brother in the
clothing business, l venture to say that
he wouldn't be mentioned In polite so
ciety. nor would his modest ad. on q
board fence or a piece of scenery
be mentioned il the cart went by
1t. Yet the clothier advertises the
clothes which somebody else will wear,
and the people on the cart advertise
their own clothes, and which is the
more decorous?
But good or bad. 1t may be carried to
excess. For instance, there was a gen.
tleman in St Louis who, it seems TO me,
unjustifably narrowed up the feelings
of large number of people. This is the
way it was worked: In the morning,
when thousands were hurrying to their
daily toll in the vicinity of the Upper
bridge, terrific scene was enacted on
its lofty span. A man was seen strug-
Cling in the grasp of several despera-
does. Suddenly he was raised aloft in
their arms and hurled over the railing
of the bridge. Down. down he went,
and at last he hit the water with what
ever variety of thud is most popular
with st. Louis newspaper writer's
Strong men wept at the spectacle, and
more than a hundred women had fits
Boats were put off. and willing hands
grasped the oars No other kind of
hands were ever known to grasp oars
in any emergency The light skiffs
few over the water. They always fly.
But considering the color Of the water
involved 1t was to their credit. as self
respecting sl1ifs, TO fly over il. and as
high as possible. Presently the form