Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-07-20
IT WILL BE FAMOUS.
JUST ION a1oR uKsN1EY SHAKES
 HANDS


 The MeAznlsy hs.5snzks will be prominent fszeurs Of slzs czzu.zsxu. To begin with. Nasor ATchlnlsT 1s zawzrs glad to snake hands with SIT esaeay. His. bump q zmiaelligy is vs-y large. and fer two weeks II h4s beel sozswezs n 1amsd. As so0a 2s ha catches sight uss i caller Erozl h1s ehair q S=zse in cze q tlae willow rockers oa tae po-eh hs knows thas the man has come u-snes- p7lIy @ shake hands
 As son as t2se visitor hz.s plzzsad both feeE o1 ths pcrch n front ox she sc-eea door Major Moh1nIey 5s there ta uses hin Ills eyes beam with infinite kindness directly lnto the eyes of Ghe visitor. ARd gracious <1uils assures the caller that he wil shoztly ba made "a feel 2s home The upper ps-s = ths malozsS body tE2sa iaelinss ta zn angle c fea degrees. tes hinge being aF tAe baase Of hls spine. and shs points ot fha kel a his EEoekeaat swing hack inn 3 lire with his knees All Elle 1lozsoaS thaE follow gre Tezy deliberate. He erOaks his elbow and holds hlS right hand. palm upward. O : tavel with tha fourth bsaseea 6 hiS wA5Ssol4t. counting fron the tn At this welcome sign that 3 h4nfs5lake ls fu ozgle-. zzae a4saz' smile expands The visitor then extends hIs EzgGz h4n6 so meet tas ma5e-' grasp As som $ the TlzlFo-ss hand starts fc< ..s grasp Ms5o- Mekznlsy's hand sAoees cza ans5 selEss T tT the in gers around valca he answlnas luaaa- 3iztely. oesozs sEe vis5toz czn slide his palm farrl2a- along. Thzs he has s dis t3nck advan1aze cYaz his caller. Ths las1s-. having been unable to get s grin over Meh1nlsFs palm, c4a exert ID pressure whaesEaz- Ehs2e hs Fanhlss for q leverage ehs na!Cz ls blsv giving his fingers gentle seueezs-
 The ma50EsS hand is small, sofs and moist, Ike most vcz1eazS sT1s5 As saon is ke has visitors fingers safe U hz< palm he pulzs t5e hand toward him with B srsaSa20el.c -zotza1 so violent that Tn many instances the rlSiee- rs- eeiyes $ sharp tviDgs af the chow. Then there Is 6 snort downward Illuz11a q t..ae majors hand b=f0ze is cgnes "a -est. He hangs on to his visitors hand faz $ noticeable interval, during which Eka final words ot the ozal greeting pass. h nine cases ont e len Ehe ms5oE begins new sentence while holding the caller . fingers The caller bv this time feels zn every part ef his being that he has IT. eeiTed the cordial attention e Nckin- ley and thrills with pleasure as the major relinguisheS his hold and 6rupe his hand lo his side.
 The above is bald statement ef 5uss how the major does his haRdshaking Analysis Of the operation reveals snb- tie bus distinct motive. First, the steady. piercing glance and gracious smile hypnotize the caller and break down his guard. UneonseieuSly there after he does not what he wishes, but the will Of the major.
 Second. the position Of the majors hand, close 10 his body. makes Il imper- ative that the callers hand move first
 Third. the caller hand, having start ed in motion n 2 straight line, is by it's own momentum compelled to con- tinue At this instant the major seizes 1t where he will and does with il what pleases him
 No satisfaction Is given the hard and horny handed son of toil who yearns 10 give MeKinley's right 8 cable car grip The man with bony tentacles cannot get a back hold on the majors knuekleS- The fat gentleman, with short. muscu- lar fingers, cannot lame the Mckinley little finger into shapeless mass Not a soul Of them reaches the Mckinley palm. They are brought up short every time, and the muscles Of the most pow erful are impoCent
 The Herald man asked one of Major McKinley's family today if this hand shake was 3 matter of habit or crafty greeting planned to save the majors fingers and muscles.
 'You can bet that it's planned be- forehand, :" was the reply. Its sharp man who gets hold of the majors hand above the knuckles. Years ago he had some experience with that kind of a handshake. Now he Is on the lookout for it and avoids 1t every time. He gets hold of the visitor s fingers with light ming pass, and that's all there Is to it. The uldJuI ctaA Sti lCSAS tA4A Ac A4ASof bAt the other fellow can't do anything but hang on.
 One hates to believe this of the ma jor, whose greeting seems spontaneous and above crafty design, but careful observation confirms the truth of iE When the handshakers go by the major at the rate of from 30 to 50 a minute, the forward and back motion of his hand is as regular as the travel of the reciprocating parts of low speed en- zine. It is not a matter Of surprise that everybody feels drawn toward him They can't help t.
 This Mckinley handshake is great favorite with the Indies. He gives their fingers just the tiniest squeeze, full of careful consideration and quiet cordial ity. In no case does he crook his right elbow upward and hold his hand in front of his chin for the fashionable | -l,ra