The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01
THE WAY IT IS DONE.
How Newspaper Men Supply the De-
 mands of Their Readers.


 One of the amusing as we'll as some times tantalizing experiences met with in getting out an illustrated edition of paper is the mild resistance so gen. orally offered by prominent men in furnishing photographs or sngravings of themselves for the use of the paper making such an effort A few years ago this might have been accounted for by the very poor likenesses pro- duced but in these days of improved methods in the art of engraving some other reason must be found.
 The excuses generally offered are that they do not desire to see their pictures in print, through modesty, 1 perhaps. However that may be, the public is interested in the same and newspapers must supply the demands or retire from business to give place to those who will.
 Some time ago the writer approach ed a prominent man, one who is of stately mein aad as distinguished in appearance as he is in business and social circles A rather poor engrav- ing was shown, with the suggestion that a better one was desired if it could be obtained-one that would do l justice to the original. Here was the encouragement received: ''Oh, well, l do not like to see my picture in print anyway. If you must have one, how ever, that will do as we'll as any," Thus he once more showed how high above the average of humanity he stood. How few Of US would place such an offering on the alter of modesty.
 I Another man of prominence was ap- preached. A photograph was wanted and wanted bad. Kindly but firmly it was refused and the information given that nothing of the kind would be given anyone. Did not want his picture in the paper anyhow. Well. 7 we said, i've want your picture and will use most any means to get it." and he smiled pleasantly as he bowed us out. We got his picture. He dindn't know it till he saw it in the paper, out we got it.
 Following our course in pursuit of other ikenesses we visited the office of one of the most agreeable gentle men to be met anywhere. Gould you make any suggestions that would helI us to get photographs of men of prom. thence around here." was asked. Oh yes, certainly" was the courteous re ply. 1T will try and get one for yor of Mir. Blank at once" Now we par ticularly wanted one of the gentleman speaking, but to this request he re piled. ''Oh, no The rest of us are to' modest" and with that he turned le
 other matters at hand. We found l;
 friend of his, and, like the other case
 we got the photo, and in spite of hi.
 modesty he will meet face to face
 likeness of a very good-looking zen
 tleman which he will readily recog
 nize if he refers to mirror.
 : Request was made of another gen
 tleman for his photograph, and here : pleasant susprise was ours. With ;
 kindly interest in supplying the wants
 expressed he said he would gladly fur . nish a picture for our use but ther,
 was none nearer than his suburban
 home. If the morrow would do ht : would bring in. A Amemorandum wa
 made and placed on his desk and tn,
 following day the photo was called
 for. The gentleman had been called
 away for several days and lying ol
 his desk was the forgotten memoran dunn of the day before, This was dis : couraging, but by interesting anothe we were promised that efforts woul, ]. be made to secure the coveted likeness
 and, after having almost given up il
 dispair, along came hurrying mes s senger bearing that which brought re q lief to our anyity.
 n Thus, in one way or another, day b V day, we accumulated the material de !. sired and more than one will wonde ! how we managed to get his picture. n We must record one instance of fail 5 ure however, and there were others f Tn this instance the gentleman was al