The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-04-14
THE SHAM FAMILY.

THE SHAM FAMILY.
James Clement Ambrose, who lee
tured here last year on the subject of
"Fool in Politics." will lecture here
again next Monday evening, April 18th,
on the subject of "The Sham Family"
The lecturer will appear here under
the auspices of the Y. P. S. G. E. of
the Presbyterian church and the lee
ture will occur at the church.
James Clement made hit here last
year, and his "Sham Family" will
likely haye bolt charged up in it's
favor by the time he reaches the end
of his lecture Monday evening. He
gives the public the following regard
ing himself and some of the things
said about him:
My platform children now number
five: "The Fool in Politics." The
Sham Family" Give i'm a Lift" my
Partner" "Tom an Jerry" Aunt
quated people suppose them to be
''lectures"-that suggestion of literary
persimmons put up by DR.. Puckerlip
and St. Neversmile; I call them
peaches and cream" fruits that nour-
ish, yet taste good while getting
there My peaches" all have red
cheeks-are juicy with fuu,for brains.
They all touch to-day, too, thinking
what's out of date is out of place.
! Years ago buried solemn plat
formity because it kept up the fires
Appomattox said should turn to ash
es, and the ashes blow away. Let me
speak naught to anger party or chafe
a section more than this: Every Sec
ton second to Our Country, and every
partisan first a patriot! That's my
politics, adding: The will to do my
own thinking, and the willingness
that you do yours.
The inquisitive ask also how I spend
"my spare time" Well, it is so much
like butchers "spare ribs" that the
small bites I get leave me hungry for
more. However, within my desk there
cry out for months to finish in three
half-done MSS ambitious to be books
you'll read: "A Mess O Peas my
gardens autobiography-a vase of
earthen literature, hand-painted; "The
ShalIows"-a social pond where
"ducks'' get Gin the SWIM" then wad-
die up the bank to be plucked; and
"Finding HIMSELF" or ''The Farmers
Inheritance novel without much
novelty, just the flowers, dust and ash
es of every days damnation.
If gentle curiosity would further
note my doings, let her make paper
dolls of the thousand-and- one judg-
ments entered by choice listeners
Try "a half dozen raw" President
Stokes of Ocean Grove, N. j.: cam
brose, you are simply tremendous;'
Pres. Weller of Long Beach, CAL;
"The Fool is the wisest thing we've
had;" Mayor Doran of St. Paul, Mimi:
"Ambrose is marvellous good talker;''
President Heidi of Atlanta, Ca: cam
brose meets my ideal in platform
speaking;" Pres. Swensson of Kansas:
"Ambrose pleased and inspired us;
give us more of his Fools and
'Shams;'" DR.. Smith Baker of Boston
ut pays to hear Ambrose" DR.. Caster
of Michigan: "I'd pay dollar to hear
him again." Bishop McCabe of Ev-
erywhere: "Ambrose, that's great
lectures" DR.. A. B. Leonard of the
same place: Call a great platform sue
cess ought to be-" Sarah B. Cooper of
San Francisco, Aug. '95: "A wonder
full lecture is MY Partner'-the ablest
putting of the woman question ever
heard and I've heard ALL" and Fran
ces E. Willard of the wide World
"He finds the elusive, reluctant, inev-
liable best word"
! Wood for Sale. INQUIRE Of John