The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-22

receiver, with nervous haste.
''Hello." says a voice at the other end
of the wire. as this the Forum office"
eyes What is it?"
els Charley Edwards there?"
"No; he's gone home"
'Well, who's this?"
Zone of the copy-readers. What do you
want!"
"a what?"
"A copy-reader. What do you want?'
"Well I've never heard of a ccpy-reader
before. Is
do you want anything?'
Il wanted to speak to Mr. Edwards.
met him once out at the"
Can do anything for you?"
why, if Edwards isn't there | suppose
maybe you can give us the information we
want
"Well?"
you're sure Edwards isn't there?"
eyes. What is it,
well, you see, John Hawley and | took
a party of friends to the theater this even
ing. Say, the show is rotten. Have you
seen it 2"
No. What do you want!'
After the theater we went over for
supper to the 4Artichoke. We're there now.
We got into little dispute awhile ago and
Hawley bet me bottle of wine that he was
right. Do you know Hawley: He's the
most stubborn man | ever saw
mo. What's the point!"
"Say, Hawley just interrupted me. Wait
minute. Hold the wire Hawley wants
to know how the prize fight came out
II don't know. Is that all?
ono. Hawley and had dispute about
how tall President Mckinley was. l said
he was 5 feet 5, and Hawley bet he was
nearer feet Z. We agreed to leave it to
Edwards. Now
Look it up. You can do it as easily as l
can
Two minutes later the telephone bell rang
again. AT the moment there were three men
from downstairs calling for copy. and
only 10 minuts were left before the first edi-
ton went to press.
sadeyed man answered the phone.
Hello sounded woman 5 voice. "I'm
sorry to trouble you but I'm writing an es-
say for the next meeting of our club and I've
been sitting up to finish it. I've looked in
the back part of the dictionary and every
Where | can think of and can't find it any
where
well, what is it p
huence of the Napoleonic Era on Eccesi-
astical Art You We no idea how much read
ing I've done"
What can | do for YOU"
why, | want to know just how old Ma
poleon was when he died and how many days
he was ill.,"
Hello! Say, wish you'd settle bet for
me. What's the private fortune of Presi-
dent Roosevelt?"
Hello! Is there such thing as national
holiday? Id like, to know right away,
please
Hello! Is this the Forum? All our clocks
have stopped or are running wrong. l wish
you'd tell me what time il is Thank you"
Where's the head of that Waukegan
story? Harlow's reading it. It's wonder
he would spend all night at the tee-
phone. Don't he know that we close up
at no.? Great Scott He's enough to drive
night editor crazy"
Hello! Forum office? This is Mrs.
Bresten. I've been taking your paper for
three years and l have every confidence in
it. That's why Pm calling you up now. My
little girl, Clara, woke up a few minutes ago
and she's extremely hoarse. I'm afraid
she's going to have Group. Now, could you
tell me the name of good doctor to call
for Group? And if Clara gets worse before
the doctor comes can you tell me what I'd
better do? I've heard kerosene oil recon-
mended."
Madam, Tn sorry, but the Group editor
has just gone home. Any doctor in your
neighborhood would be able to helpyou."
Hello, Forum! This is Blackly, the at
torney. Some time last February read an
article in your paper about some chap that
had murdered his great grandmother. Will
you just look it up and mail me copy!
Send me bill with it, please"
Hello! Is the sporting editor there? No
I'm sorry, but perhaps you can tell me.
We've been playing pingpong all evening
and we want to know whether it is true or
not that the rules allow only one serve?
And after vantage-in do you have to win
three times to get the game"
Say, dis is Devlin's saloon. Did John H.
lick Ryan de third time in ten rounds or nit?
got my dough up dat he did an Il wants to
know, see?"
Say, Forum, who beat?"
BEAT what?"
The beat race
(Which boat race?"
tThe Oxford -Cambride race
at isn't rowed until day after to-mor-
row.
"Why, is that so? Then I'm mistaken.
Awfully sorry to have bothered you
Hello, Forum! Hello! / can't hear
you. Talk little louder, please. That's
little better. Now, closer to the phone
Yes. Now, | can hear you. Was the hull
of the Shamrock painted blue or white?"-