The state herald., 1904-02-26

more eloquent and throws more bot
quets 90 he realizes he has got "nibbls'
that can't get sway. Then he cinchss
him for hundred or two sample copies
to have to mail out to his friends and
customers, showing what prominent
firm they are dealing with and what n
swath they cut IN the review OF the press
in tabulating the business prosperity Of
substantial firms.
The deed is done. The picture OF the
star leader Of the firm or business house
is shown to the best advantage. The
write up is prepared, the business and
manager euloRi ized and put up in stats.
teal form and proof submitted. The
CRATER reads it IN his flowery way and
the victim, who is furnished the raw ma.
terial for the leg pulling festival, under
the influence OF the hypnotic CRATER,
slsps him on the back and strntting over
the room, remarks, eloquent" "grand!
"and all trns, too." The edition is ont.
1t dscoses that there were many others
Just as-ws were going to say SILLY
prominent, who had made wonderful
progress aud accomplished great bust
ness results as well as he. He looks and
reads and ponders and the longer he
pouders the more he begins 70 imagine
one log is longer than the other, and
finally throws the "boom edition" over
on his desk, kicks the cat off the office
stool, stops the clock. spits in his stsno-
grspher's hat lying on the desk, and
grabs his hat 10 "go out and see man"
to whom he contides what sucker
he has besn in committing the same OF.
tense he had for years vowed he would
never be guilty OF repeating again.
The extra copies are delivered, they
lie on .op Of his desk for few days,
whore visitors are at liberty to take
ons." Then the jsnitor makes his week.
ly clearance sheet out and all plunder
goes. The sample copies containing q
tru,hful composition on the career OF
the leading house as il sounded so sweet
" and musical few weeks ago are car.
red to the basement, where the spice
and favored words which we're such IN
effort on the part Of the CRATER to pro-
duce at % much per are fed to the angry
flHmOs OF the furnace. Their cracking
aud swapping while being devoured by
the flames ere followed by q disagreeable
smudgs which permeates the entire
building, but above all rises the gurRls
and death rattle OF the ambition OF the
man who was invsigled into buying lit
tie personal history, which II he was en-
titled to honestly and was deserving,
should have come to him voluntarily aud
without effort.
The mau who 10 victim OF toom.
edition has our sympathy, for We eau
not look upon him except in the same
light Us being half brother to the man
who wants to live whore tho streets are
paved with gold" aud would buy his
way INTO the pesrly gates Of Heaven.
TIE wise business nun il he wants his
business record published, IL he tanks
the transactions in statement form would
benefit him to make them public. he
should publish what he wants over his
signature in the form oi or hs an Rdver.
tissmaat. On the other hand he should
invariably wsar heavy loaded shoe on
the right foot, and whom q "fakir" or
CRATER approaches him with 8 proposi.
ton for a "write.up" at 30 much per, hs
should forget all etiquette aud training
except that OF football nature and the
loaded shoe II landed between the two
pistol pockets Of the pautsloous OF the
CRATER will bring much plsasaptsr sen.
sstion after all than it will to read few
dspa aftsr-fool that wa to display
personal egotism.
When this Is read the reader Will be
Impressed with the opinion that We do
not believe IN paid "writs.ups" He is
corrective do not. II nt any time Wa
consider an enterprise entitled TO write
up or mention Of any nature tending to
give their business moro publicity or
worthy consideration. tho humiliation OF
pulling the victims Icy or the invitation
for inhsri,ing that mans disrsspsct and
Afterwards bis contempt is too great and
sRustinR to propose "blood money" as
part Of the consideration.
IL there 10 a business man Who reads
this ths, has ever been victim 70 =
"hold'up." "Ieg pulling" graft workers"
percolstiops, we believe he will voice