The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
TIE PUBLISHERS TAPER OFF.
CLOSE THEIR LABORS At LAKE
WOOD WITH 4 GAME or GOLF.


jersey Maidens Freely Approach tho Lions
and Wheedle Them out or Their Al.
tographs-Ln the Golf Game Ever body
Fixes Ills Handicap as lie Plcases.
LAKEWOOD. y. j., May iB.--The literary
lions that Toasted bare laA night on each
others jests and merry quips, Rt the annual
dinner Of the Periodical Publishers Asso-
citation, left to-day With a severe case oi
writer's cramp to every lion. In careless
moment the president Of the assoctai ION
remarked that no one should fan to secure
a fine collect ion Of autographs for sweet
hearts and wives and the word went about
the country for miles that the author and
painter folk were waiting In IAurel-in-the-
Pines 10 write their names In TIE ned plush
books OF Hiram and Susan and all their fam
lily connections
This morning when tho lines appeared.
growing at the chill! damp weather, even
the waiter girls in the hotel were In line
tittering. blushing and giggling, all 30 an1-
lous 10 have Mr.. Fables In Slang AIDE OF
Mr.. Chimmie Fadden or that dear MIR.
Harrington scrJble their names BY the
time the hotel people we're accommodated
the lawn was fairly sprinkled with country
siders that get within seeing distance OF
the hotel about once In six months.
They were nice, amiable Hons, though,
and Obliged everybody. AIDE, who has
passion for public speaking and statistics
computed that he had written his name
exactly $40 times.
The author Of THE College widow and
other things was looking as lugubHous and
eltim as the Hon. Sim Ford or Charles Battell
LOOMS this morning. He l. appreh enstve
Of q food Of complaining letters from
Hoosierdom, letters from Rabbit Hash TO
Hammond that will chide him for telling
the publishers and their guests that every
body in Indiana who can't spell thinks he
Is an author,
sIcan feel those letters tItcking through
the mails" said AIDE. There arc some
people in my State that can't take Joke.
They even take me seriously. Queer
what things a man will cay when he gets
on the fat Of HE feet before a crowd. You
remember that smart thing some news
paper man said 7 said the sInartest people
In the country come from Indiana, and the
smarter they are the quicker they come"
That got mo in fearful pickle out there,
and the worst Of il was that l never said
such thing
He was led on TO be soothed by delega-
ton from the banks Of the Wabash and
the Ohio, Booth. Harrington and David
Graham Phillips. Later came the voice
Of the farmer boy Of Kentland leading
strong Hoosier chorus in -On the banks Of
the Bashwash far away Peace had come
70 his troubled soul.
The publishers Rlve a golf tournament
this morning for their author guests. No
amount Of silver cups would have enticed
some Of the men 10 the Lakewood Golf
Club links after the night Of strenuous
matchmaking and impromptu concerts,
but enough qualified to make the touma-
ment interesting. The contest, however,
nearly drove old Angus McPhat, who has
his habitat on the links, 70 rye toddies.
In the first place the players handicapped
themselves by the conditions Of the tournR-
ment, and the handicapping was a fearful
and wonderful piece Of work. Later old
Angus grew fearful at the turf cutting,
ball missing swings.
They may cen write said the old man.
sI'll not say nav to that but they Gamma
gawf. IL is vera wearin' TO the soul TO
regard them at their awful antics
More than half that entered gave up
before the round Of eighteen holes was
completed This was the finish