The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-02
MI . 4, Shows How the Rich
4IvII. (0NGTV Lay.Plans to Amuse
(copyrlght, 1905 BY Central News and pross 1xclanse3

News and Prcss 1xc1nnge)
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q oy lan =, N near city limits hotter than
Z, place for M amusement park. II there's
u regiment OF mosquitoes to each square
EIoot OF ground 80. much tho butter Mos
x ~ ltoes was made for tho benefit OF
K q mlusen1eht parks. used to wonder
4 VIVA, what good they was OH Garth Now
4 k s;Ie they save u lot of money for
i tho managers The people has to be
4, made uncomfortable some way or another
j ar. an nature butts iniwhero the managers
! eTs i on IT, The c9nsequence is tho back
Is =. ~ !. al Of these SHINE joints lies
mat amt no Joke. They're improyn'
on 1t every year too at that. In a fow
Il years instead OF concrete walks ut Gomez
sand s they'll have 'eni made OF sheet
iron with q steam, health plant undor-
r ,ea.n 80 they can graduate tho tenn
4 y. DIG crowd they can roast Sem dick. an
set I. y over. They always Fix tho snnco
1 30 tne crowds Is jammcd together m,
nopoos y nave o chance to breathe good.
heep en- movn' Is the trick. When
, tns, ~ good an hot they can jump
70 cool Off. Hot corn an sten,Ii r.
aranki,qrtnrs Is notice too that there amt
only Y p sEhe 81 tsa any syts q thsss ars
sec tho jays ot f sit high az they
4 tho public one minute an giyin, ,cm IN
laugh served us light refreshment yn,,
can wash 1t down with warm beer,
40; noull mo next There amt nothtn.
like variety Ask -smoot. An, thav
done want to overlook anyone s,
4 Other forms Of, amusement Is conducted
along the same lines. Take tho base.
side. buy field, stick up d few VIZ hun al
4 pino benches an soak the dear public
fifty to seyenty-tVe to SEQ the wbcoia
go round. There amt no reason or,
earth. why the people shouldn't get In
4 Tor ten cents but that wouldn't nmuae
TRey se0a eEssea aesyh they asEha
seventy s.,is Y, i've The real fun comes in
goin through 'em for the rest OF their
\ change. Its the same thing at tho
a track Three bucks to SEQ the zee gees
A France an get a chance to loso yos,r.
4 wad. They're paying eighty per cent.
a on the stock. That's their amusement.
& The public get eighty per cent. tho worst
OF the odds an that's where their fn,,
comes In They FIX UP SIX races with
SIX shine hores to Il race put q shine
4 purse out OF what the public contributes.
4 an shake downit the balance. Do you
want any better amusement thai that?
II Wy, = 3couiu lauSn myself to death for
q 2half the money. An there amt no
comfort at tho track at that. The horses
4 OF course has It easy an the Jockey
7 club gets It easy. The spectators is
easy as matter OF course, an without
any further attention. Maybe that's
why they don't worry about 'en,. They
Z don't need no padded scate After they
losc their rolls they. can butt In an,
take things easy in a padded cell.
u Il; When you look the whole game over
q the only place you can find real amuse-
d Il IN the United statos Senate
don't seem to. They've got an artistic
way OF extractin' it without pain. You
don't catch on. or course. tho present
conditions Is largely the peoples own
q fault. The time was when couple
was satisfied to hike out TO u roadhouse,
cit on the piazza an have a glass OF
been an q sandwich. Now they want
be able to have q good deal OF fun for,
dollar Now it costs you ten TO
to Me4 1eas thay sS thy e se sses
!. their bank account. Then again lots
Of EN- Is laugh out. Some Of 'enn IS
PteSfoTk TlimaSn sHsh ag Four ps
{ OF July Grafton. An II you, can show
/, have my five. There's few Prinln
Donna district attorneys that has run
Tillman q good second but don't think
none OF EN- has beat him out.
I'll admit that the amusement dealers
has hard time to know what the pub,
Want wants avt tsy fR no. what hhs
, necessary. They want the dollars. The
I peoples ideas change. Tho ideas OF
the amusement nus, dealers don't. That's
where they win out They concentrate.
!, greatest bless!n's known to mankind is
: 7the power OF concentration an. the chance
to lynch the Populist, It's tho life we're
. lcadin' that's TO blame for most OF our
troubles. The people is putin up their
omit doln. 1t. 1t takes more than coin
. to make man enjoy himself. It Is q
: matter OF the mind. Why.I know man
j who had himself SO trained that lie en-
: joyed livin' in Chicago. When he put
: on his dipn' suit to cross State Street
!. the best dressed man in town An he
the Alps had any attractions ei for him HIM
after that? No. chance. He had the
Y ito blow himself Oft he'd butt of to the
!, Lake Front for a few minutes. tell
= you this trainln' tho mind is great
thing. 4, i y9u can only get It into your
: can talk for q half hour with your
: wfo's sister an really like 1t. An
that's the secret OF happiness. The
guy that can enjoy the things that makes
s other people mad has the laugh his way.
{ But don't figure on favin' your JOY
Z handed out to you on a platter or you'll
y get left. When anybody puts up a
O gamcst to let somebody else amuse thom-
i selves you can mako up your mind you'll
: come out wrong II you fall for II. The
best way to do is to start In to laugh
]. Ion you. II It comes hard read tho re-
: port Of the Fish and Game Commission.
: BY an by you'll be in tralnn' an you'll
{ split you sides every time tho landlord
asks for the rent. These things YOU
e EN- IL you only look around.
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