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pfotid n hts khuwlefirr 7 c1ulinF o..
'tsta ~ times t~ople a,or. and 1at mo :
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told III tho nld lndinA who nsk mo 'hr story
~ INV Nc I wouldn't stir i~rm on" ultr' ~
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IL that 40 few ~ yplf friends and noIIHIr'.
anccs f%"cYEglge you irepuentN h'''
sern people I know vel ator and luuH ~
~ when ! WIS dressed up This vNv and
then paaa on without the faintest glimwo-
~ an idea whn am and they have oy..
epoken ~ me to myself and I've led Thorn .n.
Tho great thing In a disEuia" IL =" conceal
the eyes
The novelty advertiser takes y l~o,enca
from a silver box, places II tenderly on lie
tongue and Apologize.
"Flost my voice when | wns n spieler ari
u spicler without top notes l. no moro good
than a prima donna would 10, IT. u g"oi
business while II lasts and the novelty
advertising naturally follows II, I1et IA
an old actor takes TO teaching
e" realized when ' was an opcner-an
opener In the man. you know, who opens
the shows by dra gging the crowd inside
nv means of his persuasive eloquence
tnat | mao N IuIuTe ueIOIt lHt - : Itdbf'
Of human nature One Of my frat successes
was In Buffalo. during tho living picture
craze when | attracted the mobs 10 see
The Living Vision Of Art, as IL was called
Sometimes I'd have to whisper with my
eve over the shoulder for the police when
saw the crowd had TO have things explained
right out to them then again all I'd haveto
say would be, Gentlemen, Of course you
won't expect to find the ladies draPed
in sealskin sacques.'
Its the ability to make those nice dis
tinctions that marks the artist and separates
the mere grinder, the man who tells the same
story every time, from the clever fellow
who gets his inspiration each day fresh, and
gets his salary, but also a per cent. Of the
ADM sions.
And IL ia that training that goes to make
artist out Of the novelty advertiser.
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really means 1t. We've got a lot OF belief
in our fellow mans oommon sense, I tell
you.
This trick was to become suddenly very
much interested in seeing how the trolley
cars worked. I'd go out in the street and
lie down fat 30 that I could see the slot and
then I'd hear a burst Of laughter and the
remarks. 'Ain't he a jayT' or What's the jay
doin'?' and with that for a cue. I'd flag the
crowd on tho sidewalk with the coat tails
and then they'd see that I was the only one
In the whole outfit that was attending
strictly to business and the only jays about
were those looking on.
Il Twill say this. hat no matter how badly
a crowd is fooled it never has any resent
ment, and really enjoys the joke.
Another one Of my devices was to stand
plumb in the middle OF the car track and
look up with the expression Of wonde at
some one Of the tall skyscrapers. The
crowd loved that I guess better than any
OF Their trick, for you see there was always a
chance | might get run over, and they could
say. Served the jay right"
Il never stayed there very long unless I
happened to know the motorman. II he
was a friend Of mine he'd ruin his car along
in such a way that I'd get a good bump and
sometimes get knocked over, and when the
crowd rushed GU to pick up the remains
I'd lie sprawling in the dust withthe adver-
tisement plainly visible. Then they'd cuss
and laugh, too.
Finally Rubes got so plentiful that no.
body paid any attention to them and the
salaries took a tumble, 30 It was necessary
to try a new makeup.
Il started out as q fat German, and only
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n this establishment no talks about his
calling.
After you've been q novelty adver-
%tiser,' he begins, crossing one long, lean
limb over tho other, amy other work IL a.
tame a. turning q handspring 10 q trained
acrobat. Perhaps I'm an out and out
Bohemian. but. honestly. u ! had 20 tell the
truth. I should say that the real reason Why
I began this kind Of thing was that I've
always liked loud clothes. and while some
men work that tendency oft on the boards,
I've simply taken q little bigger stage for
~mine-that's all.
Added TO tnis natural desire 20 60 the
best dresser one better, I have had en-
p~erience In the advertising departments Of
various newspaper, and the experience
gained there taught me that II you want to
sell goods you've got TO advertise in some way
that will attract the attention Of the crowd.
Take your own case. Would you be
nearly as interested in a paragraph in a
magazine about some new breakfast food
as you would be II you witnessed the Same
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riveted the gaze OF the Prince. The
Maharajah had his Maharanee with him
an odd little figure of q woman in her
s%waddling dress Of sober mohair CONCEAL
ing all the lines Of the figure n with the
yashmak partly o~oncealing her face. The
Mahara jah would gaze at the lovely women
In their white dresses cut very low and
their arms all undraped, and then he would
steal q ally glance at his Maharanee. catch
ing her eye, and then he would smile and
shake his head, and she would roll her
beautiful black eyes by way Of expressing
amused horror. Then the Maharajah,
leaning further and further forward in his
box, would gaze at the women again.
Fine picture, your Highness," said the
festival committee member who had the
Maharaj ah in tow.
Yes" replied the Prince. shut n that
I find 1t hard to become used to. although
I saw 1t often in Europe
what feature Of it does you Highness
And 1t difficult to become accustomed tor
inquired the committee member.
For reply, the Prince with a smile pointed
to enc Of his arms, and then made a cross
wise slash with his finger over his chest.
to indicate a great depth Of corsage cut,
at the same time nodding in the direction
OF a very deoollete group Of women who
stood c~hatterng close to the box.
The festival committeeman laughed.
There's another end TO this matter, your
Highness," he said. aYou should visit
Atlantic City while the bathing season
Is on"
The Maharajah at once inquired when
the bathing season ct Atlantic City would
begin, and looked keenly disappointed
when informed hat 1t would not commence
before June Is.
but l shall make another visit to the
United States. and then I shall 90 to Atlantic
City" he said.
On the afternoon when the Mahara jah
and his party were ~alighting from auto
mobiles at the east front Of the Capitol
to tour that building. a huge rubberneok
wagon loaded ohock-a-blook with a part
OF visiting young women from Virginia
hauled alongside the steps at the same
time, The megaphone orator Of the rubber
neck wagon recognized the Prince, and,
pointing him out to the rubberneck party,
snatched up his megaphone and began to
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There are moro SAYS N safnIne = ivins
And dining I'M sttssiNrry shoftcshs and
lemon PIE n~owsdaya than Iora,io dteamed
NJ In his hack date philosophy one n
them Il nov~lty adyrrtisias
The novelty advertiser sinks any am.
III venesa he may have i%nnatrlv possrsaei
hrlov a s~urface crmpnard half and half
~ impudencr and c%unlnera with 4 dash ~
n~ersonal dignity. when everything else fails,
and on element ~ a~daptahility ~ all times.
He may 10 a sanhwich man. an Indian. =
Porrot. and You may pity him. seeing In
his profession Tho last resort ~ need.
Not at all. While this may be true Of
some, the majority In the calling are soldiers
NJ fortune. no pity men tied to Office decks
and a-to-i routinea.
Recently shoppers have noticed in the
streets q tall exagReratedly dressed French
ma who toys with his vandyke beard
or hie monocle, brushes the dust from his
checked trousers or spotted waistooRt or
arranges his flying ooattails while he glides
slowly or quickly on roller ekates through
the watching crowds. He has a small
colored tiger in an immaculate uniform
Of skin tight trousers, long coat and tiny
silk hat, who carries n suit case IN which
Ia printed The name Of the firm the pair are
advertising.
The Frenchman, luxuriant as his sartorial
equipment is, has no Office building into
which he can invite the interviewer, but he
hoes possess a locker and the right of way
In the establishment from which he energies
twice a day for his regular exercise, which
he says keeps his figure down and his spirits
and bank account up. In a quiet corner
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tell all about the Prince, according to his
lights. His Grafton was an oddly jumbled
bit Of nonsense, delivered, however, in
all seriousness, and solemnly swallowed
by the high perched raft of young women
on the big bus1er. He concluded his talk
In this way:
And the little lady is his wife, the Princess
they call her the Murraynee, or sone-
thing like that. Now. she's up against a
hard game, for, you see, it's the custom in
India when a Hindu husband dies that
they burn his body on top Of a couple OF
cords Of wood and they burn his widow
alive at the same time, alongside Of him.
So that's what she'll get II her husband
dies first"
There was a Profound silence on top Of
the rubberneck wagon for a moment or 30.
after the m~egaphone man finished this
statement. Then, amid the stiffness, a
girl In one Of the rear seats broke OUT:
We'll, she can have him! Little old Nor
folks good enough for mel"
Herbert Putnam. the librarian, took the
Maharajah through the Library Of Con-
gress. The Prince was greatly Interested
in the systematic arrangement of the looks,
anu UDe NdSJ huilucT Vi inc NOluiilet hteIlltO
10 impress him deeply.
How long he asked Librarian Putnam,
would 1t take a man TO read all Of these
books2" waving his hand in the direction of
the book banked galleries.
Mr.. Putnam smilingly replied hat no
one man could ever begin to read all Of the
books In the Library, some 100000 in
runber, Then he made a rough ~calcula-
ton. He told the Maharajah that il had
been estimated that no man, in the course
Of the average lifetime Of 20 years, could
read more than 5000 books. Therefore,
figuring on 1000 900 books in the Library
Of Congress. a man would have to have
$50 hfetines OF 10 years each to get through
with all Of the books, and that would mean
II. 500 years.
The computation seemed to amuse the
Prince.
And what would your DR.. Osler say to
that?" he inquired.
While visiting the tomb Of Washington at
Mount Vernon the Maharajah surprised
his guides with the extent Of his knowledge
concerning the life, character and services Of
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THE GAEKWAR'S MODEST WAYS
INDIAN PRINCE WON FRIENDS
IN WASHINGTON.

Mistaken In One Cafe for q NeEro-Rubber.
neck Lecturer Used Him in His Talk
Missed the Washington Cherry Tree
A Pr1ctised and Skilful Auto Driver.
WASHINGTON, June "A pleasant i'm
preston was created in Washington by his
Highness the Maharajah, Gaekwar Of Ba-
roda. The Prince remained in Washing
ton nearly a week, and everybody who
met him pronounced him a good fellow.
No more unassuming notable ever visited
this capital. He has the Haroun- "a -Ras-
child method Of s~trolling about and seeing
things for himself.
On the second morning Of his visit here
he took a walk upaccompanied through
the downtown section. He was dressed
in plain black clothes, wore an ordinary
round straw hat, probably made some
where in New Jersey, and carried an I'M
rolled umbrella. Nobody on the streets
paid any attention to him, for nobody knew
who he was. In truth such persons "a
noticed him At all probably took him for
IN Afro-American professional man, either
preacher or doctor, Of which Washington
has very many for the Maharajah's skin
Is dark.
This mistake was certainly made with
regard to him when, along toward the hour
of noon, he strolled into the ornate bar of
one of the big hotels on Pennsylvania
avenue. The prejudice against dark
skinned persons is extremely strong down
here. They are not served az bars at which
white men drink. are not allowed in theatres
anywhere below the gallery and are held
in general to their racial notch.
The Maharajah, whose revenue roll ap-
proximates slO.O0O,O00 a year, ambled
up to the Lcr end, pushing his straw hat
back from his forehead. asked the barkeep
for a bottle Of club cJda. The duck clad
barkeep glsred ct ian. There was a muir
muir from the line at the bar.
"Dinge,' pronounced one OF the best
ones.
What's that you say you want2' the bar
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'of course ire cfowds weFs q httls niofe
eFonouncei In theiT methods then and
oaa had ~ teep HE weather eye oren
Nov IA hard b. cot any attention, except
IN New York. that's n cinch.
This usual way vas to ~afh alma ~ n
you had been q farmer al your hfs and 40
II youf make up wasn't q BIT M n the
common. Then suddenly you'd stop, rush
out Into tho middle ~ tho street. or n tho
crowd kept N ~ you, the sidewalk would
10. and stoop ovef IN pick somethinR up.
Naturally. the crowd stopped. too, and
~ apon "a YOU had them all lined mp watch
ing. you'd simply flap your coattail In q dig
1ihed nlaRner, and on the inside would he
painted the name Of tho article you'd bcsn
hired 70 advertise.
Il had a favorable trick that never failed
to work. There's nothing 40 foolish a man
can do that some other fool wont think he
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keep roughly demanded Of the Maharajaht
with a tone and manner plainly intended
to drive the 'dinge,' as everybody in the
cafe obviously considered the Hindu
Prince to be, elsewhere.
The Maharajah oourteously repeated his
request for a bottle Of club soda.
Amt got it, ~brusquely said the bar
keep.
The Maharajah mopped his forehead with
a handkerchief. He told the barkeep that
a glass of mineral water, OF which he named
the brand, would do then.
AN out O. that said the barkeep.
Just then the manager Of the hotel entered
the cafe. He had seen the Maharajah In
New York, and he accidentally arrived in
the cafe Just In the nick Of time to save the
situation. In q second he was at the Mahara-
jah's side.
Good morning, Prince he said with
great cordiality. Just taking a little walkf
Suppose we rave a little bottle Of wine2'
The Maharajah smilingly replied that he
didn't drink. He said that he'd merely
dropped in for a bottle OF club soda, but
that there seemed to be none Of that on hand,
nor Any,
Il can get some-come up to the reception
room and we'll have 1t up there said the
hotel manager, and he conducted the Hin
dn Prince to the elevator, while the barkeep
looked chapfallen and the best ones lined
up at the bar stared at Zach other. Sud-
denly one Of them slapped his knee.
Well, we're the swell lot Of punklids,'
he exclaimed, in a tone Of profound SELF
scorn. None Of us knows the difference
between a dinge and a highness. Dye
know who he isf Why, that's his rubylets
and pearllets and diamondlets, that Prince
from India that's visiting here!'
We'll, I'll be durnedl" horused the
best ones. And all Of US playing him for
a dinge!"
And me ready to give him the boots
II he'd let out a squeak" disgustedly OBJ.
served the barkeep.
The Maharajsh devoted one right to
attending a Masonic festival at Convention
Hall. There were more than 10000 men and
women in evening dress there on the night
the Maharajsh attended. The line dis
play Of thousands Of pretty women with
their white shoulders and arms at onoe
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article advertised by some ono who knew
how to Rube a plaoe?'
"Rube?' the interruption has to come.
A look Of pity is followed by the explana-
ton. "Why. that's the regular expression
OF the trade. You RUDE a place when you
send out some one to advertise an article
the way I'm doing. The first advertisers
were tho hayseeds, Rubes as they're called,
and now anybody is a Rube who dresses
up and walks about for some firm. l was
one Of the original Rubes. Those were
days.
He stops to wipe of some reminiscent
perspiration from his brow.
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You take Fifth avenue and you get there a
respectful admiration for your efforts in the
makeup line. Men and women in swell VIC
torias and in stylish automobiles will turn
and look at you, and often you will hear one
say to the other: Well, that's as clever a
piece Of advertising as | have ever seem
THE men like it, for it appeal to their
business sense, and the women admire the
artistis touches. 1t takes an artist to ap-
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Less Display in Entertaining

FrOm The LoGV's P%IciOrl0T
Folk are now entertaining on n pla 0er
scale. They ask fewer friends al 4 ''"
but have more parties.
There is not the DESTINATIONS compe' Loh
that there has been, and "crushes are no
eSs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-29

instance, about 40 per cent OF gross re-
ceipts to operate the road, and 1t costs
other companies varying percentages,
running as high as almost 80 per cent
in some cases. Differences of location, of
tonnage. of country served and of man
a6ement, account for the dinerence in
figures. There are no available Stats
tics covering the operations of the diff
ferent charitable bodies, but there is no
reason why, with some allowances, the
same thing is not applicable there. Of all
the money given by the people to any
charity, some portion goes to maintain
the working force itself. There seems to
exist an idea that in the Salvation Army
this proportion, owing to the manage
ment, is larger than it might be. This
would seem to be the nub Of it.
If it is untrue that it costs the Saliva
ton Army the major portion of all the
money 1t receives to maintain its work.
ers then simple statement to that ef-
feet backed by few figures showing the
ratio Of relief rendered, to moneys and
means received, would be a most effective
answer, but it seems impossible for the
Army men, for the once, to lay aside the
romantic part of the work, cease talking
about the needy poor and those who be
grudge' them a dinner on Christmas day,
and come out with a straight business
statement of what they do with the
money they collect in Minneapolis.
N E. J.
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AN IRRESPONSIBLE POWER
Nebraska State Journal.

Every day the greatest of the muck
rakers is outdone in the literal reports
of sworn testimony at Cleveland, Phila
delphia, Chicago and Kansas City. Ray
Stannard Baker never made so strong
statement of the extent of the rebate evil
as did E. w. Freyschlag, a Kansas City
merchant and rebate getter, who said
Wednesday on the witness stand: 'In-
stead of four years this thing has been
going on for twenty-five years-not at 25
per cent rebates, but at 40 per cent
Governor Dawson of West Virginia Is
proven by the Pennsylvania disclosures to
have stated the case too conservatively
when he wrote to United States senator
that his state was being mangled between
the railroads and the coal mines. Com
missioner Garfield was mild in COMPARE
son with Senator Emery of Pennsylvania
who swore on Thursday at Cleveland
that a pipe line to the seaboard was the
only thing that enabled the United States
Pipe Line company to do business. I'VE
are today" he said, 1.-The only competitor
Of the Standard to the seaboard. and that
is the only way we can transport our oil,
for the railroads are controlled COM
pletely by the Standard"
Intelligent men have long known that
the commercial interests Of this country
were at the mercy of a power as ire
sponsible as Russian autocracy; all men
now see that this power has been eXer-
cised as harmfully as that of Turkish
despot. It is not to be assumed that all
railroads are of a color in this matter,
but the name Of only one railroad mag
nate comes to mind who has not within
the year protested as false the charges
now proved true.
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The Trouble with Denver.

Denver is very evidently an unhappy
town. It's newspapers are at swords
points, its politicians make no bones Of
their conviction that everything in the
town Is crooked. Its business men can
not agree whether to boom the town or
scuttle it. If an election is held, it
gives rise only to rumors and reports
Of fraud, lawsuits and recriminations.
Everything that Denver does is criti-
cized by some one in the city, and they
can agree on only one thing. Denver has
glorious climate, which, fortunately
for Denver, cannot be marred by the
hand Of the cranky Sort of men who
occupy the town.. The. difficulty with
Denver is not that it is not ambitious
enough. 1t seems to be suffering from
uperabundance of ambition and am
bilious men. It wants to be manufac-
turing city, a jobbing center, health
resort and state capital all at once. The
people who talk Denver as a manufac-
turing center are confronted with the
statement that Denver has neither fuel
to permit cheap manufacturing nor a
surrounding population ready to take
it's manufactures. The mayor Of the
city is accused Of having said some
thing like this the other. day, and he is
being cursed roundly by one-half Of
the press and mildly Endorsed by the
other half. The News accuses the rail-
roads Of exploiting Denver as a health
resort, rather than encouraging manu-
featuring, because there is more money
for them in carrying manufactured
goods than in bringing in the raw ma
terial.
The difficulty with Denver appears to
be that it has no settled and controlling
public spirit. It is lively enough in
debate, but it does not seem to know
when the debate is over and the time
for united action has begun. This is an
unfortunate condition in a family or a
city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-29

audience. 1t is robust enough to fur
nish an excuse for all sorts Of imposSi-
BILE. but nevertheless laughable situa-
tions, expressions and actions. It is
the kind OF farce that makes the au-
ditor laugh, and occasionally shrek,
while he murmurs to his friend whom
he wishes to impress with his strong
mentality: never saw such utter
fooIishness. -
The story depends upon several pairs
Of lovers in varying stages Of heart
disease, and revolves around the mix
ing-up Of a servant g baby with mis-
tress' pug dog, which by the way does
some of the best work in the perform
ance. -...-- .... .
The company led by Mr.. Stuart and
Miss Vaughn all enter into the spirit
of the frolic and create as many laughs
as the play is entitled to. The play
begins late and ends early, but it IS a
good summer entertainment while. it
lasts ...s ..-. -.... -.s