The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-06
WELL-TOLD ANECDOTES
OF FAMOUS CHARACTERS

A photographer was urging Charles
FTohman. the theatrical manager. to sit
for his photograph for the Easter num-
Der of a popular weekly; but this, as
usual, Mr.. Frohman refused to DO
The photographer, a fluent, persuasive
chap. advanced reason after reason why
the other should break his rule and sit,
Those reasons sound well ," Mr.. F'roh-
man said. but behind them / seem to see
an Interior and selfish motive lurking. 1t
is like the narrowing story that the law
yer came home and told his wife.
'' Sad case in court toda-'.' he began =
"'What was it?' the lady asked.
Case of shoplifting. Beautiful. re-
fined woman, educated and wealthy.
caught stealing things in shops like a
common thief.
The judge was greatly moved. He
.. Madam. how did you begin this sort
of thing?'
81 began by picking my husbands pock-
cts at night after he was in bed asleep.
That was the first step, and after it my
fall was easy.
D. NJ. DeImas, the famous western law
yer. at a dinner in New York. said of a
legal topic ne disliked:
''You see. / have had so much of it. It
is like the case of the old Frenchman
who called at house that was overrun
with dogs.
.As soon as the old man entered the
drawing-room the dogs enveloped him.
They leaped on his lap, they licked his
waistcoat.
His manner showed that he was none
too well pleased, and his hostess said re-
proachfully;
:. All, coqnt, it is easy to see that you
don't like dogs
e Not the dogs, indeedr the count ex-
claimed. Why, / ate over forty of them
during the siege Of Paris .
''The golf caddy," said southern jour
nalist, as he chewed sprig of mint, lis
a new type. This lad is independent,
witty. altogether without reverence.
"On John D. Roekefelier's visit to Bon
Air, he tried little golf one afternoon
in the neighborhOOd of Augusta.
"On rather difficult shot Mr.. Rookie
Teller struck too low with his iron. and as
the dirt flew he said to his caddy:
What have l hit?
The boy answered with a harsh
laugh:
Georgia, boss E"
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The late Ambrose L. Thomas, the adj
vertising expert of Chicago, used to col
iect curious advertisements, and one that
he valued highly was a Chinese adver-
tisement of India ink.
This curious screed, translated, is as
follows:
"At the shop Tae-shing prosperous in
the extreme) very good ink, fine, fine.
father, father and self make this ink
Fine and hard. Very hard. Picked with
care, selected with attention.
Il sell very good ink; prime cost is
very. The ink is heavy; so is gold. The
eye Of the dragon glitters and dazzles;
so does this ink. No one makes like it.
Others who make ink make it for the
sake OF accommodating base coin, and
cheat, while ] make It only for name.
Plenty of mandarins know my ink-my
family never cheated-they have always
borne good name.
al make ink for the Son of Heaven and
all the mandarins in the empire As the
roar Of the tiger extends to every place,
so does the fame of the dragons jewel,
the ink of Tae-shing.'
Some years ago General Miles started
to drive from Red Lodge, Mont, TO Cody,
Wyo., to see his friend. Buffalo Bill. The
road was rough, and the reckless driving
of the man holding the lines made it seem
rOughers but the Indian fighter COM
pressed his lips and chung to the seat
without complaint When near Cody, the
general suddenly prodded the driver in
the back with his walking stick and said
CURLY: Driver, turn around"
'sWhat?' exclaimed the astonished dri-
yer.
do as / tell you" commanded Miles.
So the man turned the horses about and
started back TO Red Lodge.
Nov turn here" ordered Miles, after
they had driven few yards Convinced
/ that his distinguished passenger had sud
denly lest his mind, the driver turned
about once more ana started for Cody.
'Therei'' exclaimed Miles, in tone OF
satisfaction, as the side wheels struck a
| stone and he bounded into the air. You
| hit itp' Now, driver, You can go back to
Red Lodge and tell them that you drove
seventy-five miles and never missed q
rock. You've hit them, every one"