, 1908-06-19
THE LARAMIE REPUBLICAN, DAILY EDITION. R,OAy JUNE ~ 1sos.
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Some people are always spelling
nice, peaceful silence" grumbled Louis
Mann, now in The White Hen"
SILENCE Is a habit. The most laconic
man l knew is a deaf mute. He x
presses himself on a little pad, but he's
sparing of words. at that. and Incl
IDENTIFY, he's q .,crackerjack poker
player. One night he won a watch
from a young fellow and the young
mans father, a very pompous old chap,
heard OF it. Meeting the successful
gamester next day, he stopped him.
The deaf and dumb man passed him
his pad, and the irate papa wrote:
81 understand you won Bob's gold
watch the other night.
He handed 1t to the deaf and dumb
man. expecting to see him change
countenance and offer to give up his
spoil. The latter did not quite do that,
however. Instead, he took the pad.
wrote two words carefully on 1t and re
turned it. The pompous father read
inscribed thereon:
"And chain"
Amelia Bingham, who has been
turing in THE Lilac Room" one of
the most un-American plays ever pre-
scented to an American audience, met
Maxine Elliott on Broadway recently.
Miss Elliott was suffering from a cold
and said d~isconsDlately:
See I have one handkerchief for
use, nice and big and soft, and this
little, lacey one for show"
Miss Bingham retorted quickly, with
the inimitable drollery that stamps her
as one of the best condolences on the
stage.
"Oh, I see. You have a blower
and you have a shower"
ITO be real sympathetic. you have
to get stung first yourself said Eddie
Foy. whose new show, The orchid
is playing to crowded houses. Judge
Campbell, the famous police Judge Of
campbell, the famous police judge o.
San Francisco, once had a street fakel
arrested for swindling. Assembling
crowd. he would hold IN open purse II
one hand and a five-dollar piece in the
other. He would drop the coin Int
the purse, close the latter, and offer II
to n one who wanted 1t for half
dollar. Generally there was q scramble
for it. When opened, 1t would bt
found to contain a penny. When the
swindler was brought before Judge
Campbell. the arresting officer told o.
his ingenious device to separate the
public from half-dollar pieces. The
Judge announced that he would like u
see a demonstration of the trick In OF
der to determine whether 1t was
swindle. AS a rule. l don't seno
bunko men to Jail" he announced. 10
usually the man who is bitten Is trying
to get something for nothing.
Accordingly the prisoner prepares
for his trick. Taking OF his coat, be
rolled up his sleeves; then produced
small purse which he showed to bs
empty. He held it between the thumb
and finger of his left hand, his arm ex
tended at full length. Between tht
thumb and finger Of the right hand he
held a ~flve-dollar piece. With the great
hand a foot above the left, he dropped
| the coin into the purse. The specta
tors saw it go in, just as people on thu
| street had done. He closed the purse
with his left hand, his arm still ex
tended.
Judge Campbell had been watching
him closely.
"Is that what you sell for half 6
dollar?' he asked.
Tt u.s. was the reply.
WELL said the Judge. I'm gettinl
old, but I've got a pretty good pair o
eyes, and I know a good thing when
see it. I'll give you half a dollar 10
that,
The prisoner handed 1t over. Judg'
Campbell eagerly opened it. and fshet
out-a penny.
Six months for you he roared. TO
the first time in his life sympathfzini
| with the man who had been bitten.
Here's a fable from the show me-
| country, related by Henry Miller, whs
in 1.-The Great Divide" has made on
| of the seasons big successes:
Once upon a time a youth who hat
| commenced to navigate the sea Of ma
| trimony went to his father and said
| Father, who should be boss, l or m!
| wife?"
Then the old man smiled and said
Here are one hundred chickens and
team of horses. Hitch up the horses
load the chickens into the wagon ant
wherever you can find a man and hii
wife dwelling stop and make inquiry a
| to who is the BOSS. Wherever you fin,
a woman running things leave
chicken. If you come to a place wher'
the man is in control, give him n o
the horses"
After seventy-nine chickens ha'
been disposed of, he came to a hous'
and made the usual inquiry.
Tin boss o. this ranch" said thu
man.
Got to show me-"
So the wife was called and she al
irmed her husbands assertion.
Take whichever horse you want
was the boys reply.
So the husband said: "TIl take the
1.vD p,,t +ho vito dtdn'f Inc the b