The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-07
Are You Able To Write Funny Articles
Your Fortune IS Assured if You Can DO So
Editors Dnh Of Humo1s and When
Win Ousbnhad Arms

he has been discovered. although
among writer's Of comic verse and
prose William r. Kirk was simple and
delicate in his lyrics of The Norsk
Nightingale" while no one can accuse
the discussions between the Manicure
Lady and the Barber or reproduces
the compositions Of Little B0bbie.
No conspicuous find Of the broad
school OF hum0r has been proclaimed
by any publishing house In the pres-
emit year. Probably the most noted
humorist, indeed. of. this stamp. who
has come into prominence In recent
years is Ellis Parker Butler, whose
Pigs is Pigs" started chuckle that
extended from Atlantic to Pacific. An
other Of Mr.. Buffers works represent
ing his style at its best is his per
kins Of Portland" the story of the ad-
vertdsing man who performed COM
mercial miracles with his catch phras-
es, such as "Murdock's soap is pure
soap: IL you don't believe it. bite it,
and his
Perkins paper porous plaster
Makes all pains and aches ny faster"
mr.. Oooley" success.
Among the broad school humorists
would probably be placed "Mr. Doc
ley peter Finley Dunne) who has
successfully worked the same vein for
now more than ten years. His two
earliest books, Mr. Dooiey in Peace
and War;" and Mr.. Dooley in the
Hearts Of His Countrymen.' were
among the greatest discoveries ever
made by an American publishing
house. They now count among the
classics Of American humor, for which
there is the same kind Of continuous
demand as for Mark Twain's works or
for Stockton's ."Rudder Grange" An
other, Of course. is the versatile George
AIDE. In somewhat the same class,
though Of more variable talent, is the
prolific Holman F. Day, who lives in
Maine and writes books Of verse about
Maine people with mission-that mis-
sion being, according to preface
written for one OF his volumes by his
friend, Congressman Charles Little
field, ito sell a. many copies Us possi-
BILE" Other excellent humorists who
belong with the testers rather than
with the graceful essayists are. OF
course, GILLETTE Burgess. of Purple Cow
fame, whose Gage of Youth" and
"vivette' have however shown him in
more subtle light; Oliver Herford. au-
thor Of The Bashful Earthquake, -
AN Alphabet of Celebrities" and 9th
or thrillingly funny productions;
Charles Battell Loomis, cheerful opti-
mist and popular lecturer as we'll sas
author. All these have at one time
or other been hailed as great discov-
cries, and the receipt Of manuscript
from one Of them IL still an event in
many editorial offices.
lorimer Makes 4 Hit.
After Mr.. Dooley, perhaps the most
remarkable and unheralded humorist
Of the past ten years was Feorge Hor-
ace Lorimer. whose Letters from a
Self-Made Merchant to His Son."
caught the popular fancy to ain extra
ordinary degree resulting In the sale
OF nearly half million copies Of
book which is still among the good
sellers Mr.. Lorimer, up to the time
Of the appearance OF his book, had
been known first as an excellent news
paper reporter, then as an accomplish
ed editor, but it was not realized that
he had gifts emitting him to a place
among the foremost OF American hui
morists.