The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
La Vita Man Is One Of Our Best
 Little, Roasters
''Let Elm Start and I'll Go Down the Line from AL
 pha to Omega"
"Like Fasteners, ''He Tells
 Crowd "You re My Friends, I Love 'You.'

A man with brown derby hat on the back of his head brandished his fist in the direction of the crowd that surrounded the canvas covered stage at Main and Grand streets last night and shouted, There's some people that want to drive me out of town because Pm getting the money. They're sore because I'm drawing the crowds. But they can't drive me out. I've got as much right here as any body else. Let 'em start something. I can take care of myself. Let 'em arrest me. It'd be great 'ad' for me. But if they start roasting me, let em look out. I've got a reputa- tion for being the dirtiest roaster in the business. I'll roast 'em right down the line from Alpha to Omega.
 These people hate to see anybody enjoy themselves. Why I'm doing you a favor letting you stand out here in the fresh air, It makes your blood circulate to stand up. Why Pm always ready. to help the poor. If anybody's too poor to buy my won derful medicine I give it to 'em. I've got a heart as big as a watermelon. When I came here from the west erners. They said you were cold. But you're not. Why I like you all. You're my friends. love you.''
 With these few words La Vita, the medicine man, paid his respects to his enemies. He also took a running jectives and told how La Vita treat ment had cured the lame and the halt. I
 'I hate to see people suffer" shout ed the exhorter. Did you ever wake up in the morning feeling no better than you was the night before? That's lassitude. If you doubt my word, friends, ask Mir Eugene Haux who lives at 2045-er-er Main street. He'll tell you what La Vita done for him. He hadn't been able to work for seven months. Spent lots of money on doctors but it didn't do him no good. He came to me and sent him to my doctors, and now look at him. He's able to work every day. Or you can ask Mrs. Maledona, who lives over here in Main street She'll tor in this oity $5,000 that can perform the cures my doctors perform.
 What you need is bottle of my medicine I'm selling 1t at the low price of S1 a bottle. but to show my good faith I'm Going to make a pres- ent to each and every buyer of a bot tie of liniment and a box of catarrh cure. The boys will now pass among you selling the family medicine chest Who's the next?"
 After little girl had sung Sum mer Days, the medicine man came back for the second round. This time he was talking about soap. Friends he shouted, fixing the spellbound audience with his glittering eye. "I'm going to make you a fine offer tonight. Here's a soap that every family should have. hate to see a mans hair falling out and full of dandruff. This soap will cure you because it contains nothing but pur- ity. It sells for the small price of 25 cents cake but this evening as a special inducement I'll present you with two extra cakes, one for the gents to use after shaving and the other for the face and hands,
 When the boys had passed through the crowd and raked in the change, a man in blackface brought out a banjo and proceeded to sing "Thompson's Mule" It was very pretty.