Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

r HAVEN'T the slightest doubt that whoever reads
this story will Immediately pronounce fairy story
that is too probable for print and not improbable
enough for comic opera If anyone had looked into my
palm and told me that was to go through the eN-
periences hereinafter to be set down should have
looked the pan1st the eye and asked HIM what he
had been drinking Yet all these experiences have been
mine-else what object could have in putting them on
recordo
|, John William Smith, have always been young
of energy and ambition and have been earnest and
conscientious efforts to climb the ladder OF
cess. The only trouble has been that when would get
two three rounds up the ladder | would see another
ladder that seemed more promising, and would lmnne-
diatev Chamber down and begin climbing somewhere
else Up to the time when this story begins | have
reached such altitude to suffer from diff
Guilty in breathing the rarciled atmosphere.
| had gone Taton- on the Tide, which really IS
nothing but the old town Of Tafton enlarged by lot
Of residences and gaTnshcd with hyphens and
descriptive matter contained in the name bestowed upon
it by the residents Now, leading out OF Tafon-
on Tide past the golf links and country club,
broad boulevard which sometimes termed Plutocrat
Row. There side by side the country seats OF five
or SIX of the richest the United States. Each OF
them hundreds OF Of land, and the mansions
of these costly structures hidden away from the
road by masses OF trees and shrulbery. The
est town IS the home OF Gregory Sprggs. who made his
fortune by juicious promotion Of Spriggs' Syrup OF
Squils, and for that fact he IS sometimes tamllarly
termed "the sq,lilonare" His nextdoor neghbor on
the side away from town IS Adam Btmeyer, who in
vented and vended the Bineyer Liver Pill, which has
for years been article of household furniture in our
beloved land. j hcN call Adam tine IllllOnalre but
not to his face. Next to Bneyer is Portman the
Pickle King, and his place will be pointed out to YOU
the home OF the "donaire, because he made special
ty Of the succlent dill pickle Then farther down the
road is Murphy who makes and sells "Alurphy's Whis
kv-That's What and he is known the "stillion-
are The others have equally euphonious titles but
il is Of Spriggs the squionarc that must write in the
main 1t happened through the lnscruable devices
OF Fate, that | the object upon which Sprlggs
made his initial attempt to be philantlropist.
INVENT 10 Taton- the Tide to cneavor to interest
the merchants OF that community III the merits OF
a well known brand Of washing powder 1t was my IN
tention vague, hazv way, to begin life all over
again. | was going begin earnest enthusiastic
drummer for washing powder, and with that As start
ing point | going to advance steadily and swiftly,
until in time | should bc 4 merchant prince and move
into house built like mausolcum, with two rows OF
donion keeps and maybe portcls below the coat OF
arms Having sold two 81 washing powder, |
strollci out toward Ptitocrt Row, study the modern
STYLES in architecture and lndsca gardening Tor those
who have money throw the birds but dcsst there
from because they ncarsghtci sat on the grass
the side ii the road and gazcl muslnSly upon the
palatial home If Gregory Spriggs.
Here Thought Was concrete example 81 what IN
dustry, economy. and pLnty Of Group would do t"r
Little lid Tie worried mothers u these lnitcd