The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-23
Evening Chat

Eyergso often some one has 10 dig
up tbs old bromidic remark about ros
nanee being dead and sentiment not
ss fashionable as f was IN sthe good
Old days.
lust the other day occurred an In
cident that clearly proves that com.
material spirit that is said TO actuate.
aIlsths business men OF the nation 10
not 30 prevalent az some alarmists
would have US think.
OyerStn Cleveland is a man that 10
widely known throughout this state
and everywhere that true gentlemen
conRFeEate. This man Is Captain David
Shaw. Captain Shaw is far from be
ifiG rich man, but he is one Of the
most famous breeders OF trotting
horaesi In an amateur way In the uni
ted States. 49,
He1stf1e owner OF the famous West
VIRGINIA bred trotter Joan, 2.04h. But
theEnnost valued animal that he owns
igSPeter Mac, .2.07A. The record that
Peter Mac holds Is matinee record
and Captain Shaw has never raced
him for money.
AsWeaIthy glass manufacturer irou
Kane; Pa, by the name OF GaHney,
offersd Captain Shaw the sum OF $780,
600 for Peter Mack SATURDAY. Zap
tain Shaw gently remarked that:
~ think a lot OF Peter and don't pc
IieYe, would sell him. bred him my.
selfand made him the great horse mat
he Is and don't think wouia IKE
to!haye any one else show him.
Thus the love of a man for his morse
approved to be greater than ths GeslFe
for money.
There is certain amount oil arsot
about any trade from porch climb
ing 10 preaching but 1T may safely be
I doubted that there is any calling rich
8 er In trade terms than printing as
the following taken from a Chicago
newspaper, which filched 1t tIoln son .e
small town newspaper anu loisO' ~
give due credit will show: CT.
While In Jim Miller's Lonaon 9uaS
Emporium one day this week We We
more than amused by snort p ,nn a5'
at arms, SO to speak, between tne eil-
tarnrisinq and famous tailor and Har-
~. Driver. a sporty job printer en-
s1ioyed nv our contemporary across
& tbs street AS we recall It the CONVEX
gsation. which was occasioned by some
changes the printer desired made In
q new spring suit, ran somethihS NAe
ma Tailor what's wrong with the
Printer-@Well, we'll prove up the
tnants first. Now. listen; they are at
least six pleas too long"
.s,iA ne ono inch. see?"
@That can be easily remedied.
eyes. but the waistband. Say, you
had your stick set too wide when you
emf them pants. I'm single-coiumn
man not a two.column gink.
ave can take up some of 1t on tne
sla "IiI right, do It; but look at the way
+base buttons are justihed-two OF
them loose already. I've fred many
q man for careless. ipstlfalgeEation; ),
: aWe1l correct 1t, sure; nothing 70
saWhat,s the matter with the vestT
IdTt,s a. gothic vest-too platn-shap'
"a {ii,Ss a SOAP box. expected some
Soints4sone ornaments-on 1t. l
i1gant a condensed De Winnie or a Chei'
ltenham Bold yest-something fancy
nebhe a shaded type OF vest. Put
4 some dingbats on the pockets, some
Kind Of a dofunny inside, around lhe
Ton and-say-look at those buttons;
aWhat.s the mater with tine put
aToo widely spaced. I'd like sew
an buttons, not five. seen a the
re8feller with lots o buttons on MS
rest and It looked bully"
%All right, we'll try and trim y up
for you, although think you're iool-
isl1. What about the coat?
4 i.srhe coat? Say, man, you've got
tfe sleeve mortises too small-tney
Sina under the arms they don't MT.
THE coats well set up otherwise. but
a. little too much shoulder. space
ont the armholes and condense me
shoulder padding and l guess 1t VIII
swe1l do that. too"
aAIl hunkey, then-o. K. with cor
rections-but revise your job CAREFUL
IN and do good press work and.
"Our steam presser is disabled JUST
GThen run 'em of by hand and send
,eni over tomorrow noon. Your script
WILDE ready for you"
aI,ll see to this myself. Harry;
aim TO lead in this business you
know" =,
aSure, and you do, jim; all the 9th,
ers are small caps compared 10 you.
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