Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
GILLIAN SPILLS
LECTURE SECRET
Tells Telegraph Reporter How
Humorists Keep Soft Clothes
From Wrinkling


Gillian was in town again yester-
day-Strickland w. Gillian, the man
wko made the word Finnigan house
hold one. Jumping into Baltimore at
this morning from Sumpter, 5. C.,
he snatched himself five hours sleep
at home and then headed for Pitts
burgh, through Harrisburg. Tonight
he talks at the Hotel Schenley.
'Mr. Gillian" said a Telegraph re-
porter at the station this noon, Tell
me this: How do you keep your soft
clothes from wrinkling, when you
carry them all jammed up in a suit
case the way you do? Seems to me
they'd look like"
Never mind mentioning the name
of the place." replied Gillian. Young
man, l am going to tip you off to a
secret that until to-day has been the
exclusive possession of the members
of the Ancient Order of Humorous
Platform Takers. When you get to
your hotel take your dress suit to the
bathroom, put it on the hanger, turn
on the hot water in the tub, go out
and close the door. The steam will
soften the clothes and the wrinkles
will vanish"
But what if the hot water is like
the usual hotel hot water-luke warm
or cold?" asked the reporter.
I'm that case you wear your suit
wrinkled," was the reply.
The reporter was feeling so much
at home by this time that he ventured
to tell Gillian the latest Gin Harris
burg) suffering story and actually got
q laugh-not the laugh. He felt en-
couraged. Telling the average plat
form humorist a funny story is a
dangerous proceeding. The average
humorist will remark, after listening
to droll tale, that the first time he
heard it he nearly kicked the Stats
out of his crib, etc. Gillian, as told,
laughed at the story of the suffering
man wLo asked the cigar girl for a
few matches. Then he said that Jim"
Travers, q Baltimore sufferer, went
to New York ito live. When he got
back to Baltimore, after a time, a
friend said:
Jim you stutter worse than ever
since you went to New York"
It's a b-b-b-bigger t-t-t-town," said
Travers.
Talking about repar-tee," said the
reporter, Il heard lot of the real
thing at the Rotary club meeting last
night"
It's great stuff-repartay," re-
marked Gillian. IT'S appreciated
the way with almost everything.
had a strange thing brought home to
me once at a prize fight in Lose
Anghalaise-"
beg pardon" said the reporter.
That's Californian for Los Angeles d
smiled Gillian. AT prize fight in
that city l noticed the great number
of cripples in the crowd. There were
men with withered arms and withered
legs. There were hunchbacks. There
were one-armed men and one-legged
men and no-legged men. The audi
nee was full of them. Do you know
those unfortunates fairly lived that
fight. For the time being they, too
were strong and luSty models of man
hood, like the men in the ring"
And 1 suppose they all applauded
with both feet"
You're right" declared Gillian
Even the one-legged men thought
tkey were using both feet. Feet are
great thing. How in the world
would we warm our shoes in the
They're the greatest possible terminal
lpoints for legs, don't you think? What
would our legs look like, anyway, with
a hand down there, or a face When
you think it over feet are every
thing"
The reporter went down for the
third time.
Gillian caught the 1925 train west
| Folks in Lewistown, Huntingdon, Ty-
rome, Johnstown and Greensburg who
| heard a strange tap-tap as the trair
whizzed through did not know thai
Strickland Gillian was Corona-ing his
way into a few more newspapers. But
| he was OF course, the well-knowI
humorist didn't forget to call up the
William Penn Highway offices before
he fast-mailed west, but unfortunately
didn't connect with the secretary.
By a "P. A"