The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-09

HlAhN Wllia tAuk OF ~ AVhllNNAiN
man You don't have 10 look Tor
suckers. They're alwayB looking
for you, Take. FOR instance, tho
case OF that marine corps corporal
who sold tho United States navy
10 tho Chinese rebel army. He
didn't have 10 advertise that ho
had "A navy for sale Ito Just
knew that tho Chinese rebels wanted
n navy 40 no put ON his dress
uniform and dropped IN on them
and sold u cheap for n Elo~ note
and fifteen hundred cnsll Why
HaleAmon who couldn't sell whisky
to an Indian on tho strength Of
their selling ability or the high
quality OF their goods, ret writors
enmp taking down orders when
they tell on timo and littlo.nt.a'
time payments
doc Cook didn't have 10 mako
any wild promises Ia order 10 sell
stock, All he had 10 do wna 20
say no WINS drilling a well and then
sol the stock at thousand dol.
lars share. ten dollars down and
ton dollars year. Every human
being Ia this world just naturally
longs to see what's az tho bottom
OF u hole, I know DO, ana every
little while / pay out good money
for a chance 10 look.
"The fellow who formed the first
corporation and got out the frat
stock certificate must have been a
crook or philosopher. AZ any
rate he knew the value OF an i'm.
posing document. no knew that n
pleasing clash OF oolorod inks and
a lot OF scroll work act like ohloro.
form on the conservative who
punches hole In the first dime lac
ever makes and hangs Il on a
brass watch chain. A beautiful.
stock certificate just naturally In.
cites reverence. like incenso In a
church. a good per cent taafree
municipal bond isn't 80 easy 20
soil. but give tho investor coupon
calling for 20 per cent remi.anuually
and he'll take n chance on tho
principal OF tho bond being worth
all that u r. represented TO be. "
'srho sllclsest piece OF dirty work
/ ever heard Of. with the exception
Of the sale Of our navy 10 the Chi.
neae rebels, occurred yesterday"
Eddie Smith announced. - buneo
man sold tho ferry depot 10 a sheep
hcrior from tho sioras,"
Rats snecred cappy The
sheep,herier was cazy"
How do you know he wasl''
because he bought the ferry
depot. and because an shoop.herdcra
arc crazy. They're born that way
and II they aren't they acquire il.
There's no art in selling something
TO boob. My hat IL OFF to the
old army stable sergeant who dc.
cidcd 20 get out Of the service and
into the chicken business. However.
ho had to have soma additional
capital 70 do that. and OF course.
being stable sergeant In the army
hc had few opportunities Of making
any side money However. he kept
bis eyes open and one day his
chance came.
"a mule died away down IN
corner OF the post pasture and tho
stable sergeant reported Y to his
captain, who reported Il 10 tho
colonel who Immediately appointed
beard OF inquiry 70 have a look
at tho defunet mule. and ASCERTAIN
the cauao Of his death and repor,
back. However. the l,oani's real
Job was to declare. officially. that
this army mule VIA officially dead.
II being a hot day Nhis mule hay-
ing died 10 tho hot heart Of a hot
state. io-wi,. Arlzonal tho board
didn't fuss much with the mule.
but looked az his teeth and dc.
clded no had just naturally died.
They SO reported to the colonel
Tho following day another mule
wus reported dead. in different
part OF the field. 30 the board
inspected him and solemniy de.
elarei him to be officially dead.
whcreupon he. too. was dropped
from the rolls. Tho third day
another dead mulo was reported In
another part Of the field and the
board OF inquiry marvcied. hut
the weather stlll being hot and n
poker game being on az the post
club, they certified that mule thoro.
~ dead and he was dropped from
the rolls. Three more mules died
IN the three succeeding days and
finally tho veterinary became wor.
Rcd The disease bafficd him. He