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WHO BRISBANE IS. r. Hearst's Right Bower is Wealthy In His Own Right. Wushington Star. ."I notice a picture of Arthur Bris bpne in one of the current maga ines,'' said a seasoned New York newspaper man. ''Few 'persons inl the United State, outside of those in the noiwspaper business, could tell yon out of hand just who Arthur Bris bane is. But everybody inside the newspaper profession has heard about him. Brisbane to gIve hi briefest description and the most fitting one just now, is the young man who made Mr. Hearst. Nobody who knows the ceircumstances of his coinection with Mr. Hearst's newsp per enterprises has the least doubt of this. '"He is in addition the highest sal aried newspaper man on the globe. His salary as editor of Mr. Heart's New York evening newspaper is said to be $52,000 a year. If you take a pencil and pad and figure it out care fully, you will find that this means $1,000 a week fair wages; but nobody in the business doubts, either, t)(at 7, risbane is worth that much to Mr. Hearst. In addition to his $52,000 a year lie is said to derive a percentage of the New York eveningp paper's re ceipts. The story goes that Mr. Hearst pronised him sone years ago a percen(age of the paper's receipts iwhen the paper should pass its 500, 000-a-day circulation mark. Brisbane pushed the paper past that figure and is deriving his part of the harvest. 'Ag a matter of fact. though Ar thur Brisbane never need to work at all. lie wvas horn well-to-do aud could have lived very easily and% worklessIy on the bully good income with which lie was provided at his birth. Butie preferred to work, as men of brains must prefer. He was educated at one of the great universities, being grad l'ated before he was 20. When lie was 20 lie strode into the office of The New York Sun and asked for some work. The Sun then had, as it prob ably still has, it 'kindergarten,' so called-that is, a school for embryo journalists. The likely looking young chap, who looked as if lie might. turn out to be a nlewsp)aper man, was set to work doing unimportant little stunts at a salary of $15 a week. He was watched by his elders. If- lie made good he was put 'on space'-that is, he was attached to the regular staff and paid column rates for his stuff; if he didn't show the right kind of ma terial lie was gently dropped. ''Now, to show you what kind of an individual Arthur Brisbane was, and is, lie stayed in the Sun's kinder garten just four months before lie was put 'oi space.' Then lie joined the staff. At the end of one year af ter lie had strolled into The Sun of fice and asked for some work, Ar thur Brisbane was the Euopean cor respondlent of The New York Sun, and newspaper readlers who like the best will remember wvhat a brilliant series of weekly letter he sent t o The Sn w~hile lie wuas its European cor~ respondent, and lie had ba rely begrun to shave, a.t that. I remember Bris bane very well when hie w~as a enbi re porter around New York-a slight light-haired youngsteir, with nothiung remarkable about him appairently an,d ext remely dudish in his dress; hut lie had a cold way of looking yon straight in tile eye and a jaw that squared wheni lhe became earnest, and a pai- of hard, close-set lips andl the general air, if you took the time toI look him over under the surface of his -dudish clothes, of a young fellowv who was going to arrive. ''When lhe was recalled to New York by The Sun people to establish The gTow York Evening Sun lie took to that task with the Joy most men would experience in sitting downi to a good dinner, and it wvas nothing foi him to work for eighteen" h oui-s a day. In the meantine-thiis story wvas ~given. to me and I repeat it for what it is worth-he had become engaged tc a famons Wester~n beauty, a girl des tined to be wvorth many millions of 'dolhars. The girl, it seems. had a somewhat domineerin.g d1isposit ion the arrogance of wvealthi, not to put 'too fine a point upon it. After the engagement wvas ainnnced, so it i.s aid, she exhibited tendencies of this Rleposition, and the engagement wui roken--that's all the gossips oer gard about it. But it is stated by ersons wvho speak as with anthiorit3 at Brisbane broke it himself. 'After leaving The Evening Sun he t to The New York World, o'f 'oh lie was managing editor for n years. Then Mr. Hearst dame and took bold of The New York elu and 'Brisbano joined Mr. t. .Br isbane had ahuvays held istie ideas.- Is father before M( hpon a high-grade Socialist, otmng Br'isbane gots his begin.. 1!that line right from head j.Te was delightsd~ to get a to ar lil tbories, anid Mr. Hearst' gave 'him" full sway.' Ever body khows the result. Many porso: who decry yellow journalist nevertli less get hold of. tile evening iowqp per which contains editorials. , I will-write an editorial advising mot ers-Ihow to take care of their babies a scientifle manner on one day and 4 the next lie >vill write a distinct a count of the Darwinian theory < evolution. He has a genius for pu ting diillcnlt facts in simple langung Loads of fellows have attempted imitate his style, but none has su eeded at it. ''Brisbane is a tremendous fov for -temperance in New York, at lie is arraigning the race tracks all tI time in scorching editorials. -1 frifnds jolly him. about this, It I maintains that no man In the positi< of a teacher has to practice what I preaches these modern days. 9I wai them to do as I advise, not as I dc he says. He gets all kinds of enjo; nent out of life himself, and som body even accused hin a year or i ago of owning.some race horses hir self. It is a cinch flint lie owns whole lot of fIne hunters and he is oi of the crack riders of Long Islan He belongs to the Four Hundred i New York. He is by birth an arist erat and is always surrounded by pe ple of the leisure class. Yet lie e ters the Hearst arena, with all tlt that implies, although it is pretty ge erally understood tlat hle doesnt't ca to soil himself in tlat arena. Ile only a little heyondI 40 today, and I has lived about three lives alread He loves to work, is hard as nails, good atihlete who has on several o casions shown hullies how dangerol a man lie is to taicke 1, and, altogetl an unusual ebarneter. Those w1 know him well are very ]ond of hii I am of the opinion that he real believes a good deal of the Socialist doctrines that lie writes. He proba ly knows that ie overdoes the thin but 1e says in essence as to tI that lie is compelled to write down the groundlings to get them to unde stand what lie means. There is I writing mai in New York who wiel< a stronger power than Arthur Bri bane. Buster, in his father's absence, I ceives the committee so wonderful and makes so fine a speech, full pathos and shrewdness, that the gre men are completely won over to il boy. Buster, with Madonna-like ey and a modest appealing look, se forth the noble qualities of the yoni man, who aspires to his sister's hai so eloquently that the committee pr mise to make him their candidate f Mayor. The story of the reception gets 01 Buster's picture is displayed in C windows, and the good old Dutch tov of Brownsville rings with approval the committee's elloice. The campait oW op1Is with a hurrah. (11 tw1n1 er el qutence and fireworks make the o town as lively as a Christmas can< shop and( Buster Brown '..s sister young1 manit is elected by a r'ousinge mi jority. Result : Everyonec re,joices. Bu~ ter Brown is pr'aised andl( petted. 11 big little heart swells with emuot i and tears are iii his eyes wheni I ..nete.St...r.as. y- winks at the dog. A gral)d family re 18 ulion follows and tlley feed Tige onl e- porterhouse steak for a month. The part of buster Brown is taken to by a little thirty-two inch chap known as ''Master Rosen,'' who has attained a anational fame. lie is so small that n he has to stand on a' claii to tie his e ravat. When he rings the door-bell of a house, the girl looks- out and says that there is no one there. Rosen e' then climbs on a chair where he can to be .4con and then is allowed to enter. le is considered a wonder in his im porsonation of Buster Birown as Mr. -e Outeault has created him in the '"'Sun td day Herald.'' 1o is e Tike in Buster Brown. >, With the Buster Brown Co., which to comes to Newberry January 12th, is it a man who has made himself famous ,' by playing (log. - Buster Brown with y- out Tige would be like "home with o- out a mother.'' Jack Bell Who plays so the part of Tige certainly knows dogs. i- His reconst iction of Tige's quizzical a colmteilaice is a mllasterpicce in paint, to phpier maclie and canvas. Ferocity, 1. amiability, curiosity; even that pe )f ciliarly siubtlo and illusive ''doggish'' eniotion calledl himor is flitted clear ly and easily across his canine mask. - w.1ages his tail, lieks his chops, it tracks foot-priits with t reelindouls 1- etedgy, forries he tramlip's boots I a iml .ilst pl y <op. is There are always a great many peo eo ple in tIle aidtenlce who wait to see Y, him assume his exlpre.sioi of pleast ant preocellpatiotn which is pectiliar to t le dog, when lie stretches olt his Ineck, (1oOks hiis hidi leg or his left 10 ulster Ih'own.'' is a musical come dy with orty people, mlo.stly g-irls, ie ad is said to be intoxicatirg-ly funny aid one that is appreciated alike by both young and old, from five to fif is ty. to r- FOR SALE-Plymnoith Rock and Or 10 king-ton cocks at right prices. Is S. J. Kohn, s- Prosperity, S. C. Style and American Dressmaker. P. The Febratry number of Style and American Dressmaker has just been freceived. It is called the Carnival t Number, and has two beautiful girls in brillianlt fancy dress on the cover. The story which begins on the first ts page is very entertaining. A new and unique form of enter a tainment i - described. Tt is called a o- St. Valentines Par-ty. A story illus r trates its anmusinig possibiliities, and the centre pag-e gives sig-gestions for t-scostumes. The designs of gowns and wraps anl( children 's dresses are lp to the standard of the magazine. m There is also much (if interost to "-!everv womanii whIo seRws, n111 m1a1ny Id suietios an5 1(1d helpsiC ~iu areco tied ly in thle number. SSubhscrip)tioni priice $1.00 a year. LI S <'ih ' y it' ainmtie antl a-hiress f'or a -smple copy toI Stle a'nd A merican Dressmaker 24 & 26 East 2-st St.. to New York. a.Ngg..MyW.e..Fm.l.. M MNI Back from the great Dr of the North, and evi train is loaded with ne in Baltimore and New ago I bought thousand: of brand new goods a1 on the dollar. 'Now Takin4 Immediately after the' lars worth of Spring mE OUR GREAT JANI cf White Goods, Embroiderii Underwear will t ALL WINTER G00 So we have * double reason. sale this week. We would re than the goods. WATGH ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR MIMNAI The Leading Store of SPECIAL . . . OF . While Goods, Embre We are showing some veryi Goods, Embroideries, Le~ .and Hand-worked Shirt Wai Those lines consist of some swell numb to $1 .69, each showing the newest desi and Net effects for early spring wearing We have the best line of White Goods the prics, I 9c. the yard, special. A very )ur Embroidery is grand. Every patte Now is the time to get the choice patter mbroideries and Insertions to match 121-2, I5 and 2Oc, the yd. Our showing of Woolens at greatly ret rood merchandise for less. A few specials for this week. Come ei he Right Price Store. Menneni's Talcum Powder, 12c. can, Ii Red Cross Talcum Powder, I Oc. can. Rugs, extra value, 24 and 39c. each. 50c. Boys' Knee Pants 29c. pair. Win'dow Shades, your money's worth, Hoyt's Cologne worth .10Oc. for 5c. a bc Ladies' Black Hose worth 1 Oc. for 7c. Canton Flannel wo -th 1 2 1 -2c. for 7 1 Shoe Polish worth I Oc. for Sc. each. A Treat for the Bar; We have finished stock taking and fin< 3oods, Cotton Goods and Table Linens uit everybody. HAIR& H New BuId1ag The Right Price IUGH 'y Goods Markets Pry South-bound w goods. While York a few days s of dollars worth b about 60 cents Stock. thousands of dol :rchandise arrive UARY SALE 2s, and Ladies' Muslin ake place. IS MUST 'GO! ; for a big clearance Lther count the dollars GREAT JANUARY SALE.. LUGH'S Newberry, S. C. SALE ideries&s Loces >retty values in,White ices and Lace Net Embroidery, sts. ns n Hand-work Embroidery ever shown in Newberry at pretty lot at special the yd. Oc. ns in fine Swiss and Nainsook, .See our special lot at 10, luced prices is a chance to buy irly. Your money's worth at mited. I Oc. each, limited. >ttle. pair. 2c. yard. gain Hunters. I lots of short ends in Dress which we offer at prices to AVIRD, Store. Lower Main Street.