Iron County Record | 1916-09-15 | Page 3 | Saw Advertising in Song

SAW ADVERTISING IN SONG Concert Committee Balked at Suggestion Sugges-tion Made by the Close-Fisted , Coal Dealer. They were getting up a charity concert con-cert In the small provincial town, and the committee determined to work hard -j mnke n great success of it. The local magiii.les and tradesmen were culled on, and to one of the latter, a coal merchant, whose place was somewhere In the North, au appeal ap-peal was duly made. "Ali'm very sorry," was the coal merchant's mer-chant's reply to the committee's representative, rep-resentative, "but All's stopped bub serlbln' tae a' these things." "Well, you'll give us an order for an advertisement on the program ?" suggested the caller. The coal merchant shook his head. Then a sudden Inspiration seized him. "Ah'll tell ye what Ah'll due, though," he said. "Ah'll get ma dochter tae sing for j'V "Right you are," said the other. What will 1 put her down for?" "'Keep the Home Klres Iturnlng,'" "Can't be done," declared the con-, cert inun emphatically, folding up his papers. "If you won't subscribe FU take Jolly good care you get no free advertising on our program." London Answ ers.