Crittenden Press, 1886-03-18

had a large job priuing otBce attached to ll which did a great deal of thea theatrical - trical theatrical printing I also totlccd that tbe paper bad a miserably written drama dramatic - tic dramatic column 1 called ou ColStarbuck tho editor and proprietor and asked if there were any vacancies on bis staff There are never any vacancies oa a good paper but there la always room for a ood man said tho coloBel I shall never forget that reply aad It is one 1 have al w iys made to appl oanls for positions on the Conrier iournul I told Colonel Starbtick that l thought I could improve on the dra dramatic - matic dramatic column aud proposed to write it for nothiug If ho would give me 2 per cent commisaioa on all tho print printing - ing printing aud advertisements 1 secured irom tho hei tres Ho dcclim d the propo propositions - sitions propositions As 1 waa about to leave ho turned to mo and said bo would glvo mc 12 a week to perform tho service What a cha go camo over me- I im immediately - mediately immediately flt myself rich I told blm I would accept it He then said that I mutt not fee offended if at the eud of tbe week ho tound I did uot suit aus he dismissed mo I knew I would suit for I know the t 11 extent of my -abilities aud I told blin that If I was not conipcteatI should couuieT It aa ofjeae1beld not discharge me waYfhe tint of the week and

buck expressed bin approval Oa Sat Saturday - urday Saturday afternoon I wont to the theatres to collect the moucy for printing and advertising duo the Times At the National theatre after collecting the money I wa tuhdud au envelope ad drcised to me Supposing it contain ed au item of news ur a ticket I put it iu my pocket uuopcucd At Pikes another envelope bearing my name as prcseutcd mc aud tbo satno thing occurred at Woods theatre When I returned to tho ofllco I opened the en envelopes - velopes envelopes aud found tbo ones preteutcd to mo at tho National aud Pike each com ained 10 Tho ouo received at Woods contained 5 I told Colonel Starbuck tho clrcunntauccs and ten1 dercd him the money He said that it did nut belong to htm uud bo would net accept it I returned tho douotious to the theatrical manager They said the money bad been given iu consid consideration - eration consideration of the favorablo notices I bad givou their performances ColoJtt Starbuck a sViort time af afterward - terward afterward undo mc managing editor

tha promiuenco of its beneficiary In that great movement which was iuau guraicd by a fw enlightened states mcu lu the lucluleucy of tbo lato un unpleasantness - pleasantness unpleasantness to establish a Provision nl government for Kentucky on tho wrong side ol the feuce tho unlucky tide That provisional government is Immortalized lu the annals of the Lost Cause aud the active participators In lis rccpleudeut achievements rau not got much fr their clatm iu Washing Washington - ton Washington Tho other claim to which reference is mido wm prepared withjnniplo proof by tho Hon Willlamtonc oftho Paducah district jn Tavor of paying tho Uev Honry llaljf kucoIor ed of Lyon couutvtho suWlf 400

war claims Ouo was drawn aad pre sentcd by Hon Jomi E Haltcll of the Bowling Greoii district la favor or lion John Buruham a veuorablo and reputablo citizen of Bowling Green asklug congress to reimburse him lu the eum of about three thousand dol dollars - lars dollars for the dcstructiou of a bouse by federal troops iurlug tbo war It Is not questioned that tbe property cited lathe claim was woith the amount