Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1913 — CAID and BELLS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CAID and BELLS

COULDN’T MIX IN RELIGION

Advertising Man Who Wanted Picture Portraying Marathon Afraid to Trifle With Mercury.

‘1 want,” explained the advertising man, “I want a picture that has the idea of speed to it—real speed. I want it to go at a regular Marathon. But it’s got to be new.” “Yes, I see,""and picked up a pencil. “How about Mercury? Something like this.” He sketched rapidly the figure of the messenger of Qlympus, winged sandals, winged cap, symbolic staff and pll. The advertising- man looked It over approvingly. “Seems all right,” he commended. “But what does it mean? Who’s Mercury?” “Oh, Mercury? He was the speediest thing that ever lived,” the~artist declared. “Mercury was the god of speed, you know.” But the advertising manager gave one long, regretful look at the sketch and shook his head. “Too bad,” he murmured sadly. t “Too bad. I like its looks, but it won’t do. It won’t do, young man. We can’t get mixed up with anyone’s religion like that.”