Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-04-07
Notes from Chicago.
From Our Special Correspondent.

chant from Iowa. He stopped at the
st. James-a good hotel, by the way,
with reasonable charges. Chicago
knew he was from the
country at a glance, and they pounc-
ed upon him. do you come to buy
goods in our Market asked Jones.
Now Jones was dressed in the hight
OF fashion, and being very affable,
the question i'll the most
manner. Mr.. CLAYTON
worked Il farm last year, and only
went into mercantile business last
fall. Tie was, therefore, somewhat
nted with Chicago life, and
the manner of Jones highly pleased
him. Mr.. Clayton replied that he
intended To purchase stock of fgoods.
"hereupon Jones hands him his card
showing that he represents the whole
sale dry goods house of PIunkins &
figgits. He assures Mr.. CLAYTON
that he has arrived at precisely the
right time To buy, for goods are low
with rising tendency. Mr.. Clay
ton agrees to call upon Piunkins &
Flights in the morning Desirous of
doing Mr.. Clayton a favor, Jones
asks him where he will buy his gro
ceries, his clothing, his boots and
&C., and finds that he has no
definite idea of what he will do. So
Jones volunteers To recommen.
Messrs. Coffey d Bacon as a good
house in the wholesale grocery trade,
MesSrs. Foot & Schumacher as the
best dealers i'll boots and shoes, and
Messrs. Hood & Coates as tile largest
and most reliable dealers i'm ready
made clothing ill the city. Then he
adds, in such adisintarested manner.
that of course he b.s no interest in
those houses, but that when lie was
merchandising himself he bought OF
them ana found them o. X. Just
then he accidentally looks up and
discovers Smith, Brown and John
son, representatives of the above
houses, whom he begs to introduce
To Mr.. Clay ton, all of whom gather
around him, present their cards, and
talk as oily as accomplished conf
dence operators for half an hour,
when MIR. Clayton is considered bag
ged, and the quartette leave for the
Richmond House, or the Adams, to
repeat the same process.
These drummers ere only found i'm
abundance in the large and enterpri-
sing cities, and there they are a reg
ular feature, like boot-blacks and
neWsboys, although they may not
thank me for the comparison, for
Potter Palmer's hat is not finer than
thclrs, ms boots are not better pol
ishcd and his kids do not fit closer.
The ecountry-man who is not a mer-
chant, and who does not want to be
bored by lSem nor to repeatedly in
form them lnat he does not wish to
buy goods in the Chicago market, ~
would do well to put d placard Oh his
hat to that effect.
Chicago is full of life and activity.
The last few days Of pleasant wealth
er have brought in large numbers of
country merchants, and spring trade
has fairly opened. Several changes
have been made by some of the lad
ing merchants. State street is build
ing up and has some of the finest
wholesale houses in the city.
All the finest Book Houses are on
this street, and in the same block
). Z. Griggs & Co, w. Il. Keen g.
Cook, and the Western News Com
pany, with j. r. Walsh, manager.
These stores are unrivailed for beau
t. and convenience Mr.. Walsh, al
though young man of only thirty
two, has gained a national reputation
by hisuntiring energy, andhis success
is simply merited. A few years ago
he was newsbOy OF the streets !;
now his store is one of the finest and
most tastefully arranged in the coun-
try. We found him an affable and
genial gentleman, whose acquain-
tance we hope to renew. Wedelight
to lnger in book store; it indicat ties
local intelligence and marks the
progress of the people very much as
the newspaper does. The latter
notes the transitory steps, the form
er the more permanent. OF course
the novels or lighter books predom-
mate, yet it is gratifying to see so
many books of the higher grade on
the shelves of our wholesale houses.
and to learn that there is demand
for them. Among those which we
noticed were ''Her Majesty's Towern
by Dixon, published by the Harpers,
not light, yet IL very readable book.
with history of the incidents that
cling around the Tower. Another
little book in paper cover, we men,
ton not for its literary nor historic
merit, but on account of practical
usefulness. 1t is called My Ten Rod
Farm, and is published by a. X.
soring, OF BOSTON. 1t shows how "a
" idow with u few rods of land con
5rived te earn an income of two
Thousand dollars, and is as interest
ng as a novel and a. useful especial
" Tor woman, rs 81 book can well
De.
The ladies' Of Chicago don't wear
looi.s. In fact your country ladies
would think them decidedly shock
ng, despite their silks and yelvets.
Twelve months ago a lady dressed as
hey now appear would have been
pronounced dOwdyish. But such is
ashton that lady can dress after
he style Of an Ichabod Crane, and
he county girl who dresses in April
IL Chicago belle dressed in March,
when the March style has beenvoted
,ut of fashion, would be ealled" back
goodsy," Jennie June writes fash
on letters almost weekly for the
Western city ,.apers, and Harper's
Iiazaar notei the weekly changes in
New York and the Chicago girls fol-
ow In the wake OF New York a4 that
:ity follows Paris.
LIsf OF rEsTs.-IsSued from the United
'tates Patent Once the week ending, March