Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16

WARDS, The ringing OF the auction bell
is an evidence that somebody desires to
get rid of goods which can be disposed of
in no other way. Without fear of success
full contradiction, we assert that the auc.
tion block is, nine times In ten, a dernief
resort to sell goods for which purchasers
| can no where else be found. Too many
| people think that at an auction they are
sure get good bargains. We have
known goods to be bought cheap, it Is true,
| but from close observation, have long ago
| come to the conclusion that such cases are
about as rare as drawing prizes in a lottery.
Often, even when All article is bought
cheap, it is something for which the pur-
chaser has no immediate use, and as con-
sequence re must lay ont of his money,
which perhaps is needed to pay for those
articles demanded for immediate wants
or still worse, the money thus invested is
needed to pay some debt already past due.
Auctions have demoralizng effect on
trade as well as on the minds of those who
are regular attendants In purchasing
goods at the counter of an established
house, one is not Influenced by the excite
ment of "bid," but has leisure and oppor.
tunity to carefully examine the goods, and
consider what he is about and will take
| only such articles as he needs. Under the
influence of excited bidding, many goods
are sold at auction at higher prices than
are asked for them in retail stores.
We have no interest whatever at stake,
having no wares TO vend which can be ef-
fected by auctoneers, but would in ac-
cordance with principles we have always
held and acted upon, suggest to the people
the propriety of supporting those business
men whose prosperity is identical with our
own; who help to pay our local taxes, build
our roads, pay our schoo. teachers and min
isters; build our school houses and churches,
nc, in preference to those who contribute
nothing to any Of these public blessings.
No man will sell goods to lose money, we
may depend upon that and make up our
minds that auction goods are not good
goods, as rule, because if they were sale.
able merchandise there would be no neces-
sity for selling them under the auction
eers hammer Our standing advice and
motto is, to patronIze home enterprise,
and in the long run we shall do better
than by attending auctions and cheap stores.
From TUE OLD COUNTRY. DIR. Ct.
I L MATTHEWS, who with Mr.. JOE JONES, left
our city few weeks since for profession.
al tour through Europe, has arrived safely
on the other side of the big pond, and re.
turned a letter to his friends From this
letter w learn that the Doctor aud Joe
are now at the city of Caruarvon, North
Wales. Their health aud spirits are the
very BEST and they are sanguinc of meet.
ing with Success in their enterprise, (tam.
ing and training horses, and teaching the
4 art From the letter we extract the fol.
loving fine description Of the city of Car
narvon:
" "Carnaryon Is a city Of several thou.
sand inhabitants, on the seaboard of North
| Wales. Near iL stands a fortress cover
ing seven acres of ground, its walls over
Z feet thick, several towers attached to it
are over hundred feet high, with stone
steps leading to the top Of each This for.
tress was built over 600 years ago, and Is
til birth place of Prince Edward, the first.
The buildings in the city look as though
they would stand forever, being all of solid
masonry, and covered with slate; in fact
most Of them look as though they had stood
about that long already The streets are
very narrow, --ouly 10 To- - feet wide, -
and crooked aud have but liltle regularity,
every inch Is paved with stone, the build.
ings range from one TO three stories above
ground, most Of them having basement
rooms; about all the ground floors are de-
voted to business. The place is apparent.
| ly very free from vice, and orderly as a
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the smallest urchin, the people appear to
have constant employment; you will soc
boys and girls sitting constantly at almost
every street corner with something to sell,
embracing great variety Of wares. Old
men aud women--some Of whom look as
though they had just come over ia Noah's
ark, are occupied in sweeping streets,
selling fish, fruit, &c. Though there are
many drinking houses no liquors seen un.
I'll called for. Entering one Of these rooms
will be seen long table covered with oil
cloth, and generally two beautiful decan.
ters filled with water a rack holding sew
eral clay pipes With stems about two feet
long IL you wish drink ring the bell,
and lady steps IN, give your orier, and
lay down your eenls, which she picks up
and is ou. Of sight IN a moment. IL another
drink is wanted the same scene IL repeated,
Nothing is drank till paid for, and no change
is ever made III the drinking room"
The Doctors letter contains much other