The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-03-28

cial TrayeIcr-An Accident 90 a
Mulo-A Hsassy Adjourn memt.
Prom the New York World.
The third annual session OF the Com
mercial Travellers Association was held
at Snake Drum, Pa, yesterday. at the
Olympic Opera House. and was largely
attended. The proceedings we're full
of interest. alike for the general public
and the members OF the fraternity
At times their harmony was threatened
with interruption through the excess
Of zeal OF some OF the members. but
peace was always restored with but lit
tie trouble.
ADDRESS ny TnE VICE PRESIDENT
The convention was called To order
by the first Vice President, ii. B. Bor-
lace, with McCrae Brothers & Snyder,
New York. who in long address re-
counted the events Of the past year.
Hs sgrssd with Prss!dspt Grant, ,yss hs
OF subyersion from Oriental emigra-
tiou. The Japanese race, anatomists
had recently discovered, was distin-
cheek bone. IL was easy to see that on
the principal Of natural selection, these
people would enter the drumming bus
iness. and. thanks TO their natural imi-
tativeness and economy. soon acquire
a monopoly OF it. He urged the alop-
tion OF a memorial to Congress upon
this subject. Another vital question
was the competition Of female labor
Several honses had adopted the prac-
tice OF sending out female drummers.
He need not say that his heart beat
high for woman, but he also had old
fashioned ideas on this subject. Wo-
man was too high, too holy, to descend
into the arena Of everyday life. where
inevitably contact with the rude and
muddy world must soil and muss the
angel-robes OF her sonl. What was
woman without modesty? Ave, aud
what was drummer with il e? lCheers.
He had seen female book agents, aud
their boldness had brought blush OF
shame to his cheeks-very nearly. that
ia. No let woman keep to her sphere.
Let her be the faithful wife whom one
could leave at home when he was on
the road the tender maiden with whom
Irritation on the cars was possible the
devoted chamber-msid or table-maid,
on whom oroide made an impression
that gold could not have made on the
bla,e bellies of Saratoga. but never, new
er let her enter profession where she
had everything TO gain and they bad
everything to lose. Applause. The
reports OF the several committees and
officers would he dnly submitted. They
had had that year to mourn the loss OF
several members. One in particular.
who represented hardware house in
Omaha. had been overtaken on the
shelterless plains by q merciless north
er; the Thermometer fell far below
cost, and Death riding on the blast Cat
the customsry deduction for 900 mile
tickets) marked him down for his own.
Some days afterward their brother was
found in death, as in life, lying still.-
lApplause. His body was frozen. his
feet was frozen, his eyes, nose, mouth,
forehead and ears were frozen, but frost
had been unable to prey on his un-
daunted cheek. Loud and continued
cheers.l He had visited few days
before their Benevolent Ayslum. and
the SIGHT Of its inmates. had filed his
the drummer's widow, consoling her.
self with the reflection that her hus-
band was only out on the golden road.
There, too, he saw the decayed drum
mer shoulder his samples IND show
how bills were sold, while tears rolled
down the prattling orphans cheek a.
he solemnly resolved 10 follow his dead
fathers glorious career. This was a
noble charity, aud should be kept mp.
In conclusion, he dwelt upon the neces-
sity OF members forming their lives on
the models Of the great departed. Let
members always bear before them the
bright example OF their illustrious
brother, who, happening TO trip in a
hotel rotunda, fell face downward on
the marble counter and smashed it (ths
counter) into a thousand fragments
OF the drummer st ST. Louis who was
appraising the rear elevation Of 4 mule
he proposed TO take for bill Of cali
Goes, when the mule cleft the atmos.
phere with his hoofs--
There came a kics of thuI,,ier sound:
that mule. q. where was he's
and his hind legs we're splintered to the
hip-joint Of that Arkansas CONNER
cisl traveller who was saluted with the
shotgun peculiar 10 the region by a
customer, who (good, easy mani tho't
because he didn't want to buy. lac
wouldn't have 10 buy. But, ~ quote
from Tennysou:
But the kind heaven In mercy turned the shot
From the tough cheek, and made the enemy bny.
Let them paste such examples on the
inside Of their hats and 60 on selling
and TO sell Applause.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
After a vote Of thanks, with the
trade discount, had been voted to the
first vice president for his eloquent adj
dress, the several committees reported
as follows:
The committee on finance submitted
the accounts, showing n small balance
in the treasury. A considerable defal-
cation in the accounts Of the asylum
had been discovered. This the treas
urer sought to account for 10y the force
OF habit which had led him In making
out his accounts, TO charge more than
he paid. He had, however, given his
check for the amount in dispute, and
the committee recommended that all
members assess their employers per
cent. additional on the amount of their
travelling expenses so rs tn Increase the
funds Of the society. Adopted.
The committee on rules aud discip-
line reported at some length. The
president was supported in blacklist
ing the Eagle hotel, OF Scungagogamog
Me-, whose proprietor had persisted.
after caution, in maintaining on his
menu the dish pigs cheek, but COM
promise was authorized on condition
that the proprietor should call the dish
by French name, and discharge an
obnoxious table maid who was over
thirty. The president was also sus-
tanned in suspending q member who
did not wear headlight breast-pin.
and as the member remained contuma-
cious, though he pleaded the extsnuat-
ing circumstances Of low-necked vest.
showing all three shirt-studs and q
heavy chain, he was expelled, and mem
bers everywhere enjoined 10 say there
was cotton in his silk goods. The mus.
tache question was left to individual
discretion, either the thick, dropping
article affected BY black-haired men OF