The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-20
Ane Trials and Tnbulations Of Committeeman at
the Minnssota State Fair.

hat Time and again you have seen and re
ONE 20 the advertisements of soul saving a.
oody' curing "bitters," and back braci
inn. sh una spirit strengthening "porous plasters
or tne attractive statement, in display line
npt Lnat "lt was awarded the fret prize at t.
me centennial Exhibition at, Philadel phia
ne, you have probably wondered, if you ev
gave the subject second thought, ho
a unoer.the sun the judges who made the
.st piasters. We often wondered about th,
of very thing, but laet evening we met
be Young man at the Nicolett House, Mime
1t. apoiis' who related to us one of th
we ever listened to.
10 IL seems that in common with all Mime
a. apoiltans Mr.. Eride c. Kendrick, a youu!
is merchant OF good prospects and high IN or q
" stanoiDg, was enthusiastic on the sutiec
d OF the fair. He dreamed about it ant
10 talked about it, and one day when he heard
n MS junior clerk say he believed he would
| rather go out and shoot chickens than &c
= ! TO the fair, Mr.. Kendrick discharged him
! on the spot, and hired another clerk to
3 "ash the windows and sweep off the side
, Walk. Well, Mr.. Hendricks enthusiasm
old not escape the notice of the managers,
: ana one evening when he came around to
the Nlcolett House to entertain Mr.. jun
per oy reading the register aloud to him
Snotei people being intensely fond of that
Kind of famusemept and having so little
time to devote to it themselves.) he was
told that Colonel King was waiting for
! MIN In the parlor. He went in and stood
IN the presence of the man who made the
minneapolis fair so big that the ecges
OF 1t stuck out over the State lines all
around in every direction, like the bones
In nice piece of baked sbad.
r. kendrick," F" said the Colonel, "you |
are the very man the city of Minneapolis
mas been crying for. We want you to
take the first place on the Com mittee on
Mrnlcal !
your own associates and subordnates.
Now don't say no, for We can't do without
you"
Mr.. kendrick didn't say no. He accept
ed the appointment and went to work with
will. There has only been one day of the ,
fair, you know, but already Mr.. Ksndrick {
has u oeen so over worked, so carried away .
by his enthusiasm, that he will be obliged ,
TO resign. 81 can't stand it," he said in I
plteoQs tones, ''iet us go mp to your room b
and III tell you all about it," q
Well, he did have hard time. All the a
men who had porous plasters, and liver G
pills, and stomach invigorators, and anti t.
naiarlal bitters, and electric spads aud b
belts, got after him as soon as he Il
made his appearance. ri
"There isn't q fair in the country"
honted one, "that hasn't given the medal
o Beggs Bitter wine of Barberry-ery it," cs
ana ne forced q cordial -glassful down Mr. | a
Aendrlck's throat when he went to taste it. "
mo tonic equal to Tarbsy's Aromatic al
ntusion of Ginseng" how led another. fir
y ust tone up your stomach with that" til
md down went dose OF the elixir. e.
wont taste any mcre," said Mr.. Ken pc
rlck feebly, when the conhagration in HIS ar
nroat, lncted by the Elixir, had subsded bu
little. do
Don't say that without giving Bolus, ti1
'oubie Extract of Rhus q chance with the mi
est" protested an agent and the Rhus re
ent down, and arraying itself 10 direct St
ntagonlsm to all the other elements there. A,
Immediately went to work to Mexicanize ca
r. Hendricks system. th,
"Take q double dose of Cofip's Rain tbt
Hemlock:" suggested kind looking ag
cent, "aud you'll feel all right ne h1
ned open Mr. Hendricks laws, and ha,
lrty seconds later Mr. Hendricks nerves fac
spiayec unmistakabie symptoms of jim he
ms IN the secondary stage: Dbl
MIR. Kendrlck would have fed, but an. We,
her agent poured down his resisting thi
roat wlneg Iasstul of Scrogg's Gastric
sence OF Mountain Ash, and be forgot his
IN name. Then u man dragged him up to .,,
3 stand and slapped patent blister on ten M
. back of his merit a~nIoinInr ;t S:4 " ter
the meanwhile, recounting the frat ~. ~.
enlums 1t had taken, and begging Mr.. W oou
'ndr'ck to keep it on a couple of hours to SUI SUI
how it would work. lIs
2 agent of R1eaSondtIcH oaoA; s"iu THU
asters. and befnre NJ Ws roro1s VIII
1test his coet woo ~ "a nL couiu def
nned on tb. o,aII oe ti " Uue Plaster or e
8 long eide of it," cried the agent of tIa, 1ne
adger's Strengthening Plaster, "and wal wal
a'll never feel the first one." So on il S Was
Mt. The other agents crowded around. anu anu
ved his back with nIastars 20 ulle sLy Iuey any
legs with blisters, and swathed his aga aga
~ 10 electric belts and liver pads, and a, oaAs
en- the police finally rescued him and eno Iu
him away, just as they were putting onAs
into the carriage, one of the agents ~ ~
Sunday Roots and hsSona on one OF him
bbed awav he covar.S ouo ~ 80 coui1 oe the
m ms feet with adhesive corn plaeters t IeVe
bunion pads. The wreck was carried mn mar !:
he place which had once been it's home as !
I'd at Mr.. Hendricks bedside andshere
aped him ont and scraped him Off. "IA the
better now. y he aaid feahlr nc Lo III -,