Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-23
Drummers.

IHls NoCatloh lShOt peculiar 10 th"l Hlltu
States. In England and on the European
continent the drummer is known ~ the
commercial traveller or bagman, NJ that
this method Of securing custom or trade is
not yankee invention. Some here apply
tie English appcllation, but use and time
has fixed the other name, aud this uumcr-
uus class Of people will always be- drum
mrrs.
Within twenty fv" years there has been
n wonderful change in the business meth
DDS OF the drummer. In the beginning II
was the custom To send ont representatives.
from mercantile houses whose business was
t" form acquaintanccs and arrange matters
So that the country merchant would return
the call when making his annual or semi
annual visit to the metropolis. Some one
adopted the English plan OF travelling with
samples, plan which has now b"comc
universal The jrwelcr travels with n
trunk Of good, taking orders 81 the cloth
ing, hardware, boot, shoe and hat. dry
gootis, and all other merchants, even the
dealer IN collins, and burial pa.aphernalia.
The custom has grown 80 popular that
no house dare attempt To do business after
/ the old conservative plan. To succrrd,
the merchant must have his corps of drum
ncrs who spreads his samples before the
/ country dealer in his own hou,r enabling
/ him to procure a stock ~ we'll rs if hr
were in the wholesale hous, with the
! additional advantage that hr is not at the
expense Of trip to New York, New Or
leans. st. Louis, or other large city.
J But everybody understands TIE system
of drumming. We started out To say, that
this class have grown \" numerous, that
they are an army within Themselves aud
deserve like other classes To hc immortal
lzrd by omc-ni the great literary men of
the day. They have prcnliariti"-, ways
and professional expressions that. if incor-
ppfatrd IN play. wpnld make the fortune
Of an actor who could mimic these gentle
men te the lifr.
/ 4 play is n"w on the boards ith a Jew
drummer Is the leading character: hut the
defect Of this play is, that III" pcculartirS
Of the jew arr given, and not of the drum
mrr.
The field j. fertile one. ffwrli worked
it will yield al ample harvest To the liter
AIRY agricuituri>t Cooper immortaiiIcd
our American Trappcr and the Wild Indian;
ffnrtr pcrprtuatrS in our literature tho
miner aud the western gambler: E..lr>ton
has painted to the life the hoosrr school.
master and ia" circuit rilrr--thr drummer
yet remains. Who among the ltrrati OF
the uat,on " i'll lmmor;alilc the diummrr'
Wh>mN"loN. u. G. March Eth Isl.
Friend Hdg"- The House having adjourn
cd will give you u short Resume of the
work Of the last Congress ns regards your
District aud state.
First, we have the hill establishing a l..
:. District Cont III North Louisiana. II
any of Your people are arrested they will
BE- tried near home, ana not carried oa 10
New Orleans. For the passage OF this hill
ynn are indebted 10 Your energetic Repre-.
sentative, Hon, j. Floyd kin-. |, may
also lee stated th7t before hc hccmuc 4
member, no effort was ever made to chrch
the march of the yellow fever IN Louisiana
10y National aid; and that no plan Of any
KIND WIS adopted ~ Congress iooiiug Ia
a system of improvement of the Mississippi
river. ~ Chairman uf III, special com
mittrr on Oceanic Canals, he marked outa
Democratic policy viudicaiing the Monro,
Doctrine. which called fourth a special
message hom tn" Illegal President Hayes.
and which attracted the attention nr those
foreign powers which were ,tri;,ug to
ct q ihpihnll uu American soil Ilr pro
poses nest session, To- a>k an appropriation
Tor the building Of Con-t House ~ Mon ,
roe and one At >h',,rpor' f,r 'hc >,,>innS
9th" newly created L. :. District court.
mention the above IL show what Leg.
i~lat.nn Louisiana la, lad Il a local and .
National character.
Judge Roarman Of Shreveport called Oh
the President Tuesday, in reference to his
appointment rs Judge of ihr NEW Court /
He Is we'll endorsed by the Democratic
bar. and viii very likely walk away with
the prifr
Eve Congressman tlam, Of the ;;h Dis
'ric' leaves for Shreveport Saturday. Gen.
Ming lri' tor hts homc at Nidalia Monday.
notice grcatnnny I.oui,ianianS here,