The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-12

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III il not best 10 use harsh means Win
advertisers AZ All times. know a man
feels naturally vindictive and mad when
merchant orders out his advertise.
inent. but sometimes Il II better ID ~
gentle and forgiying. for you may thux
some day regain his patronage whereas
II YOU Kick him down stairs Or XIII him
with An italic shooting stick. you NAV
be led to regret II all your life.
NOW. two or three weeks AGO
grocer who had been advertising iii The
UaEeffe for two Of three years. got mad
because said that the grocer On the
next block had the edge On his rivals
in the pickle department, and 50 or.
dered out his advertisement.
.'At first thought would write a series
Of articles on food adnllcration and show
by chemical and chronological Tests
that this man fresh maple sugar never
was maple sugar in the world. and tia.
the HES had roasted on IL ever since
the dawn of creation. Then ! had
few pointers on the buckwheat ilour
business and the glucose honey trade
rs well rs the coffee and split pen bas-
ness. | also had il in my mind to show
the incxhaustib!e supply OF sugar now
in the known world and how largely rs
bulk and weight could be augmented
by the use 81 sand.
''Aftcrward. however, said 10 nv.
self. this i wrong. Il Is UNJUST. And
even IL il were just ! will rise above The
common rule Of doing unto others as
they DO TO me- | will 20 along jss~t as
though nothing had happened. and
when that grocer goes down 70 Laramie
10 buy his winter style Of mola~scs. |
viii give him personal. just as used
TO &c when he advertised with me-
II had been trading with that man
long time. and was moderately pleased
with him. Here was another oppor-
tunity 70 give him q cruel stab. could
Withdraw my patronage. studied on
the question y long time. and for
awhile my consuming hunger for re-
yenge was almost past ms power IL
control. AZ last, however. my better
nature conquered.
~ traded right along with him tin
owed him $50. | wanted 10 show
him that no little petty malice could
ever Affect in any way my everyday
vince him that there was something
nobler and better 10 live for than Just
simply expanding 8 and getting Sl.50
in return. ! had nearly convinced
him. as thought, when he sued me in
the District Court and obtained judy
ment for $3.50 and costs.
This was cruel gonge Al my VI
tails. but did not even then turn loose
the pcnt-up fury 81 my iiendish wrath.
smothered the tornado 81 my right
eous Indignation. and. although this
man had hurled me to the earth and
then walked on me. still smiled above
il all. ! noticed I'M the GaztN1 from
week 10 week that he had painted his
picket fence. and had been laid up with
felon Oh the finger. had bought q new
dog. ETC.. etc. / can show by the files
that during all those cruel months
never overlooked an improvement or
ignored the birth Of twin in that
household.
ITO make a long story short. hc got
out an execution on his judgment and
placed il in the hands Of an officer
The Sheriff returned the writ "unsaiis-
fed; no property fonndin my county"
was afraid il would turn out that way
when the Judgment was rendered. 4
knew that II the Sheriff could take A
\ execution and posse comiiatn- and
brass band. and iindany unencumber-
ed property Of mine. 1 should always
\ feel grateful 10 him.
well. the Judgment creditor saw
how things stood. and one day he said
\ 10 me that he hoped didn't harbor any
i'll feelings against him for his perhaps
eccentric course. told him that Il
never allowed my better judgment 70
4 be warped or perverted by little mat
\ tiers like that. Life was too evanesccnt
and too transitory 10 admit 81 rerna-
\ ncnt bitterness over such matters -
these. iorgaye him a. though there
had been nothing 70 forgive. we went
out TO place where we could rest our
bosoms against the same bar and MN
( gle our tears together. He has renew
ed his add and doubled the space for
mcrly occupied. Tie hopes ~ some future
1 date 10 make the advertising bill bal
ance up the grocery bill. but at times
he seems 10 be cursed with 4 vague fear
I that it never will.
..Howevcr. there can be no doubt
that anger and violent haste In the news
paper business are injurious IN the cS..
IRENE. "A purely non-partisan and
cheerful neutrality 50 far as possible
should be closely adhered -. AZ
Mr.. Smith said this he took an armiul
4 or our latest and bestunread exchanges
and went away. NySs BVomerung
"A Chicago editor saws that Oscar