Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-04
CURIOUS moNeY-mANNG SCHEMES.
People Who by Giving TIPS Manage ts
Secure Good Customcrs.

l o De IN the commission business is con
sidered an honorable calling but it has
come to pass that there is a class Of com
mission men who are not only nuisance
10 their employers, but they are an
ulcer ON the nose Of honest dealing, quite
offensive.
1T happens almost every week said a
well known butcher. that | am ap-
preached either by stewards Of private
families. hotels or steamboats,, who give
me To understand that for quiet tip
once in a while they will turn their EN-
ployer's trade to my market
What do yOu dO?'
III | think the trade is worth having |
give the fee Why noty Others do il, and
the only way can fight 'em is with their
own weapons. Why, only the other day
| had the meat cook in one of the largest
and most fashionable boarding houses in
the city tell me that if would give her :
per cent. commission she would bring me
the trade of the house, which probably
amounts to 50 or 81 per week
"And you didn't take the bid;'
"No. because have reason TO know that
she couldn't fill the contract
The reporters next visit was to one Of
the leading grocery stores in the city, and
when the object of his visit was made
known the proprietor remarked: Yes. |
hear OF such things once in awhile. IN
fact kicke great mealy- mOuthed man
out of my store one day last winter who
had informed me that unless did the
square thing with him he would take his
employers trade to another store. | asked
him what he thought would be square, and
he replied that | ought 10 furnish him
with what groceries and canned goods
would be used by his family"
That was modest enough"
"Yes, that was cheap, but didn't like
the cheek Of the fellow. These cases are
rare. but I'll tell you a system not so rare.
Cooks and stewards often make bargains
with butchers and grOcers through the
drivers of the delivery carts and wagons,
That's common. and I've even heard
where the drivers make quite little com
mission in this way.
Next visit was paid to a prosperous
carriage builder and repairer, who didn't
hesitate to say that COaChmen and host
lers tapped him for tips. only this after
noon hoStleT came in and asked me for
- cents. knew that he wanted il to get
drink. but ! gave 1t to him without
question. because know he has the plac
ing of the horseshoeing of a man who
owns three horses"
How about cOaChmen'"
We'll, little over year ago | sold a
carriage To gentleman and got S425 for
it. True, ! made the sale somewhat
through the influence of the coachman,
and would have been willing to pay him
a slight commission.
"What did he demand''
"He called around and said he wanted
SIS. | offered him SO, and he appeared
insulted Then l got mad, words fol
lowed, and the meeting ended by my say
ing would smash his nose"
Served him right
But that didn't end it. AbOut month
later the man who bought the carriage
came around and hin;ed that had
cheated him; that the wheels wouldn't
track, and that it pulled great deal
harder than when he first bought it, |
asked him to bring the buggy around to
the shop. and when he did SO took the
wheels off and found that the aXletree
had been wrenched, and by main force, 81
that the wheel did not set squarely on it.
In this way friction had ground the axle
tree just where the box hits the shoul-
der"
How do you know that it was done by
main forCet'
Because, suspectiug that | told the
employer of the demand the coachman
had made on me, and he taxed the fellow
with it, at the same time charging him
with having bent the axle. Then the
man confessed. That's how | know
Detroit Free Press.
Mistakes Concerning Hindu Religion.
Ii is rather sad to perceive how COM
pletely some European observers mistake
and misinterpret the Indian people on the
question of their religion. They style
them 'idolators' Imagine that Hindus
attribute divine qualities TO the uncOuth
figures, the red stones, the ingams,
carved snakes and grim BhowaniS which
they worship Because they find MahadeO
adOred in one place, Gunpati in another,
Kali elsewhere, and trees, rivers, and
cows objects of prayer, they suppose the
Hindus, one and all. polytheists
Yet it would be almost as unjust to
ascribe polytheism to Londoners because
one church is dedicated TO ST. Matthew,
another to the Holy Trinity. third to
the st. Bridget. All these various gods
and sacred objects are for the educated
Indian mere aids to faith manifesto
tions-more or less appropriate and ele-
vated-of the all-pervading and undi-
vided Para Brahm. Even tn. poor peas
ant Of the fields, and the gentle Hindu
wife. perambulating peepultree
smeared with red, will tell you that the
symbol they reverence is only a symbol
There is hardly one of them so ignorant
rs not to know that commonplace of
Nedantism. Every prayer which is ut
tered finds its way to the ear Of keshsva"
Edwin Arnold.