The Iola register., 1889-08-23

extra eApense upon the consumer
Just figure on it a little: One drum
mer will visit ten or fifteen merchants
in day and perhaps sell each of then
from one to two hundred dollars worth
of goods. His expenses..fOr the day are
divided among the twelve or fifteen
and if each of those merchants should
go to the city to buy goods, all of his
expenses would have to be attached to
the bill of goods he bought, and twelve
or fifteen fares would 90 to the rail.
roads and hotels, where but one went
before. Then again drummers from
every city within five hundred miles,
will be competing for your trade, and
prices are lower than if the chances of
only one city are to be reached. When
you buy from drummer YOU are at
home and he is abroad, and who will
deny that the master of the situation
is he who is under his own "vine and
fig tree" rather than the stranger
that is within your gates" When
you buy from drummer you buy
what you want. When you 60 to
city at a heavy expense, you often buy
anticipating demands that may never
come. The commercial drummer is a
blessing i'm disguise" And il occur
red to us that the merchant reasoned
well.
We observe that some one reminds
the Republicans of Humboldt town.
ship through the Union that at their
primary last year they passed a resolu.
tion that they would thereafter return
to the old system aud vote for the dele
gates and not for ths candidates. 1t
may not be our concern particularly,
and yet We beg to express the hope
that our Humboldt friends will not in.
sist on this. After two years of trial
and after a thorough discussion the
Convention last year voted by large
majority to retain the election system.
1t seems to us this ought to sett lie the
question, for the Republican party is
in the habit of allowing the majority
to rule. OF course if only one delega-
ton comes up from Humboldt no ques.
ton of its admission to the convention
will be raised. But if a delegation
elected under the resolution above re-
ferred to should be sent up, and con-
testing delegation chosen under the
rules prescribed in the call and bear
ing with it the result of primaryelec.
tion, should also come up, there might
be trouble. The safest way is to do as
the rest of the county will do.
The visit of the Chanute Band last
Saturday evening was much enjoyed.
Our boys were disappointed that they
did not come up at three o'clock, as
they had carriages at the depot and
had expected to put in the afternoon
Irsx hn tfvy
met them when they came at eipht
up town where the two bands played
until nearly 10 o'clock. The visitors
were then escorted to the Opera House
where handsomely decorated tables
and generous refreshments served by
a number of the young ladies awaited
them. Afterwards there was vocal
and instrumental music by some of our |
home people, selection or two by the
visitors and our own band, and a good
social time. The Chanute Band is
of pleasant gentlemanly fell
lows and makes excellent music. We
hope the next time they pay us a visit |
they will come earlier SO they may
stay longer.
The advertising agent for Bucklen
& Co., was i'm lola last Saturday and
n urging us to accept his advertise
ment said,"I recognize the value of the
Unless sCe advertise in it aCe might
rs ,peI- quit trying to do business
here, for the people will forget about
4 thing that is not constantly adver-
Used. am willing to pay you Sll
e.. II = /
than paid last; and that brings the
price up 81 higher than l am paying
any other weekly paper in Kansas"
This gentleman visits every town in
Kansas and advertises in every paper
worth advertising in, so we are inclined
10 feel little proud of the high esti-
MAZE he placed upon the REGISTER.
The Ft. Scott Monitor thought it
would be good joke to offer its daily
edition one year as premium to any
,ne who would point out the place in
the Bible where the commandment
Honor thy father and thy mother-in-
aw," could be found, and thus, as it
thought, set lot of people to hunting
or what couldn't be found. Before
The offer had been out IAN hour, how
ever. three people called at the office
md referred the astonished edito- to
Tobit 1912, where the commandment
g given, The editor haslened to de-
,lare the offer off, but not until his
little joke had cost him about $50
worth OF papers.
There was a terrible epidemic of
lysentery and bloody flux in Pope
Aot ,
many as five deaths occurred in one
lay. Messrs. Walter Brothers, of
Nalsersburg, sold $50 bottles of Cham.
g Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Turing this epidemic and say they
lever heard of its failing IN any case
when the directions were followed. 1t
vas the only medicine used that did
ure the worst cases. Many persons
we're cured by it after the doctors had
,iven them up. Is and so cent bottles
or sale by all druggists.
The directors of the Coal and Gas
Company have been hard at work for
he past ten days and nights figuring
n a contract with Mr.. Pryor that
would result in the further develop
nent of our gas field and in the prac-
ical use Of the gas already Sound. The
,arties of the first and second part are
lot very far apart at this writing, and
We hope by next week to announce
ome conclusion that will assure US
he use of natural gas for fuel this ]
winter.
Mrs. Catherine Moore, mother of
Ieorge Moore, of Carlyle. and of J. D.
.loore of Marmaton, died on Sunday
asst in the 18th year of her age. The {
emains were brought to lola on Mon
lay and taken to the NJ. E. Church {