Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-11-18
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FARMER vs.. TRADER

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FARMER vs.. TRADER.
To hear farmer. ani farmer.' wIy..
accu.e the Traders in the coantry II
Prseilctns chicanery In their bu.lne..
usasactloa., aal Ia h.ar Tho trader W.
tort on the "honesi Oh fsrmcf,- Ia of,en
quiic amusing to tho-e Who have hal an
inshis view oi The working. of both In.
situations.
fise tlme- hsy. hen wh~u the m~r.
clsaet hsd tie inshie track aud ,oulI
shroad his business Ia .omstblng Of A
mysierv, thsr~by gathering cool mar.
gins al uut-knosu Ia hi. customers.
Hut In thrse days of sharp competition
sud snail margin. sRi the fscllliI~.
thrvagh the prv-s of obtaining market
ryt-nrts ths conditions are matsfialiy
Chsngvi.
10 shaw some 20 the iaconslstencle..
ant fslss ccaclasions. ~lih sam- 20 the
hampruas circumstances wlih which IN.
~Ftist IA. la former Tear. t-cn c,n,.f.
sani, u Shst "in.plrc.- me to write.
u - oftsn oes.r,~i by those Who scan
th. Jahlic nrss. that h.. than 10 u-t
cent, somrtim-s ss low .. 3 pr crnt, Of
II
make . .uc-~ss la ha.lass., slos Ing that
the path ~ tl- mervhaai l. ~, alsay.
stresn snh fosers. Of the rrlstl,.
sa,Ns-ss of the farmer Ne have no data
fr,m Nhiyh % drAs. The failure 10 the
firm~r l-ing more gradual. be drop.
eut galstly 9th no Bridsir~-i or Dan
a. bois bic dosnfall. bat 30 thr other
haul. 80 have exp~rt. Nth th. Quill
~ho knes as much sisoai farming az q
fsrn-f dc~. of the dry g,-sl. muket.
~ho san palni the h~sailes of farm llfs,
a.. ii-ieiso.ienc. of ths farmer. etc. Ia
such beautiful c,slot. that many have
Gene 90 believe that u Il newt door 60
slysina ells..
/ To r,ailI~ th. true inNarlasss ~ rliher
hransh 20 basines. Que ne.>i only en-
gage ih n. The ueurhani has msny
thlngs o. coatsni sith that the pragtigal
fsrmft knoss MT 20. aud yic- V-ta
fis m,fvhani u Carvfal m,n paws
| spot c.sh foe nj. .toyk. lls Nill com-
m-ncs a. ssll en cr-iit, AMI u D. !. uB-
s~,iaslnissi ~iih NJ. custcm~r. b. vii
D. surv o. have tile pairpnsgv 20 al tlss
/ dad bats In tho s,smmunhN.
Tl,s fsrtn-t kboSs. sai th- oil lady
.
/ thet t-gin tbeif pranks. They ss.m a.
have ma tisa that the trader hs. o. pay
&c hls god. In thirty or SIXTY days, sni
afi~f an scpant has run Isthsps oos
war. an sc,sant ~hih thsy inisni a.
pay ln tfuck ~hiCh th-y have oa hani.
thsy slu csatinas a. holi u ieieruiisly
hoylRs for riss.
aNoa t.ls battery 20. yc..- Il
have soaas ber,. u I. very nicr." was
th.rv ever q woman that coali no, make
batter a. ges,l q. an. aeNt esrf Ani
49,. Ia th- trader who hts the salsCity
ta iasinusis oth-r~i.s. gsisiag csrrfal
7 o.. snl Siih a drcsi apProNim ,iing Ia
/ that 20 the cafiin ~. the coV-f % th-
tssX. M. tr,sisr trholis , grrUy sub
.tanr,. r,lls,l together In disrr. fortns.
Alss' wh,t can = mortal styf II ons's
taste q. MT 80 scvarats .. u the nt.tl
or-tn. All b. dsr-s 10 smell, uhy, this
/ 1. an unptrisniblc sln.
| Tisc oll iady raNsl. oui old siockinss,
mhtens, it,. aud transform. the oil
/ ,aru lnta ni,~ u~s f,-oiings. "lou takr
7 f,-etlns.r' "Ne..~ What ~ yoa Piy
/ far ul,~ ons.r' Thirty c.ats." II can
rrt tlltv-nVv cvnts scro.s the Nav.
I 81 ttsi . hifgsin u siraCk. fot u vii
I not 10 ta lose a sastsmsf. The lidN
/ knows that th. trs,irr y = cheat. 80 .hr
call. Cor .h--iing of sugtf. somrihlns
I .h- knas. ths prov of. a. as a. hc
sutrhsi. vheu. later ou. u th- mrr-
I ,htut . ~lns her s,,nhlrars. sh- uiV Ia q
| thsu.htlr.s ulsnsni part With somr of
her msa~v over hi. coanisr far other
I s,...l.. Whsr- t--rh,p. there NAV D. a
I Irrrf mtrsin. Ons instanCr sas known
/ ta the writer Nhsrv q ladN hid sorn her
bou,. kuit l,o.s until thu csmc to mrnl.
/ Iys. thsn htI nl,~lv daruci. Sa.llci ani
/ ,f,....l tl,s,n ani .oli th~m a. the trih-
I ~. vho.e k--n cy~l sp"a.r deioCtcli the
/ fraud Later on. :.
Ii,e uriirf has .oll many hart.l. 81
aanr f,f tsrui -d,- c-ai. proht. Thew
y ~ili D. jast as mush hsgglins AZ ihit
prl.,r :. a on- dollar. Eaib-F sin'
msrsln = h~n the bayer rlalns the priv
Il..r af u.ias from tea toiSenit I.onal.
A. .smpi. Il. an In iatul insianSr. Nhi
. claim d,migv. for lo.s of time in ~
turning u. n "a sh'uli j. L oai ihh
tl,. trader hsi r-soli o. ether Parti''.
sh,t 4 rl,-,t' wbea nin- time. "ut 81
tea thrrr "a. no t,all Ia the foar. " 's'-
I ius tr,,k on tho part ot the party ~
,nrt,l.. n 90 af hi. r,,pk. to turn I-ri-
NJ, IIaW uould " do to m-aiI"n lhe
TT ots Toor ceok' Try u a1d Yea
will lcarn.
a n,,n wili ~ inio q shoe .ior- f"r n
r,Ir of riil-s.. "Iios mnrhF' ">s'-
s,,ty csni.. IIe paw. sni depart. .'il'-
Al La frN itVs thcy arr gone az.
m. ruinhl~. little Ierhsps, no ~
. ,lr,.... IIs s,,ll. for q hirrl ~ nour.
..IIo~ murhf~ "si.si" Cent tou
t,L..NF. Cent. " cosi ~" lie
\ an,IIy t,ks. n. vlslmins al the c'ni'-
,l..a. 4, tsu..,i aboss 10 u shoald not prove
satisfactory.
l ,...,...., 40 wars,n q. psrs s.a,, as
ssIisF.. sslS. 80 sssiiissl uarsia "a Ps'
/ csat o.
uW..th~ intention of the writer Ia
m~niioa many of thu Ne-- "t e"th ia'n'
| sr sni trader. bat hn'i " soali r-'luIr
a. mach space ss Tor an "f'ifsi"N -
Inoa of any year. ago, consequently =
fofl-sT.
4 mi. mach I Will sav. th't the farmer.
ar. us, .o much Ia hltme for df''us 'he
trader. aroansi sharp rornrr', f", "'nN
lime. tho, srr imVosesi apas, sHni sgi'n
tbelr Wani of kuosieise of The 'n' sni
o,t. ~ tra,le !. the real tr',ah'r.
TinI . f,rm = that has left hi' tsrm
.n.i trI.-I m-r,anille parsuii., thru YOU
all flal amtn Nho his bcS"'ne ."'''e-
~h,t .aitens-l la hi. views.
Eith.r will have tlm~. sni -r'."a,
h.. hs viii fell q. the oil detcoa dii
~ho f,lI into the hanis 81 the h~ters'
1, .tary 4 viii reltte. a. the parties ~crr
u.ll Lnou n io the writer.
4 very plca.. kin'i hrsr'e'i deacon,
uilliu, 10 lend al. sab.tsne. y" he'p
.lon, tho.e ~ho werr Psorcr thin hi",'
If "a. drawn Into . L~saii, nnsh u
,l,.t IA. wIll. Nt coirt his great Ne
-. ,o tsII the truth, the Whale truth
al n.ihlns bat the truth. sn h's uh-
,,,.,Iut,nrc whh the professional TRICK.
-, IN. l,~v-r. III HIN Will sni ms'c
lin sp,,~.r 49, marh dliirrcu' from m ~
Of ftr,ih (which he actually sts) u'u "
,.,,,e n.,,r breaking hi. heiTt, and on
hi. ,,rl,,i hsal~, hs deslarci the ~ls,
,h,t n. was ~ heaven. - WIN q"
,hs h..aatI~. sai hl..slns. 1T the isrm'
err. Ilfe. or thn of the mcrsh ,n'. I"e,,
iii \. time. h. ~ill thlus et hea'en, !.
rr,I,y H. !. not qalre as ready TO dep'''
4 =. -. a.. oil tlsslcOa.