New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
QUEER EXPRESS PARCELS.
MARK rwAINs SHOPPER OrTDoNE:
TRAINED BUYERS WHO VISIT THE cITY's BAR
GAIN COUNTERS FOR CUSTOMERS AT

TRAINED BUYERS WHO VISIT THE Cp1i D~N'
GAIN COUNTERS FOR CUSTOMERS AT
TIE SUMNER RESORTS
Mark Twain In his Innocents Abroad pcrpe'ratc'
a laughable eXaGgcraon when telling OF the 'c"c''"
Woman who out III. piping in her native Guy anu
ordered II paper Of pms to be sent home III " s'"'
But such thing is far outdonc In America every "''
in the summer season. when shopper. away III tho
heart Of the rugged Adirondack Mountains, by 1Vihs
an order for bottle of perfume japanese ran ~ INC
nearest express Office, can have these tiiy a't''c'
brought to her all tho way from the metropolis III
laundering train Of cars.
This system Of shopping and marketing by express
i, growing In popularity yearly, and several express
companies, notably those whose routes lie among 'h'
s,,mmerrcsort districts. devot" great deal OF attcn
don To this branch of their business No extra charge
made for the services Of the expert buyer wh" carries
out the commission Of his :araway patron Waiting me
the market and pciing out the bet "'c''"
or food product offered for the price FAMED having
properly and safely parcclled up. and iorTafilhE 4"
promptly T., the proper address
All This i supplied free II charge by IN" c"nlpaHN'
all HAT the patron has pay for being spared TINS
trouble herself. having it spared to some ircho :"
hers still in town and who might otherwise be ''cu
On 10 do It a a favor. being the regular express
charges for tran portaon. Express charges arc ~
reasonable anyway, IN this period OF Keen bi>'"c>'
cUlpcttOll-a1 Vt~i thc companies 81! ="
and they surely ought to know best that one W"Hn
almost, imagine that it would hardly pas to take all
thi. extra trouble for nothing: but tile increase"
bu,inc>, which it brings than pays for the OUT
lay In salaries to buyers.
BARGAINS At LONG RANGE
Many woman. away In some distant summer feS"''
III her daily New York paper that Eaii'ha, :"
Co.. Tacy & Brother Is making marvellous wv
DAYS run" on drc,, goods bricabrar or ia'c''
niz that's L.f fool. he
wishes she wcr on the -pot 10 secure bargain sue
a. Thu How provoking that >t"rrkcopcrs Nhoh"
choose July August to get rid OF their surplus
>toci,. instead Of waiting until people return ron inc
country I'm the fall. But tlIcr" i poor Mrs. Sha-e',
shes in town Of conrse her husband never can ai"f'
to send her 10 the country AT any tine fcIhaP'
she wond not mind stopping in and buying the de-
,ir,d article ard having IT forwarded And Yet II
doc, rather cheeky 10 w!!tc to her. wien one
,strts something Of her. after n"gcctuE I" w''. III
fact. once thinking Ut doing So all summer
Just here the cyprc-> company step, IN ana sdAh :
Leave your order with our nearest agent. lie VIII
telegraph Il In the twlnknr OF an eye
ard ,lmos, bcior, you conld have finished writing
IN. letter - yo,ir irI"nd, who might attend 10 your
COMMIT SION ard mish not. We VIII have Al cA
pcricccd and careful! buyer hal" way {" the store anu
hc Will have the article b"aeit and half Way ha x
:, ynu before Your friend would have received your
letter a, an and Will guarantee that the ar:cl"
>,it
and all a., sh.n cost you not one cent more than
II ,our fricad had bought IT and sent 1t To you at
ordinary express rt'>.'
HOW IT WORKS At MARKET.
II Tn, plan works so s4t>r tory for inperl,hAl',
gods Il i c,,y T., sec how "N'rl!nnt IL j. i"r fr"iN.
meat. fin AID game. MAY pc"pl" who i've II sab
urban tow, r-,'h-r fir rl.'"i from N"w YORK do
thor marketing rcSillrly ~ r\prc~- IN thN wdy and
h.tcl, and hari'ny horse. ird 1t Al adma''l" pa"
. f..t "a
d.. ,,,ptu,', p..tc al orrI' ard profit. tr'. ar,
directly involved n having The" prrlrhahlc goods
d.!.v"rrd p,"mp'l,. and dfIvcr~ Of d".vcry wagons
cl-iry nni~'-;,'i What rArc.> I" their l",d~ htv"
lea. pu.'ha..r, by IN" '"n.pI.S tr The W't''"i a'i
wh,t Gr,rI .cut Ia ia" "td.hh?i way. -
Tia, c,"n Il a ,"g'irv boiriin: hou keeper Is az
,i,i ,l,.r! to hu,n.. from bu;,hrr grrc"r. 1t
Will often pay hn better 10 direct the cApic-S agent
/. =, there and III his order thiu Il Will to send his
.ncr Dire: T." IN" brakeman And trf>t IN Ia ship
il ont PROMPTLY he dealer nav hang OFT I'll"
Customary H.. pl,cari Whit give n"tl'" I" The ~\
pr,-- drawer that call fr'I mi j. dcs':cd but
liz, driver mW hr l.. hurS and may b"
,'Gr /. AIN ga wsiii Il! near 'i.h'c!n"N-' and
; M T." e. d.. 80 'ilu., "N' I"'" hi""h ~
.tpI... .. Il IT, i:.'r. before -'i;I,: Dlt 10,
d' atm rllt lac viii b" fpuah At No. ., .Iay -
vhrA i'r.nu', l."p.rt d','''rl. T." diiyrr vii FL
Ia motif" i' rii' a'i At H. r"'i. lud'i !" pi,' ~
ra, ir III Ici-.d VIA alt"rcth.r. for the driver II
down 81 !I~ WAGON II lie i"N not hnh the pare
aid viii not depart iitr' Hi A.
lo,, of .r rii,i Irri hahr c-cripuor ." good, for
wA!tcd IN tn, iliinc' l. cA" cilgN o!lhi.
ANYTHING LrOsE At BOTH DNl>.
",Wh,t wort carry " N"u a-k." s,ld III" snperin
tcl,dr,i nf ON" Il the great rNp~ companies hi h
H., II, head, u.l: t.f~ N-w N"rl. We will carry
a., thng .h.i Is lo,>c ~ both 'td- and = NOT t'"
b.. to 20 inside Il railway 'ar. hnpw II IN cAi't
=, eat OF w | wrn got order orc" to 4 man :
bod, that lid Lam ~ the gray" for mouths. lie
promptly had IL duf Tp. lri n";" "lIv ~'h!'i and
l,W.ird'd. with tie uudcrtaL'r> Val Ana IL" cAprc -
charges. Z. -. D.
-Chilir,n ago frequently sc:.t ~ cNpic>>. Thcy
mist ht,r n. c.a-> Et>>"lg"r t.ch"t. of '"n>c bat
our agent hooks after tn nri "y ar fed ~ 4
delivers th,ri Inc lrral agrtt ~ h.., destination.
the local g"t> III" proper receipt for TIE child
from IT, accredited r1iir!ins. ai!d not TIL then do
e surrender "a" 'harc".
"Fmnc, hv"-.t""h. such ram. fowls. boar. or
supply TN, f"'i. aIi ac"ut- Tat the animal.
y,i i, Al reuar Intervals. ,nh wuter. top.
What the mot remarkable consignment
shipped hy ~ rNlI",~ COMPANY N"'
ri me- think | have seen some curious thn'- 80
orr line. but the one that beat them all 10th f,r
trouble and ptifI'n">> consisted Of the dead hr!i
of a man and hi wife who had been kIihd 'N 4
g, clone ont West. the whole firly o. their children
al Young from the baby up Ia - ten Year cd erl
arc,Inpanvin" them home a:ain TO Enclaud. T'ry
lad been cent fr hy rrlItiv"- t"rr t"y lid none
IN tn. country. tel that II trouble One
lob. bnt got through with II al right