The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-29


are the mot per ect in point Of cleanliness and
scientific convenience But alter getting
lrst-class formula the great art in the business
is TO sell the product. X Is one of the hardest
things in the world to find fi-stclass salesman
for our goods. And then the advertising. Why
1t taxes sort OF genius TO do II ell
iee,ive.y and without waste. or else man
must learn how 10 do ii through bitter ex-
perience ! recollect we'll how at one time,
after spending many thousands OF dollars IN ad-
vertising, would meet druggist alter druggist
who told me they never heard OF my remedy.
used to feel awful blue in those times and
prayed for an Inspiration which would enable
me TO reach the people and catch their attention
At the end of our first three years work We
found ourselves 900 in the hole, but we
stuck to it, and finally got the hole filled up
and something built on top OF 1t. once upon
time We thought We would try the virtues OF a
certain line of advertising. We inves ed 800
In newspapers in AMI around It. Paul and al
We could ever ascertain as resulting from that
expenditure was a sing e $50 order from whole
sale drug house. We find that newspaper ad-
vertsing is the most effective and brings the
best returns, even on the greater cost Ana yet
even this class OF advertising has 10 be managed
most carefully. The man who has made the
most money out OF patent medicines DIR.
Bucklin, of Chicago, is by 10 means the heaviest
advertiser, but he has managed to get the most
returns on the least expense"
Capt L G. Randall, of Vancouver. special
agent OF the United States general land ONCE, Is
In the city, registered at the Diller "My
WORK." he said, consist. in looking up fraudu
lent land entries in this reg on, as we'll as the
depredations OF timber thieves on the unsur-
veyed lands. This latter class OF individuals
are usually wealthy mill companies, who get
their mill hands TO make a b uff AT squatting on
these lands and set about clearing the iand 10
make Improvements BY this means they OBJ
tain great amount of timber without paying
cent for 1t, which works an injustice. not only
to future settlers these lands, but to other
mill men who pay for their timber. and timber
land owners. who are thus deprived OF q mark l.
Another practice OF this class OF men is to get
their men to make large number OF entries III
a bunch and to then turn them over to the COM
pany, AMI by that means acquire large Sec
ton, oftentimes a whole town hip. IN sold
body. This works a hardship upon bona Tide
settlers. who have q right to EXPECT that other
settlers will in the future locate in his neigh
borhood. and thus develop community, with
schools, roads aud other access cries OF civiliza-
ton. But when he becomes isolated by these
wealthy corporations surrounding him with
great blocks of land on ali sides, his homestead
becomes uninhabitable. ana he is soon COM
PEELED to abandon his claim or to sell it for what
the timber monopols SITS are willing TO give him.
DR.. Charles R. Gill, of New York city, who
came to this city few days ago to seek his
brother whom he had not heard from for some
time, found him here all right ana doing we'll,
although he had not communicated with his
relatives for some time. the doctor takes con-
siderable interest n the extension of commerce
with the South American countries, and accom-
paniei the delegates on their tour through this
country.
Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH Grant. of Worcester.
a II.
Stevens, landlord of the Stevens house. Mr..
Grant ha- for many years been foreman In one
of the largest envelope factories in the world,
perhaps the largest outside of government in
situations. He will perhaps spend the winter
on this Coast
Deputy Sheriff B. B. Brockway returned SUM-
day night from hunting trip near LaConner,
where he went last Wednesday night. He
brought back with him l3S malard ducks, which
he distributed among his friends at the court
house and elsewh here about town.
Mr.. Claud Catch, who for several years has
held a very responsible position with Ladd &
Bush, bankers, at Salem, Or, is In the city with
his family, visiting the family of his father,
President T. NJ. Catch. of the state university.
L. J. Heacock, formerly of this city, but at
present agent for the seattle Coal and Iron Com
pany in San Francisco, is in the city on a weeks
vacation. He is the guest OF Wesley Wilson,
manager Of the company.
Gen. c. D. Curtis, OF Helena, Mont, Sheriff.
elect of Lewis and Clarke county, is guest OF
the Grand. The general is also grand exalted
ruler of the B. z. D. OF Elks, jurisdiction of
Montana.
Andrew F. Bureigh, his two sons and J. E.
Liley returned yesterday from Swinomsh fats
with about fly ducks, the result of hunt be-
gun on Thanksgiving day.
Hon. c. F. Roscoe, repreSentative-elect from
Snohomish county, was in the city yesterday
regiatered at the Grand.