St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-20
FOR TRAVELLING MEN.
a Platform to Which Every Grip
Knight VIII Sub
scribe.
Interesting Note and Comment for
Their Special Leis-
ure.
OUR PLATFORM.

Free bus to 50 day houses in small
towns; 5OoN-mie ticket good over any
road; 81 Tor a single berth in Pullman
sleeper oae night.
Good, clean beds with springs. no wire
mattress hammocks, please; no spoilers
on the trains; salaries based on a com
mission, after the sales have passed
certain point,and credit for mail orders.
Complimentary hotel rates for our
wlveS-Say once a year
What is platform? Webster says it
is stoop, a thing to get in on. A good
definition Of platform. And when yor
get in'' please pass 0n-it is against
the law to stand on the platform. 1t is
dangerous. (See last Democratic ma
tional platform.)
j. A. Pickell, NJ. c., from Faulkton,
S. d., is good fellow to meet, and con-
sidering his political complexion, ne
holds his age remarkably well. He is
one Of those genial. ensible, otf-hand
men who makes friends wherever he
goes-and he goes good deal.
"I'm writing to the old woman," said
st. Paul L. NJ. the other day. 'She
gets lonely. and says If | only write her
postal every day she is satisfied"
Good scheme.
Ira D. Hicks. publisher of Words
and Works, is the boss weather
prophet. We have followed him through
1892, and he rarely misses it. Below are
his probs for the latter part of NoVem
Der and December:
December-A cold opening for De-
cember. The 4th will find warmer days
touching 1t with rain and snow storms.
From the 9th TO 18th is storm period,
i'll which many causes will unite. Full
explanations in Word and Works. Look
for heavy storms Of rain, with perhaps
winter thunder, turning 10 billiards. in
the Northwest, and followed by great
cold. About the 10th reaction will
center. The 10Th 10 23d is another
storm period we will call dangerous on
sea and land. BE prepared for gales,
snow, ice in the North, and for a gen
eral cold wave over the continent.
Christmas promises to be cold. The 9th
and 2Sth will bring hard reactionary
storms, which will add fresh ram, snow
and ice, and turn in upon US the part
ing cold wave for 1852. See! Adleu!
Mitchell and Pierre both need good
hotels. Huron, Redheld, Watertown.
Sioux Falls. Yankton and Brookings
are strictly in it,
A pointer for certain hotel keeper
in South Dakota: Give the boys plenty
Of heat and light in the reading room,
and plenty of paper to write on. If you
ion't arc to this racket, there will be
grand central rally, and you won't be in
it, You'll wonder how came ''you So"
and feel rather "peska" over it, 100. A
word to the wise ls sufficient
Let us have a good attendance at the
annual |. S. r. NJ. \. The affairs, we
believe. have been well managed III the
past. If they are not SO in the future
it will be our own fault. Don't fail to
go or send in your prOXy-or stop your
kicking
-. P."-We will answer your Ques-
tion in our next. Want to consult my
wife first. She can tell by the hand
writing whether you are a man or Wom-
all, and whether you are asking this
question in good faith or not. She is a
mind-reader. If lack Il little mind she
gives me some OF hers. sometimes, see!
You married men on the road, we amt
all bad, are We? We must hang to
gether or we'll all hang separately. See?
Lady II. MS who have items for this
column will please mali them to my Of
flee instead of my residence.