St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-13
KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD.

With the assistance or the boys tlllS
column will appear every Sunday here
after in the GLOBE. Send in your items
and help to make it readable and inter
esting. The Twin Cities contain over
1000 knights of the grip. Personal
mention, hotel pointers, suggestions as
to needed legislation or amusing Incl
dents are all in order.
We have chosen the GLOBE for this
enterprise, believing that it has the
largest Sunday sale of any OF the Twin
City papers. As the old deacon said OF
his church, political and religious
discussion rigidly excluded"
There are 300, 600 commercial travellers
in the United States. They are Il power
socially, politically and commercially.
They swarm on every train, take pos
session of the best hotels, and enliven
every village and hamlet III the Union.
They exert greater political influence,
barring the pulpit, the press and the
liquor callers, than any other body OF
men in America. Their evidence is
usually taken as that of an unDreludlced
witness. ana the wlie-aWake, we'll
posted runner who can tell good story
or give the latest news from up the
road never lacks an audience. WHO
has not seen country store fill up with
farmers and village boys when a we'll
known traveller makes his appearance?
Especially is this true in the small cross
road hamlet. where even the advent or
a ''drummer'' may possibly break the
dullneSS by giving them glimpse or
the outside world. The boys on the
road and the daily papers are rivals IN
the dissemination of fresh news.
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dandy little place to run in now.
By actual count there were ten kinds
of iel, Jam and sass Oh the table at
Pop Schiiling's, at Brounton, the other
night, and then the old lady apologiZed,
saying This is poor year for fruit"
Don't play poker. You can have fun
without. When you win it goes in
your vest pocket When you lose the
house suffers, the expense account is
padded, and first you know there is
trouble. Your salary is not raised. and
you wonder why. Perhaps at the end
of the year You are mot i'll 1t, and you
think it is tough. Many good man
does himself up by gambling on the
road.
The Republican T. MS (what there
are left are all hunting tive-cent lunch
counters and working freight trains,
while the Cleveland boys are riding III
Pullmans and taking their meals on the
dining cars.
The National Traveller, published at
Des Moines, is an Interesting and ably
edited journal devoted to the interests
of the travSling men OF America. 1t
has good circulation.
The Indiana association, with e. Is.
Russell, of South Bend, secretary. has
had il, phenomenal growth, {. coo members
in three month. 1t is modelled after the
DeS Moines.
Now for strong pull, long pull and
a pull altogether for 5000 mileage
book, good OH any road at two cents per
mile.
Trade is generally fair, with collec
tons a little slow Oh account Of the
price. Grain is moving slowly.
Travelling mems day at the Columbia
exposition is set for July 26. 1t will be
a corker. Not less than $1,000 will fail
in line.
The /. S. +. NJ. A, of Des Moines, has
grown to immense proportions. The
society now numbers about 5000 mem
bers, and affords the cheapest accident
insurance on earth, unless it is the III
diana; which may prove as low.
Ogden. of st. Paul. with the st. Paul
White Lead and Oil company, Is
hustler. He will make four towns a
day in South Dakota, especially when
he is headed toward Sioux Falls for
Sunday. | think he could make ten
towns Saturday if he had to. But he
sells the goods.
The representative in Minnesota of NJ.
Block q Co., Kansas City, better known
as the Kansas Cyclone, is one OF the
boys. He will ride III palace.
The Twin Cities need road from
Chamberlain or Prim across to the
Black Hills. Why don't the jobbers
pull for 1t by Offering solid business to
the first road across?
The Columbian management made
mistake in the selection OF July 20 as
Travelling Mems day. June is the dull
est month. Don't you think so, boys?
NeSbit, who represents the Peninsula
Stove company in Minnesota and the
Dakotas, is a smooth boy who is well on
to his job. 1t does one good to meet
him. He is a good talker, like most
successful statesmen, but never talks
through his hat.
Charles |. Price, freight claim adj
juster of the Chicago, Milwaukee " st.
Paul, is good fellow to meet. He
lives in the Windy City. but is not built
that way himself,
A. t. NJ. S ODE.
Our feet are weary, and
Our heads are tired.
Our souls oppressed,
And we want what r.
We have long desired
Rest. Oh give us TEST,
You loud-mouthed Democrats.
Why will you continue to yell
And drive us farther into HI?
Why do you holler, as the walking good?'
Ervn frNr
food
You measly free trade Democrats?
We'll, we still have cup of consolation;
We have Knute left in all this dreary desola-
The Swede from Choker county, Strange-
town,
Has got your little Danny down.
Come over here to Minnesota!
You Swedes from Scandal;
Well need you in two years.
Well pay our campaign
Bets like little men,
Well stuff our spense accounts,
Hunt dollaraday hotels,
And drink champagne from flowing wells,
And lay for you i'll four years,
You ego-dam- tistical Democrats.
You have the earth and all that's in 1t.
Now fish or cut bait, or you'll never win it
In 1896.
Thanks to 81 per cent tariff on wheat
Farmers have three meals and plenty 10 eat,
For you can't ship pauper wheat
In here from Ireland,
You noisy foreign Democrats.
Do you want Sideboard? Quinby &
Abbott have some special bargains in
latest designs. They sell Cane-Seat
Dining Chairs for rs cents.
ST. ANDREWS BANQUET.
Nov. 80 the Date-Dr. Dinwoodie
Reelected.
The annual banquet given by the st.
Andrews society will be held at the
Windsor hotel on st. Andrews day,
Wednesday, Nov. 80, when, in addition
to an exceptionally interesting pro-
gramme of toasts, songs and instru-
mental music, the officefs-elect for next
year will be installed. The event gives