Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-15

they are capable of carrying out. Such
resolutions fail of success. We all see
these failures constantly occurring in
our midst; we can not rectify them as
much as we might wish to, but let il
teach us lesson, to base our resolutions
on our ability to do,and then do it, for
we all want success.
The project entered into by Hyperion
lodge for the establish ent of a National
Home, spoken of last week, begins to
assume tangable form. Although up
to this time, few letters have been for
warded and the movement fairly launch.
ed, yet many letters have been received
to date. Words of encouragement have
been received from different states in
regard to the enterprise. 1t is a good
cause and will meet with success. We
Will keep our readers and those interest
ed in this effort posted from week to
week. \ point to be observed by knights
here, is, when sending out letters, let
them be as far removed from Plymouth
as possible. Several have received more
than one already.
And now Michigan City is receiving
her share of the green goods circulars.
For several years past this same scheme,
with the same circular, purpOrting to be
cut from newspaper, has been doing
no Ii Of nj
these fellows are to sharp to be caught,
and there is not the slightest doubt they
catch suckers" quite frequently. Yet
the man who receives such cOmmuni-
cation and acts upon the advice given
by these smooth rascals, deserves TO be
defrauded, for if he answers the letter,
and meets them which is one of the
agreements, he does it believing he will
receive something by which he will be
enabled to defraud the government to
his advantage. But not so. They may
show him their specimens, but when he
unpacks his ill-gotten gains, goodly
supply of saw dust is found.
\ gentleman who has probably been
duped by travelling merchant" writes:
If our local merchants or grocers
would let the people know about the
prices of their goods through printers
ink as the travelling grOcers and the for
! eign merchants do 10y flooding the
country with price lists, catalogues, etc.,
there would not be so many duped farm
ers or complaining merchants. The adj
vertiser who put their goods before the
people and keep them there are the ones
who will sell their goods. They may say,
when too late, II would have duplicat
ed that bill of goods" but they should
have let the farmer who sent away and
bought advertised goods of a foreign
merchant know of it before he bought.
That's the business of it.
1t is little use for the local editor TO
waste his lungs and sprain his spine in
trying to boom town when the citizens
all stand around with their hands in
their pockets and indifferently wait for
something to turn up, says an exchange.
If the capitalists or business men do not
put their shoulder to the wheel and doa
little boosting it is useless for the editor
to try to boom things. He can write
"boom" articles till he gets Daldheaded,
but if the citizens themselves do not
take hold and push, the town will for
ever stick in the mud OF what use is
it for the local paper to suggest i'm
provement and new enterprises if the
suggestions are never acted upon. One
man can't boom a town. 1t requires
the concerted action of all citizens.
When one man shoulders a town and at
temptS to carry it there are always lot
of cranky kickers ready to jump on top
of the load. Unity of action is what is
needed.