Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-02

recommend your medicine to all. -
Mrs MAGGIE A. BROWN, WEST IT.
PLEASANT, N. j.
and the depth Of true sympathy when
aroused. which commercial travellers are
Justly credited with is illustrated NY the
old story Of sleepy commercial traVei-
ler who. annoyed by the cries OF young
child. thrust his head out OF the curtain
OF his sleeping berth and said To the man
who was trying to quiet II:
How do you expect any one 10 steep
in here? Why does the childs mother
not quiet it?"
The reply was: II am sorry to annoy
You sir: | am doing my best to quiet the
little one. but i am very awkward. Inc
chlld's mother is in the baggage-car III
her. coffin" Whereupon. the commercial
traveller arose, dressed himself. ana win
tears in his voice and eyes, and pain IN
his heart. walked with tho child until
morning. while its father got some rest
and sleep.
Some gay young fellows were seated
around the office fire of hotel out vest
and were disposed TO chaff one OF their
number who appeared to be OF more Sc
rious mood. The porter came from the
ouiet man q small letter written upon
tinted and scented paper. lie imme-
diatelv became the centre Of curiosity ana
fun. and all kinds of questions were ask
ed him as to chow his best girl was. ,
and whether she had concluded to snake
him. and other jOcular inquiries. lie
said: Eyes. boys, the letter is from my
best grim fact, my only girl. ana
handing the letter to one of the jokers'
he said. read the concluding paragraph
aloud" He did so, and it read: Il miss
YOU SO much, dear papa, and now that
| have no mamma | am so lonesome
when you are away that l cry nearly
all the time want you TO come nome
and stay with me. l pray every night
TO God 10 keep you safe and brlng you
back soon TO your little girl AND Inc
shirt Of the occasion changed, ana every
man there envied the quiet man the
love of his best girl more than If 1t mad
been learned that she was belle OF So
cietv. l could not in a volume more
impressively describe TO you the trials
and tribulations of the occupation OF a
commercial traveller and his enforced abb
sence from those who are dearest TO MN
than is painted by that old story.
To-day the conditions Of evolution are
applied TO the ethics of the road as well
as TO all other conditions of progress.
The man who formerly eXpectorated large
streams of tobacco juice and swore re-
sounding oaths because he thought IL
dignihed to do so, now reIrdlnS from
both for stronger reason-vlZ., because
he knows it is digniied 10 do so. Inc
man who formerly crushed and crowded
I'D 10 the hotel register, eager TO secure
the best room, no matter whether or not
older and feebler men might thereby De
inconvenienced. is yielding TO the olc-
tates of public opinion, which nave mace
that characteristic one Of the accepted
indications of an undesirable acqaalht-
ance. The fellow who bases his quallh-
cations upon an ability TO tell hlthy $40
ries finds but few patient listeners,
either among customers or other sales
men. and is frequently puzzled to know
why his sales are falling off and his So
clety is being Stunned.
The clean, bright, neat, moral, cheeIlul
man. who not only impresses you as
gentleman on first acquaintance, but who
ON better mountaineering convinces
YOU that your first impressions were cor
rect is the man who to-day sells the
goods Oh the road and who Is the typl-
cal modern commercial traveller. lie is
The type OF business in motion ana OF
motion in business, the force In the COM
mercial chronometer which makes the
wheels go round. the soul or the song Oh
Industry. the evangel Of that great pow
or which I'm the worlds progress precedes
even the influence of education and re-
ugion. The mission of bringing the
worlds peoples together upon terms
of amity and fraternity is his.
He it is who Is destined TO
break down obstructive restraints TO
commerce. to bring about a great com
mon unit of value and accepted medium
of exchange. through an international
banking system. which will tend TO
commercial and Industrial unification Of
All Gods people, which will bring to
pass the blessings of universal peace, and
which will deliver the world from the
dwarfing and retarding curse Of war and
of great standing armies. He represents
the power Of Peace" for commerce
stands FOR comfort. for education, for en-
llghtment. for the upbuiding and creative
force the great agency which will in
Gods own time be utilized to teach peo-
pie how 10 wisely govern themselves, and
TO use the opportunities of life as our
Creator intended them to be used. 1t is
the power which is destined TO break the
shackles and bonds Of slavery, 10 depose
and crush the power OF tyrants of earth
~ kings and monarchs. 10 bring about
the public ownership of natural monopo-
lies and OF public franchises, and which
shall subject the power Of force TO the
control OF mind. 1t is a power which
has been and is even now being per
verted and abused msused. and misun-
derstood. but which, as the world grows
wiser and better. is destined to predomi-
nate in establishing the fatherhood OF
God and the brotherhood OF man.
Ii is said that commercial Traveller
once attended church. and, being Ia
ugued, sat doing in a pew. the minis
ter. 10 illustrate his sermon, salu'
Every one who desires 70 go TO heaven
will please stand up" All stood except
our sleeping friend. who did not near 'hs
request The minister then asked all 10
be seated. and said: "All who prefer 10
10 20 hell will now stand up our Urea
friend heard only the last words, when
were emphasized. and stood up, looked
around drowsily. but good-naturediy' aha
then, forgetting where he was. aauresseo
the minister saying: Mr.. Chairman
you and / seem to be In the minority.
And so Il will be In time TO come, tne
minister representing the inspiring ana
upbaiding force of the goodness anu
mercy OF God. and the commercial ira
weller representing the civilizlng, rehhins
and enlighiening force known as ,he
power OF commerce, will stand forth be
fore the world as allies for the refornia-
ton and regeneration q mankind. put
they win not be In tn iaircrity; for they
will lead a great maJcrsy OF the forces
OF civilization onward and upward, high
er and still higher 10 perfect ideal or
worldly existence. and onward still TO