Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20
LATEST STYLE OF DUN.
calls Himself an Adiustsr and Tries
90 Make Things Pleasant for
Both sides

the Office boy proved TO be suave, con-
fdent, aggressive.
81 have come" he said, ito see II
we can't reach some agreement about
that 500 you owe John Smith & Co"
"You have, have your" growled the
delinquent debtor. "Well, did they
tell YOU that / had notified them that
I would throw the next man they
sent out Of the Window"
THAT lets me out all right" re-
turned the unperturbed visitor, 70
cause they didn't send me"
"What are you doing here, thenT"
demanded the debtor.
"Tm an adjuster," replied the Is-
tor. according TO the New York Sun.
81 happened to hear that you owed
them this money and wouldn't pay IL
and that they were going TO sue you.
So I thought I'd just try TO fix the
matter up somehow. That'l save
money and trouble to both of you"
"What business is IL Of yours, any
how, whether I pay or not?" retorted
the debtor. "Let 'em sue If they
want to-"
"Now. my dear sir" protested the
adjuster, lust consider what that
means. II they should sue you and
recover Judgment for 500 you would
have 20 pay S125 costs on top of that
besides your lawyers fee. No, no,
you don't want to let them sue"
"They won't get no judgment for
500 against me-" rejoined the debtor,
sand I'd rather pay SIPS besides,
anyway, than be swindled. I offered
TO pay 500 for the goods 1 used, but
I won't pay a cent for the defective
goods I sent back"
"Ah, you say some Of the goods
were defective?" asked the adjuster.
"And that is the reason of your re-
fusal to pay. Very good. I hadn't
heard of this feature of the case.
Now TIL 60 back to John Smith & Co.
and see what they'll allow you on the
defective goods" and he rose to go.
"But you haven't told me yet what
business this is of yours" said the
debtor.
ooh, I'm not doing this for my
health or for charity" replied the adj
juster. 81 am really the newest kind
of dun. Men in this line of business
call themselves adjusters. The word
describes the business as well as any
other. We adjust disputes of all
sorts. There are so many Of us and
we are doing so well that a lawyer
told me the other day that we were
hurting their business.
"But we are public b~enefaGtOrs
Say there is a dispute between two
firms, as between you and John Smith
& Co., and neither will give in o.
make a move toward Cancellation. II
the ordinary course of events the dis
pute would run on. each side woult
become more stubborn and the mat
ter would finally land in the courts
The lawyers would be the only gain
ers.
"In nine times out of ten = maj
with tact and a level head an ge
at the nub of the dispute, clear ava.
the Misunderstanding and brini
about an agreement between two paI
ties who mean TO do the right thing
That saves time. money and temper.
That's my business-straightenin
out kinks. It's really q new kind O
arbitration, and business men WIN
deal with us soon come to appreciat
our work. It's cheaper and Quicke
and more satisfactory to employ d
than to write letters or hire a Law
yer.
"We take up all kinds OF bushes
disputes between firms and ind
viduals. They may relate TO Il
quality of goods, TO the meaning
contracts, to deliveries Of goods
prices, to n such matter. We he
both sides, get at the facts, and th'
point out what is the square thiI
TO do on both sides. Generally. pc
pie find il to their advantage TO Il
low our advice pretty closely.
"We also undertake the collects
of ordinary debts when there IS
dispute as to the facts. We don't {
to harry debtors or pound them. '
Just try to convince them that 1t
best for them TO pay up, or, If tn
can't pay in fun, to pay what tn
can. You can generally get son
thing out of aman if he is not a thu
ough scamp.
"And now shall I go and tell 10
Smith & Co. that you are willing
pay $50 and anything else that m
be rightly due themF'
at guess So" said the debtor.
Just So" said the adiuster, sta
ing for the door. "You see how 81
pIe It is to settle a dispute betwe
square men when It is rightly IN
died. Sometimes I think my conn
sions are easily earned"
How 20 Escape a Req Nose.
A red nose is a trial; TO avoid it,
to cure it, do not use too much c
fee and tea. Do not lazily let u
feet stay cold for any length Of tiI
when a hot foot bath followed b.
cold sousing would send the blood
ing to these extremeties. Keep y
feet warm all the time, and go In
long. brisk walks. Also see VIVA