Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

Chicago Tribune.
The business Of canvassing has come
into such disfavor on o OF its be-
ing such a hard matter to be q success
full needing so much unmiti-
gated gall to obtain q hearing In the
first place. and much unlimited diplom-
acy to sell anything in such q way, un-
less IL be in the country. where callers
are so few and far between hat ny
body, no matter who, On what their err
rand, Is welcome and treated as hon.
ored guests, bringing with them all the
outside news of the day, that many of
the advertisements OF the papers now
adays for agents wind up with the
words, no canvassing."
Some OF them call for people who are
well known in social circles, and when
the circulars and instructions arrive
they suggest the formation OF clubs.
These clubs may be tea clubs TO
whom you are to sell tea OF a certain
brand, one out of a certain number OF
packages containing a ticket, upon the
presentation OF which the fortunate
owner will receive a present OF some
article OF sllverware OF chinaware, or
perhaps in turn each member OF that
tea club viii receive such a present
upon buying a certain number of
pounds of tea. Great scheme, that, to
sell tea, and get people to anvass for
the sale OF 1t without knowing 1t, n
get people to buy of friends in the same
Identical way as they would from can
vassers without knowing tia variation
upon c~anvasslng only.
Then there are the book clubs" a
certain number of subscribers to a GER
tain lists of books being necessary to OBJ
tain a great reduction from the list
price. which is high enough in the first
place TO show an object ia buying
through this particular medium. The
magazine club" was the first OF this
sort to start, and probably gave the
book publishers the idea In the first
place.
Now il is the musical club" Tho
publishers advertise for young mel and
women who are musicians and we'll ac-
| quainted with a great many musical
people to form a musical club for mu-
tual benefit and pleasure. This turns
out to be for the purpose merely or sell
ing expensive music pDt up in expensive
form and bound in the finest leather,
gilt edged, etc. to any and everybody,
through a musical acquaintance, n Is
canvassing again In still another form.
Again, the same means to the same
end, applied a little differently, is used
by teachers of the languages. especially
OF French. They advertise for the
names of people who would be pleased
to join a club of people speaking only
French for mutual help and enjoyment.
the practice of speaking fuently being
only a part of the benefits. OF course
there is a fee attached. which Is merely
the cos Of the lesson In conversation.
which the teacher receives, n helps
her to arrange evening classes under
another and more attractive name than
| the mere offer to teach evening onver-
sation classes.
Another sort of a club is a musical
club, which Is conducted by a leader
who is merely a music teacher who
wishes more pupils and takes this way
of obtaining them. The musical pro-
grams arranged by the teacher require
supervision by him, which is paid for by
the dues OF the members OF the club. 1t
Is quite possible also that those Joining
the club may come to the opinion that a
few extra lessons or a term OF lessons
might o be amiss.
Thus the fad OF belonging to clubs
helps all classes of business almost un-
g~anization of such clubs is an &c
pllshment which pays the organizer
well.