The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-27

But he could never be induced to advertise,
weekly Journal, published mile away,
Called his attention to 1t most every day
But it was all to no use and waste OF time.
He'd as soon think of placing an ''ad;' as flying.
But one dark night. before going to bed.
He looked over his books and scratched his
head.
Thought he, ia change" has got to come over
this place,
Or the sheriff and will meet face to face.
And as he thought. his hands on his brow.
He thought and thought, but he couldn't see
how.
And while he was thinking his thoughts so
deep,
1t burdened his mind and he went fast asleep.
And he thought from a house, in the city of
Fair,
He had bought dozens and dozens of women's
underwear.
And when he had harnessed his pair of gray
nags.
He drove to the depot to bring home the jag
But the Dutchman in charge shook his head
nen.
"Der drain vas nod ind der vas pig wash oud
on der line
But as he was thus spoken to. he suddenly
awoke,
An idea had struck him and that was no joke.
From the corners of his building. right up to
the top
He'd fasten two standards. two immense props.
And he'd stretch line, upon which to hang
clothes,
women's nightcaps. shirts, paddles and hose
And sign on canvas way above would be flynn
Telling the public there wash out on the
line.
And an ''ad" in the paper. perhaps, would be
best,
Might add to the business and give it a zest.
And in short notice. operations had begun,
With line stretched across upon which duds
were hung.
He raked out of his stock the goods for the sale,
They'd go anyhow. even if he'd fail
He marked up his goods and through it marked
slices,
Then marked them down to ths regular prices.
He sent for the editor of the genial town Journal
And gave him an lad" to run. well-eternal.
He told of q wash out that tore up railroad.
That his goods arrived late, he was compelled to
unload.
No use to hold them over another season
Was the cause of the sale, very good reason.
And when the paper came out, it set folks a
goin',
Rushing to the store with pockets full of coin.
The clothes in the breeze called peoples atten-
ton
That the clothes were many, too numerous to
mention.
The crowd was so great the clothes went so fast
He intended to write, but he phoned at last
For ten cases of underwear, of general assert
ment,
To be shipped at once, for the sale was i'm
portant.
But what got him the most were the regular
prices
That folks thought he'd cut in several slices.
And of the old stock he got rid OF and not few
OF the cash on hand, to replenish with new.
There isn't man who will more willingly advise
The use of newspaper to advertise.
If you re in business and things are slump
And you're going down with a bumpety. bump
Just try an lad" in the weekly Journal
And draw from the nut the sweet kernel.
In the shape of bank notes. crisp and slick.
About three inches wide and fist or thick
And see for yourself how it grows in size
Ifyou'l study the wants" and advertise.
There men who go off with spontaneous
combustion and are then taken back.
When a man is anchored on solid rock he
need have little fear OF hard times.
There's are men who have met with storm of
approval from the public and thunder from the
old woman at home.
The saloon. keepers measure of success is by
the glass-full
The man who falls in line of duty can't make
anything but success out of it.
Some men never make a start because they
stop too often to think
The way some men are yanked out from under
a cloudy life is often lightning.
HAS lawyer Onest settled with the heirs ac-
cording to the terms of the will p
Eyes, he's placed it in the hands of the
receivers
Your course must be clear to receive showers
of blessings
'Tisn't hard to draw the I've out of soap stick.
You must feel pretty bad if you fail to see any
good in the world.
Too much Jersey lightning will play thunder
with you.
Hard work won't always turn expectations into
realizations-common sense must accompany it.
It's good thing for the prodigal son that his
father was not the inventor of the whipping-post.
The worst is often the best that's in some men.
If from your point of view this world is
nothing but dreary old place you can expect
nothing but the blunt end of it.
Young men who desire taste of military lite
often find it hard to swallow and then take to the
des(s)ert,
It's bad when folks on the mountain tops take
to the hills
When fellows lot gets hard he most invar-
iably sowed his seed in stony ground.
Man never places heaps of coal upon the fire
unless he gets warmed up.
Broken hearts in courts of justice are not always
what they are cracked up to be.
The use of yellow corn.meal will not cause one
to have the jauDdice.
The wearing of sash. even for blind, will
not cause any pane. Can you see through it?
The newspapers of today are full of adds as
to how to make money. The proof.reader passes
~ time