The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-09
HIS SOUND GOSPEL.
The Drummer Gives The Country
Sgorekeeper Some Pointers.

"eA S0i''0 "Ai''1iS'
i was Just reading in the Atlanta
constitution, sand the travelling man,
Jhat the National Association OF Il. F.
u. men IS gong to meet IN Atlanta.
ms Constitution goes on to remark that
tncse men are dong more to make rural
me happy anG comfortable than any
oIhef Dody oil men IN the nation.
IL. +. D.-rural Tree delivery hun.
sruhted the owner OF the general store
III '1le Arkansas town IN lront. OF which
the group OF local citizens and the drum
mer We're spending warm October
afternoon houf'
why 90 you say II IN Ihat tone OF
voice. the drummer inquired
Simply because tn a-oreHeeper
Iepileu' IheSe rural Ire 1'&'l Iei!oWs
are beginning TO khocAatl' TAR out Oh
business IN towns hNe ms 81 IL not
'heir IauIt' OF course. Ihey re gov
eminent employees and they must
carry Ine nalis' TO matter what goes IN
Ine mails. Ihey are beginning toahaVe
'"elr wagons stocked up with packages
orue req by mail from 'he Dig citleS'and
ueilVereu through the mails fight at the
uoor o4 inc IatiHer mousse GU sell
uIy Roou" ana thifSS' ION | you see
th"t IinS thihg Is goingEto hutt your
business DIS wen as NINE! II II keeps
up Il nave 10 decrease my orders from
you. 90 II S up 10 you ana me 10 Or
game mutual ho"llhg- society
misery loves company YOU Know.
One VI 'ne farmers III Vhe group SUI
uehly IelI IN MS INSIDE coat pocket 1of
tloSe thIee letters when hlSi we ana
uaosh'erS mao haflded MN 10 give 10
|le rural oeivefy man as ne came along
'ie roao, lhey We're addressed 10
stores IN d. Louis ahdlChlcago'
Inc drummer smiled
quoted IhaI stun from the Atlanta
paper ne SAID JuSt 10. wake you up
Oh tL'S SUBJECT kne" what you
"oulo say But we ooh want any
.ii0'O"' moving society what we want
Is mutual sen preservation society or
i"'HeT' th"V Is "haV you people IN VhlS
community want gu can DUCK up
a.. ,s anus '"e euertlal SPIRIT OIL progress,
''gie sam mas estaousheu me rural
i'''i' "el'NeIS, ana 1t Is oelnS sWiueneu
Io!'s '''i' n.y. EFeIy Gay ne" fouteS-are
"0''is Oie"'e" lld' paper - III III III
'''S NY 'tie Sei wee auu9 ii'uch 70 hapPl-
Il se' anu 'o.i'ioi' III '''e country 60
P'o va '''' i'i'i'9 'i'" NS' 'iieIi 'e''ei9
".''' ''.0i' o"sPdl'ei9 every u@S LlSIedu
""i'iiS III me man hIl'iie9 up lor
'i,e ga Jul gay ''i'eI Iooil u'INe o.'o"".
~ '''''" I''lS ""' Mi'"' IL NoIilS oi
~ nc "oi'"' al" Il "'''E iHPeI heiI ,
' ing ''''' ~ ie.'e'' I NC ',o'i'''"S u
'''' ',T. u arm ''le'
or, '''' 0o1'' P"' III '''e lati''e'.
81 q i's "'"i 'oo9oi IpeI 10 our local
''''i9 nv" d. wen aS 'he weekly All
my I''''7 i'"e " Ie''' inc papers
.,, 0'e "S9eH'eo ll'e drummer
->o"' 'ile point Is tilS' gu lhef-
nan !, % want 70 Keep your 'faoe ana not
io' II ~ ~ Iile mail order houses very
wen gu We @oI 10 90 some preaching
- 'he farmer loiNs' not 10 speak Oh the
'o"ii IoiNS' VINO also patrohize 'ile mail
o'"el S'oies CONSIDERABLY gu ought
70 organize d nome 'raoe league or you
mig III DETER call 1t a local Improvement
soele'y' mat Wouid take IN the lar
''ierS "S wen as your to"hspeople' Hire
d nan anu " DraSS oailu' 100 II necessary
~ se' CROWD. ffeach the doctrine
'Ha' every uoilar circulating at nome
III. NAMES nome d pe.'er place 10 I'VE H.
iiidl , soou Souho gospel "A town or
community WIN us cash 'leu up III
Co'ii"lo cans or sealed up IN envelopes
uieeleu OUT ol Town. WhichxlS practi-
o"iiy .ne same thihg' Is not hkely ever
70 Ian over us own leet III making pro
sleSS' money III circuiaIloh Is the NE
oioou oi community other"lse mere
Is nothing out staghatloh' Town ousl-
ness VIII SVaghate. Farm property VIII