Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-01

and embraces some new thoughts on
this important Subject.-Ed
~ see by the papers," said Mr.
O,Hara Of McManus Siding, that
they do be tryin me ould frind Scar
Sawbuck for the fraudulent use of the
mails down in Illinois and it makes
me heart reach out for the poor ould
soul. Shure thin fellies will kape on
persecutin me ould frind lawn Rookie
feller, putin me frind Jawn r. Walsh
la the pen for tin generations aud
6ning the Mail Order Houses until the
poor unoffending common people wont
have a pint of kerosene or be able to
horny dollar or buy farm wagon for
fear Of being called up by the grand
jury TO testify about thrusts, as the
Alinest and pollyticlans calls thin,
but cash min is what do be callin
thin, for whoever heard of the thrust
thrusting anyone to oil or groceries or
or farm wagon or q few dollars TO
pay taxes wild. No be gorra, its cash
in advance for the thrusts. There
for US to thrust not thin to thrust US
and the freshman that named them
made the biggest kind of bull whin
he made there name.
Ye see its meself that is we'll &C
quainted wild me cousin Scar Saw
buck, having meny personal letters
and printed postals from him whin l
started the store at the siding up ia
Robert Emmett Co.
Ye see when | came to the town the
half dozen business men fought shy of
me whin they heard was Sthartihg a
sthore, and the local paper, the Sid
ing Bazzoo had 10 local advertising,
nothing but st. Jacobs Oil, Chicago
Cegars and the like, as the local min
got there news from Grand Rapids
papers and paid no attention TO local
advertising. They niver took time To
tx up show windows for farmer trade.
and as they were none too friendly.
like all the farmers in the locality, to
sind TO Chicago for my store. l order
ed two kegs of spikes, two Inertar hoes,
six No. 2 shovels, buck saw, and u
wheel barrow TO begin wild.
BY return mail l received letter
from the house TO be patient and wait
a month so they could have time to
select my goods and forward thin by
freight as soon as possible. but he gor-
ra its my opiniop firm doing fourty
million dollars worth of business a
year could make million dollars in-
trst by holding each customers money
month.
Well whin the goods arrived L re-
ceived letter be freight wild the
goods Stain that the goods l ordered
were few articles they had ceased to
keep 10 stock or could not find them
in Chicago but they had sint some
just as good or b etter. They slnt me
two kegs OF Raj Road Spikes, two fire
ShOvels, Meat Saw, two pieces of
rubber garden Hose, and two cheap
baby cabs. with instructions to return
the goods If not satisfactory and they
would return my money after dawing
another months lutrist, if / did not
want the stuff, and there ye are.
Well l got acquainted wild local
hardwa man across the corner aud
he had all the goods needed, but az
he kept his stuff stored In an old ice
house about fouity rods up the track
could never guessed he had 1t in
stock from the appearance of his
sthore.
Well whiu L got stharted / adver-
tised In the Siding Bazzoo that sold
cheaper than me cousin Sawbuck 10
Chicago and the first Saturday in
comes dozen farmers to look ct me.
Where is that farm wagon says wan,
ye sell dollar cheaper than Sawbuck,
says he, In me Indiana factory, says
/, there is the picture on the wall
with full descriptiO Lave your
money here for thirty days, says l,
and I'll have ye the wagon, II IL amt
as represented, I'll return it, says l,
and after thirty days more, says 1, ye
can have your money back or due
bill for any stock / have pictures here
In this sthore. says l. Ye mood not
bother pickiu it ont, says L. Ye are
on our preferred list, says L. refer
by special permission to Jawn K.
Walsn's bank In Chicago, says L, that
those pictures are genuine, aud on
genuine paper, says l, and ! will give
thin to any charitable organization
IL they are not, says 1. Ye must take
me for d--fool, says he, no sane
hueinaea man will IN that hind ~