Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-09
Looker-On In Iona

conrad, Nov. 9.-The story in the
travelling mems column in the T.-R. of
the Knight Of the Grip taking off his
coat to lick" the merchant and the
latter pulling his gun to get the
travelling man off the premises, was
was the subject of. general comment
last week in the hotels where travel
ing men congregated The travelling
man tells his friends and others an
entirely different story regarding the
provocation while admitting the 9TH
er details. The concensus of opinion at
these gatherings is that all travelling
as body take too much sass from
the buying class. That the buyer pre-
sumes too much on the fact that he
IS a buyer and uses language many
times not that of gentleman. One old
veteran on the road says there's just
one way to cure such specimens of
humanity and that IS. don't call on
such men. We are all so anxious for
trade that when we hear that y has
ordered knockersmith & Co.'S man out
of the store we all rash in to get his
trade and incidentally take our chances
of being ordered out This man nat
urally taking the side of the travel
ing man. says supposing every coffee
and tea man on the road would not
call on the merchant referred to- how
long would he continue 10 treat trav
cling men as he is reported so to do?
The other day in a small Iowa town
heavy set woman drove up the
streets dressed in a nice fur coat and
wearing a man sof. hat More than
the words worse than all were almost
written-she had her hair cut man
fashion, close cropped on the back of
the head What about II? Only this if
some man had driven into town with
woman's cloak on. had wore a peach
basket hat, and had his hair fixed up
in the latest feminine fashion, there
would have been something doing"
The small boy and .ae old boy all
respected the right OF this woman TO
dress as she pleased and only curious
looks but not uncomplimentary words
were given her. After al il was a pref
" sensible way for capable woman
farmer 10 dress, for tha, Is what she
is. with strong emphasizes on Ca
pahle."
& true story. She has a regular ample
weekly allowance from her husband 10
run the house. Spends il as she pleases
and 10 questions asked. She was
tired of paving 35 cents a pound for
butter so quietly ordered three pounds
OF oleomargarine at % cents per pound.
No. everybody knows that with each
package OF cleo Us q little package of
coloring matter. The manufacturers
thru the wisdom Of our paternal gov
eminent is not allowed 10 mix color
ing with cleo, but is allowed TO sell
coloring material and oleo Now this
shrewd housekeeper proceeded TO work
over" the oleo. knowing how. because she
was raised on ar Iowa farm, and then
for four days fed a particular husband
and her children on this colored oleo,
And he ate it on bread and smacked
his lips. The children enjoyed it on
buck wheat cakes. But wornanlike she
couldn't keep a secret She had 10 tell
her shrewdness. This family is still
eating cleo. but il doesn't taste quite
SO good TOW they know of 1t. There's
a postscript to be added. For some
reason the husband soon after brought
t1nrre a jar Of County butter" So the
good wife put it, on the table, but as
good luck would have it, it was strong
enough TO walk alone, and s!nelt like
an unwashed creamery. Then the wife
was politely asked TO use that jar for
corking butter, but no further remarks
made or suggestions offered.
And here's another story not 50 much
in the line OF household economy.
Where this scene is laid, the market
men handle packing house beef. Costs
something these days. The family is
good sized one and naturally they fig
IRE to keep down expenses. One can
sure considerable by going without