People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — From the Sargeant-at-Arms. [ARTICLE]

From the Sargeant-at-Arms.

Arrangements havS been made with all the railroads in the United States to give us a one fare rate for the round tripjust half fare, except the roads in the eastern states, known as the Trunk Line Association, with headquarters in New York, and the New England ’ Association, with headquarters in Boston, and hope to yet obtain the same rates over their roads. Persors making application to us for the positions of door keepers or assistant sergant-at-arms if unkown to ns, must have endorsements from Populist Committeemen living in their respective counties or districts. Tickets of admission to the hall or auditorium, will be given to the different State Delegates and alternates, with some additional tickets, to each delegate, for distribution to friends. Other tickets will be given in limited numbers to each National Coinmitteemaii for distribution. EEtch real man, who makes the business his

avocation, will be furnished a Press ticket. One third of all the tickets go to the Business Men’s League of St. Louis, who furnished the hall in which we meet and money to meet the legitimate expenses of the convention—in accordance with the agreement made with them by our National Committee at its meeting last January. - The Business Men’s League will sell or give away their tickets, as they may choose. So many are applying to me for tickets which I have no power to grant. I deem the above statement necessary. Reform papers please copy. J. H. McDowell, Sergeant-at-Arms, National Convention, Room No. 356, Lindell Hotel. St. Louis. Mo.

A newspaper whbse editor has about the right ideas of peddlers and home merchants writes as follows: “If a traveling peddler comes along and tries to sell goods, before purchasing ask him if he will take your butter, eggs, hides and other- farm produce. Ask him if, when your neighborhood gets ready to build a road or a bridge over a creek or slough, he will be willing to donate a few dollars to help it along. Tell him there is a poor widow down the road who would be very thankful if he would donate a tew provisions. Finally, say to him that money will be scarce next season and would he mind trusting you for a few dollar’s worth of goods. If he will agree to this, then patronize him.”

Hon. S.P Thompson delivered the -graduating address at the exercises of the Wheatfield school. The following contains more truth than poetry, and is gleaned from the body of his address —“The love of money keeps one half ol our children out of schools and installs cheap and therefore poor teachers. It siezes upon the mind dwarfs and shrivels its capacity, and destroys its usefulness.”—Brook Reporter. —i