Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 9, 1905, Page 7

Comments From Leading Papers Show That They Are Making Headway in the Country. COUNTRY MERCHANTS MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES Neen Which tunefully jingled with a Who owed a bill to Jenkins, and It had a million pictures, it told He found was three part shoddy clear The butcher and the banker, the ---Kansas BY THE “CAT” HOUSE ROUTE. There was once a rounded dollar in the jeans of Farmer Jones, similar bunch of “bones.” And Farmer Jones that same plunk took and paid a debt he owed; And so. it went a traveling on a debtor lightening road. It visited the editor who sent it on to Gray, he paid the same that day. And Jenkins bought goloshes for to keep his “tootsies” dry, - And the shoe man paid a grocer by the gentle name of Frye. Now Frye, who needed flour, paid it over to the mill, Which, wanting wheat for grinding paid it back to Jones’ ‘till.” And thus it was that Jones’ dollar after paying debts a score, ‘Went roind the whole home circuit some more—and then some more. But one day from a “eat” house, in Chicago or Kay See, There came a whalin’ booklet, most wondrous to see. a million tales, And it had for sale most everything, from nutmegs up to whales. It said the retail merchant was a robber in disguise, And it proved that Ananias was no longer prince of lies. And Jones, he read that volume and reveled in the same. He swallowed all it told him, and he went against the game. He sent the same round dollar for a “skim milk” butter churn; i He got it, and he found it wasn’t worth a tinker’s dern. The carpet for the parlor, the “all-wool” suit for Bill— and the rest in good was nil. And the swell Fall hat for Susie, couched in words so sweet and Was—breathe the whisper gently—of a vintage yester year. And so the good round éollar, and others of the same Went off the old home circuit against the “cat” house game. tax collector too— The grocer and the miller and others not a few, No longer saw the dollar on its debt removing way, Tt had joined the “cat” house profits, it had gone and gone to stay. City Manufacturer and Merchant. nnn eee rodv”O0 OO O™Oor—”—wS. IMPOVERISHES THE COUNTRY. ‘The prosperity of any town depends largely upon the success of local busi- ness enterprises, and every citizen of ® community should realize this and help advance local interests and work against influences which endanger these interests, such as the mail order catalogue houses, etc. There are numbers of so-called farmers’ papers and other cheap pe- riodicals which are continually advo- eating city buying and advising their subscribers to patronize the city mar- kets, setting forth as inducements wonderful bargains. These publica- tions do this for the benefit of their advertisers, who support them, and they know that they are doing a great deal of harm to the country merchants by drawing away from them their trade without which they will fail in a short time. The longer a dollar is kept in circu- lation in one place the more good it will do, but when it is taken to an out- side point it is taking that much from the place, and making it much less prosperous. When a customer goes to an outside town to buy goods the profit of each transaction which would remain in your own town and go from dealer to dealer is sent away, business is curtailed, and the rssult in time is that the city becomes poorer and poor- er, and eventually is known as an in- significant place, not worthy of the title of village. A town will keep pace with its chief trading point. If the principal busi- ness interests of the town fail so will the town itself, the price of lands and produce depends to a great extent on local conditions, and if these are not good the land will dwindle in value, but if the merchants and citizens gen- erally are prosperous, the value of town property will increase, new set- tlers will come and the town will be built up and prosper. The success and supremacy of mail order houses means the enriching of some corporation or distant firm at the expense of numerous home merchants, {t means concentrating capital and population at the expense of the coun- try towns and villages, it means the failure of individual mercantile enter- prises, and in time will do away alto- gether with a home market, upon which depends almost entirely the prosperity of any city. The interests of the country mer- chants are closely allied with their cus- tomers, they select and sell the best their market can supply, their adver- tisements can be depended upon and through mail order catalogues they are buying entirely on chance, and in many cases statements of mail order houses in their catalogues are entirely unreliable and cannot be depended upon. The country merchants are in general progressive and enterprising; they are always working for the good of their town, they pay a good propor- tion of the city taxes, and encourage local enterprise and improvements. The commercial clubs of the differ- ent towns are all composed of the lo- cal merchants, and it is a well-known fact that a town without a commercial club is now considered as unprogres- sive, and every one knows what good such organizations accomplish. They build up the town, make improve- ments, establish new industries, and look after the interests of the town in general, and if there were no mer- chants there would likely be no com- mercial associations, so that the credit of the substantial influence which the commercial club has in making a town a commercial center, and in obtaining good legislation for it and the sur- rounding farming community in mat- ters of vital interest to its citizens is due largely to the local merchants, through whose efforts and support such an organization is kept in exist- ence, so that if the people residing in the town and nearby country wish to be ranked as progressive, and to be a factor in commercial interests, they must see that their home merchants are supported in every way and en- couraged to do their best for the city’s interest, for a town is always judged by the number and class of its. stores. If this is done the mail order houses will not last long, and the retailer will have no need of worrying about their rightful trade being taken to a city at a distance. The co-operation of the people with their business men is all that is necessary and a locality where this rule is followed will soon: be rank- ed at the head of progressive commer- cial and industrial centers—8t. Paul Trade. Placing the Blame. John Philip Sousa was condemning the voice of a comic opera comedian. “Jt is such a voice,” he said, smil- ing, “as belonged to a young man whom I kne win my boyhood in Wash- ington. “One night, at a men’s party, this young man sang a solo. It was execra- ble. In the midst of the hideous rack- et bluff old Squire Baer entered. “’Squire Baer sat down and folded his hands on the know of his stout stick. He waited patiently till the ‘Washington, a layman asked Surgeon General Wyman a question about tle construction of the throat. “If the throat were constructed like vthat,” said Gen. Wyman, smiling, “there would be more truth in the flipperty-flap story than there really is.” “The flipperty-flap story?” said the young man, dazed. “Yes. Did you never hear it? List- en, then: “A quack medicine vendor stood in a carriage selling a cough cure. To explain the construction of the throat he said: “ ‘Ladies and gepts, in your throat is two little flags, one closing when swal- lowing food and opening to recetve drink, and the other closing when swallowing liquids and opening to re- ceive food only. Now, if— ‘But here a humorous old farmer in- terrupted, blurting out: “‘Gosh, mister, what a flipperty- flapperty there must be wher yer eat- in’ bread and milk.’” Dry and Wet Dangers. “There’s just two things that break up most happy homes,” observed the Pohick philosopher. “What's them?” inquired the Sque- dunk ignoramus. “Woman’s love for dry goods an’ man’s love for wet goods, b’gosh!”-— Belair (Md.). Times. MILK CRUST ON BABY. Lost All His Hair—Scratched Till Blood Ran — Grateful Mother Tells of His Cuze by Cuti- cura for 75c. ‘When our baby boy was three months old he had the milk crust very badly on his head, so that all the hair came out, and it itched so bad he} would scratch until the blood ran. [ got a cake of Cuticura Soap and a box | of Cuticura Ointment. I applied the Cuticura and put a thin cap on his head, and before I had used half of the box it was entirely cured. His hair commenced to grow out nicely again, and he has had no return of the trou: ble. (Signed) Mrs. H. P. Holmes, Ashland, Or.” The Benefit. She—So you really imagine smoking benefits you? He—I know it does. My mother-in- law leaves the room the minute [ light my pipe. that Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, ‘safe and eure remedy for infants and children, \W.L. Douc.as _ Makes Use of His Family nel —. Peruna is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Letters of congratula- tion and commendation testifying to the merits of Peruna as a catarrh rem- edy are pouring in from every State in the Union. Dr. Hartman is receivin; hundreds of such letters daily. Al classes write these letters, from the highest to the lowest, The outdoor: laborer, the indoor arti- san, theclerk, the editor, the statesman, the preacher—all agree that Peruna is the catarrh remedy of the age. The stage and rostrum, recognizing catarrh as their greatest enemy, are especially enthusiastic in their praise and tes- timony. * Any man who wishes perfect health must be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh is well-nigh universal. Peruna is the best safeguard known. CAPITOL BUILDING, SALEM, ORECON. A Letter from the Ex-Gevernor of Oregon. The Ex-Governor of Oregon is an ardent admirer of Peruna. He keeps it continually in the house. In a letter to Dr. Hartman, he says: Srare oF OREGON, Executive DEPARTMENT. The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, 0.: Dear Sirs:---1 have had occasion to use your Peruna medicine in my family for colds, and it proved to be an excel- lent remedy. I have not had occasion to use it for other ailments. Yours very truly, W. M. Lord. It will be noticed that the Governor says he has not had occasion to use Peruna for other ailments. The reason for this is, most other ailments begin with a cold. Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1906. 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In fact, it is hateful to me, and my dislike to it grows stronger day by day. 1 was the first to take thecure from Kandiyohi County, and since then IT bave been more or !es¢ influentia! in inducing forty persons to take the cure. Of these but four have gone back to old associates anc oid habits. I can see no reason for any one going back who possesses ordinary intelligence, unless tbat person’s mind is either depraved or the orain is incapable of performing its proper functions througi the use of liquor before treatment. Teannot understand how any one can go back to drink after reveiving the Keeley Cure. and bave no sympathy for such, for I was as far gone as any of those I know of who took the cure, and T cannot in fitting janguage describe the great benetit the cure has been to me. both mentally Hundreds of other testimonials can be given and physically. Very truly yours, A. ¥. NORDIN. ONLY ONE CENUINE KEELEY INSTITUTE IN MINNESOTA. NO SICKNESS OR SUFFERING For Particulars ESTABLISHED 1870. MINNEAPOLIS. ORDERS FOR BUTURE DELIVERY WOODWARD & CO., GRAIN COMMISSION. EXECUTED IN ALL MARKETS. MINNEAPOLIS KEELEY INSTITUTE, “ii DULUTH. ° cpa ana anmmenne: te