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VOL. lXIV. BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURDSAY , MARCH 15 , 1906.--EIGHT PAGES. NO. 40' :
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N NowadaYR thall c\'cr hefore. r-'o dOllbt
. of It. l'elllle 118C11 tll thlLk that tht !
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l1 ton It aR l'OQ8tbtl' . ' .
o 'Ve knuw t > lttr.r ! IInW. " 'e apptye\'cr ) ' li
kllOWII alCellC ) ' fur thc relle ! a 1111 cure of 0
o e'c wcakllcss , allli there are methodR III { }
COIIIIIIOII IIqe Io-da ) ' which werell't heant 0
o uf c"ell tell year8 all'o. { }
{ } Now we COllllllence lu rhlht C'CRhIht t.l
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, Now Retloot ehlhlrell b ) ' the hUllltre" 0
N wt'ar t IllaRseR. Alldlt's wlHe allli proper , R
Let UB tell ) ' 011 what flhal' " ) 'our.eyeR R
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LACE CURTAINS LAUNDERED. i
\ I am presnred to launder I.ace curtains
on etretchcrs. Satisfactiou guaranteed.
Your patronoge solicited.
I Mrs. Mattie Papineau.
, Qne block east of Rycrson's store.
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High Grade Caro-
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No SinokellI !
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get a coupon good for
half gallon. Tr ) ' a '
can and be convinced.
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Our can goods arc all
labeled "Advo Extra- :
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fords. We have a fine
' . 1ine of .Staple and I ancy
Groceries. Call and see us
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Try The Republican for
PRINTING.
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John Deere" Listers and Onltiva tors.
I David Bradley Listers and Oulti vators.
\ , Shutter , : Moline , Staughton I and 'Vinono.
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\ goods. Also have a car of
! Canton Planters , Disc's , Listers , etc. I
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Harnes : " FurnHure , Dishes , Bard ware . .
\ and all kinds of Grass Seeds.
; Call at myoId , stand , n rth , side of square. .
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Going to Paint ?
Then use
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\ THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT
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; and you'll get satisfaction. , _ -
} It's. the best protection
I you can give your house.
. . : , ; . It's made from pure white ,
r lead , pure zinc white , and pure
linseed oil. '
. . It does not powder , flake off
or crack.
It , forms a tough , durable film
that wears and looks well for the
. " longest time.
It's colors are clear , bright and
lasting.
It costs less by the job than any
other paint made.
. The full color card shows 48
( . handsome shades. S. . W. P. 3
\ put up jU//lIIeasure , always.
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: Embalmer and Funeral Director ,
NORTH SIDE , BROKEN BOW , NEB.
/ Business phone , 301. Residence phone , 227.
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arc dealers in Beal Estate of allldnd . ,
WE We will buy or sell. Don't fail to see ' ,
us b e f ore 'you bu ) ' " or sell. We can (10 .
. JOu good. l'ollectio\t ! , made an l insurance -
ance wntten. Farms rented and taxes pa1d. See " ,
us for farm loans. Come in and see us , .
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Catalogue Houses Prevent Development
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And Tend to Centralization of Trade to the Large CIties
to the Detriment of Towns and Country Alike.
How it Can be Prevented and the Merchants , CItizens i
and Farmers Greatly Benefitted Thereby.
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The catalogue house is a modern -
ern device of trade , the motto
of which might aptly be : "Heads
I win ; tails vou lose , " and the
process of op ration a sort of cat
in the bag trade , or a "swap unseen -
seen , " so far as the consumer is
concerned.
' 1'he cal.alogue house occupies
a citadel of securit.r froUl which
radiates a system of tenticles
'reaching ' int the heart of every
o tllnunity , and a counter system
of well greased skids along which
glides to their coffers the wealth
of the land. There is a deft ingenuity -
genuity in the system which retains -
tains every advantag-e for the
house and gives nothing in return -
turn until the last penny of the
purchase price is yielded up by the
fanner. 'l'he accumulation of
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pre-payment , .thus artfully exacted -
ed , looks like the inception of nether -
other Tontine insurance scheme ,
which , if developed unchecked ;
may some day invite another uprising -
rising of the people nd at least
furnish fame for a Moses , a
I oosevelt or a Lawson.
The theory of the cataloguer's
system , if carried to its logical
conclusion , means a stop to communal -
munal developments , a centrali-
zation and a monopoly , compared
with which the beef trust is a
roadside' lemonade stand. It
means the extinction of country
merchants and the obliteration
of inland distributing centers.
With the country merchant and I
kindred industries the villages I
. and towns d windle and disappear !
nd the country at large finall.r ;
resolves itself into a system of
one great center of supply on the I
one hand and an unbroken expanse -
panse of agriculture on the other , I
With the innumerable small
commercial centers must also go .
the ready facilities that mal ;
suburban life endurable-the docI I I
tor , the lawyer anti all of the I
profc5bions that cater to the con" r 4
venience and happiness of the c
communities-all drawn to the J 1
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one congested vortex of strenuous - I
ous life and leaving the balance c
of the countrJ to the lonliness of
toil to enrich the one great octu.
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pus of city life. ' 1'hiS condition ,
attained and monopoly is ripe for (
its final stroke that makes all 1
commerce the servitor of the ,
trust for which peoples and governments -
ernments must exist only as
feeders. 'rhus in theory the i
catalogue house commences a i
long stride toward universal (
trustificat1On , a condition which (
some poli tical economists say i 1
ideal , but against which all intelligent - I
telligent humanity struggles
aghast , Imowing that the price
is the extinction of the last atom I
of individuality , reducing all 4
men to a single Ultlt as co he sic' :
and indistinguishable as a mass
of dough. 'l'his view , even if
drawn with broad strokes , is yet
the final1ty of the catalogue
house ,
'l'here is no class who rebel
against monopoly , centralir.ed
power and trustification more
than the farmer. and yet their response -
sponse to the sap.sucking tenti-
des of the catalogue houses do
much to transfer the wealth of I
the country to the great centers. I
'l'hey are sapping the life of
home commerce , which is the
basis of social and industrial development -
velopment ; the first of which
makes life orth living and the I
second provides the ahundant I
t.ueans ot it. The ) ' arc destroy- i
lng that touch-stone of progress
-credit-without which the
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great west wonld be } 'ct a wilder-
ness. .
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Under the cataloguers' regime I
it would rl'quire ten times the
money now in use to carryon the
exchanges of commerce and by
the difficulty of its procurement ,
to that extent retard the development -
opment of the country.
'l'he country merchant and all I
he stands for represents a theory
directly opposite to that of the
catalogue house. He represents '
the greatest axioms of political I'
econotU } ' in bringing the produ- !
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touch. He represents the idea
of the completeness of communal -
nal organization and thus the
ideal society with the most varied -
ied happiness of tife.
'l'he country merchant , by the
beneficience of wide-spread cred-
it. furnishes millions of capital
that has turned the desert to a
garden and n any a poor man
from poverty to opulence. II1
gives the choice of selection on
the spot , the advantage of which ,
in economy and effective results ,
few consider. He stands as a
visible guarantee of his goods
which is an everlasting incentive
to the highest standard of qual-
ity. And finally , when the qual-
1ty of the goods , the variety presented -
sented to view , the choice of se-
llection , the quickness of delivery
and the inestimable value of
credit when needed and the saving -
ing of freight arc all considered ,
he lays the goods in the farmers'
hands at less cost than any catalogue -
log-ue house can ever do.
Nebraska , alone , probabl v
purchases $20,000,000 in supplies
each year , and pays therefor later -
ter on , after the crops arc gathered -
ered , Bold and the money secured
therefor. 'Yipe out the countr.r
store and Hus $20,000,000 wouhl .
go out of the state before dollar -
lar came from the crops and
would require a mortgage on
nearly every farm in the state to
raise the money.
The popularity of the catalogue
ho s ' is based on prestige not
warranted by the facts. A voluminous -
uminous ' illustrated
catalogue profusel ) -
ustrated , glowingly worded and
presenting baits for cash in ad-
"ance , conveys thc impression
of bcd-rock prices , but making
110 account of freigh t , expressage -
age , exchange , cash discount ,
loss of time , misfits and 'poor
[ Iuality. It's a m'th , but thc
: langer comes in the credulity
) f the people who continue tel
l > unco themselves and impoverish
lhe community-to fatten the
: Iealer.
'l'hese facts lead us to another
phase of the question and that is
\vho i responsible for the success
) f the catalogue houses 'aud is
lhere any way to change this
, tream of such magnitude to the
Itome trade.
Farmers arc not differcnt from
lny other class of people and they
lre just as patriotic ; and with
ver'thing else equal they would
:1oubtless : prefcr to spend thcir
Inonc } ' at home and help build up
lheir home town. Our mer-
: hants should look at this ques-
lion fairly and see whether the ) '
might not even Jct put a checl <
: )11 the catalogue trade by meeting -
ing this competition.
'I'hey can buy their goods from
the same centers as o these catalogue -
alogue houses. 'I'hey may not
be able to get the same discounts
Drt'the quantity they desire to
handle as do the catalogue houses
who bu } ' in large quantities , but
they can off-set this difference in
prices often in freight. rates as
better rates can be secured on
most goods in carload lots than
: an the catalogue houses on small
quantitIes , necessaril } ' on incH-
vidual shipments ,
The catalogue houses have an
advantage in being able to do a
much larger business in the course
Df a week than is possible for a
: ountry merchant ; hence the } ' can
sell for a less per cent profit.
But when the extra il1\'estment
of capital and expense . compensate -
sate where a large bu.siness is
: onsidered the advantages of the
: atalogue houses are not sogreat.
And is not the country merchant
in fairl ) ' good position to meet
Ills catalogue competitor by the
use of theIr methods ? It is be-
canse the Jocl merchants have
not organi.ed : to accomplish this
nd that the catalogue houses
have succeeded in entering their
field and capturing such a large
share of the cash trade ? I
'I'he catalogue houses will ad-
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Hulled Pecans , English Walnuts .
and hnonds are H g'l'\ut relish , also
Crnclred Pecans in I-pound paelulges.
We also have in stoelr :
No. 1 l ngliRh 'Valnuts , IJer pound , - - 20cts
No. 1 Pccan , largc fancy , pel' pound , - - 20ets
X o. 1 Brali ; Is , large fancy , pCI' 1 > OlllHl , - Octs
N . 1 Almonds , soft shell , 1 > CI' I)11IHl ( ) , - - 20ets
No , 1 Filbel'ts , pel' pound , - - . - 20cts
No.1 Peanuts , fl'esh l'oastlld , pel' , pound , - l5ets
o. 1 Peanu ts , saltld , 1)1' ) ( pound . , - - 20ets
Olaee Uhol'l'ies , PCI' pnckage , - - - l5ds
( j lace Pinea1 > ple , pel' pound , - - - 40t'ts
Hweet-mcatNl Uoeoanuts-thc HMonkey HI'nIHl. "
Thesc goods al'c all high gl'ade and HIU5 gl'owth.
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