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culture , He Is the man who recently studied the effect of borlo acid and borax
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OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.
- QUAINT NEW HAMPSHIRE STORE
FILLED WITH ANCIENT RELICS.
Historic Clock Brought to Little Town
of Walpole About 150 Years Ago
Among Possessions of D. W. .
Smith , the Shopkeeper.
Walpole , N. H.-Walpole has an 0111
curIosity shop of more titan local
fame. For a numb or of years Wal.
pole has been noted for its summer' I
vIsitors ; , Through them the llttle old I
curIosity shop has gained - a. wIde
reputation , and with Its property , a
lifelong resident of the town Is n'ow
polntCl1 out as one. of the sights of
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the village.
. . . Wnlpole Is one of the most hlsLorlc
Io , , places In the state ; and lies In. ' .3. bls.
torlc country. Just across the river
the first blood' of the rovolntlon was
shed at the 'Vestmlnster court houso'
and the first bridge across the Con' .
nectlcut was constructed. Here was
the first settlement In this part of
New England. Most of the houses are
12i { years or more old and many date
back even earlier.
About ten years ago Daniel W.
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SHIP HAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
Meteor from the Heavens Just Misses
, the Ocean Liner. ,
New Yorl'-The narrow escape of 3.
' 1Iner from . destruction by a meteor Is
related by.Capt. Anderson , of the Afrl' :
1 . . can Prince , one of the vessels of the ]
. , Prince 1Ine. Writing to his principals ,
be says :
"On the evening of October 17 I was
i. on the bridge with the second officer ,
, when suddenly the dade night was as
light as day and an Immense meteor
shot , comparatively slowly at first , be.
cause the direction was so very per.
. ( ! Vondlcular to our position , then more
. . . 'apldly , . toward the earth. Its train
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' . } r 1Ight was an Immense broad elec.
trlc.colored band , gradually turning to
orange and then to tile color of molten
I .metal. .
' . "When the meteor ca.me into the
; censer atmosphere close to the earth
it appeared , as nearly IlS It Is possible
I , .to descrlbo it , 1ke a molten mass of
' metal being poured out. It entered
\ : the water 'wlth a blsslng noise close to
I 'the ship and the consequence had It I
; , strucl { the ship would have been an.
nlhllatlon without doubt and not a
I soul loft to tell the story of another
mysterious loss of a vessel In every
way fitted to underta.lw the voyage. I
am of opinion that some such cause
; . must bo attributed to losses so mys.
terlous that neither steamship en.
glneerlng nor ordinary theory can ex.
'i'laln them. "
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Smith , then quite an old man , became
Interested In famlJy relics and hell"
looms and begnn slowly to gather to.
gether a colle Uon ef : mtlques. Since
that time he has lcked"ull many valu.
able and historic articles from the
lUOst hnpl'obable places. He talces
the matel'iaL .collected' from miles
around to his Uttle red shop , n ar the
center of the town , and there It lies
until under his mastErly ; ! tQuch It Is
transformed from a rusty relic or the
pa.st Into a thing or beauty.
1\11' . Smlth's shop Itself looks Its
P1\1'j. It Is sltmtod well back from UIC
rORd { "an -as'.3nclent looking as the
contents within. 1\11' . Smith himself
Is a ql1let , unassuming person. He Is
wblte.halred and old , but his lclndly
eyes.shhi forth a welcome to all vlsl.
tors. :
f one Is able to strike him In a rem.
Iniscent mood ho will tell Interesting
t les of his most valuable pieces , re.
latlng the deeds and lives of the flrst
Inh 1bltants of the town over 200 'ears
ago.
ago.Many
Many artIcles were plclced up under
peculiar circumstances , and their his.
t01'y Is most entertaining ,
This blllJdlng Is his workshop and
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homo , .wboro be BPt'nrts all of his tlmo
when not travollng about the country.
Ouo of the most Interesting rpoms Is
filled wllh the skeletons of former
.glory , which he hns gathered together
from over ) ' direction. In QnQ corner
Is an apparent pile of iron junk , but
frolH this will como an ancient clock
of 1l1njosllo proportions. Hils of bro.
len china almost worth Its weight In
gold will bo cllUnlngly gllled togethor.
Datter < xl 110wter aota will bo ham.
morod Into shape again.
In the next room may be seen the
objects really for the finishing
tOl1ches.
As soon as ho finishes nn article Mr'l
Smith stores It In his rool1ls upstairs.
Hme several rooms are filled with
boautlfut pieces of furniture , precious
chinn brought over from the old
country 111nn ' years ago , pow tor
111atea r.nd plntlol's cherished by the
thrifty Purlum hOl1sew'Iro , ns well as
th . m\n \ ) ' curious' h plement used
In those da's.
The mo Jt val able thIng In the shop
Is a clock which 1\11' . Smith plcled up
se\'ernl years ago In 'a farmhouse
away back on the hills : The children
had pln'ed with the works unUl they
were ahnost. beyond ropalr , nnd the
case was about to bo consigned to the
wood11lle. Its exact ago Is not' kno\vn ,
buf n : Is ertnln that It was brohght
to Walpole b ) ' ono of the early pion. ,
eel'S , John Kilburn , 'about 1760. This
clock 15 especial ! ) ' valuable to the
town , as Mr. Kilburn was prominently -
ly connected with Its early history ,
It Is Mr. Smith's Intention to present
It to the IIbrar ' of Walpole.
r.n. . S ulth has sovernl hlgh.bo's , bu.
reaus and desks brought from Holland
and ElIgland fully lli'O years ago , some
of which are beautlfuUy' carved Bnd
Inlaid. A picture embroldory madQ
befol'O the revolution Is another vatu.
able reUc , as Is a filntlocl ( pistol captured -
tured from a Dl'lUsh officer In the battle -
tlo of Dennington by ono of the ancestors -
cestors of a prominent family near
horo. Other ancient firearms , Includ.
Ing a sword from the bnUlo of Bunker -
er .illll , arc numerous.
In chilla 1\11' . SmlUl has several rare
pieces pf old Dedham ware which aro'
estimated to be at least 126 yenrs old.
Its Taste. .
"My husband , " she said , "doesn't
. k I0W what whisky tastes like. "
"NelthOl' do I , " replied the man
who cmlld quit dl'lnklng whenever ho.
wanted to. "Tho sluff wo get Is nil
diluted. . with prune juice or something'
else that spoils the real taste of It. "
His Experience.
"After all , " said the phllosophor.
"the real joy of n thing Is In the anti.
clpatlon of ft , "
" 'VeIl , " replied Henpeck , "If there's
any joy In matrimony that must be
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Times.
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I TO RAZE A' NOTED . PRISON.
HISTORICAL LANDMARK OF PARIS
WILL BE TORN DOWN.
Prison of St. Lazare , Where St. Vln.
cent de Paul Died , Now a Moral
Plague Spot - Was Sacked
During Revolution.
Parls.-The famous prison of St.
Lazare , one of the great historic land.
marks of Paris , Is about to be pulled
down , and what for some years hns
been a mornl and physical plague spot
will give Wa ) ' to fine , 011en squares
and commodious dwellings. Romantic
and tragic momorles cling about the
old st"'ucture. St. Lazare , as Its name
Indicates , was at first a lepers' hospl.
tal built at the end of the eleventh
century on the site of a basilica dedicated -
cated to St. Laurent. It sprung rap.
Idly into fame , for kings used fre-
quently to visit It In token of humlll.
I ty and faith. "
In 1032 , leprosy having practically
dlsal1peared In France , the hospital
was hnnded over to St. Vincent de
Paul , who established there a number
of 111'lests of his mission lcnown as
the congrega on of St. Lazare. SL
Vincent hhnscf ) died at St. Lazaro ,
and his cell Is still shown to visitors
with two stoneE' worn hollow by the
knees of the saint. St. Vincent's IIUC.
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'New State Will Raise 1,000,000 Bales
the Prcsent Year.
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Kansas City , Mo.-Some cotton
( b1'olers estimate thnt Olclahomn and
Indian territory will rnlse 1,000,000
.bales this year. This moans $50,000 , .
000 paid In cash In about one-half the
geographical area of the state , or al.
most $50 per capita to every man ,
woman and child. The cotton Is run.
nlng from 35 to 37 )1er ) cent. 1Int. In
'Guthrie 1,350 pounds of seed cotton
produced 680 110unds of lint. 'rhe
staple Is good and late weather condl.
tlons have been favorable to color.
'rho complaint of all cotton men Is
the shortage pf cars and the scarclt ) '
of labor. To relieve the pressure
r"allroad companlos are moving both
baled and seed cotton In Ollen fiat
cars. The danger from fire Is great ,
every passing locomotive scattering a
1 shower of sparls. Once Ignltod a bale
'of cotton Is almost InextingulBhablo.
Fire cats Into the lint faster than
t water can follow It. ' 1'110 safest WilY
1s to plcl , out the burning eotton by
I " . , "hand. Fire has been found In cotton
bales after they had floated 200 'mlles
I -down a river. Many costly fires havq
talen place at compresses and rail.
road ) 'ards In the two torrltorleR this
season.
The demand for labor In Ollahoma
and Iudlan territory was never be.
fore 80 great. It Is desirable to run
com11resses the greatest possible num.
bel' of hours , A number of compresses
are Idle on Sundays because the men
nro unwllJlng to work seven da's a
weel" though offered $2.50' on Sun.
da ) ' ,
Keeps Currants 26 Years.
IIagel'stown , Md.-Mr. and Mrs. Le.
vln D. Spessard , of Chowsvllle , Wash.
Ington county , gave a recoptlon at
tholl' homo In honor of Victor D. Hal"
tie and his bride , the Intter being a
daughter ofIr. ! . and Mrs. Spossard.
At the dinner , which was r.orved to
the 60 odd guest II , were pies made
of currants that had been canned by
1\1rs. Spessard 26 'years ago. The cur.
rants were as good as If put U11 only
last yenr.
Has Much Public BUI.lness.
Notwlthstandlns the public build
Ings owned by New York city ItJay. .
In rents $332,000 annually.
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cessors neglected the worle commenc.
ed by him and the house was turned
Into a Hott of I'eformatorr tOI' In sub.
ordl'nate ] desCs an l unruly sprigs
of noblllly for whom tbelr parents
had secUl'ed "iettres de cachot. "
The Lazarlsts having stored large
quantities of provisions In vi ow of a
possible famine the mob of Paris
sacked the establlshnient on .July 13 ,
1789 , the eve of the storming ot the
Dastlne , _ and released 40 prisoners.
During the terror many "cl.devants"
were confined there before being tried
b . the rovolutlonary tribunal. It was
from St. Lazare that Andre Chenier.
was led to the gullJotine. After the
revolution the sUl'rounding Innds were
sold and built upon , St. Lazare Itself
remaining a prison , but only women
were confined there.
1 nny celebrated female ofronders
have been lodged at St. Lazare while
awaiting trial , among them the fam ,
ous Mme. Humbert.
From the hospital which adjoins the
prison a long subtQrrnnean passa e
leads to the plain of St. Denis and-In'
1871 a number of federnls escaped
from Paris through this tunnel.
Of recent years the prison has been
ushd sOlely for the confinement of
the pitiful outcasts of soclet . who
are gathered In from the streets and
boulevards of Paris.
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Letters Save Detective's Life.
Trenton , N. J.-A paclcage of letters
In his Insldo pocket saved the life of
Isaac UIHlIte. Updlto Is a dotectlve
omplo'ed by a rallrolld company , and
It Is his business to catch trespllssers
on the railroad property , Ho came
across throe tough loolclng Indlvldunls ,
amI , , catclIn } ono of them , he chained
him to 1 barbed wlro fence while he
turned hlB attention to .tho others.
lOne of the men sUddenly pulled a l'e.
yol\er from his pocket and ordered
Updlte to release his partnel' . UIJdlte
paid no'attentlon to the demand. The
tramp pressed his revolvel. against
Updltc's side and firod. 'l'he bullet
cut Its wa ) ' half through a paclcnge
of letters and railroad tickets and
stopped. In the excltoment the tramp
was released from the fence and the
three escaped In the darlmess.
He Mistook.
lIe was treating his prelty city
cousin to the opora.
"Wouldn't you like to step out anc
get u libretto , Josh ? " she said , as the
firBt curtain foil ,
" o , " said ho , "by gosh , I wouldn't.
, \ feller what can't set out a show
'thou sneakln' out 'twixt every act
lor Ubrett.os and cocktails nnd slcb
ain't no man , 'cordln' to my way of
thinking. "
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Recipe for Consomme That Is Said to
Be Delicious.
When the best joints of ( owlll or
partridges have been taken for Crl-
casses or cutlets Ufo remalndor I1my bo
IIteweli : with pOl1nd 01' two of veal
cut , a consomme which UICn takes Ute
name chlclten 01' of game , gran' .
For n large dinner it Is nlwa 's weU
to have tock that can easily be.con. . .
vorlell Illto whlto or olhor sauces. Td
make this arrange n sllco or two of
lelln ham In stewpot with thrM
pounds of the ne k of veRI ( or the
thick part or lmuckle of veat wJ1I
, answer as well ) , PO\11. over three plnte
pf strollg venl 111'oth , 11\lt \ In salt.
After It bas c01111nOnco(1 to boll ,
sldm cnrerull ) ' , ndd one small onion.
ono SOU11 bunch , a Htuo celery , one
carrot , 110 blnlle ot macc , amI 1\ half
a snltspoonful of peppercorns , stow
gentl ) ' for four Iiourlt , Ulen If ! ne
llO'art Is In pieces strain err UIO grav ) . .
Set away to becomecolli , unel
, which remove the fnt. A few muon. .
i rooms buttons will greally ImpfOTO
Ul0 flavor.
IN TIME OF SICKNESQ.
Simple Reme Jles That Havea..n
Proved of Vatue.
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To Induce porsl1lratlon , wring I
blanlcct out In hot water , and'
wrap It round the patient. T11en
pack In three ' foul'
01' dry blankets ami
allow him to repose for 30 minutes.
'I'ho coverings mny then be taken ofr ,
and the surface of the' bOdy rubbed' '
with warm towels.
It Is , as a rule , best to allply com.
presses at nIght time , as It Is difficult
to lOop them In lJOslUon whllo moving
about. After removing them In the
morning , sponge the affectell parts
with cold water , so' as to restore the
tone of the skin.
TaIte n jug of hot water containing
the dl'Ug which has to be Inhaled.
Hold the face ovel' the jug , and ar.
range a towel so that It : covers lhe
face below tl1e' eyes , ami surrounds
the top of. the jug. 'fho medicine Is
thus breathed' through the' mouth and
nose.
Onions and Pneumonia.
The following 'remedy ' Is said to be
a cure for pneu1110nln. ' 1'alco six to
ten onlons.accol'dlng to size , ami chOl"
fine , put In a Inrge s11ldm' over a hot
fire , then add the sa1l10 qunutlty 01
ryemeal and vinegar , enough to form
n thlcl { paste. In the meanwhllo sUrI
It thorough ! ) ' , letting It simmer five or
ten minutes. Then put In a colton bag
largo enough'to cOVC\ ' the lungs , and
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a11pl ) to chest as hot as ImUent can
bear. In abont ten minutes apply
'mother , and thus continuo by re.heat.
! ng the pouHlces , and In : 1\ . ' few hours
the patient will be out of dmger. ! ThIB.
simple remedy has seldom failed to
: : ure this too-orten fatal malady. Usu.
! lily three 01' foul' applications will be
3ufficlont , but continue untfl' ' the per.
splratlon starts freely fl'om Ute. < 1host.
-London Ttt-Dfts.
Veal Brawn.
Cut up two pounds of brensof' \ veal
: nto medium size llleees , put them hI ,
an enameled saucepan with enough
water to covel' thel1l , also ono smal1
) nlon and foul' peppercorns ; siml1ler
gently for two hours ; remove the
meat from the bones , put the bones
: lacl , Into the liquor , and simmer for
molher hour ; cut up the meat Into
smal1 pieces with one.half "pound " ot
: oolccd ham : stra.ln tho- liquor Into
1nother saucepan , ndd the ment , a sen.
mning of salt a Ill } pepper , and 1\
sprinkling of nutmeg and mixed spice ;
set It by the sl e of the stove to get
tllite tlOt ; let it stand one-fourth hour ,
but do not let It boll. Pour Into an
earthen mould , and se aside to cool.
Convenient Bath Mat ;
For the boarder or traveler who
cannot alwa 's command a bath.tu
for the cold plunge every morning , D
: tulcl cold sponge is a necessar ) ' sub.
t1tltute.
Here is a contrivance fOl' avoiding
the wottlng of carpetfi. and rugs that
h quite us useful as the expensive
plblJer bath mats ,
Secure a ) 'ard and a. half of wldo
table oilcloth and enough large-sized
rope to go around the squaro. li'old
lhe edge or the oilcloth over the rope
and sew It firmly all around to form
iI. waterproof mat , with a raised edge
that will catch all drippings , and that
nay be rolled up when not In use.
Removing Paper from Pans.
To remove the 11al1er which has
IInod the calce pan after It Is balccd Is
a worl , requiring sl,1l1. 'fum the cake
from the tin on a sieve , and when It
has partly coo ed turn the culm bottom -
tom upward and brush the paper with
chilled water , until It Is thoroughly
damp , when the paper will easily peel
' ) ff. When paller Is' not used and you
wish , to IlfQvent the calee from sUck.
Ing to the pan , grease It well and
rlredga. It with flour that has been
thorough ! ) ' dried. De sure to shaltO
DUt all extra. flour before putting the
cake mixture In.
Potato Puffs ,
1\1ash four potatoes , thoroughly beat
In one egg roll" pepper , ono teaspoon
phopped parsley , few drops onion juice
Ilnd a Jmtlng of nutmeg , then add
whll ! ) beaten sUff amI 111. : teaspoons
) f cream. Drop by spoonful Into smole.
Ing hot deep fut. They will swell and
loole Hlco fl'1tters. Drain on paper and
lie no on a na111 < ln.
To Revive Black Cloth.
Doll two ami a half quarts of water
with ono-quarter of n pound green
vitriol , one ponnd logwood , and one.
half pound bruised galls , for two
hours ; then strain and brush OVer
cloth with It.
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HOME. TRADE CLUBS
They Shoul . .Be Organized
and Active in Every
Community. .
PATRONIZE HOME 1\1ERCHANTS \
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The Great Danger to Local Interests
Thnt Are Found In the Mall- . '
Order Systems-Educnte J
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Why should We trl\do at llomo ? '
Why . ehollld we consillor homo In any
way.moro than any ether )11aco ) unless
It l111Ys us finanelal1y ? FIrst , becm180'
It Is our home. The l1rldo' wo should' '
tnleo In 010 prosperity or our homo'
town and our nelgh orB B1iould he sut-
ficlent IndUcement to glvo them the
I1reforollcO. Second , becauBo boyond'
all dQubt 01' quesUOni It l111Ys from' ' II.
mOlloy point.
The greatest menace to' ' Wo couutry
merchant to.dllY Is the mnU' ' order
I business , nnd with the decline or tho'
, . country mOl'chnnt comes inovltnblo
loss to the citizens of boUt , toWll' and' '
country. What at first waB consldored'
II. great oonvenlence and' ' ani exhibition ,
ot commendnblo enterlJrlso lIlls grown' '
. to bo' ono of the crying commercial
evils. 'Vho success or Ule' ' mall order
House is Ute result ot. constant , ex-
tonslvo' nud ' ,
Intelligent' allvertlslng ; It
Is not by porslstent swindling' as some
tell us ; fOl' no business was OVer built
up' ' In , that way. TJlO bomo merchant
can do , no better than to adopt the'
same moUlod , tIle judicious use of.
111'lntor's Inl , . '
Whllo the merchants are Uto. henv- .
lesb Immediate losers , and could , do.
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i'Jlttlfntlng tIle community witT , whnt.
ho has to noli nnd with the fact.
thnt peoplecouht obtain at home ,
where they could peI3onally ! oxamlne
them and return them If defective In
anY' way , goods at ns low a price as
any catnloguo houne can son them ,
every man and woman Is to blame
who Bonds away for gobds ; and evory.
one who rnll" to ralso his voice In
favor of home trade. The dltor hotds
the most responsible position' ' and
should bo the leader In this movo.
mont.
The remedy has been outlined In It
general way , We will suggest tho' first
stops. Let merchants buy at homo-
they cannot consistently ask ethers to
trade with them when they do' not.
)1atronlzo' ) their broUlCrs In trade : The
editors should l11tronlzo ! home , and
oven at consillorablo 11ern naf sacrlfico
reCuso foreign advertising for lines ot
gooda In eOJllpetitt0l1l with' the homo
morcUant. 'rhe editor deserves moro
credit tlmn'l1o recolvcB. 1\Iany a' ' well.
to-do farmer or. city mnn. woutd thlQk
.hlmself. perCoctly justified In sondlng
away for all his groceries and , cloth.
Ing It 110 UlOught ho could' ' save ten
dollnrs theroU ) ' on' a , year'n. purobases ,
but most editors- forfeit mnny times
Otn.t .much' ' every year by. refusing advertising -
vertising trom , distant firms Inl tbo
sarno lInes of ! business as his 110m
merchants : and' ' sometimes tho' homo'
mercbant event tllonl deellnos' to' ad.
vertlso.
Trade'at-homo c111bs , might. bo or :
ganlzed , witU mottos something lIke
'ClUbI" ' 01' "I' Pab'onlze UIO Homo Mer.
ohants ) " or "II Duy. N tlllng' from. Mnll
Order Houses , " for members to dls.
)11ay. ) The accoptanco' and' ' displaying
of such a- card might. - constltuto n. per-
so nor membor.
1\Iuoh , of' the trading' awny from
homo Is. < lllo' to thoughtlessness andl
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Ignorance' ot. business principles.
Many. l11rsons , eonsillor. only. the first' .
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Arc you' ' operating the. tread. mill to pour the. oalt , . f , your community.
Into the bottomless hoppers of the mall.orden house ? ' Are you , driving your- I
local merchants out of buslneso ? If you are you , arc kllllnlJ youn town andl
your own Interests.
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much toward checldng and correcting
this growing evil , by IIboral' ' a vortis-
Ing and publlsl11ng prices , they should
:1ot : bo expected to do It all. Every
:1owspapor : should preach home trade ,
every teacher should InsUl It Into his
pupils In the school' ' room , every minIster -
Ister should preach It from the pul. . .
pit. The debating societies nne } political -
litical conventions should discuss It.
The interests of town an country
I1nd newspaper nnd. church , and society -
ciety generally , I1re so Interwoven and
110 Identical that whatever Injures ono
will evenlually Injure all. Whcn the
merchants are C0l1111elled to brIng on
smaller stoclts , and employ less help ,
and pay cheaper rent , Uley are not
alone the sufferers ; the whole community -
munity feels the loss. The prIce or
real estate Is largely dependent on Its
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount of business.
The merchant can move to aome other
town ! lnd establish hlmsolf again more
readily than can UI0 professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of o.cqualnt.
anceshlp and ostabllshment of chnr-
acter. If the farmer , or property own.
eJ' In town , want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-thoy can't
move their property to soma place
where people are booming their town
and country by patronizing home.
The remcdy lies In education and
publicity. In many places that edu.
cation will como through bitter ex.
perience , but , In other communities ,
whore they are qulcltcr to detect the
approaching ovll , and heed more read.
ily the warnings of the press and
'
frl mds of home , they may correct the
evil more readll ' .
Wealth and power are corrupting
Influences and the mail order houses
are proba'bly not sending out as hon.
est gool\s as they once did. They 11avo
learned the trlcls of ImItation and
substitution and how easy It is to
deceive the pub1lc. But , If the mall
order man Is honest , and his methods
of advertising legitimate In every way ,
his success Is of no Interest to us
and will never benefit our community
In the slightest degree. If crops should
fall or Blelmess rendOl' U8 short of
money we could not expect him to
trust us for 11 dollar-wo must always
loole to tno homo merchant for credit
In times of ad verslty.
Who Is to blame ? The mall &rder
! lOuse ? Not In the least. We alone
11.1'0 . to blame. 'l'he noar.slghted mol"
chant who has lost trade by not ac.
cost ; if they save 25 cents on , a tenr ;
dollar order by buying from .o malll
O1'der house they consldor Ulat clear'
gain. They should bo , shown that a. .
merchant and his family living , In.
tholr midst" l < eeps up a house ; paya.
taxes , adds to tho. social features , con. . "
tributes generously toward ! ! pUblic on-
t01'lJrIBeS , etc. If by buying nb homo.
thell' town gives support to. several
moro local' merchnnbJ , creating n. bet.
tel' homo marlet , they get baole a' 1Ib.
oral percentage. Every man and worn. '
an tales moro 01' less pride In local
affairs and is willing to contrlbuto-
something toward homo 1mprove-
ments , If the matter is fairly pre-
sented. Thnt Is wIlY I say the rem.
edy 1106 In education.
Most mall order tlouses claim they'
are enabled to sell cheaper than coun.
try dealers because they 'buy In larger
quantities and get especially low
prices. This Is oHen a. base mls.
statement of facts ; lot me cite an In.
stance : A stock man from eastern
Washington was visiting In Kansas
City. Ono morning , waJldng with his
nephew , who was a cterk In a lead.
Ing wholesale hardware hous9. ho
asltcd where Dland & Co.'s store was
located. "Don't thlnl { I ever beard ot
them , " replied the young man. " 0 >
yes , I do remember the firm ; they
have no store , they have an office In
( giving the name of the building ) ,
but I don't see bow they can sell hard.
ware as low as your homo merohants ,
tor while we sell them goods at less
than retail price , we don't give them
as low prices as regular dealers , because -
cause they buy In such smalJ quanti.
ties , just as they get ardors. " The
stoclman was greatly surprlsel , he
supposed ho llad been dell'1lng with
ono of the largest firms In the city.
The mall order business has dovel.
oped so slowly , and worls so quietly
that few persons realize the magnl-
tudo It haB assumed nor to what extent -
tent It Ie now sapping the Ufe.blood of
many small cities and towns. Even
now we hear the excuse given fol'
sending nway for goods , that the mer.
chants carry such poor stocks. The
wonder Is that they carry any.
- "
. The Real Power.
A 17.year.old boy at Worcester ,
Mass. , has a lung capacity of 300
cubic Inches. When ho grows up and
goes to congrebB ho will porb ) s
. ' ; 11'n that It Is not the orator but the
'speakor who atfects , the C'Durso ' ot n -
tf { nal loglslatlon.