Show THE HOME MERCHANT the home merchant who is he he is the chap who gives you credit when you are financially broke and carries your account until you are able to pay he is the chap who gives you back your money or makes exchanges when you are not satisfied with what you have bought he is the chap who stands behind his guaranty and makes restoration of all losses that you may sustain on the goods you buy he is the chap who meets you at the door with a handshake and lets you out with a message to the kids arid am a ria real 1 I come again goodby he is the chap who meets meet s and greets you on the street every day in the year and takes a neighborly interests in your family and affairs he is the chap champ whose clerks and bookkeepers and other employees live in your town and spend their money with you and your people he is the chap who pays heavy taxes to help support your schools and build your streets and maintain your fire department and police departments and parks and lighting and water service he is the chap who helps support your churches and hospitals and aid charity organizations and lodges and commercial clubs and talks and boosts for your town every day in the year he is the chap who visits you when you are sick sends flowers to your family when boudle you die and follows your body out among the trees and tombs as far as human feet may travel with the dead he is the hone home merchant your neighbor your friend your four helper in time of need dont you know that you ought to trade with him and be lis his friend and his helper in his time dont you know that every dollar that you send butof your town own for merchandise is sent to 0 o strangers to men who never spent a dollar in your town to men inen who would not trust you for a box of matches to men who would turn you over to the police if f you should enter their of ices flees yu dont save much frequently Ao nothing thing when you send your mone of your town and you take all the risk yourself of short weight or measure and of getting damaged or inferior goods and dont you know or that the he growth and prosperity of your town depends very largely upon the success and prosperity y of the home merchant out of town own people judge our city by the he appearance of our stores and the he degree of enterprise shown by y our merchants and our home merchants ncr chants can not succeed unless home folks gly give them loyal support th the e danville ill press |