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Show THE HOME MERCHANT. Tho homo merchant. Who Is ho? Ho Is tho chop who glvcB you credit when ou aro financially broke, and carries )our account until ou aro nblo to pay. , Ho Is the. chap who gives you back )our monoy or makes exchanges when )ou aro not satisfied with what you havo bought. , . , . . Ho is tho chap who stands behind Ills" guaranty, nnd nmkes restoration of nil loses that you may sustain on tho goods you buy. Ho Is the. chnp who meets you nt llie door with n handshake and lets you out with ,i message to the "kids, and a real como-agaln goodby. Ho Is tho chny who mcots and greets you on tho street every day In tho year, and takes a neighborly Interest In your rnmlly nnd your affairs. Ho Is tho chnp whoso clorks anil bookkeepers and othor employees live in your town and spend their money with you and your people. Ho Is tho chup who pays hcav) taxes to help support your sclioo Is and build your streets, und u alntnln yourflro departments and po co i e-partmonts, e-partmonts, nnd parks, and lighting and wntor service. Ho is tho chap who helps wiwioit )our churcheu and lioHpltnlu and ) charity char-ity organizations, nnd lodges nut commercial com-mercial clubs, and talks und lioosts or your town ovwy day In tho year IIo Is tho chap who visits ou when jou nro sick, sends flowers to your a mil" when ou die, and follows your body out among tho trees am to m a, a, far as human feet may travel with "Howls' the home ineichant-youi neighbor-) our f. lend-) our helper lB,S!K A ).m ought ... ; irndo with lilin. and be bin MmAaM his lielnor In tho timo ot bis need? oii't you know that every del a. H,i Si yon send out or )our town for or-chandlso It l sent lo r.njBor - men who never spend n .1 Inr In you irnvn to men who would not trust m, for a box of matches, to men who i uW turn you over to itoiylto " 'jou should enter their "";,.,, You don't snvn mueli, frequent 1) nothing, when )ou sejid jour money out ol )our town nnd jou tnko nil tho i Ink joiiiHeir or short weight or ineaimio and or getting damngcil or lufeilor gooils And don't jo'i know Hint the growth and piosperlty of your town depends very Inigely upon tho success ami prosperity or tho homo merchant? Out-of-town people Judgn our city by tho iippcnraiieo of our stoics ami tlm degrco of entor-pilso entor-pilso shown by our mcichants. And our homo nieichaulH cannot auecccd unless home folks glvo them lojnl cup-port |