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Show iWc clip the fol lowing LVont the Elmirn (N. Y.) Gazette. The lfcv. L. M. Sovoll postor of the South Side Baptist Church has been preaching n series of sermons on "Traps" boforo large and interested audiences. audi-ences. Sunday evening ho spoke on "Printed Traps" and referred referr-ed to the- Mail Order Catalogue thus. "Those who have been making mak-ing purchases from Mail Order Houses should think boforo patronizing them furthor. Who sympathized with you when you had sickness in your home? Was it Sears and Eoobuck? Who carried you when you were out of work and had no money? Was it Montagomery Ward & Co., or was it the home merchant? mer-chant? When you want help for your church or for somo other worthy object do you write to May, Stein & Co., of Cincin-inatti? Cincin-inatti? How much does Siegal Cooper and Co. give toward .keeping up sidowalks or othor expenses? Whon you were sick how much did Macy & Co. give you? When you had to borrow money to pay taxes did you got it from tho out of town firm or from tho homo Merchant? Whon your loved one was buried was it the home Merchant who showed show-ed practical sympathy or was it Marshal Field & Co? When wo stop to think it over we will be less ready to ask tho local dealor for credit whilo we send the cash to Mail Order houses. Master Teddy had never seen a cow, boing a city guy. While on a visit to tho county ho walked walk-ed out accrojs tho fields with 1 his grandpa. There they saw a cow, and Teddy's courteousity was greatly excited. "What is that Grandpa?"ho asked breathlessly. breath-lessly. "Why that's only a cow" was tho reply. "And what are those things on her head?" was the next question. "Horns Teddy." Tho two walked onv I'rosontly . the cow mooed loilg and loud. Teddy amazed. Looking back, ho exelamed: "Which horn did she blow, Grandpa?" Ex. |