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Show Strikes a Blow at Home. Every citizen who deals with a mall-order mall-order liouso, strikes a blow directly at bis homo interests, says tho M on tours-villo tours-villo (I'a. ) Itopubliu bociiUBO ho is sending money out of lhe town that would do moro good if oxpendod at homo. Tho mull order houses tiro both tricky and catchy. Thoro n number of suits ugnlnst theso housoi in tbo west for mlsroprebintint through tho mails somo of. tho tirticlos they offer for 3.i'e, and thoy nro leaving no stonb unturned un-turned to prevent thocasos from coming to trial. They oporato under n percontnjjo of oxpenso much larger than thonverago successful loiallor Tho cost of soliciting-'und following up runs -into amazing ligurcs. Can It possibly benofit ti community whon tho consumer sends bis money to UlcagoV It Is corttilnly truo that If you will take tho cash to any I coal house you can gut us good soi'vico and quality us from any mall-order bouse. Is lb not a significant fttut tint tho city of Chicago, tho homo of tho mali-ordoi' hons'-s, tho retailor Instead of being wiped out, is, on thn contrary, in a flourishing couditiou? If tho people of Chicago could not the- quality they deslro at tho s.iviu,f of 2." to i0 por cent., which Is th it j nil poroentago which tho mull-order liouso claims It can save you on your purchases from your homo dealer, then It Is reasonable reason-able to supposo that no onu clso would bo doing business in Chicij b it tho mail-order houses. Tho houses aro constantlystuydlng and adopting tho b.st unroll indlslug methods, but tho fact romalns that, whenever tho consumer has boen on-llghtoned on-llghtoned tha mail-ordr lioiue lmv |