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Show HOME TRADING 8ERMONETTE A publishers' review in Des Moines recently published a clever burlesque burles-que on the subject of home trading, containing such a lot of truth that it fits our own conditions excellently. A dlry goods merchant was starting start-ing down town when his wife reminded remind-ed him of most important duty during dur-ing the day. 'Now, my dear, be sure and send to the city for that new radio outfit, so we can have it for Sunday. You know our old victrola is getting so that it is not fit to be heard.' Just a few blocks away the merchant mer-chant who handled victroals and furniture fur-niture was sitting at breakfast with his family. The conversation drifted around to the near approach of school. 'And that reminds me, John' said the lady who sat at the head of the table, 'I must be going to the city not later than next week. I must get school clothes and see about a fall 'suit for myself, and while there perhaps per-haps I had better see about the new lace curtains for the front window. An hour or two later a leading grocer stepped into the bank to buy a draft which he was going to send to a catalogue house for a swell bedroom bed-room suit. 'How's business?" asked the banker. bank-er. 'Oh, not so very good,' replied the grocer; 'things are dull just now.' Before the banker finished writing the draft a dapper young man with a grip stepped up and asked how everything was. The banker seemed glad to see him. He was a representative represen-tative of a big printing establishment establish-ment in another state. He and the banker chatted pleasantly for a few minutes, after which the young man inquired casually of his friend behind be-hind the window if he wanted anything. any-thing. Well, yes,' replied the banker. bank-er. 'I believe I do. Print up 5,000 drafts), 5,000 checks and a couple of thousand letter heads. The young man thanked his friend cordially and hustled out. mat. uiul ue local Dusiness men had a meeting in the town hall to discuss the growth of the mail order evil. All the gentlemen mentioned in the narrative delivered short talks, guilty of treason to their home merchants mer-chants when they persisted in buying their goods from mail order houses, and the meeting closed by adopting strong resolutions against trading away from home." |