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Show n BUYINGAWAGON How Mr. Brown Got the Wont of Two Bar ga ns. TRIED METHODS MAIL-ORDE- R Thought He Was Saving Money, But Wilt Not Try th Sam Thing a Second Time Buying at Home (Copyrighted, Mr. Brown, a Pay. by Alfred C Clark) farmer living In Boone county. Mo, decided to buy a spring wagon. The next time ho ia town be went to the local dealer 'ta One soe what he bad in stock that eulted him was offered to him at $75. He thought he would take it. but before ordering he looked ...ovara. mail order vehicle .catalogue. Hera he saw described a wagon which, m far as description went, was the same as the one he aw In the dealer store room. In fact, the description was written in such a convincing manner and all of the good points of the mall order vehicle were brought out so thoroughly that It appeared to be superior to the other one And the Mr. Brown pnee was only $67.4'. thought of the saving of $7 55 which rapiesented several days of haid work. The more he thought about it the more bp wanted to gave that amount and in the end the Chicago mull order concern got hla check. When the wagon finally arrived, with a freight bill of $4 50, he rode to town with his son and spent half a day putting It together. He had to bay a screw driver and somO oil and sand paper and a few bolts to replace some that had been lost In shipment. wagon .. the fact, that they are making the! community jioorer, reducing the per capita of wealth, and dwarfing locl business, only to enrich a concern al several ready rich enough to buy counties. An extra thousand dollars In any community will mean, during the year, many thouasndsxi dollars. Is transacted ami Increased Income for practically even one In the Often tl.e amount sent community to the mall order houses Is more than enough to turn the balance the other way and business depression exists where prosrity would prevail under Keen If the conn normal conditkms to save a snug was able purchaser try sum by ordering his supplies from a mall order house the Voss to the com munlty would is- - greatei than the gain It Is needle sa to point for himself out that as the amount of the mall order business from unv community In creases the amount of loss to the community also Increases, until It Is only a question of time until the Individual loss cause! by the gi'ietal depression of business will exceed the individual saving. one in the cotninun In fact if ev lty bought fiom the mail older houses, local markets would disappear and the farmer would he compelled to sell as well as buy from the catalogue The rural districts would concern be devoid of business activity while the wealth of tho country would be centered In one or two points Buy Ing by mail may he atti active, but the most pronounced mall order fiend must look with apprehension on any comlllkiti whereby he would be compelled to depnod on the mall order man for a mat kef for his products. But the Idee of saving on Individual a purchases Is. to a great extent fallacy. In spite of his boasted ability to buy In large quantities, he Is not able to buy for much less than the Com petition In ail country merchant manufactured products is too keen for tj EARLY NORTHWEST VOYAGES. Boms PROVE EVERY PinkTJlii I Specific For Anaemia and a Safe Family Medicine. When the body becomes run down, worry ejier as a result ofanoverwork, examination of or4 severe illness, tbe p,i00(j would show it to be weak amj watery. This condition Is called which Is the medical term jaennc, -The common symp-er- , bloodless. for toms are paieneS3 0f the lips, gums . cheeks shortness of breath and the alpltaUon of the heart, after loss gUghtest exertion, dull eyes and 0f appetite Mr Louis I Clark, a painter, of 19 Lincoln Place, Plainfield, N. , says; May ! was obliged to undergo for append citis and while the operation in itself was suc- Trips Dr. Williams Beginning with the American dis- coverles of John Cabot In 1497, the search for the northwest passage wan for many years the object of rival ex- peditions from Denmac, England, France and Portugal. says A W. Greely, in the Century. It was Froblsh- first gave however, who In 1376-7a distinct national character to the quest. John Davis of Davis traU, followed In three voyages, 1583-S8- , and then, in 1612, came the Illustrious and hapless Henry Hudson, whose motto was that explorers should achieve what they had undertaken or else give reasons wherefore it will not be. The search for the Atlantic side closed for two centuries with the voyage of a great seaman, William Iiaf fin, who, in a tiny boat of 53 tons, with a miserable equipment, but an undaunted heart, attained. In 1616, the highest' north In the western hemis phere, 77 degrees 45 minutes N , aftd discovered three radiating sounds, Jones, Smith and Lancaster, the last being the eastern entrance to the long ought passage. 8 r First GEORGE WASHINGTON. In War, First in Peace and first on the Hearts of His Countrymen. ' "I-a- walk with gteady that Tcoud only cane with difficulty -t .I was getting no better and could t not think of gntng back to worl was discouraged, when a neighbor told me that Dr Williams Pink Pill had cured her and advised me to try them I began taking them about the middle of June ami soon felt so much BABY TORTURED BY ITCHING. better that I kept on and was cured. Dr Williams Pink Pills have curRash Covered Face and Feet Would rheumatism, chlorosis, aftereffects ed Cry Until Tired Out Speedy of the grip and fevers and, as the the Cure by Cutlcura. health of the rerves depends upon they are invalupurity of the h'ood,nervous debility, My baby was about nine months able in neuralgia dizziness and even lo old when she had rash on her face sleeplessness and feet Her feet seemed to irritate comotor ataxia Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by her most, especially nights. They on sent in her broken be cause to would her r,o cents per box. six Med- rest, and sometimes she would cry tzto. by the Dr Williams Y. N. until she was tired out I had always lclne c Schenectady, used Cutieura Soap myself, and had heard of so inanv cures by tho CutlIndian Reaches Advanced Age. cura Remedies that I thought I would Columbus Cunnitubbv, a full bloodgive them a trial The Improvement ed Choctaw, probably Is the oldest was noticeable In a few hours, and Indian In the United States. He Is bebefore I had used one box of the lieved to have passed his one hundred Ointment her feet were well and fourteenth year Other aged men and have never troubled her since. 1 of his tribe declare that in their childwhat is known hood days he was a giand specimen of also used It to as "cradle cap from her head, and the redskin race. Even now his mind it worked like a charm, as it is clear, but he is so feeble that he can cleansed and healed the sAlp at the not talk more than two or three minsame time. Jvow I keep Cutieura utes at a time He has 23 children Ointment on hand in case of any and 109 grandchildren little rash or insect bites, as it takes Per16471907. out the inflammation at once 60 years ago Allcock's Plasters were haps this mav be the means of help-ing other suffering babies. Mrs Hat- first introduced to the public. They are the worlds standard plasters tie Currier, Tliomaston, Me., June 9, This invention has been one of the 1906. greatest blessings imaginable and af80ME NEW FRENCH KNIGHTS. fords tho quickest, cheapest and best means ever discovered for healing Qussn of Holland Hat Agreed to Rec- and relief of certain ailments. ognize Vatican Titles. Allcocks are the original and genuine porous plasters and are sold by Among the lucrative sources of revall over the world enue of the' pope before 'the separa- Druggists waa In tion of church and state France To be a greet man It if necessary the toll or tax on titles of nobility 10 turn t0 account all opportunltlea.-an- d Since the rupture Rochefoucauld, decorations. the French government no longer reo-Garfield Tea in me-- , a noimnl notion of ognlzes the ennobling titles and decand liver? overcomepthe orations of the hoty father. To have the blood puie Dunk bofme retir keeps th right to wear the Vatican ribbon, ing. or to be called count, it was necessary What we are stretches past what we to obtain a confirmation of title. Thla um-dates. beyond what we possess -Drgav7mVhnVlexltyto thT cand! I I JXw I THE SPIRIT OF 76 ) " ' T I ' , it rji A V J-- -- I Cu-tlcu- e fir yd'' r-- ' EV' W-- J our near approach 2 'MraTTPICK to wjn.a better country for them. and patriotism are linked together. The children will help to make the nation. But the nation will help to make those children. That little dimpled cheek will not allow you to take off your uniform for s single day. You must build bis home. You must fight for his inheritance. You must put your life into the moving and .ttiWrching forces of righteousnesa that are trying to win victorlesfor him. ' The next generation will live in the country, which this generation is making for it. And each one of us is help ing to make It. AH of us are nation builders. Every time we cast a ba! r lot for an unclean we are an uport the fuoutrage committing ture. Patriotism can never be selfish It can never be bound up and ioped round in ita own pleasures and com forts. It can neves stand still,, .looking backwards It can never conteBt-itsoU with making a noise. In Washington's farewell address we see the prajers of a great soul embracing a nations posterity. The pen that wrote the emancipation proclaq)atln was tracing on the paper a hearts deslra for a long procession tw the' tion Home of It behoevei us all to be very grateftil to God and the revolution ary fathers for the nation which they gave to U4 Away with the man Sa: docs not love his countr Iannlvcisary it has its faults. It Is no better tban best man who' lives lit and, the best Uvea lw it U separated lance from the angels writings and orations that would $it us beyond criticism explode staled some very hard facts and let out upon the air a great deal of silliness. Our politics are not so absolutely pure that a seraphs. wing could graze them Like the terrible devil fieh the catalogue houae la death to everything Our ideals of without contamination tb.it gate within Ita grasp. Once lta death-dealin- g tentacles have wound greatness amp glory are closer to the around your community, thero la no escape. Are you aaalating the greedy Wround than they ought to be monatev by sending your dollar to tha mail order houae. Our reveience for the sat redness of law that should be S3 firmly fixed. In AU of' these cost him 75 cents. He that And the small saving he Is able our national conscience as 1ikeaPeak waa noFvxperleneed at putting spring to make by large purchases is more Is flrmlr fixed In the soil ot Oolortdo. wagons together and he didnt do a than offset by his large expenses. Is not beyond the cavil and complaint very god Job of It, for one of the These expenses must come out of tins of those who study the foundations of weata refused to alt in the right place purchaser so the mall Order man our institutions Be had to get a local blacksmith compelled to make a larger profit than But one thing we are persuaded, to help him fix it. This cost him the loral dealer. It oots him more to and that is t hat the virtues of oar another half dollar and delayed him market his goods. He must maintain count-nvtihu.unrc Its faults much I.mt he and the boy had to a large and expensive office force and There aie mu'r ang-- N than devtla go to the hotrtfor their dinners; an he must advertise. As an example among us of centuries. The de ' Is me nnknu tie most expense of 70 centa. So of what the mall order man expects And out of this love of epuntry and before he got his team hitched to the to make out of his customers, a letter in isc. but the ntigi 1, , ili the this guardianship of our children will The tran w'-most work wagon it cost him $73.90, allowing him written by a prominent mall order hpllevei come the patriotism of service. a saving of $1.10, which waa very man might be quoted. Writing to a that righteousness Is losing Its grip The Roman sohlier cried out It is atlngy pay for the time he had lost magazine he said: "Advertising In upon this nation is a woefully mi- beautiful to die for one's country I Of the amount he spent for the wagon, vour publication cost ns 17 cents an staken man heard a spetker the Our country does not want anybody to other day who procl ilmed 'hit we are die for it now, but it does want all the inly $1 95 remained In Boone county. inquiry and we made sales at a rost The railroads and the mall order of ohly 56 cents each for advertising falling from had to wors,. ,U1 j from multitudes of its people to live for it. Thl Is about half of our regular coat." worse to worst bouse got the rest of It to do their big best or their little best This man A complete outwas not do We him believe selling Mr. to serve Its highest and noblest Inhis meantime la the neighbor, fit of clothes for $9 95." He was willWe believe that we ate tismg from tents. and pass It along to the future Jones, bought the $75 wagon from the local dealer, who made a profit of ing to pay a dollar for each sale the good to hotter, and from bettor to best cleansed, purified, sweet to the heart Ask your One of the chief roots of onand sound to the core. $1$ on the sale. As the vehicle waa advertising brought him. Joeal dealer how long he could keep Ism is gratitude, the teiliatnm patriot of an already assembled and there were no the sheriff WASHINGTON. away from his doors If he Immense debt to those who hattied extra part or tools to buy, the amount a took dollar out of dollar ten of every the cradle about our nitiona! paid for the wagoh represented all of sale and won our freedom and In- Soldier and statesman, ofrarest unison; the ooat to Mr. Jones. The dealer d sxample Yon great duties cant btfy the same class of dependence at the points of their apoet the $lfi profit for a new sign on done from the goods any cheaper catalogue swords. his building; the sign painter hired a a world's honors as houses than from the local dealer, Here we are because the men of '78 Simplywornbreathing, carpenter to repair the roof on his though one think he can after may house r the carpenter paid his bill at put us here. indifferent gifts to all men Here we stay because the spirit of As lifes the butchers and the butcher bought reading theIn catalogues. The differborn: ence comes the of the quality goods. 76 us here Mr. so And has Jones. the a hpg from kept Dumb for himeelf, unless it wer to There t a particular class of goods $14 ttept going in the county until a Stormy Atlantic, mild Pacift sleep. God. " as known "mall order This Ing lakes, waving forests. goods farmer with the mall order habit rot tr eo--' twj. But for bis barefoot soldiers eloquent. term la trade to but applied cheap ed mountains, gold mine ami silver hyltLof It He sent It" to Chicago and showy Tramping the snow to coral where good and novelties which can mtne, storm out of whose tempest-driveit never came hack. be sold at a large profit. It means they trod, hearts have fluttered the But thla wasn't the last of the two much the same conhis aws In hollow-eyeHeld as street fakir by thing birds of peace fien i,lp. A few weeks after the purchases. tent; . and. as Is the case with street tlsnis goods through whose flame-- , have two wagons were bought. Mr. Bmwn'i fakir Modest, yet firm as Natures self; ungoods, mall order goods are not crept forth the evangels, gave eveJones Mr. the and driving boy, hoy blamed handled by the regular jobbers and covenant. When we think at new vehicles, met on the country road. wholesaler Save by th men his nobler temper cannot afford to rlasting They we when these stand n,m the things, They drove too close to each other handle them because their customers shamed; mount of vision, and the sph ndor nf The weak- want better merchandise. The street and a smash up resulted. Not honored then 'or now because he ( breaks our our e upon country M est part of each wagon gave way; an fakir duplicates, in appearance, tha wooed f when the song of the rean-rtomes' Th ..sale. on... the .mall ordec ,prod uct waa joaelry carried by. a first, class, jewvoice, but that he still we hear- thh huraT Tip To ' Fu,,th,tood; broken and a doubletree on the other elry house and makes large profit. of Industry thrilling along the i w xs smashed. Both breaks were plainground, Broad-mindethere i. The catalogue merchant does the hlgh.rouled, rivers, ly because of defective construction. same thing but does It on a larger but on "Mr. Jones took his broken doubletree scale and much mote cleverly. S''Pr! Who was all thia, and ours.-nhd'- all ui town the next day and the dealer men, Washington. account of ourselves shall we give t0 To Domesticate a Cat. James Russell Lowell. give hi k newone. Mr. Brown atIf we take ourselves not the firm to the Chicago cup 0f It Is said that an unfailing remedy tempted to explain In and our hands thanksgiving that the axle would not have broken for a cat that will not accustom itself praise Washingtons Wealth. and to a new home is to grease Its feet and pour it out to the heroes whose not been defective If Washington can be put Whether faith and courage ushered envied category of million. soupled this explanation with a re- thoroughly with 'butter and put It patience, tt,0 int0 of our splendid prosper-ttyquest for a new part, but after several down the cellar. When It has licked In tho dawn atras no one can assert positively. with the of weeks correspondence Its feet clean It will bo thoroughly According to the late Paul Leicester They wer? fighting Jot the future, Ford whose work. The True George as far away as at the begin- domiciled and will cause no furthet , piece for the country that was coming has received So wide ning, he gave It up and bought the trouble by running away. are we fighting for the future for the Washington, "the father of his conn-trr- t axle himself. . This experience told recognition, country .that Is coming As we look Mr. Brawn why he should trade with was worth $330,000. Thia fortune Marriage Days In Italy. into the faces of our little children we dinot Include hla wifes property, hut Ta Italy Sgnday Is usually selected borne merchants Instead of patrohls-tuthe mall order houses for tho marriage of those persons who cannot feel that for us the battle 1' nevertheless It made him, one of the la Boooe Bounty and In every other have never been married before. ended. We have won a country for w filthiest Americans of his time. But we must win s " country county there are many who serd thou- Widows, however. In accordance with ourselves. part of the Custis property for them. sands of dollars out of the county an old custom, usually choose Satureqsaled 15.300 acres of land, a good And love of country and love of ' . very yesr.withnut ever com tderUl day. part of It adjoining the city of Wlfc children run together with the arabi- - laiihsburg. office-seeke- y ,- - i Hlgn-polss- 1 L y-- white-feathere- d s -- v. - d 1 to-da- y 1 !. The question has Just been settled. PA.O OIKTMKt, r Is Tiiurnm n. mre int HM Queen Wllhelmina has consented to of Itch n. Hiiiid nf r r irmliiuf lMe m U days or moucy retutiriHl Ut validate such titles and distinctions. The result ha3 been an amusing pil-- 1 Flattery Is like friendship in show grimage to The Hague and also In hut not In fruit. Socratea. an increase in the price of these pontifical favors. Mrs. WIdiIow'ii Sooth Inf Kyrap, thMunis, reinre tn In the last few weeks the French Fot children teething, Boftrnfl fltmmnUoa, nllays pain, cures wind colic bottle. of Golden ths of the Spur, Knights of of Christ, Gregory Holy Sepulcher, Some men blame their wives every the Great, of Pius IX. have greatly In- time It rains. creased. cl VO HOME-MAD- E X CURE. MUSCULAR Sufferers Should Make This Up and Try It Anyway. Any one can mix right at home the best remedy ot its kind known. The name Cyclone is given to the following prescription, It Is supposed, because of Us promptness in driving from the blood and system every vestige of catarrhal poison, relieving this foul and dread disease, no matter where located. To prepare the mixture: Get from any good pharmacy Fluid Extract Dandeone lion, one ounce Compound Kargon and three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsa-- j parllla. Shake well and use in doses after each meal and at bedtime. This is a harmless. Inexpensive mixture, which has a peculiar action upon the eliminative tissues of the Kidneys, assisting them to filter and strain from the blood and system all catarrhal poidons, which, if not eradicated, are absorbed by the mucous membrane, and an open sore or catarrh is the result. Prepare some and tor It, as it is the prescription of an eminent catarrh specialist of national reputation. AILMENTS The will straighten out a 'contracted muscle in s jiffy. half-ounc- e A Mortifying Answer. Richard, aged seven years, in com-pan-y wtth "his parents: waa vt siting a ST. JAC0OS OIL Dont play possum with pain, but tends stnclly to business. SIGK HEADACHE Positively csred by these Little Pills. They also rehm Dis- tress trem Dyspepsia, Indigestion end Too Hearty Eating, A perfect rem- tated -Will you Say, quickly, Richard said hlsTnothfr. have some cake Imagine her chagrin when Richard Teplied: If its the kind we have at home, I dont want any. Hows This? edy tor Dizziness. Same, Drowsiness. Bod Taste In the Mouth, CUated Tongue, Pain In the Bids, TORPID LIVER. They Purely Vegetable. regulate the Bowels. S1ULLP1LL SUALLD3SE. Om Hundred rvthtn Reward for mrf ease of fsfvrfe that caaoot N cared bf HiUi tfttarrb tar. T. J CO., Toledo (k Wa. tha vadaretfnsed, bare kaowi P J. C beaef Ita tba Ut 15 mm, tod betv kina perfectly bon oraMa tm bush traaaartloM sod flftwtruny merit by bit Aruu abia to carry Oht aay oMUput Waiotao htaani e II Toledo O. Wboiaat Drofnr Hair Catarrh Carr It takea internally, directly Dpa the blood end maeoet Barfare of tha Tetimonimt te free. .Trice 3 caata par tyea, bteuc. pad hr all Take Ball family Ctkf f r eoowipatfo. Genuine CHKJfKT Most people would fall measured hy the golden rule. short It SHALL PRICE. Must Bear Signature ii lrri$c. , Price 33c and 30c At the dinner table he was friend. asked to havi some cake. He hesi- ? g CATARRH REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. HOWARD E. BUatOH,nHVJW." frir tloid. 0 lotd Hod bfr; S'rrcor Corver tl. 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