The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

NNH"N wv ElNA ANfNl NAtfNA ~ hfhAA
agrmrut they are Hermann a
lIerbrt the general blacksmith,
agents for Mccormack Harvesting
Machine and dealers IN agricultural
implements. Their rcputc M smiths
aud especially as horse shners. h.
more than local ShneinR Is more
than q trade with ihem-it ~ nn art.
Give them a call Tor any sort of re-
pairing and yUu'H get an honest job
NJ the right price"
"One of the qurercst things IN this
question Of home trade" said the
squire. ''is the tendency of the farm
crs 20 kill their own grain market,
rakr the matter NJ -four. Herr 10
Guessing a Bros. roller min and ele.
yator. They manufacture all grades
~ the must superb hour, every
housektrprr IN the community viii
admit that, vet the farmers expect
the miller 90 huy his wheat, while he
permits his grocer tu fnist on him
an inferior grade of foreign -four
without question or hindrancc. II
takes tine rawrst kind of gall, IL
strikes mr. tu demand the market
price FOR grain and then bug the for
ciFn.mudc product"
MY boy ordered dozen shirts
from Chicago ~ two dollars, and he
couldn't get then here" triumphant.
Is declared the Widow smith.
- reckon not" dryly remarked the
squire. Seventeen cents each--worth
that to make them Nou can imnglue
what the stun is. Now n he had
gone 90 Morris Bros. hr could have
examined the goods. assured himself
uf the quality aud received the guar
autcc uf pcuplrhc knows 60 be square
and reliable. The rule of fair prices
and fr-t-viass quality in all grades
runs through that magnificent stock
~ gents furnishings. ! don't think
you1l find better stock or lower
prices in the county"
"Nuv mnr, 90 he well dressed
must have as near a perfect NJ ar
pos ihlc.und that H. why ] always buy
my tailor-madc suits ~ Chas. Girrse.
he gives YOU good goods, fair prices
and guarantee satisfactory every
time. The man who sends away 90 an
irresponsible house for madc-to-oricr
goods win never do sn second time,
IN venture to assert"
Nothing ro advance the prosprri-
" ~ community" philosophical
the squire, "Rs aggressive enterprise.
\ firm like MHyherry 4 Highlcy. for
instance, is ~ value tu the whole
community. because they are worth
something as active citizens. That H.
the reason why ! always patrunsc
their feed stable when GO Ia Troy.
Resides doing my duty to my dumb
beasts. know / um spending money
with good men. They have a good
bus and do q general transfer busi.
ness.
81 sure got the kihosh put into me
with department store buggy"
Eruntcd Farmer Taylor. THE thing
broke down the SECOND trip"
Take IL tn Lang a Bro" laughed
the squire. or to lscnman & Go. They
are experienced aud rapid. reliable,
every way satisfactory. Then when
you have broken vehicle or piece Of
farm machinery that you want fixed
in shorter time than IL took to
break It.. 20 to them. And the next
tins you want a buggy or wagon,
get them to- make H. They guarantee
all their wagons.
III there's an exception" laughed
the old man, ''to the homemade idea,
it's with the baker. When YOU can
buy bread like mother used 10 make
and the most delicious 81 pastries for
about the money you would pay for
material, and thus save your wife all
the labor and worry attendant on
baking, ] believe it's most profitable
to patrOnize q bakery nnJ confection.
cry like q. =. kuitgcr's. His loavcs
are strictly standard weight. aud we
all know the hig rcpute they have
for excellence. aud when you figure
on the iimination of bake day from
household cares believe I'm in favor.
IN this one case. of doing business
away from home"
Eggs Is eggs" said the old lady.
who did NOT know that eggs were
graded into eggs, fresh eggs and
strictly fresh eggs when they go 20
market. Same way with drugs. In
many stores drugs arc drugs" with.
out any regard to their freshness and
quality. Not 50 az Mccormick Drug
Co.'S store. In order TO be ON thcir
shelves they have got to be strictly
first quaiit- and fresh. Your duty
to yourself Is Co get the very best In
dregs that you can find They may
not be the nearest druggists To you,
but they are the druggists who will
come the nearest to pleasing you In
drugs, paints, toilet articles. They
also do u wholesale drug business,
and fill all orders promptly"
But while I'm talkin' on this line"
said the squire, II am reminded Of
two institutions that are great help
to our town--0ur banks. There H. the
Bank of Pennington and the ST.
Francois County bank. n You need
money, you can always find accommo-
daiion there, aud IL you have little
sum to put by for emergency, YOU
can't find safer or more reliable
places. and yonH always find them
polite and ohiiRing.
Then there's our real estatr and
abstract Hrmst" e.nilns,~d the sqt.ire.
There are Clay, Buck d Fleming,
and smith. Bleeck a Co., and Pipkin
& swink. ahey win furnish correct
abstracts Of lands--and you don'tevrr
want 20 buy lEnd unless you know
the titles good: they will furnish ypu
insurance in the hest and safest COM
rauies. and secnftcr the losses II you
should burn out; they'll sell your
land for you. hug yon farm or
home, negotiate loan for you, arr
Here the squire was 10 eloquent
that IL brought down such hand
eispping that he "a modest man n he
n glib taIksrl turned red behind the
ears.
X lew I've been converted, sQuire,~
broke IN the deacon. n withdraw my