The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-26
A LOYAL CHURCH.
A Plymouth Story with RIA: Home
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The ladies-God bless 'em-hao held
entertainments, and worked and saved.
and secured the funds, and now the
male members of the congregation
who had stood by and looked wise.
while their better halves were digging
tooth and nail to accumulate the
shekels, were called together to direct
them where to spend the money.
ParsOn Goodman called the meeting
to order, and asked Hon. Thomas
Jones to take the chair.
II move" hurriediy said Deacon
Titefist, THAT we send and get the
carpets of Catchsm s. Deem, the great
catalogue house. +"
DR.. Cureem' s wife seconded the mo-
tod.
Hon. Thomas Jones rose in protest.
brothers and sisters" said be,
"you are making mistake. No CON-
munity can prosper that divides its
forces. Its buyers and sellers must
work together
"Huh." said Deacon Titefist, II
believe in buyin' where / can get
things the cheapest.
$50 do l." answered the Hon.
Thomas. "That is one reason why
am Johny-on- the-spot man, for I've
learned that the home man gives bet
ter goods for the money than the cata-
logue man. He can't afford to sell
shoddy goods to his neighbors. And
competition keeps bis prices down."
"It's my privilege to go where 1
please with my money" persisted the
deacon.
"JuSt so. And strike your home
man when you want credit" retorted
Mr.. Jones. "I'm not built that way,
The home man gives employment to
my boys and girls. He buys my pro-
ducts and EMPLOYS other people who
consume my products. He spends his
profits in building up the community
in which / live. He is entitled to
my support.
"He's got no strings on me, "growl-
ed the Deacon"
He has, if you are fair man," de-
clared the former Nebraska legislator,
HE is target every time you fire
contribution gun. When the church
was built. you were the busiest man
in town. deacon, striking business
men for donations. / never heard
that Catchem & Doom gave penny. !"
"But these here carpets began
the deacon.
'.You can bank on their being
shoddy," broke in Mr.. Jones; "made
to sell cheap. All this Catchem g.
Doom catalogue stuff is. I'VE have
reliable, responsible house in town.
Why not buy Of them? Ball s. Co.,
sell carpets of repute. We all know
that they handle the best carpets
made. What more do you want?
And house as enterprising as this.
that carries full and complete lines, is
entitled to local support.
"You can get groceries cheaper bv
clubbing" declared DR.. Cureem IS
wife.
What kind?" snapped Hon.
Thomas jones. Bogus spices, imita-
rion coffee, sloppy canned goods. re-
fuse stuff of all sorts. The travelling
grocery peddler is one of the worst
evils we have, and when you compare
his prices with F. Fl Jacox S for pure.
fresh and wholesome food articles
you'll find the home man S the lowest
anyhow. That's not all. Mr.. Jac0x
offers you clean, big, complete stock
that comprises the best OF every posi-
BILE thing in staple and fancy grocer
les, He has very large stock Of new
crop famous Ferndale goods just in,
and has an especially fine line of
Thanksgiving and Christmas daint-
ieS."
81 see one o. them range fellers
hitched down to your house t'other
day." the deacon broke in rather in.
sinIatingly.
Eyes. and be limbered up in short
order, )" declared Mr.. Jones. ''Swind-
lers, most Of 'em. Sell you an imita-
tion contraption, and hang you up
with note at the bank. Why, you
can get one OF the famous Mal,eable
steel ranges of Ashley & Hess for less
money, and keep the profit all at home.
There's no sense in being bothered by
travelling range peddlers. 1 fire 'em
mighty quick, / find everything
housekeeper can want 10 the stove,
tinware and kitchen supply lines in
splendid stock at Ashley s. Hess, and
l have confidence in the goods because
of the men behind Them"
1.-The big cities set the fashions;
why should't we get our hats at head
quarters" answered DR.. Cureem's
wife