The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-02-19

their victims, but being ignorant of
| optics and knowing nothing but ped
ding, they frequently sell glasses that
prove positive injury to eeyesight.
A home man like F. B. Holman, the
optician, 119 West Exchange street, who
has had years of experience in fitting
glasses, and possesses every modern
scientific apparatus for testing eyesight,
is good man to buy glasses of Eye
sight is too precious gift to let stran-
gers experiment with"
Banking by Mail is an alluring
phrase, said Joseph Hustler. "but how
about a little accommodation when the
| necessities of business demand ity Is it
your home banker or the distant city
banker that takes care of you when you
want few hundred dollars for short
time in order to close a deal2 The
Banking by Mail concerns are all will
ing to take care of your money, but
when you want to use any of theirs, that
is another story. as Rudyard Kipling
says. find the Owosso Savings bank
always ready to afford any reasonable
| accommodation, it pays me interest on
deposits, and am personally acquaint-
ed with its officers and know them to be
thoroughly reliable. Their safety de-
posit boxes are great convenience, and
a nffn ot ,AIn 10 %cI
"The most amazing proposition I
have struck lately" volunteered the
Hon. Tom, is an offer of the mail or
der houses to supply monuments and
gravestones. / had the curiosity to in
vestigate at the Owosso Monument
Works, South Washington street, near
the bridge, and am satisfied that Rollin
Pond, the proprietor, can sell any grade
of marble at the Chicago price list, and
save the purchaser materially on freight
and cost of placing in the cemetery.
More than this: Here you get, as we all
know by observation, artistic work with
names spelled correctly, whereas the
work of the Catch IN g. Doem mail or
der houses is sloppy and abounds in
errors"
The principle of home trade is one
that underlies the successful growth
and progress of any community, reaf-
| firmed Hon. Thomas Jones when ]
want nice suit of clothes, | don't send
in my measure to Catchem & Doem
catalogue house. / walk into Bert
butchers t~ilor shop, 1OS North Wash
ington street, look over his latest sam
pies, and | am sure of finding something
that gives me perfect satisfaction.
Then at the time appointed I go again
and try on the coat, and the result is |
get perfect fit of stylish we'll made
clothes at moderate price, and my
money returns to me again in the chan
nels of local trade, for Mr.. butcher pays
it out in this community. He attends
promptly to all orders in the cleaning.
pressing and repairing line"
I'm most cases." continued the Hon.
Thomas Jones, lit is thoughtlessness
that leads people into seeming forgetful.
ness of home enterprises. Merchants
themselves, who should, of all others ap.
preciate strict observance of loyalty,
sometimes stray after false gods They
use foreign printed stationery, oblivious
of the fact that they can do just as well
| right at home. Take, for instance, the
job department of THE Owosso TIMES.
1t has equipment and facilities for all
kinds of commercial job printing and
turns out first class work. 1t is loyal to
all home enterprises and deserves the
support of Owosso business men.
1T is q short-sighted policy that ig.
nores resident dealers.
II low I've been converted, Brother
Jones, contritely acknowledged Deacon
Titefist II withdraw my motion"
Mrs. DR.. Cureem agreed with the
| deacon.
And that's why Catchem e. De-
failed to receive an order for thu,
carpets, and which instead 49, - !.
the enterprising home firx of os,'.,,
Sons.