Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

nc uost peStllerOus nuisance In
this day and generation have met up
with, !" remarked Farmer Hardscrab-
BILE, sis the travelling picture maker.
HIS greatest art is In extracting coin
from people. It's strange to me that
he gets business enough to exist on,
when we have an artist of such excel
lent skill and perfect knowledge OF
photograph making as c. Z. Horn sue
cessor TO King,) in this community.
And what Is strangest OF all, Is that
some people will pay the wandering
agent bigger prices for botch work
than Mr.. Horn asks for perfect work
The travelling artist catches many
suckers by agreeing to make the pict-
ure for nothing, and then charging $5
or Sc for q rs cent frame.n
BRO. Hardscrabble is right in the
unfavorable opinion he holds OF travel
ing picture solicitors" observed Par.
son Goodman; but believe the travel
ing spectacle peddler is greater evil,
and city councils would be justified in
placing prohibitive license on their
business. In most instances they not
only extort double prices from their
victims, but being ignorant OF optics
aod knowing nothing but peddling,
they frequently sell glasses that prove
positive injury to the eyesight. A
home man like w. c.. Martin, the grad
uate optician, who has had wide ex-
perience in fitting glasses, and possess
es every modern scientific apparatus
for testing eyesight, is good man to
buy glasses Of. Eyesight is too precious
gift to let strangers experiment with.
Banking by Mall is an alluring
phrase, said Joseph Hustler, but how
about little accommodation when the
necessities of business demand it? Is
it your home banker or the distant city
banker when you want few hundred
dollars for short time in order to
close deal? The Banking by Mail
concerns are all willing 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 Peo-
ples' Savings bank always ready to al.
ford any reasonable accommodation, ii
pays me interest on deposits, and ] am
personally acquainted with its officers
and know them and the bank to be
/
thoroughly reliable"
The official board reported that they
had contracted with o. +. Webster &
Son for seasons supply OF coal for
heating the church, and we're much
pleased with o. F. Webster & Co.
courteous treatment and promptness
In filing their contract. They spoke
very highly OF the Hooking Valley
coal sold by this firm, and especially
approved OF 1t for domestic use. Par.
son Goodman took this opportunity to
indorse the views OF the board, and
added that he found the genuine
Wilkes barre hard coal sold by o. F.
Webster g. Son, very desirable
clearly and admirable fuel. He con
sidered 1t, II anything, more economi
cal than any other coal.
THE principle OF home trade is one
that underlies the successful growth
and progress OF any community" re-
affirmed Hon. Thomas Jones' "When
| want a nice suit OF clothes, l dom
send in my measure to a Catchem 6
Deem mail order house. | walk into
H. A. Loewe's tailoring establishment
look over his latest style goods in the
piece. and l am sure OF finding some
thing that gives me perfect satisfac
ton. Then at the time appointed
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 channels of local trade, for Mr.
Loewe pays 1t out In this community. >
"In most cases." continued the Hon
Thomas Jones, at Is thoughtlessness
that leads people into seeming forget.
fulness OF home enterprises. Mer'
chants themselves, who should, OF all
others appreciate a strict observance
of loyalty, sometimes stray after false
gods. They use foreign printed sta
tionery, oblivious of the fact that they
can do Just as we'll right at home.
Take, for instance, the job depart
ment OF the Bedding Banner. 1t has
equipment and facilities for all kinds
OF commercial job printing and turns
out first class work. 1t 10 loyal to all
home enterprises and deserves the sup
port OF Bedding business men.
1T is a short.sighted policy that ig-
nores resident dealers"
II low I've been converted, Brother
Jones, contritely acknowledged Dea-
con Tite6st. ~ withdraw my mo-
ton
Mrs. DR.. Cureem agreed with the
deacon.
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