Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-29

stock Of mouldings and can please the
most artistic taste in picture framing"
"rhe home merchants prosperity
does not interest me-" butted in Dol.
Manoeuvres.
"Then you are short sighted" retort-
ed Mr.. Jones. "Take j. Friedman's
new store i'll the opera house block. Its
people consume your products. Its
profits are applied TO improve your
town. 1t pays taxes to help you run
the home machine. It will sell you
after March 10th clothing and mems
furnishing goods that are honest, at
prices that are economical 1t will
carry a stock that in extent and variety
will be the pride Of the town. Interest
you? / guess yes. On March 10 Mr..
Friedman will open large. new, and
up-to-date stock of clothing and mems
furnishings. that include all grades in
the very latest styles"
1.-THE most credulous people l know
Of" continued Mr.. Jones, "are those
who send away for jewelry and watches
and musical instruments. Cheap, unre-
liable grades are the stock in trade OF
the catalogue houses. 1t is so easy to
fill a small order with trash and so inn
I possible for the victim 30 get redress.
With house like j. p. Losey's you are
safe. Back of the fact that the goods
are on hand for inspection, ia the guar
antee of a well-known citizen, who
could not afford, if he would, to mis-
represent quality. Mr.. Losey carries
the best grade of watches, including the
most popular makes, and also line of
small musical instruments and talking
machines. He does repairing promptly
and at moderate prices"
Col. Manoeuvres suggested that GER
tain kinds of manufactured articles
notably harness - could be produced
cheapest in the big factories.
Nobody denies that" said Hon.
Thomas Jones. But how about quail
ity? That is what is vital to the buyer.
There is no other product where shoddy
is 80 freely used by INSCRIPTIONS mon.
The only Simon-sure cinch against a
swindle is to buy of man you know
something about-a man like j. K. Full
Ter, for instance. His repute for honest
material, good work and reliable repre-.
sentation is as the page of an open book
in this community, and he carries n
stock of harness, robes and blankets
of sufficient extent and variety to meet
any demand. HIS harness store is mex,
door to the postoffice.
These fellers quote cut prices on pa
tent medicines said Deacon Titefist
referring to the supply house catalogue
"Some kinds" said Jones. "Shelf
worn goods, bought in job lots. They
sell six bottles for 81; and Sharrar &
Mulholland make you the same price
and save you the express charges and
cost Of sending away your money
When use medicine / want the best
and to be sure of getting it, go to 9
house l have confidence in. We al
know Sharrar q Mulholland to be thor
oughly reliable and are assured of the
genuine quality of the goods they sell
Another preposterous proposition Of the
catalogue houses is to supply wall paper
Sharrar & Mulholland outclass them
both for low price and high quality
There is nothing to be gained by send
ing away from home for medicines OF
wall paper.
"The merchant himself doesn't al
ways stick to the home made idea," de
clared Judge Mandamus.
"In cigars. for instance" flashed bach
Mr.. Jones. "ADd it's shame. They
stock up from drummers, when right a
home is Mccullough a. Sons cigar fac
tory, which is making the "T.W Whit
ney," "Mc. q Nc" 1.-THE Palma,
/ George Nc, i" Midnight Dream" anC
! "Sappho Reina," as prime cigars as Cal
be rolled from tobacco. IL the majorit,
} of cigars that are smoked In town wer
made here, it would add thousands o
dollars,to the trade of these very mer
! chants through the patronage of tn
cigar makers and others, who woul,
! benefit by keeping the money in cir N
lation at home"
, II don't suppose as many dollars hav
gone for snide goods in any one direc
ton on earth as have been paid out TO
cheap buggies." spoke up Farmer Hard
q scrabble.
q There is only one way to get GEM
inc quality" said Mr.. Jones. Buy o
home firm you know,-a firm lik
J. j w. Holmes & Son. They carry line
n of the best vehicles in stock, that in
/, cludes many styles, and their goods ar
: here for inspection. Their carriage
y aud wagons. cutters and sleighs an
q farm machinery are sold on honor G
4 reputable houses, and you stand to &c
what you pay for. No foreign deale
Il can ship you singly the same quality fo
J, as little money as they buy in car loa
Q lots"
|. The special committee having