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ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-11-01
Samtinineur.

damn, var svo einlagur bindindlsvinur ao lik-
lega hafa fair verio hans likar fyr eoa si0ar.
Ham var attarh0foingi Plute-Indiana / Ne
vada, og var nefndur johnson Sides. Ham
hafoi await vakandi auga 4 0llu.er hann hug0i
az gati or0io attAokk sfnum til farsaldar og
heilla, og for vanalega tvnr fer0ir & hverju
ari til Washington q fund stj6rnarinnar til
pess ao tala par mali Pjo0ar %sinnar, og par
var honum await .tekio tveim h0ndum, pvi
ham var b@oi hygginn maour og areioanleg~
ur, svo %stj6rnin bar fult t1aust til hans. Eng
inn hvitur maour gat haft nein br0go i frammi
VIC INDIANAPOLIS pann, er ham atti y6r az
ra0a, Pvi ham sd vi0 0llu Pess konar; en-
mesta ahugamal hans var afengis bindindi.
Ham sa PAD glogt ao afturfor og eymd lndi-
ananna stafar ao mestu leyti at afengisnautn,
og lagoi Pvi strangt bann fyr;r 40 nokkur
lndiani af sfnum ettAokk neytti afengra
drykkja. og s%jalfur vildi ham aldrei bragoa
yin. Ef ham varo var vi0 az hvitur ma0ur
e0a Indiani seldi afengi herald Pluto ettar-
innar, Pa var tann ekki lengi 40 huga sig UNI
hvao CORA skyldi vi0 pam naunga og purfti
aldrei Acknowledgements. kviodom ne dom
ara til a0 hjalpa ser til az STA fyrir honum.
Ham aleit Pao helga skyldu sina az skj6ta
Pess haitian pilta, oroalaust, hvar sem Peir urou
4 vegi hans.
Sumari6 1902 var mann a fer0 / h0fuo-
borg Nevadarfkis, og pa toku sig saman
nokkrir garungar par / b@num og hug0u gott
til glooarinnar ao leika MI q gamla Sides.
DAD heGr aldrei uppvist or0io hverjum br0g0-
UNI Peir beittu, en- visit er PAD, a0 meo elm
hverj u mott t6kst Peim az bella ham svo full
an 40 ham vissi ekki slit r jdkandi RAD, og svo
skildu Peir vio hann. Pannig a sig kominn, a
%almannafnri. En- eftir PAD sa Sides aldrei
gla0an dag. Honun P6tti Petta svo mikil
sman 40 ham CAT aldrei a heilum ser teki0
Paoan af. Ham let dagbl00in aytja margar
yfrlgsihgar UNI pas, a0 6happ Petta hefoi oro-
ID ser OWL jandi og 6afvitandi, og hann skrif-
ADJ Roosevelt forseta og innanrikis -ra0gjafa
Bandarikj ia long afs0kunarbref; OF elm Hmm
merkasti l0gfreoingur / Carson City kendi
svo / brj0sti um hann,a0 bann rita0i umbur0-
arskjal eitt mikio til ao volta PAD, ao PAD g@ti
a engan HAITI ryrt mannor0 hans ne PAD mikla
ALT, sem allir, er ham Pektu, hef0u jafoan a
honum haft, P6 hann hef0i or0i0 fyrir 6happi
Pessu. Pv1 ham vnri jafnsaklaus af vinnautn
eftir sem a0ur. Undir Petta skrifu0u allir
helztu borgarar bnj arms. Til enn frekari arett-
lngar bar senator Doolin upp svolatandi a
kv@0i fyrir rikisPingi0 / Nevada:
,,Aliktao err af 0ldungadeild og samein-
uou Pingi Nevadarikis, me0 samhug allra
ibda rikisins,a o whisky PAD er johnson Sides
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1905-11-01

um ] CleVelanu. DOrgarSCJOfl Sa' u pa
v0ldum i Cleveland, haf0i mao kosningu fyrir
fulltingi Hanna og var alment talinn skj6l-
sta0ingur hans me0an ham gengdi Pvf en-
betti. pegar hann haf0i seti6 nokkra stund
az v0ldum for ,,Cleveland Leader: az fnna
az ymsum emb@ttisrekstr hans og autti
hverja greinina a f@tur annari UNI agaleysi
og spillingu borgarbda, og sag0i a0 alt SID
feroi f@ri par dagversnandi og drykkjuskapur,
spilamenska, ran og Pj6fnaour keyrou svo dr
h6f, al helzt m@tti etla az ekkert eftirlit vari
haft med neinu siofer6i sloan Pessi borgar-
sti6ri f6kk embetti.
Hanna P6tti a6fnslur Pessar 6Parfar og
undi Peim lila, en- let pc kyrt cg svaraoi engu.
pa bar svo via eitt sim a0 ham hitti Cowles
a g0tu, % vek ser ao honum og heilsaoi hon
UNI haversklega, en- Peir h0f0u a0ur it'll per-
s6nuleg kynni haft hvor at 00rum.
dad Der vel i vei0i'', sagoi Hanna er
Peir h0f0u heilsast. ,,Eg @tlaoi einhvern-
TINA az tala via your faein ORD um Pessar
greinar, sem per haf6 veri0 40 rita i bla0i0
y6ar UNI 6stj6rn og agaleysi her / bsnum.
Der vito PAD MI sjalfr Gins vel og eg, herra
Cowles, az pcss hattar er engu vera MI en-
PAD heir veri0, og per geti0 varla @tlast til
pess az svo strangt eftirlit verdi haft med jafn-
st6rum bn og Pessum, az ekki komi eitthva6
6si0legt fyrir vio og vi0. E0a haldi0 per az
PAD Sc sanngjarnt az beimta PAD, a0 borgar-
stj6rinn her / Cleveland geri b@inn heilagan
sta0 og litalausan.
,,Nei, ekki mtlast eg MI alvey til svo
mikils", svara0i Cowles. ,,En your satt a6
az segja cru 6sk0p til Pess a6 vita hvernig
folk er fari6 40 heg0a ser / Pessum b@,og ekki
err ofs0gum af Pvi sagt / cleveland Leaders.
B@rinn er alvey fullur or0inn af vendiskon-
um, spilaf0ntum og r%aeninggjjum; en- NEST kveo-
ur pc a0 vasaPj6funum, ma0ur kemst varla
Pverf6ta her UNI g0turnar fyrir Peim oPj60a-
lyo'.
Hanna hl6 og maslti eitthva0 a pa lei0 40
vasaPj6fum veri varla laandi p6 Peir feru
vasa PETRA mamma, sem ekki gntu sjalfr pass
az PAD, sem / Peim vari, og Pa0 kva0st hann
geta sagt med 5anni, az aldrei hef0i ham ORD
10 var via neina vasaPjdfa Oil pau ar, er ham
hefoi bni6 / Cleveland.
DER gengu enn sp0lkorn og Prefu0u um
Petta. pa sta6nemdist Cowles og lett a uric
slit. ,,Ur-skrattinn stendur Pa", sag0i ham,
,,og Pa6 er visit kominn timi til fyrir mig ao
koma a skrifstofuna. Hva6 er klukkan y0ar,
Hanna?'
Hanna stalk h%eneainni / vasann en- greip
par 1 t6mt. ,,pa0 er undarlegt 40 tarna",
malti ham, ,,eg hef visit gleymt drinu mimi
heima 1 morgun, PAD er ekki / vasanum".
,,Ja, svona getur ma6ur stundum gleymt
Pvi, sem ma0ur ma sst vi0 sig skilja', sag0i
CoMles. ..Eg hef lika gleYmt az TAXA mad
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
SANTA CLAUS IN
PENSACOLA FRIDAY

For long time it was generally ac-
cepted that an attempt 10 engage in
almost any kind Of business on any
street except Palafox was business
suicide" In the face of this prevail
ing idea The Bazaar was opened at
Nos. 114-116 E. Wright a few years
sgo, 1t was then only a small un-
pretantious business Today, how
ever, it. Is one of the largest five and
10 cent stores in this section. W. G.
Porter is the sole proprietor of the
Bazaar, and he deserves a great deal
of credit for having converted the bus.
mess from such a small beginning to
its present magnitude. All kinds OF
novelties and useful household arti
Giles are to be found here, and all at
the startling low prices which charac
terizes the ordinary FIVE and ten cent
store. On next Friday Santa Clau;
will be at the Bazaar in person, and
he will be glad to see all the little chill
dren of Pensacola who expect to ge
anything in thejr stockings for Christ
mas. He will shake hands with then
and talk to them about live subjects
All children are invited to call and
have a talk with Santa Claus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
A PAIR OF CELEBRITIES
or A FORT BARRANCAS


very bad humOr would permit ana
allowing himself TO be patronized by
the men. Such is the penalty Of hero
ISM
When the Beauty at last appeared
IL was with a sigh of genuine relief
that he offered her his arm and con
Quoted her to the dining-rOOm; he felt
that only a very good dinner could
compensate for the torture he had un
dergone. The dinner was extremely
good and the attention he paid it was
more marked that that he gave t1
Madame Mainwaring, who, ai,cr few
futile attempts at conversation be
slowed her attention on an appr5cia
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
CAPTAIN 0'BRIEN
OPPOSING
BILL
will Fight the BTOWnlOW Bill Which
Has Been introduced
In Congress,

Under a Washington date line, the
afternoon paper of this city publish
ed an item of news, a few days ago,
placing Hon. J. Ed O'Brien of Pen
sacola in the position of one of the
supporters of a bill introduced by Mr..
BrOwnlOw of Tennessee. in the pres
ent congress which is opposed to the
interest Of the bar pilots of the Allan.
tic and gulf coasts.
The frienas of Mr.. O'Brien Of this
city were unable to reconcile his re
ported support of this bill with his
well known interests in all things al
fecting the interests Of the bar pilots
OF the country, therefore, a number oil
Inquiries were wired to him by IN
terested parties for an explanation oil
his position
One of Mr.. O'Brien's friends who
could not understand his reported
stand. was Secretary w. c. Jones, Of
the Chamber of Commerce Of this city
who telegraphed him nquiring as e
the authority of the published repOr
OF mis- stand on the matter. I'm repij
/ Secretary Jones received a Telegram
1 from Capt. O'Brien on yesterday after
noon. stating that he is not only op
/ posed to the passage of the Brown
/ low bill but that ne will oppose it
I Passage with all of bis ability and in
fUence
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
BY
Celia MYFOVeF
Robinson.

its place. Is it no wrong to send him
pdrift on the world with no anchor 10
hold him from all the evil therein?
For the last five years my life has
been q black depth of wretchedness.
I do not owe it 70 you that it has no,
been a black depth Of sin, also, though,
God knows
Mrs. Houston is looking at us,
she said. smile, Don't look so saw
age. And do eat some dinner-lt is
very good
In my eyes, he. continued. and in
the eyes Of God YOU are my wife. No
legal quibbling win ever make you
less SO"
But
But / gave you your freedom be
cause I wOuln not hold YOU by the
bonds whiCn YOU found CALLING. When
circumstances forced us into a mar
rage of convenience I swOre TO love
and cherish YOU until death parted
us. To the best of my ability I have
kept that vow. For years I watched
over YOU and guarded you, through
others, as best I could. Your womanly
Independence rebelled against my sur
veillance, l suppose, and you disap-
reared. The fates which mock at us
saved my life again and again. For
what. He who gave it only knows.
return after many years in watch
have tried to forget to find you lead
ing a false life under an assumed
name"
my life is not false" she said
gently Il am living IL the best
/ know how Do YOU remember.
there was a little sob in her voice. dc
4 you remember a little Song I used &c
sing for you-To Dream of You
have not sung it-since-Until the
other day in a hospital. There was ]
/ sol1ieT dying and he asked me e
sing. sang it then. On, Reginald
He had put his hand to his eyes.
She turned and addressed the youn.
man on her other side. When she
turned again toward Berresford there
was look Of JOY and yearniRg on hi.
face.
Marcia" he whispered.
Mrs. Houston gave the signal 70,
rising. and as Madame Mainwarinl
lrCse her hand touched Berresforars
Dear she said with a radian
smile
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has finally disappeared from all
knowledge Of the old world which had
known her. Mrs. Houston felt sure
she was dead. She hoped. viciously,
that she was
How unhappy BerresfOrd had been
how unhappy he was now. And
how well be deserved 20 be happy.
She hao known him since her school
DAYS. They had been cousins anu
Chums and She haa grieved ia his sor-
rows and glOried In his trimphs-for
De had had his triumphs and his ma
ton was proud TO honor him. Bus 90
Mrs. Houston s loving perception the
face of her old friend seemed weary
OF the battle and The eyes OF the
fighter hungry for peace.
By the time Mrs. Houston had
reached Barrancas she had married
Berresford 20 her Beauty.
When Berresford entereI Mrs
Houst0n's duawing-ro0m on the even
ing of his introduction 90 Barrancas
society he felt cnriously awkward and
cursed the propensity of Americans
for continually running after some
new thing-especially If one Of thes,
things happened 20 be a bored young
officer who had distinguished himself
somewhat beyond his fellows.
The Beauty was late and Berries
I ford put En- a bad half hour answerin.
1 the idi0dc questions Of exclamatorl
women with as much suaTity as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

tive young man on her other hand and
allowed the sulky hero to enjoy MS.
dinner undisturbed.
It must De confessed that when Ber-
resford walked into the dining-room
with the Beauty's hand on his arm
he could not have toll wether she
was short or tall. brunette or blonde,
lovely or hideOus; in his impOtent
anger at being made a fool of, as he
fsavagely phrased it, the Beauty had
4 been merely a woman by whom he
B had TO sit for two tedious hours.
{ Now, his anger having somewhat
/ cooled, as he turned and looked at
\ the exquisite profile his first thought
was that perhaps she was not enjoy
/ ing it any more than he was; his
/ second. that for once MS pretty cousin
was right and that the woman was
1 peerlessly beautiful the third-the
third gripped him by the throat ana
he felt the room reeling with him
and he clenched his hands and turned
his face away. When he looked at
her again she was pale but smiling.
She leant towards him and laughed a
little as she said quite low but clearly.
Don't look like that, Eat your
dinner. Talk TO me for Heaven s
sake
Marcia" he said, under his breath
MADAME MainwaEing, And SO this
rs how you have hiaden yourself. II
is small wonder
He broke of as a sott-fOOted waiter
approached. When he had passed
she took mp the sentence.
Il have not hidden myself but
have chosen to live my life in my OWL
way
you shall not sing in public. / for
bid YOU TO do IT,
You forbid" The Beauty laughed
IL was a silverv laugh but there wai
a note OF anger in it.
Eyes I win not have YOU make
yourself a target for the sneers and
iuuendOes OF the public. The stage
is no fit place for q woman. AnC
what is your motive2 Tt is not money
Surely YOU have enough for even YOU
. whimsical demands
mo. ii is not money. But do y0l
think it takes only money to fill
4 WOman's life2 am singing BECAUSE
I love it,
Il do not believe in careers 70
8 women. ] repeat, J forbid you 70 pun
! sue tails ridiculous course. I-
Please do not use thar word to M
again
She broke on 10 reply TO her vis-s
Wis. When she turned 20 Berresfor
asain there was a sneer on his fac
as he said:
Mrs. Houston told me that Madam
MainwaTing was q woman whose his
tory was Veilel In a de 5ghtful myl
terry. She did nOt know that "a
a sealed book was an open one to M
and one that has given little pleasur
in the reading
DO you think she said. and ther
was little choking sound in he
voice that YOU are behaving yer
veH2 You used 10 be a gentlemal
Reginald
81 can only remember now that
am man with an a mans wrong
urcn him.
How have I ever wronged YOU.
she said Her face was cold an
tense as she lifted it and looked
ham.
us E no wrong TO blast a man
JOYS of earth and hopes OF Heaven
Is il no wrong 10 steal from him q
!best he has ana give aim nothing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

] was much affected with sciatica. %
writes Ed. c. Mud Iowaville, Sedg-
wick, Co. Kan, going about on
crutches and suffering a great deal of
pain. I was induced to try Ballard s
Snow Liniment. which relieved me.
1 used three soc bottles 1t is the
greatest liniment I ever used; have
recommended it to a number Of per.
sons; all express themselves as being
benefited by it. l now walk withou,
crutches, able to perform a great deal
of light labor on the farm" 25c. SOC
and S1.0O. Sold by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

that Beuesford should have been
with the feet
By the time Mrs. Houston was halt
way TO Barrancas she had her mine.
Ia her imagination fired. and her bat
tlc won; Berresf0rd should marry tho
Beauty
II was not natural to suppose that
BerresfOrd still cared for the woman
" DO had wrecked his life. Since their
divorce she had disappeared and Der
resford had told Mrs Houston this
morning that he had heard nothing of
her for years For some time he
had been cognizant OF her where
abOuts through his lawyer, but she
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
SANTA cLAus cnmlnn

Thursday evening from 10 S
Santa Claus will meet his little Cand
big friends at the c. ~ of A. hall.
He promises eli who come plenty
Lei amusement and a merry time from
beginning 70 end Admission free.
The above wilE-he for the benefit
of the Sisters Of Mccoy Dec17-4ts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

Escambia Lodge. No. IS, r. & A. NJ.
Regular communication
"A of Escambia Lodge, No. 10.
NIX F. & A. NJ viii be held
Monday, December IS. 1T
1880 o'clock d. m. There
viii be election of officers. Visiting
brethren fraternally invited.
C. ID. BEYER.
". g. DALEY, w. NJ
Secretary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

suffered day and night the tor
ment of itching piles. Nothing helped
me until I used Doan's Ointment. IL
cured me permanently. Hon. John
r. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
EMPLOYEE OF rs WEARS
WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED

Daniel Royster. head foreman at
PfeiHer's Steam Bakery, was sur.
prised Friday by being presented with
q handsome gold watch as a token OF
appreciation from his employer for rs
years Of faithful service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

A healthy man is a king in his own
right: an unhealthy man is an unhap-
py slave BurdOCk Blood BiJters
builds up sound heaIth-keeps YOU
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
CHEW NOTICE..

CREW NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given
FM that neither the captain
1-szElAs owners or cOnsigneCs of the
60 Portuguese Bark Scare da
Costa viii be responsible
for debts contracted by the
crew of said vessel
JOSE SANTOS MARNOTO
II. BAARS & CO., Master
COnsign5es.
16deC4t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
NOTICE.

Anyone desiring Christmas flowers
should send in their orders as early
as possible TO be assured of attention
by the ROsemOunt Gardens. Mont
gomery Miss BERTHE Smith. Agent.
GIG Barcelona street. Phone 651.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
HIANo - oRnANs.

Cash or easy terms. All piano tun-
ina and repair work guaranteed.
CLUTTER & RUSHING,
~ Government. Phone 476.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-08

animals. il one that seldom comes
up to the average. He ought to
live one hundred wears, according
to the physiological law, for five
times twenty are one hundred; but
instead of :lat, he scarcely reaches
an average of four times the grow
ing period. The reason is obvious
-man is not only the most irrcgu-
lar and most Incorporate, but the
most laborious and hard working
of all animals. He is always the
most irritable. and there is reason
TO believe, thongh we cannot tell
what an animal secret y feels, that
more than any other animal man
cherishes wrath tC keep it warm.
and consumes himself with the fire
of his own reflections. Health
Culture.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-08

The latest number of the Rams
Horn, has a cartoon entitled ''The
Plutocrat's Peril" which depicts
the sword of anarchy hanging by
4 thread over the head of the pluto.
cracy. This illustration beyond all
doubt exaggerates the SO called an
archist sentiment OF the American
people. Some of our alien popu-
lation may harbor the spirit of an
archy, but as long as the spirit Of
true Au1ericanism dominates the
aestnies OF this country there will
be no sanguinary strife between
the classes and masses. Wo arc
quietly moving forward to the
regulation of tho conditions which
have abnorn1ally favored the inter
ests of The plutocracy. The Rams
Horn is ostensihly religions pub
lieatiop, but its iconoclastic ten
dsncy carries it beyond the boun-
daries Of realism into the fields OF
imagination, and its real purpose
IL befogged in the dust raised by
its galloping hobby.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-08

ate il with the wild eyed dreaa.,
of the anarchist. whose doctrine i.
should he torn down to one com.
mon level: the cunti>catiun of tho
/ accumulated wealth Of 1he inslivil-
uaI and its redistribution among
the masses. For this reason poll
teal parties a,cril,ing socialism up
on their bauner have had slow
growth. The true principle Of So
cialism is the elevation of man.
kind to ii higher plane Of intelli-
gence, by which means the real
producers of wealth. the people,
are to have and be in the en-
ioymcnt of the full fruits of their
toll and energy. Individual rights
and prcrogatives must be subjcc-
tive to the rights and prerogativcs
of the community; no one man
shall enjoy comfort and luxury at
the cost of privation and misery to
hundreds and even thousands; that
the wealth created by the people
properly distributed is sufficient
for the needs of all the people.
The growth Of such ideas with the
public are naturally slow; they are
hampered by the inherent selfish
ness of the human individual, and
q party which makes such ideas
its distnctiye policy is pointed to
as being radical and dangerous to
public interests. 1t has been nur
belief, reiterated in these columns
ever since the paper was first pub
lishcd. that when the time was
ripe one of the two great parties
which shape the political and
social economies of this country
would be the medium by which
the fultillment of the socialistic
idea will be attained. The Demo
cratic party sought some years
ago to take the lead in this direc
ton, with the fault that its policy
was at once too radical forits accept
ance in the public mind: it could
not inspire confidence in the peo
pie with its program of sudden
reyersion of existing conditions.
Tie Republican party will meet
this question ripening under the
growth Of public opinion.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-08

power, in the way of giving peo
pie relief from "Yrindiny mono
poles" If the people ever need
ed relief from any monopoly, 1t Il
from the grasp of the Pacific ex
press company.
The eXtortionatc rates CT express
/ companies is nothing new; they
have been the complaint Of ship
pcrs for many years, and more
than once, if we remember fright
the subject of their regulation has
been bl oachel to the legislature,
while under Democratic domina-
ton, without any effcctual remedy
being put forward by that party.
And now we are told that the Re
pnblicans have in their five weeks
of power failed to correct an abuse
which the Democratic legislature
was thirty years in ignoring. The
Dem. News castigation is of the
House only, the Senate is still
Democratic. A bill for the regu-
latlon of express rates, it should
occur TO our contemporary, may
originate in the senate as well as in
the house. The Hon. John l..
Bradley, ''the peoples friend," of
whom the Dem. News is unstinted
in its praise, seems to hibernate in
the senate as deeply as any Repub-
lican IN the house on this subject.
We believe that if the Republican
party is given half a show it will
attend to the grinding monopol-
TO-" tie Democrats have so long
overlooked. 1t is hardly to be ex-
pected that the Republicans should
accomplish in five short weeks
what the Democrats had neglected
for thirty years.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-08
War on Mail Order Houses,

Nearly all the large wholesale
houses of Kansas City have begun
a war on the mail order concerns
|of Chicago, which are said to
threaten the retail and wholesale
business throughout the country.
The wholesalers are protesting
against the manufacturers selling
to the catalogue houses, and unless
the manufacturers act fayorabIv,
more stringent measures will he
adopted by the wholesalers.
A prominent Kansas City dry
goods jobbcr said: ''The mail or
der business simply transfers trade
from the rural districts to the
larger trade centers without bene
fling anyone except the mail order
houses.
1.-The largest mail order houses
sell few goods locally, in fact, the
large catalogue concerns of Chi
cago make no prctensions in selling
goods at home.
''Thc most astounding fact in
connection with the mail order
business is that the country people
are willing to send their money
away from home to their great
detriment of their own localities;
seeking to save pittance in which
they are usually disappointed,
''lt should be the aim of every
farmer to build up a trade cente l
as near his farm as possible, which
would add greatly to the value of
his possessions.
''rhe mail order business is a
detriment to the country and an
evil which will fall of its own
weight, for sooner or later the
people will learn that they can buy
their goods more satisfactoril,
from their local Dealers