Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-08
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all grades Of public schools, from the
kindergarten to the college; that 1t il
Uf utmost Importance, since 1t appeals
to our practical life, and for develop
ing our highest and b--st good by bring
ing us close to natures heart, and ne l
to natures God.
True, there are no merchant princes
here, as are often found In the larger
cities, but at the same time h, town
is remarkably free from the class tina,
Is watched with tender solicitude / y
the wholesale houses, and whose dew
ious ways cause much fOrebOding tO
their numerous creditors.
1t has fallen to the lot of the writer
to travel up and down this broad com.
mon wealth tOa considerable extent,
both in search Of bus mess and pleasure,
and without an attempt to flatter the
good people Of this section 1t can be
truthfully said that no town Uf equal
size has yet been found that equals
our own little city.
The farmer, IL he only knew it. Is a
little nearer the kingdom Of heaven
than anyone on earth. He Is certain
Of three square meals a day and is the
only man who can fence himself in
kind. A few cattle and sheep and
fowl provide him with food and cloth
lug, while his fields yield him flour
| and d source OF revenue. So generous
are provisions and 30 common. that
| hardly one farmer in ten makes any
account OF them, although the Ordin-
ary business man thinks he has done
well when he reaches the end Of the
year and finds that he has little
more than made ends meet.
Two ladies were talking the other
day and in some way the telephone
subject came under discussion. They
both had "party-line'' telephones.
Que of the ladies was telling about
how mean somebody in her neiphbOr-
mood is. To use her own language,
the somebody will talk to some other
fool for half an hour. and never say
anything either, aud here / will be
nearly wild wanting tOorder things
for dinner or tell Tom what want
him to fetch home. Are you bother
ed Lhal Way" ihe other replied; l
used To b., but am not any more. A
friend of mine who Is connected with
The service told me how TO put On a
chOker and will tell you. You may
have nstIced those two metal knots at
the top Of the instrument. Well, They
are there whether you have noticed
them or not. Now, when somebody
nas used the line about twice aS long
as they ought u, just lay d Key Or a
short piece Uf wire across those two
huobs. Then, in "a minute or two, l
tlke off my short circuit and can get
central all right. l used to feel as if
1 wanted TO say bad words, but now |
let the gossips feel that way" The
Lint was thankfully received by the
one To whom it was given aud perhaps
Others will be thankful too.
One or the most notable facts con-
nected with country newspaper of
today Is the large increase in the
ADVERTISING Of local business houses.
the chang has taken place gradually,
aud has been marked especially dur
Ing the past year Or 50. 1t Is highly
Significant, and an inquiry as TO the
cause of 1t Is OF great profit, not only
To those In the newspaper business, but
to every business man and citlzen oil
our town ss well. The change, In
brief, means that local merchants have
found it necessary TO call attention To
their goods because of the immen SO
competition they face the most deadly
element of which Is that from the
great stores Of the large cities. These
great establishments advertise tneir
wares most lavishly, aud the metro
politan newspapers which contain
| huCtI IblSCtnCutb dtC
over the country, some one paper Oi
which enters nearly every home. The
result is that these metropolitan es-
tablishments have built up an i'm
meuse mail trade. In our town, aud
indeed In most OF the towns here
abOuts, there Is no occasion for this
out of-town buying. The duty Of citi
zens in the matter is plain, aud where
other thing are equal, support should
given local dealers. Our merchants
have invested their capital, have
erected buildings. which are the pride
OF the city, and have established con
Germs which are almost metropolitan
IN character. They have built up uu
little city, and it is only fair return
that they have the city's trade, u
turn trade otherwise, even in the I'm,
of small purchases which are great IL
apprepate. ~ Ia invite the decline @