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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

cost; if they save 25 cents on a ten
dollar order by buying from mai
order house they consider that clear
gain. They should be shown that a
merchant and his family living in
their midst, keeps up a house, pays
| taxes, adds to the social features, con
terprises, etc. If by buying at home
their town gives support to several
more local merchants, creating bet
ter home market, they get back lib.
eral percentage. Every man and WON
an takes more or less pride in local
affairs and is willing to contribute
something toward home improve
ments, if the matter is fairly pre-
scented. That Is why I say the rem
edy lies in education
Most mail order houses claim they
are enabled to sell cheaper than coun-
try dealers because they buy in larger
quantities and get especially low
prices. This is often a base mis-
statement of facts; let me cite an in
stance: A stock man from eastern
Washington was visiting in Kansas
City. One morning, walking with his
t2SpACes WIZ was q SiGIh III d IGd0-
ing wholesale hardware house, he
asked where Bland & Co.'S store was
located. Don't think / ever heard of
them" replied the young man. 80.
yes, l do remember the firm; they
have no store. they have an Office in
(giving the name of the building)
but / don't see how they can sell hard
ware as low as your home merchants
for while we sell them goods at less
than retail price. we don't give them
as low prices as regular dealers, be-
cause they buy in such small quanti-
ties, just as they get orders" The
stockman was greatly surprised, he
supposed he had been dealing with
one Of the largest firms in the city.
The mail order business has devel-
oped SO slowly, and works so quietly
that few persons realize the magni-
tude it has assumed nor TO what ex-
tent 1t is now sapping the life-blood of
many small cities and towns Even
now we hear the excuse given for
sending away for goods, that the mer-
chants carry such poor stocks The
wonder is that they carry any.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
More About Mail Order Houses

| uuainting the community with wha.
| he has to sell and with the fact
that people could obtain at home.
where they could personally examine
them and return them if detective in
any way, goods at as low a price as
any catalogue house can sell them,
every man and woman IS to blame
who sends away for goods: and every
one who fails to raise his voice in
favor Of home trade. The editor holds
the most responsible position and
should be the leader in this move
ment.
The remedy has been outlined in
general way. We will suggest the first
steps. Let merchants buy at home
they cannot consistently ask others to
trade with them when they do not
patronize their brothers in trade. The
editors should patronize home. and
even at considerable personal sacrifice
refuse foreign advertising for lines Of
goods in competition with the home
merchant The editor deserves more
credit than he receives. Many we'll
TODD farmer or city man would think
himself perfectly justified in sending
q y
ing if he thought he could save ten
dollars thereby on years purchases,
but most editors forfeit many times
that much every year by refusing ad-
vertising from distant firms in the
same lines of business as his home
merchants; and sometimes the home
merchant even then declines to adj
yertise.
Trade at-home clubs might be or
ganized, with mottos something like
Club" or Il Patronize the Home Mer
chants" or Il Buy Nothing from Mail
Order Houses for members to dis
play. The acceptance and displaying
of such a card might constitute per
so nor member
Much of the trading away from
home is due to thoughtlessness and
ignorance of business principles
Many persons consider only the first
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
BAD ON THE RoADBEDs.

'"The past winter has been an I'M
usual one, and has been the hardest
on the roadbed, of any that we have
had in recent years" said an old sec
ton foreman of the Richmond divis-
ion. This is due to the freezing and
thawing weather, during the whole
season. All Pennsylvania divisions
centering in Richmond are suffering
alike in this respect and the warm
weather is welcomed as otherwise the
work would have been delayed for
several weeks and the roadbeds would
have been in very bad condition. Sec
ton foremen will start their work the
latter part Of this week or the first of
next.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
ing and publishing prices, they should
not be expected to do it all Every
newspaper should preach home trade,
every teacher should instil it into his
pupils in the school room, every min
lister should preach it from the pull
pit The debating societies and po-
litical conventions should discuss it..
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church, and So
ciety generally. are so interviewer and
so Identical that whatever Injuries one
will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks. and employ less help.
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone the sufferers: the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price of
real estate is largely dependent on its
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount of business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of acquaint-
nnceship and establishment of char
acter. If the farmer or property own
er in town. want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people are booming their town
and country by patronizing home.
The remedy lies in education and
publicity In many places that edu-
cation will come through bitter ex-
perience, but, in other communities.
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil. and heed more read
.rv the warnings of the press and
friends of home. they may correct the
evil more readily.
Wealth and power are corrupting
influences and the mail order houses
are probably not sending out as hon
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks of imitation and
substitution and how easy it is TO
deceive the public. But. If the mail
order man is honest. and his methods
of advertising legitimate in every way.
his success is of no interest to US
and will never benefit our community
in the slightest degree. If crops should
fail or sickness render US short OF
money we could not expect him to
trust us for a dollar-we must always
look TO the home merchant for credit
in times of adversely.
Who is to blame? The mail order
house? Not in the least. We alone
are 20 blame. The near-sighted mer-
chant who has lost trade by not &C
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

Again hope is held out that the
West Second street improvement will
be made this season, work to begin
about May first. All those interested
in this work are now members of the
SHOW me- club and they will believe
it when they see the work actually in
vania railroad company, like those of
Providence, are past finding out, and
especially is this true in reference to
the West Side improvement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
The Real Power.

a 1T-year-old boy at Worcester
Mass, has lung capacity of 300
cubic inches. When he grows up and
goes to congress he will perhaps
learn that it is not the orator but the
speaker who affects the course of IT,
tional legislation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

stuff for the succeeding winter. In
this way the demands of this class on
the township trustee were reduced
and it is probable the city benefited
much more than the 500 in the long
run, to say nothing of the lesson of
industry that was taught all those
willing to work the vacant lots and at
the same time reduce the weed crop.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

Miss Julia Richmond, a district s1l-
perintendent in New York schools. is
having great success with a penny
luncheon OF crackers and milk for the
youngest children. An Investigation
not long ago in that city showed
10000 breakfastless children IN the
public schools.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

If the street sweeping machine is
not damaged by running it through
the alleys, for heavens sake keep the
practice up, for the alleys are in sore
need of attention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

That was a happy thought on the
part of the G.. c. & L. in arranging it
SO that persons who desire to take
sleeper to Chicago can go to Muncie
early in the evening and sleep there
until picked up by the late train, for
where on earth could one sleep better
than in quiet Muncie?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
TO FULL CAPACITY.

Orders have been sent out by the
local Pennsylvania officials, that here
after all freight cars must be loaded
in their full capacity before they will
be moved This is done to relieve
the car shortage. Small shippers will
suffer as the result of this order, but
railroad officials claim that the car
situation will be improved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
WORK IS BEING HURRIED.

The new block system on the Rich
mond division, is being erected with
much speed and it is thought that it
will be done and in working order
within at least two weeks. The work
yet 70 be done is in making connec-
tions along the lines. When complet
ed the Richmond division will be bet
ter able than ever to protect its pat
rons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
concerned

Grover Cleveland recently ceIebrat-
ed his SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary
and is now living on borrowed time.
but isn't it possible he is flirting with
the presidential nomination?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

If the traction companies really
want to serve their own best interests
they will hasten to make overtures
and provide arrangements for freight
traffic that will be satisfactory to all
concerned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

The Nashua On. H. Hfbernians re-
Gently carried a pike of 1883 in their
parade. The pike was brought to this
country by the late Patrick INLAND
one of whose ancestors carried it in
the fight for Ireland's freedom.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

United States troops in Cuba are
credited with working changes for the
better in sanitary conditions Spain
is also aware that Uncle Sans forces
are good at "a cleanin'.''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

The embargoes which have been
placed against shipment of freight on
several different lines in western
Pennsylvania and southern Ohio. are
being partially removed The local
office received a great many. Mon
day was the first day on which any
portion of them was removed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

If that unusually early heat prostra-
ton reported In Richmond on Tues
day had occurred in Muncie or An
derson it would have been no surprise
but in Richmond-never.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

As sheriff of Wayne, representative
of a dynamite concern and member
of a local base ball team, Linus
Meredith has combination that
would be hard to beat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE,
William Mcdaniel, Member of Wild
er's Brigade Succunbs.

News has been received here of the
death of William A Mcdaniel, an
aged veteran of Fort Wayne, who
served with many Wayne county men
in Wilder's brigade during the Civil
war. The deceased was a native of
Illinois, but lived for many years at
Thorntown, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
MAGAZINE FOR THE BLIND.
Copies of Magazine Received Here
Will Be Sent Free to Every
Unfortunate in America.

Copies of a new magazine for the
blind. published in New York City
through the generosity of Martha
ziegler, for whom it is named, have
been received in this city. It will be
issued monthly, and the first number,
which is in what is known as the New
York point system Of raised charac-
tiers. contains 30 pages. It contains
letters from President Roosevelt, ex-
President Cleveland. Helen Keller and
others. It will be sent free to every
blind person in the United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

There are three Jewish peers in
England and eleven baronets, while
sixteen Jews are in the House Of
Commons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27
Piles Cured in 6 to IA DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6
to il days or money refunded. soc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

Now let's hear from President Nc
Gowan about the traction freight sit.
uation in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

The Danish government subscribes
one-half Of the capital required for any
private railway line which is of public
utility.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

Artificial gas. the goth Century fuel
lott
Shoes, Oxfords and Pumps. The
latest styles at Humpe's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-27

There are $3.50 Smiths of full age in
New York City, and $50 Of them have
telephones.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
ARRESTED
FOR SHOOTING ON SUNDAY
They We're Practicing With Revolver
at GrasseIIi and Are Jail
ed for a Hearing.

Four Italians were arrested at
Grasselli Sunday on warrants that
were issued by Magistrate HOLMAN
charging them with unlawful shoot
ing on the Sabbath day. Constable
James Criss arrested them and took
them to the county Jail to await a
hearing sometime Monday. 1t ap-
pears that the men were shooting at
a target with revolver. Likely one
of them will be tried for unlawfully
carrying deadly weapon.
The men are Charles Starr, Andy
vitte, Rudolph Gottrozo and another
with an unpronounceable name. Wit
te and GoGttrozo pleaded guilty
Monday morning and were released
on the payment Of SIS fines and costs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
nine PAY PENALTIES
FOR DISTURBING PEACE
Drink Brings About Arrest of a
Number Who Are Punished
in Police Court.

Nine cases were attended to in po-
lice court at the regular session this
morning. When Mayor Harmer con
Guided the session the docket of the
court contained the following entries
Charles Spence, drunkenness.
tire edays.
Jack Nay, drunkenness. six days.
Mike Neenan, drunkenness, dis
charged
Henry Miller, drunk and disorder
ly, paid Sc and costs.
Charles Moore, disorderly and
fighting, four days.
J. NJ. Vincent, drunkenness, SO and
costs, put up.
W M. snivers, drunkenness, SO
and costs, put up.
Dennis Cochran, fighting, SIS and
costs, put up.
Howard sist, fighting, IS and costs
put up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
MILLION DOLLARS.
FOR BIG FAIR
State Of Washington Makes Liberal
Appropriation for Exposition
at Seattle in 1909.
Special Correspondence.

0PCSldi correspondence.
SEATTLE. Wash, March 1s-
Washington has appropriated mil
lion dollars for the Alaska5Yukon-
Pacific Exposition which win be held
at Seattle in 1909. This is consid-
cred liberal appropriation from the
young but sturdy state. II makes
an average of s1.Vo for every man,
woman and child of the states popp-
lation of 100000.
Oregon, washington's sister state,
will appropriate 100000 at this
session of the legislature and will
supplement this sum at the 1903
session by 900, making the total
cost of the Beaver states participa-
ton $4,000.
Seattle citizens raised in one day,
October 2, last, $s50,0OO for the ex-
position. over-subscribing the capital
stock of 100000 by $500 900. The
capital stock has been increased to
100000 and it is likely it will be
placed at one million before the ex-
position begins.
California, Idaho, Montana, wyom-
ing. Utah and several other of the
western states have signified their
intention Of making appropriations
this winter.
A bill appropridting 100000 for
the exhibits Of Alaska, Hawaii and
the Philippines has been favorably
reported by the committee on indus
trial expositions in the United States
senate. AS was predicted this bill
passed Congress last session and
the work Of collecting the displays
from Alaska will have 10 begin next
summer in order TO get them out in
time for the opening of the exposi-
ton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
.SOCIAL

At the home of Postmaster and
Mrs. James N. Knox at shinnston
last Friday evening brilliant social
function was held. and large num-
her OF friends were entertained. The
affair was in keeping with st. Pat
rick.s day and the decorations, tally
cards, refreshments and other feat
|ures were suggestive of the occasion.
The affair throughout was one of
charming appointments and the grac-
ious hospitality of the host and
hostess was greatly enjoyed. Pro-
gressive whist provided amusement
for some Of the guests and six tables
we're occupied at this game, while
others were entertained at other
games. The guests included Mr..
and Mrs. L. e. Hawkins. DR.. and
Mrs. j. S. Mallory, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Higginbotham, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Higginbotham. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. b. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Blair, Misses villa and Pearl Lowe,
Messrs. Luther Hetsenrother, VIII
liam A. Meredith and Robert Finloy-
son. all. Of shinnston. Out of town
guests present were Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E Reeder. Miss Lillian coffman and
Mr.. John NJ. Knox, of clarksburg;
Misses Emma, Bonnie and Reitha
Montgomery, of Indiana; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hood Horror, of Lumberport;
Mr.. William Metzger, of Chicago;
Miss MMaud shirk. of Pennsylvania,
and Messrs. E, G, Rowand and Carl
Lowe, of Fairmont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
BY Uniform Rank of the Woodmen
for Their Big Military Bah.

Uniform Rank Of the Woodmen Of
the World appointed committees on
Saturday night as follows for the big
military ball to be given at the wsl-
do hotel the night Of April by the
rank:
Invitations-H. A. Ryan, Willie
Keller and Matthew Linkswiler.
Program-Ray Burnside, Grover
starkey and c. L. Wright.
Music-Guy H: Burnside, W. ].
DAVIDSON and John Yates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
TO HORSE FAIR
Bright Mark, A. d. BasseI's High
School Animal, win Be Shipped.


Bright Mark, the saddle and high
school horse owned by Alvin D. Bas-
sci, will be shipped to Washington
Court House, o., this week to be ex-
hibited at the Easter sale and horse
fair to be held there. The owner
has entered the animal in the gated
saddle horse and high school classes
for which nice prizes are offered. Mr..
Basel was offered $3.50 for the
horse 'attthe big sale he and Mr..
Price had at williams's stable Sat
urday and 81. 800 privately Monday,
but he. refused to part with him for
that.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
RIVER VICTIMS FUNERAL.

The funeral of Angelo Bruno. the
Italian coal miner who was drown
ed in the West Fork river nosr
Meadowbrook last Monday morning
and whose body was recovered sat
urday morning, took place in this
city Monday morning at o'clock.
Services were held at the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception and bur
ial was in the Holy Cross cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
POSTAL CLERKS
TO Be ADVANCED

Continued from page one.)
carriers throughout the country. OF
this number 1900 win be promot-
ed from 5000 to $500; 1886 from
$3.50 to $500; 1913 from $500 to
$1,000, and 12,5Os from $1,000 to
$1,1OO.
The Increase in the aggregate will
amount to nearly s4.5OO.oO0 a year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18

st. Patrick's Day was observed by
the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
an elaborate way Sunday night at
Centennial hall. Between $50 ana
200 people attended the open house
reception given by the Hibernians. A
musical program was observed, which
was quite entertaining, and the Rev.
John A. Reynolds made an appro-
pirate address concerning the patron
saint. A very deIectable luncheon
was served. The evenings enter
tainment was one of much pleasure.
The wearing of the green was much
in evidence.
Among those who sang are Emmett
and Frank Gill, Roy Byrd, Percy
Byrd, HenW coyne, Miss Mary Cal
laghan, John Mulheran and Gus
Smith. Mr.. Smith sang several
Irish solos, which we're received with
much applause, and Roy Byrd did
himself proud as vocalist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18

J. S. Douglass, Frenchtown.
Sampson Snyder, Harmon.
w. NJ. Ward, Big Isaac.
Charles H. jenkins, Independence
S. X. Miller, Wicklow.
p S. Hinkle, Kedron.
". H. Polling, Clarksburg.
Lon Perry, Parsons.
A. D, Zirkle, Belington.
J. H. Paugh, Clarksburg.
II. R. Waugh. Buckhannon.
Jacob Fortney, Gainesville.
w. F. squires. Parsons.
J. w. Duncan, vandalia.
J. D. knight, Kenton.
G. s. Smiley, clarksburg.
Samuel T. H. Holt, Philippi.
Robert Hollis, Rowlesburg.
D. M, Beal, Tanner.
E. S. Hanyes, Meadowbrook.
L. P. Brook. Alexander.
William T.. White, Terra Alta.
Jesse Haggerty, sardis.
Howard Martin, Peel Tree.
A. NJ. Bennett, Bennett.
John Henry, Grafton.
P. H, Rusmisel, Peck's Run.
w. S, Lang. Meadowville,
Frank L. Smith, Junior.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18

The Mountain State Transfer Co.
have added to their business at their
large warehouse, 227 East Pike
street, feed and -four store, under
the able management of S. L. Will
Hams, formerly with the W. Va. Feed
& Flour Co. Mr.. Williams will be
glad to see any OF his friends and
customers. Satisfactory dealing will
be our motto. Give us trial. Noun
tain State Transfer & Storage Co.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
ENGINE BOILER ExPLoDEs
NJURING TRAINMEN.

CINCINNATI, O., March 1s-The
boiler OF switch engine exploded in
the Cincinnati, Hamilton G Dayton
railroad yards this morning, serious
" iniuring switchman Burton, En-
gineer Morgan and Fireman Grifith.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-18
FINED DOLLAR AND COSTS.

John Elliott was fined 81 and costs
by Magistrate Gordon Monday fore
noon for swearing and acting disor-
derby on street car Saturday night.
He was arrested at the instance Of
traction company officers.