davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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MAIL ORDER EVIL
ITS RISE Is NOT THE RESULT OF
LEGITIMATE DEMAND.
DUE ENTIRELY TO GREED
And 1t Feeds Upon the Prosperity
Of the Country Towns-A
Menace to tho
Nation.

copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred C. Clark)
AS the years go by we are more
than ever brought face to face with
the vital question of trading at home.
During the past decade the habit of
buying goods abroat has grown tc
such proportions that the country
merchant may we'll feel alarmed at
the probable outcome unless something
is done to forestall the great calamity
which will surely result therefrom.
Trade conditions % years ago were
satisfactory. At that time catalogue
houses were entirely unknown and
country merchants were "monarchs of
all they surveyed" so to speak, in the
lines represented, and the people were
prosperous and happy. Perhaps not
SO much because they generally had
money enough to meet their wants,
but because of the contentment that
prevailed throughout the country at
that time. The farmers raised good
crops, generally, and received good
prices for what they had to sell. They
sold their surplus stuff to the local
merchant and bought what they
wanted; and this was the height of
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their ambition, hence the contentment
that prevailed
But in after years, when cities
grew and trade expanded. the mer-
chants of these cities not being con-
tent with conditions of trade, devised
plans by which they might reach out
for more business. Advertising in the
newspapers being cheap way OF
putting the merits of their goods be-
fore the people, this plan appealed to
them and it was adopted AT first they
operated on small scale; then, as
the merchant saw the opportunity for
making it pay. he added to his adver-
Using fund. And so it has continued
until to-day millions of dollars are
annually sent to mail order houses by
the people of the United States.
The best and most effective way to
throttle the catalogue house has been
a question uppermost in the minds OF
country merchants for several years
past; some advocating one plan and
some another. There are several plans
which might be presented to induce
the farmer to buy at home. In the
first place his pride might be appealed
to. There are very few farmers who
own their own farms but that would
be interested in building up his own
locality. He realizes the fact that if
his farm is to be valuable it must be
farmed in the most scientific manner
and all buildings, fences. etc. must be
kept up in the best possible shape,
and above all the farm must be To-
Gated not too far from some good
town, for we all know that farm land
brings a much better price when near
to some good town or village. 1t is
not hard to get the farmer to realize
this, for II he ever sold any farm land
or tried to sell any. he knows this to
be a fact. Well, then, after he has
realized this fact. the thing for him
to do is to patronize his home mer-
chants and business men, SO they may
be able to build and maintain good
town.
Public schools are much better in
the towns than in the country for the
reason that where the population is
most dense, there is more taxable
property to the amount of territory
covered, hence there is more money
collected for school purposes. and as
. result more and better teachers are
employed All this is OF the highest
importance to the farmer, as most
farp,ers who are of any Importance in
their profession are interested in Civ
ing saeir boys and girls q good edu.a-
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THE COLORADO SADDLERYCO

Factory lSO1-0 Market ST.. Denver.
fairness every style Saddles of every description
Ask your dealer for 'the Smoothes Limo in the West
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CHAPTER v.


Some men are so stupid at times
that one wonders how they get on
in life at all, and after few mo-
ments of ridiculously profound
thought, l was quite ready to consign
myself to this class. Here was man,
obviously slave to habit which
was slowly but surely eating his very
life away, who virtually admitted his
shortcomings in the plainest of Eng
fish, and yet who rushed from my
presence in horror and disgust when
attempted to persuade him to leave in
toxicants alone! Here was his serv-
ant, an honest, trustworthy fellow,
who not only admitted his masters
failings but gave many details of his
unfortunate downfall, and yet who re-
garded me with. suspicion and dread
when l ventured to ask him a most
natural question! And here was fool
of a lawyer who could not see through
milestone with hole in 1t!
reached for the telephone and call
ed up MacArdel
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and loyalty to his masters interests

and loyalty to his masters interests
and fastened to reassure him.
TITS all right, Bobbs," I said. you
may talk to me perfectly freely for
understand everything. You know,
MIR. Carney himself was here for some
time this morning."
Bobbs looked relieved and proceed
ed without further diffidence.
why, should say, sir, it's goin' on
had some trouble or other on his mind
when he went away, sir, an it seemed
to prey on him more an more all the
time. After while he began gettin'
in with those people, which suppose
was relief to him and kept his
thoughts off the other thing. At first
1t was only occasionally when he got
to feelin' specially downhearted, but
it wasn't long before he was with 'em
all the time, sir. I begged and begged
him to keep away from 'em, for you
know as well as I do, sir, that only
one thing could come of it, but he
wouldn't listen to me and things kept
goin' from bad to worse.
AT the beginning he kept up his in
terest in the business pretty well, but
finally he lost all track of that, and
then it wasn't many months before he
couldn't attend to it whether he want
ed to or not. That was the time quit
drinkin', sir, for saw that he needed
every minute Of my time, day and
night, or at least that he might need it..
His neglectin' the business as he
did wasn't any harm, you know, sir,
for it's SO well managed that it could
almost run itself, but I did wish that
he had worked off his bad feelin's in
the office, stead of the way he did.
My heart aches for him all the time.
sir" continued the faithful fellow,
brushing away a tear with his
knuckle, but he got so obstinate that
nobody could do thing with him an,
anyway, could have managed him
myself if anyone living could
You think there is no chance for
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him now, Bobbs?" / inquired anx-
iously.
Not one in million. sir" answered
Bobbs, sadly. Hes too far gone now,
sir. He was takin' the cure for time
an we began to have some hopes OF
him, but it wasn't any use, an the
first thing we knew he was as bad as
ever"
Il wonder he came back at ALL l
remarked Il shouldn't have thought
he would have felt inclined to-
II didn't think he'd come, myself"
said Bobbs, but he insisted upon it.
and, as told you minute ago. there's
no changing him now when he once
gets an idea in his head, so we packed
up and came He said he had some
matters to attend to with you that he
must see about at once, sir"
YES" | replied, "he arranged GER
tain affairs with me this morning"
"Well," said Bobbs, I'm glad that's
done, for it will be great load off
his mind"
Where do you suppose he has gone
now?" l asked. HE left here very
hurriedly and 1 wonder If he will get
into trouble" My calmness of mind
was due to the fact that. under the
circumstances, should not have cared
If he had broken his neck.
"Oh! he'll get back to the hotel, sir"
returned Bobbs confidently. He told
me to get the tickets for tonight and a
few other things he needed and then
meet him here, or at the hotel If he
had left here. You know he is going
home tonight, sir"
Yes" l said. but he tells me he
does not expect to stay there long. Do
you know what his plans are?"
II haven't the slightest idea, sir"
said Bobbs. He never tells anyone
what he is going to do, and he's in
such a bad way now that l fancy he's
as likely to go one way as another,
sir. But I'll stick to him, sir; you
may ne sure of that. must be going
now for he may need me. You know,
sir, he's not always as bad as you've
seen him to-day. It's only at times.
sir, that he gets like this"
81 should hope So" returned. And
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you think he will reach the hotel

you think he will reach the hotel
safely?"
mo doubt about that, Sir" said
Bobbs. III he has any trouble or
should get-er-dizzy or anything.
he'll take cab, sir. The way he can
keep his head is wonderful. SIR"
He had risen to go as l asked my
last question.
"Bobbs," said, earnestly. II want
you to tell me something. What, in
heavens name, does Mr.. Carney drink,
to keep him in this condition."
What does he drink. sir?" exclaim-
ed Bobbs in a half frightened tone and
viewing me with evident and sudden
suspicion. why, thought you knew,
sir! 1 thought you knew!" and before
l could stop him. he. like his master.
had rushed out of the office into the
street.
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ton. And right here IL where the good
town proposition comes to him with
great force. He knows he can send
his children to the village school at a
great deal less expense than to send
them away to college. and that In
most cases better results are OH
tanned.
If the farmer seriously desires all
these good things he must of necessi.
ty help to build them. Let him under
stand that he is one of the main
spokes in the great wheel Of COM
merce in his vicinity and that he can
ill-afford to send abroad to purchase
even the smallest item of merchan-
disc, though 1t may seem to him that
he is saving few cents by doing so.
1t seems that it could be easily
pointed out to him that il there was
no town near him and he had to drive
20 or 30 miles to take his produce to
market and haul his groceries the
same distance home, he could easily
see that his land would greatly depre-
ciate in value and the disadvantages
he would encounter on every hand
would be very disastrous to his time
and he would gladly spend his money
at home to divert this calamity.
One of the most potent levers with
which to control trade in country To-
calities is the liberal use of printers
ink. coupled with intelligence In ad.
vertising the wares Of the merchant.
The catalogue houses employ the best
talent obtainable to write their adver-
tisements and spend large sums Of
money in this way. Besides advertis.
ing judiciously they advertise on a
large scale and consequently get the
business. The old saying that you
must fight the devil with fire" will ap'
ply in this case. The home merchant
must advertise. He must do more than
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gay: Come to Smiths to trade.
cheapest place on earth" He must
describe his merchandise as he would
in private conversation over the coun-
ter to a customer, and then quote the
price. This will nearly always act as
clincher and will at least put him
on standing with the catalogue
house. In fact it will give him an adj
vantage over the catalogue house, for
in almost every case he can sell the
same grade of merchandise cheaper
than the catalogue house can sell it.
This is not mere theory but state.
ment of fact, for the reason that the
country merchants business is oper
ated at . very much less expense than
that of the mail order merchant.
There are thousand and one items
of expense which the city merchant
has to meet that are entirely unknown
to the country merchant.
The time is rapidly approaching
when people who patronize mail order
houses will be looked upon as soon.
ers" by the solid and influential citi.
zens of all commonwealth and will
suffer ostracism at their hands.
Cities and towns are built by com.
bined efforts of the residents thereof;
not by foreign capital. So too are our
churches and schoolhouses built. 1t
may be true that in many instances
eastern capital has been employed to
make improvements in the west; but
always with good round interest to
the lender of the money. No one ever
heard of a case where an eastern man
or firm contributed to western enter
prise for the fun of the thing. Nor
did you ever hear of a case where any
mail order or catalogue house ever
contributed to any church building
fund Nor yet did they ever build OF
help to build any of our schoolhouses.
You never heard of case of this kind
and you lever will. All these eastern
sharks care for is your dollar, and
you know it, and when they have got
ten that they have no more use TO.
you. Then why should you patronize
them? You can go to your home mer
chant any day in the year and II you
are short of change, he will extend
you credit. II you are sick and I'M
able to work the home merchant will
see that your family is pr'.yiscncd
until you get on your feet again. He
will do all of this and at the same
at the same or even at a less price
VIII the catalogue merchant d Il IT,
!. r. BEL,
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Denver Directory

HAYWOOD TROUT FLIES-Ask your dealer.
Guns. Athletic Supplies. Tackle. Tho whitney
Sporting Goods Co.. EOS nth St.. Opp Denver Clu1
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rho MaY COMPANY of penyer. xno

The May Company OF Denver. wn0
are the largest mail order outfittsrS
in the West, have Just completed .
new catalog describing and illustrat-
Ing the many lines of high grade. low
priced merchandise carried in their
beautiful new building at Sixteenth
and Champa streets. The May Com
pany say they will send these catar
leg anywhere upon request, FREQ OF
charge. There are many things in this
new catalog sure to interest people
who appreciate quality, style and true
economy.
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JOSEPH BROWN COOKE

Copyright 1907. by Story Press CorporatisnJ
CHAPTER discontinued.
The poor fellows distress was SO
great that, a moment later. as 1 stood
by his side at the door, could not
resist laying my hand on his shoulder
and saying gently:
why don't you brace up. Mr.. Car.
.uey? 1t isn't too late by any means.
1Just think OF all that life has to offer
you. You are man of great wealth.
the head of one of the best known
families in the country, and every
thing that heart could wish for lies be-
fore you. Think 1t over, old man,
think 1t over! Think of your sister,
and-and- Weston. and yourself,
Carney; yourself, above all else. and
leave the COMPOUNDED stuff alone!"
AS l uttered the last words he re-
coiled from me as If had been the
plague and muttered hoarsely, my
God, Ware. you don't think 1 am
drunk, do you?"
Before l could reply he had hurried
through the door, down the stairs and
into the street.
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The United States Navy.

Recruiting Office at Denver, Colo
RADIO, has good success in enlisting men
for the navy at their Denver Office.
They want men of good character and
sound physical ability. Tho opportu-
mites for advancement are good, and
the pay is fair when one considers the
chance that young man has to learn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-14

meeting OF the Southern Ice Exchange,
which convened at the New Kimball
hotel today. is the largest in point OF
attendance that the organization has
ever held. About 100 members are
In attendance from Birmingham,
Richmond. Jacksonville. Augusta. Pa
ducah. Chattanooga. Wilmington, New
Orleans Greensboro and other leading
cities OF the South.
rhe convention will probably re
main in session till the end of the
week as a considerable amount of i'm
portant business is scheduled for con
sideration and action The officers IN
charge of the meeting are President
w E Worth of Wilmington. Vice
President Leon-Berton OF Helena
Ark. and Secretary-Treasurer NJ w
Thompson OF Greensboro.
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Dubolr on Lecture Platform.

Fred T. Dubois. OF Idaho, whose
term In the United States Senate OK.
pired March 4. has signed a contract
with lyceum bureau to deliver a
series OF lectures during the coming
summer and fall For years Mr. Du'
5ois has been lighting the Mormon
hurch In his state and he has chosen
he Menace OF MOrmonism' as the
ubject upon which he will speak.
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It flows like Are through your veins.
1t does the work II you're wasting
away day by day, take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. S5 cents, Tea
Or Tablets.
g. r. Renfro.
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rn Renreaen. the senate.

Senators Daniel and Martin, OF Vr
ginia Foraker, OF Ohio; Burrows. OF
Michigan; Kean. of New Jersey Scott
Of West Virginia.; Warner OF Mis-
souri,: Brandegee, OF ConEec;lcut
Barry, OF Arkansas. and Carmack, OF
Tennessee. have been appointed BY
Vice President Fairbanks to represent
the Senate at the opening OF thf
jamestown Tercentennlal exposition
next month.
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]. A. Harmon. OF Lizemore. Yves.
Va. says. AT last | have found th'
perfect pill that never disapposats
me- and for the benefit Of others
afflicted with torpid liver and chronic
constipation, win say; take DR. King S
New Life Pills" Guaranteed satIfac'
faction. 25c at all druggists.
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MINNESOTA TEACHERS.


St Cloud. Mimi. Mar 14.-Every-
thing is i'm readiness for the entertain
ment OF the eleventh annual meeting
of the Northern Minnesota Education.
al Association, which will begin its
sessions here tomorrow. Superintend
ent S. l.. Heeter of St Paul. Judge
Grier NJ. Orr of Minneapolis. and Pres.
Guy L. Maxwell of Winona are among
the notables who will address the
convention,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-14

Just before the recent session Of
congress adjourned Representative
Lacey, OF Iowa, was presented with o
handsome silver loving cup by his
colleagues of the House Committee on
Public Lands, OF which he was chair
man.
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stephenson for senator.

Isaac Stephenson, the wealthy Mari
nette lumberman who appears 70 lead
In the race for the seat made vacant
by the resignation of United states
Senator Spooner Is a native OF New
Brunswick. He went to Wisconsin II
1S41 and has served in the legislator,
of that state and also as member OF
congress.
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Kodol digests what you eat and
quickly oyercomes Indigestion, which
is a forerumer of Dyspepsia. II is
made in strict conformity to The Ma
tional Pure Food and Drugs law ano
is sold on guarantee relief plan
Sold by c. II. Renfro
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WIdowo Of connreasmen.

The widows Of six members Of con.
gress who died during the recent ses.
sion will eech receive $4,000 rnder tho
general deficiency bill. They are Mrs.
X X. Hit Of Illinois; Mrs. n. c.
Adams, OF Wisconsin; Mrs lockwood
Hoar, OF Massachusetts; Mrs W. II.
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only Six Living Ex.oovernors.

Missouri has had thirtyone COVER
nors, OF whom but six are now living,
including the present incumbent, Gov
ernor Folk. The living ex-goyernors
are Thomas r. Crittenden. David r..
Francis, William j. Stone. Lou v.
Stephens and A. M Dockery
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(First published IN Daily Lead
March IL, 1907
ORDINANCE NO. s34.


IN Ordinance appropriating certain
moneys to the payment OF sundry
accounts and expenses.
BE 1T ORDAINED by THE MAYOR
AND COUNClLMEN OF THE CITY
OF GUTHRIE:
Section /. That the sum of $i752.5J
hereby appropriated for the purpose
lf paying bills upon the following ac'
counts. and which bills nave nere'o
tore been approved by the council TO
wit:
Bills on account of salary. 81 ,176.5l
Bills on account Of fire and water.
I,792.59.
Bills on account OF main tap $4,000
Bills on 0ccount of street and bridge
$3.50.
Bills on account Of street crossing
1898 "a.
Bills on accom-. of street lighting,
10000.
Bills on account of park, 1851.
Total s4.752 55
And the Mayor and City Clerk are
ereby directed TO draw warrants on
aid accounts for The same In favor
4 the persons TO whom said bills were
lowed
Section 2 This ordinance shall be in
Drce from and after its passage. ap.
royal and publication
Approved this 7th day of March,
a, d.. 1907
SEAL) JOHN w. DUKE,
ttest; Mayor.
F. sEIXAs, City Clerk.
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Something entirely new is now dis
played In one of the windows of tho
ST. Louis Racket Store. A AZ piece
initial dinner set worth $3.50. this
week $349. Watch us Grow.
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A EavorIte Remedy for nables.

It's pleasant taste and prompt cures
have made Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy a favor'te with the mothers OF
small children. it quickly cures their
coughs and colds and prevents any
danger of Pneumonia or other serious
consequences. 1t not only cures crouf
but when given as soon as the croupy
cough appears will prevent the at
tack For sale by +. b. Lille & Go.
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The winds of March have no terror
to the nser OF De wits Carbolize1
Witch Hazel Salve II quickly heals
chapped and cracked skin Good too
for boils and bruises. and undoubtea
ly the best relief for Piles Sold her
by Q. II. Renro.
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CANADIAN FORESTRY
ASSOCIATION
(By Associated Press.)

Ottawa, Ont, Mar 14.-Forestry
AMI all that relates to it is to be dis
cussed at the annual meeting opened
here tolay by the Canadian Forestry
association. The attendance is large
and representative and includes {
number OF expert foresters from botl
sides of the American boundary. Th'
programme arranged for the gathering
extends through two days and con
tains many interesting features.
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pnseu Eor nouernor.

Friends OF exCongressman Frank
b. Posey. of Evansville. Ind. have
started a boom for him for the Repub.
lican nomination for governor OF In
1ians MI PCsey Is now serving his
second term os surveyor Of the port
8f Evansville
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The best livery teams and the best
saddle horses in the city. at Tall-
mans livery and feed barn on corner
of Division street and Noble avenue
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First published in Daily Leader
March IA 1907)
NOTICE OF Sf1ERlFF'S


BY irtue of an execution to me d.
,'ected and delivered. issued out OF
he District Court OF Logan County,
oklahoma Territory IN an action In
iaid court wherein The Marshall rel-
sphone company was plaintiff, and
he Oklahoma Rural Telephone com
)any were defandants. ! viii. on the
18th day Of March, 1907, between the
hours OF 10 a. m. and 2 D. m. of said
lay az the front of the Bank OF Mar
hall. in the city OF Marshall, o. r.. of
'er at public s1io and sell 10 the high
sst and best bidder for cash in hand
he folowing described property, 10
sit: One No 29l9. 25-drop Kellogg
Switch board the said property hay-
ng been levied on as the property OF
The said Oklahoma Rural Telephone
company and taken on execution IN
favor of said Marshall Telephone com
pany B. w. MURPHY.
by Chas Adler. Deputy, Sheriff
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At Renfro's Drig 1,orc You will
find tho best line OF Valentines ever
shown in the capital city. Call aud
see them.
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He had no coat upon his back,
But had one on his tongue.
And Rocky Mountain Tea, its said,
Kept him from being hung
(Bad breath.)
&. r. Renfro.
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The Springer Mercantile Co viii sell
,ou trunk or valise for less money
han any store west OF Chicago Get
prices. West Harrison Ave.