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The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
overcrowded Fields.

The growing seriousness of the mail
order houses cutting into the trade OF
the country merchants no doubt will
bring about change in their methods
of doing business. The, keepers Of
stores in small cities and towns must
change from obsolete ways and adopt
modern mercantile methods, or seek
some other vocation.
In the small towns the expenses Of
conducting business are less than
In the large city, and while 1t may be
true that goods cannot be bought for
the'prices paid by the big city dealers,
and freight rates In some cases may
be higher, conditions could be bet.
tered II the merchants would only set
about to meet competition as they
should ~ @
"A. district containing an average
population can support only limited
number of stores. Too often It, is
the case that there are more stores
than Is needed to supply the wants
Of the community. Such q condition
sisScapsed chiefly by those who desire
to enter mercantile life, exercising
poor Judgment In selecting a location
They, enter an over-crowded town and
fail to follow sound good business
principles. The result is failure, OF
a mere struggle and an injury to the
interests of the town In which they
are located. i'n l,..r<+ eiti, @'t5h
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
New Walk Adopted.

Z Notable ia the way the modern girl
In walking. It Is described 90, o father
tired SLOUGH" and 1t Is the fitting com.
plement Of the costume she wears.
This 10 what In Paris 10 called the
"petiti costume Thomme," consisting
Of O short, scant skirt, q loose half.
fitted coat with q flower run through
the bdttouhcle, and big hat worn on
the back 3cf the head. Wherever one
sees this combination one sees also
the gait seemingly induced by it-a
sort Of devil.may.care alouch supposed.
~ initiative Of the easy:going mascu
line, and lar from lovely or alert.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
TRADES GREAT MAGNET.
How Some Mammoth Fortunes Have
Been Built Up. .a,fs

Many Of the great fortunes In Amer
lea have been gained by the judicious
use of printers Ink The wealthiest
merchants attribute their success to
Millions and millions Of
dollars worth of manufactured prod
ucts are annually sold to the people
Of the United States through the adj
vertising pages Of the public press,
the only medium. Consider the new
tangled breakfast foods, the numerous
natural food preparations! 1t is more
than likely they would never have be-
come known without their merits
were exploited before. the. people
through the newspapers. Great exclu-
sive mail-order houses, institutions
that have come into existence during
the past 40 years. have been built up
entirely through judicious advertis-
ing. ...e.gi ~ sc $50
las to, the, mail order houses; there
Is a loud clamor against their en-
croaehments throughout the country.
There is every cause for alarm that
they will eventually grow into such
mammoth institutions as will monop-
Ollie the business that Is now the
backbone and spine of the country
towns. There is one way that the
merchants can lessen the evil. = 1t Is
by persistent, use Of the public press.
Use advertising space. meet the COM
petition rightly and squarely and let
the people know about 1t. ...,,a ...,t
Hundreds Of :would-be business ven.
lures have failed Just because there
was no proper advertising. Hundreds
and thousands of small merchants fail
fot the same 'cause;s 7 The paper in a
small town is of greater force than
the: average merchant thinks AZ the
stofekeeFer sdssiresstoi test his home
paper asl an advertising medium, lei
| him insert an sadyeEtisemant af SHINE
article and put the price i6wer thar
1t is generally sold at. Then await
results. He will find that the people
will learn oft, and cali to see about
it, 'F'1''' ~.
Dollars to the editor, for advertis
ing space are never lost II the adyer
Using ID Of the proper kind. The in
vestment will bring greater returns t.
the merchant than money invested II
any. other way. One trouble is tina
the average merchant knows littl,
about proper methods of advertising
A simple card John Jones, Grocer
sells groceries" is OF but little use
Make advertising attractive. Tel
about goods; about prices, and every
thing that prospective purchase
may want to know. Keep persistentl
at. It. Change advertisements wee
after week. The people look for II
and 1t will pay.
d, M. CARR.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I
suffered everything from kidney trou-
bles for year and half. had pain
in the back and head, and almost con-
tinuous in the loins and felt weary all
the time. A few doses Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought great relief, and I
kept on taking them until in short
time 1 was cured. think Doan's
Kidney Pills are wonderful"
For sale at all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
Trust "eraft."

. N.t z
One Of the practices OF the trusts In
the marketing Of their products e
the prize schemes. In'order TO induce
the consumers to use their various
brands Of goods, attractive. .ptfers nre
made to exchange different articles
ior certificates and coupons. But It
Ii always intended that the consum.
ers pay the freight" Generally
where premiums are offered with
goods, the packages ara short n
weight, or d few cents more charged
than goods Of Ike, kind sell for. Thus
II can bssseen how the premiums
given are paid for, by the consumer,
ana he pays q high price for the
prizes he draws Goods that are
given away With purchases cost
money. Their cost does not come out
Of the. pockets OF the manufacturers.
but out. of the purses Of the people
who use the goods. IfqAe desires to
buy sugar, he does not care TO pay
for the SCOOP rer shoysL s He swsutA
sugar, and AT the lowest price cod.
sistent. He knows that II he takes
the scoop or ths shovel some one
pays the hill yaE!eps systsus ~
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
stenocraph ers' 4 serets.i

stenographers will be interested In
a recent decision in New York by
which, II Was decided that'aa 5stenog.
rapher may not be enjctued from tell,
Ing what she knows about her employ
er's business. A young lady in brok.
er,s ONCE was summoned to tell what
she knew, about It by a rival broker.
Her employer sued for an Injunction.
hut the justice denied the Injunction.
Very few girls would, willingly betray
any coincidence. however unless com
pslied Ito do so.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

premium giving have been devised.
Some call for . certain number Of
coupons Of rome sort, and so much
cash, Or some article, Just for the
coupons alone. Where cash ID re-.
quired along with coupons there is
apparently an additional profit In the
deal aside from that made on the
goods with which coupons are given
It 10 well to buy goods on their merits
alone, Buy what you want and 1t
the right price, and you will be ahead
6f the premium plan.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
On wit and Humor.

Man is the only animal that laughs
and weeps, for he is the only animal
that is struck with the difference be-
tween what things are and what they
ought to be-. We weep at what
thwarts or exceeds our desires in seri-
GUS matters; we laugh, at what only
disappoints our expectations in trifles.
We shed tears from sympathy with
real and necessary distress; as we
burst into laughter from want Of SYM
pathy with that which is unreasonable
and unnecessary, the absurdity of
which proyokes our spleen or mirth,
rather than serious reflections on it
/ WilllantfIaziitt. ~ So ~ ~,
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

Sheer White goods 5n fact any fine
wash; goods when new, owe mitch Of
theirSattr fIeness tt, the way they
ares asinhsfeds aiis laauGsabne I'M as
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal.
Unsatisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching, the first esseatiaF
being good Starch. (which has sufficientt
strength to 'stiffen, without thiekening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
,mproved appearance of your work
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
Want Women on Juries.

A movement is being made in GER
tain quarters in France to bring about
the representation Of women on the
juries. 1t long has been felt that to
try women for crime before a court
where the Jury is composed entirely
Of men is an unnatural ind unfair
proceeding. l =..-..ss, --s..ss
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

they get out OF order
1t causes backache,
headaches, dizziness,
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys
well and all these
sufferings will be
saved you. Mrs. 8. A.
Moore, proprietor Of
a restaurant at Wa
tervi11e. Mo-. saws.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

FITS, st. vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. X. II. Kline.
Id. 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
Touch Proposition.

1.-THE devil take him"
flush! 'Twixt you an me, don't
think the devil wants him!"-Louis-
Vile Courier-J ournal.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

Polish Proverb. A guest sees more
in an hour than the host in q year.
German proverb: Some had rather
guess at much than take pains to
learn little.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

Lewis Single Binder straight 80 cigar
dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria. Ill. :
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

There never was, any heart truly
great that was not also tender and
compassionate.-Sou
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

It's an i'll wind that blows contrary
to the predictions of the weather
prophet.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
The! UnavaiIino Weather Protest.

Now what's the use of being gium
Or making Kicks. In prose or rhyme,
It's always hot In summer. some: q
And always cold Ia wiptsf tinnA
~HeehlHgteA Ntss, :.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. All grocers. Be. package.
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great wor' to
do in keeping, the blood pure. When
The Jasper news., 1907-10-17

Love never dies of starvation, but
often of indigestion ais
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
Serious Young Enolish Woman

Mrs. Gladstone, wife of the home
secretary of England. was brought nm
in the opposite political camp for shs
was Miss Dorothy Paget, daughter OF
Sir Richard Paget. for many years a
conservative member for Somerset
her marriage to the youngest son OF
the great liberal statesman took place
nearly six years ago. Though she has
given no notable entertainments. this
bright. pretty woman often receives
the more serious-one might almost
say learned-msmbers of the liberal
party. and Also those who share her
husbands devotion to the royal and
ancient game of golf. She is thor
oughly well read. takes an interest in
politics and to a certain extent shares
In Mr.. Gladstone's love OF outdoor
life. But 1t was music that drew then,
together In the first place. She is
very musical and he is specially fond
OF part singing. And while singing
together they mutually fell In love.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject OF building for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
Hence as Editor, Author and Manufac-
.urer. he Is. without doubt. the highest
all inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
"a Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
a square built house plastered on
he outside is shown In this design
n some sections OF the country these
houses are becoming very popular.
The idea is not new, in fact It dates
back hundreds of years, but IL has
been recently revived because we have
'ound out how to use cement to ad-
fantage In construction work of this
lind. The modern outside cement
plaster coat bears no relation to the
I'D English rough-cast, which used to
'eel OF In irregular patches and spoil
he appearance of the house for
sver.
Another invention that has a great
ieal to do with modern cement plas-
er work is the different kinds OF ex-
,ansion metal lath. Until cement
Mortar was troweled onto, and into
sheet metal lath II was impossible to
provide against expansion and con-
raction. II is difficult even now to
explain why cement plaster on good
metal lath will dry and hang free OF
cracks when the same mixture spread
IN wooden lath will spider-leg In
very direction. But probably the
Why is not so important as the fact
hat we are only just beginning to I'M
ierstand the use OF cement. Human
knowledge comes very slowly. We
,ften hear some one say that the
Romans knew as much about cement
As We do. but that is nonsense. They
tnew how to make a cistern or a
ank and a few other simple things.
out we know more about the general
application OF cement to more kinds
II important work than the Romans
ever dreamed OF. Still we find II nee. |
,ssary to hammer out each improve |
nent slowly and laboriously with the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
CAN you IMPROVE THIs7
A Bit Of Pure English Which Lincoln
Wrote and Lived Up To.

1t is not very we'll known that In
the hall of one of the great colleges
OF England there hangs a frame in
closing a few sentences of which
Abraham Lincoln is the author. They
are considered the best English that
was ever written. You or | might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are so sim.
pie that any child who reads at all
can read and understand them. That
is one thing that makes them great.
II was his being simple and plain
that made Lincoln himself great.
Now here is a little paragraph b,
Lincoln which he made a rule of his
conduct. Suppose you try to write
1t over and see how much you can i'm.
prove IL. See II each word is the
right one, and try to find a better
word for the place. Notice how sim.
pie this is, all but two are words OF a
single syllable:
Il am not bound to win. but I am
bound to be true. / am not bounA To
succeed, but am bound to live up TO
the light / have. | must stand with
anybody that stands right. stand with
him while he is right, and part with
him when he goes wrong"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09

that the dampness is there, and we
know very well that we seldom see
dampness on the inside OF a wall that
Is constructed with hollow space In
the center
This is well finished house with.
out unnecessary expense. II can be
built under favorable circumstances
for about $4,000, as the plans show.
Ii contains seven rooms besides a
bath room and a reception hall. IL
Is SO compact that one chimney an.
swers for the kitchen. for the furnace
and for the CRATE in the living room.
II is difficult to find any fault with
this plan. For a seven-room house IL
contains all the essentials for COM
fort, and there is accommodation suf
hcient for quite large family.
The little things. such as pantries
china closets. vestibule with a place
for the ice-box. linen closets and
plenty of clothes closets and other
minor details have been worked ont
very carefully. These things always
appeal to person after the house is
occupied and the housekeeper has be.
come acquainted with them. The lack
OF such accommodations in a house Is
very noticeable and very ANNOYING
The expense at the time of building Is
not much more. 1t ali hinges on fore
thought In selecting the proper plan
to commence with.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
First Floor Plan

ted around the window frames. cor.
nice and other joints. When using
material In plastic condition II does
not require fine mechanical genius
to make good tight joint. II is only
necessary to employ men who are or.
dinarily careful and who try conscien.
uously to do the square thing.
Another great advantage in outside
plastering is the finish. or course II
Is understood that two-coat work Is
required In all cases, and that the
foundation is made right by stapling
the expanded metal lath securely TO
the Turing strips and that the metal
is carefully fitted around all angles
and corners. The final dressing of
course Is given to and with the last
coat and there are a number of STYLES
OF finish to choose from. such as
rough-cast, pebbled or smooth. and
these may be made in any shade or
color that the owner may desire. Be-
fore deciding on the style of finish II
Is good plan to have the mason de-
sign a few panels, all different. To-
show what he can do I'm this line.
Still another great advantage I'm
outside finish OF this kind when com.
pared with wood Is a saving In paint
and the cost of painting in after
years. We all know that wooden
houses need faintlns frequently. and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
QUEER.

Miss AgasAH Dunn sat out h the sun
And faded her pretty pink gown.
Mamma scolded. well. until the tears fell
In torrents that threatened to drown
Your dress In a sight, / declare 10 q
white.
But wear II you certainly musti
lis poor recompense that q child Of
your sense
Is too much OF baby to trust"
Miss Agatha Dunn sat out In the sun
In gown that had one time been pink.
IL 1 could only bring II back-oh. !
would!
she cried. and proceeded to think.
some raspberry ice. so cooling and nice.
In the freezer stood waiting for tea.
said Miss Dunn. "Oh. I guess, II I dip
In my dress
beautiful pink II will be-"
Miss Agatha Dunn rose out of the sun
And slipped OF the gown In a trice;
she rolled II up tight. there was no one
in sight,
And she soaked Il in raspberry ice.
IL came out quite pink, but what do
you think!
When the news OF Il reached mammals
ear,
She scolded much more than she scolded
before.
Now. don't you think mothers are
queer?
May Clay. in Washington Star.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
Easily Turned.

A small boy was asked to take din.
ner at the home of distinguished pro.
lessor In Princeton. says the Youths
Companion. The lads mother. I'm fear
lest he should commit some breach of
etiquette. gave him repeated direc.
tions as to what he should and should
not do.
Upon his return from the great nc.
casion. the mothers first question
was. Harold, did you get along at
the table all right?"
"Oh, yes, mamma, well enough
You're sure you didn't do anything
that was not perfectly polite and gem
tlemanly?"
Why, no--nothing to speak Of"
Then something did happen. What
was it?"
But fixed 1t all right, mamma"
Tell me at once"
why. got along pretty will until
the meat came. but while I was try
ing to cut mine IL slipped OF onto the
floor. But ] made IL all right"
What did you do?"
"Oh. just said, sort OF careless,v
That's always the way with tough
meat"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
NOT A GARDEN OF EDEN.
scotchman's Neat Description Of Land
He Thought Worthless.

Upton Sinclair was discussing in
New York the governments attacks
upon predatory and lawbreaking
trusts.
1T looks as IL these trusts" said
Mr.. Sinclair. will have to obey the
law, or else their owners will find
themselves as badly sold as the rich
Bostonian who bought an estate in
Scotland called Glen Accra. The Bos-
tonian bought this estate without hav-
ing seen 1t. He believed that he
could trust the man he bought II from.
And last summer he went over to
have look at the place. The drive
from the nearest railway station to
Glen Accre was a matter OF IL miles.
The Bostonian hired a Highlander to
drive him. AS the cart logged along,
the Bostonian said:
IT suppose you know the country
hereabouts pretty well. friendr
Aye, ilka foot ot,' the Scot an
swered.
And do you know Glen Accra?
Aye, weel.' was the reply.
What sort OF a place is it, the
American asked.
The Scot smiled grimly.
Aweel,' he said, IL We saw the
dell tethered on it, ye'd JUST say:
Poor brutel'"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
New Fire Alarm.

The Leslie-Walker fire-detector
which has lately given warnings O,
British fires. is a novel and ingenious
device for giving instantaneous alarms
II Is attached to the ceiling, and con.
sists OF thin-walled tube or reservoir
OF mercury in horizontal position,
connected by a capillary tube to an
upright branch reservoir at one end.
and at the other end joined TO a small
upright empty tube having three plati.
mum contacts connected with electric
bell circuits. Ordinary slow changes
OF whether OF the sea.
sons or artificial heating and lighting
cause the expanding mercury to
flow through the capillary tube and
rise In the branch reservoir. leaving
the contacts unaffected because the
mercury does not readily enter an
empty tube. With quick rise In tenn
perature, however, the capillary bore
offers such resistance that the mer.
curry is forced back into the contact
tube. A slight blaze sends the mer-
curry to the first contact, giving one
alarm. but IL the flames are not speed.
ly extinguished a further rise sounds
the danger alarm as the second con-
tact is reached. The lighting of a
newspaper in a room 45 feet square by
as feet high was signalled In Is sec.
onds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
can You wrIt. Il correctlx,

In a proclamation thanking the care
full drivers OF automobiles, the acting
mayor Of New Jersey city says. ct
is to them we are indebted for the
few accidents experienced" There is
no doubt of what he meant to say. but
Il is evident that his grammar teacher
did not warn him enough against false
syntax when he went 10 school. How
many boys and girls can write the
sentence correctly?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
FEW KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
Melancholy Man Thinks He Has Made
Great Discovery.

I think" announced the melancholy
man. that l have discovered the Sc
cret OF much unhappiness in this
world. II is that large numbers OF
people are constitutionally incapable
OF knowing what they want to do"
1t follows" he went on with a sigh.
that the things which they are doing
are. very likely. those which do not
appeal to them. They can stop them.
OF course. but what assurance have
tney that they will be any better on
the next time?
II Is only by process of gradual
very Observation-Disclosures that they
can hope to arrive at anything passa-
Oily satisfactory. and even when this
END Is attained II Is more by luck than
py design. The person who really is
10 be congratulated is the man or
woman absolutely sure OF what he or
she wants and who goes after II with
every bit OF energy that can be sum-
moned up.
such persons may not succeed in
their aims" the melancholy man con-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-09
Fighting for Mud.

MUD seems to be the latest com.
modify which has been cornered. Thu
monopolist is the well-known Bohem.
Ian watering place Franxenbad. whose
wonderful healing mud baths are IA
nous throughout the world. The news
OF Franzenbad's business enterprise
mas just become known In the course
OF lawsuit at Eyer between the sax.
on government and the municipality
OF Franzenbad.
oaxony has watering place also
with mud baths, Bad Elster. Soma
time ago Bad Elster entered into me-
sotiations to buy a large area of
ground containing mineral mud depos-
ties near Franzenbad.
When the Bohemian town heard
what was going on they promptly de-
cided to head OF their Saxon rivals
and stepped In and bought up the land
themselves. The Saxons were great.
ly aggrieved and carried the matter
Into the Bohemian courts, which de-
cided against them.
During the trial II was stated that
although Franzenbad already DOS
sessed an inexhaustible supply of this
precious mud the town had spent more
than million crowns in buying I'D all
the mud lands in the surrounding
country In order to secure exclusive
possession for all time OF this valu.
able healing remedy.