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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
TEN GOOD REASONS.
Read Them and Patronize the Mer
chants Of This Town.

Here are ten good reasons for trad.
ing with your home business people
as given by an exchange
Because: You examine your pur
chase and are assured OF satisfaction
before investing your money.
Because: Your home merchant If
always ready and willing TO make
right any error or any defective arti.
Gle purchased OF him.
Because: When you are sick or for
any reason 1t is necessary for you 10
ask for credit. you can go to the local
merchant. Could you ask 1T of a mail
order house?
Because: II merchant is willing
TO extend you credit you should give
him the benefit OF your cash trade.
Because: Your home merchant pays
local taxes and exerts every effort to
build and better your market thus in.
creasing both the value OF city ane
country property.
Because: The mail order merchant
does not tighten your taxes or Ia any
way hold the value OF your property.
Because: The mail order merchant
does nothing for the benefit OF mar
kets or real estate values.
Because: If your town is good
enough TO live in IL is good enough TO
spend money in.-Gov. Folk OF Mis-
souri,
Because: The best citizens in your
community patronize home industry
Why not be one OF the best citizens?
Because: II you give your home
merchant an opportunity TO compete.
by bringing your order to him in the
quantities you buy out OF town. he will
demonstrate that. quality considered
he will save you money.
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From them the city has obtained it's

From them the city has obtained its
favorable Impressions OF foreigners. II
is said that any white mans word is
perfectly good in the stores of the
city. The attitude of the officials is
certainly more than kind; IL is cor
dial and sympathetic TO the last de-
gree. On the occasion of the return
OF Rev. DIR. ID. g. Schneider from
America he was met at the station by
all the prominent officials OF the city
and province, as well as by a multi
tude OF other persons. II is said that
DR.. Schneider. who is the Oldest mis-
sionary Of the Reformed church here,
and Rev. DIR. John H. DeForest, of the
American board. are the leading citi-
zens of Sendai. Certainly they are
high in the friendship and honor of
the official classes.
Going the Japanese One Better.
First in importance and magnitude
of the numerous Christian enterprises
In this place are the two great schools
Of the German Reformed church, the
Tohoku Gakuin. for young men, and
the Miyagi 10 Gakko for young WON
N'f ehtot StilbOlos llft DIdtNlCdlly Hi
others in Japan. are known by other
names in America, which are practi-
cally never heard here. These two
schools are more modern and better
equipped than even the government
schools. 1t was really a surprise TO
find. out here in a remote part of ia
pan. American schools. supported and
controlled by Americans. which com
pare fayorably with similar institu-
lions In the home land Tie buildings
are modern and imposing far surpas-
sing in appliances and arrangement
any Of the several government schools
which / have inspected The wisdom
OF this is most appreciated by those
who best understand the Japan csc
character; here in the east face" or
"frort as the American slang has Il,
must 9.ways be considered.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26

formed the first committee OF relief.
for their work throughout the three
affected provinces had made them ia
miliar with the dreadful conditions.
or the 100000 inhabitants of these
provinces, 100000 were poverty
stricken. When IL set out upon it's
task of creating international sympa.
thy for the sufferers tone curious and
unprecedented consequence of which
was the gift of 5000 by the dowa.
ger empress of China from her private
purse this committee added an Eng
fish teacher and French priest to It's
number. 1t was this small body Of
seven men which not only touched the
heart Of Christendom with Japan's
plea. but even stirred the Japanese
themselves, as the latter avow.
The recognized fact that these lead.
ers in famine relief-a work which. I
learn. was carried on in most bust.
nesslike fashion, and In closest CO.
operation with the Japanese officials
were Christian missionaries. that an
American religious newspaper. The
Christian Herald, was in the forefront
81 the contributing agencies. and that
great quantities Of rice. especially
that given by the German Reformed
churches. came in Christian sympa.
thy" bags. could not fail to make a
decided impression. II anything was
needed 70 strengthen the respect OF
the japanese hereabouts for the Amer
ican religion the famine relief work
did It.
Where Americans Are Welcome.
This city is a strategic point in
Japan. with a hundred thousand in
habiiants, 1t Is considered the metro
polls OF the north. II has 500 sol.
aiers in garrison. and some 5000 stu.
dents in its schools. On its bay is
Matsushima. one OF the three beau
tiful places" in Japan, a series of
lovely islands. pine-covered and water
worn. with a famous temple on one
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
IN NORTHERN JAPAN
copyrieht. by Joseph E. Rowies,

tCopyrieht. by Joseph Z. Bowles)
Sendai, Iapan.-Although made fam
Gus by famine. Sendai is now the
center OF d record rice crop. From a
condition of hunger and distress that
called forth more than 100000 from
warm-hearted Americans, this region
has now passed into a period of rare
prosperity. The rice crops are 20 per
cent above the average.
A Famine and international Relations
Only memories and few hundred
orphans remain as reminders of the
dreadful famine of year or so ago.
Among the memories is an enhanced
appreciation OF Americans and their
religion. The aid SO promptly and
generously given during the famine
has affected all OF Japan. In amount
1t exceeded the gifts OF Japan and all
the rest of the world combined, reach
Ing total of 100000. In this region
especially the feeling towards the
rice country" - which, curiously
enough, has always been the way the
japanese write the word America
Is warm beyond expression. The gov
ernor OF the province, the mayor OF
the city, the general in command Of
the military forces here. the presiding
judge Of the courts, the editor OF the
leading newspaper, and many private
citizens assured me in most cordial
terms OF the city's gratitude for the
assistance rendered TO the famine sui.
ferers.
1t took American enterprise to ava
ken even the Japanese to the serious.
ness OF the famine situation. At their
Thanksgiving day service in Sendai
IN 1905 the American missionaries
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
AROUND THE CIRCLE
HOW THE PRACTICE OF NOME
TRADE HELPS EvERVoopv.
THE RESULT OF ADVERTISING
An Increased Use Of Printers' Ink In
the Local Paper Brought Pros
perity to the Entire Com
munity.

You'll have 10 stay over Sunday,
Mary. so I can have a chance for q
visit with you. Can't possibly get the
time through the week. Business too
lively"
Things must DO getting better
with you. John. Last time l was here
you seemed to have lots OF time to
spare. Said business had gone to the
dogs. or rather to the mail-order
houses. What made the changer"
We'll. to tell the truth. Mary. Just
wakened up one day and thought
would give them fellows in the city q
little of their own medicine. got
onto the fact that they were killing
me by feeding the people around here
on printers ink in the way OF adver-
Using. and while l knew most OF
what they said was lies the people
didn't know II, and / started In to
nhow them what I could do. Not at
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
Search for Old Cannon.

A tradition still survives in Luzerns
county. Pa. that when Gen. John
Sullivan marched through that region
In 1879 on his expedition against the
Indian coDfederacy OF central New
York, he buried some superhuom
brass cannon along the Wnkes-Barrs
mountain. To search for these revolu
uOnary relics o number OF the besi
known citizens Of Ashley have formed
themselves into an historical society.
one recent Sunday the members
occurred the mountain In the vicinity
VI Laurel Run. but could find no relic,
except a few Indian arrow points.
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and caves hundreds Of years old
carved oy the Afnu. where lived the
buddhist priests from the beginning
OF Sendai's glory. The city is noted
ior It's progressiveness and hospitality
t9foreigners, and yet for its thorough
iy Japanese character. For instance.
there is only one vehicle in the city
TO which horse is driven. and that
Is the prison van. OF course there are
draught horses. led. or as the jana.
nese term truly has It. pulled" by a
rope.
When Mr.. Lloyd Griscom, the for.
mer United States minister to japan.
visited Sendai. the city feted him in
the lavish fashion which only the
orient knows. Other Americans have
mad similar experiences. The Ameri-
can Young Mems Christian associa-
ton secretaries met last summer at
a little seashore village near Sendai.
and literally the entire community
turned out to welcome them. lining up
along the road. and the school chill
dren singing songs. The village on
Gals had met the visitors a mile or so
'O' >S"h- an S'ti SltCn dECu WAS
erected over the main street. bearing
the English word welcome" and the
entire convention was one day taken
on an excursion to Matsushima.
How the Missionaries Stand.
All this is noteworthy in the light
OF the fact that Sendai knows few for
eigners save missionaries. With the
exception of two teachers in the gov
eminent schools, the entire foreign
community in Sendai is made up of
Christian preachers and teachers.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26

Now. my dear, you may engage
Miss Herman 10 give Princess music
lessons for tnc wave OF prosperity in
the community has struck the minis
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26

Ing t4sy voted me . ra.ss In salary n
the coming year. In . talk made By
Brother Jones he explained that thie
was possible because the people were
Keeping their money At home rather
tnan sending IL to the catalogue houses
OF the cities. Brother Frank 1.-THE post.
mastery explained that the money or.
der business OF his once had dropped
to almost nothing within the past six
months. He said that less than a year
ago he was handling more than 81 900
each month In the shape OF money or.
ders. and that now the total In not ono
fourth OF that. understand that they
viii also increase the school teachers
salary next term"
"A 12-page paper this week, q SEQ.
Anything special doing?"
Not at all. That's to be the -gular
size OF the Record in the future. The
increase In business warrants Il. The
campaign OF advertising being conduct.
ed by the merchants forced me to In.
crease the size or encroach upon nv
reading matter columns, and so I In.
creased. Then. too. my substitution
list Is growing. People who never took
the paper before say they want Il now
IL for nothing moro than to keep post.
ed on the prices the merchants are
quoting. Business In the Record once
Is booming ali around. have had to
advertise for two more Job printers.
and have Just ordered a new printing
press. BY the way. 10 that horse you
offered mo some time ago still on the
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
IL caImness Of pespalr.

Soubrette - Good heavens, We
can't stay over night in this hoteIl
Comedian-What is the matter with
It?
Soubrette-The bellboy says It's
haunted
Comedian-That settles it. We
stay. II is our only chance this sea
son OF ever seeing the ghost walk
Baltimore American.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
Fire Insurance.

70 the CHEAPEST aud best security
. man can buy. IL caves him frosa
worry, perhaps from ruia aud his
family from want. The rates are
not very high. ! will be pleased 70
give tbom 10 any one who will oons
In and talk the matter over. Onlv
safe companies represented. T. T.
NoDoVoAI. CxazDo. w. W.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26

market? III SO you can bring him
around. I want him for "a birthday
present for my wife"
WRIGHT 4. PATTERSON.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26

lying, you know. but at selling good
goods as cheap az the city fellows
did, and lots o: times a little cheaper.
Il went to the local paper and pref
~ near scared the editor to death by
ordering half page OF each issue for
six months Then | set about seeing
what | had TO sell that the people
would want. / really didn't know
what was in that store until | started
TO look IL over. Some of the things
had been there so long I had forgot
ten about them. I hauled them out
and put bargain sale price on them,
told the people about them I'm the
next weeks Record, and gave the
prices. and say. just couldn't get
them things wrapped up fast enough.
Ever since then I've just been buying
and selling, buying and selling
Seems like nothing stays In the store.
Have hired two more clerks, and
they're everlastingly telling me we're
out OF this, that or the other thing. I
found that telling the people what
you've got and what you are willing
TO sell them for pays. I've paid off
thhb thdi DttH udnBlnb
over US for the last ten years, and
gave 500 to the new church building
besides. and it's advertising that
did IT,
You'll stay over Sunday. won't
you? I've got to get to the store
now"
I'LL
wagon this morning. Jane. Said
since the folks around here had
started to trade at home and quit
sending So much money TO the mail
order houses he simply had 10 have ~.
You can have what / make on that
wagon 10 get that new dress with that
you've been wanting. Wish you'd
buy II Of Jones though for ne always
trades with me"
Yes. sir, figure I'm ahead little
more than the freight on that buggy.
besides getting a better buggy than
you got I intended to send away for
mine. too like you did. but saw
Browns advertisement telling the
kind OF buggy ne had and the price,
and ] concluded I'd look at n first.
He's making better prices than the
catalogue follows. and he's paying the
freight besides. ! figure that saved
just about enough on that buggy TO
pay the Doctors bill for Mollys sick
ness. and then. besides, Brown or
dered his hay of ne. am he's paying
good price for IL, too"
Nov. my dear. you may engage
Miss Herman TO give Princess music
lessons for tnc wave OF prosperity in
the community has Struck the minis
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-26
T. T. McDOUGAL.
Fire and Life Insu-
rance Agent,
CEISEDO. w. VA.

Represents Strong aud Reliable
Fire companies and an old-l:ns
Life company that gives large
dividends aud issuss splendid pei
iciss.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
Presents New View.

Miss Harriet Curtis, the golf cham
plon, at dinner in Boston, praised
COLTS effect on the health.
Many persons she said, "especial
~ many women, have. i'll health be-
cause they never take any exercise
and their nerves weaken, and half
their complaints are nervous, imagin.
airy ones that hard work would cure. +
i know a doctor who has patient
OF this type-a big, robust woman who
is never without a list of ailments as
long as her arm.
The last time she sent for the doc.
tor he lost patience with her. AS she
was telling him how she was suffering
from rheumatism, sore throat, nervous
indigestion, heartburn, pains in the
back of her head, and what not, he in
terrupted her.
:" All he said,. in an admiring tone,
what splendid health you must have
in order to be able to stand all these
complaints
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
Source of Rubber Sunnly

1t is said that there are in Ceylon
over 100000 acres which have deem
planted in rubber and in the Malay
peninsula about half as much more. It
is estimated that Mexico has about
100000 acres planted in rubber, max
ing in all about 275,000 acres, which
should produce before long about one
quarter Of the worlds probable con-
sumption. The results from these
plantations seem to have been SO sue
cessful that the work might be en-
1arged, as this would not only render
us less dependent upon the natural
forests but would stimulate the bra
lillian rubber-producing states to be-
gin artificial cultivation there.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
Table Observance in Denmark.

A pretty table observance in Dan
ish families is for children. even lit
tie ones who can scarcely toddle, to
go. gravely after dinner to salute
their parents and say, "Tak for mad
C'Thanks for the meal"). Even Wis
itors shake hands with their host and
hostesses and go through the same
formaility. In German families that
hold to tradition the same custom
prevails. WhenRthe evening meal lis
ended the party Stand up around the
table and each shake hands with the
neighbor, saying: "Gesegnete Mahl-
zeit blessing the food.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
WoefuI Misinterpretation.

That the effect of choice and ap-
propriate phrase is sometimes lost and
ofttimes woefully misinterpreted is
we'll illustrated in an incident connect
ed with the death of a Virginia law
yer
During the mans illness the wires
were disconnected which attached the
bell to the old-fashioned pull-knob on
the front door.
A messenger boy came to the house
one morning and began pulling at the
bell There was no response. He
continued to jerk the ancient knob
vigorously. A white-haired gentleman
finally appeared, who raised his hand
warningly and said:
my boy, the silver cord has been
severed"
us that SOP" exploded the boy
From the way it acted thought the
whole darn thing was busted"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
THINKS He CAN DO BETTER.
Old EliphaIet Resists the Tempting

Old EliphaIet Resists the Tempting
Bride Offered by the Merchant.
Eliphalet Hoskins was one of the
old residents of the Head of Sassa-
fras, small Maryland village. He
was light fingered. He lifted eggs,
bars of soap, potatoes, chickens
anything that came in his way. The
Head OF Sassafras people knew his
failing we'll, but on account of his
great age they had pity on him. He
was never punished.
1t happened that one night load of
dried fish arrived at the wharf too late
for the keeper of the general store to
remove it. There was nothing to do
but cover it with a tarpaulin and leave
it out all night. In this there was no
risk, though. The Head Of Sassafras
people were an honest lot.
They're an honest lot here NUT
tered the storekeeper as he drew a
tarpaulin over his dried fish, and just
then he heard cautious footsteps. He
looked up up and there was old Eli
phalet Hoskins cycling the mound of
fish gloatingly.
The storekeeper gave grunt of
vexation. Then he selected couple
of fish and extended them to the old
man.
"Eliphalet," he said, 1--we got to
leave this pile of fish out here over
night. Now, if l give you these two
fine fellers will you promise not to
steal none of the others?"
Eliphalet looked at the two fish in
the storekeeper's hand. Then he look
ed at the mountain of them under
meath the tarpaulin.
That's a fair offer, Mr.. Smith," he
said, slowly, 'but-well-I dunno-I
think l can do BETTER
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
Man of Quick Action.

The quickest action ever noted by
a Cincinnati newspaper writer was H.
Illustrated when he reported . murder
case in which one of the witnesses
was a negro porter in the hotel that
was the scene of the killing.
The negro was asked how many
shots he heard. 1.-TWO shots, suh," he
replied. How far apart were they?'
Bout like dissaway,". explained the
negro, clapping his hands twice, with
an interval of about second between.
Where were you when the first shot
was fired?"
"Shinin' a gemman's shoes in duh
basement of duh hotel" Where were
you when the second shot was fired?"
"Ah was a-passin' duh Big Fo' depot"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
OUT OF The MOUTHS OF BASES.

Wisdom That Emanates From an In.
fantle Source.
Sunday School Teacher - What
would happen now if people were
struck dead for lying as they were in
ancient times?
Bright Pupil g. There wouldn't be
anybody left to bury EN-.
Uncle George = Tommy, here's a
dollar to buy your mamma birthday
present next week. Have you any idea
what she would like?
Small Tommy-No; but know what
I'm going to buy for her.
Uncle George-What?
Small Tommy-A toy drum.
Little Elsie Tin the country)-Oh,
mamma, look at those Leghorn chick
ems!
Mamma-Yes,I see them, dear. But
how do you know they are Leghorns?
Little Elsie = Why. don't you see
these little horns on their legs? r..
Small Edith was visiting in the
country for the first time.
What do you think of our rural
scenery, dear?'' asked her grandmoth-
err Il "
"Oh, it isn't so bad" replied Edith.
1T looks almost as natural as real the
atre scenery
Little Elmer-Mamma, won't it do
just as well if take bath Sunday in
stead Of going to church?
Mamma-Why, what do you mean,
dear?,
Little Elmer-Well, takin' bath is
the next thing to goin' to church if
cleanliness is next to godliness.-Chi-
cago News 49,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
stay-at-Hcnne Laborers.

Farm laborers in England are not
migratory. A certain farm in Wilt
shire has a regular staff OF six men
and two boys who have served for the
following periods: Forty-six years
eight months, forty-four years eight
months, thirty.two years eight months,
twenty-six years seven months, four,
teen years eleven months, five years
six months, three years nine n mo ms:
There is thus an aggregate period OF
179 years of service.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
Connecticut Forest Reserve.

The state forester of Connecticut
notes that two years ago the state
purchased a tract of land in the town
of Union. 1t cost 1915 an acre, and
now has been planted in white pine
seedlings at cost of $3.50 an acre. 1t
is estimated that in forty or fifty years
this will represent net return of 5
per cent compound interest. The for
ester intends to have at least 1000
acres of forest reserve in each county.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS.
Those in the Thaw Case Are Brief
w. Compared With This One.

Those in the Thaw Case Are Brief
Compared With This One.
When Nathan M. Morse was trying
the Tuckerman will case before Judge
McKim, DR.. Jelley, an expert on in
sanity, was one of the witnesses. One
of the hypothetical questions asked of
the witness by Mr.. Morse contained
no less than 10000 words.
The lawyer started this pithy ques-
ton at the opening Of court and closed
only few minutes prior to the noon
adjournment. The point that Mr..
Morse was endeavoring to bring out
related to the mental condition of the
testator when he made his will. This
is said by the Boston Herald to be the
longest single Interrogation ever made
in a court of law, and the answer com
prised just three words, 81 do not.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
Manila Beinu Modernized

Sewer system, new water system,
fire alarm boxes, electric railways,
telephones, new and increased electric
light plant, bridges, most extensive
all this going on at one time in Ma
Mia means that the city is becoming
the American Hongkong, Shanghai or
Yokohama.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
WHY He Didn't Wish to Go.

The children in the Sunday school
class were getting restless, and the
vicar, to divert them, asked all who
wished to go to heaven to stand up.
The whole school rose except one little
boy.
Don't you want to go to heaven, my
little lad?" asked the vicar
Eyes, sir" was the response, but
know mother doesn't want me to go
just yet.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20
EnviahIe Railroad Record.

4 At the final meeting on Feb. z OF.
the Waterloo and City Railway com
pany (tube), London, which has been
taken over by the London and South
western. the chairman mentioned that.
since the railway was completed IN
1898, it had carried Al. 100000 spassen-
gers without an accident.