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TRADING AT HOME
MANY REASONS WHY IT is THE
BEST POLICY.
SELF.INTEREST A BIG FEATURE
That Which Benefits the Community
as a Whole Benefits Each lndi-
viduai-The "Why and
Wherefore"

As self-interest is the law which gov
ems the transactions of trade, it is the
first light in which the subject of
Trading at Home" must be treated.
Sentiment has little influence in trade.
The prosperity of any community
depends on the volume Of business
transacted within its borders. The
facility with which business can be
transacted depends largely upon the
amount Of money in circulation and
any influence which takes money out
of a community is detrimental to the
financial welfare of the community.
1t is in this respect that trading with
mail order houses cripples COM
munity. Money which should be kept
in local circulation goes to swell the
volume of money in the distant city
instead of remaining at home to be
turned over and over again as the me-
dunn of transfer among local mer'
chants and their customers.
The effect of this diversion of money
is not confined to the merchants who
lose sales thereby; it extends eventu
| ally to every member of the com
| munity. 1t is curtailment of bushes:
| which affects the value of all propert!
even to the labor of the man who II
| dependent on a days work for his liv
ing. 1t reacts upon the people whit
purchase away from home in degree
which more than offsets any possibl
saving in price that may be effected Il
the purchase.
| Every dollar sent out Of any CON
munity for goods which can be pul
chased at home represents a percent
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the community. II the community Is
composed of the sort Of people who
spend their money at home It ad-
vances rapidly. There is money for
public improvements, money for new
enterprises. The money which the
loyal man makes at home 10 invested
at home; the city grows, the streets
are improved and the marks Of pros
perity and progress are evident on
every side.
We are wont to inveigh against the
wealthy man who makes his money In
one town and invests it in another
We criticize him for want OF loyalty
to the community which produced his
wealth and feel that we are done an
Injustice by his failure to put his
money in home enterprises which
would increase the business and pros
perity of our city. The criticism Is
justified and 1t holds just as good in a
lesser degree to the man who trades
out of town. 1t is the same ohense
on a smaller scale.
The effect of the reverse policy is
promptly seen. The writer has In
mind notable instance. Two cities
Of about $4,000 population each are
situated on opposite sides OF a river
which is a boundary between two
states. Each contains several million
aires who made their money in the
| lumber trade in the two towns. The
millionaires of one of the cities are
putting their money into other indus
| tries in the same town as the lumber
ing goes out. AS result, the town Is
rapidly forging to the front; every one
is prosperous, the demand for house:
exceeds the supply; property is valu
able and every one is working. TIT
millionaires of the town across tn
river are investing their money II
western and southern pine lands. III
town is languishing for lack OF money
new industries cannot start because
lack of capital; merchants are fai
, ing: stores and houses are being va
Gated; people are moving away and
, general air of poverty and decay PEI
vades the place.
Few cities present such strong e.
amples of the value of money spent
. home but the same principle hold
true in every community. 1t Is du
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HAVEN IN WHICH WORKOUT
SALTS CAN FIND REFUGE.
Interesting Glimpse Of This Great In
stitution in New York and How
tt Came to Be Estab-
lished.

Visitors to Staten Island, New YORK,
walking along the shore road near
New Brighton find themselves sud
denly in the presence of large tract
of ground separated from the outer
world by a massive iron fence seven
feet high, within which hve great
stone buildings like Greek temples NIL
the eye, their pediments supported by
4 row of lofty columns with Ionic cap
itals. Broad flower beds embellisn
the lawns, which are sufficiently pro-
tected from the summer sun by many
fine old elms, and an actual village OF
smaller but equally massive buildings
are clustered in the rear. A DricK
gateway stands in the center OF the
north side of the grounds. which i'm
mediately dispels any lingering mys-
terry. for on the arch above are the
three words Sailors Snug Harbor.
Here disabled sailors who have
passed the sixtieth mile stone OF lire
and who have served five years I'M
der the American flag may find de-
Iightful refuge from the storms and
vicissitudes of life. 1t Is not neces-
sary that this five years be served dur
ing five successive years; all that is
required is the knowledge that the gu
months have been sailed under the
Stars and Stripes; and If the man
has lost a foot or hand or has been
in any way so injured as to render
him incapable aboard ship, and Is In
digent and destitute, he Is accepted al
far earlier age than the so years o.
the physically sound.
Perhaps the grandest part OF the
endowment is found in the fact tha
, the institution is open to the races o
the world. Sitting within its halls tn
Norseman brushes elbows with tn
Englishman, the Dane holds the mattel
that lights the pipe of the lettering oil
man who claims the port of Bremel
as his birthplace. Indeed, the Amer
can seaman does not appear to pre-
dominate on the roll Of the Sailors
Snug Harbor; at least more broke
English is heard In day spent Their
than the simon pure article.
Daniel Delehanty, late commando
In the United States navy. Is at pre-
emit governor of Snug Harbor. an
since it's foundation in 1901 there hay
been only four other governors. Tn
first was John Whetton and the Sc
ond was Augustus Depeyster, and
these modern times, when the pro
erty has grown to such fabulous vail
and when the number of inmates hi
reached total of nearly a thousan
man of great executive ability is
auired to administer the general GO
eminent of Snug Harbor. The exc
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Chapel at Sailors Snug Harbor.

grant permission to privateer-a sort
of licensed piracy, which would not
of course, be tolerated in this era.
When Capt. Randall died his son
Robert Richard inherited his prop
erty, and subsequently formed q
strong friendship with Alexander
Hamilton, having met that statesman
in New York city, where Randall
finally established himself, though
most Of his land and estates remained
in the south.
One day he was introduced In New
York to large land owner. who. In
broken health and unable to with
stand the asperities of the northern
winter, offered to exchange portion
of his real estate to the northward OF
the old city for Randall's land in the
south. This was subsequently ac-
| complished; aad 1t is this property
that at the present time yields the
enormous income that supports the
Snug Harbor.
With all the skill of his brilliant
intellect Alexander Hamilton prepared
! the will of Robert Richard Randall.
and to such purpose that to the pres
ent day it remains impeccable, like an
impregnable citadel built upon rock.
It is a felony, according to the word
ing of the document. to sell any por-
ton of the estate, and it is also fell
ony for anyone to receive it.
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every community to reinvest the
money it produces in the community
which produces it.
The chance of being swindled is an
argument used against trading with
the mail order houses. Goods adver-
tised at cut prices often fail to meas
ure up to the description of the adver-
tisement. The few cents which is
saved on the price of an article SO
bought is usually sacrificed in the
quality of the article. Buying from the
mail order house is buying blind. A
purchaser never thinks of buying from
a home merchant without examining
the goods, but will often send his
money to a mail order house with
blind faith that the article will prove
to be as represented. How often this
faith is misplaced can be proven only
by comparing the goods bought from
mail order houses with the goods OF
fered for sale at home. II the mail
order buyer would follow this system
for a little while, he would probably
find that the goods offered at home are
of better quality and as good bargains
IS the mail order goods. taking quail
ity into consideration. If this Pre-
sumption is true. the buyer of mail or
der goods is distinct loser, as he hal
secured inferior goods and has robbed
| the community in which he lives, al
well as himself, of the use of tn
money. +. H. SlNGLEION.
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Philippine city Is written into the
two and three-quarters miles OF moss
grown stones and grass-covered crew
ices of the old wall. The modern tour
ist- who walks about Manila, telling
her towers and counting her b1iwarks,
finds himself fascinated by construc-
ton that bears evidence of many build
ers and widely plans OF de-
tense.
The whole story of all the known
history of the Philippine islands from
the days of naked barbarism to the
zenith of Spanish power, is written
into these walls. Siege and surrender,
defense and conquest have all LETT
their inscriptions. and 1t needs but the
historic imagination to give these
stones speech to tell their tale OF
three centuries
The first wall, built in 1870. was Of
hewn logs, at best a feeble defense;
and in 1874 the first attack Of Chinese
| pirates overcame the fortress. Ii MI
Hon, a Chinese general and big boss
having 1000 Chinese soldiers and
Japanese general to make them light
found his realm grown too small 10
him, and. signing for other worlds .
.onouer, set sail for Manila His
large vessels" stopped at the mout
] II tho harbor at Mariveles. while SO
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THE WALLED MANILA.

men were sent across the bay to take
the city. The invaders entered the
city, burned the houses, destroyed the
place and killed many persons, but
the Spaniards rallied and drove them
out.
Gen. Salcedo was up near Dagupan.
100 miles north of Manila, at the time.
and hearing of the trouble. FASTENED
to Manila with his troops. He prompt
" attacked the Chinese and drove
them away to Pangasinan, where they
set up little despotism and lorded
it over the helpless natives in oppres'
sive fashion. Legaspi gathered an ex'
petition and succeeded in trapping
the enemy, but the wiley Chinese dug
trench by night and escaped with
their boats into the open sea.
In 1880 Gov. Desmarines began the
permanent fertilization Of Manila.
where Fort Santiago now stands, and
this remains to-day, being the Oldest
piece of masonry under the stars and
stripes. After BIT years of thrilling
history, the old stones are still in the
! wall
Fort Santiago is the Mecca of tho
oriental curio hunter. What the tower
| is to London, the Vatican to Rome,
and Bunker Mill monument to the
United States, Fort Santiago Is to the
Philippines. Its square walls and en-
| battled turrets have stood unchanged
since the days of the pilgrims. and
still hundreds pass by the old gateway
and give no thought to it all.
The waters of the Pasig every day
wash the old stones placed In 1890.
Since the American occupation. some
changes have been made. but the old
fort still stands, though the old artil-
lery has been removed. With the
establishment of the civil government
I in 1901 the use of the place as for
tress was forever abandoned and 1t II
now used as an Office building.
Many strange things have happened
under the shadow Of the old fort, and
there are old mea living in Manila who
shake their heads wisely and intimate
/, that If they were to tell all they know
II would make an astonishing tale in
deed. How much they really do know
; is a question, but 1t Is certain thai
the natives have great fear OF th'
old place. The records Of the church
I historians associate the place will
many supernatural manifestations
9 Some saints who had been buried, am
were supposed to remain so, as ,spe
; ciaI favor to the city failed to stay bun
q led, and appeared on the walls Of tn
:. fort with strange portent for the b.
: lieving.
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age of injustice to the community IL
self. In the first place, some merchant
loses the profit on a sale. Not only
that, but the price Of the article rep
resents so much of the merchants cap
ital which is tied up in the article and
Is not working. Having capital tied
ND means that the operations OF the
merchant are curtailed to that extent.
He has that much less to spend; that
much less to pay in salaries to MS
clerks; to pay in patronage OF the
butcher, the baker and the other pur-
veyors of the necessities of life: to in
vest in property, in newspaper adver-
Using: to deposit in bank where II
NAV be used by other members OF the
community, or to devote to church or
charity. The money which goes to the
mail order house decreases the per
capita of circulation in the community
a factor which determines largely the
value of all goods or property on the
market: the scale of wages and the IN
terest on loans.
II Is not hard to trace the eject OF
the diversion of money from Its leglti'
mate channels. When money is scarce
trade languishes because of the lack
of circulating medium; merchants ano
all others curtail expenses; the volume
of trade decreases and nothing re
stores activity in trade but an increase
from some quarter of the circulating
| medium. When the volume OF money
increases, trade moves and 1t moves
| as fast as the volume OF money VII
permit. Money that is working is con
stantly producing profit to all; money
that is not working produces stagna
ton in trade.
Accordingly, 1t is to the interest o
every member of community 10 con
fine his expenditures as nearly as pos
sibie to the community In which D.
lives. Every dollar he spends at nom
helps to make his own holdings NOR
valuable because they are more salabl'
when a community has money wit
| which to buy there is little difficult
to sell and II the money Is not diver
ed. it revolves constantly in the nnal
cial circle of the community, earnin
profit for everyone who nanoies
and turns it over.
/ Accordingly, the money spent
home is bearing compound interest K
the community. Its effect is apparel
even to the outsider. Spending none
AZ hom- is species Of loyalty whis
makes materially for the progress
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In the Waist.

She was examining her new waist
by the aid of the big mirror. Dear
mel" she exclaimed pettishly, Il can't
see anything pretty in this"
well, / can" chuckled the young
man who was sitting on the sofa.
Really? And what do you see pref
ty in it,"
why, YOU"
And then she biushed and said she
thought the waist was just too lovely
for anything.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
the Making
of a
Prifna Donna
Bv Lillian Nordica

Her Own Early Experience
Why Italy Is Best Field for Train
ing After Foundation Is Laid
"Cenius Is Willing to Lay the
Foundation of Her Structure I'm
observed - Several Languages
Required-Seh- Command Vital
Singers Must Be Abstemious
-"Sel-Den Required to Keep
Fresh for Ones Art'-Training
That Is Needed Before Summit
Is Reached.
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TIA the RAGE.

DO you suppose this fad is going to
reign long?"
which one?"
"B.ain storms"
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PHILIPPINE CITY AS DEFINED BY
ITS DEFENsEs.
Ancient eulwarks Tell an Interesting
Story of the Struggles and vieis-
situdes Of the Old City Which
Has Now Been OutgroWn.

The recent fire which swept part OF
the town of Manila lying beyond the
old wall Of defense of the city has re-
minded one again of the fact that
there is an old and new Manila and
that all the history of the past of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
The Aeronauts.

First vcyager-Have you any idea
whereabouts we are now?
Second Ditto-Not the slightest I'm
all ny in the cir.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08

PA, what is an exaggerated ego:
"'Tain't nothin'. sonny, but Greeh
for q swelled head.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08

No woman ever bushes until she
,,,ts on long skirts.
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cood pefinit.,n Of Friend.

Emerson: A friend may well Do
-sckoned the masterpiece of nature.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25
Dudley e. Waters seoome., president.

On account OF business interests in
other parts of the state demanding so
much OF his time, /. H. Keller has re-
signed sas president of the Citizens
Savings Bank of Owosso, and Mr.. Dud-
ley E. Waters, president of the Grand
Rapids National Bank of Grand Rapids,
who is large stakeholder in the Citl-
zens' has accepted the position of presi-
dent, rendered him by the board of
directors Mr.. Keller will remain
member of the board of directors.
President Waters is we'll known to
the bankers of the State of Michigan,
having been president of the Michigan
Bankers Association. He is also one of
Grand Rapids leading capitalists and
will add strength to the Citizens Bank.
The active management of the bank
will be in the hands of Cashier Gilbert
l.. Taylor, who has been identified with
Owosso banking interests for twenty
three years and has been cashier of the
Citizens Savings Bank since it's organ
ization.
With Cashier Taylor's experience and
wide acquaintance, backed by the coun-
sci OF the strong board of directors,
who have been connected with this
institution for so many years. the bank
is assured of continuation of the
great success achieved by it in the past.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25
The Youths Companion in 1908.

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25

Wednesday morning George Butcher
transferred his south side market to
Walter Sanderson who has been with
Mr.. Butcher in Fenton for the past year.
The market is well situated and Mr..
Sanderson is one of Fenton's bright,
progressive young men. With this COM
bination we feel that he has every
chance of success, and we wish for him
prosperity in his new venture. Before
coming to Fenton Mr.. Sanderson lived
in Owosso. -Fenton Independent.
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25
The 0Wosso Savings Bank,
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. A. G. Mason is visiting relatives
in Chicago.
Fred Edwards has been in Chicago
for several days.
Mrs. w. L. Grove is visiting her son
Bert in Chicago.
Mrs. David Hook is the guest OF
relatives in Chicago.
DIR. Jabez Perkins will celebrate his
S7th birthday tomorrow.
Genesee county has paid $3,007. 1C
sparrow bounty this year.
Excursion to Grand Rapids via the
Grand Trunk next Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Lanphere, of Ithaca, is
visiting her mother in this city.
Geo. w. Sackrider, of Houghton, has
been in the city during the week.
The Corunna foot ball team was de-
feated by Fenton, Saturday % to 0.
Mrs. Ella Bentley, of Rochester, N.
Y, is the guest of Mrs James Findlater
Geo. Urch, of Hazelton, has leased
his farm and will move to this city to
reside.
G. H. Christopher, of Lansing, was a
guest at the home of Geo. M. Dewey,
Sunday.
Mrs. D. j. Gerow is spending a few
days in Ann Arbor with her daughter,
Miss Josie.
Mrs. L. p Royce left Thursday for
Chicago to visit her son, Innes Royce
and family.
Last excursion for the season to
Grand Rapids next Sunday via the
Grand Trunk.
]. G Sowersby was called to Traverse
City, Thursday, by the death of his
brother. William.
Miss Mollie Roberts left for Detroit
this morning to remain two weeks with
her mother and sister.
Harry Daniels was home from Cadil-
lac over Sunday. Mrs. Daniels and son
will soon go to Cadillac to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N Parshall and
daughter, of Howard City, were in
the city. Tuesday and Wednesday.
D. w. Killer, of Flint, and Levi Hill
4 Ter, of Walla Walla, Washington, were
guests of DR.. g.. B. Hitler. the first of
the week.
Superintendent Simmons and large
number of the teachers of the city
schools left Thursday morning for
Battle Greek to attend the meeting of
the State Teachers association.
J. G. Rae succeeds Neil Shehee as
foreman at the Ann Arbor round house.
Mr.. Shehee left Saturday evening for
Jackson, Ohio, where he will have q
position with the D., T. & I. Ry.
Mrs. Mary Lutz, aged 80 years, died
Sunday, at the home Of Mrs. Mary
Gilmore, Jerome Ave. Funeral SER
vices were held from st. Pauls church,
Tuesday morning, FIR. Slane officiating.
John Brooks, Frank Hale, Henry
Ward, L J. Kline, Lyle Goodwin, and
d. Banghart, of Owosso, w. G. Stiff,
P. y. Wesener and q. w. Soules, OF
Burton. are fishing this week near st.
Charles.
Eevant H. Tuttle, of Bloomington,
Ill, and Miss Margaret p. Frawley, Of
Detroit, were married last week in De-
troit. The bride formerly resided in
Owosso, being daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Frawley.
The Payne Canning Co is busy at
present putting up apples. Mr.. Payne
says he has been surprised at the num-
Der of apples offered as the crop has
been reported as being light. He hopes
to buy 10, 900 bushels.
The annual meeting of the Christian
Endeavor societies of Michigan is to
be held at Grand Rapids, Nov. 2t-24.
DR.. Clark. the president of the national
society, and VIM. Shaw, treasurer, are
expected to be among the speakers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25

The d. & M. Ry. having reduced its
passenger rate to two cents. Attorney
General Bird has discontinued the suit
brought some time age to compel it to
reduce its rate from three to two and a
half cents.