The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-15

The ladies-God bless EN- had held
entertainment. and worked and saved
and secured the funds, and now the
male members of the congregation
who had stood by and looked wise, while
their better halves we're digging tooth
and nail t accumulate the shekels,
we're called together to direct them
where to spend the money.
Parson Goodman called the meeting
to order and asked Hon. Thomas Jones
to take the chair.
Il moye,e hurriedly said Deacon
Titefirst, that We send to Chicago and
get the carpets of Catchem x Doom,
the great catalogue house,
DR.. Cureem's wife seconded the
motion.
Hon. Thomas Jones rose IN protest.
"Brothers and sisters said he, you
are making a mistake, No commun-
ity can prosper that divides its forces.
Its buyers and sellers must work to-
gether.'
"Huh,a said Deacon fitelist, 81 be-
lieve in buyin' where you can get
things the cheapest"
$50 do L. answered the Hon. Thos.
Jones. THAT is n reason why | am
a Johnny.on-the spot man, for I've
learned that the home man gives bet
ter goods for the money than the cata-
logue man. lie can't afford to sell
shoddy goods to his neighbors. And
competition keeps his price down."
It's my privilege to go where
please with my money" persisted the
deacon.
Just SO. And strike your home
man when you want credit, y retorted
MIR. Jones. I'm not built that way.
The home man gives employment to
my boys and girls. He buys my pro-
ducts and employs other people who
consume my products. He spends his
profits in building up the community
in which | live. He is entitled to my
support
He's got no strings on me, 'growled
the deacon.
He has, if you are a fair man, 'de
clared the former Nebraska legislator.
"He is a target every time you fire a
contribution gun. When the church
was built, you were the busiest MAI
in town, deacon, striking business men
for donations. | never heard that
CatChem & Doom gave a penny"
but these here carpets again
began the deacon.
You can bank on their being low
grade broke in Mr.. Jones: made to
sell cheap. All this Catchem q Doom
catalogue stuff is. We have reliable,
responsible houses in town. Why not
buy of them? Reavis & Abbey sell
carpets and a complete stock of up to
date furniture. room mouldings,. pic
ture %mouldings and does picture franz
ing. We all know that they handle
the best carpets made. What more
do you want? And a firm as enter
priSing as this. that carries full and
complete lines of carpets, rugs, linole-
ums, mattings, curtains, draperies,
etc, are entitled to local support.
Reavis & Abbey have a completely
stocked undertaking department and
are thoroughly competent in this line.
The home merchants prosperity
does not interest me-" butted in Col
onel M~auoeuvers.
Then you are short sighted, = re-
torted Mr.. Jones. Take the popular
clothing store of Hargrave q Har-
grave, The House of Good Clothes
Their people consume your products.
Their profits are applied to improve
your town. They pay taxes to help
you u the home machine. They
subscribe to public enterprises. They
sell you b. Kuppenheimer clothing
Longley, Law and Alexander hats,
Lewis a. Crossett shoes, a full line of
the very best mems furnishing goods
and a complete line of suit cases and
trunks. They carry stocks that in ex-
tent and variety are the pride of the
town, just because they are prosper
Gus Interest you? | guess yes. Get
the habit of buying at this always re-
liable store. The satisfaction receiv-
ed makes the habit a permanent one
THE most credulous people know
of, > continued Mr.. Jones, ARE those
who send away for jewelry and watches.
Cheap, unreliable grades are the stock
in trade of the Catchem q Doom cata-
logue houses. 1t is so easy to fill a
mail order with trash and so impossi-
bic to get redress. With a house like
Davies & Owens you are safe. Back
of the fact that the goods are on hand
for inspection, is the guarantee of
well-known citizens, who could not