Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-24

s8cer the Duty He Owes hEs Homo
Te~n-lsssI Merchants Ready and
Wiling to Compete.
Copyrighted igS by T.o-a. Sullivan ]
Duty is power that rises with Us
M lie morning sod goes 10 rest with
Us sf night |, is coex;ensire with the
action Of cur Intelligence. 1t is the
shadow which cleaves to Us. go where
H- xsIl
i-r, Us DO our duty in our shop or
kitchen in the market the street, the
Office. The farm. the school. the home.
Just Is faithfully as If We stood In the
front ranks OF some great battle and
knew that victory for mankind de-
feuded upon our bravery, strength and
skill
When We Dc that tie very hamblest
q Us viii IL serving in that great
army which schieres the welfare Of
the world
A Dollar Lest
IL should be the slogan Of every
rural consumer 8ever fo send sway
for goods that he can just as well buy
II bone ETery time you send dol
lar 10 mail order house that dollar.
as far IS you snd !our community are
concerned. is IsrariScsliy out Of cirC-,-
lstson
Yonr OWL home mercbsnt is the one
who besps 10 keep up your schools
your churches and your town BE is
tue one who deserves your trade ard
DOT some catalogue house In Chicago
or elsewhere
Goods On Unsecured P~emssea
When you have nothing 10 give in
exchange. 10 whom do you go for ac-
conmu.dz;ion: until some uncertain
time when you can pay:
Do you not always find your bone
merchant rezdy and willing to let his
goods 60 on promises. lot guaranteed
notes. but yerisal promises. trusting to
your honesty and good luck in meeting
the obligation later:
How man! farms have been paid for
By Jour merchants advancing both tie
goods DecesSary TO keep life in the
body and cash 10 meet thst dresded
interest OF the mortgage:
Coder the anne conditions would
the farmer trust the merchant for
months and months With the pre-duce
Of bis farm. or would be asx for cash
or its equivalent upon delivery Of the
goods:
Not . Rehbsr Or Chest
We know that the average consumer
does not feel that his local merchant Is
robber or cheat: but. Ike all hu-
mankind the cata iosues and prices Of
mall order houses appeal TO him. and
be forwards bis order and cash with
out considering the injustice be is do
ing himself. his merchant and his
home town
The catalogues o: the mail order
bonse are illuuined with pictures 10
catch the ere Of tie unwary They
range In complexion from brunette
banana TO blond canary bird They
offer 10 sell you snything from q phi
losophers stone To a cypress shing,e
sawed ont OF sunbeam.
Cash Versus Credit
1t seems unbelievabie. but it is new
eltheless fact showing the entire
lack Of any sense Of justice, that man!
people regard their local stores as
merely institutions O. accom- modati
When these people have cash 10 spend
il goes to the farsway mai order
honses. but when times are dull. when
they are sick or out Of work or during
tie season when farmers are not turn
irg their produce into cash what do
;aey do: Do they write TO the cats-
logue house and ask for credit:
If they did do you think they would
get IL: Not on your life. Those con-
Germs must have cash. must hare il in
advance. must have 1t before you can
even see the goods you buy The con
sumner sends bis money and then sits
down and waits until the mail order
house gets good sDd ready to ill bis
order.
But when bone people want credit
or fsyors OF any kind they hustle OF
to their home merchant very obliging-
iy order what they want and tell him
to charge it expecting him to wait at
least from one TO six months for his
pay
Dealing With Neishhers.
In buying from your home merchants
you deal with ueighbors- Buy With
goods before you Pay when you get
the goods If you so elect Have goods
delivered free. Return goods IL not
satisfactory. Bniid up your bone
store
Help build up your own home town
and make Of yourself man worthy Of
your day and time Every man should
take pride in being good American
citizen. and we believe most men do
and that most uen sre. or ut least de-
sire TO be. bnt what kind Of citizen Is
the man who supports an octopus:
Should be not be placed in a class
with the man that knocks his own
business: That sort Of man is invari
ably neither good neighbor nor .
good citizen.
aiSdieA
Why Is q milkman ike q mill horse.
Because be goes his rounds
When is the river Thames good for
the eYes: When it is eve water thigh