Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
Boise Commercial
Club Activities y
By w. D.
FISHER.
Secretary

the consumer; the goods purchased are
a trifle better and just as cheap, and
you looked the merchant in the eye
all the time the sale WAS in process;
and II the goods are not what You
thought they should be, the merchant
is still in town and will make good.
The dollar that stays at home is the
dollar that counts, because, it Is a
better dollar the next time you get hold
of it. You are better acquainted with it
on its return to you, you sort of feel re-
lated to it and naturally hate to part
with it and eventually you will put it
in the bank for safe keeping. The pro-
fit on that dollar paves our streets,
! lights up our thoroughfares, puts IN
sewers, water systems. light plants,
fire apparatus, parks. Fairgrounds,
hospitals supports churches schools
asylums, the city and county events,
such as Fourth Of July celebrations
Junket trips, municipal Christmas
trees, donations for our boys" on the
border, Christmas dinners for the poor,
street festivals, makes possible a local
newspaper, stores, shops and factories.
and-it maintains an up-to-the- min
ute Commercial club that gets all the
other things for you that have not been
mentioned here.
| The goods are a trifle better and just
as cheap. This may not be accept sd
as it sounds or as it is meant. 1t is
the truth, however. The goods are
better because you selected them
yourself after carefully handling and
examining them and knowing what
you bought, they are just as cheap, yes
cheaper, because you did not have to
go out of town" and waste a lot Of
time and energy. No long, tiresome,
unpleasant journeys. no tedious and
monotonouS order blanks to fill out, no
risk of sending money through the
mails no extra charge for money ord
ers. And-al this time you are look
ing your friend the merchant straight
in the eye while he tells you the truth
regarding your purchase and stands be-
hind it with his personal guarantee
which you happen to know is good.
| II the goods are not what you Thought
they were you have very little trouble
to exchange them, your home merchant
wants to make good an willingly re-
funds the purchase price or gives you
your choice Of some other merchau-
disc. This is, of course, more than
could be done or expected from the
out OF town" merchant. Certainly we
know that the "out of town" merchant
will do the same thing he will gladly
do it, but-rather than have him make
good" you get along as best you can
under the circumstances and you let it
go at that. II is just because you will
not bother about sending goods back,
that the tout of town" merchant con-
tinually harps about that particular
courtesy, he knows that once the goods
are in your possession ,snd the money
is in his possession that the chances
are all in his favor because you won't
go to the trouble of sending the goods
back Waiting several weeks for the
error to be rectified and then the
chances are that the wrong goods will
come again. so he is sure of the sale.
and you are the victim.
You owe it to yourself first, TO trade
at home; just as soon as you do
enough trading at home, the local mer-
chant will enlarge his store, give a
greater variety, and make you feel that
your local store is just what it is: bet
ter than any other store out of town.
The time is ripe for New Years reso-
| luton, let 1t be: Il resolve to make all
my purchases from local dealers Il
|
needed for myself. my family, my home
and when I want to buy for friends, |
will do likewise"
KILL THE WINTER FLIES.
Now is the time to beg n next sum-
mer's campaign.
Most of last seasons flies. having
completed their life cycle, are dead.
but those Matched late are now laying
eggs in favorable places for incuba-
ton in the early spring. Some of tn sc
eggs will hatch out during the winter
in an even temperature.
/ These winter flies will become the
progenitors OF next summers count
less billions!
The continuous warm weather Of the
| fall has broughtNo life many gener-
ations that would have persisted by the
frost This multiplied army has now
invaded houses to seek shelter for the
4 winter in some secluded nook or COR
ner to emerge i'm the early spring and
start colonies of incompatible mum
l bers.
Don't trust the colo to kill them.
Don't assume that they are dead when
you find hem lying on floors Or win
dow stills III unused rooms. They are
playing possum" and will revive
wiltn the temperature rises.
Clean up the house and give spe-
cial attention to every out of the
way plle, where flies may Turk. Make
sure that there is nothing left which
may harbor th3ir eggs.
As a carrier of disease germs the
fly has no superior. When it hiber-
mates 1t carries on and in it's body the
germs with which IL has come in con
tact" and which remain until the
breeding activities begin. These are
transmitted to the youns fly in the
larvae and pupae stages.
Intestinal germs, such as typhoid and