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THJC TELEPHONE.
There is no inveDtion of the 19th
century that has become more or a
: necessity than the telephone. ' When
, first introduced it was a luxury, but
now it has become a necessity. First
' it made its appearance in the oititw
and connected - business houses that
had close relations. From thi it
fouud its way into all business houses
and into many' residences! and now
has branched out into the -smaller
towns and- hamlets, until it has be
ootne possible to talk with almost any
' point in the United States.
: For a long time one. company had a
monopoly of telephones,, and as a
natural result, after' the contrivance
became a necessity, the company bold;
log the monopoly increased rates un
. til the telephone became a ' burden,
Advances of 50 per cent in charges
. were made in many places, 'and in
New York the phone that first cost
. the customer less than $100 a year was
Increased to 3240.
This abiise brought new companies
into the fieldj and as a rule through
the beneficial effect of competition,
' oustomera are getting telephone ser
vice at tolerably reasonable rates.
That is, only such charges are made
. as will pay 'operating expenses and a
fair rate of interest on the investment.
- The Dalles, like' every other city, has
- had its experience with telephones,
and as a result of competition is today
using more telephones than almost
any other city of its size In the coun
try. Asa result of 'high charges, a
local company several years ago in-,
tituted a service here, and at present
is arrnglng to 'extend its lines into the
interior. It is certainly to the interest "
of The Dalles that it should. ' If there
is profit in conducting long distance
telephones it is well that profit should
be retained in-The Dalles. : - .
STAR ROUTE - FRA XJDSi
Wherever tbe -mail .must, be .carried
' in vehicles to outlying districts there
has been serious delays and trouble be
eause of a number of . Eastern people
who have never seen the routes and
know nothing of the service,', bidding
, upon the sam&i - These bidders gener-
ally secure the contraots at very, low
rates, the accepted bidders or their
agents often using deceit and misinfor
mation in securing subcontracts with
poor and ignorant men as principals
and sureties. iThe subcontractors, 4f
' complaining of greater, requirements
than they understood, .are threatened
with the penalties by tbe contractors,
or if the subcontractors attempt ser-
. vice with inadequate equipment, fines
are imposed upon them.. Finally, if
the subcontractors abandon the routes,
or the department is compelled to re
move them and employ temporary ser
vice, the dost of which is charged to
the contractors, the latter in turn take
action against the subcon tractors, who
may thus Ipse the iittl property they
have.
To remedy these evils legisla
tion is recommended requiring all bid
ders to reside in ' or contiguous to the
route covered, or formerly agree to
reside and personally supervise the
serviee, and - authorizing lefusal to
spt bids deemed excessive.
SOME TRAITORS' LIVE.
"V' The Oregonian has been most severe
its criticism of the management of
'the war department, yet it draws the
line on any one but a republican in
dulging in this pastime. Anybody else
who dares censure tbe methods pursued
by Secretary Alger, is in tbe opinion
of the Oregonian, a traitor, or enemy
to the government and:' a- foe to the
army. In a recerit editorial it said:
. "The American army - has been
sacrificed in the Spanish war by malad
ministration due to incompetent offi
cers, chiefly incompetent because
chosen through political influence
rather than tor ascertained fitness.
And there are two well-defined sources
of criticism of this fault. j
fair
"Wherever fusion candidates la the
state of Washington go, tfcey rama- j poses. Yamhill Reporter.
ter a feeling of resentment against
their, attacks on the administration,
on the army and on the war. It is not
hurd to see why this is so. If mU
treatment of the army is to be, ex
amined and depicted, let it be done by
friends of the army. Let us not have
professed solicitude for a cause and of
fers of remedies from those who are its
open an d vowed enemies. Let us call
in a physician who will heal the
patient, if he can; not one who will
take the first opportunity to poison
him."
Thus the Oregonian acknowledges
a great injustice has been aoDe the
army through incompetency, but it
brands those who criticise this incom
petency, unless they are of its own
political faith, as though they were
enemies, yet it fails to point out any
hope that the party in power will right
the wrong or prevent the sacrifice of
brave soldiers.' Is not the Oregonian
the traitor, instead of those who point
out wrongs and propose a remedy? It
would "cull a physician who will cure
the patient," but that "physician" is
the same old machine that created the
disease. These are the niet-ods a real
enemy woui.l pursue. No Triehde .
the government-or the li my wo:u3'
trust the one who created ills to cure
them. They would turn the case over
to new doctors. " v
Further on in the same article the
Oregon ion says:
"The army needs generous treatment
in the matter of supplies, food and
medicines. And tbe proposal is to put
in power a party which notoriously
grudges every cent the army gets.
"The army needs, as mucn as any
thin?, reorganization. It must if it is
to lit!, efficient, be put on a scientific
miliary basis, such as iom; ago be
came a part of the military formations
ot regiments and battalions in first-
class uationa. The democrats love
the army so W6ll tnat they resist this
reform, it takes mony and a demo
crat will fight any time rather than
vote a dollar for improvement of the
array.-'
Yes, the army needs geneorus
treatment, but not such "generous"
treatment as it has received at the
hands of McKinley's secretary that has :
resulted in thousands of the soldiers
dying for want of proper nourishment
and care. Algerism has starved our
soldiers through its generosity; then
where are the soldiers to look for gen
erosity? Certainly not again to Al
gor. And the army needs "reorgan
' Izatton," but shall it be reorganized
by the party who put 'sncb incompe
tents. as young. Captain JBlaine in
charge of the commissary department
at Manila, and that made political puli
toe chief test for appointment of field
and line officer? . Did the democrats
in congress exhibit their enmity to
the army when they voted $50,000,000
for its support? Can net the demo
crats be trusted to-maintain an army
that they showed a desire to create?
Will ihey treacherously put' men in
command because they are sous, neph
ews or cousins of somebodies, as tbe
republican party has done? - Then,
who are the traitors? Who are tbe
real enemies of the brave men whe en
listed in the army? One at least ex
ists in Portland and pretends to be an
organ that defends the rights ot the
soldiers, but in reality is their worst
enemy, lor.- it . would still keep the
army, under tbe control of the same
element that is responsible for the
death of a large proportion of the men
who enlisted in the nation's defense
during the past six months. . Some
traitors live, but they exert a consid
erable energy in hiding their identity i
' MURE J30NDS.
The republican machine politicians
are never happy unless there ia a bond
issue in sight. Tbe gold-bug Sunday
Welcome wails thusly over the Port
land situ a t.u r :
"Now the city is to ba saddled with
$450,000 in bonds, making over five
and a half million dollars altogether.
Thtre seems no help for it; there is
no other way of clearing up the float
ing debts; but isn't this big limit
enough? .We must begin to cut down
expenses and pay off this huge debt,
If people are to live and do business in
tbis town."
.. Let us hope that this from the Even
ing Telegram is true prophecy: "So
far as Salem is concerned, the Oregon
state fair is a thing of the past. Never
again will an Oregon legislature appro
priate $5000, or any other sum to en
able some few dosen of Salemites to
parade to tbe world as a 'fair' an as
sortment of freak pumpkins and crazy
patchwork and 'pull off' a card of very
ordinary horse races." It would be
just a little more absurd, though, to
appropriate public monoy for a state
at Portland as the Telegram pro
0g
The only house
east of the Cascade
Mountains where
you can furnish
your home from
basement to garret
Our prices are one
and the same as
' "
lowest price
house in Portland.
Do not fail to cull
on us and look
through our differ
ent lines.
We have only a few left of the Palace Air Tight Heat
ers. They are the best constructed Air Tight
Heater made.
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41, 43, 45 SECOND STREET,
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Bed Room 8et9
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STOP AND CONSIDER.
Tbe financial currency situation In
the United States is now and has been
for a .considerable time unusual and
significant. The treasury's cash bal
ance stands at $300,000,000 of which
all but $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 is in
gold. Tbe effect of this accumulation
of money in the treasury is to with
draw-funds from circulation, to pre
sent a formidable array of financial
strength to the world even in a time
of war, and t put before the session
of congress about to assemble grave
temptations to extravagant appro
priations.' It is not desirable to main
tain so large a surplus in tbe treasury,
and if the war is not renewed some
way must be found to reduce it. War
expenditures and outlays for adminis
tration of our new dependencies will
not restore the surplus to a desirable
figure. We must provide for its dis
bursement in advantageous ways, or
we must reduce the revenues which
are continuing to withdraw from tbe
people more than government. has any
proper use for. Probably we Bhall do
both, "tor it iu easily conceivable that
the newt dependencies under judicious
administration, - may yeild revenues
nearly -sufficient for expenditures on
their account. As far as can now be
foreseen, the cash balance of $300,000,-
000 will be with us at the close ' of the
fiscal jear June 30, if it is not mater
ially increased. Oregonian. - -
Here ia - food for reflection. We
find some $250,000,000 of the primary
mo-jay pf the country (gold) lonke.l up
in the vaults of the nation, aad can-,
not hux wonder how it got there and
how it is to be taken out. By the is
suance of .$200,000,000 bonds that am
punt, was brought into the treasury
then the war revenue tax has been
dumping about $10,000,000 a month in
to tbe treasury since July 1st. That is
$200,000,000 were taken out of circula
tion among the people and turned
over to the government by the sale of
the bonds, and some $40,000,000 have
been taken from them as extra inter
nal revenue tax; The drain upon tbe
people and upon business is too great.
To equalize matters the government
must either cease collecting, or go in
to the markets and buy np its out
standing bonds not yet due.
- That it will cease collecting is very
improbable, for the tariff law now
in effect will not produce sufficient
revenuo with which to pay current ex
penaes, therefore the war revenue tax
will not be repealed when congress
convenes next month, consequently
we may look forward to extravagant
and unnecessary appropriations being
made by congress, 'for the national
treasury will not be authorized to pur
chase bonds, because there Is more in
it for the holders of bonds to retain
them.
A REBUKE- TO HONESTY.
When the voters of Washington
last Tuesday rejected the fusion nomi
nees they rebuked the best and most
honest administration the state has
ever known. - Under territorial and
state government for years the re
publican party bad full sway in Wash-
ogton. In consequence public debt
was built up to an alarming figure and
the people were burdened with ex
cessive taxation." ' ' Two years ago the
people rose in their, might, aad dis
carded the former regime.
In consequence they were given an
honest, economical. t administration.
Their public debt was being reduced;
their states credit was restored. As a
reward to such honesty in publio
management the people of Washing
ton would have supported at the polls
last Tuesday the nominees of the
party now in power. But they appear
to baye not appreciated honesty, and
rebuked the party that has delivered
tbem from tbe clutches of corruption,
and put back into power the party
that despoiled them in the past.
ERRORS WILL BE RECTIFIED
Viewed from a political stand point,
democrats have little to complain at,
concerning the result of Tuesday's elec
tions, but from a. patriotic standpoint
it cannot but be viewed with giave
apprehensions.
Given full control of tbe national
government, both (n . the legislative
and executive branches, the republi
cans will proceed to put into effect
their theories of finance and paternal
government.
A ourrmoy measure similar to tbe
blU will be nMMi lata law. '
The different lines
we carry in great va
rieties. Furniture,
Carpets, Bedding,
Window Shades and
Mattings, Portiers,
Rugs, Stoves and
Ranges, Crockery,
Glassware, Granite
ware and Tinware,
Hardware, &c, &c.
High and Low Closet with Reservoir. We have them as
27. SO. Each one guaranteed or money refunded.
It The Born Steel Range wherever exhibited, medals and diplomas
NOETHEM
re Stcre,
Gold will be the exclusive money of
the realm, all credit currency except
national bank notes based on bond is
sues will be retired, and trusts and cor
porations will be fostered.
The "reform" of the currency will
become an easy matter, for enough of
the eastern democratic congressmen
will vote with the republicans in the
bouse to insure the passage of any hill
that is intended to forever fasten the
gold standard upon the nation,
such a measure will be passed early in
the session of tbe next congress and
its injurious effect upon the country
will be felt long before the election of
1900. The people will have had time
to realize what the real cause of their
depression is before they will again be
called upon to render their verdict in
a national election, and tbe result
cannot bat be a repudiation of tbe
party that forces upon them oppressive
legislation.
By their votes last Tuesday we be
lieve the people have erred, but the
people can always be depended upon
to right wrongs with their ballots,
and when called upon two years hence
to decide what policies shall prevail
in the nation, will have discovered
their error, and will demand a change
in administration.
THE RESULT. IN NEW. YORK
Perhaps no other republican in New
York could have been elected governor
but Theodore Roosevelt. When the
majority of 268,469 in 1896 was cut
down to barely 20,000 this year, it I?
evident that New York U by no mends
a certain repuoncan state. . it is evi
dence that republicanism is repudiated
in New York, and that the personal
popularity of Colonel Roosevelt carried
him through. lie is a typical American,
and his capability for adapting him
self to all conditions endears him to
the people. The national adminis
tration, through Alger, desired to an
nihilate ;be dashing leader of the
Rough Riders, but he would not be
downed. Piatt supported him only
because of a force of circumstances,
because be recognized iu Roosvelt a
greater man than himself. Roosevelt's
election is by no means an endorse
ment of the national administration,
for bad it been counseled be would
never have been the nominee of tbe
New York republicans.
'
Dr. Swallow, tbe prohibition can
didate for governor in Pennsylvcnia,
made a good run, but - It takes more
than one Swallow to win success at
the polls, in .Pennsylvania,, where eo
many of the voters believe in swallow-
owing ' more than than thev do . in
Swallow, and what he represents.
A Chanee for Everybody to Buy
Entire
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps for Men and
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Born Steel
at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. Awarded the
tirst prize at the Piedmont fcxposit'.on, Atlanta, ua.,
.8-
Rockers from $1.00
A CASE OF JEALOUSY.
While the United States may not be
justified-in -demanding that the Phil
ippines be ceded 'to this country as a
spoil of the recent war, Germany has
no' excuse for lashiny itself into a
rage over the "greed of America," for
it would speedily seize upon tbe is
lands if opportunity offered. The
trouble is, Germany is jealous of the
opportunity the United States has to
expand its territory.' It fears the com
petion of the American republic com.
mercially if its territory is spread over
the islands of the sea.
Germany, however, is somewhat of
a land-grabber itseli, and at present
the official representative of the kaisor
in Samoa ife intriguing and squabbling
to obtain possession- of those islands,
contrary to the agreement between the
countries which now exercise a joint
protectorate. Germany haB not been
slow to seize territory in any part of
the globe where it found nations too
weak to resist. It has islands-far re
moved from the home, country and
rules them with an iron band. Ger
many has given a fair illustration of
greed in ber advance on erippled
China. - c '.
The cause of this bitter condemna
tion of American plans, either con
summated or proposed, is jealousy.
Emperor William wbuld not' be back
ward in seizing every island of the
Philippines were an excuse offered,
nor would he hesitate to take another .
chunk of French territory, as his
grandfather did when Alsace-Lorraine
passed from the possession of France.
Bad Germany conquered Spain, a war
indemnity of enormous . proportions
would now be saddled upon that mis
guided people. In all probability the
Canaries and other po&sesaions which
still fly the Spanish flag- would now be
garrisoned by German troops and un
der the rule of a German governor.
President McKinley's declaration
that "we have s one in a few months
from labor seeking employment to j
employment seeking labor" is repeated
and glorified by all the administration
organs as "epigrammatic." It may be
"epigrammatic" but it is'nt true a
fact which some . people including
unemployed workingmen will be in
clined to think detracts from its brilli
ancy. Not to mention.theNew England
cotton mills which have -shut - down
again, the glassworkers are fighting a
20 per cent reduction in. wages the
price of the finished , product mean- 1
Wjhite House Clothing Store, of
Stock
C&U and Examine
.
HERE IS OUR
Range for $47.50
up.
while steadily advancing the wire
trust has just succeeded in screwing
down their employes, and there are
miners' strikes in half a dozen states.
In short the labor conditions are not a
whit better than they were before
McKinley assumed office. And he
knows it. "Epigrams" of this sort are
well eoougb for festive occasions, but
tbey don't fool the man who is out of
work or who is threatened with a cut
in wages to the starvation point. As
toria Budget. -
REACTION BEGUN.
According to tne latest, returns re-.
ceived from the congressional election
the republicans have gained lo con-
gressmen as compared with the
house and lost 33. They gained four
in California, one in Delaware, five
in Kansas, one in Michigan, two
in South Dakota and two in Washing
ton. Their losses were two in Illinois,
three in Kentucky, two in Maryland,
two in Massachusetts, one in Montana,
two in. New Jersey, eleven in New
York, one in North Carolina, six in
Pennsylvania, one in Virginia and one
in West Virginia. '. Their gains with
one exception, Deleware, have. been in , duction ,n tWs C0UIury mU9t Buffer a
the West, where there is compa, alive back oiit la not an enc0Urage
satisfaction with the national admlais- j ment tQ peopla wUh capUol to invef)t
tration, while their losses have been : eQ Jn thJ enterprlse.
in the states that have suffered great- j . map,nA dia from dlsea9e
est from the enactment of the tariff 1
law and the detriment to. tne laboring
classes that it and the gold standard!
have wrought. ;
In New York, where the republicans i
elected their governor they f leeted ;
only 16 congressmen out of 34, and in '
Pensylvania, a state always repub- j
lican, the democrats elected nine
congressmen, a gainof six.- The gains j
made by the democrats in thi ea.st are j place oyer experienced men. There
encouraging for 1900,' for it shows the j verse was true of the war department,
trend of public opinion in the states j The war department used the offices
directly affected by republican legis- j within its gift to reward political 6trik
lation is again tt that party. In two j ers, sons-of-their-fathers, favorite
more years, with normal conditions I henchmen and poitical, manipulators,
existing, and barring foreign war, the j Tba result of these widely differing
west will more fully feel these effects j policies' are shown in the death lists,
and will be ready to repudiate the j One marine died of disease contracted
party in power. during seryice in the Spanish-Ameri-
tm -wnn i.'i, t.h h.. n ar. More than 2,800 soldiers
gluing of the reaction from the tidal
wave that struck the country two
years ago, People whose interests are
affecteJ by republican legislation are
showing their resentment, and it Is I
only a question of time when the West !
will be affected as the East has been. 1
-Having intended to
. And having been disappointed in securing the store room which we figured on,
rather than to re-ship our Stock back, we will therefore offer the entire stock
at less than manufacturer's prices, as the
Inst
Goods and Prices, and you will be Convinced that we
. ' - Stock consisting of ;
emem3er the
ST1SBT,
3
At $1 75 and 2.00 I
A much heavier quality of Fleece Lined Domet. Trimmed back and front.
At 2.25, 82.50 and $3.00
Beautiful styles in extra fine qualities of Twilled Domets, fleeced. Trimmed with .
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THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY
The outlook for the buildlner up of a
great beet sugar industry in tbe United
States is not as flattering as it was a
year ago. The result of the war with
Spain has put an entirely new feature
upon that growing industry, and from
present appearances will crush it out
of existence, except in localities far
interior where freight rates will act
as a protection to domestic producers
When the government of Cuba shall
have been settled the -production of
auear will bo greatly stimulated, and
the output of tbe island will probably
be doubled within a few years. The
i Philippines are capable of producin
. am0unt of sugar, and if
be,d by Unjted St&te9f tha, ,nduB.
i wm ppow rapidlyi for undeP a bet.
; leP form of government) the products
j tQ iM Rnd climate of the
: island(J Rre adapled wiu develop
' most rapidly. Then the annexation of
Hawaii will also stimulate the sugar
business there, for American capital
and enterprise will more readily take
hold of the sugar plantations than
when the government of Hawaii was
unstable. ,
With all these changes in tbe situa
tion, it appears that beet sugar pro-
th(J b innin? o( the Spanish-
Amap,an wa .a hupIed - fewdavs
, nrve, Self. But
y in anAtM 1hn e,,on?Kh-Amprlean
w-.ir died from disease. Whar. made
this difference? The answer is easy,
The navy was in the hands of men
whose lives were spent in the naval
service, and scheming politicians did
not have influence enough to get into
died of disease while in the service of
the goyernmfent during the Spanish
American war.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
pr0m reports of the election received
10 date jt jg almost certain that the re-
start a Branch of the-
be Closed Out
name and place-
W. A. Johnston's Old
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Comfortable kinds for round the house at workaday
times. Made prettily too no need to be otherwise
when the styles are properly planned. All sizes full;
skirts liberal; stitching well done all through. These
prices . . . ......
At 75c, 51.00 and $1.25
Wrappers made from best grade Indigo Blue Print. .
At $1.50
An elegant line of Fleece Lined Wrappers, nicely finished in braid.
PEASE
publicans will have a small majority
in the next house and probably a
majority of from three to five in the
senate. If this is the case, then that
party will be responsible for the ad
ministration until 1901. as tbey will
have control of every branch of gov
ernment. True Americans cannot but view
with apprehension the convening of
congress next month. There are over
$300,000,000 piled up in the national
treasury that will serve to tempt con
gressmen to be extravagant. A big
surplus in the strong box of tbe nation
is an incentive to wastefulness, and it
is feared congressmen will fall viclims
to extravagance.
It can be only a question of time
when England and Russia will c-itui
into conflict. Russia's influence in ab
solute in China and the Is takiritf
province after province without resist
ance from the Chinese government.
Of course all this threatens Eng
land's supremacy in the far East, and
to preserve her trade and possessions
ehe must sooner or later appeal to arms.
It will be a tremendous conflict.
It was a Tammany democrat from
the slums who said to President Cleve
land, "What doe the constitution
amount to between friends?" It was
evidently tbe same exalted idea that
struck Senators Simon and Selling
-who advocated paying the members
of tbe held up legislature in full, not
withstanding the plain provision of
the constitution. Tbey advocated the
measure for the sake of harmony in
the republican ranks.
The county court, the sheriff and the
citizens of Antelope are to be com
mended for offering a reward of $1000
-for the arrest of Frank Forieter,
the murderer of Phil Brogan. The
only vay to prevent crime is to en
force the law by punishing criminals,
and when one escapes it is necessary
to catch and bring him to justice.
"When it is known that criminals can
not escape from Wasco county, crime
-will be reduced te the minimum.
It cost the people of Oregon nearly
$30,000 to elect Joe Simon United
States senator, and now it will cost
Multnomah county some $3000 to hold
a special election to 'those his succes
sor, in the state senate. Joseph is a
pretty expensive luxury to the state,
and will have to do some pretty good
rustling in the senate if the people get
even. Nothing short of the Nicaragua
canal , and a big appropriation for
opening the Columbia river will com
Good
Portland,
in 30
flean Business.
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pensate for tne expense he has put us
to.
Gomez still has confidence in the
pledges of tbe United States to give
Cuba an independent government, and
it is to be hoped that his confidence
may not be broken by the mantpula- ,
tions of designing politicians and
scheming office hunters. Tbe Cubans
made a gallant fight for liberty, and '.
this nation cannot afford to hamper
them now by assuming too much au
r.lio ity over them. Let the Cubans'
eMai'lisb a form of government to
their own liking, nnd alu'.i.d It fail,
then will bp time for tbe United States .
to aesume control.
An effort will be maoe at the regu-'
lr hi, ion of the li'cisUture to reduce
otliocr's salaries, and If pussed will ba ;
one of the ni;-t popular measures ever
i av-ted. Vi- pay our publio servants
entirely too much, hence they have
become public .burdens. Tbey are not
entitled to any moro pay than tbey
could earn doing the same class of
labor for private institutions and a
reasonable compensation for tbe re
sponsibilities they assume. There is
abundant mom for tbe pruning down
of tbe emoluments of office In nearly
every branch of government in the
state. "
Representative Ogle has refused to
take pay for the full 40 days of the
session of the legislature ot 1897
that never met and is being oom
mended for this act by the press. ,
Considering the fact that Mr. Ogle
was one of tbe highbinders who be
trayed the people by not taking tbe
oath of office we fall to see wherein
there Is any hlog to be commended '
in the gentleman's record u a whole.
By-the-way if proper legal ateps were
taken, we believe that payment of all
warrants in favor of the members of
thebold-up session could be success
fully resisted.
The elements of success In mer
cantile life, says the Hartford Globe
eeem to be these: First have some
thing that the people want; second,
stand ready to sell your goods at
reasonable prices; and third, and
most important of all, let, tbe general
public know what you have for ale
n I the iM-ice. A merchant may have
r.i.., brist lioo'in in tbe world and stand
ready sell a', prices actually below
cost, and If no one know about it bis
goorii may grow fast to the counter.
Newspaper advertising is the best
method of communication between
murchant ani customer.
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