PAGJE TWO
INDEPtNOENCC INTmWtg. INOtHNOtNCK, OWtQON. JANUARY 7. 1110.
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MERIT WILL WIN TRADE.
0ut It Mwl All Areund Merit, Not
the Halfway Sort.
Hot long ago wa took occasion to re
mark thst merit wss always reward
ed. A grocer frleud bus taken '"
with ua-not on bis own account, now
er. for be h loh merit mid suc
cess, but teou b ba fslled to trace
the connection between the two. Ill"
argument consisted ot eiample. awl
be pointed out an lustance which be
blteed practically upheld bla conten
tion. He knew of a fellow merchant. Tbla
nan la competent, honest and reliable.
II haa met with burd fortuua at sev
rai turna of the rond of life, and be
baa been forced Into a sad and Irre
trleTsble failure, lie bandll good
that were pd. and he worked Ivird
and with t t . : I - r:' "
cutters mid iMiiu.iK- ii-un i
d upon Mm. mid Ii.ii they lert tn
hi in wasn't mii. Ifi.i t uiH.ri him.
ao be divppiHl iut f Hie race
The tnrtvliiiiii ivivrrtil i bud tui'rti
aa a man u doubt, but he was uot
jood rucr haul After xonie M-mlMtent
questioning we It'artunl l lie hwivi. lie
bad aoiiio of the element, hut w"
nougb or tueut. He wan n Rood buy
r. but a jHHir aeller. and his place was
aa an employee and not an inployr.
Urn was honest, but ht was uot fr.i
slgbed,'aod both are pec sry to sue
ctwa. II waa reliable, but be waa not
courageous, and courage moat back up
the man who wlna In the bard battle
of Independent merchandising. He
carried good goods, with quality be
hind Ibem. but be did not advertise
them.
There It la. He did not poaseaa the
qualities of merit aa a merchant or
aucceaa would bare been bla reward.
11 bad aouie, but not all. of the con
atlluenta. He know something, but
not enough; be did something, but not
all. Merit In etora la no balfway
article. It goes the whole length of
the course.
It may seem barsb aud unfeeling to
assert that be did not deserve to suc
ceed, but we believe that be did not.
for merit la alwaya followed by sue
ceea and reward. The trouble with our
crUle Is that be does not comprehend
M:.n merit meuDS. Merit In mere hit n
dlxnitf iiiCludea all that good merchan.
dUum l.-West Coast Trade.
FOR A SPOTLESS TOWN.
Woman Will Dust St. Louis Street
Cars Before Riding.
A a protest acalnut the cobwebbed
iin.t dusty conditions on a street car
line lu St. Uiuls. the women's mui
lllnry of the North Side Commercial
awH-latlon of that nlace took the
plcd.-a racsaUj W Toluauw car
cleanera. Each of the slity members
will carry a whisk broom and dual
cloth and before alttlng down la the
car will brush the soat with the broom
and clean the window with bee dust
cloth.
The wife of a promluent manufac
turer leads the movement and borrow
h! a wulsk broom and dusting cloth
when going home from a recent meet
ing. She dunled the seet and cleaned
the window, to the amasemeut of the
spectators and the discomfiture, of the
conductor.
Numerous petitions have flooded the
offices of the United rallwaya demand
ing Improvements on their lines, but
without avsll.
Died at Loe Angeles.
Hiram Flocklnger, a former resi
dent of l'olk county, died recently at
Los Angeles. He was a brother of Al
fred Flieklnger. who la suffering fron
paralysis at Corvallla. The remains
were sent to Portland for Interment.
, Matters In Probate.
Guardianship of Mattle, Jessie, Ora
'and John Cavltt. minora ordered
' that letters Issue to J. R. Shepard
'as guardian as of date January 31,
18D3.
I
iisftop's Ready tailored glotbes
GREAT CONTINUATION
SALE
THERE ARE NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT AND IT'S AN ESTABLISHED FACT THAT NEVER
.a. TU, ANNALS OF MERCHANDISING HAVE WE OFFERED THE BUYING PUBUwUCH
UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE CLOTHING. EVEN .F YOU ARE WOTIN
NEED OF A SUIT OR OVERCOAT JUST NOW WE ARE QUOTING PRICES YOU CAN WELL
AFORD TO PURCHASE AND LAY BY FOR FUTURE WEAR. EVERY GARMENT BEARS THE
BRAND OF THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. READ
THE FOLLOWING LIST AND NOTE THE SAVING ON A SINGLE SUIT: '
$10 and $12 suits
12 and 14 suits
16 and 18 suits
18 and 20 suits
8.00
25 and 27.50 suits for 20 and 22.50
ALL MEN'S OVERCOATS ARE BEING CLOSED OUT AT MANUFACTURERS' COST, MADE UP
i m p, a.N AND MILITARY COLLARS OF WORSTEDS BOTH PLAIN AND FANCY AS WELL
AS NOVELTY WEAVES. COMING FROM OUR BOYS' SECTION ARE 250 SUITS AND OVER
COATS MADE UP IN ALL THE NEW STYLES AND PATTERNS.
$4 and $5 suits for $3.00
6 and 7 suits for 4.00
7 and 8 suits for 5.00
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BOYS' SUITS THAT FORMERLY SOLD TO 6.00 WE ARE
RUNNING AT THIS SALE AT THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE GREATEST SALE
WE HAVE EVER HELD.
Salem Woolen Mill Store
SALEM, OREGON.
Holiday Goods
Ll j ,IL. Ill ! ! I 111 ," '"
Wa are showing a Una ot the 1st
at novelties In Christmas goods from
a penny postal to a set of furs, In
cluding aofa pillows, stamped llnene.
te. While II Ik L1 early to
buy wa would ba pleased to hava
you drop In
When in Salem
and examine our display. We feel
aura you will find aoiuethlnir that will
please you, especially the price.
Remember we ara headquarters for
Banta Claua this season.
Remember the Place
The Variety Store
ANNORA M. WELCH , Prop ,
64 NORTH COMMERCIAL STREET, SALEM, OREGON.
Auditorium Skating Rink
OVIATT BROS., lToprlotora
MOVING PICTURES AND SKATING
Entire change of Pictures throe tlmoa a woek
Every evening except Sunday from 7:30 to 10 p. M.
Good Music, Hardwood Floor and ftrsUlaaai Skau-a. Come out aud
enjoy yourself. No Howdylsia allowed.
Admission 10 cents
Skaters 25 cents
PIANOS AND ORGANS
Cheapest and Best
PIANOS AND ORGANS RENTED
GEO cTwiLL
Phonpgraphs
Edison, Victor, Columbia
Full Line of Cylinder aud
Ditto Ileoord
GEO."cT"wiLL
SEWING MACHINES
Oomilu Needles
Olln and New Purls
SEWING MACHINES RENTED
GEO. C. WILL
Popular
Sheet Music and
Studies
GEO. C. WILL
DAVIS & FERGUSON
(Successors to Cummins & Davis)
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON
We have on of the largest lista of Farm ana City Property In the
county to choone from and If yon want to buy or sell anything we
would be pleased to have you call and aee na.
If - qu.H bottle of GENUINE'
'V. LJft&txJ jk. CYRUS NOBLE dirc to you
F U ch.r.6. pid to Ih. neu.
$4.22
from the bet known, tlrictly wholewde house in the Northwest.
tmSSTct NOBLE $4.9a. .
sscepting pure itrsigni wniiKcy. . ..M.u.Vlv
Msny ol the rulroult use Cynn Noble Imost xcluuvely.
So do the big iteeaiihip eoaipenies.
So does neerly every big metropolusn botel.
Because it's pure. ,
BZ T?t dcUou. psJsUl. IW of the ripened in. eft..
neauonea oui rarciy iouhu.
Cut Out Ik ClItM
rarciy iouhu.
W. J. VANJSCKJYVEFT& CO.
I 1864 IP Second Street. PorU.
eut t ties l Riyi.Twiv
irdud. Oregon
v v.. A C&- riUmi. On C I I
fJrl.toJ4A0 to which sleest C(l e t 6se by
CENUWE CYRUS NOBLE. ,,U
Nil
prepwl fesr quart
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