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TOWNS THAT ARE WORKED BY MAIL ORDER HOUSES
Bo you know why the big catalogue houses select certain localities to
Cood with literature?
Have you any illea as to why they would select your particular local
ity—or why they wouldn't select It?
The answer Is ns simple as ABC. according to Herman Rosenfield. ad
vertising manager of Sears, Roebuck i Company.
They employ a bureau to read every week the country newspapers, all
ever the United States. There Is not a p iper of any consequence In the
entire country that this bureau does not get. Now why do they do it?
The bureau looks over all these newspapers carefully and whenever
they find a town where the merchants are not advertising to any great ex
tent. In their local paper, they immediately flood that territory with their
literature.
Mr. Rosenfield goes on record as saying that the results in territories
v:here the local merchants are not advertisers are far greator than those
■ ■btained by the same effort put forth in territories where merchants are
advertisers.
Now, if this Is true, and Mr. Rosenfield certainly is in the position of
one who ought to know, it presents an acceptable argument in favor of re
tailers advertising in their local newspapers. Doesn't it sound reasona
ble?
There is no question but what the mail order Iiugaboo has long been
.t thorn in the side of the legitimate rera.l business, and if Sears. Roebuck
>v Co., follow the plan as above described, it is only fair to presume
t.iat the other mail order houses gel information in t like manner.
As we look at it, Mr. Rosenfield virtually tells retailers of the coutrj
that the only way they can combat the mail order houses is for them to
advertise and advertise regularly.
Now we pass this information on for what it is worth, and we believe
it ought to be worth a great edal. If you are a merchant that does not
know how to use newspaper advertising it is high time you found out.
The best way to fitid out is to look over the advertising of the retail
drug firms in the metropolitan cities and medium sized cities. You will
seo the advertising iu these papers designed and written by experts. You
will see what constitutes successful newspaper advertising and will be
studying the kind that obtains results for t' e stores they represent.
W e will admit that a large prc i iitage of the drug store advertising in
the larger cities merely constitutes a list of prices, but we contend that
ti.e prices should form the basis of most advertising, not cut rate prices
entirely, but merely a statement of what the tilings are worth. You have
tot to tell the people of your community what you have and there is no
<iuestion but what there arc hundreds of items iu jour store which are
needed bv the people of your community.—Retail I'ruggist.
EXORBITANT KKVTAl.S MAY ltK ltKI>l'«'EI>
For soul* time past t')t federal officials at Washington have been un
der the impression that a3 tenants the government is being imposed upon
by grasping and heartless landlords.Every once in a while a special
i-gent swoops down upon a city and makes a survey or the government's
rentals and ol the prices charged other tenants. Seattle had a recent ex
perience and as a result various federal offices were moved or the prices
cl.arsed were materially reduced. And there has been an intimation that
one of these days an agent might drop into the Capital City of Alaska and
look into the rental situation. Here offices are scattered all over the city
but in what is regarded as the temporary capitol building the government
is paying over $11,000 per year and the territory over $-1,000 per year for
office space, with in some instances light and janitor service extra.
Last spring the price for some of the offices were increased, and the
legislature made an effort to ascertain the reason why. And it was because
of the advanced price of coal, but it is expected that there will be a corre
sponding decrease this spring as a new installation will permit the use of
oil for fuel, at a much reduced cost. As the government and territory has
paid enough in rentals during the past eight years to almost pay for the
construct on of the office building, it is only reasonable to suppose that ex
orbitant rental charges will soon cease, it certainly will if a special agent
comes and makes a survey of the situation.
t'nder present arrangements the government offices in Juneau for the
year 1922 will cost as follows: rent, $19,157; heat, $2,321; light, $761;
janitor. $3,502; miscellaneous. $565; total. ?26.306; total pay roll of offl
cials. $1^1.103. These figures have no reference to the salaries or expens
es of tl:e officials who occupy the court house, which is government prop
erty. The amounts to be paid this year by the territory total $59,721, of
which $4,299 is for rent; $2G,19u for head officials and $21,10S for clerk
Mre.—Juneau Capital.
RADIO FOR YIKON
Telfgraphic advices to the News today to the effect that a movement if
Le ng undertaken by the newly-elected member of the federal parliament
tor Skeena to secure a radio service to connect Dawson and other Yukon
points with the outside and give a local service within the territory will bt
of interest throughout the Yukon.
This territory long has been in need of a radio service, and if the new
Ivilt r:u government cuu uuu a way ul uiiuuluib lhu ui'uo.livui two iuuviu
tlon certainly will be welcomed, particularly as respects the connection
with outside points.
It is also particularly desirable that the new silver cac.p of Mayo bo
K«von radio or some other means of connection with Dawson and the out
sido. Tlio scheme proposed by the I'rince Rupert member should be amply
broad to include the best of service for the new camp ns well as for other
parts of the territory.
The proposal to displace the present land line connecting Yukou and
the outside probably will prove economic and save much 011 replacement,
but whether or not it will be advisable to dispose of the land line now in
use along the Yukon river should first be thoroughly investigated.
The Yukou section of the old land system is in fairly good condition
mid the annual repairs to it are not heavy, and it not only is used for tel
egraphic but also for telephonic service for many local points between
Whlteliorse and Dawson and other points. It also serves the steamer and
other traffic to report emergency cases oftentimes from intermediate points
where there are no operators.
However, before an extensive a system as is proposed by the member
for I'rince Rupert is undertaken a thorough investigation should be made
as to all circumstances of cost and requirements. Practically every nook
and corner of Alaska has the radio, and thero seems little, if any, reason
why Yukon should not have similar up-to-date service.—Dawson News.
SI TllKRIiAXU IS FACING BUS
FIGHT AT WASHINGTON
Washington. II. C.—The most-dis-1
cussed Alaskan affair in Washington |
is the coming bat'.le between Sec
retary Fall, Delegate Sutherland
and Governor none, and the bureau j
chiefs supported by the ultra con-1
servutionists of th<> east, and the
visit of I'res.dent I-anting to Alaska i
this year.
Governor Bone unswered the ap
peal of Del -g.fte Sutherland this
week. The delegate asked Gover-'
nor Bone to hurry to Washington
i in an effort to save the Alaska leg-1
islative program. delegate Suther
land believes t'.e wide acqua ntance
of Governor Bont in Washington:
will be an important factor in se- j
curing a square djal for Alaska j
Tie delegate let it Je known it was'
not personal glory lie was seeking |
but something of rial benefit for the'
north. The positijn of tlie dele
gate was indicated when both Sen !
ator New and Repiesentative Curry 1
introduced admlnii .ration bills for1
Alaska. Delegate Sutherland was
present at the ccjference before
these bills were introduced. With
the exception of fisheries, the dele
gate was in perfect accord with
those atle ding I he conference, and
his declaration that the fisheries
question is a Lalional question
needing the protec.ing arm of the
federal government was found lop
cal and well recel'. ed.
That Delegate Sutherland is sit
ing to be i ammered here and in A1
aska by the Clifford I'lnchot crowd
]goes without saying. Those high
I in ad inistratiun tirclea admit the
delegate is going tu be attacked be ■
I'fore the Vpril primary in Alaska It
s betievi d. howovei, the adminis ra j
| tio:i lias no Intention of leaving t' e'
| delegate high and dry.
| An itinerary alre:.dy has been pre ]
I pared for the presidential party, t o
route being through the famous j
| "inside passage" from Seattle to I
Juneau. Krom t' e capital the pun
would cross the Gjlf of Alaska to!
Seward, and then over the line of i
the railroad to Fairbanks und b:ick ;
to the toast at Cotdova. a side tripi
! being provided for viewing Chllds i
glacier on the Copper river.
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I FI\'D PJcW LINCOLN PFiOFERTi'
Lognn County Clerk Provrs Grtjt
Emancipator P.ild T.lxes at
Lincoln, III.
Linrolu, III.—I'riMif dull Alir:ili:nu j
Lincoln .owned property other III.:;:
tin- "Lincoln homestead" in Sprh j
field was established here when County
Clerk Movverv uncovered in the Ivwe-1
merit of (lie Logan county courthou-e
a musty tax collector's lunik or ls">S,
containing Lincoln's signature on uj
receipt for &'.W. It luuI long been |
contended that Lincoln once owned
property here in the city that hears
hi* tin me. hut no records could he found ■
t*j support the claim.
The property on which Lincoln paid j
taxes in ISTiS Is in the south side of
the courthouse square. The present
owner. 1>. II. Harts, paiil $114.15 iu
taxes on It last year.
WORDS OF WiSE MEN j
Knowledge advances by steps 1
and not by leaps. ♦
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The truest of this life's joys f
Is making oilier* glad. i
The best purl of beauty Is that i
which a picture cannot eNpies<. J
— I
A fo dish man thinks all are |
friendly who meet him with •
smiles. I
i
Beware of Idleness; It Is the I
root that bears the fmit of most |
other sins. i
Many a tonn has made a good I
living who has made a poor life. ;
Some men have made j'plemllu f
lives who have made very mod- f
erate and even scanty livings. J
Gen. A. R. Johnson of 3urnet.;
Tex., Ore of the Figures
cf ti'.e C.vil War.
is STILL at wens
At Ci;hty-Eig!it He Lo.-'ts Ezek Over
Piactically All of the H,story of
Texas — Lost Eyes in
Battle in Kentucky.
Austin, Tex.'—HI :ndnc«s is u serl- •
OUS impediment t<> most III I'D. IlUt it
did not prevent t: n. A. I!. Johnson of
Burnet, Tew. rroin uccompl(shin;: j
whatever purpose he li:i<) in mlrnl— '
niut lit' lias !i:t<l m.'iliy purposes. Af'er
lie had lost the sight of In ill eyes the
general built the city of Mnrhle Kails,
niinle several trips Fast to interest
e»|>itul nml succeeded: tniilt u water
power plant, a school house, a shoe ;
factory. :i cotton mill, secured n rail
road for M« tmvn. fought Indian* and
raised and educated six children he
never had seen, lie also Ims taken a
prominent part In Texas politics and
civic uork since losing his flight. The
general is nov, eitrhly-tliree years oil'
and Is as enterprising as e> er.
Brilliant War Record.
Johnson's record In the war between
the states was as hrltlh'nt as his work
after the oontli-1 had ilo«ed. It was
along in W-l that lie lost h's sight
from explosion of a «liot. Johnson I*
one of ihe few remaining generals of
the Confederacy and h:is heen a re-"i- j
dent of Texas for more than sixty
years.
When Jiilmvi'i eatne to Texas no- .
fon> rl»> Civil war. K»MiIm'ty Ik :ns h!s
native slate, I e had el nrce of :• see- ■
ll»n of I'.p Overland Slall ISotite. one j
I>l" ti e I!. ks In Tin- P.mtpr:! Ill Mall
■ 'onto in Twpo*i Ww York and San
l-'Tinc^s'-o. The Comanche Indian* j
••ftcn nttoked :i •! killed the station]
jn'ctifs. :tiin ! be v illi tl em |
.Inlmson ntvuys took a 1 tut.
When I lit' war came lie hurried to
I'ciitlicky ri'iit i'l'n "I Rene "I Fore*
Johnson I ail two 1 rnthors In |! " fed
oral nmiv and hav!ng been nl•—T>t In
Texas so Ion-: It was supposed his
sentiments iwrp t'lnllnr nml so hp ob
tiilnpil mlrnhle Information for Kor
rest. It whs at this time ti nt John- \
son earned tlip - 'rio' ot "Stovepipe
Johnson." I.p:!rni' that tliprp wore
filXl s'ands of mm* at Nowhere, Tnd.,
he took but "■> men across Iho Ohio
river. fonnil <"mo broken down wagons i
and Joints of Ht'Opn'oe. Mounting the
nlpi* in the »'n"oti wheels, he was
able t i deceive H o people at Newherg
nto th! !;ir g Hint Iip Irnl several pow
erful rni n"M trail ed np»n thplr town
am! when he do.winded of the Feili-rnl
officers it at tliey surrender their sup
piles they ilhl «o promptly. .
Lost Eyesight in Battle.
The ei-i eral lo>-t his sight during a
fight at Cruhhs Cross Ko-iils, Ken,,
anil wits Jefl for tlenil upon the
battlefield. His ohitnary was pub
llslieil all ver th.- South, hilt the Fed-.
ere'-- • h-: • 1 him up with other wound
ed a; -I v ' him to Boston harbor
pr'son. Ir lie was exehanued. and
st-piit ii • remainder of the war period
filling en !;:es. After I.ee stir ren
ders! 1 'i mi and his wife returned
to To wis where he still found his
old enemy, tl p Cotnanches, on the war
path, and lo accompanied several ex
peilltlons n.'ainst them. Then he be
iri'ii Id- plans to huild Mnrhle Falls,
liking the i... :>tlon because of the falls
In the Colorado river at that point
.••ml t' c I'.itunil dam. Thus the "Rilnd
M :• '< with Its fine water pow
er pliii t and factories, became a real
ity.
The general, though living at Bur
net. h siiort distance from Marble
Falls, takes (treat Interest in the wel
fure of :he projects begun by him.
and is still planning new enterprises.
Twenty in One Shot.
Mlnot. .V I>.—Attorney R. II. Sink
ler tells what I e Insists Is a true story
of hunter's lock Accompanied by Mrs.
Sinkler. he saw - iarge flight of ducks
aligi t in a field TUey got to within
six roils of the flocks when Iho ducks
rose. Both opened Ore. ctul when the
smoke cleared away the hunters found
Lit large mallards upon the field.
m SON WED IN
AMERICA IN 1921
New High Mark Is Indicated in
Reports Received by Gov
ernment Bureaus.
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SAME i:i OTHER COUNTRIES
Single Men Are Scarce in England and
France — Matrimonial Rush Ij
Thioughout World Puz
zlei Experts.
Washington.—More than 1,000.000
marriages will he the record of 19-1
In the United States, establishing a
new high mark, according to Indica
tions In reports received by govern,
nient bureaus. The number may go
as high as 1,500.000 by December 31. ]
Matrimonial records have been brok- |
en In ull civilized countries in the last
few months, even taking Into consid-'
eration the war period, when young
men and women rushed to the ultur
in numbers never known before.
The rush throughout the world Is
puzzling officials, statesmen and social
workers. Because of world-wide busl- !
ness depression and high prices the
marriage rates should descend, it Is
assumed.
400,000 Weddings in England.
In England 400.000 couples entered .
the* wedded state last year, according [
to latent and reliable reports, an In-:'
crease of almost 100,000 over the pre- ,
vious year. In France and Italy also | <
new records are being set up. Only In | •
flermaiiy Is marriage Increasing at a i]
rate that Is not regarded as asion'sh- .
Ing. 1
At the same time the number of np- .
plications lor divorce also is showing ]
a big increase In most.countries com- .
pared with the prewar period. This \
Is attributed to the Inability of war j
marriages to survive. Although no t
new reports on divorce In the United J<
States are yet available. It Is known ',
the number of separations is much j ]
larger than before the war.
In Germany divorce is frowned on!]
and the government Is considering ,
measures to encourage marria-v A '
world-wide shortage of marriageable I.
men Is assigned* as the cause of the , ]
Increase In the marriage rate In Kng- ■;
land and some other countries, al- I,
tl.ough this cause would he without j ]
foundation in the United States.
Sinnle Men Are Scarce.
Sinsle men under thirty are compar- .
a lively scarce In England and also In !
France as a result of the heavy mor-j'
tallty during t'te war. official records j!
show. At the same time the number j;
of feiiuth-s under thirty is vastly larg
er in proportion to the population than'!1
nt any other time.
Voting British women are proceeding I
on the theory that "one bad be«t got |
her boy now" while hoys may he had. I
The larger number or marriageable
women than men Is the explanation
•.■hen for the daring modes in dress |
of the present, according to writers In j
some French and Rrltlsh newspapers.
In the United States the Increase In ,
the marriage rate Is being applauded j
by tradesmen, modistes and others, j
who are experiencing better business •
as a result.
Heal estate salesmen and buildlnf
contractors reckon that 1000.000 ad
ditional b'-mes or other aeeomnoda
tlons will be required this year as a
remit of the record number of sal*
rlaires.
MICKIE SAYS
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by local applications, ao they cannot reach
the diseased portion of th« ear. There Is
only one way 10 cure catarrhal deafness,
and that la by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by fen In
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube W i.en this tube It
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im
perfect hearing, and when It Is.-entirely
closed. Deafness is the result. Unloss the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tnbo
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will bo destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which Is
on* Inflamed condition of the mucous tur*
faces Hall's Catarrh Medicine sets thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of tho ■
system
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot I
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Big Game Guide
Sportsmen who are Interest
eii in hunting l>ig same in tbe
I,ower Yukon «w»irf »«" ln
Tltod to call on me. .1 have
lived for many year* in the At
lin country, and can gunrnntre
hunting parties fine snerlmen*.
I have a good power boat
for lnkc linnting and fishing. .
For information call or ail
di-esa
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