Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1906 — Not In the Catalogue. [ARTICLE]

Not In the Catalogue.

“When your catalogue oomes from the mail order house-wait until you get home before removing the wrapper, then wait until after supper, when [the chores are done, draw an -easy chair to the table where the light will shine full on the pages, put on your glasses, that no bargain may escape your eye, and settle down for an hour of quiet enjoyment. , ~ ~ “What a wonderful book it is, to be sure—wonderful for what it does not contain, as well as what it does. We miss some things we would be very glad to see. Where is their offer to pay cash or exchange goods for your wheat, oats, earn, sheep and hogs “free on board?” How much tax will they pay for improving roads and bridges, for the support of the poor, the expenses of the town, county and state? On what page is their offer to contribute money or servicein the estftblishment and maintenance of a chureh or Sunday schoql for the moral tone of your community! What line of credit will they extend to yon when credit is poor, yonr money gone, when through illness or misfortune you are not able to send 'cash with order’ for your groceries, clothing, farm tools and crockery! Where is their offer to contribute to yonr entertainment next Fourth of July! “In what department do they explain to yon the increasing value of your farm as a result of trading with them! “Ifyou find the queries satisfactorily answered, bring the answer in and most merchants will go farming and let the town go to grass. Under snch condition no towns are needed further than to furnish a railroad station, an express office and a case for rural mail carrier—all of which may be covered with one roof.”