White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-07-04
eve Told You So"

1--WE Told You S0.o
Early in December last. we received
hatch of advertisements from an Eastern
Advertising Agency. to be inserted upon
our regular terms. The character OF The
Advertisements. the "don't care for ex-
ususe" style ofthe offer. and other circum-
stances. m ade the thing look like 9 swim |
die: SO We quietly showed the copy aside
Bu, soon thereafter. almost every paper.
large and small. that came to us. contain
ed those Advertisements and we suppose
thu. they have been appearing weekly I'M
over a thousand papers. at cost Of from
500 to 5000 per paper. which would
probably make yearly bill Of 5000. 600
To show that we are not making predic-
tions after the event, we re. produce the
followiog article. which we published on
the 7,h Of March. after finding that near.
ly every paper in the country had bit at
the bait -
Wao Can TELL Us I'VE recently received
about column and half Of advertisements
from an Eastern Advertising Agency, to be in
serted upon our own terms, payable in cash,
quarterly, less the regular commission. We
see that quite a number Of cur exchanges are
publishing the sine. The firm sends fLttering
testimonials as to their responsibility and fair
dealing but still we are afraid Of them, and
have no means of knowing bot that the papers
,lrIt for
doing SO. What makes US feel dubious, is this
Every one of said advertisements is an arrant
| humbug, intended to swinde the people out oil
their money. Here is list of the advertise
ments Madame Thornton, Carvoyant For
| tune Teller Madame Remington. Clairvoyant
/ Fortune Teller. Madame Perrigo, Astrologist.
/ Free Circulars to Everybody. "Crisper Coma,
for curling the hair into ringlets. or for
heavy, massive curls. "Circassan Balm,
for improving and bnautifyins the face. "Repar.
ator Capilli," for restoring the hair on bald
heads. "Chastellar's White Liquid Enamel,
! for improving and beautifying the complexion.
"Joinviie's Elixir" for curing private diseases
"Dr. Sevigne's Restorateur Capillaire, Tor
producing whIskers and mustaches. Professor
| ID Dabreux' Farisee lie Cheveux, fer colOring and
curling the hair. "Chastellar's Hair Extern
| inator," for removing superauous hair. All
vile humbugs, with high sounding French
name. What adds to our suspicious, Is the
fact that one of the firm of druggists Who offer
these humbugs, bears the same name as the
Agent who sends US the advertisements; and
the number and street where they hold forth, is
the same identical one at which their Adrer-
I tising Agency was but recently located. Our
/ theory is, that one who will humbug and swim
/ die the public with such trash, will humbug
and swindle the printers who advertise TOR them
When the first quarter expires, the publisher
forwards his bill for the first payment. de
waits for his remittance. and probaiy, after
repeating his request once or twice, two or
three months more will have elapsed before he
realizes that he has been sold. In the mean
time, the advertisements are still running
The publisher can then do nothing but discon-
tinue them, and perhaps denounce the Adver-
tising Agents. But they have by this time Sc
cured from four 10 six months advertising free,
aud skinned large number of greenhorns
That's all they were after, and are perfectly
willing the advertis ements should stop. III any
of the publishers who advertise for them, can
assure us that they know them to be ail right,
we will insert the humbugs, with this warning
to the public; il not, we shant bite. 81
Six months have now elapsed, since
the advertisements were ''sown" over the
country; and. sure enough. the following
notice appears in the papers =
C. F. sHurrs & Co., OF Troy, n. Y
Messrs. Shuts & Co., doing business as adver-
Itising agents, have reeerstis issned tircula'
stating in substance that the senior member O
the firm has, during the past few months. beer
operating extensively in gold and Il different
leading railroad sh ,res, whereby he has become
embarrassed to the amount of some twenty
thousand dollars. This, they say, affects thei
house, and will temporarily prevent the pay
J ment now due, bat with leniency on the mar
OF their creditors thew promise soon to stand il
their old position. Publishers are requested t.
continue the advertisements now in, on the
above assurance of future payment.-N. I. I'D
> uertiscr's Gazette.
The same old subterfuge-one of tn,
firm been "speculnting." The truth is
this advertising firm are the proprietor
: of nearly all the humbugs advertised BY
} them. and they either have not been abl'
3 to fleece the public to the extent they an
ticipated. or they have pocketed the pro
ceeds. and publishers can whistle for tbei
. pay. The gold and railroad shares bus.
mess is all bosh. and Messrs. Shuts 4
, Co. will never sufficiently recover from
their embarrassment" to be able tt
pay their advertising bills. But if pub
fishers are still verGant enough to contin
ne the advertising. with the above assn
RANGES. it is as good thing as Shuts d
: Co. want.