The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-08


III X said BbasE.-4No-
body reads ali these little ADVERTISE
ments- It's prep0sterous to think it.
m fkRnt said the editor. eEou read
~ yslstilA tcresk you
A -
4AndL If there's anything you par
ficnlaFIV want you look for il r
ttCertainIy r.
eWeAis aKnong the thousands upon
thousands who help i0nake up this
busy world of ours, everything that ls
printed is read. d.-Sneer as you please,
Z do assure Won that printers ink 10
the true Open SeGsnse to all the bus1-
ness success.
Nf BtzlI Buffer couldn't see 4. he
didn't believe That one half Of those
little crowded advertisements were
ever read.
nppoas YOU fry the experiment.
Gl1s edi1of. ~ ust slip In an ad-
verfisement Of the want Of one of the
most common things in the world.
For the sake of the test l viii give It
two insertions free. Two will be
Msmduaia and you may have ft iammed
into any ont Of the Way nook Of my
paper y0n shall select. Two 1nseF-
tons Of only two lines. VIII you try
itfD
Buffer said of course he would try
sss And he selected the place where
fe oGld have it published hed-cToWnec
in under the head of WANTS" Ane
he waited and saw proof of his ad
Fertissme which appeared as fol
NWh IA good houae dog. Ap
piy to D.. BUFFER, SIS ToWser street
between the hours of 6 and 8 p. NJ
Bafer nv ant away smiling and nod
ding. On the following morning ht
opened lEfs paper, and after deal O
hunting he found his advertisement
sEertaiTay 30 insignificant paragraph
buried ia such wilderness of para
grmpiaa eouA5 not attract notice. Af
Cam time, however, it began to lool
more noticeable TO hear him. Ih
more he looked at il the palmer !
grew. Finally it glared af him from
.5fha alosnlys printed page.---But tina
was because lie Was the person partic
riy terRstaa OF course IL WOula
appear Conspicuous to him. But ]
n4Bulel III ID D. .Bg t4s others
TllAt eFanfng Mr. Hnffer. was jus
sitting down to tea (Buffer was q plain
,snld fRahioned man, and took tea ct six
Klls door beldE was rnng. Th
servant announced that man was q
the door with q dog to sell.
Rsell ilim A don't want one.1
six tinnba BnfHhr WAS interrnptei
while taking tea BY men with dogs T
neel1. Buffer was . man who W0uil
not lie. He had put his foot in, AM
he must take. it ont manfully. TIL
tWenty-third applicant was a smal
Fss< he,
q ragged dirty poodle for sale. But
fer, bought fac poodle Of the boy, ant
Immediately presented il to the girl.
TO the next applicant he was abl
truthfmily to ansWer-"D Don't wan
any more. have bought one.
The stream of callers continued un
.itih near ten rici0ck, at which thou
Buffer locked up and turned off th
saaB. ~
- ON Che following evening as Buffe
approached bis house, he found
crowd assembled lie counted thirty
nine men and boys, each one Of whom
had dog in t0W.-There were dog
of every grade size, and color, an.
gryw19 and howl. Buffer addresses
Z The molly multitude, and informet
them that he had purchased a dog.
Sla4 kf-a hen what dyer advertise for p
And Buffer got his hat knocks
over his eyes before he reached th
sanctuary OF his home.
Never mind about the trials an,
tribulations of that night Bwffer ha,
nb idea that there were so many dog
in existence. With the aid of thre
policemen he got through alive. o
The naxt morning he visited his frien
the editor and acknowledged the corr
The advertisement of .WantedD wa
atnken ont, and in the most conspicuoJ
plaees and in staring type he advel
tised that he didn't want any MOI
dos And for this advertisement b
paSdig4 Then he went home and poste
on his door tGone into the country
M lie hired a special policeman
gnafd his property, aud then he locl
Adazu ana vent away with his fanail
From that day Josepeus Buffer hi
never been heard TO express dqub
coheerHfug the efficacy Of printer
ink neither has he asked "AHl
reads advertisements s"-N. 2. Led
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