Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-17
A sEw way OF SHOPPING.

/; An up-country exchange ssys: There is
a dry goods, boot and shoe house. etc., in
Sacramento that works ike this: They start
in at 7:30 and sell certain kind of goods ;
and every half hour thereafter something else.
The i2ea is TO have persons csll at the hour
advertised, and the goods they want will be
shown at that tine" 1! may be stated that
the idea" is a success, that tbs people do
call, and the goods are Shown" 1t may be
said further thst as soon as the goods get
within reach Of the horde Of people that have
called they Immediately disappear That is,
the goods do, and il requires Waterman at
every door to see that they are not carried
| out Of the store unless done up in the reguls-
tion bundle. 1t was recently advertised that
| q few days ego az 3 P. II. mems white
shirts would be sold at 80 cents each. TIE
| RECORD UNIONS iDformer, who has long
wanted shirt, having raised the required
sum of money, repaired to the store few
minutes before the hour named. Upon ar
irving there hs found women standing six
deep in front Of the whole lsngth of the
counters, al 10 anxious expectation awaiting
the arrival Of the shirts. They appeared TO
be in groups OF five or six, and the converse.
ton was on the relative sizes of shirts that
their respective husbands wore. The matter
had been pretty thoroughly discussed and
the clock, which they had all bsen watching
so impatiently, marked the hour Of 8, when
the following was heard from lady who was
evidently commander Of one group,
and who was talking very rapidly
Now l want No. II, and if any OF you
get one give it to ms; and Mrs. Smith, she
wants TO- and Mrs. Jones wants . 153, and
Ms Rrcxrr,,'c hal hand hay e. ii
Mrs. jenkins, she wants tbs same % | dc,
| and if we gss two she can have one and
nov remember, and we'll get them all straight
and Their. Here they come" Ten dozen
| shirts were brought il by a half dozsn boys and
dropped in punches az regular Intervals along
the counters. Twenty dozen pair OF hands
grabbed for the articles. Mrs. Jenkins and
the Spokesman grabbed the same shirt. They
discovered simultaneously that &c was II.
Mrs. jenkins said, This is nine: [ got it
first" The other: 80 I'siut, nei! her; got
l. first, and with a jsrk) I guess Pm gcirg
to have it." Mr8. Jenkins Take it, you
cid scratch, and I'll never speak 10 you
again.
The RECoED- UNIoY's informec Was not
accustomed to n It sort of shopping, aud w3s
one OF lie ten dczn who we're disappointed.
The MAYOR AND THE Police. LEST even
Ing the faro banks ia this ci5y, and they are
nos few, we're closed at an early heur. A
report WAS circulated throughout the city
that tina Mayor Intended this incoming to
dismiss the entire police force and order
neg election. Tbs reason for this action is
said to be that the officers did not perform
their duties. allowed the laws and ordinances
10 ba violated. and were in collusion with
certain parties who psy no respsc. whatever
20 ihe layr, but openly and sharefully VIC
late them daily. At II o'clock last night
rsparteT Of the RECORD UNION, accauparied
by reputable citizens, called at the Mayors
house, rang the bell repeatedly, but failed to
ses Mr.. Brown. Whether the runner is IN
founded or Idle cannot be said. At any
rate, thege was considerable conmotion
among the cops last evening, ard citizsns
gensrally, when they heard the rumo-, az.
ploudea the alleged action Of tire Mayor. aud
said they hoped it was true.