The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25
Southern Kansas Business Men.

During the holidays A. Graft of Wellng-
ton. served hot biscuits in his store.
All the stores at Newton have agreed to
close at noon today and remain closed the
rest of the day.
He is bright salesman who can be just
as affable in a crowded store as ne l. an
empty one on dull day.
An advertising advertiser says: Our
low prices, not prizes or lottery contests,
bribe you to buy our goods.
A Kansas merchant makes the statement
that "A cash dollar to invoice is better
than one dollar and twenty-five cents more
in voice in winter goods.
There can be no question but that adver-
tis.ng makes close buyers. The publ.ca-
ton Of varying prices by two grocers brings
the crowd 10 the man quoting the lowest
IL is the misfortune Of the saleswoman
who is moody and whimsical TO be impa-
tieut with the woman who has money and
| wants to buy, and gloriously affable with
| the woman who has no money and doesn
want to buy The only safe plan for a
| saIeswoman is 10 be pleasant with every
| body.
The thing that IS most apparent 10 the
customer is that the same tone which per-
vades an advertisement does not pervade
! the store from which II emanated. The
| customer who, after reading a pleasant In
/ vitation 10 visit a store. makes the visit
| and Is treated with a degree OF warmth
| less than the advertisement bstokened, IS
| always disappointed.
/ Every merchant has lost some customers
permanently during this last weeks rush.
| Snart-aleck clerks, in a rush. get J. INTO
| Their heads that customers should regard
| 1t as favor TO be able TO buy goods Some
/ customers have resented the airs OF clerks
! IN stores and quilt the stores forever. The
/ srnart-aieck clerk should be thrown out the
window as soon as possible
| c. W. Thompson * co. OF Marion read
/ this lecture The day for hoodwinking 3
! the people is past The man who used 20
stand on the street corner with three little
| pieces of soap for . cents, with a ter
dollar bill wrapped around each piece OF
/ soap. is no more. TIE people are on 70
him Barnum, tls great Snowman once
/ said that the American people Fixed 10 be
| hunbugged But Barnum has been dead
! many years Times have changed siace
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/. That that Il is taat that is not Is not -
| These EorSs appear n ire advertisement
/ of a harmless hair cUrler in the New York
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