The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-08-31
RlCKERY IN TRADE.
! n. ralmage Contrasts 1t with
Fair Dealing.
Madness Processes by
.r.... yalues Are Misrepresent-
-Mary Merchants Mod
els Of Integrity.

r,,eA valaes Are Mi'repre'e"t-
1-Many Merchants Mod
els Of Integrity.
,r..vr,rht. Louis Klopsch, 1884,
Washington, July q.
4.er;ty and trickery in business life
ne subject of DIR. Talmage's ser
so-day. and the contrast he es-
ss.hes between the two is striking
rhe text is Proverbs 20:14: "1tis
~ Il is naught, said the buyer, but
~. he Is gone his way. then he
steth."
s.,.r,s are not such prisons as the
II iuasines. If youthink that the
sIr lines kings and queens come forth
ii, lie royal gates is in procession
scrreously attended yon are mis-
-. Incognito, by day or by night,
clothed in citizens apparel or the
"a Il working woman, they come
81 ssA see the world as it is. In no
way could King Solomon, the
80 Of my text, have known every
= that was going on. From my text
!. sare he must in disguise some day
9 walked into store of ready-made
hing IN Jerusalem and stood near
q counter and heard a conversation
een buyer and seller. The mer-
~ put = price on a coat, and the
Dnef began to dicker and said:
Stsurd! That coat is not worth what
n ssk for it. Why, just look at the
useness Of the fabric! See that spot
i iAe collar! Besides that, it does not
Twenty dollars for that? Why,
y not worth more than ten dollars.
MI have q better article than that
F. for lower price down at Clothem,
l6m 4 Bros. Besides that, I don't
~ Il At any price. Good morning"
A," says the merchant; 'do not go
u b that way. want to sell you that
IT | have some payments to make
l want the money. Come, now, how
- viii you give for that coat ?"
Veil says the customer, II will split
: diaerence. You asked $50 and I
IA 80. Now, / will give you $15."
Rell mid the merchant, "it is a great
sifce. but take it at that price,"
Ihen the customer with a roll under
arm started to go, out and enter
own place OF business, and Solomon
dhgaise followed him. He heard
customer as he unrolled the coat
~ Boys, I have made great bar
~ How much do you guess 1 gave
iAat coat?" "Well," says one, wish
g compliment his enterprise. "you
80 for it" Another says: II
I'd think you got it cheap if you
u ~. No. says the buyer, in tri-
~; = got it for SIS. 1 beat him
g and pointed out the imperfections
M I really made him believe it was
Il worth hardly anything. 1t takes
t. g make q bargain. Ha, hal" O
yoa got the goods for less than
Z Nere worth by positive falsehood,
s e wonder, when Solomon went
- e his palace and had put off his
aise, that he sat down at his writ
eesk and made for all ages a crayon
ssa of you. ut is naught, it is
vt saith the buyer, but when he
esle nh way. then he boasteth."
Aasre are no higher styles of men in
tae world than those now at the
of mercantile enterprises in the
cities of this continent. Their
sal promise is as good as a bond
PIES OF collaterals. Their good
ssion for integrity is as well cs.
sed as that of Petrarch residing
e family Of Colonna. II is related
Nnen there was great disturbance
y iamily the cardinal called all his
together and put them unde,
e 'eli the truth, except Petrarch
&c came up to swear the car
put away his book and said: "a.
on' Petrarch, your word is sufii
-, as in the scene of the text. bust
|sz .en are often tempted to sacrific.
ruth, the seller by exaggeratins
saine OF the goods and the buyer b,
c'asing them. We cannot but ad
e expert salesman. See how h,
4 induces the customer into a moot
. sole TO the proper consideration
~ value Of the goods. He show.
lt 70 be an honest and frank sales
HOW carefully the lights are ar
~ s'l they fall just right upol
.sorlc! Beginning with goods o
nun quality, he gradually advance
ID 81 snose Of more thorough max
= more attractive pattern. How h,
- the moods and whims of hi
onef! With what perfect calm
- e takes the order and bows tn
ser from his presence, who goe
.slng made up his mind that b
n, n. the goods at q price whicl
Is saoN him to make living margi,
q again sells them! The good
~ I wcrth what the salesman sal,
se and were sold at pric
81 ill not make it necessary 10
- 70 fail every ten years in Of
- nth what burning indignation
8 of the iniquitous stratagem
& FOODS are snYmefimec dievnca