The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-30

dows. mshogsny counters, huge miro
\, and the seductive shop walker, yet Il
trades people have methods OF their ov
for engaging the attention OF the publ
worthy OF notice II not OF imitation. Z
begin with. the compstiton which fore
down the prices OF goods 10 this couutl
is unknown In China.
The manufacturers, who own most
the shops, to protect the interests OF thei
selves and their work people. insist o
fixing oil prices and when stiscked vii
Ats OF greed combine 10 raise the pric
lists, which, to prevent the shopkeeke
over charging. are posted up 10 the she
Al such shops belong 10 what we shoul
call . union.
In free houses the price given for al
srlicls is the result Of prolonged hsggI
The Chinese ere such experts Ut bareail
ing that shops OF good rsputs publiol!
declare that they sell only ct the adye
tised price.
Why a Chinaman when hsggling sboult
shout at the top OF bis voice is not clesl
but he does, consequently the vociiers
tions OF several hundred purchasers and
the equally stentorisn reioinders OF the
tradespeople render Chinese shopping
quarter, when the public are abroad, a
veritsble psndem onium.
The amounts in dispute are seldom
more than half penny or so. but the par
ties scream and gesticulate as IL their en-
tire fortunes we're at stake. the din appear
ing to be much londer than it really is
owing to the nsrrowness Of the streets,
which are seldom more than few feet
across.
Shops which decline ali abatement have
a signbosrd inscribed. "cben pu urlo
chin" which means, "fXed price,"
Business 10 China being eonducted on
principals mostly unknown 10 the outer
world, il is not strange to find that shops
and warehouses are never known by the
fami!p name Of the proprietor, They are
disting uished by some sign generally
he invention Of the enemy. who will hold
! long and anxious consultation with bis
Ismily and friends in order to obtain Q
'hao," which shall embody some felici
IONS idea.
When new shop is open or 9 new
'omer comes into possession. the public
re made aware Of what has taken place
y long crimson stresmers hanging from
be sigubosrds. The friendliness which
Iists between the shopkeeping GLASS and
heir patrons results In developments oi
'bich We know nothing In this county.
We should smile 81 the trsdesmsn who
fixed notice in bis window saying that
is wife was not very well that day, or
bat his father was dead. In Ohins, 10 4
ddition to such written announcements,
acressed publicity Is afforded by white I
r ash colored stresmers being suspend Z
4 from the signbosris.
The signbosrds are also used to record @
,e death OF 30 emperor. Ibis is done 9
y putting the board with it's letters in
sudy red and gold into morning. The
aper with which the sides OF the board
10 covered is not black, ss ii would be
ith us, but green. and 10 order that b
1siness shall not be interiered With the v
'een paper is dotted ell over with the p
,use's name. But the loyalty and v
'iei Of the shopkseper are testified to BY Il
10 stresmers, on which is inscribed, n
rus ksbio," "the kingdom mourns". II
On the occasion OF new ruler, the o
ourniDg stresmers sre chsnged for red. "
,es;s color 10 China sy m bolcsl OF Joy. o.
be display OF bulting outside Chinese cl
ops slwsys strikes the European - N
range, but it serves it's purpose. I
We shall have our work cut oul when ~
G time comes 10 destroy the popularity b
the candle 10 China. This ia how the 81
ndle dealers, = highly imssinslive body sc
would seem. invest their dips with ih
etry, Alter detailing the vssisiiss they fis
al 10, the announcement proceeds. At
eutIde the msndste came from courts 10
Hsu. 90 hearing that mighty name. VI
0 scholars hurried TO the tower and
idied there by osndlelight, %
Dyers 10 China may be expert but ;,
sy are not modest. We deal 10 king u
her, snd dark blues, also double blacks. ~
. rivsl in our workmsnship Celestial ~
nuiscturen.
Another dyer. after declaring thst the " -
bile snould only deal sl the right sign, =.
ows them to infer that be is only silud v
TO bis OVID. by stating that bis 10 the =
able headed tcbuspg fsne) pbebiI, =
bousb theirs are over 900, 600 shops 10 -
los, 1t is safe to say no two ugbs sre
he.
|. the Chinese are = strange mixture oi
ID sense aud superstition. strange 80
nes are TO be Witnessed 10 the sh3ps,
he msisrisls Of which 8 prescription n.
having been made use oi, /,
refuse is csreinlly deposited 10 the
lils Of the street BY The sbopkeepsr. r
bic customer. 10 tie belief that II the no,
10 10 srliisd 81 by The horse oa which 4.
spirit Of The T'isn-l-sisr, rides the re
will be certain 10 be f.vorshls 10 the
Isnt The Tien-i-stsr, or Celssiisi
9, is irvsriabiy believed 10 provl the I