Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-07
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ADVERTISE.
the GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN
SALESMAN DOES CAR
SON FOR $3.50.
The CatOst0mus Teres Fills
His Net.

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pion l. ayertiser of the World. Grand
Free roncert. Admission Free. Our
Style q; Selling Uuequaled; Our Goods
to Numerous to Particularize.
Tbs zee admission caught the Car
son pc cple and Wednesday evening the
Prof. lad a crowded house. Young
and Ola. tho wise and others not so
wise, g ere there, and they all had their
purses.
The !.arsn;' Who va, "a -t' he town
prove -. IN &. ..,aa, who
that :'!s people Cropped ''air cav.
He told them little story Of how he
could defy competition in his sales.
from the fact that. the goods he intend
ed selling had never been paid for. He
warned his hearers that he did not ex-
change goods, that once money reach
ed his hands it was gone and the pub
| lie had the goods to keep. His bust
ness was to make money and he as
sured his hearers that be would make
money in this city-he'
By way of variety he blindfolded a
number OF boys and after working
them around a stake for a while, had
them point to a chair, the lad pointing
the nearest received SIS, the only money
that the Prof. dropped.
| Everyone was in good humOr and
the sale began. A handful of trash
was sold for % cents, then he stated
that he wished to advertise himself by
giving some presents. He offered the
lempty box for sale at 81, which was
bought, piece of paper brought the
same price and even the string brought
one dollar. A few more articles were
sold and strings, paper boxes, etc,
again brought out the dollars and pres.
ents were distributed. Whan an easy
thing he seemed, and he not only gave
away the jewelry, but returned the
money to his numerous patrons-the
people were receiving something fol
nothing, which is against the law o
trade.
At the conclusion of each gift he in
formed the lucky recipient that all he
desired was their good will and be
wished them to talk of him-to ad
; vertise him and make him the talk o
the town. He did not believe in ad
vertising in the papers.
1t was we'll past 10 O'Clock before Ih,
A Gne work of the professor came tt
4 light. He placed a box of cigars OF
the table in front of him and said
: ''Will anyone give me s. for nothing?
5 A dozen offers came and the five dolla
pieces dropped into his hand with
4 rapidty that would make a c0inin
= press ashamed. Then he asked TO
: two dollars for nothing and got Ion
J. sack of them. Then he held up sin
II gle cigar and asked for $40 for tn
l. weed He got t before his words wer
IL finished. Three more cigars went d
the same price. The professor the
made out lot of tickets and the pee
pie expected gold mine in return fo
their money. He arranged the box,
1t of cigars carefully, and removed tn
- coins.
''N ho was the first man to give IL
- S. for nothing?' he asked. y doze
!, hands vent up.
What did you give me money for
to ''For nothing,' came the reply
~ t,Il 4
he been kind enough to give me So ft
IF nothing, [ am going to give you be
C. of cigars for nothing"
The cigars We're received by his man
patrons, also a ticket marked paid.
10 TO the $40 boys he gave a bra
watch. The s. boys received a pas
I diamond. He then gathered up tt
coin (about $500 and announced tn;
Charley, the Young man with hin
would sing them u song. Charley san
I and the curtain rolled down, while bll
blasphemency darkened the air. TT
crop had been gathered and the pr
lessor was in his room at the hotel
Carson has always been regarded
IAN easy town.; but the crop of sucl
ers filed the net this haul. They il
cluded the business man, the clerk, tt
lawyer, a county official or two, an
the only thing that kept the printt
! out of the web was that they didn
have the price.
| The Standard Dictionary gives til
I following:
ii Cycteptus Elongatus-Missouri sucke
There were several MissOurians VIII
were caught in the meshes. The di,
tionary further says in definition:
CdtOstOm,ts 1eres-or common viii,
] sucker. The common white variet
} was found in every corner, they b