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Show TAKING THINGS BACK. Under tho abovo caption tho Kansas City Journal publishes an excellent artlclo lu relation to the habit that consclcncless shopcrs have of taking advantage of the kindness of shopkeepers shopkeep-ers wherein It Is shown that some peo-plo peo-plo mako a business of supplying them-selves them-selves with clothing, shoes, aud many other articles In that way. Wo hayo felt sometimcsthat our mcrchuuts were a little too strenuous in refusing to allow people to exchange articles after they had taken them out of the store, as we could not see that it Could do much if any damage to carry homo an article to try it on, when it could not bo dono at the store, but in the light of tho revelations that aro contained lu the artlolo refcrcd to, we aro convinced that they aro right. We were surprised surpris-ed to learn that some people, Out in in Kansas, of course no ono would bo such a thing hero, mako a practice of wearing a dress to a party or two to sco If it Is fashionable before deciding to keep It, and the same with a hat, or perhaps a coat. In conversation with a prominent merchant on tho subject we suggested that such things were possibly allowed by the dealers because such people were otherwise good customers, cus-tomers, but wo aro informed that this class of people wcro not good customers by any means, and their custom often entailed inOro loss than profit. As much as possible pcoplo ought to go prepared to try the articles on, when tlie dcslro to purchase, goods ithat are madu up; and when materials aro what they waut, they certainly should havo decision enough lok now whether they want a. thing or not without having to carry it homo first. |