The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-21
The Sensation of the Period!
Strange but True:
HARD TIMES BE COME!

VIC are pTpparcu 10 anIlOulCe 10 our mum.
erous patrons that our investigation of
these subjects hiss been perfectly sutisfac-
| tory and that we haye as Il consequence
| forwarded larger orders than ever be-
| fore to our New York agency.
The year 1880 therefore begins with
| flnttering prospects for farucrs. mechan-
| les and all other laborers alike. The
financial pulse OF the country is steadily
improving and having returned almost
to II hard money basis, we shall gradu-
| ally but surely recOyer our former pres
| ti2e and the so long declining prosperity
of our beautiful Southern land. Being
firmly impressed with the fore-shadow-
| inGSoi these approaching events we hayc
made arrangements commensurate with
the demands they will disclose.
Our Agent in New York is already in
! receipt of our Instructions directing him
10 be on the alert for every sale and fail
urc as well as every house totteriIg on
! the brink of bankruptcy. SO that he. will.
cash in hand may take in every bargain
and thus enable us during the present
year not only to increase our own re-
| sources, but to become also Il never
changing source of assistance to our
friends by selling them goods far below
the wholesale market OF New York.
1t was the credit system that paralyzcd
orr industries in the past and caused so
! many Interests 10 iif,Uij AMI wiiiirr while
every article needed for family consump.
ton doubled i'm value. Thus while labor
was inadcquatciy compensated. goods of
every description approached almost fab
ulouS prices and the daily sweat OF Il
mans brow barely Ubl:incd for himself
anu family the cOUlmOneSt meccSSaricS OF
life. Too much crcdit will always create
demands greater than the sources Of sup
ply will satisfy. hence everything takes
an upward tendency uUdc, its operations.
On the other hand cash trans actions will
make the supply larger than the demand
and consequently goods fall to bottom
prices when this ruic prevails. We long
ago opted this system and find that it
works splcndiuly in all its bearings. Ii
you follow it you will be sure never to
buy what you do not want, and in this
way keep you from the iron clutches OF
debt,
We pay cash for all our goods before
they leave The place bought from. llcncc
our ability independent oi our unriyal, d
facilities for buyimg) to Outstrip and I'M
dersell all our competitors. The ncr-
chant who buys on time. (anu who OF
trcm locsnt) not only has to pay The high
es prices for what hey get but also the
additional percentage added on all credit
sales. Now al this comes out Of the con
Sumcr. the man hU patrOniheS thc time
merchant at home. 1t will ut once he
perceived that the difference between Us
is vast indeed, and that The buyer on
credit system caIiIIut purchase goods at
market prices. While we. by aging cash.
get the most cXtraurdinary bargain. ut II
large u scout Oh Wholesale cash prices
Ii l. therefore quite easy Tor lis To sell
below o.hcr merchants and guarantee
perfect satisfaction IN every case.
Our lsicn is one Of our own. ant! has
many advantages which we shall not cX-
p!aiu, but let ii sLilic" that The larger
portion Of he benefits arism. from it are
rrarcd by our friends AMI .,atrun> and
by it we have established reputation
near aud dear To us. " iih iloucasy. fair
dealing. u,iick sales and small profits us
our wutu!wUrGS we have conquered tile
demon Of high rIiceS ana forced from
him the achnuMirti cement that he has
been sysi..n"iical swinHing and de-
trau,linS :hc people.
We have demonstrated to thousands
in this and other counties that il is pos
siblc whcil dcalin" with Il fair and h0uur.
able merchant who bays strictly for clSh.
to purchase g0udS ut prices whrii were
current before he war. To Euy and sell
goods does not necessarily imply that to
be successful Oiir must either br Il con-
scicnc, less cNtOriinmcr or Il urasping
ShylOcN aS in every other calling tile
merchant can dtIniIy and cnnoblu his
profession ur l,c can sink 1t into iniquity
and trail its cuurtiy garments through
ccSspOclS of deceit. dishonesty. fraud and
double distilled misrepresentation. He
can be Il blcSSin" or Il curse 10 his coun.
try. as tor III we prefer Il good name
with 4 slow hut steady increase il. busi
ness /" the gouging process which makes
one merchant rich to-day and Il thousand
pO,r farmers prunilcSs and Lre,dluSs to-
morrow.
Ours is the true plan. by adopting it
you avoid ,hr Scylln of crc,.it on The one
side anu the Charybdis of !, lein cXccu-
ton on the other. To trade with us Is TO
insure satisfaction, increase your wealth
and general prosperity. Week after
week during Tie present year we shall
spread daily upon our counters Il stock
OF goods rs varied as the leaves of the
forest. y cordial invitation is extended
10 every one vino lc"u> this circular to
give lis II call. no trouble 10 show goods
or answer questions.
We will sell Tor one dollar cash what
yo" "i:! pay three tor in October il YOU
buy on credit. We Duy dir Ct from the
cheapest markets in America for cash
less The large discount. and can and will
sell as low as the wholesale merchants
of Charleston, New York or Baltimore
ular custom we offer us rare Inducements
as were ever offered in this or any other
community. Our goods arrive weekly
ana must be sold. look IN your interest
AMI call on us when you visit town.
Farmars. look 10 yonr own welfare,
yuu vino nave sunk low and lower each
succeeding year while the middle men
around you have grown rich in comforts
and wealth. YOU have barely lived by
working fron sun to sun ;he year round
while olhe's have aCdcu thousands to
their already p'cIhorc treasures, by sell
Ing on credit To you in the spring and
collecting in October ami Nobcmber the
sweat stained profits of many IL mcrciess
bargain. Let our farmers eSchcw this
IN future anu learn to watch rs we'll as
prny-lct them break from the old beaten
paths OF credit and ruin, aud demand an
equivalent for their money. Let them
aspire to higher and greater achieve
mehts than can ever be accomplished on
II credit basis. Let them become more