Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-22

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Remembering the many times that goods have
been alleged to be offered to you at cost, fully
realize the necessity of my giving you satsfacto-
ry evidence as to the truth of what have to
say. Seeing is believing and all ask is that
you will come and see. If you find that am
either misrepresenting my goods or the prices
thereof. will allow you to put me down at the
head of your
LIST OF HUMBUGS,
and will promise to lay no further claim to
your patronage But on the other hand, should
you find that what say is true, as I have no
doubt you will, I think will be entitled to your
favors. This proposition strikes me as being
fair to all parties concerned.
You will please have patience while enumer-
ate to you some of the many advantages 1t Will
be your good fortune to secure during this
GRAND CLOSING OUT SALE.
do not offer these splendid inducements un-
der the same conditions you have often been
offered goods at cost (?) before, viz: to get rid
of an old stock but under circumstances far
more favorable to you and myself than we
have ever before had the good fortune to receive
the benefit. If you fail to realize the advantages
which are thus placed at your refusal, until too
late, YOU, alone are to blame, and have no
doubt that it will be long time before you cease
to regret the neglect of such golden opportuni-
ty as this one proves itself to be. Generally
when goods are offered at cost, it is for the pur-
pose of disposing Of certain goods which cannot
command respectable profit, and also las is ad-
vertised) to make room for new goods. These
facts 20 to show that the goods which are offered
YOU at a reduced rate are really not worth the
room which they occupy in the shelves When
this is the case you find that everything in the
store is at cost but the articles you may happen
to want. This is either a curious coincidence,
remarkable fatality or downright
Nothing like this will occur in my store. You
have the opportunity to choose from as large
and varied stock of excellent goods as can be
found in the county, and considering the fact
that they are positively to be
SOLD AT NET COST
there is not a farmer in the county who could
not save money by trip to my store while such
bargains are to be obtained. Goods are sold at a
mere song as compared with the usual price
have lot of fine hats and shoes which are so
cheap that you would almost be ashamed to own
in company the low price which you paid for
them, were it not for the unquestlonable fact
that the goods are
OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY
and sold for prices much lower than their real
value Who, among you all, has ever bought
an inferior quality of shoes from Mr. Lindsay :
If any, you cannot say that he did not make
the bargain good. Neither can you say that the
same complaint was ever brought up afterwards
This being a fact which cannot be denied, you
can easily understand how Mr.. Lindsay acquir-
ed his we'll deserved reputation.
will now endeavor to calm your fears on an
other point. There are some goods which are
more in demand than others. This being the
case nv stock would soon be divested of its
most desirable lines, and thus render it matter
of mere chance as to whether you find what you
want or not. My stock would thus become rag
ged and be no inducement to you at ALL In
order to overcome this very serious obstacle to
the sale of my goods, I haye determined to keep
the stock complete from the Northern markets
without any advance on prices. BY this arrange
ment I can dispose of the stock evenly and
when T close my doors only few goods will
remain in the shelves, and will risk the chances
of disposing of them to my own advantage
You all, no doubt, understand the circum-
stances which led to this stock being sold at
cost. And have no doubt but you are all aware
that there is not better lot of goods in town.
In order that there can be no doubt as to the ex-
act reason why you are offered
THIS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY,
I will give you the explanation briefly: Mr.
Robert NJ. Lindsay, the senior partner, having
died recently, the Administrator, in order TO
speedily close the business affairs Of the estate
found it convenient dispose of the stock at once
by private SALE happened to be the fortunate
purchaser and will take great pleasure in giving
you the benefit of my bargain. 1fy you need any
thing to be found in first-class dry goods store
come and see me at once. I have no fear but
that can supply your demands. At any rate
it will certainly be to your advantage to give
me trial.
Every farmer is now needed at his plow, but
there is one excuse which you can give for COM
ing to town and it is this, you can come to get
the benefit Of
MY GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE.
You will save more by your trip than you can
possibly lose by your desertion Of the plow.
dollar is worth more in Yorkville now than
it has been for long while and they will go
further at my store than at any other house in
town or in the county.
The opportunity to purchase goods at such low
rates does not present itself often and it is not
good idea to ignore it when it does come. De-
lay, in all cases. is dangerous, and is especially
so in this particular instance. Judging by the
rate my stock has been going for the past ten
days, cannot help seeing that this splendid
chance to buy your goods at such low prices
will soon have passed away. Do not think of
such a thing as waiting until the crops are laid
by, or even until it rains. Now is the time
strike while the iron is hot. Remember the
old saving which deserves to be written in let
ters Of gold, that is,
"NEyER PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW THAT WHICH
SHOULD BE DONE TODAY
You all hold your cotton until it reaches as
high a price as you think there is any possibility
ofits attaining This is good idea, practiced
by all wise farmers, but there is not one OF you
who ever made as much by the advance on the
price of cotton as you now have the opportunity
of making by the decline in the price of goods.
This nv dear friends, is too good to last, there
fore take heed from the many warnings you have
received and
MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES
1t is unnecessary for me to try to enumerate
the names of the many articles which compose
nv stock for I can give the same information
bv saving that I have everything, and that in
cludes variety. If there is anything you need,
lust ask for it, First 60 to all the stores i'll
town, examine prices and quality, then come to
me and I feel confident that will be greeted by
the encouraging order to "wrap it up"
Kind reader, if you have borne my discourse
thus far, will tire your patience no longer, but
after thanking you for your generous attention,
would inform YOU that the time to buy is Now.
The way to buy is At Cost, and the place to
buy is at John II. Ashes.
Respectfully,
JOHN r. ASHE.
Headquarters at J. r. Lindsay's old stand.