Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-29
HOW, WHEN AND WHERE TO BUY.
Some Valuable Information on
this Important Subject by
John II. AShe.


~ NOTWITHSTANDING the large quantities
of goods which have been pouring out of my
store during the past ten days, on account of the
low prices for which they are being sold, I have
still an immense Stock Of Dry Goods, Hardware,
etc.. which mean to sell AT COST
The announcement that goods to be sold
at cost has been made to the people SO often
that it has begun to be looked upon as deceit
full dodge by many, and they may possibly be
correct in this surmise Whether the above as
sertion be true or not thing is positively GER
tain and that is simply this: The startling news
that stock of goods is being sold at cost fails
to excite the interest it would surely do, were
the people satisfied that they were not being
imposed upon. Knowing, as do, these impor-
tant facts, I propose to make no assertion, the
truth Of which you cannot easily ascertain to
your own satisfaction. This, my friends, is no
ordinary case and it will not pay you to treat
this offer with the Indifference which is now so
often Justly accorded to the red flag.
1 am before the public procaiming far and
near that l. have large and most complete
stock of goods of very superior quality,
which offer
ALIKE TO THE RICH AND TO THE POOR
at NET COST. When say Cost that is what
mean--the price which was required to lay
the goods down at the depot. 1 bought them
with reference to this price only, and no other
expense is included in my offer to you.
propose to prove every assertion that may
make, if you will give me the opportunity, by
selling the goods to you just as I say will.
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 I have to
say. Seeing is believing and all I ask is that
you will come and see. If you find that am
either misrepresenting my goods or the prices
thereof. l 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 1 have no
doubt you will, 1 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 it will
be your good fortune to secure during this
GRAND CLOSING OUT SALE.
I 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 1 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 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 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 farmer in the county who could
not save money by a trip to my store while such
bargains are to be obtained. Goods are sold at
mere song as compared with the usual price.
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cheap that you would almost be ashamed to own
in company the low price which you paid for
them, were it not for the unquestionable 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
RI bor Nait tbaro hat m
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 cndeavor to calm your fears on an
other point. There are some goods which are
more in demand than Others This being the
case, my stock would soon be divested of it's
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, 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 close my doors only few goods will
remain in the Shelves and will risk the chances
of disposing of them to my own advantage.
repeat the assertion that there is not better
lot of goods in town than this one. You can
not believe this bare statement nor will ask
you to- 1t certainly looks strange that these
goods which have no superior should be Of
fered lower than the lowest until you under
destand why you are given
THIS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY.
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 to dispose of the stock at
by private SALE happened to be the fortunate
purchaser and will take great pleasure in giving
you the benefit Of my bargain If you need any
thing to be found in first-class dry goods store,
come and see me at once. l have no fear but
that can supply your demands. At any rate,
it will certainly be to your advantage to give
me a 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.
A dollar is worth more in Yorkville now than
it has been for a 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, I cannot help seeing that this splendid