Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Monthly Auction Trade Jour-
nal for June.

cry has won from the rank of common place
and mediocrity thousands WHO wud have fallen
by the waside. The simple system has armed
iresolution with almost irresistible power; has
coined heroes from dedlumber and planted the
good-for-nothing, careless. good-hearted no.
body on the front slashlng old-time competi-
tion circutar-saw fashion.
IT has drawn from the Idle edieS Of life clever
fellows who had long waited for sumthing to
turn up and who had spent few stamps ask
ing advice from some of our successful leders.
The plain blunt ansers of thes ruf diamonds
relieves the tirnid of their fear and suspicion
and arms them with that self-conideuce that
is the sure precursor of success. The iron
rules have demonstrated that it is simply
child's play to reach the top round in a few
short years of docisiv fiting wher the old wa
took lif time, leaving the heart-broken des-
perate poorer than when he began-and the
champion himself is even more amazed at the
magnitude of his progress and prosperity than
anyone else. The force ofthe Titan advertise
ments that pass over the counter under this
unalterable rule are far more powerful than
words which may be idle wind but thes match
les little sledghamers smash into powder the
old regular with his old whey yelp agenst
the values that fall untoucht in fabric from the
auction biloxi with the price split in two. The
Selling off below cost hend has found in the
modest little wheelbaro of auction values under
the net spot cash. q diamond that pulverized
his counterfeit. The "choseu children too
hav felt in this raquetcr n master tina cud not
match, whilst tina had thre asking prices he
had but one rock bottom figure. The unrival-
ed record of these close cash gladiators has
had much to do in the conflict between the old
system and the new. Tha have held up to
public riducule the weary, tired-of-lifc fellows
whose melancholy sing song of shard times" al
ther life had frosted them at 4O Tha hRy
branded the thredbare talc or the old timer
whining his plaintive cry of mud and Joint
worm, of mo money in the country" and
storm and flood and grasshopers. Tha have
walked unchallcnged over the mercantile race
course with audacious unconcern as compete
ton fed apaled and even tho bnrOarlc monster
King Credit who's broad hiway is paved with
the bones of human greatness, has met his
match and master as the roughrider of "shnrp
CASH simply ignores or laughs TO scorn and
ridicule his ptetentions and decisions The
RsEi9ae Peri a eompEomises too finds the witherlng,
angels who sell out to the wife or tho brothers
and pay nothing, ar siuged and scorched by
competition thut cannot be silenced
But thelevelshcded, broad-minded men who
aim to keep pace with the aggressive march of
progress in these eveutful times are watching
and learning. Tha feel the Iedgcr's terrific
wear and tear and long to throw off its CALLING
yoke. Tha hav the same high aspiration and
| inspiflng ambition as the cash before delivery
advocate, and are free to confess thnt tho past
fs
irroclaimable in the brilliant future, aud they
go at it with savage intensity and an earnest
enthusiasm that means success. Even the old
regulars, dead and buried fellows. who haven't
snuff the sweet air of liberty and independence
/ in years, have Termed to say no and are melt
| ing up into hard cash their unavailables and
inconvertibles and irredeemsbles, and swear
that under the R0uss system tina will make
| paradise of pandeinoninm, and by the ring of
their talk and the flash of ther eye, y can
safely bet your dear life they're in dcd ernest
It has smasht the five and ten cent counters
into everlasting condemnation and has shown
that whilst friendship is magnificent thing in
its way. the cold hard cash is the genuine dia.
mond drill, for friends will walk five miles ia
save per cent. and dodge thro' nllcy ways tc
escape their creditors, and rite here you will
emember that bad debt society and dead beat
swels vii borrow 2 from ther friends aud &c
rite over to the competition sharpshooter tc
buy his sledghammers, and thes land pirates
who never pa ar good big liberal patrons Oh
the ledger system, good liYers too. on the pa da
plan. and though tina never hav dollar OF
clean cash, yet II a raqueter drives along will
his corn and cob crushers. they'll raze heyeu
and hell to rake in some coin some way and
brake their internal necks trying to scoop in
the lions share of big, real yalus. Thes shop
lifters Cwei, what els ar thas one steals youl
/ goods before your face under pcr1dious prom
ises, whilst the pluclder rascal runs hi
rick with the law) are always successful bor
rowers and kno just wher to lay thef hands OF
some other fellows cash.
Yes, the twenty y.lve-per-center has shorr
bisnes of its devices aud delusions, has torn of
the mask Of the crafty check that sails ant
sinks under the sycolancy Of favor. friendsIIfy
and religion, he has stript the sham from til,
imitator, and braut down from his lofty PEREZ
the old hundred percenter who mistook TIL
long hard road Of terrific tariff fot the rabi,
transit of clos margins for the money down
and this same leyel-heded gladiator of clos
I qulk profit has slIon that merit always master
. ItIGulOCIlITs anu IH1L mercantile supremacy
never attained by cunning avarice or deeep
ton stewar. yson his great fame and weaItl
not by trick or humbug, but because he fau
Under the very lowest margins of percentag
for the clean, hard cash. In our own terih
struggles from beneath the ruins we won fror
cold-hlooded competition our laurels, simpi
because we faut on the inner line, and o
/ shorter and .surer profits. Our fran craft
fifty thousand below zero, wud hay made
pueriIe show in contrast and contact with tn
gratest merchants in my age. and had we n
other Recommendation than regular goods a
; regular prices on regular terms. Jaffray an
CIafin and Stewart and Dunham would hay
torn US into carpet rags in da- Bat we fun
to the breeze our net spot cash, and our auC
ton values cut into the hightarifer with dedl
and decisiv effect There was merit and
NOR. for we eut not at the waters edge. br
: beIo. and roekbottOm is one of the foundatio
corner-stones Of our prosperity and popularity
We won becaus behind our industry and d,
votion prest high ambition that never slep
and before rs strecbt steel track upon tn
solid foundation Of the best values for tn
money down. It was triumf not alone of q
. enthusiastic original but of progressive prir