Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-06-24

month or year unless specified on the Hanu-
script or previously agreed upon between the
be deluded by this Insane cry when.the fabric
itself has not been tuchcd tho the price was
Isplitin two.
Making your purchases at headquarters or
under lher aag, yor sledghamers mash up
into powder the unfortunate who blIyH his no
iions and culicoes at 81. pays frait and scaters
them al over the pages e q worthles legcr &C
10. One plays u trick that\,yrybody knos; ITO
other strikes with duble edged Damascus
blade, and ftes under the blak nag. The honr
OF victory to the one aud the day OF disaster 70
the other are as inevitable as fata, and It 10
simply prcsenting agen aud agen the eyry do
story of life.
! Ihes terrible 2mpies-fotograft from life
and facing U cyry hour ia the.da--neod no
special pleding to demonatrate the early way
to suees; tina teach with sincerity Of purpose,
a fore absolutely Irresistible and an earnestness
that appeals directly TO personal interest, TO
pride of character and ambition, Rnd particu-
larly 70 that sensitive nery-the pocket book.
Cum and SO the Great ropolls-Chicago
viii have fair, but here in the eratest city &,
the world is CRATER fair eyry da IN life-Cufn
and walk thro our vast warerooms-go to the
top, t5a feet-look ont upon four States aud
ten cfties-Samine the marvellous, matchl6s
lspecialties that crowd our twelY floors; U VIII
be sure to calculate the magic potency of its
retail parallel Of twenty-five per cent. cash be-
| fore delivery As we has sed agcu and aVen
the greal Babel of Broadway Is an impressive,
lasting and eloquen. sermon in brik, mortar
and granite of the solid merit of two Loyia-
thans of the English language uedcfby, un-
dersell.
Tho old timer was always content to make
one good profit even II he did have to scratch
it down on the book the twenty-five percontdr
lnakes dozen profits to his one, and tho small
tina count in the aggregate and go in tho mony
drawer insted OF the ledger one turns over
! evry da, the other goes upon tho damp pagca
to sta, likely year or two, likely forever
The atractiy prices OF the clos cash merchant
swell his sales, whilst the hI-tariff OF the long
winded hundred per center keeps his sales sta
tonery until the big wheel stops. This rItor
has drained the dregs of the one eystem aud
has tasted the xtacy of the other. The un-
connted legions crowd down the broad hiwn
beyond the dcadllne, the successful fu sweep
upward and onward TO popularity aud fame.
The Lesson is plain. The cash down 10 40 aI-
ponnder of the sledghamer type. The M
Flag man has baFsEEii 1-Vcl iiiid 500lS acoa.
vii not fetch ihrrl. Try ToRPlag itiia ~
gotiable mite as 'gfl Offer c5sfed sato four per.
ceniz The Old system wus 6ed nuE n the
ilong ago when The stage goaell Fas rsti8 tsan-
7it but IN tliis age Of aeresiel nrd pfaarosja6
is g absolute nopacps 70 tali. about one huu
cred per cent. wher the h-rpsiicoteis b clos
res ere spasbiug the old tnei5 lnto pulp
fhe shor rnad 70 success Is ryha evts ontbusl-
ast s loosiug iGg whosl uuagcrtcd gaze is hst
l'iss s7i' Aililvaes. the vital Is
els. ihas iase e iaep are y hstheT TIA ~ rose
3st'tA "a fseiis3 "f upon ,eieps oulg u i IS
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s',H 'i,i s'l"pl tliiee iia i,lst into tue
hen i.' sefv iP u's lfifo " shrfeii-
Yie' ne,Ara y is'taa And hiief siaetaa
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mus. pe-one q me aihef-reash OF redits
,aF eels uaa n'est ent eioser for 20 cash
p4A es gu hme and ais eitctaers
iii1i ont. ara {. hDrge iiia
.','na.9 Hpan sRsh 1ihe Hee 1r
,l'in beyond resurrection. The raqueter per
iec'ly Understands this aud quotes his values
Ut ono prieo and credit competition cannot au-
sWer
among inc iasDgisits OF my old dlfe-iong
.I'e'u 'upies ara'ieN7i's. admitted that tho
.'",, Iues 1RsA' haa ailVeh US irsrs Church a.
70 4bS broadway, wer correct, swift, sara .9pd
anre' and y he had his meseorIc career 70 20
over ngen II wud be the rok bottom nsphaltum
over which he wnd march. but u was then too
late he was passing into the eternal shadow of
oblivion John Rico another old ilmc mer-
chant had stagard under auful load Of ealami-
tous credit until he ciid scarce eat or sleep, nc
knowlcd abont his last visit aud often befor,
that If he bad the chance be Fud shape his fu-
ture after tie laws and rulea that had led us
from the ashes Of uter ruin TO such marvellous
prosperity and popularity, that nc wonld sell
at 8 per cent margin for casli at his Wholesale
warehouses and after tho fashion of our ia
nous reprCfeutatiYcH at - per cent Ia hfa ra.-