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WATAUJ A HHC.UUT. , is 'VmudV have 1 '"'
A Dk.mm katic. fiitnily iii wh';t, .;,, t,i.;,ntii'uiiv l".
i.r .I.mIi-,1 .(i the int.Hi-ts ll'". . . . .,
. f ......... i v. t here l'intr Iv
it
thnuoiiohun-
I'liViI'V. evct WinMi'mIiiv nt ! dri ll to hear him
I. !., Wc.tmijru ('.milt v, .. t . j ..J
J. K. Sl'AlNUnl'U. l'.i'iioit.
JOHN .S. W I IAA A MS, 1M hush ki
nt a h
fuS'y I
iiui i!i no lirti, rh:iv foiils in m ilj if it were not round.
, the bloody slnrt tin ! tliat we p. 1MH a unnt deal to :v
me besieged on 1lf r'.xht. s;v.t for. Rut he canaii-i
and on ihohfthy inegwamps MVor. .u 'g-ment ).iy will;
MM - - I ..... ll .1 I'l a. i
i ii. .in im a i-si nun i U-M-- ,.0tM to him as to oiin r nii'ii ; .,..., . . ..i i.. i ....
n ii tilling "-.i-" "
HARPER, BERNHARDT
a co.
LENO'R, N.C.
t 1 . .
I .... i .t . . ! I I"- Willi
fin t th;it.lu,:i:i'rol.Miv:it'l laml s im ;'.; lias kii.mkihi ,.., jt wo t lie a eold i.u.v f Men liantn in ut,tei n N. C,
'.iivii-siii ti th' all i lie w im; (.im oi i ii' iniiu i i,..!- ,,t for "O.d I Into h. ! ifv iiIwiivk a mi. auu coinpico
mviit lwhu.-iaMii
Si u KU-r;oK Hatkm.
1 ropy 1 Tar
1 " ' (i ii.oiitlrs
1 " : ijontliH
Thai Now Yoik is
Iv democratic: that ,
Ohio is doubt. ul. mill that we;
AIVEKTIHISJ Ii ATI'S.
1 inch 1 wix-k 7."e
1 " 1 iiimith 1.75.
1 3 " :'
1 C " -r
1 1 ycur
1 roliiinn 1 vfvk
1 " 1 mouth....
1 3 "
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1 " 1 vr.r
For intvi inedifitff rat i-ovitk.
jiond with th Kditor.
Aicn notices n nls a lino.
FuWrij-tion invnriaMy in An
VA.NCF. isiiit H'lrtHu nts j'.nya
llo o:i iii'innn-1.
JWVst. Th"'' rin-uti stain-i s s i i-s.
I....HW.. lm.i Tti kiMiw ami fi l ll f!o
il..f..a1. :;inl ho shows it
i 1 . ii-1 liuloiliii
'l(l II1M
lloisnwaivofthofaitlh-.t Tlint l.now-t ho..ii-i' sow
his .ffursanfailuii'.siHxl holnnts Mahoiii'uiul J5i.Ul -hi i
(iiniHit hi In showinir it on m-r M.'hmi.U-J and di"l in
Post.
C im Seek HcYengo.
i omit oil Ilhlia.l.i.
Tl. Itah'uh Visit oral yes
t"tihiy annoniioi's tliat
('liar)cs I). Cniss, latn nv'
i',it,rf tho State National
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all o.asioi:s. , Mi-.iai, imiu i;,,,..:, l,:1,l wni in v'at-
Ilun. W. H.:Kitii.Mrswo,k ,that wohavono UkuIw now ; r ui. JJjr.,illst Mossrs. E. It.
intho Wrst has hcoii proilui-' that wo must ho scattiTnl as ( Sl , w s pHmroso.
7 tiwofjrr-at oo.l. ami hislshooii having no shophcnl to ; f,R, fonil(T JJt o!ie time ptvsi-
lomarkahl''. Uo ; h.Mlovoinvil i.y lmuwninps ltl,llt n(1 .U(,r n iiviV.
sucross is
e . i . il . t
01 jioous murtii toiiK' hhuim oi
th.iiTUADi:.
Wo buy? so:mIh in LARCH
qiiantitii's'j nnil hIvviivh for
CASH.
Jiitltfiii veil.
2 t'nr loads Salt.
1 " " Limo.
5 " " Korosi'iie Oil.
.i) l'.ox.'H Tobniio.
K) Putty.
100 Kcrs Nails.
Soiln.
wo
tiros
tor.v
1 1 'ih it out tho nanio of
Joii-
Avorv. .'cDonal'l Mrkol !
Pockery Dccla e3 Himself an Irde-j;eiident-Tho
Teople Disapi-oirted. at
HisIIa: acT!CC.owd3 of lcrs Thau
One HunJ. ed Meet Him at Eve. y Place
MncHiY, 0 t. 10.
For sovoral il.ivs Oliver II.
Do kiry has h.vn making v.
lr.osi sltonuuns effort to con
vince tho p op'o of "WcsUtu
North Cari;:ina Hint. 1k is an
iud.M'inlent. i-nhdk!at. for
(iovenior.
He says: "I rcpi atci'.ly ie
djiK1!) thBnoui'i'ia lions ca
evod in? hv ih.e lloiaihlican
partly, and at Ihohust lle-puli-
liean State t'oir. ention I was
nominated, but did not ac
cept tho position, hut as the
Democrats failed to nominate
S. Ii. Alexander, the fanners'
first choice, and as tho fann
ers had made up their minds
to elect a (iovenior this year
and having been urged to
run by the farmers of the
State regardless of party,
and also requested in the
strongest terms, being also
solicited by many letters, a
good number of which were
from prornuont Democrats
after all this I at last cor.
wn tod to run and be a, cand
idate for tho office of Govern
or. So I am before you to
day as such; being the beat
farmer in my county, a mem
ber of tho Farmers' Alliance
and in sympathy with 'the
breMiren.' If you elect me
you will have nothing to be
ashamed of, for I will make
$ on an honest officer."
Thus he poses as an inde
pendent candidate for the
highest office within the gift
of tho people. But this be
ing an off-year, is the farm
ers call it, independents will
have a poor show and this
d em a gogicn 1 scheme of 01 i ver ,
My Son, will be of no avail
and is really making votes
for the democracy.
His stereotyped harangue
on the tariff and the revenue,
and lnVt eulogy of Henry Clay
and the republican party,
as being the successor of the
old Whig party, is long since
l.i.o ilium mnvn fur Dolllltl'l'Mt i .'lllll WOUiv skulls. Now
lli." WWII Ul"l ' - ;
ic t.rha ii.Vs and in corrert-! ask that our sins am
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ing and deiiouni ingthosland
ers of Dockcry Co. than
any other orator who has
ever cum nssed these moun
tain.'. Nothing absolutely is to
i 1 11
to be fear.-1 ifom tlie Demo--; people or soitior inane or TjKl i nut (barges Mr.
racy of t lie West. Ii is truodiunk whiskey and oh give j prjml.os(MYirh making false
as the needle to the pole. All ', us power to ballot out from , statements of the condition
the talk about th- internal j the book of reinemberam-e , ()f t,.(1 b.)nk (nv-nVy ti, vl.arM
revenui'defea ting the Denn-Uhe name of I'.olkuop. Hayes, xxi sr. ;(. S7. s, ho
era tie nartv i bosh, and non am
Hon in t in nl.oi-o li'imod I I'OA viiurM
injas- j , ,in,, T. ,V!11.,..inf ..i1!lt.f.w 2 nngs xne,
r blotted from the his-1 Mr stninps w5th m;,king
of this government, r,,,, n, linm 4!. I.i.fl-
of sundry diseounttHl paper,
and makimr fnlse statements
(Srunler and all that walked j ()f' th(1 .olltiitioii of said bank
in the sight of tin; ,.,,.. :mr iun to i,; f.,is
crookei
the
eight against
seven.
svnse. Tliey usidersiand red it .Motnies Star Uoute
thoroughly the denmgoary 'contracts and nunierous
hyptKra cy on this point ofiotlc r v,ror:g uoing and
the republican r,h;trorm of; give us favor with tl',eeop'!e.
iliica-o and liavrisiai's 1 t- i dive u; back lice i.es-ro vote
tor of acceptance. All the i ativi rt tm n us the .'-.outliern
belter das of the white poo-: repuhlii-aus with tens of
Aortt!.
knowin,'
he fal-e.
-aid statements to
10 lUils., Sugar.
(JO lleams Tarer.
72 Dozen Speller-H.
2.000 Itia Sole Leather.
r00 " Upper Leather.
10 Dides Sheeting.
r " Plaids.
o.OOO Yards Prints.
T. J. Coffey & Bro,
We Keei Is Stxk At This
Place
Pry fiiMnli, Notii'mn,
' lints. Cnjrn, Uootn, Shmn
plHr, llflrnesH & Soli Inther
'ai tory JeuiiM ami (?tutimm.
Thr mort extciiHivo lino ef
Medicines Drugs
kept in Ilooiu. nni'h n folhs:
A i i. ii...
V.oilloullu PVlUiui ii) imj'iiwo
hitc. Simmon 'h Livrr llfgula-
tor, Wnniors Safe Uwr uml
Kyihiev Cur', KephaJine, Jack
houh ngic Hnlsnii, Dr. Janes'
MoUii ini'H, Urown h Iron iHttorn,
Dr. C. V. Hoe's Liyor, Rheumatic
and Nouralgin Ciirp ami vanon j
other mwliiineH too numerous to
mention.
All o the al)ove rill be boM
CHEAP
FOR
1 ,2."0
Jeans.
of tin? Stale
tho Den.
a-vatie
detsertei'
ile of this par
belo:!L; to
nartv. All tin
ba:iah;:s. rag -lag and bob
rail of the;; mountains be
long to the Republican par
ty. The wealth, the intelli
gence, morality and Christ
ianity are largely on the side
to',the Democracy.
The west will be free from
independents during the
coming election, and is true
to the present system of
county government as the
Democracy of the east. In
our opinion if the present
system of county govern
ment is ever abolished it will
bo done by the east and not
by the west.
We know the Democ
racy of the west will never
turn over the eastern coun
ties to the mercies of negro
rule. The white men of the
west are as true and as loyal
2,."00 Pairs Roots & Shoes
A full stock of Groceries,
Notions and family goods.
We ha ve a lino of mens an r
women s shoos made, espec
ially for IJ'ataug-a trade, we
have those branded "Watau-
Cross prints a card in which ! ga Solid" and warrant every
.... ,.i..;,H ...i,,- ii.iri.nw.. ,,r pair, naming prices mm
" ! . , .'f ,i ! put little good unless you
go: -t mg iicsMK Stan ps .nn m, tlie goods, we do n,)t
Pnmroso into rroume ami (.jjm to sell
.1 v wikJ
oi our
of i competitors who sell lor cosr
says: "I Mtnply wish to hlUt (J0 Hell anods at a .profit
thousands m t-e
(uveas stump rjieaKeis in j Noril. ('aroij i.y;)nd even
Indiana ami oratvi-H :u Ohio. a (,n.stiojnf a doubt that
(livens money by themiliem ... , , j.i s t() tll;
e.llgivousa mmi! nf o,.. v..
j tional Hank at the time' 1
took t lie presidency of the
same, also the manner in
,whi h i was induced to take
prove in the good people of! for less than some
!ii ""t- noil ihr Kf-;if(
si.: i. ..... iiiv. v... ........ i . i, t
As it is generally Known, wc
and above
to beat Cleveland lor Clin .sis
sake Aimm. Seto. Sentinel.
''oib HtJ'tc j." "
Everybody known "Old
iiuteh."' of Chicago. ureat
many wish they did .not.
j Some even wish that "Old
ITutch"' was -dead. "Old
Huch" is a good deal of a
hog. Nobody denies that.
Rut he is a very high-priced
hog. Chicago never had a
more expensive piece of pork
than "Old Hutch."
He was worth millions on
the market. Then ho fed
himself on the wheat of oth
er people.' He became worth
$4,000,000 more.
Men damned "Old Hutch."
-Old Haeth" laughed. Wom-
, lw.t.wl TTntfl. " "fV.l
, .1 illlllllll.. nni i.iuvi-t v...
to the Democracy oi tho east, j,, VhM
as the east can be to Jtselt.j f()r bivn(,
TWisnodissatisiact,oninjHutcli., . A
chanie of said bank is true."
We believe our fadlities arfl
Hueh as to enable ub to sell good
H8
are among tlie largest deal
ers in produce in the S 1 A 1 1
we will only say that we . are
now doinir a larger business
than ever and are making
this part of our business a
constant study ami are al
ways prepared to buy any
stood marketable Puoduck
Always come to see us.
Yours Truly
Harper, Rarnhardt & Co
Sept. 27. 1888. Omo.
Subscribe to the
DEMOCRAT .
mill.
And he ground it very line.
People said "Old Hutch"
was a thief. Ho never asked
them to prove it. He corn
ered their wheat and got ev
en. Rut he could not escape
the interviewer.
The interviewer probably
wishes he had. "Old Hutch '
worn threadbare. Every
body has heard it, and tlifise
who have not, become dis
gusted when they do, and
come away disappointed,
and many leave before his
speech is over.
Tha prayer of the Republican paity
in the Noith.
O Lord thou knowest our
uprising and especially our
down sitting. Thou know
est our sins and understand
eth our sins a far off. Thou
knowest, we have done many
wicked things in the sight ot told him the newspapers
4 if vi t .11 nr.H lliafivmln lid ' WCl't1 !l OUCk of HOS. "01(1
l lit " i'l" l.Hl nun 1. - I . .
lon-er have fnvor in their ""h knows a he when lie
. t , . . J sees -no. Or a pack of them
sight. Thou knowest the,e.n.cr jje iaK )U.n )miia
negro has iorsaken our par- fin,r ino ()1)g. no to.
ty and that we no longer can j fhat lie had no Jre
niake them believe our cam-'. Sp0(.t ior papers as they are
pnigu tales, that the demo-' rmi nowadays. "Old Hutch"
crats will put them back into ; proably thinks they should
OR
LO WEB
than any other merchant in tho
COOTV, As wo
PAY GASH FOR OUR
GOODS
ami get a discount of from 2 to
6 er cent. ,
We pay no rlerk hire or hou
rout and can give our custom-th
closer figures than many otliers.
We take in exchange foi gooda
The Telsg' aph in Vrtiuga.
Having at considerable ex
pense completed a first class
Telegraph line from Lenoir
to Rlowing Rock, ample fa
cilities will, in due time, be
.afforded to its patrons nt
moderate cost f or transmit
ting messages to, and from
all parts of theworld reach
ed by wires.
While the control of the
line remains in this company
all business entrusted to it
will bo managed in a business
like way, and with that ac
knowledge fidelity that has
ever characterized 1ho deal
ings of the members compos
ing it. and which has secured
for them the enjoyment ot a
full measure of public confi
dence. The office at Rlowing
Rock will probably not be
open for tegular business be
fore the New year.butn skill
full operator will be placed
at that point of a few days
immetlia tely after the Novem
ber election, when our Wa-
tauge, friends v ill be furnish
ed free of charge with all the
accessible election news.
The Lenoir and flowing
Rock Telegraph Co.
Murder in Pitt. On last
SaturdaynightW.il. Rranch! families and allowing 5
and (J. P. Fent res, murdered '
-ii- - . . ri ii.
slavery. Ah that we eouid i,e nm a.s ' Old Hutch' miwpivinuix near ureenvnie.
jmll the wool over their eyes , a wu.at deal. We don't One of the weapons was a persons to each family, it is
as of yore, and get them to ; know i board with a nail in it, which
put us into power once more. ! jjPiS; 'eth'n'verelikthebible'lurated the skull. All
Thou knowest that the! bpiieve
u .i , ni iir,,u 'rr., )v . t 1 i u a ud t he d i fficul ty a rose out
Southern republicans no , T ints "Oh Hutch ' a 1 over. ,.. u (,..,f m...
Lver since longer cleave to us. 1 hou ; it's his only hope of salva-t (l0r8 are in iail. Scotland
Butter
Kgfffi
Wax,
Wool,
Grain,
Gens'mg,
Honey,
Feathers,
Chickens,
Hidea 5cc.
IF Y0UW0ULD KEEP
Posted As To The Politics
of your country.
IF YOU WANT TO
liUY Oft SELL ANY
THING LET IT 1E
KNOWN THROUGH
Our Column and You Will
We Also Deal In Livs
Wehave in connction with our
other business a , -1 k
HOTEL, STABLES
AND
TANNERY
where we promise to give pntis
faction to those who piv.i xi
their patronage.
Our llot1! i
Get Your Needs,
OUR PAPER GOES
TO
he M t the town of Asheville, :: kr owest the people of the tion. He would corner the Neck DempcraK
reLu by 4,250 of the best
people of this country.
Headquarters for Drum
mers and the Traveling
PUBLIC.
As a Summer resort
the Climate 5s im
surpased in the
STATE.
W pfp the
SCHOOL BOOKS pecomenv
de by the State Hoaud of
Education at LI?T prices
T. J. Mey &Bro
June 7, 1888. ly.