The Watauga Democrat,
. B. Donrkirtj, Editor.
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A Pkmothayic family nepa-
1.r devoted to tli intfivr.. of
'ountv Ste.e anil Nai'on. l'nl -
JikIhM t'Vi-rv I hurs.iav at inif.
Watauga Couniv, X.C.
Thursday. June JUth. ISM
It is now ueiieveo i iiai uhi iiiiT iiiaj p inions oi n.s
Biehrnond nndDanville II. H.jpoople. for Miff from the un -
1 . . 1 l: I . I . . il
fo. will extent! their roail;just tsi.var.on and grievous
fm,,, Wiltiwl.,.,-., t, oitlinr
.. .....v.,
Hi istol or Johson City,
flip the following from
Wo
th
Johnson City Comet'.
"The Kiehmoml nnd Dan
ville pe(;il( li.ivo virtually
bought th".tl;intiiunl Dan
ville road from Danville to
Norfolk, nnd as soon as the
Danville and New Itivor nar
row gaupe is widened they
will only have to lunld a
short line from Patrick ( ourt
House to Winston, and a por
tion of that is btiMt, to have
a through and independent
line from Norfolk to John
son City. The E.T. V. &i.
people are tnkinig hold of
Johnson City nnd mean to
make it a great rail-road cen
ter and they never fail in an
undertaking.
An exchange says '"Thepres
ent generation will pee men
worth 500 millions of dol
lars.'' This is no doubt true
if the rich still oppress and
grind the poor as they have
been, and are now doing. Zeb
Vance says when he first
went to Washington, a mill
ionaire was hard to find, but
now there are hundreds of
them. "The rich ore grow
ing richer and the poor poor
er", is astrue a sayingas ev
er fell from the lips of any
man. There must be some
thing wrong that causes all
this. The manufacturers are
the millionairs, the farmers
and laboring men are the
poor. The following will
throw light on it, we think:
A farmer in Nebraska kept
an account of the amount of
tariff he paid in one year,
which amounted to .142.(2.
This all went to the manu
facturers. His City, County
and State tax was $7G.S2
or $65.20 less than what he
paid to the manufacturers
1 1 was our pleasure to spend
several days on Upper Den
ver Dams during the past
1 fTM i - a
weeK. j nis section oi our
county was almost entirely
new to us. Although we
are personally acquainted
with most of those thrifty cit
izens, we nad never enjoyed
their hospitalities at their
homes with their kind fami
lies. Many of these enterpri
sing farmers have built splen
did new dwelling houses and
barns, md have greatly im
proved their farms, on which
there are now growing splen
did crops of corn, grass, oats,
buckwheat and and now and
then a good field of wheat.
Those people on Beaver
dams ought to be happy and
enjoy life, for they have no
debts or mortgages, but
have most of the good things
of life. Ourobjet in visiting
this interesting section wasto
explore for iron ore, in which
we feel interested, as we are
convinced that if our iron
veins in Watauga were open-
ed they would greatlv in
crease the prosperity of the
county and cause rail-roads
to be built, and capitalists
to invest their money with
us. Out connty is full of min
erals but it w ill take large a
mounts of money to develop
the numerous mines. Weaie
trying to get these mines
brought to the attention of
inonied men who are willing
to invest in tbem, and hope
we may succeed.
Sands, X. ('.
June Kith 2MK).
Editor lhrmnnit:
'My failie- made yr yoke
.av4 a,.; W'P in", I ii your
yoke, in v fa.'ie- a' o . ",:s'.U '
4i.i . ;,! w.i" . , i, 1 . ' iia.
',:M vm "." n'h li:n s.' i.t
k.iis. i .
This was the liinpi:! of t( .:nt.i-t ,!ll1UM.Vrs ,lin
e wicked st ressor of Kiag;.m. n(rus,., of tmngtohrea'k
ilomon in Jtiisutt to the a i... i. ...... ..r ...i
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l.nnlen- t wlii, 1. llmv hmlwn'
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loiiir i eeii siHMfieii. i le nan
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inena i.l despls.sl the:r ad-j ,,,,;. uU . ;,vv .,, of , ,u,
vice, and w.s .hrecteil l.y Irs1,,,,,, un.,.;.;oo lo ,lltt
yountr and ro;l.:V:ite ass, j ti,(, ,,,11.,.,,.,, rI1, n(.olf ilf ,.
ates. Its.vmstousthattli.'t,,,(k foI., k(. s;,;t ,
preseat Congress fura.shes a j Il)Mvi M)oa llL, flH,n,i ;
striking illustration of thefol
ly of this foolish Kin- Fori llt" i i1;lvo .r.,! i a,..
livelong months they hav
l,vn receiving the pefous
of an over-taxed and harden-
ed people. The farmers and
labo;ers irom all ove; this!
la. id have been begging their
representatives togvant them
relief from the toils of the cx
tori'oner and monopol'st.
A wail has penetrated the
Capital of the nation from
the farmers and lab-.rers
from every nook and corner
of this union, ask'ng for the
e met men t oi laws that would
insure equal and exact jus
tice to a1, and that tax:-s on
the nectv.saries of life should
be reduced, and what 1ms
been the answer? ThePepub
Mean I louse of lepresentativea
has, as did the wicked King,
Itehoboam. They have de
spised the voice of the farm
ers and consumers, cost aside
iheir petitions, and like vul
tures the manufactures, bond
holders, mortgagees and money-changers
have Hocked to
the Capital and filled its coi-
raierii.suHl'nea.iot K;vm:r!oonc,us;on tlj lt ,,, fJl.()V(V
rehef. the answer goes out tojn,..,.,,, wns t wll(.n ,,p
theK.ople,"()urfathersmade s.,: . ...... .T; '. 11M1
your yoke hesivy, we will add
to your yoke; oti" f;i
theralso chastised you with
whips, but we will elmstise
you w'i li scorpions." And in
order to July the debt they
owed to tho:e who finished
the money to purclmse the
Presidency, they have v ry
greatly added to the alresidy
heavy burdens of the people.
They have doubled the tax
on tin phite. a necessity in
every poor man's house, and
placed diamonds on the free
list. They have doubled the
tax on women and childrens'
coarse dress goods, rnd ph c
ed silk on the free list. They
have Increared the tax on cot
ton tbs and iron ties, for bai
ling hay and cotton and
hooping tubs, more than 200
percent, a"d they propose
to pay a bounty of one dol
lar on the pound on all silk
raised in this country. They
have laisod the tax on men's
common c'othing and reduc
ed it on fine got ids and many
of the luxuries used by the
rich. They have uised the
tax on many other things
that I might mention, but I
have quoted enough to show
that they have added to our
yoke.
No wonder the farmers are
organizing and demanding re
lief, when they refirct upon
the fact that thev are worth I
less, bv manv millions, than !
they were ten years ago. S.
it is their duty to organ'ze,
and if possible to better their
condition. It is their duty
to buy where they can buy
the cheapest and sell where
they can sell the highest.
Don't the merchant do that
Wav? Don't pvprv iiiiPda kaP
SYJoifir,"'
ceptions to the efforts they j
are tnn kinr to improve their
business Mirpasi's my coal
pit heusion. Do they not de
serve to prop-r s:s weil as
t lit b lllailO.' of till' eollia'il'li-
ty, and are irt they the main
slay of other c i;liiig.-?
A ! I vi'f when thev o.-ranie
in i 1 1 i i n- i. i ii-n i ii ill in ! . '
n,j just j(t!v j( t ,nt. ,
;(j, lt t1(, ,., xvj,u t (o;
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si. (( (() 1(, ul,.lt rk)1,.r.,,ss
; ,me llllt Tlml. , "
ed si I it I refused to pass a bill
for the free and unlimited
coinage of sMver, ami to re
store it to Ks old democratic
posiiion sis a part of the cur
rency of the country, a id for
no other purpose than to
make the money of the capi -
talist more valuable and ena
bio them in tighten their
grasp on the poor. They
have not repealed the In.e.
nal IIevenue laws, but they
have made its furnaces seven
t'tnes hotter th.in they wore
wont to be. Have they pass
ed the Dial- bill? dust exam
ine the Congressional latord
and you will see that they
neve" intended to pass it.
And now my friend 'Join',
your co. respondent from Mo
rets Mills, is iafo.-med that
Ale.vander Dill' has not pull
ed the hole in after h'm, but
has noeii quietly Msitrliing
thesigisof the times, ami
he has come to the deliberate
pla'a ilui.y Congress owes to
the people was to rc,dii--eta::-
at'on to then rcessary expen
ses of sn economical govern
ment, and to .estoreJo the
busie,-s of the country the
money they hold iu the Treas
my through the perversion
o governmental powers."
Ilsid his sid vice been taken, it
would not hsive become neces
sa ry for t he fa rmers a I ? over
tmsb'onti land .o o.gamze
for their own protection, but
now like the revolting tilbes
of Israel, they are demand
ing Unit their yoke shall be
made easier and their bur
dens lighter. Two millions
strong they have stood be
fore the 'King and made
their demand, and the an
swer was rol't-d back like si
wave of the o -oan, "Our fa
ther" made youryoke hesivy
we will add to your yoke;
our fathers a Isochatis -dyou
with whips, we will chu.stise
you with scorpions." But
now fr'end 'John' when the
ides oi November comes a
gan there will be smother
wave that will roll through
out the length si"d breadth
of this union, when these
same farmers shall .assemble
at the po'es, with ballots in
their hands, west pons potent
as "the vo't-e of God." Then
will the shout si rise from
their ranks and be hesird a-
wove the rim and roar of the
,,aT?le' loyour tnts U Is-
Ititi, i; It f"rf to HJjUe OH77HJ
. 1 . . 7
house. Alexaxdek Bill.
T f "L'fe o." ta flesh Is .he
'11-. - 1 !'? 1
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th?s tva-s w'ib 'i .lic e aMi.y I
oi flj-ci. mo a.'in oai fc.cu -
uess or pcc'cej.. ir. j. e. SI
Iean's S ei' .lie j'n r to o'aaTK
i id. nil " 'i c I..1.
- ' Vulv "-!
b,(K aM,Ma st?en?lh
little.
Tl fjua'Itv of l'ie Mood d.-
a l un! It i.'.m g.il or bad
iii--.ii and a. ii'!.u;iii' . in
.! ii h i i l;." and
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Jn!i:isn:i City. Tenn..
hliior I)i- ii'ri:it: j
.loluisori Ci .y is on a 4hi
,;"" '. niepupu- ui III1S
' I -! 1 e .1
i
place made uii.tf70'i tln oth
ie;ip..!si to Lay i -l.tsuf way
fro'n
liei-e to ICa)l;evi!le, :
whi
Til London svuiiiciite is!
roi -ir to i'M'i! f m-t i l iiilvvjiy i
i oui h.-re hi 1 he jrreat Mm.!
Iiiev'lle lion Works. Thej
.lohtion people juilicipate a j
wImmi tlint rn;u is built.
t 1., r 1 w i
, ' '"V V
ii'ii i. mi imai v 01 o.iiair;a
county, committed suicide on
the 1,5th by taking ton grsuns
of morphine. He took the fa
till dose sibout ) o'clock ami
di'vd 20 m'liulos before 7.
Two of the hading phvsi-
ciiins of t his pi; pro were called
jin but all their effort.
vivo him proved luti!
to ro-
e si iu
!f?fVltfl LJIrl o.lOIA f J ll ii-i Hi J O.f
IV til II r-MMMI i unit- iwiiir It'll i
It was sometime af'er he
'ommiii'e.l t'he act before he
let it be known, lie will be
I badly misled here, forhe was
ntitisl for generous hospitali-
tl is. 1 he people sill seem to
syinpsithi.se with the bereav
ed family very much. J. M.
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eii'on w
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su.'t a i a i'. .iO
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Tie e o many jvc iie'it-. jmm!
('"'0. ses , e,-a ..""(m- t.ock ail
.'li's.;,e 'it.'ti " ca ,)"'(. nii(
dms ii . ' la ee- '. It's wor.
wli'c n,-"- m ipi'r. e.i'eiiieil
l.y ,'m ,..-M) ) . .). If. McLean s
Vom r ' ( )' L'liaaeni.
S,F, Lauoir, & Co,,
--DKALKI1S IN,
General Nerchaudise,
Wehsive now, on h.ind si
ccimplete line of
GENERAL MERCHAN
DISE. CONSISTING OF,
Dry Goods,
Notions,
Groceries,
.Shoes'!
': Hats,
Hardware,
Tinware,
Glassware,
Crockery,
Medicines,
of which we sire offering at
Lowest Prices,
We si'so isike in e.v(h;mge
for goods,
I Wheat,
Corn,
l.'ve,
Oats.
a iiK-ivcn
i Ejigs,
I etc, j
SO GIVE US A CALL.
F. LENOIR & GO,,
May the 13th. 1800.
V. J. Mi-Millioa and Son o .
Moiiili of W'so i Va., ir-e Manu.
ifa. - ie -es of j I kinds i. w..i.l.,t.
-'got. "vjii-h the ; w'Al sem (n 1
! vour d(Mr ia e lmu-e "m -
rV" 1 1 f in- . . !
jhigheht pri. for wool.
the
" t4 il Hiiii'.ie o. ( jerunJ
goods on hand at Sov hej-lends, U",J'
W.L. CRYAII,
Nif liiii i
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andlSO,
General
a ft
Consistinjr, in p;ut,of Doots. ,
Shoes ,
Dress (looi)s.
Not ions,
llardwjMv,
Tinwiiie,
(1 rocelies,
Co'flN'S,
Sugiirs.
Tea,
Kico,
Cig.-i's,
(''garottes, etc.
Drugs & Medicines
in good variely. Alst) take
all l.;n sof
ROOTS
AND
HERBS,
And country produce in ex
ehsihge for goods. Gent's
iiirnishing goods, such as,
dress shirts, (both laundried
and unlaundried.) Collars,
Cuffs, Slips, and in fact, al
most sinythingnoedod in that
line.
JUSTIN
Iteady-Made Clothing from S
to 25 riolhirs per suit. We
handle only first class goods,
and will guars! n tee prices sis
low sis any other merchsint
who hiinrilos the ssune grsule
of goods.
For Cash. You Can Have
Goods at almost your own
ju ice. I run in comoction
wi'.h my other business, a
Hotel and Feed
STABLE,
which we think is enu.-il
to
we
any in the county, smd
gunrsmtee one prices as low
as any in the
COUNTY.
Also furnish transportation to
panties wanting liV same with a
safe driver and with as good a
rmnout cis can be found in the
county. l'or the next
GO D.
i We will make sjmh i.-d .j. rices, for
Icish, on all goods. IU'turnin(
ourtliiiiiks far past patronage
I we will, J(s iereto.tie, siill eon
to furnish you gorxl go ls
amlataslmv niii u ..... l.,,
Tiulv VOUiS,
;V.L. Bryan.
Take one of Or. Mi Lean's I.i.
t! l.iv. r a! l Kidney Pil'.-, at
iz'it l -In!-.' vo'i ;.i ta .,
Villi l' s. ! .! ! -. ln. l.tl.-v.
ant M'i'l vi-. it-ri mi a ill r J i'.if
n- t il iv. Onlv 2."m" itx a ;al.
TheCe'.ebrit: Ni3::n
WA(i()NS
j I'.i -ta.il. ( ii A.ii Toe.
! l'l.ATFUItM Sl lilVC II.U I.s,
Pheatcns, Road Carts,
Ulctc Aetc., ."or Kiie I.v V.'. D.
jOaiko, Blowing Itock. N
C.
: &.yTht above named veh' -
les i! be sold (lavip )tc;is'i
good yot'l io-s o-.i'A
Come and exsilil'lie ihetn.
I. 2f.
J, B. EOPKINS;
PKAI.KU IV
GEKEML MERCHANDISE
(JAIM KKMK, X. V.
DCV (JOODS,
GltOCKIMLS,
BOOTS SHOES
&(, &r..
For Cash or Produce
At Bemarksibly Low I'rices!
Goods First Class.
JEWELER.
Watches ropsiirod and sdl
kinds tf work in i liiiee.ee.
cutod ju-tmijitly.
T.Uvi: Tin;
Gliic30 end Alien R,
e.
-;oi.(,-
llWk CU1U XV 'Jl til W CO U
Kaii'i -a lis .'.o-. i i i i-ii v (.ftlie
Wesieill Sta.es or Teci.niies
will save time and money oing
v:a. Cliicjio,, .,,! .it,', Toni,?
t is i he (jtiirl.' sl roiile ,o
KANSAS CI TV, I) K XV VAi,
ITKIILO,
And siil noiiits l i Maho. WjisIi
i'lion. Oregon. Ciah
iiinl Ciil; an u'n.
F'ttwst nnd I'cst Equipped
llondin the West.
Only line uinn'ng Soli. Vesii
' .'! ! tifiius !-!h"(mi St. Louis
nod KiinsiiH ('( v.
I!ei I'nin r Ciiaii-cais nnd Tom
"t SliH'iK-is . -iv oi'extui lnijj.'e.
I wii' un ci p.-1 1 ii at ,-inv iai'.
load s.iition w'-ili tla-oii'Ji lid-a-.s
1 d In" '-( cliii-l's.
For ..' i i i oi iiiiiMia, niajis and
descilp ive pam-ii'e.s of tl.e
Vesi iite to or ell on
15. A. Ni.wi.an a.
V "iive ' Pi'seir-e,-A1 ..
7J Vi on Ave. Asla-.I'ie n'c
J. Ch ox. (J. P. A.,
Chii njio, 111.
Pi-eecli lojeling do;! ,le shotgun
?H ,o .'0. hiie.le Iimii h IojmIcih
4 tost 2. b.ii-i-li h.ad'im, !.'!(.
to .". Hon. re ha n lx-;-;z!i-lc'jal
inr slioi '-iiiisy.'.."o nt'U). n.
:i(';l, iilr 1 i les. 1 0 shoot i . 1 (J ,
'"0: l.evolv "i:1! to .J0. send .'
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