Robert' C. Rivers,. , : ;
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Thursday. Oct. 16,1902
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TaeTaiiff and the Coinmer.
In the debate bet ween
Messrs Coffey and H irshaw,
held here on the 9tb hiRt.,
Mr. Harshaw told as that
the high price of eggs in Blow
mg Rock last summer was
duo tu our bavins a ; R publi
ran administration in power
in Washington I Most of hi
Jienrers knew that the unusu
nl price was due to the great
doinand for ejigs caused bj
the number of (tuests at the
liotels and board inc: houses.
Some of us would like to
Iimvr Mr. Flnnarmw exnl&in
v hj it is that the snmegood
Republican Administration
so contrives matters that n
St. Lonis manufacturer can
send his shoes to Viena, A'us
tria, in the heart of Europe,
and sell them there cheaper
than he will do in Sr. Louis?
A gentleman from St. Lou
is bought in "Vienna a n d
brought home wi'h hi n shoes
which' cost twenty per cent,
Jees there, than the same ar
tide could he bought for in
the city where thry wore
made. This is robbery of the
consumer, under the favor of
laws ostensibly designed to J
protect American labor.
It is futile to say tha t such
liws.protect any one save
t he manufacturer, who is en
riched at our eipense He
Xts over and above his fair
business nrofits: above the
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price at which he is willing to
pell to any one, except bis tar
iff taxed countrymen, the
freight charges from St. Lou
is to Vienna, the Austrian
duty on the shoe's, and twen
-ty per cent, besides, say in
.nil not less than tmrty per
cent; this being the extra
price he charges above what
lie gets from the foreigner.
This is an injury and loss
which the good republican
Administration at Washing
ton imposes on all Ameri
cans. It is explicable exactly
on the ground upon which
Mr. Harshaw explained the
high price of eggs here last
summer. . It is dne'to the Rs
publican party, through the
working of the Tariff and the
Trusts.
Now, the United Statesgov
ernment gets no duty on the
shoes, htnee the thirty per
cent, extra, which the St. Lou
is manufacturer charges us
is so mu-jb more gain to him
at our expense.
Let us take off the tariff on
every .article which is sold a-
broad cheaper than it is sold
at home. This will not de
privo tie manufacturer of
pny fair profit. It will only
force him to treat bis coun
try men ns well as he dogs for
eigners.. .
President Roosevelt said
m bis speech at Cipinnatti
on the 20th of September:
m l M mm
"Ji in any case tn? tana is
found to foster a monopoly
which does ill, why of course,
no protectionist would oh-
jrt to a modification 01 the
tariff sufficient to remedy the
evil." It 18 an eyil that A
merican made goods, foster
nhrnart It ia tho uurt nf nl
" good Democrats to help cor
rei'i mis , evu, ana we nave
the best Republican author!
ty for trying to do so. -,V-:-
; JBlo wing Rock, Oct. H. ;
Editor'tyuiociat: -ij.
As tbf time is now at hand
when all uieti are 'allowed
that freedom o speech in a
secular sense, which has ever
been honored hy the ' Aneri
can people, I thought that I
itilght, be- allowed to say a
few things relative to t h e
road question. The tune has
'bme.whcn men are r sing up
from the mountains to the
sea in favor of better-roads.
Arid, indeed, no . question
can be of more vital impor
tance to the people of Wat au
gn than thin question, I o r
upon this rests the destiny
and welfare ff bur peop'e "in
a large measure. Good roads
are the fore runners to many
othar blessings tbnt will ney.
er be attained without them.
Too much stress can not be
placed upon thisquestion. In
my opinion, a good System
of public roads, such ns is
possible for Watauga to
have, penetrating every sec
tion of the county would be
worth more to our people
than a rail road could possi
bly be, even were it possible
for us to have a rail road.
And while it is possible for
Watauga to have just such
roads as she should have.yet
it is impossible under pres
ent conditions. Bes'de were
it possible under the-existing
irenmstances had you ev
er thought -how uiirensona
hie and how very unfair
such a law is? You only have
to stop and think one mo
ment to see where you stand.
You have to count just a mo
ment to be surprised to find
such a large per cent .of the
most substantial citizens of
the county, men of good prop
erty, plenty of lands and
good houses, enjoying ease
and prosperity so far ns their
public burden is concerned,
while the boys, who are not
allowed a vote upon any
question, and other men just
simply because they happen
to be under forty?iye years
old, and lor no other reason,
are called upon to make and
keep up in good and lawful
re pair a public highway for
a public benefit.
Now where is the fairness
in such a principle as wculd
thus discriminate? A man
does not ha re to be a judge
nor lawyer to know that the
spirit and intention of the
Constitution is violated and
that to an awful degree. No
man possessing a spirit of
fairness, when at himself, can
enaorse sucn a system as
1 1 .
would lay a burden upon one
man and free another who
is no better. The thought is
repulsive in the extreme. Yet
there is a very large percent
Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
rickct3 if ycu want to. The
jrowing child must eat the
. isrlit food for growth.- Bones
nust have bone food, blood
nust have blood food and so
n through the list.'
" Scott's Emulsion is the righ
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reatmcnt tor sou bones in
.'hildren. Littledoses everyday
nve the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
; Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger and
(irmness comes to the -.soil
heads. .-.' .'
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Right food will cure it
, In thousands of cases Scott's
Emulsion h?s proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood. , y . ; : . . :
' ' Send for free sample.
SCOTT & HOWkB. Chm1atr
409-415 Poart Street. New York.
FOOD
of pur; moiit.snbstantial citi-.
enship of t he conn ty , w h 0
are recocniied really as ob
jects of charity and must 1 bel
favored in some way, They
are actually j inyored w i t h
t ba ' t ,1 ha t they do not enjoy,
for e v e r y . pat riot ic man
wants to share the burdens
and responsibilities of his'cit
it -nsh ip, And 1 am very glad
to bear many - of , these men
who are thus free under the
present road law, admit thnt
something .must , te donp;
that this public burden mns'
rest where it belongs. Onea)f
our judges sairf a yearortwo
ago in charging tb grand ju
ry relative to the road hw,
hat it was a v.ry lean law,
nd that taxation was the
only fair way or- ke n'mr un
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ubhc roads. It seems that
this would not be theb3stfor
our people but that this bur
eu should rest, upon the man
hood as well us upon the prop
erty of the country. Let ev
ery able bodied man work as
he does. : But because he can
work and tries to be willing.
is no reason that he. should
do it all. We have all got to
be very loud tor n.ore ' roads
nd better roads, all over
he country, but are we wil-
ng to make them. . .
How in the name , of com
mon sense can any man ex
pect such roads as Watauga
should have under present
conditions? For want of time
and spare and without enter
ing into detail, into the mer
its of anything like the Meek
en burg road law, 1 submit
these thoughts as an intro
duc'tion to the many things
hat may be said in favor, of
his needed reform.
While there is an awaken
ing among our people in ma
ny directions, and especially
in the cause of education, we
should not neglect and trifle
with this important matter,
which is really the fore-runner
of al! prosperity and success
of any people.
.. L. C. Wilson.
What would the removal
of the tariff from the Trust
made good do tor the peo
pie? It would lower theprlcee
of these goods. How would
it do this? Well, the object of
the protective tariff is to keep
out foreign competition, lest
it should undersell our own
manufacturers If, as the Re
publicans claim, the. foreign
manufacturer could under
sell our manufacturers, but
for the tariff, is it not evident
that the removal of the tar
iff would mean cheaper goods
to the consumer? And is not
the unjust and arbitra-y pri
ces the monopolies of t h i s
con try see fit to fix the eyi
which comes home to eyery
consumer.
The kernel 01 the truth 0
the whole matter is this: The
removal of the tariff from
Trust-mnde goods w o u 1 d
force the Trusts which make
them to sell them at the same
prices they sell t hem for in
Europe. ;European manufac
turers could never undersel
American manufacturers in
American markets so long as
the American manufacturers
would sell to the Amererican
consumers at the same prices
they give to the European
consumer, for that is a . price
lower than the . European
manufacturer could sell at
eUe he would have secured
the trade. But if a trust goes
to putting up prices to . the
American ronsumer in thj
fashion they now do, Europ
will undersell them and force
tltonrt tn trut Wnsrn trt rpnann
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able profi ts oain ; . !
.. The other day somebody
In New York wrote n piece of
verse,' t he refrain-of which
was: 0b, for the good ; old
days of the plrntes," It was
followed in a few hours by ; n
stage robbbery in the; same
vicinity. . N'w Which is t h f
worst, the band of thieves
whose weapons are riches, or
the gank tlmt uses guns? Is
the thief in the palace better
than the robber in thejeave?
If there is any merit in tur
ag, the robber from t h e
ca ve is the most 'respectable,
because he incurs danger to
his person. The thif in the
palace puts a substitute , to
the. front when" personal barm
threatens. , -
The excitement incident to
traveling nnd change of food
and water often brings on
diarrhoea, and for. this reas
on no one should leave home
without a nottle of Cbam
tierlHin's Colic, I'holera and
Diarrhoea Remely, For sale
bjM. B. Blackburn.
Your attention is"
ailed tothefactthat
I am still in business
at Mabfi nnd am sell
ing goods at from
15 to 25 pet cent.
lower than mj com . .
. petitors.- J have a '
HEAT Stock Of Goods
and shall te pleased to
h ivyiir tCiid. b ot h
cash anfl produce.
Space forbids specula
tion here, but come on
friends and be convinced
that' I am anxious to
save you money on ev
ery article. : ,
JSSSfThe very honest mar
ket price paid for all kinds of
good country produce.
Thanking my friends and
customers tor past favors,
am Very truly,
A. E MOBETZ.
Mabel, Aug. 6.
HERE I AM,
WIT, BARG1NS FOR YODI
have just received ,n splen-
did lot or Spring and bum
mer dress and shirt waist
goods in the latest broad
stripes. New calicos at
to 6 ets per yard. A beauti
ful line of loop and other in
sertionH; tinsel gimp trim fv
ming, and .anything else
yon want in thiij line; nice
lof of solid and fancy ' bos
ierv lor ladies . &ri: J,: !
Ladies' fine hoes at $1.50
per pair and up men s at
11.50 and up. A hadsome
line of children's hok8 and
slippers I will send but'1 by
mail .. - ' - '-;
GOING AT COST.
A lot of men's and ladies
shoes in odd lots and num
bers. They are good goods
and each pair is a bargain
Also some . summer dress
goods in remnants.
Nice cashmere 22 cts. up to
45 cts. All Bargains. Do-
mesticp, Plaids, Jeans etc.
always in stock nt the low
est prices..
HARDWARE: I have the
best assormentintheconnty
bottrshelf and heavy, Plow,
repairs, single and double
shovel plows, hoes, nails
horse shoes, axes, mattocks,
etc. always on hand.
HATS! HATSl HATSI
A nice and attractive line for
both men and ladies.- A ful
line of notions of all kinds
constantly on hand. A few
suits for men and boys going
at a bargain.
tSrl want all kinds of coun
try produce, and an unlimit
ed amount of 'roots nnd
herbs for which I will pay the
highest market priw.
CALL AND SEE ME.
YOURS ANXIOUS TO rivKASE,
. ..WILrWVEOLSCLAW
Attention,
T 0 "HAKE ' R 0 0 H.
n nriLr n nnlro rnnin
Nw on the way I ani; offering SPECIAL BAIMUINS in
-awns,. Prints, Plaids, Kfc.,"
. ; Calico worth 5 cents' at 4
tjl Plaids w'irtb 7 ents at 4
" Worsteds which aell at 12
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mm mm m mmmm m -wwm m mwm -
dure. t4;'4:V"A:",;r.,v-v1-:v: -V'
C3"Bwch bich oi wanted at highest market prices.
::Z':':-1' 'y-;:'T6br truly; ::--'-'
Todd, Sept, 24.1902.
.To Tae Trado of
We wish toannounc" that
,we ihave added to oural.
.ready ' Complete stock of
MERCHANDISE
' A full line pf the celebated
Hamilton Brawn S bo n
Wnich.easily stand without '
. peers in the Shoe Kingdom.
We especially request the
people to give . our leading
bands a tital ; the $2.50 La
dies' and the $3 50 men's
BIowingRock, Aog. a8. ; v
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residents of the State Jt6o. Faculty .of 33 morobW; Practice and
Observation School connected with the College. Correspondence in
vited from .those desiring competent teachers and Stenographers, To
Kbuie ,mii in in? uuiuiuuricB mi
made before July. 15th " ' ."; 't'.-'-j1
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ND FIT. GLASSES THERETO-
A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF JEWELRY THAT, I AM SELL
ING UNDER A POSITIVE GUARANTEE, . y
I'Amounil bm mo Vnrir Trnlv. . .
Blowing Rock. N. V. .
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MCDnuiiiT inn
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AUTHORIZED CAP1T AL .. 'w .$$(O)0&
nr?vrrr7!Rt. J Whteb Wbioht. President: W. -.-P. DtJN-
J A. -A. M V 1SJ V m. - -
oan. Vice President,
R. F. McDade.
Stockholding Directors: J. Walter Wright, 1. 8. RAii-
mi, W. P. Dung an, and E. E. Hunter. .
Non atock-Holdlnsr Directors: Dr. J, Q. Butler. J. N.
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AMTinta nf Firmer Comoratious. and Individuals ,
C. B. WEBB,
C. Y. ILLEBB.
Vilkesfioro Matbb Vorks
Webb & Oilier, Prop.
Granite and Marble Monnmnt
' and everything pi the cemetrv
line done in the best of style
at the lowest prices ; ;
3SatiBfaction G oaranteedta
In " wir . iminPtlt4P HlOfk - ol
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b mwt m mu m mm s mi mm m. mt
Watauga Cowty. :
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which are gor htee3 to v, ;
QUALITY AND yWbltKMAtf
Thejr are bound to "jleaae tWSff' M
'";'; Wearer. 'Ay
When In town you arejinvt-- V;
; ted to examine our itoekbln jv.r
all department Jandr -i ,f r
;;' we are nnot prepared to of. :
fer yru some rare mtm''';i
in anything yoMt,.lJtj-'
ft ALL' & J ON E!
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DR. G. W. B BYv?
DRUGGIST AND pPTlOlA ;
BLOWING ROCK, N. 0- V '
1 now hare in stocx a splendid
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line 01 srapie arngs, paieai men
icinfsa, toilet articles confetions.
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APe't. Cashier. r
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Thomas L, Critcher. .
sukveyor4-
-deerfield, n. c. ..!
Is now eqnfpped with a new
v A n ni en rhviPiH
And makes a ppecialt j of sor
Tearing and .mapping home
mineral and timlier lands. A I
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