(Hie ttUatauga JDrmocrat
R. C. Hirers, Proprietor.
Tho:spay, Mv -M. H14.
THE PRESIDENT AND MEXICO.
Prom a rt':f inten i.-w w ith
Ivsi l.'iit Wilson it :i'nrs th.tr
t!" pre-nt troiiWe with Mexico
w piiinarilv iifinn iiin in that it
t'iurtiis Ui in I di-tiileition. ;
'MU' that large grants from
Spain v"St.l iim.-t nl t!i'Yiilimll'
Mid i't flriioi r;. . .Miii It 1 1 - t -gr.tdualU
- and n'l Mii i -l .'I
flu- land w l,i- It I In . had ii.
the I" r'ntnnii;, and tli. M I'iaz M'I
5 willi III- l.iiil!'ii-.lv l.nt peimit
(I t )' v. t. it'll haiHit i 'I luuitiuMi
Mhm1. Hi1 Madero I'VolnM"!
ll"' i.Milt of til rlllifllti'li
Ii":i1 -1 iiimI1 IIUUll'il 'f niM.I
t II"!" 1 ill-Ill llic-e L' h""l . I'Ut
iiMit'i.Hi Mi.l"i i dnoe Ilia out
fi' M. i'.i. h" .ii k-illTMini'let;
i Me I-i hi ! I itititf-t. Mint Ik
lO'll'l not put fliiv land frf'TP
hn i iiit.ifiiT.iu l finally , lie wu-
;l,.- i.mii U.mI. M'l'!t;l t.lkiii;
iriiV" 1 'I'1' :''oeriim"iit "till u
t ! lli'HV I 'ltli' l.l.l".-. ll
i tor tin-- poii- and tie
I ii.i.i. v..
What, ,i !; . Mi" Pn; id. lit, wil
Ml. .! ui ui ill in mating H M'I l,i
it ri H 1 l'i ill' Vli1"-i1 III" III" !-? I
" I lilt -1" O t il '". "harge (if tit
Me", i' .hi ;;i vi-riiiiiriii .' W ill n
Villa's revolution :;hhi .' M if ii
4 '1 1 .'.i -il OW . ll l it ttlll it ll
it m "ii ii ri-j I'l'i iiii'i' if thi' mi
IV -.t (it tin- landles- Mi)'li'? II
will, Mien-fore. ini-t. nt n!.
that llu"itn ..hall i. tH.'.liiit that
1V covernment -diall!"' rent-rap
i;;p 1 "H a constitutional ban
l'oKSAl.r..
A lot on Main Stivet at bar
gain in Hutler with a iihv two
utorv houxe. Thi nrtv i
owmil hv the r.utl-i- l.od:re No.
I. . . F. and th' 'MHtui.l
storv ha Ini'ti u-d forth'-iruw-t
M.vM,i,,voivM ti,. -;c..ii...,oiEYS05IN0lAXATlYt
mtiifan u rn.-nrv o. the j-on io thvui cMxt.nm
lli'l tin- tviv,.!it;itiv.-oi tlwl.m.! j " - XOTIi'K "
cd obliganhv: hut lhn l.ial NonhCaflum.
was ,.nt in hi r.-;:.h ii!,..'i. i.illv WaimiuM "mty.
. . . In t ! Suieri..rtturt,
to k'i t lit jrov.-il'liu lit all-l. Bffor- the i'Wrk
iift1. m.t.TM.t . .t .f..:... . Ill t IHAItrK f! thm twt it inn n1 ln.l
. ., ' " '. ' ' " of Ssrrn'i M.r.hw ntumitr her h-ir inp hall ura rvmil r ol var: th
wiiil.- our .-otKul tlitoi:-liout in ,,at,.r mhu-h ,titin hiw I,.wr part hsi-oniaim-l thlnt
M.'k o u,Mr .uMlv j.tv..im..fr t:,. ; ,--' nn.J hMM j,,,. ,, ,,ti )V ,H v lltH IV.
i .. i . , i J- M NoTin, Hiirv .rri. I). .Nor ', . . , Ti
in-oplf tor what was iiu-vitawl. jru. ivai.ia H..i.iii.i.t i., k. . w-ntlv mvuiI a hall m tl.-uiii.iti
'ii intci it-rev. iti t.;,. w;iv oi ' "' ,"v ,,on i'ii "f tliitate stor 'tiMin'r aii'l hn h-f t! to
MIOtlitM. tO pit .'III (Ii.l to Tf.i' Uni.l t... rf Mi ill.iwl V . ...f... . . ' ' .. ...
Lk. . 1 1 riii v io not iniM u. n rtii ran
wr. so if
I in this
I' . n tliii Ji.th t nf Jn,,. 1 ;i u i.tiinoii i. ,n I itt nt i -ill on
T tii no I tli.ri ai tvtvt to tt. itl l ' (
li.iii iri'il in in v I'flU-i'iir tin- .kit of I .1 V.. llV.l'X'l.. Ch'lll of Colli.
I III' In I l H. M 1,1 Im I'M lib'. I. ' l
W l I H' 1 1. u. i. f S T
to p it an ( ti.l to Tf.i
xif itijr a n a r . h v. YV 1 'y"vl irti.- ar ..iitW , ; , . ,,,', ,,,
I tVptVSi'!f;HlV ot imr stjf il'- lii oftiivin lb I'ulirf llon-ni' IOiiii. VOll shoilh! U il 1 1 MVStti I
Yilia
11
whii Ii .ill tlir poiipln '.hall liavo
xn r. inv tli it. Ii" woiil'lhfn
tlii now tnwninii tit 1 i -i a 1
al nii'thoil liy w lii' h t tuM'oinnini
lii.-oplfi of Mi'xico shall liav" tluii
limls ntoii'i to tln.'iii in prpt
nity. He iiisiststtiat umlor prop
"r M,"i'hiin v t In1 Mexican pon.
'Mil "vi'in thi'iu'vlviis. Ifiii"li
n'wu (-"fto nort;fmi..nti(n, th'Mi
ih I'nMM Strite Hill not w-k tc
a.itn a tool of Mo.vii an Icnit'irv
Anicn'-'iUj m11 not In' n?rpiitti-J
o pvploit Mnjtii'o, aii'l wi -hull
-:lk to ''ttl" tli" land j'i'ii.tii m.
I tfi'l Mi" p"i 'pi" of Mrt.xioo to st-
t i ly MjHic fi"h ni".-oi .a tlifit
n lopt'i lo- Nw nlnn'l. Ao;in.
w" r;liflll a-k for nf war Mimi
mity. in i.'liiijr only that jint
olainu f"r wanton i1'.;tnn ti!i o)
tli" pri"rv of Anii'iii an-; ami
Ion ian"!'.! shall l" paid.
Tin" pri'l"iit thinks thi. n
goinl lini" to plo" to linrop"
and our Son Mi Ani"i i'tin ii"ii'h
lior Mint th" Muio'o" ilort linr
Hinansaii niu"liMh fri"inldiip foi
Ihnn and ii"t a loak nnd"i' wliiidi
wh shall mli Mi"iii of ti"ir land.
To u.-" hi i "VMi t Miid i; "a di'-in
t-'ivst"1 1 iin'iii(tnp in tli" wnM r
not btnn:; int"iit"d in our ay
jjTiindisriii"iit .--and that our mo
tiw- an1 onlv th" m n t i v p c
Mi it nr" inirpd ly t h "
liijTht'r Imniauitv, to- our !iiih
ot'd'ity and rpspoti'dl'iltfy. and
by ourdi'hM'iiiinat ion that human
liberty rdml ! pi" iil in onrli"iui
ph"!".'' Hi? ini-iit that Villa
lias shown that h" and liisfollnw.
crs an- l onslanlly on MkMooIohiI
frir ii"W iiifonimtion that would
ivlit' i' thrill of th"ali:iiiiaof lif'iu
harliaii-ni s; that hi' "pas.iou is
for the sulu.m'fp'd f;hty Hs-p ppr
cent of th" people of th R"iiililic
who a a now stiuggling toward
liberty." He &ay that history
shown no instnTiep wher. liberty
was handed down from abo-t
and that all liberty has i.'ouie
from below in all times of th"
pant. e will helptheistriipglinjj
peons us louji' as he i jin'siden t
to regain their landf along with
a tiovfinimiut by them solves and
for themselves and of MieniMve!;.
Surely, tlieie eouldfif no higher
ideals. .Surely, there could lie no
pace in Mexico as lonpr asHo
pel lent of Ibepecple are landless
nnd ignorant. -
'.iitineni loiis'arnh at
iilI.1 l.aiiil ti'iiiii" .ill th.it li'iii
Mi it an i'iiib.1 : ;i i ,i i:i ..hi. .1 j
ain-t th" iiiip,'it,iti..n ui ;iiiii
into N I l!iilii"iir t-l 1 1! i ; .
rt'li'-n Vill'i. i pu J ininv i!i..,ni 1 1
!r ; i j , hi had bi-.-ii mad - t,i
ill" 1 1; lit. I hr "in 1 1 i i i , jt
!rl-,M It'll;- l, .no , , , I,,,. ,
l'" him ' take Turivon and
in, i ( if it n-i i ) Mci. ii. hi
tie later or. no d li. , li st t'loui
'ol"i.-in the p.irt of Tampiio.
Wlo did not "e -i., " ih. it nt
. . . - .
in i epi I-,! i i"! in" in-i'to to our
Win . in-iead. did take
Vera I U-..' I'II'I j. . h,.
('.o'lpi. ini-.i"d l hi . ,inui .
n " i .1 . hi p.. i n M-v ., j .ijir, n t . i
t,t "nf.-f ,( I ', lt ...l.l.i;! 1 j,.'
-nnw al";. w ith ami;, and iiin'mu.
nit ion tur llui ita. I In u it was
that Ilu"i ta and Mi" w .i Id ep. e
("d iMa and l .inaii -a in ,'n
uit w uh llu' i t.'i, and n- i i Mi"
I'riit"-! Stat"-, in it attempt t,i
Ol'tain led rev . f"r Mi" in alt of
i' i"d i air n "int ry.
I'ut w hat happened ' i 'arraii
:a. ilia's ( hi"l and th" pn ideiit
..f the Ton-ainu inialis f,n Mon.
did insist that we w iMidiaw Iron
era 'rur. but Villa, ('ariama's
ubonlinate. t, tunlh oeirul"d
hi - superior, and o bi "d to take
a ita nd aain' t t he I n i to) Slat.".;
Instead, lie hast eiied to the Texan
border and kept the i;mh o ;tn t pe.
( Mis, for vt hose ( a Use 1 1 w n liht .
ui"'. in snliii,, t ion. and so iiivm-ii
"d an up risiim-ali'ii'.-oiii border
I h"ii lainpi'-o t,.l into th'-haudsj
"f the i oiisf itutionab'-ts, thus
opening 1hat port to th" impor
tation of arm;; and ammunition
not from our border, butfrointh"
n ' 'lid at la l"e I'lni'i ui, Ii, ,1.1
era 1'ni' in n-prisalfortlieTatu
piro affair. Villa holds Taiupii o.
and most of the r venues are
Mint off from Mum ta. while Vilhi
..... . . .. 1. I .. 1. f
r i,"i- iiii'i iu'pi!es iiiuireii i-iri
Fait ii 1. Tellil.
THE "MEIZ" CAR
Price S l T.l.
MVKRY! 1.IVFRY
I will Ueipiipil with lua
rliines Miffii h iit to handle all
tin triiveliuir ti-i.1i of this
s.1 tion for t!ii'itniinr season.
Cfin-i.il driving: a sTialty.
Hates iv.iJ-oi.abl.-. Alsih;iv
ji yoml sjiddli- hor-' to let.
WHtt. pi ton or rail on
J.C. CARLTON.
iSooNt. X. C.
Tennctssee Indit for Sale.
' I have nliout two (20) hun.
livl nn.l t-'irhty o rp ut cfnul,
finine-ln hi"; woo. laxuU within a
mih of railroml st.at ion nt Shouns
Trim., that w ill Ihj sold all to
jjvther nt a jjrrin larrain, or I
will sell a part of it at lo.txi jt
in iv. Xo bargain lik thin ran be
found. For Inrther jrt knlam,
l's ription, etc., rail on or w rite
W T. CKOWDKR.
ShouiiK, Tenn.
To the Farmers of Watau
ga County:
F. M KICHAIIDS,
Hamier Elk, NC.
iL:
SrVajbAa
in f 11 0
UK. COOK j Cfr.RTAIN Cl'UE
i r wt-nrfii of il. j. . : cilrrofl mn4 "riil
ol Ii. Ii a ill ,oi too only poilal r.m. If fp.ir rf-nler
"'" K"'i dw ..ol p il ti 1 ir- Dd 4drr" lad gel a
' I ll'lti.l ... ,,.? itlfli l. c Afil W4"14 w.l'-,
Special Liberal Offer.
Mail ns Taeents in P. O. niotiov order or stamps aul we will
send vou all rha rues paid d bottles ( '. ( '. ( '. and if vou do not find
it the ".rejilest f.iniily niedieine you lune ever used we will refund
eeiy rent ol your money, .viiiress
T. L. '( tlx MEPK IM; 'i Winston-Salem. N. C.
n. H. I). JI-NISIiNGS, R c s idem L) e n t i U
HAXXKUELK, - ' A c
I ha" arranp-d for the nm venimire of my patient'! to be in
llootie I'.la. kburn'H Hotel on the Hrst of every month for thiveor
h mi days, and "eryeourt week, prepfned to do any kind of len
tnl work. i t. work MtAf!ANTH:n. Nothing but th" HFSTand 1TH.
I.'ST materials used in any of mv work, l'rires ivasonabl". No
a1 van. es upon Uumta u , nar'i toro.xamniation. Fati'-uts from n distan.e w ill avoid d"lflv
.Meantjui". wlnaher bv ; I'.v nitoriuinjr me betorehad. at what time thm- propose t'otuin"- ei
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GOOD TiMl'TiEMENTS
ami iiht hep. is when. e iret in tliuaine. We have the largest
nnd best line of enrth woikiti implements in Western Xorth Caro
lina. We know the needs of this mountain section and have pre-
piiivd tieeordinly. S r w rite us about your wants. Xo order
too large for us and none too small to im-ive our prompt and euro
ful attention.
IHiRNIIARDT-SKAGLKCO
WHOLEbAL AND RETAIL HARDWARE AND FURNITURE.
I'ENO-Ift. NORTH CAROLINA
The Faniou.s Frick -Company
rfEcIip5C, Machinery.
.oe:, nut ye aia"ai', lelire'.enta
tie-(. oi th"thr''"hu,':,i nn, nio'-t
poweitul ot Ih" South A iin i i. on
rovei nmi'iils oiler to ioiiiiiom
th" dlfle-ence bel Ween mr i ' nm
rv nnd eii o. U h v ih"s" i"i-
"uentat ives. nf all others'.' .
au-.e. probaMv, thi'v were made
o lIli'l'M'stionl dial W! h-
d to avail hinisi of Mii onoor!
unit v to demonstrate to tli..
world that the Monro" doetrine
m-"rj'l(! to prevent the estah-
i'liuienlof kmelv Kouunmciits
in Ameiif H inn th and south ol
t Ii" eipiator ami not to enable
us to take our neighbors terri
tory from them.
TllU-;. W hat'M er (he lenult of the
mediation um v be, i . it not bet te
'hat ve.,h mid ha ve 1 1 1-. 1 to reach
a permanent settlement of tli"
Mexi' an .dtiiatioii in a peareful
way than t hat we should have
dee'lare.l war against the mi
offending" peons, with the result
Mi'-r to Fioone or Bauuer Elk.
b, I'. LOWK, rri'lent,
H. H. l'KKKV. ice-1'rcHidimt
L. 11. FARt HIN4. ('Holier.
The Valle
We solicit the aecoinits of all persons in this new Uatik, and
we w ill do our best to iieeommoihite the people and render the
greatest service coiisistaut with sound banking.
Now that the actuating mo
tives of the President have been
j-x caled, many of the steps in his
announced policy of "active wait
inp;" beeoine plain. Our ambas- Woodrow S ik-on in this crisi?,
faUcr wuj withdrawn because hia! Mie enceis uf the iincoes to the
ouger rttt'iitiua hi the Citv of to thecoutiar.vcotwithataudiDg.l
ot bloodshed, famine, pcsMIcnci
and all the other horrors of war'.'
is it not better that our South
Auieii'-an fi lends, whose com
ni"ive uriil trade we 8o much de
fetie-now that the Panama Cn
nal hus been romjileted-should
know us as friends rather than
as secret and designinp- enemies.
bent only on the acquisition of
'heir territory under cloak of tne
Monroe doctrine'.' In it not bet
ter, if we are to reai h anv settle
meut with Mexi.ni, to reneh one
that will be 1'ermaiient. bv re
moving the prime cause of all. the
levolut i ms causes that w illcon
tinue as long as the people ol that
count iv a iv depnveii ottheirland
in I her than t o conquer that coun
tnbyloive of arms, and to re
main in it, as a. sort of policeman,
when I peaceful uiethodswe can
i est ore cons-titutioiiHl govern
ment and turn the nianau'ement
of ito affairs over to the people-
rne narneH tor tm lr own good,
inc-tead of that of a landed arip
toeraey? If there is a ju t and righteom
Mod, Piireh he is on the side of
HARDWARE.
Xortcu. Saw Mills, FsfUtes vtt
Threshers.
Best prlppg, bgt terms, bt
iiiBchlnery. (f you ara uslnif
"EcllpHe'' luacliinery iend your
orders for repair to me. If
you are figuring on buyiug ui
rhinery ct on me or write to
ue and I will be pleased to cat
on you.
AhI uie fori'Htaloif.
F. M. KICHARDS, Jr.,
Factory Representative.
Banner Elk, N. C.
Spraying Trees.
The spraying; of Fruit Trees and Berries to secure
good crops is becoming more necessary all the timfi.
We have a big line of Spray Tumps of best makes, al
so Spraying Solution, Pruning Shears, Tools, etc.
Come in and let us show you our stock and quote prices.
Steel ranges, Cook stoves, Mowing Scythes, Grain
Cradloa, Mowing Machines, Fakes, Tedders, Screen doors
Windows, Wire cloth, Buggies, Harness, Wagons, Thresh
ing machines, Gasoline and ( )il Full Engines, Woven wire
Fence, Cement, Windows, Doors, roofing, Fruit Jars, Cul
tivators, Hoes, Harrows, Grass Seed and Fertilizer, write
or call on us for prices, "the quality of our goods remain
long after the price is forgotten."
Ueilieinher 1X5 are headquarters for any
thing you want m the line of
Hardware, from a cambric needle to a gassoline en
gine; are prepared to furnish you anything you need
in the way of farming tools with which to "pitch"
and cultivate your crops. If in need of anything in
our line, do'nt fail to investigate our prices, and we
are sure of your trade.
LENOIR HARDWARE AND FURNITURE CO,,
EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE.
LKNOIK, :.: ... ... ... ... NORTH CAROLINA
Monuments, Tablets & Headstones.
ALL SIZES, SHAPES AND COLORS,
W. K. STOFFEL HARDWARE CO
I.NCI iR! 0RATEDJ
MOUNTAIN CITY, TENN.
(Ueudquarters for all Farming Implements.)
IK
Marble and Granite of the very best ma
terial. PRICES ARE RI3HT, come and see our work, or write us
for Prices and Designs.
yours very truly,
MOUNTAIN CITY MARBLE COMPANY
-Mountain City, ; Tennessee.