Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-11-17


found 1t closed. The sign was down, and all
was silent as the tomb. The cause WAS natural
~ asked.
Was he temperate. Yes. Was he attentive |
and indns,rousl Yes. Werehis prices reason.
able 1.-The same as others asked. Was he de- |
srous TO locate at home. He was. Then why !
had he closed his shop! Because patronage was |
not extended To him. ilo waited for months, but !
received scarcely work enough to keep soul and
body together-while some OF our citizens were
at the same time procuring their work from other
towns-no better executed than he was able to fur
nish at a lower price.
"ENCoURAoE YOUR OWN" said we. But our
train OF thought was disturbed by an invitation TO
step into cabinet-maker's Warehouse. Here
was as fine supply Of furniture as decorated
Fancuil Hall a, the great Fair. Sofas, bureaus.
chairs, and 4 hundred eiceteras, were displayed
around the room. And where do you find pur-
chascrs for all these /? said we To the industrious
manufacturer.
Oh, they 90 to the New York and Boston mar
kets.
TO tho Boston market. we exclaimed, why
eighbor-----has just purchased some articles
| from Boston, at great bargain he ,hinks--a sofa
| much like that for forty dollarS--some splendid
chairs tool did not know there were any like
them in town, until now you have some here
50 much like them that suppose you have taken
| the pattern.
| That sofa and those chairs too, were of my own
manuiac,are--and he has paid for them in addi-
ticn to the price ask here, TWO freehts and COM
msson-besdes small billior repairs of injury
! by moving.
| Is it possible said we, then full sure our mot,
to, "ENcouRACE YOUR OWN, is not only patriotic,
but also economical.
EE:7.--has all HE coats n,gds in , the CITY
they are only convenient TO call upon when a but
ton gets Oil, or the elbow needs stitch. He
handed in AN old coat to repair to one of our cs.
tabiished tailors, with high commentator upon
the workmanship, and wonder that none of the
town tailors could do we'll.
Who made This coat sirl inquired the tailor. as
he cast his eyes the work.
A Mr.---, of the city.
Oh yes, he is very good work,nan--he served
his time with me, and has Just established him
sell In the city. See, however, he has not paid
quite the attention TO stitching the collar used
| TO require of him-and suppose a pressure of
work has compelled him TO make little longer
stitches than used to let pass. However, he will
/ no doubt improve.
"ENCouRAGE YOUR OWN" thought we, if YOU
wish to save yourself from the chagrin that was
manifest IN The patrons countenance.
There is no smoke from that brass founders fur
nace-his door is open to be sure, and he is stand
/ ing IN it-but his lathe is STILL Well, neighbour
how Is business! Dull--had no orders from, Bos-
/ ton Tor three months. Don't you find enough
town work Scarcely any, it is all procured in
Boston. Have they any better facilities for do
| ing work cheap in the city, than in this town?
None: we have every facility they possess in
boston Tor manufacturing, and cheaper rents
| but siiil the work goes there and we ara idle.
IL this policy drives the honest and industrious
mechanic to the alms-housc how much better 1t
VIII then appear to "ENCoURAGE YOUR OWN"
What fine toned piano Only listen. 1t is
better than Gilherts-it must be imported. Who
made 1T! Ii was made al our organ factory; and
YET whiio there are more than 90 pianos in use
liz town, there is scarcely enough support given
10 lie industrious and ingenious manufacturers to
insure them a living. VIVA, a fine and useful
tune might be made Of the words, '.ENcouRAeE
YOUR OWN"
Here is new store jus, opened for .ten DAYS
only with the iag end of some stock which city
purchasers will not look at. 'Grea, bargains
a! Tess Hdh cost, are hung out--and our regular
dealers have the modification OF seeing their coun-
ieEs deserted, and all the customers taken in at the
new store In ten days the stock is distributed in
town: spotted cloths-rotteD cloths--defective
cloths &C. &C., are found too late-havs been too
dearly paid for. Had they been purchased of our
regular dealers they would have been returned. !
but "Mr. Ten days" is among the missing, and |
they must pocket the loss.-liow much better il !
would have been 10 have followed the motto
"ENCOURACE YOUR OWN
Sir, shall furnish you with a pair of these
French shoes-cheap, indeed, for those who make +
them live on frog soup, and can therefore work
cheaper than our beef eaters.
And can you tell how much was paid for i'm
Only fifty thousand dollars, sir.
No, sir, my family shall not the foreign
article, so long as the Yankee beef eaters need
my patronage to make the pot boil. Give me the
brogans first. And. sir, in future, will buy all
our shoes OF you, if you will put your shoe
stamp, 'ENCoURAGE YOUR OWN
Here some hats, sir, right from New York, /
if they have not crossed the Atlantic
Who are those half dozen men saw idle in your
shop Saturday
Oh, they are some matters who arc out of en-
ploy.
Just get one of them to make me a hat if i, cost |
ten dolars-and put on the tip. just under his !
name, "ENCoURAGE YOUR OWN" Let there he !
over his name the American eagle, with this mot /
10.
sour country against the World,
Our State before any other in the Union
Our Town in preference 20 any in the State
This may seem selfish, but we are fully con-
WINGED that ii is The true policy to insure prosper
lty If generally adopted, would have
cause for complaint. Even ii you pay little
more for article, it is better for the general
prosperity Of d town that its own citizens should
be patronized-as it gives them the means TO ex-
tend the wave till every little circle in the lake Of
prosperity uni,es and sets the whole community in
motion. '--ENCOUEA6E YOUR OWN. "-POrtSmouM
Journal.
ALTERED NOTES.-The saw Yesterday a
note of the Formers and Planters Bank cs Bali-
more (scnt to this city from Pittsburgh Bank)
altered from to ten dollars. 'The alteration
was executed in nlanner well calculated 10 de-
ceive, but'ihe cheat may be easily discovered by