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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-09-10
DON'T BELIEVE IT THEMSELVES.
Facts which show the Insincerity of
Proteetionists

Facts Which Show the Insincerity of
ProteetIonists.
The protectionists say that the for
signer pays the tariff tax. This is a kind
of password with them, which proves
the orthodoxy of each ones political
creed They all speak it, from the least
TO the greatest-from the youngest to
those who have grown old and hoary
headed in their tariff sins.
But do they believe it themselves
Are they sinceres
Let1us see. Why did they give free
lumber TO Chicago and Portland, Me-.
after the great fires Ia those cities? If
the Canadians paid the lumber duty.
what good would it do Chicago and
Portland to have free lumber?
Lo, and behold Chicago and Port
land are in distress; therefore let us help
Canada!
But as that was twenty years ago and
may not count today, let us find a mod
ern instance. Have you ever heard of a
"compensating dutyg A compensating
duty is this: Woolen goods. for example.
bear two duties, so much per cent ad
yalorem and so much per. pound addi-
t1onal. The reason given for this is that
the ad valorem duty is protection against
foreign goods of the same kind, and that
the duty by the pound is to make good
to the manufacturer the duty he had
paid on his raw wool. 1t is .'compensa-
ton" to him for that outlay: the manu-
facturer himself regards it as such. and
always insists on having the ..coinpen-
sating duty maintained.
Now. If the foreigner pays the tag.
why do the protectionisss vote s'com-
pensating duty" to the manufacturer?
Ought they not in justice to vote it back
10 the foreigner if it is to '.compensatep
aaybody al all?
Ne:~ thss don't-sley dent bslieve it
themselves
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!. Normandy nutter Aduiterated.

$50. Normandy Butter AduIterated.
The British vice counsel nr Caen In
his last report says that, in spite of tbe
special laws adopted very recenflv
against the fraudulent practices of the
butter dealers and merchants in largely
introducing various fatty compounds
TO mix with the pure butter, this fraud
has been and is still being carried ON
extensively, and the exporters have for
some time past been introducing the
hitherto excellent Normandy butter TO
the English market largely aduIterated
with the compounds. A syndicate of
the butter merchants of northern
France has been formed, and IL has re-
Gently Issued an appeal to all the hon
est butter merchants TO endeavor to
avert this disaster to the trade through
the decrease of the expectation to for-
eiSn markets, attributable to the adul-
teration of the hitherto pure butter ex-
ported. The export of Nor.nandv
butter in 1882 to the English markets
alone amounted to the value of SO. .9OO.-
OoOt, while in the year 1887 IL had
fallen TO SO, 100, 000f.. and since the lat.
Ter year there has been still further
ecrease. The syndicate proposes, as
= precautionary measure, that a new
law shall be passed to oblige the makers
OF the compound to give it some color
ing matter other than the hue Of but
ter In it's unadulterated natural state.
80 that it viii then be impossible to mix
it ssith the pure article without show
Sag some trace of margarine. This
adulteration Of butter is extensively
carried on in Caen.
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spienous feature in the country where
they had been bred; and it is not sur
prising that they sought to reproduce in
the new country something of the old
by Planting by their doors the most
familiar of the English roof trees
Sothe habit grew of setting an elm tree
close by the home hewn out In the viii
derness. and these house trees. planted
by the early settlers of New England or
by their descendants of the early GEN
erations, ara the Oldest and noblest
trees which have been planted by man
IN North America
The affection for the elm tree. Tins
early developed in the New ENGLAND
heart, often saved It when the land was
being cleared for cultivation; and when
roads Were made and provided with
trees, as they We're more generally in
New England a hundred years ago than
they are now. the elm naturally was
selected to shade the traveller from the
burning sun of summer. The noble
stem supporting the broad head of
light and pendulous branches. the del-
icate spray, indeseribably beautiful in
winter and the abundant folfare of
summer make the American elm one
of the most desirable roadside trees
when placed in n suitable situation.
and fitting ornament to stand by the
stateliest mansion or the humblest
farm house
The American elm will not live to a
great age or develop all its beauty in
every situation. 1t breads drought and
stPrves in poor soil; its home Is on fer
tile intervales along streams and where
plant food is never lacking. The elms
which grew to such great size by the
farm houses of New England owed
their stature to the nourishment stolen
from the neighboring garden or to the
moisture drawn from the well which
its branches shaded. Thus they grew
to great size and lived out their span OF
life, which ut best is not very great. for
the elm is a fast growing tree and rare
ly lives during a longer period than
two centuries or two centuries and a
half. The most vigorous of them be-
gin to show the first signs of decay be-
fore they have seen n century and a
half go by, and an elm n hundred
years old in perfect health is now diff
';ult 10 Hnu except on some exception
ally fertile river lands like those which
border the upper Connecticut.
The elm is one of the best of trees to
plant where the soil is deep and rich
and where moisture is abundant and
constant; it is one of the least desirable
Of all trees to set by the side of city
streets. where plant food is always
lacking and where moisture is quickly
carried OF by the artificial drainage of
road bed and service pipes. Give 1t a
iair chance and the American elm will
hold its own against any tree in the
world in its own peculiar light and
sraceful beauty but unless all the con-
ditions favor it there is no tree less
satisfactory, and it should not be plant
cd unless these conditions can be sup
piled. Garden and Forest.
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Eecentrle Artsrnn. M..a

first met Artemus Ward In 1853. -
said j. Minor Griswold, the lecturer.
He was at that time city editor of
The Cleveland Plaindealar. Ward was
a long, lanky young man, with one eve
and ahatchet face. He was then kno,sn
as Charles Brown. but when he became
famous he added an e. to his name. I
think he was the most eccentric man I
ever met, and his fear of death amounted
TO n Inonomania- He would get M In
the night. disturbed by an awful fear
OF death, and wander around the ho,se
half clothed 1 remember his knock
ing at my door at 3 o'clock one morn
ing and asking If thought that Shake
speare would have made good city
editor.
Ward had habit of euyin0 every-
body he met Even his intimate friends
were not safe from this habit. one
evening we attended country school
exhibition together. The play was
'Pizarro. In the course of the play
one OF the actors came upon de stage
and exclaimed, How now, Gomezf
On yonder hill We found an old Perm
vianP
He's rightp exclaimed Ward, lean
ing over toward me. I can recognize
the old Peruvian by his bark
On the way home Artemus wanted
70 drive the horse OF the bank Into
the canal He would have done so but
for the fact that grabbed the lines
and prevented him from carrying ont
his design He explained his action by
saying that the horse was warm and
needed cooling of New York Press.
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A Race 70 Reat ,roE,n,...

The uncertainty iIf regard TO the final
form III which the tariff bill will be-
come a law is producing great obstruc-
ton in our foreign trade. The leading
trade paper of tho dry goods business in
New York gives the following in its
market reports. as the effect of this un-
certainty:
'Iilc order trade is hampered by the
tariff, buyers insisting ON contracting at
old prices. which importers are not will
ing to do unless they are sure to be able
to enter them before the duties are
raised. Spring orders are delayed for the
same reason, and buyers here as well as
buyers now in Europe are anxiously
SlaItltits va Tor uennlte Information IN orsief
to begin spring operations
The New York Commercial Bulletin
reports. too, that things are at a standstill
IN some lines of goods because importers
decline to take orders at present prices
and buyers refuse to give the advance
demanded. In some instances goods al
ready imported are held at higher prices
In view of the certain rise which will
follow the passage of the Mckinley bill
Imports are being hurried into the
country, however, at an unusual rate.
The same dry goods paper already quoted
1t is noticeable fact that with a smaller
actual consumption of imported goods
the imports this year have exceeded those
of last year by a good sum. This is
largely due to the proposed tariff
changes, all firms who could afford to do
so having accumulated u good stock of
goods as precaution against an advance
in duties. European manufacturers are.
9 "a . fI1n e
ders is concerned, rushing them through
speedily in order to be able to shin the
goods according to contract"
This condition of things ought to de-
light the soul of Maj. Mckinley, who is
said to cast cold smile of pity ON anv
man who confesses that he is an import
er. Mckinley believes that importing
is thing that is carried on in the inter
est OF foreigners and is injurious to the
welfare of America. His bill. which he
boasted of as IAN American bill. not a
European bill. is a direct effort to sup
press importing He looks upon import-
ers as enemies of their country and as
the legitimate prey of tariff oppression.
But the great army of American con-
sumers know that these importers are
only the agents OF the consumers them
selves. The importer will not order n
yard OF cloth unless he knows that there
Is some American citizen who wants it
and when Mckinley strikes at the i'm.
porter the blow is really aimed at the
consumer OF the goods that the importer
brings into the country. It is the free
dom OF the millions of American citi-
zens that Mckinley believes il a Just
and good thing to hamper.
But why this hurry TO get goods into
the country? What inducsment is there
te make haste? RepuRlicen politician
3fe dihgesk in sAseadkag the delusion
hat the fereignef pays Che tax, but II
50 why are our importers trying to get
in supply of goods before the McKfn-
ley wall goes up? Is not that hurry very
foolish If the foreigner pavs the duty?
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place pipe TO one another and say, ..Pro-
lection did it, protection did itf'
How can these contrary claims be rec
onciled If protection did it, then
Mckinley must give the country a
totally different kind of medicine If he
wants mo return TO cheap times In our
own country Let it be kept in mind
that DR.. Mckinley wants to keep the
temperature of his patient up. But if
the temperature goes down in spite of
his quack medicines he has no right to
boast that he reduced the temperature
and thus saved the life of his patient.
He was trying to keep the temperature
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PRIVATE RESIDENCES.
FARM PROPERTY.
The Homes of the Nation,
Are Largely Insured in
The Agricultural Insurance Company,
OF VA TERToWN, N. Y.
ASSETS,

THE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CoMPA-
NY is limited by its charter to risks not more
hazardous than private residences than farm
property, 1t was organized in 1883, by farm
ers and owners of dwellings, to obtain for
themselves and others the security offered by
company doing a home insurance business.
During these thirty-seven years, their wisd-
ON in treating this class of property, for in
snrance purposes, as different from all other
kinds, has been proved by the popularity OF
the company, by its steady and rapid growth
In assets and in the confidence of the citizens
of every state in which its policies are Issued
The world affords no other insurance COM
pany that holds two million dollars In trust
To protect Just one class of property-and that
nearest the heart of every man-his home
stead. The world affords no other insurance
company which has so little liability to loss
by sweeping cOnfagrations, and which af.
fortis to Its policy holders that absolute Sc
curity which even the largest companies ex-
posed 20 such confiagrations, cannot gfve.-
During Its thirty-sevcn years OF steady and
triumphant growth, scores of companies with
greater capital and larger pretensions, have
been organized, have hourished for a time
and have finally gone down in disasters such
as those OF Boston and Chicago.
TIPPETT BROS, agents,
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
may 2S-lm.
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POINT PLEASANT. w. VA.

Has been of the features of the for 16
During this tme the Proprietor has gone steadily
on adding little by little till he has of the
complete stocks of
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ELM Tree woRsHIPeRs.
For Pour centuri.. the New En~,...,.-
Have cuItivnted-nad N,-.r,-1S. y.

Tor Pour Centuries the New Ep.4arI..,.
Have caitiv.ted-and Surtured 1t.
The elm tree is dear to the heart ~
the New Highlander. No other tree Is
associated IN his mind with the idea of
home 1t forms the most remarkable
feature Of the domestic New England
landscape, and In NO part of the coun-
ny Is there a tree which occupies the
same position In the affection of the
people as the elm does In that of the
inhabitants of New England.
The people who settled the shores of
Massachusetts, bay brought with them
the remembrance of the elm trae-
which were such an important and con.
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The French minister Of commerce. dos
not seem to favor the removal of the
prohibition Of American lard in France.
On the contrary he says that France
could not at present meet America's
ayowal Of an economic war by couces-
sions. This attitude Of the French Rov-
ernment is seen still more strildneiy in
the recent passage Of the tariff act levy
ing prohibitory duties on our corn.
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Women as raIkers.

Have you any idea how many words
a person talks Ininuter' said a stenoe-
rapher. There is so much individual
difference" p" he went ON, that it is diff
ticult to strike an average. But L
should say that from $50 to 175 words
per minute would be fair average. A
person who speaks 300 words a minute
is talking very rapidly indeed. To give
you some idea of the fearful rate of
speed represented by 300 words in sixty
seconds figure out how many columns
of an ordinary newspaper would be
needed to report am hours talk with
such voluble speaker. You VIII find
that such talker, were the speech
given in full, could fill from ten to
twelve columns solid type. Oman aver
age, women talk faster than men. But
there is little to commend in fact talk
ing If a person has anything worth
saying, there is certainly time enough
t. say it wen. It Is better art to be
a good listener than good talker. ST.
lence and thought are inseparable. In
business matters only fools and mag
pies prosper. '"-Detroit Free Press.
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A ordinary elephant produces 120
pounds of ivory, worth $500. England
consumes $50 tons, for which it Is
necessary to kill 1900 elephants a
year.
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PR0TEcTI0N---PRIGES.
THE TENDENCY TO LOWER PRICES
IS GENERAL.

The rro1eetionists cIaiaa THAT It Is the
Tarin That Does 1t. but the Figures
OF the Treasury Department show the
sarne Decline In the Prices of Imports.
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The same general tendency to lower
prices could doubtless be shown in many
other imported articles. but the reports
are not given in these tables. The fig
ures here produced are simply sufficient
to show the general lowering of prices
which Is going on all over the world, and
which the prote-tionists make haste to
claim as the result of our high tariff.
They would have people TO believe that
1t Is only in America that prices have be-
come lower.
But what do protectionists mean by
claiming that the protective tariff lowers
pricess What right have they to make
that claima Does not their great apostle
Mckinley assure MS that protection Is
intended TO do just the opposite thing?
He defended his high duties when max
ing his noted tariff speech in congress by
saying, "We want no return to cheap
times In our own country" and also
..when merchandise is the cheapest men
are the poorest"
And yet when prices fan the protec-
ZIONIST children sitting in the market
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-09
THE NEWS IN LEAKSVILLE,
From, the Leaksvilie Gazette

Three homicides are reported in
Henry county, Va, for the month of
December. 1t is unfortunate that a
few lawless persons can make a
great deal of trouble and tarnish the
good name of a worthy community.
The stone pillars of the Smith river
iron bridge are approaching compile
ton, the third and last one being
considerably above the water. 1t is
thought that the bridge will be COM
pleted by the first of March.
We learn that on Christmas day a
disreputable white woman named
Minerva Harger, and colored man,
died in the vicinity of Ridgeway, Va,
under suspicious circumstances. A
man named Sam Garter has been
charged with responsibility for the
woman's death, and atlast accounts
was under arrest.
"A romantic wedding occurred on
the other side of Smith river, near
this place, last Thursday night, in
the public road, at about midnight.
The contracting parties were Mr..
Daniel l.. Barker, of Cascade, Va,
and Miss Sallie E. Meeks, of the same
State. Rev. A. L. Belts performed
the ceremony. We hope "the course
OF true love- now runs without a
single disturbing ripple.
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THE NEWS SIN DANBURY,
CEom the Danb,try Reporter. I

From the Dambury Reporter.]
Wheat is looking well in this part
of the plantation.
Died, near Jewell Postoffice, last
Tuesday, Mr.. Andrew Mabe, aged
about 45.
1t is estimated that from three
fourth to four-fifths of the 80 tobac-
co crop has been sold.
1t is reported that there is to be a
big calico s'shindig" at the Piedmont
Springs one of these odd come shorts
fore long.
We had reasonably quiet Christ
mas in Danbury this time. So far as
we are informed there were not more
than nine fights in the city all day
Wednesday. No harm done except
making a few extra punk knots and
few finger nail burrows.
1t is probable that the voters in
some of the townships will be asked to
vote small subscription to the At
lantic & Danville, or as it is termed
west of Danville, the Danville & East
Tennessee Railroad, to pass up Dan
river nearly centrally through
Stokes county. What do you say
What do you think of it?
An experienced trapper was in our
office last Monday. He says the
beaver is rapidly working it's way up
the Dan. They have reached point
at or above the upper end of Mr.. C.
E. Moore's plantation, and are cut
ting everything that will do for food,
and have damned one prong of the
river near Moore's Springs, which
the heavy freshets during the past
summer failed to move. He says OF
tiers are getting to be quite plentiful
along the river.
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PEOPLE you KNOW.

Capt. Bahnson, of Pennington,
was here Saturday.
Jolly Spot Taylor, of Danbury,
was here yesterday. j
Miss Rose Williamson returned
to Reidsville Saturday.
Miss Mollie Murphy, of Walnut
Cove,is visiting Col. Billings.
Mr.. V. A. Wilson, of Pfaffrcwn,
gave us a pleasant call yesterday.
Mr.. Wallace Gladston and wife are
visiting relatives in Rockingham.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Shamel died Saturday morning.
Mr.. Jno. D. Waddill, eff Salem
Chapel, was in Winston Saturday.
Mr.. R. J. Morris, of Walkertown,
sold his tobacco at Farmers Satur-
day.
Mr.. Cox, of Reidsville,is assistant
book-keeper for Messrs. Brown &
Bro.
Miss Van Emburg, of Vermont,
lie visiting Miss Alice Rondthaler in
Salem.
Mr.. C. w. Jones, of Walkertown,
paid our Office pleasant visit yes
terday.
Miss Jane Ward, a former teach
er in the Academy, is visiting Miss
Gertrude Siewers in Salem.
The handsome face of Bro ]. R.
Webster, of the Reidsville Weekly,
was seen on our streets this week.
Mr.. Frank McGehee, of Madison,
has accepted q position as assistant
book-keeper with Mr.. T. L. Vaughn.
Mr.. j. NJ: Cox, of Reidsville, was
here yesterday. He was on his an
nual visit to relations in this county.
Col. John E. Brown, one of Char
lotte's foremost citizens, visited his
brother, Major T. J. Brown, last
week.
We were glad to see Mr.. w. r.
Wall, of Madison, in our Office yes
terday. He brought tobacco to our
market and got good prices.
Mr.. Watt Martin left for Texas
Monday to sell tobacco for P; 81.
Hanes & Co. He will be gone about
so days on this trip.
Mr.. ]. w. Davis, once a resident
of Winston, has returned from DAN
vile, to accept q position with Messrs.
Hodgin Bros. & Lunn. We are glad
to welcome him back.
Mr.. j. G. Buxton returned from
a trip to Kansas City Sunday. This
is the second trip he has made with
in the last two weeks to that -four
ishing western city.
Misses Lizzie and Callie Thomas,
of Ashe county, are visiting Mrs.
FL. E. Fries. Miss Thomas will soon
become resident of the Twin-City
She is q young lady of high culture
and will add much to our society
CIRCLE
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THE NEWS IN MADISON.
From tie No .iison Lea.;er I

From the Morrison Lea.;er.]
Misses Bette and Delphine Carter,
OF Winston, were the guests of their
uncle, Mr.. T. F. Carter, during the
holidays.
Miss Carrie Wall, of near
Madison, went up to Winston Tues
day. to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Wall, of
Winston, were visiting relatives in
and near town this week.
w. u. Barber, an old and respected
citizen of this county, died at his
home near Reidsville last week, of
paralysis.
Died, at Walnut Cove, N. c., about
the middle ofNovemb Der the Piedmont
Farmer, aged three weeks. It's obitu-
airy has just been handed us for pub
lication.
"Since we Were so quickly done for,
We wonder what we were begun for"
Married, on Oct. 6, by j. A. Yer
non, Esq, Mr.. John W. Stow to Miss
Lucy Gam, all of this countw. On
Dec. 22d, by j. A. Vernon, Esq, Mr..
John kager and Miss Frances Joyce,
all of Rockingham county. On Dec.
Oath, by ]. A. Vernon, Esq, Mr.
Thomas w. Crews and Miss Emma
B. Vernon, all OF Rockingham.
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A WHOLESALE
REDUCTION IN PRICES !

throughout, in order to save freight
and labor in packing.
We have many desirable rem
nants in Dress Goods, Dress Trim
mings, Cloaks, Jackets, Mittens,
Gloves, Comforters, Carpets, Blan-
kets, Felt Hats, Ribbons, etc, that
must walk the COST plank!
We will give a few specimen
prices, much below cost:
so pairs ladies' Kid Gloves, good
quality, slightly damaged, worth so
cents, for 10 cents a pair. Ladies'
and Misses white Hose, of extra
quality snd fineness, for 10 cts. a
pair, worth SO cents. All silk Rib
bons from 3 to 20 cents a yard.
Corsets, including large sizes, for
Is cents, worth 25 and so cents
each.
ALI silk Fringes and fancy
Fringes, at 5 to Is cents yard,
one~third the cost value.
A good Sewing Machine for $40,
worth $25.
Hanging Lamps, Carpet Yarn,
ready-made "Mother Hnbbards, and
in fact our entire stock at