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Mu Ijfrald and gitsertiseij.
Newnan, Ga., Friday, September 23,1887.
BELATED CORRESPONDENCE.
The Magic of Protection.
Mr. Editor I was asked by a free
trader why I did not add a column and
strow what goods would have sold at if
there were no tariff on them, when I
gave you the article showing the com
parative value of lands and prices paid
laborers, according to the numbers en
gaged in agriculture. Free traders in
sist, (which I deny) that the consumer
pays the tariff levied on foreign goods
brought into the country, and insist
that they could be bought at a price
less, the tariff, were the tax not laid on
them; but they never give the tariff
credit for the revenue- it raises to sup-
t>ort the Government, whereby they are
relieved of direct taxation. Free tra
ders never appeal to the patriotism and
intelligence of the (people, but always
to their passions, .prejudices, avarice
and selfishness, and.here is one of their
popular arguments : They pull off their
hats and say, “I paid $3 for this hat,
but if there had been no tariff on it I
could have bought it for $1.” They al
ways make bald declarations and un
warranted assumptions like that. They
know nothing about the cost of a hat
in Europe, nor the tariff on this class of
goods—or, at least, they never state
I hose facts. I cannot be induced to ar-
• gue like they do, and therefore will not
pretend to state positively what the
price of goods would be without a tar
iff. But I will, in all candor and good
conscience, state what I honestly be
lieve that goods would sell at were
there no tariff upon them. Under the
present tariff calico is worth from 5 to
S cents, sugar 6*, baggings to 10, cottoli
lies 2 to 54, iron 34, railroad bars $25 to
*40 per ton, salt $1 per sack, nails 24 to
34 cents, window glass $3 50 per 100 feet.
Under the Robt. J. .Walker bill, or 20
per cent, tariff, calico sold at 10@124
cents, sugar 124, bagging 20, bale rope
124, iron 8, railroad bars $100 to $120 per
ton, salt $2 50 per sack, nails 5@8/ win
dow glass from $4 to $6 50 per 100 feet.
Now, if goods were so much higher
under a 20 per cent, tariff than under
the present tariff of 42 per cent., what
would goods sell at under free trade ?
Calico would sell at 20 cents, bagging
25@40, cotton ties 10, iron 12@15, rail
road bars $140 to $175 per ton, salt $5
per sack, nails 12@15, sugar 20, window
glass $10 to $12 per 100 feet.
I know the figures for free ‘trade
prices do not agree with the idea of
free traders, but these are my reasons
for them. In gathering persimmons it
is said that the longest pole knocks
t dqwn the ’simmon. If free trade were
< adopted Europe, with all her wealth,
would mass her goods in the United
States and sell them at such prices as
would soon break down our factories,
(and for the time being we would get
goods cheaper than under protection,)
• f heir money-bags being larger and ful
ler than ours, and for that reason they
would eventually break down our fac
tories and American competition; when,
instantly, they (having the market to
t hemselves) would put up the prices of
goods to such a point as to indemnify
them in their losses in crushing us.
Is it a reasonable assumption that Eu
rope, with control of the American
market, would send one thousand mil
lions of goods to glut our market and
•reduce prices, when she could send over
five hundred millions of goods and ob
tain as much money as she could for
ihe one thousand millions, thereby
maintaining a brisk market for her
goods and securing such prices for them
:is would secure good profits and large
dividends for the money invested. On
t he other hand, protection stimulates
home competition and increases pro
duction to such all extent as to glut the
market and reduce prices more than the
duty laid on them, supply and demand
regulating prices.
Free trade is one. of the greatest
humbugs ever attempted to be put up
on the American people. It is a myth,
and if ever adopted by the United
•States will ruin the country, industri
ally and financially, in. one short year.
Now, Mr. Editor, I make the declar
ation that if you were to buy.goods ip
Europe at 15 per cent, less than you
could in this country you would save $15
in every $100 bought, but the country
would lose the other $$5. Any three
sent back to purchase cotton to make
more calico. I would reply that tfle
American manufacturer has $100 with
which to buy cotton to make more cal
ico ; and I would here call your atten
tion to the fact that the $100 paid the
American manufacturer was already
ours and belonging to our wealth ; but
in order to secure the $85 paid the for
eign manufacturer, so we could count
it in our wealth, we would have to give
cotton or some other product or manu
factured article. It does not make any
difference how cheap goods may be
bought, the whole thing hinges upon
where and by whom were the goods
made. If they were the product of
American capital, industry and labor,
then prosperity would be the result;
but if they were produced by foreign
capital, industry and labor, then bank
ruptcy and ruin would ensue. Daniel
Webster, in his speech in 1846 on the
Robt. J. Walker tariff bill, among other
thirigs said that the country needed
three things: First, a plentiful and
cheap supply of all essential articles of
consumption. Secondly, the money to
pay for those cheap articles. And
thirdly, employment, in order to make
the money to appropriate in that way.
So, Mr. Editor, the watcliward of
protectionists is employment, employ
ment, employment. Benj. Leigh.
Shaving a Dead Man.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
“That’s all right if it’s only a hair
cut; just up a little straighter. If you
wanted a shave I’d have told you to
take Bill’s chair over there. I couldn’t
sliave you—you look like that fellow,
only you’re warmer and not so white.”
“Like what fellow-?”
“Like ‘a stiff’ I shaved about two
weeks ago. The minute you’d shut your
eyes I’d get so nervous I might make
you as dead as he is. The resemblance
would be so strong I couldn’t stand it.”
“That’s funny.”
“Funny! Well, if you’d shaved a
corpse you wouldn’t think it was very
funny. My heart jumped into my
throat when you stepped into that
door. . It’s over two weeks since I’ve
shaved that dead man, and he’s been
right, with me ever since. Every time
I close my eyes I can see he’s glaring
right at me. His face is as plain before
me as yours. Night and day I see it.
My skin creeps every time I touch a
razor. Every time I touch anything
cold I shudder. I can feel his cold,
clammy skin yet. I will never forget
the horrible sensation of the moment
I touched his face with the razor. I
felt I was committing a sacrilege. I
felt guilty—but of what I could not
answer. If I live to be 100 years old
I’ll never forget that experience—and
I’ll never shave a dead man again.”
“Oh, pshaw! Charlie, you’re foolish,”
said another barber, “I’ve shaved doz
ens of dead men and never saw a ghost.
I’d rather shave a ‘stiff” than a crank
any day, for these reasons: You get
paid more, they don’t bleed if you cut
’em and they never grumble at your
work. I’ve been paid as high as $10
and never less than $3. That is the
regular price and I won’t take less.
I’ve seen lots of funny things in this
end of our business. Less than two
weeks ago I went to a house, not 1,000
miles from Washington park. I had
finished the job and was .packing my
traps when the dead man’s wife—i
mean widow—came in. She walked
over to the corpse, examined the face
closely, and was turning away with a
sort of satisfied look, when suddenly
she gave a shriek, and cried like a pro
fessional.
What’s the matter, madame?’ I
asked.
‘Why, you-youmean thing. You’ve
p-p-p-parted his hair -on the -wrong
s-side—boo! hoo!’
‘Another time I went to an aristo
cratic residence on Michigan avenue;
I.won’t tell j 7 ou the number because it
wasn’t very long ago. The dead man’s
brother was in the room with me—one
of these alleged English • dudes, you
know, who talk through their nose and
lisp like a woman. The first stroke I
made on the neck of the corpse caused
'his brother to take a conniption.
“ ‘Now, now, now; stop that, I say,
stop that,’ he replied. ‘Aw-aw . don-
chuno that’s not right. You rnusn’t
shave the neck up; you must shaye it
down. If you shave it up the hair will
grow up and curl the wrong way, don’t
you know, and he can never part it
nice again like it is now.’
Story With a Double-Action
Moral.
Nashville Banner. , 7
Speaking of regularity of habits, a
well-known Nashville lawyer said to
day that he was reminded of a certain
chancellor of the good old days who
prided himself as a model so far as reg
ularity of habits was concerned. One
da}’ in this chancellp.r’s court a very im
portant land case was being heard.
An old man named Elm took the stand,
and the exactness with which he testi
fied as to the boundary lines and other
details of the case excited the chancel
lor’s attention. After Elm had conclu
ded his story the chancellor put him
through an examination. Mr. Elm
gave his age at 84 years; said he never
used tobacco or intoxicants in any form;
went to bed at sundown and rose at
sunrise, ate his meals regularly, and
was, upon the w’hole, a very correct
man in his habits of life, to which he
attributed his great vitality.
Concluding the examination, the
chancellor said to the gentlemen of the
bar: “You see how regularity in hab
its of life preserves a man. You should
remember this as a lesson.” The next
witness was also named Elm, and he as
well as the former showed a remarka
ble degree of vitality and power of
mind. He told with detail what he
knew of the case at issue. The chan
cellor finally said: “Mr. Elm, you
seem to be a well-preserved man. How
old are you ?” “I am 94 years of age, and
an older brother of the man who has just
testified.” “Have you been regular in
your habits through life?” “Well, I
do not know as to that.” “Do you ev
er use intoxicating liquors?” “Well,
I never goto bed sober.” “What time
do you retire ?” “That depends alto
gether upon the convenience of the oc
casion—sometimes early and sometimes
late:” “Do you use tobacco?” “I
have been chewing and smoking for
forty years, and could, not do without
either.” By this time the lawyers
were laughing, and the chancellor re
marked : “Well, gentlemen, Elm is
tough, whether you find it* wet or dry.
The Mortgage.
American Farmer.
The mortgage is not an unmixed evil,
as some journals would have us believe.
It is unfortunate that the necessity
for credit exists, but the fact remains
and it is one of the most stubborn of
all-facts.
Credit is a blessing, but the abuse of
it is one of the greatest curses that ever
blighted individual or community pros
perity. A man’s credit depends on his
character and the reputation he enjoys
for energy, industry, sobriety and in
tegrity.
Now, a mortgage is only a security
for the faithful performance of a pecu
niary obligation, and is the outgrowth
of a system of’collection laws that are
themselves defective, and which have
rendered precautionary measures nec
essary. ,
Without credit based on security ev
ery farming section would be -reduced
to desperate straits. The farmers would
be unible, generally, to enter upon
the year’s operations much less carry
their crops through to maturity if cred
it could not be obtained. This is an
appalling state of affairs, but no hope
is offered but a judicious use of credit-
It is true that some men have charac
ter, energy and industry coupled with
a reputation for past promptness in
meeting their engagements upon which
the man can bank, and upon which, a
merchant can lien with safety. But
capital is cautious, and any man who
asks credit must be prepared to accede
to the terms on which it is-given. If a
mortgage is required it implies nothing
more than the wanting of a security
allowed; by law which insures against
misfortune. No > one can tell what a
day may'bring‘forth and a man whose
good intentions are-backed by an abili
ty to meet future engagements, may, in
a few months, be placed beyond the
means of liquidation.
men can give ocular demonstration of
the fv&t that would convince them- j in earnest, and I tried to keep my face
straight, but it was pretty hard work.
The idea of shaving a corpse so he
could part his whiskers nice afterward!
“A funny thing happened once when
I was working in Pittsburg, Pa. One
night a rich iron man died on Oakland
avenue, and a colored barber went- to
fix him up. When he had shaved one
side of the face it was necessary to turn
the corpse over. I suppose there was
some air in the lungs, but anyway,
when he turned him over the corpse
gave an awful groan. The ‘coon’ drop
ped the razor arid let out a yell that
brought the whole household to the
spot on the run. ’ Before anybody got
there the darky was out of the house
and down the avenue as if the ‘qld boy’
was after him, and at every jump he
let out a screech. When one of the
men went into the room he saw the
razor and nearly half of the left ear of
the corpse lying on the floor. The ra
zor had just happened to strike it when
the darky dropped it and ran. A: doc-
Two Views of a Case.
•Harper’s Magazine. ~ ' ' " ’ ' • • '
The following experience of a Missis
sippi lawyer was'related’by himself to
the writer many years ago. He said:
? “I was defending a prisoner for horse
stealing, and, seeing no other means of
defending him, under the circumstances,
I- set up the plea of insanity. I argued
it at length, read many extracts from
works on medical jurisprudence, and
I looked at the man and saw he was ! had the patient attention of the Court.
selves arid everybody else. Now try it
yourself, Mr. Editor. For illustration
• we will say that you stand in the place
•of an American merchant, another oc
cupies the position of an American
manufacture^,'and the third is an Eu
ropean manufacturer. You first buy
si 00 worth of-Calico from the American
manufacturer and pay him the money.
The money thus paid belongs to* him as
an American, arid is counted in the ag
gregate of American wealth. Then
Exturn around and buy from the Europe-
• an manufacturer the same quantity and
quality of calico for $S5 and pay him
the money. You will perceive that you
have made $15 by buying of the foreign
manufacturer, but the $S5 is a clear loss
' to this country, because you paid it to
a foreigner, and of course it belongs to
- : lie wealth of the foreign- country. It
is true that at the time of the purchase
you and the country got value received,
but when the. calico is worn out, the
money paid the foi ei-,nei • tor was sent..for, who sewed the ear-on,
rope, that much is addfed to E P * i and then -he sent for me. I finished
wealth. But I may be replied to, that j shaving the man and left the house
--the $85 paid the foreigner would be with a crisp $100 bill in my pocket.”
The prosecuting attorney did not at
tempt to reply to my argument, dr con
trovert my authorities. I seemed.tq
have things my own way, and whisper
ed to the prisoner that he needn’t be
uneasy. Then came the Judge’s charge,
iu which he reminded the jury that
there was no dispute between counsel
as to the facts of the case. Indeed,
there could not have been, for several
witnesses had sworn positively , that
they saw., my. client steal the horse.
‘But,’ concluded the Court, ‘the plea of
insanity has been set up -and I charge
you, gentlemen of the jury, that it
should receive your very grave and se
rious deliberation; but I must be allow
ed to say, gentlemen, that for myself,
upon a review of the whole case, I can
discover no evidence of insanity on the
part of the prisoner, except, perhaps,
in the selection of his counsel.’ ”
Advice to Young Ladies.
Trust not to uncertain riches, but
prepare yourself for every emergency
in life. Learn to work, and not to be
; dependent upon servants to make your i
} bread. Sweep your own floors aud knit j
your own stockings and dam them when
they need it. And above all things, do
not esteem too lightly those honorable
young men who sustain themselves and
their parents by the work of their own
hands, while you care for, and receive
into your company, those lazy, idle loaf
ers who never lift a finger to help them
selves, nor their parents, nor-anybody
else. So they just keep soul and body
together, and get sufficient to live in
fashion, is the height of their ambition.
Young ladies, shun the company of
such characters as these. Bid them
good night arid, kick them out offsight.
Young ladies, remember this, and,
instead of sounding the praise of your
lovers, and examining the cut of their
coats, look into their hearts and habits
and see if they have trades, and can de
pend upon themselves. See if they
have minds that will lead them to look
above a butterfly’s existence. Talk hot
of the beautiful white skip and the soft,
delicate hand, the fine appearance of
the young man. Let not these foolish
considerations trouble your mind.
When you marry, be sure and get a
man who is not too lazy to work.
The Original Cinderilla.
Jewish Messenger.
Cinderiila’s real name, it seems, was
Rhodope, ' and she was a beautiful
Egyptian maiden, lived 670 years before
the common era and during the reign
of Psammeticus, one of the twelve
kings of Egypt. One day Rhodope
ventured to go home, and meanwhile
left her shoes, which must have been
unusually small, lying on the bank. An
eagle passing above chanced to catch
sight of the little sandals and mistak
ing them for a toothsome tidbit, pounc
ed down and carried one of them
off in Iris beak. The bird then
unwittingly played the part of fairy
godmother, for, flying directly over
Memphis, where King Psammeticus
was dispensing justice, it let the
shoe fall right into the king’s lap.
Its size, beauty and daintiness imme
diately attracted the royal eye, and the
king, determined upon knowing the
wearer of so cunning a shoe, sent
through all his kingdom in search of
the foot that would fit it. As in the
story of Cinderilla, the messengers
finally discovered Rhodope, fitted on
the shoe, and carried her in triumph to
Memphis, where she -became the queen
of King Psammeticus, and the founda
tion of a fairy tale that was to delight
boys and girls 2,400 years later.
“Save me, doctor, and I’ll give you a
check for a thousand dollars.”
The doctor gave him a remedy that
soon eased him, arid he called out:
“Keep at it, doctor, and I’ll give you a
check for a hundred dollars !”
In half an hour more lie was able to
sit up aucl he calmly remarked:
“Doctor, I feel like giving you a fifty
dollar bill.”
When the doctor was ready to go, the
sick man was up and dressed, and he
followed the physician to the door, and
said:
“Say, doctor, send in your bill the
first of the month.”
When six months had been gathered
to Time’s bosom, the doctor sent in a
bill amounting to five dollars. He was
pressed to cut it down to three, and
after so doing, he sued to get it, got
judgment, and the patient put in a stay
of execution.
NEW RICE !
NEW GUNS !
NEW BROOMS AND BETTER BROOMS!
As good FLOUR as the
market affords, and if you don’t
believe I am selling it cheap,
try me.
Georgia raised , Barley and
Rye.
Good Coffee at 25c. Other
things cheap in proportion.
W. P. BROOM.
A. P. JONES. : J. E. TOOLE.
JONES & TOOLE,
CARRIAGE. BUILDERS
AXD DEALERS IX
HARDWARE,
LaGRANGE, ga.
Manufacture all kinds of
Carriages, Buggies, Carts and
Wagons. Repairing neatly
and promptly done at reason
able priqes. We sell the Peer
less Engine and Machinery.
DR. THOMAS J. JONES.
Respectfully otters his services to the people
in Sewaan and vicinity. Office. on Depot
street, K. H. Barnes’ old jewelry office. Res
idence on Depot street, tuird building east of
A. & W.'P. depot.
NO, UHANK'Sj
I don’t want the earth! : I
shall be satisfied with a reasona
ble fragment of it! Some men
would probably gobble the entire
globe if they had a chance; but
I am no hog! that I want^
is a fair share of the public pat- j
ronage; and if, after comparing
my goods and prices with those
of other enterprising merchants,
the aVerage wayfarer does not
yield me the palm for selectne^^^
quality, cheapness and general superiority, why then I will ca^
in my friends, divide out my goods and chattels and retire rom
the field. In these piping times it is useless to try to do bus
iness unless you have money, experience and gall sufficient to
sustain you in competition with the Ishmaelites of the mer
cantile profession. Recognizing the importance of these val
uable aids to success; I flatter myself that I am fairly well
equipped for the fray, and bid defiance to all competitors.
Now, do not be misled by these desultory remarks. I would
not have you believe that I am one of the Vanderbilt heirs, or
that I have a resident buyer in New York, or that I have been
in business since before the war, or that I expect to run an
auction house. Neither assumption would be just to me, nor
to the veracious medium through which this announcement
will find its way to the public. I simply mean that I have a
large and well-assorted stock of CLO THING, DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, etc., and am selling them at prices that will,
bring tears to the eyes of my esteemed competitors when they
find it out. But I can’t help their embarrassment. If they
oversleep themselves and allow me to get the drop on ’em in
the matter of mercantile bargains, it is not my lookout. I
sometimes find it necessary to sit up at night in order to do
this, but it is one of the hardships of the trade that must be
occasionally endured.. Indeed, I frequently toss upon my
sleepless pillow for hours at a time, devising schemes whereby
I can best serve my customers with the choicest there is in the
land, and at prices that they will be forced to esteem as bless
ings in disguise.. . .
My stock of Clothing, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Dry Goods, etc., is fastidiously select, and will boar close
comparison with any similar lines kept here or elsewhere.
My stock of Groceries comprises everything needed in the
way of eatables, and is always large enough to supply the de
mand—whether for cash or on time.
YOUNG MAN, IF I CAN
Catch your eye, I would like to
call your attention to my large
and varied assortment of Gents’
Furnishing Goods, Shirts, Col
lars, Cuffs, Hosiery, Underwear,
Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, etc.
I keep the latest, nobbiest styles
and make a specialty of all goods
in this department.-
The celebrated “Pearl Shirt”
is one of my most popular lead
ers. Made tef order, if desired.
I keep also a complete line of samples, including the finest
Cassimeres, Cloths, etc. Will take your measure and insure
as good a fit and in as late and fashionable style as can be se
cured from any tailor in the country, and at half the cost.
I. P. BRADLEY.
Next door to Newnan National Bank, Newnan, GA.
FURNITURE!
I buy and sell more FURNITURE than all the dealers in
Atlanta combined. I operate fifteen large establishments. I
buy the entire output of factories; therefore I can sell you
cheaper than small dealers. Read some of my prices:
A Nice Plush Parlor Suit, $35.00.
A Strong Hotel Suit, $15.00.
A Good Bed Lounge, $10.00.
A Good Single Lounge, $5.00.
A Good Cotton-Top Mattress, $2.00.
A Good Strong Bedstead, $1.50.
A Nice Rattan Rocker, $2.50.
A Nice Leather Rocker, $5.00.
A Strong Walnut Hat Rack, $7.00.
A Nice Wardrobe, $10.00. • •
A Fine Glass Door Wardrobe, $30.00.
A Fine Book Case, $20.00.
A Good Office Desk, $10.00.
A Fine Silk Plush Parlor Suit, $50.00.
A Fine Walnut 10-Piece Suit, $50.00.
A Nice French Dresser Suit, $25.00.
t
I respectfully invite everybody to examine my stock and get
my prices before buying your Furniture. I have the finest as
well as the cheapest Furniture in Atlanta. Write for prices.
A. G. RHODES,
. 85 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Gt*
JOHN W. HUGHES.
feed b. law.
HUGHES & LAW,
HATTERS
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHERS
VALISES, U STB R E L- L. A s( ETC
PEACHTREE STREET, - - - ATLANTA, GA.