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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, August 14, 1913, Image 6

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CONF.
We admit frankly that-the Citi
? ens Bank wants your business.
But we also, can assure you that in
return for your business this Bank
not only offers a service which we believe almost perfect, but un
questioned security for every dollar entrusted to our care.
T7E REPEAT: This Bank Wants Your Business.
DESIGNATED STATE DEPOSITORY.
How I Came
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F. E. DURFEE, Pres.
E. W. EWBANK, Vice Yres.
C. E. BROOKS, Cashier.
E. H DAVIS, Asst. Cash.
OF HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.
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THE REXALL STORE. "
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trap covering turned into
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Over Wood Shindies
a very short time any building can nave its fire-
a modern fire-proof, storm-proof, lightning-proof
cost a roof that will last as long as the building
repairs. 4
For Sale bu
Farmers Hardware & Supply Company
Hendersonville, N. C.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Old Rock Store Tea Room
and Graft Shop
Located on Main St. at the Monument
IS NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC PATRONAGE
IT is a cool quiet refreshing retreat in which to partake of the good
things like "mother used to make." Each item served is only 10c.
Meet your friends at the tea-room in the cozy nook set apart for writ
ing, rest and reading.
PRIVATE LUNCHEONS BY APPOINTMENT. LUNCHES PUT UP FOR
DRIVING AND AUTOMOBILE PARTIES. ICE CREAM SERVED DAILY.
OPEN EVENINGS
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Normal and Industrial School
Write for Catalog and Particulars Cullowhee, N.C.
In the gold hunting days I went out
to the gold fields to make a fortune. I
fell In with a young man of my own
age. Elliot Mansfield, and we agreed
to prospect together. Mansfield had
left a mother and sister, to whom he
was much attached. Unfortunately his
mother had received an injury to one
of her eyes, and since her son's depar
ture for the west It had extended to
the other eye, and she was gradually
becoming blind.
The letters she wrote Mansfield were
pathetic. She hoped that he might be
with her again, but she did not .hope
to see him. His sister wrote him that.
If possible, he should come home that
his mother might see him once more
before losing her sight. Bat he had
no money for the journey, and If he
could get home he would not be able
to get back again. , He was a resolute
fellow and averse to giving up what
he had imderta ken namely, to go back,
if ever he did go back, with a fortune.
I was no better off than Mansfield.
We wandered about with picks on
our shoulders wherever we believed
there might be gold and at last suc
ceeded in striking dirt that promised
to pay. While we were getting it Into
shape to secure capital with which to
work it Mansfield was taken sick. "He
was ill a long while, and during this
time I wrote letters for him to his
j mother and sister. In these letters, at
his request. I forged his handwriting
J that they might not suspect that he
was unabie to write them himself.
Furthermore, he charged me to tell
them that he had struck a mine of
value and would soon go east with a
view to forming a company to work it.
The poor fellow did not recover. He
asked me before he died to make
over his share in our mine to his moth
er and sister and if possible go east,
as he had hoped to do, and either sell
the mine or organize a company, as I
might be able. Dreading the shock of
i Lis death on his mother, he asked me
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go east and arrange with his sister for
breaking the sad news to his mother.
T fntirr1 fin nrnorfnn iff trt coll rtiit far
$50.wo and availed myself of it If I
had held on the property would have
made me very rich, but I was tired of
the deception I was practicing and
knew my late partner's mother and sis
ter were very poor. Taking their share
of the proceeds with me. I went at
once to the town In which they lived.
On my arrival I sent a messenger to
Miss Mansfield to tell her that her
brother's partner had arrieed with
news of him. but cautioning her to say
nothing about me to her mother until
I had had an opportunity to see her.
She appointed a meeting with me at
the home of one of her friends. I went
there and told her the bad news I had
for her.
To her grief was added the fact that
her mother, who had now become quite
blind, was looking for her son every
day. Her daughterMildred was her
name was in agony at the idea of im
parting the news to her. She could
not think of doing so at the time, for
the old lady was not in n condition to
bear it So we arranged between us
that until she was better I was to
write letters as before, putting off the
son and brother's arrival.
Mildred Mansfield, was a very lovely
girt I sympathized with her deeply,
and it was a matter of satisfaction
that I was enabled to turn over to her
her brother's share in what I had real
ized for the mine.
One day. desiring to consult with
Mildred. I went to her house to see her.
I could see no risk of revealing the
true situation in doing so. But the old
iaay, who was In her room above,
heard my voice below and got it Into
her head that I was her son. The
idea occurred to Mildred of permit
ting .her mother to believe me to be
her son. and I saw no objection to the
plan. So I went upstairs and submit
ted to a hugging and weeping that
were almost hysterical.
"The mine is sold, mother," I said,
-and my share is $25,000. It's all in
bank right here in this town."
"I'm very happy," she said through
lier tears, "though I can't see you. You
must stay here always, and so long as
I live neither you nor your sister must
marry, but live here for me and each
other."
Mildred was too embarrassed by this
to 'make a reply, so . I was obliged to
make it myself.
"Yes, mother. Wewill live only for
you and each other."
I was looking at Mildred when I said
this, and she raised her eyes and blush
ed. Then she said. "You'd better give
mother time to recover from . her ex
citement," and I went downstairs.
Well, we were In for it now deeper
than ever. , Of course I was obliged to
take up my quarters in the house, and
since Mrs. Mansfield was blind as
bat she was not available for a chaper
on. We talked over the matter , of
telling her the truth, and finally I said:
"Why not let her remain in igno
rance? " We can' be married, and that
will make it all right for me to live
here. After, your mother's death, if
you wish it, I will help you to get the
marriage annulled."
So we had a wedding ceremony per
formed, just to enable us to deceive
Mrs. Mansfield for her own good, and
when she died we concluded to let the
marriage stand.- And that's the wav
I came to be a married man today and
TUDY HIGH iCE$
PARTY THAT CAN DC VISE PLAM
TO REDUCE THEM WILL WIN
IN NEXT ELECTION.
SO BELIEVE THE LEADERS
Democrats Say Reduced Tariff Will
Solve Problem, Republicans Assert
This Will Lower Wages Also Pro
gressives Have Other Ideas.
- By GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. Washington leaders of
the three parties, Republican, Demo
cratic and Progressive,, say that th
party which can present the best plan
to bring down the high cost of living
will be the party to be assured of vic
tory the next time there is a chance
for the people to vote on national is
sues. The leaders add that while the
parties and the people are talking
about the tariff, the trust, currency,
battleships and other things of im
portance, they are thinking mainly oz.
the price of beef, butter, eggs, clothe
and machinery.
In a measure the Democrats seem
to believe that the high cost of living
can be reduced by reducing the tariff.
Now just as naturally as rain falls out
of an overburdened cloud, the Repub
licans answer that if the customs aro
cut prices will go down, but wages
will go down with them and that men
with less money will be no better off
with low prices that they were with
more money and high prices. The
Progressives say that there is a way
to solve the high cost of living and
that It is not to be found through the
tariff. The duties, they say, should be
cut to a considerable degree, but not
as much as the Democrats desire, and
that this cut with other things yet to
be "definitely determined will reduce
the cost of living without reducing the
r&te of wages.
All Studying the Problem.
The high cost of living is to be In
vestigated by a non-partisan body, but
whether It will reach any conclusions
of value of course remains to be seen.
The Democrats axe going to study high
prices in connection with legislation
affecting the trusts, the tariff and the
currency. They say that the trusts
keep up the high cost of living and
that the tariff is the mother of the
trusts, and so "they hops through trust
legislation and tariff legislation to. ac
complish the thing which seemingly
all people want to be accomplished.
The Progressive party, as has been
noted before in these dispatches, has
established a working bureau for the
purpose of studying the problem of
the high prices for food, raiment and
renL There are a good many men
and women connected with the Pro
gressive party who are at once econ
omists and social service workers.
These men and women have studied
the economic problems in the hope
that they might find some means of
relieving the condition of the poor in
the congested districts of the big
cities where wages are comparatively
small, families are large and prices
are big.
Some of (he Republicans say that
the Progressives can go ahead along
these lines of investigation if they
choose to, but they will find that the
lines will lead into the realm of sup
ply and demand and natural causes
generally. It is only a few of the
Republicans who say this as a final an
swer. There are leaders in the
party in. Washington who maintain
that the high cost of living is the real
big problem of the day and that, the
Republican party can, get back, into
power if it shall present a plan which
seems adequate to its solvimg. For
this reason Republican economists are
to study economic conditions and to
present them to the congressional
leaders some time in the future, but
in plenty of time to make them avail
able in the congressional campaign
one year from next fall.
Reunion of Parties Involved.
Republicans and Progressives are
still discussing the matter of the pos
sible coming together again into one
united party. There is no seeming
possibility at present that this can be
accomplished, and the leaders of both
sides apparently are of the opinion
that some time must elapse before
overtures can be made from either
one side or the other with a view to
securing harmony and reunion. There
is some sort of a suggestion, however,
from both Republicans and Progres
sives that there is a possibility of re
union which may be forced by the
rank and file of the members of the
old party and the new party, in case
the Democratic party shall fail
through the tariff, trust and currency
legislation to do anything to bring
down high prices without bringing
down wages also. There seems to be
a feeling among the Progressive and
me uepuDiican leaders mat with a
continuance of high prices a majority
of the people of the north, south, east
and west would get together in a par
ty, call It Republican, Progressive or
Radical, and would attempt, through
it to put some anti-high cost of living
program into legislation form.
The Democratic leaders say that
iheir method of dealing with big com
binations of business, the tariff and
other things will readjust economics
and keep wages virtually as they are
and put the cost of living on a rea
sonable basis." There is a wide,difj
ferenc of opinion between the ."par
ties represented, here as to the means
tho n .tiJ . uuums me vubi ui miags. ii seems
rZZL: r:? ,mirju?t. " hlWthat the country must wait ui
u.yiu bx,tu xu IttUV UU lue Dimit
of the grave a shock.
til legislation as at present contea? i
Jated is put to the 'test.
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Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes
PotatoesFruits of all Kinds
Phone 169 i W. M. GUILL MaingSt
THE HOME OF GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
VEGETABLES
ILSiS IPI. STORE
WITHIN SIXTEEN MILES OF HENDERSONVILLE
Grand mountains, waterfalls of beau
ty,' caves to explore, three bottomless
pools, famous Shimney Rock, Bald
mountain of volcanic notoriety, etc.
etc., are but a few of the wonders of
nature to be seen.
Amidst this grandeur nestles the pic
turesque and well managed.
ESIERAWA IK
, Take Stage or Livery Charges reasonable
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