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The Taif and Prosperity. Edit-or Herald and News:-In the artiele on "Tariff Reform-Up ward" the famous McKinley pros perity was alluded to as the boast of high proteetionists, which was fostered largely by the tariffs, yet producing an opposite effect on the workers, beca*use the trusts were thus enabled to charge excessive p-riees for their goods to the detri ment of the masses. T-he panic of 1907-'08 was a nat aral result, which means that bus iness-".big businessl"-was so stim ulated by great profits, the surJus was quickly invested in new plants to add .inerease to fortunes, until ever-production brought a collapse. 1ow many chimerical reasons were assigned for the panic! All center ing in the idea of lack of confidence -causing withdrawal of money from the banks, or preveuting deposits rhindering loans and curtailing pro daction. What strange hallucina tions seize the minds of even great 'Ikanceiers because of an over-esti mate of their importance in the in i&ustrial field-wanting to produce more as a cure for the panic, when i# was so plain that over-production was it cause! We have used the familiar name, but -in reality it was under-consump tion; the workers were not able to pay the high prices asked for the goods which they themselves pro fteed: Had they been paid, an ade quate part (in wages) of the wealth they were putting into the , coffers of the masters they could have sup aied their iwants, and there would -save been mno over-production. But impoverished iby low: wages as the thirty millions, workers were, the mills had to look out for the foreign narkets. There the competition was -so sharp between 'rval nations, all In the same ;dilemma, that those markets became :glutted. The crisis was inevitable, and' world-wide, though the disease had ideeper root in this country-. :It cannot be de'ied that the land -is greatly recovered from those eentitons, but to contend that pros rity is fally restorea implies ei her gr'oss ignorance of industrial e6nditions- or a perversity in boom g nposperity for transient gains. We .hare no 'use for a calamity howl r,yet a -false boomer of prosperity 2v smore pernicious to the public :wel 'ie ery df "pessimist" -was more blata3tnt even when the severest .pamec ibis counitry has ever known was ~-weeping enrything before it. "No ~pni, only 'la kof confidi\nEe!" "Let he govrnmEfe,nt only. help the banks, an h ake eps over." WdIl, the help was given, but there it re main~aed'idle. Yet, because ,the banks were -fufl, Presideant Roosevelt pro 'eaimed the crisis at an en'd. Alas, iwas just beginning. Mills and factories kipt shutting down or urtailing 'work; throwing off work ers Jby hundreds and thousands un ali numbered by millions - To have made an estimate ,near the truth was to invite the wrath of hbe government -.managers -who had oasted of the great prosperity un ~der high tariff .pxoteetion. -The As aciated Press lenit its great power to suppress the facts,so that the dire ~etent of .the panic was but little known, especially in the South, so siightly affected in companis,on- with jhe great ~manufa,eturmng centers. There are -lessons to be iearned from the. past which should be on raven on the public mind for the avoidance of like miseries in the f-u are-a terrible arraiginment of our aristian civilizationl. Cry "Yellow Journalism'' as much s one may., the following statistics ~are iznontrovertible; and let' it be sonsidered - that they rEbresent 4earcely -half the number of good indstrious workers thrown out of employment as, a natural result of a mst unnatural industrial system. - "Statistics gathered from mnany sources, and -carefully, compiled, etc. Mue figures would proba-bly show that twice as man:y are now out of -Sueh is the heading to the follow ~*"Total' Unemployed in The United States "-<dated Jmne 13, 1908. Nurmber. Laborers engaged In manufacturing 5,470,000 Unskilled 3,000,000 Trade .and transportation 5,000,000k Building trades 1,350,000 Mining 600,000 15,420,000 Unemployed. Laborers engaged In manufacturing 2,605,000 Unskilled 1,000,000 Trade am-d transportation 1,000.000 Building trades .. 1,000,000 Mining 200,000 5.805,000 The, above estimate was compiled .-m boak of factories, mills, etc., as could be reached, but likely not more than half was arrived at, es pecially miners and unskilled la borers. Evea so it does not include the previous army of the unemploy ed, which numbered nearly 3,000,000 most of -whom were seeking work ,but could not get it, even in the McKin ley prosperity boom. It may be noticed that about one third of the employees tabulated "lost their job." Carry .out the proportion to the 30,000,000 work ers in the U. S. and the full re men and children) and the full re sult of the panic amounts to the ap palling number of 10,000,000 of workers thrown out of employment. It appears incredible; yet figures in. this ease do not lie. -They -are not like figures of great financiers in watered stock. rThe public should see to it that the like should .never again occur. But what do we see? Business "Big business" being pushed on the same old lines. Yea, worse. Greater speculation than ever is on foot; thus the revision of the tariff up ward-to enable the big interests the better to fleece the little inter ests, labor in particular. What can we do? May be asked. Answer: The great financial manip ulators (alias the Taft-Aldrieh-Can non combine) do as they pelase be cause the people do nothing. It -has recently been proven that w4en a large percentage of the people get aroused and meet and act, then the 'powers that be" stand up and take notice, and ibey-as in the extradi tion move of late. As to the present tariff swindle-whWch only precedes other -cshemes ahead, the Success Magazine has set a good' example: Taking a straw-vote of its sub scribers, shows a large and varying minority of Republicans oppo-Od to, or dissatisfied with the -Taft policies, and a small minority of- Democrats pleased with his administration. But on coming to the question of ap proval of the Taft-Aldrieh-Cannon combine, the majority of Republi cans -was overwhelming against it. A small minority of Demcerats fa voring even that. "Well, what shall .we do?" asks the average citizen. Write in the papers; speak out in meetings, on every occasion that offers. You be lieve in your congressmen as guar dians of their constituents' interests. Let them -know what you want-and also that you want to hear from them - in Congress, in congress, not leturing over the coimtry while Al drich andl Cannon are fixing you. Monuments h-ave a service also. Get a covering put over .the statue ''Lirty Enlightening the World,'' eind erect one.in, Washington to Gio. U II. (though he did blunder in4 get ting -an infinitesimal tar.iff on tea, etc., for pocket money). Yes George 3rd as a reminder -to our William the First. May a Patrick Henry arise to enforce the reminder!, ''Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I 'his 'Cromwell, and George III"' 'Treason~! Treason!", r-esounded through the Virginia House of iCom mons; -but. the wily rebel continued, -'and George I. might profit by their examnple." There are loyal subjects of King William in every state; perhaps in every town, who will cry ''treason" -treason to .the Anthrorned agents of the -Trust. We need the eloquence of many Henrys, and tbe pen -of as many Paines, to arouse America to-day to the resistance of tyrants, and to a New Deelaration of Independence. - Justdee. - OR CATAREH Medicine Free in Every Case Where It Fails to Relieve. Negleet or pessimism, we believe, is the greatest enemy the puiblic has to -contend with when applied to the loss or recovery of health. Practi-. cally every ., .ease of consumption .ight have been eured if hope had 1been manjtained and proper treat ment had bean resorted to. at the first symptom of the disease. Until the advanced stage is reaehed con sumption is curable. Catarrh is re sponsible, we believe, for many esses of consu4mption It is about ea,tarrh we want to talk to you to-day, ide dentally consumption, si are so closely allited. We have a inedicine made from a prescription of one of the most sue 'cessfu:l eatarrh specialists known. We believe it is positively without a-n equal. We are so satisfied that we are Tight, that we will supply the medicine free in ever-y instacee where it is used according to direc tions for a reasona:ble length of time, should it fail to give satisfac tion in every partieular. We want every one to try- this medicine at our rsk. The-re are nor .cond-itions at ached to our offer. We put the e under no obligation to us what ever. The medlicine we wnan yont try is Rexall Mucu-Tone. It is a catar remedy that goes direct to the se of trouble. It is -carried by the blo to every part of the system. It p rifies an-d enriches the blood, ton up the mucous cells, and brin about a condition of health ai strength that tends to prevent t germs of consumption from gettii a start. Besides this, Rexal Mue Tone 'is a wonderful appetizer, gestive aid and flesh builder. I good effects are often felt from t] very first dose. It is one of . t] largest and most satisTfactory se] ing medicines that we h%ve ever hi anything to do wibh. We know so much of the gre good that it has done that we pe sona!ly back it up with our reput tion and money, which fact shou ,be ample gt-arantee to satisfy an body. Rexall Muteu-Tone comes two sizes, 50 cents and $1.00. " urge you to try it. Remember y< ean obtain Rexall Remedies in Nei berry only at our stofre,-The Rex2 Store. Giader & Weeks, Main S Newberry, S. C. License Ordifance State of South Carolina, The .Town of Newberry. For the purpose of meeting in pa the current expenses of the Tov government of the Towi of Newbe ry, in the State of South Carolin for the fiscal year beginning Janua 1st, 1910, and to meet in part su4 other indebtedness of said Town way become due in said fiscal yea Therefore, be it ordained by t] Mayor and Aldermen of the Town Newberry, in said State, in coun4 assembled and by authority of t] same: Section 1. That no person or pe sons, firm, corporation or corpor tions, shall engage in, prosecute carry on any calling, trade, businec occupation or profession hereinaft mentioned within the corporate lii its of said Town at any time duri said year without haviog first pa to said Town a license or piivilei tax therefor as follows, to wit: A. Agents for; or dealers in fer tilizer for sale ... -.$20 Agents for, or dealers in pia nos and organs, (either 'or both) .. .... ....*.. ..l-10i Agents for, or dealers in* sew ing macshines (connected with other business or alone)... .... ..... .....20 4 Agents for, 'or d4alers in lightning rods .. .... ...25 I Agents for, or deallers in coal connected with. other bus iness or alone ............5 I Agents for, or dealers in. maps, books, newspapers, periodicals and other like articles (other thaan licensed merehants who deal in same) per day'$5.00 or per year .... ............ 254( Agents for or 'dealers in au tomobiles.. .... .... ...25 I Agents for retailing goods per day $15 or per year .. .. 100 4 Agents or dealers selling mul es, or horses, or cattle, either or all three, at public auction only, per day $25 or per year .... .......- 504i Agents or dealers (other tharn licensed sales stables) sell ing mules or horses, either or both, per day $6 or per year .. .. .. ..........25 Agents or dealers in fruit trees per week $2 or per year ... .......... .. 10 4 Agents for, or dealerst in real estate, (other than licensed lawyers); each shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants... .... .... .. Auetioneers, per y'ear ... ....25 ( Automobile repair, shops or. garages, per year .. ......15 4 B.. Bakeries shall pay on their. income according 'to the seale of rates fixed for merchants .. .... .. . . Banks, capitalized at .djp, 000 or less .. .... ..... 504( Banks, for every $10,000 cap -ital in excess of $50,000 ..10( Barber, for each shop '.... 5 ( Blacksmith, for each 'shop .. 5( Bill poster .. .... .. . ..15( Bootblacks, in barber shops, hotels or elsewhere, each .. 1( Boot or shoe shop, making or repa1iice.... .........5( Bottling wort-s, soda water or otherwise.. .... ......10 ( Building and Loan Associa tions; loan, saving or in vestment companies, and all companies or corporations -(except licensed banks) en gaged in the sale or pur chase of real estzie orsloan ing money on real estate or otherwise,.... .......25 0 rh Bowling alleys ........ 50 0( at Box ball alleys, per week )d $10.00; per year ...... 50 0( n- C. es Cady manufacturers .. 10 0( gs Chiropodists, per week $3; id per year .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0( le Circus, with or without mena ig gerie, per day with street - parade .. ........ 200 0( i- Street parade alone $100; ts for eaeh 'side. 'show, $25 le per day........ 1e Cleaning, dressing cr dyeing :1-- (other than licensed tail d ors) .. .. ..0..........2 Coal dealers (alone or in con it nection with other busi r- iness) .. .. .......... 5 00 a. Contractors or builders for Id contracts under $500 .. . 5 00 -I Contractors or builders for in contraels over $500 and not re exceeding $2,500 ........10 00 u Contractors or builders for . contracts over $2,500 and l not exceeding $5,000 .. ... 15 00 ., Contractors or builders for each additional $2,500 above $5,000 ......... 10 00 Commission Merchants or Commission Brokers, each or each firm and for each place of business ...... 25 00 Cotton Mills or Factories, for rt each $50,000 or fractional n 1 part thereof of its capital stock..............'.. 12 50 Cotton Seed Oil -Mills .. .. 50 00 a' Cotton Seed Oil Mills that manufacture fertilizers, ... 60 00 Cotton Gin and Press, 1 to r 5 gins inclusive.. . .. .. .10 00 Cotton Gin and Press, over 5 gins, for each additional il gin over 5...............1'0( e Cotton Buyer, for each place of business .......... 10 0( r- Cotton Seed Buyer .. .. .. 5 0( a.- Cotton Weigher .. .. .. ... 20 0( >r Conveyancer, drawing deeds mortgages or contracts for compensation (other than licensed lawyers) .... 10 0( D. d Dentists or tooth extractors 5 0( e Dogs, upon each and every dog, the owner or person upon whose premises the same is kept shall pay the )0 smof .... .. ......... 10( Dray, one-horse .. ..... 5 0( Dray, two-horse .... ......7 5( )0 .Druggists, licensed as mer bhants.. .... .. ...... - E. .Electricians .......,.. 10 0( )0 Express companies, each, for' business done within the )0 Towin of Newberry, and not Iineluding business done for the United States Govern )0 ment,. or any business done to and from points beyond the limits of this State.. 100 00 F. (Flying Jenny .. .........50 0C Flying Jenny for less time than one .year at the rate of. )0 $10 per week ..... ... Fresh Fisth, dealers in .. .....10 00 )G. Gun Shop .... .... ..... 15 00 )H. Hacks, or automo~biles, used for hire .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 00 -Harness Shops, etc. ...... ...5 00 Horse or Mule Traders (oth 0ens than licensed sale sta-. bles) .... ............25 00 Hotels,.*each .... .........15 00 Horse ,or Mule Traders tran s,ient per day ............6 0( )0 House. Painters, per year .. 5 0( Ice Dealers, retail, each house 0.or place, of business .. .. 5 00 Insurence Companies, each .. 10 00 J. Junk shop, or scrap iron deal er .. .. .. .............5C Jewelers, licensed as mer chants .... ......... O0 K. Kerosene or other oil compan 0 ies or wholesale dealers therein having an agency ~agancy or office in the Town of Newberry, or a station ary or portable tank or tanks for receiving and~ storing oil, selling or deliv ~0 ering oil within the limits -i of the said town each .. .. 100 00 10 Kerosene Oil .Companies -or 10 Agencies or wholesale deal 10 ers therein having no sta 10 tionaryr or portable tanks but selling in original pack 10 ages, each, connecvted with other business or alone ... 50 00 10 Keitting Mills .. .... ......20 00 L. 0 Laundry, or agent for laun dry .... .... ..........10 00 Lawyers shall pay on their income according to the' scale of rates fixed for merchants .... ...... Lumber yards, or dealers ... 10 00 Livery, Feed or Sale' Stable . 25 00 M. 0 Machine Shops.. .... ......10 ') 0 Marble Yar.... .. ...10 .00 Merchant: All merchants shall pay a license or privilege tax sccording to the follow ing schedules of gross sales (cash aind credit) and uon sworn returns the gross sal es for the year ending De cember 31, 1909,shall be the basis upon which said li cense or privilege tax shall be computed and paid: Sales amounting to $1,00 or under .. ............. 500 Sales over $1,000 and under $3,000 .......... ..-.10 00 Sales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000 ........ 12 00 Sales amounting to$5,000and under $10,000 .. .. .. .. 15 00 Sales amounting to $10,000 and under $20,000 .. 20 00 Sales amounting to $20,000 and under $30,000 .. .. .. 25 00 Sales amounting to $30,000 and under $40,000 .......30 00 Sales amountingp to $40,000 and under $50,000 .. .. .. 35 00 Sales amounting to $50,000 and under $60,000 .......40 00 Sales amoulnting to $60,000 and under $70,000 .. ..... 45 00 Sales amounting to $70,000 and under $80,000 .......50 00 Sales amounting to $80,000 and under $90,000 .. .. 55 00 Sales amounting to $90,000 and under $10,000 .......60 00 Sales amounting to ,$100,000 and under.$110,000 .. .. .. 65 00 Sales amounting to $U0,000 and under $120,000 .. .. .. 75 00 Sales amounting to $120,000 and under $130,000 .,. .. 85 00 Sales amotnting to $130,000 and under $140,0 ...... 95 00 Sales amounting to $140,000 and under $150,000 .. .... 105 00 Sales amounting to $150,000 and under $160,000....... 115 00 Sales amounting to $160,000 and under $170,000 ......125 00 Sales amounting to over $170,000, $1.00 on each ad ditional thousand in addi tion to license fixed above.. Merchants: All merchants who may not come within any of the foregoing class es by reason of their not having been in ,business during the whole of the. fisca 3ear ending Deem br31st, .909, but have benin business ins said town during a part of said year, shall pay a license- or privilege tax upon their es timated gross sales for the year, said' estimate to be made or computed upon' the basis of gross sales, upon sworn statements, for time such merchant or merchants have been engaged in busi ness in said tow~n during the fiscal tear ending Decem ber 31st, 1909, the' rate of license shall be the same as that fixed in the forego ing schedule for merchants Merchants: And all mer chants not embraced in any of the foregoing classes who may begin business in, said town on o. after the first day .of Ja:nuary, A. D. 1910, shall pay a license or prievi-lege. tax of $5.00 for $500 or leis~eapital in- . vested and $5.00 for each addi.tional $500 eapital, or fractional part thereof; in vested... .... ...... Manufacturers of Coffi.... 25 00 N~. Newspapers, each .. .........5 00 Newsboys,' selling papers on streets, each .. .. .. .. .. 1 00 - - 0. Oeulist or Optician .. .......25 00 P. Printing Office, job .. ........5 00 Piano or Organ Tuner or Re pairer, per mouth $3.00, per year .... .. ........8 00! Photographrers, for each place of business .... .. ......10 00 Photographers, itinerant, per week..... .... ....5 00 Physicians shall pay on their. 'income according to scale of rates fixed for merchants... Physicians, itinerant, per week .. .... .... ..... 10 00 Pool and ,billiap. room, eithex or both, $50.00 for the .first ta'ble. and $25 for each additional tabIe, per year... Plumbers.. .... .. ......25 00 R.. Restauiants ............. 5 00 Railroad companies, for bus-. i.ess done within the Town of Newberry, and not in eluding any business done for the United States gov ernment or any business done to or from poi'nts be vond the limits of this IState .... .... .......100 00 S. Stables, sale only .. .......25 00 Sign'painters, pei- day $1.00 per year .... .... ....5. 00 Stoc yards, per -week $3.00 per annum...... 10 00 Shooting galleries, per week $5.00 per year . .. . .. 25 00 T. Tailor, merchant .. .. .... 500 Tailors, not merchant, en gaged in making and re pairing, or either ..5.....500 Telegraph companies or agen-I cies, each for business done within the Town of Now berry, and not including any business done for the United States government, or any business done to or from points beyond the limits of this State .. .. .. .5000 Telephone Companies for insiness done exclusively within the Town of New berry, and not Including any business done to and from points beyond the limits of this State .....10000 U. Undertakers or Embalmers, either or both........ 8 00 Umbrella repairer, per day $1.00; per annum .. ..... 5 00 V. Vetericary Surgeon, per day $2.50,- per annum .. ....10 W. Warehouse, for storage by the public........... ..~ 7500 Woodyard............ 500 Section 2. That for any CaIfing, trade, business, occupation~ or pro fession not enumerated or provided for in this ordinance or any othOr ordinance of said town now of force, the license shall be regulated and imposed by the town council of said town at any meeting of the same. Section 3. That the town council of said tpwn - hereby reserves ,th' right to refuse, or revoke any license/ for any cause which may seem to it just. Section 4. That any person, firm or corporation, making any false or fraudulen-t return, shall upon convi tion be punished as .herein after pro vided for the viblation of this orid& nance or any part thereof. Section -5. That whenever in..this ordinance the term "dealer?'.ia used the same shall .ineude, notonly the.prineipal, but in his, her or.their absence shall include any agent, clerk or employee managng the u iness respectively referred to; an& generally, where a license is herei imposed upon any business and the same is carried on or' conducted b an agent, clerk -or employee,: sucbs agent, elerk or employee. abba]- bef subject to the penalties 4imposed is this ordinance for its' proteetion,' should the said husiness be carriel on without taking out suc~h license, in the same manner as if he, 'she or they were the propr-ietor or proprie tors of said business. Section 6. Any violation of this - ordinance or any -part theeof shall subject . the offender or ,opfenders each to a finei not eke'eding one hundred dollars or to impnisonment - with or without hard labor upon tIbe -' public works of said town for a per-.~ iod not exceeding thirty 4ays, at 1ie~ disretion of the court. Section 7. That any person or per- - sons, firm or corporation,. or .4Ie agent, clerk or employee in charges or managing the same, who shal gn gage in, prosecnte or earl+y on' .a calling, trade,, business, occupation or profession 'upon whichi a liese or privilege tax may hereafter be' impoed by the town coneil of sai& > town, without 'having taken out a~' liense. therefor, shall, upon convie. tion, be each fined in a sum .not ex eeding one hundred\ dollars, -or prisonment with or without hard l.a. bor upon the public works of said town for a period not' exceedling tirty days, at the diseretion' of 'th& " ourt., 4 Seetion 8. That each day any' per son or persons, firm or corporation shall violate this ordinancee oreany - part thereof, by reason of any fai are or refusal to take out any Ji. ense herein provided for, shall eeon. - stitute a seper'ate- offense, and 3sRl ofender or offenders shall be, ft each day's- off0abe subject to th# penalties provided. Setion 9 Thati this cp,#nane'S hall not operate as a. repeail of any ordinance of'.said town -now of fore imposing a license or privilege tax upon any canlng, trade, business, oc mpation or profession, except saph part or parts only of said ordinne' or ordinances now of force as may impose a license upon any calling% business~, occupation, named or enuut. erated. Setion 10.- This oi'dinance shall e of force' and effect on and after :he frst day of January, A. D., 1910. D)one and ratified under the corpor ate seal of the Town of New berry, in the State of South (Seal) Carolina, this 1st day of Jan uary, A. D. 1910. Cole. L. Blease Mayor of Newberry, S. C. Attest: J. R. Scurry, Clrk andA T reasurer.