f> F ^IINER & BUEKSK. Our County—//s Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper. BREVAKH. TRAXSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST U. 100;!. VOL. VIIl-NO. 83 ^unns Rock Lodge No. 267 Jt. F. ^ Ji. M. Mivis Pci(]^y Qj, ,,j, i,ef.)ro tlie full ^ in each uioiitli. at 2 ]). ni. Visit- I -Masons are ooi-diallv invited to with us. sj)tlv Wm. Ma.wvkll, Src’v. Brevard Telephone Excliange, An Excursion-Brass Ban^-Expert Baseball Team-Good Games gnil a Good Time 63n3rally. iifU'ws: I'aily—7 a. rn. to 10 ]). m. Sunday—S ti> i(* a. in.. 4 to ]). m. ^ entral OfTiee—('oojier iiloi'k. Professional Cards. W. A. GASH, attorney-at-law, Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId'g, Brevard, N. C. W. B. DUCKWORTH, attorney-at law. Investigation of Land Tities a Specialty. lioonis 1 and 2. rirkelsini.T JWiildin*r. W. W. ZACHARY, ATTO R N E Y-A T-L A W Clfices in McMinn Block, Brevard, li. C. D. L. ENGLISH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. I . S. Court ])i-ai'tice a spciMalty. Odices in Cooper BuiidlRg, Crevard, N. C. WELCH GALLOWAY, ATrORNEY-AT LAW. I!ft‘s in all the eoui-t><. Rooins 9 and 10 McMinn Block, Brevard. N. C. HENDERSONVILLE VISITS BREVARD, jr:.:::::::::. jail at Tiltan, Ga., attempted Buicide ' by hanging T.eagiie of Georgia Munlcipalitiea meets at Macon next Werlnesday. It will hav^ two days’ sessions. It is thought Cashier lipwey’s steal ing from the Farmers and Merchants In loolving up tlio llistoi-y of' tlie occasion. Bl’OVarcl isn't old bank, at New Berne, N. C., will ex-i Henderson and Ti’ansyhania enou”li or biir enon<.vh to have ceeu |12(',ooo. | counties recently we became i either a Board of Ti adr «n-a Band, i Returns from the primary election in AlissiFsiijpi verify former reports . that Mojipy won the senatcrship and i Vardama.i the governorship. It is rejiorted in Wall strefvt that the ; Etandar: Oil Company has acquired ■ control pf the Virginia-Carolina Chem- i ical com])any. Seventeen hundred Bulgarians have i l>een rciiited by Tnrkish troops. War seems to be imminent in the Balkans I aware that the beantilul svlvan j but tlien Jirevai'd is ^rowiny and Viilley of the Fi ench Broad was | the exaniph' set us is liable to at one tinx‘a part of Henderson bear fi’iiit in the future. We county. Th»'i e are tliost; livin;Li’ cared for tlie IJand at one of onr conti;Li:nous to Brevard who used best hotels and in return tliey to attend their county courts and tdis[)ensed some of tlieii' sweetest sei’ve on juries in Hendersonville , niu.sic for oni’ benetit. V/e are before sucli a town as Brevard "lad th(\y came becaiisf.* we have had an existences or was even been anxious for several years to I thought of—and these men liv(' convince Henderson people that I on the same farms now tliat tliey | they can ^rct somc'thiiiij: to eat in |occu])it*(l when Ilendersonville' Br<^vard without ^oiiii:’ to tlie I was their county-seat. troul)le of bi-ins oui’ duty as a towns ar(> ben(;titted by tlie 'dutiful otfsprinn’to me(*kly sul) knowled^^re wliich each will o-jiin. mit to th(* many corrections and castiirations v.hich she, although hoary witli a_i:e and in her dotage, niay f ine.Mslv ask A s).oeia1 (li.S!.aU-h to tiio Asho- |p;u'd.)n and pmmiso llial in I'u- 'ill,'Cilizcii from Winston, .nul.'i- jtuMs no otTi'nses oi‘ lliis nutnrt* Ang. 7. contaius the lo]- _ i sliali OC-CIU-. i A lai’sre and enthusiastic m(*(‘t- I This historical r('ti‘os])oct has ino-of t 1k‘local I’etail iri'ocors and ! been broaiiht about i)V tin* visit ‘.■’'•nc'ral morcliants associition to •or Iho lliindoi-.sonville Hascball «'ai lrd a n-oyoni.Mit caU-ii- , latfd to accomiMish xcus(' tor sayinii’sometiiinj^ nice out state*. 1 Jesolutiiuis W(‘r(‘ ;at)(»ul the town, its people, and i>ass(‘fl V)oycottiniif all Amorican I esp(*(‘ially about the ball team, i^>ba(*co company’s ])roduf*ts ialloi’ tlie sir..,u,OILS ell'oi-t made The rosolntion wi]lV,e Hnnyarded toahoi tlie lortv associations ni l,y one ol 11.S ne«s|.apers to dis- ^ii'iMce us. when the discov(M’y i-(.nc(\ It is hojicd by this tiK'ans BiHOkSniilll 8nd Hors*^ SilO®r '**^'dethat we w<*i-(' the only to force tlu‘ ti-ust to pay livinir !criiiu oi Miai iiou r INI 11 r I” inv.ii. IfM-ial which is n<‘w billow t lit* c*(^s1 Spartanfcarg, SASH T)( )( )RS ni.ixi.'s s. c. l.’Or/;}| and J>i: HIRED MAN TO DO FIGHTING. Iron work aii-l <»f evirv’ dc.-cri|)tion. K-tiinate,' ('(anishcd promptly on ;ili woi’k Wm. M. JONlrS. Fres. ant! hejs. J. A. f^^ULLINAX. Siph A Vlgoroys Klok. The Tobacco Trust Has Finally Squeezed the Retailers until They are Squealing. Doctor Dental Surgery. Rooms 1 and 2 Coooer BId'g, Brevard, N. C. Reuben Earbee, of Durham, N. C., I Charged with Conspiracy. I Raleigh. N. C., August t>.—'Reuben Barbee, a white man, has been arrest ed at Durham for conspiracy, his cf- j fense being the hiring of Frank How ard to whip a Russian Jev;, named F. ; Pruschonirkin. i It is charged that Barbee offered , any one ?10 to whip the .lew. against ' v.’hoin h • had a gruflge. and that How ard too.'i uj) the offer. He attacked 1' the .lew en the street, knocking him i down and inflicting a ba ! wound on the head. He claimed ti^at the Jew hy send V' -tj' In*>iicy »;.id had called him a liar, when the lat- when you cai; In\vr‘- i.xt ter had nev* ' seen him b.efrre. How- f,,|. ard is In jai and when Barbee refuse 1 to take him out the whole plot was re veal e !. After Howard’s arrest Bar!)ee took down the money, wiiich he i.ad jint in the ha irls of a thirrl jjprsc-n. and t]ii.= adds to t/;e indignation of the friend.? of Howarc. BREVARD Machilie Shops Turned Cclumn; and all otl.; / ti.i ikmI wc; Door and Window ''iiiiilai Mlscellai^eous. T. L. SNELSON, Shop in Rear of Orr's Livery Stable. (and \Va<:<»n I'.iiildini:'. Wliivlu riiilit \v(»riv a .'^i)eci:ilty. C. C. KILPATRICK, GONTRAOTGR AND BUILOEe. Room 13, Mct^inn Block, Grevard, N. C. Kstiiiiat<-s o-iven on all kiiid.s of \v(n-l- in tlie Imildini:- 1 ine. T. L. CLARKE, Aroliltect and CQntrastor, I’laii-' and siXH-ifieations on all kind?; of bnildiii”- work. T. B. CRAR.Y, i Contractor for All Kinds of Brick W6rk. ('eineiit Work. I’liis'i-rini;'. datsh and Ilouirli Castinu- a Sp>‘cialt’y. BREVARD. N. C. ' J. O. DERMED, The Helialile Mer, W'atebeH and Jewcli'v t\ r Fine Watch and ('lock All Wo'dc irnarantced. A\ -st \lai.i st. I child of tliat llourisliinii’ town land no honor<‘ble child could af : „ , . , i . . .... • oj production, accreditt'd to tin* i lord to lu.>.> and quai'i'rl ib-' ^ jg]^ handed dictation of jmothor. ])ric(^s. I ;-!ndei’son\ill(‘ sent it.> ball We fail to see any ner-f'.-^sity for itt' iia to l»re\ard last 1 hur.sday retailers to oi’^’anize a l\ick oy :;;i (excursion train which was ;iputalion of our : ^ut of a job. mothor villa.uv was comiM)srd of' |t, seems to us a little stran.ire as nic(' a lot ol youn lirevard nine. (.,)tton and wool—without an ef- riiey W(>re also a collea-e ^'lee ' to b(*ttei’their condition, but club and some sam])les of thc^ii* jn^t as soon as tobacco o-ets too proficiency in tlie musical line , lo^v t(j pay for raisin^’ there is a l(‘aked out durint our citizens i .^nd its use could be discontinued anxious to see moi*e of them. , without the loss of human life or Should they see tit to visit Bre-1 serious detriment to a livin<^ be- vard a^ain we iruarantee tliat j ino-. Let the retailers oi-ganize they will be nicely treated. raise the ])rice until it is pro- EARNEST APPEAL MADE. ma.ntol.s and ; WOJ-K-. Call u seiKi::iii’ fjrder :aci:!tie ''•■fore To Save Lives of the Patriotic Chi nese Reformers. New York, August Id.—'An earnest appeal to the United States govern ment thriaiirh Secretary Hay asking co- o))( rati<;.i with the British ambassador in Shangh:v in saving the lives of the patriotic Chinese reformerg now under J- -^1* ILi’ATU U ]\. his protection, has been maie in a telegram jii.<5t forwarded by the C'.hi- nese Fnipire k'-'form associatit)n ot New York. Kwai Po*ng, secretary or the assucir'tion. said: “The reiorm i>arty is not against the government; we only want better gov- ernmen'. We are for the- emperor, who shares in our desire, but we are opposed to the dowager r.npress. There are S.nOO members of our association in New York and 1.5 branches in Amer ica. The a=sociatinn’s total member ship is (>.(iOu.oOO.” Vei-y truly. Kilpatrick't & Executsoii Sali North <,'ari)lir:i - 111 liiC ' i|.. I’T.li of Ni<-!i Ivai.i;; < [i>, ( I.lift. Iw t!,. ;> iin I'.lu-:: -M L' .1. I;. No 111.I '•i.i: >\c. A. C. NORTON, Practical Csot and ShoeniakBr Harness W’’oi*k a sjieciahy. West Main Street nsar Caldwcil. Notice—Entry No. 2435. C \v. HendPrson enters ami cliiuns 7.") iicp s ( i.imIi in Hogback Town.'-liiji. ; ransylv;mi f’Niiiitv ’ l.vlng oil the \rjiters of Fhu l- ’of the south proiii: ot French Broad wiver’ ndioiniiig tlie lands of G. \V. Henderson, T K Keece, Jiili.» Ann Gnllo'-.iix ^e and runs I'onr.ses for complements. Kntered this day of J Illy, iyC3. W. M. t’j KN R Y, Knt/yTaKer. We are ^lad that Henderson ville has “broken the ice” with an excursion to Bi-evard. A mother ou«'ht to take some inter est in the welfare of her children and visit them occasionally. Of course we ])aid it all back with tw’o excursions down there last week, but these exchanges of civ- Fi'iVilties w’ill doubtless make both the old lady and her child feel nearer akin. In one respect she was ahead—she sent us her Board of Trade Band to enliven hibitive. Let the tobacco raisers drop its production, and it won't be a year until the trust will be too dead to skin. We should like to see the experiment tried, and if there is any kicking to do let it be against those trusts which control the prices of life's neces sities. When you want a physic that is mild and o-entle. easv to take and cer tain to act, always use (.’hamberlain's Stomach and f^iver Ta,blets. For sale by Z. W. Nichols, Bre vard, andO. L, Erwin, Cherrytield. H\- v'rtih’ of an c xe ’ der^iirti i; f'oni tiie .•'lii ' ii::i < 'oM’-iy in tin- a! - ' • of tl'O .-' IT ' Hai.k o: ■ "i /. \V N;. ::ol-.. !o;'t: Cooper, ■^^aiii'^t K. /. ■■ ti.e I't I 'N’ of Si-|ite:ri ■ at the coirr hou-f ■! n public ,Mii-t'on to t!; • to.-ati'-fy '■aiil M\e(-i!tio:i titU' aiui iiict-p St w !ii. : ilefen-l-int. liad at tin ti said iK'U 'noiir in tii*- t'ifi-c IT ;.:ir<-el of I;;'! liver coniplaint and conr tii>ation. Hut c<.unt;, n Tran-y va-■ ' , -r I .-11 ’ I- H. ;i: ' thanks to Dr. Ivinu s a«‘\v Lih- 1 ill.- tone ne.n .l. iin;.! 'oiith l',’l p.)le' to a • l*iifs all S'ik! Jo It All. A orievous wail ortiines coines as a result oi' luil'-eraldc ]);iin IVcun over- ia.\'ed oi-o-ans. l)i/./iness. ]>achai*lie. I liranch ‘ll> e IJI> ;ill' Lhey ]»ut an end to it all. They are ocntle hut tlioi'cuo ji. 'J'rv i^icin. Oniv i manh* in the DeV.ii . li: 'Sn\ (ilKiraulcctl ])V Z. \V. Xichols. | .f. n ■ nn. i.-,t. '_'r(,‘c's l-;.!': 11 |io'i ' aiii' . Containii _ 'Ji : cii - hv made tot!;. jVtissou*'! Postmaster In Trouble. i^:o:, i’Mi <-ted 1-. !!i> - i ;o! Court of . •t tl> i] ai't^." I lavo" ' a d ’ !o -■ :ilti| I'flH l,; 'l eouiny. ^e^; c>i- ,c--r liiihii ! for c: !!’;■! CO'!', all the ii'.-iii, : k‘ saiit .1. H i* Ji.i ; . of ilie <1i < k<-'i;r<: •)( llrj llC'. I' »K'li !!•; ; (. ‘iti;ati* in the ^ !-I :.'''''inini: li c- . f •i > c Hei iiifiiiiL' a M •! I rner ai -i v : !i on II.e .lun.fui-,'' ill- >ai»t l)ia < it ,i . tt’fiK-'* North 7 “ '■,'t si: l:e in ihi- iai <■. . llieiict- soiUii -Jo !'•- I to ihe I'l-ojiiui; h ex<-eit i.', I iic- said U Z-i ii - I •■en allotti^-j to :.;i i '!• tht atK.o't \ivsi i'!i oi wl.ie'n r-.)ett.‘: I i,‘ ■ ra Ol (!',/• F. A. V-.se. of Fairdealing. Mo., in i„ I I’ded in ti,.- c, u c a,.,. IS) ,.xcei.tni;i a. d v. no $1,0(10. He was arraigned before Unit- I >>.v b z.u harv and \m . ; n.i tinec av••.^•s • ■ serihi'd in a oev-d froi, !'■ Nash a ni oti,(•!-•■ ru L t-ia'-!:. Kt-eoid.-'’ in l ii< Ic No. 10 a'j .<► Poplar Pduff yesterday and in default i‘V tlie i. cord of .i.-r.i- 'rn;i;.-yi\a;.’a m his accounts to the extent of over $1,000. He was arraigne ed States Commissioner O’Brian at : r nrvT 1-1 u T. 1 , C.Mintv, A\ hicli said tia(,i- of ;>2,000 bail was brought here to jail. i wiiii o- i,<.^oid. Vise ran a store in connection widi ; i his iiie i.^.th day oi the postoffice and the charge is mala I. that he paid his bills by issuing money orders. e.\. ' I teii .1. I . KlNf^ Teachers’ Interstate ExrinliicctlGii tscrss. I Tracliers wishiujr to i»re)KUo lor ^frs. Mollie Allen, of South Fork. : tjjjmji,. Ky. says she has ])revented attacks of i Prot'. (iral;:Mii, Id.. I).. (jholera morbus bv takino- Chamber- j [‘andc.dpii Ijuihhn;.:, Mi iiipiiis/rejiu., lahi's Stomach and Liver Tablets j for p:irticulars coi;ceniiiio-iiis when she felt an attack coming' on. | teacher^’exainiinili» ii course. Such attacks are usually caused by | rhi^ coin'se is t;;tij4jit l>y ni;ii}, au