Our Countij—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper,
MIXER & F.HEKSE.
BHEVAKI). TRAXSYI.VANIA ('OUXTY. X. C., FRIDAY, AITa'ST ]904.
VOi,. !X- >0. ;ii
Dunns Rock Lodge No. 26? THEORY VERSUS FACT.
y?. F. ^ A.M.:
I''fi(l:iy <m or ;
iK'fon' the full tiuxMi I
ioacli nil>iitli. ai p. i
i!i. X'isiiiiii:- Mnsotisj
ai-c‘ iM<nl ia i Iy iiivitnl
to with
si)tly W.M. XI A.WVl'.LI., S(
Conestee Lodge No. 237,
O. O. F.
evi'fv Xloiidiv iii^lit at
<» ‘‘lock. X’isiliiii: l»i-o!!.fi-s arr cor-
'■ially invited to visit it>, -
Z. \V. Nl< !!< >!.S. X. C.
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
The Relation of Wages to the
Increased Cor.t of Livin';.
I
i WBICtHTS DirriGULT PEOELEM.
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j 11“ l-’iieli-!:v«>rs t<t SIiow 'I’?8sef llj«* i'nr-
oliiisii:;; ru\\t*r \Vatv<“s Ui.’s Iii-
»• I'o;'. WStiio i'ijvii r»“;i yint'.v
'I'liiit Cost tit' H..S iiii-
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I 10 i’»“r (one.
SPIKED.
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lUSCELLAlsEQUS IT22IS.
T(j1>. ’’Irad^ of Mack wjiii.iil Insr.-
wci'c ^ i i(cc:ili\ i:i J\ i i i i.i-j'CT'lrox-
I'lii't ;i!. jjriir/'i/.iiiv io ji'iidfjii.
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: . Vpi.puiariiy
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vitl'll to Mill
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Jc^iii;il‘ coilVl'MllOll cv-
iM-v 'ruoii.iy iiiuli! in XI m-
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.1. A. SN( !\V. (’. (
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
IK.I'KS;
Daily- 7 a. ni. to 10 p. in.
Sunday s to iO a. in.. 4 to •> i>.
( 'ciilral < )Hici‘ (’oopcf li'.ock.
Professional Cards.
W. A. GASH,
ATTOPxNEY-AT-LAW.
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId'g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
liooiiis 1 and '2. J’icl\i k-'in!i r liuitdin^'.
ZACHARY & EPsESSE
attorney:;"-at-law
Offices in McjViinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
I 'i'hc Ikcpnidican ai'.ii'.micni for jirotvc-
I tii.)ii ha.s ht cn runii.'lu a l.\' lli*,- lio-
j paftiiiciit oi' cicnuicrcc and l;;l>or, as
; was I'oiN 'mld by ScciH tary Sii.iw in I.is
: \Vi;inin,L;ti>ii si"*cch. 'I'in' ■‘iii.ulicst ;ui-
ilmr'i’.y” h.-is. after a y<*ar aad a half
' of lan.ir Isy htiiuiri'ds nf cxj.crts, ou-
<!c;ivnrcd io provo liiat w.mucs ha\t*
I rcl;! 1!\> Iy a(l\'anc«‘tl uiiwc llic cnst
' of liviii!-'. 'I'lii.sc who i‘,'c(‘i\ i> \\ ajics
and liav(‘ lictMi (*coiionii/,iii”' to iiiakt*
them uicci expenses may knov/ heitcr.
kiut the "liiuhest jiUi liori)\ ” atleini)ts
t:» prove that, ahliotiuii I'etail idices for
I nccessit i(‘s liavi* :ulv;inceil lo.;; per
I cent, waives have more than kept pacp
; I>y Jniupin.u’ Uj» 11’.;> j»er cent,
i That is extiaoniiiiary yooil iu‘\vs to
the harassed honsekeeper. who finds
, she has ln'cn dealin.ir witli tin* wroii”
; shop, where pric(‘s l>een ahont
I oue-third hiuliei’ than llicy w«‘re a few
years a;;o. Xlost waire earners will he
; very nnuh dissatisUed with tiieir pres-
1 «‘nt wa.ii'es Avlieii they disi-mer that the
i rejiort of tiic departnicnt of labor th-
I dares that the wa.u'es paid to oiheis
i than tliemselves have bci n inci’easetl
I i>er cent, wliile tiieirs have either
, been rediici'd oi’ reinaiiied stationary,
j Iltit let tis hopc‘ th;il th(' uo\erninent
j statistici:;iis havc> made no misi;d<(“ in
I thei)' lii:tires. alihonuli the well known
I fact?; would seem lo indicat(“ they h:i\e.
I *\«‘arly ev.'r.v nne is ”ruinl)lin.u' ;>.t the
j iiicr«\-ised co>t of livini:-. ;ind wh )les;ile
I \ rol
crea
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WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORiNEY-AT LAV./.
I’ractices in all the courts
Rooms 9 and 10 McMinn tiock. Erevard, K. C.
MkcelfcT^ieeas.
Dr. H. H. CARSON
Surgeon Dentist
()11i(‘0 over Hank.
MI.M*i:i:Si)N VI l-l.K. N.
.<atisi'actiiHI iiiiarantt-cil in all oj '‘iatioii>.
C. C. KILPATRICK,
CONTRACTOR kE BliiLOER.
Office at Barber Shop, Brevard, N. C.
Kstiniates eiven <»n all kind.'' of woi-i^
in the Uni!<iiiijj-
T. B. CRAR.Y,
Contractor for All Kinds of Brick Work.
t’einent Work'. 1 Masterin^'. I
da.sli and lloii^h Casiiii”- a Spei-ialt\
BREVARD. N. C.
G. W. Summey—Carpenter
Hest of recoiiimciidations—his worl^
.Jobs in or out of town acce])tetl.
All work ^iiarantei-d.
A. C. NOR.TON,
Practical Boot and Slioemsker
Ilarnoss Work a specialty.
West Main Street near Caldwell.
The JEthelivold
IJrevai-d’s New Hotel—Modern Ap
pointments— < )])en all tin* year.
The patrona^re of the traveling puhlic
as well as summer tourists is solicit(.‘«l.
Op]). Court House, Hrevard. X.C,'.
^ Dissolution.
The partner-hip hcn.tf ii-re t'xistiiitj in tin-
sawmill business imilt-r Uin style unit niinie oi
Mull it f.aiice has hocn (]issf»lvc<l by M. H l.anci
withiirawiiitr. The biisii.C'S will ho coMtimici
].v W. Ij Mull, who will niakp all colliii-tioui-
iiiio the linn and T>av all (teinamls affhinst it.
This July 7, l'J04. * W. I- Ml'Lfv.
M. K. LAXCIv
; iM'ii (‘s h;i\»* a.dvanced, accdidin:;' tu
■ I Mill’s I'l lt X Niiinbers. -•;! pi-r cent up
; to Xlarc'i. i;»o}. iMin’s (imires are ad-
j iiiiiieii b\' a!l iini'ai’t i:il stai ist icians
I to be {)rep:!ted on the best system pos-
' sible. as iii«‘ quantity of each article
j used it.v ('acti ;iv(‘r:i;ie indi\i.lual is
j Wt'iulited :iccurdiim' to the amount ac
I tuall.v consumed. W'liolrsale prices ;:re
I consiriered r^'lia.ble. as such prh-i-s are
I unixers.-tJly alike and nut lilie reiail
i prices, differeiu in ne.-irlv everv st »re.
I ' •
I I’ut wiioK sale prices and I >un s ti,:;-
incs v.'cM- twii inist;sble f<ir tlie •iii”h-
j e.st aiiilicri'.y,” for too ;:feat an ad-
: va!H-e in prices \v;is in.lieate;], s:» tlie
•‘hiu!:e;'t :m!1 iiority” started out at ,i^ov-
ernni'‘r;t •■\i'ei;se to make jirices of its
e\\ :i l:y iiavla;4 tiie cierlis of tin* lie-
r>artment of commerci* ami labor send
i all (iver th(‘ conidr.v to inipiiri* .about
i i.ric's at tJie reta.il stores. ,\s everv
I '
! or;;* .iws, it is not diliieult to find a
' v.’>, I : reT'eiici* in pric(‘ for I hi* same or
j a simii.ir article at retail stores, ac-
i oonlin.u' to thi'ir location and style of
' tfusiness. V»iu can buy bei-fst‘-ak all
i t!ie way from Iw cents to -lo cents a
i pound. Many other n;-cessarii-s show
I ver.v nearlj’ as ureat a difference.
1 The ‘ hi.irhest authority” saw tliis op-
' pr»rtunity to Ju.ir^le the ti<.vures and
I pnne by them lha.t tlh're h:id only
j lieen a small a<iv:ince in pri<-i‘s. and
I therefore the I >eiu(»<'ratic talk of hiuli
I trust prices was iiotliim; but p.-irtisaii
bide- ] iiensenst*.
It was also incumbent ti;)on the
‘iii.ulK'st anthi>rily.” if it would do its
dut.v l<j the !’t-puli!ica:i part.v, to prove
tiiat u’afics have a.tlvanced eiionnously,
«*veii mtu'e th.-iii i>rices. fur tlie wicked
Democrats Avere pointinir to tlie numer
ous strikes that are in pro^rress to i»re- j
vent cuts in wai;t‘s :ind to the reduc
tions niiidc that the nu*n have accepted
rather th:ni strike, 'i'o accomplish this
feat tlie ‘*hi.i;hest authnrit.v’’ took pains
to select for its fi.Lcnres only those in
dustries that had been able to ke(>p uj)
waj;es, such as the buildiuir trades, j
piano inaker.^. etc.. with which thi‘ !
workers are so stronirly or.ccauiz<‘d that |
the masters li.'ive so far not been able !
to make reductions. j
Now. the proof of the pnddins; is in :
the eatiiif;, ;ind those who receive
w:i.e:os know lx*tter than the hitrhest i
authoiity whetlier they are jcreltiiii; i
more or less than they were. The wife I
who h;is been ftoln;? to market for
j'C.nrs keeps pretty close run of prices
and can tell with much more certainty :
liovv much tlie beef trust, the oil trust,
the supar trust, the steel trust, the ‘
hardware trust, the coal trust, the fruit
trust, the salt trust, the biscuit trust
and the rninierous other trusts have ad- i
vanced i»rices than the “hisrliest author- i
ity” can. If wases have advanced '
more than prices, so that the purchas- '
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■ other:
—New York World.
’ 1 o.(i(.Ito lU'(.1 i.!.I un ;;ci't>iint C'f
f:i;ii»-us!oms ri >•' ;],ts. 'i'his l,e e\-
lined by !!.e i 11 r.::!:!!:■ 1 in.!z‘ statement
that ’the lMn,L,U'y t;ri‘V is a tariiV for
prosperity,' ami. there not beiau: \ ery
[>rospe!‘oi!s tii’a-s. ii is not a ‘.a'.ou
•e\(nue p"*>!inc('r.’ ii.-; iji iin p;:rp,js ■
s lo restiict. im;iur{aIii.ii ;;;.d s > ciietk
ureii:u traile. a.'id it is only v. hen we
uiitwri larueiy in spile <.f it that suf-
'.eieiU. l\s\'!!la‘ can !<• e.iiliitid Upon.
-Ir. Sli;'w ailiiiitted that ti,e deliiii iuy
)f 1'!'! uii.Ier the \V;i.< .>:!-( eii’u;;; n l.iv,'
vas less tliaii it wo;:!d ii.av:; 1 v-n u-i
i. r the t-in^ley act, !iy way uf aceu'.int-
ni:: f.ii- ti:e sl.crteoiaini:: <>i‘ the lattc!-
.vhen jdMsjH'rity wanes, but that he
•eiisidercd really a mei’it. 'i'he less
he seefe:;i,.y manipii!;:;es and ex-
>!:,iiis l.i.'; silei;.:-:;t.'' tl)e mc-re cl;;:r-
tal>!y i.l i;!e\- j,e jr.-'u^d by tiuise
vho tll:.U l>i,, lid tl;;';..."
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locki ■! !i; f t !.e i.i;.’-:-.!.
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imp - ' ; ,iy ef i xcwitlii,-:
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PARKER’3 RESIGNATION.
It A«1i1n to t?B4' I'':a ^ V'?I rij
b.v l!i,N
.Iia’.ue 1’a •■Iut's resii;nat iun from
he bench ;;:lds to t'le t'avurable im-
iressiuu he i-reat«‘d !»y liis nu'ssaije
0 tiie i'<“i,!oer:!tie national con\'(>ntion
;i regard to the irrevucabk* ('siabli.sh-
iieiit of the siuiile ^old sland:'rd.
I'y this action he praciically (*li:ni-
la.tes liimself from the pul it i;,:i 1 (ield a.s
[>uss‘Lile candidate n»-.\t ye.ir f.ir tise
ecent judicia.l oliice wiiicli he hel.I.
I;'.d he nut ri‘sitrue 1 tla.t posi'.ion iie-
ore Atiir. Jl he would have been el’ui-
ie fur re-election to it next yc'ar for a
ill term of foi::-!e< n .v<;;rs in case* he
defeated ill N\)\ emiH r for pre:--ideiit
the I’ldti'd Stall’s. Ills suci-essur as
iii f jud.ne of the c-ourt of appeals for
full term will now lie I'lecied next
lil.
Wliile Jiid.Lce I’arker's resignation is
ily in strict line w:t!i the attitude
liicli he has ail al-'!>,.r hrkl with re-
ird to the ili;:i:ity of tl:c juilicial posi-
>n he ccctrpics!, it is a striike of
n-evv'd pulitii-s. It iiriiuunls to a pnb-
■ aiinouiicenieiit tliat he is strong' ia
iC belief that he will tenant the
liite Ilituse :ift»‘r M.irc-h 4. and
le fact can hardly fail to inspire Dem-
•rats with added aggressiveness and
ithusiasm.
';i'lie incidei'it serves as a reminder
lat. althiiU.uU the master of liose-
louiit is a statesman of hi.uu ideas.
;e!-e is little of the “rainbow' chaser”
1 his comi;ositiou.—New York Com-
lercial.
dif-
n:. l ' s.
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Self III vf.stiy:«# ion.
I’ourko rockrati declared in his Bos-
:i sj>c*ech that an horn si investiuation
the departm<>nts at \Vashint;ton
uuld bo fatal to the Ilepiiblican party,
•tlinir the departments investigate
emsehes does not hurt tlie .irrafty old
rl.v by any startling: exposures, but it
rts it just tlie same.—Atl.inta Coasti-
ion.
. Piei'fjont Moriran is for Uoosevelt.
• was iriveu the handlin.:' of the
nama canal payment with the un-
fst;inding that he w'ould “let uj> on
‘Osevelt/’ which sroes to prove tbec
• all have our price.
j La<'k «*f Kiio^'. leili;
The waat <d' a.coM.'iii
fereiit t liei r cii 'in i ■:.!
u.'cs anil \ a hie in 1 i. h. •• • .
\\ith the ftil.'C 1m; i-'sl:.;
Ih rfojcli lack i.f kii'iv. ici:;■ •
has ini:e'i in <h> \viih i ariy ; ■
More t lia;t hal f (<f t i..
fiiibit ti-r the mi.Idie ii: •
of oiir lives arc- due ti.. av ■!
in diet. Old aije i:- e, rtai;
aide iinli'ii.s it he acc: nij a;.:
ftct I’.ialtii. As eivl!i/at; :
and <;i;r k ::o\\ !edsji- of lio'.'.
caa;es bet:, r :.i.d clearer,
h‘::^;h of I:‘;‘ ratiM a]s;‘: i:
perTeet old ny' !.a> i:^-f. i:; '\;
ill yoatli. One ca';:;: t dis'-^ :i> f' r L'.>
or Oil years ai; ! : ii : ex; , •. ! . , ; -
and Li'alt ii i‘.;r t'.’.r a'ki:.',v W I : i n-
pairs s ( 111 (jiiiie |:i rfec:, ' is
cont iiu;a:ero j.;ij a^;-f.a t. I' ; ■ ;'ii el'i
a^e has I ;a i: la a t i'< • lirl'i.
'riiese >;)-caiU‘(; iai.i. i i:e i tr ar»\
in air.I' i':;:-e- (jn; :> : i :';i.
ances. !j!;t c:.':; i-;;';- • ' i; ’j'; e (ee-
tiine 1 iii>e. 1. ; >i!:,;-a:-and wa:i !'.
or stiil n: : ■ a j ari'j^’’ r’e. or eai-
iii[) tea. I ’lr.tvd laust flrii.'y tl.i' firsr.
st( p tl. r. ::e!i >;:;t\riau' ir: tie. vear*-' to
foili.vv. Happiiy fc.r tiil'. i < ra1 i'ai,
the intelligent trainiiii;- of ' i:( iiit-dt rn
nurse removes such dang'ers.—Lridich."
Home Journal.
I low’s "!’!iisV
V.'c oft(‘r one iiiiiulrd doilars rn-
wanl for aiiv case of Cat^tiiii that
.cainiot la* ciiioil by Hall’' ( iit.-ii’rli
cure.
i F. .1. ( i'KM'.V iV ( ().,Ti il<^(!o. n.
I We, the t:ii<lersiyiu‘(l. have known
F.,I.Ch(*iU'y for the last ir. yiars, and
l)(*li(,‘VO him p(‘rfectly lio'.iorahlo i'.i
all ImsdK'ss {raii'uctions ;,isl fiimn-
cially able to carry out any obliga
tions made !>y this firm.
NVaMHNO, KiNXAX A: M.VWVIX,
I Whol(-aU*ilrujr^ists, 'rolt‘dn,0.
I Hfir.s ('.it.irrh cure is takoti iiiter-
iialiy, acting tlirectly upon the blood
and niucou> surfaces of tl 0 svstom.
, Testimonial.'-out fi(‘e. Ti let* T.'* ets.
per bottli*. Sold by all drirji'l~t.s.
j Tiike Hall’s Faiiiily rillr? for con-
Istiiiation.