THE ASHEVILLE DAILY CITIZL1T. Fit I DAT, NOVEMIJF.U 23 13'H). 2 STORIES TOLD . OF BELLE BOYD Chapters From the Life of Confederate Spy, eeaaaSB AT IlKIt DAIUNU MID.VH5HT HIDE . "FROM 1'fillT H?YAL AFTKIl iEArtN'!Krt FN ION VUAKA. From the "rensborn Telegram. . Belle libyd's name Ib to the south what that of Charlotte CuHhman's in to the north: Holh were , bravo women ami nerved the cause which they es imuKel with intrepid .courage. But it Ik of the former that the present artl tie has to deal. This writer knew and admired Bella lioyd for a number of years; and read ing an account of, her death In an old newspaper (which' occurred a few month 'ago) It calico up to memory the following Incident : This writer met her at one of those sleepy southern towns bo common In 80UtlieriiLoulHlana, where she - had gone to rest for a montlj after a hard winter's work on the lecture platform. She was- then a striking looking wo man, somew here In thefts. She had a strong personality and graceful, win ning" ways that won her many friends, and no doubt were the secret of many of her successes In outwitting the 'Tankeen" during the dark duys of the war. One day we were strolling along the village roud enjoying the fragrant, spicy air from the pines, and admiring the coxy homes on either side, whi-n she stopped to admire an especially pretty place; at the first glance, the house, standing a short dlntance from the roaii, and the grounds In front seemed nothing more than a veritable bed of roses; there were roses of all kinds and descriptions, and ' being a great lover of flowers, she proposed that we stop and ask for a bouquet. I acquiesced, and opening the gate, we walked up the path, but before we reached the steps of the veranda, an old man appeared from around th aide of the house and greeted us with true southern hospitality. We made known our request, and he .smilingly turned to a bush of beautiful tosos and legan snipping them off with a pair of pocket scissors. He was very talka tive, and finding we were strangers in the town, gave us Information regard' liur all the interesting points neighborhood, and at last told had fought In the ouiitig the war. This writer then told htm that it he werean old soldier, he would no doubt fie pleased to know that my compan ion was the Confederate spy, Belle lloyd. When I mentioned that name he dropped his Mower and scissors, sprang forward and grasped-both her hands In his and looked searchlngty in her luce....Jllil aii radiant Willi Ut- I'lght. ' Miss Bellel Miss Uelle!" he cried "yes It is, yea it ln;Ut makes me young attain Just t lo' at you. You must come to the house and see my wife; . reckon 1 have talked about you to her more or less all my life.' Then ho told her what regiment he had served In, while assisting her up the steps of the veranda, at the sauie . time shouting, "wife, wife! where are you?" "Wife" had appeared by the time we were seated on the verandu. and when told the name of my companion she came up and kissed her; then push ing her gently down In her chulr again, called to the servant to bring her seme sirawburrles. f This writer was a minor factor for the rest of the visit, but was perfectly contented to remain so; Kitting for the greater part" of the time, with mouth wloo open from sheer HiiiasenioiU, Hs- t.nlnar to the stories the old veteran t ild. and soma of the thrilling adven t.t.vs my companion related, that had befallen her. Hack they went over those dark days of f" war and lived once more In those thrl ling times. Ashby's name was fre tiu. ntlv mentioned. Miss lloyd having tu l many a desperate chance to give bin. information of the enemy s move im . Her ryes sparkled with the ex elf v ent of her former exploits, as she talked; but at lust wUh a merry laugh. Si.. ..lined and said: ".Veil, we have, fought all our ti( ' over, and now It is time to go, We left with our arms full of tlow- e. the old couple rtc.eouipan.ylng to Ihe gate, uftti having companion's promise tltat pshe of the us he Confederate army bat us received my he would eiiine lie ill. This is only one Incident of nmny to snow how she was remembered by the men I" the Confederate army. A point in view of her bold daring will be shown in the following narra- -ttver She ha I just been releasor, rrom cou finenn n i Uultlmote and been allow ed to nturn ta bxrIunilly residence at l'orl U il, with strict orders to the conuiii.n er of the Federal troops sta tloiie't; i ere, that sue must not be al lowed l ' go outside of the Federal lines. When t -he arrived she tumid that Otui..l .-iiiclds had hi. !icadiu:irtere ' ' In the ".y house that she had expect . hI to cat. Home. Her-aunt's family were lltlhK m .1 souaU house in the vrt . yard, ai.d here. she took up her abode. the sc. ii 'made friends with the olll ceis, ,ii.i puked ui all the Information 111 regard lu their plans sin could, With out exi-i.iiig their suspj, l. iis. She soon became ,miiiiiud with the fact that Ihe ton i Wire to lie lemoved from l'ort lU.al. lot delimit. Information as to tin ir "bje, live point she could not obtain, at last nhe learned that a eoun di of war was to be IhhI on a certain niglil. tin' in.xt morning the troops; would probably be on the move, and the Coutedernten must know their In tentions; and she fully made up her mind to be an auditor at their delibora-j turns I It w ould seem enough that .such a de termination was more easily formed than' executed. Hhe knew the council would be held In the apmtmeiit form-' erly used as a drawing room, In'her old home; directly over this was a bed-, room now empty. Thiouglv-llie il.ori,t the' closet opening Into this chamber, a hole had been bored to serve une long forgotten purpose. This she determined to make her post of observation, and a better .one she could not hae had. Although Oeneral Rhltdd had appro prlated the mansion for himself, and forced the family to live In the cot tag, still he never questioned their movements about the grounds and larger edifice. Ho If she had been 'noticed about the time the council wasto assemble steal ing nni lessly through the halls and up the stairway of the larger house it would have awakened no ausplcion. Hut In all probability she was unob served as. she left her own apartment ii nil made her way tu that spacious front room. Phe apjilied her ear to the hole and found to her satisfaction that she could hear distinctly every word that was uttered In the room below. And though shn could not see them, she Was suf ficiently familiar, with their to illstlngulNh the utterances of hJ 4n (tlvldual, and thus the conference was much more Intelligible to her than It would have been to a stranger. Hour after hour she lay there proe tmtepupon tbe floor of the closet; for the conference was a long one and many points of Importance were dis cussed. Phe dared not move a Umb, she hnrdlv dared to breath, lest her presence be delected; and she well knew what would be the result if she were. For herself she cared less than for tbe Inevitable loss of the assist ance which ghe hoped to render that very night to the Confederacy. Mid night came and found them still debat ing; another hour past and at last they arose and separated until morning. As they passed out Into the hall, she stole to the head of the back stairs. The coast was clear. They had not thought jt necessary to post a guard anywhere hear to the council chamber. Silently she crept to the back door of the hall, keeping well In the shad ows, and gliding swiftly along she was soon out of the building and had reach ed the cottage and her own room In safety. And here by the light Of a carefully shaded candle, she Wrote dWn in the cypher with which she had been furnished, every word of the dis cussion which her memory supplied. Hut the most difficult part of her work remained to be done. ' Ashby must be informed of the Intentions of hi enemy. Khe dared not trust a soul, so alone she made her w ay to the sta ble where her own saddle horse stood, fleet footed and spirited. Hastljy sad dling him, she led him slowly out of the statile yard, muffling his footfalls by guiding him alnng the grassy edges of the carriage way. Once out of the grounds of her aunt's home she had less need of caution; speed was more essential. For the sound of hoofs along the highway need not excite suspicion. Away hr galloped, shaping her course rather by the stars than by roads. straight towardH the point at which Ashby hud had his headquarters where she last communicated with him But suddenly It seemed as If she had met with a difficulty she could not sur mount. Straight In her way stood a sentinel in the well known blue. "Halt! Who goes there?" He de niamled. . A friend with a pass from General Shields," she answered boldly. The night was a clear starlight one with no moon. She had In her posses slon a pass which she had that very day procured from the Federal com' mender for a Confederate soldier re turning south after being exchanged. This she determined to make use of, trusting that the sentry would not deem a close examination necessary, after he saw the document was drawn up lh due form. The man took the r' per and glanced at It; his eyes aecus,- tomed to the darkness, could discern that It was on a printed form, and he saw that the familiar signature was appended. He therefore handed it back, and lowered the weapon with which he had at first .barred her w ay. onward she galloped only to be brought to a standstill by the outer chain; for. there 4teie two lines of gun i ds' about the town. Hut he proved no more suspicious than his comrade and sne passed, nun with as little delay. And now she tax ed her horse's speed to the utmost. Across fields, through groves, along the highway. Faster, stilt faster, until she was 15 tulles from the starting point. She drew rein beror a large dwelling of plain but substantial aspect. This was- her destination: for nere, she naa good reasons Xo feel sure, the daring and dashing Ashby tiad for some time had his heatlouarters; and he would find sure means of transmitting any Information of Importance to his chief, the famous 'Stonewall" Jackson. Brief ly she tol d him of that night's council of war: of the plans discussed, those regarded with favor, and of the route and destination decided upon "And here," she concluded. "I the . whole thing written out In the wyphei agreed upon." He thanked her warm ly and tried to make her rest.' Hut her night's work was not yet done.' She must be back at l'ort Hoyal before day light, for If she were not, If she ever were captured by the Federals again, they would be sure to hang her for a spy. And as she was well aware any suspicions of this night's work would not only result in her own apprenen sltm. but In such a change of the ene my's plans, as to make the Information she had brought practically useless. So back she started on her long lone lylrl le. She eluded the first tine of sentries, ami hoped to get safely by the second, as the pass she carried would hardly aceiiuntforher speedx J'eUirrt, 'The nluht was iiipldly drawing to a clase and she knew If unhindered, she eftuld reach the shelter of her own chamber before the drums sounded the reveille. She hoped to dash unques tioned by the sentry, whom by his pus lure she Judged was sleeping at his Hst. Hut alas for her 'calculations he swlke as she approached and chal lenged her. - She know-in gher only FARMERS' EYES ON 12-CENT COTTON Many Growers Will Not Sell at Ten Cents. SALOONKEEPERS TO QUIT BUSI NESS AS RESULT OF THE SW AftT REVIVAL? . Haleigh, Nov. 22. Not' long ago a story from real life was given you In this correspondence. "In brief it was that two or three years ago a man -who lived In the county not far from here brought his four motherless little chil dren to this town, put them out of the wagon at the corner of the capitol square and with a cruelty quite worthy of the villuln in "The Babes in the, Wood" told them they' must make shift for themselves; "that he was done with them. iThe second chapter in this trage dy in real life was brighter, for the mltherless bairns" were adopted by kind-hearted people. 'A childless couple took a little boy, and this adoption was brought about in "a" dramatic way, too. The little boy became sick and the poor people w ho had first taken him In took hm to -a hospital here, saying they were unauie 10 properly care lor ntrn and that If he could be placed in the charge of good people they would be glad. In the hospital was a man from the country. When he was convales cent he saw the little boy in tbe chil dren's ward, In one of the Cameron me morial cots, and they learned to love each other very dearly. This man and his wife adopted the boy. A year ago the latter had hip troublejmd for 11 months has been in the lios'pltal, again In one of the memorial cots. Two or three times a week and always on Sun days his fond foster-father and moth er g to see him there. But hero comes another chapter In the romance. Last Sunday the real father, who was guilty of such heart less abandonment, went to see the boy. The latter did not know him, having been a wee thing when deserted ana has another name, given him by his foster parents. All this proves that if truth be not stranger than fiction it is equally as strange. John W. Hinsdale of counsel for the state in the $10,000,1)00 tax assessment case against the railways, says the next hearing is postponed from the 20th of this month to the 30th. This will ter minate the hearing of the railways' side unless they are given time to rebut the evidence which the state will pre sent. He says It Is the desire of the state to get in as much of its testltnoi during December as possible. H Is by no means improbable that there may then be a postponement until after the legislature adjourns. Several Huleigh people attended the reception at Henderson this evening, given by Mr. and Mrs. l. Y. Cooper to their son, Mr. Sydney Cooper, and his bride, who was Miss ,Mary Louise Jackson of Atlanta. The Kauigh amateurs are reliuarslng "Esmeralda," which Is to be played December 11, in aid of a charily. It was- staled today by liev, Ir. T,, N. Ivey, editor of the Haleigh Chris tian Advocate, that as one direct rtsult of the revival work of Kev. George Stu art here several saloonkeepers will ko out of that business January 1. ' There is a movement on the part of a number of the members of the 1'iess club which was formed here this week to give it the name of the "Ananias club." Much sympathy lit expressed for At torney General Walser, by reason of the serious illness of all his three chil dren, one having fever, nnother pneu monia nnd the third having been Sick six mopths or more. In the course of a chat today with Business Manager F. B. Arendell of the penitentiary, who has Just returned from an Inspection tour of the great stnte farms on the Roanoke river, he suld: "We will get at least 300 bales more of cotton than we expected. Last year, 'on more than twice the present acreage, we made 2200 bales; this ear we will get lfiXi. The yield per acre Is, as you see, much larger this year. On the Caledonia farm No. 2 we made this sea'son 410 bales on 440 acres. We also made on this farm 7000 bushels of pea nuts and twice 'is much corn as can be consumed" there." The state charters the Farairon drug store at AsheMlle, capital $15,000, in crease' to, $25,000 authorized; Edward Hopkins ttud L. B. Wheeler sharehold ers. A charter Is also granted the Hal elch Lund and Trust company; capital $10,000, lncrense to $ri0,ooo authorlted; shareholders J. B. Bntchelor, Harry I.oe'b and Charles U. Reld. Ten cents having been paid for cotton here, it poured In today. There were nt least 200 wagons on- the streets, There Is a lot of cotton. In the county, The mills are buying in a small way The-frrrmers drr not want to sell atiess than 10 cents, nnd many will not do so even nt that figure. They have their eye on 12 cents. A. lot of them stored cotton today. Many would not allow their cotton bales to be cut for sam pling today. songsWetry to sing.: Josh Wink Jn Baltimore American. The songs we try to sing! "Phe songs that haunt us through the day The melodies that rise and fall, and softly fade away. The songs that come a-dreamlng ,1a the twilight, bushed and dim, And break to crooning nothingness, like some forgotten hymn. . They'd have the sweeteBt cadence yet, If we could only bring To form the words that whisper In the songs we try to sing.' . - The songs we try to sing! The lilt of heart-brought melodies That flutter Into being with the sigh ing of a breeze, V . That stumble with a word or two, or vanish with a phrase . The songs that end In shadowed glints of fancy's mellow haze. If we could only utter them, the strains would thrill and ring' " In chords of richest harmony the songs we try to sing. The-songs we try to sing! The notes that sure and softly blend With words that quit the melody; be fore we reach the end. The half-sung songs the songs that come as sometimes comes a dream Which lures us out upon the way with fhigers white, that gleam And beckon us to struggle on, yet fade before 'they bring - The words that give a cheering to the songs we try to sing. The songs we try to sing! The sweet- test carols ever sung They Hit and laugh along the lightest cadence ever rung! If they could but complete themselves, with dashing form and air, .What marvel-melodies would seem to ever linger there! Aye, sweeter than any song of any fashioning Are all the dreamy lyrics ,in the Bongs we try to sing., - , THREE KISSES. Post Wheeler In New York Press. When' first I kissed you 'twas full on your mouth, ' Red as a .blackbird's cherry. You recall 'Twas spring, the soft air smelling of the South; The w hole world gay, and you gay ' most of all. Yon laughed that low, sweet, tender, birdlike trill Which made the very bobolink be still When next I kissed you 'twas upon the cheek, Molded Just round enough. 'Twas autumn then And, you were graver grown, and -did not speak, But seemed In wonder at the ways of men, And Vet you smiled. So deax a smile It was That it seemed sudden summer over us When lust I kissed you, dearest Heart of Gold, My lips Just brushed your forehead You were sad, And it was winter. All the world was old. But at the touch my love swelled tierce and gladi For then I felt you tremble, and saw full Two great, slow tears. Ah, that wa i best of all! PATRICK MclNTYRE, w'nmercmn?' RIT 83 SOUTH MAIN STREETPhoi,V2l8 t 0 proprietor Beech fJut 17jscey... Which la an absolutely pura Rya Whlskay, and mallowad. aged . PATRICK MclNTYRE Daalar in avarythlng known to tha wlna and spirit trada, 4j ("The Best is always the Cheapest ,rSMtf5T,IIcS2---' I " -'lllliiiiiiiy We have a big . stock of , WILSON HEATERS The beat and only perfect Air Tight Heater on the mar ket for wood or coal. If you have never used one ask your neigh' ora bow they like them. . . W. A. BOYCE U SOUTH COURT SQ. ARE YOU AMBITIOUS ? EDUCATION BY MAIL, International Correspondence Schools, ' SCRANTON, PA. Seventy-six courses of In struction, including civil, elec trical, steam and mechanical engineering, architectural and mechanical drawing, mining chemistry, surveying, plumb ing, telegraphy, telephony, mathematics, methods of teaching, bookkeeping, sten ography, etc. For more com plete information address John N. Day, 33 Patton ave nue, Asheville, N. C, or call on him at above address any night from 7:30 to 9:00 be tween the 10th and 25th of 1 ' !.'. fe-.-i-'A . v..-: 't:- y sp i t- w 3 lit l t-l 1 ?r -I.! I! each montht. L THE FOOTBALL MAN. i llnton Scollard in December Smar Set. Many there be that golfing go I'pon the links to have their swing, Ydad in garments guy that glow As doth the sun when westering; Still some there' be to baseball cling. And tennis claims its little clan; But If you want to see "the thing,. Behold the lusty football-man! Forsooth, he lets his hair to grow As doth the festive sprout in Spring; And snould both eyes be black as wee, 'Tis pride he feels therein no sting! His followers make the welkin ring Frrtm far Beersheba unto Dan; And if you'd gaze upon a king, Behold the lusty football-man! In midnight dreams he "tackles low;" "A touchdown!" you will hear him sing; Although there ne'er was such a "show," He's every girl "upon the string." When he goes forth his foes to fling, The head-guard, nose-guard; shin guard plan Stakes him a sight for marveling Behold the lusty football-man! ENVOY. Frlnee, all the other games are Blow, And fall beneath the public ban; There's only one game now and so Behold the lusty football-man! IMPORTED AND A Word to the Old and Young.. You are especially invited to call and look at my new stock of im ported and domestic toys just received. They are all new and of the latest designs. I have the largest and finest assortment in the South, and earnestly invite you to call whether you purchase or not,yas I have many things that will interest you. 22StN.r A.A.Whitcnack DOM ESTIC TOYS THE ASHEYILLESCHOOL OF MUSIC AND LANGUAGES FERDINAND DUNKLEY, t t s Principal "MOTHER SHIPS." ATLANTIC PQUADKON.. i lmncS layUn llight urged her horse j TVVTTI.F.STnrS ADDITD TO NORTH onw ard. . I ' Halt!" he cried, but she. dashed on, nnd an abrupt turn In the road was i Mil effectual shield to her. Phe was too I Washington, Nov. 25. The three bat well acquainted with the rules of war j tlnlps that have been added to the to fear he would ever betray her; he i , . could not do so without confessing be! N-rth -Atlantic scumdron have been hud slept nt his post-ra capital offense j made "mother ships" by having s for a soldier. -ijilgnel to their care and supervision At last she reached her aunt's home, j th(, (lifr.,rt.nt torpedo boats that have Vnsitddling her horse and providing ......' i for his cHonfort, she entered .the Cot- j ven added to that aqi mdion. Bear Ad tuge and gained her own chamber just t mlrsl Barker Inaugurated the system us the day was beginning to dawn. j when he was commander of the Asiatic I And thanks to. her courage the Con- squadron, after Admiral Dowey " lejt, -.federates received the Information that, of ssnlgnlng the numerous gnnboata put them In readiness to meet the Fed- r under his command to warships, glv erals the next day wilh Bit due prepnr-' log the latter the title of "mother ' Htlon. . 'U'" I This adventure Is only. one of many In reality the officer in rlinrga of which this brave woman undertook to' ertch of the wai ships vvi sul the Confederate army, After tbe war wus ended for a num i erten ot the wai snips vvm made eotn- I nisnder of the gunboat fleet attached to his 'warship,1 The battleship Kesr her. of years she traveled through tha i surge fuftes charge of the torpedo boats Stales giving lectures on her past life; j I'upont, Porter and Erlekson: the Mas- jmd while touring through the state of Wisconsin she died very suddenly of heart disease, while In the act of step ping upon the platform' to deliver a lesjure. With her death one rnpre link of the dd Confederate army was des troyed but her memory will llva for ever green In the heart of every Coiw federate soldier. EDNA BELL CASE. Greensboro, N. C. saehusetts of the Bodgers nnd Foote. and th Alabama of the Cushlng and v inslovv A - Big -Fish Story. This Is the season for fish and oys ters, As we have every facility for catching and handling them, we would like to have a word with you to tell you of the advantages we have. First we own our own fleet of Ashing vessels, therefore we catch . our own fish and pack our own oysters. There fore you get your fish and oysters, fresh from first hands, avoiding the risk ot old second hand stock. Second we have large fishing grounds and oyster beds extending from Morehead City to Porto Rico and If you will give us your trade we can affprd to extend our territoiy. As we receive shipments dally we feel that we can give you entire satisfaction. In addition to our North Carolina stock we handle the finest Baltimore oyster on the market.. Let us book your order for Thanksgiving, ao that you will not be disappointed. Call on us or wire us or phone us and your wants shall be attended to promptly. Respectfully, C. S. WALLACE. C. M. .WHITE, Manager. City Market, Asheville, N. C. .. . Prfrne 302. Departments of Piano, Organ, Theory, Harmony, Composition and Sight Singing: FERDINAND DUNKLEY ......... ...Director. MISS SARAH B. HUNT Assistant MIhs Hunt is a puptl of the director and her classes are under his personal .supervision. ... . . Department of Vocal Cultural Engagement of eminent teacher pending. and German, l .1 ACTIVE CAMPAIGN. . Brooklyn, N. T.. Nov. JS.-Tha t'n Ion League club of this city has al ready entered upon an active campaign for the mayorallty. ' Decided opposition is felt to the nomination of Mr. Coler, Department of Modern Lanauao.ee MISS ANNA BERNKOPF ...French Miss Bernkopf uses the celebrated Berlitz conversational method, with the addition of uraiiimar. Special classes for children, embraelng conversation, rending, writing, soniis and games, - t Temporary Office-Room 15. Sondlav Buildlna. ' (Over Wlngood's drug Btore.) Office hours, 11-1; 4-5. Phone 620. 4 CANDY ESC U LETTS CURE PILES Anil sll recUl dtsordors. 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Cream, per gallon 11.00 . Cream, pfer gallon, for double standard. ..f... 2.00 Phone 6S. BILTMORE DAIRY