A Shying Horse.
To the inquiry, Why does a horse
shy? the Netional Live Stock Journal
replies : Because he sees something
which he does not understand, and
is filled with a great or or less degree
of fear something as the hoy feels
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and goes arond to keep clear of it
It may be some new or unusal object
that the horse sees, or it may be an
imperfect view of it Even a famil
iar object, if it comes to view sud
denly and unexpectedly, will cause
a horse to shy or jump, just as an
unexpected object or sound causes a
nervous person to start When a
person is so startled, how much
would it improve the matter to be
scolded at or given a cut with a
whip? Just as much as the same
treatment would in the case of the
horse. Harshness only aggravates
the matter.
The more the horse is scolded and
whipped, the more nervous he gets ;
and every time he passes the place
where the fright and whipping oc
curred, he will recollect the un
pleasant affair, and he will begin to
prick up his ears and fidget ready
for another jump. Give him the
lines, and he will go by in a hurry.
The proper way is never to strike or
scold a horse that is startled or
frightened. Speak to him coolly,
calmly and kindly ; give him time
to see and collect his scattered sen
ses and make him feel that you are
hia friend and protector. When he
sees that all is right, there is an end
to all further trouble. We have
seen ahorse refuse to'cross'anjunsafe
looking bridge ; but when the driv
er took him by the bit and walked
ahead, the horse cautiously follow
ed. Next time he required no coax
ing or urging to cross the bridge.
He might have been whipped into
it at first, but was not the milder
course, although a little trouble,
the better one? The horse showed
his confidence in the driver ever
afterward.
Cardinal Gibbon's Protege.
A Balimore special to the Phila
delphia Press says : Miss Ellen Scan
Ian, a young singer of great promise,
is going from this city to Italy next
week to pursue her musical studies;
Cardinal Gibbons will pay her ex
penses, as the young girl is very
poor, her father being a laborer in
the employ of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The' cardinal is an
intense lover of music. OneSuni
day, about a month ago, Miss Scanx
lan, who sang in a small chapel in
the southern part of the city, was
induced by Father Graf, organist at
the cathedral, to sing the "O Salu
taris Hostia" while the cardinal was
on his throne at vespers. The girl
had never sung in the great cathe
dral before, and as she is very young
and modest consented only after
much solicitation. At the opening
words ot the solo her voice was so
Ijw and fluttering that it could not
be heard beyond the organ loft
When she reached the "Uni trinoque
Domine," however, her voice came
forth in all its sweet , voung freshi
ness.and the znexnbera of-trrr-Calhe
dral congregation, although ac
customed to good singing, raised
their eyes from their prayer books
in surprise, and hardly a single one
of them could refrain from glancing
up at the choir. Even Cardinal
Gibons, who has seldom been known
to turn his eyes from the altar, faced
the organ loft directly, and did not
turn his eyes from the young singer
till the last notes of "Nobis donet in
patria." Such a sweet, fresh, clear
and pathetic voice had not been
. heard in the old Cathedral for years.
After the services everybody was in
quiring the name of the singer and
praising her wonderful gift Cardi
nal Gibbons was also curious. Af
ter more inquiry he found out the
f;uTfl name, the poverty of her fami
y and the necessity which compell
ed herto.workin a cigarette factory.
The generous prelate then sent lor
her, .offered to pay her expenses
while studying music in Italy and
only required that she should sing
in the Cathedral sometimes on her
return. She readily consented, of
course, and soon she will be among
the'students atthe Flounce conserv
atory .
Anecdote of 6cn. Grant.
General Grant, on his retern to this
country, is said to have been severely af
flicted with a cough, contracted '.while
crossing the ocean, and which had stub
bornly refused to yield to any treatment
A friend procured for him a bottle of
C 1 1 1 i 1
few hours entirely relievsd. He re
marked to his friend: "Men look upon
me as a great soldier, but .this bottle of
Srmphyx is greater than I. My calling
has been to destroy men's Jives, but this
medicine is a victorious savior of men.
-1 shall never b& without it again." -
Best 5c cigar West End Choice.
. The "Pinafore Steam" is one of the
ways ovstera are served at Turner's.
Blankets and Comforts lower than
ever,, , at Whit-lock's.
Best 5c. cigar in the city West
End Choice. dtf
xjurns ron sajLE.
I have oyer Two Thousand Acres of Land lying
in Clay county, N, C which is now offered
for sale at very low prices. I have one farm
containing- one hundred acres of good tobacco
land and a good wool carder; also another farm
containing- two hundred acres, about forty acres
of first class bottom land and good grist-mill.
I can suit a man in any priced farm from five
hundred dollars to five thousand doll 're. The
society is very good. The courts are never
detained longer than two days here. The land
here is well adapted to the growth ol tobacco,
wheat and corn,
For further information call on or address
- Wi H. DAVIS, t
jan 19 w2mos Irena, Clay county, N. C.
JTOTICE
Is hereby given that an application will be made
to the present session of the General Session of
North Car Jina for an amendment to the charter
of (he City of Asheville repealing Sectioos 40 and
41 of Chapter 8, of private taws of 1883, and giving
control of the sidewalks to the Aldermen and
empowering tbera to pay for constructing and
repairing the same out ol the City Treasury and
to assess abutting land owners for portions of
cost of making, repairing and keeping up the
same;
And else to create and fill the office of Recorder
nd to give him all the criminal jurisdiction now
Jxcerising or belonging to the Mayor and to per
oral such other duties as the Aldermen miy
from time to time require. -Jan
20 dlaiw .
Making Oil of Sassafras.
In some of the interior counties of
N. Carolina may be seenin opera
tion manv primitive establishment
for the manufacture , of the oil of
sassafras and oil of pennyroyal- The
apparatus UBed in this work is so ex
ceedingly rude and primitive as to
appear ridculous to most observers ;
bui the product is ol good quality,
and constitutes at profitable indus
try. For these oils the usual style
of "still" may be briefly described
as a short trench in the ground end
ing in a low flue or chimney. Oyer
this trench is placed a closed wood
en box, having a sheet-iron bottom,
and an auger hole on top ot the
steam box, and has several holes
bored through its bottom, and also
through the top -of the steam box,
allowing steam to pass freely up
through the barrel. A lnte of clay
is used to close the joint between the
lower end of the barrel and the
steam-box as well as the covsr of
the barrel. Instead of a "worm
a tin pipe immersed in a trough of
cold water is used, and a steam con
nection with the barrel is generally
made by an elbow brahch of wood
bored out with an auger The sass
afras tree grows abundantly in this
section especially on worn out lands,
where it is usually found in the dense
thibkets of small shrubs. The root
is dug and washed iree from dirt,
and, after being chopped short and
druised with a hatchet, is ready for
the 'still." This work is done by
boys emploped by the manufacturer,
who pays a stated price 'per 100
pounds of the root ready for use.
The same outfit is used in the
production cf oil of pennyroyal,
which grows abundantly in the
woods in many counties.
When the barrels are filled with
the roots and the cover made tight
with clay, the process of distillation
goes on rapidly, lhe steam passes
through the mass of bruised roots
and is condensed by the tin tube in
to a mixture of distilled water and
oil, and runs into glass vessels set to
receive it. Being of dmerent denst
ties, the oil and water rapidly settle
into two strata, and one can be de
canted from the other.
It is said that the operator of
S'Jch a still" can pay all running
expenses and make a clear profit of
$6 per day. W hen we consider that
the cost ot establishing such a lac
tory" is less than $10 for the entire
plant, and no chemical education is
necessary on the part of the opera'
tor, the profit ol the work is not to
be despised.
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Greatly Excited.
Not a few of the citizens of Asheville
have recently become greatly execited
over the astounding facts, that several of
tneir inends who nad. been pronounced
by their physicians as incurable and
beyond " all hope suffering with that
dreaded monster Consumptiou have
been completely cured by Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption, the
only remedy that does positively cure all
throat and lung diseases, Coughs, Colds,
Astnma and .bronchitis.
Trial bottle free at H. H. Lyons' Drug
btore, large Dottles $i.
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NOTICE, Is hereby given that application
wUl be made to the present isesslon of the
General Assembly for an amendment to the
Charter of the City of Asheville.N. O. -
Jan. '!, a SO d.
The- chip which the general
imagination placed on the respective
shoulders of France, Germany and
T" I
xiussia it yei reposing tnereon in
graceful and genial serenity. Neither
power seems anxious to bear
the odium which "... would be
incurred by the inauguration .of a
war which might iavolve the whole
of Europe, cost untold treasure, and
result in the death of thousands of
those least interesied. It is a part
European diplomacy to make war
clouds hover low down on the hori
zon even when business of that sort
i3 not meant. -
Wonderful Cures.
W. D. Hoyt & Co.. Wholesale -and Be-
tail Druggists of Home. Ga.. savs : We
have been selling Dr; King's New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years. Have never
handled remedies that sell as welL or
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use of a lew
bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery,
taken in connection with Electric Bitters.
We guarantee them always. Sold by
H. H. Lyons.
Lamb's Wool Soles large lot for the
Ladies and Gents, at the Shoe Store.
jt.r T r p tit .
EESONS WISHING TO MAKE MONEY
Stocks, Grain, Provlnions, una Oil,
SHOULD INVESTIGATE LAURIE & CO.'S SYSr
TM OF DEALING IN SMALL OK LATiGE
LOTS ON ONE PER CENT. CASH
MARGINS.
Ten Dollars will, for example, cover ten S100
Shares, or 1.000 bushels of Grain.
. Explanatory Pamphlet Free.
QUOTATIONS WIRED.
Order and Jttargimt retttvd by Ttltgmm
or Mail. '
LAURIE & CO.,
STOCK BROKERS,
ALSO DEALERS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE,
856 Broadway, New York.
"The Members of the firm are gentlemen of
experience ana mga sianuing in tne urain ana
Stock Commission business and among their
references are a number of the leading Banks."
"New York Commercial News."
'They have a stainless business record, and
their bona fides are indisputable The reputa
tion of the firm is such, that parties can rest
assured of receiving their profits tlie moment
they are made, no matter what the amount may
be." New York Evening Telegram.
jan 23 deodw3mos
Cash Assets,
3O0,O0O.
Monthly Surplus,
130,000.
The National Life
;and
Maturity Association
OF
WASHINGTON, D. C. '
President, 'Sec. & Manager.
Hoeatio Beowitixg. Geo. D. Eldisidge.
Treasurer,
Samuel Norment.
LIFE INSTJKANCE AT ABSOLUTE
COST.
Our Pillars of Strength :
A Guaranteed Policy,
-An Incontestable Policy,
Maturity Value in Cash at a Fixed Age
Annual Cost Absolutely Limited,
Only Four Payments' Per Year,
Non Forfeitable after 3 Years,
Five Year Maturity Plan,
Non Forfeitable "after 3 Years,
Ten Year Maturity Flan,
Insurance as well as an Investment,
Non 1 orleitable alter 5 years.
Special Agent,
Medical Director, W. H. GIBSON
P. 8. Riddeixe. M. D.
V. E. JONES, Agent for Asheville, N. C.
Lib. J no; Hey Williams, Med. i.xam,
jan 29 dim
The Spot Cash Store
IS GOING TO
CLOSE OUT.
I am going to move in SO days,
and as it is cheaper to sell goods
than move them, I will sell
3IY SIOCK AT COST.
Heavy 3 A Domestic, one yard
wide, at G cts,; heavy Wool Jeans at
2S and 30 cts.; all kinds of Calico at
4 to 5 cts.; Cotton Batting at 10 cts.;
nice Brown Sugar at 15 lbs. for $1 ;
Hata, a big stock, ranging from 25
cts. up to very finest Stetson; all
wool Dress Goods, half-wool, Cash
meres, &c, &c. 30 bags Coffee,
Sole Leather, Boots and Shoes of all
grades, Blankets, Comforts, Canton
Flannel, Bleached Sheeting, Tow
elps, Table Linen, Napkins, Quilt
Lining, Cotton Yarn, "Wool Yarn,
Laundered and Unlanndered Shirts,
Underwear for ladies and gents,
some very fine Wool Dress Good's in
black and colors at less than cost.
Come and see me, as I am deter
mined to sell out my goods before
moving to another house.
J. o. no WELL.
Bracks Diamond
JELLICO,
AND
Anthracite Coal;
CalionN.W;Girdwood.'-
Coal Yard, and office on Pattou Ave.
of Telephone No. 50s
hot 28 dtl
E'siimdl jpecSsill Sale
r FOR TWO WEEKS AT
WHITLOCK'S
In order to make room ibr new goods and close out
. BALANCE OF WINTER STOCK,
We will offer the following nnparalled bargains:
Best
including Simpson's, Arnold's, Allen's, and Indigo Blue; 12 yds for 50c
Gingham worth 15c, 12Jc, and 10e., for 7ic; 36 in. wide all wool
(Serge and Diagonal;)
Dress Goods fully worth 60c. for 40c
An all wool black Jersey worth $1.50 for 95c.
White and Scarlet Flannels way down,
. Gilbert's 52 in. Flannel in all colors 65c,
Columbia 52 in. " u " 57.; ,
Ladies'
at 25c, 35c, 40c, 50c, 75c,
Blankets,
at 85c, 95c, $1.10, 1.40, 1.80, 2.00. big drives;
Also finer grades and prices than can be duplicated; .
Child's ( ttoak,
Nicely trimmed, good material, age
years, worth 3.60 lor 2.49 ; 8 years, worth 4.00 tor 2.98 ; age 10
years, worth 4.50 for 3.39. Better grades pro
portionately low.
LADIES' WRAPS, only better
look at and price.
15 and 20 cent Ladies' Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs tor 10 cts.
Ladies' Collars with Capes, regular price 10c, for 6 cts.
Ladies' Cuffs at 12J cts.
Ladies' Balmoral Skirts, for 35 cents; bargains in better grades.
Large stock of Towels, Napkins,
correspondingly low hgures, Bleached Domestics, bheeting, billow Uas
ing, and Satins far below their value.
Impossible to enumerate all the special bargains, but a visit will con
vince the most skeptical.
tStrictly Cash, and no goods on approbation at these special prices."3A
ja 23-daw2w A. WIBITI.OCM.
'HZexriELg:
A RE
1Y line
bers and
Southern
ladies
m any
and fail
Nos. or
ceipt f
auire or
will find
themselves and risk getting shoes desired
To presreve the beauty and natural shape of the foot, have regard for this du
ring its development For children we
ail styles ana sizes, out call special attention
to our Soller's "Protection Soles." Its con
struction is such as to dispense with the objec
tionable brass tips, and is more durable and
neater. We keep parts of this shoe, showing
the process of its manufacture, and will take
pleasure in explaining its make and merits.-
we nere present cut ot sole and trade
This shoe Is celebrated, andwe warrant
one.
We keep an extensive lino of Slippers
Men, x outns, i,aaieB, Jftlisess and cmldren,and
when we fail to fit in sizes or qualities, will or
der and guarantee satisfaction.
While we propose to spare neither pains or
investment to please ladies and children, we
shall earnestly endeavor to keep a line of gents' and youths' goods tLat will please
the most exacting, and respectfully request a trial. .
W.LDOUGIiSrf
urfo7l &
ing Brushes, etc We keep cheap
Dressing, but recommend
Button's Haven Gloss.
We keep a full line of
Shoe
TBrJfKS,
Bags, Valises, Shawl
A Line oi UNBRELLAS, varying
Our facilities for conducting our line of business are inferior lo cone in the
State, and we hope we will merit and enjoy the most extensive trade in Western
North Carolina. Where it i not convenient for parties to visit our store and make
selections in person, and they cannot get goods wanted at their home store, we will
take pleasure in filling any orders by mail or otherwise, and if we fail to give satis
faction we will on return oi goous reiuna me money.
We are agents for the best manufacturers in the United States in Men's, Ladies',
nnd Children's Boots. Shoes and Slippers, and warrant them to trive satisfaction.
Whon irnn havfl worn a nair of our
stamp will suggest where fhey were-bought, and you will favor us with a repeated
order. - , , -
LINING
CTfRRlNG
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
GIVE US A TRIAL,
de 23-d3m
Calico,
Vests,
each worth double the money;
4 years, worth $3.00 for 1.98 ; age 6
grades left, which will pay you to
Doylies, Table Linens and Crash at
-ds "Weaver
NOW KEEPING IN STOCK A FINE
of Ladies' Shoes, and more varied in num
lasts than has recently been kept in
cities, larse or small, and specially invite
who have heretofore been necessitated to
"send off" for the qualities and sizes desired to call
and examine their style and qualities. We assure
them that we have the finest goods that can be
made for any price, and goods that cannot be found
; t , t.jT t :n i.1 r
general mure, jauiea wuu win iuuo lavui uo,
to find a fit. we will enease to send for any
lasts, in any stvle and quality, and on re
such goods if they fail to fit we will not re-
expect customers to taue tnem. juaaies
this more desirable than to 'Vend off"
or fit.
keep
mark.
every
for
we Keep an graoes ana styles oi Men s
Fine Shoes and also substantial neat lower
Driced Shoes.
We make a specialty of the Douglass $3.00
Shoe, and sell large quantities of them, and
every pair gives satisfaction.
v We sell all kinds of Shoe Dressing, Black
ImtTON'S toe
Softens and preserves leathef!
Cases and Shawl Straps,
from cheapest Cotton to finest Sill.'
Shoes from time immemorial onr linincr
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& WEAVER,
STAMP.
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Yours truly, - .
IIlHUtltfO fc WEAVER.
THE
ROLLINS
FOR
BBIlgBttestt
GO TO
Farmers
The best accommodations for our custom
ers. Messrs. J. Wiley Shook of Haywooi.
J. A. Mchols.of Madison, and Capt. Ben A .
Newland are with us and would be glad to
serve their friends.
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STEICTLY A. FIRST CLA SS HOTEL
Eligibly situated. Commanding magnificent mountain views, and yet convenient
to business. A home for ladies and families.
janl2 d&wly I? AWLS BROS., Propf .
Where you cai et the best Whiskey, Wine and Brandy
both foreign n i lomestic.
Jtly Brands are the Old Kentucky JtIonongahtla
Gibson's XJTXT, all 6 Years old,'
My CORN WHISKIES are absolutely pure, made of Jthe Boundea
corn, on the Bald Mountain, Rutherford county, N. C.
I handle nothing but North Carolina
APPLE and PEACH BRANDY. "
My WINES arwpvire Grape juice, unadulterated. ' :
You will find BERGEN and ENGEL BEER always on draaght, coM
and fresh. Bottled Beer delivered to every part of the city free of charge. I
We make a specialty in CIGARS and TOBACCO, and handle th
leading brands. - .........
Call and see if I have misrepresented my goods. You will find my
Saloon three doors below the 1st National Bank, No.. 9, where you will
find the Curious Concoctor of Cocktails, SHEP DEAVER, and the
nial H. C. JONES to wait on you.
Any intormation given strangers with pleasure,
jell BOB JONESr "'
DOUBLEDAY & SCOTT,
XORTU PUBLIC SQUARE, Asheville, If.
HAVE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF
SASH, BLINDS and DOORS
- I r .i -i
TN WESTEBUT JfOBTH CAROLINA, '
at lowest prices
Estimates promptly furnished, and special Bizes procured at short notice
They also keep every variety of Building and Fencing Lumber, Lath
and Shingles. fob 21-dw
ROF. V. KNERINGER
Respectfully informs the public and
his friends that he is ready to open his
Class in Music for the Fall and Winter.
He will devote his utmost efforts in a
kindly, but strict system of teaching, to
promote the progress of pupils confided
to his care.
Terms wiix be moderate.
Pianos tuned and repaired, and put in
first-class order at reasonable rates.
Applicants sent through post-office or
left at Citizen' office, will be. promptly
attended to.. . , '. V Knebingkb.
sept 4-dtf
JOTICK.
All person are notified that they mm not ret
gand off mylmnd without haying paid for It in
advance. Tfcej will be indicted if they do.
angltdt WATT ATKINSON
fceteiP
& SMITH
THE
IPrfices
THE
Warehouse,
THE new "JCMBOSTVPE" PRINTING STAMP
(patent applied for.)
Recommended aa superior to the robber stamp -for
marking clothing because the ink can Demon
effectually pressed into the texture of the cloth;
It is also useful for the ordinary purposes of a
rubber stamp, and coats much less.
49-An "Embostvpe" name- stamp with bottlo
of indeliblo ink and two pads, securely packed in
a neat box, tent post paid to any address in the
United States for only Twenty-Aye cents, rail
address 86 cts. A large stamp for towels and
coars clothing and a smaller stamp for flue cot
ton or linen, If in one order, 40o.
A discount of 90 per caU on eycry order of 10
names. Address - - . -
Rubber stamps also made. Orders filled for
any style at lowest prices. - Satisfaction f uaraa- -teed.
-WALTER
a CTJSHMAN, Manufacturer, ..
aug29 . Asheville, N. C
JOR SENT.
Furnished Honse on Bailey street. Bavaa
rooms, besides basement. Rent reMOBsble
applyto W. K, FELUAtf ,
jan 18 dtf : : - r ug gist.
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