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, Eczema! The Only Cure. Eczema if more than a skin disease, and no skin remedies can cure it. lne doctors are unable to effect a cure, and their mineral mixtures' are damaging to the most powerful constitution, lne whole trouble is in the blood, and Swift's Specific is the only remedy which can reach, such deep-seated blood diseases. Eczema broke out on my daughter, and con tinued to spread until ttt head was entirely covered. She was treated by several good doctors, but grew worse, and the dreadful disease spread to her face. She was taken to two celebrated health springs, but re ceived no benefit. Many patent medicines were taken, but without re Jolt, until we decided to try S. S. S., and by the time the first bottle was finished, her head be gan to heal.- A dozen bottles cured her com pletely and left her skin perfectly snooth. She Is now sixteen years old, and has a rKgnificen growth of hair. Not a sign of the dreadful ausease had ever returned. H. T. Shqbb, 270 Lucas Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Don't expect local applications of Boaps and salves to cure Eczema. They reach only the surface, while the di sease comes from within. Swift's Specific s the only cure and will reach the most bstinate case. It is far ahead of all similar remedies, because it cures cases which are bevond their reach. 8. S. S. is purely vegetable, and is the only blood medy guaranteed to contain no pot awT, mercury or other mineral. TJooks mailed free by Swift Speciflo Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Slow Going: China. China, in many respects the greatest country in the world, is without any of the modern means of transportation and xchans:e. Its immense traffic is still iiandled in the most primitive manner strings of camels that reach from the city pate to the horizon carry the tons of coal for the people's fuel. Pack mules from western provinces laden with dried fruits, silks and rugs return with salt fish and seaweeds. Heavy carts groan beneath casks of fragrant wines. Towboats are dragged along the canals and rivers byJ dozens of straining men. The traveling merchant may make his trip by cart, boat or sedan chair if the weather be mild, but if it be winter the tnnle litter will carry him over the rough er country, or he may skhn along the wa terways on a light sled propelled by hu- man arms and legs. Leslie's Weekly. Rev. WJ E. Sttzer, W. Caton, N. T., writes, "I pad dyspepsia for ovur twenty years, and trieu medicines and doctors without benefit. I was persuaded to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it helped me from the start. I believe Ht to be a pan acea for all forms of indigestion.-' It di gests what you eat. Dr. T. C. Smith. SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS OFFERED BY THE) SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Account Musical Festival, Asheville, N. C, March 21-22, 1900, tickets on ale Knorville, Salisbury, Murphy, Spartanburg and intermediate stations, to Aeheville, March 21 and 22, final lim it March 23. Account Annual State Convention Y. M. C. A. of North Carolina, Greensboro, N. C, March 8-11, 1900, tickets on sale March 7-10 inclusive, final limit 13 Rate from Asheville, $7.75 for the round trip. Account meeting N. C. State Sunday School Association, Charlotte, N. Q. March 14-16, 1900, tickets on sale March 12-14 inclusive, final limit 19. Rates from Asheville $7.60 via Salisbury, $6.85 via Statesville and $6.50 via Spartan burg, for the round trip. For full information call on, ticket agent or address, F. R, Darby, C. P. & T. A., Asheville, N. C. R. L. Vernon, T. P. A., Charlotte, K. C. 'iO secure the original witch hazel salve, ask for DeWiU's Witch Hazel Salve, well known as a certain cure for pi' s and skin diseases. Beware of worthless ountexfets. They are dan gerous. Dr. T. C. Smith. THE BUKLINGTON EOUTE BEST ROUTE. WEST: St Louis or Chicago to Kan ae City, St. Joseph.. Omaha, Nebraska Denver, Utah, Pacific Coast two trains daQy; aflso from Kansas Ciy to the west. Weekly California Excursions. NORTHWEST: to Black Hills, Mon tana, Washington, Puget Sound via the hort BilMngs Route 50 to -00 miles saved from St. Louis or Kansas City. Tourist sleepers Tuesdays and Thurs days, Kansas City to Seattle-. NORTH AND NORTHWEST : via St- Paul and Minneapolis three trains dally from St. Louis; two trains daily from Chicago. HOMESBEKER'S EXCURSIONS to t2ie West and Northwest wju Miles of Standard Railroad with cmve gateways St, Louis, Chicago, Wide-Vestibuled, Pimtscn liehted. complete trains of chair oars (seats tree) FUllma. , sleepers, dining car service on most tnrougn trains. All ticket agents can ticket via the Great Burlington Route Write J. N. Merrill, General Southern Agent. ISO. N. .Pry or St.. Atlanta o I W. Wakeley, Gen'l Passenger Aeent. St, Louis, Mo. Howard Elliott Gen'l MiiaaiaseT, au iouis, mo. Transylvania Railroad Company (Formerly Hendersonvllle & Brevard ; -RaWway.) , ' in Effei'i. October 22, 1899. P.M. STATIONS. p.M ijv arevanl Ar. 5.30 "iz. xe uavidson River 5.20 u.zt .Penrose 5.07 12.37 Blantyre 4.58 12.46 Etowah 4.50 "12.&5 , Cannon 4.43 l.uo Horse Shoe 4. 88 JjL0 ........... Tae., 4.29 1.30 Ar. . .Hendersonvllle. . Lv. 4.10 Flag Stations. Passengers only -on Sunday. Connects with the Southern railway at Hendersonvllle for all: points north 1 nd sourta. J. F. HATS, T. 0 BOS WELTI XSeneraJl Manager. Superintftndent, S.S.S.r&Blood THE ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE. The, Spirit of Unrest Pervades trie Beautiful Country South of us Which France Loves so Well. The spirit of unrest and dissention which has so often, within the last few years, brought the Republic of France to the verge of another revolution, seems to have transmigrated from the mother country to the most favored of her colonies Martinique. Great Britain may boast of the tropi cal luxuriance of her Bermudas en riched with the most beautiful lily gar dens in the world; Denmark may glory in the sugar refineries and distilleries which yield tier millions annually in revenue; and even our own America may look with pardonable pride upon the riches of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philirmines: but France loves Mar tinique not less for its pecuniary ad vantages, but more for the historic interests that cluster around the little island, for it is here that the beautiful and immortalized Empress Josephine was born. Beins: the northernmost of the Wind ward group of the Caribbees. Marti nique may be described as a verdant mountain mass lying between the At- i lantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, for the island is a veritable chainwork of small mountain ranges covered with vines and shrubbery whose beauty is unsurpassed in any quarter of the globe. It was discovered in 1493 by the Span ish explorers who embarked with Co lumbus the previous year to discover the western hemisphere. For a long time after its discovery the island was held by its primitive in habitants, the Indians, but after many fierce struggles the Spanish succeeded In driving the natives into the interior, taking subsequent possession. EARLY HISTORY. Early in the seventeenth century French buccaners and sea-rovers, at tracted by the fertility and beauty of the island, decided to capture it from the Spanish, and after a protracted period of fighting Martinique became a French possession in 1635. The con querors invaded the country, and after establishing themselves upon individual estates set to work cultivating the splendid fruit trees and vegetables which grew naturally in the soil. The work of cultivation has de scended from generation to generation, and to-day coffee, sugar cane, fruits and rum are the principal products raised and exported. While Fort de France is the most his toric of the cities of Martinique, hav ing been the birthplace of the Empress Josephine, St. Pierre is the principal city from a commercial standpoint. In fact, these are the only cities of any consequence in Martinique. There are many dense forests and woods upon the island that, while inhabitable, are not as yet habited. In spite of this fact, however, Mar tinique is one of the most thickly popu lated islands in the world. It has an area of over 180 square miles, and its greatest breadth is variously recorded at thirty-five and forty miles. The last census showed that the population con sisted of nearly five hundred souls to the square mile in proportion to the in habited area of the island. St. Pierre is a beautiful city, and the thrift and industry of its citizens are exemplified in the cleanliness, of its streets as well as by the number of stores and places of business which line them. The principal avenue is the Rue Victor Hugo, named in honor of the great author and poet, whose mem ory is most sacredly cherished by the people of Martinique. The streets, owing to the hilly sur face of the island, are very slanting, and on either side there are gutters which act as public scavengers. Intc these gutters all the bits of paper and refuse are thrown, and the streams from the mountains rush them down tc the seashore and into the ocean. The gutters are kept clear by laborers whc act in the same capacity as do the street cleaners of our American cities. THEIR LIFE! Owing to the volcanic construction and geographical situation of Marti niaue. it is subiect to violent hurri canes which visit the coast at some times freauent intervals between the months of June and December. To protect themselves from these dis astrous visitations the people of the Island have originated a unique method of covering their homes with roofs made of corrugated bands of iron to take the place of the picturesque red tiles used many years ago. In fact, among those who cannot afford the iron roofs the tiled coverings are still em Dloved. Although there are excellent schools . - A -mm- t . on the island or .Martinique, many 01 the children of well-to-do parents are sent to France to be educated, most of them going directly to Paris. The con stant travel from colony to mother countrv occasioned by this custom is said to account for the strange appear anc.ft of the Martinican streets, which are a queer combination of the tropics and the Champs Elysee. The women of the poorer classes affect a strange costume consisting of a loose hanging skirt and waist, completed by an odd bit of headeear formed of a large fig ured handkerchief tied about the head Thev are also inordinately fond ol jewelry, and it is quite afrequent sight to see some of the f emalds emerge from thf rhurches. burdened with massive Aarrinps vm rplpts and necklaces, and sVinrt nrJv with the shoes with which cenerons nature provided them. Besides the customary government hutiiinor-a thprp am lovelv cnurcnes. a public library and places oevotea the entertainment and instruction the people. tc oi Almost the same habits prevail in Fnrt rle France that characterize ox- Pierre, and the most important feature of the city to sight-seers, and the one most cheristed by the inhabitants, is a lovelv statue of Enipress Josephine which stands in the most prominent aeption nf the citV. The rer.ent riots which occurred in Martinique were said, on the best of authority, to be due to hostility of nlanters and laborers niuiiui-uv w mt s-enerallv. aeainst the Governor, who, ij. niotmaH foflnoerl the rate of ex change from twenty to twenty-five per cent The reduction, while it would have proved beneficial to the island as a whnie. would have been detrimental tn intprfsts of the employers wno have relations with France, and against mmtarv officers who receive their 111V ooisHaa Pmm Tfrance. The allegations that tne aisiuroances . wer,e SSI desirous of obtaining possession of the Mftnd of Martinique are declared by officials of the department at Wash fnotrkr a a InfflmOUS. DUt SnOUltt BUCn a condition of affairs ever come about, imArixA -.nnuid. not find a more mag nificent colony to add to her possessions tfcnTi this nrpscent-shanea spoi wnicn lies between, an ocean of storms and a sea of calms the beautiful Martinique, ? "Overwork and loss of necessary sleep made me very nervous and it t 1 it rr ii 11 1 w was witn tne greatest ainicuiiy tnat i could execute my solos. A friend advised me to give Dr. Miles' Nervine a trial, which I did and received im mediate benefit. In a few days I was entirely relieved. I recommend it to all musicians who suffer from over worked and disordered nerves." Otto H. Shemmer, 2316 State St., Milwaukee, Wis. Or. Miles' Nesirim& is sold by all druggists on guarantee, first bottle benefits or money back. Book on heart and nerves sent free. Dr- Miles Medical Company. Elkhart, Ind Plural Mothers. Under the title of "Plural Mothers" t writer in the Madras Law Journal dis cusses tne question whether betw- en two females, both of whom are entitled to claim as mothers, primogeniture de pends on priority of marriage or upon seniority of age." This brings to mind the anecdote of a supposed lunatic in an insane asyluih who claimed to be Napoleon 'tor Julius Cajsar, perhaps it was) and when told that he had not long before claimed to be Alexander the Great dexterously re plied. "Ah. but that was by another mother." This alleged plurality of mothers is somewhat startling. In India, however, the problem arises on the adoption of a child by a man who has several wives. each of whom thereby becomes a mother of the child. A. R. De Muent, editor of the Journ al, Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for a num ber of years from rheumatism in his right shoulder and side. He says: "My right arm at times was entirely useless. I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm and was surprised to receive relief almost immediately. The Pain Balm has been a constant companion of mine ever since, and it never fails." For sale by C. A. Raysor, Druggist. Parlor Pets. Perhaps the most adventurous Addition to the honse menagerie in London Is that of a hive of bees which live in a sitting room and fly out to gather honey in Hyde park among the flowers and the blossoms of the London lime trees. . The bees are reported to be as industrious and exem plary as bees should be and not to be demoralized by such intimate association ;with less 'industrious human beings. The practical difficulty in the way of keeping bees in the house arises when the cold weather comes in, because they are tempted to carry on "work" in the house when it is too chilly for them to be abroad, and when bees are anxious to be busy with no work to hand their temper is always uncertain. Spectator. M. B. Smlith, Butternut, Mi h., says, '"De Witt's Little Early Risers are1 the very best pills I ever i-sed for costive- ness, liver and Ibowel troubles. Dr. T. C. Smith. NOTICE. ' State of North Carolina, County of Bun combe: In tjhe Superior Court. Jesse R. S tames, Admir. of E. . Starnes, dee'd, va Geo. H. Starnes etal Notice By virtue of an order of Marcus Er- win, - he Clerk of the Superior Court of Buncombe Ooun'ty, North Carolina, on the 27th day of February, 1900, in the above entitled special proceeding then and now pending in said Superior Court, I will, on Monday, the 2nd day of April, 1900, between the hours of 12 m. and 2 o'clock p. in., it being the first Monday In April of said year, sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash, the land herein mentioned, upon the terms mentioned in said oraer of sale, the land described in the complaint in said special proceeding, consist insr of ten acres of land, which Dr. E. C. Starnes, deceased, seized, and described as follows: Lying and being in the county of Buncombe and Asheville township, ad Join! g the lands of Larkin Smith, Mar cus Williams and a s.hool house lot, bounded and more particularly described as follows Beginning at a stake fin the south side of a branch, the corner of the school house lot in Marcus Williams' line, and r-ms south 56 de rees 15 minutes west 206 feet tto small sassafras tree, Williams and Smith s corner; thence with Wil liams' and Larkin Smith's line- south 26 degrees 15 minutes east 579 feet to a stake In an old road; thence with said road south 85 degrees 45 minutes west 306 feet to . stake; thence south, 18 de grees 30 minutes west 65 feet to a stake with white ov ; pointers; thence north 12 degrees, west 875 feet, crossing a small branch to a stake in the center of the New Found road; thence with sum road north 84 degrees east 339 feet; thence , south 75 degrees east 260 feet to tne center 'off the second brddee. from the old New Found; then dowm said branch & degrees 15 minutes east 131 feet to the beginning, being the same ten acres of land conveyed by S. M. Starnes tto Dr. 'E. C. Starnes on the 26th day of April, 1899. Said sale will be mad in order to create assets with -whirTi 1 n pay the debts of . C. Starnes. deceas- 2L?S charges of admin- titration or the estate of said E. C. ouuea. aeceasea, ana ihe remainder, if any, to be divided among the hir-at-law. The purchaser of said land; will be required to pay cask o the amount or his bid at time of sale, or the land uo resoia immediately, upon the terms as neretorore stated This the .28th day of February, 1900. a . '.i JESSE R, STARNES, Administrator of D. C. Starnes, dee'd. PEOPLES COLUMN. MI&CEULAtSTEJOUS. ' WANTED To purchase for spot cash a business that will stact investigation. Give full particular. Address B. B.,' Gazette. 30-3t PRUtJIENCE S. DRESSER. GRADUATE, wit honor, in Piano, Harmony, and Theory, of New Eng land Conservatory oi Music. Boston. Advanced piano pupils a specialty. Beginmere on viioliL. received. Terms low. 69 Charlotte St. TYPEWRITERS. The Remington Standard Typewriter is preferred by all classes ini the busi ness world because it writes better, writes easier, writes longer than any other typewriter. Don't Ojay another make without examining the new models 6 7 and 8 Remingtons. We are agents for Asheville and vicinity. We also buy, sell, rent and exchange isec omd hand typewriters of all makes. TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE, 'Phone 661. 23 Pattoa Ave. TO EXCHA GE Good paying im proved real estate in cei.ter of Ashe' ville for stock farm in Tennessee or Kentusky, or a cotton farm in eastern North Carolina. Address "H. C , ' Ga zette. MISS NORA WARE-Pkmist and teach er in stringed instruments. Corner of Spruce and Woodfin treets. LOST, LOST. Mink tfur collar on Pearson' Hill or the River Road, March 13. Re wiard if returned to Gazette Office. 29-2t LOST Handsome black ostrich feather boa, one yard long1, either on Merrl Tnoni avenue or Cherry street. Liberal reward if returned to MRS. U. Y. JOR DAN. 89 Chestnut 28-tf ROOMS AND BOARD. ROOMS nicely furnished for HgM housekeeping. Call at 139 Bailey St. 28-26t. BOARDERS DESIRED Persona desir ing a quiet, homelike boarding place, where tubercular patients are mot ta ken, oam find Lne same at 08 Orang street. Halls, as well as rooms, com iortably heated. Good fore fa,nd pleas ant service guaranteed. Call and ex amine rooms and ascertain terms. 6-tf BOARDERS WANTED At ounny Side Cottage on Sinset Drive. Among the pines, 90 feet above Battery Park. Hack at frequent ant rvais to and from the city. Terms reasonable. 316-tf PRIVATE BOARD Rock Ledge, Haywood str et. central. Well warmed high elevation. One front room, one single room vacant. MRS. L. V.. COLE. -FOR RENT. FOR RENT. Number 3 Grav Gables. 9-roonv ibrick, all modern improve ments. Walnut street between Hay wood and Penland. A. D. Cooper. 32 South Main street. 30-tf FOR RENT. New four room street. cottiage. Apply at 48 Flint FOR RENT Newly furnished room in new house, with private family, cen trally located. No sick people. Ad dress, L. B., Box 702, Asheville, N. C. 29-3t. FOR RENT A flat of four pleasant unfurnished rooms, with modem con veniences; also two unf unwished rooms. 38 South French Broad ave nue. 25-6t FOR RENT. One completely furnished apartment, containing three rooms, kitchen, dining, and parlor; lovely sunny place, all moaern improve ments. Also one ten-room house, $25 per month, one seven -room cottage $16 per montij ; one unfurnished flat and a few furnished rooms. O. D. Revell, 31 Temple Court, 3rd floor. , FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A gentleman returning to Brooklyn, N. Y., to live, has left his saddle horse with me for sale. Price $100. He is six years old, single footer but trots in harness. Address, Gazette Office. 28-6t FOR. SALE 1 p ir good yung mules, 1 good road wagon, 1 2-horse delivery wagon, 1 good double set ha-ness. Ap ply to A D. Cooper, 32 South Main street. 27-6t FOR SALE. An established good, pay ing business in Asheville; only a lew hours pleasant work required each day to make from $40 to $60 per month. An excellent opportunity for person with small capital. Address "Me- phisito," care Gazette. 27-3t FOR SALE Two horses (not matches) two seta single harness and whips. A M. Field, corner Church street and Patton avenue. 20-tf FOR SALE Or exchange town lota and land in Florida. Address Z. L., care of Gazette. FOR SALE .OR EXCHANGE . Lo at PInebluff, N. C. Address N. S. M care Gazette. t MM, 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sendli a sketch and description may qrlekly ascertain Invention Is probably patentable Communlca- 8 certain our opinion xre wuetuer an tlons Btrictly confidential. Handbook on Patents , sent fraa. oldest aarencv for-secorbur Datents. 1 Patents taken tnrongn juunn to. receive met special notice, without charge, In the Ahandaomely Hhistrated, weekly. Largest dr- eolation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 year ; four months, L gout by all newsdealers. : Branch Office. &TBt Washington, D. c. Hendersopille (OPEN ALL THE YEAR AROUND.) On hundred and twenty-five bed rooms. Altitude 2,252 Feet. Electric Lwm. Steam Heat. Elevator. Ball Rooms. Bath Rooms. Ten Fin Alleys. uim Eleven Acres Beautiful Grounds. Fine Band of Musicians Employed tm iu Season. All;Modrn Conveniences. Good Trout Fishing. Mineral Springs. Go Links. Horseback Riding. Beautiful Grounds. Everything New fv Class Service. Fox rates and1 information apply to BAR DIN & WHEELER. NO CONSUMPTIVES TAKEN. The Beautiful Sapphire Country, SAPPHIRE, N. C. Sixty miles from Asheville, N. C. Mountains, Lakes and Forests, A deiightfuaiy dry winter climate. Beautiful roads for riding aad driving. Fine Lfvery, Good Golf Grounds. HOTELS. FAIRFIELD INN, on Lake Fairfield. SAPPHIRE INN, on Lake Sapphire. THE LODGE, on Mt. Toxaway. Elevation of Hotels anu Lakes, from 3,300 to 5,000 feet. 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