S f f THEf G AZ ET'tfF ASHEVIILE. N. C. Pebiished Every Morniug Exc Monday THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE PUB LISHING COMPANY. Jamee E. Norton President and Editor. F. Li. Cutting Business Manager. Material Progress and Education. ; M ATERIAL prosperity and pub lie education go hand in .hand- Whatever advances ithe . one assists the. other. A certain degree of material prosperity must pre cede the establishment of schools; and, ia turn, the education furnished toy the schools advances the prosperity of a community. One of the best reasons for desiring material prosperity is that it affords means, leisure and opportuni ty for human development. The whole effort of man is no longer devoted to supplying mere bodily needs. Thus what advances the material interests of a community or a state will assist - the cause of education and" must, in fact, to some degree ' necessarily pre cede universal education.. Philanthro py may offer opportunities for educa tion, but where the struggle for life preoccupies a community such oppor tunities cannot reach those who need them most. Universal opportunity for euch employment as at least relieves the pinch of poverty, must precede universal education.- The general pros perity of a community or a state Is therefore the concern of the friends of education as well as of all good citi zens. Those -who look at the matter in telligently do not lose sight of the fact that meterial advancement is tout the first step in the progress of humanity, that public or private wealth is not an end in itself tout a means to an end; they see, however, that this first step Is a necessary one. There are those who urge education as means for material prosperity, and while ft is true that public education does augment power for industrial advance, it is nevertheless true that this is not the highest object of education. To favor education for this alone is- not only puttangthe cart toefore the horse in the order of prog ress tout it is belittling the aim of edu cation. While there is such a constant reaction betyeen the advance of educa tion and industrial progress that neith er can continue without the other ad that each promotes the other, it is only those individuals who are exceptionally strong and ambitious that succed to ob taining an education in a community .1 1- 1 ,1 Jill 1. .1 . . 1 .U HUH U ' . fact that there is still much pioneer work to toe done before universal edu cation becomes am actuality. This pio neer -work consists largely in develop ing the material resources of the state, its land, mines, manufactures . and means of transportation, in giving pay ing employment to those who need1 it and in stimulating the ambition of all for advancement. This, as well as direct efforts to extend opportunities for edu cation, is urgently needed and to some extent must precede any marked ad vance in public education. Solicitor Gudger is hot on the trail of the democratic nomination in this dis trict. If Jack Campbell is to remain, in the race he must get an extra hump on himself. The committee on newspaper organ at Raleigh appointed toy the Daniels Leak convention will give, respectful at tention to the claims of the News & Observer. Several esteemed contemporaries reach us this week containing Rev. T. DeWitt's sermon preached on last Sun day, 14' hours after he died. If Simmons wants "to get shook" he should keep right after J. Wiley. "Mr. Roosevelt is the most various president there ever was. He is .a Knickerbocker, a Dutchman, a Yankee, an Irishman, a New Yorker, a South Carolinian and a Georgian, so far. Only he does not appear to have been a Spaniard," says the Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Roosevelt is of the stuff that the real American is made of a choice mixture of ancestral nationality. A number of newspapers are agitat ing the subject of an increase of the salaries of letter carriers, 'which are the same today as they were twenty-five years ago, while in this period the bur den of their work has greatly increased and the requirements of the postal de partment rules multiplied iat their ex pense. Executive action has debarred -v them. from personally soliciting the aid of congressional favor and better treatment for them in the way of a de ' served increase in pay must come ' through the assistance of those friendly z to their cause. Hundred f American singers have been , trained toy Madame Marchesi, 'WOh is the Marquise de Castrioni and who, with her husband will celebrate . their "gojden wedding" today dn Paris. This famous music teacher is over 80 years old and was married in 1852. The (original ceremony will be represented ,at the golden wedding and her Ameri can' pupils, dressed dn costumes of the the second empire, will take the part : it "bridesmaids. All the noted new sing ers in Paris will participate in the mu sic. If all the "golden vodces Madame .Marchesi has trained during her long -life could toe heard on this occasion it would ibe the greatest music festival as well as the most unique golden wedding ever celebrated. The ' New Orleans Times-Democrat thinks the telephone Is not refined . It objects especially .to being asked over it "Who are you?" and says: "Sup pose a. man, for Instance, would walk up to r the" front door, ring the. bell, and, when the woman of the house appear ed, he should ask, 'Who are you?' what do ,you ' think the woman; 'would say t When a man call at "a strange place he is generally polite enough jto ask if Mr. So-and-So lives at the place, or if Mr. So-and-So is in, or something of that sort.'!-!-He -would not think' pf asking the man who he was. But mark " the difference when it comes to using the telephone. 'Who Is that?' a fellow will shriek when the -call ds answered." . People in New Orleans must toe more polite than they are elsewhere, too, if "who is .that?" is the worst thing they "shriek, through the . telephone. Talking, to. a hole in the wall certainly does not seem to be. conducive to polite ness anywhere, and a photdgraphic transmitting attachment will probably have to be added to the telephone be fore the unimaginative public will get to feel that a personality Is attached to the machine. .The appointment of Eugene F. Ware as pension commfssioner is a personal one with the president, Mr. Ware be ting well known to him. Friends of the president say that the president knew Mr. -Ware very well, liked him, was satisfied . that he would make a srood commissioner of pensions, a man firm enough' to carry out the Evans policy and . sit 'tight on the pension safety valve, and that the appointment is one for which the president is 'willing to take- all responsibility. Much of the newspaper comment on the appoint ment has entirely misrepresented it and the qualification of Mr. Ware who has been asserted to be a sort of poet aster from Kansas. The facts are that he is a very atole man. He isyone of the leading' lawyers of the west, engaged. in some big cases, and is doing so well that when his' appointment was an nounced the Kansas representatives doubted if he would accept. Mr. Ware is 61 years old, a native of Connecticut -and a former resident of Burlington, Iowa. There he attended the public schools and lenllsted in for the civil war in the 'First Iowa Infantry, serving af terward in the .Fortieth Iowa Infantry and Seventieth Iowa Cavalry, finally becoming captain in the last named or ganization. He was in the various In dian -wars, which followed the close of the civil war, and in these campaigns saw much severe service and was bad ly wounded After leaving the army he removed to Fort Scott, Kan., where he was admit ted to .the toar in 1871. He was elected to the Kansas senate, of which body he was a member for five years; was twice a delegate to the republican national convention, and removed to Topeka in 1893, entering the law firm of Gleed, Ware & Gleed. He is at present asso ciated with the attorney general) of Kansas in conducting litigation involv ing irrigation questions between Kan sas and Colorado in the Supreme court of the United States. His literary work has been done in the intervals of active business and consists of popular sketches and verses written over the signature of "Ironquill." The necessity for the general staff bill, which excited the opposition of General Miles, has perhaps been best explained by General Scofield in his testimony before the committee. His opinion is that there should be but one head to the army. He said, "There ds no room under our consti tutional government for two command ers of the army. The constitution makes the president the commander in chief. There cannot possibly be under him another commander acting inde pendently of his war minister. If you attempt to draft a law which shall give to the commanding general, without reference to the secretary of war, the command of the army, even under the direction of the president, you -will find that you are running contrary to the power of the president under the con stitution of the United States all the time. That has been attempted during the last twenty-five or thirty years and has failed." "The very exalted individual office, so called, of commanding general of the army, must disappear. There is no room for it in this government, no mat ter who occupies it ; it is not a question of personality at all, or the character of the individual, so far as this great question is concerned. He must be what other nations of the earth have, a chief of staff, not a commanding gen eral." This chief of staff General Schofield said should be appointed toy the presi dent and should toe a man in whom he S3 (Profitably Priced Linens, These prices are a new wrin kle and are puckering the faces jf our customers with smiles besides the crowds that will be here soon will make a. new sup ply necessary. Ths is a money saving sale. 35o table damask, 54 in. wide, 25c 50c table damask, 60 in. wide, 39c 60c table damask, 62 to 72 in. wide.. .. ... ..50c 75 and 85c table damask, 72 in. wide ..69c $1.15 linen table napkins.. .. ..89c (1.50 linen table napkins.... $1.24 $2.25 linen table napkins.... $1.79 Bath towels, 41 inches long.. 10c Turkish towels, 36 in. long.. 10c Linen huck towels, 34 In. long, lOo Cotton huck towels, 30 inches, 6e Bon March e THE DRY GOODS SHOP. 15 South Main Street. could 'Ferseahlate-.tfoden6e.H v "We cannot do' better- than to study what is 'done by the military; nation tOf the world. The (Germans are probajbiy the best type, sand Von Moltke is prob ably the befct fllustratidaf tti ' : modern times of what the mihtary; liief of staff is and should toe. He is not the com mander, and yet all the "world selves him the credit of having commanded the German army in all its triumphant operations in Austria and France i and he 'deserves it. It was his Ibrain, it was his fifty years of devotion to the mili tary profession, his fifty years of study, his mastery of the entire art of war, and the absolute confidence that its chief, the emperor, reposed in him, that rnade him, in effect, though not in name the commander." General Schofield expressed the opin ion that during the war of the rebel lion the southern . system of selecting high officers was far better than that of the north. He said thre has al ways been more or less trouble between the secretary of war and the command ing general. General Scott had a row with secretary Jefferson Davis, and re moved his headquarters to New York, and a most impolite correspondence followed. General Grant had a similar difficulty with Secretary Stanton. Gen eral Sherman could not get along with Secretary Belknap amd went away to St Louis. General Schofield said he had himself made efforts to reach some ar rangements toy which peace could be maintained and the power of the com manding general at. the same time be preserved, but had found it impossi ble. "The persoal relations between the . president and the secretary of war and the commanding general are, after all, more important than law, and that is one of the reasons why this bill is ab solutely . indispensable, or something like it. You must give the president discretion to select the mam." THE DRIFT OF THINGS "Hon. J. M. Campbell appears to be confident of capturing the congressional nomination and equally sure, of defeat ing Moody. Mr. Campbell says Bun comeb, with 87 votes, will stand toy him in the convention iand he has assur ances of support from several of the counties west of the French Broad." French Broad Hustler. It has toeen asserted that "there is retribution in "history" and the truth of the assertion will be demonstrated some of these days in a manner that will leave no room for doubt in th mind of the most obtuse apologist of the scheme of suffrage robbery now in force in North Carolina. Ashevill Register. As the negro really appears to be out of it some people are wondering what the democrats will run the coming state campaign on. Durham Herald. We publish an article from the pen of T. H. Cobb, Esq., eulogistic of Hon. J. M. Campbell, a candidate for the democratic nomination for congress in this district. Mr. Cobto is one of the most prominent members of the Ashe ville bar. He is not, in any sense a politician, but is a sagacious lawyer, .a scholar and a gentleman. He is a dem ocrat of the bid school and wants to see his district worthily and well rep resented in congress. His pen picture of Hon. J. M. Campbell will interest conservative, thinking, ' rational, patri otic democrats' who have at heart the welfare of the party and the best in terest of the country. Marion News. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS There is talk of an electric railroad between Hickory and the cotton mills just outside the town. 'Tomorrow Bishop Haid will lay the corner stones of the new buildings at the Roman Catholic orphanage, two miles from Raleigh. Pencil sketches of the proposed alter ations of the Raleigh Academy of Mu sic were submitted Thursday afternoon. They give a seating capacity of 1700. Capt. Charles Price, of Salisbury, will lecture toefore the Universitv Law school Friday evening. His subject will be "The Wilkes and Stanly Bond Litigation." It is stated by Postmaster Bailev that more rural free delivery routes are be ing laid off in this state than in any other. Two special agents are now in the state approving routes. When John S. HooDer of Marion went to his room in the evening: and struck a match a thief secreted in the room made an effort to cut his throat. The blade used toy the would-toe as sassin split the collar in twain tout for tunately did not reach the flesh. The collar no doubt saved Mr. Hopper's me. The burglar had rifled Honker's trunk arid .procured a $20 gold coin. tie made his escape and there is no clue as to his identity. fashion's Fancies Never has there ibeen a season when so much was made of the parasol as is tne case today. From the dressiest to the plainest, they are imiraclea of ele gance seldom overloaded, unless some hypercritical taste can so say of the soft masses of fluffy chiffon, -wMch, when opened, are found to be trimmed with plaitmgs of varying widths. bunches of roses between the ribs and a large 'bow. of ribbon at the top. A beautiful white chiffon one has each panel decorated iwith a medaJHrvn mf tolack lace, each medallion of a different design. A parasol of brocaded silk is exquisite in tooth design and coloring, the beautiful yellow satin groundwork toeing ornamented with an irregular de sign oi nowers m a rose-name hue. In more severe styles are the para sols of taffeta or peau de sole, orna mented with velvet oolka dots or stripes. A white ground has the dots large as a Quarter of a dollar about the edge. A pale-blue parasol has quarter- men velvet ' bars radiating from the center to within six inches of the edge. which is finished with two rows of the velvet. A very pronounced style is of white silk, with a wide toorder of black and white shepherds check above which is a row of large tolack velvet oolka dots. Some of the panne foulard cos tumes have the parasols made of the same materials tout as a rule this cor respondence's not much sought after, many women gpdng rather out of their way to seek the eccentric, In this one particular, of their otherwise irre proachable toilets. , The lace mit is certainly here to stay. It was accepted among the Newport set last season as the dernier cri de Paris, and worn by them in all the rarity of 1 r "V.- flTichesse; -point apptfdUe end Chantllly lace ranging in price t rom, 20 to $100, lightly thrown aside; 'especially when to their -own f beauty' as1' works of art is added the charm, shpwirig,to sucbr ad vantage the?; rart .c)llecton35 of t rings of which miiadi ay foe the 'envied pos sessor. Black and white lace mitts, in very attractive patterns and at far less cost,, are now finding a ready sale, and bid fair to be the-accepted fad,' for this season ait" least." The pique sewn glove in white kid, stitched with very narrow black, emtoroidery on the hack is the accepted white glove for street wear. For evening, tooth (black and white glace kid are to be the correct thing. The 'biscuit and fawn colors in both suedes and kids are muh liked for street and carriage wear, particu larly for the more exclusive women who are tired of wearing the white glove that every other woman affects. iTime is precious today Yuneda Dairy Lunch. GUDGER IS AFTER THEJOMINATION I Was in Waynesville Yesterday, Conferring with Democratic LeadersPersonal Mention. By, telephone to the Gazette. Wayneaville, April 18. J. M. Gudger, jr,., of Asheville. was here today. Mr. Gudger is seeking the democratic nom ination for congressman in this district. He was in conference with some of the democratic leaders here and left on the five o'clock train. . A. L. Wiley of Asheville -was here today. ,T. J. Hunt of Yourag Harris, Ga., is in the city. Rev. Edward S. Stone and little son, Nicholas, returned this afternoon from S wanton, Vt., Mr. Stone's old home, where they have been visiting for three weeks. Miss Annie Gudger returned home to day from Washington, -where she spent the winter -with her father, Hon. J. C. Gudger. Miss Sarah Springfield returned home today from the Charleston exposition. Charles E. Qudnlan rwent to Asheville today and returned this afternoon. Dr. J. Howell Way has returned from the meeting of the grand lodge, Royal Arcanum. Dr. Way has been Grand Secretary for many years and was re-elected to this position Wednes day. His friends in Waynesville are pleased to learn that Mr. H. Taylop Rogers has been chosen grand regent of the Royal Arcanum. Miss Bertha Davis returned from Asheville yesterday. County commissioner B. I. L. Smath ers of Clyde is here today. Mr. W. B. McEwen of Asheville is here . The ladies of the Methodist church gave an ice cream supper this evening at the residence of Mrs. Willis. . A good crowd was in attendance. , Mr.' and Mrs. C. E. Grove, - have moved to their country home, near town. ' ' - ' CUBAN TARIFF BILL PASSED (Continued from 1st page.) expected the action of the senate will be disagreed to vim order to send the bill to conference. By this parliament ary procedure the California members feel assured that the ultimate measure of exclusion can be no les than that in the senate bill, and they hope to secure the acceptance of some of the house provisions in conference. At the conclusion of the routine busi ness in the senate today, consideration of a bill to provide for a union railroad station in the District of Columbia was begun. After the bill had been read and sev eral of the amendments of the com mittee had been adopted it went over on the suggestion of Mr. Jones, of Ar kansas. Bills were then passed as follows: To provide a commission to obtain designs for a monument or memorial to Abraham Lincoln and appropriate $25,000 for the purpose; authorizing the United States and West Indies Rail raod & Steamship company of Florida, to construct a (bridge across the Mana tee river, in Florida; to prevent any consular officer of the United States from accepting an .appointment from any foreign state as administrator, guardian, or to any other officer or trust -without first executing a bond with security to be approved by the secretary of the state. Mr. Cullom then presented the con ference report upon the legislative, ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill and the report was agreed to without comment. At 2 o'clock a bill tempor arily to privide for the administration of affairs of civil government in the Philippines and for other purposes was read under an agreement that commit tee amendments first should be consid ered. The greater portion of today's session was devoted to consideration of this bill for civil government for the Phil ippines. The toill was read and all the committee amendments agreed to. A mumher of amendments as a substitute for the whole bill -were offered by Rawlins. The bill with substitute end amendments iwae ordered printed. The last hour of the session -was de voted to the consideration and passage of a lage number of pension bills. PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT BILL AMENDMENTS The senate committee on the Philip pines did not hear testimony this morn ing because of the failure of a witness to arrive. This expected witness is Grover Flint, of Cambridge, Mass., who spent some time In the Philippines and VhO yis reported to have stated" that he had seen the 'water-cure" administer ed. He wm beheara Monday. On motion of Senator Beverldge, the committee,., by a party vote of 5 to 4, adjourned until ; Monday, although Sen- The BASKERVILLE'S BOW WOW and PIIIG POIIG BAIIIBRIOGE'S, Late of San 0,000 2 Wall Paper on Hand Prices from 5c to 40c a roll. Big lot Broken Combinations &t 8c and 4c a roil. We have a nic iot of Silk and Satin Finish Papers, lmitation"fof Burlapp, etc All at Reduced Prices. u Our Paper-Hanger's are all First-Class. FITZPATRICK BROS, 30 North Main Street. Your Hunger Satisfied If you lunch At Theobold's Fruits Nuts Candies Petits Pois Peas 20c the can, Royal Blue Brand Peaches 25c the can, Apri cots 25c the can. The best corn in Asheville 2 cans for 25c. Hiram Lind sey, Phone 200. ator Carmack stated that he had re quested Edward Atkinson to come to Washington for the purpose of testify ing tomorrow. NEW PARK BILL FAVORABLY REPORTED TO THE SENATE Washington, April 1. A bill was fa vorably reported to the senate today appropriating $10,000,000 toward the purchasing of 2,000,000 acres of land in "Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Al abama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina for the National Appa lachian forest reserve. LAST APPEALS TO WOULD-BE VOTERS The following notices have been mail ed to voters in this county who have not yet paid their poll tax: "April 17th, 1902. "My Dear Sir: , I write this .letter as a last warn ing to you to pay your poll tax, if you have not already done so. If your poll tax is not paid on or before April 3oth, 1902, you will be debarred from voting at the coming election, and as a citizen and a freeman, you can. not afford to lose this opportunity . The tax collector may not bother you until after the SOth of April, but do not be deceived, he will surely be after you hot and fast afted that date, and will collect every cent. "Please speak to your fellow republi cans about this important matter and see that they pay -their POLL. TAX AT ONCE. "It is not necessary that property taxes be paid before May 1st, but pay your poll and get a receipt to that ef fect, if you have to let the balance of your tax go till a later date. "Very respectfully, "W. E. LOGAN, Chairman, Republican Ex. Com." Office of the Democratic Executive Committee of Buncombe County. "Asheville, N. C, April 10, 1902. "Dear Sir: As you know, in order to vote at the approaching November election, it in absolutely necessary that you pay your State and county poll tax prior to the first day of May of this year. "'Permit us to urge you to at once somply with the requirement of the law, if you have not already done so. We hope you will pardon our calling your attention to this matter, but the responsibility of our doing so, has been imposed upon us by the county execu tive committee, and our duties will be greatly lessened if you at once comply with this request. "Very respectfully, J. D. MURPHY. KINGSLANID VAN WINKLE R. J. STOKELY, CHAS. A. WEBB, Committee." Every man who proposes to vote next Novemlber -will take heed to these in junctions and pay his poll tax now. On the authority of the republican com mittee we can state that that com mittee is not paying poll taxes for any voter. The democratic committee makes the same assertion. MR. AND MRS. ROOSEVELT LEAVE FOR NEW YORK Washington, April 18. Peeident and Mrs. Roosevelt left Washington at mid night for New York. The party trav elled in a private oar attached to the regular train on the Pennsylvania railroad. The president will attend the installation of Butler, the new president of Columbia college tomorrow. Biltmore Firewood1. Phone 700. . If you want a reign of peace In your home, supply the cook with a complete kitchen outfit. Masy simple devices are made for the convenience and pleasure of this important department of the home and we are Interested in showing and explaining to you their value. The Asheville China Co., 12 North Court square. Petits Pois Peas 20c th vi Blue Brand Peaches 25c the sm a-i cots 25c the can. The best corn In Asneviiie 2 cans for 25c- Hiram Lind- sey, none zw. , 47 Patton Avenue. Antonio, Texas. "ROLLS Phone 15 The Lutz Meat Company Always have on hand the choice cuts Beef, Pork, Mutton and Veal Also the finest ducks, turkeys and chickens and all game in season. City Market Phone 754. Professional F. F. HARKER, Organist All Souls', Biltmore lAte sub-organist of York Minster, England, will receive pupils for Piano, Singing, and Harmony. Biltmor. N. C. or at 34 Patton avenue, Asheville, N. C, Tuesday 3 to 4 p. m. Di. A, Stauffer, VETERINARY SURGEON. f& Graduate, of Germany. Office : Chambers & Weaver's Liv ery Stable. Phone 18. MASSAGE and Hydropathic Physician, EDWIN GRTJNBR, No. 37 S. Main street, sec ond floor, Phones: Office call 206, resi dence 679. Edward B. Welles Solicitor of Patents Patent Office Drawings Furnished. "No. 35 Starnes Ave. Miss NORA WARE Teacher of Piano and Stringed Instruments. Cor. Spruce and Woodfin Sts. W. E. Rankin. G. J. Williamson. Rankin & Williamson PRESSING CLUB Membership $1.00 per month. Re pairing and cleaning carefully done. Ladies' work given special attention. All goods called for and delivered promptly. . Phone 822. Office Opera House block. BLACK DIAMOND POLISH For cleaning and polishing all blackoleather8. Box calf, vici kid.J enameled and patent leather, harness, ete. Made by the Diamond Blacking Co., Asheville, N. C. For sale by all reliable dealers. Country Hams IRo. nminfl! Rerers 15c Dozen; Honey 15c pound. Hiram Lind- sey, jfnone 200. THE BEST POSITIONS IN ASHE VILLE AND OUT OF IT Are filled by business college graduates. More writing applications have been recived since the first of the month than the number of pupils en rolled. We want eight young people to 'begin a course at once on our Special Complete-Scholarship. Please call in person.- Prefer those who are willing to accept situations away from the city. Our special contract will interest all who are energetic and mean business. College, 3rd floor Paragon, Phone 704; H. S. Shockley, Principal. HOTEL MONTREAT, Montreat, IS. C RIGHT IN THE WILD WOODS. BBAIiriWUlt FOR smJATTON. . Nothing like It. New Hotel with all modern comforts, an ideal spot for tourists, health and pleasure seekers. 30 minutes by rail (Southern Railway) from Asheville. For illustrated book let, address, 4 W. D. PAXTON, Prop.