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Christmas Has Come BSD C ID'S WORK AT BUENA VISTA many Marriages During the Holidays Christmas Trees in the Neighborhood Funeral of Mr. Sales A New Store Personaljltems. Buena Vista, Dec 30. Christmas has passed, leaving with us the mem ories of the season of usual good cheer. There were anore than the usual num ber of Christmas trees in the immedi ute vicinity. In the Biltmore Metho dist church Christmas eve was the tiist one. During Christmas day there were trees at Biltmore Baptist church. Gash's Creek, Slabtown and at the Biltmore house. Here for the employes of the estate and their friends was the most joyous occasion of all the holidays. Promptly at 3 o'clock the doors of the spacious ban queting hall were thrown open and the assembled cpowd invited in. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt stood at the en trance and greeted each one with a hearty hand grasp. When all were in and the band ceased playing the dis tribution of gifts began by Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mr. Vanderbilt fiifct having extended a welcome to all in a short address. The gifts being dis rributed. then came the most entertain ing part of the whole occasion. A very Skilled., magician of New York gave an exhibition of his skill, and it was certainly wonderful. The day after Christmas the Sunday school of the Brown town neighbor hood gave a most delightful little tree at the home of Mr. Orris Brown. This was rendered more successful by a $5 contribution from Mrs. Vanderbilt. This excellent lady of such high es tate has very much endeared herself by such acts of kindness to all who live in reach of the Biltmore estate. Cupid got in his usual amount of work. Mr. Christopher Brank and Miss Hattie Pressley were his first victims. This is Mr. Brank's third venture in matrimonial speculation twice before he reached his majority. He is one of our most upright, honor able, industrious citizens. Then came a aounie weauing, .uim i (crrin. Wilson nlflpst dauehter of T. ' vi J. Wilson, and Mr. E. V. Brookshire, youngest son of ex-sheriff Brookshire, were married December 24 at the home of the bride. At the same time and place Miss Hattie Neal Sales and Mr. Ed Stevens of Rest Haven were united in matrimony. Mr. Stevens and Miss Sales are two of the most popular young people of the Gashes's Creek neighborhood. Rev. Mr. Compton recently close:! a. series of meetings at Skyland. He was assisted by Rev. Mr. Solomon both of the Sanctification persuasion There is one thing peculiar about the ministers of this order. While they go neatly dressed, wearing white shirts and linen collars, not one of them ev er wears a tie. The French Broad lodge, I. O. O. F., gave a' most delightful oyster supper at their lodge hall at Biltmore at the oomnnen cement of the holidays. Frank Carter and Dr. McBrayer of Asheville delivered addresses. J. F. Garren of Toxaway has been at home spending the holidays with his parents and friends. Mrs. Elsie Garren and little daugh ter, Jessie, are again at home from a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Frady, at Skyland. The remains of John Sales were in terred in the Gashes's Creek cemetery yesterday. The funeral services were conducted according to the Odd Fel low ritual by members of the French Broad lodge. Mr. Sales was one of its charter members. He in his early life was considered a model young man, but had been demented for sev eial years. S. F. Ford is building a neat new cottage home. James M Brown has built a new storehouse and stocked it with goods, lhis gives our little village her second store. OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS The Federal Court Records Are to Be Typewritten. United States Court Clerk W. S. Hyams has found it necessary at fre- Mucin murals sance ne nas been urease me iacmues ot his mains sin, evils, woes which, in them orhce in the government building. selves, are enough to make the whnlP .me heverdi new auditions made to I na Q rartlr n.r. 1 1 . 1 cry i I c a.icau, well WIUIUUKU Omce nave made it possible for much more work io oe aone in the same length of time than formerly. Three hundred metal file boxes were received yesterday, which will at once L aj,olcma,LK; Keep- ingi or records. Thes boxes arc nf I neat and serviceable construction and " ?!epe,d T1, a PrmS contrivance 3., .1 y , as ine record3 in Place -..w. im6 ia raisea. TV,It 4.1 . Mu;jl UJ- Liieiit; new noxes w he i'a..cu in me vault annex while tho naTmenf WUl ,be Pt in the main de" been s ,nr h9 recently Deen supplied with a modern rcinntt. .. ye writer, which is a ma- cmne 0f intricate and novel construe- with writp in a KrV ,jfi, , rhit ih,5, Zsj e-qual .to that which can be made on an ordi narv ivnanurltop ah -.1 -j t All court re cords -will in the future be typewrit ten, thus saving much time and mak ing the work show to better advan La ge DR. BALLARD'S DOG KILLED Dr. A. M. Ballard Monday after- noon had the misfnrt,, v." " of his net rino-a tm m,. : haDDened on roIIp ott v. ; ' a ""-u. 111C HK( inpni and 5 o'clock in the ftrm.-n t,J o"- a v v v uni vvi-'Hil ' aoctor was driving utn Snna arr - 1I1C and as he turned the corner of St. and College his dog ran in front car ana was instantly killed A r-nw , . ... gatnerea ana Dr. Ballard hastily put me remains in nis Duarerv anrt nvo home. The dog, whose name was Hex. val a yenow one ana a great favorite of the doctor's. UJLA'ra A-ULr ITS RTvAXiS. NO salve, lotion, balm Or Oil can enm- jare with Bucen's Arolca Salve for ltu?r v .r11' 110 Pay. 2So. All druggist. Sweet, crisp flakes and malt. WEEK OF PRAYER IN ALL THE WORLD Appeal ancL Suggestions from the Evangelical Alliance. The Evangelical Alliance has issued invitations and suggestions for the program' the week of united, world wide prayer, January 4-11. Following is a brief synopsis o? the program suggested: Sunday, January 4 Appropriate ser ces and sermons. Monday, January 5 The church mil itant. Tuesday, January 6 Foreign mis sibns. Wednesday, January 7 Home mis sions. Thursday, January 8 Special work for the young families and schools. Friday, January 9 Nations and thei rulers. Saturday, January 10 The ministry of the gospel Pastors, Teachers, Evan gelists. Sunday. January 11 Sermons. In its invitation the alliance says: "In hearty accord with the British Evangelical alliance, and with the alliances of other lands, we send out this invitation for the Week of Prayer of 1903. The promises of God's Holy Word, and the experience of all fhe ages, assure us of gracious answers to earnest, penitent, united piayer. If the petitions are from pure hearts and out of faithful lives, they will be heard. If those who pray ful fill also the call to. Christian service, the windows of heaven will surely be opened anew, and an abounding bless ing will ,be given. It is certain that the great blessing will not be granted unless prayer is offered. The inter cessory power of consistent Christian character, the appeal of faith and hope and toil must still be supple mented by a direct request for the de sired results. Such is the declared and holy will of God. The temper of the time may be disinclined to hum ble intercession. There may be a ten dency even among Christians to rely chiefly on Christian activity. None the less it remains that only prayer can make good works complete. Let us- acordmgly, accept, with holy eagerness, God's two-fold assurance that true prayer is needful, and that such prayer will be favorablv an swered. There are manifold and measureless incentives to the interces sion which thus prevails. The con flict of good and evil visibly increases in intensity. The forces for and against Christ are gathering in a new line of battle. The good increasingly triumphs. Christ is today exalted as never before. The world's welfare is continually advanced. Yet there re hari sink anH tv. m-v. v.Qot. 5 - . MU tltUflPS Of snnls nr-o linear vine nonflfmnatinn T.io-hr nr- yet they love darkness rather than lie-ht. SoHetv -h .kv jhiiw ixmo vLrmc and wnt Vw O,trifoa v,v, v, ,7n presence of the Kingdom would re- move. Nations are larerelv in the hHa r,t ,fit,, " DridP TTipv pr for , ,r sal acceptance of the Golden Rule. The whole world, though moving toward the nrnmisrt Anv ortn " groans and tMiu tq t c v, .a,.. A, Penitently Tled wiS d Tor the Pad for the saving, of souls, for the romnHn tj... tianiziner of thp doing of God's il on earth as It i aone in(neaven. if we are of one ac - ui me Heavenly ace Png by both deed and word God will hear our prayer." Amusements "Picture a man, filled to the brim with animal spirits and a-n uncon trollable penchant for practical joking getting himself into all sorts of scrapee "1JA mtsn extractraig mm BVLL wnn tne ase 01 a unesterneia, umps oecause or an lncomoaraoie I t 1 . . . 1 j- -t . . ioo-nss mr prevarication; all this MUs" ana notnnig nut laugns -.11. 1 1 -1 . 1 . . . . . , Tor a Period of about two and one half J hours and yu have "What Happened - I J. S T ft - . . . l" Jnes. ine numor or this piay is r aaer ancl more evident than any w.put on iwi years. ueorere t Ilroadhurst excelled even himself when he wrote lit and Its longevity has been his greatest reward. Thomas w. Droadhurst is to take tho -nlav cm tour this season and he will erive It a faT sunenior nrodurition to arrtrf hltte- it I has vnr knnwn -m vmffiX&ni- nm- pany has been emgueed to interpret the various' roles." At the Grand Neir Years, , matinee anid night V Jim Dumps resolres on Year's Dst That he'll not change last good way, mm But daily dine on strengin s sure source, The brain-and-brawn-producing " Force." A brand new lease of life All can foresee for " Sunny ore The Ready-to-Serre of wheat will malle ALL the year happy. Will Be In Demand Hereafter. "I am considerably advanced towards eighty years of age. I have of late been almost reiurenated by the use of your rery excellent preparation which you have rightly desig nated as 'Force.' For the last month or two we all have it and never tire of it. It will be in demand herrfter Personals. J. M. Brodie of Chicago is staying at the Battery. Park. R. H. Harris of New York arrived yesterday and is at the Battery Park for a few days' stay. John H. Gould of New York city ar rived yesterday afternoon. Mr. Gould is a representative of Harper's Week ly and is touring the south in the in terest of that periodical. Miss Mary Erwin has returned to Asheville after an absence of several months. a a John Cowan returned ivo from Tennessee yesterday. Asheville Miss Helen G. Baker is expected to return soon from Wilmington, where she has been visiting. Harry F. French left yesterday af ter visiting here for several weeks. Mi . French lives 'in Atlanta and has been here for 'the purpose of getting a collection of views of the surrounding country. "William Griffin expects to go to New York at an early date. Dr. C. tM. (Ca6e has returned form a western tru. Miss Eleanor Chapman and 'Mise Charlotte Lytle who have been visit ing on Montford avenue for some time, expect to leave for their home in Milwaukee the early poxt of next week. General Theo. F. Davidson went to Alexander yesterday on a ehort busi ness trij. Mrs. Walsh and daughter, Miss Waleh, who have bean visiting this place for several wjeeks, expect to leave Monday for Miami, Fla., for a visit."" They will return to Asheville later. Dr. W. H. Ruffner of Lexington, Va., is visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. F. Campbell, 17 Grove 6treet. E. A. Hollis of Grenville, Va., was in the city yesterday on business. J. C. Black of White Pine -was here yesterday. J. F. Spaugh of Salisbury was reg istered at the Glen Rock yesterday. (Miss Maud Coxe, daughter of 'Col onel Coxe, is here from Philadelphia on a visit. H. Abram of Knoxville was here yesterday. J. H. Payne, sr., was in the city from Waynesville yesterday. ft C. Wa-tkine of Old Fort is register ed at the Glent Rack. Mr. aflid M!rs. George English at New York are again at the 'Ba'ttery Park. Mrs. Clyde E. Mears us visiting ; : tx , Swannanoa arrivals: T L. Johmson of New York, B. B. Gray of Chatta- mwoga, A. L. Abbott of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Almac of Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Curtis of Charleston) "were in town, yesterday. George A. Jones of FramMln was among- yesterdajyf larrivate. F. L. Miller of Des MoLnes, William M. Phillips of Atlanta and D. C. Cum- mings of Canton were among yester day's arrivals at ithe Berkeley. . Walter E. Moore of Webster was tin town' yesterday. C. C. Russell of Asheboro town. is m Alexander S. Stewart of Washing ton, D.' C, is at the Battery Park. TELL THIS TO TOUR WTJT5. ESectrlo Bitters cure female com plaints, surely and safely: dispell head aches, backaches, - nervousness or tut pay. 50o. All drugltr. Gazette wantsM one cent a word. New year's ... and limb Jim. Cereal ASHEVILLE 1 OWNTOPICO 0 N THE first stroke of twelve, mid night, the year 1902 dies, and by 'the time the sound of the last stroke has died away the young 'un, 1903, will be very much alive. Then there will be a great rustling in the land the turning over of new leaves. And tomorrow much stationery will be spoiled by folks 'writing "1902" at' th tops of their letters. T HE subject, of ginseng growing has attracted much attention during the past year and now the news Ij comes of the forma 'ion of a .i-nsene trust to Japan. The total yearly pro duction of this root is not over 110,000 pounds, of which Korea contributes 50.000, Japan 40,000 and America 20, 000 pounds. The lCorean government by uniformly maintaining -a state- mon opoly and carefully controlling produc tion, has managed to keep the price of Korean ginseng at $14.94 per pound, while competition! in Japan Has kept the price there down to 50 cents. Now two enterprising Japs haTe conceived the idea of forming a trust toraise the price and, it la said, -will have the co operation of the Korean bureau in charge of the product there. If this trust proves successful, tt may have the effect of increasing the trade in )thte American product wtSh greater profit to producers as the outcome. O NE herb dealer in Asheville Dr. T. C. Smith handles ahout $5000 worth worth of ginseng per year. Gin seng is now worth $4.50 per pound in the New York market. Western North Carolina is the greatest natural her barium in the world, and of course ginseng grows wild in this region. But the herb digger has almost exterminat ed it. It was formerly to be found in abundance, but when it became gen erally known that the root brought fabulous Drices--for it has nevt r be fore been so low as at present a re loDtiess war was waged upon it, and now the tiniest roots are dug up and sold. Most of the product handled by the herb dealers is found in the woods. Efforts are constantly being made to grow it successfully, 'but no one in this sectioni has ever tried to grow it on a large scale. It is said that the princi pal requirements are shade and rich soil. Reputable seed dealers say that with proper care it cam be cultivated with profit, and fake seed dealers hold out alluring promises of the returns to be had from the investment of a dollar, or even a quarter. One essen tial of the culture is that the roots must have time to grow. Small roots produce about as large plants a?! large roots, and the temptation to' dig up the valuable herb before the roots have reached a valuable size is one wav nature has of limiting the output. A DISGUSTED grower said the oth er day that the only way to grow gin- secig and make money out of it to keep it under lock and key. He had a considerable garden of the pre cious herb, and wae living in expecta tion of making a small fortune out of it . One morning he awoke to find that the entire crop had been harvested over mights To have a ginseng patch is something like having a gold lmlne, amd this particular grower says he will have no more to do with gin seng. T HE only market in the vrld for ginseng is China. There It was onice worth its weight in gold, and it is looked upon as a sort of su pernatural agency for the -preservation of health and vigor by the Chinese. All experts In herb 1 properties agree that the herb has no medicinal value, or practically none. Butt hold hard a moment before giving way to feeling of contempt for the credulous oriental. Ginseng has just as much merit as sarsaparilla, that is to say none; and yet Barsaparilla, and. sarsaparilla com pounds, and exttracts, and the like, moist, to judge by the amount of montey invested in producing them and advertising them in thia enlightened land, be looked upon with about as j much respect as is gineeng by ifhe be nighted heathen. THERE was an unusual sight Mon day morning rainbow In the west, and in the winter. At least, that Is what reputable people say who were up and about at that time o'day. By the way, bow many people can recall having seen a rainbow In the west? Gazette ""wants" one cen a word. Gazette "wants" one cent a word. V 1 and Gone But the cold weatherjthatjeame with it is still here. The cold weather can be rendered nil if you use a Cole's Heater They're the Best Phone 87. Asheville Hardware Co. Ongthe Square ; Asheville, N. C. HOTEL agn: T X 7TTT T ftOTTl A T" A T" T r miureiy iiNew wnoie tfiocK tseacn iront 350 Eccrns Hydrotherapeutic Baths, Sea Water j Swimming Plunges" Special, $2.50 Daily; Weekly, $15 up.Open all year J A. C. I MITCH ELL & CCj -c - A7LM X'" C TY The HistoryHbygMissPldarM.5Tarbell which Wpui in NOVEMBER; McCLUBE'S is the Great Story of tandard Oil "Miss Tarbell's work is of unequalled importance as a 'do the day. Her story has live men in it; they suffer and work and . . .:. lose their battles with the verisimilitude that removes the tale from statement and clothes it with the color of human interest and the viv: : bow garment of human sympathy The results of her work ..r- to be far-reaching; she is writing un finished history" Boston Gl"b- "An absorbing and illuminating contribution to the trust quest. : Chicago Inter- ) -.: "The most important announcement made by any magazine." N. Y. Jo;:-. . FOR OTHER GREAT FEATURES OF 1903 SEND FOR OUR PROSPECTUS McGLLJR 10 cents a copy, $1.00 a year. Send us the dollar at 145 Bast 25th ur New York, or subscribe through your dealer. NOW IS YOTJH CHANCE To buy cheap ticket to CAllfornb and the Northwest, vi Union Padfl. and Southern Pacific. Ask for pan-tic ulars. J. P. VAN RBNSSELAER, General Agent, Atlanta, Ga THR PEOPLE'S National Family Newspa New York Tri-Weekly Tribune. Published Monday and Wde.i, and Friday, In In reality a fine, frrs every-other-day dally, jiving the la;e new on days of isue, and cover in news of the other three. It comjua all Important foreign cable new whicv appears In the DAILY TR1BUNJ1 u: same date, also Domestic and Foreign Correspondence, Short Stories, K!egr Half -tone Illustrations, H omc ?. . Items, Industrial Information, Fashiov Notes, Agricultural Matters and Cok prehensile and reliable financial ac Market reports. We furnish it with THIS SFM WEEKLY GAZF7TTE fn- $2 ;, year. Send all orders to THE GAZETTE, Ashevill. N. C. NOTICE. Is hereby given that the town of Wea verville will apply to the coming leg islature for a change in corporate lim its and charter. J. B. LOTSPEICH, Mayor. till Jan 15. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that as ap plication will be made to the General Aseembly of North Carolina at its next session to amend the charter of the Town of Victoria, in Buncombe county. P. W. W. GRAHAM. Mayor. NOTICE. The Good Roads Association of Asheville and Buncombe county here by gives notice that It will apply to the next session of the General As sembly of North Carolina for the pas sage of an act incorporating said as sociation. This December 15th, 1902. till Jan 20 B. M. Jones, Sec'y. NOTICE The regular annual meeting ef the stockholders of the Blue Ridge Na tional Bank will be held In the insti tution's banking rooms on Tuesday af ternoon, January 13th, at 4 o'clock. ERWIN SLTXDER, Cashier. till 1-13-'0J Tomatoes, 15c pound: Beets. 5c bunch: Celery, 25c bunch. Hiram leaser. EW A XTTmT T t t r a Tomatoes, 15 cents pound; sumrr. squash, 5c pound; head lettuce ; : 7c; salsify 5c. Hiram Lindsey, 4" S. Main St., 'phone 200; citv marke 'phone 800. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE To buy cheap tickets to CaliJomJh and the Northwest, via Union PiclJc a&d Southern Pacific. Ask for partic ulara J. F. 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