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Thursday, January 20, 1910.
TI1K COMMITTKK OF 1NQVIKY
That eonKressional committee of in-
tltnry into Department of the Interior
unci Land Office Affairs will be a sort
of judicial hoily. It would therefore
lie hichlv Improper to aserihe to any
member ;i political purpose for any of
his act.". We venture to say, however.
Ihat the countrv will at some state of
the proceeding be made aware of the
pi-essence mi the committee of Ollie
Jnrors of Kentucky. Mr. Bryan him
self is not a better Hryan Democrat
and he moves and has being in a
political atmosphere. If there is a
ooint that might contribute to the
embarrassment of Republicans in
their house cleaning operations it will
never escape the observing Mr. James.
Mr. Lloyd is much less aggressive; lie
will probably be interested in devel
opments in much the same way that
:l lawyer would he interested in a case
to which no fee attached, anil we
douht whether his selection will prove
advantageous to his party. Critics of
Mr. llallinger had best look for as
sistance to James, ami to the so
called insurgent member, Madison of
Kansas. Much will depend upon the
course pursued by them. The right
question asked a witness at the right
time, provided he is the right kind of
witness, will ma4e all the difference In
the world. Fn other words, unless the
prosecution Is constantly on the alert
the whole movement may easily re
solve Itself into a white washing af
fair. It will be a great day for Mr.
Itallinger, should this Congressional
committee fnllmv tile President in
giving Ivm a .. lean bill of health. We
have an idea that there is a lingering
suspicion In the minds of a majority
of the people everywhere that he has
not walked in the straight and narrow
patch. The cloud that has settled
upon him is Nation wide. Life of New
York, which is sometimes interest
itigiy serious, has presented this point
of view. It thinks that Mr Ballinger
has for some reason become the hope
of the predacious, and it thus rumi
nates upon the situation:
"Mr. Pinchot knows It. and with
splendid zeal has struggled to protect
the people's interests for the time be
ing under the laws as they are and
with such powers as the government
now possesses. The conservation is
sue, he says, is a moral issue. Our
natural resources are to be conserved,
but for whose benefit'.' for the benefit
of the manv or the use and profit of
the few ; There is no question before
us, says Mr. Pinchot, tiat begins to be
so Important, or will be so hard to
straddle, as the great question between
special interest and equal oportunlty.
There is no doubt on which side of
that question Mr, Pinchot Is fighting.
We could never see any doubt on
which side of It Mr. mavis was fight
ing. There is no doubt on which side
of It an enormous majority of the
voters of the I'nited States will line
tip if ever the merits of the question
takt-s hold of their minds There Is
no douht which side Mr. Roosevelt
was on and Mr. Garfield, but where
stands Mr. Taft? Where stands Mr.
Malllnger? Where stand Aldrich and
Cannon, and where will Congress
stand when all the Interests have but
tonholed and whispered and bargained
and log-rolled and cajoled and ap
pealed? Since Congress must pass
new land laws it will do well to get
t the bill Introduced late last month
b) Mr. Mondell to separate surface
rights from mineral deposits in our
public lands, and meanwhile it is to
applaud whoever alms a searchlight at
.Alaska and its coal pile and its mines.
We don't Want those properties grab
bed while proper laws .are making;.
The only temporary Way to save them
is to make a noise about it. The laws
must-save them for us in the long
run proper laws enforeetf by proper
men.
"And there Is where Mr. Taft and
Mr. Ballinger may come In. Thsy are
lawyers, and believe in doing things
legally. Of Mr. Taft's rectitude of In
tention there la no question. Of Mr.
Ballinger as much cannot be said.
For some reason he has rom to be
. the hope of the predacious and at outs
with the most effectual workers on
the people's aid. He Is clearly under
suspicion, but he has asked Congress
to Inspect him. It may turn out that
It Is nothing worse than scrupulosity
as to method thst mattes him get on
so 111 with folks who an sealnus to
save the people's Inheritable, though
he seems able la get along with claim
ants who want to oust the heirs. If
r.e Is grid we all wen to know It
Tli value of the Alaska coal pile is H
(rent st the value of lest year's crop,
( r t- !., or thrice the prospective cosr
of the Panama Canal. . When Mr.
Taft's administration began the people
till owned that coal. There will be
another election In two years and ten
months,, and much discussion before It.
A lot of congressmen are to be elected
next fail. Before both tliese elections
there will be Inquiries whether the
teople still own the Alaska coal pile,
and if not, why not."
(.kowim; ijke pkize corx.
The grand total of prizes offered for
i orn growing In this section contin
ues to grow. Today's Hendersonvllle
Hustler tells how the excitement is
spreading in Henderson. It says that
in addition to the $100 already of
fered in prizes for the largest hog
raised in the county this year, and
the $25 for toe largest yield of corn
from ono acre, substantial sums will
soon be offered for energetic efforts
in other departments of farm work.
Y. A. Smith will shortly announce a
prize of $25 whether for the largest
yield of corn, or potatoes. Or some
other fruit of the soil, he has not yet
fully decided. A. Cannon offers $5.00
as a starter for a fund of not less than
S75 to be given as prizes to the boys
of the county raising the largest
amount of corn on one acre, this year.
The Hustler adds $5 to this and says
that doubtless the merchants of the
town will quickly raise the balance.
The conditions and committee will be
ennounced later.
In five counties, as reported, in the ;
western section, the corn growing
contest movement has now been in
augurated. We have a comfortable
hope that every county will swing1
enthusiastically into line. Let us all I
work together to make this year a
year of revolution in western North
( 'arolinu.
TELEPHOX E MAX X EHS.
When you wish to hold converse by
means of the telephone you call for
the number wanted, and upon getting
a response you inquire if that is the
number you called. I'pon being as
sured that it is, you ca'l for the per
son to whom you ivisli to speak, and
when he answers, you proceed by tell
ing him who you are; or else you re
veal yourself before calling for the
person to whom you wish to speak.
Hut are you ever called to the tele
phone by persons who try to rush
precipitately into a conversation with
out furnishing any clue to their iden
tity? If a man wearing a mask!
should invade your house or vour -.
office you would probably shoot him ! PRESS COMMENT. ?
lirst and investigate later; but now!! ?'
and then people will seek to Invade 1 ' W M M '4 M fc VI H it VI ' H '
your mind by way of your ear, while SAD pL,GHT OK DEACON HEMP
themselves perfectly Incognito, and i HILL,
seem to think nothing of It. This Is mighty cold weather for a
Once they get your ear to the tele- penitent to he hanging about the out
,,h,,ne these occasional rode nnd nnJ'T 'et th ' Precisely the plight
, ,, ... , , ,
ceremonious folks will rush into the
most intimate confidences, or ask you
al sorts of questions about yourself
and vour affairs; and if you are sol
i
unguarded as to answer you may be
furnishing information to your ene
mies so that -they can do you.
The proper thing to do in a case
like this is to suggest to the other half
of the projected conversation that he
hand you his card. There are a num
ber of other things you might say,
but if you said them thoroughly It
would take a lot of time. And while
the saying of them might mend the
other fellow's manners, he would
probably resent It.
A COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION.
The proposed county of Dillon plans
to pav Its treasurer and auditor sala
ries of $1,500 each: it clerk, $1,500
and fee; its sheriff, 11,800 and fees,
and Its supervisor, $1,800 a scale
which frightens the Hamherg Herald
Into prophesying that Dillon will "go
broke." on the contrary, the salaries
suggested are none too high If efficient
and honest service are desirable In
Dillon, which, by the way, will not
be a county poor In men or nnrrow In
ideas. The criticism of The Herald
that the salary to be given the super
intendent of education, $(00, is too
small and disproportionate by far to
those which other officials with no
more onerous or responsible duties are
to receive Is well considered and the
friends of Dillon county should correct
that error In Its plans at once. Co
lumbia State.
Is the superintendent of education
of Dillon county worth over $600 a
year? What does he direct his teach
ers to teach? Are the children of
his schools farmers' children? Does
he teach them how to farm? Is his
administration making farming more
productive In Dillon? When teaching
Is measured in dollars and cents, It
becomes a commercial proposition, ''
One Of the grim dreads of childhood
Is to have the stories of hobgoblins'
orgies and wild beasts "come true."
Many a nervous child has stepped gin
gerly across the wolf skin rug, with
an Inward spasm of fear lest H rise
up and walk and talk like the wolf
who ate up the grandmother of Red
Riding Hood. In a London Christmas
pantomime during the recent holiday
season a daintily dressed figure like
a real baby Is handed to the perform
ing clowns; It turns out to be a Teddy
bear In disguise. The clowns get mad
at Teddy, and throw him Into the
wings, and. Immediately a real live
bear presumably reincarnation
enters, and terrifies the comedians.
One evening recently, the besr came
on In a very bad humour and made a
deadly rush at first one and then the
other of his- fellow .actors, driving
them' from the stage In terror, and
was with difficulty enticed and csjoled
from h)s ventage , ground, ' by his
trainer ""And now the little cockneys
i
will have some more bad dreams, thfyt
will not mean pie, but pantomime. A
Among the new words, to .be added
to the next supplement to the latest
and completest dictionary, are ' "Ido"
and "suffragent." Ido Is the name of
the universal language that has taken
the place of volapuk and esperanto in
the estimation of scholars. Prof. Otto
Jesperson of the University of Copen
hagen is lecturing at Columbia univer
sity in New York upon the advantages
and Importance of Ido. Suffragent Is
a word coined In England to designate
the men who, in the pits, stalls or gal
leries of places of amusement, rise and
protest when the comedians get oft
jokes on the suffragettes, It is sup
posed that the suffragertts are hired
by the suffragette's to utter these seem
ingly earnest protests. Anyhow suf
fragettes and suffragents still pound
away at suffering humanity.
President Taft and Gifford I'inchot
recently addressed the National Civic
IVderatlon. a distinguished body Of
men, from the same platform. The
special correspondents describe the
reception of the President as "cordial,
but dignified." The reception of the
deposed forester took the form of an
ovation, that lasted for five minutes.
The efforts of the presiding officer,
Judge Alton 11. Parker, to restore
quiet, resulted In a fresh- demonstra
tion which for warmth and noise, fair
lv embarrassed Mr. Pinchot. We be
lieve that the National Civic Federa
tion has expressed the sentiments of
the people of the country generally,
for which they arc due an expression
of thanks.
How would you like to lie a mem
ber of the expedition that is going t
visit the region of the North pole in
the effort to discover traces of where
Dr. Cook has been? It would seem
that any interest In the Brooklyn man
might better take the form of a desire
to know something of his present
whereabouts.
i "Although Governor Ansel did split
i an infinitive he split it smoothly. Be
sides, it is neither a high crime nor u
misdemeanor." says the Columbia
I Stale. Hut 't is to break the law, no
I matter how smoothly It is done.
Christy, we presume, lias the artis
! tic temperament. Ills wife probably
i caught it from him.
I In which Deacon Hemphill of the
j Nw) ,, t.llHer now
j finds himself. All through the sum-
J mer and autumn of year before last
he made merry with the good fat hen
and the Hongkong gander furnished
by the Charlotte Observer to swell the
Hryan fund for the campaign of 1(IH
and great was the thoughtless merri
ment thereof. Now the ranks are1
closing up, the lines are tightening for
a bitter conflict, hens and ganders no
longer tount. The Hon. William J.
Hryan has once more fallen into the
the bosom of his clamorous admirers,
both parties are stripping for red war
and iere is Deacon Hemphill panting
outside the breastworks and waiting
for a word of kindness and indulgence
from the supreme commander.
All this time, deal to the groans
and prayers of his once proud but now
thoroughly subdued followers, the Hoy
( irator of the Platte Is taking the fine
air of Panama and other sultry places
and giving no heed to the anguish he
has left behind. He is dining with
the well provided officials of the Isth
mus, receiving florid overtures of loy
alty and distributing Inexpensive tok
ens of his condescension. Already
he has exhorted from Its hon
ored cerements the somewhat shop
worn cadaver of his lecture on "The
Prince of Peace" at the usual rates,
no doubt and soon he will revive
"The Price of a Soul." Entertain
ment Is rare anil difficult In Pa.. ma
but the Hon. William J. Hryan seems
to have free pratique, and his lectures
are as melodious as ever. The light
heeled and the young. Indeed, might
waits to them. So he goes up on his
easy and fructiferous way, from Pan
ama to South America, wherever the
JYo Muslin Underwear to be
charged, sent on approval or
exchanged at this sale.
dftnnuali
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ITCHING ERUPTIONS
QUICKLY COOLED
Just
a few drops of oil of winter-
green property compounded in the
thymol, glycerine, etc., and applied to
the skin will take ,taway instantly the
worst kind of an Itch. We positively
know this.
The D. D. D- Prescription made at
the D. l. D. Laboratories of Chicago,
seems to be just the right compound.
It sells regularly at one dollar a bot
tle, but we have secured a limited
number of special bottles for a trial
at 25 cents on a special offer, and ad
vise you to take advantage of this
offer now, as we do not know how
long the laboratories in Chicago will
continue the 25 ment olTer.
We KNOW you can take away that
Itch TONIGHT. '
Smith's Drug Store. South Pack Sq.
masses long for music and the climate
is propitious.
All this time the bleeding form of
Deacon Hemphill lies exposed to the
jeers and sacrilegious insults of the
democratic mob! He is a man who
has done wondea-s fur the cause, a
stark swordsman he, a deliverer of
mighty blows. ..Nevertheless, without
the cachet of Mr.' Bryan he is a help
less post u rant. He hears the clatter
of the trenchmen, but In- languishes at
the wrong end of the drawbridge: and
the chief who should 1m there with his
ointment of forgiveness and restora
tion is far off in foreign lands, reap
ing rich meadows with ids eloquence
and stuffing his distended wallet with
the proceeds.
We sorrow for TVacon Hemphill.
We wish for him a rosier Issue from
his griefs. Now York Sun.
MORE
l'KACKFn,
THAN EXPEITKO
(Continued from page 1.)
rnngues have they been aide to hurt
tno repniuican party or any member
of the republican parly ' What chance
have they against no-n like Hoot, or
Olmstead or McCall? I..I 'em stay on
the committee; they can't hurt us."
Mr. Cooper constantly caused
laughter by repeated inadvertent al
lusions to Ollie Jr.mis as "Jesse-
James. When corrected, he said he
had iiot the name of the famous out
law in his mind thrmich reading of
one of his law cases today and meant
no reflection upon Representative
James, but the laughter was uproar
ious when In ranking this explanation
be said he "meant ie refleclon upon
Jesse James.
A 1'artlnnn speech.
inc strongest partisan speech was
that of J. Slont Fassett. of New York
who adjured the repii I. Means to name
the whole cooimltte. without regard
to the democratic eel , tions.
"This is a republi.
ing." said Jlr. Fassen
ocrats have nothing i
Speaker Cannon op
i house 'clean
and the dem
do with It."
osed any com
promise.
"You've only got two propositions,"
said he. "either accei the democratic
selections, or reject m."
Wrhen the esucue opened a notice
from the democratic -aticus wus read
appraising the majority of the dem
ocratic selection of Snmes and Rainey.
A motion by Doi glas'of Ohio to re
turn the commurle itlon with the re
quest that other democrats be sub
stituted for the two named was over
whelmingly voted .lown.
Gardner ' of .M isiacriusetpr. an In
surgent, offered a sjIwtUute providing
for the naming oi 'only the four re-
SOME candy makers
mean well, but sim
ply don't know how.
Some know how, but
find it easier to be care
less. NUNNALLY'S
candies have been made
for twenty-five years by
folks who know how
and take the pains to
make the daintiest,
purest, best candies to
be had anywhere at any
price. Try them.
A treeh supply always kept by
C. A. RATBOH,
1 Patton A Tens.
"Not Like Ntmnally'M."
I These goods are divided into six lots, the prices
; ; ranging from 10c to $1.00 garment. There will also
be an extra showing of higher class Muslin Under-
i wear, tno prices ranging irom
X
. If you have
will not miss this one. If you have not, we cordially
invite you also to come. . i
v J vAic T T uu
Poor Eyesight
and good sense and Judgment A has
their eyes examined by a good reliable
optician and glasses fitted to their par
ticular defects. You can't, buy your
eyeglasses as you would a new hat.
If you want to be able to rend or use
your eyes in comfort and preserve
your eyesight, come nnd have your
eyes examined and fitted with correct
and properly adjusted glasses bv
CHARLES H. HONESS,
Optometrist and Optician,
Manufacturer of ; Eye (ilnssos and
Spectacles. Grimier of Lenses..
hi Patton Ave. " ' , Opp. Postolllcc.
publicans and leaving the two demo
cratic places open. After a lengthy
debate this was defeated 104 to 62.
It Was at this Juncture that Represen
tative Cooper and his Insurgent col
leagues left the caucus. :
A motion to substitute James for
Clayton, made by Representative
Morse of Wisconsin, was adopted by
a vote of 93 to 64. The two demo
cratic selections were then ratified by
a vote of 105 to 4.
The walk-out of Representative
Cooper and his little band of insur
gents caused comparatively little ex
citement and was. attended by no
dramatic features. Mr. Cooper, after
concluding his brief speech, slowly
left the hall and was followed by the
five others, one at a time.
Insurgents Were There.
All of the insurgent members of
the house Were present at the caucus.
The applause was frequent during the
speeches, iind at times the pounding
on the desks an dthe hand clapping
could bo heard lar out into the cor
ridors. Several speeches were made
in opposition to the na..,',og of demo
crats in a republican caucus. It was
stated after the caucus that Repre
sentative Cooper was supported In his
stand by several ; Vregular'I ., republi
cans. Including .Gaines, of .Wrst Vir
ginia, Glllett, of Massachusetts. Fish
o New York, nnd DougJis of Ohiq.
Asia. .
Asia comprises :! pPr cent of the
total inpil siirfiice of ihe pjobe nnd baa
I popil'111,,11 et VlUUKI.IIIII).
HHMHMIMMHHMt
THE PRUDENT
MAN FORESEETH
the evil and provides his fami
ly with a Jar of Vick's Croup &
Pneumonia Salve and nips
these dangerous troubles in Uie
bud. Best remedy ever offered
the public and money back if
not delighted. 25c fiOc and
M.00 jars. 6
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NOTICE OP TRl'STEE'S SALE.
Lnder and by virtue of the unwer
sate in a uecu in trust executed to
the undersigned as trustee bv Minor
C. Galluchat, dated January 18, 1909,
and registered on January 19th, 1909,
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of Buncombe county. North Carolina,
In Book of Mortgages and Deeds of
Trust No. "5, at pages 9t et seq., and
by virtue of said Deed In Triist, de
fault having been made In the pay
ment of the moneys secured thereby,
the undersigned will sell ror'cash, at
public auction, at the court" house
door In the city of Asheville, county
of Buncombe and state or North Car
olina, to the highest didder, on
Wctlm-Mlay, February a:tl, 1 91 (I, the
property conveyed !n said deed in
trust, and which is described therein
as follows: "All that certain piece,
parcel or lot of land, situate, lying
and being In the city of Aheville.
county of Buncombe and state of
North Carolina, and being the same
tract of iand conveyed by Mayme
Hunt Summers and Charles II. Hum
mers to Fannie O. Mearrs by deed
dated the 6th of November. 1899, and
being all that certain, piece, parcel or
lot of land, known and described as
Lot No. at th corner of At kin
strert nd Kdgewnod J 1111 In the city
of. Asheville, saM lot run I Jug sixty
(SO) feet, more or Jess,, on Atkln
street, anil one hundred, (1110) feet,
more or less, on Kdgewood Hill."
This January 19th, 1909.
If. C. HI' NT. Trustee.
ASHEVILLE HARNESS CO.
43 Patton Ave.
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
Harness, Saddlery and
Horse Collars.
ever attended our previous sales you
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Capital and Surplus.
Deposits ...
Assets
Commercial; Savings, Trust and ;
Insurance-Departments !
T.S.MORRISON,
Chairman & Vice-Pres.
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f The American
Capital $300,000. Deposits 11,000,000
The Largest Bank in Western North Carolina.
The Only Bank in Asheville under U. S. Supervision.
ACCOUNTS INVITED, LARGE AND SMALL
JOHN H. CARTER, President HENRY REDWOOD, Vice-Pres.
C. J. nARUIS, Vice-President. R. M. F1TZPATRICK, Cashier.
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Supplies
BROWN BOOK COMPANY
Jr.:t Opposite Postoffice. ' . Phone 29.
Riding Saddles
r.gys', lien's, nnd ladles' Astride. All styles and grades. We manu
facture ai vtliing in harness and strap eoods. ltcpalrlng neatly and
reasonably done.
W. E. MASSIE HARNESS CO., 30 North Main Street.
CALIFORNIA PEL ACHES
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One Gallon Cans, 50c
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Cor. N. Main and Merrimon
Purest and Best
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- . , Suspenders, Shuts, Uui
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leathers, t i, ; 50 and S. pri(,ps ; liffhUy, oU tllC
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I LOG AN Donald & Donald
1 merchant TAiLon. Hons Fnrnishera
I 14 n. rack 8q. , n.ne 77. nouse ruTnisners.
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is) e Mill have extra help in
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