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Wednesday, March 9, 1910.
REV. THOMAS E. SMILEY.
It is human to speculate as to things
that might turn or might have turned
the course of destiny. If we whose
lives are given mainly to the creation
of this newspaper had' persuaded
Thomas Smiley to remain with us, in
the place he fitted so well, in the
companionship to which he added so
much, and which he so greatly en
Joyed had he remained with us, and
not gone back to the service of the
church which he. and we felt, had the
superior claim, would the result have
been different? Who can doubt that
the progress of the universe is ordered;
and if the whole is ordered, every part
Is ordered; and if ordered, ordered
well?
Circumstance opportunity arose
whereby he could re-enter the active
ministry. He hud come lure, a stran
ger, in the hope that the climate
might bring back to health a loved
one. There was no organized minis
terial work that lay to hand. He took
employment in one of the departments
of The Gazette-News. He soon found
a place in an organization that is lit
tle given to mutation. He became one
of us. There is mutual work amongst
the departments; and it came about
naturally that Mr. Smiley occasionally
penned a news story or a song for the
rear office, although himself connect
ed with the front.
As has been said, all acknowledged
the propriety of his returning to regu
lar ministerial employment when oc
casion arose, but the parting, this
severance In the official family, the
giving up of one who had found a
placcln our hearts was an occasion of
sadness.
It is no occasion for lamentation, as
of those that have no hope, that he
has been taken. His usefulness to
mankind was gone, the moment sor
row's crown of sorrows proved too
much for his great heart, and dark
ness descended upon his mind. He
went into the spirit land with his soul
anchored to the belief that he was re
Joining loved ones, and entering the
realms of eternal peace.
It Is not so much his death, or the
tragedy of it, or the pathos of a heart
broken that is of Importance.
His life In the world that holds the
lesson and the Interest for us who are
left. His soul was so ordered that, at
any moment, as he passed to and fro
amongst us In his daily avocations,
the summons to go upon a long Jour
ney could have brought no consterna
tion. He was prepared to die; but
what was of more Immediate Impor
tance, he was prepared to live, and
did live, to the full, each successive
day and hour.
His was a life of service. He had
a cheering smile, a hearty handshake,
a word of encouragement for every
one with whom he was thrown Into
contact He absorbed more of the
sunshine, and the melody of the birds,
and the beauty of flowers than he
needed. These he stored away and
gave to his friends when dark clouds
lowered, and there were rio blos
soms, and no birds singing In meadow
and woodland.
Before us lies an autograph ropy
of a volume of Thomas E. Smlley's
"Lays and Lyrics." It's first message,
the "Ministry of Song," runs as fol
lows: Come, singer, sing to me!
(Since I am weary of a world gone
wrong)
But sing no more the glad,
Sweet songs of Arcady,
Beloved of yore;
Now am I melancholy-mad,
And mirth Is mockery.
And Joy exiled forevermore.
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Come, let your voice, subdued and sad,
(Since one grows weary of a world
gone wrong)
Chant dirges, woeful threnodies,
For happiness once had.
For friendship spent,
Wir love long ebbed to bitter lees:
Worse and yet worse from bad
Makes all life's Journey Ill-content
For some sureease to pain
And grief, occasioned by a world gone
wrong.
ome with
soothe
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Or sobbing violin assist,
Or organ's dulcet strain.
Hoar unto them accomp'ni.nent.
0 singer, cease thy lay!
(Since it was not the world but 1
went wrong)
Thy music brings a flood of tears
That purge self love away;
And now I see
How idle, misery appears
Whilst one hath yet today:
Much good thy song hath done to me.
But the time came when no one
sang surcease to pain. He had given
vigils of anguish in the long nights,
comforting a dear one as she slowly
sank into the valley of the shadow of
death. He had buried his dead. He
had endeavored, all along, to give
faithful tending to his flock. He
had knitted friends to his soul;
desired to remain with them, and
the scenes hallowed to him through
all time. Orders came from his
church authorities that he should
move, with his little girl, away from
those hallowed scenes and those
friends whose companionship he felt
he needed so much in that hour of sore
bereavement. The combination of
circumstances proved too great for
his strength, and the madness of mel
ancholy came upon him, with the de
sire to end It all.
INCIDENTS OF PL.VTT'S CAREER.
Some Interesting stories are now
being told of the late Senator Piatt. It
Is now .said that he, more than any
other Republican leader, was respon
sible for the act of his party in laklng
the rigid stand on the money question.
McKinley was a little weak on the
gold standard, and Piatt opposed him
for that reason. He. together with
his friends. Quay and Alger, con
cluded that McKinley must be de
feated, a decision arrived at after one
cf those famous conferences among
Republican leaders in the Amen
corner at the Fifth - venue hotel,
where the Easy Boss spent so many
years of his life. It was later discov
ered, however, that these gentlemen
bad underestimated the strength of
Mr. Hanna. who had for two years
been at work to bring about the nomi
nation of McKinley, one notable
achievement being that he had lined
up the Southern delegates for the
Ohio man. Alger, and then Quay,
discerned the handwriting on the wall,
:ind in time they made the inevitable
trip to Canton to say "me too."
Piatt never did that, but he of course
gave McKinley loyal support after
the convention, where he got a com
promise In tro form of support for the
gold standard. Perhaps this spectacle
of Hanna using this unbroken block
of Southern delegates as club with
which to beat Republicans elsewhere
into line had a bearing On the attitude
of Piatt later, when he took a stand
in favor of the curtailment of South
ern representation in the conventions.
With reference to the part played by
IMatt In former President Roosevelt's
public career, the New York Sun says
in the course of a news story:
Senator Piatt at his Sunday morn
ing gatherings in the West Eleventh
street house frequently gave personal
reminiscences. He told how Roose
velt happened to be nominated for
governor In 1898. One morning Rep
resentative Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., and
one or two of Mr. Piatt's friends of
the time called on Mr. Piatt In his
apartments at the Arlington hotel in
Washington. This was in April, 1898
odell said "Senator, we've got a can
didate for governor for you. You
don't 'hink Frank Black can win, an
if you still think so, why not nominate
Roosevelt?''
"You folks must be drunk or crazy,"
replied Piatt, "don't you know that
Roosevelt as police commissioner un
der Strong showed his enmity to me
and that he tore up every recommen
dation that I made through Edward
I.auterbach, our president of the
county committee, and that Roosevelt
is dead against the Republican organ
ization of New York State?"
"That's all right," replied Odell
"but we've got to win, and Roosevelt
seems to be the man."
Piatt nominated Roosevelt and In
1900 Jammed him down Marcus A
Hanna's throat at Philadelphia for
vice president, but Mr. Piatt later
carried around with him In his inside
coat pocket a detailed memorandum
of his efforts to promote Roosevelt's
political ambitions.
The fact that the bride of P. C.
Knox the younger has chosen If It Is
a fact Is a saleswoman In a store
does not of Itself reflect any discredit
on the youthful bridegroom's Judg
mem or sense of fitness of things
There have been, are now and will
be In the future many excellent wo
men and many real ladies clerking
In stores. The presumption In favor
of a saleswoman Is that she is essen
tially a lady, even though she may
not have the knowledge, the accom
pllshment and the polish of a "fine
lady." Sometimes she has these. If
she has them she would object very
emphatically to being called a "sales'
lady," knowing that the term Is as
incongruous as "salesgentleman." If
the new Mrs. Knox Is a good and
sensible girl young P. C. is In luck.
whatever his father may thing about
it. '
The general strike order of the
Philadelphia Central Labor union did
not get the printers out. We do not
know whether an effort was made to
get them out or not, but they are
not out. Those employed In newspa
per work could not have struck with
out doing violence to contract The
Typographical union Is one of those
that can be depended upon to do the
thing that appears to be right
.-lows which they used as port holes to I
Fhoot into the crowd, because one of
their number had been hit with a brick,
doubtless concluded they had turned
the other cheek about long enough.
LOSES HIS SUIT
Appeals Court Affirms Judge
Boyd's Action in Ordering
a Non-Suit.
A message received here this af
ternoon from Richmond announced
that the 1'nlted States Circuit Court
of Appeals had handed down a decis
ion in the suit of Edward H. Brock
enborough against the Champion Fi
bde company affirming the decision of
the lower court. The case was one
in which damages to the amount of
f H1.000 were sought by the plaintiff
against the Fibre company upon al
leged breach of contract and was tried
before Judge Boyd here in November.
After hearing the evidence Judge
Bovd sustained the defendant s mo
tion for a non-suit upon the grounds'
that the plaintiffs had not shown suf
ficient grounds for the alleged breacu
of contract. From this the plaintiffs
appealed.
Rrockenborough had a contract
with the Fibre company to cut and
deliver chestnut wood from territory
idlacent to old Fort and Marion to
the mills at Canton at a certain stip
ulated price.
At the time Brockenborough wish
ed to begin the delivery of the chest
nut wood, the Fibre people claimed
that thev were overstocked with
chestnut wood, the yards at Canton
filled with cars and it would be im
possible lor them to handle more
chestnut wood at the time. To clear
the yard at Canton, an embargo was
placed for some time upon shipments
of chestnut wood. Oma Carr, man
ger of the extract department of the
Fibre company, offered to allow Mr.
Brockenborough to cut and deliver
spruce wood from the lines of the C,
C. A O. until the company could han
dle chestnut wood. This, however.
did not appeal to Mr. Brockenbor
ough, who applied nt Marlon, although
he had no chestnut wood to ship, for
a car for chestnut wood. He was told
there was an embargo, and in his
suit, he alleged that this embargo
was placed and that It amounted to a
breach of contract on the part of the
Fibre company.
This Is a very important suit and
was hard fought. Davidson. Bourne
It Parker represented the Champion
Fibre company while Judge J. H.
Merrlmon, Pless & Winbourne of Ma
rion and Mr. Kilpatrick of Lynchburg
appeared for 'he plaintiff.
COMING THIS WAY
Inquiry Today Reveals the Fact That
Almost All Local Hotels Are Being
Very Well Patronized.
With the beginning of warm weath
er in Florida tho northern tourists are
beginning to turn homeward and
many of them are stopping off at
Asheville. Inquiry at the hotels to
day revealed the fact that practically
all of them are enjoying a much bet
ter season than last year. The Manor,
Margo Terrace and Battery Park are
having good crowds. Tho guest list
at the Battery Park shows that the
hotel has had during the last two
months from 50 to 75 more people
dally than the corresponding period
of last year. The new train from
Florida is bringing in its quota of
people.
In this connection It Is stated that
tho incoming and outgoing mails at
the Asheville poatoffice are becoming
daily heavier, which would Indicate
that business and tourist conditions
are improving.
Pir.KS CURED IN TO 14 DATS
PAZo OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
Ins or Protruding Piles In 6 to 14 days
or money refunded. SOc.
"GENERAL STRIKE
FEELING WANING"
Continued from page one.
a re-canvass of the city's industrial
establishments made today shows that
while 1900 workers walked out today,
2600 strikers returned to work.
To Close Down.
Leading manufacturers of hosiery
met today and decided to close down
their plants, employing 20,000 work
ers, until Monday. The employers
stated that 500 "boarders" who are
in the sympathetic strike made this
step necessary.
This announcement was coupled
with the statement that If the em
ployes of the hosWy plant affected
did not return to work by that time
the mills might remain closed down
until fall.
While accession to the strikers'
ranks were reported from some of
the manufacturing plants. Including
the admitted walkout of a few men
from the Baldwin locomotive works,
there Were many reports of strikers
returning to their old places.
Manufacturers declared that many
union men were disappointed over
WHEAT HEARTS GRIDDLE
CAKES.
(Superior to Baxkwheat.)
And Infinitely More Digestible.
To one cup of WHEAT-HEARTH
add one cup of flour ,one teaspoon of
salt two teaspoons of baking pow
der, one tablespoonful of brown su
gar, one well beaten egg, and suffi
cient sweet milk to make a thin bat-
Bake oa hot well greased grid-
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TOURISTS
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A Bit Of
.PL Logic
Glasses cannot be right unless fitted
right and they cannot be fitted right
unless the right one fits them. Knowl
edge acquired by years of study and
practice enables us to guarantee that
you will do the right thing by letting
us right your eye wrongs.
CHARLES H. HONESS,
Optometrist and Optician,
Manufacturer of Eye Glasses and
Spectacles. Grinder of Lenses.
54 ratten Are. Opp. Postofflcc.
the failure of the general strike to
force the Rapid franslt company to
orhltrnte. arid that they went back
to their places of employment. Union
leaders denied that t'ere were any
defections.
ono interesting d. v clopment tn
connection with the strike was the
appeal by the Philadelphia National
it.,..i,iii lenirne to the strike leaders.
The baseball interests :isked that the
union men who have been working
on the ball park improvements be
permitted to continue and complete
the work.
Unless the entire work Is finished
hv Anrii IS. the OsWnlnK of the Na
tional league season, the ball men
represent, that the club will be badly
i,.,,,ii,--tm.,Ml. The labor leaders
promised to place the matter before
the full committee.
Would Call Nation-wide Strike.
Newcastle, Pa., March 9. The ninth
annual convention of the Federation
of Labor, In session today, unanimous
ly passed a resolution asking that In
the event of failure to arbitrate the
Philadelphia carmen's strike question,
American labor call a nation-wide
strike of organized and unorganized
workmen.
IT BRYSON CITY
The Jury in the Case of Henry Hardin
Had Trouble in Arriving at
a Decision.
Correspondence of The Gazette-News.
Bryson City, N. C . ..arch 8. The
spring term of court convened here
Monday, Judge Joseph S, Adams of
Asheville presiding, i had. D. Bryson
is the solicitor.
This week is baling taken up with
the trial of criminal oases. The case
of State vs. Henry Hardin was tried
Monday and Tuesday forenoon. Har
din is a KentucKi in and Is charged
with assault with deadly weapon on
some Cherokee Indians at a game of
baseball at Yellow Hill fast summer
or fall. The Jury bad failed to agree
up to noon Tuesday.
Solomon Qallcrt of Rutherfordton
is tn town looking after his political
fences. He Is one of the five candi
dates for the democratic congressional
nomination In the Tenth district.
Ex-Congressman W, T. Crawford
and Attorney Juris W. Ferguson of
Waynesville are attending court this
week.
Gigantic Automobile Trust.
New York, March 9. The consoli
dation of certain large automobile In
terests Involving a capitalization of
several hundred million dollars, is be
lieved to be under way. J. P. Mor
gan & Co., who iinrchased the E. M.
F. company, will nance the combi
nation, flj
Onion Sets, Carolina, Ttjarmacy.
Political Announcement.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for sheriff or Muneombe county,
subject to the action of the Democrat
ic primary, and promts If nominated
and elected to do my duty to the best
of my ability.
J. HENRY REED.
REFRIGERATORS
Our stock of Refrigerators
for this season are now on dis
play for your inspection. We
have the Pilgrim and Colonial,
both excellent refrigerators, at
low prices, from $9.50 to
$27.50. Also Ice Chests in dif
ferent sizes.
DONALD & DONALD,
14 South Main St. Phone 441.
Critical
Inspection
Of Laundry work done
the Nchols Way is what
we court. We do not fear
that you will find any
fault with it when re
turned to you, speckless,
spotless, sweet and clean.
Asheville Laundry,
J. A. NICHOLS, Manager
PHONE io.
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BLACK SUEDE
or
WHITE BUCKSKIN
No more attractive style
in fine footwear ever
graced women's feet.
Black Suede at. . . . $3.50
White Buckskin . . .$4.00
BROWN - MILLER
SHOE CO.
Leader in Fine Shoes.
47 Fatton Ave.
Smathers & Sons
SAY:
IT'S SPRING HOUSE
CLEANING TIME
and we are ready to help
you beautify your home
with many needful things
in the line of furniture,
floor coverings, furnish
ings, etc., at money sav
ing prices.
Hero are a few things you
may need:
MattinK, Art Squares, Rurs,
Lace Curtnlns, Ice lioxes,
Kitchen Cabinets, Leather
Couches anfl Davenports,
AVardrobes, Iron and ltrass
lleds, Dressers, Tables, etc., Side
Hoards. Buffets, Tables, Chairs,
China Closets, etc., Porch
Chairs, Settees, Lawn Swings,
Hammocks, Porch Screens, etc.
In fact we keep everything
needed for the furnishing of a
home from celiftr to garret
and we offer one of the largest
stocks In the state to select
from.
J. L. Smathers
& Sons
FURNITURE, HOLES ALE
AND RETAIL.
15 North Main Street.
W. E. MASSIE HARNESS Co
Manufacturer and dealer In
Harness, Strap Goods, Horse Collars,
Saddles, Whips, Etc
SO North Main. Phone 666.
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Jhe Saster Silks Are WW
Steady
We have been months preparing for this Spring Showing of Silks. We have suc
ceeded in securing a matchless assortment; both in point of variety and beauty.
You are cordially invited to look over our line when you have an opportunity
compare it with others hh to price, quality and look.
Seco Silk, a thin, lovely fabric especially nice for an inexpensive evening dress, in
the plain, for 35c yard, in the dotted for 40c yard and in the foulard for 45c yard.
Cheney Shower-Proof Foulard Silk, 24 inches wide, in all colors, and a number of
designs, for $1.00 yard.
Foulard Silks, 40 inches wide, is priced at $2.00 yard.
Messaline, 36 inches wide, is priced at $1.25 yard..
Rough Weave Silk, 24 inches wide, is priced at 50c yard.
Checked Silk, 36 inches wide, is priced at $1.25 yard.
Fancy Silks, a number of new designs, is priced at $1.50 yard.
Messaline, 27 inches wide, is priced at 85c yard.
jtuman Jair Braids and JWfcw
The Asheville Ladies are beginning to realize that the "Coronet Braid" is an e
seutial Prt of the new costume. We can match your hair perfectly here in
Jnaid for $1.00, $3.00, J4.00 and $6.00 each.
Wachovia Loan & Trust Company
THE BIG BANK
Capital and Surplus
Deposits
Assets
i e
Commercial, Savings, Trust and
Insurance Departments
T. S. MORRISON,
Chairman & Vice-Pres.
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I The American
CAPITAL $300,000.
The Largest Bank in
The Only Bank in Asheville
ACCOUNTS INVITED,
X JOHN II. CARTER, President.
X C. J. HARRIS, Vice-President.
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i ConRlin's Self-Filling Pens
THO pens mat give trvn ctuiisiuuuuu. ouie Agency,
BROWN BOOK COMPANY,
Phone 29. Just opposite Post Office on Patton Av.
WALTER BAKER'S COCOA AND CHOCOLATE.
One-half pound tins. . 20c
One-half pound blocks Chocolate 20c
You may purchase one or both of the above, and it is not necea.
sary for you to buy anything elso to get either. So you see there is
no string tied to this sale.
M. HYAMS, Grocer
Cor. N. Main and Merrlmon Ave. Phone 49.
ASHEVILLE HARNESS CO.
43 Patton Ave.
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
Harness, Saddlery and
Horse Collars.
SEWING MACHINES
Expert repairing and adjust
ment. Asheville Sewing Machine Co.
Phone 1509. Legal Bldg.
Try Gazette-News Want Ads
LADIES SAVE
SHOE MONEY
By buying May Manton slip
pers and Oxfords. In all leath
ers patent, tan and dull. $1.50
to $3.00.
0. E. ST0NER CO.
18 South Main Street.
812,155.00
4M4,135.00
5,356,291.00
. . . aa
W. B. WILLIAMSON,
Cashier,
National Bank
DEPOSITS $1,000,000.
Western North Carolina.
Under U. S. Supervision.
LARGE AND SMALL.
HENRY REDWOOD, Vlcc-Prcg.
R. M. FITZPATRICK, Cashier.
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IT'S EASY
for you to get suited in a pair
of Shoes, when you see the
many different lines we carry.
0 K GROCERY CO.
362-364 Depot Street,
Phone 672.
RED CROSS MATTRESSES
Bear in mind, there is no
mattress quite as comfortable
as the Red Cross. Fully guar
anteed, and sold on 30 days
trial. If not as represented,
money returned.
BURTON & HOLT,
Selling Agents.
serve witn syrup.