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ASHEyiLl&WMqUNTAINA UTOMOBILE ROAD J L 5 ATTRACTS ATTENTION THROUGHOUT Many Newspapers and Mag azines Describe Autoway Built by E.' W. Grove. The eNduslve . iiutnmohlle roail, "autoway.'' from the northern ter minus of Charlotte street to the top of Sunset mountain, constructed by K. W. tjrove, which was rewntly opened to the niihllr. is attracting attention throughout the countrv. Several ' the leadins newspapers and magazines have Riven more than passing atten tion to it and it is tn every way wor thy of their consideration, respecting its construction. Its beauty and the wonderful scenic vistas' which it has iuiu open to the tourist The Kay (imile. Notwithstanding the summit of the mountain is over 1000 feet above the city, the drive winds about its face with such gradual curvea that at no place Is the grade more than 5 per cent and nearly all of It is not more than three. To get this grade, the route laps back, forming the "horse shoe curves" ahnwn In the photo graph. The whole surface is laid with Macadam by exjerieneed road build ers and is rolled and finished until it Is as smooth as a floor. With the care thnt It is sure to receive the autoway will last through generations. As stated above it is an exclusive automobile road and there are signs to this effect; also signs showing rUHKXCF, MACK. IX Wf;KIII. OP TIIK I.At (.ll; s r.taclljr as lewtited mnen Months hi :ncw i ork Clt. will lie Niturtlay, So. 4, ."teii Days." Messrs. Wagenhals A Kemper at the Auditorium tonight will preaent the lllnehiirt-lifipwood conp'dy "Seven I This play earlier in the season l.Hihfd a third year at the Ator th-nt--r, New York, a remari.wlil- record, ailalnrd in the fnltert Kute for the iTHt time, and a convincing illustra ' ,,,n f 'he superiority of this comedy t. "then pieces that aim to make !. pie launh. "Seven Days" is one '-nough without a blush In It. An I,l,,n comedy, written by Amer- "! tHiilnin a Ht,ry of modern V'.rk, It l a gratlfvlng nchl-Wf 1 i'i ii. 1 who l f!i re the ,-elfn. of "- -mi ... T.i. re U t;,. ' I "IH tl.i.t (!, hfcfHrt " ' "'"' ' '' "f ' !' I 0.1 llttv. ....... Ml ...... I, I. ami W,hlrt ' " ' "I- fS-w Yrk i - . , . I Amusements ' ' ) :--':';. I A -. ' . i i JPiS "VW ' r.nnw - 5 """' "t . Ll IgSy. ivu iHrnnW ! 31: Si JUh ; - AUTOMOBILE. TQV'H tTjr-- fop .AUTOMOBItt!. I H0E5L5H0L CUR.VE. N0.-4-.' EXCLUSIVE. AUTOMOBILE "R.0AD.J where horns should be sounded. There Is a drive, however, to the top of the mountain for horse vehicles, and this intersects at some points with the autowny. Many Views of Grandeur. It would be hiird to do justice to the 1 .4. H A KOI I'I .11 fit' iiuiiii iii.iv l' fK8S. "SKVKN UAVM." , . lilmuo ami Tnn W Im.i,. i.. Kn at the AtHlltorttim on Mntlnif ami Xlglit. , ; , there anything like much as in n the house on Hlvnrid drive durlng the week that makes "Seven Ihiys." "See Seven liy' and laugh seven month." said the New Y"rk Hun. aad me cnance Is coming to aee It here with the brilliant Amor t heeler cast that m the play a third vear on Hroadway. snd with the entire New York production. It s a runic not to be inimied. i Cobarn s Greater Minstrel. Molern and furl Time mlnHtrelsy cr.mblned, sweet-singers, funny men. welly and vaudeville features, danc ing and acrobatic, capers. thA latest xongs, ballads and topical hits, beauti ful costumes, brlKht llghta. laughter and enjoyment all are 1o be found in the ir.tnnlr.-l kIiow. if H a rw.,,K. nized attraction. Who does not env n.ooe )...,t or all, of a clean 1,1.1 cIum intn(r.. pr..t;r;.m? 1 N' .-r aiten.l .. . V-:';''--rj-l:M'4 Jiff M ' ',,.',1 fii f l 11 VffS 'V i - . v - a jtf v v . r scenery that ran be seen on' this drle way. Over its whole four miles of length thure are views of grandeur, growing in sublimity of extent ns the car climbs, higher and higher over each successive sinuous fold. In the foreground are the smooth greens of city in which there la an opera house. Why? Kind your answer next Mon day at the Auditorium when that big city, laugh-getting, fun making com pany, "Coburn's Greater Minstrels," ring up on the best performance they hnve carried for year Any local manager will tell you there are people who come to see t'oburn's Minstrels or some other llrsl class minstrel at traction, who do not come to any other kind of performance. And some writers tell us VMinatrelsy is In Its decline." 'Minstrelsy In America proerly produced .will never decline, and is na popular today as It ever was. Tickets for both performances are selling at Whitlock'a. "OaiiHurk." "GratiKiark," the most widely, read novel of that popular author, George linrr McPutcheon, la to be the attrac tion at the Auditorium next Tuesday evening, November 7. "Graustark" lends itself more ad vantageously to dramatic purtmses than any .romantic notion of recent years. Kroni Grace Haywood's dra matisation, George I). liaker adapted this popular t.luy. and his suceea lies in the absolute fidelity with which he has - follnwed Mr. Mcfutcheon's novel. The character of the princess is leverly drawn. Her light against the dictates of hef heart, her devotion to duty and the welfare of her people, find her final declaration ef love.from !he throne Itself, for the brave ol 'iler whfl has raved her country, makes Yetlve one of the bet lava I characters In contemporary :h Hon. Ticket are selling at M'hUiiick'a, Tlin Mauluiitan iiera fnmpunr. The engagement of the Manhattan Opera company for three nights, commencing Wednesday, November , special matinee Thursday at the Audi torium tneater. la of much Interest to the theatergoers and lovers of real MANTELS marionette: hippodrome a'u FAIRYLAND. the golf links of the Aslu-vllle Coun try club and E. W. Grove park, and going higher, the Beaverdam valley gradually unfolds until it Joins with the greater valley of,' the Frfench Hrond. and all the -while the back ground Is filled with mountains, ul- t Hi f 1 1 Cnarado om "CruUkHu1L, . M1.XK IX "G it AI'fiTA UK. At the AtulilorlHiu Tumla), ; ?th. opera In this city. Pa pent throughout the south have adverted the prn laea of this eompnny liberally and their I . "" COUNTRY "1" "V If wny8 beautiful, but when touched by the setting sun, tltey present ft picture of Biichyichness and magnificence that It can neither be described by word or brush. - ; ,, ' " ' . .; ' Panoranm From Summit. On the summit" of t:ie" sjnounUiln there is a panoramic circle of scenery that Is limitless. Farther than the eye can take In, range after "range 'of mountains eppears, each 'successive mountain circle growing more dim until It melts away Into the clouds and you wonder where the mountains end and the clouds begin. foil are over S000 feet above the sea and there can be pointed out spme of the more noted ' peaks, wliose top's are often bathed In clouds... There are Pisgah, the Richland Ilalsams, Cold 'Mountain and the shaking Bald. These are far away and can only be seen on cleu." days, but to the north the Craggy range stretches .away toward Mt. Mitchell, beginning at the very sum mit of Sunset. - If the "frost of the "Ridge" highway i la everttllt tho autoway will be the epprotten to ine Knevuie run, nnu a Vl-editiiblp approach It will he. In keep ing with the greatness of the undor-takltif.-. ,,'" ', This "rid;,-e" road la more than n possibility. About 40 miKs hav al ready been constructed near Blowing Rock, and thin much being opened to the tourists, it will be strange If they do not demand that ' other hidden beauty of the route be opened to their gnie, to which the Mt. Mitchell trail partly and incompletely has given access.- - . , previous performances In this city will be remembered with genuine pleasure, and the return of the favorite will be heralded with great delight Indi vidual excellence la dlsplay.ed. by- the singing of ihe cast "and the1 Manhat tan have never failed to please the moat .fastidious. Tickets go on sale Monday morning at Whitlock'a. "Ksctiso Me." ' ... The attraction at the Auditorium, matinee and eight. November 11th, will be Henry W. Savage's production of Rupert Hughes" farce,- "Kxcuse Me," which tne author deacrlbea as a "Pulllam Car Carnival." Mr. Hughes, whose nnme is familiar to theatergoer as the author of sev eral successful plays, hn In "Kxrnse Me" hit upon unique Idea in the mat ter of locale all the scenes being laid In the interest of a . vestlbnled train, and the action describes trans continental Journey, starting ' from Chicago, with stop-overs at Ogden, I'tah, and Runo, Xevodn. A novel and amusing love story Is unfolded during the progress of the Journey, and, in addition, there are plots and counter-plots. Involving a series of rollicking episode. ' , - f'.anay Cans, tt'avbiiri. fj.vt vnti ito'I; l rr.nr I .?:i-. r.Nl s'n i -r, bine ll'.e itii i'-.J-f. "- '.',''..- .K-..h ''. ....' ' " ' '" '! " ' ... Jl" 'f -I I Th Univsrial Franehiss. v A smalt number - of - men aytnpa tbizem took part it the suffragist pa rade In New York city, among them several members of the faculty of the Teachers' collese. Ouoiof these pro fessors had the lienor ,df leading the mule coniliigcitt anil of cari'.rliis a haulier. ' V . ;r , "li!tl .van notice." he its'ied n friend iifterwiird,."vUr.t i lit Incriiiluii was on tluit buiii'.cr tiiey :ave pie car ry?" -;'- "Xo," replied his frfeuri.. "Yon car r;e;l It as if you were afraid some one would decipher il." ; ' ;. "It read." chuckled ""the '. professor, " "Tle iiieii vole wlt.v not we';"" Success, . - ' '. ,.r The Storm. I started out Herenely clad With suit and coal, the best 1 hod. It was a nlmit of ierftpct lillas: The stars arte slilnlng down like this: M . : .... , i a ..' Hut after swlille a fearful cloud Th shining tats did soon enshroud; The lliiKiili i bolts began lo IiIhs. ' Aiid llelitnlng flashed above like tbi: ' . . .. V. 7. . ' I feared my rand new clothes were . ' doomed . ' As brackish clouds above nu loomed. No slteltei' near. 1 bad lo ciih .. When rain begun to pour down thus: '...-Fort Worth Record. A Few Changes. : "Well, well." said the man -wlio hnd wandered back to the old vlllapp. "So the Eaj;le Hons is 'still, the Kttgle House.., No vcluinjre lifter twenty years." i V ;, )y: "Tliere linve been n few-clinnijes," resHnded the oldest inluiliituiit "Since you've tieeit jr:)iie Hie liote( lias been retvctivoly the Grutitl, I'cblrul, Ihe Grand Union, (he Cnitid .Itiiiction, t he Grea t .Sort lieni..t lie threat Sunt liern. the Imperial, the ltojxnl. the Kmplre, the Recent mid tlie Mtinsion House, she's Just starting nrotttitl the circuit for' the second tlme.PlttsbiirR Cost. Country Breakfasts. 1 hate to see ; The summer go An" think uv frost ' An' hall an' snow. I bate to eat , . ' . ' Hy candlelight .' An' see the day - Turn Into night i But there's no loss , , Without some gain. An' there are things To ease one's pain. Though summer's gone An' fall is here. Good buckwheat cakes Fill me with cheer. " ' Judge. ;' ' T 8poil th Ad. 1 Advertising Clerk (to customer who is advertising for a husband) Tills will take twenty lines' and not eight een, as you estimated. ' Customer What shall we do? I have no more money with jne. Cleric We might leav out few words, "aUrnctlv ' personal appear ance," for instance. FUecende Blat . '' " ' "V - " ' ,Th Way of Wemen. Th girl with a hoi tn her stocking will try To hide It In vain from your gaeo. But perchance If th stocking la nothing but boles . 'Til th thing that she proudly display. . New Vork Time. , In Demand. "It's positively disgusting'." "What Is r. "The way people crowd to theater to see an Improper play. Just think! They're sold out the bouse for three weeks in advancer' ; , , r "How do you know?" "I tried to purchase tickets and couldn't." lxmdun Opinion. r Th Sluggard's Mistake. Came Opportunity on day. He beard her timid knock. But went on with bis dosing, Contentedly supposing That alt would pick tlx lock. Chicago Record-Herald. Mast Annoying. . 1 "It's fearfully niiuoytug to lose-all your money in it get-rirh-qtilck Lchenie." said M Sillln-.-ul "Yen." replied Mr. lambkin.-. "Snch :i lsilpHiilit!'.ieit to filnl tlu-'UUMt en tlctiu prujiviriuin lulling sliiii' after i-iri li.-ve v.:..t ."I! cicir u-t It utile 0 : America's Grace 5 Darling eOXSIIERABI.Y more tliin half u ceutury ago u flnpen-year-old girl. Btnnding at a window : of the ' liKlii house tut I.lme Rock, iu Newport harbor, saw a tioat capsize. ' She was tilune iti the light house, her .father nucl wother Udviug gone to shorei -Vf he child van dowu to the lifeboat. ent It off dud rowed io the spot where four jouug men were struggling, nearly spent. i:i tlie lilgli waves. She sot tbeiu, abotirtl souie how and rowed tbeuv back lo l.lme liock. ..'-'" ,'"-" Th . fifteen-year-old girl w:is Ida Lewis, the. only woman whom con gress ever appointed to lie a liKhthouse keeper and Who died recently. Since that day In ISM when she rescued the . occupants-of the capsized, row boat Miss Lewis naved eighteen live., re ceived the thanks of congress and a gold . medal ns well, earned : n ross from the .American Cross of Hmmr so ciety and was the recipient of ninny gold and silver medals. Ida Lewis was called the Grace Darling of America. She was born iri March. I8.'tl.' Her father was Hosea Lewis, the first keepV er of the Lime Rock light. Rheuma tism crippled biro and keiit him . from performing all of the duties necesanry to the place, to Ida as a child was called upon to help her father. She knew bow to regulate the llulit and how to handle a lifeboat. When she was eighteen years old her father died and she was allowed to continue In the care of the light until a successor to her father could, be appointed:,' . la W78, by special act 'of cougrerfs. she was made keener of the light. Every night for more than tlfty years Ida Lewis tended that light. Lives ... ' V ". " V"; LlWIt.. a';.' ' ' hung on her vigilance, but th gov ernment' Inspectors got In the habit of reporting perfect attendance at to Lima Bock light- i . 1 : I Her record for bravery roes back many years'Uer drat exploit wis the saving of four youug men when th was outynfteerr years old." In Feb ruary, 1867, aoldler belonglug to the . garrison of Fort Adams was eapttied while trying to rroe Newport harbor In small boat Ida picked him op and towed him to the lighthouse, keep-, tug Us bead out of water She was not strong enough to lift him Into th boat In Murch, IStlO, she saved two soldiers from Fort Adams. - In the fall of 1877 boat containing ' three men was turned over In Newport ' harbor In a gale. Ida rwls..alyue In her little boat, dragged the men from the water, i ;' 5 it' ''. J A short time after that rescue aha aaw a man clinging to a spindle or day mark a mile and n halt front the tight' house; She went fo him and got blin aafely ashore. In February. she rescued two soldiers who had tiled to croas on the Ice from Newport to Fort Adam: " ' ! ' r i In 1904, when she was more than slxty flr, year old. sh performed her last feat of life saving.. A woman friend bid started for Liiu R.x k light lo visit Mia Lewis. Mis Lewis vris watching bar approach la a sumll boat' Just as the boat d eared the stone pier tb woman lost her balance and fell overboard. In an Instant Miss Lewis was la tier own boat aud alongside her ' struggling friend. She awHted her luto th host, picked Up the rowbolt that was drifting away and then weati ba k to the lighthouse. ; 8b received many evidences of pub lic recognition of her heroism. In 1H!3 the Life having Hcnevolcnt Asswla tlcn of New York awnrded h.r a piti'sa of $100 and It silver meitnl. lit 1 ibe general assembly of Ithmle Islsnd recognized officially her services. . ' . In HK17 she ce'ebrafed her golden n ut versa ry ss keeper of the livrlit. In the same year she received from An drew Cnrnegl a pension of .10 a, month. - I. When slie waa about thirty-five yeeni old she was married to a nmn iiiitnedl Wllsou. They llil not get along bsp f 'I ' y and agree 1 to rcpnriie. There--, aficr she rrsnne. bcr iml lcri name, i ' v...--srV.'.l i .W: L - -i' ' - --.'' ' ' '. r"- ' ';-; k s 'x-;i:' . t'lH fri I ": " '' ' r -r t f .f i 0" Jt j" ',-' '- t- i..,-'--v-;;;J V v. ..-.cw' i-aj :U;-'-v t( ox'.y' - . - . i riiildi!jihiii can lio-.v go back, to ....p. .vnMirunib T'r.-s. r in lii e without f. . i). I i, u cr ii v ' I,-..' M t ' (ills M I ! ,1 I I i: mi . 1 '".V.JU1 - ..-' ! I 'Ml, t Ml li M I
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