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-TT AKHETUXJB, H. C. STBSCRIFTIOIf RATES: ' AabevUle end BUtmore. On Week ,,-...........,... 0c Tt.eee Month ........ Il.ta Months Twelve Months S.M BY MAIL, IN ADVANCE: TUr Mouthe $1.00 (Ui Mootba S.00 Twelve MontiM ............... 4-00 Amy anatter offered for publication th. la not claaslnsd aa MOT. iMnf notice or Appealing for support of any em.rtalnment or project whsr u ed anKtanc or othar (m .la charged 1 advertising ant win be aooaptad at ragular :ates only. Tha aame appllea to card of thanks, obituary notices, political announcement aad tha Ilka. k m m n m m n tt Tba Gesette-Newa la a bmob H bar of Tbe Aaaodated Preen. t Ita srJegraph new la K fora complete aad reliable. ttftHalatttKttHHftKKK Bn tared at tha Poetofflce In Ashsvllla aa secoad-claaa matter. Wednesday, December 27, 1911 BUYING AND SELLING NITROGEN According to the statistics of the department of commerce and labor, we exported from this country last year $15,000,000 worth of cottonseed and linseed meal and bought 117,000,- 000 worth of nlntrate of soda, $10,000 009 worth of guano, and $3,000,000 wortn ot sulphate of ammonia. 'That Is, Prof. Massey points out, in the Raleigh Progressive Farmer, "we sold $15,000,000 worth of materials con taming nitrogen and bought back ?2,000,000 worth of materials con taining nitrogen as a chief material. If the cottonseed meal had been used on American farms for feed and man ure, there would have been no need so far as the farms are concerned, for the importation of so much of the tuner materials, w e are. In fat. buy ing Immense amounts of nitrogen for the purpose of selling it for less money -than we pay for the imported article. And If the farmers, especially the cot ton farmers, farmed right and kept their cottonseed meal at home, there would be no need at all for cotton farmers to buy an ounce of nitrogen. One Importation that could be called a profit to the farmers was $3,000,000 worth of clover seed. And even that V. ..1 V . l ... , , . v vwi vy growing our own seed. Belling millions of dollar worth of high protein feed and then buying back nitrogenous fertilizers in which the nitrogen costs far more than the feed sold for, or rather that contained In the feed, Is not a profitable business matter for the American farmers. "I would like to see the day when not a pound of cottonseed meal went away from the cotton-growing States. It Is folly and waste to sell anything from the soil except in the most valu able example mentioned by Prof. Mas sey, buying $32,000,000 worth of ni trogen and selling $15,000,000 worth sets forth this waste as It applies to the entire south, taking a broad view of the matter. A case parallel In principle la that of the farmer who sells his hay and grain instead of feeding it to cattle and stock on the land. MADEHO'S OPPORTUNITY. With the failure of the Reyes revo lutionary movement In Mexico and tbe surrender of Oen. Bernardo Reyes, the probabilities are that Madero will be given aa opportunity to demonstrate whether a government democratic in fact as in name can survive in Mex ico. Oen. Reyes was the most notable pre-election rival of Madero and the present government has made no se cret of Its anxiety and apprehension over tha evident dissatisfaction of the ona-time Idol of the Mexican army with tha election result Madero had hardly been seated when, with the active or tacit approval of Rej ? there war widespread manifestations of op position to him, so that It seemed problematical whether tha new ad ministration would be given an oppor tunity to get on a working basis. That now seems to be over with. Tha most formidable foa of the ad ministration admits bis defeat and fur. ther asserts that ha was misted when hs was made to believe there was popular dissatisfaction with Madero. This admission controverts allegations that Madero'a election was not fairly conducted and that the Mexican peo ple did not have a real opportunity to express their preference at tha polls. THE MAGIC OP DYJTAMITE. From information which has coma ander Ita observation, tha Manu facturer's Record at Baltimore In clines to the view that we are on the eve of an, agricultural revolution. The wonderful rults claimed when dynairlt la usrd in preparation ' of the soil may cause K largely to super sede other meaff of cr"l breaking. It thought. The 'tecord notua one!m ahort a time and Inatutca of irlarevi' Sulla HI fnlloni: IVb 1iiv lfre us a I' . nt f J. II. JohllKnn, i , I f.e t 1 ' t ftiaxliie re sworn tt- f lu-iwfe-nit-r. rrowlnn cotton ' since he was tart;. enough to work; that he la now 67 5 ears of age, and that during all that rerrod the maximum yield that be ever secured wad one bale to the acre until he commenced experimenting with dynamite. This year he sub soiled one acre with dynamite, and though a bad storm reduc-l the yield below what It would otherwise have teen, he raised 17C7 pounds of lint cotton on one acre. He states that last year he raised 4 bales to the acre on another tract dynamited in tne same way, and expresses hia opinion that dynamited land, properly fer- t'llzed and cultivated, in a good crop year would yield Ave balea to the sore. -' This achlevment Mr. Johnson as cribes to the deep pulverisation of the soil, enabling plant roots to pen etrate deeply In search of food and so causing vegetation to become more drought-resisting. It has long been known that good results follow from blasting land In preparation for the setting, but should the Alabama man's experience be confirmed by fuller ob servation and more extensive experi ments, the use' of the explosive may become almost aa general In agri culture as that of the plow. Nine months ago the pure food board tackled the task or finding a definition of mince meat, and here it Is: "Mince meat Is a mixture of not less than 10 per cent of cooked, com minuted meat, with chopped suet, ap ple and other fruits, salt and spices. ii nd with sugar syrup or molasses, and with or without vinegar, fresh con centrated or fermented fruit Juices or spirituous lisuors." Everybody . is much beholden to the pure food board. "If Roosevelt Is put in the White House in 1912 we will never get him out again except feet foremost", is the way Col. Watterson puts It Note that he says "will never" although It Is more than possible he means "shall never." A mere handful of Christmas drunks in "dry" towns, where the law is enforced and scores of arrests In "wet" towns that is the Inexorable logic of facts. Some of the sororities in the col leges are being voluntarily broken up c movement, whatever other ex anattcn may be offered, toward democracy. ! Some few people in this community ; still hold erroneous ideas as to the 1 way to make merry at Christmas, but the record as a whole is most credita ble. The CUnaman makes it a rule to leave no obligation unsettled at New Years. This heathen notion Is not a bad notion. Reyes seems to have definitely and conclusively fallep. i. , Now is the time to get Into the corn contests. The danger of Infection from drink ing cups was noted at least 350 years ago and probably before that time. Intensive Farming And Good Roads T HE Gazette-News has been giv ing much attention to both the moral and material devel opment of Asheville and greater west ern North Carolina to the gratifica tion of all good and public spirited citizens, for which It merits the high est commendation. While its untiring interesta manifested hav been along all linea ot endeavor for the upbuild ing of that favored section of the "Good Old North Bute," the writer has been especially attracted with its persistent efforts in advocacy of two particular things intensive farming and good roads both of which are highly assentlal to the growth, hap piness and prosperity alike of town and country. Twenty or more years ago this scribe urgently advocated these ques tions in the Ashevllle Country Homes (of which your paper Is the outcome) but the work accomplished then was only tha sowing of the seed which resulted In the harvest now being en joyed. Well do 1 remember that about tha aame period, when gullied and al most abandoned tobacco farms, and almost Impassible roads were our heaviest tax, frequent discussions by the Weavers, Chamberses, Hunters, Blackwells, Reeds, Morgana, Seleses. Starnesee, C'urtlsee, Carters and num erous other good citizens of Buncombe on these questions In the Farmers' clubs, which have since been super- ceeded by more effectual organiza tionsthe Ashevllle and Buncombe County Good Roads association and the co-operative farm demonstration work under the excellent manage ment of my good friend Dugg. Weaver. All recognise that the press is a potent factor In molding public sen timent and crystallslng and popularis ing any movement looking to the amelioration of a community. The farmer who causes two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before la Indeed a great benefactor to any community, as Is also the man or combination of men, who causes ths county to poasvss a network of first class public highways as la the case of Buncombe. Utile would our ancestors a generation back even hava dreamed of what this mountain coun ty, then so sparsely settled and an- progressive, should have rccompllshed with still greater possibilities fur the future. Much of the land then which Was v'.:.i at only a few dollars per acre and produced only a iliiirn or so It'iffhfl nf rrn pr sere Is todHV cul ,M lin.l-r m" si-leu'.:.!; n.rl.i ! TO PROTECT THE DRY. STATES. hill to Prevent the KullUk-aUon State Laws. of New Tork Sun. Another serious attempt to pass legislation through congress that will prevent the agencies of Interstate commerce being used to nullify the prohibition laws In many of the states and territories will be made this win ter. The first step was taken today v-hen Senator Kenyon of Iowa Intro duced a bill forbidding any interstate common carrier to transport In in terstate commerce or to Accept for transportation through Interstate com merce any consignment of intoxicat ing liquors the shipment of which would be in violation of the lawa ot the state, territory or district Into which It waa shipped. An additional section of the bill provides that any common carrier accepting such con signments under such circumstances j-hall acquire no property right in the same. The Kenyon bill Is a well consid ered measure. It is the legitimate successor of the Hepburn-Dolllver till, which attracted so much atten tion a few years ago and was the hist serious nttempt In congress to remedy an evil of which the prohibition and local option states have constantly complained. The Judiciary committee ot the senate considered the matter at some length about four years ago, and the nearest solution of the prob lem at that time was a suggestion that when a common carrier accepted a consignment of Intoxicating liquors to be shipped into prohibition terri tory It should be required to make certain that the shipment was to an actual consignee and not fictitious. This was intended to prevent rail roads and express companies from shipping liquors into prohibition states In various quantities of commercial size consigned to "John Doe" or other fictitious persons to whoever might call for it accompanied by a thirst and the price. Senator Tillman pointed out to the Judiciary commltteeAhat thia was the favorite method of selling liquor in the southern states In violation of lo cal option laws. The state of Oklaho ma tried a new method to put a stop to the shipment of liquors into that itate by having their local officers seize the property on the ground that It had been brought into the state In violation of its law, but the railroads and expresB companies promptly checkmated this move by going Into the federal courts and obtaining in junctions against the state officers re straining them from interfering with Interstate commerce. After being blocked In this way Oklahoma tried an unusual remedy. Tne 'ate applied to the United States supreme court tor tne exiraorainary writ of prohibition to prevent the fed- oral courts from Interfefrlng with the .0VerelKn .tat, o( Oklahoma In the eierc,e of her police powers. The Supreme court denied the writ. The whole question has turned up on the conflict between federal and state authority. It began when the state of Iova sought through her prohibition laws to prevent shipments of liquors into that state. The Su preme court in th, original package decision held that the state legislation could hot be effective in lnterferring with the interstate shipments so long as the original package In which the liquor was shipped was not broken in Interstate commerce belore reaching the consignee. What congress has been striving for is to find a way to pass a law that will protect interstate commerce and yet not Interfere with the police pow ers of thes tate. Senator Kenyon has consulted many of the leading law- and yielding seventy-five, one hundred or more bushels per acre and yet only the kindergarten stage of perfection bas been attained In what would be termed first class farming. It is gratifying that so many more young men are remaining on the farms and giving their best thought and energy to ail phases of agricul tures, and it Is highly proper that tha local community, county, state and nation are now offering them some encouragement In the way of assist ance In the preparation, planting and cultivation, as well ss prises for the greatest yield at tha least cost. A model farm la a benediction to any community as our people are natural ly imitative and the spirit of progress soon permeates smong other farmers. By the Improvement of the public mads the farmer csn more easily and cheaply market his crop today yet It may auadruple that of le years ago than he could hav done at that time wil) only one-fourth the yield and bad roads. With the existence of such condi tion not only hav the rural districts been financially benefited, but a like advancement in tha social, education al, and religious conditions Is notlc able. The success of any on under taking la always an Incentlv to still larger achlevmenta. Of the many boy farmers through out the Southern states entering the corn contests of ths Farm demonstra tlon Section of the Department of agriculture twenty-one representing a dosea states wer success, who re cently visited the national capital at the governments expense and wer given cordis! reception and word of encouragement by President Taft, Secretary Wilson and all others la ternaud In their achlevment The yield produced by the SI coo tettants was about 17S bushel of corn per acre on aa 'averag akd costing sbout I oents per bushel. The champion was Bennl Beeeon of Lawrence county, Mississippi, who produced 227 1-1 bushels of corn on ens arre at a cost ot 14 rent per bushel. ' The boy winning first prize finm our state was Cbarlee Parker, Jr., of Hertford county, wl produced IDS (-1 bushels at a cost of 24 centa Chsrlle st a bright little fellow and received many congratulationa while In this city. May surceae attend every effort of The Oaaette-New In the enrnura merit of the Youthful mountain farm er end v-phullillnf of the "land cf the Sky." W. p. TVMl.!- iM. The lillUUIe, Wa..l.ii-5t.a, V. C ; TRVST AIX THE , PEOPLE 'AS1IKVIIXK r , ; CV Spent a very Happy Christmaa. Now get down to business and have jour tired, strained" eyes J examined and glasses properly fitted. -5 -. CHAS. H. H0NESS ,". Optometrist and Optician - 51 Patton Avenue, opposite Fotttofflce OUR CE-RITE TONIC LENSE8 ARE THE BEST. HOT WATER BOTTLES Wa are agents' tor tha Kant leek Water Bottles and Foun tain Byrlngee. They are mads of para rubber and guaranteed for two years. . ' GRANT'S PHAKMAOr; Agency for Wood's Seeds. era of the state. Senator Kenyon has legislation that has been attempted heretofore and read ail the reports on the question. He believes that his bill will be a constitutional enactment, and as he has the reputation of being an able lawyer his views on the subject are considered of some importance by his colleagues. SAYS CHINESE REPUBLIC WOULD BE A CHUMITY People Not .Fit for Self-Gov-ernment, Declares Amer ican Refugee. Pa lo Alto, CaL. Dec. 27. A republi can form of government In China would be a calamity to the Chinese nation, according to Prof. W. O. Bate man of the imperial university at Tlen-Tsln, who arrived yesterday at his home here, after being driven out of China as a result of the revolution. "The people In China are more Ig norant than we Americans realize," said Prof. Bateman. "Their condition is awful. They are In no condition to govern themselves." , May Reject Yuan' Plan. Peking, Dec. 27. .Yuan Shl-Kai's proposal to decide tha form of govern ment which shall prevail under Chi na's new regime by a convention of delegates from all over the empire Is regarded as a shrewd move, but opin ion is divided as to whether It can be successfully done well informed men here believe the revolutionists are too impatient to await the outcome of the convention and, being aware of the Peking government' helplessness, may insist upon a refusal of Yuan's pro posal. THE MARKETS New York, Dec... 47. Price move menta among the .standard stock were Inconsequential In opening trans actions on the market today. The trading was light Changes were almost equally divided between small losses and advances. The market generally displayed lit tie interest in the iqieclal movements and remained In a Htate of inanima tion. . The prices of railroad stock fa vored a lower level with a better market for the various specialties. Business generally was limited and fluctuations were narrow. - Tne market aa a whole, after over coming a tendency toward heaviness early today, waa firm and quiet throughout the morning. Trading continued on a small scale. The mar ket's undertone grew better In the second hour. Speculation was heavy In tone late in the afternoon. Most of the Im portent stocks ruled below yesterday' closing. Cotton Opens Steady and Advances. New York, Dec 27. The cotton market opened ateacly today at a de cline of 4 to point. The market later rallied I to 3 point on covering and a little auppert from trade sources. Business wa quiet during the middle of the morning. Cable from Liverpool showed steadier tone, De- ember sold up to a net advance ot point. Other ac tive positions worked up to a net gain of from to I point. It was expect ed Lancashire labor trouble would oon be settled. TOOK. Open. Close. Atchison ... - Amer. Smelting ....... Atlantic Coast Line.,.. Brooklyn Rapid Tranatt Baltimore Ohio ...... 10 . .T2I 721 . .... 1141 7l 102 Amal. Copper )...' ! Canadian Pacific 241 1 N. Y. Central Colorado Fuel Iron..-. .... Chesapeake A Ohio Erie 22 Great Northern fl Illinois Central , Mo.. Kana, Texas... Louisville 4k Nashville... National Lead .... Missouri Pacific tt Norfolk 4t Western Northern Pacific . .... Pennsylvania ... ...... .... People Oa Kork Islend . ..w...... 221 Rock Island pf d . . . ; . . . Beading 1I2 Amer. Hugsr Refining. outhern Pacific 1121 1411 104 2T T4J Hi 127J 140 21 lt 41 21 lot 111 221 111 24 4l 1S2 till 112 8t Paul 1101 Southern Railway 2I 2I Foot hern Railway pfd, Tennessee Copper . . , 7H lit fnlon Pacific .....'.....1741 I', ft. Hteel (41 171 (I U. & Steel pfd 1111 Wabash 1 Wabash pfd IT JfKW TORK COTTO. Open Close. December f 1 0 11 January 1.70 March , 24 Uy IM 1.77 III fi 17 f.JI July o. ti.lx-r . . , Pot f.SO. t 01 12 IH ml $4mirf 1 1 C !? i 'cv-y WE EVENING SLIPPERS The 6ocial season of the New Year bids fair to be ' a gay and . lively one. Evening slippers will tie : in demand. We liave a beautiful showing of tin-'.' . usually handsome evening slippers in white, pink, , blue and black satin, priced at $4.00. - V ,'.''' BrownMiller Shoe Co. Show Folks We carry a complete , line 01 Steins make-ups, liners, greesf points, cold creams, etc Take advantage of Seawell prices and Seawell skill when you have a prescription. Prescrip tions sent for and delivered. Seawell's Drug Store 15 So. Main St, ; Heary F. Claudlua. - ; Bid. Asked Ishevllle Water 4 '...! I 11.00 Beaumont Furniture. 110.00 Citlsen Bank 144.01 Universal Security '. 10.00 ...... Universal Becurjty csrt. . U.00 Wachovia B. T. Co- ...... 141.00 Win. Brown ell Mill.,. 12.00 NO RELIEF THUS FAR SAT OIL INDEPENDENTS WIiMImt Standard Dbwolull.m Will Restore Competition Not Determined. New Tork, Dec. 27. Thirty-live separate companies formerly compos ing the Standard Oil company today began work aa Individual entitle and the gigantio task of organising operat ing force for the separate unit ot the old oil trust wa undertaken. It will take some time to determine whether the dissolution plan will pro duce the competition that the govern ment hope for. According to Inde pendent oil men, there has been no change In the situation thus far. HAVE THE BABY PHOTOG RA PIfED NOW The best baby picture are mad here. We have special facilities for getting good photo of . children. Quickest platea. lota of light and fast lensea Catch them laughing, playing, etc Tou are certain of best result at RAY'S STUDIO, S N. Pack Square. . Pra-jMontory Jala of fyadg-to Wear - (Jarmants gogins Jomorrow Thursday morning we. will offer for sale our entire stock of women's winter apparel at HALF-PRICE and LESS. In doing this we are merely following the policy of the past Every season sees our line absolutely new, we do not carry over goods. ' ' - ! Read below and you can easily tell how we do it. $20 suits in blue and mixtures, for 09.45. $25 suits In blue, black and colors' for 01 1.95. ' I 1 HALF PRICE on colored long and Winter Dresses. -Company Capital and .Snrplui,; .i. ... y -."-ESS Resources. Tnut Assets ... ...... ... NORTH CAROUNA OUE8T T. g. MORRISON, V. Pres., , It-:-':-- .. ,. . ML. BAINXS. Aaat (table. x MMIIHMMM Ml I BATTERY f-i ' .";: ,, ' aUasOTIIatasV H. CL- , KVfX ' ;- ''' 1 ; J. p. SAWYER, Preaideal ;T.C.Coxe, V-Prev - ' J- J-AMJUrwsjMsx.. :: Capital '-i -a f1??'?? :: Surplus and Proftts.. ......... .... ... .....$100,000 . . h. iMiiiM a 43 wot sr. niwrnui TrI'lliri 4B - - X ' Spatial attention glvea to collections. Iur percent, Inter yaM. T X on time danoalta. ' - -' . 4 t I Ill I II HOLIDAY GOODS "We have, a large stock of useful and appropriate hol iday gifts at very attractive prices. Call and inspect our stock. Goods delivered any time to suit purchaser. DONALD & DONALD i , Furniture Dealers. : ,' ' 14 South Main Street. Phone 441. Special prices on everything for remainder ; of ' thia week. . ' ;' ' Cadillacs and the GUARANTEED FOR UFC . We have also some unex celled bargains in second-hand cars. Western Carolina Auto. Co. Walnut and IWngtoa. NOTICE ! Coupon No. 110 Vins The Baby Laurel Range Fcrson having this number will please present same and get the prize., . " J. L. Smathers & Sons Mammoth. Furniture Store, 15-17 North Main St 11,400,000.00 TKU8T -ONGEOT BASX. w. B. WILUAMSON, 43aatiier. IMIII PARK BAISIK 1 l E. SLUDEBJ V-Pwt. I III III MM Ml MM 1 1 IIMM Holiday Gifts Let us help you decide. Good val- , v ucs and pleasing assortment await , -your inspection. - Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Gems, Jewelry Novelties, Souvenirs, Silver ware, Fountain Pens. . . J.E. CARPENTER, -Jeweler No. 11 West Pack Square (In Moore" . Furniture Store.) wr.asr,ie,rfrlsewreilQ Jailored Suits JZess thcm fialj Price. 4 - ! coats and all Fall
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