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Do You Realize What the Smash Sale Means?
We Again Insert Prices for Your Approval. A Glance at These Facts and Figures Tell the
Story of Economy Never Befoje Told in Asheville
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Your unrestricted choice of any $6.50, $7.50, $8.00, $10.00,
$12.50, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00 trimmed or untrimmcd hat .
in the house until sale is called off go in smash ; $4.95
Your unrestricted choice of any trimmed or untrimmed hat in
the house, original prices $3v50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50,
go in smash at .'. ........... ....... . . . . . $2.25
Your unrestricted choice of any coat suit in the house, origi
nal prices, $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $30.00,
$32.50, $35.00, until sale is called off to go in smash at $9.95 ,
Your unrestricted choice of any coat suit in the house, orig
inal prices $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, until sale is called off go in
smash at . . . ;'. . . $4.95
Your unrestricted choice of any ladies' coat in the house, .
original prices $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $30.00,
$32.50, $35.0, until sale is calalled off go in smash at $9.95
Your unrestricted choice of any ladies' coat in the house,
. original prices $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 until sale is called off ;
go in smash at . . $4.95 :
Your unrestricted choice of amy dress skirt in the house,
original prices $4.50, $5.00, $G.00, $7.00, $8.00, until sale is
called off go in smash at ................ . $3.10
Your unrestricted choice of any morning dresses, lingerie
dresses or Ijpuse dresses, original prices $4.50, $5.00, $7.50,
$8.00, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00, until sale is called off go in
smash at '. . $2.75 '
Your unrestricted choice of tfny silk or chiffon shirt waists in
the house, original prices $4.50, $5.00, $0.00, $7.50, $8.50,
$10.00, $12.50, until sale is called off go in smash at . $2.75
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Your unrestricted' choice of any tailored waists in the house,
original prices $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.50, $10,
$12.50, until sale is called off go in smash at . ..... . . $1.65
Your unrestricted choice of any lawn or crepe kimonas in the
house,' original prices $1.50, $2.00; $2.50, $3.00, until sale is
called off go in smash at 45c
Your unrestricted choice of any silk kimonas in the house,
original price $5.00, $7.00, $8.00, until sale is call
. ed off go in smash at $3.45
Your unrestricted choice of any silk underskirt in the house,
original prices $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, until sale is
called off go in smash at $2.95
Your unrestricted choice of any wool serge one-piece dress in
the houseoriginal price $15.00, $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $25,
until sale is called off go in smash at . ............ . . $9,95
Your unrestricted choice of any wool serge one-piece dress in
the house, original price $8.50, $10.00, $12.50, $13.50, until
the sale is called off go in smash at ............... $4.95
Your unrestricted choice of any man's suit in the house, orig
inal price, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00, $25.00, until sale is called
off go in smash at ......................... i ... ... $9.25
Your unrestricted choice of any child's suit in the house, siz
es 3 to 8, original price $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, until sale is call-:
. .ed off go in smash at . . ... . $1.25
Your unrestricted choice of any hoys' suit in the house, sizes
9 to 17, original price, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, until sale
is called off go in- smash at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.95
40-42 Pat ton Avenue
People's Department Store
Sumner, Sons Co. Old Stand
Asheville, N. C.
Extraordinary Prices in Every
Department in the House.
H. L. GILMORE & CO., Commercial Adjusters
NOW LIQUIDATING THE BUSINESS OP THE PEOPLE'S DEPARTMENT STORE
PLENTY OF HELP. YOU'LL BE WAITED ON. '?
Wanted Experienced Salesla
dies. Apply at Store at Once.
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WHEN AMD II0V TO PRUNE FRUIT TREES
Pruning must necessarily be done
at some particular season and carried
on tn a systematic manner after some
definite plan. With most orohardlBts
and gardeners pruning can beet be
done during the winter or early spring
months, and where the object 1b the
removal of small branches this season
Is undoubtedly quite as satisfactory as
any other. In fact, pruning during
late spring, about the time or Just
previous to the beginning of growth Is
particularly advantageous with the
peach, because at this season, as a
rule, an Injury to the annual growth
from winter killing will be apparent
and the pruner can take advantage of
this to remove all dead or Injured
branches and at the same time modi
fy his plan so aa to leave a maximum
quantity of wood In order to ecure a
profitable crop of fruit, which might
not be possible were the usual prac
tlce of removing one-half the annual
growth followed In such seasons.
With the apple and pear, which suf
fer less from winter killing, the an
nual pruning can as well be done In
February or March. In the north, aa
at any other season. Some growers
hold that late spring pruning tends to
increase the fruit supply and that fall
or winter pruning Increases the de
velopment of wood. ' In the north, as
a rule. It Is best to delay pruning as
late as possible where there Is danger
of winter killing. In other localities,
where this injury is not likely to oc
cur, it may be advantageous . and
equally Satisfactory to prune in late
fall or early winter. Convenience and
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climatic conditions must be taken Into
consideration.
In the removal of large branches,
the work should be done at a season
where growth Is at its height, m order
that the healing process may begin at
once and continue as long as possible
during the season in which the cut Is
made.
In order to facilitate the healing
process, all wounds made should be
left smooth, that Is, if It is necessary to
use a saw the surface should be Jeft
smooth and clean, particularly around
the edges. The saw should be sharp
and leave a clean cut and this should
in turn be made smoother by the use
of the pruning knife or sharp chisel,
as the healing process starts quicker
and progress more rapidly when this
precaution observed than when a
rough and Jagged surface Is left
It frequently happens that, In order
to obtain the beat results In removing
large branches, two cuts should be
made that Is, the branch should be
aawed oft 18 inches or 2 feet above
the point of its origin in order to pre
vent splitting down and tearing off a
considerable portion of b.rk. After
the weight of the branch has been
lessened by cutting away the main
part, a second cut can be made and
the stub held in position until the out
Is oompleted, thus preventing the
splitting down and tearing of the bark
Which Is likely to result from the care
less removal of large branohea.
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WHAT "DRY FARMING" IS.
"Dry Farmiug" Is a scientific term
used by colleges and authors to differ,
entlate between the new system of ag-
rloulture and the older methods util
ised in the ralnbelts and Irrigation
districts, A special system of tillage
of the soil for the purpose of moisture
and fertility conservation is known to
be necessary for at least 63 per cent
of the agricultural acreage of the
world, and the Dry Farming Congress
waa brought Into existence for the
purpose of working out these problems
and remedies for the troublea con
fronting farmera of the sub-humid
districts, or in districts where .there
are frequent droughts or failing soils.
"Dry Farming" is free from mystery
of any kind! Any farmer on any soil
and in any climate can Increase his
acerage production, crop quality and
bank account.
"Dry Farming" methods can be utll.
Ised with profit upon every acre in
every district of the world. The
phrase does not mean the operation
of farms where no moisture is obtain
able, but does mean the utilisation of
such Ullage methods as are, from
time to time, demonstrated to be most
efficient in the reduction of evapora
tion and the production of a practical
storage reservoir In the soil, the util
isation of minimum or untimely mois
ture, eto.
A, Method Of cutting a large limb which should be avoided.
method of cutting off a largo limb.
Proper
NETTLES AS BCnKlTTtTE FOR
COTTON. ,
The search for a cotton substitute
has been going on In Europe for some
time and many experiments have
been made with the common nettle,
which has been a promising plant on
account of the strength of its fibre
and Its ready growth while under the
most discouraging conditions, with
large yield per acre. The great dif
ficulty has been in separating the
fibre from the woody stem. In
method of treatment that has been
worked out In the last two or three
years, the dried nettle stems are bollod
about half an hour In dilute soda lye,
and the loosened fibres are then aep-
arated In a machine with revolving
brushea The material Is then sub
jected to a number of alternate boll
Inss In dilute lye end thorough wash
ings, both undor high pressure. The
product la a moss of yellowish fibres,
fro; from sum, that can be bleached,
combed, and spun into lustrous white
yarn. This Is claimed to nava tne
smoothness and softness of flax, with
a strength even greater than that of
hemp. The yarn has been made Into
brilliant damask, and can be used
alone or with other threade-for up
holsteries, ribbons, and a variety of
fabrics.
URGES HUNTERS TO SPARE THE
BIRDS.
"The time has come when every
sportsman should put away his gun
for five years at least," said Col. O. O.
Shields during a recent lecture upon
"Birds and Animals of America."
Col. Shields argued that drastic
must be nut into effect It
quail, grouse, pheasants, and prairie
chickens are to be saved from ex
tinction. ; The annihilation of these
hirrfa ha' uiil. would mean antold
poverty resutllng from the scarcity of
crops which would be eaten by insects.
"Ninety per cent of the normal bird
life of this country already has been
ritrnvt mnA tha nthar 10 Der cent
will an in tha next five veers unless
strong meaaurea are empioyea 10 siop
the slaughter," he saw. -uareiui
.M.nti.ti toll 11 that If all the Insect
eating birds were destroyed the whole
continent would, witnin tnree yours,
become unlnhaBltable by reason of the
myriads of Insects that would spring
up and devour overy living tning.
A farmer near Bellalre, Kan., wit
nessed a battle between a quau pro
tecting her young and a turkey gob
bler. In which the quail whipped the
turkey Into retreat in very short
order. She managed to get on the
gobbler's back, where she pecked
fiercely at his eyes and comb, then
she would dash Irr his fnCe with ter
rible force and beat him with her
wing. During the encounter, how
ever, tha turkeys who had wasdered
up to look on killed two of the young
quail which were hiding In the bushea
LEFT HIS TRUNK FOR BOARD.
A farmer and his wife of New Tork
were appealed to by a belated traveler
for lodging. Re had gotten a "lift1
for himself and trunk up the road so
far and "no farther," and as the night
was stormy, the appeal carried. He
stayed long enough to be proven with
out funds and no agricultural talents
to make up the lack, so the staying
on indefinitely was terminated. He
left his trunk in lieu of payment for
board ajid lodging, and after a few
days a voyage of dlaoovery as to its
contents was decided upon, and to
the horror of the woman who made
the trip alone, a huge decoreud snake
lifted a cheerful eountenanoe in sur
prised greeting. The sensation was
mutual, and the ltd went down with a
bang. The lodger was found to be
thowman in hard luck, and the pet, a
Hock Python, was sent to the Bronx
too. .
A WORKING EROSION MODEL FOR GCIIOOLO
Ry'D.-O.fEnis..
A working model showing the. -pro
cess of erosion on deforested slopes'
has been a feature of exhibits by the
Forest Service at recent expositions. It
shows the woeklng out of the natural
phenomena so well, and la so simple
and inexpensive to construct, that a
similar model might be erected In
schools for the use of classes in nature
study, elementary agriculture and
physical geography.
The model consists of two hills slop
ing down into .two valleys through
which two streams wind in and out
through farm land and lead Into two
lakes at the front of the landscape.
Both hills are made of the same kind
of soil, that of the region in which
the model is erected, but 'one is cov
ered with twlga, young trees, or
shrubs, to simulate a forest, under
neath which is a heavy carpet of
moss representing the layer of leaves
and twigs which covers the ground
In the real forest, while the other hill
Is bare of all vegetation.
By means of a suitable sprinkling
device water in the form of rain la
made to fall with equal force upon the
two hills. On the forested slope Its
fall la broken by the foliage and It
drops gently upon the mose-coveaed
surface of the ground. The mosa and
the aoll beneath, whloh la kept soft
and porous by the protective cover,
quickly absorb the rain and allow it
to seep out as clear water farther
down the slope, thus forming- moun
tain stream wMch flows through a
green and fertile valley into a dear
lake at the lower end of the model.
On the other slope the rain beating
down upon the unprotected and hard
ened surface washes deep gullies In
the hillside, oarries the soil into the,'
turbid stream wiiloh dralnsftheval-
ley below, and thence into a muddy'
lake. The erosion on the slope loos
ens stones, which are oarrnd dowmj
upon the valley farms; the aft depos
ited in the channel of the etaeftm di
verts the water, which opens up gul-
shlftlngVifkhe oourse oftbe streets. ,
the formation of deltas and sand ban i
In the lake, and the gradual opening j
ud of watercourses through them, arel
Ml- typical of the processes oonatanujr;
go tng on In nature ana snow eiriiangn ,
ly fche close relationship between fotJ
lies thsoeigh tha dry Istnd; theTmainJieett.and surface formation. It la thai
stream la made shaUohrer an' wider Iwanie process of erosion on a large?
and often overflows fnto the"alds;
islands and s$t bar rise -VW the
stream; and deltas Jar built 'trp In
characteristic (form s theventr4nortQ
the lake.
The eroatonlffpnoceaees which VworkS
themselves out) In this .model. 1 the
wearing, down of the hin, the eUtmg
up of the stnestm bed, the grapuai
jicflle which, after tha destruction o
our f oiests, causes tha lesaoval of thej
top SOU from our siopea, whhp worn iq
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RECIPE FOR COTTAGE CHEESE.)
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VniVl ihMrfn h Tm4, ktf rk.ln.fajl nnnnf taro aldtaoerat hills, ono OOv
seed with forest growth and o) other devoid of aaci proeactlon.
It paya to breed horses only when
a good sire la used.
Place sour milk In veaael on back)
of stove and let it warm gradually
Take care that the milk does not be
come hot, as this will make the curd
tough and hard to digest When the)
ourd la separated from the whey ft
prooess hastened by the application o (
heat pour Into a bag and . let art
until the whey Is removed. Turn our B
Into a dish, season to suit taste wit h
salt and pepper, mould into little bal Is
or pats, or stir with a fork, then pi to
lUlhtly on dish. A little cream may t k
added to the ourd along with the seej
sonlng. N. Vt, Cobb.
The practical remedy for little 'prs'
that ere liable to be troubled with
thorn pe is to provide them plenty kot
exercise and large range, J
ABOCT HORSES AND HClCiES.
If yon breed the 6ioreee'to artrong;
vigorous sires, that ds the sort' of off
spring you may expect; If yot, breed
to the other sort, rou may expect
"some other sort" of en oftarMng.
While eruahed corn and eob meal
Is an excellent ration for the Horses
It la apt to produce geatilo colic, unless
something else la fed along vAttt, It,
the jhoreeta intelligence V Its memory.
and the ctcnautig given me eon ia
early life will aWys bs remembered,
and df Jt has Men of the right sort
wlUaaJdiln the 'Breaking."
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jrjrDehslve buildings are not neces
sary forythe housing of the flock but
sary forthe housing or us dock dui
they musk he protected from the wind, 1
sucn as oans, oran or oil men o tnm rain ana skkw
as a laxative for the cob ftbre'-whfcTh
la a trifle difficult to digest.
The Missouri mule Is beoosntng tal
popular draft animal on the . thor
oughfare of the large cities, "lie la1
tough, eats less than a horse aT the
same weight and sells for arouiM 1100.
Handle the eelta aa mneh m pos
sible during the winter and as are
I'ully, Tha .most marked featut-e of
The detraodfor high class mutton 1
ts rapidly tnoreitalng.
Early masurlbr la an Important
quality to .eonstc.W In seleotlng eheep.
The man who .expects profit from
his flortk should fnft It all the Items
of gnooVjaanaguivxtt' ,
! Whart .the pan arocleaned mRular
lyt ' UtterAsbould , be pvt la thickly at
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