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iesday, March 16, 1915.
THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS
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JUNTAIH PEOPLE
,E SEEKING LIGHT
W. B. Allen, of Asheville,
Tells Syracuse Audience
GIVE WOAIEX WORKERS JUi.tEE CENT Ll'NCH.
"7ie JVore JTia Sells
of Work Here.
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N. Y.. Post-Standard of
moH vps In the mountains of North
bllna are anxious for something
rtantlal from which they can re
religious training, according to
hdeacon W. B. Allen, who ad
jsed a largo audience of men and
hen last Saturday evening at the
1,3 of Mrs. Louis itrumonaar in
Me road. . "
Archdeacon Allen superintends the
flcopal church district, which in-
(os Asheville, N. C, and came to
city from New York, where he
(pending some time, to give an in
it into the home missionary work
ich is needed in his locality.
The audience was made up maln
Lf the congregation of Calvary
ten and the meeting was in line
many being held during the
ten season by the Episcopal
jrches in the fourth district diocese
Ventral New York.,
The natives of the mountains are
U of the sensational preaching
Eh they have had for many years,
are turning toward those persons
can supply them more definite
lous food for them. Archdeacon
jen said. Many of the preachers
fnerly were convicts or moonshln
l who escaping from prison, adopt-
sthe clerical role to cover up their
fcks from the federal authorities.
Mr work has been to Instill fear
long the mountaineers, but this
Is being dispelled - rapidly
tough the work of the Industrial
looLs, which the .'home' tnlsslons
the Episcopal church have estab-
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Archdeacon Allen also praised the
tk of the trained nurses, who are
erlng the dense wilderness of the
luntalns to care for the sick; which
Irk has made a marvelous inmpre
ki upon these folk.
How far behind the age are most
these people, most, of whom can
read or write, was illustrated by
bhdeacon Allen, who told of one
In who did not know the civil war
kl ended."
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Jfte Jldvantage in Buying if our Spring
fuit low and Jfere
We have several hundred models from which you can choose. As we do
not carry over stock from season to season every one of these suits are up-to-the-minute
styles. Not only are the styles new, but the cloths are those
materials that fashionable women demand. There are numerous ways of
cheapening the price of the suit, but we have resorted to none of these,
because in so doing the quality of the garment is likewise cheapened. Our
desire is not only to please you with thef appearance of the suit, but to
give you such good quality and workmanship, that you will be a perma
nent customer. That. this policy is bearing fruit is shown day in and day
out. - ' .1
In purchasing your suit now you get the widest assortment to select
from; you get extra time in the wear, and then a Spring garment of suffi
cient weight is always a delight to both the wearer and her friends.
Bon Marche Suits are priced at $17.50 to $50.00.
Wooltex Suits, for which we have the exclusive sale, are priced at $25
Jo $40.
, More than a. thousand women, many of them with babes In .their
arms, call daily-at the workshops which have been turned. over to Mrs
James Speyer"s committee by the Children's Aid society for thee Mayor's
relief campaign. Associated with Mrs. Speyer is Mrs. William Fellowes
Morgan, who sayn "Fully $100,000 is needed to help the destitutes whose
names we have. When a-woman Is willing to work for 60 cents a day she
Is deserving. A three cent lunch Is provided for these women , and the
garments they make are distributed among the, poor. They work for five
hours a day to give them a, chance to seek employment elsewhere.",; .
S. District Attorney Ham
mer Says Job Is Not the
Same; It Is Harder.
kcia: to The Gazette-News.
Greensboro, March 15. -The Job of
tng u. S. attorney in the western
ptrlct of North Carolina Is not wlfat
used to be, according to W. C. Ham-
er, of Ashboro, and he ought to
sow. In former years the duties of
e attorney were much the same as
ose of a solicitor ; he was concerned
lefly with the prosecution of vlola-
rj of federal statutes. Now, tho
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fa Kale at Allison's Drug Store,
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Glen Rock Ktation.
greater pari of his duties, perhaps,
are of a civil nature, i This is1 due to
the fact that the attorney has to pass
upon all titles ,to land purchased by
the government under the provisions
of. the Weeks law for conservation
purposes.
' Mr. Hammer discussed this pano
ramic change in the duties of the office
in a most interesting manner while
talking to a reporter yesterday after
noon. He recalled the timea when trrb
criminal dockets of the courts in the
district were simply crowded to the
point of overflowing with cases. At
times, he said, there were as many as
BOO cases on the Greensboro docket,
in which the majority of the defend
ants were charged with illicit distilling
or retailing. As to the number on the
AsheVitle court docket, he was afraid
to commit himself in an estimate; but
he referred to the fact that defend
ants, their attorneys and witnesses' of -ten
came from the far western end of
the state In special cars when court
convened In the old days. In compari
son with these figures, Mr. Hammer
said that there have not been , 400
cases on all the dockets in the district
during the past six months.
This falling off in the criminal pro
ceedings of the courts he attributes
largely to the operation of the rigor
ous state laws as to both retailing and
distilling.1 .Some of the burden 'has
simply been taken from the shoulders
of the federal authorities, but they a-?
not protesting. Of course, too, he be
lleves that a general decrease In crime
Is responsible for the shower dockets
to a great extent; but this belief Is not
Interfering with the vigilance of the
revenue officers.
Far be it from. Mr. Hammer to in
timate, however, that tho office of dis
trict attorney Is coming to be a sine-'
cure. The increase in duties of a civil
nature, he says, has far outstripped
the decrease in those 6Y criminal pros
ecution. Since he has been In office,
approximately B0 titles; have been
passed upon, for each of which , a
lengthy opinion had to be written.
These titles convey to the government
thousands of acres of valuable land,
and every care has to be exercised in
passing upon them, lest there be fu
ture developments1 of an embarrassing
nature.
The abstracts are prepared by title
attorneys furnished by tho department
of agriculture, and it is these abstracts
that have to be passed upon by tho
department of justice, through the dis
trict attorney's office. , When the titles
cannot be cleared otherwise, condem
nation proceedings have to be begun;
and these proceedings must emanate
from the attorney's office. Such a
proceeding will be instituted shortly,
Mr. -Hammer says to olear title to
about 9,000 acres of land, purchased
from the Macon Land company. The
entire tract, situated in Macon county,
is of about 13,000 acres, and the price
agreed upon approximates J150.000.
One of the biggest tasks in the game
of clearing titles is that undertaken on
the boundary known as Pisgah Forest,
which consists of 86,000 acres, In four
counties of western North Carolina,
and was purchased from Mrs. George
W. Vanderbllt at $5 per acre. This
land was orlginaily conveyed by the
state In about .100 grants, and the title
attorney, Duncan MacRae, of 'Wil
mington, and 'his assistants must pass
lon every transfer since these grants
were registered. The entire boundary
is divided Into three sections. Tho
first of these will contain all lands to
which titles are perfectly cleiy; tht,
second will be of lands, title to which
may be cleared without condemnation
proceedings; and the third will be
Crepe de Chine
Jiandkerchiefs
One of the most popular nov
elties that we have shown in
recent years is the collection of
Crepe1 de Chine handerchiefs.
It was by a bit of good fortune
that we were enabled ,to get
, such a variety as we now dis
play. . Crepe, de Chine handker
chiefs, in .solid white, colored
borders, and floral effects In
delicately tinted colorings,
priced at 25c to 50c.
Linen handkerchiefs are
priced at 5c to $2.50, plain and
embroidered.
Jiigh Qrade
Spring Millinery
Many people have remarked
upon the moderate pricing of
our Millinery, and at the same
time , wondered' at such excel
lent workmanship. A longer
selling period, and the fact that
wo close out entirely at the
end' of the season enables us to
price our hats lower. An East
ern milliner of proven ability
has charge of the designing
and her assistants are em
ployed because of the reputa
tion of doing superior trim
ming. " .
Bon Marche hats are priced
at $3.50 to $50.00.
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ti OR 81OTTV COMPLEXION'S
The freckling, discoloring or rough
ening to which delicate skinB are
oubject after exposure to wind or sun.
often appearing In early spring, may
readily be gotten rid of. MercollzeU
wax, spread lightly over the face be
fore retiring and removed in the
morning with soap and water, cof-,
pletely peels off the disfigured skin.
Get an ounce of the wax at any
druggist's There's' no more effective
way of banishing freckles or other
cutaneous defects.' Little skin par
ticles come oft each day, so the pro
cess doesn't even temporarily mar the
complexion, and one. soon acquires a
brand new, spotless, girlishly beauti
ful face. . .
Wrinkles caused by weather, worry
or illness are best treated by a simple
solution of powdered saxoiite,, 1 o.,
dissolved in V4 pt. witch hazel. Bath
ing the face In this produces a truly
marvelous transformation.
the tracts to which the government
must .secure title througn such pro
ceedings. Mr. MacRae has been at
work since last June, and he thinks-he
will be through with the first section
by the coming June. That will give
some idea of the tcdiousnes3 of the
work, and then Mr. Hammer has to
pass upon it. ' Wherefore he says the
Job is no cinch, even though the dis
trict is a little short on blockadcrs.
Recipe for IT. S, Government White
Vuli.
Many people argue against the use
of lime about poultry because often
the air slackened lime thrown around
contains some not yet slacked which
burns the feet of the birds If they
uian nn it. THen lime is rather Irri
tating to (he skin and 'feet and legs
nf the liirrls and in Dure bred birds
where it is the desire to keep birds
plumage nice, it rubs ore on tneir
plumage wherever they get against
it.
The government whitewash has
been used satisfactorily both on the
nntalile nnd inside of buildings and
on fences. It does hot readily rub off
and is durable and gives a thrifty
and cleanly appearance to the prem
ises. It must be properly mixed and
applied 'to get satisfactory results.
The following Is the formula:
Take half a bushel, of unslacked
lime; slack It with boiling water, cov
er during the process to keep in
steam, strain the liquid through a fine
sieve or strainer and add to It a peck
of .salt previously dissolved In Warm
water, three pounds of rice boiled to
a thin paste and stirred in while hot,
half a pound of Spanish whiting and
one pound of clean glue, previously
dissolved by soaking In cold . water
"PRAIRIE SCHOONER" TO CROSS CONTINENT.
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The prairie schooner "Staten Island" has started on Its 4,000 mile Jaunt to San Francisco to adver
tise this borough of Greater New York. William Stephens and John Ureblnger are the "crew" and they ex
pect to reach the Pacific coast before autumn. They will not make the shortest route, but will make detours
to stop over in large cities. Much literature booming Staten Island will be distributed. They bear a letter
from Mayor Mitchell to Mayor Rolfe.
and then hang over a slow fire In a
smii 11 pot hung In a larger one fill
ed with water. Add five gallons of
hot water to the mixture, stir well,
and let stand for a few days covered
from dirt. It should be applied hot,
for which purpose it can be kept In
a kettle or portable furnace. All two
parts of carbolic acid as a disinfectant.
Humbug.
Tbe word humbug is of Irish origin
nd means soft copper or worthless
money.
I get a divorce
Toung Bpllklus Can
If my wlf crazy?
Lawyer-You can. What are her
hallucinations?
Young Spllkit)-That I ought to sup ,
port her. Exchange.
Bringing Up Father
(Copyright, 1915, International News Service.)
By Georae mcManus
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