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A jUW II )L 1L, 1CH lOOIS VOL. 10. NO. 2. ASHEVILLE, N. 0M SATURDAY MOBNING, DECEMBER 27, 1902. PRICE 5 CEtfTS . - - - L i - mm. m n m 1 I T Z " : : ' i ?. ' rr : : 1 : I : " : z - r : ; - Farm Wagons THE CELEBRATED TENNESSEE WAGONS Steel or thimble skeins, high or low wheels, with special mountain gear brake; extra thick tire, specially ironed to order for hard rough hauling. T S. MORRISON, AGENT....... ASHEVILLE Also agent .for the Birdsell, Nissen, Piedmont - '.. and Chattanooga Wagons. i You.are Trying i To think of present for suggest for your consideration m ex- m mttwttt 9t Ml HE IV Jl m R We live with our furniture; We canF get away from it. By it vye ar0 made comfortable and learn to love Jfe m m it more each day, and if it be a pres ent each happy moment reminds us of the giver. To get the best quality, largest variety -and lowest prices, go to GREEN BROS. .-gfj , . I rag m mi A Dawn Air-Tght Heater will feVe you uniform heeat, and is a fuel saver. See them before buy ing. ' All Wool Blankets and Comforts are seasonable: We have a large stock. Our prices are right. ' m m pi m GREEN '43-45 PATTON v 0 1 f We do a great deal of work for people outside the . city of Asheville: some of them outside the State of North Carolina. Make up a bundle of your soiled linen and express, to us and we will return it promptly, fastidious. ' J. A; NICHOLS, Proprietor. 1 Y ' I IjV 4--: X , t 6 tZ tWt- "IF uy Christmas Are And that will always be a reminder of the giver. Our big storeroom is full of fust such articles, and the prices are very low. Wrought Iron Andirons $6.00. Brass Andirons $3.50 to $8.00. Carving . sets $J,25 to $12.00. Silver Knives,! and Forks, set $4.00. Table Spoons $4.00 set. Teaspoons $2.00 set. Rifles from $2.50 to $12.00. Shot Guns from .$ 1 .75 to' $60.00. t V Asheville Hardware Co. Si1 ST1 w OX THE SQUARE S -.V 1 A, J, j- the most aDDrooriate all your friends. We P 9 tea m m m BiQiS AVENUE, ! - - laundred to suit the most . t. t Vi V.' i-- I I WE .HAVE IT, VS THE BEST." Gifts That Useful SUA A GIFT OF PEACE. BY MINNIE REID FRENCH. In the vale of Shenandoah, a winter's day was' done; . . .. fc The last of his naming banners had fol lowed the sinking sun; Dark loomed the Alleghanies against a chill gray sky; Bleak winds swept the nacked forest, bearing the wolf pack's cry. Later, the" moon, new 'risen, looked down upon the scene, " A mystic flood of silver filling each deep ravine; And over the dreaming valley, hedged by it mountain wall, The horror of night on the border spread like a funerall pall. In the heart of this lonely valley, on the edge of a roaring wood, Facing an ice-locked river, a settler's cabin stood; And across the shadowy lowland, send ing its gleam afar, The light from the little dwelling shone like a'beacon star. . " ' It guijed a band of warriors, fierce, re vengeful and bold,' j Who, stealing down from the mountains . like wolves upon the fold, .. Surrounded the silent cabin in the dead of the winter's night, While swiftly, with noiseless motion, their chief crept toward the light. Thro' a hole beside the chimney which the firelight's gleam betrayed; . j His eyes, hard, bright and cruel, the quiet room surveyed. . j As heMooked on the pale face sleeping j beside his fair haired wife, With evil satisfaction he fingered his scalping knife. . I But something stayed his war cry, with a grunt of .surprise instead, He saw that the mother's bosom pil lowed a little head; And hanging above the fireplace, he be held a stocking small, I p. easy reach of the opening that was made in the cabin wall. There stirred in the old chief's bosom a mingling of joy and pain As feelings which long had slumbered awakened to life again. With gestnre wild, barbaric, fiercely he ' smote his breast, As if to dispel the spirit that caused this strange unrest. He remembered an Indian village on the edge, of the forest's shade, A strip of blooming meadow where the xhildren played; And a budding, baby chieftain that ran to meet his sire When the; braves come home from hunt ing to surround the council fire. Then came that terrible winter, long years ago, When the Great Spirit'locked the rivers and covered the land with snow; And hunger and sickness among them .ever walked side by side Till their women and little children and even the warriors died. , To their camp a Jesuit father came to . relieve their pain; He, taught them the story of Jesus, who died and rose again, He gathered the tittle children and. told them the news of His birth, Which brought to all lands and nations the blessing of peace on earth. He told of the olden custom which is - followed each Christmastide, Bronchitis "I have kept Ayer's Cherry Pec toral in my house, for a great many years. It is the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds." J. C. Williams, Attica, N. Y. All serious lung troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. You1 can stop this at first in a single night with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Use it also for bronchitis, consumption, hard colds, .and for coughs of all kinds. Three slies : 25c.. 50c. $1. AM drntiUU. Consult yonr doctor. If bo imn take It. then do a he .a,s. HJ T to take tt, then don't take ". He knowi. Leave it with. mm. we """"15; ASHEVILLE, N. C. And little chief Brigt Face, list'ning, his black eyes opened wide, S. Begged to hang up a stocking, for the saint who was good and mild Might pause, be said, with some token, and remember the Indian child. -I - Next morn how his wee face brightened as his eyes, fast growing dim, Saw the beautiful wooden toys that the good saint left for him ! Smiling in happy wonder, he held them close in his hand, And 'twas thus he carried his playthings away to the Better Land. The old chief stood by the cabin, he peered inside again, While his hand in savage wonder await ed his call in vain; He looked at the little stocking, then sileutly stole away, And he and his swarthy warriors van ished like shadows gray. Over the misty hill tops, the winter morning broke, -And unaware of their peril, the settler's household woke; The little one ran to his stocking, shout- i g in ghildish glee, And holding aloft some ol-ject, called them to come and see. 'Twas a pipe of peace, bright feathered, its carved bowl dark with age, Smoked at numberless councils by stal wart Indian sage ! As they gazed on this Christmas token, . they half way understood, And their glances, full of meaning, sought the dim aisles of the wood. vjidu was tneir innstmas morning in the hear of the perilous wild, And they knelt like the olden shepherds, to worship the holy child; For lo, He had shown that H.s mercy and goodness shall never cease, He caused the hand that would slay them to bring them a gift of peace. THE ELECTORAL VOTE IN 1901 , The total electoral yuto of all the states under the new appor tionment will be 476, an increase of 2) over 1900. The votes neces sary to g choice of President are 239 are The states that have gained Arkansas ; 1 California 1 Florida.... ... 1 Louisiana "1 Minnesota , 2 Missouri ..... ..... 1 i New York.... 3 i North Carolina 1 Texas ....... ........ 3 West Virginia. . . . 1 Colorado ...... 1 . . 1 Connecticut 1 . Illinois ... . 3 Massachusetts 1 Mississippi 1 New Jersey... .y.. 2 North Dakota. 1 Pennsylvania ......... 2 Washington 1 .Wisconsin 1 If the elections of this year had been for President, with the re corded results, the vole would have been : Republican electors. , ... 318 Democratic electors ...... 158 Republican majority . . . fi . IG0 Mr. McKinley's majority in 1900 was 137. - r The Republican vote was made up of the solid east (except Rhode Island), the , solid west (except Nevada), and Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia at the south. To elect the President the Dem ocrats must carry all the states they carried this year and gain 81 more electors. In the three elec tions of Democratic candidates from 1876 to 1892 the Democrats carried the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and In diana. Thesse states now have 73 electors. 8 short of the additional number required to win on the basis of this year's election. As Rhode Island will undoubtedly vote for the Republican candidate for President, an . ffset to her four votes would also be necessary. In the elections of this year the large Republican pluralities in Connecticut, Indiana and New Jersey show that a great change of public feeling must occur be fore; they can be recovered by the Democrats. JNew; iork is more hopeful ground. , But where are the other necessary votes coming from? ! Of the fifteen states west cf Mississippi, ten of which were carried for Mr. Bryan in 1896, the Republicans this year ; carried al but 1 one, with I an aggregate plu rality of 279,000. Sa that this field does not look very promis ing. Must the gains be looked for in the east or in the middle west? And what. kind of policy and candidate ; will render success most likely ? These are the facts and this is the problem which are already engaging the attention o; Democratic leaders and voters New York World. CHRISTMAS SOME PECULIARITIES HAVE OCCURRED. Such as Christians Resolving Accomplishment of Assassination, Surprise and Slaughter of Enemies, and Other Ungentle Acts. In the history of the world since the beginning of the Christian era have happen - few important events ed on Christmas festival time has on day, yet the more than one occasion been imrqediately pre ceded and followed by decisive battles, by transactions of mighty import, and by movements of n li ; tk,.i. i ?,.. J-r, iiuiia i u ttij ft v u auci:ic of billions of people ed the future From the earliest day it seemsi well understood that to have been wars were to be temporarily suspended and that a truce was to exibt Until alter the celebration of the birth of Christ. There have been oxceptions to this, of course, and jhe exceptions nave in each instSm e been re- markable. In this connection it is instructive to trace the Christ days since December 25 was de cided upon as the proper one to celebrate the birth A the Savior of mankind. It is !k t contended by all writers that Christ was born December 25. Until 337 A. D. by various days were celebrated various people, but Julius I, who presided as pope, or bishop . of Rome, caused an investigation of all the authorities to be made, with the result that Deceinber 25 was decided upon. j.But in the year 98 Christmas was first used as a festival. The observances were very simple, but us the years passed and the Christian people increased in numbersi the day be came one of more importance. In 2S3. while devout Romaus were celebrating Christ mass, their mperor, Marcus Aureuus oarus, i oi i t i J i i was It urea Dy iiguinmg Deyona the Tigris. . Decemjber 25, 496r Clovis, the first Christian king of France, was crowned at Rheims. On the same day in Charles, king of the year 800 France, was crowned emperor of the west at lie combined Rome, and the peo the festivities of Christmas with those incident to the imperial oc casion. December 25, 820. Leo V, emperor of Constantinople, was assassinated. He was an Armen ian bf. birth, but by his valor be came general of the Roman armies. He prevailed upon" his troops to proclaim him emperor. ; - The Christians were greatly incensed at this, and it was decreed that he should die Christmas day, which he did. December 25, 1066, Wil- bam the Conquerorj was crowned at Londoiji. There was a great tn- mult. Itlis not definitely known whether the people were enraged cause their chujrch festivities had been interrupted or whether they were dissatisfied with their new ruler: but William the Con- " i i .queror was a shrewd politician, and to secure the obedience of his subjects he gave them a charter or a Christmas present. Decem ber 21, 1440, Gilles de Retz, the famous Bluebeard, was executed at Nantes for his horrible crimes. Accounts of his exploits have been printed in every written language. Harsh as it may apperr in this ."enlightened age, there was wide rejoicing upon December 2o, 14 i 6, when an assassin's knife ended the life of Geleas Marie Sforza, duke of Milan. He had rendered him self unpopular by his ferocity and debauchery. The first Christmas celebrated inside a house on the American continent -was on Dec 25. 1618: Our Puritan ancestors finished their first house at Ply- moth, Mass., haying spent more than a month in wandering about in search of a place of settlement. The company was divided into 19 families, and to each person was assigned a lot for house and gar den. It was not a very cheerful Christmas for the Puritans. All of them could not be accomodated inside the house so that some of them were left out in the cold; but the religious features of the day were not forgotten, and it may be said that the Babe of Bethlehem was prayed to and sung to in a most fervent manner. December 25, 1658", Oliver Crom well was mad. Several congre gations met in London to cele brate tb birth of the Savior, and he dispersed - them in no gentle AND ITS HISTORICAL DATA Upon and Rejoicing at the manner. That was not a very happy Christmas for the good peo ple of England, but their disap pointment and anger engendered determination, and they observed the day in their homes, hid from the view of the soldiers. James, the pretender to the English throne, designated De cember 25, 1715, as the day to land at Peterhead, where he forthwith established his court. There was a big riot at the Drury Lane the ater, in London, Christinas day. 1762. The people had begun to make the occasion one of general rejoicing and amusement, and they wanted to be admitted. to "the performance at half price; but the managers were selfish, knew there would be a rush, and insisted upon maintaining scheduled rates. : The result was that the theater was nearly torn down and the players prevented from acting. Christmas night, 1776, General George . Washington crossed the Delaware, and the next day oc cured the battle of Trenton. The Hessians were naturally surprised. They took it for granted that the Revolutionary arin'v would rest upon its arms and permit them to enjoy their Christmas in peace, but Washington concluded that the deed would be bettered by the day, and he loaded his small army into boats and crossed the icy waters of Ihe muddy river. He reckoned correctly, and the result of his daring maneuver was that he attacked Colonel Rahlle at sun rise. The commanding officer and 20 of the enemy were killed and 1,000 taken prisoners. Two Americans were killed and two were frozen to death. Washing ton's valor, however, saved the American cause. He had found it difficult to secure recruits, but this coup brought him, thousands of volunteers. The spirits of the colonists had been drooping for some time, and the Christmas day preceding the battle of Tienton was one of the gloomiest in the history of the Unified States. The previous Christmas, however, was equally distressing. The Ameri can revolution had just begun, and looking into the future Wash ington and his adherents could not foresee the victory at Trenton. December 25, 1777, found the Continental army at Valley Forge, where the shabbily clothed and poorly fed soldiers virtually froze or starved. Martha Washington was there with her gallant hus band, but there were no'Christmas presents. The festivities were confined to religious worship. In the not far distant city of Phila delphia theBritishers had con fiscated warm houses, good things to eat, and were as happy as they could wish to be, spending " the holidays in riotous living, dancing, and all kinds of diversion and merriment. December 25, 1778, was another portentious day for the Ameri cans. .'The British were preparing to enter Savannah, having obtained the services of a disloyal negru, who was guiding them to 'a weak pointV in the American lines. A battle was impending, all were filled with dread, and the celebra tions of Christmas lacked the spontaneous happiness that will be universal this mouth. . ' December 25, 1780, England had declared war against Holland, and the Americans were more hopeful. December 25, 1781, the Americans, under Morgan, were daily expect ing to fight the ' British under Tarleton at Cowpens, but the bat tle did not. occur until January 17. This same year the States were at Christmas time considering the ratification of articles of confeder ation. December 25, 1787, the delegates to the convention at Philadelphia had assembled and were busy franyng the Constitu tion that guarantees to all citizens life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When the next Christ mas came around the Constitution had been two days before ratified by 11 of the States, and the people were discussing the action of those States which had refused or neg lected to come in line. But in 1789 Washington had been elected the first president of the United States, the Constitution Congress" had been superseded by the first Con gress under the Constitution, and the people of the United States were looking forward to the inaug ural ceremonies. This, was the first genuinely happy Christmas the Americau people had expe rienced in many years. The new American public, however, was not to have many glad Christmas times. In 179S it was apparent that the Americans were on the verge of hostilities 'with France and when Ihe next Christmas came around war was in progress be tween the two countries. December 25, 1800, Frenchmen in Paris were talking of an attempt that had been made to assassinate Bonaparte by an infernal machines December 25, 1804, . Spain and 'England were at war. The fol lowing Christmas, 1805, - France and Russia were .deciding upon peace.' December' 25, 1807, the people of the United States, were agitated by a congressional bill to abolish the slave trade-. In 1812 another war was being waged be tween England and the United States. The treaty of Ghent, by which that war was ended, was signed Christmas eve. ' Christmas eve, 1831, the agita tion" for the abolition o slavery was begun, and John C. Calhoun came forward as the champion of State rights. The greatest snow storm in the experience of Eng land began falling on December 24, 1836, and continued during Christmas day. The snow in some places reached a depth of 40 feet. All travel was blocked. There was no communication, not even be tween houses, and avalanches bu ried many people in their dwell ings, where they were frozen, December 24, 1844, the Morse telegraph was experimented with between Baltimore and Washing- ington, and Christmas day riaes sages were successfully diapatched. SMILES In a cemetery at Middlebury, Vermont, is a stone erected by a widow to her loving husband, bear ing this inscription : . "Rest in peace until we meet again." "What do you think of our new cook?" "I do hope she'lf consent' to re main," answered Mrs. Torkins. Excellent Values In Ladies', Misses and Children's Odaks. In Men's Boys and Children's Clothing. In Hats and Caps. In'Shoes and Slippers. . In Dry Goods and Fancy Goods. . H. REDWOOD & 7 and 9 PATTON AVENUE. '"I've been so busy worrying about vfhat she might think of us that I never stopped to think about what I thought of her." c His mamma (who has just caught' him smoking) I don't want you to ever let me catch you smoking again.' ' . Tommy You wouldn't have caught me this time if you hadn't come in th' room so quick. She Do yau know "what I'd" do if you should try to Kiss me. ' tl . He No; why ? ' She Oil, nothing; only you don't seem to have' any curiosity. Lydia I hung my stocking up last night and couldn't find it this morning. I wonder what's in it ? Blanche The cook's foot, I im agine. . Rodric-k Why in the world did Milton stop taking Turkish baths when he was married ? Van Albert Oh, I guess it's be cause his wife keeps him in hot water all the time. "Josh bet Zeke that-he could stay under water two minutes." ' Did Josh win V "Yep." "Where is he now '?" "Under thar yet," . Visitor That young fellow was rather pert ; acted as if he- -knew more than yon. Merchant Neutrally. t Visitor Why naturally ? Merchant He's my son. Subscribe for The Register. Business College... WINTER TERM BEGINS DE CEMBER 29, 1902. A New College National Bank has been placed in the College, and additional seating capacity provided for, American Banking and Mercantile accounting will be one of the specialties the com ing year. About EIGHTY-FIVE SITUA-. TI0NS.. can be secured at a salary of " over $50.00 per montl. Vewill make special discounts on tuition to all who will enter on the opening day. If you are thinking of tak ing a course at this college and "if . you are in town any time during . the1 next ten days, it will pay ypu to see about it in person. Ycu can reach the -principal any time by 'phoning 704 or 493, or if you will call at the college and have a personal interview it would be better. College . over Paragonv Drug Co., opposite Post Office. H. S. Shockley, f PRINCIPAL CO. Asheville i i 1
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