lYOL. IL
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1891..
NO. 18.
-rillS IS TUB THICK COHKET
u COMPETITION"
THAT
E. E. PERRY
OF
C rqc ke
Table Cutlery
1
i
ry and
and
J.,S. arant,Ph.a.
(Of Uw FWladalpU CcIWe PWmacy.)
Silverware
! aotss of a guitar wafted o'er the waters
byjnoonllght, happy voices were heard
chattering away, the Jocsaal laugh went
roumd and round, and evervthlnr teemed 1
J to be passing along as merrily as the I
pealing chimes of marriage bells. When
we entered we found it was the Raleigh j
I orchestra that was discoursing such de
lightful music. Uncle Willis Williams,
of course, was on hand, and he was
wearing on the lapel of his coat that ApOUlOCary. I bOttth Haln bU
beautiful bouquet of violets presented by
the ladies in the Senate gallery for his
i
. in .
g my m . I cioqueni remaras ovar me musinus
WE LARRY THE JdEST STOCK AND OFFER IjOWEST PRTnTCV Robert E. Lee; and Uncle Willis felt as
Dinner Sets at $8.50 and $10.00. Tea Sets at $4.50. $5.50 and $10.00. A fine article of TTnivPR
and Forks at $l.pq per Sett, worth $2.00 anywhere. Silvei plated Spoons, Forks, Knives and Cas
tors in endless variety and at lowest prices. .
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WHEN IN ASHEVILLE VISIT
11 Tatton Aye., Asheyille, N.-G.,
General Salesman' for
A
HIDDEN BATE?'
jioiitlierii Music House
THREE .-. STORES .'. ON-
South Main Street, lios. 57, 59, and 61.
Jfvovr TreenrlLms art vremrHt atA
proud of those flowers a9 Napoleon n. . . . ,
i ' ,., . . . Grant Pharmacy yov can pomktely do-
lion apart did when he was a boy after 9 1
flogging the thap who Interfered with Ind vpon tU$e faet$: rind, Oat onhj tc
his' sweetheart. We allude to Uncle puret and bet drvgt and e7cmical viSls
"Willis familiarly, because everybody ved ; $eeond, they xciUle compounded care
knqws him, or ought to know him. Two fuuv and accurately by an experienced Pre
apartments were arranged for rsircsn- . . , . ,.. . . .
j v , S " Wm. WWW WW-WW WW
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hertwo daughters, assisted by Mm. Jack- rn. price, teuwre
Bon, There was plenty and to spart. It nt fa kst good at a rery reaoKjU prejiL
was intended to be a happy occa&Ion and Don't forget the pUceGranf PJrrnaey
it was. There was a warmth, a cordial-1 24 South Main ttrut.
ltv ahont th rtfntr that mi1 n fpl
minhtr comfortable- at ncrfrrt me. like i'reecrxption fJed at a3 lovn, night or
we Were enjoying the paradisical liberty ' aTtd delirered fret f charge to any part
of 'Jllome, Sweet Home." Everywhere of V city. TU night btU tCU he antwted
was; a charminir refinement in thenar- Pmnnfu ?-. ri , , oi c'.i
. wj - m I "wj'wJfw w I m tKkl vwi gt wm 1 lW4
lor, in the sitting room. In the dining v- . T
OF
SAVANNAH, GA
FE0M RALEIGH.
A LETTER FROM OTTR IiEGISiLA-
TTVE CORRESPONDENT.
started out to drive July 1. 1890. At that
i time he was a healthy looking animal and !we
? fancied would hold out for some time, but
even with kind treatment and an occasional
! square meal when some poor fellow who had
5 not seen our ''ad" and failed to "catch on,"
! would be devoured he has continued to
i shrink until we can hardly see him. Please
don't arrest us dear Dublio for cruelty to ani-
tnals. It wasn't our fault that he couldn't hold
out. and we were 'just bound to "eet there;"
i or in other words the idea tobe gleaned from
t these re-marks is that the people of Western
: North CaroliLa" and the Asheville puljlic
know where to go for high grade
More Railroads for W' c- Th.e
Interest Bill Mr. Lowry's Amend
mentSprinkles Still Sick Redis-
tricting the State The Oyster War
Over. ' ' "
PIANOS
AND
thoughtful discussion, they were adopted ( believe can control. The committee will
and directed to the rcoresentatives in i Drobablr concludft its lahnra ihs pnminrr
square treatment in the way of getting iu
Cheap rice8, reasonable terms and, above all,
what you Day for. If vou haven't aireaidv
done so eall at once and place your order ajnd
make your home happy by doing the nicest act
of your life. j
ror particulars, prices and terms call on or
address,
E, E. PERRY, J
41 Patton Ave., Asheville, N. Q.
; Western North Carolina Is keeping up
with the procession in the way of various
organizations ior inausmal improve
ment. Bills have been introduced to
build a railroad from jHot Springs to
Bristol ; from Hot Springs, through Hay- j
wooa ana Jacsson counties, to Savan
nah, Ga.; from Asheyille to Rutherford
ton this is to be either steam or electric.
Also bills to incorporate the Asheville
Trust Company, the Battery Park Bank,
the People's Bank (the last is a' law), all
of Asheville; The Trust company also
has banking privileges, and so we may
soon have three more banks in our Queen
r i . T) 1 tt i "- city, l nere is room m Asneville tor all
JjltlGry JrirK JdOtGl ! Qf them. The proper development of
vv esiern .vmrouna "will require many
millions of i dollars, and every effort
should be made to secure for Asheville
the advantages such development would
give it as tne commercial ana money
centre. If our legislature will just fol
low the excellent and timely suggestion
of our Buncombe Farmers' Alliance and
leave alone the interest laws as they now
exist, "Western North Carolina will enter
upon such an era of prosperity as wiJ
gladden the hearts of our people. The
bill to limit the rate of interest to six per
cent, came up as special order in the Sen
-1
ate Friday and Saturday. Strong
speeches were made forithe measure by
Senator Williams, who has been desig
nated the "Pitt" of the Senate, and Sen
ators Greene, of Wake, Allen of Gran
ville, Butler and Walser. 4 Very j able
speeches were made in opposition by
Senators Bellamy, Ardrey, Grigsby and
Avery. These latter Senators doubted
very seriously the policy of this proposed
legislation, but concluded by asking that
the bill be amended so as to except from
the General Assembly. I am specially
rr-mnri&A 4 V J- T 1 t HI
giatxucu mat uur uuucomue Aiuanc
does its own: thinkincr and acts upon
propositions according to their judgment
and not merelv uton the dictation of
self-appointed custodians of the people's
interests. This Interest bill would prove
a calamity, I believe, for the whole State
certainly for Western North Carolina,
just entering, as that section is, upon de
velopment and growth. Every member
of both houses from the west earnestly
protest to the passage of the bill. ; Sena
tor Avery, in his very excellent and un
answerable speech, alluded to the rapid
growth of Western Carolina, reading
from statistics that from 1880 to 1890 the
week when the matter will be transfer
red to the Senate for consideration. The
question of who shall be the commission
ers has not as yet received any or much
consideration. There will be plenty of
men, however, who will be willing to
halls. Every face wore a smile, every
bosom swelled with pleasurable emotion.
inueeu, we were "as ngnt oi wing ana
gaynt heart as Eden's garden bird."
Wh6n we go back to our homes, we will
remember the halcyon hours at the re
ception as among our most pleasing re
collections.
of our
i
One wave of the marshal hand
i
noblp commander-in-chief. Gov. Fowle,
and the prompt presence of his able aid,
that veteran soldier, Col. Fred Olds, on
the scene, has cleared our eastern waters
of all enemies, and now sweet peace
sacrifice themselves upon the altar.of the rests;quietly upon the placid waters of
State for the consideration proposed, old Pamlico ; likewise upon the festive
We fear the consideration proposed is oyster and the succulent diamond-back
terrapin. A supurb Hotchkiss, rifled,
increase in seven counties Buncombe, j tibns, a strict sense of justice and integ- and St. Wiuslow planted those oysters
not such as. will attract such a man as
ought to be elected, while a majority of breech-loading canon our Governor
those who will seek it for the salary sta- doesn't believe in smooth bores of any
ted will be notoriously unfit for such du- sort-j-now perambulates the sounds and
ties, however honest they may be. A inlets and other oyster breeding locali
commissioner8hipwill not prove a bed of ties, ind woe be unto the pirate who
roses for anyone, but its duties will re- ventures within range of this son of a
quire good abilities, judicial qualifica gun of the Old North State. The Lord
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Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Swain,
Macon and Cherokee was over one hun
dred and ninetv-eieht rer cent.: some-
hing over ten millions of dollars, and
this table was based upon the assessment
of 1887. The assessment this year will
certainly add several millions more to
Asheville, North Carolina.
. i
Open thiougaut tne year. Elevation 2,60
ieei ; average winter temperature- r u: mae-
niticent mountain scenery ; hydrauc eleva
tor ; electric lisrhts and bells : music hall, ten
nis court, ladies' billiard parlor and bowling
auey. lseautitui drives and nrst-class livery.
For descriptive printed matter apply to
JOHN B. 8TEELE, Manager.
can be earned at our KETT line of troA,
111-- t nV.lM K kftM. l
either sex, young or old, and Id their
own localitif ,whreTer they lire. Any
one can do the work. Eaar to learn.
We furnish everrthinff. We etart too. No riik. Ton can derote
your spare momenta, or all your time to the work. Thii 1 an
entirely new lead,and bring wonderful emccee to erery worker.
Beginners are earning from $25 to (60 per week and upwards,
and more after a little experience. We can furnish yon the em
plorment and teach yon KKF.E. No apace to explain here. Full
Information. F1UUC TJJUJB Ss CO.. AtGLSXA,
VUNt.
TIIAD W. Til RASH
JOHN M. THRASH
At Gran fs Pharmacy ynt can Ivy any
Patent Medicine at tkc'loxtttt pric4 qvottd
by any o0tr drvg hove in t?e city. Ws
are determened to $eUat late a Ou lenret (
cren if tee hire to Ue ury by to &nng9
We trill tea all Patent Medicine at fr$i
eo tit, and IxLno that if vecfttry, to meet the
price of any comp&titvr.
We fiat the largett aKrtmen t of Cfuitnou
Skira in Athcritle. Over 200 tlia, aU
itits, at the lovett price.
We are ogent for Humphrey Ilomao
pathetie Medicine. A full tvpply of hi
good alwag$ on hand.
Ve Puncomle Liter PiZi, 0s Ut in If. 4
tcorldfor liter complaint, indigettion, etc.
A thoroughly reliable remedy for aU
blood diem( i PuncornU StirianariHa-
Try a lllle arutou teiHtake no other.
J..8. GRANT, Ph. G Pharmacut,
U S. Main St. AtheriUe, X. C.
rity. It is sincerely to be hoped such on North Carolina soil lor North Caro
will be elected. linians, and, as Gov. Fowle saya, by the ;
Senator Sprinkles is still confined to eternal North Carolinians shall have
his bed, but is improving, I am glad to them tar somebody will get hurt. Gov.
write. Senator Bell, of Clay, was called Fowle was born and raised on these 1
home Friday by illness in his family. I oysters we mean born near and raised I
Our other western representatives are on th$m and when the ruthless band of
this amount. He also had read the Dro- well and attend nromntlv and nunrtnallv the alien is laid UDon them it strikes the
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est of the Buncombe Farmers' Alliance to all duties. Governor and all those people right in
These statements had weight with Sena- Mr. Reed is working upon several im-1 their $tomach. a dangerous and fight
tors and others, who were Impressed portant measures which he will put J producing place to hit any man. Ourj
witn tne danger of interfering, as this through, besides always being prompt in oysters are safe now, and so grm-vlaaged j
v;n .i4 a i ij .j. it.. l. j f i ... . I 1 .i. j i. : i . i - i t . i
urn wuuiu uu siiuuiu li pass, wim me i ms seat auu giving Close aiienuon lO l war uas niiuuuicu uia v iiu&itxi. lruni
evident prospenty of a large section, if legislative proceedings. and a wreath of brilliant oyster shells
not of the State. One of the most important duties of 1 decorates the brow of our victorious son
The bill to establish a Normal Train- this Assembly is the redisricting of the of Map. It is true not a shot was fired, mbury'a World Esdoto! iwt Hour. Zb
ing and Industrial School for white girls State into congressional and senatorial but the pirates were, and more blank- Tance (Our Zcb) Brand, Good. Knoxvda
was seriously crippled by amendments in districts. Buncombe Is now entitled to blankety-blank discharges were heard j Leadera&d Ewectwater Flour.
the house, the most serious amendment a Senator of itself, and I think one addi-1 than ever before disturbed the trysting
being put upon it by Mr. Lowry, the tional member. It has been suggested, ground of the oysters on the shores ox I w
You?, unmarried member from Bun- however, that Buncombe. Ilavwood and our loved old Carolina. As the oyster 1 Canned Goods of Every Variety,
:KEW STORE.:
NEW AND FBESH
GROCERIES
The Crystal Palace,
41 PATTON AVENUE,
What is" it? Why it is tke
leading place to buy crockery, its provisions the counties of Burke, Mc-
; lamps, cutlery, house-furnish- Dowell Mitchell, Caldwell, Buncombe,
ingS, tinware, WOOden waije, Madison, Hendarson and all counties
i It is our object to carry a very west of there, also Ashe Alleghany, Wa-
i largejline of the above goods jto tauga, Mecklenburg, New Hanover and
; suit tne country trade as well Forsyth. They urged that if people of
: as our city patronage, those other counties wished :this law they
i who have to buy these goods,) it would not object, but insisted for the!
? will be to their interest to deal counties mentioned that they be not in-'
V with US. We are positively jured by such measure. It was urged in
I Selling them lower than ever tie- objection to I these amendments that It
; fore in the history of Asheville. would result in forcing th3 money in the
I Our motto (which all merchants State to those counties where interest is
Should have) is quick sales aild allowed at eight per cent;. Mr. Avery
! small nrofits. We will ask the caught them quickly in this and asked
readers of - THE DEMOCRAT! and if the rate were, fixed as proposed for the
everybody to help the youhg whole State would it not drive th money
and aggressive by patronizing from this State all sections into States
J a iJuncombe boy, one who Wfll where rates were more liberal? Ihese
deal with you right and give arguments in opposition t;o the measure
s YOU your monev's worth. Tate made an evident impression JuDon the
V DEMOCRAT will attest this fact. Senators, who finally, with but one dis
I In conclusion will ay, give its senttng vote referred the bill to the corn
's a call and get acquainted with mittee on judiciary. A number of Sen-
J Buncombe boy and buy your ators avow their distrust of the measure
i goods cheap. We have Rogers but have been instructed by constituents
f Silver-plated cutlery Within the to support it. i Several are willing to
roach of all. vote to leave our section out if the bill
: t : I cirr n nn. Buuuiu uoou. w .
jv. formuiated in Raleigh and sent out to
UMl - : '.' T '-i nvRii a TrrTT". f Rnh-nlliaTippa i where, without lull and
youKg, unmarried member from Bun- however, that Uuncombe, llaywood and
combe. Mr. Lowry committed a blunder J Madison be put
for which our mountain eirls will hold two Senators. Buncombe to choose Sen
him responsible. We hope they will let ator for every term and Ilaywood and
him hear from them. His amendment Madison to alternate; Henderson, Tran
struck out the clause requiring those sylvania and Jackson to constitute an-,
who may be educated in the school to other district. It is also suggested; that
obligate themselves to teach in the pub- it would be best for Mitchell to be put in
lie schools of the State so that others the 8th congressional district, which
could get the benefit of the training and would not endanger the 8th but would
instructions furnished them free by the make doubly sure the 9th for democracy.
State. The object of the school is to The increase in population of our 9th
train teachers how to teach and what to district is such as to enable the transfer
teach. If those who availed themselves of Mitchell without reducing the basis of
of the advantages of such instruction the district oo low. So soon as Mr.
were not to teach there could be no ob- Porter will furnish the censns of popula-
iect in the establishment of the school, tion by counties the work of redistrict-
We regret that Mr. Lowry passed his ing will be done.
amendment and still more that the Last Wednesday evening at the charm
house adopted it. Mr. Ray of Macon, a ing and elegant home of Mrs. W. B
young gentleman; of fine promise and Bagley, Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels
frequently eloquent, opposed the bill tendered a reception to the members and
strongly. We cannot account for the officers of the General Assembly. Press-
conduct of these young gentlemen. We ing business engagements prevented our
will simolv turn them over to the tender popular and able Lieut. Governor Thos.
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oyster
into one district with said to the Governor :
1J refit no mere a man mn boui bo aeao,
Wbb never to hJmeclf bath said,
This is my own, my native latd I
And the Governor replied :
On ibeso eternal oyster rocks.
With Olds and (run I take my stand.
. Woe unto him who cometh near 1
Frop Virginia or from Maryland,
To pull my subjects by the ear
With those Infernal dredgla shocks.
F.
Always Jlend encouragement to your
home industries.
,
I CATARBH.
T
Catarrhal Deafness Hay Fever A
I New Home Treatment.
Sufferers are not generally aware that ,
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence of living parasites
In the lining membrane ox the nose ana
however, has proved this to be a fact, and !
the result of this discovery is that a sim-
nle remedv haa been formulated whereby
mercies of the young ladles who are anx- M-. Holt from being present,' but Speaker J catarrh, catarrhal deafness and hay fever
ous to qualify themselves to be good Dughton, who, never-looked handsomer are permanetly cured in from one to
teachers and for whom this measure was in his life, was there. By the way Mr. three sample applications maoe ai nome
, I -r-. i. . I UV HO palleu Date m twu nciaa.
ntended to furnish such opportunity Daughton has won golden opinions as a J rt L-Thls treatment It not a snuff or
free of expense to them. Mr. Gilmer of j gentleman and presiding officer of the I an ointment; both have been discarded
Haywood made one of the best speeches House. He is young In years, but great by reputable physicians as . injurious
of the session in support of the bill and and excellent in many attributes of head paxnpaiei xpiaiming BW
. . , jv-xtt i. , , . . ment la sent free on receiptor stamp to
in opposition to this amendment, upon and heart. Honors are before him just postaze br A. H. Dixon & Son, 337
which he received much deserved ap- so certainly as life and health are spared ud 309 yf est Street, Toronto, Canada.
plause. ! ' him. I Christian Advocate.
The committee on Railroad Commis- 1 ue entire lower noor 01 tne spacious 1
trffe
Pickle. Sweet and Sour, Imported and
American. A Full Line of tbo Flnctt Tom
Oooloofr, Young Ilraon, English llrckfr&
Imperial Gunpowder, Japan.
Cryvtallxod FrulU and Aborted Candlea,
Oranges and Lemons,
The Celebrated Laugdon k Son's
XXX MILK.
XXX SODA,
XXX BUTTER,
XXX CITT
LEMON CRACKERS,
GINGER SNAPS,
SNOW FLAKES,
WAFERS, ETC
Cigars and Tobacco a Specialty.
The Celebrated Dove Brand Sugar Cored
TTyn, Country llama, Bacon and BreakxaaT
B tripe. Dry Beef and Sauaag,
ALL KINDS OF SPICES,
works
sion
earnestly desirous
deliberately and seems residence, which was brilliantly lllumi-
of preparing a meas- nated, was thrown open, and at half -past
ure which, while conservative, will pro- seven the company beoan to arrive. Mr.
tect all interests without hurt to any. and Mrs. Daniels, assisted by Mrs. J. T.
This seems to be the sentiment of a large Jarvis, welcomed the guests. , Among
majority of both houses. There are the ladies were Mrs. Senator Payne, Mrs.
some extreme men here who insist on a Senator Freeman and Miss McAlIster,
measure bristling all over with sharpened daughter of CoL McAlister, of Ashboro,
teeth, capable of playing thuder with who were in the city visiting. Just as
all railroad interests regardless, or rather we reached the mansion "music with its
wthout knowledge or thought, of con- voluptuous swell" came to our ears like
seWences. These, however, we do not ' the soft, sweet, melting, ntrancing
B offerers from Catarrhal troubles
shoulp carefully read the above.
And a thousand other things too numerous to
Plant rood seed and get the best by .h re mu want freah rooda at low-
buying Landretn s garden ana neia seea
Landreth is the only man who bunts all
old seed. Sold by W. Z. Pelham, U
Pattom avenue, 'nposite Grand Central
HoteL
Eight parses- '
ng matter f-"
Dkmocbvt, o'llj r.r
Tance.
1 r f li ve read
0 ASiHtVIIXK
: cr r.r.num in ad
prices call at No. 41 Collere street, near North
i
Court Square, before purchasing elaewbera,
and examine our good and prices.
W. KROGER a CO.