Our Countij^Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. JHVE 1905.
VOL. X-NO. '-:r,
Dunrs Rock Lodge No. 26?
Jl. F. €?■ J}. M.
Mec'ts l*'!-i(liiy (ui or
J)ot'i)iT tIlf full moor,
>>' ill t-•’! inoiitli. at ll ]>.
m. X'isitin;^- Mas(>i)s
ai\‘ foi-dial 1 y inviti'ti
lO 11', ,_i with us.
\\\m. Maxwkli.. Sn ’//.
Transylvama Lodge No. 143,
Tiis Lesson of HiFil PfliRf. 'VALUE OF GOOD IHIGHWAYS.
.Mhort I’lu'tiis t(‘l!s m v(M-y in
tcM'ostinir .sloi’y in llu‘l;ist imm-
hor ()1‘ tlio Iviliimor(' Mannfjic-
turidir !v('ror(l about the injirvrl-
oiis (li‘Vt‘l()piiU'iit of tlio lown (>r coniiDcrcial ])o!iits,
lliirl) . N()"t ll Carolina. Ten
Their Tendency t<* Stininlato tlie
I’r<iflii<*tive
-•'.s railroads l!av<‘ (*oiif::('stc;! liojuila-
(io!i, jr >0(1 or.l»lic roads will dlfnist' it.
.■^nid a siu'akLT at a Vir;;inia ;;.)od
roads foini'iilioii. 'J'hc-i v.ill
InU
Il:‘i:ular coiivtMitioii cv-
orv 'l'>i«->dav niylit, in Ma
sonic
i\ nii’ht
vito(i lo attt'ni:
all. V i s i t i n
art- <‘‘)rdially in-
WELCH GALLOWAY. C. C.
Brevard Telsphor.c Exchange.
iioi'K's:
Daily 7 in. i o Iti )». in.
Suii.i;i\ to ■(» a. ni.. 4 to ti )>. in.
('ont !-a 1 < >nii-o Aif.Mini) Jiloflc.
Professicnc! Cards.
W. A. GASH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn Bld'g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Investigation ct Lard Titles a Specialty,
Kooms 1 and Ll. 1 Mt-kelsinier JiuilcHii”-.
ZACHARY ot Br-EE5E
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
in all tl-.e courts
lloonis !• and Id. McMinn I"
D. L. ENGUSH
LAV/YER
ilooms 1! and ll! McMinn i
iniKVAlU). X.
Miscelki^ec-us.
The JEthelwold
l>rcvard‘s New lT(»tcl ?dodcrn Ai)-
])ointni'-:.ts 0])cn all tlic year.
The ])atroi'.a<j‘.‘ ol iht* traveling- ])nhli<‘
jis well as Miinmcr tourists i.'solicited.
()pi). Court House. I Jrevard. N.C’.
THE OLD RELIABLE
McMinn Hotel
M. B. WATERS. MansRer.
Tiioi’ou^hly I'cnovat-'d tnnn Kitclieti
to Attic. Motierate I’rici* tl to
]icr iia\ according' to icoins.
Good Table.
Affeniive Waiters.
Clean and Comfcrlable Rocms.
M.iin St reet )i)i»osit<‘ I’ostotlice.
Brevard, N. C.
yc'ar.s airo it was ono of the .sl(‘cji
io.st villa,u«'s in the tsoulh. willi
only a planini: mill, a bobbin fac
tory and a tobacco factory, fur-
ni.sliiiiir cMiiployiniMit lo a fow
work'iii”: men. Today it has
thirty fn rnit n re factoriivs malcinir
ovi'ry k'iiul of iiouseh^dd and of-
lice furniture except those of
lancv de.->i^n and hiirhe^t cost,
I
and shi ppin^LT t iioic prod ucl to all
parls of t h(‘irlobo. Resid(>s llieso
factories there arc ten otln'rt'.s-
tablishment s (Mtira.ii’od in t 1k' man -
iifacture* of articli's used in fur
niture makin^^ and si\t(>en ot!u>r
industrial plints. making- a total
ofliftv-six factoj'ies. with an an
nual out [)ut of about S-l.()()().000.
WluMi the furniliu't'nia'.\in,ir
biisitiess was Leirun at iiiiih
Point there W('re only two furni
t lire factories in Xorlli (’arolina;
now there ai'e at It'ast a hundred.
[ourtoiMi of \vhi(*h are etii-Ta^ed
in the makinii’ of chairs ;it '’i’iio::!
asvilU'. Th(>re aro twolvi' fui'iii-
lure factories in L('xi;i^j:t(m. foiM-
or live furniture and desk f;icto :
ries at Winston. I'our furnituro,
factories t'ach at Statesville. ’
Mount Airy and .Maben. thi'et'
c'acli :it (! ro(Mi.>boi‘o, Ashboroand
Marion, two at liickory and one
each at more tluin a dozen ot li(‘r
placos in the stat»'. The town of
l!i<j:h Point is sup[)lied with S(‘w-
e!’s, water works. e]<.*ctric Ji.uhls
and will stxjii have an electric j
liiK' of streetcars. Its roadways
I
are [>aved with bitulithic blocics.
and it iias tw('lvc‘ mih's of irraiio-
lithic sidewalks. ••( )ne of tlio
liandsome.^t pul)Iic school build
ings to b(* found in a city of 10.-
pi'Ojde anywhei'(3" has Ix'i'ii
iM’vci(>(! at i^.int, and thei’t
are doztnis of handsome privati
residenct's that W(udd be attract
jit your niilroad statioi;.s, your
c.Minty st-ats and your viili;,:^cs. They
will ;.:ive yot: better facilities for mar
ket iuj,'-; they will ffive ;.ou easier co:,)-
inimicaiion lietween your lioines, .v<n'r
; t;)r(‘s, .voiir ciairches and .vour .school-
iiouses, and la <‘very way they Vviil
1 !;ik(* yovir l<;-<-jilities more coinforl.nldf
and ni,»re attr;ictive. 'J'hey will make
it jdeasajjt lo live in the country, .•md
tills Will draw or.t from the city nian
hers of iie;)ple.
Au. tlu'r tiling I want to mentivjn hi
<-o>i!i(‘cti<»;i with tJi(* ci:iiiva(ioti of
yorr unoccupied farm 1.. nds. 'i'h(
r:iiIi'o:uIs for tlu* m<»st part now de
velop the country within a narrow
Un it on ('ithi>r side of tlieir tnu-ks.
I Lands a; a di.^l.aiice i'r'.;:;i r;iiL*^>ads
; iire low pri.-.ii .".nd n“i;;i ci('./!, si’.iip’.y
; i!ee;ius(> farmers ha\»‘ ii.>! f;ici;iru -;
■ for p,(‘ttiii.ii: their prod.uc(> i > i!i<> rail-
j road staiion. Impi'ovt* .v(»r.r hitriiway.'
I .•'.i:d lliis limit will !•(> v, idr-ncd. lo n
I ;:.H*;'.t extent, s > that raIh^>:Mt;^ instc;id
! of carr.vin;;- the lr:i..^c from whhin
: ilirei- or fo;u’ or livt‘ mile; of their
1 iiiies. vx'i’i c:.rry tin* iivo'hi'-e from
, v.'iihin twenty or tweul.v-liv(* miles.
' hecMust' it c.-iii iir.)iit;;lily 1k‘ hrou^'ht
! th;U <I:staiice over I’oads.
V\'h-'t is tn;e In N'ii-.LCiai.i ;i;'. to l!u-
(h'^•e] I))..t will come f)-.»i;) iJje
I’liprovi'incnt of her puhiic h:;:!iv.-.-iy--.
is trr.e if aj piied t;> the wliole soiiiii
and to tile whoU' counir.v. 'the :;(‘:i-
f-r.Tl impr ('.•cmcut, of ,\meric;;n ld;.ch
w.-.v;!! ilo imoi'- tli.-wi :in.vi idn,:; else
t'» : t!;aula;' the iirodui-ti\c ciic: ;-.v of
our p(M!iI(‘. luiildiiii; ui> and providiai:
new i;:a!'ki;s. i:.ii:;e m.-iri.eis the !<•-'
.a;kci. v.e can have ii.< re;isiu,:^ a;i.i
.iifr;i.-:i;;.: o;;r niatei-ial 'a<'.11i. provid
i:i;;' new licltis of lahor f our yo ith
ii!'o;ULcuin^ anti heltiTin;; ;:ii jn'o
)ilc ;.i.d in every way ad.lin.u: to ihei;-
J ios; cvity ;,nd Social .Tili! n:o.-;,l a.il-
^■:;n(•e!!.c;l:. ('oiiip.’.red ■with the im
I".- '.ve...e;it of our im'olie hi.ijhw.iys ah
otiier cc ;i;o>!.ic ('Uesl;, ns iiow hcfore
t!;“ ;..'{»pi(‘ arc ri'.iii.v ins;,::n;t;<-;iut.
fASHIITON (jHiiT.
‘ I • • • ,
j V\ illiam would make a j^ood sail r
laiMn itcli iii-i-(s (ill iiil'onnini,'- tliojora fair i»ro c.h, r. and .Mr. I’oosevclt
puhiic tiiat ho is not to he I!oj<*stveii- Could write i.;-t(»r.v, i)iiiicii cattle,
I command a I’ei^jmoii:, or do any-
Mr. 'i’aCl will not In* rt*(jU‘'ste l to |
sit on th(‘ lid when tlio peace eovovs
hejjiii to plenipotciitiate in Wasliiii;^-
(on.
IV<» (.roiiixlM for I>iHN(.>nHion.
“■I)au!.>!iter. it' you marr.v Mr. i'cr
Icins .':rc you siir»‘ you (pi.arrci t.ii
l)oiil ics cr rtdi j-i' ;; ?"
"Oh. ,\ cs; ! d ai't know ;i t)iir.,'.f about
I'oiiiM s and in •! , sii’t kn(/\\ ■.'crv mach
;il;out I’clijjion." ( liic;i<ro Daily fitc-
o rd.
Tiie (Jcor^ia and T(*xas cotton
_’rowers k(‘cp thr<n\’iti<: a brick now
and tlien at the Departmeiil oiW^ai-
CJlltUl (!.
.■'.laryland jiolities iiavt' pro(h;ccd a
“Wellnj^toii’' and a “lioiiopart--'’ hut
is 1 lier<‘ a Jiluiicher? Xeyl Xey!
Pauline. i
Wasliiii^ton will i)e reoc^^uizcd j
I) .- tl o nations of the world as
in })oace.” Wc neve;- did take aiiy-
tliiiij^ but first place.
Tii(>rc is i;o occasion lor I^u^'ian
de.spair .vet. ,Sh<‘ slauild remcmlter
how loii}^ it took <'olorado to •'(^cure
pe.ici! al't(‘r the fi^litiim- uas o\ er.
'I’here was a decided hullisli ten-! Special itiducemeiiis this soa^^o •.
• I(‘acy to the “mint mark‘‘f’ in j y“ur vacation on th*^- Paci;;'*
bouisville dm’inj? tlie visit of tiie j or in ahia'st an.v of the \vesl(‘: i;
old (,'onfederate veterans t » lli.it I .-Uooiier at a low cost.
Piiln’roi: 1 okI s 5 n <?;»• (icriiinn .\rn!>.
lu an artic!-* in the^iilir^r Woelien-
Wochenhlatt ir is stated that tlie num
ber of cases of*^tubercu'o:^is in thoCicr-
laan army lias fallen from |-er
thousanci in l^'.n -'-,1 to l.,s |)( r flious;uui
in ISOS-’Of,. Tliis decrease is at trihutcd
I.arfrely to Koch's (iiseovery (jf the l)aei!-
lus of tubercu!-!sis, o\\ in;r to whic]j ll;.'
di.Tirnosis of the diseasi' is (*asier. ai;;f
rc‘(‘j‘uits siifrerini^ froT’i it are rejected
who woidd otherwise have pas&eil the
m ed i ea J ex a n; i n a i i o r..
Take a Trip West.
cit.V.
.S-'imtor elect La!'ol!ett(i oi‘ Wis-
•oiisin knows a f(‘\v thiiijrs ho will
ak(‘ pleasure in <loiiie to the i-^Ikius
■|) nmittee’s report on I’ailwa.v
Kates.
J^ouimI trij) excursion tickets vi.i
l\ock I'laiiil S;,’-tom :ire on sale ci'r-
tain dates tliroii.ehout tin* :-nriii;ier.
^ ou can j^o (U!t \ ia Colorado, vi^it-
in;4' \ ellovvs! one i\irl< and re*urnin;x
soiithein lou'i- Py way of K1 j’a-i',
or vice versa. lo!;if n ti:rM limit
cliotp r:ile-n for ^i<le trips to (>,-
ery point of’ iiitcrest, i'ull ];;irtic; -
’ars, litoratur''aiid Uock fold
’d and
.Mr, l-'olk will b(* r<*m‘-!iiii<-r»
onuM'st !is the man who lidd d .<t.
.otiis for s(>votal successive .Siaiilays
and the !id .se<*ms to !»e pe.anatieiitly i (M-. front .foh.i'. ^' has;’’r.-so-j^-M-
I Traflie >:aa;;;:er Uock Mn-:d i^y-tcio.
It st'ems that when it comes to til- |^’bi<*a<;o.
tration, some of those IMiiladelpliia ^aryin-^
poliiicians show thems('lves to in*
mo 1 of sand. They are absolutely
uniilterable.
'I'wo Stri:t_"s to the C /.ar’s
I.'ussian (i!pi>>.ii:lts ;:re < re i'te l v. ilh
'jein.u: yv:y deeii as well as tr:ck.\‘. *\o
d.(!Ulii but p; ace ver.V I'.MIcll desll'ed
1:1 St. i’( :<-ivi)ur;^. .V( r it is to > m;ie!i to
e.vju'ct that ;:n.v j»ow(‘rful eleiriot in
t!'.(“ (‘:;i;»ire stands for “i;e;;c<‘ at any
;i'.’ice.” 'i'h(‘ idea of iic.c;'.>i ia t ions e;\n
well fe ' nlert.ained wit!:-Mit .uivin.i;
.ground f >r i!u> assumption tii.it KussI:;
is ,u!ad for any hole to crawl out of her
.ii!<‘mi!’a.
ii has been assert* d th;it th(‘ c/.ar
ivc‘ in any community. “Kvery tl: iui.’’ht <>f tlie nation.il assenfi.iy soh'i.v
bit of this dovel pinent. ” says ]\I r. . an e:;p(>ii;ei!t to sav(* th<* face of th('
Piienis. is wholly from xvithiii. ' ’
',,,,1, .. 1 ’ . 1 asiu- in the east. 11m' onus of laakini:
.'■>ucli men and money ;is liavi'
peace wotild tall upon t!;(> n:;tion:\l rep-
.Japan js m a jtosiiion to s.-iv “that
!s the price of' peac(‘, an<l we reco
ot'iid tli(‘ ”•00(1'-, but yon can t.-ike
diem or leav(= them a^ \’ou st*»* fit.”
!*oor Ivussial
Neither “drinks” or “shave--" are
o!itainab|(‘ in St. Louis on Smiday.
If (iov. Kolk w ill Iist(Mi to a compro
mise, .'-^t. I.ouis would consent to ”o
\\ il hdut th(i “shaves.”
many
;;
cv I. if
Avit !i nil . t n
«n wlictlic
!’u t<dd
r ricm.’s.
1 df-n'
in plaid
.•oiiistKtr- noi“s.
* v(;u have a
-a
I hr.
ari^Avci-eii 1
; "it ail i]i p'ci.
it 1'. oi !i< r ]■' op
iL,’’ to b.
willing- to lend."—\’,ashi!;;.’-1(;
Fa
'I'he
I'. r w(' al\\ a.%
^V;.e;; it rr.a]
—J uoKe.
i: tfu- '.V
j’.aco tco L.
disi^n.st ;d
<■(,1110 from witliiml have done so i„ x ki,,,.- r„,-
biM'au.se they were attracted by j i<*nn*.''<>nt;;ti<ai in th(* councils f>f state
the s[)irit of tiic' })lace. ”
and Couriei".
New
WE V/A!iT YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.
'I'o take Lrood po-itions which will
1)(“ positivel.y *;i!aranteed them in
wriiiii”-. We will pay all the li. ii.
tare of six worthv hovs and <:irls who i
tlu‘ peo'dc* commit theu'.relvtv; to le
sponsibility. rsi>\v. it is ;i p );>r rule
that v.'ou’t work huh v.-;!.vs. If t!ic
j»e;',c(> terms of .I.apaa are (‘as.v tiie a <
sembly will ia :.ll proiialiiliy ur;:e ac
ceptauce. <)a tlic* otia r hatal, if t!M'y
:ire hard a;u! lnuniii:;ti;;;; t!a* vv]>vv
sei.tativc-s v, ill reject tliem a.nd there
b.v commit t!io
AvhoI(‘ lanpiri* :;n
in it t I a vi;.:
war. T!ii"; is
paaa;.', l;'>a’’' 1 b.v
the
)’.ls
\ 1J
tia
.J. A.
and Building Materials.
pressed I.umber
Laths
siuiif;les
S.i.«h
lLfK)rs
Tocks
Wiii'lovv Pulle.vs
Fla<-tenn.ir Hair
Ct-inent
I.ijiic
Keaity Kooling
< i 111 -iSS
I’utt.v
Sasli' Look.*;
Wilidnw l.’fts
Sash I'orii and Wei^'hts
McCormick
Reapers and Binders
Mowers, Rakes, Corn Cutters
and Grain Thrills.
Cor. M an and C.ildwell BliKVARD, X. C
are readers of this tiaper, and oivi
* * ’ stronj,''st ea'ineiii
them tuition at 1. ss than cost, if they j„.(.sc< ution of th(
cater at on(.*e. 1,(',(;() more calls W(>re -^vhat the war
i-eceived for jrnulnates last year tiian C/.ar, v. ill weicou;e, for !. ni'-.ias a
• •oiild h(i tilled. Some of oar nation of one mind :;nd an «‘utlius!a.''lii
uraduates are now makiui; over S5,- soldiery.
(IIIO i)er year, and yon etui do e»pially j ^
as well. The (ieor^ia-Alaliama liusi-I , rr.:i.n«-nri .mioii.i.
. ,, • 1 I -! ridaona sliells are very oomraonlv
.i,.ss(<,lk--,.is;;,.»*rM.l.vi(voi;Miwih,s|,.,,„, i,i Eiiroiw for holy
•‘the lar^( st, cliea]i<*st and best in tii<‘ w;:((>r b.asins .‘ine evi'n fonts. The lar-
.Soutli,” ahd every amliitius \oimi; 'iK>rhaps are thos<‘ Ja u.se at St.
man and woman siiould write tfds 'riiese sliolls attain a
. ,. ,, . . . I'- ^veij-rht of r»00 pounds (the two valves
\eryaay lor lud intoimaiioii to L. to.'rc'then. the animal Itself .sometimes
L, Martin, I’rest., .Macon, (Ja. , heiiifr tvrenty pouii{Is in wolprht. The
— ^ v.-ord “tridacna” is from tlie Oreok trl-
Ssrair.sd Ankle, Stiff f'leck, Lams Shoulder i-«t who
,1 -I * coukl eat a twenty pound animal at
'ihc.se arc, three common ailments , bite^v.^st. Nicholas.
for which Chamherlain’s Pain iitUm i ____
is especially valuable. If pi’omptly
.\ movement is to I e starts 1 in |
Xew ^’ork to cvanuc!i/.e Wail stieet. j
I he Xe.xt st(*[> in tlii.' heiaaiiean cam- j
paien will probably b- to-avcihej
“souls” of tlu! corpor it ioii". !
I
Tlu* X'ebraska L<‘”^i--la t m’e [proposes
to allow a citiz*-n to ^et drank three
tiiiKsayeiir. A la-v makin--it com
pulsory for Some pe<)ph:* to «^ei solicr
tiiii(‘s three a year would lie more
to tiie point.
If (Jov. I'olk errs in his idea tiial
laws Wen* made to be enl'orced, will |
someone kindly explain what tiiey
■ire'for? \\ c cannot answer c.vce[d
that some ]»'‘o[»le think they should
• le “put to slee[).”
A IVimsylvania man has a iiet lisii
that knows its name a!‘>d is fond ot
the family. It is evidint that The
“imagination’' of tiie ujt-to ihUe tlsh-
erman is j^ettin^- away from the
liackneved trails.
.lasper-What ar^- yuu
about ?
.1 umpupfie—i had ;i .sijIc:did apj.eritc
am; as •.-ct t ii.'/ [ -.■;;dy to .•••o to a res-
iaura.iit to h.a’ e ,i 'ini' (iirr- r. wlien :
(il(i i'ri(']:d calhd ;:!:d ii;.~’.-ted tl;;,: !
i.;i i.'o;:;c iia\i‘ pet luck witli
him. to','.;, i
“Don't ca!!
Mca.idi rirr:- >:ike.
(h, y: ;; x>
(]’.!ire(i ii(’!ai
"W.
\
n e a
1. lot J •
'ccn.s
il bird." jirotesti-d
tt) be calli;d in-
coinpri; a-.i.-e .tt,'
dir-e. .\tt :• .M!" • ’
•■'C." \\ashii;”ti n
Star.
Rot: :• .ill }>uu t.
“Papa.■what i.s tiie iiiirher Criticism T’
“My son, it is t!.e n.ethixl wliereb;'
people eonvinee themselves of tlie fals
ity of Koniethiny they know isn’t true.”
—I’uck.
siuli n f (tin'll. ( 'H>
‘I I
U’the Canal {'ommision has a rieht
to buy where it can buy the ehea[X‘s;.
why shouldn’t the ciiizen?! have the
same ]»rivile^e? It is i.ot very pleas
ant to have taritT aiul trust robltcrs
g »in<:- tlirouiih your i)ockets.
Tlu* lady managers of the .'^t.
Louis e.\'p(jsition “returned” over ;i
<]u irter <d' tlie money j?iven them to
expend. Tliis is merely another ins-
It turns out that Norway cut loose j taiice showing? woman’s rtrer untit-
apphed it will.^ave you time, nioiu*y i from her union with Sweden in order ness to enter tlie tiehl ol i)ubjic life
and sull'erin^ wlien troubled with | to f?ot a better hold on things substan-
any of thes** aihnents. j tlal. She i.s readj' to tie up with Swe-
For sale by Z. AV. Xichois, Tacvard'deu and Denmark coiabiuod, “for bet-
and O. L. Erwin. Calvei t. tor. for worse.”
and ])iactical politic.s.
iion. Her.ry Walersoa says of
Emi eror ^Villaui and the Piesideut
I'rank .7. ClH-ney mak('s oath tiiat
h(‘ is ser.ior i)artne:- of the tirm <d‘ r'.
J. Cheiie.V iV Co., doiil‘4 b;'.>ine^s ill
the city ofToU*(io, count.v and St.ile
af'oresaid, and that said tirm will pay
the sum of ( Mie Iiitndred Dollar' for
eacfi and ever.v (:*.<e of Catarrh tha.t
?ani!ot be cured l>.\ the use »>f IniII’s
Catarrh ('nr;*.—I':;a.nk J. Cnr..'.;A'.
Sworn to before m<* and sul'scrilied
in my i)re.seace, tills (*.th (hiy of' l)v-
cember, j).
(:-^kal) . V»'. Cl ;;.\s(V\,
Xotary I’ublic.
TTall’s <'atarrh Ctu'e is taken inier-
nall.v, and acts directly on tne bloo<l
and mucous snnV.ees v>f the s.vstem.
Send lor testi»i)oniais free.— !■'. ,[.
1'!!!-:ni-:v i": (’<)., Toledo, (). Sold by
all dru{j:-j:ists. Toe. Take HalTs j'ata-
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