Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
-I. J. MINKU, Miin:vucr.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. 0CT015ER 1905.
VOL. X-NO. 40
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
Knights of Pythias
Reiiulai- convention ev-
erv Tuessday ni^’^ht in Ma
sonic Half. V is it in y
Knifjfhts are cordially in
vited to attend. HILARY B. BRUNOT, C. C.
Brevard Teleptione Exchange.
HOUKS:
Daily—7 a. m. to 10 ]). m.
Sunday—S to 10 Ji. in., 4 to p. m.
Central Office—McMinn Hlock.
Professional Cards.
W, A. GASH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn Bid’g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTO RN EY-AT-L A W.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
llooms 1 and 2. I’ickelsiiner Buildinjj
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH CALLOWAY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Practices in all the courts
I looms n and 10, McMinn Hlock.
D. U. ENGLISH
LAWYER
Kooins 11 and 12 McMinn jilock,
BUEV AT ID. X. C.
Miscellaneous.
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Tii’cvard's New Hotel—Modern Ap
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Change«Busine
The Brevard I^anndrv, now owned
l>y W. H. Faulkner, is still o])crated
by its former corps of help, and it re
spectfully solicits your i)atrouo<,^e for
the future as in the ])ast.
Owing to the chanj^e that has been
brouj^ht about by a financial crisis it
will be necessary for eyery one who
has work done to pay for same on de
livery, otherwise our driver v/ill be
instructed to return work to the laun
dry oflice.
Information relative to discounts
for family service will be furnished at
the oftice. Respectfully,
Brevard Laundry,
CIVIC PRIDE'S VALUE
ADVERTISING LITITZ.
ADVANTAGE OF DISPLAYING IT IN
TOWNS.
By I’ntronlr.lnsr Home Trnrte Thrift
nntl AVill Spring I'll—En-
ricli Your Own Townspeopl**, nii<l
Tho>- Will Do AVell by Yof..
Everybody oujjht to tako pride In lii.s
ov/ii town, uo matter whether it lies in
the favored regions of the hind or in
gome out of the way comer of the earth,
when' the iuhnbitants still believe that
horse racinp is conducte<i honestly and
letters are sent l)y telejrrapb.
Ev(*rybody should try, in liLs limited
way, to build up his own town. If he
has any public spirit to display let him
display It there. If he puts steojdes
on any churches let those steep le.s
catch the last gleams of sunset in his
own town.
If he eudows any Hbraries let him
do so In his own town, unless, like
Andrew Carnegie, he caji sprinkle li
braries all over cn'ation, no matter
whether he Ls thanked for it or not.
That has nothUig to do with it. If a
man knows aiiythinj', he knows that
people are never f^rateful for anything
that they need, lie knows that no
body is ever thanked for anything un
less as a mere foian. And he might as
well accept the fact, and if he has
anything to give and sees a gjod
ciiance to bestow it give it without re
gard to how it wi.ll be appreciated.
(.Jratitude is out of fashion with the
human race; they leave that to cats
and dogs.
There are a great many people who
always go out of town for nnything. If
any lady wants n yard of Cv>tt;)U cloth
or a spool of thread, she goes to the
city for it because **our people cliargi*
such a horrid price, you know,” and
she pays her fare and spends half a
day’s time and gives herself a head
ache and walks her feet into corns and
bunions, but she has ‘‘cheated that mi
serly old Jones out of her trade ami
shown him that people are not obligt'd
to buy tilings at his little niggardly
store.”
Now, we are not going to stand up
for Jones—no doubt he is a stingy ol<l
party—but we want to aslc how Jones
is going to afford to sell cheap when
only a few people buy anything from
him?
If the trade of Goo.se Corners goes to
the city how is the merchant of (loose
Corners going to be able to compete
with Clapharn & Catchem in the city,
who g(‘t nine-lenths of the dry goods
trad«‘ of the Corners?
I’atronize j'our own. If you want a
salt lish, don’t send to the city after i.t.
Get it of your nc>arest grocer. If you
want a suit of clothes, employ the tai
lor in your own town. In nine cases out
of ton you will get a better pair of
trousers and at a lower price. If you
want a new dross, buy It of j'our ov*'n
dry goods dealer and do not send from
l>an to Beersheba after patterns and
get taken In at last.
Keei) the money in yoiir own town.
Malvo your ov.'ii townspeople well to
do, and they will do well by you.
Do you know how cities are built ux>?
By trade from abroad. Wliat are rail
roads built for? To carry country trade
into large towns. City resident.s may
despise the ‘‘countrj’ greeny” all they
choose, but tlu'y build their brown-
stone fronts and drive their thousand
dollar nags on his trade. •
We know tt is tlie custom to depreci
ate things immediately around us. An
old resident of the White mountain re
gion said to us indignanth’ Avhen w^e
asked him about Mount Washington:
“What on alrth should I Avant to stiff
en iny j’ints climbing that rocky hill
for? Ilain’t I had it right under niy
nose all my lifetime?”
Of course people are not to blame for
doing things for their own advantage,
and if you can buy articles 3Ui)er cent
cheaper in tlie citj' than In your own
toAva It Is natural you should do It.
But when j'ou can do just as well right
at home—and you often can—you had
better jmtronize your own. And If all
took tliis view of the case you would
see thrift and business spring up
around you, and by and by you would
not want to go to the city for things
which you could buy to more advan
tage right at home. — Kate Thorn In
Xew York Weekly.
This Is the season for the simon pure
American schoolboy to shout “Hurrah
for teacher!” and “Hurrah for ma!"
just to show that he bears no III feeling
to the powers which have cut off vaca-
tioTi lovs.
I Hotv nn E^dltor TellM of the Atlvnn-
j t»er<'N of His Town.
I J. Frank Buch is editor of a jiaper at
I Lititz, I’a., and from his own statement
his town does not .seem to be very well
^ known, says the New Orleans Times-
1 )emocrat. He Avas questioned a great
(leal about Lltitz on a recent A’isit, some
of the questioners going bo far as to
ask him Avhat state it Ava^ in. This
1 was tlu? limit.
It .set'ms th:it Lititz is a great pretzel
toAvn, lUirh Avas determined not to bo
embarrassed again about his home
tOAvn, so he hit upon a novel plan of
telling a few- facts about the place.
The i)ai)or describes his method tluis:
Mr. Buch will go to Florida ii(?xt
month to remain several Aveoks in the
orange groves. lie expects to meet
strang(*rs, raid Avhc'ii they aslw him hi:^
name and home he Avill give them hii
card. On the front are his name and
that of his neAvspaper. On the hack
tliese words: “Lititz borough has a pop
ulation of about 2,70(». It has a choco
late factory, a starch mill, two under
wear mills, eight cigar factories, a nov-
eltj’ works, three pretzel bakeries, two
shoe factories, tAvo cigiir bo.\ factories.
tA\o national banks, a young Avoman’s
seminary.”
This is the editor’s explanation: “You
see, on previous trips away from home
I'd tell persons that I lived in Lititz,
aiKi they Immediately asked where the
town Avas. Then they desired to knoAA'
all about It. I decided the best Avay to
do Avas to print my cards setting forth
the advantages of Lititz on tlje back.”
Buch is a booster, and don’t you make
any mistake about it. Besides Avhich
he is right. Boost; don’t knock.
WORTHY OF EMULATION.
How II ’WIhooiikIii Town Is Ronutlfy-
InB ItN Hohoul Ur«»auflN.
The shorL'«ighf« (l, niggardly policy of
many .school boards is not folloAved by
the board of Ashlantl, Wis., Avliert* eA -
ery school but one that has a perma-
neut building is provided Avith room
enough for playgrounds, hnvns and ex
perimental gardens, trees, shrubs and
UoAvers. The Ashland ’iraiich of the
AA’oman’s outtloor art department of
the American CiA'ic association has se
cured plan.s from a well knoAvn land
scape architect for a school ground tliat
Avill be ideal in tiiat it giA'es ainjile
space for beautiful ornamental plant
ing in front, a playground at either
sid»‘, one for boys and one for girls,
and experinK*ntal gardens for children
in the rear. Tlie sjiace occupied is
two block.s.
The Avouien of this branch have been
given full charge of the planting of a
boulcA’ard. Black dirt, men, teams
and a lilx^ral appropriation of money
are furnishe<l by the toAvn council.
The side boulevards AA'ert* planted Avitli
alternate elms and C'arolina poplar.s,
the latter for (juick growing and to
be removed when the elms attain suth-
clent size, Avhile the AA'Ide center boiile-
A'ard Avas planted AvIth a A'ariety of
trees and shrubs artistically grouped,
making a most beautiful and harmoni
ous picture.
This barren northern Wisconsin toAvn
AA'as denuded of all trees many years
ago by the lumberman’s ax. Bc'ds in
the boulevard Avhich had been planted
AA'ith tulip bulbs for early spring bloom
ing Avere replaced Avith geraniums and
salvia jdants to give a note of color
through the summer.
Unfortunate.
Hoaa' ofteu our most Innocent
upeeches “gang agley,” leaving us Avitl.
no resource but that of making the
best of a bad matter!
A certain Sctoch minister is AA'ont
to relate how, having bc*en out all day
A’isiting, he called on an old dame
Avell knoAvn for her kindness and hos
pitality.
After some conversation she began
getting out her best china and AA’hat-
ever delicacies Avere at hand to honor
her unexpect»‘d guest. As he sat
Avatching the preparations his eye sud
denly fell on four or live cats devour
ing some cold porridge under the
table.
“Dear me. Miss Black,” he observed,
“w'hat a number of cats' Do they all
belong to you?”
“Na, na, sir,” AA*as the innocent re
ply, “but mony a time I say that a’
the hungry brutes in the parish come
tae me, seeking a meal o’ meat.”
TJi«n the good Avoman bethought her,
and in her embarrassment nearly
dropped a teacup.
The peace conference gaA’e to Russia
satisfaction, to Japan honor aud to
Portsmouth fame.
Frnlt Treew Ornnnientnl.
At a recent mevting of tlie Woman’s
Outdoor Art league department of the
American Civic association in ('hicag.)
J. Horace McFarland, president of the
' association, delivered his illustrated
I lecture on “Common Trees and Their
! I'ncommon FloAA'crs.” He suggested
the advisability of using fruit trees in
ornamental gi'ounds and along country
roadsides because they are really beau
tiful aud deplored tho real seliishness
of omitting to plant thef-'e trees simply
because some one else tlian the planter
might Incidentally i>roLit by the fruit.
Attention AA'as called to tlie homelike
dis{)o;-:itlon of the apple tree, to it-j
beauty in spring aud its extreme beau
ty Avhile in fruit and to the fact that it
groAvs under conditions of neglect. Mr.
McFarland advocated a grc-ater variety
in the trees planted on our streets,
pleading to have Introduced many of
the excellent trees Avhich so distinguish
the streets of Washington, including
tbe i>in oak, the linden, the tulip tree
and others, asserting that town streets
are too much given up to maples aud
some of the cheaper and more rapid
growing i>opIars.
Township Teachers' Msslliiis.
F«)r the purpose of enf.-oura^^-
and stimulathi^ the to.ichers,
securin<^ co opei'citioii aiul uuv-
fortuity of work aiiioiii^ them,
bringing the parent.s in closer
touch and sympathy with teach
ers, cultivating^ educational senti
ment and art)using educuti()nai
enthusiasm, township teachers’
meetings will be held in the dif
ferent townships at th(; following
times and places:
(TU>ucester. Dist. X<
Hoirback. *'
Eastatoe. •'
('atlieys ('reek
Dunn's Kock,
Brevard, ‘‘
Boyd. ‘*
I Little liiver. *• “
L Wed.. Oci,
Tluii-.. “
'2. Fi-i.. “
S.it., '■
Mon.. ”
'J’ue.s., ‘‘
w-'d.. '•
li. Tliurs , ••
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I Li.
One AVay to Get PnliHc Attention.
Tlie means of bringing local imi)rove-
ment associations to the attention of
the jiublic are many. One good method
has been adopletl by tiie MoorestoAvn
Improvement association, which began
Avith September. 19(»4, the publication
of a monthly pamphlet entitled “Vil
lage ImproA'ement.” It Is the intention
of the publication commltteo to send a
pamphlet to every househokb'r in
MoorestoAA'n and StaiiAvIch. It will take
up many questions, such as the side
walk question, the Avater supply, fur
nishing amusements for the children,
gardens, sliade trees, high school im
provements, etc. This is a good idea
and one that could Avell be adopted by
eA'ery organization in the country that
could secure the funds.
Street Improvement.
In any tOAA’ii or A’lllage AA-here there
Is an ordinance to prevent animals
from running at large there is no need
of a front fence. The elfect of remoA*-
ing them is to widen tlie street by
thirty or forty feet and make a beau
tiful aA'enue. With flowers and shrub
bery between the sideAvalks and houses
a toAvn has streets AAiiich can be ex*
hibit(Kl to strangers with pride and
AVhich Avill be a strong factor In at
tracting desirable residents.
To Improve Texarkana.
The life of the movement for civic
beauty is shown by the constant in
crease of the numbers of local improve
ment associations. At Texarkana, Tex.,
the Civi(? Improvement league, the ob
ject of AA’hich is better educational,
sanitary aud scenic conditions In the
toAA'n, has been formed recently. This
is at the AA'est side of the toAA'ii, and an
other league is to be formed o:\ tht' east
side because it is tliought tiiat each lo
cal league avUI have to do AA’ith much
that could not be jointly look* tl after
with success. Committees of five from
each ward of the toAvn were aiipointeu
by the chair to visit every part of their
respectiA'e AA'ards and to recommend to
the league the improA'ement needed in
each locality. It Avas determinetl to
take up the work systematically and to
give the AA'ork of sanitation first place.
The tOAvn is divided into Avards, anu
each ward Avill be taken up street by
street and block by block.
Cold St«»rapre In Small Towns,
Almost CAcry small town has an ice
house of sufTicient capacity to supply
tlie people locally Avith Ice. It Avould
not be very expenslA'e to conduct In
connection AvIth It a cold storage plant
of capacity great enough to care for
tlie storing of fruits, eggs and other
produce brought In from the surround
ing country. Such an establishment
would often saA*e farmers considerable
money bj’ enabling them to keep their
products for a faA’orable market.—
Home Trade AdA'ocate.
All the teachers are required
to attend one of tliesf,' meetiii‘;s.
Each teacher should atK'nd the
j meeting- in the township in which
I he or she is teachinir. and each.
I one will be expected lo make
I some suggestion or relate some.
I
ihelijful exp irience in regard to
j successfully conducting the great.
] work of developing the boys and
girls into useful men and worn*:*ii.
I We shall be glad to see all the
committeemen of the several dis*
I tricts of each township and the
'patrons of the different sciioois
j present at these meetings. Let
I
everybod}' attend and help to
make the jneetings both plea.'-
ant and profitable. T!k' iiour f»)j‘
beginning the exercises of each
meeting will be 10 a. m.
T. C. HEXi:>p:KSOX,
: County Superintendent.
' Slate of (}!n'o. ( 'iliiof Tokilo, )
j Lucas CoHiii;/ \
I Frank J. Choney makes o;jth tliat
he is senior partner of tlie of F* J.
(’heiiey Co.. doiny; business in tiie
city ot'Toledo, county and stateafure-
s.iid and thiit said firm will pay the
sum ot‘ One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of catarrah that
cannot be cured by the use of HalP.s
('at;irrah Cure. Fija.nk .1. ( iikxkv.
Sworn to before nie and subscribed
in my pre.senee, this Gth day of
ceinber, A. I). 1880. A. W. Cleason,
Xotnry Public.
Hall’s ('atarrab Cure is taken iii-
ternally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces <jf the system.
8en<l tor testimonials free. F. ,1.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. S'-old by
all Drujrj^ists, Toe. Take IlaH’s
Family Pills for Constipation.
Any one not now a subscriber to
the News can j;et two papers tbi-t!'*-
price of one. i^ay us out* doHar in
adv.-nice and we will make you a
present of the Southern A oriculturist
of Memphis, Tenn. See ;ul else
where in tills issue. tf.
To Beantlfy Sacramento.
ITie kinds of civic improvements are
many. At Sacramento, Cal., the people
of the north side have resolved to park
I street, thus beautifying an old agri
cultural district. An alliance of all im-
proA’ement clubs in that town has been
secured and an executive committee
appointed.
Parasites for the crusade against the
gypsy and brown tail moths are reach
ing this country. It is hoped tliey Avill
meet all expectations in furthering the
Avork of extermination.
Notliiwj;- to I*’'oar.
The question of injurous substan
ces in medicines whicli has been ajjl-
tatin«c the minds of many peojde
does not concern those who U'^e
(’iiamberlain’s Coujjh iieniedy.
Mothers need have no hesitancy in
continuing to "ive it to tlieir littie
ones as it contains absolutely nothinjj:
injurous. This remedy is not only
perfectly safe to give small children,
but is a medicine of great u orth and
merit. It has a world wide reputn-
tion lor its cures of coughs, colds and
croup and can always be relied upon.
For sale by Z. W. Xicliois, Brevard
and O. Tj. Erwin, Calvert.
For Rent—Six room cottage, wa
ter and scAvt^r connection, coiner
Caldwell and Jordan streets.
J. W. McMinn. *