Valley ews Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper. 'T. J. MINEB, MivnaKor BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. NOVBIIiER 10, IflOo. VOL. X-NO. 45 Transylvania Lodge No. 143, Knights of Pythias Iloirular convention ev ery Tuesday niyflit in Ma sonic Hall. Visitin^^ Kniyhts are cordially in vited t'^ attend. HILARY B. BRUNOT, C. C. Brevard Telephone Exchange. noUK.s; Daily—7 a. m. ti) 10 ]). m. Sunday—8 to 10 a. in., 4 to f? p. m. C'entral Ottice—McMinn Block. Professional Cards. W. A. GASH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId'g, Brevard, N. C. Save the Birds. W. B. DUCKWORTH. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty. llooms 1 and 2, Pickelsimei’ Building. ZACHARY &. BREESE ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C. WELCH GALLOWAY, ATTO RN EY-AT-L A W. Practices in all the courts Rooms i) and 10, McMinn Block. D. L. ENGLISH LAWYER Booms 11 and 12 McMinn l>lock, BIIKVAKD, N. C. Miscellaneous. The JEthelwold Brevard's New Hotel—Modern Ap pointments—Open all the year. The ])atrona<re of the travelin*r public as well as summer tourists i.-< solicited. Opp. Court House. Bievard, N.C. A FREE PATTERN (roiir own H«*lectloii i to cvrry sub- scrinor. Only Cftits .1 year. A LADltS’ MAGAZINE. A ; beauti(*i colorrd platrs ; latest fasniuns; r^sniakini; rcoDomicf* ; fancy work; household Ijtnis ; ficnon, etc. scribe or, send ic for latf-t Copy Lady Agents wauteJ Send for terms. KcliaMo, Simple, Up-to- datr, Kc<»noinical and Absolutely Perfcct-Fiiiiii^ Taper Patterns. .MCCALL All Seams Allowed and Perforations show tlie Basting and Sewing Lines. Only 10 tnd I) cent* each —rorc liiRhfr Ailc for them. Sold in nearly evert citjr •lid town, or by m:in (rum THE McCALL CO.. II3-II5-II7 West 31st St.. NEW YORK, b—— w—— 5 OQQTELEGRAPHERS Annually, to fill the new i>ositions cre ated by railroad and telcfrraph cora])a- iiies. "We want younfjf men and ladies of i.»^ood habits, to Learn Telegraphy and Railroad Jtccounting. We furnish 75 per cent, of the Operatoi-s and Station Ajrents in America. f)ur six schools are the lai-<rest exclusive Telesfraph schools in the World. Es tablished 20 years and endorsed by all leadintr railway otticials. Wo a $250 t)oiul I0 overy stnd^nt to fiirnisli him oi her a position pnyiner from »4n to B'liO per month In State« oast of tlie Rocky Mouiu ^’uins, or frotn $75 to flOO per month in Sta'o.s ,vect of the Koclvics.linme^liatc'y on {rradiiiition. Students can enter at any time—no vacations. For full particulars reirarriipp t-ny of our .schools ■write direct to our executive ottice at C'incliuiati, V. Catalogue free. THE MORSE SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY. Cincinnati, Ohio. Atlanta, Ga. ] exarcana, Tex. Bnttalo, N. Y. L‘i('ros“0, Wis. San Frauciico, Cal. In View of Their Services to Man Isn’t* IL Criminal to Kill Them? During our recent visit to the old settled sections of Virginia we were very forcibly itnpressed with tlie scarcity of nutiva birds and the great abundance of in sects. Around Petersburg we took long walks into the “rural shades,” but the only bird w’e saw in all that section was the English sparrow. The apple and pear trees of that section were heavily laden with fruit, but they were also covered with the webs and nests of unsightly (.*ateri)illars and worms, whose destrucl ive tend encies made it almost impossible to find a [)erfect specimen of any kind of fruit. We were told that market gai-dners were compelled to cover their ^’oung and tendei- vegetables with canvas in order to })revent the ravages of the hordes of insects ever I'eady to thwart man's endeavors. .lust now is the “open season” for bird i\illin<r—that is. it is iawfnl to shoot what are general ly known as “game" birds, and classed with these is the quail, or partridge as it is known here. The Audubon society las done great work in educating the peo pie of this slate to the value of our song birds as a helj) to the farmer—they should now devote their energies to including the quail—making it unlawful to kill these at any season. A few’ years since a heavy snow drove the quail to seek food and protection from the cribs and stacks which man’s provi dence had placed within tlieir reach. A covey came to ilu- writer's door and were fed by hands invisibh^ to them for sev eral days until they became al most as tame as the chickens. One day a man with a gun came into the yard and commenced shooting. Our lands were not posted, and it was the “open sea son.” We never saw any of that covey again — what were not killed were frightened away, l)robably to starve before the snow’ disa[)peared. There wasn’t a member of our family whose heart was not tilled with sorrow for the fate of our feathered friends. The quail is a bird of the fields. It stays where insects bury in the ground, and raises its young just in time to gather in the grass hoppers which w'ould destroy all that man undertakes to raise were it not for the birds. As long as man is permitted by law to train dogs to hunt them and then to shoot them on the wing and call it “sport.” so long will a scarcity exist and the farmers will be the losers. We notice a tendency among our young sportsmen C^) to ig nore the trespass notices iDromi- nently jjosted on farms, and when caught they escape jiun- ishment. This should not be— violators should be punished un til they learn to respect the wish es of the land owners. We are released to note that many of our best farmers have learned to ap preciate the assistance of these natural helpers and are trying to protect them, and ihey should have the assistance of the law and the courts. Should it ever occur that the quail get too numerous and be come a menace to the growing and matured cro[)s, the farmer would only need to seta few tra}is and thin them out to his liking. He would thus be enabled to get some of the benefits of his own protecting care instead of its going to the professional hunter and dog trainer. An amendment to the Audubon law’ which will in clude tiie quail is Vjadly needed, and we hope that wlioever repre sents our county in the next leg islature will help to get it. We have before us the August bulletin of the iSorth Carolina State Board of Agriculture and we gladly co[)y a part of what it says about the quail Here it is: The bobwhite, while feeding chielly upon seeds, grain and ber ries during the season of tlie year when it is mostly hunted, is nev erilieless. during the warmer months of the year, one of the greatest insect destroyers in our iields. The stomach of a quail taken from a potato tield was ex amiiied by an oi'nithologist some time since, and found to contain the remains of 100 seperate pota to beetles. Another quail exam ined by the same authority held the remnants of live hundred chinch-bugs. Therefore it is readily seen that the bobwhite, in addition to being a money crop for the sale of his tlesh in market, is also of mucli practical value af ter the manner indicated above. H. S. Anderson of Henderson ville has brought suit against the federal office holders of Western North cai’olina for si’O.OOO dam ages for failing to get an ofiice which was promised him in 1900. It is above the average for an or dinary lawyer to accumulate Sl’O,- OOO in a lifetime, but we suppose Mr. Anderson considers this a small matter in view of w'hat he would have received had he han died the revenues of th(? Western district of North Carolina since 1900. “Uncle Joe” Cannon says “one State” for Oklahoma and Indian Territory or none at all. and the country used to understand that the Speaker is always with the majority if he sides with the man who makes the motion though Uncle Joe may see Oklahoma and Indian Territory come in seper- ately yet. IJeware of Ointments for Catarrh that contain mercury, as mercuy will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange tlie whole system when entering it through the mucous’ surfaces. Such aticles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they do is ten fold to the good you can possi bly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh (’ure, nuinufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O., contains no mercury and is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen uine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free Sold by all Druggists. Price 75c. per bottle. Take Hall’s Family Pills lor con stipation. Subscribe for the News. While Mulherry Trees. The StaLe Will Give Away 20,000 Seedlings. Gerald McCarthy, biologist of tlie North Carolin-i department of agriculture, advertises to dis tribute 120.000 white mulberry trees in various sections of the state. The News would like very much to get a few’ of th(?se trees, and we do not doulit that many of our farmers and townspeople would like a few to experiment with. If they will leav(; their or ders at the News ol'tice, and enough manifest an interest to cover either 50 or 100 ti’ees, we will make an elfort to secure them and will divide the package as wanted. Here is the advertise ment: The North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture will, begin ning November ir)th, distribute among the farmers of the state I’O.OOO seedling white mulberry t rei*s. The distribution is intended to • •MiouvMiro tlu^ growing of silk in North Carolina, but the trees will at the same time furnish shade and food for poultry and hogs. • A’ery farm in the state should li.ive a mulberry grove. Tlie trees should b(3 [)lanted 11’ xlil feet on dry soil and cared foi- like peach or plum trees. These trees will be sent by mail, postpaid, in packages of .‘)0 and 100. Not less than 50 nor more than 100 trees w’lll be sent to one address. To cover cost of packing and m liiin”-. anplicanis must enclose ( ne cent for each tree. Postage stamps accepted. This is ])robably the last distri bution of mulberry trees that will be made by the department. Those who want them should ap ply at once. Those who hjive not ti-ied silk growing should send for a cop3^ of liulletin 181. Address a))plications for mul berry trees to the undersigned. CJekalt) M'Cakthy, Biologist. N. C. Department of Agriculture. “Alimony for the husdand” is the decree of a Cincinnati judge. The law w’orks around towards ••justice,” sooner or later. “Come closer” said the IVesi- dent to veterans at a southern Soldiers Home. The President is getting closer to the southern people and the southern veterans every day. From a careful reading of the President’s .speeches we judge that he is a stanch earnest and un changeable friend of everybody, withont regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude. — # mm — — In Time <>f Pea<*<*. In the first months of the Russia- Japan war we had a striking example of the necessity tor preparation and the early advantage of'those who, so to speak, “shingled their roofs in (hy weather.” The virtu re of prepe ra tion has made hisotry and given to us our greatest men. The idividuals as well as the nation shoukl be pre pared lor any emergency. Are you prepared to successfully combat the first cold you take? A cold can be cured much more (piii^kly when treat ed soon as it h*as been contracted and before it has become settled in the system. Chamberlain’s Cough Rem edy is famous for its cures of colds and it should be kept at hand ready for instant use. For sale by Z. W. Nichols, Breyard and O. L. Erwin, Calvert. WASHINM IHiT Among the Southern Govern ors Vardarnan and .Tef Davis mus: tei‘1 like “The Two (Jr[)!ians. ” The Czar w’ill doubtless learn thatyeilding com<\s easier after one gets in the habit (;f it. A little reading of the New \ork pa[)ei’s disi)ols the notiofi that there was such a thing as “the silent vote.” Count Cassini ii he i.s reading the dispatches from Russia, nov>' knows about the "bitter end” h»; I used to worry over. “Ja[)an is becoming democrat ic” saysaTokyo writer. W(!ll. Mr Bryan has bf*en in th3 neigiibor- hood for a couple of weeks. Wouldn’t it have been a joke ok the insurance companies if Col. Bryan had been electcd in or 1900, in spiteof their “Bariel.' While the judges of the Hall of Fame were trying so hard to de cide who should get a niche, strange none of them thougiit of Pat Crowe. This announcement tliat eight een women are bank cashiers in Iowa is a little sur>)ri.-3ing. We supposed they would rather be ••tellers. ” The Sultan of Turkey says that he would rather perish than sur render control of the haances of Macedonia. Talks like a ••life in surance president.” An Indian Territoi-y squav,- l as been discovered who beats i.e/ husband. There is no use in ti y- ing to get an Indian to take Civi lization in moderation. Vv'hen you start a story about a town being ••in the throes” of something or other you hav<" to look twice to see whether the town is in Russia or Kansas. W e are about willing to accept John A. McCall’s assertion that he is a poor man, now that he ex plains how he has invested all his savings in the life insurance. Another Oregcjn Congressman has been senten'ced to jail. Ore gon seems likely to be m(»re })i’()m- inently re|>resented in the peni tentiary than it is in Coiigress. It is going to n:akt'‘ a severe draft on Russia’s sup})Iy of free si)eech when th<i Finns and Poles start in to unload their thougiits that iiave been snpressed for years. The Hicks Almanac for I9C6» The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac will not be published for 10-0, but his monthly Journal, Woni) ani* WoiiKs, has b(‘on changed into large and costly Magazine, ;nj(l it will coiitnin his ste,rm aiul weather foiecasts and other astronotnical eatuies complete. Tlie November, number, now ready, contains tliC forecasts from January to .Tune, IDiXk The January number, ready T)<H*em- ber 20th, will contain the forecast.^ from July to Dember, I’.MK). The price of this splendid ?>!agazine ;.■> One Dollar a Year. .See it aiid you will have it. The N(iV(>niber aiq> January nund)ers containing th« llev. Irl li. llii'ks foreca.sts tor tlie whole year, and more complete thaw ever, can he had b\ sendir.g at once 20 cents to Wokd am> Woiiks Pin:- LISHI.NC CoMeANv, 22f>l Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo.

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