Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper,
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•T. J. Manasrcr.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. N0VEM15ER 17.1005.
VOL. X-NO. 40
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
Knigtits of Pythias
Reixulai* convention ev
ery Tuesday ni^ht in Ma
sonic Half. Visitinj:
Knights are cordially in-
V ited to attend. HILARY 8. BRUNOT, C. C.
As Others See Us.
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
HOUKS:
Daily—7 a. m. to 10 p. ni.
.Sunday—8 to 10 a. ni.. 4 to p. m.
Central OHice—McMinn lilock.
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.
riooms 1 and 2, I’iekelsinier Build in jr.
ZACHARY 8c BREESE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
Letter From a South Caro
lina Boy.
WELCH CALLOWAY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
b’ractices in all the courts
I looms !) and 10. McMinn Block.
D. U. ENGLISH
LAWYER
Jlooms 11 and 12 McMinn Block.
BREVARD, N. C.
Miscellaneous.
The JEthelwold
Brevard'S New Hotel—Modern Ap
pointments—Open all the year.
The patrona<re of the travelinjr puhlic
as well as summer tourists i.s solicited.
Opp. Court House. Brevai’d, N.C.
A FREE PATTERN
(vdnr own selection) to every sub-
'crilicr, »)nlv 5<i cents .» vear.
A LADJfS’ MAOAZSNE.
A Cfm ; braiitifel rolorrd plates; latest
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work ; howscijoM iunts ; hction, etc. Sub
scribe to-dAy, or, M nU «.c lor latrst copy
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Perfect-Fitiiiif»^ Paper Paltewis.
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All Seams Allowed and Perforations show
the Basting dn>J Sewing Lines.
Only lo and 15 cents each—none higher
Aik for them. Sold in nearly every ciiy
and town, or by maTl frutn
THE McCALL CO..
113-115-117 West 31$t St.. NEW YORK.
SQQQTEI-EGRAPHERS
':NEEBETi
Annually, to fill the new ])ositions ct’o
ated by railroad and tele^Taph com]);i-
nies. We want younj; men and ladie^
of {rood habits, to LearnTelegraphy
and Railroad Accounting. We
furnish To per cent, of the ()i)ei-ator!-
and Station A*ients in i\mei-ica. Out-
six schools are the largest exclusive
Telegraph schools in the World. Es
tablished 20 years and endorsed by all
leadinfr railway otticials.
We pxcoute a $-^50 l>ond to every stiidont to
furnish him ni her a position r.iyinir from ^40 to
>60 per mojit h In State® east of the Hoi-ky .Moun-
tains, or from JT.^ lo flOO l er month in stii es
west of the Rockies, imuiefliati-'y on frradiiation.
Students « an enter at any time—no vaeations.
For full particulars resrnnliiip j*ny of our schools
write dirc^ct to our executive oflice at Cincinnati,
O. Catalogue free.
THE MORSE SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY.
Cincinnati, Ohio,
Atlanta, Ga.
Texarcana, Tex.
Buir.ilo, N. Y.
Iia(’ros«e, Wis.
San Francisco, Cal.
On Friday Oct. 1C. Cleveland
Epp and George Bates started on
an extended mountain trip across
tlie grand old Blue Kidge, in the
shadow of w hich we so peacefully
live. We went up the Jones Gap
road which is quite a scenery
with its short curves and numer
ous w’inds to climb the mountain,
which seems almost impossible.
It shows the great engineering
skill of its promotor, Solomon
Jones, who surveyed it with his
natural eye and without the aid
of an instrument.
After crossing the mountain
we came to Cedar Mountain, a
neat little hamlet with beaut if n
homes and a remarkable place of
worshp, known as the Rocky Hill
Baptist church with which the
Transylvania Association was ii
session. Here we stopped and
.‘^ta.yed with the kind peo})le ot
the community until Sunday and
listened with attentiveness to the
proceedings of the Associatit)i
and met and heard .several of th»
speakers, some of whom w(mc
able and talented. Rev, Jordai
of Hogback, North Carolina, whc
is an aged minister and on(' who
I believe, has done a great deal t(
{)romote the cause and one who
has been faithful to his (aHin<’
ind who has just about reapet
liis earthly reward; Rev. Allison
of Crab Creek, N. C.. is certainly
a promising young minister and
one who, I think will make a great
mark in the ministerial field, and
a number of others of marked
distinction which time and space
won't permit me to mention.
Now a word of the people ano
village. They are nestled aiiiojiv
urreen trees; as pretty a liltl-
town as you will tind anywhere,
iiid distinctly a model for North
Carohiia with pure air. good wa
ter and good health. They have
Llie quietness of the country,
though the}" have long, rough
roads to mark'et their acceptable
[)i'oduce. The kindness and
courtesy shown us during our
short stay makes it still a grand
^r place. Their kindness cannot
)0 excelled by any people on
•arth and wdiatever may be my
adventures in life 1 will recall the
()eople of that place with resjiect.
gratitude and affection.
On our w’ay to Brevard we came
lo the Connestee falls, with one
(;reek running due north and an
other running west and plunging
otf together into a chasm of great
height. Then we came lo the
French Broad valley and travel
ed down its banks for some dis
tance viewing its deep, blue and
quiet water and crossing it at
two places. Then we w’ere in
s'ght of a real town and in fact a
beautiful one.
Leaving Brevard for home on
Monday w^e came to CaBsars Head
for dinner and took a lunch on
the head. From there we viewed
the sections of Greenville and as
far as eyes could see, where the
earth and sky seemed to meet in
the southern horizon. While
standing on the head we could
count nine different towns with
their smokestacks all sending up
their great smoke showing that
manufacturing is the prosperity
of South Carolina.
Now in closing comment I can
say that the beautiful, green hills
and mountains of North and
South carolinas can not easily be
excelled by any place. With their
bare crags and j eaks they stand
in w'onderous beauty and attract
iveness. Respectfully,
Geo. Bates.
Marietta, S. C.
Vacant I>ot Improvemeut.
Owners of vacant lots in a Michigan
town h.'ivc agre(Hl to Avork with the vil
lage improvement society this stniimer
in beaiitifyini; those unsightly spots.
Flowers and vegetables will be rais<Ml
on them, and instead of being dump
in'' ground.s for tin cans and otlK'r
rubbish and eyesores to the neighbor
hood in which they are located they
will be made clean and attractive.
Other societies working for town bet
terment should look after the vacant
lots in their localities. Tlioy not only
spoil the beanty of ;i street, but are a
menace to health.
G<tin’ D»Trn.
fiays Iliram Ilicks to Rastus Green down
in Bill Jones’ storo.
Whore they hev sot day after day for
twenty year or more;
“It ain’t no use to talk uv keers a-comln'
threw this taown.
This place .ain’t never comin' up; it’s nllus
froin’ doawn.
It ain't no u.se to talk ••ibout a-huildin’
big hotels
Kr senternariums an’ sech fur brinsin’ in
tho .<5well.'^;
They h.ain't no one ’1th enterprise in thi.=:
dnrn sleepy laown;
Thl.s place instid tiv cornin’ up i.s Jest
a-e:oin’ daown.”
Says Rastus Green to Hiram Hicks; "I
swan. Hi. yew are risrht.
I never foen a taown like this .sence 1
hev hed my si^ht.
Hain’t nothin’ doin’ anywheres, jest pit
up every day
An’ eat an' go to bed aR ln in jest the
same ol’ way.
I talked on t.akln’ boarders once, an’ Fome
one says ‘Yew! Yew!
Yew' couldn’t board a ferryboat, much less
a city crew I’
An’ .so I kinder gin It up. No, Hi, this
here durn taown.
Jest ez yew say. ain’t cornin’ up; it's jest
a-poln’ doawn.”
Says ol’ Bill Jones, the prrocer man. who
.alius spoke rlprht out
In me<'tin' an’ w’ithout regard fur any one
about;
"Yew fellers air a durn grood pair to talk
about this taown
Not he%Mn’ any enterprise an’ alius proin’
daown.
Why, durn my skin, yew’ve squatted
here fur more than twenty yoars
A-w^aitln’ fur the train to come an' move
yew frum yewr cheers.
Tew've sot rlg’ht here with idle h.an’s an’
let yewr ol' tongrues wag—
Tew can’t build up a taown, by gum. while
holdln’ daown a kag!”
—Springfield Republican.
Ilu^v to I’repare a Mutton Ham.
A mutton ham for (,'hristuuis festiv
ities should be i»repared at once. (let
the butcher to cut a large fresh leg of
mutton into tlu* shape of a ham. Lot
this hang for two or three days. Then
rub in well one poimd of salt, a qtiarter
of a pound of coarse brown sugar, one
ounce of saltpeter pounded, all warm
ed before the tire. Be very c;ireful to
cover, even the shank, with this mix
ture. Place the meat in a deep dish
and turn and rub in the pickle every
day for a fortnight. Then drain and
dry it. Put under a heavy weight for
one day. Then smoke for at least a
w(*ek, more if time allows, or dry as
bacon. This ham is equally good broil
ed and l>oiled.
IJtnvarc of* C>iiitin<‘iits
for Catarrh that contain mercury, as
mercuy will surely destroy the sense
of'smell and completely derange the
whole system when enterinjij it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
aticles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the (Inmapce they do
is ten fold to the good you can possi
bly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
& Co, Toledo, O., contains no mercury
and is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and raucous 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 7oc. per bottle.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Beauties of Graft.
The foliov.’ing letter from a
Transylvania boy way up in New
York, was I’eceived at this oltico
addressed to nobody and signed
by nobody. It is published sim
ply to show the workings of graft
in that graft-ridden metropolis.
—El). News.
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Dear Sir:
Even in the midst of a terrify
ing campaign for Mayor and oth
er sundry city political offices,
with wheezy cart-tail orators, red
tire, brass bands galore and pa
rades innumerable of the tailors,
paper hangers, gold beaters,
brick layers, street sweepers
unions, 1 managed to drop in and
liave the saddle man send you
live saddles. He would have
sent them sooner but he only
sells second hand saddles at that
price, new ones costing per.
Having only three second hand
ones lie was in quite a quandary
how to fill the order until I kind
ly suggested that he take tw.o
new ones and ride them around
for awhile, waving a banner for
Hearst and “Pure" democracy,
and they then would soon have
the appearance of real, genuine,
second hand saddles. After
some persuasion he finally con
sented but took the precaution of
tilling the saddles with a couple
of (de luxe) editions of delegates
from the walking delegates' asso
ciation of Tammanites. This
precaution was absolutely neces
sary a.s that was the only way to
get the proper number of
“strings” on the .saddle. You
will tind the balance due you en
closed “with care” The man
i^uaranteed to have all the avail
able straps, strings, etc.. and sad-
tlles of the size and width of
“last” so in case you should re
ceive any with glanders, string-
halt, spavin, blind or false teeth,
let me know and I will proceed
forthwith to “string” the man
higher uj).
Yours as B 4, X.
Jurors For Noyemlier Court.
At the last regular meeting of
the Board of County Commission
ers which was held Monday, Nov.
(), 1905, the following persons
were drawn to serve as jurors at
the next term of Superiv»r Court
lor Trans^’lvania which c(^nvenes
Monday Nov\ 27 1905, Judge Mc-
Neal Presiding:
J S Jones Jaint's Heath
W O Gtirr{'n F T Whitmire
Robi'rt Breese David Wilson
P S Shnford J E Aiken
M W IMason J D Owen
W R M(‘rrell Mtinson Hamilton
M H Fowler J T Gilh'sjHt^
N M Brown Fred Batson
I C Tinsley W J Puette
E R Bislion Thos S Bosvs oll
J T Cantrell D B Handcock
O L Erwin A K Orr
T E Patton D C Sims
J S (Tarren J B Mern‘11
O E Clayton M J O.ir
Ed Aiken C A Allison
E B Barton W E Hall
Davis Gla/en(*r P C Surrett
R W Norton C L Osborne
M R Corn L W Duncan
Charlie Brooks W R Wilson.
Read the Sylvan Valley News—
per year in advance.
Minneapolis started;! “great re
ligious revival” some time ago.
Minneapolis never does things
by halves, it is either wickedest
among tho wicked, or the holies:,
of the holy.
Ohio and Penn.sylvaiiia wero
along time making uj) their mind.s
to do it, but when they did, it was
not “swatting em” with a tack-
hammer, it was a setting m:tuL
Bettor keep it for furtlier use, for
they have got to be swatted a fev/
more times }'et.
William R. Hearst does not
stop running for oftice just be
cause the election is over, notii-
ing ]jleases Willie better thciii fj,
“run” even running amuck has
no terrors for a runner like Billie.
Go it “Bill. ”
George B. Cox of Cincinnati
says he will retire from Ohio pol-
I itics. That is very kind of Geor-
I gie after the people of Ohio pulled
jthe platform from under him.
[There was nothing else left foi*
; “Jawge” to do.
Now that the people have risen
up and demonstrated tli:it tiioy
intend to do the governing tiiem-
selves and not leave that job lo
[)olitical bosses, there is one oth
er vital step that should be tak»Mi
that is rally round President
Roosevelt and Lelp him pass a
railway-rate law, which will re
lieve us from the industrial and
commercial desjiotisin, under
which we are now sulTering from
railway rule which holds the com
merce and industries of this
country at its mercy. Hon. W. ,1.
Bryan, has exhorted every Dem
ocrat in Congress to stand by the
President in the great light he
will make this winter to have
Congress pass the desired law.
Every Democrat as well as every
patriotic Republican ought to aid
in the passage of that bill.
ISN’T THIS ABSflLUTL^LYTRUE?
Nothing ever became no{)ular—here
or in any other country—without a
reason.
Popular men h.’ve merit of some
kind, must have, or they would not
be poi)ular.
They must have exceptional merit
and wonderful cliar.'cer if their i)op-
ularity increases with time.
As with men, so with floods. So
\\ ith any article that is on the mark
et. It cannot increa.se its sales, it
cannot be adopted as ;t standard ar
tide, it cannot survive ueneratious
unless it has real, inherent merit.
Milli<<ns ol‘dollar.s spent in adver
tising any article without merit are
just wasted, so far as contimied sales
are eoncerned. Inlellifient house
keepers cannot be compelled to buy
what they do not a]»prove of.
That much is a sell f'vident fact. It
cannot be j^ainsaid. I’>ut it tells its
own story of Lion Coti**e its(iuality—
a coflee that has been the leader of
all })acktioe cotfees tor more than a
quarter ofacentury, that lias steadily
";rown in the aiiections of millions of
American homes since its first intro
duction long, long ago.
Its unexcelled llavf)r, perfect puri
ty and uniforni <iuality. its absolute
cleanliness and neat appeareui o has
endeared it to the hearts of the i»co
pie.
(Jood grocers will tell you this, but
those who drink coffee ou^ht to
know much more about ({uality than
they who simply .sell it.
Insist on Lion Coflee, buy no loosi
coffee (in bulk)—you don’t know
what you get. How can your grocer?
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