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Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
J. J.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1905.
VOL. X-NO. 48
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
Knights of Pythias
Rcirulai- convention ev
ery Tuesday niyht in Ma
sonic Half. Visitinjr
Knijjhts are cordially in
vited to attend. HILARY B. BRUNOT.C. C.
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
iiouHs:
Daily—7 a. ni. to U> p. m.
Suntlay—H to 10 a. m.. 4 to (» p. m.
Central DHice^—McMinn J>lock.
Professional Cords.
W. A. GASH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId’g, Brevard, N. G.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
Rooms 1 and i!, Pickelsinioi* Buildinjr.
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Practices in all the courts
I looms 5) and 10, McINlinn Dloi k.
D. L. ENGLISH
LAWYER
Rooms 11 ar-i 1:2 McMinn Block
BREVARD. N. C.
Miscellaneous.
The JEthelwold
Brevard's !Xe\v Hotel—^lodern iVp-
])ointraents—Open all tlie year.
The patronajre of the travelintr ])ublic
as well as summer tourists is solicited.
Opp. Court House, Brevard. N.C.
K-I-P-A-X-S Tabiilos
Doctors liiid
A good prescription
For mankind
The .5-cent packet is enou}:l> for u«5unl ocrasions.
The famiiv bottle (GO cents) contains li Mipply
for a year.' All druggists sell them.
A •, • / fCR I
Pi
T<i bott«*r iv'lvertise the South’s I-eatliiin
Bn*=iiu'««i C<)llejr«*. just a few scholiirship.ri uri'
GA-iLA!mSSSCra
5QQQTELEGRAPHERS
ED
Annually, to till the new positions cre
ated 1)V railroad and tele«rraph compa
nies. *We want youn^ men and ladies
of {rood habits, to LearnTelegraphy
and Railroad Accounting. We
furni'^h 75 ])er cent, of the Operators
and Station Ajjents in America. Our
six schools are the larjrest exclusive
Telegraph schools in the World,
tablished 20 years and endorsed l>y all
•^eadinjr railway officials.
I pxccute a $:250 bond to every student to
^■inii«V» him oi her a position raying from «JO to
r*er month it> States east of the Rocky Moun-
■ t'iin« or from $7.'> to $100 per month in Sta'es
y ,ve«=t. of t'>e Rockies, irame<iiat<-!y on graduation.
' Sttidents can enter at any time—no vacations.
For full particulars regarding pny of our schools
•write direct to our exe<-utive ofliceat Ciuclnuati,
O. Catalogue free.
THE MORSE SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY.
Cincinnati, Ohio,
Atlanta, Ga.
Texarcana, Tex.
Buflalo, X. Y.
LU'ros'^^e. Wis.
san Francisco, Cal.
Thanksgiving Day.
Progress and Prosperity of
Brevard—What our Town
Should Be Thankful for.
Yesterday, Thursday Novem
ber 80, was the day set apart by
the Governor of North Carolina
as the day on wliich to manifest
our thankfuhiess ' i- i\iany bles
sings, and it is t«i)t amiss for us
to point out some thing;s which
may have been omitted.
During the past year Brevard
has made very creditable pro*^
ress in many lines for w’hich our
people have just cause to be
thankful. The new Methodist
church edifice, one of the llnest
auditoriums that any town of our
size can show for religious wor
ship, has been built and finished
within the present year, and the
Methodists should enter with
spirit into the season of Thanks
giving.
Many new cottages have been
built and several families will
have hearts tilled with thankful
ness that they are enabled to oc
i-upy homes of their own instead
of paying rent.
The Town has sold its munici
pal bonds and has bought th(
stock of the Brevard Water Com
pany. The mains will be extend
t'd to all sections of the Town,
making glad the liearts of m;in.\
who have been getting their wa
er supply under difficulties,
rhis sale of bonds means so much
or the betterment of conditions
fhat all citizens have cause foi
tlianksgiving.
The health of our town durinjj
the past year has been all that
iny community could ask or ex
[)ect. Not that there is any ma
terial scarcity of disease in our
midst, because w’e are always
liealthy liere, but we are so much
oetter off than many sections
whei-e contagious diseases have
prevailed that we should be
thankful for the continued excel-
it^nt health of the Town.
Thanksgiving Day is past, bui
tiiose who have the welfare ot
Brevard at heart are entering
the next year with hearts tilled
with thankfulness that our pros
[lects for the future are brighter
than ever before. Among the
immediate betterments now in
sight is a complete system of
sewerag'e for the Town wliich will
most certainly add to the contin
uation of our past and present
ijcood health. An electric light
[)lant is assured, opening the way
for enjoyable evenings out and a
pleasant walk home from churcii
or social gatherings. This is so
manifestly in the hneof progress
that all must be thankful that its
accomplishment is so near at
hand.
We are thankful that Brevard
has competent and honest offici
als, progressive and energetic
business men, and it now be
hooves us to all pull together for
the general good, and as a result
w’e will have greater cause for
thanksgiving at the next annual
return of the season. Speak a
good word for your tow’u if you
can’t help in any other \vay.
The Sylvan Valley Xkwh office
for finest work.
Pay In Advance.
People who subscribe for a
newspaper in future will be com
pelled to pay in advance. As
showMi by the folknving clipping
from The Circulation Manager,
a i-ecent decision of the postoffice
department bases the right of a
paper to second-class postage on
its paid-in-advance circulation.
If the News is to continue as sec
ond-class mail matter it must be
able to show that it has a “gener
al circulation,’’that is at several
postofilces, and that circulation
is made up of only }>aid-in-ad
vance subsci’ibers. Shall we
continue as a newspaper?
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“The country publisher now
has an opportunity to arise and
call the ]>ostoffice department
blessed. Mr, Madden, in charge
of second-class mail matter, has
issued an order that newspapers
and periodicals, to be entitled to
a continuance of the second class
mail privilages must be able to
show’ bona tide subscri{)tion lists,
ind he defines a bona fide sui)
scfiption list as one made up ol
1 )ai din- ad van ce s u i)sc ri pt ion s
“The old subscriber who has
paid nothing for five or ten years
will have to go. He must b<
tnade to pay in advance, or b*
crossed otf the list The faci
iliat he has not ordered the papei
iiscontinued has nothing to d<
.vith the case. As a su])posedl\
tangiijle asset on the subscri))tioi,
i)ooks he is to be counted as
down and out. The fact that h<
)nce paid for the paj)er and i-
presumably good for w^hat hi
may ap[)ear to owe according to
the books will not have any mon
-■tfect upon the postoffice de[)art
ment than the llowers that bloom
ed last summer.”—Circulatioi.
Manager.
“The poor wretch who sells his
vote is a despicable creatui-e.
His right to cast a vote is the evi
dence of his citizenship and his
equality with all his fellows in
the scheme of self-government.
But the man who buys his vote,
or contributes the money to bu,\
nis vote, is more despicable.
Bu3’er and seller are both ])ubli(
enemies; but the buyers of votes,
more favored by fortune, are thi
greater offenders. They know
better than they do, and deserve
the following blistering censure
laid upon them by ex-Attorney
General Wayne MacV'eagh: ‘Who
ever helps to destroy the onl.\
basis in a republic for respect
for law—a pure ballot and honesl
sulfrage—by buying votes with
money or office, or any other form
of corruption, is a traitor to the
free institutions that our fathers
founded, and his proper garb is
slri})ed clothing, and his proper
place is the penitentiary; and
w’hoever. in view' of the appalling
revelations of these days, conthi-
ues to fui’nish political managers
with the means of such corrup
tion ought to be clothed in the
same garb and occu))y a cell in
the same prison.’"—Fayettsville
Standard.
Clear thinking decisive action, vim,
and vigor of body and mind, the
.s])iirkle of life, comes to all w'ho use
Holli.ster’ri llocky Mtniiitain Tea.
35 cents, Tea or 'Jablet.*?.—Z. W.
Nichols.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
Uow to Decorate It and Distribute
the PresentM.
fcitrhigd of white popcorn, balls of
suowy popcorn and gieuniing candles
give the Christmas tree light. Tiny,
tinkling bells dangling from the twigs,
bits of tinsel caught here and there
and golden stars give it cheer, says the
rittsijin*g i’ress. Bulky packages at
the foot, misshapen rolls in the notches
between the limbs and irinik, bright
colored gifts with names hidden, give
it the charm of mystery. Wi;o has not
felt this mystery? Who has not loved
iL? Who would forget itV
Set ihe tree in place the daj' liefore it
is to be used. A Christmas tree cannot
be decorated ut the last mon)enl and
be a sncces.-:. 'dake the pvpcoru balls
the day before. Let the chiidrcn string
the corn the day before. Tlie little
people get the most fun from the ii-ee
that they help to decorale. They can
hang the balls to the tree*. They can
])Ut on the tinsel and can tie on the
bells. What diiference does it isiake if
me bits of tinsel are not on straic-iil.
and are not so artistic as mother could
have made them? Christmas is ilu*
children's day, and they get al)out as
much pleasure out of dressing tin- iret'
as their elders do, and the elders often
thoughilessly rol) them of this pleas
ure. We have all be<*n guilty of shut
ting ourselves up wiili tlu‘ tro(‘ whia
the youngsters hung around outsicu*, so
eager to see that they have resorted to
unsatisfactory glimi)ses tin’ough the
keyhole.
Sometimes a well shaped pine trei-
limb can be substituied for a tree. It
can be set up on a heavy base or it <-a;.
be sui)ported across tiu- coiau^r of tli<
room. V>'hen fasLencd across a cornc.
where there is a window seat, the sea^
gives an oi)i>orluniiy for stacking u;
lieavy packages.
The ( hri.simas tri'e may l)o a nuui
ber of sm;ill limbs built up in the cen
ter of the library table. Small gif.
can be hung to the branches, the heav;
ones set upon the table or al*out th(
base.
One family i)layed Santa Claus witk
a number of branches of evergreen ii.
the center of the dining room tabl-
and to each branch attached walnu;
from which the meat.i had been re
moved anti in which had t»een placi*..
a little rolled note. The name of hi;:
for whom the note was intended wa
Avritten in ink on the outside of thi
shell. The note said. “Look behind xiu
kitchen door.” When the person nam
ed looked liehind the kilchen door he
fouiul another note saying, “Look in th(
attic chest.” Here he found but anoth
er note addressed to himself say;n;i'.
“Look in the potato sa:-k i:i the c^^'llar.’
And every member of the family wu.^
scat from idace to placc all over the
house until at last he would find a noio
which would tell him to look in the
place where the gift had really bi'ei!
hidden.
This is great fun where the member,
of the family are not too old to ciias.-
all over the house. The search for th('
older ones, however, can be couHned to
one room. (Jrandfather may be t dd ti>
look behind the clock, another time
to look in the secretary or under th(>
library rug and linaHy in Ills rocking
chair. Let each i)er.-5on conc«*;il hi ^ own
gifts and aiTange the notes and tlie line
of search and mark and p-ut the notv*
into the empty shell :ind hang it on the
pine twig on tiie table.
How to Roast tiie Clirlstma.s Goose.
Be careful in selecting a goose for
Christmas to get a young one, as old
ones are very tough and reiiuire spe
cial cooking to make them tit to eat.
The young goose can be dislingui; heJ
by its soft yellow legs, which are cover
ed Avith down, w'hile those of an uki
goose are of a reddish color and have
long hairs on them. After the goose i.-'
profjerlj' drawn wii)e it inskle and out
with a damp cloth and till it w'ith this
stuiiing: Boil and mash three or four
potatoes and four good siztnl onions;
add while all is hot a tablespoonful of
butter and two of milk, two teaspoon-
fuls of powdered sage, a tablespoonI’ul
of sweet marjoram, one of salt, a good
leaspoonful of pepper and the beaten
yolk of one egg. Sew up the opening
and truss. Allow' twenty-five minutes
to eA'eiy pound when roasting and
baste every ten minutes. Meanwhile
stew' the giblets for the gravy. Serve
good gravy in one tureen and apple
sauce in another.
Editorial Briefs^
A copy of the Southern Home
.Journal, })ublished at Winston-
Salem, N. C., is on our table. It
is both mechanically and editori
ally a very creditable monthly
and will be found w’orthy a place
in every Southern home.
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With President lltjosevelt back
ing the proiiosition there is little
doubt that the Appalachain [)ai-k
and ftn’est preserve will be an
accomplished fact during the
})resent session of congress.
\Vi!l Brevard be in it or will Ashe
ville monopolize all its ad\anta-
ges? We shall see.
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“The Record,” a history of ac-
f-omplishments and progress of
the University of Nortli Carolina
during the past year is received.
It is a very interesting and eoin-
mendable pamphlet of 40 pager;
<ind cover, printed by the Uni-
ver-sity Press. Chapel Hill, and
contains much matter of interesti
io all who have heretofore or al.
present friends in that institu-
lion.
In Praise of C’liainb<‘ri;iiV’,
C'oiiyli IvC'iiuMly.
There is no other inedii'ine manu
tUctured that has receiv(‘d so much
praise aufl so many expressions of
gratitude as Cliand)erlain s Cou^h
Remedy. It is efiective, anti prompt
relief follows it.s use. Gratf*rii!
parents everywhere do not hesitate
to testify to its merits for the l)enetit
>f others. It is a certain curf for
roup and will prevent the attack if
;;iven at tlie first a|.‘pearance of tiio
ilisease. It is especially adapted to
children, as it is pleasant to take and
contains nothin*? hijurious. Mr. E,
\. Huniphreys, a well known resi
dent a>Kl clerk in the store of Mr. 10.
Loek, of Alice, Cape Colony, Soutti
Africa, says; “I have used Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy to ward o^'"
croup and colds in my family. 3
I’ound it to be satisfactory and it.
o ives me pleasure to recommend it.’’
For sale by Z. W. Nichols, Breya:-1
and O. L. Erwin, (,’alvert.
The Sylvan Valley News is of
1‘ering some very tempting prop
ositions in reading matter with
the hope of inci’easing its circula
tion. The magazine olfer adver
tised on 8th page is extraordina
ry for a country paper to make.
The Southern Agriculturist is
free t<) new subscribers, and
there are other propositions iti
our columns that should secui'o
us a large list, but so far only one
new name has been added to or.r
list. The first of December all
these offers will be withdrawn—
what are our people w’aiting foj'?
If they expect us to give them
the News they will wait a long
time. tld
Beautifying methods that injin
the skin and health are dangeron:-
Be beautiful w thout diS(\)mfort b
taking Hollister’s Ilocky Mountai
Ita. Sun.«ihiny faces follow its us<
ao ceiits.—Z. ^V. Nichols.
Torture of a Preacher.
The story of tlie torture of
O. D. ^loore, }>astor of the Baptist
church of Harpersville, N. Y., will
interest you. He .says: “I suflferf' I
ajj:onies, bec.iuse of a persistent
couj^h, resulting from the grip, i
liad to sleep sitting up in bed, •
tried many remedies uithout reli-'l,
until I took Dr. King’s New Discov
ery for con.sum]>rion coughs and
colds, which entirely cured my cough
and saved me from consumption*”
I A grand cure for diseased conditions
j of thro.at and lungs. At Z. V7.
1 Nichols druggist; price 50c and Sl.( Q,
guaranteed. Triul bottle free.
V.