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Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper, J. MlXEU, Maiiauvf BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. AIKUJST 190(i. VOL. XI-XO. 31 Transylvania Lodge No. 143, , Knights of Pythias Ucaular convention ov- efy Tiu'sday niyht in M a- sonii* llalT. Visit in j;- Ivni;;hts ai’o fordiallv in- '■itea to attend. T. W. WKITMIRE C. C. Brevard TeSeplione Excliange. H(')T'KS; Daily--? a. ni. to 10 p. ni. ^^uiHiay S to 1(1 a. in.. 4 to (• p. ni. ^’enti-al Ollice—MrMinn liioc'k. Professional Cards. W. B. DUCKWORTH, ATTO RN EY AT- LAW. Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty. lioonij; 1 and '2. rickoLsinier Huildin; The Prodigal’s Return. A Transylvania Boy Tells of a Week’s Visit, to the Old Home. ZACHARY &. BREESE ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Offices in Mciilinn Block, Erevard, N. C. GASH GALLOWAY. LAWYERS. Will practice in all the conl•t^. Koonis !) and Id. Mi'Minn l>K>ck. D. L. ENGLISH LAWYER lUtonis 11 and ll2 McMinn l>lock. lill!-:VAKI). X. Miscellaneous. "The JEthelwold l^ivvard's New llot.-l—Modern A))- ])ointiTients---C )pen a!) the year The i>atn)nn,ue ol the travelin^>- pnldie as well as suinnier tourists i." solicited. (.)pj). ('ourt House. Urevard. X.C. IM-P-A-X-S TaUiiles Doctors find A good |>res(‘i‘i[)tion Foi' iiiiiiikind The ."i-roJit picki't i» (‘luv.iirh lor usual occiisions. Tlie fainiiy Imttle (tiu (“c: t<) a s\u>i>!y for a year.' All (ii stll tlieni. In “The Land of the Sky.” ^ ^^ >'e»rtliet>»PPliiret;ouutry. I'rinciiial. Oldest In the State. Biiel- ness, Shorthauil.Typew rl- tiiifT, i'e n m a IIS h i j), and K n 1 i h court^es. ISOO trnniuiites in positions. Half or more of your niil- roail fare jiaid. Plenty of >;ooti luvard at $2..'iOtoSr!.r)0 per week. No vacations. V’.iiter any time. Si)eci«l courf.c by mail if you ask lor it. I'rincijial. ASHEVILLE, N. C. KOLL^STER'S Rocky fountain Tea fifiiggets A EuBy Medicine for Busy People. Brings Goiden Eealth and Ii'3aewed Vigor. A snot'ific for Constipation, Ir'iitrestion. IJvo srul Kiilii’ V Troubles, Pimples. i''czeim. Itupurf Bidotl. Iia<{ Breath. Slutrtr’sli Dowels, Hi'ii lMoli' 'and Jiackache. It's R<> *ky r.IoiintHin Tea in tul iVr form, 35 oents a l>ox. Oenuiue made by H<)r„Ti3TEii Pnro Co.vpavv, Mmlison, Wis. feOLDEM KUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE Tii bctti^r advfrtiso tliP Soutli’n Ijeadinj; Collef.'T**, just a fow si-holarships are ifft''*' i i'l (“‘I'’'' st'iuion at less than cost. 1»ON”T DKt..\Y. WRITK TODAY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE STUART McGUIRE, M. D , President. This CoHeze conforms to the Standards fixed by law for Medic?.! Education. Send for Bulletin No. 11, which tells about it. Three free catalosates—Specify Department, medicine - DENTISTRY - PH/IRMAGYl I'^ditor Sylvan \ allev Ni'ws: i I luivi' just retiirntMl from a I vacation. That ])(‘7* s<' is very niiiiitorcstiiiL: anti, coim'ion- ])lac(' to till' rt'adcTs of thi' Sylvan Vall<\v Nt'ws, l)ut 1 liavi' liecn to an nnconinion placi*. I have visited “tlu‘ i)lace ■\vhert‘ I washorn." Still lhat does not si.irnify anythin,lc. for all of ns have visited unc'oniinon ])laees, inehidiiii' the ]>laci' wlun-i' we and others wi'iv* horn, and thonirht it not very ri'inarkahle. B'at a^ain, 1 liavt' hei'n to a reijion wlieiv' yon are always welcomed witli tlie iz’lad liand and spa riding’’ i\ve, ])<‘tt('d, humoiH'd and loved Viiiile you stay, and we]»t ovc'r (aiul u])on). and hiddi'ii rh(* parting hene- diction of ‘-(-JoodsiK'c'd'' when you ,<;o, ‘-when' you know »'veryhody and everybody knows you." wlu're everyoU(‘ -'siu'aks a word to the weary" and heavy In'urted, tlu'fair country our trrt'at ('rt'at<.)r must hav(‘ touchi'd last and most la vislily of liis u'oodni'ss wh(*n he ri'stedfrom tlu' lahor of moulding a world, and ••saw tliat it was troo<l." I refer to that Ix'autiful nncfiualli'd land whose'l)oundari(“sittclos(‘ tlu' cou.n- ty of Transylvania. ltisnt)V('l and truly thrillini; to rt'- turn to sct'iies you h'ft wlien only a hoy, after havin.i: ]»i‘cn housed in a pulst'h'ss conventional city 7r(>ar af t(*r year untill you ha ve ([iiite .Lrrown into a sort of m(M‘hanical contri- vanc(‘ that says-'IlowiU^-do" in a ])honoirra])hical drawl, and shakes hands with tlu'w jirmtli and enthi s- iasm of a jt'w store dummy. It is so calminir to li'avt* the hard noi- somt* str(‘cts and feel your fec't iiira'n slnkin.i: into tlu* cool ,irr(H*n mi'adow. How (juickly tlu' old <*nvironmi‘nt steals back ui»on you like tlu' ‘-dim notes of j^ome sw(‘»‘t siuiir." brin^r- inu; rt'collictions of a hundr<Ml cari'- Ifss rom])in<j: days you sqnanderi'd over tlu‘ tit'lds and alont^ the streams, until ('nra])turi>d by tlu' 1 i -ture, your old hollow' (‘y(‘s 1111 fuller and fulh'r, and tlK'ii bri'alc over in oik* ^ood, lontr, old-time sol) of .ioy. It is now’ irrown dark. As you ]c,iss throu.i^h tlu‘ ^ati‘, aft('r fasti'n- injx the chain iH'hind y<-)u, thi' house do!^ announc4‘S your comini; in so vicious a manner, tliat yon lialt and talk lovini^ly to Liin. This does nt»t a])i)eas(‘ his aniri'r, ]iow(>v- er, for lu' adviinces tow'ard you cautiously and so(‘ms bi'iit on at- tachin;^ himsidf to some ])ortion of vour anatomy, until (mi* of your biij: cousins looms u]> in th(' door way and with a resoundin^jr ^one !" and an un^ry staiii]) of his foot .s(>nds the brut(‘ scamj)erin!r away and you an- jx'rniitti'd to ap proach in safi'ty. You sli]) ])ast your ]n-ot(‘Ctor, who scrutinizes you sns])iciously, and into the lious(\ Thi‘ family ar(‘ at su])])i'r, and as you drop your ba^i^ai^c' to th(* lioor, tlu‘y rt'i'ard you for a few* moments with a star(‘ of bt'wildi'rmt'nt, which s('(>ms to ask. “Where hav(‘ I st'i'ii that fac(‘ b('for(‘?" then u'radually they not(' “the favor." “It's Clan'nce—Kate's l)oy— whoop!" The spell is broken and for S{‘V{'ral minutes a sc(*ne of com motion ensui's which would rival a Comanche vrar dance. Finally 7rou ar(‘ pushed into a chair at the tabh' in a state of (‘xcitement and ' commanded to “help yourself,” and | betAveen mouthfuls questions are j directi'd at you, touching in sub- j stance, the w'liole of your life sin?c you li'ft home. You arise at last, how'evi'r. fully satislied. Thi‘r(‘ ar<^ si'vc'ral yonn^u:sl(‘rs —yoTir (‘ousins—whom you n('V('i’ saw b('fore. ()ni*of them »‘s- ])ecially invitt'S your att(‘nti(m. IIi‘ is th(‘ freckh'd faced chap of '|‘er ha])s t('n years who has lu'cn w’atch- imr you {losely (*vt'r sinct' you t'n- teri'd tlu* hous(' and who sei'ins metre (h'eiily irit(“r('st(Ml and pl('a;-('d than th(‘ I’l'st. “Don't In* basliful (’lari'n<‘(‘. shake* hands with youi‘ LTucl(* Clarenee*." You are* sur- prise'd. Ye>u know ne)w why lie* is so fase-inate'el. He* thrusts a retund fat paw into yours with a ve*ry she'e*])islt loedc e)ii his fae-e*. and as you ”ive* it a .se(ue*e*/A* you fe*e‘l some]u)w that he* like‘S you im- me*nse*ly. Pie* is ye)ur com])aniem from that hour until you le*ave*. That niirht, in antie-ipatie>n e)f cennin.L': fun ye)ur dre'ams are we>n- ele'rfully sweu't anel ye>u awal:e* te> elre>i) in.te) a life* t)f e‘omi)U*te ielle*ne'ss. Afte*r bre'akfast ye>u ask (’lare'iie-e* if iishinir is as ire)e)el he*re* as it u.seel te> be*. Ke‘ ])re)mj)tly informs ye>u that he* kne)V\'s a ]ilae-e* whe-re* all you have* to do is te> elre)]) ye>ur he)e)k anel ]mll 'e-m e»nt. Se>e)n ye)u are' e)n ve)ur way to the* cre>e'k with <'lur- •ne-e* (]iatte'rin;r Jind ski])])in”; alonu: ]H'fe)re* ye)U. He* strike's threiuixh a ee)7-n/i(‘lel wliicli ,S(‘cms at least lialf I mile* ae-re)ss, whe*n afte-r struir- '-^lin.LT thrfiuirh a de'nse* e-ane* brake'. ye)u e'me*r^^e* into a se>ft. shady, •rrassy 7)h)t at a ])e>int whe*i-e* tlu' crc*e*k be*nds. and the* wate*r is ele*e*]: and blue*. Your frie*nd is ne)t lenvj- in elemetnstratin;; an anuliiiLT dex- re*rity f.-ir su]'.erie)r to ye>urs, i’or be- fen-e* half an he)ur has])asse*el he* ha^ hinde*el thre'e' and is ^e'ttin.i; Mnotlie r nibblt*. while* ye)u are* je-rkinjx viu'or- e)usly at imairinary bite*s which are' ne)t]iin;x meire* tha ntlie* rip] 1 -s ]n:.y- iui^ around yemr e-ork. At last a ‘‘autious vie-tim re*ally de)e*s take.; i)e)na tide* taste* of yenir bait which 'e> e*xe-ite*s your fane*y that ye)u irive* the* })e)le* a pre)di!^ie)us yank lod.i^injr \''e)ur he)e»k in a limb lifte*e*n fe*e*t abe)Ve' ye)ur he*ael and the*n sit tlie*re in a state' e>f he'lple'ssitess anel wate-b. the' e-onteirtions of the* re*el-worm which is still attaclie'd te>ye)ur line*. Ye)ur name*sake^ has be'e'ii wate-liinir vour futile* e*tfe>rts from the' c*e)rner of liis e*ye*, and ne:*arly dyin.i? fe>r a e*hane*e' t.) e*x])le)dt', but he', nevt'r- thele-ss, turns a se*rious, vt'ry s;rm- iiathi'tie* anel ('neiuirinii; fae-e' to ward ye)U. Ye)u te'll him that ye)U are* ne)t mue-h struck on tish.ini; any way anel be'lie'Ve* you will re'st, anel while' he* e-emtinue's te> lanel them at short anel regular inte*rvals ye>u e*rawl bae-k ujx^n the* i^rass, stre'tch- in,i>: out just as Hat as ye>u ]>ossibly e*an anel h).se* yourself in me*ditation. O he)w lazy ye>u have be'come*! You lie there listening: te> the hum e)f the' be*e*s and thousanels of otlu'r in- s('(*ts while the^ ri])plinu: of the- cr('e*k are>und a stone' at an unce'r- tain distance' lulls you te> drow.si- ness. Throui^h half cle)se'el lidsye)u iia'/e up into the se>ft w'ille)ws abe)ve‘ ye)u. A brown thrush alii^hts u])e)n a twi.<r, and afte*r ])ie*kini; his fe*ath- ers in a busine*sslik(^ mann.e*r, be'- ‘^ins his old moc*kinir roundelay. It has be*e*n ye'ars since you saw' him. but he' is the same olel familiar frie*nd yon used tv) know. Ye)ur e'yelids are' ne*arly cle)se*d and you are feelin" sle'e])y, slee'])y, and (), se) ce)inplete*ly satisiie*d. Your thousrhts now bejrin te> wande'r in a haphazard manner. You re'c-all the' lit\' yon have just left; it de)es not phrase you. You condemn the man wiio loves work, and the' man who advocates the strtmue>ns life should be chloroformed or han^-ed. and after you liave committed all such fools to a violent death and all eM)n.se‘ie)Usne*ss is e*bbin!J^ a wav into a ele'e']) sle'(']>, ye)n are^ are)use*d fre»m yenir le'thari^y by an army of ants wiiich se'e*m inte*nt on (*x- ple)rin,tr yeiur ]K*rse)n. Arisin/i; with se>me* she)w e)f animation ye>u start lor he)me* e-arryini; a ])e>rtie)n of your friend's e*atch fe>r him. That atte'rne>e)n as ye>ii sit e>n the* i’re)nt iiejrcli talkin”; with tlie; he)me fe>lks. an e)lel lady elrive*s U]) te> pay a visit. She* is e)ve*r e*ii;hty ye*ars e>f a<;e*; we*ll kne)w*n all e*ve*r the*, coun try lor he*]' many we)manly (|ualitie*s anel e‘he*e*rful s])ii-it, and as she* alii^hts anel re*marks on the; we*ath- er ye>u note* that she* deu's ne>t ap- ])(*ar te) be* a elay eileler than wl. -n ye)u last .saw* lit*r. She* r.t e)ue-e manife‘sts a. curiosity e>n sc*e*in,ii you. he;n she> is tedel whet ye)u ai’e; she* smile*s e)ve*r he*r u^lasse-s at you and e*xe-laims, ••Why lawzy ma.s.sy, is tliis Kat»*'s boy! fre*ckle's just like* his ma, ele>n't he*? (’e>me* he*r<; se>nny anel le*t me* huir ye)u. Ile“'s irot Kate-'s e“ye*s, ])ine“ blank, anel he*r me)Uth, but his nose'—Kate*‘s iu)se warn't that hi”-; must e>' te>e)k tiiat frenu his elaelely's siele' e)f the* hetuse*. " .ind as she' e-ontinue*s to re*mark e>n ye>ur pe‘r- sonal aj)i)e*arane-e* and ]iat ye>a e»n tile* she)ulele*r, you fe'e'l fe>r tlie' world just like* a trre*at l)iir cry baby. She’ talks with ye>u all that afte*rne)e>n anel t<*]]s y<nx inore* about ye>ur <»wn fedks tlian ye>u weiulel e've*r have* ie*arne‘d fre)m anv eitlie'r soure*e*. Ane)the*r tine* me>rnin;Lr. sup})lie*el with a bucke't. ye)u anel your-[(al wanele*r e)ff te> ];ie*k blae-kbe*rrie-s tor pie*s. Your hands are* ye*t te*nele*r whie h ])i*e*ve*nts you from making' my !.;:re'at he-adwav. Ye)U are* p*t- tin.LT alemix, thouirh re'asetnably we'll. *atinir two be'rrie*s fe>r e*ve*ry e)ne* li*])e)site*el in the' buedve't, wlu'ii ■■whe)o])!" you but into a “yalli'i ;acket's'' ne*st and cliarire* for tlie* cle‘arin^^ elrairurin^ flfte-e*n y:ird< oi 'ne>re* of ••])ize*n e>ak'. in youi' w'ake*. The* feillowin.ii: me)7-nin^r your e-oneli- tie)U is ])itable. but mue-h ele>e'te)rin,u' starts ye)u e>n the' me*nel and ye)u be- 'JTin to smile* ])le*asantly tlirouLrh, tlh- 'alve* anel take; e>n metre* hei])e*. Ai.'-ain ye>u lure-h e)ut inte>, the* hap- ]>y-^a)-lue-ky life witheiut hindrance* or re'straint. The*y all se*e'm e-razy ove*r you and ne)thin*r whicli the*y can de) is u‘e)e)el e*ne)uirh for ye)u Ye>u are' still uni:arele>nably lazyanel ne)-acce)unt. Eve'rythiiur is so in- te*restin,”: that ye>u fe*e*l that ye>u woulel ne*ve*r tire* e)f sue-h a life. Tlie'se* ine-ide*nts anel a multituele' e>f othe*rs e-om])rise* the* ])le*asure‘s e)f ve)ur vae-atie)n anel ye)u are* ra])ielly de*ve*]e>])inii: inte) a h)ve*r of the* setil whe*n le>! ye>ur we*e*k is e'nde*el and you must de*])art. This is the* time* yetu dre*aele*d. O how elisappoint- im;—this ])itte*r-swe*et e>f life'. But ye)u re*alize> all thin,i.''s must have an e*nel. Ye)u have had a ^e)od tinu'; you must iro back to w e>rk ne)w*. It is Mondtiy morning ; the .uex) 1- bye's have' bc'en said and promise's te) writer anel te) de'live'r nu'ssa,:i:e's te) Kate' as sof)n as you se*e' her. Ac- e-ompanie'el by ye)ur little n(']>hew you walk te)warel the ele'])e)t in si- le*ne*e. You hate* te) le'avt' him ; he' liate's jnuch w'^)rse to .^e'e you le'ave* : he has liad the; be>st time' of his life*. You bid liim ^e)e)elbye anel ste]> live*- ly abettirel, the* e'n^rine' ]',utT‘s anel be*- trins te) me)ve', 7rou le*an e)ut of the* winele)w' and as the train .icains icri*ater nu)me-ntam at e'ac*h. i)ufi ye)u le)ok bae-k anel wave to the' lit tle* fiu:nre* standing disconsolate on the i)latforni. Eve'rythin*' has ];asse'd like a elri'ani. The time' was se) she)rt, but it lias left an impre'ssion that will clin.j' te) your me*mory with a fre.shness that canne)t be (lissi-i)ated by floetinjj: years, and while' man snail continue to clicrisli his “Home, Sweet Home.” The Prodigal. Xe) new pictaro.s of Mrs. llarry Thaw liave boon discoverod for tlireo days. Tiio New ^Mexico st;i,tclu)od que'stion has been shaken out e)f the hiiieljf^dit b}^ a series of earth- quake shocks. When Mrs. Leslie C.irter is hard up feir more adveriisiiK'x she may hack out of the mat riinonal harness a^'ain. Xe)w they ai’e talkini^ about ))ro- jr'ctii!!;- the ’oeautit'ul a'-rburii wiiiskers e)f J. Ham Lewis in*o the Thaw case. Mr. Du[)e)iit broke inte) the Sc'iiate just in 'liinc* te> Iceen tlni l)e)weler trust fre>in bein^ bustt'd i)y Theodorus J. A cry has aiisen in Atlanta fe)r Jerome and Follv as the3 no.xt Democi-atic candidatos I'oi- Presi- deht and Vice-L*re,'sielent. I: the ticket wen’e reveirsejd much mi^ht be saiel for it. Kveu the*n it wouUl be a shame? te) iiave? a statesman like Fe^Uv mix with such a lump e)t'hot air and shams. Olel niaiels woujel be scarce and liar.I to liiiei, (N)ulel they be made to see, How ‘,n-ae-e anel beauty is e-onibinf'-l Uy usiiijj: Hocky .Mountain 'rea. —Z. W. Xichetis. Seiutherii coiu’erts to Se<*i’e- tary Taft's ce)unsejl are ne;L i‘e)lling doiii^ fast enou^ii to make much noise. Maybe .Justice Hrewer will -.haii^e liis mind a!)e)ut the “pe)”’- -n* of the ”’overnment’’ after it fias had a brush with the Sland- U'd Oil Ce). I iin<*<*<‘ssary i].v|K*ns<‘. Acute attacks e)f ce)|ie, diarrlioea anel dysentery ce)ine on without wartnn<? anel prompt relief inu<t l*e obtained. Tht-'re is no necessity of uicurrinj^ the (.‘Xpeiise ot‘ a jthysician’-: -«ervice in such cases if ('li.imherlain's ’oIi(-, ('lie)Iera anel I)iarrhe)ea f*em- -*dy is at luinel. A dose of this rem- ed\ will relieve the i>atie:rt before* a le)ctor ce)uld arrive. It has ne*ver l>een known to fail, ev(*[i in the most severe and daii'^ennis cases and no tamily should he without it. Fejr sale by Z. W. Xiclie>ls Ht-evard ind (). L. i;r\viu ('a I vert. The \\ashinu:!on l^ost oi ijri- nat e's the idea that )lossibly H irry Tiiaw was suii’erinic fce)m “emo tional irisaniiy" when lie married I he f^irl. The seperation of H. H. Ke)^ers L're)m a uiillioii and a half oujifht to have bee'n gex)d fe)r some fren zied remarks by Tom Lawse>n, but he seems to become strange ly quiet e)f late. How’s Tlii.s? Wo otter one lunulre'd de)iiars re- Vvaiel lor any ease of catarrh that canneit be curcd by Hall’s ('taarrh ('ure. F. J. Cheney tl' Ce)., Toleele), (). We, the unelersijjned, have known F. J. (iieney for the last 15 ye-ars, and believe him pe;rfectly hone)rable in all his business transacrie)ns anel liiuincially able to carry out anv e)hli<^ations made* by his tinn. Waldint;, Kinnan Marvin, Wheilesale l)ru”<?ists, Te>le:io, O. Hall’s ('atarrhCuie is taken hiter- nally, acting elirecrly upon the blood and mucous .Surface^ of the syste'm. Testiinonial.s sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all drug- ■iists. Take Hall’s Family Pills for con^ stipation.
Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
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