Sylvan Yalley News
J. J. MIXKIJ, Mauiiijrcr.
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
BREVAKD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. SKrTiaiKER U. 1906.
VOL. II-NO. 32
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
^ Knights of Pythias
IveiTular convention ev
ery Tues(iay in Ma
sonic llalL Visitinj^
KnijrUlt) are cordially in
vited to attend.
T. W. WHITMIRE C. C.
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
HOUKS:
Daily—7 a. ni. to 10 m.
JSunuay—S to !(* a. ni.. 4 to (> p. m.
Central Oflice—McMinn J>lock.
Professional Cards.
W. B. DUCKWORTH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
Rooms 1 and 2. I’ickelsimer Biiildin<r.
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N, C.
GASH GALLOWAY,
LAWYERS.
Will practicc in alltlie courts-
liooms !> and 10, McMinn Klock.
DESTEOYEROFEOADS
AUTOMOBILES SAID TO BE CARRYING
OFF THE DUST.
D. L. ENGLISH
LAWYER
llooms 11 and 12 McMinn Block,
r.! I KVA in'). X. ('.
Miscellaneous*
TKOfitjIS k. £LIEN, Jr„
DENTIST,
()li|H)siti‘ Opera lIou>c
HENDERSONVILLH, - - N. C.
(lold ('rowii, r.rid^e Work and
I’orcchun Work spocialiios.
All work ^uarant(*c(l and prices rca-
t^onabh'. I’ainlc-s Kxiradioii.
The JEthelwold
Brevard's New Hotel-Modern Ai’»-
pointnients -()pcii all the year
The ])atronaye of tlic traveling'- pv.hlic
as v*ell as suinnier louri.-'i.'> i.-si)liciti,*d.
Opp. Court House, lircvard.. X.(‘.
Eiiix^rimenfN of G«»vernnient K:tiierta
♦o A.scortaiii (tiiaiitity i(l<t\Tn Awny
I».y >Iot«r furs—KffcirtN Uein^ Made
Fin«l a Ilt'iiieily.
The nutoniohile stands accused o:i
official y^ovcTnnient authority of a hirrii
rriin(' and ndsdeuK'anor. It is dcstroy-
inir ro.'ids. And if it be asU(>d. How so?
the answer is; l’.y carrylue: off the
dust. The dust, strains? thodjrli it may
?!(‘ein, is the life of a road, without
■which it soon luidergocs disintej^nit iou.
This will he (‘xplained later on, liow-
ever. Meanwhile it will he interest ini;-
t-^> (h'scrihe some experiments Avliich
I’neh' Sam's road ex])('rts are now eu-
pa.Lred in makinp:, with a view to ascer-
tainin^-- just how much dust is carried
off from a road by an averajje motor
car Iravelinp: at various rat(>s of speed.
Oh(^ method adopK'd for the pur[>ose
is to mount a photojrraphic camcra on
the front of motor c;ir. and. followin.^r
close behind aiu)tl)cr .‘lutomobile, to
take snapshots of the latter at difTerent
spi'eds. It is (juite i\ plctures(|ue and in-
t<‘restin,ir i>orforinance. the c'xact sp<>('{ls
beini? determined by means of stoj)
watches held by nuMi stationed al'ii;<^
th»* track, while additional photo,::rra-
jthers are i)laced at intervals on the
j roadside to take pi(*tures of the ma-
j chinc's as they lly past. The work in
I fiiiestiou is beiiiLr <lon(' in tlu* noiulihor-
hood of ^^^•^sIli^.^r(o^ inidc:' (he (i'rection
of th'e burt'an of roads, which uiilizes a
cf‘rt:iin stretch of ro.'ulw.ny f:ir a iri\'Ou
afternoon. w;:rnini: all vehicles to keep
carefully to the riirht.
Tli( n sonu'thin.iT be;rins to happen.
Tlie speed l.av.' is ;ibro-cat('d for t!i;it
afternoon ov<>r this juirticular .-tretc!i
dpscrihed. Soraothinc: must be found,
obviously, to keep the dust from boiurr
carried off the roads, and the pre
ventive seems to be either tar or oil.
For some months past the experts
have been ai>plyinpr tar and crude pe-
troleimi to different sections of roads,
and they have found that either
tthou^ih tlio far seems to be ]M’eferred)
accomplishes the purpose admirably.
It appears that an application of tar
costs less than 2 cents a scpiare yard,
Includinj,' Jal)or, and it will last for a
,v(‘ar or so, thou.ch Just how lonj: can
not be stated exactly as ytM. The cost
of oil is eA'^'ji less. The tar is trans-
l>ort('d for the purpose in tank cars
and heated in the ear b.v intr;>ducit''r a
coil (;f steam pipe into it and furnish-
In.^^ the requisite lieat from an en;?-ine
on wh‘els which is run up alon;;s‘ide.
In this T\-ay the material is made llnid.
so as to be easily spread by men with
brooms or otherwise over the surface
of the roadbed that is to be treated.
The tar sives a hard and smooth coat-
injr, resend)linj? asphalt. It penetrates
to a depth of one or two inches, and in
tl’>e c^-e of macadam forms a sort of
matrix into Avhich the s+on<>s of the top
la.ver are set. A tarred street is dust-
less in the sam(‘ .sense that an asphalt
street is dustless.
Our Barhecue.
Brevard Attractions as seen
by a Visitor.
wMM
Children’s Work In Yp.sllantl.
Tlie (‘(‘rtificates of membership to th.e
boys’ and girls’ auxili.ary to the Civic
In)provement association, a branch of
the AnuTican (’ivic association, have
been distril)uted to the various schools
for distribution amou" the children.
1.100 to the different city sc!iools and
400 to tl’.e training school, or l..">00 in
all. 'I'he certificates are very neat and
aro made of bond j)aper and imj^ressed
AviHi a f^old s(*al. The boys and ^'irls
v.ili have their names on the certili-
cates and will acrree to help n\ake the*
city in which they live m<tre l)c;iutiful.
^'o neatly are the certificates jrot ui» that
they v. ill b;' framed and kept with the
olher certificates r('<-,<ived from the
schools by the children. The v.'ork
1h(*y are to do in t!iis association will
be mid;r the Instruclion and
vision of th(' ;rr:id(» tfvicliei's.
sui>er-
t'asli I’lmi I’liys.
The new i»l;tn adopted l ist sprinir r>f
pa.viii^; cash for road v.'ork is irivin'4
sat isf;iet ion in lU'dl'ord lownsl.iit.
Mich., says the ^lotor News. More
y-'or'i has already been d(»!)(‘ fh;ni in all
of 1 1st yerir. The towiishi]i has been
redistricted into fift(H>n districts, to be
su])ervis(‘d by pathmasters. eaclj of
whom is furnished v. iili a blank order
b(i;>k. I'or eacli day’s work an ord<*r
for .'^1..'">0 is issued on the townshii)
tre.':.surer.
Dr.s'i’ i:AisKi» jiv ArroMouii.K ti;avi;i..i:>'o
TuiHTi' an jiock.
of road. Several motor cars of diller-
i <'nt ly]ies and weiirhts are in readi-
I ness. The photographers and the men
I wltli slop watclies ;;it‘ duly jtlacc.l at
j theh- ai)p:dut<‘il stations. Whoosh! <)U’
li'oes a machine at ;i rapid rate, foi-
! hnved closel,v by another, in the front
I of Avhich. Vv'ith the chautiein*, sits a
man wh) optMVites a camera. The
dust Hies upward in a cloud, partly
obseurinf^ the automobile in fr(»nt, but
that is uhat is wanted—to slu*w by
photojrraphy how miu-h-dust is thus
thrown ui* from the roadbed, to be
c.fr;i(>d oiV by the breeze, and so, in
considerable part. lost.
To say that dust is tl:e life of a road
is not pultintr the fact too stronrily.
It is tlio cementing material of the road
surface*, which, combinin,:; with the
moisture contrilmted by rain, holds to-
irether the st(uiy i)articles composing:
that surface, sheddint; storm Avater
and i»reventin;; the j)articles from un-
deri^roin.ir disinte.L'ration. Thus it ma.v
be s.aid that dust is to a ro.-id AA'hat
shinirles are to a house. If it is takc'a
away the roadbed ^;oes to pieces The
amount of dust thrown up by the :;u-
touiobile is in jirctportion to the s’ioc.l
at which it troe.s. Hut, in order to ol>-
tain exact lijrures on this point, the
.irovernment experts take a series of
If there is anythitiu' you want built; jdiototrraphs of each motor car. trav
eling over the same stretch of road, at
ten mik's, twenty miles, tlnrtj’ miles
! and so on up to sevent.v miles an hotu’.
i A stretch of road with a fairly sharp
I turn is chosen by prefer<*nce, in order
that phototrraphers posted at the bend
I ma.v, with safet.v to themselves, snap-
j shoot each Hiotor car from directly
in front, as it approaches, and also
directly from behind, after it has
passed by. Now', it is not merely for
theoretical purposes that the road bu
reau is makinj? these* experiments. ' It
is tryin.2T to find a remed.r for rtie mis
chief—a practical part of .the inquiry
^ which is being carried on simultane
ously Avith the aiitomobile tests above
1M_P_A-X-S Ta1 Milos
Doctor.-; lind
A ii'oij^l prescription
For iiiaiikiiKl
The .'-(’OJit packft is lor n«nal nc'-a'-ioTis.
Tl'.f faniiiy I'Oitie iC.ti (c.it- »•>a
fora year.' All sell tlic;;i.
K. W. NORTON
Woodwork of Every DescrlptlQn
Wagon Kepcirs, Etc.
Can be Found at T. L. Snelscn's Shop,
of wood c;ill and let !:ie estimate its
cost—1 can save yt»u money.
Snelson's Sliop, lirevard, X. C.
R. W. NORTON
HELP IS OFFERED
TO WORTHY YOUNG P£OPLr&
We earnestly request all youne persons, no master
how Kmited their means or education, \rho wfeh to
olftain a thorough business training-and grood posi
tion, to WFite by first mail for our preat half-rate
Success, independence and probable fortune
are guaranteed. Don’t delay. Write today.
The Ga«*Ala. Business College* Macon. Ga.
Adopts* llio County Itoad Systotit.
(>ne-h:ilf of the taxes in the villagi?
of Munising. Mich., is ])aid by tlu*
Cleveland ClifTs Iron comi)any. This
company has iign'ed to ('xp(>nd ,?1 for
ever.v dollar rr.ised by the villatre for
P'^rmanent stn'i-t im])rovemenls, so
that, in fact, tliive-fourths of iJie cost
of str<‘('t i:;iprovenu‘iits v.’ill be ])aid by
the coriipany. Alger comity, in Avhh-h
Mtmising is locat(*d, has. folloAA’ing t!je
load of the (’leveland ('liffs Iron com-
l»any, .adopted the county road system
and A’oted to raise .Stoo.oftO for road
improvement in the cftuntj*.
“Rut aren't yon afraid the baby may
be sjtoiledV”
“Not a bit. You^see, its gr:vndpareuts
nre all dead."—rhiladeli>hia I’ress.
“Vl’ljle ATvake Farrtiers.
During the present season there aaMII
be ten different stone macadam roads
built near Hecatur, Ind.. says Motor
News. The county auditor's otiice has
been flooded Avith road petitions since
early in Januarj-. It seems as thotigh
the farmers in this fount.A' are deter
mined to do th(‘ir share, as some of
them haA'e affixed their signature.s to
several different petitions.
(From the Chai’lestou Evening’ I’ost.)
A Charlestonian at Brevard. N.
C., sends the following interest
ing letter of a barbecue which he
attended a few days a^o:
“The citizens of TJrevard and
surrounding country were g’iven
a rare treat on Saturday, Auj^ust
by the Daughters and Sons
of the Confederate Veterans, who
gave a most successful barbcue
in the thriving little town.
“For miles around the people
made ready to attend the big
feast, and a sfiecial program of
speaking and music was an
nounced to precede the serving
of the barbecued meats. When
the morning arrived ^m^u could
see the crowd coming in from all
directions: some in buggies,
some in covered wagons, and
some walking. Rain tiireatened
but this did not dampen tho inter-
('St in the feast, tind the attend
ance was big. It did rain off and
on during the day, but this did
not bother th.e i)eople much.
A tine brass band of twenty-
live })iec("s j)layed during tlie d;jy
and joined in the applause of the
speakers. Gen. Theodore F. Da
vidson made a stirring address.
I and Mrs. E. I>. CJlenn, of Win-
throp College, one of the most (^1
oquent women sj)eakers of the
South. VvTouirht her heai-ers to
tears by lier oratorical ability.
Wild cheering marked the uttei'-
anc»*s of l)oth orators.
••The celebration was opent'd
witli ])niyer at 11 o'clock in tlie
morning. ‘Dixie' was sung in
chorus, then speaking, other ])ii
triotic choi’uses; ‘I>onnie liliu*
Flag,’ by ]\Irs. P. G. ELsom. tind
a b’g sacred chorus closed the
formal program.
“TIk' difiner was then serv<^d
Several big beeves, halved and
prejnired proporly. half lio^^s.
sheep, ch.ickens, ge<'se and oth('r
iiK'ats h.ad ’oeen I'oasting slowly
ovf'r hot lirt's all night, basted
and done to a turn. l^rown(‘d.
tender and luscious, the moats
with their fi-agrant aromas ikmmI
ed no introduction to tlie throiijjrs
of men, women ;md children gath-
ej-ed about. Eich was provided
with a plate and bread and re
ceived a big, juicy slice of meat
Nearby lemoriade and other soft
drinks wei-e served, and to the
music by the band the happy
crowd ate to repletion. One can
hardly eat enough of barbecued
metit. It has a particularly crisp,
rich flavor. The feast lasted a
long time, and laughing, singing,
talking, the people of Brevard
and their guests mingled togeth
er in gay enjoyment.
“Brevard is a favorite summer
resort for Charlestonians. It is
a very ])retty little town, and is
ra])idly foi-ging ahead. Electric
den surrounding the home of the
paper makes it an ornament to
Brevard,
“Many Charleston visitors
were at the barbecue and had n,
splendid time. I thought that
some of your readers might like
to hear liow the njountain ])eople
enjoy themselves, and entertain
their visitors, Air. Editor, and so
I venttn-ed to write this letter.”
Union Meeting.
The next Union Meetiag of tlie
Transylvania Association will be
held with the Enon Baptise
church, Sept. 28 30.
FIUDA V.
11 a. m.—Sermon l>y P. f;. El.som.
l;3()p. HI.—TIk* work of our Liiioii
as it lies Ijeibrc! us. G(*n(‘ral dis
cussion led by !•’. ^I. .Iordan.
•‘5:00 p. in.— Does the IJible teach that
the chosen of tlie T.ord often sin
“and Come .short ofthejjjiory of
God-,*”
Twenty minute speeches. 1. Old
Testament teachin*?, P. (J. J-^Isom.
2. New T'estament teaching, .Ino.
W. Hri jrjrs.
SA Trin>Av.
10:00 a. in.—Keligious (‘xerci'cs j(‘d
by the pastor of Enon ciiurcii.
KJrlT) a. m.—Our relij^ioiis home life.
Twenty minutes speeches. 1, Tlie
parents, V. :si. Jordan. 2. The J’.i-
ble in the iionio,^vTnd<on (’orn.
Hik^li ide.-ils for tin* hotiH', P. (I.
Elsorn. 4. Proper rea<Uiig tor the
home, Jno. W. P.riggs. r,. j’roper
topics of conversation in the h(*me,
J. M. Ilanilin.
lu>:00 m.—.Sermon by T. (\ lioH/.-
('law.
l:->0p. ni.— I\ind of mission work
that should be done in onr .\ssocia-
tion. (;<Mieral discussion led I)v
F. M. .Iordan.
>j:00 {>. m.—How shall we train our
church nxMiibers, and especially
theyoun<r, to meet tlu> iiicrea-itr^
d(Mnands and enlargement of (hu*
work in (»nr state aiul naiioa, .-md
to the ulniost parts oi'the earth?
I^ediby E. Allison.
M XDA V.
0:^0 a. fO.—Iteligious exerci-^(*s h-d
by.Ino. \V. I>riy:gs.
10 a. in.—Sunday sciiool nia^-s nieet-
ing. Three twenty minutes
speeches.
11 a. m.- .Sermon by ]■' M, Jordan.
p]very cliurch in the As-ocia-
tion should be I'opresented in tlie
Lnion. A glorious meotinir is
expected. Thi-: GoMMiTTiiK.
It arouses energy. deve!o[*s and
stimulates nervous life, arouses f-ie
courage of voutli. It makes you
young again, 'i'hafs what Hollis
ter’s IJocky .■'louiitain Tea will do.
;>") cents. Tea, or tablers. Z. W. Nich
ols and l'>revard Drug Co.
ifnlOO .1^1 (K>.
The readers of tliis ])aper wiil bo
plea.sed to learn tb.at there i> at le.sst
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stage'^,
and that is Catarrh. Hall s Catarrh
('ure is the only ]>ositive cure ik)u^
known to the nieilical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, re»ptires a constitutional tr.'at-
ment. Hall’s Catarrh <'ure is taken
internally, acting directly i!{>on th‘>
bloo<l and muc<^us surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the t’oun-
dation of the disea.se, .and giving the
patient strength by building up the
lights, telephones, two hotels, j assisting nature in
good streets, now beiiiff paved. ITlie
1 . 4. u • I have 80 much faith in its curative
and other impi-ovements bring-1
, hai I powers that they offer One Hundred
ing the town to ttie front. Thej-,. „ ^ ,
^ , Uollars tor any case tiiat it tads to
Sylvan \ alley News, a J eure.
paper })ublished by J. J. Miner,
is a live clean sheet, to which the
editor devotes all his time and
energy. A well-kept flower gar- pation
Sentl for list of testimo:;iaIs.
Address F. .1. ( iikxevJc Co., Tv)ie-
do, Ohio. St)ld by all druggi-ts, Tie.
Take Hall’s Familv Pills for consti-