Sylvan
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper,
BKEVAril), TKANSYl.VANIA COUNTY, N. 0., FRIDAY, SE]^TK311iE]? lOOO.
VOL. XI-NO. 39
J*'ansy!vama Lodge No. 143, 0 < 0
' ^ Knights of Pftiiias: Congressional Campaign
Brevard Board of Trade.
Ueirular et)nvontion ov-
erv Tiu‘tiday ni^ht in Ma-
sonio Hall'. V i s; i t i n
Knijrht:? are ^'ordiallv in-
' itcHl to attend.
T. W. WHITMIRE C. C.
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
HOUKS;
Haily—7 a. in. to U* p. m.
^^uiuiay- S to U* a. in.. 4 to (> p. m.
<-'entfal onU'o—Mc-Minn i^lock.
Professional Cards.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTO RN EY-AT-LA W.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
iiooni!^ 1 and l2, 1liiiildin;
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAVV
Offices in McWinn Block. Brevard, N. C.
A Dignified and Fair Report of the Joint
Debate—Written Specially for Readers
of the News.
Permanent Org;anization—Elec
tion of Offfcers—Selection of
Committees, etc*
GASH GALLOWAY.
LAWYKRS.
Will ])raotIi*o in all tlio courts.
Iloonit; U and 10. McMinn l>lock.
D. L. ENGL5SH
LAWYER
llooins 11 and lli Mi-Minn Hloi-
I'.r.KVAr.l). N.
Miscellaneous.
DENTIST.
( )p|)o^ite < >i)ora Hon.-'.'
HKNDHRSONVILLK, - - N. C.
(loltl Crown, r.ridjio Work and
l’orc*‘lain Work sj)i*c‘ialt ios.
All work ^uarant(‘(*(l and prii'O'; r. a
sonablt*. i’ainU-s !-',\ira( lion.
The JEtkelwold
Brevard's New Holt--! Mo'l’-rn Aji-
pointinents—('piMi :i!l tli*' year
Till' pa’.ronaizv <>f tin,- l ra v>'li ii-- iinhli--
as wt‘11 r.s sniuHK'r loin-is!> i.-'s<»lii-itL'd.
Opn. C’oin-t 1 louse, llruvard. N.( .
IM-P-A-X-S Tnl.iiles
Doctors liiul
A li'oo'l |)rcs(‘rn)tiou
For iiiankind
The is oiio\i-li l.'r u-ual nrca«ioiis.
1 lit* liiiniiv Ixitilc (tlO ('».•.it^:
fora year.' Ail dru:4Ki>t^ thini.
R. W. NORTOF4
Wo3(!work Gi Every D3SGrip!ion
Wagon E.epcirs, Etc.
Can b3 Found at T. L. Sne'.sori's Shop.
If there is anythin;:' you want built
of wood call and let me estimate its
—1 can save you money.
Snelson's Sho)). Hrevard, X. C.
R. W. NORTON
iiELP is OpiFEREi)
TO WORTHY YOUNG
We earnestly request all younff persons, no matter
li*vr limited their means or edueation, who wish to
btain a thorough business training and goodposi-
tioh to write by fir.st mail for our preat half-raite
offer. Success, independence and probable fortune
a*e guaranteed. Don’t delay. Write today.
Tbe Ga*»Ala. Business Colleget Hacoa* G«.
Hditor .Sylvan Valiev Xews:
A ])leus:int and aniiiiiited cam
paign has so far attended th('
congressional candidates of this
tenth district, and so far ^vlessrs.
Hritt and Crawford have llnn^^
no tnud and indul^'ed in no in
sulting and bitter words. Good
crowds hist week attended and
enjoyetl the s]>eaking, free from
any disturbance.
At Bryson City about J>r)0 per
sons wer(‘ in attendance. In the
splendid >^40.000 court house with
marbh.' steps, in the nice town of
Ahirphy, witii electric lights,
two rivers, two banks and two
railroads, there were ov(*r DOO
persons who enjoj’ed the speak
ing and applauded both speakers.
Tlie next speaking was on la^l
Saturday at Hayesville. in the
litth' county of C’lay, named after
:i big man. This county is on
deorgia line, lias more sii<M,>p
than cattle and its rivers How
into tlie Mississippi. The s})eak
ers W('re wek-omed with a brass
band of ten pieces, a crowd ot
1")0 well dressed ladies and :ir)(>
men, tind the incense of flow»M’>
rh(M‘red thf' Wi'ary sjiealoM-s.
'This was a large and enthusias-
j tie* crowd for a little county and
i lh(“ candiilates were }>lc'asc‘d with
I their r(’ception in a county wtiich
iias a small democratic majority,
and in which C’raw'fonl has many
friends who were glad to se(‘ him.
The candidates s[)ent Sunday
at their j’espiect 1 Vi* homos and
l('ft the train Monday at Diils-
i)oro. took conveyances up the
two I’ivers iTacU'aseiget' and Sa
vannah). on and u[)ward to the
l(»fty Cov*’ee mountain, enjoying
fh(‘ magnilict'iit mountain sctui-
ery and goi'gc'o\is pvirple, saltron
and crimson clouds of fantastic
shapes that heralded a.nd mad<'
Lrh)ri()Us the sotting sun. tlu'n
made their desc(‘iit to Rabbit's
branch in a four-hor’se coach con
veying eight passengers t(^
hYanklin. which they reached in
the night. The drive over th('
mountains to Franklin was I’l
miles long and 7 hours short.
Franklin is a pretty mountain
village situated on a hill that
cannot be hid, and is laved by
the beautiful Tennessee, a musi
cal Indian name accenton the
last syllable. It is tive miles
distant from the Georgia railway.
Its isolation militates against its
rapid growth.
Let me give you a pen-picture
of the two aspirants for a seat in
congress:
Mr. Crawford is a fine speci
men of strength—almost an ath
lete—weighing 19;”) pounds avoir-
idupois, is six feet high, with
! brown eyes, black hair and black
i moustache; his age is .>0 years.
jHe looks somewhat like the pic
tures of Corbett, the California
pugilist.
Mr. James J. Britt, school
teacher and internal revenue
officer for eight years, also IMve
Craw’ford, a lawyer, is.about 43
'years old, weighs about 15,") lbs.
and less Hum six feet high. He
: dresses in nice clerical black suit
jwith standing collar, and gold
' spectacles are ever ])resent on an
'aggressive nose. He is dignified
j and has a scholastic; air, yet hjoks
!like the stiff Presbyterian
j preacher who prayed: ‘‘Oh, Lord.
! show’ us the right way, for you
• know’ we never change.’'
j Neither one uses intoxicants or
smokes or chews tobacco. Botii
I are men of unimpeachable char-
|acter and prominent members of
the Baptist church. Each
“wears the wdiite flower of a
blameless life,” and is a worthy
and able representative of the
best element in tlie two ])ar‘iies.
l>ritt is a good talker and
mak'\s a logical speech innocent
! of anecdotes; Crawford is an ex-
porienct'd and su])erb campaign-
j ('r w’ho arouses enthusiasui in the
rank's and puts Britt on the de-
i fensi ve.
Britt is polite and respectful
to )iis opponent, is too dignified
; to indulge much in wit or sar
I casiu. Crawford is aggressive.
fnnd of ridiciih' oi‘ sarcasm, and
I is as full of ant*cdot(‘s t’nat catch
! t!i(‘ crowd as is an egg of meat.
' He is an ade{)t in th(‘ use of ridi
|culeand sarciism—two formida-
' ble weapons in debati'. Ife knows
!the i)eoph* and is very popular
I in t lie entire dist rict.
I Th(! two [Kirtic's ar<i discussed.
U-ensiir(‘d and d<*fended by each.
Crawford inaK'es thrt'ie chargos
against his rival and the re[)iil)
licati ])art.y in North Carolina and
reads from republic:in orgiins.
I .Judg(* Bynum and the huge Sec
' retiiry of War Taft, condemning
t their frauds and the pie-hunting
crew as unworthy of otiice. This
jiuis Britt on the defensive atid
I it takes lialf an iiour—neai’ly half
his time—to answer these accu-
: sat ions of Crawford. Then Craw-
I ford in fun corrects t-he school
I teacher’s pronunciation and uses
' wit and ridicule which makes the
j crowd laugh.
j Protection, a rather dr}’ and
! uninviting subject, is discussed
I by each at length.
Mr. Britt claims that protec
tion or tariff brought prt)s
perity to the United States,
and that the democratic inirty
under Cleveland brought panic
that ruined every industry and
threw thousands out of employ
ment. Yet he admitted that the
great panic came near the close
of Harrison’ifc administration and
before the democrats under
Cleveland had control of the gov
ern ment.
Per contra, Mr. Crawford says
tariti is a tax that cannot make a
nation rich and prosperous, for
it robs the masses to enrich the
classes, and it takes from the
laboring man to enrich the trusts
and plutocrats. This fallaceous
idea ou which Britt dwells is
clap trap to catch and deceive
the ]jeople, and Mr. Britt should
be ashamed to use such fallacies.
W. H. Millek.
Bn'vard Board of Tradt> in<‘t ]mr-
suant to adjournini'nt and ])(‘nua-
nont organization was (‘fF(‘ct(‘d hv
electing W. ^V. Zachary as Pri's-
I i(h‘nt. J. L. B('ll Vic<> Prosid(*nt, A.
j M. Y(‘rd(‘TV jr., Hccri'tary-Trcas-
! nr(>r.
T]i(‘ follo’vvini^ uuMubcrs W(‘n*
t'lcctcd to act as tin Kx('cutivi‘ ('oni-
niitt(‘(‘: J. W. ^[c]SIinn. Dr. (loode
(’]i(‘athani. T. II. Slhpiiian. J. A.
Milh'r atid (). L. J!.rwiri.
The Connuittee- a])])ointed to
draft Constitution and By Laws
made tli(‘ir r<'])ort. On motion tlu'
r(*])ort of said coinniitt(H' vras adopt
ed as a wlioh'.
coNSTrri Tiox .\xi) uv-law’s.
This ors.:ani'/ation shall lie knovrii
as the Bn^vard Board of Trade. Il.s
aim .-ind ]mrpose shall 1k‘ to fost'/r
and ('ncoura.m' iniit('d action f>n th(‘
]>art of its tiu‘ml)(*rs in furthi'riuL'’
('Very ('nt('rpris(‘, both irdividu;:!
and cor]xn‘at(' that huids to the di‘-
vclopnu'nt and u]>ouil(ling <>1' our
town and tlu‘ surronndinic com
munity. It shall ht‘ gov(n'cn(‘d ])v
tlu^ rul(‘s arid regulations s<“T out in
t lie folio wing ('(-Tistitution a?i By-
Laws.
CONS riTl TlOX.
Si:c'TTox 1.—Tlu‘ ol'ficiu’s of tiic
Bri'Vf'.rd Board of Trad(‘ slutll con
sist of a ])i‘csi(h'7it. vic{'-]>r('sidc7it.
sccrctary-trcasurt'r and (‘X('ctiliv(‘
committee oi' not 1(“S^. than liv(‘and
•)f such other ci)m7iiittc('s as may h;-
:;]!]>oint(‘d fvoio time to time hy
ilie preside.U (*]• other ])r('sidiu'_'
otiicer n^Ktn authority ‘.rivt'n hi’n
:iy .^a.id B.»ai‘d t»i’ Trade* in rc;.rua!r
itr s]n‘cial sessioji.
Sko. 0.—Pr(‘si(L>nt. A'icc-
Prt'sident ^cc'y-Tri'as. and Ex*-'u-
tive Committi'c' shall I'ach hohl
their rc's])('ctivc oi'lices for twc'lvc
m{)nths from tlu* dati,* of tlu-ir i-lcc-
tion and iiulil tlieir successors art'
duly eleC‘t»'d and (jualiiii'd. and c(.m-
mittiH-s a])])oint<*d by th(‘ ]ir(‘sident
oi- otlii‘7‘ pn'sidiiiLT oi’iic(‘7‘ shall hoi'l
tlieir oiiici' for Hie liuK' and])urv.ose
.s])('cifi(‘d i7t th(‘ t)7’dc7- a])])ointin,'-T
them
Skc. —Th(> duties of the ].T-esi-
d( 7it. Vi<-(‘-Pi\‘si',h‘7'.t. ^^ec'y-'i’r. :is
and Kxc'cntive ('oiimutti‘<‘ sh;i]l 1i.'
sneli as are laid dowii hy
]:arliam('ntary 7T>:!g(' f(»r th.;> goverii-
Tuent of th(‘ duties of s'vicli olhv’crs.
S-t.—Any
'Fraiisylvania cor;ntys];all Ix' edi.u’i i;l;
to active' memh(‘r."lii|) hi said irioard
of Trade, aiul any white' <-iti>:.‘U
shall hc' eliirihle to ho7U)i’ary nu'iu-
b('7'shi]) of tlie said body.
i;v-i,.v ws.
Skctiox 1.—Xf) |)(“i’so7i slit']] hc' a
uu'mhc7' of this orga7iizano]’. inih'ss
his nanu' shall have h(‘cn ])resented
to tlu>i l)ody i7i ri'iiuhi’’ or s'|K'cial
session. ;vnd shall luive ri'reivv“d a
7najority <.)f tli(' votes of thi^ ir.t'm-
hers ]'res(^nt and voting upon such
a])|)lication.
Sk(’. 'I.—Tli(' initiaton fee' shall
b<' ce'nts anel the' inontlily due's of
eac-h nu'7nhc‘r shall he 2.“) c*e‘nts pay
able in advance.
Sfx’. —The saiel Be'>ai'd of Trade'
shall me('t in re'gnlar .sc'ssion on
the third Fridtiy night of I'ae-li
7U07ith at 7.30 e)'e-le)ck. anel may 7ue'e't
in .spi'cial session u])(m the' call of
the' ]>re sident or l7i liis al).se>ne‘e' of
the vice'-]n'eside'nt or u]>em thi^ call
e^f a majoi'ity e>f the* exe'C'utive'co7n-
mittee'. or of five; active ineinlH'rs of
tli(‘ said oruranization.
►Sko. 4.—The tolle)wing sliall he'
the orde'r of hnsine'ss at every meet
ing of till' Board of Trade.
Re'ading and a])])roval of the
minutes of pre'ceeding niee'ting.
2. Comninnications.
?}. Report of standing ('’oniniitt('Cs
in the ejrder in which tlu'.y are
named.
4. Report of s])ecial Co»nmittees.
a. Unfinished business.
G. New’ business.
7. Has any one iiresent a siiu^es-
tion to make* for tlio ge^eid of tlie or
ganization.
S. Adjoinainie'nt.
SkX’. r,._The'se By -Laws i7iay }>e
amenele'd at any ti7Jie l;ya majoi'ity
vote* of the inenibers.
Sec. n.—T(*n active' ni.'mlM'7-s of
tlu‘ Boai-d of Tmele* .shall eM,;isti(utf*
a (juorujn for the* ti-aii.sjictiiin of
business.
ih\ inotion the follov.inu* six'c-hil
C‘ommitt('e's were a]>])e‘i7ite-d by the
President:
Advkrtisino—II. B. Brunot, J. J.
Miner anel A. M. Ve'7-d<‘7-y j7-.
MA X V F ,\('T r R1 \e i EX r 1:n;■ ai s T.
W . \Vhit7)ii7’e', .L \\\ ?*Ic?>Iin7i and
T. H. Shi])7nan.
RAiLRe)AI) i-{.\'rHs—M. T)oyh‘,
O. L. Ei-win and J. A. Miih'r.
E.MieiRATiox—W'. P. Vv’!)itmir*>, J,
L. Be'll and ^V. II. J)i;e-kv.'o7‘th.
EXTKirrAlX-'VIKXTS AXi) C( vvHX-
Tie)xs—Vr. E. Bre‘('se ji' . !)?■. Uoode*
Che^itlunn and F. E. B. Je‘7ii:i7is.
On motie)n it was e»ivl(>Tcd that
tlie Exec'utivei Co7»n<iitt.' s cui-e* a
suitable' ])lac{' fe>r the mee-ling e>f
this be)ely be'fesre iht' 7i'vvt I’e'i^ular
me'C'tintr. On motie)Ti it was e>r-
(lere'el that the* s'*ci-etary and T?-eas-
ure'T ])fncha.se' the* ne“!H"«sary station-
e'i*y fe>r the' Benirel.
Adje)ur7ie‘el to me'e't r;'inda^-s(*s-
sion third Fri;lay e-vening oi' Oe-to-
be'i*—the* i'Jth.
W. W. Z.\e i! \!iV, !^7-e'S.
A.. ]M. \ KRDKiiv. .3 a.. ISiM‘ Trt'as.
Th(* re'aders of this jtatx r will !»e
pleaseel te> learu that tlu*:e* i- at le.ist
e)U(‘ebeaelcd eli.scase* that srieiie-e has
been able te> cure in ail ii s-tajies.
and that is Catarrh. Hall s Citarrh
(’ure; is the* only p('sitive* cur ■ now
known te» the me'dical tV:'.{e*initv.
Catanh being a cou-tituliona! ehs-
e'ase, re'ejuirc'S a eojistitut; >:ial tie-at-
ment. 1 bill’s ( atarrh < iir.* i- t ikeu
internally, actii!^^ elii e-ctly up ui : ht*
hloexl arid miicons surfaces of the
system, there.'by <h*stroying 1 he foun-
datie)U of the.* ebse.ise*, uiviag liu'
patient stre'Uglh by huildin^’ up the
constitution and :'<sisti;)g uiinu'- in
doing its work. The [irejpri. toi>
liave* so muoli faith in itse-arative
l»oue‘i-s that the*y e)ll‘er One irmulred
Dollars fe>r any cast* that it f;.i!s te>
cure. Send for list of tcsi imonj.ds.
Address F. ,J. Chkx'kVi': ( 'o., 'fole-
df), Ohie), Solel hy all dni -;ii-l>. 7.';C.
Take flail’s I'amily Pills for i onsti-
patie>n.
If Mr. Bryan takes th!.* advie*e
of int(‘re*ste'd fj-jcnds. he wii; eon-
fine his reMnai-i\s to tlie inip-.-riled
''onstituiie>n, and the* cost <4 jiv
ing.
Some of tlio advocates 'if re
vised s])eUing might now '.vrite
it “Hi[)i)lecrit.
Siiavhjj; to
Because he-r .stomach w'as so weak
ened by us(*le.ss drugging- that -lie
could not eat, Mrs. Mary If. u’alters,
oCSt. Clair St., Columl>us, (uas
literally starving to eleMih. Sl;e
write.s: “My ste)inach was s , v,%>ak
from useless (h’ugs tliat I couid not
eat. anel my nerves se> wreck- el that
I e-ouid not sleei>; and not betbre I
was ‘'iven np to elie was I indue..*d lo
try Electric Bitters: with the won-
derlul result that improvemeiu ijc*-
iran at once, aiui a coinjilete cure fol
lowed.” J>est healtli toni.- on e-arth.
50c. Omiranteed by Z. \V. Nichols,
druggist.
Cuba's comedy w’ar may ivill
the rei)ublic. and that isn't the
worst of it. Don't like the way
Spain is laujxhing.
Good for the cough, remove.s tiie^
cold, the cause o4'the cough. Tliat's
tke work of Kennedy's Laxative
Honey and Tar—the oritrinal laxa
tive cough syrL^p. Coiitains no opi
ates. >5okl by Di'evard drug Co.