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Our County—Its Progress and Prospi^ the First Duty of a Local Paper.
BREVARD, TKANSYLVANIA^'COUyTY. N. C., FRIDAY. JANUARY 17.1908-
VOL. XIII-NO. 3
Fighting Bob ” and His Me
Three Rear Admirals, Sixteen Captains and Rfteen Thou
sand Men Who Man the Ships For the Paoific-^Robley D.
Evans, the Picturesque Veteran Who Commands the Fleet
/gp
‘ REAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY D. EVANS.
A
N round uuiii
bers l.l.OOO men
let us say one
man for every
mile of the dis
tnnce to be
made, f;o with
Rear Admiral
“Fightlnj? Bob”
Evans in his
fleet of war ves
sels from the
Atlantic to the
Pacific. These
are mostly
naval officers
and seamen
with a sprin
kling of United
States marines
They are in the
aggregate the
physical flower
—the huge and
hefty bouquet-
_ of the American
REAR ADMIRAL . , .
navy And it is
CHARLES M. THOMAS. , .
not handing
them any bouquets undeserved to say
that they constitute the finest and fit
test fighting force that ever trod the
decks of steel war monsters.
Robley D. Evans, the commander in
chief of the fleet, is perhaps the best
known man in the navy. From his
flagship, the splendid battleship Con-'
necticut, he will direct the movements
of the sixteen great. battleships and
the other vessels. He has been forty-
seven years in the navy, counting from
the date of his entrance in the Naval
academy. He began his career as an
active fighter in the latter part of the
civil war. In the assault upon Foi’t
Fisher the young ensign received
wounds which gave him a permanent
limp and caused him to be retired from
the navy for disability But Evans
made a stubborn fight for reinstate
ment. in which he was the winner. Thus
was saved to the navy an officer who
for a generation past has been its most
picturesque character and one of its
ablest men
Rear Admiral Evans is now near the
age of retirement for naval officers. It
is said that he is highly pleased with
his assignment to command the fleet
on the cruise to the Pacific, thus round-
iii5T out his long career with a service
of unusual distinction, which will bd
CAPTAIN RICHARD WAINWRiaHT.
an important incident in naval history
Admiral Evans has seen much sea
service, his experience in handling
large fleets making him available for
commander of this expedition In spit-*
of his sixty-one years he is still a
vigorous, active man The policy of
the president and the navy department
in preferring younger men for the main
commands has not eliminated “Fight'
ing Bob,” who is said to possess the
spirit of a young man of forty
In Admiral Evans’ fleet are several
subordinate commanders who have
made distinguished records—men of in
teresting pei'sonality aside from their
performances. Rear Admiral William
H. Emory, commander of the division
of thej fleet which inchides tht* great
battlesmips Georgia, V^irginia, New Jer
sey and Rhode Island, with the Geor
gia as his flagship, is distinguished in
the navy for his bravery, his diploma
cy and his dress. When he was a
young officer he married a ^ wealthy
young woman. For years the Emorj’s
lived in the fin^t house in Washington
and were known as most lavish enter
tainers. William H. Emery, when not
in uniform, was gorgeously garbed It
was said at one time tha^ be change<l
his trousers every hour in the day
The late Admiral Worden remarked,
“Emory is not so much of a dude as
he looks.” In fact this officer always
commanded the respect of his brother
officers and the men under him.
A few years ago Emory severely cen-
sured a seaman, who remarked later
that It was only the officer’s uniform
that protected him from a licking
Emory immediately doffed his uniform,
dressed himself in one of his gorgeous
citizen suits, got a shore leave for the
enlisted man, met him up an alley and
administered the licking himself,though
the other man was the bigger. Then
he helped the defeated man back to
the ship and sent him to the hospital
ward.
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas,
who commands a division of the Pa
cific boun^d fleet, consisting of the bat
tleship Minnesota, flagship, and the
battleships Ohio. Maine and Mi.ssouri.
entered the Naval academy only two
months later than Robley D. Evans.
Admiral Thomas has had very large
experience as an educator and trainer
of seamen For years he was senior
instructor in ordnance and was in
charge of the infantry battalion of
cadets at the Naval academy
Captain Richard Wainwright. com
manding the battleship Louisiana, is
one of the notable heroes of the Span
ish-American war. At the naval bat
tle of Santiago he was in command of
the torpedo boat destroyer Gloucester,
a converted yacht He dashed into the
thickest of. the fight and destroyed the
Spanish torpedo boats Furor and Plu-
ton. Later he captured without assist
ance the Porto Rican harbor of Gua-
nica for use as a landing place for the
army of General Miles. The secretary
of the navy in presenting Wainwright
a sword from the people of his native
section said: “There is a roll of honor.
Commander Wainwright w^iich is
known as that of the bravest of the
brave On that imperishable roll your
name has been written by your coun
try men.”
The commander of the battleship Vir
ginia. Captain Seaton Schroeder. has
distinguished himself not only as a
naval officer in sea service, but in civil
life as governor of the island of Guam
for two and a half years. Governor
Schroeder established a school systen:
on the island and in other ways helped
to Americanize Guam He is also an
author, having written a work en
titled “Fall of Maximilian’s Empire”
and several notable magazine articles.
One Way to Get Food.
Four young fellows left Kimberley
to try their luck at diamond digging
near Christiana. South Africa, but
were very unfortunate. All but their
last shilling having been spent In buy
ing mealie meal, w’ays and means had
to be found to replenish the larder.
After considerable discussion and won
der as to w’here their next food was
coming from, a bright idea struck one
of them, w’ho, stalkiug out of the tent,
said, “All right mates, leave it to me.”
Proceeding to the camp store, he asked
for a smVill bottle of diamond acid, in
which the digger cleans his diamonds
of impurities before selling them.
“Yes,” said the owner, “but surely
y»u want some stores?”
“Well, I do,” said the starving one.
“but I intended sending you an order
perhaps tomorrow.”
“Never put olT till tomorrow what
you can do today,” was the shopkeep
er’s response. “Make your order out
and pay when you come up to sell
your diamonds.”
The kiiner acquiesced, and there was
great rejoicings in those poor begg?irs’
tent when the wagon delivered that
order. It is evident that the store
keeper thought the party had found
some diamonds, or W'hat use could
have been the acid! After this luck
changed, and the account was paid, the
storekeeper joining heartily in the
langh at how he had been done for the
time being.—London Scraps.
To Stop Hiccough.
Hiccoughing can be stopped by
sneezing A physician says he has
successfully cured a case of persistent
hiccough by tickling the patient’s nose.
It is not necessary that the stimulus
applied to the nose be followed by
sneezing, the application of a mild ir
ritant to the nasal mucous membrane
being sufficient to divert the nervous
energy into other channels.—New York
Press.
The Long Haired One—You know, a
poet is a prophet
The Sordid One—Not to his publish
ers.—Baltimore American.
NO MORE.
BY T. C. HENDERSON.
No more bloated carmine mugs.
The result of Asheville's whis>ky jugfs^
No more reeling, bloated ciLs.ses,
Ar;_hitects of all the fusses.
No more insults to ladies fair;
No debauchees with j^ilvered hair;
No more abuse—repulsive talking;
No sots on highways idly stalking.
No more broken-hearte<l mothers
Or sisters o’er besoiti-d brothers;
No more cries are heard at night
Because of craving appetite.
Thank God who niics the hearts of men.
To act the noble now and then,
With Ashevilie free from whisky’s blight
W.^’ll see much wrong give way to right.
From mount to v le we’ve heard the cry,
‘ Our fair metropolis is dry
And no more tlends will board the train
Their cruel deeds to do agaiu.
We’re free from whisky’.s bt ghting curseS
We’ve seen the demise—fetch the hearse;
We’ 11 bury the monst<^r low iryhell
With nosre a requiem to tell.
W’e’ 11 wage the fight—push on the cause—
Approve the right -amend the laws;
To old a*nd young we nov. proclaim:
State Prohibition is our aim.
THE NATION’S PRAYER.
<4od give us men! A time like this demands
Strong minds, grt»at hearts, true faith and ready
hands.
Men whom the lust of office does* not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office can not buy;
Meti who po-s^^ess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor, and who will not lie;
Men who can stand before a demagogue
And scorn his treacherous ilatteries without
winking.
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the
fog
In public and in private thinking.
Holland.
Don’t Take the Risk.
When yon have a bad congh or
cold do not let it drag along until
it becomes chronic bronchitis or de
velops into an attack of pnenmot-
nia, bnt give it the attention it de
serves and get rid of it. Take Cham
berlain’s Congh R(^medy and you
are sure of prompt relief, From &
small beginning the sale and use of
this preparation has extended to all
parts of the United States and to
many foreign countries. Its many
remarkable cures of coughs and
colds have won for it this wide rep
utation and extensive use. ^old by
O. L. Erwin, Rosman.
COUNTY TREASURER’S STATEMENT
Statement of W H. Duckworth, County Treas
urer Transylvania county, for f»eriod endinCT
Dec. 3lst. 19Q7:
STOCK LAW FUND.
Dec 1, 1907—Balance $ 92.01
Receipts nothing.
Disburscroents 2.00
Jan. 1, 1907—Bal. on hand 90.01
CONTINGENT FUND.
Dec. 1, 1907—Overpaid 5’6 49
Receipts 599.77
Disbursement.^ 754.67
Jan. 1, 1908—Overpaid 681.39
BRIDGE FUND.
Dec. 1,1907—Balance 60.SS
Receipts 00 00
Disbursements 00.00
Jan. 1, 1908 Balance 50.3S
RAILROAD FUND.
Dec. 1, 1907—Balance i 125.19
Receipt' 00.(0
Disbursements .30.09
Jan. 1,1908—Bal. on hand
PAUPER FUND.
Dec. 1, 1C07—Qverj-aid siaol
Receipts 7.0«
Disbursements 92.29
Jan. 1, 19C8-Overpaid .303 21
SCHOOL FCND.
Dec. 1, 1907—Balance 2900.15
Receipt':
Fines—Joe Boren 47.S5
M. M. •^alloway 5?.25
Oneal Cantrell 9 SO
Wm lleece 4.50
James Hannah 47.^
W C. (ralloway 3J0Q
lUifus Galloway 50
Disbursemt uts 095.59
Jan. 1, 19c8-Baiaiice 24o9.41
SPECIAL SCaOOL FUND
Dec. 1, 1907—Overpaid 56.M
Receipts nothing
Disbursements nothing.
Nov. 1, 1907—Overpaid E6.66
SPECIAL FUND.
Dec 1, 1%7 8aOU»
Receipts nothing
Disbursements nothing.
Jan. I, 1908—Balance 800.09
Wl H. DCCKWORTH,
County Treasii ■■■•r.
—- -ir—
A Iiifjlier Health Lievel.
“I have reached a higher health
level since I began using Dr. Sing’s
New Life Pills,” writes Jacob
Springer, of West Franklin, Maine.
“They keep my stomach, liver and
bowels working just right.” If
these pills disappoint you on trial,
money will be refunded at T. B,
Allison's drug store; 25c.
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