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'v;r 41. IWTF””S’$V7 mmrn Sylvan Valley News Subscription Price of the News For three months 35c For six months 6'^c For one year 81.25 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY J. J. MINER. - Editor and Proprietor. 08IE M. MINER. Bookkeeper and Collector. forms close Pages 1, 3, 6 and 8—Tuesday noon. Pages 2, 4, 5 and 7—Thursday noon^ Friday Morning, Feb. U, 1908. MOtd. tuk" WBD. TBT- 1 2 S 4 '5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 14 15 IT 18 £0 21 THE CHICKEN QUESTION. Spring is coming, and with its advent the industrious chicken will begin to scratch—that is, if it ever has quit scratching. A marauding hen can do more harm in a neighbor’s garden in 10 min utes than a four footed animal would do in 10 hours—yet this is a stock-law territory, and both state and town have laws which compel you to keep your quadru peds under fer>ce. Last fall a case was sent from this county to the state supreme court for testing the right to put out poison on your own prem ises, but the case was not decided on its merits, so we are no wiser than before. No man who works ten hours a day at his trade, and puts in an hour or two each day in his garden, can stand guard over his growing vegetables. In a stock law territory, iiround which the county has built ar.d maintains a lawful fence, it is not contemplated that any man shall fence his crops—he must keep his stock on his ow’n premises. Are chickens “stock” in ihe meaning of the law; For several years the News office has tried to beautify its va cant lot with flowers, and last year our flower beds were util ized by summer visitors as back grounds for more liodac pictures than any other scenery in Bre vard. Our efforts have not been made through selfish motives, although we enjoy the beauties of a flower garden. But in order to have these flowers we have hiui a constant tight with our neighl^or’s chickens, besides the temptation to violate the town ordinances against profanity. ^"or the past two sessions of the legislature we have urged our representatives to have a '‘chicken law” passed, but we have no state law yet. For years we have been striving with the Board of Aldermen to give us an ordinance making it a misde- for persons in the corpo rate limits of Brevard to permit their chickens to run at large, but it isn’t done; probably be cause members of the Board want to keep chickens themselves without the expense of fencing them. Now we would like to ap poal to our citizens—shall we have flowers and vsgetables, beauty ami health, or shall we THE “BEAUTIFUL SNOW.” [Followin<? is our editorial opinion of the present groundhogs weTrther— reproduced from the News of 5 years ago. We see no reason for modifj"- ing' oui* jiidg^ment at that time, and still “stand pat.”] • ‘The beautiful snow’ ’ —the poet who wrote And gave to the world this misleading note, Deserves that his song be choked in his throat W’ith a ball of this horrible snow. It shrouds the earth with a mantle of white— Emblem of death—and It hides from sight All Nature’s attractions, under a biight Of blistering, implacable snow. It blows down your back and into your eyes, It creeps up your legs, it freezes your thigh?. It chillti the foolish as well as the wise, Does the murderous, dailardly .snow. It rovers the ice on the path you tread. Till your footing slifis. and you bury your head Under a freezing, fathomless bed Of thf treacherous, dudgasted snow. And when it changes to elush and mud, In which you ^lump with a sickly thud. In frenzy you thirst for the poet’s blofxl Who penned that lib^l ‘‘beautiful snow.’ ’ * * People may laugh as much as they please about the “exploded superstition” connected with Groundhog Day, but Mr. Hog has this year proven that the “explosion” don’t explode. Can dlemas Da3% Feb. 2, was bright and cloudless—one of the nicest days of the winter—but we have had two snows more than 6 inch es deep, with mud and slush q. s. You needn’t tell us that Ground hog Day isn’t a weather breeder. * * At the present writing it looks as if Locke Craig has a strong lead for the democratic nomina tion for governor of North Caro lina—and the nomination means election. While the News is not reatly in favor of long cam paigns it sees no reason w hy the west should not stand solidly in support of his candidacy. He has developed unusual strength in the east, and many are predict ing that iie will win on the first ballot. * The election on state prohibi tion is set for the last Tuesday in May (the 26th). In view of the fact that at least 80 per cent, of the crimes committed are due wholly or in part to the use of intoxicating liquors as a bever age, and that 80 per cent of the people of the stale favor prohibi tion, it might reasonably be en dorsed by the democracy on the plank in their platform which advocates the “greatest good to the greatest number?” Will there be a campaign for prohibi tion in this county? » * * In talking with citizens from all sections we are pleased to note that there is general satis faction expressed over the re turn of the Transylvania Rail road Company to takw back the control and management of their property. Everybody seems to feel satisfied that tlio road will run in the interest of our people, and that our county will be bene- fitted by the change. Personal ly the News hopes the manage ment of tho road n^ay remain in their nands to the end of the Southern’s 50-year lease. As the oiiicials of the road are also interested in the Toxaway Com pany, they will help to make our attractions known and bring vis itors to see us. Their proper- YOUR HOME PAPER. have chickens as scjavengers ha\e been paying invest- our streets and alleys? There is a higher law’ than men can enact: “Lead us not into temptation,” and if our people Vvould only obey this they w^ould prevent many a man from losing his temper, put ting out poison and in other v^^ays violating tl:e law in order to pro tect his own premises from the depredations of other people’s “stock.” If you must keep chickens in town keep them on your own premises. The Gazette-News contained an editorial on this subject a few days since from which we extract the following: “We bclonsj: to the S. P. C. A. and ments for our county, and we hope they may prove protitable to them. ■X* v- We have received a copy of ihe New York World’s pamphlet, re cently issued, entitled -'The Map of Bryanism.” The World wish es to know what we think of it. On hasty perusal v;e are inclined to thinl. it shows that Mr. Bryan needs a new party, ii: he is ever to be elected President, or the part^’- needs a new cjindidute, if it is ever to elect a Piesident.— Gazetts-News. It seems a little strange to us, away back here in the woods, that a democratic nevvspa,ner, as the World claiuu-s to be, shonld be This paper is endeavoring to give its patrons the best service that is possible to give and all that the patronage will permit. Our paper is being frequently complimented on its appearance and the amount and kind of mat it contains. Our citizens can make the paper still more effec tive by liberal patronage, both in subscriptions and advertis ing. The paper will always en deavor to merit the patronage But few of our readers, we imagine, ever give a thought to the valne of this paper to the community. The home paper has an influence for good that is hard to overestimate. It moulds public opinion; it does well its part in protecting and preserving the government. It takes the place of a standing army in guarding the liberties of the peo ple; it teaches your children mo rality truth and power; it brings many rich blessings to the homes it visits with but little financial reward for its labors, and in too many instances not any. The home paper is the mirror in which those at a distance see us. It is the plain duty of all who are interested in our town to take personal interest in the town’s paper and assist in every way possible in making it a true rep resentative of our intelligent^and hospitable people as well as our enterprising and rapidly devel oping little city. Send the pa per to your friends, bring us the news and do your duty by your home paper and it will meet y&u more than half way. When you help your homo paper you help your town and indirectly hely) yourself, for we are all equally interested In our town and com munity. Some of the Disadvantages of Buying Goods by Mail. ADVICE FOR THE MERCHANT. WASTE IN LUMBERING. flThe forests of the Sontliorn Ap- palachin Mountains have heen cut so eagerly for the valuable hard woods they contain that very little virgin timber is left and about 85 per cent of the area is second growth. The drain on these forests by many industries is immense. The lumbermen are going over the land for the third time. First tliey took only the prime oak and poplar saw timber Next they took the oaks that w^ere suited for barrel staves. Now they are after whatever mer chantable trees are left, such as birch, chestnut, and gum. Moreover, these forests have been, and still are, lo^rged very vvastefully. Nearly three-quarters of the timber cut for ties is wasted. Double or even treble the nuniber of ties now cut could readily be se cured from the same area Vv'ithont injury to the forest. By simply taking all the suitable trees, 125 ties could be cut from an acre which now yields only 60, and if all the wood in the trees vrere fully utilized 170 additional ties jjer acre could be securcd. With mine timbers the story is the same. Ftilly 40 per cent of the timber handled in i^rocuring them is entirely wasted. Finally, fires are injuring the productiveness of the AppalacMan forests by running over the ground and idlling young grov>'tli. Circular 118, just published by the Forest Service, discusses the w-hole question of managing to bet ter advantage tho second grovv'th forests of the Appalachian region. This publication can be ob1 ained of the Forester at Washington. Anarchist plots against the fleet now follow the daily fashions from Paris. Expert Points Out How by Proper Newspaper Advertising the Local Dealer Can Compete Successfully With the Big Outsider. In a recent talk Elmer S. Batterson of Chicago, a noted town boomer, made the following pertinent remarks con cerning the mail order trade and kin dred topics: “The mail order house has no advan tage over the local stores. The cata logue house sends out a catalogue to the farmers once or twice a year. The local merchant may reach him daily in the local press. It costs at least $1 apiece to get out the catalogue. The local merchants send out little for ad vertising, Every uev/ customer costs a catalogue house at least $1. The local merchant secures his patronage at a less figure. A mail order house has a lai'ge force of clerks with a large ex pense in a large city, and its goods are shown by pictures and printed pages in catalogiTes. A local merchant can show his goods in his window daily. A local merchant has the advantage. He can give you goods on approval and exchange them easy. It takes time to make an exchange with a mail order house. “Catalogue houses do not nndcrsell the local merchant. This is true. One item is but a fair test. Take ten arti cles or compare a business of two months with a local merchant and a mail order house and see. Catalogue houses do not run an illegal business. They run a legal one. If they did not they would have been excluded from the mails long ago. as every commer cial club is ou the lookout. “Tho mail order house receives an order for a parasol for a baby cal> from a womau on a rural route. This is enough. The mail order house at once surmises there is a baby in the family. It must have clothes. It will grov.'. lu anot’)er year more clothes a:*e ueedcnl and still more the follov.ing year. This child must have a father and a luollier. an;l probably other chil dren ai’o in the family. They need household articles and. being on a ru ral route, live in the country and need farm implements. Holding the letter up to the light, it is noticed that the paper Is branded and is of good qual ity, so the people must l)e well to do. “Merchants maj’ go into the cata logue business. Get out a circular every so often. Have the tj’pe stereo typed. Save the plates, and when j’ou have a dozen' or so you may get out a eatjilogue at a nominal price. “You must take care of your custom ers even if you lose money. No mer chant should turu dov/n a customer. He should see him provided with the article desired. A quick sale is better than having an article on hand for a long time. “If farmers do not come to town, something is wrong. Investigate it by asking them. If it is because lumber hns advanced and can be bought cheap er in a neighboring city because there is but one lumber dealer in 5’our town, Drgfinize a new lumber company com prising the merchants. “All selfish motives should be cut oat. Do as much business as possible, bet don’t get jealous if your neighbor does more. An unfair merchant is a trr4itor to his town. “A large store in a small town does uot hurt tho small stores. It takes in a large trade radius. If your town is four miles in radius and you draw trade from five miles surrounding it, tlie ratio is OG to 4. If you increase the radius one mile, you increase the trade radius almost 40 per cent. A new de partment store with improved-methods will increase the trading radius. If merchants in neighboring cities get the advertising space in local papers, it is because the local merchants don’t v.'ant it and the outsiders do. “The tov.'u does uot stop at the city limits. It takes in the farmers in the .‘uirrounding country. A market day is a good thing for a small town, a bar gain day also, when farmers may sell their goods at auction. The refunding of railroad faros also draws. Get up a ban(iuet for the farmers. Have a re- I’ival in a country church. Get people to come to town by giving them a prize contest. “Let the parcels post come. Let it live. It will prove a good thing. The local merchant may got better advan tages out of it than the mail order house if he takes advantage of it. “Merchants should spend 4 per cent I of their earnings in newspaper adver- itising. The majority spend less than '2 per cent in small towns.” are not notahly ferocious or blood- ’ asking Cjuestions of r ti-? Gazette- thirsty nature ; vro respect the I • • niotlierly hcii and {'iite little ciiick ;! . ' epua.insjoua- hut a chicken cut oi‘ its proper place is about tlie worift misi)laced thing imaginable. No linnian right is respected by any cliicken, and that is why w^e demand that all chickens be properly restrained and confined. The question easily lanks as paramount. tions thal it is deiiioeratie. Evi dently the World doLsn't want the opinion of democrats on its “Map of Bryanism.” The Constitntion is advertised on page 3. Are you a subscriber? “Say something snd don't sa>v wood” seems to be the motto of the Forest Service. The discovery that congress costs $150 a minute is another reason why we should alvcays welcome a recess. Evolution and Transformaficn. It is possible that the most telling ef fect of the past ton years’ campaign in tliG cause of outdoor improvement is the iafluenco it has had in broadening out school education. The many lines in which this may be observed, in giving the subject a fevv- moments’ thought, is remarkable. .Arbor day. school gar dens, later the tentative efforts to in- , -r-, , , , I troduce elemental agriculture into tho ^ oenatoi _ oral^er says that tho | rural schools and lastly the introduc- Situation in Ohio is “entirtly .sal- j the subject of landscape gar- isiactory. ut he fails to spec ify who it is satisfactory to. The Aldrich currency bill has reached the amendment stage and promises to have a crazy quilt beat to a standstill before it is through. ceiii’K; PiS a part of the agricultru’al college course really owe the credit for their rapid development to the growth of public sentiment in favor of the improvement of our homes and Ipublic places, upon which the realiza- ,tion has been forced that to finally suc ceed in making a beautiful America education to that end must begin at the bottom. Rosman Every step in advance is a step away frotti the crowd. Every tiiiie you increase your bank account—even if only a dollar—you are making an€>ther step in advance. The good bnsrness habits you will form in buildiug up your account and credit will be worth to you fully as much as the money you will have saved and materially counts for your future success. We Pay 4% on Time Deposits Brevard Banking Co. LOST ! Somewhere between sunrise and sunset 60 golden minutesj set with 60 diamond seconds* No reward is offered, as they are lost forever—the doings of a watch* C. B. MoF'EE The Man Who Makes Your Watch Keep Time Also sells Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Optical] Goods, etc*, at lowest prices* Main Street. Opposite Court fiGuse. BEFORE YOU BUY Holiday Gifts See our display of Cutlery, Scissors, Mani cure, Desk and Embroidery Sets HOLIDAY Carving Sets -AT— MILLER-DeVANE Supply Company GENERAL FIRE AND LIFE NSURANC Offioe-RoQins 8 and 9, McMInn Byliding 14 good, strong Fire Insurance Conipanies One of the strongest Life InsurancaCompanies. One of the standard Accident Ins. Companies. WELCH GALLOWAY, J KEana2:8r Iditor Sylvan Valle Ice and snow. Harrison Nelson [endersonville. Frank Crow has i Lake Toxaway. Rosman is tha"' |nd we are all glad L. Young went g [-killed many fine I Uncle John is [noking his pipe o; Wood haulers a |i firewood for the When you meel |e smiles. It’s am •Q. A. Morrison’s ^ing fast. Glad t< i Florida Gallowi ^ve moved to Old Most of the sicl improving and Lollins Robinso] ray was in our ci ^ We are all glad t lall back with ns Ice in the Ta dck. All work w Mr. White’s ho slowly ; the snow’ r Solomon Clark jounty has returne guess. Wonder why Mr. letters to Old Toxt something doin". Tom and Julius ‘Accepted a positio: away Tanning Co. . 7 Oscar Lyon wa street last week, not married yet. ] Misses Geneva < Garren have p:one while Mr. Silverst are away. Jordan Whitmir< turned homo fron:i last week. Hoi)e soon be O. K. Mr. and Mrs. 'Silv little daughters, rothy, have p;one tc pleasure trip. H. E. Morrison ai Saturday for Hen They have gone 1 brother and brothe Oh, yps. Time ! glad that I have mi I remember man;v If were j?rcat friend old Pedee. . Dock Galloway 1 painful accident 1 his return home slipped on th(? broke his arm. Well, Crab Appl am ugly, but you h yourself in so Ions you are a beaut, natural for you tl never saw a prettj my life. L Buck Fore; V*'e promptly obtain U. S. and Foreign ^ Send noJci, sketch or photo oi iuTcntion fcr { t’ ire'Dreport on pc.teiitauilitT. For free bcck, r Prortiji’L!?' •jfatRirif.l, 23 YEA«‘i’ T<;c LOW?. ST. f.£3id csTicrt Goarc’h aiid frea tSKR:.^CE:?J£KT suits courts. Fatflnts obtain' Visnaaiid ZOLD, f: £!ONC and CCk*rs:-i OppOCStO tii. f.'. W/\SKi>?r t :Vs caickly »j| c. Editor Sylvan Valle Mrs. Reheccfj, Lge, spent Sunday [rs. Otis Allison. Miss Rosa Hent( ^ spending several n f' ville, S. C., has ret Mr. and Mrs. ] ||HenderscnvilI(i, lu 'her parents, Mr. Kiiy. , The snovv’ in i ,|,^iday v.-as 8 inf .(*Monday) about ^level and still sno\’i There will be ])rc "reek every fourt Sunday at ] 1 o'c kistor. Rev. Jame jttend. A sinking w*us gi if tho Misses Thon Hnndiiy after iniber wr re prej H nice time. spr-n;]in': : «i.'t^ I*, JCrfi. Piedmont, S. C. ■ home at tlii.s i>lacc ' P: This is about th irug store trad ight to begia to
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