HE “CITY Ol» HICEORV.”
r;
Charter Before theg
re to CbaBKC H* Itame^ lnter-; %
ia|. inproTertienta — ^larc- *■
moat Coilegt — Tlie
s
i,
•v, *en,^ite. ..
' iial Correspondence to the tfitixen,] t
I iky, N. C., P|b. ao.-Af no tinj$
story of thisryoung an^growinj
ive it? citizens displayed great*
lacing it securely ainoi|j the pr<£
.towns of t|ie State thin at j>re^
, :entleman having just-.Jomplete^
'i >f • observation through Sout«
Georgia, and those fAlabarri^
n usual growth, remafked thfy.
•had he found, in proportion tj>
•J>n and capital, so thorough j
• nterprise and improvement ts*
jstern Carolina towns! of Asht
ifliekory. 'The staten|erit is fdj
ed here by the vastly enlarged
which the people at^ making
Ions forwhat they artfconfidefA
• contains for them. | ;. jf
A NEW eilAHTKH.
r:s
yor unn .commiss-iofters na*oe
l for submission to tbft present
, an efficient charter jjjiliscon tid
esenl corporation ®idi incijjr
stead, tie “City bfglickorys,!'
L power# and privileges, irtft
ssessed. It is an ftble dotii
X
udopted, wi|l qiaie the dij
’ local govcmnjrnt,
b< / W i
\ s
sy.
•T WAGON CO
[•ANY.
vit Wacon CM,, lias afeii
$ •• &
a ne w com (ferny fotti)
Suine atwi sfiyle,; w|t|
eased to »10O,()fhji
' <*.y requircf incrra^tg)
Ajpply tljf dem.'Mwl
V ilar wi|j;i)iii tj|i|l
JY'ye totrej- tact, ittijtl
y capt&itv-' f.lf
Sw bcl@f|?
nr J ditticiSt|
id. it
■•Vre
T;
I II!
h<| city ^|l
T | ’|WtEW8fc
•Are TbhJr' J,awflil In North Car
j." * ■“ ^gjS§ aliaaT
• It requit ? i.jjut few words to answer
th» questi a , 'to any one who will take
the Jitne trf; -wad the following:
Site. lof$ the Code of North Car
olina profUf; ;■
!* Jf ttnj^ ii/son shall sell, barter or
di"sj|ose ofi lottery ticket or order for
any numtf ■ :<T shares in any Lottery, or
shall in *|f Twiae be concerned in such
Lottery, Jig fating as agent in the State,
fbr or On lyl li.ilfof any such Lottery, to
f*drawit«^j*iid either out of or within
thejStatejijiJJh persons shall be guilty of
a tnisdemfi V'r, and punished by a fine not
exceeding' ?^,000) or imprisoned not
exceeding, ‘ <i ji months, or both, in the
di'icrrtioj!!| fjhc Court.”
• A|anif«^|n » ji is not lawful to promote
the.busmt^! -/^lotteries in any way .as may
be plainly by reference to section
I & is too long for us to copy t.
fol-liddinj^' ilvadTertisements oflotteries.
And yet, <g -r^treets and private houses
were flood^ J .yesterday by some energetic
caiyvasser^ Family Fiction, which is
Wyli-nquw 5^c>r, under its title it con
its object—to advertise the
|rf»uisiansS Xt^te Lottery.
| It if Oufcj jffi^lace to discuss the c|ties
*io^i. Wbe|| Ideating in lottery tickets,
tctftls.to itf rtirjrality or not. We think it
dries bavf| (*i|!tendency, inasmuch, as it
yi tihofoujjr ^''demoralizing; but the only
Fjoestjon ji r^onest gentlemen to ask
tbetn»elvf2 iy? “can 1 conscientiously;
kfi||a|e tejVrj^ws of my State, which
tn| jfyotcctibn, and which, as a
h> yUe i*»u§ :j$»tn bound to uphold by
*^r|' me^j mv power."
1- ^r|end^| j^re is but one reply to this.
VVi^are fe thof.dity, in patriotism, as
jjeti^eme^j ay honest citizens, bound to
ulffjjl our § * laws.
i*fl Us jjji frwlo it, in this, as well ns in
iillsuther ^ itji^’Cts. If the law is wronu,
rn your o£ hii,;n, let us discuss it fairly
at5f| openp S 4nl* you pre v ail, wc w ill
ii4i(e it rg| but while it is on out
statute bS,yki| Ict us lieg of you, one and
publi& ;iij|icCrs and private citizens.
tyi^eclarM jofrlly, both by word and bv
eiitniple.’j uigjthe laws of North Caro
li^t, sbalf ittjj must lie resjiected.
I’ DO t| tAUt-END TO IMMOKAL1TY ?
^|a?ingj 4s|rercd the question whether
lqjtefics I clijf violation of the law of
tlj{|5 Statq yej’-now wish to express our
otjnion, ij: jreCfrvedly, that the lottery
holiness <f jjigj to.be prohibited, liecausy
of^ts dent Utilizing effect .upon the com
munity. V VeJktibw full well that nutnj
gi.iod mertjttgr with us, if we may judge
from thei ’piuticc and acts, as they
,ti ne and j gain invest money in tickets
ob th^feif Dtjjj most remote, chance 01
-i... ,1,, nl lu,lv,‘v('
drawing i prize, but we-do not believe
tlftt event Jli^r good men will deny that
t(f geherf.] effect is most pernicious; as it
eiciteS a "> a" w'u> do 50 to ac'
Otherwise than by honest
'diyf moib-K®*
I hor.
| \Vy knof h |bo, that these investments
e often; tsytfied by the arguments that
, ey are ljii' v^orse than any other kind of
;culati<; is; yucli as thos'ein cotton, prq
, lonS, <y'.atj^i kind of stocks, fancy or
ifrWisyl >V|iis we deny.
‘hese sj4cttlations may not always lie
/ended ifyuvl1, in fact are, often carried
fx trends, ^suiting in rascality and all
ds of cjirrjption, but these cases result
..jut the >§>ejjj£, which cannot be cured bar
iislatiojij «ljjd the subjects of investment
jve CaqljssdwSe intrinsic value, on which
An Kayt^ t|bht;.to an opinion, whether
' will rifKojShll. BUt in the case of u
. . Mi; ' i_ • V- i_
ttery fiHieflthere is,--and can lie no such,
rjduf or for exercise of judgment.
X is ueitf'irjyjore uurjfss than uninitii*
fg'itcd gat 3)tj ‘(g, and as -such is thpr
oyghiy <lt jiivSiliziug. •,
- lylt rtiusfjlyiS lie a source of extreme
n^iiVtificii litfio us of the'South that <hje
ufmir rut Sypfominent cities should lx
tPeutitieif. W'rth this business, and stjll
\f nrae, ts| jit jivoex^Confcderate Generals,
vi llose nl ihejjwe would lain honor lor
tiieir fialfj^tt i^eeds in the late war, would
4mdcscefj§fl't|4 use their influence in its
behalf af l|t^reby encourage their court* j
tftytnen FShtlfOrac a nation of gamblers
rSUhir tl Ijii'yp urge them, to lead them
ItjrwantLie battle ot life, as they used
tjjji do injo/ae.filoody conflicts of war, and I
sfjo.vr byS | hy exairiple and exhortation
t Hal vic -Wy' whether in jieace or war, is
Ijily to; %3uhiaitied by true bravery, jie-r
^verurf^j^
fcj®8Lfa
jil labor.
KUtLAIHD INN SOLD.
■
eit> »>JFIve Thouannd Dollar*
'the Obtained—To be toed
' ■ ,/.W etchool Purposes.
; MostlSf t|ur citizens doubtless know
t^iat ju^'ffvi^th of Asheville, and on ihe
j^oper&||^«ncrly Owned by Kev. L. !M.
jdijease, <$(|»dj3nmler his superintendence,
;t|ere ®f|^fjopl known as the Asheville
'ionic t^K;stHal School, where girls and
jailtg ^jtjtftS'O1 limited means, ean bb
$rt aJhdrough, practical eduea
\>n. jg|**fchool is under the auspjees
■file lilission Board of the Pres
‘ jeri^fe |ljjreh. New York, and hap in
3* pupils. This n urn tier tep
•' ■t;S',‘4tS1|;'a small portionof those who
and for want of accomino
ifej 6^8 rejected.
Vv^fjffia'the school some ten or
?%< While they could not have
• f:,|r^|inary charges of a boarding
'(^fijld and would have paid
' 'j'^mount at present charged
■ ! ^proportionally increased ad
' • ' Hundreds of such are to be
and the adjoining States
\:t.
(he: importance of securing
' ~ the opportunities of an ed
a? shall qualify them for
they may in the Providence
lied to occupy, the Oakland
has been purchased for the
, 000, and is to be used lor
1 scs.
'! t purchase of this property,
' arrett have subscrilred $as,.
1 ' • •• •
■ ill be under the same board o
j -he Home industrial School
distinct therefrom. It «
make its literary and sethn
equal to our best ladies
J the addition of a thorougl
lost rial course. This shhoo
,ded to come in com petit ioi
established.
Trak;
I.
M"'
tht Old Reported
, bjr the Jjanufrfcturen*’
Aeeord.
Allison—Hotc!i>rC'. C.|\Vade, of Troy,
contemplates building a$hotel.
D. Child contemplate bdilding a turnpike
road from South Hornirjy to Mount Pis
K*»h. ■ |
Asheville—Laiftj.—>S. W. Battle, T, W.
Patton and others v/ill ask the legislature
at Raleigh for a^chartef* for the North
eastern Land C<v i
’ i
Asheville.—C. 9). fihi^ton and C. T.
Rawls eontemp^ite incorporating the
Asheville Loan, Uon,it ruction & Improve
Asheville—Road.—<T. tV. Patton and H.
ment Co.
Carthage-^-Town.'SrAfcnew town has
been laid ouf & VjooPe countv, three
miles from Jai-ks*im i^priflgs.
; Concord—Electric s bij|ht l’lant.—The
name of the eottfjiany retorted last week
as formed to ere<?t afl incandescent elec
tric light plarjtf til tlje ffoneord Electric
Eight Co. chthtal sjtoclt is $30,<»00. J.
M. Odell is jpi^Sid^pt.? Edison system
will be used. ! i t - >• t
* i
Durham—Stra.W flo.4rd Factory.—A
straw board facforv’js talked of,
- “
Faison—Grist .Mill and Gin.—H. J. Fai
son it Bro., wilf'rrbuild* their grist inill
and gin lately nt|-mionc^ as burned.
Fayetteville -j&Clofhi^; Factory.— A
clothing far nrf has §ern started by
Young Bros.
, Fayetteville—(cotton rtlill.—It is repor
ted that a COtUtft laefoij will lie built by
\V. 1) Morgan. J.
Graham— Tr^n Rottil — Negotiations
.-ire being tftadc tirr buihfing a tram roar!
tfom C.rithail) tfi-'Hia I'.iils
'■?'
lira ham—lin^l, !&c“—The Graham
band & Jinpr-ireineiit Co. has fieei;
tirganized. i’|Thejf will greet a block ol
store buildings .Sjith h*tel in part, and
contemplate ereffting otjier buildings;
lireenslioro—Sjjjreefc Kijilnmd.—A street
railroad will pjbbablyjMie btrilt. A bill
lias tieen introduced jn She legislature at
Raleigh t<i inebj pufatfj the Orecnsborw
Street kailwav ho 4
Jonesboro—Ci$ltnn Mai I—G. M. Webb.
ijlton Mill.—(i. M. Webh.
jir., J. E. Taylorjj A. J. fijoan and others
have formed tli&jnnesh^ro Cotton Mills
Co,, capitalstoist $10,11.(90 to Operate the
>tton mil! reported la^ week as to lu
moved from Stanley to tjoiiesbiifo by W
R. Burgess. W® add s9<> spindles.
High Point—(Mnnjilg^actory.—A com
panv has tieen formed t|> start a canning
factory, > 5 '
Oxfoj-d—Tobacco I'a^toi v — It is ! re
ported that the jpomjmjh wealth Club are
ji gmoking tobacco
thinking of starfjli
factory
: j
Oxford—Stcmthery',—if he Kimball To
bacco Stemtnerj- is 1 ejnMftcd t o be doubled
in si/e during nC.lt snmtjier.
Raleigh.—Bills have l'Cen introduced in
the legislature tyi incorporate the Win
ston Street Katt-?uac| f-<> the Fayette
ville & AlbemAHe Railroad Co., the
(Vreensboro Street Kpil*Aay Co., the Pen
der band & Ini^,b)v^m|nt Co., and. the
band & River Cu. j g
Kutheriordtotli-Hotty.—A company is
being termed to bftihlf a hotel. I.. P
lifwin can givg jtifonngtion.
Salisbury—PlRJiin _
Klutz have added pin
their saw mill tWar
Will.—Brown it:
lag machinery to
Tax boro—Oil Mill; gvv—The capital
stock of the I'arWci s'Cb-opcrativc Manu
facturing Co., Jlas. %c»i increased from
$12,000 to $la,fyoo, jit end of sedsc
they contemplate buildfjag new seed-house
and a wharf! artti add l^iisting machinery
for unloading boats.:' f
Wilmington."‘t'lie: lender it: Onllow
band & Improiytmcjtt^Co. is to Ik* in
corporated. ■ r‘ i.
■ - - ¥~ -
M^. KlClf^lopV PKARSO.k
To be SolldUhsUyAeral Cnder the
New Ke-glftie .IVetterHoii for
Collector and* Stnatben
for District Attorney.
The latest! ueJYs frying Washington con
cerning Federal appointments in Western
North Carolina oy JUS Harrison, is con
tained in the following sjccial dispatch
to the Durham .TobgctS) Plant, of yester
day. It will Lk jouritl Jto ix- interesting
reading : < K
“This is said tb tx- ajbart of Ewart and
Mott's progrfefhme; * Messrs. Brower.
Nichols and Cttt'.nady gre to tie snowed
under and rclegiited fo! the background!
This will prove" a harffi job (but .that is
not my lookout). Haring performed this
Herculean feat, llow^rtr, iicre is the oth
ial slate in parti Iipttje VS cstern District.
Patterson is to Is; X-'ollector. George
Smathers is td be Diyt^ct Attorney with
Dr! Mott's son'lis agstitant. Bogie is to
tar U.S. Marslull! 1ft file Eastern District
Colonel R. E- Young in to lie Collector,
the place so loltjJ held fey hi* brother, the
late Col. Ike 1 uung, yToui Devercux is
to be District Attorney, Loge Harris Uni
te J States MatTsliali <$. H. Dockery Con
sul-General to jLfverprjbl, Yicter Dockery,
a son of “my stifi t>iiy?r," is to be. Sec
retary of bcgalyon to I'ans, Richmond
Pearson is -tS> Kef Solicitor-General.
Pritilhard is teffce Ass?stantCoihmission
er Of|patents, SIS., igc< Fine programme,
isn't jit? The yaost. withcnlt feat is the
tirst pne, however, vvt.; snowing under
Cannadv, Niilliols ^§d Brower! It is
worse tfian jutt^hiig cdler six bare-backed
horses. retUrntiig to, the circus figure of
sjiecyh, and EW'irrt ayijl Mott will have to?
lie practiced pr-Jitical :acrobats to do it S
Cannadv will 1 y sure ^o kick while they
are ip transiti/Jjver hljn and John Sher
man will be afound taVing to upset thaf
performance id somp ij ay ” ,
lit
This is what' you ought to have, i«
fact, you must, have if, to fully enjoy life.
Thousands arTsean;lRng for it daily, and
mourning becafise t{KA- find it not. Thou
sands upon tbAusaiMN of dollars are spent
unnually by our peofKe in the hope that
they may attAih this*boon. And yet jt
may be hAd by all.' Wife guarantee that
Electric Bitters, if used according to di
rection* and the user persisted m, will
brjjug vou gooy digestion and oust the
demon Dy *pe|i!iia a«)A install instead Efe
pepsy- we r%omradnd Electric Bijttets
for Dyspepsia amt -fell diseases erf the
Fiver, Stomact aafk Kidneys. Sold *t
r. 1.
Ot R RALEIGH »EW«.
An Interesting Letter From HOn.
1 M. K. Carter. : !
I . • :
We regretto learn from the following
letter that pur representative^ Capt. dar
ter. has been unwell—we trust not sjtri
ously, .and perhaps. it was only to be |ex
pected from theimmense amount oflajior
which he has performed, always, as is his
custom; in a most thorough and consci
entious'manner. Together, ' with pur
readers^ we have been disappointed; in_
having so few.letters from Capt. Cgrtey, a
want we sincerely hope may not be longer
ex[ierienced.
. We ajre esjiecially glad to note Capt.
Carter's opinion, that the railroad bill
will not hurt us, and will try to thjnk
with him. !
RaLeich, X. C...February la, ISSlL
Editor Citizen:—
Yours of the 14th
__ _ . it. pas been; re
ceived.- I regret that 1 have been too un
well to keep you lasted as: tb ; events
transpiring' here, although I must fay
that nothing of great piterest has; occur
red. The Railroad Commission hiJU-oijics
up for;a third reading tomorrow. ; Wjiile
tin- bill is apt all that 1 would like, I can
not th'ink that its passage ihto a law
will injure pnr section of the State, "fhe
dsmgcf is that if this Legislature fails to
pass a bill, the next Legislature will pass
one even more drastic than this qne.
Whileiitus hill provides that tlie Cpm
missihners I may regulate freight and
passenger rates, I think that it yv-ill’ lie
found; as it has lieen in other States,
whenj a like power was conferred . ufuin
the commisjiioners, that in pfjictice, the
Railroads Will make their own schedules
.il'olvimr.x: th:it the* l*l tnimfsSIOM will
exercise only a supervisory jurisdiction,
.•uni there will nut lie the friction J-hatj; is
anticipatcdin some ipuartiers;! l’he hill
might have been much inure; objection
able in many of its feature^, Forin
, slancp, in sprue State!* the coiiimissioii is
«lloWeil;to Suggest when andj .where J-rle
pols shall lie placed,.and tp control the
question of rolling stock and so’,on, to
ail 1 wtent that would lie appalling to pur
North Carolina railroad rmuiageis. Cer
tain ft is, that in inajiy parts of the State
there is great demand for ft clpinmissipn,
and reasons are assignee! fbr it tjiat
would seem very cogent.' If we disap
point the expectations of communities ill
whicfi this demand exists, their influence
will be fell hereafter in a way that will
put tjie roafls in more peril i than they
can possibly suffer from this hill. ,. j.
You understand that the i-ommissjion
will jinvc nothing to do with through
freight rales. and that our comiietitive
rates'on which we so much rkly, Canhot
lie interfered, with. Such Control as [the
commission may exercise over lociil rates
caniii>t but do us good 1 thpik. 1; eimid
Show if 1 had time; hud as to' damaging
our Action by way <!>f keepingbac| rofids
wliicji are likely to lx- built, I .’think tjiat
the cPmniisston will have very little: ef
fect.; Mut I did not intend jo gp iinto
this matter in this letter. ! ; i f
1 dji not think the Legislfitijfcwill ]jass
the usury law. The road law , will pass
dv which aiiy county can gtt convicts,
even in preference; to railroad^ tlnft p ill
pay Tor guarding and keeping them. :
At’any rate, we hope to get a law dor
Buueombe. [ E
1 will try to look - after our' local legis
lation as soon as I can, and ifjttiiy thing of
intciscst happens 1 will let you hear iVotn
me. : ■ *; - : i
Sitjce writing the above jhe general
roail law has passed this Ilouscj; jl'lic
commission; hill as reported bjl the; jiint
eommitiee came up in the Senate Sto-flay
and was postponed for one wgek.fi Tins
is thought to point to a defedt ofjjhe pill.
; : Yours Truly, ■: !
M.'B.lCAftTKft.
TJli; LOWEST IN AMERICA,
3,
Was tUe l»ea«li Rate of Aulip.vflle
Llisl Year-Dr, Weaver's 'Con
solidated Report, i1
That Asheville is the healthiest
America, is a fact, i hat our jajeoj.
{
le leave
long Ix-Cn trying to make the residents
of ijthcr sections of! the country
stand; and with good results,
the increased numlfer of visitors tp Ashe
vilfe each year of late will1 ftffly idenion
oxvjj m
under
: 1
.(>o| as
strate..
I'll his consolidated repdrlj Sti]xfrin-:
teifdent of Health 11. B. \Veaver, M.' It.
shpws that the total death rate for I the
past year was only 9.A3 tp t)ie [one
thousand inhabitants. One-third of all
the deaths! occurring last A'euf f 1_H2 I,
were those of children under five; years of
age, and about one-eighth of tjjie tjptal
nipnber who died, were indti-4*s|ki«faits;
suffering for the greater part from jung
troubles. ■ -! j. f \ I
[During the months of January end
February of the year,, sevenfy-fpuf. jout
ojf the totaljtwo huhdreil ajuf t*ip»hty-jwo
deaths occurred. These months Will ifr re
membered by pur citizens as the ones in
if hich rtienifigitismudf its apfiearantj; in
the city. Of The total number off (jefeths,
ijinety-twojwere whites and jiijjety 'jvere
filacks. ' j . ; f |
‘ During tlie months of NoYeimljerjaiid
December pot a sirigle death pccuirred
among the ten thousand inhabitants of
the city. i j j !" j j
j \Ve challenge a cpmparisoti jt|f death
fate with ainv citv in the Union, jahdj feel
.satisfied in the lielief, that our showing
[would be tfie lowest, by a considerable
amount, ofj any community upon ;; the
tVin lvi t nKl*. i,1,, 1 n. i: ! i
1 At the close , of liis report Drjj Weaver
says that Asheville is the healthiest tpwn
in America] and he ’knew what; hie was
talking about when he made; the as
sertion. M ’ ; j; |
Come to Asheville for health, all ye.
afflicted, and secure relief front tlfr ills
that you are heir to. A ! § j f
Health, wealth, pleasure; thyse three
we always have, and are glrfdly willing
to share them with those whp ljayei not
lieen so blessed by Providence a# Wejlave
been.
Our gaths always stands ajar to let the
worthy visitor, from any chine,' into the
full enjoyment all that makes li^e worth
living.: j: : ; JiL; f
Pi
When ydii Seel yourselfgradually break
ing down | don’t wait until you have
taken to your bed.i While ypa jarei still
able to be up and alxjut fight the grim
monster disease by the use of proper re
storatives* The best remedy for malaria,
indigestion, weak kidneys, (fondant fa
tigue, fits of dizziness, short bregth' and
other complications of a disordered- sys
tem is Brown's Iron Bitters, Its magic
influence in conquering diseasescif an ex
haustive nature is most astonishing,
She was apt jn conversation^ '»
She could point each constellation, i
And ip mazy mathematics she cou|d do
the hardest sum.
She could versify in jingle i
That would make your eat-dn
She could sing, she danced! Si
»h* would chew gum. . ‘
I I ' L .. i
■ Wood nun, Sparc That Tree.
I We have received an advance copy of
! an editorial which will soon appear in the
Garden & Forest, on: the vital impor
tance of preserving the standing timber,
on Government lands, from which we
extract the following:
" The matter is not merely a topic for
leisurely discussion and contemplation.
One of the most important possessions
of the nation is in imminent danger of
extinction. An exigency norf demands
immediate and effective action, .ojd the
only alternative is ruin.
The plan '■ presented in this journal
three weeks ago, and to whii;h \v< now
recur, requires the immediate withdra wal
from sale of all the public lands ib the
mountain forest regions of the I acitic
and Central States, and the employment
oft he Army of the United States to pro
tect these forests from injury and spolia
tion until a permanent policy fori their
care and preservation can be put in [oper
ation. :
An emergency confronts us, and the
employment of the army for this work of
national defense is a iiecessity. If one of
our great seaboard cities were demol
ished by a foreign toe, the loss t<> tl>e na
tion would be far less than that which
would result from the destruction of the
forests on the lands now lielongijng to
the nation. Or, if hundreds of millions
were exacted as the price/ of escape from
unmum iiiik iu uiim timjlci tiling; iu«iiuv, ,
the subtraction from' tlnf nation's wjealth
which this would require would' be triv
ial compared with the j>enuanent e stinc
tionofthe very springs and sources of
national wealth and revenue which
would lie caused In- the destructi in of
these forts!s.
There is no other way in which intelli
gent and public-spirited citizens can so
efficiently co-operate with all that is vital
in the forestry work ot the tfational gov
ernment, as by urging the adoption of
the plan we have presented—the imlmcdi
ate withdrawal from sale of all the pub
lic lands in the mountain forest region of
the West, and the', employment of the
United States Army to guard these for
ests until a plan tor their permanent ad
ministration has been completed." j
The above suggestion strikes ns fevor
bly. In .times of jicace, the nation's
armies could not tie better employed
than in protecting the nation's property.
The public lands should lie withdrawn
front sale, while its chief attraction, its
timlier, remains on it, rather thlan lie
sacrificed, and the purchaser allowed to
injure both himself and his neighborin'
destroying that which years, aye centu
ries, cannot replage.
We certainly would prefer this use of
the army of the United States, to. that
suggested by Mr. Lodge, of Massachu
setts, on the floor of Congress, when he
that
rs to
said, as reported a few days ago,
he "would favor regiments of soldi
be stationed at all voting precihcts
No, Mr, Congressman, you may Lodge
your idea in New England, but ve do
not need you in the South, and the
den Forest is much wiser than y<j>u are
in this matter.
A HARK RELIC.
Tile FirHt Newspaper Ever Pub.
Halted In the lulled Mates.
By reference to ‘'A History of the
United States, inchronjological ordejf, and
turning to the year 1775, we ||find;
"The Marvlahd journal and Baltimore
Advertiser, the first news]>a|ier in flaki
more, is issued August 20th."' t
Apropos of which a sample copy ill' the
same paper now lies on our table, kindly
submitted to oUr inspection, by Alderman
W. E. Wolfe. Its title page bears the
date “August MDCCLXXI1I, Number 1.
containing freshest advices both foreign
and domestic."
How fresh the foreign advices may be,
we are unable to judge, except bv com
paring them with those from Philadelphia
for which the city editor informs us, he
has at great expense, established a. post,
"to leave Philadelphia each Mpnday
morning and reach Bjaltimorc, weather
permitting, on Tuesday night."
We wish we had space lor a li
cription of this curious old she
quaint, as it is, with ifs longs's—1<
like so many fs; but to do it,, j
wotdd require a revolution in our t
We note a funny “kid.”—of on
Barnard Bailey, offerijig ten pounds re
ward for the apprehension of his "Irish
servant man, Owen McCarthy, 4-5 years
old; 5 ft. 8 in high, etc., etc." The des
cription of his clothing, embracing:
"Oznabrigs trowsers, patched on both
knees, an old pair of shoes, an old felt
hat;" reminding us tlfat slavery did not
originate in the South, nor was it con
fined to the African race.
Another quite lengthy "ad." is dated
"Mount Vernon, in Virginia, July 15th,
1773," offers for salt, on fair terms,
II dcs
rl. so
oking
astice.
y ]ie.
Mr.
20,000 acres of land,
less a person than Get
After this “ad." Gei
came the first Presii
States. Seytiitur, to
advertise in the CrrfzEN and yoji may
live to be the first President of the United
States who ever did so
And is signed by no
rge Washington,
i. WashingUm lie
lent of the United
low his example;
BEST.
Asheville's Near Nelghbori and
WballtlH Doing.
A reporter of this paper paid a recent
visit to Best and the following is what
he has to say Concerning the visit:
The mercantile business is carried on
here by three very active firms, all of
whom enjoy a fair trade. The place now
has one church, two preachers and two
physicians.
The new and handsome hotel, owned
by Mr.S. H. Reed.ltasjust been completed,
and will be opened at an early date.
The magnificent hotel, spoken of in
T^hk Citizen a few days ago, to be
built by northern capitalists, will be lo
cated on a beautiful elevation within a
fiiw hundred yards: 0f this place. Mr.
Thompson and his corps of assistants,
are at work surveying, preparatory to
beginning work at once.
I Capt. W. T. Weaver, of Asheville, has
recently purchased from Mr. jas. M.
Brookshire, a two-acre lot, lying just
■bnthcfrf the railrojad track, on which he
will eywt a large Manufactory.
Mr. H. B. Rossell has purchased a lot
in the same vicinity, and is erecting a com
atjd wheat mill.
TIM11 Ssictde.
fessor Arnold says: “An incurable
dyspeptic is justified in commit ting sui
cide. We will guarantee to cure any dys
peptic within three: months by Acker’s
English Dyspeptic Tablets. T. C. Smith
At Co. fcbSdawl w
EDITORIAL POINTS.
Cardinal Newman says “America is go
|t?tg to seed*” We agree with yon Cardi
real, the remark is apt funny and true
0at not half as ironical as you intended
('if to be. Yes. the ubiquitous Atnencat
£<£ everywhere and always an America!
J too, tiot only that, during the past hun
(kfred year$ fifteen American Republics
. a>nd thirtyiight States have taken the
constitution of the Vnited States as tlu
fiiodel of their laws. Even more, the con
tinental countries will soon be pattern
ing after oftr constitution, for Gladstone
tVas pronounced it “the most wonderful
yvork e^er Struck off-at a given time by
|Ue brains pnd purpose of man." Indeed,
.America has gone to seed, but the seed
Jtiis borne good fruit.
| Investigations prove lievond a doubt
Jfhat the Park Central hotel, of Hartford,
i-tmn., the recent scene of the awful ca
hyuity in which a score of persojis lost
ffwir lives, was built in n most: sliji-shod
tii'inticr and hail liecu in an unsafe condi
t|)n for soijjetime. When -shall wie have
p i municipal government in Our large
,|lfics with officers to inspect and con
llrtnn such Heath traps. Echo answers,
-When ’
;s JJarunutith college has found-a' freak of
aldturc in a human licing whu-o head
j§y*'ighs forty-five pounds and jhi* body
Jjitly seven pounds. Here is the disease of
||Big head^yarrietf to extremes. By the
ffvjty, we think a New- V«>rk dtjde must
Iiftve wandered out there, for they are
;.|l& only ik-fsons who are built that way
|j-tii their l>wn estimation. \
p S'lie re-election of Senator Kenna, by
ito{e West Virginia legislature, aftyr apro
|S>figed dcad.ock of several weeks, con
pffsivelv proves that nothing succeeds
SftC succcss-4-at least, when the same is
mil pled with a goodly amount of pluck,
B' was the jeasc in this instance. Mr.
j^ifenna, hertj's to your health for a long
ttad successful senatorial term.
: P'hc death of Dr. D. W. Bliss, one of the
jefysicians who attended President Gar
jy:hl, lirinjrsporcihlv to inind the latefuf
*jif?)phecy of Guite.au. However much we
issassin’s pre-monition.
ji'kv decry the
ills; sail fact still remains, that almost
ivery character connected therewith has
gifisscd over to the Great Majoritv.
f n , V
| fionie of the Fiji Islanders are sending
cry fop more missionaries. As the
utifjs in those parts are a complete fail
-jliftfjtbis season the Islanders seem to
that they are entitled to dessert all
However, we are not
j* Year ’roynd.
f.kiad of a missionary.
* ail! byfohc the New York Senate itp
pitgijli iates $1*25.000 to enable the Adju
l.ilt^ficncraj to concentrate the National
1'. «a*d in ! lu)t city on the centennial ol
jkVfqdiingfoitfs inauguration. New York
£r^, ns well as other [R-ojilc. realize that
|t3a*kcs morjey to create a boom.
| If on \Y 1 rite la w Reid, editor of the New
a'orli Trilnnjc, says, he will not accept a
J-ftbinet position, if asked. We have
I Fought the.same thing ourselves, which
|d|ovt'S that S;mie ncwspa]>cr men don’t
Jvjtnt the capth. Brother Reid, here is
Init Slttike.
* r.: * * *
1 yharhs Kijnhmaii, the veteran mana
ge.*', nnjikiijg preparations tor the stag
ing pf"Rplxg-t Ivlsmcre.” The east will
juc'qde some of tile best talent of this
JifUtltry and of Iiurope, and the event is
looked loirw-jtrd to with much interest by
the ijramiatiy profession.
Again ‘minor has it that Illnry M.
stfaiilcv has jjeen killed by the natives in
Well, if Stanley ever
She |ieart ol Africa,
iloeij come opt alive lie will owe no t hanks
Id tlie newsjjttpers. lor he has .been killed
In’- them timfts innumerable.
’'Admit liegrer and one wile", used to
J-ead the ticket to Arteinus Ward's famous
lecture op th^ Mormons, t nlil Ftah can
1‘rtseiit such a ticket to the sisterhood of
S>lVtes. lar knocking, however loud, will
ipe ill vail).
jj A Nebraska pa)>cr says that if all pco
|itc?\vcrc [to vote- as they pray it wouldn't
|a|e long to c'ount the ballots. However
jflijtt might by, we firmly insist that the
|kinocrats wvnild still have‘a .popular
infljiiriiy. - *
Well, the Ainerican press have the Har
fistjn family, from Grandpa down to lit
i|ejgreat great grandson Ben, fitted out
ly-Hh petticoats for the inauguration ccre
Wi(| some one please ring the
panics,
left.
* ! ' ' t
There is safif to be a considerablediffer
n|e in the characteristics of Bismarck ,
nfl his soil iferbert. The old chancellor
s nig, hiusqije, brutal and brainy. The;
K>h is big, brjusque and brutal, but not
! irSiny.. lt’s a difference that counts.
5>l' poetry. |tut in our judgment she
Ih'Mild not held to aecount for a great
|n;iny criimsjcommiued in her offspring's
| indifitinpo^s Republicans seem to lie
bind even to desperation at the present
Supposed maj;e up of President-elect Har
dison's’Cabinet. Great Scott! Do the
j'orkppolita»s want the earth ?
V VVen<lell Phillips once gave the advice.
Quiver call a man a liar.” We never do.
.We call him a politician. It is much more
jxdite, and nij^-a-da vs a great deal more
taihibnablc.
For
that professes tj°
be
ihntious to get rid of the surplus, tins
.Cohgress is 8rery much behind with Its.
UlH.iropriatio.il bills.
| ite is doubly wise who both knows
ho» to speak and how to hold his tongue.
SaSje advice kp President Harrison's Cab
4n$ makers. £
‘m ; H !
$ i-he true lajjy never uses slang, neither
tdois the truegcnt leman ever use profane
t*r*" '
1
• &
Bridging the Chasm.
A pleasing exchange of courtesies took
place in the Senate in the discussion of the
Daniels amendment to the Leander civil
appropriation bill, providing for a base
and pedestal for the monument to Han
cock. Mr. Hoar inquired as to the statue
itself, and wps informed that the statue
was only in contemplation. Hoar, then
referring to Madison, said that it seemed
almost areproach to the people of the
United States, that no adequate and
worthy memorial of that great statesman
and patriot existed at the seat of the
government. The State of Virginia, in
the erection of a statue of Washington
had not provided an effigy of Madison.
Perhaps', one reason why in selecting
the group, Madison was omitted and
other eminent and illustrious Virginians
preferred, might have beep the expecta
tion that that duty of piety and patriot
ism would be discharged by the national
Congress. Madison, he went on sav,.
was one of the greatest of men. There
was no single mind so impressed on the
constitution as his, not even excepting
that of Jiis great rival Alexander Hamil
ton, and if his (Hoar's), public life was
prolonged there were few acts that Would
HiatuuBuvutuis imucpleasure
than the co-ojieration with any move,
ment which the State of Virginia, whose
more immediate representative Madison
was, would initiate for the erection in
\\ ashington of a proper monument to
Madison's great fame.
Mr. Daniel expressed his gratification
at Mr. Hoar’s remarks in relation to the
memory ot Madison. It had been said in
ancient Koine that while one wandering
through the forum would wonder at
the absence of a monument to Cato, his
memory was kept green by its absence.
The same might be said in reference to t he
absence of Madison’s effigy from the
group around Washington. In the days
of Madison: there had been no States
more in sympathy with each other’th.m
Massachusetts and Virginia. The sol
diers of Virginia had fought on Massa
chusetts soil, and the soldiers of Massa
chusetts had'been farther South even than
Virginia, shoulder to shoulder with those
of Virginia in the greatest struggle of all
ages. It could not lie otherwise than |ie
culiarlv gratifying, not only to a Virginia
Senator but to all the people of Virginia,
to hear the encomium pronounced to-day
on her eminent son by the distinguished
Senator from Massachusetts. He trusted
that it was an indication that however
much the majority sentiment of those
two great commonwealths might lie di
vided now on some incidental
questions, the day was not far distant
when the minds of their great
and good men would be in entire unison
and harmony on propositions and ques
tions that were recognized as being for
universal good. He hoped, however,
that the State of Virginia would not wait j
for fitting rtxogpition of her statesman
by the government t>f the I'nited States
The eitizeifs of that State could never
pass throijgh the memorial hall of the
capital at i Washington without feeling
some sensg of regret and almost of mor- I
tification tjiat she had not yet contrib
uted statues of two of her sons to that
hall, and lje hoped that even before the
government of the I'nited States could
carry out itlie plan so eloquently sug
gested by the Senator from Massachu
setts, the State of Virginia would furnish
as her contribution to the hall of honor
the figures of James Madison and I’at
rick Henry!
A Matter for State legislation Ex
cluNltel>.
During the last session of Congress
bills were introduced in the House to
"punishdealing in futures in agricultural
products, and to prohibit fictitious and
gambling transactions on the prices ot
articles produced bv Americau tarm
industry."j The bills were referred to the
committee ion agriculture, which took the
subject tuujler consideration and heard ar
guments in support of the bills. Today
the com mil tee took up the matter tor
dispositio?^ decided to report lxith bills
adversely, and authorized the appoint-|
pointnient of a sulxommittee to draw
up a report to that effect. Thecommittec
investigated the matter thoroughly and
arrived at itlie conclusion that Congress
has not till' jurisdiction over this subject;
that the limitations imposed by the con
stitution make it improper for Congress
to pass the measures proposed, and that
it is a matter for state legislation etc- j
clusively. j
The Ring of the Knell
If any sanctified mugwump consoles
himself with the belief that Harrison’s
administration will not be republican, in
its height, depth and breadth, let him pre
pare for a profound disappointment. It
will not be any mere apology for a re
publican administration, such as de
lights the spineless professor of nothing;
but it will be a full-fledged, true blue re
publican administration. Don’t forget
it.—Knoxyille Journal (Kepi.
Little Willie. Larke & Cu. . I
Willie Larke. The W. A. LjukeLn., j
Master W; A. Larke. Limited.
William A, Larke. Bill Larke.
Mr. William Addison Larke. I
Larke. Larkie.
Mr. W. Addison Larke. Cell 173.
William A. Larke & Co. —Lies.
Modem! Minister’s Wife: ‘ \ou look
worried. dear. Can’t you find subjects
that will interest the congregation?”
Modern Minister (gloomily): “It’s
easy enough to find subjects that will
interest the congregation; the trouble is
to find shbjects that will interest the
newspapers." _
Hooligan—"So ye do Vices tellin' me
thct Brannigan was itiurthered be
burglars ?’’
Mooneyi—“Yis, lie jabbers, it’s a fact.”
Hooligan—VAn’ did they get his
money?” j
Mooneyt—“Nivcr a cint- Sure he had
it hid safe, an’ barrinf losin' his life
Brannigan kim out wid a whole skhin."
parents Criminally Liable.
More than half ctf all deaths occur be
fore sue years of age. An army of inno
cent, lovely children are swept needlessly
away each year. Parents are criminally
responsible for this. The death rate of
children in England is less than half this.
! Acker’s English Baby Soother has done
more to bring this about than all other
causes combined. You cannot afford to
'be without it. T. C. Smith & Co.
'J!. I/.-' I ■■■ ■■ f.i .V .... ' i i ‘t.
BVSIN15M AMD PLEMVI
:;.4
An intoxicating drink is any bevtrhg*
which, taken in such <|uantity v'a* men
usually drink, will produce an obfuscation
of the cerebral centers with a con&hvnt
, np should i
icthing. It)
< Advice to Mother
Mrs.AVinslow’s Soothing Svj
always be used for children tkiumr. « .
sootly-s the child, softens' the gums,; al
lavs^lj Pattis', curelr^ind colic (and is the;
bestRemedy for diarrtsea. 25^. abotthw
Jojk Howard savsthaf a-endant*
I S f Ulii/1 10M ldn/1 V* —_
of a peddler lend’New «ocjetyv*t>
day, and that the desc^.awuts of a flat
-i —‘•MMi ha uvsiis.atuu
boatman stand side by side with them.’
Lord, 1 ord! how Wimble t
....... . v-.u. „ow reuumc the norifcprn
North Americans ought to 1* 1 n - -
Washington Critic: LiHi is the name
of the king of Corea. He ought to make
a fine cam pqign document. ■ T '
i It is said that no man can arrei
ffight. ol time, but who is there who i
able to stop a minute ?
■kratu
You may wash and boil saur-...
you will, but the smell of old ca
will hang round it still.
The mercurv’te low, the wind is high,
:i There’s ice beneath onr.fcet, :
And few are the maidens now that
Or long for an ice cream treat;,
i the
not
it as_
tibage
Stgh
Anecdote* of General Grant.
General Grant, on his return! to this
country, is said to have been severely af
tlicted, with a cough contracted While
crossing the ocean, and which had stub
bornly refused to yield to any treatment.
A friend procured lor him a bottle of
Syrtiphyx, and by its use in a lew hours
lie was entirely relieved. Hcretnarked to
liis friend : "Men luok upon me.as a great ■
soldier, but this bottle of Svmphvx is!
greater than 1. My calling has been to
destroy nan's lives, but this medicine is
a victorious savior ol men. I shall never'
i lie without it again." d&w
St. Peter-—"Where are you frbm ?'j>
[ Maiden Spirit(with spectacles |-VK,nMn
St. l’eter— “Go back and haunt ' the
leeturc-i woins. You won't lie happy here.”
Slie i sentimentally I “In the spring all
nature smiles, the birds woo, lovers kiss,
but, ah ! now comes winter." ; . !!
He. "1 know some things that kiss all
fhe year round iriful never change.” i:
She. "Impossible. What?"
*- lie leajuily |. "Hilliard balls.” 1
. Hucldcn's Arnica Halve.! .
The best salve in the world for ‘cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, ‘fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
Corn's, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required-' It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. 1'rice 25 cent* |K*r
box. For sale by F'. L. Jacobs; daw
Boston Cousin: "Wlmt a ducky girl
you are, Adibv, to catch the rich widower,
t oil'll tie the envy of all Wabash avenue,
f heard two or three girls . say to-day .
they'd like to lx* in your shoes.”
The C hicago young lady smiles sweetly,
but When she is alone she is heard to
mutter under her breath. "Twoor three'
girls in my shoes? The hateful thing!
t wo or three! The idea !
New York Woman: "Och, but m# bye
Paddy is as woiseasan owl, so he is. It's a
greatsthatesman lie’ll besomefeine day.”
Patron: ”1 am always interested in
ambitious young men. He works very
HaitiT supjKise.” ;
"Indade lie does that. He’s already -
lieen promoted three times anil nowtShe’s
third bartender in Mickey Mulligan's
saloon an' a candidate fur the police
Do Not Suffer Any I.Oliver,
Knowing that a cough can lie checked
in a day, and the first stages of con$ump
tmn broken in a week, we hereby guaran
tee Acker's Hnglisli Cough Kennedy and
will refund the money to all who buy,
take it as [icr directions, and do not find
our statement correct. T. C. Smith &
Co.; febOdawlw
Love. 1 know, completely fills
f ■!■ Lile'-s void gallery:
. Yet, while these dear moments Haste,
Think how many dollars waste—
C’oal and gas and other bills—
( i ()ut of father's salary !
Dentist: "What can I do for you,
inddaui ?" ' ■ f
■‘Mrs. O'Kahilly (suddenly, rich-): "1
want ytz to tie a ft herpryin’theamalgum
fillin' out o' mediae k tooth an' puttin’ in
gould. Since llinms got the contract on
thcr new aqucdock 'tis not the expense
we Ik- mindin' in any ways.” •!
Terrible Forewarning*.
Cough, in the morning, hurried of diffi
cult breathing, raising phlegm, tightness
in the chest, quickened pulse, chilliness in
the evening or sweats at night, all dr any
of these things are the first stages of con
sumption. Acker’s Hnglisli Cough Rem
edv will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is’sold under a positive guarantee by T.
C.'Smith .X: Co. Ieb5dawlw
Mr. Hacklot (widower). "I s’poseyou
know that our farms j’in, Mrs. Land
bank ?"
Airs. Landhank (widow) “I dew,
Simon Hacklot.’’ 1 - ' ’ <■
Mr. Hacklot. "S'pose wc dew the
isame.”
| Mrs. Landhank, 'Tin agreeable."
i Slie was decorating her room With pic
tures, and she |ic relied her husband’s pic
ture on the topmost nail; then she sat
down to admire her work, and remarked,
qnirtlv, "Now everything is lovely, and
the goose hangs high."
Fibbster (at the optician's).—I want a,
pair of strong glasse?. ->
Optician—For yourself, sir,?
Fibbster (sarcastically I—No, of Course
not. For my eat. The lieast is so near
sighted it can't catch a mouse. - ;
A tnrrap ui i «p«- * ■**•*••
It was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She was
m the last stages of consumption, told b_v
physicians that she was- incurable and
could live only- a short while; she weighed
less than seventy pounds. Oh a piece of
wrapping paper she read ofDr. King]*
New Discovery, and got a bottle; it
helped her; she bought a large bottle, it
fcetped her more; bought another and
•grew better last, continued its use and.ta
n»»w strong, healthy, rosy, plump, weigh
ini l-to pounds. For fuller particulars
-scth! stamp to W. H. Cole, Druggist.Fort
Smith. Trial bottles of this wonderful
Discovery free at F. L. Jacobs' drug
store.
jav Could began his business career
by sweeping out a broker's office, -
Subsequently he cleaned out the broker,
—Yonkers Statesman. - 4
The policeman who was killed bv the
discharge of his duty probably didn t
know it was loaded.—Time.; ! i
; The First Symptom* of
Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in
f urious parts of the body, sinking at tae
nit of the stomach, loss of appetite, fe ver
rshness, pimples or sore*. «reall P««tive
e vidence of poisoned blood. No matter
how it became poisoned it must Be pun*
fied to avoid death. Acker’s English
Blood Elixir has never failed to remove
scrofulous or syphilitic poisdns. Sold un
der positive guarantee by ThcSmf®*