I'Hol i.:;siox.L CAklts.
I'mho. H. l)AVtim, Turn. A. Ihh,
HialrtK1 Jas. I,. M "TlN, Aalirvilk.
Aali, , rut
IJAVIflSOS, SJAKTIN A JONKK,
Attorneys anil Counsellors at Law,
A.hrvlllc N, C.
Will nrartlre In ! I I Ih and 13lh u(llll
fMnmi'l l, anl l tlw Hunrrme Coui t of North
nrollna. anil In lh I'cilrtnl louita ol the
VSralrru lHin t ol North Carolina.
Kdcr to Huns of Asheville. dtsel
wTl.llVc," MARTIN,
Alton"? at Law.
Ashevlll. N C.
Titles and ConvevnatliiK a aiwi'Ultv. Col
lection nmoe. Prat-lire In all Hit vourta.
oiri.-e: With Guilder (k Carter, Mil.mul
Lw liulliliOK, dlnovatt
ciiasT aTmcmimii. Dirr Msaaics.
JJOOKB St MKRKICK,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Ashcvttlt, H.C.
Practice In th United tUvUi Circuit ami
District Courts at Asheville, ttatesville, Char
lotte and Urr-nsloro, in th huurvme Court
t Kuleiuh, and In tht cnurU of the Twelfth
judicial Wr ct of tbe State of North Caro-
u.iwal attention liven to collection of
Partnerahlf doe not titend to practice In
Bnacombc imenor vuuri.
T. coaa,
f0B Sc MBRRIMON,
j. a. HxaviuoN,
Attorneys and Counsellor at Law.
Practice la nil the court.
Offlce: No. 7 il . Jonniton building,
due
r. W. JOSS.
f ONUS SHVFOKD.
ao. a. iirroRD,
Attorney! at Law,
Asheville, N. C.
.1 in ih, ftnnerior Court of Western
Carolina, the Supreme Court of tht
Slate and thv Federal Caart at Asheville.
Olfice In Johnston buildlnR, whereone mem.
ber of the firm ean always be found.
dtnovll ,
JOHN8TONK JONB8,
ATTOSMIY ANU COUKSB1.1.0 AT LAW,
ASHKVILl.B, N. C
o,.rflcM In the Vnlted State Circuit- and
Di.trlct Court at Ahevllle, in tne supreme
t Ral.lKh, and in the C.arU.of tht
t " ir.1. iHirnl iMntrtct of the State of North
Carollua. anil elaewhere, as hit services mar
be required. ian.i
U. DOUGLASS. D.D. a. t
'
DENTAL ROOMS, . NO. 24 SOUTH MAIN ST,
Over Grant Wrngert' Dmf Store,
gealdence. Nu. H Bailey St. fcblOdly
H. BBIiVES, l. V. S.
DENTAL OFFICE
In Connally Building, over Redwood' Store,
patton Avenue.
fcblSdly
JIJK.J. H.OAKRATT.
ARTIST.
t.Mi nvrrlooklm Court Square, above
Cooper' atore. '
ihi In Drnwine and Paintlne;. Partlc
ulars on ayplkatiou. , f'd.1J,
j "fTbVROIN, M. D. -
.
OFFICII I
,.,, .
Abtclattly Pure.
Thla nowder never trarie. A marvel of our-
Ity. atrrnxth and wholeaomencM. More eco
nomical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot
be sold in competition with the multitude of
low test, short weight alum or phosphate
powders. Sold only ia cans. Royal Bakimu
1'owiim Co., lue Wall St., New York.
dKWtleDlZ
piRB INSl'RANCB.
FINE.' LIFE. ACCIDENT.
PULLIAM & CO.;
At the Bank of Ashtvllle,
A8HRV11XB, S. C.V
Represent th following companies, vti. :
mi. cawt AtsnTt im r: a.
Anitlo Nevada, of California $2.7.aS
Continental, of New Yord 4.H7V623
Hamburg-Bremen, of Oermany 1,129,604
London Assurance, of Bngland l,S4!i,B9S
Niagara, of New York 3.237,402
Orieat, of Bart lord 1.67,V2
Phornli, of Brooklyn 8.054,179
8t. Paul Fire and Marine, of Min
nesota 1.841,061
Southern, of New Orleans...... 439,64
Western, of Toronto. IiWmj
Mutual Accident Association.
tna Life Insurance Company.
dtmar29
iti aini hi AMI rt.l.AM III;. !
It Not tuner An) linger. j
Knowing that cough run lie cli- Ur.l j
! in a iluv, noil the brat aliiK-aof connii m k-
, tinn lirukrn in a wo k, wclirreliy Rtiittnr)
; tee Aikrr'i linglmh Coiinh kfiiiedy and
1 will reltmil Hie iiwincy to nil whi; Iut.
take it hi ier tlircctiuiia, ami il not liml
our atuteinrnt correvt. T. I'. Smith it
Co. frl.rnlnwl w
i
( Full ninny a k". filihetllrom tlwdenlcr'i
itotk,
The dark and dismal nwuhoa bold
w ith care;
Pull many it stolen watch iiplnced inhibit
Wber three Imlli dmiKle o'er tht thor-
i oiiRhfnir.
. A ftcrap of Paper Her l.lfe.
i It whs just an ordinary acrnp of vrny
jiinx iairr, but it saved her lilr. She wai
in the luit itnKr of consumpt inn, told by
j hyaiciani that the wi incurable and
i could live onlr short while; the weighed
Wat than seventy lioumlt. im a jnece oi
wrnpmnK paier ine read ol lr. King
New Ihicovery, and got a bottle; it
hel)ed her; she bouijht a large ImiUIc, it
heloed her more; boucht another and
grew Iwtter tint, contiuuei ita tite and ia
now strong, healthy, roiv.piuinp.weign
ins 140 uoundi. For fuller pitrticulura
aend itnmp to W. H. Cole,lruggit,Fort
Smith. Trial bottle of thi wonderful
IHacoTery free ut F. L. Jacol' drug
tore. ' , .
Modern MinUter'i Wife! "Vou look
worried, dar. Can't you find subjects
that will interest the congregation f
Modern Minister (gloomily): "It's
eaav enous-h to find subjects that will
interest the congregation; the trouble is
to find subjects that will interest tfce
newspapers. ,- ;
Better Tlui a Kuictdc.
Professor Arnold says; "An incurable
! dyspeptic is iustifietl in committing sui-
oilier. mil Kun.nMwv j
oeotic within tliree months by Acker's
English Uvsoeutic Tablets. T. C. Bmkb
&Co. fcl6dawlw
The reasons of the Admirufof the North
Atlantic squadron for cutting Luce from
it at this particular juncture arc nunor
able to him and to the service.
OUOS A.NQ IMH.
WANT TO If It I.IT.ilONI
A ent lrii t oSUiu lauM antidols 1 TltCSH-iitliiicnlat Kalclgh Hrgaid.
for tli ixliir of tinniua.
Two Indira hnv ln'tm lictwl bank
tliixi Uirs Ml AUniiUi, (ia.
Ther ara S,(KMl,lK) women in lli.
CliiUd BlaK-s ewirning tbnir own liv
Four things torus tit Ixn-k th
siMiLen word, tbef mk1 arrow, theixwl
i . .i ri..-.
LIIWIH M AlllHIX, I'lva
L. I". MlI.OIU), VM I'IM,
..Hew Grand L'cntral Building,
Clothing Store,
fcbl7dlm
over Big 33
FINE JOB WORK
A SPECIALTY,
AT
NO. 6,
1 NORTH COURT SQUARE.
W. CORTLAND,
iionl V.ttinie- llrnkcri
INVESTMENT AND UFE INSURANCE AGENT, J
l'atton Avenue, Barnard Building. j
fcbdly
Architect and Contractor.
Plan, specification and estimatis fur
nished. All work in my line contracted for,
and no charges for drawings on contracts
awarded me. , .
Kefcrences when desired. .
office: No. 2 Hendry Block, Nin-th Court
Square. AshevJlc. N. C. . ftl.19dly
V. BROWN
VNEW l)Ki:n. carefully prepared by lead
ing metnb-rs ol the Asheville hur (on
finest parchnunt and htavv fiat paK.rl, cov
ering all necessary points, just out and now
:.- .7.1. .k. ..fKcr nf the ClTIZRN I'l HLISH-
1N0 Co., No. 6 North Court Square. lianlStt
Will continue the undertaker' business at hi
old stand over J. B. Wckersoa Co.'
Hardware Store, under th
Brm name of
J. V. BROWN & CO.
- Having thirty years' experience a under
taker and embalmcr, and nneqaaled facilities
ror buying, can aaitly guarantee satisfaction.
Calls promptly attended to at all hours.
Everything pertaining to the bnslnea al-
way onand.
TcrHtl Parewarolnca.
Couch, in the morning, hurried or diffi
cult breathing, raising phlegm, tightness
in tne cnest, quickeueu puise, cuunncsa in
the evenise or sweaU at night, allorany
of these thmks arc the first stages of con
sumption. Acker's English Cough Kenv
edy will cure these fearful symptoms, and
is sold under a positive guurantee by T.
C. Smith & Co. - -rb6daw 1 w -
When, two by two, the animals
To Noah's vessel came,
The distant camels hud to hump,
But they got there ftll the same. ,
j The rirat Symptom of Death.
! Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in
, various parts of the body, sinking at the
pit of the stomach, loss of appetite, lever,
ishness, pimples or sores, are all positive
evidence of poisoned blood. No "-matter
how it became poisoned it must be puri
fied to avoid death. Acker's English
Blood Elixir has never failed to remove
scrofulous or svphilitic poisons. Sold un
der positive guarantee by . T. C, Smith 4k
Co. fcbGdawlw
Tramp (atter ringing door-liell)
"Pleaae. ma'm. I've seen betterdays "
Housekeeper "So have 1. " It's real
foggy to-day." Bangs the door.
"parent Criminally Liable,
More than half of all deaths occur be
fore sii years of age. An army of inno
cent, lovelv children are swept needlessly
nwnv each' fear. Parents are criminally
responsible 'for this. The death rute 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 nfford to
be without it. T. C. Smith & Co.
lifts, the) iiPglucUI opportuuity.-IJUl
UU.
Tourists on th rivor Nils are now
taxtvl. lbs rwiults of this tux go to
the prtwirvtttion of lb moniinienu 01
tbo country.
An Dnglish naval orrioeir estimate
that tlir-r are tU)0,0tHl In fold and
silver under th sea, wbicb could br
reached by good luck.
A tid-To bov near Camden, H. C,
Lot a dollar that bolonowd to his mo-
thnr. II Ml baoly shout it that
be began crying bitterly, and did not
stop for Iwenty-four hours, and then
be died rroto einauiuon.
rhamfoni onos said: "bociety U
eompoaod of two rrt rluanes. thos
urlin hnva more BPnctlw limn uiiuitir
sod (hose who Lave more dinner than
sppotit.
Pride), ill nature and want or sense
sre the Hire great sources of ill man
ners. Without some one 01 tnese ae
fivta Tin nuin will bobave liintsell ill
for want of experience, or what tn the
language of fools is called knowing
the world. wiiv
flemn mne exn tracts if it Is wet
orr rone twenty-five fepilofiff lashort
ne in twenrr-foar feet on brinr wet
And it ahnuld not be forcotten that s
vrvtrofw has sly about ona-thrrd cf
Uis strength of a dry on while If
satu rated witn gresas or soap 11
weaker still
' There is fashioa even in tombstones.
Whits marble monuments are going
out, and but few headstones are now
mail a for the fashionable doad in
whits material. Granite in dark
ahuli is all the ram. and nearly all
the new monuments sre being mads
in that matsruU. . i ' v (
Mr. Edith Dans has organised I
London a Lady's Quids association
Ladies desiring to adopt the profession
uss an examination, ana, u ac-
Iiik tlic Volley of Mr. Harrlaort,
Tbt KiwYoik tlcruhl of meut dme
contain' d the following corresMnleuit
from Kuliih, hih goes fur to show tlie
h-eling ot North Citroliuiitns towurd Mr.
Ilurrisoii and bis so-called Southern xil-
y:
"In Older to ascertain wbut proniinent
imn brio think Mr, Hurnsou should tlo
lor the huuili. I interviewed tins alter
noon M . Sititr Whituker, chumuuii of
the Deimicrulie Stuw comimtlee, who
auid: '.'he I'renilent should treat the
South u part aud parcel of the L uiou
and ma it no mentHin of the South as
such in .us iuauguruL 1 here is no more
rcusou .by spcciul mention should lie
made ol or attention lutid to the South
than to ,he East. West or North. South
em neoi le are as thoroughly Union men
and as I 'vnl to tuc oiu nag as are toe
oeooie 1 1 auv scctiuuui iuc nimu
AU thut they ask is to be allowed thut
orivilctrv which is uiven the East, West
ami Noi.h to manage their own local
utiuirs id to be treuted ia every respect
as part l this Union. To be singled out
uud con meuted upon bv the 1'resident ol
tne Unit d States iu his inaugural as
somethi ig diucrtnt from other sections
of the ct uutry is to be treuted as Ireland
is by tin yuccu iu ber sietxue to l'urua-menl.'
Mr. l.C. L. Hams, secretary of the
Kcpublit tn Statttcommittee, said : '1 en
dorse ah that Win taker says. 1 think
the I'res dent should work to secure the
pasarge it a tariff bill to reduce the rev
enue;, and we should be given the Blair
mil. a j aiionsi election iuw 1 aexucu
which wdl seiMiralc Slate from national
elections, so ss to have thera on ditlerent
days.'
NOTHINO WANTRD.
'Attorney-General Davidson said : To
sum it ail up, let us alone. The people
of the St uth ask no favors. They, stand
rcodv at all times to belo the people of
the North to iret rid of the infamous
tariff.'
"Com niissionerof Agriculture ' ' obinson
said thut Mr. Davidson's view were his
also. 'It the South is let alone, he said,
'it will work out its own salvation.
J. a. SAMUrt, t
It B.y.J li.
luiaiToHs; lv.1 Maddus, M. I llmtilm, M, T fan , Jf. B, iiiVIu, J
. II. iikcii, l,iu. H. rutttll, L, m. MiLuii4.
WESTERN CAROLINA BANK
ASIIUVILLn, H.C, FKUKUAHV 1st. 1SHS,
Organised May 1st, 1SBB.
CArrrAir, 50,000, a a et;ari.t,9 - a
STATB, COUNTY ANU CITY UBPOSITOST.
Docs a Oeueral Banking Business. Iiepodu received. Biehaag baagkt aaa as at. C
lection made on all accessible points. Th Saving Kcatsra will raestv apwtal attaaauaaw
On all sums in this department, deposited for four month or longer. Interest ft tk rats. ,
of 4 per cent, per annum will b paid. m h -.
Special attention given to loan on real eslute, which U1 be placed fur long tins pa ral
onable terms.
Open hom S a. tn. to 8 p. m. On Saturday the Saving Department wlU.bpptsUU p.m. .
1-1.IJLJ-I.ll
hand
will receive prompt attention. Vit have also employed a first-class Undertaker af
many years' experience, to take charge of this special feature of our business. ''
I1LAIU KUHNITURU COMPANY, '
Ili8iden(e, 39 Peuland St. . No. 37 Patton Avenue,
I ACTS, OftLV FACTH,
fcbl3d6m
. tiev n
$7,000
thnusand dollars worth of new fresh goods to be Sold at
GO ST FOR CASH.
Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Notions. Rubier Goods, niankets. Comforts, Shawls,
Ladies and Gents' Underwear, Domestics, Plaids. Jeans. A good full stock of
BROGANS FOR 90 CENTS.
Crimsonlieak. "I understand Dr. Quack
has sold 25,000 bottles of his patent
medicine."
Yeast. "Well, all the fools are not dead
yet."
l.nmsonrjeaK. .o, out 11 tne mnui a
business keeps on they soon will be."
Bncklen's Arnica Halve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
bos. For sale by F, l Jacobs. daw
Mr. Backlot (widower). "1 s'poseyou
j know that our farms J'in, Mrs. Land-
bankr
Mrs. Landbank (widow) "I dew,
Simon Backlot."
Mr. Backlot. "S'pose we dew the
same."
Mrs. Landbank, "I'm agreeable."
must nuaa
eepted, are supplied with an'MgrtTfri
badg They must be tamiliarwith
the geograpny or uonaon, cao, ouuii
bus and mlroftd routes, public, build
ings, fees, etc. Tliey also sssut in the
care of needlework and packing.
The following eipression from The
Boston Globs is a fair indication of
poblio opinion t "The lesson taught
by the growing rersatility of women,
ss shown in recorded results, is that
she ought to have s fair chance. The
bulk 4 . progressive and fair minded
men are now readf to concede this,
Hie result msy tip over some of the
cherished notions of our grandfathers'
days, but the sge Is ours, and a ngnv
fufshars of its opportunities belongs
to woman." .
The flanntu Ta Plant.
The plant from wbicb the Chinese
snd Japanese obtain the tea is called
bv botnniftts Theabonea. It it a small
evergreen tree or shrub, closely allied
to the camellia indeed one of the tat
ter, called warratah, is also said to fur
nish s certain class of tea. The bush
of the genuine tea plant grows from
three to six feet hitrii. bushy, branch
es numerous, leafy. The youneshoote.
finely silky, are evergreen. The
floweiT ar? while and not unlike myr
tle, but longer and usually two to
gether; Hie anthers and stigma are
yellow ; it flowers in August and Sep
tember in its native country. It was
first introduced into British gardens
in 176R The black and green teas, as
we obtain them, depend for their
color upon the process of drying.
About Aabcvllle and stontc of Her
i People.
Asheville is the capital of Buucombe
countv. which oriuinallv embraced all of
the tern orv between 34' and 30- wonn
latitude and from the Blue RidL-e moua
tains on the east to the Pacific Ocean on
the west.
Asheville ia the capital of Buncombe
county, which gave origin to the world,
wide tiroverb "Talking tor Buncombe,'
which some neoplc, not ourselves, still
persist In doing.
Very voung leaves and shoots give
tne nnri lea. isan rrancisco rroui.
els.
Ladies' Fine Shoes, Button and Lace, $1.00. A good boot for $2.00.
checks 5 cents. Comfort, from 55 cents to 80 cts. Coffee JV f,r
big stock of nil kinds of - - - -
GROCERIES.
Cotton
$1. A
Brown's roasted coffee, trunks, valises.' water-buckets, tubs, tickii fcs, (lour, bacon
hay and syrup. 11 lbs. granulated sugar for $1.00. 13 lbsJight bro a sagai -for
$1.00. 31b, cans of tomatoes 11 cts. a can.
All these goods must be sold at once.
All persons owing Smith & Baird Pre notified to psy same at once, and save
costs.
II. n. CARTER, AsHlgnee
Anecdotes of ueneral irant.
Cw-nfrnl P.rant. on his return to this
country'i is said to have been severely af
flicted with a cough contracted while
crossing the ocean, and which had stub
born v retuseu to vieiu to any irnunnii.
k friend nrocured for him a bottle of
Symphyx, and by its use in a few hours
he was entireiv reneveu. ne remaraeu w
' his friend : "Men look upon me as a great
(soldier, but this bottle of Symohyx ia ,
I greater than I. My calling has been to
destroy men's lives, but this medicine is
I a victorious savior of men. I shall never
j be without it again." d&w
i Dentist: "What can 1 do for you,
madnmf' -' ..,...,..,..,,.,.
" "Mrs.0'Raliiily (suddenly rich): "1
want yes to be aftherpryin'theamalgum
fillin' ont o' me back tooth an' puttin' in
crmild. Since Dinnis srot the contract on
ther new aquedock 'tis not the expense
WC ue Hlinuiu .m ,. j
A Tf U t Do Baggsr.
A well known figure in the oeigb
borhood of the Block lixchange is an
old man villi a long gray beard and
watery eyes, who dresses in shabby
clothes and plays doleful airs upon
niccolo. His appearance is so miser
able that many people drop a dime
into his battered hat. This was what
a nrominent broker was about to do
when one of Inspector Byrnes' dotoc-
tivfsntomRxI him and said:
"Thnl old fellow is a fraud. HI
bet he has more money in his pockets
now than you hare. We looked up
his record the other day and discover
ed that he wss worth a rood many
thousands of dollars, but he will not
ston brctTinc."
The broker returned the dims to his
pocket snd ths old piccolo player
glared with his watery eyes at tha de
to tive. New York Journal.
Cofllng, CattkcU and , Burial Robes
.i
All kinds of cases, for old or young, from plain to the finest, kept constantly ss;
Prompt attention given to all orders day or night. Orders from abroad
i.i! I '.-iii5 4
CLOSING OUtt SALE
-OF"
ALL WIIITER GOODS,
-AT-
22 THE BIG 2222
PATTON AVENUE
d&wtapr20
-ETIIE FADS' 7JIREI!0USE,
A full line of I. Faust & Son's custom
made Gents'. Ladies' . and Children
Shoes, ail warranted, can be found at
Brown, ludger &Co. s.
Aalicvile has about 12.500'jnhalitants,
all of whom are hidustrious,lordcrly , well
behaved people, and regular subscribers
and warm admirers ot 1 uitiikk.
Asheville is situated on a succession of
ridges, terminating in high bluffs over
hanging tne Deauuiui rrencn uroaunvcr
UUU LB i 1L VHIHJH W UTV im '' ,
levtl. . -! - '
Ashevi le is surrounded by three lnu-
tiful sub irban villages, touching her bor
ders on Lite south, north and west, encn
of whK-l- are in easy walking distance ol
tueir pa- cut, ana unora acugutiui ram
bles estKcuiliy suiteu to tut reouircmcuts
ofyounj Indies and their male attendants,
Ashev:'le's southern daughter is Victo
ria, and embraces tiie-iamous-'t-ounauy a
V irw," vhich is too well kno wn through
out the vorld to mpure any description.
Once see 1 it is never forgotten.
Ashev. le has a signal station of the
United f ates Weather Bureau which is
under th charge of an eminent scientist.Dr
K. von 1 uck. whose reports made to tne
Depart n ent at the national capital are
printed i 1 Thh Citizbh duily.
TOBACCO t
TORACCOJ
Ashevi le has a cotton factory of 264
looms. &.000 snindles. consumini; 5,000
bales co; .on andmakingS.OOO.OOOyards
of plaid!, per annum.
Aahrvi le has the verv best dailv and
weekly n wspaper pnbfished.in the State
of North Carolina, affording the best ad
vertising medium in the South. Its name
is Thh Citizen.
We are glad to say to onr friends and customers that all grades have eontidsr
ably advanced since Christmas. Bright wrappers, cotters and strips are highs t
than they have been in several years, and show that Asheville is tht place to 'ssl
tobaccos raised in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, "; , : J !
' The exporters and manufacturers who need the type of tobacco raised ia this
section have their buyers on this market, and art paying mors for it hers thaa sJss-
where.
We would warn our customers against the drummers and agents who art paid
big salaries to induce shipments to other markets thsa this, by promises ta seQ at
reduced commissions. After your tobacco ia shipped it is from under your control
and when you receive returns there is always an excuse for low prices, rislsainf to
bacco to be damaged, etc., etc. . '. . 1 -
We have, with great expense, made the Farmers' Warehouse
The Leading Warehouse In the Sate,
where you attend the sales of your own tobacco, or have H sold in a few days afW
shipment. . , ; , j - , -: ,t t,
Elsewhere we give a partial Kst of actual sales made since the holidays.
dwtfe2
For SMITH & BA1KD, No. 11, Patton Avenue.
BLWR FURNITURE COMPANY,
NO. 37 PATTON AVENUE,
Wholesale and Retail Furniture Dealers,
And Undertaker.
Chamber Suits a ipecialty Boarding houses and Hotels furnished is part orentire,
Wardrobes, Sidebosrds, Bed snd Single Lonnges.
When you (eel yourself gradually break
ing down don't wait until you have
taken to your bed. While you are still
able to be up and about fight the grim
monster disease by the use of proper re
storatives. The best remedy for malaria,
indigestion, weak kidneys, constant fa
tigue, fits of dizziness, short breath and
other complications of a disordered sys
tem is Brown s Iron Bitters. Its magic
inBuence in conquering diseases of an ex
haustivc nature is most astonishing.
j New York Woman : "Och, but me bye
I Pnddv rsaswoiseasnnowl.soheis. It's a
-I great sthatesman he'll be some foine day,"
Patron: I am aiwnys inierrneii ui
ambitious young men, lie works very
hard I suppose.''
"Indade be does that. He's already
been promoted three times and now he's
third bartender in Mickey Mulligan's
saloon an' a candidate fur tbe police
foorce. ,
Boston Cousin: "What a lucky girl
i vou are, Abby, to catchtherich widower.
You'll be the envy of ftll . ahnsh avenue.
I beard two or three girls say to-day
thev'd Hke to bein yonr shoes.''
The Chicaeo voune lad v smiles sweetlv.
but when she is alone she is beard to
mutter under her breath. "Two or three
girls in my shoes? Tbe hateful thing!
Two or three I The Idea!
allocking th Inakas,
According to a German scientific
journal, they are using electricity in
India to prevent snakes going into
dwellings. Before all tbe doors and
around the house two wires are laid,
isolated from one another and con
nected with an induction apparatus.
When the snake attempts to enter the
bouss . or . go under it,- hs - com
pletes the circuit ss hs crawls over
the two wires, and if the shock he
gets doesn't kill him it is likely to
frighten him so that hs goes away
rrom there as soon as necau. tnuu
Leslie's Newspaper.
Aa Im Olvlda.
"Tbi world is nrettT evenly divid
ed, after all" said ths butcher as he
craped away at bis block,
"Howl" . . , ,. , , . -
' "Lady in the diamonds and seal
skin gets out of her carriage snd comes
in here and inquires for 'SBSSaga.' "
"Well?"
"Well, other folks hsve ths money
and us butchers have the eddecashua.
Makes me foci more content." De
troit Free Press.
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Proprietsra. :
PBOTBCT1NU PROPBRTY OWNERS.
THE "CAMARET GUARANTEED ROOFING PLATES.
We aot only give the purchaser the best Rooflnf Plate, bat w protect alas
Plrt By giving onr (uaraiitr. ' , --- - -- 7 -
Second By atamplng each sheet with brand aad thklin.
Third By exeluding waste.
Pourtb By branding- th aet welfht of the 113 sheet oa ta bast
Por the beneSt of thoe wanting th very best Roofilng Plat, w assert, aad ar PRB,
PARED TO PROVB, that (excepting tbe "Ollbertson's Ol Method") there' are SS ejtlsV
branri of roofing tin being offered in the market to-day, by aay flrat, faitt tail 'ouf jaA,
eat guarantees given above by this nouar.
MERCHANT tO.
Philadelphia, New York, Chleago, London.
L;usTat!aLi!icEnT:u3T;.::sii::;::iirr
A ?olond woman testified st a trial
in Stanford, Kv., "tliat she would
have bwn killed had slis not soen the
bullot, which wns coming straight at
ber, and dodged it.
CITIZEN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY,
No. (5 North Court Square,
Is preTired to"lo"hiRl)-Krale
work at
LOW RATES
Bet:au.He they have a
FIFST-CLASS EQUIPMENT.
" THE WINYAH
(vupepsy.
SH5ITA3SP"
ASHEVILLE, It C
Por the reception of patients suffering of diseases
of lungs and throat, and conducted npon ths pfsn of
the sanitaires at Guebersdorf and Falkenstein in Oer
many. Ours is the only such institution in the United
States, and endorsed by the leading members of the
medical profession. Terms reasonable.
KARL VON RUCK, B. S M. D.
Aaltevillr hiisaiiBpiroiirintiimof$1(Xi;
000 from Congress to build a Federal
court house, postomce, etc., wbichno
doubt will lie increased under the lilieral,
wise and patriotic administration of Mr.
Heujamiii Harrison.
This is. what vou oueht to have.
fact, vou must have it. to full v eniov lite
Thousand are searching for it doll v, nod
motrmine because thev find it not. Thou
sands upon thousands of dollars are spent
annually by 'our people in the. hops that
thev mnv attain this boon. And yet it
mnv be had bv all. We guarantee that
Klcctric Bitters, if used according to di
rections and the use persisted tn. wiO
bring vou good digestion and oust the
(1cirlnfl Ovspepsia and install instead Eu-
iiriMV. We recommend Klcctric Hitters
lor byspepsia and all diseases of the
Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at
50c. and $1 per bottle by P. L. JacoU,
druggist.
!
I). C. Waridcll, President. W. W, Barnard, Vloe President. Lawrence Pnlllan, Cashier.
THE DANK OF ASIIEVILLE,
Asheville, N. C.
DESIGNATED STATE DEPOSITORY.
-i
Oldest Bank In WetnCCaroUna.
INCORPORATED BY ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE.",
'CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.
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