i i.ni io..L c'.ii'.s'
I)
utH. 1 Inm A.
.It M laTIH, Anil
A-iri llll.
VVtliwH. MK I IN i JUSIIN.
I f I
Mill' ll.
Atlornrvn ! C'mwllir at I, aw ,
Anlirvlltr, N. I
Will iliull' I" II" '" ,,J,h I"""1'"1
(Haul l, ,,c aii"-ine tnliil ill Nor II
t molliia. ami i h I'nlcial I'nuit il Un
Wni.in Hlniiul ' Nutlli I milium.
Hcirr ti H"l "I Aluvilli-. ilt-rl
I I. II HC. MAKTIN,
Alinniry At l.avt,
A.titvlll. N.C.
Title- mill CiMivrvaiK-laa n mini lull v . Oil
In tlmi mn.lt. I'Tiu ta-c in all tli' i"iirt.
,nr with llinlui-r & Curler. M.l.u.nl
Lull ItululliiK.
iltnuvJH
cm. A. ummii.
riHiKK MKHKICK,
urv MHlmlCK.
1 'It:
A I torn') and Counwlliim Hi Law,
AxllrvllU. N.C.
I'rn.-tU In the I'nllrd Htatr Clmilt anil
lil.trkt Court at Anhcvllle. Htnlrat lllr, Clmi--loin
anil Crtrnliiri. In the Hiiurrme Court
at KHlrlKh, ami tnr eourt "f the Twilitli
uilivtMl Ulauivl ul the Btate ol North Cam-
Hlieelal attention given to i-ullretloii ul
claim. , . , . .
r'urtnimliliuliK'tmitntnid to practice la
Hnncombc lulerior Court. UloeJ
t. h"coiiT j. o. assamoN.
OBB MUKKIMON,
Attorney auil Counsellor at Law.
Practice In all the eourla. .,.,.
Office: Not. 7 anil tt, Johuiton liullillng-.
dtae
w' w.joNM. ' "Ktt. A aurrnan.
JOMBl 8HUF0MI).
Attorney at Law,
A.hevllle, N. C.
Practie In the Suuertor Court, of Wentern
North Carolina, the Rnjireme Court or the
State, and the Federal Courta at Aihevllle.
Office In Jiihiwton Uuiklintt. where one mem
bcr of the firm eun alway be found.
Utnovll .
k. C
Abschrtcfy Pure.
Thl powdef fierer Tarlen. A marvel of pur
ity, nm-nslh anil wboleaomene. More eo
nomlial than the ordinary kind, ami cannot
be told In roniietitlnn with the multitude of
low tint, horl wclicht alum or pho,halr
powder. Hold onlv la can. Koval Hakinu
I'ovmjk Co., loa Wall at., New Vurk.
dtwtaprl7 ,
LSSUKAXCH.
JflRB INSt'RANCB.
FlUE. .LllfE.' - ACCIDENT.
JtlHNHToNB JONKS,
a-rroNKKV ap ch'mi.i.iii at law,
A8HBVIL1.B, N. C.
Pructlcea In the t'nited Statrn Clh-ult and
DLtrict Court at Anhevllle. In the apmnc
Court at knleiKh. and In the Court of the
Twelfth Judicial ftiatrlct if the State of orth
Cnroliua. and elewhere, a hi Krvk may
be required. . ' 'a" j!l!L
JJ H. DOUGLASS. D. 0. S.
DENTAL ROOMS, . NO. 24 SOUTH MAIN ST.,
Over Oraut & Wlngerf lrug Store.
Realdence. No. 9H Bnlley St. ' fcbiudl 5
IIhTrKRVB. I). P. 8.
DGNTAL OFFICK
lu Conually HuildinK, over Kedwood' Store,
Patton Avenue.
febl3dly . '
ijfj JR. J. H. OAKRATT,
AKTIST.
Studio overlooking Court 8iiiure, ubuvc
Cooper' torc.
Studio Uour i'roin 9 to it.
Clasc In rtrnwinis und Palntine. Pnrtir
ular on application. feblKdly
fT BIIRC.IN, M. II.
OFFICE I
. New Grand Central Building, over Ui Tl
Clothing Store.
febl7dtm
PULLIAM & CO.
At the Bank of Aihevllle,
ASM BVILLB, N.C.
Ill HIM 4 AMI 11.1 - A HI' I I''..
A li w pine I'rnit of I.iikiii Munliii It-It
at K,i; WiiniHiilItt, I'ri.li- Wtut tain
lino, MhkIiii in I.iiiibiIiiIi-, hrrki-lry anil
I'laniimil Mill ul Ha-, ut Wliitl'.ik'a.
JoiiiiIi wn tlie liml aecrettir nf tlie in
. li i iur.
Iluchlt-U'u AlllU'H hitlic.
I'lir Itctl aulve- til the wnilil fur t;iil,
lii'tii-. uivit. iiKti. iill ilitiiin. li vi-i
' arcH, tftier, tliaiKil fuiitln. ilull lniiif,
C'iriia. and all akin vrititun, wild mv
liwlv cure pile. r " l'.v rc:iiir'il. It
ij!iiiiraiilici tn (-ivc ik'i Uvl a.iii-l'iu'liuii,
in- inonrv rt-limilril. Tritx' i!." ivnla ier
link, t-'or aalr liv I'. L. JacoliK. tlaw
i Kochratrr Hxprcai; Life in iipnrtnietil
( ImiiHra ii, tliey uy. thr next tiling to
I French Huttery.
New iriti(? atfHik of licntlt iiiiii'a Ikt
die, Crtibli UhIh, etc., ot WliitliH-k a. ,
i -.
! Mr. Myaer "Now that nil ia over la.
! twitn iiaVMU Udblou. I prt-mmic it
! woiiKI not If out of plai to re(itrt
j return ol the baublcti that I litviahrd on
' you in the (Iclfriiinl of n tnitphu'ed uffco
lion.
Miaa Cluhton "With plenaure, air;
here they are. Will you plctote give me
a receipt in full?"
I.nnre atm-k of Hamlinrt: iolrndifl
Ktock of Torchon Liter; 11 ter itock of
Oiiinhnmii, ClniinhrHV . Seermtekera, 8at-
inca, reiciilei ana rnnu yn bimiwh n
WhitliR-k'i. . .
Touifh Citiien (to fellow-crookjuiit out
of pnitenttil )' Well, Bill, you've
tried Imrnbiry, anon. liisliw.iY robhery,
itickhiK nocketa and counterfeit U'S ''
j-ot i-niiirlit at it everv tune. Iwt are
n - - t .
you Kotnii to dt) now f
Hill i liiiirrH-l "I am coiimto join
firm tifschool-ljook publinhcra." ChicaRO
Tribune.
All wool IhTiw (IoimIh und Trimming
H. KBDWtHll) it Co.
JOHN WANAMAKt R'3 KHCHCN.
It U m A Intr, aud l KM"ltly
Nulml l.nr llix MtiM I'Uw.
I John VVaiiniiiulior lnu ono of tlin
. I)iftfet kiU-liciiH ia tlm world. It ii
in tliu hawiucol of hia l'liiliuli Iphia
; Uirf. vtliei-B no mla arri tnli-inl.-d and
i no tlaiiiiu s IH irtruiiU4'd l ia.'Ui tinto.
iVaiiaiiiukT tukoa j-rwit pridn in thin
kilcheii, ita lie dia-a in avcryt jing eon
litt U'd with hia Uir. Oflin lio front
down lo the liii? aicnm riMikin miik,
1.1 U thf lid, UtU' tlio aoiip, owim at
I boililijf pt.UitofH. or ilihpecla the little
I iHin t'hiin itn in which the-charlotte
. i .i
ritHMiia acrvrHt. wunainuiter ia ntiu-u
I for hia riclt charlotte ruiwo, and tlia
dtilicucy ia nmdt) from a recipe tur
niMhrtl the chief cook hy Wanuntukcr
liiiiVH'lf. Wauanutker like to tuko
viaitora tlirouf;li hit kitchen and ak
them to aunipla lha fool in all iU
1 HtnLtw of ort'imrHtioiL Ilmixoita of
tl
, . i a( ra,oM.v i'A as
AImiuI Aihevllle ! Wwiue of U-r
lvuplc.
Anhrvillc ha now tin- niiiht ultra, live
hotel iu the StmLtu ru rUntc, mill her
liiii;liler, Vietoria, will anon Imve one
eiml to it.
Juat mvived, n lnrj;e lot ol Lniliroidcr
ira and 1 ortlmil Ln- a.
II, Kkiiwooii Hi Co.
Anhevillc liaa Ufd-dehiil. wliii-li uif
hirxelv utlciiileiT, ti'.i.l auid to la-nlilv eon-
fltictctl in nil rcHtccin,
lllack find Cn am leravya, Mn lot
Keiuiianl jimt nnnle, Cull curly
Whitlock'a.
mi:;cu.lam:ocs.
Rcprencnt the follow ing comianic, vii. :
rillK. ' CAHI AKT IN V. .
AiikIo Nevada, of California $a,7,SH.t
t,ni o,T.i ,i
1.1 H, 6U4
1,A4H.0'.A
l,7.6!ta
S,Ofi4,t7U
Continental, of New Yord...
Haiuhura-Hremen.of Oermnny
London AMttrance.of Knjrland
Nlanara. of New Vork.fc ,
orient, of Hartford
Phteuix, of Brooklyn..'.
ttt. I'aul Hire and Marine, of Min-
ntHnta..
Southern, of New Ortcana,
Wmtnra, of Toronto
Mutual Accident Aaaociatlon.
.;tnu Life Inaurancc Company.
dtinar2U
tJVl.Olil
i,oaa,2:ii
EQUITABLE LIFE
Atwmrauce Society
or THB t'NITKP TATK.
Aim t 093,O4.tM.1t6
Surplu.. ao,74,73.l3
( Larger than anv other Coinimny.
Oiitntmidint; Aurani.-...)S4,ji6,Ili.oo
Writ ten in I53.9JJ.3 .Vo
Tontine Policies with 1R anil 20 year p
rlod nre the uumt . popular and profitable
form of aMtirance.
For esample. rate, etc., confer with
E. . Monroe, Agt.,
oliice with J win Anton
I "Thev tell ine vott are inHrriil aain,
Pat ; w that ao r .
i m,r .'
"How are you autialicd with the
pbontre1 ?"
"MoiL'ht? wtll.aoir, Ivf the Hrnt Mrs,
McOlachet ty was aloive the day meow n
lv rejjret wutl lie that Oi hadn't married
me aecond woile lirst.
At the In rue diavonnta on heavy weight
"ootid nny mail's dollar will ro a long
wav. H ii vera have ahnwntheirnppreeta-
lion und have t.tkeu the offeniU; tiIv.
H. Ki-nwoon & Co
First HolUiciil Boss "Well, are you
aalistied?"
Second Political Boss t looking over
list I "Yea, that enliinet will suit me.
"All riirht. I lielieve it atill miiiirt
Hnmson'a niL'nnttire. H it does I'll tell
him aUiut it." .
Atheville, N. C.
febU.SdOm-
-W-A.'BNNliNT, :
J I
Architect and Contractor. 1
Plan, pecincation and estimate fur
nished. All work in mv line contracted for,
and no charge for drawing on contractu
awarded me. i
Reference when desired.
Office: No. 13 Hendry Block, North Court I
Square, Asheville, N. C. fcblitdlj-
BROOM FACTORY.
H.4NFORD J. LOCKWOOD.
HANU-MAla
Brooms, Wliieku, Hearth and
Celling BroouiH.
Mill and Factory (rrade a apectBlty. Quo
tation and aamplc free. teblmlly
j7SCilTRTLE,
MERCHANT TAILOR
J. V. BROWN
Will continue the wudertaker' huaintasat hia
old stand over J. R. Dlckcron8i Co.' ,
Hardware Store, under tbe
firm name of
J. V. BROWN & CO,
under-
fcbWidljr
43 N. Main St.
Having thirty year' experience a
taker and embalmcr, and unequaled futilities
for buying, can safely guarantee atil'actlon.
Call promptly attended to at all hour.
Everything pertaining to the business al
wayaonjiand. feb!3d6m
Adiict: to Mothcrn.
Mia. Window's Soothing Syrtipshould
:il-:iv4 lie nsetl Ibrchiltliea teething. It
aootliea the child, sottens the guins. al
ia vm nil iMtina. etiR-s wind colic, and isthe
best remedy lor diarrlnca. 25c. a Untie
Visitor (to Boston lady I Is that your
I daughter in the next room, Mrs. Yalcio
I hear aoilleUitlv sillllilltf."
! Mrs. Waldo "Yea, thnt is I'enelope,
She is aiiiyw. 'Ho. Bob tlaemere Ho
1 We Boston people, vou know, Mrs. Wa
i t.iisli. like to become lamihar with our
favorite writers."
' Klanituu Fire in tli Vfii.
We hold nositive nroof that Acker
Knirlish Itlood Elixir cures ull blood poi
sons wiicre cheap aatsnpai iljus-and so
called Diirilicrs tail." now.iiir this, we
will sell it to all who call at our store on
a positive gnnrantee. T. C. Kmith& Co.
Minks My stars! The worst has
happened. 1 cannot pay ten cents on the
dollar." .
Winks "You are luckier than 1 am.
When I failed I had so much property
left that I had to pay fifty cents on the
10 few great kiu-hmit 111 the world
hiclf a inuii inay go through uiid
cuuie on I witii a goou upixjuia.
Waiuimukur'a kitchen laactuully an
oiK'tiicr. The irreal merchant ia
novor ao happy aa when running a
knife into the Lancaster county but
ter und. paaaing it around for visitors
to Uvste. lu V anauiaker's reeitaurunt
from 4,000 to 8,000 puraoua are fod
every day. and VVanamakur is not too
proud to lunch in hia own shop. In
summer he tuakaa and sells there 8,000
quarts of ice crwun daily, and in oya
ter season frioa 80,000 oysters. Waua-
niaker knowa hia trade and cater to it
aa 'carefully aa an apple woman on the
atitM'l corner, luai ia lite way uo pe
cam rich. . '
An instance of thia ia to be found in
the order lie once gave his restaurant
maimer about nunce piii. "Have
onlv the best mince pica thatmouey
will buy, he uud, "even 11 you nave
to toll at a loss. I con afford to aink
$10,000 a year in mince iiiea rather
turn have people say t do not give
them gootl pies. The people of Phila
delphia ran t bo fooled 011 mince pies."
V ,. W.,r,,,..,..bu .,,.1 ivilK hi.
11CIIU..I Villi , IMIIIUIIUIlll, 1
uauul curefuluess iu auoing thut all bin
orders ai-e carried out to the Idler it
was for a long time his custom to blip
downstairs and aauiplo the pin every
day. Wanauiaker ia now famous for
Ins mi nco pies.
W hen vv nmnimkcr lirst suirteu up
hia restaurant, then a niuoh aiiuuler
place than it now is, his manager or-dei-etl
W dozen assorted pics in untici-
patioji of a big run by tuo V huaaei
phiunson their favorite pastry. But the
custodiers were acurce the next ' day,"
and wliciithotitorcclosed 11)7 dozen pics
were btill on hand. The restaurant
muiia-rcr was in consteruuliou. He
utoucsoubrht Wauanutker, whom be
found in his oliice alter all 1 110 em
nlovuM hud fone home. "Are the Dies
still g'idf" asked tho great Uierelmiit
alter listening to the manager's story.
"eii; tiiey will uogoou an out w
niorww. but not after tbat.'' vWell.
then," said anamakcr, -"put an ad
vertisement in every uioruing paper
to-morrow unnouncnig that lor tuis
day only we will sell choice, fresh
pies at a cent a cut. See what that
will. do,". ...Nest moruing the Pbihv
delphians rcatl Wanauiaker1 pie ad
vertisements and by nightfall there
was not a piece of pio left iu tho bouse.
In telling this story Munuger Gilhtni
iijtkd: "Tliut is the way with Wana
ina!.:r. IIo will have onlythe best
thul is to be laid, and when the goods
"von'l move bo makes tuetii move."
Cor. ( hicago Ti iLiuuo. , . . ...
Asheville has ail electric street railway
in successful operation, and to U' extend
ed generally throughout the town.
We are selling lots of Clothing cannot
say whellicr it is lla.' attraction til' Uie i
discount or because consumers fiin.it re
plenish. - It- Kiiuwoou ill Co.
Asheville has five first-vlaas private in
stitutions ol kariimg, winch in character
complete with any in tbe world.
Asheville hu the most thoroughly j
drilled anil euuipied police force iu North
Carolina, which is under the suiiei vision
of a moat popular hk-f. ,
CarlMt Motiitsm.
Mauy mothers have permitted tbejr
chililtx-u to die before their eyes wheutliey
might have been saved. Any mother
who keeps bouse without a bottle ot
Acker's linidish . Baby Sootlier . at
baud, runs a risk which she may some
time regret. It has saved the lives ol
thousands of children, and is doing so
every year. For sale by T. C. Suiiih oi
LO.
ft X
1 :
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v -"I
. W -' ViV
SfcMT ; f
GLAIR FURIIITURE COmPWIY,
NO. 37 I'ATTOK AV'ENUB,
WliolcNulc and Retail Furniture, Peajert,
And Vtidcrtaker.
Prompt nttention given to all orders day or night.
Residence i 39 Penland Street.
Mildly
Asheville has two excellent sanilari. M aiiw.X. Pre. U. P. McLOU.. Vlce-Pr... J. B. BANKIN CaaUar. ' ,
urns, which are exclusively lor the use ol ihknctonk: Uwl Madiius, M.I. Heard, M.J. Pagg, J. B. Ranaln.J. B. Kay.J. .Racd,
visitors, as none of her own people ever ! s. il. Kcrd, Geo, s. i'owcll, C, M. UvLoud. . ,
WESTERN CAROLINA BANK
' ASH BVIl.LB, N.C., FEBRUARY 1st, 1888.
Oraanl J War 1st, 1SSS. '
CAPITAL, 950,000. - - '. SVRPLVS, f 5,000
8TATB, COUNTY AND CITY llEl'OeUTOHV. 1
line a tleneralBaiiklna; Uuinea. Depodt receired. Bxchangt boturht and sold, Col
led loin made on all accessible point. The Saving Peatnra will reedy special attaatioau
On all um In this department, deposited for foar month or longer, Interest at tb rate
ia' 4 ier cent, per annum will be paid.
Speeial atuntlon given to loan on real tatatc, which will be placed for long time pa real
ANEW DBKD, carefully prepared by lead
ing members of the Aheville bar (on
finest parchment and heavy Bat paper), cov
ering all necemary point, jut out and now
r.n t the otHl-r nf the ClTIZKS PUHLISH-
ISO Co., No. e North Court Square. ianlWtf
$7,000
Seven thousand dollars worth ol new fresh oods to be sold at
G O ST FOR G ASH.
Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Notions, Rublier Goods, Blankets, Comforts, Shawls,
Ladies and Gents' Underwear, Domestics, I'lnids. Jeans. A good lull stock of
"'"'"'"'IrOGANS FOR 90 CENTS.
Ladies' Fine Shoes. Button find Lace, $1.00. A good hoot for $2.00. Cotton
checks 5'4 cents. Comforts from 55 cents to SO its. Coffee' 6 pounds for $1 . A
bit! stock of all kinds of
GROCERIES.
dollar." New York Weekly.
Ia CoitHuiuption incurable ?
Read the following: Mr. C. H. Morris,
of Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with
ahscess of lungs, and friends and physi
cians pronounced an incui ulilc consump
tive. Began taking Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, and am now on
my third bottle, and ahle to oversee the
work 011 my farm. It is the finest medi
cine ever made."
j Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
I "Had it not been for Dr. Kiuu's New Dis-
i covery for Consumption I would have
1 tlietl Ol lull iiuiiuiio. i.hok..'. "f 'V
i doctors-. Am now in best of health." Try
it. Sample bottles free at Jacolis' drug
: store.
' She "No, it cannot he, but 1 will try
to lie a sister to you."
He ion ve never lieen nnytlitng else, j
You are the most sisterly girl I ever
met."
"Sisterly?" ,
j "Yes. Yon huve taken all that you
j could get oul of nie, und have never given
I me anything in return."
Klectrlc Bitten.
I This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need 110 special men
tion. All who have used Electric Bittes
sing the same song of praise. A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran
teed to do all that is claimed, lilcctric
Hitters will cure all diseases of the Liver
; and Kidnevs, will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum und other nflcctionscatisedby
! impure blood.-Will drive malaria from
' the system and prevent a well as cure
' all lnalartul fevers. For cure of head
i ache, constipation and indigestion try
I Kteetric Bitters. Kntire satisfaction
I iniaritnteed or money refuiided. I'riccGU
A 111 earn llwllxcd. '
I i!in not "a liplii'ver in divanis" iu
(he coininoii at'fpptitncp of the term,
nit 1 Imvu rift'iitlv bad nu experience
Ihul. to suv. the lctu-,1. .wtis rcniai'Uuijlo.
I will relate it siuiplv its 11 matter Of
fact. Dotasaiari.'iiiiiciit. Few ticople
in K. luis have entirely ftrgtitten the
laniom lu ilv trusyily. wlm Ii r.-ciirretl
ubout llvo years ego. tkfii';?' Keily, a
river pilot, killed his wife? uiid then
committed buicido. 1 was un old time
friend of lteily, and Wb ut hi bedside
lsjforo he du d. null while liewusaut-
feriiiir from the self inflict'.-d wounds.
IttttondoiJ his funeral ;n:dji:ive dier-
ished his inemory es tliut t'f uu un
fortunate friend. Thomas D. Freeman,
of Monroe City, Mo., Wusa longtime
mend of both myself ami y,v. K: ily.
On tiie lOtli of January I.. si, whilo
tukimr mv mornins niit), 1 tlivanied
that Geoigo Keily t-iiiit to muand told
me Unit i'rxH-man laid died ul J o'clock
that moruiuir.. 1 told invwifeof my
dream, but us wo hud not heard that
Mr. Freeman wns ill we thought little
of it. On the 1 a tli of January 1 re-
ceiwd a pi'per from Monroe CHty con-
laiuuif? a notice ol U10 uealn 01 -Mr.
Freeman, vt hich I subsequently learned
luul oceiinvd on the very day and
ttt tl'e very hour 1 hud dreamed. Mr.
Freeman v,;is assistant pttniust.er at
Monroe City when he died Cor.
(jlr.lie lmocrut.
get sick.
Some great bargains in Children's Hal-'
moral Shoes and Colored Hose. i
11. Kuuwooo 61 Co.
Asheville has a Iwatitful cemetery which !
is the only Ijusim-ss here that does nut
pay, aa tinting a whole uionllt there was ,
r..i ' j ...1. .. 1... ., 1...11 :
nny one tlCUkll aillliug lvn lliiu n mm !
l,..'..a..,l i,,llttl,l fllll d I
Asheville has the very heal business I
men in every luic, 01 wnoui tue very
creuie de la creine, will Ik Ibnntl ml-
vertisingm TiuCitukn.
- Aslievtlle is going to naveon satuitiuy , ,Btti,e term.
the 'it! ot March, a "KaileeMaisch. Ve
wotiltl tell you what it is, if we knew,
Init you can learn by doing as we do; go
and see it. j 1 .. .
Handsome styles in . Cans-Is, Art
Squares, Smyrna Rugs, Oil Cloths, Cur
tain Uootls, Lace curtains, etc.
11. Khiiwooo & Co.
' Asheville has three banks, all of which
are ubsolulely Bolid in every rcsiHXt, und
in either of which your deposits will lie
absolutely side. ;
Asheville has the best newspaiier in the
South, which will next week publish a
picture of the new . government building.
No matter if a woman hasn't but three
lines to write on a page of letter paier,
she can't resist the temptation to write
two of them on the side margin and then
sign her name upside down over the date. I
Better Than Bloody Buttlea.
General Wheatcroft Nelson says: "My
experience in the English army as well as
in America, convinces me mat notmngso
purifies the blood or adds to the health,
vnrtir anu me as Acaer s r.nuiisn diuuu
llixir." This great remeay is soia unuer
1 1... T 1 cm:.t. k.
a positive uunitiiiLcx uy 1. v. nmnu h
Co.
Ouen from V a. m. to 8 p. m. On Saturday the Saving Department will beopeatllj t p.ai.
THE FARMERS' WAREHOUSED
TOUACCO t
TOBACCO!
Dynpepala, Ueapalr, lteatb.
These are the actual steps which follow
inthtrestlon. Acker s miglish uysiK-psia
Tablets will both check and cure this
most fearful ot diseases. Guranteed by
T. C. Simth & Co.
W are glad to say to our friends and customers that all grades tart ondf .
ably advanced since Christmas. Bright wrappers, cutters and atrip art Mghei
than they have been in several years, and show that Asheville is the place 'to,' fell
tobaccos raised in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. 1 . -
The exporters and manufacturers who need the type of tobacco raised in this
section have their buyers on this market, and arc paying more for it here tkaa Uc-
where.i - ' ' .- -
We would warn our customers against the drummers and agents frka (use pid
big salaries to induce shipments to other markets than this, by promisst to u at
reduced commissions. After your tobacco is shipped it is from under your control,
and when you receive returns there is always an excuse for low prices, claiming to
bacco to be damaged, etc., etc. '
Anecdote ofUeneral Uraut,
General Grant, on his return to this
cotintrv. Is said to have been severely af
flicted with a cough contracted while
crossing the ocean, and which had stuli-
bornly refused to yield to any treatment
A friend procured for him a bottle ot
Symphyx, nnd by its use in a few hours
he was entirely relieved. He remarked ti 1
his friend : "Men look upon me as a great:
soldier, but this bottle of Symphyx is
irreater than I. My calling has been to
destroy men's lives, but this medicine is
a victorious savior of men, I shall never
lie without it again."
d&w
Brown's roasted coffee, trunks valises, wntei -buckets, Jubs, ticku s. flour, bucon
hayandsyrup. 11 lbs. granulated sugar for 1.00. 13 lbs. light bro sugar for
1 Art O IK -ontt nf tnmatnea It cts. a can. ' store
in tu. emmia mat ta aotd at once. ' i Amerkun Admiral ( m tl next
. c.i,i. ftiiieH n,.tif,rH to nuv same nt .ii.ee. and save ! "The foreign men-of-war are steamingup
au peraoiii. vuik - ........ -
costs. ' ,
Clover and (.rant) Seed of all Kludn For Sale.
!) It Rain S'Uhf j
NodouH you havo read stories of ,
fikh and tudjioles cominjf dowh In the r
rain, uiid perlutps you were puzzled !
about such strange things. Isn't this
a very reasonable explanation of the j
mystery (
A party ef travelers once encamped
orer a diicd un iiond in Africu which
guvc little evidence of ever having
held water. Soon after a terrific rain
storm came on, tilling the plact so that
thev were compelled to move to a
higher location. One of the men, re-
hiMiinr 1 1 1 u nttas fi m v, n 11 ttctitfiin tn
,ru.MKll jkt bottle at Jacobs dras watliu J u, the mte of tlio camp, found.
to hu amarement, tnat trie water was
war
We have, with great expense, made the Farmers' Warehouse : ... -
The Leading Warehouse In the i State,
where you attend the sales of your own tobacco, or have it sold in a few days after
shipment. "
.. .. .. .1
lilsewhere we give a partial list of actual sales made since the holidays.
d&wtitprl2
SMITH & BOIXINS,
. Proprietors,
PROTBCTINO PKOPBRTV OWNERS. t !
THE "CAMARET' GUARANTEED ROOFING PLATES.
Wc uut'only give the purchaser the brit Roofing Plate, but we protect him
l'irt By Kivlntf our guarantee, , -
Recoml -Py tamiing each ht with brand and thtcknea. ' " J '
Third lly deluding waso-. ' 7" , , '
j l'ourth By braudiug tht net weight ofthe 113 theets on theboij
j For the lu-ntfit of those wanting the very beat Roofilng Plates, we aaaert, aad art PRR
PARKU To PROVB, that (excepting the "Ollbertwm's Old Method") there art so 'other
! Iirnuil ul' rooniiK tin tieing offered in the market to-day, by any flrm, aadrr the foar dlfcr-
ent guarantre given above by thl houe, - 'l ' ' T ' -
II. B. CARTER, Assignee
dawtfeSH
For SMITH & BA1K1), No. 11, 1'atton Avenue.
CLOSING OUT SALE
-OP-
ALL WHITER GOODS,
nnd trettitur reatlv their 200-ooiinders.
j Now's our time. Have the oil spouted
' into the river until the surface is cover
d." , ,...,,
I Subaltern '"Tis done."
7 "Good! Now start out the torpedo
1 1. ir... . I.:.... j. 1, 1 1..
uonts. ii uue liiiii iii'ii 1 num
will. We'll show 'em,"
"Tis done."
"Glorious! But wba what's that?"
"The enemy has set. fire to the oil and
1 steamed out. ' " '
I, "Great snakes! The torpedoes! the
; torpedoes!"
i "Too . late," Fizz! bung! boom!
crash! "Come, boys, let's skip before
those gun-boats get back. These new
I fangled wnys of defending cities don't
1 seem to work very well."
alive v. ill 1 fishes.
Opinion wits divided aa to their ori
gin ; part of the men thought it was a
case of sjxiiitaneoua geticruliou, while
tbe majority felt positive tiiut they
had rained down. The truth was that
the rain , had soaked down to the im-
f rihouetl mud llshes. releasing them
rom their baked cells uud surtvund
iiig them ouce more with wulcr. Tlie
air bludil'rs of these fishes are divided
into coi.iiiaitment!?. and have all tbe
ttSrequisiti s of a true lunff. and they are
aa truly omplumotis us the frogs aua
toad. -' Philadelphia Times.
-AT-
22 TIIE BIG 2 222
PATTON AVENUE.
detewtaprifl!
CDSTABQ LIIIILIEIIT: nUSTAI.GJ.IUU.IEHT
The fact that good health, strong mus
cles and sound nerves are attainable
should encourage every invalid to an
earnest endenvnr in the right direction.
Kcmemlier all disease owe its origin,
more or less, to a lack of iron in the
blood. Iron in the blood mrnns health,
strenirth and vigor. Annlvze the blood
r . 1 II..1. 1: ...III I.-
01 an mvaiifi anu nine or no iron win nv
found. Healthy men's blood is full of
iron. The best method ot supplying this
lack of iron is by using Brown's Iron
Bitters, a snre cure for dyapeima , general
debility, weakness and all wasting; dis
eases. (
When il is one minute after 8o'cIock
it is nast S When it is thirty minutes
after 8 it is onlv half .past r- Uere is
another discovery to mnkft the world
pause and f;vl sad. Detroit Free IVeaS.
UUSTA!IQL!!!IE!1T
CrK9 HOI-IjOVBORN, oakkdtiagr,
UHUU k UUOF iilbhAhK IN C ATTLt 1
How Doctor Conquer Heath.
Doctor Walter K. Hntnmotid savs
"After a long exjicrience I hnve come to
the conclusion that two-thirds of all the
deaths from coughs, pneumonia and con
sumption might 1 avoided if Acker's
Uiiglish Cough Remedy were only care-
fttllv used in time. 1 Ins wonderlul Kem
edy is sold tinder a positive guarantee by
T. t. Smith : Uo.
Zk'glcr BroHaiid Banister's Fine Shoes
in great variety. 11. KkiiWooo & Co
LlUSTAliS LI'iH'EIlT
HKATiB IVFLAMMATUiN. OLl HORE
CAKED liUlUisl'd i. LNblXT WTLS I
THK
I'hllailclphla, New Vork, Chicago, London.
M THE WINYAH SANITARIUM."
CITIZEN
PUBLISHING.
'COMPANY,
No. i North JCourt Siuaiv,
Ih invpuml to do high-grmle
work at
LOW RATES
Bcchuho thoy have a
FIRST-CUSS E0a!?!HT.
r.USTAIIG LIIIILIEIIT
!fl FOB MAN A ItEAST. rENETRATES
UUbCLK 11 k lliW TO TIIE VEltY liOKK
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
For the reception of patients suffering of diseases
of lungs and throat, and conducted upon tbe plan ot .
the sanitaircs at Gocliersdorf and Falkenstein 0 Ger
many. Ours is the only such institution in the United
States, and endorsed by the leading members of tbe
medical profession. Terms reasonable.
KARL VON RUCK, B. S. M. D.
D. C. Waililell, I'reideiit, W. W. Barnard, Vine President.
Lawrence PalUaas, Cashier
THE BANK OF ASHEVILLE,
Anheville, N. C.
DESIGNATED STATE DEPOSITORY
Uldeat Bank In Western Carolina.
INCORPORATED BY ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.
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CVMV.H FOOT HOT, HMOTJIiDF.R-KOT, CURES RTIEUM ATtiNf,' tA" t (T
SCltEW-WOUH AND bCAB IX bUEEl' I AND BTLUT JOINTS. tCll IN IXAtW I