f I-"'',
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of pur
ity, BtrrnKth and wholesomcncss. More eco
pumkll Ik an the ordinary kind, and cannot
Ik sold ia competition with the multitude of
low teat, short weight alum or phosphate
imwders. Bold only in cant. Hoval Baking
J'owdbii Co., 1U0 wall St., New York.
d&wtaprl7
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Thko. P. Davidson, . Thos. A. JnNKl.
Kalcigh. Ja. O. Martin, Asheville.
Asncvuic.
D
AVIDSON, MARTIN & JONES,
Attorney and Counsellors at Law,
Asheville, N. C.
u,:ii . .. : ,h I Ilk mnA 1 2th 1uriiriAl
Distrk. . aa in the Supreme Court of North
Carolina -J in the Federal Courts of the
Western District of North Carolina.
Kel'er to Bank of AihevUle. dtscl
JULIU8C. MARTIN,
Attorney at Law,
. Asheville. N.C.
' THIes and Con veyancinga specialty. Col-
.i..-. PmMlAHi In all the courts.
nmce: With Gudiicr & Carter, McLond
Law Building. dtnoviS
CHAM. A. HOOMR. DIIPF MKRKICK
TBfOORBSt MEUKICK,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, '
Anheville. N.C. '-
Tractive In the United States Circuit and
Jiistrict Courts at Asheville, Statesville, Char
lotte and Greensboro, in the Supreme Court
at IfaleiRh, and in the courts of the Twelfth
judicial District ol the State of North Caro-
' "special attention given to collection Ol
claim..
Partnership does not extend to practice in
puncomoc inicnor vourx.
TOO POLITE. .;
, 11m a trv mormxai man.
Wuii nuuioom pprftvt quiuj; I
K'iimi was evar more uroana. j
Or cututl be mors poln
To hear htm murmur Thank yuu.sir'' !
as ivelly amir t irrat .
To an- buu boa aim utuxn gaaca.
a as happiDra oouipieta
lim though a aiaa u moat polite,
tinuu tuna no's sum to slip
From graca. and onus a cruet law
Made m Uiis on trip
f or one day a sstiwt girl said "Yea"
(How strnrif-e are CuphI s prankaO
Ami loan be luat her once for all
because be ouirmumt Thinks
-boruerrilkt journal ,
Gauged by Molstar.
"I can tell you how large an audi
ence there is in the house any evening
without looking, said the lender of a
Broadway theatre 0rchttt.tr the other
day.
'"How!" interrupted a reporter.
"My violin bow tell the lale.
When the house is full the moisture
coming from the audienco lessens the
tension of the hairs on the how, and I
am compelled to tighten them tunny
tunes during; an evening. If the air
is dry, of course, this is avoided. You
have - no idea how - the sound
of a violin is affected by the
weather. Dump atmosphere will'
loosen and flatten the strings, and the
result is a screeching sound from the
instrument. The hotly of the instru
ment is also utt'ected by the atmos
phere. Moisture gets into the wood
and the violin gives forth an unnatural
tone. The moisture thus lowers the
pi tell, and it is exceedingly dillicult to
keep the instrument rightly tuned on
a dump evening. The wind instru
incuts are affected in an pxsite way.
Dampness contracts the metal, and the
result is a higher pitch. It frequently
bupieus that there is a difference of
an entire note between the wind and
string instruments in playing a selec
tion." New York Star.
HI HIM hi AMU I'l.I.Ahl UK.
Now, by Jimmy, we shall
state di-parttncut will do i
moan w ar.
re what the
bout a Sa-
1 Kaihoad Tickets to all points bought,
sold anil exchantfcil. 9 N. I'ublicSqunre,
next to Barnard lluililinj;. a 14
; "He kicked me, but Igavchimthcslip,"
; clunked the banana iicel n its victim
suddenly yit diiwn on the sidewalk.
A full line of J. Fnust & Sons' custom
made dents'- Ladies' and Children's
Shoes, all warranted, can be found at
Brown, Guilder &. Co.'s. al
Northerner "'It it true that the colored
race is increasing enormously in Flor
ida f"
Southerner J' Yes, you see most of the
alligators have been killed off."
Would von make vour henslav? If so,
' buy a package of Imperial ligg Food,
WBK'n is invaiuauie lor young cmcas hiiu
moulting fowls, put up by F. C. Sturtc
vaut, Hartford, Lonn. For sale ouly by
F. L.Jacobs.
With a good extradition law many
combinations now in Canada would play
return engagements in this country. ,
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrupshould
always be nsed for children teething. It
soothes tlie child, softens the Kums, al
lays all pains, cures wind colic, and is the
hest remedy lor diarrhtea. 2oc. a bottle.
New Orleans Picayune: "In the hands
of men entirely great the pen is mightier
than the sword. It is tlie same way
with a parasol in the hands of a woman.
It will stop a horse-car.
Backlen'a Arnica Salve.
- 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 ones, or no oav required, it
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
lx)x. For sale by F. L. Jacobs. duw
DuuaMtla Aulwals f Ai.el.iS tru,ln
Ilcrr Nrhring, speaking A the do
niestic animals of the ancient Peru
vians, obwrved that the subject was
scientifically iuiMrtaiit. becuuxe all
the other (x-oples of ancient America
were very poor in this kind of prop
erty us comisinxl with the Peruvians
and boliviaus and some of the Central
American peoples; und, stn-oiidly, be
cause the influence of domestication
on the formation of races could he
laHlur followed on these hiiii.iuU lliun
on those of the Old World We are
concerned to Peru especially with the
dog. llama, alwica. und guinea pig.
The speaker had examined eighteen
dog mummies from ancient Peruvian
graves, and hud oVlcriiiiiieu lliut they
belonged to three ililt'erenl races a
shepherd's dog, a duchsiiund, and a
hull dog or pug. tie believed that
the "luca dog ' was derived, not from
Houth American Can idle, but from
the Mexican wolf (Lupus occidenta-
lis). perhaps through the feebler
Tsxau variety i and - that - several
raves had beeu formed from it in Peru
through domestication. In this Uerr
.Neliring dissents irom ami contradicts
Von 1st hum opinion mat the ya
rilies had arisen from crossing with
l!uropeun dogs. As the dog and like
nise the llama and alpaca are un
doubtedly of America, so, also, in tlie
sneaker's ouiniou. is the truinea t)iir.
notwitlistandiug B. HenscT and other
authors' believe that it was intro
duced from Kurope. Popular Science
Monthly.
dtocS
r. H. COHB.
AfOBB tk MBRK1MUN,
J. 0. MBKKIUON.
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
I'riwtice In all the courts.
Office; Nos. 7 and 8, Johnston building.
ltse4
W. w. JONBS.
VON US SHU FORD.
OHO. A. 8HVFOKD.
Attorneys at Law,
Asheville, N. C.
Practles in the Superior Courts of Western
North Carolina, the Supreme Court of the
Btate. and the Federal Courts at Asheville.
Office in Johnston building, where one mem
ber of the firm ean always be found,
dtnovll
JOHNSTONE JON 1!S,
ATTOKNUY AKU COUNSELLOR AT MW,
A8HBV1LLB. N.C.
Practices In the I'nited States Circuit and
iw.tri.. I'miria si Anheville. in the Suurcint
Court at Raleigh, and in the Courts of the
Twelfth Judicial District of the State ol ortn
Carolina, and elsewhere, as his services may
be required. an2ltf
The Business of the Living.
Edmund Burke once said, referring
to the American colonies then in re
volt afrainst Euglaud, that he did not
know how to indict a nation It would
be eve u more dillicult to impeach a
century. Each age has its own in
dividuality. Some are bad, some are
good ; but most are neither wholly bud,
nor wholly good, but like Moluitn
ined's coliin, hung between heaven
and eui'tti. Even die Eighteenth cen
tury, of which Carlyle said, "it blew
its own brains out in the French revo
lution," did some noble things before
it committed suicida It gave birth to
this republic.
The truth Is that the charge of in
sanity cannot be brought against any
uge, as a whole. A writ do lunatico
iiiquircndo will not apply. All the
same, the children of an age have il
laid upon thorn as a sacred duty to (lis
cover and kill out of it the character
istkj evils. Tlie Nineteenth century
embodies infinite nobility i but it has
its foibles, its self-indulguncies of feel
ings and conduct, and its gigantic in
iquities. It is the business of those
now . living to right these wrongs.
Each generation should weed its own
garden. Bequeath flowers to the fu
ture, not weeds. 8t Louis Republic.
Plavinc poker is very wrong, indeed,
but somehow it doesn't seem so much ot
a sin when you happen to hold four aces.
Flatuliiif Fire lu the veins.
We hold positive proof that Acker's
English Blood Elixir cures nil blood pot
sons where cheap sarsaparillas and so
culled purifiers fail. Knowing this, we
will sell it to all who call at our store on
a positive guarantee. T. C.Smith & Co,
Tcrre Haute Express: The average
size of an American family, according to
statistics, is 4.13. The fraction prolably
stands tor the old man
Oyapepalat Despair, Death.
These are the actual steps which follow
indigestion. Acker's English Dyspe)sia
Tablets will both check and cure this
most fearful of discuses. Gurnnteed by
T. C. Smith & Co.
Be"
DOUGLASS. D. l. 8.
NO. 24 SOUTH MAIN ST.,
DENTAL ROOMS,
Over Grant ft Wingerfs Drug Store.
Residence. No. 98 Bailey St. feblOdly
JJ H. KEBVBS. D. D, 8.
DENTAL, OFFICK
In Connolly Building, over Redwood's Store,
Patton Avenue. --
fcb!3dly
Gerouie ou Modem Art,
The famous French artist, Gerome,
contributes the following an article
on himself in The Century: "You ask
me about my method of 'rching. It
is very simple, but this simplicity is
the result of long exsjnence. The
question is to lead young people into
a straightforward, true path; to pro
vide them with a compass which will
keen them from going astray; 'to
habituate them to Ipvo nature (the
true), and to regard it with an eve at
once intelligent, delicate and firm,
being mindful also of the plastic side.
Some know bow to copy a thing and
will reproduce it almost exactly;
others put into it poetry, charm,
power and make of ituworlt of art
The first are workmen; the m-cond are
artists. An abyss separates the mason
from the architect
"Today, in this epoch of t iur.il and
intellectual disorder, thei-eseuiM to be
a sovereign contempt for those who
seek to elevate themselves, to move
the spectator, to have some imagina
tion; for those who tire not content to
remain fettered to tliu,earth. dabbling
in the mud of realism. Il is today the
fashion to which all the world sacri
fices, because it is only granted to a
few to have a well baluuced mind, and
because it is easier to paint three fried
eggs tiiun to execute the ceiling of the
bistino c!iux'l.
"Rul nil ilii will n! lilra u Krnul
Uvfrrenccs when desired. i , i : ..... i.. ...
Office: No. 1J Hendry Block, North Court owy puuiuoui uuu u iiuuu uuv.uiuae ua
N. C.
HJK. J. H. GARRATT.
ARTIST. '.
Studio overlooking Court Sqdure,
Cooper's store.
('Inane in Drawinir and Painting. Partic
ulars on application. fcblSdly
above
lis F' Bl'KGIN'M- "
OFFICE t
New Grand Central Building, over Big 22
Clothing Store.
febl7dlm
W A. TENNBNT,
Architect itiid Contractor.
Plans, siiedncBtlons and estimates fur
nished. All work in mv line contracted lor,
and no charges for drawings on contracts
awarded me.
"Is there much dissipation here?"
asked a New Yorker of a Maine native.
"Nary a bit," was the reply. "Why, the
sun can't even dissipute the fog."
Drake's Magazine.
, Anecdotes of Ceneral Orant.
General Grant, on his return to this
ountry.is said to have been severely nf
litted with a cough " contracted while
.Tossing the ocean, and which had stub
wrnly refused to yield to any treatment.
A friend procured for him a bottle ol
Symphyx, and by its use in a few hours
ic was entirel v relieved. He remarked to
tit friend : "Men look upon me asa great
ildier, but this bottle of Symphyx it-
renter than I. My calling has been to
estroy men's lives, but this medicine is
victorious savior ol men. 1 sliull nrvei
e without it again." d&w
A New Industry In Russia.
The SL 1'etersburg correspondent of
The North British Mail says that dur
ing lite last few months a new indus
try has sprung up in Russia in the
form of nicotine extract This pro
duct not only tlnds a sale in Kussia,
but is already exported in considerable
quantities, especially to Soutn Amer
ica. The lees obtained, when urciwr-
ing tho tobacco leaf, have been used
for a long time for destroying para
sites on plants, and they have also beeu
found etlicacious when applied as an
antidote to the various skin diseases to
which sheep are liable. It lias now,
however, been discovered that this pro
duct affords a remedy for another de
structive ageut namely: tho dry rot
among sheep and Inst autumn the
Russian lirui of Nikolai, Bogdanow &
Co. started works in Moscow for the
production of nicotine extract on
laivu scale. Four to live poods
of . common Machorka . tobacco
yield ouly about one pood of
tne exlmct, but in sucii a con
centrated - form that a tcaspoonful
is sutllcienl for nearly two pints of
water, and the '.works produce about
50 poods of the extract per diem. Tlie
Russiau government -has decided to
exempt this product from excise duty.
Any other uses to which this nicotine
iiuy be applied, although uot difficult
to imagine, have not yet transpired.
Mrs. Sol kuillh's I'srlurr
A great uiuny stories have been told
roucerning Unit clever actress. Mil j
Sol Smith, but this is the In lest.
Mi-. Smith, wttli her hiHutnd, win
traveling a long distance by rail re !
;ently hen niglil came on she re
tired to her comiitirtiiieiil in t'le sleep
iiitrcar, leaving Mr Smith over a intnii 1
of card with a party of friends i
Mrs. Smith retiml to the buck of
the double bunk and was soon asleep. 1
She was some time after hull aroused ;
by the cautions arnvitl of Mr Smith,
who evidently did not wn-h to diMuru.
her ami who got in the is-rllt very '
cautiously. Being already awake she i
-turned and said. ,
"Don't mind me, I'm awake ul ,
ready." i
Al tier Urst word tne sui)kkxI .Mr.
Smith grabbed his clothes and darted
out of tlie berth. ,
Mrs. Smith was loo experienced a
traveler to scream, for she had taken
in the situation al a glance, and kneu
that the fugitive hud merely mude a
mistake in his berth.
Earlv in the morninc the met a
lady, a fellow traveler, who apiienred
very much troubled. She told Mrs.
Smith that her husband had been lute
in getting to bed, and had mistaken
another ounk for theirs and goilun
into it He had, however, escaped
without detection w hen he heard the
lady's voice.
"But what is troubling me," said
the lady, "is that when Mr 11 - took
off his clothes he placed his wulch and
pocKcioooK I'oniaiiiing an nis monev
and our ruilroad tickets under the pit
low. He forgot these in his hurry,
and he does not know in whose buiik
he was. Besides, it is such an awk
ward predicament."!
"My dear madam said Mrs. Smith,
"it was my borlh, and 1 have lieen
waiting for the owner of the valuables
to reveal liiniseir. Here are tho valu
ables " New York Herald.
MISCELtASEOCS.
... ... . -. . -f M
BLAIR FURNITURE GOMPAUY,
NO. 37 PATTON AVENUE,
Wholesale and Retail Furniture Dealers,
And Undertakers.
Prompt attention given to all orders day or night.
fcbtdlv
Residence's 39 Penland Street.
"THE
Square, Asheville,
lebiodiy J uueasy.'
V. RAMSAY, I). D.8.
Dental Office t
uBartiurat"TiuTO
Avenue and Main Street,
febttfldlr - -
INSUHASCE.
JflRB INSURANCE.
FIRE. LIFE. ACCIDENT.
PULLIAM & CO.
At the Bank of Asheville.
ASHEVILLE, N.C'
Chumi uf Qls Slseplessuess.
It now appears that Count Herbert
Bismarck was on the eve of beiniren-
ttgod-tw-mrliugHsh ladyWnry Shares
the frivmlslup of the Princess of Wales,
when his cruel papa forbade the
banns. What a lucky escape
for - the girl I The Bismarckian
husband must be a siiecies of
Grand Turk and the ' Thirteenth
century savage, from all accounts.
Lisniurck himself, contrary to every
doiiieuiu precedent, rules Mrs. Bis, ana
wou t ulluw her to read as much as
newsjiapi'riu which the word progress
or woman s nguis apiieara. jno won
tier lu utrouoieu witli insomnia,
Boston herald.
Keprcaent the following companies, vis. :
.. cash asssts in ti. s.
Anirto Nevadaof California, a.?!.5?.3
Continental, of New Yord
Hamburg-Bremen, of Germany. ....
London Assurance, of England
Nlaa-ara, of New York.-.-.....
Orient, of Hartford
I'hrciiix, of Brooklyn...
St. Paul Fire and Marine, of Min
nesota Southern, of New Orleans
Western, of Toronto
Mutual Accident Association.
,Utna Lite Insurance Company.
dtniarilU
4.S7S.6U3
1,129,00
l,ft3,995
2,237,492
1,067,692
S,OM,179
l,B41,0flt
439,RH4
1,089,232
: THB
EQUITABLE LIFE
Assurance Society
- OF TBS I'KITBD STATES.
A-a-t 9,,;,:V..?
Surplus ao,74.7S.IS
OtitstandiuK As.urauce...5
UJHltrtl in 1HHS I..1.9-M-?
Tontine Policies with IS and JO J'
rlods arc the most popular and profit'
. form of assitranc. .
For txamplca, rates, ett., confer wita
II. O. Wonroef AgtM
Ashevlllf, N. C.
omee wit Jnnge Astrm, frl8dem
lu Harrlataabla Aga.
A lluugurian utatistician has been
investiuUnif the results derived (roil
mui'i'iuL'e tit diifercnt ages. . lie col
levied duta in uO.UOU cases, and after
cureul study utiuouiices that the chil
dren of mothers uuder and father:
uuiier 4 ui-e liable to have weakly
ooiisliiutiuiis. The healthiest childreu
are thiuu 01 fathers from 2j to 40 and
molhe.-.i i.M-.u Vii to 3(1. The best mar
riages ut tliiyje where the husband is
the wife's liL-uior. A mail from 30 to
4(1 should take a wife from 20 to 80,
The vitality of the children of
mother live years older than the fa
ther would be seriously impaired.
Ban CTuuoisco uaromcie
Male Parent (sternlvl "Now, sir,
vounc man, I have caught you stuck in
the jam, as usual, when your mother is
iway. Culprit 1 11 bet a quarter ma
s stuck in the jam, too." Male Parent
Where? Culprit ' Down at the milli
nery opening.
A Safe Investment.
Is one which is iruaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of fail
ure a return ol purchase price, un this
safe plan you can buy from our adver
tised Druggist a Dottle ot Dr. King shew
Discovery tor Consumption. It is guar
anteed to bring relief in every case, when
u-n-d lor any affection of the LunjfS, Bron
chitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup,
etc., etc. It is pleasant and airreeable to
taste, perfectly safe, and can always be
depended upon. Trial bottles free at F.
L. Jacobs Drug store.
"What effect has kissing on the lips ?"
asks a correspondent of the Lowell Citi
zen. Same effect that candy has on
children.' Makes 'em want more, Bur
lington Free Press.
Merit Wlna.
We desire to sfiv to our citizens, that
tor years we have been selling Dr. King's
New Discovery lor consumpton, Dr.
King's New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never
handled remedies thtft sell as well, or
that hnvrjnvsn-ftHGii tuavcrsnl satisfac
tion. "We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price, if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity
purely on their mernts.
1'. L.J acoiis, Druggist.
,'A nasty howling dog woke me up
about inidnieht,"saidMc.iiKirins. "Why.
the howl of a dog like that is a sign of
death, relied Brnnt, who is. somewhat
superstitious. "It wasn't this time, for
my revolver missed ore, and bet ore
could shoot again the beast was gone."
Look Out for Short Mills.
A local businessman has lately beeu
twice made the victim of a fraud that
is uot common among crooks in the
"green." Un presenting money at
the bank for deposit, he has had $3
bills returned as worthless because
they were too short.
On examination it was found thut a
section from one-half of an inch to
one inch in width had been cut out of
the bills, and that tho remaining sec
tions hud beeu pasted together. The
illusion waa increased in a way that
its very simplicity was doubtless the
reasou of its success.
The letters taken, from the words
"United Btates" by the section cut out
were crudely reprinted with pen and
ink on the shortened greenback, and
in the majority of cases the holder
would not detect tne traud unless tlie
bill were measured or held up to the
light, when the junction of the two
parts could be plainly seen.
the bills tnus mutilated had had in
one caso the letters "ted" removed,
and in the others the letters "st." The
object of the operator is finally to get
enough sections to make a new (5
bill, which by skillful pasting could
be easily passed under ordinary cir-
cumstui 1 ces. Springlield Uepu blican.
Kinma Abbott's Husband.
-Tlia lulu IT.iiiNins Iwirinr. Watliaw.11
the husband of EmmaAbDott, Qrstsaw
thesiiiger when, as the traveling sales
man jof a drug firm, he was forced to
sH)t)d a night in ft country town, and
went 10 tne scnooi House to near a
musical entertainment. The principal
performer was Miss Abbott, who was
working her way to New York to ob
tain a musical education. She sold
her magiiiticent head of hair to meet
first expeuses, and then with her fa
ther, the keeiier of a small music store
at Fooriu, Ills., started for tho metrop
olis, ir i vine concerts on the way.
wherever opportunity offered. Mr.
Wetherell alter ward met Miss Abbott
when she was siutrinir in Rev. Dr.
Chapiu's church in New York, and so
interested some rich men in her that
they sunt her to Europe, where she af
terward became the proteire of the
Baroness Rothschild. The couple were
married in Loudon lateen years ai
and when Miss Abbott returned to this
country Wetherell became her busi
ness manarrer. tie was most honor
able In all his transactions, and met
with great financial success. He left
a fortune estimated at over $1,000,000,
Uiicago Ueralo.
No sensible man prefers wealth to
health. Some few have both; very many
haven't neither. Well, you may have
first choice. Which will you take?
Health." Very well 1 what s your ail
ment? "A littleofevervthine." What's
the cause? "Blood out uf order, kidneys
weak, uieestion bad, heart s action lrrejr-
ulnr." Yes, and every disease can be
traced to these same sources, Just take
a tew bottles ol Brown s Iron Bitters, It
will remove the cause of disease and re
store vou to robust health.
Bote
Host Doctors) Conquer Death
Doctor Walter K. Hammond says
"After a long extierienc I have come to
the conclusion that two-thirds of all the
deaths from coughs, pneumonia and con
sumption might be avoided if Acker's
English Cough Remedy were only care
fully nsed in time." This wonderful Rem
My Is sold under a positive guarantee by
T. C. Smith & Co.
A Georgia man owns t mule with two
tails. There are 110 flies on the beast.
Burlington Free Press.
A Missouri editor who was fined $16.
for kissinu a widow against her will,
printed an anti-sugar trust editorial in
his next issue headed, ""Give us cheaper
sugar," Texas sittings.
Better Than Bloody Battles.
General Wheatcroft Nelson says: "My
experience in the English army as well as
in America, -convinces me tliut nothing so
.purifies the blood or adds to the health
vigor una lite as At-acr s i-.iil'Iihii uioon
blixit ." This grcut remedy is sold under
a positive guarantee l'y T- C. sumo
Co.
Youthful French Criminals.
Of Sit. 000 criminals artv&ted in Paris
111 the course of the year- the figure
itself seems incredibly large Iti.tMHl
had not attained the litre of 20 There
is juhlnow an epidemic of crinu sol
violonco perpetrated by young men.
and n tin- thieves and assassiusul pit s
ent lined in French prisons were
sort-. . ceording to their age it would
be found that the very large majority
were made up of youths-biHweeu Hi
and 20. Theso statistics were supplied
by tho iironccuting counsel in the lusi
judK'iuf scitHiilion thut has come belore
the Paris courts, and the course of
the trial supplied the explanation ol
the fuel It was a murder case of ex
trnordiimry brutality. The victims
were an old woman of 78 and her
lodger, the organist of the parish
church, an old man of 70. The itiiii
inn I was the son of the parish Is-adle,
and the motive for the murder was
mere theft. The bouse wiir broken
into ul night, the old man struck down
and left for (lend 011 the staircase, unci
then the old woman brutally nun
dered. The hoardings of both- a few
hundred francs-- were carried oil', and
the thief arrested in lied the same' day
with the money In his Kssessi(ju und
his Hollies stained with bliss! At the
triul it was proved that a long cum-r
of crime ciilniiuiiled in this hon-ible
and nu-rceiiury outrage- the evidence
was convincing, and the jurj Imiud
the murderer "Guilty with exti-iimit
ing ciiviinihtiiiices." To English read
ers the - verdict seems inconceivable.
Even for French readers it has to he
explained, and the explanation adds tu
the i!lli-ultv 1 he prisoner ivu.i mi
WINYAH SANITARIUM. "
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
For the reception of patients suffering of diseases
of lungs and throat, and conducted upon the plan of
the sanitniiTS at Guebersd.orfcnd Falkenstein in Ger
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.
TOBACCO!
18.
and
A Grain Problsm.
St. Paul grain men have been vex
ing their souls over a. problem touch
ing a grain bin and its contents, the
solution of which has dawned upon
not a few of thein. It is this: Given
a bin; dump into it, separately, five
distinct qualities of wheat, for in
stance; open the spout at the bottom
and the query is: "Which layer of
wneai comes out tirsw tne unini
tiated sav at .once. . with few exnen-
tious; "The first layer at the bottom, 0
courser YV. A. Van fcilyke was de
termined to get at the facts, aud
watched the bin with his eagle eye
very closely the other dav, after hav
ing caused a layer of barley to be
placed on top of several layers of dif
ferent kinds of wheat. The spout was
opened aud the barley came ru suing
oui nrsu -bl raui nonecr r ress.
"How do you fcrl this morning
"Rocky."
"Why so?"
"Becnnarthe baby frit 'rocky' in the
cradrl nil night." San Francisco Wasp.
. Judicious Advcrtlalir.
CREATES many a new business.'
ENLARGES many an old business;
REVIVES manr a dull bwinea: .
RESCUES many a lot business;
S.-l VES mnnv a falling builnes:
PRESERVES manr a tarcibu$lnet
SECURES Miiccrss ia any butinen,
To advertise ludichutty, use the coU
nrnni of "The Cklitn." Everybody read
It; and In vronoitlon to the returns ft
I yieldt advet tiaen, it ratet are the cheap-
I ent in tne cotinti v.
He
the
1
mil long,
face of
young criininu
fair hair, hint
a- young gi
men prisi
Is. - Loudon News.
eyes,
No
A Stona with rvciillar imll lea.
Tho Washington Star gives 1111 in
teresliug uccotint of a stone belonging
to the chief clerk of the wardepmi
ment. 11 weighed about a pound, und
was M-rlmis 13 inches in length. 2j in
width, und I ol an inch tlneli. Un
picking it up from the desk, when his
utU'i'tiou was called to it. a reisirter
noticed that it bent slightly at the
mis, and had the feeling of an ehistii
substance. On removing the wrumicr,
.. . . t
mwever, it wrs seen to be a limit
01111 met niece of sandstone, of a liirht
yellow color, with the ends cut to
points. 1 he texture of the stone was
lino, and presented no evidence ol
strulificutioii, aud was smooth over
the entire surface. A knife bltidei.mdi
no impression oil uie particles I lien
was no umim us 10 us belli" 11 genuine
.lone, but it, nevertheless, nosscssei
the flexibility of a piece of Indm nil
lier. When taken lit the limul 11 111
shaken in the direction of its lint sin
face il would bend buck and lort;
with a dull mullled sound. 'Hi
movement was more of 11 laxity 111 lli
udlifsioii; apparently, than un eluxli
city, w nen lieiu tiori.onlally nvmn
end the other would drop and reiunti
111 tliut position. With the two cud
Alplan-UHl ou rests, the free cenle
ouui no pressed nail un tiieli be low
the middle line. With one end held
liniily on the desk the other could bt
bent upward over an inch. Tli
iiiovt'ineul was uot conli ued lo llii-mie
liirccliou in tho plane of the Hat sue
aces but the entire stone i-eemed to
ne constructed ou the principle .of un
inivcrsal joint, with a movement mi--eplible
in. all directions under prer;
,uro. . .
A Singular SMH-laclr.
Tlie following grunhic descrintion
of the present uppeiirant'e' of Ijahdiii
11 1 - I coin tho pe.11 of a rcccnlivsulf ut
of riiuiiigliui "I liuve just returned
from 11 visit to Uanduisaii, the seem- of
thu (rieut eruption, a niurvclous mu
wom'erful and amazing sight., .it
looks just u-;if all the nuvvii'sol ull the
worhl had been tit work for 11 lliousatid
years. 1 Pnlhier estimates that 7tHi,ii(Ki
fOO tmisof stutl -were burlud iiitothe
air und scattered binudint over uu
area, eight miles by sis, ull 111 live
minutes time or so. Ucrtmnly a
mountain 1,500 feet high is leveled to
thu ground, and on the Uoor where
the mountain stood liugn volumes
of steam are roaring out, us if all
the (ires of hell were underneath, as
I dare say they are."-North China
Newt, .-,'.
THE FARMERS' WAREHOUSE.
TOBACCO !
We are glad to say to our friends and customers that all grades have consider
ably advanced since Christmas. Bright ; wrappers, cutters aBd strips are hlghei "
than they have teen In several years, and show that Asheville is the place to sell
tobaccos raised in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee.
Tlie exporters and manufacturers who need the type of tobacco raited in this
section have their buyers on this market, and are paying more for it here than else
where.
We would warn our customers against the drummers and agents who are naid
big salaries to induce shipments to other markets than this, by promises to sell 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.
We have, with great expense, made the Farmers Warehouse
The Leadlncr Warehouse In tU sta
where you attend the sales of your own' tobacco, or have it sold in a few days after
shipment.
Els
sew here we give a partial list of actual sales made since the holidays.
d&wtuprl2
SMITH & ROLLINS,
, Proprietors.
PROTECTING PROPERTY OWNERS.
THE "CAMARET" GUARANTEED ROOFING PLATES,
We nut only (five tbe purchaser the best Roofing Plates, but we protect hlm
1'lrst Ily ffivlng our guarantee.
- Second By stamping each sheet with braud and thickness.
Third By excluding wastes. ...
Fourth By branding tht net weight of the 1 1 3 sheets on the box!
For the benefit of those -wanting the very best Roofiing Plates, we aaaert, and ars PRE
PAKBli TO PROVE, that (excepting the "Olllwrtson's Old Method") there an no other
brands of roofing tin being offered in the market to-day, by any drm, under the four diner
ent guarantees given above by this house.
MERCHANT ft CO.
d&wtaprl
I'lillmklpliin, New Vork, Chicago, London.
IHKHL'Tomi: l.wi Mmlilun, M. I. Ilsarrira, M.J. Fagg, J.
b. H. Keril, Uco. S. Powell, C. M. McLoud.
LEWIS MADDUX, Prcs L. P. McLOUS). Viee-Pres. J. E. RANKIN, Caahkr.
B. Rankin, J. B. Say, J. B. Rard
WESTERN CAROLINA BANK
lASUEVILLE, N. C, FEBRUARY Jst, 1889.
Organised May 1st, 1888.
CAPITAL, 30,000. , . SURPLUS, tvooo
STATE, COUNTY AND CITY DEPOSITORY.
Doi-s n Gciirr;il Bunking Business. Deposits received. Exchange bought and sold. Col-
Mwtl.ms made nn all ai-cesstbU points. The Saving Peature will receive special attention.
On nil sums in this department, deposited for four months or longer, Interest at the rate
of per cent, per annum wilt Ik paid.
Bttial attention given to loans on real estate, which will he placed for long tins on real
sonablc terms. .
(peu irom 0 a. m. to 3 p. hi. On Saturdays the Saving Department will be open till p.m.
febjldtf - -
CurcteM Mothers.
Many mothers have permitted their
children to die before theireveswhenthev
miubt have beet) saved. ' Any mother
who keeps house without a bottle of
Acker' EneHsh Baby Soother at
hand, runs a rislc which she may some
time regret. It has saved the lives of
thousands of children, and is doing so
every year. For side by T. C, Smith &
Co. " . '
AshrviHe lits five first-cl.iss private In
stitutions of learning, wljji lilti clmrnclcr
complete with nnv in tlif world
I'HSTAKG LII'ir.EIlT 1 t.IUSTAt!0 LI!!luEtlT uUSTAl 1G LIlIluEIIT .lUSTAl'G LIIIILIEUT i UUSTAIIG LlillLlElIT
airnrjl.D ALWAYS BHEniJ
, n- oii.d mni nnirnntimnv rifrnnifm HEA1,H INFIjAMMAI hi.n. )LI miuto
FINE JOI1 WORK
V SI'EClAliTY,
AT
NO. 6,
NOHTII COUItT SQUARE.
N
OTICB.
DUSTANG UniDEKT
rmwra Poor nm'T nirrmT.Tirn.noT.
B v virtue of a deans of tH hnni,
of Buncombe county, rendered at the Decem
ber Term. 1SS8, I wUI, on tbe 4th Hay uf
April, 1880, at the residence of T 1
VnnOtlder on College street, in the city of
Asheville. sell, at public auction for cash, to
im mgncn maaer, all the turn It or and '
ehattles, conveyed by T I Valildar aqd '
wiic in certain aecds or trust to ne This
fumltan consists of carpets, ch sirs, brrxeia, .
" "vary, nan ana parlor seta, and oUmt amsl .
household rarnlture '
At the same time and place, and andar tat -.
same conditions and In the same manner
will rent and let the said srsMeme for the
term of one year from the date of sale
For further particulars -enquire el tne an
dersiirned at his office or of J 8 Adams,
attorney at law, or Moors MrrrlcK, attwr
neys at law, st elr st'ctvs omcsa- - . .
- . - . W.W BAKKARD,,
WanbB. 1889. martrdUpr;
OTIC.
w1 11 1 st .jls, ai
During my temporary ahsmre freas the
city. Mr. Geo. F. Scott Will attend tomv
bwim-ss. inquire at lumttrr yard, nrar enirrt
hou"e,,J. J. A. TUNNBNT.
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