North Carolina Newspapers

Citizen YOUR CHANCE. BEGIN TO-DAY. CAPTURE THAT ELEGANT PIN. SEE FIELD'S WINDOW. SEE THE 60LD WATCH OFFER IN FIELD'S WINDOW. VOLUME VII. NO. 57. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, TULY n, 1891. PRICE 5 CENTS. Ashev 1 1 ille Daily WHERE THE SNOWBIRDS NEST. Pot n cool place in summer, for health ami recreation, visit l.invilk'.Cininillather Mountain, unit the lieautilul reirion sur rounding tlictn. Regular sales of real est lite at I.inville on and alter June 1st. IK'Jl. Itiislness lots anil residence sites sold at private sale onlv. The liseeola Inn was oiencl t he 1st. of June, timlcr the management of Mr. 'nines T. Skiles. Rcgiilinr daily stage from Cranlicrrv. LINVIL L E- IN VITUS INVIiSTIC.ATIIIN AS Tl Climate, Water Supply, Orainajre. Drives, Parks, Seencr. IMans. KuildltiK Sites, Investments. I.INVII.I.K IMI'HIIVKMKNT CO.. I.lnvlllr, N. C ANALYSIS or WATICR USUI! AT TDK ASHEVILLE SODA WATER FACTORY, 217 haywood ST. j CoMMONWKAI.ril OF M AK ACIIt'HHTTH. 1 CKKT1KICATH F NAIASIS Stritf An.fiyi-r'n office. 1M7 Franklin St ) lit IS I N. M ASS . April ai, 191 To Chas li. Campl.!. Abbeville, North Cnr- ohnu, The sample ot water submitted for itnnty sin tins h en cnrrfully examined, with the fol low in 1: mm I tit: The water niiows in part per 10 noo: S liln, volatile " fixed " total Hi;;; 5"" Crainn iter one I'. S gall n 2.sn Thin wnter in nlmont entirely free from or gnnic matter, nhow ng very linht traces of iron, sulphur hikI hine. The water i, very exi'i'Uent in all rrniiect It in very xrlrtom wc find water no tree Irom organic or mineral m utter, 11 I, IMIWKKK. State Annaycr. CORTLAND BROS., Real Estate Brokers, And Investment Agent. NOTARY PUBLIC. l.onnH c tirely placed at H Mrr cent, offices: 24 & 'JH Pntton Avenue Second floor. RKAL liSTATB. W4I.TKS B. OWVH, W. W. WKKT GWYN & WEST, (Huecennora to Walter B.Gwyn) ESTABLISHED 1881 REFER TO BANK OF ASHEVILLE. REAL ESTATE. Loans Securely Placed at 8 Per Cent. Notary luhlk. CommlMionvn. uf lrfl. FIRE INSURANCE. OKFICK-ftoutheaat Court Hqaitrc. J. W. SCII ART LE MERCHANT TAILOR NO.8 NORTH MAIN ST. Jimt iwlvcd, a fol' line ot Knglhh anri do mratlc woolrn. fomprlni and mninirr. WILLS BROS., ARCHITECTS, 38 Pattoa Arenac. ' Next IMC buUd'f. noTl d3m P O Bo 854. JOHN CHILD, . (Formerly erf Lynaa A Child), Office No. s Legal Block. RKAL ESTATE : v, and - LOAN BROKER, STRICTLY A RROKBIAOB BU8INBM. Loan earrely placed at I per ceat, - EVER CHANGING. Ol'R STOCK OP GROCERIES IS LIKE A RUNNING STREAM. Hundreds Take From II, Vet it in never riimlnittheri. Thin ni'fourte, in becaimr there in n never fHillfiK "pririR of nuppl.v thnt fecdH thentream. SliiKKich trranm fttnKnatc, no do hIukkIi Krocerlcn. They bevome niuty,aour and it ale nml unfit for anc, The movement here it fiik-k; new thinfc" cntninK and eoin. We iim modern method nnd Imy what we can aril before Kitting utale ai.il pride mint Wen : In hitvitiK a frcith -.tuck to tu-lcet from at all timen. A. D. COOPER, nirl Si 1 11 nrr. Corner Main and College M. North Court S inure. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED -AN EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN IN HEMSTITCHED 45 INCH EMBROIDERED FLOUNCES GOODS THAT RETAILED FOR 1.50 TO .4.2 PliR VARD.Qne prjcc Wlil'AN lll'I'UK THIi HNTIKK LINK AT 79 C II NTS. White, Itliick, Pink, lllur and I'nnlinil on White, White un Hlmk. "HON MAliClIK."i 37 . Main Mlrcet. STARTLING FACTSi Whoii the adulteration of 11 11 . 1 1 I'oou rroducrs niH-omcH ho p'licnil thnt it in ntH-oswary 111 irtpp-r cnit'8 to orpinizei nHsociatioiiH for tho protec tion of miinufactorinH ami (IcalcrH, it iH liinh time the foiisuiner consider well the importance of dealing with reliaok' houses. POW ELL & SNIDER I Have met with unusual sue '('HH in their endeavor to eH jtahliHh and maintain a high ; standard of . Wholeaoiiieneas and Purity In the QUALITY of the 1 goods they sell, j Our large and ever increas j ing trade in, we think, evi dence sufficient to convince all "Doubting Thomases" that we are selling goods at a very low and reasonable rate. Respectfully Powell & Snider, Wholeaalc and Retail Gro cers. The way to make money is to sa ve it. And the way to save it iH to have your pre HcriptionH filled at Curmi- cluiel'sdrug store, and you will find by doing ho you will save from 25 to 30 per cent. on every prescription. We do not take goods that the people know the price and mark down to cost, and then charge two prieen for a pre scription to make up the loss. lou know clerk hire and house rent niUHt he paid and the profits must be averaged some way. A hint to the wise is sufficient. A full line of De- Vault Flavoring Extracts in stock. Mr. J. Taylor Amins and Mr. Chn. W.Devaultare with me and will be pleased to meet their friends and cus tomers. Don't forget the place. Carmichael'B drug' Htore, No. 20 South Main street, Asheville, N. C. TUB KAITLAND SCHOOL, HOME AMI DAY SCHOOL FOR SIMS, No, 40 Preach Broad Ana a. ' MRS. BUROW VN M AITLAND, PRINCIPAL. Competrat taaehen. aad tharoaah htatra tioa. Leaaoai la Made, China Painting ai d KenabiRtoa Bmhrnlrieryanaoatlaaed daring BEAUTIFUL LAWN VASES AT COST. We have only five of those hand no me ped estal lawn vane left. To clone them out, we are niw offering them at first coat. This is a rare opportunity to benutify your front lawn at a very small expense. They will last forever, and always look new with one cont of paint applied once every two years. Come and see them. Free delivery. Water Coolers. A reduction of lft per cent In wtter cool ers until the 20th. We have a tile" line, and this discount will make them very cheap. DON'T FORGET OUR STORE When you want a dinner set or anything In the rhini, glana and porcelain line. Our stock is large, complete and very low prices wll be given you. A PRESENT. Be nn the lookout for that handsome $10 present, we will present to one of our cun tomers during Angunt. Will tell you more about it later. Don't forget oar number. THAD. W. THRASH J CO. CRYSTAL PALACE, 41 Pulton Ave. 1 Wc have embraced the opportunity lately offered to rt-dm-r prices on many Sprint; anil Rummer goods. New srniiunnlilc thing' arriving almost crerr day. System. H. REDWOOD 8 CO. CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, HATS, SHOES, RUGS, ETC. 79 PATTON AVI!. A PEG LOWER. Men's Tennis Shoes, 45 CTS. Hoys' Ten n 1m Shoes. 40 CTS. P. E. MITCHELL, MENS' OUTFITTER, No. j8 Patton Avenue. FAIR'S MUSK! HOUSE. PIANOSi STEINWAY, EVERETT, HARVARD. ORGANfti WILCOX ft WIIITR, PARRANI) ft VOTKY KIM MAI. I,. BANJOS. GUITARS, VIOLINS, STRINGS, ETC. EASY INSTALLMENTS, LOWEST PRICES, HIGHEST GUARANTEES. ESTABLISHED SIX YEARS A60. I can refer to hundreds o' patrons, the beat rata la Western North Carolina. Call on or addrtaa C. FALK. 33 N. Main Street, ASHEVILLE. N. C. Oft "panrtanbnrgt a. c. Blme. M. Ftiae Smith From New York, Is pupaied to aecempHah the very beat la dim aiaaiaf atahort aoun. ST S. Mala at PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. aTAIao Artlstk Mllllaery Van cacao. ANOTHER RE-CHRISTENING THIS TIMR BRIIMiE ITRF.RT'H NAME lit CHANUKD. The Board of Aldermen, by H pe dal RequeHt, Mukea Hrldne atreet Central Avenue Alder man McDowell'a Good Motion. 3The Imnrd of aldermen in still in the street "videnintf business nt the old stand. Any one having a street that needs reno vating or rearranging will please bring it forward now. Incidentally the aldermen attend to other business such as changing the names of streets, and ordering the meas urement of the paving done by Gen, P. M. M. Young. The board met yesterday afternoon nt o'clock ia the mayor's office. Present were Aldermen McDowell, Brevard, Rey nolds, Stnrnes and Leonard. Mayor Illnnton presided. UradlnK the atreet. ' City Engineer Lee exhibited to the hoard the profiles of grades on several streets. The grade of I'altou avenue will be greatly changed if it is decided on. In front of the Grand Central hotel nnd as far down as the Grand opera house, the street will be raised, which will necessi tate the raising of the floors of the busi ness houses, in one place as much as four feet. This is only on the north side, as the south side stores are built to the j)ioier (trade. That portion, however, iKlween Main street aiid the government building was not settled. The grade from the government building to the in tersection ol the avenue with Haywood anil ltuttrick streets was adopted. The street at t lie hill just west of the Hun combe warehouse will lie lowered about three feet. Profiler, for North and South Main and Depot streets were submitted. The South .Main street profile caused considerable discussion. According to it, a thirteen loot fill would lie made across Town branch. It was (inallv divided that the 1 till should be not more than ten feet deep. : and the grade accepted. The street will 1 lie lowered a foot an I half near the car shed. The grades lor North Main anil I Icpot streets were also accepted. There are to he two culverts on Depot ! strict, one on South Main anil one on North Main. The city engineer was in structed to iireoarc snecilic.itions fin these culverts, 7ind the street con mittec ordered to ndvcitisc for bids on their construction, which bids arc in be oK iicd at the first regular meeting tu August. The city engineer was also requested to prepare a profile of the grade ol College street, Oak street, a part nl Woodlin.anil Charlotte street, ns far out as the cross ing of Chestnut, preparatory to the pav ing of those streets. Alderman Reynolds suggested thnt in street paving he was in lavor of giving the contract lor removing the dirt to home men, poor men who cannot under take a paving contract, but who would do the work nswell nnd perhaps cheaper. The boanl agreed with the alderman. Hlreel Widening Again. Alderman Ilrevard moved that North Main street lie made sixty feet wide from Wood liii street to the city limits, instead of only to Chestnut street, ns ordered at the Inst meeting. Alderman Reynolds siiitl he had, in company with another member of the hoard, been over the street, and thought the street should only lie made fifty feet wide, ns he fenred there would lie considerable damage to pay. Alderman Stnrnin, chairman of the street committee, did not agree with Alderman Reynolds, and said that al though some of his proierty would lie taken in the widening, the city was wel come to it, as he wanted wide streets. There was no second to Alderman llre vnrd's motion, hut Alderman Stnrnes made a motion that the whole matter lie left to the mayor and board, who will go over the street and decide as to its width. This carried, ns did n second motion made by Alderman Urevnrd, that the street shall lie widened to the limits ,- , ... . . nrroroint' to ine rrt'nmmiMwitif inna nl , i . board regarding the u , I Woodfin und Chestnut mum "tiimil ; Th .1 ..,,,, ,.,. ...i to go over Woodfin and Charlotte streets and ascertain the maximum width which can lie gotten on those streets, prepara tory to their widening. Charlotte street from Chestnut to Bnird street, was ordered made fifty leet wide. Alderman McDowell made a motion that in future the board would ac cept no new street unless it wus lull filty leet wuie. bvcry year the board had accepted new streets, said Mr. McDowell, nil narrow ones, and in n few years it would tie called on to widen them, ut i great exiiense manv times. Aldcrmonjlaunchedin Stnrnes objected, but it was no use, for the rest ol the board tnvorcd the motion It Itrni, 111 lilt UUUIWIHVtllVU UlC lllllliun. The committee appointed to look into . . .... the matter of the fining of E. StraussiomT . ' " - ' for violating the sanitary laws, was re-1 """" vessel wrecked on a lieved. as it was iulormeil thnt the case , unken nk m Nnssua bay, (orty miles had bccnaptiealcd, which took the nower out of its hands. Will Look Into II. Alderman Brevard moved that the city engineer lie instructed to measure, at his earliest convenience, the paving and excavating done on North and South Main streets nnd court sipiare and re port to the bonrd, that the engineer's measurements may lie compared with the bills filed for the work in the clerk's office. Carried. Chas. II. Hartshorn nnd others nsked lor a light on the corner ot West Chest nut street und Montlbrd avenue. Action deferred. At the suggestion of Alderman Stnrnes the action of the board nt last meeting in lo.'nting a light nt the comer ol Staraes avenue und Flint street was, reconsidered. ' He Read "The Citizen." Alderman Brevard called the attention of the board to the breaks in the side walk near the postofficc and the Nn tionnl bunk of Asheville. The owners will be notified to have the objectionable places repaired. Rev. J. A. Speight, editor of the Ashe ville Baptist, asked to be allowed to put in n one-inch pi and use city water with which to run a motor for the pur pose of driving his printing press. Not granted. At the suggestion of Chief of Police McDowell the practice of appointing spe cial police was dispensed with except on special occasions, and in instances Where the officer is paid by private firms for the protection of their property, Wlss Men Change orient E. Bnird brought up a petition from property owners on Bridge street, asking that the name of the street be changed to Central avenue. All the property owners with one exception had signed the petition, and after Mr. Bnird had made a very feeling speech on the subject, Alderman Starnes moved the name be changed ai asked, and it went. Mom Loaned at no Inter!. f. W. Sluder, who ha new house on MerrimoD avenue, wanted to have line of sewerage laid to connect with the mala on North Main street, passing along Seney street. He proposed to build the line and advance the money for twelve months without interest. On motion of Alderman Urevnrd Seney street was ordered widened nnd the grade es tablished, and Mr. Sluder's proposition was accepted. The line will cost about $700. The board decided that it had no au thority to pay the expenses of the invita tion committee to the nntionnl editorial convention at St Paul. Three Permit No RlilH. Building permits were granted ns fol lows: J. M. B. Young, 3-room house on Jefferson drive; Will Gowen, house on Poplar street ; B. H. Cosby, newjron front to store on Pntton avenue. There were a numlier of hills, but the board did not wait to consider them, nsit was Inte. A motion to adjourn was made, a re porter voted "aye" with the aldermen, which carried it, nnd the meeting adjourned. THE REPORT. Not Vel Hubmllted to the Hoard of Aldermen. The following report of the committee which was sent to Richmond wna sub mitted to the board by Chairman Stnrnes, but ns the bonrd was in a hurry to ad journ it was not read: "The committee appointed by the board of aldermen of the city of Asheville, con sisting of Mayor C. 1). Ulanton, Alder men W. T. Reynolds, T. C. Stnrnes, C. B. Leonard and J A. Connnt of the advisory board, to yisit Richmond nnd othercilies to iusicct the street paving of said cities, left here June 20, nt 2 o'clock Wc bought round trip tickets to Old Point Comlort ns no round trip tickets nre sold to Richmond. "We arrived nt Salisbury about six o'clock, and having an hour there, ex nmincd some rock which is got out near there. Our consulting engineer, Col. W, IS. Cutshaw, of Richmond, who returned to Richmond with us, explained the differ ent quantities of rock. We arrived at Richmond about 7 o'clock Sunday morn ing. Sunday afternoon nt ,'! o'clock wc were driven about the city by Col. W. li Cutshaw anil Major Adnms, sunerintend-! tcxt 1,ke At n tlm wnfn tl,e ecu cut of the city waler works. We visited I lar press and the debating club and the the parks ol th city, and drove over the paved streets. Wc also inspected the water works which arc under the man au'cincnt nl Col. Cutshaw. and is one of the best, if not the best sstcm in the South. We were well pleased with what we saw ol the streets. We returned to the hotel about ! o'clock. "Monday morning we were driven bv 1 Major Kllyson, Col. Cutshaw and Major or the resurrection of the body, or the CnKTS. chairman olllic sliect improve- 0l,1Ktion of the fourth commandment ment committee ol Richmond, oyer the tnr ia alwayt ,cft the llp)C(ll t0 GmVlt streets winch were being paved with Word which to devout men is enough; Belgian block and rubble paving, nnd mit wile in the cycle of religious disciis nspeelcd the paving ns ,t was being laid ,;,, that Wr,i jif j, challenged, there .U U o clock we wire taken by n srciiiI j, nothing left but its prompt and reso !'"".'. '!" n"! tk,lrry. where most of lute defence. .... Miny believers the Be g.an blocks lor paving the streets nre dismayed in mind by the present lire f'.it I, lit V ! ur tlm l.l....bs lu.:.... i J . . . . . p I - . , : . loaded lor Washington, Louisville nnd ,cw lorn. Alter siieniling about two! hours at the quarry wc returned to the city where we exKitcd to meet Mr. B. M. Lec, our my engineer, hut on account oln washout on the road he could not reach Richmond till hire at night "As we had seen all we could till Mr. Ie arrived we took a train late in the afternoon nnd went to Old Point Comfort to Siend the night. After en joying the bathing nnd fishing there a few hours we returned to Richmond and had n consultation with Col. Cutshaw nnd Mr. Ic, who bad arrived. We de cided that we had seen about all we could there and alter consulting with Col. Cutshaw it was deemed liest that our city engineer, Mr. Lec, should rc" main wuii ioi. i.uisnnw several (lavs and get well posted on all the points 'in UIC paving grading, eie. We decided not to visit Washington ? i "T'w V' 1" I'".' Wcrcturncd ;L.Tr:.z:TV " . . . - vwioviwi nv.u, iMl nt.ll lJll.lSCll Willi our trio anil what we saw and l.r..l in Richmond. "We would recommend the use of the .""'"5 '"!vmK " 'Ti' IwiMit. Water nnrl ulmit- .(ml. --i n ,. costs about one-half what the Belgian ...... . . . ., , - . MM,m uca mm is jia uuraillC, UUl HOI quae so sinonin. We think the city should have a eood steam roller, as good streets cannot lie made without the Inundation being well rolled." TRll-: To iii'RH Tiik.m. A Thrilling Nlorv From a Maine Hea Captain. Phiim-shi Kii Maine lulv 11 -Cant I mi sin hi., Maine. July ll.-Uipt. Joseph I erry, of the bnrkentinc, the Hustler, has just arrived home from a long sea voyage. The Hustler wiu wuica lor i niindcipma una thence tor; o ..i f. . .. hf"tllf' w,thI?.f"riK" of1,r,,r w 1,,le ; iritlrtfi lirilliml I Vl 1 li t-ti liml maotlmv west in ii-eeu isiiiuu. I lie crew icil 111 ooats with nothing but what they stood in, rowed to an island ninety miles distant, on which there was a missionary station culled Ushurvia. with ; several hnghslt missionaries nnd a itn- lion ior tne relict ol shipwrecked crews kept by the Argentine Republic, which also sends its prisoners there. The captain says five of the men who started across the country from Sandy Point, bound for the missionary station, were captured by savages, bound to trees and fires built around them, when one of the men managed to get his hands free nnd drawing a revolver shot one of the Indians, which so frightened the rest of them thnt they ran anil the men es cuped. After having sicnt twenty-five days in this locality they left for Buenos Ayres. I hencelhevwent toSouthainpton, England, Irom there to New York, and thence home to Maine. Panama Canal Affair. Pakis, July U. The Sicelc, today makes the following announcement: "Mr. Prinet, the counsellor of the court of appeals, before whom the enquiry into the mnl-ndministrntion uf the I'linnnia canal u (fairs is proceeding, has decided to request the public prosecutor ol New York to instruct the American mngis trates to inquire into the agreements entered into between the directors of the Pnnnniu canal company nnd certain con tractors. Late Hours for Royalty. London, July 11. The Kmpcror of Germany remained at the state ball give at Buckingham palace until three o'clock this morning. At right he breakfasted and attended to business with his sec retaries. He afterwards reviewed the yeomen guard. A Tennee Henaallon. Nashvii.lk, Tenn., July 11. The sen sation of the hour in Tennessee's enpi tnl is the charges against State Comp troller Allen of retaining commissions to which he is not entitled, and placing state money in the bank to his individual account. The Dsmmy Line to lanael Park now rati tnornlnjra a well mm afternoon. Watch for flaa-a obi Caaap paiiou car l PMbliclHiuare. INSPIRATION IS DISCUSSED. AN ABLE F.XPOHITIOM BY REV. W. B. P. BRYAN, Comment I'pon Modern Theolo gian The Whole Bible I the Work ol I.iNplratlon, and All ChrlHllan Nhould Ho Hold. Members of the congregation the First Presbyterian church last Sunday morn ing, were much moved by Rey. W. S. P. Bryan's sermon on inspiration. His text was from 2nd Peter I, 21. "For the prophecy came not in the old time by the will of man; but holy men of God spake ns they were moved by the Holy Ghost." In his discourse Mr. Bryan did not at tempt to prove the inspiration of the scriptures, to those who stand, or fall, outside the walls of the churches, but to confirm in their belief the followers of Christ whose faith may be troubled by the heresies of professing Christians who, holding high positions in Christ'schurch, still dare to set aside the infallibility of His teachings. To those of us who ac cept the Bible as the way of life, mes sages from its pages, unmistakable in their meaning, are an unquestion ed authority ; and such messages regarding inspiration, Mr. Bryan brought to the attention of his hearers, with his own forcible comments. Accord ing to the preacher, inspiration is not in tended to make men holy God does not always give the inspired pen to the most spotless hands it is not omniscient, and does not remove mystery. Mr. Bryan has little patience with those who proless Christianity but de clnrc thnt only a part of the Bihl' is in spired. To these iierhaps we might call them the mugwumps to religion he would deny the right to the name ol christian. In conclusion he exhorted his listeners to a stronger loye and revereace for the sacred pages of God's holy word. The Dlaeourne. Mr. Brynn's discourse was, in part, as follows: "No apology is needed for a circles of fashionable society are discuss ing the holy scriptures, it cannot be out of place for humble lielicvers in those scriptures to review their knowledge and to clear up their ideas on the subject. , ... As long as men debate with enen ether nbout the atonement of Jesus attack upon tne lounuations ol fuitb Tilev Hi.mnved when the. ae. I liev are dismayed when they see .... i.,.i.i:M.. i.:k :.: u thareh of Christ IxHraylng that trust and denying the truth they were employed to , dcfc-ndi thcy arc .tillnwre dismayed when theT Kt tne jth lich the irreligious mass lavs hold of these faith less men and espouses their cause, and their dism.tyrcachcsitsclimnxwhen they find that hcreand there within tbechurch there are some of real earnestness and activity led away by the fashionable theories and adopting the pet phrases ol the leuders of this movement. That dis may is needless. Generations long (one and forgotten nave passed thro' the same turmoil and the Bible stands unshaken today. Leaders as notorious as any j whose nnmcs are quoted today have had ,i,.:- ., ..a i. k,,.,. .....b tlleir descrTcd obscurity. The present into discussion will miss nwnv n. nuirklv Ha ;,, ,i fr',.i, .. J,m.,,,h : point will engage the attention of men The-. , . ... , s" 11 ever lieen, so it will be till the great day when our Lord will appear und the tongue ol religious controversy be hushed forever in his majestic pres. 1 r cncr" In Peter's view the I ... ninui unuiijr position in human unique. All other literature wnicn is h works of whatever nge, of whatever success nre human products, they came by the will ol man and they bear the ( marks not only of man's excellencies but i also of h'B frtiilt:es. Not so the i scriptures, lor, ns the revised version has it, "men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost," The men spake their writings are human and bear the niarks of their personnl peculiarities so th(t y()(1 wm,( thmk that ,,au wrote Genesis or Peter wrote Isaiah, or James wrote the Gospel of John. Each "poke in his own words and according Their writing were, an St. Paul invs. yi J I 1 a, I . " "''"tf'' "r. n" .we l??;. fT Ii.nta Iran l rVM 111 V IhSiilrwH Tina aai haps less lorcioty, inspired. I till is about all that can be said as to the na tare of this divine influence . . . but in its practical relations however. there is no mystery and if one can grasp clearly two or tnree leading truths, be can readily make his way through the maze ot the current discussion. The Purpose of Inspiration "Inspiration is not intended to make men holy. The men God makes holy constitute a multitude, while the men in spired to write, are not a hundred, all told. These were chosen as messengers to convey divine truth and this they did infallibly, they spake from God even though they were not children of God Inspiration is not omniscence; the sacred writers were far from knowing all truth, but what they knew and wrote they wrote infallibly. Inspiration does not remove mystery. Uountlcss there was much in whnt they wrote they themselves did not understand. II they could not grasp the meaning of thnt which they wrote it is no wonder that we should find mysteries and difficulties hard to ex plain. The Kffecl of Inspiration. "All of scripture is not new truth. In it arc facts and truths which man could have known without the scriptures, along with truths and facts revealed there and there alone. A man that had never heard of the Bible might still know that there is a God, that this God is one, that his own soul is immortal, that his will is free and that there is a judgment for the deeds done in the body Plato Socrates, Cicero were each familiar with these truths, so that as to them there is no discovery in the Bible. The effect of inspiration on this class of truths is sitn ply to preserve the sacred writer from er ror in statement and to present them with stronger evidence and greater cer tainty. The facta of history, of geogra phy, tne passing events ot daily lite re quired no revelation of God. The effect of inspiration in this class ol truths was to protect the writers from errors and to guarantee the accuracy of the report they gave concerning these facta. But beyond these there if also in scripture as the cniel element increoi, the revealed truth of God This includes the truth of the Trinity: the incarnation, the rection, God's atonement for tin and sal vation oy grace alone it is no wonder that men who discard these car. dinal truths should deny the divine influ- ence that conveys them to us. And fur ther let us sec clearly that he who thus rejects the central teaching of God'aword cannot honestly claim the name of chris tian. The Kxteul oflunplratlon. "There has risen into prominence lately class of men who believe that the scriptures are inspired at to their doc trines, but not as to their teachings on secular subjects. Lest this plausible theory should pass unchallenged let us muke three notes. One is that the doctrine and history of scripture arc so closely bound together that uncertainty as to history would throw doubt uoon the doctrine: another note is that it is impossible thut God would reveal facts and truths and leave the statement of them to huo-haz- ard. The other note is that the purtial inspiration is more difficult to maintain than the plenary inspiration. If only a part is inspired, what part is it ? ttnctly huve 1 stated the outlines of scripture teaching as to the scriptures tuemselves l Here are difficulties that rise andquestions tbatmust be unsweredand the curelul student will not-pass these by. Vet when he is through he will find that the outlines still stand forth clear and distinct. And if so, with what affection and reverence should we cherish this word ! It is more than pa per and ink and leather, more then a par lor ornament or pocket-piece. It is God's loving, gracious message ol everlasting lite. With what humility should we bow to its teachings! It may run counter to our prejudices, it may condemn our practises, it mav condemn the hones we have hith erto entertained; yet let Clod be true through every man be proven a liar. With what earnestness should we pray that the Spirit would bless His own Word. Uur study is vain, our reasonings are use less; but with His illuminating presence tne gtory ol oou shines all about the sacred page. THIS ALLIANCE IN DAKOTA. The Cluclunali Platform will He Adopted. Hi'mon, S. D., uly 11 -The alliance in dependent conference closed yesterday. The question ot the reorganization of the independent purty of the state to conform with the Cincinnati olatform was dis cussed and referred to the indciendcnt central committee for sentiment, which practically means that the Cincinnati platlorm will be adopted by the inde pendents here. The organization ol citi zens' alliances to work with the Knights oi L,auor is recommended and ulso the patronizing oi newspupers that arc tnendly to the reform movement, and the holding of county harvest festivals in every county in the state this fall. Compromise Accepted. Wokckstkr, Mass., July 11. It is un derstood that the creditors of the Wor cester steel works have consented to ac cept the compromise, and the works will soon be running ngain. '1 lie indebted ness is about $l,20U,tlllO. Block Quotation. NSW Yuan, loly 11. Hrlt 111: Lake Shim- lOftV; ChienKO and Northwestern loUVt; Norlolk and Western fil ; Richmond and West Point Terminal 1V,; Western Lnioo Baltimore Price. Rll.fl.nll Itllw 1 1 .Pin... ...I .... changed; western super $3,.Vl(ai3.7u; extra, $3 HuwVGO; family, S4.unun.ll0. Wheat, lirai; spot loota; southern, wheat steady; I-'ulu 90(ii)103; Lunxberry 05(n)lll3. Corn Arm; spot, 117; southern corn steady; wane, 73(07oe; yellow, 73(iji75c. Cotlou Hupply. New Vnl. lull 11. The total visible sim ply of cotton for the world is 2,1 OH, 1113 bales, of which 1.HU1.193 hales are Amcri. can, against l,4Ut,927 and K70.027 bults respectively last year. Receipts at all in- tenwr towns, 7,oau Dales; receipts irom plantations, so. crop in sight, 8,002, 235 bales. New York Market. Nkw Yoaa, July It Stocks, dull and heavy. Money, easy; Kxchanue. Ions. t.HK'i: short. 4.87: state b nd. neaiected: aov. ernmeni oonus anil ananrm. cotton asy, -aies, wi naies; upianus, s-c; urleans, 8 13-1 dc; futures opened and closed steadv: July. 7.9-i; AuKUit, 7.1)4(47 Oil; September, o lootn.io: uctouer. b.17ln 2(l: November. 8.28(0)8. 2U: Decemlwr. 8 3li(iijH.38. l-'liiur quiet and weak. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn quiet and firmer. Pork naetivc and nrm at iiuauuii.i. L.aru oull una steadv at 6 50. rioiriti Turoentine uuiet and s'cudy at 37Vt(it3Hc. Kuiln dull and weuk at SI a7Vj!j,l 42ft- Freights lainy active anu nrm. We are Behind. ur Allien Shaw on Paris la Century Maga sine. , ... In Paris all wires tire underKrjJtitld and no one, not even the electrical' c. perts, would tolerate the atrocious vs tern that prevails in this country. In stead of leading the van we nre from It) to 15 years lielnnd huroie. The dithcul ties our American corporations still com plain about, when asked to bury their telegraph, telephone nnd lighting wires, were all met and vanquished in Hiirotie several years ago. All Rltfhti Keep on Hlandlnu;. From the Progressive Farmer. The Progressive Parmer wants tariff Yeform and the free and unlimited coinaue of silyer, but it utterly repudiates the idea thnt these are the greatest issues before the people. It stands today on the suli treasury plan, where it hns always stood, and where it will stand in future squarely and unflinching for it, and will fight it out on that line. Exactly. From the Henderson Cold Leaf. Hcrr Most hns been sentenced to one year in the penitentinry and his friends will hold a meeting to protest against the "outrage." Ashkvii.i.b Citizkn. The "outrage" referred to doubtless is that perpetrated upon the public in not sentencing Hcrr Most to the penitentiary for life. Make a Mote of II. Read it over and over aciiiu. spell it out and sing it, until it is indelibly fixed in your mind, that Dr. bilge s Catarrh Remedy is an infallible cure for chronic catarrh of the head, with all its distress ing complications. Impaired tnste anil smell, offensive breath, ringing noises in the head, defective hearing, nose und throat ailments, nre not only relicyed, but positively and permanently cured! This is no fnncy of the imagination, but a hard; solid fact, proven over and over again, and vouched for, under a forfeiture of $500, by its manufacturers, the World's Dispensary Medical Association, nuniilo N. Y. "A word to the wise is sufficient.' Mirtle M. Tanner. Boonville. Ind, writes: "I had blood poison from birth. Knots on my limbs were as large as hen's eggs. Doctors said I would be a cnpple, but B. B. B. has cured me sound and well. I shall ever praise the men who in vented Blood Balm were born." Special Rates and schedules). ec W. M. Clarke. Member Amer- casa Ticket Brokers aaaociallou. A stitch in time. Take Simmons Liver Regulator and prevent sickness. parka, wild flowers and cool fresh air. 1 aae in aaaatn line. To Advertisers To insure change of advertisements runnlne on regular contract, copy must be BMMca u ot iu o clock a. m. ABOUT TWELVE MONTHS AGO WE SOLD In Asheville, N. C, OVER TWO HUNDRED PAIRS OF KNICKERBOCKER SHOULDER BRACES. FOR Men, Women and Children. OUT OF ALL THAT NUMBER Not ont pcrton was disappointed la the ate of them. They arc beyond doubt thf best and most durable brace ever worn in fact they are the ONLY RELIABLE combined brace and suspender In tbt market They are simple In construction, easily ad justed and worn with perfect comfort. WK H A Vi; JUST RECEIVED 160 PAIRS-ALL SIZES FOR MEN, WOMEM, BOYS AND GIRLS. CAM. AND HXAMINB THliM. GRANT'S PHARMACY, 4 South Main St. J. M, CAMPBELL, DEALER IN REAL ESTATE AND AGENT FOR THE ASHEVILLE LOAN, CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. Homes for the Poor Ulan, If VOU Wlint ttl h nri.hhnr nt nMM derbilt buy one of my lots, within short distance of his palace, at from 100 to 00 per lot. 8iie from 75i 1 80 to 200x300. Il-autifully shaded and fine views. Call at my olhec lor plats. Tcrms., cash, balance 1, 2, 3 years. j. m. CAMPBULU -TAKE YOUR Broken Jewelry " AND DISABLED WATCHES AND CLOCKS -TO M. A. TILLER, AND HAVE THEM MADE A8 GOOD At NEW. No. 16 N. Court Square, NEXT DOOR TO rOSTOFFICE. DINNER SETS, TEA SETS, CIIAM15EII SETS, NEW STOCK JUST IN. A Finer Assortment . THAN EVER BEFORE. J. II. LAW, Hob. 57, 39 and 61 S. Hala St. -: t ..1 lr.flfe'irsr.