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ASHEVILLE DAILY CITIZEN SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13 1892. . ASHEVILLE DAILY CITIZEN. Br RANDOLPH-KERR PRINTING CO Tn Duly CRim, Democratic, to published mry aftcraooa (except 8undy) at the fol tewtaf aa-tc. ttricttj erntb : OHS TBAB..... .....6.00 an uonu... 8.00 Ton Mouth. 1.S0 On Month BO Oiis Wkbk.... IS SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1892. Let K More Bondn be Sold. Thb Citizen believes that it voices the sentiment of every thoughtful man in Asheville when it says, let no more of the $640,000 improvement bonds be old. The present sale is ample to im prove Asheville's streets, sidewalks and sewerage, so that they will comport with the size and reputation of the city, and nt another dollar of debt should be incurred until Asheville's growth and development has demonstrated both the necessity for and wisdom of such outlay. Let the remainder of the bonds be re tired by the board of aldermen, and strangers coming to Asheville will real ize that they are men of sense and judg ment, capable ol seeing when they have enough, even of a good thing, and the property ol the city will be much more valuable by reason of the low tax rate which this step would make possible. LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA. The Bonds Sold. Three hundred and forty thousand dol lars worth of Asheville improvement bonds were sold yesterday to Blair & Co., offcWall street,) N. V., one of the largest and best known brokerageestab lisbments in the country. The price paid was 90 cents, and if tt meant thatjAsheville was only to receive that amountforthem,'it would appear that the board of .aldermen haddoue an unwise .thing. ,kBut.s before, the ("sale wasclosed, all, the parties to whom con tracts, have been, awarded.forwork on the streets, signed, a.writteu agreement deducting five per cent, from the amouut of their. bids. It may be urged by some..that this is rather a shuffling way '.o do business, but, as a matteroffact.it really amounts to the city's .selling .her.,. bonds at 'Jo cents. It wouldseem that the time for selling a five per cent, bond at par is uot the present time, and looked at Irom this point ol view the sale even at 90 cents is not such a bad one, as a little figuring will demonstrate. Ninety cents lor a twenty year live per cent, bond is equal to a sale of a six per cent, bond at 101.46. A thirty year hve per ceut. bond (such as the school bonds) is equal to a sale of a six per cent, bund ut 105.50. This is a plain mutter of fig ures. As a matter of fact, however, Asheville's five per cent, bonds will net her 95 cents, which is equal to a saleof a six per cent, bond at 107.60. The Citizen would.havebeen gratified could the bonds have been sold at par, but there.can be no question as to the wisdom of selling them at the price paid( rather than to altow.the present .spring and summer to pass without doing any thing to.improve the streets and side walks of the city. And now Asheville will move iorward. The temporary check occasioned by the money stringency will give place to re newed activ'ty, and everybody should be rejoiced. And Mow For Ttae Future. Asheville's streets can no w be improved , her public schools greatly enlarged, her market house completed and her sewer age facilities improved and enlarged. And for the faithful and honest expendi ture of the public money in all these di rections, the board of aldermen am: the advisory board will be respon sible. The responsibility will be great, and the pay practically nothing, but every member of these boards owes it U the town, and to the people who placed him in the honorable position he holds, to see to it that every contractor does bis work exactly according to con tract and specifications; that they are not paid before they are entitled to it, and that they are paid only for work done. Thb Citizen shall take it for granted that the hoards will do these things, but will keep a close watch, and will sound the alarm if there is any indication of laxity or failure to do their duty fully and fearlessly. Tub announcement in The Citizen yesterday that Milton S. Littlefield, who, a few yean ago, did more stealing on a large scale than any man known in the history of North Carolina, was under indictment in New York city for grand larceny, only goes to prove the truthfulness of the eld adage, "You can't learn an old dog new tricks." Lit tlefield ought to have been in the peni tentiary years ago. The Richmond and Danville railroad will now perhaps realize that Asheville it not as dead as it intended it should be, and that it is really entitled to more than one train a day. If not, why Ashe yille will just build a railroad of her own and let the Richmond and Danville go to thunder. What's the matter with Asheville? W ell, it is easy to guest that she's all rifrhtl It looks like Alderman Waddell was ..ll mascot. Hurrah for the mas cot! Fcrnapa. Pram the Hickory Press anil Carolinian. Asheyille has a "Hill Club." The cry will be club Hill belorc long. Blood diseases are terrible on account of their loathsome nature, and the fact that they wreck the constitution so comoletelv dnstsaths proper antidote it SdTfl. B. B. f BotantBlood Balm) it composed of the true antidote for blood poison. Its use never fails to give satisfaction. . : It is proposed to have a swimming school at Morehead this summer con ducted by a competent instructor. News and Observer: J. D. Bridges, dry goods merchant of Shelby, has as signed to J. L. Suttle, with liabilities of about $10,000: assets, $5,000. Amounts preferred are about $4,000. News and Observer: The old tree trunk in Capital Square, which is cover ed with ivy, and which has so long been a thing of beauty, was blown down yes terday by a severe gust of wind. The old trunk itself will be removed, and the ivy will be trained up on a new support. The Wilmington Star claims to have reliable information that the honors of the encampment of the State Guard this summer will bedivided between Asheville and Wrightsville; the first and second regiments going into camp at the latter place and the third and fourth regiments at Asheville. The Cherokee Scout: The prospect of several hundred Cherokee indians going from this section to the Indian territory to get a sum of money, about $450, that is due each of them, bus caused a targe delegation of railroad representatives to visit Murphy within the past ten days, each one advocating the advantages of his respective route. Raleigh Chronicle: Lawrence & Edwards, ol Scotland Neck, have made an assignment. Their asacsts are esti mated at $25,000 and libilities at $17 000. There now appears a prospect of an equipment of the railroad from Shelby to Cleveland Mills, a distance of fourteen milts The Schooner "Wave," loaded with oysters, bound for Norfolk, was swamped in the Pamlico Sound and the captain and crew were drowned. BETTER ROADS, eit of all in leavening strengtl liouernment Food Report The are a Commercial and So cial Necessity. From the New Berne Journal. A scientific gentlemen in speaking on this subject suys: It is almost a hopeless task to at tempt to arouse the people to the neces sity of making better roads in the coun try, but it is one that must be continued until something is done. Our country roads as a whole, are tar behind the age and are holding other things back. They are chanels of commerce and social in tercom se, and when they are out of order and obstructed, business suffers, exiienses are increased and people are shut oft from the educating and inspir ing effects of mingling in society. Under the long standing system of re pairing roads, individuals feel that they are working for the town or county in stead of lor themselves, and that it is the business of such municipality to see that the work is done and their business to do as little as possible for the pay re ceived. Much of the work is done as it the only object was to have it pass in siection without regard to the perman ent usefulness ot the road. The particulars are too well known to every one who has seen the work done and no rule for improvement can be given that will apply to all cases; but there should be a general awakening on this subject in country towns; and men should realize that they are at work for themselves, and that in making a good road they are increasing the dura1 bility ot their teams and carnuges, re ducing the cost ot getting their produce to market and improving the means of associating with their neighbors. BINGHAM HEIGHTS. Items of News From ttae Bite Mil liary Scbool. Bincham Heights, N. C, Feb. 12. Special We are plaving foot ball now, and have so many good players wr find it difficult to pick out a "best team.' We had a good team when we beat Rav enscroft it has improved wonderfully since. We have a "second tenia" that beats the first nearly every time they play them, showing that we have plenty of men to pick from. Within the last week we have Had rive new recruits, two of which are excellent sportsmen and athletes. Mr. Edward M. Brown has returned to Bingham after spending several weeks at bis home in Washington. We are happv to welcome back a member who has been been liked so much by the ca dets, and many Asheville friends. A question of every day discussion among Bingham cadets is: What is the matter with the postoffice of Asheville? Why is it so irregular? Why do not the oeoule ot Asheville trv to correct its pres ent management? These are questions. which interest or should interest every one in this community. If anyone will be kind enough to answer them we will thank him. Some "luminary"' may illuminate this subject. A. A. i A Word lor ttae Woman Shopper From the Gentlewoman. How much nonsense has been written about shopping and the ways and means of doing it! Thelady withso much spare time on her hands that she has nothing to de but to go in and out of different shops, asking tor things she has no in tention of buving, exists chiefly in the brain of the caricature, one has fur nished a good dealof "copper" in her day poor thing! but, in the interest of truth she might be allowed to die a natural death. My obseivation of the ways of women on purchasing thoughts intent has brought me to the conclusion that the large majority of women are as ex peditious as possible. They will spend a whole morning shopping; but, instead of dwadling over each item in the way recently represented by a trade journal, they know what they want and .only seek to be served as speedily as may be. Civility they do ntt waste, unfortunately but if they are brusque to the assistants it is often because they are in a hurry and not from intentional discourtesy Par from the pricing of goods destroy ing the delights of shopping, it is an im mense assistance to it. The Oakland HelKtata Sanatorium Has received the following very flatter ing and voluntary notice from the pen ot ur. aenrr M. Held, in the New York Evangelist: A PLEASANT PLACE TO WINTER IN. Though the winter has been mild thus far, there is no certainty that it will con tinue so, and many of our readers are doubtless planning to spend a few months in the south. Asheville, in wes tern North Carolina, is famed for beauty of situation and evenness of climate, and in Asheville, the most delightful place of residence tor the traveller it certainly the Oakland Heights Sanatorium. Everything is done in this house which can contribute tn the comfort and cheer fulness of the visitor. No consumptives are admitted, and the visitor is therefore spared that spectacle which wrings the heart of the truest ol almost every south ern hotel, ol men and women dying from the most dreadful of all deseases. On the other hand, the house is quiet, home like, free from the excitements of a hotel, and therefore just the place for those who are nervous, or woo are acDiiitatea Dy influenza, or tutTering from ay tort of chronic ailment. POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking; powder. n. High. Latest U. S, 6 (IS e H S 3 m t 9 i X B s o 0 0 0. s s. 0 1 r s Si 1 3 ft ft ft a o o H 0 WE WANT YOU to come and see us. We have the finest LA- UNDRY south of. Washington, equipp- ed with every appliance for turning out first class work, making prompt deliv- eries. We can and will please..... you. Cleanliness is next to Oodli- ness, and we are next to the Presbvte rinn church, opposite the Methodist... church, Church street, Asheville, N. C. MODEL, STEAM LAUNDRY. E. COFFIN, AUCTIONEER. RBALESTATB AGBSTiND LOAN BROKER 38 Patton Ave., (2nd tory) Room 8. I sell furniture, real eatate, or anything at auction. If not in office when you call, write name and residence on alutc, and I will visit vou. Refer to J B. Steele, manager Battery Park hotel or anv bank in Asheville THE SUN. HAS SECURED DURING 1892 : r H 9 t C5 w. d. howblls, Oborob Mkkkihtii, Andrbw Lang, ST. GKOHOB MlVART, RUDVARD KlPLINO, K. Lot'lS STKVKNSOJi, W. CLARK RlTSSKI.L,, H. RmKR Hai;gakd, Norman I.ockykr Con a m Dovlr. Mark Twain. J. Chaniii.hr Harris. William Black, Mary K Wii.kins Francbs Hodgson Burnktt; And many other distinguished writers. THE SUNDAY SUN la the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the World PRICE 5C A COPY. BY MAIL $2 k YEAR. Addrena THE 8fN New York. G. II. MAYER, CONSULTING OPTICIAN. 61 South Main St. EYE STRAIN Is the most fruitful can of .Headache. Do not suffer from it, or any other troublt ol the eyes. Have them examined. IT WILL, COST NOTHING. Satisfaction guaranteed. Opera, field and spy Kinases, telescopes, mi croscopes and drawing instruments at a Substantial Reduction. All kinds of scientt6c instruments. The Asheville Tobacco Works' -OF- JESSE R. STARNES, UNDERTAKER : AND ; EMBALMER. BVERY REQUISITE OF THE BUSINESS FURNISHED. EMBALMING A SPECIALTY. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Prompt Attention Given to Call, Pay or Night. Office and residence No. 27 North Main Street. Telephone No. 61. ARE YOU AT HOME AT HOME? We arc receiving some of the handsomest kind of compliments on our O K. bed room suite. If money saving is an oliject, it is a suite that will suit you to perfection. Vou have read a 'rood deal about furniture and perhaps you have not quite believed all that you have seen tn print but this suite tells its own story and you will be lost in won der when you see it. How it can be sotd at such a figure will be a riddle to you Come along and echo what we say nbont it and don't forget to take advantage of the oppor tunity which your visit will atlord us to show you our stock. Blair & McDowell, 45 PATTON AVE., ASHEVILLE, N. C. Vslievillo, TVorlli Ctiroliim. President John M. Campbell Secretary and Treasurer Fred A. Hull Attorney C. Steditian DIRECTORS. JOHN M. CAMPBHLL, Real Bstate Dealer; C HAS. M. STRDMAN, Bx-I.ieut. Coventor and Lawyer; C. C. M'CARTY, Tohacconist: FRBD A. HULL, Man ufacturer; WRIGHT STBDMAN, Manufacturer. Authorized Capital $50,000 WHY IS THE W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE CENLEMEN THE BEST SHOE l THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY? It is a (waniless shoe, . itli no (arks or wax thread to hurt theft'et; nuulfj uf the beat line calf, stylish and easy, and brVfit-.se uv make more Bhites of this grade than any other manufacturer. It equals hand sewocl ulioes coating frnm ti.OU to$.)0. (PC 00 4i.iilnc llniiil-flrm-n1, thffnertcalf &Jm Bh(W ever utTered for $Mi; equals fcreuub Imported tdioeg whlcli ot from $s.intoU."'. CLA 00 llnwd-St'wrd li Mi op, Uno calf. PT etvlisli. enmfnrtuhle mid dui'ul)le. The best hoe ever nfTcred at tills riie ; game ffrtide as. cut-loin-maite Hhoen cost Inn from $.i to ftuM. CCO 50 Police Short Far in era, Uallmad Men P)i and I.etierCtirrierHull wear them; fluecnlt, Beam !'!, tuwmth iiwMr, heavy three aula extea Bion edijt. one pair will wear a year. AO 30 fine en I ft uo better lieeTer offered at Da this price oim trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and service, ftO 45 nnd Si. 00 VorkinKmanfl shoe 4sfc are venr strong and durable. TUom who have given them a trial will wenr uo other make. Pavc' 8'J.OO nnd $1.71 Behool shoe are BslU J 9 worn by the buysuverywlvre; tbeyaeU on their merit n, n the inrreaslnft Baled show. I qHIac lU0 llniid-fipn-eil Bhoe, best Lulllvo Doutrolft. varvatvllah: enualaiTraEiuh Imported shoes costing from fM.io toib.Oo. K adieu' '4.50, &i.00 nnd SI. 95 snoe for Kiasea are the best fine Lkmgola. tylitthandUurable. Caution. See th V. L, f)otiKis- name and price are outuiped on the bottom of each shoo. rrTAKE no srnwTiTrTE.jn TnslHton local advertised dealers mipplylng vou, W. 1 UOlliLAS. Brockton, Maaa, tiuiUby FOR SALB HY WEAVER & MYERS, ASHRVILI.B TOBACCO WORKS, 1 Manufacturers of Plug, Kancv Smoking Tobacco and Cigarettes, Asheville, N. C .January 15, 192 j The Asheville Tobacco Work, a corporation ere n ted under the laws of North Can-Una, whs organized for the manufacture of pl'ig and smoking tobacco three years ago. and has clone a prop roiis business with nn ever-increasing trade The orders that come In for to bacco are cnrctully looked over and goods are only shipped to those parties well rated and known to be solvent. The policy of the company Is conservative. The directors meet once a month to audit accounts and transact nil necessary business. Since the formation of thi atovk cumpnny it has obtained control of the onlv cigarette machine in America outside of the cigarette trust that is, "The American Tobacco company," The profit in machine made cigarettes is Urge, varying from about fifty to one hundred per cent. The business is practically cash, as cigarettes are sold for cash or oa short time The Asheville Tobacco Works can sell a' 1 the cigarettes they make at a handsome profit Of fers have come from responsible parties to take the whole output The present capacity is 144-4tMi n ten hours Mitn one macnine. Another machine has been ordered The cost of making 1,0' 10 cigarettes is a; follows: Medium Cigarette Best Cigarette. Stamps 50 .50 Kovaltv 30 .30 31b leaf" tobweco 45 .0( 100 ianer boxes tor 10 cigarettes 23 ,23 2 paper boxes for f0 boxes 10 .10 Tiipe' in .naking cigarettes 10 ,lo Labor 15 .15 Cases (wooden boxes 05 .05 Total v .$1.88 $2 03 Two grades of cignrett s will be made medium and best. The medium grade will be sold at ni-ru' $3.50 per thousand; the best at about $5 00 Comparing the cost of mak ing and the price per tho-snnd it will be seen that the average profit is $2.30 xr thousand For a kgitii'intr, xrtfc business, w'-th quick returns and large profit the cigarette business oners u - opportunity seldom had, and it must be kc.it in mind that "The A he vile Tobacco Worts has had lmk and display d good business judgment in securing this machine when otncT huge companies wen. begging lor it i'ropOMiions have already been made to our company to lease the machine on a royalty. It is not necessary for an investor to speak of Asheville as a suitable place to manufacture cigarettes It is eminently well situated, being in the finest section of North Carolina fo the grow th of fancy qualities of mnking tobacco ed in making cigarettes The dryness ot climate by day and coolness and moisture bv l ight are the chwf cause-, which favor the production of fine smoking tobac o here, nnd make it equal in flavor and color to the best tobacco prow n anywhere As nroof of ti is the tobaccos giown here have taken firs' pre miums at State Pairs in Raleigh, North Carolina, ami Kichmond, Virginia; hlso at the Vienna and I'aiis P x"ositions. The number of pounds of tubucco handled on this market is rapidly increaing, f.r instance, in lhso there wen- onlv about ".00.000 pounds sold here, while in 1891 over t,i o.ooo pi unds were sol and now every large manufacturer has his buyer on this market The sales are varly increasi g a ui there is enough tobacco sold to rnn many large factories ht re instead of shipping it away to other factories, (A large mciory in innri ine wouiu miroy a numoei or nanus ano ocnt-nt tne town J Our cigarette factory is Mtuat d in the henQ of this fine tobacco region and paradise of the world tor health and pleasure. The factory in n large brick building four stories high, well arranged for safctv, and has all necessary aonliiiiicea and muchinea for mnlcini? oltiir unrl &ninbinir fnhnreo and riiritp. tw I ettes. The bud ling is heated by steam and the machine run by tlcctncnl power which is touml to be the most economical. W hen we poetically consider the fact that our company manufactures "Asheville Air" cignret'es which throw a spell of enehantnunt over all man kind wherever inhaled or smokei). by rich or poor, peasant or peer, philosopher or poet, young or old, weak or strong, we are compel) d to believe that "He who doth not smoke Asheville Air hath cither kno vii no great grief orrcfuacth himself the sw eetest consolation nxt to that which comeih I'roui Uavcu." linough stock will be offered at par to success fully place the cigarettes on the market. As soon as this stock has been subscribed the books will be closed Vlelow is the last statement of the company, made on January 4,1'U2 : STATEMENT OK THB ASHEVILLE TOBACCO WORKS. re m KNOWN REMEDY. 'H. :.'." Cur" tiiirli4ll un i .'itrot i n 1 tort Jayn, tthllout I'attl. I'ri'ViMits stricture). Contain lie in-rid ir pnisonou substiincfs. and -ri.-irii iit:ifi absolutely huriiilcM. prrsrritioil by physician. Kent 8y iliiBofree with each bottle. 1'rlce? Snlil bv ilronKlsts. llewnrc eC Sub. stttutfH Aonii-r,hpni.ro.I.-t..N.O.I.a FOR 8 ALE BY KBSODKCKS. Cash on hand Kt'al estate Fixturt. Counting room Insurant', unexpired.. Hiiincoelvablc. B7H.39 9.7HH 78 IK 7 IfiD.UO nn.io 7.147.H1 Macliinry 13,4l2.6o Finding! Tobacco In le f. 3 .250.00 Manufactured tobacco 6,tiA7.47 Total.. L1AHII.ITIK8. Hill, payable $ 1, 238.03 Wright Stcdmon 28.86 Fred A. Hull 1.0(12.61 Nutional Bank ol Ahrville 2. 277. on Wentern Carolina I'ank 2,500.00 J. W.Cortland a.OOO.nu I. M campue l 1,356 00 C. C. McCarty.. Capital paid in.. surplus.. ..$4.2.887.06 1 Total.. 477.69 .. 29,010.00 .. 2,398 97 ..$42,887.06 HlllirtlJ.'In. JOHN M. CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT. LAW'S T .Th! occ-occ Having decided to give up one of my three stores, several lines of Goods will bo closed out entirely, AT PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE EVERYBODY. Sale lasts through February, and in store No. 61. Part of this store will be to rent from March 1. A great many goods are to be closed out. We mention a few and prices. About 100 pieces fine Art Pottery, worth from $2 to $6 each, at 75cts to 2.00 each. Six French China Decorated Tea Sets at 6.00, worth from 9.00 to 12.00. Seven Por celain Tea Sets at 3.90, worth 5.00. Sixty pairs very large Stone China Bowls and Pitchers at 88cts, worth 1.50. A large lot of Stone China Pitchers at half price. Thirty-five Fine Figured Pitchers, 20 to 50cts, worth about double. Forty dozen Heavj Goblets at 22cts set, regular price 45cts set; 20 Decorated Chamber Sets at 2.00; one half gallon Glass Pitchers, 15cts each. Lots of bargains in Glassware. To make this sale the more interesting we offer the following special bargains in Platcdware and Cutlery : Good extra plated Knives only 95cts set; fine extra plated Knives with hol low handles, 1.20 set; triple plated Knives, all warranted, 1.75 set, small size 1.50; tri ple plated hollow handle Knives 2.75, worth 4.00; Forks to match above at same price. Roger's Plated Tea anc Table Spoons and Forks at correspondingly low prices. AllJapanese Goods being closed out entirely. We could not get ready for this sale by the first, as announced, but we are ready now. 57, 59 and 61 South Main Street, Asheville, North Carolina. Il I iV i isstijW "Witt litfcsl s
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