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THE ASHEVILLE DAILY CITIZEN, TUESDAT. JANUARY 23. 1900. The Asheville Citizen BT THE CITIZEN COMPANY. Every Afternoon Eicepr Sunday "One Tetr.'. H-' Fix Month 2.00 Three Months 100 One Month. In advance One Week, to carriers 10 The Semi-Weekly Citizen is Issued Tuesdays and Fridays. In advance. II. TUESDAY. JANTAKV 23. 1 It Is entirely fitting that a man, who tor the sake of a few miserable dollars, violated his oath and assessed his own property at a ridiculously low figure, should now biturne a Black-and-Tan. Merely a matter of conscience, you see. The Citizen has received a copy of the Washington Post Almanac and En cyclopedia for ISkjO. It ia a book of facts for office, home and farm; a cy clopedia of general, particular and his torical information, containing a com prehensive and condensed recoi d of the principal events of the year -1S'j9: a ready reference book of the heavens above, the earth beneath and the wa ters under the earth. The price of the Almanac is 20 cents, and it's worth that much about once a week through out the year. The suggestions as to the methods of obtaining the best early chickens are more than worth the price of the book to any poultry raiser. So are the fifty dairy rules to any dairy man, and the farm notes to farmers. HOW MANY? In those Western North Carolina counties, townships and villages where the Itepublicans are in the majority how many negro officeholders are there at present? If it's a good thing for the counties, townships, cities and villages of middle and eastern North Carolina to have negro officeholders. Is It not Just as good for the counties, town ships and villages of Western North Carolina, especially those in which the Republicans have the majority? Again, how many negroes has Col lector Harkins on his force as deputies. Ka tigers, store-keepers and carriers lor the Gazette? Are all the North Caroli na negroes fit to hold office in the ea.-a ein part of the State? If there are no negroes at Harkins' feed-trotigh, why not? POISONED MILK. The Atlanta Journal of lecent date t n tains an article clearing up the mystery that has surrounded the sud den Illness of many residents of At lanta of late. It Is claimed that the milk furnished these people, by a cer tain dairyman, contained the poison know n as t rotoxicon. City Chemist Lloyd to.k some samples of mi;k from the'dairy, applied the chemical test for tyrotoxicon, and then gave some of the milk to a kitten. The kitten showed the usual symptoms of poisoning by tyrotoxicon. Attention is called to this matter be cause it may serve to make Asheville buyeis of milk more particular as to where they get their supply, and it should make the dairymen who fur nish milk In Asheville very particular in all their handling of milk, as well as In the handling of their cows. All milk should be cured after milk ing by thorough aeration ami chilling, leaving it In open cans surrounded by ice or cold water for some hours before It is tarried to market. The city chem ist of Atlanta &a s that ttairj men should be prohibited from pouring milk w ith the animal heat still in it into clos ed cans and carting it off at once tor delivery. Of all food, milk is most eas ily contaminated. On account of the large number of children and invalids w ho depend upon milk almost entirely. the milk supply of the city should be watched and guarded with the greatest care. ABUSE OK THE SUFFRAGE. v hen the bill to extend the sunrage to the negroes in the DUtiict of Colum bia was before Congress, and the cx tension was urged "both as a right and an example." Congressman Buckalew of Pennsylvania said: "Our ancestors placed suffrage upon the broad com mon-sense principle that it should be lodKed in and exenUed by those who could use it most wisely and most safe- 1 an I most efficiently to serve the ends for which government wus instituted. I shall not vote to degrade suffrage. I shall not vote to pollute and corrupt the foundation of political power in this country." In the course of this debate it became evident that Congress was determined to go beyond its power and give the suffrage to the negroes of the South ern States. When the bill for enfran chising the negroes in the District of Columbia was vetoed by President Johnson, Senator Sherman, a Republi can, said: "The President says this Is not the place for this experiment. 1 say it is the place of all others, be cause, it the negroes here abuse the po litnal I'ower we give them, we can wtthiltuw the privilege at any mo ment." that privilege was withdrawn be cause the power given to the negroes in the District of Columbia was abus ed. The privilege was withdiawn by a Republican Congress, because the ne gro vote in Washington made an intol erable condition of affairs in Washing ton. Negro suffrage granted In the District of Columbia, "as a right and an example," lasted only three years. Senator Sherman considered "abuse of the privilege" good enough reason for taking It away. Congress had the right to grant the privilege in the Dis trict of Columbia, and to take it away. Hut Congress never had the right to enfranchise any one in a State. It had no more right to enfranchise the ne groes than it then had or now has the right to disfranchise the whites. GRINDING THE NEWSPAPERS. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Fulton Sun puts the case against the trusts very neatly: "In 1SU! the white paper the Sun was printed on cost us $l.o60," says the Sun. "In 19t0 the same paper (same In quali ty and same amount), will cost us at present prices $2, ISO, a difference of liO in the tost of one item white pa per. Type and ink have also advanced in orlce. and the wages to employes cannot be made any lower. The Sun is between the Paper Trust, the Type Trust and the Machinery Trust on one side and our subscribers on the other. The Sun Is between two stones and the mill is grinding." Exactly; and the United States gov ernment is furnishing the grinding power. As the Sun points out. "the tariff of S per ton on paper has ena bled the International Paper Co.. a trust, to advance the price of paper 58 per cent." There are tariffs also on spruce wood and wood pulp. The remedy is In the hands of the people. Withdraw the grinding power by abolishing the protective tariff. We cannot consistently whine about the trusts while we ourselves promote their growth by fool legislation. ft, sia. t. ate . 3fr. it frt iSi. 2t. 3ti itZ THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT. jtfi fi Krom the Washington. N. C, Gazette Messenger. Senator Morgan in his great speech delivered In the Senate, on the consti tutionality of the amendment to be voted on next August, expressed him self as being confident that a vast ma jority of the white people in the United I .States would vole to give the South- tin States the right to Control their own affairs without negro interference. x ms ooservation by benator Morgan caused us to ask the question in all canaor, what good tains nas come out ot negro suffrage? ' It certainly has uone the negro no good, but has been on the contrary a source of endless trouble to him. A very few have held cilice, and occasionally the negro party has been in power in some ot the States, but in every instance there has. been frequent clashes between the races and the negro has fcot the worst of it. Then again it est xi not tt? tit Hit that negro suffrage is responsible foi most of the friction tnat nas occurred between the races since the war. The relationship between tue w lii.es an . the blacks would be much more friend ly and cordial than it Is if the ballot had never been put into the hands of the negro. We assert, therefore, that negro suffrage has been a curse rather than a blessing to the black man. The most ardent w hite itepubli. an in Beau fort county would not dare assert that negro suffrage had been a bene fit to the Southern States at large, or to North Carolina. It certainly has not helped to promote good govern ment, but has been the direct or ui lect occasion of election frauds and flection riots, an example of what we had a few years ago. Such a thing as election tricking was never known in North Carolina before the war. In fact well do we remember no such thing as registering the voters before the election, was known. All this sort of business came with the introduction of negro suffrage. The Republicans of the North had two objects in view when they conferred upon the negro the right to vote. One was to punish the whites of the South and the other was to help the Republican party. As for the first the ftepublicans saw their desire i'. lulled, although, as we have said, til.' negro got the worst of it. But they have long since realized their par y has been weakened rather than strengthened by their negro allies. They undoubt dly thought they would compel the South to become Ke oublican, but instead negro suffrage made the South solid against Republi canism, and this will continue as long is the nero is a factor in Southern iHiIitics. Even the Republicans of the Xnrth. who have moved here, and cast their lot with the Southern people, have almost in every instance, except n the case of office seekers, voted with he Democrats and helped to keep th--'outh solid. It requires great courasre :Ytr the individual nations or parties to iwn they were wrong. But many of 'he best and most influential Republi cans of the North have confessed not only that nesrro suffrage was a blunder :;r.d a gross injustice, hvt th-it it was a iivat pub'i"" outrage. This hein? tni". there is but one thine to jlo. and that s to correct it. As far as North Car oVih is concerned, the white voters are tr b siv-n an opportunity in Aujust r. eorr -ct it. Will thev do it? We 1 eij'-ve they will. trM.m the Rockingham Anglo-Saxon. There has been a great deal of con jecture as to why Prilchard planned to open his anti-ameiiumeiit campaign in Rockingham, and Butler in vv liming coii. out there should be no Vtrj great uijslLiy about it. The Deiiiociatic dity, in advocating the anieiiument. ukts the side of me w hue race aau c-oiicenus that the white man is supe- ioi to the negro. Prilchard alio Liul .ei" align themselves upon the side ot ihe negro, by virtue oi whose votes iliey misicplcsent our State in tne situ ate, and by their opposition to the amendment contend that the negro is me ciiuai of the white man, and should continue to snare equally witn him in (government. This being the case, it is peculiarly appropriate mat they should choose two strong negro counties two counties which have ueen cursed with negro rule almost as no other counties in the State have been in which to open their fight against the amend ment. This tact alone betrays the hy pocrisy of their over much zeal in be nalf of the "poor, ignorant white man I the West." They know that the iit tle strength their cause has is in the ilio.i-MAl negro Votes. Hence they come to the negro counties to begin their fight against their own race. Their rust consideration is to pump some en thusiasm into these. Tnen they may nope to tind enough "poor, ignoram white men" who are fools enough to take seriously the copious tears shed by the negro organizers in their behalf, ami join with the 120.000 negroes to per petuate our political slavery to them. iJut they won't. i-'rom the Wilmington Messenger. The smelling committee of the com bine gang are now nosing around among decayed Democrats. as they must think, to find that great .leader wli will change coats and shitt colors, and lead black radicalism against the men who are striving to uplift North Carolina, to educate its people, to make higher the claims of citizenship, to preserve intact free institutions and Anglo-Saxon civilization, and to cause peace to prevail and law to reign from Currituck to Cherokee, and from the Atlantic shore to the northern border of the State, In every county, township and village and town. YELLOW JOURNALISM. Scored by Justice Brown of the Supreme Court. Justice Brown before State H.ir Asso ciation, Albany, N. Y. Ugly stories are told of the methods resorted to to create a sensation or to advertise a paper; of correspondents sent to Washington with instructions to blacken the character of particulai men regardless of facts; of editorial space sold for so much a line; of spies put upon houses to unearth domestic scandals or upon the steps of public it en to ferret out political secrets: oi .cspeciable women detailed to walk the .-tret ts at night, get themselves arrest ed as disreputable and spend a night in piisoii lor the sake of a stalling arti cle upon the infamous prosecution of working women; of various other con trivances by which reporteis aie sent n it to investigate facts, but to make a case by hook or crook against some prominent official. br the credit of humanity, not to say for the honor of a great profession, let us hope that these stories are un true. The next step in rhe downward career was the illustrations and such illus trations! Pictures of current events, of battles, of murders and sudden deaths, sometimes copied from photographs, ofteiier drawn from imagination. All of these extravagances culminate in the weekly Sunda morning editions. If there be another worse than these the mind of man hath not hitherto con ceived it. Probably no law could be framed which could cover such cases, since matters of taste are beyond the pale of the law, but it is to be regret ted that the great mass of the Ameri can people are so imperfectly educated as to take pleasure in these abortions of the engraver's art. But it is in Its assaults upon private character that the press is gruilty of its greater cruelties, for no other word In the English language will adequate ly express the nature of these attacks. With regard to officials and candi dates for public office a different rule applies from that which holds good as to private Individuals. The public has the right to know not only the qualifi cations but the private characters of candidates for their suffrages, and as in a great maiority of cases they can not possibly know them by acquaint ance or by private inquiry, they must necessarily rely upon the press for in formation. The law is Justly liberal in this regard. WHERE GENIUS HALTS. From the Chicago Record. Why can't some one - Invent -a Christmas without any day after? GREAT BUNCOMBE PLAY OF THE DINGLEY BILL PRESSURE ON CONGRESS TO SE CURE REJECTION OF TREAT IES BT KASSON. A NUMBER OF BILLS INTEREST ING TO THE SOUTH INTRO DUCED IN CONGRESS. Washington. Jan. 23. Special. The great buncombe play of the Ding iey tariff bill ia about to draw to a close In the rejection of the various reciprocity treaties negotiated by Commissioner Kasson with various -ountries of the world.. Ever since Mr. Blaine originated the phrase some years ago, reciprocity has been some .hing for ihe Republicans to conjure .vith in the campaigns, and shelve af .tr these were over. During the Mc Xinley campaign the speeches of the -tepublican spellbindeis pictured in mowing terms the beauties of reciproc--ty, and promised that all the objec .lonabie parts of a high tariff would oe done away with by means of it. instead of giving our markets to the world, we were to use them in securing -iaJe with nations who were willing -o reciprocate. It was a beautiful pic iuie. But when the time came to .lame it into law there was a hitch, sections were proposed that would tad to real reciprocity; sect.ons chat would give the President power to nake reductions when other countries made equivalent reductions; sections hat would have resulted in a genrine xtension of trade. But all these were . oteu down, and finally a bogus arti ie was fixed up to deceive the people. Ihe President appointed Mr. Kasson f Ohio as commissioner to negotiate -itaties. and to the consternation of he Republicans he went ahead and lid so, making treaties with the Brit sh West indies, with France and a .ry fine treaty with Argentina. But ver since these were made public .mniense pressure has been brought to v-ar on Congiess to secure their re jection. Every industry which had .ts protection cut down, and none was . ut more than 20 per cent., sent dele ;ates to Congress to oppose the treat ies. Each was enamored of the jiinciples of reciprocity and each was erfectly wiling to cut his neighbor's outection to secure it, but nobody was willing io saeiirice his own. The wool len of Ohio, the fruit growers of Cal ioinia. the tobacco men of Connecti cut, are all mustering in force. And ..iere is little doubt that the treaties v ill be defeated. NICE LITTLE SCHEME. It is really somewhat amusing to ad the interviews put forth by Re publican leaders in regard to the next uidiilate for the vice-presidency. here is not the least doubt in the a oild that the nomination will go to t York, but the factional fights a-re have given Mr. Payne of the lutional committee a chance to throw i liitle spice into the affair, by sug , -sting that a good Western man i.iht do as well as a New Yorker, ihe truth is that the Republicans a t re beginning to squirm on account i the evident fact that the convention as simply to ratify Mark "Hanna's hoice for both jobs, and Philadelphia cas getting restive over the probabil y tiiat there would be no enthusiasm and no crowd at the convention, and ii"i,ce no chance to get back that $100, o Hence, as the Presidential nomi nation is so positively settled that it ;s impossible to get up even a hippo tome over that. M-ssrs. Payne. Han na and Piatt have hit upon this "fa v .lite son' method of making things .ntei"sting, and rescuing Philadelphia from her despondency. It is a very nil e little scheme. Air. Underwood of Alabama has ask ed an appropriation of $1,750,000 for the improvement of the Black Warrior iver above Tuscaloosa, between Lock ind Dam numbered Four and Valley "iver. and the improvement of Valley iver. Alabama, from its mouth to Mc Adory. Mr. Brewer of the same state nas introduced a bill granting all pub lic lands remaining in Alabama to the State, for the benefit of its pub lic schools. A bill hus been introduced authoriz ng the presentation to Nashville, Tenn.. of the cannon on the gunboat .Nashville from which was fired the first shot in the Spanish-American ar. Favorable reports have been riaie in the Senate on the b'll to con struct a road from the river landing at Diver to the national cemetery at ld Fort Donaldson, and in the House or the bill for the relief of Holston min.iry. at Newmarket, for damages '.one du.-ins the civil war. NORTH CAROLINA BILLS. A numl er f bills of interest to the South have beer, introduced in Con--rtss during the past week. Among 'hese are several for the benefit of North Carolina. Senator Butler intro duced one appropriating $25,000 for the i st of establishing at some point on Beaufort harbor a station for the in estiuaiinn of problems connected with marine fishery interests of the middle and south Atlantic coast. Two others, by Representative Bellamy, authorize :iie Secretary of War to have a sur vey made and submit estimates for the improvement of Lockwood's Folly iyer in Brunswick county, and of Livingston creek in Columbus county. A third, by Mr. Pritchard, appropri it s $25,000 for the purpose of con structing a proper driveway from the ity of Salisbury to the national ceme-t- ry. in which the remains of 12.000 Federal dead are interred. The ceme ty is now almost inaccessible to vis ors for want of a proper driveway. DEALS IN "DIRT. The following deeds have been filed m Register of Deeds Mackey's office: It. A. Jones and wife to C. K. Young 3 acres in count v J 165 '.rant by State to M. R. Franklin, 47 acres on Dick's creek 58 W. E. Shuford, special master commissioner, to Julia D. Shu ford. lot N. E. side Buttrick street 550 L. P. McLoud, trustee, to Geo. H. Smathers. receiver, 108 acres on Sugar creek 100 J. F. Hill and wife to L. M. Mar tin. 7 acres in Leicester town ship on Turkey creek $ 10S W. R. Whitaker and wife to La manda A. Brown, 40 acres on Cane creek 1 J. MeD. Whitson, comr., to J. H. Buckner, 2 acres in W. Ashe ville $ 50 Nancy A. Russell and others to Mary M. Russell, 6 acres in Limestone township 1 LADY FAIR. ("Laugh 'way these years: Let's laugh my soul!") Years, fifty more! seemed not to change My Lady Fair, nor disarrange The splendid beauty of the hair Splendid o'er head of Lady Fair. Save that last years, in gentle Might, Threw back some snow whose pretty white Fell on the hair Of Lady Fair. Vet. while 'twas falling on the hair. Splendid o'er head of Lady Fair. She laughed out, sweet; she ne'er shed tears; On wings of laughter sped her years: "Laugh 'way these years! Let's laugh my soul! You're growing young; I'm growing old," Said Lady Fair With snow on hair. While laughing, sweet, one rosy day, She laugher her last old year away; And, caught, 'tween hands, white, fold ed, there, Some lilies laughed, sweet, o'er the air, Until they drooped and slept, at rest. On rare old lace o'er sleeping breast Of Lady Fair. With snow on hair. Jno. R. Morris, in Charlotte Ob server. Economy In advertising Is but good management the getting the most out of the money expended. COIN ON MONEY, TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM WILLIS J. ABBOT. CHIEF OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM MITTEE'S LITERARY BU- REAL, REVIEWS IT. About four years ago a little book is sued modestly without any great her alding or any of the puffery through the literary press which is enjoyed by writers of romantic fiction or doubtful verse, so seised upon the minds of the American people that it became per haps the most widely known book of the decade and unquestionably the one which more than all others influenced men in their political action. "Coin's Financial School" was the utgrowth of a series of articles writ ten by Mr. W. H. Harvey for his little paper Coin, and was pushed by the Chicago Intr Ocean atvthe time when that paper had not discovered that in order to be a Republican It must nec essarily also be the servitor of the bankeis. It is hardly necessary now to recount the tremendous success of the book or to estimate the share it had in awakening the people of the United Stales to a just comprehension of the importance of the money question in politics. After four years, during which period he had at all times been laboiing with voice and pen and organizing ability to fuhill the mission of '9(5, Mr. Harvey comes before the people on the eve of the new presidential campaign with a new book in the familiar style of his former one, but treating of the later though not more important issues which have sprung up since the time that Mr. Bryan was defrauded of bis election. "c'oi.i on Muneyl Trusts and Imperial ism" treats of at least one issue impe rialism which had not raised its threatening head in '96. During that struggle, too, the trusts, though, al ready offering a certain menace to the w ell-bdng of the people,, had not de veloped into such startling proportions as they now present. To these issues Coin, in his new series of lectures, de votes much of his attention, but the old issue the issue that will arise per f nniahy until out of the hands of a favored class shall be taken the price it ss privilege of issuing and controlling the money of the people engages his attention in the opening chapters of his book. I do not think that Mr. Harvey has ever done anything so well as his dis section of the privileges enjoyed and the further ones demanded by the na- lonal bankers. In a clear and simple style, using as heretofore the dialogue form, he discusses the demand of the banking class that it shall be permitted to control the money of the people and -hows conclusively by figures, the au :henlli ity of which cannot be disputed, how enormous are the profits they now derive and hope to continue to draw fiom their monopoly. The profit of the dealer in money is the " unearned incre ment" no less certainly than is the p:ofit of the speculator In land who has ontrihutel nothing to the productive forces of the nation. Mr. Harvey dem onstrates this, though he does not use ih:s particular comparison, and I be lieve that his logic will prove as irre futable as his language is simple and direct. In my opinion this new book3 of Mr. Harvey's notably bftter than "Coin's Financial School" by its thoroughly human treatment of the questions of the campaign, deserves and will attain a popularity and a circulation quite commensurate with his earlier one. It is. like that one, cleverly illustrated by drawings which enforce the teachings of the text, and is given a certain up-to-dat and living interest by the em ployment of the names of well known men in the course of the discussions which it recounts. It is a book that will be read by the millions and will be a most potent weapon in the hands of ' he people for their defense against privileged classes. WILLIS J. ABBOT. Chief of Literary Bureau. Democratic National Committee. FURTHER ARGUMENT ON "DAVID HARUM" LOOKING AT THE AUTHORSHIP BY THE IGNATIUS DON NELLY METHOD. The following letter from a corre spondent, in which he announces the '. iscovery of a cipher in Kipling's i w orks which acknowledges his author ship in so many words, would seem, says the Philadelphia North Ameri can, to settle the question beyond per il d venture : To the Editor of the North American. "Sir: The fact that Rudyard Kip- i n g" is the author of 'David Harum' is no news to me. When I first read the book 1 w as so struck by the similarity oi its style to that of the author of 1 iain Tales From the Hills' that 1 w as at once satisfied that the writer of the novel was either Kipling him self or a wonderfully clever imitator. "The matter perplexed me for some time, until I eventually resolved to investigate on my own account. This as before the story became known Messrs. Bok, Doubleday, Field and White had procured the writing of the book on a wager, and the se lection of the fictitious author's name because of the loud waistcoat which Mr. Kipling was prope to wear. - "Selecting for example the illustrious work of Mr. Ignatius Donnelly, who has proved beyond question that Ba con w rote Shakespeare. I set out to find a cipher. For a long time my efforts were fruitless, but I kept on undaunted, until at last I was reward ed by finding the explicit statement in one of Mr. Kipling's books: " 'David Harum. written by me. R. K.' "If you look at the last page of 'In the Rukh,' the final story in 'The Jun gle Book,' you will find the following passage: " 'He swung himself off the plunging mare and dismounteD, while the jungle t'AVc up four wolves, who fawned around GIsborne. The mother stooD nursing Her child. And spuRning them aside as they brUshed her bare feet. " You were quite right about Mow T'i,' said Gisborne. 'I meant to have told you. But I have got so used to these fellows in the last twelve months that it slipped mY mind.' " Oh, dont apologize," said MullEr. It's nothing. Gott in Himmel! Und I work miracles und dey come off, too.' "You will observe that nearly every letter forming the anagram is either at the begining or at the end of a word, such as Mowgli,' 'But' and the last Muller,' and that while these are separated by sufficient spaces to in sure concealment, the initials of the author's name, which .form the most important part of the cipher, are side by side. "The reference to miracles is so significant as to allay any lingering doubt, especialy as it immediately fol lows the initials of Kipling's name. 'Und I work miracles, und dey come off, too." says Muller jocularly. Cer tainly Mr. Kipling has worked a mira cle that came off all right, for he de ceived an acute and discriminating public of novel readers, familiar with his work by palming off one of his best books as that of another man. "Yours respectfully, "J. Francis Gravely, "1526 Ridge avenue, Philadelphia." GOLF AT THE ASYLUM. From the Morganton Herald. Golf is being introduced at the hos pital and is becoming quite a popular out of door recreation. Wines, Cordials, etc,, based upon the so-called active principles of Cod Liver Oil can never take the place of the pure oil. Possessing some value as stimulants they are absolutely devoid of the great essential, nourishment. Every drop of Grant's Egg Emulsion is concentrated nourishment in a palata ble and easily assimilable form. ' SEEN ON A TOUR OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY NOTABLE DWELLINGS AND BARNS FINE CATTLE AND HOGS WRITTEN ABOUT. Editor The Citizen: I am prepared to speak of farmers' dwellings and out buildings in a great part of the county by having made a personal investiga tion of such properties in a large part of the county. It is very gratifying to know the wealth of Buncombe county in the above Faid character of proper ty. There are splendid dwellings and good outbuildings to be found to a gratifying extent in every section of the county. Mr. James Buttrick of Emma postofflce perhaps has the best private residence In the county, if not in Western North Carolina, outside of Asheville. Vanderbilt's. mansion except ed, of course. And the best barn and crib in the county are ahose of Mr. 1 nomas B. Redman in the northwest corner of Reems Creek township on the waters of Flat creek. The buildings are under a roof which took 33,000 shingles for covering. The buildings are 60x62 feet, with a heavy stone wall running the whole length of the build ing and outside at each end 100 feet in length. This wall makes one side of the first story of the barn and an embankment and driveway to reach the second story of the barn. The barn contains two rows of stalls, a broad aisle between and two sheds, an im mense loft with double floor laid on immense joists above stalls composed of the above named heavy wall and fiamework in one row, while the other row of stalls is made of large logs. The crib runs the whole length of the building (60 feet) and has a capac ity of 1400 to 1600 bushels. Mr. Red man says he can house 100 head of cattle in this fine barn. I have also found some very fine stock in my travels. At the home of Mr. W. H. Hunter at Flint Hill I saw a fine specimen of that excellent bred of beef cattle a very large Hereford bull, now owned by Mr. Charles Par kor, Dr. W. J. Clontz and Mr. Mack Buckner. And. said Mr. Hunter, this very fine animal is known as the "Blackwell Eull," having been pur chased at the sale of Major Blackwell's cstate. I have also seen a greajL many fine hogs of good blood in the county, but perhaps the largest one I ever saw in my life was one I saw a short time ago at the home of Dr. W. J. Clontz. This hog is about 26 or 27 months old. I think, and well, I am not accustom ed to guessing at such hogs, but I put him at within 10 pounds of 700 on foot, thus giving mys-elf a margin of 20 pounds: 10 pounds each way. Dr. J. M. Stevens of Leicester killed one a few weks ago which dressed near 400 pounds, some 18 months of age, and Mr. Redman, of whom I have spoken, has some huge blocks of ba con in his meat house which are the product of a hog which dressed about 450 pounds. Really, in as good a country as Bun combe, isn't there more in the man than there is in the country, any how? Buncombe is a splendid county, and only one of many splendid counties In Western North Carolina, and living in its lovely valleys, between its pictur esque hills and In the shadow of its srlorious and towering mountains are many noble people. JES.SE P. LOWRY. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum baking powders are the greatest menacers to health of the present day. BOVAl BAKINQ POWOE OO., NEW YORK. ORIGINAL BEEF. A vegetable beef tasting like flesh foods, containing twenty-five per cent, more food elements than beef, that can be served in the same manner as beef or chicken, is the new food product called Protose. It is purely vegetable in character, containing no trace of an imal substance. It is original beef. Its discovery was as great a surprise to those conducting the investigation from which it resulted as it has been to all who have become acquainted with its marvelous properties. It is more easily digested than any flesh-food. The digestibility of vegetable proteids is al ways increased by cooking, whereas the reverse is true of animal proteids; hence Protose may be eaten freely without risk of indigestion, biliousness, gastritis, or any other of the grave ills which not infrequently follow the free use of flesh-foods. Six cents to pay postage, sent to the makers, the Sanitas Nut Food Co., Ltd., Washington avenue. Battle Creek, Mich., will secure a sample can. HERE WE ARE WITH A STRONG ARM. Kerosene Oil, best, per gallon.... 14c Tomatoes, new pack, 3 lb can 7c Apple Butter, first grade, 3 lb can c Syrups, extra fine, 3 lb can 10c Peaches, fine quality, 3 lb can 14c Corn, high grade, 2 lb can 7c Mince Meat, fresh, 2 lb can 8c Potted Meats, 14 cans 4c Milk, full size can, good 4c up Jelly, best flavors, pure, per lb.... 4c Preserves, pure fruit, per lb 8c Pickles, sealed bottles 5c and 8c Rice, broken grain, 4c; best, 7c. lb. Other Groceries and Crockery, Tin ware, Stationery, etc., too numerous to mention, at wonderfully low prices. The I. X. L Grocery Store, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, 41 College St. - - - - - 'Phone 107. Senator Morgan's Speech. A number of congressmen and ladies sat in the Senate the other day listening to the words of elo quence that were pouring from the Hps of Senator Morgan and who applauded the Senator at his conclusion. He was at his best and spoke on a subject that he had given much thought, as It not only touched North Carolina but also his native State. It is said Morgan can talk on any subject for two hours without any preparation. It is said he can talk from sunrise to sunset on the merits of the Old Reliable Rumford Baking Powder, which every one knows to be the best ever made. J. A. TENNENT, - Architect and Contractor, Jobbing and Repairs Promptly Attended to SOUTH COURT SQUARE. Noi 1 EXTRA... SHORE No? 2 shoke - i t !- - it- i '1 No 2 Mackerel. -No. 2 ! No 2 m " I! l) (1 (H 53 Pat ton Ave. WOOD'S SEEDS. Wood's flaine-Grown Seed Potatoes re unquestionably the best Seed Bots toes for Southern planting. Our flbta toes are grown especially for seed iar poees In the beet potato dlstrloi In Maine, and are noted for tbelr e wit ness, uniformity and large yields -produced. The largest potato growers In the South are planting our Seed F Ota toes, with the best and most profitable results. We also offer ! VA. SECOND CROP POTATOES grown from Maine seed. These give, splendid crop results and are popular with truckers everywhere. ff Wood's Descriptive Seed Catatonic. giving full information, mailed ifree. Prices quoted upon request. 5 T.W. WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va The Largest Seed House In the South. They Feel Good. Those wise ones who were not willing to risk life and health for & few ddllars can dance with old Santa now 'that they have had their bath room jetted up with our porcelain-lined bathjtubs ind other up-to-date fixtures and !open plumbing. They can rest easy, for . in our work they have BEAUTY. '.. FORT and SAFETT combined. J. R. RICH& SOiN, 7 & 8 Lexington Ave. 'Phone 34. It's safe to use Wool Soap it keeps the skin well. Swift and Companv, Makers, Chicago MASSAGE AND PROF. EDW ; GRUNER 55:South Main Street, s Phon 206- ' Home or Office Treatment. Office hours 8-10 a. in.: 2-4 'p. ' . For Sale. The stock and fixtures of the Oakland Heights Pharmacy, consisting of entire outfit, and a full and complete line of the best Drugs, Medicines and Propri etary articles. Druggists sundries, etc, etc. Now offered at a sacrifice, to close out. Rare opportunity for anyone wish ing to start a drug store or to replen ish stock. Apply to ! CHARLES 1TNAMEE, Receiver, Biltmore N. C. l-18-d4t 2 1 sSi j 1 MAC-KiElREL 35c. APIECE. EXTRA..... i MACK 15c. APIECE. 10 pound Kits 15 ' 40 " The Citizen Comp'y, Publishers. What we know about study and actual application to business. We keep right up to date in the way of new types, etc., and! for that reason we can invariably turn out work different from and more attractive thnn you usually get. We want your important work. We will please you, and at a price that will please you most. Imported and Domestic at Factory Berkeley Cigar Stand Co ut hern Railway THE STANDARD RAILWAY OF THE S0UTH. i THE DIRECT LINE TO ALL POINTS TEXAS, i CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. Strictly first-class equipment on all hrough and local trains; Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all nighl trains, fast and safe schedules. Ti avel by the Southern and you are : assured a safe, comfortable and expeditious Journey, j Vpply to ticket agents for Time Ta bles. Rates and General In formation or address -U. L. VERNON, P. R. DARBY, T. P. A., C. P. & T. A., i Charlotte. N. C. Asheville. N. C. MO TROUBLE TO ANSWER QUES- TIONS. Frank S Gannon, J. Hi Cnlp, W. A.Tnrk 3dV.F.&Gen.Man Traf.Man. G.P.A WASHINGTON. D. C. Founded 1842. Sing- their own praise.' If you reckon . the endless joy and per manent value you will get one of those celebrated STEIFP, PIANOS. They are made with all that skin which only years of constant and careful attention to every detail of their construction can command. middleman's profit SAVED Therefore, we won't hurden vnll with an unnecessarily BIG PRICE. Conveni ent terms. FINE TUNING AND RE PAIRING. Chas. AL Stieff, Piano Manufacturer, Baltimore, Md. Factorv Branch Wareroom. No. 913 North Tryon street, Charlotte, N. C. C H. Wilmouth. Manager. - , Charleston Western Carc,ina "Augusta and Asheville Short Line " ! Schedule in Effect January S. 1&99. ' Liv Augusta.. .: :40ami :4inri :10pm :10pm Ar Greenwood.. ...12:16pi Ar Anderson , Ar Laurins.... , Ar 'reenville.. ..... Ar Spartanburg;...., Ar Hecdersonville. . . Ar Asheville.. l:J0pE J :00pm I :00am SUOpt C:0Spn ! ?:00po law Asheville........ Jjr Spartanburg.... Xjw Greenville Uw Laurens. t-v Anderson Ar Greenwood Ar Augusta.... Ar Aiken .... 1:20am ... .11:45am 4 ....12:01pm 4; .... l:7pm 7; ... T:00am .... S:X7pm 9: .... 1:10pm 11: .... 7:20pm lOpna 00pm SOpm SSpm 10am Close connections at Greeenwood Cor all points on 8. A. Li. and C G. rail way and at Spartanburg- with South err Railway. for Information relative - to ticket, rates, schedules, etc address I W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt . I ! Augusta, Ge, 1. M. Emerson. Traffic Manager dp EREL (H $1.50 1.85 . 4.75 136 Phone printing has! been learned by hard Cigars Sold by the Box Prices at the i . : Reduced Prices on Suits and Cloaks XE have reduced prices on " nearly every suit and cloak in our linet You can now secure a fashionable garment t a reduc tion of one-third from former prices. Tailor-Madc Suits, former price, $5 1 reduced to $3.34. , $10 Suits reduced to $6.67. $15 Suits reduced to $I0. Winter Jackets, former price, $5 i reduced to $334. , $9 Jackets reduced to $6. $12 Jackets reduced to $3. Separate Skirts, former price, $4 1 - reduced to $2.67. $6 Skirts reduced to $4. $8 Skirts reduced lo $5.34. Reduced Prices on Capes. Newmarkets, Rainy Day .Skirts, Bicycle Suits, etc WearealBO cloning out a few on in pi t garments, which were made up for ex hibition in our salesroom at onr-lihlf regular prices. We tell yon all abol our reduced price jrarments in our Wmtt r Catalogue and Bargain List, whicii will be MVXJree, together with tamp'ts of 11 e materials, to any lady who wishes Mum. Write to-day-j-the choicest goods will le old first. THE NATIONAL CLOAK CO.. 123 end 1251 West 23d St., New York. BILTMORE F IREVJOOD Well Seasoned. Sizes for S'ljOVBS, AIR TIC1HT HEATEKS, And OPEN FIKES, AS EB ORDEii. Lowest Prices, Promptest Attmm , : Call Phone 546. DR. CJ A. SCHENCK, Biltmore, N. (J- Notice Joseph Saxon vs. Maria Saxon. The; above named defendant. Maria Saxon; will take notice that an action entitled as above has been begun in the Superior court of Buncombe county. N. C, by the above named plaintiff for the purpose of obtaining an absolute divorce from the bonds of matrimony, and that said defendent Is required to appear and answer or demur to the complaint of plaintiff during the next term qf the Superior court ot Bun combe county,; beginning on the fourth Monday before the first . Monday In March. 1900, the same being the 5th day of February. 1900, or the relief prayed (for lni said complaint will be granted. This the 20th day of Decern, ber, 1899. I MARCUS ERWIN. Clerk of the Suprerlor Court of Bun combe County, North Carolina. 1Z-Z0 estw.