THE ASITEVTTXfl CTTTZBK MOXDAY, PECEMREK 13. 1009.
IE
0 IE DEPARTMENT
THATLOOKS after
THEODDS ANDENDS
I'nltid Stiiln, I ht K'iv rutin ru tl pOS
lt.M'1 in V-llioU ,atlTM IMUI"'' than i',-
0(1(1,000 Hull.
Winding their way thioiigh Hit- I r -tufii.iH
channels in Mid nv r.j of lie
I 'li II I I-1 1 1 y , n Kr''it of li.irl;. net.
from i'i. . .aid .mil K'""l' Ii. .-hi 1
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WASHINGTON, 1) C. Doc. 12
About tht tlmo every year there
cornea trom tho tjovemment printing
office a host of rather dry-looking
document annual reports, setting
forth the ramifications anil results
of the activities of hundreds of gov
ernment officials In every corner of
the national territory. Behind the
long column of flgurea, underneath
the serried dollar-marks nnd other
forme of tatlatlca, Between the Hue
of bare and often cumbrouitly-wrltten
official statements of men whose forte
la not literary llo atones whleh, If
onto had time to dig them out, would
be es Interesting us "Robinson Cru
soe" or any other of the famous tales
- of adventure.
Take for Instance the report of tho
secretary of commerce and labor,
Charles Nagel, addressed to tho presi
dent and first made public tonight.
The following paragraphs Indicate the
cope of the activities of this depart
ment, and Home of tho entertaining
material with which It deals In the
course of a year's work:
For example, who In the world east
of the Eocky Mountains would have
suspected that some seals are married
- and soma are bachelors, and so rec
ognised officially by Undo Sam ? Yet
It seems that there are at least 2,000
""bachelor" seals on Bt. Paul's and Bt.
George's Islands) Some two thou
sand of the seals there are benedicts
of a polygamous temperament and
hav among them aoout 60,000 wives,
classified by the government experts
Into "harems", and spoken of that
way when they are officially talked
about.' It also appears that thera aro
only HO.OOO teals lft now on the
Frlbilof Islands, an the deduction
must follow that at tho rate of de
crease In, the last ten years, It Is only
a question of time when the seal will
be a memory and another of the mam
mal families will have become extinct
by the greed of man. .,
TM question arises,' whi knows all
this? Up on the barren reefs of the
Prlbllofg there la a band of men call
ed tho ; "Alaskan fur seal service."
These men counted the married seals
, last year and found there were 1,071
happy families on St. Paul Island,
where one pater famlllaa lives In se
renity with a don wlyes. They
found S.600 little bachelor seals and
: promptly tagged them as immune
from the hunters, because Uncle 8am
wants to encourage, every bachelor to
get "harem of his own.
80 laboratories.
Bo much for the top of the seas.
The bottoms do not eaoupts Investi
gation. Down at Woods Hole, Mass.,
and at Beaufort, N. C., there are two
sea-side laboratories,' where a set of
experts study the mysteries of the
deep. ' Off the coast of Florida, a se
ries of experiments have proved that
we can produce our own sponges.
They have discovered that In 29
months a sponge can be coaxed to
grow so big It will weigh an ounce
and a quarter, when It Is empty.
Somewhere between Ilatteras and
lAbrador, there Js an expert for the
government beating his way up the
coast on. "wind-Jammer" looking for
a ry elusive fish, the mackerel.
When he learns hla tricks the govern
ment Will toll the. flsh'enm n.
Upon the coast of Alaska, at Afog
nak, there Is a new salmon station
which has liberated more than 3,000,
000 young red salmon to the rivers,
nd during the year, nil over the
I up i
it th
til. ei. il .
Klrie. th with ti, itiiti I I'IiiniIi-Im.i.
have lie. II locating III,- III-' on roll. i I
of longitude. The Iiiimii i"i- nil !"
tore land Hiui- in Mo- v ,lliy of ,.n
of III, great, st lh' 1.1 ill llil wollil. I
1 I ii if I.i i'l I In re now.
Knell as)., et of this Work ( oiro
lllutiT Mi. Hie ore- of tfle tlli-i II t.ir il"
tlf Hie lleplit I llli-llt. 'fill V eoir I Vl-fV
Ihlmr. in I lie Inn en iim of ( 'iri'ol'.i I ion
the proper onlrol of III. (.:t- at In, inn
trial and llnaini.il fines of lie cnn
try in the nhsnrhluK problem. A sw
li'iii of Htatnlnry i . u 1 . 1 1 -) 1 In willed
Corporations vlll lie I' quire,!
port tile essential llietH ol I M I I V OI-
Kani'Jitlon am oii(ltiifi, !h hiikkohI
Tills rniiBt lie il'itie Ii y tin- I i-ili tri I
Kovi riiment. Secretary Nhki-1 delle i-h,
ami lils iei,,rt wivs n ri v attempt o
Holve tile pi odli-lil HiroUKll Hlate ne
lloii will he futile. Ihiiiiih.- no iiomln i'
of Htal'-H eail ever liKr ll etal.tiHh-
IriK ami itiMlntaliiliiu ono eystem.
Itcport on liiiinlKtliilH.
The dtireati of liiini liral loti doi j
In colli IIkiiich Hint the longer the
ulrutiKi-r Hlays In Hie I'tiidil States
the tin. re unlikely in- Ih to away
There has deen ilurlni; tde jeiir an
ItiereitHo In tde IniiiilKniiit popn lal Ion
of the United Hlaten of nn.ro than
(00,000, More than a ijuiifti r of u
million IminlKi'anlH went back home
Kill, 000 of them hurt been hero less
than live years. There were only 2,000
departures of (hone who have been
here i-'O years. The Hlntlwties show
It Is the unskilled InimlKiaiit who In
the bird of piiHKUKe anil that lite me
chanic and the urtlHan stay In their
new homes.
The protecting waves of the wire
less telegraph have spread tlnm
selven over the sea anil formed it life
net. Of 282 stenmshlpH that carry
steerage ptisia.-HKers to and from Un
united Ktates, half have 1 n equip
ped with the wireless, and the pro
portion unequipped Is a small (Inure.
The mainland of Alaska, the United
States, Hawaii, 1'orto lllco and tho
Panama Canal zone have been equip
ped with wireless mnd stations ami
a vessel at sea within 300 miles of
shore can communicate.
. The department has made official
tests of mucilage, steel rails, soap for
use on the l'utianiu cunal, Bilk and
many other things. It bus estublinheil
a bureau of standards for honest
weights with which somo of the stales
are co-operating. And when tho de
partment has cared for everything
else In Its Jurisdiction. Secretary Na
gel'a report calls attention to the fact
that It has accomplished the work
With appropriations which have in
creased only a little more than three
(er cent. In the last four years.
CQRPORATiDNS MAY
AS WEIL BET READ!
(Continued, from mikp one.)
t Is expected they will bo from two
Causes. The first Is honest error and
(he second Is Intent to defraud tho
government Honest errors will be
corrected, but any attempts at fraud
will be met with vigorous prosecution.
Tho regulations rto not call for spe
cific methods of keepliiK accounts or
any other particular method of book
keeping. Tho requirement Is simply
that the business tntnsnctlunst be so
recorded that accurate returns can he
made and verified when necessary.
J'. H. LAW, 35 Ration Ave.
The Last of the Special Sales '
This Season
and the best of all
MONDAY AND TUESDAY ONLY
Tables full of goods offered at one price
25c, 50c, $1.00
The goods offered in jthese sales are
all first-ClaSS gathered from all over
the store.
As to values, it will figure about half
price on an average.
Buy now for Christmas get first pick
and avoid a rush.
J. Hi LAW, 35 Pntton Ave.
TEMPTATION HELD
OUT TO DRINKING VAN
REGALIA LEFT FOR
FEMININE FINERY
l UK I I I(S OF 1,1(1 Olt Not M s
maki: vivid sri;i;i:s'i ions
Help H Keep TrulhV In SI u IT (inlm;
l:eu In Dry Old Noilli
Stale.
Tho ri H i rl of Hie coininliuoner of
Inleriuil ri'wnue ilei'llntf with the ls
Miianee of liquor l-onsoM in North
Carolina up to 111 end of the last
fiscal year .lime 'MI discloses the slut t
llmr fai t that s.itli' l'iiily is still doltiK
business at the old or some other
stand somewhere In the state. In ad
dition to tills tiie Ken, ral reporl of
the depurtjmnt shows that the con
sumption r whiskey has largely In
creased during tin- past year all over
the country while the consumption of
yet people
Tit wfi.fhh i:.t itwt.i: st it r-
SFS AND MTAItl'l.
Woman Hum fft II, i I Jal.oiale Out
Ill of Sec ret Order .mil
Cannot Wear It.
Just at present events In Nlearaeua
Seem to lie KiilnltiK a lltt'e on that
crii-is wliieli tiuy hue la-en ch isin;:
go long.
Clearance Prices
on
Tailored Suits and Coats
$15.00 Suits rcdiK't'd to . $ 8.95
$18.00 1, 'J(.(N) suits iv.liKftl In $11.95
$25.00 suits ivtlui'0.1 tt $17.95
$.l5.(Hj t. if KUMi sui Is iv, lined t. $25.95
$45.00 t, $.V).(Kt suits rctlii.cd t. $35.95
$(0.00 to if,. ..00 suits icliif.'il to . . .
This iiirludrs our fiitiic lint' ol' t.iilnivd suits
of tli is season. They are all up i a standard
whii-h we and all our nistoiiu-rs regard as iiiuli.
The only reason for the reduction is the late
ness of the year.
The Coats are uniformly reduced 20' ; in price,
at when figures they represent most
beer bus fallen off. An
wonder.
How can they wonder when such
tempting "llternttirij" Is sent out by
the whiskey houses. Is (t surprising
that ti matt drinks vvlierr tin; Joys of
a libation are sung In the lyrics of a
Cooglar? Those who have never
known the temptation of drink per
haps do not get theso circulars, and
It may bo as Well to .reproduce, one
bo tliut they may ae Just what a man
who has tho slightest craving for
'booze" has to light against.
I.jrlc of "Bm"
Here Is a sample of .one sent out
advertising a well known brand of
whiskey.
"As ripe old cheese differs from
laundry soap, so tine old whiskey dif
fers from the t.at'Kalii 'punk' sold In
lesert places.
"Anticipating the holidays, let this
mirage appear on your mental hori
zon; I ho (lirilnins testa! board with
Its ensemble of delightful odors. The
savory turkey of generous proportions
the bountiful accessories. Tile de
lectable in I mi' ile (Unit annual dis
turber of your Internal mechanism I
and above all the grateful, gustful
uurKle of tile ambrosial t-Kgno made
of course with fourteen year obi
( ).
V.rouch Is tuiKft-etsplelt the shy
insinuating dlstlnctlvcucs of that
i'KK nog foii-vi-r sweetens the dtsposi
lloti. It also renews waste tissues and
llspels brain fag. The Holiday ninst
vividly Impressed with your six
yllniler, i uhlier-1 it ed, ball -bearing
hospitality.
'Your package of ( i ready.
Hy nrtletiiiK now you dmlke the sus-
isi' and giu'Mi'-pimples of the pro-
craHtlutil or Ii Is shipment always ar
rives Just one day too laic "
II' the temperance people could
suppress such literature as this, tln-n
tlnir crusade imainsi the "demon
rum" niii:ht he l'lYeiio, hut as huu:
as a man Is permitted to t;et the aro
ma of that egg IIOKIT sugg'-steil to Ills
T 1 1 1 1 1 I It's no use
What riguros Show.
1 ti, i.l. ntallv tlie ticin'cs lor the
ii'iiiili, r of Uct uses l.isnetl f,,r state
i-i inter, si intr The report r, I . iTi-.l to
il'"M' sh.,,vs that there are ti I s retail
'l..il,i in tin- stale and ho n l y-1 mi r
Inderal, is. whiill is .'Illy I'llil fewer
! ( nli is and :'ii H lvi r w holesalers
lie in in (he last ear t'el'ole the state
'M-ni dry. Then were xlto. n main I
. I : s i i 1 1 1 i 1 1 s anil 4 fruit distilleries
ami during the ear L':I(I.ihki gallons
of whisk. w, re reeilliod In the state.
Somewhere in.thi; I. niad land tin re
gocth a, man In the lullness of his
pride lo a, sad awn i' iuiik. Meantim"
Mrs. ,VI. V. I'enley neiiiras the loss of
a dress suit case till. . I with feminine
a . pa n I such as sh. was taking with
her on ;i visit to Salisbury.
One day lust w.-.-k Mrs. I'enley
while waiting for In r train at the de
pot cfr her suit ens, for u moment
and when she returned It was itnni'.
In its place was left another suit case
almost like hers, but when It was
opi'iiyd sin- found a wonderful array
or llnngs which ni'M i- found place in
any woman's Wardrohc,
Among tho male trapping In the
hag wan a full set of n-galla for Home
secret order Including several caps
something like "I'JoMes" are wont to
wear when they go mi pilgrimages.
Mrs. I'enley turtied Hie substitute bag
over to ( 'apt. Clark and now wants
her own, which someone must have
taken by HiiBtukev
It Is not ph asait to think what tin
owner of that regalia, said wlji-n h"
found be bud swifted a lot. of feminine
finery.
Xor Is there anything to Indicate
that slandpntiing Ih going to ho .my
less il 1 lilt-u 1 1 this session thin it h
been lor some lime.
Watson's Ijulies' Cafe anil Ten lioom.
II bun i St. et the Skirl I'm lory
lOverylhlng new, tnble as good u
the best, superb service, "ill cat'i tn
the Helcct. orders taken for parlies,
humiucts and socials, estimates gicn
free. Will serve at residences, chur
ches, and balls. Fair prices.
.1. W. WATSON, Prop.
SALE of SECOND
HAND
INSTRUMENTS
The foll'Mving list of Instruments
taken In exchange as partial pay
ment on the Atilstlc StiefT and Shaw
piano, tiro being thoroughly over
hauled and Ii one will in' In tire
condition, ami might suit some pur
chaser win. w.'iUl like a servicable
instrumi tit .
terms. If
first, second
Will illii .
return mail
,'o.
PAYING PENALTY
OF MOSLEM CRIMES
(XiNSTANTINOPI.K, Dei.. 1!.
Twenty-six Moslems were cxecutid at
Ad. ma ',c-t'tilay ami today in eon
niiiion with the April massacres.
(lieat trow da witnessed the execu
tions, and tin- relatives of the eon
iletnne, in. n, tog- Ih. r with thou
sand:! i.t others j"ini d In the manlfcs.
lotions ..I' grief.
I'JV" VI"' yya VI
PAINI.HKS DKNT1STKV
Now Is the time to look after your
decayed teeth- saves yaln and worry
during the cold weather.
Teeth filled and extracted without
pain No chargs Zor examination
I'rlt-eH always reasonable.
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useful and
lady friend,
of holiday
in your se-
l)r. Matthews' Dental .Parlors, Cor.
C'olh-ga and Spruce Sin., near the
Court Hon' Office 1'liono 919, Kesl
deneo I'hone 972.
GENTLEMEN
If iu uant to lnjy
;i ii opri;i)i' Kift fr a
call fi ml ' our ( k
K'nuls iind H t us aid y
MISS CRUISE, 27 st
CHRISTMAS COAL
Is the coal that will give
most, warmth and comfort.
That's
M& W
INDIAN COAL
Phone V.V) for a ton.
Carolina Coal &
Ice Company
&o your Christmas
shopping at the
Qon Marche
MS'tinH
COFFEE TEA
Fresh rousted Coffee every week, at
Simpson Tea and Coffee Co.
35 E. nil.l.KGK ST.
All orders Promptly delivered
Phone 1713.
W. O. WOLFE.
Monuments and Tombstones
Domestic and foreign granite and
marble. Iron fence bases, and all
klndH of cemetery finishings. D
slgns on application. Wolfe build
ing. Pack Square and Market St
Auhevllle. N. C.
M. WEBB & COMPANY
.Millinery Intorlcrs
No. II P.allcry Park l'la c Phono 1011
Beautiful Works of
"FOREST CRAFT"
FOR XMAS GIFTS
at. the
Mt. City Stationery Co. 33 Patton Ave.
II, M. NAI11KIW, Irop.
REFINED PEOPLE.
demand rare articles, old hand-made
Jewelry and furniture at
VICTOR STERN'S
Antique Arts and Crafts Shop'
Soiullcv Hulldllig IluyuiMXl St.
MACAROONS
Almond and Cocoanut
Fresh Daily.
College Street Bakery.
7 K. College S(.
Have Yon Joined Our Hoosicr I
Kitchen Cabinet Club Yet?
Just One Week From Dec. 13 to Get la
v 1:1
'I 11 C " 11 11 I I
$1.00
DOWN
And a dollar a week
puts the Hoosier in
your home. You can
pay for it out of what it
will save you.
Fine chance to make "just the" Christinas pres
ent and not miss the money. We'll store the cabin
et until you say deliver. Ask about the FJIEE cab
inet as you conn,' in.
Burton & Holt
Everything in Furniture for Everybody.
Patton Ave., and Battery Park Place.
THE VERY BEST ICE CREAM ,
That can be made from pure cream, is offered Ashe-"
ville people at $1.25 a gallon. In bricks at $1.50. Plume
fr4.
ASHE VILLE PURE MILK CO.
ASHEVILLE PHARMACY
No.
No.
!nv ii'it'f ami wi rv
wrllo at uiit'i1 taking
1 third i'h'it and u
i full dt'K.r H'tit'ii li
;!1 porHort:
1. ll.iM M ; on, ros iM.d i ;is.'
srlf p!a r $;ii)0
'2. Sli.f, r..siewood r.iv .. "7r,
::. 1vth A 1011(1, in;ili.gany
2T.0
MRS.J.W.D1VILBLISS
DIES OF LONG ILLNESS
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will he ll. id ,11 I le
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'clock and w ill he
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SleilM'.
New p.
Ceil.,..
mon value and wojth.
fresh merchandise. A
should not be iioglivlcd.
new (lesions
rare opportunity
Ullciilll-
and
that
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no
M. V. MOORE
Ailt!iti..n:il i iih iii i
th it tint hk all th.' .
inir tin- rhorry niiiic
;ts lost sit:ht "f
uiinisjtnition.
st . in i t
i it- rm nt
UsastiT rr.H
hy tllt hi Ml
1 1.
':.'k, ebniiiz
ii, waltuit
i.Mt'r, oak ra
' y maliot;:i n y
honized 'ast
tbonl''il t;t
lionized taM
? walnut ras.
walnut ranc
squaro . .
ltros., stvi u i
8Quaro , .
inure
n, ftnvut-
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simro ....
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WALTON & McLAIN
Ol'l'I.ltS
A 1; Mker lo the person tinkling th
luck.v number. Christnmx.
Vou tret a ckance with ciery ilollnr
vou spend u ilk them.
I k In their window.
I'h.-ne 1515. 19 S Main St.
Opp. Post Office.
For and Delivered.
IT IS A VISK THING
Phones 1360-280.
to be prepared for emergencies. Many people go
throuKh life and suffer from cramps, colics, neural-
Kia, rheumntis m, cold on their chest without
knowing the q nick comrort that a hot Water bag
Kives. W'e have them in different sizes, as well as
all kinds of rubber xoods in sprays, douches and
everything up-to-date in the Drug line.
FREE!
me regarding;
It will cost you nothing to consult
your eye troubles.
Tako advantage of the opportunity it may save).
you money later.
Eve. Specialist
No. 9-10-11
Drlmmor Wlg.
Cor.
P. K. GARDXEK, ,
Manufacturing Optician '
riuirvli and Patton Are.
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TIT T T at A. IP
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You'll Find our Store a Good Place to do your Christmas Shopping
if de:ired
ei. Mlelltv
Chas. M. Stlclf,
11, ( Mr. ( 'annon 1 i .id he
lor c r it. - r and li ri,oi-.
t S" ;'. m lo t In r his part wa
had h. ,
hill Sll ,
in po
Manufaetiirer.v
StietT Sell PI. i
anus u Hi the
f the Artistic StietT.
r nnd Shaw, tile pl-
eet tone.
W'e have a splendid assortment of
I'i'ctly Initial Handkerchiefs at .. ..
I 'lain Linen Handkerchiefs at
Kinhroidcrcd J landkcivl
'olnifd Uordcr
id's at .
Handkerchiefs at
Vac and $1.H)
colors at . . . .
jt wills suitable for Holiday gifts.
5c, 15c and. 25c
5c, l()c, 15c and 25c
15c, L()c, 25c to $2.00
5c to 25c
La.-c Tollars 5)r, 75c, $1.00 to $2.50
50o
Southern Wareroom
AVi-t Trade St.,
CIIAItl.oTTB, X. C.
C. 11. WIl.MOTir, Manager.
La.-c (. liars 25c, 50.-,
I'lioeuix Mufflers all
Silk St art's from 98c to $2.50
Cro.-het Slippers at. 50c nnd 75c pair
Knitted Underskirts at 50cto$2J0
Children's Sweaters at 50c, 75c to $2.50
Ladies' Sweaters from .. $1.98 to$10.0v.
Ladies' Kid (;,.ves -it $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 pair
Ladies' Kid Cloves A pairs in Fancy Box for .. $5.00
Tourist Combination Cases 25c, :i5c, 50c, 75c and $1.25
Line Blanket Uohes at $2 MS and $:.5() Baby Blankets at 75o
And lots of other articles to select from
f
J:
or pot nsiiiiieton dispati h.
One toin k of pork makes th
congress kin.
whoh
WOMEN'S FTKNTSIIIN G 8
11 TATTON AVE.
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