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-1 u i;?1 (5a HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY & 1905. SHIPMAN & OSBORNE CO. VOL. XV: NO. 39 U I c V MANY IMPROVEMENTS. Qn the Savannah Division of the Southern Railway. Enumerating the improvements on the Savannah division of the Southern the Co lumbia State recently said: "In the last six months a number of new trestles have been constructed and the work is still going on, the trestle of greatest im portance and interest to this city being the construction of a new steel bridge to re place the present structure over the Conga ree river between this city and Cayces. Forces of hands are now at work enlarging the piers, and as soon as this work is ready the work of building the new bridge will begin. It. will , be a splendid piece of bridge work, and will be of the required standard to carry the heaviest engines. 1 "Since January 1 the Southern has com pleted a new iron bridge over Steel Creek between Fort Mill and Pineville and a standard steel bridge over the Catawba river between Rock Hill and Fort Mill It has also put new steel girders over See gars'road, the Gervais street crossing and Starks trestle, the three short bridges in this city. New .steel girders are now being placed over the main stream of the South Edisto, between Springfield and Black ville. . "A fine seven span steel bridge has just been completed over Broad river at Alston on the Columbia , and Greenville railroad, and another new steel bridge has re cently been built on this road oyer Little river between Silver stroet and Saluda Old Town, 'The work of laying heavier , rails on the main line between Charlotte and Savannah, and on the Columbia and Greenville and the Columbia, Spartanburg and Asheville branches is now progressing. About 55 miles of 75 pound rails are being taken up between Winnsboro and Edmunds and re placed by 80 pound rails. The 75 pound rail released by this change will be laid be tween Columbia and Spartanburg, displac ing the CO pound rail now in use there. The 6Q pound rail will then be laid between Alston and Greenville, releasing 30 miles of 50 pound rail, which will be used for sidings and spur tracks. , . "The many hundreds of people from all over this state who travel oyer the Salada grade every year, will be pleased to know that contractors are at work putting in a large culvert preparatory to filling the big trestle on Saluda mountain. The Southern is continually making substantial improve ments on this part of the road." SENATOR OVERMAN. He Talks Interestingly of His Great Trip West and Visit to Oregon. It was a signal honor to our State that Senator Overman was appointed on the congressional committee to visit the great west and to participate in the opening of the famous Lewis-Clark Exposition at Portlond, Oregon. Of this delegation Congressman Cannon was president of the House committee and Vice-President Fair banks of the Senate branch. There are a number of historical incidents connected with this exposition' which are most interesting to an incident of history and which we hope Senator Overman may give to his friends and the general public in some permanent shape. The one hundredth anniversary of th discovery of this section, the Oregon terri tory, may serve to emphasize anew, the wisdom and foresightedness of Thos: Jef ferson, who not only knew more than any other man of his day, but who has actually done more to put this country forward in a commercial sense, than any man -who has ever lived upon the American continent. The Louisiana purchase alone would have been a great achievement in the life of any individual; one. he had the wisdpm to pur chase, the other he showed the genius of a discoverer. . This magnificent section is an original discovery, by tlie direction of Thos. Jeffer son. It is said that England was hastening to find and appropriate this great section, now making five of the greatest states in the union. The would-be English discov erers, were of course, obliged to reach it by water, while Jefferson, who was always alert and equal to any emergency, dispatch ed Lewis and Clark across the oontment and who reached this modern land of promise, in advauce of their English cousins and had taken formal possession of the ter ritory when the water crew arrived. These men were piloted across the continent by an Indian maiden, who led the way while she carried an- infant on her back. This, so Senator Overman says, is beautifully demonstrated in the two statues of Lewis and Clark, and the Indian maiden just in front, pointing them to this rich discovery. Senator Overman and his partner caught one hundred pounds of fine trout, in an hour's fishing in a lake 800 feet above the level of the sea. His description of the beauties of Yellow Stone Park, would read ltke a, novel, and would be greatly enjoyed if put in substan tial form. He found many North Caro linians on his trip, several from our town and county These men are for the most part rich, having grown up with the country. While in Oregon, Senator Overman wore his heavy flannels and , his leggings, and storm overcoat. Think of it, he was in the Pullman sleeper seventeen nights, on the trip and traveled more than 900 miles. The farmers are now busy sowing wheat, and the snow storm is almost a dally oc currence. The sun shines in at your win dow said the Senator about three o'clockin the morning, and the chickens go to roost at ten o'clock at night. Even Senator Overman was amazed at the push, the energy and the wonderful en terprise of those western people. The ir rigation of the soil is among the greatest enterprises of this country. Water on this arid soil, makes it blossom like the rose. " The government is, making large appro priations for this, and also for the erecting of good roads. This is only a few scraps which Senator Overman threw out this morning, but as before stated, he will give to his friends something worth their study and careful thought upon his trip to this magnificent section of the conn try. Senator Overman remarked that the thousands of people visiting Yellowstone Park, more than three fourths of them are foreigners. ' They hayc read our school books, studied maps, and to satisfy his desires has come across the ocean to see the sights; the splendid scenery, the rich gold and silver mines; the thousands of sheep, cattle aud horses that graze upon there vast plains and toweling mountaius. The world has noth ing like it and strange to say, this splendid, this wonderful possession is the greatest secret to our own people. Salisbury Sun. ENFORCEMENT OF LAW. Weak and Cowardly Officers the Curse of the Country. The only open and bold attempt of the beef trust to bring pressure to bear on the government to prevent the prose cution of its agents and officials is but one of many recent instances showing the utter misconception that exists in the minds of many persons as to the majesty of the law and their proper at titude toward it. Illustrations on a smaller scale, but similar in kind, were recently given in Kansas City, where an automobile owner became greatly in censed because the city attorney pro posed to prosecute him tor not having taken out a license, when in fact he had done so after the warrant was issued and served on him. And another auto mobilist pleaded as his excuse for vio lating the law that he had thought the law would not be enforced. Still another instance was furnished the other day by a saloon-keeper, a former policeman, who in all serious ness opposed the enforcement of the law against saloons in the vicinity of the parks on the ground that it would cause him a pecuniary loss. Such instances might be multiplied without end, .for the newspapers teem with them, to evidence the state of the popular mind oq the subject and the laxity of public respect for the law. Of course, in some cases the trouble is that individuals, especially of a certain class have come to Imagine that they are above and beyond the law which they consider is designed chiefly, if not en tirely, to protect society against the low class of common criminals. When they are caught in its meshes they believe themselves to be the victims of misfor tune or undue zeal on the part of the officers of the law anything In short but their own fault. The trouble mainly arises, however, from the laxity of the law's enforce ment by its sworn officers. The pusil lanimity of public officials, according to the late Senator Ingalls, is the curse of the country. The law is plenty, strong enough, but its human agents are too weak and cowardly. The public welfare and their sworn obligations count for little against private interest or politi cal influence. This state of things, which is almost unknown abroad, is so widespread as to be almost universal in America, and it especially obtains in the large cities. Looseness in enforcing the law was the foundation of Macaulay's prediction that when large cities grew up in America they would furnish the seed of the decay of the republic Kan sas City Journal. Digests all classes of food, toaes and strengthens the stomach and digestive or gans. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Stom ach Troubles, and makes rich red blood, health and strength. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure rebuilds wornout tissues. Gov. . G. W. Atkinson, of W. Va. says: "I have used a number of bottles of Kodol Dyspep sia Cure and have found it to be a very ef fective, and indeed a powerful remedy for stomach ailments. I recommend it to my friends." Sold by F. V. Hunter. "Stop! Lookl ; Listenl Few Sugeestions to Men and Boys . on Cigarette Smoking. The writer was driving towards a coun try church a little more than a year ago, and as he drove near a railroad he saw, the three words that head this article. At the crossing on either side of the track was a sign; composed of " these three words: 'Stop! Look!! and Listen!!! I was very much impressed by the signs, and .1 have often wondered If all who cross the track at that point, "Stop, Look and Listen." My purpose Is to make a few sugges tions to men and boys, and especially the boys concerning that great evil, known as cigarette smoking. Many of them have failed to notice the sign as they attempt to cross the track of Life, and have been run over by the awful train of death. Stop fiiends, and think a moment. Can you afford to trade your life for a little pleasure? If you can you must have a small estimate fixed upon life. There Is very little in life for a; boy or young man who is away. I used to be a cigarette smoker. Now don't say you can't stop, for 'can't',' never did nuyihing, but men with a will power have done many, many wonderful tilings. . You need not try to taper off, you will never stopsthat way. I used to be a ciga rette smoker, vad I know whereof I speak. You need hot swear off either, you will hardly quit then, bat be a man, make up your mind fully, and between you and your God say. 'Til never smoke another ci garette while I live," and stick to it. You will bo surprised to know how very easy it will be to leave them off. Ask Him who is able to;save to give you the will power if you haven't it already, and 1 can speak from experience. He is sure to grant your request if you ask in faith. If you continue smoking cigaretes you will, sooner or later be sent to an asy lum, to a hospital or probably everlasting destruction. According to the Bible a drunkard can not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven and I don't believe there is any more Heaven for the cigarette fiend than there is for the drunkard. Whiskey degrades a man, but cigarettes not tnly degrade a man but they rob him of his intellect, and a man without any intellect is really worse off than a man in the gutter, for many of the men in the gutters today, are men of great latellect, but you don't find them among the ciga rette fiends. Old men, young men and boys especially, "Stop! Lookl! and Listen!!!" before you attempt to cross the track. Would you dare meet Christ at the last day with a cigarette in your mouth? God forbid that you may be so careless, for I don't believe He would say, "Come in ye blessed, and in herit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world," or "enter thou into the Joys of thy Lord," but rather, "Depart from Me ye cursed into everlast ing fire, prepared for the Devil and his angels." Endeavor to live a nobler and purer life, that the dear young men and boys growing up around you may be influenced to fol low in your footsteps. May the God of our fathers help you to see what a great mistake you are making and may you "stop, look and listen," be fore it is everlastingly and eternally too late. Sincerely, "An Ex-Fiend," In Charlotte News. LAUGH LONG ANP LOUD. Physical Results of the Exercise Upon the "System" of Those ;. Who Indulge. The immediate physical results of in dulgence in lauehter are numerous. In the first place, the act of laughing involves the exercise of a large number of muscles, in cluding many of those of the face, neck, chest and abdomen, which, if they are ex ercised sufficiently, often become corres pondingly well developed, as do also all of those glands, blood vessels,, nerves and other tissues in intimate connection with them. The facial muscles, for example, of the man who laughs often and easily are gen erally developed to a degree which gives him the facial rotuiidity of a contented child. - But the laughter accomplishes much more than the production of this mere out ward appearance of well-being. It has a highly beneficial influence on those two vital organs, the heart and the lungs. . During what is called a ''fit" of laughter the lungs my be almost completely emptied of their contained air. Fresh air is then drawn into the fullest extent of their ca pacity, inflating, perhaps, those little-used air cells which contained previously only stagnant air and bacilli for in the shadow breathing we ordinarily practice compara tively large tracts of air cells are not used. During this process the general circulation is accelerated, impure air is hurried out of the system and fresh air hurried in. TVith the forcible ascent and decent of the dia phragm during inspiration and expiratton th liver and other abdominal organs . un tfergo a kind of kneading not unlike that undergone during massage, and which is of great benefit in rousing them from that tor por to whichjlhey are liable. The heart is also stimulated to more Vigorous contraction during thfr active cachinnatory process. v Persons who so to speak, let themselves go, and laugh with a will sometimes bring almost all the prin cipal muscles of the body Into play, twist ing, turning and bending themselves almost double in sheer muscular exhilaration. It is a matter of every-day experience that one feels the better for a good laugh, an explosion of laughter being in truth) a nerve storm, comparable in its effect to a thunder storm in nature ton a very small scale), doing good by dissipating those op pressive clouds of care which sometimes darken the mental horizon. The London Chronicle. TAR HEELS AT RE-UNION. Attracted the Greatest Attention in the Line of March. The North Carolina delegation was strongly in evidence at the Confederate re-union in Louisville, and the follow ing from the Louisville Courier Journal telling of the march, will be read .with Interest: ' - The North Carolina soldiers with their Tar Heel insignia, and famous hornets' nests were next in the line and attract ed more attention than any other divis ions of the department. Gen. Julian S. Carr was in command. His staff officers were Col. H. A. London, chief of staff, Majors Jack Rhinehart,George H. Hall, J. S. Harris. J. J. Wolfenden and R. P, Paderson. ,'. . ! . . The" Tar Heel State Camp represent ed four brigades. Gen. W. L. London commanded the Second brigade, Gen. James J. Metts the Third brigade and Gen . jl M. Ray the Fourth brigade. .The carriage in the North Carolina lino was occupied by Miss Arabel Nash, division sponser; Miss Hal Morton, maid of himor, "and Capt. Ed. Taylor. Jr.,,es c6rtof:opcjvv, - JText came the famous Mecklenburg company with its insignia of large hor nets nests carried aloft on poles. The hornets nests were adopted by this com pany to perpetuate a saying of Lord Coniwallis, of Revolutianary fame, to effect that Mecklenburg county was the "ijornets Nest of America, ' and that there was a Yankee in every bush. The soldiers of this state boast that they were "First at Bethel, fartherest atChicamauga and last at Appomattox,'' explaining that they lost the first soldier at Bethel, were fartherest in the van at Chickamauga aud fired the last gun - at Appomattox. This division was also conspicuous for three other reasons, namely: Its tattered battie-flags; some of yhich had been restored and others never surrendered, its original drum corps and its band of Cherokee Indians, the latter of the following names: Sou- ate:Owl, Bird Silometa, Jess Reed, Wes- leyjCrow, Teina Saunook, James Kegg, Jesb Woriah, Jess Tekeeskee, Jess Cos- ana and Sequa Skeele, boast of having belonged to the last regiment that sur rendered east of the Mississippi river. The North Carolina Veterans Corps of four musicians aroused enthusiasm along the entire line of march. Your food must be properly digested and assimilated to be of any value to you. If your stomach is weak or diseased take Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat und gives the stomach a rest, enabling it to recuperate, taae on new life and grow strong again. Kodol cures sour stomach gas,! bloating, heart palpitation an all di gestive disorder. Sold by F. V. Hunter. ; Good for High Point. High Point, J une ; 23. Postmaster General Cortelyou has closed the con tract with the Dalton Furniture Com pany to furnish routing tables and stools for the postoffice department. The con tract'calls for four years and will amount to $160,000 or more. The Dalton Furn iture Company is to be congratulated in receiving this order. : ! Shuford-Anderson. . Mr. James Anderson, of Etowah, and Miss Rena Shuford, of Penrose, were married at the Blue Ridge Inn on Fri day 'evening, the ceremony being per formed by Rev. E. A. Sample. The wedding march was played by J. C Hanlett, of Richmond, Va. John C. VVoodfin was best man and Miss Belle Drake was maid of honor. . The new ly married couple left on. the evening train for a trip to KnoxVille, Tenn. Beautifv vour complexion with little Aftst.' If von wish a smooth clear, cream like complexion, rosy cheeks, laughing eyes, taite uomsters itocsry .mountain Tea, greatest beautifier known. BRIEF PERSONAL SKETCHES. - BY S. V. PICKENS. The name of Edney is very old and numerous fn Henderson county. The eldest one I knew was Marvin, who lived here long before the county was formed. He left many descendants; J can give only a few of the younger ones, and do not know how many of these are de scended from Marvin, J as. M. Edney was an editor. Bay less Edney was a prominent lawyer in "anti belum" days. He was cruelly and bru tally murdered at Edney ville, in this county, in Lhe last days of the civil war. He was captain of the "Henderson Grays," a company from this county. Lucius and Bufus lived near and at Ed ney ville, the former has long been a justice of the. peace, a farmer, and rais ed several children. Ruf us was a jus tice of the peace and for a long time a county commissioner; he is dead. He raised two sons: T. A. was a. Confeder ate soldier. Asa and Govan Edney lived between Edney ville and Bat Cave. They were farmers and good citizens. The Edney s were generally Methodists and democrats. C. J. Edney and Sidney are sons of Asa. The clever proprietor of "EdDey Inn" is a'son of Govan. ' C&pt. William Reese was a citizen of this county from its formation to his death some years ago; he was a farmer and a mechanic; lived on Mud Creek; was a good man. Jas., Rev. W. B. and Thomas were his sons. L. J. Reese had long been a resident of Hendersonville up to his death sev eral years ago. His widow, Aunt Lyd dia, survived him several years. She was much esteemed by her neighbors. W. P: Reese was a son Cf L. J. andL a faithful soldier In the Southern army. M..M. Patton was before the war a very prosperous man, was long in the mercantile business, and was a Gne business man; was a justice of the peace until his death. He married Miss Spann A By her he raised several children, of whom Mrs. C C. Jordan only, resides here. Some of the boys now live in South Carolina. ; , : -. . ,A few. years aftervthe war John Jor dan came to this county, settled on .the Ridge and farmed until his death some years ago. He was a Baptist and demo crat. Our townsmen C C. and Henry Jordan'are his sons. Mrs. W. .A. Smith, Mrs. J. M. Stepp, Mrs Scott Young and Miss Florence Jordan are his daughters. Scott was a son of William Young, an old citizen of tbje Blue Ridge section, who was well known in the county. C. C. Young, our clever fellow-townsman was also a son of William. C. C. maried a daughter of William Pace, an old citi zen and farmer, of Blue Ridge township, who died a few years ago. Frank, Hi ram, William and Toms are sons of William Pace and Mrs. Hill is a daugh ter. ; I believe their mother, Mrs. Wm. Pace, was a Staton, and a sister to John, Jesse, Benjamin and Taylor. John lived many years in Blue Ridge town ship, was a good man and citizen, a re publican and Baptist. Our townsmen Billiard, a lawyer, Frank and Dexter Staton are his sons. I think Mrs. John Staton was a Williams, and a daughter of Wattie Williams, a well-doing farm er on the headwaters of Hungry Creek. He was an old man when Henderson county was named. He was a republi. can and Baptist of the old school. His son Benjamin Williams is a farmer, a good citizen, has lived in Henderson county since its , formation, and is of same religious faith and politics as his father. He is the father of our popular, good looking townsman, Jonathan Wil liams, who has held many positions of honor in Henderson county. He has often been alderman and mayor of Hen dersonville, sheriff of the county, ami for one term a member of the state legis lature. He was for many years . depot agent at Hendersonville. Jonathan ad heres to tha family faith in politics and religion. He is now ah active real es tate dealer. Years ago when a teacher, he and E. M. Merril, now a surveyor, were to gether teaching a high school in Bun. combe; that they might get to teach the public school of the district in which the high school was located, it was necessary for one of them to be exam ined. As Ely claimed and Jonathan Con ceded him to be the better scholar, Ely went, was examined, and returned to Williams with a third grade certificate. Of course Jonathan was surprised, and said it would never do, he was going himself. He went to Asheville. The next morning he bought a fine suit of clothes, called on the chairman of the board of examiners, introduced .him self as Mr. Williams, of Henderson coun ty, and returned late in the night, woke Ely, and showed him a first grade cer tificate all round. After examining it carefully, Ely dropped back to bed and said: 41 It was your clothes and not your brain that did it." V In this connection I will state that Ely Merrell was long a teacher, but of late years has given most of his' time and ' attention to surveying, in : which , he is very efficient. He also is a Baptist and ' a republican; he is a conscientious and honest man, full of fun, if not too busy likes to tell and hear anecdotes. He is a farmer and fruit grower. His brother John, I think, also a farmer, fruit grow er and good citizen, lives on Clear Creek in Henderson county. Do not know their father's name, and now too late to learn it. I think the Williams, -Statons and Merrills are muchly and generally related, but the relationship is so.interwoven and includes so many , of Adam's fallen race, that without some help by them, I cannot be expected to : approach correctness or completeness. - I knew James Jackson, a farmer, who long lived on Clear Creek, near Fruitland Institute. He was a substan tial citizen, .was. elected county commis sioner just before his death a few years ago at the age of about 65, He had three -sons, B. B., John and Brownlow. B. B. Jackson has long been city marshal. Brownlow is one of our city council. They are republicans and are good money makers; both widowers, and -well. . W. E. Jackson, of Sugar Loaf, was for a long time a . good citizen of this county. W. E. Jackson, of Hendersonville, is of the same name, do not know how he is related, to the above named Jack sons. " He has lived in the county since its formatioDi is a mason by trade. He married a daughter of Thos. E. Justice. Wesley, J ames, David and Thomas Jack eon, of Hendersonville, are their child ren. Thomas has been a member of the town council. Mrs. Nancy Lyda ' and Mrs. Wilburn Garren were also daughters of Thos. E. Jackson. Where are you sick? Headache, foul-. tangue, no appetite, lack energy, pain in your stomach, constipation? Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well and keep you well. 35 cents. A BLESSING TO THE STATE. Grekttork V Home Society at Greensboro As we have had occasion heretofore to remark, one of the most beneficial organi zations in this state is the Noi th Carolina Children's Home Society, with its head quarters in Greensboro, with Col. W, H. Gsborn president and Mr. Wm. B. Street- i er State superintendent. The society held its annual meeting in Greensboro last week and these officers and others were re-elected. The mission of the society is to look up and place in suitable homes orphan' or otherwise Unprovided-f or children, and The Record says the report of the secretary to the meeting last week of the work of the society since . Sept ember 15, 1903, the date when the work, was begun, makes the fol lowing showing: "Children received, 89; children placed, 82; children on hand,' 7. Children placed in families, 76; children in institutions, 4; children died; 1; children returned to coun- . -ty, 1; applications for children received, 230; applications rejected, 55. Children . have been received from the following counties: f Buncombe, 29; Burke, 1 ; Ca tawba, 1; Davidson, 2; Guilford, 3; Hay wood, 2; Macon, 2; Madison, 20; McDow ell, 1; Mecklenburg, 1; New Hanover, 6; . Rowan, 4; Stokes, 2; Surry; 1;- Wake, 10; Wayne, 4. Total, 89. 'During the year 54 new children were received by the society, and $4,774.97 was contributed to the support of the cause! It may be interesting to note that $729 was collected by means of the cradles used as collection boxes The society has been able to answer the call of every child in need, and not a single child has been left unprovided for on account of inability to ' secure a home. The youngest child receiv ed was three weeks .old and the oldest a , girt of sixteen." Charlotte Observer. All of which is a fine record for a worthy cause. Don't neglect your duty when called upon to help the little ones. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve . penetrates the pores of the skin, and by its antiseptic rubifocient and healing influence it sub dues inflammation and cures boils, , bums, cuts, eczema, tetter, ring worm and all skin diseases. A specific for blind, bleed ing, itching - and protruding Piles. The original and. genuine Witch Hazel Salve is made by E. C. DeWitt & Co.; and sold by F. V. Hunter. A Handsome. Present. The new Methodist church at Shaw's Creek has been the happy recipient of a silver communion service from -the hands of Mrs. Hattie Scott. Two hand some collection plates are given with the service. . The cost of the entire lot $31.00. This is a noble gift from a good woman and is thoroughly appreciated by the Methodists of Shaw's Creek com munity. - - . '4
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