North Carolina Newspapers

One 'of- The Best Advertising Mediums 'in - Western BJorth -Caroling ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Ginseng. Capt. Toms has about ready for ship ment, between fourteen and fifteen hundred dollar's worth of ginseng root, raised on his farm on Jump-Off Moun tain. This fully demonstrates, beyond all argument, that the farmers of Hender son county have a vertible gold mine right at their doors. A small patch of rich ground, not larger than that cov ered by an ordinary store building, will yield a larger income than the average farm. Western North Carolina is one of tbe few places where this strange root grows wild, and this section is admir ably adapted to its growth. Capt. Toms, three years ago, purchased his first roots from men who gathered them on the mountains. As be has gone into it on a very extensive scale, his initial expense of course has been heavy, this first shipment representing an outlay of probably twd hundred dollars while an equal amount raised next year will not tost more than five dollars. There have been enquiries already for the ginseng on hand. It can be readily sold, before drying for over two dollars per pound, and Capt. Toms has an offer of seven dollars when the roots are dried and ready to ship. What Capt. Toms has done on a large scale may be done by any progressive, wide-awake farmer on a smaller scale. The ground mast be rich, and after planting It requires very little care and attention. This isUxe, .grtcropfrom plantings three years ago, from one bed, which, is being replanted now. Next year there will be a similar crop and soon. The possibilities from ginseng culture in tbe mountains of Western North Carolina is worthy of the most serious consideration on the part of all our farmers. It may be made to yield a handsome income, at small expense, and by utiliz ing a very small piece of ground. If anyone has any doubt on this point, ask Capt. Toms to show you his crop of this root, which has the appearance of a white carrot, and which has such strange medicinal properties. The act ual roots, which are almost ready for shipment, and which represents a value of almost fifteen hundred dollars, is an argument which permits Of no denial, and Capt. Toms has fully demonstrated to all the commercial possibilities of ginseng growing in Henderson county. There is no indication of any lessen ing in the demand for ginseng. There are over two hundred firms exporting it to China, where it has the reputation of being a cure for all ills, and where it has been used for centuries. The medi cal fraternity of this country seem to be just awakening to the fact that there Rftleicrh. Nov. 6 Thfi rlsm- (j?ocrats carry North Carolina r ( by aproximately 45,000 ma- ) J jority, according to the most a) careful estimates. They r elected all ten congressmen. The fight was hot in the Eight district, but Hackett r ( dem) has made remarkable crainH ovfir "Blaokhnrn. bia ro. 5v 0 , - o 155" t 1 A. -1 j? pa oiican opponent, reducing C the latter's majority nearly 2800 - in Blackburn's own $ (? county. t Returns from the Tenth J district, where there was al- $ wsoa heavy fight, show that Crawford, democrat, has ) f beaten Britt, republican, by Jj ) a majority considerably larg- r i))er than that of two years ago. f The congressmen elected "are A 1 TTT 1 T jjonn xi. small, uiauae r iftKitchin, Charles R. Thomas,.! r Edward W. Pou, William W. jviwuin, nenry Li. uoawin, r J)Robert N. Page, Richard N. 7 Hackett, Edward Y. Webb J) j .uvi TTiiiiam x. urawiora. r -u) may be medicinal virtue in this strange plant,' and extensive trials of it along that line are now being conducted in the hospitals of Chicago and St. Louis. If satisfactory results are obtained, the market and demand for ginseng will be enormously widened, and the Hen derson county farmer who "gets busy" now and starts his ginseng raising im mediately will 2nd an unlimited market at prices which seem fabulous when compared with the cost of raising, for all the ginseng and more than he can get to market. " Just now, there's a fifteen hundred dollar illustration of this fact right in town, and the farmers of this county have it within their power to make their exports of ginseng more than equal the total of all the business done by all the stores in the city of Hender sonville. v The -Great Lake. Progress is being steadily made on the survey of the lake, the field force of eight men working hard in order to get tbe work finished this week. The water line has been established at the different points as follows; making a sbce line of about thirty miles in length. On Devil's Fork, across the upper part of S. M. McCall's land, a quarter mile this side of the old How ard Gap road; on Bats Fork, it will be one mile above Major Barker's land; on Behriug Mill Creek, the line crossed a quarter of a mile above' intersection of the Upward Road and that creek; onTSIu'd Creek the line crossed the Nor ton land a half mile above Shepherd's bridge. The north end of Mud Creek trestle is just at the water line, while the southend is probably ten feet above. There will be five distinct prongs to the great lake, and at one point on Bat'8 Fork it will be over a mile wide. As the engineers have progressed in their work and find out just where the lake will lie, they are more than ever impressed with the great natural beauty which will surround it, and it is safe to say that nowhere will there be a body of water to compare with it. On the authority of one of the officers of the company, the statement may be made that work will be started by next summer. All the timber and undergrowth will have to be cleared &ut, the timber probably being given for cutting and taking it away. There has been another ten percent assessment levied on the stock, and it is desirable that It be paid promptly, as the expenses of the company are heavy. Wealth in Agriculture: An official government report announces that ten of the leading farm crops returned a revenue of $2,698,604,940 to the rurl population of the United States in 1905. It is estimated that when the harvest totals for this year have been made the income ' from such crops will reach $3,000,000,000. That sum is equal to abut five times the annual revenue of our country. The pur chasing power of agriculture constitutes one of the most importaut subjects for financiers in every money changing cen ter. In the comiug few months that force will be directed in the channels of trade. Every farm community will pour its dollars into the comajpice of the coun try. Purchases will be mad f or the win ter, and debts contracted during the sumj merand autumn will be paid, with ac crued interest. Public schools . will open and thousands of children living in agri cultural districts be clothed and start 3d on the road to education. Every city, town and village will furnish something to the farmers and receive cash in exchange for the goods. A crop failure in the United States is felt in all sections of the world It cuts short the rations of men, women and children. It shows the necessity for extending the system of agriculture and increasing the fields of production. Seat tle Post-Intelligencer. . Good for everything a salve is used for and especially recommended for piles. That is what we say of De Witt's witch Hazel Salve. On he market for years and a standby in thousands of facjilies Get De Witt's. Sold by F. V. Hunter. HENDERS ON V I L L E . N . C . ,.. ... . ... - .. Hon. Wi T. Crawford, who will repre- J) sent tKe Tenth Congress. The fight between William T, Craw ford, democrat of Haywood, and James J. Britt, republican, of Buncome, for a seat in the Sixtieth congress of the United States has probably resulted in a victory for Mr. Crawford. Returns from only tbe pivotal counties in the district have been 'had, but the vote in these counties'mdlcates Mr. Crawford's election. The republicans, however, have not conceded Mr. Britt's defeat. A message from republican headquar ters last ' night said that just before leaving there at 11 o'clock Mr. Brit claimed that he had been elected by 300 majority. In reply to a telephonic inquiry shortly before midnight Mr. Crawford said that while he had not heard from all the counties in the dis ' trict he believed that he had been elect ed by not less than 800 majority. Mr. Crawford thought this a conservative estimate. The contest between Mr. Crawford and Mr. Britt in the six yoting pre cincts in Asheville was most flattering to Mr. Britt This is Mr. Britt's home city and county and in Asheville his friends rallied to his support manfully. The sir city precincts gave Mr, Craw ford a majority of only 331. Two years ago Mr. Gudger carried Asheville by 500 majority. Outside of Asheville, however, Mr. Crawford ran well up with the county and legislative tickets. He made a gain of 55 votes over Mr. Gudger in the republican precincts of Ivy No. 1, Ivy No. 2 and Flat Creek. Mr. Britt with other republicans car ried Avery's Creek. This, precinct two years ago went democratic. The six pivotal counties in the dis trict have been heard from including an estimate on the Buncombe county majority. Placing Mr. Crawford's ma jority in Buncombe at 550, which is a conservative estimate with only a few precincts to hear from, Mr. Crawford has made a gain in the counties of Hay wood, Buncombe, Transylvania and Rutherford of 65 votes over Mr. Gudger two years ago. In the two republican counties of Henderson and McDowell Mr. Britt made a gain of about 42 votes. Four precincts in Jackson county give Crawford 120 majority. Mr. Crawford has carried Ha v wood county by a ma THU RSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1906. District in the next jority of not less than 800. The official count at 11 o'clock with two small precincts to hear from gave him a majority of 876. it was stated that thft two nrpp. nets cnnln nnfc nossl hiv null r r . the majority down to less than 80o. In Buncombe, Mr. Crawford has apparent- ly fallen 100 votes behind Mr. Gudger's majority of 678 two years ago. He has rf ... apparently lost five votes in Rutherford and 50 in Transylvania as compared with Gudger's majorities two years ago. Mr. Britt has made a gain of 17 votes in Henderson and about 25 in McDowell. . , . ..." He has also .increased the republican majority in Swain 55 votes, according to a message after midnight. Accord- ing to this message Mr. Britt has car- 11CU UltttlU UJ UMII lUOJV'llJ. " .MIIOI ago Ewart carried it by 270 .U6mO- crats challenge these figures and say that on the other hand Crawford made a eain there Macon county, which two years ago J - gaveEwart 37 majority, is said to be Wack of viewi written byODe The so called "cabbage" is really a close. The democrats are claiming the Carrie W. Clifford, who labors under species of nematode worm scientifically . w , kuown as mercus albicaus. It is normal county. Cherokee county, which gave the imposing title of "Honorary Fresi- j parasite of grassDhopper and other Ewart 243 majority two years ago, has . . not been heard from, neither have lra- by .small majorities. Two years ago the republicans carried Polk, by 56 majori - ty. This year the democrats claim it. . , 4. . m the uutlooK permits tnis coiorea wo lf the apparent democratic majorities of Vq . tB tha,: 4ttllo r- r- f r T 1 f I fall below these figures Mr. Crawford is certainly elected bv between 600 to 800 . , . . majority. Allowing Mr. Urawfom 8W in. xiaywooa, ovv iu uuiiuumue, iu Transylvania, 550 in Rutherford, 120 In Jackson and 21 in Clay, a total majori- t tj it i? i onn iv i r" nrir.r. 4.) rnn nr v 1 1 1 . t- i. jor : J w' w, ' . . tienaerson, iuu m wcuoweii, 1D Swain and the majorities of two years ago in Polk 56, Cherokee 243, Graham 91 onrl Monn X7 a trtt.a.1 mainritv in the y wuwu v j J seven counties of 1217, Mr.. Crawford would be elected by a clear majority of 8b4. late last nignt aemocrats ciaimea that this apparent majority 864 would be increased rather than decreased. . . f t. Your stomach churns and digests the food you eat and if foul, or torpid, or out of order, your whole system euffera from blood poison . Hollister's Rocky Moun- tain Tea keeps you welU 35 ceuts Tea or Tablets. Sold by The Justus Pharmacy . ew m iiaywooa, oou m cuncomoe, oou riot wag not ve(.t at the vicious ne in Rutherford and 120 in Jackson do not J gr0so much as at the progressive negro,' 2 J U -Lysn Election Night in Hendersonville. Election in the city passed very quiet ly, and no untovfrard disturbance marked the day on which the sovereign people expressed their will and choice of officers for the coming1 two years The real interest and excitement was manifested at night. Be turns were re ceived at the Hustler office and at the court house. The- Hustler office was temporarily the democratic headquar ters, and not a few of the opposite political faith availed themselves of the opportunity to get the earliest news of the battle. Chairman Brooks stood at the con stantly ringing telephone and received the news from the different precincts and from Asheville over the long dis tance wire, and announced the figures to the crowd. "Bob" Oates kept the tally sheet, as. be is credited with the ability of being able to 'figure out any proposition on earth." The business office of this paper was filled to the limit with the faithful, and the crowd was so large it overflowed in- to the cnmnosirur room. Tt. was a inll v good-natured gathering, who took the good news with the bad, and found plenty of time t$ exchange jokes .with one another. The room was so full of smoke it could almost have been cut out in blocks, so dense the electric lights burned but dimly, and the talking was loud and continuous, in the infrequent intervals when Mr. Brooks was not call ing out the returns. ., The street was, enlivened by some of the more demonstrative both parties, and yells and whoops for Hearst, for Hughes, and other favorites of the par ticular partisan were very much in evidence. The Outlook and the Atlanta Riots. I . . . . . Tho lntpct iuiia nf ""hp I Hit. Inn If ' nas three articles on the Atlant riots; one, Southern white point of view; jmother, a Northern black point of tblrd nujwonarj college point of view. The first article, by A. J. McKelroJt of Atlanta, is a dispassion- ata I ly leading up to the riots, and seeks neither to condone or excuse the killing of innocent negroes, but contains this pointed paragraph which may well be uken heart by a certaIn class of Northern newspapers and reviews, the "Outlook," included. ........ .. i "Ana li tne in onnera. press were w .... , . . I I UCglU O Uliuu, uun lio pti "ww I ls-. lmtV;rir ii-ifrt on anniinvgl 0l tne provocative crime, it would leave the lynching to be attended to by Southern opinion and warn the negroes .... ... . . . if. r - '7!"; v : - . I Tho aeftond article. "A Northern dent of Oni0 federation-oi ix)iorea Wnmn'a Clnhs is an anneal for social .BBlmi.t,m n the two races, and suggests that the 1 white, and not the black race, needs to 1 be taught self-control. rumimg mwo- which any one who pretends to have the in6 the ies the article. slightest knowledge of the facts 1 p.fts knows to be untrue. Does -. . wmWs article: in including its plea for race assimilation, In as reDre8enting the sentiment of the IVUVtwa wvir - - - - " as representing I . m . - . North" What excuse win it nexi oner rnr Lne nesru Drute wno commits iue .. .. l . j 1.1 : o a r, tw- a one unparuuiiauic uuuicr ab Kel way says, "if there had been no as- Uaults upon white women in and near Atlanta, there would have been no mobs and riots.M Thii is a truism. - . .TTJ 7 V McKelway ts article: -The population of Atlanta is. in round numbers, a nun- I dred thousand; of New York, four mil I - - ... . i m linna. Multiolv evervthins" bv forty. Suppose in New York City there had . r -' - m - - been, say, 480 assaults upon white -wo ren'y .Jlwn tA . . afternoon, that the I .. nniatinn hA come to believe " -TrT , , that the Chinese quarters of the city l were hiding and protecting these crimi- VOL. XV. NO. 46 nals of their own race, successfully, baffling: detection of the guilty; what wpuid the New York, mob have done under those circumstances? )Yhat could have prevented their indiscriminate slaughter of the Chinese?'' . Possibly the Outlook, in these cir cumstances, would have had some Chi nese coolie wrman write a defense of her criminal brethren and have pleaded the only cure lay in "race assimilation." Scraps. How does the election suit you? The following gem is Xrom the tal ented pen of a little student of the grad ed School: v Mary had a little lamb, She fed it by the well. One day she fed it dynamite And blew it all to pieces. Capt-, M. C. Toms has given the farm ers of this county something to think about in that crop of ginseng roots he has ready for shipment. Its only a lit tle pile and its worth $1500 three times the income of the averag.e.farm . and a11 raised on . a 40x80 foot piece Of land. Mr. Wm. Hewitt, the genial proprie tor of the Blue Ricfge Inn, is setting up the cigars to all comers as a result of the New York election. . ' One of the officers of the lake com pany says the lake will be in course o construction" by next summer. If so, it : :will mark the .'opening of a boom for . -r ' f- Herersqn . the front rank of the cities of North Carolina. . ' . It will be news to .the many friends of Mr. G. M. Glazener that he is such an able exponent of " practical politics." Such weather as we . are favored with, when compared with the reports of snow and sleet in the North, makes one think that doctor knew what he was talking about when he said that "God has certainly blessed Western North Carolina." The Cabbage Snake Again. ' The perennial "cabbage snake" scare nas reappeared in North Carolina and many correspondents of the Department 0f Agriculture are sending in samples of the SppPosed to ba venemous creature. rhe cabbage eating public are once more informed that the'so-callect 'cab- . . i. bage snake" is perfectly, harmless to It may be eaten raw or I .... , . , i cOOKeU W1LUUUU IUO BLyUbCSb uitucr ur I J! m - i Al .' ' ri'i.v : : sen sational stories told about this worm are both untrue and foolish. Th,ese. worms are not poisonous. They cannot live or Uiuuucauu wuw uuuauiu V . a. v neea oe atram to eat caooage on account nf th pro worms. insects. Its presence in cabbage heads is accidental, due probably to the pre- vious abundance of insects upon the upon growing plants. ; , Gerald McCarthy, Biologist N. C. Dept. Agriculture. Blackburn Defeated. .All ( Greensboro, Nov. 6. Tindication8 Point t0 fcbe de- i i ea f Congresaman Black- y iburn. Mr. Vandiford, the burn j I .J I democratic chairman, claims V H . Hackett's election bvr R. H. Hackett's election by( ) . thousand majority. Want m . wanffd. Ash and WilkfiR arfl i w aiA Of auiia, xxou. u,ki. i xaivco uid ui ,v i ... . .J course in the republican col- sOumn, and Surry is reported doubtful, but affairs want to f ( -MAa 4urt I i liO icuuuuvyauo XX - llredell. Rowan and other counties, where the friends 5 of Blackburn exoected to' - j keep the democratic mai or- r I LZJ-L j A -j. i. 9 i ittt nnujTi i f l M I. imh ut. Tin r tti I Tity down to at least normal, V T T 1 mZJ uu" i iybt. ibPftn sncceosfnl to the tnn V fiL anmu;n liw unannA I votes. r K '