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We also have some excellet values in cheap suits.
We quarantee to fit you no matter how stout or slim.
Can fit the pocket book too, be it fat or lean.
Suits S5.00 to S20.00
You are cordially invted to come in aryd look them over.
THE WILSON MERCANTILE COMPANY
Erk.rrieled Wa.re
This is the season of the year to replemisb your
supply of dishes, cooking utensils, enameled ware,
tin ware, etc.
We are headquarters for housekeepers supplies,
and desire especially to call your attention to our
superior line of Enameled or Granite ware. Ware
that is perfect and will not crack nor peel, in Pots,
Pans, Coffee and Tea Pots, Tea Kettles, Dish Pans,
Double Boilers. Pudding Pans, etc.
The ware we sell is guaranteed by the manu
facturers, and cost no more than the inferior brands.
Money talks and usually talks "cents."
Here a dime is listened to as carefully as a dollar.
THE RED STORE
Bakery Building, next to Mrs. Posey's
..
A solid car load just unloaded
WAUKEGAN BARB. WIRE
". . The genuine simon pure kind
It is the best on earth and the price is the best we ave
1 ever been able to quote. i
SHALL WE SUPPLY YOUR WANTS?
The goods are right and the price is below competition.
When you want barb wire ask for the kind on
THE HED SPOOLS
the big i-tore,
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Incorporated
BEST VALUES IN CLOTHING
Never before in the history of this
firm, have we been in a position to
offer such bargains in clothing
Our suits are without question the
best made, the best fitting
and of materials 'and linings never
before shown in garments so mod
erately priced.
Our buyer being on the market at
the right time secured some un
usual values. Buying suits 25 to
50 per cent discount. Ve can
save you this much on your Spring
Suit.
In our higher priced suits we carry
the famous ScKloss-m8k.de
Clothing. These suits are per
fectly tailored and of precise fit.
combining sterling... workmanship
with the mosftastfui fashions of the
hour.
We have a very stronir line of me
pium priced Clothing, having Son
neborn's accounf, the largest
and most reliable manufacturer ot
medium priced clothing in theworld.
1per10r
Practical Experience
is a good schoolmaster. It
- Kelps us to know where we
are at and how much it cost to
to get there. Practical Ex
perience tells you how to.
buy good
STATIONERY
to best advantage; whether the
goods are as represented or
not; whether the prices asked
it right or wrong. In a word
Practical Experience
has taught all Who deal -with
us, that whatever we sell them
is all right and can't be bought v
cheaper elsewhere. Try it and
. see '.
CHAS. C.PLESS, BOOK STORE
Phone 86 Hendersonville, N. C.
Congressman Crawford:
In the Sunday Post appeared
an article written by some one
who. claims to understand politi
cal conditions in North Carolina,
from a Repulican standpoint, as
well as the scope and effect of the
suffrage amendment to the con
stitution. The author of that ar
ticle in reviewing the legal status
of the negro as a voting citizen
under said amendment, betrays
gross ignorance both as the let-J
ter and spjnt of the amendment
The constitutional amendment
in question is as follows: Every
person presenting himself for re
gistration shall be able to read
and write any section of the con
stitution in the English language:
and before, he shall be entitled to
vote he shall have paid his poll
tax for the previons yean as pre
scribed by article 5, section 1, of
he contiration.
These are the only qualificat
ions and limitations of the right
of a negro to vote. He is not re
quired to give any explanation
of the constitution, and the so
called 'grand-father clause"does
not and was never intended to
affect the right of a negro tOTote.
This provision applies only to the
white man by giving him indul
gence to register and vote. This
provision applies only to the
white man by giving him indul
gence to register and to vote un
til the 1st day of December 1908.
without subjecting him to the
educational qualification. But af
ter December V 1908, all per
sons, without regard to race and
other conditions, who present
themselves for registration must
be able to. read and write a sec
tion Qf the constitution. The
suggestion that 80,000 negroes
will become eligible to vote this
year who have not heretofore
been able to vote is absurd.
Only those who may come-of vot
ing age and are able to read and
write and pay a poll tax and such
others who "may have qualified
themselves in like manner since
the election of 1906, will be add
ed to the, list of voters. Many
negroes in the State have never
been disturbed in their right to
vote by the amendments to the
constitution.
The fact is, very few of those
who are qualified to vote by vir-
ture of veducation care to pay a
poll tax to vote for the machine
made canidates of the Republi
can party. The "lily whites"
are in control of the machine and
mark my prediction, there will
not be a negro delegate m the Re
publican State convention in this
year of grace 1908. There were
only two in the convention in 1904
and they were ousted on con
test. Every Republican in the
State, who is posted knows that
not 5,00(0 negroes have voted in
any election in the State since the
constitutional amendment was ad
opted andobody believes that
that nuntber will vote this year.
The candidate and his friends
who hdpe to be able to combine
the negro, vote with "outs" and
elect delegates to the national con
vention will see their hopes and
their money if they put it up,
evaporate like a June morning
dew. W.T.Crawford.
Washington, Feb. 15. 1908.
Summer Schedule
SOUTHENR RAILWAY
O Arrive
From Spartanburg, No. 41.... 6:10 a.m.
" .':- 9 1:00 p. m.
" 13....7;45p.m.
Prom Ashevilie, No. 14 .8:05 a.m.
10 B:25p.m.
" " - 42........9:5p. m.
, TRANSYLVANIA RAXLBOAD
From Lake Toxway.. 10:15 a. m.
Asheville.. 4:30p.m.
For Prohibition
(Written by request by Miriam L. Schelf)
Wbat will be the Issue in Henderson
count j- on the twenty-sixth ' of May?
The fuct that this Question ran be asked
is eD. ui"o to bring blushes to our rbeeki,
for it we love our heroes, if there id any
spark of patriotism burning within us,
how can we hesitate in the decision of a
question so truly vital, fl; all-important
not to onr comfort alonr, but 10 our very
safety. Without doubt to the well in
formed tn'ud of a man who holds honor
dear, who will rally to. the right when
he sees that right, there can be but one
way to cast the vote that makes or mars
the home.; " ,
The decision 5s to be made between
open saloons and prohibition. There Is
not a point in favor of the licensed sa
loon that cannot be successfully met and
in most instances, msde to support the
very Ihlnjr It opposes. Those who sus
tain hib license argue that prohibition
will cot prohibit, and that, therefore.
fit is better to put the evil under control
and end are it than to e ndeavor to crush
its existence. We do not argue that it
is possible now to entirely pie vent the
use of intoxicants. Leave the confirmed
drunkard to the power of the influence
of a Christian people, but by bo means
leave the temptation before the youth
of our land and those , who an not al
ready in the clntchts of evil
Here are a few facts concerning the
profit and loss cf this traffic to our gov
ernment: North Carulica'i nineiy-9even coun
ties each average two dlstilletits, and
the government requires from each of
th' se from seven to nine gallons of
whiskey every day. The revenue on
each gallon is about $1.10. The gov
em men t pays out 12.00 per day to guag
ers for each distillery, and about $50.K)
per day for revenue officers, besides
other expenses incurred by the traffic
It will be readily seen that the profit
must necessarily be small.
1 he amount of whiskey made legally
and otherwise will lurnish 50,000 drunk
ards. Granting that 10,000 of these
are still supplied with blind tigers, not
withstanding thia.prohlblt'.on withholds
the supply of whiskey from 40, (.00 men.
Suppose half of these men have fami
lies, there prohibition provides means
of support for 20,000 home. Is it profit
or loss? Can the value of 40,00 ober
men be overba'enced by a few dol'ars
or men more th ta a few? Aitc their
wives and children? Meanwhile the
liquor habit will gradually die out, and,
in another generation there will be
practically no liquor question. It will
be dead. To substantiate this, there
are a number of men 'in Henderson
county who have not been drunk since
Asheville went dry, and tbey drank
freely Lefore. -
Ii it not a "consumation devoutly
to be wished? Is it any business of ours?
Are we our brother's keeper? We are
enjoined repeatedly In Bible teaching
to love one another; and he who gives
the temptation ia no better than the one
who falls under its curse. It U upon
this very principle that our government
is founded. We have just as much right
to rise up as a nation and say that this
OBI JUNE
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We heLve leaded the store in the
new office block, next to Justus
Pharmacy. -
To avoid moving our present stock of goods, we
offer the lowest price, quality considered, ever made
in Hendersonville. .
Our special offer in clothing is this: With each
high grade suit from $12.50 up, we will give, absolute
ly free, a fine Stetson Hat of your choice, or a high
grade pair of shoes.
In Ladies Ready-to-wear Hats, we simply offer
them at onehalf the original price.
In Shoe, for men ond women, we offer a reduction
of from 25 to 50 per cent, in the entire line except Stet
son shoes.
In Dry Goods: Quilts, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Com
forts, at prices which will induce you to buy for the
future needs.
In Silks, and Dress Goods, at from 25 to 50 per
cent reduction. The most beautiful line of these goods
ever shown in our store. '
Your choice of several hundred mens'
and ycfung mens' suits for
S5;00
We have been selling these-for 8 to
10 and they were bargains at those
figures. We only do this to save us
from moving them to our new store.
REMEMBER, even at these sacrifice prices, you
will get your tickets for the great FREE PIANO CON
TEST, which ends Sept 10, 1908.
To close out our line of New Home Sewing Mach
ines, we offer them at one-half price, $20.00. :
nLjJo 11 lio -VJilrgO l:,!
thing shall cot be as to condemn any
other proceeding that is not. for' the
public good. We have heard driaking
men plead, for , prohibition that they
may be freed from the temptation and
the blight of yielding to it. Shall the
strong not help the weak; shall we dis
regard the cry of the drunkard for de
liverance and turn a . deaf tar to the
pleading of tWr suffering families?
In union there is strength, and just
now, when there is a mighty entiment
for prohibition prevailing through our
whole country, it is undoubtedly the
time to combine the forces of a nation
against this terrible monster that has
so long been our foe. ' A number of
states have already espoused the cau;e
of the white ribbon and proved its in
estimable advantage. There is no sub
stitute that can be accepted. Local op
tion, high ; license, and dispensaries
haye no place in the coming decision.
The responsibility is upon us. We must
strike a blow for temperance that will
be felt "to the last syllable of recorded
time." Let us have right, whole right,
and nothing but right.
The use of liquor tax for educational
purposes ought not to be an argument
for high license among right thinking
people, and it ought to be discouraged
everywhere. Shall we build a structure
upon which the curse of God has been
pronounced before a , stone is laid?
"Woe to him that buildeth a town with
blood, and establisheth a:-city by ini
quity." Were it not better that we
grow up in ignorance than that we have
education at the cost of sin, of suffer
ing, of broken hearts and blighted lives?
Shall we not rather turn away from the
very semblance or : the evil, and, ap
pealing to the noble men and women
who have always maintained the high
position of Carolina, ask them if we
shall not have schools unexcelled; if we
must resort to the whiskey business to
lift their children into the light of
knowledge. Is there a doubt as to what
their answer will be? "True lightwood
at heart, let the match be applied them.
How they kindle and flame. Oh none
know but who've tried them.''
In conclusion, let us go back a few
years and listen to some expressions from
the venerable fathers of our state, which
tho' expressed long ago. taken a9 our
ideal, will enrich and ennoble and refiue
our native state. William A. Graham,
governor of North Carolina from 1845 to
1849, said: 4,Xo system "of ' education
would be complete which aimed merely
at intellectual culture and attainments,
and neglected the morals, the heart and
the affections." Thomas Ruffin onca
said, "It is very fit that benevolent per
sons should, by persuasion, example and
other moral means, endeavor to Induce
men to renounce the use of spiriutous
drinks, and in that all may wish them
success, however much many may des
pair of it." Shall we cultivate morals
upon lack of morals? Is the time not
past when many shall despair of yictory?
The clouds are receding, the day of
world-wide temperance is approaching,
and time of suffering and sorrow caused
by drink shall be no more. Is this not
the 6tate that we are bound to love and
protect always? North Carolina must
be free; let Henderson county grandly
and nobly do her part.
Fruitland Institnte, April 20, I9o8.
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Time way
ransgiressoisis
The wise housewife specifies Cottohne
every time in place of lard. Anyon with
a particle of respect for his stomach would
E refer apure vegetable product to one made
:om th'b fat of the hog.
Cottohne is always pure; lard isn't.
Cottohne wilf make more palatable food
than lard, and food that any stomach can
digest with ease. Lardv is a friend of
indigestion.
Cottohne is put. up in
odor-propf, sealed tin pails;
most lard comes in bulk,
and will absorb any old
' odor which is near it.
Yoir can prove every word
we say By-buying and' trying
a pail of Cottolene, AH good
grocers sell it; all the great
cooking authorities of America
recommend, it.
Nature's Gift from the Sunny South
Patronize Home Merchants
I wish to call the attention of
the good people of Brevard and
surrounding country to a few
things that I think need their
serious consideration. I refer to
the relations between the mer
chant and the people; as to who
the people should patronise and
why they should do so. You
may havegiveri the subjectome
thought ancLyou may not have
done so, but that is just what I
Lwant you to do. And I am not
writing this because I am a mer
chant and wish to call your att
ention to the matter on my own
account, but it is in the interest of
all the good merchants of our
town and country.
First, I want to ask the good
people who it is that pays the
taxes to support the public schools ;
who is it that contributes of their
means to build the school houses
and support the schools? Is it
Mr. Mail Order House, or who, or
who, for help? Just think a min
ute and see if you can make it
out And as I see it you are
bound to acknowledge that you
go to your own home-folks.
s And that is not all you go to
your home merchant for accom
modation when you have no
money: and you go to him with
your produce, and for a great
many things that you don't seem
to appreciate afterwards. And
further, as regards Mr. Mail Order
House, he won't take your corn,
rye, potatoes, chickens, eggs, nor
nor anything but the money, and
that has to accompany the order.
He won t even wait until the
goods are delivered,"but must have
it in advance. If your home mer
chant was to tell you to give him
the money now and he would send
you the goods next week, you
would feel like knocking him
down. But that is just what Mr.
Mail Order House said to you and
you think nothing of it ,
And the last thing I wish to
call your attention to is the tran
sient merchant the one who sits
up among you for a short time or
just as long as he can make it pay.
Possibly he won t stay long
enough to pay any taxes. His
family may be elsewhere, and in
STATEMENT '
Washington Fire Insurance Company of Seattle, of Washington. Condition
December 31st, 1907, as shown by statement filed:
Amount capital paid up in cash.. .". $ 250,000.00
Amount ledger assets December 3 1st previons year 343,169.84
Income from policy holders, $231,525.70; miscelaneous $7,044.51 ; Total 238,70.2I
Disb. to policy holders, $69,809.33; miscellaneous $61,951.95; Total.. 131,761.28
Fire risks, written or renewed during year, $24,990,363.00; in force. . 22,579,U6.QO
ASSETS.
Mortgage loans on real estate $ 146,930.00
Loans secured by pledge of bonde, stocks and other collaterals. .". . . . 8,'f
Book value of bonds and stocks 151,699.89
Cash in company's office... - nl'ISo"
Deposited in trust companies and bank not on interest. 4, 578.63
Agt's balances, representing business written sub. to Oct. 1, 1907.... ,'?,
Agents' balances, representing busioess written prior to Oct. 1, 1907 3,176.65
Bills receivable taken for fire risks f'cff'nK
Interest and rent due and accrued I'oto So
All other assets, detailed in statement 5,969,69
Total..
Less assets not admitted.
Total admitted assets i
LIABILITIES.
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims ..7. ,
Unearned premiums ,
Return premiums
nv.i . .11 i;.k:iuu.
Capital actually paid up in cash
Suipius.
Totalliabilities
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1907.
Fire risks written, $6,000.00; premiums received
HENRY CARSTINS, President. H. B. GRAHAM. Secretary.
Home Office S. E. corner First and cherry streets, Seattle, Wash.
Attorney for service, Insurance commisioner, Raleigh, N. C. nM..
Business Manager for North Carolina, managed from Home umce.
State of North Carolina, Insurance Department,
' Raleigh, March 27, 1908.
I, James R. ; Young, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that tne
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is a i rue miu uuitii mhbv
surance company, of Seattle, Washington,
IH COuUlblOIl Ol 1U iUlAJMA"J vli uuv m-mwmj wa AGV?UAUd ( A 7U t
Witness my hand and official seal the day and date above written,
. - JAMES B YOUNG. Insurance Commissioner.
o
Lard
that case you can't even make
him work on the road; so I don't
think that kind of a merchant de
serves your support. But the
merchant who sets up among you
and invests his money and is go
ing to make the town or country
his home, and will help support
our institutions, he is worthy your
support. I just wanted to call
your attention to these facts and
put you to thinking. I hope you
Trill inirocicratp 3Vorv-Viinrr T Vioitq
IT AAA AAA V C5 V WA J Vlllllg A A1C ,
mentioned, because I feel sure
that you will find that I have told
you the truth from beginning to
end, and I only hope their mention
will have the desired effect.
And if so I will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that my
trouble has not been in vain.
Respectfully submitted.
T. D. England.
J. T. Ward of Zirconia is one of
our many new subscribers.
Bonaparte as a Deadhead.
Frederic Febvre publishes In iha
Paris Ganlols an Interesting docu
ment preserved in the archives of the
Theatre Francals. It runs as follows:
"Pass the citizen Bonaparte to this
evening's performance of "Manilas.'
Talma." .
This shows, of course, that the Em
peror Napoleon when he was only a
lieutenant of artillery was very glad
of "orders", for the theater. M. Febvre
adds a story which he heard from Tal
ma's son to the effect that the future
rular of France usedLto lie ia wait for
the Vxagedlan in the galleries of the
Palais Royal and that the tragedian
used often to whisper to his compan
ion: "The other way, if you don't
mind. I see Bonaparte coming, and
I'm afraid he'll ask me for seats."
Evidence Against Him.
"I am proud to say," said the man
with the loud voice, "that I have never
made a serious mistake in my life."
- "But yon are mistaken," said the
mild mannered man with the scholarly
stoop. "Yen have made one very seri
ous mistake."
"I'd like to know where you get your
authority for saying so."
"Your declaration is evidence that
you have never tried to see yourself ae
others see you." Exchange.
$
458,522.82
9,485.94
$ 449,036.88
374.56
137.716.28
135.75
.n.i 9. 138.226.59
SS2m,2ti
V. 449,036.8$
166.74
.uo . . ,
filed" with , the Department, showing