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HIGHLANDS, MACON COUNTY, N. 0,, FEIDAY, OOTOBEE 23, J 885. No. 12.
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NOTICE.
HIGHLANDS LIBRARY.
On the 3rd day of November, 7:45 P,
M., the rpgular meeting of the Highlands
Library Association will be held at the
school house. All who are interested in
Ijhe Library are requested to, attend,
S. T. KELSEY, Pres.
F. S. SHELDON, SeC'y,
NOTICE.
To the Inhabitants of Highlands,
Juook to your ummneys, imes ana
Stove Pines, and see that they are safe
The Mayor will send a man around to
make an examination, and any found de
fective, if not immediately repaired, wil
be condemned and repaired at the
owner's expense.
By order of Town Council,
C. A. BOYNTON-, Sec'y.
THE INTERNAL EEVENUE LAWS.
The Georgia legislature has passed reso
lutions instructing congressmen from the
State to vote for the entire abolition of the
Internal Revenue laws. The Democrats
in Congress and for that matter, the
Republicans, too will do a wise thing if
they unitedly make an effort to do
awav with these oppressive taxes. The
revenue can bear the reduotion. The in
fcemal revenue laws are demoralizing, in
asmuch as they lead to smuggling and
the exteasive practice of fraud and per
jury are inquisitorial in their methods,
and compel the use of a vast army of
officials who would be more advan
tagequsly employed in producing some
thing useful to society. Temperance men
are beginning to find out that the use. of
intoxicating liquors cannot be eradicated
by heavily taxing the article to con
sumers, although it has taken them
a long time to learn that lesson. We are
told that "in England in the year 1747, a
duty of twenty shillings a gallon was laid
pn spirits, with the yiew of suppressing
the vice of drunkenness, which, on the
other hand, it greatly increased, for the
Jaw became a dead letter, and the smug
gler fully supplied the market, although
within the two years in which the law
was in force, no fewer than 12,000 persons
were convicted of offences against the
act." The reduction of customs duties
will not be obtained, either, until these
excise duties are abolished, as it is not
likely the imported article will be allow
ed to come in free of duty while the
home-produced one is hea vily taxed.
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND PUIIB.
Mr. Alexander Graham Bell, the inven
tor of the Bell telephone, purposes to op
en in Washington, D. C, schools for the
education of the deaf and dumb, for
the training of teachers for this purpose,
and for the improvement and develop
ment of any system that will advance the
happiness and usefulness of this class of
our fellow human beings, Mr. Bell -has
made that subject a study for many years,
and the system used by himself and in
Europe is successful in teaching the dumb
to speak. Mr. Bell purposes to begin the
education of a dumb child at five years
of age or earlier. Children are dumb be
cause they are deaf. Since they cannot
hear, they do not know sound, and con
sequentiy cannot imitate and learn
speech. But they can be taught the rep
resentatives and values of sound, and so
learn to read and to articulate, Mr. Bell
insists that the first thing to be taught to
one of these children is language. - Tliis
is his way of putting this idea, as shown
in a recent lecture. A cruel "wrong is
done to the deaf child in not teaching it
language. How does he think? If we
try to eliminate, from our consciousness
the train of words in which our thoughts
take form, it is hard to realize what re-
mains. Yet what remains is the thought
I of a deaf-child. . If left to grow up in this
way, the condition of his mind is lament
able. In order to understand it, we must
consider what our minds would be if y
eliminated evqry thing we ever heard or
read of. That s the condition of thedeaf
child without instruction. Mr. Bell pro
poses to have three schools, or three de
partments of one school. The school for
little children is. to be, taught by Mrs.
Bingham, lately of this place, and whose
removal is much regretted, and, Mrs. Da
vis, of North Carolina, A normal class is
to be instructed by these ladies and Mr.
Bell himself, and a parent's dass ia to be
formed, which is to be a oouncil to decide
upon methods. Mr Bell's philanthropic
plans and labors are important not only
to the afflicted, but to the whole commu
nity; for if he can increase the number of
good and intelligent citizens,, he benefits
society.
TOWN COUNCIL.
The town council met on Wednesday
evening last, mayor. Mill m tne chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and approv
ed.
On motion of Mr. Hideout, is was re
solved that the board proceed to estab
lish a grade for Main and Fourth streets.
On motion of Mr, Smith, C. A. Boynton
was authorized to construct two ladders
for the use of the town in case of fire
On motion of Mr. Rideout, the mayor
was instructed to appoint a suitable per
son t make an inspection of all chimneys,
flues and stove pipes in town, and to re
port their condition immediately.
Qt A. BOYNTON, Sec'y.
Mr. Bascom returned home 3fst; night.
The bell for the MethdKSt "Church has
arrived. H
Major John R. Thompson, of Horse
Cove, raised this year a squash of the
Bubbard variety, which weighed 89Jlbs.
Mrs, Hunter and child, anS" Mrs. Van-
benthyzing, who have been spending the
summer at Morse tJove, leiz xnursaay
morning for their home in New Orleans.
The Asheville Citizen came out as a
morning daily last, ruesday: Tne ui ttxen
is bound to take the lead.
Dr. Frost returned yesterday from a
visit to Franklin, and takes up his old
quarters at the Highlands House.
Mr. Rollins ha3 bought a park lot in
Highlands, and will build himself a
house.
Two onions are to be exhibited at Ashe
ville fair weighing 2Jlbs each, and a beet
weighing 271bs, and 3, ft. tin. long.
Mr. Walden, from Metamar, HI., has
bought 11 acres of land north of town,
and intends to improve and build thereon,
and we understand will commence busi
ness in Highlands.
Mrs. Fogartie and her mother started
tor wauiaJia on Wednesday morning
last, with the intention of visiting friends
in Charlotte and pthor places for a few
months.
T. W. Bacot, Esq., and family, return
ed to their home at Charleston, S. C,
this morning, after a month's stay at the
Highlands House.
The Asheville Citizen of the 8th inst.
and Oct. 17th reached Highlands by the
Walhalla mail on Wednesday evening,
The same night Tuesday's (Oct. 20) num
ber arrived by the Franklin mail. Good
for the new postmasters !
The Highlander building, on the cor
ner of Fourth and Main streets, has been
renovated and an addition put to it, and
when itget3 properly painted will not
be a disgrace to the center of the town.
The Boyntons and Messrs. J. J. Smith &
nSheldon have done the work in a care-
ftil and complete manner. They are ca
pable and faithful workmen, - j
The gorgeous coloring of the ' master
painters may seein to some people extra
vagant, as being beyond Nature. They
would not say so if they had the privi
lege of viewing the deep d rich color
ing which garbs the woods at the present
time in this mountain region.
Mr. White, our obliging postmaster
has fixed up in the office, at his own ex
pense, a very neat set of boxes and lock
drawers. They are. from the establish
ment of John McLean, Milford, New
Hampshire, and are patented. Our post-
office fixines are now. bv those wLo know.
said to be superior to any other office in
this State west of Asheville.
CLEAR CREEK CORRESPONDENCE.
Clear Creek, Oct. 32, 1885.
In this delectable locality, the small boy
is having a. livejy time in the forest nut
ting, as it requires hjs utmost strategy to
keep ahead of the razor baclcs and ground
squirrels, and despite his most dexterous
movements and yily efforts they will
share with him. With beutifuj crops,
a land covered with chestnuts and acorns,
fat swine ajid kinp roaming at will, this
surely excels any Utopian cornucopia,
Last Saturday, Messrs. Baxter Wilson
and John Norton passed on their way to
the railroad at Walhalla, with a drove of
fine mountain beef cattle. This is a
sign that spondulix will soon begin to
make the acquaintance, of new. friends
nereaooucs, ana conuiDiue to tneir Dec
ter feelings.
J no. Wilson, a tamous young coon
hunter, from one tree, captured two coons,
and the third and best one escaped, so he
takes no joy in his success, but mopes
about, with his head bowed with sorrow
after the escaped best one.
To his honor, success and prowess, be it
said, that the mighty Nimrod, '"gyascutus
Bud," has successfully slain another
ground hog, and as a natural consequeuce
he seems infused with more self confi
dence. This is pleasing to his many
friends, who think that for prudential
reasons! he still givps the small hogs the
go-by,
. This week, W. S. Neely finished mak
ing a lot of fine syrup from sorgum.
From less than half an acre, besides get
ting a vast quantity of fodder, lie made
83 gallons of syrup, and at least a ton of
the pressed stalks for cattle feed, which
is said to be excellent for that purpose.
He had a couple of rows of sorgum of a
kind that is well adapted to this climate.
as it matures at least a month earlier than
that usually planted in this region. It is
the amber cane, which makes an excel
lent syrup that soon begins to crystalize.
thus showing its richness in sugar.
Alec McCall kills more squirrels and
woodchucks than any one else here,
while T. T. McCall has the finest lot of
potatp pumpkins, on this pellucid stream,
Cheops.
VISITORS IN HIGHLANDS.
A LIST ARRIVALS AT THE HIGHLANDS
HOUSE LAST WEK,
L. Allen, Dunallen.
T. D. Walden, Metamar, Tils.
Roger Davis, Baltimore, Md.
H. L. Roberts, Philadelphia, Pa,
A. D. Farmer, R. A, Jacobs, James
Cansler, and R. J. Phillips, Franklin.
Meteorological Observations at High
lands for the week ending Oct. 20, '85.
Miss Mary Chapin, Observer.
Date
Oct. 14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Week
Temperature. Rel're
Bain
fall .05
Hean
igh't Low't Ho'jr
41.2
41.5
54.5
45
46.5
55
50.5
47.7
52
37
80.7
Fair
Fair
Clear
Clear
Clear
Rain
Rain
58
66
65
62
56
54
66
34
44
34
30
54
48
80
82.3
78.3
79.2
77.7
97.7
100
85.1
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HIGHLANDS RAILROAD
NOTICE.
The Annual Meetine of the Stockhold
ers of the Highlands Railroad Company
will be held in the parlors of Highlandls
Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1885, at 3
o'clock p.m.
u. M. uabuum, sec'y.
HIGHLANDS
LAND AGENCY
WE HAVE ON HAND A 1AHGIi AMOUNT O
Farming, Grazing,
Fruit Growing
& Timber Lands,,
HOUSES AND LOTS IN THE TOWN.
OF HIGHLANDS,
Beautiful Wki Sites, k
Parties having cheap properties for sale
in Macon or adioining counties, should
correspond with us, as we are advertising
quite extensively, and have superior fa
cilities for handling real estate.
For circulars describing Highlands
and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c,"
call on or address
S. T. KELSEY,
Highlands,
Macon County, N. C,
fJ, II. DURGrlN,
Carpenter and Builder.
HIGHLANDS.
Feed and Livery Stable,
Sylva, Jackson County, N. C.
First-class Transportation to all PoIntH of Interest
REGULAR HACK LINE
FROM WEBSTER TO SYLVA.
A, M. PARKER,
Projmetor'
RIDEOUT
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Ill Highlands, Corner of
MAIN and FOURTH streets,
IS
HEAD-QUARTERS
For Hats, Georgia Checks,
Jeans,
Besides, constantly on hand, a general
line of
DRY GOODS,
Boots and Shoes.
AND THE BEST OP
GROCERIES.
We have just Received from Richmond,
a full Fall and Winter supply of the
Best Boots and Shoes
Including the Virginia
Brogan and Napoleon Boot
ALL AT LOWEST PRICES !
No matter what others offer, you
may miss it by buying before
examining the Largest
and Finest Stock of
Goods in this
Section of Western North Carolina. '
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