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.ay, jcn;: m, i.i .-j. TILE ASHEVILLE DAILY CITIZEN". ADD.1ESS TO THE FYTHIANS Delivered Tuesday Evening by Alf. S. Barnard, Esq. .. TRIBUTE PAID TO THE! MEMORY OF JOHN P. MARSHALL OF PI3QAH LODGE. . The following address was delivered by Alf S, Barnard, esq., at the memo rial session of Plsgah lodge, No. 32, Knights of Pythias, Tuesday evening: "Our brotherhood not only instructs us to befriend aqd care for our asso elates in life, but it also enjoins rever ence and regard for them even In death. "We have set apart tonight for the performance of this sad, yet sacred And significant duty. We have met as Pythian brothers to revive and pre serve the memory of our lamented dead. We have gathered here to do honor to him who occupied that chair,. made vacant now by the hand of death. "I fully appreciate my Inability to conduct this portion of our beautiful and impressive service as well as many of the older brothers, realizing the res ponsibiUties and difficulties of the task, But I have sought to draw from the teachings of our order a few lessons which may be appropriate to the occa ion and helpful to my hearers. "This Is the first time these exercises have been held since I became a mem ber of thlsilodge. I ruBt that in the future they will not be neglected, These memorials should always be ob served. If It is permitted to departed spirits to know what , goes on here, to observe and take pleasure In the af fairs of men, our absent brothers must look with favor and delight upon the conventions which have been held throughout the Pythian world, and view with some degree of satisfaction the solemn rites performed in their behalf. To them it is a source of grat lflcailon. to us a season of grief. We bow our heads in sorrow; our castle walls are draped In mourning. " 'No nobler virtue warms the. knightly heart than gratitude.' "Let us in the outset render thanks to the Supreme Chancellor of the Uni verse for the many tokens of his benef icence. Fully resigned to his official mandates, let us humbly ask a contin uance of his richest benedictions. "Within the las.t 12 months we have suffered but a single loss. There has occurred but one breach in our ranks. Plsgah's roll call is almost intact. Only one of us has been summoned to take his seat in the castle hall above. Our loved and loving brother, John P. Mar shall, Just one year from today, was taken from our midst across 'the rivet that marks the unknown shore.' "He needs no eulogy at my hands. No panegyric, pronounced by me, is re quired to tell the story of his life. He was a devoted Pythian, a firm believer In our principles, and an ardent sup porter of our order. He wore well the armor of a knight; ever remembeing the story of Damon and Pythias, he was, In his daily life, a consistent ex emplar of our teachings. 'With friend ship for all, charity for the weak and erring, in the pride of a better man hood, he did honor to our order and hlmeelf.' Buoyant, Joyous, briKht; af fectionate, loving, kind; interested, jealous and ready, he combined the es sential qualities of true fraternity life. "True to his home and loved ones, generous to friend and foe he was 'the ' champion and the defender of suffer ing humanity, always and every where.' "His life was simple and unpreten tious; recognizing man's inability to HVe within the narrow limits of self, he mingled freely with his fellow man, - Winning the respect and good will of all with whom he came in contact. ".'His life was gentle, and the ele ments so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world, this was a man.' "Such will ever be her verdict pro nounced on him who truly learns and , nuts In Dractice the exalted lectures Imparted here. "I regard it then both meet and prop er that we should consecrate one meet- . lng In each year to the commemoration , of our deceased brothers. It Is not only an obligation we owe to them; It may rrove a blessing to ourselves. ' "No worthy knight ought ever be fnreotten. The members of this lodge should endeavor to keep fresh the rec- ntwinn if those who. during their lives, are associated with us in our no . ble work. Let every loyal Pythian feel and know that fraternal love ends not at the tomb, but passes on into the vast forever, as everlasting as the hills, 'as boundless as tbe shores of time.' That it accompanies him In his earthly pilgrimage, and follows him into the dark unknown. That though removed from physical sight his spirit still lin gers In sweet remembrance. Man ihudders at the thought of being ut terly forgotten. To live, merely to die and be forgot Is too nearly equivalent to having never been. "Annihilation, extinction and eternal death are forebodings of despair; to live forever and be rimenbered are. our fendwt and rjblimeft hopes. "Robbed of its mystery und djubt. death draws Its greatest horror from oblivion. For what deeper dlsconsola tlon; what darker anticipation; wha' adder prospect, than to die forever 1; the thoughts of men? "It diminishes the pleasure of livlnr it augmenta the dread of dying. It : t sorrow In life, it is a new terror ! death. But on the other hand, whr higher aspiration, what brighter tr.pt tatlon, what grander promlne, than to live immortal In the hearts and minds of friends? It is Inspiration to tbe llv- ng, it Is consolutlon to the dying. It Is Joy In life, it is a comfort In death. Which of us would not rejoice to know that after we are dead and gone, our name and memory will still survive? "This is the object of these exercises. but such4 la not their 1 only purpose. They serve to remind that we, too, are mortal, and to afford ua opportunity to reflect upon this grave and serious thought. "As at this season, when nature clothes the earth in splendid and ex quisite beauty, and presents luxuriant life in Ub most attractive form, it la difficult to believe that a few short mouths will bring the frost and chill ing blast, to sweep away these . gor geous decorations; so man, In the spring, of life, and plentitude of strength and vigor, thinks not of that Inexorable decree by which he la per force made subject to the powers of de cay. "It is expedient that we should turn our minds to contemplation of this sol emn fact, and from the fate of those who have preceded us, try to learn our future end and destiny. - "Death is the common lot of all man kind. There Is no life which does not find its end in death. Other events may or may not occur, Other conditions may or may not exist, we may be rich or poor, learned or ignorant, happy or mis erabie, but we must all ale. A grave will mark at last the resting place of each and all. " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of i power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, ' Awaits alike the inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave.' "Yet.a few days, and you and I will follow those In whose memory we have met tonight. . " "Life and death are the Impenetrable mysteries of the natural law. We see men born, we know that they live, we watch them die; but before this and beyond this all is obscurity. "Definable only In terms of each other, life is the aggregate of forces re sisting death; death as the cessation of life, these phenomena have persist ently baffled man's unti.'.ng research. Scientists, poets and philosophers have sought to explain our origin and desti ny. But out of centuries of specula tion and conjecture, they have deduced only chaos and doubt. '"Man cannot by taking thought add one cubit to his stature, nor can he by reason find out God.' It is only through revelation and faith that these myste rles become comprehensible. It is out of the great book of divine law that man learns the story of creation, res urrection and eternity. "Espousing no creed, defending no dogma, seeking only truth, asking us to exercise our powers for good, work ing for the elevation of mankind, our order guides us to that, book and bids us hope. It discloses the true secret of life and tells us to search for it in the service of others. "Though Individuals may perish, thouch its members die and disappear, its nrlncinles are Imuerisliable. Ex empt fiom mutability and decay, they will remain, long after we have passed away, to bless mankind. To border the path of life with flowers of love, to dispel the gloom and to fill the dying hours with sunshine and hope, making 'life, death and the vast forever, out grand sweet song.' "Inflexible In its defense of virtue and the maintenance of right, active in the cause of humanity, it will con tinue to lead those who follow Its pre cepts to goodness and to truth. 'With friendship, charity and benev olence for its cornerstones. Justice ar.il mercy are its temples. "Encouraging moral worth, it reach es out in tender sympathy to those in th bondage of evil. "Inspiring confidence In mankind, It vwiuld have us rely upon the honor of each other, and trust in those who ex amplify their friendship by the prac tice of fraternity. "Let each of us remember our pledge to heed these noble teachings, and " 'So live that when our summons comes to Join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take HIh chamber in the silent halls of death, tYe eo not. like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, Bustain ed and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach our grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him and lies down to pleasant dreams.' " REV. G. P. BOSTICK IN THE HUSSION FIELD IN CHINA Tells of Murder of English man by the Boxers. MISSIONARIES NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT EXCEPT WITH SOL DIER GUARD. Rev. G. P. Bostick, a brother of J. B. and J. T. Bostlc of this city, la a Baptist missionary to China and is lo cated In the territory Inhabited by the Boxers, the fanatical Chinese who hava been attracting International atten tion lately by their hostility to for eigners and the atrocity of their acts. Rev. Mr. Bostick spells his name dif ferently from that of his brothers. J. B. Bostlc has lately had several very Interesting letters from his bro ther, giving descriptions of the Boxer prising. In a letter dated January 10 he tells of the killing of a friend of kls In a brutal way. He says: "In this province (state) and adjoining coun ties there has arisen much trouble with the native christians with a secret native society called 'the Big Knife so clety,' that has persecuted them bitterly. The governor of the prov tnce has been rather friendly to th persecutors, and so the thing has In reased, but we had felt that foreign missionaries were free; but on the 30th of Decernber, 40 miles west of here, ; personal friend of mine, an English man, when on the road from this city to his own station 50 miles away, was aptured by the Big Knife society, the members of which after holding hi in lor a few hours murdered him In most brutal and fiendish way and threw his body by the roadside. The news was at once given to the English and American ministers at Pekln and very strenuous efforts are now being anade to catch and punish these mur derers and put a stop to the society. 'We hope that things will soon b peaceful again. Just now our work among the people Is practically stop pad, but there are 2000 foreign drilled Chinese soldiers here, and we feel that we are perfectly safe. Mr. Brooks young life Is sacrificed, but we hopfe that it will become the occasion of such action on the part of the governmen that will make us even safer than be fore." ,Bince the receipt of this letter Mr Bostlc has had another from his bro tber, saying that since the murdering of the missionaries he and his fellow workers are not allowed to go any where except with a guard of soldiers.. Mr. Bostlc's sister, Miss Attle, left a few weeks ago for I hina, but has written from Vancouver that it is doubtful if she can go further than Shanghai and may have tu return home. Rev. J. C. Owen of Transylvania county Is located at Tung Chow, Shan tung province, northern China, where the Boxer movement is worst. Miss Lottie W. Price of Ashevllle is located at Shanghai. 0 PENING m L L Y II O 0 FOR THE Constitutional Amendment OPERA HOUSE THURSDAY NIGHT... JUNE 21, 8.30 O'CLOCK The great campaign of 1900 in Bun combe County will be inaugurated. LOCKE CRAIG J. C. CURTIS J. M GUDGER, JR. will address the meeting. Music by First N. C. Regiment Band. All white people invited to attend and join in this move ment for the welfare of the State aud the permanent settlement of the race question in North Carolina. Special arrangements will be made for, the ladies and they are all invited to attend. ADVERTISEMENTS Of Land for Sale tor State and County Taxes. ANTI-AMENDMENTITES GET A FROST IN BIG IVY t ONLY THREE MEN JOINED THE NEW CLT-R Morgan Hill, June 20. You have read and heard a good deal talked about the opposition to the constitutional amend ment in Big Ivy. This has come from Republicans and the Ashevllle Gazette, which has made more misrepresenta tions and published more falsehoods tnan were ever heard of. To show how false these statements are I want to tell the people about the effort of the Republicans to organize an anti-amendment club at Morgan Hill on last Saturday afternoon. Jim Morgan had secretly tried to work up a big crowd and succeeded in getting together about 30 Republicans. He made-a speech at tbe beginning of the meeting and told that oft repeated falsehood to the effect that ths amend ment would disfranchise the men who can't read and write. He knew this whs not true, but tried to fool the peo ple. After awhile he called for mem bers to Join the club and, to the dis gust of the leaders, most of whom came from the adjoining precinct, only three men Joined this great (?) club, and Jim Morgan and the other bosses were disappointed and left in disgust Big Ivy is all right, and white men who are honestly and sincerely In X vor of white supremacy will vote for the amendment. Those who want the negro vote In order to get pie will vote against It. Big Ivy will do her duty. B. CANDIDATES FOR . THE STATE SENATE SPEAKING DATESFOR THE DEM OCRATIC NOMINEES. J. M. Qudger, Jr., and W. W. String field, candidates for the state senate, will address the people at the follow lng times and places: Sandy Mush, Robinson school house, Tuesday, June 26, at 2:30 p. m. Spring Creek Seminary, Wednesday, June 27, at 2:30 p. m. Meadow Fork church, near rrisoy s , stc-re, Thursday, June 28, at 2:30 p. m. Antioch church, Friday, June 29, at 2:30 p. m. Hot Springs, Saturday, June 30, at 2:30 p. m. i Ccme and hear the great conFtuu i timat amendment discussed. Remem , ber, speaking begins at 2:30 p. m. DONALD GILL1S, Chm, Dem. Sen. Com. j County Democratic Ticket For the house: LOCKE CRAIG. J. C. CURT J S. For clerk of the superior court: MARCUS ERWIN. , !. For treasurer: . ERWIN PATTON. For register of deeds: J. J. MACKET. For sheriff: REUBEN F. LEE. For clerk of the criminal court: J. Y. JORDAN. For solicitor : CHARLES A. WEBB. For tax collector: J. KELLY CHAMBERS. For surveyor: A. H. BTARNES. For coroner: ' D. E. SEVIER. For county commlsslonera: MARK L. REED. R. D. F. ROBINSON. : MARION GLENN. By authority vested in me aa tax collector of Buncombe county and by virtue of the lien imposed upon real estate by the assessment and levying of tax, and by the tax list for the fis cal year 1899, I will at noon of Monday, July 2, 1900, sell as provided by the law In the case of unpaid taxes the fol lowing described pieces of real estate, to-wit: One certain tract of land In Bun combe county, North Carolina, In Reems Creek township, lying on the west side of the .Weaverville road, ad joining the lands of Mrs. "Mamie Rey nolds. the DuBose place, Aiken ana others, known as the "Gold View tract, containing about 127 acres and being the aame land conveyed by P. C. Mclntyre and wife to M. E. Car ter, trustee, by deed dated on the 18th day of November, 1891, and registered in Book 28, at page 2, of the record or deeds of trust in the office of the reg later of deeds of Buncombe county, to which deed reference Is hereby made for a full description. Tax - for '9S $6.30; '99 $6.30; total $12.60. One town lot, listed by Alex Alex ander, first ward, city of Ashevllle, de scribed by assessors No. 496; new street, east side, adjoining R. P. Walker and others. Tax $3.80. One town lot, listed by John B. Brooks, first ward, cty of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 212; east side of Pine street, adjoining Dave Carson, etc. Tax $3.60. One town lot listed by Duff Erwin, first ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 225; west side of Pine street, adjoining D. T. Alexander, etc. Tax $4.80. One town lot listed by Sandy A. Goodrum, first ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 169; south side of Hlldebrand street, adjoining H. S. McDuffey, etc. Tax $3.35. One town lot. listed by Henry Ham ilton, first ward, city of Ashevllle, de scribed by assessors No. 251; situate on tbe south side of Galtner'a alley, ad joining A. Gaither, etc. Tax I .45. One town lot, listed by A. F. Kin- nan, second wara, city oi Asnevme, described by assessors No. 766; situat ed on east side of Chunn street, ad joining I. C. Cook, etc. Tax $7.74. One town lot, listed by John Lylea, first ward, city of Ashevllle, situated on aouth side of Curre street, adjoining Peter Williams; described by asses sors No. 393. Tax $2.45. One town lot, ' listed by Granville Martin, first ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 303; situat ed on east side of Sassafras street, ad. Joining Sam Thompson, etc. Tax $ .45. One town lot, Hated by William 81 monton, first ard. city of Ashevllle, described by "assessors No. 135; situ ated on south side of Mountain street, adjoining Mat Cope et als. Tax $3.35. One town lot, listed by George "W'ley. first ward, city of Ashevllle. described by assessors No. 190; situated on south side of Clemmons street, adjoining E. T. Clemmons estate. Tax $4.27. One town lot listed by Isaac Wilson, first ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 263; situated on aouth side of Beaumont street, adjoining H. W. Miller et als. Balance of tax $3.30. One town lot, listed by Susan Britton, first ward, city of Ashevllle, described hy assessors No. 257; altuajed on north side of South Beaumont atreet, ad. Joining T, W. Patton and others. Tax- pa$i.3i. v r One town lot, listed by Jaapef Mc carty, .third ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 791 1-2; sit uated on aouth side of Gray strt, ad. Joining J. D. Shu ford et als. Tax 1.58. One town lot, listed by Daniel Red mond, third ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 832; situat ed on west side Maiden lane, adjoin ing John Crawford et ala. Tax $2.25. One town lot listed by Rebecca Bai ley, fourth ward, city of Ashevllle, de scribed by assessors No. 609; altuated on north side of McDowell street, ad. Joining 8. B. Erwin et ala. Tax $2.70. One town lot, listed by Mrs. Mary Hunt, third ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. $41; situated on south aide Starnes avenue, adjoin- ,.ig Mrs. E. H. Gage et ala. Tax $22.50. One town lot, listed by 3. L. L. Sla- gle, fourth ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 486; sit uated on aouth aide of Patton avenua, adjoining Thomas D. Johnston et als. Tax $73.71. One town lot, listed by J. L. Comp- ton, Hazel ward, adjoining Judge Hen ry and Mrs. H. N. Atkinson. Tax $3.54. One town lot, listed by Alex. Gard ner, fourth ward, city of Ashevllle, de scribed by assessors No. 349; situated on south side Phlfer street, adjoining Frank Looper et als. Tax $6.75. One town lot, listed by Major J. Hill, fourth ward, city of Ashevllle, de scribed by assessors No. 768; situated op west side Roberts street, adjoining Amanda Walker et als. Balance of tax $1.80. One town lot, listed by Jane Moseley, fourth ward, city of Ashevllle, de scribed by assessors No. 850; situated on east side Depot street, adjoining Mrs. L. A. Johnson et als. Tax $2.90. 150 acres of land, more or less, listed by J. Harve Roberts, Flat Creek town ship, Buncombe county, adjoining A. F. Eller, G. M. Roberts, W. R. Cham bers et als. Tax $10.52. 6000 acres of land, more or less, listed by Jos. B. Chambers, agent, for Crag gy Mountain Land company, situated on headwaters of Reems Creek, adjoin ing John P. Webber, John W. Cogglns et als. Balance tax $17.83. 18 acres of land, more or less, listed Notice. By virtue of the power contained in a deed In trust executed to me by Reuben R. Rawls on the 4th day of August, 1897, and registered in book 42, on I aga 388 of the records of trust deeds in the Register of Deeds' office of Buncomba county, North Carolina, to secure tha payment of a certain note fully des cribed In said deed In trust, and de fault having been made in the payment of said note and interest thereon I will on THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, A. D., 1900, at 12 o'clock m., at the court house door In the city of Ashevllle, county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, offer for sale to tbe highest bidder for cish, to satisfy said note and interest, the following described lot or parcel of land, situate In the city of Ashevllle, county and state aforesaid, on the west side of Main street, and bounded and more particularly described as fol lows: Beginning at a stake in the southern margin of Willow street and the west ern margin of South Main street, and runs with the western margin of Main street one hundred and nine and one-half feet to the northeast corner of the Ashevllle To bacco Warehouse company's land; thence with northern' boundary line of Bald company west two hundred feet to a stake, the southeast corner of E. T. Clemmons' lot; thence with the line of said lot north to the southern mar I gin of Willow street; thence with the southern margin of -Willow street, to' the beginning, the same being the ltfnd where now stands the Swantranoa hotel. This June 16th, 1900. JOSEPH S. ADAMS, 6-18d30d. Trustee. Notice. By virtue of the power contained in a deed in trust executed to me by Reu ben R. Rawls on the 6th day of March, i A. D., 1897, and registered In book 42, I on page 170 of the records' of trust I deeds In the register's office of Bun combe county. N. C. to secure the Dav by Martha Revls, In Flat Creek town- j ment of certain notes therein described, ship, adjoining Abb Eller et als. Tax and default having been made In the $2.20. j payment of said notes I will on One town lot, listed by Mrs. C. T. Addison, first ward, city of Ashevllle, described by assessors No. 342: situat ed on east side of Davidson street, ad joining the McGIll estate et als. Tax $4.05. J. K. CHAMBERS, T. C. No matter what you want In the way of printing The Cltisen can do It. The Chicago Tribune : a newspaper for bright and Intelligent peo ple. It Is made up to Attract people woo think. Ik not neutral or colorless, constantly trim ring In an eudearor to please both sides, but it m Independent In tbe beet mom of tbe word. It bun pronounced oplulou. and Is fearless In expressing them, but It Is always (air to lu i-vponents. M.attrs of national or vital public Interest irr-t more space In THE TRIBUNE than Id any , oilier paper In the West. for these reasons It Is the newspaper you phiuld rend during tbe forthcoming political cninpnign. ' TUE TRIBUNE'S financial columns never mislead the public. Its facilities for gathering news, both local and furelirn, are far superior to thoM of any other newspaper In tbe West, It preMnts tbe news In as fair a way as pos sible, and lets Its readers form their opinions. While It publishes the most comprehensive articles on all news features, If you are busy the Sna.marv of TUB DAILY TRIBUNE" puMlshi'd dslljr on the first pars gives yon briefly all the news of tbe day within one col umn. Its portng news I always the best, and Its Bundny Pluk Sporting Section is better than an j- sporting; paper In the country. It is ths "deanest" tlally printed In the West, THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, A. D., 1900, at 12 o'clock m., at the court house door In the city of Ashevllle, Buncombe county. North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said notel, and Interest, the following described lot or parcel of land situate In the city of Ashevllle, county and State aforesaid, situate on the west side of South Main street, In said city and bounded and more particularly described aa follows: "Beginning at a stake In the southern margin of Willow street and the west ern margin of South Main street and runs with the western margin of Main street one hundred and one-half feet to the northeast corner of the Ashevllle Tobacco Warehouse company's land; thence with the northern boundary Una of said company west two hundred feet to a stake, the southeast corner of tha E. T. Clemmons lot; thence with the line of the said lot north to the south ern margin of Willow street; thenca with the southern margin of Willow street to the beginning, the same being th property on which the Swannanoa hotel stands and embraces all land owned by said Reuben R. Rawls In that particular lot. This 16th day of June, 1900. W. H. PENLAND, 6-18d30d. Trustee. CAVEAT8, TRADE MARKS. C0PYRICHT3 AND DESIGNS. Send roar bnslnoM direct to Washington, saves time, eosta leas, better service. My ,1a, tlM s V a fitest (Mas. ran nllala- sry lsu atst. Atty'i tf set ssiU MWI ItMcsr rBMONAIt ATTSSTIOS OIVEH It TEAOS ACTUAL IXrUIENGI Sook "Bow to Mia rtusw," to., Mat Bto. fsusts BrMsns torssik S a. siuvrs nemn asteisl ssties wlthost sksrts, Is tlx INVENTIVE AGE lUastrstoi SMatklr-llmatk TW-tow it. s raw L. Us VIUULIlU.WAaMINaTO. D. O.I sVwwvviwwvvv'Wt
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