The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-27
ODDS AND ENDS.

| ABOUT twenty minutes 10 lllc anu
declare that girl went up to her room to
tire, thinking it was ten o'clock" That
wasn't case of having to kill time.
Time killed her and she calculated the
latcness of the hour accordingly.
Now that the free delivery system is
about to be iuauguratcd, the citizens
should be careful to give their correspond
ents the number of their house and the
street they live on. This will obviate
all danger of any inconvenience arising
when once the system is in operation. II
begun at this early day, the labors
of the postofiiCe officials will be much
lightcned and the system will start in
without a break or hitch, and save Off
cials and citizens many small annoy
anCeS.
Col Steel has a weakness for children
and likes to see them happy, When they
play in the lobby and in the corridors of
the hotel they are always in everybody S
way, and neither have any enjoyment
themselves nor let Others have it. This
great defect i'll child life at the Battery
Park has been remedied. Four rooms on
the lower floor, opening on the piazza.
have had the partitions knocked Out +,
making a large, coy play room for the
children. Also the adjoining porch has
been enclosed with glass, thus furnishing
the little ones with ycritHbIe sun par
lor in which to skate, romp and play.
\ young lady, who is aStrangcr in this
city. came to thc crossing at the corner
OF College and Spruce streets 1t is GER
taiLly case Of the missing link. The
link is a pretty large one TOO, and eX-
tends several yards. She looked timor-
ous'y at the large, jagged stones and
said, "WclI, it this isn't Jacobs ladder
don't know what to call it, will GER
tainly need St. Jacobs Oil after get
across" She was mistaken. as girls
generally are, she only needed a new pair
of shoes. This ladder simply brought
YOU high enough to cast yuu from its
summit into the very depths Of the mud.
Yea, verify, the hog is in its element in
Ashcvillc at this time OF he wear.
\ scheme of prominent business man
was published in the CITIZEN few days
ago, which was worked on the principle
of drop nickle III the slot and draw out
pin money ior your wife. Recently this
man received a letter from his wife
enclosing this clipping, and telling him
this would he q good plan for him to
pursue. The cat WAS ont of the bag and
the man had to 'icss up. The article of
merchandise, whose profits were de
posted in this box for the benefit of the
wife, has been changed to something
more expensive. Two heads arc always
better than one.
Every man is said to turn over a new
leaf when he marries. Some have been
known to keep that leaf turned for
several months but their number is not
as the grains OF sand on the seashore.
The only man, who has turned this leaf
for good and aye, is Mr., B. p. Smith,
The marriage license issued to him and
Miss Ollie Spivey is he first one recorded
on the new register i'll the register office,
The new register is indcXed and this is a
big improvement if one is searching for a
record of this kinl and does not know
the date
Asheville attracts many prominent
people from the large cities There is the
Hon. Richard Croker, who is at the
Battery Park. He is man who would
be noticeable in any gathering. There
is the square, massive jaw and aggressive
front which betokcns a born leader of
men. He is taking a vacation and has
been visiting various points of interest
III our immediate neighborhood. What
does he think of us? Here are his own
words. Il have bcen astonshed to see
what rapid strides the South has made
since the war. Enterprise and industry
cevident everywhere. What booming
city Ashevillc is 1t is well worth stay
ing here Just to look about and see what
has and is being done, and | am only
awaiting clear day in order to drive
through it, and see the various improve
ments, and, not least of all, the scenery,
of which have heard so much" This
noted New York politician will be with
us for several weeks.
We have an active, energetic Mayor,
who is bound to suppress vice in every
form. When he makes up his mind, he
acts and pursues the culprit with might
and main. He upholds the majesty OF
the law and it loses none of it's dignity
whilst in his keeping. This is as it should
be. The crusade which he has inaugu-
rated against the houses of i'll fame is no
mere pretence. The inmates have been
vigorously prosecuted and those owners
of houses, who have given them shelter,
rented them houses, and harbored them
with the idea of affording them another
opportunity of carrying on their per-
nicious traffic, are being called to account,
and made to suffer the penalty of the
law. The first case of this kind is Weber,
who was fined $50. His house was first
adiudged house of ill fame, and as he
took no steps in the mean time to dis
lodge the inmates, further action was
brought against him with the above re-
suit. An appeal has been granted and
the isSue is awaited with interest If