Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-28

WINE I SPEAK OF ITO NtAeOl iOiA VI
North Carolina The system has been a
bad one for some years. especially IN the
western part og the state. For that rea-
non the roads have been practically I'M
pas8ble good deal Of the year. The
Asheviile and Hendersonville road, for
instance. Is kept now in the same repair
that the road Is from Zanzibar TO Lake
Victoria Nyanza II was formerly a
toll road. and though tho tolls were used
mostly for personal expenses by the
owners Of the road, the bill was always
m1lls out for cxose who desired TO ride
over the route. lspeak thus plainly of
these roads hoping that Ii may result In
great good to those who live thereon.
At present the road above referred TO
= simply an Ill kempt trail, along which
aEo strewn the wrecks OF busted vehicles
and the bones OF people whose necks
have been disiocated in trying to ride
over them. and who have been left alone
70 die. Though a public road Of great
1mportance. very few people drive over
e unless under the influence Of liquor.
There are places on this road where
uountAin springs soak up through the
1oadboa. and have done 50 for centuries,
while the roadmaster has been waiting
for them to dry out The result Is that
. stoueboat Is the only vehicle which
viii safely make the trip. Hitch
2yeax-old heller with claybank mule.
ard than On the lead put q lavender
jnc1nns. and II you are a careful driver
you may take your children to Ashe-
VIA. but IL not you viii surely be short
tso Of three ON the way home. Lots Of
3ur1h Carolina families have only eleven
- twelve children left out OF possible
fumty, owing TO the condition of the
suo1A This reckless outlay Of children,
4seoms 10 me. IL nothing else. should
1noch - 70 improve our roads
A6heviI1e has made an appropriation
soomtly Of t625. 900. most all Of which
Win 70 for the improvement OF her
Uuoo>x This is better than like
m1ooumt laid out in fsnceboard advertis-
~ Now Ut the issue in the county DO
~6u1y roads for Buncombe county and
- ~ party who opposes the improve
ucut c0rrpct the bad grammar and poor
1unetunfion in its dying speech, and do
5 nocn zoo.
~ saying the other day that after
. pgooey general knowledge OF North
CSeu1ino for i've or SIX years was as
opninhod 70 notice that there had been
- bmGIaries within my observation
nj i rumarkable, especially to me, for
hnSo Hved whore q burglary was not
uneonnnnou, and where have suffered
mtuo1l, having lost silver plated butter
- II hat way eight years ago. also
vxot but>sr ne had in the house at the
1Ime, u bedng concealed In the butter
dish ! aIso shot burglar. eleven years
80 who Vas breaking into my resi-
d1nos. but 10 had only sixty cents on his
nuru1n - tbs time. and even that the
1uconoR took away from me on the fol-
nowinx day. The burglar has il all his
o0n WAY u the north, bat here in North
(<ro1lnn, whers the mosquito never lives
~ - pc1ifician never dies. burglary is
3 enn1onl olEsnse. All burglars over
<1m1oou years Of age are executed This
1on6n % tu>n the attention OK bright
Iconn turxIars toward politics.
n1voe felt so secure before in my
~ - u - .-sss.'e, -
~ - = 49,, 49,. -. -
~ .'s.s.1'- - !. 49, aa.~s s.
s r. 49, Z -. -. 90 -. -s;es-.
<-. ~ - - 80. .sv-s-,sr, ,s., 5r-;,~ !.
~ - s--t n -. - 90 !.
''''''..: S,.ss,',S v-s.r,l;nv dis mater
-s 4 - s..11 =. shs st.rt DO daxor,t
- - - q. cauc.~ian race tbst II /