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Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25
A VALENTINE.

Accept, dear wife. this littlc token.
And If between the lines you seek
You'll find tho love Two often spoken
The love III always love to speak.
Our little ones are making merry
With unco dttics rhymed in jest,
But in these lines, though awkward very,
The genuine articles expressed!
You so fair and sweet and tender,
Dear, brown eyed little sweetheart mine,
AS when, n callow youth and slender.
asked to be your valentine.
What though these years of ours be fieeting2
What though the years of youth be flown2
I'll mock old Kronos with repeating,
III love my love and her aloneI"
And when fall before his reaping,
And when my suffering speech is done,
Think not my love Is dead or sleeping,
But that it waits for you to come.
So take, dear love, this little token,
And if there speaks in any Line
The sentiment I'll fain have spoken,
Say, will you kiss your valentine2
Eugene Field In Ladies' Homo Journal
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25
A Duchess and Her Diamonds.

When the Duchess of Marlborough
made flying visit to America about a
year ago, she dressed very simply and
wore few jewels, three or four dia-
mond stars in her hair and on her cor
sage being, n rule, her only ornaments.
Some people expressed disappointment
that she did not appear in her coronet.
GAS WE'LL" exclaimed some one, tex
pect the queen of England to appear with
her crown on her head and a scepter in
her hand when she drives out in Hyde
park. New York Recorder.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

TOTICE-By virtue of the power of sale
IN vested in by a deed of trust
by e. H. Fulen wider to the under
signed, as trustee. on the 11th day of April,
1892, conveying the land and premises there
in described for the purpose of securing
certain note described in said deed of trust,
in the office of the Register of Deeds of Bun
Combe county, in book 20 pages 90 ct
seq. of the records of IN ortgaRes and deeds of
trust, and whereas default has been made in
request of the Western Carolina bank, the
owner and holder of said note, sell for cash,
the court house door in AsheviIle, N c,
Saturday. the 10th day of June, 1893 at II
O'Clock noon, for the satisfaction of the
above mentioned note and interest and all
trust, the following described property, sit
lying and being in the city of Ashc Vile
county of BuncOmbc and state of North
Carolina. the south side of Woodfn
street, adjoining the landsof Geo H. Starnes
Atkins and others, and bounded and more
particularly described follows: Begin
street, George H. Starnes' corner; and thence
south 15o east one hundred and sixty
five (165) feet in Atkins and Brauner's line,
the southeast corner of O. H. Starncs' lot;
fin street seventy three (73) feet to stake
the south line of John W. Starnes' lot,
WI hich lies in the south corner of Woodfin
and Oak streets: thence north 15o west one
hundred and sixty-fvc (165) feet to a stake
m the south side of woodhn street; thence
with the said woOdhn street seventy-three
land and premises conveyed by w. NJ. Blan.
ton and wife to B. H FuIcn wider by deed
in fee sim pic the 9TH day of April, A. ID.
1892, which decd is duly recorded in the Of
fee OF the Register of Deeds of Buncombe
county, North Carolina, in book en- pages
219 ct. seq to which reference is hereby
l. p. M'LOUD, Trustee.
may4 II Is 25 jun1
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25
ST. Dunstan and the Devil.

One of the most famous smiths of the
Weald was ST. Dunstan, archbishop of
Canterbury. Mayfield in Sussex is the
site of an ancient archiepiscopal palace,
and here, according to some, took place
the terrific encounter between st. Dun
stan and the devil. At any rate the an
vii, hammer and tongs which are alleged
to have belonged to the saint are still
preserved at Mayfield palace.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

MISCELLANEOUS.

TTNO LOAN-On improved real estate. Two
Il thousand dollars JOHN CHILD,
apr25dtf No L Legal Block.
NOTlCE-The annual meeting of the
4N stockholders of the Ashevilic Loan,
Construction and provcmcnt Co, will be
held n the of Cobb Sz Merrimon NJ on
day, May goth, O'Clock for the cleo
tion of Off GERS and other business
may23dlw GEO. s. POWELL. President,
NJ. j.. BEA RDEN, Secretary,
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

1t is a physician's suggestion that per-
sons meeting on a street corner should
move on for their chat, avoiding the en-
anations from the sewer openings usual
ly found there.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

The most notable attraction in u
mosque ut Delhi is a single red hair
which is said to have been plucked from
the mSIstache of Mohammea.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

A Genoese adage runs, Tears of wom-
an, fountain of malice" and another,
1.-THE weapons of woman are tears, the
tongue and the nails"
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

A loose and easy dress contributes
much to give to both sexes those fine
proportions of body that are observable
in the Grecian statues, and which serve
as models to our present artists.-Rous-
eeau.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-05-25

At Easter in Scotland, where the great
festivals have for centuries been sup
pressed, the children still get their hard
boiled dyed eggs, which they play with
and finally eat.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
Tho Story Of ..aaautl. >.

Few people knew Tenuyson and his
peculiarities better than did his neigh
Dor Mrs. Cameron, the well known pho
tographic artist. who made fine series
Of character portraits by photography
to illustrate Tennyson's poems. The
history Of her search for and selection
Of models for these characters is inter
esting. Maud was q starving Irish girl.
who served her both as model and wait
ing n aid.
The sequel to tbe story Of Mrs. Catm-
eron's Maudis too pretty not to be given.
When Mrs. Cameron held her exhibi-
ton in London, Maud was sent up with
chaperon to explain the pictures to the
public. A gentleman came in one day,
and after having asked several ques-
tions left. A year or two afterward he
passed into the Indian civil service, but
before starting for. the east he went
down to Freshwater and Knocked at
Mrs. Cameron's door, begging for Mauf's
hand. The beautiful Maud was willing,
and they were married.-Nes. York;
Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
In Hawardeu Castle,

The Rev. Henry Drew was an amiable
and congenial guide to the many objects
Of engrossing interest in Hawarden
castle. Before leaving the drawing
room had feasted my eyes on many
relics and souvenirs of the life still in
such wonderful preservation. Thereon
is large ightsome one, looking on to
the grounds. Every nook and corner Of
it has some token of love or admiration
from worshipers of the great man who
inhabits this retreat. These were from
allquarters- India, Italy, Ireland. Amer
lea and England.
Here eisa huge embossed silver cylinder,
containing tapestry from India, and
there lying alongside q great book of
photographs stamped ''Roma," is IAN
immense beautifully bound album cbl-
tanning nothing but the names Of Italian
students. The bright face Of Lord Rose
berry looks ont ON you from . large silver
frame surmounted with the letter s.Rl |"
while the ascetic countenance Of Jol3R
Morley IL not absent. Pail Mall Gaxstt
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
other Field. Of Anthracite.

The Baltimore American prints let
ter from Mining Engineer Robert B.
Allen of Harrisonburg Rockingham
county Va. to gentleman in Balti
more. in which he says Here in the
Shenandoah mountains is vast coal field
(anthracite). within twelve miles OF the
Valley branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and l4O miles from Balti
more awaiting development. True. the
GOALS are what is known ~ the 'Pocono.
No. Q. in the column Of Pennsylvania &C.
ology Still there are three separate and
distinct seams Of from six to nine feet
Of Nv fine coal as can be marketed. Tins
aud again efforts have heen made to in
duce capital to work these fields without
success. hut notwithstanding all objec.
tiups raised. the fact remains the same
that the coal il there Of fine quality
very accessible. and it is certain that as
long rs no new anthracite fields are
worked just that long will consumers he
ut the mercy OF the rapacious coal com
bino~
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
Merry In Advers,tv.

The actor ont Of an engagement ut this
season Of the year hangs upon the
Strand" like the blasted fruit to the
leahess orchard tree overlooked or not
worth gathering You may know him
by the shOrtness OF his trousers. by the
closely bnttoned summer coat about his
net'k and the absence Of an overcoat OF
the presence. Of one pslpabIy made fo,
somebody else. The jaws begin to work
nervonsly and to look thin and hungry
Yet to hear him converse in little knot
Of professionals similarly situated you
would suppose that it was II matter OF
no moment. He is rarely gi.m,ny Of
conntenance never of conversation.
have known men who hadn't the price
Of u glass of t@er about them for days ut
u time who were very entertaining. and
who would crack their Mst jokes at their
own expense.
In hiding their own individual SORROWS
under the cloak of merry de,neanor
many IN unfortunate is Il greater actor
than he would even claim to be behind
the foOtiights. And this il saying much.
But there are always clever inen and
women walking the streets Of New York
who are infinitely better qualified to en-
tertain the public than half of their pro
fesslonai brethren who are drawing sal
aries 1t is the lack Of business tact or
foreiiantae!less or something aSi.:e from
artistic merit. - New York Herald.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
,,e usanv,,l.. Monument.

Theodore de Banville the lxet, has
now Il handsome memorial III the classic
garden Of the Luxembourg. which he
loved no we'll The monument was nm
veiled before an assembly Of the friends
and admirers Of the author of the .'Odes
Funambmlesques," the weather al-
though it refused to do Justice to the
occasion BY supplying sunshine beng
dry and mild. The marble bust of the
bard is placed on pedestal near the
Fontaine Medicis. one Of the most pic
turesque corners Of the garden The
face is lifelike and represents De Ban.
vile in Il moment OF inspiration He is
either meditating graceful verses or de.
ivering some ilnpromptu fragment Of
brilliant talk to his bosom friends.
The site of the memorial is rather
spoiled BY the propin4uity of the Rue de
Medicis. and not few friends Of the
poet would have preferred to see the
bust in u more secluded part Of the Lux.
embourg The monument was due to
the initiative of NJ Catulle Mendes. and
the funds were speedily collected
thanks to the cooperation Of the de-
partinent Of fine arts. the different lit
erary and dramatic associations and the
Conledie franchise Paris Cor London
TelegTAph.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
five Tons nj Hay ut u Load.


Aaron Kratz of Pluinsteadville. Bucks
county. hauls considerable hay to Phila-
delphia. and he has for years felt just
pride in the size and structure OF the
loads which as they passed down the
loylest"wn and Willow Grove turnpike
excited the admiration and envy of farm.
ers The loads have been growing more
leviatl,an in size and more lealen in
weight until they ls:sssri the four ton
mark. and Sunday night one Of MIR.
kMtz's teams started out from, Plum.
ste;ldville with the largest lG.d Of. hay
that ever crossed the city line When
they SAW the mountain Of hay moving
into the market MIR Kratz's city custom
ers acknowledged they knew nothing
about hay hauling. and their eyes bnlged
when the !o;.d was driven upon the scales.
The gross weight of the lead was l3.44C
pounds: tara. 2.So5 pounds: net weight
Of hay. 9.6!5 pounds almost five tons.
For every hundred over 0.Wa' pounds Mr.
Kratz received $l.'i0. ana for the balance
five cents above the market price. The
load was drawn by his famous team Of
four mules and one draft horse. ---DOyles
town Democrat.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13

A very singular story is told concern
ing the vagaries of one mass of globe
lightning. A tailor in the Rue st.
Jacques, in the neighborhood of tho Val
de Grace, was getting his dinner one
day during thunderstorm when he
heard loud clap, and soon the chimney
board fell down, and globe of fire as
big as child's head came out quietly
and moved slowly about the room at a
small height above the floor. The spec.
tator, in conversation afterward with
NJ. Babbinet, Of tho Academic des
Sciences, said it looked like good sized
kitten rolled up into ball and moving
without showing its paws. 1t was bright
and shining, yet he felt no sensation OF
heat. The globe came near his feet, but
by moving them gently aside he eavoided
the contact.
After trying several excursions in diff.
ferent directions it rose vertically to the
height Of his head-which he threw
back to prevent it touching him
steered toward a hole in the chimney
above the nfantelpiece, and made its
way into the due. Shortly afterward-
''when lie supposed it had had time te
reach the top" the tailor said-there
was dreadful explosion, which de-
stroyed the upper part of the chimney
and threw the fragments on to the roofs
of some adjoining buildings, which they
broke through" h."-Chambers Journal.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
A Theory About Mans Beard.

There is a theory favored by the disci-
Piles of Darwin that the beard is merely
the survival of a primitive decoration.
Man, according to this view, was orig
inally as hairy as the opossum itself, but
as he rolled down the ages he wore the
hair off in patches by sleeping ON his
sides and sitting against tree. OF
course the hair Of the dog is not worn of
in this way, but great theory is not to
be set aside by an objection so trifling.
By and by our ancestors ''awoke to the
consciousness that they were patchy and
spotty," and resolving to ''live down"
all hair that was not ornamental they
with remarkable unanimity seem to
have fixed ON tho eyebrows, the mus
tsche and-unfortunately. e The self
scrapsrs nestly think-ths beard - -
ing " tlA1 wss worth pssse1ving q ~
pgimiavs eevsstng.-1hGthh Nulsstsl
-4 b p.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13

When tho question Of women stic1ina
to their husbands through thick and thin
IL discussed .here are always men handy
who tell the time worn tale Of running
amuck = family fight. Of abetting the
wife who was being kicked BY the hus-
bend. Of attacking said husband for his
beastliness and Of being abused by the
wife for the Same. Al one woman. anl
sick Of this lis There may have been
some such case once upon time. as. fol
instance. the other day. when y brute
was arrested for cracking his wife'ss skull,
and in court next day his fine was paid
BY bis wife. who swore he had always
been kind to her Bnt' these cases are
rare-so rare that perhaps it is Just N
well to cook. eat and digest one thor.
oughly when you come across it. but in
doing 40. for the love of womankind
don't get indigestion and continually re
fer to what y0n have eaten as natural
consequence. It is not no.
A woman hates brute (this rule does
not apply to little dogs) II she naarries
brute she pays her penalty through
pride-perhalm by sticking to him and
not letting the werld know Of her bad
TASTE A startling instance Of this beast,
~ brutality is the case of Wilhelnia
Knapte. who Is pleading with Judge and
jury to give her separation from Mr..
Knapte. who kicks. slals and punches
her, and BY way Of variety cuts her hair
Oft blacks her eyes and sets his dog on
her The jury will no doubt decide in
favor Of the woman. and MIR. Knapte
will have to find other entertainment than
that which his wife affords him.-Cor
New York Commercial Advertiser
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13

N. Flaminarion, the French astrono-
mer, regards it as very probable that I'll.
dark areas Of Mars are water and the
bright ones land. Professor Schaeberle-s
observations with the greatest tele-
scope in the world (the Lickl under the
best possible conditions, lead him to pre-
cisely opposite conclusions. Mr.. Brett
(the English artist astronomer) doubts il
land and water exist ON Mars at all, and
gives good reasons for deciding that the
planet is in heated stated we sup
pose Jupiter to be, for example. Pro
fessor E. S. Holden in Forum.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13

The Arsbs claim tka& IIysee 1It II "
Jiddah ths seapcst q 1ecca ~
ple. with : palm t1ee gros1ing Otlt oe X
crack ii the rock rod, Whica = 0lf itse1ff
one 81. tho wonders Of the orient, = surE
posed to be built directly over ~ 1Aat
resting place Of the first woman. 40
cording to Arab tradition Eve mees-
ured over 800 feet IN height, which, ull.
likely as It may seem, strangely cofa
cides with al account Of our dtst par.
ents written BY q member Of the Frsnck
academy, who also claimed . height os
over 200 feet for both Of the tenants of
the garden Of Eden.
Ewes tomb, which Is q burying grnund
that Is surrounded by a high wall, the
gate to which has not been opened for :
single interment for over 1000 years, u
the shrine Of thousands Of devoted Ish-
maelites. who make a pilgrimage to the
spot once every seven years. Once each
year, on June 3. which Is, according to
Arabian legends the anniversary Of the
death Ct Abel, the doors to the tomb Of
our first mother remain open al night,
no odds what precautions are taken to
keep them closed. Terrible cries Of an
guish are said to emit from the tomb, .
though the memory Of the drst known
tragedy still haunted the remains which
blind superstition believe to be depositeC
there. Philadelphia Press.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
Snap Shots at Royalty.

King George is to AK what the Prince
of Wales is 10 Homberg. He is remarka-
bio for extreme assurance, tempered
with reserve, and wears his hat slightly
on the side of his head as he strides
along the streets, looking straight at
people as if to invite them to get out Of
his way. He is an habitue of the casino
and the cardrooms. On alighting from
his carriage yesterday a number of pho
tographers ran up to take snap shots at
him.
Seeing this the king good naturedly
stopped and ''stood fire." turning his
face toward them. On returning to his
carriage when the visit was over he did
the same, saying aloud when he thought
they ought to have done, ''Ca y est (It's
all right, is it not2)-a remark thGs viic-
tied great laughter. News.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13

Apron strings must be left alone,
said Judge Erinentrout to Il jury ut Read
ing. Pa. People have no business with
other mems wives whether in u playful
way or any other way"
This bit Of wisdom was spoken at the
close OF the trial OF Isaac Gross for as
sault and battery. A month ago Angus
tus Potteiger met Mrs Gross ON the
street and playfully united her apron
strings. Gross saw the proceeding from
across the street, walked over promptly
and knocked Potteiger down. The ar
rest Of Gross followed, but the judge
told the jury to ;Mquit him. which it did
and the costs were put upon the mar
who united the apron strings. .-Phila
delphia Record.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
Ouid. Turn. on tho Au.tral,an..-

Ouida says some very unjust and OBJ
jectionable things about the Australians
in her article on The Sins Of Society," y
Where did she get her information It
is not on record that she ever visited the
antipodes. Had she studied the .'local
color" as even the most imaginative OF
novelists are supposed to do, she would
not have gwen herself away by gravely
asserting that Australians in the back
Blocks dwell IN ''shanties built of empty
meat and biscuit tins" Most Of her
structures on the moral degradation OF
the colonies are equally unfounded.-
Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13

A peculiar case Of II client deserving an
attorney ut the last moment occurred in
Judge CornisilS conrt. and the case had
to be dismissed after the jury was i'm.
paneleti. Otto L. Haese WAS the attorney
for the plaintiff. and after n jury had beer
selected he began his opening addres
Bertha Holal was the complainant. and
while her attorney WAS making his open.
lug speech he painted the character OF
the defendant in such vivid colors and
set forth the wrongs Of his client SO strik
ingly that the girl left the court room in
tears and could not be induced to return
and give her testimony. The girl was 9
domestic in the home Of Theodore
Durgin and demanded $4,000 damages
from him. st. Pau! Globe.
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
MIR. a. A. Laws G,t To sa,e,...

The Hon Abel A. Low. of BrM,.slyn
has presented t" the public library %
Salem Mass. $500 tu t~ invested il
noks. Two years ago Mr. Low pre-
sente,l the library with $500
Mr. Low Is u native. uf SaleE, and ta,
always taken IL deep interest in his birth
place He was educated in the publ,
schools and in 1928 removed with hi
fathers family to New York and sub
sequently to Brmklyn
ln 1873 he gave the city "f Salem
5000. the income to tNa utilized in as
sisting young ,nen Of gNnl moral charac
ter who are without means to- pursue
collegiate course. In 1888 he addet
S2.50O to the fund and like sum il
1885. and in 1892 he added $4,000 more
making f2O.OUO in all. - Boston Globe. :
Griggs courier., 1893-01-13
THE DEATH or TOMMY.

Virginia Hospitality Could Not Re Dis.
regarded Too Lightly.
The south has always been known for
its hospitality, and nowhere has this
quality been more rcligiously main.
tanned than in Virginia. Unfortunately
the war made sad havoc with the Vir'
ginian's resources. but his old time open
heartedness has never altered.
Some years ago q friciid Of mine trav.
cling in the lower portion Cf that state
stopped for few hours with old ac-
quaintances and remained for tea. An
occasion of this kind in Virginia calls
invariably for the fayorite dish of the
south-fried chicken.
Alas! there was but ono young chicken
on the place, aud that one a. pet. 1t had
been left an orphan by it's mother at I,
very carly age, and, like Pip in Charles
Dickens Great Expectations, nad been
brought up by hand. The children
called it Tommy, and were very fond OF
it, while Tommy in turn was attached
to the children.
The matter was very serious one,
and family consul alton was held.
Virginia hospitality could not be lightly
dislegarded, and it was decided that
poor Tommy must become the sacrifice.
My friend Of course knew nothing Of
the tragedy that Yves being enacted for
his comfort, and when tea was served
regarded the plate of nicely Drowned
chicken with contemplatiye joy.
Soon, however, he became aware that
something was anliss. An air Of silent
sorrow pervadcd the little family group
usually so gay, and the children took
nothing on their plates. The chicken
was passed, but with the exception of
my friend no one partook. Selecting i.
juicy looking drumstick, he fixed it
with his fork, and cutting off . choice
bit conveyed it to his mouth.
At this there was sudden and heart
breaking howl from one of the little
boys, "Oh, mamma, mamma, he's eating
up our Tommy"
Thereupon the other children mingled
their voices in q wild wailing, and the
older members burst into uncomfortable
laughter in which, as the truth dawned
upon him, my friend Joined.
Then there came explanations, more
laughter and tears, and adjustments all
around.
Poor Tommy could not be restored to
life, but he was buried under a big apple
tree with appropriate ceremonies.-Al-
bert B. Paine in Harper's Young People.