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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13

Indications That This VIII be aIa
American ADMINISTRATION.

American Adm tn1StrattOn
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Secretary
Gresham is mettlesome man, without
being in the least obstreperous. His at
titude is straight, without being in any
manner disfgured by inharm"nious per-
pendicularity. His head is level on all
occasions, When shot down on the field
of battle he still had the pluck to enforce
the threat to use his pistol to kill the
surgeon who proposed at once to cut off
his leg; therefore he has two pretty good
legs left today. He doesn't swagger.
but acts He is never offensive; never
theess, he makes himself understood.
He did it when in everyday life, on the
bench, and is doing it in the Department
of State. The Sultan of Turkey knows
that. The exceptions to the rule will be
rare indeed. He is an American, born
on the stump on the Indiana border.
where men stand on their feet naturally.
These few remarks are pertinent to what
is ahead. whether as to results in the
Atlantic or the Pacific ocean, or in any
| other part of the world. Gresham es
teens the American eagle, and lives uI
| to Uncle Sans teachings, in or out o
the Cabinet.-N. Y. Sun.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13
County Alliance.

D. A. Blackwell, president, and N.
Plamondou, secretary, of the Buncombe
County Farmers alliance, send THE
CITIZEN the following call:
The Buncombe county alliance was
to meet today, but owing to- the heavy
rain this morning, the attendance was
small. The meeting adjourned to meet
at Alexander's on Saturday. April %,
at IL a. M. A full turnout is desired"
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13
GRANTS PHARMACY.


WHEREAS tits known beyond question
hat headache, bile and Indigestion have
formed pact of treason to haunt the gay
and festive board throughout this gladstone
season; now, therefore. be it understood
I h at all such direfull ills be defied and
cured for good by using Buncombe Pills
40 pills for 10 cents. Grants.
~~~>->-~"~-~1~~
We do not hesitate to say that our Syrup
of Tar and Wild Cherry is the best cough -
syrup sold in Ashevine. We have sold
one Thousand bottles of 1t and the de-
nand for it has constantly increased ever
since placed it on the market. As it Ia
pleasant to take children do not object to
it and 1T always gives relief. Try it; 20
cents per bottle at Grants Pharmacy.
Campho Glycerine Lotion Is a soothing
and fragrant application for chapped hands.
face, lips, etc. Not greasy disagreeable
in any way. For sale only at Grants Phar-
macy.
1t cleanses the teeth, strenty tythens the gums
and imparts fragrance to the breath Va
Va Tooth Wash at Grants.
We can refer you to many reliable people
in our own city who believe BuncoKnbe
Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier they
ever used. Why other and more exPen-
sive preparations when a home product is
| better and cheaper? Grants.
Do you shave yourself or does a bsrber do
| it for you In either case, if you
| imported bay rum your face will always
main smooth and free from any irritation
L n
Absolutely Pure Witch Halle, in attractive
| Pint bottles, 25 cents. Grants.
Do not suffer with headache when you
| know that AntimisZrane will rel,eve you
tirely. 1t is a harmless but sure remedy.
For sale at Grants.
plaster than the public his hitherto known.
| Try IS cents at Grants.
| -
| st. Elizabeth's Salve cures all skin diseases.
| 1t is superior to all known remedies for the
| cure of pimpes any skin eruption Posi-
| lively guar anted to cure money refunded.
| For sale at Grants Pharmacy. "a South
| Main street.
Apply the salve to the parts affected by
rubbing in thoroughly with the finger evcry
: other night before retiring ynd You Will get
2 , rid of those disagreeablc pimpIes any
4 | skin eruption that may be troubling lou
: | st Elizabet's salve is for sale only a
Grants
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13
Asked DO Resign.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Robert S.
Chiffon, chief clerk of the department of
State and lately private secretary to
Vice-President Morton, has been asked
for his resignation. w. w. Rockhill,
friend of Assistant Secretary Quincy, will
he his SuccessOr
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13
what saws the cOuuanxP

visitor now in Asheville makes the
suggestion that the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad put on sale tickets from
Southern points to the Worlds Fair
with the privilege of a stoPOver in Ashe-
vile. In this way, he Gays, many people
would come here, and the good resulting
therefrom might be greater than would
be supposed at the first thought.
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Too HAD.

LONDON, April 13.-The English, Scot
tish and Australian chartered bank has
failed, with liabilities amounting to
$50 900, 900.
LIVERPOOL, April 13.-Samuel Will
liams & CO., cotton brokers, OF this city
have suspended. Liabilities, $3.50, 900.
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Terrell for Turkey

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 13.-The
President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate today: Alexander
w. Terrell, Texas, Envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey
Francis X. Lassiter, u. S. attorney for
the eastern district of Virginia.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13
They Insist.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Republican
Senator's in caucus this morning resolved
to insist to the last upon an investiga-
ton of the charges against Roach and
compel an investigation of the claim oi
Ady to the seat filed by Martin as Sen
ator from Kansas.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-04-13

BROOKLYN, N. ", April 13.-The plan
ing mills, lumber yard and stables of
Hardy VOORHEES,, of Newt~n creek, were
destroyed by FIRE early this morning.
Sixteen valuable horses were burned to
death. Total loss $15O,OO0.
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MEETING OF CITIZENS!.
TO Be HELD IN the COURT HOUSE
TONIGHT.
TO CONSIDER IMPORTANT
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE FIRST CAT HERRING OF
THE CITY CAMPAIGN.

The following call was circulated this
afternoon, and signed by the citizens
whose names are appended:
The undersigned, citizens of the city of
Asheville. respectfully request all citizens
interested in the good government of the
city, to meet in the court house, at 8
O'Clock, tonight, to consider import
ant matters connected with the coming
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HARD TO BEAT.
a business Ticket of Business
Men.

At an entirely informal and chance
meeting of several citizens in TEE CIrI-
ZEN office this afternoon a discussion of
candidates and the needs of Asheville
was had with the result that the follow
ing ticket was suggested as filing the
bill:
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EckIes Confirmed.

has confirmed the nomination of las. H.
Eckles to be comptroller of the currency.
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Apply the salve to the parts affected by
rubbing in thoroughly with the finger every
other night before firing ynd you will get
rid of those disagreeable PIN pies any
skin eruption that may be troubling lou.
It Elizabets salve is sale only at
Grants
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a cat usefnl Cor onoe.

The domestic cat. has often been
quoted as one of the readiest sources
whence FRACTIONAL electricity may be
derived, but in its latest connection
with electricity it plays an entirely
new part. A building in a Massachu-
sets town had been wired for cleo
trio lights, and it was found necessary
to pass an electric wire from one side
of room to the other under the
floor. This was likely to entail a
serious loss of time and labor in ex-
cavating, but an ingenious ruse got
rid of the difficulty. One of the men
hit upon the plan of making hole
at each end of the room.
Then taking a long piece of fine
Irvine he tied it around the body of a
live kitten, which was placed through
one of the holes into the space under
the floor By a little coaxing the cat
soon found her way to the hole at
the other end of the room, where the
light was shining in. Thus the fine
Irvine was passed through and was
attached to a stronger piece, which
was in its turn drawn through and
made the means of drawing the wire
right through the opening. -Elec-
trical Review.
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Miss Kate Foote spoke at the
monthly meeting of the Hartford In
dian association in the parlors of the
Center church and mentioned mum.
Der of interesting experiences she had
among the Riscon and Aqua Caliente
tribes of Indians
She gave a vivid description of thl
burning of the eagle, one of the
customs of the tribe. When the
young eagles are nearly old enough
to fly, the tribe goes to the cliffs witt
ropes and ladders, and one climbs d
tree where there Is nest. After. &
battle with the old birds they capture
u young one. Men are stationed IL
a line to the village, and when the
eagle is caught the announcement i
passed along the line, so those in thu
village hear of it at once. In the
evening all the members of the tribe
gather around a fire, and from !
o'clock until the next morning they
sing and dance. The eagle is killed
by having its neck squeezed Tho
songs sung reminded Miss Foote cl
Nancy Lee" Later at night the
eagle Is placed in a large basket ana
thrown on the fire. The fire is ma
to burn fercer than ever, and IL
eagle is burned so that it can c.ill
messages to the friends of the Indie
in the happy hunting grounds. s
this ceremony gifts are made to til
poor of the tribe.-Hartford Courant
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ABoautIfui sIanese custom.

A beautiful custom of the people OF
Siam is one by which they do honor
to their dead At full moon in Octo.
Der and again m November, three
evenings are devoted to setting
lighted candles af1Oat ON the border
of the sea In the belief that they will
be borne. away to those who have
passed out of this life
The humbIest style in which the
ceremony can be performed Is yet
pretty enough. The broad, strong
leaf of plantain Is bent or folded
into the shape of boat or raft In
the middle of this simple structure a
tiny taper Is fixed upright. The
"katong" or raft, of which this is the
simplest form, is then kept ready in
the house until the suspicious mo-
ment-predicted by the family priest
has arrived
Then at. this moment, when the
water is silvered over by the beams
of the broad, rising moon, the taper
Is lighted and the tiny raft is launched
upon the waves.
Very slowly at first it makes its
way along the edge of the ebbing
tide, then waited gently by the still
evening aiF into the swifter currentit
drifts farther and farther away until
only a bright speck of light distin-
cuisines it from the ripping surface
all around
When the night is fine, thousands
OF these little stars of light may be
seen twinkling on the broad bosom
of Mena1n, all vending their silent
way toward the boundIess sea, all
bearing silent messages to departed
friends who have already gone to the
great unknown land--London Satur-
dav Review
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Action of the Earth Upon Rodies.

Years ago, when the bodies wer,
removed from the Cimetiere des In
nocents at Paris, the common pits ii
which great numbers of the bodie.
had been inferred together werC
found to contain masses of a grayisl
white soapy substance The matter
was not very well understood at that
time, but it is now known that the
remains of the dead are under certain
conditions transformed into such g
material, either wholly or In part,
which has been named ''adipocere. ;
1t is true ammoniacal soap, being q
combination of fatty acids with am
monia.
Bodies that are exposed to the ac
ton of water percolating through the
soil are most apt to undergo this spe
cies of Transformation. Inasmuch as
adipocere is not perishable under or
binary circumstances, corpses thus
changed very often retain their form
indefinitely. Now and then they are
dug up, and ignorant writers in news
papers refer>to them as wonderful m
stances of 'petrifaction Washing
Ton Star
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Dinerent KINDS OF ON.

A change in fagmen was recently
made at the Rocky Hollow grade
crossing in East Greenwich and a
new man put on duty He wanted
to replenish his stock of oil for use
in his signal lanterns the other day
and sent his order to the railroad au-
thorities in Providence The parties
who received the order were some
what amused at its contents, but
thought that the new crossing tender
ought not to be deprived of his stock
of blissful ignorance, SO they sent the
required oil In three vessels as indi-
Gated in the order, marked respective
" i.white oil, " red oil'' and green
OIL. ~ Providence Journal.
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A Submarine Worm,

While passing the head offices of
the telegraph department, st. Mar
tin's-le-G Grand, day or two ago OBJ
served large masses of concrete de-
bris being carefully unloaded and
carried in. Feeling sure that the
neighborhood was unfayorable for
the establishment of rockery or a
garden grotto, I made inquiries and
was informed that the debris was a
portion of the Plymouth breakwater
which had almost been eaten up by
the teredo. The teredo is small but
offensive submarine worm which
annually causes many thousands
of pounds worth of damage to
ocean telegraph cables. Two years
ago it was unknown in English
waters, but now it is common enough.
1t will eat its way into any thing ex-
cept brass, which is the only thing
that viii stop it. The telephone cable
between Belfast and Glasgow is the
first that has been laid in home
waters with brass sheathing to pro-
tect it against this ubiquitous pest
London Letter.
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The Woman who Travels.

When the modern woman comes
into a crowded railway station, she
comes with straightforward, reso-
lutte, unassuming air like a man.
She knows exactly what she wants;
is not Hurried; she does not need to
go about nervously asking questions
of stupid men. She has her watch
and her timetable and quietly takes
her place and her rights. Only one
thing she has not learned, and that is
not to break into the head of a line
waiting at the ticket office or the
postoffice window. = Philadelphia
Times.
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,4nen peopIe l.onr ror 4 a,m,.

A visitor TO a home for aged WON
en- IN Connecticut observed that one
OF the inmates, grim crone of 90,
was troubled by hacking cough.
The next day she brought to her a
pot of growing herbs, bidding her
make little fresh tea of it daily for
her cold
II VIII not break leaf of itri
cried the old woman, her eyes full of
tears 1T minds me of home. 1t is
my ownl 1 have nothing here OF
my ownI" looking round the bare
dormitory with its rows of beds and
single chairs with a dreary disgust.
The other feeble old creatures
gathered round the homely little
bush with delight, telling of the
herbs and plants they used to have
in their poor homes before they were
laid away here to die.
Are they not happy hereir the
visitor asked the matron when she
went out.
They are comfortable, !" was the
evasiye reply They have food and
a bed But an old woman wants her
own kin about her at the last and a
little corner that she can call home.
These are chilly deathbeds, glancing
back at the rows of white cots.
But many families find granny a
burden and get rid of her in this
way"
Tt would be better for both the
hearts and manners of the families
if they learned to carry the burden, y
said the visitor as she left the house.
Youths Companion.
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helping a Composer of Music.

Halevy was somewhat of a pedant
IN writing music He worked very
slowly and deliberately and made
hundreds of changes before he was
satisfied When ideas would not
come at his bidding, he employed a
very singular means to help his gen
ius along. A kettle filed with wa
ter was put over a fire, and the mo-
notonous singing of the boiling wa
ter acted as a wonderful stimulant on
his imagination While composing,
his brother, Leon Halevy, was al
ways with him, doctoring the verses
of the text and adding and scratch
ing sy1lables wherever it was neces-
sary. For this reason he was called
text surgeon among his friends.
Leon Halevy was by no means pre-
possessing man, and the poet Heine
Is responsible for the following de
scription of him, HE looks as If his
brother had composed him. - st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
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.sharei shauei Thrice shaner' Hear an
Against your sordid Dives OF the towns.
That Let your herders burn and your dun
Hew The sierra's ETandert forestry.
! OF the mountains loudly CRY you shame.
Is there not gold enough in your hard grip.
But you with sacrilegious hands must strip
These temples old. where God first SCI his
name1
Before your hirelings rise the piIlared pines
In majesty Of swerveless rectitude,
Like saEes old and tried that brood
On wisdom. past the unrest OF tho times.
Les lofty. but with more or grace. the mrs
Spread forth their velvet branches tipped
with light
And wind Kissed aspens culver. glad. despite
Bshind-One drcary waste from AZ and flannel
lie eloSn hands strike. but you. you guide
What care you that n barren. ashy WOO
Leaves hill and vale in gaunt and naked shame;
That frightened deer fly painting from the
That burned are nests whore sOngster.
ehirped and eOoedg
Yo1care not What is lOsta little wood
And now your sheep c-Gold. man!'O at las;
have ranGei
Mol Pity WIN not novel Then fear. instead,
Arouse you TO withhold your grasping hands
How IS II that none OF you understands
He calls = doom on HIS devoted head2
Look herei The hooking of the sands no,
gfare-
Wen. once the whole year here the water.
laughed.
Here hourly man or beast refreshment
The sPTinss, unbared. are shrinking back
Are nOurishsd at the Wilderness yOu burn
Take heedi Take heedl The hand you raise
shall turn
And from your tightening grasp your gold
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FIndfnr tbe srooI,Iyn nrIdee,

As a Third avenue elevated train
was drawing up in the city hall sta
ton a young woman who had just
risen asked man sitting next to me
Which, please, is the way to the
Brooklyn bridge2n
ITO your left, he replied, indicat
ing the direction with his hand
THANK you, said the woman as
she moved toward the door.
But you don't go to the left to
get there, +" the man added hastily.
''Nol But how thenf"
To your right"
But wouldn't that take me to-
81 mean to say you go to the right
out of the station, then to the right
again and then to the left and then
well, the easiest way is to follow
half the people from this train and
they VIII take you to the bridge"
The young woman was half indig-
nant, but she ventured to ask one
more question. (which half must ]
followi'
"oh, well, of course you should
follow the Brooklyn half"
With a look of scorn the inquirer
went on, leaving her informant
blushing, and l sympathized with
him, for there are no words in the
language, even with a diagram, to
describe the wey from the cars to
the bridge
But the young woman got through
all right Everybody does. New
York Herald
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How They Erdeayor to Conceal the Steady
Encroachment ofTImc.
One of the most common conceits
of old gentlemen past 80 is to claim
that they are lust as young as they
ever were" never felt SO well in
my life," lust as vigorous as ever. :"
prime of life, sir, full of intel
lectual vigor" Some of these elder
ly persons will wink and look wise
and boast of their unimpaired vigor,
But they do not ride horseback any
more, have lost their taste for such
vigorous exercise"
They do not go over the mountains
for quail any more; they shoot duck
from a punt hid in a tule blind; they
do not dance, nor ride horseback, nor
go up two steps at time, nor jump
upon car while it is in motion. Just
see one of these well preserved old
gentlemen get out of buggy or
walk up hill; hear him pant and
wheeze; see him avoid n draft from
crack in door or window; see him
throw his handkerchief over his bald
head when he goes to sleep III church.
This elderly gentleman carries a
substantial cane, wears thick under
clothes, a buckslzin over his chest,
corsets if too fat and liver pad.
His hair gets thin, his legs get weak,
he gets irritable, thinks this gener-
alton not SO good as the last, thinks
the world is growing dishonest and
the country is going to the devil.
Ii he is lawyer. he has become an
old fogy, and the boys worry him
with sharp practice. If he is doc
tor, he regards all young men Us
quacks and all progress in medicine
as empiricism. If he is banker. he
looks wise and continues to look
wiser, till at the age of so the coun-
tenance is rigid with frozen sagacity.
Womennever get to be 50-that is,
not by the regular process of gradu-
ally growing old The dentist, the
hairdresser, the corset maker, the
milliner. the importer of French bon
nets, form bodyguard around the
advancing female, and when finally
she cannot dodge old age any longer
she just skips with bound from So
up to 20, throws up the sponge and
turns pious. Francisco Argo-
naut.
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There Is No Failure.

All things fulfill their purpose. low or high
There Is no faiIure- Death can never mar
The least or greatest OF the things that are
.Until our work is done we cannot die.
When Il Is done, II matters not how nigh
May be the nighttime that Is never far.
That long ere sunset lights the evening star
Throws its still shadow up into the sky.
Today shall end what yesterday begun;
What we are planning others yet may build:
The leaves may wither but the tree shall grow.
And though At last we leave our work undons
Our life will not the less be all fulhlled:
Our work will all be even finished so.
Chambers Journal
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Comnnon Thfnr1.

Give me. dear Lord. thy magic common things
Which all can see. which all may share
Sunlight and dewdrors, grass and stars and
sea-
Nothing unique or new and nothing rare.
Rain. winter fires. a useful hand. n heart.
The common glory Of 4 woman's love.
Keep them from fouling sweet things any
where
Write one old epitaph In grnee-lit words.
Such things look fairer that he sojourned
London Spectator.
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Doctors say that the best and sim
plest remedy for an ordinary attack
of hiccoughs is teaspoonful of sugar
soaked with vinegar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-09-27

The city lies at rest. for welcome night
Hath hush'd It to slumber meath her touch:
II lies. soft breathing, on the earth's rocked
breast
AS weary children sleep who suffer much.
Its dim lamps gaze into the patient skies
As eyes, half STEPPED in slumber. wake to
close;
All burdens laid aside-ft peaceful lies
Close Graded In Gods arms for its repose.
Ladies' Home Journal
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Jinks-Don't you think that the in
tentions of French duelists are more
honorable than is generally con.
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WELL PRESERVED oLD GENTLEMEN.
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Ohio River Railroad co.
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sDaily. fDaily Except Sunday.