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Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
MYSTERIES OF RED TAPE
WHAT APPLICANTS HAVE TO
GO THROUGH.
There are About One Hundred
Blanks First and Last to be FIN
ed out to the satisfaction of the
ExaHnlner6.


Ks1amks First and Last to be FIN
ed out to the Satisfaction of the
Examiners.
To the ordinary American citizen
whose chief glory is in the fact that he
lives in Asheville and, in a manner, undeT
Uncle Sans protecting arm, there Is
nothing quite so brain distractlng or SO
Chinese puzzlelike as the blanks fur nished
applicants for positions in the postothce
who expect to try and pass the exatni-
nation before the board OF examiners
(Republican officeholders) on the 7th OF
March.
THE CITIZEN got hold of one OF these
blanks, and but for lack of space woulo
print the entire thing. 1t would prop
ably fill several columns of the paper. In
the first place, the applicant goes to the
postoffice and procures blank. ms
blank he fills out and returns ana is Insii
latter he is supposed to sit up niSnts
with and, with a Graco-Roman grip,
hang on like grim death until hght APP
pears to the troubled MIND.
At the head of the application DiaIih
proper is space for the iull name OF the
applicant and the branch OF the service
to which he she seeks appoint men :;
Then, on four pages OF paper .! S leSa
worry the life out of any thing except an
office seeker ust before election. mere aIe
43 questions to be answered by the aPph-
cant, the first of w hich IS Are you d aelIiESh
of the United States ~ Then he must give
birthplace date of birth, age on last
birthplace and residence, answer queS'
tions as to whether married or shsle
state if there are any detects OF speech
sight hearing or limb, give he1ght anc
weight, and, as we'll. state whether h'
has been or is now under indictment III
any court for any offence ana give tn
essential facts in the case II he mas peer
or is. Uncle Sam then wants to Know
the applicant has any relatives IN Tn
civil service and if he has ever Deen II
the military or naval service OF tn
United States. The applicants presen
occupation is then very aliigentiy ~ ~
o,1ired into, after which he IS allowed {
go before a notary public and swear tn a
he wrote the answers himself and tol
the truth.
This much done, the applicant is rt
ouired to secure three gentlemen wh
each, ION my honor as a man. declare
that he will tell the truth and proceeo
to answer twelve questions concernhh
the applicant and his character. Eao
voucher answers - questions, making d
togetber Then the family physician
the applicant comes in and has to decla
IL separate and distinct things ar
signs his name. This makes only
questions in all, land hit ra1nlu .
8ut the agony is now partly over, tt
+ O'Clock this afternoon was the late
moment that could be given to the seek
after a government position
Next Tuesday, t he 7th, however, "
witness more agony, when the high al
mighty ex amining board begin propoun
ing the internrnable and maybe una
Swerable questions.
But that is another story, ana may
all be there to see the august body doll
out it's morsels of Justice to the Dem
Gratis and Republicans who have appile
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
WANTED TO SEE.
The Joke the Firemen Tell On 8
policeman.

The Asheville firemen tell joke on
member of the police force. They say
the officer took a notion he would ex-
anime the work of one of the fire alarm
boxes, and accordingly inserted his KEY
ard onene1 the outer door of the box.
When he had completed the examina-
ton he shut the door and attempted to
withdraw the key. But it wouldn't t
withdraw, because the locks are so ar
ranged that the keys cannot be taken
out except by the chief of the fire depart
raent or the captains of the FIRE compa-
,,;es. each of whom carries a "release"
key.
While the officer was trying to get the
key out a fireman came along and from
him the officer learned the method to b<
EMPLOYED in releasing the key.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
a MONTHS FIGURES.
ReDort of births and Deaths I'm
February.

RenOrS OF births and Deaths I'm
February.
Reports fled with City Clerk Young
show that during the month OF Febru'
ary there were in Asheville II deaths. 10
white and colored. The causes OF
death were as follows:
CONSUMPTION, 3; Bright's disease, Il;
pneumonia, 1; heart disease. 1; acute
gastrites. /; stillborn, 1; .ph'hisis: i;
typhoid fever, I: accident, 1; bronchitis !;
bronchial pneumonia. 1; other causes, 4.
Physicians also reported II births IN
February, 9 white and colored.
In the police department there were
last month 112 arrests. The total OF
fines imposed by Recorder Miller was
$567; costs. $3.50.
Register Mackey issued in February
27 marriage licenses. /! to white couples
and 10 to colored people.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

The lecture on "World-Making, by
Samuel Phelps Leland, to be given in the
hall of the Southern Business college
this evening, will be the last of the lee
ture course of this institution. Mr. Le-
land is preceded by glowing accounts OF
his ability to please audiences, and, It -
likely, win have a good house.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
a ,san.ac An the PuIpit.

NEST UNION, Ia, Feb. 2S--The Rev j.
K. Sanford, of the Methodist church at
Sumner, was seized with temporary in
sanity while occupying the pulpit on
Sunday, and for five minutes he raved.
and threatened violence. A town ofhcia
finally spoke to Mr.. Sanford and took
hi m home
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
AROUND TOWN.

Washington, March 2.-Forecast tm .
n. m. Friday:-Fafr. followed by local
Showers Friday morning or afternoon;
var able winds; stationary. followed bV
slight rise in temperature IN western
portions.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

A grand view of the Great Black Range
and Craepv mountains. six miles ride
along the French Broad river, Straw
berry Hill. the Bungalow, Hominyy
Creek. Sulphur Springs. and return all
in an hour and a half. for twenty-five
cents, by taking the Sulphur Springs car
at postoffice. See schedule.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

Everybody going on the Suiphu
Springs line notice TINT car will leav
Sulphur Springs last trip at $50 p. m.
instead of 4:3O as formerly.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

BaLrrnoRE NJ arch 2.-FIour. dull; wheat.
quiet; spot and March IS; Max, 1aa'
quiet; spot, March 47A: May 40; white
corn by sample, 47@4S; yellow corn, 4S@4e'
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
I1cenae to Wes1.

Register Mackey has issued license to
wed as follows:
Samuel Mosley and Lettie Clark, OF
Buncombe; colored.
Calvin Reeves and Fssie l. James, OF
Buncombe; white.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

NEW YORK, March 2.-Erie %; Lake
shore 1855; Chicago and Northwesterr
4 3sx: Norfolk and Western, 1914; Rich177 ono
and west Point Terminal 10; Westerr
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

Avoid confusion and delay by reading
carefully the sched ule of West Ashevile &
Sulphur Springs line in this issue OF THE
CITIZEN.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
MRS c,eYeIand VIII Look Or.

From the New York Press
The inaugural ball will be graced oS
the presence of the wife OF the President
then reinstalled, but only in the capacit,
of a spectator.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
THE MARKETS.


NEW YORK, March; 2-Sotton futu, ss'
March, 8 81; April, 9. o.; May, 49, June
o.21; July, 9. .23; August, 9 IS
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

We re not IN the CstUllIet aIlu VIZ 1e S"'
up about it
But, say,
Are you getting your moneys worth
in the meat and poultry you buy
We have but the first grades In meat
foods and in quantity to give your choice
w. NJ. Hill s. CO.,
City Market.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
xuaexto New Advertisements.

index to New Advertisements.
Found-Wm Clarke
Auction Sale-E Coffin
wanted-Citizen ONCE
%otice-Ch.irles Webb.
Lost-1+ PattC n avenrc
Pushing Thint S-I White
Prick-E3iltmorc Brick and Tile Co
"OJNp-Railroad ticket-Owner can cail
II and dcSbribe same. w Nj. CLARkh,
I1odtf Grand Central Hotel
v OST-A small black and tan puppy.
4 Leather collar with white metai banu
Reward if returned to II Patton avenue
I1l1tf
"ANTED-By a competent white SiIi i
w position nurse or chanipernaiu
Willing to make herself generally useful.
No objections to the country: Re.eTenee Re
given Address c;t;..r GTsc.
m 2d2t* citizen omee'
| A ISTRATOR'S NOTICE-Havinz
n qualified administrator of Edward
| N1CNeal, deceased. late OF BuncomDe county,
| North arolina. this is to notify all persons
| having claims against the estate OF saia oe
| cea sed t. exhibit them to the undersigned
| on or before the I'd day OF March, 1Sef
| (date to be twelve IN onths from date OF pup
| iication) this notice will be pleaded IN par
| of their recovery. All persons indebted To
| said estate will please make immediate pay
| Inent. o,
| CHARLES WEBB.
| ,,ow6u Administrator.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

Corrected daily by POWELL & sNIDEK
are being paid by the rnerch ants to-day
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
yalua ble but Not Costly

1t may save you a great deal of trou-
BILE in cooking. Try it. We re'er to the
Gail Borden Brand Condensed Milk, re-
yarded by most housekeepers as abso
Iutely essential in culinary uses, and un-
surpassed in coffee. All Grocers and
Druggists sell the Eagle Brand.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02
MONEY ON LIFE INSURANCE

We have recently fully completed our fa-
ciIities for handling loans Tontine and
Endowment Insurance policies w e loan upon
render value of policies issued by the follow
ing com mpanies. viz:
EouitabIe, [I2tna, Mutual Life of New
York Connecticut Mutual of Hartiard New
York Life Northwestern Mutual. Penn Nut
uaI Providenr Life of Hartford, Union Cen
trai, Mutual Benefit of Newark, J.; BROOK
lvn Life United States Life, Washington
| Life of New York, and other good compa-
mics.
| All loans made for period of twelve
| months, with privilege of renewal No poi
| icy accepted that has been outstanding less
| fban three years If YOU do not care to Sc
| cure a loan we will buy your policy for cash
| we also deal in investment securities. includ-
ing railroad stocks and bonds, State, city
| county and township bonds and warrants.
Interstate Trust and Brokerage Co..
24o Fayetteville st. Cor. Park Ave-, ~
| feb2od3m RALEIGH, N. c.
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

TNOUNI,-Railroad ticket-Owner can call
II and dcshribe same W. NJ. CLARKE,
m odtf Grand Central Hotel
Asheville daily citizen., 1893-03-02

v OST-A small black and tan puppy.
L Leather collar with white metal band.
Reward if returned to II Patton avenue.
mi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
A MICH cow RACE.
A Butter.Making and Riding Contest
From Texas to the Worlds Fair.

GALVESTON, Tex, July PA
mich COW race will start from the
town of Tyler, in Eastern Texas, the
home Of Governor Hogg, tomorrow
if all the conditions are satisfactory
Clyde Seeberg has offered a purse Of
SIS 900 for the winner and 81 ,00Ofol
second place. All herds have been
allowed to enter provided they are
four years old or yer Each person
on entering a Gov for the race is fur.
nished a two-wheeled gig, set of COW
harness, 1 churn, 100 pounds Of
meal, SO pounds of bacon, 1C
pounds of coffee and cooking uten.
sils with which to prepare their food.
Drivers are allowed to consume all
the milk and butter they desire fol
their own personal wants en- route.
The COWS are to be driven II hours
a day, allowing one hour for dinner,
and churning is to be permitted
while travelling or at a stop. The COW
arriving at the Worlds Fair first
with not less than so pounds OF but-
ter to her credit, made en- route will
receive first money. The cow hav.
ing the largest amount of butter to
her credit, and arriving within one
week or less of the winner, will re-
ceive second money. Drivers are
not allowed to walk, but must ride
in the gig provided for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
Facts Worth

1t is estimated that there are g.
$50 900 horses in the world, 1885,.
$50 900 cattle and 434 SOC, OOC
sheep.
The marriage rate of Germany rose
10 per cent. in the year following
the Franco russian war. The same
phenomenon was observed after the
French war which ended in 1915.
Five hundred and forty-two thous'
and four hundred and twenty five
books have been borrowed during
the year at the four libraries in
Camberwell. This is the highes,
London record.
The world annually consumes
about CSC, 900 tons of coffee. EST.
mating coffee as being worth about
$500 per ton, which is about a good
average, this represents an outlay Of
$3.50, 600. 900 for this one beverage
each year.
A colossal marble statue of Apollo
of the best school was dug up al
Delphi some ten days since. 1t is
excellently preserved, with the ex.
ception that the nose is fractured
1t resembles somewhat the Apollo
of Tenea, in the museum at Munich,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
SEED WHEAT In POLITICS.
A Novel Plan Proposed by the Officers
of the Kansas Farmers Alliance.

Topeka, Kas., July 21.-The
officers of the State Farmers ALI
anee have conceived a plan by which
this order can be revived in the
western half of the State. where it is
practically dead, and at the same
time solve the seed wheat problem
and provide seed for sowing for all
farmers who raised nothing on &C.
count of the severe drought. The
wheat is to be furnished without
any interest charged, each farmer
to replace next year, bushel fol
bushel, the grain loaned him this
year. The required amount Of
wheat is to be raised by assessments
on the farmers of Eastern Kansas
according to their individual ability
to pay. 1t is not intended to aid
farmers Unfortunately. Only
members of the Farmers Alliance
in good standing will be supplied
with wheat. But every farmer will
be invited to become a member, sc
there will be no occasion for any.
one to suffer. This plan is consider.
ed a wise political move, and Gov.
ernor Lewelling is given credit fol
suggesting it as a way out. The
State Secretary of the Alliance is
executive clerk to the Governor.
and in formulating this plan has
counseled with his chief. The Farm
ers' Alliance has never been strone
in Western Kansas, and that sec.
ton of the State has given Republi.
can majorities. This plan, if car
ried out, mean a great deal for the
Populists in the next election,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
LYNCHED SUNDAY MORNING.
Lee Walker, the Negro Rape Fiend
Taken From the Memphis jail by
Mob and Hanged.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July %, 2 a. m.
Lee Walker, the assallant of Miss
Mollie McCadden, is now a corpse.
The mob after two hours work with
battering rams, broke into the Jail
at 1 O'Clock this morning, seized
the trembling wretch and dragged
him to a telegraph pole 100 yards
from the prison and strung him up.
The mob was composed of about
5000 men and negroes, the latter
being more demonstrative than the
whites, because Walker had outrag-
ed four colored girls. They did not
wear masks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
Stub Ends OF Thought.

Soap and alter don't make an
honest hand any less attractive.
A man does more toward making
fate than fate does toward making
him.
A woman's Judgment is usually
cut bias.
If we could see in ourselves that
which we see in others, as others
can see in us that which they do
not see in themselves, where would
we be at2
If all men had that which they
desire many would not have that
which is how theirs.
Justice to one is mercy to thous.
ands.
We forget in labor what troubles
us in rest.
The mountains of youth are the
molehills of age.
Life is a mission to serve; to
most it is a submission.
Thought is the fertilizer Of
| speech.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
APPLES WILL BE SCARCE.
The Department Of Agriculture Says
the Crop will BE a Failure.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July o.
The Department of Agriculture has
issued a July report upon the; pros.
pective crop of apples throughout
the country. According to the re.
port that crop will be light and in
many instances a complete failure.
In the Ohio Valley and in the Mis-
souri, fruit belt things are pretty
bad. In the notes of the Depart
meats correspondents who have re-
ported upon the condition of apples
in the Missouri fruit belt the word
Failure is very frequent indeed.
The percentages reported also en-
phasize the very low condition OF
the fruit in that section.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
Live O Market.

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-The de.
mand for cattle was good but the
stuff offered was not attractive.
There were a few desirable natives
offered. Prices--Extra export steers
$500 to $40, good steers $4.S5
to $5.O5, fair to medium, LAO te
$4.75, corn fed steers "a. 65 to 81. 80,
medium steers 90. ISL to "a. 20, butch.
ers steers $3.15 to 1910, fair te
choice feeding steers %. 90 to 81. 20,
choice cows and heifers 1926 to
1915.
HoGs-The market was active
and strong. Early prices reached
$500, while some choice lots sold
up to $6.1O. The bulk Of the good
hogs went at 81 $50 to Sc. Packing
hogs sold at $500 to $3.50. The
best top lights and butcher selections
sold at 1886 to 500. Ordinary t.
fair mixed went at $40 to $3.50
and pigs and light stuff sold at 1926,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

Whereas, Moses J. Bass and i,
by their deed of trust recordsdkI
5, page 152, in the Recorder a.
office, Audrain County, Mis-
veyed to the undersigned g.
following land, to-wit: A "a.
northwest quarter of section & ,
ship 81, range 8 west, descnhl'
lows, to-wit: Begin at the -;
corner of survey l59, run tbess
295 2-100 feet, thence south 3,
f. ct, thence east 1874 feet, thsDs'
1856 5000 feet, thence east a
thence north 73 75-I0O feet tcfls
of beginning; also southeast ~
5, survey 1882 to the City az
Missouri, said tract being @t
east and west by 1873 feet M
south, otherwise known as lotE
city survey No. 43; and, wherm
real estate was conveyed to IL,
signed by said deed of trust s,
q certain note described there
whereas, said note is past dnen
paid; now, therefore, by yirsseI
powers conferred on mein sail ]
trust, 1 will, on
Friday, the 18th day Of Aug.
at the east front door of h,
House i'm the City of Mexico, q
| sell said real estate at auetin i
highest bidder for cash to 81
note and The conditions of aid !
trust. o II L. RICKEn
| July "a. 1893. n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

The Mexico LEDGER's Trades
Edition was published Tuesday. A
copy of it will be placed in the
hands of every subscriber of the
Mexico LEDGER, both daily and
weekly. A large extra edition is al
so being printed and copies a be
secured at a reasonable rate at this
Office. This edition of the LEDGER
contains a very fair statement of the
advantages to be enjoyed in Mexico,
Audrain county and Missouri. Most
OF the business enterprises and bust
ness firms of Mexico are represent
ed and We trust that good results
will follow the distribution of this
paper throughout the United States.
This is not a boom edition but only
facts are given and any citizen who
has a friend anywhere who is think
ing OF changing his location should
send him a copy Of this paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
ledge Waxem's Proverbs,

Finanshal pannicks don't reduse
the price Nv votes very much.
Congressman seem to think they
owe more to Their constituents than
they do to ther country.
A run on a bank is like slingin'
mud at a candidate.
When they say money is easy il
amt no sine you can git it eff you
amt got the collatterle.
A candidate with a war reekord
amt what he used to be.
The averidge pattriut don't have
to be koaxed into offs.
An Amerikin dollar ought to be
as good as the Amerikin flag.
It's narrerin' the shape down
when a man that fit fer glory viii
tell a lie to git 81 a month penshun.
The Amerikin eagle don't ware
pettycotes ner pants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
REPEAL THE SIBERIAN LAW.
Views on southern and Western sena.
tsrs and Governors-fhe South
for Repeal.

New YORK, July 24.-The World
to-day prints the replies 1t has re-
eeiyed In response to its telegraphic
requests sent to the Governors and
United States Senators OF every state
south Of Mason and Dixon's line,
and west OF the Mississippi river for
O statement of their views upon
three questions: Whether or not
they favor the repeal ofthe Sherman
act; what measure should be sub
s.ituted for the Sherman law ii they
do not favor It's unconditional re-
peal whether. or not the extra SEES
sion of Congress should enact tariff
legislation.
So far as they have been heard
from not O single southern or west
ern Governor or United States SEN
ator favors the Sherman law out and
out. Some of the southerners favor
it's unconditional repeal. All are
willing and many anxious that it
should be repealed conditionally but
they do not agree as to what ought
to be substituted for it.
Nearly all of the western and some
of the southern statesmen favor the
absolute free coinage of silver. Sew
eral of them refer vaguely to a gold
conspiracy, and others condemn
"The crime of '73, when silver was
demonetized." Even the Sherman
law is said by some to have degrad.
ed silver and to have made neces-
sary the rehabilitation of the white
metal as money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
Some Causes for Divorce.

Commissioner of Labor Carol
D. Wright knows how to relic We
pages Of statictics by humor, says
the Washington News. In his vol
ume on marriage and Divorce
1,075 pages, he has set forth sixty.
nine causes for wives and thirty fol
husbands for being granted divorces
in the various courts of the country
One wife was freed from the bonds
of matrimony because her husband
came home at 10 o'clock at night
and kept her awake talking.
Another was helped out by the
court because her husband did moi
wash himself.
"My husband cut off my bangs
by force" moved the heart of a
Judge to grant another wife absolute
divorce.
The mental suffering of a wife,
because her husband had never
offered to take her out riding, was
pacifed only by divorce.
The cause for granting divorces
to husbands are just as ludicrous.
One husband was beaten by his
wife until he was bruised and sore.
Another husband not responding
to the summons to''get out of bed"
was pulled out by his whiskers.
One husband was made to shiver
with cold in bed because his spouse
pulled the bed-covers off.
Another husband suffered mental
anguish because his wife BACKED
both his eyes with her shoe heel,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

THE City Council on Monday
night madea general order doing
away with the IS tax for attaching
to district sewers. Councilman B.
c. Johnson, who made the motion,
says he does not think that il
is proper for tax payers, who pay
direct tax, to then have to pay SIS
for attaching to sewers they have
already paid for out of their own
pockets. We think this order will
greatly increase the usefulness Of
our sewers as nearly all property
owners will make connections with
them