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Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
WILL HOLD 100000 VOLUMES.
The New Library Huilding at Washing
ton tho Largest Known of Its Kind,

In round numbers the national H.
brary of the United States contains
100000 bound volumes and 100000
pamphlets, all OF which are at present
crowded into room in the caDitol-a
room which was full fifteen years ago,
according to Kate Fields Washington.
Yet the accumulation has gone on un-
I'll there is barely room to walk about
IN the library itself, while u dozen
rooms elsewhere in the building are
llled with the overflow. With the
need in plain sight it tool, congress
several years to make up its mind to
erect library building, but finally in
April, 1856, it decided to do it. A site
was chosen on Capitol hill directly cast
Of the capitol itself, and $3.50 900 was
appropriated for its purchase. Forty
or flfty buildings had to be removed
before excavations could be made for
the foundation. 1t took 2,,OO feet of
fencing twelve feet high to inclose tho
ground, and it was nearly four wears
after the fence was built before any
part OF the building was visible over
its top. There is a great deal of the
library-470 feet long by $40 feet wide.
ltcovers II 900 square feet of ground
and will be lao feet in height from the
ground to the top of the dome when
finished. That is, next to the capitol,
it will be largest cdifice in Washington
and the largest library building in the
world.
When congress did decide to do the
work it was pleased to have it done
well. The utmost care was used in Sc
curing firm foundation, and the best
OF material has been put into the su-
All the material is of
home manufacture except the white
enameled brick. When the contract
was made in lsSS no cnamclcd brick
were made in this country-ccrtainly
not in sufficient quantities. Several
states are represented in the construc-
ton of the library building. New
Hampshire and Maryland furnish the
granite; the structural ironworll came
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Indiana, the ordinary brick are made |
within the District of Columbia and
the floor tling comes from Massachu-
Setts and Vermont. "Thc new library
declares Mr.. Spof'ord, will
suffice for l50 years to come. When
it will hold 1000, 900 volui.cs-
nearly 80 per cent. more than are now
Embraced in any library in the world"
IN national libraries France now leads
he world. Hers contains n full mil
ion more volumes than that of Great
'ritain, the next largest. Germany is
lcNt in rank and Russia is. fourth. The
Initcu STATES cQmnS nnxt In orla.
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31

Miss Helen Gould is said to spepd
one hundred dollars week on private
charl'leS which no one knows about.
Her latest Offering at charity's shrine
Is gift of land which lies back of
Lyndhnrst, the Goulds' country home
at Tarrytown, to the Kindergarten and
Potted Plant association for the build.
Ing of summer home for poor chill.
dren. Mrs. John Rockefeller and her
daughters spend an immense amount
annually on charities Of every dcscrip.
ton. Miss Alta Rockefeller supports
aed s'iperintcnds small private hos.
pisal OF her own for delicate women,
ut which she has entertainments given
every week to interest the invalids.
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
REVEALED DY DEATH,
Soldier Whose Worth Was Not An
prcciatcd In Lie,

4
preciatcd In Lille.
Life is perfected by death" and i,
Is also revealed, A story told in tho
Life of Sir Richard Burton illus
trates the clcarncss with which death
reveals a man to his comrades.
a lieutenant in British regiment
was honest, steady, quiet and full of
sterling qualities; but he was dull, re.
served and rcligiously inclined. His
brother officers laughed at him. and
associated but little with him. Though
wcll.born, he was poor, and had no
powerful friends He therefore re-
maincd without promotion or society;
but he never complained, and did his
best.
a battery was to be taken in the
Crimca. and the lcutcnant's regiment
was selected AS the storming party. 1t
assaulted and was driven back. The
lieutenant rallied his own company,
and with n laugh flung his shake be.
fore him, and rushed through the
breach into the battery, followed by n
handful of mon. They never came out
again,
That night at the rcgimcntal mess
there was not man but regretted that
he had not better understood the
officer whose gallant death had re.
vealed his superiority. All remem.
bcred> a thousand good qualities and
incidents which ought to have en-.
dearcd him to them. They were
ashamed of the contempt with which
they had treated him, and of the fact
that they had never shown him the
least kindness.
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
SOME CAPITAL OFFENSES,
This Woman Who Says tho Wrong Thing
at Washington,


Washington society, like every other
society, has its Mrs. Malaprop. To the
daughters of one of our most distin.
guished diplomats she is reported to
have said:
II am so glad to meet you. have
been hearing you spoken of so much as
the pretty Miss Legation, the clever
Miss Legation. Do tell me which is
the pretty one and which the clever
one"
Again, to a famous army officer and
his wife. who were telling her how
much they had enjoyed her dinner
party, she cheerily said:
II thought you would like to meet
some nice people,"
Being presented to plainly dressed
woman, whose name she did not
catch, she said, in the course Of con-
versation, that Washington was a
delightful city for people in moderate
circumstances.
"rhere are SO many pretty little
houses, such as you, madam, might
find suitable" she said, addressing,
unwittingly, one of the richest of tho
old residents, whose house on Lafay.
ette square is almost historic, and
who had the tact and kindness not to
set her right.
Perhaps Mrs. Malaprop's most IA.
nous speech is Of as late date as last
spring, just before she went abroad.
Coming down to greet morning caller
In her wrapper, Mrs. Malaprop said
very sweetly:
"You really must excuse me for com.
Ing down In my nom do plume, but !
have been busy packing all the morn.
Ing"
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31

NOTlCE-State of North Carolina, Buncombe
Az county. BY virtue of the power vested in
me as trustee III n certain deed of trust TO me
executed by ID. d. Suttle, of the county of Bun.
combe and State OF North Carolina on the 2nd
day of August, 1890, to secure the payment of
n certain note for the sum of ffty-tive hundred
dollars to J. B. Bostic, default having been mad,
III the payment of said note when the same be.
came due and payable, and having been re-
quested by the present owner of said note Mrs
Julia T.. Woodcock L; make sale of the auds
hereinafter described, will sell to the highes,
bidder for cash at the court house door i'll the city
of Asheville, North Carolina. OH the goth day Of
June, 1894. at IL O'Clock meridian, the following
described land, situate, lying and being in the
county OF Buncombe and State of North Caro-
lima, bounded and described as follows towit:
beginning at stake on the east side of Reaver-
dnm road, Rays corner and runs thence with
SAID road north degrees and so minutes five
hundred and thirty-two and one.half feet to n
stake at the corner of W. =. Blanton's garden;
thence east nine hundred and eighty feet TO a
stake at the fence, Kimberly line; thence south
degrees west five hundred and sixty-nine feet
with kimberly's line to n stake in RAYS line.
thence with Rays line north 81 degrees ., min.
utes west nine hundred and twenty-fou feet to
the beginning, being the same premises con.
veyed by ]. H. BoStic to ID. ID. Suttlc by deed
bearing date the - day IS9--. Said deed
of trust Is registered in the Registers Office of
Buncomhe county, N. c., in book of mortgages
and deeds OF trust No a. at page 100, to which
reference is hereby made. This the goth day of
May, 1894, ]. G. MERRIMON,
S-5odiot Trustee
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
A VERMONT SILVER MINE.
Tradition Says There I, Ric:, store Of
White Npt A In tho Stntp

NniAt htF ~ IN thc state.
The western slopc of the Greer
mountains is prolific Of legendary lore
says the Rutland Herald. Espcciall,
is this true of Il radius of ten mile.
from Lake Dunmorc From the t;ms
of the earliest settlements in towr
vague traditions have iloatrd in the
air that at some earlier period a fabu
louS amount of silver had been mined
hidden and abandoned somewhere
among the foothills That skirt the east
crn border OF brandon. When. where
and by whom. was the insolvabt
enigma. These traditional myths Ee
| gan to assume Il concrete form about
the year lS30, from the advent of a
| stranger of some three score wears,
| who had been wandering for a long
time over the hills in Chittcndcn and
brandon. by Typographical memory
he was convinced that he had approyi
matrly located the object of his search
near the cabin Of Il man named Rogers,
about three and onc-half miles east
from the village Of Brandon.
The stranger engaged board with
Rogers and disclosed to him his per-
sonnl history, that of the mining com
panY, and the purpose of his visit. lie
represented himself as the youngest
of party of fourteen, all Spaniards.
one of whom was woman and his
mother lie said that he was born in
camp and remained with them till
their removal. when he was about Hf-
teen wears. of age: that they mined
about two and half TONS of silver.
which was deposited in subtcrrancan
cavern of great depth. and that the
approaches to it were carefully filled
and concealed, and so far as pos
Siblc, all trace of their work ctfaccd;
that they were driven away bv the
hostility of the Indians and intended
to return at some time and reclaim
their property, and that for the pur-
pose of identification they had buried
three iron wedges marked with certain
symbols that would indicate the
opening of the avenue to their
hidden wealth. He invited Rogers
to join him in the search and
offered him onc-half .of the spoils.
The invitation was declined through
distrust of the man. He then secured
the cooperation Cf one Field. and they
searched one or two more seasons in
vain for the hidden wedges. During
temporary absence of the stranger
Field found the wedges, but concealed
the fact from his partner on his return.
At length the stranger became dis
couragcd and disappeared from the
sccnr. Field prosecuted the work
with un.iring tcnacity until all his re-
sources were exhausted. Without Il
knowledge of the key to the symbolic
wedges they were of little avail. Two
of these wedges have been lost; one is
now in the possession of Il gentleman
in Rutland who was among the last to
abandon the scheme, though his con-
lidence in it is unshakcn.
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
A BAD PLACE FOR WIDOWS.
In India They Arc Treated as II They
Were Outcasts,

The practice Of treating widows as
! quasi-criminals, outcasts or slaves is
among llindus of high antiquity. 1t is
probably u substitute for q still older
custom once universal among the con-
qucring tribes of the Asiatic world,
staying the wives of chieftains on the
burial places of their lords.
AS manners grew mildcr and men less
desperate, and new religious ideas
were born, that practice was abolished
and widows were permitted to live,
but only as persons whose right to
survive must be regarded as imperfect.
Their position became that of house,
hold slaves, or, rather, family-put-
casts, entitled to no honor, bound to
scrvilc offices, dressed in the meancst
clothes, fed with the cheapest food
and regarded by friends as persons who
ought to consider themselves incurably
degraded. Had not the very gods
themselves, or the fatcs, pronounced
them deserving of heavy suffering?
OF course, natural laws are not
wholly suspended even by supcrsti-
ton, and thousands Of widows pro.
tected by personal affection, or their
own abilities, or by their wealth-for
widowhood does not cancel rights of
property--lead decently happy and
contented lives. The majority, how
ever, suffer under the ban typifed by
the shaving of their heads, that Is,
they are regarded till death as fallen
from all title to respect, and IRE treated
with q habitual indignity which, even
when they are exempt from actual OPP
preston, makes the position Of unof-
tending women no better than that Of
slaves or convicts.
So severe Is their lot that II excites
pity even among those who believe
that 1t is sanctioned by religion, and it
would probably have been ameliorated
long since but that II fits in with one
Of the principal Hindu arrangements
that Of early marriage.
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
TRusrEE's LAND sALE-NoTlcE-Ry vi,

NRUSTEES LAND SALE-NOTlCE--B vir,
L tue OF the power of sale vested in the under
signed by certain deed of trust executed to him
as trustee by Wiley ]. Zachary and his wife
Maria b: Zachary, OH the 18th day of MAY, A, ID,
1891, and registered on pages ass ct seq. Of book
~ 7ot the Record of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Bun.
combe county, State of North Carolina, default
having been made in the payment of the re.
mainder of the debt secured by portion of the
premises in said deed of trust fully described
the undersigned, as trustee, will sell at public
outcry,. to the highest bidder for cash, at the
'front.' door OF the court house of Asheville In
SAID county and State, at IL O'Clock noon on the
2ld day OF June, 1894, the following described
piece or parcel of land or town lot, together
with the large frame dwelling on same, which
SAID lot Is situate In the norther. part of said
Asheville In Doubledays addition to said city
ana more particularly bounded as follows, viz
beginning at stake In the east margin of n
new street, at the southwest corner of lot No, ,
with sail new street south a6o as east one hun.
dred and one.half (Ioos) feet to a stake nj The
intersection OF two new streets; thence north
~ IS east one hundred (Ioo) feet 10 stake In
the north edge OF new street; thence north 1so
50 west one hundred (Ioo) feet to stake. and
thence south 10 IS, west one hundred and nine.
teen and four-tenths (Iio4) feet TO the begin.
inng the above mentioned premises being the
same on which the residence of the said Wiley
]. Zachary aud wife Is situated n nd the said nor
ton Of the land herein before referred 10 ns
conveyed to the undersigned as trustee In the
deed Of trust aforesaid This. the alth day OF
May, iSp. A. J, LYMAN,
sa,d4t thurs Trustee. \
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
SEIZED BY DEVIL FISH.


Among the many pastimcs criov,d
by the inhabitants f Pacific Grove.
Cal, says the San Francisco Examiner,
abaIone hun.ng is one largely INDUCED
Ill, Doth on account of the beauty of
the shell of this mollusk and also the
dellcacy of the meat. A few days a~o
two boys. about seventeen and eigb
teen years of age, thought it would bo
a profitable undertaking to 90 out by
the Point Pinos lighthouse and try
their luck among the large masses of
rocks there, They arrived at their
destination at cbb tide, and proceeded
TO hunt for the shells. AbalonSs. as n
rule, fastcn themselves to the under
surface of large rocks. While the
boys were Scrambling among the rocks
they came across large crevicc filled
with water. kclp or scaweed WAS
lloating on the surface of the water in
this black pool, and amid the tanrlc of
tawny whip-liie stems, bulbs and
masses of leaves bubbles arose in
quick succession as if the water was
boiling. The curiosity of the boys was
thoroughly aroused by this apparent
PHENOMENON, and after watching the
bnbbling water awhile they decided to
investigate. One of them lcaped over
the pool, and leaning over the edge
closely examined the ltelp What he
finally cSpied in the brown floating
mass of weeds he thought was the tail
OF an eel. Rcassurcd by his conclusion.
and with the knowledge that cells are
perfectly harmless. he grabbed for thc
moving object and his hand closed firm.
ly on it.
Lake the long lash of whip curling
at The end of Il stalk welded by an cy.
pert driver, swiftly uprose from the
dark waters Il purplish, notified thing
which fastened itself like a snake
about the outstrctchcd arm of the bov
with impctuous motion he attcmpted /,
to withdraw his hand, but the slimv
thing clung to MIN, and the boy was
dragged into the pool. Then more of
thoSe horrible snakc-llc appcndagcs
thrust themselves IN and waved in the |
air, clutching.at the frantic victim, and
from hideous barrel-shaped body two
bead-likc eyes over wickcd-lookinr ,
bcali watched the struggles of the boy, |
ms it tried to fastcn more securely to
its prey. Thc boy was in the grasp of
the tentaclcs of huge octopus, which
had been left by the tide and was lurll.
ing under the kelp. The boys com
panion dashed into the water to the
rescue, and, scizing the tcntacle that
still gripped firmly, he succeeded in
loosing its hold and both bows
upon the rock into safety
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

TOR SALE-Two dratt horses. Apply
Il ASHEVILI.E COTTON MILLS
-24dtf
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
A Proper Scale,

my fee, II we win," said the law.
yer, will be five thousand dollars. II
We lose 1t will be seven thousand five
hundred dollars"
"You mean the other way, don't
your
mo. have to charge more when I
lose case to cover the loss Of prss.
uge."-Judga
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31

RoARDlNG-By the day or week. Pleasant
- rooms single or ensute neatly and com.
iortably furnished. Crate or furnace heat hot
ana cold water, with baths on two floors on
electric car line; five minutes walk from cour,
square. Terms moderate. MRS. s. TERRY
5-a+dti i6I North Main street.
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31

ROARDERS-A number of guests eau be ac-
~ commodacd with first class board and
rooms at The Waldhcim, 2it Patton avenue.
House newly furnished throughout.
S-I7dImo
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31
BO.iRDiNG.

GASTf.E REST-first-clas boarding house
~ Centrally located No. y Grove street
4'Iodtt MRS, SCIIIRRMElSTER
Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-31

ElRSr CLASS boarding house. Splendid To-
i cation nicely furnished rooms, hot and cold
water terms moderate. Will take no consump-
tives. MRS FARRAR,
S-3dim t5 Spruce street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

John Stiles, the man who was arrest
ed and taken to Portland last Thursday
by Deputy Marshal Smith. on charge
Of perjury in land cases, and his
hearing before Commissioner Paul r.
Deady on Friday, and was he'd over
to await the action of the grand Jury
IN the sum Of $1,000. The particular
case OF fraud which the warrant re-
fers to is his fling on the south half
OF the southeast quarter and the south
half Of the southwest quarter, section
", township north, range west,
without going to the land
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

COMMON COUNCIL Regular meet
ings first and third Tuesday evenings
OF each month at O'clock In CITY hall
PERSONS desiring to have matters acted
upon by the council at any regular
meeting must present the same to the
AUDITOR and clerk on or before the Fri
aay evening prior to the Tuesday on
meeting. X. OSHIIRN "i
Auditor and Police Judge.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

The enterprising firm of Toard &
Stokes report a very brisk business the
last few weeks. They are surprised
themselves In regard 10 the amount Of
sewing machines sold by them since the
olaSe OF the fishing season. No doubt
this is a very valuable. useful and ap-
preeiated present for man to his
wiie' and a good many good men seem
to have remembered their wives after a
nara seasons work; stili. Foard &
Stokes seem to think 1t is as much the
quality of their machines that makes
them sell, as any thing else 1t no doubt
speaks well for the White Sewing Ma
chine,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

The match game Of football between
the A. F. C. and the British ship Max
well yesterday was an exceedingly good
exhibition and was exciting throughout.
1t was won by the home team by a
score of three to nothing, but 1t was
anybody's victory from start to finish.
The sailors played splendidly, and with
a little practice would have given the
local men a hard call. Captain Jenkins
of the Maxwell, was kind enough to
stay on board the ship in order to per-
init his first and second officers to be
present at the game. This makes AS
toria's fifth match game of the season,
with a record Of four to one lost, and
a total score of eighteen goals against
seven kicked by its opponents. Barthol-
omew, the captain of last year, has led
the club to victory in the last two
games. 500 a
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

There will be services today at the
First M. q. Church, commencing at Il
a. m. Sermon by Rev. j. w. Bushong;
subject, Peters Denial Of Christ; Could
He Have Helped IT." At p. m, an
interesting Young Peoples Song Ser
vice. At p. m, sermon by DR.. Bu-
shong; subject, "Lot and the Dead Sea" ,"
descriptive All are cordially invited
TO attend. .,ta
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

Messrs- Chas. r. Higgins, Danr
Campbell. and VIM. A. wenig, left yes
terday for Gearhart, where they win
join Mr. Robert A. Livingston, Of Chi
cago, and assist in the closing exercises
of the u F. F.'s' annual encampment.
Camp Wenig win always be a pleasant
memory to these delegates Of the order,
and Mr. Livingston win be able to re-
port to the eastern branches a very
satisfactory condition Of the order in
the wesS. especially in Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

To be played Wednesday, Septembe
20 between the married and singh
members of the Football Club for th'
benefit of the Woman's Relief Corp
Auxiliary to the G. A. R. Tickets, in
Guiding motor fare, 25 cents. Combin,
patriotism and pleasure and go. Tickets
to be on sale at Griffin G. Reeds
Strauss, and Clevelands Bakery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

A crowded house greeted VIM. Elnor
Johns last night at the stuttz theatre,
It being complimentary entertainment
by the Brother Elks, of Quinlln Lodge,
No. 1870. The program consisted of
Shakespearean, dramatic, and humorous
recitals, by Mr. Johns assisted by Mrs.
Johns in recitations, and local talent
In instrumental and vocal music. OF
Mr.. Johns work, one can only give fa-
vorable comment, and the first appear
ance of Mrs. Johns was sufficient to
make her at once a favorita with her
Astoria audience. The ladies and gem
tlemen who assisted in making the
entertainment the success that it prov
ed to be, are all worthy of especial
praise.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

The fishermen had fine time at Ska
mokawa on Friday night. They gave
their annual ball, which occurs each
year at the close of the fishing season.
Many visitors were there from Astoria,
Ca.hlame., and other points on the
river. The music was fine, the supper
excellent, and to Judge from the re-
marks overheard, everybody enjoyed
themselves to perfection.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26

OFT in the stilly night on Long Beach.
three East Portland bellies take their
mandolins and guitars and go around
serenading those they love best. It is
said that an East Portland girl can
throw such intensity OF passion and
such minor strain of tender beseech-
ment into my sweetheart's the Man
in the Moon" that even the little Eng
lish swallows snuggle up to one an
other and coo like sucking doves
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26
Quality

Is the first thing to be considered
when buying medicine; after that
comes the question of price. II you buy
Of us the first is guaranteed, and the
second speaks for itself. Drop in and
see for yourself. You are welcome, II
only to examine and price goods. Our
Saponaceous Tooth Wash Is an excel
lent preparation for cleansing and pre-
q delightfully."- refreshing feeling to the
mouth and leaving delicately perfum-
ed breath.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-26
PERsoNAL MENFIoN,

Misc E G. Warren spant Saturday IN
the city, Feturnihs to warrenseh In Che
evening.
Miss 81 Bi Roberts Is spending the
day at Gearhart with her sister. Mrs.
w. /. Crawford.
Mr.. A.. L. Clark and family returned
last Thursday from few weeks trip
up the Willamette.