The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-16
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II OF A.hoyiiis. Ssrth Caroiins--The
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,rr In Asheville, North Carolina, in
ouest OF renewed health, writes as fol-
lows OF his trip there and the benefits
he has already experienced: aiS}
When Dr., Reed Baird tthe advertis.
Ing IN mIne) told ME that the dreaded
"bugs' were making n pasture ground
~ A corner lot on one OF my lungs, and
Informed me that 1t was a case of Ashe-
vii,c or Greenwood. there seemed 10 me
Int little choice. And that 10 where
mndcmymistakc. Instead OF being out OF
tho world, az II seemed. to a sick! man
who wanted nothing 80 much as the
comforts OF home" II Ia only twenty
,,Scn hours pleasant ard luxurious
,fnyeSIng, and much otithat passed In
The Inconsistencies Of sleep.
60 at 1915 on the morning OF Friday,
February Is, we (iny wife and brother
and myself boarded the Baltimore 6
ohio train for Cincinnati. after saying
rood.bye to the many friends who were
a, the station to sec US OFT. My staunch
friend. Henry Welsgerber, was thought
mi enough 10 Introduce me TO Captain
Doylc. the conductor, anc this, together
with the fact that my brother has been
a postgl clerk on this run" for nearly
fourteen years and knew every man In
The crew, assured us the beat attention
possible.
The only criticism In connection with
the trip was the very complicated
ticket, which had to be signed, coun-
tersIcncd, stamped and exchanged UNI
m IL became ,reXatlous and required the
traveller 10 be mentally II not PHYSICAL
iy sound, All this was to head or
The scalper and keep the business In the
barJs OF the railroad company's agents.
The run from Cincinnati, where YOU
have m hour and u half TO wait, was
made over the Queen K Crescent In a
pullman vegtlbuled train, which ran
smoothly and swiftly through the night
until daylight resumed business rs we
reared Knoxville.
The scenery when about fifty miles
from AshevIlle. where the road skirts
the French Broad river, Is very pic
;uresque even at this season. md must
he many fold more so when the leaves
have covered the trees and the grass
grows green along the banks.
Exactly on time, at Ills Wheeling
time. We pulled into the county seat OF
Buncombe county and the Mecca Of the
"Lunger." the city OF Ashevile.
The depot Is about two miles from the
Square" which Is IN the centre OF the
city, and upon which Is located the
court house ard n tall granite monu-
nert about completed. erected as a
memorial to the late Senator and Cen
erai Zehuon Vance. An electric line
carries the great majority Of travellers
10 the city for n five cent fare. but II
you are too exclusive for this demo-
cratic conveyance. there are hacks and
carriages galore, with their dusky
Jehus. all anxious for d share OF the
sick Yankees finances
Atthe suggestion OF Mr.. John Bodley,
tie. great globe trotter and clever gen.
tlenan. We stopped at the Swanannoa
hotel. as po!rt OF vantage FROM which
10 look over the ground and select n
more or less permanent boarding house
tor ii is great place to experiment in
this Incl.
During the afternoon Mr.. Lawrence
MCLain. who Is one of the Oldest inhab-
ttarts. having been here since Noyem-
her. came 10 our hotel and took US ur-
der his wing TO help us solve the Ques-
ton " an abiding place. This was ac-
cOmpiished 10 our entire satisfaction by
securing Il large, we'll furnished room
has his local habitation.
TO Illustrate what the climate had al
ready done for me after i stayof a few
hours. or 1t may to>show what one can
do II one trtes. |. who HAD 10 cling TO the
hand rail- In descending the stairs to the
hack AT the front door and used my
wife as crutch TO make n straight line
along the level, walked from hotel to
boarding house, returned TO hotel and
again back 10 The Braxt6n." all with
Ina few hours, 4 total distance OF two
miles, up Hill ard down dale
am sure the tonic air was all that
made it possible. No doubt this Is the
experience Of the majority OF the weak
uHged inval!ds who make up the bulk
OF the 10000 people who make the an
Fual pilgrimage to AsiIev!lla -
The next day after our arrival being
Sunday, We took the electric line and
went 10 BhtTore, TWO miles south, and
had the Pleasure Of hearing DR.. Swope
preach from Corinthians l., xIii.-13, a
chapter ard verse familiar TO all the
A. .. L. W., Of which Brother Swope Is
an horored member.
The morning was bright and We had
no warning OF the thunder storm which
came on Just before the services ended.
Here was dilemma. No overslloes,
TO umbrella. and several hundred yards
10 the street car terminus. But the
o'd adage was well exemplified that ct
Is an III wind that blows nobody good"
ahc in this case Mrs. Swope proved the
good angel. taking lis TO the nearby
iectofy, where the doctor and Mrs.
AsSh'nan soon Joined us: passing a
peasant half hour before lunch was
eFTe1. AT the risk OF outraging the
ptopFeties. II must be said that Mrs
owgpes Wheeling cook reflected great
tieN!t on her native place. while the
meau!ltui American Queen roses from
we yadtrbtlt conservatory added not
noe 10 the gaStronomic pleasures.
toiG Dr. Sw0pe that IN case wrote
article ior the paper a copy should
sno1hlued to him 10 correct or erase
az! personal remarks, but as the time
wrong thing. - . ~
Al, ~! sous church Is handsome struc-
LEI. sosuhg something over 100000
nv" wv beautiful grass plats and cemen;
r mn.HS surrounding 1t. The recto.y Is
San ouI cosy and home-like, ample
w., W uetnhnds made upon 1t, except
sma' lhe Doctors books are too numer-
ms rnar LOT the space allotted to them, and
%n! remained In the boxes that
,bgt them from Wheeling. To say
ta"t ne has made an entire success Of
".S new charge. Is putting 1t as mildly
,r,I ! h h how; and l have heard moth
w ~s ou, good things from those with
"hom | have spoken,
,,, MS me Wheeling delegation here is
S .,raay considerable In point OF num-
.s! rs and bids fair 10 be rarger, l trust
..S simple narrative OF DR.. Swopc's
S TUu oliices towards NE will not cause
an "',, ~ ne orerrun with old acqualnt-
bnrs. IL must be remembered that /
a~ r, d oouoIc claim on his ravors, rs We
I: W D1'othGrs o; Wheeling Lodge a. O.
ayo,r" H.. aNG Fellow members OF that very
s nnni', oody, The Twilight Club"
cnldn enAins oil Wheeling people here, the