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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

81: March, Ii; April, 0.5 October
Trace: November. Trace: December
IL. The heaviest snowfall during the
past twelve years ere 10 inches in
February, 1895.
1.-The large average number Of clear
days is an agreeable feature about the
climate OF Ashevillc. and no doub.
contributes largely to its popularity as
a resort. The largest number of clear
February. Most Uf the clouI' weather
occurs in December, January, and
February. and the most frequent rains
fall in June.
1.-THE average date of the last kill
iI.g frost in spring is April Il, and
Of the first killing frost ir autumn,
October 18th.
THE climate of Ashevile is whole
some and invigorating The place is
thronged in winter by those who " ish
to escape Nthe extreme cold in the
North, without. however, losing en-
tirely the favorable effect OF a brac-
ing atmosphere: and in summer the
cooler, salubrious climate is sought
by visitors from the warmer, humid
regions in the South Atlantic States. .
Pure Water.
Here is where we literally look
down on all competitors The Ashe-
vile water supply is probably the fin
est gravity line Of water works in this
country, If not in the world For i'm
mediate needs, fire, and reserve pur-
POSES the city res s"voir has ample ca
pacity at an elevation above. the
Square Of 210 feet The gravity line
consists of seventeen miles IF 16-inch
iron pipe, laid deep in the ground
over valley and ridge, to The North
Fork of the SW;,r nanoa, n strea m
V hose source is a thousand springs
hleh UP toWdt" me TOP OF Mount
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

stalled a plant for electric transmits
sion f'power from the French Broad
River. This plant develops 5000
ho.sc-p power, continuously, day and
night as the low normal flow of the
river is ample for this amount Of
power they are not required to store
or pond the water.
-. -<,,n.n ....,I Power Company
S constructing a water power plant Oh
he Fsench Broad. within the city
limits, and will develop 1000 horse
power for use in the city industrials.
Mountains and Appalachian Park Re-
serve.
That portion of the Southern Appa-
lachian Mountains in which it is pro-
posed 80 make d National Park, lies
mainly in North Carolina. The area
covers about. 1900 square miles,
large portions OF which are specially
adapted to the purposes of a park
This region can he reached within q
days journey OF the large citic., east
Of the Mississippi River a measure of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

is proven by the fact that about 60
per cent. out If the rs per cent. of
the scholastic population at school
last year was enrolled in the public
schools
AshCVilic a C,Ryenticn City.
Ashevile as 7 convection CITY graf
ifes that chiefeSt If Convention needs
the climatic iuiluen1e .or refreshing
cora fCrt-Whctla.r t3lc hours are spont
in the business sess.oLs OF the occa-
sion or are enjoyed as the individual
desire IS Tor recreation. The Sunshine
temperature does not fatigue. the
nights arc always cool, and TIE tonic
of the mountain bre ezes is in it all.
The justiy-clrned reputation Of
Ashcviiie III respect TO Conventions
is that Of city having welcome
posted upon its. gales With an un-
surpassed situat3I in its accessibility
an environment Of great natural beau
ty, numerous points Of interest for
outings in side tiiIs, abundant hotel
and boarding Eo3S2 accOTmodatiop
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

in several sections of the country
The figures indicate the number OF
deaths from this disease ir every one
thousand deaths:
Northern New England (nearly). $50
minnesota and California .... $50
Kentucky and Teunesseee. ..... 100
Western North Carolina. ...... 80
1t should be borne in mind that
practically all The deaths from con-
sumption reported in this section are
from advanced cases coming here
from other places too late to be cured.
The absolute freedom from malaria,
due largely to the great Cali of the
French Broad River, which acts as a
natural drain to this part of the coun-
try, and the situation between the
extreme cold Of the North and the
enervating heat of the SOUTH give
Ashevillel the right to be called the
be st the-year-round resort on
the. continent.
The section director of the {. $.
Weather Bureau says:
The city of fAsheville. So well
known as a superb summer and VIM
ter resort. is situated in Buncon1 be
County, western North Carolina. Oh
the French Broad River, in one of
the most beautiful and, picturesque
regions in the United States The lat
titude of the place is 35 deg. - min,
north; longitude 81 deg. 80 min. west,
and elevat. on $3.50 feet. Some of the
highest mountains of the Blue Ridge
are not far distant, notably the ma
Jestic peak, Mount Pisgah, to the
southwest. The general trend of the
valley in which the city lies is from
southeast to north northwest and this
feature profoundly modifies some of
the climatic elements, especially the
winds. The prominence of Aahevile
as a resort and the recent establish
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12
HAS BEST CLIMATE

Foremost Resort City of The South. ST.
uated Among the Eternal Mountains.
Gem City Of the Continent. Tn.
equaIled Opportunities for Pleasure
and Investment Finest Gravity Line
of Wa'erworks in the World. City is
Thronged in Winter by Those Who
Wish, to Escape the Extreme Cold
III the North.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

his wife weighs hundred and seventy
pounds.
An Atchison girls engagement ring
is SO handsome that she has become left
handed since wearing it.
When Her kin impose on Him, 1t IS
a sign that she doesn't love him very
much, or she wouldn't let them
An Atchison man is so small that
when his wife hangs the matches too
high for the children, he can't reach
them.
We will confess that if the town were
flooded with counterfeit nickeis, it
would cause US more uneasiness than II
all the $40 gold pieces in circulation
We're counterfeit.
Johann Hoch, who is under arrest &C
cused of having a hundred wives, says
he has never been married but twice,
and can prove it. He says all TINS
notoriety is due to a quarrel with his
sister-in-law over some old furniture
We thought so: kin row.
A special to The Globe late this after
noon states that Johann Hoch arrested
in New York at noon yesterday, got
married twice before supper, picking up
his wives on his way to the jail Before
ten this morning he had proposed to the
police matron and the indications were
that he would be accepted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
The Moment I Set Eyes On Her I was
a Doomed Elevator Boy.

He stands before you. mum"
Mud and mOlasses. but what strange
things do happen around these one
hundred and twenty story buildings!
Well Sammis, I'm glad to meet up with
We, and I put this child of mine under
your wing. It's for you to see that she
doesn't frolic too much, and if any of
the old dOZers around the place begin
making sleeps eyes at her it's for you
to turn 'em aside. Katie, dear, this is
Sammis, who's fatherless boy and is
paying off a gigantic mortgage on his
mothers home. Ye can tell by the
looks of him that he's as innocent as a
last years pumpkin. He'll give ye the
best of advice, and it's for you to mind
him as We wud yer own father if he
hadn't been killed by house falling
on him last summer. Shake hands, the
pair of ye.
Katie and 1 shook hands, and the
smile she gave me ticlSled me clear up
to the roots of my hair. Before L got
done bIushing I had palpitation of the
heart and knew that I was a goner.
When Katie's mother left her in the
law Office and made the trip down with
me she gave me further Instructions.
and / promised her on the honor Of i
Sunday school boy that she should
make no mistake on me-
At lunch time 1 called on Katie to
see how she was getting along. She
greeted me with another of, those
smiles and for the moment I was
tempted to take her in my arms and
ask her to fly with me and live out
the rest of her days on an island in
the Pacific ocean. caught myself IN
time. however, and was content with
telling her that I made about four
dollars a week on the races and
smoked a box of cigarettes per day.
NV mother noticed the change in
me as went home that night She
said that 1 seemed to have received
new. responsibilities and to have as
sumed new dignities, but I didn't go
into explanations. / simply sat ana
toved with the mashed potatoes and
wondered how soon Aaue Would COIL
The davs fed and I was happy.
Each and every day I gave Katie
paternal advice. and each and every
day used up my income puying her
caramels and flowers. Perhaps
week had slipped away when noticed
a subtle change in her manner She
seemed to be on her dignity more than
before and her thanks Tor the movers
and CANDY were cold and formal, like
ar actress hauling in a bouquet on the
stage thought maybe she had
ca1Ssrht cold in the head or heard bad
news from her aunt in Dubnn, ana
would not allow myself TO douDe her-
The change grew more marked, now
ever. and after another week was
forced to notice it got an hour OF
the elevator under the pelea that had
stomach ache and went to see Kate
The lawyer was in court, anu oe-
manded a full explanation
Had there been some action on my par par
aI,e-bt AGAINST nv character? Had any
Of the other elevator boys been butting
in7 Had she anaIvzed her heart and
found that she could not reciprocate my
longing for that far-away island, with
nothing to do but knock down bananas
and loaf around all day. At hrSt the girl
was silent. and I thought / saw tears IN
her eyes. but presently she braced up ana
.sanazais. xon are hut a young guy The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
FOR BURNING TIES.
Lyon County Sheriff Arrests Farmers
ON Santa FEES Complaint.

Emporia, Feb. 7.-Sherif Hinshaw
went to Olpe to serve ten warrants
issued in Justice Dryers court against
farmers living near Olpe. The war
rants were gotten out by the Santa
Fe detective, j. N. Harmon. charging
that the ten men stole Santa Fe ties
for frewood.
Last week two OlDe men paid SIS
each for using Santa Fe ties for fuel.
Before the second bunch of warrants
was issued some Olpe men who ad-
mitted having used the ties phoned to
the officers here that they would come
up and settle for what ties they had
used whenever they We're wanted
without the serving of warrants.
However, all the men for whom war
rants were served did not make that
agreement, and it was necessary for
the sheriff to make the official trip to
Olpe.
One farmer put up the hard luck
story of no crops, cold weather little
money and that the great need of
dreWoOd almost compelled him to take
the railroad ties. One OIpe man
claims that some of the ties he used
he took from pile of ashes where
the section men had burned great piles
of the ties to get them out of the way
The farmers say this method is used
by the railway company to destroy the
ties and they didn't think it wrong to
take them. On the other hand. the
Santa Fe claims that many of the ties
taken We're ties to be used again on
light tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
Dumbness Cured br cana

4 miraculous cure has just been eff
rected by the cold weather at PauIha-
quet Auvergne. John Rougier. "a wears
OF age an agricultural laborer, lost his
speech az 1887 after p severe attack Of
typhoid fever At this time he was a
parish school teacher and naturaIlS7
was compelled to resign his position
and seek other work.
The other day on going TO work nc
usual he was suddenly seized with
faintness owing to the extreme cold
and would have been frozen to death
nae not some passerby come to his as
sistance. and restored him To ron
seriousness Tt was then found to fhe
great surprise of every one. that he
had regained his powers of speech.
The doctors of the district have for
warded a report of this extraordinary
case to the faculty in Paris.-London
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

old lady was only joking with you. It's
me that ought 10 be taking care OF you.
Poor bOyt Get some stable keeper to make
you bran mash and then soak your head
in it,
! demanded, as felt my heart under my
Forget it. sammis''
Never You have toyed with nv heart
strings and the woman who does that
tell me that you will be mine, or-or-'
Take pepsin tablets, Sammisr'
With that I left her, and the color be-
fore my eyes was red all that afternoon
could have stabbed or shot her hut a
deeper revenge was mine 1 had heard of
her going out to lunch with the Western
hard wood man, but had not believed II
of her Now set myself to watch and
l found that it was a daily occurrence.
smiled at me in a plying way. A mes
sage to her mother one forenoon brought
the old lady down hot foot
We'll. Samnis, is Kate on the frolic?"
- II loved her, Mrs, o'RenIy.". I replied.
but she has scorned my love"
She. shall know that 1 can't put up
And She told me toto forget it,
Then L shall see that she don't forget
her mother What else, Sammis?''
She has been here but two or three
weeks, and yet she his made the ac-
quaintance of the hard wood man from
IN box her ears for thatr'
And they 60 out to lunch every day,
Tell me the place, Sammis."
told her and she went away What
happened in the restaurant there is no one
to tell me, but after a few minutes the
once idol of my heart went by the build
ing on the run, and the hard wood man
came in on the jump without his hat and
his collar hanging by one end, and he
sprang into the cage as if a mob was af-
ter him.
An hour later he had cleaned out his
office and departed. AS he went down
stairs for the last time he gave me a
look of reproach but 1 hardened my heart
and turned away. Some innocent boys can
have their young hopes bias and for
give the blaster, but that isn't the way
with Sammis. the Elevator Boy.-(Copy-
right, 1885, by T. c. McClure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
SHOW IS A WONDER.
The BIidwinter Vaudeville Is Better
Than Ever.

The total attendance at the Kansas
Midwinter exposition on Monday was
2,744 against 1921 in 1904. The cold
weather again had its influence.
But Secretary r. S. Brigham is still
pleased" The reporters ask him that
question every day. He always replies:
Il am very. very much pleased con-
sidering the conditions
Everything is going on nicely" he
continued. We have the best vaude-
vile attractions this week that have ever
been put on a Topeka stage. That is a
fact and want people to simply take
that statement with them, when they
come here to see our show
The vaudeville bill for this week is
as follows: Bryan and Nadine,
conniques and acrobats; Kenyon and
DeGarmo, table tumblers; Georgian
Troupe of Bedouin Arabs. troupe of
eight, and without question the premier
troupe of Arabian acrobats in the Unit
ed States today. The latter attraction
is a marvel and is worth anybody's time
and money. 1t is not often that lovers
of good clean acrobatic. Juggling and
tumbling stunts have such an oppor-
tunity as they are given this week at
the Kansas Midwinter exposition, and
everybody ought to go and see them
The music this afternoon was fur
nished by Calkin's orchestra. Stein
bergs orchestra win provide the pro
gramme this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
PERU LOSES 1T.
Location of Proposed Oil Refinery Is
Left Undecided

When the first section of the bill proVid-
ing for the establishment of the peniten-
amendment was offered by Senator Bene-
dict to strike out the 'at Peru and to
amend by inserting "a suitable site. he
thought a site should be donated. The
amendment was adopted.
Senator Fitzpatrick from Chautaiu lls
near Peru are ready to furnish the site.
Senator Smith from Franklin wished TO
amend by providing that the refinery be
located near the oil pipe line and not
more than rs miles from Kansas City
Senator Fitzpatrick said Senator Smith
sist at first that this bill should specify
Peru" said Fitzpatrick, for the oil pro-
secure the raw product and not near the
Standard Oil pipe line to take oil from
that line and pay tribute on. At Peru
they produce five times enough every day
to run this plant. If we want to legis-
late for the Standard Oil company, as
some legislators want to do and kill the
bill"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
THE ELEVATOR BOY.
The Handsome stenographer He Fen
in Love With.

She came as a stenographer to a law
yer in our sky-scraper. She was only
18 years old. and this was her first
place, and the moment I set eyes on her
1 was doomed elevator boy. I had
heard the engineer and the scrubwo-
men talk of love at first sight, and had
sneered at it, but it came to me with
the suddenness of a bullet
Her name was Katie and her mother
came with her. Fate steered them TO
my cage, and on the way up the mother
said to me:
'Bubby, is there an elevator boy
around this building named Sammis?''
There is, num- 1 replied.
And could I get speech with him?
I've been reading about him in the pa
pers this year back, and [ want to put
Katie in his charge and have him keep
an eye on her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
oUAKER REFLECTIoNs.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record
Even the X-rays wouldn't disclose
a Woman's hidden intentions
Many a man saddles himself with
wife and then hopes that the girth
will break.
ICES that facts are stubborn things
They hamper one so.
When a lunatic admits that he is
crazy he is really more sane than q lot
of people who are at large
Nell-''They say that bogus Count
is n marked man. Belle-.Well- I
dare say he's marked down. at any
rate"
scribbIer-'I wonder what has be-
come of the dime novel?'' Scrawler--
Nothing, except that it now sells for
$3.50" 49,.
"A man may perhaps become ia
nous overnight says the Manayunk
Philosopher. but he generally wakes
Up in the morning"
Tommy-"Pop, what is a reversal of
form % Tommy's pop--'Ask your
mother, my son. She knows more
about corsets than I do"
Beauty is only skin Deep quoted
the Wise Guy. Yes" agreed the Sim
pie Mug, land it makes us feel like
turning a lot of people inside out"
The average hostess has more regard
for the man who breaks the Ten Com
mandments than for the clumsy fellow
who knocks over the bric-a-brac.
Ten Years From Now-Visitor-
Does the baby walk yet?" Fond
Mother-''Walk? Gracious, no. We
have an automobile and an airship."
He says he comes of fighting stock;
I know of course he ought.
His parents lived in our block,
And / recall-nOr would T knock
Like cats and dogs they fought.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07

When I was out among the hills Of
northern India" said the major, Il had
an experience that 1 wonder didn't turn
my hair gray. 1 was camped alone on
the side of d stream and had occasion
to go for some water to boil my beans
in. The first thing I knew I stepped
right into a quicksand. I knew what
was up at once. and felt that I was lost,
and I am willing to admit that I was
frightened.
I'm fact that is how came to escape.
As stood there with that horrible sand
dragging. dragging at me like some
lixving monster, I turned colder and
colder. Do what I could my teeth
would keep on chattering, though
knew that every vibration Of my jaw
was shaking me farther down into that
ready-made grave. And I grew colder
and colder. Suddenly I noticed that /
had stopped sinking
Struck bottom, eh?" inquired lis
tener.
Certainly not! I had grown so cold
from horror-fear q may as well admit
it, that I had actually frozen the wa
ter in the quicksand-frozen the whole
business. sir. It'd Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
WON'T coalR our EVEN.
City Clerks Report shows That There
Isn't Cash Enough.

There is no likelihood whatever that
the city viii come out even at the END
of the fiscal year on March 81 The
changes are that the city viii be IN
the hole all the way from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The city treasurer in his report last
night showed that he had on hand
$780, 600 in the general revenue and
the expenses for the next two months
But this $4,000 does not belong en-
drely to the months of February and
March; it is tax belonging and a part
of the whole of the year 1905 and
should be applied to the running ex-
penses of the city for the entire year.
Following the custom which has
been prevalent in the city's financial
system for a number of years past, the
tax receipts which have come into the
city during December and the latter
part of NOvem Der as well as January
have been applied upon the running
expenses for the months of November
and December, though in reality this
tax does not become available until
the beginning of the year.
The receipts oyer disbursements for
December, 1904, by the city clerks
report showed a total credit of ST.
320.91- This is to be accounted for by
the fact that a great amount of taxes
are received and also the fact that the
expenditures of the city are usually
lower during the months of December
and January than the remainder of
the year. Following is the clerks re-
port:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.

More good things can be made from
TaylorS Perfection flour, and made
properly than from any other flour on
the market. Most all grocers handle
this brand and you can get it from an
of them if you insist.
DR.. Berry. speciality catarrh of nose
throat, stomach and intestines, 1925
Kansas avenue.
A marriage license was issued today
to Roland B. Nelson and Elsie Graves
both of Topeka.
There should be a flag hung over the
Auditorium While the Midwinter expo
sition is going on.
There is nothing soggy in bread from
Taylor's Perfection flour as this flour
contains the best of wheat, and is made
by the most improved methods. If your
bakings have been bad try "Perfec-
ton"
1t makes no difference what it is,
whether the bread, cake, pie or pas
try of any kind best results can be
secured by the use of Taylor's Per
lection" flour.
Three plain drunks were fined at
the police court this morning. But
miracle of miracles Charley Boyer
was released-Scott free!-on that
charge. ''Why did you do it?' was
asked of Judge Hamilton He re-
piled obviously. I'm going to try that
method once.''
Aside from the elegant finish that
linen gets at the Commonwealth Hand
laundry, it will wear more than twice
as long, and this is due to the superior
manner in which it is Numbered.
E. H. Crosby is still confined to his
home with the grip, and the Shaw
nee county grand jury, OF which he
is foreman, Consequently did not meet
today. Mr.. Crosby is better today.
The success of man depends
largely on his appearance. Why not
send those old suits in the closet to
Chivers?
H. L. Keele is sick with pneumonia
If those old suits were sent to
Chivers you wouldn't know them
when they came home. If you have
one, and you surely have, try it once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-07
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.

TFrom the New YORK Press.
There is no excitement in doing the
things you are allowed to do.
girl doesn't have to have faith in
a man to trust him; she has only to
like him.
A woman is mighty patient the way
she can wait for her son to become a
great man.
It seems very reckless to a woman
to invest money in bonds when clothes
could be bought with it.
a wife has a great deal of faith in
herself to think her husband can't be
interested in any other woman.