Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-11

THE movies" are showing Governor
Craig, in overalls, at work on the
roads of Buncombe county November
9Th. The Governor looks like he is
putting in some hard ticks.
Colonel Roosevelt is being welcomed
with open arms by the dignitaries
down in South America. The natives
take notice wherever he goes, and the
newspapers. too,
The early Christmas shopper has the
advantage of picking from the choicest
selections for the holiday trade. Con-
suit our Christmas edition for bargains
and call upon your merchant in time
to avoid the rush.
The good roads advocates of Hen
! derson county will find satisfaction in
the report of the good roads commit
tee to the Greater Hendersonville
club to the effect that work will be-
gin DIT oil Sd1Ay dIG
In commenting on a Hustler-Dem-
ocrat headline: Certainly Hogs Pay
the Jackson County Journal wisely
remarks: mot if they can help it."
While Editor Tompkins is theoretical
L. true we don't pay much attention
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For the benefit of the Waynesville
Courier and the Western Carolina
Democrat: Cartoogechaye is a creek,
community and postoffice in Macon
county and is pronounced Car-too-ga-
jay with accent on the last syllable
Jackson County Journal
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Down at Farmville, in. Pitt county,
the other day a farmer received $9OO.65
for a two-horse wagon load Of tobacco
weighing 1900 pounds. Evidently that
farmer grew a fine grade Of the weed
and knew how to dispose Of it. to adj
vantage. 1t surely pays to raise TO-
bacco in Pitt.
When the use of tobacco becomes a
crime the, cigarette fiend will be up
against it" in more ways than OEe-l
And the tendency of the times indi-
Gates the approach of such d cCEdi~
ton. Coffin tacks is an appropriate
name for the cigarette, which wrecks
thousands of lives e year
President Wilson and Secretary !
Bryan advocate universal peace; Sec
rotary Laniels wants some more bat
tie ships How this difference is to be
recOnciled. We are unable to venture
a guess Anyway, Let US have the
battle ships
President Wilson still has his head
straight regarding the Mexican sis
uation- and other things And the
world powers appear to be IN accord
With hiuL- The country wants peace. ii !
il is not ~~ignominious peace" |!
This country needs more FARMERS ,
like William Black Of ~MeckIRmburg |
who owns a mule that is thirty
eight years old and that a never eat
anything but home grown feed. Ii
all the farmers of HENDERSON county
could boast that record this land
would be MUCH more gloRiGus slad the
halt million dollar leak wCGlf be great |
" reduced
1t W0aId be we'll OF Henderson
farmers TO emulateGtAeA example
o& the North Carolina farmer Who last
spring bought two Berkshire Pegs and
from one of them has raised eleven
pigs and sold them for 50 each and
refused $50 for the mottsr.
The special session of @oHgress has
row become the regular Que, and that
without the mileage graft which must
be said to the credit OF the members.
Their action will save the Government
thousands upon thousands OF dollars.
There is no discounting the fact that
this is a working administration and
We will all have to hand ii" to Presi-
dent Wilson on being a man of action.
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We trust that the reported sale OF
the Jackson County Fair property at,
| sylvia to summer school promoters
! does not mean that Jackson will not
have a fair next year: This would be,
a sad blow to Jackson farmers
Western Carolina Democrat. No sir.
rot so that o could notice it. We.
don't do business that way in Jack
son county. We progress all the