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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-08-15

slice; dust with salt and pepper; but
ter to taste. This is delicious.
Canned beets. Boil small beets
thirty minutes; carefully remove
skins, pack at once into jars. Fill
with cold water, no salt. Boil in jars
one hour.
Picked beets. Select half grown
beets; boil in slightly sailed water
until tender; remove skins without
putting into cold water, so as to
retain color. For each quart Of VIM
egar use one pint, sugar, one table
spoon mixed spices. Bring to boil,
and pour over beets packed in jars as
close as possible; then seal. OF
course wide mouth jars must be
nsed so as not to cut the beets.
Beet and cabbage relish. Two
quarts each of cooked and finely chop
ped beets and cabbage. Add four
cups sugar, two scant tablespoons of
salt. one tablespoon of black pepper,
one-haf teaspoon of cayenne, a cup
full of grated horse radish and enough
cold vinegar to cover. Pack in glass
Jars, cover, and keep in cool place.
Summer squash. This is best
when the outside is beginning to turn
yellow. Cut into small pieces and
slice very thin. Put into baking dish
in layers with salt, pepper, butter and
a few drops of onion juice. Put in
some milk and top dressing of bread
crumbs. Bake steadily in as hot an
oven as possible without burning the
edges. Even if very young, it must
bake at least an hour.
Squash boiled. Gut into pieces and
remove seeds, then wash. Boil until
tender; drain and mash; add salt,
pepper and butter. Put on stove and
cook until moisture has cooked away.
Canned squash. Cook until tender,
then mash as for table use. Fill Jars
full and boil one hour, as for other
things.
Canned string beans. String and
break into small pieces, or leave whole
if to be used for salad. Put into ket-
tie with plenty of boiling water; boil
two hours. Roll jars in hot water and
pack with beans as close as posi- BILE.
Fill with the water from the same
kettle. Finish by cooking in the
oven or in the boiler two hours more.
The one who furnished these direc-
tions says she never loses a can. One
woman salts hers, and another uses a
tablespoon of vinegar to each can,
with equally good success. The Sc
cret lies in long cooking. clean Jars
and caps.
Scarlet runner beans. These are
highly priced as a vegetable in Eng
land. They do not require so much
time to cook as other beans. Pick
pods while young; string and break
into small pieces. Cook till tender.
Season with salt and butter.
1t is not generally understood that
fruit and vegetables can be cooked in
the oven as we'll as in the boiler
Sometimes it is an advantage in the
saving of fuel as when the top of the
stove is being used for other pur-
roses. All that is necessary is to get
the cans filed properly, then take a
large dripper or other pan, put in
some water the same temperature as
the filed cans. Set in the cans, and
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21
HendersOnville the City of Life.

1t has been said "All that a man
hath will he give for his life"
This may not be true as to all men,
but it is true with human beings; from
a human stand point nothing is so
precious as life. Therefore, if some
thing can be discovered by which
health can be promoted and life pro-
longed the discovery will be greater
tina nthe discovery Of the diamond
fields of Africa, the discovery of gol-
den California or the discovery of the
Klondike, as health and life are more
t o be sought than territory or gold.
Three things are indispensable to
health, and health is indispensable to
longevity of life. When three things
combine man can promise himself pro
longation of life. One is pure food;
one is pure air and one is pure water;
A nan may carry with him pure
food. He may transport pure water.
but he must carry himself to pure air.
In Western North Carolina can be
found an abundance of pure air and
pure water, but if one is in search Of
the purest air and the purest water he
should investigate the natural condl-
tions in the Hendersonville plateau
here he will find the "Wanteska." This
word translated from. the language Of
the Cherokee Indians into English
means "THE fiat place on the noun
tain top" This wantesha or plateau
embraces a territory Of about $50
square miles. 1t is surrounded on the
southeast, east, northeast, north,
northeast, north, northwest, west and
southwest by a complete Parapeted
Rampant of the mountains, shaping it
self something like the new moo
These mountains rise peak above peak
until the vision is lost in the distance.
On the south of this plateau and near
Hendersonville, at a point known as
Butt Mountain Gap, (the highest point
ON the railroad from Cincinnati to
Charleston,) there is a break, drop or
loss of the Blue Ridge Mountains. At
this point there is a sudden and in
some places almost a precipitious de-
Clivity into what is known as the Green
River canon, known by some as the
| Narrows. From the top of this de-
clivity to the bottom is a fall of some
thing like one thousand to twelve hun
dred feet. At the lower end of this
canon the altitude is practically the
same a sthe general altitude of the
nearby pefdmonts. The temperature
OF the aid at this point ranges from 10
degrees to 20 degrees warmer than the
temperature on top of the Ridge at
Flat Rock and Hendersonville. On the
southern slope ofsthe Blue Ridge as II
falls into the canon there are innum-
cradle deep ravines and water courses
This in a general way is a descrip-
ton Of the topography Of this wonder
fully picturesque and interesting local
ity. These physical conditions have
the effect of producing a wonderful in
fuence upon the air in this plateau,
a most salubrious influence, and one
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21
IMPORTANT ARE FACTS CONCERNING
HENDERSON CO.'S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Educational Conditions Improving but
Attendance Not i'm Keeping With
Census-Value of Property Annual
Expenditure Nearly DOubIed-Tru-
ant Officers on the Job.
The beginning of another school
year in Henderson county suggests the
fact that the county is keeping pace
with the general progress of the coun-
try and state, if indeed it is not a lit
tie in advance. Prof. w. S. Shitle,
county superintendent of public in
struction, is thoroughly awake to the
necessities of the present day and it is
eXerting himself to bring the schools
up to the standard of efficiency which
up-to-date education demands.
According to the superintendent the
various rural schools were opened for
the session on the first and second
Mondays of the present month and are
now in full operation. There are now
So schools, SO white and 8 colored in
the county with an enrolment in the
rural districts of 3,O40 and an average
daily attendance of 1,772. The total
school census of the county being 5,S81.
On it's face this is a very poor show
ing as to attendance, but according to
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21

Prof. Shitle, the greatest difficulty is
e. perienced in some of the districts in
compelling enrolment and attendance.
There are eight attendance officers
now in the field and they are doing
work an dthe superintendent expects
that as the session progresses the re-
suit of the efforts of these officers
will fully justify expectations. There
are employed in the county "a teachers
Of whom 80 per cent are women The
annual expenditures for schools in the
county is $4,000 against $4,000 four
years ago. The value of the school
property nov is $685. z against $50. $40
four year sage at which time the
school census showed $4,000 less than
at present.
The county is now building four new
school houses each year and the struc-
lures are larger and more up-to-date
than those previously built. New
desks, seats and other furnishings are
at present being installed in the
schools at Flicker, Union Hill, Piney
Grove, Smoakly Hollow and Cedar
Springs. Prof. Shitle says that the
condition Of the schools are all that
he could expect at the present time.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21

J which the student Of physics and ma
tural philosophy can easily under
stand and readily accept.
What We want is pure air and pure
water. Neither can be produced or
maintained without motion. If water
stands still it dies; if air stands still,
it dies. If water owe rapidly it pur-
if1es. If air moves rapidly it invigor-
stes. These natural conditions cause
the air to flow rapidly and the inhabti-
ants to live in a breeze. The same
conditions AUS the water to flow rap
idly and the inhabitants to drink pure
water.
1t is impossible for man to construct
a pure air factory and it is expensive
fol him to construct a pure water fac
tory. Nature has provided both for
Hendersonville. Gravity forces the
ter to flow rapidly into and through
this Canon, and justifies the claim of
the inhabitants that many springs in
and around Hendersonville are as pure
as the Poland Springs in Maine. They
car be no purer.
The warm air from the piedmonts
and from this canon, through these
ravines, being lighter, seeks to rise,
while the cold aid on the pleateau from
the mountains being heavier, seeks to
drop, therefore, due to the adverse
temperature of the two localities, there
is a never-ceasing warfare, the hot air
fighting to come up and the cold air
fighting to do down. Natural philos-
Cphy teaches us that you must have
two currents, one. colder and the other
warmer, to produce wind. Hence the
never-ceasing breeZes. This same law
teaches us that you must have two
currents, one warmer and the other
colder to produce rain. Hence our
frequent showers, and hence the most
salubrious effect and result. We have
comparatively no fog. Why? Fog
must come from evaporation and hui
Nudity. If you have something that
will drive away the fog and condense
the humid atmosphere you must have
a fogless, dry climate. This Hender-
sonville claims and this Henderson
Vile can prove.
Recurring to the original proposition
that pure water and pure air promote
health and continue life, and applying
the oft-quoted declaration that Gail
that a man hath will he give for his
life "1Hendersonville has to offer
what no other town in the Appalachian
region can offer,-that is pure water
and pure air,-hence better health and
longer lives.
If we have described the physical
conditions of this plateau, we have to
the student of natural philosophy prov
en- what we claim, n that is, if life
is more precious than gold, we have an
/ in nYhQnCtih10. MINI nf hnoIkh 1fxySao
properties, more valuable and more
to be sought than the riches of the
west, the gold of the Klondike, or the
diamonds of Africa.
The facts given above are claimed
to be truths, and to test their reliabili-
ty Hendersonville challenges investi-
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21
SECRETTRY DANIEL
ALREADY DONE MUCH.
(Tampa (Fla.l Tribune.l

~"Josephus Daniels was hailed by the
Republican press, when he was ap-
pointed Secretary of the Navy, as a
rank amateur in affairs of state. 1t
was predicted that, having done moth
ing and known nothing all his life
outside a newspaper Office, he would
fall down m~iserably in attempting to
conduct the large affairs Of the United
States Navy.
"Mr. Daniels has been in Office only
a few months and yet he has a heal
ing list of reforms to his credit.
Among the things brought about by
Secretary Daniels, an exchange men
tions the following:
Cleared ship of port" and "star-
board;"
Imposer aquatics on a squad of our
most accomplished swivel chair Off
GERS:
Plucked Cap'n Potts to the extent
Ct about ten yards of additional gold
braid;
Went up in an acceptance;
Went down in a copper mine;
Ditto, a submarine;
Did a near-Brodie off a burning
bridge; .
Denounced, the red flag and became
the envied center of anarchist at
tack;
Confined appointments in the pay
masters corps to enlisted men, and
even declared his intention of seeing
that the navy ceases making the
promise to the eye in the Autograph
and breaking it to the hope when the
papers are signed;
In addition and in general, took hold
of his work as an executive rather
than a fgurehead, as an enunciator
rather than a parrot to the heads of
bureaus.
The fact is, a man who has succeed
ed in making and running a good
daily newspaper, is usually capable of
handling almost any job. Josephus
Daniels is applying to the Navy De-
rartment the same principles by which
ne made his paper a power in his
State-emciency. honesty, industry and
the square deal to all.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21

WeNoCa Butter, a Western North
Carolina product, is GOOD Butter.
Made by Blue Ridge Creamery.
Sold by ALI Grocers who know
what's what.
DR.. Wallace wishes all parties
needing teeth filled and other te-
dious dental work to make their
appointments several days ahead
so as to get the work done propt-
Iy when they call.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21

cation by the greatest experts and
most humbly petitions the govern
nent of the United States, always in
terested in the greatest god to its peo-
pie to investigate these conditions
and report as to whether or not our
claims are we'll founded. If we are
mistaken we ought to be made wise.
Ii we are not mistaken the people
ought to be given the benefit of this
knowledge.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21
weNoca Butter is the BEST.

We have them, nice flesh and
clean groceries, fruits vegetables
and produce of all kinds. Dry
goods, motions and shoes. We
underbuy, we uDdersell. If you
want prompt service, good goods,
and the lowest prices, see us.
Phone 1. S. j. Harris 9th Ave. w.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Central Presbyterian Is
Selected By President

President Wilson and his Idmily VIII
attend divine services at the Ccntral
Presbyterian Church, of which Rev
James Fl. Taylor is pastor. This deci.
sion Is attended with the proy.so mat
another change will he made Il. az any
time. the reported attendance of the
Executive and his family at the chnrch
should in any way interfere with Inc
church service.
The announcement OF he president
plans leaked out through private let
ter to a Baltimore friend ny member
of the Presidents household. The Rev.
Mr.. Taylor whcE asked bout the mat
ter declared that he did not wish to
make any statement as 10 the Presi-
dents plans.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Board Of Trade Wants
Model Marriage Laws

An attempt 70 frame model marriage
laws will be ,ne "f s2vera. features If
the meeting Of the Board Of Trade. at
the " lizard ro:rIynt. the health COM
rail- tee will make 4 si.r''::' TT adv
eating the adoption Of a law providing
for physicians certificates from both
parties of the marriage contract l.efore
the marriage license can be issued.
A lecture by John Barrett on MAX
ng Washington a World-Capitar' will
be another feature of the meeting. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Barrett has
some novel ideas which he will present
to the members of the trade board.
1t Is understood the health commit
tee will also endeavor TO have the board
indorse its attempt to secure another
performance of Damaged Goods" in
this city. Extension of the powers OF
the District health officers will also
be advocated
Reports from committees on transpor-
tation, membership, rivers and harbors
and history will be received and acted
uO0n.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09

SIP Mems and Young
Mems 3-piece Suits; neat
patterns. Sale price. 80.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
LORD MAYORS, PAST
AND FUTURE, IN CITY
Sir William TreIoar and Sir
William H. Dunn Call on
President Wilson.

Sir William Treloar, baronet, lord
mayor of Lonoon in 1907. accompanied
by Sir William ii. Dunn, who viii be
lord mayor some day, called at the
White House this morning to pay his
respects, but owing to the Cabinet
meeting tlIey were forced to return this
afternoon to see President Wilson
They will return for the White House
garden party
They visited the Capitol today, called
on Vice President Marshall and the
Speaker. saw the Senate and House
chambers. They are making n flying
trip and expect to return to England
on the same boat as William H. Page,
the new ambassador to England.
I'm a has been.''' Sir William Tre-
loar cheerfully confessed, but as one
of my American friends once said to
me, that is better than being never
yaser.' Now my friend Dunn, here,
he added. is a never waser,' but he'll
soon be an User.
Asked IL the circles in which the lord
mayor moves at home are being cor
rupted by such slang. Sir William ad-
mitted that his speech might have been
newspaper men since coming to this
country to attend the peace centennial.
Sir William spoke of some of the big
events transpiring during his admins
tration of the lord mayors office. II
fell to his lot to entertain the Kings and
Queens of Norway and Denmark when
they visited the British capital. He
visited Emperor William at the German
capital on a diplomatic mission. The
greatest achievement of his admfnistra-
ton, he said, was the entertainment
given the six colonial premiers of Great
Britain, who met for the first time dur
ing his term of office and received from
him as lord mayor the gold box giving
them the liberty of the city of London.
On this occasion General Botha, the
Boer general, had his first meeting with
Lord Roberts and Jamison, who had
been fighting him a few years before.
The visiting Englishmen expect to re-
turn to New York tonight.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Philadelphia to Send
Out Report on Vice

PHILADELPHIA. May 9.-That the
public may know tae system Of vice
which grips Philadelphia. 1000 comics
of the recent report of the vice CON-
mission will be printed and circulated.
This announcement was made by Fran
els 4. Lewis, lay delegate to the dio-
cesan convention Of the Protesta-
Episcopal Church.
The convention also adopted a reso-
lution Offering to cooperate with the
city authorities In all efforts to stamp
out commercialized vice here
The convention increased the salary
of Suffrasan Bishop Garland fror,
5000 to $6,jOo.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Tales Told Out of School.

Some wierd stories of high winds In
Alaska were told to the Senate Terri
tories Committee today py Richard
Ryan. interested in the Controller bay
outlet and a witness against the pro-
posed Government railroad in the Terri
tory. He said that the report Of condi-
tions on Controller bay was incomplete
and that several members of the party
didn't even see the place. Clifford Pin
chot. he declared. fell into a river and
former Secretary of the Interior Fisher
was afraid of the high winds and didE',
venture near II. I'm the Copper river
section" Ryan said. winds frequently
attain a velocity of from 100 to 80 miles
an hour"
The Washington times., 1913-05-09

Among those who paid their respects
to the President at the Executive Of
fees today was former United states
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew Of New
York. This doesn't look like the old
times" said the New Yorker, but we
have only loaned the White House to
the Democrats. The Republicans viii
be back in power when the next gen.
eral election rolls around"
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Gets Back At Colonel Harvey.

Vice President Marshall came back at
Gel. George Harvey today for the man.
uer IL xatoh the colonel. in a speech
la>. nigt>, ~'aleSsd sarcasm at his ex-
pense. and euy accused him OF
will produce a pulls Wetsrance of mine
advocating the curta.>-Dsnt of the ac-
cumulation or distribution of honest
wealth except by fair inheritance tax
/ will go to Wall Street and personally
apologize said the Vice President.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Will Change Indian Bill.

The Senate Committee on Indian AZ
fairs held another meeting today, and
resumed consideration Of the Indian ap-
preparation bill The committee is 60
ing through the bill carefully, and will
change il materially from the measure
which passed the Senate last session.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Fight Over Davies.

While Republican Senators on the
Commerce Committee have Eot opposed
the making of favorable report on
the nomination of Joseph E. Davies for
Commissioner OF Corporations. Trey
will insist that he resign from the sec
retaryship of the national committee.
When the nomination comes up in
executive session. IL Is expected that
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Wants Finance Hearings.

Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania will
offer a motion this afternoon. when the
tariff bill is sent from the House to he
Senate, to require the Finance Com
Inittee to have hearings. A roll call
will be had On II, and Senator Penrose
is hopeful of getting 1t passed. In any
event. the vote will be close. Senator
Simmons, chairman of the Finance
Committee. has announced there will
be no hearings.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Admitted to High Court.

On motion of William Henry Dennis,
vice chairman of the examining COM
mittee of the Bar Association. John *.
r. Aitken. Paul Wright BENJAMIN A.
Mathers. Horatio F. Minter. and Henry
o. Wackerbarth were admitted to the
bar of the District Supreme Court, IN
general term today.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Money for Jersey Rivers.

Congressman Scully of New Jersey to-
day introduced a bill providing appro-
priations respectively of $2g5Ooo and
s7s4, 900 for Improvement Of the Shrews-
bury and Raritan rivers, in New Jer-
sey.
The Washington times., 1913-05-09
Legislative News Up
To the Last Minute

his resignation will be insisted on.
Many Of the Republicans hold that 4
man as closely identified with political
campaign MANAGEMENT as Mr.. Davics
should not be in a position to holu n
club over the corporations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-23
Wrong John Wells Cup
of Joy Turned to Gall

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 23.-Because
there are two John Wells at the Parch-
man convict farm, one of them yester-
day placed cup of joy to his lips,
only to realize that its contents had
turned to gall.
The settings of the comedy-tragedy
reminded one of "The Wrong Mr..
Wright" 1t happened thusly:
John Wells, colored, was serving a
term of five years from Neshoba coun-
ty for manslaghter. He was convicted
in November, 1910, and it was repre-
sented to the governor that he was
about half-witted. On Jan. 16, the gov.
ernor signed pardon for Wells.
1t so happened that away back yon
der in the yesteryears, John Wells
colored, killed a man in Warren coun
tp, and was sent up for life, upon be
ing convicted of the crime.
The two John Wells were working
side by side every day at the same
camp. Both had applied for pardons
both expected them.
When the pardon for John Wells was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-23
LOCAL OWLS ORGANIZE
AND ELECT OFFICERS

A local nest of Owls was formally
organized Wednesday night at the
Woodmen's Hall, when the following
officers were elected: James E. HUI
lett, past president; A. E. HARRISON,
president; T. ]. Nixon, vice-president;
]. M. Leaverson, invocator; Eugene
George, secretary; ]. c. Smiley, treas
urer; w. A. Grantham, warden; Ray A.
Farley, sentinel; w. ]. Force, picket;
DR.. S. s. Turner, lodge doctor.
There were 300 paid up members
at the meeting and 235 more whose
applications have been received. The
lodge voted that Thompson G. Thomp-
son spend one more week here, and 1t
is intended to meet again Wednesday
night. Jan. 20, at 1880 o'clock, when an
other meeting will be held.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-23
TAX COLLECTORS
OFFICE open
At night
CITY COM MIssIoNERs ANNOUNCE
PLAN FOR CONVENIENCE
OF WORKING MEN.

In order to accommodate those
whose work keeps them busy all day
in shops and industrial plants, the
city commission has arranged to keep
the city tax collectors office open
until o'clock at night, beginning
Monday, Jan. 27.
The commission hopes that this plan
will not be the means of causing bus
mess men of the city who have com
mand of their own time, to wait until
night to settle their taxes, The ex-
ira hours are to be put on for the
convenience of the working man who
doesn't have time during the day to
visit the city hall to pay taxes.