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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06
ChapIe & Stat0n.

One half Interest III The Harness
business conducted by Ghaple & Stepp
a been purchased by Mr.. u. G. Sta
ton of this city. Mr.. J. f oStepp has
sold his interest in the harness bust
S and the name of the new eoncern
vii be Known as Chabfe &lStaton,
This business was started by G.. F.
Chaple s~evefaFE years ago and has
harness establishment. The machin-
cry in this place is u by electric
power and the patronage is growing
fast.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06

Another group of counties which
will have no new judge or solicitor is
the arrangement for the third district
o be composed of the counties of Beau
fort, Martin, Edgecombe and Wilson.
Another new Judge is to come from,
the first district, with Elizabeth City
as the chief point. By taking Beau
fort out of the first it gives the new
district a Judge.
It will thus be seen that according
to the prepared arrangement, Eliza
beth City or EatesVille will get a judge.
Wilmington, Greensboro and Charlotte,
2 from the East anditwo from the West.
1t is not known yet certain when all
new solicitorships will fall while it is
practically settled when the new
Judges will come from
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06
E, RATIFYING THE AMENDMENT.
States RapidIY Falling in Line on ]
rect Election Proposition.
Ivy

Washington, D. c., (Special.)-Rati-
fCationlef the. proposed amendment to
the constitution for the direct election
CT senators is. proceeding at such a
rapid rate that it is now believed the
amendment will be adopted before the
legislatures Nnow in session have adj
journed. North Carolina was among
the first to ratify the amendment.
T~wepty-three state legislatures have
already ratified the direct election
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by three
fourths of the State, or t~hirty-six, is
necessary. The amendment has been
ratified by one house of twelve legisla-
lures additional to the twenty-three.
If the legislatures which have passed
the amendment through n house pro-
coed to complete ratification this will
make the number that have ratified the
measure thirty-fve, or within one.o of
the total necessary to make direct cleo
ton of senators a part of the constitu-
ton. Moreover, forty-two legislatures
are in session this winter and spring
Out of this. number. the probabilities
are, in the opinion of friends og the
amendment who have been keeping
close wiatchaof it, tratzthirty-six will
Eindorse it.
1t is expected the amendment to the
constitution will be amended so that
the. election in 1914 to elect a senator
to succeed Senator Lee S. Overman
will be held under its provision. A
few rumors are already coming to
Washington in regard to candidates
who aspire to Senator Dverman's seat.
Among them are former Governor Rob
ert Glenn and E. j. Justice, of Green's
boro. Mr.. Glenn when in Washington
a short time ago refused to commit
himself on the subject. He said he
had not told anytime whether he would
run or not. Mr.. Justice, it is believed,
will run against Senator Overman.
Probably before the end of the sixty
third Congress Senator Overman will
be chairman of either the judiciary or
appropriations, committee. is sure to be
chairman of the fnances Committee.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06

lTentatffe Arrangement Which ProVOk-
sd4Considerable1D iseussiGn-a and May
be Changed.
tNews and Observer Feb%27.)
k&It is generally reported ithatathe joint
Subcommittee On courts and judicial
districts yesterday agreed onGthe a r
Erangement of1ltheadistricts and the
| schedule of court for the new twenty
districts.
The report, it is said, will be made
to the full committee Friday afternoon.
While there is nothing absolutely
authentic in the reports, none of the
kIaembeEs Of the sub-committee con-
Ehrming,itsiYet the arrangements seems
Atisfas toH to a great many interested
The chief complaint heard, seems to
| be over the new eighteenth districts,
whichaft is said ismto.be conferred OF
1.-the countiesA of R~htherfordY Mcdowell.
Yancey, Polk. Henderson and Transyl-
k~Kania. 8
1t is complained that it will guaran-
tee a Republican solicitor after Solici-
Ftor Johnson'slterm expires. i
Another new Judge district is what
is tozbe the seventeenth district. to be
composed OF MecklenbuEg, with thir-
ty-twoT weeks court, and CASTOR with
seden9weeks This gives agjudge to
Charlotte. CASTOR nov having the So
lcitor.
Another of the new judges, accord
ing to the understand agreement on the
sFTangement, will1be9 given toPGreens-
boro, by the change from hte former
arrangement of Guilford and Forsyth
to fthe@latest division of what~fs to be
the eleventh district. This is to be
| the counties of =GuilfoFd, >25~weeks
Randolph 81 weeks Stokes, z weeks
kSolicitor Hammer Dives in Randolph
1 and this gives the judge to~Stokes Oh
Guilford. !.
The Wilmington district is to be
gip4h both h;judgg ahdlsolfcitorfby tao
arrangement of the district to be com
posed of the counties of New Hanover
Fender, brunswick and Columbus.
The second district, over which
itthere has beenmueh contention,-is not
to have either a new Judge or solicitor
since it is to be composed of the cOup-
ties of Pitt. Craven, Pamlico, Carteret
Jones and OnslOw.
Another district that caused much
trouble was Solicitor Porter Graves
bdistrict. This is left practically in
ftact, exceptitis made more democratic
by taking Stokes out of it. AS arrang-
| ed. it will be composed Of Forsyth
| Surry, Rockingham, Caswell. Ashe and
Allegheny.
The 18th district is to be composed
of Buncombe, with 80 weeks of court.
and Madison with s weeks. This in
sures both Judge and solicitor for
AsheVille. u ~ E So. ze.
1t is understood that Rowan is to
be kept tied to the ditsrict withIredell
BY taxing Solicitor Hammer sout OF
this district, 1t viii give a new solicitor
to the group. of counties.
Wake and Franklin will be a district
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06
Tariff RiIIs Will be Ready.


washington. Feb. 24.-The extra ses-
sion of congress which President7elect
Wilson today announced would be
called to. meet April !, will find a num-
beE OF tariff bills ready for Msimmedf-
ate consideration and other general
policies mapped out for the new admin
lstration. The date received general
approval in congress.
The4letteFg from Democratic Leader
UuaerN9od, supon which Mr.. WILSON
based his decision to Fconysne theses
sion April I, was sent after members OF
the ways and mean committee had
iagreed that. it would be possiblet to per
feet several ofE3he tariffs bills by that
time. Members of the committee today
predicted thatythese measures would
coffsUme less than a month III passing
the house and that there would be, no
marked divisions of opinion int CONF
mittee over the preparation of any OF
the bills. -
The caucus of Democratic house
members, March 5, is expected to con-
firm, to serve again, all hofd-oyer Dem
ocrats now on the ways n means
committee and to fill Democratic va
cancfes caused by retirement of Sena-
tcr-elect James and Representatives
Randall, of Texas, and Brantley, OF
Georgia. The work thus far done by
the committee will be reviewed by the
new committee and the bills prepared
in detail for submission to a full DEM
ocratic caucus Immediately after con-
gress is convened.
An income tax bill.is being prepared
by Representative Hulk of Tennessee,
and probably will be one Of the early
measures fntrodueed In the house
Currency Legislation.
Whether Currency legislation will be
taken up remains a question upon
which members of both houses are in
doubt. but it is believed that President
elect Wilson and the Democratic man
ayers sit
be known at the outset they want the
currency problem taken up as soon as
it is possible to agree upon q system
of currency reform. If the committees.
that will work on the subject can per-.
feet the new legislation before the 5ex-l
ira session finishes with the tariff, it
is expected it will be taken up at once.
Impetus was given. to the senate re-
organiation1ight today, by the fixing of
the opening date for the session, Sen
ate Democrats prominent in the reor-
g%anization movement, now are can
vassing the situation with a view to
calling a caucus within short time
to bring matters TO q. climax. -
The plan now outlined, to which it
is claimed pledges of support have been
obtained from more than a majority
templates the selection of Senator
Kern, of Indiana, asapermanentaehair-
man Of the caucus; the distribution of
important committee places equitably
among Democrats leaving the older
senator's in contro1 of the chairman
ships to which seniority would entitle
them and a change of the conference
committee" methods, $50 that the lead
ing members of committees shall not
dominate the smalT conference COM
mittees that acknowledgements between
the two houses.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06

1t is understood that Rowan is to
be kept tied to the ditsrict withIredell.
BY taxing Solicitor Hammer out of
this district, 1t viii give a new solicitor
to the group of countless
Wake and Franklin will be a district
to themselves, now having a judge and
solicitor
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-06
NV JUD76TlE~b isRRlcrs.

Tentatff9 Arrangement Which ProVok-
ed Observation-Disclosures May
be Changed. ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
companIonshIp In solitude.

Solitude tries a man in way so
eiety does not, it throws him upon his
own resources, and If these resources
be meager. If the ground he occupies
in and of himself be poor and narrow
he will have a sorry time Of it. Hence
We readily attribute some extra vir-
tues to those persons who voluntarily
embrace solitude, who live alone in
the country or In the woods, or In
the mountains and find It sweet. We
know they cannot live without con-
verse, without society of some sort,
and we credit them with the power OF
invoking 1t from themselves or else
of finding more companionship with
dumb things than with ordinary NOR
tals.-John Burroughs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
Keep Bath Water Hot.

The usual objection to hot baths Is
that the bather takes cold unless he
goes straight to bed as soon as he
has dried himself. Otherwise, so they
say, he goes on perspiring and takes
chill. Now this is due not to hav-
ing had hot bath, but because the
water was not hot enough when the
bather got out of 1t. Hot water has
the same effect as cold in bracing up
the sweat pores and preventing them
from continuing to pour out unneces-
sary perspiration. Lukewarm water,
on the other hand, leaves the skin lax
and moist, and it Is then that people
are liable to chills. The best tempera-
ture at which to take hot bath Is 100
degrees Fahrenheit. or just below
that. II more water is added after
ward it should be hot. not cold, so as
to maintain the temperature at the
same level. With the aid of these
precautions 1t will be found that dry
ing is simple process. and the skin
is left in a delightful state without
any undue perspiration to follow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
Dread Of an Operation.

N. Manc1e Ind Mrs. Eva
Bashore, Of his placs, sass: II suf-
fe I'd fem ! missy ot every de-
scription. Two doc,ocs attended, me,
and advised an operation | lost
weight until ] weighed crly ninety
pounds. dreaded an operation, and
instead began t. take CArdui. In y
short time gained rs pounds. and
feel as Veil as / ever did. Csrdui. |
am sure saved my life" Cardui Is
to day used in thousands of homes,
where it relieves pain and brings
back strength and ambition. 1t is
woman's medicine, for woman's all
ments. and you are urged to try it
for your troubles. Ask your drug
gist He will tell you about Cardui.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
CURIOUS CUSTOMS OF INDIA
Dancing Girls Married to Idols Rep
resentino Gods, lie One Of
the Oddities.

Parrots are taught in India to spend
large portion Of their time In re-
peating the names of gods, and such
a spokesman brings a good price, es-
pecially among business men, who
imagine that by owning such a parrot
their spiritual treasures are accumu-
lating while they attend to their usual
occupations.
Many Of the dancing girls in India
belonging to the temples are called the
wives of the gods. At an early age
they are united in wedlock to the
images worshiped in the temples.
This strange matrimonial connection
is formed in compliance with the wish
es of the parents, who believe it to be
a highly meritorious act to present a
beautiful daughter in marriage TO q
senseless idol.
The only foreigner who ever saw
the inside Of the great temple OF Jug
gernaut was an English officer, who
succeeded in gaining admission by
painting and dressing himself like a
native.
When the Brahmins discovered that
their holy place had been thus de-
filed they became SO enraged that all
the English residing at the seation
were obliged to flee for their lives.
Suspecting their pursuers to be more
DESTROYS of gratifying their avarice
than their revenge, they strewed sill
yer money by the way, and while the
natives stopped to pick 1t up they
gained time and succeeded in reach
ing a place of safety.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
NOT REALLY HEROIC ACTION
Mr.. Snlbbles Expelled Burglar All
Right, but Had Not Much Credit
Coming to Him.

Mr.. Snibbles got out of bed and slip
ped on his shoes.
This must stop" he muttered ir-
ritably to his wife. I'm going down.
stairs to teach that young man to
keep away from my house in the fu-
ture."
John" cried his wife, stop! Don't
60"
But before she could say more he
had slipped out Of the door. She heard
him steal downstairs to the drawing
room; she heard sounds of a struggle
and of the breaking of glass; she
heard him drag his adversary to the
hall and kick him down the front
steps. Then when he returned she
flung herself upon him and clung to
him admiringly.
Whats the matter?' he demanded.
Don't you know?" she answered
THAT was a burglar!"
Great Scott" he gasped. turning
pale. why didn't you tell me beforei
thought 1t was Ethel's sweetheart
-Harper's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
Japanese Greeting.

Nothing is more amusing than to
watch two acquaintances saluting in
the streets of a Japanese town. AS
they come in sight of each other they
slacken their pace and approach with
downcast eyes and averted face, as If
neither was worthy of beholding the
other; then they bow 80 as to bring
the face on a level with the knees, on
which the palms of the hands are
pressed.
A succession of Kissing sounds is
next heard. made by drawing the
breath between the closed teeth, in
terspersed with complimentary
phrases uttered with great volubility,
each trying to Guido the other.
At last the climax is reached and
each endeavors to give precedence to
the other. For perhaps a full minute
the polite contest continues then tho
ceremony abrutly ends. as if the diff.
Guilty were capable of none but a
brusque solution, and the two pass on
hurriedly, with a look Of extreme re-
lief.
The Japanese gentleman who has
many acquaintances must require an
hour to walk the length of block op
a city street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
The Eternal Feminine.

The South African natives in Boer
land still preserve their old customs
and one Of the most curious is that
of carrying of a girl for wife. The
custom is called "ukutwala," and the
girl, though not indisposed to accept
the man, causes every obstacle TO bC
placed in his way
The sutton watches his opportunity
latter first placing 80 many head OF
cattle in the kraal of the girls father
and eventually carries away the girl
by main force.
The heartrending cries OF the bride,
as she is carried away, are something
pitiful-a cry that pierces the heart OF
a Christian. but his pity subsidies
when he learns that in native Ian.
guage 1t means:
Don't take me. but don't let any
one help me, because want TO gol"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
LIARS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM
Queer, Perhaps, but Explanation 10
That 1t Was Before the Days of
Published Novels.

In the days of Queen Elizabeth of
England few kinds of entertainment
we're more popular than the game of
"brag," in which the victory went to
the competitor who was adjudged by
the audience to have emulated most
successfully the example of Ananias
of dubious memory. II may, per-
haps, be surmised not unreasonably
that the popularity of this form of
amusement was due to the fact that
the art of novelwriting was unknown
in those days. Writing in 1880, an old
author says, Lying with us is SO
loved and allowed that there are many
tymes gamings and prizes therefor,
purposely to encourage one to outlye
another" The custom persisted until
more recent times, and as late as the
eighteenth century liars clubs" were
a common feature of London life. One
of the best-known of these clubs met
for many years at an old hostelry,
now vanished, known as the Bell
Tavern, Westminster, and the most
important of the rules of this contra
ternity of liars ran as follows:
Whoever shall presume to speak a
word Of truth between the established
hours Of six and ten, within this wor-
shipful society, without first saying
BY your leave, Mr.. President shall
for every such oftense forfeit one gal
Ion of such wine as the chairman shall
think fit."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
NO ESCAPE FOR HOOKED FREY
Eeklro Satisfied to Let Victim Es-
cape for Period, Knowing He
Cannot co Far

When once he has gone to the trou-
BILE of splicing a fine spear handle
the Eskimo does not wish to break II,
so the point is put on with a taggle
or Joint, says a writer In the Southern
Workman. When a seal or walrus Is
harpooned the sudden struggle of the
animal does not break the spear, but
merely unjoints the point and the
more the animal struggles the more
the point turns crosswise In the
wound and the firmer the barbs take
hold. But the animal cannot escape,
for with tongs OF skin the point is
connected with the spear shaft The
animal merely swims away OF dives
deep into the sea, carrying with him
the spear. The long leather throng
which is attached to II uncoils from
the deck of the kyack and plays out.
1t carries with 1t drag like a kite,
which retards the animal and ex-
hausts him, but does not pull hard
enough to break the line. Even this
drag is made of skin stretched over
a spliced framework. When the line
is all played out 1t is seen to be at
tached to a float, which is also carried
on the deck of the boat. This is made
of an inflated skin. 1t has plugs and
attachments cleverly carved from
ivory, for wood is far too precious to
be used in this land of ivory so far
from the forests. The float serves as
buoy SO that the Eskimo can fol-
low the animal and find it after it
gives up its struggle and dies. Then.
too, the float keeps the catch from
sinking and being lost in the oceans
depth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28

For everything you have missed yol
have gained something else. The
whole story Of earthly existence is
one of compensations. Many a GIFT
we craved and we're denied held In
It's train Ills we are glad TO have
been spared. Many a sorrow that has
darkened our way, though its mem
DRY may still remain bitter, has
wrought some change Of character or
conditions that we would be unwilling
TO give up. The allotment OF joys and
griefs is more carefully measured
than we are accustomed 20 think. and
the lives OF men more nearly equal
Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
Pure Fiction.

1--WE enjoyed your visit so much"
Say, Central. I've been waiting 20
minutes"
MY wife and l never had a word
with each other"
81 never wore hat that cost less
than $685."
1--WE had only one drink today"
81 never put myself out for COM
pany."
I'VE did not have a fly in the house
all summer"
1--we got to meet customer to-
night"
1--WE never have trouble keeping
servants"
Il was reared In luxury and refue-
ment."
when the baby came their happi-
ness was complete. Smart Set
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-10-28
HOpkinSviIle Market
Quotations.
Corrected October Is, 1913.
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

Country lard. good color and clea,
14c and 15c per pound.
Country bacon, tic per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $500 per bushel
Country shoulders. l5c pound.
Country hams. 21c per pound.
Irish potatoes. 81 80 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 80 DER bushel
Texas eating onions. S1.75 pc,
bushel, new stock
Dried Navy beans. 1925 ue,
oushel
Cabbage, 4 cencs 3 pound.
Dried Lima beans. Coo per gellon.
Country dried apples, Zoe pc,
oound. 8 for 25c
Daisy cream cheese. 25c per
oound
FC'l cream brick cheese, 25c pc,
-ounJ
Fu' cream Limberger cheese. 2bc
oe. pound
Popcorn, dried on ear &c per poun0
Fresh Eggs 3nc per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worke6
,ountrv butter. in pound prints. Doc
FRUITS.
Lemons. 30c per doz.
Navel Oranges. Soc per do1.
Bananas. l5c and zoe dozl
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, 12sc per pound
Dressed cocks, 7c per pound
i've hens, lie per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys. 14c Pc
,ound
2ooTs, HIDES. Wool AND TALLow.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers ts
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, SIS. rs lb
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 Il
Mayapple. 81; pink root, 12c and 1Sl
Tallow-No. |. Al; No. 2. 4c.
Woodbury., Zoe to TIC; Clear
3rease, 21c. medium, tub washed
&c to Soc; coarse, dingy ,tubwashed
&c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. SOC
lark and mixed old go ose, I5c to Soc
,ray mixed, I5c to &c. white duck
&c to 35c. new.
Hides and Skins-These quotations
are for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint, I2c to I4c. $40 bet
ter demand
Dressed geese, lie per pound for
,hoice lots, live 81
Fresh country eggs, 10 cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter 25c ID.
A good demand exists for spring
chickens, and choice lots Of fresh
country butter.
HAY AND GRAIN.
No. timothy hay, $22 90
No. tlov hay, $50 90
Clean, bright straw hay. 25c bale
Alfalfa hay, $21 90
White seed oats, 54c
Black seed oats. 53c
Mixed seed oats. 65c
No. 2 white corn. 92c
Winter wheat bran. $500