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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
BAPTISTS PLANNING FOR THREE
DAY MEETING AT MUD CREEK.
First of Adjourned Meetings Of Caro-
lima Baptist Association to be
Held at Mud Greek.

When the Carolina Baptist associa
tioE recently met in annual session at
BsIfour it decided to awaken interest
in the associational work by holding
three adjourned meetings.
The arrangement for these meetings
was placed in the hands of the execu-
tice committee.
The first meeting has been arranged
for Mud Creek church from January Z
through the 9th.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged as will be seen by the follow
ing announcement of the commltEee:
Program prepared by Rev. K. w.
Cawthon, at the request of the Execu-
tive Committee of the association:
FRIDAY.
1000 a. m. Called to order by the
Moderator of the association.
10 to 1O:3O. Devotional half hour
with Scriptural Exposition of fifteen
minutes. United Prayer for all our
work, T. G. King.
10:30 to 11:00. Intermission.
11:00 a. m. Sermon DR.. Calvin B.
Waller.
1915 p. m. Adjourn for dinner on the
ground
1:3O to 2:3O p. m. Praise and Song
Service, Leader, Prof. Wilkie of
Pleasant Hill.
2:30 to $3.50 pm. Address on State
Missions, w. r. Bradshaw.
$3.50 p. m. Announcements.
7'30 p. m. Round Table and Free
open discussion, Leader, DR.. G. B.
Waller.
Saturday.
10 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Devotional
half hour with ScripturaI Exposition.
j. r. Liner.
1890 to HOO a. M. Intermission.
II 100 a. m. to 1900 a. m. Address on
Homie Missions, DR.. V. l. Masters.
1915 a. m. Adjourn for dinner on the
grounds.
1870 to 2:3O p. m. Song and Praise
Service. Leader, Prof Wilkie of
Pleasant Hill.
2:30 to $3.50 P. M. Round Table and
Free open discussion, Leader, DR.. v.
1. Masters.
$3.50 p. M. Announcements.
1880 p. m. Address on Foreign Mis-
sionst DR.. G. J. Thompson.
Sunday.
10000 a. m. Sunday school,
11:00 a. m. Sermon, DR.. " l. Masters,
800 p. m. Round Table and Free
Open Discussion, DR.. " l. Masters.
1880 p. m. Testimony meeting, W. w
Mari.
Second Meeting -Saluda, Friday be-
fore the first Sunday in April. Pro-
gram announced later.
Third Meeting-Horse Shoe. Fri
day before the first Sunday in July.
Program announced later.
Annual Meeting-Refuge Wednes-
day before the first Sunday in Octo-
ber
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL
ADVERTISE THE CITY HALL.
If Purchaser Can be Found City Will
Build Police, Fire and Official
Departments.

The city commissioners, in accord
ance with the news story in las.
weeks Democrat, met last Thursday
night and inspected the plans of Ar
chitect Erl G. Stillwell calling for the
remodelment of the city hall
Mayor C. E. Brooks reports that the
commissioners were highly pleased
with the details of the plans of Arch1-
tect Stillwell, premature sketch of
which was given in the Democrat last
week. They are of the conviction that
these alterations would be the means
o. eoas arting the city hall into more
usefuf property.
The commissioners decided that it
would not be good policy to undertake
changes of this kind before early
spring owing to the freezes that might
endanger the masonic work. Mean
while they will advertise the building
for sale and If a purchaser can be
found who will repair the building
and include in the changes the provi
sions for an auditorium on the upper
floor, the city will erect a new build
Ing to provide adequate quarters foi
the fire, police and official depart
ments. The new building would not
provide for an auditorium,
The commissioners are firmly bent
ON remodeling the city hall in case
a purchaser is not found.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
WHAT HE WOULD Do.

As the subject for their weekly essay
the schoolmaster asked his pupils to
say what they could do if they had
$5,0O0,O 900.
At once all heads were bent save one,
and pens scratched busily. The one
exception was little Willie. He calm
~ sat doing nothing, twiddling his fing-
ers and watching the flies on the cell
ing.
At the end of the time the master
collected the papers and Willie handed
over a blank sheet
'How's this, WiIlie?" asked the mas
ter. Is this your essay? Why, all
the others have written at least two
sheets, while you do nothing!"
Well" replied Willie, that's what
I would do if were a millionaire!''-
Philadelphia Record.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
REPUBLIeAN ASSET.
Hard to Beat Whiskers in a Presi-
Dental Race.

Hard to Beat Whiskers in Presi-
Dental Race.
When placing your bets on the Re
publican nominee for President, don't
overlook the fact that Charles evans
Hughes has whiskers. A trifie? Just
wait a moment and see
1t is hard, very hard, to beat full
beard in race for the White House
Lincoln was the first President to be
so adorned At his first election he
was beardless and he was a minority
minner against the field by millit i
votes.
By 1854, when Mcclellan was his
opponent, Lincoln had a full beard
and he beat Little Mac" by more
than 100000 Grant also wore a flu I
beard and you know what he did i',
1868 to Horatio Seymour and =
years later to Horace Greeley, neither
Of whom was so fortunate,
And again in 1876 the much-bc-
wk1skered Hayes triumphed over the
cleanly-shaven Tilden. Four years af-
terward James A. Garfield took him
self and his luxuriant beard to VASE
ipgton, while General Hancock, with
his mustache and imperial, remained
at home.
Every rule has its exception, and
James G. Blaine is in this instance.
His beard couldn't save him from
Burchard's three Rs, so that Cleve-
land won by the narrow squeak of
g. 900 votes. But you know what
Benjamin Harrison, whiskered like a
Norseman, did to Cleveland in 1888,
although he couldn't keep up that
speed four years later. ss--
Harrison was the last bearded can
didate of any great party to run for
President, but the full beard prece-
dent is so thoroughly established that
warn all to beware of Justice
Hughes if he is nominated.-Gerard
il Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
GOOD WORK DONE BY TWO
HENDERSONVILLE PEOPLE

Charles French Toms in delivering
the address of welcome in Asheville TO
the annual convention of the officers
and missionaries of the American Sun
day school union, southern district Of
which he is vice president, made the
following interesting remarks with
reference to the part Hendersonville
people played in the early history of
the convention:
First State Convention.
"I am told that the first Sunday
school convention held in Western
North Carolina, was held in the ad-
joining county of Madison in the year
1851, and that Colonel S. v. Pickens,
of Hendersonville, an attorney of that
place, and now alive, was its secretary.
At the same time came the missioIl-
aries of the American Sunday school
union. Realizing that the conditions
were such in the rural districts that
great good could be accomplished in
the establishment of Sunday schools,
the Rev. G. S. Jones, of Hendersonville,
undertook the work. Mr.. Jones was
native Pasqutank county and as
young man moved to Western North
Carolina, being first a school teacher.
He was beloved by everyone. Norman
ever stood higher in a community thar
he stood in Henderson county. Pa
tiently for more than forty years he
drove about this county with his horse
and buggy establishing Sunday schools,
and doing good wherever the oppOr-
tunity presented itself"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
TO MAINTAIN ROADS
MEANS MORTGAGING CHILDREN
Are You Taking Care of Roads as We'll
as Building Them?

Are You Taking Care of Roads as We'll
as Building Them?
1t would be fine if we had nobody
but ourselves to swindle-if we could
not sell the future gold brick and
cash it in now. Under such conditions
the gold brick industry would decline
enormously. To take up just one
concentrate branch of this subject,
there is our cheerful habit of mort
gaging our unborn children and gand-
children. Says the Clinton Democrat:
1--WE can't survive the impression
that we have wasted a lot of money;
that we have built lot of roads that
have gone back to their former condi-
tion, from neglect; that we have but
dened our posterity with a debt that
has proved to be rather bad invest
ment. We have burdened our chill
dren with bonds that will be Nigh
ty hard to pay. and we will have to
answer for great deal, if for their
$150,000 we leave them a legacy cf
mudholes, heritage of sand and wa
ter. One of the main defects in our
present program, we think, is the fact
that we are spending all of our money
on construction and are not taking
proper thought for the maintenance
OF roads"
Lee county is heading in the same
direction that Sampson has gone.
Here we have some of the finest i'll
the South. We mortgaged the future
to build them and another generation
will have them to pay for. We justify
ourselves Cn the ground that the fu-
ture derives benefit from the roads;
but if they are worn out before the
bonds fall due, and even before the
roads have been of much practical ben
eft to JUS, why did we tax ourselves to
build them? If these roads are allow
ed to go through another winter with
out attention some of them will be
nothing more than mudholes and gull
lies and we will have taxed ourselves
and our children to no purpose. Pro-
perties that have been created at G
cost of 100000 and that shorten dis
tSnce and make travel profitable to
everybody are certainly worth saving.
What are you going to do about it?--
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
FINE POTATO CROP.
w P. Harris, the Potato King" Of
Youngs Township, Very Success
full Again This Year.

Mr.. w. p. Harris, who has won a
wide reputation on account of his sue
cess with Irish potatoes, was in the
city several days ago and made men
ton of his years crop. This year Mr.
Harris planted 80 acres of potatoes, of
the Lookout Mountain variety. and
gathered $500 bushels from "a acres
of the land The crop from the re-
naming six acres was left. in the
ground and more dirt thrown aroun
them, these to be gathered later on.
He estimates that from the entire 80
acres he will secure over 5000 bushels.
On the best six acres he made 225 Ia
bushels. The best acre had had crop
Of crimson clover turned under before
planting and on this acre he made Is
bushels more than the average Of the
next best acres on the same grade
land but where the clover had not been
turned under. This he said indicates
the wonderful value of crimson clover
to the farmer.
Mr. Harris believes strongly in ro-
tation of crops. On one acre of land
he has recently gathered 8,472 pounds
of dry peavine ray and sorghum. This
is the third crop harvested from this
acre in eighteen months. The first
crop was potatoes, the next wheat and
the next hay. One ton of guano was
put on the land before the first crop,
but no other fertilizer was used after
that. Mr.. Harris does not plant a great
deal of wheat, preferring to plant oats.
-Laurens Advertiser.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16

INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM
10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Raleigh Hears That Ex-Representa-
tive r. R. Williams Would Relish
the Opportunity to Beat Britt.

Raleigh, Dec 6.-The late visit of
former Representative Robert r. Will
liams, of Buncombe, has left in Raj
eight trial of rumors that should in
terest Congressman j. ]. Britt, Sena
tor Zebulon Weaver Sol Galiert and
anybody else who wishes to run for
congress in the 10th. OF course Mr..
Williams should be interested slightly
Mr.. Williams seems to have pro-
ceeded cautiously behind the humor
that beat him here He came on ths
slow freight and ran in block, so to
speak. If publication of his plans. as
indicated by his friends in the west,
should cause their wreck, Raleigh
people would be sorry They like him
and would be glad to hear him sing il
a campaign with Britt. Williams iG
some orator and lover of stump
speaking.
The westerners do not like the turn
of things, however. They began plan
ming well for the retirement of Britt,
having as they thought eliminated such
candidates as will leave division after
the nomination has been bestowed.
They do not see how two Buncombe
aspirants can work for harmony. Sen
ator Weaver has done a good deal OF
work. Mr. Williams does not appear
tc have impressed 10th men that way.
But they say he wants it
Meanwhile, nice as Bob Williams is,
the ladies down here don't care if no
body beats Britt, the only avowed,
spffragist in the North Carolina divi-
sion and the hope of the equalists in
forcing the democracy to take cogniz-
ance of the tissue" What the suffra-
gists would particularly like sa divi-
sion in the ninth where any sort of
change would be as fruitful to this
cause as present conditions have made
it. Yates webb, one of the smartest
OF them said today, ''has gone to Con,
gress to bring about national prohibi-
tion, but he can't get interested in
woman suffrage because he wants thu
state to settle it. Amt he consistent
though? Crazy for national prohibi-
ton but not willing to see the nation
go for suffrage"
Mr.. Webb wasn't the author Of the
dictum that women are illogical.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
FEEDING THE FARM MULE.

When the farm mule is working
hard, feed him all the grain and hay
he will eat. He will not eat too much.
Unlike horse he will not bolt his
grain and leave his hay. but eats lit
tie of one and then little of the other.
When he has had enough he knows
enough to stop, writes Grin Croker u
Farm and Home.
During the winter give him all the
corn fodder he can eat A little hay
may be added if desired, but this is not
necessary. Many mule owners winter
animals entirely on corn fodder. What
is not cleaned up in the racks is used
for bedding. When mules are not
working they will eat about three per
cent of their weight a day of corn
fodder.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
HopeMeII Rnrned.

Hopewell is the new town in Old
Virginia, built within the last year
and half around the new plant of
the DUPONT powder people at City
Point, near Petersburg. Yesterday it
was burning and according to the dis
patches of the night, thousands of its
inhabitants have been forced into
Petersburg for shelter. In Virginia
the town has been regarded as one of
the miracles of the war. Eight
months ago it was a cornfield, while
yesterday it was the home Of more
than $4,000 people, gathered there
from all parts of the country. The de-
struction of the town viii, of course,
will not materially check the develop
ment that is taking place in that re-
gion, for the great powder concern
has built permanently and is now
turning into the channels of trade mil
lions monthly through payrol1s. Spar
tanburg Herald.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16

1t was time for baby girl to go to
bed, and father offered to lie on the
bed until she fell asleep. Off she went
pickapack, and the tired mother lean
ed back in her chair. Ten minutes
twenty minutes-half an hour and
she was wondering when father would
be down when she heard a soft pit-a-
pat. Then a little white-robed form
stood in the doorway. Hush, hush,
muvyer." she said Use got faryer to
sleep. 9"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
A SOFT ANSWER.

A tramp approached a certain
Downs home the other morning, says
The New York American, raped on
the back door, and when the lady OF
the house appeared he began to clear
his throat preparatory to telling his
hard luck story.
Get away from here" said the wo-
man. 81 never feed professional
bums!''
'But. madam, am not profession
al bumb," said the tramp. 81 am an
apsyhco1ogist travelling in the interest
of science. / read character at d
glance In looking into the soulful
depths of your beautiful eyes I read
there that you are by nature a kind
hearted, gentle. generous woman. It
is these impulses and the contempla-
tion of charitable deeds that keep you.
looking SO young and handsome"
"You poor, tired. hungry man" said
the woman Come inside and 1 viii
give you some breakfast"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
A Teachers Duty.

To arouse, incite and encourage his
pupil; set before him the right kind
and amount of work to do; guide him
to do the work in the right way: make
the circumstances favorable by saw
ing him from the annoyances of others.
Don't find fault. 1t is bad habit,
arising generally from nervousness or
WEAKNESS. It irritates the pupils, and
destroys all the enthusiasm of the
recitation. 1t makes bad, worse;
avoid it as much as possible.
Take care of the block heads and
the head will take care of themselves.
Never threaten children. Say to the
stubborn boy, do this or that" with
out suggesting any punishment in case
of his disobedience. Simply. order
him, and matter authority, and
let him obey you, not because you
have threatened him with punishment,
but because you have ordered him. If
he disobeys you. punish him.-Frank-
lin Press.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
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Success in Drug. Rusiness.

j. Robert Davis, of the Davis Phar-
macy, has leased the First National
Bank building at Forest City and will
establish drug store there during the
next few days. Mr.. Davis operates a
similar store at Black: Mountain Fix
lures for the new store will be installed
this week and the establishment will
be open for the holiday trade, it is
announced. Mr.. Davis has a splendid
business here and will no doubt be sue
cessful in his new venture Marion
Progress.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
DIR. HUNT MOVES.

Rev. F. D.. Hunt, of Decatur, Ga,
former pastor of the Hendersonville
Presbyterian church has accepted a
call as Synodical Evangelist of the
new Appalachian Presbytery. DR..
Hunt expects to be located in Ashe-
Vile His friends will be Interested
to know that he will be located near
here
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
Both claim PEAK.

Mount MitchelIs peak has been seiz-
ed by Mrs. Elizabeth Burnett who
claims the title of the five acres on
top belongs to her. She has taken
possession of. the cabin on top of the
mountain and has moved into it. Mrs.
Alice T. Connally also claims the pro-
perty and there seems to be no way
of settling the dispute outside the
courts.-Black Mountain News.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
Forrest GitY Creamery.

Two acres of land in the Southern
part of Forest City have been bought
for the Farmers Cooperative Cream
ey of which B. H. Bridges is secre-
tary and treasure. The building will
he brick with concrete floors and
measure 28x51 feet. Power and heat
will be furnished with a boiler.-Ruth-
erfordton Sun.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16

British India's 1914 imports were
valued at $50s, ,000. 600.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16

About 300 species of turtle and tor
toises are known.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16

The big new hotel for WaynesvilIe
has gotten far enough along to begin
=. king about it. Mr.. G. M. Strickler,
the organizer, is very much encouraged
By local subscriptions and is regularly
adding our local professional and bus
fpcss men to his list.
The hotel company has been organ
;zed with c. H. Ray as president, DR..
). H. Way as vice president and Hugh
]. Sloan as secretary and treasurer.
The board Of directors contain, c. II.
Ray, DR.. Way, Jefferson Reeves, Jofln
H. Smathers and Hugh Sloan. DR..
Ways beautiful Main street lot at cor
ner of Pigeon street has been decided
and no finer location could be had.
Architect VIM. J. East of Asheville.
formerly of Pittsburg is preparing
plans for a 100000 structure.-Way-
Eessville Mountaineer.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
As to Hospital.

WaynesvilIe needs a community hos
pital-not private one, but one In
which all the physicians and all the
people would be interested in Tha
following clipping is from the w. n,
C. Democrat:
IN pointing out the needs of a hos.
pital in Waynesvflle, the Mountaineer
states that people pass and leave that
town for Asheville, Statesville, Balti-
more and other points when they
should have home institution; that
Hendersonville is able to support three
therefore Waynesyille should have at
least one. To set Brother Boone
straight we would state that Hender-
sonvilIe has one hospital and three
sanitarfums, but the fact that we have
but one hospftlh does not reduce,
WaynesVille's need. But in some re-
speets this question OF patronizing q
home hospital is like trading at home,
which the Mountaineer is boosting:
you don't keep at home all the busi4
ness that apparently by good rights
should remain there.-WaynesVill
Mountaineer. - E =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-09
PLEAD DRINK As
EXCUSE FOR CONDUCT
Gm Justice John Fines travelling
Salesman $50 fer Annoying
Women On street,

Found guilty cf annoying women on
Broad Street Tuesday night. II. G.
Morris. q travelling salesman. who
claims Massachusetts as his home, X as
fined $50 ana costs yesterday In po-
lice Court by Justice crutchheld
The man was taken into custody
on a complaint made By O, G.. Toney,
who claimed that the salesman had
nsalted both His wife aud Mrs. Addie
DesFins 1t appears that they had
been to the show al the Lyric rheater
and were m their way up Broad Street
when they were. approached by the
man, who asked them 10 take a ride
With aim. They are said to have in
digrantIy suprned the offer and CON
tinued on their way
At fifth and Broad street ,hev aot
into quincy, and 1he man followed,
Just 3s he Got tnto the car no asIeas
them why they hadn't decided 10 take
-, fi,se WITH hifn Instead OF someone
e'sR<s ''ae ehauti..Tg in tine car proved
70 oe no other mar Mrs. Tonev's
husband, fouey immediately swore
eHi ne warrant fer the man
Morris told the court that IL haa
been drinking and that he di1nit
reaiil" what he was doing. .Iusfine
trutch'leld told him hat was no OK.
cuse and proceeded % fine him $50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-09
WIFE BEATER GETS
WEll-PlACEO LASHES
"Biacksilake" In Hands of Maryland
sheriff Used Vigorously I'm Pres
encc Of Several Witnesses.

Rockville Nd. Dec. s--Richard
eiubb, a white man living at Wood
mont, in the southern part of the
county. was today sentenced to re-
ceive ten lashes On the hare back for
wife beating. The sentence was car
gted ont IN the jail Yard here in the
presence Of several Witnesses, Sheriff
Whalen welding the whip. heavy
wagon whip or the kind known as
'blacksuake"
according TO lhe evidence presented
before Judge Mace IN Police Court
today. Club created a disturbance
AT his home last night, striking his
wife and terrifying hes to such an
extent that she took refuge at the
home OF a neighnor From there
Deputy Sheriff Peaises was summoned
and placed Club under arrest, taking
iain TO the Jail here.
Club was apparent much sur
prjsed at the sentence passed on him
by Judge Mace. but took his punish
fnent without making sound as the
len lashes were laid on vigorously by
The sheriff