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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
STATE GOOD ROADS MEETING
TO BE HELD AT ASHEVILLE.


The following letter has been sent
to chairman of boards of county COM
rlissioners and other state and county.
boards of trade and the newspapers:
Dear Sir:
''The Annual Convention Of the North.
Carolina Good Roads Association will
be held at the Hotel Langren, Ashe-
willie. N. c., July 14th. 18th and 10th.
"Since the last convention one Of the
chief objects of the Association has
been accomplished, i. e., the creation
of a State Highway Commission by
the General Assembly of 1915. At this
Annual Convention the work uof the
State Commission will be discussed
and plans developed for furthering the
work and influence of the commission.
.aThe subject of Maintenance. of
Roads will be thoroughly discussed;
also, Organization of Road Forces
"You are cordially invited to attend
this convention, and, also, to appoint
five special delegates. Please send
names to me as early as possible.
''This convention will be of special
interest to county and road commits
sioners, road engineering superinten-
dents, foremen and all who want 20
see good roads built and maintained
in North Carolina.
"AII are invited to attend, whether
appointed special delegates or not
eve want to make this the biggest
road convention ever held in the State.
yours cordially,s
JOSEPH HYDE PRATT,
Secretary" !
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
D1EDfIN HENDERsONVILLE.
fBrevard News.)

The subject of this obituary sketch
was born in Georgia, raised on East lg
Fork. and died May IL in Henderson-
willie. Mrs. ElIenbuEg spent sixty
eight years of toll and hardship ~
,thiseworld. She passed over the river
cheerfully to meet her loved ones who
had gone before:
She left six children to grleve over
the loss of their mother. She SAID sne
was ready to go and prayed for all the
children. and grandc hildren TO meet
her in heaven. x
The earthly remains were la1d 20
rest i'm the Glazener cemetery, the
funeral service being conducted uy
Rev. Az w. Mcdaniel at the grave.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
WHAT MAKES TT GOT

What makes it go? That's what
Se,,terybody is saying about the new
Mystery" clock. The mystery clock,
Snich is hung in the window at Hun
sers Pharmacy, is just a large glass
ACE with plain figures, two large
lands and tiny compass. Although
Keeps perfect time there are no
hnslOle works or mechanism OF any
o nnd and everybody is trying to dgure
'ut What makes it 20.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
pLows UP $1,000 IN GOLD.
West Virginia Farmer UncoVers 70
Containing Coins.

Containing Coins.
Ellxins. w. Va, June 16.TWhlie
nlowing corn on his farm above TINS
civ John Tracy upturned an Ola
iron not containing 81 900, mostly gold
and some silver, in good state OF pre- pre-,
eorvation. The pot had figure
on, Il. and a tree near by had inquire
s.8,, carved on it. 1t was supposed
Some how had cut the figure on the
t prst Int now it is believed the person
s mt the figure to guide him to its loca-
TT The find has created great exclte2
n,ent AN farmers of that section are
,lowing for gold, and all trees are
: : as,,o CLOSELY examined for marks 70
; rSli,s location of a treasure.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
CAMP FOR GIRLS

A summer camp for girls viii
be opened in Laurel Park on
July 9Th, for ten weeks.
Physical culture, sewing and domes-
tic arts will be taught, There will be,
separate classes for adults
For particulars phone 1921, or call
n Miss Lizzie NJ Watts, Watson Cot
tage, Laurel Park, Hendersonville. n.
C. 6-24-4tp
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
State of North Carolina,
Insurance Department,

Raleigh, n. c., Feb. %, 1916. :
l, James R. Young, Insurance Com
missioner, do hereby certify that the
above is true and correct abstract of
the statement of the First Bulgarian
Insurance Company, of Bulgaria, filed
with this Department, showing the
condition Of said Company on the 31st
day of December, 1914.
Witness my hand and official seal the
day and date above written.
]. r. YOUNG.
Insurance Commissioner.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24

"The secret of good health is to eat
onions says an eminent physician.
But how can onion-eatfng be kept.
secret p Chicago Med Rec.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
PILES! PILES! PILES!
ARE, IN1nIAN Pile OINTMENT

WILLIAMS INDIAN PILE OINTMENT
II abaorts the tnmors, allays itching at once
acts as 8 pouItice, gives instant relief.
Tor sale By al druggists, mail soc and elso9
WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props. cleveland, One
Sold Only BY Hunters PhaElaAey.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24

ssphysical fitness is the nlss 49,
ID human eaictenc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24

The Democrat for y months, 500.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
Statement
"FIRST BULGARIAN.

Bulgaria.
Condition December 81, 1914, as shown
by Statement Filed.
Amountof Capital Deposit,
paid up in cash. ...$ zoe. 900 on
Amount of Ledger Assets
December 31st of previ-
Gus year; Increase of
paid-up capital, Total, $1,328 .097.79
Income-From PoIicyhold-
ers, $1,174,941.76; Miscel-
Ianeous, $241, 1924; To-
tai. -. 81 Alt, 050 90
Disbursements-ToP Policy
holders, $909,075 95; Mis-
celIaneous, 1891, 041.2S
Total. :. -. ,.$1,a0os1171s
ASSETS.
Value of Bonds & Stocks, 81 .263 $50. on
Deposited in Trust Com s.
panies and Banks on in
t6r6SI. 1lS.SSI.S5
Agents balances, repre-
senting business written
subsequent to October
l, 19I. =, 76, 694 80
Bills receivable, taken for
ire rlSKS.. IS 1885,. 46
Total admitted assets. 81, 47O, 607 .63
LIABILITIES.
Net amount of unpaid
losses and claims. ..$ 1888. 90
Unearned Premiums. IS 747.24O. Sc
Estimated amount payable
for Federal, State, coun-
ty and municipal taxes
due or accrued. IS $500. 90
Total amount of all Liza
bllities except Capital. .$943, 1896
Capital Actually paid up in
Cash.. E. ..$200,0000O
Surplus over all Liabili-
ties. .$326.908.27
Surplus as regards Policy
holders. -. 526, 90Ss27 /
Total Liabilities. -. 81, 47O, 607. SO |
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA |
DURING. 1914.
Fire Risks written, $707, 132 90.
Premiums received, $10,7S4.72.
Losses incurred-Fire, $15,683.77.
Paid, SIS, 18S. "a.
Snow & Theme, u. S. Managers
Home Office 80 Maiden Lane. New |
York.
Attorney for service Insurance Com |
missioner, Raleigh, N. C.
Manager for North Carolina. Home
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
Simplicity Of Metric
Weights and Measures
By Frank C. wheatey. Boston, Mas.

men lacking present system. Our original unit of length
the English yard which marked the limits yard
in the custody the English government The original standard is
said to have been the length of the of Henry
Our original unit of weight for articles the English avoirdu
po pound cylindrical of metal in the custody of the English
government the standard The original standard said to have been
pound
Then have the apohecaes weight drugs troy weight for
gold and silver also indulge other vgares the long
and short tons and the knot for nautical distance There uniform
and simple ratio between the different denominations the units length
having the varying ratios, IL, 3, 51a 40 and s.
The metric system has single basic unit both for weights and
This unit is called and theoretically tn-mionh
of the distance from the equator the pole the eas surface
metal bar having the limits of marked the international
standard and is kept the international bureau of weights and
unit weight the distilled
four degrees Cengde contained in hollow cube the internal dmen
which meter called gram
The ratio between different denominations in this system that
is is decimal system and this respect like the United States
system of money.
prefxes d MILL express divisions
of the gram and Thus cengam onehundredh of
gram and a centimeer onohundredth of meter.
The Greek pfxes deka hectic and o used mutpes
of gram meter Thus ogam 1000 grams and hOmeer 1000
meters
Making comparisons between the metric system and meter
is about yard oam about two pounds and this when applied to
called liter and about centmeter is about
third inch metric ton is nearly the ton klOmeter is
hehs mile One hundred square meters called
2@ Our coin known the
nickel weighs about five grams.
system formally adopted by the French government in 1899
has become the standard in all civilized countries excepting
Great Britain United States by act of congress-
made pemssive in this country and that time various
make mandatory have failed In England and Russia
practically the conditions obtain.
Probably the most potent that prevents the legal adoption of
system England Russia and the United States the The
generally used probably due to the somewhat
formidable nomenclature and to the fact that most children become
familiar with the old system before =
any attemut is made to teach the za~-rx Fl AzNazSSz
metric.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
RULES FOR FEEDING FOWLS
Much Depends Upon Age, Breed, Wig
or, Housing and Range Allowed
Hen Must Be the Gauge.

There can be no hard and fast rules
laid down as to the amount to feed
fowls except this: feed all they will
eat up clean at each meal. Hardly a
week passes that the writer is not
called on to tell how much grain or
mash should be fed per hen per day,
writes J. E. Dougherty in Orchard and
Farm.
The quantity of feed eaten depends
on breed, age, vigor, housing, range
allowed, season of the year and many
other factors which the ordinary man
does not always consider and appre-
ciate. The heavier breeds will eat
more than the lighter breeds. Heavier
layers will eat more than poor layers.
The feeder must study his fowls con-
stantly and regulate the amount fed
at each meal in accordance with the
appetites of the fowls. A little study
and experience will soon enable one
to become quite expert in feeding
provided he really is interested enough
in his task to watch and study his
fowls closely.
There is a saying among stock men
that good breeders are born and not
made. Be that as it may, we are sure
that anyone with an instructive love
for fowls, a willingness to learn and
good common sense can soon develop
into a good feeder and a successful
poultry man.
1t will take, on the average, about
seventy-fiye pounds of feed per year
per hen. This amount may vary lit
tie either way depending on the breed,
but is a good average figure on which
to base calculations as to the cost to
feed a hen per year and the approx
mate amount to feed per day. If a
daily feed consumption curve were
drawn, we would find that the daily
feed eaten would vary during differ
ent months, the winter consumption
being heavier than that of summer.
The hen herself must be the gauge
by which to determine the amount
fed from day to day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
A Prize Winner.

to make a pound gain increases very
rapidly and crate fattening will not
be very profitable after the birds are
six months old, Strong, vigorous and
healthy birds will always make better
gains than those lacking in vigor and
vitality
The heavier breeds like Cochins,
Brahmas and Langshans will not give
very satisfactory results when fat
tened, as they do not stand close con-
fnement as well as the utility breeds,
nor will they make as economic gain
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
BEST BREEDS FOR FATTENING
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottss, Rhode
Island Reds and orpinatons Will
Do Well in a Crate.

The breeds of chickens best adapted
for fattening purposes are the Plym-
outh Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island
Reds and the Orpingtons. All these
breeds, or any variety of these, will
do we'll if placed in fattening crate.
They produce meat and lay on fat
very economically, and dress out neat,
plump and desirable carcasses for
table use. The cockerels of any Of
these breeds, when taken at three and
a half to four months Of age, will usual
ly gain from a pound to a pound and
a half in three weeks time. AS they
get older the amount of food required
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
Selfishness Is Called
Worlds Greatest Sin
By REV. DR.. T. F. DoRNBLAsER
Pastor Of Grace English Lutheran Church. Chicago

selness of Hannah caused him to erect gows fifty feet high for
MOdc which, by strange providence he himself hanged Lot
punished ness Abraham because he chose the
best pasture lands his herds Acan lost his life because he
ferrd the wedge gold the welfare of Israel Judas sold his
soul, and not the Master, for thirty pieces of silver
mother cried franicay to stop runaway eam for child
the wagon bander said You foolish for making
your child 81 know that said the woman, "bu
is mothers child"
All Christian service that is worthy of the unsefsh Christ
pleased not himself; for he his life for others
old world lives that full of unsh deeds
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
Burden Of Poverty
Heavy on Children
By Charles Goodman. Washington, D. c.

FORM Neglected badly housed and improperly clad the child of poor
nonworker terribly handicapped the start 1t has fair oppo
nifty with which to begin fe struggle And the consciousness of
this the knowledge that employment for the head the house bg
the cd whole happiness and comfort which appalling
of all the phases of the poverty question.
The haunting poor children for food which father
supply and which the mother powes give truly hearrndng
The oay remedy for restitution poverty and crime employment
for ALL
We must improve conditions for the sake of hewor seekers many
of whom burened with family responsibilities andppon whom
cent children dependent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
Green Feed Essential.

Green feed must be supplied in some
form. If the chicks are cooped on
young grass they will help themselves,
but if confined in small yards, green
feed should be given them, To be
easily assimilated, some tender and
easily broken green stun should be
furnished, such as finely cut grass
from the lawns, lettuce leaves, onion
tops, chopped fine, or boiled vegeta-
bles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
secret Of Winter Eggs.

u you have not nice lot of sharp
grit on hand for your fowls during
the cold and frozen weather you can
not expect them to make very profit
able returns In egg production, SHARP
grit to aid digestion, wheat and meat
scraps to tone up the appetite Is the
secret OF getting eggs in winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11

1t is strange but true that
college men are the most
careless persons in everyday
life, and are more often in
jured than those who have
never had the advantage of
an athletic training. 1t
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
zdu,.~,x r. Dzesz&z

Selfishness is the great
sin of the world. Cain is
the first hideous example.
After numbering his brother
he had the hardihood to an
swer the Almighty, cam I
my brothers keeper The
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11
College Men Are
Most Careless P ersons
By JOHN H cLENNoN. chieaso

has been my that the college win get
than the unsiled laborer who can't speak English
If greater caution in ordinary affairs nsled youth
early would become almost second for graduates
take Of themselves but when has to wait until he reaches
college be shown how defend ones body difficult
believe caution should be taught children in the
a 8 insthe homes
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11

An id e al s US t e m o I
weights and measures should
have a single unit that is
stable and such ratio be-
tween denominations that
changes from one to another
are easy. These two require
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-03-11

The burden of poverty
falls most heavily upon the
child. Poverty is always
ugly, repellent and terrible
to see; but when it reaches
down as far as the cradle, it
assumes its most hideous
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
OLD PAINTINGS
AND BUILDINGS
A Great Portrait by Van Dyck and the
Mystery Of It's Subject.
BY ROYAL CORTISSOZ.

~ WHENEVER the question big exhibition building in New
M York is brought inevitable relation of the
Academy of Design that project should
Alexander alluded to the subject published in
T the other day AT the exhibitions given
~ he Academy Of Design hundred pictures
when there not hang hundred" It
nnug of this glance figures given
dialogues the last five exhibitions In the Exhibition
ES there S6 by academcans associates
@, M The figures dropped next show
~ insiders had LA exhibits and the Winter Exhi-
@ 9 academican and associates had 20 numbers
hem and the nonmcmbe 23l That spring it
ca following show l42
o,sn the figures 1i5 o 329.
only welcomed with marked generosity but numerically least
m force than the insiders The representation
m cu3uy stable but would any significance
tha peculiarly specious a this
Far important than the question of numbers the question
gains by the Of being insiderand what
his implies loss who happens to be much
t+cr artist delicate subject, which would
ch ruthless hand Rather would throw off, in general
ay quite mpeonal reflection 1t terrible thing find perfectly
rs place the line filed by picture which weltraned pound
humaney bag and sink five fathom deep From
fer comment fcrbear 1t that this phase
7 thought dayas the foolish designs upon
INTEGRITY Central Park will have be abandonedf public SYM
phy engaged for the erection Of big exhibition building
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
or William Villiers, Niscount
Grandson?

In the loan exhibition of old masters
now going forward at the old Altman
house for the benefit Of the Secours
National there is one painting which
raises an interesting problem Of iden-
titv. This is the great Van Dyck,
which is entered in the catalogue as a
portrai. Of "Villiers, Duke Of Bucking-
ham" The title points obviously to
some dubiety as to the particular Duke
Of Buckingham represented, but there
is reason for wondering if the painting
has anything to do with any Duke OF
Buckinrham at all. It is one Of the
IcoeDds in the annals of the court
painters Of England that Charles ]
summoned Van Dyck to London after
seeing portrait OF Buckingham which
the latter had painted in Flanders. Mr.
Lionel Gust, in his monumental work
ON the artist, cites the story from the
notebooks Of Vertue, the engrayer' and
finds nothing improbable about it. But
he adds, "The portrait Of Buckingham
by Van Dyck has not been traced un-
loss if be the fine head in the Pitt
Palace. at Florence, which is there at
tributed TO Rubens" Looking over TWO
ror,raits of the duke in publications
Of hand the miniature by Peter Oliver
and the anonymous full length belong
ing TO the Duke of Portland we hnd
no unmistakable link connecting them
with the personality in the painting
from Mrs. Whitney's collection which
Is q, present under discussion. Nor
could her portrait be one Of the second
duke. Van Dyck painted that indi-
yidual, with his brother Francis, when
they were small boys, in the beautiful
picture which is at Windsor Castle,
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

! finally, Professor c. R. Cockerell. There
are many other names recorded by
him, of course, but these are the most
conspicuous. Do any of them signify
creative genius? Mr.. Richardson. nat
urally, does them generous honor. To
the disinterested foreigner the classical
British school is suggestive Of talent
rather than genius, of scholarship
rather than creative power. But that,
after all, was in the very nature Of
things 70 be expected The architects
in question, beginning with the formula
of Palladio, continuing through emula-
ton of Graeco- Roman ideas, passing
then through what Mr.. Richardson
calls "thc Greek phase and at last
working out a freer, more eclectic Ital-
ianism. were all the time too thorough
going in their devotion 70 the past 10
give expression to any very personal
conceptions. And in the long run their
restraint was rewarded. They gave to
the monumental building in Great Brit
ain the dignity, the strong character,
which belongs only to well pondered
design, to work based on the laws Of
proportion. They had weight They
had style. The handsome plates IN
this book, illustrating many types OF
imposing public architecture occasion
ally, il not always, reveal an ideal of
something like grandeur.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28


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New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

J. Fruch. But the show rs whole ex-
cites wcarincss and disgust. II is not
for eccentricities Of this order that
New York needs q square foot more
exhibition space than it at present can
claim.
At the Daniel gallery there are some
wood carvings by Mr. Robert Laurent,
who is not precisely to be reckoned
with the cubists, but whose work
would appear TO have been affected to
some extent by the general disturb
ance Of which they are part. His
reliefs family echo the simplicity Of
Egyptian sculpture, but recall even
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

more the artlessness Of old tribal idols.
With skilfully designed linear effects
he imports a good deal of expression
into his faces. But we find no beauty
in his work, nothing TO give its archaic
manner special interest or distinction.
Mr.. Hamilton Easter Field shares the
walls with Mr. Laurent, exhibiting a
few portraits, landscapes and other
paintings. There is interesting, con-
structivo treatment Of hill forms in his
Tuscan scene, and he obtains capital
impression. very truthful in respect to
atmosphere, in the wintry Water
front" The portraits, painstakng
studies with modest realistic value,
are quite without personal force or
charm. Mr.. Fields single achievement;
Of distinct artistic quality is his "Still
Life" There is some good vivid color
in this and the picture is well painted.
If Mr.. Field had been sitting at the
feet Of the post-impressionists they
have not diverted him from a sound
technical hypothesis.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

and, furthermore. this second duke
was only thirteen whcr the artist died
in 1Gil. 1t would appear. therefore,
that we must look elsewhere for the
subject of Mrs. Whitney's picture.
Mr.. Gust gives us cltw. He re-
produces from the lIerzog collection, in
Vienna, Van Dyck identical with Mrs
Whitncy's. It's title Of william vii
liers. Viscount Grandson IA cousin
of the Duke Of Buckingham !, is queried
and the author surmises that the paint
ing evidently represents another
young cavalier, perhaps his brother
John Viliers, who succeeded as third
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

A work Of kindred interest is Mr.. A.
F.. Richardson's stately monograph on
Monumental Classic Architecture in
Great Britain and Ireland" another
Batsford publication issued here by the
Scrbners. The authors subject is that
scholarly development which went on in