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Evening journal., 1919-07-01

other ouestions the Chief Of Staff ord
cred one thing 20 be done and Generai
Pcrshing promptly proceeded TO io'-
low his own course. After frequent
disagrpements over minor matters u
was announced that matters pertain
ing 10 the American Expediuonary
Force would be handled at the eht'ro
discretion Of Gen. pershing.
Tho story in army circles Is uat lnls
change came about when secretary
Baker. made one OF his frst irips
abroad. Gen. Pershing is said 10 nave
Informed him I'm no uncertain manner
that IN a war OF the present magnitude
n was necessary for him TO have carte
blanche and not be instructed rom
Washington
The rivalry between Gems. March
and pershing became more pronounced
toward the end OF the war and oul-
GERS who were warm friends or Cen
Pershing took occasion frequently 10
point out That Gen. March always re-
ferred 10 operations OF the American
forces as having been directed by 'ne
General STAFF.
In the official announcements u was
frequently noted that Gen. March
said: 81 have ordered Gen. Persing 70
send a division 10 such and such
place or "I have directed Gen. per
shing 10 report. SC. Emphasis seemed
10 be laid on the fact that the Ghief OF
staff was the superior officer to the
commander OF the American overseas
forces whenever the occasion arose.
Officers here say that both Gen. March
and Gen. Pershing had, each in his own
way, much 10 do with the striking sue
cess OF the American forces, but hat
the role played by the Chief Of stan
was necessarily Of minor Importance.
As the Chief Of STAFF IS usually the
| directing agency 20 which the greatest
share OF the credit goes, there may
have been some friction on this ac-
count, IL Is said. Virtually all the news
paper correspondents here heard OF
these reports Of friction during the
war, but the stories were not printed
because 70 was regarded unwlse 10 pub
lish anything that might give possible
announcement 10 the enemy or tenC
TO affect teamwork between Washing
ton and the American overseas troops
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
RejOices Daughter
Can Resume Studies

Everything my little i2year-old
girl ate distressed her; even glass Of
water would cause her 20 belch gas
and she was unable 90 so 20 school for
nearly a year. ! bought her a bottle
Of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. and since
taking it she Is eating MS out Of house
and home and Is attending school
again" Il Is a simple, harmless prep
sration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from The intestinal tract and
allays the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
testlnal ailments. including appedicitis.
One dose will convince or money re-
funded.
J. NJ. Eckerd, The Miller Drug Store,
y. B. Danforth and druggists every
where.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01

bus about 2I9 A. d. Vines were frst
planted IN FLANDERS in 1876. whence
wine was introduced into apothecsry
shops IN England IN 1900. Tokay wine
was mrs, made IN 1850 and MADEIRA
wine In ite0
(To bo contlnued)
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
WINE is OLDEST;
LAY FIRST DRUNK
AT DOOR OF NOAH
\ EARNED historians say wine un-

TT EARNED historians say wine un-
doubtedly Is the Oldest OF
- drinks. and whlskey, brandy,
etc. very modern inventions.
Discounting NEUROLOGICAL stories that
the pagan gods invented wine and beer
5000 or more years ago, the drink his
torlan must reckon thus:
Drinking Of Wine originated In 23i7
b. e. The Bible says Noah. .haying
piloted The AIRY through the deluge,
"began TO be a hushandman and planted
a vineyard" And from the grapes he
raised he made wine and drank OF IT,
and "he was drunken"
Noah was COO years old when nc took
up drinking Apparently 70 didn't cut
him on IN his youth, for ne lived 20 the
ripe old age OF $50 Noah drank ''yayin.
Lot also got drunk on ''yayn" and fell
into disrepuio.
The ancient Greeks said the inventor
OF wine was the god Dianysus, who be
came notorious under the name OF Bac-
chus. The ancient Egyptians said u
was Osiris, known as the sod Of the
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
N0XZEMA
SKIN SOAP
Made by Famous skin Cream Labors-
tries for Dainty Complexion.

Especially IN summer II Is hard 20
keep The skin fresh. dainty, soft, and
vclvety-but 70 Is easy now. Just use
NoXzema Soap, the incest. healthiest,
medicatcd skin and complexion soap,
milady ever used. Indeed there Is a
treat In store for an who try u.
m your druggist has no N0Xzema
Soap at present send 25c. In stamps or
coin direct TO N0Xzema Chemical
Co. Baltimore Md. Such things as
pimples, hlackheads. skin eruptions,
heat plmples. otc.. arc quite impossl-
bic II YOU use NoXzema Soap and N0N-
zema skin Cream during The day and
as a night cream.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
For Your Outing
On the Fourth

Manv will take advantage Of the holiday and 60 away for the
o,rh and the weekend Never have had larger stock OF
summer merchandise and the carefully selected lines we carry
Won will be sure to find many little things needed for your outing
Evening journal., 1919-07-01

-, II you buy any articles listed at similar price,
no GRqn we you third of equal vsue-choice
be made by you-"3 for 2" To lIushste-Buy any
25e listed here and will give choice of
other Csc list Buy soc articles and there viii
be With purchase of two articles
have opportunity selecting third article that price which
you may have FREE
This plan was developed by he United Drug Co., the
Pyr0Oco manufacturers Of the articles advertising plan
"a They sacrifice their profit to get wider distribution, and
we give benefit Of this price reduction that each
one can have comforts without extra These
prices do notn include tax
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
American TsIsEhon and telegraph CO.

A dividend Of Two Dollars per share
will be paid on Tuesday, July IL, 1919.
to stockholders Of record at the close Of
business on Friday. June 20. 1919.
G. D. MILNE, Treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Nebraska Lands
NEVER BEFORE

in the history Of the Great West were
the opportunities greater or the re-
wards more positive than today. With
every farm product bringing returns
beyond even the dreams of few years
ago. results are quick and certain.
Many have paid in full for their land In
the first year. Western Nebraska lands
offer you this chance. They gare yet
cheap. but will not remain DO when
this years record Is made known to
the world. You can still buy improved
farms, either large or small fer as low
as $50 to s75 an acre, and your name
OH a post card will tell you all about
over so Of these choice places. Let us
help you on the road to prosperity.
Don't walt until tomorrow, write us
today.
WATSON e. RRENAN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Oil Fields
Making New
MilliOna aires

Fortunes are being made in
the Texas oil fields. Small in
vestments Of 800 have in some
instances earned as much as
$4,000. Eighty companies in
the Burkburnett field alone paid
$3,000,000.00 in the last four
months.
The Burk Texas Oil & Rein
ing Company with 26 separate
leases on $500 acres, including
the Burkburnett Wonder Pools
covers some of the most promis.
ing fields near drilling wells in
Texas. This company is offer
ing treasury stock at par, $1,000
per share, and will drill it's first
well in the Burkburnett field as
soon as possible.
If you want to make money
in Texas oil write name and ad-
dress plainly and enclose money
order payable to the company
for as many shares as you want.
One share, $40; 5 shares, $50:
> 10 shares, 500, and so on.
Burk Texas Oil & Refining Com
pany, W. A. Sampsel, AZ Petrol
cum Bldg, Fort Worth, Texas.
Capital stock, $4,000 shares;
10000 shares treasury stock to
be sold for development. Send
for further information.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Miscellaneous.
40O-Acre Equipped Farm,
Income Last Year
Over 5000.

Nearly new 12-room house, baths, not
cold water, gas-lighted. cement floor main
barn, big second barn. litter and feed
carriers, garage, store houses. all good
Smooth machine worked fields. wire
fenced pasture, much wood. timber. fruit
On main road, convenient town. Aged
owner for quick sale. includes 10 cows,
long list farm implements, etc, at low
price, $4,000. easy terms. Details this
money maker page Al. catalog bargains
STRoUT FARM AGENCY.
ss1 r. F.. N. Y. Life Bldg. Kansas City
CONTINUALLY EARNING IMMENSE
PROFITS
a. 400 acre farm. 80 cows. crops. tools.
machinery, near creamery, railroad, 500
acres fields, 100 acres timber, spring
water. large barns and dwelling. milk
check over $500 per month. Price $4,000.
One half cash payment. Other big
bargains Send for farm catalogue.
Campbell Bros, Oneonta. N. Y.
You want what you want when
you want it. Bee Want Ads will
attain the desired results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11

Sheep-Sheep and lamb receipts were
estimated at 5000 head. There was a
broad demand and with light supplies
prices were advanced this morning and
most of the lambs selling from $16.50@
1886, generally 20026c higher than yes
terday. Ewes were reported UP to $3.50
and wethers at $s.s5@1000. Prices in
the aged sheep division were 26950c above
those paid yesterday"
Quotations on Sheep: Lambs. handy
weight, 316.25016.90; lambs. heavy
weight, $15.O001s.oo; lamb culls. 5000
1900; yearlings. 50. 80 @1o.5o; wethers,
$8.000975; ewes, good to choice, $1,000
500; ewes, fair to good, $6.00@7.00; eve
culls, $2.75@5.00
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
GRAIN MARKET
Omaha Grain.
Omaha, July 10. 1919.

Grain arrivals today were moderate to
light, with I cars of wheat. ~ cars of
corn, 80 cars Of oats, cars of rye and
cars of barley. Corn prices ranged from
a cent up to a cent off. the market gen.
orally being unchanged. Oats advanced
one cent. Rye was up two cents. and
barley one to two cents. There was no
change in wheat.
Cash sales today were:
Corn--No 3 white, 8 rs carloads, $1.9S
No 3 white, 1 carloads. 1872; No. white.
carload, $3.50; No. white. / carload,
s1sS;k No. white as carloads. $1.s7;
No. yellow. carload. $1s1; No. . vel
low, 10 carloads. $1.s1; No. 8 yellow.
carload. $40, / carload, $3.50; No. yell
low, 1 carload, $1.Ss; sample yellow, l
carload, $3.50 (heating): No. mixed,
carload, s1.s1; No. 2 mixed. carload.
1892 (near white), carloads. S1.91, 2
carloads. $40; No. mixed. / carload.
$1.sS Qoaded out); No. I mixed. / car
load, $1.ss; sample heating, carload.
$1.75 (heating). carload, $40 (hot).
Oats-No, white: / car, 73c. No. 8
white: ~ cars. 72c. No. 4 white: 2
cars, 71hc. Sample white: 1 car. Tic.
Rye-No. q: i car $1.42. No. 8:
car, $1.43; car, $1.41. No. 4: l car.
$40
Barley-No. 8: car, $1.1s.
Wheat-No. hard: / car, $2.35. No.
spring: / car, $2.32 (smutty).
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. July 1o.--cattle--Receipts, H.
600; estimated tomorrow, 5000: higher.
Beef steers, medium and heavy weight:
Choice and prime. $1625@1725; medium
and good, s1360@16.25; common. 1850
1850 Light weight: Good and choice.
s1450@1675; common and medium. 1000
@l450. Butcher cattle, heifers, $3.50
1900; cows. ss.oo@1326. Gamers and cut:
tiers, $67598.00. Veal calves. light and
steers, ss5o@l2.6o stocker steers, ss.25
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; estimated to-
morrow. $4,000; opened strong to 1oc
higher than yesterdays general trade. but
closed weak except for medium and pack
ing, grades. which were strong. to 25c
higher; top, Sass, new record. Bulk,
s21 40 @2265; heavy weight. s2l:;sb@22;so:
ws san ysisat tht lah. os
225o: heavy packing sows smooth: s21;aS
2115: pigs. s18.50@20.00.
sheep.Receipts, $4,000: estimated TO-
down. s14.75 @1735; culls and common
s9.00Q1425. Yearling wethers. s1ebo0
1925. Ewes: Medium, good and choice.
s7.o0@9.25; eulls and common, $3.oo@6.bo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Wisconsin Lands.
FORCED SALE

$50 level acres; IS under cultivation,
20 more cleared, balance fine open pasI
ture. with clover growing all through
and easily cleared for cultivation; rich
mixed clay loan, with clay subsoil; no
stone; fine 2-gtory S-room house, hard
wood floors; full basement and big
screened porch: good hip-roofed barn
32x60; granary. poultry house. hog
house. ice house. corncrib, machine shed.
garage. silo. well house. with gasoline
engine; water works system, finest
water; bearing apple, plum and cherry
orchard. Strawberries. raspherries, cur.
head of first-class stock. also good
forses, 1 colt, / full-blood brood sow
and spring pigs. flock of chickens, Q
sets Of harness. single harness. binder.
mover. rake, drill. disk, corn binder,
tanning mill. hay tedder, litter spreader,
feed grinder. 2 wagons, rack, buggy,
sleighs, . plows, harrows, 2 gasoline en-
gines, cream separator. part interest In
potato digger, planter and sprayer and
silo-filling outfit. small tools, etc. and
all crops. consisting Of wheat. oats corn.
rye, potatoes, clover and timothy includ-
ed and now being harvested. Must sell
at once. and everything goes at $sS an
acre: one-kalf cash. balance to suit. On
fast growing high school market town on
500 Line, 81 miles northeast Of st. Paul.
Land values are jumping here and this
beautiful home Is a real bargain. Pos
session now or In the fall. J. E. Port,
sos Globe Bldg. st. Paul. MINI.
Wyoming Lands.
64o-acre homesteads. Duff
Casper. Wyo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11

Wyoming Lands.
sOLDIERs, 64o-acre homesteads. Duff
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 10.-(U. 3. Blu
reau of Markets. Notwithstanding, H.
500; steady to higher; choice heavy steers.
$14.36 Dl5.60; medium, $l26501A25;
common. $11.bo@126O; choice lights.
s13.30915.60: common, S10.00913.30;
butcher heifers, $775Q13.s0; cows. $500
@l240; Gamers. S5.85@6.S0; calves. 1880
@17oo; feeders. $looo@ls.l6; stockers,
37.00@1240.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000: steady to high
er; bulk. $21so@222o; heavy. &22oo@
2215; medium. S21.s0022.20; lights,
s2I.75@2a2o; pigs. ilaoo02l.s5.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000;
higher; choice. &13.50@i6s5; cullls, 1925
@l3.25: yearling wethers, ts.5Q@l260;
425; breeding ewes. slo.oowlsoo: goats.
$450D8.50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Market and Industrial News of the Day
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. July 10.-Bearish aspects Of
the government crop report together with
increasing difficulty Of trading in old
crop months led to acute weakness to-
day in the corn market. Prices closed
heavy. NC TO sc net lower, with Sep
TENDER sl.s3 to $1.s3h and December
$1.5s to $15Sh. Oats gained Kc@1c to
1hc In provisions the outcome varied
from 12c decline to lie advance of zee.
Oats bulged owing to export sales and
crop damage advlces.
Provisions were dull but averaged high
er with hogs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Short Term Notes
Quotations furnished by Peters Trust
IS. s1l.oo@1s.oo: choice to prime

lings, S11.0o@1soo: choice to prime
beeves, $14.750lk.S0; fair to good beeves.
S1375@l460; connon to fair beeves, s11.5O
013.50; good to choice heifers, $10.50@
1900: prime cows, sli.25@l2.5o; good to
e eows 7soSs5e; Common to fair Cows sUUa
$5.5O@7.60; good to choice feeders, $12.00
013.0o; medium to good feeders, 10000
1900; good to choice stocks. $950@1000;
fair to good stockers. $s.50@9.50; common
$7.00@s.oo: stock cows. $6.5O@750; stock
calves. sS.oo@1o.bo; veei calves. $4,000
1925; bulls stags etc. S9.00Q12.00.
Hogs-There was another slight de-
crease In receipts Of hogs, 149 loads were
reported in, estimated at 10000 head. I'm
der vigorous demand prices scored new
levels at this market again today with
to $1,000, generally 10000 higher than
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
FINANCIAL

New York, July 10,-Cumulative tndicA-
tons Of increasing monetary ease and ads
ditional evidence OF general Industrial re-
vival were the controlling factors In the
further irregular advance OF the stock
market today. Early gains Of to
points were partially impaired In the later
dealings on extensive offerings, presumas
bly, from professional sources.
The Increase OF slightly more than 6oo,-
900 tons in untitled orders disclosed by the
June statement of the United States Steel
corporation marked the first gain since
October of last year. when production OF
iron and steel began to develop reactsonary
tendencies. - 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11

New York Sugar.
eNw York, July 10. - Raw Sugar
Steady; centrifugal, 1928; fine graduated,
$500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
Omaha Grain Inspection.

Omaha Grain Inspection.
The number Of cars of grain of the
several grades inspected I'm here during
the past "a hours follows:
Wheat-No. 3 hard, i; No. hard, l.;
sample mixed, Il; total, g..
Corn-No. white, 3; No. 3 white, Q;
No. white, i; No. white. l; No. 2
yellow. 8; No: yellow. 9; No. 6 yellow.
2; sample yellow, 2; No. mixed, 10; No.
8 mixed. 4; No. mixed. 1; sample mixed,
s; total, 43.
Oats-No. white. 1; No. 8 white, II;
No white, 9; total, 81.
Rye-No. 2, /; No. 8, /; total 2.
Barley-No, 3, Q: No. 4, 1: total, 8.
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS
Receipts E. Today. Year Ago.
Wheat $4,000 $4,000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11

Cattle-Cattle supplies continue light,
about $500 head today, and the market
continues to advance, trade being active
this morning and strong to 15@25c higher.
The best cattle on sale brought $16.25. For
the week fat cattle values are anywhere
from 81 to $3.50 higher and the market is
all of $2.0G@3,Oo higher than 1t was at
the low point two weeks ago. Cows and
heifers were In active demand and strong
er today and the same was true a. to
stockers and feeders.
Quotations on Cattle-Choice to prime
yearlings. $15.25@15.75; good to choice
yearlings, $14.50@15.00; fair to good year
lings, $13.50@1425: common to fair year
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-11
FARM AND RANCH LANDS.
Iowa Lands.
Missouri Lands.

y LARGE PASTURE.
5000 acres all under fence, abundance
OF water. six miles from railroad. To-
Gated in Dent county. Missouri: now
pasturing 500 cattle: 100000 mining
props on land, Price, IS per acre terms
Il desired r E Denison. Rolla. No.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-22

25, 1858. He was educated at tha Fol
ltVer academy and was admitted to
the bar of Wisconsin in 1876. He he
gan his EAeTary career in 1881 vbe7,
he founded The Boomerang. Il 1885
he travelled over the country on q
lecture tour with James NhitcoDo0
Riley. A few years later he came 10
Western North Carolina to live ont
MS remaining days. He loved this
country well and when he died in 1895
he was buried in the little church q.
FletcheTs. His place was sold 10 =
lady from Chicago, She is famous
for her horses and who at one time
kept quite a stable. She has d~ecorat-
ed the interior of the house with
oriental hangings and quite DESTROYED
the literary atmosphere.
But Fletcher is by no means q town
OF the past. It is keeping up with
the times. Centrally located is a big
brick kiln owned and operated by
Press Fletcher, son of DR.. G.. W.
Fletcher. A mile or two back in the
hills is the Blue Ridge brick kiln,
the largest in this section, which Is
run day. and night. The Asheville-
Hendersonville thoroughfare which
runs through the center of town has
brought a good deal of business to
F1etchers.
There is one more spot of iateres:
which we must touch before we finish.
Many stories are circulating about a
lone grave in a large field by +he side
of the road. The one most often
heard which 1 will give here is, that
a drover camping out on the wet
ground while on his way South con-
tracted pneumonia, died and was
buried there. For a number uf years
after a wild savage looking hound dog
came out of the mountains when the
moon was full and mournfully howlec
upon the grave. No man knew
whence the dog cam e but once a
month he always appeared, disappear
ing in the same mysterious
Mrs. Fletcher kept the grave up and
tried to make friends with the dog but
she never gained his confidence enough
to find out why he came to that spot
to howl.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-22
ARMS.
LIMBS ASLEEP
And Vas Rundown, Weak and
Nervous, Says Florida Lady.
FIVE Bottles of Cardui
Made Her Well.

KathleenI FTa.-Mrs. Dallas Prime.
Of this place, says: after the birth
Of my last child. II got very much
rundown and weakened, so much
that could hardly do anything at
all was so awfully nervous that
] could SCARCELY. endure the least
noise. My condition was getting
worse all the fttne...
knew I must have some relief or
] would soon Be- In the bed and In q
serious condition. for I felt % badly
and was 20 nervous and weak I could
hardly live. NY husband asked pr.
---about my taking CarduI He
aid, its sod medicine, and psod
for that trouble, HQ he got mo s bot
de-. After abouk AO second bottle !
telt greatly inprovtd. before taking
Il my limbs ana hands and arms
would go to sleepy After taking It,
however, this poor circulation disap-
peared. Ny strength came back to
me and I was soon On the road to
health. After the usS of about s bot
ties, I could do all lmy Homework
n attend to my Sig children BE-
You can teef safe In giving carduI
0 ,thoroIgh frial. for yo~urftronbles. It
contains no harmful or Mbtt4formine
eHNes.db but ID -Gencpeed oNmnd, ven.
table. medicinal mSredIanAp wftE.nu
I'd gfaEc49AwtH ThQl1G1nd60N@h
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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-22
FROM
Old Fl ETCRER
Continued from Page u

Valleys stands an ole pCone house,
h house reminds one of the ances-
tral homes of England, it's ugly rough
he"n grey stone walls half shroudeG
with ivy, its high ceilings and Ions
graceful windows that open to wide
balconies breathe of the old world.
n house intself is not the centuries
ola tnat it looks, for it was built with
IN the last thirty five years by Mr..
Robert Blake the present owner. The
place, the grounds, are among the
nnest in the county. We have been
told that it is the Oldest improved
place, surely the great trees with
their wide spreading limbs can count
Dack many a yea and in their slender
tops they whisper their age to their
comrades. Great punches of Japon-
lea delight the eye in the early spring
with their fiery blooms and Orher
OAASAlAL6 III " Slu USduIyS ~
the dignity of the sweeping lawns. A
shy little Summer house screened by
syr1ngas invites one with it's cool in
terror to the keen enjoyment of a book
on a hot summers afternoon Moth
ing formal detracts from the beauties
of nature, even the lockwood grows 10
high green mounds and its shiny
leaves glisten in the sunlight like so
many diamonds. The place has the
distinction of never having been u:
OF, the family during the hundred anc
fifty years of it's existence.
There is a beautiful old place on the
Buck Shoals road further out thar
where Squire Newton Lance lived,
known the the Westfelt place, which
was settled by Mr.. Hankle from Char
lesion before the war. In 1870 George
Westfelt of New York bought and re-
modelled the place. 1t is the finest
farm in the county and o it's
superiority by sending choice speci-
mems of its produce to the neighbor-
ing fairs where they always come off
winners. George Westfelt died and
his family moved to New Orleans for
the winters, coming up here each
spring. Mr.. Ben Westfelt, who died
a few years ago, was a large coffee
merchant in New Orleans and his
| three sons Gus, Tom and George who
now W the place have also succeed
ed him in the coffee business. The
house has a splendid view of the river
| as it winds in and out of the hills.
The building itself is hardly worth de-
scribing-there is nothing odd or pre-
tentous about the dwelling, just a
comfortable honey house.
By stepping with one foot over the
county line we can take in the very
interesting place called Buck Shoals,
where Bill Nye the American humOr-
list, spent the last years of his lie.
The place itself was bought from DR..
G w. Fletcher and the house that is
standing now was built by Bill Nye.
The house, who can describe a house?
is a thing of turrets, small windows,
wide piazzas, and a general air OF
eccentriciy pervades it. 1t stands on
a hill overlooking the famous luck
Shoals in the French Broad River.
Edger Wilson Nye, who wrote and
lectured under the name OF Bill Nye,"
was born in Shirley, Maine, August