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Cancer of the Nose. In 1875 a sore appeared on my nose, and grew rapidly. Ab my father had rnncer, and my husband died of it, I became alarm eti, and consulted my tin vale i an. His treat ment did no good, and the sore grew larger and worms In every way, until I hudconcliul--i that I was to die from it effects. I wai (.msuaded to take 8. fc. S., and a few bottlei fiuuil me. ThiBWtitt after all the doctors and other medicines had failed. 1 have had do return of the cancer. MRS. M. T. MABEV. Woodbury, Hall County, Texai. Treatise on Cancer mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, G. oct 25d&wly PKOI KSSIOXAL CAh'DS. TllKO. F. Davmishx, Tims. A. Joxrs UnlciifM. jArt. (. Maktin, AjihtviUe. Ashcville. JJAVmSON, MAKTIN Se ,fNKS, Attorneys nnd Coui.sc.lor8 at law, AHhcvillc. N. C. "Will pr 1 1 ice in the 1 1th nnd 1i!th Judicial District, d in the Supreme Court of North Curniitm. unci in the 1-Vdernl Courts of the Wi'Htern District of Ninth Cnrnlinn. Kt'u-r to Hnnk of Aheville. tltwl fit s. . UOOKE. ni'PP URKKICK. ;0()KU & MBKKICK Atturiievs anil CouiiKcllurs nt Lhw. Ashcville, N.C. Cim-ticc in the I'nitcd States Circuit and 1 i'isLi ict Court h at A-.H-ville, StiiU'svillc, Char lotto awl (Imnslioru, m tlu- Supreme Court nt Knlciull, and in tbe courts ol the Twelfth judicial Distriet or the State "I North Curo 'ina. Special nlttntmii jrivcii to collection 01 claims. '. ii. conn. i Vtllti MKKKIMlIN, I. 0. MKKKIMON. I i Attorneys ami Counsellor at l.aw Practice in all the courts. Otiice: Nos. 7 am) Johnston liuililillK-iltsc4- '. w. JONF.s. ONUS i SHl'POKIi. c:ko. a. siutokii. Attorneys at l.art. Ashcville, N. C Trncties in the Superior Courts of Western North Carolina, the Supreme Court of the :ltttc, and the Federal Courts at Ashcville. tlM't' in ohnston liuildinv. wlicrcone mem ber ol the rirm can always lie found, dtnov 1 i j a thnkbnt. Architect and Contractor. Claim, speeilieations and estimates fur bished. All work in mv line contracted for, jujd no churcts for drnwinKS on contracts awarded me. Ketereuces when desired. Office: No. IB llctidrv llliK-k, North Court Sounre. Ashcville, N. C lei. Hull y JJ II. Pt'UOl.ASS. I. t). S. PENTAL ROOMS, . NO. 24 SOUTH MAIN ST., liver Grunt vVint:crt's lirun Sturc. Heslilenec. No, tih llniley St. fcliltldly KKKVKS, II. U.S. II, K. SMITH, II.D.S. Jrs. Reeves & Smith. )KNTAI. fffr OFFICK 111 Connttlly BuildiilK, over Redwood's Store, I'utton Avenue. Teeth extracted without pain, with thrnew aiuesthetie, and all cases of irregularity cor Jeetcd. leblMly 1'. RAMSAY, D. U.S. Dental J Office : In Bnrnard BulldinK Kntrnnccs, Pntton Avenue and Main Street. fcMOdlT RTIIt'R M. FIEI-Il, Graduate Optician, Main Street, All mechanical ocular defects of the eye cor. II ours lor examination U to lit a. m., 2 to B p. in. J"18 l1tf JISCMJ.AXnOUS. ABSOLUTELY SAFE! PERFECTLY ODERLESS! Bu.'in in any Limp without danaer of Exnlodlng or taking tire, see mat you g it t ie genuine. For tale by BALTIMORE UNITED OH CO., AStlEVII.l.B, N. C " BOUIS & BROTHERTON, PRACTICAL Plumbers & Tinners. PU'MHING. STEAM AN1I GAS FITTING, TIN AND SLATE ROOFING Furnaces and Heaters. Jobbing Promptly t i Attended to. 26 Patton Avenue, Battement. JultlO d&wlv MOTHERS LESSENS mLau TO LIFE 0r DIMINISH '"t MOTHER srjssp'y CHILD oomiFl 11 REGULATOR C& ATU'-Wg SA p2S d&wly FOIt BALE ! Bight bod, and lot. on outlli 'e avenue and Balle, .tTtcti. a. whole I4.B..U or kp arately corrVtoondingly ceuii. on ey tcrmi. FOR SALE OR RENT. one Hon. 12 rrn- m?.ntl i 8 iu 7 " (TownMtl 10 One Farm of 80 acrra. and room ho, adioinin V.nderbl.t pperty .u , etui u-r month rent. Apply w brick 10, J. SI. Cmpbe RATT'S jjj 1 HITHINKttH AND HI.KABl'ttE. Ulve the Children a Chance. There is something rudically wrong with the health of n child when it seems listless, has poor or no npiietite, eyes sunken and with dark skin beneath. In most eases showing these symptoms the child has worms, and all that it needs is some sini ile remedy, such as Hart's Worm Cream, to expel the worms, and the child will soon lie in perfect health again. Pa rents, try it and let your little ones have a lair chance lor lite. The husband who "smiles" too often will never have a smiling wile. nucklen'H Arnica Halve. The best salve in the world tor nits, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and nil skin eruptions, anil posi tively cures piles, or no pay ropimil. u is guaranteed to give icrtecl satisfaction, or iik-iicv refunded. Price "J. cci.is per bnv l',",r sale bv K. I., lacnbs. law One disagreeable thing about postage stamps is that they ure apt to get stuck on themselves. WHY WILL YOU cough when Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 ets., 50 ets., nnd $1. SUILOH'S CATARRH RKMKDY a positive cure lor Catarrh, Diphtheriaand Canker Mouth. Mow t be happy when married Iet your wife do all the talking. Handkerchiefs, susciidcrs and ties, the largest stock in the city, at low prices, at VYhillock's. The Mahdi is moving again. lie finds it cheaper than paying rent, probably. II you leel "out of sorts," cross and pecvfsh take Dr. J. McLean's Sarsapa rilla ; cheerfulness will return and life will acquire new zest. For sale by F. L. Jacobs, druggist. It was the butcher who remarked that fore quarters were less than the whole. "Timely wine"! ForMharo ICyeH! "Nor love, nor honor, wealth, norpowcr. Can give the heart a cheerful hour When health is lost. He timely wist; With ill-health all taste of pleasure flies." I So speakelh dray, and who denies? ,o surer laet uencaiu tue skics. Alas! for him who early dies ltcc.iuse he is not timely wise. Alas! for him who will endure The ills he might so quickly cure ; Night-sweats, and cough, and hard caught breath, Consumption's heralds, signs of death. To Ik-cured, take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Thousands have been cured by it who, otherwise, would now be filling untimely graves. For all liver, blood and lung diseases, it is a spe cific The "Discovery" is guaranteed to cure in all cases of diseases for which it is recommended, or money paid for it will be refunded. You just bring a couplcoflitllcquarrcls I into votir family an tliey II nreeii ime sparrows. Manhattan Shirts at 75c; the liest make and fit of any in the market, at Whitlock's, corner Eagle Hlock. One reason who an exiert fisherman is so silent tit his sport is because he is waiting for a catch with baited breath. THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, of Bour bon, Iuil., savs: "Both invself and wife owe our lives to SHILOH'S CONSUMP TION CURE." ARE YOU MADE miserable by Indiges tion. Constitution. Dizziness, Loss ol Appetite, Yellow Skin? Shiloh's Yitulizer is a positive cure. "One gallery after another took up the handclapping, said a dramatic critic. That was when applause burst out in tiers. Don't irritate votir lungs with a stub born cough when a pleasant and effective remedv niiiT lie tounu in Ur. I. n. Mc Lean's Tar Wine Lung Balm. For salt- by F. L.Jacobs, druggist. Fusion in political elections leads to contusion in dividing up the unices. Favorite. F ame is a word ambition loves A nd art has ne'er its portrait painted V irtue the heart of avarice moves, U blivious to the "shekels" sainted; R nrer than even these, by far, I s health, defying poet's diction. T hen with it trifle not, nor mar E nd ills that female pleasures bar by taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tiona remedy so satisfactory lor all those weaknesses antl diseases peculiar to women, that they need no longer suf fer from them if they will but use this world-famed remedy. Dogs are inclined to be fashionable they don't need muslin in cool weather. Thirty-six Cutaway Suits, desirable goods, marked down ai per cent.; too many of them, they must go, at Whit lock's, corner Eagle Block. When a train is tcleseo)ed the passen gers are tipl to see stars. FOK DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint vou have a printed guarantee on every iiottlc of Shiloh's Vitalizer It never fails to cure. A NASAL INJECTOR free with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Kemedy. Price 50 ets. Lightning strikes without the assist ance of a walking delegate. The blood must be pure for the body to be in perfect condition, Ur. J. H. Mc Lean's Sarsaparilla makes pure blood and imparts the rich bloom ofhealth and vigor to the whole body. For sale by K. L.Jacobs, druggist. It is in art ns in everything else. Ham, sugar-cured, is still a ham. Hays the Southern Medical Worldi "Mother's Friend" is growing in favor throughout the South and is highly rec ommended by physicians. Weconsiderit indispensable to "those who know they must pass through the ordeal of child birth. Write The Bradtield Keg. Co., Atlanta, Ga., for particulars. Sold by all drug gists. The paper-maker is the only man who can "size it up" without using slang. Time-Tried, Truly Tented. Tried for years; severely tested, and still irrowing hi popular favor nnd use. is the record enjoyed by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Puruative Pellets the little su- gancoated laxatite granules, sold by druggists, anti-bilious ana cniuuriic. The man who reaches the top of the ladder must get in a rotintlabout way. If you are suffering with weak or in flamed eves, or irrnnulated evcltils, you can be cured by using Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Eye Salve. For sale by F. L.Jacobs, druggist. It is all right to say blow your own horn, but some men huven't any horn to blow. Underwear from 50c. a suit up to the finest silk goods, at Whitlock's, corner Eagle Block. If you are all run down have no strength, no energy, and feel very tired all the time take Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsaparilla. It will impart strength and vitality to your system. For sale by F. L. Jacobs, druggist. There are some things a dwarf can't do, but he can catch just as big a cold as a giant. Overcoats, ulsters, cae coats, stvlesel egant, prices lower than elsewhere, at Whitlock's, corner Eagle Block. The chief weather is weather. trouble with New England that so much of it is N. Iv. "HACKMETACK," a lasting and fra gr ml iH'i liuue. Price '27 and ."ill ets. SHILOH'S CUKE will itniiicdi.it -!v re lieve Croup, Whooping Couirb and Bron chitis. Tne AHlieville Dally Citizen C.lvex The latest local news. The freshest Stale news. The best general news. A lirst-elass telegraph service. Full Washington reports. tU'iieral and special comments. The largest subscription list of any secular paer in the State. The best advertising medium in the State. A full staff of able editors and corres pondents. The neatest, newsiest and most enter piising pajier in North Carolina. Its efforts are always devoted to the upbuilding and development of the re sources of the Stale, particularly the Western section. Subscription, $f! per annum; $3 six months; fill cents per month. Ladies' jackets, misses' jackets nnd long wraps, all kinds, at Whitlock's, Eagle Block. The Daily Citizen. Is always alive to the interests of Ashcville and its people. Is the most popular advertising me dium in North Carolina. Is read by a greater number of people than anv other secular paper in the Slate. Is always filled with the choicest read ing matter of the day. Boarding houses fill their rooms by ad vertising in the Citizkn. News, and all the news, makes the Cit izkn a general favorite. No retail merchant ever made a great success without advertising. Try the ClTlZliN. An advertisement in the Citizkn pays the advertiser an hundred-fold. I no NUTRITIOUS - Ur Til!! FIG?- OF CALIFORNIA, ':vmbinc'ii with the medicinal : lies of Hants known to be ;o-.t ! nrt,irl to the luitna;' 'j-itein. fornr,:ig nil areenb' antl elieclive l.ixalive to iienu.. nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills oV pendinp; on n weak or innctiv. ndition of the SIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It n Ihetnost excellent remedy Known to CLAHS THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY WheB one is 11-lions or Constipated SO III AT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEF . HEALTH and STRENGTH r ATURALLV FOLLOW. F.very o'.e is using it and all are tlelighted with it. AK OJR DBUQOIST FOB SYRUP 03T FIOS MANUFAOTUREO ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAM FRANCISCO, CAL. LOVISVIUB. Kt NCW YORK. M. K "MILLER BROS." SSK Art AMERICAN, and the BEST. LEADING BU8INE88 PENS. Falcon AMD Nos. 75, 117, 1, Achc LEADING STUB PENS. No. 4 CftrtonStut And Nos. 119, 102, Grant Pkn, LEADING LEDGER PEN8. So. 99 p, AND Nos. 101, 605, 030. LEADING SCHOOL PENS. No. 28 3 University -lEiVl Ann nos. ooa, m, io. Thi Milltr Bros. Cutlery Co.. Meridtn, Conn. MANUFACTURERS OP Btael Pens, Ink Erasers sad Pocket Cutler;. POK 8ALB AT J. N. Morgan's Book Store. octt d3m N. MORGAN & CO., No. 3 Barnard Building. School and College Text Books, afullline. Poets, His tory, Romance, Uiograpny, Travel and Novels, i amuy BibleH, S. S. Bibles nnd Test aments, Oxford 'teachers Bibles. Song Books of all kinds, large stock Stationery, Blank Books and Uttice ana School Supplies. New line Ladies' and Gents I'ocket- books just opened, tancy Goods and Dolls. feblOdlY LAP ROBES. My second hipmrnt of I,np Robes just re ceived. New design In Plunh, Beaver and Afltrat'han. Best qualify robe in town. B. V. JONES, novl2 (13t 34 North Main itreet. TO WEAK LIEtl SnflMas from th. affseti of routhfnl arratt. mrj Imr, wastlns mkm lost manhood, .to, I will asna a valnabla tratUs.1 Mld eontalnlnf tall partlonlan (or bom. cure, FREE or aharf splsndid awdleal work ; should o. nad by srerr sua who Is aarrous and debilitated. Addrsaa, Froi: V. C. FOWIM, Moodus, Cam, novS d&w ly 1 V--- .Sbk i'if - -it- HE LA.A TWO SONNETS I Atih the Him iii llin'll' titn ilitrtciifwt weul A (fmil tilmi't tJiiirilt-i run ij, timl silent, to Their RhHienrij; iii-sIk. Hit hlnlr uffrlffliU'il Hew Vml Hit-June leaven wen Into nhlvt hua wnt: And mtt ytimiK v'UMNeii In the nieadowH heui Ami the liu-heil heal rhargnl air more sulrry (jrew Vhen. Hiidrtenly a rwlt of flame shot through The luwnrgent nk.v wherein a fire uemetl petit. Ami down Ittt darkened Ookoiu crashed a twmnd. Ah maxsetl artillery had broken away. Thea. nmli of mighty watera nmote the ground. 'ir elwidH. lilac It soul that held the heaveim in way With tasNioa of the llfihtnlnf? all untmund Itntk -forth tumulruous. nor their flooda could stay II I'onr nw, that nut two yestfirdaya atro IIIiHinml by the way ho ynunR, aod fnwh, anil fair fcmiethiiiK of your old fragrance Htlll you bear With ktweK of the wild rain, lylnK low, The trniNrieH have Ikmd liftwl up, and blow Vhiek sinrr il wlthdawlwi. In the storm cleared ulr And lie Jnn' leavea forget their half drapoir An.l riwk Hit yellow aiinalilne to and fro; Vhe nktvtt an even fairer than before; Yet with therainyoitrcnuthed Iravea std) are wet; With life mi ttweet, can death mean, all Is o'er! Nay chance some bird, your blush remembering Will daily come, and to the sunrise pour A whir ho glad, meo will unlearn regret -Boston Trawl ler MH'KKY PLAYS HOOKEY. Tin' an of Coonoy Island palpitated wiili i In-fervent heat of a day in July Tin- hot air radiated up from the mead owk anil 1 1 if dusty road like heat from a finiiMi-i' Kvi'ii (be ehirkens sought the lnii' ol It h nillv trees, and the locusts limit chained their midsummer thren oih ,-ih .Mirkev Kinn came down Murray Mtri'i'i with a liillerpd geography, a worn t llinu boolt and a thumbed first reader up-!''! his arm : ln I iiv'h fare shone from its recent ;i p!i. . I ion of soft soap and water, so t hm Hie frwklps stood out like spots of brirk dust on either side of his nose. He hinl I. stone bruise on one of his big toes, ami n us forced to walk on one heel. As lie limped along the roadway, half a milt- awny in the hazy perspective he coiil. sit the little red school house In io-IIiiw. will) its monotonous suggestion- of 't'lin the dog - catch-the-cat? Vr i hi--dog-ciin-eatrh-t he-cat." In fancy he heard the dreary iteration of if lioul riioiii, and saw the blank hiii-, nils speckled with paper "spit 1 1 ii- lb' was hot and tired and dusty. i - i in- hurl The truth was. that he in I ,.,-d his mother to permit him to i. -. ..ay from school, and she refused 10 il uw him to do so. Mrs. Finn's at- 11 nil. n had been pathetically drawn to tin- mm" toe. and she bad said that the in iu cil menilier would not hurt him any Miori- at school than at home. And so I he Isiy looked cross and felt ugly to wards the distasteful "eddicashun,'' which his mother forced upon him As he limped along his discontented way. he looked off over the meadow, and saw the maples and pines in Lindsey's wood whispering to each other, as they waved in the breeze which blew fresh and cool from the Hudson river. These whis pers Mickey interpreted as coaxing invi tations which sounded to him as follows- '( (ime, little Mike, and lie under our piotecting branches! Here you will find (Im- lender birch hark and the juicy sas--:,t'i':-.s root! Upon our shady hillocks, iii iili-n by t;lossy green leaves, hide the red winlergrcen berries awaiting your ..:!iiii;r' Thetree toad will sing his little si in-; for toil, the bubbling spring is dis lillin. a sparkling liquor for your thirsty lips, nnd llie shady coverts of our sylvan dells aw ait you!" With these enchanting voices in his ear ihe lempiaiion to play hookey was a si rung one The tempter of men came to hint with the liquid melody of birds, the soft wooing of fluttering leaves, the rustle of the pine's thin fingers, and the gurgle of brooks And as he stood in the dusty road and looked down into the hollow at the sun beating fiercely upon the windows of the little red school house, and realized how stifling was the air inside, what wonder that he hesi tated! Then the reproachful face of his mother rose before him. As little Mike loved his mother and feared hivr rebuke more than he did her heavy hand, the thought of her grief impelled him onward to ward the school. But he could not shut out of his mental sight the picture of the cool paradise in the wood where the little lake rippled iu the sunlight, and while, fat below, ran the wide reaches of the Hudson river as it loitered to the sea And in this entrancing picture his mother s face was blotted out an with a sponge from the slate of his mind; the rcIiiiiiI house was forgotten and he liniied eagerly up the hillside toward the stone wall, to which clung the riotous wild rasplicrn hushes laden with fruit, Forgotten was the sore toe. lost sight of was the long, black strap hanging on the kitchen wall, und left behind was tne dust) road nnd all the suggestions of work On arriving at the summit of the bill little Mike turned in his tracks and I, in kill .:iiwu upon the school house. Ile siin t In- muster come to the door and ring the bell, ami his schoolmates scam per like coi ralleil sheep into the building Then Ihe dour was shut and Mickey re alized that his sin was irrevocable. He trembled too when he thought that he would have to make confession of it to the pi iest liul it was too late to retrace his steps He w as now in the narrow path leading to the wood He look off his tattered cap nnd the cool lingers of the breeze lifted the hair from his fore head As he sat down tin the grass a striped chipmunk stopped, palpitating. kin the stoii" wall and little Mikes fin gers itched loi his bow gun After hid ing his luniks in the stone wall and cov ering tbciii with dead leaves he began picking anil euting raspberries until his bronzeil chifcks were covered with the juices of the fruit The scent of clover blooms and fresh grasses made his nos trils dilate, and while the birds sang to him from the trees Ihe nodding butter cups and daisies shook their heads at 'litn and seemed to nay "Little boy. you're playing hookeyP" When Mickey entered tbe wood he lay The New UlHcovery. You have heard your friends and neigh bors talking about it. You may yourself be one ol the mnnv who know Irom per sonal exnerience iust how pood a thing it is. If you have ever tried it, vou are of its staunch friends, Ix-cause the wonder ful thing about it is, that when once giv en a trial, Ur. King's New Discovery ever after holds a place in the house. If you have never used it nnd should 1st afflicted with a couch, cold or anv Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, secure a liottle nt once nnd tnvc it a fair trial. It is guaranteed everv time, or monev refunded. Trial bottles free at F. L. Jacobs' drug store. The corset is a paradox. It comes stay and yet goes to waist. to dow n upon the brown needles at the 1 1 i ol a pine tree and watched the initii'i-llii's flitting over him on yellow wings An I as he lay there the luxury ! "idoli'iii e stole in upon his senses and '.if ciiLle soughing of the pines fell with i si..ii!iiii'4 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 'ti 'c upon his ear The In:' - huiii of Uvhuiid the inarticulate oic : "I the wood lulled him lo sleep. How 1 ig he lav there Mickey could not tell Ile was rudely awakened hy a big black ant which had crawled up lib trousers leg. und a greiil yllow hairy caterpilial crossing the luidge of his nose As h" sat up and brushed away these insects a en I bird in a tree near by began to jeer ill him with what to Mickey's excited fancy wen- the words- "Maying hookey' 'Maying hookey!'" In some mysterious iiiatini I l.idiiess seemed to go out ol ihe day for little Mike al this cruel inunl The odors ol the flowers were jiM ns swcel ns lliey had been belore. the moss in Ihe i'ool ol the pine tree u;i- n-. ivid n . n, the swallows dipped as gr;'rrl'u!!v oer tin field of billo.vy u in-nt. but lie- charm ol all this bcaulei-us panorniiiu wns gone His toe begun m hurt av.ihi With drooping head and limping gail Mickey plunged deeper into ihe woods Al the foot of u 1 1 i u, rock he found n spring Lying nt full leiigih upon the sward he put his lips down to I he w atet and drank deep of the i hiiiiipngne ol (he woods The retlecii ni ol his inee in the spring grinned snroniiicnlit nt Inm And from the brown cm s shining I'roin the cool depths came a reproachful gf.nce which seemed to say "The lenlliei sirup is waiting for you In the kitchen' All that iilternoon he wandered through the wood seeking happiness, but finding none o' liew for refuge to the birch tree. Im- lln- hark had lost all its old time sw i . i ne-is The snssnlrus root which often had lusted like honey ill his mouth now took on the llnvoi of worm wood As he n Irnecd bis steps to the stone wall where lie had hidden his booki the awful consi-ioiisiiesscnine to him that he would be ohlui d to led a lie in oi dct to escape n w iiiiipiir Like a thief in the night he sneaked down the steep hill side up which he hud clinilied socheerily in the morning, nnd five minutes later entered the shnnty So downcast was he and so furtive in manner that his moth er's attention was attracted lo him. Just at this moment a big Iniud le bee wearing a black velvet vest with yellow stripes blundered into the room "Are ye sick. Mickey?" said his mother solicitously "No. I'm not sick, mother, " said little Mike, "but me toe is hurtin' inc." "Well, what makes ye act so ipiare?' This was uttered in such a tone of so licitude and with so kindly a look thai like Mike's eyes began to overflow as his mother try to "shoo' ihe humble bee out of the room "I'm glad you're not a w icked little b'y. Mickey like thin) Doolans." eon timied Mrs. Finn 'If ye were I'd he thinkin that bumble bee 'ml be afthei stingin ye Shure that's fwhal bumble bees does be doin' stingin little b'ys fur their sins!' Slap went the end of Mrs. Finn's lassel against the wall and away sailed the bee out of the window like an animated jewel of jet and amber Little Mike was oppressed with fears The haunting consciousness of wrong doing weighed him down like the guilt of a murderer. He felt a great load taken off his conscience when the bumbli bee flew out of the window, for he be lieved implicitly that the insect had flown Into the shanty for the purpose of stinging him because he had played hookey. He busied himself about the yard, milking the goat and chopping wood. He was so unusually zealous in this work and so quiet that bis mother's suspicions were awnkencd. "Faix," said she, "I'm afeerd me little b'ys been up to mischief, he's actin' that quare. Shure, he has berry stainson hit- face, an' thare's no berries at school Musha, I'm afther thinkin' he was play in' hookey!" Just then Mickey came into the shanty with auother armful of wood His mother looked tit him closely, unobserved by the boy, and saw that his knees wen stained with grass juice and that to the hack of bis jacket clung some tell-tale Dine needles. Hut she kept her own counsel and awaited developments, satis lied that Mickey would confess his guilt Another armful of wood had been thrown under the stove, and little Mike lisiked up to catch the expected approv ing glance of his mother when Mrs Finn cried in alarm "Luk out. Mickev. here comes tin bumble bee fur ye!" Again the fears of tbe boy were awak ened, and turning quickly he struck o frantic blow al the bee. This evidently amrered the insect, for it avoided the blow, flew over the laiy's bend and stung him on the hack of the neck Having uunished the truant and satisfied Us vengeance the Dtunuie nee new oui oi the door As Mrs. I' inn Imund a handful of mud upon the swelling wound little Mike looked up in bis mother's face, and with a trembling voice full ol remorse nnd pain, said in a hoarse whisper Mni-ni-other! Vis. Mickey," said Mrs. Finn, know ing that I lie tune or coniession nau come The noy continueu wiui quiver iug lips 1 know why the bee s-s-tung me. He kase I hekase mother 11 I was .lay in -play play in hookey!' As he bid his face in his mother's dress .he stooped over him and her lips touch d the bronzed, berry stained face in the fond kiss of forgiveness. As her warm breath dried the brine upon his cheek Ihe bumble liee was sucking honey from a blue und white morning glory which hung like an infant bell over the door way. Ernest Jarrold in New York Even ing Sun The I'ses of a Home. 1 want the library," said Mr. Haswell to the architect, "to be largest and airiest room in the house." "I don't sis? what you want with a library," interposed Mis. Oaswell; "you Know very well you don't smoke." Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle The KlrHt dtep. Perhaps you are run down, can't eat. can't sleep, can t tnniK, can i uo any thing to your satisfaction, and you won-H-r ivhiit nils vou. Vou should heed the warning, you' are taking the first step into iervous I'rosiritiion. i ou nun Nerve Tonic nnd in Electric Hitters you will find the exact remedy for restoring mnr n-rviiis svsUiii to its normal. henlthv condition. Surprising results follow the use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterative. Your appetite returns, good digestion is restored, and the Liver and Kidnevs resume healthy nction. Try a bottle. " Price 6oc. at F. L. Jacob's Drug Store. Figures that won't lie Those that are seen in modern bathing suits. MISCl-LLAXISOrS. -i FULEN WIDER & BRO. 1 Have the lurgest and most complete stock of Men's, La dies' and Cliildren's BOOTS AND SHOES To be found in Ashcville. FIXE SHOES A SPECIALTY. Try us before buying. NO. 18 PATTON AVKNl'Ii. WHITLOC K'S,- THE OLD ESTABLISHED DRY GOODS STORE, Corner Eagle Hotel We announce to tlie public that we liave just turned from the Northern IMMENSE STOCK OF And are better prepared to supply our customers than ever before. Haviii"' disposed of a majority of hist season's "ixxls, we respectfully invite you to call find examine our Entirely New and Elegant Stock before buying elsewhere. We offer the latest styles in DRESS GOODS and Silks, Velvets, etc. A complete line of Notions and Fancy Goods. We are agents for the Celebrated (entemeri Kid (Moves, and Dunlnp Ridingllatsand Caps. AVeciill special attention to OUR NEW CLOAK DEPARTMENT, Which we have stocked with the lateststyles and designs in Ladies'. Misses' and Chihlrcn'sCloth and Plush Cloaks, Newmarkets. .Jackets.JWraps, etc. Henieiuber that the ORIGINAL ORIGINAL WHITLOCK'S I- ill the Kagle Mock only, and hasnot been moved. Our only I5ranch Store is a very COMPLETE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, Two doors below, where all are invited to examine stock and compare prices. We have polite and attentiveclerks, who will show goods whether you are prepared to buy or not. Respectfully, A. WHITLOCK, Agent. Aslieviilc, N. t. P. A. DEM ENS, Manufacturer and 1'calcr in all kimls of Dri-sniil LUMBER, Door, Sash, Blind, Mouiainjfs, stairworK, ihhiucib, uum. and Bar Fixtures, and all Hard Wood Lumber nov "THE WINYAH SANITARIUM, " ASHEVILLE, N. C. For the reception of patients suffering of diseases of lungs and throat, and conducted upon the plan of the sanitaria's nt Gocrbersdorf and Falkcnstcin in Ger many. Ours is the only such institution in the United States, nnd endorsed by the leading members of the medical profession. Terms reasonable. KAKL VON KI CK, U. S., M. I). H T. Ctll.l.lNS, President. H. C. MclNTIKK, Vice-President. THE WESTERN DRESSED DEEF AND PROVISION CO. COLD STORAGE. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in CHOICE MEATS. Telephone Call 4. Our aim will be to nerve our customers with meats equal In quality to u; that eau be Ob tamed in this or any other market. Please give as a trial, at MctntlPt's old staad. sepi 19 dljr rv Block and S. Main St. re- markets with an NEW DRY GOODS. DRESS TRIMMINGS, STORK STORE Near rasticngcr Ovpot. kinds of Building; Material. Work a Specialty. 1 illy PHILIP MclNTIKK, Superintendent, J. S. WEST, Auditor. HOY 7 Real Bitatt Dealer.