Miscellany: In North Carolina

MISCELLANY "TIME brings all things"

The mountaineers are a hardy lot,

They live in woody niches,

They tear their socks on jagged rocks

And swear like angry witches.*

Throughout North Carolina many a hardy mountaineer was peacefully at work last week spinning and weaving various portions of a suit of clothes for Mayor James J. Walker of New York City.

On Oct. 6 the Mayor will arrive in Asheville, the guest of local boosters, on a special train christened The Land of the Sky. Retiring from the public view for a few moments, Mr. Walker is scheduled...

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