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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
STORES IN WESTERN TOWNS.
Effect of the Wheat Craze and Pros
perity.

Effect Of the Wheat Craze and Pros
perity.
Kansas City, Mo.-In the small
towns new stores are being opened
everywhere. For several years i'm
~provementS have been chiefly confined
to residences and repairs to buildings.
Empty houses were filled, and unoc-
cupied stores began to have tenants.
Now there is scarcely an empty store
building, and many new structures
are seen in almost every village. Some
little towns in the wheat belt have
added q dozen store rooms to their
capacity this year. This means a great
deal of additional trade, and is the best
index of the effect of generous returns
from the fields.
In the furnishing Of their homes the
farmers are also making great strides.
Common furniture of the vanished oak
variety is not good enough for the av-
erage farm house these days. The
plush parlor suite is a drug on the
market. Going into a farm house 200
miles west of here the other day, a Wis
itor found it fitted out with mission
furniture, with Flemish oak bookcases
and Remington pictures on the wall.
It was typical of the tendency toward
better taste in adornment. This indi-
Gates a new era in business, for it
calls for q higher standard Of supply in
thew holeSale market.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
MORE BURTON CHARGES.
Assertion That the Kansas Senator
Practiced Other Frauds.

Practiced Other Frauds.
Washington, D. C.-The publication
of the charges against Senator Burton
of taking fees from the Chickasaw In
dams while he was Senator Embossed
the tongues of high officials in the In
terror Department, and two other Sc
rious charges came out. One is that
Burton never made any appearance
in business for the Chickasaws before
the Interior Department, but that he
represented to the head men of the
tribe that he did, and collected large
fees from them for his alleged services.
Burton, before he became Senator,
represented to Secretary Hitchcock, it
is said, that he had been selected by
the Chickasaws as their counsel, and
asked him, as Secretary of the Inter-
ior. to approve his contract with the
tribe. Mr.. Hitchcock refused to do
so on the ground that the Chickasaws
did not need an attorney. Notwith-
standing this rebuff Burton, it is
charged, made the Indians think he
was looking after their interests, and
proceeded to collect his pay from their
funds, which were not under the con-
troll Of the Secretary of the Interior.
Another charge against the Kansan
Is ludC WulIe He was SeudlOr ne pre-
scented q claim from a ranchman in
Texas to the effect that the man lost
800 cattle during a fight between Uni
ted States forces and Comanche In
dams, which took place on his ranch.
The amount claimed was $4,000. for
which Burton succeeded in getting
Judgment in favor of his client.
A number of men who lived in the
vicinity are said to have reported to
the department that while there was q
tight he claimant never had 500 cat
tie. but had at the time about eighty.
and they were fully 200 miles away
from the scene Of the fight.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
AgDSs%@M ne
R1AWGGD
WASHINGTON.

Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., the former as
sociate statistician of the Agricultural
Department, was indicted for conspir-
acy to defrard the Government in con-
nection witt e cotton leak.
A return of summer heat has driven
all persons. who are able, out Of the
city to cooler chimes.
The White House is undergoing its
usual annual overhauling during the
absence of the President and family.
Edwin H. Conger, Ambassador to
Mexico, resigned from the diplomatic
service, to take effect October Is.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Sardine Famine.

Three years ago there was q famine
among the fishing folk in Brittany, ow-
ing to the total disappearance of sar-
dimes from the French waters. This
year the distress will be terrible, for
the sardine season is a complete fail
ure. Six hundred boats were expected
to return to D~ouarnenez, France, full
of sardines, but they came back empty.
with the exception of about fifty, and
these had only small hauls. The bait
used by the fishermen, which comes
from Newfoundland. is also very dear
in Brittany, costing Aft, or nearly $40.
a ton,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The cruiser Rainbow, the flagship Of
the Philippine squadron, with Rear
Admiral George c.. Reiter on board,
went ashore at the mouth of the Agu-
san River, Butuan Bay, in Northern
Mindanao. Admiral Train dispatched
tugs to the assistance of the Rainbow.
The Taft party was welcomed at Lee
gaSpi, on LuZon Island.
Advices from Zamboanga say that
three great. demonstrations were held
there in honor Of Secretary Taft and
party. All the tribes i'll the Moro
provinces and the leading Dattos were
represented.
The steamer Siberia. which sailed
from San Francisco, CAL, on August
,16 made the trip to Honolulu in four
days, nineteen hours and twenty min
uteS.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
DOMESTIC.

Word was received at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, that in response to a request to
the President the name would be
changed to Wilkes-Barre.
During a terrific electric storm at
Atlanta, Ca, James Mcdaniel was
killed by lightning, 1000 telephones
were burned out and many buildings
were damaged.
George L. Marsh, arrested at Brock
ton, Mass, on suspicion that he was
connected with the Bate murder in Illi-
nois, vas released, Chicago officers be-
ing unable to identify him.
The Jefferson Club, of Chicago, ILL.,,
will on September 15 give a farewell
banquet to w. J. Bryan, prior to his
departure for a trip around the world.
Wayne Beattle, a Brooklyn National
Guardsman, in camp at New City Fair
Ground, New York, was drowned
while bathing.
Ex-Mayor Truman H. Newberry, Of
Detroit, Mich, is slated as Postmaster
General COrtelyou'S successor.
There were many new cases and sew
eral deaths from yellow fever in New
Orleans.
Wallace Macfarlane, counsel for the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, filed
answer to the suit brought against the
society by Attorney-General Mayer in
New York City.
Figures showed that four-ffths- of
the babies born in Manhattan, New
York City, are of foreign parentage.
Samuel NJ. Clemens C''Mark Twain")
is slowly recovering from a sever at
tack of govt at his summer home, at
Edgewood, Va.
Baron Kaneko, the Japanese states
man, visited the President at Oyster
Bay, N. Y.
The funeral of Vinson Walsh, who
met with death in an automobile &C.
cident, was held at Newport, r. I.
The bodies of Harris Lindsey and
his fiance, who were killed in an auto
mobile crash, were buried together at
Manchester, N. II.
The court of inquiry on the explo-
sion on the gunboat Bennington found
that the vessels boilers were not de-
f~ective, and suggested a court-martial
for Ensign Charles T. Wade, the only
one surviving of those whom the court
held responsible for the accident.
The Lake Erie Sanger Bezirk, with
500 members attending, held a two
days session at Detroit, Mich.
Hugh McMullin, 6 structural iron
worker, Of New York City. was cut to
pieces by a train at North Branch, Md.
After a weeks search, Frank Hoban.
who escaped from the State Hospital
at Scranton, Pa, was found near Mos
COW, Pa.
Charged with stealing jewels worth
$1,000 from Miss Grace Wills, in Bal
timore, Md, Edward Graham, alias
James Maynard, was arrested at Sara
tOga, N. Y.
The Trans-Mississippi Congress voted
to meet in Kansas City, Mo-, in 1906.
Apache Indians are reported to be
committing all sorts of depredations in
Southwestern Socorro County of New
Mexico, and rangers will be sent after
them.
While the death watch" looked on
Lambert Nichaus, who was to be
hanged, killed himself in his cell in
the Jail at st. Louis, Mo-, by stabbing
himself in the abdomen.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Relentless.

"What is the object in delaying the
trial of that sensational case so longg'
81 am trying to protect the public"
answered the relentless prosecutor. 81
want to give popular interest a chance
to subside so that the prisoner will not
be encouraged to go on re stage it
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
BRIEF FIRE ON HE OCEANIC

Outbreak in Storage at LIVERPOOL
Soon Put Out-Sailing Not Delayed.
Liverpool, England.-Fire broke ont
IN the Storage of the White Star Line
steamer Oceanic, but it was promptly
extinguished by the crew. The dam.
age was trifing.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
AMathod of saIection.

"Where is your family going to spend
the SUMMER"
cit isn't decided yet" answered Mr..
Cumrox, YEARLY. Mother and the
girls are still writing letters to find
out which hotel charges the most."-
Washington Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31

somebody who calls himself Profess
sor Trent, claims that Daniel Defoe,
who wrote Robinson Crusoe,' was the
greatest liar that ever lived"
ST guess the professor never met n
of our expert campaign liars."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Mamma,s Mistake.

Fond Mother-"Nellie, the next time
young Higgins calls ask, him to bring
his airship around some afternoon and
take US for a ride"
Pretty Daughter-"Why, mamma, he
hasn't any airship."
Fond Mother-"Oh, yes, he has. Mrs.
Tattles told me only this morning that
he was quite a high fyer."-Chicago
News.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
On the Boston Subway.

Superintendent Ito conductor)-"Thfs
gentleman complains that you ordered
him to step lively. What have you to
say?"
Conductor-"Well, sir, you see We
were behind and"
Observation-Disclosures makes no DIFF.
ference at all, sir. You should have
said, Pedetrianate precfpitately.'.-
Puck.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
N SEES PROFIT.
Chicago Mayors Traction Expert
Plans 264 Miles Of Railway.

ONso "dyOE 4FdctlOn Expert
Plans 264 Miles Of Railway.
chicago, Ill. Mayor DUNES pro-
posed system of 264 miles of munich
pal street railways can be built SO as
10 De IN operation by January l., 1908,
n will show a net profit to the city
OF more than 100000 a year, after
nVe per cent. has been paid to stock
noiders, under the contract plan, &C.
cording to the report and estimates of
A. b. Dupont, the Mayors traction ex-
pert.
Inc report made public a Y the sys-
Iem can De built for SIS, 200, 900 if the
oNeInedu trolley is used within the
downtown district as we'll aS roSidonao
districts. The estimated cost-SoS 900
O0O-includes the items Of track wfre
construction, cars, power plant and
buildings. "
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Mysterious

$50 you have read your daughters
commencement essay?"
EYES," answered the matter-of-fact
father. 81 am dumbfounded. I can't
understand how anybody who can
write so sensibly and profoundly would
chew gum and wear high-heeled
shoes. "-Washington Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Col1ywobs.

eyes, the party was a big success;
plenty of eating and all that"
81 suppose the table groaned with all
the delicacies of the season."
eyes, but that wasn't a circumstance
to the way some of the d~elicacies made
the guests groan-cucumbers and ice
cream, for instance Philadelphia
Press.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Arrested For Crop Scandal.

Frederick A. Peckham was arrested
in Saratoga, n. Y, having been indict-
ed in Washington, D. c., for conspiracy
to defraud the Government in connec-
ton with the cotton crop report scan
idaL
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Vandals Cut Cables.

/. Vandals cut the power cables of the
new Lenox n drawbridge over
the Harlem River, in New York City,
necessitating a postponement Of the
opening ceremonies.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
suburban Attrnctivsness.

Scout from the city)-"Where is that
beautiful view you advertiser"
Farmer Takeminn-"Why, ye jest
walk over ter Pokeville an take tn
stage to Hen Lake an tn steamer ter
Moose Landing, an then climb up
Skeeter Mountain ter what they all
Lovers Leap and thar ye git tn
view, an it's a dandy."-Puck.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Taking No Chances.

Grayce-'George says that I satisfy
his soul hunger so thoroughly that We
need have no formal engagement. He
says that in spirit we r already one.
What do you think Of that?"
Gladys-"All very pretty. But just
the same 1 wouldn't let him talk me-
out of the engagement ring."-Chicago
Journal.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Girl Slept in Park.

"A glrl who said she was Florence
H 10y ioId the police she had slept In
nest Ia[ larH, New York City, for the
20 SSt nontn and subslsted on scraps Of
u 'ooH discarded by p~icnickers.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31

"Are you wearing your hair long be.
cause you fancy you are poetical?
"Suppose I amp
"Yes. And suppose I offered you this
twenty-fve-cent piece to so to q tar.
ber's and, be shorn?
IT wouldn't 60"
Then take this dollar and go to .
dentists"
what for?"
ITO have your nerve treated
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Car Receives Our Ambassado,

Mr.. Meyer, the American Ambassa-
DOR was received in audience by the
RUSSIAN Emperor at Peterhof, Russia.
ana remained there three hours. A
long dispatch was sent tn President
Roosevelt.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
WITH the Funny
The Antidote.

'fOf all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: 1t might have
been.'"
But one small phrase annuls the curse,
And that is this: ''It might have been
worse"
New York Sun.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31

University Of Chicago to Build.
President Harper announced that the
University Of Chicago, at Chicago, ILL.,,
had 100000 for building purposes.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31

American Bar Association Meets.
The twentieth annual session Of the
American Bar Association was held at
Narragansett Pier.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31

Sultan Proposes to Miss Roosevelt.
The Sultan of Sulu, who has six.
wives, proposed marriage to Miss Alice
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
san+os.Dumont,s New Trial.

NJ. Santos-Dumont made an ascent al
Trouyille, France, v~enturing over the
sea with his. latest model airship.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Japs Reaoat DESTROYER

The japanese relocated the Russian
torpedo boat destroyer SLIM at Port
Arthur.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31

Government Painters Strike.
The painters employed at the Wash
ington I'd. CO. Navy Yard went on
strike for an increase Of wages.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
OUR MINISTER IN VENEZUELA.
Mr.. William W. Russell Presents His
Credentials.

Caracas.-William w. Russell, the
new American Minister to Venezuela,
presented his credentials to President
Castro, by whom he was cordially re-
ceiYed.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
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MILK.
Inc Milk Exchange price for standard
quality is 2kc. per quart.
RnTTEp
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-31
Prices of Hides Soar.

Prices OF Hides Sodr.
Prices Of hides are at the n1gnest Do
,sition since the Civil War.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-02

Bert Walker In h is Osborne
Farmer; $50, my young lady, you
are going to marry him to reform
him, are your Well, let me tell
you something. You have the lob
on your hands that has wrecked the
lives of more women than you can
count. This reform after marriage
is not what it is cracked up to be.
Things that look rosy through the
eyes of youthful love turn to a dull
ashen grey when viewed through
h lens Of reality. But you
say some women do succeed in
reforming men by marrying them.
l would also call your attention to
the fact that a couple of men have
succeeded in going over Niagara
rails and coming out alive. That
Is just about the proportion in both
cases. If he refuses to reform with
the vows OF love fresh on his lips
and you are yet unwed, what do
you suppose he will do after the
ceremony is over and you are
bound to him for life The time
for him to reform is before he leads
you to the altar. II he doesn't do
1t then, cut loose from him. Your
heart will mend in little while.
Better few tears in your youth
than whole lot of wretchedness
The corridors Of time for countless
years have been filed with the sobs
OF women who tackled the same
job you are figuring on, and failed
You will fail"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-02

one OF the most temperance States. as TO
It's laws in the Union. There are no draw.
backs, no dangers. nothing to dread. as
people are led to believe about North Caro-.
lima IL is in the western part Of the State
where "moonshine stills" bad "niggers."
and crackers live. Eastern North Caro-.
lima is notably free from all these.
The waters afford abundance OF pleas.
ures and luxurieS. We have the greatest
shad fisheries In the country. We have our
own oysters travel by water is cheap and
affords recreation and pleasure. The sum
mers are mild and delightful. We have the
greatest wild.fowl grounds IN America
Wild ducks and geese were a common table
deleaoy all winter, aud still abound cheap.
Much money Is derived from wild.fowl
oysters and fishing
Ill have not taken up too much OF your
space, permit me to close with kind wishes
for all old friends. and to say TO you that In
newspaper way, and as to education.
North Carolina is stepping up in the front
ranks. We have a strong and thrifty Ed.
torial Association. The editor OF the daily
paper here, CoEsR. b. Creecy. is the Dean"
of North Carolina journalism. He is aged
- aud writes as vigorously as ever lie
paid me this compliment about an article :
why, he writes as we'll as the old man
ever did Sincerely,
AZ
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-02
"MAN's INHUMANITY TO MAN.

The average man comes very
near an idiot in taking care of him
self. You have seen him wearing a
fur cap on his head, while his shoes
let in snow and water. He wears
an oyercoat on his back and no.
thing but a thin shirt over his chest.
He is mighty scared about freezing
his fingers while his throat is ex-
posed to billiards and he IS often
ailing or thinks he is. It's herb tea
root tonics, Peters pills, PauPs
pine tar cordial, or plasters and
cures, until the balance wheel in
the machine comes to stop. Ma
ture wants TO keep going but she
can't He drinks whiskey and that
clogs the valves; he drinks beer
that clogs the wheels; he pours
down lemonade, ginger ale, butter
milk, ice water, tea, coffee and
what not and then wonders why the
fires under the boiler do not burn.
If you should take an OK and put
him through a like performance,
he'd be dead in year. The
8 m p lest and plainest
laws Of health are outrage
every hour of the day by the aver
age man. Did Adam smoker Did
Eve wear corsets Did Solomon
chew tobacco2 Did Ruth chew
gum1 Did the children Of Israel
make for beer garden after cross.
ing the Red sea2 Did Rebecca eat
gum drops and ice cream and call
for soda waler2 Adam was the first
man and was made perfect from
head TO heel How long would he
remain so after eating a minoe pic
before going to bcd2 Suppose he
had slept in a bedroom SKI with
The windows down, the door shut
and two dogs under the bed Sup.
pose Eve had laced herself up in
corset put on tight shoes, sat up all
hours Of the night eating her fll Of
trash and sizzlcd her hair2 When
you come to look at the way man
misbebaves himself you can only
wonder how be ever lived to get
there.-Ex.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-02
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Uneasy Crowned Head; A Spell OF
Perfect Weather; Some Passing
styles.

Not one weather growi could anybody, in
deeeney, put up. For number Of days.
the atmosphere has been truly Elysian. II
50 continues at present writing. Fashion
able avenues present wonderful kalei-
doseoPe of chic styles and color blendings.
Intermixed with all are more "freak" reds
than ever saw in all my life before.
The superb self-control Of Russia's ruler
under the recent fearful event causes a thrill
throughout the whole world. Such man
were worthy of better destiny than to be
the sport of the crank's bomb and the
assassin's bullet. A crown, be il never so
bejewelled, is not conducive to sweet dreams
OF long life. Pity the poor aching head
which must wear it, and upon which il
presses passing heavily.
In view Of the agitation over in tina, big
county, let us be glad we are Americans, in
America, of America and for America, and
turn our eyes all the more lovingly unto the
stars and stripes.
Here are few fashions
White gowns for the coming season will
be relieved by girdle belts Of dainty color.
Flat trimmings are the rule for dress
skirts for day wear They thus specially
harmonic with the long coats ia vogue
There is a new japanese crepe in fan pat
terms on the market, which makes ideal
kimonos.
Even the wool materials now in vogue
partake of the crepe-like affects noted in
thin fabrics.
The sweater is certainly great institution
as to comfort, and is downright pretty, also.
II comes in colors as we'll as in black and
white.
Linen pillow covers painted with peoples,
holly-hocks or sunhowers are very striking
Lovely dotted swisses appear in brown and
white.
The craze for needlcwork is almost
phenomenal. Lord & Taylor show pattern
robes composed of French eyelet embroidery,
linen lawn and insertion. They are most
beautiful; and now is the time to get such
gowns at agreeable prices.
Nov, as always, violet is supreme
favorite on fashions color card. No other
hue is so refined and exclusive.
Garish-looking jardinieres are of red
Japanese clay-unglazed and show guilt
dragons in part relief.
Evening wraps have reached the acme Of
smartness. One charming model is Of deli
cate gray cloth, trimmed with cream lace
and silver fox fur.
Shaded silks are used TO embroider wide
turnover collar cuffs.
There is special r. & G.. corset, long
over the hips and high in the bust, especially
adapted TO the present style of skirt, which
fits so smoothly about the waist and hips,
and furnishes substantial support for the
soft, fluffy fabrics OF which the bodice of
fashion is made and which were never IN
tended to ''stand alone"
Shaded silks in dull rose and green
embroider white linen canvas collar and cuffs
in old fashioned canvas stitch Another set
shows cross-sutch embroidery of orange
yellow and harmonious brown.
One of the smarlest combinations this
season, is a fine broadcloth skirt and velvet
redingote.
dainty gift for woman who INDUCES
in the womanly fashion of "doing fancy
work" is a thimble of Russian enamel.
EVELYN CARIE