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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
My Sand House.

built me house one day,
Down on the sands by the sea,
To watch for my good ship sailing
home.
With beautiful things for me.
[ built while the sun shone hot,
And built while the winds blew cold
Building against the day and hour
When [ should be worn and old.
And the stars smiled fair az night,
I'd the an smiled bland in the day.
!, ,,,le ere silent and warned me not
VII my labor was thrown away.
The sea sang low at my feet,
And the sand shone white and wide,
And never voice in earth or sky,
To warn me against the tide.
And my house rose goodly fair,
White-gabled against the sky,
I laughed at the sea-weed's warning
touch,
And the gray gulls screaming by.
dreamed my beautiful dreams,
Of truth and trust that endure,
I slept and dreamed like foolish child,
That my Sand-House was secure.
And oh, while slept, the tide
Crept in like thief to me;
And 10, in the hastily dawn my house
Had crumbled into the sea.
Will Allen Dromgoole.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
Reflections of a Bachelor

The devil k'sew what be was about when
lir invented politics.
y woman wants either herself to have ii
lot Of Jewels or h,r friends to-haye none al
all.
A man isn't IN optImist when he doesn't
imagine a toothache is as nice as eating ap-
pie pie.
When girl doesn't eat too much candy
it is IA sign she lives IN a country where
they don't have ahy.
LIS an awful nice surprise to try to kiss
a girl on the cneek and miss it because her
lips are in the way,-New York Press.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16

pealed.
SECS. That this act shall be in effect from
and after the first day of July, A. D. 1905
1t is probable that the application will be
to towns of 500 population instead of 1900
and further amended as to prevent the
manufacture or sale" of splrituous liquors.
The whiskey force are strongly represented
here and feign great confidence in their eff
forts to defeat any general temperance leg
lslation that has been or may hereafter be
proposed at this session of the Legislature.
Raleigh Feb.6, 1905. NJ. LIS.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16

Toxic, Feb. 9.-The impression pre-
walls here that the impending battle be-
tween the armies of Field Marshall
Oyama and General Kuropatkin will
occur before any material thaw takes
place, which would convert the coun:
Continued on 9Th Page.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
Conditions at NIorgnnton.

1T is also absolutely necessary for the
state to increase its appropriation for pen
sions for Confederate soldiers; the senate
has in most emphatic manner possibly as
sented to this by the action in this matter.
1t is necessary that we provide for our
educational institutions.
''It is absolutely necessary in my opin-
ion-and it would be burning shame and
disgrace for the state rot to do ito ap-
propriate at least $500 600 for the state hos
pitfalls in order to erect sufficient buildings
to provide tor the insane.
''It is estimated by the auditor that if the
revenue act as reported by the sub-com
mittee on tiance is passed by the general
assembly, then there will not be as much
money realized from taxation as under the
revenue act of 1908.
"With the increased demand for main
tenauce | ask fellOw-senators; how is il
possible to make these appropriations with.
out bond issue? In my judgement it can
not be done. And / say that every one of
these appropriations osght to be made.
The Till just read provided for reduc-
ton of the tax rate of five cents on the one
hundred dollars worth of property. This
coy of Is cents would, in my opinion, with
the proposed issue of bonds create suffi
cient amount of revenue to make these i'm
provements and to carry on the business OF
the state, and it would be most iuyfullY re-
ceived by the people of North Carolina,
who haye heen for several years complain
ing of high taxation. and when these per-
manert Improvements are made the annual
demands from them will cease.
''The bill proposed also removes lhe
much complained of merchants tax and
other special taxation, such as the tax or
wood dealers, brokers, physicians, lawyers
and dentists: AL of these features would
make the bond issue popular.
The bill also provides that not exceed
ing five hundred thousand dollars shall be
issued, and be issued as the money is need
ed; and It also provides that the amount OF
money to be realized from the sale Of
these bonds shall be appropiooed among
the several Institutions by an act to b,
adopted by this legislature.
1T does seen. 10 me, Mr.. President and
fellow-senators, that this is the only pos
sible course that this legislature can pursue
and ask your careful consideratiO ~
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16

Toxic, Feb. "a report from Man
churian headquarters says that the
Russians have continued their bonn bard
ment In the direction of the Shakhe
river since the nighG of February z,
They continue intrenching in front of
Liuchenpose and in the vicinity of
Heikoutai.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16

Toxic, Feb. ENTRY to Vladivostok
from the sea is now limited to Tsushima
straits and Tsugauru straits. The Soys
straits are barred by ice. Reports re-
ceived here from. Hokkaido and also
from coasting vessels says Soya strai,
not frozen over but are filed with floes
and bergs making navigation practical
ly impossible. To further increase the
difficulty of reaching Vladivostok the
Japanese government announces that
the light houses in the vincinity of Tsu-
gaura straits will not be lighted except
occasionally. An official says this an
nouncement was necessary for strategic
reasons and warns coasting and neutral
navigators that in passing Tsugauru
straits they must exercise the greatest
care. The Japanese continue to patrol
Tshushima and Tsugauru straits and it
is believed that the blockade of Vladi-
vostok is effective.
1t was reported from Vladivostok un-
der date of February that the Russian
armored cruisers Rossia and Gromboi
had been repaired, but it is doubted
whether they will emerge from the
harbor on account of the extensive selz-
ures by the Japanese of'coal ladenships
bound tor Vladivostok. Large stocks
have been purchased by Japan which
has now ceased purchasing coal.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
70 RELIEVE KUROPATNN.
Grand Duke to be Sent to
ManChuria.
PRESIDENT URGED TO MEDIATE
Impending Battle to be Fought
Soon-Russian Disasters At
tributed to Lansdorff,
Alexieff, Rosen and
StoesseI.

Washington, Feb. 9.-President Roose-
velt was urged today to take some ac-
tion looking to the termination of the
Russo-Jap war. The request was made
by the parliamentary union
through the president of the organiza
tion, Representative Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,. DIR. Bartholdt explained to the
that the concensus of of opinion among
the members of the union and among
European parliamentarians with whom
he is in correspondence was that the
President of the Uunited States was the
one man, with the possible exception of
the Emperor of Germany, who idicated
no disposition to try to bring the war to
an end, who might be listened to on the
subject with favor by Russia,
The President gave DIR. Bartholdt no
definite assurances beyond promising
to consider the matter with Secretary
Hay. 1t is known to be quite unlikely
that this movement will take any &C.
tion looking to mediation until some as
surances have been received from both
parties to the the proceeding conflict
that such action would be welcome.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16

in g for them. And, if the truth wei e
known, instead of their being four hundred
applications for admission into the insane
asylums, aud if all of the insane who
should be admitted into the hospitals, were
admitted, it would be necessary to provide
for from 500 to 1000 instead of the 400
who were vainly applying for ADMISSION.
''I'stand here today, Mr.. President, and
say in the most emphatic manner, and
with bowed head, that it is shame ard a
scandal upon the state of North Carolina
thatsshe is not providing for these un-
fortGnates.
''Let us compare what We are doing for
the insane with what Virginia is doing.
Virginia has population about the same
as North Carolina; 100000 white and
600, 900 colored. The assessed value of all
property in Virginia is in round numbers
$3.50, 900, 600 and the assessed value of all
property in North Carolina $442, 100000.
The bonded debt. of North Carolina is six
aud a half millio". and the bonded debt of
Virginia twenty-fnur million dollars. And
yet, though both states have about the
same population, and although both states
have about the same property for taxation,
and though Virginia has bonded debt of
four times, as much as North Carolina,
Virginia is cariug for all of her insane. and
has in her white hospitals about 2,100,
and in her colored hospitals about l,2OO;
while North Carolina has 400 white and
526 negroes, aud at least 900 are uncared
for.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16

st. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-The army
organ publishes official statistics of Field
Marshal Oyama's forces based on regi-
mental numbers on the uniforms of the
Japanese killed during the engagements
with General Kuropatkin's forces. Ac-
cording to this report the total of Field
Marshal Oyama's regular troops is plac-
ed at 265, 900 cavalry and infantry and
800 guns. The total number of reser-
visits is probably 1OO,OOO Military men
estimate General Kuropatkin's superb
ority at about 1000 men without in
Guiding the Sixteenth army corps which
is not yet in the far east. These figures
are likely to dash the hopes of the
peace party which has distinctly been
acquiring influence in high quarters
during the last few days.
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff's warships
forming the third Russian Pacific
Squadron, have been painted a blacker
war color. Two more transports ac-
companying this great squadron will be
sailed within a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Women Want Husbands.

1t j. natural probably for women t."
want husbands. bat ut tie same time
they need not be so idiOtic about it that
they will jump at anything advertising
in newspaper for Il wife. The matri-
mOnial swindler has studied well the
weakness of women. In answer to
his advertisements h gets so many let
tiers that it is melancholy and humiliat-
ing t. think of th2m. lie Sits out the
ones that please him. makes up 10 the
choic, - of the writer's AMI in brief
time is married to one of them.
The thief marrics one of those with
money and in her silly fondnesS the
bride gives all her cash to him Ito
take care Of" That is the last she
ever sees of it or him. He fees To an
other city as fast as train can carry
him. adopts n new name. lives in lux
ury on his brides money and when it
begins to fail advertiSes again for Il
wife.
There are several millions of single
women in this country ana il takes a
good while for the list of ignorant and
foolish ones To run out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Pockets in Their Checks.

CAipmunkS. squirrels and ground
squirrels take food i'll their mouths and
with their tongues push it out between
the teeth into an elastic pouch connect
ing with the MOUTH, thus extending
the checks. The pocket gopherS have
pockets outside the mouth along the
front of The cheeks. These pockets eX-
tend back under the skin to the shout
derS and are filled and emptied by the
aid of the fore feet and claws. They
are often stuffed full of pieces of
roots. stems and leaves as to give Il
very ludicrOuS appearance to the little
animal. Roots and stems are cut into
pieces about an inch long and packed
Iengthwise. Leaves are folded or rolled
to ill the smallest space.-St. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
NShiftier's Good Wishes

= young woman once sat at Il board
ing house table beside a reserved and
awkward country boy whom she de
lighted to tease. When she left she
asked him to write in her autograph
album. The poem which John @.
Whittier wrote there stands as a warn
ing II other young ladies that she who
laughs first ut a seemingly dumb coun-
tryman may be herself laughed at
many years later The quaint cOnclud-
ing stanZa is:
Thy life-may nothing vex it
Thy years be not a few,
And at thy final exit
May the devil miss his due.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
If Men Were More Courteous!

The reason the marriage advertiser
wins women so easily is that he knows
how to faScinate the feminine sex with
his pleasing manners, refined appear
ance and beautiful and delicate small
courtesies. He is the pink of chivalry,
showing Il woman such Difference that
she concludes he regards her as Il SUI
perior being. and is battered out of her
senses. If good. honest men only knew
enough to show to their own wives the
chivalrous courtesy manifested by the
sleek rascal toward his victims the af-
lection of the wives would never
waver. SUSAN PEPPER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

So-called wandering pains" NAV
come from its early stages, or the
presence of danger may be made mani
fest by profuse menstruation, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
ovarieS down the groin and thighs.
If You have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of Inflammation or dis
placement, don't wait for time to con-
firm your fears and go through the
horrors of a hospital operation: secure
Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound right away and begin its use.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, will
give YOU her advice free of all charrse
If Won viii write her about Yourself.
Your letter Will he seen by women ONLY.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
- take the liberty TO congratulate y-of1 on
the success | have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago NV month
lies stopped. Shortly after felt 80 badly thar
] submitted To thorough examination Inv a
physician and was told that I had a t7In1or
on the uterus and would have TO UNDERGO an
operation
= Soon after read one Of YOUR advertise
ments and decided to give lydia + Pink
hams Vegetable Compound a trial. After
trying nye bottles as directed the tunor l.
entirely gone. | have been examined by a
physician and he saws / have no signs of "A
tSliIlor nov. IL has also brought my month
lies around once more, and / am entirely
vel; --Fannie d. Fox, Chestnut Street
Bradford. Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
WANTED,
a Wife,
When Will Women Learn
Wisdom Z?

Federal detectives have unearthed
band of conSpirators who are robSing
fool girls and women in every part OF
the United States through the mail or
der wife business. How long the
band have been at work there * no
means o: knowing exactly. but they
have certainly got a million dollars
from their victims. The method is
this:
A man who describes himself as Il
lonely bachelor usually, sometimes
widoEer. advertiseS in the personal
column of a newspaper for wife.
Not seldom he mentions that he would
like a wife with some means
ON the face of it an experienced per
son would know that this meant vii
lainy. Men are scarce and women
are plenty" and. in the older parts of
the country especially. 10 man worth
having ever needs To advertise for 4
wife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
One Matrimonial Advertisements.

Some time ago Il man in New York
city inserted in a Sunday newspaper
an advertisement for Il wife with
money. He was an adventurer. but he
had not reached the stage OF the man
who makes Il luxurious living b. multi
marrying
Sow. this IS trun story nC what
actually happened. Make no mistake
about that. The answers began TO
pile Up around the advertiser They
came by the hundred. tlooG.uS the man
ut every mail. Many even contained
photographs. ana the letter writer's
poured out To ;LiS stranger their whole
personal history in the most reckless
manner. The narrator or ~" story
S;tld most Of these writers seemed ID
be really nice women too The mis-
siyes filed the lucklcss advertisers
office, they OvcrhOwCd upon tables and
chairs. At last they were heaped upon
the fiOOr-and still they came.
This sUperfluity of women, who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Water.

In consideration of the very impOr
tdnt fact that three-fourths of the prin-
cipal constituents of the body is water
and that 1t is far more essential than
food, how little heed is paid To the mat
ter of its consumption and purity by
The average person One TO two quarts
of pure, cool water should be consuIn-
cd daily by every one. Eight full
glasses of water daily should be taken
throughout the day between meals -
was the advice given by noted ply
stefan in lecture on dietetics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
"SlMPLE LIFE" AT WEDDING.
Pair 70 Adopt Plan In Future and
Abandon Cooked Diet.

Pair TO Adopt Plan In Future and
Abandon Cooked Diet.
Annie Louise Ambrose and Edgar
Wallace COnablc We're married recent
~ at Los Angeles according 10 the
doctrines of the simple life" says
Los Angeles dispatch. No unnecessary
word was spoken by the Rev. ID. /.
jenkins, VINO performed the ceremony.
The word obey" was omitted.
Because ii IS q custom to take a
honeymoon trip, The bride and bride
groom walked from church to their
new home ANA began life at once with
Il menu that abolishes meats and all
cooked foods, their principal articles of
diet being nuts, fruits and vegetables.
At the wedding supper which followed
the ceremony no cooked foods We're
served. The party sat under trees and
ate nuts and fruit.
\ garden and orchard on their farm
viii furnish food, and 50 far as pos
Sible 40 articles of raimcnt not made
by tn" wife will be worn by either
Simple methods will rule their home
i'll everything. ana this includes the
dispensing with shoes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

we have noticed that he comes IN al
ways very late at night. Now. would
YOU mind telling me what your hus-
bands business is?' Hes Il burglar"
promptly answered Mrs. Blank and
shut the door
BE a loyal, loyable friend.
The other day at Il restaurant young
man looked all about for his hat. He
hopped around neryOusly. tried on hat
after hat, called the waiter and said
somebody had taken his hat. The
waiter assisted in the search. but in
vain. Finally, directly before the
young mans eyes, where it had been
hanging on peg all the while. he spied
drab felt hat. His troubled brow
cleared; he sneaked up his hand softly
and grabbed the felt, slid IL upon his
head and went his way quickly. The
man did not know his own hat when
lie saw it, He was looking among the
straws when his own was a felt.
Rum creeturs is women" says Mr..
Weller. Just at the time when Mime.
WI Ting Fang, the charming wife OF
the former Chinese minister to the
United States. is having a painful and
difficult surgical operation performed
on her feet 10 resNre them sufficiently
to their natural shape to enable her to
walk upon them, at this same time
women in America are with all their
might distorting and running their feet
forever by wearing those monstrous
shoes with high peg heels and sharp
toes. Many Of them can walk scarcely
better than a Chinawoman. And-did
you ever see the bare foot Of a woman
who has thus mutilated herself?
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Gets Kinrey Mack's Sire.

Henry r. OXnard, who has just re-
turned from Europe. announced recent
" that he had purchased IslinGton. the
sire OF Kinlcy Mack, from the Mccall
mont estate in England ard that he
would he brought TO this country at
once 10 enter the stud. Mr. Oxnard has
been trying TO purchase IsllngtOn, who
was in America once for five years. for
some time, but the owners of the stall
lion were not ready TO dispose Of him
until recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

wanted him at length nad curious
psychological effect on the advertiser
He counted the letters and found there
were 5000 of them-fact. Then he be-
came SO bored and wearied of opening
marriage offers that he turned woman
hater-became disgruntled over the
WHOLE feminine sex. He went away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
@Aoz1@
2lxeo GazazAk
@nnahEe it,

No dangerous drugs or alcoholic con
cocrions are taken into the stomach
when HyoInei is used. Breathed
through the inhaler, the balsamic heal
ing Of HyOmei penetrates TO the most
remote cells Of the nose and throat,
and thus kills the catarrhal germs.
heals the irritated mucous membrane.
and gives complete and permanent
cure
Hyomei is the simplest. most pleas
and and the only guaranteed cure
for catarrh that has been discovered.
Complete outfit. 300; extra bottle. 80
cents
For sale by II o. Roifs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Catcher spencer of st. Louis.

Catcher Spencer of the St. Louis
Americans is from Scranton, Pa, and
is called Hackenschmidt by the
Browns He is big and strong like the
famous wrestler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
TUMORS CONQUERED
SERIOUS OPERATIONS Ave,DEG
Unqualified Success of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound in the
Case OF Mrs. Fannie D. Fox

One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the conquering of womans dread en-
envy, Tumor.
The growth of a tumor is so sly that
frequently its presence is notsuspected
until it is far advanced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

He who first praises a book becom-
ingly is next in merit to the author
Lander
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
ZOUn bro. 2:I1.

Eastern parties are said TO be nego-
tiating for the California stallion ZOLn-
bro. 2:l1, sire Of Zephyr, 2:07IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

from that office. rented a new one ana
left orders that al letters coming TO
the old address should be burned.
And still they kept coming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

Lately l saw it mentioned in praise
of 4 certain millionaire woman that
there is not Il trace of Sn0bbishness
about her" There never is any snob-
bishness about any well bred person
or any alfectation OF tendency to pat
ronizc those who are poorer. Tia dis
POSITION belongs to the half bred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

Men are such cOwards,' said Il wOm-
an who shot and wounded Il big bur
glar from whom her husband and an
other man ran away and hid.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-14
Sixty INJURED IN
TROLLEY WRECK
Brake Refused to Work Properly and
Trailer Fell Over on Its
Side.
(By Associated I.ress.1

PiTTSBURG. Pm, Sept. 13.-Sixty
passengers were injured, nine serious
ly, by the overturning of trailer at
tachcd To Il traction car on the Home
stead division of the Pittsburg Rail-
way Company, near the Glenwood
bridge, early today. The accident was
caused by the failure of the brakes 20
work properly.
The car and trailer were crowded to
their fullest capacity, many of the
passengers being worlimcn on their
way tn the various plants i'm the vicin.
ity. There is Il steep grade from the
Glcnwood bridge to Hays Junction,
where cars branch off for surrounding
points and great caution is used by
motormcn.
The brakes refused 10 act properly
today. however, and the cars descend
ed tho grade with unusual speed Al
Hays Junction there is sharp curve.
The first car managed to round the
curve, but the trailer. carrying sixty
passengers, was thrown from the
track on its side.
a scene of almost Understandable
confusion followed, as the upset trail
or was dragged along considerable
distance before the motor car could be
stopped.
Every enc of the sixty passengers
was bruised and injured. 1t is cx-
pectcd that all of the injured will III
timately recover