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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

they tell a gaping crowd Of sky dwell
ers the sights they have seen while
going to and from school. The Sky
scraper twins" who were born ON top
of one Of New FORKS highest build
ings and who so far have gone through
life together as they started upon the
journey, often think of the great day
to come when they will go down the
elevator and be among the toy people
they have seer SO far below them
crawling along the sidewalks.
These twins, who are the pride. Of
course, Of their father and mother,
have been away from the roof
on which they were born. Life has
been n short and happy dream to
them. They do not know what a street
car really looks like, for they have
merely seen the s~hapeless, dingy roofs
Of the az" trains as they squirm along
their crooked ways like some short,
thick snake with square head and tail.
They are full Of health and have rosy
cheeks and big. dancing. bright eyes.
This means that they eat we'll. sleep
we'll and enjoy life. There are seeSaws
and swings high up among the clouds
on some Of the skyscrapers and the
ever present little red express wagon
90 dear to the small boys heart. Races
are run on the iron roofs. and top spin
ming and marble playing are favorite
sports.
There are deaths On the tops of the
skyscrapers as well as births. One Of
the saddest of these was that of a little
boy who had gone down to the street
for the first time to play and was
crushed to death by IL heavy truck.
A family OF nine children born to one
couple who have lived on tie same roof
for nearly forty yea shows that race
suicide has its eEemies there. Five OF
these children have grown to man.
hood and re in the public service as
policeman. fireman or mail carrier.
Dogs and cats are numerous on he
skyscrapers. The c.sil1ren there are as
well or forf0&r footed pLtymates as
those on tie eIrtil. Some have never
known anything else but the roof,
where t,.ey play by day and howl all
night long to their hearts content
New York Tflnes.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Christmas With
The Sky DWelers
The First Stop on Santa
Claus Reindeer
Route.
ITO land a, Snorting reindeer skin
hand on the roof of q New York

TITO land q, Snorting reindeer skin
hand or the roof Of a New York
~skyseraper requires pretty skill
full handling OF the lines, but
Santa Claus ia the man who ear do II
without Jarring a brick or the Chin
neys. Why should he want to stop at
such a queer depotf you ask. Because
there are hundreds Of little children
living right In the very center OF New
York who have never pressed their ten
der feet upon the brown earth, climbed
trees, played in the grass or expert
enced the thousand and one pleasures
so common to everyday life. They live
above the clouds. twenty stories or more
above the real things OF the world, but
nearer by those twenty stories to the
stars, the angels-and Santa Claus.
Their aerial dwellings r his first
stopping places on his annual Christ
mas journey through the atmosphere.
Born hundreds Of feet above the
haunts Of ordinary mortals, these little
ones often pass years Of their lives In
their dizzy homes without q thought
Of what Is going on so far below them.
Their fathers are the superintendent,
engineers and j~anltors OF these lofty
buildings. Upon the very roofs Of these
great pillars Of steel cozy, home breath
Ing cottages have been erected.
Here, right up against the sky, the
children live and play from morning
until night. They never miss the green
fields and the tall trees, for they have
never known them. Their Fairgrounds
are the expansive roofs Of the big
buildings, and they are as free as the
air.
While the smaller children pass their
early years at home with their moth
ers twenty stories above everybody.
their older brothers and sisters attend
school with the little mes living far
down on the streets. In the evenings
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
IN A GERMAN HOSPITAL,

Where IN Christmas Angel Waltz
Suffering Children.
In q Of the German hospitals Of q
country IL observed a custom quite In
accordance with the beautiful eenti-
ment the Germans weave about Christ
Christmas belongs to the children
everybody knows that-but It belongs
to them In a deeper, more beautiful
sense than everybody knows. One
Is reminded Of 1t, however, IL he wit
neSses such a scene as is portrayed In
this hospital OF Christmas eve. One Of
the nurses dresses In a long, soft flow
ing robe Of white, bearing In her hand
a fr bough covered with snow. The
nov Is cotton sprinkled with diamond
dust. This h the Christmas angel.
The children are told Of the gentle
visitor and wait In their little cots.
When darkness Is outside they hear thu
strains Of sweet music In the distance.
The nurses are singing Christmas car
OILS, and the sounds come through open
doors. Then the Christmas angel
comes. She goes to each little cot,
bending over each little form to listen
to the whispered secrets. Each one
tells her what he wants on Christmas
day. Then, with a tender word, she
PASSES out, and to the sound Of the car
OILS they all fall asleep-those who can
slip away from pain.
When the day dawns all the children
are taken into the kindergarten. Some
are carried, some are rolled. and some
a walk. Sure enough, each finds
there what he asks for-drums and
dolls and trumpets and books. On a
long, low table Is a plate for each one,
filed with candles and queer little Ger
man cakes. On one wall Is q tabieau Of
the Nativity made of small wax figures.
and a painting on the wall completes
the perspective Of hills and shepherds
and the guiding star. Hanging from
the wall In the center Of the ward Is a
large hoop covered with laurel. At in
tervals around 1t are set lighted can
dies. It Is suspended from the ceiling
by four wide ribbons.
In the fever ward, where the con-
tagious diseases are cared for, the little
patients Of course cannot leave, but
they have their Christmas too. Two
large, fine spruce trees stand in each
end Of the ward, brilliantly illuminat-
ed by tiny, many colored electric lights.
philadelphia North American.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20


A Santa Claus from the Salvation
Army was ringing his bell beside his
iron pot In Fourteenth street, says the
New York Mail and Express, when
suddenly a little girl broke away from
her mother In the passing throng and,
rushing up to the pseudo Santa, grab
bed him by his gown and began rapid
ly to tell her wants: First she gave
him her full name and address, with
many i~njunctions not to forget Then
she ratified OF a list Of things she
wanted. regardless Of the attempts Of
her mother to induce her to come
away and not bother Santa. The lit
tie girl was persistent, the crowd gath
cred around to hear her little invoca-
ton, and for awhile she blocked traffic
on that side Of the street.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
The Christmastide Lesson.

The Christmastide celebrates the
birth festival Of our Lord. The in
carnation of Christ Is the central
thought in the history Of the world.
His birth has exalted the poetry, the
music and the art Of the centuries. It
has changed all social customs and re-
ligious rituals. 1t has given a new
glory to human life and a new trend
to eternity. This is the time when all
bitterness should be forgotten, all fam
lily feuds reconciled and all life glori-
fed. God grant that the day may
speedily come when the song Of the
angels celebrating the birth Of the
Christ may find its fulfllment through
put the whole world.
"Glory to God In the highest and on
earth peace, good will toward men,
DR.. Robert Stuart Macarthur, Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church, New York
City.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
AT THE "FoREIoN" WINDOW

How Unc1 SANS Stepchildren Re-
member "Old Countrys Friends.
Home and motherr'
These magic words are responsible
for the sending out Of Cleveland daily
at this season Of the year Of thousands
Of dollars. At the window over which
IL the word Foreign" in the money
order Office at the ~postofhce, a contin-
nous string Of people patiently await
their turn to send sums varying from
So to $25 to loved ones living In what
they lovingly call the "old country"
Out Of their bounty Cleveland's adopt
ed children are sending something to
cheer up those who r living In less
favored climes. From week to week
they lay small sums aside as the end
OF the year approaches. When they
have accumulated the necessary
amount they troop down to the post
Office, b bank In which foreign
ers have absolute confidence, and send
to mother. father, brother on sister the
tokens OF their regard. Distances are
so great that the actual money is much
more appropriate than any OF the gaudy
articles which would naturally be for
warded.
M getta twenta doTs WORTH" ex-
planned - woman as she elbowed her
way gradually to the window.
"What7" demanded the clerk. He ts
required to understand everything.
me wanta twenta dol's," repeated
the woman.
"Oh, you want to send $40 home"
explained the clerk.
The woman signihed with her head
that she certainly did want to send
some money home. Tightly clutching
her check, she made a break to mail the
order. Her face was lighted up with a
glad look.
"Who are you sending 1t tor" asked
the clerk OF the next In the line.
"Mudder," says the woman. It Is the
only word she utters as she lays down
two ten-dollar bills. Enough said. She,
too, clutched her order as If It was a
pardon from death and hurried away
to mail It.
Russians I'm large numbers, Italians,
Germans and Irish are among the daily
throng that seeks to make the loved
ones at home happy.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

Last Christmas, says the Des Moines
Register, clad in rich raimeht, Mrs.
Arthur Hyde, the handsome wife Of q
Des Moines millionaire, faced a bitter
wind from noon until 3 O'Clock In the
afternoon holding in her hand the regu-
lation Salvation Army turkey contribu-
ton box, which she took from the
hands Of Captain Mary Taylor, after
telling the latter to return to the bar
racks, eat her dinner and remain In
doors until sent for. Attracted thither
by the strange spectacle. money Of all
denominations was dropped In the box.
and when Captain Taylor came to re-
sumo her work at 8 o'clock, besides a
well filled contribution box she receiv-
ed a large roll Of bills from Mrs.
Hyde's own pocketbook.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
A strangely wrought Reunion.

A joyful Christmas celebration In the
home Of Adolph Gebhardt OF Lincoln,
Neb.. yer the return Of a long lost
brother. was brought about through the
medium Of a moving picture exhibit
ton. Adolph was watching the enter
tainment n night when he was struck
by the strange fapiliarity OF one Of the
figures. He returned a second and a
third night before he was able to recog-
nize the features, and then he startled
the spectators by shouting, EFT II
George; 1t Is George" 1t was learned
that George was an actor In q New
York theater. kilograms passed, and
George arrived In Lincoln on Christ
mas day. They had not seen each 9th
er for nearly ten years.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
where Christmas Trees Grow.

It is said that al least three-ifths Of
the 100000 Dr. more Christmas trees
used in America each season grow on
the bleak hillsides Of eastern and
northern Maine. Thousands Of young
farmers and timbermen make good in
comes by cutting and shipping the
trees. The Christmas tree business in
Maine began only about thirty years
ago, with four schooners to carry the
cargoes Of trees. Now many times
that number Of vessels are engaged
In the trade. Most Of the trees sent
from Maine are frs.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

Sadte's Santa Claus Was Only John
ny Smiths Papa.

Sadte's santa Claus Was Only john
ny Smiths Papa.
The loss of part of Santa Claus dis
guise at q Christmas Sunday school en-
tertainment and the consequent dis
covery that "he was only a mar after
all" caused one little girl at least
acute distress.
Santa Claus was one Of the cherished
Ideals OF Sadie's childhood, and Sadie
parted with her ideals reluctantly. She
vas sure she heard the reindeers scam
per yer the roof every Christmas eve,
and the fact that even the gas logs
were a pretty tight At for the chimney
did not dispel the illusion that somehow
Santa Claus, despite his corpulence,
managed to slip through the tiny slit
with his pack and leave presents on
tree and in stocking.
So when she saw on the Sunday
school platform his hoary head and
beard, fur trimmed coat, fat stomach
and short legs-and, above all, his pack
she greeted the familiar figure with
enthusiastic applause. Unfortunately
for Sadie's peace Of mind, however, the
hoary hair and beard became entangled
in the branches Of the Christmas tree
when Santa Claus began to hang up the
contents of his pack, and when he
withdrew his head, sans hirsute adorn-
ment, he revealed the familiar features
OF a prominent churchman. Then the
assemblage was startled by a desolate
wall that suddenly rent the air.
"Oh," sobbed Sadie, 'there amt any
Santa Claus! He's only Johnny Smiths
papa!"-New York Press.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

A housewife whose purse Is light, but
who makes delicious things to eat,
planned this original Christmas for her
young friends: A box of animal cookies
to the family with three small boys,
homemade candy and stuffed dates to
college youths and maidens, two indi-
vidual plum buildings to the lear old
lady who keeps house by herself, a loaf
of salt rising bread and one of nut
bread to the bride serving her first
Christmas dinner and a basket OF
doughnuts to the eastern chap spend
ing his first holiday season away from
home. Mfnce pies and pound cake
were among her gifts. All these went
done up in the most attractive manne
Chicago Record-Herald.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
rried 81 nr1be SANTA.

The appearance Of the Salvation
Army Santa Clauses on the streets OF
New York are the occasions Of many a
curious little scene when the children
espy them. In Twenty-third street a
little girl suddenly rushed up to the
patron saint of toys and children and,
thrusting into his hand a quarter, cried
out. Here, Santa Claus. take this;
/ don't want you to forget me-" and
was back to the side OF her mother
again in an instant. The little lass had
tried TO bride the saint!
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

In the south Christmas is celebrated
as we observe Fourth of July. The
presents may be Of the most mex
pensive character, but there will be q
bountiful supply Of n~recrackers, torpe-
does and roman candles, not forgetting
the Tin horn, which begins to toot ON
Christmas eve and continues till mid
night Of Dec. %. The cry OF Christ
giftt" resounds, and never once
does q hear Merry Christmas."-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
A santa CLAUS Party.

AS the once popular donkey party"
no longer holds forth for novelty, here
IL something neX-a Santa Claus party.
Take. an old sheet and paint or draw on
Il a Santa Claus. Have a number Of
red caps cut from medium weight water
color paper and distributed among the
guests. Taking turns, let each M be
bllndfolded and, walking toward the
sheet, try to place the cap on Santa's
head. The person succeeding Is the
winner and receives the prize Of a toy
Santa Claus. The two who also come
the nearest might be given prizes Of
reindeers.-Bee Hive.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
MIstletoe ana Holly.

Hangin' Of the mistletoe = that's where
Love Is led,
An amt his cheeks as rosy as the holly
berries redi
An his eyes they shine like starlight. an
the sweetest word that's said
H whispers meath the mistletoe an
holly.
Hangin' of the mistletoe-an' take your
rosy place,
Laughin' lips. an bright cheeks, where
the dimples love to racei
An listen to that story that holds heaven
in its embrace
whispered meath he mistletos an
hollyi <
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
The Fast Flier.

Time a-fytn' on so fast
Ger the frosty ways;
Christmas comm all too o
These here later daysI
Scarcely end one Christmas song
Fore the next one comes along.
Yet, what matter2 Let 'em comet
Speed you down Times rtveri
Welcome Christmas horn an drum;
Well be boys foreverI
Time IN nytns ON 90 fast,
Maybe wen get wings at lastI
Atlanta Constitutien.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
OK tn. leland Of Yum there ar. tbeus.nAs

OAOOO An HONO AZ la
IN the leland Of Yum there are thousands
Of trees,
Che mango and bAnYan and date,
30 the ehldrtn Of Yum eat the fruit that they
pIeAsG
Hind. sn1ays1t, tie needIess to state.
But when poor cid Santa comes, every year
De strugeIes In vain to keep calm,
FOR popcorn and candies Eeek awfuIIy queer
Wben hung to q ceceanUt palm.
IF I on the Island Of Yum were to tive,
Che children I'd merrtIY teach =
I'd build 'em all ebtmneye, and then !
would give
n nice pair Of stocktnae to each.
And I'd send out q sbtpIead ct Christmas
trees. teo.
addressed to the children by nAme
HRd then you weuId see what . time there
would be
Wb<n Christmas and Santa CIaus came.
-WaIIacs Irwin In New Ters Globe.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Something to Look Big.

Mr.. Bigheart-Wtggins, old boy, we
have raised $50 to get the boss q
Christmas present, and we want some
thing that VIII make a show for the
money-something that will look big.
you know. Can't you suggest some
thing?
Wiggins-Sure. Buy $50 worth Of
rice and boil H.-Men and Women.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

The MeRchfIdPen'S Lament.
Little Htesie Mermaid
In the deep was weepingi
Little Johnnie Merboy
Company was keeping.
Cause OF their bewailing9
We admit It shocking
They can never, v
Have a Christmas stocktngI
New York Herald
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Salvation Army m santa Claus.

The thousands OF cents or nickels or
dimes dropped into the Salvation
Army's iron kettles under the red trt-
pods at the street in New York
city last December provided Christmas
dinners for fully $4,000 poor people,
and $50 Were supplied with clothing
with the money contributed by the
public.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

County from the first day OF December
1905, to the thirtieth day Of November
1905.
DECEMBER 1905
T. W. Bane, Witness State
vs. Ed Bane,....".."....$ %
r. NJ. Oates, Its for Nov. $40
w. B. Stages, making car
pet strips for court 81. 2lO
Alfred Rhoads, services as
Janltor at court house %
VIM. Hill, Sh. costs State vs..
John Jones,..........
Bennett Bros, lumber fur.
court house...... ....... 40o0
DIR. ]. 6. Waldrop, ex. Mrs.
Mary Kuykendall.... 200
Smith & Schenck, Atty. for
S.R. Co. VS. u.s.. Rhodes SO O0
DIR. J. g. Waldrop, ex. of
Alonzo Hil......... zoo
DIR. J. G. Waldrop, u. Of
Mrs. Owenly.......... Eco
] s. Rhodes, tel. rents for
Nov".."..".". $500. z4V
Edwards & Broughton,
county order books $50
ia. Fletcher, Jud Of cleo. 1OO
3. T. Morris, finance com.
& pen. board etc.,. ID
]. NJ. Stepp, COT. for Mrs.
Belcher............ oVV
Brooks & Williams. burial
goods for Mrs Belcher. 800
IS. K. Breeding, mds. for
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. z1O
J. w. Mcintyre. rep. closet
court houSe............ W
Brooks & Williams, mds.
for chaingang......... 5zSU
Rebeach Rhodes, cot. for
Isaa Brown........... 5
s. j. Justus, surveying G.
house d.
A. G. Justus, keeping co.
nome. %
?. w. Reed, calling court
Tor 40oV
K. g.. Morris, elk. CO. com.
& other ex. for Nov.... 20 %
Joe McCrary, work on @. 81. $40
j. r. j. Shipman, wk. OF
stock aw.............. ~ o.
o. v. +. BLY,. atty fees Us.
Rhodes treas. VS. S.R. G. % 10
Station Bros. mds. for
changing ......"...... W30
Il. L. Ward, Supt. of
changing. 4OvU
R S Stepp, guarding c. gang % 90
Nov. 1so5............. s7R
John Lance, mds. for
chaingang....."."9...... st
Frank Maxwell, cooking for
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40
Pink Case, guarding chain
gam 90. ...s.....'e W
81. L. Ward, potatoes and
max. bed tks. for G. g.. 37O
Lytile i johnson, mds. for
chaingang"".."......... 10 70
W. A. Corn, 5 blu. potatoes
for chaingaug... .".... 100
Brooks & Williams, mds.
for chaingang......... II 20
q. I. Rogers. mds. for
chaingang.. ......... w
j. L. Garland, lime for
c~haingang... .:.."".. 97o
chaingang.........-...... 500
A. G.. Justice, guarding
changing 5 "
j. s. Rhodes, exp. arrest of
Jno. Barnwell....".... $50
J. 8. Rhodes, exp. for
arrest of Mary Kuykendall. 8 30
T S Israel, Snm. IL jurors. 100
J s Rhodes, sum. 4s jurors
& Q kilograms & shf. costs 80 30
Minch & Elsenbury, carpet
for court room....... 10 80
g N Sentell, serv. as CO.
com. in Nov......... ID "a
NJ 8 Patterson days Serv.
as CO com in Nov. ..... 80 !
S L Edney, mem. board OF
road trustees. .......... loo
W j Davis, services as co.
1t4U i
J T Station, mem. board OF
road trustees & conn.,. $40
S NJ Fletcher, services
board road trustees. 49,.
W FL Justus, for drugs for
county .."s..........." 80
BRIDGE CLAIMS For DEcEMBER
Claude. Hamilton, wk. on
kings bridge.......$ 1926
Charlie Brooks, wk. at
kings bridge.......... 900
~ W%
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
BRIDGE CLAIMS For DEcEMBER


Claude. Hamilton, wk. on
kings bridge.....1..$ 1926
Charlie Brooks, wk. at
kings bridge........... 600
W p Mccall, wk. at kings
bridge. 1900
8 K Breeding, wk. at kings
bridge.-............- 2la
Geo. E King Bridge Co.
for King Bridge payable 1906. 10000
Geo. e King Bridge Co. for
kings bridge payable OF 10000
Geor + King Bridge Co. for
Kings Bridge pay. '0S.... 100
JANUARY 1906
] F Harris holding inquest
over James HiIl...
J w Lee, keeping county
home for Dec......... 20
Rs Stepp, guarding chain
gang.......... ....-. % o.
Pearce Brannon, guarding
Changing NOd
W e Allen, mds for
:: :. -: :; :: :: :. !" :: :: :. : :
changing =. ..........
2 Rogers, mds. for chain
gang.......... ......
Geo. Summey, mds. for
chaingage.....,,... Id