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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
The Dead Man an0 His Money
Bv Gilbert Hubbard.

~mNHE principle tina a dead man cannot own property and tat no
car control property only just 30 far as it pleases the hVns'
through sentiment, to respect his desnes when alive, AM NJ swn
- thing as Inherent rights of the dad can obtain. is eVery"neTe
ETTNN9MM admitted. -
RSSSS&I Now, he treason money diHtst to next of Kin is based IN u e
&@ k~~- legal fiction tina. the kin need it. In other WORDS, ne ued u 1
the famDyi is a clan still obtains n that to keep the money in the cEn Is
~ right and proper-he clan beng supported by its members Inc n ooner ~.
Young children may need suppot-so do crppes ant old 1oks. II, re-
parents have NJ legal claim on a grownup sons property, neither nave sMA'
crippled or defective sisters md brothers $780,
E#F Cases are constantly occurring where widows mi children arel LETT PENN
less the deceased husband and father leaving n o property, AM Is co"u uH
- instead of bing heir undong, is their making. Money LETT 10 people "o uo
not earn it is usually a curse. , n.u oa -
Dr. Johnson said that the Law of PrimogentuTe was good hng "a. as ~ ~
Iintd the lumber of fools in a family to one. n abolition OF ne Jaw VI
Inheritance would limit the number OF fools, rogues, Inconpetentts ana O Ueo
Es remittance men to a point where their existence would NJ longer De a"en"'o
to NnZaton.
through those III inherit that. which theyh had not earned. ~
The man wo consumes and wastes IN doesn not produce is a burden He
81 q the gasshopper.
v+ nd women Ioafers are as bad a. men,.
To inherit money, as a rue, stops the evolution of the individual Our
socaued smart set is made u of people who have been damned by fnhert1ng
~ money they did not earn,a I'M Sc are a LANCER a disgrace to CIVILIZATION
&5&ss*The problem Of civilization is to get rid Of the paraste-NeW YorK
American.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
THE GAME.

Bay is said to have scored from
first on a bunt to- the pitcher.
George Stone, Of st. Louis, leads
the American League batsmen.
Washington now regrets letting
Congalton get away to Cleveland.
Pitcher Norwood Gibson has been
given his unconditional release by
Boston.
The Chicago Club has traded
pitcher Bob Wicker to Cincinnati for
pitcher Orville Overall.
Ted Sullivan thinks New York will
have hard battle to keep Chicago
out of first place this season.
Ned Hanlon says he will not re-
tire from the game till he has given
Cincinnati a champion team.
Soekalexis, the once famous ball
PLAYER of the Cleveland Club, is dig
ging CLANS on the Maine coast.
President Harry Pullfam avs that
the National League is having the
most prosperous season in many
years.
Stanley Robinson says the Cardi-
nails are to have a new steel grand
stand with concrete foundations that
will seat $4,000.
Paul Radford, the veteran who
played with the Boston champions, IN
1888, is playing right field Tor the
| Lynn, Mass, team this season.
And now big Joss Of the Cleveland
Blues is said to have acquired the
Mathewson fallaway ball.
has the nearest thing to 1t yet e
Old Joe Sugden, who went back to
A. aS~@- %Ii1 xyonn often q lnn0 "a
reer in the big leagues, is playing
first base for st. Paul and batting at
a 400 clip thus far.
Chase is playing better ball tnls
| season hat last. He has steauISu
! down a bit and is less fdgety. MS
work on low throws has Deen par
ticularly good this season.
IN the natural course OF events the
philIies are more likely Wlnners OF
the National League pennanC, aiLer
the New Yorks get through winning
it. than any other team. Ihey navo
q nucleus of comparatively
young players.
Three years is about the limit for a
nlaver in one town. n mas neeh
nroved with Baltimore,
Pittsburg and Chicago, as well as
with Boston Americans. Both LaJole
and wagner have fallen off in bat,
tin this season. Probably Ward VIII
be the new king OF swat
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28

slaughtered animals for human food
is concerned, by the insertion of the
following clause In the paragraph of
the amendment relating to the inspec-
ton and condemnation at the post
mortem examination Of such animals.
Which in the Judgment of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture are sound,
healthful, wholesome and fit for hui
man food.
This clause is suggested to take the
place of the words "found to be un-
sound, unhealthful,' etc.
Statehood Report in Senate.
The conference report on the state
hood bill was withdrawn from, and
again presented to the Senate, the
new report containing the compro-
mise provision agreed upon by the
~conferees of the two houses. There
was some discussion of the power Of
the conferees to withdraw the re-
| port, and the withdrawal was only
permitted by a vote. The new re-
port was not considered.
Much of the remainder of the day
was devoted to the bill extending to
SO hours the time that live stock may
be carried in transit without unload
ing. Senator Warren was in charge
of the measure and he and a number
of Senators debated it at length
During the discussion there was some
reference to the proposed legislation
for the regulation of packing houses,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
Struck Inv Lightning.

Salisbury, Special.-During a hard
rain and electrical storm here Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock lightning
struck the rectifying house of j. G.
Broadpax and Company, located in
the southeastern part of the city and
set it on fire. The firemen responded
to the alarm but the building being a
frame structure and cotaining large
quantities of whiskey burned rapidly,
The loss ISIS heavy. The company will
re-enter business.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28

Greensboro, Special.-Eugene G..
West was the victim of a most hor-
rible accident at the plant of the
Greensboro Wood Fibre Plaster Com
pany, of which he is secretary and
treasurer, Thursday afternoon, when
he lost an arm by injuries necessitat-
ing an amputation of the member,
just below the right shoulder.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
New Enterprises.

: Charters are granted the Tar River
Manufacturing Company of Louis
burg to manufacture anything out of
cotton, wood or grain, capital stock
500, 600. Robert G. Allen chief stock
holder; the White-Jetton Company to
deal in general merchandise at Lin
colnton, capital $4,000.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28

eastern end, where the outlet is, the
flow yer the Niagara cataract is
sometimes increased 40 per cent.
above the normal volume.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
RURAL CARRIERS CONVENTION
Third Annual Convention to be Held
at Kinston July Srd and 4th.

Following is the programme of the
North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers
Association. which is to be held at
Kinston, July Bird and 4th.
July 5, liza. M.-Preliminary Meeting
July 3, l P. M.-Call to order by
President c. I. Monday, calling roll
of Officers and Representatives, Read
ing Minutes, Report of Credentials
and Auditing Committees, Report of
Officers, Address of Welcome by
Mayor of Kingston, Response by Mrs.
d. Mile and others.
Subject. - Relationship which
should exist between Postmaster and
Carrier" Discussion by B. L. Hester,
c. H. Baines and Postmaster of Kins-
ton.
Subject "Insurance." S. II.
Rogers, j. M. Harris, I. S. Register
and others.
Subject-''Penny Nnisances and
How to Overcome It." Discussion by
W. G.>Gore, C. B. Satterield, P. c.
billiard and others.
wednesday, July 4tn, y "A. M.-CaLl
to order by President.
Report of Standing Committees.
Subject-"Good Roads and how to
| obtain them.' Discussion by W. G.
Foard, j. w. Hollifeld, c. J. South
erland and others.
Subject-"Does a Rural Carrier
Grow old" Discussion by p. L.
Hester, E. D. Pearsall, Oscar Sutten
and others.
Question as to Carriers Duties,
Privileges, etc, by all Delegates.
Subject-'OrganizatiOn.' Discus.
sion by the Officers and others.
Adjournment for Photograph.
l p. M.-Call to Order, Report OF
Standing Committee, Report of Com.
mittee on Constitution, Report OF
Committee on Resolutions, Electing
Officers , Selecting Place for Next
Meeting.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
- q2e Bad Habit Of
ExaGSeration
Nv Beatrice Fairfax.

Bv Beatrice Fairfax
- ALTON is imply a dressy form OF uW"um Co..
~ Yer often as much harm is one o. @@s1"'
- as by actually telling an unTutn" +okaa he
s. II is aUa matter Of habn and can be cured me 'S
W&H%AV trouble to try hard enough = a. od fact never
M@MWE%H Ta tronble is tina with some people te cu A"
10 t~~ seems big enough, they muste enlarge OF i: -. 11f1 manp
Hundreds becomet thousands inches become yaros uUel make~a
uhtton They feel that they cannot Impress eope mess CS 0~
big story. &###ZH .uxo or tho stmies told by the
exaggeraor # &## F@ ~@ - 20 thousand Of people
They know that if he tells them he saw a GROVE " OouN
1t was really ony a crowd of afew hundes.. re, -, Hv know se is
If he tells them he has met a perecy DeauNh" Gu =.
s.. moderately pretty, and so forth. e. - =. uduad on
His stories are of no virtue because they cannot be reheo on. on u+ubs
There is NJ characerIsicm more contemplate than nat Oh Om 81 nerC ItnHon.
"a 81 A small lie is lust as bad as a big one. Some peope Sem uu huo
~ ally unable to tell he truth. They lie on LII occasions even "neh u'
nothing to gain by it,. #=Eh. 49, .-.oo., o++ 70 know every
mi reason for this is that they cannot bear to appear not ,toAAn Oorencas
- = thing No matter what you tell them, they Will nave nu sm u
They boasto of knowing people whom they maven lever me- o+brob
They tell marvellous tales of experiences they have. never gone s9nu CT
their listeners. -.La r. ,c borid habit
and cant help but have its effect o n you character. $3.50. hoaro Won
DON'T go about thruTRng unpleasant truths upon you tHleaos O0
- are asked your opinions but when yu are asked tell te NW s" Town +o oie
SF&EZH YOU are given to exaggeraton, try and cure yoWsen" A
plain facts without distortion 49, rohruv
60 DON'T for a moment imagine that because it harms. no one a III Is e@uS
abe II harms you. even if 40 one else is affected by IT.
hal and the first thing you know you are athoms deep In decepuon $3.50.
\ r stick to the truth in big and little things, an remember that a lie uALI
= Annr ta truth is ever the BLACKLIST of Tes"-New York Journal
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
The Great American
80 Office Boy
.ArthuR w arren.

~WNMOST difficult person to organize" Is the oHce ,. we He1
a so much about the bright American boy, the achievement
1 ~ II of the public schools, that the wonder is where the ohce boys
- come from. They bring certificates Of sort ON tner
A&E3&RN teachers, but! Every big concern has a procession OF boys
k&aI&GI toopng through its Offices an works day after day. 6t Le
-~ boys, for the most part, are obstinate n incompetent. Wnen
a bright 10Y appears he finds his opportunity quickly enough, n II n e las
STAYING overs Re will get IN. But the majority OF youngsters that apply TOT
Jobs ave ne manners, they can spell, and they are always watching. te
clock. They don't know whether San Francisco is IN Cub O. the Ph1lppnes'
or whether os Angeles i. in Spain or the Sandwich islands n dlsclnina
ton in the mattero of foreign postage is beyond them. Discipline they OBJECT
to and they abhor taking orders. When it comes to that, the average young
American of today does lot take orders easily He seems to suspect SON
hideous design upon his freedom and equality. After ALL, rudimeTary IIorma
ton n geography, orthography, thu wearing OF hats n the omission d codtts
in Offices, and certain gimmerings of polieness arr 1t wthou importance of mnceo IN
business. The average applicant for omceboydom las n o notion OF respon-
sbiHty He will take a job today n abandon it omorroW' IN n pre'eH'
or on n at all. ~
But necapacty for vexation the Leverage tenograph cn give MN pG OILS
Most stenographers are good laundresses or baseball pIcners spoueo. rory
synables try their souls; the uncommon Wordf 1ddles heir Keys; languaagged Is Is
in their minds, a device by which Intelligent municaI can be reVente
and initiative is a term without meaning. They believe hal punctuation IS
gwen only to the gods, for they themselves know nothing OF it . the other
hand. really capable stenographers area among the most helpful equipments II
a business Office but. their rarity is beyond beief-Success.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28

The trouble with naming the -
gest b~attleship" Uncle Sam or Ne"
York is that it might not long remain
the biggest, suggests the ne" 0
World.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28

Wind increases Niasara's Flow.
! When strong westerly WINDS PIE
up the water Of Lake Erie at It's
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
.1sE @ 81 81
FASHIONS Crime.
By Former Police Commissioner McAdoo,
E#+%# = ~ Naxz Work Civ
Fashions
of New York City.

~uuzAOMPAREDw with what it is today, New York thirty years age was
- & a mere village. Crime was then congested in spots; criminals
headquarters we're as well known ast the City Hall. The old
:. kw-@w-S m semh would go dow to certain Places mostly south OF
RwE&SLIGE Fourteenth street. and well known, at least BY reputation, to old
kT94E- New WORKERS nj get some me to tell him wo omnntted the
- ldj job Or probably have the thief hImsefg give u the property.
start the ddtimers talking about old "joins" ad you will give them a peas-
ant hour- Twenty ears ago l stood on the steps of a downtown hotel with
q celebrated detective, and in the course of IN hour he pointed out twenty pro-
fessionaI crooks, al specialists They were as we'll known as the Dig men u
the financial district and it was onsdered a privilege to meet them
To old veteran burglars, with a darklantern, a bottle ofc horoform IN
x0 ~ suong hhfj of ascandle, a bundle of keys, a big revolver ad a knife. a
Tit If tools, I'M a blackjack, belong to a schoole nirey different from these
neonle The odhme burglar survives now, mostly in suburban places. Te
pp6erahs in New Jersey or Long Island. nd atacksth he isolated house; he has
to max sure of the dog, and he goes armed as aforetme, prepared flor
LA 80 Tfohf M a one chase, if necessary Then the army ofc confidence men
s. 90 - ~rTahtly changing. The old fellows are either in Jail or dead, n the
q 80 nnes are not yet sufficiently known to the police; they have not built uD
@ Neutrality-suspicious., as it were. Strange to say, however, the old swfndhrs
sII remain staple goods in the criminal maAet Advertise it as you WILL
s. a. 5eacon from the mounteins Of Tennessee OF the peaceful villages of In
diam still comes n to get his oundle OF counterfeit money-Harpers
Weekly.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.
Goes to Conference.

L move to suspend the rules, dis
charge the committe of the whole
House on the state of the Union from
thee consideration of the Senat
amendments to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, disagree to all the
amendments except number 20 (the
meat inspection amendment), to con
cur in amendment recommended by
the committee on agriculture, and ask
for a conference with the Senate on
the disagreein@ votes"
Interest was shown in every part
of the House when Mr.. Wadsworth
made the above motion. The reading
of the meat inspection amendment
was begun, nearly every member pres
emf following the reading with bill
in hand.
Mr.. Wadsworth in explaining the
changes made III the substitute said
that the changes were mostly In YER
bitage and then took them up seria-
tum. He called attention to the elm
"inatiou Of the court review clause and
date of inspection.
One Dissenting Vote.
NJ. Wadsworth' s motion to send
the bin to conference was agreed to
with the single dissenting vote of Nh.
De Almond. The Speaker appointed
rs conferees Mr.. Wordsworth, Mr..
Scott, and Mr., Lever, of South Car
Dina.
Mr.. Williams, Mississippi, interpos-
pointment, the chair having passed
over Messrs. Lamb, of Virginia, end
Bowie, of Alabama, both being APP
posed to the committee amendment,
while Mr.. Lever favored it. Mr..
Williams said 1t was a "slap in the
face" of Mr.. Lamb and he protest
ed. A vigorous conference was held
at the desk between the Speaker, Mr..
Williams and Mr.. Wadsworth. The
Speaker Withdrew TIE conferees tenn
porariTy, but later reappointed Messrs
Wadsworth and Scott and substitute
ed Mr.. Lamb for Mr.. Lever, the lat
ter having asked to be excused.
When the bill was turned to the
Senate, Senator Proctor, chairman of
the committee on agriculture, asked
that the meat inspection amendment
be printed and that the bill lie on
the liable.
Matter Discussed.
Members of the, House Committee
on Agriculture, including Representa-
| tive Adams, of Wisconsin,, assisted by
several of the officials of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, devoted some
| time to a discussion of various fea-
lures OF the amendment prepared by
| the House committee to which tht
President has pointed out his objec,
tons. There is to be a meeting OF
the full committee, and an effort i
being made to agree on some GROUND
of modification of the Objectionable
features, so as to facilitate action OF
the measure. Mr.. Adams, who was a
the White House Friday and was mad,
acquainted wit the Presidents views
explained them In detail to his col
leagues on the committee. A sua
gested amendment, which Mr.. Adam
says emanated from the Department
of Agriculture officials and which, i
is said, is favorably considered b
the President, has been brought fol-
ward to eliminate the objections Sc
out by the President to the court re
view proposed by the amendment. Thi
new proposition is designed to civ
the Secretary of Agriculture the fns
control of the situation, so far g
the question of the fitness Of ii
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-28
NORTH GARLINA AFFAIRS
Items of Interest From Many
Parts of the State
MINOR MATTERS OF ESTATE NEWS
Happenings Of More or Less Import
ance Told in Paragraphs-The Cot
ton Markets.
Charlotte Cotton Market.

these prices represent the prices
The Delta independent., 1906-09-14
WHEN THE BED GOES ROUND
But Smith Was Too Wise to Wait on
the Procession.

That was an amusing story about
the congressman who caught his bed
the fourth time it came around II
reminded me-. continued the narrator
of the first time l heard the bed
phrase. 1t happened in Harrisburg.
where l was then stationed. and II
happened to legislator whom l shall
call Smith.
AT the first session Smith became
famous for his ability to comfortably
carry more liquor than any other man
in the legislature. At the opening OF
the second session some Philadel-
phians got together and put up a job
on Smith. They arranged relays. SO
that when one party had enough an
other should take hold. and thus keep
going until they had Smith down and
out Well. they began with Smith
one evening. and after two relays had
sucCumbed their successors noted
with much satisfaction that Smith
was mixing his beverages-they
didn't know that was his custom. and
he fooled them all. The bout con
tinued all night and all OF the next
day. and when the second evening
came Smith was the only man able
TO get away unaided
Several days later l asked Srl.th
how he got along after he reached his
hotel When | got into my room
he replied. Il saw procession OF
beds coming in my direction |
grabbed the first one. fell into it. sad
woke up the next afternoon. PITTS
burg Chroui, .e-Telegraph
The Delta independent., 1906-09-14
Saw-horse in Position.

connect the ends with wooden br'rcs
made of one by one and one half inch
stuff at top and bottom on each side
as shown Run light iron rod from
one end piece TO the other at center
To hold the timber in place when
saving secure a hickory pole about
TWO inches in diameter and six feet
long. FaStcn one end to the ground at
one side OF the horse by means of n
stake or a bent wooden staple as illus
lratcd. Reud the pole over the tim Der
to be held and fastcn with a forked
stake set in the ground. But. says the
Orange Judd Farmer. small post
with holes bored in one side a few
inches apart and pin to faSten in
the holes will be found preferable to
a forkcd stick. as the pole can thus
be sprung down and held AT different
points to suit the various kinds of
wood laid on the saw horse
The Delta independent., 1906-09-14
HOW MANY OF US?
Fail to Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward OF Ailments.

A Ky. lady. speaking about food.
says Il was accustomed to eating
all kinds OF ordinary food until. for
proStratiou set in.
After had run down seriously my
attention was called to the necessity
OF some change in my diet; and | dis
continued my ordinary breakfast and
began using Grape-NutS with good
quantity of rich cream
In 4 few days my condition
changed in a remarkable way. and |
began to have a strength that | had
never been possessed of before.
vigor OF body and poise OF mind
that amazed me. 1t was entirely new
in my experience.
My former attacks OF Indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes,
and many times my condition was dis
trcssing. with blind spells OF dizziness.
rush OF blood to the head and neural
gic pains in the chest.
Since using Grape Nuts alone for
breakfast | have been free from these
troubles. except at times when | have
indulged in rich. greasy foods in
quantity. then | would be warned by
a pain under the left shoulder blade.
and unless l needed the warning tho
old trouble would come back. but
when | finally got to know where
these troubles originated | returned
TO my Grape Nuts and cream and tho
pain and disturbance left very quickly
\ am now in prime health as u re-
suit of my use OF Grape Nuts" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
Mich.