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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
A Gang Of Young HoodIums.

There is a gang Of young hoodlums
In this city who have no respect for
themselves or for the rights of others,
whose sole aim and pleasure in life con-
sists ia the wanton destruction of other
peoples property, and in many cases,
are guilty of common, ordinary theft
Mr.. w. r. Barnwell's residence, back
OF Mr.. JohnstOn's house. and also the
tenant house on Mr.. Johnston's place,
are examples of their handiwork. Ev-
cry window pane in these buildings, al
most, has been broken. Mr.. r. 81. Sta
ton offers a reward of $5. 90 for informa-
ton leading to the arrest and convic-
tlon OF the guilty parties. Saturday
night last the same gang attempted to
destroy the cement facing of Capt.
Toms new swimming pool, and finding
no other way, deliberately threw heavy
rocks into the pool, cracking and mar
ring the cement. There are instances,
almost without number, of like despre-
dations. They are so utterly without
feeling of common dacency as to even
d~esecrate the cemetery, by robbing the
graves of flowers and defacing the
monuments erected to the dead. There
is now a determined and organized eff
fort being made to locate some of the
members of the gang, and it is pro-
posed to put them where they will have
ample time to reflect on the folly of
treading on the toes of Justice, and to
give them time to realize that it does
not pay in HENDERSONVILLE to
destroy the property of other citizens.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
Flat Rock Items

Henry Hamilton and e. e. Nelson
have just completed a $1,000 gallon wa
ter tank at the knitting mill. 1t will be
very convenient in case of fire.
Mrs. OSteen and family have moved
to Factory Hill.
A. r. johnson, who has been on the
sick list, is able 10 be back to business
again.
P. w. Hart, the manager of the knit
ting mill is arranging To saw lathes,
shingles and crate lumber.
MI. Jessie Corn was buried at Mud
Creek last Sunday.
The Flat Rock Sunday school has
opened up for the summer with a very
good attendance.
Miss Sue Johnson, of Horse Shoe,
visited friends at this place last week.
DAME Hood has quit the knitting mill
and is going t Asheville.
Drayton Gllreath is working in the
LOwndes g. Co. store. EAGLE.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
Mr.. ALBERT 7. suMMEY DEAD.
Mr.. Summey Filled Many Positions
Of Trust and Died Full of
Years and Honors.

Asheyille, N. c., April 16.-Albert T.
Summey died about two o'clock this
morning after a lingering illness in
which for weeks he had been hanging
between life and death. All his family,
with the exception of his son, DR.. George
Summey, editor of the Southwestern
Presbyterian, of New Orleans, were at
his bedside when the end came.
Mr.. Summey was 80 years of age and
had been q citizen of Asheville ever
since his 18th year, He a prosper
Gus merchant of Asheville in ante-bellum
days and accumulated much property,
which vas swept away by the Civil War
and the years which followed.
For a time during the war he was the
agent of the state of North Carolina and
during Vance's Confederate admins
trstion distributing agent of the state
For twelve years he was mayor of Ashe-
vile, and he also filed other places of
usefulness and honor. He was promi-
nent in Presbyterian chuch circles, hav-
ing allied himself with that body early
in life aud having been made a ruling
elder in the churh fully sixty years ago.
Three times he was q commissioner in
the general assembly of the church, in
Indianapolis, 1859; Baltimore 1868, and
in Macon, Ca, in 1893.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
TIL NAME o BULL
1t Was the Invention OF the satirdca1
Dr. ArbuthnOt.

1t Was the Invention OF the S~atfr1ca1a
Br. ArbuthnOt.
John Bull. the mythical parsonage
supposed to represent the English peO-
pie. was the invention of DR.. Arbuthnot
in one of his satirical sketches ridicul-
ing the great Duke of Marlborough. In
the opinion of DR.. Johnson, Arbuthnot
vas s'the first nan among eminent writ
ers in Queen Anne's time" He drew
John Bull as the typical Englishman-
a stout, red faced old farmer, far too
corpulent for comfort, choleric, but
withal an honest and well meaning fell
low. He clothed him in leather breeches
and top boots. put a stout oaken cudgel
in his hand and a bulldog at his heels
and set him up for all time to serve as
the representative Englishman.
He may have been not so bad a Carl
cature in the days OF Queen Anne, but
today certainly there is much force In
an English critics remark that 'she
completely hides the Englishman OF
real life" The average Englishman Of
today is physically no stouter certainly
th~an-probably not SO stout as-the av-
erage. American. and the stout cudgel
and the bulldog are no longer apt SYM
bols of the modern Britisher's disposi-
ton. He has lost the excessive pugnaci-
ty Of his ~forefathers and is, above all,
anxious to keep the peace with his Un-
Gle Samuel.-London Standard.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
SeIf-DeniaI.

The HUSTLER was complimented at
the last Board of Trade meeting for
Withholding certain information which
it possessed. and which came into its
possession through it's own efforts. 1t
was represented to the paper to men,
ton the matter now, might seriously
affect its successful completion. 1t was
hard to let such a juicy-piece of news
go by, but as the material interests of
the town were n question, we did not
print the ''story." When we do iT wi !
make the people of He~ndersonville sit
up and take notice.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
HON. F. M,sIMMONs ENDORSED
StanIy County Democracy in an
Enthusiastic Convention De-
cIares for Senior Senator

Albemarle, N. c., April 17.-Stanly
county democracy was in the height OF
It's glory today and one of the most har-
monious conventions was held in the
court house in Albemarle that has ever
been held in the county since its forma-
ton. There was not a dissenting voice
and a YER strong ticket was nominated
as follows:
Hon. j, Wilson Brown, for Senate;
Prof. e, F. Eddins, Of Palmerville, for
the house; A. P. Harris, Of Norwood,
for clerk superior court; ]. NJ. Boyett,
for register of deeds; J. Duncan Love,
for sheriff; D. D. Parker, for sheriff.
D. D. Parker. for treasurer; w. F.
Crump, J. D. Forest and r Fl. Best,
county commissioners.
The convention was unanimously in
structed to cast the vote of the county
for Hon. F. M. Simmons for United
States Senator t o succeed himself: Hon.
r. N. Hackett for Congress; w. r..
Hammer for solicitor; Frank Mcneil
for corporation commissioner; r. A.
Crowell, clerk superior court, was elect
ed chairman of the county executive
committee.
Enthusiasm for democracy was raised
to the highest pitch and If indications
mean anything democratic victory is
assured in the coming election. Our
people seem determined to bring Stanly
bact to its original mOorings.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
SILVER MINES.
The Way Nature Forms These Depos.
it's of Precious Metal.

The Way Nature Forms These Depos.
it's of Precious Metal.
The process by which nature forms
her silver mines is very interesting. It
must be remembered that the earth's
crust is full Of water, which ~percolates
everywhere through the rocks, making
solutions Of elements obtained from
them. These solutions take up small
particles Of precious metal which they
find here and there.
Sometimes the solutions in question
are hot, the water having got so far
down as to be set boiling by the inter-
nal heat of the globe. Then they rush
upward, picking up the bits Of metal as
they go. Naturally heat assists the
performance of this operation.
Now and then the streams thus form
ed, p~erpetually flowing hither and
thither below the ground, pass through
cracks OF cavities in the rocks, where
they deposit their lodes of silver. This
is kept up for a great length of time
perhaps thousands of ~years-until the
pocket it filed up.
Crannies permeating the stony a
in every direction may. become filed
with the precious metal or occasionally
a chamber may be stored full Of 1t as
If 100000 hands were fetching the
treasures from all sides and hiding
away a mine for some lucky prospectOr
to discover in another age.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
From Mills River

The farmers of this section Of country
seem 10 be we'll up with their work,
/, Many of them are well along planting
: The prospect for q good fruit crop is
very dattering. I saw a finer
bloom on an orchard than there is this
year.
The wheat continues to look fine, the
rye crop will not be full. I think there
is more grass and clover being sowed
than usual.
We have three steam saw mills run
ming in this township all in the valley
or just outside what you would call the
mountains.
Mr.. Scudder johnson had the mis-
fortune of losing oneof his mules last
week. He was a fine young mule and is
q heavy loss at this time on Mr.. johnson.
How is it the Hustler is so long get
ting to Mills River. It does seem to me
that the paper ought to reach US on
Thursday as it used to do. If the paper
gets out on Wednesday in time to reach
the late train we certainly ought to get
it Thursday. We are not bad to COM
plain, but if it is negligence anywhere
it ought to be looked after.
What about the sudden fall of tenn
perature, yesterday morning mercury
stood at sixty, at this writing thirty.five,
a fall of Is in thirteen hours. Look out
for a freeze. B. T. NJ.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
The Traitors, Gate.

the world is doubtless the ancient
Traitors gate, in the Tower Of London.
1t was through this portal for several
centuries that traitors were conducted
from the shores Of the river Thames
into the tower. To~Americans probably
the most familiar of these unfortunates
was Sir Walter Raleigh. Today a path
way passes directly in front of the
gate, completely cutting it off, and from
this pathway the famous wicket gate
is gazed upon by many thousands Of
visitors.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
Crawford is Hopeful.

Hon. W. T. Crawford, of Waynesvllle,
Crawford has actively entered the race for
congress in this district and is feeling
around for encouragement. He says he Is
very much gratiied with the encourage
ment he is receiving and says that unless
he is badly deceived he will be nominated
He has quite @ number of friends in this
COMMUNICATION News.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
Get the Habit.

A newspaper is, after all, only q
MEDIUM for circulating news. What
you know may be of interest to some
one else. Get the habit of telling what
you know of anything of general inter
est to this paper. Telephone it. Drop
q postal. Stop US on the street. Call
US out of bed at night, if necessary, but
let US have the news.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26

What good does it do you to eat if your
stomach fails to digest the food? None.
1t does you harm-causes belching, sour
stomach, fatuence, etc. When the stom-
ach fails a little Kodol Dyspepsia Cure af-
ter each meal will digest what you eat and
makes the stomach sweet. +. V. Hunter.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26
The Result.

Women are naturally more artistic
than men,"
"Yes," answered the matter of fact
person; chats why 80 many of us
look funny when we wear our Christ
mas neckties and smoking jackets.
Our wives want us to look artistic."-
Washington Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26

This is the season of l~istlessness, head
ahes and spring disorders. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea IS a sure preventative,
Makes you strong and vigorous S5 cents.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
LOT OWNERS ARE pEEDLEss.
millionaire Who Kept Accounts
Head Leaves Queer Tange.

Webster City, Ia.-Since the death
of George Wells, the eccentric Iowa
millionaire, at his home in Grundy
Center it develops that many Of the
business houses at Wellsburg, the
thriving German town in Grundy
county named after the millionaire,
are built on lots for which the owners
have no deeds except that which
comes from verbal agreement and the
fact of occupancy in peaceful posses
sion for number of years.
It appears that Mr.. Wells had q
great habit OF deferring action in
many of his deals, trades and trans.
actions, that he disposed of lots, gave
the buyer possession and stated that
he would make a deed some day, be
ing too busy to attend to the trivial
work Of executing the deed.
Mr. Wells carried his books in his
head, SO to speak. and many of his old.
time friends took his word for many
things, expecting, OF course, to receive
the deed in time, but realizing after
the old mans death that they had nc
title to their property. A number OF
legal actions will be the outcome OF
the matter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
LEADS CHICAGO IN DIVORCES.
Separations in Minneapolis More
Numerous, According to Population.

Minneapolis. Minn.-With a popula
ton one-tenth as large as Chicago. ii
Is estimated Minneapolis has grained
in the last Fl years one-eighth as many
divorces as Chicago. The exact fig
ures, as near as can be placed are:
Chicago, 10000; Minneapolis, 5000
Such is the estimate Of Clifford Jer
name, who is the governments repre-
sentative in this city securing stats
tics as to the number of divorces
granted during the last 20 years.
.One peculiar thing" he said, about
the work here is that there are five
grounds on which one may secure a
divorce, while in Washington or any.
where in the District Of Columbia
there is only one-infdelity. It is
therefore i've times easier to secure 3
separation in this state than in Wash
ington.'
A census Of divorce cases and mat
ter pertaining to them is in progress
all over the country, but started only
this week in Minneapolis.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
DETROIT HAS ARMLEss DOG
Canine Freak Looks and Acts Nor
Like 4 Kangaroo.

Detroit, Mieh.-Mrs. Elite Rowe.
who lives on Randolph street, has a
curiosity in the shape of an 'armless'
dog. Gertie, as the dog is named, al
though Mrs. Rowe generally calls her
BABY is a little more than two years
old. and is one of litter Of five, two OF
which were born with no fore legs.
The mate died of distemper in he1
Youthful days, but Gertie is as healthy
as any dog can be and more PLAYFUL
than most of the canine species. She
is continually On the romp, hopping
around on her hind legs like a lsanga
roo. When she is in real big hurry
she tries to run like the other dogs
and goes humping along On her hind
legs and breast in most comica1
manner.
Gertie's mother was pup. ana .ner
sire a terrier. but the terrier pre-
dominates in her disposition as vel
as her appearance She was exhibited
last fall at the Fenton and Pontiac
fairs. and brought her owner a clear
$3.50. She is said to be the only freal
Of the kind in the country.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
The Ace of Lead.

We are wont to speak of this era
as the s'age Of iron,' and there is no
gainsaying that, industria1y speaking,
iron is precious metal
Nevertheless, few people realize
how useful. il not absolutely neees-
sarF, to modern civilization, is that
other metal. lead. Soft, yielding.
p1iaBIe, it is not much like its sister
metal, but those distinguishing quail
ties are what give it such a prominent
place in the arts and industries.
Modern plumbing, requiring many
turnfngs and twistings, but Withal
tight joints, would be almost impos-
sib1e without lead pipe. The great
est ciyilizing agent in the wor3d-the
printing arts absolutely dependent
on lead Hand-set type, linotype
"slugs," monotype type all are
made of compositions of which lead
Is the chief eomponent-to say moth
ing of the bearings in the presses as
well as all other kinds Of machinery
in which 'babbitt'' metal is used.
Solder is another lead product
what field of usefulness that one
form opens up.
Then there is the most important
use of all to which lead is put-paint,
that necessary material which keeps
our houses looking pretty - inside
and out-and preserves them from
decay.
How many of us thank metallic lead
for the comforts of paint? Yet the
best house paint is nothing but me-
ta1lie lead corroded by acid to white
powder known as white lead Of
course, there are many limitations OF
white lead, some of which are sold
as white lead and some which are
offered by the name of ready-pre-
pared paint under the familiar pre-
tense that they are 'tjust as good as
white lead. But all good paint IS
made Of the metal, lead, corroded and
ground to a fine white powder and
mixed with linseed oil.
White lead IS also used in the coat
| ing of fine oil cloths and for many
purposes besides paint.
Red lead" is another product OF
metallic lead and is what is known as
an oxide of lead, being produced by
burning the metal. Red lead is the
best paint known to preserve iron,
steel or tin, and is used largely in
painting metal structures, such as
skyseraper skeletons, mills and
bridges.
There are many other products OF
the metal lead, such as litharge,
orange mineral, etc, which are es-
sential to many of the arts in which
We never imagine that lead would be
Of the least use.
Verify, we live in an age of lead
as well as of iron.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
when Woman lsnyt Younn.

The report is that a local religious
institution which is for young wom-
en-" has drawn the deadline of youth
at 35. Every woman over that age
will Be marked % and requested to
skiddoo. This is painful. 1t is unHnd.
What is worse, it is in1nraetieable. We
are glad the task is to be performed
by women. No man nor set Of men
would ever have dared tackle such a
problem-not they. This is simply
another example of woman's inhu-
mainly to woman.
We have been told for many ages
that a woman is as old as she looks
and 8 man is as old as he feels. Just
nov, we say it with regret, most WON
en- look like 60 and most men feel like
Methuselah. But the general rule
seems good ore. 1t is plain. IN
pa1atable fact that women viii deceive
as to their age as long as possible and
then openly lie about it. There are
many women who were born during
ths ravages Of the civil war who still
c!sim sWeet1y to be IN the thirties.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
ING sows At GIRLS REQUEST.
-oadon Hears Story involving Amer
lean Visitor at Marienhad.

London.-An amusing story is being
old here about a letter which awaited
King Edwards arrival at Marienbad
one nissive Of many for the royal
perusaL This letter, as the story
goes, was from an American woman.
whose name was not signed to it.
But between the lines it appeared,
however falsely, that it was written
by a near relative of Miss Matilda
Townsend. This is a charming young
woman whose maternal grandfather
was Congressman Scott. OF Erie, y. 5.
A., and her father, Richard Town.
send-tone of the Herbertons'-o
Philadelphia.
By Whomever written, the writer
asked his majesty that, graciously, he
would salute the young woman any
morning he CHANGED to be walking
near the springs She wrote that
she would never forget such a proof
of his favor, and naively she described
her personal appearance and the gown
she would wear-for Identification.
The king was highly amused. He
appeared to be on the qui vive for
two mornings to b twice dis
appointed. The third morning he saw
the gown the letter described. and
lifted his hat with the grace that is
only his to q group of women in
which there were two Americans at
least.
The P. S. in the letter added that
the writer's cousin is engaged to
marry q dear personal friend Of the
king u
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
WIEN THE BED GOES ROUND
But Smith Was Too Wise te WAX or
the Procession

'*That was an amusing story about
tins congressman who caught his bed
this fourth time it came around. It
REFUNDED me-" continued the narrator
"of the first time I heard the bed
phrase. It happened in Harrisburg,
where I was then stationed, and it
happened to a legislator whom I shall
cali 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 beverag es-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 I asked Smith
how he got along after he reached his
hotel when I got into my room, =
he replied, ~ saw a procession of
beds coming in my direction. ]
grabbed the first one, fell into it, and
woke up the next afternoon Pitts
burg Chronicle-Te Telegraph.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
SECOND HAND MAIL BOXES.
Why Listle Village May Have Big
Numbers in Its Post Office.

The man who was spending his
sumIfsr vacation in the country was
looking quizzieally at the mail boxes
in the rural post Office.
Il did not know this was such a
large place." he said T thought it
had a population Of only about 1000.
but the mail box numbers run much
higher than that, and don't suppose
every one in town rents q box either
The postmaster peered out Of his
little barred window.
Il can explain that, he said. you
see the country post Offices never
get new boxes, but we have those
left over when the city establishments
make over their Offices and get new
boxes. So you see lots Of country
places are bound to have high num-
Der boxes.
although our numbers run over
1000, you won't find any less than
1000, some other country post office
drew the lower ones. / myself Wol1d
rather get the big numbers. for it
makes us seem like a busting little
city"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
HOW MANY OF us2
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
some reason, Indigestion and nervous
prs stration set in.
After had run down seriously y
attention was called to the necessity
Of some change in my diet, and I dis-
continued my ordinary breakfast and
began using Grape-Nuts with good
quantity of rich cream.
@In a few days my condition
changed ii a remarkable way, and 7
began to have a strength that I had
never been possessed of before, Il
rigor of body and a poise Of mind
that amazed me. It was entirely new
in my experience.
my former attacks Of Indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes,
and many times my condition was dis
| tressing, 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 I have been free from these
| troubles. except at times when have
! INDUCED in rich. greasy foods in
quantity. then would be warned by
a pain under the left shoulder blade
and unless 7 needed the warning tn:
Old trouble would come back, bui
when I finally got to know where
these troubles originated I returned
to my Grape-Nuts AID cream and the
pain ind disturbance lett very quickly
II am now in prime health as re
I suls OF my use Of Grape-Nuts.e Name
/ given by Postum Co., Battle Greek
/ Aish.