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

A person called upon a certain editor
Of the Atlantic Monthly Of the name Of
William Dean Howells and, producing
a poem and courteous note Of declina-
ton, Indignantly demanded an explana-
ton.
do you mean to intimate that this
is not q good poemY' he challenged.
by nc MEANS" hastily demonstrated
-. Ii wells; II think it is very good
.'e2
.ll why'-in a somewhat notified
Go You decline it? I consider It
G: i hi = ever written"
A.. eel aid Mr.. Howells, latter
": .ery few differences of
n you know" he added in
= voice. Il have long regard
/ !. :, tle best hat Tennyson has
- .r.tten" - George Harvey in
"' So. -.eview.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

NecOA4GCt2On8 = IA "f8
early Christmas lie tioi :
associated in my L. lw rs,
Representative Jane I whey
Minnesota, with the pltture Of d greA
and beautiful church lighted in every
part with wax candles-thOusands of
wax tapers-a supplied choir and the
strains of q wonderful organ; this
picture against the background Of q
cold, black morning before sunup, Of
frozen rutty roads, of a bleak north
wind, a breakfast Of ginger cookies
and a pair Of stiff crumplcd boots,
which made every step Of a three mile
trudge through the darkness a twinge
Of exquisite pain.
"I was nine years old. My brother
was twelve, and with superior strength
and determination he ~Overruled my de-
sire, due to the boots. to turn back for
home. The trouble arose from b fact
that we had tallowed the boots the
night before, and the tallow had hard
ened. 1t was necessary to suffer until
the warmth Of the foot melted the tai
low and made the boots less torture
some. So we plodded on.
"It was our first Christmas festivity.
We lived on a farm two miles from
Bonneouville, in Adams county, Pa,
and brother had conceived the idea Of
going to mass at the Catholic church
three miles distant. For this purpose
we had risen before 8 o'clock in the
morning, had quietly distracted some
cakes from the jar In the cellar, and, as
1 have described, painfully I trudged
to the town and the big church.
at seemed big to the nine-year-old
boy, and 1t seemed gorgeous / n its IL
Elimination. Wax candles I eve had
heard of, and 80 many I dream
ed existed. We edged in with the
crowd and stood at the rear of the
church, and my boy yes drank in a
scene which has been nor prob
ably will be forgotten. 1t was Won
derful, spectacular, dramatic to me,
and that picture punctuates the vista
Of past Christmas days like a striking
work Of art In a gallery Of vaguely re
membered pictures. "-Pittsburg Press.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Christmas In
the Caribbean
s~F l can't be at my own house"
remarked a naval officer. I'D
rather spend the holiday sea-

OF can't be at my WI house"
remarked q naval officer, I'D
rather spend the holiday sea-
son on a cruiser or gunboat
down In the Caribbean than in the
greatest city Of the land. Fun? Why,
YOU don't know what fun Is until you
come to a celebration like the musical
comedy given by the crew Of a pro-
tected cruiser off Santo Domingo on
Christmas night four years ago.
1.-The surgeon wrote the words. and
there was a sailor, a regular genius at
music, who got up the finest score you
ever heard. Why, he'd have made a
hit writing music for operas on Broad
way If he hadn't died Of tropical fever
That comedy-but I guess you'd call
1t an extravaganza more likely-was the
funniest show l ever Jaw. Maybe 1t
wouldn't have seemed so to you, but to
us 1t was ali thai could be desired by
the most critical"
But how did you get a stage or
cener or costumes or makeupT" ask
ed the landsman.
"Oh. that was all easy" he replied.
Gas soon as the men told the captain
of their plan he gave them the free
use of the quarter deck, which was
cleared for dramatic action. Then the
boys built a platform-as good a stage
as YOU ever saw-and chairs or benches
were placed in rows until there were
seats for everybody, from the COM
handing officer down to the cooks
helper.
Curtain? Of course we had a cur
tain. 1t was made of old sailcloth, and
a series Of ropes and pulleys made 1t
rise and fall as smoothly as b one in
the Metropolitan Opera House. Then,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
LEADING WOMAN WAS A SMOOTH
SWEDE."

AA O"-
on each side of the stage, more sail
cloth was used to conceal the dress
ing rooms and the flies AS for seen
cry, the carpenters built wooden
frames, and these were covered with
sails stretched taut, on which the
painters put beautiful trees and houses
and whatever else was necessary to
complete the pictures. The footlights
were electric bulbs, shaded from the
audience by tin ~refectors.
1.-The costumes and makeup required
as much ingenuity. The organizers
had procured a good many feminine
garments ashore several weeks ahead
OF time, but all the smaller accessories
were made aboard ship. The false
boards were constructed Of strands OF
rope, which were carefully picked out
and then shaped up by a fellow who
had a talent for that sort of work. OF
the same material he wove elaborate
wigs. Burnt cork did the work Of
d~arkening eyebrows, and face paints
were mixed in the fo'c'sle-probably
from ordinary house paints, for l guess
the sailors weren't particular about
their compilations.
1.-THE leading woman was q smooth
checked Swede, and he was rugged up
regardless I can tell you he was a
sumner. The founces and lace and
ribbons he wore would have filed a
trunk. The only trouble about him
was his voice, but we grew used to
that before the end Of the first act;
what it lacked in feminine delicacy 1t
atoned for in quality. He gave US all
the popular songs of a year before in a
rich tenor and added a few composed
for the occasion, mostly hits at the Of
1cers, who took good naturally all the
Jokes at their expense. There was a
fair plot to the piece.
1.-The music, rendered by an orches-
ira Of twenty pieces, had been another
subject for careful preparation. There
were a few instruments on board, and
these were supplemented by some
bought by subscriptions from the Off
GERS, upon whom the men had called
for all the cash they needed. The extra
horns and drums and stringed pieces
We're secured at a port we visited a
week previously, and the players had
been practicing, often to the annoy
ance Of those who had to remain near
the fo'c'sle, every night since theil
equipment was completed. :" "
"Ah, 1t was a fine show! There we
were. a lonesome lot Of devils. whc
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Artificial o

White cotton slightly smeared with
mucilage and sprinkled with common
salt or diamond dust will make the
best wintry effect. For store window
or table decoration mirrors make good
water imitation with small sized ducks
placed on them. The effect Of new
fallen snow can be produced by taking
the branches and dipping in gum ara
bic water and then sprinkling with -four.
SNOWFALL effect can be produced By
taking toy balls and covering with cot
ton wool.-Bee Hive.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Holly aunerntitton.

There are many traditions connected
with holly-one, that 1t is unlucky to
bring 1t into the house before Christ
mas eve. There r two kinds Of holly,
the prickly and nonprickly, and accord
ing as the holly which is brought In
for the Christmas decoration is smooth
or rough the wife or the husband will
be master. A bunch Of holly with Der
ries must be broken from holly which
has been used in church decoration and
kept until the next Christmas to pro-
tect from lightning and insure a lucky
year.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
Some christmas Quotations.

The quotations given below may be
Of some value to those who like to &C
company a Christmas gift with an ap-
propriate sentiment: with a calendar,
''Write it on your heart that every day
Is the best day of the year." with a
book, can old friend to trust" with a
pair of slippers, I'VE must go togeth-
err" with a pair Of gloves, Were q
patr IL ever there was onaf'
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
All Right.

A man always puts ON, the left shoe
last, and when he puts on the right
shoe frst-on the right foot-he also
puts on the left shoe on the right foot.
A man most always puts the right'shoe
on the left foot and the left shoe on the
right foot.-Baltimore American.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

WHY does the burglar call the tool
with which he opens windows and
doors a "jimmyT No one seems to be
sure. Perhaps it is merely a pet name.
The French burglar calls his Jimmy
"Frere jacques" which is first cousin
to Jimmy"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

In prosperity the proud man knowS
nobody: in adversely nobody knows
him.-Duquoln Call. Il
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
BiEanny.

70" = a. a man who has a vile
- NJ s a bigamist, is he not:
M =, nuruIIy)-Not always. dear.
--IIbJ sTri;I, Kits.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
The Early Bird.

Mrs. Homebody engaging COOK
Very well, then; you may come tomor-
row at 10. Qook-Ofd sooner come at
% gRm.ar 10 m don't hike III
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
The Sweet Girls Way,

After a girl has worked for six
months to get a young man, lying
awake nights to think up new schemes
Of fascination, it is amazing to witness
the GOODNESS with which she can look
up into his eyes after he has finally
proposed and murmur tenderly. "Yo'
hypnotist!"-Somerville Journal.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
TOT h . 7

The Minnesota Rep t~aSive's
RecOIlect1Ons ri, !mI's
early Christmas lie tioi :
associated in my L. lw IS,
Representative Jamc I whey
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
NEWS FORECAST OF
THE COMING WEEK
THE INSURANCE ELECTIONS ARE
OF GREAT INTEREST - MANY
HANGINGS FOR THE WEEK.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington. Dec. 15.-Having in
dulged in the usual preliminary Skin
mishing, congress is prepared to enter
upon the real work of the session with
the beginning of its third week. To
start the ball rolling the president will
on Monday send in his special message
on Panama, giving his observations
and recommendations regarding 18TH
milan affairs, based on his recent visit
TO Panama.
The period of two months fixed for
the voting TO decide who shall control
the Mutual and the New York Life In
.surance companies viii expire Tues
day. and the polls will close on that
day. The result may not be announc-
ed for some time, as it is believed it
will take weeks to count the ballots.
The opening of bids to complete
the building of the Panama canal.
which was to have taken place during
the coming week, has been postponed
until January.
The Association of Virginians in
New York City will on Wednesday
night give a notable banquet at Del
monico's in celebration of the Booth
anniversary Of the sailing of the Sara
Constant, Godspeed and Discovery,
from Blackwell, England, for Virginia.
being the inception of English colonial
enterprises in America.
Sixteen persons, in as many diff
ferent Gtates, are under sentence to
rs the death penalty for murder next
Friday-fouT days before Christmas.
The number is the largest scheduled
for any one day in many years.
No pugilistic contests of unusual
Importance are slated for the coming
week, but in the baseball world there
win be an event of interest in the
annual meeting of the Southern league
to be held in Birmingham the latter
part of the week The meeting will
award the 1906 pennant to Birming-
ham, re-elect President Cavanaugh.
and transact a quantity of other bust
ness.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

Wilmington, Del.-The new steam
ship Delaware, built for the Clyde
Line, was successfully launched to-
day from the ship yards Of the Harlan
d Hollingsworth company in this city
o.
New Orlcans.-Thc new double daily
service between New Orleans and San
Francisco is TO be put into operation
by the Southern Pacific tomorrow.
The new schedule will cut the running
time between this city and Los An
geles and San Francisco by nearly five
and Onehalf hours.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Judge Lock Mcdaniel has been ap-
pointed United States district attor-
ney.
The Frisco and the Cotton Belt have
given notice that they will not issue
passes as exchange for advertising.
a heavy increase in the earnings of
Texas railroads is shown in the re-
ports Of the first four months Of the
fiscal year.
The governor is flooded with re-
quests for pardons for cunvicts.
Nineteen thousand tons Of steel has
been ordered for the Texas railway
from San Antonio to O'Connorsport.
Il is expected that the right of way
of the Taylor-Brenham line will have
been closed by the first of the year.
Rev. Dr. Gaddy Of Dallas was killed
by falling from train near Austin.
The case Of Monk Gibson at Victoria
was continued because Of the opera
lions Of the law as applied to acccs-
series.
Because Of a ruling Of the attorney
general that justices Of the peace car
not claim fees in inqucsts where there
was a credible witness present at the
time Of the sudden death. there is a
muddle on IN San Antonio.
The hearing Of the nine Mcxicans
held at San Antonio for cxtradition is
to be held Monday.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
For California pevelopment.

Special to the Herald.
San Diego. Cal, Dec. 15.-Many
prominent men united by their com
non interest in the welfare Of their
state filled the ballroom Of the Hotel
del Coronado this morning at the
opening of the sixth annual meeting
If the California Promotion commit
ZEE. The initial session, following the
welcomes and responses and the work
of organization, was given over to a
discussion Of the harbors of Califor-
lia, which was selected as the main
heme of the conference. The meet
ng concludes tonight with a banquet.
FOR which preparations on an clabo-
rate scale have been completed. The
!arge and representative attendance
lives promise Of a most successful
meeting
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
MEMS HOSIERY.

Mems Hosiery is one thing that
men will appreciate as much IS
anything-in isles to pure
silks-per dozen, So to SIP
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
Standard Oil Dividend

Special to the Herald.
New York, Dec. 15.-Among the
1900 persons who are fortunate
enough to be stockholders of the
5tandard Oil company there was dis.
diluted today the sum of $4,000. 600,
'apresenting a quarterly dividend of
10 per share. This is the final divi-
lend for 1906 and brings the total
dividends for the year up to 30 per
cent, which is the same as was dis
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

Special to the Herald.

oDeCIdI 10 JHe ItTdIU,
Medford, Mass, Dec. ia memo
rial tablet in honor of the Tufts col
lege men who fought in the civil war
was unveiled in Goddard Chapel this
afternoon with interesting ceremonies
and in the presence of a notable as
sembly Of Grand Army veterans and
others. Col. J. Payson Bradley, de-
partment commander Of the C. A. R,
OBLIGATED.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
SHIRTS.

we are Fshow'ng the largest: line of
Agents for q & w aud Eagle Shirts
Pure Atwood to the very finest linens
al from..--~..si, SO, 2, 2 SO, 3, $50
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

bursed last year. In the seven years
since the formation Of the Standard
Oil company Of New Jersey. in 1899,
the enormous total Of 1901, 100000 has
been paid in dividends OF this total
it is estimated that more than $780,
100000 has gone to John d. Rookie
Teller.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

SillGRl9g JaGSelS anu Halll kODeS.
This is one article that all men like,
but very few have them. All we ask
is for you to tslia one look and let us
show YOU Smoking Jsckets.s6 to SIS
Ba,h Robes
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15
BRIEF TELEGRAPH NOTES.

Hampton Roads, VAIN the pres
enee Of the Tennessee delegation,
guests and officers and crew Of the
new cruiser Tennessee, Governor Cox
today presented to that vessel in the
name of the people of Tennessee a
magnificent silver service Of fifty
pieces.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

Northumberland c. Lott. the
Oldest lndianian in the government
service here, viii tomorrow celebrate
his eighty-second birthday. For more
than forty-four years continuously Mr..
Lott has been connected with the in
ternab revenue bureau Of the treasury
department. and during all that time
he has never been reported late, and
has seldom been absent from his
desk.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

Washington.-Con Considerable interest
ccnters IN the annual dinner tonight
of the National Geographic society.
The noted guests are 10 include Ed
ward Everett Hale, Hon. John W. Fos-
ter Admiral Dewey Chief Justice
Fuller, Alexander Graham Bell. Chair
man Knapp Of the interstate commerce
commission, and others.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-15

Washington.-Thc first Of the sea
sons state dinners in honor OF the
president and Mrs Roosevelt takes
place this evening with the vice pres
idont and Mrs Fairbanks as the host
and hostess. The cabinet members
and their wives will follow in enter
tanning.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21

able story of the feud murders in
Breathitt county, Ken, several years
ago and gives the names of the men
who killed Cockrill, Marcum and DR..
Cox.
Payment by the government of the
costs of the packing house inspection
service is provided in the meat bill
which the house committee on agri-
culture prepares as a substitute.
Four indictments are returned by
the federal grand jury in New York,
against associates of the American
Tobacco company, charging conspir-
acy in restraint of trade.
Music by wire to homes, hotels,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21

restaurants and other places, to be
turned on or OF, day or night, like
water or gas, is to be supplied from
new central plant being prepared
in New York City, writes William r.
Curtis.
Governor John NJ Pattison of Ohio
dies at his home, near Cincinnati,
after long illness and the admin
istration of the state passes again
into the hands of the republicans.
New York desperate slashes woman
across the face with a knife in an
endeavor to cut off her ears, and steal
her diamond earrings. and is threat
ened with mob violence.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21

ever possible the authorities offer al
tentative methods of spelling the
simpler word be used.
Rule book of Waiting to make the
dance the same the world over is
planned by the National association
of dancing masters in convention at
Winthrop, Mass.
President Roosevelt's philosophy is
similar to that of Kang-Hi, wise
Chinese emperor who reigned several
centuries ago, says Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, the German ambassador,
at the University of Illinois COM
mencement in Urbana.
Confession of Curtis Jet is remark
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21
Summary Of News
Continued

Mrs. Kingdom, sail from New York to
Cherbourg for 10000 mile automo-
bile trip through France and Ger
many.
Josephine Terranova, the young
Italian girl who was acquitted of the
murder of her aunt, is released from
prison, takes a VOW to lead sinless
life and will be given a home in a
distant town.
Exemption of the capital stock of
Illinois corporations from taxation is
held unconstitutional by Attorney Gen
eral Stead of Illinois in a ruling at
Springfield.
Amour & Co., Swift & Co., Cudahy
& Co., and the Nelson Morris Packing
Company, are convicted at Kansas
City of accepting rebates on meats
Fearing that an attempt would be
made to have him sent back to the
asylum at Kankakee, Rev. Walter A.
Evans, once patient, who told the
grand jury of cruelty, disappears
Wife of Sioux Falls, S. D., million
aire is arrested charged with man
slaughter, it being alleged she beat
a servant so severely as to cause her
death.
President Hulburd of the Elgin
Watch company reports net earnings
of over 100000 for the past fiscal
year, or over Il per cent on the capt.
tai stock.
Burlington railroad is convicted at
Kansas City of granting rebates TO
packers on shipments to New York.
Serious illness of Allison and Sec
rotary Shaw's hope Of securing the
toga if the senator's ailment proves
fatal is believed to have had some
thing to do with the secretarys latest
plunge into the Iowa political fight.
Embarrassment is given to the ma
tional administration by the fight OF
the reformers against the Penrose
machine in Pennsylvania, the pros
pect of the democrats indOrsing the
Lincoln party candidate and capturing
the state contributing to the doubt as
to the stand of the federal officials.
Minnesota republican state conven-
ton dominates A. l.. Cole of Walker
for governor and unanimously renom-
mates Senator Knute Nelson.
Thousands of former residents of
Kentucky, making a pilgrimage to
their old homes, assemble at Louis
vile, where they are given hearty
welcome by the mayor the governor
and Watterson.
Friction between insurance compa-
MES over the settlement of losses at
San Francisco is likely to result in
split, the strong companies refus-
ing to longer carry the weak ones,
several of which are said to face
bankruptcy.
Fifty-seven nails, some glassware
and bits of wire fencing are taken
from the stomach of a museum freak
in an operation in Minneapolis hos
pital.
C. w. Bailey, blind pianist of St.
Louis sues his sightless wife for di-
vorce, alleging that she transferred
her affections to newsboy, also
blind.
General William Crozier explains
a bill which Secretary Taft has caused
to be introduced in the senate pro-
yiding for wedding out inefficient
army officers and promoting the 9TH
ers more rapidly.
Senator Depew is leading a siren
uous simple life at White Plains, N.
Y, under the training of BILLY" Null
doom, and is reported to be improv-
ing.
Members of big New York tobacco
firm are arrested, charged with vio-
lating the internal revenue laws.
Governor Folk denies District At
torney Jeromes charge as to the re-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21
Cured.

WHEN the kidneys become affected
w by catarrh, either from colds, over
work, or an extension of catarrh from
some other organ, they fail to perform
their normal funct lions.
1t is the work of the kidneys to ex-
crete from the blood many of the poisoEs
which accumulate in the body.
If the kidneys fail in their work, the
poisons accumulate to such an extent as
to cause commissions, which often prove
fatal.
Peruna, by relieving the kidneys of
their congested and catarrhal condi-
tons, leaves them free to act in a
normal manner.
1t also strengthens the action of the
heart, equalizing the circulation of the
blood in all parts of the system.
Revised Formulation a numb
urging that Pe-ru-na be given sligl
quite a length of time, and now fe'
such a quality in the medicine which
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-21

Mr. j. Blyler, 1906 Ohio street, Des Moines, Ia.
writes:
81 wish state my appreciation of your excellent
remedy.
81 have always enjoyed excellent health, except
FREQUENT and painful attacks of bladder trouble,
which doctors failed to relieve or cure.
"Upon recommendation used Peruna TO my
utter satisfaction, not having had an attack now
for four or five years. u Biyfer.