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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18

every movement capable of ado
people along the line of know1 LJanclng
better and healthier liyino bas 50 or
"al!leIs more 1~nsurmountable than Al =
hai1sse lee,croWned crags of Alnina
helghts or H~imalayan fields of eta r
snow. eternal
~Bioodshed, martyrdoms, and hoo.
breaks line the path to success in VI
movement which means the bettarm any
Ct the masses of our people.
But the great Creator of the un;vouu-
mas seen tit to place in every Community
a faithful few who are ever ready tn nhoSy
the hlflical injunction, Go forward"E
when Tie question of betterino IN,
educational facilities came up for con.
sheraton IN u community, the onnoo
ers presented themselves on everv hand
Only the immovable determination ~
those interested made its success posS;-
bic. Those who fought for its Success
against its almost invincible enemies
saw IN tie movement a long-feIt want
and stood by it as firm as the rock ~
Gibraltar. VI
We would not forget to gratefully 70.
member, in this connection, a live. w;do-
aWakr superintendent, and an entbuS
lastlc beard of education, whose untir.
ing efforts did much to make this worL .
success.
the people of tris community have
spent r:nnths, and some of them years. in
the most assiduous toll in PLACING
within reach of their children. the hest
advantages possible.
A brief history of the work done since
1887 will show in part the results of
their labor.
At this time we had a small log-cabin
consisting of only one room, and fur
nlshed with homemade seats.
In this building one worthy p~edagogue
labored from day to day, examining The
chlldren's heads with "Webster's old
Blue-Back."
From this we grew into a larger frame
building containing two rooms and sun.
Piled with much better furniture.
One teacher could no longer meet the
demands, and some of the advanced stu
dents We're called upon to assist.
About the year 1892 Prof. Y. d. Moore
Of Yancey County came among us, and
for a number of years labored unceas-
lngly for better moral and mental de-
Velopment among u people. To his
efforts, we believe, is due much of the
honor for the improved condition of af-
fairs to-day.
In 1902 the people saw the need of
still further improvements, and called
an election to vote upon local taxa
ton, but were defeated. Nothing daunt-
ed, they succeeded in converting the
opposers until they won a complete VIC
tory in 1904. After this victory another
problem equally as great confronted the
of a building adequate to
the demands. Here among a people
whose only source of supply is their daily
toll such a problem was one indeed diff
ticult to solve. However, a few were
found who responded literally from their
meager supply, and by a little help from
the State pushed to completion and
equipment n of the most beautiful and
convenient rural school buildings in
North Carolina.
The building contains a large chapel,
with three recitation-rooms available.
And the people are not yet content.
the wonderful improvement in the
moral and mental condition of the COM
munity, they are striving to establish q
library and reading-room in connection
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
AppREss TO GRADUATES.

This is the second instance of giving
diplomas of graduation in the literary
department in the history of this insti-
tuition; and now we stand equally bal
anced, as to numbers: two young ladies
and two young gentlemen
You, young ladies and young gentle
men, have accomplished what but few
ever dO-the completion of a regular pre-
scribed course in a literary institution.
Many enter, but few complete the course.
1 am anxious for you to show your
selves worthy of the position you enter
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
Judson CoIIede Students.

Much has been sad and written. most
OF 1T of little value. concerning the ad.
vantages and disadvantages of q college
education. The number of college grad.
yates who fail to slcceed in life have
been paraded before the public as living
witnesses to the uselessness of college
training. In answer to this argument it
has been ~conclusively shown that a larger
percentage of college graduates succeed
than of non-graduates.
There has, also, been much discussion
as to the relative value of a course in a
great university, and a small college. In
favor OF the former, it has been con-
tended that it has the advantage of the
smaller college in the range and scope of
ITS instruction.; in its equipment, and
appliances for study, and that within its
ample folds can be laid a broader and
deeper foundation for future usefulness.
On the other hand, it has been contended
that while the facilities of the university
for acquiring knowledge is greater, it
deals with the students too much en-
mass; while the small college, by com
ing closer to the particular requirements
OF the individual student, serves better to
develop his character along lines of work
for which he is specially adapted than
does the university.
Without attempting to settle either of
these questions, we will say that the work
OF Judson College, as exemplified in the
lives and characters of the GEumni-the
only true test of the work of any educa-
tlonal lnstitution,-is a standing argu-
ment In favor of the small college. for
OF Judson College it may be truthfully
SAID, In proportion to the time it was
open for instruction; in proportion to
the number of students it has sent forth
there are very few graduates-no in
stltutlon' has welded q greater or more
fa~r-reachlng influence than has this col
lege. Of all those who have attended
Judson College, we know of none who
have made an utter failure in life; who
nave dlsgraced their alma mater; while
many have achieved more or less emf
hence In law, in politics, in medicine, in
the ministry, n in nearly every other
walk of life. And it must be remembered
that most of them are still comparatively
young men, and that there is every reason
to believe their greatest measure of sue
cess lies in the future.
1t would be impossible to estimate the
impetus given to the intellectual life of
Western North Carolina during the brief
period of its existence.
Space forbids the mention of individ-
ual names, but of those who had already
achieved distinction, and had every hope
OF an e~minently successful future, two
Rev. NJ. w. Edgerton and j. Fulton Grit
cut off by death in the begin
ming of their careers.
Mr.. Egerton, after practising law sue
cessfully for several years, became a min
lister of the gospel, and Just one year
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fin, who have completed the entire course
prescribed, which entities them to be
graduated with the degree of A. NJ, and
we hereby recommend them to you as
worthy of that degree, and ask you to
confer it upon them.
We further recommend t you Miss
Eva Belle Simmons, of Wake Forest Col
lege, as worthy of the Degree of A. B.
and ask you to confer the said degree
upon her.
We further recommend Rev. Needham
Bryan Cobb as worthy of the degree of
ID. D., and ask you to confer that degree
upon him.
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REPORT TO BOARD OF DiREc-
TORS.
To the Board of Directors of Judso,
College.


To the Board of Directors of Judson
College.
6ENTLEMEN:-Yn submitting my an
nual report of my sixth session, I am
happy to be able to report to you a year
of prosperity. We have been mercifullv
spared from epidemic, and almost en-
tirely exempt from any protracted i'll
ness; n we can never be too grateful
to our heavenly Father, that while the
death angel has paid such frequent visits
to u town, and taken from us some of
the brightest and best, q kind Provi-
dence has forbidden him to invade our
little circle.
The work of the College has been car
ried on with more than usual success.
The teachers in each of the several de-
partments have done their work faith
fully.
More than ordinary interest has been
manifested on the part of the students in
defamation, recitation, and reading; and
marked improvement manifests itself in
the accomplishments.
There is noticeable development in the
Art department, both as to numbers and
success.
The Music department likewise shows
increase in numbers and efficiency.
We have, however, suffered the loss
of the Commercial department, by rea-
son of not being able to procure a suit
able successor to Professor Briggs.
The Greek department, made vacant by
Professor Briggs leaving, has been filled
by Mr.. FL. F. Griffin, one of our stu
dents, with entire satisfaction. He also
taught; Algebra during the session. l
hereby commend him to the consideration
OF the board as a young man of a high
order of talent n of great merit as a
teacher.
But the most marked advancement of
the session is in the direction of discip-
line. Heretofore, at some stage OF other.
we have had troublesome cases of discip-
line; but during this session we have not
had a student before a faculty meeting.
Sometimes those troubles nave originated
from the girls, in a species of carrying
on with boys, and thus inducing bows
into a. course that would naturally de-
velop into recklessness. But this session
the girls decided among themselves that
such conduct should not go on. What
they said or what they did to prevent it.
l do not know; but it was efectually
stopped, so much so that l have not been
under necessity of delivering a private
lecture to a girl for misbehavior this
session. We attribute this to the de-
velopment of a higher standard of morals
among the students, which we have
striven so hard in former years to incul-
cate With this principle we'll estab-
hshed the chief objection to ~co-education
vanishes.
We report to you three graduates: one
young lady, Miss Mary Ida Osborne, and
two young gentlemen, Messrs. BENJAMIN
Perry Robertson and Henry Fulton Grit
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into to-day. You step forth to-day as
college graduates, and the world expects
much Of you; indeed, you W much to
the world. The trite old saying, that
''the world owes me a living" is q COM
plete reversal of the truth. How has
any human being thus brought the world
in debt to himi But the reverse is true.
We owe much to our environments. It
is our duty to render ourselves useful to
u fellow creatures around us to the
utmost of our capacity.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-18
Educational Advancement in Bio
Willow District.

Every step in the general advancement
OF mankind stands as a monument of a
battle fought and won against the popu-
lar prejudices of untutored man.
Throughout all the ages of the world,
n among all the races inhabiting every
CLINE, every invention, every discovery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
Will Move to Bemidji.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Dunning-
ton expect to leave next Tuesday
morning for their home in Mime.
apolis after a visit in Bemidji OF
five weeks at the home of their
son-in law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Melges. Mr..
Huntington is in the real estate
business in Minneapolis, and
came there about a year ago from
Redwood Falls, where he was in
in charge of the government land
office for mum Der of years. The
Minneapolis couple were very
favorably impressed with Bemid-
j and expect to return here this
fall and make their permanent
home.
Il like Bemidji,'' said Mr..
Dunningto in speaking with the
Pioneer, 81 like the city and its
people, even better than the cities
and the people in the lower part
of the state
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
An Hour Before Dawn.

A curious mystery is the temporary
uneasiness of animals about an hour
before dawn, no matter at what hour
this occurs. Children turn and moan,
elderly people awaken and turn over
for another sleep, cocks crow, dogs be-
come uneasy and horses and cattle
move about for short period, when
stiffness returns for a time What is
the cause? Are the animals affected
by some magnetic wave which pre-
cedes sunlight an hour or so, or is the
habit one Of heredity passed down
through numberless generations from
an original wild state, when an alert
ness just before daylight was neces-
sary for protection from enemies?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
A Blunder In Poets.

Tennyson is not the only poet Ian
reate whom Regent street has known.
Southey relates ludicrous scrape into
which he and Campbell fell one day in
the Quadrant. Campbell wished to
relieve poor woman and rushed into
the nearest shop to change sovereign
The shopkeeper was attending to Gus
toners and delayed to oblige him, and
the generous poet lost his temper.
ThereupOn the shopkeeper jumped to
the conclusion that he had two rogues
to deal with and rashly sent for the po-
lice. Campbell stood in helpless fury,
but when Southey explained things to
the constable that worthy, who happen
ed to be Glasgow man, at once ex-
claimed, "Guidness, mon, is that Mais-
ter Camell, the lord rector o. Glaisgie ~
After that it was difficult to separate
Campbell and the shopkeeper, so
warmly were their hands interclasped
In explanations and forgiveness. =
Westminster Gazette.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
SchIegel's Praise.

OF the play Romeo and
Juliet" Seclegel, the German
critic, eloquently remarks:
."Whatever is more intoxicating
in the ordour of q southern
spring, languishing in the song
of the nightir gale, or voluptuous
in the first opening of the rose,
is to be found in this poem. The
sweetest and bitterest love and
hatred, festivity and dark fore
bodings, tender EN- braces and
|sepulchres, the fullness of life
and self f-annihilation, are all here
brought close to each other; and
all these contrasts are so blended
in the harmonious and wonder
fnl work into unity of express
sion, that the echo which the
whole leaves behind in the mind,
resembles single but endless
sigh. = Bemidj j opera house Oct.
8. ''Taming of the Schrew Oct.
End
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29

The first days races of the
three,day's meet being given on
the Bemidji track under the
auspices of the Beltrami County
Agricultural Association, were
pulled off yesterday and were
produt tive of several close and
exciting contests, with finishes
that brought the crowd at the
track to its feet in Wild applause
The rain of tho forenoon had
damped the ardor of many who
had intended to attend the races,
but when "Old Sol" broke
through the clouds, about noon,
and the Bemidji band got out on
the streets and began playing at
l o'clock, there was a general
exodus toward the track.
The rain had left the track in a
very heavy condition, but
Secretary McAvoy and President
Irwin kept the men working
steadily and when the first race
was called the course was in a
fairly presentable condition,
although soft and lumpy in many
places.
The 2:15 class, pace or trot
was the first race called, with the
following entries: Dr.. Munp,
Little Jim, Baby Lew, and
Mixer.
The first heat was won by
Mixer and the little stallion was
given a mighty shout for his
work. Having been bred in Be-
midi, he was popular with sthe
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
The Innkeeper Of England.

England's unpopularity with the
Englishinan-an the Americans
largely due to the country innkeepef
IF any class Of public servant ought
to be made to pass an examination it
is certainly the licensed victualer,,'
writes V. v " in the London Sphere,
for at present any man may obtain a
license without any knowledge of
cooking, housekeeping, sanitation any
knowledge, of anything but of the due
pulling of a beer handle. Moreover, his
wife may be the most incompetent of
housewives, even for her own family.
On the continent innkeeping is an art
to be studied. In England it is too
often the refuge Of the man who wants
an easy chair to sit in.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
Taken to Brainerd. !

II -
Joseph Urness, the NJ. & I.
engineer who was badly injured
in the wreck at LaPorte ian
account of which was given in
last evenings Pioneer) was this
morning removed from St.
Anthony's hospital, put on the
south bound M. & I. passenger.
train and sent to Brainerd, where
he will be placed in 8 local
hospital for treatment. He was
accom- panied by Peter Johnson.
While Urness is painfully hurt,
his injuries are not considered
serious.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
ST. NaDOleOn.

Many people ignorant Of the true his
tory Of the church will be scandalized
when they read the title of this article.
Let them read it to the end. There
was in Corsica sonIe hundred yesirs
ago very pious family called the Bo.
napartes Their first child was born
on the 18th Of August, Assumption
day, and as he looked very small and
feeble they wanted him to be baptized
without delay. Their priest consented
to perform the ceremony, but as it was
customary to give to child the name
of the patron saint of his or her birth
day the good priest could not and
would not call him Assumption Bona
parte." In his embarrassment he look
ed carefully over the Lives of the
Saints and finally found the name Of
saint martyr who in the first centu-
ries of the church had been stoned to
death on that very day Of Aug. Is. OF
course neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Bonaparte
objecte& that their frstborn child
should be named Napoleon, having
thus the high patronage Of brave
martyr Of the early Christian church.
Letter to Philadelphia North American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
SICK MAN CUTS HIS THROAT
AFTER DISMISSING NURSE
Walker Invalid Thomas HavorsoD Desponden Because Of II
Health. Gets Attendant Out Of Room on Some Pretext
and Then Commits Suicide With Knife.

Word comes from Walker of
the suicide at that place yester-
day of Thomas Halvorson, about
40 years of age, who had become
Respondent on account of an m
durable attack of rheumatism
and paralysis.
Halvorson had been ailing for
some time past, and was in such
q poor condition of health that he
required the services of a trained
nurse at all times.
From reports given the Pion-
eer, it appears that Halvorson
asked the nurse to leave the room
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
RACE NOTES

The officials who had. charge of
the races yesterday we're: Start
er, J. G.. Cherry; judges, J. p.
Duncalf, 0. D. Belodeau, K. Nc
Ivor; timers, Thomas Newby, A.
E. Underwood, William Robin
son. There was some slight con-
plant as to the start in one heat
of the 2:15 class, but otherwise
the work of the officials received
high praise.
President j. w. Irwin and
Secretary J. A. McAvoy have
done much to promote the meet
and the success of the races is
due, in a large measure, to their
efforts.
The time made yesterday was
very good, considering the condi
ton of the track The fourth
heat of the 2:15 class was won by
Little Jim, in 2:27. According to
Starter Cherry and many of the
drivers at the track, the course
was at least fifteen seconds slow,
and it is believed that the heat
would have been good for 2:12,
under favorable conditions.
The band was liberal in the re !.
sponses to the request of Starter
Cherry for "moosic.'
S. J. Phillips, who owns and
drives "Happy Hooligan," which
won the three minute class yes
terday, also owns "Isinet:a, = a
green mare, that saphenomenon,
|'Isinetta" has paced a mile this
year, on the track at Hamline, in
2:O74. She went to the half in
1:O2, and finished the last in 28a
seconds. She has not been
started in any Of the races Of this
circuit and will probably not go
in a race this year
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29

on some small pretext, and when
the latter returned, the patient
was bleeding freely from several
bad gashes in his throat, which
be had cut with knife lying on
the table.
The wounded man never re-
gained consciousness, and was
dead a few moments after being
found by the nurse.
Halvorson had lived at Walker
for a year or more past and was
considered a good citizen,
although unfortunate in his ILL.,
ness.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
Cornish Fishermen.

In the estimation Of the average
Cornish fisherman rabbit is an omi-
nous word, and should it happen to be
used by any one in their hearing when
they are on their way to sea it is sufh.
cient to send them home again for that
occasion for fear of accident In Corn.
ish fishing circles many tales are told
Of disasters that have followed def
ance Of this superstition and persist.
ence in putting OFF in their boats after
the unlucky word had been spoken
Formerly the word church was equal
~ obnoxious to the fishermen and
was sedulously eschewed in converse.
ton, on the water particularly. II 9
case arose, as sometimes it would, In
which sacred edifice had necessarily
to be referred to- "cleeta" was used
instead of church, and whatever was
ominous or evil In the sound Of the
latter was imagined to be thereby
avoided.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOR SALE Magnificent moose
head, mounted; will be sold
cheap Inquire at this Office.

FOR SALElRemington type.
writer. Latest improved ma
chine with tabulator, and first
class typewriter desk. Neither
used but little and both in first
class condition. Call at Pho.
neer Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
TODAYS RACES.

The program for this after.
Moons races included the 2:25
class trot and 2:28 pace, with the
following entries: Bemidji Bell,
owned by J. H. WoDzer; Fridley
and Happy Hooligan. The 2:2C
class, pace or trot: DR.. Mum,
Rupert, Sparkw wood, Little Boy,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
Plaque Of Inventions.

Human ingenuity is plague to mod
ern life, and there Is some excuse for
the view Of great man who regarded
the inventor Of railways as a curse to
his race. The truth probably is that
no Invention is at first perfect, and we
have to suffer from its transitory I'M.
perfectlo ions London Lancet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
MARKHAM ESTATE. LOSES
CASE IN DISTRICT COURT
Judge McCIenahap Directs a Verdict
for $500 in Famous NJ, R. I. &
M. Railroad Suit.

The Markham estate must pay
the $500 rightsof-way guarantee
to the MINNEAPOLIS, Red Lake and
Manitoba railroad. This is the
substance of a decision by Judge
McClenahan rendered this morn
ing, in which be gives a directed
verdict for the plaintiff railroad.
The motion for the directed
verdict, taking the case out of
the hands of the jury, was argued
yesterday afternoon by the at
torneys in the case.
The points in dispute in the
Markham suit are whether Mr..
Markham signed the contract
under false pretenses; and
whether the contract is Joint
and several one, or merely a joint
one. If it is the latter, each
signer would be bound only for a
proportionate share Of the money
actually expended, which would
make the liability in each in
stance something in the neigh
borhood Of $3.50, instead Of $500.
The case will probably be ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29

It was late when the half mile
running race was called. There
entered for the dash Cianera,
Assessor, Curley, Dsbbs and
Little John. When the word "go"
was given, all the drivers began
whipping their mounts and it
was race from start to finish
Sanders, on Assessor, brought
his horse in ahead, Cianera being
a close second, Debbs third,
Curley fourth and Little John a
poor fifth. Time, 56t.
Before the second heat was
given the "go"by Starter Cherry,
the whole bunch of "bangtails"
broke and two of them, Debbs
and Curley, went the entire half
mile before being pulled up.
The second heat was won by
Assessor, Cianera second, Debbs
third, Little John fourth and
Curley: fifth. Time, so.
C,T-N6N1ADxy
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-29
Happy Hooligan, Queenwood,
Dan F., Fridley.

. ~
Dan F., Fridley.
The first heat went to Fridley,
Happy Hooligan throwing boot
and not getting better than last
place. Queenwood was second,
Dan F. third. Time, 2:354.
In the second heat, Happy
Hooligan struck his gait, imme-
diately went to the front and
was never headed. He paced q
fine heatand was greatly admired.
Fridley second, Queenwood
third, Dan F. fourth. Time 2:31a
The third an6 fourth heats
were repitition of the second
heat, Happy winning easily,
under a strong pull, and the
other horses finishing in the
same order. Time 2:34t and
2::324. ~