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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01

A conference of Virginia Prohibition
lists. arranged to put organizers in the
field.
The Philippine Commission has just
passed a bill making the traffic in opium
after which absolute prohibition of the
Importation and sale is to be the law,
except for medicinal purposes
Ex-Mayor Gray presided at Mr.. Stew
arts Lake Harriet meeting. In closing
the meeting he said: Mr.. Stewart has
convinced me that the Prohibition party
has paramount issue and solution of
the problem which our citizens can
handle"
John Whitson, La Grange, ILL.,, mem
Der of the Illinois state committee, writes:
II received the sample copy which re-
quested and am well pleased with It, I
am sure Backbone will help me to keep
up with the procession. So I enclose the
oliver w. Stewart goes to California in
May for a great 40 days campaign with
special view to securing funds. County
conventions, conferences and picnics will
be held as in Minnesota. The work in
progress on the Venango plan will be
Concentrated upon hopeful territory.
At a recent meeting Of the Pennsyl-
vania state committee formal discus
sion Of available candidates for governor
members of the committee are a unit in
deciding that the logic of the situation
demands the nomination Of Homer L..
Castle for governor"
New Zealand show that there were 1884,,
354 votes cast for prohibition as against
1854 in 1902 and 1888 in 1894. Six
provincial districts are in the prohibition
column as against three three years ago.
In 81 provinces and in the whole colony
prohibition received a majority Of the
votes but a three-fifths vote is required
to make 1t effective.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
ABOUT STOPPING SUBSCRIPTIONS.

AS we are enclosing bills with this is
sue to those whose renewals are due or
past due, it may be well to. state our
policy as to stopping subscriptions.
A subscriber sometimes writes us to
stop his paper but omits to pay up to
date. This is hardly a square deal in
view of our method of treating our sub
scriptions. We take great pains and Of
ten go to expense in order that no one
against his will. When either a sub
scriber or postmaster notifies us to dis
continue subscription, we stop it at
once unless the subscriber owes some
thing on his subscription. If he is in
debt to us, we write him, advising him
of the amount due and informing him
that on it's receipt we will strike his
name from our list.
For several years our mode of proceed
ure in such cases has been plainly stated
in nearly every issue on our first page.
This being the case, we think we have
reason to expect equally square treatment
by all honest people. We expect to lose
more or less from others.
What we have said above refers only to
personal subscriptions Chose who have
subscribed for themselves and have not
been receiving the paper as gift from
some frfend). We now stop the gift sub
scriptions at expiration, without order,
unless renewed
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
A bkgRhE3 Askfs4
412-413 Germania Life Bldg,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
STEWART-cALDERW ROUND.

We could give no report of the clos
ing days of the Stewards alderwood
campaign in our last issue and will
refer to it only briefly now. The
pecuniary results of the sixth week
were $1,165. The seventh and eighth
brought $607 and $576. The last week
was the best of the nine, bringing
SLABS. During the campaign Messrs.
Stewart and Calderwood each drove
about 600 miles beside the thousands
Of miles covered by rail. Each spoke
about 125 times and nearly $50 places
were visited. In the nine weeks just
under $4,000 were raised, an average
of $1,l04 week.
The remarkable success, in every
report, of this tour, may be ascribed
in the main to the speakers oratorical
and financial ability and their powers
of endurance, to the thorough arrange
ments made by the State Committee
and the variety and amount of splen-
did advertising matter which emanat-
ed from Headquarters, to the worker
or workers in charge at each place
who so carefully carried out the plans
of the State Committee, to the never
failing zeal of our rank and file and
to the practicability and popularity
of our fight for the Legislature.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
THE SOUTHERN FIELD.

The national fund has passed the $780,
900 mark. w. w. Smith, New York, Of
given $1,000. The committee faces a
great opportunity in the South. After a
thorough study Of conditions and tour
of personal conferences and public rallies
in nine leading southern states by DR..
Eaton and the national chairman, the
committee is confident that this great
field is ripe for Prohibition party work
and organization. Hundreds and thou
sands of sturdy enemies of the saloon in
the South are only waiting for an invita-
ton to unite with us. The committee is
push the party agitation. It must have
funds to do it.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
OUR BADGER NEIoHBoRs.

Rev. Aug. F. Fehlandt announces that
his automobile has arrived. 1t is fine
passenger touring car and a beauty His
Badger Auto Quartette will take the field
about June. LIST, starting in La Crosse
county 1t is expected to make from two
will do practical work enrolling Prohi-
bitionists, circulating pledge to vote for
the legislative candidate, distributing lit
erature, securing subscriptions for Pro-
hibition papers, etc. A big campaign is
planned
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
NEVER USED ANY OTHER.

Reporter: Uncle to. what do you at
Oldest Inhabitant: ct don't know, yit
young Teller. Theys several of these
patent medicine companies that's dick
erin with me."-Chicago Tribune.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
OUR RENTAL LISTS

change daily. See us before locating.
Hustling Lapham's Renting Agency.
Largest Renting Agency in st. Paul.
412-413 Germania Life Building.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
SEWING MACHINES.

Singer, White, Wheeler & Wilson's at
$3.50. Drop Heads $20.S0. Buy direct
and save agents profits.
w. F. ElWess,
80 West 7th St., ST. Paul.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01

IT enclose 81 on my pledge to the Free
Circulation Fund. 1 am always glad to
help the good cause along when I can
afford to. This is one thing we must
not overlook. "-Chas Moore, Howard
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
Town Loses Suit.

So much INSTRUMENTATION has been
sent to the state papers concerning the
case of Pickens VS.. the town of Hender-
sonville, that a simple statement of the
exact facts may be interesting. While
there was a big array of legal talent, it
is hardly true that ALL the lawyers In
town were engaged in the case. Neither
is it true that Col. Pickens sued for
$4,000, but for $4,000. The jury gave
Col. Pickens $1,000 damages, and an
nulied his charter. The town has ap-
pealed the case. The jury found that
the railroad was a nuisance and that
it was necessary to remove it, and
placed the value of the charter at 81, 900.
No damages were awarded for alleged
damage to shade trees, etc. The trial
occupied nine days of the present term,
and suit was started some years ago.
1t is almost definitely settled that
the city dads will appeal the case.
1t is said that at one time, the hack
men reduced their fare to five cents to
meet the roads competition, and there
is a story of an Asheville man who got
in a carriage to go up town, and the
driver having a fare to take out of town,
carried him up town and two miles out
and back, all for five cents.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
North Carolina Day in the Public
Schools.
To the County Superintendent:

To the County Superintendent:
Dear Sir:-North Carolina Day will
be celebrated in the public schools
December 14th. The subject for study
will be the life, character, teachings
and services of Charles d. McIver. We
are distributing from the Office as rapidly
as possible the pamphlets containing
the program. You may expect yours
in a few days. Kindly distribute them
promtly to all your public schools. The
law requires the celebration of North
Carolina Day in every public school.
1t is your duty to require every public
school teacher to obey that law. If,
for any reason, the celebration cannot
take place on December 18th in all the
schools, require all the schools failing
to celebrate that day to appoint some
other day IS early as possible there
after.
Please urge your teachers to urge the
children and patrons to make a liberal
contribution on the day appointed for
the McIver Memorial Statue Fund. T
shall c%onfd ently expect every County
Superintendent in North Carolina to
take an active, personal interest in the
proper celebration Of North Carolina
Day in al public schools and in securing
q liberal contribution from the children,
patrons and teachers to this fund.
Mr.. Charles L Van Neppen, publisher
of the Biographical History of North
Carolina, has kindly donated to the
Memorial Fund one thousand excellent
steel ~engravings of DR., McIver. I will
send mi copy of this engraving free to
each of ten public schools in each county
making the largest contribution On
North Carolina Day to the fund: Pro-
vlded, that the picture will not be sent
to any school contributing less than
ZOO. Please make this offer known to
all your teachers. Please haYe this
letter and this proposition published In
all your county papers. I suggest that
you write a postal card or a personal
letter to every teacher in your county
about the celebration of North Carolina
Day and the contribution to this fu nd
Very truly yours,
J. Y. Joyner,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
WHAT ABOUT THIS7

Asheville, N. c., Nov, 24.-From a
politician who has the opportunity to
observe things from a point of great van
tage it is learned that q whole lot of
electricity prevades the atmosphere in
which those attached to the revenue SER
vice move and have their being. In this
atmosphere it is said there frequently
floats the rumor that the fifth or vest
ern internal revenue district is to be
abolished and that all the revenue bust
ness of the State is to be transacted at
Raleigh with Mr.. Duncan as collector.
Those OF the Butler camp are declared
to favor this step for q variety of reas-
ons. A man favorable to Blackburn was
made collector and the Butler people
w%ouldrather see the Office abolished and
combined with the eastern district
which is said to be favored by some of
the officials of the internal revenue de-
partment at Washington, If they cannot
control the appointments. With Dun
can as the sole collector and chief pat
ronage dispenser, the close political cor
poration which is SO highly desirable
there would then be an absolutely cen
tralized form of government for under
this ideal arrangement Butler and Dun
can would be in absolute command.
The. east would then control the whole
State without a dissenting voice.
Republicans of the west and particu-
larly those of this section where under
normal conditions there is q Republi-
can party, arc to be punished for going
into the State convention against the
Butler band of patronage dispensers
who won put at Greensboro by manipu-
lating the delegates from the solldly
Democratic east. It has been frequent
~ asserted that something will drop in
revenue circles within the next sixty
days and many believe that when the
drop comes it will mean the consolida-
ton of the two revenue districts with
the Butler man at the head.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

The Bank of Hendersonville will be
closed all day Thursday Thanksgiving
Mr.. j. R. Osborne, of Gafhey, S. C.,
spent a few hours in the city, enroute
for Brevard Tuesday.
Messrs. c. s. and v. w. Osborne and
G. W. Gallamore. of Brevard, spent
Saturday and Sunday in this city.
Claude Brown is erecting a handsome
six room cottage on Washington avenue,
with bath and all modern accessories
1t is the first of six he will put up on
the street.
The furnace for the Presbyterian
church has arrived, and will be installed
imme diately. Services will be held at
the Court House next Sunday, as usual.
The Sunday follc wing the congregation
will worship in the new edi6ce.
! W. A. Garland, in connection with
I. G. Williams, is about ready to put
a large allotment in Atlanta on the
market. They expect to get thro' with
this property this winter, and will de-
vote their energies to Hyman Heights
during next Spring and Summer.
If you have received a gentle remin-
der of the amount due on subscription,
kindly respond at your earliest con-
%venience. The item may appear in
significant to you, but many ''littles''
a great deal to the management.
A settlement of the years business is
desired at once, as subscription list
must be revised.
The statement of the Bank of Hen
dersonviTlc, which appeared ir last
week. issue of this paper was doubtless
read with interest and pride by the
citizens of this community. It is the
oldest institution of the kind in town
and is we'll sustaining it's long establish
ed reputation for absolute safety and
fair business dealing. The showing, as
indicated by the statement, does it
great credit.
Hendersonville has recently acquired
two of BreYard's most enterprising
young business men, and we bespeak for
them democratic treatment in their new
location-"equal opportunity" We re-
fer to Hume Harris and Beverly Tran
than who have opened a irst-class res
taurant in u n~eighboring town. They
will be found exemplary citizens and
will merit the patronage of the best ele-
ment of Hendersonville people.-Bre-
ward News.
Rev. j. B. Hyder is to take charge of
Hendersonville circuit as pastor for an
other year. He is expected at Moore's
Grove at the Thanksgiving service next
Thursday. His first regular appoint
mentswill be at Edneyville the 1st Sun
day IN December at IL and at Reedy
Patch at 3 p. m. At Moore's Groves the
End Sunday at II a. m. and Upward at
3 o. m.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
Southern Express Companys Sale
of Unclaimed Freight.

He~ndersonville, N. c., Nov. 9Th, 1906.
NOTICE TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CON-
CERN:-Unless previously called for and
charges paid or otherwise disposed of
The Southern Express Company will sell
to the highest bidder for cash at public
auction at Hendersonville, N. c., on
Saturday, December 9Th, 1906, COM
menclng at 900 am, all articles des-
cribed in a list which is posted in the
Southern Express Co.'S Office in this
city.
o. M. SADLER, Superintendent.
Q. 8. FULLBRIGHT, Agent.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
Local News

Mrs. G. w. Love and daughter were
callers at our office this week.
Brooks & Williams store will be
closed all day on Thanksgiving,
T. T. Ballenger, senator elect, was in
town Monday, and paid US a pleasant
visit.
Miss Ella M. Bates of Horse Shoe
will leave shortly for Atlanta, where
she will spend the winter.
William, little son of Ira J. DAVIS is
seriously i'll with pleurisy. Drs. Kirk
and Dixon are attending him.
Rev. L. A. Cooper will hold revival
services at the Baptist church,. be-
ginning Monday, Dec. 3rd.
Miss Charlotte Young and Miss Ida
Belle Freeman, of Big Willow High
School, we're in town Saturday, attend
ing the teachers meeting.
There will be services at the Baptist.
church, Thanksgiving morning at IL
O'Clock. Collection will be taken up
for the ~orphanage at Townsville.
Miss Eunice Calhoun, of Abbeville,
S. c., is spending a few days with her
brother, w. A. Calhoun, of the Hender-
sonville Wholesale Grocery Co.
Rev. r. V. Miller preached an inter-
esting sermon at the Hendersonville
Mission, Sunday; his theme was "Pre-
pare to meet thy God" 1t wasa strong,
logical address.
Henry Jordan has recently purchased
the finest pair of work horses ever seen
in Hendersonville. They are great big
black fellows, and came from Atlanta,
Says J. W. Rhymer, writing from
Henrietta, N. c.: 81 dearly love the old
Hustler, because it gives me the news,
advocates good government, and fights
ring rule"
w. d. Christy is erecting a very
handsome and substantial residence of
ten rooms on his farm at Balfour, into
which they expect to move by the first
of the year.
Mr.. w. P. Fisher of Hendersonville
and Miss Addie McCrary of Cedar
Mount N. G. were married Sunday after
noon at the Baptist parsonage, ReY. A.
R.. Love officiating.
While the amount of building now
going on does not equal that of last
year this time, the contractors ale all
busy. There is a serious shortage OF
mechanics, which hampers the m
tractors.
Rev. L. A. Cooper, of Johnston S, G.
will aid pastor Love in a meeting in
the Hendersonville Baptist church.,
beginning Monday night, Dec. 3rd. at
100 p. m. Everybody invited to attend
the services.
As customary the Baptist and Meth
odist congregations will worship togeth-
er on Thanksgiving morning, at 1870
o'clock. DR.. Grinnan will deliver the
sermon. The collection will be divided
between the two orphanages, and a
very hearty response is desired, as the
orphanages are badly in need of funds.
Raymond Edwards ana Mrs. Love,
are expected back from Jacksonville,
Fla, Thursday or Friday of this week.
DIR. Reddin Kirk and DR.. Guy E.
Dixon were delegates to the recent
meeting of the tenth district medical
society, held in Asheville. Dr., Kirk
was elected vice president of the So
ciety and will endeavor to have the
next meeting held in Hendersonville.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

This II Thanksgiving Day. What
have you 10 be thankful for?
j. P. Hickman has gone TO New York
for a two weeks business trip.
Squire FINLEY went to Asheville
Monday, on business.
j. O. Williams is now convalesceut.
and will return to his business duties
before very long.
Mrs. A. 8. Feaman will leave shortly
for Mound City, Ill, t join her hus-,
band who is in business there.
F. L. Sinclair of Gerton, has gone
to Newberry, s. c., where he will re-
main for the next three months.
An unusually large number of turkeys
have been brought to town this year.
They sold at 1915 cents a pound.
]. D. Dermid has bought the Baker
Cottage on East Aspen and Grove SITS.
Consideration ST, 800.
Al. L. Shipman's little daughter,
Josephine, who has been suffering Sc
verify from tonsilltis, is slowly recover
ing.
Gather Rhodes has resigned his
position with the Asheville Foundry
Co., and is connected with the Bank
of Hendersonville.
Vernon Brooks Gallamore, who has
been down South for several months,
passed through this city last Friday
enroute for his home In Brevard.
Mrs. T. r. Barrows, who is now in
Ohio, arranging to have household
furniture moved here, is expected home
Sunday.
The excavation for the new dormitory
at Fruitland is about completed. Prof.
Posey says this building is n of the
necessities of the school.
J. w. Price, of Pittsburg, spent a
few days in town this week, called here
On business connected with his prop
erty in Flat Rock.
J. T. Bailey formerly in the employee
of the Southen here, is in the city for a
few days. Mr.. Bailey has just been
transferred from Wadesboro to Canton.
There are over 400 boxes in the post
Office now. The improvement is very
marked. The separate windows for
mail delivery, for stamps and postofice
orders are a decided convenience, as will
be Postmaster Jackson's private Office,
when completed. The new boxes are
about twice the size of the old ones.
Felix Cannon, son of Mr.. A. Cannon,
employed in the Seaboard machine
shops at Portsmouth, Va, has recently
patented an improved air pump for
which he has been offered the sum of
$4,000.
Rev. O.. L. Orr will preach his fare
we'll sermons in the next round of his
churches. Rev. Orr has accepted work
in South Carolina. His circuit will include
two mill towns, Brandon n WOOdSlde.
He will leave here January 1st, and
will take with him the best wishes of
his charges and OF the community at
large, for whose moral welfare he has
been a hard and consistent laborer.
The Hospital Benefit, to be given
Tuesday Nov, 80, should be well patron
lied. 1t will began at 400 p. M, and
continue through the evening. Fancy
articles, suitable for Christmas gifts
will be on sale, and refreshments. in
Guiding oysters, will be sold at moderate
prices. Don't forget the date, Tuesday
Nov. 3Oth, and it's for the benefit of the
Hospital, next door to Hunters Phar-
macy is the place.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends for the kindness
extended during the illness and death
of a beloved wife and daughter.
Mrs. P. 81. Love
Raymond Edwards
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

Justus Pharmacy will have a new soda
fountain soon.
Prof. Bartlett and Capt. Woford a.
hunting went, Tuesday.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
Mother Democrat

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. V. e. Murray,
a boy, Monday night, Nov. 9th.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

Boy WANTED-To work and live
on farm. Good home to right boy. Ap
ply Hustler Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

R~sspberries, Lowdon, Yellow Queen,
and Cuthbert, for sale by
J. W. WOFFORD.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

SPECIAL NOTICE, jamestown Ex-,
position, r you coming? IF &C we
will reserve a nicely furnished room, in
central locality at a reasonable price
particulars today. jamestown Room
ing Association, Norfolk, Va
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

FOR SALE-A 2 IL horsepower
gasoline engine. Price reasonable. Ap-
ply at this Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

For ~SALE-Fine Lowden Raspberry
Plants. Apply to j. f. Brooks, Hunters
Pharmacy. Sl.5O per hundred.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

'GUNs.-Strictly' high grade single
and double barrel guns at $4.00 and
$1,000. Biggest bargains ave offered in.
this city. WILSON MERCANTILE Con-
PANY. q
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

For a set of ARTIFICIAL TEETH
that gives perfect satisfaction, call on
DR.. Wallace, over the post Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

FOR SALE-Store house and lot at
Horse Shoe, also small farm at Mills
River. A. T. kinney, Horse Shoe,
N. C.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29

WANTED-At once 275 telephone
poles by Asheville Telegraph and Tele-
phone Co., Hen~dersonVille, n. c.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
Preferred Locals.

AUCTION-Monday, Nov. 26, at 10
O'Clock, Rev. W. 81. Perry will offer for:
sale at public auction, at his home in
Fruitland, horse, buggy, mich co ",
organ and other household goods.
The newspaper., 1906-11-02
Precinct Ticket.

UNLESS concessions asked, an
eight hour day without reduction
in wages, shall be granted, there
is liable to be one of the greatest
railroad strikes known in history.
For some time past there have Ieen
rumors of dissatisfaction among
the employees of the roads and the
present demand was not unexpect-
ed. So far the Rock Island is the
only road which shows disPosi-
ton to debate the matter with the
grievance committee Of the Broth
erhood.
The newspaper., 1906-11-02

COMMENTING on the "Prosperity
Special" that recently passed his
way the Eagle county Times
speaks as follows:
1t was a prosperity Special"
fitted out by Bill Evans. Small
sacks, containing something, were
neatly arranged in rows. tagged
for different points. Bill Evans
coat of arms, S 5, adorned the
main panel of the drawing room,
and upon the centre table lay
a large bible surmounted by a
check book, and crown, the
crown the property of the tyrant,
Gabbert. a relic of the Peabody
dynasty, who was chained to a
seat for fear he would show him
self, and spoil the program of the
Bill Evans Boosting Club.