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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
Bond Issue Carries.

High Point, Special.-In the elec-
ton here for bonds to the amount Of
1925 900, the measure carried by a
good majority, less than twenty-five
votes being cast againstsit. Seventy
five thousand of the amount is Tor
city improvements and fifty thousand
for the Randolph and Cumberland
railroad. 1t required sos votes to
carry the election, and by three
o'clock the necessary lumber had been
secured.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
-Four Men Are Swept Over Cape Fear
River Fails.

Raleigh, Special.-Swept. over the.
falls, four men were drowned in Cape
Fear River at Buckhorn Falls, Chat
ham county, thirty miles from Raleigh
The dead-Hans Thorson, of st. Paul,
Mimi, general foreman of a construc-
ton company erecting a power plant;
E. B. Brady, of Moncure, assistant
foreman, and two negro laborers.
The men were coming down the river
in a naphtha launch which was caught
IN the current and carried over he
falls. The bodies have not yet been
recovered. Thorson was to have been
married here Sunday, and his finance
Miss Thelma Lindgren, was to have
left st. Paul to join him in Raleigh.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
IMPROVEMENT ON THE GIN.

Two Charlotte Men Invent a Device
That May Revolutionize the Gin
ming Business-There will be a
Saving of Cost in Production and
Time.
Charlotte, Special.-Messrs. T. II.
Webb and T. J. Davis have invented
an improvement upon the present
cotton gin that promises to revolution
ize the system. The Improvement
has been tested and found to be a
success. The simple little touch given
by these Charlotte gentlemen saves
one7third of the cost and half The
time in ginning a bale Of cotton. In
other words, if the invention could be
added to every gin In the country The
cost of ginning a 100000 bale crop
would be reduced from $26,O00,0 900 10
$~17,333,334. The old saying that
"necessity is the mother Of inven-
ton" is literally true in this case.
The power bill Of the ginnery OF the
Elba Manufacturing Company was so
great that President Davis kept after
Mr.. Webb to reduce it. Mr.. Webb
saw that he could not do this with
the present gins, so he set his inven-
tive mind to work on the gin with
the results recorded in the foregoing
paragraphs, and by the elimination OF
friction Messrs. Webb and Davis have
invented a device that will give Il
longer staple, reduce the time one
half and cut the cost one-third. Ez-
pert gin men have seen the gin tried
and-they declare that it is the best,
and only material change made in
saw gin since it was invented TIE
power cost now is about 80 cents a
bale, but the Webb-Davis patent will
reduce that 10 cents, and the bale can
be ginned in half the time. The aver
age so saw gins turned out a bale Of
cotton In an hour and a quarter. The
Webb-Davis gin will cut that time
in two. These facts have been demon
strated time and time again at the
Elba plant on the corner Of East
Seventh street. III,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
NORTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS
Items of Interest From Many
Parts of the State
MINOR MATTERS OF STATE NEWS
Happenings of More Or Less Import
ance Told in Paragraphs-The Cot
ton Markets.
Peace Institute Kept Within the
Presbyterian Church.

Goldsboro, Specialize Presby-
terry of Albemarle, in. session here,
adopted the articles of agreement by
a vote of nearly three to one. The
Presbytery vas addressed by Cover
nor Glenn and Hon. J. B.. Young, of
Raleigh, on the matter of the Pres
bytery's endorsing the purchase Of
Peace Institute by a committee of the
First Church, Raleigh. The enter
prise was approved by the Presbytery
and warmly commended to the min
listers and churches within its bounds.
The price paid was $4,000. The liz
stitution is thus kept within the Pres
byterian' church.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02

~
their funeral ceremonies. The
Greeks and Romans honored
their heroic dead by magnificent fun
erals and various anniversary cele-
brations. The greatest orators Of
the period were proud to be selected
to pay tribute to the memory of their
fallen warriors. Pericles was chosen
to deliver the funeral grafton over
the slain in the Peloponnesian War,
and Demosthenes over the dead in
the terrible battle of Cheronea. All
great nations of the past have felt
and acted upon this sentiment, and
those Of to-day are perpetuating the
beautiful custom.
Americans honor their patriot war
riors by strew1ng flowers over their
graves, and by reciting in glowing
language the historic battles in which
they fell. The American Memorial
Day is observed in almost every part
of the civilized world-American SOL
diers lie buried in almost every cline,
from the Arctic to the tropics, in the
Far East as we'll as at home.
Originally designed as a day to be
set apart for patriotic teaching and
for the paying of a public tribute to
the men who died in their country's
service, Memorial Day has in recent
yea made it's observance c~o-exten-
slVe with the boundaries of the ma
ton. The decoration of the graves
OF the soldier dead Of the Civil War
was n of its impressive features
Dut was extended in many localities
TO the known graves of soldiers who
a fought in any of the wars of the
government. Thus soldiers of the
revolution and of the War of 1912
were duly hOnored, as we'll AZ those
VINO mad served in the Civil War.
Mucn ha been said regarding the
origin OF Memorial Day. General
Joseph Wheeler claims that General
Aogan,s attention, when in NOV
1929 as Commander of he Grams
army OF the Republic, he iss,,ed or
oers IN regard to keeping green tho
memory or the brave bows in h1,,oU
nao' no doubt, been called tn the =.
nom Oh the Southern people of ANN
any Settlng apart a day to pay revar-
ehce 10 those who sacrificed that
nVes Ior a principle that was dearest
ana nearest to their hearts
ne women of the South - sova
enc Wheeler, were ever ossiS.
Gus IN their care of the resting Mac.
VI Cneir dead, perhaps because If as
customs peculiar on this side of 49,
atlantic to Mobile and New Or1oonS
Mnere on All Souls Day each &C.,
the cemeteries were carnetod
ontoio myriads of rare and costIu
MOVERS strewn by devoted hands over
me graves of the beloved dead"
During the contest between a.
states the women and children of ~
0outn delighted to bring flowers and
to decorate the graves Of
Tie martyrs to their cause. Ae the
spring brought the anniversary ~
Inc doomsday of the 'Iost cause. " the
LAIR women of Southland instituted
anotner and a special day in honor
OF their beloved soldiers; and the ma
thos of the devotion was the deener
In that the sacrifice of their lives had
been. made seemingly in vain.
April 26 was the day set apart by
a consent spontaneous in it's univer-
sal adoption. Alabama's and Geor-
g1a's first public Decoration Day was
1856. No more fitting time than the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
Bloody Blind TIGER.

Hamlet, Special.-Love Knight, a
Croatan, shot and killed John Davis,
colored, on the State line six miles
south Of here early Thursday morning
The killing, it is said, was the out
growth of a quarrel begun IN a blind
Davis was instantly Killed.
Knight fed and has not yet been cap
tured. This is the sixth murder near
that place within II months.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
Negro Fatally Crushed.

Spencer, Special.-Walter Massey,
eolored, was seriously and perhaps IA
tally mashed between two freight cars
on the Spencer yards. He attempted
to pass between two ears standing
about four feet apart and was caught
by a shifter jamming the cars togeth-
er. Massey was caught about the
middle Of the body and mashed almost
into pulp.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
Gibsonville' First Bank.

Gibsonville, Specialize Bank of
Gibsonville has just been opened, the
only bank here, with w. H. Mendcn-
hall, president, and John W. Boring,
cashier. The capital stock is $4,000
and the directors are: w. H. Menden-
hall, F. NJ. Smith, J. L. Whitsell, w.
c. Nichols, DR.. G. E. Jordan, DIR. H.
P. Bowman, S. L. Murray, John w.
Boring and W. r. Cobb.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
New Bank For AshevilIe.

Asheville, Special.-Another nat
ional bank will be organized and
opened for business in Asheville. The
capital stock is to be $685. 600. J. II.
Carter and others have forwarded to
Washinton application for a charter
to organize a national bank. The
new bank will be known as the Gam
Naks%al Bank" with head
quarters in Asheville.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
A Horrible Find.

Wilson, Special.-Between Wilson
and Tarboro a porter on the Coast
Line train observed a package behind
a stove. Picking same up and motto
ing the bad order, the porter threw
same out of the window without ex-
animation. A man on the country
road picked up the package and On
u~nwrapping it discovered a dead n
FAINT negro baby, presumably placed
on the train at Wilmington.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
ROBERT E. LEE.

A gallant foeman in the fight,
A brother when the fight was DER.
The hand that led the host with might
The blessed torch of-learning bore.
No shrek. of shells MOI roll of drums.
No challenge fierce, resounding far.
When reconciling Wisdom comes
To heal the cruel wounds of war.
Thought may the minds of men divide.
Love makes the heart of nations one
And so, thy soldier grave beside.
We honor thee, VIrglnia's son.
Julia Ward Howe.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
Kinston Wants Training School.

Kinston, Specialize board Of
aldermen passed an ordinance author
ling an election June Sd on the qleS-
ton of Issuing bonds not exceeding
$685. 0 to secure the location OF tnS
Eastern Carolina Teachers TTaiLll9
School established by the last
al Assembly. Kinston is maAla3
every effort to secure the location u
this school here.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
Hartford Hurt by Cyclone.

Elizabeth City, Special.-A cyclone
struck Hartford last week doing con-
siderable damage to buildings, etc. A
number Of houses were unroofed and
several outbuildings were destroyed
When the cyclone crossed the river it
produced a water spouce so or 40 feet
high. No loss of human lives was
sustained.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02

anniversary of the loss of the cause
so lear to their souls could have been
chosen for the perpetuation of the
memory of their heroes.
Women, and women alone" says
General Wheeler, "inaugurated the
custom. Men, more reserved in the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02

Tenderly bury the fair young dead
Paus1ng to drop on his grave a tear.
Carve on the wooden slab Ger his head:
Somebody's darling slumbers here"
Unnamed Southern Poet.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02

and Greece and Rome
all made use of flowers in
their funeral ceremonies. The
Crooks and Romans honOrod
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14

April 26.
Georgia day and the opening of Bull.
loch hall, a replica of the early home
OF President Roosevelt's mother. at
Roswell, Ga, erected as the Georgia
state building, was the feature that
drew the president to the exposition
for a second visit.
From the time the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt and their distin'
guished guests were landed at the
government pier until their departure
ever minute was occupied. The presi.
dent spoke In the Georgia ceremonies
from the reviewing stand and ad-
dressed the convention of the National
Editorial association in the exposition
auditorium. On both occasions he was
given an enthusiastic welcome. He
visited the Georgia building, the New
York building and the negro exhibit
and in his drives owe the grounds
thousands OF people lined the streets
aud gave him a continuous ovation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
CHAPTER TX.

- RLLE. MERMILLION was not
" warmly welcomed at the
1V Grand hotel. The porter be-
lieved that Sir George Dun
combe was out. He would inquire IL
mademolselle would wait, but he did
not usher her into the draVing room,
as would have been his duty In an
ordinary case, or even ask her to take
q seat.
Mile. Mermillion was Of the order of
young person who r%esents, but this aft
ernoOn she was far too ervous. Dur
ing the porter's temporary absence she
started at every footstep and scruti-
nized anxiously every %passerby. Often
she looked behind her through the glass
doors into the street. When at last
he reappeared alone her disappoint-
ment was obvious.
"Sir George Duncombe is out, made
moiselle," he announced. Twill you
be pleased to leave q message or your
name?"
you do not know how long he will
be-" she inquired.
"Sir George left no word" the nan
answered. lie has been out since
before .%dejeuner,"
Mademolselle decided to leave a note.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
Continued from Page Thres.)

secrets which ! don't suppose there
Is gold enough in France to buy. Well.
i don't want to buy them. You can
20 you way 40 far as | am concerned.
There Is only one thing | want to
know from you. and for that | offer
you-the ladies. of course, l mean
1000 francs each"
give thousand francs!" madame
murmured.
Mile, Flossle said nothing, but her
eyes shone.
1.-THE question, monsieur
"Whnt has become of Mile. Phyllis
poynton, the young English ladyY'
The eyes of madame seemed to mar
row for a moment. NJ. Louis lit a
cigarette with fingers which shook n
and the fair face of Mile. Flos-
sic was suddenly white. Then they
all three looked ut one another.
"Do you know whom monsieur may
meanf"
"Not L."
"An English girl! There are none
come here"
mile. Poynton! 1t is a name I'm.
heard Of"
The young Englishman smiled upon
them grimly.
Madame" he said, you have In
your satchcl-don't move, If you please
"A roll Of French notes-indeed you
must not ~movc-very cleverly abstract
ed from my pocket by my charming
young companion, Mile. Flossie here.
Now, | have at least half a dozen
friends in the cafe below whom l could
summon here by touching that bell,
and the Identification of those notes
would be n perfectly simple matter.
Shall | do it, or will you earn another
roll by giving me the information /
seck?"
Madame leaned forward and whis-
pered in the mans ear. NJ. Louis nod
ded.
Tell him." Mile. Flossie murmured
TREMENDOUSLY. Monsieur will not break
faith with us. He will not let it be-
known from whence he gained the
knowledge
Agreed the young Englishman de,
clared. GO on"
Madame held up her hand.
81" she said. will tell monsieur
what we know"
She rose to her feet and leaned over
the table. The blue black sequins on
her dress glittered and shone in the
dull light. Her figure was superb, her
neck and bosom Il fiawless white. The
Englishman, however, was unmoved
His keen, gray eyes were fixed upon
her. but the revolver remained in his
right hand. From downstairs they
could hear the music Of violins, the
rattle Of glasses, the hum Of voices and
laughter. Madame frowned slightly
as she marked the young Englishman's
alertness. She was used to victims
and his imperturbabillty annoyed her.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
FLOODS NEAR LINCOLN.
Railroad Tracks Washed Out and
Bridges Carried Away.

Lincoln, June 11.-Heavy rains
caused floods in the country district
near Lincoln. Traffic on the Burling-
ton road between Lincoln and NAL
colin and Lincoln and Pleasantdale
was suspended on account OF he
tracks being washed out. Country
bridges all over this county have been
carried away. According to the Bur-
lington railroad report there has been
abundant moisture from the Missouri
river as far west as Kearney and Nc
Cook.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14
[To pE c~oNTINUED.l
PRESIDENT AT JAMESTOWN
Georgia Day Celebration Draws Chief
Executive of Nation.

Norfolk, Va, June 1.-THE James
town exposition management has de-
termined to look upon the occasion of
President R~oosevelt's second visit as
the real opening. The president lost
no opportunity to voice his approval
of the showing made since the back
ward opening of the exposition ON
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14

RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY.
Mystic Cure for rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures mi to3dsys. Its action upon
the system z remarkable and mystsrions III
removes a. once the cause and the disease i'm.
nsdiatsly disappears. The srst dose greatly
druggist, Red Cloud.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-14

DHHUUHDo ""S HtUStoT u VIC ot1uuttUH'
II trust" she said, that you will re-
member, monsieur, that ! I'm breaking
q pledged word. II monsieur the di-
rector here knew that l was telling you
of Mile. Poynton there would be much
trouble for all of us"
Duncombc nodded.
Go on" he said.
"Mademoiselle anne here first about
a month or perhaps six weeks ago."
she said. From that time on she was
a regular visitor. She came alone. She
spoke to no n She was always a
mystery. She was very handsomely
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
ADAMS FRIENDS
MAKE PROTEST
CLAIM THAT STEVE is NOT RE.
cElvlNG PROPER TREATMENT

Wallace, Aug. 15.--Alleging that he
is the victim of unjust discrimination
on the part of Sheriff Bailey, the
friends of Steve Adams, who is held
in the county Jail here, are highly in.
dignant and many protests have been
made to the county officers.
It is claimed by the friends OF Steve
that while Jack Hicks, a former depu'
ty sheriff, who is confined in Jail on
the charge of numbering miner sew
eral months ago, is allowed many priv
ileges, Adams Is kept in close con
finement Adams friends believe that
the fact that one jury has disagreed
as to Adams guilt should entitle him
to some privilege in the matter oi
treatment.
The climax came a few days age
when General Bulkeley Wells, finding
the skeleton of Shift Boss Barney
near Telluride, was printed In the
local papers. The jailer refused tc
allow Adams to read the papers. His
friends became so insistent that sher
iff Bailey finally rescinded the order
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
His SAFE PROVES BAD
Rancher Was Afraid Of Banks, SO
Kept Money In His Vest, and Has
IL Stolen.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Cascade, Aug. 15.-Considerable ex-
citement was caused here when it
was reported that Peter Larson, who
is employed on the Perkins ranch,
had been robbed. Mr.. Larson is sus.
picious Of banks and carried his sur
plus funds amounting to $21O, sewed
under the lining Of his vest.
Upon arising recently his vest was
missing and when search was insti.
tuted, it was found lying near the gate,
ripped open, and his money gone. A
young man employed there had drawn
his wages the night before and was
also missing. Mr.. Larson came into
town and reported his loss to the Off
cials, but at this writing no trace OF
the missing man or money has been
found.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
EARLY cLAMoR FOR CASH.
Whole Country Preparing Now for
Record in Fall Business.

Washington, Aug. 15.-There prob
ably never was time In midsummer
when there were so many indications
of preparations on the part of banks
and business housese throughout the
country for meeting the large fall
business as are coming to the treasury
at this time.
These early indications are mainly
in the line Of demand for new notes,
bills Of small denominations and sub
sidiary coin. The demand for new
bills is unprecedented.
The Office Of the treasurer of the
United States is overburdened with
work in supplying the wants Of banks
in all the large commercial cities and
even through the agricultural sections
Of the west.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16

Bennett, Madison State bank, Virgin
ia City; E. R. King, First State bank,
Kendall; George G. Ramsey, Union
Bank & Trust Co., Helena; D. R. Peel
er, First National, Kalispell; F. Drum.
bo Of Bridger, H. ". Bailey, cashier,
and w. Lee Mains, vice president
Columbus State bank, Columbus; Aus
tin w. War;, Bank of Fergus county
Lewistown; J. w. Gieger, Big Tim
Der; w. L. Meyer, Red Lodge; A,
L. Babcock, Yellowstone National
bank, Billings; F. A. Krieger, Nation
al Park bank, Livingston; T. F. Hagan
First National, Glendiye; George Cox,
Commercial National, Bozeman; P. B.
Moss, Billings.
Additional visitors were as follows:
Charles F. Farrell, Irving Exchange
National, New York City: Ross j.
Bader, Lenora Street bank, o. r.:
Thomas Brewer, Fidelity National,
Spokane; Mrs. Chas. L. Farrell, New
York; Mrs. Thomas Brewer, Spokane
After the adjournment of the con,
vention, the bankers and visitors were
driven to Mcleod Island, south OF
town, where band concert and re,
freshments were awaiting to regale
them. About 100 all told, bankers
and visitors will go on the train 70
Gardiner Friday morning to take in
the park tour.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
SAYS WOODWORKING" AND DIES
Roswell ". Pratt OF American Mining
Syndicate Drops Dead.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 5-Roswell ".
Pratt, an old soldier and secretary OF
the American Mining Syndicate, bade
his stenographer a CHEEKY Good
morning" seated himself and fell dead
in his Office In the Liable building at
9 o'clock today. As he pitched slow
ly forward without word, those in
the room thought at first he was
reaching to the floor to pick up some
thing, and were greatly startled to
find him llfeless.
Coroner Finley who was notified.
took charge Of Pratt's body and re-
moved it to his undertaking estab-
lishment. No inquest will be hell
Learning that Pratt has q married
daughter in Seattle, and no other rela-
tive here, the coroner telegraphed to
her. Mr.. Pratt lived at 4O6 Hall
street.