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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Comparative Cotton Receipts.

Mooresville, Specialize cotton
receipts at Mooresville for the fiscal
year ending August 31st, 1907, were
4,S2S bales compared with 5,499 FOR
the year ending August 31st, 1906.
The first bale of cotton sold on this
market l$st year was brought in by
Nj. C. l. Walters on September 11th
and sold for g. Ia cents. The ast
bale this year was brought In day
earlier, by Ne. R. P. Craven and sold
for Is cents. Receipts for this sea-
son up to same date last year we're IS
and to anne date last year e Is
bales.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Child Sues Southern for $4,000.

Charlotte, Special.-Sut for $10,-
O0O, damages was brought against the
Southern Railway by the representa-
tives Of Willie Sharp, the 9-year-oh
boy who suffered the loss of a foot
several months ago On account Of an
accident at the Smith street crossing
with the Southern. 1t seems that the
boy was trying to climb over between
the box cars when a sudden start
threw him underlone Of the cars.
Stewart & McRae are attorneys for
the plaintiffs.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Considering Tax Case.

Raleigh, Special.-A most impor-
tant case is being argued in the SUI
preme Court. It comes from Frank
lin county and is to settle the ques-
ton whether or not counties are re-
CURED to levy sufficient special tax
res for schools to keep the latter ope1
at least four months each year, and
thus comply with the constitutional
requirements to the lettar effect. The
decision in the lower court was a.
galnst the State, which contends for
the tax. The only decision by, the
supreme Court exactly twenty years
ago was adverse to the States con-
~7tention.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Biz Fire at ThonastOn.

ThemAstOn, Ga, Special.-Fire ear
ly Saturday destroyed the vehicle
plant Of the Atwater-Nelson Buggy
company at this place, causing a loss
of 100000 with insurance of $4,000
The blaze started In the varnish room
on the third floor and on account OF
the dense smoke could not be reached
by the fremen. A large number OF
mel will temporarily be thrown out OF
employment.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Salisbury Working Hard.

Salisbury, Special-At a called
meeting of the merchant s association
there was a protracted and a business
like discussion of the proposition to
bring the railroad terminus to Sails
bury. The Evening Post has made Wig
-orous editorial appeal to the people of
Salisbury to get busy and do all pos
slble to bring the employees of the
Southern 400 or more to the town.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Mail Carrier shO. AT.

Mount Airy, Specialize Burrus
OF this city shot at G. Y. Nichols
thursday night just before s o'clock
hrlng into the rear end of the mail
wagon the shot hitting the mule Mich
DIS was driving. Nichols carries the
NAL from the trains to the ~postofficc.
ourrus was promptly arrested. Re-
port says "'there is a woman in the
Ease" Your correspondent cannot
couch Tor this part Of the story.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
HOSPITAL for Gastonia.

Gastonia, Specialized Gastonia
is soon to have a hospital now looks
assured. Those interested in secured
the necessary stock have succeeded III
raising $12,4O0, and a charter has been
applied for. A site of two acres has
been donated and as soon as the char
ter is received a building COMMITTEES
will draw plans for the hospital.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Kicked TO Death by Horse.

Reidsville, Special Len Wrenn
was kicked and killed by a Western
horse here. He was attending aPnb-
lie sale of a number Of horses which
we're recently brought here from the
West. He was drinking and slapped
one of the animals on the rump. Both
hoofs of the horse landed in his
breast and he died ten minutes later
without speaking. The heart was par
ally zed as a result of the blow.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Jealousy Did It.

1sHow did an American come Co kal
nominated in this wardq"
sfH was a compromise. The CEeeaH
Copts, Kurds, Croatians and BronE
lish couldn't fix upon a candldafR
among themselves" So. 39L'0Z +.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Warehouse For Maiden.

Uewton, Specialize committee
on cotton warehouses in Catawba
county has decided to erect a ware
house in Madison large enough to
hold 500 bales. If it is found that
larger storage capacity is needed, an
other section will be added later OH.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Appla Crons Danaeed.

Recent reports from apple sections
are unfavorabIe to quality as well as
to quantity of the crop. From Ar
kansas arrive complaints OF serious
damage from bitter-rot and other dis
eases usually prevalent in that sec
tiOn
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Cotton Prints Dear.

The Cotton Goods Trust advanced
the price of calico and prints, making
the retail price tel cents a yard, b
highest on record. -
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Paa ceoplFaiIa tn OataWba

Newton, Specialize pea crop OF
Catawba county this year is almost
a failure. ThiSis quite pulling The
season has been decidedly . favorably
one for all other crops and why the
pea vines are SO small Is a mystery,
Sonnet hink it is because the nights
have been too cool. a6Gl1s<
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-09-26
Current Happenings.

Adam Lands, a suicide, left 800,
900 to a Mennonite institution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
RADlUM AS A CURATIVE.
Water From Uranium Mines Possesses
Medicinal Properties.

WV
The growing Importance of radium
as a therapeutic agent has led the
management Of the imperial uranium
works in st. JOachimSthal, Bohemia,
to construct a special laboratory for
the industrial production Of radium
compounds. The uranium ores of that
locality contain higher percentages of
this mysterious element than any other
known deposits thus far investigated.
The ores and the residues from the
uranium extraction have hitherto been
treated chiefly at Paris. where the
method for %isolatiug the minute traces
or rauium was perfected by Nine.
Curie and her lately deceased husband.
There will be manifest advantages
in carrying out the extraction at the
place IF origin. in view of the enor-
nous amounts of rock required for the
production Of a tiny fragment of ra-
dunn salt. Interesting likewise is the
fact that an extensive sanitarium is
| being erected in the same locality,
| where patients can take baths in the
water pumped from the uranium
mines. This water seems to be sutii
ciently charged with radium con
pounds in solution to exert a distinct
therapeutic action. and physicians
have already begun to prescribe its
use.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

commanded the guard which cid duty
at the temporary toinb of President
Garfield prior to the removal of his
body to the splendid monumental
structure erected for its reception in
the suburbs of Cleveland. General
edwards was General Lawton's chief
Of staff in the Philippines and was
recommended by that officer for the
prevet rank Of major, lieutenant colo
nel and colonel in the regular army
and brigadier general of volunteers
because of his distinguished gallantry.
Congressman William SulZer of New
York will have some unusually thrill
Ing adventures to relate to his fellow
lawmakers when the house of repre-
lentatives assemblies at Washington in
December. During the interval be
tween congressional sessions he has
put in some strenuous moments tour
ing in the far northern possessions Of
the United States. He even crossed
over the icy Il to the Asiatic coast
opposite Alaska, and 1T vas in the
course of this cruise that he had his
most hair raising experiences. For
three days he and his companions were
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
NEW TRACTION IDEA.
Self Prope!lins Trains Of Vehicles ~
Use OF French Highways.

6SH FFOPSiItuS Trans CT VGi1!C!eS ~
Use OF French Highways.
A train of vehicles. in which a mo-
tor at the mead furnishes the r"r,,,ril-
ing power for the whole. without
drawing Il single one of them, has been
devised in France.
This train consists essentially of a
leading vehicle. which carries the mo
tive power, and Il number of trailing
vehicles, each of which carries IL
length of shafting geared to the
wheels. Amy reasonable number of We
hicles can lie coupled up to form a
train. and they are self prOpellant.
They owe nothing to the tractive effort
Of the leading vehicle, but acquire
their automobility from power trans
mitted through the universally iointed
shaft which runs the whole length of
a train of vehicles. The leading vehi-
Gle requires to be of no greater weight
than is necessary to carry the motive
power plant. No weight need be add
ed for adhesion purposes.
One Of the great difficulties with
traction engines of the ordinary type
Is that they cannot be III over many
Of the bridges in the country. The Re-
nard train has no such heavy vehicle
and is therefore suited for all such
work. The different vehicles are sc
coupled up that as each vehicle takes
a curve 1t places the aXles of the next
following vehicle radially to the cen
ter of curvature by means of specially
devised link work. These trains are al
ready at work in France, notably for
agricultural produce carriage in the
country and round Boulogne. Vehicles
| can he picked up and detached at
farms or villages. and the amount of
capital locked up in each vehicle is
small, for there is nothing but a length
of shafting and the necessary gearing
to the aXles. which are driven through
a spring coupling in order to avoid
shock. the spring being Il helix coiled
inside a drum. Each vehicle has six
wheels, the middle axle, of course. be.
ing fixed and the extreme aXleS ar
ranged to place themselves radial to
the curative of the path followed by
the leading vehicle. \ train may he
RUIZ either way indifferently, only the
leading vehicle being steered, and the
motor vehicle will supply power equal
" well from either a leading or a trail
ing position.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

ways of the smart set palled on her.
and she sought more serious work as
an outlet for her energies.
For years she has busted herself
with a multitude Of ph;lanthropies
and with studies into economic condi-
lions. Her observations and sympa-
thies have led her to espouse the So
cialist cause. and she nov finds her
self In rather an anomalous position rs
n woman of wealth and title and AT
the same time an advocate Of a system
which is built upon the idea Of aboli
ton of all distinctions Of rank and
riches. She has thus far endcavored Il
reconcile the apparent Inconsistencies
Of her position by using her wealth
and influence to advance the thtoric,
which appeal to her interest and i'm
prove the condition of the workin:
people Of her country. 1t is said tina
one Of her objects in visiting Americ:
is tV observe the workings of the pub
lie ownership principle where IT ha:
been tried here. She is a woman q
much culture ana charm of mannc,
and her husbands ancestral home
| Warwick castle. is one of the mos
famous places IN England.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

visit when he returned to the steamer
Mississippi and waved his farewell a>
represented in the snapshot reproduced
in this column.
1t is Il long time since a chief eXccl;
tive of the nation has taken a trip hav-
ing so many unusual features as tha!
Of Mr.. Roosevelt by steamboat down
the Mississippi. Presidents usually
travel Wy railroad in these days when
touring the country, and for Il CHIEF
magistrate to depart so far from Gus
tom as to take a long steamboat jour
ney is enough in itself to attract atten-
ton. The fact that the president was
accompanied on this tour by the gov
errors Of almost all the western states
and by many senators and congress
men added to the interest Of the jour
ney. 1t is an interesting coincidence
that Mr.. Roosevelt's grandfather on
his fathers side commanded the first
steamboat that ran on the Mississippi
In 1871 this ancestor. Captain Roose.
welt, took a steamboat down the Ohio
and Mississippi to New Orleans, being
the very first to make such a trip. The
presidents grandmother also made the
VOYAGE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

~" 80 V'''' lclueu SCuOOi. lNit-
he secured employment as II reporter
on the New York Times. For Il num-
Der of years he was n political writer
on the Tribune. Whitelaw Reid made
him press agent for the Republican ma
tional committee in 1902. and he be-
came II protege Of Senator Plat. lie
rapidly learned the inner workings of
politics, was elected to congress from
an uptown New York district In 1894
to I'LL an u%nexpired term and was re
elected. serving three years. Then he
was defeated. For Il short time he
was editor of the New York Press.
He was admitted to the bar In 1904.
Through his work In politics and as at
torney for corporations he has accu-
mulated a snug fortune and sports a
yacht and an automobile.
The recent outbreaks against Jap
anese and other orientals In parts of
the Pacific coast under British domin-
ion occaSioned utternnces from the
Canadian statesman. Sir Charles Tup-
| per. that have called for comment on
this side of the border. Sir Charles is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
COUNTESS OF WARWICK.
Famous English Society Leader and
Socialist, Who Is Now In America.

The Countess of Warwick. who ar
rived in America Il short time ago,
does not court publicity during he:
visit, but the facts pertaining to her
career make it natural the people of
this country should be interested in
her. To begin with. the circumstance
that she is a Socialist is enough to
mark her out as an individual of un-
usual character. Nor is she a crank or
anarchist by any means in appearance.
Her beauty was the talk of England
when she was younger. and she retains
her good looks still to Il remarkahl"
degree. She was at one time in high
favor with the king. then Prince of
Wales. and was considered II Of the
cleverest ONE in society. But the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

insignificant by comparison. These
~rascalS. | have no hesitation in say
ing, do not belong to British Columbia.
but are. as l have said. foreigners
FROM the United States, and l think
the government is we'll able to take
immediate steps to uphold the treat!
rights that we guaranteed to the Jap
anese."
Sir Charles is one of the most emf
nent Of the Dominion statesmen. He
has been premier and has held numer
Gus cabinet offices. He was premit'
Of Nova Scotia at the time OF confed
Grafton In 1867 and declined a seat II
the first Dominion cabinet. He was
born in 1921. was created baronet !,
1886 and has received numerous hon
ors from universities and other inStitu
tons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Ais Well That Ends Well.

I am 50 glad as l can be:
l seeing. dance. signore.
All. sooch a lucky l&ln like me
You nevva see hayfore.
Eet ees so like Wen sky ees gray,
Den-queeck!-da sun bust through
An drivin' all da cloud way.
tai eet all to you.
My wife an me we no can gat
To max our minds da same
Wen leetla boy ees com, for wat
We ona call hees name.
My Rosa, OATS my wife. she say
She gotta hcsta right
For call da keed her owna way.
An so, my frand, we fight.
She say she want her ladders name.
~"Giovanni,' but. you see,
l want "Giacobbe" jus da same.
Wheech ees da name for me.
Wal. den dees theeng excite us SO
An max so beega fuss.
Ees com my reecha Uncla Joe
For feeXin' theergs for us.
But Wen he find how hard Get seem
For feeX he tai rs. wal.
theenk ees best You Gala heem
Giuseppe for mysal,,'
Dees max da case 81 hothersom'
My brain ees eena whiri::
l almost weesh Wen keed ees com
He COMA be a girl.
Eth" No, he was no borUa Wen
We tishta deesa way.
No baby oesa leevin' den.
But. see. ees com today
Not only wan of lc"m. hut three
Eth" 'Treeplets?' Yes. siGro"a.
All. soocha lucky nan like me
You nevva See bayfore'
II. A. DAILY in Catholic STANDARD ar
Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
A e, dc:nr kao5lec q.

C.SN:FJ No'~'SSt
Youthful Capitalist ti-ed seven,-Do
ing any good:
His Partner (aged eight-Naw. |
don't seem t. lie able t place dis lem
minade.
Jimmy jones sellin' my pop!
Hes gittin' rich. Took in so cents
since noon.
whats our aSSetS:'
"Chair. table an lumber belOngin'
t your maw; bucket an dipper, de
property Of my nav; two gallons Of
sweetened water an n lemon. wild
de groceryman maxim bad talk about
de Is cents we owe i'm. l tells yer,
we're on de ragged edge Of bust"
ANY outstandin' contracts:"
'Me brudder said he'd buy a drink
t'morrer if de Yaller Legs win"
Good! I'll tell you what We'll do
Well form a new company. a k ovel
this stand. merge Jimmy's, get out
prospectus and circulate 1t all around
de street, issue bonds on the equip
ment, capitalize the Indebtedness, issue
dollar stock. half preferred, and
"Den what:'
"Sell the stock to Jimmy"
"Shucks! Jimmy amt such a darl
fool rs to bite at dat kind er bait"
"Ain't he? You just watch me hyp
notize him"
And it was even SO, and the mex
day Jimmy woke up. They all do.
+. p. Smart in Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
THE UMBRELLA NOZZLE.

shape of Il mammoth umbrella 80 to
100 feet in diameter and 100 feet in
advance. The individual streams as
they leave the nozzle are about the size
Of a slate pencil.
1t is said the same amount OF Wa
ter used in this will extinguish
a larger fire area than the large. solid
and often destructive streams now
thrown by the big nozzles in use. \
not heavy rain, if continued for any
length of time. will put out a large
forest fire.
One Of the best features Of the rain
nozzle Is that the curtain Of water il
makes protects the pipemen from the
heat and enables them to approach
much nearer than is possible other
wise.-Popular Mechanics.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

two traders, n friend of mine and an
Eskimo guide named Sigussa were IN
the boat. We had easy sailing, stop
ping at intervals to see the tribe VII
lagos. until we reached Cape Serdze.
We anchored off a windward o on
Sept. ! and prepared to spend the
night. lying perhaps ten miles to sea
ward. That night the ice came In, and
for three days we had to fight II way
out through the pack" The sagacity OF
the Eskimo saved their lives.
The subject Of yellow dog" funds
has been forced to the front again by
the inquiry conducted by the New
York public service commission into
the operation of the traction lines In
the city Of New York. According to
the testimony elected by the commits
sion. hundreds of thousands Of dollars
were paid out by the Metropolitan
Street Railway company and other
traction corporations Of the Belmont
Ryan syndicate to influence public
opinion or the views of Legislators, and
much OF this was handled by former
Congressman IAmuel Ely Quigg. lie
acknowledged receiving $4,000 from
the traction interests since November,
1903. for salary and expenses in New
| York and Albany. He said much OF
the money vas expended In organizing
or promoting associations of citizens
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Secondhand English.

Swede to Englishman at Colorado
Springs. noting that the E~nglishman's
accent was unlike that of the other in
habitantS,-IIow long you bane in desc
country:
Englishman-Nine months.
Swede-You bane spake de language
putty good already. Ven you bane in
desc country two years you will spake
as veil as de people here.
Englishman (annihilatingly) - Man
alive, l am from the country where
this language is manufactured! What
you are learning to speak is second
hand English.-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
THE BOY WITH A RAJ.
Ne Got Only s. q week, but He Drew
c Crowd,

{ Crowd.
He was II rru.n.'s boy about four
teen years Old. and he stood in the
door for two OF three minutes watch
ing the pedestrians hurrying up and
down. while street cars changed past
and trucks and agons crowded each
other. He was working at So a week
and unknown to the world. but Il
proud smile came to his face as he
realized the power placed in his hands.
Stepping back a pace. he picked up a
trap with Il rat in it. He was a mere
nobody. and yet he had caught Il rat.
Night after night he had baited for the
rodent and trapped him at last. Only
a boy. only a rat-but wait a minute.
The boy stepped out to the curb
stone. with the trap in his hand. He
was a nobody. and yet at that NJ
he was greater than an alderman.
"a rat! 4 rat! A rat!' shouted half
a dozen voices in chorus, and faster
than you could count 'em a hundred
people gathered. With them We're a
dozen dogs; then 200 people, then 300
500.
Only a grocer's boy working at ~ Il
week and yet a greater man than the
mayor of the city!
"Shake him out! Give the dogs a
chance!!"
The boy waited. He commanded the
situation. He waited until passengers
jumped off the street cars, until the
trucks and wagons stopped, until men
came running for half a mile around,
until seven or eight hundred excited
men. women, boys and girls were jam
ming and pushing and asking each 9th
er who had dropped dead.
Just nobody's boy, and yet some one
rang in Il fire alarm. some one sent in
a call for the ambulance, some one
%telephOned for the police reserves.
Then when a thousand eyes were upon
| him. when hundreds Of men were ask
ing who he was. when fifty cur dogs
were raving about his feet, the boy
opened the door of the trap, shook the
rat out and made his way back to the
grocery and calmly sold a woman a
bar of soap for : cents.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
CONGESTION Of Rabbit Metal.

In Il thousand parts a good mixture OF
metals composing babbitt is $50 parts
Of tin. seventy-four parts Of anthony
and thirty-seven parts Of copper. There
are cheaper mixtures sometimes called
babbitt. the commonest consisting u
eight parts OF lead and one Of anti
mony. This is not. properly speaking
babbitt metal at all. but lead slightly
hardened. 1t has the quality OF uo'
contracting in cooling.-Railway aIt
Locomotive Engineering.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

quoted rs saying:
"Iherc can he no
question that the
particular labor ele
lnent thai caused
the outbreak came
from the south and
consisted of foreign
erS almoStcXcluSive-
ly. The labor pop
ulation of NancOu-
yer Is SO large that
the mob of In wlcSS
persons who took
part IN the disturb
anceS seems utterly
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

Al C. and night by rcgu-
lar soldiers. Never for Il moment was
the place left ~unguarded by a repre-
sentative of the United States army
It was so when Grants remains lay IN
the temporary tomb on Riverside drive,
New York. \ soldier paced constant
" up and down in front Of the hal'o"'
Cd spot.
General Edwards, then a lieutenan
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

Caution,

"What's the matter with him any.
way"
Ssh. They're trying to keep it quiet.
It's gastritis."
"Why. that's not contagious. Why
shOuld'-
"Sh! They're afraid the gas company
may send in a bill against him."-Pu-
eblo Chieftain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Time Sometimes Flies So.

mabel" asked the dear girls moth
er, what time did that young man
leave last night?"
why" replied Mabel. II believe II
was nearly II O'clock"
"What? I'm sure it was later than
that" said the mother.
How strange remarked Mabel
dreamily. 1--WE both thought it couldn't
possibly be that late."-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.