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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Fine weather!
Fine growing weather.

f1no growing WeaLnor!
And the cement walks keep on
a-growin' in length and beauty,
Gracious! And now they are
putting such nice sod around the
trees on Main street.
DR.. R. B. Grinnan delivered an
interesting prohibition talk at
Etowah, Thursday.
Mr.. w. H. Rhett says he feels
he must compliment US upon
the brightness Of the Hustler.
There will be a party of thirty
here this week. They are going
to Chimney Rock, coming iron
Asheville.
Judge Justice will address the
Board Of Trade at the Court
House, tonight Thursday at
8 O'Clock.
The hack line to Chimney Rock
this summer will be operated by
Goodloe and Jackson, the well
known livery men.
There will be an old time sing
ing at Mud Creek Baptist Church,
the first Sunday in June. Every
body is invited.
W. P. Maxwell had some straw
berries in town, Saturday, and
one monster berry, measured
seven and one-half inches in cir
conference.
The town is gradually filling
up with visitors. According to
the bank deposits there's more
here now than there were last
year this time.
The Asheville Board of Trade
will spend about 81, 900 immedi-
ately for newspaper advertising
in southern newspapers before
summer.
Monday afternoon, a severe
hail storm strGCk the country
near Sugar Loaf. The hail was
shoe lace deep, crops were
washed out Of the ground and
much damage #as done.
There VIII be a prohibition raj
~ at Fietchers, next Saturday,
to last all day. Dinner will be
served on the grounds. Col.
Pickens, Rev. Jno. Moore and
Dr. Rowe OF baskerville will speak.
J. Williams will this year make
his home on Sugar Loaf Mountain.
The hotel at that beautiful and
popular reso.t will open about
June, ard viii receive the careful
attention. Of the genial exsheriif.
Rev. r. N. Wilcox will repre-
sent TIE local K. P. Lodge at
the Grand Lodge meeting on
June 9th. G. E. Brooks, q mem
Der OF the State Committee, will
attend also, These gentlemen
will make every effort to get the
Grand Lodge to meet here next
year.
]. d. Boyd says he'll never ad-
vertise in this paper again, no,
sir, never! He put in a little old
t~en-cent ad. about wanting some
locast posts and he's sorry he
ever done it, Or did it. He's been
swamped with offers of locast
posts until .he's almighty sorry
that he ever mentioned locast
posts. Moral don't advertise I'M
less you want results.
My;Vha freckles that boy had!
And what a pleasant smile! The
smile chased away the freckles
and all you could see was smiles
and glistening teeth. And the
box of strawberries he brought
to this office from Mrs. Hugh
Johnson were the most delicious,
the meltingest strawberries we
ever tasted and Mrs. Johnson has
the thanks of the whole shop!
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Have you seen the modern
cooking wonder at Clarke Hwd-
Co., store? Come in any day
this week.
Read Clarke's Hwd. Co. ad-
vertisement in this paper and you
will not wonder why they have
such crowds every day.
Clarke's Hwd. Co. are giving
free a handsome set of ware,
well worth $3.50. See advertise
ment in this paper.
Don't fail to read carefully
Clarke's Hwd. Co. advertisement
in this paper.
Late Cabbage Guano For sale by
G.. G. HYDER.
Several barrels Maine seed po-
tatoes left yet. Call on G. G.
Hyder, near depot. viii sell
cheap.
Red Cross
For whooping cough and chest
troubles. try our Red Cross Clos
Cough Plaster, 25c.
HUNTERS PHAMARCY.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

News was received here last
nightof a fatal ACCIDENT at the
Champion Fibre como1ny's work
at Canton yesterday, when an
employe named Orr was caught
in the paper winding shaft and
so fearfully injured that he died
later during the d2y.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21
Personal PROPERTY LIST.

County Tax Collector C. E.
Brooks is now preparing his tax
list of delinquent personal proper
ty. Every person who has not
settled in full their name will ap-
pear on this list. Mr.. Brooks
time for settlement is here, and
he must have the money.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21
HGndGrSOnViIIc High School

The Hendersonville High
School commencement exercises
will occur on Friday evening,
May 10Th, at eight o'clock, in the
city hall.
Following are the members and
officers of the graduating class:
FLORENCE FREEMAN, NELLIE
HART, BESSIE HODGES, EDWIN
HUNT, BEATRICE MCCALL,
BROWNIE NORRIS, CONNIE
MORROW, LOUIS ROWLAND, INEZ
WALDROP, RALPH CARSON, GRADY
DODSON, KEITH JUSTUS, JOE REED
DYER TAYLOR, HARLOWE
WALDR0P.
OFFICERS
KEITH JUSTUS, President.
BESSIE HODGES, Secretary.
INEZ ETWALDROP, Treasurer.
Next Sunday, Rev. Jno. w.
Moore will address the class at
the Methodist Church. On
Thursday night the liturary con-
tests. On Friday night, the COM
'mencement exercises at the opera
house.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Fryon, N. c., May II, Edwin
R. Wilcox, vice president of the
Tryon Hosiery company, died
rather suddenly last night at 6
o, clock from hemorrhage of the
lungs. Mr.. Wilcox had been in
poor health for several months,
but had recently returned from
Denver much improved. Wed
nesday he went to Spartanburg
and while there suffered q slight
hemorrhage.
The deceased was q b~rother-in-
law of Dr.. Earle Grady OF Tryor
He was about 30 years of age
and unmarried. The funeral viii
occur tomorrow at Up. m.-Citi,
zen.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Kill'em-We have all kinds
of choicest powders
Fly Papers, Roach and Ant de-
Estroyers. Call and select.
HUNTERS PHARMACY-Near the
Post Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Fresh shipment-Nunnally's
fine candy Hunters Pharmacy
Hunter has ii" if it's drugs.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21
PAID LOCALS.

FOR SALE-One surrey and harness
at about one-half price, good as new,
used only about a dozen times around
town. Call at Orr & Cranes stable.
X. A. CHILD.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Removes dandruff-O qui-
nine Hair Tonic will remove dan
druf and stimulate the growth of
the hair-5Oc
at Hunters Pharmacy.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Miss Beula Merritt of Pisgah
Forest accompined his uncle Nh.
Thomas Kitchen to his home in
Sumter, S. c., for a weeks visit.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21
NEWS.

from Blltmore hospital.
Mrs. W. A. Garland. who has
been seriously i'll, is now recover
ing.
Mrs. Foster of Asheville is
visiting among friends in this
city.
Prof. Boone's condition is such
as to cause serious alarm to his
many friends.
Miss Ivy Calhoun of AbbeyviIle
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
W. Calhoun.
Mrs. John Connell, with her
son, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Connell of Flat Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Abbott are
occupying their beautiful Flat
Rock home for the summer.
Rev. E. A. Brown will preach
at the Baptist church next Sun
day morning at II O'Clock.
MI. M. q. Padgett, the lum-
Der man of Saluda, was in the
city Tuesday, looking for squares
Mrs. r M. Oates, accompanied
by her daughter Annie, left on
Sunday for Charlotte.
Prof. Shitle of Fairview was in
the city Tuesday. He has been
elected principal of the Flat
Rock Graded School.
Supt. Anderson, of the c. w.
c. r. R., spent a few hours in
town on Monday. His private
can come on NoS14.
To Col. S. V. Pickens, Rev. Jno.
W. Moore, the Hustler iedebted
for assistance in getting up this
Prohibition Special"
Rev. A. /. Justice is attending
commencement at Wake Forest
this week. His son Foy, is in the
Graduating Class.
r. w. Patton, of Asheville, is
an addition to the selling force of
the Hendersonville Wholesale
Grocery Company.
Miss D. E. Bowen returned
Tuesday from Newberry, S. c.,
where she spent the winter with
her brother, w. H. Bowen.
Mrs. Chas. r. Whitaker will
entertain the Daughters of the
Confederacy, at her home, on Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Carroll Crockett of Wash
ington, who has been stopping at
the Mountain City Inn, for
some time, is now spending a
few days in Asheville.
Mrs. H. C. Johnson of Ashe-
vile spent Wednesday with the
Misses Morgan of this city on her
way to Horse Shoe to visit her
sister Mrs. ]. w. Morgan.
Rev. R. P. Smith will preach
the dedication sermon of the
Mills River Presbyterian
Church, on next Sunday, the
24th, at IL O'Clock a. m. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
Thomas R, Dawley, jr., special
agent, Bureau of Labor, Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor,
Washington, is spending some
time in this section, investigating
the =" conditions of the inhabit-
ants" Mr.. Dawley was in town
last week.
DIR. and Mrs. Carson entertain
ed at dinner on Tuesday at their
beautiful home west of Hender-
sonville-The guests were DR..
and Mrs. Grinnan, Dr. and Mrs.
Waldrop and Mr.. and Mrs, F. S.
Thomas.
Miss Letitia Evans OF the
Greensboro Female College was
the guest of Mrs. F. S. Thomas
during the Grand Lodge MISS
Evans formerly a teacher IN the
College now hold the position OF
Assistant Treasurer of this good
old Institute.
Mrs. J. M. Shepherd was taken
to Biltmore hospital on Tuesday
The operation was performed the
same day. Mrs. Shepherd, $ many
- III 10 olad to know her
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Mrs Barber and son, Doulgas
Barber, Mrs. A. G. Hill and Miss
Julia Golet of Saluda, were shop
ping in the city Monday.
Mr.. Thomas Kitchen of Sumter,
S. c., who has been in Oklahoma
for some time, was in last Fri
day. He expects to move Instantly
to Oklahoma in a few weeks.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

Head quarters Watt Bryson
Camp, u. C. v. Hendersonville,
N. g. May 1908.
The members of the Camp are
all respectfully requested to at
tend the services of Decoration
at the Monument in Henderson
Vile on June 3rd, at 10 o'clock, all
cor daily invited.
j. M. SHEPHERD.
Commander
W. G. GULHCK
Adjt.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10
CHEW GUM IN cousr.
Western Judges. Lawyers and Jurisa
Al Addicted to Habit. y

IT, q y Z.
The prevalence at important trials
here and elsewhere seems 10 have had
the somewhat unusnsl result Of boost.
ing the business Of caterers to the
public fancy in several directions.
"Dementia Americana Sundaesr ana
popular dramatic productions based
on municipal corruption plots are not
the only things that have thrised ea
the general interest in the progress or
these trials. Another result has heen
the breaking Of the gum chewing mo-
nopoiy. long accorded To the teiephone
and shop girl. for the habit has spread
amazingly. II was begun locally with
the jurors IN the graft trisla. Forced
to sit through long hours for i've or
six days . week In the court room and
deprived OF the solace Of cigar or to-
bacco. the jurors chewcd gum. The
practice spread to the members Of the
iuries which have followed and now
the casual visitor who drops II one OF
the court rooms where any of the
trials are In progress will see room-
ful Of slowly grinding Jaws. jurors
and court room habitues alike. chew
ing the product Of the choice factor
iss.--san Francisco Call.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10
PENALTIES OF GREAT PLACE.
Thrice Servants Those Who Have
Risen 10 High Estate.

Men IN great place are thrice ser
vants--servanfs Of the sovereign or
state. servants Of fame, and servants
Of business: 90 a. they have no free
dom neither In their persons, nor In
their actions, nor In their times. It IL
. astrange desire 70 seek power. and
TO lose liberty. or TO seek power over
others and 10 lose power over . mans
self. Ths rising unto place is iabori-
Gus. and by pains men come to sreatef
pains. and II ID sometimes base and
BY indlxnitles uen come te dlgnities.
Ths standing ID siiApery and the ~
gret h either : downfall or at ieasi
sn eclipse. which u . melancholy
thing. "cum non sis aui fueris. non
esse cur Wells viyerss (sinos you
are not what you were. there is no
reason why you should wish TO iive.)
Nay, retire--Enen cannot when they
would, neither will they when Il were
reason: but are impatient Of private
ness even in age and sickness which
requires the shadow; like old towns
men, that will be still sitting Il theil
street door, though thereby they offeI
ags to corn.-From Lord Bacon'a
Essay. "of Great Place"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10
LAND wiLlrO 70 coo.


In Ia Porte. Pa. has besz discover
Cd . deed that couveys four acres of
land TO God. The instrument was
made By Peter Z. Armstrong and
wife. oncs rich residents Of SULLIVAN
county. Pa. and 10 dated Ans. :. 1854.
The couple. 50 far a. d known. were
not members of . religious secl but
gave the portion Of their property -
the deed says, 'that his saints may b
a.sIly separated from the world and
gather together and enjoy that light
and liberty which they did In the once
faithful days Of their theocrscy..
"WAereas.r the deed continues, "in
consideration OF Almighty God IN the
past and present, which We do humh-
ly acknowledge. and for the exceeding
great and precious promise Of unend-
Ing life TO those who in holy faith
and patience wait for the coming Of
his anointed con to Judge the world,
which promises we have received
from Him who II creator and original
grantor Of sarth's territory to the chill
dren Of men-we DO by these presents
deed, grant and convey to Almighty
God. who inhaoiteth eternity. and IA
hia heirs. TO the intent that Il shall
be subject 10 bargain and sale BY
mans cupidity no more forever" The
four acres are situated Just outside
Of the town Of Celestis, and when
transferred were part Of wilderness.
One Of Armstrong; sons looks after
the property. but recognizes the deed
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10
ssss MARK MANS COMING.
wild Ones Al Descended from These
s. ones pomssticatsd.

An the honsy bees IN this country
having originally been imported from
Europe or Aisa. there is no racial dit
ference between the Wild ones and the
demesticatsd: those that 1--we In trees
are simply the descendants Of those
that from time to time have taken
aFrsnch leave" from their owners
hives and reverted 10 . state Of na-
ture. The vast bulk Of the wild bees
are Of the German or black race. while
the standard domesticated bee ID the
Italian; but that. however. 10 only be-
cause the Germans wers the first TO
be introduced here. Just when the
Germans came is in doubt, but It was
some time In the seventeenth centu-
r.: certainly Il was not until near
the close OF the eighteenth century
that any bees were found west Of the
Mississippi. The Indians used to say
they could mark the advance Of the
white man by the appearance Of bees
in the woods. The Italian bees we're
nrst imported In 1850. Better temper
cd and more industrious than the Ger.
mans, they have become popular with
apiraists; but as many still keep the
German bee. and others have the hy'
brid formed by the crossing Of the
two races, while countless Italians
now have taken to the woods. there q
breed more hybrids, II is clear that
there Ia no sure way Of distinguishing
between the wild bee and the domesti
Gated .--outing Magazine,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10
The ssxIs Ia cleeIss.

"There are funny things sbout the
clock business" said the salesman
from Connecticut. "Nine-tenths Of the
clocks that / sold on my last trip
we're eight-dsy clocks. Everybody
seems to have serious objections now
adays TO winding clocks. II I could
provide customers with so-aay clocks
or eo-day clocks. without too much
additional cost, they would prefer
them. The demand for ions-distsncs
timepieces represents . decided
change In taste. A year or 90 ago
everybody was clamoring for s<-hous
clocks. on the ground that they KEEP,
better time. Nov. Il I could put on
the market some Of those one-yeaI
and nve-year clocks that vsnturesoms
manufacturers turn out nov and then
e curiosities they would prove ready
sellers"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10

Since 1880 many American eis-
monds have been authenticated. bat
none before has been found I'm place"
Most Of those in the United States.
Guiana and Brazil haze come to light
through the breaking down. or vast
ing away. Of the original rocks, which
allows the diamonds to be washed Tn.
to brooks and river srayels. as In
South America. Many have been
found in the glacial morains Of Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
whittier prehistoric glaciers had swept
them from some peint In Canada
Search Is nav being made for the
original resting place Of these stones
BY several surveying parties along the
line Of the new Hsnscontinental rail.
way from Quebec TO Winnipeg. H.
Review Of Reviews
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10

Delightfully."- quaint are AL the supsr>
stitians concerning water. and one
which never fails to ssud little thrills
along ons's spine Il that which holds
that. II water d taksn with soup. the
drinker will cough ID his grave. 4
lively quarrel is said to b the result
Of txo friends washing their hands ia
the same water; and while water pour
Cd On the doorstep snsures prosperity
water thrown out VIII soon sivs Gauss
10 weep Pleasant indeed for the
maiden II the belief that sssry dine
she spilis water her lover thinks upon
her; but for the housewife ths spillipx
of water fofctells that. ere sAe oan
dry II up. her house viii - fali q
callers. &
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10

Moths 40 not eat furs or cIo<ks.
rhsy Nv their egxs h these rlch
SUITS and Il d To worm from ~
go tlss % ne eating There ass -
stoclirs stsrs. elaro AN i1inonss
todfsss dany tlnsa Inf.e< tken ~
oaf(h. fhs so-colIo1 u10o<inr 1lnz1
l1a< s1l1e - spleo1l10 ncro1u -
ncce1rnel ~ ~ nIekapf1 -ff<1 S1nl1
Xo'S11nf - q Fule. m : IN 551111
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10

tliae treSeu9 ~ tnas su0 sa'oksAA
bioodhounds actually followed
the scent and led to the capture
of the assassin.
Hon. Thos. L. Rubsy Of Ls-
banon, viii bs . candidate for the
Democratic nomination for con-
grsss in the Sixteenth district,
now represented by Hon. Robt.
Lamar.
John r. Kirk, president Of the
state Normal school st Kirksvills,
IL the defsndent in . s100, 900
slander suit growing out Of the
recent local option election iu
Kirksyille.
In Nsck City 1000 pounds Of
-four was stolen from . freight
car. A detective traced 1t to the
comes Of two destitute families
who were In . pitisbls condition.
The detectives turned around and
walked right out again, and the
cass was dropped.
The old city water tank and
sngins house west Of the court
house was removed Tussday.
Yhsnsw water works have besn
tsstsd and are sucosssful. Out
of one Of the 5 wells rs. 600
gallons wsrs pumped into the
ssttling basin Friday Savannah
Reporter.
A kfeat dssl u Ohristmss
material Was ssnt In for the In.
masss Of TIE stsss Odd Fsllows'
Home. One lodge ssnt iifty .iivs
psirs Of stockings for the child
rsn, and the Bsyisr lodge sent
S25 In cash. The Kansas City
lodges arranged the tree and the
trsat Tor sll.
Hsnator Stone has undertaken
the collection pf . claim against
the government dating back TO
the Civil War. whom Union forces
kept their horses in the Catholic
church of Nsv Hsmbsre. Scott
county. He introduced . bill
sppropriating $4,000 in pay.
msnt Of the damage then done.
The two banks a. Holt seem %
be- having . little troubls between
themselves. The Holt bank, one
of thsm, has sued Henry Russell
and others of the Farmers bank
for slsndsr on several counts. Il
seems to be > jsalsus quarrel al
sfound. But the sheriif has been
given the papers 70 serve. 1t any
rate.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-01-10
ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--M Made by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

sssssssssssssss,sssssssyse
per barrel. prunes IS oents per
pound, currents % cents, dried
spples 10 Ia cents, dried peaches
10 cents, winter wheat flour 50. 40,
and spring wheat flour s2.75 per
100, potatoes rs cents. But little
corn was raised for the market.
and the poultry was 90 SCARCE
that eggs were generally huck-
stored about the town, as also
was the butter.--Hols County
Sentinel.
John H. Shirky Of the Rock
ingham country missed one of
his hogs four or FIVE weeks ago
and after diligent search con-
cludsd that the animal had either
strayed away from homs or was
dead. A few days ago the hog
was discovered under the floor OF
the barn and was rescued. The
animal was emaciated and weak.
but hungry, and ate ravsnously
when it was fed. Mr.. shirky
says that in the four weeks OF
more that 1t was under the barn
door ID had neither food nor drink
and thst IL was seventy.fiye
pounds lighter than the hogs Of
the same age which be was feed
ling.
At . county dance given st the
home Of Hugh Sles, near cooper's
Chapel, in the upper Missouri
River bottom, Howard county,
on Christmas eve, ! frss.fCr. III
fight took place which resultsd
Ia the killing OF George Beard
and the dangerous wounding oi
Mat Sartain, Clevs Dursn and
Smell Watsriield. Beard was
shot and died almost instantly,
while the other three men had
their throats out almost indsnti-
cally in the sape manner, except
perhaps some Of the wounds are
Q little deeper than Others, and il
is believed that ell Of the cutting
was done BY the same party.
There 10 q ruraor current to tn.
effect that the local option cleo.
ton recently held in Cliltor
county was technioslly illegs
and that an effort will be made h
lprovs II 90. II Is understood
that part Of the original petition
presented TO the county court wal
lost and the party losing it hst
sndeavored TO make amends by
signing such names as he coult
remember as having been on hi,
lpstition, and 10 his zeal to make
lgood had added names that die
mot appear on the original
Cameron Observer.
| The county attorney Of Jaspsl
county has brought suit agains,
the Missouri Pacific railroad
charging l.tl0 oftsnsss In yiolat.
ling the stats laws IN not keeping
its Jasper station open for bust.
ness It night IN ordsr that pas.
ssngers may purchase tickets fol
the night trains. The penalty il
. ins Of s25 for each oilenss, snd
lths Jsspsr attorney possibly
thought thst would answer for /
- - II 80 q ..'