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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19

The little lady had finished her
speech and resumed her place at the
back of the room Others followed
her and the question was tossed back
and forth like ball from hand to
hand. Finally, the decision reached
was that where sacrifices must be
made they should be made at home
and that church gatherings should be
as afnuent of good cheer, as overflow
ing of bounty, as ever before. One
egg cake was not to be accepted as
the symbol of Centrevilie Church hos
pitality.
To one listener it seemed as if the
Ladies' Aid had been guided to the
Wisest conclusion. Retrenchment is
often advisable, and superfuities may
be cut of, but hard times are made
harder when those who can afford to
do otherwise reduce their expenses
simply because the spirit of economy is
in the air. Economy in it's root mean
ing signifies government and success
full management, not merely the re-
duction to the minimum of every cent
expended. The woman who in lavish
times runs her house on lavish lines,
should not be suddenly meagre be-
cause her neighbors have to be, her
own exchequer having suffered no re-
duction. 1t is no credit to her to wear
old clothes when she can afford new
ones, thus limiting the revenues of
the dressmaker and the milliner, nor
to set her servants adrift while she
can as well as ever before keep them
and pay them wages. People who
begin their economy, SO to speak, at
the church door, curtailing their do
nations, taking sittings instead of a
pew and halving their contributions
instead of doubling them. almost
tempt Providence by an attitude full
of insult to the Divine goodness
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THANKSGIVING.

Like breath of roses on the highway blown,
\ When one is weary plodding on his way
Within the blaze of summers shining
day;
Like cup of water cold in thirsting known;
Like voice of cheer when one has been
alone,
Thanksgiving comes with radiance of
May,
play,
And happiness to us is plainly shown!
This spirit is the breath of spring that
makes
Old earth renew its strength in larger
life;
1t is to us the sense of endless youth;
And when the soul to it in love awakes,
1t turns to blessedness all scenes of strife,
Inclosing us in paradise of truth!
William Brunton
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19

single domestic. She had bought no
new gowns this year and was proudly
wearing her last years bonnet. She
it was whose proposition of one-egg
cake and weak coffee had been thrown
as a projectile into the quiet camp of
the Ladies' Aid. What they would
have done about it had a motion been
made and the question put to vote,
nobody can tell, but as Mrs. Albright
took her seat modest little lady at
the other side of the room rose. She
addressed the Chair, as everybody has
learned to do by this time, and then
in a low but distinct voice declared
that for one she disagreed with the
previous speaker. IF we must econ
omize." she said, land probably the
majority will be compelled to, let US
not begin in the church. Suppose we
begin at home. The children will
thrive and flourish on bread and mo-
lasses, and we may, if we like, omit
cake from the home bill of fare; but
when we are making an offering In
the Lords cause, don't let US set a
fashion of being close-fsted and
mean. /, for one, would greatly pre-
fer serving no refreshments At our
sociabIe to serving poor ones, nor do
1 believe in cutting the slices too thin
or in using the smaller cups. Think
of the young men and young women
whose only experience of church hos
pitality is at our receptions. Some
of them are away from home. Most
of them are working very hard all the
week. On Sunday they come to the
church and the Christian Endeavor
and meet sympathy and fellowship
and are invited on Wednesday even
ing to come to the church home and
have a happy time. Part OF this
happy time eliminates in the break
ing of bread together. l think the
bread and the cake and whatever we
give, let the times be what they may
| outside the church, should be or the
finest of the wheat and the cnolcest
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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
AN oLD-TIME THANKSGIVING.

Of the good old-fashioned days,
Served as only grandma served it
With her quaint, old-fashioned ways!
When the uncles, aunts and cousins
Gathered round the festive board
Loaded with the wealth of autumn
With the garnered harvest hoard;
When the waning sun, in sinking,
Through the western windows crept,
And upon that scene of plenty
In golden splendor slept!
Gobbler in the place of honor,
Thanked by ducks and chicken pie;
Sucking pig, with jaws distended
By a polished Northern Spy;
Mashed potatoes, squash and turnip;
Onions lending of their strength;
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around the circle of matrons, OBJ
served expectation in their faces and
went firmly on.
"I won't make a notion" she
added, at least not yet. But with
the permission of the Chair, can we
not discuss this practical matter at
this meeting? In view of the price Of
eggs and butter, of sugar and spice,
of flour and milk and everything else
that goes into cake, can we AFFORD to
serve rich cakes at our receptions?
Shall we not decide to offer our
friends one-egg cake and omit strong
coffee? Weak coffee is better for the
nerves anyway"
"One-egg cake l. very plain and
the men will stay away l. we give
them poor coffee. Can we not have
the same grade of cake as formerly
and make the coffee after the same
recipe, for economy's sake cutting
the cake thinner and pouring the
coffee into smaller cups?" This was
the suggestion of a woman who had
long been a social engineer in church
matters.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Centre
Vile had for years done much of the
self-denying work that is part of the
province of women in most of our
churches. When the church needed a
new carpet or cushions or renovation
inside or out, when a floating debt
was to be raised or mortgage de-
creased, the women went to work
with a will, had fairs and bazaars,
suppers and concerts, and in one way
or another managed to augment the
treasury by gUodly sums of money.
Centreville was famous for notable
housekeepers and good home cooking,
but when the periodical return OF
hard times swept the land over like a
chilling frost, the need of frugality
sternIy impressed on the poor man
closed down with iron hold on the
consciences and impulses of the richer
neighbor who just then should have
been spending instead of saving
money.
Mrs. Foster Albright, who had pro-
posed 6ne-egg cake and weak coffee
as suitable refreshments in hard
times year, and whose will and 1nnu-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
WE THANK THEE, LORD!

We thank Thee, Lord, for springs glad
hours,
For summers sunshine, BIRDS and flowers,
Full harvests, and good cheer;
For autumn's rainbow hues and glow,
And winters mantle white of snow
For blessings through the year!
For food and raiment and increase
Of harvest plenty, and for peace;
For pleasure, Joy and grief;
For toll and pain, for care and loss,
For sleep, for strength to bear life's cross
For kind and glad relief
For liberty and Fatherland,
For a united household band,
For all our needs supplied;
Oh, God, our Father, we to-day
Give thanks for all; and Thee we pray
With us still to abide!
Henry Coylo.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
"ONE-EGG CAKE
By MARGARET E. SANGsTER.
Thanksgiving

ence wers usually paramount in the
counsels of the sisterhood, was a
woman of large wealth and an income
so safely bestowed by the forethought
of her deceased father and the sagac-
ity of her husband, that she ought
always to have been. distinguished by
an open hand, yet this year of all
years she had set an example of scant
expenditure all along the line. She
had been in the habit of keeping
three maids; she had dismissed two
and was managing her home with a
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
over SEQ Men Entombed.

Hamm, Westphalia, Germany, By
Cable.-The greatest mine disaster in
many years in Germany occurred
Thursday morning in the Radbod
mine, about three miles from this
place. There was heavy explosion
in the mine about 4 O'Clock and al
most Immediately the mine took FIRE.
There were $50 miners working under
the ground at the time and only six
escaped without injury. Thirty-fve
were taken out slightly injured and
81 were dead when Wrought to the
mouth Of the pit. The remaining 800
have been given, up for lost.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
THE BIRD OF SURPRISES.

The turkey is a curious fowl
Which all men truly prize;
It is his great delight to prowl
In many disguise.
He is thing of beauty when
He struts; but he is most
Alluring when he comes again,
The hero of roast. \
And thence in mystery he roams
Through his adventures rash;
As versatile as Sherlock Holmes,
He turns up in the hash.
At dinner, later in the day,
We taste the soup with glee;
Then turn in wonderment and say,
cts he! Once more, tits he!"
#a Washington Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19

Sir Oyster is a gallant knight
In pearly armor clad,
And Lady Mallard Duck can make
The worst dyspeptic glad;
Lord Salmon is a noble sight
In silver scales arrayed,
Prince Terrapin can fascinate
The heart of man or maid.
The Duke Plum Pudding cuts a dash
When snow begins to fly
And shares his social honors with
The Marquis de Mince Pie;
But when the pumpkins gathered in,
And skies are gray and murky,
The centre of the table then
Is held by old King Turkey.
New York Press.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
Mistrial in Case of POSTMASTER.

Norfolk, Va, Special jury
in the case of James T. Read. former
assistant postmaster at Newport
News, Va, charged with the embez-
Element Of $6,462 in money order
funds announced its hopeless dis
agreement and was discharged. The
jury stood nine for conviction and
three for acquittal Read was ad-
.mitted to $1,000 bail for his appear
ance at the next term of the Federal
Court, May next. .-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
Tug Sinks in Pamlico Sound-Crew
EsDaes.

Norfolk, Va, sSpeciai.-News has
reached the city Of the sinking of the
tug Hampton in Pamlico Sound, N.
c., during the prevalence of severe
northwest gale, and of the loss Of
Captain W j. Rawley, commander
The crew escaped The tug was bound
from Norfolk to Newbern, towing
three timber laden barges. The SAT-
ETY. Of the bs.gcs is still in doubt.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19

Stately plumes of snowy celery
All along the tables length;
At one side the dessert standing
Shining pyramids of fruit,
Apple pie and mince and pumpkin,
Raisins, nuts and sweets to boot!
Grandpa bending Ger the turkey,
AS he deity yields the knife.
Keeping for himself the wishbone,
That it sow no seeds of strife;
Grandma, sweet. serene and placid,
Ever with watchful eye
Lest the good things in their circuit
Pass some bashful midget by;
Uncle Ned, with endless stories;
Laughter ringing round the board!
In the good old-time Thanksgiving
Least of all the harvest hoard.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19

THANKSGIVING,
Great God, we sing Thy love Away,
For Thou art ever wondrous kind;
But on this glad Thanksgiving Day
New songs of praise our lips shall find.
From out Thy wealthy larder fed,
We praise Thee for our daily store;
Thou hast our table richly spread 81
And we have had enough and more
When clouds our pathway have beset,
And life has seemed a wilderness,
Thou didst not us at all forget;
Thou then vast near to help and bless.
The year hath told the story old,
The story of Thy love and grace;
Through summers heat and winters cold
The same sweet characters we trace.
Great God, we sing Thy love Away,
Thy goodness ever bear in mind;
And still-will praise and still will pray,
For Thou art ever wondrous kind.
Robert NJ. Oxford, in Oh
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08

Mrs. Flora Hattery. Accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. MCGEE, went to
Omaha on Monday to enter the hos
pital to undergo an operation
Mrs. Alvina Siegner and son, I.ud-
wig, returned Monday from weeks
pleasant visit at the home of her sis
ter. Mrs A lohrman at Climbing
Hill Iowa.
Mr.. J. H. Schluter was confined to
the house for several days last week
with the quinsy. but is now able to
be out again.
At Il meeting of the school board
on Monday evening the present corps
of teachers We're reelected with the
exception of Miss Laura kracht, who
did not apply for the position she has
filled with credit the past year There
has been no one elected as yet to
succeed her.
Mrs G. NJ. Barr, Miss Maud Barr
and Melvin Barr left for their home
in Marcus, Iowa. after a weeks visit
with Prof. r. d. Barr and family.
Miss Margaret Button came home
from Morningside "Wednesday 10
spend the spring vacation
Mir 7. II. schoeniahn, OF Napoleon
is visiting his parents. Mi. and Mrs.
Henry Schoen iahn this week
Mr. F. c. Book. of Scranton. visit
ed in West Side on SUNDAY af,er-
noon.
Mrs. G. f. Bates and children re-
turned Saturday from a visit 10 Har-
Ian, Iowa.
The Ladies Industrial OF the NJ.
E. church met With Mrs J. w Niesz
ON "Wednesday afternoon
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08
WEST SIDE ITEMS.

MIR. and Mrs j. F. Haggedorn. of
Side Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Eliza johnson and daughter,
Florence came last Thursday for a
visit at the home of Nh and Mrs T.
Button Sr.
Mrs. c. l.. Patterson and htr mother
Mrs. Nj. E. Griggs went to Ida Grove
Thursday morning. Mrs. Patterson
returned home Friday evening Mrs.
Griggs will remain in Ida Grove with
her daughter Mrs. Bender.
Mr.. A c. Bergman visited in Des
Moines on Monday
Mr. James Patterson came from
Omaha Friday to spend SUNDAY With
his brothers, g. Is. and Dr.. c. L. Pat
terson.
Mrs. Frank Wagner came from
Boone Thursday returning home Fri
day accompanied by her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs E. Dewey and
her aunt Mas Adelin Transue
Miss Charlotte Anderson was u
Carroll caller last Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs lanes Richards visit
ed Mrs. G. Boutwell, at ST. Anthony
hospital in Carroll last Friday.
Nh Henry Paclolke is building an
addition ON his house in The east
part of town.
Mrs. Herman Martens il. ana chill
dren aud her brother, Frank Wiese
Went 20 Gray, Iowa ON Friday 10 Wis
it her sister. Mrs. Harry Lamp
Ed TFuesdell OF Manning and Jno.
Vennick Of Vail la. have bought the
II. o W'iese Blacksmith shop and
took cl.arse OF same ON Monday Nh
Truesdd i is We'll known heye, having
lived in West Side y number OF years.
Mr. Nenniek has been engaged in The
blacksmith business in Vail for some
time and comes We'll recommended.
We wish the new firm success.
Mis- II. G. Martins and daughter
Miss ,eala Mallins, were Denison
Visitors On Tharsday
Mr.. NJ c. christensen has bought
the barrier shop Of G E. Bates and
will colduct The business in future
We understand tmt Mr. Bates con
templates moving TO Harlan. Iowa.
Mir. II. o. Wiese and family moved
into tAe kruse building on Main ST.,
last Monday, where they will live
temporarily until they move TO Here
ford, Texas, whore he has purchased
land
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08
Arion Anchor
Local Briefs.

Mrs. Harry Huntington returned in
Arion Monday night with her aunt,
Mrs. G. G. Trip and started Tues.
day morning for Dakota where her
husband has taken homestead. Mr..
Huntington has been there several
days and has the home ready for her.
Mrs. Willis Virgins changed cars
here Saturday evening she will spend
several days in Nicola with relatives.
The Misses Nora and Hazel Legg,
of Rockwell City are visiting with
their aunt, Mrs. Daniel Cruise. They
will also visit with their cousin, Mrs.
Green, of Buck Grove.
Mrs. Biggs. of Goodrich township,
spent Monday with her parents here
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Tripp visited
at the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Houston of Dow City.
Mrs. Thos. Rae was caller at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Coon.
Mr.. Larson was here Saturday in
the interest of the Iowa Telephone
Company
A young man who has just arrived
from Germany is working for Mr..
Schwarty in the meat market
Miss Gertha Lewis returned to Arion
Monday evening. She will resume
her work in the Merchantile store
after an absence of several days,
owing to the death of her father.
The moving picture show on the
"slum of New York City" were given
here Tuesday evening and was good
and very interesting.
The Ladies Aid Society met last
Thursday at the home of Mrs. ~ F.
Stillson. The ladies spent the after
/ BON quilting. Mrs. Stillson served
a lunch to an unusually large gather
ing of the ladies who We're present.
Uncle Morris McFenry was doing
some surveying here last Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Michels, who was TO
commence school in the country near
here sent word that she could not
come until Wednesday. owing to the
death of her nephew. Mr. Smith.
The auto to be given in the Review
contest was here Monday. 1t is GER
tainly prize we'll worth working for
Atha Steltson was invited to take a
ride in it, which will be an incentive
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08
KIRoN ITEMS.

Mrs. Amanda Peterson is making
for the erection OF Il new
house on her farm west oil kiron.
Mrs. A. p l.illieholm. of Denison.
was u visitor th first OF the week
with friends and relatives in lliron
II. Enock l.avine returned from
Soldier on Saturday, where he is
working al the carpenter trade From
the effects OF blood poison one side
of his face was swollen 50 great t.lat
his friends hardly knew him when
when he stepped Off the train He is
laying MP for repair this we X and ex-
poets TO return and resume woik
nest week
Clausen Bros. received a consign-
mont OF wall paper on Monday that
contained one thousand lol5s OF the
latest and newest patterns.
Nels sandstrom purchased piano
for his home on Monday last the sale
being made by Clauson BIOS.
Dr. w. A. Garner left on Saturday
for Des Mones for short stay at the
home of William Baker southeast of
kiron. There is great JOY over the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08

MIR. c. r. kracht, rural mail carrier
on route ., Went TO Omaha Monday
evening to select an automobile which
he expects to use on his route.
Miss Lillian Graves has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs Chas. Smutney in
Denison. the past week
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08

tween train hours.
c. j. Chinlund representing the
Engberg & Homberg establishment
at Chicago made his annual visit this
week with kiron patrons.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08
For Discipline.

OF OTScTpItne.
81 hear she is going to marry her
chauffeur"
awful, isn't it?'
ut does seem too bad, but she was
almost driven to do it in self protec-
ton. She just couldn't do thing with
him as it was"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-08

Best varieties of seed potatoes at
Geo. Menagh & Co.
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Feared the Worst.

Whist is the name of Your new fly
ins inacAine:"
.! thinl, will call it the Bird"
Why not the Red lIerring:'
Almost Winner.
"That WAS !, delightful game OF
bridge we had at Mrs. SINNERS par
-"
"1ld YOU lose amy money at IT."
Not ceAt-olly a couple OF checks"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-11-13
ALesson in Forestry.

While we of Vermont are talking a
good deal about forestry and not doing
very much. the countries of the Old
World are telling us every day how the
thing is to be done. Today it is Swed-
en-. In that country the royal commits
ION which has charge of forestry work,
which is attracting attention throughout
the world, reports that while forest pro-
ducts were supplied last year to the value
of $13. $50, 900, there was accumulated a
growth twice the amount of the standing
timber removed The whole area of land
that is being devoted to reforestatior
under official supervision is 257, 500 acres
but private tree planting is constantly
going on on large scale and has govern
ment assistance and encouragement. Ir
one province 5S42 600 trees were set Ouf
last year on ! OIL pieces of private pro
perty. In other words, Sweden is raising
trees faster than she is cutting then
down and furthermore practically all thu
territory given over to reforestation i
that which is of little value for agricul
tural use.
Surely here is lesson for Vermont
We should heed it before it is too late
Burlington News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-11-13
was severely injured. Miss Bonarts pet
dog, which was taking the air with
them, was hurt, too.
ONE KILLED. ANOTHER INJURED.

Albany, Nov. Airs. Mabel Oakford.
of Philadelphia, died il the Albany Hos
pital last night from injuries received in
an automobile accident near Coeymans.
nine miles south of Albany. Her moth
or, Mrs William : Mitchell of No. oiS
East Sixty first street, New York City,
another victim of the accident, is not
expected to live through the night. The
| automobile, sixty horse power machine
owned Edward f. Alice, of New
York. manager of the Keith Proctor
vaudeville circnit. left New York yester-
day morning and was speeding to Alba
ny where Paul Keith was waiting for Mr.
Albee and his party with the intention OF
joining them in a trip by train To Mon
trpal.
| 1t was dark when the party reached
| Coeymans. The headlights of the ma
chine were outof commission and as i
swung into the curve near the bridge
over Coeymans Creek, the steering geal
failed to respond. and the big Car plung
ed ever sixteen foot embankment
landing bottom up in the bed of the creek
Mr.. Albee received broken arm snC
face wounds; his wife, fractured les
and confusion of the back; Mrs. Mitchell
a fractured skull and broken leg; Mrs
Gerson, of Philadelphia. sister of Mrs
Albee, fracture of the left high, ant
Joseph Stafford. of New York, the chauf
feur, a disocated shoulder.
1t was said at the hospital tonight tina
all the others of the party. with the ex
ception of Mrs. Mitchell, will recover.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-11-13
Bird Sla 9 hter.

Virginia, North Carolina and Tonnes
see have the undesirable distinction of
being the only states in the union in
which the slaughter of robins is permit
ted by law. and recent Investigations
show that not less than nine million rob
ms are killed by twenty thousand pot
hunters in these three states during tn
winter months. Patient investigation by
ornithologists has proved that a robin in
a year earns one dollar in the destruction
of insects injurious to crops. The pot
hunters sell them for five cents a dozen,
This wanton waste of millions of dollars
is something which should appeal to the
hard, common sense of every Southern
farmer.
In an investigation of this deplorable
bird slaughter, a writer in Recreation
brings a sweeping indictment against
the sportsmen of Virginia, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee, declaring that they
are responsible for the lack of legislation
for protection of the robin 1t is assert
ed that AS a class they have for years OPP
posed the enactment of laws putting
robins on the forbidden list, on tn,
ground that if the shooting of thes,
birds were made unlawful the negrOe.
and other pot hunters would soon wip'
out the quail. 1t is filmsy argument
at best and it will not stand the test Of
analysis. The sportsman of these three
states are under an indictment, which
as self respecting citizens, they shoulC
Immediately answer ami disp, owe if i
be true-W Washington Post