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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
new TAX COLLECTOR.

Three names were presented
to the democratic caucus of JUS
tees of the peace on Monday for
consideration in the ballot for
tax collector. They were V.C.V.
Shepherd, Henry w. Allen and
]. B. Arledge. Either of these
gentlemen would have made
good" Allare democrats of the
straightest sect and deserving at
the hands of their party. But
only one could win. We wish all
could have been elected, because
it was trio of excellent men
and no more loyal democrats ever
trod the soil of Henderson Coun-
ty. Yet, as we have said, only
one could be elected and Mr.. V.
C. V. Shepherd carried off the
prize on the second ballot, by a
very narrow margin and sue
ceeds Mr.. G.. E. Brooks as tax
collector of Henderson County
for the next two years.
It is no reflection on the van
pushed contestants to say that
no mistake was made in the
election of Mr.. Shepherd. He
is thoroughly competent, and de-
serving from the standpoint of
party service. Never has the
democratic party of Henderson
county calledssto him in vain. He
has been in the thickest of the
fight for the past ten years in
every campaign, three times as
the democratic nominee for
sheriff of his county when there
was little hope of being elected.
On this account, Mr.. Shepherds
supporters in the recent contest
for tax collector contended that
he was justly entitled to the
place. This was a winning card
and reward comes to one of the
faithful"
This newspaper congratulates
Mr.. Shepherd and makes bold to
say that it believes he will
prove worthy successor to C.
E. Brooks, who is the best tax
collector Henderson county has
had in twenty-five years.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
For One Cent.

One pocket mirror, 1c. Dec
Grated picture, glass cover, 1c.
Key chain 1c, thimble lie, 6
pen points lie, pencil 1c, turkey
red thread 1c spool, box mourn
ing pins 1c, paper needles lie,
paper pins lie, ball thread 1c,
chewing gum 1c stick, pen
holder 1c pack hair pins 1c,
tablet 1c, pack envelopes lie,
20 sheets paper 1c, 10 slate
pencils 1c. box cobblers nails 1c.
Charlotte Laundry Soap equal
to Oclagon 3 for 10c.
Red Bird Laundry soap 3 for
SC, Sweet Maiden soap &c, 3 ir
box for 10c, Best Tar Glycerine
soap at &c, large oval shaped
white toilet soap at one cent.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

Four years ago Mr.. V. C. v.
Shepherd was a close second in
the race for tax collector against
-
Mr.. C. E. Brooks, the successful
candidate. Mr.. Brooks served
two terms faithfully and efficient
ly, and now Mr.. Shepherd is 1T.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

Miss Grimball, of Flat Rock,
and Mr.. F. M. Whalley are to be
married at St. Johns in the Will
derness on July 9th, at 9 o'clock.
Rev. r. N. Wilcox will perform
the ceremony.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
Miss Daily" may annear tn

Miss Daily" may appear this
summer and she may not. The
management is perfectly willing
At sufficient encouragement is
offered by the business men and
other citizens of Hendersonville.
Donations are not expected, just
an exchange of commodities. :"
That's all, and a canvas of the
situation soon to be concluded.
will tell the tale.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

When it comes to extending
the glad hand on the part of Hen
Jacksonville, Maj. S. V. Pickens is
Charley-on-the-spot.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
ESTEEMED EX-GOVERNOR.

On0 Oh our 0SC06InGQ uGIIlO-
cratic contemporaries, !" says the
.Asheboro Courier, recently re-
ferred to the fact that
Governor Aycock was most es-
Unable gentleman but a very
poor politician. ItImay.. be that
Governor Aycock is poor politi-
clan but he is the most popular
man in North Carolina. :" To
which The Dispatch subscribes
heartily. The courier then goes
on and delicately handles the
lancet:
Governor Aycock may not be
great in seeking office because
he does not display the zeal that
some men do, and may notspend
his hours in seeking and devising
means by which to accomplish
selfish purposes, but in the hearts
of the people of the state no man
is closer, and it comes not from
an effort on his part, but from
his remarkable record and the
goodness and greatness that are
in the man. l."
And the time may come when
some of the great politicians who
are great in seeking office, and
who are devising selfish schemes,
and who have what Aycock is
said toslack and do not have what
Aycock possesses, may find them
selves run over and smashed fiat
by an AYcock steam roller ope-
rated and guided by the people
of the state, who soon tire of
self-seekers, blow-hards, trust
busters and do-nothings, dema-
gogues, etc. Lexington Dispatch.
The Courier and Dispatch
speaks truly. The people are be-
coming tired of selfish self
made dictators, opportunists and
holier-than-thou office-seekers,
who would crafty personal am
billions at the expense of the pub
lie good. The Hustler desires to
give it's sincere and unequivocal
endorsement of everything the
Courier and Dispatch have said
concerning Governor Aycock.
He has never sought to thrust
himself upon the people and
never will. He is not built that
way. The people love him for
his real worth. He is just plain
Charley Aycock, wherever you
find him, three hundred and
sixty-five days in the year. A
man of the people, for the peo-
pie and with the people, adher-
ing strictly 20 the democratic
faith and standing squarelyupon
one democratic platform until
another is adopted.
Yes, lookout for the Aycock
steam-roller. 1t may not be in
active operation for a season, but
has not been laid up for repairs
Governor Aycock is greatly be-
loved by his fellow citizens
throughout the state and is des-
tined to take a position among
the leading public men of the
country. A scholarly Christian
gentleman, an able exponent of
democratic principles, man of
unusual ability and learning, he
will yet be called to lead the
democracy of North Carolina to
great and glorious achievements
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

What more need be said? Hen
dersonville's reputation has been
sustained. All honor and credit
TO her clever and hospitable peo-
pie.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
KnickerbOcker Knee Pants

Extra large sizes, extra quality,
all colors at 63c, 69c, 75c and
Csc. ALI the cheaper grades
too in boys knee pants from
15c pair up.
Boys suits with knicker-
booker pants bought for IA off
at under value. Mems suits,
odds and ends, leftovers at
exactly half price. All the
new styles too, in mems suits,
correct styles. Suits for men
$4.98 to So. 95.
Young mems hats, correct
styles at CSC, Young mems
hats. latest shape, correct
style, worth $500 at $3.50.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

E. w. Durant, collector of the
port of Charleston, with his fam
lily, is occupying his Flat Rock
residence for the summer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

Ladies oxfords and low cut
shoes at 75c. All the better
grades, absolutely all solid
feathers CSC, SIPS, $1.5O,
$1.75, $1.98.
Mason's Best Quality Glass
Fruit Jars: pints, Acc dozen,
quarts, Coo dozen, half-gallons,
85c dozen.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
THE EDITORS PLEASED.

The thirty-seventh annual ses-
sion of the North Carolina Press
Association concluded its deiiber-
ations on last Thursday after
noon, after one of the most inter-
testing and profitable meetings in
its history. The attendance was
larger than usual and the pro-
gram included numbers of high
class papers relating to subjects
of vital Importance to the craft.
This newspaper was especially
pleased to find among those in
attendance Mr.. Josephus Daniels,
of the Raleigh News and Obser-
yer, and Editor j. P. Caldwell,
of the Charlotte Observer, repre-
senting the two leading morning
dailies of the State. These two
papers alone reach $4,000 bona
fide subscribers every morning
and Hendersonville feels honored
in having had the pleasure of
their presence and to note the
evident satisfaction expressed
by these distinguished journalists
for the cordiality extended by
our generous and hospitable
citizenship. And so it was
through the entire list of the
membership present. Hender-
sonville received the highest
praise for the very delightful
manner in which she performed
the duty of host and came in for
many kind words of appreciation
from individual members of the
body.
There is no sort of question
about Hendersonville having
done the handsome thing by the
editors and in thus deporting her
self she has endeared herself to
many of the most appreciative
class of men in the world. Every
dollar expended in the entertain
ment of the North Carolina
Press Association will produce a
net yield of an hundred fold.
This week $50, 900 people will be
advised of the beauties and
numerous attractions of this
charming lake city and hundreds
of people are certain to be inter-
ested in the story the editors are
going to relate. The Charlotte
News in expressing regret that
it's editor could not attend the
Hendersonville meeting last week
says truly.
North Carolina owes much
of her general thrift today to the
press of the state. No other set
of public servants labor so per-
sistently and arduously for the
upbuilding of their common
wealth. Any movement that
means the furtherance of the in
terest of locality or state finds
first champions among the news
papers. With an ear keenly
trained to detect the cry of dis
tress, the newspaper stands ever
ready to champion the cause of
the weak, to preach the gospel of
Progress and to serve the best in
terests of society in general"
Certainly. And when the peo-
pie generally come to- a reali-
zation of the facts contained in
the above suggestion and learn to
appreciate the real value of a !
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

Mercerized gros grain, old rose
colors at Zoe. Mercerized
ginghams, silk figures and
stripes worth 25c at 15c. Do
mestic ginghams at sc. Plaids
at &c. Mohairs, 36 inches
wide, black or blue at 29c.
Panamas from Csc up. Black
Tafeta silk, fully SO inches
wide at 75c. Black Pua de
Sole silk, Sc inches wide,
worth ST. at CSC.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

Hats and Clothing
at
Under price.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01

Certainly. And when the peo-
pie generally come to a reali-
zation of the facts contained in
the above suggestion and learn to
appreciate the real value of a
genuine newspaper to a commun-
ity, the better will be the results
obtained by the efforts of the
brethren of the press to place
North Carolina at the head of
the list of Southern common
wealths along the line of morality,
education and industrial develop
ment.
Beautiful Hendersonville is to
DO congratulated upon the splen-
did entertainment accorded to
her distinguished guests last
week. She did it handsomely.
There was not a word of censure
from any source on account of
the courtesies extended by the
city, or the service at the hotel
where the editors made their
home during the sessions of the
convention. This is enough.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-01
]. D. collins

Hendersonville's GreatestStore
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Some Freak Legislation.

Some OF the freak bills with which
state legislatures adorn their statute
books are enumerated by a recent
writer in the North American Review.
A bill in New Jersey recently pro.
posed a license tax on whiskers, one
in Nebraska q ten per cent income tax
on bachelors, one in Minnesota made
it q crime for q farmer not to practice
rotation of crops, one In Iowa required
all eggs to be stamped with the date
when they were laid, one In Missouri
prohibited treating in such sweeping
terms that the purchase of ice cream
for a young girl by her beau would
have been illegal under it's provisions.
OF course, such fantastic bills usually
fail, but q surprising number of them
have got on the statute books in the
past. Kentucky, for instance, has
made 1t q felony to trespsss on q gin.
seng garden. Georgia, doubtless in
memory of many bucolic swindles,
imposes q tax of s25 in each county
on peddlers OF patent churns and pat.
ent fences.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

presidents, and Big Bill Taft came
into Office, the Hon. James Wilson Of
Tama, Iowa, was the fret to congrat'
ulate him. Taft couldn't think Of
disturbing such q fixture, and go, all
base rumors Notwithstanding, "Tams
JIM stood pat.
And 10 he has broken all cabinet.
hanging.on records, maybe he will be
willing to quit and give the youngsters
q chance. Maybe. And maybe not.
Anyway, it is altogether unlikely that
the corn belt will yield up q man more
ant with the job than this same
James Wilson. What he doesn't
know about agriculture, he and his
experts of the department are busily
engaged in finding out. The car OF
agriculture is "A years of age, but he
has been too busy to mind that. He
hasn't yet commenced to get old.
And he is, the best ever on the Job.
Congratulations to "Tama Jim."-
Great Falls Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

"1n my boyhood l once captured a
nest Of three young t%hrushes. l put
them in a gilt cage by an open win
dow. and their mother came and fed
them regularly with worms and grass
hoppers."
The speaker. a nature student. sigh
ed.
THE mother" he resumed. must
have expected her little ones to be
soon liberated. She fed them. as I
said, regularly for three days on flesh
food. Then one evening at sunset she
appeared with a sprig Of green in her
mouth. She thrust the green in
through the gilt bars. Then, singing
a sweet. sad song. she few away.
And she lever came back. Her off,
spring the next morning lay dead, side
by side. on the bottom Of the cage.
The sprig she had brought them,
which was nearly consumed, was a
sprig Of the deadly larkspur. Free
dom or death! Death or freedom!
That is what must have been the bur-
den Of her farewell song"
The narrator paused. and from his
listeners a low murmur arose, a MUIR
muir perhaps of sympathy, perhaps of
angry disbelief.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
THE WESTERN

III 'OOO6teE' Is 66lO lo 10 Dc pc
culiarly q western product. 1t is true
that he fourishes most luxuriantly IL
new and rapidly growing communities
in the west, and that he helps q lot ir
the development of the community in
which he lives. The booster is popu.
lar and deservedly 90, and there are
all kinds Of boosters at that, says the
Great Falls Tribune. Some of them
give their time and some their money
to advance projects of development,
for the common good. Some who have
little time or money to spare yet never
lose q chance to speak we'll of the
country in which they live, and tell
strangers of its good points and ad.
vantsges.
A few are &C situated that they can
work along all these lines at once. A
typical mar Of this sort is Hon. W. G..
Conrad, of Great Falls. He is liberal
OF his wealth in every good work that
has for its object the legitimate up.
building of northern Montana. He is
liberal OF his time in representing the
state abroad at every great owen
ton or congress having for it's object
the u%pbuilding of the northwest or the
nation. He is generous with his words
of praise and encouragement for his
home state and all the western coun-
try when he is away from home and
never loses a chance to spread the
knowledge of the greatness Of the st ate
and the opportunities it offers to capt.
tai and enterprise and industry.
An illustration of the fact comes to
us from the Chicago Daily News,
which on last Thanksgiving day
printed a column of interviews with
distinguished men telling what the
country had to be thankful for. Here
is the contribution from Mr.. Conrad
which gives force to the contention
tn at he is a model booster:
"We are thankful for our good
harvest, for the good prices received
for our agricultural products aud our
stock and for u general prosperity.
We are thankful for our country and
the number of settlers who are coming
10 to people it. We are larger than
Japan with her 40, 600, 900 people and
We have only about 400, 900 in the state.
But we are coming along fast, and
some day, while We may not have 49,.
600, 600 persons in Montana, we will
be nearer that number than we are
now by a good many thousands. We
are thankful for our fresh air and our
excellent land, for our cities and our
towns, and u horses and our steers.
Most of all, however, I think l may
say. we r thankful for our men.
They are real men-men of brains and
action, of power and prowess. We
are thankful for Them
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
A typical Frontier Trial.

PORTLAND, Nov. 30. A typical
frontier trial was that held at Malheur
City, Ore, when the case of Morftt
vs. Hockey was called, q suit be-
tween ranchmen over alleged damages
to property. Only three jurors were
available. When examined by coun.
sci, two were excused in peremptory
challenges, reducing the jury to one
man. Both sides agreed to try the
case before the one remaining Juror.
While the defendant was on the wit.
ness stand in his own behalf, his big
44.caliber revolver fell from his peck
ct and struck the floor with q bang.
After the artillery vas removed the
trial proceeded and the lone Juror re.
tired and in q few minutes brought in
q sealed verdict which he requested
the court not to open until he had time
to consult an attorney. The cour,
overruled his request and read the
verdict, which declared the defend an,
guilty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Helena Taxpayers Organize.

HELENA, Nov. 30. - The Helena
Taxpayers league is the latest or.
ganization announced to take an &C.
tive interest in the business of the city
as a municipality. The league was
organized only a few days ago and
Its objects, as set forth in q preamble,
are to insist upon economy as we'll az
progressiveness in the conduct of the
business OF the city, to conside,
all questi ons relating to taxation
q the expenditure of the pub,
lie moneys and to consider the cues
ton OF petitioning the legislature 70,
authority TO establish the commission
form OF government for the CITY.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
A Big Railway Strike.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 30.-Nothing but a
surrender by the Switchmen's Union
of North America or the unexpected
concession by the railroads to the
switchmen of their demands can pre-
vent a strike of the switchmen of all
northwestern railroads at 6 O'Clock
this evening. Late today hope of
concessions by the railroads was not
apparent.
"We will fight" declared President
L. w. Hill of the Great Northern
railroad. "We carried the men
through the financial depression with
out a cut in pay. Every five years or
80 we have to meet this question and
it is now time it was settled"
President Hawley of the Switch.
mems union maintained the demands
OF the men were reasonable. They
ask for an advance of six cents an
hour and double pay for all Sunday
work and overtime in excess of ten
hours.
According to Frank T.. Hawley,
president of the ~Switchmen's Union of
North America, a strike order has
been issued to take effect this evening.
The order is issued t O all union
switchmen from Lake Superior to the
Pacific coast and applies to all OF the
railroa ads of the northwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
WILSON BREAKS COR

Once upon a time, according to the
dispatches and ancient history, there
was a United States tinancier named
Gallatin, Albert Gallatin, to be cor
rect. He was born in Geneva. the
same being in Switzerland, and came
to the land of the free and the home
of the brave in 1850. Shortly after
ward he settled in Pennsylvania. He
became a member of the legislature of
that state-that shouldn't be laid
against him, for it was then q very
respectable body-and also acquired
some fame "a a financier. That wasn't
so very reprehensible, either, because
the finance of those days wasn't of the
kind popularity known as 'high." In
1901 he became secretary of the treas
ury in Marse Thomas Jefferson's
cabinet. When Jefferson retired,
James Madison handed over the
portfolio to Mr.. Gallatin. So it came
to pass that Mr.. Gallatin held on to
his cabinet job for twelve years, eight
months and twenty days, and to Mon
day Of the present week his record as
q cabinet hanger.on had not been
equalled.
But it is different now. Listen:
Albert Gallatin OF Pennsylvania, is
q has-been. He has Joined the down.
and'out club. He has lost the cham.
pion belt of the presidential cabinet.
Listen again: "Tama Jim" is it,
with q big I. For he has served a. q
cabinet official for twelve years, eigh,
months and twenty days, and "Tams
Jim" has broken all records in hang.
ing on to Q cabinet job.
"Tsms Jim," 1t may be explained
for the sake of the few ignorant per
sons who don't know, IL the Hon. ] as
Wilson,, secretary Of agriculture. HI
was appointed head of the department
of wheat, corn, hogs and other agri
cultural by.products in 1897, Presiden
Mckinley being responsible. Whel
Mckinley met his tragic death AM
Roosevelt reigned in his stead. Wilson
hung on. When Roosevelt was re
elected, Wilson was still sitting calml!
on the agricultural lid. and refused t,
bulge from his comfortable position
When Teddy went the way of tn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Carter Favors Reclamation Warrant

Carter Favors Reclamation Warrants
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 Senator
Carter, in an interview with the presi-
dent today, expressed his opposition
to the issue of bonds proposed to ex.
pedite construction of irrigation pro.
jects and advocated by President Taft
and Secretary Ballinger. 1t is Sena-
tor Carter's opinion that a bond issue
would arouse unnecessary prejudice
in the east and perhaps defeat the
plan for more rapid work on the pro-
jects. This is the first indication tn at
any member of the senate committee
on irrigation who viewed the reclama-
ton projects last summer is opposed
to the suggested bond issue.
Senator Carter takes the ground
that the money to be raised is needed
only for a short period of time, be-
cause payments made by settlers will
reimburse the reclamation funds.
This money can be taken from the
general fund of the treasury by war.
rant, for q period not exceeding three
years, he said today.