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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-16

The directors Of the Norfolk and
Western Railway have decided to ask
the stockholders to authorize another
increase Of 500, 600, 600 in the capitali-
cation, for the purpose of improve
ments,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-16

COMET years have hitherto been IA
nous for the quality of their wines
but 1910 will prove an exception to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-16

Mr. Henry Fairfax, of LoudOun
cr. hts been elected one Of the
directors OF the National Horse Show
Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-16

Georgetown Wheat Market.
Georgetown, ID. G Aug. l2-Wheat 95aIO2
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04

windows; one was unlocked, and Of
fered an easy escape. The window or
the door? Which way had the fugi-
tive escaped? The door seemed most
probable, and l hoped it had been so.
l could not have borne, just then. to
think that 1t was my poor Gertrude
we had been bounding through the
darkness. and yeti had met Ger
trude not far from that very window
went upstairs at last, tired and
depressed. Mrs. Watson and Liddy
were making tea in the kitchen. In
certain walks of life the tea pot is the
refuge in times of stress, trouble or
sickness; they give tea to the dying
and they put it in the baby's nursing
bottle. Mrs. Watson was fixing tray
to be sent in to me, and when asked
her about Rosie she confirmed her
absence.
She's not here" she said; but 1
would not think much of that, Miss In
mes. Rosie is pretty young girl.
and perhaps she has a sweetheart. 1t
will be good thing If she has. The
maids stay much better when they
have something like that to hold them
here"
Gertrude had gone back to her
room, and while was drinking my
cup of hot tea, Mr. Jameson came in.
I'VE might take up the conversation
where we left of an hour and half
ago." he said. But before we go on.
/ want to say this: The person who
escaped from the laundry was a wom-
an with a foot of moderate size and
well arched. She wore nothing but
a stocking on her right foot. and. in
spite Of the unlocked door, she es-
capped by the window"
And again thought of Gertrude's
sprained ankle. Was 1t the right or
the left?
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04
ArtIatlc QeceptIon.

Yes. we used to be quite enthusi-
astic about art. but that was just after
my husband had made his first mill
lion. We ain't goin' in much for 1t
now"
What has caused you to lose your
enthusiasm"
You see them art dealers are such
awful swindlers. Josiah got interested
In paintin' that they told him was .
masterpiece of impressionism, and aft
er good deal of dickerin' he bought
1t for big price and brought It home:
but we found out after we'd got It
hung In our gallery that it was nothin.
but an egg somebody had threw
against the canvas"
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Innes. spinster and guardian of
Gertrsde and Halsey. established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
merous difficulties the servants deserted
AS Miss lnnes locked up for the night,
she was startled by dark figure on the
veranda. She passed a terrible night
which was filled with unseemly noises
In the morning Miss Innes found a
strange link cuff button in clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by revolver shot. A strange man
was found shot to death in the nail
1t proved to be the body of Arnold Arm
strong. whose banker father owned the
country house. Miss Innes found Hal
sey's revolver on the lawn. He and JACK
Bailey had disappeared The link cum
button mysteriously disappeared. De
tective Jameson and the coroner arrived
Gertrude revealed that she was engaged
to Jack Bailey. with whom she mad
talked in the billiard room few mo,
ments before the murder. Jameson told
Miss Innes that she was hiding evidence
from him He imprisoned an intruder IN
an empty room. The prisoner escapes ,p e. !
down laundry chute. 1t developed that
the intruder was probably woman.
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04

see it? 1 consider 1t most impor,
tant clew."
Won't the description do?"
Not as well as the original"
We'll, I'm very sorry" 1 said, as
calmly as 1 could, 1.-THE thing is
lost. lit must have fallen out of
box on my dressing table"
Whatever he thought of my expla-
nation, and knew he doubted it. he
made no sign. He asked me to de-
scribe the link accurately, and did
SO. while he glanced at list he took
from his pocket
"One set monogram cuff-links," he
read. "one set plain pearl links, one
set cuff-links, woman's head set with
diamonds and emeralds. There is no
mention Of such link as you de-
scribe. and yet, If your theory is right,
Mr.. Armstrong must have taken back
in his cuffs one complete cuff-link, and
a half. perhaps, of the other"
The idea was new to me- If 1t had
not been the murdered man who had
entered the house that night, who
had it been?
There are number Of strange
things connected with this case" the
detective went on. Miss Gertrude
Innes testified that she heard some
one fumbling with the lock, that the
door opened, and that almost immedi-
ately the shot was fired. Now, Miss
Innes, here is the strange part of that.
Mr.. Armstrong had no key with him.
There was no key in the lock, or on
the floor. In other words. the evi-
dence points absolutely to this: Mr..
Armstrong was admitted to the house
from within"
"It is impossible" broke In. "Mr.
Jameson, do you know what your
words imply? Do you know that
you are practically accusing Gertrude
Innes of admitting that man3~
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04
Tf1T CIRCULAR STAIR(AST

en-; the door to the basement stairs
was double-barred, and had a table
pushed against it; and beside her on
the table was most of the kitchen par
aphernalia.
Did you see If there was any one
missing in the house?" l asked, ignor-
ing the array of sauce pans. rolling
pins and the poker of the range.
Rosie is missing" Liddy said with
JUNCTION. She had objected to Rosie,
the parlor maid, from the start. Mrs.
Watson went into her room, and found
she had gone without her hat. People
that trust themselves dozen miles
from the city, in strange houses. with
servants they don't know, needn't be
surprised if they wake up some morn
ing and find their throats cut"
After which carefully yelled sar-
casm Liddy relapsed into gloom. War
ner came in then with a handful of
small tools, and Mr.. Jameson went
with him to the basement. Oddly
enough, l was not alarmed. With all
my heart / wished for Halsey, but
was not frightened At the door he
was to force Warner put down his
tools and looked at it. Then he
turned the handle Without the slight
est difficulty the door opened, reveal
ing the blackness of the drying room
beyond
Mr.. Jameson gave an exclamation
of disgust. "Gone!" he said. Con
found such careless work! 1 might
have known"
1t was true enough. We got the
lights on finally and looked all
through the three rooms that con-
stituted this wing of the basement.
Everything was quiet and empty. An
explanation of how the fugitive had
escaped injury was found in heaped-
up basket of clothes under the chute
The basket had been overturned, but
that was all. Mr.. Jameson examined the
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04

pairing It for manufacture. Such .
man is in every way likely to spend
the later portion Of his life pleasantly
crushing as to deprive him of the
power of enjoyment. and in Rhodesia
he will have the advantage of obtain
ing three thousand acres of land on
what seems to us an extremely easy
scheme Of annual payment. Tobacco.
IS tho carly Virginians found out. is a
crop on which fortunes may be found
ed. and II energetic measures are
taken to propagate the merits Of the
plant in this country. so es to estab-
lfsh trade Of some magnitude, there
is every possibility Of the man estab-
fishing an estate. Perhaps some Of
his children when they grow elderly
will go out to take up the work when
he leaves 1t. But. of course. tobacco
is not the only crop which can be
grown to advantage In Rhodesia. Its
cotton is rapidly coming before the
public. and the general agricultural
resources Of the district are enor-
nous. Tho drawbacks lie frst in its
scarcity of railways. II will be neces-
sary to strengthen the internal means
Of communication II Rhodesia 10 to be
developed. At present 1t has. CON-
paratively speaking. only a very small
white population in comparison with
the black. No towns of importance
have yet arisen, SO that the colonist
has. SO to speak. the world before
him. The principal attraction SO far
has lain in the mines. which now. by
the by, are in a very favorable condi-
tion for earning profits: but in the end
it will probably be found that the
cultivation Of the soil is the mainstay
Of Rhodesia.
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04
HLC.LTI !"
CHAPTER VIII.
Tho Other tlaIf Of the Link.

Tho Other Flalf OF the Link.
Miss Innes," the detective began,
what is your opinion of the figure
you saw on the east veranda the night
you and your maid were in the house
alone?"
1T was a woman" I said positively.
And yet your maid affirms with
equal positiveness that it was a man. "
Nonsense" l broke in. '.Liddy
had her eyes shut-she always shuts
them when she's frightened"
And you never thought then that
the intruder who came later that
night might be woman-the woman
in fact, whom you saw on the veran-
da?"
Il had reasons for thinking 1t was
man," l said remembering the pearl
cuff-link.
Now we are getting down to busi-
ness What were your reasons for
thinking that?"
hesitated.
IF you have any reason for believ-
ing that your midnight guest was Mr..
Armstrong, other than his visit here
the next night, you ought to tell me,
Miss Innes. We can take nothing for
granted. If, for instance, the intru-
der who dropped the bar and
scratched the staircase-you see. l
know about thattif this visitor was
woman, why should not the same
woman have come back the following
night, met Mr. Armstrong on the cir
cular staircase, and in alarm shot
him?"
ut was a man." reiterated. And
then, because l could think of no 9th
er reason for my statement, 1 told
him about the pearl cuff-link. He was
intensely interested.
"Will you give me the link" he said
when l finished, "or, at least, let me
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04
ISLAND HOME OF THE SERIs
Fierce Inhabitants Of TIburon Have
50 Far Kept All Mankind at =
Distance.

Loss than 5000 miles from the city
a New York. and about third of that
distance from San Francisco, there is
situated. in the upper reaches of the
gulf Of California. a small island.
worthless even for SO mean a purpose
as the raising Of goats. but neverthe-
less center of attraction for the
ethnologists and archeologists of the
old and new worlds for many genera
tions. .
This rocky peak. rising from the
c..et Waters Of the gulf, is known as
Tiburon island. Tiburon Is Spanish
word which. translated into English.
means shark" The waters around
the islet are literally swarming with
these tigers of the sea. and the in
habitants Of the island are said to be
no less ferocious than the sharks.
Tiburon is peopled with handful OF
Indians. the only aborigines OF their
kind in the world. known as Seris
They are reputed to be cannibals to
be SO fierce that none of the mainland
tribes Of Mexican redskins ever dare
invade their shores. and to possess the
secret Of manufacture of peculiarly
deadly poison. with which they pre-
pare their arrows before battle.-H.
H. Dunn. in Wide World Magazine.
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04
Justified Alarm.

Very much excited and out Of
breath. = young man who could not
have been married very long. rushed
up to an attendant At one Of the city
hospitals and inquired after Mr..
Brown in the hospital.
my God! Don't keep mo waiting
In this manner" said the sxcitsd
young man. II must know how she H."
well. she Isn't hers" again said
the attendant.
"She must be-" broke in the visitor.
for here IL . note found On tAe
Kitchen table when came Acns ffsa
1otk."
The nUts rtaA:
"Dtaf iJssA: HAve-obaU ~ AapS -
,e1mouD Odk ouk ,hnhAA. = I,
The Glenwood post., 1910-06-04

MOST important letter has
been drawn up and published
by the Princess Christian
and three of her colleagues.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
October 10, 1910.
Smith & Schenck, Attorn
eth. Hon. Tom Settle. ora

"Ths Hon. Tom Settles orato-
rical gasconade was exploded
when it came into contact with
the dynamics of Ex-Governor R.
B. Glenn, at Hillsboro. These po-
litca gladiators met in joint de-
bate, and those who know how.
the ex-governor goes loaded can
imagine what happened to the
Republican spellbinder. Whatever
it was, it was plenty when Glenn
badgerOd Settle into the declara-
ton that he (Settle) would not,
under any circumstances, have
been guilty of such conduct as that
of Butler In the South Dakota
bond matter" It is barely posi-
BILE that Butler can't even endorse
himself in the light Of this con-
demnation by friend and foe"
pertinently suggests the Whining
ton Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
SIMMONS L PLAIN.

Senator Simmons doesnot mince
words in his denunciation of Ma
rion Butler, present boss of the
Republican party in North Carroll
ma. A week or so ago the senator
stated his reasons for advising no
Democrat in the State to meet
Butler in joint debate. He sug-
gested that Washington would
not have engaged in a discussion
with Benedict Arnold upon the
subject of the latter's treachery to
his country that Butler, by his
action in betraying the people of
North Carolina in the South Da-
kota bond case, had put himself
in the class with which Benedict
Arnold became connected near the
close of the Revolutionary war.
Butler didn't like this, of course,
and issued an open letter threat
ening to ",hire a hall in Raleigh
for the purpose of denouncing the
Senator. But Senator Simmons is
not perturbed about that and
when shown the Butler letter by
a representative of the Charlotte
Observer promptly replied:
81 have said repeatedly, and
saw now, that no decent Democrat
would held a joint discussion with
Marion Butler, in the light in
which he now appears before the
people of the State.
"The people of the State have
passed judgment on him. 1t is a
Judgment of outlawry.
"As far as his statement of pur-
pose to hire a hall to denounce
me if I did not accept his chal-
lenge, / only want to say that |
will regard his denunciation as a
badge of honor.
"a few years ago | denounced
Butler In the papers of the state
as a liar and a scoundrel, and that
was the end Of it with me, so far
as he was concerned. / haven't
Echanged my opinion of him since.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
Reaching The Ton.

in any calling of life, demands .
vigorous body and a keen brain.
Without health there is no s1s-
cess. But Electric Biters is the
greatest Health Builder the
world has ever known. It COM
pels perfect action Of the stomach
and enriches the blood, tones and
ipvioorates the whole system and
enables you to stand the wear and
tear of your daily work. "After
months of suffering from Kidney
Trouble" writes w. IA. Sherman,
of Gushing, Me-, ~three bottles
of Electric .Biters made me feel
like a new man" soc at all
Druggists.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
Cowles, republican, was elected

Cowles, republican, was elected
to congress from the Eighth dis
trict in 1908 by more than 1900
majority. This year the republi-
cans figure out a majority of $50,
which means that the chances for
Mr.. D~oughton's election are daily
growing stronger. The demo-
Gratis are very hopeful and repub-
licans admit that the district is
doubtful. The republican major
ity in the Tenth district two years
ago was 361 and this can easily be
wiped out. It must be done.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
-shanr. rpeaks Eli para-

An exchange SPeaAs lAB P
!. Many . young Weman who
a..srves a good man Tor Afe
',nu.nion has jumped IL ct :
..,der age and married a Johnny,
\ cone through life embarrass-
!, the rest of her days. Johnny is
I,;gbt as an lee cream boy and
slot machine, with whieh to
,st chewing gum and bon bOns,
1t in after years, with the men
~Io do things, and whose wives
Ike up the budget of satisfied
.no. he is down and out before
y. race starts. Girls, if you must
a,rrv. and you must, if you would
:. happy, be sure and marry q
man, or at least what is going to
!. a man.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
In the recent death of Senator.

In the recent death of Senator
David Bennett Hill, of New York,
the country lost a devoted and
distinguished son, a statesman
and patriot. He had served the
people of his state as governor,
United States Senator and in va
rious other positions of trust dur
ing a long and useful life. It is
needless to add that he was a
Democrat of the strictest sect
and a leader of remarkable abil-
ity.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
NOTICE.

Having qualified as admins
traitor of the estate of the late
Robert Beck, deceased, all persons
indebted to said estate are hereby
notified that they must make
prompt payment or suit will be
brought. AL persons having
claims against estate must pre-
sent them to the undersigned on
or before the 21st day of Septem-
Der, 1911, or this notice will be
pleaded In bar of their recovery.
This Sept. 81, 1910.
I'D. DERMID
A. s. Edney, Chairman.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27

/ hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Office of county
commissioner, in Edneyville town
ship, subject to the rules and reg
ulations of the Democratic party.
VIM. F. PRYOR,
Edneyville, N. G.
A merciless murderer is Appen-
dicitis with many victims. But
DR.. Kings New Life Pills XIII it
stimulate stomach, liver and bow
els, preventing that clogging
that invites appendicitis, curing
Constipation, Headache, Bill
oHEnoW GhNh 25e st al
Druggists.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
Forced To Leave Home.

Every year a large number of
.orp and racked with coughs are
g 8pss to go to another climate.
Rnt this is costly and not always
snre. There's a better way.
let DR.. Kings New Discovery
e,lre YOU at home. 1T cured me
If lung trouble" writes ". R.
Nelson. Of Calamine, Ark,
when all else failed md /
gained At pounds in weight. Its
surely the King of all cough and
ling cures" Thousands owe
their life and health to it. It's
nOstively guaranteed for Coughs
Colds, IaGrippe, Asthma, Group
all Throat and Lung troubles.
SOC and $1.O0. Trial bottle free.
Sold byaall Druggists.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
ONLY RUIN AND DISGRACE

wish I were abe to go from the
East to the Tennessee line and tell
this message to all the people. ]
have not long to- live. I have
children and grandchildren; but
I say to you that no stroke of this
right hand shall aid in putting the
Republican party over these chill
dren and grandchildren. I say
it because I have tried it in the
past and, having tried it in the
past and having found it nothing
but ruin and disgrace, I cannot
help but fight it now.-C. B. Wat
son.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
Kills A Murderer.
NOTICE.

Having qualified as administers
tor of the estate of the late JACKIE
Mitchell, all persons indebted to
said estate are hereby notified
that they must make prompt pay
ment or suit will be brought. AL
persons, having claims against
said estate must present them to
the undersigned on or before the
18th day of October, 1911, or this
notice will plead in bar of their
recovery.
JACOB ROBERT NELSON,
Administrator
October 10, 1910.
Smith & Schenck. ATTORNEYS.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Henderson.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Henderson.
In the Superior Court,
November Term. 1910.
Gabriel Cannon
VS..
Henry Briggs.
Notice of Summons.
Notice is hereby given that the
plaintiff, Gabriel Cannon, has
brought suit against the defend
ant, Henry Briggs, in the above
entitled cause in the Superior
court of Henderson county, re-
turnable on the 14th day of Nov
ember, 1910, to the Superior court
in term at the Court house in said
county for the purpose of remov-
ing all clouds, claims and de-
mands Of the said defendant of,
on and concerning that tract of
land In said county granted to the
said plaintiff as appears from that
grant recorded in Book 49, page
- of the records of deeds for
Henderson county; that the com
plant of the plaintiff will be filed
on the first three days of the term
beginning Oh the 14th day of
November, 1910, when and where
the defendant is commanded to
appear and answer or demur
that said action is brought to ex-
lclude thesaid defendant from said
land and remove the cloud caused
by his claim.
This the 18th day of October,
1910. C. M. PACE,
Clerk Superior Court
son Gn+v.
qn sehe
Attorney for FlAintiF
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
Annonncament.

l hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for Repre-
sentative for Henderson county in
the next General Assembly of
North Carolina.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
r. ION LOWNDES
Fer County CommiSsioner.

AT the solicitation of many
friends / hereby announce myself
ar independent candidate for
County Commissioners. H elected
/ shall strive to serve the people
along lines Of strict economy and
equal rights for nj the people.
WILLIM G. PRYOR.
Sept IL, 1910
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27
MOHTCR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
County Of Henderson.
In the Superior Court.
Before the CLERK.
J. IL Pace,


,. IA Pace,
Va.
A. Gates and his wife,
Alice II. Gates.
Attachment Proceedings.
To A A. Gates and his wife Alice
nj. Gates:
Take Notice that a warrant Of
attachment has been obtained in
the above entitled case, wherein
]. u. Pace is plaintiff and A. A.
Gates and his wife, Alice M. Gates.
are defendants, and the amount
claimed is $585.29 with interest.
demanded by plaintiff of defend
ants on note given by said de-
PENDANTS, which is long since due,
which said warrant of attachment
is returnable to the clerk of the
Superior Court of Henderson
county at his office in the court
house in said county on the Ord
day of November, A. d. 1910.
This the 29th day of September,
A. d. 1910.
G. M. PACE,
Clerk Superior Court.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-27

FOR SALE-Jersey Bull. Ap-
ply to Melvin S. Hatch, Hender-
sonville.
FOR SALE-Par well matched
buff oxen, eighteen months old.
Apply to T. r. Barrows, Daily
Herald Office.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-23
CHICKERINC
PIANO AT A
REDUCTION
OF sos

Any reduction in the price of a
Chickering is most rare. 1t is sell
dom even that you can secure a
secondhand instrument of this IA
nous make.
Once in a while, at rare inter
walls, something occurs like the
present incident in which manu-
facturers change the pattern of the
case. Just after the holidays,
Chickering & Sons changed the
style of two of their cases, and
while the factory is pursuing a
fixed policy in making this change,
the new models, in our estimation,
are not more beautiful than the
former ones.
You will like these pianos be-
cause you can't help but like the
Chickering and the beauty of this
offer is that you can save just sos.
We were left with three of the
old styles on hand and have au-
thOrity to close them out at a
handsome reduction and at easy
terms. If you have an instrument
now; we will accept it in exchange
at fair value.