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4 THRILLING RIDE.
The Piano Run a Frenchrnan Gave
 Locomotive Engineer.

T was lOitering around the streets last night" said Jim Nelson. one of the old locomotive engineers running into New Orleans. As l had nothing to do I dropped into a concert and heard a sleek looking Frenchman play q piano in way that made me feel ali over in spots As soon as he sat down on the stool l knew by the way h. handled himself that he understood the machine he was running. llt tapped the keys away up one end. j'i'" as if they were gauges and he Hali't to see if he had water enough .l he looked up as if he wanted to kno' how much steam he was carrying. q!
 the next moment he pulled open tA throttle and sailed on to the main llh as if he was half an hour late lo' could hear her thunder over cuivert and bridges and getting faster aln faster, until the fellow rocked about in his seat like a cradle. Somehow l thought 1t was old 36 pulling q pas senger train and getting out of the way of a special. The fellow worke1' the keys on the middle division H..- lightning, and then he flew along th, north end of the line until the drivers went around like buzz saw and got excited. About the time 1 was fixing to tell him to cut her off little h, kicked the dampers under the machins wide open, pulled the throttle away back in the tender, and how he did run! I couldn't stand 1t any longer. and yelled to him that he was pound ing in the left side, and If he wasn't careful he'd drop his ash pan. Bu' he didn't hear. No one heard me. Everything was flying and whizzing Telegraph poles on the side of the track looked like a row of cornstalks. and trees appeared to be mudbank. and all the time the exhaust of the old machine sounded like the hum of a bumblebee. tried to yell out, but my tongue wouldn't move. He went around the curves like bullet. slipped an eccentric. blew out his soft plug went down grades fifty feet to the mile and not a controlling brake set She went by the meeting point at a mile and half a minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up straight. because knew the game was up Sure enough. dead ahead of us was tie headlight of special. In a laze 1 heard the crash as they struck
 md saw ears shivered into atoms. t.,opIe s,uhshed and mangled and ;...edns and gasping for water. heard another crash as the French professor struck the deep keys away down on the lower end of the southern division. and then 1 came to my senses. There he was at dead standstiil. with the door of the firebox of tine machine open. wiping the precipitation off his face and lowing to the people before him. If live to be a thousand years old I'll never forget the ride that Frenchman gave me on piano. Life.
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Nonroyai Headoear.

One of the attaches of the American embassy at London tells story where in Michael Joseph Barry. the poet. who was appointed police magistrate in Dublin. was the principal figure. There was brought before him an Irish American charged with suspicious con- duct. The officer making the arrest stated, among other things. that the culprit was wearing . Republican hat"
 Does your honor know what that meansY' was the inquiry put to the court by the accused's lawyer.
 "It may be-" suggested Barry, "that 1t means hat without a crown."- Harper's Magazine
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Maxine lt Plain.

Pepper" said little Willie Billups, what does the paper mean when 1t says that when 1t comes to getting next to the people. Colonel Blinks has all the other candidates dashed to the mast?"
 That Is the slang way of saying. my son." returned Billups, "that for keep ing his eye peeled old man Blinks has his opponents skinned a mile.
 There are people in this world for whom the English language is not good enough when they come to the expression of what few ideas they have in their mental garages."-Har- per's Weekly.
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Reiterated.

Edmund Kean was playing in "Rich- ard Ill.," and the part of Catesby had to be taken by a low comedian. who sauntered on to the stage at the wrong moment and uttered the famous words, My lord, the Duke of Buck ingham is taken" in the wrong place.
 Edmund clinched his fists in rage. but otherwise took no notice of the re- mark.
 Later the comedian repeated the words in the right place, and when the king expressed surprise at the news Catesby folded his arms, walked boldly down the stage and remarked to the great actor in loud tones:
 'I told you so before, MT. Kean, but you wouldn't believe me-"
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MERCIFUL CAESAR.
A Story of the Great Roman and .
 Band of Pirates.

A Story of the Great Roman and .
 Band of Pirates.
 Caesar travelled with the retinue of man of rank, and on his way to Rhodes he fell in with an adventure which may be something more than legend. When he was crossing the Aegean, his vessel is said to have been taken by pirates. They carried him to Pharmacusa, an island off the Ca rian coast, which was then in their possession, and there he was detained for six weeks with three of his attend ants, while the rest of his servants were sent to the nearest Roman sta- tion to raise his ransom.
 The pirates treated him with polite ness. He joined in their sports, played games with them, looked into their habits and amused himself with them as we'll as he could. frankly telling them at the same time that they would be hanged.
 The ransom, very large one, about f10,000, was brought and paid, Caesar was set upon the mainland. near Mi- letus, where, without a moments delay, he collected some armed vessels, returned to the island. seized the whole crew while they were dividing their plunder and took them away to Pergamus, the seat of government in the Asiatic province, where they were convicted and crucified. Clemency was not a Roman characteristic. It was therefore noted with some surprise that Caesar interceded to mitigate the severity of the punishment. The poor wretches were strangled before they were stretched on the crosses and were spared the prolongation of their torture.-James Anthony Froude.
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Burning . Diamond.

The diamond was first burned by Davy and Faraday in 1914. It was held on a platinum rod in a glass globe of twenty-two cubic inches of pure hydrogen and the Duke of Trs- cany's burning glass-a lens of four. teen inches and one of three inches separated six and one-haf feet-cup- centrated the suns heat. In three quarters of an hour the stone burst Into a scarlet flame. Out of focus 1t blazed four minutes and was con- stunned in two more trials.
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Saxina hia EaaIinaa,

The Office Boy (to persistent lady artist who calls six times a week)-The editors still engaged. The Lady Artist Tell him 1t doesn't matter. I don't want to marry him. The Office Boy I 'aven't the 'art to tell i'm that, miss. He's 'ad several disappointments to- day. Try and look in again next year. London Sketch.
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Miscellaneous.
CURB AND GUTTER DISTRICT NO
 (Pine Street)

The tax books for the collection ol pecial assessment upon the real Foperty in Curb and Gutter District No l, in the city of Pine Bluff has t been placed in my hands.
 All owners of real property lying Nan the district are required to pay ~heir assessment to me within thirty lays from this date.
 If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that infe for the collection of such assess ment and for legal penalties and cost. Given under my hand this 20th day uf August, 1910.
 A. G. RUSSELL, City collector. yffffce, City Hall-9 a. p'. to 2 M.
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PILES! PuESl PUI9l

Williams Indian Pile Ointmst ? cure Blind. Bleedtngs and lta Piles. It absorbs the tumon, i
 itching 1t once, acts a | poqlh| gives instant relief, William IF Pile Ointment is prepared iuf n and itching Of the private parts. bl by druggists. mail Soc and $1M \, li&mB' Afg. Co.,. Props, Clsvslllll | Gold by McC 1lu1.s1 ( SO3s,
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it Covers the Land..

we shall never see that great American novel. It can't be written" /" 'Why not?''
 "We have too many dialects" Write 1t in baseball vernacular."- Washington Herald.
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clavino Safe.

Johnny" ',' the teacher. "this k the third tin.v have had to punish you this week Why are you so uaug.,- tyr"
 "Because." answered the incorr"i- ble youngster, grandpa says the :,,od die young. and I ain't takin any chances es"-ChicagO News.
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Optimistic

'I was pinched for being too opti- mistic."
 "Aw. come of"
 "Fact. thought the stock l was selling would be worth something some day."-Washington Herald.
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Ths Roliina oeeani.

She-Shal have your lunch brought up to yoa here. dear: He tfeeoly1-Na lovs: have 1t thrown straight over. board It will save time and troablAre london Sketch,
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A Bold Jollisr.

Mrs. Hashleigh-Yes. we've been hay ing considerable trouble with our milk lately. Do you take your coffee with or without?
 New B0ar6er-l take 1t within.-Bos- ton Transcript.
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DIR. c. D. SMITH VETERINARY SURGEON AND

DENI1ST.
 Treats sll diseases of Horses. Mules lattle and Dogs. 0@ce SS1 Pine. hrn 4th ave. Telephone (long dis hnce) 63o.
 Hospital 3a3 Pine. orst buildinl sputh oe Hick's Ics yactory.
 naeideucA 11o1 ". sth. ave. teas < slcae Cons Aie&ancel .1eo.
 - an1 An1omSa0oo wA6Ael K fIn 1f1A
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In South America.

Foreign Correspondent-And who are those two men under the tree! Gen. eral Paprika-0h. that's the second battalion e tAe eoyal guards. Chicaso NswsL
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Highly EHfcacious.

George Is not naturally a hasty man. and as his position requires great patience and capacity for waiting. he took regular training course in both."
 "How did he do itY'
 "He always went with his wife shop ping to match things" s."-Baltimore American.
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An eavioas man waxes lean at tho faensss e his ae1SAboe-socza
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Bros.
 Contractors

We are prepared to sup ply your wants in painting, paper hanging, wall tinting and decorating. Let us do that painting or paper hang ing for you, we guarantee satisfaction.
 Get what you want and at the proper time. Allow us to figure your large ol lsmall johs. n KY old Phone lSn
 IT. None n
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-O1d Furniture made as poM l. new at Tedstrom Fur. Co. <. ].

THOMPSON THE TAlLOR-nn| ing, altering and repairing, ns| ialty. All work strictly first ts| 402 West Secoind avenue, Old al 4Sx
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
TAFT PROSPERITY.
Salisbury Post.

Salisbury Post.
While Moses N. Harshaw, Esq.
in his speech to the Rowan Re
publicans Saturday was laud-
ing prosperity and declaring
that we are enjoying the best
times in the his tory of the coun-
try, more than 1000 employees OF
the Southern's Spencer shops
were walking the streets of Sal
isbury, on account of a sweeping
reduction in the hours of work
At the same time, every cotton
mill in Salisbury was, idle, with
little prospects of resuming on
full time in the near future.
These are facts in spite of Mr..
Harshaw's rosy picture.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
BUFFERS REPUTATION.
Said 70 Be Very Smart, But
Does Not Measure Up To The
Esfimafa

Greensboro Record.
Butler enjoys the reputation of
being a smart, very smart man,
with which statement we have
never agreed. We have always
regarder his political game like
that of the three card monte
man. This is his style. He is
smart? Let's see. The next day
after his return from the state
committee meeting in this state,
held here, he sat down and wrote
out a seven-page interview with
himself about the v ictory he had
won, and gave copies to the morn
ing papers in Washington, fully
expected to see it the next morn
ing, but he was disappointed not
a paper printed it. No doubt feel
ing sorry for him, however, the
Washington Post, few days
thereafter, published a few para
craps from his interview. 1t was
so palapbly a boost for Butler
that the newspapers saw his
game. It was praise of Taft from
beginning to end, with Butler
thrown in for good measure,
showing that he thought he knew
the game, to-wit: to get next to
Taft by fulsome praise. All this
we get from the Washington cor
respondent of the Raleigh News
and Observer. Mr.. Tom Pence,
and Tom is a mighty hard man to
fool Do you think Butler is
smart9 The truth is he used to
hang around the departments in
Washington as a Big Ike, but
something happened and he qll
it. He wants to get back and is
doing his best, but has adopted
the wrong course. The news
papers are not going to help him.
They are on to him.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

: + :
During recent meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association, Mr..
J. G. Morrow after making a
speech that moved the stern coun-
tenances of those business men,
concluded his remarks by calling
on Mr.. 7. B. Carson for his expert
ence along the line under discus
sion.
"I'm about like the boy at
church, he responded. GA fell
low took his girl to church and
during the impressive silence be-
fore the services began, the boy
looked at the girls bare arms that
were guiltless of the slightest PIN
pie or freckle and said lowly !;
You have pretty hide, to which
the girl in fattered way advised,
Don't say hide; say skin. The
preacher announced the hymn,
Hide Me, O My Savior, Hide Me. ,
The organist began the prelude,
and the boy burst out in accents
loud and strong Skin Me o, My
Savior, Skin Me.
SO I've been skinned, !" con-
cluded Mr.. Carson amid shouts of
applause.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
1ru DISTRICT MIDDLE.
SlAA Raleigh, Aug. "a

The State Democratic executive
,mittee tonight adopted q re
;++ae, headed by Ex-Governor
eoltT Of the special investigating
P Poryi s. and Aycock, to the effect
Jarvi IN the sixth congressional
t ,!s4.i ct neither O. l. Clark of
dlS sur nor H. L. Goodwin of
Balu uott county was duly nomi-
b l4ad in the recent sensational
. n Dssn,Tention at Wrightsyllle
COW GOno6 and that there be general
Ds 4;ug primaries throughout the
1 1;o+r;et not later than September
a o. for naming delegates to a dis
- =. ~ convention that shall de-
'I IDro who the Democratic candi-
e ca congress in the district shall
~ furthermore, that the chair
DE- 'aD Of the State Democratic ex-
n Dnt;ve commit ee shall name a
sonmittee necessary to carry out
t GU rpcommendation in the report.
'pT This latter feature means that
- district executive committee
s .ho had such serious clashes at
~. .ha time of theformer convention,
IL, iii be expected to stand aside
'nd have the machinery for the
aar;maries and the convention set
Z motion by a nonpatriasn COM
ni+tee, It is understood that cand-
dates dates generally for the nomination
s Congress can enter this new
u ~; which it is stipulated
INST INST be held in each county
s sp and apart and at a
5ifffprent time from any primary
or convention for any other pur-
The meeting of the committee
tonight consisted of twenty-four
nresent in person and ten by
prOxy, Ex-Governor Aycock read
the report Of the investigating
eOmmittee, which consisted OF
ix typewriter pages, and re-
viewd at considerable length the
stirring feature of the former
district convention showing that
there had been irregularities that
disqualified both conventions for
making a legal nomination.
There was a minority report
from Hon. Theo. F. Kluttz of
Salisbury, insisting that o. l..
Clark was the real nominee OF
the Democrats of the district, but
declaring that in the event the
State committee sided with the
majority report of this committee
that there had been no nominitlon,
then he concurred in the recon-
mendation that heer be a general
voting primary under the super
vision of the State committee.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

''The Republicans of Henderson
county dropped Mr.. Rhodes who
was a consistent prohibitionist,
and nominated Judge Ewart who
is an avowed local option man for
representative. Still the Repub-
licans want to try to have us be-
ieve that the t'local self govern
ment plank" in their state plat
form has no reference to the liquor
question: suggests the Madison
County Record.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

lima Republicans, Messrs. More
head, CoWles and Grant, voted
against the insurgents every time
they affiliated with the Democrats
to shear Speaker Cannon of his
power They also voted against
every effort made by the insur-
gents to reform legislation. They
stood with Speaker Cannon at
every turn doing his bidding with
out question.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
THE FRENCH BROAD.
Mr.. Gudger Has Not Overlooked
It; Far Verse.

It; Far Verse.
We CLEAN the following from
a statement recently issued by
Congressman Grant, through the
medium of our morning contem-
pOrary:
''Mr. Gudger seems to have over
looked entirely the fact that l OBJ
tanned an order for a survey of
The French Broad river in the
rivers and harbors bill"
If this is true, as definitely
charged here, that Mr.. Gudger has
overlooked entirely" that our
beloved French Broad is to re-
eeive the painstaking attention of
Federal surveyors, he has plainly
committed the objectionable sin
OF omission. There is a time
and place for all things, and sor-
did political considerations have
no place in this proposed survey
Of the French Broad, a movement
'hat at once appeals to our bust
ness acumen as well as our esthe-
&c natures. The mental picture
y. ShlpS, that must pass in the
night, as well as the day, is one
mat must be considered with re-
Se!fence, while this democratic cy-
ue' to speak as mildly as the cir
smstances will permit, should be
II .tmlnded by patriotic citizens
u tlat large body of deep naviga-
Dle water is essential to the mater
~ progress of any city.
nqt this paper fears that Mr..
erGager has not overlooked en-
nely' that survey. It would be
ar a. better for Gudger on election
say' When the gentleman must
az .tee justly displeased elector-
w. II ne could claim, with sue
t fISS' merely to have overlooked
y iS legislative accomplishment
your Congressman, working
Trough a Speaker who has evil
t = been moved by a troub-
4. conscience to make amends
~ ~ tGe injury done us in the mat
,s = u the n, Appalachian forest re-
pSFve bill. Reports have reach
er,Io US that Mr.. Gudger, far from
p,asHS5g this survey, has ap-
( ' %bi ed the subject with a levi
esa s4agrln that naturally follows
y snecuon upon his own provide
5.. Such a survey when he was
snr rged with the responsibility of
i i5pppssentIng our people in the
oo rSe, He has had the hardi-
tD Uu to intimate, from several
1: that Mr.. Grants interest
|el. ms legislation was inspired
stsSp by a tender regard for the
Sn that daily hurt themselves
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

The Wilmington Dispatch time
ly remarks: The question "What
shall we do with our ex-Presi-
dents?" has undergone a slight,
though vital change, until now it
is "What CAN we do with our
President 90 Very well said.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

That harmony committee evi-
IDENTIFY does not intend for any
body other than Democrats to
vote in teh ballot primary called
for the Sixth district judg-
ing from the oath it has ,proscrib-
ed for those expecting to partici-
pate.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

Colonel Roosevelt sees the re
form wave sweeping over the
country and is gradually getting
on the band wagon. He knows
which way the cat is going to
jump.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01

Jack Cudahy, who made con-
siderable number of marks on his
wife's banker lover, is free once
again. His wife has been granted
a divorce. Likely as not Mr..
Cudahy did not protest.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.
Deductions Made by Special Cor
respondent Daily Herald.

respondent Daily Herald.
Washington, D. c., Aug. a.
But few real active politicians are
in the city at this season of the
year, though some remain here as
they aer absolutely essential to.
keep the government machinery
running. These are, of course, all
Republicans and the news coming
in from various sources is scanned
with unusual interest, as changes
in the political drift means the life
of these party men. Factions de-
.velop here rapidly and the weather
vane of politics in it's frequent
shifts is watched with feeling of
uncertainty. It is recognized that
the distance between Oyster Bay
and Beverly is constantly grow
ing, and that eventually the only
safe manner of communication
will likely be the wireless. Post
master General Hitchcock has left
the city on a scouting trip, first to
see about his senatorial chances
from one of the new western
states, and secondly to quen the
insurgent uprising. Ballinger
says he will not resign and Can
non insists he will again be can
didate for speaker, notwithstand-
ing the efforts to sidetrack him.
One of the quaint old cities of
the country is Alexandria, eight
miles down the Potomac river
from this city, on the Virginia
side. This old city was rival for
the location of. the national capital
in 1917, and was at that time one
of the foremost interior ports of
the new states. The city prides
itself on its unchanged condition,
and remains about as it was half a
century ago, and many historic
points are preserved in their orig
inal state. One of the most noted
places is Christ Church, where
Washington attended service.
Fairfax Parish, to which Alexan-
dria belongs, was created in 1853,
and among the first vestrymen
chosen was Washington, then thir-
ty-two years of age. The church
was completed in 1773, and all of
the old decorations still remain, in
Guiding chrystal chandelier of
solid brass twelve candlesticks tc
typify the Twelve Apostles. Wash
ington's pew is marked by a sill
yer plate with facsimile of his au-
tograph, and across the aisle is the
Lee pew, with similar plate with
the name of Robert E. Lee. The
long handled purses for the col
lections are the most curious of all
the relics. Another landmark is
the Marshall House, where Ellis,
worth was killed in pulling down
a Confederate flag at the outbreak
of the civil war.
y
The census bureau is rapidly
compiling the figures submitted,
and one of the recent reports Gov
ers the dairy population Of the
country, which is about q, 100000,
or one cow to every five people.
1t S figured that each person in the
country eats about twenty pounds
of butter each year. Very little
butter is now imported. Each
person takes only four pounds of
cheese of the domestic product.
Condensed milk is somewhat local
lied, as about three-fourths of it
|comes from New York and Illinois,
where more than half of the con-
densers are located. The yearly
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
BY an effort to negotiate the Buck

There will be administered to.
Mr.. Gudger a richly deserved re-
buke; defeat will be the portion
of the man who is seeking to
stand upon an aquatic platform
as unpopular as it is unpatrio-
tic. Gazette-NewB.