The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09

LIan journal: 1t is TOO early Tor
the Fourth of July, but what about a
sane st. Valentines day and Wash
ington's birthday.
Charity and Children: The, brethren
who have butted in to. the Henderson
Vile Resolutions will think twice
hereafter before they dash at a stone
wall. So
CASTOR Progress: Four hundred mill
lion dollars worth of cotton at near
" Is cents a pound spells prosperity
with a great big p for the Southern
planter. So FL E3gl5
New York World: The Standard Oil
Company by bringing a libel suit
proves at last that If the corporation
has not a soul to be seved it has feel
ings that can be hurt.
Washington Herald: How is this for
race suicide? Three men killed them
selves in a Massachusetts town be-
cause their wives had presented them.
with twins. 8
Fayetteville Index: We are unalter-
ably opposed to the State issuing bonds
for the higher education of young
men until she provides for the lower
education of the masse of the child
rem.
Wilmington Dispatch: Not because
it is capable of harm itself. but be-
cause it performs duties like the red
flag in it's relation to anarchy is why
~near-beer is to be banished, but some
are kicking on kicking out the social
clubs, which are the real dynamite
bombs.
Charlotte Observer: Everybody
knows that Stokes county is a great
tobacco-raiser but The Danbury Re-
porter declares that chickens and eggs
bring more money into Stokes than
does the weed. Strikes us that Stokes
would be a good place to visit about
frying-size time.
Greenville Piedmont: Permits have
been issued since the first of the year
for new buildings and repairs and ad-
ditions to buildings totaling a cost of
$50 1866. These permits date from
January 1 to January 81 and include
one or two specially large contracts
and a number of repairs and additions.
Lexington Leader: The preachers in
the ancient borough of Mocksville
have gone after the skating rink in
that town with a vim. From the pull
pit n said there is more danger to
morals in the skating rink than in
round dancing" Not having eYer ac-
complished either feat, we will have
to pass it up.
Concord Times: The presidency of
the Presbyterian College of Charlotte,
has been offered to Rev. DR.. J.. L.
Caldwell, of Pine Bluff, Ark, one of
the most forcefpl men in his denom-
inatiOn. DR.. Caldwell has the offer I'M
der advisement at present and will
give his answer to the trustees of the
college at an early date, it is believed
that the offer will be accepted.
Concord Times: The city of Whining
ton seems to think it is bigger and
better than the State of North Caro-
lima. 1t asks the Legislature to give
it privileges of local option which
means that it would have saloons. If
such a law is good for Wilmington,
it is good for the whole State. This
question was settled by the people of
the State two ear ago by a major
ity of nearly $4,000.
Monroe Journal, The folks who I'M
de stand the gentle art o. hog ais
ing saw that The most pfoi ate hog
is not the largest. but the one that
yields the most per day for the en-
tire number of days in his life. And
as a standard, they say a hog that
nets a pounds a day when bUtchered
is a good one. According to this stand
ard Mr.. P. G. Orator of north Monroe
has killed a fine one. 1t was. 240 days
old and Melted 306 pounds, Mr.. Crater
wants to know who can beat it.
Asheville Citizen: The advocates of
the commission form of government
were in a vast majority at the mass
meeting of ASheville citizens at the
court house Thursday night, and it
was decided by an Overwhelming ma
jority to ask the Buncombe represen-
ority to ask the Buncombe represen-
tative in the legislature to introduce
a bill providing for an election to be
held in this city to permit the citizens
of Asheville to. determine whether or
not this city shall have this form of
government.
Fayetteville Observer: John G..
Johnson, j. p, is responsible for the
marriage of Mr.. Colon Brown to Miss
Bessie Johnson, of Ellington, Route 1,
while they were in a buggy, the horse
going at 'break-neck' speed and the
brides father in close pursuit with
another horse and buggy. The mar
riage question didsnot set well on the
old folks nerves and there was but
one way to marry-that was to run-a-
way, and run they did, too. Congratu-
lations to the aeronautical couple. and
may they eve o reside on Cupid
Square and Felicity Street with Hap
piness and Prosperity as their near
est friends.
Newton Enterprise: A man by the
name of Brown, said to be from the