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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
THE OTHER SIDE.
IContributed.l

Some extracts from the wit and
humor column of our local contem-
temporary:
IF the war in Europe should como
suddenly to a close it would play
thunder with business in this country
Therefore of course the Republican
party would do it's utmost to keep the
wal going for they have shown they
will sacrifice any personal rights or
human rights for the welfare of their
pets. the 'big interests"
every man who desires to see the
business and financial conditions OF
this country restored to their former
state should prepare himself TO vote
the Republican ticket next
Since business has increased nearly
20 per cent more than it was unde~
the last administration who want 10
reduce it to it's former state? But II
any one does why of course let MN
vote the Republican ticket.
"It is little wonder that this free
business meets with so little raw
among the people when n recallS
that the Democrats represent only
about six million Of the fifteen million
of the fifteen millions of voters VINO
participated in tn eelectiOn of 1917"
lust think! Not half the voters are
and yet they rule the coun,
try. Since it is not quantity it must
be quality that thus gets the upper
hand
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06

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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
BUTLER HAS ENTERED SUIT.
Continued from First Page.l

page, said article entitled Marion
Butler" The greater part of said
article is without foundation and false,
In The Charlotte Daily Observer of
the issue of Monday, March 20, 1916,
an article entitled "Ewart on Butler"
but the following statements in said
article are false and defamatory, to-
wit:
HE betrayed his race into negro
domination"
and while yet a representative OF
the interest and the honor of the
State in the United States Senate he
betrayed the State himself to the SOL
diers of the millions of dollars of re-
pUdiated and, fraudulent carpet bas
bonds"
"While yet a member of the United
States Senate and drawing his pay as
a Representative of North Carolina he
concocted the fraudulent scheme by
which the holders of one set of these
bonds could get Jurisdiction in the
courts to enforce against the State the
payment of these bonds"
In The Daily Charlotte Observer OF
the issue of Wednesday morning Marcn
Is, 1916, an article entitled as follows:
+, Editorial on Butler Makes a De-
cided Hit"
The greater part of the article is
likewise false, but the following state
! ments in said article are false and de-
f%amatory, to-wit:
mo editorial that has appeared in
any North Carolina newspaper i1
many years has created as much talk
as the leading editorial in The Char
lotte Observer last Sunday morning
entitled Marion Butler Copies of
the Sunday Observer have been passed
from hand to hand, read and re-read,
until they are almost worn out and
there has been nothing but praise
from Democrats, and Republicans
have been unable to deny a word of
it,"
Zone Republican had this to say:
Now what you going to do with a
thing like that against you? Why, We
haven't a chance in the world. The
worst of it is that every word of it is
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06

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Three Months, in ADVANCE. .25
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
RETRIBUTION IN HISTORY.

Marion Butler threatens to institute
civil and criminal action against a num-
he ,rof newspapers that carried the
IlEwart article two weeks ago, in which
the Judge denounced Butler as a knave.
an arch traitor, a liar and an migrate.
But this man Butler should remember
that there is r%etribution in history
On the Goth of January, 1897, according
to the News and Observer. Butler was
a member of a committee that employ
ed equally vigorous language in denun-
citation of Col. Harry Skinner and the
seventeen populists who supported
Senator Pritchard for reelection. The
Butler populists had assembled in eau
Gus to discuss the action of those mem
Der of the peoples party" who left
the ranks to support Mr.. Pritchard and
agreed to issue an address to the voters
of the State bearing upon this particu-
lar incident. The document, although
promulgated nineteen years ago, shows
that the spirit of Butlerism has under
gone little change. The committee, Of
which the populist Senator was Z
member, did not mince words in pay
Ing their respects to, the boilers"
Here is the address as it appeared in
the press on, Jan. "a, 1897: ~ -
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06

true.
"'Why 1 knew Butler was a. traltot
but did not know how much of a
traitor he was. That editorial tells OF
tIeacheries that even I did not know
o. and it is going to hurt the party,
world without end"
The greater part of the statements
set out in this article are false, but the
following statements in said article
arc false and defamatory, to-wit:
Judge Ewa1t's letter makes edify-
ing reading for Democrats. He lets it
he known at the outset that the peo-
rle of the State, without regard to
party, know Butler to be a liar, migrate
aud knave, and he says
1.-The Democratic press in the State,
knowing the hatred and contempt
that all parties in the State have for
RUtIer, was quick to attribute the &C
ton of the convention in defeating
Duncan as a personal victory for But
Ter, but the truth is his influence III
the convention was nil. His treachery
to Pritchard in the senatorial contest
of 1893, his open and notorious ingrat-
itude and treachery to his former
friends and associates, Cyrus Thomp-
son, Skinner and others; his attempt
collect the fraudulent tax bond off
the people of his w State, when he
was a United States Senator, have
made his name a stencil in the nos
trils of every decent man in the
StSte!'"
The Observer cheerfully submits the
conclusion reached by Judge Ewart
for the consideration of the people of
the State, to-wit: "Self-respecting
Republicans will be slow to support
ally policy, or party in any name in
f1uenced by the arch traitor, Marion
Butler"
This the Both day of March, 1915.
MARION BUTLER,
L
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
CARD OF THANKS.

The ladies Of the hospital association
wish to thank the choral society for tho
entertainment, given for the benefit NJ
the hopitalon last Wednesday evening
To-
HIGH CLASS DRESSMAKING-Fuu
= line samples from New York, --latest
French fashions. Mrs. Kate R. Pow.
ell Balfour, formerly of Charlotte,
4-6-1tp
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
This the Both day of March, 1916.
MARION BUTLER,
By W. S. OBJ. Robinson, Attorney.

According to the laws of North Car
DINA covering such causes for action,
the parties against whom suit is
brought, have five days in which to
apologize or retract, thereby escaping
punitive damages.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
address to the Voters of the Peoples
Party Of North CorOIinn -

Party OF North Carolina
at has been the purpose of both the
Democratic and Republican parties to
destroy the organic existence of the
Peoples party and our live is endan-
gered by the two friendly touch of
either. The majority in refusing to
vote for Mr.. Pritchard has stood for
tho preservation of the basic prinCi-
pals upon which along the Peoples
party can live, or deserve to live. Met
when a majority of the caucus would
not yield to the majority it is charged
with attempting to defeat co-opera-
ton with Republican party in order
to give the State into the hands
Oh the Democracy. We are confronted
BY serious conditions. The election
OF Mr.. Pritchard, the candidate OF
Hannah, Sherman, and Wall Street, to
represent the silver sentiment of
North Carolina in the United States
Senate discovers a startling crisis in
the history of the Peoples party. He
! could not have been elected by Repub-
! lican votes. He was elected by the
votes of those who call themselves
POpulists, and at a time when they
could have easily elected a Populist.
Pcpulists who fail in a critical
hour to stand for Populist principals
are not the POpuliSts in whose hands
and under whose leadership the prin-
ciples of the party cal be carried to
victory.
"When the Peoples party last sum-
mer refused to enter into a contract
ID support the causus nominee of the
Republican party for United States
carbohydrates of his position OIL
the financial question (even though
the goVernorship might have been
I, gotten in return for such a pledge)4
they they laid their plans to secure
the votes of enough individual Popu-
last senators and representatives OF
this legislature for such a. Senatorial
candidate in spite of and in defiance oi
the Peoples party organization. TIC
accomplish such a result it was heces-
sary for them to find some one OF
more prominent members of the PEG.
pies party whom they could induce tx
to barter their principles and become
their agents and tools to carry out g
conspiracy to corrupt, debauch, and
i. if necessary, split the Peoples party
to accomplish their purpose.
They found one of their agents il
! the person of Col. Harry Skinner. The
| allies and saterlites OF this arch trait
/. q: inside the organization played theil
!, part and by their acts uncovered them
selves to the world yesterday and to
day. The next step in their helliss
plot is already being taken. Havins
disrupted the Peoples party caucus
anC accomplished the election of
! gold Senator by open and defiant al
lance with the minority, they ar,
: studiously endeavoring by every influ
: ence at their command to disrupt an
] destroy u organization, because the,
4 and every corporation, monopoIy
! trust and combine, which is represent
ea by them in this contest, hate GU,
principles. n r alarmed at tn,
q growth and increasing strength of tn,
It Peoples party which represents thes
n principles.
They have concocted two method
Coz accomplishing this result. Tn,
hTst was being used today, Befer,
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-06
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Strawberry Nose,

The most distressing of facial de
formitieS, rhinophyma, which is char.
acteriZed by a much swollen and red.
dened tip of the nose, making this look
like huge strawberry or a piece of
caulitlower that has been dipped in
beet juice. may be cured by a simple
operation. Sir William Milligan Of the
Royal intirmary, Manchester, England.
describes this in the London Lancet.
The operation consists in cutting of
all the hypertrophied tissue, while the
nasal passages are kept extended with
absorbent wool in order to preserve
their contour. Care Is taken to avoid
injury to the lateral cartilages, and
only two insignificant blood vessels re-
Quire tying. The raw surface Is COW
cred with two thin CRAFTS Of skin cut
from the patients thigh, over which a
sheet Of gold leaf is placed and a dry
dressing fastened with adhesive plas-
ter. 1t should be possible to remove the
dressing in five days.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Tire Penetrating Stare.

Can a stare be felt? A woman who
has conducted many experiments says
1t can, that mo matter how deep her
absorption, the stare at her back will
always disturb her. All girls feel a
stare" DR.. COover, "a psychologist, I"
says a stare is not felt and that he
has tested it thousand times. It Is
probably all imagination on the part
Of the woman, for it is easy In such
eases for what one imagines to be-
come real to her. Where she passes a
man, and he stares at her, she can
doubtless feel that stare block away,
for 1t will take awhile for the impress
sion Of stare to pass away. Stares
are no doubt great annoyance to wo-
men. but there is no way to prohibit
them. The only way to do to abolish
the stare il for women to dress simply
nd go modestly abose thstF saslnssA
Ohio State Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Nickel In Soapmakinu,

1t will probably be news to the aver
age ablutionist that the metal nickel
Is used in making his soap. And fur
Their. perhaps, he will be glad to learn
that although the nickel, finely ground,
Is mixed with the other soap ingredi-
ents the finished product contains
none of it This is so because the
nickel acts as what the chemists call
a catalyst-that is, its presence causes
certain desirable changes to occur, al
though it takes no part in the chemi-
cal reaction. Offensive oils and those
too thin for satisfactory use when
mixed with finely divided nickel and
subjected to the action of a current
Of hydrogen become deodorized and
harder and suitable for the soapmak-
er's use. Cottonseed oil, for example.
after the nickel-hydrogen treatment,
makes a satisfactory soap.-Pittsburgh
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Thugs of India.

Among the countless varieties Of
criminal which infest the large cities
you are doubtless familiar with the
one commonly designated by the name
thug" a ruffian who would stab q
person in the back for a few cents.
The name thug" is derived from the
old religious order that flourished In
India unmolested up to about 1885
Thuggee was practiced by religious
fanatics, whose creed prohibited the
shedding of blood. Any human s0cri-
fee which might be offered to the god
dess Kali must be slain without the
breaking Of the skin or the appearance
Of one bloodstain. Usually the thugs
masqueraded as pilgrims or peddlers,
got the confidence Of their victims and
then strangled them by means Of
rope, a handkerchief or an unwound
turban. They were then buried in
shallow graves, dug with a consecrat-
ed pickax, and a third Of the plumber
was laid on the altar Of Kali, their
barbaric deity.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Reconciled.

We observe that our friend has a
bad cold in his head, and Of course
we tell him exactly how to cure it.
From his pocket he takes a large
memorandum book and enters our pre-
scriptiOn OH one of the final pages
thereof. Then he snaps a rubber
band about the book. sneezes and
smiles happily.
We observe to him that we are glad
our instructions for a cure have made
him so happy.
at isn't that" he says. "Since got
this cold / have written down every
sure cure recommended, and when
ever the cold gets so bad 1 feel as
though couldn't stand it another day
I read over all the cures and think
how much better is is to have the cold
than to endure all the remedies
Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Fashion FriIlS.

6ome women wear comfortable
eothes, while others dress in STYLE
Macon News.
Short skirts for general wear are
gdn cutting in upon the business Of the
burlesque ShOws.-Chicago News.
But, at that. perhaps with the women
going in for trOuSerettes the men can't
be blamed if they turn to near corsets.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
women in America dress better
than men," remarks a woman writer.
Oh, huh. and at last accounts water
vas still running downhill.-Phflade
Dhia Inquirer.
Fashion" says an authority, 'fs a
state Of mind" What horrible mental
disorders some Of those designers of
late styles must b suKefiAs fssal-
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Helping Uncle.

She came down to the drawing room
to meet her special young man with
a frown on her pretty face
"John,' she said, father saw you
this morning going into a pawnbroker's
with, a large bundle"
John flushed. Then he said In q low
voice:
"Yes, that is true. l was taking the
pawnbroker some of my old clothes.
You see, he and his wife are fright
fully hard up
"Oh. John. forgive mer exclaimed
the young girl. How truly noble you
arer'-EXchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
: \
Rhinoceros Horn,


In Sumatra the horn Of the rhfnoce.
ros is esteemed as an antidote to pol
son and on that account is made into
drinking cups.
The Land of Large Families.
In his article on the winter life Of
the French Canadians in Harper's
Howard E. Smith tells Of the ex-
raordinary large families of these
simple folk.
''SoOn the twilight grew to night,
and the large lamp on the table cast
its orange glow over the room and the
long table filled with steaming dishes.
"'You have a large family, madam
I remarked, as they gathered about
the table.
"'Oui, monsieur, we are sixteen. 1t
is good gift to lie bon Dieu, n'est-ce
pasP she said, turning toward the
cure.
"'C'est vrai, mon enfant. 1t Is.
There is no better gift than that Of
another child to his kingdom
81 could not but remember that the
law has also encouraged large fami-
lies by passing a bill at Quebec Civ
ing ten acres Of land to any family
having from that time forth twelve or
more children, and how in two years
the law was repealed because the de-
mand on those ten acre lots was In
excess of the supply"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Echoes of the War.

The sights of many famous European
cities are now spelled ''sites."-Aem
phis Commercial Appeal.
The declarations Of war since the
first one in August, 1914, ana now
twenty Herald.
Why not put Europe's trenches to
some good use? They would be an ex.
eellent place to bury the hatchet.-Chi.
cag0 News.
"War is a disguised blessing" says
q preacher. There may be two opin-
Ions about the blessing, but only one
on the effectiveness of the Disguise
Wall Street Journal.
Lord Kitchener now says that It Is a
struggle between Birmingham and the
Krupps. The man behind the guns has
given way To the man who makes the
OA-DstFcat Free Pres.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Spring Flows on Holidays.

In picnic ground in the Passaic val
ley there is Il spring that flows only on
Sundays and holidays. 1t used to flow
always. Robert Z. Horton, in the pro-
ceedings of the Connecticut Society of
Civil Engineers, explains this strange
performance. When the great silk mills
sprang up in the Passaic valley numer-
GUS artGsian wells were bored into the
red sandstone; pumps draw out so
much water that it now normally
stands below the level of the spring
outlet, but on Sundays and holidays
the pumps are not working, the water
rises above the level Of the spring, and
this flows again.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Races Within Races In the Balkans.

Language and religion are not the
only basis Of the intense subdivision Of
feeling in the Balkans. The whole re-
gion is parceled out among race frac-
lions, some of which are no larger than
q hamlet. Roumanians, Bulgarians,
Servians and Greeks have a sharp con-
seriousness OF race persistence, and at
the same time every state is intent
upon breaking up the race units Of 9TH
er peoples which exist within its Dor
ders. If Greece were peopled only by
Greeks and Bulgaria by Bulgarians
and Servia by Servians, the task would
be easier. 1t is n curse to the peninsula
that the villagers have pushed this
way and that wherever there was va
can't land or wherever they could make
q vacancy by driving out the previous
holders. The result is the creation Of
race islands in the midst Of angry race
seas.-Albert Bushnell Hart in Outlook.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Indian Statistics.

Canada's Indians number about 1OO,-
600, or, including Eskimos, 1O7, 221, a
decrease Of PIG compared with 1913
Since 1860 the Indian population of
this country has increased materially.
There are now 100000 members of
various tribes compared with 254, 300
IN 1880. They own lands valued rough
y at s6OO,OOO.OOO.
Over 5000 students have been fully
graduated from government Indian
schools and several hundred from mis-
don schools of various denominations.
The majority Of these are well known
and respected citizens in their respec-
tfve communities.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Flippant filings.

At any rate, this administration may
90 down as the weddingest administra-
tion in our history.-Chicago News
II this war keeps on for another year
Ven probably find out how far a kilo-
meter is.-New York Evening Sun.
Possibly it would be the correct en-.
cheering thing to roof over the Pan
ANA canal and make it a subway
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A flag for the vice president being
demanded. we suggest an emblem with
that imperishable device. Hope springs
eternal. Post.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Taking an Impression.

The original point Of view Of Stepher
Haweis, the English painter, is seen II
the following fable, which was tnclud
ed in letter to a friend:
The artist peeped into a window Of 6
room where a retired merchant sat
doing jigsaw puzzle.
'Whose is that strange faceT the
merchant asked andously.
81 saw no one" his wife said.
81 did. 1 saw a strange face dis
tactly"Jsut ksfsee - r -
window the artist vaS GsAA.
do you think it was a burgiarr h
wife said.
I'VE will see If he has taken any
thing"
Investigation showed that nothing
was missing, but the artist had taken
away an impression which he sold to
that particular merchant for f1O0-
Kansas City Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Expert Samoans.

The women Of Samoa often fish In
the sea without nets, boats or hooks.
They simply wade into the water and
form themselves into a ring. The fishes
being so plentiful, they are almost
sure to have imprisoned some in the
ring. These women are very quick
and active. and every time they catch
q fish with their hands they simply
throw it alive into the basket on their
back.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Pert Personals.

schwab has bought another stea
company. Charley believes In doing his
early.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Just as though the president did nor
have troubles enough. his daughter
has told the reporters that he has 8
really beautiful tenor voice."-Boston
Herald.
Rudyard Kipling must be the great.
ct OF modern poets, since he Is the
only one for whose works a glossary
and concordance have been issued
Chicago News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-01-08
Elephant Skin.

Elephant skin Is beautiful and dura-
BILE, but it is very hard to get The
price of a live elephant is large, and a
leather manufacturer who promised to
provide number Of elephant skin
bags at short order would find him.
self facing a big problem. Almost all
elephants. after they die, fall into the
hands of the leather manufacturers, or
else they are stuffed and put In mu-
seums.