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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
ExpIorer Has creat Reeerd.

Sir Aurel Stein, who has just re-
turned to Calcutta after a prolonged
and important trip of exploration to
the Russian Pamirs, is the greatest
Asiatic explorer Of the present, and
probably M Of the greatest explorers
of all times. On his march down the
Ala valley he was able to trace addi-
.tional indications supporting the be-
lief that through 1t passed the route
which the ancient silk traders followed
from Baetria to the Country Of
Seares," or China, and described by
Marinus of Tyre. His subsequent jour-
ney down the Oxus was attended by
an abundant harvest of observation
on the historical Typography, archie
ology, and ethnography Of Wakham,
which in early times had formed an
important t~horoughfare between Bac-
tria, East India, and the Central Asian
territories of China.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
Navajo Therapeutics.

The Medical Council, a medical
magazine of Philadelphia, in an article
by DR.. Basil A. Warren, who is in
charge of the United States govern
ment hospital at Leupp, Ariz., de-
scribed some of the methods employed
by the Navajo Indians In the treat
ment Of diseases. The NavajOs have
a strong belief in demons or evil spir-
it's and think that when q body is our
led care must be taken to cover
up all tracks Of those who left the
grave so that the demons attending
the burial could not follow them to
their hogan-the hogan is the rude
hut Of the IndianS-and do them harm.
The chief measures used in treating
disease are singing, dancing and in
vacations. The singing idea is much
in favor and might perhaps be adopt
ed by civilization in some cases to the
exclusion OF less palatable pOtiOns.
Certain songs are specific for certain
diseases, but the song to be effective
must be sung without q single error.
These songs are not to be sung by
Quacks or irregulars, and to keep out
such practitioners the regular profess
sion employs a language which is not
understood by any but themselves, a
dead language which the Indians be-
1ieve was spoken by "the ancient holy
people,"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
"a CYCLONE" SAYS HEFLIN.

Representative Tom Hefin, the
eloquent Congressman from Alabama.
was in New York last week comforting
with the Democratic campaign man
ayers.
"They speak of it is a drift to Will
son." said Mr.. Hefiin. eff 1 am able
to judge correctly, it isn't a drift. It's
a cyclone.
president Wilson will poll the solid
Democratic vote and will receive the
support of more than half of the Pro-
gressives, and he is going to have the
support of thousands of progressive
thinking and forward-looking Republi-
cans.
president Wilson deserves to be re-
elected On the record OF his admins
tration. Constructive legislatio-
peace and prosperity enjoyed unuer
Wilson constitute an argument that
cannot be answered. He is entitled
to receive the vote of every patriot in
the country. and my judgment is that
he will be elected by the largest pop
ular vote " given a presidential
candidate"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
The Worm That Turned.

Just by looking at him as he sat in
the witness chair in the courtroom, one
could tell that he was harmless, but a
close inspection would also have re-
vealed that there lurked behind his
narrowed and apologize Orbs, a latent
fire indicative of a past when his life
had been his Own-a past now long
distant. His general air was that of
one having been detected by the min
lister while hoeing his garden on Sun
day.
Counsel for the plaintiff in the case
proceeded to ask him the usual ques-
tons:
"Please state your name to the
jury"
"John Jones'"
"YOur age?"
~"Fifty-eight."
"Married?"
Then it was that John slid lower
into his chair as q flash of determine
ton came into his eye, and he an
swered in a voice that could be heard
distinctly, Eyes, very"
/. In the rear Of the room a woman Of
$50 pounds glared at the timid little
witness as he was seen trying to con-
ceal a half-worried smile beneath his
struggling mustache.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
RuUet-Proof Cans.

The steel caps which are being
served out to British soldiers at the
front are marvels of lightness and
strength. They are made of manga
nese steel, and are bullet-proof to a
Webley automatic at five yards. Fur
thermore, during a recent experiment,
n of the caps was only slightly dent
ed when a heavy poker, raised over the
head and brought down with both
hands and all possible force, was
crashed upon it.
The British helmets are called "soup
Plates by the soldiers, and are so con-
structed that they not only protect the
ear from the enemy's weapons but
from fragments of the cap itself. Rub
Der studs are placed between the he'll
met and the skull, while next to the
latter is a double lining of wadding
and felt. This not only renders the
helmet more comfortable but helps to
protect the skull from jagged frag-
mentS.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
BELLS WAR VICTIMS
Famous Towers and cariIlons in I'm.
fortunate Country Have Been De-
stroyed in the Conflict.

Among the many unfortunate con-
sequences of the European war is the
destruction of many of the bell towers
and carillons of Belgium. Mr.. William
Gorham Rice, in his "CarillonS of Bel
GUM and Holland" explains that the
ca~rillons are a set of tower bells at
tuned to intervals of the chromatic
four octaves of. bells, the lowest sew
eral tons in weight, whereas the small
est scarcely weighs twenty pounds.
The bells are connected with a key
board by means of which the perform
er causes their clappers to strike the
inside of their sound bow, or with a
,clockwork mechanism that causes a
hammer to strike the outside.
The correspondent of a London
newspaper, describing a recital CIV
en- by Joseph Denyn, municipal caril-
lonneur of Mechlin (Malines), wrote:
''In these northern countries the day
is long in August, and it vas still twi-
light. Against the southern sky rose
the broad, rugged tower of st. Rom
bold's. High up near the top of the
tower shOne a faint light. After the
clock ceased striking and the vibra-
ton Of its deep and solemn tones had
died away, there was silence. So long
a silence it seemed that we wondered
If it was ever to be broken.
'Then, pianissimo, from the highest,
lightest bells, as if very gently shaken
from the sky itself, came trills and
runs that were angelic. Rapidly they
grew in volume and majesty as they
descended the scale, until the entire
heavens seemed full of music.
SEATED in the garden, we watched
the little light in the tower, where we
knew the nseen ~carillOnneur sat at
his clavier, and yet we somehow felt
that the music came from somewhere
far above the tower, and was pro-
duced by superhuman hands. Some
times in winter there comes a thaw,
and, enc by one the icicles tinkle
down; gently and timidly at first, then
louder and louder, until, like an ava
lanche, the largest ones crash down
with a mighty o All that the
music suggested.
ut was low, 1t was loud; it was
from one bell, and 1t was from chords
Of bells; 1t was majestic, it was SIM
pie. And every note seemed to fall
from above, from such heights that
the whole land heard It's melody.
Sometimes the sounds were so
FAINT and delicate that we found our
selves bending forward to hear them.
At other times, great chords, in the
volumes Of many organs, burst forth
rapturously."-Youth'S Companion.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
Speed Upon the Water.

: A boat has been designed by D. N.
Brown of Grand Haven, Mich, which
on test runs has attained a speed of
40 miles an hour, says Popular Sci
ence. The body of the craft is made
of thin galvanized iron over a bass
wood framework two feet wide and
twenty feet long. Two galvanized iron
air tanks are attached to an outrigger
five feet from the rear end on both
sides. When the four-cylinder motor,
iset in the rear, whirls Il six-inch pro-
ipeller, the prov rises out of the water
iand the craft skins along like a huge
bird over the surface, the entire
weight resting on about three feet Of
the stern. The two tanks maintain
the equilibrium.
p. The boat has proved q success in all
ways, and the inventor believes, with
an improved design, that he will have
a craft capable OF making 60 miles
an hour without being crowded.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
AdxIe. From Seventy Year. Ano.

49,
To young ladies, who, regardless Of
hard times, deck themselves as IL for
the sacrifcial altar: Ladies must re-
collect that because their male friends
do not tell their pecuniary dis
t~reSses, 1t does not follow that they
are at ease in these troublesome times.
Many a man worth his thousands is
'"eramped"l now. Ladies: Be econom-
zeal; lay or your rings, put IN your
sOiled slippers, resume and mend your
rent gowns. We call on females to
practice economy, to cut off extrava-
gances, regulate your expenses-cur-
tail your wants, and show your affec-
tiOnate husbands, kind brothers and
fond fathers that you are ready to
hear a recital Of their troubles, that
you will ~sympathize with them, and If
necessary resign luxuries, and do 1t
with a good grace, and have none the
less smiles for them for what they
would gladly avoid and what they are
not to blame for enduring.-From the
British-American Cultivator, Toronto,
June, 1913.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
SOME OLD PAVINGS
RECORDS OF QUEER MATERIALS
THAT HAVE BEEN USED.
Sometimes Employed In
England for the Purpose-Glass
Used on French Street.-The
travagance of Monarch.

Tombstones are not infrequently
employed in different parts of England
for. paving purposes. Some four or
Eve years ago the inhabitants Of Bel
voir bitterly protested against the use
of such material in the construction of
a road leading to the parish church,
despite the assurances of the local
authorities that with the liberal sup
ply of old and broken gravestones at
their disposal the plan had been
adopted with a view to saving the tax
payers quite a sum.
In Lyons, France, the celebrated Rue
de la R~epubliQue is paved with glass
blocks eight inches square, which
have been so precisely fitted together
as to make them absolutely water
tight. Compressed grass, it is claimed,
has been used in the construction OF
pavement in German towns and with
admirable results, and in Russia COM
pressed paper has been utilized for a
similar purpose.
Many interesting instances OF indi-
vidual eccentricity or extravaganza in
the selection of material for paving
may be cited. 1t is related that when
Macmillan Emanuel succeeded to the
throne of Bavaria he celebrated the
event by causing one of the roads
leading to his palace to be paved with
plates of FURNISHED copper. This,
cleaning in the sunshine, gave all the
effect of gold.
Louis XIV, 1t is said, paved n Of
the courts at Versailles with squares
of silver, each of which had recorded
upon it some triumph of the French
arms. In che center of the court stood
a large tablet of gold in representation
of the luxurious monarch'S favOrite
emblem, the sun. Memoirs Of the time
of Louis make mention Of q lodge
erected in honor of Louise de la VAL
liere. The approach was paved with
mirrors, wherein vas painted an ale
CORY setting forth the undying devo-
ton of Louis.
An eccentric nobleman Of Milan con
ceived the idea of paving the court
yard Of his palace with slabs Of
marble, granite and other stone, each
from a different land. 1t is said that
Europe, America, Asia, Africa and
Australia all contributed to make up
this quaint mosaic, composed Of more
than a thousand pieces, every n Of
which was suitably inscribed with the
name Of the country or state whence
1t came.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
Must Not Love Employers Daughters

MUST NOS AoNS employers OaO8lVSIOs
IF we both love each other, surely
your father will agree to our mar
riage," urged a wistful and eager
swain to the eldest daughter Of q
merchant in Berlin.
HE will kill you, mine liebling,"
replied the lady. "Wait till the war
is over, and you and I will have more
money" c
This part Of a conversation came out
in the evidence adduced at a trial
before the industrial arbitration court
of Berlin, at which a young man sued
his employer for damages for illegal
dismissal, holding that he was sent out
of the works at a moments notice by
the employer on his learning that the
plaintiff was counting his daughter!
The court took the view that he
IA undermining the happiness Of his
employers family" and decided the
case against him.
"But does not love always upset
someone's ~happiness?" replied the
prosecutor.
The court looked gravely at the
QuestiOner, but deigned no reply.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
STIMULATING FARM BOYS
TO RECLAIM WASTE LANDS,

In its land reclamation contest for
boys the Du Pont Company of Viii
mlngton. Del, has provided an inter-
esting opportunity for the boys on
the farms to turn waste land into fer
tile fields.
IA courIry has BEEN divided into
Six groups of States, namely, North
Atlantic States, South Atlantic States.
North Central States. Western States
n Pacific Coast States. In each
group there are first, second and third
prizes of $50, $50 and $780, respec-
lively.
Besides the cash prizes, each con-
testant receiving honorable mention
will be given a years paid subscrip-
1 to contestants choice of anv farm
paper published in the United States,
Entries must be received not LATER
than January 1, 1917, and the contest
Will close December l. 1917,
The Du Pont Company points out
That there are millions of acres of land
going to waste in this country TODAY
of stumps. stones, boulders,
sWampss gullies. etc., that can be turn
ed into fertile, profitable fields. Farm
ers are generally too busy with their
present fertile lands to bother with
d waste acres. This contest is
therefore the farm boys opportunity.
1t will give him a chance for greater
development, n should have the ten
dency to keep him on the farm.
The idea of the contest is for the
farmer to look over his farm and pick
out the bad spots, then urn one acre
of it over to his son, or another inter
ested boy, and let him improve it.
The contest will doubtless stimulate
the reclamation of much idle land
Manufacturers Record.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
Where READING Is Scarce.

Corners Of the world still produce
men who live in ignorance Of it's
current literature. It was a French
man on. Aldabra island, 400 miles east
Of Zanzibar, who, the only white man,
welcomed the papers and magazines
from the British ship. He didn't know
Turkey was at war-and he nearly
.wept at the presentation OF tobacco,
not grown on that turtle island.
In prison or such an island as Aida.
bra you must become an epicure-a
glutton-Of such print as available.
The 'Crusoe Of Aldabra island had not
the best hundred books. Two maya
zines of two and four years old. And
by that time he knew them by heart.
With such a prospect before one
and the question of bulk a man
should certainly go for Shakespeare
and the Bible. And if a third choice
were allowed for three years reading
1t would be the dictionary of Walker
and Webster.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
ORKNEY ISLANDS IN HISTORY
Christian Of Denmark Put Them Up
for Security of DoWry When His
Daughter Married James III.

No other territory In the British em-
pire has a more tragic significance to
Englishmen today than the Orkney is
lands. off whose shores the most dis
tinguished victim of the world war,
Earl Kitchener, lost his life when the
cruiser Hampshire was sunk.
These islands, 90 in number, OF
which only 80 are inhabited, are sep
arated from the mainland of Scotland
by the Pentland Firth, from six and a
half to eight miles wide. They were
selected as England's North sea naval
base not only on account OF their
proximity to the field of operations,
but on account of their semi-isolatiOn
and the advantage Of the superb har-
Dor of Stromness, in the largest Island
of the group, Pomona, which has an
area of 200 square miles.
While the original inhabitants Of
the islands were Picts, whose round
towers and chambered mounds are
among the interesting ruins Of this re-
gion, the Morse pirates secured a
foothold here during the early centuries
of the Christian era, n carried on
their depredatiOns against all naviga-
tors of the North sea. In the last
quarter Of the ninth century Harold
Haarfagr put an end to the rule of
the pirates, and added both the DIRK
news and the Shetland islands to Nor
ways domain. In 1853 the Orkneys
came under the sway Of the Scottish
crown, Christian I of Denmark giving
them as security for his daughters
dowry when she became the bride
Of James III. AS the dowry was never
paid the islands have remained a part
of Scotland's domain yer since.
The Orkneys, which are the Orcades
of classic literature, furnished the set
ting for many Of the episodes in Sir
Walter Scott's novel, 'The Pirate" the
character of that romance being John
Cow, the notorious freebooter born in
Stromness and captured off the is
lands in 1925. Another literary as
~sociation of the Orkneys and one of
especial interest to Americans centers
in S~hapinshay, the birthplace Of Will
liam Irving, father of Washington 1rv-
ing.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

Warren Clement Of Millvale, while
at work in his bayfield,, heard a loud
splash in a pond near by, and think
ing that perhaps a horse mackerel had
got into the sheet OF water, noiseless-
ly approached the spot and was aston
ished, although he knew that he had
one of the brightest cats in Maine,
when he saw his pet Angora coon
cat dive from a stump and disappear
in the water, only to reappear within
a few seconds, bearing a frog in its
mouth.
Depositing the now lifeless frog on
the ground, the four-footed coon
gained the stump again, crouched,
another spring, another dive, another
swim and another frog.-Bangor Com
.mercial.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

Pat and Mike were walking through
a rather wild section when they spied
a wild cat in a tree top. They mis-
took the wild cat for a rather large
domesticated cat. and Mike said: ~Be-
gorrra1 that sure is a foine cat up
there. I believe if we could catch him
and take him to the mkt village we
could git a bit o'money for him"
Accordingly. Mike climbed the tree
and after considerable effort succeed
ed in shaking the cat loose. 1t fell al
o at Pats feet, and Pat immediate
ly jumped On it. Mike, judging from
the sounds that all was not well with
Pat. peered dow2 to behold a rolling.
twisting mass on the found that seem
ed to be mostly Pat and wild cat.
Do you want me to come down
and hip We to hold him" called Mike
NO" answered Pat between gasps,
out for the love o. st. Pathrick come
noWn and hip me leggo aV him"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
war CREATES DEMAND
FOR MT. LAUREL ROOT
Takes Place of French Brian in the
Making of Pipes-French
Briar Hard TO- Get.

II. e. C. Bryant in the News n Cd
server, says:
The war has created a demand for
the root of the mountain laurel or
North Carolina and other Southern
States for pipes. French briar, the
most popular of pipe woods, is hard to
get. The people of France are too
busy trying to whip the Germans and
Austrians to dig for briar roots.
"a sale of a large quantity of noun
tain laurel roots from one Of the ma
tional forests in North Carolina is re-
ported by officials in charge, who say
that the roots will be used to make
pipes" said the Forest Service re-
Gently.
E'The mountain laurel root is similar
in appearance to the French briar,
which the majority Of pipe smokers
are said to prefer. The French briar
is the root of the white heath or
fbruyere.' These roots are gathered in
large quantities, and after being clean
ed and sawed into blanks they are
placed in hot water and Simmered for
twelve hours or more. This process
gives them the rich hue for which the
best pipes are noted. 1t is said that
in 1915 the value Of the blanks shipped
to this country was almost 100000,
and in addition a large number of fin
ished pipes were imported.
'On account of the present scarcity
and high price Of French briar, a num-
Der of pipe manufacturers in this coun-
try have been on the lookout for sub
stitutes, and the Forest Products Lab
OratOry has conducted experiments to
determine the availability of other
woods. 1t is reported that the noun
tain laurel root burns out more read
lily than briar, but Forest Service ex-
perts are trying to find a method of
hardening the wood, and have sue
ceeded to an appreciate extent. They
have also found that a number of the
various kinds of chaparral which are
abundant in the West give promise of
yielding material which will be the
equal of French Briar in every way.
"Other woods now widely used for
pipe making are apple wood red gum,
ebony, and birch, together with small
Ter amounts of olive wood, rosewood,
and Usage orange.
IOuS10SLdDAS dnOuuIS OF the lduT0l
roots are being used, and officials ex-
pect to make further sales. The lands
purchased by the government in the
Southern Appalachians are reported
to contain unlimited quantities of
laurel, which is widely known for the
delicate beauty of its flowers. In
places it forms extensive thickets,
which r almost impenetrable. Visi-
tors to the mountains say that in the
spring these thicketsS Or pink beds as
they are called by the mountaineers,
r indescribably beautiful and form
n of the main attractions of the
region.
1.-The sales Of laurel root will not be
made at places ~frequented by tourists,
or where the removal of the laurel will
detraat from the beauty of the land
scape."
A pipe maker On the South Toe River
ordered the laurel root from the gov
eminent.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
Playing H0nSe.

Lets play house." suggested five
year-old Alice to her twin brother
Ned. "All right" he agreed. you get
the broom and be the mother, and I'll
get the newspaper and be the father
Manhattan Mercury.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
Sure ThIno.

BILL know a man who can telIthe
time of day by his pulse.
JiIl-Quit you kiddin'. How could
he do that?
HE wears a wrist watch. That's by
his pulse, isn't it?"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

Mr.. Hughes was filmed in Detroit
holding Ty Cobb by the hand. Ty is
a wonder, but he'll never be able to
drive Hughes in.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

A Progressive doesn't have to be
supervise to understand with which
party his policies will stand the better
chance.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

The genral offensive of Field Mar
shall Karl Won Hughes on the West.
ern front has resulted in no gains.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

Too bad that Huerta didn't live to
enjoy Henry Lane Wilson'S defense of
his seizure of authority in Mexico.