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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-15
HONOR ROLL FOR MONTH

Hendersonville City Schools has beer
completed, and the record below viii
! give a slight idea of the activities O.
the different grade and sections in the
Fourth Avenue. School. including the
enrolment, the average daily atten-
dance, and the Honor Roll.
-. .1St-B. -
/ Enrolment IS. Daily Attendance 30
Kathryn Shepherd, Sarah Sandifer,
Lucille Flynn, Lillian Brown, Will
eagle, Donald Hill, Jack Manning,
George spann, John Bowen.
! 1st-A.
EnrOImeltS7 Daily Attendance. IS
Raymond freeman. Donald Guice,
Janette Shipman, James HoltEclaw,
a. J. Henderson. Leon Jackson;$Jona-
than jackson, Marion Justice, Edna
Drake, Annie Carson,
F. 9. . . -f&4a, ? *.
EnrOu4ess So. DAILY Attendance 81
Minnie Bland Bessie Gisnakos, Luz
la Justise, Edna Fitzpatrick, Hsssel-
tine Lane, Mary Valentine Helen.
Vaughn, Bette Curtis, Barnes Bland,
Lee AEIsdEs, Houston Case, Claude
Grant, ~ilGSG%sa&
s>xra-R.a
Attendance 81.
Johnnie May Stanley, Louise Smith, :
Isabelle Richard, Mildred MooreS.
Mary Brown, kathryn Reeset Jose
phinee Brooks, EaWffniam BangS VIII
liam Bacon, Herbert GFaingA 80.
Srd-A.
EnroIlment17. Daily Attendance1S
Beatrice Garren. Ola Hill, Jenette
Justice, Vera Orr, Katherine Penland,
Ruth Rozzzelle, Reginald Hill, Jack
Stephen stepp, Hamilton
stepp. ~<R4s~E>'~T~'~
" 4th-B
Enrollment2S.. Daily A~ttendance22
St. Claire Guice, Sybil Gurley,
Clark Blackburn, Phillip Clevenger,
Frank Israel, Charlie Roberts, Earl
Stanley, Bynum Stepp, Elmer Stepp,
Emmett Stepp.
4th-A.
AZ. Daily Attendance Ala
Jessie Johnson, Carter Freeze, Min
ME Sue Flynn, Emma Lee Fitzpatrick,
Thelma Orr, Flora Reid, Mildred
Shepherd, John Brown, Julius Car
son, Edward. Laughter, William Freeze
5th
Enrolment 49. Daily Attendance A
Pauline Brown, Marie Garren, Doro-
thy Jaminson, Matte Richard, Cecil
Shepherd, Ruth Whitlock.
9Th
EnrOHment3O. Daily Attendance %
Wadsworth Farnum, James Grey.
> 7th-B
Enrolment 10. Daily Attendance Il
Carolyn Spann.
7th-A
Enrolment 33. Daily Attendance 90
Edwin Jordan, Glenn Patterson,
Mallie Blackburn, Helen Drafts, Mem
Morris, Mary Middleton.
Sth-B
Enrolment Is. Daily Attendance 13
Hazel Grant.
Sth-A.
Enrolment "a. Daily Attendance 9s
Myrtice Brooks.
9th
81. Daily Attendance 2O.I
Sara Gregory, Edward Patterson,
Ben Brown.
Is. Daily Attendance 17.S,
Lula Kate Stepp, Mary Elizabeth
Walker. |
18th
Is: Daily Atten6ance rs
Garland Sherman, Eleanor Plank,
Plank, Bertha Jamingon,
Elsom, Helen Brooks, Mary
Brown.
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cHAPTER Iv-continued.

Unarmed. never once dreaming of
attack. / advanced alone along the
dark. narrow strip of deck. leading
toward the ladder which mounted to
the wheelhouse. There were no lights,
and l was practically compelled to feel
my way by keeping one hand upon the
rail. | had reached the foot of the
ladder. my fingers blindly seeking the
iron rungs in the gloom, when Ii figure,
vague. suddenly emerged from some
denser shadow and confronted me. In
deed the earliest realization ! had Of
gny other presence was a sharp pres
sure against my breast, and a low
voice breathing a menacing threat in
my ear.
II advise you not to move, you
young fool. This is q cooked pistol
tlckling your ribs. Where were you
going?"
The black night yelled his face, but
language and voice, in spite of It's low
grumble. told me the speaker was
Kirby. The very coldness of his one
served to send a chill through me.
ITO have a word with Throckmor-
ton" / answered, angered at my own
fear. and rendered reckless by that
burst OF passion. "What do you mean
by your threat? Haven't you robbed
enough men already with cards with
out resOrting to a gun?"
''This is not robbery" and / knew
by the sharpness of his reply my words
had stung, 'and 1t might be well for
you to keep a civil tongue in your
head. l overheard what you said to
those men in the cabin. So you are
going to take care of me. are your
There was a touch OF steel in the low
voice. NOW listen. you brainless med
dler. Joe Kirby knows exactly what
he Is doing when he plays any game.
] had nothing to do with B~eaucaire's
death. but those stakes are mine. l
hold them. and / will kill any man who
dares TO interfere with me-"
"You mea you refuse TO return any
of this property"
every cent, every niger, every
acrc-that's my business. Beaucaire
was no child; he knew what he was
betting. and he lost"
THAT may be true, Kirby. I nm
not defending his action. but surely
this is no reason. now that he Is dead,
why you should not show some degree
of mercy to others totally innocent of
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CHAPTER v.
Picking Up the Threads.

1 turned my head slightly on the
hard shuck pillow and gazed curiously
about. When my eyes had first
opened all / could perceive was the
section Of log wall against which /
rested, but now, after painfully turn
ing over, the entire interior Of the
single-rOom cabin was revealed. II
was humble enough In all its appoint
ments. the walls quite bare, the few
chairs fashioned from half-barrels, a
packing box for a table, and the mar
row bed on which / lay constructed
from saplings dashed together, COW.
cred with a coarse ticking, packed
with straw. I surveyed the entire cir
cult Of the room wondering'y, a vague
memory Of what had lately occurred
returning slowly to mind. To all ap-
~pearances I Ia there alone, although
close beside me stood a low stool,
supporting a tin basin partially filled
with water. As ] moved 1 became
conscious of a dull pain In my left
shoulder, which l also discovered to
be tightly bandaged.
l presume it was not long, yet my
thoughts were so busy 1t seemed as if
l must have been lying there undis.
turbed for some time, before the door
| opened quietly and ! became aware
of another occupant Of the room. Pay.
Ing no attention to me. he' crossed to
the frepla-< stirred the few sssss.der,
LING omherS Info flouoa plocfrO upor
these some bits Of dried wood, and
then idly watched as they caught fire,
The newcomer vas a negro, gray
haired but still vigorous. evidently q
powerful fellow judging from his
breadth Of shoulder, and possessing
a face denoting considerable Intelli-
genee. Finally he Strengthened ur
and faced me. his eyes widening with
! Interest - he caught mine fastened
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late region. 1 liz Led my head to lisl en-
for the slightest sound of life, and
strained my eyes to detect the distant
glimmer of a light in any direction.
Nothing rewarded the effort. Yet sure
ly here on this long-settled west bank
of the Mississippi l could not be far
removed from those of my race. for /
knew that all along this river shore
were cultivated plantations and little
frontier towns irregularly served by
passing steamboats,.
The night air Increased I'm chiIliness
as the hours approached dawn, and /
shlvered In my wet clothes, although
this only served to arouse me into i'm
mediate action. Realizing more than
ever as I again attempted to move my
weakness and exhaustion from the
struggle, l succeeded in gaining my feet,
and stumbled forward along the mar
row spit of eand, until / attained a
bank Of firm earth, up which / crept
painfully, emerging at last upon a fair
ly level spot, softly carpetedS with
grass, and surrounded by a grove of
forest trees. The shadows here were
dense, but my feet encountered a de-
preston In the soil, which / soon iden-
tilted as a rather well-defined path
leading inland. Assured that this must
point the way to some door, as it was
evidently no wild animal trail, / felt
my way forward cautiously, eager to
attain shelter, and the comfort Of a
fire.
came suddenly to a patch Of cult
waited land, bisected by a small stream,
the path l was following leading along
its bank. Holding to this for guidance,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02
GARRY ON"!
Il Constipated, Bilious
or Headachy, take
"CascaretS"

Feel grand Be efficient! Don't stay
sick, bilious, headachy, constipated. Re-
nov the liver and bowel poison which
is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue
coated, your breath bad and your stom-
ach III Why not get a small box Of
Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest
laxative-cathartic you ever expert
enced? Cascarets never grippe, sicken
or inconvenience one like Salts, Oil.
Calomel or harsh pills. Cascarets bring
sunshine to cloudy minds and half-sick
bodies. They work while you sleep. Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02

Us yer Really awake Agin, Honeyg'
within less than a hundred yards I
came to the house / was seeking, a
small, log structure, overshadowed by
a gigantic oak, and standing isolated
and alone. Believing the place to be
occupied by a. slave, or possibly some
white squatter, l advanced directly to
the door, and called loudly to whoever
might be within.
There was no response, and, believ-
ing the occupant asleep, l raped
sharply. Still no voice answered, al
though l felt convinced of some move
ment inside, leading me to believe that
the sleeper had slipped from his bed
and was approaching the door. Again
| raped, this time with greater impa-
tience over the delay, but not the
slightest sound rewarded the effort.
Shivering there in my wet clothes, the
stubborn obduracy of the fellow
awakened my anger.
"Open up, there" / called command
ingly, "or else I'll break down your
door"
In the darkness / had been unob-
servant of a narrow slide in the upper
panel, but had scarcely uttered these
words of threat when the flare of a
discharge almost in my very face fair
ly blinded me. and I fell backward,
aware OF a burning sensation in one
shoulder. The next instant 1 lay out
stretched on the ground, and it seemed
to me hat life was fast ebbing from
my body. Twice / ~endeavored vainly
to rise, but at the second attempt my
brain reeled dizzily and I sank back
unconscious.
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Great Convenience.

81 wish / knew what to do with all
this broken crockery," said Mrs. Flat
dweller. There isn't any place to
throw II away, and"
81 have it," cried Mr.. Flatdweller,
his eyes aglow with the fires of gen.
ius. Put 'em in the parcels post
and mail 'em to some fictitiuos address
In the first zone"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. It
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
10 taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
TEN. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature in
doing it's work. $4,000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRR
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
y. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02
Knox to the rescue of the
Beaucaire women.
(To BE Continued
Eirst Maine Post Office.

In ITS the first post Offices In
Maine were established at Kennebunk,
Falmouth and Bath. The mails were
carried by carriers on foot or on
horseback and the average weeks
mail did not amount to five letters at
each Office The rates we're high,
6A, 12h, tS%, rs and 3TtA cents,
according TO the distance ue letter
had to be carried. and double the rate
when the letter was On more than one
sheet Of paper.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02
The Comma Crisis.

A congressman was talking about
government extravaganza and the fear
full taxes that are it's consequence.
"The government" he ended, "seems
to think that it only needs to say 10
the American people, Cough up!
Cough upr But how will we cough
up when our Golfers are empty?'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02

With your fingers! You can lift of
any hard corn. soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
luses from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle Of "Freezone" costa
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all, without one bit
of pain or Trulyl No hum
bug ADV.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02
as YER asALLv AWAKE AeIN, HoNEyr

ynopds In 1872 Lieutenant Knox IL the regular army is o n duty at Fort
Armstrong, Rock Island, III. in territory threatened by dsanected indians.
M commandant send him with dispatches to st Louis. He axe passage
ON the steamer Warrior and makes the acquaintance OF Judge Beaucare, rich
planter ad of Je KIRBY 1.-THE DEVILS Ownl notorious amber. Knox learns
Judge eaucai has n daughter, Eldse, and q granddaughter, Rene, offspring
of a son whom the Judge las disowned Renes mother s a negress, she
M her daughter neyerh avingb been freed, are slaves under the law, although
te girls have been brought al as sisters. Kirby Induces the judge TO stake
his plantation n negro servants oil a poker hand unfairly dealt b. Joe
Carver, Krbys partner. The W hands contain hye GEES, and Kirby accuses
the Judge Of cheating Beaucahe, Infatuated, arises to attack Kirby, n drops
dead In the confusion Kirby M Carver are enabled to steal away Knox
plans to induce Kirby to give u y his stolen winnings
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AGAIN Peace on Earth.

Zones doesn't believe in promoting
the good old idea Of Peace on earth
and good will toward men," what
makes you think SOP" HE has bought
his son q cornet."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02

Said the facetious Teller. The main
difference between valuable city prop
erty and valuable dogs Ii that the v.
c. p. Is sold by the front foot, while
the dog u jest charged for all over"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02

Domestic differences should always
be settled in the kitchen. The dining
room is, no place for scraps.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02

Fifteen million is the average daily
attendance at movie shows In the
United States.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-02
ASPIRIN FOR COLDS
Name "Bayer" is on Genuine
Aspirin-say Bayer

Insist on "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
in a "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Colds, Pain, Head
ache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin boxes Of IL
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark of Bayer Manufacture Of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
Piker.
Footpad-Is this all the money
you've got?
Smith-Yes, but that's enough to
send you to prison
Footpad-Here. take II back. 1t amt
enough to keep me out, that's certain.
The Holbrook news., 1919-05-16
Our Oil Industry

That the world is now entering upon a new industrial age which will probably be known as the ''age of oil" following the "age of steel" is accepted as a fact by the keenest observers of pro- gress. The coal supply is dim finishing at an alarming rate. the forests are disappearing and the price of fuel of every kind is ad YancIng.
 The great trading nations of Europe are alive to the danger and are doing something hereto fore unheard of in the history of economies, buying up oil wells, oil companies and oil lands. Great Britain has taken the lead in this enterprise and, as one ob- server expresses it, ''ls not spec ulating or even investing. It is merely doing the sensible and obvious thing by insurlng itself against commercial paralysls in the future by providing itself with a sufficient supply of oil. "
 The oil areas now under de- velopment in the United States insure the nations supply of fuel for many years to come and there is not the slightest danger of over production. The new combination of oil burning boil CTS, turbines and electricity bids fair to revolntlonize both naval and commercial marine construc- tion and new uses for this great natural wealth are being found daily.
 The stocks of substantial and reputable oil companies offer an inviting field for investment and speculation and such investments are entirely legitimate. provided the investor exercises the same care in making them that he would in the case of mining or industrial offerings. In the Texas fields there are many companies operating whose stocks offer a most attractive opportunity for the small investor and speculator and the rewards of success are great. Should we develop a great producing field in Arizona. as seems entirely probable. the state would receive an impetus that would discount all previous successes and every industry, mining included, would share in the prosperity such development would bring. g.-Verde Copper r News.
The Holbrook news., 1919-05-16
To Regulate Motor Vehicles.
 Notice of Conference

Acting under authority of Chapter 130. Senate Bill No. 60, relsting to the operation of motor vehicles, the Arizona Corpora tion Commission will. after June 18th next. have complete jurls- diction oyer such motor vehicles as operate in freight, passenger or express service within the state.
 After the date above stated nc person, corporation, firm or as- sociation shall operate any auto truck, stage, or auto stage foI the transportation of persons. freight or property for compen- sat1on, on any public highway, road or street in this state with out having first obtained from the Corporation Commission a certificate that public conven- fence and necessity require the exercise of such right or privil- ege. Applications for such. cer- tifcates must be filed in writing with the Commission stating the name and address of applicant (and officers, if any), the public highway or highways over which applicant intends to operate, the fixed termini, the kind of trans portation. description of vehicles, motive power of same, seating capacity Cor tonnage. If for freight. proposed time schedule and a schedule of tariff showing the passenger or freight rates to be charged.
 The Corporation Commission will have power to fix tariff or rates, taking into consideration the kinds and character ot the service to be performed.
 Under date of May 10th the Corporation Commission has is- sued notice of a conference. in- viting all who may be interested in the operation of vehicles in freight, passenger or express service, to be present at the of- flee of the commission at 10 a. m.. May 22, to discuss matters and assist in the formulation of rules and regulations for the proper enforcement of the law.
The Holbrook news., 1919-05-16
Facsimile of Last Memorandum of Colonel Roosevelt, PencTTed a Few
 Hours Before He Died.

view the country and the Republican party are indebted for the publication of this interesting document which car. ries message from him "who, being dead, yet speaketh." In the leading article of the current number of the North American Review Colonel liar. vey sets forth the vital import of this last penciled notation of MT. RoOse- welt. He says:
 "Mr. Roosevelt died the acknowl- edged leader of the great party into which he was born. His last written words, penciled by his own hand a few hours before his death and addressed in the form of a memorandum for the brilliant young man for whose selec- ton as Chairman of the National or ganization he was largely responsible, were these, as reproduced above in facsimile:
 "'Hays
 see him; he must go to Washington for 10 days; see Senate and House; prevent split on domestic policies.'
 Here is evidenced as clearly as if the few words filled a volume MT. Roose- velt's realization of both his responsi- bility and his obligation. The simple memorandum marked the inauguration of definite party policy, to be carried through to a no less definite conclusion. It was more than passing thought or a mere suggestion. It was a Message, signifying the need Ofimmediate and unremitting vigilance in achieving nfn of ofi so domestic problems before attacking those of wider range soon to be thrust upon the cOuntry-a true soldiers call first to close the ranks.
 ''Nothing could be more characteris- tic or more clearly illustrative of the breadth of vision, the foresight, the directness in method and the painstak- Ing attention of the man. Nothing, too, probably could have served his purpose better than that these words should have been his last. Difficult as it is to reconcile oneself to the decree of Divine Providence that the re- mOval of that great patriot at this cru cial moment was not untimely, we can- not but realize, as he would have been the first to acknowledge, that the last vestige of animosities which might have continued to impair his highest aspirations was buried with him, and thereby the perfect union which he so ardently desired against all things un- American was attained.
 "Thus we find the Republican party resuming full legislative authority united and invigorated by the peculiar confidence which so often carried it to victory in former years"
The Holbrook news., 1919-05-16
About Rheumatism

People are learning that it is only a waste of time and money to take medicine internally for chronic and muscular rheuma tism, and about ninety-nine out of a hundred cases are one or the other of there varieties. All that IS really necessary to afford relief is to apply Chamberlain's s Eminent freely. Try it. It costs but 35 cents per bottle. Large size 60 cents. Adv.
The Holbrook news., 1919-05-16
Legal Blanks

The News office has in stock at all times a large variety of legal blanks, in- cluding quit claim and war ranty deeds, powers of at torney, option contracts, oil location notices, oil land leases, Special form lease drawn by an eminent at torney familiar with condi- tions in the Holbrook dis trict,) and various o tn e r kinds of blanks. Mail orders filled. If
The Holbrook news., 1919-05-16
WANT TO GET OUT;
 EDUCATIN SELVES

Somebody skipped one over" on the Colored Development battalion at Camp Travis, and although the joke at first created consternation among the members, 1t has worked untold good in the cases of more than 100 of them.
 When the order for demobilizatiOn first reached Camp Travis, rumors spread thick and fast as to what was troops. Some were told they were going to be sent to Germany. others heard they would be required to re- build torn-up France and Belgium. while some even heard that an invad- ing army of negroes was going to be or ganized to restore conditions in Russia
 The most alarming of these reports. however, was that before any man could get his discharge from the army he must learn to read and write, and that he must sign his own name to his dis- charge papers. Now, the ColOred De velopment battalion is made up chiefly Of illiterates, and only a few of them know the alphabet. Anyway, the ne groes saw no hope for future freedom unless they immediately set to work "educatin' themselves" as some of them expressed 1t.
 The report reached an officer of the Army '. M. c. A. and he immediately saw an opportunity of pushing his edu- cational work in these hitherto un- touched ranks. The result has been that in the battalion more than one hundred negroes have learned to read and write and now one Of the fads In the organization is for the men to carry spelling books and readers around with them. Every time an officer Isn't looking many of the men can be found at their favorite pastime of "edueatin' themselves"
 In addition to this 300 others who at some time or other had learned to read and write, but who through neglI- gence had forgotten how, were able to brush up" and refresh their memo rles to an extent that they are able to do both again.
 There are some 200 others In the battalion who had been in school as far as the third grade, and these have taken up studies which are in advance of those grades. Three soldier teach CTS and three ''Y" secretaries have handled these classes which have been in session from 9 to II 80 o'clock In the morning and from :15 to in the afternoon.
 Officers in charge at Camp Travis are highly pleased with this work. and say it Is among the most important being done by the educational divi- sion of the Y. NJ. c. A.