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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
A Store In Which Nothing Is Ever Sold.

In cambridge, Geauga county,
Ohio, not far from Cleveland, is
the queerest country general store
I ever ran across. cambridge is
a small hamlet, but the store is as
large and as we'll stocked as the
average suburban store. It is kept
is precisely the word for it
by an old widower, who has no
relatives in that section of the
country and is practically a her
nit. When the civil war began
he was running a fourishing gen
eral store in cambridge, and made
money rapidly in the succeeding
four years. When peace was de-
clared prices, which had been
greatly inflated, took a sudden
drop. The old fellow believed
that this would be followed by a
boom which would send prices sky
ward again, and refused to sell his
goods for less than he paid fol
them. Down went the prices
down, down, down-and finally he
was forced to close his store fol
want of purchasers.
Today his store stands almost
exactly as it did thirty years ago
1t Is stocked with such goods at
are usually found in country
stores, but, of course, the stock il
now practically worthless.
Every day the old man opens VI
the place to give it an airing. II,
is there, too, for business, if an,
one chooses to buy what he has t.
sell, and is willing to pay what b
asks.
4 ''Why, sir" he said to me
"some of the calico I've got her
cost me sixty-fve cents q yard il
1867. Wouldn't I be fool to sci
! it for five cents?"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
The South to be Supreme.

There are the strongest reasons in the
world for making the assertion that the
South will at no distant day wrest the
supremacy from ng-estah1ished North
ern centres as an iron and steel produc-
ing section. Those who recall the early
days of Birmingham will remember that
Northern iron manufacturers were wont
to make light of the claims that the new
aspirant for this branch of trade was able
to manufacture iron cheaper than the
North could produce it. But this de-
fusion has been expelled long since. To
day Southern iron is potent factor in
the markets of the world, and its in
creased consumption has been brought
about not alone from the fact that it can
be sold more cheaply, but because intrin
sically it is metal suited to the diversi
fed uses to which is has been put.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
Forty Acres and a Mule Nowhere.
Newbern Journal.


II. HALL claim agent of this place,
is engaged in an enterprise that has ere
ated some comment. The negroes are in
great hopes over the prospects presented
to them.
The matter is in the shape of a petition
which Mr. Hall has in charge and which
is being freely signed by the colored peo-
pie, men and women. III brief, the pc
tition is to be sent to Washington to ask
for bill to be presented to enable all the
old slaves to draw a bounty. 1t seems
that some years ago bill was introduced
in Congress for some such purpose, those
between 90 and 70 years old were to re-
ceive $500 in cash and a monthly pay
1nent of SI2, those between SO and 30
were to get 800 and $40 month, and SO
on down the scale.
This beats in hberality the 40 acres
and mule that was confidently expected
by the colored people just after the war.
The more intelligent colored people do
not approve of this scheme. They know
that it is all 1noonshine, and that such al
| idea is as impossible of realization as any
project that could be conceived.
Now that the peas need picking ano
other work can be obtained in the felo
these poor, ignorant colored ones OF the
race should be left to pursue an honest
living instead of having rainbow coloree
visions held up before them to Great
/ discomfort and id1eneSS.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
Dunn Viyimus Vivamus.

Do not keep the alabaster box
of your love tenderness sealed up
until your friends are dead. Fill
their lives with sweetness. Speak
approving, cheering words while
their ears can hear them, and
while their hearts can be thrilled
and made happier by them. The
kind things you mean to say when
they are gone, say before they go.
The flowers you mean to send for
their coffin, send to brighten aud
sweeten their homes before they
leave them. If my friends have
alabaster boxes laid away full of
fragrant perfumes of sympathy
and affection, which they intend to
break over my dead body, would
rather they would bring them out
in my weary and troubled hours,
and open them, that l may be re-
freshed and chcered by them while
[ need them. I would rather have
a plain coffin without flower, 6
funeral without a eulogy, than 6
life without the sweetness of love
and sympathy. Let us learn tt
anoint our friends beforehand TO.
their burial. Post-mortem kind
| ness does not cheer the burdenet
spirit. Flowers on the coffin cas-
no fragrace backward over tn
weary way.
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Value of a Good NEWSPAPER.

The Two Republics, published
in the city Of Mexico, pays the
following tribute to the value of a
good newspaper to the community
in which it is published:
It Is impossible to estimate the
value of really good newspaper
to the community. Year after
year the size and scope of the pa
per is enlarged with the growing
demand of its constituents. AS
there is no royal road to learning
so there is no royal road to sue
cess in newspaper making. News
papers grow by inches not by leaps
and by bounds. There are Great
ures of hard and incessant toll
and honest, painstaking endeayor
A man goes to them not only for
the news but for history, law and
theology. His paper tells him
where to make his purchase.
Crooks find that the man who
reads the newspaper is "onto theil
little game" and they seek the
fellow who is not a subscriber
when they want to sell an excep.
tionably fine gold brick or batch
of green goods. But newspaper
must have a reputation just the
same as an individual and this
cannot be obtained by self-rec
concentrations and vouchers. I
must go through the crucible o
public inspection before it cal
hope for complete public conf
dence. The paper which start
out with an ak in one hand an5
a grindstone in the other neve
reaches the goal. The newspape
which begins its life in this worl,
by stating that it intends to "plan
flowers over the graves of its con
temporaries" invariably goes t
the journalistic Gods acre un
; wept, unhonored and unsune
The newspaper that tries to ris
/ on the ashes of its rivals is gene1
! ally picked up by the dirt cart ii
self, and everybody is glad whel
the rubbish is carried away.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
A CURIOUS THING.

Sunbeam came to my house one day
"Is there any place here for shadows to
hide?
They tell me that shadows are cold and
gray;
But before I can catch them they run
away.
If Find one, I'll cheer him up" he cried.
He searched about through the great big
house,
A dear little fellow, warm and bright,
In closets, in corners, in mammals hair,
In grandpa's face, and oh, everywhere!
But wherever he went it was only light.
Now Love looked into my house that
day
"Cou1d Hate in here be hiding his head?
They tell me that Hate is ugly and bad
Perhaps, if we found him, we'd make
him glad,
oh, please may look and try?" he said.
Love met Sunbeam hunting about
"Have you found your shadows, friend
unbeam?"-"Nay,
Not l." said Sunbeam; "they don't live
here"
Nor Hate" said Love; 'for this house
is dear.
Let's look for place to abide alway!"
Sweetheart Lncy came running in,
Bright as a robin just out of bed.
Sunbeam sprang to her eyes so brown;
Love in her warm heart nestled down.
We've the incest place in the worldn
they said.
Now the curious thing, which haven
told,
Is something never could quite MAKE
out
For never a shadow can show his head
And Hate, think, must be really dead
When my little Lucy is playing about.
VIM. ]. LONG.
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Home. Sweet Home.

We live in dey of irreverence and Gym
cts and traditions. Those ideals, of
which home life is prominent, are jeop-
ardized continually by the worslippers
of Realism, who scott at faith of no visu-
al form. Man and woman both prostl-
tute their God-given talent to upset theo-
ries and creeds in which they should ever |
abide and so1enn1y cherish, for we have
need of them always to help us watch
and note danger signals which beset our
daily paths There can be no substar-
tia1, instructive and permanent home
| life unless father and mother are united
to watch the germ life of their offspring
grow through childhood into man and
wo1nanhood
The continual annu1nents of sacred
marriage bonds is the most painful and
difficult problem which confronts the
boosted progressiveness of cur land today,
warning us that there is a leak some
where a principle out of joint, an exist
ing evil that needs locating, and the
pruning knife applied until this dead
: wood is cut out and more healthful life
engrafted upon our moral standards.
There is continual talk about the new
woman. We don't quite take in this
t modern fad, so called If it means that
t she should abandon the province wherein
, she was born and reared for wo111anly
: work and duties, she is no good. But il
t she is only DESTROYS to have that knowl
t edge and opportunity by which to Ell
o large her capacity as a home factor
which is her true center and rendezvous
n we believe that every facility and oppor
trrlity should be accorded her. The wo
:, man who knows most is apt to b.
t the faithful mother, wife and friend
e Vice versa with man. But when thel
united ambitions are for vaingloriou
t. prominence in world of pretentious dis
t play, their unity is iniperiled, and moth
ie erhood, fatlerhood and homelife becom
IS dismal failure
l The curriculum of ali our schools Ell
d. brace instruction that fits our boys an
girls to enter life with at least rudime1
lie tary ideas of loyalty to home ties. Fro1
~ a contented home circle will come fort
Id men and women prepared to bear an
IL forbear, and it is high time that the grow
a ing evils which result from neglect of tn
he sort should be considered and some rer
nd edy devised to decrease and eradicate til
he increasing evil.
d. Let us cherish our ideals. Let lis stir
N. u1ate sentiment, believe in penance, sa
rifce and humility. For of such come
~. faith, hope and charity. The last, Chr
i've says is the greatest of all, and of SUI
comes the faithful home life
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EXECUTION SALE!

VIII sell for cash TO the highest bidder NJ
the Court House door in LauAeSsaa. n. C. ON
the 1zth day Of Nay, 1897. IL being Menday OF
the NAY Term. 1927, OF Robson Superior Court,
the following described tract OF land viz: Ly-
Ing In Smiths township in Robson county,
oeginning at . stake In said road Fayetteville
the line OF No. south IS east, = chains and 10
nnks 20 stake hy piAe aWa two sweet gums
A 2 pond. thence south q ~est. chains sndeo
west. - chains 70 . stake In the said rcsd-
thence with said road 10 the beginning. To
the Superior Court Of Robson county In the
matter OF John walker q al TX Parte.
Apr1i l4th At J.w HALL, Sheltx-
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W. D. MCINTYRE and SARAH C. McIN-l
TYRE, Executors of ALEX. MCINTYRE.
Plaintiffs,
p A. McEACHERN, Admir-. Of J. C. Nc
EACHERN; HARRIET MCNEIL, NAL
COLIN A. McEACHERN, JANE McNEILL,
CATHARINE PADDOCK. I. A. McEACH-
EkN, NJ. c. MCEACHERN. JOHN ID. Nc
EACHERN, NELL \. MCEACHERN- BORA
e. MCEACHERN, IDA +. MCEACHERN.l
MARGARET L. MCEACHERN. FLORA Nc
EACHERN, SALLIE McEACHERN, Defdts.J
By virtue of q decree Of the Superior Court
of Robson County in the above entitled cause
entered at the January Term, 1897, will, on
Monday, June 18th, 1897, sell for cash, to the
highest bidder, at public auction. at the court
house in Lumberton, n. c., the following land:
in said State and Count. In Smiths Town
ship, on the East side of Hog Bay and on tn,
South side of the Long Swamp, being tract o
| land containing 80 acres and described in deet
made to ]. C. McEachern by Angus L. Near
/ thur, and described in said deed dated Apri
| eth, 1857, and recorded in the Registers Offic
| Of Robson County in Book d, page 39S, Jun
| BIRD, 1888.
This April 23rd, 1897.
| G. B. MCLEOD,
Apr2S4t. Commissioner.
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If we could trace Dyspepsia to its sourc

live could trace Dyspepsia to its source,
it would lead back to our kitchens. In
fact, the secret of good health is good
cooking. If well cooked, foods are par
TALLY digested; if poorly cooked, they are
less digesti51e than i'll their raw state If
you are victim of faulty cooking; that
is, if you suffer from Dyspepsia, the ra-
tional cure 1nnst be looked for in an arti-
fcial1y digested food, and food which
will at the same time aid the digestion of
other foods. Such preparation virtually
rests the tired digestive organs, thereby
restoring them to their natural strength
The Digestive Cordial, as prepared by
the Shakers of Mount Lebanon; is just
such preparation, and single 10 cent
bottle will convince you of its value. If
your druggist doesn't keep it, he will be
glad to get it through his wholesale house
LAxoL is the best medicine for children.
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor
Oil.
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Senator Daniel Tells q Story.
New York Sun.

Senator Mark Hanna got away from
the presidential party as soon as he could,
and wandered about around the tomb,
bent upon seeing all that there was to be
seen. About a O'Clock he met Senator |
Daniel, of Virginia, and General Arson
G. McCook on the bridge over the tri-
umphal arch, under which the troops
were passing in review. Half dozen
park policemen were on the bridge to see
that the crowd kept moving. No one
was allowed to stand more than ten or
fifteen seconds in one place. When the
General from New York, the Senator from
Ohio and the Senator from Virginia met,
they stopped and began discussing the
ceremonies of the day, the parade, and
the man whom the thousands had gath
cred to honor.
Senator Daniel, who was Confederate
veteran, and who has carried crutches
ever since his left foot was shot away in
the campaign of Northern Virginia, began
to tell story, which commenced like
this:
Senator Hanna, this is grand spec
tacle, not so much for the pageant, as for
the lesson which it teaches. Thirty years
ago you and I, General McCook, were
fighting OH opposite sides. Today this
ceremony and this pageant show that
there is only one flag and one country
and that reminds me"
please move on, gentlemen; you mus
not stand here" exclaimed one of the pc
licemen who was guarding the bridge.
The three distinguished gentlemen pail
no attention to the policeman, and Sena
tor Daniel continued:
"One Of my constituents came on t
Washington the other day to ask ME
couldn't do something to stir up wa
between the United States and Spain.
asked him what he wanted such a wa
for, and he said"
Gentlemen, you'll have to move OF
Can't let anyone stand on this bridg
Them's my orders"
Not one of the gentlemen turned h
head to show that he heard what the @
ficer had said, and Senator Daniel r
sumed:
''IIe said he wanted war with Spa
just to give the Yanks and Johnnies
chance to fight on the same side, just
see which would stick the longer"
Just as the story was finished the p
licenan came along again, looked at t
two Senators and General McCook
minute, and then shouted:
Look ahear, I've ssked you men tn,
times to move on, and you have1
hudged. My orders is to allow no O
to stand on this bridge, and now y
move"
Senator Hanna went to the policem
and said, quietly:
my friend, guess we couldn't ha
heard you. If we're not wanted h
we'll move on"
lust as Senator Hanna said this pol
sergeant came along and whispered sol
thing to the policeman, and then said:
Gentlemen, it's all right You're
liberty to stand here as long as you Ii
You have special permission to do so.
Then the sergeant took the policen
to one side and told him a few thin
The three gentlemen had meantime mo
to the eastern end of the bridge. Lo
ing down on the National Guardsr
who were passing, Senator Hanna
marked:
Gentlemen, there's fine march,
In the National Guard is the hope of
nation in time OF war;"
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COMMISSIONERS SALE!
Commissioner.
R. r. BARNES
VS..

STEPHEN BARNES and wife. APPLE
BARNES; HENRY BARNES and wife,
MARIS BARNES.
By virtue of a decree Of the Superior Court of
Robson County in the above entitled cause,
entered at the January Term, 1897, will, on
Monday, June 9TH, 1897, sell for cash, to the
highest bidder, at public auction, at the court
house in Lumberton, N. c., the following de-
scribed land in said State and County:
FIRST TRAcT-On the Southwest side Of
Lumber River. beginning at a stake in Jacob
Britt's field, his corner, and runs North d de-
grees East 10 chains to a stake, thence South
"a degrees East = chains to a stake, Josiah
Barnes corner, thence North So degrees East
20 chains to a stake, thence South 81 degrees
East 1S chains, thence South % degrees West 81
chains and So links, thence direct to the begin
ming containing 81 acres
SECOND TRACT-On the Southwest side OF
Lumber River, beginning at a stake and pines.
Britt's center corner of a survey of $50 acres
and runs with that line due West 80 chains and
73 links, thence North 80 degrees East 53 chains
thence direct to the beginning, containing Is
| acres.
THIRD TRAcT-On the Southwest side OF
Lumber River, beginning at a stake by q large
| pine between the field and the river, where MI
line intersects and runs due South p chains
then direct to the beginning, the 8 tracts con
| tanning in all 21O acres.
| This April 9th, 1897.
| X. ". BARNES,
Apr2SIt Commissioner.
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F. NICK. LEGGETT and wife. ELLEN LEG
GETT, and SUSAN A LEGGETT. Defdts.
By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of
Robson County in the above entitled cause
entered at the January Term, 1897, will, on
Monday, June 9TH, 1897. sell for cash. to the
highest bidder, at public auction, at the court
house in Lumberton. n. c., the following lands
in said State and County: In Howellsville
Township. adjoining the lands of NJ. Howell,
John Howell, William Hunt and others. being
the 1st and End tracts containing T13S and 8
acres) of land fully described in a deed from
Susan A. Leggett and others to F. Mex Leggett.
dated March asth. 1892 and recorded in Book @
@, page III. in Office of Register of Deeds of
Robson County, n. G.
This April oath, 1897.
X. NJ. BIGGS,
Apr2S4t. Commissioner
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W. Fl. 1NMAN and wife, ELLEN INMAx-
Defendants
By virtue OF a decree of the Superior Court
OF Hobeson County in the above entitled cause,
entered at January Term. 1897, will, on Mon
day, June 18th, 1897, sell for cash, to the highest
bidder, at public auction, at the court house in
Lumberton, n. c., the following lands in said
State and County: In White House Township,
adjoining the lands of Joseph Bullock and
Henry Bullock, and being the Northwest DOR.
ton of the lands Of the party of the first part.
beginning at a stake, p stumps and pine, and
runs North $50 West 1850 chains to a stake
and pines, then South s411z West rs chains to
stake and pines and hickory trees. thence
along the dividing line between Joseph Bul.
locks and the IS acre tract of parties of the frs,
part to such point as that a line direct to the
beginning will make % acres, thence to the
beginning, containg Is acres.
This April 24th, 1897
X. N. BIGGS,
Commissioner.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12

IT some persons were to bestow one
half of tn cir fortune in learning how to
spend the other half, it would be money
extremely well laid out.
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RoBEsoN COUNTY,
Jno. W. Ward, Pltff.,
Catharine Jackson, Admx.,
Allen Jackson,
Catharine Jackson
Duncan Jackson, Service Nv nr,I,-
John jackson. " puoh-
Emily Egerton, cst;or
irwin Egerton,
Cora Jackson, Nortcr
Ella Smith, AfSA-
John McInnis
Katie McInnis,
Gertrude McInnis,
Matte McInnis,
w. y. jackson, Dfdts.
Inc defendants, Duncan jackson Jobr NJ
.iils dno warren jackson. above named will
,ake notice that an action entitled AZ above
pas neen commenced in the Superior Court OF
Kobeson County to foreclose a CERTAIN rortr -.
deed executed by Allen jackson and TsSts
GatnaIine Jackson, to Jno. W. Ward. to secure
certain bonds. each for the SIM .ef siso ,StS
interest at per cent. per annum and dine md
paS pay on the LIST days of january. ISSs. is1e
1MU, 1871 ana 1892, on certain tract of land In
Lnompsons township. Robson county and the
saio ueienoants: Duncan Jackson, Warren Jack
son ana john Mclnnis, will take notice that
they are required to appear at the next tern, ns
the superior Court of said countv to ~ ~
on the 18th day of May 1897 at the Court Hn,,S.
OF said county, in Lumberton, N. g.. and An.
swer or demur to the complaint In said actor
OF tne plaintiff will apply to the Court for the
fe Tbis as a1sn by said complaint.
Apr7-at ~ V. .. y.
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>0DSuulDti0D
AID FRA Scupn

~ AND I1S curb
TO TIE EDITOR IL have an absolute
remedy for Consumption. By its timely use
thousands OF hopeless cases have been already
permanently cured. So proof-positive am
OF its power that ] consider it my duty to
send tho bottles free to those of your readers
who have Consumption, Throat, Bronchial OF
Lung Trouble, # they will write me their
express and postofhce address. Sincerely,
7. A. SL0CUM, n. c., Is3 Pearl St., New York.
~ The Editorial and Business Manaeament -
this Pspee 0uassatee this generous Propagation.
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All about Potasl-the results Of its use by actual e
periment on the best farms in the United States-is
told in little book which publish and will gladly
maee to any farmer in America who will write for Il,
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
% Nassau St., New York. :.
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Washington politicians are dis
cussing Mr.. Bryan s future. Mean
while his future is taking care of
itself pretty we'll.
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H. D
NiLMlMU lVN q aGAU0A ANIL kSaU
INN nnIvnrypn run
AhU DhhnvNhOs AnV
fEOhENCE fAfI foAO.
oo-Dr
NoNDENOED OSI1EDOLE-
Dafod Fob 7th 1907
.e"se meiuon
A11ire 49, ~. y ~
Leave Iafporo HH
Leave Rocky Nj Ias3
Leave wilson s
Leave Selma 40
Leave Fayetteville rs
No.ss- Daily
Leave ease. Weldon Ss.,t 80, s.:P:m'
Hlire 800 ~
Leave ROCKY MT. loss
Leave Favett.x,,Ie I'M.
Arrive Florence SIS
No. Il. Daily.
Leave noeS A'' d III.
Leave wilson go
Iea,e M,pnon. so-
80 wf1n',na,on s..
Arrive wilmington 20
Ne q 5lA:;I-
Leave Rocky M 12sp.m.
- w;,-o
| Lease Goldsboro SO
Leave Magnolia 4Is
Arrive wilmiug,ou SIS .
soNS NoAh-
| No. IS. Daily.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE!

R. D. CALDWELL and W. w. CARLYLE
trading as CALDWELL & CARLYLE, |
Plaintiffs,
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COMMISSIONERS SALE!
Apr2S4t.

R. D. CALDWELL and W. w. CARLYLE ,
trading as CALDWELL & CARLYLE
Plaintiffs,
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COMMISSIONERS SALE!

W. d. MCINTYRE and SARAH c. McIN-
TYRE, Executors of ALEX. MCINTYRE.
Plaintiffs,
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Cape Fear / Yadkin Valley R'y.
JOHN GILL. RECEIVER.
C0ADEASHD SCHEDULE.
In Effect May 4th, 1897.

SonrH BOUND.
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STEPHEN BARNES and wife. APPLE
BARNES; HENRY BARNES and wife,