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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14
Her First Lesson.
Detroit Free Press.

There is a Second avenue wo-
man who will hereafter require
reference from the man who sells
her vegetables. She is recently
married and a noyice in house.
keeping. When the honest look
ing granger with garden "truck"
called the other morning, he real
lied upon his long experience.
"Are these cucumbers strictly
new?" she asked with the Off
handed air of veteran.
"Just picked them about two
hours ago." he responded prompt
ly, despite the recent frosts,
"How about these strawber-
RESP"
"They were on the vines just
afore sunrise, num-"
"Can you recommend these
eggs7"
"Raised lem on my own farm,
num-"
"What is this stuff"
asparagus, mum, dug jist after
breakfast
"Why and you have bananas
Are they best grader"
every one of 'em Michigan
raised, mum. My neighbor has the
finest banana vineyard in the
State, and I'm startin' one. They
hain't a thing I'm offering you
won't keep couple of weeks, and
it's allus cheaper to buy in guam
tity.''
They are two in family, but she
took pretty nearly the whole car
go, and the next day the garbage
man had to call twice at her place.
The cucumbers were tough, the
strawberries soft, the asparagus
stringy, the bananas rusty, and the
eggs out-of-date since early spring.
Now she spends her days sitting
in the bay window looking for the
man who, her husband assures
her, must be market peddler.
When she finds him there is going
to be trouble.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

Christmas Eve again. The hal
lowed day never grows old; no
matter how often it returns to us,
it always brings Peace and Good
Will.
The Goldthwaite home was in q
blaze of light. Papa sat in his
armchair, silver threads on his
brow. Mama was busy with the
Christmas cheer.
Fred, a tall, bewhiskered young
fellow, his fathers junior partner,
made his way Into the drawing
room, where Nellie sat at the pi-
ano.
II say, Nellie, haven't you a
Christmas gift for me?"
She looked up, with smile and
a blush.
give ever so many pretty
things, Fred; but you're SO hard
to please
"Am I? Shall tell you what
I'd like to have, Nellie, above ev-
erything else in the world?"
"Yes, Fred,' she said, softly,
her eyes dropping.
"Well, I will. It is just seven
years, since that Christmas Eve,
when found you down yonder in
the snow. Nell, 1 was boy then,
but fell in love with you that
night, and | love you yet. Iwant
you, Nell, for my Christmas gift"
Nellie answered not a word, but
she held forth her slender, little
hand, and the happy fellow caught
it, and carried it to his lips.
And this was Nellie's happiest
Christmas Eve.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14
ordered recorded.

L =
Petition for a public road
thompson township, signed by
N. Regain and others, was order6
filed with notice to issue.
The Mrs. Mcqueen lot, in Lul
berton, heretofore valued for tax
ton at 81 ,SO5, was reduced to ST
2o0. The Mrs. f. NJ. Barker lam
IN Back Swamp township, was
duced from 81, 600 to $500. .s
The treasurer was ordered
borrow from the Bank of Lumb..
ton 1900, at 6 per cent interei
from date, payable October 15t
1897, out of the taxes levied f,
the current year, to defray +,
necessary expenses of the count
for 1897. The treasurer WAS o;va
authority to increase the amou,
OF the loan to 5000.
The supervisor of ST. Pauls towrl
snip was ordered to appoint a
overseer and assign hands to thi
road from St. Pauls to Ausleyi
store. Il
Road petition of Cain McNe,I
and others in Smiths townshii
was filed, with notice to issue.
Elizabeth Shepherd WAS allo~e,
~ Tor one months self support. !
lsham Stone was allowed $S8.s
less $50 for escape of Jim Page. 8
kceplng chain gang for mol,.
June.
Ilba Kelly was allowed 81 f,s
self support for month of Julr1
Ordered that All election be hel
In Lumberton township Oh the IOt
day OF August-conducted by tn,
same poll holders and registrar
that.hold the school election,
the question of stock law or n,
stock law.
l.. Z. Tyner was appointed
committee to attend to the sewer
age ut the Jail.
l.. E. Tyner was allowed s13 @
for clothing, ETC., for chain gsup
|. T. Mclean Was allowed ss fo
two days service Is q county con,
missioner and for mileage.
A. $. Thompson and f. G. Johi,
son were appointed committe
to revise the jury list for the ven
1897.
| L. I. Mclean rendered his res
'gnatlon as a county commi.
slonor. which was accepted. II
clerk of the board was ordered /,
notify the clerk of the su,o,;o
court of tho same.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

Transient advertisements to be pub
lishod one month and under, must be
paid for in advance. All advertising for
a shorter time than three months is con-
sidered transient advertising. Accounts
rendered quarterly for all advertisements
published for a longer period of time,
Local advertisements appearing among
reading matter will be charged 10 cents
per line for each insertion.
Legal advertisements, such as admins
traitors and executors notices, commits
yioners' and trustees sales, summons to
non-residents, ETC., will be charged for at
legal rates, except when they exceed a
certain limit of space, i'll which case we
reserve the right to fix our own price.
All such business must be PAID FOR In
ADVANCE. The charge is very small and
We cannot afford to take risks or wait the
pie sure Of persons to pay.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14
THE BLIND WEAVER.

A blind boy stood beside the loom
And wove fabric. To and fro
Beneath his firm and steady touch
lie made the busy shuttle 90.
And oft the teacher passed that way
And gave the colors, thread by thread;
But by the boy the pattern fair
Was all unseen. It's hues were dead
'IIow can you weaver" we, plying, cried; /;
The blind boy smiled. 81 do my best;
make the fabric firm and strong,
And One who sees does all the rest"
Oh, happy thought! beside life's loom
We blindly strive our best to do,
And He who makes the patterns out,
And holds the threads, will make it true.
Beth Day, in Youths Companion.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

The degree of LII. D. was con-
ferred upon Villain J. Bryan,
by McKendree College at the re-
cent commencement. In acknowl-
edgment of the honor, Mr.. Bryan
submitted proposition to present
to the college $3.50 to be perma-
nently invested. The proceeds
will furnish a medal for the best
essay on the ''Theory of Govern
ment.n
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

A st. Louis dispatch, telling of
Sundays heat in that city, .ays
lone man could not endure it,
and hanged himself in a cool cell
lar. Another slept by.a window.
dreamed he was a diver and
plunged three stories. Still an
other man walked into the river
and fought when he was fished ouA
as q supposed suicide"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14
The ROB E S 0 MA N,

Published every Wednesday at Lumberton'
= a. a, tsnna year and Si.w for six months.
~ =. r,ad every week by large number OF the
-, Intelligent people ~ Rol"son county and
A.. vrn.nfclrculation inall the surrounding
-..,1,,s. Including Florence, Marion. Marlboro
Ind darlington. In south Carolina. THE RonE-
.,,.,,S il now IN it, twcnty-cighth year ana is
a, LANCER an experiment. II tncver missed an
,..u. until the death "f it, lat""wnTandh"p
;, make A. good future record. Particular
.,,.,ti,,n will hc given To keeping up the high
~,,,,t,rd ,f rxcrllrncr II has attained as apur-
,ryor ~ lucal news.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

President Ratchford, from the
National headquarters at celum.
bus, Ohio, says that reports so far
received point to a general sus.
pension of work in the mining dis
trlc.s. A number of operators of
mines have telegraphed for psr-
mission to pay the wages demanded
and continue the work bnt this
has been refused.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

A man in Virginia, rode forty miles, to
Fairfax Station, for the express purpose
OF getting Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
and took home with him dozen bottles
OF the medicine. The druggist who re-
lates the incident, adds: Your remedy
seems to be a general fayorite wherever
KNOWN Its effects are indeed wonder
fui Ill all lung and throat troubles. Pro-
cure bottle at DIR. J. D. McNillan's
drug store.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

"Our customers say you msnuf.ctur,
three OF the best remedies on earth, rsad
the mercantile firm of Haas, Harris. 8rim
& McLain, of Dawson, Ga. in a recent
letter to the Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This IS the universal verdict. Chamber-
lain's Pain Balm is the finest preparation
III the world for rheumatism. neuralgia,
lame back. qninsey. sore throat, cuts.
bruises, burns. scalds. pains and swell.
ings. A IS cent bottle of this lininent In
the house. will save great deal of sui-
fering. Buy it at ]. d. Nc Nlillan's drug
store,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.
IvDlcIoUs ADVERTISING

CREATES many new business;
ExLApGEs many an old business;
PRESERVES many large business;
REyrvEs many dull business;
REscrEs many lost business;
SAVES many falling business;
SECURES success i'll any business.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

TO advertise judiciously," use the
columns of THE RoBEsoNIAN. 1t is pub
rshed in one of the live and growing
Soyns of North Carolina and circulates
extensively among an intelligent and
prosperous people, whose trade is we'll
worth seeking and having.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

Hon. G. B. Bush. president Of the Gil.
meF County wv. Va Court. ssys that hs
has had three cases of flux in his faaily.
during the past summer, which he cared
IN less than q week With chambesiain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhra Remedy.
Mr.. Bush also states, that in some instsu-
ces there were twenty hemosrhages aday.
w. Va. Path6nder. TAis
remedy has been used in nine epiden.iee
OF fux and one Of cholera, with pesSese
success. 1t can always be depeadsa
upon for bowel complaint, even ia its
most severe forms. Every family
should keep it at hand. The IS snd .
cent bottles for sale by DR.. ]. D. Nclld.
Ian.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14

1t pays to keep clean. Since
the New Workers have begun to
sweep their streets and supervise
the sanitary condition of some Of
the fouler quarters of the city.
they have effected . saving Of ten
thousand lives peryear. and pulled
down their annual death rsss from
1906 to 1858 per thousand.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

ORDINANCE.


Be it ordained by the Police Jury in
and for the parish of Vermilon, in re GU
lar meeting convened, that from and af-
ter the passage of this ordinance; the fail
ure of any justice of the peace in criminal
cases appearing before their courts, to
write the testimony of all witnesses
brought before them, or the failure of
such officer to send the written testimony
as well as the original warrants, atfada1-
its, original subpelas and appearance
time prescribed by law. they shall forfeit
the right. to collect any fees collectable
by them in said cases.
And be it further ordained that the
foregoing ordinance shall apply to all
cases eSaminable by said officers; those
which the accused is required to furnish
appearance bond to the district court.
M. SARvER, President.
j. n. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03
ORDINANCE.

Be it Ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish of Vermilion in legal assembly
convened,
That from and after due publication
and adoption of this ordinance. all par
ties buying stock, horses, OF. cattle, with
In the limits of this parish shall take
therefor bill of sale signed by the party
selling same giving brand or brands, ear
marks. if any, or any other marks or de-
scriptions, if there is no brand or ear
marks.
Any person Oh persons found driving
stock or cattle after the adoption of this
ordinance, and who shall fail to produce
blu of sale, to himself properly signed by
the seller of same, commits q 1nisdemean-
or and on conviction therefor, be fined.
not more than Two Hundred $500 0O)
Dollars and all costs of prosecution. or in
default of payment, thereof, not more
than six months in the parish prison, said
penalties to be enforced before any court
of competent jurisdiction.
NJ. SARAER
j. n. WILLIAMS, President.
Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03
EXCURSION TO
NIAGARA FALLS.

The annual excursion Of the G.
e.. & D. Railway 10 Niagara Falls
will occur this year on July 9th.
The rate from Chattanooga will be
$l425.
Tickets will be good seven days.
The rate from Cincinnati will be
800.
Tickets will be good Eve days.
Trains will leave Cincinnati about
1900 noon. The accommodations
will be frstc in every particu--
lar. Elegant day coaches. Pullman
and Wagner sleeping cars. The
route is the most interesting Of any.
Going via Toledo, Detroit end the
Michigan Central Railway through
he best part of Southern Canada,
direct TO the Falls. This is the only
line that passes close to the brink.
from which full and complete view
Of both the American and Canadian
Falls can be seen to advantage.
Niagara il. one Of the greatest won
ders on theglobe every body knows
Of Niagara, and everybody wants TO
go there. The G. FL. & D. R'y was
The first to inauguraie these cheap
excursions, and always has The best
accommodations provided for its
patrons. Persons desiring foil in
formation about this excursion,
should address the undersigned and
descriptive circular will be mailed
you. d. @. Edwards, Pass'f Traffic
Mgr c. Fl. 4 D. R'y, Cincinnati
Ohio.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

W. 3. Waugh brought a tomato
to the Crowley Signal Office on
Thursday that weighed two pounds
aud two ounces and was raised al
most without rain. He says the
size and quality of tomatoes are i'm
proved BY pruning the limbs and
tfainging. He also brought some
fine ones Of the yellow variety which
are excellent for preserving.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

TR0s. j. COOPER, Tupeio, Mlss., says:
"Hy ssster suffered from very Irregular
and painful men3sruatien and doctors
could not relieve hef. Wine OF cafdHl
entirely cured her and also helped EaY
mother through the Change OF Lils."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

For advice In cases req.iriag special
address, giving symptoms.
the Ladies' Advisory Department.
The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chatta-
nnops Tenn
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

Heat, drouth and dust, says the
Signal, bas been the record Of the
past week. Gardens are burning up
and cisterns almost dry. It has not
been SO dry in Crowley for years,
yet most other locations in the par.
ish are not suffering.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

Saturday and Sunday last were
the hottest days this summer. The
thermometer registered all the way
from 80 to l03, according to the
size and exposure of the buildings.
The atmosphere was heavy, sultry
and without the least breeze. Some
of the laborers at the saw mill and
oil works were completely prostrat4
ed and had to quit work. st. Mar
tinville Messenger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03
Official Notice.

Whereas, there appearing q probable
deficiency in the amount of revenue for
schools and other purposes to be derived
from the Budget, as published in the min
utes of this body under date of May Il,
1897. Be it Resolved. that the following
Budget be and is hereby adopted as the
levy to be made on the Tax Rolls of this
parish for the year A. D. 1897 as follows,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

The Wes,lake Herald truthfully
remarks: "The country editor may
not know it oil, but he koesn't live
long in the country without know
ing a blame sight more than he pub.
lishes."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

The Lafayette Advertiser has re-.
ceived q fine limb of pears from r.
@. Landry. There were fourteen
pears in a cluster on a branch ten
inches long.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

An intensely hot period prevailed
in this latitude from the 10Th to
25th, being the longest continuous
period of intense heat on record for
many years, The thermometer regis
tering its highest on Tuesday, the
22d, being 100 in the shade, accord-
ing to the self>registering govern
ment thermometer in charge Of Mrs.
John Gebert.- N. l. Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

any good. My wife was in a drug
store one day discussing my condition
and the druggist gave her a sample
bottle Of the Nervine. She persuaded
me to takeist and that small vial gave
me the first refreshing sleep I had had
in four months. I continued the rem
edy and it acted like a charm. MY
sleep was natural and refreshing, my
appetite good, and in a short time
regained my usual weight, strength
and health and have had no trouble
since. My restoration to health, at
tribute solsly to DR.. Miles Nervine, as
/ used no other remedy after begin
ming it. Ifeel it q duty to make this
public as Ibelie7e DIR. Miles Restora-
tive Nervsne boon to suffering hui
manity."
Contrast the above with the follow
ing extraa5 from the editorial in the
Chicago Eaening Journal, Sept. %, 1896,
on the death Of Edison Keith. "From
insomnia TO nervous prostration is
short stage, and from nervous prostra-
tion to conditions and symptoms akin
to those OF insanity i5 a shorter one.
This is a sufficient explanation of the
causes THAT led to the lamentable
death by suicide of Edison Keith"
DR.. Milps' Remedies are sold by all
druggists. under a positive guarantee
first bottle benefits or money will be
refunded. Book on heart and nerves
sent free TO all applicants.
DR.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03
- r. MILES RESTORATIVE
Es Nervine cures insomnia.

GA B. MILES RESTORATIVE o
n E Nervine cures insomnia.
Sleeplessness, fear CT imagin-
airy danger or disaster, worry ard
trouble over insignificant trifes, irri-
tableness, loss OF strength and vigor;
each or all indicate nervous prostra-
tion, which can be prevented or cured
by DR.. Niles Nervine.
That ominous dead pain at the base
Of the brain, those frequent recurring
attacks Of headache, nausea, dyspep-
sia; may be permanently cured il DR..
Miles Nervine is taken. 1t restores
deranged nerve centers of the brain to
their normal condition, builds up the
exhausted worn-out nerve tissue, gives
strength, brings good health and
clearheadednesS.
WON. W. FL. ANDERSON, Cedar
- Keys, Fla, writes June 18, '96:
- - 81 take great pleasure in add
ing my tribute to the merit Of DR..
Miles great remedy, Restorative
Nervine. Two years ago I had Sc
we're attack of LaGrippe; my recovery
was slow, and I was left in a very
weak, Frustrated condition. Ny ner-
vous system seemed completely broken
up. I suffered for months with in
somnia, unable to sleep day or night,
though utterly worn out for want of
sleep. I fell off in weight from 145 to
118 lbs. I felt that my mind or body,
or both, must soon give way under the
strain as no remedy seemed to do me
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-03

The bill establishing the gold cur
rency standard in Japan orly awaits
the signature of the Emperor in ord
err to become law.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-20

FRETwoRK IN ENTRANCE HALL.
blue white paper with tiny blue flowers
upon it, There is no frieae, the narrow
white picture molding alone serving as
a cornice. The woodwork, it is almost
needless to say. is creamy white in tone
and of an enamel finish.
The white enameled furniture is orna.
mented with quaint designs in blue
flowers and landscapes, old Dutch views,
where windmills, with wide spreading
sails, dominate the scene. The white
dimity curtains at the bed and windows
are looped back with broad blue ribbons,
and tall blue denim covered screen,
embroidered with white, half hides the
washstand with its blue and white
mating is partially covered by a Byzan-
tine rug in blue and blue gray tones,
and the water colors on the walls, the
only bits of color in the room, are framed
in white with broad white mats.
Mention is also made Of Il quite orig.
inal room furnished in tones of gray.
The carpet was Of brown and gray, the
furniture in gray corduroy, the walls of
gray cartridge paper. The life and
beauty of the apartment were secured
by the water color pictures framed i'll
gold, which sat out upon the wall much
more conspicuously than upon a back
ground Of ornamental design. The cab.
met and the mantel lent additional color
with the vases and the plaques, and
here and there were sprays Of flowers
and stalks of japanese origin, and even
the lace curtains at the window were
festooned in artificial flowers, and the
general result was not only original but
exceedingly bright and cheerful.
There was nothing in the fowery
treatment which suggests the MILL
merry, but the flowers were all Of JAP
anese character. A branch, for instance,
Of apple blossoms consisted Of natural
branch broken from the tree, the flow
er5 being artificial blossoms wiTed IN.
Many of the Japanese importers have
been bringing over these things of late.
They lend color and charm to room
or apartment. Whether preconceivedly
quiet and somber or uninteresting and
dull by chance, they serve to enliven
and beautify.
The decorative use of fretwork and
drapery in the simple yet artistic treat
ment Of an entrance hall is also illus
trated by the authority here quoted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-20
J. 7. WATtRHoUsE
Queen Street.
Remnants
Galore.

No scarcity of material, no.
thing lacking in colors and de-
signs complete. The opportu-
nifty for bargains is here.
We have a new line of
Honeycomb and Toilet
Quilts, little better than the
ordinary and at less cost.
Linen, Turkish, Cotton
Towels at way down prices.
Our Silk counters are re-
plete with the finest grades of
silk ever shown in Honolulu.
These include light or heavy
weights and in all colors, the
combination of which would
rival rainbow in beauty.
Black and Figured Silks.
1t is possible to have shirts
made to order in Honolulu for
less than ready-to-wear prices
and you can have a choice of
designs. We sell
Ceylon Shirting Flannels
in a hundred different designs.
Native-made Hats various
shapes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-20

Join our Suit Club at once.
Medeiros & Decker. 81 per
week. Y
Go to Waikiki Bath formerly
Saratoga1 for first-class meals
and bathing. Chas. David,
Prop. =
Just received large stock of
shotgun ammunition at the Pacific
Cycle and Manufacturing Co.,
Ehlers Building, Fort street. "
The Hawaiian Cycle and Manu-
featuring Co. have had to put ad-
ditional help in their repair de-
partment as the result of refusing
to turn out anything but first.
class work.
City Carriage o.. j. S. And
rade, manager. If you want a
hack with good horse and care
tul driver ring up Telephone 113,
corner of Fort and Merchant
streets. Hack at all hours.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-09-20
For Lease.

A 7 room Cottage on Punchbowl
street near Hotel, for man aud wife.
Fitted with electric light; furnished.
Also:
A Beach Residence at Waikiki, con-
sisting Of seven rooms with lanai,
kitchen and pantry attached; furnish.
ed. Also:
For sale--1 Gentle Horse and Phae-
ton, with Harness complete, suitable
for lady to drive.
~ Apply at No. 23l Punchbowl
street. 7l0.1w