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The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
Not Enough Water Drunk.
Washington Star.

''After studying the matter for
some years / am convinced" says
a physician, ''that people do not
drink enough Of water. I think
that great majority of the cures
effected by drinking the waters of
the fashionable and questionable
medicinal springs in various parts
of the country would have resulted
E1f the same amount of plain,
wholesome, everyday water was
drunk by them. People rush to
these springs, and while there
drink from 8 to 20 large glasses of
their waters in a day. Whether
there are any medicinal virtues in
the waters, this washing out does
them good on account of the extra
washing out they give themselves,
and it is the water instead of the
constituency Of the same that does
the work. The same people, if at
their homes, would pass many and
many day without drinking one
glass Of water. It is my opinion
that it is the water that cures, and
that it is the water that is needed
l am not hydropath, or be-
lever in the theory that water
taken internally and externally
will cure everything. At the same
time, | am satisfied that if peopl,
generally drank from four, to 81,
glasses of wafer every day the,
would have less reason to com
plain, and suffer less from man,
ailments that now effect then
than they now do"
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
The TALK
OF The TOWN

Is how in the world can D.
w. Millsaps sell such good Coffee
at 10 cents per pound? One
reason is: | bought in large
quantity and when Coffee
touched bottom. Ut has ad-
vanced one cent per pound since
| bought.) The principal reason
is: / want to do something for
the people to show my apprecia-
ton for past patronage. When
you come to get Coffee remem~
Der | have full, assorted stock
of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes,
Hats, Hardware, Jewelry, beasa-
tiful line Neckwear, Shirts,
Mems Pants, Sugar, Flour, Mo-
lasses, Tobacco, Etc, Etc, all
of which will be offered at as
low price as can be sold.
l am now above the Court
House, between the old Proctor
brick store and French & Nor
ment's Office.
Your trading friend,
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

The Dry Goods Chronicle
states that a merchant of Belle
fontaine, o., has invented de-
vice to measure dry goods without
unrolling the fabrics, whereby a
stock which it formerly took three
weeks to invoice may be footed up
in one day. Anything to Tighten
the job OF stock-taking should be
boon to the trade. But the best
Of all wa.yys. to- tighten stock-tak.
ing is to tighten stocks; and nc
device can touch publicity fol
that.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

The "color line'' question is
becoming alarmingly involved.
In Washington President McKin-
ley is face to face with the COM
plants of negro agitators that mu-
lsttoes are "hogging" all the pub
lie positions in the colored schools
to the exclusion of persons of
black complexion. The blacks
say that the mulattoos and quad
rooms are very swell in social mat
ters and affect status of their
own and that the thing has gone
far enough. The issue should be
settled right away.-Springfield
Republican.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
Bry.: o.I IieveIa nd.
New York Journal.

The important part of Mr..
Cleveland's address is found in his
declaration of war against those
who supported the Chicago ticket.
In this last address he has given
more aid to his opponents than his
supporters, just as he did by his
official acts. His thinly disguised
support Of the Republican ticket
in the late campaign did much to
drive the silver Republicans out
Of the Republican party, and
their loyalty to bimetallism has
not been shaken by defeat. In
his address Saturday night he
aided the silver cause still further
by removing whatever danger
there might have been of concess-
ions from the regular Democrats
to the boilers.
If he had discussed the funda-
mental principles of Democracy
and then urged union of forces
upon q platform compromising
differences on the money question
he might have done us harm in
some sections, but his dogmatic
insistence upon foreign finan-
cial policy and his emphatic i'll.
dorsement of the organization OF
the gold Democrats will have 8
wholesome influence in convinc.
, ing timid Democrats of the folly
, of any attempt to reunite tht
Democrats who believe in bimet
lallism with the Democrats who
are welded to gold monometal
1ism -.
A less resolute man would hest
tate to assume the leadership Of
little band of 10000 many o
, whom voted the Indianapoli
f ticket by mistake, and then &C
{. cuse 100000 voters of being Ell
: ther designing agitators or tn
$ dupes of designing agitators.
!. A man of less self-relianc
1 would re-examine his own cor
: duct to see whether it was hi
: folly or theirs which separate
:, them from 100000 Democrat
d who once idolized him, but in th
= lexicon of Mr.. Cleveland's matul
e er years there is no such word 8
y mistake
The gold Democracy is impc
tent to bring any real relief to IL
IS country; it is long on platitud,
,r and short on performance;
l. reaches its maximum at a banqu,
r and its minimum at the polls.
n is the toy Of those financiers wi
N prate about national honor viii
d they fatten on the Nations e.
st tremity. and is powerless to pr
rs tect the people from the extortic
lie of trusts and the greed of unr
N strained corporationt.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

AT the meeting of the new
board of directors of the North
Carolina Railroad, held in Bur-
lington last week, a permanent
organization was effected by the
election of DR.. K. M. Norment, of
Lumberton, as president, and E.
S. Walton, of Morganton, secre-
tary and treasurer. The latter is
required to give a bond for $75, 900.
A demand was made upon the old
secretary for his books, but he re-
fused to give them up. DR.. Nor
ment's salary is 50, 100 a year,
instead of $1,000, as he supposed
before receiving copy of the by.
laws. The annual meeting Of the
stockholders will be held ON Jul,
9th.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

The General Assembly of the
Presbyt erian Church in the United
States Of America, (Southern Gen
eral Assembly,, meets in Char
lotte, May Goth, and will be in
session for ten days. It is one Of
the largest and most representative
religious assemblies in the Union.
During its sessions the Charlotte
Observer will have the most COM
plete reports of it's proceedings:
and the paper will be sent to any
address in the United States fol
entire session of ten days for 2:
cents. Remit by postal note o.
money order. Address,
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER,
Charlotte, n. G.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

The Kinston Free Press gives
this sensible advice to its farmer
readers: "Some of the agricul-
tural papers are advising the far
farmers to plant larger cotton
crops on account Of. the floods in
the Mississippi river. This is un-
sound advice. Even with last
years short crop the price was
lower than affords profit to the
farmers. With a fair crop, even
If the entire Yazoo delta grows no
cotton, there will lie enough to
keep the price down. The safest
plan for the farmers of this Sec
tion to follow is first to grow
plenty of food supplies for man
and beast, and then plant some
cotton and some tobacco. There
IS just'ms likely toabea shortage
in the tobacco crop becatse of the
Cuban war, as a shortage in cot.
ton because Of the Mississippi
food"
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

A terrible catastrophe is re-
ported from Paris. Last week
while charity bazaar was being
held in a wooden building erected
for :. temporary use, lamp ex-
ploded and set fire to. the decora-
tions. The building soon burned
te-the ground and almost two
hundred lives were lost. Among
the dead are some of the leading
members of society and mobiles of
the French capital. A number of
Americans and Englishmen were
at the bazarr and it is supposed
that some of them perished.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
Raft Swamp Items.

We are glad to learn that the
infant son of Mr.. c. A. Parnell is
improving.
Mr.. Oscar Odum, of ST. Pauls,
was visiting relatives and friends
here last week.
Crops are looking fine except
cotton. Some Of the farmers
haven't a stand yet.
We are glad to say that after all
the frost and cold snaps that the
fruit is not killed. We will have
some apples and peaches.
The Raft Swamp school is in
| good progress with small attend
ance of boys and girls. 1t will
soon come to close. Miss Jen-
ME Brown, of Sampson, is teacher
On May 1st, while the congre-
cation was assembled fOf Pfeacn-
ing, Sam Philips, a white man.
was arrested by Deputy Lowrie
Particulars Of the case are not
1 known.
Pastor NJ. A. Stephens delivered
an excellent sermon last Sunday
and one that was full of the spiri'
from Gen. II, 31-32. May th'
Lord help this brother in the worl
to which he is called. Mr.. J. A
Barker, Of Back Swamp, also de
livered a splendid address on til
Sunday school work.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

In the sixteenth century the av-
erage length of a doctors life was
thirty-six years five months, in
the seventeenth century it was
forty-five years and eight months,
in the eighteenth century forty
nine Years and eight months, and
in the nineteenth fifty-eight years
ard seven months. II. thus ap-
pears that docto ors were. 800 years
in learning not to take their owr
medicine.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
COMEISSIONER'S SALE!
R. R. BARNES, Pltff.,

L: 7. COLLINS and wife. LILA COLLIES:}
SARAH ANN EDWARDS. +. d. EDWARpS1
EDWARDS. MALf7OY EDWARDS, W.
II EDW ARDS, W. R. IVEY and wife, RE-
BECCA INEI. Defdts
BY virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of
Robeson County in the above entitled cause.
entered at the October Term. 1896. will. on
Monday, June 9Th, 1877, sell for cash. to the
highest bidder, at public auction at the court
house in Lumberton, \. c., the following la nds
i'll said State and County: Adjoining the lands
OF William Barnes, James Lee. ]. T. Hedg,eth
and Others it being the same land whereon
Alex. Edwards once lived. known as the Nath
Harden place, containing IS acres moro or less
This April Goth, 1897
KIN. BARNES
Apr2s-t. Cummissiener
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

For five months, from Decem-
Der lat, 1896, to May 1st, 1897
189,728 tons of commercial ferti-
Tiers were sold in North Carroll
ia. The prices paid averaged
$50 so per ton, sggregating ST.,
26s,S80. This is by far the lar.
gest quantity of fertilizers evel
sold in the State.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

The Senate, in executive ses-
sion last Wednesday, confirmed
the nomination of Thomas R. Pur-
nell to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of
North Carolina,
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

As showing the remarkable
growth of the postal business in
this country, the pieces handled
have increased from l 400, 773, ,496
in 1882, to 4, 195, ,GG5, ,528 in 1896.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

Republicans are blaming
Governor Russell for the way the
municipal elections went i'll North
Carolina last week. They say
Russell has killed everything.
Governor Russell has done more
to literally slay our party in North
Carolina than all other influences
combined"
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
NORTH CAROLNA,l
RoREsos CoUSrY.S Superior Court
ARCH MCLEAN and JOHN R. McRIMMON
n. W. GADDY and wife.

by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court
ct Robeson County, at May Term, isaa, in the
above entitled cause, the undersigned as com
missioner named in said decree, will sell for
cash, to the highest bidder at the court house
door in the town of Lumberton. on the Ith day
OF June, 1897, tit being the first Monday. the
following tract of land in Robeson County:
Being two-thirds (2s) undivided interest in
the Mcqueen mill property, situated on Shoe
Heel swamp and bounded as follows: On the
South and West by lands of Angus O. YcLaurin.
on the North by lands of Neill L. Mcqueen and
on the EAST by lands of A. & W. Mcqueen Rev.
A. Meteueen and Others, containing 100 acres
more or less.
May 1st, 1897.
c. B. TOWNSEND.
Mayo-it Commissioner.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

The Secretary of the Navy has
finally accepted the cruiser Brook
lyn upon the favorable report of
the board which conducted her re-
cent seq trial.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
PERMANENTLY LOCATED!

H. G. Jones, Contractor and
Builder for both Wood and Brick
Modern Style Buildings. Plans
and Estimates furnished on
short notice. Orders taken for
Sash, Doors and blinds. Prices
very low.
Apr2S 3m.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

Tho North Carolina Press As
sociation holds its next annual
session at Morehead City on June
9th and 10th.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12

Willie Brown, a Marion school
boy aged II years, was shot and
instantly killed last Wednesday
night by Alb Longcry, a colored
waiter at a boarding house. The
negro had been drinking and care
lessly handling a gun all day and
claims that the shooting was acci-
dental. He was put in jail to
await the action of the grand ju-
ry,
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
GRADY Items.

Mr.. Haynes Prevatt has his new build
ing about completed.
Miss Inez Page, of South Carolina, is
visiting some of her near relatives and
friends in this community. I.
Mr.. J. T. Sing1etary, who has been suf-
fering for two years with he,norrhage of
the lungs, is slowly improving.
We learn that Messrs. Taylor Fisher
and G. L. Thompson are going to move
their machinery to the Back Swamp old
stand
Mrs. Emma Gaddy, of Cotton Valley,
has been spending some time with her
father and mother and old friends in this
community.
We are glad to learn that so many oi
the people of this community went te
the convention and that they were aroused
to sense of their duty. All of them sa,
that they highly appreciated their trip te
Wilmington. s.
The Robesonian., 1897-05-12
EXECUTRIX' NOTICE.
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE /!

Having qualified as administratrix 81 i "
Legesett- deceased. late of Robeson County
n e., this is TO notify all persons having cIairis
against the estate of said deceased to exbibit
them to the undersigned on or before the 10Th
day OF April. lSGs. or this notice will I've plead
III mar OF fnelr recovery All persons indebted
To said estate will please make immediate nav
ment P"'
This 9th day Of April. 1897
DOkCAS LKGGETT
Administrative
Attys for Administrators,
Apr7-6t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30

bles, just as street cars are propelled.
A chute, down which the huge logs
dash at tremendous rate of speed, at
tracted attention. The greater part of
two days was spent in Portland and it's
vicinity visiting points of scenic and
trade interest. The visitors saw,
while in Portland, Ore, a vessel taxi
ing on the largest cargo of lumber that
ever left the Pacific coast. This is the
Florida, which will carry 5000, 900 feet
of railroad ties for the road being built
in Northern China; 100000 feet were
loaded in one day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30
Little Indian Girls Tragic Fate,

During an electric storm that recent
ly occurred on the Blackfoot reserva-
ton, near Great Falls, Mont. a little
Greek Indian girl, aged 70 years. was
sent out to round up and bring in ten
ponies. The storm increased during
her absence and she failed to return.
When it abated her friends went to
search for her. Half mile from the
camp they found the ten ponies. all
lying dead, and in the center the In
dian girl, burned almost to a crisp.
She was not recognizable. She had
herded the horses and brought them al
most mile, when bolt of lightning
struck the herd.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30

nor brought to the railroad. The DIFF
nculty was solved by placing a saWmih
two miles back in the mountains, at
an elevation az 1900 feet, where logs
could be brought to it, and transport
ing the lumber to the railroad station
below by means of a V-shaped fume,
carrying a stream Of water. In this
way the lumber makes. the two-mile
trip in four minutes, big timbers shoot
ing down the steep places at high
rate of speed. Another feature OF the
plant is the unusual manner Of oper-
ating the logging railroad. This car
ries an immense amount of freight
without the use of a truck or wheel,
aside from those on the locomotive.
The modus operandi, which was illus
trated in Grit few weeks ago, is to
hitch long string of logs end to end,
and the locomotive takes hold of these
and Snakes" them along on creased
boards laid down between the track.
At distance this queer train looks
like huge snake winding down the
canon. 1t seems strange that the logs
do not roll over the track 1t is the
only place in the country where logs
are handled in this manner. The rail-
road has heavier grade than the or
binary mountain roads, the average be-
ing six per cent, and in one place it is
ten per cent The visitors mounted
on cars, were pushed the entire length
of the road. They had an opportunity
to see all the operations of logging, in
Guiding a camp where a long team of
powerful oxen haul trains of logs to
the railroad. At one camp logs are
handled by a complete system of ca.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30
Reconstructing the Face.

Half century ago child with the
most distressing facial deformities was
allowed to grow up a dread to himself
and an object of pity to all of his
associates. 1t was not deemed pos
sible to correct these ills; indeed, no.
body gave it any thought; the wretch
ed victim suffered out his miserable
remnant of life, and that was all there
was about it. Within the past few
years branch of surgery that is Of the
utmost Importance to humanity has
been receiving careful attention. And
as the art of restoration stands at the
present day, there is no excuse what
ever for the hideous objects that were
formerly looked upon as incurable and,
therefore inevitable. All manner of
changes are now made in the personal
appearance. The harelip and dis
torted mouth are treated scientifically,
and the face is restored to it's normal
condition and even greatly improved
by the operations which these blem-
lshes render necessary. Crooked noses
are Strengthened, and ears that ex-
tend out from the head are skillfully
put to rights with the most astonish-
ingly gratifying results. Flat, bumped
or depressed noses are made sym
metrical and even beautiful. OF course
the treatment is more successful upon
the young than when undertaken with
those who have reached maturity, but
even late in life it is quite worth while
to have some of ones blemishes re-
moved and to present to the world as
good an appearance as possible.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30

Mr., James Bryce is an Englishman
whose judgment upon men and things
Americans have good reason to respect
He lately addressed a missionary meet
ing in London and gave his impress
sions of religious work in India-the
average Englishman in England either
sneers at missionary efforts or is indif.
ferent. Mr.. Bryce declared that the
longer. one stays in India the more one
has evidence that the future well-be-
1g Of India, and above all extension.
permanence and quality Of British in
fiuence over that country, depends
largely upon the progress Of missions
Such testimony as this win have forcs
with persons who would regard mis-.
Bionaries themselves as prejudiced wit.
nesses. 1t is peculiarly fitting that the
higher power Of the Christian religion
should thus be recognized at time
Tg-en British military and naval re-
rs Irees and possibilities have beoa exS
Allied bY jubilaA 1AmonstFStiona.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30
A Hunting launch.

Among the latest provisions for
sportsmen is the hunting launch. This
craft will be highly appreciated by
those sportsment who are fond of GO
ing on long excursions, and who have
the leisure and means to indulge in
all OF the modern improvements in the
way OF Sea-Soing pleasure boats, There
is a difference between a mere outing
or inland boat, and one that will stand
moderately heavy sea and come up
safe and sound in pretty rough wealth
er. A model of this sort just turned
out is thirty feet long, twenty-eight
inches draught, and eight feet beam.
1t is made of oak, pine and cedar, the
former being used for framing and
keel and the latter for the finish. The
cabin is done in mahogany, and there
is complete and well-stocked galley.
Ample provision in the way of lock-
ers is made Twenty persons can dine
at one time, ten in the cabin and ten
outside, with waterproof curtains and
awnings to cover. The fuel is wood
alcohol and ordinary kerosene. The
alcohol is used in the retort or boiler
instead Of water, and is condensed by
a suitable machinery after it has done
its work. The reort is made of layers
OF three-quarteT inch and one-inch
steel pipe, arranged in a jacket. The
advantages of the use of alcohol are
many. 1t requires but small amount,
and as it boils at 40 degrees the dan
ger from heat is reduced to mini
mum; indeed, when the engine is
working under a hundred pound pres
sure the hand may be placed upon the
casing without discomfort. When the
pressure gauge shows twenty-five
pounds to the square inch the engine
starts. There is practically no danger
of fire, for it the tank should leak the
alcohol becomes harmless by running
into the bilge. The hunting launch is
according to present indications "A well
come invention, and has come to stay.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30
Odd Families, These.

On the farm of Mr.. Joseph Alton of
Thornton Watlass, England, a cow may
be seen this summer sucking three
lambs When the lambs were born the
mother died, and the COW at once took
the little orphans under her care. with
the result that they have grown up
healthy and strong. A correspondent
tells of a cat which had sucked a kit
ten and rat at Grief, Scotland. The
cat, a stranger 10 the house, brought the
kitten and the rat along with it, and
the three apparently lived happily to-
gether, the latter being nursed by
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-30

The Liberty, Mo-, Advance says: "a
peculiar but sensible courtship is in
progress at Excelsior Springs. The
mother believes that girl should he
admired just as she is, instead of as
she appears arrayed in finery and arti-
fetal ornaments. The young man in
this case is allowed to call only just
after supper, and instead of being
shown into the parlor he is taken to
the kitchen, where he is permitted to
watch the girl, dressed in working
harness, wash the supper dishes. This
will be a happy marriage. Indeed it
will-if the girls mother stays with
them right along.