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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-10
duel fought with William Il. Yam


cey, while both were members
OF Congress. Physically and 9TH
erwlse he was as courageous as any
body. He never married. For
several years he has been lapsing
into senility and about two months
ago was admitted to the State
Hospital, where he closed his long
and eyentful life, surrounded by
every care and comfort which
could render easy his descent into
the Valley of the Shadow. When
he was taken to The Hospital his
Confederate generals uniform was
sent with him, and in it lie will
be buried.
1t can be hardly said that Gen
cral Clingman was ever o very
great man. He rose far above
mediocrity, however, and was
singularly accomplished scholar,
having q large find of varied and
accurate information. In peace
and war he was a patriotic citizen,
and we'll earned the, need which
belongsto those who have done
the State some service. In his de-
cliningyears he was te1aderly cared
for by relatives, lattorly by neice
Mrs. Karr, of Yadkin, until he be-
came by reason of his enfeebled
mental condition, too great a
charge for any private family.
At this point the State stepped in
and gave him care and asylum I'M
til the end came. It owed him
these, and even with them, it
but poorly discharged its debt to
him
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THE ELECTIONS.

Nearly all of our readers have
learned the result of last week g
elections, and to enter into details
now would be threshing old straw
Briefly, Democratic gains were
made everywhere. New York State
and city gave large Democratic
columns, Kentucky came back into
line, the far West was held, and
the big Republican majorities in
Ohio, Iowa and other States were
cut in half or almost entirely
wiped out. In Ohio, particularly,
the result is not yet known def
initely. The Republican State
ticket Is elected by o majority
about one-fourth as large as the
last, but the Democrats claim the
Legislature.
Only in Maryland have we lost,
and this through the tfeachery of
the Baltimore Sun and other gold
advocates, who have again turned
the State over to the Republicans
and defeated Senator German.
While this is to be deplored, there
is much to rejoice over in the re-
suit as q whole.
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GENERAL cLIN0MAN DEAD.

General Thomas l.. Clingman,
for years a prominent figure in
North Carolina, died in Morgan
ton last Wednesday. Of him the
Charlotte Observer of Thursday
says:
This distinguished citizen died at
the State Hospital at Morganton
yesterday at Ills p. M, aged
about Is years. The event had
been foreshadowed, and it's occur
renee removes one who for manv
years occupied large place in
tho public eye. General Cling
man was born at Huntsville, Yad-
kinrcounty, and graduated at the
State University. He studied
A~9 bat Just as he was about to
enter upon the practice was elect
ed to the House of Commons of
the Legislature from his native
county. Upon his retirement
from that body he moved in 1886,
to Asheville, and was soon elected
to the State Senate. In 1843 he
was elected to Congress, and with
the exception of one term, was a
member of the House of Represen-
tatiyes until the 35th Congress,
when he was appointed chairman
OF the committe on foreign affairs.
Upon the resignation of Hon. Asa
Blggs ne was appointed by the
Governor, United States Senator
and in November, 1858, was elect
ed Senator by the Legislature.
Atthe breaking out of the war he
entered the Confederate service
and for this was expelled from the
senate IN July, 1861. He rose to
the rank of brigadier general, and
won Interpolation of n gallant Of
ncer' Ho was never in public Of
flee after the war, but contributed
much to the fund of knowledge
about the geology and mineralogy
OF the State. Few men have ex-
plored our mountains more thor
oughly, and one of their. peaks,
winch he explored and measured,
deservedly bears his name.
One of the stirring incidents Of
General Clingmon's life was a
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Commissioners Sale.
Nov. 9, 1897.

7. Ivey and wife, Mary E. Ivey, J In Superior
VS.. Gourt
Fl. G. Byrd and wife, Eliza Byrd. Foreclosure.
By virtue OF a decree OF the Superior Court
OF Robson County, n. c., entered at the Nav
Term, 1896, L will on Wednesday, December
sth, 1897, sell fer cash, to the highest bidder at
the Court House door, In Lumberton. n. c.. all
the right title and interest of the said H. G.
Byrd and wife in and to 100 acres of land in
White House Township, Robson County, in
the edge OF the village of Ashpole, and being
the same land conveyed by T. Ivey and wife to
H. G. Byrd by deed recorded in Book XXX.
page S53; and mortgaged by H. G. Byrd and
wife to MRS. Mary Iyey by deed recorded In
Book K K K, page S14, Registers office of Rob
eson County. n. c., being the same land upon
which the said Byrd and wife now reside.
G. B. MCLEOD,
NOV. y, 1877. Commissioner
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Saint Paula Items

Little Pat, son of Mr.. Mrs. A.
J. Brannan, is very sick.
Marcus Smith has bought the
Humphrey plantation here from
l.. Shaw.
The telephone line from here to
Lumber Bridge will be finished
this week.
Mrs. Floid has taken charge of
the Davis boarding house and the
boarders seem pleased.
The st. Pauls High school, un-
der the management of Prof. D. K.
McRae, is progressing we'll.
Mrs. Sarah c. Gaddy, of How
ellsville township, fell and was
painfully hurt last Saturday.
Sell Fisher left last week for his
Georgia home. He sold his beau
tiful residence at this place to l.
Shaw.
Rev. Lon >Chafin preached a.
Fishers church last Sunday even.
ing. This is his last appointment
here till after conference.
Sheriff Hall will be here the
Goth to collect taxes and we fea,
the jail will have to be enlarged
after the 9th of December.
John Henry Lancaster, of Park.
ton, died on last Saturday morn.
ing and was buried with Masonic
honors ut McNatt's on Sunday.
Several persons have been in
this community recently to buy
land. Let them come: No bet.
ter place III the county-and the
cheapest. @ E
Rev. }. s. Black filed his regu.
lar appointment here last Sunday
morning and at Mt. Tabor in the
afternoon: His next appointment
here will be- in the evening.
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CIV, gentlemen, and heed its solemn
warning or you will regret it, when
you stand before the judgme9t bar
and have to face the Almighty
God. And now, sir, from an an
alysis of your grand, glorious and
sublime editorial, I perceive that
striking originality, wide reading
and great learning are some of the
shining Qualities of your mind
which Will make you flash ike q
meteor, in. the literary sky, and
send your fame, like {, chime OF
golden bells, ringing through g
thousand centuries. l have the
honor to be,
Your humble servant,
GIJAa H MAprrp
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Sale Of Land.
ONWEDNEsDAY, DECEMBER sth, 1927. i,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER sth, 1897. IN
E Wn1 JUDGMENT OF the, Superior Coutt, A. Fl
me-, MGLeod vs.. Griffin Hill and wife Christian
T M,ii seIrat the door OF the Court Hsuse in
-! netton, n o., to the highest bidder at pub
fte suction for cash, the following lands in
tnho n i OF Robesoh 70 acres commencing NJ
MA sf second Glitch from theILeesville road In the
- VI HrlInn HUI where the ditch en- ters Tn r
bbs n brahch then down the run Of Tnrkev
iiicn 10 the eastern run of Old Field Swn mn
i iIiI NoWn the run of Old Field Swami to fnli,
ne run OF branch to spring at the head ri
Ii, nIanch then about east along John IIiIl,s
iihc l9o yards then Il direct line to berinnina
Ma, n ,o, GE0. Z. MCLEOD,
. 1o'.. szsssz ft Commissioner
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Sale Of Land.
TTNDEB AN ORDER OF THE SUPERIOR

USDEB AN ORDER OF THE SUPERIOR
Court OF Robson County in cese wherein A.
Mcleod, Jr., administrator of R. r. Bailey,
Is plaintiff, and Mary White and others defend
ants, VIII, on Wednesday, Dec. sth, 1897 sell at
the door of the Court House in Lumberton. n C.,
to the highest bidder at public auction for
cash, the following lands in said county, viz
All the right, title and interest owned by R. R.
Bailey ct time Of hisdeath in and to that tract
In st. Pauls Township, beginning at a stake in
said Baxley's own corner, then N, IS W. 81 -
chains to stake; then s., IS W.. % 81 chains to
stake; then S., is f., S7.73 chains to a stake
at the road; then direct line to the beginning,
conveyed to said r. R. Baxley by Sarah G..
Gaddy December 18th. 1871. Sale to make real
estate assets for payment of debts Of r. r.
Baxley.
A. II. MCLEOD, Jr.,
9oF. ., lo8i Commissioner.
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FULL LINE
|OF MERCHANDISE.

and among other things few Specialties
Coffee from to Doe per pound. Tobacco
from Is to Soc per pound. Pratts Astral
Oil, 175 Proof, safe and brilliant, for family
use.
purchase all kinds of Country Produce
When in town call and see me. 1 need
your trade-you need my goods.
sept Stf
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J.H. Morrison

would inform his friends and customers
that he has moved and now occupies the
store formerly occupied by J. A. Branch, in
the Shaw Building, where he will carry
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NATION HAPPENINGS.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS OF
OUR SISTER TOWN.
M. G. M cKE:sziE,
REPORTER.

Sam bic knnon, Of Red Springs,
was III town Sunday.
r. M. Wooten spent sunday,tin
'he country with his parents.
The Charles King Dramatic Co.
will play this week in tie town
hall.
Luke McKinnon and. E.. S.
Smith spent Sunday in Red
Springs.
Mrs.Amanda Thrower, of Hasty,
is visiting her uncle, w. A. Lowe,
otthis place.
Trade day Was stopped last week
by some party requiring a $85 tax
Of each trader.
Mrs: A: A. Mclean, who has
been sick for several days, we are
glad to say, is7better.
Miss Mary McCormac, of Lau-
rinburg,. IS visiting her brother,
Luther, at this place.
DR.. Hills pulpit was vacant
Sunday evening, he having not
returned'fron Synod.
Miss Mary Mcneil spent Mon
day night in town on her way to
the Red Springs Seminary.
Mrs. Luther McCormac went
down Saturday evening to SEQ a
very sick niece at Bennettsville.
Mrs. Douglas Buie and A. B.
Groom, of Red Springs, came over
and spent Sunday with friends
here.
Miss Sarah Purcell, who has
been spending several days in
town, left Tuesday for Red
Springs.
]. T. McEachern, of Laurin-
burg, made an assignment last
week. Did not learn the amount
of liabilities or assets.
Sheriff Hall spent Saturday
with Col. W. G. Hall, of this
place. He went over to his home,
at Lumber Bridge, Sunday.
Rev. w. M. Jones, pastor,
preached an eloquent, impressive
and able sermon on The Judg-
ment Sunday night at the Baptist
church.
Miss Lillian Linebury has been
spending several days in town WIS.,
ltlng Mrs. A. J. McKinnon. She
left Monday for her home, in Fay
ettevllle.
Rev. NJ. Bradshaw preached
with more force and energy. if
possible, than usual Sunday morn
ing, ON "Lot's Choice in Pitching
His Tents Towards Sodom."
Two colored men got into a diff
ficulty near Spring Hill, Satur-
day night, at Festival" One
has o sore head and, the other il
badly cut across the stomach.
The very few of our citizens who
visited the Lumberton fair say
the exhibition of all articles there
was very poor and did not COM
pare with the Maxton fair in any
respect.
Mrs. John Mccall, of Marion,
S. c., who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. D. C. McNeill, of
this place, returned home Tues.
day. Miss Roberts accompanied
her as far as Pembroke.
DR.. EdwinA. Alderman, presi--
dent of the State University, will
deliver an address in Hamer &
Fields hall, Laurinburg, n. c.,
on Wednesday evening, November
10. All are invited to attend.
Morrison's store was broken
open at the Turnout Friday while
the clerk was at dinner. There
was only a dollar or two stolen.
The supposed thief has been
caught and will: be tried this
week.
A colored man by the name of
Munroe was shot and killed near
the State line Friday night by an
other negro by the name of
Barnes. We did not learn the
cause of the difficulty, except that
they were drinking.
The week of prayer, commenc-
ing Sunday, the 18th, will be OBJ
served by the members of the Y.
NJ. c. A. of this place. Services
will be held every night next
week, commencing at Z: 80. Rev.
G. G. Vardell, of Red SPRINGS i,
The advocate., 1897-05-26
First Published May 10, 1871
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Ma.
tional Hotel, Topeka, Kas., June 15, 1897, at
8 o'clock a. m, at which time the
bids will be opened for, furnishing the
Insane Asylums at Topeka and Osawat-
omie, the Institutions for the Blind at
Wyandotte, the Deaf and Dumb at Olathe and
the Idiotic at Winfield, the Reform School at
Topeka, the Soldiers Orphans Home at Atchi-
son, and the Industrial School at Belo1t, with
dry goods, groceries, drugs and miscellaneous
supplies.
Separate bids will be received for dry goods,
groceries, drugs, meats, butter, etc. The
Board Of Trustees reserve the right to reject
any and all bids, or to accept or reject any
part thereof
A deposit OF $50 or a certified check for that
amount must accompany each proposal, pay
able to P. H. Dolan, Treasurer State Charitable
Institutions, as q guarantee that the contract,
IL awarded, will be faithfully complied with.
Circulars containing full information for bid
ders as to kind, quality and quantity Of goods
required, terms OF contract, and dates of pay
ment, and other details, can be had by ad-
dressing Dr.. B. D. Eastman, superintendent,
Topeka Kas. w. L. BROWN, President.
S. G. WHEELER, Secretary.
Topeka, Kas., May is, 1897.
The advocate., 1897-05-26
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SCIENTIFIC IRRIGATION.

is only an uncertain substitute for i'm
dependent soil moisture by irrigation.
The sources Of artificial water supply
are so numerous that there is no ne
cessity for any section Of the country
suffering from lack OF rainfall. Rum
ming streams can be tapped by con-
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be easily developed, and their waters
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problem Of whether or not the garden
pays for any except the professional
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in the east could be reclaimed and made
TO pay as we'll as desert lands are re-
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earthly homes of paradise.
Several systems of irrigation are prac-
ticed, but probably the most general
method is the furrow plan. This con-
sists in n main canal, which carries the
water to the head, or highest point Of
the land, where it is divided into smaller
laterals and conveyed by them to the
burrows. These small burrows lead the
water along near the roots Of the trees
or plants, and after passing through
the entire lot empties into u waste
ditch, which carries it into creek or
other stream, to be used again by the
farmers below. The time occupied in
irrigating a given era depends upon the
kind of crop and nature Of the soil.
In ordinary garden soil containing
much manure and little clay small
stream may run from one hour to three
times that long on arrow eight to twelve
rods in length. In most sections it is
advisable to make irrigating burrows
not more than 20 rods in length, as the
ends next the ditch, or main canal, get
too much water from soaking while the
stream is finding it's way to the lower
end OF the furrows.--Joel Shoemaker,
In Farm and Fireside.
The advocate., 1897-05-26
A Gentle Corrective

is what you need when your liver becomes
inactive. It's what you get when you take
DR., Plerce's Pleasant Pellets; they're free
from the violence and the gripping that
come with the ordinary pill. The best
medical authorities agree that in regulat-
ing the bowels mild methods are preferable.
For every arrangement Of the liver, stom-
aCh and bowels, these tiny sugar.coated
pills are most effective. They 90 about
their work in an easy and natural way, and
their good lasts. Once used, they are al
ways In favor.
The advocate., 1897-05-26

The peach is propagated by budding
on Seeding peach trees. Generally the
seed is planted in the spring and the
plant budded in August. In pruning
the peach, from one-third to one-half
of the new wood should be cut off each
year. This should be done in the spring
before growth starts. BY this treat
ment the fruit buds are thinned out and
the tree takes on a compact form and
does not easily break down. Cherry
and plum trees may have light pruning
done early in the spring. They no not
need much pruning, but little looking
over each year to take out interloclIing
branches and shorten branches that
grow too strongly.-Farm and Home.
The advocate., 1897-05-26
First published May 70, 1897. ]
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Bids will be received and opened at the
Office Of the Commandant on Thursday, June
3, 1897, for the following class Of goods for the
use of the Kansas State Soldiers Home for the
six months ending December 81, 1897, viz:
Dry Goods
Clothing,
Shoes,
Groceries,
Meats, fresh,
Meats, salt.
All persons or firms making proposals for
these supplies will be required TO send samples
Of goods, with prices delivered at Dodge City,
Kansas. Bids will be considered for any Of
the above class OF goods separately. A sched-
ule Of articles wanted and further Information
may be obtained by addressing any OF the un-
dersigned.
A. NJ. BREESE, Commandant,
Fort Dodge, Kas.
THOMAS II. GRESHAM,
Pres Board of Managers,
Cottonwood Falls, Kas.
J. A. DAVIS, Secretary,
Topeka, Kas.
IN. KERR, Treasurer,
Glenloch, Kas.
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GARDEN IRRIGATION.
A Science That Is Not as Well Under
stood as IL Should BE.


Irrigation is being adopted by the sue
cessful gardeners and small-fruit grow
ers throughout the world. The fact
that water can be applied to fruits and
vegetables at any time required is
enough argument to convince anyone
Of the value Of irrigation. Thorough
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the yield. In this sense the application
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in two-thirds of the world, irrigation
is but little understood by many Of the
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Charge Of Corporate Name.

Notice is hereby given that the name OF the
National Alliance Aid Association has been
changed to the National Aid Association.
Home office, Topeka, Kas. No other change
In the business. ALoNZo WARDALL,
Dated May /, 1897. President N. A. A.
The advocate., 1897-05-26

Do the grating before the buds swell.
The stock and scion must unite before
the buds need the stored-up nourish-
ment.
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, 1897-09-10

Billing and ccuilg "E.GnG the FIJI al
is Il curious fcatur" III tL@Ir social On.
toms. 1T is decidedly against the ~.
20 do any couri!Eg within doors. T.
gardens or plantations ale the spots | .
sacred to Capid, and the generally III
pro:ed TWISTING place Of lovers is h."
up among the branches Of a brearit!G,
tree.
You may often walk around a rllirl
ton Oil IL r.C"Ulinht night and ct
couples rr-Ch.d 10 feet from the grnGr
in the L!cadiruit trees, II on each "a
of the trunk, Il position which com
fairly within the Limits Of Il FiITI.
maidsn's ideas CT mo.lta'y.
, 1897-09-10

How do the royal family manage to
distinguish between their Vlctcrias:
There is a Victoria in every family of
the second Observation-Disclosures CT Pius
STA, Victoria of Wales, Victoria Of L@in
buIgh, Victoria Of Hesse, Victoria &
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taught. Victoria Of Raitcnbe,G. Nic.C
ria Of Teck and others scmew h:t lrs'
nearly connected. There is 10 Nictclr
of Albany. the sole exception. -LcHu';
S1D
, 1897-09-10

The late Professor Sylvester was
travelling by coach In an out-of-the- way
part Of England, and at n station, ~
he sat in a vehicle waiting to depart,
two villagers approached. One mounted
beside the professor. and, a. her friend
turned to retrace her steps. the atter
said: "Good-by, Mrs. Harris!" Pro-
lessor Sylvester was the hast man IN
the world to let a good opportunity clip
by, and, as the coach drove OF, he call
ed cut: Goodbye, Mrs. Gamp!" The
driver turned with amusement, and
sshd: 81 thought you said you knew NO
one here? How did yun know that
Ady's name was Gamp!" Thh tale ID
vouchad for.
, 1897-09-10
SERVICE.

The through car service to Denver.
Kansas City. Omaha. Chicago. st. Louis
and other eastern cities, via the UNION
Pacific and connections, Is unexcelled
by any other line.
The equipment consists OF Pullman
and Tourist Sleepers. Chair Cars. Din
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Carr.
For tickets, time tables and oh y In.
formation call On
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