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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-29

Governor Russell last week re-
moved Maj J. W. Wilson. chair
man, and ). Ohio Wilson. d Nom
Der Of the State Railroad Commits
sion. upon charges which lie pre-
fered against them some week.
ago. J.. G. Caldwell, Of States
vile, was appointed chairman Of
the commissiof and JIo. H
Pearson, q Morganton, vas ap-
pointed tdsthe other place. The
appointees were instructed 10 de-
mand the Offices and to bring sui,
therefor if refused. The c-posed
commissioners viii fight tire cas-,
through the Supreme Court Of til,
United States. Maj. Wilson
writes Governor Russell as follows
"Yoir fnyor Of 28nd is hereby ne
knowledged IN reply will say
shall disregard your order to sus
pend bit viii continue to do bus
mess at the old stand until remoy
by Il tribunal other than a sell
instituted star chamber
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With reference to the appoint
ment OF nrgrona 20 positions ~ tn"
South the Washington Post says:
eff negroes are to be appoin Cd in
The South let them also be ap-
pointed in The North, where they
ought to be welcomed as Office
holders with open arms. Let US
: see if the So7th or the Easj or the
West will acc pt the new di-pen-
saticu without question--ayo, with
even cordial approval. We have
our doubts. bet certainly ther,
ought to BE- 10 sectionaiism il
Chs matter. The negro should b,
federal oiIice-holdor in the Aorti
or East or West, and not alone ii
the south, where, Of all places
his appointment e most al vari
ance with local feeling
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-29

State Treasurer Worth viii save
n little moncy during the fight on
Railroad Consmissionership, - he
will not pay any one save DR.. Ab-
bot uatii the courts decide who
arc the real officers. lie says; III
the new men got IN, Of course Z heir
pay begins the lay thpy Were ap-
pointed. Yet the others are DE-
facto Commissioners and VIII con.
duct business Just a. usual
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-29
FOR THE

about the first Of September viii public
the best selected stocks Of Dry Goods Notions. Hats Shoes
and les Clothing all grades all which Will be
very possible figures Read the following price
convince yourself Of this fact:
Caicoes per yard; Bleaching
Ladies' ana Gents Summer Vests Mems Suits 500
BOYS Suits at 7Qc
have the control of Vapor Oil always keep
a supply on hand Price Is 22c per gallon.
Heavy Fame Groceries complete have the
following brands Of Tobacco which delight both
Old Grow Rams Horn Black Maria, Fig Leaf
lI.eaf,a and the Old Virginia o smoking.
line of Crockery Tnware carefully
tie and necessities every houeeper these
many articles of the
very best material, cheap for cash.
A. J. COTIINGHA-M,
! Maxton, II. c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-29

LlTermoTe Z McklnnOn's teIe-
phone line from here to Pates Is
completed From prosantoutlooks
a line Will be run from 3ia2t0n to
Lumberton, via fates. That will
give Red Springs connection with
these sister towns and our people
should take stock IN this company.
| They have been talking about this
line long while and now IS The
! time TO got IT.
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literature in their homes.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-29
TO BUILDERS !!

Z HAVE IN OPERATION THE
latest improved Dry Kiln, with
all tie
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CHOICE BARGAINS

and an examination OF his new stock viii
satisfy amy unprejndiced mind that ne
has fulfilled his promise to tIo letter.
Unfortunately Tor him and the trading
public, he viii no; he able to show this
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RED SPRINGS DEPARTMENT
ITEMS or INTEREST ZAP EEH :
,rlS;r AND AROUND The
COMMUNITY.
:. ~. cosTEN, JR., ShaNsaER



Rev. u. B. Arrowood preached
st The Presbyterian clourch Sunday
ai8ht.
r. b. Branch, 81 tie Citizen,
mace !; business trip 10 y s3s.'ing-
ton It's ~day
Mis-, Flora Bell Blue, Of A>i,,sr~
deem, came oyea last week to al
| tend the Seminary.
Rev. D. V. Fox and wife Will
move this week. We gladly vel
come them to our town.
J. A. Mckay is having put IN
/ three ton scale near the c. T. &
| Y. V. depot for his private use.
! Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. AfcEacherr
Ireturned Tuesday evening from
1.-The Nashville Exposition. The,
report pleasant trip.
|
H. T.. Edens has moved to l4um
berton to open beef market. Nj
Edens is an active man and W
predict Will meet with success.
Fred Brown. who came hen
from Davidson last week on sc
count OF sickness, IS much IN
!. proved and viii shortly return
a, Jno. G. Brown, tho newly al
pointed postmaster, will tax
scharg8 of his Office October Is
; He has rented George Halls hous
J. and will move here some tin
soon.
Il Rev. A s. T31,aGa. iectured
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
Poisonous Plants.

When we take into consideration
the poisonous qualities of the vege-
tsbles and plants with which we are
surrounded, we are led to wonder how
it is that children aud needless per
o n 20 about and escape with their
lives. Little children especially, who
have the habit of putting SO many
things into their mouths, ought to be
carefully watched.
1t will surprise many persons to be
told that old potatoes which have
sprouted contain n definitely recog'
nized poison known as solanine. New
potatoes, which are so eagerly sought
after carly in the season, would be
poisonous if eaten raw. The heat OF
cooking destroys their toxic qualities.
The root of the common kidney bean
is a most powerful narcotic. Tue
jimson weed is dangerous to life. Inc
| bark OF the common elder is a deadly
| poison, which fact was never suspected
until five boys near Tarrytown, N. u,
chewed the stalks, supposing they
was ~sassafras. They all died within a
few hours. The bulb Of the Darcissus
is deadly poison. A small bit chewed
may cause death. while to chew the
leaves is to put oneself in danger oil
the most violent attack of vomiting.
Yewberries are deadly peach pits and
cherry kernels contain prussic acid,
and any quantity of them eaten may
prove fatal. Wild parsnip has many
Ills laid at its door, although families
claim that they have saved the seeds
of the wild parsnip and cultivated
therefrom roots that we're used as food
without any injurious effects. 1t would
be we'll for the Agricultural Depart.
ment to publish a bulletin containing
the names and description OF injurious
plants, and scatter copies of it broad
cast through the country. Who knows
how many children die of diseases IN.
duced by eating some familiar plant!
New York Ledger.
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Gum. Tongue.

1t is admitted by all sensible people
that every pleasure has its attendant
pain, and that for every indulgence
we must pay a penalty more or less
heavy.
1t Is q new idea, however, that the
gum-chewer is in danger of q disease
that unless checked may be the direct
cause of a serious malady that will in
a short time prove fatal. 1t is in
addition n most painful Ill, and one
which will at first prove an unsolvable
problem to the inexperienced practi'
toner.
The symptoms are a sensation as
though the tongue had been burnsd
by a scalding drink. This is followed
by red spots, and inflammation along
the sides of the tongue near the root.
The back of the tongue becomes irri.
tated, and round, red, ra%w-looking
patches appear.
1t would be interesting to study
these Indications and learn Just how
widespread this disease is. Certainly
those who have suffered from it are
fully alive to its unpleasant possibili-
ties, and as it seems TO have escaped
the notice of most medical men, or the
conditions having been attributed to
other causes, a thorough Investigation
would be of great service to humanity
and of much interest to science. New
York Ledger.
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Mrs. Betsy Mullins, of Walden's
Ridge, Tenn, has been invited to a
ball, which she wishes to attend.
Betsy weighs $50 pounds, and has
grown SO big she cannot get through
the door of her cabin. and she has re.
manned in her house with a Jug in
easy reach from which she dispensed
moonshine whisky to her customers.
She wants to attend a dance to be
given by one of her customers next
Wednesday, and her friends have un.
dertaken the job of building a tram,
way down the mountain, and if Q
platform car can be made to work the
end OF Betsy's house will be removed,
and she will be loaded on the car and
sent to the fiat woods" She will be
the guest of honor at the ball New
Orleans Picayune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
Protecting the SkY.scrapers.

New methods of building require
new appliances, and often an entire
reconstruction Of the management of
given portions of their equipment.
This is particularly true of the class
OF structures known as sky-scrspers.
Among other things that must be en-
tirelv reconstructed is the fire-pro-
tective system. Ordinary equipment
is absolutely worthless in these tall
towers, therefore ingenuity has sug-
gested tanks at the roof, and what is
equivalent to a waterfall all around
them. If q fire occurs in an adjoining
building the pipes r opened and .
heavy and continuous shower of rain
falls all round the structure. This is
kept up as long as there is danger,
and is said to furnish an impervious
barrier between the fire and the build
ing. What it might do in a heavy
wind has not been demonstrated, but
under ordinary circumstances it seems
to have been q perfect success. The
safety of the roof is assured by sprink-
lers kept constantly in motion. The
volume and force OF the water may be
regulated at will. Properly adjusted,
this would seem to be the most rational
method of protecting high buildings
that has yet been suggested New
York Ledger.
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Bad for tho Eyes.

Among the sources Of the greatest
trouble to the eyesight are the exces-
sive use OF wine, spirits or beer; the
indiscriminate administration OF
quinine and there is even u case on
record where a diminution of vision
has been traced to the wearing of an
Artificial wreath Of flowers. Another
source of failing vision may be traced
to impeded circulation. The wearing
of tight neckwear, such IS collars
which are too small or shirt, bands or
neckties tightly drawn, should be
avoided, as they prevent the down
ward column of blood returning to the
heart, and d~ilatation and development
of disease is likely to follow. The
same rule holds good OF construction
of other parts CT the body. Another
most serious source of eye.strain is
constant reading in railway coaches,
which is the practice of nearly all
business men in going to and from
their offices and shops, and the injury
to the eye from this cause is incslcula.
BILE. Nothing gives tired eyes greater
relief than a green disk or square of
sufficient size, suspended on a direct
line of vision at or against a wall,
on which the eyes can rest; but best
of all to look upon is a green grass
plot or green trees. The drop-curtain
in theatres should have scenes painted
on them showing green perspective.
1t is a rest to the eyes, after the con-
centrated effort made in trying to
watch the facial expression or eyes of
q nactor, to look upon such a picture. -
The Ledger.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
Highest Peaks in North America

For many years prior 10 1890 Mount
St. Elias, with its sky.piercing altitude
of Is, 500 feet, enjoyed the distinction
of being the highest peak on the North
American continent. The second high.
est peak was thought to be Mount
Popocatepetl, the great smoky moun
tain of Mexico, its altitude being IT,.
GOO feet. Within the last few years,
however, a peak has been discovered
IL Canada, several miles northwest oil
Mount st. Elias, which is claimed to
be several hundred feet taller than the
former mountain. Also a volcano has
been discovered in Mexico 600 feet
taller than Mount Popocatepetl.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
SOUS WITH REDDISH rrNaz.

The reddish tinge of your soil, and
also of the small stream that runs
through your farm, is doubtless due
to iron in the soil, which oxidizes in
contact with air. While the iron itself
is of no benefit to the land, such soils
are commonly called "strong," not be
cause OF the iron, but from the clay
with which it is usually mixed There
is often in such land a good deal of
phosphate of lime, which clover will
develop into available plant food. II
the land needs understanding, as most
clay soils do, it will pay better to I'M
derdrain such land than any other.
Iron in contact with stagnaut water
poisons the soil, SO that only rough,
course grasses can grow in it. Drain
the land and these innutritious grasses
will give place to whatever you may
SOW. There will be temptation to crop
such land too heavily after it is I'M
derdrained, as it will probably bear
heavy cropping. But in the long run
it will pay better to seed this land
with clover every third year after it is
thoroughly underdruined. 1t is much
easier to keep such iand rich, ms you
can easily do with clover, than it is to
restore fertility after it has been ex-
hausted. -American Cultivator.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12

eelipsed all OF these. 1t is the browning glory
of the social life ofNew York ofthis century.
1t may not be surpassed in another hundred
years; 1t was q gorgeous, superb and Won
derful spectacle.
Twelve hundred invitations had been is
sued for the event, but little more than half
the number of those invited were in attend
ance. OF those that came, also. quite a
number left early.
Many seemed to have put in an appearance
simply out OF curiosity. to witness the really
superb decorations of the ballroom and the
unique spectacle Of a large number of per-
sons, prominent in social circles, arrayed in
the picturesque costumes of two, three, and
four centuries ago.
Outside the hotel the crowds became so
dense that at 10 o'clock the police, who were
present in large numbers, were obliged to
clear Thirty-third street, in order to allow
the carriages of the guests to deposit their
owners and max an exit quickly. In Fifth
avenue the crowd was even greater, and
q great mass of people stood packed
together to look at the carriages. The
guests began TO arrive at IL o'clock, and
they had not all arrived at midnight, the
hour when the first quadrille was announced
to begin.
The guests alighted at the door OF Mr..
Boldts residence, west of the hotel, where
the sidewalk was eanopied for 100 fecr. The
second I floor of the house was given
over 10 crossing rooms ana nulruresserS,
maids, Wallets. armor bearers and ladies
in waiting on the kings, queens,
princes, princesses, courtiers and other rep
res entatiyes of past century life who were
Mrs. Martins guests. Costumes OF the
sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turtles were demanded in the invitations to
the ball.
The time Of Louis XIV. and Louis XVI, the
Rayest and most profligate regimes OF the
court at Versailles, was best represented.
The Louis XIV. epoch was in Mrs. Martins
mind when arranging the floral and tapestry
decorations. In no more appropriate way
could the lavish display Of pink roses, gar
landed and in loose profusion, have been
used.
The costume OF Mr.. Bradley Martin him
self was a court dress of the time of Louis
XIV. 1t was made OF white and pink brocaded
satin, with knee breeches and white and silk
hose. Diamond buckles were on his low,
red-heeled shoes. Mrs. Martins cos
tune was a copy of an old paint
ms representing Mary Queen of
Scots. She wore a long robe of black velvet,
made full on the hips and with a long,
pointed bodice. with a petticoat Of embroid-
cred white satin. A jeweled stomacher and
black velvet pointed cap, trimmed with
jewels. Mrs. Martin wore many OF her
wonderful diamonds and pearls.
1t was after midnight when Mrs. Bradley
Martin, dressed in her Mary Stuart costume
had received her guests. Immediately after
ward the first quadrille, led by Mrs. Martin
and John Jacob Aston, was begun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
FOR FARmI AND R D
A LARAE

Although no American garden ID
the northern half of our continent i.
considered complete without some
currant bushes, u i, rare we hear tell
Of them growing anywhere to the per.
fcctiou that they do in England, al
though it is quite possible that they
might successfully contend for the
pnim Of superiority in Canada. The
currant docs nqt like long spells oil
wnrm, dry weather. Under these cir
cumstauccs the leaves become a prey
to Il parasitic fungus, and we all know
that injury to leaves is the fret ster
toward deterioration. At a meeting
of the Royal Horticultural society in
England the red currant called the
Comet was exhibited, in which the
punches were six inches long and some
of the berries half an inch in diane.
ter. With these figures we may be
able TO decide how neal American
c~urrant growers a come to this ex.
cellence of their English brethren
Meehan's Monthly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
DEVELOPMENT or MILKING POWER.

There can be little doubt, says the
R1ral World, that the milking OF
COWS has done a very great deal tow
ard the development of their milking
power. In a state OF nature II com
paratively small quantity OF milk lie
required by the calf, and it is drawn
ont at irregular intervals. When the
tissue and vessels of a cows udder be.
come swelled with materials ready tc
become %transposed into milk, and the
transformation ia not allowed to take
place by the withdrawal OF some Of
the teats, this material becomes re.
absorbed by the Emphatic back into
the circulatory system Of the COW, and
the secreting power of the cells, or the
udder, becomes weakened, and the
COW would gradually dry mp.
This is what happens when a cali
sucks its mother, and this sucking pre-
vents the development of deep milk
crs, and checks those which are deep
to begin with. We Intentionally put
this principle into practice when we
'dry OFF, a COW; We do not milk her
at all, unless and until she Is dis,
tressed with "a distendsd milk bag, and
the secretion of milk stops altogether.
In the artificial milking of a COW we
draw off all that she can possibly pro
duce and far nor than any one calf
could need, and thus give the secre.
ton tissue free play; and from the
action of the natural law that exercise
develops the exercised part, either in
the milk vessel of a COW, or in the
calf on the leg of a man bred among
the hills, the udder is stimulated to
yield more.
Quickness, quiotness, g~entleness.
and other conditions relating to the
art OF milking, all help this Develop
ment, while our artificial treatment in
the way of selecting the individual an.
imals, housing them, feeding vel, and
SO on, are influences improving the
milk secretion.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
Dazzling Birds.

A taxidermist at Norwood, N. Y,
has been making experiments as to the
effect of light reflected in a birds eyes.
A glass seven or eight inches in dame
ter has been found most serviceable.
The antics of blue jays are remark
able when the light strikes them
as they sit IN the shadow of an ever
green tree. They jump to another
branch and try to look into the light,
but they have to turn away, as the
light dazzles them. They then fly
around the reflection, but after prac-
tice one is able to keep the light always
on them, and the birds not infre-
quently come within the reach Of a
mans hand, says the Newark Gall.
A rufed grouse gives startled look
when the light strikes it. Then up it
jumps, and away it goes. Hawks, too,
are usually startled or annoyed 80 that
they fly off Woodpeckers don't seem
to mind it at all.
Rabbits blink and stare at q glass
for a while; then they go around a
stump and sit up again, as if waiting
for the light to play tag with them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12

As corns are one of the universal
pests of suffering humanity, any rem
edy that promises relief is looked upon
with approval. The world is full of
so-called corn cures and corn eradi.
Gators, but nine-tenths of them are
worthless and some of them positively
injurious. The following Is given by
the Scientific American, which fact
commends it to all persons who know
the standing of that valuable paper :
"Sallcylic acid, so grm. Cannabis
Indiea (Indian hemp, 5 grim. ; Castor
oil, ! dram; Coliodion, J or" The
result is a clear, l%lght-green solution.
There should be no difficulty in its
preparation. To prevent it from
evaporating keep the solution in a
stoppered bottle. Be SURE and use
Indian hemp, and not the American
article; the latter is not easily solu.
bic. Mix. Apply morning and even
ing for four days. Then soak the
feet in warm water.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12

their intimate friends. the galleries, by reso.
luton, having been reserved for their use.
One section OF about 200 seats was thrown
open to the public.
The Executive and Diplomatic galleries
wero reserved for those entitled to occupy
them under the rules. For the accommoda,
ton OF the Senate and its officers 100 ad.
ditional chairs had been placed on the floor
of the House.
The members Of the senate appeared al
the north door promptly ut l O'Clock p. m.
headed by Vice-Presiden Stevenson, Ser
geant-at-Arms Bright and Secretary Cox,
and their presence was formally announced
to the House by Doorkeeper Glenn.
The Representatives rose to their feet, and
remained standing until tho members Of the
upper house had found the places assigned
to them. Next came two Capitol policemen
bearing the mahogany box in which the
certificates Of the result Of the election in
yice-President as they had been received by
him from the messengers appointed to bring
them to the Capitol.
Vice-Presldent Stevenson. according to the
terms of the law under which the joint con-
ventlon assembled, occupied the Speakers
chair. Mr.. Reed sitting at his side.
The tellers for the House were Mr.. Gros-
veuor, of Ohio, and Mr.. Richardson, of Ten
nessee; for the Senate this duty was per
formed by Senators Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
and Lodge, of Massachusetts.
The Yice-Presldent with c~eremonious
solemnity unlocked the electoral box and
took out the envelopes containing the certih-
Gates Of the Electoral Colleges. each envelope
being signed By all the electors OF the several
States, I'M securely seale1. As each certil
cate was opened the vote of the State was
announced and tally was kept by the tellers
OF both Senate and House.
Senator Blackburn read the certificates.
Senator Lodge alternated with him in the
rea1ing process. As the count proceeded
and the House t%ellers, Messra. Grosvenor
and Richardson, took a hand, tina reading OF
the full text of the certificates was abandoned.
the tellers conflning themselves to u simple
statement of the result as disclosed by the
documents before them.
The official count was anne need at
o'clock as follows:
For President ofthe United States-William
Mckinley, 271; William J. Bryan, 176.
For vice-President Of the United States
Garret A. Hobart, 271. Arthur Sewall, 149;
Thomas L. Watson, "a.
The Vice-President thereupon declared
william Mckinley and Carrot A. Hobart re-
speetiyely elected President and vioe-Presi,
dent OF the United States. The Wce-Presi-
dent added that this declaration was in law
sufficient, and that the joint session was
adjourned. A burst OF handclapping fol-
lowed this statement, and the great audience
quietly dispersed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-02-12
Ldventurers In Trouble.

! A taste for adventure will lead men
many lengths. A Russian nobleman
named Maligan has just been sentenced
by the Dutch authorities In the island
OF Java to twenty years in prison after
being captured leading the fierce
native insurgents nt Lombok, where
so many Dutch soldiers were massa'
cred. The English authorities at Sua'
kim are now engaged in investigating
tho Gaze of a former Austrian cavalry
officer captured in the attire of a Der
wish while on his way TO reloin the
Mahdi ut Khartoum. The officer is
believed to bea member of the prlncely
house of Schwartzenburg, who de-
serted from his regiment in Austrian
Poland four years ago. In Tonkln
the French authorities have recently
arrested, court,martialed and shot q
Swede and q Dane whom they caught
leading native bands of insurgents.