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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
A movement has recently been

A movement has recently been
started among the patriotic women
of Virginia to build a home for
the needy widows, sisters and
daughters of Confederate soldiers
in Virginia. Scattered throughout
the State there are many helpless
women to whom such an institu-
ton would be a god-send and in
Justice to these noble sufferers the
home should be speedily erected.
The idea of building a home orig
mated with the ladies' auxiliary
of the George E. Pickett Camp
|of Confederate Veterans several
months ago. Within the last few
days the ladies have sent out let.
ters explaining the character OF
the movement and asking for the
hearty support and cooperation
of all who are interested in the
cause. Beginning on the 10Th OF
this month and continuing fo,
ten days a Confederate festival
will be held in Richmond, from
which it is hoped that a large sum
for the benefit of the home will
be derived. The movement is cor
daily indorsed by the State off
cials, leading public men, ole
soldiers and newspapers of the
State.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
The Longevity of Woman.
Baltimore Sun.

A report from the Office of the
registrar general of England shows
that there are more females than
men centenarians. Out of 1 ,0OO,-
900 people, 215 women reach the
age of 100 years, while only 80
men round out the century. Now
the great conundrum which is pro-
posed is, "Why is this SOP" Ac-
cording to the popular supersti-
ton, it takes much longer for a
woman to reach even the age of
so than it takes for man to
reach that age. If this is true it
makes the showing all the more
remarkable. It has even been as
serted that the average life Of the
married man is longer than the
average life of the single man.
The fact, however, is denied by the
end man of the minstrels who says
that the life of the married man
is not really longer, but only
seems 50.
So far, there is no satisfactory
explanation of the original prop
osition why more women live to
be 100. Some say it is because
women are less addicted to tobac-
CO and strong drink; others say
that 1T is because it is more heal
thy to spend money than it Is to
earn it, and so on. It may be
some of the men who would live
to be 100 are killed at an early age
in casualties to which women are
not exposed. It may be that
tight lacing is life preserver, and
it may not be fact, after all.
Possibly the English registrar
may be mistaken. The situation
is replete with possibilities.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

We see an item in the Char
lotte Observer that in Davidson
county men are selling clothes
lines for 81 that can be bought at
any hardware store for s cents.
1t is astonishing how people ap-
parently love to be swindled.
Notwithstanding the newspapers
give warning after warning in just
such matters as this, people go
right on allowing themselves to be
taken in by every stranger that
comes along with something to
offer. The above is but one among
hundreds, yea thousands, of like
incidents that occur all over the
country. Right here in Pitt coun-
ty We have known of people CIV
ing peddlers $50 for clock when
one just as good could be pur-
chased for one-fourth the money.
We have known them to give $50
for range when any stove dealer
in Greenvills could sell them one
just as good for half the money.
We have known them to pay fab
ulous prices for sewing machines
when the home dealers could sup
lply them just as we'll at saving
of from 50 to 100 per cent. We
have known them to buy fruit
trees and pay from two to ten
times as much for them as the
very same could be bought at from
the home nurseries; in fact, fruit
tree agents have themselves bought
trees from the nursery here and
turned right around and sold them
at 300 per cent. profit. We have
known housekeepers in Greenville
to pay peddler 81 or more for a
piece of tinware when any timer
III town could make an article Just
as good for 25 cents.-Greenville
| Reflector.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT,
deferred from last week.1

At regular communication of
St. Pauls Lodge, No. 474, A. F.
and A. NJ, May 4th, 1897, the
following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, The Great Ruler of
the universe. has In His infinite
wisdom removed from our midst
our worthy and esteemed brother,
w. D. Caldwell, and
Whereas, The intimate relations
held and the efficient service rem
dered as secretary of this lodge
from its, organization makes it fit
ting that we record appreciation
of him; therefore
Resolved, That his service rem
dered to this lodge and his love
for the order and his cordial greet
ing and happy disposition in our
meetings will be held in grateful
remembrance.
Resolved, That the sudden re-
moval of such a man from ou1
lodge and from its offices leaves q
vacancy and shadow that will be
deeply realized by all members OF
the lodge and its friends and will
prove great loss to- this commu.
Unity
/ Resolved, That with deep sym.
pathy with the afflicted relatives
and friends of the deceased we ex.
press an earnest hope that even sc
great bereavement may be over.
ruled for the highest good.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
New York Mail and f

The New York Mail and Ex-
press eulogizes Mr.. Wilson, United
States Secretary of Agriculture,
for the efforts he is making to ed
ucate the farmers of the. country
on agricultural lines, and direct
ing their attention to the fact that
success lies in diversified farming.
1t remarks substantially that
"when the farmers of the cotton
belt can be persuaded to raise the
grain, fodder pork and beef as
well as the draft animals needed,
and the farmers of the West cala
be persuaded to raise more tobac-
CO, fruit, beet roots, etc., there
will be better times for both" +"
This is true, but there is an as
sumption, in tho connection of
which this was written, that the
credit as the pioneer in this move-
ment is due to Secretary Wilson,
which is not true. Secretary
Morton started out pretty we'll on
that line but he soon became so
thoroughly immersed in the money
question that he turned all his
efforts in the direction of "edu-
eating" the farmer on that and to
convincing him that his salvation
depended ON his sitting down on
the silver dollar and worshipping
the gold dollar. He was not emf
nently successful notwithstanding
the: remarkable zeal and persist
ency which he showed to- the last.
But before Secretary Morton or
Wilson the State departments of
agriculture in the Southern States,
agricultural societies, and the
Southern press had been advocat-
ing this, and while the results
have not been as satisfactory as
we conld wish still there has been
mers progress in this respect in
the South than in any other Sec
tion of the country. with the
rate of progress kept up it will not
be many years before the South
will be an exporter oSbreadstuffs,
meats, etc., instead of an impor.
ter as she has been. But the
South has great advantages in
this respect over the West, or the
East, for there is nothing which
they can grow which she cannot
grow and many things which she
can grow which they cannot
The field for diversification is wi
der in the South, and the eo11dlil
tiDns of climate and soil more fa
vorable. But still Secretary Viii
son deserves credit SoT his efforts
in this Observation-Disclosures
Messenger
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
Ashpole Items.
Deferred from last week.


Mrs. A. P. Ashley is not ex-
pected to live very long.
We expect the Methodist church
at Ashpole to be started soon.
The bud worms have been giving
the corn down the country during
the cool nights.
If there's not any more frost
there will be lots of fruit in this
section this year.
The school will start at Ashpole
again the first of July, which will
be taught by Mr.. A. T. Rogers.
Our farmers are about through
planting tobacco for this season,
but replanting is going to be big
job.
The farmers of this section have
some doubts about stand of cot
ton, but will hardly have to plant
over.
Miss Oda Atkinson, who has
been visiting Miss Mantha Floyd,
returned to her home near Fair
Bluff few days ago.
Miss Daisy Randle, assistant
teacher of Mr.. A. T. Rogers, left
this morning for Rocky Mount,
where she expects to spend a while
before she goes to her home in
Warrenton, N. C.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
What We are Fighting For.

North Carolina must have bet
ter Public Schools. Her people
are poor because they have no ed
ucation. They have strong arms
and abundant natural resources,
but generation upon generation OF
the children of the plain people
rises up unequal to the task of de-
veloping these resources, not by
lack of physical power and indus
try, but because they are ignorant
and therefore unprogressive, un-
inventive and unappreciatiye of
their opportunities. North Caro-
lima will not only never be strong
industrially and financially, but
she will never make tenth of her
strength count politically or re-
l1glously 80 long as a large pro-
portion of her people are practi-
cally buried to the world of prog
ress without and blind to the
world of opportunity within them
and before them. When a gener-
ton of her citizens have been in
vlgorated with education, the
whole character of our State will
be changed for the better. Intel
ligent people know this. Know
ing it, it is their duty humanely-
not to say patriotically or relig-
iously-to emphasize it. This du-
ty falls first upon the editors of
North Carolina papers. If they
will plead for a vote in favor of
local taxation in the August cleo
ton, they will do more for the
public good than any one now
dreams possible. The duty falls
with equal force upon the preach
ers, the teachers, the public men,
and upon every intelligent citi-
zen indeed not citizens only, but
upon every intelligent woman, too.
The work of renovating, regener-
ating, i'll truth, our Public School
system has commenced. Five
years more of constant effort will
witness the glorious achievement
Of good and adequate public
school in the reach of every child
in North Carolina; and in that
achievement there will be a clear
prophecy of a North Carolina
new IN strength, new in happi
ness, new in wealth, new in gov
eminent, new in religion, new but
none the less rich in her glorious
past. With such a vision before
us, men and brethren, let us figh
the present battles against dark.
ness, against prejudice, agains
covetousness, sure of the light o
a brighter day whose dawn tn
eye of faith even now beholds.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
THE ROBE S OMAN,

Published every Wednesday at Lumberton.
n. g.. at s2.oos year and *i.Oo for six months
II is read every week by large number of the
most intelligent people Of Robeson county and
ha. a general circulation In all the surrounding
counties, including Florence. Marion, Marlboro
and Darlington, in South Carolina. TIL. ROBE
sosj.,S Is now In It's twenty-eighth year and IL
pis,anss-r an experiment. II never missed an
itei,- ueti tho death Of It's late owner and hopes
b. make ns good future record. Particular
,rtrntion will be given to keeping up the high
standard oi excellence II has attained as pur-
v-yor of local news.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
OUR SoRRowfUL WAY.

Ia street i'll Jerusalem, along which
Christ IS said TO have walked, bearing his
cross, is still called Ma volorosa, OF
"Sorrowful Way."]
Dear Christ, because the way
That Thou didst walk on earth was
'sorrowful,'
And they that seek it find oft marked
with blood
Thy footprints, shall say,
Give me SUMMER path. more flowers
to Gull,
And all the things that this world
cailetl1 good?''
And turning from the sound
OF Thy meek voice, whose pleadings
Follow ME"
Seems not So sweet as others whis-
pering Come"
And which so soon is drowned
In earths loud music, shall l say to
Thee,
Il chose this world; here finds shy
heart its home?' = -
way, NtSINSf, pdI1ent FRIEND!
Though "sorrowful" that way" take
Thou my hand
And lead me in it. Though 1 cannot
see
Through binding tears its end.
It matters not, know it's to the land
Where longing hearts meet face to
face with Thee.
Twill often lead. / know:
Away from earth to many lonely light.
From which the world will seek to
tempt ME by
The many flowers that grow
Beside its pathways, and which. to the
sight,
Are fair and gay. but, alb, 20 quickly
die.
And as journey OH,
know my feet must one day reach the
gate
Of some sad Garden of GethseInane.
where must kneel alone
In darkness. as Thou didst, and pray
that Fate
Will take away soEle "cup" she pours
for me.
And if, 0, perfect One,
Thou say'st these trembling lips tha
cup must drink,
Quiet their sobbing, till they say with
Thee,
''Fatller. thy will be done.''
And when l feel tEee near will not
shrink,
But to its dregs will drink it silently,
Although this lonely heart
| May yearn, and listen to hear Thee
say,
"Thy work is done, poor, lonely
child, come home,''
o, let me depart
Till can. show some -wanderer the
! way"
To thy safe fold and loving ar,sssstto 10
| come.
Alice Pettus billiard
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

I President Mckinley last week
sent to the Senate the nonina-
tion of ex-Congressman Henry
Cheatham, colored, of North Car
olina, to be Recorder of Deeds for
the District of Columbia. 1t is
said that the nomination has cre-
ated dissatisfaction and that an
effort will be made to prevent
Cheatham's confirmation.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
WHOLE NO. 1A21.
s.,ss
THE BIG RACES.
All the Crack-A-Jacks to be In Char ariotte.

| OidiIoitc NpWS.
May Goth and 2lst will be dates
memorable among the bicyclists of
Virginia, Tennessee, North and
South Carolina for Oh those dates
the speedlest amateurs of the
South will race for handsome pri-
zes, and the finest professional ri
ders on earth will compete for
yellow gold.
Michael, the ""Welsh wonder -
Cooper and Bald, the acknowl-
edged champions of the continent: ::
| Eaton, Wells, Mcfarland, Conn.
Baker, Murphy, the Morgan and
Wright team, and all the shining
stars of the bicycle racing sfirnaa-
ment, are booked to appear at this
race meet.
This insures the largest number
of racing bieyelists ever seen
south of Mason and Dixon's line
Local teams from North and
South Carolina will enter in the
amateur ranks and contend for
Interstate supremacy. Three men
will comprise a team.
In addition to the racing men
the management has secured the
services of Clarence Mclean, now
the champion at bicycle trick rid
ing. He has toured the world and
has given private exhibitions of
his skill before the nobility Of Eu-
rope. 1t will be worth a trip to
the grounds to see Mclean per-
form.
The races will commence at 8 80
p. m. Other attractions during
the morning hours will be hose
reel races, base ball and military
parades.
Charlotte folks who are inter-
ested in our home bicycle riders
Will be at the track Saturday af-
ternoon at five o'clock, and see
the last public race of Charlotte's E
flyers till may Goth. The handi-
cap one mile race will be run
and a final selection made of the
three men who will represent us
on the track at the big races.
-Four OF five riders aspire to that
honor, and Saturday will settle
the matter. There is no charge
for admission.
| The various committees ap-
pointed to arrange for the 2Oth OF
! May celebration are earnestly re
quested to meet Mr.. Chadwick al
the Manufacturers Club this after
moon at five o'clock.
| The subscription committee.
have met with most gratifying
success. 1t is desirable, however
that the amount already secured
be materially increased. The
} citizens are requested to give the
Icommittee hospitable reception
and as far as possible to assist
them in guaranteeing an elabor
ate celebration.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
New Law for Getting Special Venlre.

Another reform" of the last
Legislature was made known to
the citizens of this (Chatham),
county during the present term of
oun Superior Court. It was the
new method of drawing jurors in
the trial of capital cases. Here
tofore, unless otherwise demanded
by the defendant, the special We
nire, or the extra jurors, in capital
cases, were summoned by the sher-
iff indiscriminately from among
the freeholders. But the last Leg
islature changed thisby compelling
all these extra jurors, or special
venire, to be drawn from the Jury
box in open court. Accordingly,
on last Tuesday the special venire,
Eec extra jurors, in two capital
cases were drawn in this manner,
SO jurors Ill each case. Imme-
diately after the names of these
jurors were drawn the sheriff had
to hurry his deputies all over the
feounty to summon the jurors tc
be here the next day, and the dep.
uties had q lively time of it.
While this reform" may be
proper and even necessary in coun.
ties where the sheriff is corrupt
yet in most cases it is needless ex.
pense and puts too many good cit.
izens to a great deal of unneces
sary trouble.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

81 would not be without Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy for its weight in gold"
writes D. J. Jones, of Holland, Va. my
wife was troubled with cough for near
ly two years. I tried various patent rem
edies, besides numerous prescriptions
from physicians, all of which did no good
I was at last persuaded to try bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. which
promptly relieved the cough. The sec
ond bottle effected complete cure -
The rs aud SO cent bottles are for
sale by DR.. ]. D. Mcmillan.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

Transient advertisements to be pub
Nshrd Que month and under, must be
paid for i'll advance. All advertising for
shorter time than three months is con-
sidered transient advertising. Accounts
rendered quarterly for all advertisements
published for 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
sioners' and trustees sales, summons to
non-residents, etc, will be charged for al
legal rates, except when they exceed a
certain limit of space, in 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
pleasure of persons to pay.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

The Japanese are now making
undergarments Of their finely
crisped or grained paper. After
the paper has been cut to pat
tern, the different parts are sewed
together and hemmed and the
places where the buttonholes are
to be formed are strengthened with
calico or linen. The stuff is very
strong and at the same time very
flexible. After a garment has been
worn a few hours it will interfere
with the transportation of the
body no more than do garments
made of fabric. The stuff is not
sized, nor is it impermeable. Af-
ter becoming wet the paper is
difficult to tear When an EN-.
deavor is made to tear it by hand
it presents almost as much resist.
ance as the thin skin used fol-
making gloves
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

ABOUT o,GOO,OOO bales. A cOnyen-
ton of New England cotton man
a1acturers was recently held in
Boston, at which a number of in
tefestlng papers were read giving
valuable information regarding
this great industry, especially in
the South. 1t was stated that "it
Is lmpracticsble to transport cot
ton from Southern points to New
England cities in through cars,
Tor the reason that the Southern
lines cannot allow their equip
ment to go Feast on account of
the great length of time required
to get their cars returned" The
bales after being loaded into a car
at compress points seem to swell
up or expand, due to the motion
OF the cars and at transfer points
they often have to be pried out,
causing more OF less damage. A
few months ago the Record
printed description of a new
method of baling cotton, known
as the round bale system, which
seemed to have successfully passed
the experimental stage. It ap.
pears from the reports made at
the recent convention that every
bale was taken and used, and the
statements heretofore given were
fully substantiated.
From a paper on Recent Ad-
vances In Weaving, it appears
that until recently it had been
necessary for those in need of
very fine cotton cloths, or even a
plain weave, to use goods import
ed from France OF England; "but
the close competition of Southern
mills in goods of medium fineness
and quality and the greater prof.
its IN the manufacture of finer
goods have already carried us so
far that we should very soon be
able to make goods of any fine
ness needed for practical use."
Within year, it was said, some
OF the mills in New Bedford and
Fall River 'have been spinning as
high as No. $50, and the finest
that I am aware of at the present
time is about ITO or 175."
1t is not generally known that
many Of the beautiful effects
which are usually supposed to be
produced by weaving are now made
by simply passing the finished
fabric through engraved rolls.
Very cheap cotton fabrics thus
ornamented can be produced at a
trifling cost. The effects of eva
tered silk" " for example, is close
ly initiated both on silk and cot
ton, but these designs do not per-
nit the fabric to pc washed with
out their complete effacement.
Many of the popular low-priced
dress goods sold under fancy names
are simply cheap fabrics orna-
mented by such treatment; and as
they supply certain demand sat
isfactortily they meet with ready
sale.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
Alice Pettus billiard

L. F. Farley conducts large mercan-
tile business at Liberty Hill, Ga. He
says: Zone application of Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm relieved me 6 severe
pain in my back. 1 think it 0. k" Por lame
back, rheumatism, neuralgia, swellings,
sprains, bruises, burns ard sca1ds no 9TH
er liniInent can approach Chamberlain 8
Pain Balm. 1t is intended especially for
these diseases and is famous for its cures,
For sale by Dr. ]. D. Mcmillan.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

The Galveston News, which
has been figuring on it, says the
South has since the war pafva in
pensions to Northern pensioners
81 600, 900, 900, and is still paying
ut the rate of $50, 900, 90 a year.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

If there is q man in this coun-
try who better than any other
could afford to be perfectly dumb
on national issues for four years
to come that man is Grover Cleve-
land, the greatest industry wrecker
in the country.-Detroit Journal.