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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
THE WORD "QUAcK."
ITS Origin Traced Back to the Sixteenth
Century

Century.
The original and acquired meanings
Of many an old word have been clear
ed up in the law courts. When ''quack"
had its turn, Sir Edward Clarke, who
was probably quoting a dictionary, de-
fined the word as "a boastful pretend
err to medical SKILL" "Quack" is I'M
doubtedly derived by suggestion from
the quacking of a duck. The quack
bility for knowledge. "Quacker" and
"quaclling cheat were sixteenth CEN
fury words. "Quack" in its present
sense is certainly as old as 1896, when
1t was included in the earliest of our
slang dictionaries. The original word
was QUICKSILVER" travelling empire
who quacked about his salves, and,
according to Henley and Farmer, the
dramatist Wycherly first shortened this
word to "quack."
The full term, quack doctor, is found
at least as early as ITO, when these
words were used as title to the Earl
of Rochesters mountebank speech on
Tower hill. This witty and profligate
nobleman Che is always called witty
and profigate) took it into his head to
disappear from his friends and appear
to the mob on Tower hill as a uuack
doctor. The speech he made on that
occasion has been preserved, and it
shows that quack oratory has gained
nothing since
1t Is not all printable in these polite
pages, but the following passage will
show its character
1.-THE cures l have done are as in
credible as innumerable. Toured Prester
Johns godmother of a stupendous dolor
in her os sacrum, which had like to
cost the good lady the perdition of her
buckle bone. I cur'd the Empress of
Boolmapo of cramp she got in her
tongue by eating pork and butter'd
parsnips. l curd an alderman of
Grand Cairo of a scarlet, burning, rag
ing fever, of which he dy'd. l cur'd
the Emperor of Morocco, who lay sew
en- years sick of the plague. cur'd
him in forty-two minutes so that he
danc'd the serabrand, fiipfap and Son.
erset to the admiration of his whole
court. For my pains he presented me
with 5000 Hungarian ducats and
Turkish cymeter. Verbum sat sapienti.
No cure, no money"
| doubt very much whether Sir Ed
ward Clarke was right in saying that
the word "quack" was revived by
Carlyle after it had died out. So use
full word is not likely to have been
dropped, though in Carlyle's vocabu-
larry of denunciation it certainly took
on new Importance. 1t was from a
court of law, by the way, that Carlyle
obtained the word gig" which, with
ferocious glee, he never ceased to use
as a symbol Of SNUG responsibility.
The trial of Thurtell at Hartford as
sizes for the murder of Mr.. Weare pro-
duced the following dialogue:
what sort Of person was Mr..
Weare?"
"He was always a most respectable
person."
"What do you mean by respectable 2"
"He kept a gig"
Carlyle's sardOnic humor seized on
this, and ever after when he was
storming at responsibilities and unreal
tiles "gigs" were not far from his
mind. He even applied the word $50
manity" to those classes of society
which held the gig ideal.-John
O'London in London Taller.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
Quaint Market Custom.

There exists at Totnes market GUS
tom which is believed to be without
parallel in the history of markets. A
dealer chalks up the price he gives for
butter and eggs on stall, and all the
other dealers pay the same This sys-
tenn has gone on, and surprisingly little
friction has resulted. Some time ago
an attempt was made to break down
the custom and induce producers to
stand in the market and make the best
price they could. 1t was, however,
short lived, and the old system was re-
verted to.-St. James Gazette.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
Commercial Print q.

For years we have i.lsd much
attention to the wall of the
business firms in TIL, city and
county and feel that W can offer
them our experience Tor their
money. 1t will be a l.r trade.
Our line of Office sta: emery is
in style and finish th, lest that
can be had. This mbraces
everything used in eorrespon-
dence or in the office or store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03

Captain Kidd gave sigh that shook
pis three feet four inches of stature
ana looked up at Juliet. julie the ele-
plant idol Of circus goers. lSsponded
with a sympathetic pat thu very near
~ took the diminutive cap5ain off his
feet.
ITS too bad, Juliet" he laid softly.
III Gretchen were here now to eniov
this, how happy we should bel" The
captains glance roamed over the CAV
! crowd. 1t was the day Of the chill
sdren's parade at seaside resort. and
the throng of miniature men and wo-
nen In their finery reminded Captain
hldd more than ever of his own tiny
gretchen. Tears stole down his fur
rowed cheeks, and Juliet in dumb SYM
pathy placed her trunk caressingly
around the captains neck.
Perhaps she knew of what he was
thinking. Perhaps it was only the in
stinct of dumb brute, but the captain
was comforted by her caress. For fif-
teen years he and Juliet had travelled
through the world together, and there
had sprung up between them a love
that until the appearance of Gretchen
had been fun and complete Juliet
still lavished upon<her trainer the
wealth of her eephantine love, but
the captain had divided his heart be-
tween the elephant and the dainty lit
tie woman whom he met in Paris just
before he had sailed for America.
When the Snowman who paid him
his salary had ordered him to go to the
strange land, he had begged Gretchen
to accompany him. She had been will
ing enough, but the director of the
troupe of lilliputians would not give
his consent to losing one of his most
valuable little players. He had hired
Gretchen from her mother.
When the dwarfs had parted in the
big arena in Paris she had promised to
always be true to him and had limited
that perhaps she might manage to
come to him some time. He had given
her his address, written on a scrap of
programme, and the short, misspelled
letters she had sent were tucked into
the pocket Of the gay uniform coat
and brought comfort to him in the
long nights when he lay in Juliet's
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
BOOK PUBLISH &c.

We make a specially Of Book
and Pamphlet Printins and can
show samples of our work in
this line that must I'M rest you.
We also do newspaper and mag
azine work and general compo-
sition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
Clever Woman.

She-Don't you think woman is
clever enough to do any work that a
man can? He-She's smarter than
that. Why, she's clever enough to
make the man do the work and give
her the benefit of it-London Tele-
graph
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03

"And you say the public can be sep
arated from its money!"
"Without effort"
ooh, l am perfectly willing to ex-
pend some effort. providing the trick
can be DONE Washington Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
JOB PRINTING

In general we can do anything
in this line, at prices hat will
command your attel,lon and
your orders. We have :asty and
attractive ideas that pc will be
happy to show you il 5ou call
or write.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
THE SMALLEST SCREWS.
To the Naked Eye They Look Like
Specks of Dust.

The smallest screws in the world are
those made in watch factories. They
are cut from steel wire by a machine,
but as the chips fall from the knife it
looks as if the operator was simply
cutting up the wire for his own di-
version. One thing is certain-no
screws can be seen, and yet a screw
is made by every third operation.
The fourth jewel wheel screw is
next to invisible, to the naked eye re-
sembling speck of dust. With a
glass, however, 1t can be made out
quite distinctly. 1t has 260 threads to
an inch. These little screws are four
one-thousandth of an inch in diam
eter, and the heads are double in size
1t has been estimated that an ordinary
thimble would hold 100000 of them.
About 100000 of them are manu-
featured in the course of a month,
but no attempt is ever made to count
them. In determining the number 100
of them are placed on a very delicate
balance and the number of the whole
quantity calculated from the weight
of these. All the small parts of the
watch are counted in this way, prob
ably 90 out of the 100
When they have been cut the screws.
are hardened and put into frames,
about 100 to the frame. heads up. This
is done very rapidly, but entire1k BY
the sense of touch instead Of BY eIsht,
so that a blind man with little ex
perience could perform the task.
The next step In the process is to
polish the heads III an automatic ma
chine, 10000 at a time. The plate on
which this ts done is covered with oil
and a grinlhng compedhd, and ON this
the machf,e moves them very rapidly
by a fe'Tk sing motion. until they are
Ia pcrhect sAdition. Chicago Record
I4or.dd 10 -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03

embracing you In it's irresistible grasp.
The same fight has then to be fought
over again Then at last the caravan
arrives at the hating place for the
night.--North China News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
A Joker.

The Congressman (sternly)-You seem
e forget, madam, that there is such a
word as "obey" In marriage contract.
The Congressman's Wife-Is there?
Why, isn't It funny how jokers do
creep into things PUCK.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
: seals 81 Interest

liIIs-T ~ ftkt %
~ as ct mills employed ID. colo
p8 Mar md; also typical household
" feneuts used in early days h
y iryland, photographer IL tchesfer
ountg by Miss Mary v. ENg OF
that county -
photograph OF superb comm6d
service engraved with royal rms o.
England, presented to st. Asue's
church, Annapolis, by King Wilhsm
LII. and inscribed with his initials,
w. Il.
Photograph Of the memorial ring
given by Queen Henrietta Maria to
her maid of honor. wife of an early
settler, Capital. James Neale, still
owned by descendant, Mrs. Glare
Earle Tilghman Of Maryland.
Shown through the courtesy of tn,
land commissioner, Hon. E. Standle.
Toadvin. are the mt facsimilanu11
rare state dOcurnepIunr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03


dying them out by the aid of
Exhibition midgets get little
g, and the captain did not
his inamoratas shortcomings
is own education was even
dly neglected than hers. He
othing except that each tiny
reiterated the "Ich lieb dlch,"
bore comfort to his heart and
IN courage to face a strange
He was at least more fortunate
(retchen, because he had Juliet,
Aful.
bNe for Juliet antedated his love
etchen. Fifteen years he had
in the troupe with Gretchen;
ad been long stay in Paris,
had grown attached to Juliet,
sest elephant of the herd. The
ttor, quick to see his opportuni-
ID shown the midget how to put
Great beast through her few SIM
dicks.
ice then the captain and Juliet had
been separated for a single day
len they Travelled by rail he slept In
car. On board ship or on land he
ept in her stall. The elephant quar-
1trs were far sweeter and cleaner than
ZONE of the boarding houses at which
Ghe had been lodged, and the captain
hated to be parted from Juliet even
for moment.
- Thus TheTe had grown up between
THEN love Almost human in its in
ttensity The OWNER of the menagerle
had finally permitted the captain to
purchase the elephant out of his slen-
d. earnings and the tips he had re-
JAe captain had several hundred
RS saved up, but not enough to
lase Gretchens release from her
act. Il; time he could manage to
up enough, so he tried to be con-
here at the beach the sight of
dren in their fancy dresses put
ongly in mind of the little
Of which Gretchen was the
se captain grieved and Juliet
in sympathy.
wo of them had come down
ew York that morning to take
ma cus in the evening which
was tj The days festivities. 1t
had4 ing, firing trip, and the
PRESSED. Even the worn
ph, n .}pocket failed to bring
1er and, though Juliet ca
go With her trunk, her efforts
-. ~ avail, and the captain re-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
REMEMBER.

If you have any printing of
any kind lido, if it i. only one
copy or n Mon, con-, to US and
talk it owe We viii be glad
to see you even if we Il not get
the work, and that VIII not be
likely, if price and quality cuts
any figure. Call to ST US with
or without an order.
BAUGHMAN BROS,
Frederick, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
The sklnaint.

"You are too hard on Mr.
You should treat him with a.
milk of human " -
He'd cliurp
II did,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03

:. !, xA aim Of Mrs. Hall to compli-
r,ant er friends on every possible &C.
aaszn, yet strange to say, she does
Railways please them.
FNll like my gown att re-
other EVENING" $3.50
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-03
Captain Kidd's
Two Loves.
By Carl Williams.

copyright, 1907, by N. E. Daley.
sseesesseeeseeessseeeees,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07
Republican Convention on
the 18th.

A convention of the Republican party
of Robson county has been called to
assemble in Lumberton on Wednesday,
the 18th day of September, for the pur-
pose of nominating a county and legis-
iative ticket The Independent and Re
publican voters of each election precinct
are requested to assemble at their re-
spective voting places on Saturday, the
18th, at O'Clock, p. M, and select del
egates to attend said county convention.
1t is to be hoped that each township
will send full delegation. The Demo
Gratis have called a primary election to be
held on the 10th. Under the rules gov
crning that primary every one who par
ticipates will be sworn to abide the re-
suit of the primary. l warn all citizens
who want to be free and Independent to
vote for men of their choice at the gen
eral election, to steer clear of the pri-
mary election.
w. J. CURRIE, Chairman,
B. F. MCLEAN, Secretary.
9-3-tf
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrator up
on the estate of Silas F. Higgins, de-
ceased, on the End day of September,
1908, notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having claims against said estate
to present them, duly authenticated, to
the undersigned, or to Mclean & Nc
Lean, attorneys, Lumberton, n. c., for
payment and settlement, on or before the
10th day of September, 1909, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted to said es-
ate must make immediate payment.
This the 7th day of September, 1903.
ROBERT MILLER,
Adr. of Sias F. Higgins, decd.
Mclean & Mclean, Attorneys.
9-7-6mOn.
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am an independent candidate.

I am an independent candidate. "
Independent of what? The Dem
ocratic party? Did you not state
on the floor of the last Demo-
cratic convention in Robson
county, held in June, this year,
that you would not vote for con-
gresham Goodwin if he were
nominated? Did you not refuse
to serve as a delegate to the
congressional convention because
of that statement? Can you ex-
pect loyal Democrats to vote
for you for State Senator,
when you publicly pre-.
claimed your disloyalty to the &C.
ton of the Democratic party
Mr.. Shaw, there is a vast differ
ence between your candor il
June and your want of it ii
September.
You will find the remainder o.
your letter answered in the ex
PLANTATION which you requested
me to make in this issue of The
Robesonian. Truly,
H. L. Edens.
Pembroke, N. c., Sept. 4, 'Oe
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07
PARTITION POINTS.
Parkton High School Opens the
14th-Rev. Robt. Grant to Lee
ture-Personal.


ture-Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Crops have been considerably
damaged by the heavy rains of
last week.
Mr.. Peter Mcqueen, of White
Oak, is visiting relatives here
this week.
Mr.. M. Lee, of Tar Heel, pass
ed through here today on his way
to Raeford.
Miss Annie Mcmillan left Mon
day to take school at Rowland.
! Mr.. Laurin Macarthur, cashier
of the Parktan Bank, who has
been spending his vacation in the
mountains of western North Car
DINA, has returned home.
Miss Flora Currle, of Maxton, is
visiting her brother, DR.. D. S.
Currie.
The Parton Hunting Club has
been very successful in catching
foxes lately.
The Parkton high school, undo
the efficient management of Prof.
Preston Stamps, will open the
18th of September. The princi-
pal will be assisted by Miss Mary
Stewart, of Laurinburg, and Miss
Meta Highsmith, from near Sa-
lemburg.
Miss Mamie Parham, of St.
Paul, visited relatives here yes.
terday. Mrs. G. G. Hughes, who
had been visiting her parents,
left yesterday for her home in
Quitman, Ga.-Mr.D. G. Malloy,
of Perry, Fla, spent a few days
at his fathers on his return from
the North. Mrs. M. F. Under.
wood has gone to Quitman, Ca,
to visit her son. Miss Annie
Belle Buie, of Atlanta, Ca, Wis
tied Mr.. He. McMillan's family
last week. Mr.. L. Shaw, of St
Paul, was here today on bust
ness.
Rev. Robert Grant will deliver
a lecture here Thursday night
the 10th, on Scotland.
Mr.. Frank Davis, of Willis
Creek, was in town today.
Mr.. John Macarthur, of St
Paul, visited in town today.
Mr.. T. w. Thompson, chief O.
police of Parkton, made a bus:
ness trip to Fayetteville yester
day.
Parkton, N. c., Sept. 4, 1908
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For Sheriff..

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
l hereby announce myself as can
didatc for reelection to the Office of
Sheriff of Robson county, subject to
the Democratic primary.
| have tried to perform the duties of
my office faithfully during the short
time which have held the same, and
believe that an investigation will show
that have done so. | thank the Dem
ocrats of the county for the very kind
support they have given me, and | as
sure them that an endorsement of nv
work by denomination will be greatly
appreciated.
7-9-tf E. C.. MCNEIL.
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AMONG THE TRANSGRESS.
ORS.
A Croatan Breaks JaiI-Shooting
at Church.

Lewis Hunt, a Croatan who
has his local habitation near
Raynham and who was jailed
here Monday, broke out of jail
early Friday morning and depart
ed these coasts. Very foolishly,
too, for now he is wanted for a
much more serious offense than
he was jailed for at first, and il
is probable that his case would
have been compromised Saturday
and he would have regained his
liberty without any strings to it.
On day not long since Lewis
got too full of 1.-The old familiar
juice" and drove away from
Lumberton with another mans
buggy, and that is all the hold
the law had on Lewis before he
broke Jail; and Lewis had taken
steps to correct that mistake.
Lewis was impatient of re-
straint so he yanked down a
water-bucket hook in his cell and
went to work on the wall beneath
a window. He soon had a brick
out, and as the wall is only a
brick and a half thick it was easy
sailing to remove enough bricks
to get out. He did the work care
fully, and when the hole was
large enough he lowered himself
he was on the second foor-to the
ground by means of blankets tied
together. A white man in the
same cell is thoughttohave intend.
ed to take advantage of the op,
portunity, but his heart failed
him or he thought better of il
and decided to remain after some
of his clothes had been thrown
to the ground. He says that
Lewis threw them down by mis-.
take. Lewis escaped after Jailel
Floyd visited all the cells about
twelve o'clock Thursday night.
Sam Britt was brought to jai
Friday by Deputy Sheriff G. E
Morgan, who lives near Ma.
rietta. Britt was drunk anc
disorderly Friday at Oakdale
church, near Marietta, where. &
meeting was being held, anC
Deputy Morgan and others, whC
took him in charge, though
he was sufficiently sober to leave
quietly, as he promised to do
Britt had not proceeded man!
steps, however, before h
wheeled and fired into the bunch
of men who had been trying tt
get him to behave, one ball goinl
through an arm of one Mr.
Evans. Deputy Morgan arrest
ed him without further delay ant
brought him to Jail.
March Roper, colored, wa
committed to jail Friday BY
) Commissioner B. F. Mclean, o:
Maxton, for retailing but he was
released in a few hours on a bono
in the sum of 5000 signed by Mr.
E. D. Mcneil.
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For Treasurer.

To the Voters of Robson County:
have long wished to publicly ex-
press my deep appreciation to the voters
of Robson county for their liberal sup
port given me in the past, and if posi-
BILE to express it more keenly to my
friends who have made my county,
school, road and court house bonds,
amounting in all to $l68, 100000. Again
l wish to announce my candidacy for
the second term as Treasurer of Robe
son county, assuring my friends of my
continued intention of faithfulness, f.
deity and courtesy, that have tried to
exercise in the past. am ever and al
ways subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party, as expressed either in
convention or primary.
M. G. MCKENZIE.
7-9-tf
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Lumberton Township.
Mr.. Jno. A. Humphrey for the
House.
To The Editor of The Robesonian.
To the Edi tor of The Robesonian:

To the Edi tor of The Robesonian:
l am glad to see that Mr.. Jno.
A. Humphrey, of Burnt Swamp
township, is a candidate for the
House of Representatives. This
is the first time Mr.. Humphrey
has been a candidate for any,
thing. He has done as much or
more work for the Democratic
party of Robson county than any
man in the county. If there ever
was a Democratic contest to be
waged, he was always in the
thick of the fight. He has been
pressed time and again to become
candidate for office, but he has
always refused until now. The
Democratic party of Robson
county owes him debt Of graft
tude. The Democrats who will
vote in next Thursdays primaries
have an opportunity to show
their appreciation for the work
he has done for the party by Civ
ing MN the honor OF becoming
one of Robson county's repre-
sentatives in the next Legisla
ture. l certainly hope that HI
will be elected. He is an intelli
gent man, one of the best farm
ers in that section, and will re
fleet credit upon the county if h
is sent there.
I appeal to all the Democrat
Of the county who love thei
:. party and who feel that thos
who have fought the battles O
the Democratic party should b
honored, to go to the primary O.
next Thursday and vote for inc
. A. Humphrey as one of the mem
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An Open Letter to D. P. Shaw.
Mr.. D. P. Shaw,
Lumberton, N. C..

DearSir, In reply to your let
ter of Sept. LIST appearing in The
Robesonian of the 3rd inst, l
would say that am glad to know
that l have done you an "unin-
territorial favor" and would
be so glad if | could assist you in
getting out of the ex-Sheriff' S
bothersome old shoes. Any old
cast off clothing looks so untidy
on another, and then they re-
mind one all the time of the
former owner. Don't you think
David must have felt small when
he put Jonathan's big old har-
ness on?
Seriously, Mr.. Shaw, in face
of the facts, how can you deny
your connection with Mr.. Nc
Leod? You say, Il desire the
people of Robson to know tina
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To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
At the urgent request of number of
Democrats, | hereby announce myself
candidate for reelection to the office of
County Commissioner, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primary.
This June Is, 1908.
6-15-tf d. S. ALDERMAN.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07
Hearing Before Referee Howell.


Fridays Wilmington Star: A
party of prominent Robesonians
were here yesterday to attend a
hearing in bankruptcy before
Referee Geo. H. Howell. The
party was registered at the Or
ton and among the number were
R. C. Lawrence and A. W. Nc
Lean, Esqs., of Lumberton; Hon.
G. B. Patterson, of Maxton; Mr..
R. S. Bond, of Rowland, and Mr..
C. B. Skipper, of Lumberton.
This hearing was n the mat
ter Of Mccormick, Smith & Co.,
of Rowland, bankrupts. The
hearing was adjournrd in Viii.
mington Thursday and is being
continued here today.