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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-05
Suit Against Republican Nomi-
nee For Governor.


Fayetteville Observer.
Complaint has been filed with
Clerk of the Court A. A. Mckee
than, by Sinclair & Dye, attor-
neys for the plaintiff, in a suit
entitled 'L. NJ. Andrews VS.. ].
Elwood Cox" " in which the plain
tiff alleges that he entered into
contract with the defendant to
manufacture and sell him a GER
tain number of shuttle blocks ac-
cording to certain specifications;
that he has complied with the
terms Of the contract in every
particular, and that the defend
ant has violated the terms of the
contract.
Mr.. Andrews resides in west
ern Cumberland and says that he
manufactured the blocks in good
faith and in accordance with the
contract, but after repeated ef-
fort failed to get them inspected
as provided in contract anC
therefore has said blocks still or
hand and no money or marke-
for them, and he has been forceC
into the courts for the protection
of his rights.
Mr.. Cox is head of the shuttl'
block trust.
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POLITICAL POINTS AND
POINTERS.

The Campaign Goes into Every
Township - On Prohibition
"The People Have Ruled"-
Democrats Appealing to the
Record.
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FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER.

Close of Good Tobacco Season
Movement for New Ware
house-New Building for Bank
To Convert Storeage Ware
house into Hotel-Prepara-
tions for Grand Auction Sale
Week of Prayer-A Brown
Eyed Lad who Rode in the
Parade and Spoke to the Gov
ernor-Other Matters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

provide employment to the manv nm.
fortunate ones. If this will not worl,
then the government will have to fur.
nish direct aid, and that soon too. for
| number of people are already stary-
ing and the general situation is grow
ing worse every day. The authorities
are now said TO be aware of the seri-
BUSINESS Of the situation and some
thing will be done at once to alleviate
the suffering among those who have
become destitute through lack of EN-.
ployment-
Surely little Denmark is a land of
contrasts. While one reads of the suf-
fering and lack of employment among
the poor people of Copenhagen and
other towns, statistics state that the
wheat fields of Denmark yield not less
than AZ bushels to the acre, which is
certainly fine showing when it is
considered that the average for the
Whole world is II bushels to the acre
which also is true of the United States
and the Argentine Republic, which
today are the greatest wheat pro-
ducing nations of the world.
MARION, S. NORELIUS.
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which will be especially advertised. as
IT, is one of the most exhilarating and
thrilling sports offered at this season
OF the year. The tourist traffic during
the summer months was the best on
record for a number Of years. They
also spent money freely and a large
NUMBER OF these people have signified
there intention of coming to Norway
again. The tourist business IS assam.
ing immense proportions in Norway
and hundreds of people are relying on
me tourist traffic solely for receiving
II livelihood
DIR. Olaf Christie, one of Christiana's
leading physicians, was run over the
other day by heavy truck wagon.
sustaining broken nose, several brok-
en- ribs and broken leg. He was
taken to the city hospital, where it is
reported that he is in a very critical
condition. The driver of the wagon
whipped up his horses immediately
after the accident had occurred and
has not since been located.
The Drammen-Battenfjor railroad
Will be rebuild in the near future and
Will be converted into an up.to.date
railway. It has hitherto been a mar
row-guage road and has not been able
to handle its freight business ef
.f1cfently: ~-a - 4
Henrik Lund, the artist, who painted
me celebrated Nicholson portraiti has
horn it to pieces and is now fengaged
IN painting ashew one. All this hap.
5lened because critics got oosbusy.. "
The Hansa Brewing company has
donated 5000 crowns to the Bergen
stheater and 5000 crowns to the Tour
list exposition, which will be held there
ina190s. = =:
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strengthened. Three of the most in
terestlng answers were sent by Swed
lsh-Americans Of national reputation
including former Governor John Lind
OF Minnesota; A. o. Eberhardt, pres
ent lieutenant governor of Minnesota
and DR.. Eric Norelius, president of the
Augustana synod. Mr.. Lind wrote
that he regarded the effort suggested
as ideal, but that he did not expect
any permanent result of a work OF
that character. Lieutenant Governor
Eberhardt recommended the recogni.
ton and use of the Swedish language
and literature in the American high
schools, better understanding and
announcement of the Swedish-Ameri.
can press, an effort to stimulate inter
est in Swedish folk and national songs
among Swedish-Americans in the DO.
ntlcal development of America. The
Rev. DR.. Norelius wrote that he com.
mended in America Swedish.
American culture, not Swedish, not
American, but blending of BOTH" So
Tar for the Washington dispatch.
While determined efforts are still be-
Ing made in Sweden to induce Swed-
lsh-Amricans to return, it is noticeable
that Swedish holiday excursions are
growing larger from America every
year. But few # any of them. remain
over there. They merely go there to
visit and as a rule not, only return to
their homes and avoeations in Ameri.
ca, but induce others to 60 with them,
who in their turn make the same holt:
day trip. to Sweden some years after
their arrival here to visit some good
OLD father or mother or sweetheart,
who was left behind. The fact that
Swedish American holiday excursions
are growing larger year from year
only goes to show that swedish-Amer.
leans in this country are getting more
prosperous and more tn love with
American institutions, -: else -. they
would not visit the old homeland to
tell about it and return again to their
land of adoption. The attempt Of
Swedish leaders TO induce Swedish.
Americans to return to their mother
land has proven a. distinct failure and
even taxes the pride among patriotic
Swedes, who dwell in a land that they
have learned to love as much as their
own. 3
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NORWAY.

1T is reported on good authority that
King Haakon and Queen Maud will
practically finance the Amundsen
north polar exposition Some time
ago the explorer succeeded in interest
ing the king in his venture and the
king Immediately subscribed 5000
crowns. Now it seems that he him.
self has not only grown. more inter
7sted in Mr.. Amundsen's determined
attempt to reach the pole, but has also
succeeded in interesting the queen,
who has also donated a substantial
sum OF money in the. hope that one of
her subjects may make the much
talked of discovery. When one re-.
views the enormous sums of money
That have been spent by Norway and
otner countries in fitting out expedi-
lions for this presumably ice filled
space of the globe, it would seem an
altogether useless outlay of money
when science has already got it pref
~ we'll figured out that the north pole
can be nothing more than field of ice
or an open space of water. Yet in
Norway scientists all over the coun.
try are taking a great interest in the
possible discovery of the north pole,
and nearly every student at the uni.
versity has been at least inspired to
think upons this Fastless, possibly
wasteless subj Road Amundsen,
who made the notkhwest passage, has
been giving a, series Of lectures In the
principal cities of. Europe and 4 Amer.
lea. has made a.snice little snnl of
money, but: he now Stands ready to
risk. It all lin. .s1pw.but,sure" dash
for the pole. It Will be .nterestinr to
follow MI. Amundsen at llevents, for
he lisa brave and determineds fellow
and #; courage andstenacity. Of spur.
pose count for anything, we can ex.
pect good results, at least most: in.
teresting lecture, when he returns.
There is a determined effort to. ad.
vertise the winter attractions in Nor.
way. Plans are being made to in.
crease the number of winter tourists
and therefore lot of advertising mat.
ter will be sent to foreign countries.
The ski sports is one of the attractions
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queen Victoria entertained the blind
children of Stockholm at the palace
prior to her departure to England. The
unfortunate little ones all came away
from their genial hostess with we'll
filled stomachs and purses. The pres
ent queen. like her royal mother-in-
law, Queen Sofia, is very charitably in
cl1ned and whenever she finds time
she will visit the poor in all sections
OF the city and has donated large
sums of money to charity institutions
all over the country. ~
The commercial connections be.
tween Swden and the Argentine Re.
public are the very best at present
and the outlook for the future is very
encouraging. There is a good market
for Swedish lumber, paper, safety
matches and various other commodi-
ties in Argentine. Swedish exports to
that country have been on steady in
crease during the past few years.
thanks to the Johnson Steamship com.
pany, whose steamers ply between
Swedish and Argentine ports. r..
Fifty years ago there were 100000
tenant farmers in Sweden, and at the
close of the nineteenth century there
were only $4,000, which goes to show
that the. number is constantly de-
|creasing, and and at the present rate this
class OF farmers will pass away in the
course Of a few generations. This Is
also encouraging sign and shows
that the Country is gradually becoming
more prosperous.
London dispatches state that bril-.
liant banquet was given at Windsor
castle onfsthe evening of Nov. Is in
honor of;the King and Queen Of Swe.
den. Two hundred guests were pres.
emit .and these included the American
ambassador. Whitelaw Reid, the cabt:
net ministers and high officials, The
two kings toasted each other and
made brief formal addresses.
1t is Tumored that Sven Hedin will
receive one of the Nobel prizes. No.
one deserves such a recognition any
more than this remarkable explorer,
who is today perhaps the greatest man
n all Sweden.
Telephones will be installed in the
houses of station agents and railway
Watchmen along all the railway lines:
81 Sweden. an order to this erect hav-s
q > rER & 49, s ,
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DENMARK.

Theirs are hard times in Copenhagen
Ct present and thousands Of people
are out of employment. The labor sit
uation IN serious. matter and causes
much apprehension among all classes
Of people. SoSmany persons are out
of work that sthe city will soon have
to devise WAYS and means for caring
for these people. Not long ago a
massmeeting was held for the discus
sion of the problem and resolution
was passed to the effect that the city
and state start public works and thus
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

&; The conservation comlslssion needn't
-vsste time saving our 1atural hot air.
supply Just turn the, current the other.
way and Jet her go. ~. .=st ),
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

The name Pu:Yi looks cheap to U.S.
Tor an emperor. but in Chinese four
letters yoked that way can mean lot.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

=: Finding the contract ef suppressing
the sufragettes a big one, England is
going 1t piecemeal and YIN first
abolish cigarettes. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17
T|D|NCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
sweden, NORWAY, DENMARK
renewal OF Efforts to Induce Swedes
10 Return to the Mother Country
What an Be Done to Preserve swed.
'sh Culture in America?-kinq and
queen OF Norway to Finance the
Amundsen North Polar Expedition,
SWEDEN.

says Washington dispatch bearing
date Of Nov. 30: Renewal of the dis.
cusslon about inducing Swedes to re.
turn to their native country was made
hers here few days by Nils Lundgren
9 prominent Swedish manufacturer Of
Stockholm. He claims that the states.
men and political leaderstin Sweden
are not discouraged by the failure OF
Minister Lagerkrantz, but arr starting
out on new lines to prevent thss alb.
sorption of the Swedish by;}thisY;coe
try. The central idea of the plan lis
to induce the Swedes to remain
swedess when they arrive III America,
and thus they will be inclined to5 Te.
turn to the mother country Of their
own accord. : The first step to bro.
mote the plan has been taken BY the
press said Mr.. Lundgren. The Stock.
holm papers, especially the Stockholm
Dagblad, sent the inquiry to q large
number of observation-disclosures askin .
what could be done to preserve Swed.
ishs culture in America, and how tho
bonds between the Swedes in Ameri.
ca and the mother country could. l,e
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

Perhaps it was the fury of the blast
which the kaiser let loose upon Eng
land that drove the London fog to our
shores in November.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

Il the kaiser wants a trainer for the;
artSof talking much and saying moth
ing. there's our Chauncey Depew.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17

A selected stock Of good: coats
that will bear inspection. During
this special sale l will give IS .epar
cent discount on sheep lined coats.
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~ 81 IL. VI *
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Perish the thought that there Will be.
any tainted sweets passed around dur
ing the tariff fight over sugar.
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| ing been issued by the railway depart.
| ment.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
FOR AFTERNOONS.

No. i'm Liberty silk, trimmed with ealon en-
broidered in peacock green. No. 2-n white
net incrusted with lace, embroidered with
aoId flowers; Waistband of copper red SILK
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ceive the check the next morning by mail. So she
let the curtains CO. without any receipt or order
to show that they had been in her hands. She
went to him again and again, always to be put on
with some excuse or promise Finally. when she
wrote him that if he did not pay she would be
Obliged to have recourse the law. he wrote her.
make me have heart disease" He has paid, too.
after keC ping the woman out of her money since
February
An actress who has played in legitimate drama
was employed few weeks ago for ingenue
part In a summer theatre in New York at a sal
airy of so a week. She received her pay the first
week but not the second, and then the theatre
closed. She went to the union which communi-
Gated with the man. He wrote in reply: Miss -
got no money because there none to pay her.
/ was unable to hold out consequently she got
cy.
That is of the coolest letters ever got,
said the superintendent of the union He didn't
engage the actress on a stock basis. If he had
made money she would have had none Of mis-
profits but because he didn't make money she is
TO lose her wages.
This young woman had had work for months
before she drew the lone $50 for weeks work.
A woman who had been filter for one Of the lead
ing stores in the city had father over ninety
wears old He became so feeble and helpless that
she was obliged to give up her place in order to
live at home and care for him. Therefore she be-
gan private dressmakng. Recently she brought
the union claim of s34 81 against rich woman
for work performed year ago. For some
months past she has had little work, and It meant
a great deal to her to get this money.
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himself under arrest and about to be taken 70 jail
did he produce the cash Such cases are unceasihs'
FAKE ADVERTISEMENTS.

himself under arrest and about to be taken to jail
FAKE ADVERTISEMENTS.
The running of a business on systematic OASIS
of robbinS workingwomen of their wages, however
is much less common in this city than 1t was even
a few years ago. owing to systematic prosecutions
of the union. For instance. only snort time ago
advertisements for women to do certain species
of art work in their hames, with steady employ
nent after learning were constant In the daily
papers To the woman who answered tney prom
tsed steady work after she had learned and or
fered to teach her for s.. Many women paid their
last s. to get this employment. and some borrowed
the money When they brought the work back
they were invariably told that 1t was not oohe
like the sample ana more work refused tnen
These firms never did anything with the wortness
decorated china in which they pretended TO deal.
They lived simply by the money they e1tracteu
from the women. The union prosecuted, compeheo
renavment in two cases, and, these being fully re-
ported, the business was broken up. Only one
COMPLAINT of this kind has come in in the last three
years
It used to be regular custom In the ternaKhs
trade to rive out ties to be made at home, ana
when thew were brought in, to toss them aside.
saw they were no good and refuse to pay cent Two
or three such cases were made matter OF court
record and the practice stopped as a system
This sort of thins goes on all the time however
in all sewing trades. particularly with white gooos
etven ont to be done at home Mrs Kemp gives
one unfatling rule by which woman may kno"
II the man intends cheat her. IL ne says the
work is not done right and refuses to show her the
mistake and let her make alterations LEI her go
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part OF her salary on some excuse or other The
girls mother sick, and she needed the money
badly but still she stood 1t until the mother died
Then she wanted the money for funeral expenses
1t amounted by then TO $685. which the employer
coolly refused pay, assuring her that she had
no legal claim. He TO different decision
when the union communicated with him. One man
kept q woman out of s23 than two years, he
having disappeared in the mean time. When dis
covered he was living at good hotel In New York.
dressing well and going to the opera in a carriage
Nevertheless he had tho assurance to plead pow
erty when officer of the court appeared IN his
room ana dsmsnasd tha monsy. Net I'LL b found
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
RIBBONS FOR THE HAIR.

The fashion of going without hats seems to have
nroduced the craze for ribbon decorations in the
hair The head to require some finish when
the hat is dispensed with. and ribbon in harmony
with the costume gives just the right touch
The latest device for adjusting the ribbon Is a
comb through which the ribbon may be threaded.
1t may be bought in almost any department store
and If taken the ribbon counter the attendants
there adjust the ribbon. usually free of charge
The child's ribbon comb shown IN the Illustration
consists of shell band. with combs at the side TO
hold il in place
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
WOMEN OUT OF WORK
Seuenty-fue Per Cent Less Employ
ment than for Years-Wdges Held.

During these long hot days. when people who
have an abundance of nice clean clothes. nice
cold baths and nice chilly drinks, with the ice
clinking against the glass; find ii so hard to keep
COOL an army of with gaunt care staring
them the face trampng the blisterins streets
in search of work
.,Seventy-hve per cent applications for en-
ploynent and 70 per cent less employment TO give
them than at any time for years past" This is
the record at the Working Womens Protective
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There was some of that work that she sat up
till 9 and 3 o'clock in the morning to fnish said
the superintendent 'and she the only support OF
an aged father! The records of the union full
of coldblooded attempts to swndle the poorest and
most i'll paid women out of pitiful sums of which
they stood in dire need, not only for their own
food but for that of others dependent on them
There was the girl engaged as stenographer and
tvpewriter for so a week. Her employer praised
har work highly and was very kind and fattering.
Fverv now and then, however, he would hold out
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GosOns for Country House Wear
French Women Bouses with White Skirts
Latest Fan in Trou."

stockings were green. and the wrist bag was OF
green leather, with dull gold fittings.
The blush lavender mauve-a new shade
was noticeaby smart with all white costumes, re-
vealing itself in the hat, paraso and other acces-
sories. 4 well known New York woman was
handsomely gowned in black Oriental satin, with
trimmings of black tulle white. She wore a
large white draped with black, and surmounted
with a full high ruching of white tulle All the
accessories were white.
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The Ladies' Field.

straight to the union and her will be taken
up If the work is not done right, any who
intends to pay for it will not merely require, but
demand that 1t be altered Feather curling Is a
good trade But few years ago the in the
business were getting all the common, unskilled
work of the trade done for nothing. They would
take on girls to learn the trade, promising them
employment after they had learned 1t. They would
LET the girl work without a cent until she de-
rnanded wages Then they would turn her off and
get another greenhorn. This, too. has been broken
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GLEANINGS.

A Russian actress who has an extremely delicate
sense of smell is said to add f15 week to her in
come by smelling perfumes for an hour or two u
day Much of Queen Aexandras favorite scent.
violet comes from Russia and has to run the
gantIet OF this young woman's nostrils. besides
those of four subordinate professional smelers be-
fore it is passed correctly blended and ready for
her majesty's use.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

.-ornd N. crown and on the edge Of the orirn u
was beautiful - 49,.
"F,ut light haired women can wear yeAo~' .oos
A girl with hair Of the paiest gold IN an eVenins
-, =, ,sle yellow with f1rny white lace aoous
- ,s,.a snd some touches Of black-thar girl -
> y,ston 10 delight the eye But she's VISION
-, don,t o,ten see Why do blondes always thins
tbsv must dress IN blue?
New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

A pretty story is told of Princess Louise when
her husband the Duke os Argyle then Marquis or
Lorne was Governor General of Canada She was
sketching afternoon in the neighborhood OF a
town where she 10 be present with the Gov
ernor General at some great function in the after
noon The day was hot and she became thirsty
so she went to a nearby cottage and asked Tor
drink of water The mistress of the house was
ironing II would gladly give you drink. she
said but 1 have no water in the house and
haven't time to go to get 1t. for I'm ironing a
dress for my daughter to wear this afternoon
when she goes to the Queens daughter"
Then" said the Queens daughter. II you will
get me the water I will On with the ironing
Mrs. Durham. aged ninety-nine OF onenham
England. was recently confirmed in her own cot
tage by tho Bishop Of Worcester. She said she
had been busy ali her life that she had not had
time to be confirmed before
'I wonder why II Is that women yellow
little nowadays?" said young artist. ITO me II
is in certain shades. charming color. II sug
gests the sunlight. l brown eyed.
brown haired woman in yellow frock which had
It, here and there. touches OF brown and OF gold.
and 1 thought her the loveiiest thing 1
OF course. she had just the right complexion for It;
but no color looks we'll worn with the wrong COM
plexion.
no doubt. I last week q brunette. whose dark
head was crowned with wide black hat which
hAA svsssinG ysllay pssmA sad aafs yaasr sssa