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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31
Death of MIR. William Jones.
Fayetteville Observer. 26th.

Fayetteville Observer 26th.
Mr.. William Jones, son of Mr..
j. S. Jones, cashier Of the Bank
of Red Springs, died at Cambro
Saturday morning, at 5 o'clock,
having drank three bottles Of
laudanum Christmas eve. His
life might possibly have been
saved, but a physician had to be
sent for from Ellington, and
when he arrived the young
man was past help, though he
lived until Saturday morning.
Mr.. Jones, who was &c years
Of age, was at one time a clerk
in the Fourth National Bank of
Fayetteville, and was later
cashier Of the Bank of Red
Springs, and at the time of his
death was in the employ of the
Harnett Lumber Company.
MIR. J. S. Jones, Mr.. James
Williams and Mr.. J. w. Johnson,
of Red Springs, passed through
here at noon on their way tt
Cambro, and returned Saturday
afternoon with the body, which
was taken to Red Springs fol
burial.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31
OUT SADDLE TREE WAY.
A Christmas Tree-Willis Lock
lear's Clubhouse Burned
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonan.
Christmas at Saddle Tree was
commemorated by a Christmas
tree with fine taste and great
energy and a speech by Mr.. NAL
10y, of Fayetteville.
Rev. l. P. Hedgepeth filled his
regular appointment Saturday
and Sunday.
Master Jack Humphrey, who
has been very sick, is greatly i'm
proved.
The young people of this vicin-
ity had an enjoyable time at
the fruit supper last Saturday
night at Mr.. Wards.
Today marks the event of Rev.
F. F. Eure and family moving
from Barker's to his new work.
While we regret very much his
being removed from US we bow
with submission to the powers
that be. We wish for him a re-
ception very welcome and hearty
cooperation, without which a
preacher cannot be so successful.
We hope, whether we meet again
in this world or not, that the
meeting in the next may be a
very happy one. We hope to be-
hold him with many stars in his
crown.
Rev. Mr.. Jenkins is to move
into the parsonage at Barker
Thursday, D. V.
We didn't have that entertain
ment on the 18th; it was post
poned to an indefinite time. II
we find out in time we will try
to give the date to the readers of
! The Robesonian.
We were very much surprised
Sunday morning to hear of the
burning late Saturday night, OF
rather early Sunday morning, Of
Willis Locklarer's Ia well-to-dC
CrOatan living near here) gins
and Clubhouse, together with
some cotton and cotton seed be
longing to various persons.
Mr.. Conoly and Miss Nellie
Humphrey visited Miss Humph
rey's uncle, Mr.. F. P. Humphrey
Sunday.
Among the visitors at Saddle
Tree Sunday were Mr.. Malloy, O.
Fayetteville; the Misses Ausley
of Lumber Bridge; Miss Bailey
Mr.. David Humphrey and sister
! Mr.. Lewis, and Miss Ward, from
near Evansville; and Mr.. Jaspe
Humphrey and uncle, Mr.. Flow
ers.
Lumberton, N. c., R. F. D
No. 2, Dec. 20, 1903.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31
Good Cough Medicine for Chill
dren.

The season for coughs and colds is
now at hand and too much care cannot
be used to protect the children. A child
is much more likely to contract diph-
iberia or scarlet fever when he has
cold. The quicker YOU cure his cold the
less the risk. chamberlain s cough Rem
edy is the sole reliance of many moth
ers, and few of those who have tried it
are willing to use any other. Mrs. F.
F. Starcher, of Ripley, W. Va, says:
Il have never used anything other than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for my
children and it has always given good
satisfaction. H." This remedy contains no
opium or other narcotic and may be
given as confidently to a child as to an
adult. For sale by all druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1908.

Our Red Springs cOntempor-
airy, in it's issue of the 18th, copies
in it's editorial column a short ed
itorial from The Robesonian of
the 21st without giving this pa
err credit. We suppose, of course,
that the failure to give proper
credit was due to an oversight.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

Prohibition goes into effect
throughout the State tomorrow
and those who have been accus-
toned to crooking the arm with
a foot resting on the brass rail
will have to take theirs elsewhere
or do without.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31
Morton McCallum, a switch

Morton McCallum, switch
man on the Elrod & Conway
road, was killed Friday at
Elrod while on duty. He
jumped from his train to
a switch in front of a train
on the main line and his body
was terribly mangled. No blame
attaches to anyone, the unfor-
tunate occurrence being due to
the deceased's failure to notice
the approaching train.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

Because he did not have money
enough to provide the usual
Christmas toys for his children,
c. A. casters, a farmer near
Quitman, Ca, deliberately plan
ned his own death Christmas
morning and died as he had
planned, shooting himself with a
shotgun.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31
ITALY'S GREAT CALAMITY.
Scores of Cities Wiped from
Map-Death List Numbers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fear
FL WILL

full Work.
On the first page of this paper
will be found an account of the
fearfnl earthquake in southern
Italy as told in a press dispatch
of the 18th. The following, from
a dispatch of the 18th from Rome,
gives futher information about
the fearful havoc wrought:
One hundred thousand dead;
Messina in Sicily, and Reggie
and a score of other towns in
southern Italy overwhelmed; the
entire Calabrian region laid
waste, this is the earthquakes
record so far as is at present
known from the reports that are
coming slowly into Rome on &C.
count of the almost complete de-
struction of lines Of communica-
ton to the stricken palces.
Thedeath listin Messina ranges
from $4,000 to $4,000; that of
Reggie, which with it's adjacent
villages numbered $4,000 peo-
pie, includes almost the entire
population. At Palmi LOCO are
reported dead; at Cassano 1000;
at Cosenza 500, and half of the
population of Bagbara, about A.
900. The Monteleone region has
been devastated, and Riposto,
Seminara, San Giovanni, Scilia,
Lazzarro and Cannitello and al
other communes and villages
bordering on the straits are il
ruins.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

Miss Alva Weeden, of Blowing
Rock, is guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Daugherty.
Misses Mepie and Leila Wood
cock, of Wilmington, spent
Christmas here with Miss Dora
Smith. ~
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

Messina and Catania, in Sicily,
are the two largest cities that
have suffered in this earthquake.
Messina has a population OF
about 100000, while Catania has
about 100000 people. Messina
is on the west side of the Strait
of Messina near the narrowest
part. Catania is south of Mes
sina on the east coast of the is
land.
Reggie is the capital of the
Province of Reggie di Calabria,
and the population is about So,
900. This city is on the east side
of the strait not far from Messi-
ma.
Riposto is in Sicily, 10 miles
southwest from TaOrmina. 1t has
a population of something over
1000.
The other towns mentioned in
today's dispatches are in Gala
bria. Bagnara is Is miles north
east of Reggie and has a popula-
ton of $500. Cosenza is the cap
iCal of Cosenza Province in a
cymmune that has q, 900 inhab-
itants and "a miles to the north
is Cassano with $500 people.
Palmi is 20 miles to the north OF
Reggie and has a population OF
something over 10000, while
San Giovinni, with a population
of 1000, is rs miles east of Co.
SenZa.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

Colds contracted at this season of the
year are quickly relieved with Bees
Laxative Cough Syrup. Its laxative
quality rids the system of the cold
Pleasant to take. Best for children for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough. Sold by J. D. Mcmillan & Son.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

OIIIo UI0t1S C6dUIe uISedSt. HOW CA YOU
cure a cold? Why not try chamberlain s
cough Remedy? 1t is highly recommend
ed. Mrs. M. White, of Butler, Tenn,
says: Several years ago l was bother,
ed with my throat and lungs. Someone
told me of Chamberlain Cough RENE
dy. l began using it and it relieved me
at once. Now my throat and lungs are
sound aud WE'LL" For sale by all drug
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

Entered as second-class matter at the Postofiice
ut Lumberton. N. c., under the Act Of Congress OF
March 3rd, 1897.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-12-31

In ordering the address of his paper changed
utseriber should give the address to which it has
beensgoing, and the new address.
With the large circulation that it has, The Rob
osonian is iirst-class advertising medium. Rates
will he furnished promptly to prospective adVer-
tscrs.
Tire paper wants to be fair to correspondents
and will give them much latitude as it thinks
pubic policy will permit. We are not responsible
Tor the views Of any correspondent We require
that "A writer sign his name to communication
attacking some one else institution. In pub
fishing articles where the name II the writer is
not required to he published, the right,
for good reasons. to give the name when asked for
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
MARYLAND GOING REPUBLICAN

The Baltimore Sum- the leading Democratic newspaper of the
of Maryland has boed the Bryan ticket Taft This
rather significant sign of the times There indications of
Republican the the
Chronicle puts A the Baltimore Democratic papers support
Taft Now do bolt their party tickets unless
those in control of them feel that they have the support of the
of the whose candidate they repudate They afford
the first place those occasions when honorable
exalted defiance of pecunary which
occur generation The nauea reflects rather than
leads public sentiment for those control influenced by their
Wronment other and when influential organ
loose from political anchorage because there overwhelming
local feeling which sweeps from bearings That Baltimore
Democratic press epuda Bryan is conclusive evidence that Mary
land removed from the list of doubtful be
ed for Tat
The objection to Bryan very i'll the Southern
could have been nominated Denver had been for
vcon that the South would its electoral
liked him 1t will probably do although
of the hdebound there will be strong for Taft
does look if Bryan could carry single
Louisville Courier Journal supporting Bryan readers as well
as all other wenormed America, War
terson believes Bryan utterly unfit for the Presidency nothing
but adherence for all the political doctrines which Mr.
plotted during all these years No editor when
known to all his readers to be arguing against his strong
Going further south the Atlanta Constitution which has flown the
Democratic coop declares that should the evidently ex
poets the Democratic party fail of polls next Noven
be believe that oervant Souteners will regard the accession of
Judge Taft with confident compsance The Charleston News
Courier whose soundne the Democratic faith nobody will dispute
said before the nomination that the only hope Of Bryn nomination
our opinion lies In party despair That say, the Democrats
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
RAPID 1APANIzATION OF HAWAII.

The local population statistics published in The Star last night make
very remarkable startling showing glance the table shows
that the apanng of the Hawaiian Islands is proceeding at rate
that makes talk of Amecnizng sound ridiculous There various
less dreamy plans and hopes of settling the lands with Aner
but nothing practical has developed along this line in ten years
of talk while the birth statistics for past show 25 Japanese
Hawaii Amecans These Japanese born will
with the right Of cizenpthe right to vote The figures are
the elimination of several increase by leaps and bounds in Jap
anee births here The growing generation enough to vay affect
politics Add the births of the just ended and it is
easily that about twenty years. unless some different tide OF I'M
migration ne birth percentages hardly change otherwise
Hawaii will be thoroughly japanese Most people here realized that
there was greater Japanese than any other but
who realized that the proportion OF births year 24 japanese
126 Americans o74 HawaiSn 80 British 81 Germans and 388
Chinese 59 Portuguese and few Spanard and Porto Fcans!
The figures speak peaceful industrial conquest OF
islands Japanese Politically Hawaii will always be American
The will fly here and the forts and naval station will guard the
line But the public lands under continuance OF this
Of birth will pass into the hands of the
legislature and the public will be theirs and inevitably their
petition will dpace white Americans internal commerce and ner
camille pursuits be fairly recognized nowadays that
white American aborer merchant cannot with oenas
on the ground .... .
The table shows simply that the AUGMENTATION policy here 49, SO
far, year by year increasingly failure.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
naval
BOOST

With the coming of Captain Corwin
P. Rees, u S. N, commandant U. S.
Naval stations Honolulu and Pearl
Harbor, the Importance of this naval
base began to assume large dimensions
for the Pearl Harbor works begin to
take shape, Engineer Parks arriving
shortly after to take charge of con-
struction, and five new officers having
been added to the strength of the sta
lions here since Rees arrived.
The San Francisco Chronicle of Au-
gust 13 contains some naval orders of
interest and it is noted that Passed
Assistant Paymaster j. A. Bull, U. S.
~, is ordered to the Pacific station,
sailing in transport from San Fran
cisco on the fifth of next month.
Pay Clerk S. H. Knowles, U. S. N,
has been ordered to duty at the Naval
training ation at San Francisco and
Pay Clerk Thomas Dunn, U. S. ~, has
been ordered to duty at the Naval
station, Pearl Harbor. Dunn is well
known and popular in Honolulu, hav-
ing resided here long time and hav-
ing friends as many as there are peo-
pie who know him, for everybody likes
Dunn and everybody has a good word
for him.
1t was not long ago that Hawaii
boosted but one pay clerk of the Navy
and the fact that there are now two
here is one of the indications of the
increased Importance of the station.
Indeed the importance of this sta
ton will not be exceeded by any sta
ton in the world in a short time and
in a few months there will be dirt
flying, guns swinging into position,
Notifications springing up and many
things transpiring not even dreamed of
by laymen at this time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
TWO FISHERS

Auditor j. H. Fisher would like to
know who his namesake in town is and
also what business he has to be re-
ceiving letters from another man
whose name is the same as the father
OF the Territorial official This morn
ing when he got his Alameda mail
from the postoffice the auditor found
a letter addressed to J. H. Fisher,
Honolulu, which he naturally opened.
To his surprise, while written by H.
Fisher, which is the name of his late
father, the letter was for someone else.
1t was of course turned back to the
postal authorities who will try to find
the right man. In the meantime the
auditor would like to know about it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
WANT WILDER

In speaking of the resignation of
l.. A. Thurston, as a member of the
Park Commission this morning a pro-
minent business man voiced the fol-
lowing sentiments
1T is certainly TOO bad that Mr..
Thurston cannot retain the position OF
Park Commissioner, but since he has
resigned, wish to make a suggestion
in regard to his successor Why not
Gerrit Wilder? Here is a man who
would be ideal for the position. His
interest in the Identification of the
town is beyond question and the WORK
which he has done in planting trees
on the sidewalks, paying for much of
1t out of his own pocket, shows this
He probably knows more about flow
'ers and fruits than any man in the
Territory and l believe that our Ha-
waiian Burbank is just the man to
fill the position which is now vacant"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
THE STAR" SPECIAL ARTICLE PACE
Tales Worth Telling
DESTINATIONS.

Some foreigners and even certain
Americans are disposed to stand aloot
from what they haughtily term the
working classes of the country. 1t is
to be regretted that they could not
have overheard the conversation which
took place on an East River ferryboat
not long ago between a recently in
troduced-shall we hazard it?-wheel-
wright and shop girl.
do you attend in Barginer's estab-
lishment?" he asked.
Eyes, am one of the emporium Ia
dies" she replied, with becoming dig
nifty. Where are you engaged"
Il am one of Banks & Company S
repository for carriages gentlemen" he
informed her.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

another case Of mail robbery, some
what similar to recent case.
A mail pouch is said to have been
cut open and valuable packages re-
moved.
This is supposed to have happened
some time ago but is said to be kept
quiet until a clear case can be made
out against the salleged guilty party.
Inpector Hare and Carr are both
out of town and other officials here
know nothing of the matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
AS 1T HAPPENED.

Maud Muller on a summers day
Pretended to be raking hay.
A local judge came riding by,
She thought he was fat old guy.
The Judge his neither lip did curl;
Considered Maud a lazy girl.
He gave his nag a sounding slap
And babe that animal "Giddap!"
Prosaic was the episode,
His honor vanished down the road.
He didn't want Maud for his wife.
How unromantic is this life
st. Louis Republic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
HARRIS PRAISES TAFT.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31.-Gover-
nor Harris, in an interview today, said
he believed that Judge TAFT, with his
legal training, diplomacy, big-hearted-
ness, honesty and fairness" was more
capable of carrying out the policies of
the party and Government even than
Roosevelt himself"
He is the safest aud most available
man for the Presidency" he said
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

There does seem Republican candidate mentioned
for sheriff whom the enuse The Star ago
geed that former Chief of Detectives Taylor would make good he
if and still think but the political in their do
be striving any him Judge Kauuou been
with prominence and willing but has little chance of
alton He officer but has passed the time of life when
he ought be asked such Office John Wise both active
and able and appears likely carry off the plum Possibly efforts
make appear that he sincerely candidate stalk
horse for else responsible for lack much enthusiasm
in supporting him. It looks like campaign.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Hush money taIks in a whisper

Hush money talks in a whisper.
But of course an old bachelor doesn't
hold his own. -..-
Before altering her complexion a
woman always makes up her mind.
The girl who marries her ideal gen.
orally lives to realize that she didn't.
Women, as a rule, have poor heads
rof mathematics, but they try awfully
hard to make their own figures count.
Chicago News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
TWO SHAKES


Have money and the world
Will shake you by the hand;
Have none and the world
Will-shake you! Understand?
Brooklyn Life
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

bringing any strength the ticket, the of
Brown would be weakness.-Adverser.
are receiving protests against the wholesale attack
upon OF that the reference to
A. NJ Brown but standing alone the sentence has wider meaning
all A. MS There Cecil and Cabb and Willard
Konde and Jake of others who feel that they would not
be weakness
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

Bryan run once more in the confident hope that this they will at
last get hnay rid OF him. The Macon Telegraph
SAID IN evident despair There is nothing
what LETT OF the Democraca name There doubt these
extracts express general feeling the Southern
Will nevertheless give their for Bryan
In New York and New England Mr. Bryan gets no hearty SUD-
port That we have yet observed from any prominent Jour
Inc New YORK sun and the Brooklyn Eagle openly for Taft
All the Independent papers irreyenty called mupnp which
nave recent years generally favored the Democrats their
the Springfield Republican and New York Post represent strong
constituency" ' N"A
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

Republicans ignorant of the rules under which they
the campaign that having forgotten read the
rules Of their party organization For the benefit of such The Star
night publishes the rules governing the primaries and conventions
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

That 500 limit, though, appeals to
our modesty We ought to save some
thing this year-Newark News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21

And still the Democratic cry that Bryan will win supplemented
by practical working table of electoral Showing how he
do it. Who make up?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
A mail
MYSTERY

Word comes from one of the other
islands to the effect that the United
States secret service and the local
postoffice inspector are at work on
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-17
Pythian Sister.

After the discussion and settle
ment of various business matters
at the meeting of the Pythian
Sisters Monday night, the M. E..
@. selected Miss Hazel McCulloch
and Miss Alma VAIL as leaders of
two sides-Pythian Sisters-each
side to secure as many new men,
bers as possible before the end OF
the year, the side getting the
greater to be given a banquet
supper by the less fortunate party.
Quite an exciting time followed in
the choosing members by the rival
leaders. Miss Wahl being unable
to be present, Mrs. g. @. Raugust
chose for her. The opposing par
ties are as follows Miss McCul-
loeh, Mrs. j. A. Merry, Mrs: a.
Nelson. Mrs. @. Bergstrom, Mrs.
Rohrer, Mrs. McCulloch and Mrs.
Sutton Miss VAIL, Mrs. Mann,
Mrs. G.. o. Raugut, Mrs. Southey,
Mrs. Emil Anderson, Mrs. Henry
Holtan, Mrs. w. Richards and
Miss Musson.