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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
What Congress Did and What
it Didn't Do.

Congress adjourned with an
unsurpassed record of over one
billion appropriations for one
year. Just think of the exact |
amount-$1, ,008, 804, 894.57.
It is only few years ago that
a billion dollar Congress broke
the record, but now we have
that enormous amount more than
doubled, for appropriations now
made are for one year only.
AS the population is now esti-
mated at about "a millions, the
expenditures for the coming fis-
cal year will exceed SIP per capt.
ia or $50 per family. That is
| $5 a month for each man to pay
in taxes to the Federal govern
ment whether he is rich or poor,
a business man, a farmer, or a
wage Garner.
The Republican party certain
| ly is a record breaker for spend
ing money, but unfortunately its
record for spending will not be
equaled by the receipts, for the
estimate of the Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of
the receipts Of the government
for the coming fiscal year is $780,
600, 900 less than the appropria-
tions. But that did not have any
effect on the Republican assOci-
ates of the Chairman, although
| he repeatedly warned them of
the deficit for the present year
of $50, 900, 900 and of the far
greater deficit Of 1909.
Congress started out to do
nothing but pass the appropria-
ton bills and to stand pat on ev-
erything else, and as for useful
or reform legislation, it came
mighty near carrying out the de-
signs of its leaders. At the last
minute it did pass a compromise
currency bill, that only seems tC
7 satisfy the Rockefeller interest
in Wall Street, because it will
r create a market for their rail.
: road bonds and allow them tC
: dominate the financial interests
OF the country.
Thus Congress may have
caused another record to be bro
ken, for the campaign c0ntribu
tons from the favored fnancia
! interests should certainly surpas
: their former record in that direc
( ton. Instead Of that malefacto
of great wealth, the notoriou
Mr.. Hartman, raising the larg
: amount requested by Presiden
T Roosevelt, he will be an lngrat
S if he does not at least double it
Then the tariff protected trust
0 should certainly respond hand
k somely, for did not Congress
e stand pat and refuse to touch tn
sacred tariff? Also the failroa
f corporations will surely be will
+ ing to surpass their former cor
: tributions to Republican can
paign funds, if they have spar
. of reciprocity in their makeup
:, for did not Congress refuse t
Il meddle with railroad legislation
The attempt to pass a fore
II bill by tacking it on to the bi
IS for publicity Of campaign contr
Y buttons was perhaps a smart pC
> litical trick, but the Republica
% party cannot evade it's obligs
l. l. tions to the people by such ev;
10 sion of it's responsibility. Th
a Republican party is in absolut
S, control of the government in bot
S. Houses of Congress. It coulC
h therefore, legislate as it chooses
T. There was an almost univers;
< demand for a law requiring tE
is several political parties topublis
n. the names of contributors an
k the amount contributed for can
ar paign funds, and to make it I'll
n lawful to accept the money fro
at corporations.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
Bucklen's ArnIca SaIve Wins.

Tom Moore, of Rural Route l,
Cochran, Ca, writes: Il had a
bad so come on the instep of my
foot and could find nothing that
would heal it until l applied Buck
len 8 Arnica Salve. Less than half
of 25 cent box won the day fo1
me by affecting a perfect cure. -
Sold under guarantee at all drug
stores
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11

Carrying out his declaration to
the conference of Governors that
should Congress fail to provide
for the continuance of the inland
waterways commission he should
continue them by executive act,
and Congress having failed tC
take action continuing the body,
President Roosevelt has re-
appointed the members of that
commission.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
those for 1909:
Totals

The contemporary quoted re-
calls that in the fiscal year1897the
Treasury deficit was $18, ,052, ,254
and that there was an outburst
of criticism Of President Cleve-
land and the Wilson tariff. The
estimated deficit for 1869 is
$129, 600, coo and nobody says q
word. How to account for the
difference in twelve years in the
public temper with regard to
public expenditures in the prob
lem.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
A Billion Dollar Session and the
Difference in the Public Tenn

per.
Charlotte Observer
The New York Globe. an ex-
cellent and candid Republican
paper, recalls the familiar fact
when, during the reign ofSpeaker
Reed, Congress for the first
time passed appropriation bills
aggregating a billion dollars and
was attacked for its eXtrava-
gance, he made answer, This is
| a billion dollar country"
IN juXtaposition it sets the fact
that the first half of the Con-
gress just adjourned appropri-
ated a billion dollars. And no.
body gets excited. The Globe
sets forth the progress that has
been made in public expendi-
lures in these twelve years with
the following table comparing
the appropriations of 1897 with
! those for 1909:
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11

Pineules for Backache little
golden gIobuIes, easy and pleas
ant to take. Act directly on the
kidneys, purify the blood and in
vigorate the entire system. Best
for backache, lame back, kidneys
and bladder 80 days trial 81 co.
Guaranteed. Sold by J. D Nc
| MILAN & Son.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11

The annual meeting of the
North Carolina Bankers Associa-
ton will be held at Morehead City
next week, the 18th, 18th and 18th.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
Row Bradford. 20 years old. o1

Roy Bradford, 70 years old, Of
Fort Mill, S. c., committed sui
eide at his home Sunday after
noon by shooting himself in the
breast with a gun. He had been
drinking for some time.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11

When merchants stop advertising peo-
pie think there is something wrong.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
A Robson County ex-SIave a
Prominent Educator in Texas.

The Robesonian is indebted to
a friend for a clipping from The
Cleburn (Tex.) Review, which
contains an interesting item about
a negro who was born a slave in
this county and has attained prom
inence as an educator in Texas.
The item is in regard to the COM
mencement of the colored school
at Cleburn, and it contains the
following:
"One Of the features Of the pro-
gramme will be an address by
Prof. N. W. Harllee, who stands
in the front ranks as an educator
in this country. Prof. Harllee
was born a slave in Robson
county, N, c., 1848. In 1879 he
was graduated at Biddle Univer-
sity, Charlotte, N. c., with hon
ors.
In 1885 he came to Dallas and
engaged in the profession OF
teaching and served for a mum,
Der OF years as pflnclpal OF Ine
colored high school Of Dallas,
which position he now holds. He
is author of Hairless Tree OF
History, Hairless Simplifiec
Long-division, also Hairless Dia
gram System of Geography"
John Padgett, so years old
was shot and instantly killed a
his home near Cliffside Saturda!
afternoon by his son, William
Padgett, about 22 years of age
Father and son had been drink
ing and got into a quarrel anC
fight with the above result
! The killing was witnessed by tn
family. William Padgett wa
arrested and sent to jail at Ruth
erfordton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-11
RED SPRINGS NEWS.

New Episcopal Church About
Completed-New Presbyte-
rian Church to be Dedicated
A Series Of Meetings-In So
cial Circles Movements Of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
HOW PRESIDENT SHOT BEAR.
Mir. Roosevelt's Own Story of How He
 Laid One Low.

Theodore Roosevelt in Scribner's.
 Then we crouched down, l with my rifle at the ready. Nor did we have long to wait. Peering through the thick-growing stalks, suddenly made out the dim outline of the bear coming straight toward us; and noiselessly l cooked and half-raised my rife, wait ing for clearer chance. In few sec onds it came; the bear turned almost broadside to me, and walked forward, very stiff-legged, almost as if on tip toe, now and then looking back at the nearest dogs. These were two in num- ber-Rowdy, very deep-voiced hound, in the lead, and Queen, shrill-tongued brindle bitch, a little behind. Once or twice the bear paused as she looked back at them, evidently hoping that they would come so near that by a sudden race she could catch one of them. But they were too wary.
 All this took but few moments, and as I saw the bear quite distinctly some 20 yards off, I fired for behind the shoulder. Although I could see her outline, yet the cane was so thick that my sight was on it and not on the bear itself. But knew my bullet would go true; and, sure enough, at the crack of the rife the bear stumbled and fell for ward, the bullet having passed through both lungs and out at the opposite side. Immediately the dogs came running forward at full speed, and we raced forward likewise, lest the pack should receive damage. The bear had but a minute or two to live, and even in that time more than one valuable hound might lose its life; so when within half a dozen steps of the black, angered beast fired again, breaking the spine at the root of the neck, and down went the bear, stark dead, slain in the cane- brake in true hunter fashion. One by one the hounds struggled up and fell on their dead quarry, the noise of the worry filling the air Then we drag ged the bear out to the edge of the cane, and my companion wound his horn to summon the other hunters.
 In Louisiana and Mississippi the bears go into their dens about the end of January. usually in hollow trees, often very high up in living trees, but often also in great logs that lie rot ting on the ground. They come forth toward the end of April, the cubs hay ing been born in the interval. At this ID time the bears are nearly as fat, so my informapts said. as when they en- ter their dens in January, But they lose their fat very rapidly. On first coming out in the spring they usually eat ash buds and the tender young cane, and at that season they gener- ally refuse to eat the acorns even when they are plentiful. According to my informants, 1t is at this season that they are most apt to take to killing stock, almost always the hogs which run wild or semi-wild in the woods. They are very individual in their hab- its, however; many of them never touch stock, while others. usually old he-bears, may kill numbers of hogs. When in November they have begun only to eat the acorns they put on fat as no other wild animal does, and by the end of December ful1-grown bear may weigh at least twice as much as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
LYDIA DARRACH.
LoxIey House, Philadelphia, Where
 She Played Eavesdropper.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 One of the favorite stories connected with the revolution Is the tale of Lydia Darrach's patriotism, which story, like others of similar import, has been dis credited by the discriminating historian Notwithstanding the cold douche thrown upon the tradition it remains popular with all who know it.. The house where tho famous eavesdropping on the part of the Quakeress took place is not so well known.
 Those who have heard or read the story of Mrs. Darrach hardly need to be in- formed that she and her husband lived in what was called the Loxley house once at the southeast corner of Littla Dock and Second street. Little Dock was the thoroughfare which runs in a southwestern direction from Dock street to Second street. The ground upon which the Loxley house stood was acquired by Benjamin Loxley, a well-to-do carpenter, who owned practically a whole square in this vicinity, from George Clymer in April, 1759, and the queer little house was erected immediately It was specu- lation, for there is nothing to show that the owner ever lived there.
 The house gained its fame from it's peculiar facade, which was unlike any thing in the city, and from the anecdote which connects Mrs Darrach with the place. The great preacher Whitfield IS said to have addressed the multtudes from the balcony on either his sixth or seventh visit to this country-1763 or 1769.
 The revolution had long since. been over and most of the patriots in their graves before the tale of Mrs. Darrachs s bold adventure, which is believed to have saved Washington and his army from capture by the British, became known In the first number of the first volume of the American Quarterly Review, issued in March, 1927, the tale was told for the first time. There 1t is credited to fGard- ems Anecdotes of the American Revolu- tion. The author of the story in the American Quarterly Review, however, must have had access to Major Garden's g manuscript, for the story was not pub lished in his book until the second series was issued in the latter part of the year 1928
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
HICKORY WOOD IS HARD ID REPLACE Approaching Shortage Alarms
 Bureau Officials IS A VALUABLE TIMBER The Hickory Is DistinctiveIy an Amer ican Genus and Appears Only
 in Eastern Part of the
 United States.

Washington, January 26-(Special) )-"No wood will be more difficult to replace when the appi oachins shortage in the supply of hardwoods overtakes us than the hickory" one of the foresters in the employ of the government recently said The truth of this statement is not real ized by anyone more than the practical men of the various trades whose future prosperity is measured by the available supply of this valuable timber.
 Hickory ranks only twelfth among the hardwoods in the country's annual timber cut, according to the census report for 1906. So far as quantity is concerned it is not to be compared with white oak or yellow poplar. But it is used today for number of purposes which require great toughness and great strength, and no other wood occurring in considerable quantity combines these properties in a greater degree than do some of the nick ories
 Peculiar interest Is given to the situation by the fact that hickory Is distinctiVely an American genus. It occurs only in the eastern part of the United States, and large quantities of hickory handles, spokes, wheels and other parts of ve- hicles, and farm implements are exported each year to all parts of the world.
 The requirements of the trade are very exacting. Hickory timber to be service able must be heavy, clear and straight grained. To this very essential qualifca- tion, custom and tradition have added an unnecessary burden in the shape of grad ing rules which discriminate against red hickory, and also against iron streaks, small bird pecks and hard knots in the wood, which may not really affect the strength at all.
 Practical users of this timber have real ized for years that revision of the grad ing rules was not only advisable but nec- essary, and now, the National Hickory association of Chicago has requested the United States forest service to cooperate with it in the revision of the grading rules for vehicle and agricultural implement stock. This association Is composed large ly of hickory and oak users, and its mem- bers represent the wagon carriage, han dle, spoke, hardwood dimensions and ag- ricultural implement manufacturers, to- gether with the accessory trades.
 The grading rules for the classes of ma terial used by the manufacturers of this association are today largely what they were 25 years ago. The dissatisfaction constantly arising from the inadequacy of the present rules calls for a complete vision to make them conform with present day conditions.
 During the past two years the forest service has been conducting a study of the vehicle industry, supplemented by large number of tests to determine the relative effect of various defects upon the strength of vehicle stock, and to ascer- tain the relative strength of white and red hickory. The results of these studies have been made the subject of a forest service publication which will be issued shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
BIRMINGHAM BOILER WORK,
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Manufacturers and Builders Conn
MACON. GA,

in of  feel which of 
 
 xys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

WANT a job at once as laundry driver or grocery clerk or as checking clerk or anything I can do. I must have 0 job at once. I am young man, white, 22 years old, with good moral char acter; no bad habits; was raised on the farm and am not afraid of work; work is what want, and willing to start with small salary if any chance of doing better. Address R. P. Blunkenship,
 Pratt City, Ala. Phones, Bell 337;
 Peoples 37. 1-27-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

WGNTEDCBoarders at PIP 5th avenue;
 nice rooms; good meals 1-15-10t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

it does in August, the difference being as great. as between a very fat and lean hog Old he-bears which in Au- gust weigh 300 pounds and upward will toward the end of December weigh 600 pounds, and even more in exceptional cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
A Great TaIker.

From Illustrated Bits.
 O'Toole-My, but he do love to hear himself, don't he?
 O'Brien--He do. Faith. If he had the habit of talking in his sleep he'd set up all night to listen to himselfi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS
FOUND

FOUND-That can get the best gasoline for my automobile at IA cents per gal lon from the Alabama oil company, cor bilist 1-26-st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

lands, mills, mines, factories or
 business propositions? There is a fellow who wants to buy just what you have to sell. It matters not the size of your proposition, we will undertake to handle 1t. Star Realty Company, 308 North Fist street, Birmingham, Ala.
 1-15-3t-wed- -fri-mo FOR SALE-Business formerly operated by Sivley X Mathis at College station, East Lake, consisting of stock of con- fectionery, fancy groceries, cigars, to- bacco, modern soda fount and carbon ator, show cases, two cash registers, restaurant outfit, etc. Also two extra soda fount counters complete and ex- tra carbonator; good location: new building; cheap lease for two years Ap- ply to H. M. Beck, receiver, care Beck Candy and Grocery Go. 1-26-St SECONDHAND MACHINERY BAR
 GAINS.
 1 1S-inch Single Wood Planer ........s s5. .O0 1 36-inch Band Saw .................. 75.0 1 20 Horse Power Tubular Boiler. 105. co 1 70 Horse Power Tubular Boiler.... 260. co 1 60 Horse Power Tubular Boiler .... 325. co 1 40 Horse Power Two-flue Boiler.... 100. co 15 Horse Power Fairbanks &
 Morse Gasoline Engine new). 626 00 Horse Power Fairbanks 6
 Morse Gasoline Engine ........... 40.01 Horse Power Gasoline Engine ... 70.O0 l 12 Horse Power Slide Valve Engine S5.0 15 Horse Power Rocking Valve En-
 zine ......... ....... ........... e5.Oo 1 25 Horse Power Slide Valve En-
 zine ..... ... ...... ........ 125 % 1 125 Horse Power Slide Valve En-
 zine ..... ........ ................ 4OO. .OO 1 150 Horse Power Slide Valve En-
 zine ... ..... .............. 525. .00 1 24-inch Automatic Knife Grinder. O. 00 1 36-inch Grist Mill ..... .......... 75.00 200O lbs. Mushet Tool Steel Original
 bars) per lb...... . 80 In addition to the above. I have Iron Planers, Engine Lathes. Steam Pumps. Drill Press. Shafting Pulleys, Hangers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
WANTED-BOARDERS

WANTED--BOARDERS
 WANTED CBoarders at PIP 5th avenue; nice rooms; good meals. 1-15-l0t FOR frst-class board in a house with all modern conveniences, apply S22 South 20th street. 1-23-7t BOARDERS wanted at 1611 9th avenue, north: high class; reasonable prices Bell phone 17O9. 1-10-11t BEAUTIFUL room with board private family. 1230 South goth street 1-19-10t BOARDERS wanted at 1611 9th avenue, north; high class; reasonable prices Bell phone 17O9. 1-24-11t NICE rooms and table board; meal tick cts. Mrs. Cowan, POI 9th avenue.
 1-26-3t BOARDERS WANTED-Room and board for couple without children or two gem tlemen private family; modern conven- fences. 2102 Avenue H. Bell phone TIT.
 1-26-6t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
MONEY TO LEND

MONEY loaned saiaried people and others withourt security; cheapest rates; easiest payments; offices in 6S principal cities; Eave yourself money by getting our terms first D. H. ToiInan. room lA. Watts building 2006 3d avenue. Silly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
ONE GENT A WORD

uATEs-Oae cent a Ward . dayI As sa. takes for less than 25 eeGts for nraf insertion. Cash must accompany every ordeF.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished upstairs room with bath connecting; electric
 lights. 2212 4th avenue. 1-16-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27

BUTCHER: 10 years experience, wants steady situation. 4023 Sd avenue, Avon dale. 1-27-2t WANTED-Position as stenographer by young man IS years old. Fine penman, good education, strictly moral willing to start out on small salary, very best of references Try me. Address Sue cess" care Age-Herald 1-27-2t WANTED-Position by first class book keeper out of work on account of prohi- biton; was with wholesale house in city, long experience in city; guaran- tee bond and bess of Birmingham ref erences. Address c. w. w, 2O9 South 6lst street, Peoples phone r.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. 2oso stS
 avenue. 11-3-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-27
REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE. One-half acre near car line; fronts pike road inside 5-cent limit car line; S35O 10 acres within 190 foot of South Bes- semer car line, between lone and Maplehurst stations, $1250 cash, bal ance one. two. three and four years, with interest.
 FOR RENT-19O0 11th Ave. S.. rooms, bath, gas and servants house. Six acres of land and seven-room house, with stable, etc.; close in.
 l.. G. PETTYJOHN Phones 1101 and 465. 1S28H 3d Ave.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30
Rank FoolIShness.

"When attacked by cough or cold,
or when your throat is sore, it is rank
foolishness to take any other medicine
than DIR. Kings New Discovery says
G. o. Eldridge, of Empire, Ga. 81 have
used New Discovery seven years and |
know it is the best remedy on earth for
coughs and colds, Group, and all throat
and lung troubles. My childrenj are
subject to Group, but New Discovery
quickly cures every attack Known
the world over as the King of throat
and lung remedies. Sold under guar
antee at L. P. Van Werden's drug store.
SOC. and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

English SPAWN Liniment removes Hard;
Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses
also Blood Spayins, Curbs splints Sweeney, Ring
Bone STILES, sprains, Swollen Threats, Coughs, etc
Save $50 by use of one bottle. wonderful Blemish
Cure. Sold by w. A.Alexander, Druggist
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30

An annual sprint in religion will not
do much good in the heavenly race.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-01-30
]. %. WOODMANsEE

nsTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Consultation and
~ examination free. Office at Woodmansee
House one block north of square. Phone 6. Office
hours to IL a. m. and to D. m
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-09-02
THF TRAMP And
THE BULL Dog

A sturdy tramp went into
garden where the lady of the
house was engaged in attend
ing to the flowers. He took
no notice of her refusal to give
coppers, but continued his i'm
portunity until a bulldog ap-
peared growing ominously.
The lady seized it by the
collar and held it, calling out,
You had better go away at
once; he may bite you"
You amt got no right to
keep a savage dog like that"
Replied the tramp in outraged
tones.
Perhaps 1 have not" was
the cool answer. IF you think
so. / won't keep him; I'll let
him CO."
The latch on the gate clicked
violently, and in twenty sec
onds that tramp had vanished
into space.
By the same reasoning Pratt
Gilbert Co. think they have no
right to keep such swell We
hicles on their display floors and
are letting them go just now at
unheard OF bargain prices.