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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-05
CONCERNING THE GUTTER.
World Has no Use for Fellow
Who Starts and Backs Out.

Charlotte Observer.
The world has little use for a
gutter, the fellow who starts
and backs out, remarks Spare
Moments, 1t says: There is a
big family of these cutters, but
they are a sorry lot. They never
want a job that takes time and
patience. With the qualifications
of a bill poster they would like to
earn the salary of a railroad
president. Their ideal is job
that requires two hours of easy
labor each day. with Saturdays
and holidays off. You will find
them scattered up and down the
road of human failure, turning
back from the handle of the pillow,
complaining of their lot and of
the world. They are clogs in the
wheels, broken rails on the road,
time killers, patience killers. for
ever wanting what they have
not. "
The people who accomplish
things in the world, continues
this journal, with our entire as
sent, are those who qualify them
selves in spite of bad crops,
high water and measles" who
hang onto their work until failure
turns to victory, whose courage
rises as difficulties thicken and
whose faces are ever turned to
the rising sun. The best training
for his future battle with life a
boy can have is to be taught not
to give up, to complete whatever
task is undertaken, to persevere
unto to the end in all things.
Success is the result Of persever-
ance, and perseverance can be
made a habit just as easily as
quitting" can be. The only
difference between the two hab-
its is that one brings success and
the other ends in failure. Quit
ters never accomplish anything.
Their habit grows so strong upon
them that they become incapable
of succeeding in anything they
undertake, The man who has
acquired the habit OF staying"
finds success grows easier with
every difficulty overcome. The
world does not know which the
gutter most deserves, pity or
contempt.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-05
LISr OF LETTERS.

Remaining in the Lum berton.
N. G., postoffice, Aug. 2, 1909
Ii not called for in one week. will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office
Washington, D. c. Parties call.
Ing will please say advertised.
Mrs Fannie E Jones, Miss
Carnella Jones, Leon l. Loud
Miss Lude Gelme, William Umph.
rev, Frank Mcpherson, Mrs
Emellne McDougald, Arm Park.
Mrs j P Persell, Fred Raven,
scroft, Marshall Quick, Trov
SSlngletary, Mrs Jones Thompson,
Mrs Jane Thompson, Walter
a1Iu1,rman, G W Truman, J W
r. M. Norment, P, M
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-05
DiarrhOea Cured.

my father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea, and tried everv
near means possible to effect cure, without
az avail II, ", writes John H. Zirkle, of PhiIip-
pi' ". va. He saw Chamberlain sCol-
~, Gnoiera and Diarrhoea Remedy ad-
S Septlsed IN the Philippi Republican and
t tHe 70 try 1T. The result is one bot
lie, lie Iureu nun and he has not suffered
w w tne disease for eighteen months
before taking this remedy he was
eoiis tant sufferer. He is now sound and
W. %en, ana although sixty years old, can
by all druggists. ~ 'o'o
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-05
News From GAINESVILLE. v
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian
Mrs. R. R. Flowers and son,
Jesse, spent Thursday in Drum
visiting friends and relatives.
Messrs. F. B. Johnson andBart
Lewis were callers in this neck of
the woods Sunday evening.
Messrs. W. Sand McF. Floyd,
James Flowers and Charlie Ed
wards were present with tobacco
at the sales in Fair Bluff Thurs
day.
Miss Ada Jenkins spent Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. E. c.
Floyd.
Misses Alma and Eliza Lewis.
of Fairmont, are spending a few
days with their aunt, Mrs. John
R. Floyd.
Our baseball team again suffer
ed defeat in a game with the Ma
rietta boys on the Marietta dia-
mond Saturday evening. Ourboys
say that Marietta has the gol-
darnest pitcher that ever toed the
rubber, but look out Marietta, we
will get you yet-Wait and see.
Mr.. David Floyd, of the Nye
section, was visiting his many
friends in this burg Wednesday
evening.
+ Mr.. Neil A. Mcclellan was a
caller at the home of Mr.. W. S.
Floyd Saturday.
GAINESVILLE, N. c.. July %, 'O9.
Urell Sherrell, a 17-year-old son
of Frank Sherrell, of Mooresville,
was shot and instantly killedSat-
urday morning by Glenn Madi-
son, son of the late Will Madison,
of IredeIl county, in a mattress
facory at Mooresville. The boys
were friends and the affair APP
pears to have been purely an &C
cident, though Madison was plac
ed in Jail to await a preliminary
hearing.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-05

The merchant who doesn't ad-
vertise stands in his own light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30

an investment and not for speculative
purposes it matters little to him what the
market price of the stock may be or
the increase in the surplus as long as
none of the enlarged earnings get to his
profit. In other words, 1t is a question
Of enjoying now ones money rather than
saving it up for coming generations. The
latter Is what excessive care about the
accumulation Of a surplus amounts to. as
rule.
In this city the interests of the stock
holders In this particular rather than that
of their heirs are considered by those
in charge of the financial companies, so
that the dividends paid allow for rea-
sonable addition to the surplus from each
years earnings.
AS to the changes made in the men who
are actively interested in these concerns,
the most important. perhaps, was the
passing of William D. Hoover up the line
another step and reaching the top by his
election to succeed Thomas r. Jones,
the retiring president of the National
Savings and Trust Company. Mr.. Jones
after a long term of service steps down
to allow a younger man to take up his
work and also to enjoy the leisure which
has not been much of an element In a
busy life.
Mr. Hoover brings to his new position
not only the knowledge which some years
of service in the company has given him,
but also a wide acquaintance with men
and conditions in this city as we'll as
the good opinion of large circle.
Across the street, in the home of the
American Security and Trust Company,
Corcoran Thorn joins the staff Of officers.
and as one of the vice presidents brings
to the service of the company the energy
of youth and the experience of training.
Down 18th street, toward the south, in
the marble building where the National
Metropolitan Bank is located. George w.
White Is newly in the presidents Office,
having come back to the bank after years
of service with it in the days when his
father was the cashier. He has risen TO
be the head because he has shown himself
to he worthy. At the same time Mr..
White came to the head of the bank an
other young man received recognition,
and that was the advancement Of Perry
johnson to the position of vice president
Of the bank. He had been a director, and
Is still. 1t is recalled that his father was
for some years the president of the Citi-
zens' Bank, which was merged with the
Metropolitan Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
FINANCIAL.

1oo,s ,,,on real estate first lien So. 457 AL OF
Bonds at market value. 2s.6lS, 1o1 . %
Stocks at market value. SUD +,,1's w
Loans upon policies Of this company 5.ood' soo'W 20
Premium notes on policies in force 3io MI MI ~ ~
nthar raoI ostste 5,94I 1878. 40
Real estate sold under land con- 30 oo, =.
tract, balance purchase price. DIS SS,',,S
Cash In banks. I'o"A'o-'-Ao
Bills receivable and agents bal ~ IN
Jtar.st duo .nd accrued COG. O:,6. 80
Rents due and accrued. lI,-o4.o'
Net uncollected and deferred pre- IN, c., -
mlumS. '"i'''A'-'
$67. 662. 5S9. 90
Less not admitted assets. 2oS9."3
SGT ,659, 900. &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
new YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. 3. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers' Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, January 3O.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of
5aS points in response to better cables
than expected, larger English spot sales,
encouraging weekly reviews of the dry
goods situation, and rather less bearish
weekend figures than looked for. On the
opening it looked as though some recent
heavy sellers were trying to cover, but
the advance was quickly checked by sell
ing through brokers credited with operat-
ing for leading bull interests. and the
was nervous and irregular with trading
quiet and prices ruling some to points
net higher.
Futures opened steady. March. 9.63;
May, 9.55; July. 9.49; August, $40 bid;
October, 929; December, 92o
Futures closed steady. Closing bids:
February. $50; March. 9.5s; April, 9.53;
May, 9.52: June, 9.46; July ga; Au-
gust. 9.35; September, $50; October, 9.27;
November. 9.21; December. 9.21.
9S5: middling gulf, 1910; no sales
The market closed steady. with prices
net 1 point lower to points higher
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
3S.tsA bales. against 1850 last week. and
20 sol last year For the week 2eO, OOO
bales. against 277 ,05S last week, and 217,-
go last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans, 1851 bales, against 1852 last
year, and at Houston, 1914 bales, against
6, 500 last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, January 3O.-Closing:
Cotton-Spot prices. three points lower;
American middling, fair. $50; good mid
ding, SAG; middling 5.26; low middling,
5.O6: good ordinary, 40; ordinary, 40.
The sales of the day were 1900 bales,
of which 200 were for speculation and
export, and included 11.6OO American
Receipts, 5000 bales, including 1880
American. Futures opened barely steady
and closed steady. January, 5.12: Janu-
ary-February, 5.111a; February, 5.12; Feb
ruary-M March. $40; March-April, 5.O9Ia
April-May, 500; May-June. 500; June
July, 800; July-August. 5.O3k: August
September. 5Ois; September-October
A. 951a; October-November, 4.9l; November
December. 4S9: Overwhelmingly, 4.SS
January-February, 4.S1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
PRESSURE: IS RENEWED
Declines of One Point and
More Scored Today.
ALL QUARTERS Affected
Industrial Shares Were Rather No.
tably Weak.
STEEL UNSETTLING FACTOR
Americans Generally Heavy in Lon
don-Sharp Break in Tennessee
Copper-Tractions Dull.
ALL QUARTERS affected
STEEL UNSETTLING FACTOR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 30.-The stock
market today showed renewed evidences
Of the pressure from both accounts from
which it has been suffering during the
greater part of the week. Declines of
one point and more were scored in all
quarters of the market at one time or
another during the business session.
The industrial shares were rather not
ably weak. and in explanation of their
tendency there was much talk of tariff
revision and business depression. At the
same time the weekly returns Of the
mercantile agencies with regard to the
state of the country's trade. while not
particularly encouraging. did not set
forth any material change for the worse.
American shares were generally heavy
IN the London stock market and houses
with foreign connections continued to sell
here on small scale. as they have done
throughout the week
Bank Statement Forecast.
Preliminary forecasts of the weekly
bank statement were unusually beclouded
because of the uncertainty with regard to
the cash movement, due to the establish
ment of the trust company reserves. At
the same time ii was doubtful whether
inc outlOoh III tHdt particular respect was
much of a factor in the mornings trading.
Little news or novel gossip accompanied
the transactions in one stock or another.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific were
weak and active. as was Reading. In the
instance of the last named there were
renewed predictions of an unfavorable de-
cision by the Supreme Court in the COM
modities clause case of the Hepburn act
In the pending litigation.
The weakness Of the United States
lin O
factor upon the market at large. Ten
nessee Copper suffered a particularly
sharp break, but the decline in that case
was doubtless a result rather than a
cause of the weakness elsewhere.
The local traction issues were dull, but
comparatively steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

Ssles--Regular call. 10 O'Clock noon-U s.
coupon IS. s., 300 at 1921.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As, 81 600 at ssh
81 600 at SSA. $500 at SSas.
Potomac Electric Light 5s 5000 at 1851.
Capital Traction, :, at 1873
WASHINGTON Rwy. and Elec. COM. so at 42l.,
20 at 42A. so at 42k, so at 42A, so at 421i,
900 at 42H, so at 42It.
Washington Rwy. and Flee pfd., 10 at 50,
20 at 80. at SO, 10 at 50, Is at SO, S at 50,
50 at S9A 80 at 50. 20 at 49, at So
Second National Bank. at 164ls.
National Bank OF Washington, at 327, ) at
327. at 327.
Union Trust. 10 at 1881. 10 at 1881. 10 at
1874
Washington Loan and Trust, 2 at 100.
Columbia Title. 5 at 4.
After call-Columbia Il. r. IS. 500 at 104
Capital Traction, 10 at 49, 10 at 1913.
Union Trust. 10 at 1927.
Capital Traction Sc. 500 at 115st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by r. F. Hutton & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange: G.. Bowie
Chapman, manager. 1901 st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
Bank Statement.
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were Is
sued today:
To Lille II. Mattern, for three two
story brick dwellings from 100 to 124 r
street northeast; architects, Hunter &
Bell: builder, J. r. Haislip; estimated
cost, $500.
To the Thyson estate, for four one-story
brick stores from 1907 to 1513 7th street
northwest. architect A. b. Willett; build
er, s. J. Brinkley: estimated cost, ST, 600.
TO j. j. Bender. for two two-story
frame dwellings at 1910 and 1872 East
Capitol street: architect, N. r. Grimm:
builder. c. II. Disney: estimated cost.
$1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
First Mortgage S Per Cent. Fifty Year {

Interest Payable January and July July 1856
Coupon Bonds Exchangeable Registered Bonds
Application will be made Stock Exchange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
FINANCIAL.
LIABILITIES.

Amount required to reinsure all
outstanding policies. net.
pany's standard. higher than that
required by any state SEQ 954 624 o5
Liability on account of lapsed poll
cies not surrendered .......... 153, $500
Policy claims in process of adjust
ment .................... s57. SAG 50
Premiums paid in adv ance ...... o. 35i. OF
Dividends credited and left with
the company at interest. 1,4S1, 409
Real estate contingent depreciation
account Observation-Disclosures. 400 600 90
Inearned interest. ............ 1O3. 905. 46
All other liabilities. ........... 1O8 40 20
Surplus to policy holders. 4l7OO2912
$e7, $50 $50 6s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
Fair Luna Merely a Planet
States California Astronomer

San Francisco. CAL. June 26-Prof.
T. J. ]. See. astronomer in charge OF
the naval observatory at Mare Island
states that he has mathematically
proved discovery that the moon IL
planet captured by the earth from
space. and not a detached portion Of
our globe.
He rejects entirely the long accepted
theories of Laplace and Sir George
Darwin. ascribing earthly origin to the
moon, and asserts that his discovery
Is supported by rigorous mathematical
proof based on the. methods Of Hill,
Poincare and Darwin.
Prof. Sees announcement was made
in q paper presented to the meeting OF
the Astronomical society Of the Pacific
coast and u q further development OF
his discovery promulgated last jan
uary, that all planets and satellites
are captured bodies. and that their
orbits have reduced in si3e and round
ed up under the secular action Of the
nebular resisting medium once pre-
vading the solar system.
In his former paper presenting this
theory Prof. See showed how these
bodies. which once revolved around
the sun like the asteroids now DO, had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
CONGRATULATIONS

The delegates to the state conven-
ton Of tho Municipal League are to be
congratulated for landing another
convention for the city OF Richmond.
Their enterprise In securing this, back
ed'up by the various commercial organ
izations In Richmond, is another step
in the building up Of Richmond.
We have already set forth tho va
Tious advantages In having delcga-
lions Of representative men from all
over the state come here as the guests
Of Richmond. At the same time it
Is valuable to have the men who rep
resent Richmond when they are away
from home stand out in conspicuous
manner and act as II they had some
( life IN them and were proud Of their
home town. This the delegates to the
convention certainly did.
In our opinion II this thing keeps up
I little longer the current Of enterprise
will have gotten such . hold on the
town that it viii be exceedingly hard
to turn It back into the old swamp Of
inertia.
It would not hurt anything II we
have a convention here fifty-two weeks
In each year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
An old-Fashloned Fourth.

From the Rochester Post-Express.-
Ono Of the significant signs OF the
times is the revival Of interest in old
fashioned things. People are furnish
ing their houses with the simple but
substantial furniture Of their fore
bears; they are using rag carpets and
rugs. and are even decorating the
walls with these rough-and-ready
weavings OF the domestic loom. They
are also barking back to the patch
quilts and colored counterpanes that
were the vogue when grandmother
was girl. Anything so long as it is
old seems to be the slogan OF the day.
In view of this. why not revive the
|old-fashioned Fourth. The old-fash-
Toned Fourth was an institution. and
as such It should not be suffered to
become wholly obsolete OF course,
an exact reproduction Of the old-fash-
|ioned celebration. such as our moth
err and fathers enjoyed. would not be
possible In city Of this size: but i
program could be arranged that would
approximate the event. 80 to speak
L. program that would include many
distinctly patriotic features. such as
the playing Of appropriate music, the
delivery q brief addresses pitched in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26

From the Springfield Republican
The ideal city will surely be consider
ate Of the nerves OF invalids and par.
|ticulariy OF children: and noiaes will
be regulated. with view to the MAIN
tenance of a high standard OF public
health. quite as much as the smoke
nuisance or garbage collecting. In
the ideal city there will be no raucous
monstrosity Of steam whistle to give
alarms Of fire at all hours Of the night
az well as of the day. making nervous
children jump out of their sleep and
lose hours In finding natures sweet
restorer again. Nor will the ideal city,
whether it be Boston or Springfield,
tolerate certain other unnecessary In
gradients OF the general din. What
these are may be left for the individ-
ual to specify. since nearly every one
has a particular dislike Of q special
noise; and. in view Of the fact tina, a
city, even an ideal city. cannot e: st
in dead silence. 1t might be posi-
BILE to eliminate obnoxious sounds on
ly by a consensus concerning them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
Listens to Tdxin1eter'S Tick
Too Long And Loses His Coin

Chicago. June 2e.-Trederick PATTI
er. 10 McRsynolds street. was . real
nice young man Wednesday mornine.
with SIS In his pockets. And he did
not know what . 'taximeter bun
was.
Yesterday Frederick was fully &C
Quainted with the Joys and sorrows Of
the aforesaid style OF inebriatioo. Al
so. he did rot have the SIS. But he
did have an automobile bill OF Sla and
. police court fine OF s. and costs
staring him in the face. Therefore
Frederick was sadder-mueh sadder
and wiser-very much wiser.
With the SIS spread over his per
son in the form OF 81 ana S2 bills.
Frederick. who usually Is . switch
man. started out. II was the sight OF
a taxi that caused his downfall. Az
the machine passed him. Freddie. hav.
ing already spent q small portion OF
his $1S In libations. hailed 1t.
Make 1t 60 fast. old sport" he
shouted to the chauffeur. Il want to
hear the meter tick. Tick. tick, tick,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26

that's music 30 my cara"
The chauffeur. not knowing the ex-
oct size Of the RON Frederick carried.
started 10 making the meter tick.
Once Ffedeeick stopped the ticking
Of the meter to augment the Joy party
by one. She was blond. and sai0 she
had just come from 0rand Rapids and
Just dotted on taxi cabs. And toGeth-
er they listened 70 the meter ticking
away Freddie.s SIS.
Early n the morning Frederick Was
awakened from . troubled sleep-it 10
awful hard to recline comfortably In
. tAxicAb. He heard Q share metallic
sound Il was the taxineter stiu q
the Job. And the chauffeur said the
bin was 31l She OF the 0londine
tresses was gone. 90 was vredliss
SIS.
Five dollars and costs." said Judge
Fake. q little later.
Fourteen dollars." said the chau2.
feur.
''Oh. Lord:" said Freddie.
Tick. tick" said the taximstse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26

made circuits close about the planets.
In the neighborhood u . planet like
Jupiter the sphere Of the sons control
was shown TO have an extension or
protuberance on II. like the neck oe .
bottle. or hour sias with very unequal
bulbs. and when the small bodies
moving about the sun came into this
neck they could revolve about Jupiter
and in many cases again return to
their paths about the sun. In other
cases after revolving about Jupiter
they would be captured b. the action
Of the nebulous resisting medium q
the planet and stay there forever -
satellites. BY revolving about the
planet for long time their orbits
would rounded mp into almost perfect
circles. and made smaller and smaller.
till they became Just Ike the satellite
orbits are now observed 70 be.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
ieehera Designs.

All the architecture OF the world ID
represented in natures iceberg de-
signs. Sometimes little berg will
have the appearance Of an Arabs
white tent as It rides on a desert look
ing sea: another. it's sharp outlines
softened in the vaporous atmosphere.
will appear like domed mosque in
green marble. A cluster OF Chinese pa.
godas comes drifting slowly down the
current. followed by stately Gothic
cathedral. early style. Then comes q
coliseum. and beyond a huge man-of.
war floats dow the current. its stem
submerged. with foam grandly break
ing over It. the stern seventy-fve feet
aloft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
4 SPECIAL SERVICE

The United Brethren are expecting
good service Sunday as it will be
the third anniversary service.
Rev. H. Fout, D. D., Of Dayton, O.,
preached the first anniversary sermon,
Bishop G. M. Mathews, D. D., the sec
ond, and Rev. H. S. Gabel. general
church erection secretary Of Dayton,
will preach Sunday both morning and
evening. All these services have prov.
en- very helpful to the church. There
will be no effort to raise money as Is
often done on special occasions. Every
one who helped to make it possible
for the United Brethren to have =
home in this city is especially In.
vited to be present.