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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
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An E>,tN'' entertainment for
Library Fund Movements of
the People.

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Correspondence of The Rol.,sonian.
We are having very good
weather in this section.
Mr.. H. B. Humphrey. of Lum-
berton. filled Rev. r. f. Sen
telle's appointment here Sun
day.
Mr.. w. P. Barker, of Lum-
berton, spent Sunday with Mr.
N. A. Townsend.
Among the many that attend
ed church here Sunday from a
distance were Mr.. Henry Jones
and Miss Katye Marley, of Lum-
ber Bridge.
Mr.. j. N. and Miss Dovie
Britt spent Saturday and Sun
day with home folks.
Little Richard Rozier, of Ro-
zier's, spent Sunday and yester-
day at the home of Mr.. A. A.
Bethune.
Miss Lena Russ, of Barker's.
who has been teaching near
Barnesville, returned home last
week, to the delight Of her many
friends.
Mr., C. w. Barker spent Sun
day evening in Bladen.
The sad news reached here
Sunday night of the death Mrs.
Hart, of Tampa, Fla. She was
a daughter of Mr.. J. H. Pow.
ers.
Mr.. Wiley Honeycutt anC
daughter, Miss Addie, of Bladen
Union, were guests at Mr.. vii.
liam Malone's Sunday.
Miss Nan Willis was the guest
of Misses Cora and Fonnie Brit
Saturday.
Quite a number of our young
people enjoyed a hayride Satur
day night.
A telegram reached her,
Sunday announcing the deatl
of Mr.. Carey Fisher, his deatl
being the result of a runaway
One of the most enjoyabl
events of the day was an enter
tainment given by the Chaffe
, Literary Society at the home 0
, Mrs. Florence Britt Friday nigh
for the purpose of raising none
: for a library. Oysters wer
served in an informal manner
The most enjoyable event was
shooting match. A piece Of caro-
board with a red heart pierce
through the center by a blac
arrow placed on the dining-rOor
! wall, and the contestants wer
given a bow and arrow. Th
. prize was a roasted chicken fC
| the shot nearest the center c
the heart. Mr.. Neil A. Rus
proved to be the most successfJ
: contestant. After enjOyin
' everything in store for them an
when time was telling Of a new
: born day, the guests took the
< departure. The amount realize
was between sixteen and sevel
t teen dollars.
d Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. ToWnsen,
of st. Pauls, spent Sunday her
d Sarah Jane.
f Ten Mile, N. c., Feb. 9, %
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
How'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
WALDINc, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
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mucous surfaces of the system. Testi
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tie. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15

Fred Perry, a young man of
Is years, was instantly killed by
becoming entangled in a belt at
the Lorene Oil Mill at Moorsville
Thursday afternoon. He was
in the act of placing belt on a
fast pulley when his clothing
caught in the belt and in the
twinkling of an eye he was
snatched up by the belt and hurl-
ed round and round the shaft
ing, it being estimated that his
body made over one hundred rev
olutions before the machinery
could be stopped.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
Cool-Headed Florida Officers
Rescue Negro After He is
Covered With Oil and Tied to
Stake.

Special to Charlotte Observer 18th.
Charley Crumley, the negro
arrested on suspicion of being
the man who attempted to criml-
nally assault Miss 1rma Newell
yesterday, was taken from the
Jail at Lakeland this morning by
mob of 1000 men, bound to a
stake, fagots heaped about his
body and oil poured over the
mass with the intention of burn
ing him. However, Sheriff John
Logan, his brother Alonzo Logan
and Special Deputy E. McMullen
pleaded for calm action and the
negro declaring he could prove
an alibi, was spared.
Crumley was marched back to
Jail and a number of prominent
men have sworn to prevent any
further attempts upon his life.
Many armed men are in the
town.
Miss Newell declares thai
Crumley looks like the man wht
attempted the crime but is no
certain.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
Prompt Payment of Life In.
surance Policy.
Wilmington Evening Dispatch, 11th.

Wilmington Evening Dispatch, l1th.
The Wilmington Office today
paid to the beneficiary of the late
J. W. Wishart So, 900, that being
the face of the policy carried by
the deceased with this company.
It will be recalled that Mr.. Wish
art was accidentally killed Janu-
ary 10th, near White Hall, Bladen
county, and for that reason proofs
Of death could not be obtained
as soon as usual. The Wilmington
Office of the Life Insurance Com,
pany of Virginia forwarded the
proofs of death to the home office
last Friday and today handed
over the check for $4,000.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
Soldier 8arks Death Plot.

1t seemed to j. A. Stone, civil war
veteran, of Kemp, Tex, that plot eX-
listed between desperate lung trouble
and the grave to cause his death. Il
contracted stubborn cold" he writes,
that developed cough that stuck to
me, in spite of all remedies, for years
My weight ran down to l3O pounds
Then l began to use DIR. Kings, New
Discovery, which restored my health
completely now weigh 178 pounds
For severe colds, obstinate coughs,
hemorrhages, asthma, and to prevent
pneumonia it's unrivaled. SOC and 81. w;
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15
RevoIts al Cold Steel

your only hope" said three doctors
to Mrs. M E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich.
suffering from severe rectal trouble,
''lies in an operation. ''Then ] usec
Dr. Kings New Life Pills." she writes,
''till wholly cured" They prevent ap
pendicitis, cure constipation, headache
25c at all drug stores
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15

A torch operated by oxygen
and acetylene radiating a heat of
$500 degrees, said to be the
most terrific known to science,
has been invented. By means Of
this torch it is possible, it is de-
clared, to weld aluminium, here
tofore regarded as an impossible
ity. The torch makes a fame
that will cut through two inches
of solid steel in less than a min
ute and pierce a 12-inch piece OF
the hardest steel in less than ten
minutes. It would take a saw
almost twenty hours to do this
work.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15

Vaccination as a preventive Of
typhoid fever has been adopted
by the medical corps in the army
and the new system will be in
troduced as rapidly as an ade-
quate supply of serum can be
prepared and distributed for use
by the officers of the corps.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15

Subscribe for The Robesonlan
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vents of interest.
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The merchant who doesn't ad-
vertise stands in his own light.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-15

Correspondence of The Rols,sonian.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
Brief Reviews of New Books

OF a gentle life" he says that the
manners of the youth OF today suffer by
comparison with those of the past gen.
GRAFTON and that the greatest fault is
lack of consideration for others, and
especially the aged. The book is filed
with humorous anecdotes and is pleas
ant reading. At the same time ii is a
most useful book to place in the hands
of the young. the stories often pointing
a moral which no amount of lecturing
could accomplish. (Scribner's. New
York; SD.
Like all of the works OF Edward
S. Ellis. "Unlucky lib" teaches in the
most fascinating manner its own pro-
found moral lesson Tiberius Marshall
believed for long time that he was
the unluckiest youngster that ever
lived. AS a member of the Roaring
Rangers" as the hero of the Swallow
Tall and in various other episodes.
Tbs experiences seemed to warrant
this dismal belief on his part; but. all
In good time, a change came, and the
truth that the reward of virtue is as
sure as the rising and setting of the
sun is impressively taught The story
is luminous with humor, pathos and
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
"The Prodigal Father
By ]. Storer Cleuston author of 1.-The Lunatic
at Large" etc. Published by the Century
company New York.

at Large" etc. Published by the Century
company, New York
]. Storer Clouston is an artist, for
he has made the most absurd situation
appear perfectly plausible. and story
which in his skiIlful hands would be
ridiculously farcical becomes keenly
humorous.
1t is an English and Scotch tale.
When the story opens j. Heriot Walk
ingshaw is a venerable and dignifled
writer to the signet,'' a species of
beatified solicitor. He is widower.
whose eldest son is his partner in the
law, his youngest in the army, and a
daughter. Jean. unmarried. Seeking a
remedy for gout he has tried all the
well known doctors, who have been
unable to help him. and finally turns
to quack professor. who has a treat
ment for renewing his physiological
cells. He becomes desperately i'll and
the family gather about his deathbed.
But he does not die He gets we'll and
slowly but surely grows younger every
day. The first evidence of his renewed
youth is shown in chasing his hat
down the street in gale of wind.
From that moment he begins to sow
his wild oats and runs down to London
for a mild little spree. He dances all
mis- ght at fancy dress ball in Covent
garden and his staid and respectable
family hearing of 1t are petrified. They
really think his mind is affected, but
take no active steps to restrain him
until he interferes In their affairs.
When he. grows sympathetic with his
youngest son and helps him to a happy
marriage. and to his daughter, who has
loved a poor artist, both of whom he
had disapproved of and opposed. his
eldest son thinks 1t Is time to inter-
fere, for his philanthropy is at the ex-
pense of the elder sons Inheritance.
There are exciting times for while
and everybody is in trouble temporari-
ly. Finally the father is able to crush
the unfeeling elder son. and everything
ends happily and the last seen of the
father he has progressed backward at
such rate that he Is leading cricketer
In select preparatory school.
No words can quite convey to the
possible reader the charm of style of
the author. His book is series of
humorous. pictures most plausibly prel
sented, making 1t continual joy to
read.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

CO.. New YORK " ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
The American Newspaper"
II - Edward 90. 1850 by

BY James Edward Rogers Published by the
University Of Chicago press. Price $Llo,
Mr.. Rogers thinks that the nature Of
Tire American press is essentially SEN
sational and commercial with only q
secondary place for the cultural aspects
OF human thought" and that its inhu-
ence on the morals Of the community
tends in the direction of stimulating
love of sensation and interest IN purely
material things.
NJ. Rogers has written sincere and
earnest book. but his deductions must
be taken with a grain Of salt His the
sis is that the newspapers are bad be-
cause the taste Of the American people
Is bad. There are, of course. certain
newspapers which are an Offense TO the
cultivated and the right minded reader.
bur II we consider the American press
as whole it viii stand critical COM
paris0n with the press of any other
country in respect 10 honesty, patriot
ism. accuracy and intelligence. It has
become the fashion among certain
set of conservatives TO decry the free
dom Of the press but there is no Amer
fcan institution Of which Americans
are prouder than they are of the press
Of their country.
The author makes many complaints
6nc charges Wnlcn are paFLaliy II ue'
but he makes no allowances for the
limitations under which newspapers
are produced. He complains of the
inaccuracy found in all papers, but
makes no mention Of the fearful rush
OF the Office in preparing the daily
paper He says that newspapers con-
slider themselves above the law and that
they are purveyOrs Of sensationalism
end scurrility and are become q public
nuisance. Some few papers may an
swer to that description, but not all. and
the authors sweeping condemnations
are silly. He offers some interesting
Information which is all written in a
pleasing style and his purpose is sin
cere and honest He says that the
standard Of papers must be raised by
raising the standard of the people, but
he does not offer a hint as to how that
shall be accomplished.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
"Arsene Lupin''

Novelized from the play Sy Edgar Jepson. Pub
lished by Doubleday, Page & Co.. New York.
The poor westerners, way out here
on the edge of the world, have to wait
until New York Is tired of a play be-
fore we have the chance to see it; here,
for example. is Arsene Lupin, the sem
sation of the hour, written by Maurice
Leblanc and Francis de Croisset. and
so popular has the play become that
there is no telling when we shall see
ii. But what u clever way out of the
difficulty has been discovered by Edgar
Jepson and Maurice Leblanc. one of the
authors of the play. They have novel
ized 1t. and he who runs may read and
incidentally decide whether he really
wants to see the play when it does
come.
II is very ambitious detective story
and had one never had Sherlock Holmes
or Rallies it would be great AS il
is, ii makes interesting reading with a
good dramatic climax. Arsene Lupin is
the greatest criminal Paris has ever
known. All the police and detective
departments have been working hard
to capture him for years out he is
much too clever for them
Formery, the superintendent of po-
lice, is the usual dub at the head OF
the department, and the routine de-
tective work done by such officers is
cleverly burlesqued. Another plain
clothes" detective, who does not an
nounce himself with blare OF trum-
pets, does all the real work and is
so successful one wishes for few more
definite descriptions of his mental pro-
cesses.
One discovers the identity of Arsene
Lupin too early in the story; that may
be the fault of the novelist or of the
playwright, but 1t is a fault. for DUR
ing the rest of the reading ones only
thought is-will he escape, and how?
1t is we'll written, contains a pleas
ant little love story and is clean and
F,-ae
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
''Big John Baldwin"
By Wilson Vance. Published by
@ NJ Nnrk prLce 81 a

By Wilson Vance Published by Henry Holt &
Co. New York. Price s1.5o.
Il is rather repening to read under
the title Of this book the following
explanation:
Extracts from the journal OF an
onicer Of CromwelTs army recording
some Of his experiences at the court Of
Charles I and subsequently at that Of
the Lord Protector and on the fields of
love and war and finally In the colony
OF Virginia, edited with sparing
hand -
II, however, the reader can forget
that and once get started in the story
the book viii be finished at one sitting.
II IS romance and adventure and the
action never lags for one moment The
book purports to be an autobiography
written by the hero himself with a few
entries made by his splendid sister
Betty when Sir John is off at the wars
or TOO III to write.
Big John begins to write when he is
l6 years old and he never loses sight
OF his purpose in writing the journal.
Il is for the benefit OF his grandchil-
Sren, and the same seriousness and
lack OF a keen sense OF humor is with
him through life. He is only too per-
feet a hero, always doing some act OF
bravery OF uAC4IeB anu ANfNA ong
foolish Big John is thrust into public
life under Cromwell and performs many
brave and courageous feats.
He has one love affair, which lasts
rs long as his life, and gives us a
charming character in Mistress Eleanor
Hedges. There is a probability that
the story is founded on fact. for 1T
gives a fine picture Of life in England
IN the days under Cromwell, not over
crowded with too much historical ref
erence.
The book is being brought out in
England by J. W. Arrowsmith. the
noted British publisher, who intro
duced Hugh Conway, Jerome X. Je-
rome, Anthony Hope and other noted
novelIsts to the English public.
The author is the father OF I.oufs
Joseph Vance, author Of the popular
successes, The Brass Bowl" Bronze
Bell" and others.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
NEW VQLUMES9VW|NNT@ER f ' n @ EVENINGS /, VI
<BOOh PAGE By UAHHCOOL.
''The Conquest Of the Isthmus"

By Hugh c. Weir Published by G. p. Put
nam's Sons, New York and London. Price 81
The country has been deluged with
canal literature, but IT has been,of two
kinds: that written by engineering eX-
perts and hlled with statistics only in
teresung to that brotherhood. and that
written by the muck raking investi-
gator It would seem that the last
word had been said about Panama, but
Hugh c. Weir thought not He has
written a story which reads like ro-
nance. and it is all about the people OF
the isthmus. what they do and what
they wear and what they eat II tells
IL detail all the dangers. they have had
20 overcome in order to make Of their
jungle a place 1T to live in; the diseases
they have had 10 fight, the wild animals
they have had TO subdue and every in
teresting fact connected with the maxi
ing Of a civilization in a wild place.
Some Of the things Mr.. Weir tells as we
have read before between the lines OF
other canal books but most of his book
is quite fresh and new and the style of
the writer is gay and delightful.
The author works in a few statistics
now and then, but it doesn't bore the
reader in the least. He also takes a sly
dab at the muck raker. who has had
perfect orgy with Panama, being so
far away. Mr. Weir has no object in
hiding the muck where it exists but he
says. When he hasn't facts or even
shreds OF facts TO support his charges,
and ia the face OF TIE world tTies TO
riddle his country's cause, he is open TO
the suspicion that be would sell his
nations honor as quickly as he would
his own"
There are many excellent stories in
Mr Weirs book relating 10 the people
who make up the settlement down
there Nothing commercial seemed 10
interest him: his story is more like u
tale Of travel and adventure with his
power Of observation concentrated on
people not things.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
"fhe Lords of HIGH Decision

OF Thousand Candles Published by Dou-
er's art and all it's subtle psychology!
The man at the bat is less his an
tagonist than his victim. He plays
upon doubt, hesitation and suspense.
Ills good nature, expressed in halt
ironic grin, is part of his equipment.
That deliberate search for the proper
footing-those tentative thrusts of his
shoe into the earth, are features of
HIS strategy. His g1ance at the bases
is most casual--never furtive or anX-
ious. He holds the stage the coolest
figure in the scene.
"A declaration of war between
powers is awaited less anxiously than
his delivery. He caresses and woos
the bali, but is at all times its master.
He lifts it with a graceful sweep abovr
his head arms and body are in perfect
agreement; the mind has devised the
exact curve and speed of the flight,
and the arm is shrewd in execution
The world leans to the ordained. con-
trolled flight there is quick Interplay;
and agaiu young Atlas. Il triile bored
by his applause. takes the ball into
his hands and by wit and strength
lures another batter to destruction
Whatever Joe's right ar-i might have
been, his left had its own peculiar cum
ming. After two innings he had the
opposing batters at his mercy; his grin
broadened under the stimulus of the
cheering. lie struck out three men in
succession and the crowd was wild.
They was fruit said Joe later, ds
he and Wayne ate supper in the village
hotel They hadn't any eye. They
famed before the ball started.
The book is well constructed
throughout and comes to a logical and
pleasing climax. 1t is fully as enter
tanning story as any OF Mr.. Nichol-
sons previous work. but shows more
study and is, in fact, more serious
work than anything he has attempted
before.
The publishers are to be congratu-
lated upon their work in this book
The print is large and clear. with small
margin. good binding and a general
artistic appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
"ToiI of Men,
BY l. Querido. Published by G. P. Putnam
Sons, New York and London. Price 81 So

BY I. Querido, Published by q. Z. putnam S
Sons. New York and London Price s1.5O.
If this horrible book is a true picture
Of the lower laboring classes among the
Dutch peasantry, all who read will
want to do something to amelorate
the fearful condition. There is not one
ray of light in the book, not one pleas
ant picture, not one wholesome char
acter. 1t is a cross between Zola and
Balzac. The principal character ig
KEGS, a preacher; he represents the life
of the fields. The dull, brutalizing ef-
feet of this upon the people it is i'm
possible to conceive. 1t would seem
that the author wished to convey to
us that labor Is degrading and makes
of the people and place A breeding
place for crime. Israel Querido, the
author, is a native of Amsterdam and
comes of a titled Portuguese family
long settled there. This book Is the
second of famous trilogy on the sub
merged Millions the other two being
"Levensgang" and "Zegeprall." This
one is 'Menschenswee." and F. s.
Arnold, the translator, calls his English
version Toll of Men" 1t is the first
book by Querido to appear in English,
though he is well known and famous IN
Europe. His reading public there have
stamped these books with approval. but
the American public at large will not
like them. The depraved conditions
he pictures are almost incredible. and
he offers no help for the fearful degra-
dation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21

incidents that stir and quicken ones
blood Dana Estes & Co., Boston.
S125O
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
"SaIt and Sincerity"
By Arthur L. Humphreys Published by Dodc,
publishing company, New York. Price 81.

tohPonSf NeW 1O1k. fflce 81.
Readers who do not know Arthur l..
Humphreys may remember Arthur
Pendeuys,' the nom de plume under
which he has written before. This book.
entitled Salt and Sincerity purports
to be a selection of extracts. desultory
but occasionally clever, from another
publication, Letter TO Belinda" These
extracts are upon every emotion. taste.
desire or accomplishment which one can
imagine with subjects ranging from
Charity to THE Diary Mood" on
Fires" Cats" and Cookery or
Books" Candy" "Hats"-in fact no
subject is left unmentioned. but many
possibilities are yet unsaid. The author
has several good stories to tell and
hundreds of crisp little anecdotes of
which the Irish will be found by far the
wittiest English humor is heavy, at
least judged by American standards.
and these are not much above the
average.
The book is a pretty and artistic
piece of workmanship and shows this
firms work to be constantly improving.
George P. Upton, the veteran mn
steal critic OF Chicago, has compiled
the third of his valuable reference
books This is called THE Standard
Concert Repertory," and it deals with
the overtures and suites which form
the major part of the usual concert
program. The contents include all the
important works in the current reper-
tory and will be found complete sup
plement to the authors previous hand
books, STANDARD Operas" and. standard
Concert Guide The historical data
and excellent portraits of composers
add materially to the value and interest
of the work "a. G. McCiurg &, Co.,
Chicago. s175)