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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-03

chatt2ring With terror, as one OF the
savages detached himself from the par-
ty and approached us. Just YOU wait
until l give the word and. then make
one of your faces at him. If that don't
save us nothing WILL,
LAS the man came near l endeavcred
| to make him understand by signs that
we were not alone but that a large par
ty of armed men was near at hand /
also pointed to the ship, which was in
plain view, to explain that we had
come ashore from her and that we
were not helpless castaways. | don't
think that my sign language impressed
him much for he motioned to the rest
of the band to come up.
Let her so Peck! Do your darnd-
est" | whispered to my ship mate as
they reached the boat. He had been
standing back to the savageS but al
this he turned around slowly and
screwed one corner of his mouth up
until it nearly met that Sastly eycless
socket, mt The Same time giving vent TO
a Succession OF the most blood curdllng
screeche&. The indians looked at him
for an instant with amaZement and
horror and then, as with ono accord,
they turned and ran for their canoes.
Three minutes later they had disap-
pearcd around the point, padding like
mad.
""Thats the first time III my life that
my face has been what you might call
any real help 10 me observed Peck.
But Peck's face didn't help HIM any
one day few weeks later when we
were lying off the MarQUsa islands in
mid Pacific, some ten miles south OF
the equator. Peck. who had been sub
iected to rather more than his share of
Capt Middleton's i'll usage determlnekl
to desert the ship. On reaching Snore,
however, he was promptly selzed by
the natives who tied him hand and
foot. laced him carefully in an Old
bamboo hut which was infested by
feas and at once notified the skipper OF
his capture.
Let the heas get after MIN for
time said Middleton when Peck's sit
uation had been explained to him.
They'll do him no end of good.
Poor Peck was kept tied in that hut
for three days and the insects tortured
him so that When we finally brought
MN OH DCdTu lie WAS utlll ict'N. 1 AiN
next morning he had recovered some
what and, after breakfast he was lash
ed to the .iSgiu and an oar tied to his
feet to keep him from Kicking
middleton himself ofliciated at the
logging which followed. He used
stout bit of rafting stuff and WoIid
give Peek a couple of blows at time
walking up AMI down the deck emit
ting su!phurous language between
wtfles. Altogether Peck got so lasi.'s,
Then. by way of putting an artistic
finish to the job, the captain got Il
bucket of brine from the pork barrel
the contents of which he rubbed care
fully into Peck's bruised and bleeding
back. When We finally cut him down
he dropped to the deck like q sack OF
potatoes and we dragged him TO the
after hatch and applied the water cure,
Yes said capt. Holmes rctiectivelE
as he knocked The ashes from his pipe,
those were happy days for us all on
the TencGos
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-03

there direct to WatcrVillc where he
eegah To team for the grading of the
ratlfoad between Watcrvilc and Lew
lston winch was then called the kcnnc-
bee and AndroScoggin Railroad. He
worked there for about Il year and :,
half. Then he began work on the
gravel train, working on the wood
trans winters. At that tiIf,C all fuel
used Tor engines was wood and u great
deal OF it had to be hauled from sta
ton to station. He held this job for
nine years when he began work on the
railroad as seCtion-hand between Fair
heid and SkoWhegan, the road then be
ing called the Somerset and Ecnncbcc
Railroad, II" worked on this section
for II wears. About j. years ago he
became gate-kceper at Skowhegan or
the Water and Russell streets crossing.
In ali the time that he has worked as
Sate-kcepcr there has never been an
accuent at the SkoWhegan crossing.
Hardly man, woman. or child in
Skowhegan but knows Mr.. Frye. lie
has pleasant worG for everyone thai
passes his little house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-03
Assist Nature.

You have been told to "hitch your
wagon to star"-that nature will as
slst you. That's all right. There are
times, however. when you should as
sist nature. and the spring. is one of
these times.
Nature is now undertaking to
cleanse your system-if you take
Hoods Sarsaparilla the undertaking
will be, successful, and your CONS
pleXion bria11 ana clear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-03
Names Oldest
Railroad Employee.

skowh"%ap. Ne. March - fSpeciaD-
Without doubt, the oldest railroad
employee in Maine is William Frye rf
skowhcgan, who for g years, without
hardly missing a day except for short
vacations. has worked on the railroads
of Maine. IIc~is now nearly IS years
Old.
Mr. Frye was born in Ireland in 1S%2
coming from Old Irish stock. He came
to this country when he was IL years
old, landing in Boston. He came from
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounccd it a local disease and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced it incurable. Science has prov
en- catarrh to be constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo.
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on
the market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly or the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They Of
fer one hundred dollars for any case il
fails to cnre. Send for circulars ano
testimonials.
Address: F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo
Ohio.
Sold by allDruggists, 75c.
I akeH all>s Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31
Railroad Prospects at Clarkto-
Bladen Journal, 20th.


NIr. John A. Mills. president of
the Raleigh and Southport R. R..
was here last week and conferred
with TIE business men Of Clark
ton. He says that he will extend
his line to this place from Fay
etteviIle if the right Of way is
given and land and other neces-
sary equipment. The business
men assured him Of the fact that
the land would be donated, and
that they would do all they could
for him. Our town would be de-
lighted to have this road running
from the State Capitol on to some
point on the seac oast. Mr.. Mills
surveyors are now surveying the
the line from Hope Mills; in this
direction, and within 80 days we
have reason 70 believe the lire
will be established from here tn
Fayetteville. Tten tire work will
be pushed from Clarkton in tire
direction of Fayetteville as rap
idly as possible.
Mr.. Mills is to be here th;=
week to look over the territ Y
between here and Whitevil!e ALI
other points on the A. C.. L. witt
a view to extending his road from
this place to the seacnast. This
,SSouthport's opportunity. Towns
desiring this direct line to Raleigh
might offer inducements at once.
Mr.. Mills builds for the people.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

The door of death seemed ready to
open for Murray w. Ayers, of Transit
Bridge N. Y when his life was won
derfully saved. 81 was in a dreadful
condition" he W ties, my skin was
almost yellow; eyes sunken; tongue
coated ;emaciated from losing 40 pounds,
growing weaker daily. Virulent liver
trouble pulling me down to death in
spite of doctors. Then that matchless
medicine Electric Bitters cured me.
regalned the 40 pounds lost and now
am well and strong" For all stomach,
liver and kidney troubles they're su-
preme. SOC at all druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

A negro whose name has not
been learned entered the house
Of Z. I. Pearson. a farmer liv-
ing near Osborne, Richmond
county, Saturday evening while
Mr.. Pearson was absent and told
Mrs. Pearson be had come to
assault her and would kill her if
she made any outcry. The ne
gro was caught by Pearson as he
was leaving the house and bound
with ropes, but later he escaped.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31
Notice.

BY virtue OF the Power Of sale given
in mortgage deed executed by Mary
Jane Currie to The Williford &Johnson
Company and registered in the Office of
the Register of Deeds for Robson
County in Book No. Is pag 275. the
undersigned, Mortgage, by Its agent,
will on Tuesday February 9Th, 1910, at
IL O'Clock m at the Court House Door
inLumberton, RobesonCountyN.C. offer
for sale atPuolic auction for cash the fol-
lowing described land in Blue Springs
Township, Robson County, to-wit
Beginning at stake, the South Wesi
corner of McInnis's so acre survey anC
runs S. 81 E. 22.37 Chs to a stake
therce S. So w Is Chs to stake
thence N. 81 w. % 81 Chs to the line
of said SO acre survey thence to he be
ginning containing so acres more o.
less
This January 6, 1910.
Wllliford & Johnson Company,
1G4,nc n. Mortgage.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31
Mrs. B. r. Tillnan, Jr.. grand

Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., grand
daughter OF the late Coz. Pick
ems, Of Soth Carolina, who also
served as Minister to Russia,
instituted Monday habeas curpus
proceedings before the Supreme
Court Of South Carolina to COM
pei Senator and Mrs. 3. +. Till
man to return her two children,
aged 8 and 5 years, to her. B. R.
Isllman Jr., who holds clerical
position in Washington, decided
the children to his parents, alleg-
ing that his wife was unfit to
rear them as they should be
raised.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

Mckoy case. ...... fi.40
J. NJ. Dees. work il jail. ..... $50
+. j. Adams. conveying pris-
oaer to jail. ...... SO
w. P. Knox, supplies for Treas
urer,s office -...... 1.5c
I. \. Higley, work and supplies
for county .... 24.S0
Pond Moore. supplies for
Clerks office ........ so
IL. II. Floyd, keeping jail for
June NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1880
j. NJ. Dees, salary as janitor.. $500
X. M. BiggS. supplies for Court
House and jail. ... ia
A. Nash salary for month of
June 1850
c. l.. Baker, work in Court
House ............. $500
Il. e. Light Co, lights for Court
House $50
Town of Lumberton, water for
Jail .... 1900
Town of Lumberton, water for
Court House ....... 1915
| G. III. Cox, livery hire for con-
veying prisoner. ..... $50
E. G. Mcneil. work for county 40.90
Pope Drug Co. salary and sup
! plies Tor June ........... 1880
Board Of Charities. conveying
Mrs Weldon 10 her home. SEQ
Ella Mci.aurin, looking after
Kate Burn ............ 500
| Geo. d. Barnard, book for Reg
! lister ONCE 100
}. ii. DrennOn, conveying Della
! Mclean to Lumberton 315
l.. E. Light Co, lights for Jail. 1o.1O
J. O.. Brady. painting inside OF
JAN Il. ! 1
l.. II. Caldwell, supplies for the
county 81
United Lumber Co.. lumber for
New Bridge. .... "A
Lumber Bridge Light Infantry.
annual allowance. " so O(
tThos. McBryde, serving as
member Pension Board " 1876
]. S. Thompson, serving as
member OF Pension Board 40(
W. II. Graham, serving as
member of Pension Board GA
w. II. Graham, witness ticket
in June Mckoy case. 3d.
e. c. MCNEIL, land sales. 562.I
r. G. Mcneil. insolvents. 149S.7
+. c. MCNEIL, error. .1217. 5
z. c. Mcneil. Error Il. c.. 1850
/ ". II. Humphrey, work for
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

At Roberdell No. 2, mill town
8 miles from Rockingham, W. S.
Dunn was instantly killed on
the 10th while operating a
wood saw in his yard. The sup
ports holding the saw gave way,
csusing the saw to plunge with
such force against Mr.. Dunn as
to cut his body open, his heart
being almost cut in two.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31
Continued from page two.

T. n. Higley, work for county. 25.74
j. J. McLaUchlin, conveying
prisoners to Jail. $50
P. L. Ray, conveying prisoners
TO jail. ............ 4.oo
1900.
P. L. Ray, conveying prisoners
TO Jail. 4oV
J A. Kitchen, conveying pris-
oners to jail. ............ 400
owen c. Deese, interest due on
loan refunded. ......... 14.9O
Edwards & Broughton, Record
Books for Reg. office. ..... 400
J. W. Carter, special commit
tee l day & Mil. .......... 7.20
A. r. McEachern, special COM
mittee 2 days & Mil. ..... 11.SO
A. L. Bullock, special commit
tee 1 day & Mil. 100
c.. A Oliver, special commit
tee / day & Mil. 700
J. w Carter, certy. Com. day
u NIL NV
A. r. McEachern, Certy. Com.
1 day & Mil. ............ $50
A. L. Bullock, Certy Com.1 day
d MILL NV
c. A. oliver, Certy. Com. 1 day
& Mil. ...... 100
T. N. Higley, days clerk of
| DOarO ll.UV
j. Bryan Grimes, certifying
The Daily Bond News, publish
ed bond issue. .......... 1000
j Kelly johnson, conveying pris-
| oner to jail. $3.50
| The Mfgrs. Record, advertising
| issue of bonds. ........... 1920
Scottish Chief, balance due ad-
vertising for county. ...... 52.57
Edwards & Broughton, supplies
for Clerks Office. .......... HOO
A. E. White, rent for Sheriffs
ONCE I5.UU
L. H. Caldwell, supplies for
county ......... 2o.71
Frederick Disinfectant Co,
supplies for jail. .......... 20 90
Caldwell & Carlyle, supplies FOR
! Court House. ........... SIS
E. c. Mcneil. conveying pris-
oners to Whiteviiie. ..... 26.05
G. e. Rancke, investigating
death of G.. A. Ammons. 1000
w. NJ. Davis. work on stock law
fence o4.9-
; Parker-GardGer Co., supplies
for Court House ..... $40:
Andrew Revils, work on fIar-
pers Ferry & Red Banks
bridges Sal
Sellers & Co. lumber for Har-
pers Ferry Bridge. ........ 1873
Jackson Love, fixing stock law
gate %
D J. w. Carter, salary chairman
Board Of Co. Com. 5 mos. $50
a. r. McEachern, salary chair
man Board Of Co. Com. >
laos. 500
D. S. Alderman, salary chair
man Board Of Co. Com.
3 mos 500
A. l.. Bullock, salary chair
man Board OF Co. Com.
mos. 500
G. 4. Oliver, salary chairman
Board OF CO. Com. 3 mos. 500
Ed. Lemer, special allowance
paurar rs
ACCOUNTS AUDITED BY BOAR
~ OF COMMISSIONERS OF ROE
E.SDN COUNTY FROM MAY
I'll 3RH 1908 80
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

Frank Langley. a young white
man, was shot and instantly kill
ed in a clearinghouse run by
A. G. Pearce at Princeton, a
small town near Goldsboro. Sat.
urday. Troy Pearce, his father
and two brothers and man
named Leon Sauls are in jail
charged with the crime.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31
LOYS' CORN CLUBS.
Fries Offered Boys for Best
Yields oe Corn-Ru!es Govern
ing Contest.
To the Editor of The r ,besonian:

To the Editor of The r ,besonian:
AS has already been announc-
ed, the Bual 4 Z Asrcu dle &.
its December meeting appropri-
aUed $500 for premiums t, Boys
Corn Club contestants. The
contestants are to be between the
ages of II and II years. Any
boy becoming IL years old by
June first Will be eligible, and
any boy who is now IL but will
be is not later Than August first
will be eligible 10 enter the con-
test. The rules governing the
contest will be about as they
were last year, except that any
boy will be pc. nitted to get any
person to break his land for him.
| do this because the younger boys
are not heavy enough TO handle
two-horse pillow in heavy land,
bat after TIE lard is b oxen each
hoy must do the remainder of
the work himself. If it is known
that any boy permits another
person to do the work or to help
him in the work after the land
is broken until all cultivation is
finished, he will be ruled out of
the contest. Only $40 worth OF
commercial fertilizers may be
used on each acre. The plat Of
land must be a full acre. Less
than an acre will not be consider
ed. The plat of land must not
be less than half acre in width.
Square plats are perferred. Only
boys living on the farm can COM
pete for these prizes. The plat
. of land must be part of some
regular field in the farm, ana
not a garden spot, town lot, or
plat belonging TO some city or
other corporation. The contest
, ant may use all IT. ..ome raised
l manure he can ~. Cotton seed,
! cotton-seed meal, city garbage.
i fish or fish scrap will be consid.
: cred as commercial fertilizers.
= The State has been divided int
ten districts and prizes aggregat
y ing $50 will be given 70 the win
: ners in each district. First prize
, SOS; second prize, SIS; rhir'
prize. SO. | shall ask the coun
t ty superintendent Of puolic in
> Structi0n 70 Cooperate with m
:. in this work, so as to get tn
| most boys possible to enter tn
. contest. The average yield mad
by the boys in this State las
cl year was 81 bushels per acre
n With q record like that every (.
r. terprising citizen should encoul
age the movement. The be
Y who succeeds in growing a larg
< crop Of corn stands a good sho7
Of developing into a man WI
IN will also grow large crops. "
" want a hundred or more boys
7. each county to enter the conteS
of Application blanks and otnt
as literature will be ready in a fe
u weeks, but the boys can begin
grow row and send in their al
i plications later. Blanks, etc
v will be sent to the superintel
~ dent Of public instruction
: each county, or direct to tt
o. boys applying for them. Mr.
o. :" 0. Schaub, Of the A. and !
g College. is cooperating with n
M in the Boys Corn Clubs, and b
on tween US we hope to visit Boy
:, O. Corn Club meetings in quite
h. number of counties iu the Stat
Letters of enquiry.or for apple
ton blanks should be addresse
t. to the undersigned.
90 T. B. Parker. Demonstration
KS Raleigh, II. G.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31
Continued on Page Seven.
East Carolina Teachers Train
ing School News Notes.
Correspondence of The Kobe sonian.

correspondence of The Kobe Sonian.
Greenviile, Jan. PA valua-
bic addition to the faculty is
Mrs. Jennie M Ogden, Of Drexel
Institute, Philadelphia, woman
Of exceptionally fine training and
experience MRS. Ogden will de-
liver lectures on domestic science
and take charge Of the dining
room. The daily menu will be
made out according to scientific
principles and vii! he of great
educational value TO the students.
Nineteen new students have
entered school since the holidays,
making the total enrolment 142.
1t has become necessary TO di-
vide some Of the classes into two
sections.
A book room IT which all schoo
supplies are kept has been open
ed and placed III charge Ct MIR
E. c. Dodd.
The first week in February
will be devoted to mid-year ex
aninations.
| A room in the administration
| building has been attractivel,
furnished for the use Of the Y
W. G. A. On the evening 0
January 18th a reception wa
given in honor of the new stu
dents and the new room.
On the morning Of Lees birth
day appropriate Jackson-Lee ey
lercises were held in the assembl
hall. How Firm q Foundation,
Lees favorite hymn, 'Ho, Fo
, Corolina" and The Star Spane
led Banner were sung. Pres
Wright first spoke briefly G
Stonewall Jackson. then made d
; excellent talk on Lee, settin
forth his qualities as a man rath
er than his generalship.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-01-31

Four cars Of Canadian Pacif-
ic passenger train on the 500
branch leaped from the tracks
near North Fay, Ont, on the
21st, and, tearing down a steep
embankment, plunged through
the ice covered surface of Span
ism River. Some were drowned,
others were crushed to death and
others were caught in the wreck
age Of one Of the cars aud burned
to death. 1t is thought that three
score or more people were killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-07
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES

The sediment from javelle water is excellent for securing.
 Any piece of woolen wrung out in gasoline makes a good duster.
 French chalk will remove practically all grease spots from dress material
 Never use soap on window panes. Use either alcohol or ammonia to make them shine. sA
 Cream cheese, mixed with canned entrants Or jellied cranberries makes good sandwich filling.
 Coal soot is easily removed from tin articles or porcelain if they are first coated with kerosene. ' To keep insects away wipe the floors of closets after they are scrub bed with gasoline or benzine.
 To remove inkstains from the hands, rub the juice of ripe tomatoes over them and rinse in warm water.
 The flavor of a cup of cocoa is of- ten made more delicate if the least bit of vanilla is placed in it.
 If you cannot get into. the deep re- cesses of refrigerator with scrub brush. try using a small stiff paint brush.
 Instead of sewing hangers to tow els, make small buttonholes. They will last as long as the towel, and can't wear off.
 The darkest stain on a mirror or window pane can generally be routed by rubbing with a flanr.el wet in spirits of camphor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-07
O .GA 5 Go E A. ,.h. >Ihe Kind You HaM Aiways B,ugt ''s,s'''' ss AHAztzx
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

Out of season flowers can be forc- ed by treating them with ether. A steam turbine electric locomotive is being tried out in England. Holland devotes over 10000 acres to the cultivation of flower bulbs. Based on volume, hydrogen has Ov- CT seven times the lifting power of coal gas.
 Electricity now operates. all pas senger railroads running into New
 York City proper.
 London merchants annually import more than five tons of human hair, largely from China. Italy instructs her cavalry officers in the training of carrier pigeons for military purposes. The electric lighting of the New Theatre at New York is equal to more than 19,0O0 16-candle power lamps.
 Among the people of the earth, <ex- cept those of Australia. the Americans are the most liberal meat-eaterS. r
 The waterpower of Canada is esti- mated at 25, COG, 900 horsepower by the Dominion superintendent of railway lands.
 Invisible to the naked eye, electric wireless waves leaving station have been caught and pictured by the camera.
 Electricity has supplanted gas for car lighting in nearly all the state railways of Italy, Switzerland and Denmark.
 A French syndicate shas contracted to develop the water powers of Uru- quay to furnish light and power to inland towns
 In two states of Brazil alone more than 1,250, ,0OO cattle are slaughtered each year for the manufacture of ierked beef.
 The oldest known food adultera atfon isl the use of chicory in coffee, which was practiced by the Dutch as early as 1890.
 Berlin transports it's offenders to a short term prison in suburb in steel street cars, each of which contains 30 cells.
 A serviceable clothesline prop may be, made of piece of iron pipe, the line being clamped against one end with c1othespin.
 Department of Agriculture experts are trying to produce a persifnrnon without. the quicker and firm enough to ship long distances
 Built in 1886 the oldest steamboat in commission in any part of the world navigates the Hudson river with it's original machinery.
 In the United Kingdom, 17,000, 900 tons of coal and 60000,00O gallons of oil are used annually for the produc- tion of Illuminating gas.
 A large deposit of what seems to be a natural coke has been discovered at depth of 2,000 feet in coal min- ing district near Antwerp.