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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-02
Death of Mr.. jeremiah Odum. Sr.

For The Robesonlan.
Uncle Jerry Odum answered the final
summons Sunday, April "a, 1910. Had
he lived eight days more his age would
have been So years. He was born near
St. Pauls Robson county, May 2, 1924.
About six years before the war be-
tween the States he was married toMiss
Margaret A. Townsend, who passed
away eight years ago.
He went to the war in 1862, and
served until wounded and was sent
home but never recovered sufficiently to
return.
He was always cheerful; not a long
faced christian. He despised preten-
sion and formality, but loved. honored
and revered, all that was genuine and
good, and always thoroughly cons cious
of his own imperfectionS
He was gentle in spirit, genial and
offable in manners and character, quiet
and unassuming in disposition and ap-
pearance.
He was a faithful member of the
Baptist church at Raft Swamp, and was
ever interested in the development Of
all the interests peculiar to the church.
| His immediate relatives who survive,
are: Mr.. Archie Odum, of St. Paul,
the only brother of the deceased now
living; one son, Mr.. Erastus L. Odum.
carrier on rural route No. l from Penn
broke; three daughters, Mrs, J. C. Bax-
ley, of Buie, Mrs. w. c. Powell. of Or
rum, and Miss Missouri, who lived with
him at the old home.
| His funeral services were conducted
from the residence Monday p. m. by
the writer on the text; "He shall be
like tree planted by the rivers of
water" emphasizing:
| l The life of the soul as represented
by tree whose life-source is a never
failing river.
II. The development of this soul-life
is the expansion of christianity based
on personal love of the Lord Jesus.
Ill. A disciplined will. which is mani
fest in submission and obedience to God
The remains were inferred in the
family cemetary near the old home in
the presence of very large concourse
of people who attest the esteem anc
high regard Of the deceased. A gooc
man is gone.
Sympathetically,
J, M. Fleming.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-02
The Mt Fliam T, g will moo

The Mt. ELAN L. S. will meet
tonight. The query is, Resolved,
that the farm has brighter pros
poets for the young man than
anv other calling"
Miss Emma Britt spent Sun
day with Miss Hey Britt.
The farmers are most done
sowing cotton seed.
MIR. w. B. Ivey fell down the
steps Monday and broke his arm.
| Several from here are attend
ing the commencement at Or
rum today.
| Mr.. French Watts, of Penn.
broke, is visiting friends anc
relatives here.
Taking the census is the order
of the day.
Mr.. Leonard Britt is more thar
laughing: it's a boy.
/ Happy Jack"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-02
THE PEOPLE FORGOTTEN,
Is the Present Administration IL
Sympathy With the Trusts.

The speech of the new Demo-
cratic Senator from North Dako-
ia, Mr.. Purcell, against the pend
ing railroad bill is described in
the Washington dispatches as a
strong criticism of Mr.. Taft's
administration. 1t was all the
more weighty because of its mo-
deration. His arguments seem
to have been we'll buttressed
with facts. and his manner is de-
scribed as that of lawyer max
ing an argument in court.
Mr.. Purcell charged that all Of
the bills drafted by the Attorny-
Genetal upon the direction of the
President were in the interest of
! favored corporations and not in
the interest of the people. He
then went on to support this
charge by a criticism of each of
the several measures in detail.
The Postal Savings Bank bill, he
said, was for the purpose of re-
lieving the banks of the 2 per
cent, bonds. The Administra-
ton Railroad bill, if passed, he
said, would put the country at
the mercy of the railroads. The
corporation tax amendment ex-
empting holding companies to
the extent that they are holding
companies was the first legisla-
tive recogni ton of the trusts.
Is the charge by Senator Pur-
cell, that the Taft administration
is conducted in the interest of
the trusts, justified? That is a
serious charge, and one that will
utterly discredit and defeat Mr..
Taft and his party if the people
accept it as true. President Taft's
troubles began with his unwise
commentator of the Aldrich-
Payne Tariff law. No one should
have known better than he did
the sinister Influences which fer
mulated that law. No one should
have known better than he did the
cold blooded and cynical con-
tempt for public opinion of AID
rich and Cannon and their con-
slant support of the trusts and
monopolies that have heen Great
ed and sustained by the tariff.
No one ought to have known bet
ter than Mr.. Taft that the new
tariff law was shaped and design
ed to protect the trusts. And
yet he deliberately declared it to
be a good law and a redemption
: of the promises and pledges of
; the Republican platform and of
his own campaign speeches.
This declaration was made in the
| face of the fact that the new law
had afforded no relief to the PEG.
pie and that after it's enactment
the conditions of living were as
; hard as before if not harder
Every citizen Of the United State!
: who has had to buy food ano
+ clothing knew this, and, know
ing it, the Presidents declaration
, that it was the best of tariff law!
r was received with derision. L
e had the effect of giving color t.
{ the charge that the Taft admin
4 istration was in sympathy witt
e the trusts, more than anything
: that has happened. A well-estab
l lished fact is a most convmcin,
e argument, and the result Of tn
special elections Of Congressme1
i IN Massachusetts, New York an
s Missouri is all the evidence need
q ed to prove that the argument O
e facts as to the tariff has been &C
e copied by the people as convine
= ing.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-02
A Regular Tom Boy

was climbing trees and fences,
jumping bitches, whiting, always get
ting scratches, cuts, SPANS, bruises,
bumps, burns or scalds But laws! Her
mother just applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and cured her quick. Heals every
thing healable-Boils, Ulcers, Eczema,
Old Sores, corns or Piles. Try it. 25e
at all Druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-02
YOU CAN CURE that BAcKAcuE,

ram Along the back, dizziness, headache and general
mneg Get package Of Mother Grays AUS
Urinary troubles. When you feel ali run down.
tired, weak and without energy you need a few
doses OF tins pleasant herb cure. As regulator it
Is sold BY Druggists or sent by mali for 60 cents
sample sent FREE. Address, The Mother Gray
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-02

A touch of Rheumatism, or a twinge
of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is,
Chamberlain Liniment drives ava
the pain at once and cures the com
plant quickly. First application gives
relief. Sold by J. D. Mcmillan & Son
and The Pope Drug Co,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
In Praise of the Eskimos.

Commander Peary in the narrative
describing his discovery of the north
pole devotes a very long chapter to
the Eskimos, with whom he has had
Intimate dealings for eighteen years.
He tells US that though they are saw
ages they are not savage; that though
they are without government they are
not lawless: that though they are un'
educated they exhibit remarkable
degree Of intelligence. He assures US
that they have no religion, yet he
describes them as destitute Of vice and
ready to share their last meal with the
hungry. He thinks it would be impos-
sible to Christianize them. but they al
ready possess the cardinal graces of
faith. hope and charity, for without
them they could never survive the six
months night and the other rigors OF
their home"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
Honakona tho Luxurious.

Hongkong. with its luxurious hotels
its princely clubs, its rich and lnhu'
entail banks, housed in splendidly CON
structed and beautifully designed
buildings; its shipyards and craving
docks able to care for the largest yes
sells: its miles of warehouses bursting
with wealth; its yellow sailed fleets
laden with silks, tea, sugar and pre-
cious porcelains; its commerce almost
as great as that Of New York; Its
botanic gardens hung amid delightful
villas overlooking a harbor that Is a
city In itself and that floats 10000 sails
Hongkong, with its wonderful temples
of ornate teak roofs, its idols OF q
hundred sects, its French cathedral, It's
forts, garrison and naval life, its Hap
py VALLEY race course-all at the enc
of white mans civilization Supreme
from the peak on which it rests, In
well bred aloofness 1t looks askance a
sordid Asia, whence 1t sprung.-W. }
Awkward in Harper's Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
AIexan6ria Gazette.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT. .:
Tha Air Brake.

To forget the inventions Of the hour
Is an impossibility. They are before
one at every turn, and many OF them
contain potentialities vast and much
discussed. For that very reason it Is
well occasionally to contemplate some
invention of the past which works IN
remittingly and inconspicuously for
the welfare of mankind. Consider the
air brake. How many when they take
journey by, rail ever take thought OF
the device which stands ready to in
sure. safety from possible accidents!
All are so used to sibilant noise below
the cars that they never consider Its
.portentousness. Yet by this applica-
ton. of the power Of compressed air
tens Of thousands Of lives have been
preserved and railroad travel has been
made more expeditions. All this Is
:arrant truism; not a word Of 1t but
what has been said scores Of times be-
fore. But we like to dwell upon the
air brake as one Of those typical IN
tyentions which are doing their work
faithfully and humbly while recent
creations get the glory and applause
Golfers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
How "Thon" Would Work.

"Thon" is the word which has beer
suggested for use as an English pro
noun Of common gender, q luxury
which the English language has thus
far had the fortitude to forego. 1t was
considered suitable for English be
cause it came from the Greek. Its use
may be illustrated as follows:
II a parent desires to spank thon'S
(his or her, as the case may be) chile
thon Che or she) should take thon (him
her or it) across thon's knee. Their
thon should remove thon's slipper, ant
after explaining to the child the repre-
hensibility Of thon's conduct thor
should apply the slipper to that por
ton Of thon's anatomy which from
time immemorial has been dedicated tt
that purpose.
It may easily be seen from the above
how "thon" effects great clarifcation.-
Lippincott's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
An Eye on the Future.

A man with q swollen finger that
had a deep abrasion under the ring
called at q jewelry store to get the
ring cut off. Before the operation was
begun he said:
"Can this ring be mended so pawn
broker will give me the usual amount
on it,"
at can be mended," said the jeweler'
'but doubt If you can eyerSDersuade
q pawnbroker to accept it afterward."
"Then guess I'll take chances on
nv finger getting we'll with the ring
on" said the young man AL left the
store.
incidents like that" said the jewel
err "show what surprisingly large
number of Philadelphians live with
the pawnshop looming up just ahead
of them as an unavoidable evil. OF oil
the people who need their rings cut on
two-thirds Of them ask that very ques-
ton, and a large percentage Of them
take chances on blood poisoning rather
than destroy the rings value as a
pawnable asset."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
The Greatest Historian.

By common consent the greatest of
all historians In Thucydides, the Greek
contemporary of Pericles and author
Of the history OF the Peloponnesian
war. One of the greatest tributes that
can be paid to him is that. according
to the estimate Of very able critic,
we have more exact account OF q
long and eventful period by Thucyd
ides than we have of any period in
modern history, equally long and event
full. and yet all this is compressed Into
single volume. For concise. yigor
Gus and yet intense presentation Thu
cydides has never been equaled. BE
Is easily the king Of historians.-NeW
York American.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
FARMERS WIFE L
HAD heap TO DO
Mrs. Shepherd Vas in Bad Shape
When She Could Not Stand en-
Her Feet.

Durham. N. CT am a farmers
wife" writes Mrs. I'm. Shepherd, OF
this city, "and have a heap to do"
"Four months ago | could not stand
on my feet, to do anything much, bat at
This time do the most OF my work. |
took Cardui and it did me more good
than all the doctors.
"You don't know half how ! thank you
for the Cardui Home Treatment. wish
that all women who suffer from Womanly
trouble would treatthemselvesa as have. !"
Ladies can easily treat themselves at
home, with Cardui, the woman's tonic.
II is easy to take, and SO gentle In its
action, that it cannot do anything but
good.
Being composed exclusively of vege-
table ingredients, Cardui cannot lay up
trouble in your system, as mineral drugs
often do. Its ingredients having no
harsh, medicinal effects, and being non.
poisonous and perfectly harmless, Cardui
IS absolutely safe for young and old.
Ask your druggist. He will tell you to
try Cardui.
B.-Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept, chztta-
pooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn. ior Soecld
Tnsfruefions,. and 64-page book. Home Treatment
Tor Women" sent in plain wrapper. on request
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
WouIdn't Deliver.

He was born in Dublin and lived IN
Ireland until about two months ago,
when he came to Cleveland. Then ne
began to look around for q job. Inc
manager Of q furniture house prom
ised to give him trial.
"Come around in the morning and go
to work." he said, land If you can de-
liver the goods we'll probably keep
you permanently" :,
The Dublin native went over to tell
his cousin about it. he confded TO
him that he didn't believe he'd go back
to take the job, after all.
'They want me to deliver the
goods" he said. think OF gong
around delivering big, heavy furniture
That's what horses and wagons are
for in my country."-Cleveland Plain
Denler
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

A GENERAL OR CALLED MEETING
n of the stockholders of the WASH
INGTON. ALEXANDRIA & MT. YER
NON RAILWAY COMPANY will be
held at the principal office of the Com
pany ut Mt. Vernon, Virginia, on WE'D
NESDAY October II, 1910, at two o'clock
p. m. for the purpose Of taking into con-
sideration and voting on n joint agree
ment entered into by the boards OF d.
rectors of the Neutrality-suspicious. Rail
way Company, the Washington, AIRING
ton & Falls Church Railway Company
and the Washington, Alexandria d Mt.
Vernon Railway Company. for the mer-
ger or consolidation of said corporations.
BY order of tho Board of Directors.
JOHN w. PITTOCK. Secretary
Sapo6 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
The Little Word "Yes."

Eyes" is simple word spelled Will
three letters.
1t has caused more happiness and
more unhappiness than any other WORD
In the language.
It has lost more money for easy lend
ers than all the holes in oil the pock'
cts in the world.
It has started more dipsomaniacs on
their careers than all the strong liquor
on earth.
It has caused more fights than all the
you're liars" that ever were spoken.
1t has procured kisses and provoked
blows.
1t has defeated candidates and elect
ed scoundrels.
1t has been used in more lies than
any other expression.
1t is not meant half the time 1t il
said.
VIII it continue to make such
record?
Yes.-Life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
seI)26 I'd

A CALLED OR SPECIAL MEETING
n Of the stockholders of the WASH.
INGTON-VIRGINIA RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held ut the principal Of
flee OF the company in the town of Falls
Church, Virginia, at 3 o'clock p. M, on
WEDNESDAY, October -, 1910, for the
purpose OF taking into consideration and
voting on 4 joint agreement entered into
by the boards OF directors of the Wash
ington-yirginia Railway Company; the
Washington, Arlington & Falls Church
Railway Company. and the Washing
ton, Alexandria &>A1t. Vernon Railway
Company, for the merger or consolida-
ton of said corporations.
By order of the Board OF Directors.
f. i. PARKER, Secretary.
cnp36 ri
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

Dysenterv is dangerous disease but
can be cured. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
been successfully used in nine epidemics
of dysentery. Ithas never been known
to fail. 1t is equally valuable for chill
dren and adults, and when reduced with
water and sweetened. it is pleasant to
take. Sold by ". F. Creighton and
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
Harvard University.

Harvard university derives its name
from Rev. John Harvard, its earliest
bepefactor, who in 1888 bequeatheo
one-half Of his estate, amounting to
$500, for the endowment Of the college
Harvard hall was built in 1T65, Hol
worthy hall of brick in 1912 and Hollis
hall, also Of brick. in 1764. Stoughton
hall, being Of the same dimensions ano
material as Hollis, was built in 1914
and a writer Of 1917 states that its
appearance is somewhat in the modern
stvlaD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

4 GENERAL OR CALLED MEET
n ING of the stockholders of the
WASHINGTON, ARL1 y G. T ON d
FALLS CHURCH RAILWAY COM
pANY will be held at the principal Of
fee Of the Company at Mt Vernon, Vir-
1910. at two-thirty o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of taking into consideration and
Voting on a Joint agreement entered in
to by the boards of directors OF the
Washington-V Virginia Railway Company,
the Washington, Arlington Il Falls
Church Railway Company and theWash-
lngton, Alexandria 81 Mt. Vernon Rail-
way Company for the merger or CONSOLE.
dations Of said corporations.
nv order of the Board of Directors.
JOHN w. .PITTOCK, Secretary.
SnDto6 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
IL Did.

"Do you know anything, doctor"
said Mrs. F1nnik1n. that will put q
little color into my cheeks? l am SO
dreadfully pale"
"Well. madam" replied DR.. Blunt.
perhaps II I tell you that you have q
hole in your stocking about the size OF
a quarter it may have the desired eff.
fect.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

Be sure and take n bottle Of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarroeha
Remedy with you when starting on your
trip this summer. 1t cannot be OBJ
tanned on board the trains or steamers.
Changes OF water and climate often
cause sudden attacks of diarrhoea, and
it is best to be prepared. Sold by w.
F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF
AN OLD NURSE.

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup is the
prescription OF one Of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for fifty years
with neyer-failing success by millions OF
mothers for their children. 1t relieves
the child from pain, cures diarrhoea,
gripping in the bowels, and wind collie.
BY giving health to the child itrests the
mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
What He Admired.

"What did father say when you ASK
ed him for my hand?'
"Oh," replied Augustus, "he-he did
his best to be pleasant. He said there
was something about me that he real
ly admired"
"Did he say what?'
Eyes; my impudence."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

rHE ANNUAL MEETING OF the
i stockholders of the WASHING
TON BREWERY COMPANY will be
held at the Office of the company, Rooms
I and ., Alexandria National Bank Build
ing. Alexandria, Virginia, on MONDAY,
October 3, 1910, at o clock y. m.
scp24 I'd S. ENRICH, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
.iuc& TaIkinn-

Stella-I hear that Lizzie is talking
of getting married again. Bella
didn't know that she had been married
once yet. Stella-She isn't. said she
was talking Of it again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

MO TICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
IN MEETING.-Thc annual meeting
of the directors and stockholders Of the
HARRIS e. SHAFER COMPANY will
take place THURSDAY, September %,
1910, at 5 p. M, at the Office of the Com
many No. 123 south Royal street, Alexan-
dria, Virginia.
By order of the president.
Z. ALLEN HARRIS, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
MEETINGS.

no THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TIE
i MONOLITH STEEL CO., INC.-The
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the above corporation will be held at its
alice, No. III south Fairfax street, Alex
ondria, Virginia (being the office ofits
MONDAY, the Goth day Of September,
1910. at three o'clock, p. M. Very re-
snectfully, II. Il. LOW, Secretary.
sepl5 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

Leadbeater's guaranteed Cherry Cough
Remedyto cure coughs. We don't say
or your money back, because there's
no need. It cures: go bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
Warned.

"She told me that l might hope"
Better look out! I've known girls
to say that when they intended to nc
cept chap."-Puck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28

Diversity Of opinion proves that
things are only what we think them
Nontaigne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
The Cavity.

Cholly-The dentist told me had
large cavity that needed filing. Ethel
Did he recommend any special course
of study?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-28
DIRECTORS

Rxey John p Thomas Fannon T. Leadba.e
Field Henry Bladder. George s. French j. h M norton
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
REA1. v~~.-- -.rMpRovrp

TWENTY YEARS IN BUSINESS.
YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME IF ANY
THING CHEAPER OR BETTER is OF
FOLLOWING:
a brand new 3-room frame house. near
sth East and 11th South. for $1,000. on
terms like rent.
Two 4-room brick houses renting for
$50 per month. on 1st West. near 9Th
the lot. 33Ne rods; $4,000. $1,000 cash. bal
ance monthly or quarterly payments
On a corner. 7th West. near End North.
1iS145 feet, with 5-room frame house.
sidewalk and sewer paid I'm full: can be
bought for $4,000, $500 cash, balance $40
per month and interest.
On lst ave. near L, splendid 6room
under whole house good furnace. laundry
facilities In basement. parlor with hand
some fireplace large dining room. nice
bedrooms. large bathroom. with up-t to-
date plumbing: the lot is small but the
price is still smaller; $3.50 for all; $1,000
cash and balance like rent.
An acre OF ground. good flowing we'll,
with neat new Broom frame house. on
State. near 18th South, for $500
II YOU are looking for up-to- date bum
galows, have eight OF them on my books
no other agency has them for sale. they
range In price from $4,000 TO $500. and
consist of and rooms. some have hot
water. some hot air heating plants. hard
wood floors. laundry. In fact. all modern
conveniences In all OF them: these homes
were built to stay; not for show, but for
comfort: located in best residence sec
tion of the city, let me show you.
a. RICHTER,
10 West 1st South st. Phones SAL
$1,000