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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11
NOT LIKE A ROSE.
A Poiecat Visits Town and Starts
Something - An Impressive
Dying Message.
WheW! Take it away,

Lying NAeSSdSe.
Whew! Take it away.
For Gods sake, Mr.. French. |
Whut is [ gwine 'er do? pey
won't let i'm stay an dey won't
let me bring i'm away"
It was a polecat, that's what
it was. And though that pole
cat had departed this life, it left
behind -W-h-e-w! O. for a |
breath of clean meadows and
neW-mown hay!
Sir, said a gentleman sadly
toMr. Geo. French Saturday morn
ing, the affumigation arising
from the deleterious effuvia emf
mating from the building where
you house your quadrupeds so
abf1ustrates our atmospheric
validity and so overshadows the
organic power of our occular that
our apparite most shortly be eff
fuscated unless through the
abundant suavity of your eminent
o'iteness-"
But Mr.. French had fled. He
was bad off himself.
| Which the same to explain:
Mr.. Geo. G.. French has been
missing chickens lately and the
other day he discovered some
sort of nest in his barn on Pine
street, between Fourth andThird.
He set a trap. Saturday morn
ing he discovered that the varmint
had been caught. He got his
rifle. Up to this time the varmint
nadn' t said a word. Mr.. French
fired, the polecat 'sorter balled
up and wobbled around a little"
according to Mr.. French's own
statement-and Mr.. French has
no very clear recollection of what
happened Immediately thereaf-
ter. That dying message will
never be forgotten. O, for a
breath Of cool, pure, sweet air!
, Mr.. French staggered to the
house. He was pale as death.
No escape. In the cool, close
parlor he thought to find relief.
, Nothing doing. And as he
gazed upon a vase where the per
+ fume of roses was wont to lingel
he thought of a well-known verse
; and paraphrased it thus: "Yor
may shoot, you may kill, the
, skunk if you will, but the infer
:. nal odor will linger there still.
$ Mr.. Sam Branch, who lives
: hard BY, said everything at hi:
5 house was "ruint"; and Mr.. A
:. r. Spivey said that his folks ha(
to leave home. Others Jared a
f badly. 1t was an awful time
There seemed to be no sweet al
in all the universe.
e Mr.. French's colored man wa
S required to remove the offending
q skunk. And when he started t
n drag the dead varmint away h
e was waved back by protestin!
: citizens and then it was he CAV
: expression to the plant chronl
: cled above.
Anyway, finally the skunk wa
) carried away and buried and th
- incident will be remembered a
one of the calamities that folk
le look for along with the visit {
= ! Halley's comet.
j. And Mr.. French has shot h
e last skunk.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11
Chas. E. Wiggins, a Robson
ian, Shot and killed in Louisi-

ana.
A card from Mr.. DIS. Poole, of
Raeford, editor of Facts and Fig
ures, advises that Chas. E. Wig
gins, Robesonian, was shot and
killed by some unknown party on
March 31st near H; ckley, La.
He was at work in the woods
chipping turpentine boxes and
was fired upon from ambush.
No cause is known for the deed,
as he was well liked and was an
industrious, peaceable man. If
the deceased has any relatives or
friends in the county who wish
to know the particulars they
should write to l.. H. Holiday,
Hackley, La.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11
LOCAL BRIEFS,

License mas been issued fer
the marriage of Sallie Lamb and
0. L. Thompson.
The banks of the town will
be closed tomorrow, the anniver-
sary OF the Halifax resolutions.
Mr.. W. w. Carlyle is build
ing small addition to his resi-.
dence on the corner of Water
and Fifth streets.
Mr.. A. E. White left this
morning for Lincolnton, where
he expects to close a deal for a
large bankrupt stock of goods.
Miss Helen Stainback has
given up her work as public
stenographer and has accepted a
position as stenographer with the
b ank Of Lumberton.
-Messrs. A. and Harry Vein
stein left this morning forTabor.
Columbus county. where Mr.. A.
Welnstein is opening up a mer-
camille business. This store will
be in charge of Mr.. Harry Vein
stein.
Sixty feet of the Seaboard
trestle near Alma was burned
Thursday night and east-bound
passenger No. 40, due in Lum-
berto at 10. 40 a. m., was DELAYED
a little more than 8 hours, arriv-
ing about 2 o'clock p. m.
Mrs. F. L, Holloway and:son
arrived Saturday from their for
mer home in Wilmington, whence
Mr.. Holloway came recently to
accept the position of bookkeeper
for the kingsdale Lumber Go.
They are boarding at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Johnson,
on Elm street.
Miss Katie Prevatt returned
Friday from Beaver Dam, Va,
where she spent some time with
her sister, Mrs R. H. Taylor,
who has been sick with pneumo-
MIA. Mrs. Taylor's condition is
/ very much improved and she 8
considered out of danger. Mis.,
, Josie Barksdale, who went fron.
, the Thompson hospital to nurse
, her. returned yesterday.
I AT least two Lumberton peo-
| pie : Messrs. Sam Branch and
l 'Rounder" Edwards say they
have seen the comet. 'Rounder
, says when he saw it it showed q
| tail about as long as his walking
stick. DR.. r. M. Norment re-
! members very distinctly the visi,
of the comet rs years ago and
the thing that most impressed
Il him then was the shouting anC
terror among the negroes.
S There was much interest ir
J. Lumberton in the Virginia. Caro-
O lima game in Charlotte Saturday,
h which resulted in a Score of 6 tt
It 2 in favor Of the University Of
e Virginia. DR.. John Knox, Jr.
|, and Messrs. r. H. Crichton and Jo'
IS r. McPhail were among the Lum
l. berton people who attended tn
= Lumberton people who ATTENDED
J. the game. Virginia also defeat
ed the University of North Caro-
II lima in Greensboro Friday.
m MIR. ]. T. Barker, of Lumber
T. ton, who sells lots of COWS, whel
p asked the other day by a gentle
| | man in Maxton, where he ha
ID sold two carloads of COWS in tw
"a days on two different occasion
lately, how he managed to Sc
> so many COWS so quickly, replie
{, that he advertised in The Robe
sonian, sold good cows and sol
at right prices. Advertising
The Robesonian and selling goo
,,+ goods at right prices will q
i'll the trick every time.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11

Mr.. H. c. Rancke, of Rock
ingham. spent yesterday in town
on a visit to home folks.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11

Light frosts visited this sec
ton Friday and Saturday morn
ings and potatoes were wilted to
some extent, but it is thought
that no great damage was done.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11
A Large Crowd to Fayetteville
this Evening.

A large crowd of Lumberton
people will 60 to Fayetteville this
evening to witness THE Land of
Nod" A special train will be op-
Grated over the Virginia & Car
olina Southern, leaving at 6.45
O'Clock, and leaving Fayetteville
80 minutes after the show.
This is the last big attraction of
the season, one of the best musi-
cal comedies that has visited the
State.
Some thoughtless or ignorant
person has caused some Lumber
ton people to believe that this
play is not altogether proper,
which is entirely mistake.
Pless comments from Charlotte
and Spartanburg, where it was
presented last week to large au-
diences, and from other places
where it has appeared, were ex-
ceedingly complimentary, carry
ing not the least suggestion OF
anything improper.
| -Mesdames Kizzie McHargue
and Martha Edmund, Misses
Mary and Bertha Moore, and
Messrs. letter Williams, John
Gilmore, Odell Edens and Cole
went on hayride Friday eve
ming to the home of Mrs. Nc
Hargue's mother, Mrs. Jane nc
Kay.in Back Swamp township.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11

Mr.. W. N. Mclean, VINO lives
near St. Paul, is among the yisi
tors in town today.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-11

Mr.. 7. w. Maxwell, OF Tolars-
vile, is II town today.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Queen Bee Gone Astrav.

A newly married couple were be-
ginning their honeymoon in a city ho-
tel. The bride went out to do some
shopping, and when she returned she
found herself puzzled to decide which
was their room. When she thought
she had located 1t she tapped timidly
on the panel and breathed:
"It's me, honey; let me in"
There was no response, and she
tapped louder and said.
Honey. it's me, and want to come
in"
Madam" said a gruff voice from
the other side Of the door, this amt
body's Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Wanted hla aatn Money.

An aeronaut. leaning over the edge
OF the car as his balloon was slowly
passing over a football game, over
balanced himself. and fell plump
among the players. When he recov-
cred consciousness he found several
Of the club officials bending over him
anxiously.
"Ah," said the treasurer, in tone
of relief, "I'll trouble you for your
half dollar now, old fellow!"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
A Little Mo,ind

BY the side Of little sandy mound
stands man. old. stoop-shouldered
and with snowy locks. No sound dis
turbs the evenings quIstness save the
cooling Of mourning dove But sud-
denly a fist clenches and the afore-
mentioned man Is heard to exclaim:
"Confound that wood-chuck!"-Jndge
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

Ascum-Do you think it's true that
Skinner has bought place for himself
in society?
Wise-Oh, no! I'll bet he's only
leased It, for he's liable to have to
skip out at moments notice.-Cath-
olic Standard and Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

~ ';'1-->1-=AtssisFS - H.
Doctor Ito his cook, who Is just leav-
ing>-sarah, am very sorry, but can
only give you very Indifferent char
acter.
Sarah-Well. sir, never mind. Just
write It Hike you do your prescriptions.
STRAY Stories.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

Post-I discovered today that Parker
and have a common ancestor.
Mrs. Post "a colonial dame)-For
goodness sake don't tell any one
Brooklyn Life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

A difference / note that's meet,
When comes this worst of bores:
He grinds his organ I'm the street,
/ grind my teeth indoors.
-Lippncott's.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

Tho good old summer time is here.
How eager did we greet It.
The flowers opened when 1t came;
The butter ran to meet It,
-Yonkers Statesman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

Hodd-Can you conceive Of any situ-
alton where you would want to be sep
arated from your wife?
Todd - Yes - I'm Paris. - Town and
Couutrv
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
Protecting Waee.Earners.

THE Republican party of Pennsyl.
vania has to its credit long history
of legislation for the benefit of the
people and the honor OF the common
wealth.
Their laws have been enacted for
the protection Of the working people,
most of which were placed upon the
statute books at the request and with
the advice Of the Organized workmen.
OF this record we are justly proud,
and we point to our action in the past
as a guarantee OF our intentions in
the future We recognize the fact that
the development Of our industries has
brought with it new problems, new
dangers, and altogether complex con-
ditions that demand and deserve con-
sideration and treatment by the law
making and law administering powers
of our commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
CHEER TENER IN
TOUR OF TRIUMPH
Thousands Greet Republican
Nominee For Governor.
MEETS ISSUES SQUARELY

Frank and Manly Statements Com
mand the Respect and Confidence o
the People.
As John Klnley Tener nominee for
governor Of the Republican party, con.
tinues on his tour Of Pennsylvania
meeting the people face to face, grasp.
ing them by the hand and looking
every man squarely in the eye and
not afraid to meet any issue or ques-
ton that may be raised. he lie growing
In popularity in every direction. The
more the voters see Of him the better
they like him. and upon every hand he
Is being commended for the frankness
and candor with which he is discuss
ing the needs OF the commonwealth,
the policies Of the Republican party
and his personal aims and ambitions
to insure an administration that will
command the confidence and the ad.
miratiop OF all OF the citizens Of the
state.
Mr. Tener and his colleagues on the
Republican ticket. John NJ Reynolds,
Henry Houck and Charles F. Wright,
nominees for lieutenant governor, sec
retary Of internal affairs and state
treasurer respectively are enthusiastic
over the receptions that have been ac-
corded them in every county they have
visited. Their meetings in the anthra.
cite coal regions were especially well
attended and afforded Mr.. Tener an
opportunity to demonstrate his keen
interest in the wageearners. His ex-
periences as a lad employed in steel
mill in the great Pittsburg region may
in a measure explain his keen inter.
est in the toilers Of the state.
In commenting upon Pennsylvania
conditions, Mr.. Tener few days ago
said:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30

No artist I, and yet l try
BY art to gain renown.
1 draw-my pay-each Saturday,
And then l paint-the town.
Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
For Safety Appliances.

among the many subjects affecting
the wage-earners which ii will be our
duty to consider in the future none is
more important than the enactment Of
laws for the protection of the life,
health and safety of the men and wo.
men who are engaged in industrial
pursuits. The first requisite of a pro-
gressive community must be the safety
and security of these people who are
least able to protect themselves, and
the prevention of industrial accidents
is a problem that must appeal to all
patriotic citlzens of the commonwealth.
I'm connection with this question,
mine and factory inspection has been
developed steadily in the state OF
Pennsylvania, and many laws have
been enacted requiring employers TO
safeguard tie lives and the health OF
the wage-earners. Further legislation
upon this subject will be enacted Just
as fast as experience points out the
necessity therefor.
Responsibility Of Employer.
CLOSELY related to the subject of
Industrial accidents and their preven-
tion is the question Of compensatlng
workmen for losses by such accidents.
The Republican party of Pennsylva-
mia is responsible for the enactment
of an employers liability law. the pro-
visions Of which AFFORD to workmen
tho opportunity Of securing damages
IN many cases where they would not
nave the right to sue under the laws
OF many states.
However Il Is regretabIe fact
that under any system of liability the
workmen must engage In long and
costly litigation. and that the waste OF
money BY workmen and employers in
prosecuting and defending suits of this
character would go long way II paid
immediately tc the injured workman.
u relieve lin ID his distress.
Pennsylvania Should Lead.
I'VE believe that the commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania, the greatest OF all in.
custrial states. should be among the
first TO put 10 operation advanced leg.
islation IN respect to this subject, and
az q measure TO that end II will be
our purpose TO recommend the ap-
pointment Of commission of repre-
sentative workmen and employers,
whose duty Il shall be TO investigate
every phase Of the question and REQ
ommend TO the Legislature a bill in
accordance with the result OF their In
Sestigation."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
EXPRESS BUSINESS CLAIMED
TO BE A TRUST
Allege Standard Oil, Steel and Express
Companies Merge Lobbies to
Secure Laws.

New York.--It has become known
that the investigation into the express
companies, which is being conducted be-
fore Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Frank Lyon, will develop sensa-
tional aspects, if the allegations of
State Cenator Ben E. Sundberg of
Minnesota, who is the complainant, and
his counsel, James Manahan of Mime
apolis, can be substantiated-
Manahan made public the evidence
which the attorneys for the express
companies have successfully kept out
of the records.
This, Manahan claims, proves that
there is a combination among the
Adams, American, Wells-Fargo and
United States Express companies te
keep tariff charges at the highest level
that the express, steel and STANDARD
Oil interests merge their Hobbies Il
control state legislatures; that thu
minority stockholders of the expires
companies control the respective boar
of directors and conduct the bushes
to the detriment of the public.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
KNOCK CENTRAL BANK PLAN.
Leslie M. Shaw Denounces Control
Being Given to Special
Interests.''

New York, Feb. 6.-Edwafi q. Vree-
land, chairman of the congressional
committee on banking and currency,
and Leslie M. Shaw, formerly secretary
of the treasury, had a heated debate
last night on the subject of central
United States bank Mr.. Shaw, speak
ing at the Republican club, opposed a
central bank, saying that it would be
impossible to keep its control out of
the hands of the men who control the
Standard Oil company and the United
States Steel corporation OF the two
he preferred Morgan control
Especial interests continued Mr..
Shaw, "are in control of financial con-
ditions now and i admit 1t. 1t is an
irresponsible control They are account
able to nobody for it. We can not
escape Capitalization You have it to-
groups and interests Nevertheless
these groups and interests can not pro
vide the ways and means to avoid
panics or abate them when they dc
arise.
81 assert that the political party that
puts the control of any centralized
commercial financial power like a cen
trail bank into the hands of any grouI
of men in New York will never agar
carry an election. The country viii
not tolerate it,
Referring to Mr.. Shaw IS remark
that he preferred Morgan control, i
control must come, Mr.. Vreeland said
I'VE should not have much TO gail
if either group were TO control, but w
could not be worse off than we ar
now.'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
GOOD IF 100000 HAD DIED.
What David Starr Jordan Says About
San Francisco.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 6.-David
Starr Jordan, president of Stanford
university, thrilled an audience recently
during his address on "Good Govern
ment," before the City club when he
stated:
1t would have been a good thing
if 900 San Franciscans had died
when the bubonic plague threatened
San Francisco in 1907-if you could
have chosen who the 100000 were"
The remark was made abruptly after
long dissertation on good govern.
ment, in which he illustrated his points
by referring to the advance of health
governmental measures.
Later in his address the educator de
Tended former Chief Forester Clifford
Pinehot, saying;
- IT is a crying shame that the strong
est administrative officer the Unite'
States had should have been forced on
of Office. Mr.. Pinch0t is gone, bu
every man retained in the department
a chip of the old block and the grea
cOnserVatiOnist 5 work will 90 on.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
MAKES NEW RECORD.
aviator Makes Nearly Mile Minute
In Curtiss Biplane.

Fresno, Cal, Feb. 6.-Before 10000
people in this city, Charles K. Hamil-
ton, in an eight-cylinder Curtiss biplane,
broke the worlds record for one mile,
made by Glenn H. Curtiss in the same
machine Hamilton IS record for the
mile was 1:12, while Curtiss' record
was 1:2s. This time was made in a
race with E. B. Waterman of this city
In an automobile. Waterman won the
race by two seconds. Later in the
afternoon, Hamilton again broke Cur
tiss' record when he went four miles
In 5:07, his average rate of speed being
mile in 1877. AS he was alighting
from his last race, Hamilton crashed
into fence, breaking the horizontal
rudder on his ulane
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
RIVER SEINE sUBSIDINo.
Conditions in Paris Are Being Rapidly
Bettered.

Paris, Feb. 6.-The river Seine is
more than 10 feet below its flood maxi
mum and the city has begun TO assume
its normal appearance. The streets are
clear of water and the wreckage left
by the food is rapidly disappearing.
Train service IN all directions is be.
ing restored and some Of the factories
have resumed operations.
In many quarters the gas and cleo
trio light services have been renewed
but it will be many days before the
transportation facilities, telegraph ans
telephone and other public utilities arr
IN perfect working order.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26

Forth Worth, Texas, Feb. THAT a
wealthy Chinaman, whose headquarters
are either ia Chicago or San Francisco,
a. at the head Of an extensive conspir-
aey 10 smuggle opium into the United
States, Is the belief Of federal officials
whose Investigations eliminated last
week 10 seven arrests, four Ia Chicago
two 40 Los Angeles and another az N
Paso. From that city n Is shipped "a
Chicago. san Francisco, Los Angeles
and Fort Worth the alleged syndieat'
using these cities az distributing points
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
FRESHMAN oBEYs ORDERS
Saws on Log and Takes Drop OF Six
Stories.

New Patrick Diskin, a car
penter who recently came 10 New York
from the west, is la the Lebanon hos
ptal because be deliberately sawed on
the end Of the log on which he Was
seated six stories above the ground.
There Is something surprising in the
fact that Disllin b apparently NOT seri'
ously Injured
Disl1in had been ordered 10 saN OF
the end of fhe log. which projected
from NindoN over the street he
went up. got out on the end of the
beam and carefully sawed b. in tNo
between himself aud ihe NindoN Do
and fhe end of me log fell together
M fhe pavement Neither Nas luTl
much IAe beam Nas b litfle bruised
on one eolner and fairlef nas upeon.
folous from a couple NJ seaIp wounds
When asked Nhy IA bad aole such d
fl|ng plnkIn replied NJ somf leai
''fule chem Naf me oldAelf'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
SOUR STOMACH

Il used CascArets and feel like . new
nan. 1 have bees . sufferer from dys-
pepsiA and som stomach for the last two
yeau- have been taking medicine and
oohsr drugs. but could fsd No relief only
Sof . short time I vfn recommend
Cascarets to my friends ~ the only thing
tur indigestion and sour stomach and &c
keep the bowels In good condition
They are very nice to eat"
Harry Stuckley. Aanch Chunk, Pa
',CUT THIS OUT. mail IL with your
address TO the Sterling Remedy Com
pany, Chicago ILL.,, and receive q hand
some souvenir gold Bon-Bon FREE"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26
Terrible Suffering


when my baby was four months old his
face broke out with eczema, and at sixteen
months Of age, his face, hands and arms were
in q dreadful state. The eczema spread all
over his body. We had to put mask or
cloth over his face and tie up his hands and
arms Finally gave him Hoods Sarss-
parilla and in few months he was entirely
cured and today he Is a fine healthy boy
Mrs. Inez Lewis. Barring. Maine.
Hoods Sarsaparilla all blood dis
eases Get il today in usual liquid form OF
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. 1OC
Doses 81
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26

New Orleans, Feb. Louis faulhan.
French aviator, made thlee highif late
yesterday in "a faTman biplane az tAe
city park race igack before 10000 spec.
fnfOle. ~ ahcended Az a mafimpm
height of 400 feef aud eifcled several
times about the eoalse femaininf ln fle
air ~ minutef ~ Aif ioagesi hlsAi.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-26

Cy Warman Is young son had been
naughty and had been sent to bed sup
PEERLESS.
Presently, when Mrs. Warman WASH t
looking Cy slipped upstairs and whis-
pered through the door of the boys
room: ESon, could you eat some honey
in the comb7''
Dad the boy said, ~ could eat
il in the brush. -