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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27

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| just why she is ranked the best
dressed woman In the United States.
Mrs. Van De Man, who thwarted Alice
Longworth's pet ambition to be the
first American woman TO fly in
heavier-than-air machine. Miss Win
nifred Gibbs, who is teaching the poor
OF New York's great east side how to
market and cook.
He Tried Telling the Truth.-Gov-
eminent clerks in Washington are al
| lowed so much time every year Tor
vacation and so much for sick leave.
The improved health Of the capital
city has eliminated the sick leave re-
quirements, and of recent years clerks
have been somewhat worried as 20
how they should continue to secure
it in view of their robust health. A
conversation overheard in one or the
corridors throws light on the situation.
You bet 1 was up against it last
August" Thought you had fine
vacation-what was the matter!
vacation was all right-it was before
started You see l secured medical
certificates from two different doctors
the first was an insurance doctor
who gave me clean health bill TO OBJ
tain a policy The other doctor was
friend of mine, and he gave me GER
tificate that would help me out on my
vacation for extended sick leave"
We'll what of it? Lots of US do that.
Does your conscience prick You now?'
well, l shuffled the two certificates
and sent the insurance doctors assur-
rance of good health to my chief. with
a note asking for extended leave; the
paper making out desperately Ill,
sent to the insurance company
What on earth did you'll see you |
have not lost your position?" "Welt, |
I lay awake all of one night worrying.
In the morning had an Inspiration
I told the chief the truth. =" Affairs
at Washington" Joe Mitchell Chapple,
February National magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Many MAJ Hho has married a
rich wife has found 4 gerry disappoint-
Ing The perverse creature ~ssldn't
stay rich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27
FIELD OF LITERATURE

Wo11an's Home Companion for Feb
ruary.-The February number of the
Woman's Home Companion has some
! striking features. Dr. William Osler
/ the famous physician. contributes
| splendid article on tuberculosis. which
| is the first of an important editorial
series. Omaha. seen through the same
| eyes that criticised Cincinnati and
| Pittsburg, comes in for a stirring arti-
| Gle which is bound to make a sensa-
ton. The February number is in the
main a love story number. leading off
with the first part of THE House of
Healing" by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins,
delightful and natural serial story.
Shorter fiction comes from the pens
of Anne Warner. IONA Gale, Fannie
Heaslip Lea, Owen Oliver and others.
and their charming romances are en-
riched by illustrations from well-known
artists such as Arthur I. Keller, James
Montgomery Flagg, Florence ScoveI
Shinn, H. S. Potter, George Gibbs, etc.
Delightful pages are given over to two
songs by Ward-Stephens, and the
most unique ideas for St. Valentines
day. China Painting for Beginners"
by Elizabeth Mackenzie, and Pulled
Rugs" by Mabel luke Priestman, are
both practical articles on two subjects
of interest to women who like to have
their own handiwork around the house.
The usual well stocked departments
are more than ordinarily filed with
ideas fitted to winter housekeeping
and winter play and winter lines of
-
Fisher, is pleasure in itself and de-
serves a word Of praise.
Celebrities of the Day.-In addition
to the usual stories of people by well
known authors which are featured in
each issue of Human Life, the Febru-
airy number under the caption. Celeb
rifles Of the Day." contains short, IL
Illustrated sketches, written In bright
and chatty style, of the following:
Ensign Kenneth Whiting, who recent |
ly risked his life In one Of the strang-
est experiments ever tired IN order |
to solve a great submarine engineer |
ing problem. Jean Cudahy, ans Amer
lean girl who has been made queen |
and she didn't have to marry a for
eign adventurer to secure her title, |
either. Miss Frances McClurg, Dem
yer heiress and beauty of the Burne- /
Jones type, who lives In constant dam
ger of kidnapping. Mrs. Elizabeth Will
son, cake maker to presidents, kings /
and other foreign potentates. Edwin
A. Brown, who has a wonderful
scheme in mind which may do away 4
with jails and penitentiaries. Major
General Elliott, who Is out with a
radical plan to attract ambitious young
men to the army. Mrs. Amy @, Gou-
'aud, a wealthy New York woman,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27

Maybe II the government inspectors
would keep busy what IS one mans
meat wouldn't be another mans poison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27

TERMS.-Daily 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications Of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27

Purchasing a flying machine is the
only way some men will ever attain
wings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-27

1t is better to approach a man after
he has dined II you want TO sell him
anything except a meal.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Center Dots.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

correspondence VA Inc hODeSOnlan,
Center, July 19-Mr. E.J. Britt,
Of Lumberton, will make a Sun
day-schoof address here Sunday
afternoon July "a, at 3 O'Clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Some Of our folks are intend
ing to take in the excursion to
Johnston City, Tenn, next Thurs
day.
Messrs. w. J. Prevatt and Eu-
gene Nye, of Lumberton, spent
Sunday here.
Miss Maude Bullock spent a
part of last week in Lumberton.
Messrs. Claude Bullock and
Wright Prevatt spent Sunday af.
ternoon in Fairmont.
Sorry to report the serious i'll
ness Of Mr.. H.G. Dean.
School here is progressing fine
ly under the efficient manage
ment of Miss Phraza Purvis.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
MIR. A. w. Mclean Undergoes
Successful Operation.

A wire to Mr.. J. Dixon Nc
Lean yesterday brought the pleas
Ing information that Mr.. A. W.
Mclean underwent a successful
operation yesteaday morning for
APPENDICITIS at Mayo Bros hospi-
tai in Rochester, Minnesota, aud
was getting along nicely. Mr..
Mclean has been unwell for scme
time and last week he and Mrs.
Mclean and Mr.. A. T. Mclean
went to the hospital of the fam
Gus Mavo brothers to seek relief.
Lumberton, Robson county and
State of North Carolina have no
more valuable citizen than A. w.
Mclean, able lawyer and captain
OF industry, and his many warm
friends and admirers here anC
elsewhere throughout the State
hope that he will be restored t.
health speedily.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Opening of Communication With
Outside World by Telephone.

Yesterday at noon marked tn e
opening for verbal communica-
ton of Lumberton with the out
side world by telephone, via Will
mington.
Through the courtesy of the
management of the SouthernBell
Telephone Company at Whining
ton Mr.. c.. N. Evans, president
of Southern National Bank OF
that city, was given the privi-
lege of being the first person to
use the new connection establish
ed. Mr.. Evans called up his
brother, Mr.. T. C.Evans, cashl' r
of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Lumberton, and &C congrat-
ulations were exchanged. 1t was
necessary to go to the central
office here to talk, as the phones
now in use here have not as yet
been replaced by theBell-phones
However, by going to the centri
Office connection with all outside
points can be effected.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Excursion to Johnson City Tenn

An excursion will be operated
next week from Clarkton to
johnson City, Tenn, over the
Seaboard and the c. G. & O.
The train will leave Ciarkton on
the morning of the 18th and will
reach johnson City on the even
ing of the same day. returning,
will leave johnson City Saturday
morning, 3Oth, reaching Clark
ton Saturday evening. This will
give a days trip both ways and
will afford opportunity to see
some of the most beautiful noun
tain scenery in the State. The
round trip from Lumberton will
cost $3.50. Many people from
this section will doubtless take
advantage of this opportunity.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
To Raise Funds for the South
ern Presbyterian College.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
At the spring meeting of Fay
etteville Pres5ytery a committee
consisting of Revs. R. w. Jop.
ling, w. C. Brown, TIL. Spence,
J. K. Roberts and Elder J. S. Nc
Rae was appointed to raise funds
to pay off the debt and make
some needed improvements at
the Southern Presbyterian COL
lege. This committee met at the
college in May and after some
investigation it was decided that
we should raise at least fifteen
thousand dollars five thousand
of this amount to be raised in
Red Springs and ten thousand in
the rest of the Presbytery.
If all the people could see the
importance of this cause, as the
committee sees it after investi-
CATION, we believe it would be
easy to raise twice this amount
A canvass will be made for thi'
cause in November.
w. C.. B.
RaefOrd. N. C..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
In SOCIAL REALMS.
Mrs. L. I. Townsend Enterlans
Young Matrors' Club.
Reported for The Robesoniar.

Reported for The Robesonar.
Notwithstanding the gray
clouds of Tuesday afternoon.
quite number Cf the members
of the Young Matrons' Club ard
other guests assembled at the
beautiful home OF Mrs. L. I.
Townsend, corner of Second ard
Walnut streets, meeting a hearty
welcome from their hostess. o.
ing to the inclement We ather,
carriages had been furnished the
guests by the thoughtful hostess
All was bright and inviting
within, with beautiful cut flow
ers and potted plants. Miss
Josie McNeill conducted tire
guests to the sitting room, where
refreshing punch was served by
Miss Addie Norment.
The amusement of the after
noon was game of progressive
hearts, which was heartily en-
gagged in for some time.
Repairing to the dining-room,
decorated in club colors of red,
white and green, we were served
with delightful refreshments,
which were much enjoyed.
Upon consulting score-cards,
it was found that Mesdames A.
E. White and R. D. Caldwell and
3 Miss Josie McNeill had highest
2 number of points. In cutting for
: the blue ribbon, Mrs. Caldwell
!, was successful.
e| Deeply indebted 20 Mrs. Town.
a send for an afternoon so full o.
pleasure, we bade her goodbye
), at a late hour.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Suspicion That Cumberland Man
May Have Been Foully Muir
dered.

Fayetteville Special. 10Th. Charlotte Observer
Because of suspicious circum-
stances surrounding the death Of
B. A. Jackson, a farmer ofCedar
Creek township, reported to Cor
oner McGougan since the event,
July 10, a coroner's inquest was
held here today in order TO as
certain the nature Of Jackson's
death.
Evidence was produced that
jackson seven months ago mar
ried a~widow, Parker, whose
children strenuously objected to
the marriage; that one son, Groy-
er Parker, who recently escaped
from the county chaingang made
threats against his stepfather,
who died suddenly, without ap-
parent cause, last Sunday during
the presence at home Of another
stepson, who left Immediately
thereafter. The hearing was
then adjourned until Jackson's
wife can be produced as wit
ness.
Suspicious of foul play were
aroused by the peculiar appear
ance Of corpse.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21

Mr.. James Kerr, pharmacist
at the Pope drug store. left Tues
day on a weeks business trip to
Goldsboro and Raleigh. Mr.. ".
o. Singletary, who resigned MS
position with the Pope Drug Co.
some time ago to take chargA Of
the farm of his father, Mr.. ]. x.
Singletary. on rural route NJ, 3
from Lr'Gherten. IS ii|;ng ,tr.
| kerrs place duri.:g his atse. ee.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
HOPE MILLSNEWS.
Electric Lights Soon-A New
Cannery-Preaching Services
Personals.
Correspondence of The Roteson,an.

Correspondence of The Rotesonlan.
Hope Mill, July 19-Rev. J. D.
Pegram will preach at Parkton
on next Sunday at II and 7:3O.
Rev. N. G.. Duncan will preach
at Fayetteville on next Sunday
at II and 8.
Rev. P. T. Britt will preach at
Mt. Gilead, II; Union Springs,
$3.50; and Cotton at 7::3O.
Mr.. Frank Bynum has accept
ed a position with the Hope Mills
Mfg. 60. as assistant in their Of
flee.
Miss Lola Burton, of Fayette-
vile, visited Mrs. J. c.. Gilbert
this week.
Mr.. Neill Brown, superinten.
dent OF the Pilot Cotton Mills.
Raleigh, is a visitor here this
week.
| Mr.. z. B. Newton, who has
been very successful in raising
peaches, has purchased a cannery
OF a daily capacity of 1000 3-lb.
cans. He has considerable frui
OF his own that he expects to can
: and he will also buy peaches t.
can.
| Within the next few days IT,
: electric plant will be complete
and the streets Of HopeMills wi
be Illuminated with electricity
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Latest News From The Conven-

Latest News From The Conven-
ton.
The following telegram was
received from Wilmington just
before going to press: There
was an appeal from the
ruling of the chair from a
dozen sources. The fight rag
ed over this point for an hour.
The chair was utterly helpless
to restore order. Angry men
served to the front and it appear
ed for a while as if there might
be a general mix-up. At 1:45 r:
m. Hon. John D. Bellamy novel
that recess be taken until !
o'clock to allow things to coe
down. The motion was carried.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Congressional Convention Bulle

tins.
The Robesonian has arranged
for full wire service from the
opening of the sixth district con-
gressional convention atWrights-
vile Beach at noon today until
the convention closes and bulle.
tins will be posted in front of it's
Office as often as events of inter-
est transpire. At night bulle-
tins will be received as long as
the convention lasts OF as long ss
the Wertern Union office stays
open.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Notice toMembers ofCampPope.

To The Officers and Members of Cam .
Willis H. Pope, No. 1907, U. c. ":
You are hereby called and re-
quested to meet in the coul {
house, Lumberton, on Thursday
afternoon, the 18th of July, at ]
O'Clock, to arrange to attend tie
county reunion at Parkton All.
gust 4th. Every member is carr.
estly requested to be present.
By order Of
]. A. McAllister. Com.
! NJ. G. Mckenzie, Adgt.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
News Notes and Personals from
Mcdonald.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mcdonald, July 19-Mrs. Ern-
est Mclean and little son, i
George, spent Saturday with
Mrs. kittie Mitchell, of Fair
mont.
Mr.. Neill McInnis, travelling
salesman for the A. F. Bannister
Co., spent Sunday with Mr., Sion
Afford.
The Misses McPhail, of Fay
etteville, are visiting Misses lola
and Minnie Hall.
DR.. w. L. and Mr.. Erdman
Grantham, Of Lumberton. spent
short while with home folks here
Sunday.
Mr.D. 7. Townsend, of White
vile, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Townsend.
| Master Neil Hall is visiting
relatives at Hope Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mclean, of
Fairmont, visited friends in town
Sunday.
Mr.. Roderick Scott returned
this morning from a pleasant
| visit to relatives at Orrum.
| Mr.. Herbert Townsend, who
has been working with Mr.F. M.
Townsend, left Saturday for his
home atLincolnton. Mr.. Townsend
has been in i'll health for some
time and his many friends hope
the change will prove beneficial
to him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clapton Brice, o1
Fairmont, visited Mrs. Brice's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C.P. Gran
than, Sunday.
The Mcdonald boys challeng
{ the Centenary ball team for
l game here last Friday afternoon
but they have been beaten by US
so much that their nerve" mus
have failed them this time
Whatever the cause, they didn'
appear. They shouldn't be s
timid.
o Mr.. Ellis, of Wake Forest, wa
a business visitor here last week
Rufus"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Notices of New Advertisement

A large stock of rings-Boy
Inns Jewelry Store.
Highest market prices at
Farmers Warehouse. Fair Bluff.
Opening sales on Fair Bluff TO-
bacco market July 26.
Gass & Gorrell promise not to
let you leave their Planters
Warehouse at Fair Bluff dissatis-
fed.
Encyclopaedia offered for sale
cheap.
Watkins and Moore at Pa'rnet-
to Tabacco Warehouse, Dillon,
S. c..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
Good Crops Down Barnesville

While distressing reports are
being received from almost every
other section, some claiming that
not more than SO or so per cent
OF average crops will be made,
reports from down Barnesville
way indicate that the people
of that section are peculiarly
blessed. MIR. c.. M. Barker, of
the Eagle Furniture & Carpet
Co., of Lumberton, was in that
section the first of the week and
says the crops are fine. AS one
indication of prosperity one mar
halted him and gave him ar
order for a piano without solici
tation.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
Robson County Institutes to be
Held in Lumberton August Is
to 27.

The Robson County Teachers
Institute will be held in Lumber
ton beginning August 18th and
continuing two weeks. An in
stitute for the colored teachers
will be held at the same time.
These Institutes will be con-
Quoted by Supt. w. H. Swift, of
the Greensboro graded school,
assisted by Supt. R. E. Sentelle,
Of the Lumberton graded school.
and Miss M. |. Tillman, an expert
in primary work.
Section No. 4167 of the school
law says: ''All public school
teachers of any county in which
such institute and school is con-
Quoted are hereby required to at
tend the same continuously dur
ing its session. unless prcvidenti-
ally hindered, and failure to at
tend the biennial institute and
school shall debar any teacher sc
failing to attend continuously from
teaching in any Of the public
schools of the State for a perioe
OF one year. or until Such teach
er shall have attended according
to law some county institute anl
school as herein provided for il
some other county,"
+ Teachers are required to brin!
+ all of the text books used in tn
public schools through the pri
; mary and intermediate grades
as the institute will partak
largely of the character of
school. For the primary work
4 bring. in addition to the reader
: some tablets and pair Of sci'
sOrs.
4 J. r. Poole,
County Superintendent.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21

-Messrs. R. R. Carlyle, S. F.
Caldwell, Duncan Gregory and
r. M. Norment, Jr., returned
tuesday evening from Wrights-
vile Beach, where they camped
about two weeks. In the Ian
Ruage of T. R., they had a bully
time"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-21
The CONVENTION.
Which of Course Means tEe
Sixth Congressional-No Man
Knoweth the Answer Until
the Answer is Written.

Of all-absorbing interest as
The Robesonian goes to press is
the sixth district congressional
convention at WrightsvilleBeach,
which convened at noon today.
There is one chance in multi
tude that as this paper is being
printed a Congressman will be
nominated, but tbs an exceeding
lv seldom chance. The names
of the duly-accredited delegates
from Robson have been printed
in this paper and many Of them,
and others who are not delegates,
have gone to see the tight-if
fight there is to be, which has all
along seemed a certainly.
Robesonian readers are pretty
well acquainted with the situa-
ton. Congressman HI. Goodwin
goes into the convention lacking
a few votes some dozen or 80 or
eight or ten or twenty or-any-
way, he lacks some, and there be
not few who freely predict that
ne will never get the some that
he does lack. That is the candi-
date from Harnett county, and
four of the other six counties in
the district have candidates.
There is H. L. Cook, of Cumber-
land, who goes into the conven-
tion with a scattering vote or SO
from other counties and with all
the votes of his own county. 0.
L. Clark, of Bladen. has not all
of his own county, but he has
enough from Columbus to make
up for that and to spare. Herbert
McClammy, of NewHanover. has
not made any fight outside his
own county, which goes for hin
solid. A. j. McKinnon, of Robe
son, got something less than 8
fourth of the 60 votes of his owr
county and has less votes to star
with than any other candidate
but he is in the race to the fin
ish, With the exception of God
win, most of the candidates hav'
made no fight outside their oWl
counties at any rate, they hav
not fought the candidates of 9th
er counties except Goodwin, ant
when something drops it j
thought that lightning is likel
to strike anybody except Godwi
always supposing that he doe
not land safely during the frs
few ballots.
So. 1t may all be over befor
this is read by some Robesonia
subscribers, and then again tn
convention may last quite spell
Though this is written in ad
vance Of the convention, it
safe to say that there is a lare
crowd there as this is printed ar
that it is warm time, a conve1
ton we'll worth looking in upor
\ dark horse" may be tt
nominee, after ALL. A. Brow
of Columbus, Bellamy, of Ne
Hanover, Col. N. A. Mclean,
-Lumberton, or-goodness know
who.
Anyway, as mentioned els
where, The Robesonian will pc
bulletins during the conventit
and those who are near enou,
to see them will be kept poste
And it will let its readers out
town know just as soon as pos
ole what the answer is.