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The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
z OUR HEALTH DE-

REMEMBER OUR HEALTH DE-
pends on good water. So when in
need of pump or we'll we will be
glad to put it down for you. All
work is guaranteed. Robert Nor
risey, Lumberton, N. c. P. o. Box
431.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Ice Business Of Mr.. Howard
Morrison has been purchased by the
undersigned. I will in future con-
tinue the sale of Ice in Lumberton
and surrounding territory from my
Ice Plant, now in course OF erection
in northeast part Of town On V. q
C. s. R. R. !.
Plant will be equipped with most
modern machinery. using arteslan
water, most sanitary meoAsds
throughout, and operated by my own
supervision. -,
Your continued patronage. will be
appreciated and given very best and
most prompet attention.
Respectfully,
M. A. GEDD1E
Phone No. 1873.
Down Town Station, temporarily
Morrison Ice House.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
MASONIC MEETINGS

MASONIC MEETINGS :
Ct Albans Lodge No. ia, A. F. &
A NJ. every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
evenings.
fumberton Chapter No. n, r. A. M.
every End and 4th Monday evenings.
Tnmberton Chapter o. E. S. U. D.
every 4th Thursday evenings.
VISITORS WELCOME
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

sHAD.. WHY SHOULD YOU WOR-
ry about what to have for dinner
when you can easily phone 215 and
get a nice Shad at the Britt Groc-
cry Co., 10S West Third st.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

MONEY TO LEND ON IMPROVED
farm lands In Robson county at
five per cent and on any time not
exceeding ten years. Chicamauga
Trust Co., John H. McNeill, Agent,
Lumberton, N. c., Mclean, Varser
& Mclean, Attorneys.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Stone and
daughter, Miss Sarah Stone, of Mt.
Eliam are among the shoppers in
bown today.
NOTICE TO TOWN TAXPAYERS
On and after Monday, May 21st,
all taxes due town OF Lumberton for
year 1916 must be paid or they will
be collected by levy, as settlement
must be made by May 31st.
ALT H. Mcleod,
Tax Collector.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
NOTICE

have sold my ic. equipment to Mr.
M. A. Geddie and am not in the Ice
business any longer. All out-stand-
ing ticI:e.s will be accepted back at
purchase price. Phone all orders TO
M. A. Geddie, Phone 132.
HOWARD MORRISON.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

FAR SALE: TEN SHARES OF
stock in the Bank of Pembroke,
Pembroke, N. c.. par value of
shares $4,000 each. Will otter at
attractive figure, on easy terms.
Write Box "a, Wilmington, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
munion; II a. NJ, morning prayer;
8 p. M, evening prayer.
Catholic

Regular third Sunday services Sun
day at $3.50 a. m. and 1880 o. m. by
Rev. Lewis ]. Bour of Wilmington.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

WE PAY HIGHEST MARKET
prices for beef cattle, dressed or
on foot. Highest prices paid for
chickens and eggs. E. S. McNeill,
Elm street, in front of court house.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
BUSINESS
BUILDERS

WILL HAVE CAR LOAD FRESH
Mich COWS Saturday. Morrison's
stable. C.. NJ. Prevatt.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

IF YOU WANT THE HIGHEST
prices fer your cotton and cotton
seed sell to John T. Biggs.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

MONEY TO LEND IN AMOUNTS
$4,000 and up on long time on i'm
proved land in Robson county. Ap--
ply to Mcintyre, Lawrence and
Proctor.
The Robesonian., 1917-05-17

Trinity Episcopal
Rev. H. A. Grantham will hold ser
vices at Trinity Episcopal church as
follows Sunday: 1880 a. M, holy COM
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
EMPIRES FIGURES CORRECT

The figures printed in The Empire representing the from the election have been correct There is not and has not been in eN-lcuca at any time or any place facts that wou.u warrant the figures contained in the Dispatch this morning yesterday morning The statement that WckersAam las 2o2 plu- raity in the SecouI Division without counting the missing precincts of Fortuna Ledge Willow Creek and UnalakIee,, or the disputed precinct Of Utica is rot true. The official figures are 19+ and not &O2. If Deerirg precinct. which also is disputed, also eliminated the Wicke-sham plurality in the Second Division is l90 Further, Suzers lead in the First Division Is 4S9 and not 4Sl as said in the Dispatch Eliminating the disputed and missing precincts of the Second Division and accepting the unofficial deures rom the Third Division including the returns that are said to be in transit to Juneau and the Fourth Division and Suzer still has lead. It is small. u is true. but it is lead. The DisPa:chs error in the First and Second Divisions amounts to 1l6 in Wick. ersham's favor
 Equally baseIess is the iDs!uuation that any one desires that election returns be "juggled" There different classes of Irregularities in election There are some requirements of election laws that these requirements would throw the doors open for fraud they should be disregarded. There may be other requirements that are not important To which class the Irregularities in the procedure certain Alaska precincts in the recent election belong is a for decision by those charged with the respon sibility of decision !; is within the province of newspaper to take snap judgment on officials whose records do not warrant any other belief than that they will do their duty fairly and in accordance with their oaths
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
THE TESTS OF A BORE
CIrish WorId)

NlIlSu NOIlu.J
 Do you monopolizc the conversa- .ion wherever you go with a breath less account of your own affairs?
 Do you live over some trip you have taken with friend until those around you never want to visit the regions you discuss?
 Do you tell pointlcss jokes?
 Do you talk round and round a subject before you finally get up to the point you want to emphasize.
 Do you interrupt another's con versation with "That reminds me" or By the way"
 Do you insist on pointing out every place of interest, which is in- teresting to you but not to a strang- CT?
 Do you talk about mutual ac- luaintances and then ask your hear CTS opinion upon them?
 Do you chatter on for the sake of filling up a silence?
 Do you take delight in explaining the why, wherefore and when of something in which your companion may take slight interest?
 Do you fill up conversation with stories of people whom your aud fence does not know, never will know, or has any desire to know?
 Do you jump at every opportun- ity to trace a persons family con- nections and ancestry to the fourth generation?
 Do you read the letters at the movies for the benefit of the entire theatre?
 Do you annoy a concert by beat time to the music or humming with the singer?
 Do you talk shop out of shop hours?
 Do you laugh at your own jokes before any one else has a chane to do so ?
 Do you tell the point of anothers story before he has a chance to em- phasize it?
 Do you say: "Oh, yes, I've heard that before and take away the pleasure of another's story?
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Established 1891.

Why should the President worry over the European situation when every saloon contains a half-dozen experts on International Law who know how to settle the matter?
 A party advcrtises in New York paper for the return of "a closed faced ladys watch" Huh! There ain't no sich animal.
 A man will laugh at the way the fool women adorn themselves. Then he will join the uniform rank of a lodge and wear feathers and q tin sword.
 Ever notice that the Distinguished Men who get their pictures in the papers by being cured of what ailcd them through one bottle of Prune- boozia are so Distinguished that you never even heard of them be- fore?
 Judging by the divorce records, it would seem as if rich men made poor husbands.
 Once in a while you will find a man who isn't sincere about it when he worships his creator. But it is different with a sclf-made man.
 The most futile thing in the world is to hold up the plumber who is soldering on the job on your premises and bcratc him for killing time. He is merely going to charge you for the time you occupy in cussing him.
 They call it "Incompatibility." Put it is the Dog in the Manager that sneaks into Court at the heels of the couple who seek the divorce.
 One of the first things q bride should learn is that she shouldn't cry every time her husband does things he should not do. A bawl- ing woman is a sloppy-looking ob- jcct, and one calculated not to make a man repent, but to make him more Oncry than ever.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
HISTOLOGY STILL WITH US

Error We are poetically assured when wounded writhes in pain and uHdergoes an almost immediate demise but in sober truth we know otherwise Error is like decapuated snappiug turtle that continues hang on for unconscionabIc lengths of time after it ought Go recognize the of the situation and die.
 We are reminded of this depressing truth by the death Of Madam de Thebes" who practced as rOIogy and persuaded the Of the civilized world to listen to her. Many people believed in her and many others who may never have heard of her still tell fortunes by che recent writer has shown that there large districts in the United States where aspects of the planets have greater influence over the practice O. agriculture than the leaflets of the Department Of Agriculture have. There are as trologers in this country who may. quite possibly be sincere when they cast their horoscopes while the number of mystery loving people who follow them is not incOnsilerable
 Except as belief in the prophetic nature of the starry heavens deludes ignorant tilers of the so it perhaps just well that astroogy persists There are people who turn to nonsense as the sparks fly upward IT astroIogy satisfies them it may save them from something worse. and there are many worse de. usons. for the love of astroogy has beauty and an intimate connection with science and history.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

our stocks and bonds, that the greater part Of it, after deductng ocean freights and travelling expenses of the few Americans now abroad on business, went to increase Europe's debt to the New World
 Another item from the Government reports casts an interesting light upon that matter of ocean froghts Of the tonnage that cleared from American ports during the 10 months ending with October, SS per cent was under the American flag. Of the tonnage that cleared from our ports during the year ending with June 1914 the last fiscal year before the out break of war. 25 per cent was under our flag. We are growing in wealth and in commercial power on the Seven Seas
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
OUR GROWING COMMERCIAL POWER

In October Of the year just closed-whose de. tailed commercial statistics have now been published by the Government-the United States received. net. S9o0O00OO in gold from abroad although normal con- ditiOns involve moderate outward movement of the yellow metal on account of the large output of the mines.
 This same month saw an excess Of our exports over our imports of S3I4OOOOOO. Subtractng from that the $9OOOOOOO in gold gives us $224OOOOOO due from foreign lands of the months busi- ness How far that offset by the return of American securities we have means of telling but hundreds of millions Of those securities are being used collateral for loans made to the Entente Pow IL is highly likely since holdings of foreign securities now apparently exceed foreign holdings of
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
His Reason

"He'c been known as Jason E. Jenkins ever since he came to this city 10 years ago, but now 1t ap- pears that isn't his name at all."
 Indeed? What did he take that name for?"
 "Why, it seems the very first day he reached town he found a fine new umbrella in the train with that name on it."-Philadelphia PrcssJ
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Luke McLuke Says

The style journals inform us that spats will be fashionable next spring. They will also be fashionable in married circles all winter and all summer.
 Another reason why it is foolish to debate with your wife is be- cause she doesn't know anything about either Parliamentary Law or Marquis of Queensberry rules.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Anything But "PronounCed.o 3

Have there been any pronounced victories in the European war;" asked the old Fogy, as he laid down the paper.
 "If there were, they were not the victories at Przcmysl or Prazasnysz, " replied the Crouch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Eawl Hawll

There is a Massachusetts editor who is trying to square himself with one of the preachers in his town. Last week. in referring to a ser mon to Billy Sundays work in Bos- ton. the preacher dubbed Billy Sun day: "America's greatest asset. ' And an orncry, lowdown, hog-jowl- ed. blcary-eycd, rum-soakcd, mule cared, Dcvil-basscd printer set it.: "Amcrica's greatest ass" and it go; by the prootreadcr.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Ouch

Some men have chronic colds in their heads and cant tell when a girl has too much perfume on her clothing, while other men are quick to notice even the suggestion of an odor But what we started to say was that Otto Smeller lives at Washington Courthouse, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Sure

Under the caption: New Year Superstitious," the Cincinnati Globe uses the following.
 When the master enters the house for the first time in the new year he must take something in which he did not take out
 He does. And it is usually a six cylinder sousc composed of equal parts of cggnog and tamarack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

It is reliably stated that $I2OOOOOO worth of tin plate will be required to the requirements of the canners of Oregon, Washington and Alaska in 1917. This is a lot Of money, especially when the fact is taken into consideration that tnpate is only one of the many items required in the canning n- dustry.- Pacific Fisherman.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Notice To Public

During the absence of Dr. l.. O. Sloane, his patients will be cared for by Dr. P. J. Malone, whose of flee is on the fourth floor of the Goldstein Building. Attendant always in office. Phone S22. i-0tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
BITS OF BY . PLAY By Luke MCLuke
 -.- Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 Quirer.
Wuf

Some of the yeggs who pass through Center, Colo, may imagine that they are hard guys. But we would like to warn them that B. Tough is Town Marshal in that place
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Names Is Names

Mrs. Etta Black Berry has won the literary contest inaugurated by the Baltimore and Ohio Ky Company among its employees. Her husband works at the Mt. Clare shops.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

The fragment of a Polish Kingdom which the Kaiser has set up in Russian territory occupied by his troops will have Of the trappugs of death than Of royalty. An American recently in that region re. ports Cardinal Gibbons that practically all children under years of age have periished. Humanity will be reluctant to believe in the permanency Of a Polish rejuvenatOn having such ghastly bass-(New York WorldD
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

The paper manufacturers started the investigation and seemed to like 1t fairly well until somebody asked them how much profit they were making. Thereupcn they quit. not believing in investigations which get at the facts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
FEDERAL HATCHERIES FOR THE PACIFIC
 COAST
CPacific Fisherman)

The United States House of Representatives re- gently passed a fish hatchery bill which provides $5OOOO each for a hatchery Quinault lake in Wash ingtOn, and on the Columbia river, and $15OOO for hatchery O the Klamath river in California. There is fair chance of the bill becoming law if it is not loaded down by the Senate with additional hatch. cry propositions from all sections Of the country
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Police

My beauty isn't hard to beat, The homely huckstcr said:
 "Td rather have a tl.rnip nose Than have cabbage head
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Moreover, if all men are born free and equal, why is it that some heads are crowned with laurels and other heads are called beans?
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

It is all right for folks to tell us not to worry; but why don't they tell the folks we owe not to worry us?
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
You Know Them.

There are some fellows you should
 shun, There's no way to subdue them; They know just how things should
 be done, But they won't go and do them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Fooey!

The Drys in the Club are holding a celebration. They are having a lemonade and seltZer orgy and gtv- ing the ChautauQua Salute because Miss B. Sobur. of Fowlcrsville, Mich, has joined the Club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Alaska just won't be outdone. In a year of cleo tion contests which hold the public interest and con tinue to hold it Alaska has gone all the others one better
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Our observation is that the man whose dignity needs an automobile as big as a box car is too darn dig niiicd for any use.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Clifford Pnchot is out of politics" says news writer But really, politics hasn't missed him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Our Daily Special.

Some Henpecked Men Do A Lot Of Growing When They Are way From Home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Paw Knows Everything.

Winie-Paw, this paper has an article about an Italnan offensive. What is an Italian offensive?
 Paw-Garlic, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

If there is anything humanity de spiscs most, it is high prices while they are going the other way.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Things to Worry About. A healthy whale lives to be 1000 years old.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Mir Hughes capacity for keeping silence is as marked as it was before his nomnation.-CSt. Louis Globe -DemOcrat)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Hnu Ahnnt IF

A. Coffin, of Akron, O.. wants to be the official undertaken of the club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Circumstances alter cases, unless some providcnt person alters the circumstances first.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
Oh, Very

When a man hasn't a picayunc left his picayuniary affairs are in bad shape.-( (BOston Transcript
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

Whenever President Wilson writes a note there Is always somebody sure to be mad about t-(Detro Free Press)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23
TIPS FROM TEXAS.

(Dallas News.)

There is something pitiful about the greenhorn who blows too much.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-23

It irritates the Allies that President Wilson does not act their cheer leader.- Cincinnati Enqurer0
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-04

killing, but gave no explanation as
to the motive.
W. B. Marlborough, aged 33, of
Darlington county. was killed Christ
mas night in a peculiar manner. Mr..
Marlborough. his wife and children
had been spending the day with a
relative and were returning home in
their car. Suddenly the machine
stopped and Mr. Marlborough with
out applying the brakes got out and
attempted to crank it. The car sud
denly lurched forward. knocking him
under the wheels and breaking his
neck.
Anderson Daniels shot and killed
his brother, Wilbur Daniels, at Han
nah, Florence county. December 24.
only a few hours after Wilbur Dam
iels had married Miss Vera Gaskins.
daughter of John Gaskins. promi-
nent Florence county farmer. An
derson objected to the marriage and
when Wilbur and his bride came to
Anderson's home, hot words ensued
between the men, Wilbur tried to hit
his brother with pistol, whereupon
he was shot, dying Christmas morn
ing
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-04

The Herald is not given to handing
ont free advertising, but we received
a letter the other day from an adVer-
Using agency that was one OF the
most refreshing bits we have had IN
a long time. The letter was from the
1ewis-Seabrook Co., of Atlanta, and
was in the nature of an advertising
contract for the H. G. Hastings GO.
After giving instructions as to the
proper insertion of the cuts, the let
ter stated that the agency would pay
us our regular rate, whetever 1t Was'
without any commissions or dis
counts. Now that is something un
heard of on the part of the average
responsible advertising agency. we
think our friends of the trade can
attest that fact, and we want to COM
mend the Lewis-Seabrook Co., for see
ing the light. They all will, some
day but this is the first time in our
newspaper experience that an agency
has offered to pay our regular rate
without a lot of correspondence. BY
the way, if we are not mistaken, Mr..
Seabrook is a South Carollnian.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-04
Uhr Ramthrrg Hfraln
ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Thursday, January 4, 1911

Don't forget the big good ROADS
rally that is to be held at the court
house next Monday morning at II
o'clock. Every person in the county
interested in the matter OF improV-
inc the county's highways should be
present at the meeting. If YOU nave
no SUGGESTIONS that you may be able
to impart. YOU should come and hear
what others have to say. ana II we
are not badly mistaken, everyone Will
hear something mighty interesting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-04
He Rolled.

Sullivan was employed on grad
ing job a few miles out of the city,
and was carried to his work by an
express train which used to slow up
near the scene of his labors.
One morning, however, the train
rushed on without reducing speed,
and the superintendent of the job
looked in vain for Sullivan.
At last he saw a badly battered
workman limping back down the ties
and called to him:
Hello, Sullivan, where did you get
OFF,"
Sullivan turned stiffly and, waving
his hand toward the embankment, re-
piled:
"Oh, all along here. New York
Sun.
Persistent, oft repeated colds, in