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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08
WORTH ATTENTION OF WOMEN
When YOU feel too tired to work

wake Up weary, have backache or
pains in sides, when you suffer rheu-
matte tWinges you NAV be sure the
kidneys are disordered. Fey Shell
burg, Al, No, writes: 'I had kid
-neq trouble two years.. Nothing did
ne any GOOD until got Foley Kidney
Pills. Two soc boxes cured me-
Sold everywhere.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08

in the office Of the register Of deeds
Of Robson county. N. c., in book
of mortgages No. 26, at page 800 and
and wife Lizzie M. copeland, default
having been made in the payment of
one OF the notes secured thereby, and
having been requested by the hold
er Of said note to exercise the pow
e. Of sale in said deed Of trust con-
tanned. the undersigned trustee will
on Monday the 18th day Of January,
1917. at 1900 NJ. at the court house
.!oor in the town of Lunlberton. N.
c offer for sale, at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, that
cortaiA lot or parcel of land lying
and being in the town Of Lumberton.
Robson county. North Carolina,
bounded and described as follows,
towit:
Beginning at stake in 18th street
! in said town of Lumberton. and runs
y 2 1-2 E 166 1-2 feet to John
Blackwood's line; thence as his line
S 81 1-2 E 100 feet to stake; thence
S ? - w 166 1-2 feet to a stake in
| 18th street in said town of Lumber
ton; thence N 81 1-2 w 100 feet to
the beginning, containing one-half
acre, more or less. and being part
Of lot No sc in the plan Of the
Higley Division, according to map
made by D. C. Buie.
Dated this the 18th day Of Decem-
ber. 1916.
C. B., TOWNSEND,
! II Is anon Trustee.
TO THE PUBLIC
Notice is hereby given that L. F.
Bullock. junior member Of the firm
of Bullock Bros. has sold his inter-
est to J.<W. Bullock. senior nem-
Der of said firm. The firm Of Bul-
lock Bros. will continue mercant lie
business and auto livery. For day
service call phone No. IS; night,
221. Our store is on Chestnut St.,
between j. H. Wishart and Blacker
Bros, in front of new hotel. We oc-
cupy Q. T. Williams building.
J. W. BULLOCK.
II 81 If Manager.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08

Frank Foster, who murdered Jno.
Hayes on Christmas day, 1915, in Polk
county, is to die in the electric chair
in the State prison at Raleigh on
February 16.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08

NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in q GER
tain deed of trust. dated the 18th day
of March, 1912. and duly recorded
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Will Fletcher, Franklin
SchOOl-"The Flag"

The flag was made during the revo-
lutionary war in June 1777 by Betsy
Ross, and planned by congress. There
being thirteen states in the union they
put thirteen stars in Circle and
thirteen stripes which were red and
white. The flag was red. white and
blue.
A few years afterward they added
more states so they put the stars in
rows. They were going to add stripes
too for every state but they did not
like the plan SO they just added the
stars.
The flag stands for many different
things. The blue stands for truth. The
red for bravery and the white for pur-
ity. Each star stands for state. There
are forty-eight stars in the flag.
There are seven red stripes and six
white stripes.
We should show our love for our flag
because it has led in SO many battles.
such as the civil war and the revolu-
tionary war.
1t is leading In n great war now,
known as the European war. Our flag
is praised in France and in England
where they think very much of it. 1t is
known all over the world The Ger
mans hate the sight of it because the
Americans are fighting against them.
Will Fletcher. age IA,
East Locust St, Ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Wo pucky French girls the Misses Lydia and Janet i aH
arrived thrilling
Asaee Switzerland Of German mobilization July


Switzerland OF German NOMINATION
81, 1914
Buenthal the Alaan leader who
opened No 14th Asaian deputy the
the That
Comar
suspicion French ympathizer
Vosges
81 The place
ordered Col
mi forbidden civilians the city, In
Them their father protested
could his BY happy while the girls were with
thai and appointing in his place German Mr. Bumenha knew oy TINS
decided the girls should reach quiet place in the woods
there await the father They They got safely past
father
their
gasoline
male relative
home dressed
his
be
with themselves if did himself by speech.
Might were
and the boy rode between Asan aa;d were busy as scarce
German soldiers several
TIE city limits but each time the gir said ey wives OF German
officers being off safety Even the ci@tl German military system
srcsctb they
noty
villages and desc
coDnyde: OF being halted Barriers German sentres
Wives
al Swiss
finally be
and Miss nodded.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Cecil Eaves. Frank lin
School, "Our Flag"

Betsy Ross made the first American
FLAG in seventeen hundred and seventy
five. She received her directions from
George Washington.
This flag was made from dress. she
put thirteen stripes and thirteen stars.
The stars stood for the thirteen colon
les and they were in circle, twelve
stars on the outside and one in the
middle. The stars were white in blue
field surrounded by seven stripes. The
stripes are red and white. There are
seven red ones and six white ones.
The red stands for victory, the white
stands for purity and the blue for
truth.
This flag was adopted by congress
in ITS. 1t has been in the front OF
every battle fought by the. Americans.
But later as our country grew more
stars we're added. Now there are forty
eight stars in eight rows, each row
haxing six stars.
This flag is now floating in France.
The largest flag made is thirty SIX
feet long and nineteen feet wide. IL
cost forty dollars.
The presidents flag is embroidered
with silk worth nine dollars pound.
We should show our love for our
flag.
Cecil Eaves. age IL,
5O2 S. Fellows Ave-. Ottumwa, La.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
49, Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OtturWa, Iowa
EDITOR
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
VERONICA STARTS CLUB.

Dear Juniors: Two weeks ago we
were reminded that Christmas was
only two months distant And the
Reminder was the voice OF a dear
little girl, Veronica Flactiff. Veronica.
who certainly deserves to be commend
ed for thinking of the Christmas Stock
ing club almost two months before the
great day. telephoned in her name
October 26. She also added the name
OF her little cousin or friend. Margaret
Louise Higgins of North Dakota. The
fourth member is Ardery Jay Hughes,
whose name was registered November
s. the third place being taken Novem-
her 8 by Thomas Arthur Reifsnyder..
who came into the office"to CALI ana
who presented his request in the FOL
lowing little letter:
Dear Junior Editor:
want to be one Of the first 10 JON
the Christmas Stocking club.
go to the Froebel school. / am in
Twas years old October 4.
This is my first Letter to the Courier
Junior.
NV name is Thomas Arthur Reifsny-
der. 518 East Main Nov. 8, 1917
Therefore, the Christmas Stocking
club has been formally organized. anu
Che membership roll follows:
Veronica FIactiff.
Margaret Louise Higgins.
Thomas Arthur Reifsnyder.
Ardery Jay Hughes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Theodore Apologize
Franklin School
"The Flag"

The first American flag was made by
Betsy Ross, who was a dressmaker In
Philadelphia This flag was directed by
General Washington. The stars in this
flag were to have six points, but Mrs.
Ross thought it would be more pleasing
to have five.
The flag has thirteen stripes, seven
red and six white. These thirteen
stripes stand for the thirteen colonies.
In the upper left hand corner Of the
flag was field of blue. In this field
was ring of stars. In few wears
they changed this ring Of stars and put
them :n rows and every time new
state was addad to the union new
star was put il, the flag. Now we have
forty eight stars in the American flag.
The red IN our flag stands for vic
tory, the white for purity and the blue
for truth.
Our fla~ waves over every govern
ment building W the United States.
Also over in Europe our flag waves on
buildings ard on all American ships.
The reason we love our flag is be-
cause il gives us freedom, liberty and
protects Us.
Theodore Applegate, age 13,
Riverside addition. Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Maxine Miller-Scho0l Com
position "Ehe Dream
of the Fairy
Dear Juniors:

Dear JunlOrS.
This is my first writing for the
Juniors and ! hope you will like it
1t is composition wrote at school
Once there was fairy who fell
asleep among the flowers of love. She
was asleep for about three days and
three nights. She had been asleep
for about two days and nights when
she began to dream. This was her
dream
There were four little girls and two
little boys in a canoe. There was a
real little. Indian girl among them, and
the other three girls were dressed as
Indians. The boys were dressed as
our true Americans. One of the girls
was dressed as an Indian chief.
The children were in the canoe sail.
ing around in the sea near their
homes when it tipped over. and threw
them all out. They could all swim
and in this way reached the shore in
safety. They did not notice which
way they were swimming and reached
the opposite shore in mistake.
After they reached the shore they
looked around to see where they were
They could not see the other shore
and did not know where they were.
They knew that they would have to
make the best of it, SO they set to
work readily. One of the boys picked
up sticks while the other found pole
good enough for fishing and fished.
The girls looked around to find some
thing to eat. They found some corn
buried in the ground, and the little
Indian girl showed them how to cook
it as they did. 1t was getting dark
would come for them for quite while
yet.
One of the girls roasted ears of
corn before the fire, and the little In
dian girl stirred the succotash that
was made up of corn and some beans
that they had found growing wild.
The succOtash was in a kettle which
the boys made from pan bent all out
Of shape to take the place of kettle.
They bored holes through it and put
wire through.
They got supper and spread it out
on the ground when they saw lie
boat coming across the water. 1t was
their fathers who had got worried
about them and came over to see if
they were there. They had enough
for them, SO they invited them to
supper.
After they had eaten, their fathers
took them home, and when they got
home they told their mothers what
an exciting and good time they had.
The fairy woke up and there was
everything. just as it was when she
first laid down.
She jumped up and ran to tell the
other fairies. They were all silent
while she was telling her dream.
When she got through they all said,
"Oh, what wonderful dream, didn't
you feel like helping them?"
Maxine Miller, Age -.
301 North Mclean ST., Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
:, Maxine Wiegand- S c h o OIL
Composition, "The
American Flag"

Lear Juniors:
am going to write one of my
school compositions on THE Ameri-
can Flag"
There lived in Philadelphia at 239
Arch street Mrs. Betsey Ross, who
was an upholsterer by trade. George
Washington and a committee appoint
ed by congress called at her house
in June 1776 and asked her to make
flag from penciled drawing. the
design was that of the stars and
stripes. The pencil drawing showed
six point stars, but on the advice of
Mrs. Ross they were changed to five
point stars. The original flag of 1777
had thirteen stars arranged in the
form of circle. The new flag was
first displayed on land in New York
state at Fort Stanwix. In August
1879 the fort was besieged by body
of the enemy's forces. At the time
it was without a flag but the officers
and men were, equal to the occasion
and home made banner soon floated
from the fort. The soldiers shirts
were cut up to form the white stripes
and stars. pieces of woman's petit
coat supplied the red stripes and the
field of blue was made Of blue army
coat. John Paul Jones was the first
man to induce European power TO
recognize the American flag. The
flag is still preserved in a
museum at Washington. The old ban
ner is full of rents made by the shots
of the foe. At the present time our
flag consists of thirteen stripes and
forty-eight stars.
Maxine Wiegand, Age II
91S North Court ST., Ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Orville Shaffer, Frankli
School-"My An
I ceSt0rS :"

My grandfather fought in the civil
war
He was captured by the southern
army. On his way to prison a cannon
ball burst not far from him and he was
not touched.
He was taken to prison where he
stayed for some time.
One day the guards came and pun
ished them by making them walk
through snow barefooted. When spring
comes his feet pain him as bad as they
did when he was being punished,
One day as the snow was melting he
saw a spring. When the guards discov-
cred it. they put dead line around II
and the first one that stepped across it
would he shot down.
But behind the front the people were
having hard times. Flour was thirty
five dollars a barrel and my grand
mother paid seven dollars for q calico
dress. SO YOU can have some idea what
the prices were at that time.
Orpilie Shaffer. age -.
Ala Evergreen St., Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
a THANKSGIVING CONTEST.

In Just three, weeks Thanksgiving
will be celebrated throughout all coun-
tries in which the American flag is
carried. And we have much to be
thankful for this year. However, we
are going to let the Juniors tell us all
about Thanksgiving day. All the fol-
lowing subjects belong to this contest:
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY.
THANKSGIVING DAY IN 1917.
THANKSGIVING DAY IN ENG
LAND. FRANCE AND THE UNITED
STATES.
MAS IN 1916.
NY AMBITIONS.
OUR PRESIDENT.
MY ANCESTORS.
THE DAYS OF CHivALRY.
THE FLAG.
LETTERS.
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.
This contest will close "Wednesday,
November 81. The writers can select
their prizes from among the following
articles: Ten pins (s1a inches high
and balls. knife. book, doll. souvenir
spoon, book of patriotic songs, candy,
paper dolls, or school supplies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Harold Spilman of Franklin
School my An
ceStOrs."

My great grandmother and grand
father lived in an old log house near
Eldon. The house was built on large
farm. There were just four rooms to
the house, two upstairs and two down.
stairs. The room they used to cook in
was q good sized room with fireplace
in it. The room they used for a dining
room was as large as two rooms they
build now. There was a large fireplace
made of white stones and a chimney
running up the side of the house made
Of kind of sand stone. The two rooms
upstairs they used as bedrooms and in
one of them there was an old spinning
machine with which they made their
clothes to wear.
One night while my grandmother was
in bed an Indian got in one of the win
dows and lay down at the foot of the
bed and went to sleep. In the morning
when they awoke they gave a scream
and the Indian jumped up and ran with
the blanket and they never saw the
blanket again.
Another cold night an Indian came
to the door and asked if he could sleep
there all night. Then they took him to
large feather bed and told him he
could sleep there After they had been
downstairs a little while the Indian
came down and said ~ don't want to
sleep there; it is too soft" So they
gave him blanket and he lay down on
the floor and went to sleep.
One time when my great grandfath-
er was taking care Of a baby 1t took
sick. They got doctor and he came a
good many times and at last he could
do nothing more for the baby. An old
Indian doctor heard of the baby being
sick and he went to the house to see
what he could do to save the baby. He
gave the baby some medicine that he
had made out of roots. Then he sat by
the side of the baby's bed all day and
watched the baby. The next day the
baby was getting better and when my
grandmother went to pay the old Ind
ian he would not take any mA1ey for
pay. She gave him blankets and other
bed clothes.
My great grandmother died when she
was sixty eight years old.
Harold Spilman, age 10,
Riverside addition, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Maxine Young, Franklin
School s.My An (
cestors."

/ have only one grandfather living:
the other one is dead. Grandfather An
krom is my mothers father, while
Grandfather Young was my fathers
father.
Grandfather Ankrom fought in the
civil war over flftysix years ago. He
has bullet which went through his
arm. On one side it is flat where it
struck the bone in his arm. Grandfath-
err Young fought in the civil war too.
He lived through the war and died In
1914.
My great uncle who is still living.
was prisoner in the Andersonville
prison when the spring gushed out OF
the ground when they were dying from
hunger and thirst. He said afterwards
that they looked like skeletons. In that
time they had dead line with food be-
yond it. but IL the soldiers reached for
the food they were shot.
My grandfathers both fought about
three years or more In the war.
They had to go through many hard
ships such as starving. thirsty. not
having enough clothes to wear and
Drawing the cold.
When they came home they were
surrounded by friends and welcomed
with shouts and cheers.
WY 1O0IS UpW iCS as
the Brooks cemetery near Hedrick, Ia,
with little flag on his grave. My
Grandfather Ankrom lives in Agency.
in a beautiful, quiet little spot
A few weeks ago Grandfather Ank-
rom went to Vicksburg, Miss, to visit
the old battlefield.
Nothing looked natural as il was over
fifty-six years ago that he was there
last There are several MONUMENTS SCI
up in Vicksburg in memory Of the
battle fought there. There was a meet
ing in vicksburg of the Yankee and
Confederate soldiers. All were soctable
and there were no hard feelings but ali
had a good time.
He brought back . few remem-
brances. There were several folders
Of vicksburg and a few bullets which
were unearthed in rebuilding the road,
and a magnolia bloom.
Maxine Young, age II.
101 S. Van Buren, Ave, OttumwA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-09
Maurice McVey of Franklin
School ''The Days
of Chivalry."

Chivalry means courtesy and knight
hood. The knights of old had tourna.
ments and sham battles. Sid Galahad
and Sir Arthur were two brave
knights.
There were many strong castles at
that time for many enemies invaded
the land.
The castles had meats around them
and drawbridges, and when the draw
bridge could not be shut quick enough
strong portcullis was dropped.
To become knight, a lad of a royal
family usually was sent to mobiles
house at the age of twelve and served
as page for while and then became
squire. The squire's duty was to
carry his masters sword and armor
throughout the battle Then he be-
came knight.
He promises that he will respect q
woman and defend an orphan. Then
he is tapped on the shoulder by the
king with the flat of his sword.
There were many brave knights at
that time. Sir Galahad was one of the
truest
At that time there was cup called
the Holy Grail which Christ drank out
of the last supper and was given to
Joseph of Arimathea and was brought
to England and lost.
A nun in her cell. one night heard
music. Soon cold gray light stole
through the cell and there she saw the
Holy Grail with rose red light around
it. Then the music stopped and 1T
vanished
Many knights rode out to find it but
none found it, but Sir Galahad.
About that time there was a great
magician named Merlen who helped
King Arthur.
King Arthurs father was Uther Pen
dragon. Soon a son was born to him
and he gave him to Merlin. Merlin
was waiting and he took the boy and
went home. Arthur grew up under
Merlin's care and then he met the
Lady of the Lake who gave him a
sword that flashed fire. The Uther
Pendragon died and the people would
not have boy king.
Then Merlin said, II will show you
that he is king"
Then he put stone in the courtyard
with a sword in it and said that the
knight that pulled the sword out
should be king. All the knights tried,
but none could do it but King Arthur.
Then the councillors put it off till
Pentecost and again they tried and
again none but King Arthur could pull
it out.
Then they put it off till Candlemas,
and again it was the same thing. Then
Arthur was proclaimed king.
One time before he had been pro-
claimed king. his brother. Sir Kay, was
in some need of sword and Arthur,
remembering the one in the courtyard,
ran and got it for his brother.
Sir Kay. recognizing the sword. took
it to his father, saying, Father, here
is the sword; am king" His father
said: where did you get that sword? ?"
and Sir Kay replied. "My brother, Ar
thur got it for me- and that gave them
more proof that he was king.
1.-THE Enid
Maurice McVey, age 10 years,
R. R. No 9, Box Is,
Ottumwa, Iowa
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Mabel -Happiest
Day of My Life"

Dear Junior:
l was at my friends home and my
friends cousin had birthday party. l
was invited to it. We had lots of fun.
They served ice cream and cake. We
played hide and seek. ring around q
rosy. telephone and posing. We hid in
the smoke house and locked it and they
could hardly find us. There were lots
there. There were twenty of us. There
was q table full. They had one cake
that had BeryPs name on it.
Mabel Brown, age .,
Douds. Iowa.