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rye country should now feel safe regarding It's supply of spuds and other vegetables The golfers, ac- cording to a New York news item, are going to make truck gardens In unused portions of their links.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
CATERPILLARS CAUSE RASH
ported at Emergency Hospital of
Salt Lake City.

No less than four cases Of blood poi
soning and body rash caused by
virulent variety Of caterpillar have
been reported to the emergency hos
pital, says the Salt Lake Tribune. Mrs.
Dean r. Daynes Of 876 South West
Temple street, appealed to the city
officials for advice in regard to rash
that had broken out on her baby's
back. Mrs. Daynes said she had found
an ordinary looking yellow caterpillar
in her baby's clothing and discovered
the rash later. She was advised to
call in a physician Immediately.
"Caterpillars are the larvae Of a
lepidopterous insect, not necessarily a
butterfly, in the first stage of meta
morphosis," according to Webster. The
larvae Of such insects as the geom-
etrid moth or the hawk moth are
smooth and are not poisonous. The
large yellow haired ones have pencil
of hairs that look like horns and
fasicule of hairs that resembles tail.
1t is the sting from these hairs that
poisons, as it is almost impossible for
the insect to bite.
No case Of a caterpillar sting has
proved fatal, so far as the officials of
the Salt Lake hospitals know. Mothers
were advised to keep their very young
children off lawns and from beneath
trees, unless some one was in attend
ance to watch them.
George Williams, thirty-eight years
old, Of 537 South West Temple, also
Of Salt Lake, was bitten on the thigh
by a caterpillar while in bed. Within
an hour the poison had spread through
his entire system and a rash had
broken out on his arms and back. He
was treated at the emergency hos
pital, bringing the caterpillar with
him.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
PEOPLE HAVE.
BEEN ANNOYED.
LONG ENOUGH

A prescription pharmacist has
placed within reach of all quick
relief for which hundreds of peo-
pie have sought for days and
weeks. There is nothing more an
noying than tired, aching, sweat
ing, burning, and sore feet. Call
up Winslow Drug Company and
have a 35c package Of KLEEBS
FOOT REVIEWER sent out and
your foot troubles will soon be
forgotten. Simply dust a little
of the powder in shoes and on
feet each morning for a few days.
It's new thing and guaranteed.
Prepared only by KLEBB PHAR-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Phoe-
nix, Ariz. Dispensed by Winslow
Drug Co.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
Soldiers, Chance Of Life.

II you, drafted man, believe that
statistics tell the truth, you will feel as
safe in France as you usually do in
the streets of New York. So says Rog-
er w. Babson, the eminent statis-
tician, according to Popular Science
Monthly. Furthermore, he says that
the man who is connected with the
heavy field artillery is no more likely
to be killed than one in the employ of
a railroad. However, he does not hold
out such high hopes for the lieuten-
ants. sergeants and corporals. the
death rate being very much greater
among officers than among privates.
Also, the mortality is higher among
volunteer corps than among drafted
men. Sixty men per thousand are now
being killed in the war, and about $50
men out Of each thousand are
wounded.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
WRITES HIMSELF TO. DEATH
Anagram Writing From Shakespeare's
Works Takes Vitality OF Noted
British Author.

The death Of Capt. Basil Willett
Charles Hood, the British author, was
brought about by his excessive at
tempts at anagram writing from Shake
speare's works, according to testimony
at the inquest in London. He was
fifty-three years old and former Off
Ger of the Prince of Wales West York
shire regiment.
The coroner, according to the Lon
don Times. said it was evident what
caused death. Captain Hood was en-
gagged in laborious undertaking, con-
structing writing out Of the cryptic
grams which he alleged that he found
in Shakespeare.
'There are reams of writing here"
said the coroner. "Every single let
ter is written most carefully, and it
must take months to file all this stuff
about secret writing and various mes
sages which he purported to have
found concealed by means Of cryptic
grams In Hamlet and other plays. 1t
seems to me that he has been working
very late at night and all day at this
rubbish-it cannot be called anything
else-and has been exhausting himself
and wearing out his nervous system by
going without a proper amount of
nourtshment because he thought his
brain more active on an empty stom-
ach. All the time he was using his
strength in this way he was exhaust
ing his strength"
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
Problem for Engine Builders.

The farm tractor engine has been
described as 80 per cent engine be-
cause it is under load the majority
of it's time. The motor truck engine
might be spoken of as a 40 per cent
one, and the motor car engine as a
Is per cent powerplant, In that 1t Is
rarely if ever working at full power,
such as the airplane engine is. Be-
cause of this greater load on the air.
plane engine, its manufacture is much
more difficult. One engineer has stat
ed that building 100000 airplane en-
gines would be much more difficult
than building 100000 motor car en-
gines.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
JUDGE Was Emphatic.

In his volume of recollections Bal
four Browne tells story Of Justice
Martin, bluff lawyer, who was noted
for his 'bullS."
One of these is still remembered as
probably the best example ever uttered
by judge in his official capacity.
He was sentencing a man Who had
been convicted of sheep>stealing, and
after treating the unfortunate prisoner
to lengthy lecture on the enormity Of
his offense, he wound up as follows:
'My man, if you had been tried for
this eighty years ago, you would have
been hung tomorrow morning.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
MEN KNITTING FOR SOLDIERS
Show Remarkable Ability at Clicking
the Long Needles-One an Ex-
pert at Tatting.

The art Of knitting has long been
considered exclusively a feminine &C.
complishment, but the theory that man
has not patience or inclination to
spend his leisure hours in clicking the
needles has been exploded in CalifOr.
MIA, where wonders never cease.
A dispatch from Red Bluff, Tehama
county, records that Gorham King,
manager of q department store there,
has almost completed his first knitted
set, consisting of a sweater, muffler
wristlets and a pair of socks, for some
soldier in France.
King spent his vacation at Moon.
stone Beach, and there he learned to
knit in an effort to forestall a threat
ened nervous breakdown. His sister
and mother have vouched for his pro.
ficiency in the art, and say. besides.
that knitting has cured him of much
of his nervousness. 1t Is no uncOm-
mon sight, say the natives of Red
Bluff, to see him crop his work at the
store and sit down for "spell" of
knitting.
w. f. Baird, assistant cashier of O.
bank at Woodland, CAL, is another
convert. He Is said to have won the
plaudits Of the fair ones in that city
since his wife disclosed the fact that
'Will Is the best latter In Woodland" !"
With knitting now in vogue 1t develops
that the banker has also mastered
that art. Baird is widely known in
baseball circles.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
WHY RUSSIA WANTS REPUBLIC
Any Other Form of Government WouIe
Present Many Difficulties, If
Not Impossible.

A last point to which / wish to call
attention is that from the first hour
of the revolution the republican idea
made extraordinary progress in the
minds of all classes, writes Captain
x" in Scribner's. / live among Rus
slams and could therefore watch its
growth day by day. Men Of letters
and men of business, merchants, finan-
ciers, lawyers, professors saw them,
one after another, come to the same
way Of thinking. For the first weeks
it seemed impossible to many of
conservative turn of mind that there
should be a Russian republic. They
said:
"Our country is not ripe for one.
Think of all the hard experiences
which you French went through before
the republic was really at home in
France, and yet your people are high
ly developed while ours are not" And
so on. These same men have now
come round, little by little, to the re-
publican idea. One reason is that
any other form of government would
present many difficulties, If, indeed, it
is not impossible. The Romanoff dy-
nasty is discredited, to say the least;
it is not conceivable that it should be
reinstated, and there are no other
available 3spirants to the throne, even
suppOsing that the nation wished to
return to a monarchy.
Anyone who's feels inclined to pro-
nounce judgment upon the Russian
revolution should bear this in mind:
the old regime was so detestable that
any. new one, even if far from perfect,
cannot be worse. From the military
point of view, which is of course what
Is most interesting to Russias allies,
the former system, or want of it, had
SO disorganized the whole country that
it was becoming more and more diff
cult to carry on the war. 1t is hard
to see how now either the Russians or
we of the allies can suffer by the
change, because what has been thrown
away was absolutely worthless. That
should always be in our minds when
we are inclined to criticize Russia, In
order that we may keep our proper
mental perspective and see things as
they really are.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
Should Keep Time With Feet.

The wrist watch has been made pop
ular by the boys I'M khaki. It is much
more convenient they find to turn up
their sleeve and note the time than 1t
10 to dig in their jeans to discover 1t.
But, according to a facetious member
Of the camp at Van Cortlandt Park, 1t
looks as If the cherished fad will be
sent to the discard. 1.-THE old man"
meaning, of course, the colonel, he said,
sis very much up in the air about wrist
watches What he wants mostly is for
rockies to keep time with their feet"
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
War Making New Words.

New activities are steadily produc-
ing new words, and, coined as they are,
for the most part, under stress of cir
cumstances, they make no pretense at
preserving pathological amenities. The
latest, like so many others, comes from
France. 'This afternoon" writes an
officer, in letter from the front. 1--WE
mOtOred over to the Tankodrome." AS
one writer very justly exclaims: "And
only year ago we had yet to learn
what tanks were v'-Christian Science
Monitor. 4
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
One Year to Travel 25 Miles.

Rudolph Manderson, chief of the
Southern party Of Stefensson arctic
expedition, has received letter from
Rev. 81. Girling, Emanuel, Saskatoon,
who for the last three years has been
trying to reach the so-called blond
Eskimos. The little boat in which
three missionaries comprising the
party were travelling was blown UP
by an explosion last spring, and they
lost the greater part of their supplies.
In years time the party had sue
ceeded in travelling c,nly 25 miles along
the coast, so great were the difficult
ties experienced.
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
Legitimate Scheme.

"You may get returns amounting 10
several hundred dollars from 50-cent
investment"
"a get-rich-quick scheme, heyr
"No, you don't get rich quick. The
original investment Is in garden seeds
You gotta plant 'em and tend can"
The Winslow mail., 1917-12-07
Yum, Yum.

"George!" -
"Yes, dearq"
''They say there is danger OF a
sugar shortage"
what do I care as long as have
you, sweetness2''
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Notice of New Advertisements

N OIlCG OIL 1NCW AuNCA tASS" HCS
Men wanted for money-making
business-Home Light & Power Co.,
Charlotte, N. c.; notice to public
in regard to mill-pond fishing-S. B.
Atkinson; program at Pastime thea
tire; The Girl Philippa at Pastime
Sept. 20; all kinds of country pro-
duce wanted-W. T. Sprott, Badin, N.
c.; notice of dissolution of Farmers
Bonded Warehouse Co.; large crowds
attended fall opening at Fleishman's
big store, Fayetteville, and the fash
ion exhigit will continue: new goods
arriving daily at A. Weinstein's big
department. store; best prices for cot
ton seed or will exchange meal for
them-O. 1. Floyd Co., Fairmont;
good farm for sale-O. /. Floyd, Far
mont; fall opening and fashion dis
plav at Lumberton bargain house;
clothes built to fit-John Thomas
Biggs; The man with money keeps
it in the bank where it is safe from
burglars or his own extravaganee
First National Bank; nowadays the
car is the thing and here is the place
to buy it-Lumberton Motor Car Co.;
| traded-in organs for sale--stephens
& Barnes; mich cow for sa le-Aaror
Lowery, Raynham; Notice to drafted
| men-Bank Of Pembroke, Pembroke
N. c.; Farms and town lot for Sale
W. K. Bethune.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Pc r S O N AL

Mr.. 7. L. Johnson is spending the
day in Raleigh On legal business.
Mr.. J. C. Hardin of h. l from
Barnesville is a Lumberton visitor
today.
Mrs. R. D. Caldwell went last week
to Pulaski, Va, to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. J. z. Stone of Mt. Eliam was
among the callers at The Robesonian
office this morning.
Misses Mary and Nina Black left
this p. m. for Ocean Springs, Miss
to visit their uncle Mr.. George Rob
inson.
Mr.. J. W. H. Fuchs of Whining
ton, proprietor of the Lumberton
bargain house, was Lumberton Wis
itor Friday night.
DR.. E. A. Branch Of Norwood spent
the Weekend here visiting at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
A. Branch, Third street.
Mr.. W. K. Culbreth and small
grandson, Master William Kemp Cul-
oreth, who live near Lowe, were Lum-
berton visitors Saturday.
DR.. H. H. Hodgin Of Red Springs
passed through town this morning
en- route to Wilmington, where he
will spend few days on business.
Mr.. J. E. Britt, formerly Of Lum-
| berton, spent a few days in the coun-
ty last week ard returned Saturday
evening to his home at Fayetteville
Misses Wyatt McKinnon, Eunice
Pearsall and Alice Hall Of Rec
Springs are guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Goodwin, Caldwell
street. Miss Pearsall is sister Of
Mrs. Goodwin.
| Mrs. F. E. Patricke left Friday fol
her home at Kinston after spending
some time here visiting DR.. and Mrs
N. A. Thompson. Mrs. Thompso,
and son, N A. Jr., accompanied hel
to Fayetteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Brkt ane
two children left Friday morning fo
theor home near Timnonsville, S. c.
after spending two weeks in tn,
county visiting relatives and friends
Mr.. w. W.. Whaley Of Whining
ton arrived Friday night to spend hi
vacation at the home Of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Whaley. Mrs
Whaley, who spent the summer a
Hendersonville, is expected to joi
him here tomorrow.
Mrs. Daisy W. jenkins returne
home Friday night from Bennettsvill
S. c., where she went Wednesday t
. visit her mother, Mrs. Harriet Wat
son. She spent Friday in Laurir
burg with Mrs. G. Y. Jones. Maste
Walter Lee Jekins, who spent tn
: summer in Darlington and Bennetts
!, vile with relatives, returned HON
with his mother.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
WHOSE WAR is THIS?
Now is the Time to Work-Ladies OF
National AID Have Work for AH
Men Urged to Contribute


Men u Urged to Contribute
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The monthly business meeting of
the National Special Aid society will
take place Wednesday afternoon.
Sept. 18th at 4:30, at the society's
new headquarters on the third floor
of the Lumberton cotton mill office
building, Second and Elm. All Of
flcers and members are asked to at
tend as important business will be
arranged for the coming season.
Through the kindness Of Mr.. F. P.
Gray, the society has been given
comfortable headquarters for the fall
and winter. Two large light rooms,
stea mheated, with plenty of chairs
and tables, enough to accommodate
every member if all will just come
and work.
Every Monday afternoon at O.
clock the rooms are open. Work is
ready and Mesdames c. B. Skipper
and L. T. Townsend, chairmen of
sewing unit; Mesdames H. M. Nc
Allister and R. H. Crichton, chair
men Of surgical dressings and band
age department; Mesdames W. L.
Dougherty and A. Nash, chairmen Of
knitting unit, will be there to wei
come all who come and to give in
structions in the work of their de-
partments.
There are women who at great
personal sacrifice are doing the work
of two or three women. IF the work
was divided up that has to be done
there would be enough to keep every
member reasonably occupied. Be
cause there are many who will not
: come up to the help Of their country
, the work is unevenly distributed, toe
much falling on few.
/ Whose war is this, anyhow?
: 1t seems, as We look around at the
faithful women who come regularly
and do their part, that it is not gen:
!: orally understood that the war i.
not private affair.
Neither is the National Aid so
:. ciety private affair, but everyone
5 work and give.
/. give enough money to the society t,
t keep it supplied with materials? TIL
n women not only meet and work, bu
| Take WORK nome W1Cu LuoIu, TIE
d think, plan and work again, endeav
e oring to raise a few dollars to kee
0 the work going on. The wome
: working are not any more involve
: than hundreds who are doing moth
r ing.
e Remember that every woman i
! town is invited to join and work, an
e every man may have the honor c
contributing material or money.
Oh, how can our people daily wit
: this imperative matter, when me
are dying by the thousands, becaus
l. We are not giving them the prope
s attention?
le It's frightful responsibility fe
( which we shall answer to an inqui
d. ing Providence! Patriotism must
It expressed in a more positive Wa
than by hanging large flag ov'
D your doorway, or by decorating yo1
1t automobile with attractive flags.
Stop playing under the flag th'
to supports and protects you. Now
le the time to work!
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

On Sunday, September 8, about 6
p. M, Miss Nora Britt became the
bride Of Mr.. Walter Bishop at the
home of her father, Mr.. Oliver Britt,
in East Lumberton, Rev. L. E. Daily
officiating. The bride Was dressed
in blue taffeta trimmed in white,
with hat and shoes to match. The
attendants entered the room as fol-
lows: Miss Lucy Kinlaw with Mr..
Raymond Lamb; Miss Clyde Hick-
man with Mr.. Frank Lamb; Miss
Pearl Britt with Mr.. Spurgeon Will
liams; Miss Delcy Kinlaw with Mr..
Robert Phillips; Miss Fannie Jolly
with Mr.. Pink Sutton; Miss Annie
Sutton with Mr.. Sherwood Bullock;
Mrs. Lille Clewis with Miss Eunice
Stank Wytch.
After the ceremony cake and ale
were served.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Thompson Hospital Notes
Reported for The Robesonian.

Reported Tor The KObeS0n1an.
Mrs. F. G. Odum, R. F. D. Buie,
who underwent very serious opera
ton last Friday, is getting along
very we'll indeed. Mr.. Ed Seasons,
Alma, who was patient at the hos
pital for several days, was able to
return home Saturday. Last week
was tonsil and adenoids week, there
having been ten cases operated on
by DR.. N. A. Thompson. Mrs. Char
lie Collins, East Lumberton, was op-
Grated on Friday and is getting along
very we'll.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Russian R0volt Brought to End Re
public Proclaimed

Russia's internal situation was con-
siderably clarified by Saturdays S
news dispatch which announced the
arrest Of General Korniloff, mark
ing the definite end Of the revolt, and
the formation Of a new cabinet at
Petrograd.
A Russian republic has been pro
claimed. The provisional government
under date of September IA, issued a
proclamation declaring that to
strengthen the organization Of the
state, a change to republican form
of government was necessary.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
Church Conference

correspondence of The Robesonian.
East Lumberton, Sept. 17@There
Will De a called conference at Center
baptlst church next Sunday after
noon Immediately after the close of
the. Sunday school service. AS the
business is very important every
member is requested to be present.
l.. E. DALEY
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

Rev: DR.. Livingston johnson, ed
ltor r:1 OF the Biblical Recorder, Raleigh,
fnled Pastor Greaves' pulpit at The the
FIRST Baptist church here yesterday
morning, preaching a strong sorn,on
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
R. A. Social

Reported for The Robesonitn.
: The boys of the Royal Ambassa-
dor chapter of the First Baptist
church entertained a number of
their friends on Thursday evening
from 8 to 1880 o'clock, in the ladies
parlor of the church. A number of
familiar games were played, after
which delicious cream was served.
All the boys ard girls left at 1880
saying they had enjoyed the evening
very much. Misses Annie Ruth Cald-
well and Lillian Proctor and Mr.. B.
M. sibley chaperoned the young peo-
Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Dioon of Red
Springs announce the engagement OF
their. daughter Catherine Fitzsimmons
to Lieut.: Thos. A. deVane, who is
stationed at Columbia, S. C. The
wedding is to take place in October
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
MASONIC MEETINGS

e. Albans Lodge No. la, A. F. &
A. A. NJ. every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
funberton Chapter No. II, R. A. M.
sverv S End and 4th Monday evenings.
inmberton Chapter o. E. S. U. D.
sTerv ~ 4th Thursday evenings.
'''' VISITORS WELCOME
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
IN A GOOD COMMUNITY-AD-

IN A GOOD COMMUNITY-AD-
joining the property of the splen-
did church and school at Broad
Ridge, l have for sale two nice
small farms. One of 46 acres with
about 80 acres cleared; the other
of 38 acres with 32 acres cleared.
Dwellings and out houses on each
farm and is the best Of tobacco
land. Price $45.00 per acre. ..
|. Floyd, Fairmont.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
MARKET REPORT

(Reported by John T. Biggs, general
merchant.)
Mlddling cotton 10 ga the pound
cotton seed 80 cents the bushel: egos
the bushel.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
POSTED

POSTED
All persons are hereby forbidden
to fish in any manner on the lands
covered by water and ownea by the
undersigned in what is known as the
Atkinson mill pond.
HEIRS LEWIS JENKINS ESTATE.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
CHURCH NEWS NOTES

Kew. s: B. Turrentine, D. D., presi-
oent OF greensboro college for WON
en- preached two excellent sermons
at Chestnut Street Methodist chnrch
yesterday, filling the pulpit both
morning and evening.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

FOR sALE:33 1-3 ACRES OF LAND
about 20 acres cleared. House and
out-buildings. Good location and
neighbors. For further informa-
tion apply to Edward Smith, Lum-
berton, Route 7.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

FOR RENT: TEN OR TWELVE
horse farm six miles north of
Lumberton near good school and
church. Good house, clay lard,
principally, clear of stumps. Suit
able for all crops. Want to rent
Tor stated rent. Can see me or
write me at Lumberton. j. A.
Thompson.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

Marriage in East Lumberton
Reported for The Robesonian.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

YOU CAN BUY NOTHING IN LJTM-
berton your friend will appreciate
more than Your photograph. A
nice line Of mouldings on hand for
your picture frames. Don't fail
to examine our line. The Dixie
Studio.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

NOTICE TO ALL DRAFTED men fiv
ing near Pembroke. We will be
very glad to handle funds left on
deposit for your families, Or any
funds that you send home, and help
you with your home affairs in any
way possible. The Bank of Penn
broke, Pembroke, N. c.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
OVERLAND AND WILLYS-KNIGHT

OVERLAND AND WILL1S-kNlGHI
Autos. 5 car loads recently re-
ceived Good stock on hand, can
deliver Immediately. Prices $685.
to $500 delivered. Let US show
you these cars before you buy. L..
E. Tyner & Son, Lowe, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

We HAVE SEVERAL TRADED-IN
organs which We will sell at a
bargain. Stephens & Barnes, Lum-
berton, n. c.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE A NICE
town lot with good six-room house.
Price and terms very attractive.
See w. K. Bethune, Lumberton, N.
c.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

WAIVED TO BUY SWEET POTA-
toes, Pears, Pork, Eggs and all kind
of country produce. Write w. I.
Sprott, Badin, n. c.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

FOR SALE SECOND HAND E. M
F. 5-passenger auto. Price $500
Apply toLumberton Bargain House
Lumberton, N. G.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

MONEY TO LEND IN AMOUNTS
$5OO.00 and up on long time On i'm
proved land in Robson county. APP
ply to Mcintyre, Lawrence and
Proctor.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

FRESH FISH-FOR FRESH FISH
of all kinds and heavy and fancy
groceries, phone 215. Britt Gro
- cery Co.