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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

varni<h and paint. In en minutes Gus
AMI Eli we're properly employed In
mates of the Pontiac retorwaTory. max
in- rat.an chairs for something like
SIX cents 4 day.
What the. asked Gus. where's
the hoSS?"
Wei, ftai him" said Bill.
That evening. IS the movies have II,
Gus and Bill endeavored 70 gain an
audience with the superintendent.
Their arguments fraughr with wild and
angered words, appealed 70 the guard
as Irrational. They saw not the SUI
perintendent They received instead a
cell. and therein they lay down 10
mediate upon the whIms OF fate and
the helplessneSS OF man.
Case p1ss Along.
For one month Gus snd Bill strug.
sled against their strange destiny.
their efforts finally attracting the al
tention 81 the powers in charge. For
another month these powers struggled
with the fine legal point which the sit
ustion Of the two printers offered. For
a third month the case hung fire in the
prison court And during this time
Gus and Bill had changed from the
chslr factory into the prison print shop.
Here Jim" Maddisan. in charge ~
TIE print shop. fastened an eagle eye
upon the Two men
-Whe-e'd you work before they sent
you up" inquired Unc.e jim. wao, -
one a Ch:caso's foremost printers be-
fore BE to.ok Cp prison WORK, j. 4 lT-
liz encyclopedia % tie trade
we weren't SEM up" walled Gus
srf 10 tie hun6-e-.-h tine tie two N
fortunate uamFs reciEel their tale O.
woe. CacIe jim hea-ksCed s1d stter
iu6-lEtng il proper laughter a. 50 t7o.l
g ---r a ever-S Ch5l1!cEed the cause
OF Gus a11 Bill II Person
G-S and Bill are nov s. Lbect!. TIE
Etee.. u justice having A1--ly Cads
tie Necessary Tu-2-io1S
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
Animals in Chicago Zoo Think as Sherman Did

-HrsGo-Tne proud the patriotic form
he and birds things 81
I,n observe neaess day IN TACT
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16
Kind Old UncIes Sometimes Walk City Streets

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poorly leading little girls baby making her
The Keota news., 1918-07-26
new BEEF RULES
MEET APPROVAL

"The new meat regulations are not
only the most successful ones We
have had up to the present time. but
hotel and restaurant men Of the state
seem to find them very satisfactory
declared E. E. Lucas. head OF the
hotel and restaurant division of the
U. s. Food Administration.
Though the new regulations have
been in effect less than two weeks. II
is estimated that practically all Of the
public eating places in Colorado have
designated to the hotel division their
choice Of midday or evening meal.
The prohibition Of service Of beef
does not extend to beef by-products.
such as sweetbreads. brains. tongue
liver. heart. and SO forth Neither II
It a violation to serve mutton. veal OF
pork at any meal any day.
The definite amount of meat saved
under the new regime will not be de-
tsrmined until after August /. when
the July consumption for 1918 will Be
compared with that of July. 1917.
The Keota news., 1918-07-26

root beer establishment for thirty
days by ]. N. Bundick. chairman OF
the Sugar Division. and Thomas b
Stearns. head Of the United States
Food Administration.
Gordon waa given . hearing before
food officials who not only ordered
him to suspend business for thirty
days. but also confiscated 800 pounds
ot sugar he had hidden away In an un
used cask. The confiscated sugar will
b sold by the food administration and
the money obtained from the sale viii
be turned over to the Denver chapter
of American Red Cross. The pro
ceeds. in this case. will amount u
about $1,000.
The soft drink brewer admitted his
guilt. and the only excuse he offered
was that he was saving the sugar
for a rainy day.
The Keota news., 1918-07-26
Notice of Application to Lease State

Office Of the State Bonrd Of Land Commission
ers Denver. Colo. July ~. 1918.
Notice il hereby given that application has
been made To- .enss th- following described
school aud Indemnity School Land, situate In
" cid County. Colorado. to wit:
VA Of soc, lou vi. Township u ~. Range 81
W Ap JIir-ti"n Number \ a2S
All III Section ~ Township Il ~. Range 81
W. Application Numb-r \ y3ss
SEa Of Ne! ~ of N"i. SWt of NWi NWa Of
SW3. aud SEt of Section !. Township n.
Range 81 w.
All "f Sc. tion :. Township SS. Range 8. w.
Application Number 4 1872
Notice is further hereby given that all other
persons desiring t. filc All application to lease
al! or any part of this tract of lnnd must Mo
same in this office prior TO August 10Th. 1918.
as no other application to lease tho above de-
scribed lands will be considered after said date
RAYMOND MILLER
President state Board Land Comm issioners.
Publish July 10. 6, Aug. 30.
The Keota news., 1918-07-26
STARVATION EXACTS
GREATER TOLL Than
RUTHLESS war GOD

II Q list were made of all those in
Europe who have died In action and
another Of those who have died from
starvation. the latter would be longer.
Think Of it! 100000 more have died
from famine than have died on the
battle field. The total number OF
those who have been killed in fighting
IL 4.260.0o0. The total number OF
those who have died from starvation
10 4.7b0.000.
Can we grasp the tragedy in these
figures?
Over four and q half millions of
old men and women. young mothers.
girls and boys and babies. have been
sacrificed to the War God without
even the privilege Of leaving behind
The honored memory Of those who die
n glorious service on the battlefield.
They have died IL silent anguish, un-
known. unSung.
Perhaps the memory Of their
deaths would not forever fill US with
horror II We could convince ourselves
that those who have died Of starva.
ton have not died in vain: that by
their sacrifice they have pushed the
Allies . little nearer victory. The
loss Of these lives will have been ap-
pallingly useless UNLESS their
deaths shall serve - Q spur for u
= redoublo our efforts in food con
servation and save the remaining mil.
lions in Europe who turn TO 10 each
day. pleading. "Give - tbs day our
daily bread"
What are you doing to prevent the
further sacrifice Of human Nve03
The Keota news., 1918-07-26
ROOT Beer DEALER
BREAKS SUGAR RULE

For refusing T. declare the stock a
sugar he had o. hand on July l. and
for making . later report which COW
cred only half Of his supply. Charles
Gordon, Of l133 Seventeenth street..
Denver. has been ordered 70 close his
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
MOTHER! GIVE CHILD
"SYRUP OF FIGS" IF
TONGUE IS COATED
If cross, feverish, sick, bilious
clean little liver and
bowels.

Children love this "fruit laxative,
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop play
ing to empty the bowels, and the re-
suit is, they become tightly clogged
with waste, liver gets sluggish, stom-
ach sours, then your little one be-
comes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't
eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is
bad, system full of cold, has sore
throat, stomach-ache or diarrhoea.
Listen, Mother! See if tongue is coat
ed, then give teaspoonful of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup Of Figs, and in a few
hours all the constipated waste, sour
bile and undigested food passes out of
the system, and you have we'll, play
fu' cfili again.
Nj lions OF mo,ters give "Ca'. ,orui,.
syrup Of Figs" bee use i !, perfe,t'v
harin'es children love II, and IL ney-
er -sds t. act cn the scomach, 'ivas
and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a bottle OF
".Caalifornia Syrup of Figs, which has
full directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware 81
counterfeits sold here. Get the gen.
ulne, made by california Fig Syrur
Company. Refuse any other kline
with contempt.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Farkton Union Prayer-Meeting.

Special to The Robesonian.
Parkton, Jan. 16-The ministers OF
the various churches Of Parkton met
in conference Monday evening, the
18th, for the purpose of discussing q
plan and arranging program for g
mid-week prayermeeting Each min.
lister, having felt the need of Chris.
tian fellowship and cooperation fol
the upbuilding of the Kingdom of Goo
at large, was very anxious to present
united front against sin, and to as.
semble each week for divine worship
as one united congregation.
For the remainder of January the
meeting will be held each Wednes
day evening at 7:30 o'clock in the
Baptist church, after which it will
alternate monthly.
The program for January is as fol
lows:
Jan. 16: Leader-J. L. Jenkins, Bap
tist minister. Subject: "The Prayer
meeting ITSELF, (a) The Importance
of 1t, (b) Obstacles in the Way, &c,
! How to Make it a Success.
Jan. %: Leader-W. L. Maness
Methodist minister. Subject: "Pray
err" Its Vital Relation (a) To th'
Individual, (b) In the Home, and &C.
In the Congregation.
Jan. 80: LEADER. K. Hall. Pres
byterian minister. Subject: "Chris
ton Cooperation and Kingdom Ser
vice..
! To these services all are cordial,
invited and will receive a hearty vel
come.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
COUNTY WON
ANS COMMITTEE
Officers Scattered Over County
neutrality-suspicious. OF
Women Urged toFederateU Under
This Committee of the Council
of National Defense.

ReDorted for The Robesonian:
On Tuesday afternoon a committee
of ladies selected from various parts
of the county met at the nome OF MRS.
E. l.. Holloway in Lumberton to or
ganize a Robson county woman s
committee of the council OF National
Defense. Mrs. Holloway had been
appointed temporary chairman Dy
Mrs. Eugene Reilley of Charlotte, VINO
is the State chairman OF the WomanSS
committee of the council OF Natlonai
Defense of North Carolina. The 9th
er members of the committee are MRS
R. D. Mcmillan of Red Springs, Mrs.
R. B. John of Maxton, Mrs. =. D.
Smith of Rowland, Mrs. J. P. Brown
Of Fairmont. Mrs. L. S. Townsend of
Mcdonald, Mrs. D. S. Currie Of Park
ton Miss jamie Carlyle of Lumberton
Miss Lulu Cassidy, county home dem
onstration agent, Mrs. L. T. Town
send. county chairman of the wom-
ans committee on Liberty loan.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Holloway. Nominations for the
various officers and committee were
made and the following ladies were
elected: chairman-Mrs. E. l.. Hollo.
way, vice chairman-Mrs. R. D. Nc
MILAN of Red Springs; secretary
Miss jamie Carlyle of Lumberton
treasurer-Mrs. L. S. Townsend Of
Mcdonald; Liberty loan committee
Mrs. l.. T. Townsend of Lumberton
chairman, Mrs. D. S. Curry of Park
ton, Mrs. J. P. Brown of Fairmont
Mrs. R. D. Mcmillan Of Red Springs
food conservation cOmmlttee-Mls
Lulu Cassidy, chairman; Red Cros
War and Home Relief committee
Mrs, C. D. Smith Of Rowland, chair
; man; Mrs. R. B. John, Maxton. Mrs
l.. T. Townsend, county chairman O
the woman's committee on Libert.
loan was appointed to represent tn
Robson county woman's commltte
of the Council of National Defens
at the meeting to be held in Charlott
February 1st, at which meeting Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw, the nationa
chairman of the woman's committe
of the Council of National Defense
will speak.
Following are a few Of the man.
advantages of this organization: N
organization will lose its identity; ex
,, isting machinery will be utilized AM
,, centralized; duplication will be large
ly prevented and individual effor
made more far-reaching; no work will
: be interrupted, but co-ordinated an
directed; expert government informa
ton and advice will be available fo
local conditions and needs; the head
quarters Of the Tonan's committe
, Of the Council of National Defense a
Washington, D. c., will serve as
clearing house of women's activitie
throughout the country, and be tn
agent to transmit promptly any de
mands Of the government which ma
be met by women's organizations.
r All organizations of women in tn
: county should be federated under thi
: committee in order that they naaf
have national recognition.
JAMIE CARLYLE, Secretary
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
POINTERS FOR
TOBACCO GROWERS
Time to Prepare Beds and How
to Do It.

Time to Prepare Beds and How
to Do It.
Written for The Robesonlan.
To Tobacco Farmers:
Prepare your tobacco beds now.
Select a warm, well-drained place,
and if it is sufficiently dry, prepare
YOUR seed bed, make it rich, and SOW
vour tobacco seed Select the kind
of tobacco best suited to your lard
and be sure to prepare your seed bed
thoroughly.
Your local drug stores and some
of the general merchants have on
! hand an assortment of seed. They
will be glad to give you any informa-
ton they may possess regarding
same.
I should SOW about 25 square yards
Of bed for each acre of tobacco. Some
farmers sow less (and some few
more), but if properly cared for this
amount will easily set the acre and
leave some to spare. 1t you have
surplus of plants it will be little trou-
BILE to dispose Of them, but if you are
short of plants you will have to wait
until your neighbor has finished set
| ting his crop and oft times you will
the best of crop.
! It is best to burn the seed-bed in or
der to destroy the s@ed of any weeds
or grass: also it serves to warm the
ground and the ashes, if left on the
| bed, will also serve as a fertilizer.
/ Your local merchants have on hand
a sufficient amount of canvass to use
as covering for bed, but do not wait
too late to buy it. In putting can
vass on, by all means see trat bed is
made secure around side by using
] boards or good size poles as a sup
pore to canvass-keeping it above the
| bed-and bank sufficient dirt against
poles or boards to keep out cold Or
insects that would destroy the young
plants. See that covering is support
'ed SO as not to rest on ground across
bed, or the plants will grow through
it and be destroyed.
Any time can be of service to you
in giving any information regarding
selection, preparation, cultivation,
l will come to your farm or gladly
assist you in any way l can.
Prospects now are for high
priced tobacco and along with
) everything else so high nee
essary to the production Of same,
it is evident that the price must also
be high. Tobacco manufacturers must
look to this new territory for increas-
ed production. Don't cut down your
food crops, but divide between cotton
and tobacco.
Wishing every one of you the best
year you ever had, I am
c. A. b. EAKEs.
Lunberton, N. C. JAM 16, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

Margaret and Lou Smith, leave this
week for their home.
Er. James Conoly has rented out
his farm at Antioch and moved near
Floral college, where he recently pur-
chased another larger farm. We re-
gret to lose these good people but
trust their sojourn down in "old moth
er Robson" may be pleasant.
People are beginning to prepare for
the next crop. We presume the acre
age will be about the same as last
year, with probable increase in food
stuffs.
Wishing The Robesonian and its
crew an unprecedented year Of peace
and prosperity we will say adieu, with
more later.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
NATIONAL SPECIAL AID
Society Organized in Lu.nberton
First of It's Kind in Robeson-
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Last May-just few weeks subse-
uuent to ! our declaration of war
against Germany-the ladies of Lum-
,berton organized "The National Spec
ial Aid society,".
It was designed to do, and did, war
relief work-work such as the Red
Cross chapter now proposes to do.
From all reliable information obtain
able, this was the first organization
of the kind in existence in Robson
county. The National Special Aid,
composed entirely Of patriotic women,
raised during the eight months Of it's
existence about one thousand dollars,
which has been disbursed along lines
of war relief.
These being the facts, l fail to see
where the shame, disgrace and re-
proach" comes in that we have heard
so much of recently.
see no reason why Lumberton
should hang her head in shame and
humiliation simply because there has
been no Red Cross chapter. On the
other hand, it seems to me Lumberton
could justly feel proud of the fact
that we were doing war relief work
of all kinds, through the National
Special Aid, three months before there
was Red Cross chapter in Robesor
county. The class Of work now pro.
posed to be done by the Red Cross has
been done for the past eight months
| through the National Special Aid so
ciety.
Prior to the declaration of wal
with Germany there was no American
Red Cross society. The Internationa
Red Cross society was, last July, re
constructed so as to embrace war re
lief work, but this was three months
subsequent to the organization il
Lumberton of the National Specia
| Aid.
In justice, therefore, to Lumbertol
and the faithful, patriotic women o
the National Special Aid, the abov
statements should be made public.
Respectfully,
MRS. E. I. POOL
Lun1berton, N. C. Jan. 14th, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Church Services at St. Pauls.

OF Inc RObeSOnlan.
ST. Pauls, Jan. 18-Church services
are held here as follows:
Presbyterian-Rev. J. J. Murry,
pastor, fills his regular appointment
every Sunday morning at IL o'clock
and End and 4th Sunday nights in each
month; prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night at 7:30; Sunday school
every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
l.. Mclnnis, superintendent.
Methodist-Rev. A. S. Parker, pas
tor; church services 1st Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock, second Sunday at
L a. m. and 7:30 p. m. and 3rd Sun
day 1880 p. M, also 5th Sunday morn
ing at II.
Baptlst-Rev. R. E. Clark, pastor;
church services every 4th SUNDAY
morning at II o'clock, every Sunday
night in the month at 1880; Sunday
school every Sunday morning at Ia
o'clock, J. M. Butler, superintendent
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
FROM ANTIOCH IN HOKE
Lumberton s Response toRedCross
Appeals Enthuses Antioch-An
Era of Prosperity-Personals
and Other Items.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Antioch, Jan. 18-Since our last let
ter to The Robesonian old Father
Time slipped up the hand and seven
teen has taken her place in the arch
ives of the past. While we blindly
enter eighteen as an untried land, not
knowing what it holds in store for us
as individuals or as nation, we trust
tn..t he Ting that will make it one
of t. inc It eventful years cf th2
worl. =, hist Dry will be the enuing OF
this 4wt I'll waT and .iie triumph OF
risEtC oLsnecs, democracy and peace,
and the final and absolute overthrow
of the Kaiser and his hosts.
Our section was visited on Friday
night by a terrific wind and rain
storm. We haven't any idea the We
locity attained by the wind, but it
was sufficiently high to cause the
sleepiest fellow to spend sleepless
night. This was followed by a sudden
drop in the temperature and we now
have winter again in all it's fury.
His many friends in this section are
sorry to learn that it was necessary
for Mr.. C. V. Brown to resign his po-
sition as cashier of the National Bank
of Lumberton. Mr.. Brown was clever
and accommodating, a man who drew
men to him. We are informed that
under his administration this bank
enjoyed an unprecedented era of pros
perity. We trust his health may soor
be regained and that he may continue
to be a citizen of Lumberton, the
best town in North Carolina.
The growth of the Lumberton REQ
Cross chapter reads like fiction, but
this is only what we would expect
Lumberton folks to do, and is only 2
natural sequel of any movement lee
by A. w. Mclean and championed by
The Robesonian, and we want to say
we country folks in another county
have been benefited by Lumberton'.
enthusiastic response and Antioch i.
also bending her energies to secure
achapter of our own. Our last informa
ton is that they had secured nearly
two hundred paid up members, tn,
membership fee being only one dol
lar. Rev. j. w. Goodman, Antioch
pastor, is tireless worker and ou
people are doing things they didn'
believe themselves they could dc
When any spirit of apathy begins t.
crop out we always call on A. W. Nc
Lean, whose coming always infuse
new determination and zeal into ou
people.
If anyone doubts the era of prosper
ity that is now sweeping this sectio
we think the recent statements Q
Lunbertors banks will remove til
doubt. They show superior manage
ment, and tell in 70 uncertain lar
guage the confidence re1osed in tie.
by their fellows; but then Lumber
ton and all her Institutions Away
flourish as ''the tay tree.
Mr. David Hodgin and Miss Jessi
McPhaul have returned from a ter
days visit to relatives in Georgia a.,
Florida. While away they visite
Waycross, Quitman and Tarver, Ga
Jacksonville and Green Cove Spring
Fla. They report most pieasal
stay and typical New England weatl
er even in the ''land of flowers. :
Mr.. S. P. Smith and nephew ar
niece, Eugene and Helen Smith,
Pine Bluff, Ark, who spent Chris
mas with Mr.. Smiths sisters, Miss,
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Three N. C. Towns Have Been Given
the Same Line of Talk.

Raleigh, Fayetteville and Sails
bury have had their hopes raised to
the nth degree in regard to being
the site for the proposed ordnance
camp which army officers say will
be located somewhere in North Car
olina. Three army officers visited
each Of these towns and told the citi-
zens who split their shirts to entertain
them that their town had all others
backed off the boards and offered
the best site on the map. Where
fore each of these towns has baen
sure of getting the camp, but word
comes from Washington now that Sec
retary Of War Baker does not know
a thing about it and that the whole
thing is in the air.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

Robson county as can be collected
and the historian urges that the fam
lilies of the"e veterans send to her
at once ary pictures they may have
The chapter also desires to have a
persona relniI iscence of every Con
federate veteran in the county; liz
fact, would appreciate anything that
would IN any way add to this "Con-
federate Scrap Book.
Send to
MRS. A. T. PARMELE.
Historian Rob. Chapter u. ID. C..
Lumberton, N. c.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

The port Of New York is under mil
itary control, the water fronts being
guarded by the regular army. Fully
armed guards prohibit the passage
Of any person, alien or citizen, who
can not establish business reason
for access to the waterfront areas.
The same military control will be es-
tablished at all other American ports
and may include factories engaged in
war work
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Stomach Troubles

Stomach Troubles.
If you have trouble with your stom-
ach you should try Chamberlain
Tablets: So many have been restored
to health by the use of the tablets and
their cost is so little, 25 cents, that il
is worth while to give them trial.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

The National Council of Women,
meeting in Washington for war work,
embraces 27 national woman's organ
izations representing 100000 Amer
lean women.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

A cotton gin with it's machinery and
a quantity Of lumber were DESTROYED
by fire at Stedman, Cumberland coun-
ty, Monday night.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

The heaviest food contracts in the
history of the world have been let re-
Gently to IA of the great packing
houses of the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-20

give them corner location. with greatly
increased facilities.
H w. Castor. president Of the COM
pany, promises some surprises when
these models are seen for the first time.
They arc beauties" said Castor. de-
scribing these cars. They have every
device which can add to the comfort
and convenience of the passengers.
THE four passenger sedanette. Ave
passenger salon sedan and limousine
brougham are tho latest things in con-
ception and design"
Some Of the ingenious features pointed
out by Mr. CASTOR are compartments
which provide for slowing away the side
windows. which may be entirely removed
from the salon sedan. In addition the
side posts may be readily removed,
making the openest OF open cars or one
as snug as a sun parlor.
The upholstering Is a rich velour.
Dome light mouldings and other deco
rative metals are wrought of satin sil-
yer in Mount Vernon design.
I'm all of these models graceful ele-
gance and mechanical perfection are
combined with service and comfort"
added Mr.. CASTOR. MY greatest con-
Germ now lies in the fact that may have
to d!sappoint some patrons who do not
come early, as the supply OF these
models Is necessarily limited at this
time"