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The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
SAYS DRINK WATER
IF YOU WISH TO GROW
FAT AND PLUMP
THIN MEN AND WOMEN.
Do You Want to Get Fat and Be
Strong?

The trouble with most thin folks
who wish to gain weight is that they
insist on drugging their stomach or
stuffing it with greasy foods, rubbing
on useless 'flesh creams" or follow
ing some foolish physical culture
stunt, while the real cause of thinness
goes untouched. You cannot get fat
until your digestive tract properly as
similates the food you eat. Drink
glass of cold water four or five times
a day and take the following prepara-
ton known to reliable druggists al
most everywhere, which seemingly
embodies the missing elements needed
by the digestive organs to help them
convert food into rich, fat-laden blood.
This preparation is called tonoline, ard
much remarkable testimony is given
as to. it's successful use in flesh build
ing. Tonoline which comes in the
form Of a small non-injurious tablet,
taken at meals and mixed with the
digesting food, tends to prepare fat,
flesh and muscle building elements so
that the blood can readily accept and
carry them to the starved portion OF
the BODY. You can readily picture the
Transformation that additional and
previously lacking flesh making ma
terial should bring to your cheeks, fill
| ing out ho]lows about your neck;
shoulders and bust disappearing, and
your taking on from Is to 80 pounds
of solid healthy flesh Tonoline is
harmless, inexpensive, efficient ano
Grantham Bros. have it and are au
thorized to refund your money II
weight increase is not obtained as pei
! the guarantee found in each large
package.
I Caution: n:-tonoline is recommended
: only as a flesh builder and while ex
cellent results in cases of nervous IN
digestion, ETC., have been reported
care should be taken about using j
unless gain Of weight is desired.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

A0' o'6ehoI MCLcHUOH LTedcneO row.
erful Sermon Monday Evening On
Second Coming of Christ-Great
Singing by Colored Folks.
Evangelist McLendon preached
Monday evening on ''The Signs of the
Times" and proved that conditions ex-I
listing today indicate an early 1e.urn
OF Christ to the earth.
In ta'f.ilment Of the Scripture, the
preacher declared, these are perilous
times. He told of industrial upheav-
ais, strikes, friction between labor and
capital, the high cost of living, the
spirit of anarchy that is spreading
throughout the land and of how the
world has been soaked in blool for
four years.
The preacher declared men are low
ers Of themselves more than lovers Of
God. They are proud and disobe-
dent. They are unholy and will not
endure sound doctrine.
Quoting the Scripture which says
in the last days the people shall be
without natural affection, the preach
er said that day has arrived. AS an
lady riding in an automobile with a
poodle dog in her lap.
Men are lovers of pleasure more
than lovers of God. The world i;
pleasure mad. You have to use an
x-ray to see any difference between a
church member and the world The
churches cannot compete with the the
atres. The preacher declared that he
was not against the theatre as m in
stitution, but he is against the amuse-
ments presented. 1t is seldom you see
a moving picture that is free from
I, hugging and kissing or something
suggestive, said the preacher.
The return of the Jews to Pales
! tine, the radical tendency from She
true faith and the many religion:
"isms," were other things mentioned
by the evangelist as indications Of the
! end Of the world.
The evangelist painted beautiful
picture of Christ's return, contrasting
the glory Of it with his first adven
on the earth.
This was a great service, attended
by fully 5000 people. Scores of peo
pie pressed forward at the invitation
to accept Christ. This was the regu
lar service for colored people bu
about as many whites as colored at
tended. The singing of the negroes
Baptist preacher of Bennettsville, S
led by Rev. J. H. Nelson, a coloret
c., the same man who led the singing
at the previous Monday night service
was great. The way those negroes
sang "It's Me Oh Lord" "Goin' te
Shout All Over Gods Helm" &c
. Ring Dem Bells" "Swing Low, Swee
Chariot" and other songs of a SINH
lar character, was enough to cause
rafting of dry bones.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
PROTECTING THE CHILDREN.
Parents Are Responsible for Protect
ing Their Children From Diseases.

Corresn nondence of The Robesonian.
Many people do not understand that
they, themselves, are responsible for
the control of whooping cough, meas,
les. dlphtheria, scarlet fever, influenza
and other diseases among their chill
area. Tney expect the quarantine au-,
thorities TO stop the spread of conta-
glocs, when, without the hearty COOP
Grafton of parents the authorities are
as helpless as the children who get the
disease. Before any appreciable
amount of good can result from the
efforts to control diseases among chill
dren, parents must realize their re-
sponslbility and follow the advice of
the Quarantine officer. 1t is only
through the cooperation of the peo-
pie with the quarantine officer that
diseases may be controlled and the
lives of many children spared This
responsibility rests on every person
to whose care God has intrusted a
child
Any mother in North Carolina would
sacrifice her life rather than see her
child die or even suffer by the cruel
act of a murderer. Now, it makes no
7, material difference whether a child
, suffers and dies by brutal punishment
i or by disease. If it be true that suf-
fering is suffering and death is death,
! then parents are not consistent when
they would sacrifice their lives to
| nrotect child from a murderer and
at the same time, make no attempt to
plotect it from diseases which kill a
| thousand times more children Parents
should consider the results of diseases
more and make greater attempts to
| protect their children.
i Children should be taught not to
use a towel, drinking cup, knife
fork, or any eating utensil used by
another until it has been boiled; not
to eat from the same piece of bread
II with another; to wash their hands be.
fore meals; and to sneeze and cough
with a handkerchief over the mouth
and nose. Disease germs live in the
mouths of well people as we'll as il
the mouths of the sick, and these
| simple precautions may prevent theil
spread from one person to another.
t Every parent should do his duty il
trying to protect children from dis
ease by keeping all sick children a
home, away from we'll children, anc
notifying the quarantine officer of eve
Try case. The quarantine officer will
; | advise as to the measures necessar!
) to prevent the spread of the disease
: The reports of all cases are requiree
} by law.
t w. A. McPHAUL,
: County Quarantine Officer.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

North Carolina 7th in Value of
Crops.
North Carolina takes 7th place the
past year in money value of farm
crops. Her record is shown by the
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
RECORD MADE BY BOYS.
Mr.. w. H. Humphreys Sunday School
Class of "a Boys Were Given Christ
mas Tree-Selected Presents Ac-
cording to Record Made During
Year

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
At your request I am sending you
an outline of my work with my Sun
day school class of "a junior boys
during the past year.
In the first of the year | promised
them that if they would do well during
the year l would give them Christ
mas tree just for them, and that l
would keep a record of their attend
ance. knowledge of the lessons, at
tendance upon church services, bring
| ing their Bibles, department on class,
etc. giving them so many points on
each, ranging from 2 to 5 points,
mostly 2, and that each boy should be
entitled to his choice Of presents on
the tree in the order corresponding to
the aggregate number Of points he
made. the one making the highest
number being entitled to the first
choice: the one making the next high
est aggregate, the next choice, etc., It
being my idea to make the presents all
of nearly the same value. The plan
worked well, as the report given be-
low will show, however, the flgures
are apparently misleading, unavold'
ablv so in some cases as several OF the
bovs were out of town or sick, OF
/ something, of which notice in the
published record could not be taken:
The best criterion on this point is
the attendance. Below | give the num-
ber Of Sundays each was present, the
number Of Sundays each had ,;,e,,,hn, ms les Is
times he brought Bible, the mum
Der of Sundays on which each was
entitled to a good mark on his conduct
and the number of church services, ex
elusive of Sunday school, each at It
tended during the year. 1t Will o'
remembered that there were SIX o.
seven weeks in which we did not hav'
church services or Sunday scnool, OF
account of the prevalence Of influence
I'm the figures following each nam'
the first represents number of points
the second, attendance at Sunda:
school; 3rd, attendance at church; Attn
good order; 5th, number OF time
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
REV. A. D. BELTS.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
Rev. A. D. Belts, recently dead at
Greensboro, was the finest type of the
pioneer circuit rider in the State. We
believe his active services in the
Methodist ministry covered a period
OF GA years; and he was yet well re-
membered in this part of the State,
from which he was transferred about
30 years ago, as one of the fines ex-
amples of the man consecrated to
God. His zeal in the cause of relig-
ion and all good works was bound
less. He was a preacher of great
earnestness of purpose, and while cr-
thodox and sincere, he never approach
ed the fanatical. His faith was sim
pie, yet intensely firm, and Methodsm
impregnated his every thought. He
was a good man in every walk of life
and his words and actions appeared
as if they might be called inspired
Verify, an ancient and honored pillar
has been removed from the temple.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take a dose Of nasty calomel today
and you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a
DAYS work. Take a spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone instead and
you will wake up feeling great. No
more biliousness, constipation. slug
glshness. headache, coated tongue or
sour stomach. Your druggist saws if
YOU don't find Dodson's Liver Tone
acts better than horrible calomel
your money is waiting for you.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
Personals From Route 5.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. 5, Dec. 23.-The
school here has closed for Christmas.
Mrs. D. C. Quick was Lumberton
visitor Saturday.
Miss Artie Britt has returned home
from Wilmington, where she had been
going To school.
Mrs. il. H. Stogner and daughter,
Daisy, are visiting friends and rela-
tives in this sertions.
Mr.. Guy Phillips Of the U. S. army
is spending furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Phillips. Mr.
Phillips has been in the army nearly
g years.
Mr.. Grover Branch was Lumber.
ton visitor Saturday.
Mrs. B. C. Todd was Lumbertor
visitor Saturday.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE NATIONAL BANK
OF LUMBERTON.

The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the National Bank of
Lumberton will be held at the bank
ing house in the town of Lumberton,
N. c., at II o'clock in the forenoon,
on the second Tuesday in January
1919 (same being the 14th day of
January, 1919, for the purpose of
electing directors and transacting such
other business as may come before
the meeting.
The National Bank Of Lumberton
M. F. COBB, Cashier.
12 80 2 Mon.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
Ca|ome| Users! Listen To Me! %
Guarantee Dods0n'S Liver Tone
Your druggist gives back your money if it doesn't
hVen your liver and bowels and straighteu
you up without making you sick.

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating cal
omel when few cents buys a large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a
perfect substitute for calomel.
1t IS a pleasant, vegetable LIQUID
which will start your liver Just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't
make YOU sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. 1t
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
TIRED, NERVOUS
HOUSEWIFE
TOOK YlNOL
Now She is Strong and Well

Berkeley, CALI was nervous
irritable, no appetite, could not sleep.
and was always tired, so my house.
work was great effort. After rnanv
other medicines had failed Vino1
built me up and made me strong. I
have good appetite and sleep well.
Every nervous, weak, ailing woman
should try it."-Mrs. N. Edmunds.
21oz Dwight Way, Berkeley, Cal.
we ask every nervous, weak, run
down, ailing woman in this town to
try this cod liver and iron tonic on
our guarantee to return their roonev
IT it fails to help them.
DIR. j. D. Mcmillan & Son. DRUGGISTS
and druggists everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
O'HENRY.

O'Henry, native Of Greensboro
N. c., astonished the literary world
by his fascinating short stories, of
which he is an acknowledged master
AS matter Of local pride, or for in
tellectual enjoyment, every local c;ti-
zen of this State wants set OF
O'Henry; IL fine volumes, 200 stories
S12, 81 with order and 81 month
express prepaid. Irregular price ST.
The special price l now offer will bs
annulled at an early date. Mail me
your order today.
J. T. NORSWORTHY:
914 Austell Bldg, Atlanta, Ca
Will be at The Kennon, Goldsboro
until Jan. 10th.
Robesonian Business Builders ge
14o 41c~1
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

-. Webster's New International Die
tlonary, latest and best; contains all
new war words; reference history of
the world. Most useful single volume
published. A So Atlas free with eve
ry order for a short time only. J. T.
Norsworthy, 914 Austell Bldg, At
lanta, Ga. Will be at The Kennon
Goldsboro, until Jan. 10th.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30

government report just out to be
S537 100000, only States having
higher records. This does not include
the value of truck crops or such prod
ucts as sojabeans and other special
crops.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-30
w. H. HUMPHREY,
Too oy.

W. Ill, HU MI 11hE
Teacher.
1,,mberton, N c., Dec. 26, 1918.
1The presents were distributed from
tree IN the Sunday school room at
e Chestnut Street Methodist church
christmas Eve at 7 o'clock, after a q
song S,1, ss' prayer by the pastor, Dr.. R. c
Raaman fomg, n and explanation Of the plan
bv Mr.. Humphrey. The presents were
~ ~ an an entertaining and instructive ma
ture, consisting Of books and games
Editor.)
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-02-20
RUSSIANS THREATEN
REPRESSIvE MEASURES
LODGE PROTEST WITH GREAT
BRITAIN AGAINST CLOSING
OF THE MANCHURIAN
BORDER.

London. Feb. 19.-The Russian
council of commissaries according to
a dispatch from Petrograd to the Ex-
change Telegraph company. has in
structed Maxim Litvinoff, the Boil
sheviki representative in London. to
lodge protest with Great Britain
against closing of the Manchurian
border and prohibition on export of
cargo and foodstuffs into Russia. The
council, it is said, regards the fore
going restrictions as having been
taken under anglo American pressure
Should Great Britain and America re-
fuse to countermand the above or
der, 1t Is added the Russian council
will apply repressIve measures against
the citizens of entente allied coun-
tries resident in Russia.
The protest of the Bolsheviki gov
ernment to Great Britain against
closing the Manchurian border doubt
less refers to the action taken by
the Chinese government after recent
disorders at Harbin.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-02-20

pete Corporation might bring about
When the Austro-G German drive into
ltaiy began, the Italian armies were
threatening the very heart Of the
whole German military fabric. The
mighty German defenses on the west
ern front were threatened from the
rear, for Austria was crumbling under
the punishment Of General Cadorna's s
forces There are officers who be-
heye the war would have been vir-
tually over had Cadornas great eff
fort been made with full support OF
British and French behind it Failing
mat It was swept back and me
enemy given the best military posi-
tion he had occupied since defeat of
his drive at Paris in 1910
Army officers here profess complete
ignorance Of the plan of campaign
mapped out by the Versailles supreme
war council and upon which paria-
ment it was pointed out the premier
knew beyond question that defeat OF
his ministry and consequent with
drawal Of Great Britain from adher-
ence to the full purpose of the Yer
sailles council meant no highly or
ganiled allied offensive could be look
ed forward to this year.
The premier's statement did not
throw light on the plan of action
agreed upon at Versailles. His words
were apparently carefully weighed 70
prevent exposition Of that plan. The
promptnesS of his challenge TO his
critics was interpreted here as hint
at great events soon to come.
Taken in connection with President
Wilson's recent statement that 1918
would be the decisive year and the
repeated warnings from the western
front that a great German offensive
is imminent, tOday's proceedings in
London are regarded as highly sig
The explanation OF the premier OF
the rejection of General Sir William
proposal to place a sub
ordinate officer as Great Britain's
on the supreme coun-
ril probably throws light upon the
purpose Of the Washington goverI
nent in continuing General Tasker II.
Bliss its representative at Versailles.
as chief of staff, although his func-
ions in that capacity are i'm process
If transfer to Major General Peyton
=. March
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-02-20
Americans Riddle German
Patrol Ready to Attack
Was Made to Ambush the
Americans When DISCOVERED and
Machine Gun Fire Opened.

(By Staff Correspondent of the As
sociated Press)
With the American Army in France,
Feb. ia German patrol ready to
ambush an American patrol was dis
covered early this morning by SEN
try, who gave the alarm by rifle shot,
then the American machine guns rid
died the enemy. The Germans fled,
carrying their casualties with them.
The ground where the latter had been
was later found to be covered with
tell-tale red stains. The sentry saw
two Germans near the parapet and
moved to listening post for better
view. He then challenged.
A shot in his direction was the
reply. The sentry fired at the enemy
and heard d German shout as the bull
let probably hit its mark. Germans
then appeared to grow out of the
ground, starting grenades in the di-
rection Of the American trenches.
Machine guns and rifles went Into
action from another trench section.
sending a hail of bullets into the
enemy who retired on the run.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-02-20
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
BEFORE WAGE COMMISSION
DENY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN
MADE TO DlscREoIT GOVERN
MENT OPERATION.

Washington, Feb 19-Cognizance
of charges by railroad employees that
the managements have attempted to
discredit government operation was
taken today by officials before the
railroad wage commission. L. Il.
Whittier of Pittsburgh assistant gem
eral manager of the Pennsylvania
lines, west, in effect denied the allie
cations of the brotherhood chiefs,
though indicating a desire to avoid
controversial questions.
~ was charged that we put an in
efficient yardmaster in charge at Alli-
ance. Ohio resulting in serious de-
lays" Mr. Whittier said. There have
been changes in yardmasters there
and / do not know which one was
referred to. but if the commission de-
sires further information we will help
them in obtaining it,"
Commissioner Covington said he did
not think the commission could take
the time to sift for sn isolated case
of inefficiency.
40 " oipNN AiAt- hH ttpAAfNf NAANh 10
also charged" the witness continued,
that would not be possible without
issuing orders to train dispatchers
and ] believe the commission has had
sufficient evidence from the dis
patchers themselves to convince you
that this was not done"
The officials denied claims that
promotion for RAILROAD employees is
slow, so that mans chance to OBJ
tain better pay by advancing in grade
is small Most of them speak of their
own experiences, all having started in
minor positions.
Wage increases were declared to
have been as frequent as the roads
resources permitted
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-02-20
PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED
BY LENINE AND TROTSKY
A Message Has Been Directed to an
the Fronts by KryIinko Urqinq the
People Try and Prevail on the Ger.
man Soldiers to Stop Fighting.

London, Feb. l9-Russia is now
forced to sign peace upon the condi-
tons proposed by Germany. saws an
official Russian statement received
here today
The statement was transmitted
through the wireless telegraph sta
tons of the Russian government to
the government of the German empire
at berlin. The text reads:
THE council of peoples commits
saries protest against the fact that
the German government has directed
its troops against the Russian conn
ellis republic which has declared the
war at an end and which is demob-
ollzing It's army on all fronts.
Ihe workmen's and peasants gov
ernment of Russia could not antici-
pate such a step because neither di-
rectly nor indirectly has any one of
the parties which concluded the ar
mistice given the seven days notice
required in connection with the treaty
OF December Is for terminating It.
THE council of peoples commits
saries In the present circumstances
regards itself as forced formally to
declare It's willingness to sign a peace
upon the conditions which had been
dictated by the delegations of the
quadruple alliance at Brest IItoysk.
THE council of peoples commits
saries further declares that de-
tailed reply will be given without de-
lay to the conditions of peace as pro-
posed by the German government.
(SfgnedD For the council of peoples
Commissaries,
LENINlB, TROTSKY."
Tho Russian government, according
to another official statement issued
has addressed the following message
to headquarters and all the fronts.
"The council of peoples commits
saries has offered to the Germans to
sign peace Immediately. / order that
in all cases where Germans are en-
countered massed that pour parlers
with the German soldiers should be
organized and the proposal to refrain
from fighting made to them. If the
Germans refuse. then you must offer
them every possible resistance.
(Signed) "KRYIiBNKO."
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-02-20
Kirby Attacks the
Federation of Labor
Department of Labor Also Se0ere-
1y Criticised for Action it
Has Taken.

Russia There are those posing in
this country as socialists and there
are those which constitute dan
gerOus number of the rank and file
of the American Federation If Labor
who have no patience with our in
stitutions, no belief in our ideals, no
respect for our history This element
cooperating with the purposes of
demogoeues in our public life w,
sooner or later involve us in revoiu
tions and sooner or later eestroy the
republic organized and instituted by
our fathers
1T seems that in matters of legis-
lation in cur country affecting the
ninety per cent of the people never
get a look in When the American
Federation of Labor pops the whip,
members of congress seem to tremble.
Why? Not because they are lacking
in patriotism Because it is the only
voice they hear. Outside of political
parties the only active political action
in the country is the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor aro it IS the eff
fectiveness Of organization that gives
il such enormous unfair and danger
GUS power of the political destiny of
the republic
Mr. Kirby said that organizers Of
the American Federation of Labor at
Beaumont ship yards and in the oil
fields of southeast Texas caused men
to quit work under demand changed
working conditions and wages. They
caused only temporary suspension OF
IAN industry indispensable to our sue
cess in winning the war" In the oil
fields. he said and only few hours
delay in Ship building. The workers
/ themselves suffered, he said
II was voted by the subscribers
present at the meeting to send Mr
Kirbv's speech to every farm iourna
] ID the country