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The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND rNnra
MORTGAGE

At the time and place and upon the form.
named below and pursuant to the power nf
sale contained in that certain MORTGAGE d.
executed by D. B. MCLAUGHLIN and wife 10 ~
undersigned mortgage and registered in tbs
ofhce of the Register Of Deeds of Rohasan
County, N. c., in Book No. l6 at page als
the undersigned will sell at public auction 10
land: 'e'
:, Situated in Antioch Township, Hoke Coup,r
~, e., formerly Blue Springs Township
Rooeson County, N. CO., adjoining the lanis
OF ). A. McBryde. BARNARD, and Others. and
beginning at a stake at the end of dfch
formerly Morrison's line, now Barnhard's bne
and runs N Is 34.30 chs. to McBryde's rcr
ner; thence 70 w $50 chs to a corner in
line OF 160-acre survey thence N Y w y q
chs to stake by two pines and a post OAK
IN the Eastern edge of Juniper Branch thenc.
) IL w 22.45 chs. to said ditch: thence with
said ditch 81 chs. to the beginning containng
90 acres, more or less
This is first class farm with veil-imnroyss
lands and buildings
The aforementioned mortgage was mad
prior to April 1st, 1915, and Therefore no
time will be given for an upset bid. but 1bs
buyer at the sale will be entitled to a de.-I
on the day of sale.
Place Of Sale: Court House Door at Lum-
berton, N. C.
Time of Sale: March %, 1918, at - oelcck
Terms of sale: Cash.
(Signed) w. j. COUNCIL.
@@io lhurs. Mortgage
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
SPRING TONICs.
More Mollycoddles Die in Winter
Than in Summer.

"Come on out doors, you may like
it," is the advice of the State Board
of Health in a recent bulletin. "More
people die indoors than out. Come on
out, get some good fresh oxygen, and
sunlight and live" To prove it's
claims the board points out that tuber-
culosis in all its forms kills between
AZ and so percent more people in
North Ca1lplina during the shut-in
months of January, February and
March than the open-air outdoor
months of July, August and Septem-
Der. But "the old T. B." is only one
of the diseases that gets the shut-ins,
the stowaways and the mollycoddles.
"But," continues the board, "the
fear of catching something is only a
small consideration. People who work
and live out doors are generally more
healthful, live longer and get more and
better work done than the mollycod-
dies. For instance, records of tuber-
culous children in open-air schools, it
is claim, show more rapid progress
than the more normal children in bad
ly-ventilated schools. Colleges usual
ly have two sets of athletic records,
one for indoor performances and one
for outdoor performances. AS a gener-
al rule the outdoor records are far bet
ter than the corresponding indoor rec
ords
'The old bogey about might air. and
damp air. being unhealthful is fast
losing cast with intelligent people
Night air is really purer than day all
| and it does not carry malaria save as
it carries mosquitoes The danger
from damp air is also much overwork-
ed. The damages wrought by excess
lively dry air in our living rooms
| homes and stores is doubtless fan
greater than that from damp air. The
| essential thing is to see that we gel
plenty of the fresh outdoor air, TWEEN.
| ty four hours worth every day if pos
sible. Its the best spring tonic YET
| discovered. Are you getting yours p
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
Former Maxton Graded School
Pupils in Service.
Maxton Scottish Chief,

MaxIOn SCOTTISH Chief.
Miss E. L. Jones has prepared q
service flag containing the names of
former members of the Maxton grad
ed school who are now in their coun-
try's service and will present it to
the school this afternoon. This town
has only 1000 population of all ages
and colors and the school is only about
fifteen years old. Here are the names
OF the 20 now serving in army and
navy:
Corporal H. C. MacNair, Jr. It.
Carl Pace, 1t. T. P. Pace, Sergeant
Hubert F. Steed, Cap Mcqueen. Otis
O'Brien, Hugh Barnes, 1t. H. A. Nc
Kinnon, D. McB. Austin, Sergeant
Dan Mcqueen, Sergeant, Douglass
Purcell, Hector Purcell, Carl Morris,
1t. F. G. Everett, 1t. Lacy Mclean.
1t. c. B. Woltz-late superintendent
y. H. Coble, Sergeant Leon Carter.
Sergeant Earl Carter, Sergeant Regi-
nal Carter, 1t. J.>A. Mclean, Sergeant
R. l.. Henderson, Guss Hasty, FARLEY
Morris, Luther Cottingham Archie
Cottingham, Hugh Stewart, John Dun
can and Arthur Hahn.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
NEVER TOUCHED THE PASS
TOTTERS?
Greensboro Daily News.

"The perempuory order by Mr.. Nc
Adoo canceling newspaper contracts
and refusing to give newspapers any
says Archibald Johnson, editor of
Charity and Children, this week in the
course of an article on Railroads ard
Newspapers. Pointing out wherein
this ruling is both unwise and incon-
siderate of newspapers which have
given so literally of their space to the
various causes in which Mr.. fcAdoo
and the government, as well as the
people, are so earnestly concerned,
Editor Johnson says:
"The liberty bonds, the selective
draft, the Red Cross and the Y. M G:
A. work could not have succeeded
without the help of the newspapers;
and in the further prosecution Of the
war, the government will have to rely
on the press for reaching the people.
The newspapers have freely laid
themselves on the altar Of service.
They have done it because they are
patriots too. We do not at all SUBJ
scribe to the sentiments of the ex-
president of the North Carolina Press
association who favors reprisals on the
government for withdrawing trans
portation from the newspapers and
reducing contracts to scraps of paper.
Such a sentiment as this is unworthy
of any citizen. This mans patriotism
who ever he is, evidently runs no deep
er than a pass. At the same time
there is good reason for resentment cf
Mr.. McAdoo's arbitrary order, and
ample justification for sending a COM
mittee to Washington to call the at
tention to his unjust ruling. And we
have little doubt that when he looks
at the matter from the standpoint of
the press that he will see the injustice
of his order"
The editor of Charity and Children
then relates an incident that came un-
der his personal observation which
will not tend to the creation of bet
ter feeling between the newspaper
publishers, small and large, and the
director general of railroads. eff
editors alone suffered by this deci-
sion," says the Thomasville "blockade
preacher" "they would not have so
much room for complaint, but on lit
4le trip on the train the other day we
observed about ten per cent. of the
passengers had passes in their pock-
cts. Lawyers in every little town
who have never given the railroads
an hours service in their lives, ride
where they please on pastboard, and
editors who work like dogs for the
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28

government, surrender their space for
the interest of the railroad and the
other agencies of the govrnmert,
should certainly be entitled to as much
consideration as those who simply
agree not to bring damage suits"
When the order of Mr. McAdco was
promulgated it was stated that all free
transportation, including transporta-
tion issued in exchange for legitimate
advertising in newspapers. would be
cancelled. Transportation to ncwspa-
pers in exchange for advertising ras
been cancelled and the mileage books
previously issued called in. Now it
develops, according to the editor of
Charity and Children, that the real
"pass toters" are exempt. Newspa-
per publishers in this state have not
for some time ridden on pasteboard
passes; they have had issued to the:1
transportation in mileage book form
or tickets in exchange for advertising
the advertising being charged against
the railroad and the transportation
against the newspaper. It was this
transportation that the order of Mr..
McAdoo cancelled. In other words the
newspapers to whom Mr.. McAdoo and
the government he is representing
must look for the dissemination of
news matter vitally important to the
government are penalized while the
old time "pass toter" is permitted to
go right ahead toting his pass and rid
ing free on the government-contr
ed railroads wheresoever he pleases.
1t is this inconsiderate treatment
for the services thy have rendered
!; and lack of appreciation on the part
(, of the director general of railroads
| for the valuable space they have given
gratis, that has embittered many of
the newspapers in this and other
| states. While we believe the editors
Of weekly and daily papers are too
loyal and too patriotic to engage in
any reprisals, yet they cannot feel
kindly toward such an undertaking; !;
they would not be human if they did
not resent the treatment that Mr.. Nc
Adoo has accorded them. They have
a right to protest; they have a just
cause and they should lose little time
in very earnestly acquainting the di-
rector general with their viewpoint.
1t is said to be poor rule that won't
4 work both ways and we believe that
Mr.. McAdoo is too wise man not
to recognize it.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28

poolroom. He was the center of an
admiring crowd everywhere. And now
he smoked countless cigarets right
under Dads nose.
Shortly before the third holiday va
cation Jack came home ill. All run
down from overstudy. Eyes had given
out. He looked bad. He talked worse.
N fact, Jack was very careless in his
conversation, making remarks which
greatly embarrassed his people, and
Sreatly amused his boon companions.
Presently the doctors were admins
sering intravenous medication. But no
nse. Jack kept growing worse. Mind
went to pieces. Finally he grew DOS.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28

itively dangerous, and he was commit
ted to a hospital for the insape-at
20 years. -. s,-
1 know the cigarets didn't cause the
insanity. know the poolroom didn't.
I know the military school didn't. l
know Jacks foolish, blind parents
didn't Jack acquired his insanity in
q way which is utterly common among
our bright young men. He contFacted
syphilis.
But insist that cigarets were Q
strong predisposing cause. The poo4.
room associations were another. JackG
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
Remains Inferred at Parkton

Rocky Mount Special, Feb. q. to VII
mington Star.
Van Bullard, aged 25, a railrood
worker, died at the Rocky Mount Sar
itarium yesterday. death being attrib.
uted to pneumonia. The deceasa5
was native Of Sampson county and
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. D ]. Bullard
The remains will be taken to Parkfon
N. c., where interment will occ,r
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrator of the
ker, both deceased, late of the county of Rob
son, State of North Carolina, this is to notify
an persons having claims against said e.
Iates to present them to the undersigned at
Wilmington, N c., on or before Febrnarv I:
1919, or this notice will be pleaded in bar O:
their recovery. All persons indebted to sa5
estate viii please make Immediate payment
This February 13, 1918.
J. J. MOORE
Administrator of the estates of ] r Park4r
and Mrs. Maggie Barker
Wilmington, N. c., 42O Campbell Street,
2 IA hurs.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
About Consultation.

Certain articles of diet tend to check
movements of the bowels. The most
common OF these are cheese, tea and
noiled milk. On the other hand raw
1rmts, especially apples and bananas,
also graham bread and whole wheat
Dread promote a movement of the
bowels. When the bowels are badly
constipated, however, the sure wav IS
to take one or two of Chamberlain
Tablets Immediately after supper.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28

men were alone in the rear of the 70,
store and the direct cause Of the trag.
edy is not known. Wilkinson was
shot in the back of the head and wss
dead when men near the store. hear
ing the shooting, went in to invest.
gate. Bush lived for an hour. He
was married.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
Address of Former Students
Wanted.

President Wallace Carl Riddick, of
the North Carolina State college of
agriculture and engineering at West
Raleigh, is preparing a list Of all
former students, of his college with
the address and occupation of each
Every man who has at any time at.
tended the college is requested to mail
to the president card bearing his
full name, his full postal address, and
his occupation. The college has al
ways located it's graduates once a
year, and this is only another step in
which President Riddick manifests his
interest in all of the men who have
attended this great technical college
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
Valuable Farm Changes Hands.

Red Springs Citizen.
DR.. II. H. Hodgin this week pur-
chased from Mr.. Calvin McKinnon, of
Laurinburg, his valuable farm one
mile from Red Springs. This place
is known as ''the Flowers Farm and
IS one of the most highly improved
farms in this entire section. DR.. Hold
gin is not only successful practi-
toner, but is also much interested in
modern farming. Mr.. Pete Stanton
will, as heretofore, manage this farm.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
Death of Hugh Oxendine, Aged
Indian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, Feb. 26-Mr. Hugh Oxendine,
who lived near Buie, died Sunday in
his 87th year. He was a peaceful,
honest and upright citizen, a member
Of Mt. Airy Baptist church.
He is survived by five daughters,
three sons and host Of relatives and
friends. He has gone home to the
great Father to rest and enjoy the
results of his labor here on earth.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. j. Sampson and Rev. w. L.
Moore. The text was John 11:24-
30, know that he shall rise again in
the resurrection at the last day"
The floral tributes were very beau
tiful.
W, D. OXENDINF
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
Murder and Suicide in Charlotte

W. L. Bush, a tea merchant, shot
and killed Mack Wilkerson, furni-
ture salesman, in Charlotte Monday
and then blew out his own brains. The
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
the market 35 years. $1.25 bottle
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
STATE BOARD M2H


in
10 0
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
The Evolution OF a Case OF
Insanity

Jack Jones is an only son. with
parents in moderately good circum-
stances. Jack, being an only son. had
his own way too much at home. There
were no brothers and sisters to dispute
it, and the parents loved to give Jack
the best of times.
When sixteen, Jack began to get
along badly with his school work. OF
course, the school was to blame. So
Jacks parents sent him away to q
private military school. 1t was the
making of Jack. The first Christmas
vacation home showed that. He was
dressed like a magazine clothing ad.
And when Dad wasn't around Jack
generally had a cigaret stuck to his
under lip. Also, he found considerable
pride in hanging out at cigar store
and pool-room down town, or standing
in the doorway listening to the elevas-
ing conversation of the young gentle
men Of leisure who congregate in such
places and comment so Interestingly
about passing ladies.
Jacks second summer home found
him a full-fiedged lad. He was what
the boys call "wiseheimer." He had
stories that made 'em howl at the
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
JACK HAD HIS OWN WAY TOO
MUCH AT HOME,
"When boy finds it necessary b
resort to tobacco there is some.
thing radically wrong"

over-indulgent parents were another.
Had Jack been whipped into line,
not physically, but morally, by his "a.
ther, when he first began to disagree
with his teachers: had he been kept
away from the poolroom gang; had
he been kept at home under his par
ents' eyes Composing they were no,
blind), the chances are that the bog
might have struggled through and
found himself.
Newspaper paragraphers often spin
funny paragraphs about the spasmodit
efforts OF legislatures aud public or
ganizations to eliminate the cagare1
from the pertls Of youth, but there Il
really nothing fun:g shout It. whsz
a boy finds Il necessary to resort "a
the narcotic. tobacco, in his formative
years. there Is certainly somethin1
radically wrong with him.
The Robesonian., 1918-02-28

W. d. OXENDINE.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-18

~ Have Done Nothing, l Swear H."
tinued to strike pitiless blows into
which she put all her fury, her terror,
her frayed and ragged nerves.
The girl on the floor, from whlmper-
ing, fell to crying hard, with great
noiseless sobs OF pain and bewilder-
ment. When at last the blows ceased,
she lay still.
The countess prOdded her with her
foot. Get up she commanded.
But she was startled when she saw
the girls face. II was she who was
the fool. The welt would tell It's own
story, and the other servants would
talk. 1t was already deep purple.
and swollen. Both women we're
trembling. The countess, still holding
the crop, sat down.
"NOw r. she said. "You Will tell me
to whom you gave certain small book
of which you know"
II, madameT
you"
-4But what bookf have given moth
Ing. madame. swear IT,"
Then you admitted some one to
this room7"
mo one, madame, except" She
hesitated.
"Well1"
There came this afternoon the men
who clean madame's windows. No one
else, madame"
She put her hand to her cheek, and
looked furtively TO see If her fingers
were stained with blood. The countess,
muttering, fell TO furious pacing Of
the room. SO that was IL, of course.
The girl was telling the truth. She
was too stupid to lie. Then the com
mittee of ten indeed knew every
thing-had known that she would bs
away, had known vi the window clean.
ers, Ind known OF the safe, and her
possession OF the code.
She dismissed the girl and put away
the ridipg crop, then she sinoOthed the
disorder OF her hair and dress. The
court physician, calling a half hour
later, found her reading on a chaise
Tongue Ia her b0udoir, looking pale and
handsome, and spent what he consld.
cred a pleasant half hour with her.
Then Mt last he WAS gone, and she
went about her heavy-bearted prepara.
tions for the night. From corner OF
herswardEgRe shs drew a long Rsas-
ASts saSk ssSs q Sdps M nNAs
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-18
Z ROBERTS RINEHARTAAsrp

In this dread presence, then, ,,he
would find herself that night For
she would 20. There was no way out.
The countess rang for her maid.
She was cool enough now. and white,
with cruel line about her mouth that
Minna knew well. She went to the
door into the corridor, and locked It,
Then she turned on the maid. II
an ready for you, now"
MADAME will retlre?"
"You little fool You know what
l am ready for"
The maid stood still. Her wide,
bovine eyes. filled with alarm, watched
the countess as she moved swiftly
across the room TO her wardrobe.
When she turned about again, she held
In her hand a thin black riding crop.
Mlnna's ruddy color faded. She knew
the Loscheks. knew their furies.
Madame" !" she cried, and fell on
her knees. "what have i done7 Oh.
what have I done?"
''That Is what you will tell me-" said
the countess, and brought down the
crop. A llvid stripe across the girls
face turned slowly to red.
II have done nothing. swear II.
Mother of pity, help me- have done
nothing"
The crop descended again. this time
on one OF the great sleeves OF her
peasant costume. SO thin II was, so
brutal the blow, that IL cut into the
muslin. Groanlng, the girl fell for
ward on her face. The countess con
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-18

Prince Ferdinand william Otto wns
suprenely happy. Three quite delight.
ful things had happened. First. Mix
Ky had returned. He snld he felt per
fectly well, but the crown prime.
thought he looked m though he had
been III. and glanced frequently ~
NIkky's cigarette during the rldinr
hour. Second. Hedwig did not come
to the riding lesson, and he had MIX
Ky to hiinself. Third. he, Prince
Ferdinand william Otto. was on the
eve OF birthday.
This last. however, was not unmixed
happiness. For the one dny the
sentence OF exile was to be removed
so that he might lunch with the king.
and he was to have strawberry Jnm
with his tea. some that Miss Braith-
whites sister hnd sent from England.
Bur to offset all this, he was to re-
ceive II delegation of citizens.
Hedwig was not at the riding
school that morning. This relieved
Prince Ferdinand william Otto, whose
Views as to Milky were entirely sell
iish, but Milky himself had unncc0unt-
ably lost his high spirit OF the morn
ing. He played, OF course. as he al.
ways did. And even taught the crown
prince how 10 hnng over the edge OF
his saddle. while his horse was cnnier-
Ing, so that bullets would not strike
him. at
They rode md frolicked, yelled a
bit. got two ponies and whaeked polo
ball over the tan burk. until the
crown prince. was sweating royalty and
was gloriously flushed.
II don't know when ] have been 40
happy" he said, dragging out his hand
kerchlef and mopplng his face. ITS
a great deal pleasanter without He'd.
wig, Isn't it1"
Ito be continued)
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-23
". H. PAGE IS DEAD
Ex-Ambassador Had Long Been
Failing Health.
U. S. Envoy to Britain Succumbs In
Carolina Mountains After Years
illness.

Pinehurst, N. c., Dec. 23.-Walter
Hines Page, former ambassador to
Great Britain died here.
Mr.. Page had been in failing health
for more than a year. His resignation
of the ambaSsadOrShip was due to this
fact. He came here several weeks ago
in the hope that the dry piney air OF
the Carolina mountains might have a
beneficial effect.
Death was due to pulmonary trOu-
Bile accompanied by heart complica-
tons.
Walter Hines Page was editor of
the magazine, the Worlds Work, and
a member of the publishing firm of
Doubleday, Page 4 Co., of Garden
City, l.. l., when in March, 1913, Presi-
dent Wilson appointed him American
ambassador to Great Britain.
Virtually all Mr.. Pages life before
his ambaSsa dOrial appointment had
been spent in literary work. He was
the author of works on the develop
ment Of the southern portion Of the
United States, in which he was par
ticuiarly interested as a native of
Cary, N. c. where he was born, Au-
gust Is, 1866. In his work on the
"Upbuilding of Old Commonwealths'
Mr.. Page disclosed his interest in the
culture of broad national feeling in
the South. He was interested in the
moral and political education of the
negro and formerly was a member of
the sanitary commission for the eradi-
cation of the hookWorm, to which John
D. Rockefeller contributed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-23
A LEAGUE OF NATIONS
is NOW INDISPENSABLE
WAS JUST LIKE HOME
American Doughboys Go to a Fire
in CObIenz.
as Children at OId-Fashioned
Blaze.

With the American Army of Occupa-
ton, Coblenz, Dec. 23.-There was a
fire in Coblenz. Everybody went.
1t was true touch of home. The
local firemen popped out in thick he'll
NETS and perfectly appointed uniforms
All city employees of Coblenz wear
elaborate apparel
When our soldiers first arrived
they thought the street car conduc-
tors were generals in the army. Even
now new M. P.'s feel strong impulse
to arrest mail carriers for violating
the rule against German soldiers wear
ing uniforms.
All the Americans In town who
could ge away were present at the
fire. 1t was in the opera house-no
ornate structure reared by the gov
ernment, which looks like an Ameri-
can city auditorium, but a more mod
est temple of Thespis where they have
been producing "The Rose OF Stam-
boul," 'Mignon" and the like lately.
All the children In the town were
there, along with most of the grown
folks. A fire is fire in Coblenz, same
as in Kalamazoo, Mich.