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ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. VOL. XXXIV, NO. 86. Country, God and Truth. SINGLE COPIES 6 CENTS. - r - wn. i LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1G03. WHOLE NO. 1890 r ASK THE MAN tor THE V AXE STANDARD FOR QUALITY BEST AXE MADE. FOR. SALB BY TUB LEADING MER CHANTS OP .ROBESON COUNTY. Sargent's Gm Food Chopper CHOPS FOOD Roth cooked and un cooked, reduce kitchen drudgery, leu ens household labor. Takes the place of chopping bowl and knife : useful in prepar ing all kinds of dishes. N. Jsxcobl Hardware Co.. Wilmington. PROFESSIONAL CARDS- M. a. stoUaa . A . W. tloUtn J. O. MoOonntok. IcLKlI, IcLEll A IcCORMICK, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON. - N C. OFFICE OVER BANK. Prompt attention given to all business. trsrasx Malrrvas. a. o. lawssncb Mclntyre & Lawrence, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, . Ltttnbtttoii . ' N, C W. S. NORMENT, Attorney at? Law, LUMBERTON, N. C Practices in all the Courts in the State. NICE PLUM FOR MOTT watbioff'tblsbodr- To bathe is tc be dirtr, fur toii tbnrtfbj make i ever of the skm. lilood, attract dbjtbeskiu, (fifes up product n U 4a Da PaM DuAPainlliiif that boDld be left tu s-ek A Daltif no 13 iu dc oyiuai fiuactuuus 00t,, tLd tolU l5. ,kiu. ... . The foieg iug declaration, made AtlOrDCJi brl'r!. Johu Di I K Aarts ui i . . . n l : ins annual mewiing 01 id iiiiragn Eulectio aud Surgical Society at HIS Appointment BeiUlS SOIEfl FiClS the Auditorium, bas aroused ooq siderabie mterrst nera, R. E. LEE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rooms, Noe. I and a, McLeod Building, LUMBERTON, N. C. E. J.-BRITT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LUMBERTON - - N. C. Office in the McLeod Building. Wads WieHAM. ' D. P. Shaw. WISHART & SHAW, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON. N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. Practice in all the Courts. JOHM D. BHAW. JOHN Y. SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Vampill Building, on Fifth Street, LUMBERTON, - - N. C. . t. At, LBN, F. D CASTr.KBURY. Drs. Allen & Castlebury, Dentists, LUMBERTON, N. C. Oma ovjta BANK OF LUMBERTON. Phones Office, 45 ; Residence, 94. Dr. W. M. Robey, l)entist, RED SPRINGS, N. 0. O. H. I ' (NNON, D.D.S., DENTIST, Rowland, - - N. C, tyr t n PTnaAN DENTIST, . LCMBKBTON, Office in Shaw building,, drug store. N, 0. over Pope's Dr. P. H. PITMAN, DENTIST, euDni e N. C. TShateyer ' The farmer needs we make a spe cialty Of handling. ItVinourJjine; it's our business to keep farm sup plies of all kinds and we strive to kep our stock fresh and equal to til aemanns. we iuii uiuuuuv ftgent for the celebrated Hlctory Wagonsf" Which for vears have given such, general satisfaction in. this and other sections, and unhesitatingly m that for farm and road purposes ft la not excelled. Besides having a supply of these on hand we have recently received s full line of Cart ana wagon wneeis anu Open anJ Top Baggies. We ere the originate of the boggy business in una town, ana think our peat experience enables ns to rive especial attention to all who purchase of us. We can sup ply yon with Harness, Bridles, Col lars Whips, &c, &e. Accept or thanks, for your past patronage, end give us a share of your future favors, .'i . . . Very trulr yours, t .'C. NORMENT 4 CO. - That Are of PoIltlcaJ Interest- Washington Gossip. A Wasbiugtou special to tbe Charlotte Observer, dated Decem ber 21t, says: lit virtue ot 10(1)6 very active backlog from the North Caroline Republican urgauiiatiou, id oou- qucUoq with some iLilurjtial upport outside of tbe State, M L. Motthas secured a positiou un der tbe Department of Justice, wbicb all lawyers would oousider ttractive. The positiou is that of prosecutmg attorney io special cases iu which tbe government mar be concerned, such as, for io taDce, tbe trust aud postoihoe soandal casos. It will be seen tbst eveots may so abape them elves tbat tbe poauinoe cases may not ouly be trud before a North vsroliDian, Justice rntct rd, but one of the prosecatiug at toruevs may also come from tqe d North State. Mr. Mott was asked at the department whether be bad bad much experience id conspiracy cases. Tne announcement that Mr. Mott would be giveu ibis position disclosed fomo facts tbat am not without political interest. It be came known that Congress would be asked to again make au appro priation to be usod 10 prosecuting tbe trust ease. This announce- imnt is chit fly of moment, as it would seem to indicate tbat th adminiBtratiou contemplates do backward step, regardless of the hostility recently aroused from fust sources. This appropriation, it is presumed, will be made avail able early in January, directly at. ter which Mr. Mott aud others similarly employed expect to get their first aasigumeut to duty. These special attorneys will not be plaoed nu regular salary, but will be ind finitely employed, and of course tbe government will pay good fees, even when it happens tbat cases are not of 6Lflioieut im portance to attraot geueral atten tion. The gentleman chully in strumental in procuring this rec ognition for Mr. Mott was Senator Foraker, of Ojio. It seem9 tbat there bas been much in oomoion betweeu Mr. Mott's father aud the Obio Senator during national con vention times. SenaVor Foraker, Mr. Mott and others were in con ference at tbe Department of Jus tice one day recently when Col. R B. Glenn entered tbe department on business for a client. Attoruev Odoeral Knox asked Mr. Gleuu about Mr. Mott, when that gen tleman etated tbat he was from North Carolina. Mr. Glenn re plied tbat if tbe government was after a prosecutor who could con vict men for crime, that the de partment could not do better than employ Mr. Mott The Attorney General reserved his decision until to day, and Mr. Mott will leave to-morrow for his home with tbe definite assurance tbat he will be Bent for in a very short time. Dome cratio leaders in the Sen ate say the fate of tbe Panama canal treaty will be left in donbt until the information requested by Senator Hoar in bis resolution has been received. "The admin istration must have a clean bill of health," said one of the leaders of tbe minority. "Not until it bas shown tbat it bas not been in col lusion with tbe men who brought about the revolution at Panama will the minority Senators look with favor on tbe treaty and be willing to allow it to pass the Sen ate." Followiog this line of ac tion, the nomination of Minister Buchanan to represent the United States at Fans ma was held up in the executive session on a motion by Senator Gorman. Mmister Buchaban had already received his commission and bad Eta f ted for Panama when that motion was made, but the rules permitted such motiau within two days from the date of confirmation.'' The course ot the Democrats in re spect to thai resolution indicates their purpose to leave nothing un done that will record their opposi tion', to recognition of Panama until-the Senate has acted on Sena tor Hoar's resolution. Democratic leaders declare tbat the only way in which the administration can show itself to be guiltless of , any I collusion at Panama is to have that resolution adopted, and to place the information it calls. for before tbe Senate. " Professor Robertson asiertc-d ibat the theory tbat tbo closing ot theporss of tbe skin would retuh in death is false. He said that all pbysiolcgie which made such ai assertion were wrong, lbe habit of taking "dry" balbi was als denounced. Tbe rul.binr of a rough toael over the skin, accord ing to Dr. Robertson, remove tb uatural scsles of tbe skin, or tbe false skm." This be said, codures to tbe growth ot bacteria ou tie skin. Tbe doctor cited thtcaie an Es kimo brought from Greenland to Boston, a ho had never been ill in his life, lis was given a bath, contracted pneumonia and died iu two days. NINE PBRSONS KILLED As tbe Result ot a Braleman's Neglect. Be Filled to Fill Us -Meteor" It Jamped tfci Trick ud Ltaded Slifj Feet OH lit Rotd Bed. Struck Hot Water at Sea. Unless Captain Uudgins, of the steamir Berkshire, is mistaken, says the Philadelphia Record ot tbe 20. h, there is dangei of sen- oos auomarme disturbances cn the coast of North Carolina Tbe Burksbiro reaobed this port yes terday, aud tbe story told by tbe master is of decided iuterest to sc:eutists. lie reports tbat on Thursday at 5 p m., when tbe steamer was Do m.les northeast from Frying Pan Shoal light ship be cast the lead in 20 fathoms of water, and on drawing it in found the metal to be unbearably hot.Twicetbeexperiment was made aud each time tbe lead came up so hot tbat it could not bd held in the bare baud. As the steamer came north tbe beat became less, the area of the beated part being but a few miles. Captain Hudgins bas no theory to Advance concern ing tbe uousuai happening, nut tbiuks there may be a chain of deep sea volcanoes tbat are awaiting a favorable opportunity to become active. Some scientists believe that the Gulf stream has had its course dell jo tea to the westward, bringing it nearer to the coast, but mariners declare the stream would have to ue hotter tbsn tbey have ever fout d it to beat tbe lead. Some incredulous passengers on tbe Berkshire intimate that tbe lead was inadvertently dropped through a porthole iuto the fur uace room, but the sailors soorn the idea that such a mistake conld have been made. Leave off Bathing and be Healthy. "When- people leave off bath ing there' will be little or nothing for the doctors to do.'' says the Chicago Dispatch. "Pneumonia, colds and hundred other ills re sult from the . fooliab habit? of Emigrated to a State Where He Can Vote. Because he was not allowed to vote In this State, says the Dur ham Herald, Calvin Mitchell, col ored, who made a good living on a farm just beyond tbe mill of Cox & Christian, bas sold out and gone io Washington State. There he will make bis home in tbe future. Mitobeil was what might be term ed a well-to-do colored farmer. Ha made a plenty of everything and when he sold out a few days ago be bad two mules, a horse 100 barrels of corn aud other property. But he wanted to vote, and this he could not do iu the State of North Carolina uulees he could'come up! to the requirements of tbe consti tutional amendment. After brood ing over the mauer for several months, Mitchell finally decided to oast his lot elsewhere. The Strike In Chicago. A correspondent from Chicago to tbe Charlotte Chronicle of tbe 21et, says: No sign of peace bad entered in toe livery drivers' strike to-day, when the fourth day of the tieup of hearses and oarrisges cams with renewal of desolate fuuerals.and the prospect that the police may be put on the "plain wagons" now UBed for carrying the dead. Ambu lances bave oome under tbe ban of the striking pickets, according to tbe reports' received from under takers and liverymen, who declare that the poliioe will Be ueoessary to man the' conveyances, of the sick as well as those oi the dead. The Gongregationalist calls at tention to the fact tbat DC Briggs. was. cast out as a heietio, says The Presbytonau ' Standard, for saying that there weretbree sources of authority, the Bible.tbe Church and tbe Reason, and that Df. Pat ton has just said in his inaugural address that the materials from which theological science "is deriv ed are to be found in three sources, the Bible, the Church and the Reason. If the editor of tbe Con- tugregationalist had Dr. Patton'a theological acumen he won Id jee tbat there is a difference between the material for a scierjee and the aooroa ot authority. .And thee. Dr. Briggs might say tb tame thing tbat,Dr. Fatten does and means heaproris. In a wreck Monday, says a Kan sas lily dispatch, at Uudirey, Kau., of th"Mteor," a St. L juis & San Kraucisoo fast train from lbe aiiuth, nine persons wr killed md U2 mjared. Of tbe n jurwl our probably will die, while 14 were ssverely hurt. The dad ar: James Kirkpit rick. Urtorge H yt. conductor ; li A. Dewess, engineer; Tbeidoie Bishop, firemau ; James II. Wv man, Asa Mrelaud, Lou Coibm, Joseph Corbiu, Johu Blaebackr, news agent. Probably fatally in jured: Sberldau Keuable, K G Uarroway, Johu Bell, messenger ; 11. B. Darlington, mail clerk All tha dead lived in Kausasand Okla homa aud the ii-jured are res.deuts of tbe West. J. A. Bartley, a freight brake- man, whose laiiure to lug tne pas senger train caused tb wreck, has not been found. The wrecked train was one of the finest and fastest, iu tbe service. It was made up of two baggage cars aud oue mil cr, a smoker, two chair cars aud a sleeper. When tbe train reached Godfrey, it was run ning at tull speed to make uptime Tbo crew of a freight train tbat bad proceeded tbe Meteor lett tbe switch open aud the paseuger tram left tbe track, rolling dowu au em bankment. The sleeper turned over aud bo fast was the train ronning tbat tbe engine and tbe torward baggage car landed nearlv OOteet off tbe road-bed before it stopped The sleeper remained upright and uoneof the passengers iu this car was injured. The baggage cars were completely wrecked and tbe smoker was badly damaged. Five of those killed were iu the forward end of the smoker and four of them were killed instantly. Engineer Dewess, of Fort Scott; Conductor Hoyt and Fireman Bishop were all instantly killed and Express Messenger John Bell, of Kansas City, was feriuusly in jured. Others of the crew and almost every passenger on the train were injured except those in tbe sleeper, who escaped witi a severe shaking up. Sixteen per sons, including Ileary M. McDon nell, of Lodi, 0 , were seriously hurt and 15 others were slightly injured. Most of the injured were badly burned, as well as being maimed. Tbe responsibility of the wreck is laid at tbe door of a brakeman of the freight crew, who failed to (lag tbe passenger tram. He bas disappeared. The engine on the freight had become "dead," aud tbe crew was ordered to remain on tbe main track and turn tbe switch for the passenger train, then about dtJe. Tbe brakeman was ordered to flag the Meteor. This bo neglected to do. Iu tbe crash tbe baggage car teleoopedJ.be engine and landed in a corn field, wbile tbe smoker and two chair-cars were piled in a mass on top of tbe eugiue. Most of the injured were in tbe chair cars, which took fire soon the wreck occured. tow, tow," with his month shut, nrtbedifnl uoi mads by cbil dreu on Nww Year day with thai trumpets. Toe yakatniks usual ly deposit tbsir eggs iu a hollow in the ground, often at the fool of a tree. A neat gsntrally coutaius Un egs of a pa'ereeu color. Tbs youtg birds fellow their mothers as sot n as t bey are batched bat do not lose ther prttty down covering un til several wtetksold. Tbe vaka miksare very readily tamed and proved valuable servants to t b- ludians, who domesticate them aud as tbey are oourgeous aud will protectjsuimale intrusted to lb-i care at every risk of themselves, Hveu dogs are obliged to yield to heir authority There mav be trusted with the care at a II ck of aheep or do mestic fowels, andftvery morning will drive tbe ducks aud poultry 1 1 their feeding placos, aud, care fully collecting sny stragglers, bring tbem ssfsly bimi at uight. A yakamik soon learns to know and obey tbe voice of his mister, follows bim when permit (t-d wherever he ga aud appean delighted at receiving bis caresses It pinesat his absence aud wel comes bis return, and is extremely i iklom of anv rival. Sbould an? animal attack its mister, tbe tbo yakamik in utmost forv atcack it with wngs aud beak driving it away. It presents itself regular!? dur ing meals, from which it chases all domestic animals, and even tbe negroes who wait on tbe table if it is not well acquainted witb tbem, and ouly asks for a share of the eatables after it has driveu away all who might aspire to favorable notice from the family 'lie A Crash in Prices Co and See the Ruins. For Thirty Days Only " Tbe entire stcck of tbe King Clothier, con sitiog of Clothing, Ovsrooats, Shoes, Dry O ods, Notions, Gent's Furnishings, Trunks, Values, etc . will be sold at prises never heard of before. Cost will not be considered. These goods will be sold at a great sacrifice. Kor prices and particulars come in and see us. Thanking tbe people of Rotesou and Bladen for tbeir past patronage, and wishing you one ard all a merry Christmis aod a bappy New Year, I remain, yours to please, WEI N STEIN, King Clolhier SALE STARTS TO-DAY after A Story of Cranes. The natives of Venezuela and adjoining countries ou tbe north side of the river Amazon' often avail themselves of the servioes of the native crane to care for tbeir poultry, and also ue it in the place of a collie or shepherd dog to guard and herd tbeir domestic aoimals, says tbe Montreal Star. This remarkable bird, which the Indians call yakamik, and the or nithologists paopbia crepitans, is found in a wild state in great for ests that lie between the northern coasts ofJSouMi America and the Amazon and British Guiana. The birds never leave tbe forests un less shot or captured. - They travel about in flosks of from 100 to 200, in search of the berries, fruits and insect upon which they -subsist:. Their usual gait is a slow and stately march, but they enliven themselves from time to time by leaping up in the air, executing eccentric and fancy , waltzes and striking tbe most ab surd and preposterous attitudes. If pursued they endeavor to save themselves by running, for tbeir flight is so weak, according to Sobomburg, that when they at tempt to fly over a body of water of any considerable width they are often compelled to drop upon it and sate themselves by swimmiog. Wbeu alarmed they utter tbe peculiar cry which has obtained for them tha name of trumpeters. Tha sound i something like that produced by a person endeavoring tOLihotrt ty liable "tow, tow, tow, An Achievement-ill Buying. O.ie morning, says the World' Work, a New York ayndicat buyer received the following tele gram from ono ot his largest Texas clients : "Burned out. Mus have complete stock atouce. Have engaged temporary qtarters. Use judgment, but rush goods." Toe store was one of the largest in its territory, and every day los to business meant a tremeudou loss of money. Tbe syndicate buver figured on a large sheet of paper for twenty minutes. At the end of that time he called his stafi of buyers aud explained the aitua tion. He had blooked out a large commission for each, with tbe ex ception of two; they were to ar range for fast freight shipment and to negotiate for immediate express shipment fur goods that wont in small quantities, it was the end of the season and the stock of goods iu New York was almost exhausted. To his men he said: "I've got to buy a $100,- 000 stock and do it right away.' Every man went about his task The bead of the buying bureau kept io telephonic o mmunication with bis men for three hours, ad vising, planning, all the wbile as sembliug a mass of goods. Then be went out himself and bought. By nocn $50,000 worth of goods had been secured by the buyers, and by uight half of it all was on the way to Texas. A week from tbe uighof tbe fire tbe $100,000 stock was ready in the Texas mer chant's temporary quarters, and a remarkable buying achievement bad been done. Wro. J. Bryan at St. Petersburg. William Jennings Bryan was received in audience by Czar Nich olas at noon Monday, says a St. Petersburg dispatch. The au dience, which lasted for 15 min utes, was arranged almost on the spur of the moment by Ambas sador McCormick, who until yeste- dav was uncertain as to the time of Mr. Bryan's arrival at St. Peter burg. v During tbe conversation with Mr. Bryan, His Majesty expressed in tbe most emphatic manner tbe feeling of friendship entertained by bim and by the Russian nation for the United States and tbe hope tbat tbe good relations which have always existed between the two countries would never be dis turbed. He gave evidence of the deepest interest in aud acquaint ance with affairs in the United States. In response to Mr. Bryan's in quiry concerning the- progress of public instruction, His Majesty gave a minute description ot the systom-of education in the Rus sian empire, showing an intimate knowledge of , the educational methods and the" statistics relating thereto. He Bltw Out the Oas E M. Noller, of Chadbourne, blew out the gas and was found in an unconscious condition at the Central Hotel, Charlotte, Sat urday morning, says the Charlotte Observer. A bell boy noted, at 6 o'clock, tbat there wa ao odor of ga at room No. 84, where the man was sleeping and he notified the clerk, who summoned a physi cian and broke : into the room The doctor soon mired the man, wbi shortly left for hit borne. HOLI D AY For the next to dart we will offer for tale tbe most up-to day Tine of good in town at greatly re duced price. Rrmember that life if too short for you to delay taking advantage of our lower prices and bigger values than stiy other place in town. Ours are bargains that bring the biggest and busiest buyers back for more, becaase wt treat them right. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS! We will open up this week a nice line o: Musical Instruments, sucb as Organ. Guitars, Violins, Mandolins, Auto Harps, Banjos. Flutes, etc. FURNITURE! FURNITURE! We bave tbe nicet line in towa. Just come and see. We sell cheap for cash or on installment. OVERCOATS! O VERCOAT8! We are to day opening np nice line of np to-date Overcoats. Don't forget to call and look at tbem. CLOTHING ! CLOTHING ! Well, it is useless for nt to mention it, for every body knows we carry the most up-to-date line and style in town, and remember we will save you m-ney on everything in our line. Space will not allow us to speak of our nice line of Shies, but come and see them. - - Yours for business, BLACKER BROTHERS, LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE BANK OF LUMBEETON, LUMBERTON, N. C. Capita! Stock paid io Cash, - - $20,000 00 ndiflaui LiaDimj oi wcinoiaers in laaiuon to capital. 23,000 00 Surplus and Prollts, J3.671 52 Total Deposits. December 3rd, 1903, .... 276,826 It Total Resources, December 3ro? 1903, ... $340,397 63 Offers to the people ot Robeson County and the public generally every accommodation consistent with safe banking. We solicit the accounts of individuals, firms, corporations and trustee. PROMPTIESS, SECURITY AID ACCUBACY GOlRliTEED, officers: A. W. McLRAN, President, R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-President. C. B. TOWNSEND, Cashier. ALEX. P. McLEAN, Asst. Cashier. JOHN P. ST ANSEL, Teller. directors: HENRY D. LEDBETTER, C. B. TOWNSEND, S. A. EDMUND, WALTER F. L. STEELE. 6 GEORGE S. STEELE. it. D. CALDWELL, A. W. McLEAN. H. B JENNINGS, BERRY GODWIN. THINGS ! LITTLE Strongest in the World. THE Equitable Die, OF NEW YORK. Its the little things In life that seem to count most. , Your druggist who is not patient In little things is not reliable. Care, patience, consideration we try. to make basic principles in our business. We believe we can serve your needs in the drug line, as well as anyone, and shall t all times, endeavor to protect your in terest should you see fit to give us your patronage. We invite an inspection of prices and quality of goods, then we feel sure you will see it to your advantage to patron Isaaa. O. ROZIER, Druggist. '; Lajabartoa, H, C Outstanding Assurance. 11,179,176,725 oo Assets.:... 3J'.39.7 34 Liabilities.. 359,910,678 28 Surplus. 7 1, 19,642 06" Lagest cash settlements given to policy holders. Death claims paid in full and at once. Strongest, Safest, Beat, and most prompt paying company on earth. B. L. PAGE. Agent Gaddyrville, Nt ,C KTB. Page, Lamberton, -.tp N.--C; G. W. McQUEEN, The Lumberton Barber.v Whan j ou wlh aa mj Shiva, . As good as barber ver cava, Jmi tail MMtla; aaiooa, at aiomlDf, or aooa ; Iratand draas tkohttrwlta ytaea , "!." To nit U eoalovrof tfetco. .'. - Hj room IiimI ud krvla -SelMorsthaifaadraaonkMa, V iKitnrjxhlBt 1 taiBkya'U Bad. " T aall ! aa4 ploaaa tfca aUa4. ASaUayartanlaklUiaan. . . UyMjartaaUI'U dels V. -ti
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