R0BI TH3 "- ESTABLISHED 1870. Country, Ood and Truth. SINOLE COPIES 6 CENTO. VOL. XXXIV, NO. 87. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1C03. whole i:oixm PROFESSIONAL CARDS. . A. MiLiM. A. W. MtlMi J. O. MaGorailo. IcLEU, leLUI ft IcCOUlCt, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON. - N C OFFICBJOVBR BANK. Prompt ituftion given to all buaineae. r Srarata atol arris. a. c LAI Mclntyre & Lawrence, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Lamberton, . - . N. C W. a NORMENT, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C Practice in all the CourU in the State. R. E. LEE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rooms, Noa. I and . McLeod Building, LUMBERTON. N. C. E. J. BRITT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LUMBERTON N. Office in the McLeod Building. Wads Wisuast. D. P. Shaw. WIS HART & SHAW, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON. N. C. Office over Pope'. Drug Store. Practice in all the Court HE PICKS THE MAN Mr. Cooper Thinks Pirker Will i Be Chosen. Selects Semtor Coram u luittt ol JatUe Pirlers ampii0a-Flods lo GoroiB Sentiment. JOHN D. SHAW. JOHN Y. SMITH. SHAW & SMITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Vampill Building, on Fifth Street, LUMBERTON. - N. C. . T. ALI.KN. V. D CASTI.KDl'RV. Dra. Allen & Castlebury, Dentists, LUMBERTON, N. C. Omn OVKR BANKOF LUMBER1 ON. Phone Office, 45 ; Residence, 94. Dr. W. M. Robey, Dentist, RED SPRINGS, N. C. O.H. LENNON, D.D.S., DENTIST, Rowland, - N. C. DR J. D. REGAN, DENTIST. LCKjiSRTON, - - N. C. Office in Shaw building, drug store. over Pope's Dr. F. H. PITMAN, DENTIST, ASHPOLE, N. C. Whatever The farmer needs we make a spe cialty Of handling. It's in our line; it's oar business to keep farm sup plies of all kinds and we strive to kesp our stock fresh and equil to all demands. We still continue agents for the celebrated Hickory Wagons, Which for Tears have given such general satisfaction in this and other sections, and unhesitatingly say that for farm and road purposes it la not excelled. Besides .having A supply of these on hand we have recently received a full line of Cart and Wagon Wheels and Open and Top Buggies. We are the originators of the buggy business in this town, and think our past experience enables us to give especial attention to all who pnrchase of us. We can sup ply you with Harness, Bridles, Col lars Whips, &c, &c. Accept oar thanks, for your past patronage, and give us a share of your future favors. Very truly yours, 0. C. NORMENT SCO. n n Dyopopsia Cure Digests what you eat. I till preparation contains all of the Igestaats aod digests all kinds of toOd. It gtves Instant relief and never falJatqcure jiauowayou ui pa ito wofl you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. y its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been eared after every thins else failed. U nreyents rormanonmgasun iuc wm The Washington oorreepocdeut of the Charlotte Observer, coder date of December 25tb, says : Representative Cooper, of Texas, to-day authorized statement whioh has attracted some atten tion among politicians. The Texas member thinks Judge Parker will be nominated for President, while Senator Ujrman will manage his campaign. Mr. (Jooper thus ex pressed himself: "Senator Gor man would make an excellent oaudidate and a great Prerideut, but if I can oatoh a drift of seotl ment among Democrats every- whero it is not running toward Clormau for tbe.uomination. Dur ing the last six months I have been in New York a great deal, and I have talked with Democrats constantly in the room of the House of Representatives. I think I have bad au excellent opportu nity to judge of the sentiment that exists in relation to the can didate who has been mentioned from time to time. When Demo crats constantly say: 'Gorman would make a good candidate,' and 'Gorman would make a good candidate but' I know what that means. There is always au 'if or 'but' whenever the name of Gor man is mentioned. Now the fast is Senator Gorman is know all over the country as a slick poli tician. Somehow that e rt of sen timent, when it gets broadcast, doesn't do a man any good among the people when it comes to mak ing a selection for the presidency. People den't like these qualifica tion in connection with a presi dential candidate. They do not give strength among the ordinary voters. It is hard to get up en thusiasm in the faoe of such a rep utation. 1 hope I make myself thoroughly understood. I admire Senator Gorman and his great ability, but I am simply giving my views as to his position just at this time in relation to the nomi nation. These qualifications of a shrewd politician, that are so gen erally accredited to Mr. Gorman, are qualifications that point to him as manager of the next cam paign. Everyone talks well for him for the nomination, but al ways with that fateful 'if or 'but.' I may say that the lack of Gorman sentiment, out and out, simply seems to be in the the weather oold tnsy indulge in something stronger, which ofto iu tbriatee, aod that at a very cheap rat, lo the darkest ooruer there area row or glued eartberoware jars, containing a kind of Chinese whiskey, for which a thirsty carter may have a skinful for something ojnsiderably ouder a penny; when be will quietly go to sleep 00 the haft of bis oart, and bis pony or mule, being used to it, will take him home. Iu addition to these oonveni euoes there is au ingenious little furuace io 'root, having a long 11 j e , through which the flima is driveu by ao air pomp, and a row of hot a'er kettlae. gradually increasing in 'it lo suit tne neat tne tougtie f Dime that paisea up the flu heueath, so tbat they may all be kept boiliur. The hot water is old to the paseersby, who uiually oarry with them their teapot and tea, so tbat they may have a cop at every station. This custom of carrying one s own teapot is so common that it is d.fficult to pro oure a cup of tea in any of the ret. tauraots, as tbey do not keep it, and do not oare to go out of thsir way to buy it for you. Although the plant may be growing all around, and at one' very feet.it is next to impossible to get a cup tbat a foreigner would consider worth drinking; and as to using milk and sugar, the Chinese look upon the practice is a barbarioos device of the "foreign devil." SITUATION IN ORIENT RossJa and Japan Mtj Go to War Soon. Prominent Laden ol tie UUerCoBotrj Assert Thit fir Is Declind the People Till Sipport Its Emperor. air.' Indiana' Veneration for Dead. "One of the distinctive features appealing to every traveller io Alaska." said F. J. Parke, special agent of the Interior Department, at the Republican, "is the ven eration displayed by the Indians for their dead, says the Milwau kee Sentinel. The most pictures qae spots imaginable are selected tor their burial placas, and as one travels along the mountain aides, or up the canous and valleys, the fantastic graveu representation of animals, birds or fish indicate the fact that beauty spots have be)n taken for the burial places ot the natives. "I visited villages where the totem poles recounting the history of its population resembled a small shipyard. The amount of work done on these records is al most beyond comphensiou, and, like the Egvptain bieroglyhics in ancient times graven upon marble and stone, the language of a totem pole tell) the history, of chieftains and tribesmen. Some of these features must disappear with the march of commercialism develop ing the Territory. "The relic hunter, imbued with the spirit of vandalism, is 00 res pecter of traditions, and many a rudely carved cedar pole has been transplanted. Instead of stand ing like grim sentinels guarding the secrets of the frozen north 'and, and to the initiated telling the story of the life and death of semi-barbarian whese deeds it The tuost sensitive oommenerates, the chances are tbat it will decorate the private grounds of relic hunting tourists." fob. relieving all diatress after eatl b, UiWDg f unnecessary, pleasant to take, It can't help . wit no you goon aocsite. Dr. H. T. Pope & C. Xumberton, N. C. McMillan & Hughes' Pharmacy, Park too, if. C : . ' .... . Prepared only by JE. O. Tja Wiry Co., CbKMe. nr ... R flnftBVtK DEPOSIT CTjZJmXj LI LI fUilra Pare Paid. SCO f BcwaaiCMt-WitMOek S4MUA4U9ASU SUIIUMCvmSt . Celestial Refreshment. Places of rest and refreshments are commonly to be found at the baiting stations on the highways 10 the interior, or at the villiages on the banks of the great rivers of China, says the Washington Star. Tbey frequently take the form of a small mud hut, having a dark interior filled with smoke, tea ta bles, forms and oven, whera a 000k is kept busy baking tea bread aod frying puddings tot ths entertainment of the customers, vbose fayorita beverage is tea, al iocgh- wbio timet ra good tod Moonshiner's Profits. An old revenue officer who has had years of aotive experience, says the Macon Telegraph, iu raid ing stills aud oaptunog block aders, who has bad many a battle with the outlaws aud heard the bullets from their gnus whistle past him, who has ofteu crouched behind rocks aud stood behind trees, and who has done his share in trying to stamp out tbo miscre ants, said a few days ago iu speak ing of blockaders and moousbii.e whiskey: "I have been a revenue officer for about twenty-five or thirty years, and have seen all kinds of service, under all kinds of circumstances, and I don't be lieve blockading or illicit distill ing will ever be stopped. Tne rea son for my belief, and I am not the only one, is simply this: There is such & Urge profit in the business that the temptation is too great for most of tbat class of people, regardless of the law, not needing what has befallen fellow moonshiners. Even forgetting that tbey have once been caught or sus pected, aud that the eyes of the offioers are on tbem, they go right ahead aud distill the grain. But at the same time they are on the lookout for raids, and have their guns ever ready to aend a piece of lead into their discoverer. Tbey are good shots, too, hardly miss ing when they have a fair oppor tunity to take aim. "I will give you an idea how cheaply moonshine whiskey is made, and the immeuse profits tbat are reaped from its sale. They take one gallon of cheap black molasses, which costs about 30 cents; two bushels of meal, costing 65 cents per bushel, and some water. This is made tuto mash, allowed to ferment, aud the stuff then goes through the pro cess of evaporation. This amount of meal, water and molasses makes forty gallons of whiskey, whioh is sold for $2 a gallon. Any one can sea the immense profit from this illustration. "Latterly brown sugar has been used instead of molasses, and is a great deal cheaper. Joe sugar costs about 41 cents a pound; there are 800 pounds in a barrel, making it cost $13 50 per barrel An immense amouut of molasses is made from a barrel of sugar, and the profit is almost twioe as great as in using the first method. Distillers are captured everjr day, and when tbey are sent to prison others take their places, and thus the perpetual flow of 'white lightning." Proof Tbat Dishonesty Is News. That' was a Mne story which the Associated Press gave us the other day from the capital an account of the trip made by a young man in the employ of the Treasury De partment from Washington to New York. He was just "a com mon clerk upon a 11,800 salary. And to save ooat of expressage he carried 98,000,000 in signed bills! from one city to the other, unbond ed and unattended. If, as the uo. godly assert, "Every maju has h's price, tbat yonng fellow a price must be pretty high. Fine as such an example is, it does- not detract from his just honor to say tbat we know plenty like bim. Tbat the papers gave bim half a dozen lines and some embezzler of a thousand or two, half a oolnmn, shows that not honesty but dishonesty is 'Dews.M-The Interior. The highest- peak of Mount Tacotaa (Wash.) has been partly overturned and snasses of rock and CarUt precipitated flown iwaioo. . . j At the diouer given by lbs OrieutalAssociatiou Friday night, former Korean Minister Ksto. who presided, said be deeply re gretted that the people baa not beea taken into ths eonfideu.ee of the government regarding the pos itiou of affairs between Jspau and noma, says a Topkio dispateh Nevertheless, he said, should the Emperor declare war, the nation would be fouud ready to give him unanimous support. Count Okumo, the foreign Pre mier, said he agreed with the view expressed by Mr. Ktto aud be thought it was now high time to let the people know the actual post tiou occupied by the government WW 1 I. a.k. lie aiso aeciareo toat not only a feeling of chivalry, bat a desire for self-presrvaticn rr quired that japaoe snouia outtreee tne in tegrity of China. Both speakers tboigh, that the situation had re. (b)l an extremely critical state. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says: ihe Kussian government is still considering the reply of the Japanese goverumeut to its note, wbiob was sent in answer to Ja pa us demands ralating to the ituation in the far Easu A re consideration of the proposals made in the Kussiao note is con sidered as a matter of course here. Kussia has never been disposed to take any step whioh would lead to an abrupt temination of the nego tiations with Japan. Ia answer to many it quiri-s mads by the As sociated Press, the Russian Foreign Office has always insisted tbat the Russian proposals were so liberal that it would be scarcely possible to conceive any further conces sions. While the Foreign Office is uu welling to admit tbat Russia is preptTfcd to offer more than the concessions outlined m lil9 last note, it is considered possible the government may suggest changes by which tne Knasiau rqnire ments may be met and satisfac tion give to Japan. A rumor has been circulated here tbat the United Statea gov ernment is still inclined to sug gest the referencejof the differences between Russia and Japan to The Hague arbitration tribunal, but this rumor is believed to be mere ly the echo of a former suggestion made in the prejs in the United States. to look at of a greeo color (beaut rol apple greeo). while the flesh is of a distinct watermelon pink There is jott enough of tartness iu its fl ivor, wbioh is otherwise qaite like that of tbe famous wine apple The apples are uniform iu siis,col r aod fltvor. A Buffalo dealer has bargained for all that are to be sold at 10 cents esob. The am bitions apph will certainly be in fasbiooable sooiety soon, aod thi particular sort is already fitted to shine at pink teas. Good for tbe apple, wbiob is proving afresh that Kve knew a good thing wheo she saw it." A Crash in Pr and See the Bui OiilC : . Raft Swamp IteaM. UoriWBoaoaaM of Tb Sob mm. Lowe, Dm. 28 Mist Belle Ty- uer, ot the Haptut Female uni versity, speu tbe bolidajs at home. Mr. Jerry OJum, Sr., happened to, ths misfortune of falling from a leoce one aay last weei, iroro which he received some very pain ful injuries. Tot bouse of Uen. Bond, near Mots Neck, was duoovered on fire one night last week. The flames were discovered and extinguished before much dsmsge was done. Mus Addie Tyner, who has beet' tt-aobiug school in Harnett coun ty, spent tbe holidays at home itb her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tvner. Sbe returned to her schrol to-day (Monde?). Glad to report Mrs. Ernest OJum improving some since oui last report. Mr. M. F. Hodges, Jr., of Is lington, is visiting rolatives in the community for a lew davs. Mrs. N Stubbs, of Boardmau. . 1 1 a ie is tpenaicg tne nonaays wnn nei parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K Cul breth. Miss Annie Culbretb is also at borne from .'Barkers, wbert she has beeu attending school. Mite Oja Prevatt. who has been atteudme school at Birkers, ir spending sometime at home with her father, Rev. John Prevatt. For Thirty Days;0nlyr 4? T"- V A - i The sut ire stock of the King Clotb!rxo'r-"; stating of Clothing, Ovsreoets, gaoea,' V?ji O ods, Notions, Oot's Fnrnitbioft, Trv..,.i, , Valises, etc, will t sold at prisee never beard ' Cost will not be cootidtrsd. Tless of befors goods will be sold at a great sacrifice, ; For prices and particulars come 10 and sea si, ... Thanking tbe people of Robeeoo and Blades)'' v f for tbair oast natror.ara. and viaMfirf rim rr-m V''-J and all a merry Cbristmit and a bappy Iw Year, I remaio, yours to please, ' '. 'Zfj ''- y , WEINSTEIM.KinefCIolIi mm SALE STARTS - - ' V. 'J?- 1 HO LI DAY The Christmas a old Cola. Gold, newly co.ned, continues in demaua tor UDristmas gitts in Boston, and the Sab-Treasury here anticipates a rush for the bright new pieces before tbe end of the Christmas season, says the Boston Daily Advertiser. Most popular are the $5, $10 and $20 gold pieces For tbe entire holiday season it is estimated tbat people in this part of the State will have taken from the Sub-Treasury over $1,000 in this way. New York reports a marked call for $1,000 aod $10,000 Government greenbacks for Christmas' gifts. but the ambitious of the holiday givers here have not taken wings unto themselves as tbe New York figures would imply. The Sub- Treasury gets most of tbe gold coins back in a remarkably short time after they are sent out, As the gold pieoea are gifts, the recip ients in a majority of cases hie themselves . to tbe banks to put them on deposit. The banks take tbem to the Treasury, and thus the circulation is kept up without interruption. Charges Agaloat Boyd. ' A special to tbe Charlotte Chroniole from Washington says tnvt charges have been made against Judge Jae. E. Boyd, and that Chairman Jenkins, of the House judiciary committee, is ready to act if any member wishes to inaugurate Jmpeachaaeut pro ceedings. Tby - nature of tbe charges is uot disclosed. An Electric Party. W. E Shaw, of Brooklin,Mass., gave an "electrical party recent ly, the feature of which was the exhibition ofJan electric clock for bllud aod deaf mutes. Mr. Shaw is deaf and dumb and be was as sisted in demonstrating the work ings of his invention by "Tommy" Stringer, blind, deaf and dumb. who is mating great progress in tbe sciences. Tbe (.lock tells tbe time and alarms the sleeper by agitat ing a lever which is connected by a string to a pillow, causing the pillow to move up and down, the vibrations being commuuicated to tbe sleeper by toutch. A circuit is closed by which an electric cur rent is sent through a!small incan- desent lamp iu front of a parabolio mirror, tbe rays of which are thrown into the faoe of the slae per. It releases a spring connect ed with a hammer, which falls upon a fulmiuating cap, the loud I - t L : i - . 1 :sr zzzL.H:um stock m u cash, hk. ----:. K".. lll.Hn.l il.MHt. v-totVnaMiM In aMIHAH ta f.nff.l son. It WOUIa seem to nil tne Oil: mutlliuuu tiisvmij vi toivvauvmuio 111 auuuivu iv veiiuu, as an alarm clock which would SVDlU Ud PfOHtS. ' rouse the heaviest sleeping com- Totil DepOSlU December M, 1903, - f For tbe neat to days we will offer for sale the moat up-to day Tine of good in town at greatly re duced price. Rr U If? Ill ber that life is too short for you to delay taking advantage of oar lower prices od bizcer values lhaa ar other place in town. Ours ar bargain that bring the bicgeat and bua't borers back for 01 ore. becaaa w treat them right. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS r Ws will rinawfi nn thlsi saraw lr aa fiirtw tins of Mtiirsal " - f" r - v-4 IoitmmmU. such m Organ, GniUrt, Violiat. $J j Mandolin.), Auto Harp, Banjos, Flu tea, etc. .'. FURNITURE! FURNITURE! We bare tbe nicett line in town. Just come and ? see. We sell cheap for cash or on installment.-,,. OVERCOATS I OVERCOATSl We axa to day openlnaj up a nioa line of Bp t -dnta - Orercoats. Don't forget to call and look at tben. V ;; . ; CLOTHINO ! CLOTHING h :: Well, it is useless for as to mention it. for erery- body knows we carry tbe most up-to-date style in town, and remember we Ul'-UCTUUTTCITlillUlf ID uur IlUk, v- . . , allow aa to speak of our nice line of Shies, bat V . ' come and see them. - - - Yours for bttaineaeV- 'j BLACKER BROTHERS; ; s'-V, , , V i-. -' - Ji t f 1 - :t -. .... . , . m ... 1 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA THE BANK OF LUMBERTON,' LUMBERTON, N. O. rx' ''' i ; lJ V" - .... t , I I Total Resources, December 3rd, 1903, Aged Lady Fatally Burned. Mrs. JuliaMitchel, a lady about 80 years old, was burned to death at ber home at Marion Saturday, says a special to tne news and Observer. It seams she bad got- tou ud to start a are and it it I thoug ber clothing ignited in that way and burned so rapidly that sbe could not put it out. As she was all alone it appears she got the water pail and poured water over herself in an effort to extinguish flames, as when she was fouud by some friend soon alter tne acci-l dent she was laying in the floor with water pail by ber side and the floor wet aroond ber. She was rather ecceutrio and insisted oo j living in ber own cottage by her self rather than stav with friends tally wyry;'r -'-.l't officers: Offers to the people ot Robeson County and the public geoeanlly eytrr,' accommodation consistent with aaie banking. ' )S!LT,rr we solicit u accounia or inuiviauaia, anna, corporation! ana irnjief. . " )?. 7 31 4 t J , W. McLKAN. President. R. D. CALDWELL. VlotvPrafctont , V IOHN P. STANSEL. T . . . , - i i u rLU una. HENRY D. LEDBETTBR, C. B. TOWNSEND, S. A. EDMUND, WALTER F. L. STEELE. GEORGE S. STEELE. A. C. R. a. w. mclean. H. B IENNING3. BERRY CODWIM; .. w. D. CALDWELt tfjT 1 ' "t,t LITTLE THINGS ! Plnk-jfcshed Apples. "There is now pink fleshed ap plet" said the produce dealer, who has just returned from Western New York, says the Philadelphia Reoord. "It it grown by Edson M. Crosman, a horticulturist of North Qenesee county, N. Y. For years Mr. "jrosman has experi mented saocestinuy with chickens and bees and fruits, but this pink apple naturally eclipses all bis other productions. By means of cross fertilisation he has produced an eating apple which people come nun to in. It u Urge aod nut Aootber monkey has been ad mitted to, high social circles. Mrs. Ball, the wife of a distinguished oculist in Paris, gave a reception to "Consul," a pet chimpanzee. The monkey appeared before the company ijx the-regulation evening dress. His manners left nothing to be desired. He ate ice cream and flirted with the womeo likes vienz marcheur." In fact he did everything but sing. Mrs. Bull has demonstrated tbat a monkey, with a little training, will make a firstclass dude. Exchange. Strongest in MciIX? .7. Ulft 1 11 -BT Nniiironin I 1TA UUUUUUlUJL.il 1 i;'' V. Ma wwm m4w;..-. VP 11 JSi W XUiUk. 2 t -f l Care (ML . 7 Br mihw m In tm Wnl M Uim, ml mill. sWl wimii. m.tiii. Mm, m. It vat Kf wBm mmmj MM Ma. a immi Bn um4 . A nttrrs whr VERMIFUGE Hi Ian f Mlltn Hwmm 1 1 JA S. t. rut, BMTSBSBt, as. Its the little things la life that aeeni 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, aa well aa anyone, and shall at all times, endeavor to protect your in terest should yon see fit to" give a yow patronage. .We invite an inspection of prices and quality of goods, then we feel sure yon will see it to your advantage to patron- iss as. R. O. ROZIBJL, Drnggist - v- ." - - OntsUnding Aasurance.i,ira,7.7Jj OO AsseU...., 33t.39.7 $4 '' " Liabilities Qroa.aS V Srpl--, - 1i.Wy:- holders. - - Death claims paid in fajl sad at once,. - v Strongest, Safest, "tal moat A' C: prompt, paying company mi tnruL J: - m. t. i nuk i.ciiu i Gaddyavme, K. K. B. Page. IbertoSu lfj CJt Q. W. McQUEBN The Lumberton Barber. Wkca jam wish aa aaay ; Jnstaall oa attta; aalooa, -i ' Alatorotaf.avaoraaoar' -- .'v,.- ; lealaaddnastawaalrwttar'aaa - To (all UMfontoarill tii f--.. atvn)oaitaBaataB4lowi4iMa. ; Seiatora sharp Md maara a, . aadtwrytalat I (aiakyoa'Ll tad. T salt taa Caa aad iia BUasV . AaS all aayart and iki'l wa ao, UeauMaaili a tftftur fan, . ; . 'VV"' . l V