THE SEMI-WEEKLY ROBESONIAN.
THE ROOESONI A N.
t-uaUeriaii Ti'kov and rtiliAY
a, . LUTia. smroa.
Fanny, MijV I9H
ec eirtioi" run. II M rsa TSaa.
Wlih tliit lsa Tb Koheanoian
change from a for page
!' Prr Trie pnrpos of th a
change it lo glr oor readers nrnr
reading matter and at the samn lime
leatli ui to believe it a tniirep
rraentation, certainly generally
jtfiking. In the first place the
negroet of our town reoongize tie
right of the whites and rapct
tlierrf. mid the town bat always
lawn frve from race antagoniimH.
Were thiy otherwise than rea,cH-
lul, iaeoialiy to our women,
they woulil tw apeedily swept out.
To make the impression that the
pippin of Lumbflrton ermit our
women to suffer audi indignities
irtftMe ut to handle mote drrtislDK on ita puhlio street is An itfno
Ii m our .mMe to rntino this sice miit or malicious. Blunder, which
until further niUrto roeDt it noriary,
bat the larger (taper eoM you the same
price We prnjxtae, and that too
without riiii nitii li at'oot it, to cod
tinoe ( fie our rradsra the biggi-st
pijirr I itiodf-otT forbids ua to hy the
bent i fur the money ere.- published in
the roonty, an I when we fait to do
thl - The Kobeeonia.i will be
oat of business That's all.
A writer, who (ltBn't sign his
itHine which by the way Iihh Ihpii
wit li hclil uiulcr tin caption of "A
Town When; all d )aTh"y IMea'"
deliver himaelf of an nrticlo on
Lumlvrton. which is a rare ptl
mixture of commendation and
oouiplnint. fcmice be ajtesks so
kindly of our people we take it
that the tenor of his article which
does violence to truth in the im
pression it makes as to existing
conditions. wa9 an unintentional
reflection on our towu orweahould
characterize it more harshly. The
burden of his complaint is that
here the use of a telephone "is one j
ming you can i oorrow irom you
frieuda ;" "the people do not think
they need any rules and regula
tions:" "bicycles are allowed to
run on the sidewalks some as on
the publio roads ;"the town "run(s)
scavenger carts during the day
time;" "there seems to be no re
strictions on horse racing in the
town ; saw a young man going to
church "so drunk that he could
not have told his name;" "saw a
drunken negro driving up main
street like he was on fire;" "if a
lady pased that bicycle shop she
would have to leave the side walk
to get around the crowd of negro
boys congregated there; "the
boys played baseball on any
sreet:" "1 did not see any police
man while I was there;" and was
told "that the town had no use for
a policeman." Just as in tons
of rocks may be found a grain of
gold so in the above may be found
an atom of truth. But as about a
kernel of truth is often woven the
distorting fabric of the vilest sland
ers, so the above facts are taken as
truth aud a condition of lawless
ness, which does not exists, is ar
gued therefrom. It does cost mon
ey to use phones in Lumberton.
The proprietors installed the sys
tem for its revenue and not for the
benefit of the traveling public.
The pecple do think they need ules
and regulations and have com
piled ami enacted as comprehensive
a code ci Jo ws as their ingenuity
. could devise, and these are enforced
as judiciously ns elsewhere. In
; these is included an ordinance
against fast drving as well ns
against riding bicycles on the 6ide-
" walks. There has never been a case
of horse racing on the street, 'and
the violators of the bicycle ordi
nance usually young children and
these our people people give the
right of way when they meet
them. Lumberton is remarkable
for the soberness of its people,
and it is not wonderful that a
drunken boy and negro should
have attracted attention as such
spectacles on our street are un-
common. The fact that the boy
though drank was gravitating
churchward even shows the effect
of impulse and of habit due to
training, and one.-so , bent could
scarcely be ignorant of his name.
The comparison in regard to the
negro "driving , like he was on
tireV is too meaningless to deserve
comtnent. The statement made
in regard to ladies hving to leave
the side walk on account of ne
groes congregated there, more
than thirty years of observation
they unreservedly repndinte.
Lumberton, too, hna a policeman,
who will take pleasure in n.aknig
the acquaintance of the writer of
the aricle referred to when he next
honors this town with a visit.
Hid Hervicea are usually ouly called
into requisition by outsiders who
hj jhmi here nud who fail to con
duct themselves with due propriety
or arn officiously meddlesome.
The little children are the only
ones who are known to piny ball
on tho streets and they use the
less traveled ones No one would
claim that Lumberton or ita in
stitution are jwrfect. Its people
are human, its institutions are of
human origin and subject to the
imperfections of all things so
derived. But in laws, manners,
customs and religion it is tho
peer ofsny in the state. Wheth-
er isuorarantly or purposely the
article referred to creates an im
pression wholly at variance with
the facts concerning exisitng con
ditions. There is enough attract
ive and interesting about our
town to claim the attention and
admirntion of moat of those who
chance to visit it. These things
miVht have furnished eufficien
food forcoinmeDt, but perhaps the
writer was bilious or dyspeptic
and saw things through the green
gauze, which suph disorders weav
before his vision, minimizing the
good and magnifying the evil
If such be the case we commend to
his use some of the patent medi
cines so widely advertised for the
relief of such organic inactivities
it might be wise tor the new
board about to be inducted into
office to employ the services of
this discreet counselor to recodify
its laws, enact others and shape
its policies as they are evidently
according to his way of thinking
drifting in blissful ignorance of
their duties in all matters pertain
ing to the administration of our
muncipal affairs. However, that is
their matter and if they decline
on the ground that they can
manage our affair without the as
sistance of outside interference and
suggestion, ' and intimate that
they are already surfeited with
such their action will receive the
approval of our people.
The Lexingtgon Dispatch Is in
its twenty-third year. It is a clear
beaded conservative paper devoted
to the development of 'its com
munity and exercises ao influence
comuvenau rats with itshigh aims.
It is a model for county pajrs to
copy after. j
Ied by oorloofy to tmke soma r-,
aearoh recently Into the past history
of th town we wero appalled at the
dearth of accislMe Information.
Mattert of interrtt have beeu pre- 1
acrved in no permanent records and ,
all knowledge of t!'iu it irretrlova- j
blv lot. It wan o.it porprw in the
brief sketch on II.- flrt page to !
compile at accarntely at pottlble u
record of the towo .tt it it at pret- :
eut truttinK that it may be ot inter- j
ett, if not of value to aach at may at 1
some future day ere to Lik back - 1
I
ward. i
GARDEN SEED!
LITTLE THINGS
YOU HAVE TO HAVE.
We handle the
very bi8t varie
ties, fresh select
ed, bought from
the moat re'iable
Seed Growers in
tho country. Mail
and Telephone
orders promptly
filled.
j.d. McMillan, Droist.
Phone 31.
I.'i.ltr the law erry citizen hat
a voice iu tlie election of every candi
date for ivfry office iu the gift cf the
people. Uuder th plan of orgaoizi-
tiou every citiz-o hat a right to a !
voice in the selection cf every candi- ,
date for every cflice. E.ery ci.Uen. PRESERVA 1 ION Ol the TEETH
then who Uoldi t mre does so with
the endorsement of a majority of the
qualified voters, and if inch is not
troe it is solely becaote voten have
proved recreant to their -citizenthip
and have absented themselves from
the primaries and tbe polls
it an important mutter. Tlxre
are huudreds of tooth powder,
washe. etc., but the production
of an article that it Iiartnlett.
Effective, Antiseptcand Agree
able it really the work of the
chemical expert.
i w- w a t t r v m . f
Clothe Hut, Aug.; ( Uhet Wire, lor; CiwMor. ioc: CalvanUeit
We wl, ioc; Sure clrh M -uteTrap. 5-; Vid8 ppcr Iju-ft, !:
C Cteion No. Ijo: ! Curry 1 m.iI. i.; C.uo.1 iVjl.airxtd
iHpiirv. oi-; .trt Dinn hpoon, jc; 6 Cke Oct ('( (p. sc;
IrjfeC4ke 1 -nnAry S p, ; Kn.iMln' St r e'ih, 5-; 4 B ew
i.r. lit'; rnun, 4T wmiimi: Mitftr. 5c; Klcr, 5c; l unrt, luc, abd lot
tt lhf I til things we t lMr .tt !.
NrineniVr Ijit ihe "Star Bmnil Sh.i 4re n't'er." tbat yoi
ihu i(Mk bi imt iifi-i .sunimrr irt lhla, i;-niruiilriies, Iiapa
krr. liirf CulUrt, Tiea, Sbi ta. itau. etc
, YfIT tO plrilte,
CRUMP & FLOYD;
PHONE 22.
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The aldermen of Durham, now
that Durham is a dry town, are
making a fight for real prohibition
in earnest. At a.meeting held the
first of May'they refused to grant
license to parties wishing to st'Il
sweet cider. Lumberton, with its
almost twenty years of experience
iu trying to enforce prohibition
laws, can sympathize with them in
their efforts. Before actual pro
hibition can be accomplished the
periods of blind tigerism cider
traps, bee ri ne and tonic dispensa
ries .alcoholic drugs , and bitters
joints, must do disgust the people
that public sentiment will repudite
the right to respectable recogni
tion of only " any so engaged.
MoraJ estimontalone can eradi
cate the curse, and this cannot be
expected to boom up in its full
strength on the enactment of a
law. Be patient, eep up thde
fight. IJ will come,
lie it resolved by the countv i EWTQVlffll THATH DH?TL
contention of the Democratic uar-! 1 Ifl IfflUL lUUlfl fAIf
tv of Riohlaml, That from and ;
after the adoption of this reaolu-!
tion citizen of tl is county, who!
offers himself as a candite for any j
office, shall be required to pledga,
himself not to give or spend
money, or use intoxicating liquor!
for the purpose of obtaining or in
fluencing votes, and shalj, at the
conclusion of each campaign and
before the primary election, render!
to the chairman of tho Democrat-)
io party of this county, under oath,
an itemized statement of all mon
eys spent or provided by him dur
ing tbe campaign for campaign
purposes.
The above resolution unani
mously adopted by the Democratic t
convention of Richland county, j
South Carolina, not only should
be adopted by every convention,
but recites the very provisions
which should be come incorporated
in the laws governing, e ectionf.
The people are tired of the cor
rupting influence of raoney in
elections and demand in the future
that they shall be conducted with
cleaner and less objectionable
methods.
supplies all the rr'quisiles. It is
made by Parke Davit & Co.
This is sufficient guarantee of
its quality. Have ou tried ii ?
If so, you are tisiiix i:. ntil no
doubt con iuue. This it alwava
the result. We have it in tubes
at 25c. each. Call for sample.
truly,
DR. H. T. POPE & GO.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Nnnnally's Candy and Brannon's Cream
rhe KEE1 EY INSTITUTE. OBEENSBOBO. N. C.
OUR
LLUSTRATED
HAND BOOK
CUT THIS OUT TODAY-MAIL IT TO
BOX 166, GREENSBORO, N.C.
P.ea-tc s.n.l me our Illustrated Hand Book No. 16
Name
Address
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We are informed that Hon. G. I
Patterson has secured the nnm- 1
ber of shad ' which will be used 1
or the purpose of stocking Lum-
her river, several attempts have
before been made to accomplish
his, but without appreciable'
results. We l:o;:e tliis time it will
i more successful.
Gets. W. P.
on your house and you'll get satis
faction. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT
is a pure lead, zinc, and linseed oil
paint. It covers more surface than
any other painting material on the
market. Wears longest, looks best
and is roost economical. z
Big line of shades.
Ask for color cards.
We have heard a whisper of
some reports gojng around tuat'
say that Mr. Patterson will not;
receive the support, of "KobeSon :
county in the coming congresp
ional convention. The report, we
think, is without foundation , and
we believe . we voice the sentiment q. H.oziiT 1 O
or tne people wnen we say tnat tbe
countyhas no disposition whatever
to recede from the time-bonon d
custom of returning congressional
representatives for a second tern.
i
SOLD BY.
A corresponded
Observer puts foi
of Capt. J. H. Wt..
Lieutenant Govern.v
Weddington is well kno
Charlotte
namei
n, .for
''tain
--gh
out the State, and iflie t
enter the lists, will make &
opponent as he will make V
cient officer if elected. .
Mr.. William 'C. Whitney; lied
reputed to be worth $25,000,000
died in a house said to hare cost
$55,000,000. Now the story is thst
he did not leave enough to pay all
his debts. There is an. old adm
onition, call no man fortunn'e
until he is dead. The Louisville
Evening Post,
- a naot a. niiMliMn K i' ' al
If eight
only 30
toanttd rv-
ejy tefceee.
Pmn ha nmt on BtlllaMa or on leral rrovnd i can
teka liiirr atrak nd aatw orr and with
limit tmmr tbao with any other machine.
bend for circular o a r. asauiaa,
imMmmtmeturmrt ClaeiaBaU, Uhvlax. . .
this to fit the case of Mr. Whitney,
says, call no man rich Tintil bis
death. Charlotte Observer.
NOTICE!
The Boaid of Comm iasioDer of th
parjihrasii g Town of Lumberton ill leceive bid
- We are indebted to Rev. J. A.
Campbell, principal, for an invit
ation to attend tbe sixteenth an
nual commencement of Buie's
Creek Academy and Business
College, at Buie's Creek, Harnett
ootinty, N. C, to be held on Sun
day Thursday and Friday, May
15tb, 19th and 20tb. Among
the contestants for reciter's medal
re Hisses -Loula Baker and Addie
' 'yner of this county.
'Jv- - . .. ..was.
to fnrniah a regular n apply of woo
for the Electric Light and Pumping
Station. Five cords per day will bi
required. . Bond required for faithful
fulfillment of contract. The Boarc
reserves the right to reject -any. and al
blda. A. E. WHITE, Mayor.
May 6 tf .
1904.
W. I. LINKHAW & CO.
We tbauk the generous
puhlic for their very lib
eral patronage during the
pat year, and y honest
dealing bnpe to merit a
coutiuuanceof aame. Wa
shall carry a large stock
of thH we'll known aud
calibrated
AUBURN STEEL AXLE" FARM WAGONS
A 1 - z -. Have boufht
at. nit two hii"lrd Rue-
iei for th Spring Sea
son. em'iracii'K thi taud
ard ui ikea of
Jabcoclt, WrecD, Hackney and Rock fiiij
To thnne who cont . an plate
bnying mul", w wih t
aav. d " nw O
count of th Hdvnciim
jiricHfj t ne PHon will ii.
arily nhort ii Th'.x
lmo. Our terrna ar rah
or on t i inn with anprnv-rj
security.
W: i. LINKHAW & W.
MM
Is the same good, old-fashioned
medicine that has avJ
the lives of little children for
the past Ao years. Itisamed-,
-tcine . made to cure. It has
never been known to fall. If
your child Is sick gel a bot
tle of -
FREY'S VERMIFUGE
A FINE TONIC FOR CHILDREN
Do not take a substitute. If
your druggist does not keep
It, send twenty-five cents In
stamps to
33.
uaiumore
Bid.
and a bottle will be nailed you.
COLD STORAGE!,
Now that the stimuier seasor is opening,
we have laid in a supply of ice. We
shall from now oh keep 't on hand. Be
sides this, we propose to handle meat jti
cold storage, and can at all times supply
the demand. If you want Ice, a Steak,
Roast or Stew, Phone
POLLARD, TBE ICE MAN
PHONE NUMBER 11.
Don't forget, too, that we carry a fulll
line of Heavy and Fancy Groceries,'
which we bny frequently iu small quan
tities, so that they are always fresh. Ice
meat or other goods delivered in Lowu
without cost.
Yours truly,
B. L. POLLARD
TO THOSE IN NEED
f OF
Pine Watch, Clock,"
Spectacle and Jewelry
repainno are asked to call on W. L. Skip
p.-r, better known as "Bill Skipper' 13
the store of Mr. P. C. Blake. inMbe
McLeod Bui'dinir (auy one will show
you wur-reil IS).
Ail wor guaranteed for a year or ao1
tnotjev uriiced.' Yours to please,
": . ' BILL SKIPPER.
T Umvrnn M. P.. Ttilv T4. ions
BennettsYille Marble Worts
J. W. McELWEE, Proprietor.
BENWETTSVILLE, S. C,
In business since 188-1. Prices and de
st"s of the newest and latest styles.
MONUBEKTS, TOMBSTONES, CURBISGS
Etc., furnished 011 application.
'First-Class Work and Reasonable Pried
UST RECEIVED!--LARGE, LOT OF
the latest styles of Picture Moulding.
Don't fail to see it. McAllister Hard
ware o.
W. W. PATE, General Agent.
G. E. RANCKE, Salesman. maro5
PORRPrT pt.othrs t?nw r.vTi.K.
- men at low pricsa. Largest aasortmenj
of samples to select from. Johu Dl
McAllister. !
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To Cure a Cold in One
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tajbiets.
Seven MZSoa kom soM b post 12 BOatbs ICS SaCTatCTBr
Day
Orel Grip '
fa Two Days
on every
ftox.25Cs
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