Country, God. and Trutlx.
VOL. XXXVI, NO. 57.
LUMBERTbN, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 1005.
WHOLE NO. 2060
RSTABLIS H ED 18 70.
THE LUMBER BRIDGE NEWS,
4.UMBES b&idgs, h. c -'
REV. P. R. LAW. D. D., - - EDITOB,
The assault of a popular and
prominent citizen ot Durham on
". Judge Ward upon demanding of
bid) a change in the sentence be
bud. pronounced on a convict in
his' court 'was an outrage. The
assailant was. promptly attached
for contempt and sentenced to pay
a fine of two hundred dollars and
to imprisonment thirty days in
jail. The punishment was the ex
treme limit of the law, bat it is
not in proportion to the greatness
of the crime. The next legislature
' should amend . the law. It is pos
sible that the Supreme court be
lore which the case has been car
ried may release the prisoner. If
it does it will prove there is a
defeat in the law that the next
general assembly will not be slow
in amending. If our judges are
. not to be protected in a special
sense from bodily injury and co
ercion in order to make them
change their findings on the bench
then we are come far on to the
doctrine that force is to be substi
tuted for right This assault comes
too near toward the overthrow of
a free nntrammeled and dignified
judiciary, and a destruction of the
respect aud raverence so absolutely
necessary iu order that oar courts
may accomplish the final ends ot
conserving peace, protection and
order in the State. .
Seek peace and pursue tugrThii,
is the injunction of the; infalfjbld
guide and the supreme rule of our
faith and practioe. Experience
proves it is wise. It is far better
to suffer for the sake of peace Tit
for tat is heathen teaching aud
practice. There is nothing chris
tian in it. It is a recognition and
an encouragement of malevolence.
"Vengeanoe is mine and I will re
pay it, saith he who is the sover
eign. He who assays to right all
the Wrongs done him enters upcn
a troublesome career. Better - far
leave this work where it belongs of
right and where it will surely and
righteously be done. It is no dis
honor to suffer. It may be most
praiseworthy. Weigh well any im
pulse toward .. retaliation .. when
stunsr by wrong doing. We must
forgive if we expect to be forgiven.
There is need for ethers to be pa
tient and long suffering toward
the best of us, therefore 'let us
learn to be patient and long suf
fering toward others.
Rousseau never spoke truer
words nor did any other than
when be said that "the teachers
province is less to instruct than
to guide." This is a nicely dis
criminating fundamenal. If the
teacher in "day" and Sunday
schools alike could get the thought
into their minds fully and clearly
and be governed by it many a
-class and school would be revo
lutionized and transformed. Pupils
-do their own learning. Teachers
vdo their full and b6st work when
they guide them clearly. There
.are two ways to do it. One is by
words in the form of questions, j
lectures, charts and like work and
the other is by example. This
last needs empnasis in our day.
Scholarship iu the concrete has
the chief influence. In can be un
derstood more readily, is more
easily assimilated and more cer
tainly passes n to the mind and
.life of the pufcil. : The moral in
stincts are seen with lightning like
fcflash and go into the youog heart
to be character itself. Every act
and word of the teacher should be
-wholesome guidance.
At we orisinallv suggested the
first Home Ooming Wek -foT Robl
esonians at Bed. Springs so we
would hers and now suggest an
other. We must have a second
-one. The first one came at an
inopportune time. Not half the
sons and daughters of the county
came back. They wanted to come,
'but they could not under the cir
cumstances. Most of them were
in the turpentine business. Spirits
were selling at over 60 cents a
gallon and rosin at five dollars a
barrel. It was a oase of making
bav while the sun was shining.
There were large outlays and good
business procedure shut them off.
They all wanted io come. Those
.came this first coming will want
to return. They had the times of
their lives and they will want it
repeated. Especially will they ex
pect to repeat it wnen not half tbe
scattered abroad were able to be
present. ' This ia serving notice in
time that we are going to advocate
it. Red Springs delighted those
who came with her preparations
and warm hospitality. This was
the first effort. The town knews
now from experience how to pre
paro for and handle a Home Com
ing and will do it still better.
That mere people iu Robeson
own the farmB they live on and
there are also more separate farms
in the county than in any other
county in the State, according to
the last census, if we make no
mistake in our studies and com
parison is an element of pre-eminence
well worthy of fostering a
just pride in all our people. For
obvious reasons the two facts are
sources of strength, stability and
prosperity. Tbe sturdiness of
France financially and politically
is grounded in the fact that the
average size of its farms is ten
acres and therefore there are so
larga a number of farm holdings.
It means more conservatism and
more eqnable business life and
more general prosperity. The perils
of our republic it is accepted as
true lie in the extremes of more
property holders on the one hand
and the very large property holders
on the other. The conserving ele
ment amid these extremes that
would rend and ruin is the farmer
who owns and works his own land
and possesses no large means. This
is the sturdy and conservative folk
wb.p make up the population of
Robeson.
Seaboard Changes.
The resignation of Major W. K.
Hnger, of his position as the Gen
eral Superintendent of the Sea
board Air Line, with headquar
ters at Portsmouth and the promo
tion of Mr. C. H. Hix, Superin
tendent of tbe first division, to
that position has brought about
many changes nn the Seaboard of
ficers. Mr. W. R. Hudson, the Super
intendent of tbe second division,
with his headquarters in Raleigh,
has been made Superintendent of
tbe first division, with headquar
ters iii Richmond. To fill tbe po
sition here a transfer has been
made of Mr, W. J. Jenks from the
position of Superintendent of the
fourth division, at Jacksonville,
who comes to Raleigh as Superin
tendent of the second division.
Mr. Jenks is a Raleigh man and
his advancement is gratifying to
his friends,, who gladly welcome
him to his old home for they re
alize that be has won promotion
because of merit,
Other changes made, bv these
transfers are as follows1: Mr, W.
Hales is transferred from the po
sition of Superintendent of the
fifth division at Savannah to ",the
fourth at Jacksonville, and Mr.
Henry Grinsbaw from the posi
tion of general m aintenanoe and
wayman is promoted to be Super
intendent of the fifth division at
Jacksonville. All these changes
took plaoe on the first of Septem
ber. News and Observer.
Disappearance of a Young Man.
Mr. John Bowden, about, 28
years of age, whose borne is near
Bowmore, mysteriously disap
peared Saturday night before tbe
Home Coming Week. He was em
ployed at Red Springs, and on
Saturday evening, Aug. 19,he left
on tbe evening - Coast Line train,
going as far as Floral College,
where be got off with the inten
tion of going back to Red Springs
ou the next train. He failed to
do that however, and was seen at
a Jat-bouf Satardayflight in the
vicinity of Floral College, and
was said to havo ' been drinking.
Since that time up to last Satur
day evening his family has heard
nothing from him.
The following Friday after bis
disappearance his hat was found a
short distance from Floral College
depot on the railroad.
He is about five feet high.weigbs
about 125 pounds and has a black
mustache. Any information as
to his whereabouts, will be greatly
appreciated by his family. Scot
tish Ohi9f of Thursday.
MAXTON'S UREAT QAJLA DAY.
We are giving the report of tbe
special correspondent of the Char
lotte Observer.of the meeting at
Maxton Saturday.
Today has been a great day for
Robeson county people, it being
the occasion ot the annual picnic
under the auspices of the Robeson
county branch of the Southern
Oitton Growers' and Business
Men's Association. The clans be
gan gathering early in the day and
ny 10 o'clock Patterson park was
a scene of bustling activity, The
speakers of the day, beaded by tbe
band, which was led by Mr. Clin
ton Burns, and aocompanied by
the chief marshall of the daytCl.
William H. McLaurin, reached
the park- about 11 o'clock. The
park is in a pretty grove of trees,
aud at several points are wells
which furnish' excellent water.
The committee in charge the
picnic had erected a splendid
speakers' stand, which was artis
tically decorated with" United
St'es fUgs and the fleecy staple.
In tront of the stand, at either
eLd and in the center, were cotton
bfchs. The one. in the center was
used as a table for the speakers.
In front and at the sides of the
stand were arranged a number of
seats, and these were well filled
when the exercises were called to
order by Capt. A. J. McKinnon,
who announced that Rev. Dr. H.
G. Hill would make the. opening
prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer,
CpL McKinnon stated tbaAhe
and the committee had Tcoade
every effort to have present Pres
ident Harvie Jordan, of the Cot
ton Growers' Association, and
President E. D. Smith, of the
South Carolina division Both had
written that they would be pres
ent. Capt. McKinnon expressed
much regret and disappointment
at the absence of these two gentle
men. The crowd didn't seem to
care, however, as there were other
speakers present who were just as
good. .
Col. E. F. McRae was announced
as tLe first speaker, He began by
saying he would not undertake to
take tbe place of Harvie Jordan,
as he was not as good looking as
that gentleman. Tbe speaker talked
at some length ot tbe Cotton
Grower's Association and of what
it had done and would do for the
farmers. He told of how rascal
ity had been unearthed by it at
Washington. The farmers were
advised to stand by the 11 cents
proposition, he thought .they
would do this, as Southern men
had always stood together.
Col. McRae then spoke of Robe
son county, saying, among other
things, that it had the largest area
in the State; that it was the first
county in tbe production of cot
ton ; the most populous in point
of rural population, and that it
contains more miles of raurcad
than any other county in the
State. He then introduced Mr.
R. W. Livermore, ot Red Springs,
who, he said, was a yankee.
Mr. Livermore, who made a
meat excellent impression on his
hearers, began his speech by re
ferring in a humorous manner, to
the absence of Messrs. Jordan and
Smith, and then moving close to
tbe front of the stage, he said:
Jordan is not here, and therefore
on Jordan's banks I stand' He
then told a splendid joke about
President Roosevelt's first attempt
at public speaking, saying that
Theodore's predicament on that
occasion was about what his was
at the present timer After the
merriment brought on by this joke
bad subsided he continued bp say
ing that he had been introduced
as a Yankee, but . he wished
to say that he was a reformed
Yankee. He had come to North
Carolina 24 years ago, carrying a
carpetbag fiUediEith-ii.utmegsHeL
had exchanged the nutmegs for
tar and he was in North Carolina
so stay. 'His hearty exclamation
"God bless the Old North State,"
called forth the generous applause
of the large audience. Mr. Liver
more is a good speaker and the
people seeme'd pleased with his ad
dress. The next speaker was Col. John
S. Canniugham, of Person, who
made the principal address of tbe
dav. 5.r '
The . colonel did not make a
speeon on any regular set subject
and he wandered around very
much, but pleased the audience
with his 'many witticisms. He
also gave the farmers some good
wholesome advise and, all in all,
he made whit many thought a
mopt appropriate speech.
He began by praising the good
people of Robeson, speaking of the
beautiful women and handsome
men. He said that eveiy woman
iu his audience was beautiful and
every man was handsome. He
asked all tbe men who did not
think they were handsome to hold
up their hands, and as no one did,
be concluded thfy thought all were
handsome. He said that he was
somewhat of a preacher and some
times preached long-winded ser
monp. In speaking of the absence of
Jordan and Smith, be told Dr.
Dixon's joke about tbe mojor and
Pat. Pat went to tbe major one
day and said that his wife bad
written him that she was sick and
that he must come at borne once.
Tbe major replied that he htd
heard from Pat's wife, and that
she had written she was well and
happy. Pat looked the major
straight iu the eye and said : "Ma
jor, if you will not put me in jail
I will say what, s on my mind:"
Wbn bidden to speak, he said :
"Major, tbe iwo biggest liars in
the urmy are now facing each
other, for begorrs, I have no
wife."
Col. Cunningham thought that
Jordan and Smith would be like
the major and Pat if they did not
reader a good excuse for their ab
sence, and would have to join the
Annias Club.
He then touched on the money
question, discussing free silver and
free gold, and ended by BBying
that he was kicked 20 times be
fore he got married. He advised
all the young men to get married,
and in tbe Bame connection spoke
in praise of the "State of Robe
son." Before concluding he spoke of
the relation of the farmers to Wall
street ; of how the South had been
re-built after the war; of what
benefit the warehouse system
wnnlrl 1" in ihn nnttnn f armftrs ; nf
I how Cecil Rhodes raised the price
of diamonds by putting out tbe
report that they were scarce; of
how the price of cotton could be
advanced to 12 cents per pound,
and of the hurtful effects of the
mortgage system. He said the
people could sing better and the
preachers could preach better
when the pride of cotton was high.
He concluded by making a epe.
cial plea for the cotton growers'
association speaking at some
length of the benefits of organiza
tion. Everything and everybody
was organized, he said, but the
farmers and the lunatics.
At the concluaion.of Col. Cun
ingham's speech Capt. McKinnon
made an announcement about the
membership in the association and
gave those who wanted to, an op
portunity to join. Sheriff Mc
Leod was then introduced, being
greeted with cheers as be arose.
He made two suggestions for in
creasing the price of cotton. In
the first place he suggested that
the proper tariff laws be enacted
and in tbe second place proposed
that all the farmers insisted on
having their fertilizers and other
merchandise, wherever possible,
wrapped in ootton goods.
Tbe sheriff then spoke of the
educational progress of his county,
and of the fact that there were no
bar-rooms in, the county. The
bar-rooms had gone and sohool
bouses were taking their place,
instead of giving the children bot
tles they were giving them books.
Then, looking intently oyer the
audience, he said that while tbe
others were speaking he bad look
ed to see4 if there were any long
eared and long-tailed i individuals
there. ' Some time ago the people
bad met, he said, as neighbors
and friends, at" Red Springs, and
time. But he had learned smoe
that this was not true. A certain
fellow, whom he did not name,
had gone to Lumberton, gotten
into a stall there, and tbe refrain
was, "Wah-ee, wah-ee, wah-ee.''
The speaker here imitated the
the braying of a jackass, and the
people eagerly pressed forward,
greeting bis every word with ap
plause The speaker thought the
f;ood people should show the fel
ow with the discordant note to
the sea.
After some, complimentary re
marks concerning OoL Cuning
ham, the sheriff took his seat. He
i. as roundly applauded and, judg-
ing from the remarks beard after
tbe speaking, be no doubt added a
feather to bis cap by what he said
about th,e braying fellow down at
Lumberton.
The next speaker was Senator
Hector McLean, Scotland county,
known as the "Hero of Scotland."
He made a most interesting ad
dress,, giving tbe farmers some
very excellent advic. At the close
of his speech he was greeted with
rounds of applause.
Col. E. F. McRae read a letter
from Mr. Harvie Jordan, in which
he stated that tbe Cotton Growers'
Association would, under no cir
cn instances, treat with Theodore
Price.
After some delightful musio by
the band, tbe meeting adjourned
for dinner t.The dinner was served
in picnic style.
The blessing was said by Rev.
P. R. Law.
There was no speaking in the
afternoon, but the people, both
young and old, spent the time very
pleasantly. Tbe Scotch are a clev
er, whole souled folk, but the re
porter, after what he heard today,
wouldn't for tbe world, say aught
against them, even if be wanted
to. R. E. R.
Mr. O. H. Shoemaker, on hi
way from Montgomery, Ale., via
Asheville, to t Wilmington was
stopped at Maxton by the guard
Thursday, and upou advices from
tbe Chief Quarantine Officer at
Wilmington, was told that Mr.
Shoemaker would, not be , permit
ted to go that citv under 15 days.
The Southern Cotton Associa
tion in convention at Asheville
Thursday night, established a
minimun price of eleven cents for
the incoming ootton crop. After
tbe announcement of the estimate
of the crop yield of 1905 and 1906,
which was 9,583,133, the fight was
between two factions, one holding
out for 10-4 cents and the other
for 11 cents.
Some dayssince, a patient of
tbe State Insane Asylum, byname
of Thomas Nail, attempted to run
away from the asylum, and was
re-cfiptured by four of tbe hospi
tal attendants, whioh resulted in
his death, either through over ex
ertion on a hot day, which is the
theory of Superintendent McKee,
or through blows inflicted by tbe
attendants, aswas charged in the
verdict of the jury, which was held
after his death. -The four atten
dants are iu jail charged with hav
ing beaten tbe insane man to
death.
A special from Newborn to tbe
Charlotte Observer says that the
army worm has caused great dam
age to the growing cotton crop in
that vicinity. All fields are net
affected, but it is estimated that
at least two-thirds of the farmers
of Craven county have suffered
from the ravages of the past. They
appeared for the first time about
ten days ago and are reported to
have completely stripped the fields
where they have been at work.
The damage done so far is compu
ted to be about $25,000. Some
farmers have prepared for this
trouble by spraying their plants
with poison.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Lumberton,
N. C., postoffice, Sept. 11, 1905.
If not called for in one week
will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, Washington," D. C. Par
ties calling will please say ad-
J. E. Allen, Sam Briggs, Dennis
Bullock, Charlie Davis, W. J.
Clark, Alex McArthur, J. C. Mc
Neill Evander McDougald,. Geo.
Monroe, Bud Scott.
R. M. Norment,
Postmaster. .
Mr. John D. Shaw, Jr., of
Laurinburg, has been very ill at
Blowing Rock for some time past.
He it under the care of dist'tn
guiihed physician, who entortain
strong hopes of his recovery. His
father, Mtjor John D. Shaw,. Sr.,
is at his bed-side. .
Court convened a? Wb t-vilje
last week. ' r
Mis Maud Lee, of Lauriaburar,
left last werk for Biptu: Uuiver-situ-,
at Raieisrb.
Mus. flora Nj!1 McM'tla-i fca
be' v;mng r-i.tir-i at R. wiatd
daring the past week.
Mr?. Dau Shaw, ot Lfcunubrcrg,
has returned o h?r h"as tr-aa a
trip to Jickuti Sprttii;.
A large crowd went from here
to Maxton to attend the Cotton
Growers Picnic Saturday.
Rev. R. B. Hayse, of Tacoa,
Georgia, conducted services in the
Gospel Tabernacle Sunday night.
Mr. R. C. Rogers, of Marietta,
made w s a call while in town Sat
urday and paid up his subscrip
tion. Mr Albert, Webster, and Miss
Lena Leitch, of Rowland, spent a
few days here last week with rela
tives. Mc. John S. Webster, of Max
ton, has accepted the position, as
operator on the Seaboard Air Line
at Laurinbu.g.
Mr. John D. McMillan, who
has been confined to his home by
sickness for tbe past several days,
is much improved.
John Dockery, of near Rocking"
ham, ia iitead ily i m proving, aud
is able to walk around now, with
comparative ease.
Miss Eva Harrison returned
Saturday morning from Savanab,
where she has been spending sev-'
eral weeks this summer.
Mrs. Kate Norment and chil
dren, of Trinity, have been visit
ing the family of Mrs. Mollie Nor
ment for several days past.
A colored excursion came up
from Fork, S. C, Thursday. As
U3ual they brought the band, and
there was "musio in the air.''
Misses Maggie and Rebecca
Ward leave this week for The'
Presbyterian College and Conser
vatory of Music at Red Springs.
Mrs. W. L. Skipper left Satur
day morning for Marietta, where
the will spend several days visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Adaline Oliver.
Miss Alice Grantham, of Ash
pole, passed through here Friday
on her way to Charlotte to enter
the Presbyterian College for Wo
men.
Miss Willie Hodges, of Laurin
bnrg, arrived at tbe home of. her
sister, Mr. M. F. Hodges, Satur
day, and entered Robeson Institute
yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hardy, o
Tuckwilder, Miss., are here for a
visit t ) relatives. Mrs. . Hardy
was Mis Georgia Shooter, prior
to ber marriage.
Misses Dora and Flora Thomp
son, returned to their home at
Raynham, last week from a visit
of rive weeks to Jackson Springs,
Aberdeen and Jones bo ro.
Miss Martha Gibbs expects to
leave about the first of October,"
for Wilmington for two weeks vis
it, and from there she will go to
Florida to spend the summer.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, will be iu Lumbertoa at the
Columbia Hotel, Thursday, Octo
ber 12th. His practice is limited
to the eye, ear, nose and .throat.,,
ee bis ad. in this paper.
Would it not be a good idea to '
keep the court house grounds
cleaned up? If regularly looked
after, the trouble would be soarce-.
ly nothing, and the addition, in
appearance would be doubly worth
the cost.
Mf. Loyd Grantham,, who has
been a medical student of David- '
son College fo some years, passed
through here Friday on her way to
Charloote, where he, will engage .
in active work ia the Presbyterian
Hospital. Vr !
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