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ESTABLISHED 1870
VOL. XXXVI, NO. 69.
Country, God and Truth.
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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1905.
THE LUMBER BRIDGE FWS.
X.0MBEK BRIDGE. N. C. ,
REV. P. R. LAW. D. D., - - EDITOR.
The Fayetteville Observer is cor
root iu its position that oue of the
prerequisites for a town that would
build nigh its hopes of growth and
prosperity is good government.
Such in brief is the view of oar
contemporary as we understand
it. Nothing could be more true
The best people naturally pitch
their tents, not in badly governed.
but well governed towns. Oor
ruption or crooked aud lax an
furoement of law is presumed to
bean index of a depraved popu
lace. When the people are loyal
to the law and despise venality in
their town government the ad
ministration of its affairs will be
in the hands of good men aud
conducted in a clean and decorous
way. Social veneering and proud
looka and ways neither hide nor
compensate. The character of the
city officials reveal the character
of the electors. The abounding
of vice refhota upon the executive
arm of the government and upon
the town. Good men do not carry
their wivea and children to and
invest their capital, in such placeB.
The best advertisement of a town
is a clean government as shown in
the rigid enforcement of law and
that freedom from vioe which a
proper punishment of offenders
al ways brings.
The hearts of tb9 numerous
friends of Ex-Senator Thomas Mc
Bryde go out to bim in sympathy
1 I Bl I
wnue nis nearc oieeas in sorrow
at the loss of his wile. It is a
gloomy thought that prt-occupies
the mind of one of his age just
now bereft of a devoted and help
f ul wife that the path of the future
down to the end must lead in a
solitude that is deep and pain
ful. We sincerely eorrow with" our
friend. It is of the death of a
truly noblo woman we write. She
made her home obristian. The
community had a continual uplift
at her hands. No wonder a great
crowd attended the obsequies.
Not only those who lived in reach
of her benefactions mourn a great
loss, but the hundreds who have
often enjoyed the hospitalities of
her attractive home now recall her
ministries as hostess and are sad
dened by the news, her face shall
be seen on earth no more.
The safety, progress and pros
perity of banks aod other business
plants depend for one thing upon
the moral character of the man
agement. We give a proper place
to eagaoity and industry.but moral
character is do less an essential.
There is an optimistic view we
are pleased to entertain while the
air is full of reports of the wrecks
of business plants of large woaltb
by wrong doing. The cause of the
failure and rain of too many is
traced to be sore for our comfort
to immoral conduct. This is sad
dening and is a sturdy appeal to
legislatures for more restrictive
laws. Yet as a fact a large ma
jority of our business ventures are
manned and conducted with un
impeachable honesty. Very few
of the sum total fail either on
account of dishonest dealings or
incompetent manageojent. It is
very easy to conclude after our
superficial way of thinking' that
when column after colamn in par
papers is filled with the stoiy or
the collapse nf a dozen corpora
tions by reason of the disreputable
transactions of the men in charge
of their affair that excessive and
ruinous dishonesty abounds. It
may as well be said that while
more legislation is called for to
head off the dishonest men who
happen now and then to be ad
vanced to the control of large
business concerns yet no laws can
be enacted that will prevent dis
honest business managers from
wrecking the plants in their hands.
It is pleasing therefore to us to
think that the large part of the
whole number are oonduoted by
honest methods.
There are 412 churches and 184
ministers in the Synod of the
Presbyterian church in North Caro
lina. This is the largest Syiol
of the Southern Assembly save
ona, tne synoa oi Virginia, wmeu
embraces the three States7MarT
Jand, West Virginia and Virginia!
It is by far the largest Synod con
hoed to one titatf. Every church
19 entitled to oue aelegate aud
every minister is a member. The
enrollment at no meeting of the
body has fever reachbd 200. If
tho weather id favorable the meet
lug tj bo hvli next week iu the
Southern Presbyterian College at
Red Springs will probably be the
largest in the bistoiy ot the veL-
erable court. Fityetteville Frte
by tery, which is usually nominally
represented bv elderB mav be ex
pected to send delegates from at
least two-thirds of its 87 churches.
Every church, however small, we
have heard from expects to have
representation. This moans, we
may conclude, about 40 more mem
bers tor this Synod over the
average Syntd of the past. The
meeting is to lm halri in tha hnarfc
i f the Presbyterian population of
the county that has in it more
Presbyterian churches than aDy
other save one in the State and it
is meet therefore that it should be
a great one. The meetine will be
oalled. to order next Tuesday at
11 o clock a. m. and the oDeniue
sermon will be preached by Rev.
Dr. J. M. Urier.
' The saying is now often re
peated that the meting out to the
negroes the same sort and equal
education by the whites that they
give to thoc selves will not solve
the race question, but only in
tensify the intricate problem.
There i force i n i t. I fc is 1 og ica 1
iu a way. One thing is demon
strated afresh by the reasoning.
There is only one way to avert a
Dal, furious and fearful clash
under the existing regime and that
is the evangelization of the nezro.
If a modicum of the efforts were
in progress to develop bis heart
that abound to develop his head
there would be less reason to
fear the consequences. Few whites
there be that have an adequate
excuse for their neglect of giving
this igqorant race needed religious
instruction. They neither teach
them in person nor give of their
means adequately to support oth
ers who are ready to do it in their
behalf. The safer thing for the
white christian patriot to do is to
halt in the work of training the
mind of the negro out of propor
tion to the training of his head.
These words are written in love to
the negro as well as to the white
race.
Stranger Clubbed to Death.
A special to The Charlotte Ob
server of Friday says : J. 0. Beard,
a white man, was found dead this
morning near Salisbury. His face
was crushed and manned into a
pulp, supposedly with a olnb
fouud near him. His pockets were
turned out and robbery was evi
dently the motive of his slayer.
His letter seems to show that he
was from PittBburg and was once
council of the Junior Order io
that city. The man was found
lying on his face which was bo
badly stained that recognition of
bim is impossible. A message was
sent to bis supposed home, but no
answer has been received. Officers
Cauble and Pool arrested J. E.
Waddell, a white man about 40
years of age, and placed bim in
jail. He is chargsd with the mur
der of J. C. Beard. Waddell has
been seen frequently within the
last week, riding in a buggy with
Beard and was notioed with him
last night. He was taken before
Justice k Miller for a preliminary
hearing and called for counsel.
Messrs. Kluttz & Kluttz appeared
and held a consultation, bnt did
nut take the case. Waddell was
too drunk to take care of himself.
Among those who attended the
burial of Mrs. T. S. Greyard, at
Iona Sunday morning were, Messrs.
J. T. Biggs, D. Welt BigRs, 0. B.
Townsend, Lloyd C. Townsend. W.
H. Humphrey, and J. H. Wish
art, who acted as pall-bearers,
and Mrr. Sue McLecd, Mrs. J. B.
Bridgers, Mrsr R. D. Caldwell,
Messrs. W. J. Prevatt, R D
Caldwell, , J. M. Stephens, A. 0.
Osborne, Needham Thompson.
The- services were oonduoted by
Rev. ATE. "Baker, assisted ly
Rev. W. T. Walker, of Rowland.
State Opened Wide Her Arms.
Charlotte, N. C , Oct. 19. Sev
en cities in JN oi tn Carolina were
visited I y President Roosevelt to
day.
Leaving Raleigh early in the af
ternoon, the president made short
steps at Durham, Greensboro,
High Point, Lexington, Salisbury
and Charlotte.
The special train reacled Char
lotte a few minutes after 7 o'clock
and will be run on a Blow schedule
during the night to Rosewell, Ga ,
the old home of the president's
mother.
At Durham, where the President
arrived at 2 o'clock, he addressed
the townspeople and students of
TriDity College. . On the Presi
dent's train was William E. Lam
beth, a graduate of this college
and a post graduate of both Yale
and Harvard, whose notable ad
dress on Southern problems at the
Harvard comcneocement last June
was so Conspicuously marked by
President Roosevelt on that occa
sion.
Prof John Spencer Dassett of
Trinity College also traveled
through the state with the Presi
dent.
President Roosevelt, in his
speech to the students and alumni
of Trinity today, read with signi
ficant emphasis the clause from
the Trinity College constitution
whioh pledges the institution ' to
edu:ate a sincere spirit of toler
ance'' and ''freedom from partisan
ana sectional strife."
Senator Simmons was standing
on the platform with the Presi
dent. Mr Roosevelt said that the col
leges of the South were typical of
the colleges of America, and , ad
ded: "I know of no other college
which has so nobly set forth as
the object of its being the princi
ples to whioh every college should
be devoted in which at every por
tion of this union it may be placed.
You stand for all those things for
which the soholar must stand if
he is to render real and lasting
service to the state You stand
for academic freedom, for the
right of private judgment, for the
duty more incumbent upon the
schohr than upon any other man,
to tell the truth as he sees it, to
claim for himself and to give to
others the largest liberty in seek
ing after the truth. There must
be no ooercion of opinion of col
legiate training is to bring forth
full frui s. Young njen of this
college, you men throughout the
South who have had collegiate
training, you men throughout the
union who have had collegiate
training, bear a peculiar burden
of responsibility."
The train stopped only fifteen
minutes at Durham, and the Pres
ident reached Greensboro at 4
o'oluck, where Federal Judges
James E. Boyd joined the Presi
dent. Mr. Roosevelt addressed a crowd
of 10,000 people at Greensboro
from the rear platform of his car.
To W. O. W. Camps.
Sovereigs: You are oordially
invited to meet with us on the
evening of November 24th, 1905, at
7:80, in a fraternal and social
meeting- , (
Alph. H. MoLeod, C. O,
D. W. Biggs, Clerk.
Cypress Camp, 125, W. O. W
C oatan Normal School.
The Fall Term of the Croatan
Normal School, opened Monday,
October 23rd, 1905. Prof. D. F
Lowrie was unanimously elected
principal by the Board of Trus
tees. Hoping good, attendance
and good success, -
Trustees.
Ashpole News Letter.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall-ot Board
Uiu, spent Wednesday uigM in
town. Mrs. Hall was v.u her way
to her home in West Virqinij atd
the Dr. w.4ut up as far as Su
ford, N. C, with her, reton,;Dg
by here next nighr.
Mr. Parker, Rowland's popular
young photographer, spent part
cf the week here doing some -rk.
Messrs. Floyd Bros. & Mitchell
received a car load of fine mules
for their opening sales last Thun
diy. Tbsir stable is not quite
complete, but tho intites arecu
the market jest the tame.
Th'j fall trode cf our town is by
far the largest ever known aod
still continues in spite of the drop
in uottou.
We are sorry to learn of the ex
treme illness of the little son of
Dr. A. G. FlcyJ, of Fair Bluff,
formerly of this place.
Miss Betsy Jaae B;rd, one of
two elderly sisters livir g together
near here died Wednesday after
several we6ks of extreme si.cknesp,
leaving a large family connection
besides tbe sister left lonely.
People are suffering worse for
water than we have ever known
ells are dry, which wore never
known to be so before. We who
have artesian we'ls have much for
which to be thankful.
Mrs. J M. Ashley and children
aud Miss Chat Ashley, of Board-
man, are spending a few days
with numerous relatives and
friends, who are delighted to see
them again.
Mr. A. L. Jones and Dr. F. H.
Pitman attended the fair at Ral
eigh, also Miss Maude Mitchell
and other young people whose
names we failed to learn.
Dr. MoPhaul went to Wilming
ton Wednesday to see Mrs. Knight
Leggett and Mrs. W. C. Brown
whom, we are glad to report, doin?
finely and we hope can Boon leave
the hospital, as is also Mr. K. M.
Barnes.
Mrs. J. B. Jackson is leaving
for Wilmington for a course of
treatment by Dr. Galloway, eye.
and ear specialist. We hope she
may entirely recover her 'hearing.
Pastor and members of the
Baptist churoh are preparing for
Association, which meets next
week at Saddle Tree Church. No
doubt Mr. Jackson will carry op a
fine report of things in general
and there will also be delegates to
the Woman's Missionary and Sun
beam soci etite.
Work is beirg begun cn the
three brick stores to join J. D.
McLean & Co. We understand
there are already negotiations for
renting them going on. Dr. Brown
will use his own for tbe Ash pole
Drug Co.
'Alaloney's Wedding."
The original Irish comedians,
Murpby and Mack, head tbe list
of a large company of singing and
dancing boys and girls that a p.
pear at the Opera House this
Monday night.
Murpby and Mack will be re
membered for their commendable
impersonation of the two funny
Irishmen in McSorley's Twins"
that caused such a stir in the
comedy field some seasons ago.
Since that time they have been
continually-before the public as
hading stars in several large com
edy productions. Manager Fore
man secured their services for his
big musical comedy, "Malooev's
Weddiug" and has surrounded
them with a cast ot unusual merit.
The dancing girl, Maud Sutton,
commonly known as the pocket
edition on account of her petite
siz, makes artrioof stars hard to
match.' .
STATE ' NEWS
The first solid carload of pumps
manufactured in tbe .State border
was shipped from Hickory last
week by the Latta & Martin Pump
Co . to tbe city of New Orleans.
The system of delivery and tak
ing on mails by trains in rapid
motion has brought out many de
vices for catching and throwing
mail bags. One of tbe latest and
most uaeful improvements for
catching mail bags, is the inven
tion of Hazelius S. Bostian, of
China Grove, the United States
Patent office having granted a pat
ent to him last week for his mail
bag catcher, which is very simple
in construction, but effective in
operation.
A deliberately planned and suc
cessful jail delivery took place at
Asheville, between 8 .and 9 o'clock
Sunday night week, vhen eleven
prisoners, five white and six col
ored, cut their way through tbe
steel cages, sawed loose an outer
iron bar across tbe ventiUior, and
swinging clear of the window
climbed down the brick wall of tbe
jail building,' and escaped Among
the prisoners who escaped was
John Pate, of Madison, charged
with murder. - The escape was dia
covered Monday morning, Moat
of the prisoners are still at large.
Thursday night of last week a
maiden lady who lived on a farm
in Greene county, was criminally
assaulted. Chas. Rooney, colored.,
was arrested and identified by the
victim. The officers started with
him to jail at Snow Hill, bat a
mob took the negro J way and that
was the last of him. His body has
not been found, but! it is certain
he was killed, and it is believed
his body was sunk in a pool of
water.
Joseph N. Daniels, the ll-yearr
old son of J. N. Daniels, of South
port, N. C, died suddenly in tbe
office of Dr. W. C. Galloway, an
occulist, in Wilmington, Friday
afternoon while efforts were being
made to remove a sand burr from
bis throat The child's throat
was being sprayed with cocaine,
and this is supposed to have
caused his death. While in the
operating ohair he suddenly gave
a twitch and died almost instantly.
A Scotch Immigration Society.
Fsyetteville, N. C, Oct. 14.
The undersigned, after several con
ferences with a number of leading
citizens of this Cape Fear section,
and at tbe request of such cittzeor,
gives notice that there will be a
meeting held at the fair grounds
in Fayettwville, ou tbe 26th ot
October, 1905, for the purpose of
organizing a Sootcb Immigration
Society. Tbe pa r-t-e of the So
ciety will be - xidace Scotch
immigrants t' c -aits to the Cape
Fear section, Ht.d, ti d this, it is
proposed tn send an gent direct
to Scot 1 at d bnd lay before the
people there the advantages ol
this sectiou of the United States.
tt being a well kcown tact that
this section of the State has beeoland the result uf tbe Japanese war
settled largely from tbehrgMaods
of Scotland. We are of the opin
ion that sufficient Scotch immi
grants can be induced to locate
here to not only furnish the re
quired labor needed in oar field
and elsewhere, but also become
valuable citizens and aid ia build
ing up tbe waste places of the
whole community.
Any ooe interested in this move
ment in Camberlaud. Roboon,
Scotland, Richmond, Moore, Har
nett, Bladen, or any county id
North (Jaroliua, will please cor
respond with the ondersigued, or
if possible, attend tbe meeting.
Owing to tbe demoralized and
unreliable condition and scarcity
of Isbor at this time, we believe
that tbe whole public will be in
terested in this movement.
JohnG. Shaw.
Miss Lula Humphrey and Mr.
John Singletar$ spent Sund y at
the latter's home in Back Swamp
township" '
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ROW.NAND DEPARTMENT.
(Continued from Hh page.)
High School: Ethel L. Bnchan.
teacher. Donald Bracy, Hilton
Brary, AHie Johnson, Dora Mac
Cormick, Burton Grahasn, Nellie
Robertson, Nannie May Walker,
TilJon Walker
Mr Stephen VcTntyre, of Lum
berton, was in Rowland Saturday
on professional business.;
Mr. J. D. Furgeson, of Red
Springs, visited in town a km days
last week.
Mr. W. B. McLaochlin. of Par
vis was in Rowland Friday.
Mr. H. A. Townsend, of Rayn
ham, was in town Friday after
noon. Messrs. H. K. McCormick and
A. D. McKenzie attended 'he
Horse Show at NorfoU Jast week.
Mr. John Norton, spent Thurs
day in Ash pole.
Mr Wm. Stubbs, of Purvis, was
in town Thursday.
Judge Baker, of Jacksonville,
Fla., spent last Wednesday with
the family of Dr. D. Sinclair,
returning tbe same day. accom
panied by his mother, Mrs. Har
riet Baker.
We are . sorry to report tbe.IU-.
ness of Mr. R. S. 4 Dixon at thia
writing.
Among those (from town that
attended tbe State Fair were Mr.
A. B. Hedgpeth, Miss Haliie
Lytcb, Miss Lula Hedgpeth,
Messrs. O. P. Cbittv and P. A.
McCormic, besides several from
tbe country.
If cotton continues to go up
tbe farmers will soon be wearing
that 10 cent smile again
Russia's Past aad Fature.
The announcement is made that
the czar has authorized tbe ad
mission of Jews to the Russian
universities. To one unfamiliar
with the conditions of that down
trodden class of Russians this an
nouncement seems peculiar
scarcely to be rnderstood by peo
ple used to free American institu
tions. It seems almost past belief
that in this era of educational pro-
gross in tbe United States there
should be any country civilized
enough to have universities where
an imperial command was neces
sasy in order to permit a large
class of the citizens to secure the
advantages of those institutions of
learning.
Tbe fact though that the czar
has seen fit at thia late day to open
tbe door of Russia's universities
tc thia large and important class
of her people shows that light is
dawning over Russia as over the
Dark Continent It is an indica
tion of better times to come for
the heretofore oppressed Hebrews
of Russia ; that the government
has at last recon zed the fact that
in making good citizens education
is a better instrument than en
forced ignorance and oppression.
me receni up-rising in nusaia
are likely to mark the tmrning
point in the political and social
conditions of that country. These,
events have opened the eyes of tbe
Russians to the feeling of the bal
ance of tbe world toward them.
They begin to feel the lack of sym
pathy and regard of other people.
They begin to understand in what
light they are held, and their de
feat by the Japanese shows them
that they are not strong enough
to stand aloof from and defy tbe
balance of the world A man can
not live in a commnity and defy
all the usages and customs of that
community, and.the same law ap-
plies to nations Russia must
sink back into barbarism or take
her place in the onward march of
nations, though it be far back in
the rear ranks. She mast make
an effort toward advancement.
This ukajse in regard to the Jews
is one of her first steps. She has
began the march which alone can
save her civilization Wilming
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