THE SEMI-WEEKLY R9BESONIAN.
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Air. Saw Mill Man
We pay cash for
all kinds of
Good Lumber,
Ldtii-s and
Shinnies
in car-load lots.
A square deal to you
and satisfaction
GUARANTEED
L B. WALKER & CO.
Main office Bank
of Commerce
Building
Norfolk, Virginia.
A steady purpose in this life is one of the best aids to success.
I that purpose be the resolve to save money your success will ;be
sure and satisfactory.
A young man should anchor himself to a bank account
as the first fetep to success. As his account grows so
will his confidence in himself to make good.
First National Bank,
Lumberton, N. C.
PoFter-Sitowdeii Co.
Cotton Factors and
Commission Merchants
90 East Bay Street, Charleston, S. C.
All Cotton Handled on Commission
Extra Staple Gotton a Specially
Would be pleased to receive
consignments from you which will
command our very best attention
Walk-Over Shoes
FOR FALL AND WINTER
The variety of styles and patterns
in PATENT LEATHER. Gun Metal
and Tans, are bound to please.
We ask no more of any person than
the opportunity of fitting and selling
his his first pair of WALK-OVER
Shoes.
When once worn they give sat
isfaction and pleasure to the wearer.
WALK-OVER styles are correct
fitting qualities perfect materials
the finest selected workmanship the
best.
Facts are worth proving and the
proof is very simple.
May we present it to you?
Coley-McEachern Co.
Opposite P. O.
St. Paul, N. C.
For Sale
in Bladen county four
miles from Tar Heel
365 acres good round and
boxed long leaf pine
timber
To 0 in the next 20 or
30 days. One mile from
railroad,
Good Wood-. . .
Parties wishing to look
over it can call and see
W. M. BRYAN
Richardson, N. C.
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WITH AUNT BECKY.
Recuperating From a Long Spell of
Sickness Good Marksmanship A
New Way to "Cut Teeth Easy"
Farmers in Good Condition Hog
Killing Time Peas and Potatoes
Abundant and a Fine Hay Crop
Some Cases of Smallpox A New
Remedy for Chickenpox Election
Results and the Proposed Carnegie
Pension for ex-Presidents.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Old Fork (Maxton, R. l.),Dec. 3
After a long absence from the col
umns of The Robesonian, I come once
again to remind you that I have not
forgotten you, but have been very
sick for several weeks, and am yet
weak and feeble, unable to do any of
the household work, and time drags
wearily with me. Grippe is the mal
ady from which I am suffering, and
it has deprived me of my energy, even
the desire to read has almost forsaken
me, and I feel so miserable that I can
find no pleasure in anything.
"Happy Jack," I was in the Maxton
hospital and would have been glad
had you called on me. My sojourn
lasted there nearly a week, and I was
certainly treated most kindly by the
hospital corps and also by the towns
people, who were calling daily, bring
ing gifts of fruit and flowers, mag
azines, papers, etc.. I was benefitted
by the medical treatment received
from Dr. A. B. Croom but it will re
quire time to restore me to my usual
health.
We had a beautiful surprise on
Thanksgiving morning when we look
ed out and saw the beautiful snow. I
can recall but one other during my
recollection that came so early as
this. We were very' dry in the Fork
and the snow took the place of rain
in bringing up the small grain. The
day passed off quietly save for the
reports of firearms from the hunt
ers and shooting match near by, in
which Angus Olm.stead captured a
prize of three chickens for good
marksmanship. 1 am glad that he
hus this accomplishment; he comes
of a race of good gunners and I love
to see a man able to "hit the mark."
My father was fond of tho chase ar.d
in my girlhood davi when deer were
plentiful he brought down many a
gallant buck and soft-eyed doe. We
have a huge antler nailed up in our
back piazza, a trophy of those olden
times. Those antlers used to be setii
in almost every home, but they are
a curiosity at the present day. One
day this last summer a little colored
boy came sauntering up and told me
"his mother wanted a little piece of
huckhorn to tie around the baby's
neck so it would cut teeth easy." I
never heard of that remedy before,
but I got a little handsaw and told
him to take off a small piece from one
of the fine prongs, which he did and
went on his way rejoicing. The baby
is living and I suppose the remedy
was effectual.
There is a good deal of cotton yet
in the fields, but if the weather is
favorable they expect to finish up
before Christmas. Prices are very
good, and I think the farmers on an
average are in very good condition.
There were several oyster suppers
in and around the Fork about
Thanksgiving time, ail of which
passed off pleasantly and suc
cessfuly. Miss Craig of the Oak
Grove school served oysters at the
academy on the night of the 27th, the
proceeds to be used in replenishing the
school library a most worthy cause.
Some of our neighbors have been
killing hogs, and others are await
ing cooler weather. I hear of some
cholera in sections of the county, but
none in our neighborhood as yet.
llog-kil!ing time is the jrood time in
the country, the time of fine home
sausage, pudding, sou.se meat, spare
ribs, back bones aye, and "chit
tlings," too all of which 1 have
been accustomed to since my earliest
recollection when thirty or forty
laro" hogs were killed and every
hand that could help the least bit, big
and little, while and black, was press
ed into service; for it was a busy and
a happy time. As soon as the hogs
were butchered the little negroes were
clamoring for the bladders, which
by use of reeds they would blow up to
the fullest extent and store them
away to use for Christmas guns.
Firecrackers were unknown in those
days and all substitutes were im
provised. There have been several cases of
smallpox in
this vicinitv of late but
they are confined mostly to the col
ored people.
I'eas and potatoes are unusually
abundant this season, and our farm
ers are puzzled to know why they
made peas, as this crop has been al
most a failure for several years past.
Four days ago one of our good
neighbors called in and told us that
his children had chickenpox, and
some one gave us a remedy that they
should pay visit to the fowl house
early in the morning; so they decided
to try it. One of the.-e children is
very large for her age, and her
"daddy" said she could not get in
ihe door and he had to knock the
end off the house before he suc
ceeded in getting her in, but the dis
ease was soon allayed and 1 suppose
the remedy -was effectual.
There was a fine hay crop made
in th.; fork, and forage is more plen
tiful than common, though the corn
crop is short. I have never seen such
an abundance of acorns, hickory nuts
and " 'simmons," and I am after the
boys to mak'e some good old-time per
simmon beer.
While I was in the Maxton hospital
I was honored by visits from several
old veterans, which I enjoyed very
much. It was almost worth being
sick to have been the recipient of so
many kind attentions but I missed
the unveiling of the Confederate
monument in Laurinburg to which I
had a special invitation. I saw the
monument a few months ago and
it is exceedingly handsome and
happily located at the junction of two
main streets, from which it can be
seen all over town.
I was real sick when the election
came off but rallied enough to re
joice over the victory of Woodrow
Wilson, the second Democratic Presi
dent since the , war. I have great
confidence in his sterling integrity,
his adherence to what he believes to
be right and his splendid courage and
ability.
I see that Col. Bryan ar.d other
level-headed men are opposed to Mr.
Carnegie's proposition. He says in a
recent editorial in The Commoner
that "It would be a monstrous
thing to permit the President of the
United States to rest under the
shame of anticipating a pension from
a fund accumulated through special
privileges." The Colonel is quite
right, as he always is upon all im
portant subjects, and even poor old
Mr. Taft in his defeat does not sanc
tion Mr. Carnegie's strange proposi
tion. Well, it is time for me to stop
and I think your readers will agree
with me. I am aware that my train
of thought has been running very
"wobbly"; in fact I think it has run
off the tract several times and made
this a very disconnected letter. Hope
I will be feeling better next time.
AUNT BECKY.
Readers of The Robesonian will re
joice with us that "Aunt Becky" has
come back to the columns of the pa
per and will join us in sincerely
hoping that she will be entirely re
cover soon. She has been sorely
missed. Editor.
Coughing at Night.
One bad cough can keep the whole
family awake at night. Phil. Dis
orneau, Schaffer, Mich., says: "I
could not sleep on account of a bad
cough, and was very weak. I used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
and soon the cough left and I slept
soundly all night." For sale by all
dealers.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C A SJ O Rj A
The
Word
Stief f
is all the recommenda
tion you need in the pur
chase of a piano, whether
it be a Stieff, a Shaw,
manufactured by our
selves, or any piano
handled by this great
firm.
We won't deceive any
customers as to the grade
of the piano or the price.
We charge what it is
worth and you get value
received.
i
Ohas.M.Stieff
Southern Wareroom No. 219
South Tryon Street,
Charlotte, N. C.
fj C. II. Wilmoth, Manager.
Found 2
A first clas3 Laundrvman,
Mr. R. D. Trent, of States
ville. He has established a
reputation as a Laundryman.
Now we promise you
First Class Work . . .
at lowest prices. Please do
not send your Laundry away
but help us build up here.
Respectfully,
Sanitary Steam Laundry
Maxton, Alma & Southbound Railroad
Company
Time Table No. 1.
In effect 6:00 o'clock a. m. Sunday,
November 3rd, 1912.
Between Alma and Rowland, N. C.
Mixd train daily except Sunriay
Southbound Northbound
No. 7 Stations No. 8
Lv. 9.25 a m Alma, Ar. 5.25 p m
" 9.50 a m McLeods, Lv. 5.05 p m
" 10. 10 am Ramon " 4.45 pm
" 10.25 am Chalenor " 4.30 p m
' 10.35 am Bracy " 4 20 pm
Ar. 10.50 am Rowland " 4.00 pm
Nos. 7 and 8 will stop on signal at
McLeods, and Chalenor, N. C.
No. 7 will wait at Alma for Seaboard
Air Line train No. 40
No. 8 connects with Seaboard Air
Line train No. 39 at Alma, N. C.
C. J. Cottingharn, A J. Steed,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
CAROLINA
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Telegraphr
Penmanship
Shorthand,
Bxkkeeplr.sr.
Typewriting,
Special Preparatory Department; Da)
and Night Scions; Splendid Equip
ment; Ratea Reasonable
For terms, etc., address
OWEN C. ROGERS, Prln. i ...
8-iG-tf ' Hope Mills. N. C
C. I Full
f Horse
I Clothing J
Our harness room is well stocked
with Robes, Blankets, Harness,
Whips, etc. See us. Our prices will
suit you.
C. M. FULLER & SON
We Can Interest
You, and Save
You Money, Too
Have just received a
car load of Bernstein's
Three-Piece Iron Beds
Also two solid car loads of Bed-room Suits, bed
steads, dressers etc.
In ordering thh furniture in carload Iota we sav 20 per
cent, therefore we are in position to sell cheaper than those
who buy in smaller quantities. Se us, for we carry every
thing that one would expect to find in a furniture store. We
have on display blankets, mattresses, rugs, etc. Be sure and
see our chairs. Can show you most any kind.
Lumberton Furniture Store,
Lumberton, N. C.
Thompson Hospital !
For the treatment of medical and
surgical case?. Competent corps of
trained nurses, steam heated build
ing with ebctric lights, hot bath, etc
In fact, everything that is requir
ed to equip a modern hospital.
DR. N. A. THOMPSON, Supt.
CSSEBaaBEEflBSEdBGe
J. W. Murchison & Co,
Importers and Jobbers or
Hardware,Tinware,Agriculiiar
Implements, Stoves,
Ranges, Etc, Etc.,
109 and 111 North Front Street,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
S. fur Frliscs. i-10'tl
The Supply House
FOR THE FARMER
It matters not what you need in
the way of Groceries, Dry Gooc's,
Hardware, Wagons, Buggies,
farm implements, etc,
Wc can Snpply Your Wants
We have everything for everybody
at the right prices. Call and let us
show you.
McEachern, Johnson & McGeachy Co.
St Pauls, N. C.
9-9
er & Son
Buggies, Carriages,
Robes, Wagons,
Blankets, Whips,
Extra Parts, Etc.
We carry in stork this season 100
to 1 40 High-Grade Vehicles. We hare
a complete assortment and can show
you an up-to-date line. Every vehicle
sold under a guarantee.