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THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS n MOTHER'S DAY OBSERVED BY THE U S THEN MOTHER'S DAYS OBSERVED BY US The second Sunday in May is known as Mother's Day in all parts of the United States. Churches, Sunday Schools and other organizations pay special attention to the day, desiring to bestow honor upon living mothers and to ven erate the memory of mothers departed. Mother's Day! what a grand idea! It appeals with strong force to every husband, son and daughter and it appeals strongly to us, but what can we E. ED. Caldwell '& Son -- - " do to show our great appreciation of the occasion? Send flowers? Yes cer tainly, but carry the idea a little further and think from Mother's side. Nothing pleases mother more than seeing to it that her familv i nleaspd. So wlin th family is pleased mother is pleased and when mother is pleased the whole fami ly is pleased. Now, in order to please mother the family has to be provided for, and that is a big task, but right here is where we come in with ahelping hand and here's how: we are going to celebrate the occasion by giving a whole week of Mother's Days beginning Monday May 14th, the day after the original Mother's Day, during which time we are going to feature special bargains that meet the family requirements. THE TIME AND PLACE TO MEET TO MAKE MOTHER A GREAT BIG TREAT .1 . Tuesday, May 15th, Kitchen Bargain Day An Up-to-Date Kitchen Is a nice thing to have in any home. If you haven't a Good Oil Cook Stove in your kitchen, you haven't a convenient, up-to-date kitchen. Ask the women who have them and each reply will more than likely he: "I don't see how I got along without mine." That Oil or Vapor Cook Stoves make cool, restful kitchens is a recognized fact hy those who have them. Hot days are sure to come every summer, but the best of cooks is not sure to come every day. Mother's Week will be the time to pick your choice from the different designs we carry. Prices from $3.50 to $17.25. Coffee Percolator Free with stove $9.75 or over. "CONTINENTAL SCREEN DOCiKS are made good and stout, and keep the flie.5 out. iNow is the time to put vp screen doors, and Mother's Week will offer you an opportunity to get the best to be had, "at best prices, $1.25 to $2.75, and a Fly Swatter Free, to get that one that happens to get in. Fverj'thing made of metal has gone sky-hi and is going higher, and now is the time to buy Mr. Buyer. Here are some of the things you will need, at prices that you should right now heed: Handsome Stag Handle Carving Set Special Values, $2.98 & $4.76 - . Heavy Silver Plated Knives & Forks A set of twelve for $1.85 Hammer Brand Knives & Forks, for long service: under priced $1.27 . L . Aluminum Ware; light, handy and non-rusting: Dippers, Muffin Pans, Tea Balls, Syrup Pots, Drink ing Cups, Measuring Cups, Double Boilers, Etc., at low prices Mother's Week Crockery Ware at Prices Rare: Gold Band 8 inch plates at 90 cents per set Gold Band Cups and Saucers, 95 cents pers set - e - , - - , A dandy assortment of Good Transparent Glass Ware at Mother Day prices . . Glazed-Stone Churns; Sanitary and Durable two, three, four and five gallon sizes, 60 cts. to If we have any of these bargains left over, you can get them any time during the week at Moth er's Week Prices I Thursday, May 1 7-Household Day-Thursday, May 17 Something for Everyone in the Home. If you fail to see what you want listed here, come and get what you want, . IT IS HERE. A nice lot of Good Ladies' House Dresses Different patterns and colors, For Mother Value $1.50 M. W. prices 98 cts. . ' One lot of white skirts, assorted patterns, M. W. pnce 98 cts. Ten cent dress goods is a thing of the past now, but we are going to give Mother some good Ginghams for 10 cts. a yard Thursday. r- t? ti Comfortable Cool-cloth Suits ior those Hot Summer Days, coming soon, ror rather price 548 We havl some good Shoe Bargains too, Father: if we can fit you in the ones we bought before leather went sky-hi. Come in Thursday, and let us fit you. n,..ktAV Ladies' Fancy Collars tempting shades and patterns. You will find daughter just the collar f or that new dress you are making, here Mother s Week Prices, 25 cts. to $1.50 , - " ' ' nm Parasols for Mi-Lady, Beautiful Designs for 49 and 98 cents. Georgette Crepe Shirt Waists; Special Values just now for $4.98 to $6.89. For the boy Dutchess Trousers and Knickerbockers. Let him climb and slide. They are Guaranteed: Ten cents for a button; Fifty cents for a rip. Prices $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 , ; . - n- , n Boy Scouts Shirts: Made of tough, good looking material, Dgerent col- ors, 75 cts, value for 50 cts. V"R f r . u For the Tot One lot of White, Lace-trimmed Baby Dresses, A great value for 25 cts. Dutchess And One-piece Baby Pants for 25 cts. Saturday, May 19-Headwear Day-Saturday May 19 A Hat for everybody and a hat for every occasion. Hats, Hats and then some Hats at prices you can't turn down. a f .1.1 T-i ii n A TkiirVt4-aict T of no errram von with a hatSaturdav: one that you .uuuiers, r itinera, ovna uou(,iii.v.. , , J iT "j VnnVnmB how vnn will remember in years to come as the best Hat value you ever walked under Jonknow how you will treasure aal remember a hat that suits y;, and want . Come in Saturdav and see if we have it: it's ten to one we have, and at tn(-t right price, too. Ladies itecrf White Hemp, Panamas, and Lace Brims, all with flower d ribbon tnms Many of these are $3.50 hats, and have soldfor that this season. They will be on a special table LiUle Hemps; Flower, velvet and ribbon trimmings. $2.00 value DntyllBaSfor the sweet little Tots; Lace and ribbon trims.Prices from 25 cents to 75 HATS nivTPI V A9F THE TJ i3 AND HATS THAT PLEASE THE LADS for 98 cts., for both men and boys. or ta t QRpt each Saturdav. Stylish Caps of any shape, size or color for boys and men, 25 cts to8ct. ndbSayFor men Broad Sun Hat, made of Genuine Mexican Straw,, with a leather comfort pad sewed insiae. or men or boys. Price 25 cts. ... . . Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday are going to be the Special Days, but each day during Mother's Week is going to be celebrated in our store by under pricing, things wanted by any member of the household. You are cordially in vited to help us celebrate, you can if ou will come and get it for less at $750 Appropriated to Philadelphus am uie scnool Appropriation for Food-Planting Campaign Nat ional Bank of Lumberton Chosen as County Depository Allowance for County Home Inmates Increas. ed Claims Ordered Paid The county - commissioners were in regular session Monday for the trans action of routine business. The fol lowing claims were ordered paid: "Court House and Court W. H. Rozier, wood for court house $1; R. A. McLean, solicitor Lumberton re corder's court, $10; J. M. McCallum, county audior, salary $187.50. stamns $4, 'phone calls $4.05; M. W. Floyd, register of deeds, salary ,$316.66, stamps, etc. $13.93; C. B. Skipper, clerk superior court, salary $308.34, stamps $6.80; R. E. Lewis, sheriff and treasurer, salary $391.66, stamps $25; Miss Minnie Lennon, court ste nographer $20; Zion City Supply Co., supplies for court house $16.52; Ed wards & Broughton Printing Co., sup plies for court house $138.50; Bur roughs Adding Machine Co., supplies for court house $13; E. M. Britt, re corder Lumberton district, salarv $75: J. M. Butler, recorder St. Pauls dis trict, salary $40f J. M. Buie, record er Red Springs district, salary $50; J. E. Capenter. recoder Maxton dis trict, salary $65; D. W. Bullock, re corder Rowland district, salarv $50: A. E. Floyd, recorder Fairmont, dis- tict, salary $50; Gus Hunt, janitor at nourt nouse,. salary $35. Total $1, Miscellaneous Ward's Pharmacy, drugs $1.50; Southern Express Co., express $1.59; M. Beverly, freight 55 cents; W. W. Smith, feeding prison ers $4.10; J. D. McMillan & Son, drugs $1.90; A. H. Prevatt, jailer, salary $50; feeding prisoners $74.40; Dr. B. Wt. Page, county health offi cer, salary $229.16; I. J. Flowers, keeper county home $120, phone $3.80; Eittie Locklear. burial of Mary Jones. $10; L. E. Whaley, lumber $7.50; six rural policemen $450; Fairmont Drug Co., drugs $3.50; J. H. Carper, con veying" prisoners $3.10; T. R. Tolar, wood for county home $15; White & Gough 50 cents; Robesonian Pub. Co., printing and publishing land sale for taxes $137.65; J. B. Grimes $2.50; R. E. Lewis, conveying prisoners $8; Kingsdale Lumber Corporation, lum ber, $11.58; Grantham Bros., drugs $3.45; Pope Drug Co. drugs $10.60; K. M. Biggs, supplies for jail $2.25; "Our third carload of Buckeye Hulk" Mr. W. F. Jackson, Theodore, Ala., says, "We have used your lintless hulls for work cattle and find them to be all right.. This is our third car. The steers are in good shape and working every day. All are fat enough for beef." - HULLS V , UNTkEftS SILft5nuiu ,atisfa(itt- Start right with them, feed them as directed, and you never will go back to old-fashioned hulls. They HefrVfge ItIue-102.per ccnt tot. They are dean and free of trash. They combine perfectly with other Feed. They Sirsfss !And - s To secure the best results and to derelop the ensilage odor, wet the halls thoroughly twelve hoars before feeding. It is easy to do this by wetting them down night and morning for the next feeding. If at any time this cannot be done, wet down at least thirty minutes. If you prefer to feed the hulls dry, use only half much by bulk as of old style hulls. Book of Mixed Feeds Free tVV1 f"nula ?T every combination of feeds used in the South. Tells Bucket? H.?llfrd Ar Pa""enanFe. foJ mi. fr fattening, for work. Describe, copy nSStSn.",We' dlrectlOM for U8ia " Properly- Send for your Dept. k The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. Dept. k Birmingham Greenwood Little Rack Mnnli'. Jackton Macon Seima Atlanta Augusta Charlotte THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE German Science is Now Occupied in Finding a Substitute for Everything (Translated for The Robesonian from the Paris Journal des Debates by "Rev. H. A. Grantham Trinity Episcopal church of Lumber ton.) Mirabeau remarked that"War is the Prussian national industrv". No onft can sav at thia mAmanf whether or not this . "industrv" will balance its account by real in3ustrial benefits, hut it is certain that Ger man science has derived great profit therefrom.. It is almost inconceivable how much three years of war has stimu lated the scientific zeal of the Ger man savants. Durine the first Deriod their altru istic genius labored for 'us seeking nays m wmcn to De agreeable; i. e., inventing explosives of high power, more rteadly inflammable liquids, gases more asphyxiating, &c. - Discouras-ed hv our inorrnHtTilo Freeman Printing Co., printing $19.:l German science has given up work- ou; ljumoerton motor uar o., repaiis mg ior our nappmess, it is working on mower, $1; G. E. Rancke, Sr., cor- now for itself. Its great business oner $8, 6 jurors $12; McAllister Hdw.inow is t0 keep itself up and to sup- o., ssuppues $.o; r . u. neuueisum piy wnat its great lactones lack. conveying prisoners $3.70; Town of Lumberton, light and water $35.28; State Hospital, Goldsboro, $14.65; L. E. Blanchard, county farm dem- The object with which it is m-e- occupied is to find the "ersatz" the substitute for everything; for meat ior butter, for fat, for kerosene, for onslrator salary $75; State school for: metal. There isn't a professor who the Blind $149.65. Total $1,481.26. isn't trvine- to discern or invpnt an The regular pauper list was allow- "ersatz". In fact "ersatz" is the ed ! word as characteristic of Germany nme jane juocKiear was-piaceu as "goddam" was, according to Fig on the pauper list at $2 the month.! aro, the word amone Englishmen. Melvin Lowrie and wife Nancy Low- The eunhorhia or snurco ia a shmh Tie at $2.50 the month each. The1 wHTch till now has been onlv used as roonOlyllewance of Plias-Jones was a drastic purgative or a counter.ir4 , v done11 au,nnK th Wil- t. i " i. : -J; I lew aays. YOU Wil a so real. i.'uicoosu Aiim ipi ipu, iv, .... .shwuiii -r m vcwjiiiiary meuicine. N7a 1,0 i. . i . , 1 Profpssnf fiphprmor tK- namo , """" i one man stuff during this scarcity of every thing leguminous when cooling messes give a real' pleasure. The flour of the artichoke mixed" with the soldier's bread would render , it more substantial." 'This valuable article," continues"" Mr. Liese, "shows itself adaptable to any soil. It grows everywhere and cornea up in a few weeks and thrives dens1" m yards and private f&T "TOT... J .i . , "",u,sn me management of tne Worth, German railway import it from Baden, Alsace and Bohemia to plant on the embankments. ROBESON MUST DO HER PART Campaign for Greater Home Produc. tion What is to Be Done Must be Don Quickly Work for All Who Have Their County's and Country's Interests at Heart At this time of much writing and taikmsr about the food surml o- the raising of large armies the coun ty commissioners have realized the importance as well as the patriotic duty of Robeson county doing her part and seeing that we not onlv feed ourselves tnis year but help feed those who have no lard. For the uur- yuoc ux enlarging tne agricultural ex tension work throughout the county an appropriation on the part of the county was made Monday This money will be used as the ex tension department deems most ad visable in carrying on a campaign for greater home production of feed and food crops. We realize that what is to De done must be done during the son from $2.50 to $4. Milton and Co nell Currie from $4.50 to $5, Stephen ard Eliza McNeill from $2 to $3, CharityParham from $3 to $5, Daniel McRae from $3 to $4 alvriA Kit 1i 1. i . means "razor" by the way) has stat- 3- ""j "av.e ac.neart ed that by heating the sap of this ot A. 5? "T interest. shrub a substance is obtained similar' " "-n Z? OI ims c,amT to rubber, with which is also found ,57 .rr ' 't?.? eveiT scnoJ?1 M R. Herrirur and TCH Hao-ans were' a ff n.,ifo iiv knH Ti,ra ain uirouenout tie county. To- exempted from paying poll tax on' found certain poisonous substances JSSii:" mfj5 , quire he cIose account of physical condition. . -but then it is mere child's play for ; SJSSJS?1 SiW & 5!I J.W. Howell was appointed con- chemists to separate the wheat from tft ,j V a r c ui xriin- rtoi; in i 4-u a. j ii I i.v t0 lend your aid. And when called stable for Howellsville township in place of W. D. Kinlaw, who was elect ed and failed to qualify. It was ordered that $150 be appro priated to the Philadelphus farm-life school for the school year 1916-1917. As stated in Monday's Robesonian an amount not to exceed $500 was appropriated to advance and encour age the idea of planting more food crops. It was ordered that I. J. Flowers, keeper of the county horoef be allow ed $1 more each month for each in mate. The bond of coroner G. E. Rancke was approved. It was ordered that $b,bZ4.z be tne tines auu tue uuuw irum uic,nnnn . 4. t n.i nnisnn I . aaa- J wuin. wit 11 us in P The harvest of rubber and butter1 gSrfS? f nT ? from euphorbia has just begun but 3Jd SL S 7 tUfh 25 it will nPot be evident' till J5j j.ff'SSS fep1"!- messer however is very hopeful. He ' nrtSn T gTeter f00d assures us that an aero of punhorbia win yieiu tv iua. yx iuumci, w 150 lbs of butter. Multiplying these figures by the area of the German empire there will be enough of purgatives wherewith to make all the rubber tires needed. Another professor. Dr. Liese of Lumberton, N. C. May 8, 1917. L. E. BLANCHARD, Executive Secretary. Bad Colds From Sudden Changes opnng pnngs an kinds of weather to the studv of th Jerusalem arti- I11 (Xw"lt,e,r S2?5 a"d hoarse- transferred from the county fund to choke. Sd off a new S irtSfSi rfS lfl l JjSiJES!,? onttheootSSlsa Se menu wb jr -ub T,: sora throat and heal the irritated tis nor at the April term of court, and; Grand Duchy of Baden, furnishes a tuoer ol wmcn came are vexy xuuu. treatment at nncc n)r t.-- i.u:i. v: nnl-.n4-i.,r I iie4iro,eni, ax once. lVXr. iilcse tmiin.S mo iciiuYy-tuuuuj County Attorney E. J. Britt was m etrnrted to withdraw notice of ap peal o-ivpn at said term of court. This men mierht find it a useful food, was an' amount that the chain gang i it is called down there in Badin fund was overdrawn when the road, "wild potato" and "ground pear", board took charge of the chain gangs, names which indicate clearly enough As stated in Monday's Robesonian its edible quality. "This quality", the National Bank of Lumberton was says the professor, "resembles that selected as depository for the coun-;0f starch and the taste recalls as ty's fund. The bank must pay 2 per, paragus". cent interest on the average daily. "Listen to my experiences with it. abalances and pbligates to loan the Last April I bought ten tubers of a county $50,000 at 5 1-2 per cent in- gardener for 40 pfennings (about 10 terest, $25,000 general county fund, cents Translator). These I plant $15,000 for school fund and $10,000 : ed in a corner remote from, the fam- w 7W VfA-'BVL- Get a bottle today and start tuber ol wmcn Cdttie are vexy xuuu. , trpat-mp-nt at gist, 25c. Formula on the bottle. for road fund. Said bank to make bond in sum of $50,000. R. I. laldufill ii hi Inc. The Place to Meet During Mothers Week - I jLUM BERTON Lj - - ' V V . n c ANY CHEST GOLD r.lAY BRINQ Bronchitis or Tonsilitis The irritating, tickling cougb affects the lung tissue and wears down nature's power to resist, disease germs. OTnrS EKIlllllSOdrJ suppresses the cold, allays the in flammation, steadily removes the irritation and rebuilds the resistive Tiower, to prevent lung trduble. SCOTTS has done more for bronchial trouble than any other one medicine. It contain na aikohoU Uv warden, without fertilizer. AT though the plants reached a" height of 1 metre they didn't flower. The tubers only reached average size and didn't attain full development till winter set in. They were not in jured by heavy frosts which only gave them the hardness of a stone. F.ie-ht bushes out of ten produced tubers an average of seven lbs. each with which I made some culinary ex periments. Cooked over a slow fire in a deep, pan, they were done m eieht minutes. Mixed with flour made into balls and cooked in salted wa ter they had an exquisite flavor. Cut up in slices and covered with vine car. I have no hesitation in saying that they compare favorably with the best potato salad. : I kept 80 tubers for future plant ing. The Jerusalem artichoke sheds its leaves eariv m octODer ana tne twigs are an excellent "ersatz", for firewood. Its leaves are aDtireciated by rabbits, sheep and goats and could well furnish an "ersatz" for green TO MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: I am well established in the mon ument business at Fayetteville. My prices have not been advanc ed. Write me for estimates on tombs, tablets, markers 'and monu ments of any description. Work manship and material guaranteed. FAYETTEVILLE MONUMENT AL WORKS I. V. Hooper, Prop. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. Whoopine Cough .One of the most successful prepa rations in use for this disease is Chamberlain's Couerh Remedy. S. W. McClinton,- Blandon Springs, - Ala., writes. "Our babv had whooping cough as bad as most any baby could have it. I eave him Chamberlain's Cou trh Remed v and it soon : got him t : seottBowne.BioofieWN.J.it well." Obtainable everywhere. I! Summer School UfflYersity of North Carolina CHAPEL HILLr N. C. June 12 to July 27 (Write for complete . announcement) , Able Faculty Complete Curriculum t Moderate Rates Credit Courses Delightful Environment Excursion Rate Tickets -The Summer Law School June 14 August 24 Regular Session Opens Sept. 13 Students who expect to enter for the first time should complete their arrangements as earjy as possible.