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S AGE TWO THE ROBESON IAN THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918. TOBACCO GROWERS This Bank specializes in financial matters just' as you do in tobacco growing. We are here to care for your money and to help out with every problem that has to do with money matters. Let's work together always. As soon as you get your money, bank it; put it in a safe place, deposit it in a National Bank, and have your money in a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. The National Bank of Lumberton A. W. McLEAN, President. Largest Bank In This Section H. L. NEWBOLD, Cashier I I 1 HUMANITY AND THE HUN. By Rudyard Kipling "Once upon a time, a hundred years ago, there was a large and highly organized community in In dia who lived by assassination and robbery. They were educated to it from their infancy; they followed it as a profession, and it was also their religion. They wene called Thugs. Their method was to disguise them selves as pilgrims, travelers or mer chants and to join with parties of pilgrims, travelers and merchants moving about India. They got into the confidence of their victims, found out what they had on them and in due time after weeks or months of acquaintance tljay killed them by giving them poisoned foods sweet meats for choice or by strangling them from behind, as they sat over the fire of an evening with a knot ted towel or a specially prepared piece of rope. They then stripped the corpse of all valuables, threw it down a well or buried it and went on to the next job. At last things got so bad that the government of India had to interfere. Like all governments, it created a department the Depart ment of Thuggee to deal with the situation. Unlike most departments, this department worked well, and af ter many years of tracking down and hanging up the actual murderers and imprisoning their spies and confed erates, who included all ranks of so ciety, it put an end to the whole bus iness of Thugee. "Even now there are people in Eng land who find it hard to realize that the Hun has been educated by the State from his birth to look upon as sassination and robbery, embellished with every treachery and abomination that the mind of man can laboriously IlllCitiiy W1LI1 mo ucov iitiut .' brains: he breathed into it his own spirit that it might grow with nis needs, and at the hour that he judg ed best he let loose on a world that till then had believed there were lim its beyond which men born of women dared not sin. But we have no conception and! till the veil is lifted after the war we shall have no conception of the range and system of these atrocities. Least of all shall we realize, as they realize in Belgium and occupied France just across the water, the cold organized miseries which Germany has laid up on the populations that have fallen' into her hands that she might break their bodies and defile their souls. That is part of the German cred. What understanding is possible with a breed that have worked for and '. rought about these things ? "And so long as the Germans are left with any excuse for thinking that such things pay can any peace be made with them in which men can trust? None. For it is the peculiar essence of German Kultur, which is the Ger man religion, that it is Germany's moral duty to break every tie, every restriction, that binds man to fellow man if she thinks it will pay. There fore all mankind are against him Therefore all mankind must be against her till she learns that no race can make its way or break its way out side the borders of humanity." A SKYLAND FARMER SAYS HE OBEYED CHRISTIAN IMPULSE HE FELT THAT IT WAS HIS DUTY TO HELP A FELLOW BE ING AND DID SO AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS. The Founder of the Red Cross. Charles Downer Hazen, lecturer and historian, has written for the July Red Cross Magazine a most eminent article on Henri Dunant, the man whose vision and years of work led to the founding of the Red Cross. Out of the observations and ex periences of a crowded and heart sickening week (Battle of Solferino There is a great satisfaction that comes from helping a fellow being in distress. In the hustle and bustle of life today we overlook little oppor tunities to lend a helping hand and fail to gain the satisfaction that comes through attention to this duty, but A. C. Nesbit, a farmer at Sky land, does not, as shown by the fol lowing statement: "I have a friend who suffered much and I made up my mind that it was my christian duty to help him. I didn't tell him to go get a bottle of repJac and that it would restore his healthj went with him and made sure that he got it. That is how much faith I have in this wonderful reme- day, and those who have boys thert that are not Christians, fall down where you are and get right with God yourself and then pray for the dear boys. So let's get back in the old rut of love and kindness to each other, thrcv away vice and evil feeling towards each other, take adv Let's quit sin and have a vorM -peace, and when done with thi ,, ?! He that suffered and dTedfor demotion can welcome us home J?h Him to his glorious kingdom h Let s feed and pray for the bov Fairmont, N. C, R. nKU1-N- I dy; a faith based on my own expe rience and what it did for me. fought a long battle with indigestion and stomach trouble until I began tak ing Peplac. I was formerly able to sleep only about four hours each night, and felt miserable the next day. Now I sleep soundly nine hours every night and work all day long on my farm feeling like a new man, thanks to Peplac' Pepiac is sold in Lumberton by Grantham Bros., J. D. McMillan, Pone Drug Co.; Rowland, Rowland Drug Co.; Maxton, Barnes Bros.; Bladen boro, Bladenboro Drug Co.; Clarkton, G. L. & E. S. Clark; Fairmont, Fair mont Drug Co. THE MAN BEHIND THE TRENCH June 24, 1859), out of the scenes think of, as a perfectly legitimate of bitter piteous, unavailing distress means to the national ends of nis thought gradually cry stalized in country. He is not shocked by these 2?e mmd of Dunant which was to be thirds. Hp has hPPn t.autrht. that. it. i U1 Srm 01 a feleaV wur ui oeneii- his business to perform them, nis duty to support them and his religion to justify them. They are, and for a long time past have been, as legiti mate in his eyes as the ballot in ours. "This, remember, was as true of the German in 1914 as it is now. Peo ple who have been brought up to make organized evil in every form their supreme good because they believe that evil will pay them are not going to chanee their belief till it is proved that evil does not pay. So far the Hun believes that evil has paid him in the pnst and will pay him better in the future. He has had a good start. Like the Thug, the Hun knew exactly what he meant to do before he opened his campaign against man kind. As we have proof now, his poi soned sweetmeats and knotted towels were prepared years beforehand, and r.is spies had given him the fullest information about all thepebple he intended to attack. So he is doing what is right in his own eyes. He thought out the hell he wished to ere cence. He saw that the mediral service of no army could ever be adaquate to the demands of a great battle; he also saw that no sufficient service of relief could be improvised on the spot at the moment of emergency itself. As there were no signs that wars were soon to cease among men, it was wise to draw to obvious lessons of experience and prepare methodically, in times of peace, to meet the problems that wars inevitably bring "Vitalizing Study ture." of Agricul REMEMBRANCE. "Vitalizing the Study of Agricul. ture" is the title of a valuable little pamphlet whioh has just been issued from the State college. The author is Prof. C. B. Williams, dean of agri culture, and his purpose is to give helpful suggestions to teachers in our elementary schools who are conduct ing classes in agriculture. Teachers and any others who desire copies can get them by writing to the registrar's ate; he built up seriously and scien. office at West Raleigh "W a tpaiii 15 its mild but thorough action on the bowels. It has been very helpful in relieving my nine-year-old son, who had been constipated since a baby." From a letter to Dr. Caldwell Turittpn Kv Mr. C. . Taffrav. 51 Mar) 1 enn Ntroat croomyn, IN. 1 . ) Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin The Perfect Laxative Sold by Druggists Everywhere 50 cts. (SS) $1.QQ Free from opiates and narcotic drugs and pleas ant to the taste, it acts easily and naturally and restores normal regularity. A trial bottle can be. obtained free of charge by writing to 2: 9 5dwFU 458 Washington Stteet, Monticello, Illinois. To say something of the man behind the trench We must remember well and bear in mind, That earnest prayer to God Will win the war in time. Our soldier boys are at the front With bayonet and gun To make the haughty Kaiser squirm And put him on the run. They're mobilizing at the camps And going through the drill, And we needn't doubt they'll make it warm For boastful Kaiser Bill. The boys are gone to do the great work That they- are resigned to do, And we at home must help them to win That wicked Kaiser crew. Our soldier boys are in the trench With gallant hearts and true. But there's work of war a-plenty For the left-at-home to do. For the farmer and the merchant And the man who owns a bank, And the man who runs a tractor And the man who turns a crank. For the business man, the office man, The man who wields a wrench, Oh, there's work and plenty of it For the man behind uiie trench. We must save and we must hustle As we've never done before We must save the stuff to feed them So the boys can win the war. They can win it if we help them It we do our duty plain In our stores and fields and work shops, With our money and our grain. The business man. the farmer man, The busy financier, The dairy man. the orchard men The jolly muleteer. The barber and the preacher And the banker and the cook, And the man who raises pumpkins, And the man who writes a book. There's a duty clear for all of us, At office, field and bench: We can win it if we each will be The man behind the trench. (Sent to The Robesonian by W. W Hardin of Fairmont, R. 2.) To the Editor of The Robesonian: Please allow me a small space in your valuable paper for a few re- juarKs 01 rememorance. "REMEMBRANCE IS THE FATHER OF WISDOM." In my native land, which is old N. C. Where I would be pleased to be, I have a home and mnthpr A aw Who when I left could not conceal that little tear. I've a father back there, too. wno scarce could say goodbye, Even now I can see his quivering lips And the tenderness in his eye. I think I have a lot of trouble As forward with my gun I go; There is a place where sorrow is double My father and mother know. With changing scenes and things quite new My mind is kept from grief, While back at home is the same old thing And nothing brings relief. I may feel quite lonely As round the camp I go, But I don't know what loneliness is But my father and mother know. Thus things go on whitest we are apart, My father, mother and 1; Asleep and awake our trust is in God Who watches from on high. God will bring right in the end, I know If father and mother pray, Then their hearts will be filled with happiness On my returning day. Yes, if you don't know about grief For the answer do not roam: Go back from where you came from And ask the old folks at home. Private W. R. CHAVIS, 6th Inf. Co. T. Chattanooga, Tenn. Advertised Letters. List of unclaimed advertised tetters remaining in the Lumberton, N. C, postoffice for the week ending July ssi, iyi: Mr. Armfield, W. C. Bosserman Miss Mattie Blount, Mrs. Roxie Coun cil, Leather Cromartie, Miss Lena B Evans, Charlie Harrell, Irvin Harrel- son, Mrs. Robert Holden, Miss E. C. Hodges, John James, Mrs. Annie Jenker, (col), Miss Margaret Kinlaw Miss Annie Moore, Lula Murfv. Mrs Mollie Pittman, John Rouie, J. S. Jackson, Mrs. C. S. Scranton, Master Simmons Stephens, and Master Henrv CI J 1 T r TIT "1 1 t-. r atepnens, j. j. w imams, jj. i. Vvil liams. Persons calling for the above will incase say aaverusea." L. H. Caldwell's CANE MILLS, SYRUP PANS CARRIED IN STOCK The demand this fall and winter will be great for that home made product. Let s make all we can to eat here at home. Save the wheat for our boys "over there." You can't beat hot muffins and home-made lasses. Hardware Dep't SAVE MONEY You can do that by letting us supply your grocery wants. We carry a complete line of groceries and our prices are winners. GIVE US A TRIAL ODEN & POWELL Chestnut Street Lumberton, N. C. A WAR OF SIN. To the Editor of The Robesonian: I wish to take some space in your most welcome columns to say a few words about this great conflict of war, some call it, but I call it sin. If our old world was inhabited by good Christian people we would have no war. If that should be the case, I must say that sin is the cause of this great war. In olden days when Noah was building the ark, sin was here and the ''sound of his hammer should of been good warning to the people in that day; but sin went on and our old world was destroyed by water. So Noah took God for his leader and was saved, he and his family. We have this same God Noah had, and if we will have faith like old Noah we will win this great war of sin. I want to ask every parent who has a boy or boys in the camps or in the trenches, who are Christians, to make a special prayer for them 3 times a OCEANIC HOTEL m FIRST STOP ON WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N. C. Excellent Food Concert in Lobby by Lumina Orchestra Every Day from 12:00 till 1:36 P. M. and 6:30 till 8:00 P. M. Boats for Channel and Ocean Fishing Start From Oceanic Hotel Pier. Reservations, Rates and Booklet, Address C E HOOPER, Manager. FOUNDED IN 1838 TRINITY COLLEGE CHARTERED IN fOLETSHONETEAE , M j DURHAM, N. C. tifui coUege.th handsome new buildings, a large beau- repuSSS ?for htw SeCjal a?d general equipment, fnd a nation-wide lowSdKota rfrfSSf8 g Prp&ressive policies. Fees and expense, mmtarv drill science? Edu?tion and Law. Thorough courses in mic Credit science an tactics under government supervision with acade- For catalogue and illustrated booklet, address .-"T : " " " r ..im.i R. L. FLOWERS, , Secretary to the Corporation.
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