THE ROBE SONIAN
PUBLISHED TUKSDAYS
AND
TRiDAYs
BY
ROBESONIAN PUBLISHING
CO.
CHAS. A. MINES,
Editor.
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offioeatLumberton. N C.. under the Act of
rniprau at MirrJ) Ira. Irw7.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23. 1906.
And now as the last echoes of
the football season are dyinj? out,
the colleges are planning for the
spring baseball games
The Clansman reoeived about
the kind of reception in New York
that Southern people had expeoted,
The non-partisan newspapers gave
it fair treatment, while others
foundevery posaiblefault. It ,i6,
however, far from a failure finan
cially, and the author is becoming
rich from the window receipts.
The Mormons, it is said, are go
ing to Mexico. Large tracts of
land have been purchased and the
vanguard oMhe party has already
gone South." Mexico grants the
Mormons thejprivilege of.practic-
ticing their own method of wor
ship, with the understanding they
must obey the laws of the land.
No regrets will be expressed by
the majority of the American peo-
pie and Mexico will perhaps find
them unrulv subieots.
" 1
Those that doubt the patriotism
and love of country that inspire
Lumberton people to do and to
give should have attended the ex-
eroises at the Opera House Friday
evening and seen the manner in
which the businessmen and citi-
zens generally responded to the
call for contributions to the mon
ument fund. The monument will
be built and those that 'gave will
be proud that they had a part in
erecting it.
A bill providing for the estab-
Hshmnnr. nf am inanmnon hn,n
has been introduced iu the Virgi-
expected to work in conjancitiou
with the corporation commie-
sion, have control of and enforce
tne laws against tne insurance
t 1 . .
companies. This 19 a movenseut
in the right direction. The insur
ance lompanies, like many other
big corporations, have been giveu
too much reiu. If a closer watch
were kept upon them, tbeir affairs
could be regulated more easily;
Governor Vardaman. of Missir-
sippi, in a recent interview. admit-
ted that be thrashed a convict
who made an impudent remaik
while shiniug his shoes. The
Gjvernor said he kicked the con-
vict, aud then taking a broom
gave him a beatice with it, ThP
affair ha caused naitft a flm.atinr,
it is said, though we thought that
the point had been reached where
notmng toe Jlississippi governor
could do would occasion auy sur
prise. The matter will be mvesti-
gated.as it should be.by a- commit
tee, which was appointed upon r.
cemmeudation of the G vernor.
Just at this time much is being
said of the life and character of
General Robert E. Lee. One in
teresting incident in his life's his
tory is especially interesting and
furnishes an example for the man
who is prone to sell influence for
money. Forty years ago he was
offered the presidency of a north
ern insurance company at a salary
large for those days. He replied i
that he had not the ability or theU;d: A. II. McLeoH. U. C, E. G.
experience to command su;h a 1 Siphor, A. L., T. W. McHu-,
salary. The company wrote his I P. C. C, G. T. C-.x. Banr," I)'
name was worth it. Withchara:-ter W. Bi,Cierk, J. .. Fleming,
J6tic frankness Lee replied, "what I. L Pope and V. .. DjB .ih,
influence I have with the Suuth-1 Hoar 1 of Managers. Te meeting
ern people is not for fale." ! was one of enjoyment and interest.
NEWS OF TH E STATE
The United States Uovernment
baa just paid Mr. R. P. Laxton
nf t -r.n tl' fnr a hnrflA
bridle and saddle taken (rem bim
by the garrison at Morganton
while he was on his way home
from the Confederate army, just
44) I after the surrender of General
T.aa
W
All the banks, State offices aud
publto schools at Raleigh were
close i Friday ou account of Geo
I oral n.n.UW wmuij.-u.uu
j J h j,da JJortb Carolina.
I O '
The loosi coapter uaugnter 01
the Confederacy, held appropriate
exercises, mere ware many ce
ebratioDs in differeut parts of the
State
gam Watts, a deaf mute, of
Wake county, N. 0., 19 suing for a
divorce from bis wife, who is not
a dfaf mute. Watts alleges cruelty.
Layiua his wife beatB him and wi.l
not allow their children to loam
the sigu language. It is puzzling
Watts' lawyer to determine bow
he will get bis testimony before
tde jury
Mr. Thomas Davis was shot
four times and instantly killed by
his brother-in-law. Mr. Henry
Peele. a short distance from Ham
let, Friday, There had been es
trangements iu the family for a
long while, and this caused the
killing. Mr. Peele went at once
to Rockingham and gave himself
up to the sheriff of Richmond.
Cap'. Stowe, of the Ida G. Far
roD, was iu towu Tuesday night,
aud speaking of the wonderful
I j .. r : . 1 . t J
Proaaci8 01 "uuoi t-uuu.y, um
ot ft 7" man tweQty 01
i r i- 1 1
age, nameu xvonarcn, iivmg at
Wales Head Lighthouse, Curri-
tuoki wno weigha 750 pounds, and
oucDed for the truth of the state-
meut- As 8 Joke 8om0 ot tne YaDK
mD'd frieuda filled bis pantaloons
wltD ooru anQ tne captain said by
actual measurement they held fif
teeu bushels.
Browns In the Convention.
The following editorial reference
om the Charlotte Chronicle to
XI Oil. J. A. IilOYU, Ol UUBUUUUIll,
will be read with pleasure by his
many friends Here:
in tne cotton convention at
New Orleans, last week, there
were three Browns Brown, of
North Carolina, Brown, of Geor-
8la and rown, of Liouisana all
bulls. By the way, our North
Carolina man, J. A. Brown, of
Chadbourn, aoquitted himself
well. His influence was given in
the direction of conservatism. His
view of the gathering is that it
was an educational work and af
forded an opporutnity for an in
terchange of ideas that will prove
beneficial to the people of the
Boutnern cotton producing states
ae 8am inai one or me greatest
features in this fight for an im
provemeut in cotton conditions is
tuat tnere waa no obligation
placed upon the agriculturist.
He was left absolutely to his own
discretion whether or not he would
make voluntary reduction in
acreage
sixtieth Marriage Anniversary
Mrs. D. H. Meares, who has
been visiting relatives here and at
other points in the county, for the
pa9t month, returned to her home
in Brownwood, Texas, Sunday af-
temoou. This was her first visit
to her parents Mr. and Mrp. James
B. Barnes, at Orram, iu twenty
niueyjurp. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes
will iu April, celebrate their six
tieth marriage anniversary.
VV. O. W. Install Officers.
The Woodmen of the World met
in Lodgi Hall Friday night, and
enjjyfd an oyster supper. The re
gular business was transacted a: d
the following uhw f Hirers install
GENERAL NEWS.
Gov. Glenn delivered a Y, M. C,
A. address in Charleston, 6. C
last Sunday, and received consid
erable attention while there.
Harvard College has abolished
football until the game shall be re
formed. Bravo. Harvard! Other
colleges have taken similar action,
and others will doubtless follow
the good example if the wave of
sanity continues to spread.
'The Lee birthday baiqiet ot
the societyof tbe army and
navy of Confederate States
of Maryland, was held iu
Baltimore last night, tbe prii -
cipal addresses being made by
Senator John W. Danie', and Con
gressmen William A J nis and
John Lamb and Major Robert M.
Hooter, all of Virgiuia.
At Macon Ga , yesterday ai -
nouncement was made that the
ast dollar will be paid the cred -
tors of the il'-'ated First Nttial
3ank, of which the late R. II
iaut was president. Tne depos -
tors, will get all tbe monfy thev
had in the vaults with interest at
three and a halt pefccnr. Th nai -
meuts will Iih made JmUiry22.
Rev. W N. Cleveland, 73 years
old, and a brother of ex-Pesiden
Cleveland, died Monday night
last week at his home in Colum
bus, Ohio, from the eitects of pa
ralysis. Mr. Cleveland was a Pres
1 1 t . 1 a
Dyienan minister ana assistea in
the ceremony at the marriage o
President and Mrs. Cleveland in
the White House in June, 1886
Elections now being held in En
gland are resulting in great vioto
ries for the Liberal party. Mr. Bal
four, bo long premier, who only re
cently resigned his offioe, has been
defeated for re-election to Parlia
ment. Mr. Balfour advocated
tariff policy for England, and the
Liberal victory is heralded as a
vindication of the free trade idea.
General Lee's birthday was ap
propriately celebrated Friday
in Norfolk, Augusta, Savannah,
Charlestun, and many other
Southern cities. At Savauuah
pleasing incident of tbe parade
was the presence of nearly one
.lundred veterans of the C.vil
War, many wearing grry jackets,
who paraded by invitation with
the State troops.
The correspondent of the Asbo
oiatect PreBB at St. Petersburg bav
iug been queried from New York
concerning the reported arreBt of
William English Walling in that
city for revolutionary activity,
telegraphed yesterday that Wall
ing has not been arrested and tbay
the report tc that effect ia without
foundation. Tin Associated Press
received the afatecnont that Mr
Walliug had beuu arrested from
Abraham Cihan, editor of the
Jewish Daily Forward, y;sterday
and accepted it as correct.
The demurrer to the indictment
in the cases of Henry C. M chie
aud John S. H-iwkius, jointly
charged with conspiracy to extort
moneys from the late Robert D.
Ballantine, on the threat of dam
aging his reputation by publish
ing abroad allegations concerning
hisjprivate life, was over-ruled by
Judge George W. Morris, of tne
Charlottsville, Va., Corporation
Court yesterday. Th two men
pleaded not guilty, and requested
separate trials. Monday, Febru
ary 26tb, was set for the trial of
Hawkins aud $1,000 bail fixd.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Morales' brokeu ankle will not
interfere with him to ary great
extent, as he has ever been use to
eaning on others, aud he has
never givbti others an opportunity
of pulling hislg. Undoes all the
lg-'jull i.ig allowed. Wilmington
Dispatch.
.!nl?e Wuni wants ! ttf-r tm'R'?-trate-".
O 1 th right track :u'a:n.
The m-:i w ho prop' f ) hand
"itt. ov;i.-'jaudpd juMiee hould bf
above reproach or as nearly so-as
possible and , practicable. Still,
under the system, the inducements
n a financial way are not turn as
to encourage a very decided eagei-
ness to hold the p sitiou. Greens
boro Telegram.
There has ten too much io
suiting .f Gen. Miles; abese of
Mr. Wnituey; and brutal attack
upon a hlple9 woman at tbe
White H ase to suit tbe American
ueoplc. If Mr. Roosevelt bad f et
bis ruffians a better example prob
ably Mrs. Morris would not have
received tbe outrageous treatment
that has aroused tbe American
people News and Observer.
It is claimed that corn whiskey
wili kill rate. Iu Anson county
the discovery was made and i has
bwen tried and is now generally
used to lay tbem out. A little of
it placed around in a flit pan, it
is said, will be eagerly imbibed by
tbe rats and soon they are dead.
There is nctbing strange about
this. It will kill a mau in the
same way and why nut kill a rat,
though we thought a rat had bet
ter sense thau to drink it. Greeus-
boro Record.
TWINKLINGS.
The Djctor's Daughter Papa
can you tix dully? I operated on
her, and all her utensils are com
ing uir . Life
Mr. Naggers Have you forgot
teu tnao tnis is our twentv -tilth
anniversary? Naggers (wearily)
No I'vo not, foig ntea, but I've
torgiveu. Exchange.
"I your daughter goiug to make
herdeout this season, Mrs. Par
venue?" No iuueed! Mme.Pafciu
attends to all that. We don't
have to do our own sewing no
more.'' Baltimore American.
"lour frieud bluvvnu seeme to
be much more caretul about his
drtBS these dtyi,'' remarked
Tjn. "Yds," replied Brownf,
his wile gave him a high silk bat
at Christinas and he's trying to
dress up to it." Philadelphia
Press.
"Why didu'c you thank that
polite mau who gave you his seat?''
"I dou'c tnauk dim a bit. He did
it because he thought I was tbe
oldest, womau in the car."
"Isn't it qaeer how quickly some
people develop? '"Yes. There
is M.sa Flabbyson, for instance.
She was a bud only a year ago, and
now she is a t'ull-btowu wall-lljw
er."
"But, my dear," protested the
political evaugelist, "you ara
standing in your own light.'
"That's allright," rejoined he of
the hardened heart. "I pay my
own gas bull.
"Bridget, I don't like the looks
of that man who called to Bee you
1 tst night. "
Bndget. "Well, well, aiu'c it
funny, ma'am? He said tne same
thing about you.
Mrs" Gjode ( clergman's wife)
"My husband always says a
short prayer belore each meal."
The New Cjok fiudizuautlvl
"Well he needn't take sich pre
cautions phwyl I'm at the range;
'm no cookin' school graduatel"
"That loug-'iaired man with th
diamonds, at the piano, I just
beard, started life as a poor musi-
can.
Pa'ric-vVell, He's that ye.
Knicker So Jones had planned
a model apartment house. Bocker
Yes; the jinitor lives on the
op flor, so the steam is alwpys
uu aud the elevator always ruu
niug. Reporter "Uncle, to what do
you .attribute your long lifb?
Oldest Inhabitant "I don't
Know yit, young teller. J nev s
jveral of tbes patent medicine
jmpanies that's d'ekerin' with
me.
Mi". StoplaU- That ng alws y
moves m, Mis- Trslrj-; If I'd
known I'c hav- tu::g
u:i
h ( u r
ag'-
"Shr- djesrj kt -.bildren
i-'Cuse she d'-!i. . ini'n:
tmy. yriU nay?"
Children! h'he doesn't even
kiss her d.p." Houstou Pest.
Fnfifteesi Cenntt Cotiftoni
1
Will be a Great Thing for our Country, and we earnestly hope it
may be realized by our people. : : : : : :
If you have concluded to hold your Cotton for Higher Prioes,
protect it from weather damage and insure it against fire in our
Warehouse at a nominal cost per month. : : : :
We will lendjyou Eight Cents per pound on It, for
any length of time at 6 Per Cent. j j j j
Our Warehouse was built upon the suggestion of the Cotton
Growers Aeeocia n, for the benefit of tbe Farmers, and it ia to
their in interest to patronize us. : : : : : :
Robeson County Loan & Trast Company.
A. W. McLEAN,
President.
LUMBERTON MARKET.
Bf frsh per pound 8 IS
Cotton per pound 11. eo
Corn per bushel 76
Fodder per hundred J.00
Hams per pound. 10 12
Sides... U
Shoulders io
KRgs 20
Chickens grown 2585
Chickens, fries 1526
Turkeys 751.50
Butter per pound 2580
Beeswax per pound 22
Tallow per pound 5
Hav 1.00
BUSINESS LOCALS.
SURRY FOR SALE CAN BE BOUGHT
cheap jApply to Dr. R. B. Beckwith,
McLoq Building.over Postoffice.
FOR SALE. A JERSEY BULL AND
Leghorn and other chickens. Apply to
R. B. Beckwith, McLeod Building, over
tne Fostothce. 1-16-tf
FOR SALE OR RENT. ONE HALF
acre lot, situated We9t of the Caldwell
Bridge, containing one nice dwelling
of six rooms, and two good tenant
houses. Apply to Mrs. V. A. Daniels,
Lumberton, N. C. 1-23 2t
FOR RENT. NEW AND MODERN
seven-room dwelling, with city water
and electric lights. Ready for occu
pancy Feb. 1st. A. E. White. 1-16
FOR RENT. COMFORTABLE TWO
room dwtllijff, with kitchen and din
ing 100m attached. Possession given
at once. Apply to Mrs. Ellen Red.
mond. 1-9
COLUMBIA HOTEL FOR RENT.
For terms see B. Godwin, Lumberton,
N. C. 1-2-tf
FOR RENT. uOOD, LARGE STORE
rooni. Formerly occupied by the firm
of O. C. Norment & Co. Reasonable
price. Apply to B. Godwin, Lumb r
to,N. C i-2 tf
OFWCE FOR RENT ON JANUARY
1st, over Bank of Lumberton, formerly
occupied by Mayor Townsend. Also
three offices over First National Bank.
Apply to Sheriff McLeod. i-2tf
SpecIalRates via the Seaboard.
The Seaboard begs to announce that on
account of the occasions mentioned be
low the rates and conditions named will
apply.
Chattanooga, Tenn: Southern Baptist
Convention and Auxiliary Societies, May
10th 15th 1906. Rate, one first-class fare
plus 25c for the round trip, (minimum
(rate 50 cents, tickets sold Mav 8th, 9th,
and 10th final limit ten days in addition
to date of sale. Tickets may be txtend
ed. For further information as to rates
from any point or schedules apply ti
your nearest Agent ot address the under
signed.
Pensacola, Fla. New Orleans, La. Mo
bile, Ala: Account Mardi Gras, Feb.-ua
ry 22nd 27th. one fare plus 25c round
trip, tickets sold February 21s. 26th in
elusive, final limit March vd. Tickets
can be exted until March 17th.
Louisville, Kv: Account Department
of Superintendents National Education
al Association, February 27th-March 1st,
one fare plus 25c round trip, tickets sold
February 24th-25lh-26th, final limit March
4th.
Niagara Falls, Ny: Account National
Association of Retail Grocers January
23rd-24th, one and one-third fares plus-.
25c on ceruncate nan isasis
C. H. GATTIS.
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Ruleigh.N.C.
THE IMPLEMENT GO.
RICHMOND, VA,
ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
Fencing,
Roofing,
Barb Wire,
Poxiltr- Netting.
Write for prices and catalogue.
We carry one of the largest and
best stocks of v
Farm Implements
in the South, and can save you
money on your purchases. What
ever you need, get our prices be
fore purchasing.
Special bargains in Farm Wagons
and Buggies. Best makes.
lx)W Prices.
The Implement Co.
1302 Main St., Richmond, Va.
c. n. MORROW,
Cashier.
w.i.Linktiaw&Go
1 906.
With grateful feelings for the very Ub
eral business received during the year
just closed, we tiass aaother milestone,
and enter the n... 'ar be'.ter prepared
than ever to supply the trade with any
thing in our line. At all times our pens
will be found well filled with the best
Tennessee Mules
Experience has taught us that this
class is much better suited to our climate
than those bought in the far west. Our
BD66Y AND WAGON
REPOSITORY
Was never better supplied. We carry
only STANDARD and HIGH GRADE
work. The
Hackney Wagon
Is the peer of all in Eastern North Caro
lina. The old reliable
Piedmont
Is too well known for comment. In Bug
gies, we are prepared to shoir you from
50 to 100 at all times fromwhich to select
Our Leaders are
Wrenn, Hackney, Bab
cock and Hummer.
Latest designs and up-to-date finish.
Everything in tbe Harness Line.
Terms, Cash or on Time
with Approved Security.
W. I. LINKBAW & CO.
Lumberton, N. O.
Jan. 8.
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the
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STRONGEST and
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Catalog for tbe Asking.
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General Agents,
Trust Building,
CHARLOTTE. K. C.
"WT have been thinking of
ill I niacin a piano In your
hon e It's a duty you
owe your family but the question
that worries you is, 'TVho Will
Treat Me Right?"
JM V ask voutoi.t-alwjtb
Y1I I the house that iu. f
to the commonweal
of vour State burani.no made in
the South; for the South and by
Southerners. We always hae bar- ,
eains in second-hand 1 lanos ofall V
makes. Talk It over with us ; we'll
e i i you the right tiiano al the r$Bl
price and on the right terms.
CHAS. M.STIE.FF,
v.,rtistlc I'lanos'and Orpanp.
W. Scott Decker, Msr
2 Front anil Grace Sts., Wilmington.
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