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We are still selling- ) 8 Size
17 Jewel W" alth am and
Kl?ia Watches, in Fatty's
Screw B & B 20 year Case
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OLD FORK GLEANINGS.
If ia nrtftd of a Watch you
will make a mistrrke not !s
tS.k rt.dvantafe; Of this l I once spent a winter
Low 'Price for a GOOD
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A Sojourn In West Virginia In
the Sixties An Old Veteran
Favors a Bill to Relieve Veter
ans ol Taxation News Items.
Correspondence of The Robeonln.
What a blessing it in these cokl
icy days to have plenty of pond
oak wood, and fat light wood, with
tarry splinters, which are ready
to blaze up with a touch. This is
one among few luxuries which
the country folks yet enjoy and
which wo have tree ot expense,
save lor the cutting and naulinsr.
in South
.VTest Virginin, in the Squire's
native home; the weather, was
intensely cold un in those moun
tain., and I wxts in despair, when
I found that nothing a l iu to
lighwondt was known in that
country, and wood was the solo
dependence for lires. It was be-
to their poor old hearts that their
services to the couutry had fi
naJly met with deserved recog
nition from their countrymen,
lhe Pension bill, while its inten
tions are goon, is yet bound up
by such rigid restrictions as to
benefit only a very few, whereas
i:i my humble opinion every sur
v i vu r of the ' 'Los t Oa u se " d a r i n g
the brief remainder of their lives
-merit some degree of reward
t'rou! their common country.
"Aunt FWky."
The Eagle Furniture and Carpet Co.,
Lumberton, N. 0.,
Has decided to sell at COST, their whole entire
line of China and Glassware all new designs.
We make this offer because we must have
more room to display a more
Complete Line o! Musical Instruments.
Give us your Christmas order for House Furn
ishings and Musical Instruments.
DO NT FORGET
To cairon us.
Ask our PricesCompare Quality.
EAGLE FURNITURE AND CARPET CO.
Dec. 20th.
Solid Gold Scarf Pins!
X 000
Something-that you will not be ashamed to wear your
self or to give your best friend.
A Big- Assortment Just Received, and the Prices are
Low, as compared with the Quality of the Goods.
Everything bought from us we Guarantee
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By purchasing the right kind of
ILIZERS
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We will handle some of the kinds that will briny prosper
ity to your homes by increasing your yield per acre. We
don't mean to say by this that there are not others just
as good, but we will carry a full line of High Grade Fer
tilizers this season, and would consider it a pririlege to
have the pleasure of serving you in this line. : : : : :
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Rowland,
Yours Respectfully,
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N. C.
THe GroEl! sanatorium 'GompanyJi
(!ucorpore?ecl) ;.
FOR THE
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Whiskey, Morphine ami Nervous Disease, and odiorVlect capn neediiiy R .ii Atorimu
care and tn-ntrtieut aw.iy fr irt Uo::i , ;iwd old envir nut-nis. Vio!oiu irrsuue .ni.l
consumptive cases nt rcc?iv...t :M-d nu'iital c;is s tuny be accepted but at
dmg et uble orus not. . '
G. L. RE, B. S., M. D., Associate Res. Physician, Secrela'ry-Treay.uer.
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fore keroseneoil had cone into
common use, and I speculated
atn rst, as to how they would start
tires; but after the first day or
so, the problem was solved. The
generous tire places were kept
filled with wood, and kte in the
evening, were heaped with logs
to their full capacity, which fur
nished by morning a bed of glow
ing coals upon which a hand-full
of dry oak, or hickory chips
beingthrown, were soon fanned
to a cheerful blaze, and I sdon
grew accustomed to the absence
of pne wood, so far as warmth
was concerned, -but always
missed the cheerful glow of the!
ruddy light after night fall. On
that visit, which was during the
latter fiO's. I met a brother of our
gallant Confederate Cavalry Gen
eral, J. E. B. Stuart, and saw the
beautiful grey horse, from which
the brave owner was shot and
killed. I also passed through
Saltville, in Washington county
and saw the natural salt works.
made famous during the war, for
the manfacture of much of;tfi$
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salt usea in ine oousnern orates.
The Yankees made several futile
attemps to capture thess impor
tant works, and as I passed
along, I saw a dismantled can
non, and other vestiges of a bat
tle fought near by.
In those days that section of
country was comparatively un
developed. Railroads almost un
known, and the face of the coun
try so rough and rugged, as to
make travel very uncomfortable,
and almost dangerous- The roads
admitted of no vehicles less stur
dy than wagons, and I was
told there was not a buggy in the
country. I am quite sure I saw
none, aijd I rede SO miles on
horse back from the depot in one
day, and over a mountain at that,
with my fourteen month's old
baby girl in my arms, a feat I
have often wondered at since that
time. But the scenery was beau
tiful even in mid-winter, the
majestic mountain peaks, vast
gorges, precipitous rocks, anu
the bold, rushing little streams,
with water clear as crystal, turn
bling along over the rocks, and
showing beds covered with tiny
pebbles, while the rich verdure
of spruce pine and cedar peeped
out along the mountainside, from.
their glistening white garments
of snow and iee.
Well, I have wandered off into
the long ago, which is far more
interesting to me, I dare suy,
than to your readers, whom I
hope may excuse an old lady's
digression.
Local items here a bouts are
very meager this week, I guess
the cold weather is keeping folks
in-doots.
The 'Squire is improving some,
but not so rapidly as we would
wish. Mr. David Stubbsalso is
better.
Miss Kate Uamer, of Rowland,
is at present visiting friends and
Relatives in the Pork.
Mr. N. McCall, of McC.-dl, S.
C, was in this section Saturday
afternoon on business.
Miss Miiuu Stuart, of John
Station, spent some days l ist
week with her uncle, Mr. Don
ald Stuart and family.
1 had a message from an M
veteran recently, V the elf .
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until ne wiinieti uu; l wn'.f
.titter to the county rc:r
lives in m- Ljegisluture roqi:-si
mil liietn to introduce a um r
lieving the veterans ol r.tx;i :(;
I would l)' glad ol mjcu a m -msi, !
'Vlli.'il W ',lid lc 'i:i., '. :, r,' ,
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would also carry the
Work ol lhe Lecjl.:ature.
A bill was introdm-:d in thu
Senate Monday to ijrevent the
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miuiaciiiie i:iiu in.' 01 ilUUltor-
ati-'d paint: Also to incivase
number of judicial districts to 20,
inaS-iing increase of four judges
and lour solicitors.
The bill of Graham defining
the rithts of passengers in en
tering and leaving cars and re
quiring railroads to provide suit
a ble arrangements for steps, was
discussed and laid on the table.
Iu the House Monday bills
were luirouueea: 10 require
banks holding deposits of State
to pay interest thereon: Bills
passed final reading to empower
town constables to execute pro
cess as other officers; to extend
the time for committing, com
promising and settling the State
debt: to appropriate $20,000 ad
ditional for Jamestown Exposi
tion.
The most important bill intro
duced is that of Koonce, of Ons
low, regarding fire insurance.and
that of Gordon, of Guilford, re
garding railway passenger fare
and baggage One of Koonce's
bills provides that when fire in
surance companies demand from
a policyholder a decrease of risk,
a like decrease in the rate shall
follow his other bill, rebates to the
co-insurance clause in policies and
practically prohibits this provis
ion.. Gordon's bill provides for
a m aximum passenger fare Tate
of 2i cents on all roads where the
gross earnings per mile report
ed in 1905 amounted to $l,400,and
allows 200 pounds of baggage for
each passenger. On all roads
where the earnings in 1905 were
less that $1,400 per mile the max
imum rate is fixed at 3 cents
The bill further provides for sep
arate cars for the two races, but
for only one class of fare. The
corporation commission is given
authority to reduce fares at any
time when such necessity is ful
ly established, after hearing be
fore it.
The following bills were intro
duced in the Senate Tuesday: To
provide for the erection f a
fireproof building 'for the State
library and the great collection
of relics in the Hall of History;
lo increase the power of minori
ty stack holders in electing boards
of directors of corporations; To
erect on the site or the present
agricultural building and Su
preme Court building, a building
containing suitable offices fori
the executive and judicial depart
ments, State museum and hall of
history and records.
A biil passed third reading to
require high schools and colleges
hav,iug tifty or more boadmg pu
pils to have a night watchman.
Bills passed final reading: To
amend the Revisal regarding
license of attorneys by requiring
thereof whenever practical in
this or foreign countries.
"Section 2 That said depart,
ment shall be authorized in the
interest of desirable immigra
tion to employ agents at such
points in this or aay foreign
country, as it may deem expe
dient or desirable.
"Section li That the agent or
agent herein authorized be em
powered to make such arrange
ments with steamship companies
nid emigration airencies Hull we
have in our country and abroiil
is may best serve the interests
ofourpeopk in bringing desir
able immigration to iho State.
Necessary expenditures being
made within the annual appro
priation herein provided for this
purpose; provided, nothing here
in shall prohibit said agent or
agents acting without fee as
agent of such citizens of the State
as through the department of
agriculture, immigration an
statistics, who wish to meet the
excess expenses o f bring
ing ..desirable immigrants fo
their farm or other lands or for
any industrial purpose of what
ever nature.
aection 4 mat tne ooard o
agriculture is hereby empower
ed and directed to set aside from
the funds of the department, for
expenses and the conduct of this
division of its work, $10,000 an
nually.
'Section 5 That efforts to se
cure immigrants shall be confln
ea to tne unitea states and
abroad to persons of Anglo-Sax
on, Teutonic or Celtic origin.
Section 6 That this act shal
oe in lorce from and after its
ratification."
Laughinghouse asked leave to
introduce a bill, saying it bad
been prepared by the corpora
tion commission in answer to tbe
following letter signed by fifty
members of the Housa?
Yoiirare' requested to inform
us what additional powers you
deem it necessary the Legisla
ture should confirm upon vou
for the more efficient discharge
of your duties and to submit the
same in the shape of a statute,
supplementary to the law ere
ating your commission."
The following is the text of the
bill:
"That Section 1066 of the Re
visal beamended by adding: 'And
to require all transportation and
transmission companies to estab
lish and maintain all such public
service facilities as may be rea
sonably just-'
Sec 8. That Section 1907 of
the Revisal be amended by ad
ding: 'To require when practi
cable and whem the necessities
of the traveling public in the
judgment of the commission, de
mand that1 any railroad in this
btata shall install and operate
one or more passenger trains
and also require any two or more
railways intersecting to make
connections at such points, pro-
rvided no such order shall be
made unless the business of the
road justified it. The commission
is, from time to time, to carefully
examine into and inspect tbe
condition of each road.equipment
and management regarding pub
lic safety and convenience, and
if found unsafe the commission
to at once notify and require the
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Wale Wishart, D. T. Shmw.
Wishart & Shaw,
Attorneys at Law,
U-Mr,KRTON', ... V. .
All biwinrss entrusted to us prontptf)
attended to.
Office in Shaw'Buildinfj.
t. a. McNeill,
Attorney at Law.
LUMIlBRTOV. N. C.
Wii! (.ractice in all the Courts. Busi
ness atii'iided to promptly.
A. Mci.rnn.
A.W. MeLesa,
J. O. McCormiek.
MUl MUt & KcCOSUCK,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
..rtMBKRTON. - N C
Jfflcet on 2nd floor of Bank of Lom
berton Building, Rooms 1, 9, 8, A 4
'ruuipt attention givea to all btudnesa
CHAS. B. SKIPPER,
Attorney at Law,
LUMBERTON, - - - N. C.
All business entrusted to him will re
ceive prompt and careful attention.
Office in First Natiowd Bank Building
ver Post Office
E. M. BRITT,
Attorney at Law,
LUMBBRTON, N. C.
Office npstairs ia Argus Building.
AH business promptly transacted.
Mclntyre & Lawrence
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
vDMBBRTON, : : N. C
E. J. BRITT,
ATTORNEY AT IAW,
Lnmberton, N. C
. . Office orer Pope's Drug Store.
R. O. PARVIN,
Contractor and isnlldcr.
Lumberton, N. C
Plans,, Specifications and prices fan
ned on application.
F. L. BLACK,
Attosnbv at Law,
MAXTON, N. C.
Office on and floor McCaskill Buildinsr.
Rooms 6-8.
Dr. N. A. Thompson,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Lnmberton. : :. : : N. 0.
Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41.
Down town office at Dr. McMillan's
Drug Store. Phone No. 75.
applicants to give certificates of fcompany to make repairs.
good moral character and arove ec- y- That Section 1006 of
this to the satisfaction of the the Revisal beamended by insert
Dr. R. T. ALLEN,
Dentist,
LUMBERTON, N. C.
the- over Dr. McMillan's Drug Store.
DR. J. D. REGAN,
DENTIST;
LOMBEBTOS, - N 0-
Fr tn Shaw '-wiWing,
over Pope's
To allow full pension for loss
of an arm and a leg.
The general bill for the relief
of sheriffs and tax collectors al
lowing them to collect back
taxes.
To give the corporation coin
mission authority to com pel . .al
ways to provide depots or na
tions in less than live mi!e. of
each oilier iu certain cases.
To permit cities and towns to
conde.nn lands for cemeteries
und'.:r certain conditions.
i A report has been asked on
I the following Dill:
I "Section .1 That thu depart
j ment of -agriculture, immigration
I -and statistic, prepare and : ..",
j li.: uiiriouu'iii ill! 'V-rt.'.-Ns t.-y
.1 ' formation as to 111111. s, uiine!
; i oils, cii mutes, -''..Li-.-.-,, --X,
. ; oilers', ti-.ierios, :tn!:;: sins.
; dustries and ail ih.:r such in
Dr. F. H. PITMAN,
DENTIST,
Ash pole, n. c
assur.ince
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.tu vei'i ise att.r.ic" 10:1s u'iii ad
v .iitag-'s iieh S rty i.'aroi.n;;
; ffords to im.n -gra.iits, a d s ial
make illustrative trie exposikou
the words 'anu delivery," and
after the word "telegraph" the
word 'company," and by strik
ing out the remaining part of
said section and inserting: "And
to make just and reasonable
rates for telephone rentals and
furnishing telephonic communi
cations by any company or cor
poration. Sec. 4. That Section 1110 of
the 'it,evisal be amended by in
sorting after the word person in
the iirst line the word or com
j) unity and byNnsertiug alVr
tne word discrimination in the!
second line the v.ords or Uojusl
and u-.ireasonatiie r.itf', d by
wading to tiie s-.K-tion: Tne cor
;.oi,ition co'irniissioii shall have
.'. ULiior: y t-o e!iiji iy couu
vvtieii ver any of its judg.'.i.-ri'
necessary utid counsel soeiupl
I'd shall be pnnl an.Asuch fee
may b a-.; - eeu up-.n- t .em a
itporuven by tin; tiovernor.
c .) I'ii t Min se f -n '.),
N'C' -.Au, of the lii-visal, o-
pealed. , ,
Ct. R. B. BECK WITH
Physician and Surgeon,
ffera his services to the people of Lnm
berton &nd snrronnding country.
Office in ae McLeod Buildiag. Phcn
7?. 6. Can be found at night at residence
formerly occupied by Mr. George M.
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Dr.'R. G. Rozikr, Dk. John Knox.
Drs. Bozier & Knox,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Office at rear of Robeson County Loan
and 1'r'ist Company.
AROHIiS COLLiNb,
ASOPOLE, N. C.
Contractor a ul Builder and Dealer in
Buii'l'-rs' .Supplies.
Special Atte.ii.ion Giver
10 all Applies-
Dr. w A. McPbaiu,
Paytsltiaa and r.-.wt,
A-!tpa?e, ':V. .
Night ctUs uuswvrvu. iu"U.puy.
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