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Salaries vs. Fees,
ttattvllle landmark.
1 'The Landmark has expressed
' itself as in favor of placmp all oi
.ficers county, State, etc, on a
;alary basis instead of paying
.them in fees, as many of them
are now paid. When the bill to
. place solicitors on a salary was
Under discussion in the Leisla
tare recently it was noticed that
i all solicitors whose fees aggre
, gated more than $'2,300, the max
imum amount named, opposed
the bill. This was natural. They
want all they can get out of the
Office. It is the same way with
county officers and all others
Who are paid under the fee sys
. tern. Thev cet more money
ieetion to the salary system An
official who wants what is com
in t nun and no more will pre
for wor kiiiyr for a salary, so that
no char fie of padding the fee
list, or of doing things purely to
get loos, can be made against
him. It has been suggested
that if solicitors are put on a sal
ary basis they will not do their
duty in enforcing the law, the
idea being that they must have
the incentive or a fee to move
them to do the work they are
elected to do. This can only
mean that solicitors are so dis
honorable that they will not do
their work unless they get extra
fees for dxing it. We can't be
lieve that any of the men holding
than the public generally is aware the office in this State hold such
of and they want to hold on to the
fee system. The fee system of
' fers unlimited opportunities for
Kraft in case of a corrupt official.
A1 solicitor, for instance, can
make a half dozen cases out of
one, purely to gets fees, if he is
looking after the money side of
the proposition, and a county of
ficer who is paid in fees can work
the same game in different ways
if he is amind. The general pub
lic has no knowledge of the fees
allowed and they have to pay
whatever the officer says. Often
these officials become a power in
politics and they use their influ
ence with members of the Legis
lature to have special acts pnssed
increasing their fees
There can be no reasonable ob-
For Catarrh, let me send you free, just to
prve merit, a Trial size Box of Dr.
Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. It is a snow
white, creamy, healing antiseptic
balm that gives instant relief to Catai rh
of the nose and throat Make tke free test
and see. Address Dr. Slioop, Racine.
Wis Large jars 50 cents. Sold by All
Dealers.
views of their duty. If they do,
the sooner we get rid of them the
better. If the fee system is
necessary to get officials to work,
then it would be well to pay
Superior Court judges in fees,
allowing them a certain amount
for every case disposed of. That
would induce them to do more
work, probably.
The fee system will have to go.
The beneficiaries of it will pro
test, because they don't want to
turnloose a good thing- But the
movement is under way and by
and by all public officers will be
put on a salary and the fees col
lected will be put in the treasu1
ry. When this is done the pub
lie will be benefited and if officers
on a salary can't do the work
they can be turned out and oth
ers put in their places.
OJLD FORK GLEANINGS.
Subscribe for the Robesonian
your neighbor is tired of be
ing- bothered about his paper
Unrest Among , Laborers Four
Africans Craved for Native
Home Personals. ,
Corremxiudence of The KobetAnian.
I hear of but little news in the
Fork these days- Agricultural
progress has been retarded by
wie laie rains, dm 1 see on a
neighboring farm this morning
that plowing has been resumed
mi . .
mere seems to oe among some
of the laboring class a spirit of
unrest, and instability, which is
very detrimental to the farmer's
interest.
Last week one of our nearest
neighbors lost on of his crop
pers, without warning or provo
cation, after contracting to run a
farm, and doing considerable
work thereon. His whereabouts
have not been discovered, but he
has probably skipped across the
State line. Such conduct as thin
eaves the landlord, at this sea
son of the year, in a bad strait,
and I hear of many similar in.
stances. . It is in this way that
the negroes destroy the confi
dence of the white' people, and
the innocent ones are caused to
suffer for the guilty, because it!
is getting difficult to know who
to rely upon, although there are
some worthy and industrious
among them, who are living hon
est lives and are respectable citi
zens. A long time ago, there was
in this neighborhood four native
African negioaj, three men and
one woman, all of whom contin
ually craved to return to their
native land.
Although owned by good Chris
always cherished the belief that
they would go back to Africa
when they d ied : and in the cou rse
of a few years one of the nen
CQuld no longer restrain his
anxiety to depart, so one day as
he was workingin a remote field
all alone, he went into the edge
of the woods, made a noose of
his suspenders, fastened them
in a tree and hanged himself.
Another of these men, "Lavnier"
by "name, was .tattooed on face
and hands, and claimed to have
been the son of an African King
but he and his wife lived out
their natural length of days and
many of their descendants are
yet living in this vicinity.
Mr. J. B. McCallum and little
son, of Maxton, passed down
through the Pork this morning
en route to his farm.
Mr. 0. T- Reynolds went down
to Rowland on Saturday and re
turned yesterday afternoon
Mr. Robt. Stewart, of John
Station, was visiting, home folks
yesterday. v ' . A r
Miss J.ulia McQueen, who had.
jbeen our gaest for two weeks,
returned hom& on Saturday.
Mr. J. B. Hrown, who has been
vwry m wim pneumonia, is im
proving. ' Severe colds, some grippe and
whopping cough are at present
prevailing to some extent in this
neighborhood.
"Aunt Becky."
Maxton, N. C-, R. F. D. No. 1,
March 4th.
Lost and Found.
Lost, between 9.30 p m , yester
day and noon to-day, a bilious at
taok, with nausea and sick head
ache. This loss was oooasionfid hv
ffinrlinrr of all rJiir a4n..n . I - r
tian people, and in constant con-1 Dr. King's New Life Pills, the
tict with good influences, they guaranteed cure for biliousness
were never tul v civilized, hut, malaria and laundice
ELBOD NEWS LETTER.
Death of Mr; Braey-r-SIelcness In
Community Personal Items.
Corrfspondei.ee of The RobruonUn.
Mr. Abe Bracey died at his
home near here Tuesday night,
Feb. 26tb. He bad been in de
clining health for several months
and there was little hope for his
recovery; still his sudden death
was a shock to his family and
friends. He was a faithful, con
sistent member of the Presby
terian church. We have reason
tq believe that he died in full
assurance of eternal salvation
He leaves a wife, four children,
mother, several brothers and sis
ters. 1
To the bereaved ones the sym
pathy of the community is ex
tended.
Mrv Elbert Bridgers, who has
been quite sick, is improving a
little.
Mr. D. A. McCall is just re
covering from a spell of the
ffrippe.
Miss Julia McCall is on the
sick list this week.-
Mrs. Gay, of Rockingham, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Poole.
Miss Irene Poole spent Sunday
with her parents here.
Mrs. J. A. McRae and son
visited relatives near Maxton last
week.
Miss Annie Culbreth spent
Sunday in Fayetteville with her
sister, Mrs. N. C. Stubbs.
Elrod, N. C-, March 4th, '07.
AH Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
Says Blackburn.
Washington Correspondent of Ohtrlotte Ob
. ierver. . t
Like a lot of other people, the
members of the North Carolina
delegation appeared to take pe
culiar delight in kicking the ship
subsidy bill out of shape. Evea
Blackburn showed up in tbs
House and voted against the bill.
This, it is said, is the first vote
cast by the Republican member
during the present session. Mr.
Blackburn does not think much
of the congressional game anv
more. He told Mr. Godwin, the
member-elect from the sixth, that
it was all vanity and texation of
spirit, and added the discourag
ing prophecy that he would go
home at the end of his term much
lighter in purse than when be
came-
Tne Touch That Heals.
Is the touch of Bueklen's Arniot
Salve. It's the happiest combina
tion of Arnica flowers and healing
balsams ever compounded. JNo
matter how old the sore or ulcer
is, this Salve will oure it. For
burns, scalds, outs, wounde or
piles, it's an absolute oure. Guar
anteed by all druggists 35 cents
"Preventics" will promptly check a cold
or tue Grippe when taken early or at the
"sneeze stage." Preventics cure seated
colds as well. Preventics are little candy
cold cure tablets, and Dr Shoip, Racine,
Wis., will gladly mail you samples and
a book on Co ids free, if you will write
him. The samples prove their merit.
Check early Colds with Preventics and
stop Pneumonia. Sold in ami tan hnT.
by All Dealers.
Heart Strength
Heart Strength, or Heart Weakness. mratniiNerM
Strength, or Nerve Weakness nothing more. Pos
itively, not one wean neart in a Hundred is, in it
self, actually diseased. It is almost always a
hidden tiny little nerve that really is all at fault.
This obscure nerve th Cardiac, or Heart Nerve
simply needs, and must have, more power, moM
stability, more controlling, more governing
strength. Without that the Heart must continue
to fail, and the stomach and kidneys also htv
these same controlling nerves.
This clearly explains why. as a medicine. Dr.
Shoop's Restorative has In the past done so much
for weak and ailing Hearts. Dr. Hhoop first sought
the cause of all this painful, palpitating, suflocafc.
Ing heart distress. Dr. Snoop's Restorative thai
popular prescription Is alone directed to thesa
weak and wasting nerve centers. It bulks ;
ittstrengthens; it offari real, genuine heart help.
If you would have strong Hearts, strong di
gestion, strengthen thew .nerves ra-eatabl&a
them as needed, with
Dr. Shoop's
Restorative
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Sntf ?r T lnd imVtrt1?1 treatmet of its Policy Holders, should be W
most gratifying- to those who ha, n. PrOi- tthi, -t-i
ine LomnanY numbers its PrVHrvn- tt-i
td-. , 47 vxuvio kjj uj.j.0 unuuiiub. ine people oi
w?th tL SrUn? G?nntGS are placing a larg-e part of their Insurance!
, 7 r . ,7 wuig uuiuHiveiy tne nig-n estimate placed on,
the contracts iasn fid h-o-th nnTYTo-n-rr L ?
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Messrs. McLEAN & BARKER, T '
Agents for The Southern Life Ins. Co.,
Lumberton, N. 0.
Dear Sirs: .
it liSJ? t0 thaiS1 you for th Gheck for ne Thousand Dollars ($1,000)
just handed me m settlement of Policy No. 303, on the life of Ervin L BigW
who died January 4th, 1907. vui uruggs,
r?Q?t set2lemen1t is most gratifying to aU policy-holders of "The South
?f ' cnfirms the confidence of those who have pinned their faith to
the Management of your good Company. Ver Respectfully
(Signed) E. J. BIGGS, Administrator.
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R- D. Caldwell.
m K. M. Biggs,
Hector McLean,
DIRECTORS IN ROBESON COUNTY:
X Carter, T. L. Northrop,
R.F. Deyane, Ay E. Shaw,
AGENTS IN ROBESON COUNTY:
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J. W. Ward.
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"J. A. Barker.
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