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HE KQBESQMAN I Advertising Rates m i I One Dollar and I On Application. Fifty cents the Year. ESTABLISHED 187C Country." God a rid Truth 4 1 s, oiNGLE COPIES 6 CENTS VOL. XXXIX .0. 10 LUMBERTON NORTH CAROLINA., THURSDAY, MARCH 26. 1908. WHOLE NO. '34 1 Our Line 01 Individual Sterling Silverware. a e at All Times Carry a Stock of Individual Sterling Silver Pieces, and for an Inexpen sive "Wedding Gift 1 here's Nothing More Appropriate, j Boylin's Jewelry Store. The K. P. Guano Distributor .- i - it- Scatters the Guano and Covers it. No waste around stumps and ends. No cogs and chains to clog and break. Nothing about it to break or get out of fix. Large hopper, balanced load, light run ning. Sows any quantity. Sim ple, strong, dnrable. Awarded diplomas by North and South Carolina Fairs 1004. Unques tionably the only Entirely Sat isfactory Distributor before the PeoIle- tat. ME. CUAIG TEE RIGHT MAN. For Sale by Leading Dealers in Robeson and Adjoining Counties. N. JACOBI HARDWARE COMPANY, Wilmington. N C. Why Pull A Long Face ? 1.1 1 a I Eagle Because you need some new Furniture? Surely it isn't the expense that bothers as you would know if you visited thi. store. This io the" time of year we uKvavs make Special Prices On Furniture ! Which means that you can supply your needs with High-Class Merchandise at tven greater saving than our always Low Prices ordinarily affoid. Pay us a viit and we'll change your face into a smiling one with our under-pricing. Furniture and Carpet Co. Lumber ton, N. C. J. 2- Jl-iLLt&iJk. J Statement of tlie Condition of The Bank of Lumberton, At the Close of Business, Friday, December 13th, 1907. RESOURCES : Loans and Discounts, $132,769.05 Furniture and Fixtures, 3,383.27 Real Estate, - 510.00 Expense, 164.08 CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, 109,147.50 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock, Undivided Profits, Ke-Discounts, Accrued Interest due Depositors, DEPOSITS, COMPARATIVE STATEMENT: Deceml-rr l?,tli, 1904, Deposits, $245,973.96 $50,000.00 8,918.30 8,000.00 120.74 178,034.83 $245,973. $108,126.94 143,958.99 178,934.83 Deceml.fr 13th, 1905, December ltii, 1907, Cash In all Amounts called for has been Furnished to our De positors at ALL TIIES. THE BANK OF LUMBERTON, vTbe Oldest and Largest Bank in Robeson County.) OFFICERSI A. W. McLF.AN, President, R- D. CALDWF.LL, Vice-Pres A. ii. WHITE, Vice-Pres. C. ii. TOWNSKNI), Cashier, T1IOS. J. MOORE, Ass't Cashier. low nr By Depositing it with Robeson County loan and Trust Co. We will pay you Interest, Compounded every three mouths, and this will cause your Depos it to Continually Grow. : : : : : A large number of Satisfied Customers is our Strongest Endorsement. : : - : : Open an Account with us, Either Large or Small, and Begin the Saving Habit To-day. Robeson County Loan and Trust Company A. VV. McLean, J'rei dent. Stephen Mclntyre, Vice-President. C. H. Morrow, Cashier. Let Us Do Ifour Job Printini VE MAKE A SPECIALTY iOF Commercial Work SEND iUS YOUR ORDERS. Frintino 60.. Lumberton, N C. Freeman Represents People's Ideals In Him We Would Have a Candi date Who Would Command the 1 ull Uerr.ocratis Support, and a Man Who, As Governor, Would Intelligently and Safely Guide The Ship of Slate. J. W.Bailey in the Charlotte Qbsorver. I wish to submit through the columns of The Observer some considerations with a view to the nomination of Mr. Locke Craig by the Democratic party to be Governor of North Carolina. I am for Mr. Craig not by reason of any obligation whatever or any peculiar relation to him- I am for him because of reasons which constrain me as a citizen and a Democrat; and, therefore, I venture to thinkthal a plain statement of them may appeal in like manner to other citizens and Democrats. First of all, let it be understood that the present political condi tions are vmusual. There have been periods when the Demo cratic party might choose its standard bearer indifferently from among many of its leaders with impunity. There never was a time when it could afford tc choose men who were not leaders, but only because they wished the honor of being Governor. 1 is true that our majority in th State is large- But it is like wise true that a long period o! national defeat has seriously di- I minished the party's prestige, I even so that in i-he solid South there sire tendencies which must gravely concern every Democra who reckons with the futun rather than the immediate pres ent. It is the South's peculiar duty to maintain the, party's spirit and the party's strength in these trying years, abiding the time when our whole country will sicken of the policies of the Republican party and look once more to the party which gave it the immemora'ole glory of those great years when the nation was orming. If we in North Carolina would perform this dutj, we must be sure to commit the party's stand- rd to men not only worthy o) the party's name out such as will readily commend on their own account the glad acclaim of the people youug men, business mem, farmers and professional classes. We must select men that will add to the party's anko; not men who create un necessary antagonisms, men who make for unity, not divis on; men who in themselves represent the party's and the people's ideals, and not their personal craving tor honor or power; men whose records speak of aggressive measures for tuo public good rather than of y. nte or public selfishness. Moreover, within the State the aggressive policies of the Demo craticparty hav?produced an ex traordinary degree of unrest This was inevitable, and is not to be regretted- I do not depre ciate tht S3 policies. If there have been blunders, they were blun ders in the right direction; and we will not abandon our course. We will go on in our work of tern perance; we "will go on in ourcon, trol of the public service corpo rations; we will goon with our vvar against the trusts. Noth ing could be so fatal to the party is to hesitate here. But if we would go on succissfully, if ve wouid no on to victory, we must proceed by means of leaders who j will act intelligently and not strike blindly; who will make th rut le for the cause's sake and ij-.it for the fame of it; who v. ill be moved by the highest motivss, not by personal animus or any malice whatever and certainly lot by mere selfish ambitions of niiy sort. In Mr- Craig we have sucu a tt i . man. Jiecan oe Lrusita 10 mam tain the parly's policy; and to maintain it intelligently aud with noble purpose. In him we have a citizen who would come into of fice with no old scores to pay, but only a high duty to periorm; who could be trusted, therefore.to act surely and with discretion. The current restttissness isnot due to resentment of the, party's poli cies so much as to the fear tbat its policies may fall into the hinds of men who. because of 9 mi-.tH.ke i conception of their ciu-j ty or the facts, for the sake of a i certain fa me, or in pursuit of pr -sonal aims, may actually caua' them to become injurious not on ly to the party and the State, bu? inimical to the very ends wl ij! these policies are designed to achieve. Mr-Craig's peculiar merit lies in the fact that he can be trusted on this ciitical point He can b9 trusted to advance these poli cie.-; to advance them for theii own ake; to advance them in telligently; and to advance them surely. thw singularly stands out! In him we woulo have a standard bearer who would command the full Demo cratic support. Nominating him, the Democratic party would re affirm all its best intentions; and in such a way as to strengthen the hopes of those who sincerely desire aggressive measures and to reassure all those who now threaten, because of a well de fined distrust of certain tenden cies, to abandon it. In all the State there is no one who so worthily represents just now the intelligent, aggressive spirit oi the Democratic party or of the democratic people embracing all who beliee that the people should rule as Mr. Locke Craig. I have submitted th moving consideration in my support of Mr. Craig. But I wiil add a mi nor, yet very important consid eration. I refer to Mr. Craig's service to the party and the Com monwealth. Of course men who have never rendered any such service and others.who have ren aerea sucn service only as can didates, have some grounds for making light of a consideration of this sort- They can afford it. It is their only recourse. But the Democratic party cannot af ford it; and the Democratic peo pie understand. Any party' success depends upon the rec ognition that it gives those who keep it alive. Parties that ig nore 'their warriors are; us the nations that have done likewise they are not known in the annals of men because men do not hold them worthy to be known. Mr. Craig has been at the fore front of the Democratic party's battle-line in all the great--cam paigns of recent years. And not only in his western counties, but throughout the Common wealth he has not spared him self. We have no campaigner that can surpass him, either in personal ability or in actual ser vice. It seems to me, therefore, in view of his peculiar fitness for the office of Governor, and his singular fitness for standard bearer of the Democratic party at the present time, and in view, moreover, of his magnificent sac rifices for the party, that it would be almost unpardonable not to nominate him. To say the least it would prove a blunder of most serious proportions. I would not forget, moreover. that in nominating Mr. Craig we will iionor a section worthy to be honored richly worthy. Our mountain country is a great re gion of the State great in- num bers, in extent and in power; and yet greater in promise. It has peen patient; but we cannot ig nore it because of its faithful ness. Instead it becomes us, now that we have so perfect an oppor tunity, to recognize it by making its favorite son our favorite stin, its beloved our beloved leader.its victorious standard bearer our victorious standard bearer, and so call him to the highest honor in the gift of his party and the people. J. W. Bailey Rileigh, March 20th, 1908. A MODERN ENOCH ABDEN. A iguita, Ga , Citizen Returns Af ter aa Absence of 18 Years to Find His Wife Married to An other -Woman Has Second V ar ris ge Annulled and Court Holds Both Blameless. Augusta. W., Dig; ari-h, -i'st. Returning after an absence oi 18 years to find his wife married in good faith to another man oi prominence and influence in tht city w as the fate of Frederick Piaff t -day. In 1885, Plaff was married to Miss Carrie L Parr. Five years later Plaff suddenly disappeared, leaving no clue tr his whereabouts and no reasoL for his absence. In 1895, hi? family read widely published re ports pf his death in a railroad accident and for many months wore mourning. Fully believing that her hus band was dead, Mrs- Plaff aftei several years of supposed wid owhood was married a second time to Alford B Connor. Some days ago Mrs. Connor was great, ly shocked to receive positivt proof that her first husband was still alive- Although living in contentment and happiness with her second husband she at once began pro ceedings to have the marriage annulled. To-day a decree of annullment was handed down by Judge Ham mond, of the Superior Court, I which further declared that the second marriage had been entered into innocently and is good faith by all parties concern ed as the result of a lamentable mistake, and adjudges the parties entirely blameless. SENATOR OVERMAN. ,9 I READ ROBESOHIAN BUSINESS BUILDERS. It coaxf s ba k that well feelirg. healthy look, puts the sap of life in your system, jroteots you fr m disease. Hollister's Rooky Moun tain Tea baa no equal na a epiing tonic for the whole family. 3ic, Tea or Tablets. J D. McMillan & Son. Mrs FlorenceEdwards, wife of the station master atPutman.Mad ison county, com mitted suicide on thelTth, shooting herself through the head. It is said that no cause can be assigned for the rash act, that just prior to the act of self-destructiou Mrs. Ed wards was with her husband and children and apparently in the best of spirits. Good for Everybody. Mr. Norman It. Coulter, a prom inent architect, in the Delbert Building. San Franciseo. says: 'l fully endorse all t at has been said of Electrio Bitters as a tonic med icine It is good for everybody. It corrects stomach, liver and kidney disorders in a prowpt and efficient manner and builds up the system." Electric Bitters is the best spring medicine ever Bold overs druggist's counter ; as a blood purifier it is nneqvaled. 50e, at all (fftrg stores. When the Suffrage Amendment Takes Effect. Chatham Record. There is a very general erron eous idea as to the time when a vuter cannot take advantage ol the "grand-father" clause of our suffrage amendment. Nearly ev erybody thinks .that a white youth who wishes to register and v)te at the next election, must be ttl-Ii "to read and write any sec tion of the constitutioa in the English language," and that the "grandfather" clause will not en able him to register, as hereto fore. This is a mistake. The suffrage amendment provides that anybody can vote although he may not be able to read or write, if be registers under the "grandfather" clause prior to Becemberber st,',l908. So that anybody who heretofore could register under the "grandfath er" clause can still do so until the first day of December, which of eourse is after the November election. The common idea is that the provision ,as to the "grandfather" clause expires in 1908, and so it does, but not until December 1st. Therefore everybody can reg ister for the elections this year, before next December, just ex actly as could be.done ever since the adoption of our suffrage amendment- And nobody can register for the elections this year who could not heretofore register. It is wTelLenough for our people to understand this and act accordingly. And by the way, although the suffrage amendment was adopted nearly eight years ago, yet no body in this State has ever at tempted to attack its constitu tionality. Aud yet all our read ers will remember the frequent assertions by Republican speak ers and papers, in the campaign of 1900, that the amendment was clearly unconstitutional and that, it would soon be so declared by the Supreme Court. Every Re publican stump speaker was a profound constitutional expound er and confidently pronounced the amendment unconstitutional, and really made some timid pet sons believe them- The People of the State Will Not be so Blind to Their Own Inter ests as to Fail to Re-elect ESim. Not long ago the Concord Trio une offered to pay five dollars lot every good reason (ftvred whj Senator Overman should not b re-alected. That offer is still standing, but we have not hearu of that paper having to pay ou' n single five dollar bill on its offer or thao any one had attempted t secure the prize. V hv this it so is perfectly patent. No on can advance any reason for tin Senator's retirement. There is one man in the State who thinks he should have the place, but, hi does not even dare to opi niy con tend for the place or claim thai he State would be benefitted b. substituting him for the preseiv Senator. We believe that h would admit, if he gave a siocer opinion and would put ambitio and selfishness aside, that-th-State would be doing a very fool ish thing were it to put Senato Overman aside to he replaced b. ahy other man in the State, him self included. We connot set how aoy man in the Slate cat favor the supplanting at thi time of Senator Overman by any other man. Has any one got an fault to find with Mr- Overmat since he has been Senator' Cat any one point to a single act oi his which has made him unwor thy of the high office to which ht has been called by the people oj his State? Can any one give a good reason why he should b supplanted at this time by som one else? Can any man vtn may ask the next Legislatun to choose himself in Mr Overman's place .give an, other reason for its doinj. so than the one that he wants the honor aud the salary of the office? We have heard of no man yet mentioned for the place who would have taken the high posi tion in his first term that Mr Overman has and most certainly not one of them could go to tht Senate and at th -Wpginninr oi his term take the stand that Sen ator Overman would alter si years' service in the Senate. W, do not believe the people of N.rtl Carolina areoingio be so foolish are going to pursue so suicidal t. course politically as to retire Mj Overman, in other words. to giat ;fy the personal vanity or poiii. cal ambition of anyUian, no ma -ter how popular the latter a,a. be or ho- acceptably he maj have tilled some otrjer office. The people know Mr. Overmai and they recognize the promi nence he has given his State ii national affairs and we feel sun that they will demand his re-elei -tion. Some papers in the Stat say that in order to secure hi: re election the friends of Senatoi Overman have work before them We cannot believe it. We do noi believe our people are so blino to their own interests and to tin enviable reputation the State ha established through the high pi - sition Senator Overman ha taken in the Senate and in tin council or statesmen of toe un ion. His friends must see to ii that in the choice of candidate: for the Legislature men repre senting the will of the people art chosen instead of the strikers i f some opposing candidate. Tnat is all that is necessary. 30 DAY CLEARA K C E SALE Beginning March 16, 1908 Ten per cent, discount from following prices: 1 Iii- m fiz Haver. 1'iaivi - Hn or X nt- t'i:t i-no 4 Put,, ni pa-'oi Orji i ii. ( Hi ft f Kt.' ( j t'hurc-h o ili",x 0-Kn with inner 3) 4(1 1" -.' 7 Kra-.i,.htBc!il.'priKlit f lai.o 271 s v - A; I'.iaU - .:, " l. slier " " 2 " III ".' mi --r " ill' ' II Ii i 1 . ii ' - " 2 ii - U U...I - 1.5 " 'H KnlKt r H. rjrht I'i mo I ew -Jon - II ii nn'-tt v 1. -i l ,)itit I i ii. ( 'ew ) 271 r- sh . r r tr li t s'iam, i Sew ) :i u - irt Mi-IT r-iri lit I'niio, New (Special :i;5 d eatist Bargainstvpr of fered. Remember, 10 per ( Lilt, i tT above prices; pasy terms i f di siud- ion't de- PROFESSIONAL CJIKDV lay, order to-day. Clias.M.Stieff Manufacturers of Th Artisiie Stic-ff , Shaw, and StitlT Self-I'liver I'iinos. Southern Wai eru in. 5 West Trade S:., CilAltLOTTH, N. C. . ''. w:L',ior !, Mjf. Stephen Mclntyre, R. C. lwrence', James D. Proctor Mclntyre, LEvreuce Proctor Attorneys and Counselors at L. LUMBERTON, : : : N. C Practice tn Slate an-t Federal Courts. I'romp attention fciveu u all buMiitki LEOJM T. COuK, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office in First National Bank Building. t. a. McNeill, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, N C. Will practice in all the Courts ness attended to promptly. Bust f WADE WISH ART, Attorn kv at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C. Prompt attention give., to all business. Office oyer Bank of Lumberton. 8-1 D. P. SHAW, Attornty at Law, WMBERTON, - - - . N. C All business entrusted to him promptl ittended to. Office in SHuw Building. McLEAN & McLEA"N ATTORNEYS AT LAW, UMBERTON. - N C Jfficei on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 1, 8, A 4 'ompl aitentio fivea to ail business CHAS. B. SKIPPEK, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, - - - N. C. All business entrusted to him will r eive prompt and careful attention. Office iu First National Bank Building ver Post Office Betweeu Safety and Danger The wise man secures the protection of FIRE INSURANCE. When fi.o occurs, the n:ost valuable pa per a m in has is a policv in a eooJ com pan. We represent seme of the best cotnrau'es in existence. They pay promptly an 1 honorably all losses incur red. S nie day you may be sorry you didn't let us write a policy t -day. Q. T. WILLIAMS. r-q rbe Happiness ot Keus, ketptrs Depends largely on the chamcier of th mating. Let us supply Ure G merries an. hey will go a long way toward lnsur.ag ;ood eating at your hou e. MAKE UP A GR CERY ORDER Of the things yon Y now bei-t ris a test o ur qualitits. That will show how much be ter our groceries are m con parison with tlie ordinary k nils. When you serve ihem on vour table there will lie no com jlaiut, only praise. No left overs, but ali empty dishes. J. H. Wisharl Free Delivery. Phone No. I. BY-LO Talcum Powder, Natural Violet. E. M. BRITT, Attorney at Law, Lumberton, N. C. (jflice upste'rs in Argus Building. All business promptly transacted. E. J. BRITT, attorney at Law, Lumberton, N. C. Office over Pope's Drag Store. STOCK REMEDIES. Every bot'.le of Dr. Edmund's Colic and Lung Fever Cure is Guaranteed for colic, gravel, pneumonia, itouiache and lung disorders. Also a blood purifier Dr. W. O. EDMUND, 3"2' Lumberton, N. C Dr. N. A. Thompson, PHYSICIAN AND SURGKO", Lumberton, : : : : N, O Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41 Down town ollice over. Dr. McMillan's Drug Store. Calls promptly a us we red night or day, in town or iu the rountrj . Dr. B. T. ALLEjSI Dentist, LUMBERTON, N. C. ffice over Dr. McMillan's Drug Sun Or. JOHN KNOX.Jr, Pbysiclan and Sirgeon, Lumberton, N. C. Office at Mc;Lean-Rozier Drug Store. 1-2-08 J. A. MacKethan, M D.t MacKethax Building, Fayetteville, N. C. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat a Specialty. 1-13 E. G. SIPHER, ELECTRICIAN, Lumberton, If. C. Office in Shaw Building, Phone 1 18 1-6 DOCTORS PRESCRIBESULPHUR But Sulphur Should i e Used in Liquid Form Only. "Hancock's Liquid Sulphur is the most wonderful remedy for Eczema I have ever known," writes Dr. W. V. Leake, of Orlanda, Fla., who was cured of a case of j ears' standing. Dr. W. A. Heard, of Maitland, Fla., as cured of Eczema after he had suffer ed for thirty years, and says: "Hancock's Liquid Sulphur is the finest remedy for all Skin troubles he has ever used or pre set ib'd. Doctors everywhere prescribe it, but ney sav Su phur snould be used in liquid ortn only, as it is in Hancock's Liquid Si lphuk Druggists sell it 1 Booklet free if you write Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Baltimore. It cure-all Skin and -Scalp Diseasts, if ua.'d in connection with the wonderful Hancock's Liquid Sulphur Co. f&m Compulsory School Attendance. StatrsviUe Laadm&rk. Silver-stone school district, in Watauga county, has not only voted a special school tax but has voted to require compulsory at tendance on the school , for 16 weeks in the year. A rt cert Legislature passed a law whicl-, permits any school district t adopt compulsory school attend ance if a majority of the voters so decide- So far as we n -w re call Asheville is the only place in the State that has a compulsory school law. Itis quite remark able that compulsory school at tendance should oe adopted in rural district in a mountain com munity, where the people chanyf methods very slowly. . By-Lo is so fine that it floats in the air, and so delicately perfumed with the odor of fresh flowers, that we know you will like it. It does not have that Talcum Powder odor, just ha Smell ol Fresh Yiolets We handle all the different kinds of High-Grade Talcum Powders, but re gard By-Lo as the best there is. You will think so too' when you try it. Yours to Please, Dr. R. F. G BAH AM, DENTIST, Lumberton, N. C. Office over Bank of Lura barton. Rooms No. 7 and 8, 1-20-08 Dr. J. C. McKENZlE, Physician and Surgeon, ORIIUM.N.C. 3-9-tf Or. J. D. McMillan & Sob. jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, SilYeriare, Cut Glass, (Ms. DRUGGISTS, Liumbertcm, N. C. une r8th EO. S. HACKER & SON When a man writes as follows don't you think be means il ? v r S. G. illiamB. Powderly Texas, snys: 'I have suffered for years with Kidney and bladder trouble, usintr everv preparation I canit across and taking many prescrip tions all without relief until mv at tention was called to Pineules. Af ter 30 days' trial ($1.00), lam feel ing fine Voney refunded it no' satisfied. Bold by J . D. Mc"illar 8s Son. ' Ours is a eomplete jewelry store. No line of goods more reliable is carried by jewelers anywhere. Whatever is worth having in a jewelry store it to M loan here. Our Repair Department is complete in verr detail. Spfxial Atthntion To Mn. Obdi ks GEO. W. HUGGINa 105 Market Street, WILMINGTON, : : : : N. C. Notice ! MANUFACTURES OF jors, Sash, Blinds. Mouldings, j Gallctl ty Materia Sash Wclebts and Co. J. v harleston, S. C Hui chase our makes which we guai ntee superior to any sold South, ant uere'iy save uiocev. Window and Fan- 'v Glass a Spe.-lnlty 4-20 WianZsn Pile Rsmedy MBER10N NOYELTY WORKS For Mantels, Columns, Bracket, Balusters, Pulpits, Church Pew and all kinds of odd jobs. Mail orders solicited. Term reason- ble. R B. Humphrey, ," Proprietor and Manager. Subscribefor The Robesonua aad kep i up with the crowd.
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