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1 I Advertising Rates H One Dollar and f j un Application. Fifty cents the Year. J Established 1807. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents. VOL. XXXIX NO. 28 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MAY 28, 1908. WHOLE NO. 2359 nn ROBESONIAN i I Just Received Another Lot of Back Combs. Combs High Plain Back ' " J I ' ' These are the Latest in and High Fancy Back. Also Just Received a New Lot of Bracelets. Brace lets are very popular now and we think you can make your selection from our stock without any trouble. We also have a Nice Line of Lockets, Solid Gold Rings, Gold Brooches, Gold Watches and Locket Chains, Gold Beauty and Cuff Pins, Belt Buckles, Ladies' Fine Silk Watch Guards, Etc. Have some Nice Gold Ladies' Watches as well as Gents. See us when you need anything in Cut Glass, Genu ine Hand-Painted China and Silverware. Boylin's Jewelry Store. WITH AUNT BECKY. Ill Watch The Old Fork Grow Prof. Allen's Prohibition Arti cle Highly Complimented A Little Scotch Woman Who Bought a Negro Girl, and What Came of It Ex-Gov- Russell The 'Squire Home Other Mat- Screen Doors, Packed 1-2 Doz to Bundle. Screen Windows, Packed 1 Doz to Bundle. Cotton Hoes, Fruit Jars, Jar Rubbers, Fishing Tackle. We Will Appreciate Receiving Your Orders. N. J acobi Hardware Company, 5-25 Wilmington, N. C. THE NATIONAL BANK, Fayetteville, N. C. it EVERYBODY REGARDS A DOLLAR As well worth making. Has it occurred to you that after you have made it, is foolish not to take care of it in the best possible manner? Deposited In the National Bankol Fayetteville, your cash is far safer than if you kept it yourself. Fire cannot destroy our vault ami they otfer very little temptation to burglars. The latter gentry know it is much easier and safer to rob a store, office or home where money is known to be kept. Make your cash safe by depositing it with this bank. W. A. VANSTORY, Pkesidfnt. E. H. WILLIAMSON, i S. W. COOPER. Active V. Pres. T M SHAW, Assistat Cashier. A. B. McMILLAN, Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. VANCE McGOUGAN, W. A. VANSTORY, E. H. WILLIAMSON, A. L. SHAW, H. L. COOK, W. J. JOHNSON, ernor JOHN ELLIOTT, JNO. H. CULP.RETII, HUNTER G. SMITH, H. McD. ROBINSON. W. E. KINDLEY, A. R. McEACHERN, W. H. SIKES, J. COOPER, 6-21-lm JNO. R. TOLAR, JOHN ELLIOT, JOHN A. OATES, S. W. COOPER, W. L. HOLT, W. McLAUCHLIN, T. B. UPCHUCRH. The Most Skilful Player Cannot produce really fine music from a poor I'iauo. The purchase of such an instrument is a mistake, the seiling of one is worse. . 1M& ; ii When You Select a Piano Here we are alwavs glad to have you bring an expert player with you. Then the tone and volume of our pianos aie brought out in all their beauty. Then the quality of our instruments is proven better than any attempt at description we might make. Eagle Furniture and Carpet Co. Luttiberton, N. C. A MeliaMe Bamik la one which outs the Interests of its Depositors above the Interests of its Officers and Stockholders. Conservative and Safe Management is more Important than Bi; Dividends. It has been the Policy of this Bank to follow these Ideals. Our President and Cashier borrow no money of the bank. We require the same security of every one who bor rows from us. Not a Dollar Lost by Bad Loans in our Existence of Eleven Years. Is it to Your Interest to Deal With Such a Bank? Open an Account with us and be Convinced. The Bank of Lumberton, Lttttiberton, N. C. A. "W. Mr LEAN, President, A. K. WHITE, Vice-Pres. THOS. J. MOORE OFFICERSl R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-Pres. C. B. TOWNSEND, Cashier, Ass't Cashier. Your Money Grows ! If You Deposit it in our Savings Bank. We pay 4 Per Cent. Interest, Compounded every Three Months, on any sum from 25 Cents Upward. Now is the Time to begin to save, and opening an ac count with our Bank is the Best Way to begin the Sav ings Habit. If you are our customer, we lend you money when you need it. . Your money when Deposited with us, is payable on Ue m n tirl If you have no account with us, call or write us for furth er particulars about our methods. Robeson County Loan and Trust Coipany, (Dank of Lumberton Building,) LUMBERTON. N. C. Stephen Mclntyre, Vice-President. A. W. McLean, President. C II. Morrow Cashier. READ ROBESOMAN BUSINESS BUILDERS. and Mr. ters of Interest Correspondence of The Robesonian. ." T. . The rain has come again in due season, just when we were get ting a little dry, though nothing was really suffering unless it was the small grain crop, and the young garden plants. Our far mers have had fine weather for cotton chopping, and most of them are about through. Labor seems to be more plentiful than it was last year, and there was no trouble in procuring an abun dance of hands. Mr. K. D. riamer, one ot our nearest neighbors and most thrif ty farmers, is in your town this week on jury duty. Mr. Hamer is a true son of the soil, and be lieves in working himself, there fore he was not especially anxious to attend court at this busy sea son, but his brother came in just now, and says "All goes well" over there. The agricultural crops are not all that is growing on that farm, not by a long ways; the home contains ten of as fine, rosy-cheeked children as can be found in the State, ranging from 18 years down to the pretty little dim pled baby girl of 9 months; and just in sight of Mr. Hamer's is the home of Mr. Dougald Stewart, which boasts of seven stalwart boys, and one girl; so, in the words of brother Harker, of The Chief, "Watch the Old Fork grow." I read with much interest, in a recent Robesonian, a prohibition article from the pen of Prof. D. P. Allen, of your town, and con sider it one of the ablest and most forcible production, that I i have seen on the subject since the opening of the campaign. It j made me proud to know that; Robeson county has within her borders a colored man of such wisdom and good judgment, and trust that his influence and ex ample may accomplish great good. I was sitting on our front piaz za the other day, when I saw passing by a colored man who was born during slavery on an adjoining farm to my father's. His mother was owned by a tiny little Scotch woman of the class known as "old maids", and this is the way in which she became a slave owner: She carded and spun, and wove with her own hands $100 worth of home-spun cloth, which she sold, and con verted the money into a little ne gro girl, aged 6 years, whom she raised to maturity, and who eventually became the mother of a large family. But the little Scotch woman thought too much of them to have them work, and although she owned good lands, they were idle, and shiftless, and entirely non-supporting, and the Scotch owner found she had "an elephant" on her hands; but she would not hire them out to work, and she was fed by her charita ble neighbors, while her colored families worked a little, and hunted and fished for the bal ance. But they were kind to their little old Mistress, and the woman whom she raised was faithful in ministering to her on a lingering bed of sickness and death. Many times I was sent, when a little girl, by my dear mother to carry a basket of food to the tiny old lady. I loved to go, because she was so kind, and always gave me such a warm welcome. And ail these things of the long ago were recalled when I recognized the gray hair ed man, who was then a little boy, and he and one sister are all of the family now in their old neighborhood. I like to meet up with the old time darkey, who is always pleasant and polite, re taining much of the manners and bearing of ante-bellum days; though I regret to say I some times meet with those of the younger generation in travelling on the highways wno seem to have inherited none of the kind ly politeness of their elders. The recent death of ex-Gover nor Kussell removed irom our State a man of brilliant parts, and one who figured tor many years upon the political stage. During the war, his father, who was a large planter and slave owner in Brunswick county, de cided to remove farther from the threatened coast, and coming to our county purchased a farm from my aunt and located on the banks of The "Lumbee," and came there with his family to live until the cessation of hostilities. In those days I met young Mr. Russell, who was at that time scarcely grown, but a ripe schol ar, and ready of entertaining and fluent speech. How rapidly the years flee away, constantly bear ing on their bosom those whom I once knew; which steadily serves to warn me that I, too, must be approaching "The Eventide." Mrs. W. H. McCormick and children and Miss Annie Johnson, of the Turn Out, gave us a pleas ant call yesterday p. m. They came laden with a variety of the sweetest roses, whose fragrance and beauty are a delight. Miss Johnson, who has heen teaching the Turn Out school for several months, expects to close on Fri day, the 22d inst. This young lady has won the confidence and esteem of the whole community, and is exceedingly popular both professionally and socially. The 'Squire has gone to one of the neighboring saw-mills for a load of stove wood, which is kept on hand already cut, and is very convenient. He says to tell you if you should see anything of Mr. Ashley Home down that way to tell him "howdy" for him. He talks "Horne" so much I'm airaid ne win begin to grow "horns," and become a danger ous animal. The rain is pouring down again, and nothing can be done on the farm soon except, as the darkeys say, "sett out taters." Little Miss Ethel Bullock, of Rowland, is spending this week with her aunt, Mrs. R.D. Hamer, and family. "Aunt Becky." Old Fork, N. C, May 20th, 1908. COMMENCEMENT AT RED SPRINGS. A Few Cynical Observations About Marriage. Correspondence of The Robesonian. As people are making marry ing such a great specialty, I most respectfully wish to introduce a few facts that are most likely to follow matrimony: Marriage consists of two peo ple taking out license to quarrel and fight. Matrimony is simply a question of dollars and cents: women mar ry for dollars and cents; men marry because they have no sense. Marriage is like running to a fire: after it is out you walk back. Love intoxicates a man ; mar riage sobers him up. Both men and women are not considerate enough. I think that when one or both parties be come influenced enough to leave their homes and mothers that both parties should be sure that they can support each other in the luxuries of a modern home. Some men get married and think it over; some men think it over and don't get married at all. They say marriage is blind, but the neighbors are not. Before marriage you will call your girl your little angel; after marriage you wish she was. A man will spend more money in one week while he is courting a girl than he does all the rest of her married life. The reason that men get mar ried this year is because they think women will be scarce next year. Before marriage you talk about hearts; after marriage its clubs. Eggs remind me of love: soft- boiled, love; medium boiled, mar riage; hard boiled, divorce. "Bridal veil" and "being led to the altar" why, the very name of "bridal" and "halter" sounds lik a harness. there are lust two periods m a man's life when he doesn't un derstand women before and af ter marriage. Marriage is like a game of cards: it doesn't make any dif ference what kind of a hand you draw, you have to stay in the game. I saw in a paper where a man sold his wife to a blind man for 50 cents. I think a man that would do such a thing ought to be hanged'- just think of it cheating a poor blind man like that. Archie Collins. Proctorville, N. C, May 21, 1908. Immence Crowds Gathered to Witness the Closing Exercises at the Southern Presbyterian College and Conservatory of Music Eighteen Young Ladies Graduate Evidences of Ex cellent Work Miss Anderson, Dean of the College for Nine Years, Resigns Miss Eleanor Reddick Entertains Personal Items. Correspondence of The Robesonian. From Monday to Wednesday of this week every train brought visitors to our town, until on the last day of commencement the crowd here was simply immense. On Tuesday afternoon the art exhibit took place. This was held this year, for the first time, in the new art room, on the fourth story of the main building. The work shown was of high order, reflecting great credit on the teacher, Miss Ewing, of Virginia, and on the pupils whom she has been train ing. The sketches from nature, many of them done from mem ory, attracted much attention, while the paintings in oil and water colors were greatly ad mired. Tuesday at 8 p. m. the auditorium was filled to over nowmg, as on this evening was held the annual concert, which each year affords a rich, rare treat to music lovers. The splendid programme was well and beautifully rendered, each num ber calling forth loud and hearty applause. Wednesday morning, long be fore the appointed hour, crowds .of people might have been seen wending their way to the college till the spacious auditorium was again taxed to its utmost capa city. The procession of nearly four hundred sweet girls in white marching across the campus into the building, keeping exact step with the strains from the organ, was indeed a "thing of beauty," well worth going miles to see. Mr. E. D. Smith, of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Asso ciation, who was to have been the orator of the day, was pre vented by an unavoidable circum stance from being with us, but Rev. H. G. Hill, of Maxton, re sponded to Dr. Vardell's call, "Come over and help us," and with his usual dignity and grace and in a most masterly manner he filled the vacancy. To give even an outline of his fine ad dress this writer feels incapable. Suffice it to say, it was a most excellent discourse, not "'Wo man's Rights" but "Woman's Wrongs" an address which held the large audience spell-bound for more than hour. The graduates this year num ber eighteen young ladies, who, with ieehngs ot mingled sorrow and joy, are bidding farewell to college associates and teachers, and are ready to enter upon their life work. Miss Ellen McNeill and sisters, Misses Flora May and Bessie, who have for some months made their home in Red Springs, left yesterday for Laurinburg. Mr. Horne, one of the guber natorial aspirants, is in town to day. The many friends of Prof. J. A. McArthur were glad to wel come him this week. He was one of the teachers in the N. C. Military Academy here a few years since and was uni versally loved and esteemed for his gentlemanly bearing and high Christian character. For the past year he has had charge of a flour ishing school in Ayden. Tuesday morning Miss Eleanor Reddick delightfully entertained a few of her friends at luncheon, in honor of her guests, Misses Cooper Smith and Sue McNeill of Fayetteville. Those present were Misses Sue McNeill, Cooper Smith, Eunice Pearsall, Bessie Jones. Wvatt McKinnon, Gene vieve McMillan, Bessie McNeill, Jessie Singleton, and Martha McLeod. At a late hour they re luctantly bade their hostess adieu and said that they had spent a most pleasant morning. Miss Mary Anderson, who for nine years has been the efficient and much-loved dean of the col lege, has tendered her resigna tion, and will not be connected next vear with the school. So well has she filled this position and so closely identified has she been with all the interests of the college and the town, that she will be greatly missed. The board of trustees accepted her resignation with regret and pass ed resolutions of respect and es teem, appreciative of her work and devoted layalty to the col lege during these years, then, as a token of this feeling, presented her with a beautiful silver lov ing cup. Red Springs, N. C, May 22, 1908. On account of being crowded with other matter that could not wait it was necessary to leave the above letter, and some other matter that we wanted very much to publish then, out of Monday's paper. We regret the unavoidable delay. Editor. THAT EPISODE OF 1908. PROFESSIONAL CARDS In and Around Red Springs Movements of the People. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Miss Katharine McNeill, daugh ter of Mr. D. W. McNeill, is con fined to her bed, threatened with fever. She is the Presbyterian organist and is very much missed at the services. Mr. Douglas McMillan is visit ing friends and relatives in Ben nettsville this week. Mr. James Edens, who holds a very responsible position with the Southern Railroad at Selma, is at home tor a month s vaca tion. Mr. J. T. Bostick spent Mon day in Lumberton on business. The baseball team here played Bennettsville Friday on the lat ter's grounds. The result was 6 to 1 in favor of Bennettsville. On next Thursday they play again on our grounds and we hope by strengthening our team some we may defeat them. The Southern Amunsement Co. gave a moving picture show in the town hall Saturday night which was very much out of the ordinary; a large crowd attend ed and it was enjoyed by both old and young. Dr. C. G. Vardell is attending the annual meeting of the Gener al Assembly of the Southern Presbytsrian Church, which is in session at Greensboro. Mr. Jack Dalziel has accepted a position as travelling salesman for the American Standard Jew elry Co. of Detroit, Michigan. We wish him unbounded success. Capt. C. B. Cornell, command ant of the Southern Military Academy, left Thursday for Lin coln, Nebraska, where he will spend the summer with his par ents. Prof. J. B. McAllister and Messrs. Edwin Purcell and Hin ton McLeod left Friday to attend the commendment of Davidson College. the Oxford Orphans will give a concert in the Fraternity Hall next Wednesday night. This will be a rare treat, so let all the people come out to hear them. Mr. E. L. Buie returned Mon day from Morganton, where he spent the greater part of the winter visiting relatives. Mr. William Bryan, of New bern, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Green Bryan, of the college. Mr. Ashley Horne was in town Friday. Katie Southerland.of is visiting Miss Vera A Matter Which It is Eminently Proper to Recall in View of Slurs Upon Mr. Craig for His Vote in 1884. Newton Enterprise. But, granting again, that it was a mistake on Mr. Craig's part to vote for Mr. Blaine against Mr. Cleveland, a man we admire above all others, al though the men who are using it most against Mr. Craig have never been known to say a good word about Mr. Cleveland.it can not inure to the advantage of Mr. Kitehin, for whose benefit it is circulated. It is but a feather when set in the balance that weighs party fealty, against the conduct of Mr. Kitehin, when he stood up in the Democratic cau cus preceding the convention of 1898 and plead for a fusion with Marion Butler and his half of the party that had brought this dis grace on the State. Mr. Kitehin cannot claim youth and inexperi ence in extenuation of this mis take, and he must now admit that it was a mistake. He had then been in Congress for two years and had been a voter about four teen years. At that time Mr. Craig had already been on the stump in the eastern and west ern counties lighting the torch fires and pleading for a straight fight against all the enemies of Democracy as the only way for certain and safe deliverance. Nobody has ever thrown up to Mr. Kitehin this episode of 1898 as a bar to his preferment when a candidate, and he has re peatedly since been elected to Congress. Nobody is now using it against him. But it is a moun tain compared with a mole-hill when set against Mr. Craig's one mistake, and it does not lie in the mouth of any of Mr. Kitchin's friends to accuse Mr. Craig of party irregularity. W. H. KIN LAW, Atlorney-at Law LUMBERTON, N. ('. All business rotnntly transacted. -l-Kitf Stephen Mclntyre. It. C. Lawrence, .lames I. Proctor. Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor, Attorneys ami Counselors at Law, Ll'MBEUTON. N. C. Practice in State anil Federal Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. LEON. T. COOK, Attoknky at Law. LUMBERTON, N. C. OHice in First National Hank Building. T. A. McNeill. T. A. McNeill, Jr. McNEILL & McNEILL, Attorneys at Law. LUMBRTON, N. C. Will practice in all the Courts. Busi ness attended to promptly. WADE WISHART, Attoknky at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Prompt attention given to all business. OHice over Bank of Lumberton. k-1 D. P. SHAW, Attorney at Law. LUMBERTON, N. C. All business entrusted to him prompt ly attended to. OHice in Shaw building. N. A. McLean, A. W. McLan. McLEAN & McLEAN, Attoknkys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, :5, and 4. Prompt attention given to all business. Miss Maxton, Blue. Mr. A. C. Huggins, of Rae ford, was in town Thursday. We are sorry to learn of the accident of Mr. Ernest Syler at his mill near Hope Mills. His hand was very badly mashed by by a log rolling on it. This is the second accident this young man has had in the last few months. Red Springs, N. C.May 25,1908. Special Committee Reports That Representative Lilley Had Acted in Bad Faith. Washington Dispatch, 2(lth. The conclusion of the special committee which has been inves tigating the charges of Repre sentative Lilley, of Connecti cut, that members of the House had been improperly influenced in connection with submarine torpedo boat legislation that Mr. Lilly had violated his obligations as a member and had acted in bad faith with the committee and in contempt of the House were sus tained to-day by the House by a vote of 257 to 82. Mr. Williams of Mississippi, de-! nounced Mr. Lilley as being guil ty of treason for which, he said, he should be expelled. He pre sumed that the reason the com mittee did not carry its report to a recommendation to that end was because Mr. Lilley was at his home ill and unable to be present to defend himself in such a proceeding. The submarine boat investiga- Decision By Supreme Court Poll Tax Must Not Exceed $2. An important decision was de livered by the Supreme Court Tuesday involving the constitu tional limitation of poll tax. The opinion delivered with out dissent by Justice Con nor, says: "Pursuant to Section 1, Article 5, of the constitution the State and the county capita tion tax shall never exceed $2 per head," and that pursuant to Section 2, article 5, "the pro ceeds of the State and county capitation tax shall be applied to the purpose of education and to the support of the poor and to no other purpose. The counties may levy for ordinary current county expenses tax on property not to exceed double the State tax, and this tax shall also pro vide for a poll tax, which, togeth er with that levied by the State shall not exceed $2. That the counties may, for special purpos es, with the special approval of the Legislature, levy a tax on property in excess of double the State tax, but no poll tax shall ac company this special tax. That the provision of Section 1, limit ing the tax on $300 worth of property to the same amount as the poll tax applies only to gen eral taxes, levied for State and county purposes." It is said that the taxation con ditions in nearly all the counties are in direct violation oi tne constitution under the ruling of the court. Sheriffs will be oblig ed to deduct the excessive tax from all uncollected tax claims but those who have paid the ex cess tax have no redress since disputed taxes must bepaid under protest and suit started within 30 days if the taxpayer would recover. CHAS. B. SKIPPER, ATTOKN EY-AT-LA W, LUMBERTON, N. C. All business entrusted to him wil receive prompt and careful attrition. Office in First National Bank Build ing over Post OHice. E. M. BRITT, ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office upstairs in Argus Building. All business promptly transacted. E. J. BRITT, ATTORN KY-AT-I.AW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. STOCK REMEDIES. Every bottle of Dr. Edmond's Colic and Lung Fever Cure is Guaranteed for colic, gravel, pneumonia, stomach and lung disorders. Also a blood prurifier. DK. W. O. EDMUND, 3-21 Lumberton, N. C. J. M. LILLY, M. D. Practice limited to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. 115 Green St. Fayetteville, N. C. 4-16-tf Dr. Thomas C. Johnson, Physician and Surgeon, Lumberton, N. C. Office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls answered Promptly day or night. Home at residence of Prof. J. R. Poole 4-27-tf. DR. N. A. THOMPSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LUMBERTON, - - N. C. Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41. Down town office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls promptly answered night or day, in town or in the country. DR. R. T. ALLEN, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, - - N. C. Office over Dr. McMillan's Drug Store. DR. JOHN KNOX, JR., Physician and Surgeon, Lumberton, N. C. Office at McLean-Rozier Drug Store. 1-2-08 J. A. MacKETHAN, M. D., MacKathan Building. C. FAYETTEVILLE, N. Ev. tion grew out of a resolution in troduced by Mr. Lilley in the House on February 20th last ask ing that a committee be appoint ed to investigate the conduct of the Electric Boat Company of New Jersey and their predeces sors, the Holland Company, re specting the methods employed by the companies named in con nection with past and proposed legislation before Congress. The resolution was referred to the committee on rules, and on March 8th the committee reported back, recommending that the Speaker name a committee of five to in vestigate the charges, which was done. The hearings began on March 9th and closed April 30th. Testimony was taken in Washington, New York and New Orleans. Ear, Nose and Throat a Specialty. 1-13 E. G. SIPHER, ELECTRICIAN, Lumberton, P. C. OJice in Shaw Building, Phone No. 11. 1-6 DR. R. F. GRAHAM, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Bank of Lumberton. Rooms No 7 and 8. 1-2Mj8 DR. J. C. McKENZIE, Physician and Surgeon, ORRUM, - - N. C. 3-9-tf THE LUMBERTON PRESSING CLUB. A Hospital for Your Clothing. We Clean, Press anil Repair. Ladies Fabrics a specialty. R. T. MUSSELWHITE, Mgr. 1-23-tf
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