r f 0 " 0 One " 'Dollar ' ' and'0 " ' f f Fifty cents the Year. ? Advertising Rates H On Application. Established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents. VOL XXXIX NO. 77. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1908. WHOLE NO. 2408 ROBESONIAN We wish to ray that we have put in a complete stock of Umbrellas and Walking Canes. I Specia Notice ! TEN CENTS AS MINIMUM. These goods are manufactured especially for the High Class Jewelry Trade and are very suitable gifts. The Umbrellas have Solid Silk Cover and De tachable Handles, and can be put in a trunk. The Walking Canes are First Quality. The Prices are $5.00 and up. Boylins Jewelry Store. LUMBERTON, : : : : : N. C. M it iff eters Shells to the Front! They Have Forged Their Way To The TOP--BY-MERIT. They Have an Unequaled Record for Accuracy. Try Them and you will be SATISFIED. For Sale by Your Live Merchants. N. Jacobi Hardware Company, Wholesale Distributors, Wilmington, N. C. 6-29 The T orcmost Consideration In Banking Protection Should be the of Depositors. Our Lintf and Successful Career of Nearly Twelve Years without the loss of a Dollar t' any Money Loaned; Our Modern Rules which require the same Security of Every One who Borrows from us, and which provides that our Presidt r.t and Cashier Borrow no Money of the Bank; our Large Capital, Stockholders' fiuurantee Fund and Undivided Profits, Amounting in the Ag gregate to vtr $108,000. , i.T h'jr with the HwuUtnn of our Directors and Olhcers as Experienced Business Men of Unquestioned Character, is the Protection Vfc offer. The Small Depositor Receives the Same Courteous Treatment as the Large One. What More Can You Ask? If YOU are not Already a Depositor, OPEN a New Account WITH US.. The Bank of Lumberton, Lumbertoti. N. C. A. W. McLEAN, President, A. K. WHITE, Vice-Pres. THOS. OFFICERS! R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-Pres C. B. TOWNSEND, Cashier, MOORE, Ass't Cashier. The Price oil Cottttoo Is Again the Chief Topic of Conversation Among Farmers and Other Business Men. We are not Prophets, and therefore cannot say with Certainty whether the Price of Cotton will be Higher or Lower, but we do say that if you have Determined to Hold Your Cotton for Higher Prices, that it shouid not be Exposed to weather and FIRE, but should be Deposited in a Storage Warehouse where it will be INSURED for its Full Value, and will be safe from the weather. Our Warehouse will not only Insure and Store your Cotton, but Our Bank Will Lend You Money on it to meet your press ing obligations. 000000000000 MONEY DEPOSITED WITH US draws Interest at 4 per cent. Com pounded Quarterly. Give us your business and join the Large Number of Satisfied Customers. 9t0090000 Robeson County Loan and Trust Company (Bank of Lumberton Building,) LUMBERTON N. C. A. VV. McLean, President. Stephen Mclntyre, Vice-President.' C. H. Morrow Cashier. Buggies, Carriages and Harness If you want the BEST, buy Tyson & Jones 'Buggies and Carriages, made by Tyson & Jones Buggy Co., Carthage N. G, The Celebrated "CHASE" Buggies, Carriages, Etc., Manuf acturedby Oxford Buggy Co., Oxford, fi.C. Genuine Studebaker, Lerch and Finch-Whitlock HARNESS. Every Buggy Must be as Represented or Money Refunded Can Compete in Prices and Terms with any Dealer in Robeson County. For Balance of Cotton Crop Memphis Cotton-Growers' Conference Adopts Strong Res olutionsMeeting Stirred Up Over Night-Riding. Memphis, Tenn,. Dispatch, 12th. Denunciation of "night-rid ing, and a nery defense 01 tne night-riders threw the con vention of the Southern Cotton Growers' and Ginners' Associa tion into disorder to-day, and nearly terminated the session be fore the programme had tairly begun. President Jordan finally brought a semblance of quiet and made a plea for order. Walter Clark, of Clarksdale, Miss precipitated the trouble by wandering from the subject of the better baling and han dling of cotton," and bitterly de nouncing "night-riding." He called the night-riders, "curs and men who shot people in the back. A. C. Roane, a resident of northeast Mississippi, jumped on his chair and called Mr. Clark to order. He said the night- riders were an oppressed people, fighting for what they believed to be right, working against overwhelming odds, but always from the best motives. His words created a sensation. Men stood on their chairs and the greatest confusion prevailed. President Jordan refused to en tertain the motion of Mr. Sisson to adjourn, and requested Mr. Clark to proceed. This he did. TEN CENTS AS MINIMUM. The general committee on res olutions presented their report, which was unanimously adopted, recommending that so far as possible in each" individual case, none of the crop of 1908 still in the ownership of the producer, be sold below 10 cents per pound for short staple cotton, and urg ing growers to hold the crop so as to prevent selling in excess of one-tenth per month of the re maining crop of 1908. The cot ton growers are urged to apply to the local banks for loans se cured by warehouse receipts rep resenting cotton to be held for purpose of being marketed only when demanded for actual con sumption. The suggestions of fered toward organizing of a holding corporation are referred to the permament committee, consisting of Chairman Jordan, Charles Gay and Dr. Pierson. J. hey recommended to the im mediate attention of Southern bankers and financiers the in auguration of a great cotton bank at some banking centre in the South, for the purpose of establishing a clearing house to aid in financing and marketing the cotton crop each season. MORE COTTon FACTORIES. The report also urges a con tinuation of the agitation for cotton factories enough in the South to manufacture our cot ton," and commends the efforts by the States of Georgia. Texas and Mississippi in the establish ment oi textile departments in their agricultural colleges. The report recommends a diversify tion of crops, claiming that this can only be brought about by scientific preparation of the soil and practical rotation of crops. The extension of warehouse fa cilities at local market points and all large interior cotton markets and ports, and especially com mending and endorsing the build ing of the proposed warehouse at the port of New Orleans; that the Congress of the United States and State Legislatures enact laws requiring that the cotton ex changes revise their contracts, making contracts fair and just, and that the cotton delivered on the same be restricted to not more than five grades and that none below middling be deliver able; condemns speculation and gambling in futures as encourag ed and practiced through all ex changes; approves of the contin uation of the United States cot ton statistical reports when based upon tangible facts, "but we do not approve of reports based up on calculation and guess work. of the South to assist in bringing about the results that are hoped for from this report. T. U. Sisson presented a res olution, which was adopted, pro viding that President Jordan shall have complete charge of the new organization of cotton growers which will include South ern farmers and men in all walks of life. It provides for appoint ment of one man in each State to perfect the organization in the counties oi his State. The purpose of the organiza tion is to collect data as to the quality and yield of the cotton crop in each county and data as to the financing of the crop. PLAN TO LOAN MONEY. Another resolution was offered by H. H. Rogers, of Louisville, Miss. , providing for the appoint ment by President Jordan of two other delegates to form with him a committee to act with a like committee from the Farmers' Union, to work out a plan to capitalize a legitimate corpora tion, the purpose of which shall be to loan money on, or buy up the crop of all distressed cotton growers in order to keep prices from going below cost. A resolution condemning deal ing in tutures and calling on Congressmen, United StatesSena tors and Christian ministers to aid in suppressing it, was adopted. Dr. A. R. Yarborough, of Mississippi, introduced a resolu tion which was adopted, that members of the conference study, agitate and educate in an effort to establish the feasibility of the cotton growers manufacturing their own staple into cloth and to petition the Legislatures of the various States to pass such laws as will enable the growers to do so. The convention adjourned sine die. PICKED UP HERE THERE. AND COUNTRY LIFE REVIEWED. There is no Conflict at AH. A prominent young society man of Lumberton escorted a charm ing visiting young lady to church Sunday evening to the Presby terian church, to be as exact as one dares tobe in telling this and the young society man afore mentioned was of course all bows and smiles and anxious to please. He handed the young lady to her seat with courtly grace and got through the ser vice with proper decorum. So graceful and easy was his man ner that other young men watch ed him with despairing envy and made mental resolves to go and do likewise, but Alas and Alas! so intent was the young man upon doing the honors properly, leav ing no ceremony out, that, when the service was over, he quite forgot his top piece until he struck the cold air outside and had to dart back inside after the missing hat. Not that he cared anything about the hat for use on that particular occasion, though: his defenceless head was covered with the shadow of a great admiration just then and such a prosaic thing as a hat was entirely superfluous. Two old friends from differ ent parts of the county met on the streets here Monday. "How are you, Bill?", said John. "Oh, don't ask me , said Bill; I've been the sickest man ever saw." "I know you not been as sick as I have" John; "I've been nearly for a week. Well, anyway , chirped Bill, "God knows I've got the sickest cow in Robeson coun ty." And John, not being able to match Bill's last plaint, changed the subject to the weather and crops. - 1' you have , said dead Charlotte Observer. The Chatham Record, the edi tor of which is a good lawyer and a gentleman of acquaintance with public affairs, having long been in politics and several times a member of the Legislature, clears up m a few words a mat ter which has been discussed for several days by a part of the State press as a complication. The confusion has arisen from the statement that the new coun ty of Lee has elected a Repre sentative in the lower house of the General Assembly, giving to that body one hundred and twenty-one members whereas the con stitution, while providing that each county shall have at least one Representative, at the same time limits the whole number to one hundred and twenty. Major London sets it all straight by this statement in his paper: " The truth is that Lee county voted with Moore county for one Representative (as provided in the act of the Legislature creat ing Lee) and that Representa tive is Mr. D. A. McDonald, of Carthage. Although the consti tution provides that 'each county shall have at least one Represen tative, yet the total number can not exceed one hundred and twenty, and whenever a new county is created it votes with one of the old counties until the next apportionment, which can only be at the first session of the Legislature after a census has been taken. See sections 4 and 5 of article 11. of the constitu tion. Ever since the constitution was amended by the convention of 1835 our General Assembly has been composed of fifty Sena tors and one hundred and twenty Representatives. To people who cannot go to bed election night until they know the result of the election in nation, State and county it seems strange to find a man who has remained in ignorance of the result for a week. Such a man questioned Chief of Police F. J. Floyd on the street Monday and Chief Floyd patiently explained that Mr. Taft was elected and that W. W. Kitchin would be the next Governor. ttice A. E. White had his very first experience in perform ing the marriage ceremony Mon day in the office of the register of deeds. John W. McKinnon and Annie Pearl Evans, a coup le of color, presented themselves before Register Nash as candi dates for matrimony, obained the license sought and wanted the knot tied at once. Justice White was the man on the spot and he proceeded to tie them up. He did not have the ceremony before him in written form, but he pulled it out of his head extempore, putting in a few quirks and turns not dreamed of in the form as made and pro vided by law, which made it much more beautiful, and he wound up his spiel by ordering the groom to salute the bride, which he did with right good will. The report of John's os culatory performance on Annie there before the assembled few who witnessed the ceremony was so loud that it startled tne prisoners in the jail up stairs the register's office, you under stand, is m the jail now. And when the last echoes from that Fuller & Son. n. c LUMBERTON, Adv ertise In THE ROBESON IAN. And Read Robesonian Business Builders MUST FIGHT BOLL WEEVIL. The report recommends that the farmers in States now threat ened with the boll weevil pre pare themselves in advance for the coming of the weevil, and asks for a continuation of govern ment and State aid in combating the weevil. On night-riding the report says: Ihe meeting condemns in un measured terms the recent law essness throughout a number of our southern states, known as 'night-riding, ' and we urge that the government oi the various States where this evil is threaten ing the welfare of the people to take immediate and decisive ac tion for effectually suppressing the same." The report requests the press President Roosevelt's Commis sion on Country Life Holds a Conference at Raleigh. President Roosevelt's commis sion on country life held a con ference in Raleigh last Thursday at the Agricultural and Mechan ical College at Raleigh, two members of the commission Editor Walter H. Page, of The World's Work, a native of Wake county, and Mr. Henry Wallace, a well-known newspaper man and editor of an agricultural pa perbeing present. The com mission is composed of five members and it has divided inl order to cover all the States in the time allotted before report ing to the President the result of its investigations into the conditions that surround coun try life. More than 150 persons were present at the hearing Thursday and a number of speeches was made during the conference, which lasted six hours. Dr. Stiles, an eminent author ity in the bacteriological world, who was one of the speakers, said that his investigations show ed that an astonishingly large number of persons in the coun try and in .the mill settlements have the hook-wrorm disease and in general their blood vitality was very low. He has been in a great many farm homes in North Carolina and finds that the inattention to sanitation, great enough among whites, is appalling among negroes, much more than 80per centof the homes of the blacks being with out any sanitation whatever. He declares that the negroes are the prime promoters of disease and that, left as they have been J without proper instruction in this important matter,- they are a menace to the whole peo ple of the State, of whom they form a third of the the population. Dr. Stiles spoke of the great prevalence of ty phoid in North Carolina, this State standing 12th in the census list in this respect. Dr. Tait Butler, State veterinarian, con firmed the statement that this disease, which causes so many deaths, is worst in the mountain districts, where the natural con ditions favor the most perfect health. In that region the peo ple use spring water, which too often is polluted. Dr. Temple- ton, of Cary, made some state ments supporting strongly much of what Dr. Stiles had said, and he says that in the country dis tricts not one house in fifty was screened against flies, which are such terrible purveyors of dis ease, notably typhoid fever. An other thing he said which tend ed to lower the vitality of the people was the constant use of greasy toods, tat meat ana soaa biscuit. Dr. Stiles said that the United States had in Porto Rica practically stamped out the hook worm disease, and that it seemed to him that what the govern ment had done there, it could do in the United States proper, and it ought to do it. Mr. Clarence H. Poe, editor of TheProgressive Farmer, Raleigh, was called on tor his views, tie spoke about the great necessity of teaching the laws of health in the rural schools; the need of postal savings banks, and the parcels post, and the necessity for the general government, which appropriated money for the liquid highways, to do the same thing tor the solid ones, In other words that the govern To fully enjoy your evenings at home you must have a STIEFF or SHAW PIANO. 1908 66 years of continuous piano building under the care of two gener ations of one family has enabled us to pro duce the best piano of its time. Sold by its maker directly to the home. PROFESSIONAL CARDS Abner Barker, Thomas L. Johnson. BARKER & JOHNSON, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. AH business given prompt and care ful attention. Office upstairs over Rob eson County Loan & Trust Co. 10-8 'Phone No. 97. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Manufacturer of The Stieff and Shaw, Pianos with the Sweet Tone the D. P. Shaw, L. T. Cook. SHAW & COOK, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. All business entrusted to them will receive careful and prompt attention. Office over White & Gough's store. 9 24 WadeWishart, E. M. Britt. WISHART & BRITT, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. All business given prompt and care ful attention. Office upstairs in Argus Building. 9.10 W. H. KIN LAW, Attomey-al Law LUMBERTON, N. All business promptly transacted. 4-lCtf Southern Warerooms, 5 W. Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Mgr Stephen Mclntyre, James I). R. C. Lawrence Proctor. Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, LUMBERTON, - - - N. C. Practice in State and Federal Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. LOOK TO YOUR EYES. SHUB-ON Sight is the moBt inestimable of all blessings; blindness the most woeful of all afflictions. This being so you will readily concede the great importance of your eyes as a part of your animal or ganism. We have satisfied thousands, we can satisfy you. Spectacles and Eye Glasses correctly Fitted to your Eyes for $1 and up. EVES EXAMINED FREE. Dr. VINEBERG, At Kingsbury's Drug Store, Masonic Temple. Wilmington, N. C. Artificial Eyes Inserted Without Pain. 8-24-tf W. H. SHOOTER. Contractor and Builder, Lumberton, N. C. A. McNeill, McNEILL & T. A. McNeill, Jr. McNEILL, Attorneys at Law. LUMBRTON, N. C. Will practice in all the Courts. Busi ness attended to promptly. N. A. McLean, A. W. McLean. McLEAN & McLEAN, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C. Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4. Prompt attention given to all business. 15 years' experience. 9-7-tf Give me a chance. Dr. d. m. Mcdonald, Red Springs, N. C. Special Attention Given to Fitting Glasses. Office in Citizen Building next to Post office. 10-8-8 CHAS. B. SKIPPER, attouney-at-law, LUMBERTON, N. C. All business entrusted to him wil receive prompt and careful attention. Office in First National Bank Build ing over Post Office. E. J. BRITT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, lumberton, n. a Office over Pope's Drug Store. Dr. Eye. J. H. HONNET, Throat 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. DR. W. O. EDMUND, 3-21 Lumberton, N. C. POPE DRUG CO. 1- T 1 it J A smacK aiea away in tne distance -ui j thir nf thp Justice White solemnly assured e" s hou Id pay o n e-h rd of the tv, w w Poc.1 wo cost of building the main roads, the State a third, and the com Religion Balks Cupid. Wilmington Special, 12th, to Charlotte Observer, On account of reported ecclesi astical differences between the religious denominations repre sented, the prospective groom being a devout Catholic and the bride-elect being a devoted com. municant of the Protestant Epis copal Church, the wedding of Miss Tallulah Low DeRosset and Mr. John B. Peschau, both prom inent young society people here, was declared off yesterday af ternoon at 4:15 o'clock after all the arrangements had been made and guests were actually arriv ing for the ceremony, which was appointed to have been held at the home of the bride s father, Capt. Armand L. DeRosset, on South Second street. Both friends of the bride and of the groom declined to discusss the unusual proceeding, which has caused great interest among the friends of the young people here, and ior whom the deepest sym pathy is expressed, and regret that the ecclesiastical differences could not be reconciled to a de votion to one another that has been marked for several years. John W. that Annie Pearl was his'n and assured Annie Pearl that John W. was her'n and they went on their way rejoicing. How Is Your Digestion? Mrs. Mary Dowling, of No. 228, Seven Years of Proof. Ave., San Francisco, 8th recommends a remedy for stomach trouble. She savs: "Gratitude for the wonderful effect of Electric Bitters in a case of acute indi gestion, prompts this testimonial. I am fully convinced that for stomach and liver troubles Electric Bitters is the best remedy; on the market to-day. This great tonic and alterative medi cine invigorates the system, purifies the blood and is especially helpful in all form of female weakness. 50c. at all drug itore. "1 have had seven years of proof that Dr. King's New Discovery is the best medicine to take for coughs and colds and for every diseastd condition of throat, chest or lungs," says W. V. Henry, of Panama, Mo. The world has had thirty-eight years of proof that Dr, King'B New Discovery is the best rem edy for coughs and colds, la grippe, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemor rhage of the lungs, and the early stages of consumption. Its timely use always prevents the development of pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at all drug stores. SOc. and $1.00. Trial Uttle free. When you stop advertising yoo stop a portion ef your trade; Last fall 'possums that had been raiding chicken coops were caught in the very act right in the heart of the residence por tion of town, and now they have begun their depredations again. The other night a great commo tion was heard in the chicken house at Miss JosephmeBreece's, corner of Elm and Second streets, chickens squalling at the top of their squalls, and Miss Breece sallied forth "fcr to look see." One of the young ladies at Miss Breece's held a lamp to light the way withal, the other followed afar off and Miss Breece herself, armed with two of the most dan gerous weapons at all a rolling- pin and a hat pm led the way. If the chicken thief had been a mere man he would have vamosed at once, not standing on the order of his going, but it was just a fool 'possum. When Miss Josephine saw that pos sum grinning at her, her ex cited voice calling to Mr. A. B. Small, who lives hard by, for assistance was added to the.squalls of the chickens; for, look you, the brave front fell down before that grinning thing with a tail like a file, and there was a hasty retreat, Assistance from Mr. Small's arrived speed ily and that marsupial marauder that was intent upon feasting on Miss Breece s chickens is now be munitv the remaining third. He said that one of the things to be combated as a menace to informa tion, proper life in the country homes and higher ideals, is isola tion, now so prevalent. Mr. Poe said that unprofitable work on the farm and isolation had been two of the great drawbacks. The direct statement was made that the conclusion not to be avoided is that the death rate in the Wishs to call attentiop to the fact that it keeps ev erything usually found in a FiRST-ClASS DRUG STORE. From this date the Drug Store will be OPEN ON SUNDAYS from 9 to 11 a. m. and from 3 to 5 p. m. for Prescription Work ONLY. 9-H South today and certainly in the recent past is largely due to unsanitary conditions among the negroes. BY Talcum LO Powder. Ear, Nose and Specialist, No. 12 North Front Street, Wilmington, N. C. Formerly Eye and Ear Hospital New York City. Late Assistant Surgeon, Cornell Hospital. 8-6-tf Thurman D. Kitchin, M. D., Pby siclan and Surgeon, - LUMBERTON, N. C. Office next door to Robeson County Loan and Trust Company. Office phone 126 Residence phone 124 7-9 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, Pbysiclan and Surgeon, Lumberton, N. C. Office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls answered Promptly day or night Residence at Waverly HoteL 4-27-tf. DR. N. A. THOMPSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LUMBERTON, - K. G. Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41. Down town office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls promptly answered night or cay, in town or in the country. Natural Violet. ing fattened at Mr. Small's to fur nish a feast itself. What a day may bring forth is uncertain; like-wise what a home-talent play may bring forth is uncertain. The play given at the Opera House last Tuesday ! evening was gotten up by Miss Critchfield primarily to add some shekels to her own store, of course, but so much histrionic ability was displayed by. those who took part and so' much pleasure was derived therefrom that a dramatic club will be or ganized here some time in the near future. Which will, no doubt, result in the giving of other plays from which both pleasure and profit will be de rived. Watched Fllteen Years. "For fifteen years 1 have watched the working of Bucklen s Arnica balve and it has never failed to cure any sore, boil, ulcer or burn to which it was ap plied. It has Baved us many a doctor bill." Bavs A. F. Hardy, of East Wil t, Main. 25c. at all drug store. 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 rb8 Smell ol Fresh Violets. We handle all the different kinds of High-Graele Talcu;n Powders, but re gard By-Lo as the best there is Yon will think so too when yon try it. Yours to Please, Or. J. D. McMillan & DRUGGISTS, Lumberton, N. C June iSth DR. R. T. ALLEN, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, - - N. 6. Office over Dr. McMillan's Drug Stor. Son, DR. JOHN KNOX, JR., Physician and Snrgeon, Lnmbertoti, K. C Office at McLean-Rozier Drug Store 1-2-08 J. G. MURPHY, M. D., Practice Limited to Difaeases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Wilmington, N. C 6-1-tf What Would Yon Do ? In case of a burn or scald what would you do to relieve the pain? Such inju ries are liable to occur in any family and everyone should be prepared for them. Chamberlain's Salve applied on a soft cloth will relieve the pain almost instantly, and unless the injury is a very severe one, will cause the parts to heal without leaving a scar. For sale by all druggists. "GEE WHIZ," Children, you ought to see the can dy that I have got. lc. prize boxes, Chu-Chu and all kinds of penny goods. 10 and 15c. lb. mixture ;something fine. Come and see. Fine Oysters. Lumberton Bakery& Cafe. J. K. MORRIS, Prop. J. A. MacKETHAN, M. D., MacKthan Building FAYETTEVILLE, N. C Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat a Specialty. E. G. SIPHER, ELECTRICIAN, Lnrnbertoti, N. C. Office in Shaw Building, Phone No. 11 1-6 DR. R. F. GRAHAM, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, N. e. Office over Bank of Lumberton. Rewns fft 7 and 8. l-tO-08