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j Advertising Rates One Dollar and Fifty cents the Year. On Application. i II fl II I 1 H II II WW II II 1 K 11 . I W I II XX I st a i m mm m mm a mm mm m m-aw mm im t s m. m. a m w r o tnooit A, Established 1870. VOL XL NO. 5. Country, God and Truth. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1909. Single Copies Five Cents. WHOLE NO. 2440 Watches And Chains! The Largest Stock in the County. If Interested see us Before Buying. Boylin's Jewelry Store The K. P. Guano Distributor. Scatters the; Guano and Cover i t. No waste around slump and ends. No cogs and -liains to clog and break. Nothing about it to break or get out of fix. Large hopper, balanced load, light running. Sows any quantity. Simple, strong, dur able. Awarded diplomas by North andouth Carolina Fairs 19(14. Unquestionably the only Entirely Satisfactory Distrib utor before the people. All Dis tributors furnished with Gal vanized Iron Wind Shields to prevent guano from blowing away in windy weather. Ay it WITH AUNT BECKY. ttourtt Ace Eor Sale by Leading iKakrs in Kolnon and Adjoining Counties. N. JACOBI HARDWARE COMPANY, 1-21 Wilmington, N. C. J. II. ANIlEKSONo FayettevHle, N. C. Complete Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes and Ready-to-Wear Garments. As Soon as the Spring Styles are Ready, we will have a Full Line of MILLINERY and the BEST , .MILLINER who has ever been IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE. J. H. ANDERSON. Fayetteville, N. C. ll-30-8t REPORT OF 1 iiE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF LUMBERTON AT LUMBERTON, In the State of North Carolina, at the close of Business, February 5th. 1SK. Resources: Loans and Discounts, Overdrafts Secured and Unsecured, Furniture and Fixtures, All other Real Estate, Cash on Hand and Due from Banks, $158,055.29 1,205.80 3,383.27 510.00 76,557.01 Total, Liabilities: Capital Stock, Undivided Profits, Less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid, Rediscounts, Bills Payable, Total Deposits, $239,711.37 $50,000.00 9,188.06 20,000.00 None 160,523.31 $239,711.37 Total, The Bank of Lumberton Calls Attention to the Excellent Condition of the Bank, as shown in the above statement. Total Deposits in Commercial and Savings Departments, $249,685.12. GO TO THE POPE DRUG COMPANY FOR Pure Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Articles, Rubber Goods or Anything kept in a First-Class Drug Store. DID YOU KNOW That there was a great difference in the Quality of Drugs ? A Physician does our Buying and he KNOWS what to buy. Therefore you get the BEST when you BUY FROM US. "Where Quality Counts We Win." The Pope Drug Company, flG 2-22 Lumberton, N. C. W. J. Reaves Machine Co., Wilmington, N. C. General Machine Shops and foundries You can get your work done promptly and at reasona ble prices if you send to us. We Guarantee Satisfaction. 1-14-thurs Renewing Youth in a School Room A Vivid Contrast Girls and Bonnets Fraudu lent Pension Appeals Other Matters. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Aunt Becky seems to be re newing her youth, for she has actually been "to school" all day, and enjoyed it ever so much; but to explain more fully: I have been acting as assistant at Oak Grove Academy in the temporary absence of Profv Reynolds and by his request, as he started this morning to attend the nup tials ot his brother at Mt. Guead, to be away a few days. About one year ago I filled this position for a day or two, and taught the classes which await ed me again this morning, among them a Latin class of three bright girls, and I am much pleased to note the marked ad vancement in all the classes and different branches of learning since I last tested their mental acquirements. For several years in my early life I held the position of "school marm" and the occupation was a congenial one. I was really very fond of it, and this "little taste" has re vived my appetite. I love chil- dren,love to watch the unfolding of the young minds, the gradual development of intellect. I love their fresh companionship, their quaint thoughts and expressions, to hear their gay and happy shouts on the play-ground; and I love them because good children are the sweetest of all the hu man family. I called up the Latin class to day with some trepidation, lest through the lapse of forty years, I had lost my knowledge of that, which was my favorite of all studies; but to my great surprise and pleasure discovered that I was yet able to conjugate a verb and translate a sentence fairly well. Before dropping the school subject I must say that the schol ars, botn in lessons ana deport ment, reflected much credit upon their teachers as well as them selves, and the Oak Grove school is making commendable prog ress. As I took my seat this morning in the commodious and well-equipped school-room, with its patent desks, large black board, school library, hanging lamps, and pictures of historic interest, in my mind arose a vivid contrast between my pres ent surroundings and the "old field" school house which I first attended. This was a log cabin, situated on a hill in the midst of a grove of noble oak and hickory trees. One door furnished en trance and exit, and the cracks between the logs furnished ven tilation. There were no wind ows, which circumstance relieved the teacher oi the accustomed trouble arising from childish cu riosity to peer at the passers-by. For seats rough saw-mill slabs were used, with two legs at each end fitted into augur holes. One of these crude benches was a prime favorite with the chil dren, and was always filled to overflowing, because the legs were of uneven length, so it could be made to rock, or "bump", to and fro, and seryed as a kind of rocker. There were some little shelves erected or fastened against the walls to accommodate dinner buckets and little home-made splint baskets, and some wooden pegs driven into the logs, whereon to hang up our bonnets and hats. Yes, girls, we wore bonnets in those good old days, real old-fashioned sun-bonnets, with pastboard splits run into cases, and often when paste-board could not be had (for it was a scarce article then), thin pieces ol jumper wood were used as a substitute. But now head-gear of all kinds seems to be discarded, and only nature's covering serves to ward off wind and weather. I once knew a little girl who hated her bonnet so grievously that she would not wear it, and her care ful mother, intent upon preserv ing the beauty of her complexion, fell upon an ingenious plan: she cut two little slits in the top of the little calico bonnet, pulled two braids of hair through the aper tures, and tied them hard and fast together; so she had the ittle rebel safe in prison for the day. I have been reading lately something more about United States pensions. It is stated that 500 new applicants have been added to the roll, none of whom were entitled to it by the regular form of the Pension Bu reau, which refused to honor their claims. But they carried their fraudulent appeals to their several Representatives in Con gress, who speedily swept aside all obstacles and entered them as worthy recipients of a bounty derived in part from the hard toil of Southern labor. I am more than ever convinced that Bill Arp, our great Southern philosopher, was correct when he asserted in regard to these ever increasing vampires, that "In stead of dying they were multi plying." Thejast letter of your Dillon correspondent touched a tender chord in this writer's heart, when speaking of the old homes, and the dear old folks, who have gently glided away from us; and I have been a guest in that sweet old home of his "down by theriverside", an ideal spot, on the bank of the Little Pee Dee, where old-time Southern hos pitality was dispensed by him and his charming wife. Also it was my privilege to have known the sweet-faced, highly-cultured mother, who has entered into that fairer land "beyond the sun-set's radiant glow." We have had heavy rains in the Fork during the past week, and farming is at a stand-still just now, though good progress has already been made through out the favorable weather which has prevailed. a r -r m tt m Mr. J. i. jonn, one ot our leading merchants, has recently returned from an extended pleas ure trip down in Florida. We hatf e had some scattering cases of mumps in this section, but they have not been spread ing much, and I hear of no new cases. "Aunt Becky." Maxton, N. C, R. F. D., Feb. 26, 1909. SIMMONS FOR JUDGESHIP? The Late Judge Purnell's Mantle May Fall on the Senior Senator. Wentworth Special. 4th. to Charlotte Observer. Tne politicians in North Caro lina may be yet furnished with the greatest surprise of their lives before the North Carolina eastern judgeship is definitely decided. A gentleman who has recently spent several weeks in Washington says he would not be surprised if President Taf t places the mantle of rurnell on the shoulders of North Caroli na's senior Senator, Furnif old M. Simmons. "There is evidently a desire u -e tj :j rri. it he further said, "judging from his public utterances, to win the South over to the new adminis tration and to do this he may ap point a few Democrats to office and there is some intimation that if several of the influential colleagues of Senator Simmons who are close to the President, for instance Knox, Aldrich, Lodge and William Alden Smith, were to request the appointment of Senator Simmons there might be a vacant seat in the United States Senate belonging to North Carolina." Senator Simmons is counted a good lawyer in eastern North Carolina, and the political wheel has made more surprising turns than his appointment, the fifth district for example. Read Robesonian Business Builders Seeing and Thinking. London Post. Most people see an objectVhen they think of it. They can see before their eyes a geometrical drawing or the figures on a chessboard when they think of them. In order to think at all most men make use of images, though they may be of different kinds. Thus, one man when he thinks of "Italy sees just the printed word; another sees the country's outline on a map; an other may see the country spread out before him, with its villages and towns smoldering in the plains. Psychologists are begin- ing to classify the different aids or images of which men make use. Some, for example, hear the words of their thought with in themselves; others read them, as if the words were written generally in black on a white ground. It Saved His Leg. "All thought I'd lose my lee. "writes J. A. Swenson, Watertown, Wis. , "Ten vears of eczema, that 15 doctors could not cure, had at last laid me up. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it sound and well." Infallible for Skin Erup tions. Eczema. Salt Rheum, Boils, Fe ver Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and Piles. 25c at all druggists. Near Destb In Big Pond. It wes a thrilling experience to Mrs, Ida Soper to face death. "For years a severe lung trouble gave me intense onffuviniv alio nmtaa "on1 aYrcv!ll times nearly caused my death. All remedies failed and doctors said I was incurable. Then Dr. King's New Dis covery brought quick relief and a cure so permanent that I have not been troubled in twelve years. " Mrs. Soper lives in Big fond, a. It works won ders in Coughs and Colds, Sore Lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrippe, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough and all Bronchial af fections. 50c and $1 OO.Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. THE DUTY ON LUMBER. Congressman Godwin Gives Rea sons Why He is in Favor of Retaining the Present Tariff on Lumber. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Upon the question of repeal ing the present duty on lumber, or placing it on the free list, I have given considerable study of late, and made some rather searching investigations, both in person and by correspondence. Alter uue consideration 1 am thoroughly convinced that the removal of the present duty of $2.00 per thousand on rough lumber will work a serious hard ship to the manufacturers of the South, because many of our mill men ship their entire output in the rough to various points in the Northern and Eastern States, to be worked into dressed stocks From the very nature of the case this would produce more or less embarrassment to the busi ness interests of practically every community throughout the South, for according to the statistics of the government and otherwise, the lumber business at this time stands at the head of the list. Retaining the present tariff of $2.00 per thousand would, in all probability, shield our people from that embarrassment which I believe would otherwise be in evitable; and in view of the fur ther fact that the present specific duty of 2 per thousand amounts to less than an advalorem tariff of 12 per cent, which Democrats everywhere must see is on a parity with the fundamental principle of a tariff for revenue only. My sense ot duty to my own people, whose capital and labor are invested in milling and lumber properties, as well as thousands of employees with de pendent families on their hands to take care of, force me to take my stand with those who be lieve tne present taritt is none too high. I am a Democrat and believe in a tariff for revenue only, but as a North Carolinian, with a large lumber constituency, it seems to me it would oe very poor policy on the part of the Democrats of the House to de mand, at the hands of a Republi can Congress, a tariff for revenue only on Southern products while we are powerless to prevent them from applying the principles of a high protective tariff on pro ducts in other'sections ol the country. As I understand it, all of the machinery and appliances of ! every kind used in the manufac ture of lumber are protected on an average of about 45 per cent. to 48 per cen'., which is practi cally prohibitive, while lumber is protected less than 12 per cent., which is not prohibitive; and as an illustration of this fact more than 950, 000, 000 feet of Canadian lumber were imported into this country last year. Thus we have a live example of the fact that the present tariff of $2 per thousand on rough lumber is a tariff for revenue only, and as the Democratic party has been known, from my earliest recol lections to the present time, as a "tariff for revenue only" party, I, for one, propose to stand for the best interests of my people in Northern Carolina and other Southern States as well. 1 have talked with many other Representatives from the South on this question and I find a good nany expressing views that coincide with my own, as outlined above. As a matter of fact, if "duty to our constituents is the first consideration with a Representative in Congress, then I do not see any other alterna tive offered me but to support the present $2.00 duty on foreign lumber. It the present taritt on iron, steel, coal, cement, saws, files, belting, and all other machinery entering: into the production of umber, was reduced to the pres ent level with lumber, then 1 would sav lumber should stand a rjroportional reduction in the tariff, along with other things. But so lone as other things are protected three, four, and five imes as high as lumber, then l feel it my duty, to my consti tuents at least, to stand for the present tariff of $2 per thousand n . l -i J on every toot or lumper import ed into this country from Cana da, Mexico and elsewhere. Again, I find that in my dis trict not only are the lumber manufacturers asking for the retentior of the present tariff on lumber, but I find likewise the bankers, cotton, fertilizer, naval stores and other great manufac turing companies are protesting against any repeal or reduction of the present lumber tariff. As a matter of fact, I do not believe there are a dozen business men in my district, if they had it in their power to determine, would remove the present tariff on lum ber. If there are that many, certainly they have not made known their wishes to me, for up to this time I have not had a single request from all my con stituents, demanding the repeal ot the present tariff on lumber. TAFT'SINA' Storm of Office Chamber in h of Interrupts Ceremony - For the First Time Since An drew Jackson's Inaugural 1833 the Oath Administered in the Senate. Washington Dispatch. 4th. The first Chief take the oath of J" ai n . tiiamuer ui me aenaie in seventy-six years. William Howard Taft, today became President of the United States. Accompanied to the Canitnl hv President Roosevelt and a guard Executive to office in the On the contrary, I have had hun- ?f honor through a swirl of blind dreds of letters, also many tele- mg snow, Mr. latt returned to grams, memorials, petitions and the White House just as the sun other expressions of opinion, began to force its way through asking-r-and demanding in some tne, thining clouds of gray. A instances that I use my best suooen Diizzard sweeping in from efforts and influence to prevent tne Northwest last night, to set PROFESSIONAL CARDS Abnr Barker, ThomM L. JoLmoq. BARKER & JOHNSON, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. All businru givn prompt and ear nil attention. Offic upatalra over Rob on County Loan & Trust Co lft-t 'Itmn No. 97. " u. r. bhaw, L. T. Cook. SHAW & COOK, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C. All businasa entrusted to them will receive careful and prompt attention. vuicw uvt?r nrai national Bank. 924 any repeal or reduction what ever in the present lumber schedule. I am conscious of the fact that the last national Democratic convention adopted platform with a plank in it demanding the repeal of the duty on lumber, logs and forest products, but throughout that platform there were such demands for a general revision of the tariff downward. Many articles, together with lum ber, would have been placed on the free list had we been fortu nate enough to elect a Democra tic House of Representatives. Bat we failed in this, and as the Republicans are in majority in the House we need not expect any reduction of the tariff; they may revise it, but they will never reduce it on articles of the North and West. For them to retain a high protective duty on products of other sections and remove the duty on products of the South would be grossly un fair to our section and would be a serious blow to our industries to whirh I am very much oppos ed, and I intend to vote and work against such unjust dis crimination. H. L. Godwin Washington, D. C. away the weather bureau's op timistic promise of "f&ir and somewhat cooler," caused an abandonment of the outdoor cere monies on the famous east front of the Capitol.much to Mr.Taft's chagrin, and threatened for a time to stop the brilliant pageant of the afternoon. By almost superhuman efforts a passage way was cleared along the centre of Pennsylvania ave nue and for nearly three hours President Taft and Vice Presi dent Sherman reviewed a pass ing column which was replete with martial splendor and pic turesque civic display. Following the brilliant and im pressive ceremonies in the Sen ate, during which both President and Vice President took the oath of office, President Roosevelt again a private citizen bade an anectionate adieu to his succes sor while all in the historic cham ber looked on in silence and then hurried away through a side door to take the train for New York. As he passed out of the chamber M r. Roosevelt was given an ova tion quite the equal of that ten dered to the new President. "BULTY TIME" FOR ROOSEVELT" Wade Wiahart, E. M. BriU WISHART & BRITT, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. a All busineM ariven nroniDt and ear. Office upatairo in Ama ful attention. Building. ffice upstairs in Stephen Mclntyre, James D, R. C LawreaM Proctor. HclBfyre, bwrnce & FrecUr, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, LUMBERTON, - - - N. C Practice in State and Federal Court. Prompt attention given to all business. A. McNeill, McNeill & News Items From Rex. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The school at Rex is progress ing under the the management of Miss Annie Harrington. There are about sixty on roll. Quite a number of people at tended services at Rex Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Dixon. There will be preaching here Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Harrell, of Lumber Bridge. Mr. Chas. D. McDonald left today for Washington to attend the inauguration. Miss Annie Harrington spent Sunday with Miss Pauline Stamps, of Lumber Bridge. There was an entertainment at Rex school house Friday night, "From Punkin Ridge", which was greatly enjoyed by all present; afterwards ice cream and cake were served and lunches were sold by the girls and a neat sum realized for the benefit of the school. With best wishes to The Robe sonian. Rex, N. C, Mar. 3, 1909. Severe Storm in the North. To all with whom he spoke Mr. Roosevelt declared that he had "a bully time" as President. President and Mrs. Taft were the centres of interest at the cul minating feature of the memor able day the inaugural ball in the Pension Building. The scene in the vast cavern of the build ing, which had been transform ed into a canopied court of ivory and white was another of the brilliant pictures which are quad rennially painted here by the gathering of a vast and brilliant assemblage from every section of the country. With all the color and movement of a military spectacle, with the softening in fluence of delicately tinted gowns and the interest of a personnel seldom equaled at a social func tion, the inaugural ball holds a place unique in the history-mak ing of the day. While the ball was in progress indoors, a display of fireworks on the monument lot in the rear of the White House marked the end of the outdoor celebration. For hours the thinly-clouded heavens were alight with screaming rock ets with sun-clusters that chal lenged the brilliance of day, with fierce "cobras," aerial salutes, floating festoons and illuminated halloons. ball T. A. McNeill, Jr. McNeill, Attorneys at Law. LUMBRTON, N. C. Will practice in all the Court. Busi ness attended to promptly. N. A. McLean, A. W. McLean. McLEAN & McLEAN, Attoenhys at Law, LUMBERTON. N. C Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, S, and 4. Prompt attention given to all business. CHAS. B. SKIPPER, attoruey-at-law, LUMBERTON, N. C All business entrusted to Mm wil receive prompt and careful attention. Office in First National Bank Build ing over Post Office. E. J. BRITT, attornby-at-law, LUMBERTON, N. C Office over Pope's Drag Store. THOMAS N. McDIARMID Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, : : : N. C Office with Shaw it Cook, in First National Bank Building. 2-25- New York Dispatch. 4th. Prior to his VlSlt tO the As a result of a blizzard which President Taft had entertained swept dowTn unannounced during at tea in the White House the the night, the middle Atlantic members of the Yale Club; had Seaboard from New York to dined with Mrs. Tatt at o ciock, Norfolk found itself buried in and had stopped in at the Metro- an avalanche of snow and swept pohtan Club to say a lew woras Kit rloatrnMivo winds For nt the dinner of the class of 78 Dr. J. H. HONNET, Eye, Ear. Nose an Throat Specialist, No. ia North Front Street, VrUmlafftoa, W. C Formerly Eye and Ear Hospital New York City. Late Assistant Surgeon, Cornell Hospital. 8--tf Thnrznan D. Kitchin, M. D., rnyslclan mmm Sarfleoa, LUMBERTON, If. 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 tae Eye, Ear, Nom aad Throat. 115 Green St Fayetteville, N. C. 4-16-tf time here today conditions seem ed to threaten a repetition of the great blizzard of March 12th, 1888, but to-night the storm sunk to less alarming propor tions. For the telephone and tele graph companies the storm was one of the worst in vears. The worst of the snow at. Yale. Mr. Taf t's day was one of con tinuing cheers from his appear ance on the White House portico this morning until he returned late tnrnVht. an unwilling leave- taker from the dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Taft were the crnoQta nf thp RooSeVeltS at the White House last night, setting hurricane struck a wedge of a new precedent in the courtesies territory which included Wash ington and Baltimore, ihe re gion south of Philadelphia was well nigh a blank on the map for the greater yart of the day. Deafness Cannot be Cured The Glow ol Lurid Doom. was seen in the red face, hands and body of the little son of H. M. Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight from eczema had, for five years, defied all remedies and baffled the best doctors, who said the poisoned blood had affect ed his lungs and nothing could save him. "But, "writes his mother, "seven bottles of Electric Bitters completely cured him." For Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum.Sores and all Blood Disor ders aad Rheumatism Electric Bitters is supreme. Only 50c. Guaranteed by all Druggists. by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, m. A fkoi ia Ko -.Tintitiitinnal remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con- faf t made their way to the Uapi dition of the mucous lining of the Eus- . , wu:e, was thrown open as tachian Tube. When this tuDe is innam- rr: "I 4 wss hoonn LI If. I tr LUX II JUUIlltJ " nf th V.YPcntive Mansion as they todav when Mrs. Taft accompanied the newly-made Prpsi.-v-.t -md Mr. Sherman, the now Vipp President, from the Capitol at the head of the impos-ino- narade to the White House. Tiio nroairlpntial carriacre. drawn M. wv- f ".. . 1 3 by four bay horses, wmcn nau been closed against the storm as Procirlpnt Roosevelt and Mr. Dr Thomas C Johnson, Physician asd Sargaaa Lumr-erton, N. C. Office over LicMillan's Drug Stoe. Calls answer! ProiBptly day cr alrt Residence at Mr. Sue McLeod's. - 4-27-tf. DR. N. A. THOMPSON, PHYSICIAN and burgeon, LUMBERTON, - - N. C Office at Hospital. Phone No. L Down town office over McMillan's Drue Store. Calls promptly answer night or day, in town or in tae country. DR.R.T. ALLEN, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, - - K. C. Office over Dr. McMillan's Prog Store. DR. JOHN KNOX, JR., Physician and Soroeoa, Lumberton, K. C. Office at McLean-Rosier Drug Store 1-24 ed you have a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, ana wnen n is enureiy closed, Deafness is the result, and un less the inflammation can be taken out aud this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed forev er: nine cases out of ten are caused by and President Taft, quickly re cognized by the crowds which stood enthusiastically unmindful of the ankle-deep snow and slush oVw-.nt tVtom was acclaimed all ratjirrh. which is nothing but an inflam- alnnrr trio orrpnt distances Of the J " jL.! U .7,o ,n, O- . . 1 -J He wore nis uroaueow d condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's catarrh cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold bv Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills pation. avenue, of smiles. 'q iTnnov and Tar cures coughs quickly, strengthens the lungs and ex- for consti- pels colds. Get the genuine in a package. Sold Dy an aruggiaw. J. G. MURPHY, M- D., Practice Limited to Diseases of the QEye, Ear, Nosa and Throat, WUBBtBfftaa, N.C 6-1-tf E. G. SIPHER, ELECTRICIAN, Lumberton, If. C. Office in Shaw Bufldiag, Phone XeMJ