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anvil. mold vises and make rail- joints
and. in brief, took a complete course
in every department, from melting pig
iron to making bids for contracts. BY
this time / really loved to work with
iron and steel loved to hear the whir'
OF machinery and the sound of the
forge. new customer gave me moro
JOY than diamond tiara.
The mysteries of +. o. b. and dis
counts were explained to me by Cap
tain Fisher, and when he saw that I
was in earnest and his health failed
ne gave me power of attorney and i'm
parted the secret of our metal compo-
sition. After his death my response
oiiities were greater. but | f1atter my
self that | have made good. 1t was
really no great trick. Any woman
could do ii il she was enthusiastic. not
afraid of work and economical
Mrs. Fisher broke of abruptly and
dashed out in the coal yard.
How long have you been here, my
man?" she asked of a chap who was
loading ashes in wheelbarrow.
Eleven years, ma am"
Well you won't be here II minutes
more IL you don't sift those ashes. u
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open my eyes First she drew out
pair OF hands-wood. What forT
gasped invoIuntarily. The girl looked
up and laughed. I was caught. but
didn't mind. My curiosity was beyond
par. To dry my gloves on after
have washed them with gasoline" shsl
said simply. "Ohg' said That seemed
plain. But the next glance at the hoor
left me speechless. What In the woridI
For there lay a skeleton. neatly Folded
and reposing on it's side. shirt waist
model" explained the girl laeoniealiy'
pulling out what looked Ike bologna
sausage and tossing II car-isssfy TO
one side do you eat thatg ! ven
turned Mercy. MOI It's yard OF
crfmDed wool. braided tight so Il III
wave and do to stuH out my pompa-
dour- and here's my wooden head"
she laughed sunnily. That's to do my
Marcel wave on when 1 wear my hair
that way There aren't any more
things like those. and I'm glad OF Il.
for I always have 10 ask a man 70 help
me with this suitcase It's heavy as
lead,"
So found out what makes woman
suitcase weigh so heavily don't
know il the man ever discovered the
reason or not I never told him-out
OF consideration for the chances - the
girl
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OIL LAID Kali
VILLA CA1L TTA-FI ISKER

November until July this very demo-
cratic captain OF industry rests just as
luxuriously as she has diligently
worked. Her attention several years
ago. was directed to Uric, on Lake
Como, Italy, as an ideal place Of recrea-
tion. by Mrs. Andrew McCreery, sister
in law of James McCreery. the New
York merchant. and there Mrs. Fisher.
disdaining offers from small owners,
purchased from Signor Rosa the his
toric villa Carlotta. with its 375 feet
of lake front and its beautiful gar
dens. 1t was built In the fifteenth CEN
tury by an Italian nobleman who
named it after his wife. The 81 rooms
of the villa contain statuary. furniture
and mosaic decorations OF that period.
There are in addition a music saloon.
billiard room and servants quarters
Thither each summer Mrs. Fisher
sails with her entire staff OF servants
and Harold Fisher Brooks, relative
of Captain Fisher and genius In
marine engineering. Last season
young Mr.. Brooks. with Mrs. Fisher at
the wheel. came within an eyelash of
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on supervising duty at various United
States navy yards. Some OF his inven-
tions are still used in the navy and he
is warmly remembered by Admiral
Dewey and other of his close friends
who have become famous.
Upon retiring Captain Fisher took up
the management of the Eagle works.
which had been a heritage from his
father, Mark Fisher, who for 80 years
was the only anvil maker in America,
having established himself shortly
after the war of 1912. So long as her
husband was active Mrs. Fisher took
no more interest in the anvil factory
than to plant Ivy under the Office win
dow.
In those days she was prominent in
sorosls and other clubs. personally dis
penscd charity In the slums. was dar-
ing rider to hounds at the Long island
hunts, and, in general. led the pre-
scribed New York social life. The
Fishers then lived in their country
home near Flushing.
81 am not sorry for that experience,
said Mrs. Fisher, for 1t taught me the
emptiness of 1t all. l learned that a
woman's place is at home. notSat clubs
or at the polls If men can't run the
country the women can't But they
can be domestic and yet businesslike
The real crime of our sex in America is
extravaganza. When | see young
matron spending SIS for some straw,
little velvet and a feather-same being
called haiti gives me the shiveYs.
Quite likely it's her husbands whole
weekly salary.
Another thing. few are good house
keepers. They trust entirely. to SER
wants. Now I always know exactly
what's going on in the kitchen, and I'd
rather throw a $50 bill out the front
door than see 10 cents wasted through
the back door. But for a knowledge OF
house keeping and an appreciation of
economy my anvil works would have
been in the hands of a receiver long
ago. AS 1t is, / have not lost $25 in
bad debts since ! took hold. Not only
that but | have introduced new ma
chinery. Increased the output and es-
tablished a big foreign trade. The
United States government doesn't know
that woman makes the anvils used on
the Panama canal. but / guess it likes
them just the same"
1t was during Captain Fishers Sc
we're illness prior TO the Menlo Park
accident that Mrs. Fisher first visited
the anvil factory with the intention,
unknown to her husband, of going to
work. Il was primarily urged, she
narrated, by desire to be OF some
assistance to him. I had a patriotic
family pride in the shop. too. And
then my spirit was aroused by the su-
percilious leers of some OF the men
when they heard me ask, What's this?'
and Why do you do that? Since then
I've made 1t a point never to ask ad-
vice of any man, because he's sure to
take all the credit.
II quickly discovered that IL was to
win respect from my employees I would
have to know more than they To this
end I began as a regular apprentice.
learned to temper, chisel the face of an
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hRc FISME7
uTTR OFFICE
BOY BRAckETT\V
.(67 vEARS IN "
SERVIcE) \
hND Nl1 -SNyDEs
~ YEARS TN
SERVICE.
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ndmonish the wives for slovenly house
keeping. Amid her various duties
Mrs. Fisher found time to study surg
cry. and injuries such as broken bones.
sprains or burns she attends to herself
ENDOWED with such thoughtfulness
and skill, it IS little wonder that
ing employees. Samuel Brackett. who
began as an apprentice under Mark
Fisher 81 years ago. is still there IN
the capacity of head office boy" at the
age OF &c. He boasts of never having
missed pay day. Half dozen others
interesting parsonage is James c..
BrickeII. city councilman and a promi-
nent local politician. who started with
the Fisher firm in 1877.
you've got to toe the mark for our
boss" said Councilman BrickelL But
at that she pays the best wages and
runs full time when others are on half
We're the only shop in Trenton run
ming full now M. we don't bother
much with labor unions. OF course
there have been flares, but everybody
here is satisfied. See any sour faces
about?''
Mrs. Fisher has strong notions anent
unionism. She objects chieny TO dicta-
tion on the matters of apprenticeship
and shifting jobs. Il believe" she said,
IN training the youth. For this pur-
pose I have sent anvils TO number OF
our good Industrial schools. l want to
put on as many apprentices as I can
AFFORD. and then give them a chance
to progress. not TO be confined TO one
speciality, for instance Ike making the
second hand OF watch. all their lives
This is not only unfair. but dangerous
The engineer OF the train that ran US
down at Menlo Park told me that he
had been so accustomed to one run
and seeing the signals right that he
forgot to look at them on that fatal
dey. / shift my men in the engine room
every two weeks
After having been "on the job" from
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gave explicit orders about that and you
know itl''
There's an example" she observed
sternly. Small fortunes are wasted
by manufacturers just in that way.
Talk about conserving the nations re-
sources
Despite Mrs. Fishers strict discipline
nor labor union dictation). the en-
pioyes evidently have great admira-
tion for her. This is due partly to
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the process should begin at the pre-
clsely correct moment. A few seconds
too soon or too late and the biweekly
pouring would be wasted.
When the glow from the taps hAA
wsned and the photographers flash had
blazed the maker of anvils came down
the well worn steps, dabbing her per-
spring brow with lace handkerchief
and the foundry returned to its dark
ness. She was red checked with the
fearful heat, but laughing.
Not many women would care for
that2"
The workmen grinned appreciatively.
For two years she never missed being
on the platform" said one. "And we
never had but one accident Mind
that Tom?" he asked OF a grizzled
veteran. 1T was just after the strike,"'
no woman could do this kind o. work.
and, anyhow, that he wouldn't stand for
petticoat manager. Well, he per-
suaded US all to quit, and for few
days the factory was going to ruin.
1t was full O. water from the flooding
OF the Delaware, machinery rusting,
and pretty soon IT wouldn't a-been
worth a cracker That's when Mrs
Fisher showed her grit. One by one
she got the men back. Lots OF us had
been under Captain Fisher and we were
regularly homesick to be In the old
shop again. A couple OF the new hands
were grouchy. though. and thought our
boss was a joke
"At a casting the cupola tender did
not stop the breast properly and half
a ton o. metal had spread over the
floor. 1t was raging hot and binding.
But Mrs. Fisher sung out: The first
man that runs away I'll fire. And at
the risk Of our lives we managed to
get II stopped up. Say. wasn't she a
queen that day?"
There seemed to be no two opinions
about this sentiment.
Well. sir. when the excitement was
over Mrs. Fisher discharged the man
who had not only been careless but in
toxicated,. an told him to vamoose
right away.
I'll go when I'm ready says he.
You'll go now. said she. and a
couple dozen of us was ready to lend
a hand. When he saw the lay of the
land he took 1t on the run. Oh, no:
she won't stand for any funny business.
But she works just as hard herself,
and what she don't know about iron
and metal wouldn't take long to tell
Opportunity and ability were the fac
tors in Mrs. Fishers success. Few
women have a similar opportunity, but
fewer still would have used it. In the
railroad wreck at Menlo Park, N. j.,
October s, 1902. from the shock OF
which Captain Clark Fisher died, Mrs,
Fisher was buried beneath tons of de-
bris, pinned down directly by the body
of a dead man. Suffering from what
were supposed to be mortal injuries
among them a fractured thigh. she lay
II weeks in hospital Only recently
has she been able to abandon walk
ing stick The moment it was possible
she returned to Trenton and, provided
with an automobile. went to the fac
tory daily.
captain FISHER entered the
United States navy at the outbreak
of the civil war with the rank OF
assistant engineer, and retired in 1877;
a lieutenant commander During his
service he designed and built gunboats
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her concern in the workmen's families.
whom, unlike most employers. she Wis
its from time to time, furnishing some
with seeds, encouraging them to do
their own gardening. and supplying
others with the requisites for raising
chickens. Neither does she hesitate to
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= AaN vi
w gHTLE waiting for it's arrival A
M Naples her party made moon
light ascent of Mount vesuvius.
Leaving Mrs. Fisher, who was them
quite lame. several hundred yards ba-
hind in charge of guides. the other.
approached the crater. In their ab-
sence the guides mutinied. and one of
them. apparently with inten+,o,
backed his horse into Mrs. Fisher. sba
was kicked on the shoulder and knaa
and was just falling over a 200 foot
precipice when her valet. hearing ba-
cries. hurried down and managea "a
hold on until help arrived. This odd
experience" did not prevent freizhtinr
the motor boat to Trio next norni,s
On the following day the Carlotta en-
tered the race with her hood and o+ha-
impedimenta still on Signor volna,.
boat was stripped for action. But ave,
then the American boat led for the "a
miles until the last stretch wba, :
gust of wind caught her Under tn
hood ard gave the italian boat victor,,
by a few yards. For her gamenesa
and sportsmanship Mrs. Fisher was
elected 70 membership in the Rovol
yacht club OF Italy.
In her old world surroundings. where
the peasant farmers have for. centuries
worked for the same proprietary fam
lily. the American business woman has.
taken her place among the elect. Win
them she is known as a grand sfgnora:
with her peasant help she takes the
Yankee equivalent OF boss. which is
padrona. Excepting Mrs. McCreery and
Mrs. Nelson Brown Of Philadelphia. her
guests and close friends are mostly OF
the European aristocracy-the Marquise
and Marchioness Trotti. Lady Egidia
Brocca Rospini. Baroness F. O'Tard de-
la Grange. Grand Signor Carlo Gabric
Sonnani. Count and Countess Lodovico
Taverna. Count Ancilotto Nine. de
Bioncourt. Countess Borromeo. Count
and Countess Cramer-Pourtales. earl Of
Eden. Lady Margaret Hamilton Rus
sell. signor BraGbilla. Italian minister
MAIN APPROACH 10 TcE
VILLA LIONJ OF THE
A., n.
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captain FISHER entered the
United States navy at the outbreak
of the civil war with the rank Of
assistant engineer, and retired in 1873
lieutenant commander. During his
service he designed and built gunboats
and machinery for war vessels and was
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winning the motor boat trophy on
Lake Como. held FOR long time by
Signor Volpa, the italian inventor
whose engines bear his name. In or
der TO accept his standing challenge
Mrs Fisher imported a 40 foot 50
horsepower American boat named Car
iotta. which was swung on poard su
Italian liner just as it came from the
factory.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
Another Man Knocked off the
Track Near Alma and Fatal.
ly Injured.

Walter Beasley, a white man
about 35 or 40 years old, was
knocked off the railroad track
near Alma yesterday morning
about 9 o'clock by Seaboard pas
senger No 40 and he now lies at
the point of death at the Thomp-
son Hospital here. No hopes
are entertained of his recov-
cry and before this appears
in print the chances are hat he
will be dead. Mr.. Beas!ey work.
ed for the Cottingham Lumber
Co. at Bellamy and he has wife
living at Moss Neck. 1t is the
same old, sad old, pitiful old sto-
ry OF too much oooze. When
picked up by the II ain q wv Beas-
ley hal I boz lie Of whiskey in a
pocket and the Lord only knows
how much he may have had I'M
der his shirt. He was apparent
ly dead drunk, for the engineer
says he paid no attention to the
whistle. The unfortunate man
was sitting on the crossties
leaning back towards the
rails. When the engi,
neer realized that the man was
not going to pay any attention
to his warnings he put on emer-
gency brakes, but too late to stoI
the train entirely, and the mans
head was fractured and his lief
collar bone broken. Beasley wa'
brought to Lumberton and takel
to the hospital, where he ha!
fingered in an unconscious STATE
ever since. Besides the whiskey
he had on his person a particular
ly large pistol, apparently new
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
Large Crowd at St. Pauls Satur-
day Campaign Winds up To-
day at Buies.

The county candidates are still
on the field of battle. For near
ly three weeks they have been
daily firing guns, loud echoes of
which they expect to hear on the
Sd of November. Some Of the
candidates have been unable to
make all tho appointments but
most of them nave Dcen faithful
to their trust and have labored
hard to show the people a thing
or two, and who would dare say
that they have failed to word
pictures which will cause the voter
to scratch his head and think.
Well, a glorious privilege it
is for one to have the opportunity
of travelling over the county with
the sheriff collecting taxes and
the candidates speaking. 1t would
be a great tax upon the magma
tive powers of any Individual to
undertake to imagine the many
things one would hear and see on
such a tour over the great and
grand old county of Robson.
The candidates were at Lumber
Bridge Thursday, at Parkton Fri
day and St. Pauls Saturday. The
Robesonian man was unfortunate
in not being able to be at Lumber
Bridge and Parkton, but he fell
in ranks again at St. Pauls Sat-
urday and found things. as lively
as ever. Mr.. E. G. johnson, Re
publican nominee for the office
of register of deeds, made his
first appearance on the campaign
Saturday and in his speech he
gave as his reason for not being
with the boys earlier the fact
that he had canvassed the county
twice before. The crowd assem-
bled at St. Pauls Saturday was
probably the largest crowd of lis
tenners that the candidates have
had at any appointment. The
principal speeches Saturday
were made by Messrs. D. P.
Shaw, W. H. Kinlaw and Archie
D. Mclean, the last-named the
great amuser, that Republican
orator of Watering Hole who has
launched out into the political
arena. Prof. Norris, as he al
ways does after the political
battle, waved the flag of peace,
so to speak, by singing his song of
liberty. The professor has made
a complete canvass of the county,
not missing a single appointment
to date, and says that he will be
at Buies today with the candi-
dates, which will end the cam
paign; and then the candidates
can go home to await the re-
suits.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
Was She to Blame?

This pastoral society drama is
the story of an artists daugh-
ter, Diana Balfour, who lives in
rustic simplicity with a maiden
aunt. She receives a proposal of
marriage from her guardian, Bru-
no Severn, and not realizing
what matrimony really means,
accepts and the ceremony is per.
formed at once. Diana is taken
to live with her husband and his
sister, who treat her most in
humanity, the companionship of
her child is even denied her, and
she finally curses them and
runs away, believing that they
have killed her babe. Years
after, she hears of Bruno Sew
ern's death. She meets Lori
Kurston and eventually weds
him. After nine years of mat
rimonial bliss, Bruno Severn,
who was not really dead, turns
up and accuses her of being his
faithless wife. She denies the
accusation until it is proven con-
clusively. This does not alter
Lord Kurston's love for her, anC
all is we'll that ends we'll.
Comedy is supplied by Elan
Washington Pancake, Martha
Ann Hopton and Petipan.
At opera house Saturday eve
ming, 31st.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
PERSONAL.

Rev.A. E. Baker returned Sat-
urdav from a ten-days' trip to
Baltimore.
Mr.. ]. L. Townsend, of Nc
Donald's, spent Saturday in
Lumberton.
Mr.. D. w. Bullock, of Row.
land, was among the visitors in
town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. O. Edmund
and children spent yesterday in
Lumber Bridge.
Mr.. Leake S. Covington, of
Rockingham, spent yesterday in
Lumberton with friends.
Mr.. Walter Smith, of Goodwin,
is visiting at the home of ex-Judge
and Mrs. T. A. McNeill.
Mr.. E. B. Stephens, who lives
on rural route No. 3 from Lum-
berton, was in town Thursday.
Gen. and Mrs. F. A. Bond, OF
Hunters Lodge, near Lowe, were
among the visitors in town Sat
urday.
Mr.. Jas. D. Mutt, of Whining
ton, State grand chancellor Of
the Knights of Pythias, is ir
town today.
Mr.. T. A. Davis, who lives OF
rural rout No. 3 from Fairmont
was among the visitors in Lum
berton Friday.
Mrs. R. H. Taylor, of Beave
Dam, Va, is visiting at tn
home of her parents, MIR. ant
Mrs. J. H. Prevatt.
Mr.. R. B. Jennings, of Colum
bia, S. c., was the guest of hi
brother, Mr.. H. B. Jennings
Saturday and yesterday.
Miss Katie Bullock, who ha,
been spending some time here Of
a visit at the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. j. T. Barker, left this morn
ing for her home in Rowland.
Miss Matte Mclean, who ha
charge of the fourth grade at tn
graded school, spent Saturda,
and yesterday at her home il
MaXton, returning last night.
Mr.. R. S. Burruss, of Lynch
burg, Va, was the guest Satur
day and yesterday of his broth
er, Mr.. J. T. Burruss, who has
charge of the plant near Rayn
ham of the Akers Lumber Co.
of Lynchburg, of which compan.
he is vice president.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
Would Mortgage The Farm.

A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire,
Ga, W. A. Floyd by name, says: Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured the two worst
sores ever saw: one on my hand and
one on my leg. 1t is worth more than
its weight in gold. would not be with
out it if l had to mortgage the farm tc
get it." Only Csc. at all drug stores.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR.. King s
New Life Pills, three years ago, "says
L. A. Bartlett, of Rural Route l, Gull
ford, Maine. They cleanse and tone the
system in gentle way that does you
good. 25c. at all drug stores.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26

Having qualified as Administrator of
the estate of Mary E. Rozier, deceased,
late of Robson county, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said deceas-
ed to exhibit them to the undersigned
at Lunberton, N. c., or or before the
28th day of October, 1909, OF this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate viii
please make immediate payment.
This 26th day of October, 1908.
N. P. ANDREWS, Administrator
of Mrs Mary E. Rozier
Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor, At
torneys for Administrator, Lumberton
| N. C. 1O-26-6mon
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26
GROWING CHILDREN
Need a Strength Building Tonic.
Daughter of Mrs. Simmons of
Lakewood, N. j., was

TO HEALTH BY VINOL
Our daughter, who is twelve
years of age, was in a very run
down condition from fast grow
ing. We were advised to try
Vinol to build her up, and after
using four bottles she has a good
healthy color, is free from ner-
vousness and has gained eight
pounds. She is now full of life
and ready for outdoor exercise,
where previously she moped in
the house. l can cheerfully re-
commend Vinol as a frst-class
tonic reconstruction and one that
will do rapidly growing children
a world of good" Mrs. T. Sim
mons, $50 Main ST., Lakewood.
N. ].
This is because Vinol is the
best cod liver and iron tonic il
the world, does not taste of oil
and has no equal to create
strength and build up health TO
delicate children, feeble old pee
pie, weak rundown persons, AM
after sickness, and is a remark
able cure for chronic coughs
colds and bronchitis.
Try Vinol. If it does no goo
your money will be returned O
} demand. That's your guarantee
but we know it will benefit an
= such case. DR.. ]. D. McMilla
2 & Son, druggists, Lumberton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-26

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