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The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
TELEGRAPH
OPERATORS NEEDED
Young Men Prepare Your
selves for Good
Positions.

On account of the new 8-hour law
passed by congress in the interest of
telegraphers, and also on account of so
many new railroads being built and old
lines extended, an unusual demand for
operators has been created. Conserya-
tive estimates have placed the number
OF additional Operators that will be re-
quired during the next ten months at
approximately 20, 900.
Young Men Now Is Your OpnOr.
tunlty! Enroll in our School NOW
and in only four to six months we win
have you qualified for splendid posi-
tlons. Telegraph Operators receive
from 5000 upwards. Our school has
been established twenty years: its
equipment is perfect; instruction thor
ough and practical, positions positively
guaranteed our graduates. Board in
Newman is very cheap; the town is
healthful and the people are cordial
Two Main Line Railroad Wires run into
our School rooms. No other school in
the United States has such up-to-date
and practical facilities for the benefit
OF its students. Write at once for free
descriptive literature.
Southern School of Telegraphy,
7-2s NesvRan. Ga.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
Mr.. w. S.''.Cobb Endorsed fo

OAAAAAASSAOAAVIs
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
l note in your paper of the 9th
the announcement of our neigh
Dor and friend Mr.. w. S. Cobb
as a candidate for the Office of
commissioner. I take great pleas
ure in saying that, knowing him
Intimately as | do, and knowing
his qualifications for filling the
responsible position to which he
aspires, the Democracy of Robe
son county will makeYn no mistake
in according him the nomination.
l feel sure that the best interest
of the county will be safely
guarded, and that every act of
the board will be in keeping with
the spirit and letter of the law
governing such bodies. There
will be no necessity for employ
ng expert account nts to let the
people know where they are,
and fiagrant violations of the law
will be a thing of the past ESQ
far as the commissioners are
concerned).
Mr.. Cobb is one of the largest
farmers in this section of the
State, and is thoroughly practical
IN every sense of the word. The
voters of Robson county will
make no mistake if he is made
chairman of the board of COM
mlssloners for the county,
A DEMOCRAT.
Lumber Bridge, N. C. Aug, %,
1903.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
To Earth's Toiling Millions.


Who want to pillow-their heads,
in the great afternoon of life up
on something better than blasted
hopes and vain regrets, we say
invest in land.
It's laudable of every American
citizen to be ambitious to own a
home.
Home is the Fathers Kingdom,
the Mothers World aud the
Child's Paradise the place where
we grumble most and are treated
best.
Let's join hands and help the
ambitious and meritorious to own
a piece of land and a home.
Maxton is only another name
for opportunity. 1t is like an
other name for that particular
moment in a mans lifewhen fair
fortune timildy knocks at the door
of reason seeking admission, and
happy is he who grasps, the oppor-
tunity and buys land.
It needs but a start to give
strength to the human mind tc
accomplish great things.
Some take the lightning ex.
press of opportunity others take
the Slow Day Coach; some take
the Ok Cart to Plodville, while
others walk with faltering anc
hesitating step lest they make {
mistake. The man of action is
a maker of events.
Now is the time to buy Rea
Estate in Maxton.
We have town lots from $780,.
90 up, Residences from $1,000 on
up, and farms containing from
so to 500 acres.
Opportunity does not wal
long for any one. 1t is only j.;
passing smile, be active! dom
wait! see US to day!
SPAULDING & MCLEAN.
Maxton, N. G..
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
r. NJ. NoRMENT, P.M.
Cured Hay Fever and Summer
dr.. ~ ss4Cold.

A. s. Nusbaum, Batesville, In
diana, writes: Last year I suffer
ed for three months with a sum-
mer cold SO distressing that it in
terfered with my business. l had
many of the symptoms of hay fe-
yer, and doctors prescription
d / not reach my case, and 1 took
8 veral medicines which seemed
only to aggravate it. Fortunately
! insisted upon having Fo!ey's
Honey and Tar. It quickly cured
me. My wife has since used Folev's
II oney and Tar with same SUCCESS
Sold by all druggists.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
A Word of EXPLANATION.
SIT

To the Editor of The RRobesonian.
I desire word of explanation,
following the published report of
Mr.. J. A. McAllister, secretary
and Treasurer of the Anti-Saloon
League. In that report it cor
rectly appears that l drew $3.50
for livery bills, when it does not
appear that l contributed any
thing to that fund. The explana-
tion is this: l paid the president
of the Anti-Saloon League for
Lumberton township $1.5O; Rev.
Mr.. McLaurin, for State fund, $40;
and Rev. R. L. Davis, superin-
tendent of the State Anti-Saloon
League, $5; total, $3.50. l used
my own team in going to appoint
ments during the prohibition
campaign when that was suffici-
ent, but when l furnished con-
veyance for more than my team
would accommodate, l presented
my bill to Mr.. McAllister and it
was paid.
Respectfully,
VIII. HUMPHREY.
Lumberton, N. c., Aug. &c
1903,
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
She Likes Good THINGS.

Mrs Chas. E. Smith, of Vest
Franklin, Maine, says: IT like
good things and have adopted Dr..
Kings New Life Pills as our fam
lily laxative medicine because
they ars good and do their Work
without making a fuss about it ;,
These painless purifiers sold at al
drug stores. 25c. *
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
LISrOF LETTERS.

Remaining in the Lumberton,
N. c., postofice, August 81, 1903.
Ii not called for in one week, will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Washington, D. c. Parties call
ing will please say advertised.
Mrs Della Branch, L C Blais-
dell, Mrs Lena Allen, Mrs J E
Allen, W H Butler, Mrs Amelizer
Brumbles, GDavis A Myrl Clark,
Charlie Homer, JE Hall Miss
Maryann Gooden, Mrs Ellen In
man, Mrs Eliza Mcdowell, C. E.
Swan, Mrs S E Cain; Clint Smith,
Miss Fannie Williams.
r. NJ. NOBMENT PM
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Elsewhere in this paper will be
found a communication which
sets forth some of the reasons
why ex-Sheriff Mcleod should
resign his position as chairman
of the county Democratic execu-
tive committee. The suggestion
is timely and we'll advised. 1t
would be nothing more than
showing a proper appreciation of
the eternal fitness of things for
Mr.. Mcleod to take this step.
The chairman of the executive
committee has control of the en-
tire machinery of election, he
has large powerr and discretion,
and we respectfully submit that
the position should be held by
some man who is not even re-
motely concerned in any vital
way with the result. Any man
who is disposed to be fair will
admit, no matter whether he is
in favor of the old board Cf COM
missioners or not, that it would
be exceedingly unfair for the en-.
tire machinery of election to re.
main in the hands of a mar
who is as vitality concerned ir
the result as is ex-Sheriff Nc
Leod.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
MONDAY, AUGUST 81, 1908.
SHAME ON YOU!

In its issue OF the ZILn Inc
Fairmont Messenger gets real
spry and attacks the editor Of
The Robesonian for that he has
seen fit to oppose the re-elec-
ton of the present board OF
commissioners. Dear heart, don't
take it so hard; don't get so
hot under the collar; don't get so
mad about it. If you had kept
a little cooler, maybe you would
not have made such a holy
show of yourself. What are
you kicking about, anyway, if, as
you say, The Robesonian has
come out against the commission
ers too late to have any effect?
Instead of abusing The Robeson-
ian, why don't you explain why it
is that you refuse to believe the
sworn testimony of the very men
whose cause you espouse? You
want to know whom The Robe
sonian is under contract with to
defeat the present board of COM
missioners and you say: I'VE are
not willing to believe that it is
the people at large" Shame on
you, buddy, for admitting that
you have not got an open mind;
for admitting that you have
made up your mind that The Rob-
esonian belongs to a faction and
you are not willing to believe
anything else! Perhaps it never
occurred to you, but it is a fact,
nevertheless, that sometimes the
editor of a paper gets the idea
into his head that he is under OBJ
legation to his patrons to publish
the truth about things to the
best of his ability, regard
less of all factions and of
whom it may hit. If there is
one faction there are two fac.
tions, are there not? You take {
different view of matters, anC
yet we are perfectly willing
nay more, we are anxious, fol
the honor of newspaper work il
general-to believe that Tht
Messenger in honest in it's con
victions and is not influenced b!
any faction. For ourself, we tr.
to keep an open mind; we are al
ways open to conviction and i
The Messenger can prove that tn
sworn testimony of the commits
siOners is all an evil dream an,
that none of it ever happened
we will most willingly believe
Shame on a paper that shame
lessly admits that it is not will
ing to believe that another pape
is governed by what it conceive
to be it's duty to it's patrons!
We are under contract with n
one to defeat the commissioners
but we are under contract wit
ourself and with our patrons
paint the thing as we see it.
The Messengers closing re
marks show such a pitiful stat
of blind allegiance that we re
frain from further comment.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
A Boon 10 Elderly People.

Most elderly people have some
kidney or bladder disorder that is
both painful and dangerous. Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy has proven
a boon to many elderly people as
it stimulates the urinary organs,
corrects Irregularities and tones
up the who 9 system. Commence
taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at
once and be vigorous Sold by all
druggists.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
MIR. C.. A. Oliver Should Not be
Condemned.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:


Present conditions in Robson
county have stirred the people
from center to circumference.
If the determined expressions
one hears from all sides are lndl-
cative of the sentiments of the
county the coming primary will
show that the professional poll
tician has lost some Of his power.
There are sufficient causes for
the Indignation which exists,
and some express themselves IN
favor of removing the causes by
sweeping out of Office every one
whose public duties associated
him with those charged with
wrong. Two wrongs cannot make
a right. 1t would not be right
to condemn Mr.. C. A. Oliver for
the individual faults charged
against other members of the
board of county commissioners.
In his behalf, l voluntarily ap-
peal, not to the politicians, but
to the voters to consider his can
didacy from every standpoint.
Re-read his examinations before
the board of audit and finance.
His answers are not evasive but
open and frank. He admits some
slight errors. He fed the coun-
| tvs mules at 20 cents each a day
"a loss to him-because he wish
ed to avoid the appearance of
speculating with the county. Mr..
Adams furnished the lumber for
the bridge spoken of in the re-
port. When the chain gang was
removed from the roads to Mr..
Cottingham's saw mill Mr.. Oliver
stood alone against it; he went
before a judge and asked for a
ruling as to whether he or the
others were right. You know
the result. Other men max e
mistakes, he admits his. The
board had a paid attorney; if his
advice was erroneous it is natur-
al that Mr.. Oliver would err.
My only motive in writing the
above in behalf of Mr.. Oliver is
my full confidence in his Chris.
tian character. An intimate ac-
quaintance of several years stand
ing convinces me that the purity
of his private life is the very
best guarantee against intention
al official wrongdoing.
H. L. EDENs.
Pembroke, N. C. Aug. %, '08
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
Deaths.

Miss Flora Mccormick, aged
SO years, died Friday at her home
near Rowland. The remains
were inferred Saturday on Mr..
Graham McKinnon's place near
Rowland.
Mrs. P. A. Mccormick, of
Rowland, died Saturday of con-
sumption. Her husband and three
children survive.
Miss Lula Harrell, 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Harrell, of East Lumberton,
died Wednesday afternoon of
heart failure. She had been in
a delicate condition for some
time, but was not confined to
her bed until the morning be-
fore her death in the afternoon.
Her remains were inferred in
the family cemetery at Howells-
vile Friday afternoon. Rev. F.
F. Eure conducted the services.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Pineules for the kidneys. 30
days trial 81 90 Guaranteed. Act
directly on the kidneys and bring
relief i'll the first dose for back
ache, rheumatic pains, kidney
and bladder trouble. Invigorate
the entire system. Sold by j. d
Mcmillan & Son.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Fer %aI~-One 60-saw secondhand
Lammus gin, with feed and condenser
= in good working order. Apply to Geo.
G. French, Lumberton, n. c. 8-3-1m
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Pump Werk-I am now prepared to
put down any kind of deep wells, and
solicit the patronage of the people.
H. R. West, Attention, N. C. 8-3-1m
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Miss Lettie Mcmillan, of Rae
ford, passed through Lumberton
this morning on her way to
Barnesville. Miss Mcmillan is a
teacher in the school at Barnes
vile, which opens TODAY. II
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

For Rent-Good 7-room house one
block from graded school. Apply to
Geo. G. French, Lumberton, N. C.
S-3tf
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

For Sale-Three fine fresh Jersey
cows not over three years old. Apply
to Wesley Thompson, Mcdonald, N.
c. 7-30-tf
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

J. 3enI-7-horse farm Z miles from
pr8iand. Good tenant houses. Within
| n:l!e of church. Apply to J. E. Phil
lips. Rowland, N. c.. R. F. D. No, "a
X-I3-tf
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

A flood in the Cimmaron river,
Colorado, Thursday night, follow
ing a cloudburst, wased away a
number of dwelling at Folsom,
N. M, and Is persons were re-
ported to have been drowned.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Mr.. Fabius Haywood Busbee,
of Raleigh, one of the leading at
torneys of the State, died Fri
day in Seattle, Wash, where he
had gone to attend a meeting of
the American Bar Association.
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31
BUSINESS BUILDERS

Wanted-A man of experience wan ,
to rent three or four-horse farm
with all necessary buildings. Apply
to Lumber Bridge, R. F. d. No. 2,
box, 27. S-31-4t*
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

For 9en;-One new Groom house nice
ly located in SOUTHEAST Lumberton,
"n Second and Cedar streets. Price
5000 per month. See J. H. Floyd at
;;:!. S-20-tf
The Robesonian., 1908-08-31

Entered rs second class matter at the Postoffce
at Iumberton. N. c., under the Act of Congress OF
March 3rd, 1897,
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congress. But those who made the
promise neglected to state just where
the government clerks would get It.
From present appearances they will
get it where the Thanksgiving turkey
gets the axe. The salary OF everybody
else, from the Vice President to the
newest recruit in the army. having
been raised, the treasury cannot stand
any further strain.
The clerks had expected hat he
President In his message and the
heads OF the several departments in
their annual reports would recon-
mend a horizontal increase in pay.
| Were such Recommendation to be
made congress would be almost sure
to grant the increase, as sentiment
for 1t already Is very strong; but it
is announced officially that the Presi.
dent is opposed to any general in
crease this year. With the head OF
the executive department taking that
attitude, there is no prospect of action
in congress favorable to the clerks.
1t Is hard on the government clerks
Of course, not to get the Increase in
pay they expected. but as a whole
they are not the downtrodden class
one might expect from their plant
There are several classes OF govern
ment employees, however, who are
genuinely entitled to immediate con
~sideration. One of them Is the rail
way mail clerks. The salary OF a rail
way mail clerk ranges from $500 te
$1,000 a year, and they are allowed
no expense accounts. Their work
takes them away from home ali the
time and they are compelled to pay
for meals and lodgings put of theil
own pockets. All other government
employees while travelling are allow
ed a certain mount for daily ex
penses. A bill was introduced at the
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the head Of a department., he doesn't
need to worry about the kind of as
sistants his minister has. If the min
lister doesn't like or trust the assist
ant he doesn't turn any duties over
to him. That is a matter wholly in
the hands of the departments head.
Instances have been known in recent
years where an assistant secretary
went through an entire administration
with no more important duty to dis
| charge h a to sign his pay check.
There are more Of these assistant
| secretary places han most people
imagine, for most of the men filling
them do not come often into the lime
light. There are three assistant secre-
taries of state, three assistant secre-
taries Of the treasury, one assistant
secretary OF war, one assistant to the
attorney general and six assistant at.
torneys general with a solicitor gen.
eral ~outranking all the assistants, four
assistant postmasters general, one as
s~istant secretary of the navy, two as
sistant secretaries Of the interior, one
assistant secretary OF agriculture and
one assistant secretary of commerce
and labor.
Besides, there are any number of
lucrative berths at the heads OF bu.
reaus the salaries OF some Of which
are higher than those OF the assist
ant secretaries. In making a List of
these the State Department would
be omitted, for the reason that the
desirable places under 1t are in the
diplomatic and consular service and
entitled to be treated separately. The
Treasury has a number of fat jobs in
the filling of which party service is
almost Invariably taken into account.
The War and Navy Departments do
not furnish much IN the way of spoils,
for the bureaus in these departments
are mostly headed by regular officers.
The Interior Department allows the
President to put political workers into
four very desirable places, commits
sioner of the land Office, commission
er of patents, commissioner Of PEN
sions. and commissioner of Indian at
fairs. The enthusiastically of educa
ton, dictatorship Of the geological
survey and dictatorship Of the recla-
nation service are not considered po-
litical Offices. AS the Agricultural Is
a scientific department its bureau
chiefs are not ordinarily disturbed for
political reasons. though a President
might appoint a new chief, of the
lweather bureau and q new forester
without exciting adverse comment.
Clerks Expect a Raise.
When members of congress added
nifty per CEN to their own salaries
and increased the pay of officers and
enlisted men In the army. navy. ma
rine corps and revenue cutter erv
Ice. 1t vas promised that the civilian
clerks In the various departments
! would get It at the coming session OF
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Special to The Daily Record.

Special to The Daily Record.
Washington, Nov. 25.-The lack OF
a suitable place in Washington for
holding the inaugural ball next 4th
of March may result in the erection
of the finest auditorium in America
as the Hall of the Presidents" Con
gress will be asked to appropriate
one-half the cost of such structure.
A committee Of wealthy residents of
the national capital will undertake
to raise the other half n will make
personal appeal to other wealthy men
in all parts of the country for funds.
While such a structure would bring
in more or less revenue 1t is not be-
lieved the money thus derived would
more than pay for the upkeep, so
those who invested in the enterprise
would have to do so without hope of
dividends or returns on their capital.
1t is not proposed nat the audito-
rum shall exceed all others in size.
but 1t will be monumental in design
and built Of marble or other enduring
material. Although no plans have
bee agreed upon, a seating capacity
OF about $4,000 is desired, so that
gatherings as large as a national pc.
htical convention can be accommo-
dated.
1t is the hope OF the committee OF
Washington citizens that with such a
hall here 1t would become the estab
1ished custom to hold all national po.
htical conventions in the capital, but
there is a to doubt whether this
hope would be realized. Geographical
and political considerations both
would be against it. It would be a
long ways for the Pacific coast dele
gates to travel. though when they had
~journeyed to Chicago the trip on to
Washington would not be OF serious
consequences. There was considerable
complaint, though, when the Republi.
can convention of eight years ago
was held in Philadelphia
The chief objection to holding con.
ventions In Washington, however,
would be the charge that the admin
istration and federal o~fice-holders had
dominated those of the party in pow.
er. Even as 1t is, the cry that office.
holders r being used to control the
convention Of the dominant party Is
raised each fourth year.. and were
the conventions held in Washingt
the charge would have too large a
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS,
coloring of probability.
When the Heads Beai

The heads hat fall in the early
part of the Taft administration are
likely to be chiefly those of assistant
secretaries and important bureau
chiefs who failed to show that they
would be useful to the administration.
These places, muck more than places
in the Cabinet, are used for the pay
ing of political debts. AS a matter
of fact, 1t has ceased to be popular
to appoint men to Cabinet positions
for purely political considerations.
President Roosevelt has made but
one such appointment. He made Hen
ry c. Payne Postmaster General to
please and keep peace with Mark
Hanna, and the appointment failed
of its purpose.
: ne assistant secretaryships, how
evc-, are still considered the legiti-
ne spoils of politics. So long as the
F 5ident has a man he IA trust at
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Transfers of Real Estate.

j. Marston Turner and wife to VIM.
L. Branch, for $4,000, a tract of 17.45
acres in 7-13-26.
j. e. Rhea and wife to A. H. Pruit,
for $1,000, the east "a feet of lot 13
and the west PTS feet of lot IA, Rhea.s
subdivision of west half of block 25,
Roswell, and one-inch water right.
Walter ]. McClenny, VIM. Percy
McClenny and Robert ]. McClenny,
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THAT'S OFF, TO AUGUST BELMONT
From a New York Letter

THAT'S OFF, TO AUGUST BELMONT
From a New York Letter.
Nowadays the cry OF Hats OF" fol-
lows August Belmont wherever he ap-
pears in puBlic, because of his admis-
sion that he insists upon his stzble
employees tipping he'll hats to him.
Truly, Belmont has fallen upon evil
days. Tom Ryan took his subway from
him. Kuhn Loeb got his Rothschild
connection away, Hughes put the XII
bosh on his racing business. and now
the coarse public gives him he rau.
locus boot. Ridicule Is always fatal
to dignity, and Belmont hasn't much
| dignity left, so far as the public esti-
Is concerned. In connection
! with the that's IT" story, some one
told a story the other day about S.
s. Rowland. a relative of Belmont's,
and possessed of the same bug rela-
tive to Multiplying. One day a repor
ter approached him at the race track
to get a statement. "Are you address
ing me?" asked Rowland, as haughti
liz as hi knew how.
The reporter hoped, ~courteously
that Rowland still had mis- hearing.
Then take of your hat, when yor
talk with me-" said Rowland.
The reporter was one of those ut
terly impossible persons, who unite
to a strange and strenuous vocabulary
the physical ability to back up any
thing he might say. He pushed Mr.
Howland'ss hat down over his ears
accompanying that action by uncout1
comment. He held the hat down
"Now, say please" he demanded. AND
How1and had to say it before he was
idehatted.