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The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
To Users of Electric Ll0hts-Aar.
Mcclure Offers to Test the
Meters Of Auy Who Doubt Their
Correctness

N0FeS8t0ES9s
Editor Of The RobesoAiaA 49,
In to answer query as to what
the electric light bills will be for
January, I desire to say that
they will be correct, in every re-
speet, and if anyone has any
doubt as to his meter not being
correct, I will be glad to take it
out, and check and test it out;
and he may be present when me
ter is being tested, and if found
net correct and is any per cent
too fast, any over charges will be
refunded to him;and if found any
per cent. too slow, of course the
consumer will be charged for
S; me.
! II users of electric current
| will consider the number Of
lamps they have connected, and
If any thirty-two- -candl0'power
lamps are IN, count them as two
sixteen candle-poWer lamps, and
estimate them all as 16-candle-
power lamps, assuming each 10-
candle-power lamp to draw one
quarter ampere. and multiply one
Iauarter-ampere by 22o volts
which is 55 watts-then time in
hours, multiplied by the 55 watts
say ten hours by 55 watts,
equal 550'watts, total lamp would
use, if run the ten hours. And
if run for thirty nights, ten hours
per night, would draw On meter
81 65 at ten cents per thoasand d
watts. II lamps are old, they
burned as much as five or six
hundred hours, and they will
come nearer drawing 70 watts
than 55 watts per hour.
Gentlemen, any one having old
lamps Connected thinking that
he is economizing by tryinf
to use them until they
burn out, is aging for
more watts of current and moi
getting the light be should. II
would be wise to ta6e them oui
and break them, and purchase
; new enes.
I hope this win. be M
, derstood by the users of electric
: current, and that they may prof
: by it. If they do not under
: stand, if they will call up my Of
2 Gee I will be pleased to give fur
2 ther instruction.
n =. J. MCGUIRE,
Mgr. Electric Light Department
p ! Lum berkon, NC Ian, Al 1904
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
A NOTABLE SESSION.

This Session of The Legislature
20 90 Down as a Notable One
Resume of The Work Done up
10 Monday Night.
Raleigh Special, 9th, to Charlotte Observer.
The present session of the
Legislature will go down in his
tory ds one of the most notable
ever held in this State. Con-
sidering the volume Of business
transacted and the time con-
sumed, no past session can
approach it. Before the pres
ent session adjourns two great
questions of vital importance
to the welfare and future of the
State will have been settled, to
say nothing Of the many other
matters of more or less con-
Germ which have already been
passed upon. Convened for
the 81 ecihc purpose of rectify-
ing what was supposed to be
a blunder in railway rate leg
islation, the present extraordi-
nary session has taken up and,
to all intents and purposes, has
drafted bill which it is Is
lieved will bring peace and
to the railroads and sat
isfactIoh 70 the State; and has
favorably reported upon a bill
providing for Statewide pro-
hibition by popular vote, the
latter a step which no Legislo-
ture in twenty-six years has had
the hardihood even to suggest.
The two achievements of
themselves would be sufficient
to merit for the present Assem-
bly, a prominent place in State
history, but there are others
not so conspicous but no less
noteworthy. The present Leg
islature has declared IN no un-
certain terms its determination
to investigate into, and do all in
its power to rectify, unjust dis
ordinations in freight rates
against North Carolina towns
and cities in favor of towns anG
cities similarly situated il
Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia ant
other Southern States. Thi.
great question was touched
upon at the last session of tn,
Legislature but was not handleC
as II should have been, OWN,
extended discussion,
given to the passenger rate mat
ter. A number of members re
cognized then the great an,
crying need Of reform in thi
particular line, but nothing
relatively speaking, was done
Since the new passenger rat
law went into effect many glar
ing instances Of freight rate di.
elimination have been brough
to light and given hotoriety-s
much so that q great hue an
cry has been raised by busine.
mn, merchants, manufacture
and even farmers -everywhel
for relief, In response to tn
demand the Senate last wee
voted to appropriate s., 900 +,
the purpose OF defraying II
expense of counsel to he en-
ployed by the corporation cor
mission to prosecute cases of a
legged discrimination before Il
interstate comintrce commi
sion and to investigate the ge
eral subject Of freight lat,
with the view Of taking up al
considering this matter in d
tail at the regular Session
the Assembly which conven
rext January. This bill
now in the Hou. e and its ra
ticatiun is assured.
No measure ofminor intere
passed by either branch at Il
session 10 believed to be
more importance. The sen
Ineut in the Senate was me
Ring'sI Little Liver Pills Wa
up lazy llvers, clean the syst,
andolaon fba sL;n IT., 1hoS, E
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
Notice Of Bond Sale.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
viii be received by the Board of CeInmis-
.ioAers of Robson county until 2 O'Clock
D. m., February 18th, 1908, for the sale
f f5o, 1000 of Robson county court house
bonds, said bonds to run for thirty years
and TO bear interest at the rate of sK per
cent. per annum, interest payable semi
annually, bon S to be issued in renomi-
nations of $500. Bids may be filed with
E. ]. Britt, Attorney for the Hoard, Lum
beIton, N. c., or with J. W. Carter, Chair"
| man of the Board, Maxton, N. c. All
bids to be sealed bids and to be acconpa
MED by certified check in the sum of
900, made payable to the order OF ]
W. Carter, Chairman of the Board Of
Commits toner's of Roleson county, aud
to be forfeited to the use of the county
in case the bid is accepted and then the
purchasher fails to com, ly with his bid
The Board of Commissioners reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
This January roth, 1908.
| J w. CARTER,
Chairman Boaru CommisS oners.
E. ]. BRITT, Attorney for Board Com
missioners. 1-t3-2-I3
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

1t will be unnecessary for you
to go through painful, expe n ,ivs
operation for Piles if you cse Man
han. Put up in ccllapsible tube
with nozzle, ready to pply to ths
soreness aud inflammation. sFor
any form ct Piles, price 500. guar
anteed. sold by J. D. Nc MILAN
4 Sen.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03


lN J Bg days
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

Pinssslve Carbofized acts like o
po1ltice, draws. out Inflammation
and poison. Antiseptic, healing
For chapped hands, lips, outs
burns. Sold by j. D. McMil
& Son.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

Ladies' OF the Baptist Church In
tereSted I'm the Th0MaasviIle Or
phanage EnE1rma~y-Numer6us us
| Victims Of Grip Personal Men,

Victims Of Grip Personal Men
tlOn.
Correspondence OF The RobesoDi.n
The ladies Of the Baptist church
are very much interested in the
Infirnary being erected at the
Thomasville OrphanaYe, and will
give an oyster supper next FRI
day night for its benefit.
Miss Lorena Lewis, of White
vile, was a welcome guest in towp
last week
Miss Toy Bryant, of Doves, S
c., g visiting her sister. Mrs.
Anderson.
The grippe list" is too nu-
merous to mention; every sec
ond person you meet is bark
ing" at you. None serious as
yet. We are glad to know.
DR.. W. F. Stephens is moving
into his pretty new home on the
corner of Thompson and Trinity
streets. It is one of the pretti
est places in town.
Mr.. David Lewis. who camt
from Wake Forest to be with hi
grandmother, Mrs. Floyd, re
, turned to his school work las
Wednesday.
We are sorry to report tn
, continued ill health of Mrs. H
G. Stubbs, Of rural route No.
She expects to go to the High
smith Sanitarium at Fayettevil
, at once, where we trust she ma
soon be cured.
Mrs. Julia Thompson hs
been visiting relatives in Lun
berton the past week.
Fairmont, N. c., Jan. 81, 1o0'
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
T.. ]. NeGuIRE

Mgr. Electric Light Department.
Lumberton. NC, Jan. 81, 1909.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
Groceries And

A tron
TOBACCO BROWNS
wo
Machles
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
We OFFER THE GREATEST BARGh

OF every description 2 per less than factory and then
have the LARGEST STOCK OF SHOES IN robson COUNTY
to select from-All the Standard and Popular Brands.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

Ring's Little Liver Pills wake
up lazy llvers, clean the system
andolean the skin. Try them for,
bill business and sick headache
Price 25c. Sold by ]. D. McMil.
Ian q Son.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31

solvent and calling upon the people 10 help Honest Tom to reorganze the
and resume business. The newspapers behind Tlden, Swallows oppon-
emit, arr printing a pledge yer Tnden's name that if elected he will prosecute
Hickey to the limit Every lawyer in Goldfed knows that Tlden vas Rckey's
in at least three cases growing out OF the bank failure entered his p
pearance as his attorney, and that he would be disbarred from the court if h
O. appear as prosecutor in these cases in which he was entered as
for the defendant Pyne, Douglass & Tnden were the attorneys for
the State Bank g. Trust Company, and Tfden was the special attorney in the
case. It would therefore become impossible for Tlden to become prosecutor
a case in which he appeared for the deGrse
Whatever else nay be SAID of Ben Rosenthal, dishonesty or incapacfy
has not been charged against him. The position OF county commissioner in a
county that "a grown up as fast as this, recurring public improvements in a
year or W that take other communities a generation to supply, is a most
arduous and thankless M The commissioners lave spent al enormous amount
CT money, but they have given something TO show for it. No n has ever
county ends III year with al empty treasury, but the commissioners could not
of money that new community would need.
Roserthal has been denounced because he would lot CONSENT Il bonding TIT
county for years to pa for public improvements, at the behest OF the CLARK
through direct taxation. We are o. the opinion that the county commissioner
took the right position in this matter. 1t is far better to pay fol these improve
while h mines and leases ire producing heavily thar to wait until the
production dwindles an the tax falls upon the few large property holders u
The town. The debt should be paid while it is easiest to pay it, for n % one
can foretcn what he future las IN store for the camp.
Rosenthal ingalls, and Swallow were not the andidates of he News or u
editor, before the convention; they were nominated yer those whom he
supported; but he as since given them his personal support, because Re las
seen no reason, moral or political, for favoring the men the Republicans have
nominated. They are in 10 wise, either on grounds of personal morality, or
ability, entitled to confidence and support, more than thu emocrat candl-
dates, and it is only their good fortune to have had against them a newspaper
of such selfrespect that it would not indulge in dirty personalities n lay
bare to he public their incapacity and moral shortcomings.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31
TRUSTS HAVE A STRANGLE HOLD
ON THE INDUSTRY OF MINING

That the Standard Oil company, through its ms powerful agency,
The American Smelling N Refining company, today control % per cent
of the future production OF gold, silver, copper and lead in the United
States vas the statement of James f. Canbreath, Jr, of Denver, secre
tarv of the American Mining Congress, before the Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress recently held a San Francisco.
Caubreath asserted that tine smeher rust, which is really the Stand
ard Oil company, is n a position to get possession of all the mines in the
United States.
81 During the three years ending April 1908, the smeter company
made a net profit of $203G4324 upon a capitalization of $l00O00O0O,
twothirds of which al water, and this during a time Of panic, - lie said.
cit eontrols7 5 per cen Of the bstb brains in the metalurgieal world, 20
II ALREADY controls. it's position in the metal field is supreme today. The
only federal aid we ask is a n investigation intoth he methods of IN ON
any fr unless the miners themselves will cooperate, build n support
their W smleterst there is n % hope-Standard Oil will hold the eountrys
Standard Oil company, gained through the controlo If all the oil products,
fr which there are many substitutes, and without which tn world could
get along quite comfortably, what do you believe will be the result when
this control is exercised yer the metals which are absolutely essential to
III industrial life!
Danger to Mine Owners
.sDo yon see the possibility of closing the mines of the west by pro-
hibitory treatment charges while the value of metals is increased in the
markets by the stoppage of production in the west? Do you see the
have been made vaueess to the owners by prohibtory transportation
and treatment charges.
REPORTS OF shipments covering a period of eight years show that
tho miner received 81 per cent of the value of his orc; the smelter charges
we II ptr cent. while the amount account fr vas 81 per cent ,whleh
"a either losto or stolen
Eve ask that The government shall give some attention to that n
drstrv.w which. beginning at Suffer Creek in 1913, opened up and devel-
oped this great westerns empire; which furnishes more than half the ton
If the rebellion. furnishes the iron Tor III machinery, coal or or power,
gold which easure or values and which today ca furnish the only
permanent solution to the financial problem.
'sThcre has been no criterion IF the department of Agriculture,
which found a remedy for tie San Joses scale, turned the hg raslng indus
try If California from failure to success % seeks to ae the cotton
crops from the boil weevn, and holds a protecting hand the farmer
of the country. We think W. have aus to ask or a department of MIN
ing and that the nation needs IT,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31


lions for leases. (2) Conqueror not
working on company account; recently
let a lease. (3) Our latest roster of Of
icers of the Goldfeld Hibernia gives
b. J. Reilly, president, L. l.. Blumen.
thai, vice president, Hugh H. Brown,
secretary and treasurer, George Wing
field, q. s. Nixon, j. w. SHELTON and
G. d. Mercer, directors. Only enough
work done this year to patent. All that
ground is a net work of lodges RIM
nlng near surface from $40 to $25.
Square Deal, Scranton, Pa.-The Blue
Bell purchased a fine property in the
Berlin district, which was extensively
developed, and which had a large
amount of ore on the dump. There was
also a mill which the company has
made serviceable, and has been treat
ing the ore from the dump. We under
stand there will be a clean up next
week. 1t is regarded as a superior
property. Stockholders participate in
TINS asset OF the company the same as
all Others. 1t is simply another holding
added to property already acquired:
consequently your stock is just tina.
much more valuable.
A. I. D., Eaton, Pave know of no
sueh company operating in this state as
the. Mansfield Mining and Smelling
company. with "ofiees in Kansas
city Where are its properties sup.
posed to be located2
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31
DESPlCABLE ISLANDER HAS
A REPUBLICAN SOURCE
Especial to The News.)

Especial to The News)
Reno. New. Oct. 29-Diven to desperation in their efforts % ehct
p. l.. Flanagan, the Republican state central committee, through its
federal Office holding leaders has given the stamp of approval to n of
the blacklist ISLANDERS yet circulated n this state to-wit; That. the Demo
cratic party has called upon tin people to vote against p. l.. Flanagan nc
cause he is a member of The Catholic church. The Democratic state
central committee through its chairman. Peter }. Somers N It's execu-
tive committee denounee tins falsehood in the strongest terms. The
anonvmou circular has been distributed throughout the state. The com
mittee has been using every endeavor to race down its origin n din
proof of the fact that Il is a campaign document, paid for and circulated
by the Republican state central committee it appeared simultaneously in
practically every Republican newspaper in the state of Nevada today. 1t
Is the N faint hope the Republicans had OF defeating the Democratic
candidate for United States senator. The charges obtained in the Re
puhlicau circulated dodgers are falseheods of the most eowardy type.
The writer of this the chairman of the Democratic state central o.
mittee is a member Of the Catholic church. He personally passes upon
all Democratic literature beng used by the Democratic party in Nevada
and certainly would give no support to give ridcue OF III faith Of his
fathers Francis G. Nswlands is too broad minded a "a to give his sup
prt.m morally Or otherwise, to sueh a Islander. Wherever the opportunity
has offered he has fought ff the principles. upon which n foundation
of American liberty is based. religious liberation III right o every man
woman and child % worship God in the way their conscience ellis hen is
right PAY NJ attention % this eowardly effort to soil the garments of
religion. 1t is sponsored by the Republican party Of Nevada "a the al
draws 10 a close. when it realizes the hopeessness OF its light to
stay h citizens of this state N their low thoroughly grounded intention
of returning Hon Francis G. Newands TO the United State senate.
PETER J. SOMERS.
Chairman Democratic State Central Committee.
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31
ARRESTED FOR HIGHGRADING

William Turner, vice president OF the
Tonopah Miners union, Tom Conifre'
Tom Cunningham and Pat tianigah
were arrested at Tonopah Saturday Iof
high grading. The four men IN com
pany with the rest of the shift "efc
searched as they came from the mine
and on them was found high grade OFT.
The rest of the crew were dismissed anu
the fovr arrested and placed IN 'n'
county Jail to await examination.
After the men had been placed III u
Tonopah Jail a search was made of ther
homes and a wagon load of high graz
ore was unearthed and will be heid y
the mine operators as evidence asa'"''
the men.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31
WILL LEASE AT CLIFFORD.

G. S. johnson has secured a lease -
the Broken Hills property at onho'~
A gasoline hoist and other neces
apparatus were shipped from Goian'''
this week.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31
BACK TO a~oLDFIELD

Frank T. Searight. superintendent
the Goldfrog Big G., has retufheu "a
an extended visit to New iorN
Philadelphia and has resumed ""
several properties in the district
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

. FOR PRESIDENT William Jennings Bryan Z
= FOR VICE PREsuDENT-John Worth Kern. I
. FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR Francis q. Newlands Of
. washoe.
. FOR coNGREssMAN-George A. Bartlett, of Nye. I
. FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME CoURT-George T. Talbot,
. of Eko. I
. FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL-C. L. Deadly. I
. FOR REGENTS Qong term Frank williams, of Lincoln and + W.
> Kettle, Of Churchill
. FOR REGENT (shot tem)-J J. Sullivan. I
. ELEcToRs-Ch Charles 8 sprague, of Esmeralda; J. A. Miller, of Ian
. der; l. L. Hudson, of EIko.
, COUNTY AND PRECINCT TICKET.
, FOR STATE sENAToR-W. g. (Oe) Elliott.
> FOR ASsEMBLYBEN-Jon Gallagher, Rawhide; L. A. Ellis,
, Nina; and w. q. Hunter, M. J. Hannigan, J. w. Brooks, W. H Curtain,
3 Goldfed.
3 FOR SHERIFF-WIlam A. ingalls,
, FOR CLERK AND TREASURER-Joseph Hamilton
3 FOR AUDITOR AND RECORDER-George Brodigan-
, FOR COMMISSIONERS dong term)-Benj. Rosenthal
, FOR COMMISSIONERS (short term) JOS A. Quinn, Rawhidc.
: FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY-Abet H. Swallow.
: FOR PUBLIC ADMINIsTRATOR-A F. Brown
> FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR D. Brown.
= FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE-wfniam J. Henley.
2 FOR CONSTABLE-Bart Knight.
: CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY CENTRAL CoMMITTEE-Jack Nc
+ Laughhn.
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X*++++..
QUERIES AND ANSWERS

subxrnexam wtnome to the use of his department. In asking about companies stat" an the Ns~ m
as vu Of hwuon of property om@n etc. s@h in ow investigation AS requires mn time Ma CORE
as AA .M amd nnumatona and as the dcnmdu pom this department. are very hm4v a
S~us win pleas exercise patience and allow for Two or three weeks time for answers No answer w<un
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-31

L. A. D., Philadelphia has been
difficult to get anything out of the man
agement of the Nevada Bullfrog. but
we clip the following from a Bullfrog
exchange. The Velvet group referred
to belongs to the Nevada Bullfrog Min
ing company: sc. f. Tooker, who is
the general manager of the Velvet, was
in Rhyolite a few days ago from Raw
hide, where he is now making his head
quarters, and he said it was his inten-
tion, in a short time, to do the assess
ment work on the Velvet group. No
general development has been done on
the property for a year or such a mat
ter. Mr.. Tooker regards the showing
as excellent, but the company has not
been in a position to raise funds for the
prosecution of work.
Many Inquirers-The Pittsburg Sill
yer Peak Gold Mining company is in
corporated for three million shares. par
value one dollar. There is an indebt-
edness of 100000 against the property.
100000 of which is to be paid each
January for the next three years. The
mill is turning ont about 100000 per
month, that is, the mill and cyanide
plant combined, and clearing about half
of that amount. The entire property
appears to be in better physical eondi-
ton at this time than it has been at
any time in its history. There has been
a change made at the mine and to all
appearances for the better.