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these funds, and the alleged
wrongful collection of interest
by me.
These will be answered, as
they were in the evidence taken
before the board. 1t is almost
impossible to keep a separate
bank account of these funds,
coming in as they do in hundreds
Of accounts from ten cents up,
as is we'll known to Mr.. Abner
Nash, the present chairman ST
the board of audit and finance,
who was employed by me as dep
uty clerk for three years for this
and other purposes. He was not
able to do it, and I have been un-
able to succeed where he failed.
But | do keep on my permanent
records a full statement of all
amounts due all persons.
| AS to my right to invest re-
ownership funds, it is mis-
statement to charge that all Sc
curities for these were taken in
my individual name. Sometimes
| had to put together several
amounts from different funds in
order to make up an amount
that could be loaned out. But
when this was done, the testi-
mony before the board shows |
, invariably credited the different
sums on my records to my diff
ferent wards. These transact
! ions were regularly reported to
, the superior court and approved
, by the court after careful exami.
nation by the solicitor.
AS to my right to make tie sc
O loans, | have been advised by
my counsel that | have not onl,
) this right but it is my duty to d,
l. so, and my reports to the judg'
q and solicitor will not only SHOW
i that | have charged myself wit
n interest compounded on all sum
q belonging to my wards which
n had actually loaned out, but tina
allowed these wards interest O
IS all sums received by me, whethe
as had or had not actually loane
IN them out.
70 Now as to the evidence, tn
% FACTS brought out before tn
IF board Of AUDIT and finance SHOW
IN They know that a large pal
70 of the $l2, 9O2. "a which they re
ported belonged to me individual
20 ly.
Mt They were informed by me j;
ID the time they took my testimon
IT, ana a day or two before the r.
port Was flied, that instead {
ps sla7lng 81, 566. IL in cash, | had
u the different banks nearly 50, OO|
,is They knew that it was in CIV
IN dence before them. that no ma
nv legally entitled thereto had eve
called Tor any sum que hi
NO Without receiving it.
ali They knew that if the 81, 81
en- Que lie as shown by the recort
ed was oed -cteu from theS12. 9O2. 2
is tnat ill., lie would be a bajan,
oe- against Inc Of Sl1, 4O2. "a, tu Of
nv set Which | then had cash Of 81
OF rt!nued on page 81
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President Helps Orphans,

Hundreds of orphans have been help
cd by the President of the Industrial
and Orphans Home a. Macon, Ga, who
writes: eve have used Electric Bit
tiers in this Institution for nine years.
II hos proved most excellent medicine
Tor Stomach. Liver andKidney troubles
We regard it as one of the best family
medicines on EARTH 1t irvigorates
all vital organs, purifies the blood. aid:
digestion, creates appetite. Tt
strengthen and build up pale, thin
weak childen or run down people it ha:
no equal. Best for female complaints
Only SOC. at druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21
A Safeguard to Children.

Our two children of six and eight
years have been since infancy subject
to colds and Group About three wears
ago started to use Foley's Honey and
'ar, and 1t has never failed to prevent
and cure these troubles. 1t is the only
medicine can get the children to take
without row" The above from w. a.
ornstein, Green Bay, Wis, duplicates
ne experience OF thousands Of other
nsers of Foley's Honey and Tar. It
Tres coughs: colds and Group, ard IRE
vents bronchitis and pneumonia. Sold
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21

and sent to the public press have
done me great injury, and think
grave injustice. Let it be re-
membered that everything in
this report comes from my own
report filed with the commits
sioners of Robson county at
their regular meeting on the first
Monday in December, 1902.
It was and is my voluntary state
ment, and the complaint l have
against the board Of audit and fl
nance is that as they took my
items of charge against myself
in their entirety, they should al
so have either given me credit
for all the items offered, or have
been explicit in their reasons
why they did not and could not.
They charge me personally
with the sum Of $12, 1902. "a (not
a cent of which is due the county
of Robson, it may here be re-
marked) and report to offset said
indebtedness ''he CD exhibited
and presented open notes, and
notes secured by mortgage, open
accounts, cash on hand, ALL OF
| WHICH ARE IN HIS OWN
| NAME, and costs due him (me)
lon different dockets" amounting
to $12, 352. so. The charge made
by the board of audit in the above
, statement that all Of these assets
! are in my own name is absolute
] ly without warrant in fact ano
against all the evidence taker
j before them as the stenographi'
: copy of the evidence in their pos
session now, at the time of form
ulating their report and befor
+ that time, will conclusively prove
ri They charge me up with $12
= 902.24 taken from my own vol
. untary statement and allow m
~ no credits at all, although, as a
- the evidence in their possessio
y and there at the time they mad
IT their report shows, included
E E the SO, 9o2.24 is the sum Of 81
70 500 or $1,000, due to me, {
~ shown by the records, besid,
- my commissions on receiversh
~ ~, funds yet to be allowed by tt
" court. In other words, they tai
o. my gross charges against myse
90 and allow me nothing, not eve
my lawful commissions and Il
sums due me by record.
AS to there being a differen
of $549. 80 between the amour
~ of my admitted indebtedness al
IL the assets exhibited and presen
W. ~ ed to the board, again there is
:" difference between the findi7,
of the board and the only e1
Up, dence taken before them on tt
Ia, Ia, matter. Evidence in possessi,
Bit, of the board, page Is, shows n
rs office more than solvent.
ne Findings 3. 4, and 5, bell
'iin the last in said report, and
tes which have not thus far be
i'd considered, relate to my alleg
To failure to keep separate and d
I has tinct accounts Of the funds
ITS. longing to me by virtue of +
office, manner of investment
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s12, 1852. 90
"2. We find that the difference
in the amount Of his admitted in
debtedness and the assets which
he exhibited and presented to
this board as belonging to his
Office is $549.32.
I'm explanation of this short
age Mr.. Humphrey states to the
board that he has numerous
other amounts and assets due
him which will fully cover this
amount.
SO. We futher find that he had
no legal right to invest the funds
in the manner above stated and
that he should have kept separate
and distinct the funds belonging
to him by virtue of his office and
those belonging to him personal
ly. Therefore the board declines
to allow assets thus presented to
Offset his indebtedness to his Of
fee.
"A. We find that he has, as
receiver, invested the funds so
held by him in open notes secur-
ed by mortgages payable to him
personally, which he had no
right to do.
''5. We find that he has invest
ed funds belonging to other par
ties, in his hands as clerk Of the
superior court, in the way above
mentioned, and has collected anc
appropriated to himself the inter
est on the sums so invested, ex
cept those held by him as receiv
er and in some otter instances.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
L. We recommend and direc
that the clerk of the superio
court hereafter keep his person
al funds and those belonging
his office separate and distinct, S
that the condition of his offic
may at all times be shown.
"2. We recommend and diret
that the clerk of the court herea
ter invest the funds belonging
him as receiver in securities pr
scribed by law, made payable
him as receiver, and not to hi
individually"
To this report Clerk of-th
Court W. H. Humphrey max
the following reply:
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MIR. Humphreys Statement.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
The report of our comfy boarc
Of audit and finance and certain
sensational reports based on il
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-21
ACcIT BOARDS T.EH OFT.

EQUITY SoarG OF AudN and ( IN
ance Criticises Clerk Of Court
w. II. Humphrey Statement
from Mr.. Humphrey.
AS mentioned in Thursdays
Robesonian, the board of county
commissioners, composed OF
County Auditor A. Nash, chair
man, Messrs. J. L. Mclean and
A. j. Floyd, submitted last Tues
day a report to the county COM
missioners in regard to the Office
of the clerk of the superior court.
The report is as follows:
q. Wefind that the Indebtedness
of w. H. Humphrey, clerk Of the
superior court, to his Office, on
the first day of December, 1908,
was $12, 9O2, "a, as appears from
his sworn report filed with the
commissioners of Robson county
at their regular meeting on the
first Monday in December, 1909;
in which sum is included the costs
due to various parties on the
criminal, civil and special proceed
ings cost dockets, and sums due
to parties under disabilities, by
virtue of being receiver, said
sum being capitulated as follows
Criminal cost docket $604.7e
Special proceedings
docket 1888. Al
Civil cost docket 2O68. 3;
Receiverships 2O9O. Il
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$12, 9O2. "a
with this sum, SIP, 9O2.24, we
charge him personally.
ITO offset said indebtedness as
of said date, he has exhibited
and presented to this board
open notes and notes secur-
ed by mortgages, open &C
counts, cash in hand, all of
which are in his own name, and
costs due him on the different
dockets of the court, capitulated
as follows:
Cash on hand $1566. Ii
Open notes 1904. SO
Secured notes 1888. Sc
Open accounts 1898. As
Costs due on dockets
(estimated) 10000
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01

have o marked influence upon nation
al life.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01
A Plea For The Higher Life.
(By a Contributor

In going up and down this old
world, | have come in contact with
many people who have lived long and
well; who have been a success finan.
cially, and possessed much goods.
But upon getting intimate with them,
| discovered that they were sadly
lacking in that which is of most i'm.
poriance-tranquility of soul.
They have been engaged with
things that could not satisfy, The
one thing needful had been neglect
ed. And now, grown old, and about
to die, they were without peace, or
hope. l have met many a weary
traveller in this sad plight. Who can
measure the hearts gloom that holds
no promise, where the consultations OF
Christ have no place?
To my readers, permit me tosay,
God is love-" turn to the overtures
of mercy, God will receive you, and
at eventide it shall be light.
There is another class whom | have
met and known. They began life's
journey well. Years ago they were
counted as pillars in society and the
church. But they took ~offense. Some.
thing got in their way and they drop.
ped out of the straight and narrow
way, and have wandered in the by.
paths of sin ever since. They have
rejected the Christ and made ship.
wreck of their faith.
Their attitude to the church is one
of fault finding. They have become
chronic kickers. To them everything
appears wrong. The preachers dc
not preach as the fathers did thirty
or forty years ago. There is too
much pride in the church. The poor
are not regarded. Indeed, many are
the faults il their way. | would
like to remind these dear people of
the fact, that there is nothing per
feet under the heavens. What they
need is more love annd less of the
spirit of bitterness.
You who have willfully separated
yourselves from the working forces
of Gods church are in grave danger
of losing your souls. 1t is the
blessed privilege of every one to
worship God and find the supreme
joy of life in His service. This is
the secret of all true happiness.
Would you live long and be happy,
love the brethren. Would you have
the peace that passeth understanding,
do your whole duty toward your
God.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01
Be Good to The Men.

Girls, this is for you. Never for
get for a single instant as long as
you live that the men folks" are
continually on the firing line in this
battle of life. You little dream what
blows they get and what wounds they
carry Never nag a man. Never
whine at him. Of course, he doesn't
wipe his feet, nor hang up his
clothes, nor put things away, o shut
the doors and drawers. Dear me,
You didn't think you were marrying
an "old maid" did you! Nag q
Whine is the firm that runs most OF
the divorce mills. Girls, be good to
us when we come indoors. There is
only q fight, with hard knocks for
us, out in the world.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01
A Frank Confession.

Il am a farmer, and | raise rye.
One day | took a bushel of my rye
down to The distiller and sold it to
him FOR fifty cents. The distiller got
tut of that bushel of rye three and
a half gallons of proof whiskey-al-
though l hear now that he can get
four gallons oht of a bushel-which
he sold to the sa~loonkeeper.
L then started in with the saloon
keeper to drink up my bushel of rye
at ten cents a drink, eight drinks to
the pint, or eighty cents for a pint,
or $40 for a gallon. The three and
a haif gallons of proof whiskey which
my %fifty-cent rye made had cost me
S22.t0.
Il had to sell enough rye to the
distiller to get money to pay the sa-
loon keeper. When l hauled my
forty-four and four-fifths bushels of
aye to the distiller to pay for what
he mad gotten out of one bushel,
said to myself, what a fool / was!'
rs there another farmer as big
a fool as I was?"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01

lCopyfight, 1893, by w. N. u
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01

- Here is q delightful plan by which
TIE German mothers encourage their
little girls to knit. The wool
is wound into a large ball called a
wonder ball because it contains many
little gifts hidden therein by the
mothers fingers as she winds the
worsted. As the gift at the center
of the ball will be found last that is
usually the best and might be a little
gold ring, or any bit of child's jew
elry. At another time the little knit
ters finds a silver coin and again
something for her dolly. A silver
thimble gives great delight. The
method stimulates perseverance and
lessons the drudgery of learning to
knit.-Ex.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01

On the evening of the election day
that voted Beatrice wet" recently. a
little girl. as IA her custom, brought
milk to the home of this business
mar She was greatly excited, and
very anxious to know how the cleo
ton came out. The next evening she
came as usual. but sad-faced and
quiet. Little dreaming the real cause,
the lady of the house asked the girls
reason ion her demeanor, to which
tie latter replied: "Oh, | feel so
bad cause Beatrice voted for the
saloon again. Last year, when we
lad no saloons, papa always brought
his money home when he was paid.
Now We won't have so much to eat
and such clothes to wear but will
have to live like we used to when
they had saloons before. Oh, | just
cant help it, | must eryi" OF course
she must. Don't you cry with her?
Her father is employed in the large
mandatory of Beatrice. Let me
see, hayn't | heard a gubernatorial as
pirant in Omaha cry personal lib
erty?" Is this what he means? But
that is what it is.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01
Listen To Your Wife.

Overcome evil with good. Tran
smut enemies to friends with the
elixir of love. Before my Sunday
school days | used to be in politics.
One night after a meeting where |
had spoken and | had gone to bed,
two men stood in front of my resi-
dence and %profanely called me all
the bad names there are in a rum
bottle. Out of bed and into my
clothes, grabbing a base ball bait,
took but a few seconds. But my wife
grabbed me and made me promise
moi to do anything rash" So in
order to find out who they were for
arrest on the morrow, l slipped down
the street and met them under a
gas light. They were too drunk to
know me. One was a worthless
painter, and the other wasatough car
/enter from Slater's Slabbing Mill.
By morning my ire had been slept
away and morning was done. A
little while after that | started the
Iron Rose Bible class, and somehow
these fellows got into it. Both were
led into the kingdom. The painter
became one of the best teachers at
the Rock Run mission, and is today
one of C~oatesville's best Christians.
SThe carpenter has gone home to
Slory. What a mistake I would
have made withthat old base ball
bat, Moral: Listen to your wife,
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01
Tobacco.

Next to alcohol, the narcotic most
frequently resorted to, to afford re-
lief from these symptoms, is tobacco.
A little over four centuries ago to-
bacco was unknown in civilized lands.
Today the tobacco devotees is found
in every walk of life. In the United
State; there are as many smokers
as there are voters, and it is estimat-
ed that over five hundred tons of
tobacco leaves go up in smoke each
day Of the year. representing a val
lie of over $500, 900. Every minute Of
the sixteen hours during which men
are awake somewhere, about $4,000
cigars and 10000 cigarettes are con
sumed. Our annual tobacco bill
amounts to $940, 000, 900. Should any
three of our large cities be wiped
OUT by fire each year it would be CON
sideced an immense loss, and yet
She smount of tobacco annually con-
sumed equals in value nearly the
combined taxable property of De-
troit, Cincinnati, and Buffalo. The
United States is one of the greatest
educational countries in the world,
but for every dollar spent on educa-
ton over two dollars is paid out for
tobacco. A habit so universal must
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-01

We have some fresh Red Seal
flour in now. Come and get a sack.
&C. A. Heck. I'd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-01

Taft isn't welcome recruit aud Rooseyelts ROOM now Tar
preferable to his company
Let's the red fire and the leather tongues and go
back the patient logged fighting Of real insurgents Listen
@ that 7. Rebuilt New York platform.
1t says; .
1--WE enthusiastically endorse Taft Each month since his
Inauguration has confirmed the nation IN It's high estimate OF his
greatness of character" etc
Rot II may have confirmed Rooseyelts high estimate q
Taft hasn't confirmed the nation Look at the record Of
those eighteen months
Taft fake republican convention in Wisconsin to beat
LaFollette.
Taft tried the patronage club on Bris,ow
Taft accommodated Cummns.
Taft fired Pinehot
Taft put Lurton on the supreme bench
Taft stood for Morgans Wckersham railroad bill and tried
TO club Cummins into voting for Il.
Taft fought poindexter at home. 81
Taft barganed with Cannon and Aldrich, helped their
hamsung their foes though their foes good
party men
Ii that record confirms any estimate of Taft that
held 1908 then Roosevelt knew he gold brcked the nation
when nc handed the judicial temperament package.
After that New York platform there IN any group
party Tor both Roosevelt and iaFocte Roosevelt aud
Cummins or Bfis,ow or poindcSter
And insurgency can't get along without the aFollettes
Cumnins Brstows and PoindeXtcrs
So goodbye colonel, take keer yourself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-01
lM ll1rTlE OLD NEW YORK

NEW YORK Oct when the
bright lights above the playhouse
doors were distinguished. Tuesday
night. there had been presented To
New York'a theatre gOers. ia two
successive evenings. two comedies.
farce. a high-class melodfama and
European light opera all new.
And all good Most remarkable.
that Probably an unprecedented oc.
currence for 80 many new offerings
10 take the board IN ss hours. with.
ont n fiuko or a flivver among them.
Some will not be great successes.
but each affords an honest even.
inEs entertainment
let's Turn to Hammerstein's.
First let ~ turn our attention 10
Oscar Hammcrsteln and his Manhat-
tan opera house and his Hans. the
Flute Player" which is billed az
comic opera. because Oscars agree
meut with the Metropolitan opera
house crowd forbids his giving
grand opera Nor Is this really
grand opera but Hammersteln has
given It a production which must
cause any one 10 suspect that he is
going 10 give the folks up at 40th
~. a run for their money In the
opera line. while still keeping with.
Ia the letter Of the law. as II was
laid down 10 him when be sold out
20 the millionaire bunch.
The music Of Hans. the Flute
Player" IL by Louis Came. an or.
cheHira leader Of Monte Carlo.
where the opera was first produc.
ed. There are several tunefdl and
catchy melodies. and the music In
charming throughout, though the
solos are strangely lacking IA pow
or aud effectiveness. Georges
Chadal. a French barytone. sings
Hans. Re won many eBcoreB at the
| premiere. Tho cast Is thoroughly
competent. the chorus large and
we'll drilled, and the staging mag.
nifieent
Tho book is disappointing, and
furnishes no excuse for calling the
! production comic" opera. Light
opera II may be. but It's fun is sad
It's Frothy and its Enjoyable.
At the Lyoeum theatre Charles
FrOhman gives US G. r. Huntley.
Hattie Williams, Doris Keane and
others. In Decorating Clementine."
a comedy from the French. adapted
by GHdys Unger. 10 Is frothy.
sparkling. whimsical and most en-.
| joyable.
HuEtley, perhaps the funniest
| Engiishman who ever acted In
America. outdoea any OF his preyius
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Member of United Press. Published
Daily by The Star Publishing Co.
II won't work


The progressive sentiment that has stirred OF all parties
In all be chained chariot
Not by Theodore Roosevelt, anybody else.
Roosevelt has had New York put X the tariff
bill lie has commended Taft and the political assassns OF Pm
ehot and all that Pinchot stands for.
lie endorses rafts conduct in using the patronage club
against laFoec and Cummns and PondeNter and Brsow,
and the other real insurgents.
He endorses the lawyer cabinet. Balltngcr and all
lie obscure all this treaehery with glittering gen
eales about graft hunting but the people will feel safer IN
graft hunting when they have fewer luons on the supreme
bench and fewer LAWYERS in the department OF justice
TAFT too Just now declares that he rs for Insurgency
Murray Crane and WokerSham and Hitchcock SIT at ms table
Roosevelt selects his permanent chairman Elhu Root
who of the doctrine OF dollars in politics.
Roosevelt bringing with him Taft Bailnger Wlekefshaui
Root Tawney, p Morgan Lurton Hitchcock and al inc 1
lev crew of puocras and Hessans OF privilege cannot enlist
in the army of insurgency. -,
Ii would have been sensible James buchanan WIN
Jeff Davis and his outfit tried get into the councils OF
Abraham Lincoln and insurgency got along pretty wen Whe
Roosevelt was in Africa thank YOU lie cannot swallow up inc
insurpen movement and insurgency will not swallow h win
his endorsement the tariff BILL OF the president ana Win ms
Roots and Grseoms There be stop to insurgency ~
either the republican democratic parties and no hs San
come 70 the movement unless undesirable and eevcn
recruits are permitted fog its councils and perve ITS ann
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-01

performances. aud Is quite worth
while all by himself Miss VIII.
Jams and Miss KeRne. who have
been rather unsnecessfuiiy starred
during the past two seasons. are
both surprisingly good in their
roles,
Geo. " Conan took George Ran.
dolph Chcstcr's "GetRich-Quick
waliiuEford" stories and made a
play out Of them. II has received
a cordial reception At the Gaiety
theatre Hale Hamilton and Ed
ward Ellis score as the two scala
wags." and Frances Ring Is charm.
ing as the stsnographer The show
Is full Of character parts. and all
are we'll interpreted.
Here We Have "con a Co"
Full 81 the unexpected and merry
from start TO finish In Con q Co, "
German farce Of French author
ship. done into English by oliver
HEREFORD and presented by Henry
W Savage ~ Nazimoyas theatre.
The plot IA Of the old-fashloncd,
complicated variety. but sklllfully
contryed and not confusing In It's
turns and twists. Maudo Odell aud
Vim. Burress have the leading
parts. In common with the others
OF the cast. they give excellent sat.
isfaction Nellie Roland. new
conner 20 New York. was pariicu'
larry interesting in an ingenue
part.