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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05

CREATING MORE ExPENsE.-The
Legislature has several propositions to
create new counties and, consequently,
more expense to taxpayers. Such pro-
positions emanate from persons desiring
to hold County Offices. There are al
ready too many members Of che Legis
lature and too many county officers and
State and County Treasury suckers
Cha, lotte Democrat.
A farmer who wished to invest tn e
accumulation of his industry in United
States securities, went into broker 8
Office to obtain some five twenties." "
The clerk inquired: What deaonatna-
tion will you have them sir 2" Having
never heard that word used excepting to
distinguish sects, the farmer, after s
little deliberation, replied Well, yor
may give me part in Old School Pres
byterian, to please the old lady; bu
give me the heit ont in Free vii
| Baptist"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05
Of a serenading Lover.

A few nights ago, gentleman of this
city was going home at somewhat late
hour, when he heard in the distance
sweet strains of music, or at least, what
he at first supposed to be music, but
which proved to be, principally, "strain-
ing" and other dismal sounds that seem
ed to come from bosom racked with
anguish, or stomach overloaded with
green fruit. Softly he drew near, and,
at last, discovered whence the sounds
proceeded. A youth, over whose upper
lip the barber could not have slipped the
back of his razor blade more than twice,
stood leaning against the gate-post, with
his eys fixed upon a chamber window
in the second story of the house before
him. In his han,is he held guitar,
upon which he picked with an air Of
one who is not certain he is on the right
string, while from his parted lips came
the following song:
have 10 -hoved the-he Zulah Zo-hong,
Fo-hor th-hy life was all a-hang;
Wa-wa has all che -heer-f full smi lie
Wa-wa has su- huhshine all the while,
Here the young man paused to spit
and fill up again with wind, and then
struck into the chorus
Oh, Zu hula, mouldcr-hing Zu-hula,
Si-hilel.t is thy silver so-hong;
Oh, Zu-hula, da-harling Zu hula,
De-hear departed Zu hula Zong- ong -ong.
The singer here took rest for few
seconds, looking anziously down the
street to see that no policemen were in
sight, then throwing a peculiar plaintive
sound in his voice, he sang:
When the mo-hooa is shi-hi-ning DER the
la-la- -hake,
Oh, the hen, I'll think of thee -he-he-thee,
Oh, the hen, oh h, the-he-hen I'll hi-hi-hi
ink Of thee-ee ee
Here the front door being suddenly
opened, sepulchral voice said, " Sick
him, TigeI' and out bounced dos
about the size of a flower barrel anC
with a good set OF natural teeth. Th'
singer turned a back sumersault out O
the gate, and with the dog nipping a
his coat-tail at every jump, disappeared
, down toward the heart Of the city
l Hereupon, the gentleman who wasa wit
} ness to this Serio-comic drama, turne
t and left the spot, but not until he ha
t seen middle-aged man in single gal
ment with an abbreviated IaTratiE.
4 rolling over the hallway, convulse
with mirth, and saying: whenever b
stopped laughing long enough to sa
: anything" Oh-the. hen-Oh-the he
; I'll think Of thee - The gentlema
had walked several squares from whcl
l. the scene occurred, passing broke
n guitar that lay in the edge of the quito
; when he met the dog returning with
l. wild expression in his eye, and pair
# suspenders and portion of a coat>ta
a in his mouth. Bowling Green Ken
J. Democrat.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05

This is all wrong and should be no long,
er permitted.
We hope to see a bill introduced at
an early day, in accordance with the
suggestion contained in this article.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05

Basil Lee, the oldest colored man in
Caswell county, being in his one
hundreth year, was killed the other day
by tree falling on him. The Chron,cl;
says he was former slave Of Washing
ton, and was IL years old when Gen.
Washington gave him his choice to live
with him at At. Vernon or be sold.
He preferred being sold, anG was sent
to Richmond and put on the block and
was bought by member Of the Lea
family in Caswell, and has remained in
| that family ever since.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05
EoIr Evenings, Young Men.

The historian Hilliard has said:-"To
a young man away from home, friendless
and forlorn, In a great city, the hours
of peril are those between sunset and bed
time;" and VIC have no doubt many a
young man will respond to this senti-
ment. It's then that the theatre throws
open its doors, the drinking saloon
tempts by its glitter of lights and glasses;
then the strange woman stalks abroad;
then it is that your companions, tired of
the days labors, and seeking recreation,
step beyond the line of recititude, and
cordially invite you with them. What
must you do? Avoid temptation; but
this is easier said than done. How do
you do wien yon wish to avoid thoughts
that trouble and unscttle you? You
think of something else, and while you
are rejecting upon other things you are
not thinking Of your troubles.
Your duty, then, is plainly to do
something-something that will put you
out IF the way of these temptations
If you are happy enough to have
home, be found there as much as possible,
and feel that you arc bound to do some,
thing fer the comfort and social life Of
that home If you are in the city,
boarding, then see that every evening is
well occupied. Pass part OF this leisure
in reading Or study, at your room, when
it is possible. What fields Of knowledge
you may survey, and what acquaintance
with the past you may make, by one or
two evenings spent in this way everyweek.
When you go out, as you certainly need
to do, 90 to some lecture; visit some
refined home, where woman's influence
will soften you; connect yourself with
some class or society where improve ment
is the motive. If you wish for amuse-
mcnt, go where refinement will surround
you, anl where conscience will not
reprove you; unite yourself with chris
tian association, and enter into its works,
and be at the prayer-neetings. But do
not feel that you can do without Gods
grace in your heart All that we have
mentioned is only secondary. Here is
/ is your armor.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05

UsURY LAws.-The Georgia Senate
has passed bill to repeal the usury
laws. 1t fixes the rate Of interest only
in the absence of an agreement. A
similar measure is peading in the Ohio
Legislature. Modification of this sort
is the tendency Of ensliehtened legisla-
ton, and as our States come to adopt it,
without federal interference or indirect
coercion, each for itself, a sound prinoi-
| pie will be vindicated
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05

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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-02-05

lay hands on. Several persons died
exposure and starvation, as it was S
time before the necessary supplies cc
be obtained.
"Columbia's destruction is and
will be stigma on the name of d
General WiHiam Tecunaseh Shern,
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
CORN RAISING.

While the Iowa farmers read in the
the papers with sad feelings, of the
price of corn in the Eastern States,
they do not always recollect the dit.
ference in the cost of raising corn in
that region. Look at the following
and then see which pays best, corn
in Iowa at 20 cents or corn in Penn
sylvania, at 60 cents per bushel
A PENNSYLVANIA CORN CROP
The Buck county Penn Intelligent
Ger reports that Shoemaker & Robin
son, of West Whiteland, Chester
county, raised on 10 acres and
90 perches of land, 1,OO5 bushels
of corn, 70 lbs of ears to the bushel,
gourd seed variety. The corn was
all weighed in the ear, and single
20 lbs. shelled out one bushel and
two quarts. Their treatment of the
land was as follows: They lime the
field the year before it is to be put
in with corn, about sixty bushels to
the acre /; during the fall, the winter
previous to blowing for corn, they
give the field heavy coat of ma
nure the ground is plowed in April
and got ready for planting by the
first week in May. They mark the
land out four feet each way s; put
compost in each hill and three grains
of corn. In working the corn, cul-
tivator is used two or three times,
and then it is finished by going over
it both ways with a double shovel
pillow. IT any weeds appear in the
hills after this, they are removed by
hand. Last year they raised l,0l23
bushels on l04 acres, treated as
above. The Ltelligencer says that
this crop of course is considerably
above the average yield of Chester
county, and is the direct result of SUI
perior culture applied to an excellent
natural quality of land. The actual
corn crop in the eastern counties Of
Pennsylvania will this year average
not tar from fifty bushels to the acre.
If this car be increased from fifty to
one hundred per cent, by extra la
Dor and attention, it is strong proof
of the great value of"high farming"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
A LITTLE COMMON SENSE.

The editor of the Bureau, ILL.,, Re-
publican writes in reference to hard
times that are complained of in the
West. The editor thinks that there
are other causes for general CON-
plant than the exactions of the rail-
way monopolists, and there is too
much scheming to make living
without rendering an equivalent in
honorable labor. Our boys are not
learning useful trades our farmers
sons are crowding into small towns
and cities seeking positions as clerks !;
our girls refuse to do housework, and
SO we are sending to Europe for
workmen, and buying of their arti
sans millions worth of products and
manufactures that we ought to make
ourselves, though our crop of rAs.
Gals are heavy, we do not grow our
hemp though we are overrun with
lads who deserve flagellation, we i'm
port our willows. Our women (un-
less greatly deceived) shine in for
eign fabrics, and our men are dress
ed in foreign clothes. We are like
our farmer who hires his neigh boris
sons to cut his wood, feed his stock
and run his errands, while his own
boys loaf around saloons and spend
their time in playing billiards and
gambling, and then wonders why, in
spite OF his best efforts he sinks deep
er and deeper into debt, till the sher-
if cleans him out, and he starts west
to begin again. The time has come
for as to turn over new leaf. Our
boys and girls must be taught to
love labor by qualifying themselves
to do it efficiently. We must turn
out fewer professionals, and more
skilled artisans and producers. We
must grow and fabricate the immense
quantity of articles we now import,
and SO reduce the foreign debt that
we have SO long and SO successfully
augmented year by year. We must
quality our clever boys to erect and
run factories, saw-mills, rolling. mills,
machine. shops, tanneries, to open
mines and work them, improve and
fashion implements, and double the
product of farms. If we shall adopt
this policy, and then take such rnea-
sures a. will correct the abuses grow
ing out of our mammoth railway
privileges, We shall witness . true
development Of national prosperity,
that viii be as firm as the everlasting.
hills. 20
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

The Minneapolis Tribune Guilt
Yates the serious: Cakes Ames'
will reveals IS, 745,254. And yet he
died of disappointment and chagrin.
Happier is honesty in hickory shirt
and oil-skin cap, than dissimula-
ton in a plug hat and a shirt that
buttons behind.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
CROPS.

More beautiful weather for har-
vest never blessed happy people
than Iowa has had this season.
From all sections come up word that
the weather is all that could be ask
ed. The reports from the crops are
not so favorable, however, though
the yield will be bount,ful. In Jas
per county, on the south side of the
river, much complaint is made of
scab in wheat, and barley badly
blighted, corn, rye and oats good
crop. In Hamilton, Plymouth, Lyon,
Webster, Worth, and other northern
counties, the wheat Is reported equal
to any previous year, and other crops
about the same. In Montgomery,
Mills, Des Moines. Appanoose, Da-
Wis, and other southern counties
the yield of spring wheat is very
good, though fall wheat has general
ly failed. In Keokuk, Iowa, Tama,
Poweshiek and other central coun-
ties the wheat is tolerable yield, be-
ing somewhat affected by scab; corn,
except few pieces OF late planting,
is very good. Some pieces planted
too late to receive proper care before
the duties of harvest came on, are
badly overrun by weeds.
The Register says: The crop of
apples in Northern Iowa will be linn
tied this year. The apples blighted
with the blossom. The Duchess of
Oldenburg is about the only tree in
our orchard which will make a re-
spectacle appearance in apples. The
trees in orchards were injured more
than many supposed in early spring.
the trees bloomed and leaved out,
and then wlthered on the approach
of the first hot days.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
The Release Of santata and Big Tree.

New YORK, Aug. g. Washing
ton special says that the Council at
Fort Sill upon the question of the
release of Santata and Big Tree, has
been postponed until October, owing
to the absence of the Commissioner
of Indian Affaias. In the meantime
they will be taken to Fort Sill, there
to await the result of the Council, to
satisfy the Kiowas that their chiefs
are living, of which they now insinu.
ate grave doubts.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

The Davenport Gazette has the
particulars of the preparation of the
most hellish and brutal outrage we
have seen recorded in Iowa. Seven
fends, in the garb of men went to
the house of Patrick Lane at one
o'clock in the morning, pounded on
the door, and demanded admittance;
he asked them what they wanted,
and they replied they wanted drink;
he told them he had nothing but
water, and then foolishly opened the
door. The men at once entered
Mrs. Lane making her escape to
Watkins house. She was seen by
the brutes, who arrested Watkins
who had started for the police, and
told him if he did not turn the wo-
man out they would blow his brains
out. He told Mrs. Lane she had
better go, and the moment she ap
peared at his door, she was seized
by the villains and carried into her
house, thrown upon the bed,
where her person was violated by
every one ,of the seven infamous
villains. She swore that knight was
the first one to commit the deed.
She screamed, aud they put their
hands over her mouth she struggled,
and they tied ropes to her feet and
held them still. Moore-ene of them
stabbed her in the thigh with knife,
infictipg a severe wound. The
marks of the rope are still on her
ankles. Two of the men stood guard
over the husband, and others over
Watkins, threatening to kill them if
they made move like that of calling
the police these scoundrels relieved
by the others, went into the house to
continue the abuse of their helpless
victim. No such infamous deed has
ever come to light in Davenport
before. The shameless villains were
at the house nearly an hour. Two
of them remained in the house, being
drunk, and fell asleep on the floor.
The husband then came down town
for the police Waterman Fish re-
turned with him, and officer Niles
came in and arrested John Foster
and John Burns, who were asleep as
above stated. Knight was arrested
on Tuesday last. Mr.. Lanes watch
was found with Foster. Three of
them were caught and jailed. Four
are vet at large.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
The Storm-Orasshoppe

y OMAHA, Aug. 4.-The- break re
ported on the mountain division o.
the Union Pacific is fully repaired
The storm is reported as fearful, rain,
sleet and hail combined. The hail in
some places is piled up two feet deep.
Reports from Onawa, Monona
county, Iowa, and points in the east
ern part of this State, say that the
grasshoppers descended about noon
on Saturday, and have almost entire
" destroyed the corn and oats. The
prospects of but light crop of wheat
are out of all danger, and crops are
fne. ~
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

TRAVELLING BILL.-A couple of
Boone county merchants took in a
81 greenback, which the Democrat
says, had something written on the
back of it, and, on examination it
proved the following: 81. P. Sanford,
Singapore, Asia, April 25, 1872.
This greenback is a long way from
home, is it not?" So it seems this
bill was passed in Asia year ago
last April by the great Iowa traveller,
and has now found its way back to
Iowa. How many hands it has pass
ed through and how often it has been
used would be an interesting inquiry.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

Dispatches from Popular Bluff,
Butler county, Mo-, says that the
cholera has ragged there recently,
and that thirty deaths have occurred
out of total population of less than
eight hundred. Mostly confined to
railroad hands. At Evansville, Ind,
q few more deaths have been re-
ported. One convict in the Ohio
penitentiary died on the LIST.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

Now that it is known that the
leaders of the gang that robbed the
Rock Island train are the notorious
Jesse James and his brother, of Clay
county, Missouri, who have friends
in the ex.rebel element of Jackson
and Clay counties, who will screen
the robbers from justice as long as
possible, the st. Joseph Herald con-
cludes that there is not much likeli-
hood that they will be apprehended
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
Destructive fire at Portland, Oregon
Twelve Blocks in flames.

SAN Francisco, Aug. "A most
destructive fire broke out in Port.
land, Oregon, at o'clock this m orn-
ing. Twelve blocks are now in
flames and the fire is spreading. The
fire departments from Vancouver,
Oregon City, and Salem are now on
the way. The water supply is fail
ing. The fire commenced in the rear
of the Metropolitan Hotel. Nearly
all the city, bounded by Yarnham
street north, Second street west.
Columbia street south, and the river
east Is in flames.
SECOND DISPATCH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The
Portland fire was got under control
at IL o'clock. Twelve blocks were
consumed.
SAN FRANCE SEQ, Aug. 4-The tota
loss by the Portland fire was 1883,
675. Insurance, $4,000. 1t ii
proposed to rebuilt Immediately, and
to widen the streets to prevent fire
in the future. Several sufferers by
the December fire were burned out
Hon. Ben. Holiday proposes to as
sist the destitute SUITE. ers in buyins
tools and rebuilding their homes
backed by other wealthy men. Aid
Is asked from Chicago, st. Louis
New York, San Francisco, and Other
cities of wealth and means. Port
lands loss is greater, comparatively
than Chicago or Boston.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

PORTE WEIGH is badly exercised
about Major Rankin, and the tact
that he was not sent to the penitenti'
airy for his defalcation. Porte is a
peculiar genius. Major Rankin was
a Republican, and made use of funds
entrusted to his care, and when call
ed upon to pay, was "short." He at
once turned over every dollar OF
property he owned to reimburse the
Agricultural College for its loss, and
his sureties, Gov. Carpenter being
one, asked the Attorney General to
take immediate steps to collect the
amount from them. Gov. Carpenter
wrote the letter himself to Mr.. Cults,
and we saw it. Prompt action
secured the State and college from
loss in the matter. How different
was the case of one JAMES D. EADs,
a prominent Democratic State Off
cial, in the days when. Democracy
held sway in this State. He swim
died the School fund out of large
sum of money, something like $780,
900, and instead of making an at
tempt to pay, he decamped with his
ill-gotten gains, and his securities
beat the State out of. the amount in
some way, so that after years of
litigation the State virtually lost the
whole of it. Eads was Democr at
WEIGH was and is Democrat,
therefore Porte says nothing about
Eads, but in every issue mentions
Rankin. Porte has changed his
political skin, and claims he is not q
Democrat now, and if Eads was hv-
ing here he would do the same, but
the carrion by any other name stinks
just as bad, and Porte cannot run
away from the smell. If the Grand
July of Polk county, made up of
Democrats and Republicans, and a
large part of them farmers, refuse to
find a bill against Rankin, why should
the Republican party be held &C.
countable for the fact that he was
not sent to prison. The Republican
party and Republican press con-
demned him and his conduct, with
out exception, and yet Porte writes
as though the party was Rankin's
champion, and the press his ex-
cusere.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
NOTICE.
u
STATE OF IOWA. lss

STATE OF IOWA. lss
Mahaska County, 'sfs-
To Jane Pnrvine, John Pufvfue, housetta Adams
Mary Lester, Josephine Purvine, William Pur
vine, Byron Purvine, Frank Purvine, Walte
Purvine, and William McCracken.
YOu are hereby notified, that there ia now OF
file in the Office of the clerk OF the Circuit Court
in and for Mahaska county, Iowa, a Petition o
L. Downing, claiming that he is en- titled to the
full, complete, and absolute title to the whole o
lot No. five in block No. ninteen in the city u
Oskaloosa, in said county and asking that you be
compelled by the proper decree OF said court tC
convey any interest you may claim in said prem
ises to said plaintiff that by order OF said
court the title to said premises be vested in said
plaintiff.
And that unless you appear thereto,
Sc cond day of the next term of said Court
to be commenced on the third Monday in Novem
Der, A d. 1873, your default will be entered
and judgment and decree rendered thereon.
SEWERS q QUITS,
46w4 Att'ys for Pltf
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

The Texas cattle fever which has
been it Dekalb, Davis, Nodaway and
other counties of northwest Nilsson.
ri, for two weeks past. has
carried off several thousand head,
and is still raging. In Nodaway Co.
alone the loss already amounts to
over fifty thousand dollars.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07
More Trouble.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. "A San
Antonio special reports threatened
riot growing out of severe chastise.
ment given to a negro soldier, by
Capt. Tobin, whose daughter the
negro had insulted. The officer com
handing the negro troops sent WORD
to the city officials that they could
not control their men. The citizens
Immediately turned ont in force
The military authorities ordered thu
negro soldiers out OF town, and by
their influence quiet was restored.