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The herald., 1897-10-10

| Westlake Park, situated in the west
| ern part of Los Angeles, is one of the
most attractive parks in Southern Cali
| fornia. The park is al present reached
by three car lines, the Westlake line
passing over the hills through the oil
district, the Seventh-street line and the
Ninth street line. In a short time the
Traction Railroad will have completed
its line out Eighth street.
The park contains thirty-five acres of
highly improved land. Extending from
side to side is a large artificial lake,
seventeen acres in extent, on which, at
nearly all hours Of the day and in the
evening can be seen numerous rowboats
and an occasional sailboat. Along the
borders of the lake is broad gravel
walk which leads over several rustic
bridges and by as many rural summer
houses. A wide well-kept driveway
lined by rows of large fan-leaf palms.
extends around the lake. Between the
lake and driveway are broad plats of
grass, shaded here and there by groups
| of shade trees. At the northern end of
the park the driveway passes by ter
raced hill, over which stream Of water
| falls, making the fall over stone walls
of the terrace in four leaps, landing in
small pond at its foot.
| Every Sunday the park is thronged
with pleasure seekers, who come to hear
| the band play and lie about on the grass
| for here no one is disturbed by those
Keep off the grass" signs. The band
stand recently built, and with perfect
acoustic properties. is near Seventh
street. 1t faces large open space on
which are numerous benches, shaded
| by pepper trees. The street by the band
stand is always crowded on Sunday with
carriages. People from all parts of the
| city and suburbs come here for a drive
through the park, and then stop by the
| bandStand to hear the fine military
music of the Seventh Regiment Band
| one of the finest bands on the coast. The
| expense of having this band is borne by
the street car company In summer,
while the band is away at the beach,
| they have an orchestra to take its place.
| They are trying to get the Park Com
mssoners to add 10 more men to the
band, thus increasing 1t to thirty five
musicians, and making 1t the very best
band in California.
| In the southwestern part Of the park
are the chrysantbemum beds Here are
raised some of the largest and finest
| flowers in the State. During the chry-
sauthemum season a man drives about
the city and notes where especially fine
plants are cultivated, either in private
places or in nurseries. These are after
wards secured; people are generally
willing to donate to the city the young
slips that shoot up from the main stalk.
The beds in which pansies are grown
during the spring are filled with lilies
and zenna during the autumn. When
the zennia dies down the lilies are then
large enough of themselves to fill the
beds In this way the flower beds al
ways contain blooming plants. Border
ing on the lake, but separate from 1t,
are two small ponds in which are grown
water plants. such as pond lilies. water
hyacinths, the Egyptian lotus, bamboo
etc. Along one of the paths of the park
is border Of Star Of Bethlehem, which
The herald., 1897-10-10

There Is an anecdote of a London
bishop who, having read the story OF
John Wesley cutting out every word OF
his discourse that his servant maid did
not understand, determined to preach to
country congregation the simplest SER
mon he could write. He chose an ele-
mentary subject and took as his text,
1.-THE fool hath said in his heart there ia
no God" On leaving the church he asked
hte Parish clerk what he thought of the
sermon. Oh, my lord" said he, 1T was
very fne-very fine and grand. I've
been talking it over with Mr.. Beard
and we said how fine it was But, after
all we can't help thinking there is God.
Chambers Journal.
The herald., 1897-10-10
A Card

If l shall be elected jailer of Morgan
county (you all know | am a candidate)
don't expect to make law nor repeal
obe. l don't intend to enact a financial
bill raor tariff bill, but 1 do expect to
execute that part of the Kentucky stat
utes that applies to the office of jailer.
will feed and care for the prisoners as
best I can and take care of the public
buildings and. keep them clean.
l have been voting for Democrats for
local Offices more or less, all my life,
and now l want some Democrats to vote
for me, and, by gum, must have them,
for it's grounding case. 1 feel sure
that the Republican party in this coun-
ty will stand by me to a man, but that
won't quite reach. l am bound to have
some Democrats.
Pledging myself, if elected, to dis
charge the duties of the office faithfully
and honestly, and earnestly soliciting
your support, am, yours very truly,
JAS. H. COLE.
Morgan County Democrat
Ie1
The herald., 1897-10-10

Total ......................... $SIl0.49
1t will be noted that the exporting of
accounts amounted to more than the
expenses of the entire grand jury.
In order that this very expensive sys-
tenn of exporting be curtailed advantage
is being taken of the duty that devolves
upon the board of supervisors to have
all the county accounts gone over. Judge
Smith, sometime ago, was asked to
name an expert accountant whose re-
ports to the board of supervisors he
would be justified in recommending to
the grand jury. Judge Smith named
Mrs. Fowler This lady has exported
the books of the county, off and on, for
a long time, and has now, by appoint
ment of the supervisors, been engaged
in this duty for some time past. Now.
when the grand jury is impaneled Mrs
Fowler's reports will, presumably, b.
accepted as correct, and the poor "one'
solitary expert will wrestle with the
books from the time Mrs. Fowler's re-
ports end.
ISLANDER NOT PRIVILEGED
The remaining portion of section 92S
was evidently drafted at the instance of
Los Angeles representatives having in
mind the action of the last grand Jury
in this county. 1t reads:
Provided, that if any grand jury shall
in the report above mentioned, comment
upon any person or official who has not
peen indicted by the said grand jury, the
said comments shall not be deemed to be
privileged.
But with all these changes what is
there left for the grand jury to do? Ii
is no longer competent TO make. return
against any one by presentment; they
are advised not to worry over finding
indictments for that can be done more
speedily and better through the district
attorney by information; they will no
longer have to keep a corps of experts
at work, for the exporting will all be
cut and dried ready for them and SO
what is left for poor grand jury to do ?
Othello like, their occupations gons.
The herald., 1897-10-10

may be formed by noting the expenses
taken from the county auditors report:
Grand Jury
Oct. to Dec. 81, fees and
mileage .................... 9S1.10
Jan. to April 20, 97, fees
mileage .....................2 POI 80
--s36S2. 40
Oct. to Dec. 81, experts. 1929 90
Jan. to April 20, 81, experts $4,000
502S. 90
The herald., 1897-10-10
Brlght's Special DelIverv

BFIRhfs Special Delivery
Will check baggage to any part of the
world. One trunk. 35c; round trip. Soc.
44 s. Broadway; tel, main 70.
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( WESTLAKE PARK :

The following composition Is the work
of a Los Angeles boy, aged 10 years:
The herald., 1897-10-10

Wall paper, late styles, low prices, at
A. A. Eckstrom's, 32A South Spring street.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas. It hath pleased God to remove
from earth to heaven. On the 18th of Oct
ober, 1897. ourdear friend and sister, Mrs
Dora coltraine Fuller, therefore be ii
Resolved, That the w: F. M. & P. A.
Societies of Lumberton Methodist church
have lost In Mrs. Fuller one Of their most
useful and faithful members.
That while we deeply feel our loss and
know we shall miss her in our woman's
work for the church, yet we would sub
missively bowie the will ofour Heavenly
Father. 49,
That we extend to the bereaved hus-
band and five dear little children, our
warmest sympathy. and commend them
to the love and care of Him who is a very
present help in time of trouble.
That copy Of these resolutions be
spread on our minutes, one sent to the
RoBEsoN1AN, and one to the Christian
Advocate for publication, and copy pre-
sented to the family Of the deceased.
MRS. A. E. WHITE,
MRS. B. M. DAVIS,
MRS. o. c NoRMENr.
Committee
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
FAIR ECHOES.

FAIR ECHOES.
This is Friday evening and the
"clans" are scattering. Friends
are saying farewell to one another
after pleasant annual greeting.
Hacks are hurrying to the depots
loaded with visitors. The races
have been run and horses, as we'll
as men, have been victors. Gal
liant knights have ridden, wooed
and won. The gallant farmer is
glad because of the blue ribbon on
his corn, cotton, hay and pota-
toes. The jellies have been tasted
and wines slipped by sweet-lipped
committees, and "Home, Sweet
Home" is on the lips of many.
Yes, the Maxton fair for 1897 is
over, and whether success or q
failure it will hold it's place
through lite IN many a tender
heart, and away down the path
way of time will be remembered as
momentous occasion by some.
Wednesday dawned dark and
lowering, and the hopes of the
l'many for clear weather were but
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03

Elections were held in several
Ststes yesterday but we 60 to press
too earfy to give the results. Most
interest centered on the fight in
Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio and
the municipal contest III Greater
New York. It is confidently ex-
pecte,t that the first two States
named will return to their Demo-
cratic moorings, and the betting
has all been in favor of Demo-
cratic success in New York. Dem
ocrntie gains are expected IN Ohio
but the influence of Hanna's boo
die is hardly expected to be over
come
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
tFor the RoBRsoSIAs.l
The Old Southsrn Gentleman.


The old South was settled by
cavaliers from the old world.
Many of them came from Scot
land and Ireland and they brought
from across the waters a sensitive
love Of honor, a proud belief in
family and State, and a princely
hospitality that they dispensed
with free, open-hearted gener-
osity. They were the descendants
Of the noble heroes who fought the
historic battle of Bannackburn
and placed on the throne Robert,
the Bruce, the last king of Scot
land. It was these same people
who formulated the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, that
first fred the American heart and
made this the land of the free and
the homo of the brave. This peo-
pie produced George Washing
ton, the father of this country.
This people produced the first
President of the United States and
held fifty years occupancy of the
Presidential chair to the North e
twenty-four years. This people
furnished eighteen of the twenty
nine judges of the Supreme Court,
twenty-four of the thirty-five
Presidents of the Senate (prc
tenn, twenty-five Of the thirty.
five Speakers of the House, four.
teen of the eighteen Attorneys.
General, eighty-six of the 146 for
eign ministers, and q majority Of
the officers of the army, navy ant
civil service. With this grans
historic record it was only natura
that this people would produc,
aSouthern gentleman of peculia
and noble type.
The old South being a vast agri
cultural country and developed ! ,
slave labor to large extent, ex
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03

The Fair begins tomorrow, Wednesday.
The race horses, shows, &C., have been
coming in continually since last Satur-
day. The big McCo1l Brass Band of
twelve pieces has been engaged. The
exhibits are coming in fast and the secre-
tary will be at the Floral Hall until We'd
nesday night to receive them.
The carload of fine horses, to. be sold
on Thursday, came in Tuesday morning.
".O1d Man Bailey" the most famous auc-
tioneer south of the Potomac river, will
sell the horses Don't miss this great
sale by all1nea11s.~
The fine races, tobacco sales, exhibits
OF all kinds, the shows and the japanese
Lady Magicians' y tricks In front OF the
grand stand. free to ali, are worth COM
| ing 100 miles to see and hear, besides the
famous Charles King Opera Company
will appear at Van,pilps Music Hall each
night Of the Fair. Wednesday night
will be presented "Ingomar, the Bar
bariar;" Thursday night, Ten Nights in
Barroom," ndFriday night in another
good selection: AdnIssaorF1'. IS, and IS
| cents.
Railroad rates on the Carolina Central
are just one-half price-calI sfof Lumber
ton Fair Tickets at yDuI station.
Hotel rates, IS and 25acehfs each meal,
and plenty of restaurants on the Pair
Grounds, =
There are $7a.5o in cash special pre-.
miums, besides the fo1lowinge Seven
tons guano, racing bride, E,sridins
bride, hood, IS dental work, l. pal,
fine shoes, pairs fine kid gloves, I fine
buggy blanket, subscription to Biblica.
Recorder, bushels grits, bushels meal
1 I setting light Brahma-eggs, setting
Plymouth Rock eggs, / setting: White
Leghorn eggs, alabastine for wallis of one
room, ! barrels fine for.7H pounds O
French candy, pair das spectaeles,
subscriptions to the RoBEsoNIAN, 6 ia
cobb axes, silk umbrella, 100 assorted
| apple trees, 100 assorted peach trets, I:
fine rose bushes, rose trees, 7'shbscfip
tons to Fancier's Review, S books OF
Poultry, pocket knife, 2 yearly subscrip
lions to Country Gentleman (agricultura
paper(, large box defensive soap, I5t
fine visiting cards (name on the1n) sub
scription to Wilmington Star, I DO,
cigars, IS cape, harmonica, I mic
shawl, pound tobacco, 2 fine bowls an,
pitchers, decorated set cups and sau
GERS, i can harness oil, $4,000 worth il
all, besides the premiums to be paid b,
the Association on all meritorious ex
hibits not mentioned If you have any
thing at all to exhibit, bring it and he'll
out the fair and perhaps you may get
premium.
8 Admission, for adults, IS cents; chill
dren from to 10 years Of age, IS cent,
and children under a years, free. Fac
, one-horse ve11icle,s2 rs cents; !eacl, two
horse vehicle, 5ocents.
DR.. EUGENE HoLcoMBE,
! Secretary and Treasurer.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03


'' Raleigh is to have new morn-
ing daily. nbe North Carolina
Publishing Company, capital $780,
DO, was incorporated last week.
The corporators named are Greek
o. Andrews, w. p. Whitaker, w.
f. Jones, Jones, o. ]. Carroll, T.
II. Briggs and D. E. Everitt. The
paper will Be Democratic and will
take full Associated Press dis
patches. A complete outfit, in
Guiding linotype machines, has
been ordered and is expected to sr-
rive the last of this month.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03

emptlng a Large class OF WI Ie
people, from labor, afforded them
an opportunity for extraordinary
culture, eievatlng scholastic STAN
cards, favoring schools of lndl-
vilual refinements, where they
were trained in the highest civil
ization. In this atmosphere and
with these surroundings birth was
given to the Southern gentleman.
In his best and most picturesque
form he is found on the planta-
tion, owned and handed down to
him through generations of fore
fathers born on. American soil.
Yet-thpro are types of him in the
professions, in the stores, banks
and railroad offices The manners
aad mede.of speech of this typo Of,
Sontherner are courtly and pol,
ished. His politeness is easy and,
naturnal., He is warm in his
friendship and frank in. his enmi=
ties. ITO his social equals he is,
courteous, without .ostentation,
familiar, without being vulgar:
To his interiors he ID aH,iabls,and
kind, without the appearances of
being patronizing. Personal honor
and, family benersraEreeious her
itages, more highly priced than
life itself. His world Is his bond.
4 debt is as sacred as an oath. In
| it's discharge he will, if necees-
sary, sacrifice the roof tree that
shelters the loved ones and the an
cestral acres that gave them their
support. Woman, in his eyes, is
a being to be reyerenced next to
God. To defend the honor and
good name of wife, mother, daugh-
| ter. sister and sweetheart he will
slay as remorselessly as the tiger
in the jungle. To him it means
death, swift, sure and inevitable
HE may not be church member
but he is o respector of religion in
all of it's forms and creeds. If he
owned one hundred slaves he hao
| a larger capital, better home anc
foreign credit than a nationa
bank with 800, 900 capital. Fo.
THE Iuxuries of Fife he asked hi
commission merchant for then
and they came and were dispensed
among his friends with princel,
generosity. He loaned his none.
to his neighbors without note
r interest or witness. The ranks o
the old: Southern gentleman or
thinning very fast. The strife TO
Z bread and the inroads Of CONNER
cialism have changed his pursuits
, At the close of the war he was toll
| to repair his national stock c
f wealth, bring In Northern capital
$ build mills, factories, etc. Thi
s advice has its place, but there al
f higher objects than the Yanke
Y magma bona of money and dii
t play. The Southern gentlema
y will never surrender his mors
n and intellectual distinetlveafe:
nor cease to assert his well-know
i superiority in civilization, poll
It ical scholarship and in all tt
" standards of individual charact'
q over the people of the Northel
q States.
A. Fl. G. MCEAcHIN, M. D.
Colorado Tayac
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
From the Wire Grass Of Georgia.

DEAR RoBEsoNIAN:
The loud talk Of the day is what
is cotton worth? and the answer
is s. 1-l6. Then you hear the
question what is the farmer to do?
After all this talk they leave it
still in doubt, mot able to see or
decide what they will do. Then
they commence on Mckinley and
his prosperity, reminding those
who supported him that his prom
Use was Eff I am elected and can
carry my policy into effect BUSH
ness will revive and money and
prosperity will flow from the At
lantic to the Pacific, taking in all
trades and occupations, and the
shouts will be heard from all
voices alike, well done thou good
and faithful servant, enter you In
to enjoyment of another four years
in the white house. But alas,
not so! High tariff was his hob
by and after enacting the highest
tariff we ever lived under nothing
has been brought as yet to the
Tailoring masses Of humanity. The
people are clamoring and longing
for something better and whether
Mckinley is or is not responsible,
directly or Indirectly, for not i'm
proving the condition of the coun.
try the people, in their cravings
for something they yet have not
seen or felt, will take hold of any
untried thing that promises some.
thing good, or better than we now
have. The day is past for the Re
publicans to hold the reins of gov.
eminent unless they show they are
worthy Of go doing. My advice te
them, is get at it. But enough o.
this.
This part of Georgia is what il
known as the "wire-grass." L
was once accounted the poor sec
tioh, where the long-haired ant
I the poor uncouth of the Stat,
lived. But time is severing all o
that, and it is now recognized q
the finest portion of the State
The wire grass section of this Stat
is just the reverse of the wire gras
of North Carolina. The wire gras
portion of North Carolina is yer,
sandy and poor, while in this Stat
it has sandy soil with clay sub
soil so hard that you can hardl
pillow it. 1t is poor in its natura
: Estate but responds freely to fertil
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
'You Can't Keep working Man Down

LHfnbertofi, October 49,. 1897.
Our sale of tobacco today was the larg-
est we have had this year, and still it
comes, prices satisfactory.
We have plenty of buyers, plenty of
orders, and plenty of money. So bring
your stuff and compete for the prizes on
wrappers, cutters and strips this week.
LUMBERToN ToRAcco WAREHOUSE.
RoBT. :. F..u-Err3s, Manager.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
RED SPRINGS DEPARTMENT..
ITEMS OF INTEREST HAPPEN
ING IN AND AROUND THE
COMMUNITY.
r. W. cosTEN, JR., MANAGER

Mckay McKinnon, of Maxton,
was here Friday.
Some of the Maxton young men
spent Sunday here.
Thomas Cunningham took a,trip
to Richmond last week.
DR.. J. S. Belts, of Fayetteville, is
here doing dental work.
Many of our people attended
the Maxton fair last week. =
The Red Springs High school Is
now in a flourishing condition, ~
Miss Roberts, of Tennessee, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ a.
Buie. 7.e - -
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. Il. Lyon left
last week to attend the Nashville
exposition. ~,..:, ;''<
Miss Bette Edens. visited her
sister III Maxtou last week and a
part Of this. -':.:
|. The depot at this place has been
remodoled and enlarged. Our peo-
pie are now satisfied on that score.
Rev. Mr.. Skinner, eff Fayette.
Vile, held services in the Method
list Church here last Sunday morn
ing and night.
The little girls of the Methodist
church presented their pastor, Rev
J. w. Wallace, last week with a
nice macintosh.
| Mrs II L Edens left last week fol
Lumberton to join her husband
where their future home will be
We wish them success.
/ Dan Watson, of the firm O
Memory & Watson, of this place
arrived here last Thursday from
! Georgia. He is also engaged il
! business in that State.
Miss Adams, of Aberdeen, cam
last Thursday to enter the Semi
: nary. They now have about sew
enty-fve boarding pupils. ,zx.,
Saturday was one Of the dulles
, days we have had this fall, Me,
{ chants and farmers alike are com
planning at-the low price Of cot
ton.
Miss Lena Marsh, of this place
q was crowned maid of honor by tn
successful knight at the tours
ament held at Maxton during til
fair. :
We learn that Mclaughlin, tt
negro postmaster at Bowmere, g
L his appointment through the IL
. fuence of one of the most prom
nent Populists in Blue Spring
9 township. Comment is unnece
!, sary.-Red Springs Citizen.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, /
LUCAS COUNTY, So


FRANK CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. ].
CHENEY & Co., doing businesssin the CT
ty of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
oNE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case of CATARRAH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CArARRH
CURE
FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1856.
(~,s A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL. Notary Public.
N--1
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internalf4
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
+. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Use.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03

President Mckinley has issued
his proclamation naming Thurs
day, 25ths inst, as Thanksgiving.
Day.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-11-03
Longpond, Ga, Oct. as, 1897.
Marriage of Young Robesonlans.

Marriage OF Young R0besonianS.
The Fayetteville Observer of Fri
day has the following, in which
Robson county furnished the
principal actors:'
Two buggies drove up to the
court house yesterday afternoon,
from which alighted a middle aged
man, q young man bedecked with
three large chrysanthemums and
two young girls, one of them very
pretty and also covered with chry-
santhemums. They hurried into
the register of deeds Office and ap-
piled for a marriage license for the
young man and the pretty blush
ing girl, who gave their names as
Stonewall jackson and Annie
Jackson, age 10 and II, of Lumber
Bridge, Robson county. The
fother parties were the girls father
and sister.
/ After the license WAS made on,
the father inquired where the
Iyoung. folks could be married, and
as Squire Williams, of Ceda,
Greek, happened to be in the Office
the ceremony took place immedi'
ately, all the court house official.
participating It was suspected
; that the young man was marrying
without the CONSENT Of his parents
hence the absence of HIS relatives
land the coming to Cumberland.