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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Mr.. f. B. Ward, of Echo, spent
Thursday here.
Rev. A. r. PitmaA, of Rennert,
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Sue Mcleod, of Rowland,
was here Saturday shopping. :,
Mr.. A. J. Brannon, of st Paul's,
was here last week on business.
Mr.. J. J. Williams, of Rowland,
was q visitor to Lumbcrton last
week,
Rev. J. T. Gibbs, presiding ell
der for this district, was here last
week.
Rev. II. G.. Hill, D. D., of Max
ton, was here last week visiting
friends.
We IRE glad to see Mr. Frank
Cough out again after his recent
sickness. II. 'D
Mr.. Graham McKinnon, of
Rowland, was here Saturday on
business.
A force Of hands is busily at
work cleaning the brick of the
burned Caldwell stores.
The mellow notes of that well
known songster, the bull frog, are
heard these balmy spring days.
The high water in the river this
spring has prevented the early
fisherman from trying his luck.
Those who have taken notice say
that the crowd here Saturday was
considerably smaller than usual
Misses Eliza Moore, of Fillmore,
n. c., and Emma Page, of Little
Rock, S. c., are visiting Capt w.
p. Moore.
The appearance of the straw hat
and the barefooted urchin are re-
mind9rs of the near approach OF
summer.
Timers are at work repairing
the roof of the store of DR.. J. D
Mcmillan, which was torn up the
night of the fire.
Mr.. w. F. French, Jr., who
travels for Fuller Bros. & Bris
tow, was here last week on short
visit to his father.
The rains of the past week have
caused n considerable freshet il
Lumber river. The water ros,
rapidly and it is higher than TO:
some time. .
Mr.. Jack Kennedy, of Whining
ton, who was here last winter en-
gagged III boring the artesian wells
was here last week to sec his friend
and acquaintance.
The latest schedule of the G. F
Il Y. ", and w. & w. Railroad
appear in this issue of the ROBE
BoNIAN. The S. A. l.. schedul
will probably appeal next week.
Bring or send your orders fo
job printing to the RoBEsoNIAN Of
fee. With new type and frs
class paper we are sure that yo
will be satisfied with the wor
done.
Rev. /. P. Hedgpeth, of Orrun
has rented the cottage in the yar
of Mr.. b. Goodwin and will moy
his family to Lumberton in fe
days. We extend him cordi,
welcome. s
Remember that DIR. Griffith
dentist, of Greensboro, will be
Lumbsrton on the 10Th and wi
remain one week. See his adve
tisement for prices on variol
kinds of work.
Mr.. John Redmond, who W
burned out two weeks ago, has s
cured temporary quarters in II
building Of Col, w. f. Frenc
and will open up new stock
goods as soon as possible.
Considerable damage was do
to fruit and vegetables in vario
parts Of the State by the cold sn
the first part Of the month. \
damage was done in Lumbert'
md vicinity so far as heard frol
Mr.. J. P. Thompson, of Grad
who was in to sec us Saturda
tells us that fruit in his secti
was badly injured by the &C
snap. He thinks there are sol
apples left but the peaches ,
nearly all killed.
As has been truly said, were
conceptions of duty and pleas'
always associated in our o
thoughts, the one would be swe
ened, the other would be dignifi
and both would be raised to
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
.oIUSTEp.

THE LOSSES MAN wens as
When the ROBES. -'ers vrrs
last week insurance adju- W ths
to settle the losses occasione.. npgzs
of the Ist inst. This work has BET.
tically Completed and the losses satisia
tory adjusted. The amounts allowed the
sufferers by the fre-some of them being
paid before the adjusters left Luuberton
were as follows:
L. H. Caldwell, insurance on stock
SIS. 900. allowed in full. III.
-. Caldwell Heirs, loss on four brick stores.
81, sos, allowed in full.
john Redmond insurance of stock f37s,
allowed in full.
P. c. Blake, insusance on stock, 81 500.
allowed in full.
D. w. Millsaps. insurance ON stock,
$3.50, allowed i'll full. y
l. Jenkins, insurance on store, $I,soo,
allowed in full.
H. B. Pitman s Co., insurance ON stock,
f. 900, allowed in full.
Mrs. l.. E. Caldwell. insurance on
building. 81, 400, allowed in full.
B. Goodwin, insurance on wooden store
and dwelling house $500, allowed in full
DR.. J. D. Mcmillan, insurance on store
building and stock s.. 3ooallowed for dam
age 1895.
Caldwell & Carlyle, insurance on stock
IS, 600. allowed $7,4oS for damage.
w. ]. Prevatt, insurance on stock s. 600
allowed for damage $24o.
Damage allowed to National hotel $9
Damage allowed to Merchants hotel
will be repaired by insurance company.
These are all the sufferers who carried
J insurance except the Melke estate anc
Frank Cough. The sickness of Mr.
Cough prevented the adjusters from see
ing him and they will come back, by ap
pointment, for settlement. The loss o
the Melke estate will be settled after al
. appraisement of the property is made.
The adjusters, while sent here in tn
interest of their companies, and to max
the best terms possible. were gentleman
and courteous in their dealings with on
, business men and made no unreasonabl
: demands that we have heard of. 1t wa
an easy matter to do business with them
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
a NEW WAY TO CURE TOBACCO.

a NEW WAs-To CURE TOBACCO.
!, DR.. R. M. Norlnent told the RopEso-
MAN man a good story Saturday after
noon about new method Of curing to-
bacco. Last year white man and
negro raised crop of tobacco jointly.
When the weed was ripe the white man
cut his part first and put it in the barn to
cure it. He cnred by the latest and most
approved methods. having a thermometer
in the barn by which to test the tempera-
ture and keep it right. While the to-
bacco was being cured the colored man
was an interested spectator of the pro-
ceedings and closely watched everything.
He Jaw the white man go into the barn
and consult his thermometer and then
saw hin, take out or add to the wood in
the furnace, as the case might be. In due
time the tobacco was cured and taken
away and the negro brought in his crop.
The thermometer had been removed by
the white man, but this did not at all
frighten or discourage the darkey. He
had only gotten glimpse of it once in q
while and came to the conclusion that il
was pair of draw balances. With thi.
belief in mind he procured other bal
ances and hung them up where the Their
mometer was before. This done the fire.
were started and the curing began. Re.
membering what he had seen the white
man do the darkey did likewise. II,
went inside the barn and consulted hi
balances to ascertain the temperature
added to or decreased the quantit,
of wood as he thought necessary and die
everything else just as he had seen it done
Everything went of all. right and Thu
tobacco was finally taken away cured
Later on both men brought their tobacc'
to market and sold it. That of the whit
man, cured by the regulation process
brought cents pound, while that o
the darkey. sold for a cents a pound.
] This is true bill. Now who dares t
| say that the. mans new method 9
!. curing is not the best! The RoBEse
i MAN isn't enough of a farmer to Civ
advice. 1t simply tells the story and let
others draw their own conclusions.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
MR.. URiAH RiTMAN DEAD.


Late Saturday evening tele-
gram was received from White
vile by Mr.. J. C. Pitman stating
that his grandfather, Mr.. Uriah
Pltman, had been stricken with
paralysis. Shortly after receiving
the telegram Messrs. H. B. and j.
G. Pitman, accompanied by their
neither, left for Whiteville to at.
tend their stricken relative.
The sad intelligence was received
Sunday that Mr.. pftn.an was
dead. After receiving the streks
of paralysis he fingered until 5
o'clock in the morning. Mr.. Pit.
man was a native of Robson
county and was most excellent
gentleman and useful citizen
His exact age is not known but he
had passed his 85th year. Up te
a few years ago Mr.. Pitman livee
on his farm, in Wishart's town
ship. After the death of his wifi,
he went to live with his daughter
Mrs. Howell, in Whitevills, ane
had since resided thore. He leave
many friends in the county wh'
Twill learn with sorrow of his death
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mr.. Frank Cough, who was
burned out by the fire Of April LIST,
has secured temporary quarters
and has card in this issue tell
ing his old friends and customers
where he may be found.
DR.. J. D. Mcmillan advertises
a fresh supply of garden seed and
a full line of drugs, &c. He has
the agency for Traylor's celebra-
ted cigars.
DR.. H. T. Pope & Co. have a
change of advertising. They car
ry among other things, Pick Leaf :,
the best smoking tobacco manu-
featured in North Carolina.
Miss Amelia Linkhaw, formerly
in charge of the millinery depart
ment in Mr.. Coughs store, has
opened new stock of millinery
goods in the second floor of DR.
| McMillan's- and asks her old
friends and patrons to call on hel
| there.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
ASHPoLE INSTITUTE.
Roll of Honor for month ending April
rst ySoS. t.s -.

Roll OF Honor Tor month end1ng Apru
Ist, 1897: 80
HIGH SCHOOL. DEPARTMENT.
Mollie Bray 90 as, W.. H.; Grantham
e9M, A. w. Floyd 90 AT, J.. G. Inman,
e9x, E. w. Bass se4. J. G. Spivey 80,
W. H. Collier 90. w. F. Mitchell 80,
Edna Grantham SO s-6, Ida Floyd IS ST,
Sallie Walters 50 rs, McF. Floyd o8-I-s,
Snow Griffin IS Is, Polite Johnson SO Is
Ella Reid Pope, SO I-6. Vivian Inman SO,
Bessie Mcmillan es, Mantha Floyd IS,
Hattie Pitn1an 81 SIS, Gent Taylor 81 Sc,
A. E. Pitnan 81 ~, Cattle Taylor 81 SIS,
Mamie Thompson 81 al. Agnes Ashley
e7H. Zeb Floyd 97H, Pearl Fisher s6 SIS,
w. A. Lee o6 Al, Velma Floyd s. Is,
Ona Floyd "a 81.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Wick Innan 90 IL, Ada Lewis 50,
Linnie Andrews 50, Cora Andrews 81 As,
Mead Stephens 97A, Eurnie Floyd e7A
Florence Griffin 81 81, Ona Parker e775
Carrie Parker s7H, Clyde Arsarews 81 Al
Burgess Lewis 81 ~, Rosa Putnam 97H
Maggie Floyd o7K, Myrtle Rally SIX,
Maggie Pitnan ok, Wiley Taylor ok
Arthur Bray 81, Lxwressce Waters 96 S
Myrtle Pope IS As, Connie Belle Levi.
o67{, Rowland Pitman o635, Alva FLOYD,
96K. Number of pupils enrolled Ia9.
A. T. ROGERS,
Principal
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

pAON OAAo0A>A W AAAesSAS ~
the company at and near the depot.
We learn that in addition to the
draining of the ground, on which
work is now being done, other
changes were decided upon and
will be made. The freight room
is to be enlarged, waiting rooms
added for the accommodation of
passengers and the guano ware
houses are to be removed. For
this work, all of which is needed,
the people will be grateful.
The seventeen-year-old son of
Governor w. Y. Atkinson, of
Georgia, and the 16-year-old
daug liter Of Mr.. c. P. Byrd, Of At
lanta, who eloped a few days ago
and were married, were re-mar-
ried at Chattanooga, Tenn, Sun
day. The ceremony was per.
formed by DR.. H. H. Mcdonald,
pastor of the second Baptist
church of Atlanta, and was wit.
messed by Governor Atkinson, Mr.
and Mrs. Byrd and several Other
Atlanta people. The young PEG.
pie went to Nashville to spend
their honeymoon. As is told in
an article copied elsewhere in to-
days paper the first marriage was
illegal, hence the ceremony was
performed the second time.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
!. 4. .r,>ANK. COUGH.
RISING From 1nh nolin0'


ID the wood
II am now temporarily located VIZ De
store be1ow N. H. Jones Hotel where -
glad to see ali 11-~,y customers and friends.
will be in positioc in a VERY FEW DAYS 5
to furnish my trade with General Line OF Mer-
chandise, Dry Goods, Notions, Snces, Hardware,
Groceries, Etc. 'ii-'@-
While the assortment will not be as large a.
carried before the fire. still you will find my stock
STRICTLY FIRST-cLASS
In every particular.
My line now will be NEW and FRESH, Of
|course, bought as cheap First-Class Goods Can
be bought and will be sold low down for Cash.
am still in the market as buyer Of Cotton and
All Kinds of Country Produce--Hams, Eggs, Hides,
Etc.
will be under obligations to any whose &C
|countS NOW DUE to call and settle. AS
matter Of course, now need the money.
Thanking all my friends for past favors and
especially all those who have aided me by their
kind assistance sympathies and encouragement,
am, Yours truly, st - -.
l.. n. CALDWELL.
i P S.---Goods are NOW COMING IN EVERY
DAY. Call and see them. @ ~ts< ~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28
N K|N[EY IS PLANNING
TO HELP SUFFERING AMERICANS
~ THE KLONDlKE.
The Prospective Famine Considered
by the Cabinet-Two Military Com
pauies May bc Established There.

\ special dispatch from the Wash
ing correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle to his paper on Sep
TEN II, said:
One of the most interesting subject
taken up at the Cabinet meeting to-
day was the matter of supplies for the
suffering Americans i'm the klondil<e
region during the coming winter. This
matter was called to the attention OF
the Cabinet by the President himself.
He thinks there is certain to be great
distress and restitution in the Klon-
dixie country this winter, and he pro-
poses to land supplies at Dawson if
possible.
The plan projected is to send the
frozen Yukon by sleds. The feasibil-
ity of this plan is questioned by some
high in authority. and its adoption
will depend very largely upon the adj
vices of Senator Perkins. with whom
the President is in communication
through Attorney General McKenna.
The President also wishes to establish
two military posts in Alaska, believ-
ing them to he quite essential in pre-
venting or limiting the disorder al
most certain to follow during the
distress of winter. The prevention of
lawlessness is regarded as one of the
best remedies of the distress.
AS outlined today his plan contem-
plates establishing a company of fif-
ty men at ST. Michael and another of
the same number at Forty Mile, near
the Dominion border. The latter COM
pany will be practically the center of
all recognized authority in the Ameri.
can portion of the Klondil<e region,
and be expected to do much to sup
press violence and establish order in
the country, acting possibly in full
harmony with officials of the Canadian
outposts across the boundary.
Commissioner of Navigation f. T.
Chamberlain said to the Chronicle cor
respondent this afternoon that there
was one feature of the Klondike situa-
ton that might as well be understood
now. 81 have no doubt whatever" he
said, that the suffering and distress
that will ensue there will lead to an
appeal to permit British vessels to
carry supplies from Seattle or other
American ports of Alaska because they
offer more prospects of expedition
But this cannot be done. The letter
of the law is absolute. There is nc
possibility that any officer of the
Government can waive the statute.
british vessels cannot carry goods
between American ports, and further
| than that, no British vessel sailing
| from British Columbia or any othel
! British port can land goods anvwher.
| in Alaska except at places designated
by the Secretary of the TREASURY u.
ports of entry. II is well that this bt
understood in advance. so that there
will be no disappointment when up
peals viii be made for permits TO IL
Internationally impossible things f0'
the sake of sweet charity and mercy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28
GRANT AND THE TAILOR.
The Declaration Of Independence signed
by Him at West Point.

W. Is. Van Bokkclcn Of 1850 Cambridge
place, Brooklyn, gives the following ac-
count Of the Declaration of Indcpcrd
encc" signed by General Grant ms % cadet
at West Point The declaration read:
Eve. the undersigned, do hereby agree
that we will purchase nothing from John
De Witt after this date except whnt we
have already ordered or what Is absolutely
nccos- dry, the reason being supposed
manilcsy to every one. April 10, ls43. ~
MIR Van Bokkclen is one OF the few
surviving signcrs. He says:
"John Dc Witt in fS43 and previous to
that was storckccper at West Point, fur
nishing ut regulated prices the clothing
required by the cadets, not only for use at
the academy, but also for outfits when
graduating, consisting of undrcss uniform
and civilian suits.
"In April, 1913, unbeknown to the au
thortiCs, one Earl, prom MT Boston
tailor, visited the Point and solicited or
dcrs from the members of the class to
graduate in June. Many gave orders as
his prices were much lower than DO Wits
This coming to the knowledge of the au.
thoritics by Information given to them by
DE Witt Earl was required TO leave the
Point and the class was forbidden to have
any more transactions with him, so that
those having ordered their outfits from
Earl were compelled to wait the final day
of leaving the Point before getting the
outfit
"This so outraged the members of the
| class that they held an indignation meet
( ing which resulted in the signing of the
paper now become matter of record In
the war office, little thinking at the time
that it would be brought TO the general
notice of their country.
"The original agreement not to have
any transaction with De Witt was left in
/ the hands of Cadet George Stevens who
! became lieutenant in the First dragons
When the army of General Taylor was en-
tering the city of Matamoras by the uppei
ford or crossing, which was narrow ant
covered by water only about three fee
deep, Lieutenant Stevens horse SHE'D tt
the left into deep water, taking his ride
with him, and his foot being entangled il
the stirrup caused him to be drowned
The writer, being on the spot, saw him GO
down. His body was recovered, and IL
time his effects fell into the hands of hi
brother, who found among them the orig
inal, which was by him forwarded to thu
war department. New York Sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28

Mr.. Charles Il. Hill contributes to st.
Nicholas an article on "Tho Perils of Il
Fireman's Life" in the course of which
he says:
There are several kinds of falling walls,
and the fireman of experience knows them
we'll and what to expect from each. There
is one kind that breaks first ut the bottom
and comes down almost straight, some
what like curtain. This makes big
noise, but is not very much to be dreaded.
Then there is another that bulges or
"buckles' in the middle at first and
makes "a sort of curve as it descends. This
is little more serious than the first and
has caused many fatalities. Then there is
one that breaks at the bottom and comes
straight out, reaching clear across the
street and remaining almost solid until
it strikes, and, rs an old time fireman once
remarked, "That's the kind you want TO
dodge,
This kind of failing WALL has caused
more of the deaths in the department. than
any other danger the flremen have to con-
tend with. it has killed horses as well as
men and destroyed apparatus, and- it is
so rapid in It's descent and covers so much
space that to oa-.pe it the men Lave to be
quick indeed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28
LONELY PLACE.
A Desert Isle With Ninety-four Inhabit-
ants In the South Atlantic.

A Desert Isle With Ninety-four Inhabit-
ants In the South Atlantic.
Anybody who feels an inclination to
lead n really quiet life should emigrate to
Tristan da Cunha, an island, or, to be
quite accurate, three islands close together,
in the south Atlantic, so far away from
anywhere that really they are quite out of
the world The group was discovered and
named Ivy the Portuguese away back in
the time when Portugal was something
mere than ~ pamo on the map, but now,
of course, it belongs to England, having
been appropriated by her, in 1916 ono day
when she didn't ..appCn to be busy grab
bling stray hts of land more valuable than
this one. For awhile some soldiers were
kept there because of II vague suspicion
that Tristan da Cunha might be made the
base of operations in the interest of st.
Helcnas terrible guest After Napoleon s
death the whole garrison departed except
n corporal and two companions, who had
a taste for solitude and asked to be left
behind. Slowly the population grew, at
first from wrecks and afterward in tho
ordinary way, and now there are 81 people
on the island divided into Is families.
According to recently published blue
book, the colony is an abode of complete
peace and moderate happiness. The people
have no money and no private property.
There are no doctors, lawyers or clergy
men on the island, and yet health safety
and piety prevail, and such few needs as
the soil docs not supply are met by traf-
ticking with an occasional whaler. Once
year an English warship visits the is
land, distributes few newspapers and
letters and goes away again.
The only serious calamity that ever
overlook the islanders was when, during
our civil war, the Shenandoah landed AZ
Federal prisoners there, and left them to
be fed or starved, as the inhabitants saw
fit. This sudden demand on their resources
came near destroying both hosts and
guests but they managed to struggle
through the difficulty. The islanders are
good to shipwrecked mariners, and the
only charge brought against them is that
they sell extremely tough poultry to cap
tains calling there for fresh provisions
and try to get AS much cloth for old geese
as for young ones Peter Green, aged So
governs the island, his claim to authority
apparently being based on the fact that
nobody is 50. His only duty is to look
wise and he performs it conscientiously
and well.-New York Times.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28
DEBATED ANNEXATION.
\ Strong Plea Made for Hawaii Be
fore the Unitarian Club.

The Unitarian club of California had
banquet at the California hotel. III
San Francisco, Tuesday evening OF last
week, followed by IA debate upon the
question of the annexation of Hawaii.
There were assembled about the two
long tables 1870 men, including some
guests of the club, which has an ac-
tive membership of 10.
The speakers for annexation We're
w. II. Mills. S. II. Kellogg and Horace
Davis: against annexation, Joseph
Hutchinson. Judge NJ. II. Myrick and
Colonel John p. Irish.
The great point made by Colonel r.
ish was that annexation would be OPP
posed to the Monroe doctrine. Horace
Davis, on the other hand, quoted the
great admirals and generals and the
London Times to the effect that
whichever nation would possess the
Hawaiian Islands would have the key
to the Pacific.
Mr.. Kellogg took up the five prin-
cipal objections to annexation and ar
swered them in this way:
(D Great distance-They are not
so far from the States nor nearly so
far as the western extremity of Alas
ka. (2) Difficult of defense-It would
be more difficult than that to defend
this coast if the islands should he an
neNed to some other country. (3)
Character of the population-Bu the
natives are dying off and are being re-
placed by mixed races; Oriental labor
ers, because under contract, are re-
turning to their countries. O. AS
against constitutional policy-A SINH
lar course was pursued with Califor-
mia and Alaska, and these islands are
the only ones left in the Pacific. (j)
Not the wish of the Hawaiians-ThelI
constitution gives every man the right
to vote, but they are Indifferent to the
privilege.
Furthermore he said that there is
not another country in the world thar
would refuse the islands; that they
| import from San Francisco as much as
| that city exports to Australia or ia
pan; that the United States western
seaboard of 5000 miles requires an
ocean coaling station; that refusal 10
annex would be desertion of loyal
| Americans on the islands and Japan
would eventually get control.
In conclusion Mr.. Kellogg said:
I'VE are not entering upon any dan
| gerous experiment; we are not about
TO annex any large, populous, alien
country, like Brazil, or Mexico. or ev.
en- Cuba; we are simply coming into
our natural inheritancc 4 territory q
little smaller than Massachusetts
where Thanksgiving and the Fourth
of July are celebrated, where the
most advanced American ideas are in,
| pOrDOratp1 i'm its pnnS itution and its
laws and where no citizen of the Unit,
ed States will ever feel a stranger
from the day it is annexed"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28

The Star is conceded to be the best
newspaper in Honolulu. Delivered at
your door for IS cents a month.