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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

A fortune awaits the man who will In
vent means OF exterminating the de-
structive little gopher. The amount of
damage done among the ranches OF
southern California by this little furry
foe is estimated at $500. 600 a year. While
winged pests in myriads. scale insects
almost as numerous as sands by the sea
and legions of fungi parasites openly
shreaten the orchards and vineyards OF
the semitropics. the gapher. ever a
menace TO farmer and fruit grower
makes an underground attack on tree
and vine.
In it's stealthy way II Is the most de-
structive of mammals. no other Amcri-
can rodent being so exclusively subter-
ranean. The California gopher is
SNUG animal, gray in color and about
the size OF rat, with small beady eyes.
pointed nose and two upper incisor
teeth, almost tusks. which protrude on
each side OF the lower lip.
The rodent is admirably equipped for
life underground i'm the possession OF
strong. well knit fore feet. which are
mailed with powerful curved claws.
These are used as scrapers for excavat-
ng. one large external pocket Is
,ewed by natures stitching 10 each
fUtth. AHtSt serve hS kndn-
sacks for slowing away root chips and
green foods. the fragments being care
fully cut into sections and packed
lengthwise therein with soldierike or
der and precision.
When empty. the sacks hang loosely.
giving a mastiff expression TO the fab
by checks. With the pouches filled.
however. the short animal looks as
though he was In for a spell OF mumps.
The gopher breeds in a nest I'm the
dry soil. Litters OF from six 10 ten young
are commonly found. The mother go-
pher will fight savagely for her family.
and not one VIII attempt flight II cor
nered. When attacked they make n
game, brave battle. using their biting
teeth and sharp claws for weapons.
The animals are migratory and have
been seen at night travelling overland
with an awkward. hopping gait from
dry toward greener fields.
The modus operandi OF this nocturnal
marauder-for. like the burglar. IL
works at nights interesting. The
scene Of operation is Usually an orchard
or field Of alfalfa. which latter prod
net largely constitutes the fodder crop
OF the arid regions In the southwest.
The gopher FIRST burrows a slqntlng
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
Glass Helmets.

If science has its way. we should
probably before long be ordered to
wear glass helmets as a protection
against sunstroke. This is the idea of
"A famous French scientific man who has
accidentally made some very curious
discoveries in the nature Of sunlight.
This scientist believes that the Y rays
which ne has proved to exist i'm the sun
light are what produce sunstroke and
that with his glass caps or helmets he
will be able to bring about absolutely
complete immunity from this complaint
In just the same way as the ancient
Greeks did. who always wore brass
helmets of character which made
them impervous to the y rays of the
sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

veras policy is an undoubtedly agrees
sive one.
The day OF his arrival az Manila
General Rivera delivered this address
10 the troops:
Soldiers. more toll and suffering are
in store for us. but this matters little
when the integrity of the country is at
stake--a country to which we have
sworn To offer all our time and our
blood. The enemy does not recog-
nize the humanitarian feellngs OF their
mother, Spain, in not responding 10 her
invitation for concord and peace. Mel
ther does her grandeur nor her sover-
cignty avail. You are charged TO i'm
pose upon them these sentiments. no
matter what the cost. because the
Spanish soldier and the loyal Philippine
do not mind what sacrifices they make
for the honor OF the country
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

to buy freedom was due to this delibcr-
alton and consultation at the start. IT
Is matter of common report that Cen
eral Polavieja got very large sum for
causing the execution OF DR.. Risal The
sum usually named Is 5000 900.
There was not much of case against
the young and possibly indiscreet doc
tor. but there were men of political in
fluence and financial ability who want
ed the doctor executed, 1t Is reported
that the home authorities started an IN
vestigation Of Polavleja's financial oper-
atoms i'm the Philippines. The foreign
office became very greatly dissatisfied
with Polavieja's course, and the sequel
is found In his recall IL was given out
that the generals health was bad and
that his retirement was due TO that
fact.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
A Moor's Madness.

81 Mohammed ben Moussa, the giant
Moor sent as the chief of the Maroccan
mission 10 Queen Victoria's jubilee,
never reached London, having gone
mad in Paris on his way there and then
having been sent home. His madness
took a very queer form. He thought he
was a montjarret, the chief outrider who
precedes the president OF the French
republic on state occasions and insist
ed on being dressed in livery, with rid
ing brcechcs and high boo.s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

taste OF an epicure. Consequently the
healthiest trees in the orchard and the
finest vines OF the vineyard are oftenest
served on the gophers menu.
The rodent never digs aimlessly. all
ways having an end In view. II is a
rapid worker. so industrious and per-
severing that il might well be an ex-
ample to many people All earth taken
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
The Nondike Copper Mines
OF the Great Northwest,

Beyond question the two most pros
porous sections of the United States az
the present time and for several years
past are the Butte (MonD and the Lake
Superior copper districts. With wages
as high as before the panic Of 1893. with
more mines working. more men en-
ployed. larger production and larger
profits To the stockholders, the residents
OF the two great American copper fields
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
Progress Of HE Rebellion
In The Philippine Islands,

But that was simply a ''blind' in
tended to let the general down easily.
A good many of the rebel leaders were
pleased with the retirement of Polavie-
ia, for he was thoroughly detested, ana
these same leaders were pleased with
the appointment OF General Premo de
Rivera as his successor. General Ri
veras appointment was not a popular
one with the friarS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
The Ranchers Of Cali ifornia
Make War On the Gopher,

shaft into the ground 10 the depth OF
feet, then digs "A main runway
inches or more in diameter and parallel
10 the surface. The object is To wage
systematic campaign against root and
trunk.
The little animal Is no dilettante in
the matter OF root selection. IL is rather
an herb connoisseur, with the trained
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

hardly be better. for with revival Of
business in this country tho domestic
demand will be greatly Increased. and,
although the present price OF the metal
allows enormous profits, an enhanced
demand OF necessity will bring about
higher prices and even larger profits to
the owners.
The vast profits Of the rich miners are
best shown by the following table, set
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

Polavieja's time that indiscrimlnate ar
rests were made, followed by drumhead
court martial and summary execution.
Polavieja was received at Manila with
open arms.
1t is said the general conferred with
some very knowing and adroit finan-
ciers before he went out among the
troops and that his ability 20 pick out
suspects" who had money with which
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

During the period Of developing
these mines assessments amounting TO
s., SEQ 800 were levied leaving net profits
OF S66 990,S75. In addition to this. the
present value of these mines is in excess
OF $50, 1000. 900, at current quotations on
the Boston Exchange, where all the
leading copper shares Of Michigan and
Montana are listed and traded in.
Eight of these - mines are still
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

ting forth the dividends paid to date by
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
An Unknown City of the Dead.
Greensboro Patrio

On the line of the Southern Railway,
about six miles north of the city, is To-
Gated an old burying ground, concerning
which nothing is known, even by the
oldest inhabitants Ali who ever knew
anything about it have in all probability
joined the great majority, and are lying
elsewhere. Who are the inhabitants Of
this strange, silent city is not known, as
there is no history or tradition concern
ing them. The strangest feature of the
place is that the graves are placed north
west by southeast, instead of due cas-
and west, as is the custom of the civil
lied world. There are several hundred
of these graves lying in close proximity
and with perfect regularity, marked ONLY
by rough cobb1e stones. Inquiry fails t
elicit the slightest information concern
ing this old graveyard, now almost hid
den by briar-weeds and undergrowtl
| timber.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

The Chattanooga Tradesman
says that business generally
throughout the South shows a ia
vorable increase in volume, anc
building operations are especially
active. The iron and steel sltua-
ton is not altogether satisfactory,
and operations in the East are
curtailing the. production Of pig
iron. TIE freight reduction Of AZ
cents on the SoutheriFPlg iron to
Central Western points has been
followed by correspondingly low
quotations on Alabama irons;
though prices at furnaces remain
practically unchanged. In TIE
North and. East this reduction has
stimulated buying, and, the Gle.
mand during the past few days
has shown considerable increase
| In the Tennessee and Alabama
coal districts there has been some
trouble over reductions in wages
but matters have been anicabl,
settled in Alabama, and it is be
lieved that a satisfactory agree
ment will be reached in Tennessee
thereby preventing a genera
strike. The movement in lumbe
is good, and activity continues t
characterize the export trade.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

Charles Lamb once said !:
"Books think for me-" So the
modern housewife might say:
advertisements think for me-"
OF course'thsy do not render indi-
viduality Of thought superfluous
they have not yet attained that
perfection. But they have ad.
vanced 80 far that in many case:
it is easier for a woman to fine
out her actual needs by turning
to the daily newspaper than b.
overhauling her closets and he
wardrobes.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
The Young Ladies' are Right.

Fully a score of manageable
girls of De Motto, Jasper county,
Ind, have declared war against
the young men in that town.
They have just met in body and
passed the following resolution:
'Be it resolved that the ladies
of De Motto, Ind, will not here
after marry young man who is
not patron of his home newspa-
per, for it is strong evidence of
want Of intelligence, and that he
will prove too stingy to provide
for family, educate his children
and encourage institutions of
learning in the community"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
A Question.

The publisher of newspaper
has one thing to sell and one thing
to rent. He has the newspaper to
sell and the space in his columns
to rent. Can any one inform us
why he should be expected to give
away either the one or the other?
He can if he chooses, and he does,
as matter of fact, furnish a great
deal of space rent free. But it
does not follow that he ought to
be expected to do so. 1t ought to
be recognized as a contribution
exactly as would be the giving
away of sugar or coffee by a gro.
Ger. But, strange to say, it is not
looked upon in that light at all
yet everybody knows that the ex
istence of a newspaper depend,
upon the rent of its space and tn,
sale of, the paper, as a merchant
success depends on selling hi
goods instead of giving them away
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
After Many Years.
HendnrSnn Gold Leaf

Many years ago young man loved a
maiden fair, but from some cause or other
the course of true love did not run smooth
AT any rate they did not wed and their
lives drifted apart.
Time went on and each married, but
to another. Thrice was the man left a
widower Twenty-seven or twenty-eight
years ago the lady in question lost her
husband.
Feeling that it was not good to be alone
the old suit was recently renewed, the
courtship this time being done entirely
by correspondence. The spark of love
that glowed and kindIed in. the
heart of each long years ago was soon
revived, and the sequel was marriage
without the: usual forma1ities of wooine
and winning, of sighting and waiting.
On the 2Ist of April Mr. AJordan F
Jones, of Franklin county; was united il
marriage to the object of his first love
relict of the late DR.. Mark Perry, of War
rem county. They met by appointment
in Henderson and proceeded to Franklin
ton where the ceremony was performed
The groom is sevehty-six and the bride i
sixty-six.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
To Reduce the Product OF Southern Mills.

A very important meeting-a
convention of cotton yarn manu-
facturers-was held in Charlotte
last Saturday, about forty yarn
mills being represented A num-
Der of other cotton manufacturers
also attended the meeting. An
agreement was signed by which
curtailment in production of 25
per cent will be made in yarns be-
low 20's, this reduction to go into
effect June 18th. Action was al
so taken to obtain q reduction in
the freight rates from Southern
points to the markets of the North
and West. Several railroad rep
resentatives were present and the
subject will be prosecuted vlgo-
rously. Action was aslo taken
for the purposeof eliminatingmany
extra charges which 1T has become
the custom of commission house:
, to make or allow to purchasers
of yarns. A special committee
appointed to look after labor legis
lation.
, A permanent organization wa
effected, J. T. Anthony, of Char
lottee, being made president, an
A. H. Rhyme, of Mount Holly
vice-president. A board of seve
directors was created, and the d
rectors were elected. The meetin
adjourned, subject to the call c
@ the board of directors. 1t SCENE
to be the sense of the meeting ths
" further reduction should be mac
i if necessary to do SO in order I
!; bring the-price of yarns to pro
It liable basis.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F
J. Cheney for the last IS years, and be
1ieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions, and financially able tx
carry out any obligation made by thei,
firm
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o.
| WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. les
timonia1s free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
| Apr2I-4t.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

AS a rule it appears to be true
that criminals are as crooked and
misshapen in body as in mind.
Out of five thousand such persons
recently examined 90 per cent.
were found to have deformed fin
gers.
"Thieves," says a medical au-
thority, care found to have long,
thin fingers, a wide space separat-
ing the first and second, and the
little finger crooked. In murder
ers the fingers are short and
thick the thumb is long, and the
hand altogether powerful. In ca
ses where excessive brute force has
been used the little fingers on
both hands have been found to be
weak and deformed. Knotty fin
gers are prominent where crafti-
ness Is exhibited. Among habit
ual criminals, especially burglars,
the fingers are found to be thicker
at the tops than near the knuck-
les"
|, Deformity, of course, is not q
proof of wickedness it is only a
suggestion. In Shakespeare is
found the hint that the tendency
to criminality may be the result
of deformity rather than of in
nate depravity. He makes bunch
back Richard say. of himself
"Then, since the heavens hav,
shaped my body SO, Let hell MA k,
creok'd nay mind to answer it. ;"
The natural repugnance will
which men and women are accus
toned to look upon unfortunate
whom Nature has branded witt
marks of singularity or monstros
ity may breed an unanswering re
pugnance among unfortunate
who are what they are, withou
their own contriving, and who re
sent the injustice done them a
8 best they may.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
r. 3, PITMAN e. co.
UNDER THE NATIONAL HOTEL
The TALK
OF The TOWN

Is how in the world can D..
w. Millsaps sell such good Coffee
at 10 cents per pound? One:
reason is: l bought in large,
quantity and when Coffee
touched bottom. 1t has adj
:vanced one cent per pound since
I Doughty The principal reason
is: 7 want to do something for
the people to show my apprecial
ton foB past patronage. When
you come to get Coffee remem-
| Der l have full, assorted stock
of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes,
Hats, Hardware, Jewelry, beau
tiful line Neckwear, Shirts,
Mems Pants, Sugar, Flour, Mo-
1asses, Tobacco, Etc, Etc, all
of which will be offered at as
low price as can be sold.
l am NOW above the Court
House, between the old Proctor
brick store and French & Nor.
ment's Office.
| Your trading friend,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

The contest before the Flori-
da Legislature for q United
States Senator,to succeed Senator
Call, which began on the Goth of
April, was ended last Friday by
the election of ex-Congressman
Stephen R. Mallory, of Pensacola.
Mr.. Call withdrew from the race
several days ago and it was thought
at one time that his leading oppo.
nent, w. D. Chipley, would win
the prize. He came within three
votes of being elected Thursday
and wonld probably won had not
the Call men presented q second
ballot by moving an adjournment
Mr.. Mallory was not brought int,
the race until Friday and wa
elected by q combination of tn
the Call forces with all the oppo
nents of Chipley. The final bal
lot was Mallory SO, Chipley A
Call 1. The new Senator is
strong silver man.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
Eight COVE belonging to TIL

Eight cows belonging to the
herd at the State experiment farm
were killed last week, because of
Being infected with tuberculosis.
An.expert from the United States
Agricultural Department came
from Washington and examined
the cows. Prof. Emery, of the
experiment farm, says that there
is probably not a herd of cattle il
the State which is without tuber
culosis.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

-Ex-Senator Richard Coke, of
Texas, died at his home at Waco,
last Friday. Senator Coke was
for wears one of the most promi-
nent figures in Texas politics and
was among the popular members
Of the Senate. He was native
of Virginia, and brother of the
lite Capt. Octavious Coke, former
Secretary of State of North Caro-
lima.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
R.. L. TAYLOR, o

Governor R.. L. Taylor, of
Tennessee, has, it is said, decided
TO resign about the first of 0cto-
Der. and will again resume his
featuring tour. There is no finer
speaker in the South than Cover
nor Taylor, and his salary as a
lecturer is greater than that of
chief executive of his State.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

Mrs. Jefferson Davis, in the
New York World, pleads for text
books in the public shoots that
will be more generous and liberal
in the treatment of the questions
involved in OUT, late war. And,
sooner or later, this appeal will
be needed. The time cannot be
fur off when the whole nation will
acknowledge that there were two
sides to that great conflict, and
that each is alike entitled to 8
fair, impartial recital in history
-Asheville Citizen.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19
1t is supremacy absurd,

1t is supremely absurd, as
well as decidedly Cheeky" for
the so-called "reformers," to try
now to excuse their acts and doings
in the last Legislature by alleging
that the blame should be laid on
the handful Of Democrats who
were in that delectable BODY -!
Out of the 10 members of the
last Legislature there were only
thirty-four Democrats. There
were 120 Representatives, of whom
only n were Democrats; and there
were 90 Senators, of whom only
Z were Democrats. Besides, every
officer and employee connected
with the Legislature land there wa.
q swarm of them) were all Popu
lists and Republicans. The at
tempt, therefore, to hold Demo
Gratis responsible for the careless
ness incompeteney, ignorance ant
extravaganza of the last legisla
ture IS too utterly ridiculous, t,
be seriously discussed. --Pitssbor
Record.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-19

This pioini stiorls shooting OF
firearms within lie 'Tolate In
it's of Maxton should be stopped
There is an ordinance against 1
and, besides that, it is a danger
Gus pastime. Last Friday night
and Saturday afternoon there were
a dozen or fifteen shots fired not
hundred yards from Main street.
The town authorities should take
some steps tohave this lawlessne5s
broken up before some one.ls hurt.
The following taken from the
Atlanta Constitution, IS q special
from Quitman, Ga, and will be
interesting reading to some OF our
people. as Carter is q Groatan In
dian from this section: cone of
the most pathetic and interesting
, cases that ever came up IN Brooks
t county, was tried here in the ST.
: perior Court to-day. 1t was the
lease of Ounce E. Garter VS.. Mrs
Emma Carter, libel for divorce
r The petition alleged infidelity as
the grounds for divorce. Mrs
Carter asked for divorce for lier
self on the grounds of cruel treat
ment and denied the accusation
. made by her husband. The evi
, dence developed the facts tha
Carter and Mrs. Carter came,to til
: fcounty two years ago and Carte
% engaged in the turpentine bust
~ ness. Carter was originally fror
!; North Carolina. He came t
Ware county, Georgia, about tie
, years ago and there met Miss En-
- ma Moody, who was then a schoc
= teacher in the public schools {
~ that county. A year later tt
-, couple were married About fol
: years ago Mrs. Carter became tt
:, mother of a little girl and then
~ was that their trouble commence
- Carter and his wife are both dal
y complexioned and the baby was
= perfect blonde. Carter was We
~ much agitated over this. but the
was no rupture at the time. Eng
d. teen months ago when another b
Oh by girl WAS born to them this chi
'eh was the opposite Of the other;
ICY was entirely too dark to suit Ca
JUS ter, then Garter heard rumors
ere dicating his wife's infidelity.
'ur the defense, Mrs. Carter did L
'he deny the fact that the baby h
10 Ethiopian blood in its veins, |
ny traced the genealogy of Car
'ah back to show that he was
my descendant of what is known
the Skuffletonians, a Croat;
err race in North Carolina VIII
ent was a mixture of whites q
OF Indians, and succeeded in pr
the ing this fact to the satisf
'ple ton of the jury. Both sides W
ROT ablv raDrauaDtnd -