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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
HUMILIATING TO ALL.
The Foraker Affair as Seen by a
Wall Street Newspaper.
Wall Street Journal.

wall Street journal.
The Archbold-Foraker cores
pondence which has just been
made public is from every point
of view a painful disclosure and
humiliating to all Americans.
Although Foraker has been one
of the leaders of the reactionary
forces in the United States SEN
ate and has steadily opposed the
process of great reforms, yet he
has inspired respect by reason of
ms courage, his ability and his
eloquence. He is one of the
most brilliant men in American
politics. 1t is a shock, therefore,
to have the proof laid plainly
before US that Mr.. Foraker has
been so far forgetful of the dig
nifty of his high office as to re-
ceive retainers from the Standard
Oil Co., and to act as it's repre-
sentative in relation to matters
Of legislation pending before the
Ohio Legislature. Even putting
the most favorable construction
upon this incident, it leaves a
taint upon Senator Foraker's rep
utation that cannot be wiped
out. That it ends his political
career there can be no doubt.
But equally painful is the reve-
lation of methods which have
been employed by the Standard
Oil Co., for the defeat of legisla-
ton to which it was opposed.
There could be no criticism OF
this company if it had used it's
own staff of attorneys to repre-
sentit before the Legislature OF
Ohio. But to employ a United
States Senator for this purpose,
and this United States Senator
one of the two leaders of the
dominant party in the cover
ment of Ohio, is quite another
thing.
The day has passed when such
: methods as these can be employ
: ed by corporations, either for th'
} securing of law or the securing
J of immunity from law.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
Beware of Ointm ents for Catarrh
that ContaIn Mercury,

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., con
tains no mercury, and is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buy.
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you gel
the genuine. 1t is taken internally anc
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for conGtipa
ton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
Soils Damaged More than Half
a Million Dollars by Erosion
during the Recent Heavy
Raina.
Joseph HYDE Pratt, State Geoloeist

Rains.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist
The heavy rains during the
last of August not only did an
enormous amount of damage to
crops, bridges, railroads, and
roads, but, according to an esti-
mate made by w. w. Ashe, For
ester of the North Carolina Geo.
logical Survey, the upland farm
ing lands of the middle portion of
the State have been washed to an
extent of more than half a million
dollars, the damage being heavi-
est in those sections where the
country was most hilly and the
rainfall most concentrated.
This estimate, which is based
on the amount of soil which was
shown to be in the water of the
rivers during the floods, indicates
that more than 800, 900 tons of
soil were washed from the hills of
the Piedmont during that one
week of rain. About one-fifth of
the solid matter which causes the
muddiness of the water during
floods is humus, which is washed
chiefly from the hillside farms.
At two dollars a ton, which is
probably less than the cost of re-
placing it, the loss to the farm
ers of the State only in the i'm
poverishment of their soils ex-
ceeds $5OO,OOO. This is a loss
which is much underestimated or
entirely overlooked by the farmer
because it is a loss which takes
place so constantly. In the ag-
gregate, however, it is so enor.
nous that it is one of the
chief, if not the chief reason for
the poverty of so many of the
red clay hillside farms, and it is
keeping them depleted of the hu.
mus or manural portion of the
soils. This is a loss to which
, northern soils are not nearly 81
r subject on account of the lighter
rainfalls and their more genera
character.
!, The rainfall at Raleigh and a
many other points in middle
North Carolina was IL inches il
four days; at points in uppel
: South Carolina Is inches fell il
8 two days; while more than
e inches fell in one day at man,
S places. Such concentrated pre-
d cipitation, tropical in character
Y does not occur in the farming
: regions of the northeast. 1t fol
i lows that if the farmers of tn
n South wish to preserve their hill
o side lands they must not only US
l. every possible means of prevent
n ing erosion which are used at tn
= North but additional means a
o well; not only deep plowing an
j. cover crops but terracing as vel
n not hillside bitches, but level tel
races. There should be no Ian
lying idle without a crop of som
kind on it to protect the soil. A
land which is not in cultivatio
should be protected from washin
by keeping it in timber.
In North Carolina there al
about l, 900, 900 acres of idle farm
ing land which should be plante
in timber if for no other reaso
than to prevent it from washing
but the timber will make a goo
investment besides, as it will /
growing all the time without an
cultivation, and will soon be larg
enough for posts, barn poles, an
even small saw logs. For an
information about how to pla1
old quilted fields in young tree
write the State Geologist, Chapt
Hill, N. C..
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28

w. H. Tilly, a white man, was
arrested on the 18th on the charge
of numbering his wife at his
home three miles from Durham.
He shot her with a rife. Tilley
claims that the shooting was ac-
cidental, but he and his wife had
lived unhappily and he had
threatened to kill her, and it is be-
lieved that the killing was delib-
crate murder.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28

President Foust, of the State
Normal College at Greensboro,
refused Monday to admit to the
institution four young ladies from
Winston-Salem and several young
ladies from other towns because
they were tardy for registration.
He claims that a State school has
as much right to insist on a def
mite registration day as to re-
quire a voter to register on a Ger.
tain day.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
They Take The Kinks Out.

II have used DR.. Kings New
Life Pills for many years, with in
creasing satisfaction. They take
the kinks out of stomach, liver
and bowels, without fuss or frio
tion." says N. Fl. Brown, of Pitts
field, Vt. Guaranteed satisfactory
at all drug stores. 25c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28

Wilmington Star.
Mr.. w. I. Wright, of Ingold,
Sampson county, has gathered
1903 bushels of corn from one
acre Of his fine farm in Sampson
county. Mr.. Wright off the same
ground expects to gather SO
bushels of peas. Mr.. Wright is
one of the progressive farmers
and merchants of his section and
has established a record in corn
growing that will be hard to beat
in any section of the State.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
Ready to Work for the Success
of the Democratic Party.

of the Democratic Party.
To the Editor of The Robesonian
The primaries are over and all
are satisfied, and all should be,
for it was an open fight for all.
Some were nominated and some
defeated. This is always the
case. The writer is a Democrat
from away back. The first vote
| ever cast was for such men as
Zeb Vance and Alf Rowland and
other kindred spirits in the year
1876, and from that time on
have helped to fight every Dem
ocratic battle that has been
fought. In the primary just
over l tried to walk the middle
plank. l neither worked for nor
against either faction. It's all
over and l am satisfied. We
have a ticket which l will sup
port. Now let US all do our best
to elect every man from Presi-
dent down to township constable.
| hope there is no man in Robe.
son county who claims to be &
Democrat that will vote for Mr.
Taft in place of Mr.. Bryan. Al
such Democrats are doing the
wrong thing, as l seeit. No one
will rejoice more than l wher
Mr.. Bryan is elected. am anC
have been all the time ready t.
do all l can in any way or at an!
time for the success of the Dem
ocratic party.
Yours truly,
]. E. Carlyle.
Lumberton, R. F. D., Sept. 21
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
An Expression of Appreciation
and Confidence.

&c the Editor of The Robesonian:
Now that the campaign (per-
haps the bitterest in Robeson's
history has closed and there
have been some insinuations
made agaistCol. N. A. Mclean and
Mr.. A. w. Mclean because they
didn't agree with a Ger tain fac
ton, now therefore we, the citi-
zens Of this, the section from
whence they come, desire to
place upon record our apprecia-
ton of and confidence in them
and to add that we were in hear
ty sympathy with them, and also
with The Robesonian, and do tes-
tify that our confidence in them
will ever be unshaken.
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Signed,
Fred Brown,
Jno. A. Brown,
D. B. MCLAUGHLIN,
W. B. MCLAUGHLIN,
A. A. Conoly,
Jno. A. McPhaul,
]. M. McBryde,
A. A. Graham,
James H. Conoly,
M. H. McPhaul,
John Culbreth,
W. J. Brock,
Jno. C. Mckenzie,
Daniel Mckenzie,
E. G. Hodgin,
M. J. McPhaul,
H. L. McGoogan,
H. A. Mckenzie,
A. B. MCLAUGHLIN,
]. A. Smith,
Jno. D. Mcleod,
D. H. McNeill,
D. M. Watson,
N. Mel. Conoly,
D. Mcleod,
A. L. MCLAUGHLIN,
M. A. Mcdonald.
Democrats.
ntioch, N. c., Sept. 22, 100
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
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Record Corn Yield.

Antioch, N. c., Sept. 22, 1908.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

at the mosquitoes Her eyes kept
searching the black corners of the room
and the pale squares of the windows.
Her ears were alert for every sound.
She fell to thinking of Squaw Char
ley. lie had not come for his supper
or brought them the daily basket Was
he growing indifforent-to them?
1t was when she could no longer
keep awake that her thoughts assum-
ed even terrible shape. She dreamed,
and In her dream head came through
the dirt floor close to her bed. 1t was
covered by war bonnet Of feathers.
Beside 1t, thrust up by lssome fingers
fingers white and strangely familiar
was tomahawk.
Soon she made out n face-Mat-
thcwS'. She squirmed. striving TO sum
mon her father. 4 flame fiickercd up
in the fireplace. The face changed
from white to rcd, and Charley danced
before her. She sQurmed again. The
face faded
She found herself sitting bolt up
right. Her hands were clinched de-
fcnsiyey, her teeth we're shut so tight
that her jaws achcd. She was staring
wide eyed at the door.
The shack was no longer in dark
ness. Morning was come, and its light
made everything clear she sprans up
and lifted the latch. then fell back, her
stilfencd lips framing n cry.
Before The shack. driven deep into
the nearest bit Of unpackod ground,
was n sapling new cut and stripped
clean of the bark. From lis top, flying
pcnnon-lihe in the wind. was a scarlet
square And Mt one corner Of this,
dangling to and fro in horrid suggcs-
tiycncss, swung Il shrivccd patch that
held lock of hair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

Into a generous pouch started TO pNck
mess Her bonnet fell off She tied
II by string TO her braid. Then, fit
ting here and there as she spied new
clusters, she began an old Texas bunk
house song:
1--WE saw the Indians corning,
We heard them give n yell.
My feelings at that moment
No mortal tongue could tell"
Her step was light Her cheek was
pink. Her eyes were happy. The cor
ners Of her mouth were turned upward
smilingly About her warbed the
blackbrds. She mingled her tune with
theirs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

rufflins his hair aud caught up the
Sharps in both hands. Then, all at
once, the tricklc sweled to a foamlng
torrent of suspicion that carried him
close to the truth Maddencd, cursing,
he dropped the ;un and fell upon the
sapling. pried it furiously from the
sod and smashed It into a dozen bits.
To Dallas, watching him in silence
the destruction Of the pole was sore
reminder, for, better tnan ever before,
she realized that her father could only
accomplish tho hasiy, childish things
that beyond these he was powerless
Without a doubt he must ask else
where for aid.
AS he came lImping and raging back
to her she hurried forward to relieve
him of the rifle and to guide his Grip
pied feet. "lod, think It's about
time we had u understanding at the
fort she said quietly and took him
by an arm.
He brought up short and wrung him
self out of her grasp. "Th' fort. Tn
fort. TIL fort" be repeated in n fren-
~. misunderstanding Dallas, y make
me Sick
ITS Indians" she replied steadily.
"They'rc coming too near to be com
Portable. We GOT to have help"
He raised his fists and shook them
Help an fiddlosticks" he clustered
"Thet amt no Iniuns. It's tibet Shanty
Town blacklcg a.tryn' t. skeer us, Go
look at tn groun' 80 look at tn
groun', All say, See if they's moccasln
tracks thereabout, All bet v won't fin
any He turned back to the scattered
splinters, pulling Dallas after him.
Together they got down. examining
with care AS he had said. there were
no prints or an Indian shoe in the soft
earth, but mnging with the round,
rant marks of his own naked heel
were those' more plainly stamped. Of
a large boot They led up to the spot
from the nearest point on the river
ana back upon themselves toward the
same point
"W'atd All tell y'?' demanded the
Sect'oh poss almost trlumphantly. His
voice quavered, however. and he gulp-
ed ITS tibet scalawag. an he wanted
US know It, Amt ev'ry Injun In fifty
mile shet up tight in yon corral?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

thing to do with a soldier, and now
I'm breaking my word
But he's dead wrong
That's what Dallas says"
Does she? Bless her heart, Then
why don't you both desert and come
! over TO the cnemy?"
| PA says you arc enemy"
1--WE we're" he corrected soherly
/ ''but the war is over now"
Maybe it u.s." she said wistfuly
"but pa is still a-fghtinc"
And Goldcnhair's drafted when
| she'd rather have peace. Too bad
He motioned her to the scat 10y the
gap.
Il can't; mustn't" she said and
moved little toward the shack.
Then III 60" he sail firmly ii
didn't meal to drive you out of here -
| Ie also movc!-towavI tho landing
| 2lace
AT that she aseonte'l, fcarful cf hui.
| Ing his feeling But she could THINK
of nothing TO sly ami pulled thought
fully at The cr9sa.
! -'' F'tit '+-'. s.!t tEA 49, Dun Top WI
is war'iAs gun.
Peace" hc rcvoa;od sitter a ti.eo.
sll's thing we're no, likely to have
This Sumner, and you foila must let
us watch oUt for you, ne matter no"
mitch goa dislike u=. Tic Indians are
| out ana Gtttir@ ready. They ecy thee
isn't young rave left oN any OF the
reservations up this Kay. They're ali
hunting and we know whac that
means. They're collecting and arming
for battle. Ol,.' troops go t. find them
at daybreaN. See" lie bent forward,
pointing
Below thc stockadc on level stretch
showing yellow with mustard. where
grain had been ul.shipped the year be-
fore, stood long. gray tented rows.
"Thcy'ye moved ont Of barracks and
gone into Temporary camp"
"That land man back there's moved
and gone too She waited. Then,
Are You going"
He shook his head. I'm scheduled
to stay. 1t was Il disappointment, but
| expected it. I've an idea troop
Nbh w l'i'' 'lbuGh
Her brow knit. "lpdians:" she asked.
"Your being on this side of the river
assures you folks safety. he fastened
10 say. And they shan't got TO you
while b troops in post.
All the same, wish pad let Dallas
take Us away"
IF Indians show up you'll al come
to the fort And I'd like that
no. Ia wouldn't let us. He'd de
first
And so maybe | shant sec you
agaln-unless you come here some day,
DO you think that You CAM He bent
to see her face, The bonnet framed it
quantity.
"lts-it's nice place" she assorted.
lie held out his hand to her Il
shall come, he said gently. "But now
I've got to CO.
She gave him her hand. He got to
his feet still holding 1t and helped her
to rise.
"Goodby,' she said bashfully, draw
Ing away.
lie freed her hand. you don't know
now glad | am that we've met he
SAID; you don't know. It's been pref
" lonesome FOR me since came out,
ana You are TASTE ot-ot the Old HE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

He cast about him rs II TO find /;
proper token FOR his vow II prolu
ise." ne answered, hat on heart. 81
promise by the great horn SPOON
you're the first II ever talked 10,
She faltcred
THAT'S good"
"No: It's bad. because ! promised pa
once that wouldn't ever have any
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

iilbusH me DIN VI Illt iitl D.
to answer her cali. "Nhn'a matter
Wha's matter?' he denau lnl fa'
rubbing hard Mt his eyes to unclog
,hcir sight.
Dallas leaned in the doorway, facing
ont. Her shoulders were bent forward
heavily, rs If she too, were only half
awake. Her head rested against a
casing She lifted it when she felt
him beside her. We'll dad she an
swered grimly. Its Indians this time,
and reckon they got us Stampeded."
She smiled little ruefuily. and point
ed
Winking into the light Lancaster
followed her pointing and saw the
pole. Up jerked his chin, as if from
Il blow on the goatee. lie stared wild
~. His jaw dropped. "W'y, Lawd."
he brcathed perplexedly and his chest
heayed beneath the gray flannel Of his
shirt. Slowly he hobbied forward in
his bare feet, using his gym for a prop.
Before the pole he halted and began
tousling his grizZled GROW with trcm-
bling fingers. Overhead the scalp
weighted rag swung to and fro in the
breeze, waving him It's sinister salute.
Gradually his brain cleared anG into
it there triclllcd hint oi the poles
meaning and purpose. He stopped
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

cled black watchers.
They say" whispered Marylyn,
watching nervously bchlnd-"they say
the Indians are scared to come near
these trees; never do till one Of 'em
dies. | don't wonder. 1t gives the the
fhivers just to see that bunch"
Dallas drew the whip across Betty.
IA dead Indians not dangerous" she
said, smiling. And forgot to ask Mary.
lyn where she had heard the tale.
Six miles were gone. But the wav
ahead was still long. the brown blotcb
at the ridge top was still only a blotch
And the team was fast firing. When
Murphy's Throat was reached Dnllas
drove out to the left. watercd the
thirsty pair at q slough and ate with
Marylyu the long deferred breakfast.
After that they went at better pace
for time. Soon. however. the road
became sleeper. and Betty Stacked up.
The sun was high now and unpleasant
~ warm. SO the wise old mule merely
Bumped her back as Dallas applied the
lash and doggedly refused to Increase
her speed.
1t was noon when the wagon ap-
proachcd the summit 1t did not rest
there moment Behind was spread
out "A wonderful landscape. The Mis-
souri, threaded it quartcringly: the
70 ..a,,. IT., '"' ..''' '''-'
tbo rti..a "'Ni'u'iH was
,,',t;,,,. -. ~" '''c N"Eo" vas
i'," ..''' u"uu'"'hs me the
ord do,,, - ,I,a c..'..,-.,.' ',.,,- w :,
tlo riyer p,,, ,I.a ,,,,.,. i.,..'e - -!
rro, 4, tI.ro,,,.,. ', Inn
bIuo wern ,,'hoIi,. in1ic,ana.,. '''' w
hoontr Tbo,. .,,,,,,,, a,', +. " no
q rornoto do+ ,,,., ,,,i..,'. ~, 'l'-i W.
tho ,bool. ,t.,.'..I
tbot rn.,,.or,.,,,.. 'o'a, '''e 'i'u VI
Ard nov. +i,a, .,..,,. e.....,
TIC eon,,., -, ,,o f,,.,- ~ "su -
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otbo. Ian, A., ,.. n,..,.' u. ''','1 va '"o
Ices had aptan tho IIro, s,a,'a, ,..
au+ipc-s o,,,i sri,i,,, ,.,.Ii -,....,l.
tho main Vet horrir., ,hoso on5
Lake that sn,rllod ro,,,,d .,,',',.i.'
an tho rio1,t ,h,.' 49,, - V
w.t., ~ -. ~ 1-'''
CO., .,,t,.t,, NO.
,.ia,, ~ 49,. D.' ,n'
view ANA not herd OF cattle! To
,,oIs antaia,, d., 9e'.S w. 'e''o" an
1o,.o 20 eo,,a. ,,.,
n,Ir si,,na - ,,ra re-, uVs' We 'ne
only signs OF HE. The land dropped
away ny imperceptible degrees. AS
impcrcepuoly 1t melted into a mellow
shy
Dallas and Margin We're each intent
upon Clark 5. lying far ahead and to
the left dun colored line which SEEM
ed scarcely to get nearer as the time
went. But after an hour their pa
uence was rewarded, when the dun
colored line resolved itself into two
and they saw the COW camp-a mar
row street thanked by low shanties OF
canvas and hoard.
Again Dallas and Marylyn were alb
sorbed, each with mental conflict
The younger got tidgety, then petu'
liant and began to complain of thirst.
For once the elder girl showed scant
sympathy. She was hurriedly plan
ming some new speeches.
AT the southern end Of the camp
'neir uesUiiatloh was maze plain Ia
tue"i o3 d eiSu IeduihS nehVIaI MeT'
cnahuise' II was nailed along thd
mp VI urge puildlhs that stood md
wa! 81 'Ie street Looking 10 neltief
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
CHATTER XNUT.

FILE in hand. forGetful Of
crutchee, bov ildecn1 by siorp.
the section boss rsmc diviu
through tho blanket p1rti.i).
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
CHAPTER Mi.

V-N 1ERCING It's ehrill way through
H. the heavy mist that hung
sTySyW above the Missouri came "A
szsStU strange, new trumpet call
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
CuApTER XXI.

Wy INDER thc cottonwoods that
| ~ 1 shadovcd the landing place
3,. ss-.iass-.-- the Clemntis trailed its tufts
GkgG1y of fluffy gray; n cluster of
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-12
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS THIS AFTERNOON.

The meeting TO be held - -
Medical Associa ton and tks ned a
fraternity Of he's city geRe aiiy. this
afternoon in the Office OF y. J. =.
Butts is attracting some little iace-
est owning to-the fact the aospital
question is to De taken up aRd co.
cussed.
As stated in The News a few lays
ago, the Medical Association viii ar
rive at some proposition whica viii
be submitted to ,he board Of trustees
for the future operation Of the "a
stitudop