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The Robesonian., 1909-02-04
PROPOSED COUNTY OF
HOKE
To be Named for General Hoke
Proposed Boundaries and
Provisions for Government.

The proposed county of Hoke
is, it is said, to be named after
Gen. R. F. Hoke, the ranking
Confederate general in the State.
1t was at first proposed to name
the county after Ex-Governor
Glenn. The Fayetteville Obser-
yer says that the advocates of
Hoke county, which proposes to
take in parts of Cumberland and
Robson, are spending and will
spend no little money to get the
new county established and that
a strong lobby has been employed
to work for the bill.
The boundaries of the propos-
ed county are given by the The
Observer as follows:
Beginning at the southwest
corner of Blue Springs township
in Robson county, running
thence up Lumber river, the
boundary line between the coun-
ties of Robson and Scotland, and
continuing with Lumber river to
the west corner Of Cumberland;
thence northeast with the line
dividing Cumberland and Moore
counties to the Harnett county
line; thence with the line of
Cumberland and Harnett coun-
ties to the run of Hector's creek;
thence down the run of Hector's S
creek to where it empties into
lower Little river; thence a di-
rect line to the head of Little
Rockfish creek in Seventy-First
township, Cumberland; thence
down the run of Little Rockfsh
creek to the Central Plank road,
near the residence of D. A. Blue;
thence a direct line to the old
corner on Big Rockfish creek, be-
low Davis bridge, established
between the counties of Cumber-
land and Robson in 1786; thence
a direct line south-Westerly tc
the crossing of the public road al
Graham's mill prong of Big Raft
swamp in Robson county; thence
a direct line nearly west to the
beginning.
Section two invests the pro-
posed county with all the powers
of a county government as 6
part of the State. Section three
appoints J. w. MCLAUGHLIN anC
w. T. Covington as commission
ers on the part Of the new coun.
ty to meet commissioners to be
selected by the county commits
sioners of Cumberland and Robe
} son, whose duty it shall be tt
have surveyed and established
the lines of the proposed county
and report to the Cumberland
and Robson authorities thei
; acts and doings. Section fou
J allows the officers of the OLE
, counties authority over the nev
,, boundaries until Hoke count,
can get her officers properly in
| stalled. Section five authorizes
, the Governor to appoint count!
+ officers to commence Office from
April 1st, 1909. Sections six
! seven and eight refer entirely a
; to place of holding court, the re
moval of cases from the oil
. counties, while section 9 authori
l zes Gov. Kitchin to appoint tn
time for holding their courts
+ Section ten provides how jurie
shall be furnished to the nev
county until it shall get to rur
ming smoothly. In section eleve
a decided preference is shown t
. having the county seat at Rae
ford. Section twelve retain
Hoke county as a part of thi
congressional and judicial distrie
and provides that it shall for
} time, at least, vote with Cumbel
land and Robeson. Section thil
teen, fourteen and fifteen PR
vides machinery for apportiol
ment of the debts of the O
counties on the citizens Of tt
The Robesonian., 1909-02-04

The merchant who doesn't ad-
vertise stands in his own light.
The Robesonian., 1909-02-04
WASHINGTON Once Gave Up

To three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from a spid-
er's bite caused large, deep sores to COW
er his leg. The doctors failed, then
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured me, - writes John Washington, OF
Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema, boils,
burns and piles it's supreme. Csc at ali
drug stores.
The Robesonian., 1909-02-04
Train Stops to Fight Fire.
Wilmington Star, Jan. 80.

wilmington Star, Jan. oU
The novel proceeding of a
passenger train stopped on it's
run, while the crew and passen-
gers turned out to fight fire in a
burning dwelling near the right
of way was witnessed yesterday
afternoon between Stedman and
and Autryville, on the A. & Y.
division of the Atlantic Coast
Line. The Wilmington bound
train had just left Stedman when
the engineer saw a substantial
farm residence ahead in a light
blaze on the roof. The wind
was blowing a gale and it was
only an act of human kindness
that the engineer slowed dowr
to a stop nearly opposite the
house and Captain c. E. McCul
loch, his porter, Tom, the re
mainder Of the crew and the
passengers sprinted across a ten
acre lot to the building will
buckets, axes and other imple
ments. They fought valiantl.
for a few minutes and it was on
ly through their efforts that tn
dwelling was saved from com
plete destruction. The train wa
delayed about twenty minute
but this was nearly made up be
fore reaching Wilmington an
! all hands aboard had the cor
sciousness Of duty we'll perform
ed.
The Robesonian., 1909-02-04
Orrum, N. c., Feb. 1st, 1909.
Some "Macs" Oppose and Some
Favor.

Raleigh News and Observer. I'd.
Ex-senator E. F. MacRae, the
bachelor member of the God
Blessed Macs" of the Legislature
of 1907 is opposed to the attempts
to divide Robson county and is
here to fight any and all dlvi-
sions of the State of Robson.
Among the other prominent
Macs and Robesonians without
the Mac who have been in Raleigh
lately in the interest of the pro
posed new county of North
Robson is Mr.. D. P. McEachern,
of Red Springs. This is moth:
ing new we are asking" saic
Mr.. McEachern. when | was
a boy in 1854 l remember how
proud | felt to sign my name tt
a petition to establish the new
county. The war, reconstruc'
ton and warm political contests
compelled US to desist for awhile
but now we are in earnest ant
must have the new county,
The Robesonian., 1909-02-04

Miss Tallulah Low DeRosset
and Mr.. John B. Peschau, young
society people of Wilmington
whose wedding was called off at
the last moment last fall because
of ecclesiastical differences, the
groom being a devout- Catholic
and the bride a devoted Episco-
palian, were married Sunday
afternoon at the home of the
brides father, Capt. A. L. De-
Rosset, on Second street, Father
C. Dennen, of St. Thomas church,
officiating. Mr.. Peschau is a
prominent young insurance man
of Norfolk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
SaqchruSh

The farmer SwcarS OF 1t. the Sleep-
man cusSes it, the cowboy cusses it, yet
if it were not for the sagebrush there
would be no farmers, sheepmen nor
cowboys in the western country, says
the Boise Statesman. Nature is a very
delicately balanced affair, Us nicely
adjusted rs the finest watch one can
imagine. Change one thing in it and
to some extent. vast in some cases and
not perceptible in others, you have
changed all the others.
Today in some parts of the state.
farmers who have cleared off all the
sagebrush find their farms going over
into the next county i'll swirls with
every wind hat blows, The govern
ment experts have been hurried to their
assistance, but all that these trained
men can suggest is to let the sagcbrush
stand in rows mt certain intervals as
windbreaks, and i'll cases where all the
humble sage has been grubbcd mp to
pile the dead plants i'll long rows to
break the force of the wind. 1t is easily
to be seen that if there had never been
any ~sagebrush the farmers would never
have had any soil where now bloom
thousands of fruit trees.
Not only does this nation owe the
cactus Il larger debt than any other
plant, but ever the coyote is Il valuable
member of the community; and odd rs
it may seem, to no n Il better friend
than the sheepman himself. If there
were no coyotes, there would be plenty
of rabbits. enough to eat off not only all
the grass but all the crops. This 1T
first glance may seem amusing, but
Australia does not find it 50. That
great sheep country has spent millions
of dollars III the rabbit and the problem
is Just where il WAS before the money
WAS spent.
Concerning the claims the cactus has
of being the national flower. through
pure gratitude ON Il part, attention i
called - the fact hat long before the
first sail rose over the wet eastern
horizon the buffalo and the antelopes
would have eaten out the grass that
first started on the plains and kept the
vast area from being seeded except that
armed cactus prevented this calamity,
Later. when the cattle of the white man
ranged the prairies the cactus saved
what little range there is. Grass used
TO be high i'll Texas. Now it takes &c
acres TO keep the life in one COW; and
of over 80 varieties of native grasses al
plains would be Il sand heap, another
Sahara, if it were not for the cactus.
the coyote and the sagebrush.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Business Locals.

Misunderstanding hens. inquire at
this Office
For Rcnt-FurnisiIcd room. Suitable
for n gentleman in u good location. =
Furnished rooms, COzy and comforta.
bic, 10 rent. Inquire of Mrs. Kennedy. .
For Kent-Ro0m in the Harrington
Building YET the drug store. Enquire
of II s. Tabcr.
Save those natural teeth. thereby re.
tain your facial expression. DR.. CHI.
land ''thc dentist" Office over tho Drug
Store. Elku
Tho Presbyterian church will take
orders for flowers for Memorial Day
through Mr.. Lambert Henderson. We
order fresh flowers direct from Ogden.
Shoes repaired by q first class shoe.
maker and work done on the shortest
possible notice. Bring on yonr shoe re.
pairing everybody. \. L. MAUK, Tho
Shoe Man.
Our bast 81 and 81 cabinet photos
reduced to 81 30 until June list. Now
is the time 10 bring the babic to the
big Tent Gallery. opposite the Court
House, Johnson photographer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
The Minstrel Show

The minstrel performance for the
benefit of the base ball club drew a
large audience to the Opera house Sat
urday night. Nearly every seat was filled
and everyone enjoyed the performance
from the opening to the closing act.
The applause that greeted every act
showed the temper of the audience and
proved that the efforts of the actors and
actresses were appreciated. We have
neither the time nor the inclination to
mention each act, hut will put them all
together and say that the whole show
wa Il blooming success aud added a
snug little sum to the treasury of the
ball club II Is due to Mr.. \. b. Gray.
the manager, to say that ne knows how
to whip raw material into shape for a
hrst.claSs laugh producing show. The
performance certainly showed that he
is master of that kind of work and
that Elko has u great deal of fun pro.
ducing talent lying around loose.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
U University Graduates
more.

The faculty has completed the list of
those eligible for graduation and pro-
vided they can pass this terms work
they will receive their degrees on the
9th.nf June. The following is the list
of those who will probably graduate
according To- Miss SiSSl. the assistant
registrar:
School of MineS-JulcS Raymond Gig
noux. Charles d. Rocker. Sllas +. Rose.
Homer l.. Williams. Robert w. Young.
Post. Graduate in School ofM / G
H. Il. Menardi.
School OF Mechanical Engineering
Stanley q. Palmer. Winfield 5. Lake.
School of Liberal Arts-GcOrgia Nc.
Nair. Effic Mack, Mary ONeill, Ihci
Owaku, Mabel Reed. May Schiller, Dor
othy Singer. Reba Snare. Blanche
Young.
Normal School, two.ycar course
Irene Brown, Maudc Conway. Lillian
Davcy, Frances Dakc, AStrid EriNon.
Clara Flapncry. Mabel Harrison, Joseph
inc Hcllwinkel. Emma Hcmmingson,
Marcn Kirstinc Jensen, Murea Kelly,
Matte Ncsbitt. Katherine OIHara. Anna
Pion. Agnes Ramscy.-CiIzctte
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
NrM Use for GlnSum

a new industry may bc added to
Nevada. as gypsum is now being made.
Into fine marble. Il new process being
perfected and put in operation at Rich.
field. Utah. Within the past few yeats
the gypsum industry around Mound
House has become one of the most i'm.
portant In Western Nevada. By a
chemical process 1t is possible 10 make
the finest kind Of marble with all the
desired colors and vcinings. The gyp.
sum is sawed into slabs Of ans desired
shape or size aud placed into ovens.
where all the moisture Is cxuhcd. II IL
then placed in II chcmial solution which
gives II the color desired. After this
treatment it is polished and the result
is us beautiful u marble ~ one could
wish for. aud absolutely incapable Of
absorbing moisture. - Enterprise
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
4 Quecr Character

Oddities in human nature are quite
common. blt occasionally one runs INTO
some very queer characters. The
Eastern Idaho Press club found one of
these nj Jerome upon its visit 10 that
city. in the person Of Lyme Higgins,
All old-time cow.puncher, who is run.
ming a thirst emporium there-we a
emporium advisedly. There are no
chairs or tables in the place and loafers
are NOT allowed. neither can my one
get q drink after he has had what the
proprietor thinks Is enough and that
does not make him drunk. Upon
entering the room the following signs
meet the gaze Of the mystifed visitor.
and diligent inquiry revealed the fact
that they are lived up TO very strictly:
Remember the dear wife aud little
ones at home before spending your
money"
Please buy shoes before buying
whiskey.
IF your family needs your money /
DON'T. Save it for them
Don't make a tramp Of yourself by
spending all of Your money here"
II there were more like him there
would not be 50 much kick against the
sllpons-So1a Spring Chieftain.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Attitude in Face OF Death

y British medical man thus tells his
experience of how men and women face
death: Tell the man Of higher type and
greater intelligence. he says, that he is
facing death, and he begins 10 fight.
demands Il consultation. talks abOut.
going to specialists and fights grimly
to the finish. Tell o woman the same
facts. and she lies back tn await her
fate. All women are fatalists. On the
other hand tell u man that he has one
chance i'll "a thousand to recover if he
will undergo AN operation. and he will
trust to his own strength and cndur-
ancc rather than undergo the knife.
The woman will choose the thousandth
chance, and submit to the operation
with astounding calmncss.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
ALL HAVE MEANING
TRACING ORIGIN OF BRIGHT AND
APT SAYINGS.
In Common Use, Yet II 10 Doubtful
IL Many Know the Circumstances
Connected with Episram
and Slang.

We all have slowed away in the top
drawer of our brains odds add ends Of
apt sayings. very convenient when we
wish TO give a bright touch. n chic
turn, 10 our dull, everyday speech.
yet in using them few of us have the
remote idea where they came from
whether the case in point be n bit OF
old lace eplgram or an up.to-date twist
of slang Off a bargain counter.
When we accuse the greedy member
of our family of taking the lions
share" we are borrowing the naive sar.
casm OF Aesop's fable. where at the
end of n joint hunt the animals wish
to divide their booty, and the lion
claims ~one-quarter OF the spells by
right OF p~rerogatiye, one for superior
courage. n for his dame and cubs,
and las for the fourth. let who will
dare dispute II with me-"
To Spain we owe that delightfully."-
wicked slogan: Every one for himself.
and the devil catch the hindmost!'
You no doubt remember that at one
time his Satanic majesty kept n school
of magic at Toledo. At the end OF the
term the graduating class ran through
a long subterranean hall, the president
OF the school being entitled to the
hindmost IL he could catch him. AS
the n caught was forced TO take n
postgraduate course, ii would have
been n distinct advantage, had he not
been obliged to barter his soul for the
privilege.
When we plume ourselves with some
pretty ostrich tip OF nattery few OF us
know that the expression "a feather in
your cap" arose from n custom of
woodcraft enthusiasts, and that In
Scotland to-day the M who kills the
first woodcock plucks out Il feather
and proudly wears II in his cap.
However fippantly we may faunt
the phrase, Oliver Cromwell gave II
dignity of thought and diction when
he declined England'S offered crown.
Royalty Is but n feather In n mans
cap" he said: let children enjoy their
rattle
As a pure.breed game cock has only
red and black feathers, and q cross.
breed is known by n white feather in
MS tall, to show h white feather
forcibly pictures cowardice. since II Is
averred that the least impurity OF
blood destroys the birds pluck.
While in the %barnyard, we must loi-
ter long enough to clear up II nlys,
terry OF being las poor as Jobs tur.
key" for the ~elusiveress OF this bird
has no doubt tantRlized many 4 search.
er OF Scriptures who had not paused
TO consider that Z turkey is rs much
an American institution as the eagle
on our coins
With the unfortunate p%atriarch's
poverty in mind. Judge Halliburton
the BTltish.American humorIst. Sam
SHck-cre2ted Jobs turkey from his
own vivid imagination. describing the
bird with only one feather in his tail,
and OF o. Eeak-kneed 3 constitution
that he was obliged 70 lean against
The fence 10 gobbls.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
KIN Ia. Flies

The health authorities all over the
United States are making war on the
fy and the following suggestions for
the determination of the pests are being
circulated broadcast:
I'm the war on tho fly the report
prescribed the best deaths FOR the iu-
sects. 1t gives the formula for Il
poison that will kill the flies and not
endanger human life.
A dram of potash dissolved in two
of water and sweetened, is the
effective method of encouraging the
flies TO kill themselves.
There are other sanitary regulations,
though, that the health report says
ought to be exercised.
Here are some of the ways suggested:
Screen your windows and doors be-
fore fly time.
Screen all food and especially milk.
Keep flies away from the sick
especially those i'll with contagious dis
eases. Kill every fly that enters the
sick room. Catch flies with sticky fly
paper. traps and liquid poisons.
Eliminate the breeding places of flies
this is important. The following should
be done.
Sprinkle chloride Of lime or kero-
sene over contents of gal bage boxes and
other refuse.
Keep garbage receptacles tightly
covered. Clean the cans daily. Clean
the boxes every week.
Pour kerosene into the drains; keep
sewerage system in good order: clean
cuspidorS every day; keep a five per
all the time.
Don't allow dirt to accumulate i'll
corners, behind doors, back of radiators
or under stoves.
Do not allow decaying material of
any sort to accumulate OH or near Your
premises.
Remember: No dirt, no flies.
In addition tn that here is Il remedy
thar is suggested rs simple and effective
for Kidding the house of the fly:
The formula which ! have used
with great success in making the house
unattractive to flies is as follows: Boil
for five minutes a pint of water il
which has been placed a quarter of 4
teaspoonful of carbolic acid. During
the five minutes that this solution is
kept boiling all doors and windows
should I've kept tightly closed. The
flies that have not been killed by the
fumes will at once leave the house.
Repeat the process about twice \ week
and the house can be kept free of flies
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Worlds Largest Steer Killed

The largest steer ever raised in Cali
forria was slaughtered the other day ar
the Miller d Lux abattoir in san Fran
cisco's hutchertown 1t is thought this
steer gives California d worlds record.
The giant baast stood 20 hands high.
Ii weighed $500 pounds alive and the
dressed carcass tipped the scales al
1900 pounds The heaviest steer ever
hefore known 10 hare taen weighed
rGised the beam al only the 1880 pound
mark. and for years it had been daened
q wonder.
The recgId steer was raised on a Mil
Ter d Lux ranch i'll MERGED County.
The halved carcass, each half measur.
inE more ;lran 1G feet in length. has
been purchased by d san Francisco re-
taller. who paid w and a half cents q
pound extra for the heef 10 show in his
market the record steer 81 the world
Sentinel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Almost Hall a Century

The Reese River Reveille, published
ut Austin. was forty.six years old last
Saturday. In honor of its birthday.
the Revcille says:
The Reese River Reveille is f~orty-six
years of age with this issue. During
all this half century of usefulness, the
various editors, owners, subscribers and
advertisers have felt every variation in
the tickle heart of the goddess of
fortune.
Its pages have recounted the scenes of
bOOms that doomed in and doomed out
before it was safe to travel as far south
rs Bull Frog. 1t has greeted the
Fortune Hunter, with nothing but
nerve, when he came to Austin; and has
recorded those present at his farewell
banquet when he retired Il millionaire.
The news in Austin during these
fifty years has consisted of stories Of
strikes and stories of enterprise; stories
Of Indian fights. saloon brawls: bowie
knife thrusts and pistol shots. There
have been stories OF generosity of self
sacrifice and patriotism. Life has been
given to save life and life and money
have been lavished for a cause or n
love.
The good and the bad are buried i'll
ncighboring graves and the good and
bad live together here yet. He'll is no
closer to Austin than Heaven. Its a
good place To run 4 newspaper i'll and
the Reveille is good for fifty years
more.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Anii-Saloon League

Dr. Louis s. Fuller of Columbus. Ohio
is the National Field Worker of the
National Anti.Salbon League and has
charge Of the WORK in the inter. noun.
tain region. He will address the people
Of Elko ut the Union Mass meeting in
Presbyterian church tomorrow night.
In the morning he will speak upon the
moral phase Of the question. Everyone
is invited to Ike present.
Nevada Is the last state to take IN
the work Of the anti.saloon league. 4
permanent state organization have been
effected in Reno and Carson City.
n mass meeting in the interest Of the
Anti.Saloon League will bc held IN the
Presbyterian church tomorrow night
The congregations Of both churches and
the friends aud sympathizers Of the
movement are invited to DO present.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Value OF Dead Chinaman

a a for example kills another.
No policeman appears on the spot TO
investigate the case and to arrest the
criminal; neither does anyone dream Of
appealing to the mandarin to interfere
in it. Something. however, important
does take place. a committee of the
neares friends Of the dead mar is mp.
pointed TO take charge OF the case and
TO wiring rs much blood money out of
the murderer or his family "a loud
voiced arguments and appeals to heaven
and screams Of the despairing widow
will enable them to extract. The mur.
dered man may have been an insig.
nificani member Of society. but now
tina; he is dead hc is no longer 50. He
has at Once become II mightier force
than ever he could have been when
he was alive. \ dead Chinese is any
day worth a score Of living ones. and
any man Of ordinary ambition ought
to jump mt the idea Of being murdered,
seeing the Immense Importance he ut
once assumes In the family and the
high financial value mt which he is an.
praised. Fortnightly Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-28
Rnrrsa wan.n srnn c.rn

One rule Of the uIirlRsl olympic
games could not De followed 49, days
without provoking serious ;r0pb.e.
Women were not allowed 80 b. .res-
ent. or even 10 be anywhere g. The
district when the game were tsing
celebrated on pain Of being buried
from d precimtuus rock. Tbs ~iir Is
believed TO have been deEed only
once, when ihe offender was psrdonpd
iu consideration OF the fact tina; her
father. bro,hers Bnd son hal Bon We.
,turs iu the games One particular
priea,ess, however. was c or cx.
emJt Srom this law. but was econ
impdaiel With q special ircHt 'c=s on
an Gltesm White marble. sad non
were alioN ed 10 euicF cborints fDt ITO
races ;6oegh hey might not b. pres.
ont to soc tbvlu win