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New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
FAVORITISM THE SECRET OF EFFICIENCY

Lord Methuen and Sir Neville Lyttelton-to the
post which is virtually that of generalissimo of
the military forces of the British Empire OF
course charges of favoritism have been freely
made in connection with his appointment. 1t
has been asserted that he his present post
to his conciliatOry methods with the govern
rnent and to his courtly Difference to the men,
bers of the reigning house. especially to the
King and to the Prince of Wales. But while it
is perfectly true that Sir John is courtly. and
that he has managed to win in very marked
degree the friendship and good will, both of his
sovereign and of his future King. it is ridiculous
to attribute to these circumstances alone his
extraordinarily rapid rise in his profession For
he was almost entire stranger to the reigning
family when he won fame as brilliant cavalry
leader and his advancement from major to that
of lieutenant general during the Boer War.
1t may be worth while to call attention to the
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

and at the time Of his appointment as Inspector
General it was officially announced by the gov
ernment that in the event of another big war
the supreme military command would be vested
in his hands Indeed, the Secretary of State
for War added that in making the nomination
the government had been ''actuated by the idea
that the generalissimo in the event of war
should be kept in the closest touch with the
army in time of peace by service as Inspector
General
army whose years of service superior to
those of Sir John French yet who still mere
colonies. Most of the brigadier generals major
generals and lieutenant generals entered the
army long before he received his first commits
sion. in 1874. and he is almost at the foot of
the list of generals the active list. Yet he
has been promoted over the heads of them all
over Lord Kitchener Sir Archibald Hunter.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS.
One thousand of them, small they look like
powder.

',rhese CLASSY Jumps are then cut for the mar
ket and generally have a richer color than the
artificial rubies produced by the French method
The invention is that of American who is as
yet Withholding his name. Here is one OF MS
artificial rubies weighing sixteen carats It's color
and IIstre are as great as those of the mined ruby
and its chemical and physical properties are the
same 1t will scratch glass with ease. 1t is
worth about S240. II a mined stone of the same
color would be priceless. In both of these meth
ods it is possible vary the color. and the best
pigeon blood red is fixed by the amount of
chronic oxide added to the original melts.
"A blue color is produced by the addition OF
cobalt and thus obtained artificial sapphires.
while green is obtained by adding another metallic
oxide and thus are produced emeralds. But with
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
IMITATION TURQUOISES.
Made cut Of cheap chaIcedony.

prices, and to the unframed eye are like the
mined ruby in both color and bri1liancy. But
when put under magnfying glass even of low
power they found to have numerous striae
lines and minute bubbles. which at once dis
tinguish them from the mined stones
Another method of manufacturing rubies is TO
fuse chemically prepared alumina mixed with q
fux containing cooring oxides, chiefly chronic
oxide. in an electric furnace The mixture is
slowly brought to the melting point, kept there
for time and then quickly cooled on the out
side. the interior being cooled slowly as posi-
BILE. When properly cooled the mass, on being
broken open. is found to contain clear CLASSY, red
nodules (knots 1umps) standing out in sharp
contrast against a dull red brick colored ground
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

John Fisher accompanied King Edward during
his trip to Russia last week An attempt was
made In Parliament to silence Radical Objec-
tions to the Kings journey 10 Reval by the as
sertion that ii mere complimentary visit,
called for by the etiquette of courts and devoid
of any political significance whatsoever. But
surely the presence of the de facto commanders
in chief of the British navy and army would
seem to indicate that something more serious
had prompted Edward VII to leave England at
the very height of the London season to sail
for the further end Of the Baltic. and that the
treaty lately concluded between England and
Russia provides for joint military and naval ac-
ton In certain eventualiteS
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

being imported by this country year BY frnitn~
ton mean article which must not Be- confused
with the artificial gen. which. as have said. n
identical nearly Identical with the Of nature
The cheapest form OF the imitation diamond fs Of
glass. simply pressed into the brilliant form and
having none Of it's facets polished The next high
er product Is backed with 'pinchbeck.' gilt made
of copper. which increases the brfiliancy about five
fold. The grade is the backed brilliant, with
every other facet Of the top polished. and still
higher product has alternate facets. both top and
bottom polished. the back then being coated with
full silver foil better grade still has all facets pol
shed top and bottom and the highest type of all Is
of selected glass free from coIoring matter. and
whose inherent brancy IS such that backing
Is necessary. All OF the facets OF these
fully polished.
These imitation gems given wide range Of
by adding coloring matter to the original melt
of the glass In the better limitations the glass Is
made of powdered quartz. red lead and potassium
carbonate metallic oxide. etc. IN varying proper
tions according 70 the desired color
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
BELIEVES IN FAVORITISM.

Yet here we find a man, who is Vlr'uahs IL
ranking officer Of the British heet' .ie -
and most trusted naval adviser OF ms hihs az
Of his government in brief. the admiral TO "hoiii
England looks above all others to MAINTAIN her
maritime defences at the top notch OF an en-.
aency superior to that OF any othef :.
powers OF the world, advocating faVoritisih ~ d1 .
means 10 efficiency and actually setting IL cow.
in black and white over his signature as oiie u
the maxims by which he is guided In lhe pe
forrnance Of his duty. 1t s startling at nisl
Sight. And yet, on mature consideration, Is
maxim which viii appeal to all those VINO i,Ao
Sir John Fisher, are called upon to detefiiiiiis
Upon the fitness of men for certain ou'io0
Commissions and who realize that upon nc
choice NAV denend the welfare Of the ser'ice'
nay possibly the safety of the nation.
President Roosevelt here in the United o'a'o''
Aihg Edward end his naval and miiitsiy q
efs. such as Sir Jackie" Fisher and dehei H' ga
sohn French; Emperor William. the all -po"elil,
Premier Of France. Georges Clenlenceau' gnu
even the Emperor Of Austria. and MS he1 P'0
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
So, Says the Reorganizer
of England's Mag
nificent Navy.

rr-,---,rL- 1eeS tv the Brentwood Counpany.l
On hoard the British torpedo school ship Yer
non at Portsmouth. there is a cabin devoted 10
what are technically known as toys Ihese
consist OF various working models ana ingenious
oor+rsvances Of one kind and another Among
the latter is an electrical apparatus by means OF
which words written on instrument are re-
-ro5r-ed on 2 similar instrument at the other
end Of the vessel Many distinguished visitors
hsze been invited to make a trial Of the lnVen-
+ior and there is on show a book which RECORDS
their efforts-usually a brief sentence, followed
by the autograph of the person concerned
s-nonp the most noteworthy of these is the fol-
lowing phrase:
'Favoritism is the secret Of efficiency
The signature below is that or Sir john
Fisher. whose rank in the navy Of admiral or
the feet corresponds with that OF held mar
s1sI in the army, and who as First Lord Of the
Admiralty &c to all intents and purposes the
executive chief of the maritime forces OF the
British F-rnpira as well as the man more than
snv other responsible for the personnel or the
commanders That is 70 say it is Sir JACKIE
Fisher who determines promotions and the as
sirr-7er- Of commands from those Of torpedo
boats to those of great fleets Of battleships.
There are few words in the English language
that CRATE on the ear more unpleasantly IMAM
''fsvorfrfer,7~ II is held TO imply injustice.
since. explained by the ceICuis D
ary il consists in the disposition to favor one
person OF family. or one class of men, 10 tne
neglect Of others having equal claims And the
person who derives advantage from such faNer-
itisr is usually held to have acquired oofIli-
nant influence oyer q superior by unworthy
means for selfish purposes That TINS shoniu
he the construction placed upon faVoritlsh is llo'
surprising when we recall the unsaNory roe'
which ,l7e ra,,orites Of rnonarchs have played in
the annals Of the world. Exciting the jealousy
as well as The anger Of the people by the mis-
use Of the power derived from the parnahty OF
The anointed Of the Lord, they have naturally
been held up in all ages to execration' not aiohe
by the historian, but likewise by the poet oy
the playwright and by the artist In shor', ID
vorItisrn has always been regarded as one vi ','o
most grave and dangerous faults that 0oUio 10
aid az the door Of any one in authoflly.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

the exception Of rubies practically nothing is as
yet being done in the manufacture Of artificial
gems. What yet hardly than scien-
tifc curosties the spinels and chrysoberyls
lately produced by a German. who has similarly
produced topazes of fairly good size.
But when it down to the diamond, those
who now really making any progress are
keeping quiet. If they succeed they not going
TO knock the bottom out of the diamond market
What material do they use?'
Chiefly sugar carbon-carbon made from burn
sugar
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
MANY Frauds Practised on
the Public by Unscru-
puloUs Dealers.
ecop,rirht. 1905. by John Elfr.sh Watkins,

c5orIrieht 1905. by John Elfreth TatsinsS
.c7,e man who learns to manufacture diamonds
. -, the trade will take advantage Of the De
srs nroposition and hold them in reserve. letting
.n ont gradually said Writ Tassn. gem ex-
=. of the United States National Museum in
II,-sbinefon in to my question as TO wheth-
: full realization of the alleged scheme of Henry
1r,ofne-row ia the Paris limesht-would reduce
80 cost az diamonds TO a few dollars carat as
hes been predicted
DO YOU believe that Lemone's proposition artt-
s,fs1l,. 10 manufacture cylindrical diamond. six
.n-i1ne-res long by three centimetres in diameter
r5 above the average density ever be realized
- ,h most sBiful scientists?'' further asked Mr.
Tassin
Il am rot disputng a single assertion in this
,rti,5sr line of research said he. Diamonds
70 now being manufactured artifcially. their
cben,ical snd physical properties being the same
e those Of mined stones AS the size which such
.rff4.ial diamonds attain. will only say that
,o.dav al things possible
How s-e diamonds now manufactured"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
TWO WAYS OF MAKING DIAMONDS.

There are several methods. Moissan of Paris
5,ssofves carbon in molten steel AT an enormous
1erperaure and pressure, and then suddenly chills
,be mass which reveals microscopic diamonds also
6isn7on7 DIST. in more or less abundance.
artificial diamonds infrequently formed
hv accident ordinary iron. and il is more
man likely that an examination of the residue of
ordinary iron castings would result in the discovery
n nlany of these gems.
I lately discovered some artificial diamonds in
7eculiar manner : machining the fragment
hardness and when dissolved a fragment il yield
81 Two minute diamonds. Rossel, of Germany. has
-r-sted ordinary steel for diamonds. and has Sc
cured several transparent crystal fragments.
sether y ith quite a number OF minute well formed
sgh-faced crystals-the characteristic form of the
diamond crystal These have been indisputably
r-oved 70 be diamonds. He has carried num-
her OF Investigations along this line and has found
that hard steels produced under high temperatures
and cooled under great pressure usually yield dia
ronds: also. that unhammered and unrolled mild
steels yield well formed. eight-faced crystals %
This class The higher the temperature at which
diamonds formed.
Another German method yielding even better
results is TO melt olivn. chrysolite. and stir
with graphite rod after which il is allowed to
cool The mass is then dissolved and the residue
il found contain diamonds In all Of these cases
the diamonds thus far manufactured are very
minute As Vet there is no published account, from
reliable sources Of the manufacture of such
gem which by any stretch Of the imagination would
be regarded as q commercial proposition Here is
2 phisl containing one thousand of such artificial
Ike fine powder. and scarcely cover the bottom Of
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

for the magistrate of the district. A few days
after the last named crime tho police raided
eight houses in Calcutta and arrested thirty ma :
tive Indians, who were subsequently committed
for trial on charges of allotment to murder and
conspiracy. Huge quantities of gunpowder,
dynamite and ready made bombs were seized,
one of the chief arsenals being house at Man
icktoiah a suburb o. Calcutta where a number
of men arrested. In the grounds OF this
house stood large tree, which used by the
conspirators a target for revolver practice, as
shown IN tho above illustration.
London Graphic.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

The spirit of sedition in India, allo through
q mistaken policy of kindness on the part OF the
British authorities to expand almost unchecked.
has now grown to such dimensions to const'.
tute an undoubted peril to Europeans in that
country. Tho result has recently been seen IN
80. ~ outranes, such tho blowing up OF
~. / lieutenant Governors train by dynamite at
Chsndernasore, the peitins Of the Veeroys
motor car with bricks, the murder OF maeis,
the murder of two women and groom in
MYx.fferoors by the explosion of bomb meant
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
REAL RUBIEs NOW MANUFACTURED

The public has not fully awakened TO the fact
-bst man has already learned to manufacture the
Ford-s most costly gem Of au-the ruby. The
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07

Congress has appropriated
$25O.OOO, to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of
War, to the cyclone sufferers of
Mississippi, Alabama and Louis
lana.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
1t Reached the Spot.

Mr.. E. Humphrey, who owns
large general store at Omega, O,
and is president of the Adams
County Telephone Co as we'll as
of the Home Telephone Co, of
Pike County, o., says of DR..
Kings New Discovery: cit saved
my life once. At least I think it
did 1t seemed to reach t g spot
the very seat Of my cough, when
everything else failed" DR.. Kings
New Discovery not only reaches
the cough spot: it heals the sore
spots. and the weak spots in throat,
lungs and chest. Sold under guar
antee at all drug stores. Soc. and
81 90. Trial bottle free.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
STATE NEWS.

In the municipal election
held at Fayetteville Monday the
proposition for a bond issue Of
500, 600 to inaugurate a system
OF street paving was carried By
margin Of 81 ever the requisite
majority of the registered voter
Winston Salem Dispatch, 4th
Night riders last night de-
stroyed the tobacco plant be6s 5
of F. O. Fishel, a prominer t
farmer of Friedberg in David
son county. This is the first
time that night riders have oper.
ated in this section.
Mr.. Rowland D. Blankenshir
a lineman in the employ of the
Charlotte Electric Light Il Pow
er Co., was electrocuted while
work on a line in Charlotte Wed
nesday. The high voltage of 1.
100 units OF electricity passeC
through his body.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
Work ofProhIbilIonis,s.

Raleigh srondence. Apr. %, Charlotte
Observer.
The executive committee of
the North Carolina Anti-Sa-
loon League in session here
has reports from all the 90 coun-
ties of which 81 have been full
~ organized, the remainder be
ing small ones where organiza-
ton will be effected this week,
The estimates of the ajority
for prohibition in this State
range from $4,000 to 60,O0O
The last two weeks of the cam
paign will ue made a Whirl
wind and 20 speakers TO (
county will be put in the field
In many OF the counties, Chair
man Oates repOrts, a house t.
house canvass is beng made b,
men and women. In all ther
will be more than 1000 speak
ers this month, embracing
most Of the leading men @
both political parties, and be
sides these there will be Ce
burn Wright, of Georgia, D.
Young, Governor Glenn, Judg
PritChard, Ex-Governor Ay
!. cock, etc. 1t seems to be tn
- opinion that the anti-prohib
f tionists cannot carry over
:. counties and possibly not owe
d II. OF course there are SON
it doubtful counties like Forsyt
- New Hanover. Rowan, etc
n and in these both sides are ce
s tainlv working hard.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
COTTON ASSOCIATION REEF
ING.

Al the Regular Monthly Meeting
of the Robson Association
Monday a Restitution 1s ADOPT
ed ReaffirminG the Faith OF the
Association In the Coed 10 be
ObtasAed by the Gradual klsr-
ketiRg Of the Crop.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Ro beson Cotton Associa-
tion was held Monday at the Op-
era House, a goodly number of
farmers being present. Mr.. A, J.
McKinnon, of Maxton, president
of the North Carolina Division
of the Southern Cotton Associa-
tiou, was present and made a
short talk along tho limo of the
work and purposes Of the asso-
citation, and short talks were also
made by president W. P. Barker,
of the local association; Messsrs.
R. D. Caldwell. of Lum berton;
w. S. and E, j. Johnson, of st.
Paul; and w. K Cllbreth, of
Raft Swamp.
Routine business was trans
acted and the following resolu~
tion was passed unanimously:
Whereas, there has been read
at this meeting an editorial in
The Charlotte Observer of May
3rd, under the heading: THE
Cotton Grower and the Prices
Staring at Him." and whereas
reference is made in said article
to the policy of holding cotton
with the idea of q gradual mar
keting of the same, said refer
ence oeing such as to argue the
futility of such policy;
Therefore, Resolved, That We
disagree with the editor in his
views as expressed in that arti
Gle as to the benefit to be derived
by the gradual marketing of cot
ton as opposed to the policy 0
rushing the crop on the marke
as soon as harvested, and tina
we reaffrm our faith in the goot
to be obtained by following tn
policy recommended by the as
F sociation as to the gradual mar
keting of the crop.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
He D1gge& q PIt-Hoist with His
Own Petard.

A - u ~G en "A A0SASs ESAAAA AAIo
Own Peiard.
Charlotte Observer
There is an interesting refer
ence in the Scriptures to d gen
tleman who digged q pit for his
neighbor and fell into it himself;
and his experience has an inter
esting and sXact parable in North
carolina politics today. Mr..
LocEe Craig has been pointed out
in his candidacy for the nomina-
tien for Governor as the repre-
sentative of the Southern Rail
way Company and the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, and for
reply his friends have printed q
long list of Southern Railway
/ ATTORNEYS who are active in tho
support of Mr.. W. W. Kitchin for
this nomination; and have
shown, furCher, that his State
manager, Mr.. }. S. Manning, of
Durham, is vice president OF and
attorney for tine Duke bank at
| Durham and was the most out
spoken and influential mem Der of
| the lower house of the L9gisla-
ture last year in opposition to
subsection A Of the Reid anti
trust bill which was designed to
run the tobacco trust out of the
State. The latest discovery Of
the worthless is that Mr.. Craig is
, allied with the liquor interest
and proof of this is found i'll the
fact, and is circulated, that when
the Ward bill was pending in the
Legislature of 1905 he wrote q
letter to N. Glenn Williams, OF
Yadkin, saying that in his judg
ment the Legislature should not
: interfere with his (Williams) bus
5 mess. This morning there are
printed letters Of similar tenor
I which Mr.. W. W. Kitchin and Mr.
j. J. S. Manning wrote Mr.. vii
f liams at the same time.
t No campaign based upon sucf
t hollow pretense as is disclosed
] in the three cases above enUm
e Grated can ever prosper in NOrtE
l. Carolina.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
,gessolI'slndlctment OF Alcohol

IngessOII'sIndlc of Alcohol
Roberto lngersoI.
It feeds rheumatism, nurses
gout, welcomes epidemics, in
vltes cholera, imports pestilSnce,
and embraces consumption. tt
covers she land with idleness,
misery and crime It fills your iails,
supplies your almhoUseS and de
mands your asylums. 1t engen-
ders controversies and riots.
1t crowds pesiten tiaIies and
furnishes victims to your scat
folds. It is the life blood of the
gamUler, the element of the bur-
glar, the prop of the highwaymau
and the support of the midnight
incendiary. 1t countenances the
liar. res Dects The thief, esteems
the blaSphemer. 1t violates OF
ligatioas, reverences fraud and
dishOnOrs innocence. 1t defames
; benevolence, hates love, scOrns
virtue and SANDERS innocence.
! l. excites the father to butcher
! his helpless offspring, helps
/ the husband to massacre his
wife; and the child to grind the
parricidal axe. Il burns up men
and consumes women, detests
life, curses God and despises
heaven. 1t suborns witnesses,
nurses perjury, defiIes the jury
box and stains the Judicial erm
inc. 1t degrades the citizen ano
the statesman and disarms the
patriot. 1t brings shame, net
honor; terror, not safety; despair,
not hope; misery, not happiness
and with the malevolence of a
tiend, it calmly surveys It's
frightful desolation. and unsatis
fed with its havoc, it poisons fe
licity, kills peace, ruius morals
, blights confidence, Stays reputa
tiOn and wipes out national hon
or, then curses the world anC
laughs at it's ruin. 1t does tina
and mOre-it murders the soul
1t is the son Of villianieS, the
mother of denominations, the dev
il's best friend and Gods wors
enemy.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07

Rings Little Liver Pills for bill
business and sic k-headache. They
clean the system and clear the skin
Price 25c. Try them. Sold by j.
D. Mcmillan & Son.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07

Harry K. Thaw has been trans
ferred from the Matteawan Hos
pital for the Criminal Insane to
the Dutchess county, n. Y, jail,
where he will remain until the
final decision on a writ of habeas
corpus sued out in an effort to
have him declared sane. 1t is
said that it will cost Duchess
county $4,000 to have the pro
ceedings tried in that county.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07

Her hand this man could not get
His health was not as it should
be,
He had not used the best as yet, y
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. J. D. MCMILLAN & Son
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
GENERAL. NEWS.

Twelve or more persons lost
their ives in fire which Destroy
ed a hotel in Fort Wayne, Ind,
Sunday.
A fire in a tenement house in
thickly populated section of
Brooklyn, N. Y, Sunday caused
the death of six persons and the
serious injury of four others.
Prince William, Of Sweden,
second son of King Gustave, the
popular sailor prince who visited
America last year, was married
Sunday at St. Petersburg, Rus
sia, to Grand Duchess Maria Paw
lovna, cousin ofthe Emperor OF
Russia and daughter of Grand
Duke Paul Alexanovich.
A campaign to abolish racing
in Louisiana, backed by some ot
the most wealthy and intluentia
citizens of the State. will bt
launched before the Legislature
which meets at Baton Rogue On,
week from next Monday.
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
Agricultural Institute.

At the Agricultural institute
to be held on the Central Aca io-
my grounds, at LittletoD, N. c.,
May 18th, Col. John S. Cunning
han, of Person county. will speak
tn Diversified Aglic llture"
and Mr.. Clarence II. Poe, editor
of the Progressive Farmer, will
speak on Three Ways to
build up Farming in Warren and
Halifax counties" "
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07
Lumberton's New Graded School Building.

This building completed and $4,000
doors fOt wing wrdan
the
the Orh erOft pupils
isinthe
ybad.Be side
enad the
add
toni y the erarwt actngn n ceas from Il iappean
The Robesonian., 1908-05-07

Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea
tones the stomache, stimulates the
lazy liver; strengthens the bowels
and makes their action easy
and natural. The best tonic for the
whole system. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. J. D. Mcmillan & Son.