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was one of complete aphasia Mrs Kemp
ton was dealing in subtleties so confidently
and with so practised hand that her deduc-
tions beWildered him.
"She will marry to be independent? he
asked mechanically.
"Of course If she marries Winnie Town
send, she will be under the obvious necessity
of becoming his wife. With you the question
resolves itself into simple matter of bust
ness. Half of this money belongs to her, half
to you. She need ask you no favors, nor can
you had eaten with your knife, the thing
would have been impossible. That danger
removed, it remains only for YOU to pop the
question"
Humor had struggled with incredulity un-
til Mrs. Kempton presented the facts. They
had not seemed half so brutal until they were
expressed in words. Then self respect came
vaulting to CARROTS rescue. He did not
reply at once. The spirit of romance ceased
to beckon, and the glow of his enterprise
faded with the ash of his cigarette. His brow
lowered. and he gazed gloomily out of the
transom into the garden, above which the
glow of city at play illumined the wintry
sky. The perfume of flowers was in the air,
and the faint air of an open window stirred
among the quivering fronds, making quaint
dIdUtSQucS Ill SILHOUETTE against tlle JdpdIl-
csc lamps which glowed in the obscurity.
The pretty woman leaned back in her wicker
chair beside him, her dark eyes lazily chal-
longing him to combat in their merry war.
But Garriott was no longer merry. He sat
deep in his chair, his eyes under tangled
brows scowling modify at vacancy.
There was a sound from the distant draw
ing room within, of fingers running lightly
over the piano, then of feminine voice sing
ing. Garriott did not know the song. The
key was low and the voice came to them with
the even, full bodied notes of cello played
by loving hand. There was no one there
to sing but Natalie. Abby Kempton's eyes
were closed; spell had suddenly fallen over
them both. Garriott sat immovable, fearing
that the singer might guess he was listening
and leave the piano. but it seemed that she
had forgotten them. That song finished.
she sang another. 1t was as though Natalie
herself had come behind his chair and had
laid her soft fingers soothingly across his eyes.
To be continued next Sunday
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DELICATE THERMOMETERS

blnatlon OF instruments then becomes type
of thermometer. What is really measured
is the difference of temperature between the
two functions of the wires; for if both we're
equally heated no current would be pro-
duced. This instrument is generally rem
dered more sensitive by connecting num-
Der of such functions in series, alternate ones
being kept cool, SO that the effect of any
heating is correspondingly multiplied. Such
arrangement is generally termed thermo-
pile.
The second type of sensitive thermometer
is what is called bolometer, and its action
depends on slightly different physical prin-
ciple. AS is we'll known, the resistance met
ais offer to the passage of an electric current
increases on heating. BY making use of
simple system of connections known as
"Wheatstone bridge" such change of re-
sistance results in small current of cleo
tricity, which can be measured by a sensi
tive galvanometer such as described. The
bolometer itself is fine wire or strip of
platinum, carefully protected from air cur
rents by surrounding jacket or case. The
heating it is almost always used to measure
is that due to radiant heat from various
sources; that is, its prime use is as radia-
ton measurer, and it is accordingly SO ar
ranged that the radiation can be screened
1lOIIl Vi dllOWCu W OIl IL dL Will.
While neither of these instruments is
adapted to the absolute measurement of
temperatures,-e.g., as so many degrees
above zero.-they are marvelously efficient
when it comes to detecting or measuring
small variations of temperature. Indeed, it
is no exaggeration to say that either of them
may be constructed so as to be able to de-
tect heating of no more than one hundred
mllllOnth of degree. The radiation from
candle fame across the room allowed to
shine on such instruments will produce con-
siderable effect, and the heat from an object
several feet away no warmer than the hand
is readily noticeable. 1t will be readily be-
lieved that, because of their great sensitive
ness, these instruments are by no means
easy to handle. They can be used to best
advantage only in the dead of night, when
few people are moving about and when
street traffic, which had disturbing effect
on the galvanometer, is at its lowest.
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tor the season was gone. Garr1ott made both
touchdowns against Harvard and Princeton.
You don't remember, Abby, of course; you
were in Paris then"
Mrs Kempton looked on in a mingling of
pleasure and disnay She was aware that
her protege was losing nothing by her ath-
letic husbands hero worship; but saw in
their college "reminiscences an obstacle to the
success of her plan of campaign for the even
ing, which she proposed to be mastery re-
treat.
Come, Jack" she interrupted. Dinner
is announced. You can fight your battles
over again later"
A FTER dinner, as they rose from the table,
Mrs. Kempton's hand took frmer con-
troll of the situation.
I'm going to show you my orchids, Mr..
Garriott." And, leaving Kempton and Nata-
lie lingering over their coffee, she led the way
to the conservatory.
WELL" asked Garriott, when they were
alone, do you think she's as much in love
with me as yesterday?'
She conceals it admirably"
Not better than do he maintained.
mo one could tell from my manner that
I'm about to ask her to marry me-
"Or from hers that she is about to accept
you
Accept mel
"Yes," she averred.
Impossible! Why, she wouldn't speak
to me, or even listen when talked"
And yet she heard everything you said,
saw everything you did
''She didn't look at me-"
Sand yet she watched you as a cat does
a mouse. She has learned all she wants to
know. Secretly, think she was afraid you'd
tuck your napkin into your collar, eat your
oysters with your salad fork, or cut into your
timbale of fish with your knife. Oh, don't
be dismayed, Mr.. Garriott. These are the
things that would mean great deal to Nata
lie. Other men might do them if they liked
and be thought careless Or original; but in
you they could only be the result of i'll breed
ing. No one understands Natalie as l do,
l doubt if she understands herself" she
unused. Il think what she most wants is to
keep her independence. If she can preserve
that by marrying you think she'll do it.
CARROTS condition of mind by this time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

WHAT is the most sensitive sort of Their
W mometer? The subject is not without
interest; for not infrequently we should like
to be able to measure minute changes of
temperature and to know what sort of Their
mometer is best adapted for such work and
how slight changes it will detect.
Obviously the human body is itself type
heat from cold; but our ability in this line
is probably limited to a few degrees. That
is to say, if the temperature rises or falls,
say, two degrees, we may be able to detect
it; but smaller changes are likely to pass
unnoticed.
The ordinary mercury thermometer, grad
uated as it usually is to two degrees, will do
much better than this, for with little prac-
tice one can read tenths of it's smallest divi-
sions; that is, fifths of degree. Of course
it is also much more trustworthy. There
are mercury thermometers much more SEN
sitive than this. Some of them, having large
bulbs and very fine capillary stems, may in
dictate even thousandths of a degree; but
this seems to be about the limit of sensitive
ness for this sort of thermometer. What
then are we going to do if we wish to meas
ure really small difference of temperature,
say one millionth of a degree?
Rather oddly, perhaps, the instruments
made use of for such purposes are electrical
in nature and do not resemble ordinary
thermometers at ALL They are of two types,
making use of two different principles. The
first depends upon the fact that if two differ
ent sorts of wires are joined together and
one of the functions so formed is heated, a
feeble electrical current may be produced.
To detect and measure this small current re-
quires very sensitive measuring instru-
ment called a galvanometer, and this has
been brought to such perfection that the
most sensitive sort can be made to detect a
current of only one million millionth of an
ampere. An ampere is about the strength of
current in an ordinary thirty-two candle
power incandescent carbon lamp.
So, while slight heating of the junction
generates only an extremely small current,
with this tremendously sensitive galvan-
ometer, or current measurer, the effect, of a
very small change of temperature indeed
can be detected and measured, and the COM
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-01-22
La Annnr Of Minsrva.

The most notable festival at Athens
was IN honor If Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this particular day
marched IN procession. The Oldest
went first. then the young men. then
the children. the young women. the
mntrons and the people Of the lower
orders. The most prominent object In
the parade was ship propelled by
hidden machinery and bearing at liz
masthead the sacred banner OF thu
goddess.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-01-22

Uncle Jake. IF you don't you'll
glance"
Barker aimed long and carefully ut
the center and sent the egg bobbmg.
but still the shell was unbroken.
Flinging his revolver on the barn
floor. he strobe away.
knew that Barker had been trlcked.
but could not conceive how. 1t APP
peared TO me that nothing could be
more fair than the trial. asked
Uncle Jake how he had managed TO
let me. poor shot. beat the best shot
IN the territory. He would not tell
me. Barker was never seen there
again. Daisy had induced him 10 sign
n promise that II beat him lie would
leave the field clear for me.
married Daisy and took her east
with me. She said she had had enough
OF the wild west and had no further
use for cowboys. not considering them
the romantic creatures she had thought
them when she first went to the coun-
try. She learned the secret OF the
shooting match from Uncle Jake the
ndy We NeTc tldititu anu to'u ~ W "e
on our wedding journey. The meat
had been taken from the egg Barker
shot at. aud the featherweight shell
had been moved aside each time by
the wind 81 the hall. To hit II was
impossible.
Uncle Jake had learned tho trick
from n presttiigitator who had passed
through the locality with q circus.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
Cotton Scars High-Highes,
Prices Since War,
New York Dispatch, Aug. 30

New York Dispatch Aug. 90.
August cotton sold at 20 cents
a pound in the New York cotton
market today on urgent demand
from speculative shorts who had
postponed covering until the last
moment in the hope that the in
creasing new crop movement in
the Southwest might break the
control Of the bull leaders. This
price, the highest reached by
cotton for any delivery since the
civil war, and exceeding by near
ly q cents per pound the highest
figure reached in the famous bull
year of 10000 which until now
had stood as a standard of com.
parison, was regarded by many
as the eliminating point of the
bull movement in progress here
for the last six months, during a
season which, when it ends next
Thursday, will go down as the
most spectacular in the annals OF
the cotton trade since war times
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
President Taft Interested ir
Plans for Raising the Maine

Beverly. Mass. Dispatch, Aug, 20. :. = -.
If plans which President Taft
regards favorably are adopted,
the battleship Maine, sunk in
Havana harbor twelve years ago
which since then has concealed
the secret of the disaster which
overwhelmed her, may be sailing
homeward on or before Christ.
mas. bearing a long-delayed YER
dict to the nation. 81
John F. O'Rourke, president
of the O'Rourke Engineering
Construction Company Of New
York, submitted the plans
today to President T a + t
Both were much interested il
not enthusiastic when Mr.
O'Rourke departed from the sum
mer capital with instructions t.
meet the President in Wash
ington during the last week il
September, when definite actor
will be taken.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

Ernest Mclean and little son,
George, spent Friday with2rela-
tives at Fairmont. Mr.. -Ottie
Bass left this morning Tor
Wrightsville Beach. Mr.. Sion
Afford left Saturday for a visit
at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. ]. Afford, of Caro-
lima, S.C.-Miss Arva Thompson,
Of Fairmont, passed through here
this morning en- route to- her
home, after spending some time
at the home Of her grandfather,
Mr.. w. F. Adams, of Purvls. =
Misses Edna and Hattie. Will
loughby, of Pleasant Grove, were
guests at the home of Mr.: Foster
Williams Sunday. Mr.. Averette
Mitchell, Of Fairmont, and Mr.. }.
F. Parker returned today from q
short visit to relatives at Laurin.
burg. Mr.. w. F. Adams, ST., OF
Purvis, and Mr.. Willie Graham,
of Red Springs, are guests today
at the home of Mr.. and. Mrs
Lacy Price.
Rufus.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

In a communication which ap-
rears elsewhere in this paper
Mr.. D. P. McEachern urges the
Importance of selecting our best
men to represent US in the next
General Assembly. That's the
right sort of talk. AS a good
deed shines far in this naugh-
ty world. so the fact that some
other counties have nominated
such good men that their selec-
tons have been the subject of
Statewide comment is putting
other counties on their mettle. AS
we have remarked in this con.
nection, Robson has plenty of
material as good as the best the
State affords, and it will be to the
discredit Of the county if we put
forward second-rate men.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

To the Democratic Voters ofRobeson
County:
From previous notice and commune
cations it is generally understood that
am candidate for the Senate from
Robson county subject to the action Of
the Democratic Primary orConvention.
My record Of the past is known by the
people of Robson, and my character,
and integrity have never been assailec
or nv Democracy questioned
am in favor of salaries for county
officers and against division Of the
county, but shall extend due consid.
GRAFTON and courtesy to all who ma,
think differently.
If nominated / will do all in nv pow
er for the success of the Democ rati,
party, and if elected will have an ey,
single to the best interest of all people
and the progress of our county ant
State along the lines of education, NOR
atty and material progress.
Grateful for past tokens of your es
TEEN and confidence am.
Most respectfully,
8-l5tf. E. F, McRae.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

Drs. W. A. McPhaul and inc.
Knox, Jr., county and town su-
perintendents Of health, think il
advisable for every one to be
vaccinated, owing to the preva.
lence of smallpox. 1t it to be
hoped that all will take their ad
vice and be on the safe side
There are plenty of fresh vaccine
points in town and those VIII,
are unable to pay will be vacci
mated free of charge.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
For Treasurer.

N announcing nv candidacy for re
election &c the Office Of treasurer o.
hoDesoh county, | wish to express
L! GRATITUDE and keen ap..reci.
asson 70 - voters, q the County fo1
their liberal an6 loyal support i: he
past. Realizing as DO that the ofise
belongs to the people, / wish to assure
them OF my firm intention of serving
them to the very best of my ability.
With all the courtesy, honesty and af-
liability can command, / am ALWAYS
and ever subject to the action of the
Democratic party as expressed in pr.
mary or convention. Again thanking
nay friends for their liberal support, !
am, VERY tr7,fv
5-l9tf M. G. Mckenzie.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

Running Over Time in Effort to
Catch Up Making Excellent

To the Editor Of The Robesonian:
| wish to say through your
paper that the -four mill at Penn
broke has been running for one
week and making as good fiou,
as any mill in North Carolina,
but we. are still badly crowded
and would be glad to have the
people who can conveniently wait
on US a few days to catch up. Il
would be a favor to us as we
would like to treat everybody
alike and we can't do that until
we can once get the flour clean.
ed up. We are now 400 bushels
behind. We will run this week
until very late at night in order
to accommodate our customers
and get in shape to do by every.
body as we would like to do. Al.
so with good wheat we make an
excellent grade Of flour and we
have a competent miller from
Randolph county in charge Of
the mill to serve the people as
best we can, and we take the
liberty of thanking the people in
advance for their patronage in
the future.
w. K. Culbreth.
Lumberton, N. c., r. T. D. 6,
Aug. 20, 1910. g.: 49,. -
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
McDonaldP ersonals -SorneWhe
Come and Go.

Correspondence Of The Rcbescnian.
Mcdonald, Aug. 20 - Mrs.
Sturgeon Mclean and daughter,
Miss Catharine, visited relatives
at Drum last week. = Messrs. J.
A. Mcmillan and T. s. Greyard
are spending a few days at
Wrightsville Beach. Mr.. Charlie
and Miss Edith Mclean spent
Sunday with relatives at Purvis.
Miss Eliza Mcqueen, Of Max
ton, is a guest at the home ofMr.
J. 2. Price. -Messrs. CharlieMc-
Lean and Erdman Grantham
leave tomorrow for Whitsett In
stitute, where they will be stu
dents the coming year. Mrs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Clerk Superior Court.

To the Citizens and Voters Of Robe
son County:
/ hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the Office Of clerk of the Sup
erior Court Of Robson county, subject
to the action of the Democratic conven-
ton.
! feel that my two years experience
as deputy clerk, together with my legal
training and legal and general Office ex-
perience, will enable me to render &C
ceptable service to the people.
With these qualifications and twenty
FIVE years of faithful allegiance to the
party, earnestly ask the support OF
my fellow ciLizens.
Very respectfully,
April Z, 1910. c. B. Skipper.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

If you are interested in a good
aut omobile highway from Wilm.
ington to Charlotte and the
mountains by way of Lumberton,
to Laurinburg tomorrow and at
tend the meeting that will be
held there at 10 o'clock a. m
There will be representative
men there from every town along
the line Of the proposed road be.
tween Charlotte and Wilmington
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
LET'S NOT DIVIDE.

Ordinarily we find ourself IN
agreement with Mr.. D. ?. Nc
Eachern, whose views we always
respect, whether in accord with
our own or not, but we differ
from him on the question Of d.
viding Robson. We do not agree
with him in his first reason, that
the county is too large to be pro-
perly administered by our pres
emit form Of government. = We
dare say that the affairs of Robe
son are as we'll administered as
the affairs of any county in the
State, and as the county has at
tanned her present admitted
greatness under what Mr.. Nc
Eachern would have one believe
the present handicap of size, How
can any one doubt that with ever
improving facilities for quick
transportation, thus making the
county in effect smaller and more
compact, the size of the county
is less an objection every year?
The great improvement in rail-
road facilities within recent
years has to great extent re-
moved the objection to the size
of the county, and the increasing
sentiment for good roads makes
it certain that within a compare
lively short time every portion
of the county will be connected
with the county seat by excellent
highways. And as far as releas-
ing prisoners on straw bonds is
concerned, we believe that if
more prisoners who are held~for
trivial offenses were released on
straw bonds the County would be
saved much expense and would
be the gamer from, the labor of
able-bodied men who are kept
idly in jail-prisoners whom the
judge hardly knows what to do
with when convicted. Instead
of believing that 1T is only a
question of time when the county
will be disrupted from the very
necessities of the case," we be.
lieve that improved conditions
make the question of division
less acute each year, and that ii
is only a question of time when
the warmest advocates of division
will cease to agitate this question.
And it will not do to say thai
sentimental reasons for keeping
the county intact affect only
"some old residents These
reasons should appeal as strong
ly to the younger residents as t,
the old-perhaps more strongly
for if under less favorable condi
tons the older residents coul,
bring the county to it's presen
enviable position, Is the younge
generation going to admit tina
it cannot, under more favorabl
conditions, go beyond what ha
been attained?
"A ring in Lumberton?" Wa
there ever county seat that es
capped that accusation? We d
not uelieve it applies to Lumbe1
ton more than to the capital {
the smallest county in the lane
We have no quarrel with thos
who advocate division, but "
honestly believe that the reason
for keeping the county inta
outweigh any reasons that can
advanced for division.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

and Laurinburg has a hundred
autos in readiness to take visi-
tols over Scotland county roads.
Mayor Rowland is appointing
delegates and Lumberton will be
| well represented.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
For Register of Deeds.

To the Citizens and voters of Robson
County.
! hereby announce myself candidate
for reelection to the Office of Register
OF Deeds of Robson county.
Assuring the people of my most heart
felt appreciation of their generous sup
port IN the past, and asking a continu-
ance Of the same, l am,
Very sincerely yours,
T. n. Hlgley.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
For Sheriff.

fo1 hereby announce 10 myself candidate
Robson county.
: Assuring the. good people Of my
County OF my appreciation Of their
KIND support in the past and asking
that they be kind enough to support ME
again, ! am. Yours very truly. J.: !,
5-2-tf e. I. McNeill.-
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

! beg to hereby announce to the Dem
ocratic voters of Robson that / am a
candidate for tire Office of Clerk Of Su-
perlorCourt, subject to the, action Of the
forthcoming convention (or primary. J
most sincerely ask your considera-
ton OF myself in making your decision
for the candidate for clerk of the court.
5-5tf K. NJ. Barnes.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
For Treasurer

hereby announce myself {. candidate
for the office Of treasurer of Robeson
county, subject to the action Of tie
Democratic primary or convention.
W. H. Graham.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01

To the Editor Of The Robesonian: