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Tha Hin Joints.

The cup and ball socket and the air
light valve were first used In the hu-
man body. II our hip joints and arms
were not provided with air tight SOCK
cts we should get too tired to continue
our work for any length of time in
Just holding these limbs together by
muscles. 1t Is the pressure of the air
which holds them in place, and thus
all physical effort is avoided. In the
various air tight joints and sockets
found in the human body one may find
nearly all the mechanical principles in
volved In the air brake or the use OF
compressed air for thousand differ
ent things. Some may aver that ma
ture did not discover ball bearings. Il
mechanical device which has revolu.
tionized the vehicuiar world. But the
principle is almost developed In the
ball of the leg bone and the socket OF
the hip. which are made so smooth
aud are so we'll oiled that they slide
back ward and forward with practicai-
" no friction.
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She's always on time to the minute.
That was the first thing about her
that attracted me. I've got the mitten
instead of the scarf. | ought to have
known at S:31 that my goose was
cooked. I'll go west on the II :45 to-
night with Jack Milburn. The jig's
up. I'll try Jacks ranch awhile and
top off with the Klondike and whisky
Good night-er-er-prince
Prince Michael smiled his enigmatic,
gentle and cOmprehending smile and
caught the coat sleeve of the other.
| The brilliant light in the princes eyes
was softening to DREAMER. cloudy
| translucence.
wait" he said solemnly. "till the
clock strikes. IL have wealth and
power and knowledge above most men
but when the clock strikes l an
afraid. Stay by me until then. This
woman shall be yours. You have the
word of the hereditary Prince Of Val
leluna. On the day of your marriage
l will give you 100000 and palace
on the Hudson. But there must be ne
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to study humanity He found in nj
truism more pleasure than his riches,
his station and all the grosscr sweets
of life had given him.
1t was his chief solace and satisfac-
ton to alleviate Individual distress, to
confer favors upon worthy ones who
had need of succor, TO dazzle ,snfortu-
mates by unexpected and bewildering
gifts of truly royal magnificencc, be-
slowed. however. with wisdom and in,
diciousneSs.
And as Prince Michaels eye rested
upon the glowing face of the great
clock in the tower his smile. alutruistl'
as it was. became slightly tinged wi i
contempt
Big thoughts were the princes. and
II was always with a shake OF his
head that he considered the subjuga-
hon of the world to the arbitrary
measures OF time.
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Noah's Anchora

q story OF a pair of anchors Ia told
u rhe book entitled 10 kairwab the
Holy
kAirwan II the Mecca OF the west
Ii - city so sacred that women are
allowed to move about In II but very
little. One of the interesting sights
is the Mosque OF Emit Ben Said Bon
Muphtah. This mosque. With ite six
melon shaped domes. Is the tomb OF
most amusing old Moslem who died
about the middle OF the last century
lie had great power over the Dey and
managed affairs according 70 his own
pleasure. This Moslem got possession
in rnnis Of fonI large anchors which
probably belonged to some old menot-
wal abandoned on account OF stress OF
weather The gentleman With the long
maine was not content with any smb
prosaic explanation OF theis origin By
means OF the labor ot JOU Arabs ne
had the anchors dragged from i1lnis
and deposited In front OF his house.
The transportation took i've months
He then declared them to he the an
cnors by which Moab fastened the ark
TO Mount Ararat. The relies are now
IN the mosque OF theiI former owner
ana are regarded as holy
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His Rules Of Golf.

A lawyer OF considerable prominence
took up the game OF goif, Some OF
his friends volunteered chapters of
advice. while another presented to the.
beginner y DOOk OF rules After COM
pieting MS first rOunG the counselor
was asked II be had mastered the
r,iiea The perspiring nwyes realized
the sarcasm OF the remark. out proved
equal To the occasion The rules: Oh.
they arr quite simple. ne replied.
There are two l know OF. and to my
hlnd they are in- most important
iou must bit the bai; wuh you, ,.inb
aud after v0n nave nit II you must
tlnd II. OF course. before sou MT II
again II Will TAX. an n,n,>, man >ev
erai weeks TO master THESE tw0 rules
After driving the ban you mus, III, II
wherever II ,ips- tiooO .,eS are A. I'M
portant IN gOlt as III t>ning iA.slng
a na!i costs sou two strokes ami the
price of the Dail fitting 4 c:,ddie
WITH the baI. is tns,inabi+ hon,lciae
New York tribune.
Buffers Reply.
There was time while Lyman
lruIDUuIl was chairman OF the senate
committee on judiciary that BenJaml
Kutles was CHAIRMAN OF the judiciary
committee OF the mousse. II was a,
this period that driega ton from ont
OF the southern states visited WASH
ington with u desire to secure the I'm
p..bcnn,eut ana removal OF the federal
judge OF their state. ihey interviewed
Mt Butter as to the probability OF car
rylLg such 4 measure through thai
session.
Il don't know." wis air Rutier's re
ply: Il am chairman OF the judiciary
committees OF the house. The neces
sary action can be nad mere Hut iIy
man rruIDbuii Is chairman OF the seD
ate COMMITTEES. anO Judge Irunsbnli IL
troubled with two th:ngs-the nySpep
STA. which makes nlnn ullSernbie. au(
consclenCe. which makes MN uDcer
tain
He Didn't.
do you believe in signs?"
mo A dentists sign reading 'Teei!
Extracted Without Pain fell the othe
| lay Just as went under 1t and knock
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THE ChL|PH, CUPID
AND THE CLOCK,
A Prince In Disguise Proves a
Wise Philosopher.
BY O. HENRY.

Copyright 1906, by Mcclure, Phillips &
Col
Prince Michael of the electorate Of
VaIleluna sat on his favorite bench in
the park The GOODNESS of the Septem-
Der night quickencd the life in him
like Il rare tonic wine. The benches
were not filled, for park loungers. with
their stagnant blood, are prompt to
detect and fly home from the crisp
ness Of early autumn. The moon was
just clearing the roofs of the range Of
dwellings, that bounded the quadrangle
pn the east
Children laughed and played about
the fine sprayed fountain. In the
shadowed spots fauns ard hamadry-
ads wooed, unconscious of the gaze of
mortal eyes. A hand organ-Philomel
by the grace of our stage carpenter
Fancy-fiuted and droned in side
street
Around and about the enchanted
boundaries of the little park street cars
spat and mewed and the stilted trains
roared like tigers and lions prowling
for a place to enter And above the
trees shone the great, round, shining
tower Of IN antique public building.
Prince Michael's shoes were wrecked
far beyond the skill of the carcfllest
cobbler. The ragman would have de-
clincd any negotiations concerning his
clothes. The two weeks stubble on
| his face was gray and brown and red
and grecnish yellow. as if it had been
made up from Individual contributions
| from the chorus of Il musical comedy.
No man existed who had money enough
to wear so bad Il hat as was Prince
| Michael's.
Prince Michael sat on his favorte
bench and smiled. It was divcrting
thought to him that he was Thy
enough 10 buy every one of those
close ranged, bulky. window lit man
sions that faced him if he chose.
He could have matched gold. equi
pages, jewels, art treasures, estates and
acres with any CroesuS in this proud
city Of Manhattan and scarcely have
entered upon the bulk of his holdings
He could have sat ut table with reign.
ing sovereigns.
The social world, he world of art
the fellowship of the elect, adulation
| imitation, the homage of the fairrSt
honors from the highest, praise. from
the wiscst, f1attcry, esteem. credit
pleasure, fame-all the honey of lif'
| was waiting In the comb in the hive
of the world for Prince Michael of tho
electorate Of Nalleluna whenever h,
might choose to take il But his choic.
was to sit in rags and dingilrSs on :
bench in :: park, for he had tasted q
the fruit Of the tree Of life and. lindli:
| it bitter in his mouth. had stepped on
Of Eden for a time to- seek distraction
close to the unarmored. beating hear
of the world
These thoughts strayrd tireamil,
through the mind of Prince Mitllac
as lc smiled under the stnbble of hi
polyrhrOmntic beard.
Lounsing thus. clad as the poores
of mcnuirants in the parks. he iovet
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MARRYING For Votes.

Marrying for votes was a device OF
old time British election agents. AS
the law stood before the reform act
OF 1882 widows OF freemen on marry
ing again made their second husbands
freenlen and therefore voters At
election times widows were eonse-
quen,iy paid handsomely to go through
q formal marriage with voieless
bachelor. who. for consideration.
similarly agreed to support the candi-
date. The pair were married. the man
voted according to instructions. and
then he and his wife. standing on
either side of tombstone. said.
death US do part" With this literal
fulfillment of the matrimonial vow
they regarded their marriage dlssoiv-
ed. AT the last election in Bristol be-
fore 1892 a hundred women gave votes
to men,
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He Didn't.
do you believe in signs?"
mo A dentists sign reading Teeth
Extracted Without Pain fell the other
lay Just as | went under 1t and knock
I'd out two teeth OF mine"
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Aliterarx LIGHT.

A short time ago we'll known writ
er OF London. Remembering. that ~
had never read the uoncanunirat hooks.
went out In search OF copy aud IN
one bookshop after another drew
blank. At last he went to his own par
ticuiar newspaper shop. which 'slso
dealt In Bibles and light titprature.
"Have you the Apocrypha.Y he asked
For moment the young woman he.
hiud the counter was puzzled: then.
Frightening. she said. lis It weekly
or q monthly?'
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clocks In that paiacc They measure
our folIies and limit our pleasures
DO you agree to thaty'
"Of course" said the youi.g man
chcerfully. They're Il nuisance any
way. always ticking and striking and
getting you late for dinner"
He glanced again ut the cio, X In thu.
tower
The hands stood at three minutes
TOO
II think" said Prince Michael. that
| will sleep a little The day has i"S'i,
fatiguing"
He stretched himself upon n bench
with the manner Of one who had slept
thus before
You will find me in this park on
any evening when the weather is suit
able" said the prince sleepiiy Come.
to me when your narriase day is sci. .
and ! will give you Il check for the
money"
Thanks, your highncss," said the
young man seriously 1T doesn't look
as If would need that palace on the
Hudson, but | .appraiate your offer
just the same"
Prince Michael sank into deep slum-
ber His battered hat rolled from the
bench TO the ground The young man
lifted it, placed it over Tho fro,izy
face and moved one of the grotcsquely
relaxed limbs into Il more comfortable
position
Poor devil!" he said kindly as he
drew the tatterel clothes closer about
the princes breast.
Sonorous and startling came the
stroke Of from the clock tower The
young man sighed again, turned his
face for one last look ut the house of
his relinquished hopes and cried aloud
| profane words of holy rapture
From the middle upper window bios
somed In the dusk Il waving snowy.
futtering, wonderful divine emblem
OF forgiveness and promised joy.
! BY came a citizen, rotund conforta-
bic, home hurrying. unkl,owing Of the
delights of waving silken scarfs OH
the borders Of dimly Lit parks.
"Will you obligc me with the time.
sir?" asked the young man, and the
citizen. shrewdly conjecturing his
watch to be safe, dragged II out and
announced:
"Twenty-nine and half minutes
past 8. sir
And then from habit he glanced al
the clock in the tower and made fur
ther Grafton.
by George, that clocks half al
hour fast. First time in ten years I'v'
known 1t to be of. This watch of mine
never varies a.
But the citizen was talking TO va
cancy. He turned and saw his hearer
fast receding black shadow. fyin:
in the direction of house with thre
lighted upper windows.
And in the morning came along tw'
policemen on their way to the beat
they owned. The park was deserte'
save for one dilapidated figure tha
sprawled asleep on a bench. The
stopped and gazed upon it.
'It's Dopy Nike said one "He hit
the pipe every night. Park bum fo
twenty years. On his last legs,
guess"
The other policeman stopped an
looked at something crumpled an
|. crisp in the hand of the sleeper
Gee" he remarked. He's dope
out fifty dollar bill anyway Wish
knew the brand Of hop that
; smokes
And then rap, rap. rap" went tt
: club Of realism against the shoe solt
j. Of Prince Michael Of the electorate I
!. valleluna.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
A Difficult Problem
ss-S-O-L-V-E-D-

Gentlemen find very difficult indeed with incomes
else advancing prices to keep The
world better every and you Simply Must be Style
be accord with Fashions decreeo find Yourself the outer
edge of the circle.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
The Telephone and julius Caesar.


julius Caesar missed great deal in
not knowing the telephone or at least
In not using it if he knew it. One can
see the telephone engineer attached to
the Roman postoffice endeavoring. but
without avail. to get an instrument in
stalled at the capitol and at the pal
ace. Il am instructed by the emperor
to say that he does not desire these
barbarian novelties, and so Thomas
Alva Edisonus need not call again
with his magician's apparatus" A
signal blunder! We can imagine what
would have happened. Hello. 21S7
Tiber! Is it thou, Artemidorus? un-
derstand thou rangst me up this morn
ing. What? Details Of plot? Go
not to the senate today? Beware Of
Brutus? Go not near Casca? Right,
and l thank thee, Artemidorus. l will
have an extra guard put on instantly
and the conspirators arrested" And
so, though Artemidorus was unable to
give his warning in the street, he gave
1t over the telephone. and Caesars
valuable life and with it tie fortune
of Rome were saved.-St. James Ga.
Zette
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
Sale of Real Estate.

By virtuess Of authority vested in me
under judgment and decree Of theSu-
perior Court of Robson County, en-
tered before the clerk, in a special pro-
ceeding entitled E. G. Sipher and H. E.
Carter, administrators Of D. w. Biggs
VS.. Georgia B. Sipher and others heirs
at law of D. w. Biggs, same being
special proceeding No 1892 upon the
docket of said court, and being a pro-
ceeding to make real estate assets,
will, on Monday the Goth day of June,
1910 at IL O'Clock noon at the court
house door of Robson County at Lum-
berton N. c., offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder tor cash
he followin. tracts or parcels of land.
both situated and being in the county of
Robson and in the town of Lumberton
and bounded and described as follows
First Tract: Being part of two lots
bought by w. J.Britt from H. Robin
son. beginning at a stake the south
western corner of the lot sold by w. J..
Britt to N. A. Regan and runs then
about South 109 feet to stake; thence
about East IA feet to a stake; thence
about North I08 feet to a stake; thence
about West IA feet to the beginning
and being a part of the land conveyed
by H. B. Robinson to w J. Britt and
being part of lot No. five (5) on the
official map of the town of Lumberton
and being the same lot conveyed to D
w. Biggs and wife by deed dated Janu-
ury 28th, 1908 and registered in book
5 'J' at page 300 This is the home
place Of D. w. Biggs upon which he
resided at the time of his death.
Second Tract: A part of lot numbe,
four hundred and fifty three upon the
official map of the town of Lumberton
the portion being designated as sub
division ''B' of said lot number -four
hundred and fifty three as located or
the map OF portion of Lindell as sub
divided by F. F. Wetrnore and duly
filed in book of maps No. at page
and being the same lot conveyed to D
w. Biggs by A. E. White ct al datee
| Jan 26th, 1909 and registered in bool
5'N' at page 1862. Dated May 17,I910
R. Z. Lawrence, commissioner.
Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor,
Attornys for plaintiffs.
| 5-19-4thurs.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
6-2-4thurs
Attention!

Game Uardens and all interested in
the protection of the birds are inform
ed that Sec. 1856 of the Revisal Of 1905
reads: "1f any person, shall at any
time hunt, capture of kill any non game
bird, or shall during the close season,
or time in any year in which the hunt
ing or killing is prohibited, chase with
dogs, hunt, kill or wound or in any
manner take or capture any game bird,
or any deer. he shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor. and be fined not more thanffty
dollars Or imprisoned not exceeding SO
days This section does not apply to
English sparrows, owls, hawks, crows,
black birds, jack-daws and rice birds
Game birds are snipes, woodcocks,
partridge, quail, dove, robin, and mead
ow larks, and these may be killed only
between Nov. 1st ard March LIST. All
other birds are protected by the law
during the entire year.
Frank A. Bond,
Chief Game Warden for Robeson Co.
4-IItf
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
A Gloomy African pooi.

There is a large. deep and mysteri-
GUS pool in the valley OF the upper
Kafue river, northwestern Rhodesia
This wonderful pool lies i'll fiat coun-
try. and one comes to it quite sudden
ly, its banks being concealed by dense
forest. There is a small native village
near the pool, and the inhabitants
have superstitious dread Of it, They
refuse to drink the water or use it for
any purpose whatever. To sit beside
this still, pellucid pool of unknown
depth. surrounded by precipitous walls
in the heart of the tropical forest
would induce Il feeling of awe in the
breast Of even the most civilized man
London Mail.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
A Woman Great Idea

is how to make herself attractive. But.
without health, it is hard for her to be
lovely in face, form Or temper. A weak,
sickly woman will be nervous and irrit-
able. Constipation and Kidney poisons
show in pimples, blotches, skin erupt-
ions and wretched complexion. But
Electric Bitters always prove godsend
to W men who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach, Liver
and Kidneys, purify the blood; give
strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath,
smooth. velvety skin. lovely complexion.
good health. Try Them. 5uc. 1t a.
druggists,
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
FOR ROAD BUILDING.
Congressman Grant Has Am
bilious Plan for Government t
Cooperation.

Washington Times, ID.
Representative Grant of North
Carolina has a most ambitious
plan for government cooperation
in road building. He wants Con-
gress to appropriate S25, ,OO0,O 900,
which is to be used in the States
which put up equal amounts. 1t
is a plan for the government to
90 in, half and half, with States,
counties, or civil districts, on
road building.
In bill which the North Caro-
linian has just presented in the
House, he provides that the gov
ernment's share be disbursed by
a body of three road commission
ers under a bureau Of roads,
which his bill also creates. The
commissioners are to rec eive 81, =
900 a year.
Not all of thesis, 600, 900 is to be-
come available at once. Only one
fifty of the sum is to be used the
first year and one-fifth more
each year thereafter until the
whole sum is expended. If the
scheme works. and the S tates
and counties respond, total of
$5O,OOO, 600 will be expended in
five years for road improv ements
in the United States.
From time to time new ideas
as to government cooperation
and encouragement of public
highway building are advanced
in Congress. Not long ago Sen
ator Bankhead of Alabama pro.
posed a scheme similar to that
of Congressman Grant. 1t
was the Alabamaian's idea,
though, to justify his road policy
upon the ground that better
roads would facilitate the rura
free mail delivery.
Congressman Brownlow O:
Tennessee is the original Fedora
good roads advocate. He wante'
$4,000, expended outrigh
for roads, and he brought t
the support of his bill the com
bined automobile associations 0
the country. So far, however
Congress has refused to launc
into the business of buildin
highways in the states.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09

AT a meeting of the stock
holders of the Lumberton Cotton
Oil & Ginninr Co. held Tuesday
the following directors were elect
ed: R. D. and L. H. Caldwell,
j. F. McNair, A. w. Mclean and
A. A. James. The officers for
another year W i'll be elected at a
meeting of the directors to be
called some time within the next
two or three weeks.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
Notice of Dissolution.
| Whom it Concerns:-

To al Whom 1t Concerns:
Notice is hereby given that the part
nershlp heretofore existing between A.
l.. Bullock and w. F. Bullock, trading
and doing business as A. L. & w. F.
Bullock, was dissolved by mutual con-
sent on January l, 1910, all liabilities of
the firm having been paid at that lime.
A. L. Bullock will continue to con-
duct general mercantile business in
the Town Of Rowland, North Carolina.
in his own name, and w. F. Bul lock
will continue to conduct a mercantile
business at Alfordsville. about three
miles North of Rowland, in in his own
name.
A L. Bullock,
w. F. Bullock.
= -
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
Sport ard Athletics In America.

Sport and athletics in America are
vastly different terms. Sport should
be play, not work. Athletics as prac-
ticed in general are too strenuous, too
spectacular and too exclusive. We are
not au athletic nation. Far from it..
We talk athletics, but there is too
much grand stand and too little actual
participation in games.-Malcolm Ken
meth Gordon in Century.
The Robesonian., 1910-06-09
PN,fic .liIstice

Pa, did you ever hear of real case
of poetic justice:"
Yes. A man who once swindied me
out Of 5000 in an irrigation scheme
died 81. ya,@r on the ain."-Chicaco
Record Herald
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29

yailing colors in the library and
drawing room respectively. About
one hundred and fifty of the club
women were present.
All of the club ladies seemed to be
at their best although the great ma
jority had travelled quite a distance
during the day that they might be
present at the opening session. Mrs.
Sarah Platt Decker because of her
prominence as former president of the
general federation and because of her
natural charms was the recipient Of
much attention by her friends. Nat
urally the program for Wednesday
was topic of conversation and ser
we'd the purpose of removing old ac-
quaintances made at former conven-
tons.
All visiting club ladies were much
pleased at the hospitality shown them
and many at the close of the RECEPTION
stated it as their opinion THAT the
convention in Canon City had opened
most auspiciously.
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29

at his bedside when he died. besides
n numerous family connection to
mourn his demise. Mr.. Davis was
member of the Dunkard church and
was highly respected by all who knew
him. His brother is expected here to-
morrow and will arrange for the ship
ment of the remains to JohnsonCity.
Tenn. for burial Mr.. Davis had only
been in Canon City about two weeks.
having been advised to come here af-
ter his condition had become all but
hopeless