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AN AFRICAN RAILWAY.
Inc Way It Was Described by al
 Educated Native.

GuuSdNSu |sdtiNc.
 c. J. Phillips, business agent in Uganda of the Church Missionary so- ciety, throws light upon the workings of the native mind by quoting re msrksble letter In which native member of the katikiros brine minis tsr'O party gives description of the Uganda railway.
 My friend. can tell you the Euro psans have done a marvellous thing to mako the railway and the trains. They fastsn ten or fifteen houses together and attach them to a fireplace which is as big as m elephant. and the road It goes on is as smooth as the stem of . plantain. It goes as fast as swal low flying. and everything you see out side fits past you like spark from q fire. If 1t were 10 drop off one of the bridges not one in Il would he saved It passes are as high as those of koki. and they have bridged over great val. leys which are as deep as that you see when you look from the top of Nami rembo. so deep that you cannot see the bottom when you are going over them'
 Later there follows q description of a ship: "lt is as deep ns our two sto ried house and as wide as the kings road in MenGo. and II is as long us from the katikiro's fence to the gate of the kings inclosure It has three tall poles in it and bi. throat. out of which smoke comes, which Is as wide as the new drum in the church at Ma. mirembo. The rooms in 1t Rc down three stories, and the boards of these l cannot describe to you. for such have not been seen before There is q lot of mstal work about them, too, but these also l cannot describe. for 1t is so fine. There are children on board and flock of sheep and places to wash in attached to every place where chief sleeps, such as even our kin: has never possessed. ."-London Strand 1a4aAAs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-26
54e Took the Chance.

''Nn~ sAs said, and there was that 1u hes voice which told him she would neither change nor falter in her re- solye-"na l have vowed to marry ponc rave one brave and strong enough to swenr thas should he ever be elect ed president he will give the vote to woman
 De sAsncy. such was his loves abound. Ing Esssh. hesitated not at all.
 .1 swear it," he cried and fell upon his knaes before her.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-26
naetan Test of charaoter.

The Tfbetans have some strange tests sas asceTtaining the character oi . nsas, said Sven Hedin Ono is by mems ct hole in block of granite thruosh which the individual has to egaw1 If he Is an honest man he will occsT<asag to the theory of the Tibet. ans creep through, but if scoundrel Ao Wfn stop in the middle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-26
War Play of tho Futur~.

Wf PIay or tho FUtufN
 What properties will we nesd no1 xAe haftfe sooner
 sNoae whatever. Ths s4Aee vii b. AnxD. The men are suRosseA b be Wosx4ax invisible unKeraas and firing 0okADeas powder froa na1Deless o10.-Kansas City JeurnaA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-26
yh> Best Ad<eju

H yS9 are about to d. ssas1ns WAAtA may cause troubao. aak ths ad- vaes sf . man who has trfeA k His a6sle@ wfn be stronger than tha4 of a De9G1st and 1t will bo hA11oA V sx- DK14Aeol--Atchison ODAA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-26
0hiloro0 Cry
 FOR flE1cHER'S c ASToR RIA
Pine Bluff, Ark. Sept. 5, 1910 Consolidated Casualty Company q

P1no blun, Ark. sept. Q, 1S1U. Consolidated Casualty Company Af
 Arkansas.
 Pine Bluff. Ark.
 GAentlemon:-I hereby acknowledge receipt of your check No. 1904. on ths Bank of Pine Bluff of this city fo' $100.00 being the full amount of . Ic ident policy, No. 11267 carried by ny husband (Sam Davis) who was killed while at work for the Sawyer X Austin Lumber Company at their camps while loading logs, one of which slipped and rolled over him carxing his death few hours there after.
 I also wish to thank you and your company for your promptness in settling this claim as I was paid in full within fifteen days after my husbands death. Wishing you and your company success, l remain, Yours truly SALLIE DAVIS. RINGS DYSPEPSIA TABLETS Reeve tndip estion and Stomach Troubles
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-04-21
Cute Siiriorse.

Srau Bruins bate 9sfu6 bon Ell.
ner friiberea Radbarin. ~SSa",
fubr iie i'm 2obe ibres pieridbrigen
@iintbsr fort, n@is tGnnen fid gar
uibt Oenten, mas fir cine 9iIfe mir
bas &inb i9on lit. gluf Iein S9pez
iter9en paBt Der tleine 9erl idon
70 setpiFenbaft uuf tpie Elm 9rOBer.
gbsn fpisIt er nsbsnan nit ibr. Gin
tber!"
rSa, Muma!-
npaBt bu aud gut auf Sdpeiterz
den auf2"
,Sd, Mdmd!"
nWas tbut ibr benn9"
%, mir fpielen mas 5tines! Sd
bin Der Barber unb iis lGbt fih bon
mir Die Saure faneioen."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-04-21
Sus biituriids sdiuert.

@ntiquar SeIismann: Serr 9as
ron, tpenn sc gang mas beionberes
baben nollen, empfsble id Sbnen
bier { S9pert, bas is iiber fe6stauz
ienb Sabr alt, nit Dem S4lpert TT
einit i'm aIten Seftament 8iIeam gu
8dlat geritten ---
Baron: Reosn sic bod ntht iolz
den llniinn; 8iIeam bat ia bas
mails gar tein S9tpert beiefen, fons
bern bat it9 nur ems gelpiinfat!
Selismann: Ru, ieb'n sc, bas is
eben Ous, mas sr ii4 geipiinf4t bat.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-04-21
g 6ledts austunft

- 9 6Ie9ts ustunft.
-Se, gutter Sr.unO, Iasen sic NAL,
sibt's in bieier @eseno teinen @aIos
m.iIter9" = r0apon tpeiB mir. bel
uns sibt's blo3 an RsOierfOriter!"
Re6en:unit. pDie oiel 1T
bic SGIfte BON flint" mar bic 5rase.
bic Der 2sbrer an ben tlstnen gluguit
ri9tete, Der nun ieinem Nd6bar silz
fliiitert.: vSi.bit Oh, 10 fGngt sr mih.
Sag i'd Stpei. 70 1T es inn gu tpeilig.
ias' id brei. 10 1T es ibm gu piei!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-04-21
UPif,ueritGnbnii,.

S,rr: sd bDrt.. Sbre reids Sante
fsi 70 f9per ertrantt2"
Student: sd bin auf aGIss sez
faBt."
Ssrr: .2luf aGIes9 Sd glaubts, Sic
erben nur elm Srittel9"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-04-21

.9Is Chauffeur tpoGIen sic Bel mir
dngeitellt f.in9 Sd babe idledts Grs
fabruns nit ben 2ellten gema9t; fait
ieoen Monut babe ib gepe6felt, un6
teiner lit nit meiner Srau our4ges
brdnnt!"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
Tea In the Time of Buddha

At the time of Buddha China was en-
Joying large foreign commerce i'll tea
1t was carried by her junks to Japan,
Korea, Tonquin. Anam, Cochin, Bur
ma. Siam. India. Ceylon, Persia and
Arabia. According to one record, it
was sent to great black river country
west of Arabia. from which it was sep
arated by u long and very torrid sea,
which must have been Egypt. 1t was
carried by caravans to Manchuria,
Mongolia. Kuldja, Tartary, Tibet, Per
STA and northern India.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
Tho First Universities.

To fix precisely the date Of the rise
of the first universities is impossible
for the reason that they were not
founded. but grew. They were started
by few able men who had something
they wished to teach and youths
wished to learn. Gradually the free.
voluntary center of learning became
the organized affair we know as the
university. Among the earliest Of
these centers of learning were Saler-
no. Naples and Bologna, Italy being
the first land to experience the literary
revival. We may say that Salerno
university was fairly established by
the year 1860. the University Of Bo
logna by 1160 and the University OF
Naples by the year 200. The Uni
versity of Paris. which owes it's ex
1stence to the genius of Abelard. was
founded about the same time.-Nev
York American.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
A PLACID MERCHANT.
He Had Some Regard For the Social
Side of Trade.

He Had Some Regard For the Social
Side of Trade.
The summer visitor in a small sea-
port town was amazed and amused al
the assortment Of merchandise display
ed In the little store at the head Of the
wharf. The showcase was devoted to
an assortment Of candy at one end aud
a lot of cigars and tobacco at the 9TH
er end and no barrier between. Next
to the showcase stood a motor engine
valued at several hundred dollars.
Thinking to please the proprietor,
the visitor remarked that even the
large department stores in Boston
could not boast of such collection.
Well" be said. Il amt aping them
stores. l can tell you. l aim to keep
what my folks want. When a man
wants an engine for his bot he wants
1T, and il the fish are running he can,
wait to send way to Portland Or Bos
ton for it, He wants it when he does
then and there"
After a little pause he continued
81 don't like the way they do business
In them big stores. anyway. Why
when you so into store up to Bos
ton the first thing you know some
body asks you what you want.
Now. l never do anything like that
If man comes into my place pas
che time O. day and ask him to set
and after he's set aid talked a Will
If he wants anything he'll tell me.
II never poster Il man to buy. May
be he amt come to buy: maybe he
come to talk."-Youth's Companion.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
FUNERAL COSTUMES.

Their Extravaganza Curbed by Law at
One limo In England.
Sum2tuary mournin. laws were for
merry found necessary in England
to restrict the extravaganza of the no
bility and their imitators in the mat
ter of funeral costume At the end of
the fifteenth century it was laid down
that dukes. marquises and archbishors
should be allowed sixteen yards of
cloth for their gowns. ''sloppes'
(mourning casSockS, and nantes: earlS
fourteen, viscounts twelve haronS
eight, knights six and all persons of in
feriOr degree only two. Hoods were
forbidden to all except those above the
rank of esquire Of the kings house
hold.
| In the following century Margaret.
| countess of Richmond. mother of Hen
~ VII, issued an ordinance for the
reformation Of apparel for great es-
| tates of women in tyne of mourn
ings." So it seems that men and wom-
en- have met in the extravaganza OF
sorrow.
y
men found that court mourning seri
ously affected their business. Addison
/ relates that at a tavern he often met g
man whom be took for an ardent an6
eccentric royalist. Every time this
man looked through the Gazette he ex
claimed. THANK God. all the reignin:
families of Europe are WELL" Occa
sionally he would vary this formul;
by making reassuring remarks respect
ing the health OF British royalists. Aft
er some time Addison discovered tina
this universal royalist was a colore,
Silk merchant. who never made a bar
gain without inserting in the agree
:, ment. ''All this will take place as lon
as no royal parsonage dies in the In
terval.'-London Chronicle.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
DECAY OF TIN.
Remarkable Alteration Which Takes
Place In the Metal.


Anything made of tin. it seems, is
doomed to brief existence. This
metal is subject to a remarkable kind
of alteration, Il species OF disease To
which it is liable. When exposed 10
the air tin undergoes no chemical.
change, as do iron and copper, which.
of course. chemically combine with the
oxygen or with water. The tin, how
ever, still remains metallic tin. but
gradually becomes gray and du'' and
falls to fine powder.
The disease is catching" 1t infects
or induces the same change III other
masses of tin in the immediate neigh
borhood. We are told that in a Rus
sian imperial magazine, in place Of tin
uniform buttons. little heaps of powder
were found a consignment of Banka
tin sent from Rotterdam to Moscow
In 1877 arrived at the latter place in
the form of powder. This alteration is
due to a change in the internal crys-
talline structure Of the metal and is
analogous to the slow transformation
of monoclinic sulphur to rhombic sui
phur AS a result, objects Of tin OF
archae Biological interest are rare. Those
that have been found have been in the
form Of earthenware vessels. knobs
ETC., which have been found in the
Swiss lake dwellings coated with tin
foil. Cassiterite or tinstone is the sin
gle ore from which the tin has been
obtained in any Ouantity-KnOwled. &C
and Scientific News, London.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
MENTAL INFLUENCES.
The State Of tho Mind Has a Direct
Effect Upon tina Rody

mo otato OF tho Mind f7aS OireoS
Effect Upon the Body.
A good deal is said in these days
about the effect of mind on matter in
the way of the cure Of disease. but
less is heard about mental influences
as cause Of bodily ills, yet it is an
old truth that the state Of mind has a
direct effect on the body. The gloom
and depression caused by worry and
anxiety create a morbid condition Of
the physical system. 1t is impossible
to feel we'll physically when the mind
and spirits are downcast. The blood
does not circulate properly. appetite
fails, the head aches and IL these NOR
bid conditions continue more deep
seated ailments are likely to arise, and
cancer may be one Of them.
With many persons a fit Of anger is
followed by an attack Of indigestion.
Excitement destroys the appetite. bad
news creates nausea. fright causes
| faintness. and SO on. Violent or de
| pressing emotions always disturb the
| equilibrium OF body and mind alike
| This being the case. it is inevitable
! that when these emotions often recul
or become continuous serious physica
results will follow The obvious les
son is, then, that mental serenity tend
to health-is, in fact, an essentia
element Of health-and that instead o
resorting to mind cures" after th
health is broken it is wise to preserv
the serenity as a preventive and safe
guard against disease. - Indianapoli
! Star
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
CASTE IN THE ARMY.
Civilians Find 1t Difficult to Under.
stand Military Discipline.

SfViiians FIND It Difficult to Under
stand Military Discipline.
One thing not commonly understood
among civilians is the completeness of
the barrier which divides army Off
GERS from the soldiers, or, as they are
more generally called. the men" 1t
is always vastly amusing to those ia
hlllar with the service to observe the
errors in this respect frequently made
Dy the novelist and the playwright
Personal qualifications have nothing
Whatever to do with the matter. A
soldlef may be a gentleman who has
enlisted with the purpose of obtaining
a commission, yet there can be be.
tween him and his officers no social
intercourse of any sort, and severe
penalties would be inflicted upon the
| officer who would attempt to disregard
| the rule
1t might seem that this enforcement
OF caste sense would result in mucf
hard feeling on the side Of the men
euch, however, is not actually TIL,
case. 1t Is taken for granted and rec
ognized as conducive to good orde,
and military discipline" It is a mill
tary regulation like any other and i'm
plies no disgrace. Directly a soldier
enlistment Is out or directly he rise
from the ranks the prohibition is re
moved-Delineator.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
EvADING THE LAW.
The Pictures Of Flying Birds In a Mo-
hammedan Mosque.

The Pictures Of Flying Birds In Mo-
hammedan Mosque.
According to one Of the tenets of the
Mohammedan religion, it is a sin to
make a picture Of any living thing.
The elaborate decorations of the pal
aces and mosques Of the east are al
most exclusively made up of ingenious
~ interlaced geometric designs. ara
besques or flowers, intermixed with
sentences Of the Koran.
There is belief among Mussulmans
that at the day of judgment Allah will
demand that the artist who has made
the image of living thing shall endow
that image with life and that, failing
to do this, the artist will be sent to
perdition for his sin
A gentleman who visited a mosque
In Algiers found that the tiles with
which the building is decorated, which
are very old and very beautiful. are
adorned with flights of birds. He ex
pressed surprise at this and asked il
the command against such representa-
ton We're modern edict.
"Oh, no. answered the pious AIge
| r1an to whom he addressed the cues
ton. These are not pictures of lv
| ing BIRDS
| But they are painted as if fyin:
across the tiles" the other said il
some establishment.
Yes" the Mussulman replied, ''bu
do you not see that about the neck O
each there is fine black line? That i
to show that the artist painted onl
dead birds. and the command of th
Koran is not violated"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
lordly Disraeli.

Disraeli once told lady that two
possessions which were Indispensable
to other people he had always done
without. 81 made" she said. every
kind of conjecture, but without sue
cess, and on my asking him to eli
tighten me he solemnly answered that
they were watch and an umbrella.
But how do you manage l asked. If
there happens to be no clock in the
room and you want to know the time :?
| ring for servant was the magnilo
quent reply. Well | continued 'and
what about the umDreiia? What dc
| you do. for instance. if you are in the
park and are caught in sudden show
| "" 1 take refuge he replied. wit!
smile of excessive gallantry. 'unde
the umbrella Of the first pretty woman
l meet"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
Handed IL Back,

A clergyman in the neighborhood Of
Nottingham was comp]imenting tai
Tor in his parish on repairs which ne
had done for him. In the course Of
conversation he. however. incautiously
observed: when l want good coat
4 go to London. They make them
there" Before leaving the shop he
inquired. by the bye. do you attend
my church?'
No" was the reply. when l want
to hear good sermon / go to Lon
don. They make them there"-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01

Mr. 3. F. Mclean, Of Maxtor.
is in town today.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01

That clean. nice, FRAGRANT com
pound like Rucklen's srnica Salve will
Instantly relieve bad burn, cut. scald.
w und or piles. staegers skeptics. But
great cures prove it's a wonderful heal
er OF the worst sores. ulcers. hoils. fell
ons, eczema. skin eruptions. as also
chanped hands. sprsi IRIS and corns. Try
it Csc at All Druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
COULDN'T Tell.

HAS your pocket ever been picked? ?"
Really. l don't know. 1t never was
before l got married. If it has been
since /. of course, would have no way
of finding out about it."-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
KEEP Your EYES OPEN
For There is Always Something Doing


We have with nice wosto
% e 6u an on eg the ef of F The
will little $4,000 Any interested should apply
at
We have beautiful cottage lot
Of Orrum that sell cheap.
bargain in an Encyclopedia Britannica bound in call
There are = volumes with an index book all in perfect order
There as9 stand that with the books and the books with
It's the greatest burgaln ever offered in books
We have house Caldwell street that sell reasonably
Terms right Apply at once.
We have closed contract for 1000 Of land tract
about 10 miles from Lumberon the Elizabeth road which
are going to sell to at bargain The place has Quite
OF cleared land it, grist mill and several tenant houses
We have beautiful lot corner of Second
streets in which there is bargain for ard anybody e.
string a lot should see at
We have hand at all times something for and
always open for the purchase anything that De
handled at reasonable prices.
We have 7OOacre tract of land about miles of St Pau
On the new railroad from St Paul Ezabethtown that is oar
there quite bit of timber place To see properly
good m dG St fn
the South side Of the Great Marsh Marsh ano
II tract and between $ and 20 cleared with
excellent house. There quite bit of timber this place Pre-
$4,000 Terms right.
For immediate sale Ii 100000 feet of timber half long
half short leaf in the county between Lumberon and
St Pauls-rairoad running through. great opportunity
for saw mill man or timber dealer.
We have 100 of good land about miles
near Elizabeth road EAR from Smiths church. HoweH
Imnsnp 80 acres OF this land cleared Place be a
c0 %e have bare ain n son,a oo,n mill .oo ns,s
should apply at once. '
ante establishment the heart of the business portion the
sren OF ked Springs This business is in brick Man
Goods can be had for much less than cost
THE A. X. ]. ". COMPANY
80
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
The Inspiration.

'rThis is a pretty good poem. You
must have had some strong inspira.
ton"
Il had. The editor promised me-
CourierLournaf.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
Floral Shops ono
Flowers Of Sam
Francisco

one Of the most attractive sights
that San Francisco can offer the world
is her florist shops.
Not many citizens within the munich
pality itself properly appreciate the
oases of bloom that border the busy
streets or have any idea of the Won
dcrful flowers, many of them unioue
with the city, that are grown in the
hothouses Of supply and displayed in
the retail stores.
Fewer still rea lize how much time
and money is expended in bringing to
perfection the masses of blossoms, car
nations orchids and great roses, and
spotless beauty. Some OF the green
rooted by many thousands of square
feet of glass.
Among the florist shops well worth
r. Hackel company, the Twenty second
shop of Pelicano, Rossi & Co and that
of John r. Sievers.
One of the prides of the John r.
Slevers floral shop. at Powell and
O'Farrel streets, aside from the
brightly painted orchids displayed
there, is the great Fairmont lavender
carnation, created four years ago by
}. III. Sievers in the hothouses at Chest
nut street and Van Ness. avenue This
great carnation, which grows to from
four to five inches in diameter. was
produced. under the 4S0. 600 square feet
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
City Dweller and
Farmer Plant
And Dig

Every man or woman who has shifted
the air of country fields or dreamed of
flowers brightly bowling before soft
wind on n grassy hillside, at this sea-
son of the year feels growing within
the desire 10 dig UP the earth, to plant
things, 10 watch them spring up into
bloom around him. The city dweIIer
wants with all his heart To join his
brethren I'm the country, now busiIy at
work sowing, that they may reap
bouzt5fBUy in the summer and autumn.
The house holder pauseS at his gate
10 speculate putting in few
plants in the front yard, now that seed
time is here. The housewife in her fat
or apartment asks the grocer for
sOsp box that she may place il on the
window ledge and EIOrify il with some
dOFTerE.
This is the time that nature calls
most strongly. and with a purpose, for
II is planting time.
You have been considering the setting
o0t of seeds or bulbs yourself. whether