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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Roy Mcmillan, of Riverton,
is among the visitors in town to-
day.
Mr.. Geo. Thompson, of Back
Swamp, is among the visitors in
town today.
Mr.. R. R. Barnes, of Barnes
vile, is among the business visi-
tors in town today.
Mr.. J. M. Pitman, of rural
route No. l from Fairmont, was
a Lumberton visitor Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Andrews, trainer
for the Fairmont Driving Asso-
citation. was a Lumberton visitor
Saturday.
Mr.. Stinson Ivey, who lives on
rural route No. l from Howells-
vile, was among the visitors in
town Saturday.
Miss Ethel Williams, a student
at Meredith College, Raleigh,
came home last week to spend
the summer vacation.
Mr.. w. H. Graham, Of Row
land, who is a candidate for the
Office of county treasurer, was a
| Lumberton visitor Friday.
Mr.. A. B. Bryant and son, Mr..
Frank Bryant, who live on rural
route No. l from Rowland, were
among the visitors in town. Fri
day.
Mr.. G. T. Page, a student at
Kings Business College, Raleigh,
who had been spending a few
days at home, returned to
Raleigh yesterday.
Mr.. J. S. Tedder and family,
of SmithvilIe, Tex, who hao
been spending few days in
town on a visit at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. L. Carroll.
left Saturday.
Mrs H. H. Beard. of Columbia
is. c., arrived Saturday nigh
and will spend several days If
town a guest at the home Of he7
brother-in-law and sister, Col
and Mrs. N. A. Mclean.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Whit
went to Fayetteville Friday il
their automobile, accompaniment.
Mrs. Whites mother, Mrs. Eliz;
Fuller, and little Miss Vast
White, returning Friday evening
: Miss Berta McNeill, who ha'
been visiting relatives at Row
land, came home Thursday at
: ternoon. She returned with he
father, Sheriff E. C. Mcneil
who spent Thursday at Rowland
$ Miss Laurette Trout, VIII
spent two or three seasons her
0 as trimmer inCaldwell&C Carlyle
( millinery department, arrive
:. Thursday night from Gibsonville
where she has been this season
and is a guest at the home Of MI
n and Mrs. j. B. Pitman. She Wi
l. go from here to her home &
. Forest City.
The Social and Athletic Gu
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
BUSINESS BUILDERS

EOst-Diamond- shaped society pin,
Greek letter "Phi' in gold on white
enamel. Initials ''E. W." on back.
Supposed lost between Mcmillan S
drug store and opera house Thursday
night, 26th. Reward for return toe
M. Whitfield, Lumberton. 5-3O-2t.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

Money to Loan-in small amounts or
improved real estate in RobesonCoun
ty, or other good security. Apply tt
Shaw & Johnson, Attys. Lumberton
N. c. 5-9tf
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

Lost on the dirt road between Fay
etteville and Fairmont, bill book con.
tanning five ten-dollar bills and check
book on Elmira, N. Y. Reward fo1
return to Charles Rankin. Fayette-
vile, N. c." 5-26 ct.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

For SaIe-good roomy house on lot
loo $50 feet, with adjoining lot 100
$50 feet, with good out buildings.
Apply to w. F. Townsend, St. Pauls
N. C. I2-3O-tf.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

Wsnted-a steady yourg man, not
afraid of work, to Iearn good trade.
Good chance for promotion. Farmer
boy preferred. Address box "a,
Laurinburg, N. G.. 5-26-2t
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For treasurer.

l hereby announce myself candid ate
for the Office of treasurer of Robes On
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary or convention.
w. H. Graham.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

Wanted-Everybody to know that
Woodlawn dairy is the place to get
sanitary milk. Delivery wagon on
street twice day. 4-21tf
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

Wanted-To do your house moving
and raising. Have full equipment.
See me. A. w. Pate, Lumberton,
N. c. 6-9tf.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

For Sale room house, lot 100 x 300
feet. Easy terms. Address lock
box No. q. St. Pauls, N. C. 8-19-tf.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

for Rent-one nice seven room dwell
ing Apply to A. P. Caldwell, Lum-
berton, N. G. 4-2ltf
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30

A Pair IF Pans Free to clothing
customers from May 20 to August
1st. Jno. T. Blggs Co.. Inc, Lum-
berton, N. G. 5-I6,4t.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
For Clerk Superior Court.

To the Citizens and Voters of Robe
son County:
hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the Office of clerk of the Sup
erior Court of Robson county, subject
to the action of the Democratic conven
ton.
l 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-citizens.
Very respectfully,
April Z, 1910. G. B. Skipper.
To tie Citizens and Voters of Robe
son County:
hereby announce myself candidate
for the office Of clerk Of the Superior
Court of Robson county, subject tt
the action Of the Democratic conven
ton.
April Z, 1910. D. w. Bullock.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
A Difficult Problem
M-S-O-L-V-E-D-m

Gentlemen find difficult indeed with incomes
else advancing prices to keep Appearances The
world dresses better day Simply Must Sys
be in accord with Fashions find Yourself
edge of the circle.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-05-30
Art Exhibit Under Auspices of
Civic Association.

Civic Association.
AS mentioned in Thursdays
Robesoniar, an art exhibit will
be given in the commissioners
room at the court house Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday Of this
week. This will be under the
auspices of the Lumberton Civic
Association. which will receive
Is per cent. Of the proceeds of
the sales. The exhibit will be
free and will be we'll worth a Wis
it to the room, whether one
makes purchase or not. The
money derived from this source
will be used by the Civic Associ-
atom in it's work in improving
the town. Mrs. Fred j. Thomas
is chairman of the committee OF
theAssociation that will have the
exhibit in charge with Mr.. L. S.
Ford, manager of the Greens
boro Art & Manufacturing Com
pany of Greensboro.
The Republican State commit
tee met inGreensboro Friday anc
decided upon Greensboro as tn
place and August 10 as the time
for holding the nominating con
| vention.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
DEATHWATcH BEETLES.
Their Tapping Stands For courtship
and Not For Warnina

Their Tapping Stands For Courtship
and Not For Warning.
Much mental anguish could have
been saved to past generations and
some not SO very far past If people
had known that the mysterious tap
ping Of the 'deathwatch" stood for
courtship and not death. A writer In
the Scientific American explains that
the various species Of the beetle anobi-
um and their bigger relatives of the
genus xestobium not only attack furni-
ture, but SO completely riddle the
whole woodwork of old houses by their
borings as to render the structures un-
safe. Indeed, beam that has been
tenanted by these insects for a num-
Der Of years Is little better than an
outer shell containing mass Of wood
dust. The xestobium IL the common
deathwatch, while the anobium also
Is in the habit of making a tapping
sound.
The nocturnal tappings Of these in
sects. distinctly audible in a room
where there is an otherwise complete
absence of noise. has for many centu-
ries been regarded by the supersti-
tious as a warning Of the approach Of
death. This uncanny Interpretation Of
q mysterious sound is scarcely surpris-
ing when 1t is remembered that only
In recent years have naturalists dis
covered its true cause
The little beetle has been found In
some secluded spot. Jerking its hard
head at regular intervals upon the sur
face of the wood beneath 1t. So far
as can be told, Its rappings constitute
q kind of courtship ritual. Obviously
they have no connection with the lat
tar and-n f naanIzind
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09

Many sufferers from nasal catarrh say
they get splendid results by using an ato-
mizer. For their benefit we prepare Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Except that it sliquid
1t is In all respects like the healing, helpful,
paln-aliaying Cream Balm that the public
mas been familiar with for years. No CO.
caine nor other dangerous drug In 1t. The
soothing spray is a remedy that relieves at
once All druggists, 75c.. including spray
Ing tube, or mailed by Ely Bros, So War
rem Street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
MEMORIES OF MARK TWAIN.
rwoA Letters the Humorist Wrote to
Henry WattersSn.

TWo& Ietrers tne nuWoTist WT0to 70
Henry Wattsrssn.
'sMarkS. Twain-An Intimate Mem
ory," is the title of Henry Watterson's
article about his cousin as it appears
in the American Magazine. Mr.. Wat
terson recites the following incident as
being typical of Mark Twains whim-
steal point of view:
"His mind turned ever to the droll.
Once In London was living with my
family at 103 Mount street. Between
I03 and 1O2 there was the perochial
workhouse-quite long and imposing
building. One evening, upon coming
In from an outing, / found a letter he
had written on the sitting room table
and left with his card He spoke of
the shock he had received upon find
ing that next to 102-presumably 103-
was the workhouse. He had loved me,
but had always feared that l would
end by disgracing the family-be-
ing hanged, or something-but the
'work'us,' that was beyond him; he
had not thought it would come to that.
And so on through pages of horseplay,
his relief on ascertaining the truth
and learning his mistake, his regret
at not finding me at home, closing
with a dinner invitation. Once at Ge-
neva, in Switzerland. received long.
overfiowing letter, full of buoyant odd
tiles, written from London. Two or
three hours later came a telegram:
Burn letter. Blot it from your mem
ory. Susie Is dead"
Susie was Mrs. Clemens,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
How to Max. staroh.

To make starch allow one-half pint
Of cold water and one quart Of boiling
water to every two tablespoonfuls Of
starch. Put the starch In a large
saucepan and pour on the cold water,
stirring all the while with a spoon to
remove all Jumps. When the mixture
is smooth place the pan on the hot
stove and pour boiling hot water over
the starch, continuing the stirring. If
made properly the starch will thicken
Immediately. 1t often happens that
the water Is not at boiling point when
being poured on the starch, and in this
case it will not thicken and must
therefore be emptied into a clean YES
sci and placed on the fire to boil.
When smooth remove from the stove
and strain. Set aside to cool, taking
care that 1t Is covered so that skin
Will not form over the top. To give
shiny and smooth appearance to the
linen when ironed stir piece Of wax
candle three or four times In the
starch. This viii also prevent the iron
from sticking.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
LIrrER AND LOUISE nIIsr

LII En- AMI LOOSE DUST.
Solomon says There's a time for
everything under the sum-" and though
we can't turn time backward in its
flight, we are prone to put Off till to-
morrow what we should do today.
Now, there's a time to store away
litter for scratching floors and time
not to, and time to get road dust for
louise baths and a time we can't.
The poultryman who raises his own
grain hasn't much bother, but those
who gather leaves or buy straw must
keep their weather eye open to gather
material or buy just when it is most
plentiful and cheap.
At times straw is a hindrance to the
farmer. He wants the NOW for other
grain or, as at thrashing time, he gets
'chock full" He will then sell cheap
and be glad to get it out of the way.
Our first choice is wheat straw, oats
next. Leaves and buckwheat straw go
to pieces too soon and fowls get the
feed too easily and thus defeat the
main purpose of litter, which is not
only to keep their feet warm and catch
and tangle the droppings, but to give
them exercise to bring eggs.
Storing grain in sheaf is not prac-
teal The mice waste 1t, it shells. does
not get air and molds, and If the
scratching floor is covered with 1t the
hens get all they want without scratch
ing and simply lay on fat.
Litter should be dry and should be
SO stored as not to get musty. for that
is injurious to the hens, and it should
be stored where yermin. from hens
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y. Mo.sUcuk
Quaint Remedies.

Among the members Of the Greek
church in Macedonia the following
recipes are regarded as highly useful:
10 pacify ones enemies write the
psalm known In Judea," dissolve 1t
In water and give your enemy to drink
thereof, and he will be pacihed. For
startled and frightened man take three
dry chestnuts and SOW thistle and
three glasses of old wine and let him
drink thereof early and late. Write
also "In the beginning was the word"
and let him carry it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
TURKISH WOMEN.
They Ar. curiou.Iy F.stidious In

They Are Curiousiy Fastidious In
Some of Their Ways.
The habits of the Turkish women Of
Constantinople are wonderfully fastidi-
oVs. For instance, when they wash
their hands at tap from which water
runs into marble basin the fair ones
will let the water run until a servant
shuts 1t off, inasmuch as to do this
themselves would render them ''un-
clean" They cannot open or shut
door, as the handle would be unclean.
One Of these fastidious women was
not long ago talking to small niece
who had just received present of
doll from Paris. By and by the child
laid the doll in the lady's lap. She
was Mortified and ordered the child to
take 1t away. AS the little girl would
not move it and no servant was near
and the lady would be defiled by touch
ing doll that had been brought from
abroad. the only resource left her was
to jump up and let the doll fall. 1t
broke in pieces.
Another Turkish woman would not
open a letter coming by post, but re-
quired servant to break the seal and
hold the missive near her that it might
be read; also should her handkerchief
fall to the ground it was Immediately
destroyed or given away, SO that she
might not again use it.-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
CURE FOR WARTS AND coRHs.

How to Remove Them Quickly and
With Little Palm.
The advantage Of carbon dtoxide
snow lies in the fact that warts, corns
and callosities may be removed with
out operation, prolonged treatment or
much pain and that no scar results.
The snow is obtained by fastening
a leather pouch tightly about the out
let Of carbon dioxide pressure cyltn-
der and allowing two or three puffs Of
the gas to escape. The snow is shaped
into pencils by pressing it through a
glass syringe without needle.
The application, which may be made
with some pressure, is continued from
twenty to fifty seconds Cess in aged
individually. With warts the area
treated should be about double that Of
the wart. The nearer to the finger tip
the more painful the treatment In
about twenty-four hours the wart viii
be found free from the underlying
skin. The vesicle il now excised, and
the raw surface, which is formed by
the palillae Of the skin, is dressed with
a bland powder.
The procedure for the removal of
corns and callosities is the same. By
this simple method prompt and perma-
nent results may be obtained, 1t is de-
clared.-American Journal Of Surgery.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
DoN'Ts.


Don't hypnotic yourself into the be
lief that you know all breeds and thei
needs.
Don't try to mesmerize men will
eloquence. Facts are effective, no
silver tongue ticklers.
Don't forget there Is another Judge
when you judge poultry. Dishonesty
spells destruction.
Don't envy another's success. There
is room on top for you too.
Don't ask poultry experts fool ques
tons. They ask no tip and want nc
lip.
Don't keep young and old birds to
gether. Keep them separate, accord
ing to age aud feather.
Don't forget to store sandy loan fol-
breeders and road dust for dust boxes
A FULL FLOODED oPTIMIsT.
Whether it rains. whether it SHOWS,
Whether it's fair, whether 1t blows,
There's that big rooster CROWN loud
And struttin' round most awful proud.
II his comb is frozen black as a hat,
What does cockdoodle care for that?
He cocks his tail, claps his wings,
crows, and the whole barnyard rings.
II he hasn't had feed all day;
II crawlers on his backbone play;
III he shores on a roost or roosts in a tree.
Still he crows way up In G.
Oh. my, what spunky old SPORT
Jumps into battle with snort.
But II he does get bunged in the eye
from the top rail you hear his cry.
Here's to him for pure bred grit.
Oh. spunky rooster. you're full of it'll
Here's to him for optimism pure.
Big cheerful Grower, you're it sure!
c. NJ BARNITZ.
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thought Of ''Doc," that indispensable
adjunct, that friend in need and friend
indeed
But, for once, "Doc'' went wrong on
a diagnosis. This maker Of our pills
and solace Of our ills told her the
'wart' on the ROSTERS wing was
caused by a bruise and would soon
heal.
But the bird got worse and the dis
ease spread, so she came to US.
We killed the fowl, cut the wart
open. and it was all cheesy pus. We
opened the bird, took out the lungs,
liver, heart and intestines and they
were spotted with little growths and
pockets of pus.
Then we told her it was tuberculosis
and the "wart' and the cheesy
growths were tubercles and advised
her to kill and burn all affected birds,
disinfect the henhouse and not let the
children handle the chickens. She was
much surprised and asked, SIS it con-
tagious" We told her that, as with
cattle consumption, opinion was d.
vided, though the state kills off af-
fected cattle to be on the safe side and
that human sputum had killed a par
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
A CUP of SUGAR.

4 large china cup with handle was
showed across the counter and child's
voice said, Ma wants a cupful OF
sugar"
The grocer filed the cup, weighed
the sugar, poured it back into the cup
and said, 1.-TWO cents"
To a customer who expressed sur
prise at his willingness to sell grocer
les in such small quantities he said:
"Have to in this neighborhood. Most
of these people live from meal to meal,
which means that they buy things by
measure instead of weight. Reckoned
by the cupful, the spoonful or the pail
full, they know just how much OF any
thing they need. In order to satisfy
both customers and the inspector of
weights and measures we measure
first to suit the trade, then weigh after
ward."-New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
How to Clean varnished Wall Paper.

How to Clean Vanished Wall Paper.
Vanished wall paper should never
be cleaned by rubbing with flannel
or cloth. Procure good soft white
wash brush, which can be bought at
any oil stores than have a bucket Of
clean soft warm water in which yell
low soap has been lathersd. Dip your
brush into the water. slightly squeeze
1t and commence rubbing gently from
the bottom Of the paper, working up
ward. You viii thus have your paper
free from smears and the varnish un-
inifrod
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erwise it may freeze in the boxes. and
then it must be dry to destroy vermin.
FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLs.
When bran is lumpy it should not be
fed to the flock, and the dealer should
get knock
When beef scrap smells like a fertilf
ger it is not an appetizer, but hen
paralyzer
When an egg farmer advertises fan
cy eggs and a customer brings him to
task for selling seconds" it is rather
notifying. If one would get wise on
egg quality let him visit a city egg
wholesale warehouse and observe egg
experts sort stock.
Fresh eggs have a pretty color all
their own and should not be washed
nor soaked In water unless stained, as
1t takes off the bloom. A little vine
gar removes the stain.
II your success the past season has
not been so great as you desired, be
sure to be thankful for what you got
and also value those failures for what
they teach you for future progress.
The idea that wheat as an exclusive
ration contains elements sufficient to
supply all a hen needs is a mistake.
There should be such blending of
different grains that the combination
OF their different elements will lust
strike such a balance as to afford va
rtety and form a ration for hen health
and best production. /.
1t is wise to set turkey hens at some
distance from each other unless they
all hatch at once. If one in a bunch
matches, the others viii often call the
poults to them, and in such cases you
will often see them desert their nests.
The trustees of Cornell university,
New York, have added fifty acres of
land for the use of its poultry depart
ment. The Hagerstown BIdO Agricul-
tural association is erecting a $4,000
poultry pavilion. 1t will use the main
hall for poultry and pigeons and the
basement for waterfowl
One reason why so many breeding
pens give infertile eggs is because
young half matured males are mated
to old hens nearly twice their size.
When an accident occurs that inter
feres with the incubator keep the eggs
warm by covering them with heated
blankets or with cloths dipped in real
warm water
When a farmer sees a dead limb on
a young apple tree out comes his knife
and of goes the limb How about the
deadbeats in his flock? Deadbeats in
farm flock steal the profits from the
egg crock
Several states have a law that eggs
must be sold by the pound The rule
should be general, as it is but justice
to the buyer and the producer of first
class eggs
An egg farmer who produces eggs
that weigh two pounds to the dozen
does not get square deal when only
paid the sum received for a dozen of |
eggs that weigh one and half pounds.
The larger the egg the more it costs
to produce.
Tho unprecedented March was a
great month for chicks for those who
had incubators, but Pennsylvania
chicken raisers who depended on
broody hens got left. This means
more incubators on the farms next
spring
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
A CASE OF rURERcuLosls.

We'll there goes that silly woman
into the doctors Office with chickenv'
cried Mrs. Newsy to Mrs. Talkfest.
what a foolP'
But say, people talking over back
fences don't always have their senses.
This back fence brainstorm hasn't
the intellectually of tomcat CONVEX
sation.
The lady had valuable flock of Leg
horns descended from a hen that laid
243 eggs a year.
She could well be proud of them.
When they got a mysterious disease
she couldn't cure, she naturally
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wnsn the sea II smooth We have
many good sailors.
p.fe. and Saving. Banks.


Though Duncan Of Duthwell was the
founder Of our first savings bank, the
first suggestion came from Daniel De-
foe. When he found himself compelled
to hide from the bailiffs in a small
Bristol inn he turned his enforced
leisure and financial failure to account
by writing the Essay on Projects" 1t
deals with savings banks, friendly So
cieties, insurance, academies and bank
rupts. On all these subjects Defoe Of
fers from his fertile brain suggestions
that startle the reader by their modern
ring. On bankrupts and savings banks
Defoe naturally wrote with feeling.
During his stay In Bristol he was
known as ''the Sunday gentleman"
owing to his natural unwillingness to
take the air except on that day Of the
week which deprived bailiffs Of their
sting.-London Chronicle.