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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-10
-Four Minnesota Towns Wiped
loft Map and Hundreds Perish
in Forest Fire.

Warroad Mimi. Dispatch. 9th,
The towns of Beaudette. Spoon
or. Pitt and Graceton, Mlnn.,
are wiped off the map Of Mime
sofa by the most terrible fores t
fire ever experienced by Mime
sofa settlers. The bodies of 4
victims have been found and i
is thought the death rate will b'
UPWARDS of 800. Wagon load
of bodies are being brcus ht into
Deaudette constantly.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-10

RED SPRINGS REVIEWS.
A Delightful Elocution Recital :
Personal Mention.

Personal Mention.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Oct. 6.-Mr.
James, Of Laurinburg, was a
visitor in Red Springs friday
Hon. D. P. McEachern spent a
few days in Rowland this week
with relatives.
Misses Carrie Belle and Mar
garet Mcneil are visiting rela-
tlves In Burgaw this week. Their
cousin Miss Cora Moore is to be
married and they are to play the
wedding march.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins, of Rich
mond, Va, who we've guests of
Miss Fannie and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones for several weeks, have
returned to their home. Miss
Mckay, Of Maxton, spent Sun
day in Red Springs. Mrs. Fannie
| Marsh spent Monday in Laurin-
burg. g.-Mr. Macarthur, of Jack
sonville, Fla, is a visitor at
Hotel Red Springs. Miss Jones
spent Monday in Fayetteville
with Miss Jessie Singleton, who
is in Highsmith hospital for
treatment. Little Miss Roselle
McKinnon of Wake Forest is
visiting her aunt Mrs. T. M.
Cunningham. Miss Georgia
Pearsall has returned from Chi.
cago and Cincinnati, wnere she
had been visiting for severa
months. She had a lovely time
and enjoyed her stay among the
Yankees" Miss Wyatt Nc
Klnnon spent a few hours ir
Fayetteville Friday evening. =
Miss Margaret Alderman i:
spending some time at the home
OF Mr.. J. E.. Purnell. Messls
Jack Blythe and William Welzell
Of Gastonia, are visitors in ou
town this week. Miss Clara d.
Vane has returned to Norfolk
; where she will again teach piano
Miss Elizabeth Nickles gave ;
. beautiful elocution recital IN th
5 college auditorium Monday eve
: ming. A large audience was as
: semDled at the opening Monda.
: and all greatly enjoyed the eve
f nlng's entertainment. NJ i
, Nickles is a skilled elocut.oniS
and recited beautifully the vel
s chosen numbers on the program
et One number should be mentlone
s especially, The Passing of tn
h White Swan" This was a p;
thetie poem and it almost move
e the audience to tears. THE Di
e cord' was very much enjoyed
y as it was humorous and ligh
Miss Nickles was ably assiste
e by the college quartette, whic
l. is composed OF Misses Brit
n Brown, Mcdonald and Cloy
It They sang two beautiful son,
s. which delighted their hearer
D. Miss Lillian Farquhar played
ID lovely sonata in her usual perfe
4 and charming manner. The ne:
t. recital will be the annual teacher
,e recital and will be- given 500
in We always enjoy these recita
le and look forward to this OF
)e with great pleasure.
iii The ladies have had big tin
n. this past week selecting hats,
o the two millinery stores have h;
s. their openings this week.
at Mr.. Archie McEachern,
a. Savannah, Ca. is visiting /
In father, Mr.. John McEachern.
1g Mrs. Jim Williams and daug
1g ters, Misses Annie Belle a
a. Mary, spent Monday in Fayet1
" vile shopping. = Mrs. Rodwe
n of Florala. Ala. is visiting h
as sister, Mrs. w. H. Sikt
al Her daughter. Miss Myrtle, h
ne entered the college and will
ia here this winter.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-10
Capt. w. P. Wood, of Randolph
County, Nominated for State

Capt. w. p. Wood, of Ran
dolph county, was nominated
Thursday night on the 18th BAL
lot by the State Democratic com.
mittee for State Auditor to fill
out the unexpired term of the
late Major B. F. Dixon, the re-
naming portion of the term In
volved being two years from
next January. There were Il
candidates placed before the
committee, the lowest ones drop
ping out gradually until at the
finish the ballot was: Wood, 28
Major E. J. Hale, of Cumberland
21; E. F. Lowell, of Watauga, 5
W. T. R. Bell, of Rutherford, l
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-10
GREAT is THE. robson
IAN CONTEST.
Standing of the Contestants will Be Pub
lished For the First Time Next Thurs
day--How Will Your Contestant
Stand?

is to 60 at it with a will to do
and to have" Don't hide YOUR
self away in a corner and wait
for some one to pull you out to
give you votes.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-10-10
ST. PAUL PACKAGE.
Box Party and Voting Contest
Personal.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
WHEN DINNER COMES

One Ought TO Have n Good Appetite.
A good appetite is the best sauce. 1t
goes a long way toward helping in the
digestive process, and that is absolute
ly essential to health and strength.
Many persons have found that Grape
Nuts food is not only nourishing but
is great appetizer Even children
like the taste of it and grow strong
and rosy from its use.
1t is especially the food to make a,
weak stomach strong and create an
appetite for dinner.
II am 81 years old" writes Tenn
grandmother, land have had a weak
stomach from childhood. BY great
care as to my diet / enjoyed a reason
able degree of health, but never found
anything to equal Grape-Nuts as a,
standby +
/ when have no appetite for break
fast and just eat to keep up my
strength, I take teaspoonfuls OF
Grape-Nuts with good rich milk, and
when dinner comes I an, hungry
w 50 WtIuOuL any piO"hA0S~
II never feel like eating dinner. Grape
Nuts for breakfast seems to make a.
healthy appetite for dinner.
MY little 13-months-old grandson
had been very sick with stomach trou-
BILE during the past summer, and final
.ly we put him on Grape-Nuts. Now
he is growing plump and well. When
asked if he wants his nurse or Grape
Nuts, he brightens up and points to-
the cupboard. He was no trouble to
wean at all-thanks to Grape-Nuts.
Read the little book, THE Road to-
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
ONE MORE OUADRILLE.

Not yet, not yet, it's hardly four;
Not yet; We'll send the chair away;
Mirth still has many smiles in store,
And love has fifty things to say.
Long leagues the weary sun must drive,
Ere pant his hot steeds Ger the HILL
The merry stars will dance till five;
One more quadrllle-one more quadrille!
Ills only thus, it's only here
That maids and MINISTRIES may forget
The myriad ills they feel or fear.
Ennui, taxation, cholera. debt:
With daylight busy cares and schemes
Will come again to chafe or chill;
This is the fairy land of dreams:
One more quadrille-one more quadrille!
What tricks the French in Paris play,
And what the Austrians are about,
And whether that tall knaye, Lord Grey,
Is staying ill.,, or going out;
And what the House of Lords will do,
At last, with that eternal Bill
/ DO not care a rush-do you?
One more quadrille-one more quadrille!
My book don't sell, my play don't draw,
My garden gives me only weeds;
And Mr. Quirk has found a flaw
Deuce take him-in my title-deeds;
Ny aunt has scratched her nephew's name
From that sweet corner in her will;
NV dog is dead, my horse is lame;
One more quadrile-one more quadrille!
Not yet, not yet; it is not late;
Don't whisper it to sister Jane;
Your brother, I am sure, will wait;
Papa Will go to cards again.
Not yet, not yet. Your eyes are bright.
Your step is like a wood-nymphs, still.
Oh not, you can't be tired, tonight
One more quadrille-one more quadrille!
Winthrop MackwOrth Praed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27

tiques. Grandfather clocks are fire.
quently made up Of such incongruities
as modern dial with forged max
er's name and date, and old case
patched up and set of with modern
inlay, and perhaps works about 80
years old. The Stradivarius violins
are almost as numerous as the mod
ern instruments, while old ar1nor and
medals, all of modern make, are pro-
duced by the wagon load. Cheap and
inartistic Japanese ware is flooding
Europe for the purpose of interesting
the Americans who like to buy such
things, and more Chinese stuff, al
legged to have been taken from the pal
ace Of the emperor during the Boxer
troubles, Is for sale than has been
produced in the oriental empire DUR
ing the last twenty years.
1t Is great modern enterprise,
this making of antiques, and the great
est practicians of the art are the
shrewd European dealers who depend
upon American purchasers to fill their
Golfers. Were it not for the people
of this country thu industry could not
exist
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27

PRODUCTION means more there than
here, as the introducer is regarded as
to a certain extent responsible NOR
ally for the business department of his
friend.
1t is worth while observing (and
this is the exception referred to above)
that In certain instances the methods
in American stock exchange
houses are the same as those obtain
Ing in London. Little as the fact Is
known, 1t Is not an unfrequent custom
for very wealthy spectators to have
no fixed margin or even no margin at
all with their brokers. PIG
II man Of this sort loses on
commitment he sends his broker.
check for the loss; if he wins his bro
kers remit to him for his &ins. The
broker dislikes to offend a very pow
erful client by troubling him for funds
and hence takes risks with his
account which he would not dream OF
taking with the account of smaller
men. Instances Of this sort some
times become public in cases where
the broker is forced into bankruptcy,
whether owing to this cause or not.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
KINGS SONS SEEK BRIDES.
An Agent Sent to the United States to
Discover HeireSseS.


Where is Count Pablo Mysky Tres
kaya, also known as Capt. Karilofi i?
He is supposed to be either in Chicago
or New York city, in the interest of the
karageOrgeevitch family, which now
sits on the Servian throne, and is plan
ming to marry into money. Both sons of
King Peter are preparing to travel early
in the new year, and the itinerary in
cludes a two-months' stay in the United
States-unless the agents report makes
it inadvisable
Count Treskaya is mysterious
stranger, about whom Washington's
ultra exclusive set is talking. Upon his
appearance here he was believed to be
q secret agent for some Balkan nation.
Now it turns out that King Peter COM
missioned him to come to this country
and report what opportunity his two
sons might have toward making an al
lance with American girls.
A report that the Servian princes want
to marry American girls reached Wash
ington last spring. Gar Nicholas. EN-
perOr Francis Joseph and King George
of Greece tried to plan an alliance for
the sons of King Peter, but none of
these would consider an alliance with
any princess to whom they were indi-
vidually related. This is why the princes
will seek to marry merely money.
1t is recalled in this connection that
two years ago the Duke de Alba. a
grandee of Spain. then said to be in love
with Miss Mathilde Townsend of Wash
ington and Philadelphia, sent a lawyer
to this country to look up the financial
standing of the Townsend family. Miss
Townsend learned of this few days
before the duke was notified that her
maternal grandfather had tied up the
property so that any prospective for
tune hunter could not enjoy the capital
His highness desired $250,00O a year for
himself as the price of his love.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
m A FEAEFN Watson E. Coleman, Wash%
- IN B p M n "a ington, DC. Booksfree. Highs
y ~ ] MEhW y " est references. Best results
BAALBEC THE BEAUTIFUL.
1t Has Romantic Glory of Color Rare,
in Implanted Stone.

The town of Baalbec contains some
five thousand inhabitants, about quar-
ter of whom are Christians. 1t has a
garrison; it is the seat of a bishop of
the Greek Catholic church; it owns four
mosques, three churches, six schools, four,
monasteries, three hotels, and a Turkish
bath; but all these glories lie far enough
apart from the ruins to leave their al
most matchless dignity and beauty unim-
paired. One thinks of them only for a
moment realizes them not unpleasantly,
when one sees two soldiers strolling hand
in hand down the staircase of the Tenn
pie of Jupiter, or comes upon group of
serious Arabs among the pillars of the
Temple of Bacchus, or surprises a group
Of women in shining black beneath the
Arab tower to the southwest of the tenn
pie, or upon the projecting platform
which is thrust out toward the orchards
not far from the Columns of the Sun
finds bevy of brown and bright-eyed
Syrian children smiling down at the
fairy revels of the white blossoms in the
breeze. s-Asfs~ ~ y g
Never had l understood how exquisite
white can look with gold, fragility with
strength, that which has the peculiar
loneliness that passes with that which
has the peculiar splendor. that endures,
till / saw the piled golden stones. col
umns, and mighty walls of Baalbec ris-
ing into The sunshine among the white
flowers of Baalbecs orchards. Baalbeci
must be seen, if possible, in spring, and
seen at least once not only in the full
glory of day, but also when the sun is
declining. Then the Columns of the Sun
are alive, so it seems. with changing and
almost mysterious glories; walls, archi-
traves, door posts, capitals, and tangled
heaps of broken fragments, hold a ro-
mantle beauty of color such as have not
seen elsewhere i'll implanted stone
FROM 1.-THE Holy Land" by Robert
Kitchens in the Century Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
SPECULATING ON MARGIN.
American and English Ways o
Doing II Are Very Inherent

American and English Ways of
Doing 1t Are Very Different.
In America a spectators capital
with an exception to be noted below
is necessarily at least the size of his
margin in his brokers hands, though
1t is to be feared that in only too many
instances it is just this and nothing
more.
On the London stock exchange an
other method prevails which, says
Moody's Magazine, 1t is probable has
done more in the longrago, past to give
stock speculation its bad. name than
all the episodes of an unsavory ma
tlre which have ever occurred on
American exchanges. In London after
the inevitable introduction to broker
the new customer gives his order, but
makes no deposit at all.
The broker is supposed to learn
something of his new clients means
and how far he should be allowed TO
commit himself. Twice a month the
English have what they call their set
tlClhCAI Qdy n CuoIOluCI lOHS VI Il
stock whose commitment has gone
somewhat against him is then requir-
ed to pay the differences, as they are
called between his purchase price and
the current quotation.
He must also pay charge called a
contango for holding the settlement
over into the next fortnightly period
If he does not wish to close the COM
mitment. AS consequence of this
way of doing business a speculator
may be trading on a few points mar
gin in reality, or in fact on no mar
gin at all; he may be utterly penni-
less without his brokers' knowing il.
That this method works out with
fewer losses in England that it would
do here is due to the fact that the so
cial and economic strata to which an
Englishman belongs are much easier
to determine than the, corresponding
facts among us, and also that an in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
A HALL OF FAME.
To Commemorate the Reign of Francis
Joseph of Austria.

Vienna is to have its hall of fame.
The mayor of the city, DR.. Lueger, has
announced that he will have built on
Kahlenberg mountain q building similar
to the Walhalla of Ratisbon. Germany,
as tribute to the reign of Emperor
Francis Joseph. Kahlenberg mountain
rises out of the Danube above Vienna
and it's crest will form an admirable site
for such building as is proposed. The
dimensions of the proposed structure are
not obtainable at present, but it is to
be very large, and similar to the Rats
bon edifice. 1t is to be devoted to the
perpetuation of the fame of distinguished
Viennese who have lived during the reign
of Emperor Francis Joseph. The Wal
halla at Ratisbon was erected in 1890
1t stands on a hill 1913 feet high. 1t. is
a magnificent edifce 246 feet long and
lis feet high. 1t cost approximately
$6,00O,000. DR.. Lueger states that the
building is to be erected as an offering
of gratitude for the Emperor's success
full reign.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
BUNGALOW ON Stills.

Novel HOt-SeasOn Home to BE Erect
ed at Great River. l.. I.
A bungalow on stills is to be erected
in Great River, l.. l., adjoining the
estates of W. K Vanderbilt, Jr., Bay
ard Cutting, Frederick G. Bourne and
other wealthy men. Undoubtedly it
will be the oldest hot-weather resi-
dence ever constructed.
1t Is to be built by Harry de Bow
Barnes, who mas an Office in the Mar
bridge building, at 34th street and
9Th avenue, and who lives in the
Bronx, the New York World says.
He engaged W. H. Buckhout,
Hacksack architect, to prepare the
plans. Mr.. Buckhoutg described them
last night in this way:
-Four hollow steel poles or masts,
each forty-five feet in length and eight
inches in diameter, will support
platform twenty-five feet square. The
poles pass through the corners OF the
platform for five feet and act as
brace for the bungalow that is built
upOu Tic pldllUIlu. ~ oPiA al SI@AA SS%A'S
gives access to the bunaalow through
the medium of a door In the under
side of the platform. This stairway Is
fitted with a gateway that can De
closed at will by the occupants OF the
bungalow, so as to shut out undesir-
able callers.
Both the platform and the bunga-
low are to be of seasoned oak. The
structure itself will be fitted with all
sorts of hot-weather conveniences.
Every precaution will be taken to In
sure the safety of its occupants from
winds and thunderstorms. 1t will also
be fitted with an anti-swaying device
that has been invented by Mr.. Barnes
himself"
If the experiment turns out to be
success, as Mr.. Barnes believes 1t Will.
it is possible that bungalows on stills
will become popular.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
AMERICANS AND ART.
A British Artist Says They Are Coward
ly in Art Judgment.

That Americans are courageous in ac-
ton, but towards in judging art, is the
opinion of Alfred East. president Of the
Royal Society of British Artists, who is
in Chicago during an exhibition of his
and other artists paintings of the Art
institute. american women said Mr..
East, ARE, i'll themselves, splendid and
much more interesting than American
men. Americans are courageous enough
when it comes to action, but they are
cowardly in judging art. They accept
the opinions Of others This country
must develop an art of its own, meeting
the problem of this development as it is
meeting many other problems. An ex-
conform 10 new conditions. With a lit
tie teaching from the artists of the old
world you viii be able TODD what is best
suited to the conditions surrounding
YOu'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27

"Mr. Reynolds, too, MADAME"
"Mr. Reynolds, too"
The girl behind the screen she faced
severely.
$50 you waited?" she said
'How could I help it?'' submitted the
girl And then she cried out with a
flush, Isn't he splendid?''
"Which?"
ooh, both," hastily, "both."
And what can be said for you?'
Cally hung her head Mrs. Tom look
ing on rather regretted that the two
men couldn't see the unwonted meekness
and beauty of it.
Nothing" murmured Cally, "can be
said for me.'
"And you've confessed to Jonathan
that with your own money you bought
the ring for him ?"
Don't laugh" begged Cally meekly.
"Wnere is he. He and his ring?"
Mr.. Sake came before her wearing a
shameless grin. He held out for her
inspection a cat's-eye crested intaglio
'Take the thing away" ordered Mrs.
Tom. "Take it into the dining room,
both of you.'
''But where's David?" asked Jonathan
''The traitor David" called Mr.. Reyn-
Odds, ''is Sarresting an eavesdropper. This
man Tom has been playing sleep on the
divan and listened to every sacred word
that we said!"
To verify which grinning head
pushed over beside David on the rail.
'What I couldn't in my sleep make
out" said the head, "was the crest on
the cat's-eye. Whose crest is it?'
"Ours," said Jonathan, brazenly, steal
ing a glance at Cally's sweeping color,
"ours'
But the color was not allowed to grow
painful, for here again was Barns the
discreet. Barns had all his dignity
back.
Dinner, madam, is served said
Bans.-Etta E. Garnett in Springfield
Republican.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
FOUND HIS FATHER.
A Boys Luck in Applying for Service
in Paris.

Some time ago the wife of banker
living in a beautiful mansion in the
Champs Elysees quarter of Paris, very
aristocratic section, sought a boy serv-
ant at an employment bureau. The
bureau sent to her a bright. rosy
checked boy who was well recommended
by foster parents. When the banker
examined the testimonials he discovered
that the boy was his own son, the off
spring of secret love romance in early
life. The banker frankly appraised his
wife of the boys identity and she
promptly received him into the family
as ''long lost son." the welcome being
a hearty one because she has no children
of her own. The boy was clothed in a
manner BETTING his new station and he
is now attending a select school, where
he is enrolled under his true name.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
Repulsed by a "Sour Face"

Miss Mary Horner. who is suing
Henry Webendorfer, a wealthy manu-
facturer Of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, for $780,
600 for breach of promise, denounces
Webendorfer as a real mean man. Ac-
cording to Miss Horner, he broke the
engagement because she refused to kiss
him in public. In support she quotes
this letter from him: 1.-THE chilly recep-
ton you gave me October /. the sour
face you left in my memory, and the
honest kiss you rejected discourage me
to continuing suit to your Affections
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
Taking Precautions.

A young ''briefess' was perambulating
the courts with an air of scarcely being
able to find time to do anything when
his boy tracked him down in one of the
corridors.
''Oh. sirr' said the boy, there is a
man at your Office with brief, sir"
What, a brief! Great heavens"'
And the young fellow began to run
through the passages as fast as he could
for fear the prey should escape him.
stop, sir, stopr' cried the boy, who
could scarcely keep pace. you needn't
hurry, sir; I've locked him in!'-M.
p
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27

the region of the Syrtis Major came
around again to view, after its periodic
hiding Of six weeks, two striking canals
became at once evident to the east of
the Syrtis in places where no canals had
ever previously been seen. Not only
was their appearance unprecedented, but
the canals themselves were most con-
spicuous. They conveyed to an oasis.
itself new. In form they are like all
the other canals. narrow, regular lines
of even width throughout, running with
geometric precision from definite points
to another point, where an oasis is To-
Gated. The system exactly resembles
what life there would evolve under the
conditions we know exist The phenom-
ena transcend any natural law and are
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-01-27
Farmers Masters Of Wheat Market.

Joseph f. Pritchard, the Chicago com
mercial correspondent, is authority for
the statement that combination of
farmers in the northwest has made a
stand for $1.25 for the remainder of the
wheat in hand. and if the farmers stick
together there is no doubt as to the final
result This is said to be on the au-
thoriety of the secretary of the com
bination. The farmer is master of the
situation, and the price will either adj
vance or decline according to his willing
ness. to let go of the surplus now in his
hands.