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The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
Our First Locomotives.

The first locomotives in the United
States were brought over from Eng
land by Horatio Allen of New York
in the fall Of 1929 or the spring OF
1880, and one Of them was set up on
the Delaware, and Hudson railroad at
Carbondale, Pa. but. being found too
heavy for the track. its use was aban-
doned. The first locomotive construct
ed in this country was built by the
West Point foundry at New York IN
1890 for the South Carolina railroad
and named the Phoenix. 4 second en-
gine was built the same year by the
same establishment and for the same
road and named the West Point. LII
the spring of 1881 a third engine was
built by the same establishment FOL
the Mohawk & Hudson railroad from
Albany to Schenectady and called the
De Witt Clinton This was the first
locomotive run in the state OF New
York. The first Stephenson locomotive
ever imported into this country was
the Robert Fulton. This engine was
brought out in the summer of 1881 FOL
the Mohawk & Hudson railroad. II
was subsequently rebuilt and named
the John Bull.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
The Mystery of a Duel,

Having fought his duel and saved
his honor by firing shot in the air,
the editor Of a French provincial
newspaper went back to his desk, and
the incident had quite left his mind
when he felt something strange in his
thigh. He looked and found that he
was bleeding profusely. A doctor was
called, who discovered that a bullet
was imbedded in the EDITORS thigh
some two fnches deep and required
extraction. why was this not taken
notice Of on the spot where the duel
took placer he asked The editor
was as much In the dark as the doc
tor. At the moment of the duel he
had fired into the air. and his adver-
sary also took distracted sort OF
aim. There had evidently been no in.
tention of doing the slightest harm or
either side. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field and had shaken
hands with his antagonist as sign OF
reconcilia iation. How a bullet came tc
be lodged in his thigh was simply one
| Of the mysteries of dueling -Londol
Teleyrauh
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
Baboons and Water.

In Captain Drayson's Sporting
Scenes Among the Kaffirs'' we find the
following: Well" said Kemp. when
/ go into country where there is not
much water l always take my ba-
boom" You don't drink him, do you:'
mo. but | make him show ME water'
How do YOU do that:' In this way:
When water gets scarce | give the
Bavian none. If he does not seem
thirsty rub little salt On his tongue.
l then take him out with long string
or chain. At first it was difficult to
make him understand what was want
ed, for he always wished to go back
to the wagons. Now. however. he is
we'll trained. When | get him out
some distance l let him go. He runs
along a bit. scratches himself. shows
his teeth at me. takes smell up wind
looks all round. picks up bit of grass
smells or eats it. stands up for another
sniff, canters on. and so on Wherever
the nearest water is there he is sure t(
co.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
The Tyrant In the Field.

There have been few commanders so
tyrannous as Lopez. the dictator of
Paraguay. when. in the war of 1S65-7O.
1T fought single handed the neighbor-
ing countries Of Argentina, Brazil and
Uruguay. Lopez. says Mr.. w. II. Koe
bel in his "Argentina.' was wont to
carry the theory of victory or death to
an uncomfortable point. Officers
were executed for mere remarks
whose tone fell beneath the standard
of confidence that Lopez had set up
for himself. One. for instance. was
shot for having announced in the
course Of his duty that the enemy was
strongly intrenched! Another met his
end on account of an unguarded
speech to the effect that the Para
guayan army was accustomed to count
the enemy's losses and forget it's own
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
Fleet Footed Postnnen Of Venice.

Fleet Footed Postn1en OF Venice.
Probably the letter carriers in Venice
are the most ingenious in the world,
They know how 10 dodge every water
way, turning up on their routes with
a precise regularity that convinces you
they have mapped every scrap Of the
damp city's dry land on their brains.
II you 20 to your destination by gon-
dola they can beat you thereto by a
good bit of time What they know
about canals has been applied by them
to navigation on land, and they know
every tiny street in the city.
OF course there are postoff1ce gon-
dolas, too, gay yellow things that quite
outcoor the yellow sunlight, and any
day you happen over the bridge Of the
Rialto you will see them all fastened
to their red and gold poles just under
meath the old palatial Fondaco del
Tedeschi, which centuries ago by de-
cree of the Venetian senate two ia
nous architects Of early days, Girola
mo Tedesco and Giorgio Spavento
built for the use of the many German
merchants then living in Venice (some
where about the year 1505).-Trave
Magazine.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
We, the People.

The phrase We the people Of the
United States" in the preamble Of the
constitution read in the first draft of
the constitution as follows: I'VE. the
people OF New Hampshire. Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, New
York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Del
aware. Maryland. Virginia. North Car
olina, South Carolina and Georgia. do
ordain. declare and establish" etc
Though unanimously adopted by the
convention, the wording had to be
changed to I'VE. the people, simply
because the constitution. which had
not as yet been ratified, was to go into
effect when ratified by nine states
and, not knowing which states were
to ratify. the naming of the states
was. Of course. out Of the question:
New York American.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
The Eaolet's First Flight.

H. B. Macpherson gives a dramatic
account of the first flight of an eaglet
whose life from babyhood he had
watched One day he ventured to the
edge of the cliff containing his cradle
and looked about Suddenly his moth
er swung past on silent wings and
tried to tempt him from his fast
ness" But he was unwilling or afraid.
Again the mother lowered round, and
q wild, weird cry rang through the
glen. For the first time l had heard
the yelp Of the adult eagle, the voice
of the queen of birds calling to her
young. The eaglet cheeped continuous
ly until he tapped to the very edge of
the abyss, listening to her call. And
now he, too, changed his cry; his voice
seemed to break, and the adult yell
burst from his throat The eagles
called to each other, yelp answering
yelp. The young eagle gaZed round
him, spread out his giant wings and
vanished forever from my sight among
the ledges below. The eaglet had left
the nest and had flown"
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
The Chinese Gono,

meals on the Pacific liners. as is the
Atlantic habit. Instead a Chinaman
pats a gong gently, and it's booming
echoes find the ear, no matter how re
motely located. The gong is the
quintessence Of vibration. 1t sets
waves Of sound into motion that rever
berate from every barrier. 1t moans
or defies according to the strength with
which it is struck. No wonder the
Chinese used it in battle to scare the
foe!-New York World.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
Old Time Railway Travel,

Third class passenger coaches in
England used to be coupled on next to
the engine. The travellers came in for
occurred. At times the engine was
driven tender first. in which case frozen
hands could be warmed at the smoke
stack. The passengers were packed
seventy Of them, into truck eighteen
feet in length by seven and half in
width. There was no roof and not, as
rule, proper protection at the sides.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15

News comes from Wilmington
under date of the 7th of a cold
blooded murder at Verona, near
that city. The 15-year old son
Of Thos. Harrison, colored, be-
came enraged because his father
ordered him to remove his Sun
day clothes before going with
him to the woods to gather holly,
returned to the house, secured
the shotgun, overlook his father
and emptied the contents of the
gun into his breast, the father
dying almost Immediately. The
boy fled to the woods but was
soon captured and placed in jai
at Jacksonville.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
ViQorouS,

Victim-If your hair restorer is good,
why is it that you are bald yourself? :?
Barber-Well, sir. once l had very
big order for ladies' plaits, and to exc
cute it l used some extra doses of my
restorer over my hair and got half a
dozen long plaits, sir. But it drew all
the hair out of my constitution, sir
London Mail
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15

The hotel and pavilion at Caro-
lima Beach, the property of Capt.
J. w. Harper, and a private re-
sldence, were burned Thursday
night. The loss is Sis, 900, with
but little insurance. 1t is thought
that the fire was incendiary. as
the hotel was unoccupied at the
time. The hotel will be rebuilt
at once.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
His First Voyaoe.

The old sailor came along with
bucket of tar.
What are you doing:" gaspeI the
EeaSick passenger feebiy.
Pitching the deck, sor,' responded
the salt, with deep sea salute.
pitching the deck? Great Scott.
Isn't it pitching enough already ?'-
Chicago News.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
A Serious Pred;canen4

How can he afford to keep an au-
tomobile?"
He can't, but he has to keep one to
prevent people from finding out that
he is too hard up to afford it"-Chica-
go Record Herald
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15

Lynchburg. Va, on the 9th
turned from the no-license policy,
which has prevailed since March
1903, and favored the return of
the open saloon by a majority of
85 in a total vote of 2,653 votes.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
BOYS CORN CLUBS.
Gratifying Yields Made BY
Young Farmers.

Raleigh Special, 9th, 10 ufeei9ooio A>'
Reporting to the annual ses-
sion of the state board OF agrl-
culture his work as director OF
the Farmers institute and Boys
Corn club divisions, T. E. Parker
shows l, LIS boys in IA counties
contested in the crop just har-
vested, the reports showing
Yields of from 20 to 146.28
bushels to the acre. The report
makes public the winners OF the
prizes in the ten districts into
which the state was divided, as
follows, first, second and third
prizes for each district being
given in their order:
First District: j. Lester Fore
hand, Chowan county, 14O.83
bushels; Jack B. Hardison, Beau
fort, 70; Cecil H. Hollowe, IS.
Second District: Charles Par
ker, Jr., Hertford, 1872. %; Raj
eigh Parker, Hertford, 1926;
Plato Mitchell, Hertford, 1877
Third District; Leonard H.
Brown, Wayne, 1858; Ben R.
Lewis, Wayne, 145. SO; Dennis
Newsome, Wayne, 127.
Fourth District: Herbert Steph-
: enson, Wake, 1871 Louis Bar
tholomew, Raleigh, lis. Is; Vassil
Green, Wake, 109; John Rober-
son, Nash, 100.
Fifth District: Charles E.
Phillips, Randolph, 142. 96; Oscar
Kauser, Forsyth, 125.57; Austin
Isley, Alamance, 99.5.
Sixth District: Everett Nor.
dan, Harnett, 1918; fischer A.
Britt, Sampson, 107.67; J. Hal
Robertson, Robson, 1925.
Seventh District: ]. H. Smith,
Mecklenburg, 1852; Marvin
Jackey, Mecklenburg, 92.5; Will
lie J. Rollins, Union; 9O.3.
Eighth District: Clarence Cof
fey, Caldwell, 87.59; Lee P
Frans, Surry, 87.2; w. Cary
Coffey, Caldwell, 1874.
Ninth District: w. Ernes
Starnes, Catawba, LAG. %; Willie
Bostick, Cleveland, 1O2; Chival
Bostic, Cleveland, 1O1.5.
Tenth District: Harvey B
Culberson, Cherokee, SO; Rugl
Bst, Haywood, 91.5; H. A
Welch, Swain, 67.3.
The average yield for the con
tests the state over was 5S.
bushels. There were % boy
obtaining yields Of over Z
bushels; 33 boys, over 100 bush
els; 10 boys over 130 bushels an
five boys over lao bushels.
In number Of boys contestin
Cleveland led with 80; Wayne
72 and Guiiford, 22.
Captain Parker reports to tn
board that the farmers in ever
part of the state are becomin
more interested in better meth
DDS of farming and are becon
ing more and more willing to tr
what they consider new method
of farming bthat promise ir
creased yields and larger profit:
They are showing special intel
est in legumes, especially clover
vetches and 10y beans, and tn
cowpea is holding sway in ever
section of the state as 50
builder.
Director Parker calls on tt
state board of agriculture to al
propriate the usual $500 towal
prizes for the 1911 boys contest
He reports that thousands
dollars have been raised in val
GUS counties as additional priz,
and firms and corporations a
announcing prizes to quicken Il
interest in this juvenile corn CT
ture contest. The board will
least offer the same prizes
last season.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
Music.

Of all the fine arts. music is that
which has most influence on the pas
stons and which the legislator ought
the most to encourage.-Napoleo Bo-
naparte.
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
In Portions.

Host (at village inn, entering bed
room at a. NJ, to occupant of the
bed)-Beg pardon, sir, but two more
tourists have arrived. Have you slept
enough?
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
AuQqina a Qelusian.

Willie-Father, what does hugging q
delus1on mean? Father-Well. my boy.
young Mr.. Strong is an instance. He
thinks your sister Clara is only TWEEN
ty-tWo!
The Robesonian., 1910-12-15
Vadne lnfor,a a&inn

What did the fellow do who stole
the drum from the band when he saw
the leader coming with a policeman
''He beat it'-Baltimore American.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY.

May 30th has for many years been
set apart as Memorial Day, a day to
honor the memories of the men who
fought in the Civil War, that the
Union mi ht be preserved. The day
grew out of custom which sprang
up at the close of the war of decorat-
ing with flowers the graves of the
soldier dead In 1868 General John
A. Logan, commander of the G.. A.
R., directed that the various posts
and members should officially deco
rate the graves of the soldiers. The
sentiment appealed to the people gen
orally and May 80 was set apart by
law as a day consecrated to the mem
DRY of the soldier dead.
From year to year we seem to be
growing more and more forgetful of
the real purpose and meaning of Me
mortal Day. AS we have converted
the Fourth of July into a day of
senseless and meaningless noise and
carnage, so we have permitted Me-
mortal Day to become largely a hOli-
day of play and sports. In those com
munities where there are organiza-
tons of soldiers we respectfully
enough watch their march to the
cemeteries to place flowers on the
graves of their comrades, but to a
larke number of onlookers the cere-
mony is nothing more than an inter
esting spectacle 1t does not occur to
the majority that it is something in
which they should have a part.
Soon the veterans of the war will
be gone. Their ranks are thinning
now with amazing rapidity. Before
many years the last soldier of the
Civil War will rest with his COM
rades. What will then become of
Memorial Day? More than one mil
lion men were killed and wounded in
the great war to preserve the Union.
Are we to forget the principles for
which they died? Shall the one day
of the year set aside as a memorial
day to them become simply holi-
day devoted to ball games, horse
races, picnic parties, and to having
good time generally?
We have been gradually changing
decoration day into Dissertation day
1t is time to stop this. 1t is time
to devote this one day in the year
to honoring the memories of the men
who died that our nation might live
and to teach the younger generation
the meaning of it all-Wallace'
Farmer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
PULLMAN SHOULD CLEAN UP.

Next week Pullman will be called
upon to entertain several hundred
visitors. The annual encampment of
the veterans of Whitman county,
Washington, and Latah county, Ida
no. will be held here on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday. Scores of visi-
tors from the two counties named
will be here with their wives and
families and they should find the
town in good condition, with streets
and alleys and yards clean and pre-
sentable.
Beginning Tuesday, June Z, the
annual meeting of the State Grange
of Washington will convene here and
be in session four days. Men will
come from all sections of Washing
ton and from the panhandle of Ida
no to attend this meeting. Many Of
them will see Pullman for the first
time. 1t is the duty of every property
owner and citizen to assist in MAX
ing the town as pretty, clean and
likable as possible. Many of these Vi
sitors have probably had their
thoughts on Pullman for some time
They may have been planning to
send their sons or daughters here
to attend school, or, better still. may
have thought of coming here with
their sons and daughters and MAX
ing their homes here while their
children are getting an education
These are the people we want. The
agricultural department of the State
College, the experiment farm and the
College appeals to these farmers and
if we show the college, the ex-
pertinent farm and the town to
them in the right light we
will, in probability, get a number of
them for permanent residents. The
prospect is worth the effort. Let us
all help to make Pullman look at
her very best while these visitors are
here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
Money to Loan.

The Pullman Savings and Loan
Association has money to loan on
improved property at reasonable
rates.
The principal and interest can be
paid in small monthly payments thus
making the Savings and Loan plan a
desirable one for persons having a
moderate income. Or, if desired, the
entire loan can be paid at any time
without any bonus.
The money you are now paying for
house rent will, in few years, if
applied to Savings and Loan Stock.
purchase you a home.
This association has been in op-
Grafton nearly nine years and has as
sisted in building nearly 100 dwell
ling houses in Pullman. 1t is COM
posed of local people exclusively, it's
members being those persons who
have taken out loans or have pur-
chased savings stock.
For particulars apply to any of
ficer of the association.
J. n. Emerson, president; NJ, X.
Snyder, Secretary.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
GOOD ROADS,

A special representative of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, d. c., DR.. Maurice W. Ed
ridge, best known authority on good
roads in this country, will speak on
that subject at the following points
on the dates shown;
Baker City, May 16; Enterprise
May IS; La Grande, May 10; Hep
per, May 20; Pendleton, May 81;
Condor, May %; Moro, May "a; The
Dalles, May 25; Hood River, May %;
Dallas, May 81; Portland, May 2S;
McMinnyille, May 80; Forest Grove
May 81; Oregon City, June /; Salem
June ,; Albany, June 3; Corvallis
June 4; Eugene, 6; Roseburg, 7;
Grants Pass, June 8; Medford, June
8; Ashland, June 10.
may 20 orn
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
Notice.

Is hereby given to all patron.
OF The city water TO have repaired
and Keep in repair all faucets, toll
MIGRANTS. etc. that are in bad condi
ucu, and leakage stopped within fiv,
days from the date of publication OF
This notice, and to observe strictly
the sprinkling hours. All patrons
north of South Palouse river sprinkle
from to pm. All south of Paloust
river from 6 to s pm These rules
must De observed.
BY order of the city council.
G., n. Henry City Clerk.
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
MUSIC FESTIVAL A BIG THING

The annual May Music Festival
held here last Thursday and Friday
was more of a success than was sup
posed at the time. The receipts
much more than paid the expenses,
ana the hundreds of visitors who
came here to hear the fine program
rendered are loud in their praises of
Pullman, the Washington State Col
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given to the
creditors of Albert Reaney, deceased,
and to all persons having claims
against his estate to present the same
to the undersigned at the law office
of Neill and Dow at Pullman, Wash
ington, accompanied with the proper
vouchers, within one year from date
of the first publication of this no
tice or be forever barred.
Date of first publication is May
eth, 1910.
Phebe A. Reaney.
Administrators of the estate of
Albert Reaney, deceased.
May 27-June24.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-03

Remember that Schueller's Opt
cal Specialist of Walla Wala, will be
at the Artesian Hotel, Tuesday, June
18th, to examine eyes and fit glasses
May 27 June 3
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
John Ham Leaves
After Discovery
Wealthy Man Of Shubert, Long Given
Up for Dead, Disappears When
Identity is Known.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, July 9O.-(special
Telegram.)-Eight years ago John Ham, a
wealthy man Of Shubert, Neb., disappeared
mysteriously from home, and left an estate
worth many thousands of dollars. Mel
Rupert a Hutchinson travelling man, who
knew Ham in Nebraska, discovered the old
man in Hutchinson, where he has been
working for scant wages at hard labor.
Finding that his whereabouts and identity
were known, Ham disappeared again. No
reason is known for his actions. His fam
lily for years had given him up for dead.
He owned block Of business property and
other realty in and near Shubert and was
one of the wealthiest residents of the town.
He was in good shape financially, and
there was not a whisper against his char
acter. One night in May, 1902, however, he
disappeared and from that day residents of
Shubert never have seen him. His wife and
family offered rewards for information re-
garding him, and secured the country try
ing to locate him, but were never able to
find a trace Of him.