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famous as ner father had been for losing
his, and only sighed desperately Any
other girl would have left hope-and
Seffy-behind. At that moment, hap
PLY, Sam was heard to move. She
put her hand on Seffy's mouth as if
some danger were there And, Seffv.
by sort of instinct, it must have been,
kissed itl
Ooh
Both of Sally's hands went up m
real suTrprise-and Seffy caught and
kissed them bothl
"Ohl-ohi-ohP'
She had to stuff her gay little hand
kerchief into her mouth to keep the
joy within. After all, could this Seffy
be playing 'possum? Was he deep?-
don't know, any more than Sally,
how 1T all happened-except that per
maps Seffy discovered himself suddenly
brave in the darkness, and Sally quite
defenseless- presently her head was
on his shoulder, and his arm was
around her, in quite the way his father
had suggested and Sally had expected.
And neither OF them thought of him
or a word he had said@concernin
lands, tenements and hereditaments
Saliy's hand crept UP insidiously about
Seffy1s neck. But then it was fearfuIly
withdrawn
g Please don't grease your hair here
Hereafter Hereafter" Seffy's heart
pounded.
Suppose I'd grease my hairl" said
Sally speciousIy.
The horror conjured up was facti-
tiOus. Remember where her head was
resting: But an alien element was
now raised between them Seffy moved
away. Maids should not caviI even
at oiled hair-so early IN their court
perhaps only soft cooling word.
4ou-you wouldn't ike that
would you? still meekly.
"Nol Seffy answered, puzzled
My Sunday coat would git greasedI"
My sleeve did"
She inspected soiled sleeve-in the
ray from the hall-which had no spot
on it
81 don't care for the sleeve. tn
wash out. But Sam-he sees every
She laughed and was about to plunge
recklessly back into his arms. But her
hair lcds beautiful And she had made
1t more so for himI He must see It'll
She plunged further into the ray from
the hall lamp instead and flung it for
ward about her face. 1t chung and
clustered there like an aureole Seffy.
IN his brief life, he thought, had seen
nothing more divine. She looked sau-
ely up at him out Of the top of her
eyes. His alteration made her very
happy.
"Therel amt that nicer than yourn?''
She buried her fingers In the splendid
mass, and pushed 1t into further dis
order until it lay close-shining about
her face.
"Oh, Sally" said Seffy, approaching
her as If she were some goddess, wear
1t that way alwaysl"
The alien thing was gonel They
were en- rapport once morel
They'd have me in an asylum in
no time. But
Somehow, Seffy's arms opened to
invite her back and she came with a
low reckless laugh The wild sheaf of
her hair lodged again close under his
chin He recklessly thrust his face
into IT. Its perfume In his nostrils and
its movement against his akin was In
effable. He kissed it. Again It was
the strange fashion of the cayaIier-in
those kissesl Where did ne learn 1t?
Oh, Sally, wear 1t always SOP he
begged again And-good heavensI-
he put his lips down upon it once more!
Just when you come to see me,1
murmured Sally to the lapel of his coat.
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was taken from his hotel yesterday
in an auto to see his twenty year old
Fred Funston take third money in a
49, L.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

AOOu. A4ayS ICSLo PLUuU IOus]
one of It's citizens is so widely
TO be asked from Washington,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Floyd Ransom sent cablegram to
mother of his safe arrival in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller has
recently rented the Peter Antonio
residence In North HAYS. now owned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

DIR. Moye, the noFthside veterinarian
has just received his commission as
Second Lieutenant in the Veterinary
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

"Dumb-oE-a term of repsOach-
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And then
II shall never kiss no one but you,
Nor anybody but you, Seffy."
And, strange as It may seem, N that
moment, Seffy was the gTeater. brave
and stronger, and Sally but the waiting.
willing woman-as she ought to have
been Indeed Seffy was COURAGEOUS
enough to have put that question which
might, perhaps, transmute the pasture
field into one Of those that lie within
the borders Of Elysium.
But Sam moved-Eith decision.
They flew apart Though he did net
at once enter it vas too late=the
rapport was broken Ne7ertheIess-
such things can be mended, If there +
time 1t Is quite certain that Il they
CONTINUED On page 81
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
Make Use Of the Sunlight

So essential is sunlight to clean
illness and good health that the State
Board of Health says open up and let
the sunshine in. Houses that have
been closed this summer or that have
not had daily airings, especially as
to the furnishing and clothing, need
the cleansing effect Of sunshine and
fresh air. All household furnishings
should be exposed to direct sunlight
for number of hours at least every
few days. Direct sunlight is the best
disinfectant known 1t kills germs
in a few hours. Diffused sunlight
Or daylight may have as good effect
but in a much longer time.
Shutting the sunlight out of the
house is an unhygienic custom. II
should go as has gone many of the
ideas and customs belonging to the
darkages. Germs live and thrive il
darkness. For that reason sunshine
should find it's way into the home
! daily and it's presence should be vel
coined as a messenger of cleanliness!
and good health. The drawing O.
shades and the closing Of window
be discouraged. It is better to hav,
carpets and draper1es that are fad
ed than to have boys and girls witt
j cheeks that are faded. Roses in tn
cheeks are more valuable than rose
in the carpet.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13

DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF AUGJN
1917, the. following described lant
to-wit:
Situate ina the county of Ro5eso,
and State of North Carolina. in =.
town Of Mazzton, and described Is
follows:
Beginning at stake in the Wet
ern edge Of Florence street, in TIE
dividing lines of lots Nos. l ana
in the division Of the lands Of D. 4
Patterson anu others, and recOrl3i
in book 3-M, On page 357, register;
office of Robesan county, and runs :;
said dividing line north 81 west (mag
netic bearing Of May %, 1889 Al
feet; thence south 25 west paraie
to said Florence street 178 feet; therrt
south rs east perpendicular to sail
Florence street 241 feet to the West
ern edge of said Florence. street
thence along the western edge Of sal
Florence street north % east 234 Tee
to the beginning. containing one acrt
it being part of lot No. aSslgna
to g. B. Patterson IN said partluo
proceedings, and being the same 10
of land conveyed By G. B. Patre:so
and wife to Donald Mcqueen by dee
dated the 9Th day of May, 1912, an
recorded in the office of the req;
ter of deeds Of Robson county, Nort
Carolina, in book 6-E, page 81
This the 5th day of July, 1911.
GEO A. GRIMSLEY, Tr1sTe
Brooks, Sapp & Kelly, Attorneys.
Greensboro n. c. 7 - 5lo
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
STORING THE SWEET POTATO

Raleigh, Aug. 11-Pick the sound
potatoes, handle them carefully and
be sure they are dry before trying to
store them for the winter, advises the
division of horticulture Of the North
Carolina Agricultural Experiment
Station. The sweet potato is one OF
the easiest and surest crops raised
in North Carolina, yet every year a
large percentage of the entire crop
is lost because of the faulty methods
used in storing. The difference be-
tween success and failure in handling
the crop lies, in the main, with four
important factors. These are: care
full handling, freedom from disease,
thorough dryness, and an even tenn
perature while the potato is in stor-
age.
The sweet potato is very easily
damaged by handling and once the
skin is broken or the root is bruised,
it is very easily attacked by disease.
The less it is handled the better the
chances that it will pass through stor-
age successfully: Under no circum-
stances should bags be used to gath
er the crop as this defeats every at
tempt at successful storage
No potato should be pitt up for
storage if it has on it dark blotches,
soft spots, or rotten ends. Such po
tatoes are diseases and whether they
are placed in bank OR house they
will keep but a short time. The first
consideration should be to keep such
potatoes from those it is wished to
store.
The problem Of ventilation should
be carefully considered for when po
tatoes have been dried they should
not be allowed to sweat or get wet
again. If this happens, good med
ium in which storage rot'' may
spread is furnished.
These and other matter relating to
the storage of sweet potatoes are
discussed in detail in Extension Cir
cular 80 which may be had on ap-
plication to Director B. W. Kilgore,
North Carolina Agricultural Exten-
sion Service.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
RobesOI Jurors for Trial of Case in
Cumberland Court

By order of the Judge presiding at
the last term of Cumberland Superior
court, the Robson county commits
sionefs at their meeting Monday drew
jurors to try case Of the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. VS.. Daniel Car
ter of Cumberland in Superior court
of that county at Fayetteville week
beginning September II. The Law
firms of Mclean, Varser & Mclean
and Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor
represent the plaintiff company. The
following were drawn to serve as
jurors: J. F.. Mclean, w. H. Bracey,
E. A. Hamilton, A. D. Lewis, w. A.
Jones, w. K. Bethune, E. A. Mer-
rift, Floyd Walters, J. P. Mitchell,
Jno. A. Brown, S. F.. Caldwell, Den
mis- Carlyle, J. We. Lewis, w. R. Ora
ham, D. E. Parker, John Ivey, B. E.
Pitman, Marion Lamb, L. L. McGoo-
gan, J. P. Edwards, j. J. Inman, u.
D. Williams, Lester Taylor, Henry
Mcneil, Barnes Bullock, Hector
Stephens, D. L. Cox, A. J. Britt,
Anderson Taylor, u. Arthur Mclean,
P. P. Jones, J. G. Lindsay, J. w.
Barker, J. B. McCallum, Claude Bass,
J. r. Leggett.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
OBITUARY
Miss Emma Prevatt

Miss Emma Prevatt
The death of Miss Emma Prevatt,
which occurred at her home in Back
Swamp community July 8, 1917
Drought sorrow to, her many friends
and loved ones. In her death we, the
Fldelis class Of Back Swamp Sun
day school, sustain a great loss. We
extend to the family our heartfelt
sympathy and pray that our Heav
emily Father may comfort them as
only He can in their hour grevious
affliction.
Therefore, be- it resolved:
.Q) That we bow in humble sub.
mission to Gods will, realizing that
our loss is His gain;
That although we shall miss her
We will cherish her memory anc
thank God for her life and loyalt,
to His cause.
QUESSTE PREVATT,
AUGUSTA BRITT,
Committee
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
HIGHEST IN Al YEARS
Prices Paid for Last Cotton Crop
Average Price Per Pound for Year
Just ClOsed 13.41 Cents

Prices Paid for Last Cotton Crop
Average Price Per Pound for Year
Just Closed 18.41 Cents
The total value of this country s
cotton crop, including the seed, for
trade year ended July 81, last, was
$1,412,8 60,035, as against $598, 200,-
900 year ago according to the de-
tail annual repuft Of Secretary H
G. Hester of the New Orleans Cot
ton exchange, made public on the 7th
Prices paid for this years crop, he
mentioned, were the highest for the
last At years.
The average price per pound for
middling for the year just closed, he
puts at 18.41 cents, compared to 11.9e
last year; 7.89 year before last and
13.49 in 1914. The average COM
mercial value per. bale of this year.;
crop was $94.82.
AS showing the rapid increase in
price during the past year, Mr.. Hes
ter mentioned that the average value
per bale in August, 1916, was S74.5(
and that by July 1917, the average
value for spot cotton was S130.71. The
short crop, following in the wake of {
short crop, and an increased demand
accentuate.1 by the domestic demand
for war purposes, naturally resultet
in the HIGH prices for this year, wa
the explanation given.
Secretary Hester reported the 1916
II crop at 12,940,934 bales,an increas'
over last year of 2,678 bales and 2,
167,O77 bales under two years ago.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
TxNn

Default having been made by the
grantors in the payment of the in
debtedsrsss secured by that certain
deed of trust made to me as trustee
for the jefferson Standard Lie In
surance Company OF greensboro, N.
c., by Donald Mcqueen and wife,
Lille May Mcqueen, on the 18th
day of November, 1913, and recorded
in the Afice Of the register of deeds
of Robson county in book 20 at page
$40, ct seq, will, under and by viz
tue OF" the power of sale vested in
me by said deed of trust and at the
request. Of the cestui que trust, and
for the purpose Of dischargfng the
debt secured by SAID deed Of trust,
proceed to sell to the highest bidder,
for cash, at the court house, door in
Lumberton, Robson county, North
Carolina,
AT I2 O'CLOCK NJ. ON SATUR-
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
BIG PART PLAYED BY AIRMEN
Brilliant Work by British Air Service
in Recent Observation-Disclosures
HerOlsm Displayed


Associated Press Dispatch from Brit;
ish Headquarters in France ano
Belgium.
The work done by the British all
service in Tuesdays offensive has
not been surpassed in effective and
spectacular features since the wal
began. More favorable weather fol-
aerial operations could hardly have
been selected. At dawn, when the
infantry advance began, the whole
country was blanketed by thick, low
lying clouds, and by afternoon rain
had begun to fall. :,
Despite these tremendous dlsad-
vantages, huge squadrons of British
aeroplanes led the advance into The
enemy territory, and not only main
tanned constant contact with their
infantry, but flying at such low al
titude that they often were only a
few feet from the ground, they car
RED on destructive warfare OF their
own with thei-. machine guns: Many
fights occurred between rival pilots,
but the Teutons were completely out
classed, both in numbers and Skill,
and were forced to retire at most
points after losing six machines.
The majority Of these airbattles
were at height of 200 feet or less,
and in at least one instance, the two
opposing pilots battled to within fifty
feet Of the ground, at which height
the German side-slipped and crash
ed to the earth.
The British planes were under con-
slant heavy lire, particularly from
rifles and machine guns, owing to
the low altitude at which they were
flying but through all this hurricane
of lead and steel all but three came
back safely. These are reported miss
ing, and there is no indication OF
what befell them.
Wonderful heroism was displayed
by the British airmen, who perform
ed remarkable deeds. One typical
instance will indicate the nature of
the important work they carried out.
A British aviator crossed the Ypres
salient just as the infantry attack
began at dawn. For a time he pa
trolled the roads and canals, now and
then running the gauntlet Of enemy
fire at height Of $50 feet in order
to obtain information for the guild
ance of the infantry in their advance.
During this patrol work he came to
a German airdrome. Owing to the
early hour only one enemy was stir
ring outside the shed and he paused in
his additions only long enough to
satisfy himself that the plane above
him evidently was one of his own.
The British airmen circled low and
dropped a bomb squarely on one Of
the sheds. This brought numbers of
Germans tumbling in a panic from
the buildings. He turned his ma
chine gun on them, and, circling'
about the field, bombed two other
sheds with disastrous effect. All the
time he kept up a steady stream of
machine gun fire at the Germans, a
number of whom were killed Or
wounded.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
Feel Bilious? CalOmel Sickens!
Clean Liver and Bowels my way
DON'T LOSE WORK! IF CONSTIPATED SLAGEloh'
HEADACHY, A SPOONFUL OF "DODSONS LiNE
ALPHABETICALLY

straighten you right up and make
you feel fine and vigorous by morn
ing 1 want you to go back to the
store and get your money. Dodson's
Liver Tone is destroying the sale of
calomel because it is real liver medl-
cine; entirely vegetable, therefore 1t
can not salivate or make you sick.
1 guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and con-
stipated waste which is clogging
vour system and making you feel
miserable. I guarantee that bot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep
your entire family feeling fine for
months. Give it to your children;
It is harmless; doesn't grippe and
they like it's pleasant taste.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
<sSmile, Darn You, Smile"

u'E would give a million dollars
to have Charlie Schwab's smile,' j..
Ogden Armour, head Of the $5OO,OOO,-
600 -a-year packing business, recently
told me-" reports B. c. Forbes, the
well known financial expert in lit
tie article on cheerfulness in the
August Hearts Magazine.
".Schwab himself Attitudes no
small part of his success in build
ing up business employing 10000
men to his inexhaustible sunshine.
"f a smile can be worth a mil
lion, why cultivate a frown, for which
r.heTe is no market?
Success is the summit we all seek
10 attain. We can step on no esca
&ator Or elevator and be whisked W
without exertion. The road is steep
steep as a ladder, and the exertio1
Of brain and muscle is necessary t.
climb it step by step, painstakingly
pluckily, perserveringly.
"Cheerfulness is one step on tn
ladder.
Gain it early"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13

listen to me! Take no more sick
eningr salivating calomel when bill
ious or constiated. Don't lose a
days work!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calonei, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, break
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awfu, nausea and cramping. If you
are sluggish and "all knocked out"
If your liver is torpid and bowels
constipated or you have headache,
dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is
bad or stomach sour just take a
spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liv-
er Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get SO cent bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a
spoonful tonight and if it doesn't
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
German Submarine Deliberately
browns 3S Sailors

German Submarine Deliberately
browns 38 Sailors
A dispatch Of the 3rd from a Brit
ish port states that SO members of
the crew of the British steamship
Belgian Prince were drowned DELHI
erately by the German submarine
which sank her, according to the oc-
count given by SURVIVORS who have
reached British shores. The chief en-
gineer, who many times after the
steamer was torpedoed was near
drowning, said that after the vessel
was hit and all had taken to the boats
the submarine approached and she'll
ed the vessel and then ordered the
small boats alongside the submarine
The skipper was taken inside. The
others were mustered on the deck OF
| the submarine. The Germans remoc-
ed the life belts and the outer cloth
ing Of all except eight of the sail
ors. smashed the life boats with axes
and then reentered the submarine
and closed the matches, leaving thu
British soldiers on deck. The sub
marine went about two miles ant
then submerged.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
TUBERCULOSIS PROBLEM
DR.. McBrayer Issues Booklet Setting
Forth Facts of importance Regard
ing War and TuberculoslS

TOTLn fdctS OF importance ROS"Iu
ing War and Tubercuiosls
State Board of Health Bulletin.
For the purpose of informing the
people of the State concerning the tn
berculosis war problem as it is today
particularly as to how it affects
North Cardinals tuberculosis prob
iegns the extension department of the
Narth Carolina sanatorium for the
treatment of tuberculosis is issuing q
booklet the subject of which is "The
tuberculosis War Problem of the
United States, Including North Car
olina." To put this information into
the hands of the editors, statesmen,
ministers and physicians, and all
right thinking people, is the purpose
of Dr. l.. B. McBrayer of the State
sa1atorium. In the foreword, a
brief outline of the mission of the
booklet, he says:
IF France and Belgium, England,
Italy and Germany, if all Of the war
riGg nations were starting the war
with the knowledge they have gained
by cruel experience, they would build
machinery to fight tuberculosis as
they build machinery to fight the
game of war. What the United
States must do to avoid the war
tragedy of tuberculosis, we must
learn. as we are learning how to play
che modern game of war, from our
Erethers in arms. In this game, we
like TO believe, our brothers in arms
are moving toward success. In the
warfare against tuberculosis they tell
fo,1ol
our LESSONS from their failures.
1T is my earnest hope that the
facts set forth in the following pages
may awaken TIE people Of North
Carolina, TO q slight degree, the peo-
pie OF the nation, to the Importance
Of tuberculosis as a problem of mod
EN- warfare. l hope that these facts
may impress the people Of every COM
nunity in North Carolina that one of
their most patriotic duties at the
present moment is to prepare to meet
the wartime tuberculosis problem
which, in case of actual warfare, will
come to every town and hamlet in
State. In no other way, as l see it,
can they help the nation more"
The text of the book is based on
the fact that what Europe has ex-
perienced Isl regard to tuberculosis,
Che United States has reason to ex-
pect. Tuberculosis, and not typhoid
nor typhus, nor even the submarine,
constitutes the most important prob
lem of the present war. 1t is said
that If war should end today France
wuuld stagger under the burden of
ilalf q million of her people crippled
10y wounds Of battle and another half
n51Tlor suffering from active tuber-
culosis. That the United States may
avoid the mistake of France and Bel
gra1m and be prepared to meet the
war tuberculosis problem is the les
son Of this book, copies of which
may be had free from the State San
atorium, Sanatorium, N. c.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-13
Used Fraudulent Means to Secure

Used Fraudulent Means to Secure
Exemption
Another fraudulent means of avoid
ing military service came to the at
rgntion of one of the draft exemption
boards in New York city Thursday.
Several days ago reg1strant asked
that his examination be transferred
to another city for convenience. The
papers were returned to New York
marked REJECTED because Of chronic
tuberculosis. Investigation revealed
that the registrant had sent friend
suffering with tuberculosis to the
city to be examined on his papers.
The registrant will be prosecuted.
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tae said deceased to exhibit them to
tks undersigned at Pembroke, N. c.,
on or before the 10th day Of August.
1885,, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar Of their recovery. Ali persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
THIS the 10th day of August, 1917.
J. E. WOODELL,
Administrator of ]. T. San<aerson,
deceased.
H. E. STACY,
Atty Tor Administrator. Is 6mon