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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-01

To rHr EDrroR or The SrS-Sn. II am not
mistaken, MIR. R>hert Davidson. graduate Of the
class Of 1926 University OF Pennsylvania was pres
mt at the reunion ~ our alumni on Alumni Day
IN commencement week, June ~ lIst. lie is thus a
fairly close second to the gentleman who gradu
Atrd from B0wdnin " IN 1925 mentioned in your
OF yesterlal) and who took part the recent
commencement exercises.
PrSNsYIvASIA GRADUATE
PROUTs SFCK, Ne" June ~.
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+" Autous.p

To THE Enron THE suS-Sr: Prof. C. VI.
Woodward OF Washington University, st. Louis pro
tests AgAins the use OF the clumsy word auto.
mobile" and oners the name Of "Autom" for the
rev self moving vehicle. C,EP
,HOcHEsIKA, N. Y, June 81,
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To THE EDITOR ~ THr SUS-Sir Has it ever
been THE SrN's good fortune to make the acquaint.
auce Of the Hon. Press Irons. Mayor Of Nevada No.
"a worthy citizen AMI asserting oficer1
ST LOUIS, No. June -. L. l.. LEWIS
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-S,r' wh'n sub
mitted to tho readers OF THE Sun in your issue Of
June ~, a query as to the origin of the term
"welcher" did So with the hope OF el citing
rate information 81 to the facts involved II never
for moment occurred to me that some unthnkng
morAls would construe my statements as having
personal hearing upon tho character OF Welsh PEG.
pie generally. The heated ycjOinders Of two surh
individuals, as published in The Sun of to-day,
rant a brief comment on my part. II AL these cor
respondents given due attention To what was actu-
ally stated in my letter thev would have perceived
that requested information AZ 20 the derivation OF
the word and that the responsibility for connecting
this with the Welsh rests not with me. but with the
editors OF the Century Dictionary" as sh Iwn by
the following quotation from that publication;
welsh. Verb. Either from the surname, or In al.
fusion to the alleged had faith - Welshmen. To
cheat or practice cheating by betting or taking
money as n stake on horse &c and running Of
without settling"
II IL TO he regretted that these excited ind viduals
in their haste To- derugatr my personal intelligence
failed to add anything to the sum total Of human
knowledge far as the question % the origin Of the
term "wclcher" % concerned. q @. FAUGHT.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June ~.
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To THF EDITuR oF THE SUS-Sr. A brawny
farmland OF Merlin. ont, is named Cinnamon
Barr. SUBsCRIBRR.
CHATHAM. Ont, June %.
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To rHF EDITOR OF THE SvN-Sir "Welsher' or
"welchcr," is the common English prouuuc alton
Of wiltshire and that county is said to be the home
not necessarily OF WEIGHING" or the " wecheI,"
but of the punishment now universally considered
as hitting the crime. to w.t. merciless beating and
conhscation OF the dsfAulters goods aud chattels,
including even such clothes as are not absolutely
required to cover his nakedneAs.
This information 10 at the disposal Of your CORE
spondent, o. @. Taught. whose conjectures in THE
sUS are int aesting rather than accurate
1 0kWAso. A. - 49, g GKaI. EAAaUaA hRAIA
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People Who TALK to themselves.

To TIRE EDIroR OF THEsUS-Sir' One meets in the
street men talking to themselves not infrequently,
women rarely. Are women more wAtchful over
thsmseiyes than msnf AAVs women more ssif.son.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-01

We infer from recent events that Col.
ALEXANDER X. MCCLURE for many years the
editor OF the Philadelphia Times. Is dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-01

has been to Paris ana you-oh, yes, know where
you've BEEN"
This clever diversion had the desired effect.
Mr. Longdon. with Vanderbanks covert aid.
had begun to appear to have pulled himself
together. dropping back upon his sofa and CIV
ing some attention to his tea" 1t is n curious
circumstance. by the way. that there ia an
enormous quantity OF tea drunk in the story.
and that never is anybody represented to have
drunk anything else. The book is quite lit
tered with teacups II Mr.. Longdon had been
DR.. johnson. and Vanderbank the poet
Cowpor. they could not have asked for more
tea In the passages that We have quoted. and
frequently throughout the story the reader
will be reminded Of MIR George Mercdiths in
trepid manner OF expression. " He was not a
man to require more than this to achieve a
dlvination as deep as II was rapid" Ia quito
like Mr. Meredith; still we have discovered
nothing here Of the ultimate intrrpdity Of Mr..
Meredith's observation concerning the old
lady sitting at lunch who was moved for some
reason or other to Jump an illumincd half
about" in her chair
Mr. James = characters continue without evil
dence Of WEAKNESS to fix" each other and 10
hold each others eyes and to look at each
other in all sorts OF queer ways. Nanda fixes
Nanderbank with Il clear curiosity and looks
at Mr. Longdon with her long. grave straight-
ness" II is curious that the Older gentleman
bear, being looked at in this way rs well as he
does. but this Is Oh pag" 4i't AMI II Is pruha-
Die that he has got used To- il I.rr Us listen for
a moment ITO Mrs BrJoA"uhnm "pnvor7iug with
Mr. LOugdOn.
How can We thank y"u enough uy dear man.
for your eItraordlnar, kin incss 90 Thc reference
was vivid yet Nj. Iuugdou looked - blank about ID
that she had immediately t" explain. 81 mean 10
dear Van who Las tpll ~ of Npr GIyIn. hun tho
great hap tuesr -uulrss he's too drradfully mis-
takcn-of letting hun really Lmo" y"u lies such
tremendous freud # ours fUH thing So delight.
ful an hefall INN ~.ihout rs Affecting us IN thu
same way." Sue had proceeded with confidence.
bat suddenly she pulled NJ. Don't tell me he 70
mistaken shouldn't h" able to hrhrit.' She chAl-
leuged the pale old man with love.iness that was
for the moment absolutely Juvenile. "Arcntyou
letting him-reallyt'
Mr.. Lougdon's smile was queer 81 can't prevent
HIM. I'm not great house, to give orders TO %
over me- Tho kindness is Mr.. NanderhanEs own.
and I've taken up, I'm afraid, great deal OF his
time"
you have. indeed" Mrs. Brook was undiscour-
aged. He has been talking with mo Just now Of
nothing else. You may say" she went on. thAtit
Iwho have kept him IiI 10 Ihays. for his PisAsSESs
The Republican., 1899-04-20
A THRILLING SPORT.
Catching Devilfish Alive and With
the Bare Hands.
Yale Student Has Invented a New
PiscatOrial PRstime Which, How
ever, Will Not Prove IA Popu-
lar Success.

Devilfishing is quite the newest, and
exciting, sort of sport, according to the
New York Herald. The ethics of the
game are, first, that you must catch the
creature alive, and, secondly, that your
sole equipment be bathing suit and a
flat-bottomed boat, Indeed, one may
do very we'll at the sport and leave out
the bathing suit. This method of devil
fishing is Yankee invention, and was
used for the first time last summer by
Clarence Verrill, Yale student, on a
visit to the Bermudas, the beautiful
semi-tropical islands of the West In
dies. A dozen splendid specimens of
the octopus, or devilfish, which Mr..
Nerrill has just presented to the mu-
scum of Yale university are the results
of his novel fishing trip. These huge
sea spiders measure from four to five
feet from tip to tip, and are of grayish
color. They were black and larger
when Mr.. Nerrill caught them, but they
shrink and change color out of water.
Everybody knows what the devilfish
looks like-a great circle of wrigglimg
arms attached to a small round body.
When you see him making his way in
dolently along the bottom of the ocean
under your boat he looks like huge
spider, and seems just about as un-
pleasant an object to meet in the water
as big tarantula would be in his ia
vorite perch at the top of a cocoanut
tree. The devilfish of the West Indies
are seldom larger than five feet from tip
to tip, but the natives tell of some very
large ones that measure eight feet
across. The negroes of Bermuda, Mr..
Verrill says, regard the octopus with
The Republican., 1899-04-20

generally known that Col. Carr ap-
peared before the court of Denmark
one might and recited such portions of
he Danes sayings as he had studied
with special care and under Shake
4pearean tutors. The good queen was
yraciously interested, and tits said that
she planned to have one of the royal
house accompany Col. Carr to Elsinore
md point out the path on which the
ghost walked for Horatio, Marcellus
and Bernardo.
In consideration of this, as we'll as
other royal favors, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean, Col. Carr reciprocated by
inviting the court to breakfast at his
expense, and had induced the family to
accept on the promise that he would
serve hot corn mullins.
The colonel is somewhat of a farmer,
and when he went abroad he took, in
addition to his baggage and library, sew
eral barrels OF fine cornmeal. The corn
meal mullins were served, and the king
and queen passed their plates several
times, for the event was quite demo-
cratic. AS Col. Carr said to friend, in
describing it: There were no crowns
or royal robes or toggery present"
Out of this breakfast came Col Carr's
scheme for an American-Europe
maize syndicate. AS the writer was in
formed by friend of Col. Carr, the plan
is for Col. Carr to furnish American
corn from Illinois principally, to be
dropped in European soil, which will
sprout it. The king of Denmark is un-
derstood to have expressed his belief
that the soil of his kingdom will raise
as good corn as that of Illinois.
Whether the maize syndicate is sue
cess or not, Col. Carr, sitting in his
home in Illinois, will be able to say as
he puts his feet on the mantel of his
parlor, on which there is beautiful
inscription:
'The good queen of Denmark sent me
that" for so she did. And the colonel
may add: "Cornmeal mullins did it."
The Republican., 1899-04-20

great dread and will not go near him.
They would not think of touching one,
even after he had been caught and was
quite dead and harmless in a big bottle
of alcohol. They call him the 'scuttle"
and are extremely careful to keep out
of waters he frequents. To break up a
native bathing party it is only neces-
sary to say ''scuttle" and they will come
scampering to shore.
The horror that the devilfsh inspires
makes Mr.. Verrill's way of catching
him all the more interesting, for he
goes out in his boat, waits until he spies
the long, wriggling arms of the octopus
below him, jumps overheard, grabs the
devil of the deep in his arms and brings
him in triumph to the surface.
To dive 90 or 80 feet after one of these
ugly creatures-the uglest thing of its
size that exists-and struggle with the
bare hands against it in it's natural ele-
ment is feat considerably out of the
ordinary. One must dive straight for
the body, and endeavor to grab it from
the top. More often than not the crea-
ture will see you coming through the
water and dodge by padding away with
its long arms. When the dive is made
from behind Mr.. Devilfish, out of the
range of his piercing, bulging eyes, the
chances are good for catching him.
But you must grasp him firmly with
your hands at the throat near his beak,
otherwise he may slip away, as he will
try to do at first, or possibly will strike
q dangerous blow with his strong beak
like birds, which he will try to use as
soon as he finds that he is caught. To
do this, he tries to turn over, and grasp
his opponent with his long, sucking
arms to give him courage. If the divers
grip is good, it is now only question
of rising to the surface and getting into
the boat with the poor sea devil.
When he gets in the boat the "scuttle"
keeps up the fight, and strikes furiously
at the woodwork with his parrot-lille
beak, clutching everything within
reach with powerful arms which fasten
themselves to the sides of the boat.
Mr.. Verrill declares this kind of devil
fishing to be the most exhilarating
sport known, for there is not only the
excitement of danger, but the combat,
with the horrible sensation in feeling
eight cold, writhing arms of the grue-
some sea spider clutching ones body
and sticking to it in death struggle
under the water.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
SOUTH SEA WEAPONS
elephants Foot. Malay KRIS and
Sheath)

came from the Malay peninsula it is ex-
actly like the ones used by the Philip
pine islanders.
This kris differs from an ordinary
dagger both in the shape of the blade,
which is a succession of curves instead
of being straight, and in the fact that
it is made of several thin strips of steel
welded together instead of being one
piece. The welding is done in an ex-
tremely primitive manner by laying the
hot steel on top of stone and pounding
it with a stone hammer. The edges of
these strips are rough and give the ap-
pearance of grain" not unlike some
coarse-fibered wood. The blade is 12
inches long and fits into wooden
sheath shaped something like a hatchet-
The kris is the instrument used in
public executions among the Malays,
the point of the blade being pushed be-
tween the shoulder and the collar bone
straight down to the heart of the VIC
tim. The dried foot of an elephant
killed by Mr.. Webster in Ceylon is the
unique receptacle for the kris.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
Our Soldiers Were Good.

The records of the judge advocate OF
the United States army show the re-
markable fact that throughout the late
war there was not single case in which
the death penalty was imposed upon
any soldier on account of violation of
the military law. This is believed to be
without parallel in history. Crimes
were committed, but they lacked NAL
ice or premeditation, and there were no
desertions because of cowardice or
treachery. The soldiers of the United
States deserve well the high estimation
in which they are held for their moral
and mental as well as their physical
qualities.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
HOT CORN MUFFINS.
They Won for Col. Carr the Everla St
ing Friendship of Denmark's
Venerable King.

Col. Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg, H.,
was minister to Denmark under the
Harrison administration. The rotund-
Ity of COL Carr is like makeup of Fal-
staff and his voice is like the roar of a
ion. His favorite author is Shake
speare, and he has made special study
Of Hamlet" When Col. Carr made ap-
plication for the Copenhagen post one
Of the reasons he assigned was that he
wanted to visit the old town of Elsinore,
which is so closely associated with the
story of the Melancholy Dane" Soon
after Col. Carr arrived at Copenhagen
he made known to the king his fond
ness for Hamlet" and it is fact not
The Republican., 1899-04-20
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water, and let it stand twenty-four
hours; a sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys;
If it stains your linen it is evidence of
kidney trouble; too frequent desire to
pass it or pain in the back is also con-
vincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out of order.
What to do.
There is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheuma-
tism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder, and every part of the urinary
passage. 1t corrects inability to hold
water and scalding pain in passing it. or
bad effects following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for it's wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in ifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery and book that
tells more about it, both sent absolutely
free by mail. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. When writing be
sure and mention that you read this
generous offer in this paper.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
SOUTH SEA WEAPONS.
They Are Decidedly Primitive But
Very Effective When Used by
Seasoned Warriors.

Weapons used by the Filipinos claim
attention just now, and one Chicagoan,
Mr.. r. Webster, has a choice specimen
in his possession. I. IS Malay kris
pronounced krees), and though 1t
The Republican., 1899-04-20

A PineGille (Ky) barber has this sign
displayed: "If you don't come in and
let me shave you am going to close my
shop and go to hoeing corn"
The Republican., 1899-04-20

Some men think they deserve credit for
liking their own Washington
Qa.) Democrat.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

st. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

1 am entirely cured of Aesnorrhage of
lungs hy. Piso's Cure. for Consumption
Louisa Lindaman, Bethany, Mo-, Jan. 8, '94.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

Theoretical philosophers are sometimes
practictl fools.-Chicago Daily News.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

See! Bad sprain is cured. St. Jacobs OILS
magic worked it.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

A rheumatic affection is never recipro
cated.-Christian Work.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

"Tommy-"That church is over 200 years
old" Cissy-"My aunt says it's only 100"
Tommy-"Oh, well, 1 suppose that's as far
back as she can remember" STRAY Stories
The Republican., 1899-04-20
Crescent Hotel. Eureka Springs, Ar

Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Ar
kansas,
Opens February %. In the Ozark Noun.
tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful scenery.
Unequaled medicinal waters Cheap ex-
cursion rates. Through sleepers via Frisco
Line. Address j. o. Plank, Manager, Room
Fl, Arcade, Century Building, or Frisco
Ticket Office, No. l0l N. Broadway, St
Louis. Mo.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

:, He doubles his trials who complains of
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-12
NORTH CAROLINA. BURKE Co.
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as the administrator
of John r. Martin, deceased, notice Is
hereby given to al! persons having
claims against his estate to present
them to me, 10 Morganton. \. c., on
or before April 18th. 1900, or this no.
tice will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery.
Morgan,on, n. e., April Is. 1899
MRS. JNO r. MARTINI.
Execu,rix Of Jno. K. Martin, Decd
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Mr.. James.C loer has given
up his position at the Herald
ottlce. He is now keeper of
the town cemetery.
Mrs. c.. w. Donnan and her
two children, of Asheville, are
here on a visit to Mrs. Don
nan father, Mr.. J. P. Nav,
and her sister Mrs. c.. W.
Jones'.
Mr.. ]. 7. Perkins started
to Mitchell court last Satur-
day, but learned at Marion
that Judge Mcneil had ad-
1%ourned the first week of the
court, 50 be returned on the
evening train.
A Young man by the name
of Terry. OF William Ter
~, who lives near Capt. Mills,
in Silver Greek township,
committed suicide week be
fore last by shooting himself
The Young man carried the
mail between Morganton and
Brindletown for severa'
months.
The Charlotte Observer Of
last Friday says editorallv
The State is debtor to Mr.
j. p. SAWYER of Asheville for
his fidelity to the State HOspi.
tai at Morganton during the
eight years in which he has
been president of the board OF
directors. The position i.
one Of responsibility, and Mr.
SAWYER has flied itwith entire
acCeptabilitv. He has earned
the rest which he now takes
In Mr.. J. c.. Hall of Hickor,
the board finds a worthy sue
cessor to Mr.. SAWYER. H,
Will prove equal to every duty
Both men are splendid type:
of North Carolina citizen
Ship
The Lenoir Newsof the 5tl
SAYS: In MorgantonlastM Mon
day the proposition for tn
town to own the electric ligh
plant carried by d good major
itv. The graded school ques
ton, while 1t did not carry 70
lackof a majority of the regis
tered voters, the vote police
showed four to one IN favor o
it. We are glad to see on
neighbors taking hold Of thes'
things in this way. We be
lieve in graded schools .an'
the municipal ownership o
water works, light plants
street railways, etc. MI
f.. F.. Reid has let the ContraC
for a nice residence on tn
; south side of the road nearl
opposite Fairfield. The hous
} is to be ready for occupanc
at an early date and Mr.. an
: Mrs. Reid will 90 to house
: keeDinU init at once.
When in need of Letter Heads, No
Heads. Bill Heads, Statements, Card
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-12

fRlDA I, MA II, 1872.
The strawberry season is
ar.
Five new phones we're put
rs last SATURDAY..
The fifth annual session of
the ID. and D. School here
will close June 18th.
Sunday evening drives to
Burkcmont are quite the fad
lust now, it seems. A party
Ut about 13 went up last Sun
day.
There was quite a severe
hail storm in the vicinity of
M~organton last Sunday even
NC. However, nOtmuch dam
ape was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Derr Boyer,
TOW residing ii Salisbury. are
soon to make Morganton their
home. They will arrive be
fore the hot weather sets in.
The Schubert Glee Club, of
Chicago. appeared IN the town
hall last Saturday night with
. Iuil house, and every body
was highly pleased. The
singing and readings were
very GOOD, indeed. We learn
that the receipts amounted to
about $50.
The closing exercises Of
Amherst Academy will take
place on Friday, the 10th inst.
II the forenoon the students
viii debate on the suffrage
amendment. in the afternoon
addresses will be delivered BY
Rev. 5. J. Porter and Mr.. S
]. Erwin, of Morganton, and ar
entertainment will be giver
1t night.
Judge Mcneil adjourned
the first week of Mitchell
court. which was to have con.
vened last Monday. He viii
take up the Mitchell docket
next Monday. The Judge has
been detained at Wataug;
court BY a murder case from
Caldwell county, which it was
thought would consume tn,
greater part of this week.
Fred Huffman. son of Mr.
Samuel Huffman, met with
serious accident last Satur
day. He was cutting drie(
beet with a meat shaver, IN hi,
fathers store. when the knit,
blade slipped and cut a deel
cash Just above his knee
The prompt arrival of Dr.
LaNton prevented serious con
sequences. We understand
the Young man is now gettln:
along very we'll.
y Plumtree, Mitchell cour
Y, correspondent of tn
Mitchell Mirror writes: ''Sur
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-12
City Bar.
Fine Wines, Whiskies, Brandies,
Ales, Beers, Tobacco and Cigars

Beware Of low proof liquors, for you are drinking diseases
every dav. Ask your doctor if concentrated I've, bead oil and
tobacco, mixed up with whiskey, is a good tonic. If he says
not, YOU would best take treatment at once.
PURE WHISKEY HARD To GET.
Do YOU know that at this age pure whiskey can scarcely be
had? l mean as pure as it was when taken from Us. Ware
house. You will find BY analysis that | am correct.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY PURE WHISKEY.
Because YOU get nothing but the pure stuff, made of corn
and pure water. and it contains nothing to hurt you. The
only way to get pure goods is to buy direct from the manu-
facturer. Then the whiskev is not tempered with, but is
pure and wholesome.
j. II. McNeely,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in Pure Whiskies.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-12

When in need Of Letter Heads, Note
Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, Cards,
Envelopes. Hand Bills, etc, apply at
The News office. Prices low.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-12
J. ii. MCNeelY.

Manufacturer of and Dealer in Pure Whiskies.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-05-12

Do YOU know that at this age
had? | mean as pure as it was
house. You will find by analvs