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entered the Cortland Academy. He re-
manned student OF that Institution for
three wears. 49,
His Early Ambitions.

LID .4SSal " EAAlADltholloss
Ills ambition TO become n lawyer was
early formed and came about In an inter-
esting way. His t-..,uer was summoned
for 3ury service In case which was TO
be tried at Cortland. He brought young
Alton TO court with him. The case was
of some Importance, and one of the par
TICS to- 1T mad employed the services OF
ID Syracuse lawyer OF some distinction
as a pleader. This lawyers address made
such an impression on young Parker
that when he and his father were driv-
ing back to the farm he informed his
parent that lie Intended to become law
ser when he grew up. Once having
formed that purpose he began 10 bend
all his efforts toward its accomplishment.
TO get the money necessary to attend
law school the young man decided to
take up teaching upon the completion Of
his academy course. In connection with
this stage of his career he himself re-
lates an Incident which is eloquentiy sug-
ges,ive Of the sturdy honesty Of his
ancestry.
on the Friday afternoon on which he
received his certificate from the Cort-
land Academy he hired a horse at the
village stable and started out, unknown
Ito his father, In search of employment.
After thirteen-milc drive and several
disappointments he was engaged by the
Trustees of virgil Township School. His
father, too. had lost no time in looking
out for his sons interests. and at the
same time that the young man was on
his quest in search OF employment the
which from Il pecunlary standpoint, was
more attractive than that which the
Young man had concluded for himself
When the young man returned home
Int Mt night and related to his father
with some pride the result of his mission.
his father instead of sharing In his
eIation. expressed his regret. explaining
that he had secured for him the Prom
ise OF a much better place than that at
Virgil. Young Parker, much cresttallen.
proposed that he return to Virgil the
next lnornlng and cancel his engagement
No said his father; you nave mace
it and you must keep II. nave op-
served that when a young man once
fails in that way he Is pretty apt 10
fail all through life
There were some boys at the Virgil
school who were larger than their SIN
teen-year-old teacher. and he found 1t
difficult to maintain discipline. one day
when he had corrected the bully OF the
school. that Individual not only resented
Tho correction but showed fight. One
hlow from young Parkers fist sent him
sprawling to the floor. After that the
Young teacher had no difficulty II COM
manding obedience from his pupils.
When he had obtained degree from
tbe Cortland Normal School, young Par,
kar sought some post as n teacher which
would enable him to enter upon his law
studies at the earliest possible date He
obtained such an opportunity in Ulster
county. He took charge Of the public
school at Rochester, in that county, at
the aee OF twenty. his salary being 50
a div, He held that position year, de-
voting all OF his spare time to the study
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Judge Parker's Home Life.

Early In his career Judge Parker mar
r!ed Mary L. Schoonmaker. They have
had two children. John NJ. Parker, their
only son, died at the age of seven years.
Bertha, their daughter. married Charles
Mercer Hall, the young rector OF the
Episcopal Mission OF the Holy Gross at
Kingston She has two children, Alton
Parker, four years of age. and Mary,
two years Judge Parker takes great de-
lightin his grandchildren. 1t needs de-
effort on his part to forget his judicial
dignity long enough to have romp with
them whenever the opportunity offers.
Esopus, where Judge Parker has his
residence, is modest little village con-
sisting Of about thirty houses built scat
teringly along a country crossroad. The
Hudson. which here spreads out to- sur
round the island Of IIsopus, stretches
away before the eye in all of Its grand
eur The peaks of the Gatskills form
tho background of the picture. On top
of a hill from which the eye can sweep
the picturesque river and mountain seem
ery stands Rosemount Hall. which is
the name Judge Parker conferred upon
his home. The house, which stands fully
100 feet above the river, Is a big square
two-and a-half-story structure. AL about
UT are giant trees. and the approach tG
| 1T is along a graveled path which divides
a perfect lawn ornamented with flower
beds, A trail leads down to the river
bank, and at the end of the trail In tho
| summer there Is moored n nnpthh
launch chrIstened the Nlobo, which
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mer. Tho Judges special hobby Is his

L b / 4 1 d y ~
The inspection OF the farm is completed
about II o'clock. and returning to the
house, Judge Parker reads his mail and
the morning papers until noon, when the
family sit down to luncheon After the
midday meal Judge Parker shuts himself
uptin the library with his private secre-
tary and the family see nothing moro Of
him. unless there is urgent reason for
disturbing him, until he is called for,
the evening meal at o'clock.
Even when he Is In Albany presiding
over the sessions of the court the Judge
does not allow himself to be robbed Of
his daily exercise. He is up by o'clock
every morning, and no matter how cold
the weather may be he has horseback
ride before breakfast.
Judge Parker is methodical in all that
he does. and in this fact Is to be found
the explanation of how he manages to
accomplish the vast amount OF work he
does
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of the law Augustus 8. Schoonmaker
then n prominent practitioner at the bar
of Kingston, took a fancy to him and he
was received into the law office of
schoonmaker G. Hardenbergh. hater he
was enabled to take a two years course
al the albany Law School.
Early Political Triurnphs.
Soon after young Parker entered his
office Mr.. Schoonrlaker was elected Coun-
ty Judge. He was defeated for re-elec-
ton after hard campaign, and was SO
disheartened that he decided to withdraw
from politics. Believing that his patron
was unduIy discouraged young Parker
arranged for Schoonmaker's nomination
for State Senator In the following year
and prevailed upon him to accept the
nomination. Parker managed the cam
paign. Schoonmake- was elected. and his
prestige in politics restored. Parker's
success In managing Schoonmaker's CAM
paign brought him into prominence III
Ulster county politics, and in 1871 he was
nominated for Surrogate. He was the
only Democrat on the county ticket who
was elected that year.
Judge William Lawton, the Republican
who had defeated Shoemaker for Coun-
ty Judge, was picked out as Surrogate
Parker opponent When he came UP ZOE
reelection in 1893. Parker won by the
handsome majority OF 1,4oo in a total
vote Of 1900 When he had served two
years of his second term David B. Hill.
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
who had watched Parker's successful
political work in Ulster county with much
interest, reached the conclusion that Park
er was the man he manted TO manage
the State campaign. Parker was elected
to the Democratic State Committee at
Hills instigation and made its chairman.
His conduct of the State campaign
proved that Mr.. Hills estimate Hof his
ability was fully justified. Largely ow-
ing to his masterful work the whole
Democrat State ticket was elected by
pluralties ranging between 1io0O and
1900.
Many Nominations Declined.
Parker had declined a nomination for
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ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. SPECIAL
RATES VIA c.. & O. RAILWAY.
The sale of tickets to st. Louis, Mo-.
and return for the Exposition will COM
nence April 18th; $3.50. good for fifteen
days; s2G good for sixty days, S31.3O, good
until December 18TH
Special coach excursion May Gath, SIC
round trip.
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Judge PARKER has for the use Of himself
Wien lie visitor stands Upon Judge
Parker,s porch and takes In the magni-
rcont scenery 1t la Impossible to sup
press h feeling Of envy. It lls a per-
fcctly ideal place for day dreams. ore
wonders whether Judge Farker has ever
had to battle with Himself against the
itemntation Of dolce far a1lente which lt
holds forth.
The older part Of Rosetnount Hal was
standing when the British Meet nnchofea
h.1irortlv,,, front Of 1t In 1777, on the night
hafnra KinKstot, was burned. Through
INA centre OF the house runs II broad
nall used MS living room, the walls
IT which are lined with miscellaneous
collection OF books-the works Of stand
ard writer's Of prose and poetry.
/ indigo Parker's library occupies nearly
the whole OF the southern half Of tho
nrst story, ,rhe walls OF the room are
nowhere visible. From the polished
hardvnotl floor to tho ceiling mount row
inter row OF books. There are thou-
sands OF them. Revolving cases support
/ st,llGother books to which the Judge has
| found he needs to make frequent refer
enccs. In the bow window of the room
ID Il small hat-top table, while down the
centre OF the room SlTctCTieS a. DlE. IlieC-
tors' table. on these tables. upon which
i tbere are more books and usually piles Of
documents, judge Parker docs his work
"A Practical Farmer.
When Mt Rosemount Hall Judge Par
/, ker rises at Z O'Clock, and one of his
/ first acts during the Summer months Is
to don bathing suit. run down the
steep hill to the Esopus landing and
take a. plunge Into the Hudson He is
an expert swimmer and is fond OF that
4 form OF exercise and recreation After
| breakfast he usually mounts his saddle
/ horse ana takes ride around tho farm.
1 which com prises several hundred acres.
\ All OF the operations Of the farm are
carried on under the supervision Of the
| Judge himself, who is practical far,
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sic BOUND TRIP TO ST. LOUIS VIA
c& o. RAILWAY, TUESDAY,

on Tuesday, May 24th, tho chesapeake
ard Ohio viii sell coach excursion tick
ais from Richmond to 81 Louis MO,
and return at rate of $40, tickets 5000
fer ten days. including date VI saie
special attention paid to special par
kieA
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who accepted the nomination for Chief
Judge OF the Court'of Appeals on the
Democratic ticket in 1897. therefore, was
taking what most Democrats believed to
be all empty honor. Even the commit.
tee which brought the tender Of the
nomination to Judge Parker told him
that they thought there was no show for
his election. But despite the discourcS
Ing outlook he decided to take the noH1l-
nation, and the result Of the election as
founded the leaders OF both parties. Par
ker was elected by plurality OF 6O,SS9.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-09
From Hot to Cold.

Dysentery is prevalent everywhere In
summer and 10 due to miasmatic poisons,
and begins abruptly with Inflammation
Of the mucous lining Of the large bowel.
In America the disease Is common, but
properly treated does not result as seri-
ludy a. in the tropics. Perry Davis
Painkiller is the best known remedy
and the most effioacious In the trsxt-
ment Of dysenterys
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Phone Junction Is.
SHERMAN W. MOODY JEWELRY co
Official R. R. Watch Inspectors
and Opticians.
Prof. Bell Delivers
An Able Lecture.

Prof. Sanford Bell of Boulder Uni
versity delivered lecture to the High
School students and a few citizens in
the High School room yesterday
noon. His talk was of marked inter-
est and he held the rapt attention of
all present. tor full hour. He en-
phazied the fact that college educa-
tion was not given for the purpose of
freeing them from work during life
but to fit them to work more effecien-
tly and have higher ideals He stated
that an illiterate mans chances to at
tain any de gree of success was l in
90. 900, and that a high school grad
uates' chances were nine times that
of his illiterate neighbor and that a
college graduate had POI times the
chances of an illiterate man.
His talk was full of bright spark
ling wit and deep truths and he kept
his audience thinking all the time.
Prof Bells lecture was greatly an
preciated by the students and will
not be soon forgotten. He met sever
al citizens and students after mis- talk.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
The Men Arrested.

Delta, Colo, April 26.-A sensa-
tion was caused in Delta by the arrest
of Thomas Smith. at one time deputy
sheriff; Harry Wilson, formerly liv-
eryman. and j. Greenwood. black
smith. The men are charged with
being accomplices with Rollo L. Nc
Allister in the attempted bank robbery
here several weeks ago. They were
admitted to bail this morning and
will have a preliminary hearing to-
morrow. McAllister was recently
brought back from Montana, where lie
was arrested. 1t is thought that the
of McAllister led to the ar
rest of the three men
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
The Family Theatre.

Will give two Moving Pictures Friday
and Saturday nights; also two Satur-
ances, first one commencing at 3
O'Clock, second at t. The afternoon
SHOW will consist of speciality acts
supported by some of the best talent.
1t will be worth 10 cents. Don't fail
get there will be an entire change OF
performers and Moving Pictures on
Monday. Reed Block.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Mississippi River on
A Raging Rampage.

st. Louis. April 26.-Special. =
The Mississippi river has passed the
3o-foot danger line and the water is
creeping up at the rate of 1 1-2 inches
per hour today. This is the most rap
Id rise ever recalled in the history of
the Oldest river men. The water is
backing up along the creeks in East
st. Louis and is causing much dam
age to property. Mayor Cook stated
today that the city would be able to
Withstand the flood. The greatest
danger is said to be 20 miles north of
st Louis. At Madison. Venice and
Granite north OF East St. Louis dikes
are being constructed as the danger
line is passed there and great danger
is threatened. Much bottom land is
already under water and hundreds of
people have deserted their homes on
account of the danger of the flood.
At st. Charles the Missouri river is
ont of its banks and people are being
driven from their homes in the low
lands. The ferry boats at st. Louis
have been abandoned on account of
the strong current.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
"ROyaI Good Fellow"

About twenty five intimate friends of
Mrs. V. A. Tnarp gave her pleas
ant surprise partv last night. The
occasion being her twenty sixth birth
day. After an evening spent in card
PLAYING and other games. refreshments
consisting of sandwiches, coffee, ice
cream and cake were served and all
did ample Justice to same. About one
a. IN. the party were driven back to
their several homes in town But
not before voting Mr.. and Mrs Tharp
royal good fellows" and wishing
the latter many returns of that year
ly mile post. Mrs Tharp was the
recipient of a number of presents use
full ard ornamental.
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Claude F. Hull loft last night on n
business trip to Denver.
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The Georgia Minstrells.

That great funmaking origaniza-
tion. The Georgia Ministrels will be
at the Auitorium Thursday evening.
Owing to the railroad schedule they
will not arrive until 5:l5 that after
noon and owing to the lateness of the
arrival will parade the principal
streets only, but Prof Rlarhemons big
concert band will give one of their
pleasing concerts on Main street. This
is the 2sth year of uniterrputed sue
cess for the Georgias, and the compa-
nv is stronger this year than ever in
its history. The first part is undes.
oribed as dream of splendor. niirth.
melody. and song. Reserved seats are
now on sale at Thompson's Jewelry
store.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Gold Elk Lost.

In some manner on the night of the
bali and banqeut of the Elks. Her
man Heosch, had very handsome
gold figure of an Elk, which sur
mounted one of the large pyramid
cakes, lost A very thorough search
was made. but it has as yet en- un-
discovered. The Elk figure was val
ued at s25 aud Mr.. Hoesch would be
under deop obligations to any one to
return it. who might have found it
on that night.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
New Officers For The
Grand Junction SmeIter

Superintendent Edwards, of the
Grand Junction Smelling company
received telegan1 today from Kit
terry, Maine, where the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the compa-
ny was held, which states that all the
old directors were reelected. with the
exception of President Patterson, he
retired as member of the directo-
rate.
vote of confidence was given the
management, stating in that resolution
that the manner of conducting the
smelter had met the approval of the
stockholders.
With the ending of the meeting at
Kittery, the work of the smelter will
now proceed without hinderance. ST.
perintendent Edwards wired to know
whom the board of directors had elect
ed as their president.
The following is special received
today in regard tile management of
the Smelter for the coming year.
Boston, April 20.
I. Osborn, Grand Junction. Colo.
The management remains the same
but Mr.. Patterson is not on the board.
Vote unanimous.
GEO. E. MARVIN.
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I. @. Hickman, NJ. M.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26

If you want perfect vision-you
should have your eyes examined Of
ten-a slight correction promptly
attended to, may insure you perfect
eyes to the end of your life.
We will mea sure your eyes-cor-
rect the defects with glasses and
insure you most satisfactory results.
Expert Watch and Jewelry Re
pairing is one of our specialties.
We have first class workmen to at
tend to this for you, We warrant
all of our work to be perfectly sat
isfactory-your money back if you
want it. 1t is our way of doing bus
mess and if there's anything more
fair we want to know of it.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Was He Shot At?

Madrid, Spain, April 26-Special-
Premier Maura, who arrived here this
morning was shot at while on his
way from the Valencia Islands. A
bullet whistled through the roof of the
car i'll which he was seated. but no
damage was done The shot caused
considerable excit ement for the time
being, and great alarm concerning the
safety of the Premier.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26

Stamped Linens-Tops for sofa pillows,
handkerchiefs for the making of kimonas shirt
waist wa; buttons; most splendid showing of
@ .ilis klno OF merchandise, not easily described
nor classified in one brief "ad.''
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Out At Sea.

Cheefoo, April 6 Special -The
report the Valadivostok squadron, CON
sisting of four armored cruisers. is
out again off the east coast of Korea,
and has bomhar ded Gensan, caused no
little surprise. The prediction is
made that sea fight wiIl take place
soon and the Russian boats sunk.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Railroad Strike Ended.

Budapest. April 26. Special. - The
railroad strike here was ended today
and all trians. both passenger and
freight. are now running.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26

There will be a special communion
tion of Mesa lodge No. 30, A. F.. and
A. M. this evening at Z 80 for the
purpose of work in the r. @. dergee.
All visiting brothers are cordially in
vited.
L. @. Hickman, NJ. NJ.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
Strikers Bound Over.

Price, Utah, April 26. Special
The strikers arrested here yesterday
were bound over in the sum of $500
each and We're taken to Helper.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-26
W. @. BOYER.
General Contractor.

l am fully prepared and competent
to furnish estimates on all kinds of
contract work. Brick. stone and ce.
ment work. L can furnish as CHEAP.
ly as any one in the city. Give me a
trial. Twenty-Five years experience,
p o. Box No. 33.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
WOMEN LEARN TO wREsTLE.

Jiu litsu, that system of Japanese
wrestling, with which an adept can
disable the strongest opponent, is to
be taught at the United States Naval
Academy, at Annapolis. 1t is Presl-
dent Rooseyelt's idea. He is a
devotee of this art himself. and be-
lleves that it will be a strong addi-
ton to the athletic training of the
young men who will be the future
commanders of the navy.
Captain Willard Ii. Brownson.
superintendent of the Naval Acad.
emy, is in negotiation with Japanese
instructors of this art. Mr.. Yama-
shita, whose prowess has been vouched
for by Lieutenant Commander Kake-
shita, naval attache of the Japanese
legation, Will probably be one of the
instructors at Annapolis. He has
already won distinction in Washing
ton.
jim jitsu has become a favorite
diversion of not only the President.
but several prominent society women.
The ballroom Of at least one fashion
able Washington home is said to
have recently been the scene of half
dozen society maids and matrons
gathered for instruction and for con-
tests in the sport.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
MONITORS as JUNK.

Having outlived their usefulness,
and being long ago superseded by
sea-hghting vessels more modern and
formidable, the five historic monitors
-Jasin, Canonicus, Nahant, Lehigh
and Montauk-now lying in the
Delaware river were placed under
the hammer in Washington and sold
to the highest bidder, The sale yir-
tually marks the extinction of the
large fleet of ships known in the
navy as "single-turreted monitors.
The navy department recently de-
cided that the old craft are no longer
OF practical use and Secretary Moody
ordered them sold for junk.
The five ships are the remnant of a
heet of nineteen begun with the con-
struction in 1862 of the lannon's
Monitor according to the design of
John Ericsson. The Monitor startled
the world in the contest in Hampton
Roads with the Virginia. All OF the
i've monitors sold saw service during
the Civil war, and the marks of shot
and shell are plainly discernable on
each of the old ironclads.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
SPEED OF STORKS.

No living thing, not even a scared
Jackrabbit, can travel with the speed
displayed by such birds as the stork
and the northern bluethroat. Not
only do these birds fly with a speed
that can hardly be conceived, but
they keep up their rapid flight for
1000 or 1900 miles at a stretch
without apparently tiring.
Evidence has been collected re-
Gently which shows that the blue
throat flies from Central Africa to
the shores of the North Sea, a dis
tance of 1,600 miles, in less than a
day and a night, aud making it,
moreover, In one uninterrupted flight.
The storks, which spend their sum-
mers IN Austria Hungary and their
winters in India and Central Africa.
are marvellous travellers, and make
their Journeys twice a year in un-
broken flight each time.
From Budapest, in Hungary, to
Lahore, IN India, is about 2,4OO miles
In an air line, and the storks make
the journey in "a hours, thus travel
ing at the rate of 100 miles an hour
for the whole distance. The storks
which spend the summer in Central
Europe and the winter in Central
Africa travel with the same rapidity.
Slabn Pasha, an Austrian in the
service of the Khedive, and now
governor of the Central African
province of Darfur, was for many
years captive in the hands of the
Mahdi and the Khalifa when the
dervishes killed Gordon, and estab-
lished their empire, now overthrown.
In the Soudan. One day, at Omdur-
man, he saw stork with metal
band attached to one of Its legs. He
caught the bird, and found engraved
upon the band the name Of an old
friend in Austria.
lie wrote note to his friends and
tied it to the metal band. When the
stork returned to Austria for the
summer the friend saw the letter.
caught the stork and read the mes
sage, which was the first certain as
surance that the outside world
received that Slatin was still alive.
This stork, as was proved by the
dates, made the journey from Omdur-
man to the Austrian country place.
a distance of nearly 5000 miles, at a
speed of more than 100 miles an
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