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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
Christmas IRE For Cat.

Christmas is the great religious fcsti.
val when che kind heart finds mans
ways uf niinistrring to the JOY and
pleasure of others. The good women
" Boston who originated aud sustain
the Animal Rescue league have bit up.
on the unique idea of Christmas tree
for the cats ttat are waiting for homes
at that institution 4 bush is provided
and trimmed with meat aud other suit
able eatabics Tor such animals. and
just before they are turned into the
room the members Of the Kindness
club are admitted TO enjoy the antics
Of the rats.
This club Is composed Of boys whose
ages range from eight TO thirteen
years and Ia the outcome Of the
leagues work In poor section OF Bos.
ton. They are pledged TO do some kind
act each day aud ~ protect animals
from cruelty After the eats have do
moIished the tree and gone TO sleep
the boys are given refreshments aud
sent home truly iiIie,i with the spirit III
Christmas. New YORK. Mail aud Ex.
pfeEs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
THE THREE WISE MEN.
Who Were They7-An Unsoived
Christmas Mystery.


Christmas Mystery.
One Christmas mystery remains IN
solved. Who were the wise men Of the
east-the magi who followed the star
Of Bethlehem from afar to do homage
to the newborn Saviour?
The simple story as told in the Bible
Is one of the most familiar in Christ
mas lore. ANY child could recite 1t In
detail. Painters and. sculptors have
made 1t the theme Of the most inspired
products Of their brushes and chiseIs,
but to this day the identity of these
wise men remains mystery. A
search Of the great paintings in which
the subject is treated produces a be-
wilderment. There are half a hun
dred different ideas presented. The
varying versions of the books of the
ages are as many.
1t Is fair to assume from the fact
that the visitors were received at court
by King IIerod and that they carried
gifts of value that they were In their
own country men of royalty or close
to it. Herod evidently deemed it we'll
to treat them with Difference. for dis
quoted though he was by their news
Of the comet that was to lead them to
the birthplace Of the Redeemer he dis.
sembled and told them that when they
had found the newborn he would re-
turn to worship with them.
Much Of our information about the
early days OF the Christian era comes
from the monks of the fourteenth GEN.
fury. who delyed deeply into historical
sources since lost TO the world. Their
story of the three wise men has receiv-
ed wide credenre. According to these
monks. the wise men were three great
kings called Caspar. Melchoir and Bal
thasar. Caspar was the oldest and
from the north. At the time of the
birth of Christ he was sixty years old,
and for more than two-thirds Of that
time he had ruled In Arabia. Baltha.
sar was black. native of Saba, from
the east, and forty years old. The
youngest was Melchoir. from the south,
whose country was, Tarshlsh. He was
| twenty years old.
Impelled by some mysterious power,
they dropped all the cares of state and
followed a single star thirteen days
and nights without eassng or sleeping
till II led them to Jerusalem.
Then the story follows that of the
Bible until they retained to their own
| countries.
The story does not stop here. 1t tells
circumstantialiy the after life Of the
three wise men, The good Apostle st
Thomas journeyed to their country and
baptized them, and all three went ou
to preach the doctrine Of the Christ.
They were slain by :barbarous gen
tiles. and lsser the Empress Helena
mother % oerlstantine. recovered theil
sacred bones and took them to Con
stsntincpae. Thence they were carried
10 Milan ami finally found an ultimats
resting place in Cologne. where the,
now xre:-sNew Yors Post.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17

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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17

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education and who is really with
out means with which to pay for
it may write to J. M. Rhodes,
Littleton, n. C.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
0UTDlD UNCLE SAM.
How an Old Lady Found Person the
National Postoffiss Cou!dnt.

The fates call and mortals obey"
The speaker was. small. precise and
elegant old lady whose diminutive STAT
ure was quite forgotten by her hearers
in the realization Of her force and dig
nifty. She had gone 10 the dead letter
sale under protest and was nsrrating
an experience which grew out of the
purchase she hal made. II went TO
that sale not berause l wasted to or
was interested OF expected to buy any
thing. but because I've an tmpertinent
grandniece WAC limited | was too old
to be In such crowd.
after awhile the aucthoneer offered
a package Is big as sack Of -four,
and I bought Il for 81 cents. Then
when I brought Il home I found II
contained pethlrTg but a lot Of worn,
thradbare clothing msnded almost to
death. was Just about TO force II
on that grandnkce OF mine and make
her distribute II to some poor families
when found a letter lin the pocket Of
the coat. i've kept that letter. The
writer was a young girl from down
east in Massachusetts. She was send
ing thai clothing as the only Christ
mas gin she could make for her broth
er Bcn who lived in city in Wis
cousin.
Wen. w9Ien Tad that letter just
ssf down AMI cfted Ia think that poor
girls sEwtus haG all gone astray. I
made mr. ny mind that II the postal
authorities rould not find that girls
hroiber could. So | did M the bun.
de again. put Ictirr outside asking
the POSTWAR To- return the package te
me u lre S>1uIdh't deliver 1t AMI then
addressed Oh" whp" thing to Mary
Burgpts' Brnthar I!"u. ~. Wis
MDuM $40 he'E,v" that that poStriau
In ihl' WISCONSIN town really founi
that pnar '~y aud gave him the bun
,lIr' AMI nav ~" letter from the
gil n WILL. satr tells r1r 18th sha ami
her hro'lwr ar" 10 tnut improved cit
rutl.'@~.v~s Nat Fen T. 4 llur pn~,
ton In fprnlturr factory and that
ih"y a~p %a1u 80 hr together for good
Washington star
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
CHRISTMAS ON SHIP OF ICE.
Strange Story Of Skipper shipwreeked
~, on the Pacific. ,rr

Strange Story Of Skipper Shipwrecked
~. on the Pacific. = rr~
Captain =. A. Hoyt. secretary of the
Masters and Pilots association of Seat
tie. Wash, and possibly one Of the
most widely known seafaring men ON
the Pacific coast. has a fund Of expe-
riences to draw from when he wishes
to while away an hour. Up in the big.
pleasant rooms of the association the
captain recently told the following
tale:
"rhe approach of Christmas always
reminds me Of the December that |
spent on all ice ship. Never heard of
one: Well. they are unusual. l was
master Of the little brig Holly. and
along about the LIST of November we
were wrecked away down south of the
Horn. The ship went on an ice foe
aud was battered all to pieces. We
did manage TO save some tools and
food and part Of the cargo.
II put the crew to work to cut off a
large pinnacle Of the berg. Then I set
them all to work with axes. and we
shaped it into a graceful ships hull.
After that we followed 1t out inside.
making cabins and everything like a
regular ship, and with some Of the
timber saved from our vessel we rig.
ged her as a bark. side lights and ev-
erything. even going SO far as TO paint
her and name her the Holly. She was
fine craft and foated like a duck
when finally launched. We spent
Christmas on board of her and had a
great time. loaded part of the wreck.
ed HOlIy's cargo IN her. and we then
started for Callao. which was our des>
tination.
"rhe Ice ship sailed fine and was as
good sea boat as any In which sail
ed. This was only. however, when we
were down south In cold water. The
nearer we got to the equator the light.
er became our vessel. and I finally dis.
covered that our ship was melting be.
meath rs. Another two days and we
would have been In the water when a
steamer picked us up and also saved
the cargo. This paid for the loss Of
the vessel. which was also insured, 50
the owners came out ahead in the
end"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
WHEN SANTA WENT ASTRAY.
Ms-.ess of the 'Loaves Repeated For
Washinuton,a Poor,

The ehay Of miracles has not passed.
according TO the firm belief Of a hun
dred or more poor people in Washing
ton. last Christmas day Aimas tenn.
pie OF the ShTiners gave its annual din.
tier % the T@nr. II was a we'll planned
affair. generously contributed to. and
turHsd out big success. But the most
notable thing about 1t was not on the
programme and made tue hit Of the
Ocoa sinn.
While fhe Shriners were feeding
their guests there came 10 their ball
$50 loavtS Of bread. The huge six
fOeS Santa Claus was busy cracking
jokes as he waddled about and took
down the gifts from the Christmas
tree. In the middle of one OF his sto-
ries there entered another ilig. fat san
ia Claus. carrying a colossal basket
full 'df bread. and behind him were
three U four negroes. also carrying
baskets cf bread. one "f the Shrincr
committeeman at onp InfcrrcI that
some aIe Eii sent u gift uf bread Ia
lie G.$ttibn't-,i aud si:':'i receipt Tor
the lS9 HaVcS Ia 81 few minutes thy
We're h1uCrd AROUND Ia Size heads at
flui'ir~. AID m adujfh,ual smile of
Christmas J y west arrurd With thcm
WIN the festivities were nearly
over and tt' crowd l.,i lugun to dis
parse man "ame running ia and ask.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
The kcTC8'S CHRISTMAS.
LIE On tks cea.as Is Not All a Happy
Holiday.

F&@tt0dNs
~ rr t'hrfsi,nHs. said ~ actor
"V, u.s." ar. r,r. alike IN mr. huSi.
hess. last wear. Gur Instance H." com
plm, vas With was four Wrras IT,.
hind IN >ala:ir< and We were simply
HANGING Uu with the hope of The idg
houses christmas day pulling rs out a
little We we're playing our night
Stands and left some little town IN
Sew York state for Wheeling. " Va
right after the performance. Il was a
tIfp that called for three changes Of
cars. aud there were no sAeepeFs IN any
Ut tirin
Every car on every train was loaded
With holiday excursiOnists. aud every
male exrursionIst was loaded with rye
aud brlmstone There were fights
fresh every half hour. and constitutes
met ~ with open arms aud clubs nt
every station. No eating stations were
honOred by us. aud we arrived nt
wheeling too tate 60 give a matinee
performance. our manager had two
black eyes and a broken wrist. and
our star had lost q new set of teeth.
without which he refused TO play at
night.
"Thr report had II that We were nil
IN jnIl. and there would have been no
house anyway We had 10 got up
three benefit performances before We
could get money enough 10 buy tickets
to New York. hut We gdt there. How.
svtr. rs saId l#fure. Christmas days
arc WI MI ll,ka Buffalo NeNs. u
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
Treasures Found in
Our American Forests.

That our forests abound plants which possess the most
virtues IS abundany aesd by most
writer's and this and other countries Even
the Indians had discovered the usefulness of many native
plants the advent Of the white This information impaired
freely e whites led the latter to continue investigations until to-day
haVa rich assortment Of valuable American medicinal roots
Pierce Of Buffalo n Y believes tina, our American forests
abound in medicinal roots for the Of obstinate dis
We would properly investigate them continuation Of
this CONVICTION ne points with pride to the marvellous cures eff
ted by MS Goden Medical Discovery which has itself
d. most efficient stomach tonic liver nygoraor heart tonic and req
aud blood cleanser known to medical science Dypepsia or
Indigestion torpid liver Functional and Yayn and other ae
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-17
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vEsTBoUND-LEAvE LyNcHBURG DAILY.
ago p. m.-The St. Louis EXPIRES.
Pullman sleepers to Columbus, also for
Radford, Bristol. Knoxville, Chatta-
nooga and int. mediate points. Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Knoxville.
TOO a. m.-For Roanoke, Rocky
Mount, Winston Salem, Radford, Bristol.
Bluefeld, Norton, WEIGH.
s:2op. m.-Daily for Roanoke. Par
lor car.
EAST BoUND-LEAvE LYNcHBURG.
3:45 p. m.-Daily for Farmville, Rich
mond, Petersburg and Norfolk-PulI-
man Sleepers, Cafe cars.
Ass a. m.-For Petersburg, Rich
mond aud Norfolk. Pullman sleeper &c
Norfolk. Also Pullman sleeper between
Lynchburg and Richmond.
S:4S a.m.-Daily for Farmviile, Peters
burg, Richmond-parlorc car.
Winston Salem Division.-Leave Ro
anoke SIS p. m, except Sunday. foi
Winstou.Salem and intermediate stations
and geo a. m. daily for same stations anf
Charlotte, NC.
North Carolina Divisions. Leave Pu
laski $50 a. M. daily, except Sunday.
for Betty Baker and S:sS a. m. daily, *
cept Sunday, for Galax and Fries.
Clinch Valley Division. Leave Blue
field 9;Ss daily, 7:2s p. III. for Norton.
N. T. BRAGG.
Trav. Pass. Agt
W. B. BEVILL. G.P. A.,
Roanoke. Va. Gen Office. Roanoke. Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
MANY ON GRIDIRON.
Merry Banqueters at Wash
ington Quiz Noted Men.
FAIRBANKS AND HIS COCKTAIL.
Roosevelt and Nature FaI.irs Come
In For share of Fun Makers
Shnfts-CortcIyou md Wall
street suffer.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 1O.-The Grid
iron club began It's winter series Of fun
making dinners by lively entertain
mcut of 700 men prominent In politics,
diplomacy and business There was
not moment without Jest. song or
satire. and there was not jest. song
or satire that did not hold up for the
mcrrlment of aIl some one Of the
guests present
TO begin with. when President sam
uel Blythe Do mp the huge electric grid
iron in the spacious and sumptuously
appointed banquet hall of the Willard
hotel the absence of the preliminary
cocktail was emphasized Vice presl-
dent Fairbanks bore the brunt of this
stunt. for in front of him stepped n
GridirOner and sang a ditty about an
Indiana dinner where cocktails We're
served with subsequent regrets Mr.
Fairbanks was then allowed a ration
OF buttermllk
\ class In nature taking through
questions and answers developed a
logical connection between octopus"
ana Wall street. also that If It Is true
that money talks President Roosevelt
must be the richest man In the world
"John Barret amt broke remark
ed one Of the class. The story that
George Washington threw a dollar
across the Potomac was declared not
10 be n nature fake. because Secretary
Cortelyou had thrown S2O,OOOOOO 20
Wall street A song which put Secre-
tary Cortelyou IN the attitude Of quiet
ly waiting TO be called to the presl-
dency brought laughter, likewise q re-
sponse from the secretary.
1--WE will now drink 10 the next
president Of the United States" sol
EMMY announced President Blythe aft
er he had got to their feet Vice Presl-
dent Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon, Sec.
retary Cortelyou and Senator Knox
Then was sung a dltty which conjured
with the names Of all the presidential
possibilities. A song followed which
gave great admiration TO the versatil-
ity Of Ambassador Bryce, but kindly
warned him that with It all he would
be found wanting unless he learned
the presidential game OF tennis.
Another song told that Johnson. Min
nesota's Democratic governor. had met
Bryan face 10 face. and therefore he
no longer had a presidential boom.
The menu souvenir was a collection
Of clearing house certificates issued by
Of the Gridlron Club Clear
Ing House association. There was a
certificate for each course, and each I
set forth a bit Of humor
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
DEATH OF MRS. TAFT.
Widow OF Alfonso Taft, Secretary Of
War Under Grant.

MILBURY, Mass, Dec. 10 Death
which had been expected almost hour
ly for a week past, was announced
from the bedside Of Mrs. Louisa Maria
Taft, mother Of William ii. Taft. sec
retary OF war. Mrs. Taft was the
widow OF Alphonse Taft secretary Of
war and attorney general Of the Unit
ed States under President Grant and
later minister to Austria and Russia.
Mrs. Taft was attacked last July
with acute Indigestion. and n gradual
breakdown Of her vigorous constitution
soon followed.
Mrs. Taft is survived by four chill
dren. Of whom Secretary Taft is the
eldest. The two other sons are Hen
ry w. Taft Of the New York law firm
OF Strong & Cadwallader, and Horace
D. Taft, founder and head OF the Taft
School For Boys at Watertown, Conn.
The daughter, Fanny L.. IS the wife
OF DR.. William A. Edwards Of Los
Angeles. Besides Miss Torrey, the only
near relative is her stepson. former
Congressman Charles Z. Taft, editor
of the Cincinnati Times Star.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
AHEARN DISMISSED.
Governor Hughes Gusts New
York Borough President.
CRAVE ABUSES IN ADMINISTRATION
Ex-senator, IL IL Held, Neglected
Ills Duty In Allowing Disgracefui
State OF Affairs In MetrOp-
oils of Empire State.

ALBANY, n. Y. Dec. 10.-Goyernor
Hughes has removed from Office Pres
ident Ahearn Of the Borough Of Man
haitian, which comprises practically
New York city.
The condition OF disrepalr and neg
lect which President Abearn permitted
TO obtain I'm the streets Of New York.
especially those paved with asphalt, IS
the principal ground upon which Gov
ernor Hughes bases his action, but be
alludes to grave abuses in the admin
istratlon Of the bureau Of public build
lngs and Offices" one Of the depart
ments under Ahearn's jurisdiction.
The governor takes pains TO call at
tentlon TO the fact that personal cor
ruptlon was not alleged or proved
against the borough president-"that
IS" he says, 1T IS not shown and Il Is
not claimed that he has converted pub
lie money or property to his own use
or has personally proflted in an IN
lawful manner by his official conduct
"Justice to Mr. Ahearn requires" the
governor continues, that this should
be stated emphatically and clearly be
understood. But that does not end the
matter. A borough president. as has
been said, Is removable upon charges.
And without attempting TO state com
prehensiyely what conduct bearing up
on character or fitness might be re-
garded as a proper subject of charges
II IS clear that a charge will lie for
breach Of duty.
There may be, OF course. technical
breaches OF duty or omissions OF such
relative inconsequence that, although
public Obligation may not have been
strictly, It has been substantially per
formed, and removal from ONCE would
not be justified. The gravity and COM
psrative importance OF the breach OF
duty IS a matter for tho consideration
OF the officer vested with the power OF
removal. But II there has been malad-
minlst-atlon in matters seriously af-
fecting the public welfare and gross
breach Of official obligation the duty OF
removal Is clear, albeit there Is no
proof Of peculation or personal dis
honesty"
President Ahearn served as state
senator continuously from 1889 10 1902.
He was elected president Of Manhat-
tan borough IN 1908 and reelected IN
1905 for term Of four years, expiring
Dec 81, 1909.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
Demnnd For nrrnn,. NomInntIon.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Norman +.
Mack, member OF the Democratic ma
tional committee for New York. said
while here. en- route TO Washington 10
attend the meeting OF the committee
on Thursday. that the national con-
ycntion would be held either in ST.
Paul or Louisville. lie said that Den
yer was not central enough and that
Chicago had made no bid for It. lie
declared that William J. Bryan should
be- nominated for president and said
that ne had heard many prominent
Democrats express preference for
former Governor William T.. Douglas
of Massachusetts for the second place
on the ticket. "The demand for VIII
liam J. Bryan's nomination Is prac-
tically overwhelming. said Mr.. Mack.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
CODYS LITTLE YARN.
How Roosevelt Didn't Get the Bear
Hunting Dogs.

DENVER. Dec. 10.-"There is a little
yarn about Theodore Roosevelt" said
Buffalo BIZ" Cody, that has never
been printed. When the president was
out hunting the last time the expedi-
tlon was hard up for bear dogs. The
guide, Goff, went TO the president and
said. 4 know a man who has some
good bear dogs. will 90 over and
see him. But the man turned down
the guide.
81 will go over and see him my
self said the president, and he did.
Nothing doing said the owner Of the
dogs. DO you know who | amY de-
manded the president 4 am the pres
ident Of the United States"
"'Well,' replied the dog owner. 4
don't care a d-n II You are. ! wouldn't
care a d-n if you We're Booker T..
Washington. You couldn't have my
dogs And the president. concluding
that the dog owner knew his own busi-
ness best. went back 10 the camp and
told the story with much elee."
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-12-13
Explosion Close. steel Plant.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. 1O.-One OF
a battery Of nine boilers In the draw
ing department Of the American Steel
and Wire company here blew up. in
siantly killing two men and inlurlng
two others. one Of whom died three
hours later The dead are John Cyrus.
Simon Poll0misky and Francis Ma
tua. The accident resulted IN the shut
ting down OF the entire mill, throwing
500 men out Of employment