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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13
The End Of the Earth.

The ancient Persians believed in
the renovation of the earth. A
comet in the course Of its revolu-
tons will strike the earth and set it
on fire. Rivers Of molten metals
win float down the mountains and
deluge the valleys. All men must
pass through these streams. The
good will find them like baths Of
milk. The evil will find them like
torrents Of lava, but they will be
purified thereby and finally will join
the good upon the new earth and
sing praises to the eternal source Of
all. This belief was held also
a'rorg the American Indians and
the Hlndoos. The Egyptians believ-
Cd the earth would he destroyed BY
fire and water. The ChaIdeans said
that when al! the planets met in
the sign Of Capricorn the earth
would be overwhelmed with n del
uge If water, and whenever they
eli met in Cancer it would be con.
su.ncd by Gre.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13
Ne pi.llnau..sh hing msrks.

"Werc there any marks about
him By which he could he describ-
cd 7" asked the detective.
"Ycs," eagerly replied the father
Of the runaway boy, "his trousers
Tere nearly worn through at the
knees. and he had in one Of his
pockets, Is I heard my wife say a
day or two ago. a knife with a
broken blade. a pistol cartridge that
had becn fred of. a match, some Of
the wheels Of an old watch, n leath.
or fhocstring, broken key. bunch
Of twine, two or three white peb-
bles, a piece of lead, some buttons
from the last bicycle show. a stump
Of a lead pencil and a bit Of red
chalk"
And the detective wrote in his
memorandum book, mo distin.
gushing marks"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13

King Alfred the Great is credited
with originating the lantern. lie
was 40 bothered by the candle
flames bIpwing In the wind that he
protected them BY putting the can.
dies 10 COW horns, which he ordered
10 be scraped thin. Our GRANDPA.
Tiers made lanterns by punching
holes and Sits in properly shaped
pieces Of tin, which were then sol.
dered together. The light which
came through the little cuts was al.
ways very dim and Pickering. II
was this kind Of lantern which the
old town watchmen used 10 carry
when they went about calling the
hours and the weather in rhyme:
IT'S one o The eioct: fui1night n past
Eierp on. syO1 friends, the time th0I hast,
For rise - must at early dawn.
It's ons q the clock and Tuesday morn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13
what Our Reporter Saw 10 View FORK.

A recent visit to one Of the largest paint
Factories in the world, disclosed machin-
cry that was producing To.ooo gallons Of
Paint. and doing il better and in less
time than 100 gallons could be made by
hand mixing.
This was the celebrated l.. & ". Paint.
The l.. & II. Zinc har,lens !. & 81.
White Lead and makes !. * VI. Paint
wear like iron for 30 10 IS wears.
gallons l.. K ". mixed with gallons
I.inseed oil makes 7 gallons at paint at a
cost Of less than g. % per gallon.
n any defect exists in J.. * II. Paint,
vii! rcfaint bt.Ise fUT nothing
IJorat,oa> n l.. * N made 10 church.
-. Sold by Hackney Brothers. durham
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13

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book is full of fine half tones. as
tronimicsl of savings and inter-
esting matter. 1t contains the
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13
Puss N HISTORY.
The Cat Has Been m lrnpertsnt Per.
sonage In Many Nations.

SSb1hS ~ "sug sssNeNss
Miss Pussy not only. boasts On
ancient history, but as far back "a
history goes she has been quite an
important parsonage. The Egyp-
tians reverenced cats. They had
hospital for sick kittens, and such
as died we're embalmed and buried
with much ceremony. Mourning
was also worn BY the family to
whom the beloved kitten belonged.
This mourning was not black
clothes, but shaved eyebrows.
Though the Egyptians do not do
quite SO much in these days, they
still think a great deal Of cats.
They have a high officer called ia.
Their of cats, and near Cairo is a
building where every day feast is
spread, to which are invited all the
cats Of the city. No doubt YOU
have heard the story of Cambyses
coming to fight the Egyptians and
taking advantage of their reverence
for cats by fastening before every
soldiers breast live cat. OF course
the Egyptians dared not hurt these
cats, and so they we're conquered.
The Chinese are likewise fond of
cats, but, sad to say for the cats, it
is in stew. ..
In Rome and also in London the
owners Of cats pay a man certain
sum Of money monthly, and every
day he walks through the streets
uttering a peculiar cry. All cats
know him and come from all direc-
tions to get their dinner. He is
called "the cats meat man." Cats
have always been highly valued in
Wales. They are kept about grana-
ries to catch rats. In the old days
ANYBODY stealing one of these cats
had to give for her n sheep or q
lamb. Should the cat chance to be
killed she was hung up by the tail
until her head touched the floor
and wheat poured over her until the
tip of her tail was covered. All this
wheat the thief had to give to the
cats owner.
The United States government
keeps more than 800 cats in the
postoflice department to guard the
mails from rats and mice. Before
these cats were employed valuable
letters were often destroyed. These
pussies are well fed, $40 a year be-
ing allowed for each cats meat.
The japanese brighten away their
mice and rats with china cats.
These are made so lifelike that
when a candle is placed inside the
figures the mice imagine them to be
real cats and run for their lives
BROOKLYN Eagle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13

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are tie cr!ptomera, and every one IS a
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13
Keen Eyes.

"FIere's your book, dear Miss Serb
blah. Sorry to have kept 1t so long.
Delighted with It, I assure you"
.Reatf II through, did you?"
] ayes, indeed. IL was charming"
Ever show yonr eyes to an expert
ocuiist:"
"My eyes! What do You meany'
Must be something abnormal about
them. You appear to have read my
book without cutting the leavesw
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13

Margaret has learned to spell a
few words, among them doll, pig,
boy, papa, etc.
Recently a visitor, learning Of the
new accomplishment, asked her,
"What does p, j, 9, spell?"
"Why, papa, of course" answered
Margaret. Every one laughed ex-
cept papa. Somehow he couldn't
see the joke at all. - Washington
Star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13

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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-12-13

The penguin is an eccentricity among
birds. Unique among the feathered
world, II matches its eggs not sitting.
but standing up.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

We want to have good races
and plenty of entertainment of
that kind at the the Delta County
Fair, but the chief object of the
meeting will be to exhibit the
fruit, grain and vegetable and
live stock products of the county.
We want to have the best sheep,
hogs, horses, cattle and poultry;
the best grains and vegetables;
the best culinary products of the
good housewives; the best fruits
that grow in this greatest of all
fruit counties. We want to have
exhibits of coal from all the diff
ferent mines, of our brick and
other manufactured products.
What will it require to do all
this? It will require your help,
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

In his speech before the Mont
rose Chautauqua Champ Clark
paid a remarkable tribute to the
bible. He was quoting great
deal during his address from the
sayings of public men and these
contained many quotations from
the bible. Noting this he advised
the young men who might have
an ambition to become public
speakers and debaters to study
the bible for it's literary value if
they did not do so for religious
and spiritual guidance, as he said
it was the greatest book from a
literary standpoint that had ever
been printed since movable types
were invented.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

after story and kept his hearers
not only interested, but in the
best possible humor.
He put himself on record as
opposed to civil service. Said he
believed in democrats having the
offices when they are in power
and the republicans having them
when they are in power. He is
not opposed to examinations to
bring out qualification and COM
potency, but clings to the old
doctrine that TO the victor
belongs the spoils."
He also got in good strong
statement regarding the neces-
sity of every American citizen
having some kind of politics and
voting some ticket. He said he
believed in absolutely disfran-
chising a man who refused to
exercise his right of suffrage
twice in succession. A large part
of the audience indicated its
hearty approval of this state
ment. Would that there were
more strong men like Clark ad-
vocating the same thing. The
penalty suggested here might
prove a remedy for the indiffer-
ence and lack of interest of so
many in politics.
All in all it was the best address
we have heard for a long time.
We went down with some preju-
dice against Clark and came back
with it all removed. Champ is
one of the safe and sane demo-
Gratis.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

A publisher is frequently puz-
zled to know what to print, not
that any scarcity of apparently
choice material to fill up on exists,
but that the public rarely COM
mends or condemns whatever
appears. The INDEPENDENT
editor thinks he is making a
worthy choice of matter in using
so many Of the articles, prepared
with much care and thought, by
professors Of the Agricultural
College, but no one ever takes
the pains to say if they like them
or not.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

Delta County Fair, Sept. H.,
IL and 13.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26
Champ Clark S Speech

a fair sized crowd. Mr.. Clark is
a Missourian and democrat.
He has been in congress many
years and is one of the members
of that illustrious body whose
presence is felt and whose power
as debater is acknowledged and
recognized thruout the nation.
Few audiences get as much genu-
inc delight from an address as
the one that listened to Mr.. Clark.
He is a big man mentally and no
mistake and he convinced his
hearers that he is as patriotic an
American as ever set foot on the
nations soil. His description of
that wonderful day in congress,
during the year 1898, when, with
out a dissenting vote, every
member, democrat, republican
and populist, voted unanimously
to place in the hands of VIM.
Mckinley fifty million dollars to
make preparation for the Span
ish-American war, brought out
the intense love of country and
loyal Americanism that is i'm
bedded deep in the mans heart.
Champ Clark convinces one
readily that there is none of the
demagogue in his makeup. He
is all man. He talks like a
northern Missourian, but not like
a southern Missourian. He pro-
nounces can't "kaint. +" He has
a slow, deliberate manner of
speaking and a habit of closing
his eyes for several seconds when
talking.
In opening he told something
of the extent of the chautauqua
movement in this country. He
likened it to the camp meeting
period of our forefathers. He
said the minister who started the
chautauqua movement a number
of years ago had no comprehen-
sion of the magnitude Of what
he was doing. There are over
500 chautauquas in the United
States at this time and each year
the number is largely increased.
Mr.. Clark took his Pictures
que Public Men" almost entirely
from the membership of congress
since he became a member in
1894, a striking example of his
wisdom, for it gave him the
chance to talk about something
concerning which he had personal
knowledge. He paid a great
tribute to the congress and
especially to the lower house.
That the U. S. congress is the
greatest legislative body in the
world he assented emphatically.
He kept the audience in a roar of
laughter while relating incidents
of debate in the house that
brought out the keenest. wit and
most biting sarcasm on the part
of members. He devoted more
time to Thomas B. Reed than to
any other five. 1t was easy to
see that Champ Clark considers
Reed the greatest man who has
occupied a seat in congress in his
day. He lays Reeds disap-
pointed presidential ambitions to
his biting sarcasm in debate and
public addresses. Reed fairly
squelched the man who dared to
draw his steel and each time it
made an enemy for him.
The man whom Mr.. Clark
devoted the second longest allot-
ment of time to was Senator
Bailey of Texas. His references
were to Bailey's house career.
He stamps Bailey as the greatest
debater in the senate to-day and
says the only man who could
cope with him was Spooner of
Wisconsin, who recently resigned.
He told Of Allen of Mississippi,
the humorist, whose wit and
humor put him in congress and
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26
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The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

Will you help to make the Delta
County Fair success? You will
if you bring something for exhi-
bition. That is a very easy thing
to do. A successful fair in Delta,
one that attracts visitors from
long distances will help advertise
the county and in that way adds
value to every acre of land.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

B.'P. O. E. Best Paper On
Earth-THE INDEPENDENT.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

and YOUR help, and YOUR help.
It will require some effort from
all,
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

The INDEPENDENT is making
liberal use of articles written by
professors of the Agricultural
College and printed in the college
press bulletin. We are convinced
that the space could not be de-
voted to a better purpose.
The Delta independent., 1907-07-26

Join the Delta County Fair
boosters. Say that you will bring
something and get your neighbor
to do so.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26
FORCED TO Serve
Continued from page y

ious scruples against capital punishment
could not be permitted or required to
serve. He asked the counsel what they
had to say about the matter. Borah
questioned Tourtellotte further on his
willingness to inaict the death penalty
on the members Of an organization
seeking to destroy society, saying that
the state was quite willing to rest its
case on that proposition. Tourtellotte
restated his position as to anarchy but
protested that this was the case how.
ever, and satisfied the state.
Neither side would challenge por
offer and further suggestion and there
the matter rested. Counsel Tor the
state said privately after adjournment
that the incident could not constitute
an error in the. case and that there
existed no means whereby either side
could in the future plead it, 1t
is thought probable that when it comes
time to swear the jury, Tourtelotte will
refuse the oath and compel the court to
excuse him from serving.
Both sides found pay srteak Of
qualification in the second section b.
tile special yenire and besides Tourteh
lotte two other talesmen qualified.
They are Finley Mclean, whose exami-
nation was in progress at adjournment
last night and E. +. Grow, retired
farmer who now lends a little money
for living. Grow was almost imme.
Giately challenged by the defense but
his appearance, however, brief, lifted the
case and the challenge forward. The
defense also challenged Juror John
Whitlock today and the state chal-
lenged Juror George Mcintyre. The
vacancy created by the sixteenth chal-
lenge is still untitled, there are four
challenges unexpended and there are IL
talesmen Of the second special yenirc
left unexamined. The pay streak ran
out before the day was over and unless
there is mighty good luck with the
little squad of unused talesmen there
will have to be another adjournment
sometime on Monday and third special
yenire ordered.
The long strain Of jury getting seems
to be showing on the nerves Of those
who are doing the work. Today when
the state challenged talesman for bias,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26
FRISCO JAPs KICK
'rbed labor conditions existing in San

turbed labor conditions existing in San
Francisco.
Acting upon instructions received from
Washington, United States District
Attorney Devllu will make a thorough
investigation next week Into the at.
tack upon the Jap restaurants on Fol.
som street In this city about two weeks
ago. Devlin said tonight that he hal
received message from Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte about s o'clock this af.
ternoon asking that an investigation Of
the Incident should be made and a re.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26

the girl was murdered. The shirt had
two large spots on 1t, which looked as
though they were blood stains. The
shirt was obtained by means of a laun-
dry ticket that was found in Becker's
pocket. The discovery Of the garment,
with its suspicious spots, is considered
significant, in view Of Becker's state
ment that he had nothing to do with
the murder excepting that he stood by
as a witness. The police argue that the
stains, if they are blood, could not have
been made uness Becker stood closer to
the victim OF the crime than he admits.
Another link in the increasing chain OF
evidence is a small handkerchief which
Becker had in his possession. In one
corner there is embroidered the initials
49," The handkerchief was missed
missed on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Eva Simonson shortly after the disap-
pearance of Becker and his companion
who had cleansed their hands at her
pump. There are several small spots
on the handkerchief. The detectives
believe they are blood stains. They will
be analyzed by chemist. Mrs. Simon
son has identified the handkerchief as
that Of her son, The police have Sc.
cured minute description of Becker's
companion, and have every confidence
that they will have him in custody
within "a hours.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26

Attorney Richardson remarked that
the state had tried enough to qualify
him. Hawley took serious oGense at
the remark and said that II was untrue
and asked for the protection Of the
court saying that things are going to
be different from now on.
Judge Wood told him to sit down,
but the order had to be repeated before
II was obeyed.
The court continues to stiffen against
the release OF talesmen on excuses light
and frivolous. Today Judge Wood took
a hand in the examination Of every
talesmen and made sure Of the exist
cnce Of disqualification before aceeeding
to II.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26
Damaging Evidence in Elm Hurst
Murder Case.
BLOODY CLOTHES LOCATED
Henry Becker Arrested For Murder of
Fifteen Year-0ld Girl -- Claims He
Was With Man Who Committed the
Deed.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Further dam
aging evidnce has been found against
Henry Becker, the suspect hell for the
murder OF Amelia Staffield, at Elm
hurst, L. l. Wednesday, according to
the police today. Following the dram
atie confession Of Becker before the cof-
6n of the girl in which he said he saw
the murder committed and claimed that
Il was done by man in whose COM
pany he was, but did not know, the po-
ice report that they found in chi
aese laundry at Elmhurst, a shirt which
Becker had taken there shortly after
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26
TouLoN FIRE.

T0uL0N, May aS,--NIuch alarm was
created by the discovery Of another
fire At the naval dock yard. Flames Ia
clump Of brushwood. near tho remains
Of the battlcship lena. Nremcn ex-
tinguished the flames before they reach.
cd the buildings
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-26
RUsso-GERMAN ANARCHISTS.
Men and Women Students Plot to Kill
the Kaiser.

LONDON, May 25.--The Berlin cor.
respondent OF the Daily Mail says that
the arrest recently OF several Russian
students here was the result Of accu.
mulated evidence that they we're asso.
ciated with Russo German anarchist
plot to assassinate the Kaiser Thirty.
five including three men and women
were arrested. The police had to act
harshly in making the arrests, as one
man and woman tried desperately 70
escape.