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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
THE ROOSEVELT REVOLVER.
Viewed as Setting a Very Bad Ex-
 ample.

From the Boston Traveller.
 That the President of the United States uses the rear pocket which most citizens give up to a key ring or pocket handkerchief. or if they come from mo license" towns, occasionally to a flask, to carry an ugly looking revolver of im- posing size and undoubted death-dealing quality has been demonstrated several times.
 Some months ago MT. Roosevelt paid a visit to the immigration station at New York to preach to the incoming aliens on the virtues of sef-restraint and obedi- ence to law, etc. As he stepped down the ladder from the tug a firtatious and careless breeze disclosed the butt of d huge shooting iron.
 The presidential visit did not, however, bring about the repeal of the rule in vogue generally at immigration stations, that deadly weapons shall be taken away from incoming aliens. as their possession has been shown to tend to disorder and lead to murder.
 Last Saturday the President made the address at the laying of a Masonic cor nerstone. As the Masonic official in charge fastened the apron of the order about the place where the presidential waist once was, he clumsily parted the presidential coat tails, revealing to the crowd what was probably the same shooter that accompanied Mir. Roose welt to Ellis island, and which appears to be his constant companion. The speech which followed was, as usual, eloquent in its appeal to brotherly love and the ob- servance of the fraternal objects of the organization.
 At a time when the authorities of all the large cities are united in the effort to enforce the laws prohibiting the car rying of deadly weapons, such an exhib- ton is giving the very worst possible ex- ample What parent can argue success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
Sugar Cookies.
rper's Bazar.

From Harper's Bazar.
 One cup of butter and two of sugar. beaten to a cream; three eggs beaten sep arately, yolks put in first, then whites; flavor with a very little almond, and last sti, in inst enough flour to enable you to roll ont thin. Cut in squares, place them in ffoured pans and brush each one over with white of egg, and sprinkle with granulated sugar mixed with very little cinnamon; put a split almond on each and bake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23

fully with his boy that it is wrong to carry a revolver when the boy can crush the old man by simply asking him to read the papers. With such a model in the high place. how can we teach the aliens that to do likewise is wrong?
 We wonder why he does it? A six shooter in the presidential stern-pocket will not ward off an attack, while the fact that 1t Is carried there is at once an excuse and an invitation to anarchy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
Development of Electricity.

To watch the whirring wheels of the mammoth generators, motors and other electrical mechanism in the modern power house makes it almost impos- sible to believe that the history of mod ern electrical development is only about twenty-five years old, although electricity was known to the ancients many thousands of yeass ago
 From authentic record it appears that the loadstone was discovered by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
DRUNKENNESS

cured to stay cured without inconvenience or loss of time from business by the James Home Cure for Drunkenness, product of the famous James Sanatorium. Over 14,000 cases have been successfully treated. Write in confidence for our 60-page illustrated and interesting booklet sent free under plain cover.
 JAMES SANATORIUM. Memphis. Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
DUEL WITH wH1TE-HoT IRONS
Two Pittsburg Steel Men Battle to
Exhaustion Point

PITTSBURG, June pas one result of a
trifiing joke two men fought here Saturday
the worst duel in or out of the code-the
duel with white-hot iron bars. They were
Louis Yurick and Adam Buick former
cavalrymen and experts in fence. They
fought in the mills of the Carnegie Steel
Company, where all work stopped as the
other men rushed to watch the battle. but
not to interfere where the points of white
hot iron were in play.
Stout as were the two contesting rolling
mill men. the burns and the effort of swing
ing the heavy bars-for this was broad
sword combat-told on them and they sank
exhausted after five minutes, SO their fell
lows were able then to rush in and take
away the sizzling bars.
After the nights work Saturday Yurick
threw himself down on bench in front
of his furnace and was soon fast asleep.
Buick took Yurick's shoes and hid them.
When Yurick awoke he was in a bad
humor. He accused Buick of having taken
his shoes and Buick admitted it. Yurick
instantly seized cold bar from the floor
and started after the joker. Buick seized
another and defended himself, blow for
blow. Yurick became Infatuated as a result
of blows and. lea ping to the furnace pulled
out white.hot bar.
I Before he could attack Buick the latter
also pulled one of the bars out of the fur
mace and rushed on Yurick. The original
assailant, now on the defensive turned
viciously and swung the eight-foot bar in
circle about him, Buick had to fall ba ok
TO avoid him and the crowd of workmen
that had been drawn by the combat fell
back, too. With the white-hot iron circling
him. it seemed like counting death for
every one concerned to attempt to seize him.
The crowd left ring for the combatants
and Buick, advancing with his bar, forced
Yurick into direct combat. In a second
they were handling the bars like two-hand-
ed Japanese swords
Each time the bars came together there
was shower of sparks and each time one
OF the bars touched the opposing fencer
there was an Odor of burned flesh For
fully five minutes the two men fenced. The
bars slowly cooled as the mems strength
waned. but were still redhot. when the
two finally fell from exhaustion.
Each man had many severe scars when
the battle ended. A patrol wagon was hur-
riedly called and both men were taken to
the Jail hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
FIEND NOT YET CAUGHT.
Police Securing Parts Of Two States
for Girls Assailant

CUMBERLAND, Md, June 24.-The Of
ficers are securing the country for the as
sailant of Miss Nellie OFT, aged sixteen,
daughter of John OFT, residing below Ridge
ly, w Va, and about three miles south of
Cumberland. The officers think that they
will surely capture the man. as from the
description given by the girl he had but
one eye. This should make Identification
easy. A man answering the description of
the assailant of the girl was seen going in
the direction of Oldtown, about fourteen
miles east of here. An effort was made to
notify officials there to be on the lookout
but the telephone line was not working. The
| police last night were informed that sus-
picious character was in Moores Hollow,
not far from Cumberland, and this clue will
| be looked into Miss OFT says that her as
sailant is about thirty-fve years of age
and has a ruddy complexion. man an
swerng his description was seen in Ridgely
| at IL o'clock Saturday morning and later
| he was located near Frankfort, w. Va.
| evidently trying to reach Oldtown. The
| feeling in the country about Ridgely is in
| tense, and it is feared that if the fiend Is
| caught the mob will make short work of
| him. Miss OFT was assaulted while on her
way to Cumberland early Saturday morning
The man dragged her to a place he had pre-
pared in the woods, there tied her to a
tree and repeatedly assaulted her before
she managed to escape. The brute had con-
| structed blind out of branches and leaves
and is thought to have been in hiding there
several days. After tying the girl to a tree
he placed towel over her eyes and gagged
/ her mouth. Before leaving her he warned
her against making an cutlery and told her
he intended to come back at night and bring
his chum and that they intended to carry
her off.
When he had gone she got the rags out
of her mouth and then began gnawing the
cords that bound her arms to the tree.
Once Free she made her way up the hill
side to the road. where she informed some
men who were driving past what had &C.
Cured While some of them started home
| with Miss OFT. others rushed to the scene
of the assault, arriving just in time to
catch a glimpse of the ficnd as he ran to-
ward Cumberland. Constable James Stick
ley of Ridgely, w. Va, organized a posse
of men, who are still hunting for the fenu
Miss OFT was almost nude when she ran
out on the road and she has not yet re-
covered from the shock of her experience.
Serious consequences may follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
WASHING RUINS TURQUOISE.
Hot Water Injuries opals-The Care OF
Colored Gems.

From the st. Louis GlObe-DeHocrat
A man connected with ore Of the larges,
jewelry establishments in st. Louis saws
that many gems are spoiled by the wearera
not understanding how to take caro- OF
them
There is the turquoise for instance
said he mo turquoise ought ever to be
exposed to the action Of soapy water, as
when the hands are washed. The best tur-
quoise gems are of delicate tint of blue.
but II turquoise ring is kept on the hand
when washing in a few months sometimes
dingy green, loses it's luster and becomes
worthless as a gem. Then, again, no gems
ought to be exposed to hot water. Opa1s
generally lose their fire and sometimes crack
in water even no hotter than the hand will
bear. and perhaps that is one reason why
the opal is considered unlucky stone.
Some time ago lady brought US large
pearl set In a ring. The pearl had lost its
luster so completely that it might easily
have been mistaken for a little ball of un-
polished marble. Its surface was rough.
hadn't a particle of shine; it would hardly
be known for pearl. We guessed at once
what was the matter, and asked her If she
hadn't been handling something that had
acid in 1t. She couldn't remember at first
but finally recalled that she had been put
ting up some pickles with strong vinegar,
and supposed she had got her fingers in the
vinegar That was the whole trouble. A
pearl Is nothing but carbonate of lime, and
vinegar or any other acid will eat off the
polish In few minutes.
"AN colored gems liable to fade a
little on exposure to the sunlight, and when
not in use should be kept in the dark. 1t
may seem strange that people wealthy
enough to buy fine gems should not under
stand the Importance of taking care Of
them, but very often they do not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Good Gooseberry Crops.

Since the advent Of the practice of spray
Ing with fungicides to prevent mldew the
culture of the gooseberry has increased.
There is now no reason why with a little
care good crops of many of the best Eng
lish varieties may not be grown. The price
for good fruit is usually high. A large
part of the crop is picked green for cult
nary purposes. Some of the English varie-
ties which have proved Of value, having
larger fruits than the natives, are White
smith, Chautauqua, triumph and industry.
The propagation of the gooseberry is SINH
lar to that of the currant, although the
practice of earthing up whole plant caus-
ing every branch thus covered to throw out
roots. is common with the European grow
ers. The rooted branches cut off the
following spring and planted in nursery
rows or sometimes directly in the field.
Gooseberries should be set either in the fail
or spring three to four feet apart In rows
five to seven feet apart. Select a rich,
rather moist soil. The tops need no winter
protection. If mildew and worms are to be
kept In check spraying must be begun with
the very first sign of trouble and be thor
oughly done.
Plant now in your partially spent hotbed
sweet potato tubers, using the whole tuber
cutting it in two the long way, covering
with two inches of light, well farmed soil
Put the sash the frames and give only
enough ventilation to prevent the potatoes
from decaying. In ten or twelve days
young sprouts will begin to appear and the
bed should be watered. The sprouts will
be found to have rootlets at the lower end
and along the stem. These sprouts should
be three to five inches long by the time the
ground Is warm enough to plant them out.
Plant them In ridge made by blowing out
a furrow four to six inches deep. Scatter
manure in the furrow and pillow back the
soil SO as to raise the center of the ridge
at least six inches above the level of the
soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
WANT A MUSIC HALL.
United Singing Societies Voice Desire
While on Outing.

Members of the United Singing Societies
of the District of Columbia held their an
nual outing yesterday at Heine's farm, on
the BriShtwood road, and music and feast
ing were the order of the day Games of
all sorts were arranged for the children and
many impromptu speeches were made The
keynote Of the different addresses was the
necessity of a music hall in this city, and
John Waldman, president of the Saenger-
bund; F. Rockar of the Arion, and Mr. Hell
big, president of the Germania Maenner-
Choir. dwelt with particular emphasis on
the fact that it was the duty of the United
Singers to take the first step in this direc-
ton. 1t was decided to appoint COM
mittee at the next meeting of the United
Singers
Adolph Levy of the Saengerbund recited
an original poem on the Handel bust and
the necessity of erecting a hall to provide
home for the bronze memorial.
Nominations and elections of officers of
the 'Saengerbund being near at hand, there
is considerable speculation as to the pros
pective candidates for the presidency of the
bund. The names of John Waldman, the
present president of the society; Frank
Claudy, poet laureate and former president,
and George W. Spier chairman of the
Vienna committee, are among those most
prominently mentioned in connection with
the honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
BISHOP CAPERS ILL.
Noted Episcopal Churchman in Crit
ical Condition at Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Ga, June 24.-Bishop Eli
son Capers of the Episcopal diocese of
South Carolina, who is desperately ill at
his home at Cedar Mountain, was conse-
Grated at Columbia, S. c., July 20, 1898,
and was the son of Bishop William Capers
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
was born October IA, 1887, in Charleston.
Possessing In his youth decided military
instincts. he received his scholastic train
ing at the South Carolina Military Acad-
envy, whence he was graduated in the class
of 1857.
He was successfully major and lieu
tenant colonel of the LIST Regiment of
Rifles, s. c. NJ, and colonel of the oath
South Carolina Volunteer Infantry in the
Confederate service. His was a brilliant
war career. No officer bore himself more
CALAMITY.
After brief civil service as secretary
of state Col. Capers was ordained to the
sacred ministry in the Protestant Episco-
pal Church by Bishop Davis in May 1867
Having at the time accepted a call to
Christ Church at Greenville, S. c., he be-
gan his life work as a minister of the
gospel.
DIR. Capers has been the recipient of not
few churchly hOnors. In 1886 he was
offered the bishopric Of Easton. He was
the efficient secretary and treasurer of the
board Of missions of his diocese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
COMMERCIAL PROMOTION.
Japanese Government Bureau at Toxic
Aids Business-Exhibits Invited.

The Japanese Imperial Commercial Mu-
scum invites attention to its permanent ex-
position at Toxic, which is under the aus
pces of the department Of agriculture and
i, commerce. A booklet describing the WORK
! of the museum which has been forwarded
| to the bureau of manufactures, contain!
| the following facts of interest:
| Introductions granted to firms desir-
| Gus of entering upon a connection with
| merchants and manufacturers of Japan
Space is reserved in the museum for intend
| ing exhibitors of samples, specimens, etc
i The museum offers unequaled facilities and
| opportunities to manufacturers and ex'
! porters, both domestic and foreign, to Sc
| lect goods best fitted for their respective
businesses.
| cIal and industrial matters in Japan is fur
nshed to inquirers. The museum also pos
sesSes a bureau of information; which col
lects facts concerning important business
matters in Japan and abroad and maintains
connections with domestic and foreign COM
! mercal museums, business firms and other
principal business institutions.
The museum also sends travelling CORE
| spondents to different parts of the world
to observe and investigate new commercial
and industrial developments. From time to
| time public lectures on business como ions
of foreign countries are given by travelling
correspondents of the museum and by the
students in training Of the department of
agriculture and commerce who have just
returned from abroad. The museum has
also secured the organization of the bust
ness men In an Association of Commercial
and Industrial investigation, which has
already met four times, bringing together
prominent manufacturers and exporters.
A commercial library in the museum Is
a depository for all domestic and foreign
books. catalogues and periodicals published
on commercial and industrials subjects. The
museum has also published an Exporters
Directory of Japan in foreign languages to
be distributed among foreign and domestic
business men.
The museum has on exhibition an extern
sive line of samples of foreign and domestic
goods. Foreign articles are displayed in
separate rooms, according to nationality.
One of the noteworthy lines consists of
goods which may serve as models to manu-
factureres and as a guide to merchants. The
museum in recent letter to the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor at Washing
ton makes the following suggestions:
SHOULD any foreign manufacturer or mer-
chant desire to effect a successful business
in Japan 1t would be the uest FAY to have
his goods exhibited in this mussu as this
is the largest and only museum of govern
ment establishment. 1t is our earnest de-
sire to have it suggested to American manu-
facturers and merchants to send their
goods and catalogues for the purpose Of
exhibition in the museum, it will be an
uneaualed advantage for advertisement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24

similar recognitions of the importance Of
the question. Count Won Moltke and the
present commanders of the Brunswick and
Hanoverian regiments which were engaged
on the field express their adhesion to the
project, and assurances have been received
from the Empress Eugene and two de-
scendants Of Napoleon /. Italy and Hol-
land are also reported among the favorable
replies the volume of which more than
Justifies Count Cavens in his enterprise In
addition to taking steps to prevent the di-
lapidation now going on at Hougomont, La
Haye Sainte and other memorable points,
Count Cavens desires to remove the re-
proach although he thinks 1t an exagger-
ated one) uttered by the Duke of yelling
ton on visiting Waterloo some years after:
They have changed my battlefield" More
particularly is II necessary, he thinks. to
indicate the sunken road of Chain, now
entirely filled up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24

men level the superstructure of the old his
toric Long bridge and grub up the piling.
The railroads now cross the Potomac on
modern steel bridge, built high above the
tide. For the trolleys, for teams and foot
passengers there is the highway bridge
paralleling that used exclusively by the
railroads 1t has a most excellent highway
surface, approached by broad and winding
avenues on the Washington side. The two
bridges are not things of beauty. They are
severely utilitarian,. which Is a pity when
we consider what a noble part they might
have been in the vista of the broad Poto-
mac. Standing on the highway bridge at
sunset one obtains view hat is almost
pathetic in its charms. the city on one side
of the river, and on the other the Virginia
hills on which the white front of Arlington
is a note of attention. Washington is not
yet the most beautiful capital in the world.
though Washingtonans say 1t is. but it is
moving rapidly toward the attainment Of
their proud chara cterizaton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Wolf in italian Town.

From the London Globe.
1t is not often that European eyes-at
least in a town area-witness the spectacle
of a wolf trotting leisurely through the
streets in broad daylight. and with little
apparent concern. Such an incident hap
pened the other day at the italian town
of Annezzano. the animal smiling first in
the direction of one house and then of an
other as he went along.
Passing by the hospital, an attendant of
sporting instincts saw the game, and rush.
ing for a gun, gave chase. Before long
he got chance for a shot. which hit the
wolf badly, and following this up with an
other, the beast was slain. Its presence In
such circumstances is accounted for by the
theory that the beast had been hunting
over night away from his haunts and
after eating to safety and sleeping through
the night, was making his way back to
the lair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Longfellow Town-Portland.

Q.
Few great men have loved their youth
and all that pertains to that Happy Pc
Rod as did Longfellow. AS he returned
again and again to the city of his birth,
striving among the familiar scenes Of
boyhood to find and to re-live his Lost
YOUTH" SO the literary pilgrim, as to
shrine, visits and revisits Portland,
Me, the beautiful town that is seated
by the sea-" to seek scenes rich in it's as
ISOLATION with a poet and a home eloquent
of the personality of a world-famous man.
This is the spot where Longfellow the boy
passed that golden youth of which he sings
so sweetly; the scene of that beautiful home
life, which, in his verse, has found the uni
versal heart the one place of all others
which he loved, and to which II was his
custom to return at least once each year
throughout his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Learning to Swim.
From The Cutters Book.

8
Never waste time at first in attempting
to learn to swim by means OF the breast
stroke" the side stroke" any other
stroke Simply wade out to where the
water comes to your shoulders. lean for
ward with arms extended and with one
toe on the bottom; then suddenly throwing
back both feet, splash and kick wildly
as you like hand over hand and foot over
foot-"dog fashion" as the boys can 1t.
BY repeating this vigorous performance
few times you will feel momentary sense
of buoyancy beneath you; and your eff
forts are continued, making no attempt 20
propel yourself forward, but simply 10
keep your nose above water, you will grad
ually come to TIE perception that Old Nep-
tune will hold you up with surprisingly lit
tie effort on your part. And once that con-
fidence gained, 1t is a simple matter to
learn the more intricate and SNOWY strokes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Schley Saws He Is No Candidate.

PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Rear Ad-
miral w. s. Schley has spiked any attempt
to put his name at the head of the demo-
cratic national ticket next year in letter
which he writes from Wallingford, Va, to
S. w. Wheeler of Camden. He says: You
are very kind in both your letter and COM
municated article, and 1 want you to
know that 1 appreciate your good opinion
and your friendship as well. But. 1 may
say in all sincerity that I lose no sleep
over such things, and am not, never have
been and never would consent to become
a candidate for any place, being too well
satisfied with the love of the people to
jeopardize 1t in any place where I could
not help disappointing them"