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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-09-15
She Was Ne. a whI,m.ni,..

Back when Lord Alfred Tenny.
son was poet laureate of England
there was a prominent American
girl, the daughter Of our ambassa.
dor, in fact, who was very anxious
to meet the greatest literary light
Of his time. One evening the long
coveted chance came at a soiree
The conversation that ensued is
chronicled in the Conservator a.
follows:
Tennyson-You are American?
Girl-Yes.
Tennyson-You know Walt Whit.
man?
Girl-No.
Tennyson-Then you don't know
the only man worth knowing in
America.
Whereupon the laureate turned
away and the interview was over.
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Outside III, Line.

q presume, my good fellow, you
are a laborer!" said a lawyer to q
plainly dressed witness.
"You are right; am q workman.
sir" replied the witness, who va.
a civil engineer
Familiar with the use Of the
pick, shovel and spade. / presume p
ITO some extent. Those are not
the principal implements Of nv
trade, though"
"Perhaps you will condescend Ia
enlighten me as to your principal
implements"
at is hardly worth while. You
don't understand their nature or
USE"
Probably not" loftily, 'but !
insist on knowing what TREY are"
"Brains, sir"
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BOY INVENTORS.
Humphrey Potter's Crude Addition to
the Steam Engine.

the Steam Engine.
Some of the most important in
ventions have been the work Of
boys. The invention of the valve
motion to the steam engine was
made by a mere boy. Newcome's
engine was in very incomplete con-
dition from the fact that there was
no way to open or close the valve
except by means of levers operated
by the hand.
Newcome set up large engine at
one of the mines, and a boy,
Humphrey Potter, was hired to
work these valve levers. Although
his work was not hard work, yet it
required his-constant attention.
As he was working the levers he
saw that parts of the engine moved
in the right direction and at the
same time that he had to open OF
close the valves.
He procured a strong cord and
made one end fast to the proper
part of the engine and the other
end to the valve lever, and then he
had the satisfaction Of seeing the
engine move with perfect regularity
Of motion.
A short time after the foreman
came around and saw the boy play
ing marbles at the door. Looking
at the engine, he saw the ingenuity
Of the boy and also the advantage
Of so great an invention.
The idea suggested by the boys
inventive genius was put in a prac-
teal form and made the steam en-
CINE an automatic working ma
chine.
The power loom is the invention
Of a farmers boy who had never
seen or heard of such a thing. He
whitfield one out with his jackknife,
and after he had got ii all done he.
with great enthusiasm, showed ii
to his father, who at once kicked il
to pieces, saying that he would have
no boy about him who would spend
his time on such foolish things.
The boy was sent to a black
smith to learn a trade, and his mas
ter took a lively interest in him.
He made a loom of what was left
of the one his father had broken up
and showed it to his master.
The blacksmith saw he had no
common lad as an apprentice and
that the invention was d valuable
one. He had a loom constructed
under the supervision of the boy.
1t worked to their perfect salts
faction, and the blacksmith fur
nished the means to manufacture
the looms. and the boy received
half the profits. In about a year
the blacksmith wrote to the boys
father that he should bring with
him a wealthy gentleman, who was
the inventor Of the celebrated
power loom.
You may be able to Judge of the
astonishment at the old home when
his son was presented to him as the
inventor, who told him that the
loom was the same as the model
that he had kicked TO pieces but a
year before.
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mem ~ AlArrk. wrEWZTIILE
eAsaIplssAzESoLoslhAI -hoX2lS
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while taking the sGolden Medical Dis
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treatment, 70 cleanse the passages freely
two or three times o day with DR.. SageFs
Cstarrh Remedy. This thorough course
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n you have bitter or bad taste In the
morning, poor or variable appetite, coated
tongue, foul breath, eonstIpated or irreg-
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tress In small Of back" Enawing or
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Foul, impure blood can Be made pure
by the use Uf DR.. plerce's Golden Medical
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blood thereby curing, pimples, blotches,
eruptlOns and other cutaneous affections,
o. eczema, letter, % saitrheum. hives and
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Not only does the wrapper Of every
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OIL catarrhal diseases wherever located,
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snts composing II but . small book has
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-09-15

been compiled from numerous standard
medical works. OF all the different schools
OF practice, containing very numerous
extracts from the ritIngS~ leading
practitioners Of meycIne, egdorsA g In ths
strongest 1rssS,s. possteIs srTs ssSs a even
cines. One Of Nese LITTLE booL viii be
mailed free o<ny one ssndIng address on
postal card <by letter. 10 DR.. R.v. Pierce,
Buffalo. MY. and requesting the same.
From thY little book ~ will Be learned
that I NseS mftIcines contain no
aleohI. D<rcotlsskesheral agents or other
polsfoE or Injurious agents and that
theylyfe made from native. medicinal
rootsof great value.
Some Of the most valuable ingredients
contained IN DR.. Pierce's FayOFfte Pre-
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rundown nervous and debIlItat4d
By the Indians for similar ailments affect,
Ing their squaws. In fact, one OF the
most valuable medicinal plants entering
Into the composition Of DR.. PleFce's IA.
yOTite Prescription was known % the
Indians as sSQuaw.weed." Our knowl.
edge u the uses Of not q few Of our most
valuable native, medicinal plants was
gained from the Indians.
As made up By improved and eTaet pro-
eesses, the sFayorits Prescription "A a
most efficient remedy for healing ulcers
tl0ns, regulating all the womanly fnnc.
lions, correcting displacement, a. prolap-
sus, anteyerHion and retruverslufi. over.
coming painful periods. tOning up The
nerves and bringing about perfect state
Of health. Sold by al dealers IN medicines.
IT'S an Insult 10 your intelligence for A
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some nostrum 81 urlJsllOtrv oonlpgsIfsyii m
place Of Dr. Piercs's world.femsd medis
cines which are or KNOWN CuwpOsf.
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recommend these medicines, since they
know exactly what they contain and that
their Ingredients are the VERY lest known
70 medical science for the cure On the
several diseases for which they are rec.
commended.
With tricky dealers n is different.
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jsst a. good Or even better, You can
hardly afford 70 accept q substitute IN
minimum composition and without any
particular record u cures IN place ~ DR.
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COMPOSITION and have q record ~ Tsyyfu
uc1rs Df cures behind them. YOlI know
what you want and IL n theydnalprsa husI.
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Instruction For the Awkward In Old
Time Southern Schools.

Time Southern Schools.
The father of Alexander II.
Stephens, the vice president of the
Confederate states, was an "old
field" teacher, and one of his
sehoolroom exercises, which the pa
pills called learning Manners" evil
IDENTIFY made a deep impression on
little Alexander, writes Louis Pen
dleton in his biography of the
statesman. The plan was no less
admirable than quaint.
1t is related that about once n
month on a Friday afternoon, after
the spelling classes had got through
their tasks, the boys and girls were
directed to take seats in rows fac
ing each other. Then the boy at
the head of his row would rise and
walk toward the center of the room
and the girl at the head of her row
would do likewise.
As they approached the boy
would bow and the girl drop a
courtesy, the established feminine
salutation of those days, and they
would pass on.
At other times they were taught
to stop and exchange verbal saluta-
tons and the usual formulas of po-
lite inquiry.
These exercises were varied b.
meetings in an imaginary parlor,
the entrance, introduction and re
ception of visitors, with practice in
Commonplace chat"
Then came the ceremony of in.
Productions. The parties in this
class would walk from opposite
sides of the room in pairs and upon
meeting, after salutations Of the
two agreed upon, would begin max,
ing known to each other the friends
accompanying them, the boy say
ing: "Allow me, Miss Mary, to pre-.
sent to you my friend. Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Smith, Miss Jones'" After Miss
Mary had spoken to Mr.. Smith she
would in turn introduce her friend
These exercises, trivial as the Dc
scription may seem, the vice presi-
dent of the Confederacy says, "werr
Of great use TO raw country boys
and girls, removing their awkward,
ness and consequent shyness and
the painful sense Of being at a dis
advantage or the dread Of appear
ing ridiculous. Youths Compan,
ion.
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The famous Olympic games are
said TO have been instituted in honor
Of Jupiter, about 300 years Il. C..
and to have been revived by Iphitus.
Ssi B. c. They were held at inter.
ysls Of four years on the banks Of the
AIpheus, near Olympia, in Els. 10
exercise the youth In the five kind
Of combat. The prize contended
for was a crown made Of wild olive
or laurel. The games were ab,!.
ished BY order Of Theodosius, about
A. u. 30i.
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DOCTORS ALL AGREE
THIS TIME.

The Med
authorities and guides prescribing physicians Of all the different
practice exo, the positive curative
every ingredient entering Discovery
the only medicine sale through druggists the
the surfaces nasal caa throat nga and bronchial
affections attended lingering that has onal
than amount professional testimonials
Do from the Dr. Perce Golden
will not nracles will consumption
vanoed stages y the Discovery"
attack Of acute ugh. bG for hsngEng obstinate
s2@lsazng ssr-hsI Sosl and aEiaas aasi
accompanied with wasting
weak Srpo digestion with faulty assimilation,
ed consumption Discovery" has
prosexwonderfuIy successful In efecting cures
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
REACH NO AGREEMENT
Operators and Miners Are Unable to Ad-
just Differences at IndianapO-
lis Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April THE
conference of coal operators of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana aud
representatives of the miners Of these
three districts and Illinois adjourned TO-
day after being in session for two hours,
No resumption of work in the mines If
the states represented was ordered, The
next meeting will be at Toledo, TUESDAY
April IA, when an effort will be made
to revive the interstate agreement be
tween the operators and miners of the
central competitive field consisting Of
these four districts.
The Indiana mines are in. operation
and under a resolution adopted today
will continue to operate. Western Penn.
sylvania and Ohio mines will remain
idle until the Toledo meeting. Their re
sumption will be the first question con
sidered.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. April =
Hope of an early settlement of the strike
of the $4,000 southwestern coal miners
was put off today when the operators
made certain demands which the miners
Immediately rejected. The conference
of the operators and miners was moi
ended, however, and it is hoped that
with the arrival of President Lewis
from Indianapolis tomorrow the two
sides may be brought closer together.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
MAGNATE IS MULCTED.
Sharpers Fleece President of Cleveland
Service Board in Fake Wres-
Ting Game

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, April IA
special to The News from South Bend
says: w. J. Springborn, president of
the public service board of Cleveland
was made the victim of a gang of sharp
ers and lost $4,000 betting on a fake
wrestling match. J. w. Fleming, who
was in the land deal. and j. e. Foster,
promoter of the wrestling match, are in
iail-Fleming in Cleveland and Foster
in South Bend. Springborn is under
bond of $1,000 to appear as n witness.
Fleming, it is claimed, told Spring
born that Il man named Pomeroy of this
city had a Florida game preserve and
clubhouse for sale for $4,000 that was
worth $1,000 more, and the two men
came here to close the deal, Sprngborn
bringing the money in cash.
They met some people and two of the
new friends introduced happened to be
wreStlerS. \ match was suggested,
Springborn was told there was sure
thing" i'll sight and money to the extent
of SD 600 including Springborn's $40.
600 was bet and put in a heavy locked
box and two of the men took ii away
ostensibly to put it in a trust company
vault The wrestling match started and
was interrupted by one of the wrestlcrS
pretending to be badly hurt. 1t was
whispered that the man was dying. The
crowd scattered and the money has not
been found. Neither have the members
of the party except Fleming and Foster.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
TAFT IS CRITICISED,
Senator Hale Protests Against Rumored
Military Expansion in Sec1e-
tary's Programme

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April Tile
Senate engaged today for some time II
the discussion of report in the WASH
ington Post today that Secretary Taft
contemplated the increase of the army
so as to bring the number mp to l22,OW
men. The subject was introduced d!
Senator Hale who spoke of the cnoor-
nous sum of $9S,000,OOO carried 10y the
army appropriation bill which passed
yesterday. He said it was understood
to be Il plan of the chief of staff OF the
army to double the present size OF llla.
organization. He mentioned the tack
that this officer often acts rs secretary
of war lin the prolonged. frequent ana ,I
necessary absence of the secretary. il'
pronounced against the plan for four N"'.
tleships.
Senator Hale traced the increase ID
military expenditures to the nGc'S>.3
for protecting the Philippines. ne pre-
dicted the expense would continue T
pile up until this country got rlo VI
those islands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
UNCLE JOE STILL GAY.
Incipient Quarrel in House Nipped in
the Bud by Speakers Re-
sourcefulneSS.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April t.
When the House of Representatives met
today discussion of the District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill was resumed.
The House was furnished with an anus
ing incident of which Speaker Can
non was the central figure:
Mr.. Williams had demanded divi-
sion on the proposition to take up the
district bill which was carried 100 to 10
Both Mr. Payne (New York; and Mr.
Bartlett Georgia. were quickly on their
feet. the former asserting that Mr.. VIII
liams was resortng TO dilatory tactics
and Mr.. Bartlett insisting that there
was no quorum.
Later Mr.. Bartlett withdrew his point,
aud over the protest of Mr.. Payne. the
speaker himself ordered a yea and nay
vote. With the tension thus relieved the
members broke into applause
The supporters of the proposition for
a child labor law for the District of
Columbia. as recommended by the Pres
idenr. received Il blow when the chair
ruled out as not germaue an amendment
by Mr.. Peters MasS,l to cover the
subject Mr., Peters made an elaborate
presentation of the case, notwithstand-
ing,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
SWEDENBORG ISDUG UP.
Remains of Famous Writer Removed to
Sweden from England-Bones
and Dust in CaSket.

LONDON, April THE body of
Emanuel Swedenhorg, the famous mys-
tic and writer, was exhumed in this city
today and started on its journey to Swe-
den for final burial in Swedish soil. The
remains were taken up this morning
from the vault in front of the com
munion table in the Swedish church in
Princess square, where they were de-
posted in 1T72. Services were held over
the body this afternoon, after it was
placed on train for Dartmouth, where
it will be embarked on the Swedish
cruiser Fylgia for transit to Sweden.
The Swedish government formally re
ouested the elimination and surrender
of the body, and the British government
assented The Swedish minister to
Great Britain, Count Wrangel, Pastor
Lindskog. and officers from the Fylgia
attended the elimination.
The leaden shell of the coffin was
found intact. 1t was opened and inside
were the bones of the famous author
and heap of dust. The shell was then
encased in new coffin, placed on the
altar table, and covered with wreaths
sent by Swedish societies ami other add
mirers of Swedenborg,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
MOTOR CAR JUMPS
TRACK ON L" LINE
EIGHT PERSONS SERIOUSLY HURT
IN ACCIDENT ON CHICAGO
SOUTH SIDE BRANCH.
PLUNGES TO THE GROUND.
Train Was Moving Rapidly When the
Trucks on Leader Leave the
Rails.
MANY HAVE NARROW ESCAPES.

CHICAGO, H., April Eight per-
sons were seriously injured, one probably
fatally and nearly a score of others were
hurt today when the motor car OF a
Southbound train on the South Side eie-
waited railway jumped the track few
hundred feet north of the Indiana ave
nue. station and crashed to the ground.
The motorman of the car George Stang.
was cut and bruised about the head and
body and his skull fractured. He may
die
Among those most seriously hurt are:
Joseph Darmody, of Marion, o., internal
injuries, head cut and leg broken, may die.
+; Q. Smith, conductor of motor car,
skull fractured and may die.
Thomas NJ. Mosset, skull fractured, may
die
Barney Holman, internal injuries
James O'Hare, internal injuries.
f. {. Quinn, leg broken, internal injuries,
condition serious.
Trucks Jump Track.
About fifty persons were in the front
car when the accident occurred and
many OF them were more or less in
iured. The train was moving rapidly
when the front trucks of the motor car
jumped the track. The car bumped
along the rails for a short distance and
then plunged off the elevated struc-
ture landing in the rear yard of Mrs.
The second car crashed into the rear
of the motor car and carried it along
the tracks for several feet The front
trucks of the second car also left the
track.
The passengers of the front car we've
thrown in heap to the floor, and some
of them were dashed against the Win
dows. cutting themselves badly. n panic
followed in the four rear cars and a
number of men raised windows and
leaped out onto the elevated structure,
where they were in imminent danger
from the third rail. The attendants of
the rear cars, however. managed to get
them back into the train before anybody
was injured.
Many Ambulances Called.
Amhulances and patrol wagons were
hurried to the scene from nearly all the
police stations on the south side of the
city. Lieut.. Cronin and ten officers
from the Eifteth street station were
the first to arrive. They found the pas
sengerS of the motor car penned in,
and struggling to make their escape.
When additional help arrived, the i'm
prisoned passengers were dragged
through the shattered windows and car
ried into nearby residences, while the
more seriously injured were hurried to
various hospitals.
{. V. Weston, general manager of the
company, said that the accident was
caused by the motor casing of the front
car dropping to the track, and raising
the trucks above the structure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
RlDDER IS CONFIDENT.
Publishers Representative Believes Con-
gress Will Remove Tariff on
Wood Pulp.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April T.
Herman Ridder of the New York Stats
Zeitung, who represents the Newspaper
Publishers association in their demand
for free wood pulp so as to reduce the
price of white print paper, said today
after comforting with President Roose-
welt that he was sanguine Congress
would not adjourn without passing such
a measure Rr. Ridder made the state
ment that he had the written pledges
of sixty-eight Republican members of
the House. which added to the Demo
cratic vote. makes large majority of
the membership of that body favora bic
to it. Mr.. Ridder declared that the
ways and means committee of the House
was responsible for not reporting bill.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-04-10
SPORT PARAGRAPHS.

Out6clder Mahoncy of the Milwaukee
tam of the American association, who
was transferred TO Jhe Freeport team
of the WiSconsin-iiiinois league some
weeks ago. will not report there. He de-
rnucS 10 so he says, into lower class
league. and will play with a Chicago
1ItJ league team.
James J. Jeffries is after Jim Barry,
Chicago's rising young heavy weight, to
fight Battling Johnson, the new coast
pAenom. before his new Los Angeles
club about the sd of April.
Roy Bronson of Indianapolis was
given the decision over Andy Bezenah
of Cincinnati at Springfield O.. last
night, ut the end Of ten rounds of fight
ing.
Outtelder George DriScoll of Chicago
today accepted terms with the Ereeport
team, declaring that reports of his sign
Ing with Memphis of the Southern league
were erroneous.
at the University of Wisconsin, will
be the guest of honor at the annual gym
naSium mems banquet ut the Central
y, NJ. c. \. April 10.
Freeport has traded Catcher Lemon,
who was secured from Clinton, Ia, in
trade for Shortstop Mackey, for Pitcher
Cummings of keokuk. H., in the Central
association. 1t is also announced that
Outtelder nriScoll of Chicago will report
ut Freeport instead of to Memphis,
Tenn, where he has been working out.
Frecport having first claim on the play
er.
Brooklyn expects to furnish the next
heavy weight champion of the world.
provided Jim Stewart. the young giant,
who halls from that borough, continues
10 Improve as much in the future as he
has in the year in which he has been en-
gagged in the QueeuSherry business.
Stewart wants to tie up With Tommy
Burns.