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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-03

singin'. an the Wild roses WAS II
bloom. remember. cause she as.iel
me to gether a bosay Of en-. had
no jackl,nife. an pu'lln' 'e,n en- =
, tore my hand on k!g pricklv h-iar,
She tied up my scratched haiti VIII
| her handkerchief. an when felt the
touch OF her soft fingers as she did It.
M an ast her to let me take her
hand until death should part us. An
she did-until death parted us"
A strange light burned dinly In Tn
Gle Joe's eyes as he listencd-t light
that fiickered Cor an instant aid died
out. even as a tiny fame viii some.
times shoot up and die cut from a
deserted canp6re smoldering by the
roadside In the darkness.
He. too, In the long ago. he'd wor-
SHIPPED Mt the shrine OF Mary-but
Billy had never known.
Half an hour later they were at the
old sycamore. whose misshapen trunk
hing fur ont lover the pool Of water
where. as boys, they had fshed aud
bathed on many happy summer day
I'm glad there's no boys here TO
day. sighed Uncle Billy. 1T does
seem awful TO me that boys rs il
brought up by respectable, God fear
in parents will be so wicked as TO fist
an swim on the Sabbath day
BOY nature an boss nature Is pur
" much alike the world over" sage
~ responded Uncle Joe. Il don't se'
that boys is any wuss than they wa
when we was boys. Bill. you know
you've been licked like sixty fer th
same identical tricks. An licked fe
what? Jest cause you was a-havir
the only downright, rale good tim
you ever got chance TO have.
never had any boys of my own, bu
III tell you right here that If ha
forty boys, an they all wanted TO {
swimmin' on Sunday, why. they coul
20. an what's more, I'd 90 with EN-
- The audacious wickedness Of such
sentiment fairly took away Uncle u
ly's breath.
why. Joseph, you-you shore
wouldn't think O bein' so wickedf
wicked nothin'! That's Jest u
way you used to talk when we w
boys-pardners. It was Joseph" a
Joseph An you was into as mu'
dcvilment rs I was tool An aiwa
maxim folks believe at led you In
1t! Dog my skin! I'm goln' to ha
that fish IL / have to wade In q
chase him out on the bank!
Uncle Joe had. while talking. tax
hook and line from his pocket n
fastened 1t 10 an abandoned Pc
Then he managed 10 catch gra
hopper. He impaled It to his satisfi
ton and gave cast that showed
had once been not unsclentitic angl
But dexterous as was the cast
bass refused to rise to the aIlurl
hopper. Uncle Billy sat In the shi
and looked ON with grave. .troub
face. What would old Brother NJ
cham say If be were to hear OF
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physical encounters. but the very next
time he was dared he would again
Head forlorn hope. because he was n
coward. a r3o-al coward.
So little wonder IL II that, under the
old feeling OF moral covardiee. he re-
piled:
"Ch. YOU will, will you? Mebby you'd
like to try II right now"
"Bill, II you don't shet your old fool
mouth I'il-Tll come mp there an make
you eat dirt
You will, will your" yelled the now
properly Infatuated William. lyon
z.:.. viii you? Id Ike 10 see you try
: It on. Try It on right row.
Uncle Joe stuck his fish pole In the
). sand, spat on his hands and walked UP
10 his beIlicose ''pardRer." He made II
CAB for UncIe Billy's collar. but Uncle
Billy slid under his arm. caught him
"sIde h1Its." and under hollis" at that.
As a boy tusslc IL would have been
commonplace. But when old men
wrestIe-
1 u
Flaws nnd watchful eyea.
Al fhat instant Cucl0 EN- happened
II g;snee toward the river. lie Won
2 icraI II any one was -s:chifg. Ills
-laaee carg'lt the violent sway Of The
ashi2= pole. He broke "holts" sad ex
L | ci'i.ae1:
l "io1. you've got I'M"
u Uncle Joe made a cluinzy, Rheumatic
y ola run and was just In time T. ~-a7I
the rcle as II pulled ont Of the sand
Dextpsously he guided the fsl. for b.
i muscular sense told han that the In
4 was r3s tssong en3ngh Go draw th
4 game caJtiye frora the wafer. He play
.: Il as well rs he could. hoping &
Il tire 1t. ..ut his prey kept Cashin
wildly from side TO sLss of the roo
rncla Jor's oil arms grew tired.
.'Bin. Bill! You'ii have TO spell N
n BIT. I'm tuckcred out. TT - haTeI
with you:'
Tncic Billy had fe.so'ten bis lai
bisgivlngJ IN the excitement Of Il
moment. lie relieved Incs Joe. wi
....~p.aal dorm In tn, 5lad1. painting
The big 1sh began TO show signs
firing. The struggles grew more Re
bic. the ru7hcs less frcqssni. With
wheagy shout Of triumph Uncle Bll
swung II 10 land. and
"Jumpin' Jehoshaphat! Billy! Bill
On. myT'
Uncle Joe was down on the gra
rolling over and over In an ecstasy
miTth.
"wha.whaes the matter. Joef A
you sIckY' anxiously aueried I'm
Billy.
"Oh. nuthln's the matter. Billy"
. swercd Uncle Joe. when at last he r'
10 a sitting posture. only your bi
amt n bass. It's notlhn' but draft
garg'
} With n look Of disgust Uncle BI
DISPATCHED the shark Of inland watts
and the ''pardners" ate their dinner
After dinner they sat In the shi
and grew reminiscent Bygone spo
slclxhing. picnIcs. shows-the yo1
folks Of two generations ago v
brought TO life again. Sometimes II
voices rang with almost soyish lau
Ter. Sometimes their eyes grew M
with tears. aud over all the glori
ky o. the June Sabbath and thro
: off the voice Of the water falling Z
n the rifle NJ stream.
II "Bill. shores ! live. there's
4 birds nest In that ellum. shew,
H wish was sixty years younger. ]
i I'd like TO look In that nest and ~
4 redblrds eggs look like they use'
n when we was boys. You used to
II mighty good climber, Hly. What
II sou 10 climIdn' up an gittln' me
4 egg or twor
II 'sle climb at my age"
n [TO BE CoyTTsUBD.l
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deviation from the straight AM mar
row path? No doubt at this moment
Brother Meecham was standing up pe.
fore the .class" telling his hopes ana
fears. his temptations and trlumphs.
.What II the Lord should call me
right now an find me here at the river
fishin'Y'
The agony Of the thought made I'm
Gle Billy groan aloud. :.
"Shet up, Bill! Fish won't pite II
YOU make so much noise"
az don't care IL they donG joe
you're old enough to know better than
to fish on Sunday"
well, stop your CHATTER or I'll come
back there an make you"
Now. 1t had been Uncle Billy's fan
| ing when a boy not to be able to take
dare" He always got the worst o.
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The ashes Of the meteorites caught
and burned up In our atmosphere add,
Il n estimated, 1000 tons weight 70
the earth every three years.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
GETTYSBURG FUNERALS.
Al Injured Troopers, Numbering
Fifty, VII RecOUer.

Gettysburg. Penn. July 24-Governor Stuart was
none the worse to-day for his experience in the
storm at Gettysburg last night.
'1t has been a splendid camp and I have enjoyed
camp experience greatly except for the sadness
I feel for the poor fellows who were killed. said
Governor Stuart to-day. Their death has cast a
gloom over everybody.
During the severest part of the storm General
Wiley asked the Governor TO seek the shelter of 2
standing q railroad siding, but the Gov
ernor refused TO leave his post.
II learned to-day that none of the injured,
numbering nearly fifty. will die. Most of them
were stunned by the lightning and several were
burned
The departure for home of the Second Brigade to
day was temporarily halted owing to the funerals
of the three dead Chaplain H Fennple of the 10th
Regiment and Chaplain H \. Silsley, Of the 18th
Regiment. ofhciated
Notwithstanding their grief at the misfortune
which befeN the men Of the Second Brigade, Cen
eral Bovman's First Brigade, which strikes camp
tomorrow went out for inspection to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
woRKHoUsE FOR NOISE MAKERS.
Magistrate Had Previously Said Petty o1-
tenders Should Not be Locked Up.

Magistrate Cornell before the night court was
convened last evening, said that he had had re"
minutes conversation with Deputy Commissioner
Woods of the Police Department IN regard 10 tne
treatment of prisoners arra1gned on thc Cidl se W
making unnecessary noises.
He said that he had suggested to the deputy
Commissioner that when trivial infractions OF the
law were committed the ones arrested ought not
tn be locked up. He said that he thought IL 700
-.a+ q n,,niz,T,ent for the offence. He also said
he did not approve of the crusade being made al
Fort George against the owners OF STANDS ana
booths AS the place an amusement resort ana
noise was be expected
Uben two prisoners were arraigned. charged
-,+b ba,,ine broken pieces of wood in the gutter
Of West 5lst street yesterday. the magistrate SEN
tenced them TO the Workhouse. The prisoners
.aid thew were Thomas Smith. of No ols FIRST
avenue. and John Brennan OF NO a. -
.t ,Io,;s+rat. Cornell said that he did not con-
.ida- this severe sentence, as he knew the cnar-
acter Of both Of the men.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
CONFER WITH PRESIDENT
Mr.. Root and 4cting Secretary
Bacon Discuss Central america.

Oyster Bay July A-An important conference
Of the President, Secretary of State Root and
the Acting Secretary, Robert Bacon. held at
Sycamore Hill to-day at which IL is believed the
delicate state of affairs in Central America was
discussed No official statement as to the con-
ference was given out. but the situation that has
arisen between Venezuela and the United States
and between the South American republic and the
Netherlands undoubtedly one of the matters
which received attention. The revolt in Honduras
and the possibility of Salvador and Guatemala be
coming involved in that trouble also are thought
have been taken up by the President and Mr. Root,
as the United States with Mexico. is bound by
treaty 10 maintain peace among the Central Ameri-
can republics
President Roosevelt will make comment on
the statement Of Judge Peter S. Grosscup, Of the
Court of Appeals. made last night regarding the
Presidents pronounceuent the decision Of the
United States Court of Appeals in reversing the
fine imposed on the Standard OIL Company of In
diana
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
SHELTERS KEEP UP YAK.
No "Josh" in the InUasion, but
Plenty of Joss Sticks en- Defence.

It's no Josh" this mosquito thing. although toA
city is burning tons % josh-no. joss-sticks 20
exercise the little pests. practice vnicn only
seems 70 make them concefted and bolder. And
New York was unprepared for the insects ushered
IN by the rain and humidity of the last few days,
for mosquitoes usually eschew Manhattan and
consequently there are few in the windows
Whoever hearN Of mosquitoes IN the Stock Ex-
changer Yet their little song in the of
frantic broker has been known to save him from
more disastrous move while he slapped his own
face But more oftener they interfere with BUSH
ness BY lighting the stsnographer's ear when an
important letter Is in the making for unlike the
mosquitoes Of the past. they are able TO hy high
enough 70 enter the upper stories OF the sky
scrapers
Many say they differ from the Jersey product IN
having shell-Hke backs like beetles. but that's
question for the naturalist Meanwhile the JOSS
stick hawkers are doing rushing business. and TO
refrain of the bugs themselves the good people
are adding chorus of-oueh. blank blank. scratch.
scratch.
Of the Waldorf roof garden certain that every
mosquito on the island was headed that way The
after theatre crowd brought Joss sticks and cftron-
ella and many a bottle sn1pted IN haste N
order that it might become holder for the burn
ing punk Pals OF live Goals covered with vet
papers were used for srnudges-
One especially hungry mosquito cost the Hotel
Astor mana cement several five dollar bills IL
aIighted on a waters wrist. and as he slapped ar
it with his free hand the trav held high wobbled.
tilted and then fell with crash TO table smash
ing that and all the dishes
Lieutenant Savage. Of the TeuderlOin police STA
ton is sure that if ne rad sat on the blotter
and used his clubs two big buzzers would have
carried away the stations record book
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
TRANSMITTING COOS OF DOVES.
-o, Tba Cb,ca0n Inter ocean.

From The Chicago Inter Ocean.
That Chicago is as far advanced as the East in
educational pursuits was proved YESTERDAY when II
was learned that while Melvin E Haggerty, OF
Harvard University, living IN the MONKEY
house at the New York studying the language
OF Bady, the chimpanzee Professor Wai!ace
Craig OF the University of Chicago. was spendlng
his time barn roof listening 10 tne nlrtatiouS
cooling of pigeons and doves. -, -,
Professor Craig's research has orousht the ioi-
lowing discoveries:
pigeon society s ike that OF the human race
Pigeons enjoy soul kisses as well as the average
man and his affinity
Male pigeons are henpecked by their mates
That while the vocabulary is small. the voice OF
pi geons and not animal instinct Is the means oi
social control 49,, -. ,.-oha a,,,
means according 10 Professor Craig, 'Ihats a
nice old fellow. hubby. Go out and get me
couple OF worms - -
EsiIt COO COO" short and sharp. Is synonyrnooSs
WITH an American wtfe's address 70 hes nusodnd
when he returns home from the club az CLOCK
AS 10 soul kisses Professor Craig has seen them
ua has also watched the male bird with female
htr5s other than his mate and later heard the pro
tasta+ions OF the pigeon husband when ne returned
Ister to his home and is questioned ny mis- wife
Professor Craig's discovery OF the pigeon Ian
guag gN was announced IN Ine American Journal
az Soeinlogs." issued yesterday
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
THE DERIVATION OF KERN.

From The Charleston News and Courier
I4-or,, vyebster's International Dictionary edition
Of 1907, page s11: Kern, n Qr ceatnarnach- u
light armed foot soldier of the ancient militia
Of Ireland or Scotland:-dstinglushed from saIow-
glass and often used as term OF contempt Ma
caulay
We must s1ppiant thoss rough. rug headed kerns-
Shakespeare.
? Anv kind of boor or low-lived person (obs).-
1;Sun5 = 20. Eng Law) An idler; vagabond--whar-
ton -.> =. .,-. ~ the <soa of
tVns a. that projects beyond the body. or shank
Kern n (see Churn.) A churn- CFrov Eng
Kern n LAS. cweorn cwyrn see Suern-' a
ma Kern nv v T. (Cf G kern kernel grain; akin TO z
corn Kernel !. To harden. as corn IN ripening-
CS' 10 take the form OF kernels; to granulats
OPS, observed that rain makes the salt kern
idem. page. 1875. . .,,,. ,,
ouern CKwernl, n (As- cWeoEn, cFVTn; n a6In -T 70
Bon ovaarn Goth quarnus (in asiluquainusl.
Iith sirnos and perh E cOrn-( mill for grind
ing grain the upper S e0hs nyenton on Of Wd and nd
WaterniIIs Shakespeare
They made him at the querne grind--Chaucer-
uben the Denver convention nominated Mr..
that we did not know much about him; but prom
tsed 10 investigate him diligently so we have turned
to the dictionary. 70 discover me orsh OF u n.s
abaf tSe dictionary says Speaking philolo
gist we incline to the opinion that our Mr. Kern
name Is derived from the Anslo-Saxon cWyrn
that means a min for grinding. and not from the
Irish ''ceatharnach' that means light armed root
soldier and has degenersted to mean an an % lqer % ana
ing projection from the shank Of a type Mr.
Kerns people were probably millers who 9,,1 turned
invented 1t is not TO be imagined that Mr. Kern
Is the windmill of the Democratic ticket
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
PUTTEEs CANNOT DRAW LIGHTNING
Major Kimbal Thinks Steel in Leggings Did
Not Cause Troopers Deaths.

Major Amos W Kimball Of the ouartermaster 8
department, United States army. who has been in
charge of the issue OF federal and equipment
the state troops of the middle Atlantic division
discussed yesterday afternoon the charge that the
steel in the puttees OF the Pennsylvania troops
cannped q Gettysburg responsible for attract
ing the lightning which killed three and injured a
score more of troopers He said puttees had
been issued through his department to Pennsy1-
vana, that state having purchased its supply direct
from manufacturer in this city.
Kinbal. were of the same pattern the regular
army ones But they had four strips of metal in
the lining instead of two in the army sort.
These strips called springs by the contractor
and are made of a composition much weaker than
steel They are put in TO shape the puttee to the
calf of the leg and make it lie fat and smooth
But whatever they are made of. there is not
enough steel in them to draw lightning-realy not
one-uuarter as much as in q mans pocket knife.
The dispatches indicate that the men who were
xtr1Jclz were in an exposed position. The army
puttee has been through all kinds Of weather be
fore and in all sorts of climes The troops at Pine
Plains were equipped with it when the severe
thund erstorn1 hit the camp in June No one was
struck by lightning then
-'Cne of the officers who has Just returned from
Georgia where there encampTnent OF state
-7i1itta Saws there was severe storm there, four
men heing killed Each man of these four, it was
found had been standing in water. This might
have been the case at Gettysburg
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
nRiriiARY NOTES.

ABRAHAM STEERS, seventy-one years old oieo
last Monday at the country home or MS sister
Mrs John Bottoney. Water MIL Long lsiano-
For many years Mr- Steers was pr0iii IN .
= o-ohar+ He was et ono president OF
+bA New York Lumber Trade Association, an non
orarv roenb4r Of the Harlem Club. patron OF the
Matrcrolitan Museum of Art a trustee OF 'he
Harlem Savings Bank. director OF the Mount
Morris Bank. q member Of the Ne" fork AInie'i0
r-,,,. cd n,.s az the time Of his death trustee
of the Harlem Rank Building Association.
w.pprN T FISH inventor of many devices.
.,oong which was the first successful oil stove.
died yesterday at his home. No ST Roseviile ave
nue. Newark He was eighty-three years old
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
"MlSSIONARY'S" ARREST
Money for Syrian Lepers Seems to
Hare Gone for Liquor.

Greenwich. Conn. July 2.-Dr Justin hirreh.
who called himself Syrian missionary for iepers
and who was armed with alleged credentials from
the Sultan of Turkey, consuls many foreign ON
cials and mayors and ministers of several large
cities in the United States locked up to-day
in Port Chester the application of the Rev =
E Brugler. OF ST. Peters Church. and is held
pending investigation which II is thought VIII
prove that many wealthy people Of New YORK
Greenwich. Port Chester. westport Bridgeport
and South Norwalk. with the clergymen of many
of the churches Of these places, have been de-
frauded by his clever story. He gave the name
of A Foster Higgins. the well known hnancier, as
one who had already given him money
II has been learned that the same man was ar
rested and driven out of Springfield and New
Haven recently Dr. Kirreh appeared here Sun
day and presented his credentials TO Dr. H. sell
den Of the Second Congregational: the Rev W z
scoheId of the First Methodist, and the Rev NJ
George Thompson of Christ Episcopal Cnurcn- ne
told them a story Of having been born IN syria ana
devotins his life to helping the lepers He SAYS
he Is raising $1,000 for rebuilding leper MONIES re-
Gently burned.
c.raen1-jcb and Port Chester. where church was
-or,,sAd for an address and collection Shortly
after his appearance here another Syrian naneo
Emeen SIiby who conducts the Shoy sales a.
,,-ed in town Upon learning of DR.. Kirreh's pres
e,ca he denounced him as an tmpostor anu alsseu
.Lot =. ror across him in Springfield. where kir-
rsh he said was doing the same work during tne
day and consuming several quarts OF whiskey at
night -. .,,o
On this information steps were taken 10 corroOo-
rate the story. and by telegram to-day was
learned that the tale true. The local Clergy
men were sending out warnings ~hen 'neS iea iieu
Of the arrest.
,rohn ". wood. of the Church Missions HOUSE
through whose published warning Dr- JUSTIN ~
rab vas arrested yesterday, said last night at Ms
home No Ao2 West 20tn street tha1 ne n''
learned OF the missionary when ne receiVeo '7-
Of INQUIRY from Rhode island ciersy iii"i -
months ago He Immediately communicated WIN
nv c.oz+o1 Wright an English physician wno IS
connected with a hospital in Jerusalem II
Wright replied that he knew OF no h~ospi'a ~ ~ -,
Palestine for which the Assyrian alleged mat ne
,o. collecting funds From Or. Wright dr. Wood
also learned that man Of practically the same
name as Kirreh mad been arrested In tns'aHu III
1oo4 and sentenced to eighteen months IN prison l
- offanca Identical with that Cor which klrren mas
been arrested Mr. Wood then inserted the warn
ing In The Churchrnan-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
THE CRJMINALLY INSANE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The article IN Sundays Tribune is Of more
than nsssins interest I mean the one entitled
During the Kings Pleasure" We must admit that
they do things over there better than do here.
This article offers valuable suggestions TO US
One OF them Is this, that criminally insane per
son who has attempted TO commit murder or has
committed murder should never be released by a
judge Judge and jury.
The man who murdered DR.. Meyers at Broadmoor
has in the opinion of many a counterpart in Harry
K Thaw.
If our laws in this state were changed so that no
one who has been judged criminaIly insane by a
Judge and jury should be liberated except by the
Governor after an examination by the Lunacy Com
mission and two experts in mental diseases, and
their conclusion be unanimous. think it would
be a vast Improvement present system.
s. S. CORTWRIGHT, u. D.
Roxbury, N. Y, July q, 1903.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
mike" LIKES VARIETY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Is not the following good campaign material
Does II not suggest the view which many who do
not think below the surface, but Judge OF the po-
lftcal situation and candidates they them
from practical everyday standpoint. are taking7
gentleman relates the following suggestive but
trifing incident: Approaching a temporarily
employed his country place, he said: We'll,
Mike suppose you going to vote for Bryan?'
Indeed III not sir" said Mike" I'll vote for
Taft"
"Hows thatr' said my friend Il thought surely
you a Bryan man
'rWhy. sir" said Mike" II can vote for Bryan
at any time
Are there not mutitudes taking the same view?
It seems to there H F. T.
July Is, 1908
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
HOW TO SAVE ELM TREES.

From The Boston Advertiser.
Just plain boiling water and not the unclean and
dangerous mixtures of kerosene and carbolic gen
eraIly supposed be effective. should be used to
cause the death of the elm tree beetle is what
Christopher Clarke. city forester OF Northampton,
Mr.. Clarke says that they are most Vulnerable
now and can be destroyed by simply spraying them
with boiling water. This kills them instantly and
does not injure the trees in the least degree No
screaming off Of solid bark should be done, says
Forester Clarke "as ii removes the trees winter
protection is positively of no use whatever as
fhe beetles fy, the crawl and the pupa or
yellow formed beetles seem to have sort
~ snail mower 10 also get down to the ground in
enormous mum bers and IL not scalded TO death are
soon complete beetles which live throughout the
winter"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
THE THAW coNTAeIoN.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In this mornings issue of The Tribune I
find an account of the way in which John A. Van
Rensselaer, threatens his mothers life. and in his
words shows the influence the Thaw trial has had
on him. He says: "Thaw is still alive; maybe I
will be-"
May I suggest that these words q peculiarly
fitting text for a plain and vigorous editorial
against the contagion of lawlessness and murder
which this shameful Thsw affair has spread abroad
in the country? 1t is a subject which too many
editorials cannot be written. Very respectfully,
E x VAN BENSCHOTEN.
West Park-on-Hudson. July q. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
John w, KNoWLToN.

TRv Telegraph The Tribune
New Bedford Mass July 24-John W. Knovlton
son Of the late Attorney General Knowlton' OF
Massachusetts, died at his summer home in Marion
to-day at the age Of thirty-four years He was
graduate of Tufts College and for some time was
q government clerk In washington Al ms oedth
- nos q roaroher of the law firm OF Cook, Knovi-
ton 3 Brownell He leaves wife, who was Rose
UvArenforth. of Washington. and two sons.