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This variat ton of the appeal made
great hit around the railway stations
The shortened form was adopted in defer
ence to the need of walking fast. 1t was
found out of the question to take time
for a long talk with a man who was rush
ing up steps to get his train.
Boys Hold UP Train Passengers.
Youngsters were distributed around the
! ticket Offices. where they received liber-
ally of the change left after the purchase
! OF tickets: In the waiting rooms, and by
| the entrances of the cars. Most of tn,
collecting was done before TIL. passenger
reached his train. but even inside the car
| no one was safe. Some hold solicitors in
vested the price of a ride to the next sta
ton and went up and down the aislas
selling their tags with marked success.
Conductors entered into the spirit OF the
day so heartily that no protest was made
| against this enterprise. 1t was probab lv
the first time that anything of the kind
| has ever been permitted in public con-
veyances.
/ City hall was guarded. and with fine
discrimination the officers of the associa
ton had picked out bevy of beautiful
young ladies to take care of this branch
of the collection. 1t was felt that many a
| city father would be able to turn down
the request of a ragged youngster. but
would find himself helpless against a vel,
dressed and charming girl.
Mayor Reyburn was an especial tar
! get. \ dozen girls were on guard in
| front of the main entrance to his Of
flee. and a relay guarded the only other
| door by which he could gain entrance.
But the chief executive of the city
was too much in sympathy with the
| occasion to ate mpt to evade his share
| When thsy surrounded him he laughed
/ cheerfully. and said
Yes. I'm it. How much do you want
per tag?"
Some one suggested that about a dol
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for charity About $1,000 for parks for
poor children was the net result OF the
unique game.
Everybody in the city played the game,
from the mayor and leaders Of society
all the way down to the poorest m echanic
whose outlay for charity is limited to
pennies.
The motive for the novel expedient was
the desire to get more lots and parks for
children's Fairgrounds. This is a matter
that had until lately been neglected in the
Quaker City.
Possessing in Paramount Park one Of the
finest natural pleasure spots in the world.
the sentiment of the lawmakers has been
that it was needless to invest any more
cash in breathing spaces.
Educators finally reused the town to the
need Of more lots and parks throughout
the city, but unfortunately there was no
cash available for the project.
But the leaders in the plan TO help the
poor were not to be discouraged. Coun-
ellis might not have any money. but the
good people Of the city had. and were
willing to give IL only means of rousing
their interest be found.
Lets have a municipal game Of tag"
some one suggested.
1t sounded like joke at first but when
the details were worked out 1t developed
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north OF the lake. making series of
big stepping stones almost across Ma
poleon gulf.
The Buvuma Islands are beautiful. At
a distance they might be taken for some
of the Thousand Islands of the ST. Law
renee Some of them are covered with
grass. and others are high and we'll wood
ed Buruma Island. which is the chief
of the group. is shaped like an octopus.
IT has a center about two thousand feet
high. and from this great green tenticles
branch out into the sea. 1t is not unlike
the Island Of Celebes in shape. This
island is fertile and it has large popula-
ton Its people live N matched huts. each
of which ends in steeple bound around
with grass. The shores are covered with
banana plantations. and the houses shine
like silver out of the green. The Buvuma
natives are much like the Basogas. who
live on the mainland about the source OF
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away as We pointed our guns at them.
There are also many hippopotami here.
from there back into the country. They
are sometimes trapped in pitfalls and
then harpooned by the natives. Mr.. Sci
fert tells me that there is herd of eleven
elephants in this part of the island. but
that the German government has made
1t a penalty to shoot them and they are
not n1olested.
During our stay here the steamer has
taken on a dozen cords or so of IKE
rewe wood THIS was brought on board
by a gang of black natives who car
ried 1t on their heads from the place
where they were choppng the trees. The
distance is. l judge. at least a mile
from the landing. Both men and women
are engaged in the work, and then
wages are about or cents aday
They are all under this American, who
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4GR4M IN UGANA

the Nile. not far away. They dress in
bark cloth. and the women often wear
only fringes of banana leaves. which are
tied to a cord about the waist The men
buy their wives with cattle, and every
man has as many wives as he can afford
When a man dies his wives become the
property. of his sons. The only exception
Is the real mother. who is never given tG
her own son. but often to an uncle or the
fathers brother.
The women are little more than the ser
wants of their husbands, as is the case
all around this great lake. The men are
considered superior beings 4 girl may
not sit on a chair or stool. and If there
is anything of that kind in A hut it is
monopolized by the male members of the
family. the girls using the ground.
Among the Sesse Islanders.
The Sesse Islands are off the shore of
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Uganda the largest of them being only
three miles from the mainland They are
governed by the King of Uganda. ana
have a representation in the lukiko. or
council of chiefs at Mengo. The princt-
pal chief gets $1,000 year from the Brit
ish government.
These islands are the largest and best
In all Lake Victoria. There are sixty-tWo
of them. of which forty-two are inhab-
tied. In the past they have had large
population. but within two or three years
the sleeping sickness has broken out
there and thousands have died. There Is
a large hospital on the island. and this.
for the greater part of last year. was
under the control of DR. Koch. the famous
German diphtheria specialist, who came
out here to study the sleeping sickness.
At present the Sesse group has some
good-siZed settlements. The natives are
farmers, and they raise bananas, corn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
PHILADELPHIA Wanted

More Playgro nds-
Money to Purchase Breath
ing Places for Children of the
Poor Was Lacking and 1t
Became Necessary to Find
Means of Enlisting Popular
Interest and Getting Con-
Enthusiastically Sug-
gested Municipal Game of
Tag-soo,ooo Tags Were
Distributed Throughout the
City-An Army of Young
sters Was Let Loose to Sell
Them-"Tag, You're It; Do
Something for the Poor Chill
dren; Buy Tag" Was the
Form of Salutation, and the
Response Was Hearty-Rich
Men Paid as Much as Ten
Dollars Per Tag, Daughters
of the Fashionable Elect
Sold Tags in the Public
Squares.
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Is just one foreigner among 2oCOo blacks.
and notwithstanding this, bosses them
all.
The Buvuma Islands.
l wish l could show you some of these
islands about which l have Leen travel
ing for the last few months. kavirondo
gulf is separated from the lake by
fringe of islands, and it was at these we
stopped on our way out from Port Flor
ence In going to Riron Falls and the
source of the Nile we passed through the
BuvEma Islands. and we spent some time
in the Sesse Archipelago we sailed
southwark into German East Africa. The
largest group of Islands in Lake Victoria
IS the Sesse. which belong to Great Brit
ain and next to them are the Buvuna
Islands, also British, which lie at the
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QUEER People Who Dress
e in Goatskins and Use
Iron Bells to Keep OFF the
Devil-The Goddess Mukasa
of the Sesse Islands and
Gugu Her High Priest
Some Queer Customs of the
Bavumas-How the Dead
Are Eaten on Lake Tangan-
yika-A Look at Dead Mans
! Island in German East AZ
rica-Queer Burial Customs
|; of the Baganda and the Basu-
kuma-Bodies Are Wrapped
in Cowskins and Buried in
Cattle Yards.
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WHOLE town reverted to child
hood and took day off to play
tag recently when Philadelphia
put into execution the most
novel of all plans to raise money
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The Buvuma Islands.

is just one foreigner among 25,COo blacks.
and Notwithstanding this. bosses them
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a central office In the heart of the city
was the distributing point for the tags,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
Rev. George Stewart Speaks.

The Academy Of Music was
full last night at $50 o'clock to
hear Rev. George Stewart. who
came here under the auspices Of
the Anti-Saloon League. The
subject for the evening was The
Stump Digger. = and for two
hours he held the undivided at.
tention Of the large crowd Of
men present.
In limited space it would prove
too big a task to give an outline
of what he said, but the speech
was all that the friends of the
measure to be voted on in May
could have hoped for. Few mer
can interest men for so long .
time as Mr.. Stewart and claim
their attention to all they hav,
to say.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
LAST NOTICE.

Since January the first we
have many times called the
attention of our subscribers to
the fact that on and after April
the first we would not be able,
on account of a ruling of the
postoffice department, to con-
tinue all subscriptions that were
not paid by that time. To all
that are beyond the limit of the
law we have sent notices. Some
have replied promptly, Others
have not. Remember that we
must stop all that owe US for
as much as nine months
on April the first. If you
owe US we expect you to pay,
whether we have to stop your
paper or not, and will appreciate
it if you will save US any unnec-
essary expense in collecting
these amounts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
Old Citizen Dies.

Mr.. w. A. Barbee. aged 80
and the oldest man in. Chatham
county, died Tuesday at his
home in Chatham about fifteen
miles from this place.
He leaves a wife and two chill
dren. A kinsman of Mr.. Bar.
bee is Rev. A. p. Barbee, of this
city, and Mr.. w. J. Scott, of this
county is a grandson.
Mr.. Barbee was a substantial
citizen and a very interesting old
gentleman. He loved to relate
his experience hauling the ce'
ment from Weldon that was
used in the erection of the STATE
house. Until the past severa
weeks, he had lived in gooc
health. A very rapid decline
caused his death.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

makes the statement that he has
received the almost unanimous
endorsement Of the North Caro-
lima press" in his candidacy for
Commissioner of Labor and
Printing. It is evident that
Brother Sheriff. has constructed
the friendly mention of his can.
didacy, by a number of brethren
to mean an editorial endorsement
for some of them who extended
that courtesy to him have assured
me Of their personal support in
the contest. With three editors
''in the field" it is not reason,
able to presume that any one
will have the almost unanimous
endorsement" of the press Of
the State and am satisfied such
is not the case. @
Brother Sheriff. is honestly
mistaken in his conclusion.
have in mind, at this writing, 6
large number of Democratic edit
ors, many Of them prominent in
the profession and all hustlers in
politics, who are supporting me
Comments of the Democratic
press have been very satisfac
tory to my friends, and Brother
Cobb has, doubtless, received
some encouragement from tn
brethren also. lam making NJ
extravagant claims, but wish Il
say that present conditions ar
extremely encouraging and
have no fears of an unfavorabl
consideration of my candidacy
either at the hands of the Demo
cratic editors or leaders of tn
party in North Carolina.
M. L. SHIPMAN.
Raleigh, March oath, 1908.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
Death Of Young Nan.

Fred Draughan, aged IS years.
died at the home Of his father,
"A. ]. Draughan, on West Main
Main.street, yesterday afternoon.
Typhoid-pneumonia was the
cause of his death and he had
only been i'll since last Saturday.
Decease leaves a father and
mother and one brother to mourn
his departure. He was known
all over Durham, having been as
sociated with his father in thu
wholesale grocery business TO
some time.
The funeral was conducted thi
afternoon by Rev. C. ]. Thomp
son, pastor of the First Baptis
church, after which the inter
ment took place in Map!ewoot
cemetery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
The Story ofs Medicine

It's name-sGolden Medical Discovery
was suggested by che Of It's most import
ant and valuable Ingredients - Golden
Seal root. - #8.r se8
Nearly forty years ago, DR.. Pierce dis.
covered that he could, By the use OF pure,
triple-n sned glyeerine. aided BY GER
tain degree OF constantly maintained
heat and with the aid OF apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, en-
tract from our most valuable native me-
dlclnal roots their curative properties
much better than by the use Of alcohol.
so generally employed. So the now world
famed sGolden Medical Discovery" for
the cure Of weak stomach, indigestion. or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, OF billousness and
Kindred derangements was nrst made. 90
70 ever sinse has bAen. without . particle
Of alcohol IN LIS maRv.up.
"A glance iSy ls " q !, In lns re-,
Viii SIii .b pa Ia, II II Il ,Ss from Inc snosi
In our American foresoS All thefe in-
gradients have recslYed The kllQlxesLtd:
dQTSzment lroW The leadlnk medl6Ne4:
| p4r[s- y9Ec6erH And- 0KltEE2-a On -MQtEttQ
| Mfdlcn who reconueod thkm- -ycIy
hcsf renedlsf Tor The disezxez iQl xhlsh
| UQldeQ WedlcaIQsEoYsIf-AkdIlsSd;
| Gittle book Of these endorsemenI hzl
been complied By DR.. r v. Pierce, O
Buffalo, N. Y, and will be mailed free Y
any one asking same by postal card. q
/ letter addressed % the Doctor as above
From these endorsements, copied iron
standard medical books OF all the differ
emit schools OF practice. 10 VIII Be foHn!
that the ingredients composing the Gold
en- Medical Discovery are advised no
only for the cure OF the above mentlonet
diseases, but also for the cure Of al ca
tarrhal, bronchial and throat affections
accompanied with catarrhal discharges
hoarseness. sore throat lingering, Q
hang-on-coughs, and all those wastin
affections which, " not promptly an
properly treated are liable 70 terminal
IN consumption. Take Dr. Pierce's Dl'
coyery in time and persevere IN is Us
until you give II fair trial and u y no
likely 70 dlsappolnt. Too much must nc
! b. expected OF it. IL viii not perfpyI
miracles. IL viii not cure c0nsumpiio
N its advanced stages. No medicine vii
IL tctiI cure the affections that lead up
consumption, " taken IN time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

THE prohibition campaign is
on in earnest and in May every
voter will have the opportunity of
registering his wishes in the
matter. The drink evil has long
been before the people of the
country and many have been the
solutions of the problem pre-
sented-some favoring high Ii.
cense while some favor prohibi-
ton. As in other matters, The
Recorder does not pose as an adj
visor of its readers, but win say
again that the best way we know
for men to do is to learn all they
can about the question and dc
their duty as they see it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

LIN Washington this week Gov
ernor Glenn is quoted as refus-
ing to state whether he would be
. candidate for the United States
Senate. saying that he was bill
ed for many speeches in the in
terest of prohibition and would
let nothing come between him
and his duty as be saw it in this
work.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

ONE of the best things we
have heard Of q man trying to
induce the other fellow to vote
for his choice was said yesterday
on the streets. when a man was
approached and asked to vote fol
a certain candidate. The man
approached asked If the othel
fellow was going to vote for bin
and he naturally said yes, where
upon he replied that If such wa
the case he was sure not TO vot'
for him as he was sure to b
right in voting against the mai
he wanted.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

MANY predictions are being
made about the result of the ap-
preaching election on prohibition
and some people make the claim
that in the rural districts the
vote will be largely in favor Of
saloons, while many that favor
the measure are predicting just
the opposite. unless matters liver
up considerably it seems that
very little interest is to be showr
By the voters az q whole.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

Rev. 7. F. Haney, who has
been pastor Of the Second Pres
byterian church in this city for
three years are more, has re.
signed and accepted a similar
place in Prattsville, Ala. Mr.
Haney and family left this week
for Sanford. where they viii
spend a few days before going Il
Alabama.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
PREMIUM NO. /.

Every old or new subscriber that pays
for The Recorder one year in advance
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or course we do not know and
have no way of knowing how the
matter viii stand when the con.
vention meets. but here's hoping
that our man. W. W. Kitchin.
will stand at the head and receive
the nomination, whether on the
first or second ballot we do moi
care, just so he gets It. In our
opinion he is in every way worthy
and will I'LL the position viii
great credit to himself and the
State he loves so well.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
sHlI In the Race.
To the Democrats of North Caro-

To the Democrats of North Caro-
lima:
It has come to me from a num-
Der of sources that the report is
being circulated that / have
withdrawn from the race for the
Democratic nomination for Com
missioner of Labor and Printing
of North Carolina. lam at aloss
to know that this report origi-
mated, as I have never had the
slightest intention of withdraw
ing from the contest. The en-
enlargement and support / have
received from every part of the
State seem to assure my nomi.
nation for this office. I have re-
ceived almost the unanimous en-
dorsement Of the North Carolins
press, and letters offering the
supportofmanyof the most prom
inent Democrats in the State
For these assurances / am deep
ly grateful, and If nominated
and elected will give the duties
of the office my very best atten
ton. Respectfully,
J. B. SHERRILL.
Concord. N. c.. March q, 'O8.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

THE many friends Of Major H.
A. London, editor Of the Chat
ham Record will be glad Of an
opportunity to show their loyalty
by voting for him for Corpora
zion Commissioner. He has the
ability andif past party service
Is 10 be considered, or the past
service he has given the state
both In peace and war counts, be
Is the logical man for the posi-.
ton. We are sure bis friendl
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

EVERY fellow that warns up
toward you and treats you nice
is not necessarily a candidate.
but when a fellow that seldom
ever does more than speak as he
passes shows undue courtesies,
you do not have to wait long be-
fore he tells you that his friends
have about persuaded him to en-
ter the race for some Office.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
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Politics are warming up some
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fellow stands without asking him
directly the question of who he
expects to vote for, just ask him
which candidate will come out
ahead. He win invariably tell
you his choice is the easy winner.
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27

A SPECIAL from Greensboro
states that the Congressional
candidates have been in joint de-
bate. 1t would appear that there
was very little to be gained by
this mode of procedure.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-27
shlpman Explains.

I notice in a recent issue of the
Charlotte Observer that my clev-
er competitor, Mr.. ]. 3. Sheriff.,
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-15
MANY SALOONS MUST QUIT
Three-fourths Of the townships
in Illinois Go Dry.

Chicago, April 8.-The great liquor
contest in Illinois has resulted in a
drawn battle, with the saloons win.
ming decisively in most of the larger
cities, but losing in scores of smaller
ones, 1,014 saloons being voted out OF
existence.
The returns. as collected by town.
ships, are even more impressive from
the prohibition viewpoint, S2S town.
ships, or more than three-fourths OF
the total number, 012-being closed
to the saloon.
Only by winning in the larger cities
did the liquor interests save them.
selves from a complete rout
Where the "grog shop was not an
economic asset in the city government
the prohibitionists had the advantage
Where financial questions entered
largely they lost.
Although they did not chase the
demon rum from the state they pro
fess satisfaction with the results
They were the .aggressors and where
they win it is clear gain.
The saloons were on the defensive
Where they win they have nothing but
what they had before and the losses
were clear loss.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-15
SENATE PASSES HOUSE BILL
Employers Liability Measure Gets
Through Congress.

Washington, April 10.-The bill re-
lating to the liability of common car
riers by railroads, passed by the house
of representatives on April 6, was
passed by the senate without amend
ment and without a division.
The senate bill on the same subject
was not confined to railroads, but Gov
cred all forms of common carriers and
Senator Dolliver, who had reported it
from the committee on education and
labor, sought to substitute it for the
house bill, but his motion was defeat
ed. Numerous amendments were Of
fered to the bill, but all were voted
down. AS passed the bill is expected
to meet the objections of the United
States supreme court to the common
carrier liability law of 1896, decided
to be unconstitutional by the court.