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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
The RcGormer and His Ways.

The Duke of wellington complain
| ed that he had been much afflicted
with authors. and many a man could
tell moving tale OF being sorely be-
set by reformers. Their high motives
are not always a guarantee of good
judgment or of agreeable companion
ship. Zeal too often consumes both
them and their tact. One of their
frequent ways of approaching people
whom they would enlist or convert is
the assumption of pitying compass
sion Tor those who ar" not altogether
such as they are. T0ty stoop TO the
ignorance and the mOtsl failings of
their unhappy victims. n their con-
descension to the intirn ties of men
ana women who cannot see eve to
eye with themselves, they have an in
definable air of saying: Were IT not
Tor your blindness. your timidity, your
callousneSs. we should have pulled
the world much further along by this
time With Milton they reproach the
perversity and stubbornness, but for
which the glory Of reforming all our
nesghbors had been completely ours"
This condescending attitude Of re-
formers often takes the form Of de-
luging others with a flood of informa-
tIon-usually statistical-about sub
Jects in regard to which full knowI-
edge is common property. They can
not believe that you know what they
know, else you would be as adame
anu SpoStnOulCdliy enerSeNlc as they.
Hence they bow their heads to your
reluctant ear and pour into it with
out any of Mary Antony's rhetorical
artifice that which you all do know.
Are you aware that 2.765 persons
died in 1906 from heart failure
caused by excessive tea-drinking?
Have you duly weighed the fact that
three-sixteenthE of the children of inn
migrants from Bessarabia have never
had their teeth inspected? Do you
know that only ninety-seven farm
houses in Oklahoma have a bath
room ?" The first inclination of one
suddenly assaulted with such chunks
of fact is 10 say. Yea. 1 know it,
hold We your peacei" But one can
not be rude to reformcr. Besides
he could not ne rebuffed in that way
IL you shook Off the dust OF one set
of his figures he would instantly flee
with you TO another.-From THE
Point Of View" in the Nay Scribner
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
.BALLOONIST IN
A Wild FLIGHT
FORBES AND y. G..
YATES SERIOUSLY INJURED
THE LATTER MAY DIE.

CENTER, KY Special ]. c.
Yates, who. with A. Holland Forbes,
was in the balloon Viking when it fell
here. may die. Forbes. though in a
serious condition, is not fatally hurt
Forbes has recovered sufficient,
TO describe the fall in a disconnected
manner.
We fell when we were up a hun
dred feet, and going at good speed"
ne said.
The men are at the home of Til
ford Boston, in a sparsely settled sec
ton
The balloon is a hopeless wreck. the
tremendous silk bag and the ropes be-
ing torn and broken and badly en-
tangled.
Neither man has been able 10 tell a
detailed story Of the disaster, and they
nave been unconscious or in a state of
coma most OF the time. It is believed
from this that they were affected by
the gas, and that a leakage which
caused them TO be overcome was re
Sponsible for their losing control of the
balloon. Or. Pace, attending the aero
naut, said this afternoon he thought
both would recover
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
FATHER OF THIRTY-TWO
CELL CRATES 77TH BIRTHDAY

CAPE CHARLES, VA Special
John w. Guy. of Melfa, Va. father
or thirty-two children. has Just cele-
DRAFTED his seventy-seventh birthday
At the anniversary. which took place
at his home Tuesday night, twenty
three of his children, twenty-three
grandchildren and three great-grand-
children were present. His eldest son
is htty-tour years, his youngest chill
dren are twins not quite one year old.
Mr.. Guy is a prosperous farmer
living about one mile from Melfa Sta
ton on the New York. Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad, and despite his
advanced years is robust and hearty.
ne can be seen on his farm at work
most any day. He escorts four Of bis
children to the schoolhouse each dav
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
POLICE TRAP FOR
STORK IN FLATBUSH

NEW YORK Special.-Cupid has
been so busy lately in the Snyder
Avenue Police Station, Flatbush, that
Captain Creamer, a strict discipline
r1an on Thursday made preparations
to snare the stork. When the men
came in from the morning tour he
ordered Patrolmen Joe Moran, Ed
ward p. Brennan, Cord ]. Havighoist.
Lewis Walters, William Welsh and
Myles Cunningham to line up before
him at the desk. All were recently
married.
I want you men to understand, ;"
the captain began IN his brusquest
voice to the men who expected a rat
Ing and perhaps transfers, chat this
precinct is dead against race suicide
We believe in families-big ones
Let me add" he went on, that
have fund of several hundred
dollars, Clipped in by the old married
men In the precinct. The idea Is to
give 1t to the first baby born to any
or your wives. We VIII take enough
from 1t to buy a poIlceman's club of
gold for boy or a gold shield for a
girl. The money lert over Will be
put In bank as soon as the child is
named, to be kept there for twenty
one years. BY that time 1t will grow
enough to give the youngster a good
start in life."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
.BEVERIDGE is
STILL INSURGING
Reactionary Leaders Trying to Whip
Into Limo in Railroad Bill By
Helping Him With State
hood Measure.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
The reactionary leaders in the Senate
have been endeavoring to use the
statehood bill as a club to whip Sen
ator Beveridge into lire for the rail
road bill, but have failed in their
attempt.
The Indiana Senator is anxious 70
have his statehood measure come up
soon as possible. as he believes that
II he can be the means whereby two
states are added to the Union, that
II viii beneft him in his Sight for re-
election.
The leaders whom Beveridge is op-
posing have threatened 10 hold up
the statehood bill and prevent il from
passing at this session unless he comes
into line on the railroad bill. Thus
far he has refused 20 surrender his
position, but remains an insurgent
still.
The President is Just as anxious to
Sct the statehood bill passed and thus
rC'vcm that party pledge as Senator
BeNeridge is, and knowing this he has
steadfaStly declined to be scared by
the threats of the Senate coterie.
II is very likely. however, that they
may make their threat good and pre-
vent the passage of the bill admitting
Arizona and New Mexico at this ses-
sion, but in doing this they will be
doing as much harm to the Presi-
dents program as to Senator Bev-
eridge's ambition.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
BROWNSVILLE SOLDIERS
CAN NOW RE-ENLIST

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
The War Department is taking step.
to carry out that part Of the finding
of the recently concluded Brownsville
court of inquiry regarding the re-en-
lstment of the members of the Twen-
ty-fifth Infantry. who were found 70
have been free from all completely in
the rioting at Brownsville in 1906.
There were fourteen OF these men.
and they are scattered all over the
country. The department has notified
them of their vindiCation and of their
eligibility for reinstatement in the
army under the terms Of the Foraker
act. Up to date only six of the four
teen have indicated desire 10 re-en-
list. They have been instructed 10 ap-
pear at the nearest recruiting station
for examination. 1t is not mandatory
upon the department. it is stated, to
re-enlist these men except at its dis
erection. This discretion will be exer-
ciseG through inquiry into the physi-
cal condition OF such Of the men as
care to apply for re-enlistment. their
moral conduct since their separation
from the service and other points
deemed necessary To establish theil
ltness for the service.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
The Call of the Heart.

Oh. my heart is on the moorland.
on the old land, on the poor land,
Where 1T hears the heather calling
And the gorSe shake with the bee!
OF, it's there I would be lying,
With the clouds above me flying.
And blue beyond the blackthorn tops
peep of purple sea.
Oh. my heart is on the moorland,
on the old land. on the poor land,
Where the gypsy bands of dreams
pitch camp,
The dark-eyed Romany!
Oh, it's there 1 would be dreaming,
With the sunset DER me streaming,
With her beside my campfire there
Whose voice still calls to me.
With her. the light-foot maiden.
With her eyes so vision-laden.
That little sister to the flowers,
And cousin to the bee:
Oh, would that we were going
Against the moorwind's blowing
To meet the playmates that she knew,
That child Of Faery.
Oh. would that we were sitting
Beneath the wild fowls fitting,
Her dark eyes looking into mine
AS stars look in the sea,
While, dim as autumn weather,
And sweet as scents of heather.
Our campfire trails its smoke OF
dreams
Like mists along the lea.
Oh, heart, there on the moorland,
The old land, and the poor land,
You're breaking for the gypsy love
You nevermore viii see:
The little light-foot maiden,
The girl all blossom laden.
Departed with her people
And the dreams that used TO be-
Madison Cawein. In May Scribner.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
WINSTON LECTURES
ON THE COMET
RICHMOND, VA.-Special-

r l { ii MON ID, Vas pecial-
A fascinating and instructive lee
ture on Halley's comet was given in
Richmond College chapel "Wednesday
by Professor Charles II. Winston be-
fore an audience which filed the room
beyond even standing room. With
ample charts thrown on a sheet by a
Stereopticon machine the audience
was given very clear idea of the
movement, behavior and appearance
OF comets in general and HaIIey;s
: comet in particular.
lie explained that a comet was q
neuhlous vapor having a head the
density OF which was one six-thous-
andth as dense as the earth and a
tail almost nothing in substance.
Ordinary tobacco smoke, he said
by way of illustration. would almost
hide from view a star which was
plainly visible through millions of
miles Of comets tail. The diame-
Ter or a comet, he stated. was from
Iorty TO one hundred and fifty miles
On one of the charts he showed
that there were 500 comets known
up-to-date, the orbits of 400 of which
had oeen computed and found to be
elliptical.
Comets require from 5000 to three
and one-half years to traverse their
entire orbit. Halleys comet goes
around its orbit once in seventy-six
years, he said. A comets tail he
explained always keeps away from
the sun-that is, keeps it's head to-
ward the sun.
This, he stated. was due to the in
nuence of the suns light. which re-
peued the vaporous. hazelike sub
stance OF the comets tail with great
force, causing it to recede with great
speed, changing its appearance con
tinually' Its tail lengthening as it ap-
proaches the sun.
He also touched briefly the life of
HALEY the discoverer Of the comet
which bears his name. HALEY was
born In 1856 and died in l742 He
was closely associated with Sir Isaac
newton and attained great fame with
the discoverer of the law of grayita-
ton.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
NATIVE CHRI -IANS AND
FOREIGNERS ATTACKED

HANKOW, CHINA Special
Attacks on foreigners and native
Christians have burst out anew
and the western portion Of Human
Province is afiame, according to
information received here by
roundabout ways. The cutting of
all teIegraphic wires Is taken as
confirmation.
One of the worst centers is now ir
the country about Yuen Chow, on the
Yuen River, in the southwest part OF
Human. Many missionaries-Ame
can, Norwegian and French-are in
the isolated district and the gravest
fears for their safety are entertained
The province from Shin Chow, 175
miles west of Chang Sha, south to
the savage Choang Celau country ly-
ing beyond the Human border. 200
miles from Shin Chow, Is in the grip
OF the anti-foreigners, led by the same
agitators who caused the recent out
break at Chang Sha.
Efforts are being made today 90 get
into communication with the inland
mission at Yuen Chow, reported de-
stroyed by q mob.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
FINGER PRINTS
THEIR ONLY CLEW
POLICE BELIEVE HINDU BUTLER
WAS KILLED BY MEMBERS
OF PUNCHAYA SOCIETY.

NEW YORK Special.-With two
hnger tip impressions made in blood
on a linen rag as their only clevy. the
police Wednesday turned attention to
the theory that the Hindu Punchav1
Society, said to be the most diabolicaI
OF all secret orders, tracked down and
murdered william Benam, the Hindu
butter who was mysteriously shot to
death in the residence of DR.. Mott ID
Cannon Monday
The aged housekeeper. Miss Mary
Meehner' whose body was found be-
side Benam's, was killed when she
rushed to the buffers aid. the notice
now believe. The trifiing loot of $2OO
is DelleVed to have been taken AZ q
blind.
The Punchaya assassins. who are
said to be schooled in their terrible
trade. usually mutiIate the features OF
their victims until they are unreeog-
niZaDle. The skulls of both Benaru
ana MISS Meehner were crushed IN
after they had been shot to death.
Benam, the police say they have dis
covered, had been a fugitive from the
emissaries Of the Punchaya Society
Tor more than two years.
his real name was Danukalharie, and
ne Hed from Calcutta after coming pn-
der the ban of the society of which. -
is believed. he was once an influential
member.
Learning that sentence OF death had
been passed on him, he hed, leaving his
wife and children. He came to New
york from Trinidad, w. l., about a
year ago, and had held several posi-
lions in this city, each OF which he
LETT suddenly. apparently under the In
nuence of abtect fear. The bloody nm
ger-prints upon which the police are
working today were on q linen chair
cover on which one of the murderer
apparently wiped his hands as he was
leaving the house. Two OF the nnRer-
prints are perfect In their distinctneas
terry and punish the assassins by th4ea.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
BIRTH OF TIGER CUBS
UPSETS BOSTOCK'S

NEW YORK Special.-Consider-
able assorted excitement was caused
"Wednesday in the Bostock arena at
Coney Island by the birth Of two
S StiIs TO Rajah. the Bengal tigress
Ihey were not expected until next
month. When the excitement caImed
down. Captain Bonavita. manager of
the BostoCk show. Trainer Heinrich
Faikendorph and other employees had
every reason to be thankful.
Falkendorph. who has been attack
ed several times by Rajah. was exer-
cising the big tigress, together with
two other tigers and lions, when he
realized that visit from the stork
was imminent. Knowing that Ii
meant death to him and to the tigress
unless he drove the other animals
from the arena. he shouted to Roma
vita for help. Trainers and attend
ants drove out the lions but the
tigers Mogul and Mahdi put up a
llSht. When pronged forks proved
insufficient. a fire hose was turned on
the beasts
Bonavita directed the stream At
Mahdl. who by this time had inflicted
painful injuries on Falkendorph and
Trainer Bass. The force of the water
was SO great as nearly to lift the big
tiger in the air. lie was hurled
against the bars of the cage, shaking
them like straw Wisps
Mogul. maddened by a stream of
water. till tried to attack, but was
checked by a barrier used in one of
the acts. Falkendorph and Bass sue
ceeded finally i'm driving the beast
INTO safety cage back of the arena
Mahdi was then driven into the pas
sageway and locked into another cage.
An effort will be made TODAY TO
place the cubs in one of the Dream
land infant incubators. Each cub is
valued at $780,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
MIR. Changes DAUGHTERS
CONVERTS To ssFUAGF''

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
The Misses Chang. daughters OF the
new Chinese Minister, are the latest
'nNertS 10 nudge" The perfume of
the joss sticks. so grateful TO Oriental
nostrils. which daily floats from the
handsome residence occupied by the
Cnlnese Envoy and his family, is now
mingled with a seductive odor easily
Identified by an American SCHOOLGIRL
II is nudge. Last week the Chinese
maidens broke their record by carry
ing on the fudge-making process
three times in one day.
The girls have a governess who
visits them daily to instruct them In
the English branches. In common
with most Chinese they are diligent
students and have made astonishingly
rapid progress in their studies. AS
soon however, as the governess leaves
the order TO break ranks is quietly
given, and one by one the girls file to
the kitchen, where the fudge" MAX
ing is speedily under way.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
PAGE ESCAPES
CRAVE CHARGE
Richmond Man Goes Free AIte. Trial
Upon Charge Of Criminal Assault.

RICHM OND, Vas ecial-
Leslie Page, white. twenty-eIght
years old, was dismissed in the Po-
lice Court Wednesday OF the charge
of attempted criminal assault upon
4 young girl The testimony of cir
cumstances leading up to the charge
was SO manifeStly unreliable that Page
as promptly discharged
Page was represented by Harry M
smith, Jr.,
a large crowd was in court this
morning when the case was called. i'm
expectation of something sensational
Justice Crutchfield. however, ordered
the room cleared and, disappointedly
the crowd filed out.
Pages alleged victim was the first
to take the stand. She told of how
Page. passing himself as an officer.
accosted her and three other com
panions-another young lady and two
youths-in lakewood Park. and after
ordering the latter TO beat it," start
ed with her and her COMPANION as
tensibly to their homes, near River
view
Instead. however. alleged the wit
ness, he took them. in roundabout
way deep into the woods just back of
the Reservoir, where. commanding
one 10 stay where she was. led the
other deeper into the underbrush.
where he attempted TO assault her
The girls alleged that they left Al
len X enters tobacco factory at .
O'Clock the same afternoon, going di-
rectly TO lakewood. Mr.. Smith. coun-
sci for Page, subsequently, disproved
this. unearthing the fact that neither
appeared at work on the day i'm ques-
ton, but, on the contrary. spent the
earlier part of the same day at For
est Hill
The girls frequently Contradicted
not only each other. but their own tes-
timony. the defense enmeshing them
IN Neritable network of fabrications
To further clinch the case for the de-
tense, Mr.. Smith introduced two repu-
table witnesses to prove that the girls
yarn about being taken into the woods
by Page was pure imagination.
Justice Crutchfeld had no heSitancy
in diSmiSSing the case.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
PORTO RICO'S GOVERNOR,S
SON FIGHTS FOR MOTHER

LOS ANGELES. CAL. Special-Act-
lng on instructions from his mother.
Etnerloge Cotton, son OF George n
Cotton, Governor OF Porto Rico. al
tackled T; f.. Vogt. Of Long Beach. last
hlSht ana gave him severe beating
Nogt wife and Mrs. Cotton spent
yesterday evening together. and When
Ihey arrived at the Vogt residence Vogt
at his rest by their conversation An
argument followed with Mrs. Cotton.
VINO Is a cripple and walks with the
ara or a crutch. and in Ie pIogress
or the row Vogt. il is alleged. pushed
MRS. Cotton from her feet. In a rage
son to clean up the floor with voVt
rms the young man did. and as a re-
SUIT Nogt swore out a warrant this
morning and young Cotton was ar
rested on a charge OF assault
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
BALTIMORE WELCOMES
BAPTIST CONVENTION
BALTIMORE. MD.-specl

BALTIMORE, ND-Special.- Bal
timore welcomed Wednesday the Sou
thern Baptist Convention.
After twenty-five years the conven-
ton OF this church comes back here
again to record it's progress in the
cause of Christianity. Every train and
steamship from the South brought large
numbers OF delegates. Joshua Lever
ing, of Baltimore, will call the conven-
ton to order at o'clock this after
noon.
During the convention important re-
ports are to be made of the work done
in all the departments of the denomi-
nation.
Tonight the convention sermon will
be preached by Rev. w. L. Pickard. OF
Georgia.
The Florida delegation. which ar
rived late last night. report a rough
trip up the coast.
Trainloads of delegates from Texas,
Alabama and other states arrived this
morning. Rev. DR.. Mullins, of Louis
vile. will urge upon the convention
the necessity of funds for the Theologi-
regular routine work will begin.
There will be three sessions daily.
At least 5000 delegates and visitors
are in attendance at the convention.
The dual feature OF the Baptists' con-
vertion is the Woman's Baptist Mis-
sionary Union meeting, which began
at the Seventh Street Baptist Church
More than 1000 prominent southern
women are taking part in this meet
ing
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
HIS LACONIC
REPLY ACCEPT"
Roosevelt to be Special American Am.
bassadOr at Funeral of King Edward.

WASHINGTON, d. Especial OF
fetal announcement was made yester-
day of the appointment of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt by President Taft
as special ambassador to represent the
United States at the funeral of Kine
Edward in London, May goth.
Cablegrams were exchanged Tues
day night. President Taft set forth
at some length the purpose of the ap-
pointment. Colonel Roosevelt replied
with the single word, Accept"
This is said to have been the first
direct communication between Presi-
dent Taft and Colonel Roosevelt since
the formers Inauguration. The text
Of the cablegram follows:
Washington, May 10, 1910.
Roosevelt, Care American Embassy
Berlin:
II should be very glad IL you act
as special ambassador to represent the
United States at the funeral OF King
Edward VII. 1 am sure that the Eng
fish people will be highly gratif ed at
your presence in this capacity, and
that our own people strongly approve
It, Have as yet received no official
notice Of the date OF funeral, but II "a
reported that It will take place on the
goth Of this month. Please answer.
WILLIAM H. TIfFT."
Berlin, May &c, 1910.
The President, Washington:
Accept ~ROOGEVEIH."
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DOG SURVIVES LONG FAST
IL DAYS AT WELL BOTTOM
NEW YORK SnaciaI uirhland

NEW YORK. Special. Highland Lad
a Scottish terrier, the property Of Mrs
w. Butler Duncan, of Hampstead l.. l.
holds the record for fasting in that
vicinity. as he has just been found after
having fallen down dry well, where
ne remained thirteen days without food
or water
The dog. which is quite old, and has
was probably chasing a rabbit on the
Duncan place two weeks ago when he
fell into the well and could not attract
any one by his barking.
Mrs. Duncan, worried about the loss
OF her pet, which was worth 81 900, of
Tered reward of $50 for his return
Yesterday afternoon a little girl was
passing the well when she heard a dog
whine. She called an employee OF the
Duncans who found that the sound
came from the well. A ladder was
lowered and Highland Lad was brought
TO the surface too weak to stand, but
able to recognize those about him He
was given liquid food and within a few
hours seemed as sound as ever.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
new DREADNOUCHT
GOES INTO WATER
3attleShip Florida Launched at Brook
Ign Navy Yard-MisS Fleming
Ohristened Vessel.

NEW YORK. Special The
Srca. cot ana DnCsi vessel of the
N''cs'''a an NavN-ihC 5attlcship
FlOrida-gIidcd into the water at
ll:eo A. NJ. Thursday, her prov
uripp4nS SiIampagnc from the
christening bottle crashed against
her steci-Clad side by Miss Eliza
hc;h LcSerc Fleming, daughter of
one Of FIOriGa' = -esocSi lannli,,s.
as the new queen OF the United
states Navy began TO slip down
the ways at the Brooklyn navy
yard.
y roar of welcome from the
thousands of spectators doomed
nc ross TO the Jersey shore when
hc monster Drcadnau@ht met the
water for the first time. The inn
pact OF her huge bulk stirred up
the East River into n miniature
idal wave which tossed like chips
The tiny tugs that franticaIIy
steamed up TO the Ieviathan and
attached lines with which to stay
her progress.