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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-09-25
GEO. ). MOWER NOMINATED
For LEGISLATURE Over Arthur kibler.
Very Light Vote Polled on
Tuesday.

The county Democratic executive
committee met in the court house on
Thursday. The committee did not
have official returns from the precincts
but accepted the returns as phoned to
the newspapers by the managers and sa
p oned to the secretary of the eXecu
tiye committee. No returns had been
received from St. Paul, Walton and
Zion. At st. Paul it was understood
no election was held.
AS it would have been impossible
for the returns IRON Walton and Zion
to change the result, upon motion of
Mr.. B. B. Leitzsey, it was decided to
declare Mr.. Geo. IS. Mower the nomi-
nee OF the Democratic party for the
Legislature, the vote being, Kibler, 706
and Mower, 912
Upon motion Of Mr.. Leitzsey the fee
of $40 which had been paid by Mr..
H. O. Long who withdrew from the
race was ordered returned
County Chairman Jos. L. Kaitt
was absent and upon motion Mr.. R.
T. C. Hunter acted as chairman. TIE
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The following is the vote as declared
by the executive committee. 1t will
be seen that only about so per cent of
the voters of the county voted in the
election on Tuesday
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THE COMMON PLEAS COURT
Only One Jury Case-Judge Sease
Presided-NeYer Much Jury
Business at NeWberry.

The court OF common pleas lasted
but one day, and there was but one
jury case. Judge T. S. Sease presided
He went down to Little Mountain up
on the adjournment of court to spend
a few days with his father.
Newberry never has many casese in
the common pleas court for/jury trial
Most of the litigation is settled with
out going to trial, and that is the bet
ter plan. But then there is another
common pleas court for November
and the cases may appear in that
court.
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popular judges in the State,

Mr.. and Mrs ]. T. Mayes accompan-
led their son Bennie to the Columbia
hospital Monday night. Young Mr..
Mayes was operated on for appended
tis at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The operation was successful and the
patient is doing we'll. Mr.. Tom Mayes
returned on Wednesday, leaving Mrs.
Mayes with her son.
Mr.. M. E. Garrett and his bride
returned on Tuesday from Greenville.
Mr. Garrett is happily receiving the
congratulations OF his many friends.
May his future be as full of JOY as
his present is of gladness and the
lane be very, very long before the
turning. See him at Mayes Book and
Variety store, and smile with him
as the world is his right now.
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Sales Of the Ford.

Since the first Of last August tne
following persons have through Sum-
mer garage bought touring cars:
Joseph Mobiles, W. J. SWittenberg,
Miss Mamie Cline, Newberry;; B. H.
Richardson, Pomaria; j. J. Manly,
Graycourt;*W. W. Yeagin, Mrs. Rosa
/. Mccain and Mrs. ]. S. Bennett,
Laurens. The latter two with electric
starters.
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Death of Good Old Colored Woman

Lucinda King, known to nearly
everybody as Aunt Cindy," died at
ner home Wednesday evening. She
was an old woman, who in slavery
times belonged to Mr.. John Bangle,
long since dead Aunt Cindy" was
honest, conscientious and faithful, and
Christian. She leaves an indus
trious, worthy husband and family,
bearing good names and we'll liked
by all, white and black. Her body
was embalmed by Mr. John Henry
Baxter, and will be buried upon the
arrival of Ter distant relatives who
are expected to attend the funeral.
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Odell Atwood Matthews
Death by Natural Cause.

Coroner F. NJ Lindsay on MOI
day afternoon was informed Of the
sudden death of Mr.. J. V. Bishop, at
his home near Jalapa. He was 63
years old. When the coroner reached
the place he found that DR.. Tnos. H.
Pope had pronounced the death as
resulting from natural causes. That
being the case no inquest was held.
Coroner Lindsay examined two wit
nesses whose following testimony will
explain the case:
Claud Merchant, sworn, says: | was
sitting with Vincent Bishop about din
ner time and he fell over. 1t was
about l o'clock. He had been COM
planning with pain in his right eye
for several days.
Claud Merchant.
]. H. Bishop, sworn, says: MY
father, Vinvent Bishop, has been COM
planning for three or four days. He
was 68 year old. He was not very
strong. but able to do light work.
J. H. Bishop.
Mr.. Bishop was buried at Betheden
afternoon at 2 o'clock, SER
vice by the Rev. J. NJ. Fridy. He
leaves three sons, Messrs J. H. Bishop,
Of Newberry, W. C. Bishop, Of Belfast,
and R. n Bishop, near kinards.
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and SO or 10 days Tor the second.

City council Tuesday night elected
Mr.. E. H. Cousins to fill the vacancy
on the police force caused by the res
ignation of Mr.. J. c. Lee Mr.. Lee
resigned to 90 into the auto-hacll
business. He was on tle force nearly
four years the last time and made a
good officer, but his heavy weight was
too much for his feet in that line of
business. In the election OF Mr. Cous-
ms council made wise choice as the
new officer is we'll qualified for his
duties.
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Meeting Called.

The trustees of Newberry circuit
parsonage will please meet me at
Summer and Mipp's store on Saturday,
26th instant, at 2:,30 o'clock p. m.
W. I. Herbert.
Chairman.
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hogs weighing
about 100 to 125 pounds. See US be-
fore you sell any kind of cattle or
nogs. The Cash Grocery, =. M. Lane
E. Co. Phone 10 or 212.
9-5-tf.
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Invitation Cards Issued.

DR.. O. A. Matthews, of BENEFITS
vile, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Matthews, of the county, is to be mar
ried, which will be shown by the fol-
lowing received here:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holman Webber
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage Of their daughter
Mabel Annie
to
Odell Atwood Matthews
on "Wednesday, the Seventh of October
at twelve o'clock
At Home
Spartanburg, South Carolina
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PURELY Personal
The Movements of Many People, New.
bsrrians. and Those Who Visit
NcNbeTry.

Glad to see Mr.. J. A. Burton out
from a severe though brief illness.
Mrs. c. c. Watson, Of Rome, Ga,
: is visiting relatives in Newberry.
Mrs. Maggie Tarrant left Thursday
for Cordesville, going to Ger daughter,
Mrs Avinger.
Miss Nettie Settler has charge of
the seventh grade in the Fountain Inn
graded school,
Miss Sarah j. Gary, of Kinards, is
assistant in the Barnwell graded
School
Mr.. W. E. Crooks has returned to
his studies at the Medical college,
Charleston.
Miss Mae Amick is spending the
week at Jolly Street getting grounds
in readiness for her school,
The assistant teacher in the Gray
school, near Fountain Inn, is Miss
Ruth Martin.
Mr.. B. B. Reid and family have
moved to the cottage corner Harring-
ton and Thompson streets.
Miss Mamie Bahr is vistng in
Newberry, being the guest of Miss Ro-
salie Summer.-Charlesto Post, 23rd.
E. S. Blease, Esq, and J. C. Sample,
of Newberry, were in town Monday
Saluda Standard oath.
Mrs. Jas. H. Riser alter spending
sometime in Newberry; has returned
home.-LeesviIIe News, 23rd.
N. H. Kemgson, of P P.osperity route
5, was in town one day during the
past week-Saluda Standard, oath.
Mrs. E. D. Kerr, of Newberry, spent
Friday and Saturday in the city with
her mother, Mrs. L. w. White-Abbe-
Vile Medium, 22nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam W. Dominick, of
Columbia, are visiting his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Dominick,
in High Point.
President and Mrs. ]. H. Harms, of
Newberry college were in Columbia
Newberry, making the trip in automo-
bile>1The State, gard.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Bedenbaugh, Of Saluda,
passed through Columbia yesterday On
her way to Prosperity.-The State,
23rd.
Miss Elizabeth ogilvie, OF Norfolk,
Va is. visiting tie family of her
brotaer, j. M. Ogilvie.-Abbeville Med
ium, 22nd.
Miss Felicia Spearman is principal
OF the school at Ware Shoals, and
Miss Caroline speaman is teacher in
the graded school at BlackvHle.
Revs. Edw. Fulenwider, P. E. Shea
ly, Y. Won A. Riser, and J. J. Long
attended the seminary day" in Eau
Claire, Columbia, Wednesday.
Miss Ella May Moore, who has been
on visit to Newberry and Clinton,
has returned home.-Cold Point cor.
Laurens Advertiser, 23rd.
Mrs. Ida N. Boozer returned yes
terday to her home in Newberry after
a visit to her son, G. A. Stewart
Spartanburg Herald, oath.
Mrs. Geo. C. Walter and two little
sons, of Birmingham, Ala, are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas A.
Bowman.
Miss Pauline Ruff and brother HON.
er, have been spending the past week
with her uncle, Ernest Oxner, of New
berry.-Indian Creek cor. Saluda
Standard, oath.
There are three Newberrians, if no
more in Dublin, Ga.-Miss Lula Mayer,
Of the Dublin Millinary company, Mr..
Grover TODD and MS sister who is
conducting the totel there.
Rev. T. H. Garrett was jerked
down by his horse on Monday and re-
ceived shock which threw him back
a little, just as he had about recovered
from his recent long illness.
Dr. Roy q. Thomas, formerly pro-
fessor of science and oratery in New
berry college, has accepted the posi-
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VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT.

VARIOUS AND ALL ASO( i.
so Mower lett Kibler.
1t won't be long till-the wedding
, day, or days.
The October bride is coming-as
pretty as the June bride.
Mr.. G. W. Harrison and family have
moved to COS O'Neall street.
You can't say that was not good
rain yesterday.
There were eight or ten applicants
! for policeman. Mr.. E. H. Cousins
stood at the head of the class.
The regular preaching at West End
Baptist church will be held next Sun
day morning at II o'clock.
The 4th quarterly conference of
Broad River circuit will be held at
New Hope church today at II o'clock.
1t didn't look like hard times star
ing at that full house Monday night
seeing ''Mutt and JEFF in Mexico
The single clerk who draws his sal
ally and pays his board bill doesn't
feel the effects of the war.
The Million S Mystery at the Arcade
was fine Wednesday and so was Alice
Joyce at the Opera House.
Nhe next Jewish holiday will be Yom
Kippin, celebrated from next Tuesday
night to Wednesday night.
There was a pretty and popular
baby at the Opera House Wednesday
night but don't tell Mr.. Robt. l. berni-
nick.
| Mutt made much mirth Monday
night. Old Nut: came near being the
whole show. Merry Mutt and happy
jeff.
Buy a Bale of cotton.-H Headline in
every paper. Tell it to all the cities
eNce;t Newberry, where only a few
patr;c.'c citizens have beard the call.
An automobile with a handsome
man, pretty lady and lovely baby pas
sed. through Newberry yesterday from
North Carolina Number 1885.
The special ad headed for sale by
Mr.. ]. R. Lominick mad an error in
it. The place is not for sale. 1t 10
for rent.
Beginning next Wednesday, Septem-
Der 3Oth, the Newberry library will
open from $3.50 to $50 p. m. on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
j. The Third District Medical society
met in Newberry yesterday and there
was a big banquet for them at the
Newberry hotel.
! 1t has broken out afresh in Mexico
and Harry Thaw has been heard from
again, but the Parr Shoals mystery
and the baby case are still unsolved
problems.
J Mr. L. w. Floyd and Dr. ]. K. Glider
left Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
Floyd for New York hospital, Mrs.
Floyd having been taken suddenly and
seriously i'll.
Jin Daniel ctc2es his schoai at II
O'Clock every da7 so as to allow. the
children c;,ance to pick cotton. This
is Jim's annual custom and it is a
good habit that he nas fallen into.
Mutt was all right at the opera
house Monday night before a large
audience. Some of the rest of it was
very good, but Mutt was the biggest
part OF the show.
/ What would some people do with
out the moving picture shows? It is
a recreation to the man WHO has no
dissipation and who wants and needs
some form OF amusement.
And darkness swallows up the
white-winged bird, a star peeps out,
and night is On the world@From a
poem on Nightfall Pretty, but the
poet was not speaking Of the dove
of peace
That ''bevy" of blackies Recorder
Earhardt had before him on Wednes-
day morning for disorderly conduct,
evidently had tried to out do one
another by throwing verbal trash into
each others domestic garbage can.
For the information of those inter
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Only One "BRoMo oUlNINE;s

To get the genuine, call fer full name. LAXA.
TIVE D2O2IO 0UININE. Look for signature Of
E. w. GkOvE. Cures Cold in One Day. Stops
cough and headache, aud WORKS of cold. 2Sc.
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Good Nlrm For Sale-1o2 acres on

Good Farm For Sale-1o2 aores on
cross road, room dwelling, good
barn, necessary out buildings, fine
water, excellent stand for store and
ginnery. School house in sight;
good neighbors, labor plentiful. Two
miles of railroad. Have two tracts
adjoining for sale. Apply to Motto
Payne, Ninety Six, S. c.
8-1-3t.
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Wood for sale-Two foot, four foot
and stove wood, and dry lumber,
also four good mlues. john Shealy.
Phone 5602.
Salt.
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Netaee-In order to hesp our eustcrf-
es meet their obligations we. viii
give 1Oc=per pound fqsmiddling cot
ton to be credited on their accounts
in part payment or in full. McCul-
leugh & Boozer. 9-22-2t
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Glad to see Mr.. j. A Burton out
from a severe though brief illness.
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| Under a startling headline Killed
on Sunday tine Monday papers con-
tained an account of an automobile
accident near Charlotte in which
young man and a young lady were
killed and three others seriously
wounded. 1t was the usual foolish
thing-machine going at rapid rate
in midnight ride, skidded into a tel
ephone pole. You know the rest 1t
is bound to come to Newberry some
day.
MIR. John Scott sent a big Irish po-
toto to Mr.. P. E. Scott We saw it at
Purcell & SCOTS. It came from Pip
estone Springs, Montana, and weighs
two pounds, three ounces, measuring
nine inches in length and eleven
inches in circumference The potato
cost 81 cents by mail and had on tae
wrapper: "Take me to P. E. Scott,
! Newberry, S. c.. The biggest irish
potato we ever saw, and you can't
beat it.
John Allen and Henry Gallman,
colored, for lighting, paid $5 each
Tuesday, as charged by Recorder Ear
nardt. At the same sitting the recor-
der mad Hayne Moore and Pearl De-
Walt, also colored, before him for
fighting. Moore paid S., DeWalt So
And Nick Bowman, p. c., old offender,
had to resort to the days, being un-
able to raise amount Of fine. His SEN
tence for drunkenness and indecency
was SO or 30 days for the frst charge
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Odd Change Artist
Befuddles Grocers
Milk Buyer Presents Brain-TwistIng
ProbIem-He Runs and Police
Are Called.

A tail blond man with a sharp face
entered the grocery store of o. T.
Camp on Peachtree street late Sat
urday night, and in fifteen minutes
he had every clerk in the place and
half the police force lingering
feverishly to find out whether the
visitor was short-change artist OF
merely gentleman with sense OF
humor He did this:
First he ordered a five-cent bottle
of milk and gave the clerk a 81 bill
The clerk gave him a dollar bill and
95 cents in change. The man hand
ed back the change and an addi-
tional nickel, saving he believed he
didn't want to carry the change. The
clerk then gave him a dollar bill, lay
ing it on the counter beside the So
cents and the nickel in change.
The man then asked the clerk to
keep the dollar in change the dollar
bill and give him back his original
two-dollar bill The clerk got scared
and called the police. Then the man
became frightened and ran out of the
store. taking his dollar bill and the
dollar in change.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Routs 2 Bandits in
Pistol Fight in Store
Martin Street Grocer Saves His Cash
Register and $too by Firing
Shot for Shot.

Keep your hands up or I'll shoot! !"
shoot and be hanged! dare
you!" answered T. B. Johnstone, gro-
Ger at No. 112 Martin street. Satur-
day midnight
And ignoring the big negro who
held an automatic revolver on him,
Johnstone jumped behind the
counter, grabbed his pistol scared
another negro away from the cash
register and shot at the big negro.
all in one jump,
The latter bandit shot three times
at Johnstone. who replied shot for
shot. Then both negroes ran out the
front door. The big negro dropped
his revolver on the way.
"All it took was little nerve" said
Johnstone afterward, "but it saved
me more than 800 in cash"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
New Grounds7for Retrial Motion

Fourth the discovery by attorneys for the defense OF myse
grounds which, announced will be based much
of the strength the appeal the Supreme Court for rehearg
bolt from clear sky the announcement OF the
negro Meningitis accusation of frameup of evidence
against Franz Saturday in the shape of affidavit
signed by the that white had worked
cupy concOct evidence that formed
of the strong links chain convict Frank Mcknight
a witness for the State in the trial last summer.
affidavit will be incorporated IN the extraordinary
ton for that Franks lawyers will make 1t is
hope be held out for the prisoner since
mis- conviction and sentence to death.
In his affidavit interview with The Sunday Amer
can Mcknight said that all his testimony the stand was false
oncocted by the white In question for
him to tell
Mcknight the stand said that he had Frank the day
of the murder Frank had home from the factory about
the afternoon and had returned without eating
awnings Mnola his wife, who servant at the Seig
home lived had told of Franks coming home drunk
the Saturday night and of his telling Mrs Frank
that he trouble and that he didn't know why he should
murder girl and of the family had remarked that
Frank had been caught with girl in the factory.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Fate Of Beer Traffic
Hinges on MaconCase

MACON. Feb. 21.--A case argued
before Judge Mathews in the Supe-
rior Court this afternoon will eventu-
ally determine whether the manufac-
ture and sale of malt beer is legal in
Georgia. The Law Enforcement
League seeks permanent injunction
against the Macon brewery on the
ground that it's product Is malt beer
and is prohibited.
No matter how the court decides,
an appeal will be taken. II the league
is upheld the sale of near-beer will
be Illegal
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
.Sl,500,000 Saved if
TT. s. Reduces Radium

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The
United States Government can save
$1,5eo,o0o in procuring supply of
radium sufficient for the needs Of
Government hospitals If it will enter
the business OF reducing radium-
bearing ores instead of purchasing
the element in the open market, ac-
cording II Joseph A. Holmes, director
of the Bureau of Mines, who ap-
peared before the Senate Committee
on Mines and Mining to-day.
Mr. Holmes stated that the supply
of radium- bearing ores is limited. He
said the supply OF ore abroad would
permit the production of not more
than % grams of radium in the next
year
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Foulke Brandt Quits
U. s.; Can Not Return
Former Schiff Servant, Who Was
Convicted as Employers Assail.
ant, Flees When Tilted.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Foulke F.
Brandt, the Mortimer NJ. Schiff SER
want whose conviction and pardon for
assault upon his employer was at
tended by a political and social up
heaval, has left the United states
and can not return. 1t became known
oday.
NHe sailed for Germany Thursday
He was not an American citizen and
his record as convict will act as
bar to his return. 1t Is said his de-
parture was the result bf the refusal
of beautiful girl to marry him.
Senator Knute Nelson, who be-
friended him, has repudiated him and
he has not friend in this country
to whom he can appeal.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, denounced and
lcriticised as probably no other wom-
an has ever been, pleads her own case
before the people of Atlanta. In a
candid statement which has preceded
her to Atlanta, she points out many
examples for her attempt to attract
the public eye, naming an illustrious
list, which includes King George Of
England, Theodore Roosevelt and
others down to DIR. Cook of near
North Pole fame.
The dancer undertook her defense
following her arrest in Richmond for
her appearance on the stage. Fo'f
some time the attacks on her course
have been maintained in almost every
sections. sermons were preached
against her, womens clubs and
leagues inveighed against her appear
ance as a stage celebrity. and many
fruitless attempts at legal action to-
ward stopping her show have been
made, eliminating in her arrest N
Richmond.
Frankly Admits Her Views.
Now she wants to know why she
should not adopt the stage as pro-
fession. Frankly. Mrs. Thaw admits
that she views as a sort of capital the
publicity which has been attached to
her name, and asks. why not?"
In the statement she declares that
poets, from Shakespeare and Dante
down, public men, women on the stage
and off have taken advantage Of their
opportunities and of publicity.
And why am to be censured for
doing what Theodore Roosevelt, Hen
ry NJ. Stanley. King George, Emme-
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Calls Speer Probers
To Consider Evidence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Repre-
sentative E. Y. Webb. of North Caro-
lima, chairman Of the subcommittee OF
the House judiciary Committee, that
Investigated the charges In Georgia
against Judge Emory Speer. to-day
received the brief of Judge Speers
answer. He has called a meeting OF
the subcommittee for Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock to consider the evil
dence and answer. The other mems
bers of the committee are Represent
tatives FitzHenry and Volstead.
The committee will report to the
General Judiciary Committee whether
or not impeachment proceedings
should be lodged against Judge speer.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Sales Head Missing;
Big Shortage Found

DENVER, Feb. 21.-Harmon C.
Snyder, general sales manager for
the United States Portland Cement
Company. Of Denver, is missing. Ex-
perts, who have checked his. books
back two weeks, declare $4,000 is gone
and that they expect to find further
shortages which may reach $4,000.
A detective agency has been search
ing for Snyder for three days and
also seeking Mrs. Bonnibel (Bonnie)
Sutherland. known a few years age
as Americas most beautiful work
ing girl" She disappeared few
days after Snyder left.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Senators Shy at
Lewis NeckWear

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--senator
"Jim Ham Lewis, unquestionably the
most vivid member of the Senate, Is
somewhat downcast because his col
leagues do not take readily to Paris
STYLES. He returned from Paris this
week expecting to see the dignifed law
makers adorned in purple neckties, but
woe. sadness and tears-they contin-
ued to wear black
Senator Lewis sent each member
tie from France, selecting colors that he
binoae,f admired. But many Senators
failed to confirm his taste.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-22
Edison to Take Real
Vacation This Time

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-For the fret
time in many years Thomas A. Edi-
son. the famous electrical inventor,
is going to take a real vacation. lie
left here to-day for Fort Myer Fla.
The inventors chief diversion will
be the study Of bird life. Mr.. Edison
was accompanied by Mrs. Edison. his
two sons, Charles and Theodore; his
daughter. Madeline, and John Bur-
rouRhs, the naturalist.