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K f" ".'MJJff ? ' 1.' M..;1 1 - . II^. ' 1 ' ' 1 ' mS" 9 > ?11 1" H Golf Keeps Octogenarian l it Bp.. v? -> IpT Michael Burke Wins Four Championships After He Reaches Seventy?Has Driven an Auto Over Thirty Years?Was a Camden Visitor Forty-Three Years Ago?Likes His I Cigars and Pipe?Knew John L. Sullivan. (Hy John W. Lyman) Along about meal time if one should happen to stray into the- looby of The Kirk wood and cast an eye over in the southwest corner, you wiM not buss seeing a tall broad-ahoul dered gentleman chatting away with several of his cronies. You will easily pick him out by the cut of his chin whiskers and shape of his eye glasses. A healthy and hearty laugh and a merry twinkle of the eye will tell you that the gentleman in question is none other than Mr. Michael Hurke, of Marlboro, Mass. A couple of glances at his watch will have you know that Mr. Hurke is waiting for his lunch or dinner, Ho is a wee bit more impatient about lunch for he __ has a golf game on, and under no J circumstances must he keep his fellow-player waiting. Now Mr. Hurke is the same age of one (ioorgo Bernard .Shaw. These two Sons of Erin have much in comr. . i mon and, at the same time, not so much. Mr. Shaw does not play golf, I neither does he eat hearty; Mr. Hurke has passed, his four score summers without slackening his pace, plays a mighty good game of golf, eata anything he likes from toasted cheese to \ rabbit barbecue. Mr.-Shaw writes plays, essays and criticizes folks he dot sift like, while Mr. Hurke p!a> s golf, driven fast tars and !a-ign> at folks who don't like him. So u^iile both 11,-hit.en enjoy l?t ing Irish, both I Irishmen are different because they are lr.-h. Mr. M;chael Hurke is no stranger to Camden. Forty-two years ago he | gave the historic little city its first "nice over." Then, a- he wii! tell you. Camden was a much (Liferent Camden fTwn what it is today. Like the Italian who -aid. "Push 'em up, Tony," Camden has been pushed considerably up hill to where many of the finest residences now stand. f "When 1 first visited Camden," commonted the venerable octogenarian, "I stopped with a Mrs. Perkins, who ran the Upton Court, now The Cxiurt Inn. The life of the -Lawn centered about the old Court House. The railway I service was nothing to brag about. ' That was back in the (lays when automobiles had not come into vogue. I i Horses and carriage*, carts and drays1 j crowded the roa(hades, which were j i often hub-deep in mud. When the, 'dry weather came the ruts were so. 'deep that the bobbing up and down i was a better test for seasickness than ; ;a trip around Cape Horn, But they j were wliat you could call 'the good j ; old days.' A little inconvenience*\ such as a little jostling about over the ; | roads, made one's trip more appre- j | ciatcd. Such trips in the spring of the year were real 'temper tests.'" | Mr. Burke has often been asked if he bad any secret of long life, good I | health, hearty appetite and an ap- J pronation of humor. "Learn to | drive your own car, play golf, sinoko whenever you please, eat whatever I you please and, if you feel like it, j swear a little." During the little , chat in which the notes were jotted I down, someone asked Mr. Burke if : he had a middle name. "No," ho re- j plied, "back in my day u middle name j was taxed, so 1 was left with the one Christian name?Michael." For thirty years Mr. Burke has driven his own cars and lie has owned : some of the most expensive domestic and foreign makes. He drove from; Marlboro to Camden unaccompanied a few weeks ago, nnd seldom a day pav-cs after his IS holes of golf that he doe- not take a little spin along the iiSciiH' times lie takes a passenger along, other times?no. i Twenty years ago, he took up golf, and, for twenty years, he has played ye old Scotch game every month in the year; not every day but every month. It was twenty years ago that he joined the New Kngland Seniors Association and during the past ten years has won first prize six out of eight tournaments. "I love golf," he commented, "it is a great game. I have seen many of the championship matches, and how well I recall following Bobby Jones when he played in the National Amateur Open at Newton, Mass., some years ago. Up here at The Kirkwood I like to put down a little bet every now and then with Jo? PatelH, Tommy Harmon'# aid? partner. To win a dollar from Jo? i? worth the best di?h of spaghetti ever cooked in Napl^#. Yea, golf i.H my favorite game, ami when I die let my pet brasaie take the place of liliea." During hi* long ami eventful ltfe, Mr. Burke put in over half a century ! in the buadnea? world. He was inI terented in the distilling business and | also machinery, lie has always been [interested in sports, tho theatre and horses, especially running horses, lake all Irishmen he enjoyed boxing, I always attending the big bouts back I in the days of JohitjL. Sullivan, Pad'dy Ryan, Corbett, Pitzsimmons, Jefferies and Jack McAuliff, who were the top liners. "I always enjoyed seeing Jack McAuliff and the old Jack Dowxpsey. known as 'The Nonpanel.' They were really the ftist of the lighter men to bring about ring science as 'tis known today. "Yes, 1 kmjw John L. very well. In later years he became a very sober man. He had lived a full life?in fact too full for a really long life. But John L. was a fascinating man. You could not help but like and admire him for his sterling qualities. "I have one hobby," said Mr. Burke, "and befor?_my tin,te comes, I hope to see the Tj?atre re-established and brought back to the standard it enjoyed when Edwin Booth, Sir Henry Irving, Maude Adams, Ada Rehan, Richard Mansfield, James K. Hackctt and other noted and serious actors made the stage a real insti- j tut ion. Then there was Denman Thompson, who played 'Thp Old Homestead' so many years. In comic opera there was JFrancis Wilson, James T. Powers, Dart Daly t.nd others. Just to give you an idea how many years 1 have been going to the 1 theatre. I can remember Richard Mansfield singing the role of Sir Joseph Porter in 'Pinafore,' one of the first Gilbert-Sullivan operettas," The chat lasted until about 10:30, when the happy and jolly Mr. Burke "clocked" himself and, remembering he had an early morning golf date, strolled off down the hall in the vicinity of his bed room, where he would smoke a light cigar, read a chapter or two of some new writer's opinion regarding the depression, or a short story or two in "The Master Detective Magazine." $77.53 Tax On Every Citizen Washington, Jan. 19.?An analysis of the national tax picture revealing an average yearly burden on every citizen of ? $77.53, was made public today by House ways and means committee experts in preparation for steps toward eliminating some of the 325 cases of overlapping state and federal taxation. "Total federal expenditures have increased nearly seven times in the last 20 years," the experts said. Their work- was published or the eve of a committee meeting to discuss proposals for paling down the large field of dup.irate taxation at the coming special .-o-s. m of < ong:ess. Negro Kills Himself Greenwood. Jan. 19.?John C happell. 57-year-old negro farmer, committed suicide Monday afteinoon by cutting his throat with a razor, according to the verdict of a coronei s jury today. Testimony at the inquest showed that Chappell had appeared mentally deranged Monday morning and disappeared from home. His body was found in a 10-foot gulley on the Sample place, near town, late yesterday by two negro boys. His razor was clutched tightly in his right hand. North Carolina's state debt is given as totaling $172,909,000. The report of the former state treasurer says that the state is now spending thirty times as much as it did in 1902. The state has $108,287,000 in road bonds outstanding. The foreign trade balance favorable to the United States for the year 1932 * ta <-?i ?2l,~ .21 2.000. but this er.tailed ,f > ?iV..;; J.o ?0 ,n export - and :r. imports. I | Luc Rockefort, a French-Canadian, has entered suit against James A. Stillman, multi-millionaire, in a Brooklyn, N. Y., court for a million dollars damages, charging alienation j , of the affections of Mrs. Roc-kefort. ; Stillman announces he will fight the ' , suit in open court. i One hundred and fifteen citizens of j Pine BlufT, Ark., have been sworn in j as ]>olicemen because the city cim-! mission has reduced the city police j force by one-third as an economy j move. j 1 I f | Where Does She Get Her "Pep?" r . . QHIC doesn't look seventy. Nor O feel that old. The woman who stimulates her organs ran have energy that women naif her age will i envy! At middle-age your vital organs i begin to slow down You may not be sirk. simply sluggish But whv endure a condition <>f half-health . . when there's a stimulant that will | stir a stagnant system to new life and energy in a week's time'' This remarkable stimulant is nerfeetly harmless. It is, in fart, a family <!<>< tor's presrript i<>n S >. if vou'f tire I <>f trying ? r ; ine<:i' me that romr a1 :.g t .1 the ' r . ggi^t \ mi w i r. t .; 1 '' 11 I )r ? <iw ell's - \ run | ? ; ! r. a I it f : tus . !i li. ? . ; . < <! a \ r s.,. i.r.M v i k '< way you feel that your lazy liver is again active, and your bowels are poison-free. Men, women, and children who arc run-down, who tire easily, get bilious spells or have frequent headaches. are soon straightened out when they got this prescriptional preparation of pure pepsin, active senna, and fresh laxative herbs. (Syrup pepsin is all the help the bowels need, and you do not form the \erv bad habit of always taking cathartics ) Keep a buttle <,f Dr Caldwell's svrup pepsin in the house, and take a stimulating s:,,,onfwl esi-rv now an I '!. : It a!! tn.it a great lU.itiv j ? <.; Ji* r\ er t ik?* t V. < ? (> g i \ !g f. .- and :?b- ! itCy :ist Ipatloll. Hints for the Household HOUSEHOLD HINTS Suggestions for Cooking Vegetables It is most convenient and practical to cook again an many of certain vegletables us can be used in on? meal, i The vegetables 1 refer to are spinach, turnips, cauliflower, peas and beans. The first night serve them plain with butter, salt and pepper and on the second night, cream the remaining vegetables. Frost Proof Windows Rub windows with cloth dipped in alcohol. Polish with dry cloth. They will shine brilliantly and be practically frost proof. COOKING HINTS Mousse? | Moussee is an ideal dessert for every class and occasion. It is also good and easy to make. It is especially nice for the winter months. Method: Just whip your cream stiff. Add sweetening and flavoring. The flavor can be of the bottled or I canned variety. When pineapple or j any fruit is used the platter or dish should be garnished with the fruit ; used with possibly tho addition of a j cherry. i Raisin Puffs Two eggs I Half cup of butter I Two tablespoons of sugar i Two cups of flour I : ? m One cup ocf milk One cup of raisins (chopped) One teaspoon of vanilla Three teaspoons of baking powder Method: Mix butter aivd sugar.Add beaten eggs. Add flour and baking powder, then milk and flavoring. Last add the raisins dredged with Hour. Pour in individual molds and steam for one hour. Serve warm with foamy sauce. Foamy Sauce Half cup of butter One cup of powdered sugar Three eggs Vanilla Method: Cream butter and sugar together. Add yolks of eggs well beaten. Add the flavoring and last add the egg whites beaten stiff. ??? I Date and Orange Salad This makes a niccrbombjnation for* I a winter salad. Arrange prettily and J servo with French Dressing. Tree Cake This can be made in one long piece, ' or, when cut, it can be as small free cakes. Four egg yolks Three tablespoons of cold water One teaspoon of vanilla One cup of sugar One and a half tablespoons of corn Starch Three-fourths cup of flourO One heaping teaspoon of baking powder little salt Four egg whites . j Method: lleat egg yolks and water together until very light. Add the sugar and flavoring. Beat well. Fold Hour, corn starch, salt into first mixture. Beat the whites very stiff and the last thing fold whites into first batter. Pour cake into largi dripping pan. Be sure to lino pan with paper and grease. Bake 15 nunutcs in a moderate oven. Have a clean cheese cloth ready and sprinkled with powdered sugar, Take cake from oven and lay on the cheese cloth. Remove paper and then spread cake with a butter frostily. Roll cake up. Wrap cheese cloth ?. round it to hold it in shape. When cool frost with remaining frosting. Decorate or run fork through frosting to resemble a log. Frosting One-half cup of unsalted butter. One and one-half cup of sifted confectioners sugar # One tablespoon of warm strongs coffee One egg white Method: Cream butter and part of sugar. Add coffee slowly and mixj continually. Beat egg whit^/stiff, Add remaining sugar. Mix altogether thoroughly. If necessary add more sugar. 'v I REAL ESTATE 1 RENTS COLLECTED, FARM AND CITY PROPERTY j HUNTING PRESERVES Repairing and Care-Taking of Property ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO. Crocker Building ? Telephone 7 j | JNO. T. NETTLES # M. G. 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