The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 27, 1933, Image 6
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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.
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"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.
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| 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.
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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.
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| Where Does She Get Her "Pep?"
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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.
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Raisin Puffs
Two eggs
I Half cup of butter
I Two tablespoons of sugar
i Two cups of flour
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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.
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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
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