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The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
MARTHY's KISS.

When Invent a-courttn' Martay
Twas poor as poor could be,
But that didn't set her az in me-
For she had faith in me;
She knew had grit an courage,
An aasn't the kind to shirk;
An she was ready an willin'
TO do her share of work.
remember our wedd:n' mornin',
An how she said to me:
You re poor an l. N poor, Robert,
That's easy enough to see;
That is, AS some folks reckon;
But our hearts are rich in love,
An we two'u pull together,
An trust in the Lord above"
Then she reached up an kissed me,
An said, as she did this:
" There's always more where that come from,
An there's help sometimes in q kiss"
tell you what it is, sir,
felt as strong ag'in
After that kiss she give mo,
An Jest laid out to win.
An did it. We've money plenty
An the comforts it can give;
We've s. homo, an we've got each other.
An q few more years 10 1--we.
Whenever my hands got weary
I'd think OF the woman at home,
An som enow twouid make wock easy
An light, Till night time d come.
tell you that kiss OF Marthy's
Was better than bags OF gold.
There's riches some folks can't reckon,
An things that don: grow old.
! shouldn't ha' besn. without IT,
The man that I've got to be,
An MartEy shall have the csedtt
For the help she's been TO me-
Eden e. ReGfcrd, IN Y1nkse -Aa1e.
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
Foods and Their Effects.

Some of the foods which have tendency
to constipate are condensed milk, tea, hard
boiled eggs, barley and rice water, thick
ened milk, toast, mutton broth, rice, corn
starch, potatoes and other starch foods,
and white bread. Some OF those whose
tendency is to stimulate the alimentary
canal to action are: coffee, oatmeal, Indian
Eeal, soups, beet tea, sweet potatoes,
fruits fresh and stewed, green vegetables,
molasses, beans; graham, corn and Boston
brown bread; graham and oatmeal crack
ers, and molasses cake. Some OF these,
such a beans, molasses, Indian meal, and
even oatmeal, il given in large quantity or
frequently, to the exclusion OF varied
diet, viii be likely not to readily digest,
and 70 gre rise to diarrnoea. the formation 9 alto:
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
On. Of Ii. Riches. sov.r.isns.

V0O Oh e2O 1SIouO1s SVvVxSABuSs
Tho little Princess OF the Netherlands,
when she becomes Queen Of Holland, will
DO one IT the richest soveriegns, II not the
richest sovereign, In Europe. The civil
list Of Holland, which is secured on tho
revenues OF Borneo, Is very large-Rao o..
600 per annum, it is said. The Duchy OF
Luxembourg passes to the Grand Duke Of
Nassau, and then becomes portion of the
German empire, but the kingdom Of Hol-
land, not coming under the operation Of the
Sale law, descends to the Kings little
daughter She is bright intelligent, clever
child, with good deal Of character and de:
termination. The marriage Of the King and
Queen, despite the disparity of age, has
been very happy one.
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
A CLEVER ARGUMENT.
Eow q Suffering lawyer Won an Almost
Hopeloss Gaze.

Eow q Suffering Lawyer Won an Almost
Hopc1oss Cass.
There used to be IN practice in Ole Of the
southeastern cities of Massachusetts, says
Che Listener in the Boston Eventng Ira,ss-
crtpt, well known lawyer, who had con-
siderable degree of success at the bar, in
spite Of an infruity Of speech that he
never could get rid Of. His suffering sp-
peals in behalf Of his clients were some"
times fearful and wonderful deliVerancss
oratorically, but his opponents used TO say
that they really gained in effectiveness
from his suffering, because the jury not
only sympathized with him, but had tinae
TO take in and digest all his points.
One day he appeared in . Bristol County
courtroom before Judge Pitman and a
jury, to defend q very tough-looking cltt-
2eu, who had been arrested on cha.1e OF
selling liquor without license. The Eaan
had bad reputation and bad face;
whisky had been found on his premises
and it ever man was convicted before 10
was tried it seemed to be this one.
But his suffering lawyer Was equal to
the emergency. BE cross-questioned th&
policeman who made the seizure:
"You s-s-say you found lthli-quor in
this mans house?"
eyes"
"W-w-w-hat Kind Of liquor w-wIwas its''
"Whisky."
Gum. Now, h.h-how much w-h-h-hisks
did you f-f-fudl"
"About half pint, sir.''
"H-h-h-half a pint; yes. Now, g-g-G-zss
gentlemen of the j-j-j-jury, / want you to
take good l-l-llong look at my Coco
i-li-lient'
The jury took a good look at him. he
wasn'ta very pleasant sight to see; his
nose was sort OF purple yermilion and
considerably exaggerated in its proportions
at that; his brows were low and shaggy,
and his eyes bleared.
"Now, g-g-g-g- gentlemen Of the iii
ju-u-ry,'' the lawyer went on, I" want You
to t-t-tttell me if my cc-csc~c-li,lient looks
like 8 man that would s-s-s-s-sen half pint
of whisky il it was all he had in tina
house."
Tho jury acquitted The man without
leaving their seats.
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
POWDER EXPLOSIONS.
A Maine Man Relates Most Thrilling
Experienced.

A Maine Man Relates Most Thrilling
Experience.
Whoever will invent way to work pow
der with less danger to those SO employed
will confer one of the greatest of boons on
humanity, observes tile Louisville {Me.)
Journal. The thing may appear to be i'm
possible now, but way has been found
over apparently insurmountable difficulties
in other fields Of labor. The story Of the
uanbo powder mills is one of the most ter
slble in Names history. Only one person
DOW lives who can to the full appreciate it's
horrors, and that Is MIR. Clinton B. Hooper,
who enjoys the unique distinction of having
passed through q powder-min explosion ct
Gambo alive. He is an old man now and
totally blind. He knows the suffering
caused by the loss Of friends IN this way,
too, as his son was killed in the same mill
q few years after his own dreadful expert
ence. He gives the following account of an
explosion, as seen from the inside: 1.-THE
FIRST thing saw was small binding flash.
which instantly grew brighter, and Jumped
to get out of the way. 1 had the
presence Of mind to fall fat on
the floor of the mill. Then the hor-
rible, deafening report came, and
pieces Of machinery, stones and sticks OF
timber passed over my head. Luckily was
not struck by the missiles, but was terri
bly, burned by the powder, and the concus-
sion shook me up inside. lay on my bed
for months and you can see how AIN now. +"
One other man came out of wreck ap-
parertly unhurt. The blow knocked the
shoes from his feet, but he walked up the
road and told some men he met about the
accident. He was laughing and congratu-
lating himself on his escape, when it was
discovered that the skin Oh the bottom OF his
feet had gone with his shoes, and q few
minutes later he fell dead from the effects
Of the conclusion.
The story Of accidents averted is an inter-
esting one. Ons workman, having acct
dentally ;gnited some powder, olapped his
hand over 1T in second. His hands were
burned to q crisp, but the mills and their
occupants were saved. at another time q
workman stepped up to the superintend-
ent. who had just come IN, and remarked:
" If you will step outside I'n tell you some
thing that will make your hair turn gray"
The superintendent stepped outside and
then the man began: "Did you know you
had lighted cigar in your" Before he
could finish the sentence down went the
cigar to the ground. II that workman had
reminded him of the fact in the mill the
cigar would have been dashed on the floor
where powder was strewn.
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
SCANDINAVIAN DISHES.
The Food offered to Tourists In tho Mount.
ala Districts Of Norway.


ain Districts Of Norway.
A correspondent of the San Francisco
hrontclc, writing from Norway. gives the
GLOWING in reference to the food offered to
Durists in the mountain districts Of the
country: "In general we have found it more
,alatable than that of similar INNS and small
iotels in Austria and Germany, or in our
Iwn country. It has been invariably neat and
Aean, and in good variety. The coffee is al
Ways excellent, though usually charged for
separately, even for BREAKFAST; tea not so
food. Bread is well made, not too hard, as
Usually it Is in Europe--the rye bread apt to
Sc sour. What is called Hat bread is some
What like the Scotch oat-cakes-made as
hin as wafer, and rather dried than
baked. Fish, as might be expected, very
tbundant--served at every meal; delicious
salmon, salmon trout and various white
dsh-but the cooks will boil the trout. The
usual meat is roindeer-venison. This might
be very good if roasted, but the outlets
we're not very paLatable, and we never de-
sire to see another. The deer are kept, half
famed, in the mountains, and killed for food,
though IN Que place we had the meat from
wild one shot by an English sportsman
father too long ago. Their only idea of
dessert is some kind of omelet, eaten with
sugar and preserves-when it is regular
pancakes 1t 10 very good. The chief COM
bote' is made OF red whortleberries. so
salled by the English, and not very nice.
But the chief peculiarities Of the Nor
wegian breakfast and supper are their salt
:elishes and the prodigions amount Of
cheese they consume. The relishes are
raw-raw ham, sausage, picked fish, etc
out not very appetizing. The cheese is put
sn in refund loaves, some sweetened, OF 3
brown color like chocolate, some strong and
some stronger. The latter kind is, fortu-
aately, handed round under glass cover;
ind Heaven forbid that your neighbor should
lake any! Indeed, our chief object in Sc
tecting seats at table was to be as far away
from the cheese as possible. Apparently
the natives know that their taste is pecu-
iar, and good Dutch cheese is always added
!o the list when travellers are present. OF
fruit we have had little, but the delicious
small Strawberries are just ripening; said
70 be very abundant in Sweden. There are
peculiar Norwegian dishes of which we have
heard but which have not been offered US
ash soups, fsh-puddings and the like. Some
very nice croquettes of fish, in white
sauce, were given us once; and one day we
asked for their barley porridge, a very
common food among the peasants, but we
have not repeated the request. The bracirg
mir of the noun tains, ought to say, almost
always adds the sauce Of hunger to WHAT
eyer is brought forward"
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
A PECULIAR DISEASE.
What Elephantiasis Will Do II It Gets
Into Your System.

What Elephantiasis Will Do II 1s as1s
Into Your System.
During the past few years there might
ave been seen at the various dime muse
inns in different parts of the country spool
mems of a disease known as elephanuas,s,
xhen the lower limbs assume gigantic pro-
,ortions. This disease, though rare IN thus
:limate, is quite common along the west
coast of Africa, in India, Brazil, Egypt and
The West India islands. says the Boston
Courier. The term elephantiasis is applied
% this disease from the great similarity OF
the lower limbs to those of the elephant.
Che disease begins in the lower limbs, like
IN erysipelas, with the usual constitutional
disturbances OF that affection. This condi-
zion subsidies and the limbs assume appar-
.utly their normal dimensions. Soon
second like attack comes on, after which q
slight swelling Of the limbs is quite notice
able. This erysipelas Inflammation occurs
sgain and again at different intervals, occu-
pyiug the space Of few years, and leaving
after each attack an additional swelling in
the limbs; as connecting link between
them. Thus the limbs assume this alb
1orlnal dimension-imbs have been known
to measure nearly sixty inches around the
thigh and thirty five inches around the calf.
A person thus afflicted fnds it difficult to
get around, owing to the great weight OF the
axtremities. The disease runs = chronic
course for twenty years or more, and, un-
less the surface changes axe we'll MARKED,
khs health Of the individual is not much af-
fected.
The cause of the affection is said to ae
due to the presence in the human system OF
q parasite-v,z, the Filaria Sauguinis HON
iois, thread-like worm, which is indige-
nous only within the tropics. Tho manner
in which this parasite gets into the system
Is peculisr. It is said that the disease IS
propagated by the agency Of mosquitoes,
who take up the Filarse with the blood they
suck from a person affected. Tho Filars
passes through an intermediate develop
mental stage in tho body Of the mosquito;
thence they pass into the drinking waters
OF the inhabitants Of the vicinity, and thence
again into the human body. So it's evident
That they enter the blood vessels and It's
sues of the body from absorption in tho in-
fAafinas
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
Grasses in spouess.

A very pretty foliage decoration for rooms
or conservatories can be made of white
sponge. Fill the sponge full Of rice, canary,
hemp, grass or other seeda Then place it
in shallow fancy dish. The prettier the
dish Is, Of course, the prettier the
decoration will be. Pour water in the dish;
the sponge will absorb this. Keep enough
water to always have the sponge moist In
short time the seeds will sprout and make
the sponge look very pretty. The dish can
then be placed on table, or the sponge
can be suspended without the dish in some
position where 1t is exposed to the sunlight.
1t must be well watered, so that the sponge
Is always moist, and it will then exhibit q
mass Of delicate green foliage.
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
LOOKING GLASSES.

sonas Interesting Facts Regarding Tsasfa
Manufacture.
"How Is looking glass nader was the
question asked by Dtepoteh reporter Of q
local Pittsburgh manufacturer engaged In
that line of business.
"That is secret which we keep to our
selves. Even cur employees IRE not in~
formed IS to all the processes. Each work.
man has certain amount of work to do; ha
learns that and no more. Many ofthe proc.
esses we use are patented, and others are
known to but very few persons in this conn"
try. But I can tell you something about tho
business If you wish Pittsburgh {or rather
Allegheny is the only city between New
York and Chicago where plate-glass mir
rors are made, and there is but one firm
manufacturing them here. Pittsburgh plato
glass, which is as good as that made any
where, is largely used. The glass is taken as
it comes from the factory and CUT hcveled
and silvered in our works. AL bevels are
cut in the same way, first with sand and
water, then on an emery wheel, and after
ward put through various processes to bring
back the polish. Great improvements have
been made in this line Of industry in the past
few years. Formerly it took three weeks
from the timo work was begun on q mirror
before it could be finished, Now we can
get the glass IN the morning and make ii
into. mirror perfectly finished and ready
for sale before evening. We make all sizes
from the smallest up to glasses 6x12 feet or
even larger and have capacity OF turning
out 1900 feet per day.
"Formerly the backs Of mirrors were
coated with mercury; now sheets Of pure
silver arc used instead. The old mirror re-.
aected sixty or sixty-6ve per cent. Of the
light that fell upon it; the modern mirror
reflects nearly ninoty-dve per cent The
mercury looking glass was very liable to rub
OF; heat and cold also affected It.; tho quick.
silver would crack or melt, and tho beauty
Of the glass would be spoiled. None Of these
dangers threaten the sitvered mirrors.
"Besides mirrors we cut great deal Of
beveled plate glass for doors and windows.
In fine buildings this il largely taking the
place Of stained glass"
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
AYoune Woman with aall.

The daughters Of henry w. Longfenov
toll the story Of remarkable request once
sent 70 tle,r father. Mr.. Longfellow, as Is
well known, was very knd.hearted, gen
erous man, and when no received letter
from . young woman in distant part Of
the country, who said she wanted piano,
and felt sure that Hr. Longfeilow would be
glad to encourage youthful talent and send
her one, the family were really afraid that
he would respond; but he decided not to do
20, on the ground that girl who was 80
lacking in delicacy and self Prospect could not
au,reciate music,
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09

After his heroism in Italy the then Con.
oral Mel, while returning to France, was
given basket Of roses by peasant In il
was bud with reot attached to the stem,
Mel kept the shoot and gave it to noted
aoriculturist, who obtained from it four OF
the lovliest lemon-tinted roses the world
had ever seen. Mel carried them TO the
Empress Eugene, who remarked with vi
vacity: 81 will christen this rose fol. you
the Marshal Mel" and from that day Gen
erai Mel was marshal of France.
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
EXCESSIVELY MORBID.
Row an Old Lady Clouded tho Hap pines
OF Her Life.

Row an Old Lady Clouded tho Hap piness
OF Her Life.
The folly If trying to CROSS bridges before
they are reached, says the Youths Co'npdn-
ION, is Illustrated in the case Of an old lady,
the happiness Of whose life had been clouded
by her habit Of dwelling on evils to come,
few OF which ever came to pass. She be-
came so morbid at one time that her friends
induced her to 60 on visit to her sister
who lived in distant State. Their hope
that the change might benefit her was dis
appointed.
didn't you enjoy the ride, Mary2" asked
her sister, on the arrival Of the visitor
"No, I didn't, Sarah" was the doleful re-
ply. "F'rom tho time I left home until got
here didn't think Of thing but the danger
there was Of the cars running Oh the track
and mangling me ali up.''
"Why, how foolish you werel" said the
sister, laughingly. "You see the cars Didn't
run OF the track"
"Oh, but they night, Sarah, they might
kept thinking Of that until it seemed to
me I'd jump out Of the car window. I kept
thinking all tho time how dreadful 1t would
be to be sent homo dead and maybe Ill cut
to pieces. Just think Of it!'
"Why should you think Of any thing 20
dreadflli"
"Well, there's no telling what might hap
pen," was the reply.
"Did you sleep well'" asked her younger
sister the next morning.
"Sleep well! hardly closed my eyes all
night. I just lay there thinking and think
ing how I'd feel if got a telegram saying
the house was burned up and every thing in
it; or what if one of the children should be
taken sick and die with me away off here!
Just thi,ak how awful it would be?'
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09
Hix1, Enough Already.

ss0eorge, dear, what beautiful diamond
butterfly! It looks ready to fy." II don't
see why it wants to fy,'' growled George.
s.Heaven knows it's high enough now. The
rolled-plate counter is at the other end OF
the store. Come on.'
The Irish standard., 1889-02-09

..Otitis'' is the latest disease of royalty
which the civilized world is called upon to
consider When you have it yourself it is
III in Lt.n1:1..ln. ear-:c:le.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
MOTT E,

Having qualit' d az Elk Gator o.
ElSey ntruiwick. deceased. late #
Durham county, n, Z, this is to no.
rify all persons holding claims again,
SAID e,ttte t" presen: them to the
undersigned on or bef're January
3lst. 1890, or this mott c will be plea
IN bar of their recovery. All per,o 6
indebted to sand estate will plta,e
MAKE immediate payment. This
JANUARY 3lst 1889.
D. B. AMEY,
fb. 6. CIV. Ex, eutor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13

Uncle George saw two me"
carrying a boy away from your
school this morning, Bobby. What
was the matter?
Bobby-It was Jack Broadfoot.
He fell down stairs and broke his leg
Uncle George-What did he do
that for?
Bobby-Wanted to see what was in
it, I reckon. -Burdette.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
7---'--'7-'7Ts---'- -
Notice

Having this day qualifel as ad.
mi"istrator of my former wife Mary
f. Go pr, now deceased, notice is
hereby given to all pers ms indebted
to her to come forward and settL
THEN accounts, and all persons hav.
ing ella ms against her will presen
them in the time prescribed by law
or this notice will be plead In bar o.
their recovery.
This Feb. 8 b 1879.
W. r. COOPER,
Administrator.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
Custom Made goods
4 SPECIALITY.

Remember that all Of our goods are
warranted to give entire satisfaction.
We make nothing shoddy.
Gents Fine Sewed Shoes, any
Style, s2 30. 81 90, 50 so, e. 90, IS 90
and $500. Ladies Fine Sewed But
ton M"rocco, 2 30 TO s2 Is; Kid, $500
To $500 The last price shoe ~ Of
French Kid, Custom Made. Boys.
Misses, and ChrIIden's fine shoes
cheap. Also full line Of pegged
SHOTS. We make a reductit Of ten
per ceat. TO ministers.
II your merchants do not keep our
good, send 10 your otder.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
Notice..

| will sell to the higest bidder for
cash on the 10th day of March 1889
at the court house in Durham at ]
o'clock, p. M, one half acre of land
in Durham county, adjoining the
lands of Dennis Tllley and G. c
Farthing under mortgage deed
executed to me by Duncan Cain, OF
the 10Th day of F. bruary 1888 t.
satisfy said mortgage and cost.
This Feb. 18th 1889.
w. p. HOLLOWAY.
Mortgage.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
~, INTERESTING STORY
TOLD by AN OLD SOLDIER.
Lee Camp Soldiers Home.

BICHNnSD. Va. November 2, ssS,
HUSSICUrT MEDICAL ca --(ients Some eight
years ago was A'tarsed vita sclaucs. and suf.
'ered for s.yeral days at time the most AgunlE.
ing ain. Il coa'inled getting wore although
eceiying the sst medical treatment aud using
,la ost every remedy ,hA; wss suggested finally
got bid % and suffered ~ much Vas unably
IL At'"n u my busla's. ant went 10 the 'soI
der. Home short tine after being there 20
r.a:.9R the Atlanta Constsation. Las y"ar
III MI, TITS kHETMGrtC CTkE' A'yr'tts'si
,nf. .le} , c..,. tnend"l by ct' to 4 A'.Au's
b.; a, tyre ar, 8, q you fos somc AMI IL a 'ea
- Pes rls'rt iaree battles. con m ~Lresl tal3nR
81 - .ona ., received. auI b fore NE b,tt! 81 q
= . nd LIZ he b.nehts asoE the thrf IL q,
.ts,. a'd ,Arrely ever falt Al As. er'ain.
u ut Tins GREAT AND ONLY CCah f,r sctA-
TEA .ad bHEU 4ATIsM ~As tor sale by Owrns 4
MIR. ,.,nght ehe bottle Ia, Re ana u.ei that
,ad fro. feel like nes man. Stihnst a
par 'roe, that uBbeArabe d sesse. sC.ATtCA.
an4I il "r'ulIy recommend It t. al ali tad ith
:. a ,ao. Rheumatism. a. sCRE CURE
RsssectfuIiy.
7. ". lit XGERFORD.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
ARNICA SALVE

TIE BEST SALvE In the world tor Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Cons and all Skin Eruptions and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
snteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale byR. Blacknall & Co. Dnurham
N c.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
THIS AGE.

Is full of humbugs, an that re
medy that dlsproves this charge is +
God-send to humanity. b B. B
has never failed, and that ought +"
count ofsomething to him who wants
{, be curt d OF what B. b. b. sets =
self up to cure.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
DO YOU WISH To SELL?

If you have furnlt ire, household
goods If any hind, produce. gond~,
wares or merchandise YOU wish sold
at auction or commission. sent it to
MallOry's Auction a'd Commission
House, Durham, n. c. jan 30 If.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13
HIlliClttS Rheumatic CnrP

g.. 81 ibls rnre Of RhsnmAtism statirA. Sea
'4'g,s sni oil dsseases Of the BIo,t skin aai Md
ness Fot sale By ircghst It one dollar per bat
le. siS bottles fE eve dollars. send for cook
estimanials fires.
Hdnuicutt Medicine Co. Atlanta(ia
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-13

wife-My dear, what kind of a
bird do you think ! ought to put on
my Sunday hat?
Husband-Oh, some bird Of pray,
I suppose. Y. Tribune.