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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-13
Which side will YOU take.

There are but Two sides 10 the IL
quor question. The home side and
the saloon side or will You please, the
Lords side and the devils side. The
Lords side is against the saloon. The
DEVILS side is for the saloon. There
is 10 compromise ground, and the
citizens who shirks his duty. Or fall
ters in this struggle is unworthy to
Ne counted a soldier in the army OF
the Lord. Let the watchword be
''lvi ward along the whole line"
MRS. W. H. ROGERS,
Supt. Press department,
W. G. /. u.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-13
w. c. T. U COLUMN
MOTTO,
For God, Home and Native Land
PLEDGE

hereby solen promi e, God helping M to
abstain from all Alcoholic Ii iuors, including
ploy all proper means to discourage the use and
traffic in the same.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

tators. The floor is divided into two sec
lions by a line drawn across the middle
parallel to the wall first described. The
players stand on either side Of this line,
There may be two or four players in a
match.
The ball is served with the open hand.
not thrown, and in general the design of
the game is to make the ball strike the front
wall and come back within the opponents
section of the floor in such way that it
cannot be served back before it has bound
ed twice. That is. the ball may be struck
with tho hand while it is on the first bound
or on the fly. but if the player fails to reach
it before the second bound. he loses point.
The player who stands within the section
of the court nearest the main wall serves
the ball with the design OF making it fall in
his opponents section but out OF the reach
of the opposing player; the latter. in reach
ing the ball, tries to send it back against the
main wall SO that it shall fall within the
first section to the similar discomfort OF the
first player. 1t may be seen ut Il glance
that this kind of play involves a great deal
of activity and skill. for a lively, bounding
ball is not easy to judge. and in moving
about quickly player is likely to strike it
altogether too hard for the proper effect.
A curious play sometimes occurs when the
ball bounds SO low that a man
cannot reach it with his hand. in which
case he is privileged to try for
it with his foot. To prevent u
player from causing the ball to rebound
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

growing in favor. Croquet at one time
served as suitable vent for the love OF
clergymen and professional men for an out
door game, and it is still in vogue in many
parts of the country. Meantime the ma
tional game has been steadily improving,
and enthusiasm for sports is more general
than ever before. and is still on the rise.
Nothing has been a more striking demon
stration of this than the cultivation OF two
indoor games the past winter-handball
and bowling.
Handball is distinctly an Irish game. and.
though it has been played in this. country
for many wears. interest in it and knoWl-
edge of 1t has been confined to very few
Irish enthusiasts. 1t was not until very re-
Gently that it could pretend to be standard
sport. because there were no championship
series played The games that did take
place were between individuals, and seldom
did a report get into the newspapers. or an
audience gather to witness the contest. Up
to two years ago there were only two. or
possibly three handball courts for the serv-
ice of all the great population included In
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. and
they were seldom used. Now there are
several other courts and promise OF more,
and public matches are of frequent occur
renee.
court is simply large. very high room
with floor of asphalt, or hard earth. At
one end of the room the house wall. I'M
broken by windows or projections of any
kind, rises to height of from thirty five
to sixty feet. according to the size of the
building, or the builders purse. tits against
this wall that the small ball used in play is
thrown. The sidewalks are also free from
projections. At the back there is usually u
gallery for the accommodation of spec
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
Judge Fuller.

Chief-Justice Fuller is something OF
a novelty on the Supreme Bench. He
is nervous to remarkable degree, and
seems to find it impossible to sit still.
His hands are constantly in motion at
one thing or another. Often he takes
o scrap of paper and folds and refolds
it into thousand shapes; or he turns
over the pages of hook without look
ing at them. But, as usual thing, he
is pulling his mustache like nervous
graduate on commencement day. Wis
itors to the Supreme Court, who think
the judges are extraordinary beings,
look at the Chief-Justice in surprise,
not knowing that he is man Of won
derful learning and ability. One of
them made social call on him, and
was shocked to find him reading q
novel. He could not refrain from ex-
pressing his surprise. Il refresh my
mind with novels" said the Chief-Jus-
tice, with smile. But the case of
so-and-so," said the visitor. Thought
you would be studying that" "It is
already decided" replied the Chief
Justice. "That was my dinner; this.
tapping the novel, @is my dessert"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
A Tender Spot in Every Heart.

I never did believe that human nat
ure was innately, radically, incorrigi
bly, mean. 1t is selfish and thought
less, but just let tender, touching
case come right up square before a
man and he will surrender. One time
I saw reckless, God-forsaken man
jump into a mad. swollen, rushing
river to save poor boy from drown
ing. and he saved him OF the peril of
his own life. In 1854 I saw man
lodged on the end of log that had
been caught among the rocks just
above the brink of Niagara Falls.
For thirty-six hours the people had
been trying to rescue him, and thou
sands had congregated there from
neighboring cities. All efforts had
failed, and his wife and children were
weeping upon the bank. Suddenly
man mounted upon box and shouted
with appraised arms: ct will give
$4,000 to anybody who will save that
man. Here is my check for the
money!" and he handed his check to
the Mayor. "Who is that man ?" in
quired, and the answer was: "He is
the meanest man in Buffalo" There
is tender spot in most every heart.
But still these spasmodic charities
won't do to rely on. It is a systematic
charity that keeps the world alive.
There was an old gentleman in Rome,
Ga, who was banker, and he laid
aside 81 out of every $40 that he made.
That was the Lords money, he said,
and he gave it to the churches. He
kept it in different drawer in the
iron safe. He would not use it for any
other purpose. Outside of that he
gave literally to public and private
charities. He said: II owe to the
Lord one-tenth, but what I give to the
poor I lend to the Lord. He pays
good interest and won't plead usury OF
take homestead on me. Down here
when I lend money 1 take security
and make them sign iron clad notes
that waive homestead and agree to pay
all expenses of collection, and even
then they get me sometimes; but I
take no note from the Lord. I don't
even charge it up 10 him. He keeps
the books. Bill Arp.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

certain hours set apart for players who
have applied in advance for the privilege.
In some German clubs there are as many
as ten different bowling clubs formed from
among the members.
There is a curious outdoor game in Ire
land called bowling. Our indoor game Is
known there as "bowles." Bowling with
the Irish is played by two or four men upon
an ordinary country road. 1t is not a
standard sport. but there is hardly coun-
try town that does not boast of its skillful
players and local champion, and where
there is not special stretch of road known
as the bowling ground. As a rule. the road
is taken that has one or more curves. for the
game requires more skill under such cir
cumstances. The ball used Is of iron. and
is about the size of a baseball Each
player has one. Starting at point in the
middle of the road that may be decided
upon. they work forward to any other point
they may agree upon beforehand, and back
again. The first player takes short run
and pitches his ball as far ahead
as possible. From the point where it
stops he pitches again. alternating in play
with his opponent. II the ball rolls into the
gutter it must be brought back into the
middle of the road at the place where it.
rolled off. This rule makes rounding a
curve difficult. but skillfuI players may
throw the ball so that it will roll at least
part way around the curve. To assist in
this the ball is usually made with hole in
one side. or a projecting nub, so that the
weight of the iron is uneyenly distributed,
thus giving better opportunity for exerting
force that shall cause the ball to roll in q
curved line. The object of the game is to
bowl over the curves and back in as few
throws as possible. and leave the ball at the
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
A Civil Service Worse than Ours.

The people dare not spend their
money, lest they will be thought
wealthy and it will be squeezed from
them by the Government or the Of
ficials, writes Frank Ct. Carpenter
from Tientsin, China. The Emperor
has the right to demand what he
pleases of his subjects, and the officers
are expected to live by squeezing their
salaries out of the people. Here at
Tientsin there is native customs Of
ficer whose Office is said to be worth
5000, 900 year, and even the Judges
get their salaries by making criminals
pay them to be let off or not prosecuted.
It is impossible to know how this sys-
tenn has saturated the institutions Of
China, and how it is practiced by the
highest and the lowest. Lii Hung
Chang, who is looked upon as the most
progressive man in China, is undoubt-
eddy not averse to it, and as an in
stance, which, though petty, shows
something of his character, [ cite the
following which has occurred while /
have been here. The railroad to the
Kaiping mines has just been completed,
and the Honorable Lii Hung Chang, as
large owner of stock and as the chief
promoter, took trip upon it to the
mines. As he rode out he kept urging
the engineer to go faster and faster,
and was hardly satisfied with 81 miles
an hour. He was pleased, however,
with the furniture of his car, which
he was told had been fitted up especial
ly for him.
"Ahl" replied he, "if this furniture
was made for me I will take it home
with me when / return" And this he
did. The managers of the road, who
had built the car for noted guests,
could not refuse such great man, and
they bit their lips and let it go. A
similar instance occurred during visit
to the mines. One of the officers had a
very fine cabinet of minerals and other
curiosities which Ii Hung Chang
greatly admired. He was told that it
had cost 800, and he might have it
for that amount If he wished it. AS
this reply was given him, the Viceroy
answered, "Yes, that is very kind but
don't you think it would come little
more appropriately as gift ?" OF
course the cabinet was presented to
him. And still Lii Hung Chang is
worth $16,000,03O. Us it any wonder
that such q system will not produce
good work?
The foreign customs Of China are,
on account Of the stealings of the Chi
nese officials, now administered by for
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
Take q Sheep.

There is pertinent temperance les
son in the following anecdote. A far
mer once employed young man to
labor upon his farm without knowing
anything of his habits All too soon
the farmer found that his new hand was
addicted to drinking alcoholics and his
habit interfered with his usefulness.
"John," said the farmer to the man,
"I'll give We one o. my best sheep if yell
give up drinkin' while ye work for
me"
"It's bargain" declared the man.
A grown son of the farmer, overhear-
ing this agreement. looked up and
asked: aPa. will you give me sheep,
too, if I will not drink this season?p
"Yes," replied the father, 4you may
have sheep, also.
Then the little boy spoke up and spid :
"Pa, will you give me sheep, too, if !
will not drink"
eyes, son, you shall have sheep.
also"
After moments pause, the little
boy turned to his father and, said: PA,
hadn't you better take q sheep, tooP"
AZ dunno, / Dunno the farmer rs-
piled, doubtfulIg and then suddenly
concluded, II declar'. I'll try it and
saelp
The old gentleman was heard after
ward to declare that he made the best
investment of sheep that season he
ever made in his life,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
AMERICAN BOWLING.

from the wall in such a way that his oppo-
nent would have almost no chance to reach
it, line is drawn along the wall one foot
above the floor. It is not permissible to
serve the ball against the wall below this
line.
Bowling began to come into prominence a
few years ago when a national association
OF players was formed for the purpose OF
playing championship matches. Last win
ter a wonderful number of lesser associa-
tions were organized. some being confined
to city. some to county. and others to a
number OF towns near to each other. Be-
sides the associations. however, there are
now In existence and practice more private
clubs than can be enumerated. Some OF
them are composed entirely OF men, but the
majority appear to be OF ladies and gentle
men together. while there are some OF ladies
only. The game. therefore. takes on a
pleasant social character as we'll as a USE
ful exercise. Ladies' may make. under good
instruction. as good bcwlers as men.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
Lawrence Barrett's Grief.

A prominent comedian tells the fol-
lowing story on Lawrence Barrett, and
adds that it is very evident the popular
tragedian draws the line at being taken
for billboard or three-sheet poster.
The story goes that Mr.. Barrett, in the
flush of a successful career, concluded
that it was always worth just double
the ordinary price to hear him play
"Julius Caesar" Richard Ill.," or, in
fact, any character in his repertory.
Some time ago, before the Booth and
Barrett combine, while the latter was
going it on his own hook, he found
himself booked for New Britain,
small town in Connecticut, and, ac-
corling to arrangement, double the
regular price of admission was to be
charged. On the night Of the show
large crowd gatherel in front of the
thea.er to see who would be fools
enough to pay $1.50 to see an actor,
and though there were so many out
side, the "fools" PANIED out pretty
well also, for the h ouse was half full,
so that there was about the same
amount of money received as there
would have been had the price of adj
mission been the regular charge. This
was exceedingly gratifying to the actor;
he had adhered to his notion OF his
value as an artist and had lost no
money, and this thought filed him
with the keenest pleasure and made
him most self-satisfed individual
During a wait lie was sitting in his
dressing-room Illuminating on what a
great man he was and complacently
admiring himself, when a messenger
came with worl that the manager OF
the theater would like to spsak to him.
In his present state of mind, the ira
gedian at once jumped to the conclu-
sion that the manager was overjoyed
at the success of the engagement and
was coming to make terms with him
for q return season. Not doubling for
moment this was the managers de-
sire, he ordered him to be admitted.
The manager came in, and, without
heaping the congratulations, as the ac-
tor fully expected, said: "Mr. Barrett,
I should BE- much obliged to you if,
during the performance, you would
step to the footlights and announce for
me that the next attraction at this
house will begin on Monday night next,
and will be The Rag Baby"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03
Difference in Flour.

I don't believe that many consumers
understand the differen o between a
spring wheat and winter wheat -four,
but it is desirable that they should.
The former contains a much larger
proportion of gluten, and is conse-
quently more nutritious and will go
farther. The latter contains larger
proportion of starch, and will not re-
tain the moisture hich is so notice
able in the bread made from the for
mer. Both fours have their use. The
former makes the most nutritious and
most satisfactory bread, while the lat
ter is desirable for pastry purposes.
The former also goes much farther
than the latter, claim which can be
practically tested by any housewife, by
noticing the large amount of water
which spring VIII at -four takes up.
The winter wheat flour, however,
will make winter loaf of bread, and
perhaps of finer texture; but, as stated
before, it lacks the nutritive qualities
of the former. The difference In these
two kinds of -four is very noticeable to
the housewife who is accustomed to
using one kind and by mistake receives
the other. In consequence of such mis-
take the new flour is condemned, when
the fault frequently lies in the lack OF
knowledge as to the proper method Of
handling it. Tt would, doubtless, be
well for practical housewives to have
some of both kinds of -four. for in that
way they can have the best bread and
the best pastry.
Make note Of it: For the best and
most nutritious bread use spring wheat
-four; for the finest PASTRY use winter
wheat -four. Table TdEh.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

REPRESENTATIVE BURNEs, of Missouri.
who died recently, came of poor fam
lily, but as in boyhood he showed evil
dences of more than ordinary ability, his
brothers dubbed together to send him
to the Hsrvard law school. When he
returned great things were expected of
him. His first case was the defense of
a horse-thief, perfectly hopeless case.
His brothers and great crowd gath
cred in the Court House. Burnes knew
he had no chance and must lose this
first case. After allowing the trial to
go on for awhile, Burnes resolved upon
a desperate expedient. He asked leave
to go with the prisoner to another room
to consult, Once there the prisoner
was told to "git." Burnes chased him
with great cutlery, but just as he was
about to catch him stumbled and fell
and the man got away.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

GLADSTONE AYERS that at the open
ing of his Parliamentary career he felt
that Daniel O'Connell was the great
est popular leader the world has ever
seen. Of all the Irishmen, he now
thinks there are but two rivals of the
great agitator and statesman-these
two a-e Burke and the Duke of We'll
lington. Swift and Grattan he refers
to as next among formidable competi-
tors. He even goes back as far as
Greek and Roman history, pronouncing
neither Cleon nor Gracious, nor later
Rienzi and Sayonarola equals in power
with O'Connell. Nor will he allow a
parallel with Kossuth and Mazzini, but
is inclined to acknowledge that with
Count Cavour comparison may be
drawn
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

Col. FRED GRANT wan the Chinese
mission, and makes no secret of the
fact, but he says: II am not making
any effort to secure the position, nor
do intend to do so. I would like to
60 to China, because I think I could
do more good there than in any other
place. My fathe +, as you krow, was
greatly liked by the Chinese Govern
ment. They appreciated his kindly
policy toward them, and showed this
when he visited China in his tour around
the world. While with him there I
made the acquaintance of many of the
leading Mandarins, which I'm sure
would be valuable to me and to our
Government"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

eigners, and am told that the man at
the head of them, Sir Robert Hart,
receives 100000 year for his able
The other customs Off
GERS are well paid, and the Chinese
find that it is cheaper for them to thus
pay high salaries for honest foreigners
than to let their own people swindle
the Government out of it's dues.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

The chair in which President Cleve-
land sat for four years is one that he had
made to order and paid for himself. 1t
is made of light oak to match the desk
made from the timber of the Resolute
and sent to the White House by Queen
Victoria. 1t is great, widespread
ing, revolving chair, with o seat and
back of split cane and heavy frame
tastefllly carved.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

A MAN in Craig County, Virgil. =,
has three children whose names are,
respectively, Jailey Green Bird May
flower Brickey, Oregon Texas Geor-
gianna Brickey, and Molina Truxilla
Eutaw Sebilla Tootater Brickey. The
names are declared to be so entered in
the family Bible.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

In trying to cut "pigeon-wing" on
the ice on the Kennebec the other day
Charles johnson got fall by which he
broke an arm, leg, two ribs, cracked
his skull and knocked out four teeth.
Those not satisfied with the perform
ance had their money refunded.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

PETER JOHNSON, colored resident
Of Cairo, was going to swallow ten
fishhooks in public on wager Of So,
but the law stepped in and prevented
him. It was decided that the fishing
season had not yet begun.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

A KEY WEST fisherman rubs his
body in kerosene oil and swims among
the sharks in safety. They don't want
to get any nearer to him than you do
to man who has been eating last
wears onions.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

DR.. ScHL1EMANN, the noted Greek
arch@ologist and excavator, is master
of fourteen languages. In his youth
he was sailor before the mast on
German vessel. It is said that he
gained reading knowledge of English
in six months of study.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

BLOOD, discarded officer of Oliver
Cromwell's household, with his con-
federates, seized the Duke of Or
monde in his coach, intending to hang
him, and had got to Tyburn, when he
was rescued by his friends, Dec. 6,
1910. Blood afterwards, in the disguise
of clergyman, attempted to steal the
regal crown from the jewel Office in the
Tower, May 8, 1911 yet, notwithstand-
ing these and other offenses, he was
not only pardoned but had pension
of G5O0 per annum settled on him by
Charles H., 1871. He died Aug. q.
1850.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

Two WITNESSES in q case in Iowa
who swore that they saw man forty
rods off draw revolver were proved
to be so near-sighted that they could
not tell revolver from poodle dog
fifteen rods away.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

THE farmers and gardeners of South
ern New Hampshire are of the opinion
that the open winter weather, which
caused the buds to start, win bring
about failure of the fruit crop the
coming season. So they are quoted on
the subject, at least.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

WANAMAKER, the great Philadelphia
merchant, has increased his adver-
Using 800 per cent. because of the dull
season. He wisely argues that it is in
the dull times the dealer should take
special pains to let the public know
the merits of his wares.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

SYLvANUs CoBB only wanted an hour
to lay the plot of story and place his
characters. It would have been harder
for him to write a school composition
than serial to run for twenty weeks.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

AN Ohio farmer mortgaged his farm
to get his wife some diamond earrings,
and she lost one of them in the suds
the very first wash day and attempted
to hang herself in the barn.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

IT is proposed to remove the Uniyer-
sity of the Pacific from San Jose. Cal,
to San Francisco. President Hirst IA
vors the change, and says an endow-
ment of $500, 900 is needed.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-03

IT is rumored among the natives of
Corea that China will annex the coun-
try after the Emperor's marriage, and
that the present Corean Emperor and
all his family will be deposed.