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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09

for many manufacturing industries is
no small advantage in whatever point
Of view il may be regarded. tts hy-
gienic value is lncaleulable.
4 The educational institutions OF
the city are attracting and will CO.'S
tinue to draw the best class If popls
lation. Here is found the largest and
best appointed academy IN the South,
built within twelve months on land
which was owned by this Company.
This school will haYe Recommendations
for three hundred prpils AMI Ii
known as RanJolph.M Macon Acaie,
my Tie architectural beauty Of this
magnifcen' tiildiDg is one Of ths at
fractions o ils lands ownsd by the
Company. a large college for young
ladies is now under contract, under
the patronage of the Presbyterian
Chuich. Tue Baptist Church will
speedily build the Jeter Female In
stilntion. The public schools are ex-
cellent. Bedford City will be great
educational centre, backed by the 10.
fiuence aid patronage Of zone Of the
leading churches oftha country.
5. The development already &C.
hieved is evidence of The value of
this investment. The population il
nov more than $500 souls. There
are no houses for rent in the city.
Chureh,s, schools and manufactures
are established, ani every advantage
exists FOR establishing many more.
Suitable sites abouni, and the cor.
pora,ion is liberal in encouraging
new industries. Two banks, one q
National Bank with ample capital,
are here, TO facilitate every kind Of
business. The Bedford City Com
pany, by large outlay Of money has
the value Of ITS properly,
and tue future value Of It's stock
may be judged by the rapid advance
IN enterprises. Capital In large sums
has already sought investment anl
,ther companies organized Tor special
purposes are aiding in developing the
general prosperity. Taxes are log
Ind by the charter the city is restrict
d wisely in this respect.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09

l wonder If people will know each
other in the next world" /" asked Cad. /.
bury. H
] question il very much, " answered
Ratbone, "for / have noticed that
after people get Ep little they are
not toofond ofrecoguizepg you here. .
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09
Very Little Difference.

He had come q little late and she
had delivered the usual feminine ora.
tion. He turned on bis pillow and
mutteren, as hs drowsed Off: "AIatches
made in Heaven seem to have Just as
much birthstone on EN- as the other
kind"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09
country through which their road

Il y
passes.
3. Bedford City receives more
freight It its depot and ships more
than my points except Norfolk,
Petersburg, Lynchburg and Roanoke.
4. a joint stock company will
soon erect a broom factory, the output
Of which will be large, and it will be
the only factory Of this kind between
Richmond and Nashville. Five
other factories are to be built within
twelve or eighteen months. The
purpose Of the Company in selling its
stock Is to aid the establishment Of
permanent and paying industries.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09
a Catchy Dog.

"Ts that your dogl' asked one
leisufely,looking man Of another on
Pennsylvania avenue.
"Yes."
Good dogl'
"Yes; expect to make a ratter Of
him"
Ever catch anythingl'
"Ye5.
"Nhat did be calchg'
"Fleas." s. .*f
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09
PLAN.

The authorized capital OF the Com.
pany is Si.0OO,0e0.
Shares Of stock Of par value Of
$500, 900 have been paid for the lands
and property Of the Company.
Tue Company offers to sell, for a
limited time, stock 10 the amount Of
5000, 900 more, reserving TO itself the
right to reject Or accept any amount
in excess ofthat sum.
The stock is offered In shares of
$40 each, par value.
Subscribers are now offered them
at tifty per cent. Of par value, and
paid up non assessable certificates
are issued TO each subscriber as soon
as this amount i paid in.
A cash payment Of 81 per share
m Ist be made at the time Of sub.
scription. One dollar more in thirty
days the residue 10 payments of 81
each in sixty and ninety days from
date Of subscription.
The amount Of payments on stock
sold Is paid into the CCmpany's
treasury and set apart rs the work
ing capital of the Company. II will
oily be used TO build up the values
ofthe Company ! lauls, by aiding and
furihering by jujicious business meth.
ods, manufacturing industries aud
such investments rs the Company
approves. Every dollar sub.c ibed
BY this plan belongs to the stock
holders. Every dollar Of increased
value inires directly TO the benefit Of
each stockholder.
The architect Hho'built the beau
tlful lIaDdolph.MacOn Academy. is
now drawing the plans of the hotel
The site was selected by President
Kimball aud Msjor Saais, VI The
Norfolk and Western Railroad, an1
the present expenditure will b. from
$4,000 to $4,000, the plan to admit
Uf suca addaiaus Us may be needed
II will be equal to the best hotel any.
where.
MEMogANDuM or FURTHER FACTS
WORTH NOTING.
/. Bedford County contains 10
large quantities iron ores Of high
grade and other mineral Of great value
accessible 70 the city. 1t is not in.
tended TO permit our natural wealth
to he carried longer elsewhere. and il
ia proposed to establish rapidly as
possible the mining and manufacture
ing industries suited to our facilities
and location.
2. There is no possible reason Why
4 great variety Of profitable manusI
factories shall not thdye in Bedford
City. With railroad facilities 10
reach markets, on q trunk liuc Of
railway under wi.e and liberal man.
segment, 10 investor need fear that
the same advantages viii not DC given
here by the railroad authorities that
are given 10 oil live towns on their
lines. Their policy ID 70 develop The
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09

Mrs. Kendal has written a poe "
"a Receipt iyr 4 Kiss" Why give q
receipt for ilS Pay il back right
away. Don't have debts Of that
kind. -From Tie Harrisburg TeIc.
graph.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-04-09

what is It?" "In 1902 Jefferson
removed a man named Harrison
from Office"
Wearenot abetting character, and
as Southerner, we can't be pacifed,
as If we were a child deprived Of a
toy, by the promise Of something
else just as good from Harrisons
administration. There has been
some appointments made in this
State, a negro women as post-miss.
tress IN one Of the eastern counties,
for instance, which the white people
don't like to submit 10, and we
think the people are going to rise
up and make this administration
feel that the last victory was the
dearest ever won.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

The 4th quarterly meeting for Ada cir
cuit for 1880 was held at Prospect church,
October 4. 1890. Rev. B. F. Alexander
Presiding Elder in the chair, and the fol-
lowing officials present. r. NJ. Walker,
IP. g., w. B. Richardson, Wm Nugent,
John e. LongyJ. w. Baldridae and 81. G.
Goodwin. W. B. Richardson was elected
secretary. !
The report Of the preacher In charge as
to Sunday school work and the state Of
the church showed marked improvement
all along the line. There are 9orgsnized
societies on the work, and five Sunday
schools. The collections for the quarter
for the support Of the ministry are as fol
lows: Colfax sl1O 30, Olive Branch 50 Is,
Gray's Creek $5 40, Fish Creek SEQ
Pleasant Hill SIS, Prospect So, Liberty
Chapel 81 30, Buelah SIG so, Palestine U.
Total s1sl 25, of which sl7l 25 was paid
to P. C., and $40 paid to P. E. The col
lection on Sunday amounted to s8 80, but
we failed to learn how it was applied.
The amounts raised for other purposes
during the quarter are as follows: Sunday
school supply $12, foreign missions sl3 30,
domestic missions IS, building and fur
nishing churches $1,000, parsonages % 80,
widows and orphans (conf claimants) s15.-
10 bishops S6, church extension S.. edu-
cation 81 Total 1911 70.
The quarterly conference recommended
that the orders of r. M. Walker, deacon
in the Free Methodist church, be recog
nized by the Louisiana annual conference.
The stewards elected for the ensuing
year are, NJ. E. Swafford, w. b. Richard
son, ]. H. Tison, VIM. Nugent, William
Stevens, w. W. Brashear, g. H. Harvill,
DIR. ]. w. Baldridge, ]. e. Long, H. G..
Goodwin, W. L. Richardson, A. A. Dean.
Recording steward, G. H. Harvill.
District steward, A. A. Dean.
Sunday school superintendents, H. G
Goodwin, w. B. richardson, G. w. Chris
tian and j. H. Lewis.
"A report from the trustees Of church
property is to be handed in, which will be
published in due course of time.
1t was decided that the next quarterly
mreting shall be held in Colfax.
A great deal Of interest was manifested
in the religious exercises, and the indica-
tions up. to noon on Sunday we're that
Prospect would have it's membership con-
siderably increased.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

Alexandria is going to bridge
the bloody chasm," as it were., Not
satisfied with the railroad bridge,
which is to be built one mile above
the town, within the next 3 months,
they have started a company to
biddge Red river and connect Pine
vile and Alexandria with modern
fo,t and road bridge. 1t" is esti-
.1Aakqd that the work can be done
4df $75. 600, of which about forty
per cent is already subscribed. AS
soon as $50, 900 has been subscribed
the company is TO be organized. 1t
is expected to have everything in
readiness for work and push the
bridge to completion in ninety days
after permission is obtained from
Congress to bridge the river.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

Constituting but one-fifth Of the voting
population, and holding but small por-
ton of the wealth, the farmersof this
country cannot hope to control the poll
tics and finances Of these United States
except by coalition and combining with
other caIIings and industries. Disorgani-
zers and demagoguesshoaid be releeated
to the rear. The truth OF Holy Writ is
eternal, and mo man liveth unto him.
sell" any more in politics and commel Q,
than in the moral and spiritual world.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
Dir. Kings New Life PILE. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, aud
have never handled remedies that sell
as we'll, or. that. have given such uni
versal satisfaction. We do not hesi-
tate ta guarantee them every time,
and we stand ready to refund the pnr-
chnse price, it satisfactory results do
NOT follow the use. These r~medies
bAve won their gr'at pop, lar ty purely
ON their merits. G. C. NASH.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

The daily city papers, with the
sin Gle exception of the Delta,
Fee ningly are now systematicaliy
gsrblipg and rnisquoting the coun-
try press in it's expressions upon
tho lottery question. We notice
several giaring instances within
the last two weeks, This appears
to be'a new dodge. -
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11
Notice Of Final Proof.
LAND OYrIcE At NV ORLEANS. La, I
Septem her 27. IS&O.

LAND OYrIcE AT NV ORLEANS. La. I
Sspteuher 81. 1850. :
Notice IL hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has fled notice OF his
inteption to make final proof IN support
If his claim. and that said prosf will be
made before the judge. or in his absence,
the clerk of the district court, at Colfax
La, on FRIDAY. November IA. 1890, viz:
s. w. La(-rOix.
who made home ste'd entry No. $500 fn
the W hf of ne or aud hf of NV or sec IS,
s6nr W La mer
He names the following witnesses t.
prove his continuous residence upon aud
cultivation of. said land, viz: William
Darlington. VIM. H Jordan. Vim, B Da,i-.
H. 5. { darlington. MI Of Grant parish. La
CHAS. c. PALfREY,
pf$7 Register.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

Jno. A. Morris proposes to give
Louisiana $87,5 for levee pur-
poses, fonr years hence, provided
he is given license to debauch the
State, while the y. S. government
gives $900O00 now. The lottery
levee argument has SUDDENLY had
the stufing knocked out Of it.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

President Adams and State Lecturer
Gui ,e, we are pleased to announce, side
with this editor, in the view that the
4th Congressional district is bigger than
tive parishes; that Mr.. Blanchard is eour
meat by right OF capture and solemn
pied se, and that it is the duty and should
be pleasure for all good union men to
scco d him their hearty support.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

LAND Orv1es Al New OsLEANs, La, l

LAND Orv1ee Al New ORLEANS, La. /
September n, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-aamed settler Las filed notice Of his
intention to make final rroof in support
of his claim, and II a: said /. ro,f will lie
made bcfsre tie judge, or in his absence,
the c'erk of the district court, ut c"lfax,
La.. on, Ffiday, Novsmbv ~, lsy0, viz:
William M. Darlington,
who made homestead eutay No. a446 for
The n hf Of sw Or Sc nr of NV Or md sw qr
Of ne ar sec 26 { Gnrl w La mrr.
Hcnumes the following witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon and cu'tiva-
ton of, said land viz: William Jard N.
:. W. Lac DIX. Il. r.. Pollard and 4. j..
Slayter. all Of Grant parish, a.
CHAS g. PAIFREY.
pf$7 Register.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11
A Safe Investment.

il one which is guaranteed to bring
yoR satisfactory results, or in case Of
failure return If purchase price. On
This safe plan you can buy from our
a.lvertised Druggist bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t is guaranteed to bring relief
III every case, wIsen used for any affec-
ii0n of. throat. lnDgs Or. chest, such as
consumption, inflammation etc. 1t is
,,leasant and a8r&cahie t. taste, per-
jeotly safe, and e1p always - depend
eil apon. Triak lDttle fra st c. G.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

N one takes live'ier interest. or has
sddsl more to the mite al progress Of
this county than G. w. f5olton, Of Pine
wills. who bxfair dealing and honest goods
has always retained the confidence and
pstr image Of host Of customers. He has
inst got on q largerlo of goods for the
fall trade, and will be pleased to have his
frie Ids call on him.. 49,,
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

Sleep does,not always visit those
lack ii witlta cough uisicss the great
rem dy c. c. G. certain cough cue is
takea and The cough cured. Sud Ivy
8. M. Lacrsix.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

4 &c best salve ia the world for cnts,
blu ses, sores, ulcers, salt rlseuni, fever
sore !, tettcr, r,cI,appesI hands, ci.iIhlains.
corn ;, AMI all other skin erupiions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quirsd. Il is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refuded. Price
2<0 per box. For sale by G. C. Nash.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

- HIXY8 q xOUf8lAXX,3 2
BAtEGu oB 0nAxI<
Osleax. csb(snbee 1, 4. p. 11Da }
By virtue a thc law - - vssted N slectjon
il hersby es1ervd To ~ held in township eev@
nort6. range two west in Grant parrish. La, On
SATURDAY. October II. A. D. lsoo.
70 take the sense of ths inhabissnts Or votess n
said t0wnship, whether er NOT tho .schO0l lands,
&. G. nlchaFxla. ESQ.,. member Of school h0nr1
residine in ward thrse IL herehy prlege1 10 hold
eaid election in a.id toWnsllp on hid dny. hay-
previous 10 the day ef election IN thrne publio
piaceH in suid township, and q the oourt hou4e
d0nr in the town Of ColIhx, and 70 ne ma11e fuu
: -''- @. Il. McKNIGHT.
Sent 1-lt PAxiuh TFeonoror.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

You are out nothing ii you get a bot
tie OF C. G.. G. certain chill cure from
s. NJ. Lacr..ix NJ d il does not cure your
shills and fever. 1t is guaranteed.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

Ths bsst are the cheapest the world over, 80
ifyoa want to get the cheapest wagon IN the
world. call on b. Turner. Pineville who also
eau supply your wants, in almost any line, at as
che - rates as can be had anywhere.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
CoIfax postoEc, Oct I, 1890, Gents-E Z. Fed
lin. H,nry Giyeus. b. NJ. Hulse. Thomas Pace.
d. Ii. RoberH, M. l.. Towerson. Ladies' Miss
Emily Salter. Mrs. N. ]. Foster.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

If taken in time C. C. G. certain
cough cure never fails to enre coughs
and colds. Sold hy s. N. Lacroix.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

The convicts turned out by our late distrlct
court have made Il enselves useful this week by
doing some much needed work ON the streets OF
Colfax and fixing ties to the court square,
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11
BROWNS ha0E BjTTERS

Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia. Mala-
ria. Nervousness, and General Debility Physi-
cians recommend 1t. All dealers sell it, Genuine
hsstfkde mark and crossed red lines on wrapper
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11
FOCAL DOTS. +.

You may find something new and inter-
esting by referring to the advertisement
of B. Turner, Pineville.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-10-11

Co. FOR THE BLOOD,
- Weakness, Malaria, Indigestion and
LiliOuineas, take
BROWNS IRON BITTEnS.
IL cures quickly For sale by ali dealers In
medicine. Get the genuine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-14
BRET t4aeTES STORIES
Pair Proof Reader Who Objected -
Their Moral Tone

Pair Proof Reader Who Objected 70
Their Moral Tone.
II vas. Of course. that admirable
tory, The Luck Of Roaring Camp"
hat first won fame on both 5ides Of
he Atlantic for Mr. Bret Harte, made
is fortune, and showed that great
gJ-iter had arisen: bnt the story vas
iot suffered 70 appear with out a pro-
est. Readers know that there is no
Jurer writer than this delightful nov
Hist who has never penned line that
he severest moralist would blot; but
shen The Luck Of Roaring Camp"
sas put into type the young woman
rho Wa proof-reader in the Office Of
he magazine found something in it
which shocked her dreadfuIly. Mr..
Bret Harte was editor Of the magazine
or which he wrote the story n am not
absolutely certain Of the name, and AZ
his auecdOte has, I believe, never
,een published, must not make
Mistake in an interesting bit of lit
srary history. He had just been ap-
pointed, and this was one Of his earli-
st contributions, If not actually the
irst The proprietor and publisher Of
he magazine was q long way from be-
ng man Of letters. but to him the
,entie proOf-reader appealed. She
Gould not very well protest TO the edit
Dr. and author. 80 she went TO the own
sr and told him what dreadful story
Hr. Bret Harte Rad written; indeed, she
cit it impossible To retain her place IL
~ shocking a writer was going 10 keep
1n with this sort Of thing-duil, vul-
gar, stupid, and OH so improper The
proprietor read it, and, having no
opinion Of his own, went TO his editor
md told him how he had wounded the
Dodesty Of the proof-reader; 70 which
Hr- Bret Harte replied that he was
fery sorry To wound any ones sensi-
,ilities, but he really did not think
he story was wicked or immoral II
were an improper story, he added,
lis inability TO see it in that light
III Sed that he was unfit TO
dit magazine by reason of MS
ack Of PERCEPTION, and If he
taged he must insist On publishing
he story. The proprietor did not
know whether to accept his resignation
Or not, but in the end the story was
published, even at the r.sk-with, in
Iced, the certainty-of hurting the
Beings of the young woman who read
he proofs. The result amazed the
publisher very much inded. The
edition was snapped up at once, and
,ther editions, as fast as they could be
printed. Every one was talking Of
THE Luck of Roaring Camp" reve-
alton in the art of story telling. APP
plications came from big publishers in
New York and elsewhere Offering any
terms Mr.. Bret Harte liked TO name
lOr more stories like il. The publisher
found that in the editor whom he had
Utmost let slip through his fingers he
1ad a treasure; his magazine, from
barely paying its way, became fort
Inc, and be became to lose faith a lit
dc in the taste and Judgment of the
TOung woman who read the proofs.
illinois Sporting and Dramatic News.
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-Ism Room No. 8. upstairs. spreckels' Block
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PETS WORTH HAVING.
stories That will Surprise Ordinary 81
dents OF Natural History.

stories That Will Surprise Ordinary Stu
dents OF Natural History.
family live in Harlem who never
rave any clocks in the house because
canary which they have always war
,les the hour. At twelve o'clock the
birds turns three springs backward
ind sings annie Laurie" The peo-
Ole are awakened at seven o'clock
Zach morning by the strains of IBID
Ne Goodbye"
There is a horse in Cayuga County
Who likes to climb up the ladder of the
table into the loft, and from thence to
he roof of the building and slide down
% the ground. His repeated perform
tnces have made the roof 80 slippery
hat when lightning struck the place
asst summer it glanced off at once and
ell to the ground, leaving the stable
anharmed.
A Wisconsin farmer owns a yellow
log, the exact color of a pumpkin,
which is called Captain inks" The
log is very feet, and will overtake
my thing in the country. His favorite
amusement is to run in and out and
between the wheels of fast-moving
express train. The farmer is greatly
attached to him, and last week refused
an offer Of three dollars which travel
ng Snowman made.
A cat in Mississippi recently gave
up its life to save the community.
The river was very high. and the dixie
which had been built to keep out the
waters gave way in one place and the
water was pouring in unnoticed. when
the cat passed by and. realizing the
condition of affairs, crawled into the
hole and stopped the food. 1t is esti-
mated that $50, 900 and a number of
lives were saved by the heroic feline,
and the villagers have built beauti-
ful tomb of red granite, with mice
carved in relief, over the bones of the
animal
A COW is the property Of a poor
widow in the Ohio valley who supports
herself by taking in washing. Every
night in the winter when the COW
comes home to be MIXED she brings
"Dcd diAtk Otl lcE uOTuS
TO keep her mistress in fuel for the
next day II her pasture-ground is
needed for bleaching purposes the cow
goes into a neighbours corn-feld to eat.
She always rests under a tree during
the noon-hour, and starts to eat again
1t one o'clock precisely. The COW is
Of sky-blue color, dapgled with yell
low.-Judge
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Foolish Preaching. 4.

ST. Paul says the world is to be
saved by the foolishness of preaching.
But not by foolish preaching. There
is q good deal Of foolish preaching.
What wonder if stand up essays,
stepped in poppy juice, should send
the congregation to the land of Nod
Who Is to blame when barrenness
follows the sewing of nothingf The
reason why many preacher has not
better "luck" in fishing for men, at
firms a successful pastor, is that he
will insist on whipping a stream al
ready tished out, or In trying to catch
salt fish in fresh waters, or in flying
Tor salmon where only mud fish
abound, and not infrequenuy in an
CLING on dry grounds!-Clergyman in
st. Louis Republic.