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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
That Was Different.
Detroit Free Press.

A Detroiter drove up to a livery
stable the other day and said to the
proprietor, who stood at the door:
II am going away, and I've got a
horse here"
(Which you want to sell3 It's Q
bad time o. year to sell horses, and /
never knew prices to rule so low"
"As | am gong away thought
it would be best to"
"Well, | will make you an offer,
but it will be q low one. He's knee
sprung. his Sights of, and he's all
Of Is years old. I'll give you 600
and take my chances"
"0h, you mistake me. | want
you to boald him for me for o
couple Of months"
"O-h-h that's il. OF course,
Fine, young animal, and worth $3.50
of any mans money Lead him
right in. Eighteen dollars pei
month and the best care guaranteed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
Womaa,s Suffrage.

III what the st. Paul Globe has tc
say Of woman suffrage in Wyoming
be true, it is evident that it has been
q great failure In that t.rritory, and
deserves to be abolished. Woman
suffrage in that territory was origir
nally adopted by the Legislature as
1 piece of fun under the belief that
the Governor would certainly veto it
But the Governn was not in humol
10 do any such s:,illg aud signed the
law greatly t. the disappointment Of
she Legislature, who wanted TO play
joke on him. The next Legislature
promptly repealed the law, bat the
Governor IS promptly vetoed 1t, and
thas made woman suffrage real fact
In discussing the present workings
Of it the Globe says: "The better
class of women very rarely vote al
all, or cast the same ballot as their
male relatives. The lass worthy ele,
ments, and they are numerous in
mining regions, as q general rule
vote 6r pay. This is true of very
many respectable ladies. They LOOK
apon political races as upon horse
races, aud dresses, iewelry, and money
ale demanded for their votes. 1t il
very common for girls under twenty.
one to vote, no man daring to chal
lsnge them. To do SO wonld subject
him 10 ridicule, and very likely re-
suit in his being driven from the
community"
If this is the way woman suff
rage operates in Wyoming. where
the population is exclusively
white, how would it in Virginia and
the South, where a very large por,
non of the population is colored? Oh
course the great masses of respecta-
BILE and refined womanhood would
instinctlS remain from the poll;
rather than be thrown into contact
with the political rabbls that infes;
the ballot box, while the lower order
of that sex night have no such scrrp
les, and thousands Of them make
politics their trade and sell their
votes fora so0g. Th.re Is already
far too mush man suffrage. 10 add
woman suffrage would be an indelli.
bic blot upon cisliixrtiou and good
government.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20

81 have the finest crop Of corn
ever had in my life" remarked Mr..
w. HI. Hodges to US Tuesday, and
he is not the only farmer we have
heard say the same thing.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20

The peach crop IN southern New
Jersey has been q disastrous failure
this season. Orchard after orchard
has barely enough fruit to furnish
adozen cans Of preseryesfor the own
ers. The reason for this Is said TO
be that the very mild winter caused
the trees to blossom which was fol-
lowed by blighting frosts. As a
rule south Jersey farms are very
valuable and give large net returns.
In a number Of instances farms that
had been bought for $1,000 five
years ago have recently been sold
for $4,000 and $4,000. A good
deal Of speculation isgoing on there,
too, and some Of the farmers are
holding land with the expectation
Of continued increase in values.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
KING COTTON.
Everything Ready for His COM
lng---North Car0lina's Big
Crop.

wilmington stss,
The movement of the new cotton
crop is growing daily, and although
Wilmington has not yet scored her
first bale, it will not be many days
before the "lisecy staple" will be
pouring in. The receipts OF new
cotton yesterday were 55 bales al
Savannah, So at New Orleans. SO
at Galveston, 1 at Charleston, / at
Augusta, and at Mobile.
The cotton crop in North Carolina
from all accounts has not been 80
large for years, and farmers are said
TO be iubilant over the prospect. IL
10 safe to assume, therefore. that
Wilmington will handle more cots
ton than ever before. Norfolk, too,
is anticipating largely increased re-
ceipts. based on the prospects Of Q
big crop in North Carolina. The
Norfolk VIrginian quotes q cotton
buyer OF that city as saying that II
the usual channels OF trade we're not
diverted, Norfolk would handle .
quarter of million more bales OF
cotton this year than last, and pro-
baby more; that the reports received
BY the firm from North Carolina cor;
respondents are the most encourage
ing sent In foo years.
West Point, the Virglnian says,
will not be as great rival of Nor
folks this year rs last, ss one OF her
cotton presses has been removed to
Charlotte, N. G., and 1t is said that
another will not open up this winter.
Considerable cotton. which the Rich
moud & Danyille road has heretofore
carried to West Point, will, ii 10 be-
lieved, find an outlet al Norfolk this
season, over the tracks o. the Nor
folk g. Carolina road.
Wilmington cotton men are ready
for the opening of the season; the
congresses are all in order, ware"
houses cleared and ready tor use,
and several steamers chartered and
on the way to receive cargoes. the
season it is expected will open here
abon. the first of next month.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20

~ have sold S65 worth Of water
melons this season." said a colored
farmer Saturday, with an evident
air Of satisfaction with che nice sup
plement which he had made to his
tobacco crop.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
We'll! we'll. WeIl...

Yankee girl-Mad! ! should say
| did come home mad. | shall new
er 20 out as q missionary to the
Turks again.
Omaha lady-Would not they
listen 10 your argumentsp
"0h, they listen respectfully
enough: but when talked 10 one
of them about the sin Of having so
many wives, what do think the
scamp saida" sim sure | don't
know" "He said IL Turkish wo-
men were like me, one would be
sufficient" go
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
What is Good9
"what IL the real goods"
/ ask in musing mood.

"Order," said the law court:
"lknowledge," said the school;
Truth" said the wise man;
"pIeasurp," said the fool;
Love said tue maiden;
Beauty" said the page;
Freedom" said the dreamer;
"Homs," said the sage;
"Fame," said the soldier;
Equity" the seer.
spake my heart full sadly:
the answer 10 not here"
Then within my bosom
Softly this / heard;
Each heart hnla- 'es;
kindness
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
ADURHAMITE TALKS.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE
SAYING AND DOING In
THE OLD DOMINION.
Observation-Disclosures Hub
bards---Go0d Crops, &c.
DgnyfIle Times Isth

Observation-Disclosures Hub
bards---GoOd Crops, &c.
Danyilie Times. nth.
Mr.. T. r.. Gwynn was in this
country last winter making up q
company Of young men to 90 to
Paraguay. He succeededin getting
about twenty, among them were
several from Danvllle. Mr.. Clarence
Morris, Of Durham, who was with
the party, has returned. The other
day, ON his way home, he stopped q
few hours in this city. lie says. he
will be satisfied hereafter to make
bright tobacco in his native county.
The fellows he left behind, he says,
are the sickest set he ever saw
home-sick, and would all return, If
they had the means. =
-
~ have sold ss5 worth Of water
melons this season." said a colored
farmer Saturday, with an evident
air Of satisfaction with che nice sup
plement which he had made to his
tobacco crop.
"a few years ago." said Mr.. K,
"when mother hubbards were more
in fashionthan they are now a young
fellow just from the country, met
two pretty young ladies walking out
in dresses made in that style. He
stopped and was looking at them
with amazement and surprise, when
one of the ladies remarked:
L hope You will know me the next
time you see me- as
Yes, madam, | shall, and / hope
that, the next time | see YOU, yos
will have your clothes on
-
II have the finest crop Of corn |
ever had in my life," remarked Mr..
w. HI. Hodges to us Tuesday, and
he is not the only farmer we have
heard say the same thing.
- :. 81 @a@
IF You were to enter o cemetery
and find on the first tombstone you
approached this inscription: Here
lies man who killed himself drink
ing and on the second this: Here
lies man who killed himself eat
ing,' and the third this: Here lies Q
man who killed himself smoking.
which would you think was the
worst2" said one Danyiile gentle
man TO another, one day last week.
$50 far as am concerned, he re-
sponded. II had as lief have one OF
those disgraceful epitaphas as the
other; but for the sake of others, |
had rather die from excessive eating
or nmoking than from excessive
drink"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20

A correspondent from up The
county writes that be has often ob.
served the expression, - knot Of peo.
pls," and be Il anxious to know how
many people 70 10 make knot. The
term d by no means arbitrary. A
dozen persons may be regarded as q
knot, and then again Two we'll die
posed people and . minister car
make ths most delightful Of knots.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
I,nnccitetI.

III have this evening been preach-
ing to congregatisa of idiots," "
SAID a conceitcd young parson.
"Then that was the reason you
always called them beloved breth-
rem said q strong.minded young
woman.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
"I viii be All smiies."

A lady's umbrella had blown out
Of hand. A poor Irishman handing
1t to her, said: "If you had been
half as strong as you are beautiful,
II would not have got away"
Lady-Which shall | pay you for
the service or the compliment?
Irshmsn-That smile Of yours
has paid for both.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
HER JIM.
MARGARET CARPENTER SMITH.


Mary Heth looked wistfully seaward.
Her eyes were dimned with tears,
For her lover was going from her.
Perhaps for many years.
He looked al her long and fondly.
With his hand on her golden hair,
Are yon sure it il best for US darlings'
lie asked in tones Of despair.
She turned her blue eyes to his brown
ones
And answered, you know what |
THINK
% help me to take what God sends
me, .&.@ r +
And not from his burden to shrink.
You knows she is blind and decrepit,
With no one to aid her but me,
Ny duty is plain, 70 help grandma,
While you sail over the ses. !"
And what If come 10 you, Mary.
In the day that sometime must come,
When the Angel Of Death has re.
leased yon
And called the weary one homer
Will you still be my own, my Mary,
With heart so tender and true.
May i've in the hope Of some day
Being happy, my darling, with your"
She turned her face once more toward
him -
As she said, while your sky is blue
There's q hear. in this old village
That will beat only and always for
you'"
So they parted out there in the STAR
light,
Aud years rolled on as they will,
Aud fJr two. old grandma had been
sleeping
In that city 90 silent and still.
Nary worked on with her needle.
Aud watched, US each ship came in,
But no iilings came Of her lover.
Her prayer at day'sclose was for Jim.
One night came a cry DER the billows
4 shipl Oh, God twas a fi.s,
Aud the flames leaped upward and
upward,
Then higher, and higher and higher.
Men. women and children stood gaz.
lng,
While The cries came blood cardling
and wild,
But no one moved in answer,
Not a man, uot woman nor child.
"Wiil L 0 one 60 to them, cried Mary,
"Oh, men, what towards ye ares
Will you stand while men are thus
dying
Mid danger Of water and FIRE?
I''Come, can row with any.
Come with mt?' Thus utgel they
SCI cut,
Aud answered those crying for mercy,
With a long, CHEEKY, comforting
shout.
As they rowad, Oh! Heaven, how
dreadful
Tue waves dashed on as before,
While the means Of those In the water,
We're mingled with groans from the
shore.
lThey rescued some from their peril,
And had turned once more for the
| shore,
When Mary felt hand pulling feebly
| At the seaman's coat she wore.
She saw q form quickly sinking,
With hands upturned to the sky,
| As of one who was doomed In the
darkness
OF such q night TO die.
lshe reached in time 10 seize him,
And dragged him with all her strength
A long through the form OF the bill
lows,
Fully the little boats length.
,, Here, help me some one" she painted
A man take hold, quick ! don't yol
sety
That's IL. Here's q coat, put !
around him.
Yes, there's room put him here b!
ME-"
SO they came To the beach, men an'
maiden
With their burden snatched fron
death,
And three cheers went upwards 4
Heaven,
For the men and brave Mary Hetl
On the floor In Mays cottage,
THAT was near where they came I
|, shore,
/ Luy the men, all drenched and ez
!. hauslcd,
- - - 4srm.n -.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20

When the white capped waves come
in,
Mary walks hand-in hand with her
husband
And thanks God for saving her jim.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20

you can't SEQ through q Joke
crack II and look through ths crack.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK, November II, 1890

NEW YORK, November H. 1890
Editor of Womans Chronicles
Election excitement subsidized in time for tbo
money panic and the horse show. 1t is safe to
say the latter has not been disturbed by the former
All Swelldom goes to the horse show. In truth
there is nothing in this greatest of American cities
mat appeals to you to the extent of the beautiful
horses Wealth means nothing in New York if
not horse-tesh and liyerled attendants. The
weather has been perfect The dandelions and
clover blooms and daisies are still holding IN their
heads IN the parks and along the drives, and won
der little at their own audacty in lingering 90
long when Thanksgiving turkeys are already in the
market. The smell Of horse is in the air in Fifth
avenue ana every one approves of it. 1t has
crept into the drawing rooms and nurseries and
boudolrs-for the feminine and juvenile element
nave donned their best and gone to see and he
seen. Little Vanderbilts and little Webbs and
little Belmonts and Roosevelts and Astors and
"hitneys and Livingstones with their nurse maids
maze grand showing during the morning exhb,
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22

ton of ponies All honor to the horse-the most
useful gift of the Creator to mankind, and the
most beautiful. Carriage toettes are matter of
no small consideration, and the absence of the felt
carriage robes are very noticeable feature. Mi
lady is attired in most dainty and attractive
manner for her afternoon drive in the park-from
the agrette in her bonnet 10 the tips of her boots
which peep from beneath her skirt hem. Her
companion on the soft cushions Of her victoria is
poodle-pink-eyed, beary, unhappy looking little
specimen of misplaced affection. This same
little creature has nurse employed for its care.
New York is licensed to do many things because
it is New York, but by far the most remarkable of
its reputable sights is the nurse-maid with cap and
apron who takes the dog for an airing.
The Salvation Army is having its grand rally.
Judging from their order of exercises the meetings
are kind of religious Kindergarten. II draws an
immense crowd-a people which the churches are
never able to meet. Mrs. Ballngton Booth is
strong power in their work, which is as unique as
can be imagined. But no one doubts for all in
slant the genuine goodness and nobility of the
leaders of this movement.
The week was full of events Stanley lectured.
and the Irish agtators, Dillon and O'Brien. lee
tured to one of the largest audiences ever gathered
in the Metropolitan Opera House, and raised
VIZ 900 for the down-trodden Irish.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons tried to speak at the ami.
yersary meeting of the hanging of the anarchists,
but she was locked up. 1t is question whether
the ones who imprisoned her are not greater in
e.ters OF anarchy than one lone woman could pos
slbly be, if she were allowed to say her say. Put
forward ION account of the responsibility of her
SEX as your Arkansas Gazette 80 chivalrousy
conceded it. HARyor Horn
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22

MRS. CATHERINE SHERMAN, janhress of the tene
ment at loo Forsyth street, New York, is nearly
seventy years old. Five years ago her son.in.law
and daughter died, leaving her their fve-year-od
boy to bring up. Being very poor, Mrs. Sherman
year ago decided to increase her income BY tax.
ing care OF few other babies. She succeeded in
getting three few weeks ago Young married
couple, in one of the upper rooms, quarreed and
separated. The husband, who was last to leave
gave Mrs. Sherman the marital feather bed. The
vile came back after it, charged Mrs. Sherman
win stealing it and finally brought her into court.
But Mrs Sherman was allowed to retain the he'd
Inc beaten woman swore vengeance Mrs. Sber.
man did not know that she had to pay the polti.
Clans Tor the privilege of making her living NV
nursing babies, and so she had no license. The
woman who failed to get the feather bed told tbe
officers OF Mr.. Gerry's society for the prevention
OF something or other that Mrs. Sherman was
nursing babies without license, and Mrs. Sher-
man was arrested and bound over under 5000 hail
TO answer at the Court of General Sessions to tho
charge OF taking care of babies without pavino
tae politicians for the privilege Thus was the
Guy government used by an angry woman to
aVenge herself for fancied wrong on a moor
woman seventy years old. That is about what tho
government is good for-to punish poor people for
Trying to make living. Twentieth Century.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22
Two On a Tour.

story is told that on one occasion cbor,o.
nuuley warner, who is neighbor and friend to
M MARX WAN wanted him to go walking, and Mark,
as usual refused Dudley insisted but to no pur.
.o. ~nGu ought to do it," he said finally. ats
INo 'Mark-the- perfect-man' chestnuts on me ,,
typ ''' '00i "u'nof-
me nIth chapter of Matthew, verse the 41sto
salo Mr' Warner, (Which reads husband who
t ever Sna, compel thee to go a mile, 60 with him.
M MI clemens went with Mr.. Warner that time.
Washington Star. 'N"' '''ue'
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22
EDWARD w. BOX.

EDWARD w. BOX.
The most unusual example, believe, of extra
ordinary editorial success achieved by young
man, is shown in the career of Edward W. Box,
editor-in-chief of the Ladies' Home Journal Of
Philadelphia publication claiming to circulate
more than five hundred Thousand copies each
month; being read perhaps, by larger number
of women than any magazine in the world. Mr..
Box was born in the small seaport town Den
Helder, in Holland October 8, 1868, and is there
fore only in his tventy-seventh year, yet he has
raised himself to position such as is usually at
tanned only by long years of hard study and un-
firing mental labor, and seldom reached before the
season of gray hairs. His position is one of power
and responsibility, for which he receives salary
(princey fol- young man, of ten thousand
year. In addition to the most persistent energy,
Mr.. Box is credited with great knowledge of
authors and the possession of rare ability in the
delicate task of drawing from them the very best
efforts of which they are capable. From his por-
W.,
have taken Mr.. Box for an American of the pro-
nounced type, that is, one of those who see less
in the Old than the New World to admire-stiIl
less to ape. The face is an unusual one-a broad
square head, though not sufficiently square to war
rant the term "box-headed !" broad high fore
head, yet not remarkable for either extreme; deep
set eyes that look from beneath the puffy lids, not
for star-gazing, but to see heavy nose, wide
mouth, square chin-wthal though strong, not
bonny face to look upon. There is none of the
"Uuder the garden walP' nor "'Whistle and I'll
come to you my love- romance which character
ICES so great a proportion of youthful faces, but
there are marks of vigorous mind, powerful will,
and still stronger personal ambition There is
no suspicion of cupid's arrow outlining the long
upper lip, which gives no hint of dreamy moods,
while only the heavy sensuous lower lip might
suggest that perhaps after ALL the man within has
not yet thoroughly conquered the man of flesh
but then at twenty-seven there is still plenty Of
time. Faces of this type are rare could wish
it otherwise; and just here another strange truth
obtrudes itself, which is, that such faces seldom
attract in youth. In fact this great young man has
just such face as most young girls would pass by
to beStow their preference upon some youth whose
prospects of leaving footprints upon the sands
OF time" are about as doubtful thing as their
''calling and election" is certain. Geo
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22
LITTLE ROCK, SATURDAY, NOV. %. 1890.

A GEORGIA lady writes to the Woman's Journal
of Boston that a family in her State, who are
strong antsuffragist, have been taking lessons in
lght-bread making Of family who are equally
staunch believers in woman suffrage. If the
bread rises we'll and is sweet moist and white,
surely it will prove an argument in favor of the
ballot in the hands Of woman, for good bread is
one of the foundations of home happiness just as
surely as pure ballot is the cornerstone of good
government
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-11-22

surely 1t will prove an argument in favor of the
ballot in the hands of woman, for good bread is
one Of the foundations of home happiness, just as
surely as pure ballot is the cornerstone of good
government.
The agitation upon the subject of women as Law
delegates in conference, which is going on within
the Methodist churches, is subject of vital inter-
est to all women, no matter what their creed
Surely no Methodist woman can feel Indifferent,
whilst it appears to the lockers on to have become
duty for them to publicly rebuke the spirit of
silence in the churches Mrs. Ellen Detrick of
Massachusetts says:
"Ihisis the question: Whethera pronoun which
includes woman in the Ten Commandments and
the Golden Rule is, or is not, elastic enough to in
clude her as delegate in Methodist Conference"
IN this country where so many avenues are open
to women by which to gain living, it seems
strange that still the question comes from persons
OF refinement and education, "What can do?'
10 those who have sought and found a way, the
query sounds perfectly natural. Comparatively
few of our sex, in proportion to the number who
are forced out into the busy world of toll to earn
their way receive any direct training to fit them
for line of work. During grlhood there may
have been no apparent need for such drill, and
as the natural result, when the demand is made
there arises the question, "What can do?" To
such but one or two ways are apparently open. IT,
perchance, they have been trained in the fine arts
they may teach music, painting or drawing. If
not fortunate enough to possess special talent in
these lines they may be skillful in the use of the
needle, rare accomplishment in this sewing
machine age and by toilng from early morn till
late at night, they may secure enough to provide
for their daily wants. But these ayocations rarely
lead TO competence, and as the supply is greater
than the demand, it is difficult to secure desirable
positions. 1t so often happens, too, that the
effort must be made when no time can be SHARED
or given to preparation. To such opportunity
sometimes opens unexpectedly new door. Such
cases are rare, but one is recalled to memory at
this moment A lady ''to the manor borne"
suddenly left dependent upon her own exertions.
struck upon the novel plan of assisting those who
desired to entertain. She accordingly offered her
services at the homes of those who desired TO Give
dinners or teas, and soon found that she had more
she could do, She was so proficient in the way it
should be done,