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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Panama Hats,

Panama hats are SO named from the
circumstance of their being shipped
from the port Of Panama. They are
manufactured in Ecuador and the neigh
boring states. The material used is the
fiber of the leaf of the screw pine, which
is related to the palms. It grows only
on the slopes of the Andes. The tree is
described as having no trunk. The
leaves are on slender stems that spring
from the ground. They are about two
feet long, fan shaped and four parted.
Each of the segments is te1fcleft, SO that
when the leaf is folded, as in the bud,
there are eighty layers.
The fiber Of these leaves is finely
plated, and each hat consists of a single
piece Of work. The plating of the hats
is a slow and tiresome process. Coarse
hats may be finished in two or three
days, but the fine one takes as many
months. The work is begun at the
crown and finished at the brim. The
hat is made on a block, which is placed
Oh the knees, and has to be constantly
pressed with the breast.
About 2O0, 900 dozens of these hats are
made every year. The price varies &C
cOrding to the frnness of the material
and the quality of the work. They are
valued at from s. to 500. -Youth's Com
OaniOn
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Guardian of the Jail in India.

NNO "
The jail fixed establishment consisted
Of a native jailer, with deputies and a
few paid warders, with a semimilitary
guard for sentry work, armed with
muskets and provided with ammunition,
most of which was so old and damp from
the climate that it had to be destroyed
periodically. They were commanded
and drilled by a handsome old pensioned
Subahdar (natiYe ~officer). This CID gen
tleman wore a collar Of gold beads round
his neck, and over his dress of spotless
white an embroidered sword belt sup
ported a native sword in a green and
gold scabbard. He was a striking look
ing old man, with strict notions Of dis
cipline and duty. His father had been at
Plassy with Give.
1t was part Of this officers duty to
make his morning report at the magis-
trate's house, if the magistrate had not
had time to go to Che Jail on his morn
ing round. His usual report was brief
and emphatic. My lord, the Jail is all
we'll" One morning he continued it
thus: "Be it known to your lordship
that the jail cat has had five kittens.
VIII your lordship order that the cat
have an extra ration of milk" This he
said in the gravest voice, with his hand
still at his forehead in military salute.
When the order was given for the cats
extra ration he marched off without the
shadow Of a smile on his face, while the
magistrate remained almost convulsed
with suppressed laughter. -National Re-
view
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
TIE fLCWMAN.

When the tired pLownlan his piowstock leaves
In the growing corn. as the sun goes down,
And the sky is as rich as a cleaners sheaves
In flowers of crimson AND purple and brown.
| will wait in the rare and wOndrous caves
And watch, as the loom of the sunset Yeaves
Its fabric IF gold over country and town.
And | think Of the springs that have come and
gone
Since we saw the shuttle across the blue
That wrought in colOrs of dusk and dawn,
When the musk of the sleeping roses few
On the breath Of the south vim over the lawn,
And the evening shadows were longer drawn,
And the sun was low, and the stars were few.
And youth was fair in the lives we led,
It's memories linger in this latter Spring,
And live in the flowers, the books we read,
The kiss she gave me in the grapevine swing,
In words and works, to be filed and fed
On the wasted honey and wasted bread,
And sung in the songs she used to sing.
Though the lily and rose have lost their leaves
In the ashes of Summers of long ago,
They come, through the rare and wondrous
ewes,
In the crop Of love we used to SOW,
AS rich as the garlands the sunset weayes
When the tired %plowman his labor leaves
In the fragrant corn, and the sun is low.
Marx a. Gambler in Atlanta Constitution.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Peculiar Chinese Xarnish.

The British consul at Hankow, in his
report, mentions that the varnish ex-
ported from that port is the gum of the
rhus vernicifera. On this tree before
daylight incisions are made; the gum
that runs out is collected in the dark and
strained through a cotton cloth bag,
leaving behind a large amount Of dirt
and refuse.
This operation can only be performed
in the dark, as light spoils the gum and
causes it to cake, with all the dirt in it.
It cannot be strained in wet weather, as
moisture causes it to solidify. When
the Chinese use the varnish they rub 1t
on with a sort of mop made of soft waste
silk. 1t should also be used in wet
weather, as, if the atmosphere is dry
when it is rubbed on it will always be
sticky. AS used by the Chinese it takes
about a month to dry. During the time
it is drying it is poisonous to the eyes,
London Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
EOM Old the Earth Is.

DR.. Harghton, calculating from the
observed thickness of the rocks down to
the miocene tertiary, and assuming a
period of 8,61G years for each foot de-
posted on the ocean bed, finds, for the
age of the ~stratifed rocks, a period of
1926, $50, 900 years. Assuming the rate
of denudation, however, as ten times
greater in ancient times than at present,
and adding one-third for the period since
the miocere tertiary, he arrives at a final
result of 200, O00, 600 years. DR.. Croll
doubts the validity Of Professor Haugh-
tons assumptions, especially the total
thickness he assumes, namely. 1890
feet, or over thirty-three miles. Gentle
mans Magazine.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
And the Frightened Boy Fair,v rev.

Aho the frightened Boy Fairly IIeH.
a dirty faced little boy, incased i'll q
single garment Of shrel5 ami patches,
was caught clinging to the rear end of q
train that rolled into the Grand Central
station a few nights ago. He was about
four years old and small for his age. In
the expressive language Of a Westchester
farmer, The didn't look much bigger'n a
Jug cider" A Jealous trainman espied
the tiny lad before he could dismount
from his dangerous perch on the car
platform. 4 policeman was summoned
and the arrest of the marauder was de-
manded. The boys who catch on trains
are a nuisance and should be punished
maintained the trainman. A police
officer 6 feet 2 inches in height and
broad in proportion, took hold Of one of
the child's arms with his thumb and
foretinger and marched the little culprit
almost the entire length Of the long sta
ton, a crowd Of fifty or more people fol
lowing.
Some Of the people uttered indignant
and sarcastic remarks, such as do you
want any help, oficer?:' Look out, Mr..
Policeman; he'll trip you up" But the
officer paid no attention to the crowd.
He grimly marched his prisoner to the
Forty-second street exit Of the station,
and with a twinkle in his eye he lifted
the child in his arms and addressed him
sternly thus: "Prisoner at the bar, you
have been arrested. But this is yer first
offinse. If yuse gifts arrested agin you'll
be punished till the full extint of the
law. Now git" The youngster got out
Of sight in the throb Of a second.-New
York Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
The TALBOT Palm of CeyIon.

The TALBOT palm of Ceylon has gigan-
tic fanlike leaves, which when fully ex-
banded form a nearly complete circle
thirteen feet in diameter. Large fans
made of them are carried before people
of rank among the Cinghalese; they are
also commonly used as umbrellas, and
tents are made by neatly joining them
together. They are used as a substitute
for paper, being written upon with a
stylus. Some of the sacred books of the
Cinghalese are composed of strips of
them.-Washington Star.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
4 Destructive Scarecrow.

Since The corn canning shops COM
menced operations in Maine the farmers
have found a brand new defense against
crows. They corral whole basketfuls Of
the diSdarded tin scraps and next day
hundreds of poles toss and fauut . daz-
zling array of adorrments in the eye Of
the sun. This VIII scare crows, horses
and COWS, and when travellers find them
selves in the gutter with the carriage on
top, they at once understand that a tin
field is in view.-Lewiston Journal
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Sugar in Glover.

An enthusiast on the subject states
that each head of clover is composed Of
about sixty distinct flower tubes, and
each Of these contain sugar not to ex-
coed the five-hundredth part Of a grain.
The proboscis of the honey bee must,
therefore, be inserted into 500 clover
tubes before Il grain of sugar can be
obtained. There are 1000 grains in a
pound, and as honey contains three
fourths of its weight Of dry sugar each
round of clover honey would represent
the insertion of its proboscis into $780,
COO clover heads. -New York Telegram.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
A Ma Who Tried to BE a Giant.

John Laws Milton, an English writer
and author, states that in his youthful
days he wanted to be a giant, "and sew
eral times thought he had discovered an
infallible method of attaining the object
Of his ambition, such as overlooking,
stretching by dint Of violent jerks from
beams, etc, to the great amazement of
his relatives and friends" Mr.. Milton
may we'll congratulate himself that he
did not succeed, as giants are seldom
bright in intellect, rarely in good health
and universally shortlived. Rapid de-
cay seems to naturally follow rapid and
excessive development. New York
Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

Among the tribes of Asia, besides
those used for food, n variety of mush-
room is utilized in making snuff and
another for producing intoxication, one
mushroom making a man drunk for a
whole day. The same specimen is also
converted into a fly killer" for European
use.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

In the hippopotamus the eyes, ears
and ~nostriIs are set exactly on the same
plane. This enables the animal to sink
is body entirely below the surface OF
the water and yet be able to perceive the
approach of foes by hearing, sight and
scent
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
HOTEL CLAIB0RN.
DURHAM, n. c.
Under New Management.
w. n. BILLINGS, Prop. and M'n'gr.
RATES, 200 PER DAY.
FOR SALE!

The valuable farm owned by the late FL
Strudwick, situated one mile south of Hills
boro, consisting of about 200 acres of land,
finely adapted to the raising of grass, grain
and tobacco: well watered, good natural
meadow; also several acres improved grass
and clover: dwelling house with six rooms,
comparatively new, all necessary o~ut-bulid-
ings and good barn: unsurpassed well of wa
ter and good springs; fine young orchard,
several hundred trees in full bearing. j.
For terms and further particulars, see al
once or address
DIR. WIN. STRUDWICK,
HillSborO, N. {.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Rev. j. L. White,
Pastor First Baptist Church, Durham, n. {

Pastor First Baptist Church, Durham, n. c.,
writes:
The night after we got to Blowing Rock, n.
C., my wife was taken down with a severe
fever, with every indication of its being ty-
phOid. l called in the physician, but he did
her no good, and on the third night, at mid
night, | began giving her Germetuer every
two hours. Soon she fell asleep, began per
spiring, and awoke next morning without any
fever. The GerInetuer did it. We started
home that day, still using GCrmetuer, and
Mrs. White improved all the way, and has had
no fever since. Fraternally,
Durham, n. G. J. L. WHITE.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

The Forth bridge was built between
1881 and 1890, and during that interval
nine other cantalever bridges were COL
structed. six of them in the United
States.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

The Mexican government has been ex-
perimenting with a new machine for
manufacturing ramie. The machine
made one aud a quarter tons per day
and the expense of cleaning the hb>T
was only 4 TO cents per pound
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

These are from people well known and
thoroughly reliable. Their experience is not
peculiar, for the remedy is undoubtedly the
best remedy known for FEvERs
Do not fail to use it for stomach and bowel
troubles, such as CHOLERA MORBUs zone dose
often cures, CHOLERA INFANTUM safe to give
at ANY age, Diarrhna. Dysentery, etc.
Keep it always on hand it will save money
Sold by your drug dealer.
KINGS ROYAL GERMETUER co..
Manufacturers, Atlanta, G
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

You can get from usthc finest groceries
at the lowest possible price. 1t isn't pos
sible that you can do as well elsewhere {;
it is more than possible that you will do
a great deal worse. Whatever you pay,
YOU are no taking any chances-you
have a sure thing. We try TO undersell
nobody, but we permit nobody TO under
sell Us. There are many reasons why
YOU should give Us your patronage, but
there i one reason that stands head and
shoulders above the rest-it will pay you.
II you want to get something superior at
a price which is inferior try Us and be
convinced of the fact.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
RussOTnania in France.

The Russian ra~staquOueres, pseudo
mobiles, pseudo-diplomats, and officers
open to suspicion meet with a childishly
enthusiastic reception at the hands Of
Jacques Bonhomme, and find associates
among many honest people, mingled
with adventures. Thus they succeeded
in founding FrancO-Russian theaters,
Franco-Russian newspapers, all Of them
e%quiyOcal enterprises Of which the
simpletOns become the inevitable VIC
tins. The public of republican Paris
applauds pieces in honor Of. the Gar,
manifest enthusiasm on behalf of Holy
Russia, and gives way to a sort Of pious
imbecility as regards everything that is
closely or remotely connected with the
alliance.
Thus the French nation. in its own
estimation the wittiest in the world, has
condescended to delight in idiotic TRADES
Or babyish anecdotes like the following.
During the exhibition of 1899, when it
became almost impossible to get a cab, a
gentleman stopped the jehu of one of
these vehicles, saying:
"COachman, will you drive me to the
exhibition"
mo; my horse is tired"
"Coachman, I will give you ten francs"
"No."
"TWenty, francs"
"NO."
"a hundred francs"
No"
"COachman, | am a Russian"
"Ah! in this case all right. Jump in,
sir. Hue! Cocotte, ct vive lie czar!"-
j. H. Rosny in Harper's.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18

# is suggested that the al knows by
happy experience what the LAP of lux
ury'' means when she steals into the
pantry and licks the cream off the milk.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Germetuer Cures FeVers.

As responsible intelligent men we make the
statement that, after long experience and am
pie test, we believe Germetuer will break ANY
case of ordinary or Typhoid fever within
twelve hours from first dose. Our belief is
based on such testimony as we offer below: "a
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
Rev. L. c. Boykin,

State S. S. Evangelist for Georgia. states:
DAYS, and the symptoms all pointed TO q n pro
tracted case of typhoid fever. We used the
usual remedies for several days with but little
If any, benefit. We then tried the Royal Ger
after its use there was a clear remission of the
fever, md on the third day she was able to sit
up. After that she continued to improve
steadily and now is entirely restored. We at
tribute these happy results to the use of
Royal GermeJuer.
Decatur, Ga. 7. C.. BOYKIN.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
IN YOUR LEISURE MOMENTS

II is worth while TO remember hat we
can show you as complete a stock of
Lounges as ever gratihed the eye or APP
pealed to the pocket book. \ good arti-
Gle is better worth the price you pay for
ii thar a bad one Is worth a mere frac-
tion of what it costs you. Devices may
attract custom, but they won't retain It.
We don't ask you TO give US your conf
dence; we TO ask you TO give US a chance
10 deserve il. Give Us our custom and
we will earn your confidence. You can
not make a move which comes much
nearer being in the right direction Than
you do'when you buy Household Furni.
ture OF yours truly,
RIlnnAAa EIInAIIEIIoE On
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
HOW's
Your Liver

Is the Oriental salutation,
knowing that good health
cannot exist without a
healthy Liver. When the
Liver is torpid the Bow
els are sluggish and con-
stipated, the food lies
in the stomach undi-
gested, poisoning the
blood; frequent headache
ensues; a feeling Of lassi-
tude, dependency and
nervousness indicate how
the whole system is de-
ranged. Simmons Liver
Regulator has been the
means of restoring more
people to health and
happiness by giving them
a healthy Liver than any
agency known on eartn.
1t acts with extraor-
binary power and efficacy.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-18
TAR. j. j.
20 BoxSlt

u
With fifty years experience as q General
Practitioner. tenders his services to the cltl-
yens OF Durham. His spcclaltlCs: Mucous
Membranes. Glands and Nerves 1eTnales in
PARTICULAR. Indigestion. bronchitis, ScrUfula.
CONSTIPATION and Heaaalhe, Secondary and
Hereditary Diseases. Home at G. NJ Hern-
don's. Office over Jones ewelTy Store Office
hours, 9 O'Clock a. m. 10 II m, and from 2 p. H.,
TO 4 p. II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
foRTY-slGHT DEATHS LAST WEEK.
Pneumonia. Old Age, Consumption, and
Heart Disease Among the Causes.

There were 4s deaths in Richmond last
week, - Of them beng white and ~ color
Ell. OF the % males 10 were white and
colored while there were ID white and ID
coiored females. There were 7 deaths In
Marshall Ward, III Madison, 7 IN Clay, 7
in Jefferson, 9 in Monroe, IL in Jackson,
and 3 at the City AlmshOuse.
Cause Of Death: Asthma, white; asthe.
MIA, l c0lored; apopleXy, ? white, | col
ored brain disease, / cOlored; bronchitis,
/ white; burns, white; cerebral menlu-
gius, l colored; congestion of BRAIN. /
white; congestion OF lungs, COlOred; con-
sumption, white, 2 cOlOred; commissions,
/ white, colored; dIarrhHa (chronlc),
white: luanltion, 2 white, ! colOred; ma
rasnus. white ! colored; meningitis
tubercuar, | white; nephrltis Gnterst,-
tial). / white, old age, white, colored
pneumonia, ) white. cOlOred; typhoid
pneumonia, | white; teethlng, cOlored;
touslllits, | ColOrcd: unknown, | white,
/ coIored fever (remittent), ! cOlored;
heart-disease, 2 white, l colOred.
Annual rate OF mortality per 1000,
white. 3U.9S; colOred, 27.G3-total, 1886.
Ages: One day to thirty, white, col
ored; one month 10 SIX, white, 3 cOlUred;
six months 70 twelve, white; one year to
three. 2 white. 3 colored three years to
five. 2 white five years TO ten, l cOlOred;
ten wears TO twenty, / cOlored; twenty
years TO thirty, 8 white, 3 colored; thirty
years 20 forty. white; forty years to NIFTY,
2 colored; nifty years TO sixty, 1 white, /
cOloted; sixty years 20 seventy, 3 white
seventy years 10 eighty, white, colOred;
eighty years TO ninety, 3 white, colored.
COyapdrdiCe WtetiV Mortality: For week
ending December 49, 1891, p white, 20 col
ored for week ending December 20, 1880,
% white 20 cOlOred.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
10. 6 SOUTH TWELFTH STREET.
& BIEDLER

have now in stock the best-known and most
popular brands Of WINES. BRANDIEs, WIS
KEYS, GINS, CORDlAIS, CIGARS, and BOT
TIED BEER, which they offer 70 the trade and
consumers al prices which WILL MAKE THEN
90.
WINES.-COudi Sec Champagne dry
quarts and pints: imported "Snor-
RES" Ports "SauterIcs' " Bursun-
dies, ." locks AMI "CaliOrnias,' all
qualities and prices.
BRANDIES. $50 Nenue-sey" and "Martcu -
very Old, rich ard smooth, i'm
ported directly; aud OH Apple
Brandy.
WHIsKEYS.-Od Rye, lSB5-yery choice, rich.
and mellow; " Folters,' %" Horscy,'
"GlbsOn,r montague" "stev-
art and many others, all we'll
aged and pure.
GIN.-Burnets imported Old Tom" and lIol-
lnnd."
LIQUEt Rs Creme de Menthe," char
treu.e," "BenediCtiue," "Ab-
snthe," "EermOulb, aud AngOs-
tuTa Bitters.
CIGARs.-lmpOrted, Key West, aud Domestic,
from $3.50 10 1920, Ia boxes Of %
up. All the above goods ia cases,
boxes, and bottles suitable i0r holt
day Gifts.
BEER.-We are tho Richmond agents for the re-
n0wned NATIONAL BEEE-pale and
very dsiicnte-Which We O1cr ~ quaint
ties 10 suit 10 families aud The trade.
dc 10-Th.Su&Tulm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
TO DISCUSS RlcHMoNO's HEALTH.
Meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce and
CITY Onlcials for This Purpose.

Secretary r. A. Dunlop, OF the Chamber
of Commerce. yesterday mailed copies OF
the following circular letter 10 members Of
the Board OF Directors OF that organization
and TO other gentlemen interested in the
important subject TO be further consld-
cred at this evenings meeting, which he
urges them to attend:
At q meeting of the Board of Directors
the 10th instant the consolidated report OF
the Committees on Health was read and
discussed, but as some additional informa-
ZION was needed by the board it adjourned
10 meet again Tuesday the 22d instant al 3
p. NJ. This was done with the under.
standing that all of the members Of
the several subcommittee, Colonel
Cutshaw. Mr.. Boiling, MIR. Blair, and
DIR. TAYLOR should be earnestly re-
onested 10 attend this meeting, 20 the end
That the subject might be fully considered
before final action by the Chamber.
You are therefore personally urged TO
be present at The rooms OF the Chamber
tomorrow, Tuesday the 22d instant, at
p. M, as there may be some point under
consideration which you are best qualified
TO speak of and support"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
Cora Taunsr Coming,

Miss Cora Tanner, who has for the past
five years been fayor.te with theatre
goers Of New York and other northern
cities. will begin her FIRST tour of the
southern circuit in this city on Christmas
day beginning with matinee at the
Academy of Music. Her engagement is
limited 20 two evenings aud two natl
nees Her successful play VIII She Dr.
vorce HIM " will DO the only piece pre-
sentrl. About the commencement of her
starring career Mss Tanner visited
Richmond and will be remembered
Is having left an excellent IMPRESSION.
The sale Of seats, on account OF Thursday
being Christmas eve, viii commence on
Wednesday December 23d.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
Communicable.

All claims not consistent with the high
character Of Syrup Of Figs are purposely
avoided by the California Fig-Syrup Com
pany. II acts gently on the kidneys, liver,
and bowels, cleansing the system ehectu-
ally. but 1t Is not cure-all, and makes no
pretensions that every bottle yab Ret sso-
stantista-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22

The anniversary Of the colored Young
Mems Christian Association took place
SUNDAY night 1T 7:l5 O'Clock ut the Second
,co.orelJ Baptist church. The annual
sermon wa delivered by Erv. L. ID. Lewis,
aud Or. LanIrum also addressed the
meeting. Reports were received from the
BOYS, girls, and woman auxlllarles.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22

About 80 young men gathered at the
Young Mems Christian Association Sun
day afternoon at the l-O'clock meeting Dir.
l.. T. Dadmuu. assistant State secretary,
addressed the meeting IN the absence OF
DR.. :. n Up-lur, who was detained at
home uy sickness.
SIR. DaImun spoke on Personal Puri-
". and uIs TAX WAS greatly enjoyed by
those present. Mr.. Thomas ). Armistead
sung 4 SOLO. wn.le Dir. n. J. Willis acted ~
accOmp.nist. 5lr -. ;. Bennett was the
musical conductor.
Sir. N. T. Fitzgerald conducted the boys
meeting which was held al 3 o'clock, and
SIR. O.. ". irvner sung solo. .,....s