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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

The Wilmington Messenger
Comments Upon a..sun" Pa-
ragraph.

THE DURHAM Sun very appro-
|priately says: sit is the local
paper that advertises your
business, your schools, your
churches, yournumerous socie-
ties, sympathizes with you in
affiiction and rejoices in your
prosperity. In short, it is your
local paper that mentions the
thousand and one items in
which you are interested during
the year, and which you do not
find in the outside papers.
And it is the armada that is
expected to fight the battles of
"a community and ayenge griev-
ances, real and fancied. And
If IL fails to redress a wrong
through want of public cooper
alton, it becomes the the object
upon which is cast the spleen
and bile. 1t will be cursed if it
says anything and it viii be
blasphemed if it doesn't. There
is no telling how grandly bene-
fetal and sublimely satisfac-
tory it isto have something upon
which blame for everything
may be thrown.
In a community Of a thous-
and there are just one thousand
antipodal ways suggested ex-
actly what a paper should print
and what it shouldn't each in
dividual, of course, viewing it
from a miserable, selfish stand
point, as if he were the only
reader, and his the only sup
port that maintains the paper.
There are always more men out
side the office, who, in their
own Immaculate conceit, know
just how a paper ought to be
run, than can be employed for
love or money from professional
ranks.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Generous Toward tl,e Negroes.

AsHEvILLE, N. O., September
10.-The colored people Of Ashe-
vile have to thank George Van
derbilt's mother for a bona fide
gift of $1,000 in cash, to be ex-
pended in the erection Of a
twenty-thousand.dollar Young
Mems Christian Association
building, for the colored, and
George Vanderbilt individually,
for brick enough TO build It.
They have alsoto thank r. u.
Garrett, Of Asheville, and his
friends for the five.thousand-
dollar lot, on which the build
ing will stand. The building
will be located in Eagle terrace,
and work on il has already be.
gun in the same locality. A
twelve-thousand-dollar hotel
for the colored will be built by
q joint-stock company. All Of
them reside in Asheville.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Kind word for Every one.

A Kind Word for Every One.
What a glorious earth this
would be if every one would
speak kindly one to another,
and always greet each other
with a bright smile. We know
a gentleman who lives in this
town whose hair is the color of
driven snow, and every day as
he goes down street to his place
OF business, 1t seems as If every
thing grows brighter as he goes
along. His smile is like a ray of
sunlight and he always has a
kind word for every one from
the humble shop girl to the pre-
sident of the bank. 1t doubt.
less seems d small thing to him
to be always cheerful, but God
alone knows the good his kind
words and bright, smiles have
done in this busy, pushing,
wicked world. When the writer
first took charge of this pa
per Mr. was the first man
to congratulate him and wish
HIM success. Everybody loves
Mr.. -, the children idolize
him and think there is nothing
in the world like having a romp
with him. What a grand thing
if there We're more like him.
There are SO many noble men
and women in the world who
hide the beauty of character in
them by saying unkind words,
words which they would give
worlds not to have spoken after
it is too late. Thus these unfor-
tunate ones go on laundering.
through life making others mis-
cradle by saying sharp, cutting
things in stead of trying to be
bright and cheerful and helping
Others to be better. Greensboro
Patriot.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Late News Notes.

Ex-Congressman William L.
Scott is steadily gaining health
at Newport.
The railway postal clerks will
hold their next convention at
Washington.
Ex-Congressman Charles B.
Clarke Of Neewah, Wis, Is re-
ported dying at Thereas, n. u.
Rich gold bearing quartz has
been discovered on the Atiko.
kan iron range at Pert Arthur,
Ont.
The Railway Clerks Associa.
tion has paid $4,000 70 bene.
ficiaries during the year, leav-
ing q balance Of 81, 1895.
The headquarters Of the Aus.
tin division Of post Office inspec,
tors, in order 70 wage war more
effectively on the Louisiana
State lottery, has been moved
to New Orleans, La.
At Georgiana, Butler County
Ala, Joseph Touart, q mer
chant, was found murdered yes.
terday.' His throat was cut land
his skull crushed. Two negro
tramps who are suspected of I'll,
CRIME are being pursued b
bloodhounds.
A strike Of freight conductor
on the Nashville and DocatuI
division Of the Louisville anC
Nashville Railroad occurr
ed Tuesday night, owing to th,
company's declining 10 rein
state a man who was discharg
ed for refusing to take out hi
train.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
wien enc I,armers

iOO-olCIdtiVlA WiNn Ah1 y AEHtNlS -
"A plan Of cooperation. with
farmers Of the State has been
instituted by which tho benefits
of the N. G. Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station are brought
more directly before their at
tention. All of the sub .alli-
.ances in North Carolina (num-
bering nearly 2,3o0l have been
requested to form Experiment
tai Committees, the chairman
of which is to be III constant
communication with the Station
Press Bulletins, as well as re-
gular and special bulletins and
Of progress Of the Sta
tion, are sent To these commit
tees, and the matters contained
in them are discussed. A ques-
tion box Is also used, III which
any member can deposit any
question. After discussion BY
the meeting, headed BY the Ex-
perimental Committee, the ques-
tions, if desired, can be SUBMIT
ed to the Experiment Station
for answer. 'phese questions
may be embraced under any di-
vision of agriculture. Every
Grange in the State has also
been asked to adopt the plan.
From the number Of Experiment
tai Committees which are being
expressed, the plan will doubt
less prove an unDounded sue
cess. It's gratifying to note
that the recent meeting OF the
N, g. Farmers State Alliance at
Morehead passed a resolution
endorsing the above plan of
Experimental Committees for
mulated by the n. G. Expert
ment Station.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Preventing frost.

The New York Advertiser
says the nanipaiators of the
elements are now about 70 turn
their attention from rain-mak-
ing to the artificial prevention
of frost. Mr.. L. q. knitfen Of
Chicago has written To SeCre-
tary kusk In regard t0 Tie mat.
ter, suggesting tsaas the mater
ials uscd Dy Colonel Dyrenfurth
Ill producing rain II they ever
produced rain De tested as a
means for creal.ng 4 sort OF
fog which will be 4 preventative
against the rayages 0f frost. "
That is 10 say, the lombard
ment Of the clouds viii not be
10 the extent t. 50 rip them
open that the rains may descend
upon the earth, Dut simply
enough To produce yapors Or .
"sort Of fog sufficient 70 keep
of frost. This Is likely to re
quire such delicate marksman.
ship that the military may have
10 6e called in and the whole
proceedings transferred to the
War Department
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Beginning ofthe Rnssran Famine


A clergyman writes to the
Moscow Gazette from a village
in the province Of Kazan as fol-
lows: "Those who live in
towns can hardly form an idea
Of all the terrors of the prevail. !.
ing distress among the rural
population. We residents in
the country have opportunities
of seeing it at cl5seI quarters in
all its terrible power. tits sad
to watch theysight presented
by an ordinary sick person, but
it is far more unbearable to
look on ahungrv, famine-strick-
en-, and starving people In my
parish there are individuals
who have gone without bread
for two or three weeks togeth-
or, and are endeavoring to
nourish themselves upon grass
and leaves of trees. When
they get hold or q mQrsel or
black bread they do not eat it
themselves, but give it to their
small children.r In passing
through one village this priest
found sixteen persons in the
last stages of enfeeblement and
exhaustion from hunger. One
woman of this number soon af-
ter succumbed to starvation.
This village numbered 145
houses, and ini only twenty
were the peasants eating their
usual food. The distress seems
to be as great in other villages
of the same district. From 9TH
er reports which are to hand it
appears that there is much ex-
citement among the peasantry
at the prospect before them.
From the st. James's
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
A pIsPArcH from kansas civ

Al DISPATCH from Kansas City
states that the movement Of
grain towards that city from
the West, on its way to the sea-
board, is unprecedented; that
loaded cars fill the side tracks
for miles and miles, and that
the men who handle grain are
working night and day to facil-
itate the prompt movement of
freight. As the season advances
this activity which Is now 80 OBJ
servable in the West will per-
wade the cities on the coast, and
the flow of gold from Europe to
this country will not only glad
den the heart of the Western
farmer, but will also serve TO
stimulate trade in all its various
branches. For causes which
have not been fully explained,
a great deal of gold was export
ed from the United States to
Europe during the past Spring
and early Summer, but this
will now all return, and if the
reports Of short crops in France,
Germany and other Continen-
tai States be true, as reported,
it is probable that the surplus
grain will bring into the United
States a sum approximating
that which will be received for
the cotton crop. The balance
Of trade should be largely in
favor Of the United States the
present year.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
BIG sNAKEs.As RAT CATCH
EtsS. .
They Take the Place of Cats In
Some Parts of Brazil.


They Take the Place OF Cats In
Some Parts of Brazil.
A correspondent in Rio janet
70 writes that a pest of rats has
become so formidable in many
parts Of Brazil that snakes are
being educated 10 battle with
the yermin. "The domesticat-
ed snake used for this purpose"
he writes, "is a species of small
boa, as thick as a mans arm
and about four yards long.
They are sold for from five to
seven frances in the markets of
Rio, Pernambuco, Bahia and
other cities. Ii is q most inof-
fensive and harmless serpent,
and passes the day sleeping,
curled up at the foot of the
house stairs. !"
"At the approached night the
boa begins to roam about the
house With noiseless quick
ness II throws itself upon the
rodents, seizing them by the
neck with its teeth. Death is
instantaneous. As the boa eats
but rarely, even when at liber-
lty. the killing is evidently done
for the pleasure Of the slaugh-
ter. These serpents become
attached 10 certain dwellings,
and when removed 70 other
houses frequently make their
escape and return TO the old
hunting grounds.
.sFor this reason, In the hot
ter provinces Of Brazil, where
the rats are always innumera-
BILE, each house has its boa,
whose rat-killing powers are
glOrified as q special induce.
ment whenever the Landlord
wishes to sell or lease his prem.
ises."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
A RemarkabIe Freak d Nature.

There arrived in New York
on Monday a handsome Hindoo
youth named Lalloo Rampra-
sad Rhikarec, who is exciting
much interest among medical
men. Projecting from his
breastbone are the legs, arms
and part Of the body of another
human being of miniature pro-
portions. According to the
New York Herald, all the doc
tors who saw Lalloo and his
little half brother Monday said
that they could be separated
safely. They named q New
York surgeon, in fact, who
could do it. This, il was said
is where American abdominal
surgery is ahead Of European,
for Lalloo and his little half
brother have been through Eng
land, Scotland and Germany,
as well as Hindostan, and all
the foreign doctors have decid-
ed TO leave them together.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Reading Novels.

Extremes should be avoided
because they are generally re-
mote from truth. Some one
has well said that truth is
located somewhere between two
extremes. There are people who
Unfortunately denounce all
novels and novel reading, and
there are also those who 20 to
the opposite extreme, but we
prefer to choose happy me-
diun.
We have read novels that not
only afforded recreation and
pleasure, but also cultivated the
mental faculties, aroused the
readerto the contemplation Of
all the virtues that ennoble and
|beautify human fife, and made
him feel that pressing obliga-
tions rested upon him TO be good,
brave, noble, pure and honor
able in all things. On the other
hand, we have read novels
whose tendency was downward
and corrupting. To approve
the one and condemn the other
is the province of every fair
minded man.
We have seen newspapers,
cunningly and adroitly edited
by wicked men, that could not
enter a home circle and be pc
rused by the children, without
gradually destroying a love of
honor and purity, leading them
along a dangerous pathway that
must ultimately end in their
ruin, There are, however, thous-
ands of clean newspapers that
are doing a grand work in edu-
eating both the young and the
old, training them in all the
duties that devolve upon true
manhood. Because there are
some bad newspapers, justice
will not allow US to condemn
all.
The reading of trashy, sickly
sentimental and ''blood and
thunder novels has done great
harm. The reading of anything
that makes impure impressions
on the mind cannot result in
good to the human family.
Such reading has broken up
happy homes and blighted the
brightest prospects for useful
ness. The books we read and
the associations we form, and
especially in early life, mould
and fashion our characters.
Many parents have experience
ed bitter pains and anguish OF
heart because they placed i'm
proper literature in the hands
of their boys and giris. The
selection of appropriate reading
matter for children is one OF
the most important parental
duties-one requiring the keen.
est discriminating judgment and
one upon which hinges moment
GUS results.
There are good and bad men
pure and impure literature, anc
novels, as well as other books
written by honorable and dis
honorable authors. TO repudiats
all novels because some are baf
is as foolish as to forsake al
men and live a hermit's life, be
cause there are wicked men in
| the world. Novels do not CON
stitute all the bad literature
There are histories, biographiel
and other works that should no
be allowed q place in the home
In selecting reading matter o.
all kinds, we would counsel tn,
same good judgment that ough
4 to be exercised in the selection
Of associates.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

THE census Of Canada has
been completed. The returns
submitted at Ottawa give pop
ulation of about 1000, 900 for the
eutire Dominion. All the prov
inces show gains except Prince
Edwards Island, Quebec and
New Brunswick, which show q
decrease. Manitoba has grown
from 10000 to 10000 In ten
years and Winnipeg from 5000
70 10000.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Asuggestion.

Grandfather-well, Paul,
what would you like for a birth.
day present.
Paul-0h, grandpa, buy me a
telephone, so that | can answer
the teachers questions without
having 10 20 20 school.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

The Board Of Trustees Of the
Colored A. and NJ. College win
meet in Raleigh on the 18th of
October, TO take definite action
upon the location of the college.
They have propositions from
Durham, Raleigh, Wilmington,
Greensboro and Winston, rang
ing from Is 20 30 acres Of land
and from 5000 70 $4,000 IN
money.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

Statesville Landmark: Capt.
p. @. Carlton, who interested
himself from the outset in keep
ing q correct list Of the killed
and wounded, has made an in
teresting table showing the dis
tribution of these throughout
the train. Thus, in the second
class car there were 0 persons,
of whom 6 were killed and 3
wounded: in the first-class car:
27--l1 killed and l6 wounded;
Pullman sleeper: 1913 killed, .
wounded; superintendent pri-
vate car 2-both wounded.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

Mrs. Brown What makes
that baby cry 80, Benjamin!
Mr.. Brown fwho is doing the
perambulating act)-Im pinch
ing him.
"Why, what in the world are
you doing that forS"
81 can't keep awake long
enough to get him TO sleep un-
less he cries. n--Binghamton
Leader.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
A Newspaper Mans Dilemma.

A pusher Of the pencil went
out to report a party the other
evening where the home had
recently been blessed by q ba-
by. Accompanied by his best
girl lie met the hostess at the
door and after the usual saluta-
tions he asked about the baby's
health. The lady, who was
quite deaf and suffering with
the grippe, thought he was ask
ing about her cold, and told
him that she usually had one
Feyery winter, this is the worst
one she ever had; it kept her
awake nights a good deal. Then
noticing that the scribe was
getting pale and nervous she said
she.could tell by his looks that he
was going to have one just like
hers, and asked him to go in
and sit down. The paper was
out as usual the next week but
the local column did not con,
tain any news of the baby
Ex.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

IT is said that Of 49s men who
had the title of general in the
Confederate service only 1874 are
left, q. 7. Beaureguard is the
sole survivor Of those who held
the highest rank-that of full
general.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

Sleeplessness. nervous prostration
Cts, st. Vitus dance, nervousness,
hysteria, headache. hot fushes, nerve
Gus dyspepsia. confusion. are cures
by DIR. Miles Nervine. Trial hot
tells and fine books free Al Yearl,ys
drugstore ofaddrpss DIR. Miles Ned
adicsl Co., Elkhhart. Ind.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16
Highest Of al Leavenng Powsu Govt Report Aug ~ 1889
R9y!a!!!!:!! =! 'Bss'ss Bssass'! !.
ABsclUTELX PURE


The Massachusetts, Prohibit
tion State Convention met lat
Worcester yesterday and nomi-i
mated Charles III. Kimball for
Governor, Augustus r. Lee Jr.,
for Lieutenant Governor. AL
fred Nv. Richardson for Secre-
taryof State, Mr.. Armstrong
for Auditor, and Wolcott Har-
In for Attorney General.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

An old lady Of 'salina, Kas.,
began her prayer by saying: 20
Lord, tho1 has probably read in
the morning papers how thy day
was desecrated yesterday"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

Itch on human and horses
and all animals cured in 30 min
utes by WooIford's Sanitary
Lotion. This never fails. Sold
by N. M. johnson & Co., Drug
gist, Durham, N. G. APPS IT !
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

IT is known that wasps nests
often take fire, supposed to be
caused by the chemical action
of the wax upon the paper ma
sterial Of the nest itself. May
" this not account for many mys-.
ferrous fres in barns and out.
7 buildingsi sls,sfgsf
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

Now Is the time to subscribe
70 The RECORDER
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-16

In six years Rrazil has multi
piled It's debt four times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-12
spIR,sF's SALE.

Pursuant 10 a decree Of foreclosure and order
Of sale TO me dircctrd BY the Third Judicial
District court NJ tho Territory Of Utah, In an
action wherein y. e.. DouEhorty wa. plaintiff
and J. g. Thompson aud Charles g. Bennett
wrrr defendAni-,t shall cNpOfe at public sails NJ
the front door ~ he County Court House In
the city and county ot salt lake, Utah Terri.
tory, on the eAth day Of May ls9i. At ~ o'clock
N all the right, Title, claim aud interest OF j.
u. Thompson aud Chatlcs q, Bennett o.. 10 and
to the following described real estate atuate,
lying and being ~ the city and county 81 salt
Lake. Utah Territory. AMI particularly dies
crlbcd ~ fplloes toswlti Al ~ the n0r,h half
OF lot eight ~ block seventeen 40 Flat ~"
salt lake CIV survey commenciag ~ the
northeast corner ot taid lot and running thsnre
south ten rods. thence west ten rods, thence
north ten rods, thence east ten rods 10 place ui
beginning,qr % much thereof ~ may be ncues.
safy 10 pay said judgment. with interest there.
on and costs. together with AL and singular
teuements, heruditaments aud appurtenancea
thereunio belonging or IN any wise Apperiain
70 be sold A. the property Of J q. Thompson
aud Charles q, Benntu At tue suI Of y. O.
D0ugherty.
Terms of sale, chsh.
ANDllEw J. Runr,
sheriff salt Lakr Couty, Utah,
by John u. Cummoet, Deputy. doawzwm
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-12

A. l. Root, authority on all subjeeti
pertaining 10 bee culture, says;
Past experience seems to have taught
rs that not only n IL truc that no plant
bears honey invariably. hut II Is also true
that great many plants may now and
then give quite yield Of honey. Doolitile
got quite u crop OF very nice honey from
tcasel. DIR. Miller had quite little
honey yield from cucumbcrs, where they
were raised for Pickle factories. Spanish
needle from the swanps sometimes gives
large quantities Of very rich amber
honey. Last season DIR. Miller Ind n
yield OF very nice honey right along for
months. and II am correct he does not
know yet where II came from. When
visited him he asked me II could SEQ
enough white clover. or clover Of any
kind. to account for tho amount Of honey
that was then coming In. could not.
And yst there was nothing else visible to
Us In our miles OF travel that should fur.
nlsh It, Rape sometimes gives quite n
flow Of beautiful honey In localities
where the plant Is raised largely for seed.
Mustard hllds also furnish noN or loss.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-12

PERSPECTIVE vtEw or COUNTRY HOUSE.
A tall house, or one wllh u tower, upon q
small lot IN the country, y cut Of keeping
with the snrroundlngs Besides, n low
house. somewhat rambling In it, external
appearance and simple In design, il more
rcstful to the eye. giving nm air Of comfort
and libcrality aud Of genuine hospitality
within. Simplicity and Internationally
are tho real charms Of country life, AMI
were best Illustrated In New England homo
life In the days OF the colonies. when the
.plunlf; wheel instead Of tho modern
plano occupied the time and attention Of
the girl OF the period, when our grand
fathers cracked nuts and drank elder by
the open wood nrc In temperature Of Gj
degs. Fahrenheit by the light Of "taliow
dr." instead Of eating swell dinners and
drinking champagne In steam heated
apartments at 70 dogs Fahrenheit In tho
glare Of tho electric light
would not raise my voice against prog.
ress In the arts and sciences, but Is there
not happy medium between the extremes
whereby the modern love Of luxury aud
display may be tempered with more Of the
sweetness OF homo life. az 1t was 10 the
Golden dnysp
Tho accompanying euts represent the
plans aud perspective vlcw Of a sensible and
comfortable country house, which is do
signed To 10 located In the middle OF large
plot Of ground. This building has an cx.
trcno frontage Of ~ feet, and Is one and n
half stories In height, with the roof prcttily
broken with gables aud dormer windows.
The main entrance Is protected by broad
porch. which opens into tho large stair.
case hall. Tho latter eau also be used as n
OF the hall are Of oak. The main newell OF
the stairs extends to the ceiling. with cor.
responding pilaster against the wall, with
an ornamental frlezc OF spindle work
which, with the three stained glass win.
dows and the handsome front door, gives
TO this feature Of the house most pleasing
effect.