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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
DURHAM RECORDER.
WEDNESDAY, February 4, 1891
HYPNoTIzED HIS baby.
Papa Stearns Told Lucy to stop
Crying and Go TO SIeep--She
Silent SO Hours.

Slept SO Hours.
The other evening Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stearns, Of Phila-
delphia, proposed to go to the
theatre, intending to leave their
only child, Lucy, in the care Of
the nurse, and while Mrs.
Stearns was dressing the child
BEGAN to cry. Mr.. Stearns took
the baby TO pacify her. He
netted her and stroked her face,
Sang to her, and urged her to
be quiet, without success. his
wife then called from her room;
ssGeorge, can't You keep her
quiet. Ny nerves are going 70
pieces"
Mr.. Stearns bethought him
that severity was often effective
when petting failed. He made
Lucy sit upstraight on his knee,
shook his finger at her, and
then. as he stroked her fore
head and eyes, said: "Go to
sleep, Lucy, at once"
The child stopped crying in
stantly, gasped a little, whim-
pered and sank back in his arms
fast asleep. At that moment
the woman returned and Mr.,
Stearns gave Lucy to her. Hus-
band and wife went out, and re-
turning were delighted to learn
that the baby was slumbering
quietly. The child kept slum'
bering all that night and the
next day and OH the following
day, when Mr.. Stearns became
worried and sent for physician
DR.. Rogers, who wGs called, was
puzzled for a while, and ther
seizing Mr.. Stearns by tht
shoulder, turned him to the
light.
aH'mn' said the doctor, slow
". "Do you know, Stearns
that you have a pair Of black
ewes that are uncommonly pierc
ing? Answer me this: What
are the circumstances under
which the baby fell asleep? Tel
me every thing you did to quiet
her. Mr.. Stearns did so.
"As l imagined" was the
physicians comment. .1ou
have hypnotized her. Now take
her on your lap as you had hel
Monday"
Mr.. Stearns seated the slum.
bering child on his knee.
.sNow stroke her face in the
opposite direction that you did
before" The father obeyed.
"Tell her sharply to wake uI
while clap my hands.
The words had scarcely beer
spoken when Lucy opened hel
ewes and began TO cry as Justify
as she had cried Monday even
ing.
aThank the Lord" exclaimed
Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns together
DIR. Rogers afterwards SAID
that a similar case happened
once in Paris and twice in New
York city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Force must BE Resisted.
Pdnaleiphia rec "a.


The struggle Iii the Senate to
secure the passage Of the Force
bill has made it evident that as
preliminary to the contemplated
invasion Of the right Of the
States to manage their own
elections, the right Of debate
will have to be strangled. We
do not believe that the Reed
rules can be adopted in the SEN
ate, nor that the Force bill can
be sent to the President for his
signature if the Democratic
Senators should stubboTnly per-
sist in the policy Of delay. It's
a fight against the permanent
seizure Of the Government by
the party now in control Of Con-
gress and Of the Executive pow
er. It should be resisted to the
last gasp by every friend Of re-
publican institutions.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
He Met With Drawbacks.


At 10 o'clock yesterday fore
noon a man began digging a
hole on Woodward avenue to
make a gas connection. At 2
O'Clock he had dug out three
cedar blocks from the pavement
and had picked out a hole be-
meath large enough to bury a
small cat in. a citizen who
had no business whatever to
ask questions, but nevertheless
felt a curiosity about it, stopped
at the latter hour and said:
why, you began to dig here
at 10 O'Clock this morning"
Eyes, sir,r was the reply.
aAnd youhayen'tmade much
progress.
No, SIR"
Ground frozen pretty hard!"
"Well, sir, there's a number
of reasons. had just got TO
work when / wanted 10 smoke,
and / had TO 20 a block to get
some fbaccy and q match"
81 see. .
"Then a chap comes along as
wants 10 know how deep il was
down 70 the pipes, and / had 10
stop and explain all about il. I"
Just 80.
"Then / wanted 10 know what
time il was, and ! had to walk
two blocks TO see the City Hall
clock"
VERY good"
"Then q chap comes along as
wants to know If the main pipe
runs on this side Of the street
or the t'other, and / had TO stop
and explain. One must be civil,
you know"
"Certainly."
"Then my pipe went out on
me-"
"And you had TO walk a block
and RETURN Isee."
Then nv wife came down fol
money, and I hadn't any, and Q
street car got of the track, and
there was q dog fight, and,
But why do you want 20 know
"0h. / have no special rea,
SON.
"Then you goIonl Like al
not you want 70 get q poor
Woodworking man out Of hii
Job and take Il yourself. q,
away, sir--rll answer no NOR
Of your questions!v
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

Addil iI1iI, tite Oxfar
daily expc ',.:5dny II 20 .. m, ar d
rive Hends.sm 1906 y m, return.
ng leave henderson 2.l0p m. daily
x;e1. Snlly, arrive Oxford 3.l5'
m.
NJ 50 Leaving Goldsboro go p
N. and Raleigh AIS D. m. daily,
makes connection At Durham with
No. 10, leaving at 6 p. m. daily ex-
eeps sunday fir Henderson, and all
points "a y. Il G.. and X. Il M.
rorIs.
Passenger coaches run through
between West Point and Raleigh,
uia Keysyillc, on Nos. 81 and 202,
md 30 and 1903.
Nos. 81 and s. connect IL Rich.
mond daily except sundsy Tor West
Point and Baltimore, via York River
Iine.
sLEEPIx0 cAa SERVICE.
Oh Trains so and 81 Pullman
Bu1st sleeper, between Atlanta aud
Nes Yors, Dansille and Augusta
and Gfecnsbvfo, via Ashsille, " Mor,
fis,own. Tenn.
Ga 81 and SO Pullman Buffet
Sleeper, between Washington and
Nov Orleans, via Montgomery and
bs.veen Washington, Birmingham,
Richmond snd Greensboro, and be-
tween Washington aud Augusta and
Pallman Buffet Sleepen between
Washington aud AsheYills and Hot
4 springs. JAS. L. Taylor.
SOL HAAS, GenI Pass. Agt
Traffic Manager.
W.A.TURK, Div Pass. Agt.
Raleigh, N q.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
MANuFAcToRIEs PROJECTED !.

Brossus Iron Manufacture Company capital stock $4,000
factory capital sOOOO machinery aer and viii operation
factory Carriage and Wagon Wstk Mattress factor W. co
Zee Mhine Company capital 100000 Ills company
with Tie manufacture tobacco In the
world and will buildings Manufacture these machines giving
empymsnt 4, bands T alOrc vii make tits
The company opeaa pd e stock
offered City the dollar
This Is good investment se sud sure.
For urthv lnformaion address
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

JOLR@C.Io -
u.s. CARR III. W. SMITH Il MALLORY Il Wn rL Y
W.wFULLER 0 s. BRYAN, u AZ BRYAN'l A. u. sioA =
"A General Banking Business transacted
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

FITs-All Fiie stopped free BIZ
DR. Kline's Great Nerse Restorer.
No Fit after fret day. use. Mar
yelo1s cures Treatise and s2 %, trial
bottle free 10 Fit cases. send 70 D..
Kline, 93l Arch street, philadelphia.
Pa
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
ADVANTAGES OF THIS CITY.

II lies On Railroad anil
ofthe Psburg Atlanta Railroad which viii be the
trunk lines the United gae of tie
the Or the Peak Of Otter Mountains and o which II
gets IL unlimited supply Of
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Notice.

Applics ian will be made tothe gen
srai assembly II the present session.
for thaen ctmento Of lsR prohibit
log the srle II Intoxicating liquors
within tso NIL ) of pnke's chapel in
the County d Durham.
Jan. 9, 1891. SAMUEL GARKRD.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

Ask your druggist Tor ShTiner's
Indian Vermifuge. II he fails to
supply you. address the proprietor,
David L. Foutz, Baltimore. Nd.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
PURE AND WHOLESOME WATER.

MANUFACTURES: Berry Bros. Plug Tobacco.
This equipped factory tht se ard h output the
Sixth district (which ncuis Lyncbgrg and Denve BoHng
Wright Co., Smoking Tooaccoaso ths rg manufacturers in thi
line In bs district Liberty WOODEN Manufacturing Company
best equipped wooden mill in tie State VgnI working principally
ProEis for months 1852 $1,000
port Of dIrectors) otbar
iown doing large profitable business Touring mills
cigar factories planning mills foundry and ow works. and
factory.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

This company owns the
portion the the available part the city for res
dences and manufactures
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
A Bat1. Power.

It seems extraot linary to observe a
number OF bats inN the evening flying
back and forth Though the trees with
remarkable rapidly, but without ever
coming in CONTACT with the branches
or hurting then{selves Spallanzaui.
tho Italian NATURALIST placed a bat In
dark enclosuHs across which were
stretched a number OF threads, cross
ing and recrosslng each other. The
bat flew rapidly pack and forth trying
TO effect Its esctpe but avoided the
threads with ab much care as II
they had not bSen in its way in the
least Whether this curious power
was theresult Oh a sixth and unknown
sense was long y puzzle to naturalists
To decide this knotty point Spallan-
zani resorted u the cruel expedient OF
binding bat Ind found that II still
few among tn threads without being.
to all appear bees any more moon
venienced thu II 1t still had Its eye
sight
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
INVENTION AND DISCOVERY

A toilet brush Is made Of two halves
which are hinged and are detachable, ono
half being the brush and the other hal
the mirror, while in the space between IL
a comb, a tooth brush and button hook.
NJ. Jansen, who proposed to build an
observatory on the top Of Mont Blanc,
announces that his appeal has been re-
sponded to by Bischoffsheim, the banker;
Prince Roland Bonaparte, Baron Alphonsa
de Rothschild and M. EifYel. Its building
Is still problcmatical.
A new Swedish glass Is claimed to havo
important advantage for microscope and
other hne lenses, giving greatly increased
power. The chief improvement over other
fine glass consists In the addition Of phos.
phate and chlorine which impart absolute
transparency, great hardness, and suscepti-
bility of the finest polish.
Flexible sandstone is one Of the curiosi.
ties found In North Carolina. The quar-
ries are In the mountains Of the south
western corner Of the State, and the stone
il taken out moro as q curiosity than for
any other purpose, though 1t Is sometimes
employed in building. When cut in thin
piece, say the size and shape Of common
milestone, you can bend 1t into consider.
able arc without its breaking, and 1t will
resume its former straightness on the
pressure being removed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
A Sharp Italian,

There is one Italian in Bro oklyn
who is rapidly becoming American
lied in his methods if not in his Ian
guage. He can be seen daily boarding
the bridge cars during the busy hours.
He wears loose-ftting coat which
bulges on the right side to percepti-
BILE extent. As soon as the train is
started small gray head appears
from the vicinity OF the Italians vest
and long arm follows. There is
pull at some ones coat, q diminutive
hat is raised, the monkey smiles, the
Italian looks abstractedly toward the
statue of Liberty, and the crowd
lau,h Before the New York side is
reached the monkey has gathered in
from 25 to 80 cents from the easily
amused crowd and the man and mon
key take a return train. MAKE my
arm ache to work organ. Brother
he strong. He work da organ. Me
and monk work da bridge, not so
hard" And then the Italian puts on
his pensive far-away look and prepares
for another haul OF pennies and nick
els.-New York Commercial Adver-
tiser
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
A PORTUGUESE coURTsHIP.

LaborIous Process by Which an
Acquaintance Is Achieved.
The Portuguese are Representative
in their ideas oftheposition OF women.
in society, and they got their ideas
from their Moorish masters in bygone
centuries. Consequently girls lead a
very shut-in life; they go regularly to
mass on Sunday mornings and take
occasional walks during the week, al
ways accompanied by one or two
chaperons. Young men never call at
the house, and if they did would not be
admitted except on business" This
strictness leaves but one way open for
an interchange ofsentiments, and that
is the window, and it is quite the thing
to make use OF it. 1t isnot considered
ill-bred to stare in Portugal; a man
may stare at girl he does not know as
long as he likes; he must not do so to
a girl he has been introduced to unless
she gives him some encouragement by
returning his glances. Agirl will sit at
her window all the afternoon looking
into the street, and her adorer from
the street looks at her, and this is SO
much the custom that it attracts no
attention from the passers-by. From
looks they proceed to bows, to smiles,
to few words, then he follows her to
church, finds If she is going to the the
alter, and goes too, serenades her with
his guitar on moonlight nights, and fin
ally an offer to her father. Heis then re-
ceived by the family, and allowed to
come to the house in a quiet way till
the wedding, and after that the young
couple usually live either with her
parents or with his, and the even
tenor OF their life continues.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
Tha Doctor Beat HImaelf.

A certain well-known German physi-
clan OF st. Louis was the victim OF his
own nervousness the other day. He
had successfully treated wealthy
lady's daughter for diphtheria, and
the lady was extremely grateful for it.
When the child was thoroughly well
mother and daughter appeared at
the physicians Office. The little girl
shyly handed the physician q neat
little knit purse, while the lady went
on to say: "For having saved my
child, doctor, want TO present you
with this purse, "But," said the ply
stefan, after an embarrassing pause,
II have sent you a bill for $780,"
The lady flushed, then said, quietly:
LET me have the purse, please" She
took two 500 bills out of it, and re.
turned it to him with the remark,
"There are $500 in there now, so your
bill is paid" and left the room.-St.
Louis Republic.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24

"No. That was tho theory AZ first,
but it was afterward abandoned.
Mile. Helene Michaud-that was the
lady's name-came forward and
threw an entirely new light upon the
subject. A more through search or
Monsieur Guisac's effects revealed u
small package. 1t contained his will,
in which he stated his intention OF
taking his own life and bequeathing
to Mile. Helene Michaud everything
he had in the world.
had been captivated by the
picture OF the woman with the tender
lace and Titianesque hair. sought
her out and spoke to her concerning
the tragic death OF Monsieur Guisac.
"He had wronged another woman"
she said coldly. II told him to 90 to
her; that l had done with him for
ever"
She was unmoved. She smiled upon
me with her charming eyes. was
disguised and left Paris. When l
reached Chicago I found an officious
friend had been talking about my
picture. Orders have flowed in upon
me since, and the name of George
Courtenay has become famous in the
world of Western art; but the inspira-
ton which was derived from my
spiritual jointure with the man who
suicided in the Rue de Reverdy has
died with him, and unique among the
productions OF my brush stands the
painting which is known to the art
loving public as "Courtenay's Good
bye"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
THE COFFEE DRuNKARD.
Oncs Under the Influence OF the Berry
Release 10 Almost Impossible.

Once Under the Influence Of the Berry
Release 10 Almost Impossible.
In the course OF his studies DIR. Men
del found very few instances In which
the confirmed coffee drunkard was
ever cured. says the London Standard.
The symptoms constantly grow worse.
and ire only to be relieved by large
quantities OF the beverage the abuse Of
which has caused them. In this way
the victims 60 from bad to worse. for,
though we'll aware Of the mischief
being wrought they suffer 80 severely
that they are afraid to abandon the
habit least death should end the agony
they experience.
After beginning with the agreeable
infusion of the roasted berries they are
driven, in their search for something
more powerful 10 swallow the tinct-
ure, which. though it operates for q
time In the direction desired, soon
losses its efficacy and has to be swal-
lowed in greater and greater quanti-
ties the OWL influence Of the coffee
being OF course. heightened by the al
cohol used TO extract its essential in
gradients. When brandy is taken,
only temporary relief follows, though
not infrequently intoxication produced
by the latter is eagerly welcomed In
order to deaden the anguish caused by
the inordinate indulgence in the
former.
The last stage Of this peculiar dis
ease shows itself In the sallow face and
chilly hands and feet OF the victims.
coupled with an expression OF dread
and agony whic settles over the coun-
tenance-a form OF melancholia, alter
mated by hysteria. only to be tempora-
rily relieved by repeated application
to the coffee-pot or to strong tincture
formed by stepping the crushed berries
in spirits OF wine. Meantime the dis
eased state OF the body is demonstrated
by the acute Inflammation, which 10
apt to supervene at any moment. A
bruise. cut prick or q sting, which
in healthy person would be scarcely
noticed, is the starting point for Ia
Illumination OF an erysipelatious char
acter, so that 1t seldom happens th at
the coffee inebriate Is long-lived.
Coffee-drunkards are more common
among people OF q nervous tempera-
ment than in the ranks of the stoli1.
phlegmatic folks. not easily moved ty
any stimulus. or who. like many Ger
mans. prefer eating to drinking.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
A somnambulIst.s Freaks.

A Georgia man, who was not aware
OF the fact that no was addicted to
walking in his sleep, began to miss his
clothes on awaking in the morning.
Four suits disappeared mysteriously,
when he was constrained to offer a
reward OF $25 for the detection OF the
thief. This prompted his son to in.
vestigate. He saw his sire arise and
dress himself and proceed to q mill
pond. Here the old gentleman would
disrobe, stuff his clothes in hollow
log as far as they would 90, and then
go in bathing When no emerged no
would search vainly for his clothes,
finally going home without them.
The young detective finished from the
hollow log every suit that had been
lost and duly received the promised
reward.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
LABOR AT SEVEN CENTS A DAY.
That IL WHY such wondsri OF Art and
Industry Arc Cheap In Italy.


Industry Arc Cheap In Italy.
1t costs comparatively nothing to
live In Venice. Two francs and
hall $50 cents) day will keep man
and his family very decently. says
letter from that city TO the Chicago
inter-O Ocean. al things considered.
providol hi, IL lilly | not unlimited.
Fish and macaroni are plentiful and
cheap. and he can get lodging for u
song. Beef once week is all he re-
quires by way OF special feast, and.
although-with benehcent. gentle
sky above him, the daily fresh waters
Of the canal flowing around him and
affording him his nightly invigorating
bath. with special drinks that he can
get for two mills a liberal glass. and
the native and popular cigars selling rs
cheaply with shirts, trousers, hats and
sash costing five francs. all told. and
good for Ia seasons wear--altogether
there are worse lots in life than that
Of the poor Venetian. and few men
seem happier.
/ went through lace mandatory
that is under the direct patronage OF
the queen. receiving an annual subsidy
from the royal exchequer. 1t is the
lar. est in Venice, and Is claimed to be
the finest In the world. Certainly It's
work Is unsurpassed. The establish
ment has total OF 5000 employees in
its various branches the great proper
ton being young girls who,may be said
to be in school learning the trade.
Everything is hand made, OF course.
there being scarcely any machine
labor in this thoroughly old-fashioned,
royal mistress OF the Adriatic.
was shown some wonderful articles
--scarfs, shawls mantles, spreads,
handkerchief. etc. some OF which re-
CURED six months In the making Of
fered to me at what / thought were
ridiculously low prices. When / ex-
pressed my establishment and asked
how 1t was possible to dispose Of so
exquisite fabric for such an insig-
nificant sum the manager OF the de-
partment-who has been In America
and knows something OF its conditions
Looked sidelong at me and said, with
an eloquent smile: well. we pay our
girls7 cents day."
So was st. Marks builded. the mar
velous edifice that is one Of the worlds
prodigies. with its glorious mosaic
pictures-these subtitle. variable. lu-
minous chromatic triumphs 80 greatly
beyond the coloring skill OF the sub
FINEST painter--its delicate sculpture.
almost miraculous in fneness and
grace; 80 was builded the palace OF
the Doges, that mysterious perfection
of Gothic art; 80 was builded Venice
herself with her unparalleled magniH-
cence OF churches and palaces. her
masses OF marble. her labyrinths Of
canal over which beauty stands guard
through the centuries-builded on the
principle OF 'seven cents u day" for
the labor that has made her the para
disc of cities. the devotional shrine OF
the worlds art revering pilgrims.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
A story OF n.nnibaI n.mlIn.

II is told OF Hannibal Hamlin that
he twas one OF Names noted fisher
men. and one little yearly excursion
OF his used to puzzle the knowing ones
not little. Every year he prevailed
upon the officials OF q certain Maine
railroad to let him of an early morn
ing train in the middle OF a dense
forest. He would disappear In the
woods, and when the train returned In
the evening Mr.. Hamlin would be
found waiting beside the track to be
taken aboard. His basket on these
occasions was always found to be filed
with magnificent trout weighing any
where around pound or two pounds
and over. Nobody else knew Of .
trout brook in the vicinity that gave
promise OF any such trout a. he got.
as the old gentleman always persisted
in going alone and q Maine paper
says that the exact locality has always
remained mystery. Indianapolis
News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
co-EpucArioN.
Something or tho Life Of Girl at n Boys
College.

Something OF tho Lie OF Girl at BOYS
College.
The girl who goes to the University
OF Michigan to-day, Just as when ! en-
tered there in 1872. finds her own
boarding place in one OF the quiet
homes OF the pleasant little city whose
interest centres in the 2. 500 students
scattered within its borders. She
makes the business arrangements for
her winters fuel and its storage; she
finds her washerwoman or her laun-
dry; she arranges her own hours of.
exercise, OF study and of sleep; she
chooses her own society. clubs, and
church. The advice she gets comes
from another girl student of sophomo-
ric dignity who chances to be in the
same house. or possibly from still
more advanced young woman whom
she met on the journey. or sat near in
church on her first Sunday. Strong Is
the comradeship among these ambi-
tious girls, who nurse one another In
illness, admonish one another In
health. and rival one another In study
only less eagerly than they all rival
the boys. In my time In college the
little group OF girls, suddenly intro
duced in the army OF young men, felt
that the fate OF our sex hung upon
proving that lady Greek" involved
the accents, and that women's minds
were particularly absorptive. of the
calculus and metaphysics. And still
in those sections where, with growing
experience. the anxieties about co-edu-
cation have been allayed a healthy
and hearty relationship and honest
rivalry between young men and wom-
en- exists. II Is stimulating atmos-
phere. and develops in good stock a
strength and independent balance
which tell in after-life. Mrs Alice
Freeman Palmer in the Forum.