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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22
PENSIONS FOR CoNFEDEK-
ATES.
How the Southern States Pros
vide for Their Veterans.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta CONSTITUTION.
Georgia's Confederate PEN
sion system, under which dis
abled veterans receive from 50
to S25 per month, according to
the disability, is highly credit
able to our State; but it should
accept and maintain the home
near this city, in order to COM
plete the good work. 1t
will be Of interest to revive the
situation in other Southern
States. Virginia led in the
movement and established d
Confederate home at Richmond,
for the support Of which the
State expends $4,000 a year.
Pensions to the amount Of S5,-
900 annually are also paid.
Alabama has no home, but
pays $l2j, ,000a year in pensions.
Arkansas has a home at Lit
tie Rock, built by private sub
scription, supported by State aid.
Florida has no home, butpays
$4,000 a year to disabled Con-
federates who have resided in
the State fifteen years.
Mississippi is without a home,
but has made liberal provision
for her INDECENT and disable
Confederates
Missouri pays no pensions,
but a movement is on foot to
raise 500, 600 to endow a home
without State aid.
Maryland has a $40, 900 home
near Baltimore, aided by the
State to the extent of $4,000
annually.
Louisiana has q home near
New Orleans, and the State
grants it $4,000 a year.
North Carolina not only pays
pensions, but has appropriated
S4l 900 for a home.
South Carolina, pays about
$50, 900 in pensions, but has nc
home
Texas has a home es-
tablivhed by subscrition. II
costs 50, 800 a year, and State
aid is expected shortly.
Tennessee has established q
home at the old home of Andrew
jackson. "The Hermitage, y
the State donating AIS acres OF
land and giving $40, 900 for i'm.
prosements in 1889. The legis,
lature which recently adjourned
appropriated $25. 900 for a build,
ing and 200 for its support,
and in addition 100000, or SC
much thereof as may be neces.
sary for expenditure annually
in pensions, which range from
g, so 10 S25 per month. 1t il
Thought that $685. 900 per year
will cover the pension list.
OF all the Southern States
Kentucky al,ne has made nc
provision for her ex-Confeder-
ates.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22
a gninst Tha I,otfarr.

NEW ORLEANS, April l7.-It
is believed here that the Su-
preme Court will decide the lot
terry case against the lottery
copany. II has been one Of the
current rumors thut ex-Govern-
er McEnery has thrown his vote
against the lottery thus winning
the case for the antics.
The effect Of such q decision
would be to force the lottery in
TO the field 10 elect the next leg
islature and bring about another
constitutional convention.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

How Barnum Rose O. Greatness.
p. I. Barnum said, in an in
terview the other day: "What
is the secret of success? Adj
vertising advertising nothing
else. That is the sum and sub
stance of the whole thing. /
put ADVERTISING ahead of pluck,
perseverance, and economy.
Get yourself talked OF and writ
ten about even If you are abused
and traduced, if you hope for
success in this world. ] remem-
Der when l got Tom Thumb and
Lavina Warren married in
Grace Church-Ah! what a
splendid piece of advertising
that was! There is of course
considerable opposition on the
part of many church people, and
a few days after, a woman
came TO me with the account
she had written Of the affair.
She was a blackmailer, and
told me / had better buy the
manuscript outright, as il was
a terrible attack on me. My
dear madame / said, ! don't
care what you have said about
me. If you have stated that |
stole the communion service
from Grace Church 50 mucn
the better.
Say anything you like, only,
for heavens sake, say some-
thing She decided that try
ing to black-mail me was not a
success. No man need. to ex-
pect to succeed without adver-
tising. ."-Ex.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

THE ex-iudge Of the supreme
court of Indiana, Andrew l..
Osborne, died at La Porte Mon
day. He was 76 years Of age.
He threw the second shoyelful
of dirt on the Michigan Central
railroad, Daniel Webster throw
ing the first.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22
CleveIand's partisanship.

Monday night, the 18th inst,
Ex- President Cleveland, spoke
TO the Democratic club in New
York, III honor of .Jefferson's
birth day. His speech was an
other revelation of sl,s inward
ness and beauty If genuine
Democracy. We colsa one para
graph:
1t seems that th atmosphere
which pervades this place is i'll
suited to selfish and ignoble de-
signs; and l feel at this moment
that | am surrounded By infiu-
ences which invite patriotic
parts nship and disinterested
devotion to party principles.
This sensation is most agree
able, for | am glad tosbe called
partisan, if my partisansnip is
patriotic. If partisan is cor
rectly defined as zone who is
violently and passionately de-
voted TO party or interest,"" |
must plead guilty to the charge
of being a Democratic partisan,
SO long as Democracy is true to
its creed and traditions, and SO
long as conditions exist which
to my understanding makes adj
herence to its doctrines synonyl
nous with patriotism
Mr.. Cleveland is q partisan,
but a patriotic partisan. This
is a severe, but Just criticism
upon the political temper of the
times. Had he been a "hi e
oound" partisan il is proba5ie
that he would now be President
of the United States. We lear
that Mr. Cleveland is too far
ahead of his degenerate times
in politics. Patriotism and Of
flee are entirely private and
selfish affairs with the Ameri-
can citizens. He looks at the
preferments and duties of the
government in relation solely
70 himself. That is the reason
Mr.. Cleveland's high and noble
creed in politics has been no
more successful Thousands of
Democrats are ready to curse
him today for holding TO patri-
otic partisanship, instead of
the close-fisted partisanship of
benjamin Harrison, who cuts
off Democratic official heads
like a McCormik reaper mows
down a California wheat field.
But it is refreshing for the
country and the Democratic
party to have one man, who
chooses to reveal political truth
in its simplicity and beauty,
though he stands at the stake.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

Our readers, no doubt, have
heard Of the latest fool game,
called "tiddlety winks." IL is
q very simple thing and we will
explain how it is worked. Il
is played with tiddledums that
are fired with a finger into q
wink cuspidor. Each player
has a few tiiddledums, denkility
and dingus. Take a wink, put
il on a dingus, then snap the
wink from the dingus into the
wink pot. If you succeed you
are entitled to a defikkility, and
for every wink you jump into
the wink pot from the dumink-
erdnmdorum you count a de-
fikelity, and contiaac 80 % Op.
crate tinkwinkle upJ. epolly-
woighthere until the pots SO
carried shall equal the total the
hopwop multiplied by the put
erinktum and added to the con-
tents Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
iums. The less brains you have
the better you can play.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

THE Democratic party is nom
sectional. It recognizes no
North, South, East or West in
its public actions. Itadvocates
the greatest good to the greatest
number. 1t is welded to the
best interests of the whole
Union, and therefore, must COM
mand the respect and support
of all who are opposed to sec
tionalism and class legislation.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

A spiritualist asks: "Did you
ever 60 into a dark room where
you could see nothing and feel
there was something there."
Yes, frequently, and the some
thing unfortunately chanced to
be a rocking chair.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

Secretary Proctor deniss the cor.
rectness Of the alleged interview with
him in which he Is made 70 say that
he Is not candidate for The Senate
from Vermont. He says he Is can
didate for appointment BY The Gov
ernor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22
..EooTiNEn

Cures the disease that causes the
offensive odor Of the feet and arm
pits. tonghens the skin and pre-
vents chatting. Price 80 eta. For
sale bY ~ Durham Druggist.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

A flowing well from which a
strong current Of cold air con-
stantly gushes Is the latest
curiosity near Greepburg, Pa,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

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lis merits - eeIi known hal y alEnla Nefe
iffXn|Tsnt fsmiIles eho a. not Keep Castofia
csnios Nssrfs, y. ~.
New York Ciiy..
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-22

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ffeeonlnend b. ripsfiof 70 sn7 rfoeription
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
SNUG HARBOR.

What. no. my hcartissl making for Snug
Harbor?
Ny arms are open wide, como in. my dears;
babies,
your tears
What may 1 have on board, you say2 You
Pirates
Well dive below and sec, my bright-eyed
Fan.
Whats in tho holdS All, Kate has found some
goodics
They dropped in as passed the candy-man.
Vol stir the fire bit, and sit in twilight
SEQ q schooner with shattered mast
Look, tits the half burned cedar brand that
shapes her,
The great pine knots the rock on which
she's cast.
My swecthearts, as hold you, remember
Ono other, old enough to recognize
''Snug Haroor' as shelter; oft she's nestled
Within these arms, wee Alice, with blue
eyes
Sno's gono away; an angel saw her coming,
A tiny bark with sails of snowy white,
He pilotod her through the unknown waters.
The little craft is safe in port tonight.
I'm old, my dears, and looking forward only
To one more voyage, swift, and Short and
fair
And when the angel-pilot calls, I'm ready
TO Join the fleet in harbor over there.
Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
FIREslpE FRAGMENTS.

-Mavonnaise of Cod: "Picll cold
boiled cod into large flakes; cover II
with mayonnaise dressing, garnishing
it with cold boiled eggs cut in slices.
Nasturtium leaves and blossoms make
pretty border for this salad.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Apple Jack: Make the same as APP
pie pie, leaving out the sugar and spice
when done take che upper crust from
the under one, spreading half the apple
on the inside of each crust; sprinkle
handful of sugar and put small pieces
of butter on the apple, and lay the up
per crust, apple side up, on the under
one, Eat while warm, as it is not good
when cold.-Boston Budget.
-Stewed Onions: Skin and slice the
onions and cook in slightly sailed water.
Throw off the water once or twice.
when it comes to boil. This takes off
the strong onion taste. When done,
drain off the water and add a teacupful
milk, season to taste with salt and pep
per. Work together little flour and
butter and stir it into the milk when it
boils. This will make delicious dish,
as much better than the ordinary cooked
onions as one can conceiye.-OraHge
Judd Farmer.
Photograph Stand: A photograph
stand which is ornamental as well as
useful: Heavy pasteboard or thin wood
may be used to make it. When made of
wood the pieces are glued in place and
the design is cut in the board with thin
knife, then marked with black ink.
With scroll saw the photograph stand
might be easily and quickly made, but
with a sharp knife the work may be
nicely done if patience and perseverance
are eXercsed.-Prairie Farmer.
Bean and Tomato Soup: Soak a
quart of beans over night in water, put
over the fire in the morning in cold
water to cover well and allow for
swelling: little soda will soften the
slick in the outer coating of the beans
and expedite the cooking. The length
of time required for cooking beans
varies very much in different varieties
and the age of the beans, Pea beans
will cook in about an hour, but ! know
of no other that will. 1t will probably
require from two to four hours to cook
these. When tender, salt to taste, add
ing boiling water if it is required head
of celery minced or SHREDDED. a shallOt if
desired, and pint of canned tomatoes.
Let it boil up. Stain through colander
into soup tureen and serve.-Iiouse-
keeper.
Chocolate Cake: One and half cups
of sugar, half cup of butter, half cup
of milk, one and threc-fourths cups of
flour, quarter of a pound of choco-
late, three eggs, two teaspoons
baking powder. Scrape the chocolate
fine or melt smooth over steam, and add
five tablespoons OF sugar this in addi-
ton to the cup and half. Beat but
ter and sugar together thoroughly with
the yoll1s of eggs. Add three table
spoons of boiling water to the chocolate
and sugar. Stir over the fire until
smooth and glossy: then stir into the
beaten sugar and sbutter. Add to this
the milk and the flour in which the
baking powder has been thoroughly
mixed. Bake twenty minutes in mod
crate oven, in two sheets put together
with white or chocolate frosting, as
preferred. Inquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
HUMANITY IN WAR.
The Humane and Generous Acts of Noble
Warriors.

Warriors.
1t is related of Henry w., the first
French king of the house of Bourbon,
that while besieging Paris, at that time
held against him by the Catholic league,
he was urgently advised to take the city
by assault before troops daily expected
from the king of Spain could arrive to
succor the leaguers. He knew that by
a determined assault he could carry the
works before him, but he protested
against it on the principle of humanity.
81 will not" said he, expose the
capital of my country to the miseries
and horrors which must follow such an
event. l will show to my people that 1
am their father; and | will follow the
example of the true mother who pre-
scented herself before Solomon. | will
not gain the prize through the slaugh-
ter of innocent persons"
In time, Henry reduced the city with
the loss of but few lives. In subse-
quent conversation upon the subject of
the number slain, he exclaimed:
IF it were in my power | would give
anything but my kingly honor to re-
deem those citizens, and to have the
satisfaction of informing posterity that
l had subdued Paris without splitting a
drop of blood"
In the war of 1896 between France
and Austria, the Archduke Charles.
when fastening from Bohemia to take
command of the Austrian army, met,
near the scene of late action, large
number of wounded soldiers, both
French and Austrians, who in the haste
of retreat and pursuit, had been
abandoned where they had fallen. The
only horses at hand which could posi-
bly, be used in removing these helpless
sufferers were attached to the artillery.
LET the cannon be left behind said
the humane prince, land let these poor
fellows be saved" And when one of
his generals demonstrated, he added:
mo, no: let it be as | have ordered.
The life of one brave man is better
worth preserving than fifty pieces of
ordnance"
When the French General Moreau,
into whose hands the cannon thus
abandoned had fallen, learned the mo-
tive which had prompted the archduke
to make the sacrifice, he ordered the
whole to be restored, observing that he
should be unworthy of being the oppo-
nent of his imperial highness if he took
advantage of so noble an act of hu-
manity.-N. y. Ledger
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01

Eont to admire when a new seasons
5ange of neckwear silk is displayed.
he elaborateness of single section of
| fine necllwear silk can be gathered
Rom the fact that for one thousand
lwo hundred perpendicular threads as
Ihany as eight hundred cards have some
lines to be punched, each cardrepresent-
ing the ms and outs of single thread
Of color. The greatest care must be
taken in doing the work, as the slight
est flaw will ruin the value of u large
piece. "-Clothier and Furnisher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
PAID FOR HIS JOKE.
How a Barber Got Even With a Funny
Customer.
The barber had just shaved stylish
looking man. Fifteen cents" said the
ba rbar

The barber had just shaved stylish
looking man. Fifteen cents" said the
barber.
''What for?"
"For shaving you"
''Look here, do you know how much
of my valuable time have given you
while sitting here? | have been in this
chair about ten minutes, and during
that time l might have made a thousand
dollars on the board of trade. Don't
talk to me about fifteen cents"
''You may be right" said the barber,
land you might have made ten thousand
dollars on the board, but you have been
occupying my chair, and will have to
pay rent. For shaving l charge only
fifteen cents. And we will let that go,
but for the rent of the chair, l charge
fifty cents, and you will give the money
or go out without your hat. Hold that
hat, JIM" he called, addressing boy.
perhaps you are right" said the
man, after a moments reflection. "Tll
pay you for the shave"
mo, | want my rent"
Here, give me that hat. I am in a
hurry"
Not till you give me fifty cents"
'Well, here. confound you, take the
fifty cents. never saw such town as
this. A man can't joke without having
to pay for t."-Arkansaw Traveller.
A gentleman, well known as a
maker of recording guages, has a little
son of an inquirirh' turn of mind. The
other evening Vle boy said to his father:
Papa, where is Atoms?" Father
athens, you mean; don't you, my
dear?" Inquiring son-'No, Atoms, the
place where people go to when the
Che boiler explodes; because it always
says that they were blown to Atows.''-
! Electrical Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
ShG Got OF.

A woman had just got aboard
Brush street car, when she began
waving her hand to the conductor to
stop.
did you want the car stopped?" he
asked as he looked in.
Yes"
but you just got on"
81 know that, but just want to get
off, too! left two pies in the oven, and
they want to come out O that inside of
ten minutes or they'll burn up!"--De-
troit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01
Very Particular.

A young married couple lived very
haepily together. One morning, how
ever, the young wife was very morose
at the breakfast table and behaved in
a most extraordinary way. The hus-
band noticed the change in her man.
ner, but, on being questioned by him
as to the cause of it, she would not
give him satisfaction until he finally
insisted on being told what was the
matter.
Well" she said at last, ''if dream
again that you have kissed another
woman l will not speak to you again as
long as live. Light.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01

There is Il justice in Islip, L. l., OF
the name of Clock. His principal bust
ness is to give time to the prisoners
Jewellers Circular
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-01

corresponding to that in the loom. Then
the welt is represented by another set
of cords running from side to side, and
in number corresponding to the key
action of which | have spoken. The
designer takes his enormous paper plan,
on which it will be remembered that
every thread is indicated with mathe-
NAUTICAL accuracy, and selling the strands
of cord representing the 'weft' threads
he deity weaves them in and out of his
simulated warp SO that every thread
goes before or behind that which it
crosses, exactly as the design calls for.
This done, one can plainly perceive
the rough and exaggerated proportions
of the figure woven like some coarse
mating, but the work does not stop
here. 1t is now plainly seen just which
strands of thread are to fall forward
to let the bobbin of the loom pass be-
hind them, and so accounting for each
strand of the welt line by line, the de-
signer seizes all required in one hand
and firmly pulls as though about to ring
miniature chime. Each cord of the
warp thus seized draws it's correspond
ing OAR, releasing punch WHICH ldllS
into it's aperture in a brass plate exact
ly corresponding to the set of reeds.
This plate is then removed to cutting
press, slip of card is placed under it,
nnd, presto, is perforated with those
magic holes which will govern the
movement of the silken warp in the
loom. The punches are then returned.
When the cards have been cut and num-
bered in consecutive succession bright
bov cards them together in long strip
ready to be run through the voiceless
organette which plays those beautiful
1arIrouies of color which we are SO
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-29

discovering a means of throwing the
treacherous explosive that would be eff
fective and at the same time safe for
the manipulators of the gun. Fired
from an ordinary cannon the dyna-
mite shell explodes in the barrel Of
the arm, carrying death and destruc-
tion in it's path. The pneumatic gun,
throwing projectile filed with nitro
glycerine or dynamite by means Of
compressed air, has proved successful,
except in the matter of range, the gun
not being effective at a greater dis
lance than one mile. This gun is in
tended principally for coast defenses,
but toy cannon would be just as
serviceable If the limit Of the pneu-
matte gun is one mile, or even two
miles. The great gunboats Of any
European country would lie four or
five miles from shore and shell our
coast cities and our pneumatic guns
would be powerless to retaliate.
The accompanying illustration will
serve to make plain Mr.. Gathmann's
method of throwing dynamite shells
from a cannon, ordinary gunpowder
being employed. The powder cham
Der is Of much larger caliber than that
through which the projectile is
thrown. Back of the powder charge
are two capsules or brass cylinders,
containing carbonic-acid gas at a
pressure of 800 pounds to the square
inch. Each is fitted with two plugs,
the larger end being inside. Upon
firing the gun the force Of the ex-
plosion drives the plugs inward, re-
leasing the gas, which, being at a
temperature Of about seventy degrees
below zero, absorbs the heat produced
by the exploded powder, thus prevent
ing heating of the ordinance and at
the same time destroying none of the
propelling force. This keeps the bar
rel of the gun cool, permits rapid and
continuous firing, and greatly pro-
longs the life of the ordinance.
The cut represents longitudinal
section of the gun charged with its
dynamite projectiie, which is marked
S. The powder is indicated by p, and
the globe and two capsules Oh carbon
ic-acid gas by the letters O.. .8.4
Only comparatively small amount
of powder to the size of the chamber
is used. While the force of the eX-
plosion is less severe at the in
slant Of firing, the chamber acts as
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-29

How FAR upward does the jurisdic-
tion Of court Of law extend? We
have pretty well-defined notions in
this land as to how far out court
may reach in horizontal way and
yank citizen in, but il is important
that we know how high in the air
that hand can be stretched in
potency. This inquiry is propounded
because we learn that the saloon-keep-
ers of Atchison, in prohibition Kan
sas, have been ordered by the officers
of the law to remove their saloons to
the upper floors, and that, having
done SO, the saloon-keepersnow enjoy
peaceful immunity and their custom
ers, free from restraint, revel in the
blessed constitutional privileges of
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of liquid
happiness. If men on the upper
floors of Atchison's little buildings
are beyond the reach of the State
courts, the question is, won't the in
habitants of Chicago's proposed
thirty-four-story block be out of the
reach of the highest court in the
Union? If there is going to be a con-
flict Of authority between us and st.
Peter we ought to enter into diplo-
matte relations with him and find out
where we stand.