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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
THE"ARIzoNA KICKER"
There iss"o Monotony in West
ern Editorial Life, t3

Last Friday we received word
that q man had appeared in
Gulchtown soliciting subscrip-
tions to the Kickerand clai ming
to be our agri ,ultural editor.
This trick has been played on us
half a dozen times withinayear.
And when we heard of this chap
we mounted our mule and can
tered over to interview him.
We found him just us he had
bagged his eleventh subscriber
and was ready to get out. Nv
What followed may not be
recorded in future history, but
it was lively while it lasted.
The bold-faced impostor was
of squatty build, weighed 200
pounds and had been eating
Limburger cheese. He, there
fore, had a shade the best of it
on the go off, but we rounded
him up after getting our second
wind, and he won't travel on
our shape hereafter He's got
through taking subscriptions
for us, and six months hence,
when able to crawl out again
he'll probably look for honest
work. We empty no travelling
agents, give away no cromos,
and we don't take stomach bit
ters in payment for advertising.
M. Quad. .s-t-..5 ~.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
Pungent Hits by sam Jone.

+
Rev. Sam Jones is doing bust
ness in Wilmington now, and
the Star catches up these:
"The difference between q
dead man and a dead church
member is, you can bury a dead
man and plant flowers on his
grave and he'll lie still; but a
dead church member can kick
like a steer!
There is not a difficulty in
this town thathas lived twenty
four hours that has not been
kept alive by somebody's talk
ing.
How can a church member
keep straight when he is wind
ing in and out in the church,
keeping feuds alive?
OF all the things a church
was ever cursed with, one of the
worst is internal feuds and dis
sensions, and the preachers
mouths are locked. If he says
anything, somebody will say he
"tuck sides. y ll
And now let me say, before
you blame a preacher, brother
en-, you had better look upon
yourself, maybe, a little. There
is an old fellow out there, a
memberof the Baptist church,
and there is another, a member
of the Methodist church; as soon
as we get on the whisky ques
tion, for instance, you have a
little property and SO you are
afraid the taxes will be put up,
and for fear of that you vii
absolutely vote for whisky
or else you won't vote at all
You pusilanimous puppy
Laughter.) That is the lowest
down of all, the fellow who
won't vote at all / ought not
to have said puppy" l would
have said "dog" but they aim
big enough. 0aughter.) A
fellow asked me the other day
and said; "Jones, what do yor
mean by calling people puppies
and fools and hounds." "Why,'
| said, because that is theil
forgiven name; that is tho only
name they will go by" Laugh
ter.) You have got them il
your church, Brother Greasy
if you would only call their for
lgiven names in public the.
would quit your church
wouldn't they? Brother Creas,
is a little more sassay than h
was las year; he has only got
lfeWu WuspREesat"-IIe rs varkmg Oh
a little better than he was bt
fore. / am glad of it. 1t won.
[ he more than about four wees
or six weeks before he will pac
mn his backing brush and ca
E his dog and go. Laughter.)
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
Laxity of Administration.

The newspapers here and
there are constantly discussing
the verdicts of juries.
A case may be tried and the
verdict entirely different from
what was expected. 1t may be
possible that q jury was select
ed with an eye to the Verdict rem
dered, and the jury may be sew.
erely condemned. Such things
have been done. E'~.
There is something wrong
when this state of affairs exists
Newspapers do not often crit
icise the verdicts of juries un-
less there has been a manifest
miscarriage of justice. The same
is true Of the citizens in general.
In looking into the history of
crime, we find that this condi-
tion of affairs has generally pre-
ceded the introduction of lynch
law. AS long as the, laws of
the land are properly admins
tered, there is no criticism or
indignation manifested by good
citizens; and lynch law is only
resorted to in emergencies,
when the people know that in
order to protect themselves and
all that is dear to them in this
world, they must take the law
in their own. hands and sum-
marily punish criminals, be-
cause if they allow them to go
before judicial tribunals, they
will go scot free or get off with
inadequate punishment.
The courts are great institu-
tions. They should be well
guarded in all of their details.
The provocation should be a
great one before condemna-
ton ispassed by press or people;
yet, at the same time there
should be no -laxity in the ad-
ministration of law, from the
highest to the lowest courts
State or municipal.
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.nnL Ia Yn,lr Interest.

Young men, old men, post
ourselves. about the functions
ssf sfg[SrrtSS; your government, sag study pol.
;t;caI economy and the science
T Of government, then vote s, the the
Democratic n ticket and all will
he well. unless this is done no
one has the necessary credential
10 ;ntelligeftly exercise their
Franchise. The laborer, the far
msr. and in fact every class
shm,ld educate, think and act
| for himself. When this Is done
1.-THE evils we now complain, n,,l o. !
lean soon be eradicated. Inc
farmer ct al should know a.
.much about their government a.
the lawyer, capitalist, or an!
lother class.-Tsxas Lasso.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
It should be Macon.

Mr.. Julian s. Carr has an
nounced his intention of de-
fraying out of his own means
the expenses of an effigy of
some distinguished North Caro-
linians of the past to be placed
in Stationary Hall of the House
of Representatives at Washing
ton. Upon this announcement
the Wilmington Messenger sug
gests George e. Badger who was
an uncommonly gifted and at
tractive man.
The Richmond Times in speak
ing Of the subject saws:
We shall venture to suggest
instead the name of Nathaniel
Macon, whom John Randolph,
a critical judge of men pro-
nounced to be the wisest man
he had ever known. That fa-
nous North Carolinian was one
of the most unique of American
statesmen, being q man of Ro-
man simplicity of character
pure, homely, sturdy, vigorous.
a man who commanded univer-
sal veneration, and who reflect
ed honor not only upon his
State and his country, but also
upon human nature itself.
Up to this time, Macon is the
best known character in the
States history. He is better
known throughout the country
than Badger, who succeeded
him by quite a half century,
Charlotte Chronicle.
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at,i,y ii az Rome" Lost.

ST.. JOINS, n. f., October III.
A sailor named John Brennan
arrived at Trepasssy today tells
the following story: He was
one Of the crew of forty three
of the steamer, "City Of Rome" !"
commanded by Capt. John
Thomas Nelly, which left Mon
treal. October 7th, for Dundee
with sos cattle and a lotof Hour
and maize. The steamer, he
saws. was totally wrecked Mon,
lday night at Marine Cove, Sam
lMary's bay. The captain, crew
land officers were all drunk ant
could not save themselves. h'
twas thrown on the rocks an.
after a terrible nights experl
ence was rescued by o ma
named Lundrigan on Tuesda
morning. All the others wer
Host. He tells a pitiful tale {
the struggles Of the crew an
Iof the cattle in their efforts
save themselves.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
The British Labor Parliament.

In one way deliberatiye bodies
and councils have quite as much
power as legislative assemblies,
and that is in the line of form
ing the public opinion which
the legislative organization for
mulates when itmakes the laws.
The proceedings of the British
labor parliament have, there
fore, a living interest for all.
The important measures re-
commended by the parliament
,', .;.;t no,,r ~ feesS6hm5Sistalx 6hm5istlx First
Significant exception Vs-- tct. |.
a majority of the workmen IN
any given trade should vote
AGAINST its application in theil
nsrticular case, this vote shoul'
decide the matter. Thus tn
various trades in the ditferen
localities are left free to adop
5 ths eight hour law. or lett
alone. r.. 49,.
e perhaps. is the sentiment IN IL
i ror of paying members OF pall
o liament for their services. 1
u Great Britain members OF pa
Ir lament receive no salary. ID
f charge there could be made VIII
IS instiee that the legislative o
1t sembly of the country was
le millionaire club, as it is Gust
Of mary to accuse the Unit
lie States senate of being. If mel
as bers of parliament were pal
as then the workingmen cou
ny feel free to send some Of th'
own number to the nation
Legislature. They recommer
ly' therefore, that each candid'
ce for parliament be required
he nledre that he will vote sucl
he law before the workingn
agree to support him. The p
De Iisment, for the same reas
/ was in favor of paying memb
of school boards and sou
l'S councils. ,.,,;,
eat aversion Of the British work.
man to having state supe
cry sion Of his own employers
lations was also strikingly
ana tUl veloped at this parliament
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
Scientific Vision.

The human retina and the
chemical retina, says Prof. VIM.
see very differently.
/ I,ook al the Plelades with the
unaided eye and you may see
s;x ar seven or o dozen stars;
look at Il through q three-inch
telescope and you may see per
mans 800. Study il through q
telescope for three years as n,
Wolff has done, and map the
stars and their places, and YOU
NAV record GOO to 200 stars o.
strange background Of nepulouI
llight: expose q sensitive plat
| for an hour and more than twic,
that number are revealed
lienpthen the exposure to lou
hours and you have q pictur
Of 3 .326 stars with o dIfteren
and a more extensive back
ground Of nebulosity.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

A San Francisco chemist says
there is only one refinery in the
world that makes absolutely
pure sugar. The manufactory
Is in Germany, and il supplies
chemists and druggists with SUI
ear for solutions which must be
,,nclouded. This chemically
n,,re art'cal would not find
much sale for table use, as 1t !
a dirty. grayish white in aP
pearance, When dissolved !
Elves a clear solution, there De
ing no artificial coloring mat
ter i'm suspension.
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Is a Jewel.

Appreciation makes stupid peo-
pie brighter, homely ones more
comely, the clumsy less clumsy,
the diffident self-possessed. 1t
need not be given in words3
tones are often sufficient, even
glances OF gestures will convey
ample meaning to sensitive
souls. Try a few words of genu-
inc approval or compliment up
on the most stupid person Of
your acquaintance-you can al
ways find some point in ones
character worthy of praise
and note the effect; it will sur
prise you if the experiment is
new to you; try it ON a woman
who knows she is plain and unat-
tractive, and mark how her eyes
will brighten, her cheek flush,
and her face light up with some-
thing akin to beauty. Try it on
the man who lays out your
walks or hoes your corn, and
see what a consciousness it will
awaken within him. There is
that in all of us that responds
quickly to the voice of eulogy
and longs for it. The man who
is dead to this is dead to every
noble aspiration OF all places
praise should be most lavishly
used in the family circle. How
many of us keep all our COM
pliments for strangers, for those
in whom we have not one spark
of vital interest; and to hearts
dependent upon us forsympathy
and appreciation we have
scarce one cherry word! IL we
are so niggardly in the expendi.
ture Of the sweet charities of
life that we cannot squander
Communications on home folks
and strangers, too, by all means
lot the home folks come in first
for their share.
The ability to find fault is
considered by some people as a
sure sign of superior insight,
when in the majority of cases
it is only an indication of shall
lowness and illnature. One de-
serves as much credit for seeing
the merits Of a picture as its de
fects, for finding out the lovely
traits in a character or for lying
in wait for its imperfections
Indeed, he who steadfastly anC
on principle determines to se'
all the good there is in any per
Ison is that PERSONS creates
benefactor, and can do most d
lift him up into what he Nigh
be. If we love our friends no
4 Transforming them Iuto VIiS = :;
, lalization of the ideai for whic
4 we love them, and thus the col
/ | slant outpouring 'ot our aite'
e tions toward them will as a pc
/ netual lever, lifting them nea
4 or and nearer the realization
i their desires. Let no one doul
the truth of this; it has bee
), proved by practical demonstr
+ ton. Let US then not be S. cna
:. Of complimentary and appr
n ciative utterances, but torg'
r. ting self, and lememberll
le those dearer, or who should
s. their happiness we most SURF
q secure our own.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

IT might be possible to speak
across the Atlantic over a cable
.as'b as big as a hogshead, but as the
cost 90 and manipulation of such
a cable are prohibitive we shall
; be content 70 await further ,.l,!.l,. De-
velopments in telephoning work: q :
THE New York Sun says that
the way to make white roses
blue Is to water the trees
throughout the winter with q q
solution Of Prusian blue, and ii
YOU want them to be green use
sulphate Of copper.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
A Mosque tor Atlapta's EXPOSE
.tlon. -

A brother of Interpreter Ar.
belle, of the barge office, received
the other day the material for
the construction of a mosque,
which will be shipped to Allan
ia Ca, and put together by
American labor. A troupe Of
Mohammedan artists willvsoOn
arrive and will follow the
mosque, which will be erected
on the exposition grounds ut
Atlanta. The Mohammedans
will show visitors to the expo
sition how the turks worship
New York Sun. .A.. .sf.4
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
Matches in Trunks.

Mr.. A. T. Vernon informed a
Greensboro Workman reporter
Of an affair which should serve
as a warning. A trunk that
was on its way from Salem TO
Danville, and was being hand
led in the baggage department
here. was found TO have smoke
iSsliug from it. There was
fire ON the inside, and when the
trunk was opened IL was found
TO have originated from a DO,
of matches that had been pil
in the tray of the trunk. In
little while longer there woult
have been a considerable iire
and perhaps much damage. !
was only because the the smok
was discovered so early that Tn
contents Of the trunk were nc
leonsumed. II is dangerous
) carry matches in trunks, an
the practice should be abai
doned.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
IIa nns nnt of Money.

Judge r. II. Barrett, a mem
her Of The Georgia Legislature,
left Atlanta for his home last
week and went to hauling cot
ton to the gin, saying that he he
was out Of money and had TO 10
t. Corporations must have less
use rSs for Georgia Legislators than ian
n most States; otherwise there
would be no occasion for such
confession Of legislative power
| ~.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

woRMs will turn and sheep |
will fight. Many u year the
Iandladies who supply hash to
the students Of Yale college
nave sN been put upon by those
nav lads. They have become
ssc:ustomed s TO being asked II
thew forgot to put the coffee IN
ths not or il they saved the
hash from last years commence
ment roast beef. Many q
wear they have been told the
Tradition Of the student VINO
went ont a-swimmihg and sank
like lead to rise no more just al
ter he had partaken OF college
boarding house tea biscuit
Storing up these and other out
raTes. the landladies have sud
J.. SeSly turned upon their tormsn,
tors and put the price of a hal
hed.room without fire up to 81
and eight dollars a week. Inc.
have formed q great trust an
n no, a woman will strike he
y noIors. Woman's cause is thu
e triumphant in the very colleg
Il where girl studeats are tol
.ol hidden TO enter.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
The Gamut Of Theft.

Taking $l,ooO,oOo is called
genius.
Taking 500, ,ooois called short
age.
Taking $50, 900 is called Itiga.
tion.
Taking $4,000 is called insol-
Taking $4,000 is called irreg-
larity.
Taking $1,000 is called defal-
cation.
Taking 81 900 is called corrup'
tion.
Taking $500 is called embez.
Element.
Taking 500 is called dishon.
.esty.
Taking $50 is called stealing,
Taking S25 is called stealing
Taking one ham is called wal
on society. Washington Star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
pu,,,ngrt Plainly.

Can any high tariff give q
good and sufficient reason WIZ,
70 t,I nav 20 per cent tariff taxes
when one.half of that amount
would raise revenue sufflcient g, I
TO conduct the affairs Of the
government. on an economic
basis. .r.-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
Take Il Home to = ourself.

You think that your children
are stubborn, thoughtless, and
perhaps ungrateful. When this
thought comes to you, it will
be we'll for you to reflect on your
youth. Were you a model son
or daughter? Did you always
obey without hesitation: Did
ggSSygtt gSgrt ttslRR tesalRRdyestt. N meyer bring
yoi gave to your father and
mother.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
He Learned Ilte's Lesson Early.

A little grandnephew of Prince
bismarck was sitting on the
nrince's knee one day when he
suddenly cried out: mt,
"oh, uncle! | hope ! shall be
| a great man like you when l
grow up" .,,... -,-,,:.
luncle. ..
because you are so grea'
and every one fears you. T.
"wouidn't you rather ever!
one loved your" ,.,
The child thought a little, an'
then replied, "No, uncle; 10
when people love you the.
cheat you; but when they Tea
[you they let you cheat them. y
Irish Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

Sleeplessness. nervous prostration
fits, st. Vitus dance, nervousness,
hysteria, headache, hot tlushes. nery-
GUS dvspe psia. confusion, are cures
by DR.. Miles Neryine. Trial bot
tells and line books free at Yearby's
drugstore or address DIR. Miles Med
adical Co., Elkhhart. Ind
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
Robbery and FIre az ReidsvIIIe.

Robbery and Fire at ReidsvilIe.
The hardware store Of Denny
Bros. at Reidsyille was raided
by burglars Wednesday night
and the thieves left well sup
piled with pistols knives, ra-
zors, guns and shooting irons.
The loss is quite heavy.
The dwelling house of r. Gro
gan was totally consumed by
fire Tuesday night with all the
contents. 49,.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
. n. American ship.

The four-masted ship Susqne.
Bath Me-. on September II, has
arrived at \. Y. from Bath to
load for first extended voyage.
The susquehana is thethird lar.
aest @ wooden ship ever built in
the United States The otheI
two m ars the Shenandoah and
Rappahannock, which were
built at the same yards, thoSe
az A. Sewell & Co.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

SENATOR STANFORD is in the
field as a presidential candidate
not of the Farmers Alliance
or Of the third party, but OF tue
R.n,,bIIcan p party. His candi-
Iaaw will prove a uod-send to
t%Hss Republicans who were
badly disappointed 1..sl,', when nrd Alsn. M.
closed up his barrel anu n'.:I al'
nounced himself TO be for Blaine
aS senator Stanford is muci
the richer man Of the two am
lis more willing to pay out mon
lev for empty compliments. a
10 his getting the noInlnatio
there is no more probability 9
such a thing than there Is
the Republican convention non
linating Grover Cleveland.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
wooed ana lyed il four Days.

a fliytnt:.----..,,,...,, -, ,,.arr;aea of
ssSntroal in the marrlage %
Miss Bessie Booth, q captlyal-.
ing chorus girl in Rudolph
Aronson's Opera Company ,
which played there, and Alex
ander i. Henriques, son OF the
x-President of the New YORK
stock Exchange. The young
mans mother has recently dle1'
IdeoueathIng him, it is sad,
5000. 900, which rather upset tne
present bridegroom. he wa
once the seeker for the heart "
lSylvia Throne, another CaS,n'
singer. The first meeting oe
tween Henriques, who IS q pro
Iker. and Miss Booth occurre'
| al a midnight supper four day
before their wedding.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

The Austrian police say they
have saptured in the man Stein
art. I Of Poland, q dynamite
!! tiend.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

wtysrox, not being satisfied
with her chewing factories--to,-
barco-wlll now give the glrls
a chance by the establishment ,,,i
Of a chewing gum factory. The
Sentinel looks upon IL as a pos
sibility. Yum! Yum!
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

The colored people Of Norfolk, !,
Va, have organized q Savings
Bank, -.-.. ...a.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

Six laborers we're killed in an
explosion at Ensly City, Ala
Monday night.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

The Pennsylvania state
treasury investigation commit y
toe continuedits work at Phila-
delphia yesterday.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

II IA said that Russia is push
ing a vigorous increase OF her
navy
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21
@!a!!'!!! g! Bssiss Bsxass1
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Mr.. Campbell said in a speech
the other day, that if he got all
the votes of voters in Ohio
whose wages were not raised
by the Mckinley tariff, and Nc
Kinley got votes of all whose
wages were raised by it, he
would beat Mckinley 100000
votes.
Dispatches from Admiral
Brown reports affairs quieting
down in Chilli.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-21

More outrages on Christians
are reported from Turkey,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-03
par.pawn in the Country.

/ do not think that it is ever real
morning except in the country.
IL the city. in the early part Of
the day. there is a mixed color that
climbs down over the roofs opposite
and through the smoke Of the Chin
ney that makes people think it Is time
to get up and comb their hair. But
we have real morning in the country.
Morning descending from God out of
heaven like a bride adorned for her
husband A few moments ago !
looked out and the army of night
shadows we're striking their tents. A
red light on the horizon that does not
make me think. as it did Alexander
Smith, of 'the barren beach Of hell.
but more like unto the fire kindled on
the shore by Him whom the disciples
saw at day break stirring the blaze on
the beach Of Genesareth. just now
the dew woke up in the hammock Of
the tree branches aud the light kissed
1t. londer. leaning against the sky.
two great uprights Of fame. crossed
by many rundles OF frei Some Jacob
must have been dreaming. Through
those FURNISHED gates a flaming chariot
rolls. Some Elijah must be ascending.
Morningl l wish had a rousing bell
to wake the whole world up to see IL.
Every leaf a psalm. Every flower a
censer. Every bird a csorisier. Ey-
cry sight. beauty. Every sound. music.
Trees transfgured. The skies in con-
fagration. The air as If sweeping
down from hanging gardens OF heaven.
The foam Of celestial FLASHED on the
white tops Of the spirea. The honey
suckle on one side Of the porch chal-
lengcs the sweet briar on the other.
The odOrs OF heliotrope overflow tie
urns aud food the garden. Syringas.
with bridal blossoms in their hair. and
roses bleeding with a very carnage Of
color. Oh. the glories Of day-dawn in
the countryi My pen trembles and
mr etcs moisien. Unlike The flaming
suori that drove out gho first pair
from I len. these fiery splcndors seem
like swords unsheathe1 hy angel hands
10 drive US in.-Dr. 1uimace ~ Home
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