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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
Needs Of the schools.
southern Educator.


All eyes are turned upon the
Legislature now in session. A
majority of its members are in
structed to increase the taxation
for school purposes. It is adj
mitted on all sides that the ap-
preparations must be at least
doubled to afford anything like
adequate facilities. The Legis-
lature must also establish a
State Normal School, A train
ing school for the preparation OF
teachers is one of the chief cor
| lfier stones in any successful
educational system. The peo-
Iple demand better schools. But
no school can be much better
than its teachers. What our
schools need is well-prepared,
well-paid, respected profession
|al teachers. The Normal School
will furnish the special prepara-
tion needed, and an increased
fund viii supplement their pres
|ent meagre salaries. The lady
teachers of this State average
about S23 a month, and the male
teachers q salary somewhat
larger, 1t is q shame to the
State that a calling so high and
so responsible should be paid
half the wages of a good car.
penter, stone-mason, or clerk.
Besides, our public school teach.
ers only average about sixty
days in. a year in the school
room. The term is too short fol-
our schools TO become efficient
and popular. We want them
open six months in each year.
How unreasonable to expect
results from d three months
school term! How foolish Il
teach children for four months
even and let them run loose the
other eight! How would any
other business thrive if con.
Quoted in this way?
Other needs Of the system are
closer supervision, compulsory
education, greater permanencC
in the teachers tenure of Office
and some provision for starting
school libraries. Let the In,
creased appropriation be so ex
pended as 20 secure better re.
suits in the several direction,
here named, and great gooC
Unjust follow. .s.5
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
No Interierence.

y II +
We don't want the bloody.
scenes Of reconstruction days
repeated. We now have peace
within our borders. The whites
Of the South are developing
their own resources. The ne.
groes are being slowly prepared
for the duties of citizenship.
Everything Il moving along
serenely, and the promise of
the future Is brighter than ever
before. We have no wish TO
exchange that condition of af:
fairs for chaos. As we would
not for a moment tolerate the
intervention OF Federal troops
IN New York, so I'VE I declare
that troops shall not be sent to
Richmond or Charleston. We
can take care Of our own State
affairs, and stand ready 10 tell
Mr.. Harrison or any other Press
ident to keep his hands off.
There is no reason why South
Carolina should be treated 9TH
erwise thanNew York Is, treat
ed. i4A
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
THE STATE PRESS.

Progressive Farmer: we
want 1t understood that The
Progressive Farmer abominates
the lop sided system of educa-
tion in North Carolina which
provides for the education of
the men aud neglects that of
the women. Gentlemanly in
stinct, to say nothing at allof
justice and mercy, requires that
women should be given as good
a chance for education as men
possess. '' 1 s
Southern Educator: 10 re-
produce and perpetuate intelli-
gent citizenship by bringing
the benefits of an education
within the reach Of even the
poorest child, public schools
have been established iii all the
states and territories, at a cost
of many millions Of dollars.
Now il the ill effects and dam
gers of ignorance and illiteracy
are so great as to necessitate
such large expenditure, they
are also great enough to put It
upon the State to see to it that
all the children avail themselves
of the advantages afforded,
by attending either public or
private schools, or render sat
isfactory reasons for not doing
SO. This is compulsory educa-
tlons 8g
New Berne Journal: There
are those who are. in favor of
the doors Of the Uni
versity to North Cardinals
daughters, while others advo-
cate the establishment and en-
dowment of a Female University
equal in equipment and with as
broad a course of study as Yale
and Harvard, theboast of New
of the University of
Virginia, the pride of the South.
Which of these suggestions is
the better we will not attempt to
decide. All that we now ask
is an opportunity for our daugh-
ters to contest with our sons the
honors of higher education.
That woman has the ability to
achieve distinction in science
and literature has been abun-
dantly demonstrated.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
Cross ana White Pardoned.

81
! Last Thursday, Gov. Fowle
pardoned Charles Z. Cross and
Samuel G. White, the Citizens
Bank forgers, who have been
serving terms at hard labor on
the public roads Of Wake coun-
ty. The governor gave his rea-
sons for the pardon in the fol-
lowing statement:
In these cases there was no
preconeeiyed purpose to defraud
or to obtain personal advantage,
but it was an attempt TO sustain
a sinking bank by unwarranted
means, and unlawful practices.
In a fit Of desperation and fall
ure, they suecumbed to the temp
tation and fed carrying money
with them belonging to others
almost all of which was after
wards surrended by them. The
former character OF these men
and their action after the of
fences were committed show
that they do not belong to the
criminal class in the ordinary
acceptation Of the term, and con-
sidering the punishment already
suffered and the recommended
tions of so many of the menu
bers Of both coordinate branch
es Of the Government as well
as Of my associates in the Ex-
ecutive Department andof very
excellent citizens, l think it
right to order the pardons to
issue. DANIEL G.. FowLE,
Governor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
The Best State for Investments.

North Carolina has mineral
resources equal in variety and
extent to any other Southern
State. Indeed IL has the best
steel making ore to be found in
the South, and equal to any on
the American continent. The
development Of our iron, coal
and copper, as we'll as our vast
deposits Of marble, building
stone, mica, corundum and a
score of other valuable minerals
has been commenced and will
necessarily be attended with
the same results of town build
ing, as in other States. All these
properties Us well as many rich
and valuable gold mines, are in
their virgin state and can be
had at prices far below what
similar properties are bringing
in those States where the de-
lyeloping process has been go-
ing ON longer and prices cor
lrcspondingiy advanced, and
consequently North Carolina Is
now the best State in the South
in which to make investments
in mineral properties.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
Eor q manufacturing town.

for a manufacturing town. II
lis learned that a company is be-
ing formed to operate cotton
weaving mills near the present
hosiery mill. The latter mill is
a great success. Its output now
lis 1000 pounds per day and the
product WILDE pushed to 5000
pounds. Thisiis about the limit
for a mill Of this size. There is
a bright future for Raleigh as a
manufacturing town. 9
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
Congratulations All Around
wilmiuEisn stat.

The people Of North Carolina,
quite asfnuchas Senator Vance,
are 10 be congratulated on his
reelection TO the Senate. They
never had and never will have
q more faithfulor betterchamp-
ion. May his days be long In
the land and in the Senate, and
his shadow never grow less.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
Saw Hill For Sale.

Tbe undersigned viii offer for sale
a public auction, on Saturday. Feb
raafy L b, 1891. on the premises,
one - Iorse power engIne and boil
er, with saw mill complete; also lwo
log carts, 10 settle She bssiness OF lhe
firm otG. w. Lynn 8 Bros. The
mill is now in operation on our land
Eve miles south Of Durham. Terms
Of sale, cash.
g. ". IT. S. LYNN
jaL.2I Az Safvivihg Partners
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
ruuKI.rr,s AREroA sALYE

ftE frsr sAIyE IN the world for Cuts
Bruises -orz, ulorrs.sah Rheom, Fever
Sosel, Ie.spr, Clnpped Hands, thilblains,
Corns ard al Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Pissa q no pay required. Its gnar-
anieei = give porieci satisfaction, or nicn.s
refunded. Price = cent per bux.
Fcr So bgR. Hlnehrsli a "a. Durham
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
ATypical Am er,can.

Apropos reception given
Mr.. Cleveland at the. Philadel.
phia banquet, the Ledger says:
"Wherever Mr.. Cleveland goes,
in whatsoever place his name
is spoken, the enthusiasm with
which it is received, the tumults
of applause that come like
echoes upon the mention of his
name, testify the strength, the
sincerity Of the feeling Of the
people for him. ir-inlnded
men of all parties recognize in
him a typical American, one
who by his own endeayor, by
hiswisdom, energy andilitegf
rity, has achieved the highest
honor which it was possible for
his countrymen to confer upon
him. They have seen HIM oc-
cupying position after position
of trust and responsibility, and
in all of them they. saw him go
ing about the work that they
appointed him to do earnestly
and faithfully. They saw him
assume and discharge with fine
dignity and rare fidelity the
Office in the Republic;
they saw him step down and
out from it and take up the
duties Of simple citizen, become
a fellow workman with them, a
bread winner, with dignity as
fine and distinction as great as
those with which he entered
upon the Presidency of his
country. The respect and adj
miration of the American peo-
pie for the man of vigorous in
tellect, heart and conscience are
seemingly unbounded, and they
have shown them to be so with
regard to Mr.. Cleveland"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
Grn;lfying 10 All.

The high pnsilion attained and the
laiyersal acc, plspc sud arprnysl Of
DE = ssspt liqrI fruit remedy
5yra figs,ss he mot xcellent
,ayapre snasn. i.asirate the value
u The qualities cnNhich il success 10
based III afabrnnantly gratifying
lhe Calitg "a fig syrup Company.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

A poet writes: II kissed her
under the silent stars''--and
ever so much more copy does he
offer to supply us withal.
We can't accept Il. But we
can give him a word Of advice.
Don't kiss her under the silent
stars next time, but under the
silent nose. You'll find IL bet.
ter SO. Topical Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

Straws show which way the
wind blows. AT the New York
show Mrs. Grover Gleveland's
dressed doll sold for SiI5, while
that given BY Mrs. Harrison
only realized S1O0.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

Short Bull smokes cigarettes,
but he fights shy Of the pipe Of
peace,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

But one mile Of railroad was
built in the State Of Iowa In 1890.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

Itisnow stated that the..deeply
lamented Sitting Bull was a
deeper-eyed villain than has
been generally supposed. He
could play tic ACCORDION.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

NuIpif aplty +frNxyncs Ointment No inter
81 1io1iciae FcQliisd Cnros ttfter. eeEsus.
ii4fIaa the szill clear white aud haaithy. "a
frtat bs4finE Ard cufaiife powers are poGsesssd
~ no utaet rsreds Ak your draggisi for
swayne,s csntSrsst
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

The present Legislature will
elect l10 magistrates,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

e2.FTgas- GESTURE; ihient itchsRg& "a E.inr
inss iI1s s. nAg1l: waFse W scratching. II ailow-
na Il eeatlaan tpmnss form. which often bieed
aNa uleerAsss fcollinE stsy sCfe, swATxn 3
0tsrNssog ztett fAe ichlng and biseiing. heala
aitlrzi5ra. sr1 81 ni0st calss ftaloses tbs tum-
lih. Al efC. lis. ~ Uy mail l0r 50 cents Dr
Sgflns 3 hsl rsiilaeiphia.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
for infants and Children.

CaetofiA eurua COLI, Conaip~iioa.
Ecus Stomach, DiaTlinA Eft1ctsfl0n,
Nils Worms, gives Alesp, and pFosnosas ~.
wllhous II lurious medicatIon.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
ODns AND EyDs.

Hon. Roosevelt p. Flower is
talked of now as Gov. Hills
successor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28

aFoz several years I have recommended
folif cdatcfia, And shall always continue 70
DO . a. u has Invariably producod benefcisi
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-28
scastsris ksowrii sdspsed 70 children lisal
frucommcni ltas nlperior 70 any prwripsion
known V ms.w H. A. knrnKM, N. ~,
iii Do oxford "a, Dfuoklyn, ny.

rm csmlus cossAr, = nusas srn1rr, sv rosa-
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31
Their First Day in Court.

1t is always amusing to watch young
lawyers when they appear in court foi
the first two or three times. Either they
are very much frightened and forget al
they wanted to say, or they are very bolc
and seem to think that they can give tn,
Judge more points in five minutes thar
he could otherwise get in half an hour,
Some have committed to memory whai
they want to say, and, while they go on
glibly with no obstacle ahead, let the
Judge ask question and they are
swamped, and founder about hopelessly,
unable to give coherent answer, until
the Judge gives it up and lets them get
back again to the set speech.
And the effect these young lawyers
have on the old and toughened Judges is
astonishing. Some of the Judges are
thrown into their crossest moods by the
appearance of one of the youngsters.
They will make suggestions and ask what
the law is ON that point, and what au
thority there is for that proposition, un
til the ablest lawyer might we'll wish he
was somewhere else.
Other Judges are caused to remember
the first time they themselves appeared
with fear and trembling before some
stern Judicial light, and they at once set
about making the young fellow feel as
much at ease as possible. They nod ap-
proval and speak encouragingly and re-
frain from making any suggestions that
might throw the novice MO y Hurry,
so that he goes away feeling that he has
done pretty well after all, and is rather
surprised and pained when he reads the
courts opinion showing the utter fallacy
of his whole argument.-New York
Times
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31
Electrifying q Postal Card.

On dry day rub with brush or with
the hand thin piece of paper. 1t will
become electrified in short time and
will adhere to your hand, your face or
your coat as if it had glue on it, and you
will not be able to get rid of it.
Electrify in the same manner thick
piece of paper, a postal card fox exam
pie, and you will see that, as with seal
ing-wax, glass, sulphur or resin, this
card can attract light bodies (small
pieces of cork, etc.. Balance cane on
the back of chair and wager any one in
the audience that you will make it fall
without touching it, blowing it or NOV
ing the chair.
All you need do is to dry the card well
before the fire, rub it vigorously with
your sleeve and put close to one end of
the cane, which will follow it as iron fol-
lows a magnet, until, having lost its
equilibrium, the cane will fall to the
floor. - Churchmaa.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31
Regreening of Vegetables.

1t may be supertluous task to paint
the lily or to gild the refined gold, but
the regreening of vegetables has assumed
the proportions of gigantic industry,
which has its headquarters in France,
gives employment to 20, 900 persons, and
represents business of SS, 900, 900.
Nine-tenths at least of the green pre-
served vegetables sold in France or
abroad are said to be regreened with
sulphate of copper to give them the ap
pearance of freshness.
According to the British Medical Joar-
nal the Glasgow Health Committee have
decided that, as the French Government
have annullcd their re-greening prohi-
bltion, it remains for consumers to take
care of themselves.
ga foolish British public" says the
Glasgow report, "expects to get green
peas at Christmas such as it gets from
the market gardens in summer. The
French manufacturer makes them to suit
his whim. The consequence is that it
Gates stale peas greened with sulphate of
copper all the year round"
A curious fact is said to be that the
largest sale of preserved peas takes place
iu that period of the year when fresh
peas are in season. NeocGstle (Eaglaaa,
Ch10uicEe
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31
LAPORTE, PA, FRIDAY, JULY 81. 1891.
oval. I declare l"

wal, 1 oCCiirc!
''Uncle Adam says he saw Gran 'thea
Putney last night a-settin' on the old oak
stump by the well, just at midnight.
And this time he was all dressed in the
suit he fought at Bunker Hill minus
ket and cooked hat and all-and he says,
says he, Sell the farm, Adam-sell the
farm, as distinct as ever ye heard any.
thing in your life. And Uncle Adam,
he says it's direct message from his an
cestor, and the deeds are to be handed
over to morrow. And we shall be happy
at lastm
"Did-you-ever!' said Old Man
Mixall.
at was dream, of coursel" said
Louisa.
"Oh, of coursel" said Old Man Mix
all.
But when she was gone to tell Mrs.
Fotherindyke, the octogenarian walked
slowly out to his scarlet runners, and
laughed long and silently.
81 hain't outlived all my usefulness
yet," said he.-Soturday Night.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31

'sThe traditional bow and arrow of
the American Indian, said Westerner,
"are things of the past. The average
Indian of to-day is about as skilful with
a bow aud arrow as six-year old boy is
with toy pistol. It's very funny to see
Fasteners when they are travelling out
West get Indians to show them how they
use their old time weapons. The Indians
favorite way of exhibiting his skill is to
shoot at quarter or half dollar stuck
in split stick. The money of course,
comes out of the pocket of the Eastern
man and the noble Red Man will shoot
at 1t from a distance of dozen steps
and miss 1t with the most monotonous
regularity. AS the small boy would say,
he can't shoot little bit. His weapons
nowadays are two kinds, both adopted
from the white man. One is the rife
which he uses upon his friend the pale
face, and upon his friends cattle. The
other is whisky, which he uses upon
himself, and it is quite as deadly to him
as bullets-providcd he can get enough
of it"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31

r. s. Hunton, one of the leading mine
owners of Colorado, says that electricity
opens up new era in the production of
silver. The reason of this statement is
that many of the high mountain mines
have been almost valueless because of the
expense of transporting fuel to them.
Now through the utilization of water
power with the electric motor these
mines can be operated cheaply, and
notable increase of output may be looked
for. So evident is this fact that there
has already sprung up demand for
electrical mining machinery in Mexico,
and our American electrical manufactur-
ing companies are now sending large
quantities of apparatus thither.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31
A Canine Hero.

A correspondent of an English paper
writes: 81 recently witnessed the fol-
lowing little incident on the Thames,
near Twickenham, when the river was
full of land water, and therefore, very
swift and dangerous. Two dogs, one a
large animal, the other little terrier,
were enjoying swim near the bank, but
soon the little one was carried out some
distance and was unable to get to shore.
BY this time the big dog had regained
the shore, and, seeing what was happen
ing to his companion, began running
backward and forward in the most ex-
citing manner, at the same time whim.
pering and barking, and evidently not
knowing for the moment what to do.
The terrier was fast losing strength, and,
although swimming hard, was being
rapidly carried down stream. The big
dog could contain himself no longer.
Running some yards ahead of his strug-
Cling friend, he plunged into the water
and swan vigorously straight out until
he got in a line with the little head just
appearing behind him. Then he al
lowed himself to be carried down, tail
first, until he got next to the terrier,
this being accomplished in the cleverest
manner, and began to swim hard, gradu.
ally pushing the little one nearer and
nearer to the shore, which was gained
after most exciting time. The fact OF
this canine hero going SO far ahead to
allow for the strong current, and the
judgment shown in getting alongside,
and then the pushing, certainly seemed
to me to betoken instinct of very high
ar,l.,, ~
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31

According to reports, two-thirds of
tho students of the Old World have a
rather brief and inglorious career. A
London letter says: "One-thlrd of the
students in Europe, it is said, die prema.
turely from the effect of bad habits ac-
quired at college; one-third die prema-
turely from the effects of close confine-
ment at their studies, and the other third
govern Europe"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-07-31

One of the phenomenal business de-
velopments in this country in the last
few years, says the National Stockman,
has been in growth of the dressed beef
industry. There has not been a year in
its history in which there has not been
substantial increase. Last year total of
$3.50, 900 cattle were slaughtered in the
West, against 3, $50, 900 in the preceding
year, an increase of twenty-five per cent.
This fairly represents the rate of growth.
OF this total by far the greater part is
for consumption in this country, probably
one-seventh of it going abroad, inasmuch
as the aggregate weight of beef, exclu-
sive of tallow, exported last year was
3S9, ,216, SCI pounds. Of course American
producers will be glad to see beef expor-
tatiop increase, even while recognizing
that the growth of the dressed beef trade,
as far as it contributes to supplying the
American market, is inimical to the in
terests of cattle generally. The industry,
such as it is, with all its possibilities, is
here to stay. To such a degree, though,
has it interfered with beef raising and
beef selling in the older States that it is
desirable that legislation be provided,
IL such thing be possible, to hold it in
check. At all events, it is certain to be
a great feature in the American cattle
industry in time to come.