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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-06

4rs. Roston, pioneer Of EvsusviIJe.
and Who hss lived in that city sIoeo ISIS
tells - folIOws how d. J. Msckev. the
railroad msgDsse, earned bic nrse az
dolIars: AT the age Of IS. N. Mscksy's
father died ard be being the only con,
wss compelled 70 quit school and help
he aged mother support bic sisters M.
Mackey wss engaged - clerk il The
dry goods house Of Robt Barnes, where
be earned bis first Is. with which be
bought bic mother barrel OF flour.r
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
MlId Mr,tcrn Mnntlers.

Things generally seem to BE-
getting upset on the Western
edge of this continent SAYS thv
New York Morning Advertiser.
People here ut the East hardly
have recovered from their sur.
prise at the sudden creation Of
"A sea in the Colorado desert.
when from close by comes the
account that no less than 5000
volcanoes have opened business
in fact, are now said to be in
''activeoperation'- Yuma,
in Lower California.
Three thousand Of them; and
all blazing and blowing at once,
Colonel Allen has counted them.
but they are small, ranging
from 10 to 25 feet in height; ana
as they are reported to have
''encrusted the entire region
with sulphur" il might be well
for these small concerns to coin.
bine in one gigantic match
trust.
In his account to the san
Diegan of San Diego. Cal. the
Colonel rather detracts from
the magniiicenCe of his three.
thousand volcano story by de.
scribing a hot. salty, jet-black
lake In the region, which only
a quarter of a mile long and an
eighth of q mile wide-a mere
puddle i'm comparison with the
new Mediterranean. still. il
will serve as a fresh sensation.
for it Is sworn to ba "bott0m.
less" whereas in tho case Of
the Colorado wonder the pub Ii
got to the bottom OF that sea in
less than no time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
Grand Rally e Old Veterans ut
Blow .ng I'm als, Al. g. ...

Acorrespoadent writes to the
Morganton Herald as follows:
The time set for the reunion is
Thursday of the full moon in
August, being Thursday, goth
August, 1891. All old soldiers
of both the Confederate and
federal Armies are cordially in
vited to join with us in the re.
union.
The members of the commit
tee appointed to raise funds will
pleased report to j. B. Clark,
chairman, as early as possible,
who IS authorized to engage a
band as soon as the necessary
funds are secured.
Everybody is invited to come
and now is the time to have a
good time. Eminent speak
ers will address the people and
a fine band will furnish music
for the occasion. So put the
good lady and the little ones i'm
the family wagon with four
days rations and come prepared
to enjoy yourselves for once at
least among the cool springs,
ripping streams and cloud
capped mountains of our beauti-
full Land of the Sky.
G. W. T. HARPER, Charm.
j. b. CLARK, Sec'y.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
EAaM M,lRrG yGEs..


/ Tor s., ,,!it;I, aoo, coo.
| The count of the farm and
home transcripts mrde in ac.
cordance with the mortgage col
lectiVe clause Of the Census act
has been completed by both
Census offices at Washington
The figures are subject to slight
notifications. There were re-
turned l,y the cnumerators q
49l $50 farms and homes oc-
cupied by owners which are in
cuinbered by mortgages. This
includes some farms and homes
about which the enumerators
madeno report, and which be-
long partly to the class of hired
and party to the class of owned
free, as well as partly to the
class OF owned and incumbered.
Until this unknown quaint ty,
due to the failure of enumera-
tors, is, is,eliminated, it may be re-
garded as approximately true
that two aud q quarter million
families of the twelve and one:
half million families of the
United States occupy and own
incumbered farms and homes.
tI1 It are either hired or own free.
The proportion of hired and
owned free homes and farms,
will be known when the popula
tion division completes the count
of the returns pertaining to
them. The preliminary results
indicate that the average debt
for a farm in Iowa is SI,2sS:
home, S7l9; average for farm
and home, 81, lao.
In these averages hold good
for the Union, the lncumbrance
on the farms and homes of the
United States occupied by own
ers is about, =, ,5G5, 900, 900. The
success of this investigation
Superintendent Porter says has
been far beyond the anticipa-
tions of the most experienced
statiscians, and the result will
be of immense interest aud
value to the nation. The first
volume relating to. recorded i'm
aebtdnsss viii probably go to
press this year. Incomplete re-
turns from several Western
states indicates that farms and
homes are mOrtgaged for about
ono-third the value put upon
them by the owners.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5. 1891
shameful scnsasional..m.

lH6F6 seems 10 De a CLASS Of
newspaper reporters who are
nothing if not sensational.
/ When the facts at hand do not
serve their purpose they do pot
jscruple to manufactur, facts
tout of the whole cloth, or else
to take some little insignificant
incident and peryert it from its
real meaning or magnify it into
a sensational occurrence. A
case in point is the recent rumor
of a separation between the ex-
Iplorer Stanley and his wife. The
only foundation for the story
seems to be that Mrs. Stanley,
weary with incessant travel,
accompanying her husband,
found it necessary, OH the adj
vice Of physicians, to take a lit
tie rest, and therefore remained
for a few days at 4 Swiss town
without her husband. This was
enough for the enterprising re-
porter. Forthwith he set his
wits to work to invent a sensa-
tional explanation of a very
simple incident. First. there
was a disagreement between
husband and wife. This sim
pie announcement didn't satisfy
the imaginative knight Of the
quill. He must elaborate his
statement with circumstancial
details To make ii more paiata-
bic to the public. So he pro-
ceeael to explain how the thing
came ABOUT. Mr.. Stanley was
o serbearing and dictatorial. He
had SO long been in command
of rough men, and so much ac
eustomed to have his orders in
stantly obeyed, that he couldn't
brook the least opposition Mrs. |
Stanley was of ain independent
temper. had will OF her own.
an twas, moreover, as the phrase
goes, "set in her ways:" hence
from incompatibility Of temper
arose disagreement, separation
and a prospective di orce suit.
Ii was Il very interesting. little
piece of scandal well calculated
to tickle the prurient curiosity
of the gossips and set them to
philosophising on the perils Of
belatei marriage, but in the
light of the truth the whole
story vanishes into thin air. On
the authority Of Mrs. Stanley
herself it is stated that the hus-
band and wife are living to.
gether in the most perfect har-
mony and affection. 1t is very
easy for a fellow of an inventive
turn of mind to sit down quietly
i'll his office and manufacture
false stories that the public will
read with surprise and eager
ness, but then the public will
resent being duped and visit
with scorn and contempt the
the man who is detected in try
ing to palm off a fabrication as
"a fact. There is still a prefer
ence on the part Of most read
ers for truth over fiction.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
Penslnners nnll Nrtrrnn..

The Confederate pensioners
invited to 90 into camp at
Wrightvillo are arriving in
large numbers on every train.
and from all appearances they
will be visited while i'm camp by
hundreds Of veterans from all
parts of the State. The man.
ayers of the camp have made
ample arrangements to feed and
care fm all pensioners that
come, but never contemplated
providing { r veterans not pen.
sioners, except TO put the teuts
at theirservice for sleeping quar-
tiers aud 20 arrange for tempo.
rary restaurants 10 be establish.
cd around the camp grounds
where they can procure meals
very cheaply.
To-day, the camp will be or.
ganizci under the control and
direction of Gen. Robert Ran.
som, and the pensioners divided
off into messes. The pro.
gramme for the cama will also
be arranged and published.
Wilmington Star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

French lady, who died Je-
Gently at the convent of the
Sisters of Hope. at Pau, at the
age of 81. has bequeathed S2O,-
900 to the Academy of Science
to be given 10 any person, of
whatever nationality, who may
within ten yeais have found the
means Of communicating from
another worid.plannet or star
and of receiving a reply from
il.
She recommends the plannet
Mars as the most convenient for
being communicated with.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
I,rfinln. IN. nin,.rnncn.

A witness in a case before
Granville Superior Court this
morning said that a certain man
was ''dramny."
WAS he drunk" asked the
lawyer.
"No, sir; he was just dram
my"
"What is the difference be-
tween drammy and drunk"
"One is up and the other
down. oxford Day.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
TeIegranb BrcyitIr.

Hogs are dying in great mum,
bers from cholera in Iowa.
The car was pleased with
the recent visit Of the French.
There have been many rains
aud serious floods in Bombay,
Grasshopers are running oats
in counties along the Ohio and
Indiana border
EX.Spcaker Reed arrived al
New York yesterday from his
European trip.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

4 # "
ders are. 1t Is needless to say
that an officer Is bound to exc.
cute an order given him. Davi:
said it was obvious that there
could be no necessity tor such
an order to make his imprison,
ment secure. ! said: My duty
is to execute This oreier and it Il
folly for you to resist" " Dlyis's
answer was that hc was il sol
dier and kneN how to- die, and,
pointing to II sentinel, Said;
"Let your men shoot me at
once"
A few momeRts after that hc
placed his foot on u stool; his
quiet manner led me to tink he
would not resist. / then said
"Smith, do your work. Astlsp
blacksmith stopped to place tlle
clasp Of the shaclxle around his
ankle Davis struck him Il ylo
lent blow that threw him on
the floor. He recovered atonce
made for Davis with his wise
and hammer and would have
struck him if | had not caught
his arm as he was III the act o
striking. Amoment after that
| saw Davis and one of the SEN
tinels struggling, both having
hold of the musket. Davis. just
below the shank Of the bayont.
Tie next instant the sentinei
had wrenched the musket from
Davis hands. | then ordered
the soldier to his post and re-
prinlended him for leaving. I
now saw there would be trouble.
SO ordered the officer of the
guard to 20 out and get four 81
the best men of the guard with
outside arms and have them 10
report to me at once. A few
minutes after four stalwart SOL
diers made their appearance. /
said: "Men, ] wish yon ia take
Mr.. Davis, with as little force
as possible and place him on the
cot, and hold him there until
the smith is through with his
work"
As the men advanced Davis
struck the first or forems s. man,
but all four in 'tantly cADsed on
him aad-sl,oyed him on Tie cot.
Davis showed unnatural
strength; it was all the four
men could do to hold him while
the blacksmith riveted the
clasp around his ankle, his
helper holding a sledge ham
mer. The other clasp was lock-
ed on with a brass lock, the
same as in use on fr light cars.
| ordered the men to their
quarters, and as they passed out
Davis lay perfectly motionGess.
Just as ! was going out Davis
raised from his cot md threw
his feet on the flaDr and with
the changing of the chains he
gave way. / will say here that
I was anything but a pleasant
sight to me 10 see Il man like
Jefferson Davis shedding tears.
but not one word ha | he to say.
Two hours after, l called to
relieved the guard and found
Davis lying on his cot. | said:
"Mr. Davis, you cans rest tha
way; if you will give me your
word of honor that you will give
no more trouble i'm this matter.
l will unlock the shackles so
You can take off your clothing"
Captain, | assure you there
will be no more trouble. | was
very mpch exasperated at that
time; | never expected to be sub.
jected to such an indiguity." /
then unlocked the shakes, he
taking off his clothing, and
locked il again himself.
JEROME TTTLow,
Late apt. Bird Penn. regiment
Artillery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
a!A|:,.,!! q! Bssi;'g Bsx5sg1.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

The report comes from Mont
gomery county that another
rich gold find has been made
close to the Uwharrie river, on
the property recently boughtiby
Senator Spooner, Of Wisconsin.
Work was Immediately stopped
and a telegram sent TO the, Sem
ator 1t has revived a deep in
terest in mining in that section.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
Sequel to that April Night at the
Jail.

The killing of the Italian Moe.
ca, the attempted lynching of
his murderer, Brabham. and
8rabham's final execution. will
all be revived in the memories
of our people when the Grimm
al court meets next week. The
cases against some of those
charged with bel * "ringlead-
ers" will be tried. Charlotte
News
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

ACCORDING to newspaper cor
re spondents Mr.. Blaine is creat-
in /. Il big sensation nc Bar Har-
Dor. One Of these writer's says
he drives out daily in a slouch
lat" That is a sight to see: Il
,nan driving in a slouch hat.
What has become Of his pheton
or buck board, we wonder
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

slepplessn s.. nervous prostraiion
6ts, St. Vitus dance, nervousness.
hysteria, headache. hot ilushes, nerg.
ons dyspepsia, confusion, are cures
hy DR. Miles SeFyine. Trial bot.
tells and fine books free ut Year IS
Or address DR.. Miles Med
adical Co. Elkhhart Ind.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

Mrs. Slimson ito little Willie
SlimsOn. who ha. been taking
i'm the bail gamel-So that's
where you have been. is ig:
You just wait until your father
gets home, young man, and he
VIII give YOU a good trOuncing.
Willie lcontidentlyl-Hc won't
be home yet awhile. Hestayed
for the last inning. -Harper's
Weekly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

TnEpeople are greatly alarm.
ed over the terrible mortality
among cattle in Lawrence coun.
ty. Illinois. Last week loo
cattle died within u range Of
six miles south Of Sumner. In
fifteen minutes after the disease
seizes the cattle they are dead
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

A MARYLAND woman has a
goose which was given her
when she was twenty-one years
old. Lots Of women still have
the goose they got on their we'd.
ding day.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

Itcl on human and horses
and all animals cured in 80 min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary
Lotion. This never fails. Sold
BY NJ. VI. johnson IL Co.. Drug
gist, Durham, n c. ap s If
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

lN Southern Kansas a curious
financial scheme has been work.
led. Bond companies have been
organized in most of the towns
Iand cities. The plan is to sell a
bond of IL ,0Fn for $40 down and
a monthly assessment of $3.50
on each member. As fast as
there is money enough in the
treasury the holders are paid in
the order in which bonds are
issued and they drop out. The
scheme is TO so rapidly all to
the number of members that no
one will pay over 800 or 5000.
Already u bond has been paid
the holder, of which he had paid
in but S2n. He received his full
- 900 and dropped out. The
Originators of the scheme are
considered honest men and
seem to have considered where
the men comprising the latter
half will get their money. Sew.
Gral prominent men i'm this CITY
have been approached. but so
far have refused to accept the
bonds, although they were off.
cred free. evidently for adver-
tising purposes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

Co, Fred \. Oids hAs rendered
ms resignation is QuaFtcrmnster Gen.
eral of the y. e. sttte Guards.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
Worth Lca,ning,

There are some things which
the Indian does up in much bet
ter style than his white brother.
just a month ago q Seminole
killed a tribesman in the In.
dian Territory He was promptly
tried. convicted. sentenced to
death and was executed q week
ago last Monday. His eyes were
ban Jagged. but he was not
bound IN any way, and when
led tn a iiat rock he seat ii him.
self in an erect attitude with his
hands in his lap and waited the
bullets which took his life.
Justice acted promptly and in q
manner which puts the electric
chair. rope aud guillotine of
civilization to Shame.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

j. T. BoYD. a Roanoke prison.
er, has In his possession a silk
handkerchief which is a curl.
osity, aud for which. he saws.
he has been offered a consider.
able sum af money. Ii is up.
wards Of thirty years old. and
has been in his possession most
of that time Ii contains all the
cmblems Of Masonry from the
first to the thirty.third degree.
and the printing could hardly
be excelled ut the present day.
IL was made in England.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
why Not Pension Everybody,

""S wv Shsioi cNFrADods
The Atlanta Constitution
makes a suggestion in the fol
lowing article, which we copy:
1t is announced that Mr.. ".
Il. Vaughan, of Iowa, is in
Washington preparing to agi-
tate his great scheme of prn-
sioning all ex slaves.
Mr.. Vaughan says that $lD3.-
900, 900 will pay these pensions,
and his idea is to issue fifty
year 2! per cent bonds. When
they fall due there will be ~
100000 colored people, besides
the whites, to pay them. This
plan is said to be endorsed by
the bishops of the Northern
Methodist church and by sey-
.eral prominent republic ns
Instead of this piecemeal way
of pensioning the people-tak
ing classes and races from time
to time, why not make a neat
and complete job of the VIII l..
thing by granting pensions tn
everybody:
We seem to be drifting that
way anyhow. Let us take ole
big jump and endit. With pen
siOns for everybody, there will
no longer be any financial prob
lem to bother US. In the lin Il,.
age Of the constitution "a more
perfect union" and no cntl of
domestic tranquility" are
coiled up in this suggestion.
Where would the money come
from? Somebody is always
ready to sound discard INT
note. Well, if we can krcpon
raising the money for our pres
ent pension system and oth"r
extravagances 1t will hc very
little trouble to raise a few bii.
lion dollars more.
Mr.. Vaughan should accept
our amendment. IL will stand
as good a chance of becomin "A
law as his ex-slave pension bill.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05
for Infants and Children.

"Csstsfisisnopei adartei 70 chIidrunikaf
Ifecommend itaanlrcriort 70 any prencriptlua
known y me II. "A. kncHFn, N. n..
III - Orford III, IJrootiyn, NJ.
aThs uas u scaaiosias 4 - universal Ard
~ merits 20 veil known that ID seems : usfk
~ aipererugafipn 70 endorse ~ FeH sfe The
Intelligent families who DO bot keep gast0fia
within casy reach
csntos Masrrr, D.D,
Nes York CITY.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-05

CastoFta csffsa Cole. canalpailon.
hour Stomach, DfArThfHa. Krirtaiiou. r..
kils Worms. gises Ala~p, and rfUsaoies ~.
Withg1t injurious fnedicaiion.
fog several yeafs have recommended
yUir Castpfia, and shall always c5ntinue q
rsdiA"
EpviS ?. Panbss. n D..
aThs winthrvp. i.s4h Street and IN Ave,
aeu FORK Cily.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-20
Corporation Notice.

NOTICE IS HRREBT OWEN. THAT ON THE 9TH
IN day OF April 1881, application was made 70 the
Board OF street and water Commissioners oy
msnt OF Eensington avenue for ABOUT seven nun
bred and seventy feet west OF Bergen avenue IN
the GLOWING manner including all lntersee-
10 nave the street for the full width thereof
graded 10 the establish I'D grade by eAcaVatiDS or
nlling the same to the established grade
10 have new twenty inch curb set on ooth sloes
TO have the present curb reset and new twenty
inch curb set where necessary.
TO have new blue stone tagging -four feet wide
laid on both Sidewalks.
10 nave the present tagging relaid and new flag
10 have the carriageway paved with granite
block pavement.
And all other work done that may be necessary
to provide for the flow of the surface water and 20
complete the Improvement In a good and supstan'
Nouce Is also given that on the 27th day OF July,
the Board OF Street and Water Commissioner
their preliminary sketch showing what prop
Die amount of benefit to each lot or parcel OF
land, also the probable amount OF assessment per
foot OF frontage for the said I'm Improvement aud tine
same IS now open TO public inspection IN the once
OF the Clerk OF the Board OF street anu Water Com
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections The reor
are included In said assessment. namely:-
Kensington avenue from BERGEN avenue to a
point about S3IA feet west thereof
And that the Slsu day of August. 1891 at ten
Of Street and Water Commissioners are hereby
Board OF street and Water Com missioners Will
meet 10 hear parties Interested In said apple alton
and All relnOnSuaPces AGAINST tne shid improve
Bv order Of the Board or Street and Water Com
GEORGE ]. BoUTox..
Dated Jersey City. n. J., July sist 1891.