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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
SDarroys and BIackbirds.

Birds, Notwithstanding their attract
iveness in plumage and sweetness in
song, are many Of them great thieves.
When nest building they will steal the
feathers out Of the nests Of other birds.
and are often much inclined to drive Off
other birds from a feeding ground even
where there is abundance. This is espe-
cially true Of one of our greatest favor
ties, the robin redbreast, who will peck
and run after and drive away birds
much bigger than himself.
Very different as the robin and the
sparrow are in other things. they re-
semble each other in this. On an early
spring morning, when q little touch of
frost still made the surface of the earth
hard, | have seen a blackbird on a lawn
at last after great efforts extract a worm,
and this was the signal for a crowd of
sparrows, who, by dint of numbers,
managed to drive away the blackbird
and carry off the worm, to feed their own
young ones, no dOubt.-Cassell's Maya
viOo
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
Many Pretty Bed Coverings.

There are, and probably always will
be, many who prefer the all white bed,
and for these many pretty bed coverings
are provided. Linen shams, with Dor
ders of elaborate drawn work, are used
with plain white Marseilles spreads. An
tique lace of firm, fine texture is always
suitable and makes a dressy bed, used
either over white or some delicate color.
The figured China and India silks used
during the last year or two are also still
in favor for bed and bolster coverings,
but a newer material for this purpose is
the Hollywood sheeting, a fancy double
width material of soft, cream-white cot
ton, whose rough surface is exceedingly
effective when wrought with the simple,
snowy patterns employed for this work.
A very handsome one designed for d
white and gold guestchamber has a con-
ventional pattern scattered over it.
worked in shades of yellow and brown.
The pattern is first outlined with a long
chain stitch. the leaves and standings
marked, then the intervening spaces
filled with a simple filing stitch, which
is very rapidly done and is yet exceed
ingly snowy. The spread extends ove1
the pillows, and a band Of colored rib
bon, matching one Of the lightest shades
Of silk, is passed across the bed just be.
low the pillows and tied in a handsome
bow.-ChicagO Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
lDnammable Goods.

NV business here is to sell things"
remarked a middle aged salesman to his
friend, as he made a memorandum of a
cash sale in his book; land of curse |
expect TO sell whatever goods people ask
for. if | have them in stock. But | do
wish they wouldn't come here and buy
Canton flannel for curtains and draper
les. There is nothing that | sell that
makes ME so uncomfortable as this. |
have had some frightful experiences
with these goods, which | suppose have
made me unusually nervous about them.
There is nothing in the whole range Of
dry goods 50 infammable as the fine
grades of Canton flannel. / have had
the house set on fire repeatedly because
some one lighted a lamp in the vicinity
of a Canton flannel drapery. l used to
be very fond of this sort of goods, but
there is nothing that would induce me
now to put up a yard of it in my house.
If you want to understand the occasion
of my fears, just takea bit of the stuff
and hold it near the flame Of a lamp.
The blaze will travel over it faster than
a prairie fire. | have sometimes thought
| would positively refuse to sell the
goods, but people want them; and | sup
pose no one would thank me for advice
on the subject."-New York Ledger.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
Descendants of Some Noted Men,

1t is noteworthy what a number OF
men eminent in the era 1876 are now
represented only in the female line of
descent. Neither Abraham Lincoln nor
jefferson Davis has a living grandson.
Neither has Andrew jackson, Thurlow
Weed nor Horace Greeley. General
Hancock's one son left behind him only
a small daughter. There is no represen-
tative OF General SCOTS name. A sin
gular parallel runs betwixt two Confed,
crate generals, Stonewall jackson and
John Morgan, prince of raiders. Each
died before the war ended, leaving one
fair daughter. The two girls grew up,
married happily, bore each daughter
and died soon after giving birth to a
second child.-New York Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
A Terrible Insect.

A sailor on a coasting vessel which
plies between Galveston and ports on
the gulf has sone very interesting spec
linens which he secured while on the
coast Of Yucatan. Among them is a
large jar filed with enormous spiders,
which he says are looked upon with
greatest fear by the Indians of the CEN
trail portion Of that country, and which
are undoubtedly the largest ever seen.
The body of the spider is fully five
inches in diameter and the legs are
short and thick, being especially adapted
to running and climbing. They are
about two inches long and are as big
around as an ordinary lead pencil. The
animal is of a grayish brown color, but
is most peculiarly marked by deep red
bands, which cross its body, extending
clear around ~diagonally from shoulder
to hip, crossing each other at the middle
of the back and the center of the belly.
The fierceness of the insect and the
marking on the back have induced the
Indians to name it the Devils Soldier"
and they say that it is undoubtedly the
worst foe to man in that whole country,
making it almost impossible for any one
to go into the interior, for it abounds IN
such numbers that no place is free from
it, and its bite is certain death.
Only one instance is known to Indians
where a man has been bitten and did
not die, and this man was wildly insane
eve afterward. The spider makes its
home among the rocks, and when any
thing approaches it rushes boldly out
and makes an attack so fercely that it
is almost impossible to escape it. 1t
runs with great rapidity and climbs
sticks and trees as easily as if it were on
the ground.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
Phosphorescent Infection.

The curious discovery has been made
that the phosphorescence frequently ex-
hibited by many species of the crustacea
is infectious. a French naturalist. NJ.
Giard, has traced the phosphorescent
light IN Talitrus to bacteria in the mus
cles, these muscles always showing
signs of disease. On inoculating healthy
individuals the same luminous appear
ance was produced. Each and every in
ocuIated specimen, however, died within
seventy-two hours.-St. Louis Republic.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
characteristics of hungarian Women.

The Hungarian woman likes to eat
we'll, takes naturally to swimming, dane
ing, gymnastics, and has not the least
objection to being admired. Although
not specially inclined to sentimental eff
f~usiveness, in one of the term, she
may, in moments of love and passion,
give a profoundly stirring expression to
her emotions; she may clothe her senti-
ment in words Of enrapturing naivete,
drawn from the depths Of the national
temperament, if it does not find utter
ance in the all expressive "jai," whis-
pered in the acme of ecstasy, accom-
panied by an inetfably blissful glance.
This is true of the so called girls of
the people no less than of women of the
higher classes, for grace and beauty
know no difference between high and
low, and often bestow upon a poor,
barefooted, short skirted peasant girl
with her face in a kerchief tied under
the chiu) the same enchanting form, the
same magically attractive glance, as
upon her more favored sister.-Wilhelm
Singer in Harper's.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
The Origin of a Famous Tree.

In the famous West Philadelphia Bar,
tram Botanical gardens there fourishes
an enormous Florida swamp cedar, the
trunk of which is fully six feet in di-
ameter. This tree was planted under
very peculiar circumstances, well worthy
of narration. One day, many years ago,
the great Bartram was riding through
the state of marsf IS, and alligators, and
the beast he bes,ro', was a very Roci-
mantle. So, to accelcra.a his journey, he
dismounted at a neighboring swamp and
cut a switch, with which he belabored
to good effect the lean and hungry steed.
The switch did such good service upon
this occasion that he preserved it, and
upon his return to Philadelphia planted
it in his garden, and the huge swamp
cedar is the switch.-Philadelphia Re
cord.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
She Was Mistaken.

Maria" said Mr.. Jones, looking ten
derby at his wife, there is a nous
ooh, mercy goodness, where? Oh,
save me, Jeptha, save me-save your
Maria!" and the frightened woman
jumped on the sofa and screamed hys,
terically.
Good heavens, Maria, what is the
matter? | don't see anything! Where
is it,
You said there was a mouse!"
Il didn't say anything of the kind. !
said, or tried to say, there was a mousse
lin delaine dress in Browns window
which was exactly like n you had
when we were married. | wish you
wouldn't interrupt me like that."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
To Prevent Counterfeiting.

1t is curious to observe at this day
the complicated geometrical patterns in
which some Of the ancient Roman seala
are designed, Enthusiastically for the pur-
pose of defeating the ingenious counter
feiter, as the engravers at the bureau OF
engraving and printing try by similar
al to multiply the forger's Difficult
ties. The usefulness Of this art is shown
by the fact that the coins of the civilized
world are canoes multiplied to any ex
tent by dies. -Jewelers' Weekly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
HI LIBERTY BELL.

Where Congress met and Freedom flung
Its starry banner TO the breeze,
Exultingly its iron tongue
All thro' that summer morning sung
Our new born liberties.
1t told the ending Of the night,
The happy dawn Of freedoms day,
And overland there flashed a light
OF brotherhood and human right,
The end OF kingly sway.
Oh, how the good old bell sang out
OF liberty and freedoms birth!
From east to west, from north to south
The message Of its metal mouth
Rolled all around the earth!
1t told the birtbright Of the race,
The glory Of the brave and free,
And pealing from its sacred place
1t set the whole wide world ablaZe
With dreams Of liberty.
Alas, it utters now no sound,
But yet its echoes ring sublime,
It's resting place is holy ground,
Where Freedom stalks in solemn round
Until the end of time.
Louis Sverre Amonson in PHILADELPHIA,
Ledger.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
College Girls After q Great Game.

The Smith college girls were different
ly affected by Yale's victory over Har-
ward at the annual football game. Some
draped their rooms in black and went to
the church the next day dressed in deep
mourning, and one tasted all day Sun
DAY. Those who bet on Yale gave a
banquet, where the dishes were blue, all
the table decorations blue and the wall
paper n of solid blue, bought and put
NJ purposely for the occasion.-Boston
Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
A Custom Very Like Ap,ar;c,o

According to. Colonel Rockill, the
devils are driven out of the towns in
Corea on New Years eve by firing off
guns and crackers. This is a curious
parallel, If not an explanation, of the
custom of our own New Years shooters.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05

A physician says: "Al emotions are
capable OF being propagated from per-
son 10 person, so as to assume an cpl
oemlc form. Almost every age has
witnessed such epidemics."
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
Semiannual Experienca

WIFE after house cleaningHIt takes
d woman to bring order out Of chaos.
husband crushing wildly around after
MS oelongingsrIt takes a woman to
make a chaos that looks like order
New York Weekly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
WHY tic Sky LIS Flat

The apparent fattening of the vault
OF The heavens has been found to have
an annual period, and to depend on
u 1t seems least fiat with a misty
no[lzon, and less by night than by day.
New York Journal
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
Deafes~C atarrh

vAs THE VICTIM OF THE WORST
CASE OF CATARRH that I ever heard
Of Twas entirely deaf in n ear, and
IL the inside Of my nose, including part OF
mo bone sloughed off. No sort OF treat
ment benefited me, and physicians said Il
-orld never be any better" AS a last
,e,ort I took swift's Specific, and it entire
o,-ed me and restored my hearing. 1
hove been well for years, with no sign OF
turn Of the disease.-Mrs. JOSEPHINE
poLHIL1, Due West, s. G. ,
r. n q Is entirely vegetable, and
=. =. =, never fails to eliminate the
'Ii.oD, Send for Book on the Blood, etc.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ga.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
WE OPEN FOR HOLIDAY TRADE

The finest Flour in the market; 10 cases Three Crown Raisins; 10
cases California Cluster Raisns; 10 cases Peach and Apple Butter; 10
cases Peach and Apple Jam; 10 cases choice Nuts; 1000 pounds Candy;
.Iince Meat, Currants, Prunes, Cucumber Pickle, Mixed Pickle, Chow
chow, Olives, Sauce, Horse RadBh; Momajo, Lion, Arbuckle Roasted
Coffee; GRADUATED, Cut Loaf, Puverze, A and Brown Sugar; Cakes and
Crackers, Maple Syrup by the gallon and quarter gallon jugs; New Or
leans Molasses, Cuba Molasses, Syrups, etc; 50 Cheese; Pearl Grits,
Hominy, North Carolina Lard, Rice, Lima Beans, Navy Beans, Flavoring
Extracts, Plum Pudding, White Cherries, Bartlett Pears, Yellow Peaches,
Dat Meal, Dat Flake, Buckwheat.
DURHAM SUPPLY COMPANY.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
SUPPLY co.


Are the town talk and our sales this week have been enormous. We have
just replenished them with an elegant assortment of choice bar
gains which we have marked down sc very low that we
are confident that in one week from date there
will not be a dozen remnants left
in our entire stock.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-05
DIR. J. C. BROWN,
Surgeon Dentist
N C

Having practiced my profession for 10 years
for town and country people. | now core ana
locate permanently in Durham for the prac-
tice of DESTI-TRY. and offer my services 10
the citizens OF DURHAM and surrounding
COUNTRY in all departments of my profession.
~ Cafcs over Jones Jewelry Store.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-29
An Old Portland Silver Thimble.

'Hefe is a curiosity" said G. T. Jeller-
son to Lewiston Journal reporter, pull
ing little morocco case from his pocket.
Out of the case he took thimble. The
bowl was of clear, smooth silver. and
the tip of steel. The letters "a! G. W."
are engraved on the bowl. It belonged
to the wife of the first commander of the
first fort that was ever built in Portland
harbor. Then, from the mysterious bot
tom of paper bag he pulled out the
most antique copper heater that was
ever seen. 1t came from Old Spain and
was used in America when George Wash
ington used to wear starched linen when
he called upon Mrs. Martha Custis. In
stead of a cavity inside the heater a
place for copper was left. This copper
was heated and put in as Goals afterward
were. Mr.. Jefferson also has stone
platter which came to st. Augustine,
Florida, in 1900. These curios will be
exhibited at the State Fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-29

and Messrs. Shaw. Augustine D. Smith,
Drummond, Sawyer, Morrill, and Elmer
son were declared the nominees.
Mr.. Rounds moved the nominations be
made unanimous. He said that-refer-
ring to Mr.. Ulmer's remark that Mr..
Ward, if nominated, would receive the
labor vote-that no branch of labor, OF
labor man, could promise the labor vote
for any man.
The convention then adjourned.
OF the candidates, Messrs. Smith,
Shaw and Drummond served in the last
legislature, and their records are well
known. Mr.. Carroll w. Merrill is a
young lawyer, and president of the
Lincoln Club. Mr.. Emerson is
news editor of the Advertiser, and
an ex-president of the Young Mems
Republican Club, and Major, Sawyer
is member of the firm of Fer
nald & Sawyer, livery stable keepers, a
gallant soldier in the war, has served in
the legislature, and in the Portland city
government.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-29
IRON HALL PICNIC.
Tho Celebration of Branch ass at Long
Island.

Branch 2s3, Iron Hall, celebrated yes
terday at Long Island. The day was fine
and great success was scored. The
Knightville Band, Charles E. Howes,
leader, gave especially fine selections at
the island and on the boat. The dinner
at Caterer Charles E. Cushing's was sim
ply perfection and praises were show
cred on Mr.. Gushing from all sides. The
best of order prevailed and every mem
Der of the order present enjoyed himself
immensely.
The following were the winners in the
different contests which went off very
smoothly:
100 yards dash, amateur-1st prize, pair OF
shoes, won by j. T. Mccarthy.
Sack race, amateur-1st prize, new hat, won
by J. T. Mccarthy.
Three legged race-1st price, Iron Hall
badges, won by Magner and Mccarthy: p
Fat mans race-1St prize, Iron Hall badge,
won by James E. Dawson.
Ladies' race, 100 yards-1st prize, silk UNI
brella, won by Mrs. James ORourke.
Sack race-lst prize, Iron Hall Hall badge u won sa
won by James ORourke
Pie eating match-1st prize. So, won by T.
Quincannon; End prize, 81, won by j. Wade.
The pie match made sport enough to
keep everybody laughing all the way
home.
After the races dancing began and was
kept up till boat time.
The ball game in the forenoon was
excellent One nine was the J. Savage
nine and the other the Fisher nine. The
Fisher nine won, II to IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-29
THE GRAND TRUNK TAX CASE.
Decision by Judge Webb Which Necessi-
tates Another Journey to the Supreme
Court by This Much Tried Case.


In the United States Circuit Court yes
terday afternoon Judge Webb gave his
| decision in the case of the State of Maine
VS.. the Grand Trunk railroad. This is
the well known "Grand Trunk Tax
Case, (which the State of Maine has had
ON it's hands for nearly ten years. The
statutes of Maine provide for the levying
of a tax upon the exercise of the pri-
vileges of corporation within the State
of Maine. In 1881 and 1882 the Grand
Trund railway refused to pay its taxes
to the state, claiming that this law of
Maine was violation of the constitution
Of the United States, as regards general
commerce. In such cases of refusal the
law of the state directs the state treas
urer to collect the taxes at the rate of
ten per cent year. The whole amount
of the taxes which the Grand Trunk
refusal to pay in the two years in ques-
ton was about SIS, 900, and ten per cent.
interest on that sum from 1882 to the
present time would bring the total figure
up to about $4,000.
The case was begun in the state courts
about ten years ago. When Hon. Henry
B. Cleaves was attorney general it was
removed to the United States Circuit
Court, where Judge Webb decided adj
versely to the constitutionality of the
act and therefore in favor of the road.
Then Attorney General Baker took the
case to the United States Supreme Court,
and there Attorney General Littlefield
argued it last year. The Supreme Court
reversed the decision of the Circuit
Court, and sent down decision that the
railroad should pay the taxes demanded.
But this didn't say anything about the
interest at ten per cent
The question which came up yesterday
was whether the decision included in
terest. Hon. A. A. Strout appeared for
the road and Attorney General Little
field for the state. Briefs had already
been submitted by the counsel, SO the
Judge gave decision without argument.
His decision was that the direction of
the Supreme Court did not require the
payment of the 10 per cent interest.
Attorney General Littlefield took ex-
captions, and will carry the case back to
the1Supreme Court and obtain more
definite response on the question Of in
terest.
Although the taxes of 1881 and 1882
are not large sum, very large sum is
involved For the Grand Trund Trunk
has paid no taxes while this suit has
been pending, so that if Mr.. Littlefield
carries his contention as to interest, the
Grand Trunk will have to pay the state
about 100000, for taxes and accrued
interest since 1881.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-29
Boy Drowned at West Buxton.

Robert, 1s years old, son of Stillman
Edgeeomb, went into the water yester-
day with other boys who could swim.
Edgeconb could not swim but waded to
the middle Of the river below the dam,
and while there he supported in his
armsaittle Ansel Towle, who had be-
ceme exhausted, but safely reached the
shore. only to see Edgecomb go down to
his death doubtless from an attack of
the cramp. The body was recovered
within an hour by Joseph Sands.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-29
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The directors of the Maine Central had
their monthly meeting in this city yes
terday.
Assistant Postmaster Sanborn will
soon start on his annual tour of inspec-
ton of county post offices.
The railroad commissioners speak in
high terms of the Westbrook electric
line which they have inspected.
There was bad break in the water
main corner of Walker and Congress
streets during Wednesday night.
The steam yacht Oretlan arrived from
the West Wednesday night, coaled up
and left for Bar Harbor yesterday morn
ing.
The usual weekly meeting of the W. G..
T. u. will not be held at Oak street to-
day as it is the W. C. T. U. day at Frye
burg.
The employees of 7. P. Beals & Co.
will 90 on their annual outing to Long
Island tomorrow and the factory will be
closed.
Yesterday was a little cooler than
Wednesday. The wind was from the
southeast and there was a sea breeze in
consequence.
All boys between 10 and Is years of
age wishing to join boys band can do
SO by calling at 10 Oxford street OF 2O8
Franklin street between 10 and 2 o'clock.
General John Marshall Brown enter
tanned party Wednesday night at his
residence at Falmouth Foreside. The
steamer Alice brought the guests to this
city afterwards.
The sheriffs made seizure yesterday
forenoon at the corner of Fore and Cen
ter streets. They got jug and a five
gallon key of whiskey. Mike Murphy
WILDE charged with keeping the place
thismorning.
Thomas WEIGH waived examination
before Commissioner Rand on a charge
OF stealing gin fromthe Manhattan and
gayetbaiL in the sum of $500 for his ap-
5eafance atsthe Circuit Court in Septem-
Der tosbe held in this city.