The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-15
DURHAM RECORDER.
WEDNESDAY, June Is, 1892.
LOCAL AMp oTAER NAVE
Now ii the time to adver-
tise In The REcoRDER.

Use ~ HE kEcoRDER.
Kings Royal Germetuer
changes their advertisement.
Sick-headache? Beechams
Pill will relieve.
Mrs. wv. Al. Foushee, Of
Chatham IS visiting relatives Id
Durham.
-Quinine isreccommendeda as
q tonic for topers who have
sworn off.
Bro. Gillian, OF the Reds
vile Review is spending a few
days in the city.
1t is said that they HAYES SO
little rain in some parts of Texas
that they don't even raise an
umbrella.
About this time the wise
toad sees the rushing mellow
mower and hops out of the way.
The foolish toad pauseth and is
cloppedin pieces.
Providence seems to watch
over the little man with a big
wife, and teaches him that one
Of the principal conditions of
domestic tranquility is to always
keep his dander at low tide.
The Greensboro Patroit says
"big preparations are being
made for the celebration at the
Battle Ground this year on the
18th of july" Our townsman,
Maj. w. Al. Guthrie, will adj
dress the veterans on that day.
The r. 81 D road will sell
reducedrate tickets to the Teach
ers' Assembly at Morehead |
City and return--from Durham
$500. Tickets on sale June 18th, |
TO July 3rd, limited returning |
July 18th.
REV. e. w. Smith who visit
ed the Durham Presbyterian
church few days ago in the
interest of Missions reports that
about $1,000 was subscribed to
that cause. Considering the
fact the Durham church is not a
large one this is a case Of most
commendable liberaIity, so says
the Greensboro Patriot.
We yesterday received
call from our young townsman,
Chas. L. Van Noppen, who Il
now General Agent for Chas.
l.. Webster & Co OF New York,
representing them IN their
Library Of American Litera-
ture." Over $4,000 worth Of
this literature has been sold By
him in the last G3 days. Ii IL
indeed an admirable work.
The word "obcy" has been
stricken of outhc marriage sery-
ices used BY the Methodist Pro
testant church out west. iii reply
70 an inquiry, the President 81
the general conference said that
this change applies only 70 fu-
tnre marriages and does not af-
feet existing contracts. Mrs.
st. John OF Kansas, who was
recently admitted to the gener.
al conference as a minister said
that the promise to obey is SUI
perfuous, because a woman will
always ebey her husband II she
loves him. Brides who object
to the promise 20 obey may now
find a ceremoney 70 suit their
fancy.
The farmers say, s'too much /
rain, all through the month Of /
May; and there has been too
much up to the present time
People, everywhere are crying
out, "too much, too much;m
some blame Uncle Jerry Rusk,
but that won't do. We are
afraid when July and August
come the same people who have
been raising such an outcry
against the rain will cry just rs
loudly fOrit. When the DAYS are
long and hot and the ain sppfoe
a ball Of fire, and the dust lies
thick on the earth, and the corn
twists its parched and withered
stalks, and the air Is as still as
the dead, and il Is an effort 10
breathe, then they will be ready
TO take back all their accuse.
tons against Uncle Jerry and I
beg him 20 set the machinery OF
the Weather Bureau 70 going
again, and send the rain as he