The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-17
Mars is lied about now pref.
" near as much as Cleveland.

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Mars is lied about now pref.
ty near as much as Cleveland.
Some tell us that the cider
product this season is nothing
like up TO the average in quail
ty.
AT this time there is only
one. way to get some people to
work; you can do it if you can
somehow work the watermelon
on them.
The sound Of the hammer,
the rumble of carts, workmen
whistling a CHEEKY accompani-
mont to the tick, tick, tick, in
dictate that Durham is moving
on.
We are told that the out
look for a large crop of chinqu-
pins is more promising at pre-
sent than was the case at the
same period for this product in
years previous. Jack in the
bush!
The hot sun shines on the
just and unjust with commend
able timpartiality. The poor
and the wicked stand on the
ground floor during the heat
waves, so far as comfort and
rest are concerned.
n The watchword has always
" been Coward" and with the
advent Of Mr.. g. g. Farthing's
new brick building soon to be
erected on Main street, the new
4 National Bank building and the
new hotel that will soon be com
&pleted, will come still greater
zeal, brighter hopes and truer
life TO Durham.
lit is an old saying dry
time for sweet potatoes. If that
Us the case, we will have 'em in
this section. Some farmers tell
Pis that the vines are especially
in good condition, and il no un
oreseen cause occurs to injure
them this crop will be far above
pm average this year. Potatoes
bud 'possum-the finest eating
( n the land.
Mr.. w. H. Thompson will
commence the publication OF
nm SPACE weekly paper IN Dur
ham, on or about the 18th of
September, under the auspices
pf the Executive Committee of
he State Sunday School Asso-
iation. Bro. Thompson is an
I'D typo and has had Is years
experience as newspaper man.
4 having run papers at Greens.
boro, Danbury, Madison, Reds
Fille, and for the past seven
ears on the Cagwell News.
he RECORDER wishes it sue
less.
lit has been truthfully re-
parked that one of the most
hopeful signs Of the present day
the large number of gifts and
eequests TO charities and insti-
utions of all sorts. Never has
here been q period in the
worlds history SO prolific in
TODD deeds as the present era.
The newspapers almost daily
ell of new gifts TO worthy OBJ
bets. The number of private
onations to assist the poor and
pwly are innumerable. The
nnual expenditures for public
hstituti0ps in the whole coun-
~ aggregate 1926, 900, 900, and
lilly $500, 900, 900 is invested IN
buildings and equipments to
larry on their work. New
FORK, that State alone pays
is, 000, 900 a year for the sup
bort of its dependents, and has
over 100000 invested in
buildings for charitable institu-
ions.
THE hot spell has been gem
h raj throughout thecountry, and
n some places IL has been one
{ the most oppressive and fatal
{ modern times. Ii has COW
red the largest area and con-
nued longer than any like
ERIN during the last half CEN
ury, and the death rate in some
laces has been simply appall-I
ng. The heated term was on
tsweltering mission in Durham
was 20 hot in THE RECORDER
flee at times that we were
linking of getting a wire
Green and put Il over our paste
ot in order to save the heed
ess cockroaehes from scalding
heir legs when they were after
eed Pretty warm place is an
flee with no protection over
cad but tin.
N "A few years back the dog
ax yielded the State or Ten
essee 5000, 900 in oneyear. This
a bonanza this section hasn't
X pund out yet. Think of the
undreds of ours that should be
billed upon to contribute 20 the
ealth and glory Jf the people.