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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

THERE is one thing that Meth
er political revolutions, party
defeat, religious differences Of
opinion, unkind criticisms,
malicious falsehoods, the mach.
nations Of enemies, nor any
thing else on this mundane
sphere can disturb. 1t is a COED
conscience. The man whose
conscience is void Of offense
can peacefully slumber at night
when his days tolls are over,
no matter how many difficulties
or defeats he may have en-
countered, or what the world
say or think Of him. One OF
mans chief duties is 50 live as
TO be at peace with himself.
This is why so 'mahy people
prosecuted and maltreated by
their fellow-men arc always
happy and contented and can
face the world with a smiling
and cheerful countenance
They have learned the true
philosophy Of life, and know
that the secret Of a happy and
contentcd life IL "A clear con.
science.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

PEOPLE should begin 10 call a
halt on the practice Of keeping
money in the house. The burg
lar is q shrewd fellow nova
days and he soon learns 10 know
all about the men and women
who hoard their store of acquir-
ed wealth in the old stocking
and the old cracked tea pot,
thinking either a safer reposito-
~ than banks for the purpose.
Bound and Robbed" or "Mur-
dersd and Robbed" has been
n common happening chronicled
by the daily press Of late and
the people who keep money in
their house need to be well pro.
tected from the bold burglars
midnight maraudering.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

TERRIBLE stories Of the fam
inc and the crimes ii il bringing
about come from Russia. In
the mine.stricken districts
the prisons are crowded and
can hold no more, even though
packed on the Russian black.
hole system, and yet hundreds Of
men, women, and children are
seen flocking thither every day,
begging for admittance. and
when they do not receive a ia.
verably reply, qualifying for
IL by crimes and attempted
crimes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
the Policy Outlined.

As the smoke lifts from the
battlefield and objects become
distinguishable again, it be-
gins to appear that the promo
tion Of Mr.. Crisp to the Speak
Iershlp means little, If anything.
more than modification of the
tariff policy Of the Democrats
in 'ongress. Ii does not imply
a change in the party's views
and convictions, for Mr.. Crisp
asserts that be is as ardent a
reformer as Mr., Mills himself.
But Mr.. Crisp entertains opin-
ions different from those of Mr..
Mills as to the course which
should be pursued by the ma.
jorlty during the present ses-
sion and, having been made
Speaker, he proposes TO carry
them into effect. Little secret
is now made of the details Of
the projected campaign. Mr..
Springer announces his inten.
tion of bringing in a number Of
bills to reduce or repeal the
duties on different products,
but says very frankly that his
committee will present nc meas
ure of general tariff reform,
such as Mr.. Morrison's famous
horizontal scheme or the new
historic bill introduced by Mr.
Mills in 1858. The theory ami
mating this policy is that by
attacking special duties here
and thsre, the friends Of tariff
reform may be enabled to ac-
complish results of value and
Importance to the people and,
at the same time, to educate
the country through the me
dium OF a practical illustration
of their plan. 1t is urged that
if u reduction or abolition oil
the duty on wool should cheap.
en- articles of universal use into
which wool enters as a compo-
nent part, the masses would at
once recognize the virtue and
efficacy of tariff reform and so
become its advocates. In this
way, advancing carefully and
by degrees, the Democrats hope
to persuade the people that
their interest lies in supporting
the Democratic party and en-
abling it torealizc its projects.
Just how far Mr.. Gasp may
find it practicable to carry out
these plans it is too soon to
predict or even guess.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

EpIToBs occasionly get in
jail as well as other folks. Edi-
tor A. 4. Holt, Of the. Camden
IN. j. Echo, pan amuck Of
Judge Hugg, who hugged him
pretty tightly. Editor Holt had
offended Judge Hugg by an ar
ticle which he published, and
when Judge Hueg was passing
sentence said that any person
speaking or writing contemptu
ously Of the Court should be
severely punished. That pub
lie opinion was not law, but
anarchy, and that while he
was on the bench he proposed
tO punish those who were in
solent or who uttered or publish
ed statements bringing either
himself or his court into con-
tempt.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

JUDGE WOODS, oftho Blocks
of.Five" fame, has net yet been
confirmed and the Indiana Dem.
ocratic Senators are making a
vigorous fight upon him. His
appointment was an insult To
every decent and honest man in
the country when il was well
known that he changed, at the
dictation Of the President too,
his former judgement to pre-
vent Dudley from receiving the
just punishment due for his at
tempt to corrupt the Indiana
vote in tho interest Of Harri-
son.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
cAMM's EMULSION

will positively arrest Consumptlnn
If used IN tims. cures ScrUfuIa.
Glandular SweIlings, Rheumatism.
Bronchitis, and other Lungdi,rnss<.
1t is composed of tie purest Mr.
wegian Cod Liver Oil, comblptd
With the Ngpophosplircs Il Lme
and Soda with lroa. aud Is free',
prescribed by the alt7licaI faculty
throughout This country and m
Europe. Rev. DIR. Hawes savs:
Beyond all doubt "Camm's Email
sion is a frost capital article.
am almost prepared to SAY that I
owe NV life to il. Twas taken sick
last January. Had a harrow Is.
cape from Ineumonia; was left with
considerable inflammation in nv
lnugs. aud was in ba,. condition
very way. Ny pl,vsirian. w las,
I. Srenrrr. prescriiIed this "Emul.
sion," and | LIVED on il for tire,
months "r iaorr. My health Is now
better than it ever was at this sea.
son of the year, within uiv recol,
lection in Fact. almost perfect.
HERBERT II. IlAwEs,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
Staunton, Va.
For sale BY all druggists.
L. A. CRAIGHlLL. & co.
Manufacturers. aud Wholesale Drug
gIsts. I.ynehburg, Va.
ian-l0-5.m.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

The Boston Globe says a
movement is on foot TO utilize
the mighty power Of Niagara
for generating an electric cur
rent that will move ali the ma
chinery Of the worlds fair.
This is by no means impossible,
and 1t is easily within the range
Of human possibility and i'm
genuity 10 so use that wonder
ful power-without marring
the native beauty of the falls
as 10 supply motive power for
all the great manufacturing
centers Of the United States.
The electrical inventions of the
past decade make such things
possible.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
IAN NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. JANUARY g. 1892
SENATOR Quay. Of Pennsyl.

SENATOR QUAY, Of Pennsyl-
vania, said to a newspaper re-
porter q few days ago, when
the latter was endeayoring to
get an expression of opinion
from him concerning the can
didacy Of d rival-Representa-
tive Dalzell--for ths position
that he occupies, that before
the question is decided "the Re-
publican party will pass through
a fiery furnace, for the approval
or disapproyal Of the people. |"
He expressed at the same time
the opinion that should that
party be defeated next Novem-
ber it will never fight another
battle as a national party. Mr..
Quay is a shrewd observer of
polictical affairs, and what he
says as to the future prospects
Of his party is no doubt true.
How important, therefore, is it
that Democrats, in and out Of
Congress, during the coming
year should so act that the con-
test to he waged next November
shall be the last one in winch
the Republican party will fig
ure. The fortunes Of indiyidu-
al Democrats are not to be con-
sidered in the presente of such
a momentous result.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

SwiNDLING schemes often
have the outward appearance
Of honesty, and this fact makes
them the more dangerous. IL
would be adiiIicult task TO esti.
mate the amount Of hard.earn.
ed money taken from the pock-
cts OF man in the United States
every year by swindling con
Germs, making the fairest and
most alluring promises, bring.
ing these unfortunate victims,
their wives, children and all
who are dependent upon them
to suffering and destitution.
Day by day cases are coming
tolight that show the necessity
Of making q most searching in
vsstigation before investing
money in any scheme, no mat.
ter how enticing il may appear
at first sight. Many Of them
allure but 20 destroy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
Farm Item.

In a paper on agricultural
Depression and Waste Of Time, "
David Starr Jordan maintains
that agricultural depression in
this country is due chiefly to
the idle habits Of most Of our
farmers He cites as an illus
tration of this theory his ex-
perience one day when the train
in which he was travelling stop
ped at a little town in Indiana,
called Cloverdale: "A CONNER
cial traveller, dealing in grocer
les and tobacco, got off; q crate
of live chickens was put on, and
the cars started again. The
stopping Of a train was no rare
sight in that village, for it hap.
pens two or three times every
day The people. had no well
come for the commercial travel
er, no tears were shed over the
departure of the chickens; yet
on the station steps | counted
forty men and boys who were
there when the train came IN
farm boys, who ought to have
been at work in the fields; viii
lage boys, who might have been
doing something somewhere,
everywhere, every interest of
economics and aesthetic alike
calling them away from the
village, and off to the farms.
Two men attended to all the
business Of the station. The
solitary passenger went his own
way. The rest were there be-
cause they had not the moral
strength TO go anywhere else.
They stood there on the station
steps, embodied ghosts, dead TO
all life and hope, with only
force enough to stand around
and cape" President Jordan
regards this state of affairs as
typical Of what very generally
prevails in those farming dis
tricts where depression exists.
He finds only one remedy for it,
and that is industry.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

STEVEN B. ELKINs was con-
fiIned as Secretary Of War
without any serious trouble.
He is the gentleman whom
General Thomas j. Brady
complimented on his appoint
menI, because il shows how
great a change has taken place
Ia public sentiment when the
cheat of star-routsrs in 1880
could be made o Cabinet officer
in 1891. II was a Vicious stab
of Braidy's at Elkins but i was
the truth and he might have
gone farther. Mr. K. &. ne
rones has been appointed and
confirmed q member Of the
Continental Railway Com
mission. That is the Commits
sion appointed 70 carry out
the impossible idea Of building
a railway from Alaska 10 Cape
Horn, down the mountain
ranges with branches leading
of into the moon aud several
other places. There is no salary
attached 10 this place except
the stcalings and IL the other
members Of the Commission
arc equal to Kerones as a star,
route expediter ths salaries will
be large.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

The last issue Of the Hender.
son Gold Leaf surely must have
been a perfect rainbow Of de
light TO its patrons. Printed on
white paper with green, pur-
pie and pink colOred stripes, il
was sixteen pages in size, and
its Christmas table of contents
was loaded down with good
things-rich, joyous mental
pabulum. Thad Manning was
= regular journalistic Santa
Claus, and he outdid all former
efforts. Well, the Gold Leaf
always has our hest wishes and
here's hoping '92 will eclipse all
others in patronage.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
Cupii-Return it to her by her
niece.
-Fiayel Scott Mines III Life.
The Living and the Dead

The season now upon us is
peculiarly devoted to the inter
change of kindly sentiments to-
ward the living.
No post morten eulorias can
atone for neglect and lack Of
appreciation OF our living
friends. No small part Of The
bitterness that accompanies the
sense of loss Of those who are
taken from us, comes from tho
painful consciousness that we
may have failed in a due re
gard for the helpfulness and
efforts of those with whom we
have been associated in life
We are ell mutually depend
ent.
iEvery human heart necdi
sympathy.
Kind, encouraging words for
diligent and we'll intentioned
efforts, tighten burdens, and
cannot fail to bring not only to
those upon whom they are
bestowed, but upon those who
employ them, peculiar blessing.
The courteous and kindly
greeting, the respectful and
loving regard manifested in
daily life. il never wasted. In
domestic life its worth is incal-
culable. In all the relations we
sustain TO each other, we should
never forget the amekities and
cOurtcsies of life. The teach
or who labors for his pupils, the.
pc stor who watches over his
people, the physician who
comes at the cali Of sickness
and suffering, the domestic who
patiently ministers to ourneccs-
ties, are to n greater or less ex.
tent all dependent upon the
sympathy and regard Of these
! for whom they toll. There are
lsome associations, as the
church, the lodge and the like,
which recognize especially the
idea Of mutual helpfulness. Let
the obligations be sacredly OBJ
served. The living more than
the dead demand our love, sym.
pathy and aid.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

TUE Alliance Advocate. the
State organ Of the Kansas Far.
mcrs' Alliance, charges that
the National Union Company. a
New York concern. with a cap.
ital stock Of $4,000, 900, which
is trying to get control Of the
Alliance business Of the States
by uniting all the Alliance
stores, thereby lesseuing tho
cost Of goods 10 the farmers. is
nothing but a branch Of tho
jute bagging trust, and that it
was formed with the express
purpose Of gaining control IF
the Alliance business. I no
Advocate warns tho farmers
against it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
Highest Of all in Leavenng Powerful S Govt Report Aug III 1882
&>ta!:',!! g! Bski9g BsMIIsg'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

New YoRK City seems to be
the hot-bed of all sorts Of cranks,
The bomh-thrower, who took
his own life in attempting to kill
Russell Sage, is followed by a
fellow, who, on Saturday even
ing last, went to the residence
of Cornelius Vanderbilt and
said to an attendant that he had
called to get Mr.. Vanderbilt's
brains, as he wished to exam
inc them. He was arrested as
being insane.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
NO.. Al.
. q ;s v, "


Cnpid as Jtdge--Yomth at Bar.
Cupid-The charge, I under
stand, isthis-
You stole, in your youthful
haste, a kiss;
But | am lenient with youth.
Confess
Youth -I--yes-that is the truth
Cupid-And then? BE brave
and tell me all, ~
Youth-No lamp was lighted in
the hall
And, standing in the darkness.
there,
l heard a step upon the Stair.
/ had no time for second
thought,
So forthwith in my arms I
caught
The outlined form which 7 be.
lieyed
To be the damsel who received
My every thought. kissed
her brow
The recollections pains me
now;
For by. some turn of horrid
chance
! kissed the eldest of her
auntS--
A maid of forty-tour-
Cupid Hard fate,
Go on-why do you hesitate?
Eouth-And ere I found time TO
explain,
That kiss was wanted back
again.
But have you seen her? Dye
saints!
She's Wrinkled-ugly-and
she paints
She asked too much
Cupid Bat you must not
Keep what you so wrongly got
You must return it.
Youth Mercy,
Cease
Cupii-Return it to her by her
niece.
-..,-Fiavel Scott Mines III Life.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

GIVE us sincere friends or
none. This hollow glitter of
smiles and words compliments
that mean nothing protesta-
tions of affection as light as tie
froth from champaign; invita-.
tions that are but pretty SEN
tences, uttered because such
things are customary, are all
worthless. There is no need Of
them. 1t is proper to be civil
and courteous to the most in
different stranger, but why
assume friendships outward
show when no reality %.underlies
it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06
A FEw daYs AGO the failure

A FEW days ago the failure
of four banks in the central and
northern portions of Virginia
was announced. All four of
the institutions were operated
by one firm, and If the hard
ships imposed by their suspen-
sion be as greatin all the COM
munities in which they were
located as in the one mentioned
by the Basic City Advance,
there will be numerous suffer-
ers in the State.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

THE quarrel over The Ohio
Senatorship Is causing a good
deal Of bitterness between the
Republican papers in the Buck.
eye State. The Foraker organs
are accusing the Sherman al.
vocates Of being governed by
mercsnary motives, and the
latter retort by asserting that
the papers which favor Foraker
are under obligations to that
fussy individual. Very proba,
bly, both sides are telling the
truth.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

VIZ hope So, too. The Raj
eigh Visitor gives expression to
these sentiments: "DuriDg the
past year Durham has averaged
over $50, 900 per month in the
way of Internal Revenue TO the
General Government. This
should surely entitle our neigh
Dor 10 a first class public build.
ing, aud we hope she will get II
in quick time"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

4 GERMAN has devised u self
acting brake which will instant
ly stop o vehicle when the horse
tries TO run away. The driver
has only to touch a spring be-
meath his feet, when the brake
Is liberated and acts immedi-
ately. The arrangement Is 20
simple that the wonder is no
body thought Of IL before.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

oletpl essness, u-rTols prostr ition.
FITS, ST. Wins dance, nseytisness
hys,eria, headache. hot bushes. uery-
Gus dvsp psia, confusion, are cures
by DIR. Miles Nrrsine. Trial bot
tells aud fine books free VI Year vs.
drugstore ur ad,lr 5, llr Mics Ned
a lical Co., Eikhhart ialF
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

4 LrNATIC was arrested q
day or two ago in New York
who believes himself to be q
walking telephone. As he
walked along, he occasional
placed one Of his coat tails to
his mouth and shouted some
question, and then would hold
the other coat tail to his ear TO
listen for an answer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

THOSE people who talk a
great deal, and delight To gos-
sip about their neighbors,
would do well to observe this
rule during the next twelve
months: "Hear one side and
you will be in the dark; hear
both sides, and all will be
clear" And we may add, hear
both sides beforeyou begin to
gossip.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

AsHvILLE hada "fiery" time
Of il Christmas as we'll as some
other towns. The Citizen says
the actions Of the crowd there
we're a disgrace 10 the town,
and adds: Fun is fun every.
where, but taking such chances,
with thousands Of dollars
worth Of property imperilled, Is
not fun, but q very serious
matter for which, in one way or
another, the town must pay
heavily. There should be a
strong resolution adopted at
once that the fun Of Thurs
day night shall not be repeat
ed"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

IF you have any New Years
resolutions 10 resolve prepare
10 resolve them now. just one
more day Of the old year re-
mains.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

" Chill persists in being cool,
distant and non-apol0getic,
Uncle Sam will warm her up.
At least we think so.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

The Yuma Indians are very
much attached TO theatres. Il
is said they are building one Of
their own. No doubt there will
be some Yumarous acting when
they get in running order.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

TALK is cheap-the cheapest
thing we know Of. In this
year of grace let's have more
action-good works--and less
ide talk with no fruit.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

IS the liquor and anti-liquor
fight and its results So far, III
the live city OF Charlotte, one
side says they viii raise lots Of
hay on their streets next year.
The other side is of the opinion
they have already raised plenty
of Cain.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

A friend In need is the fellow
who wants 10 borrow a dollar.
A friend in.deed--well, he's q
lawyer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

THE MAN or woman who
drops "A bad remark will never
have time enough TO pick II up
again.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

"THE Light Of Asia" Sir
Edwin Arnold's lecture did not
seem to light Kansas City TO an
alarming extent. The manager
Of the Opera House refused to
light the gas until rent was
paid in advance. We suppose
Sir Edwin has caught "the
western idea" by this time.
THERE are 10000 children in
Chicago unable to attend school
because Of insufficient clothing.
Is il any wonder that such a
state of affairs breeds anarch-
ism
ASTRONOMERS say that a shot
fired on the equator Of Jupiter
would travel with a rotary mo.
ton at a speed lG times greater
than that of a cannon ball fired
at the earth's equator.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

ONE million. two hundred
and ninety nine thousand, six
hundred and fifty. eight dollars
and ninety cents IN q pretty
good showing for the Durham
internal revenue Office for the
past two years, This should
entitle us to some consideration
in regard to Il public building.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

Mr.. WELCOME TETFT, of Rich
mond, would be a very welcome
person indeed at his home. lie
has been missing cor more than
a week and bis family is very
uneasy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

No wave on the great ocean
Of time, when once it has flash.
ed past us, can be recalled. All
we can do is to watch the news
form and motion Of the next,
and launch upon il, in the man.
ner our best judgement may
suggest, our strength and skill.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

Mr.. AIRY has suffered a great
loss from fire. But her people
are plucky. The town will rise
again from the ashes, and that
speedily.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-06

A GUN sabout the only thing
that kicks without legs.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-15
Roman Coins i'm India.

In the Madras museum is to be seen a
coin the finding of which was, | think
one of the most interesting epigr&m5 OF
events with which | am acquainted. 1t
is none other than the Aureus Of Clau-
dius which was struck to commemorate
the conquest Of Britain, and it was
found in tlH Madura district of the
British Indian empire.
| myself possess Il coin of the Arlan
Emperor Valens which was found in tie
Vaigai river in the same district. Slch
unlocked for links between ideas and
associations separated by half the world
are very curious, but in the town OF
Madura itself there is a building which
is connected with one of the most 10
mantle periods of British history.-Si
Grant Duff in Contemporary Review.