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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
Tho curse OF Leglsration


The millions of discontsnted
people whe have jumped 10 the
conclusion that most Of the
evils they cornplain of can be
cured by legislation are on the
wrong track. IL they would
take up the idea that legislation,
as at present conducted, 10 in
reality a curse and is RESPONSE
BILE for many OF the burdens
they bear they wsuld be on the
right line.
Without considering the over.
legislation INDUCED in by con-
grsss, it is plain to the average
citizen that every state legisla-
ture annually grinds out a null
tiplicity Of statutes touching
every conceivable subject, and
the result is confusion every
where. Litigation, business and
industry are ell hampered and
made more expensive by the
continued tinksring Of our law
makers.
The trouble il that most Of our
legislators take IL for granted
that their constituents measure
their usefulness aud ability by
the number of bills introduced
by them. Now, the fact is that
. msmbsrof the legislature who
introduces no bills at all, but
deyotss himself TO opposing un.
necessary bills, renders mere
substantial service than the
bright statesman who possess Q
the author of a scsre Of statutes
during . single session. IL is q
common thing in any state
legislature 70 zoe ] 900 bills Of.
fsfed in q month, and nearly AL
Of them deal with subjects that
simply touch local or persona
| interests and have no business
1
whatever before the Legislature
| Ii 10 time to draw the line anC
stop. We can get along very
well with q few general laws
Special legislation is needed on
ly in exceptional cases. Th,
best thing the masses can do i
to open their eyes to the fac
that the law can never make al
men moral, rich and happy. N,
matter whether ne have zoe
or bad laws, men must hal
themselves IL they would i'm
prove their condition. Povert
and misfortune will never b
abolished by statuts. s.-Atlant
Constitution.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
Mr.. Cleveiand's EMANCIPATION

Mr.. Cleveiand's EMANCIPATION
The Democratic citizens d
Washington, d. C., having hac
a first.class quarrel as to who
should constitute tho Commit
tee to have charge of the cere-
monies at the approaching in
auguration of Grover Cleveland,
and having, settled their differ
ences, the Committee is now
earnestly at work completing
tho arrangements for that in
teresting occasion. Extensive
preparations are being made,
and it is expected that it will
surpass anything OF the kind
which has heretofore taken
place. There will be military
and political clubs from nearly
every State IN the Union, and
with many thousands of citizens
from all parts of the couutry
present. .-Grover Cleveland will
q second time assume the duties
of the Presidency under circum.
stances not heretofore surround
ing any former Chief Mdgis-
trate. Although Mr.. Cleveland
was elected by the Democratic
yarty, the whole people, with
out regard to political partisan
ship, look upon him as the en-
bodiment Of their hopes that
the condition Of affairs in the
country will be SO changed du-
ring his administration that
there may be that degree Of
prosperity they have a right to
hope for. The people believe
that they will realize this con
dition, and they will undoubt.
edly sustain him in such meas
nres as he believes will accom.
plish that end. The people have
a right to this, and Grover
Cleveland will give it to them
il 1t is in his power. He has a
plain, emphatic way of dealing
with all matters affecting the
public interests and prosperity,
and as he knows he has the peo-
pie to sustain him he will earn
estly and faithfully give them
relief and prosperity. With
such support there ought to be
no such thing as fail. There is
not a shadow Of doubt that the
Senate and House will also sup
port Mr.. Cleveland in all meas
ures which shall appear to be
for the public good. Prompt,
patriotic action il ell that is
needed, and to nse 1 familiar
phrase, all Congress has to do is
to touch the button and Cleve-
land will do the rest.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

LAST YEAR, when Gotten was
selling At q price below the cost
~ production, II was q very
easy matter fer the planters to
agree TO . reduction Of acreage,
but now that O bale is worth
twelve or fifteen dollars more
than Il was a year ago, greater
difficulty will bs experienced In
obtaining q similar agreement,
vet that 10 the policy which will
bs pursued at the convention oi
Gotten planters, shortly to be
held. IL the movement sue
ceeds as well in 1893 IS IL did in
| 1892, the cotton planters OF the
South will, in all probability
be in an excellent financial con
dition Hext Fall, as a part OF th'
plan IL TO got them 70 pay NOR,
attention 70 food crops.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
a Wonderful NIaa.

If Thomas A Edison had hap.
pened to live q few centuries
prior to this wonderful period he
would have no doubt been ec-
cussd of close connection with
the Evil enc and a dabbler in
the so-called black art. No 9th
er age nor ne other country has
ever produced a marvel like un-
to Edison. Visitors to the
Worlds Fair will note with ov-
or increasing wonder his nany
marvellous inventions and the
most wonderfullof al will be his
Kineot0graph.E EThis latest won
der he claims will reproduce
not only the human voice but a
perfect representation of the
human form will accompany it.
When in the electrical building,
if you wish to- hear Patti sing
you have only to make known
your desire, and, presto by the
pressing Of q button, the prina
denna'B handsome form will ap-
pear before your startled and
wondering vision and with the
impersonation will beheard the
sound of her marvellous voice.
Edison has already made pos
sibls and visible the repro
duction Of q prize fight in
which tits sad you can hear
the plaudits OK the spectators
and the blows of the pugilists.
Verify this is a wonderful age of
button pressing and electric
marYels.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

The French steamer La Cham
pagns, which sailed from New
York for Havre last Saturday
retenblsd those old gallsonH
thai are mentioned in history,
In the extent Of the gold that
she carried out Of the country
A portion Of her cargo consisted
Of A,3j0, 900 in American coin,
The balance Of trade, so far az
msrcaandise, cotton, provisions,
oil and cereals are concerned,
may 10 in favor Of the United
States. but the outflow Of gold
from the country still continues.
The cause Of this movement
very probably, is due to the fact
that the desire Of European cap.
italists to hoard gold is causing
them to send American securi-
ties of various kinds 10 this
country for sale.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
A Black Despot.

| According to all accounts
President Hippolyts, of Hayti,
is following some of the worse
precsdents set by the former
rulers of the black republic. AT
the recent election troops were
stationed at the polls, and men
wero forced at the point Of the
baysnet to vote the government
ticket.
Nor did the president draw
the line between his own SUBJ
jects and foreign citizens. Mr..
Meys, an American citizen, has
been confined on q trumped up
charge in prison for twenty
days, without q hearing, and
without being allowed . chance
to.conmunicats with his friends.
Hippolyte and his cabinet boast
that they will not apologize to
the United States, nor pay any
indemnity. Moreover they de-
clare that in this event of the
interference Of our war vessels
they will make it unpleasant
for all the Americans on the
island.
Despite this outrage upon one
of our citizens, our government
has taken no decisive step. The
past history of Hayti warns Us
that ne need not look TO her
rulers for a policy that will be
worthy of q civilized govern
rnent. About q generation ago
. negro proclaimed himself EN-
peror of Hayti, He caused his
own citizsns and foreigners to
be ASSASSIN ated when it suited
his pleasure, and after looting
the public treasury retired to
Paris 10 enjoy his sPoils. The
present dsspot is in no respect
better than his predecessor, and
unless taught a salutary lesson
We may expect further insoleDce
ami injury from him.
In viev = Of these facts many
will wonder why those OF our
politicians and newspapers who
are SO strongly in favor Of ter
ritorial expansion do not seizs
upon Hippolyte's condEct ss a
pretsxt for forcibly taking pos
session Of Hayti There are
many good reasons in favor Of
such 4 step. The island would
be Of advantage to Us in case of
q foreign war. Under good
government il would be very
productive, and is would doubt.
less attract hosts Of our colorsd
people who would do much to
civilizs and elevate the status Of
the islanders.
Even IL We leave annexation
out Of the question. 10 it sound
policy on our part to allow the
black republic TO insult our flag
and mslireat eur citizens?-At-
lants Constitution.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

A correspondent, writing from
India, says that nearly 1900
Hindoos lost their lives last
year in that country from the
bites of snakes.
J. N. Hyams, the fellow who
faxed" the story Of the Bakers
Vile lynching riot, has hsd from
johnson City, Tenn, leaving an
unpaid board bill.
Mr.. John w. Baker, clerk OF
the State Chronicle Publishing
Company and Miss Lillian p.
Baker, Of Frederick, Nd, were
married at Raleigh Tuesday
night.
While waiting for a train at
| Chisago, Albert Heyder Of
Buffalo, met a strange woman,
who drugged him and stole
S. 900 he was carrying in a
buekskin bag.
/ A Chattanooga barber has an
Irish water spaniel who, from .
point of intelligence, is hard to
excel. " hen the Gog was -four
months old he became Jealous
Of an owl that was in the house,
and while the family were out
of sight, he first dug q hole in
the ground and then proceeded
to put the owl in it and covered
! it up alive. The dog is on tC
crushing the growler," goes Il
the milk depot, does all kinds oi
tricks, waltzeB beautifully, car
rios slop pals up and doWf
} stairs, distributes towels suC
does numerous other things.
Many ROAD overseers have n,
, scientific Enowled e of roa,
, building. and are incap.> e o
, properly directing such work at
is done on Jhsn. The time hst
come when our people MUS
move on new lines 10 keep q
o breast with the civilization o
s the age, and We hail wits pleas
= ure every sign Of improvement
. -Warrenton Record.
Il The liberal and gensrou
: spirit displayed by the psopl
: throughout the state in relieV
ing the poor and suffering du
ring the very cold winter, is
tribute to the broad and libers
j. charity Of the psople of Mort
Is Carolina;and is an unmistakabl
10 evidence that the fires of Chris
Ie tian devotion ever burn upon til
d altars Of the hearts of our pei
Is plc.-Seetland Meek Democrs
y A bright young fellow
Y Hartford started cut to lear
~ seven languages. He succeed
'r cd and then drank himself
death in plain English.
o. A gun that will shoot 30
a, balls q minute, worked by ele
MS trieity has just been invent
ss by DR.. Gatling. With q fs
v- mere such inventions, war "
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

IT's funny at what smallthing
some people take offense, no mat
ter Of how little Importance
it may be, or hsw much they
are concerned, they get their
back up, and nurse an imagin-
sry injury done thsm, when In
nins cases out Of ten, il was in
tended for another and their in
signifcancs is - great, that the
shoe does not fit them when
shsy attempt 10 put it on.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

become so destructive that no
nation will be reckless enough
to engage in it.
The contract for the inau.
guration fireworks has been
awarded to the st. Louis Fire
works Co., the price being
$4,G50.
After advertising several
weeks, L. G. Quinby, of Car
thags, ILL.,, succeeded in pur-
chasing 800 cats. He tagged
them with advertisements of
bis business, turned them looss,
and in a few hours every town
within a radius of thirty miles
from Carthage was dslugsd
with cats advertising Quinby's
store.
A novel suit is on In Chatta-
nosga. A dealer made q con-
tract with a rabbit hunter to
take every rabbit that he killed
at q certain price. The dealers
name is Coleman, the hunters
Parrott. During the recent
cold snap Parrot killed 500
rabbits, which he brought to
Coleman in two wagonloads.
Coleman refused to take so
many, and Parrot began to
psddle them on the streets at
four for a quarter or 10 cents .
dozen, and for several hours
controlled a big corner on the
rabbit market. When last seen
he was hunting 2 lawyer to in
stitute legal proceedings to
make Colsman take the remain
der of bis stock.
! There rs an interesting rumor
here 90 ta' effect that the re-
luali sn + tionai committee is
~ngaEad III setting up She pins
a. make } S. CiarksOn the re
publican candidate for Presi-
=. dent in 1896. The idea is not
I taken very kindly by the Har-
. rison republicans who regard
. IClarkson as "hoodoo" of the
first order. BY 1896 judging
from present indications, the
republican party will be past
: "hoodooing."
= As for oursslf We would rath,
2 or have the kind and comforting
i words uttered while we live
h feel the cordial handshake and
e experience the friendly greet
j. ings that inspire and encourage
. us TO fight the battle Of life and
y bear up under its burdens, thar
/. all the sulogiss that may b,
n pronounced by the most eloqu
n ent tongues and pens after tn
l. heart has ceased TO beat and tn
10 ears are closed to their sound =
Henderson Gold Leaf.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

II has bsen computed that IL
coupled together, all the locomo.
tives in the United States would
make . train 300 miles long. IL
all the cars Of every variety
we're attached TO the locomo-
tives the train would be about
1000 miles in length.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
Dangerous Habits.

Richmond Market Journals. II
is believed that niss women out
Of every ten and ninety.nine
men out Of a hundred will stop
to pick up a pin lying on the
floor or sidewalk. This is a
dangerous practice. No one
can tell to what use that pin
was Last put. II may have fast.
ensd a bandage to some malig-
nsnt and poisonous wound. It
may have held tho garment OF
some one suffering from conta-
gious disease. IL may have been
thrust int some ulcer or sore.
1t may have been used as q
tooth pick by others before y0u,
This subject is not a very polite
one to discuss, but il may be
that this item may save som,
one from much suffering If they
heed ths sdmonition, "dou'r
pick up pins"
and before we dismiss thi,
subject, sc will add, doa't put
| coins in the mouth Think oi
| tlte number Of hands through
which they may have recently
passed aud you must SEQ tina
the chances OF their being fire.,
frsm possible contagious aud in
/ furious matter are very slim in
deed. 10 say the least of sucl
habits, they are filthy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

heard % thnm. an glad % ssy your CuricusA
NHsHDfrs worked wonders with my bapys Ihrte
dsys sflar commenced nsins shem isaw charge.
Tks Doctor Nas surprised ! then tod BIN Whist
\ rss usinE. she wss oalg Three ueeks old Nhsn
Esssms brots out, snd when shs vas eishi weeks
od shs Nas entirely cured hy CuTicuhA. tbe .
nos fftesn months old and has perfect skin, rof.
tr.lt lneiosed. Eyery oae asks What makss her
AHA 40 fslr. ard I tsn them grTIrrhk.
Ma. o. o. sIIEklCk, -
ca conusy 81. Bsltinors. Ma.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

kqf& ! nuticEQ nov NNhy
red slls va lsroks 0f
II 20 The doctor, and he
toid ne 10 uss glne ONT
meat. tni Il did not do
hsr any good. In short
time Eesema broke out
On her head. epfsad %
her syebfovs. breast and
hsek, hut the doctofs
remedies DID not seem
20 ksre any effect ]
ihonshii would Try your
CuTIcunA REnfDIre, ns
1 had l0st one child With
he Ecaemn before ] hsd
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

Perhaps the weight Of = mans
brain signifies very little. But
lsr,s weighed more than Web.
,ter,s. and Guiteau's weighed
four ounces more than Byron's.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
BABY BAD WITH ECZEMA
when Only D weeks Ola. Hesf and
Body Covered. Doctors No
Ensct. Tries Cuticura.
wonderfai Change in Q days. Cured
a o weeks. Now 10 Months Old
with Perfect Skin.

Ths Art noticed thsi ny baby h,d anything
a. matter with her wa that shene.N the nurse
woli6 chang. her abs would ey. Assr ne nurse
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

Fifteen negroes left Hsnder-
son last week for Boston, says
the Herald.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

Mr.. K. L. Butler, Of Windsor,
has a Hong Kong goose that laid
% eggs during the month OF
December,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

A company Of adventurous
hunters completed a psrilous
trip on snowshoes over the Gas.
cads Mountains last week. They
visited Crater Lake, which very
few persons, white men or In
dians, have seen in miduinter.
The snow is more than twenty
feet deep in that region.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

CALIFORNIA is utilizing psach
stones as fuel. TIE canning and
drying industries have grown
30 large and are carried on in
such q number of places that
peach stones have accumulated
in car loads. They burn bright.
~, emit q fragrant odor and
give out about as much heat as
| the same quantity OF coal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

ing left the woods and sought
the towns in search of food.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

become so destructive that no
nation will be reckless enough
to engage in it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

The contract for the inau.
guration fireworks has been
awarded to the st. Louis Fire
works Co., the price being
$50.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

J. n. Hyams, the fellow who
faxed the story Of the Bakers
Vile lynching riot, has fied from
johnson City, Tenn, leaving an
unpaid board bill.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01

A correspondent, writing from
India, says that nearly 2,200
Hindoos lost their lives last
year in that country from the
hites of snakes-
The morning call., 1893-01-15
SHERMAN ON SILVER
Rather Sharp Reply Given to
Mr.. Bayard.
1t Is Not the Republican Senators Who
Have Sought to Embarrass Presi-
dent-Elect Cleveland.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14-Prompted By
an in timation from ex-Secretary Bayard that
but for the disposition among Republican
Senators to embarrsss Cleveland the silver
repeal bin could be passed in the Senate,
Senator Sherman has prepared statement
for the Ledger, in which he will say: ut is
as well-known as anything can be that
large majority of the Republican Senators,
including myself, are decidedly in favor of
the repeal or the suspension of the purchase
of silver bullion, and they are ready to-day,
tomorrow. or at any moment. to vote for
such repeal. Ii is equally well known that
not more than one-fourth or one-ffth OF the
Democratic Senators favor such repeal
and they will resort to extreme measures to
prevent it. They are openly pronounced
for the free coinage of silver or the con-
tinuance of the existing law. The Pretense
made that Republican Senators would
sacrifice public Interests for mere politi-
cal scheme is without fOunda ton. and
feel like denounciDg it. If the Democratic
party will furnish a contingent of ten Sem
atoTs in support OF the repeal Of the silver
act OF 1890. it will pass the Senate within
ten days As for Bayard. he stands where
he has always stood on financial questions
substantially right, but acting with party
wrong on such questions.
"1he opinion expressed by him in an in-
terview in the Ledger is not concurred in by
more than six Democrats, but it is hoped
that he Will join in suspending the purchase
of silver bullion. Permit me to say. in
conclusion. that the Democratic party as
now represented in the Senate is and has
been for the free coinage of silver. / hope
the Eastern Democracy and Mr.. Cleveland
may have some influence in changing their
opinisrs"
The morning call., 1893-01-15
BOWS TO LEO.
Archbishop Corrigan Accepts the New
Delegate.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-0n the announce
ment that the Pope had established a
permanent apostolic delegation In the
United States and named Monsignor Sarolli
as the first delegate, Archbishop Corrigan
prepared the following. which his secretary,
Father Como lly, gave out this evening:
The Sovereign Pontiff, as the Vatican
defines. enjoys immediate episcopal juris-
dietion over the entire flock of Christ. The
primary Apostolic See carries with it, from
its very nature, the right to appoint rep
resentative in any diocese Of the world.
To deny this right is to deny the faith. COn-
sequently. when the Holy Father is pleased
to make delegate apostolic. he has a er-
feet right 10 do so. More than this,
to doubt the wisdom of the Holy
See in determining to appoint such a
representative no Catholic who is we'll in
strueted in his religion would for moment
think Of doing. We all receive this decision
of the Holy Father as we receive all other
decisions emauating from him-with the
most profound reverence. respect and obe-
dience. Before the Holy See acted there
might have been room for difference of
opinion. None now exists. For my part l
gladly receive and welcome the news in
question, Always suppOs4uS IL 10 Oe autneh-
tic"
Archbishop Corrigan himself would not
be seen. 1t was announced that he had pre-
pared the statement upon reading the re-
port Of the appointment and hsd gone
home. Archbishop Corrigan." said Father
Connolly. accepts the ruling of the Holy
Father as right. There was room for an
opinion opposed to this action previous to
the appointment. Now, however. there can
be but one view Of the matter"
The morning call., 1893-01-15
COAST GOSSIP.
Food Wanted for Starving Indians in
Alaska.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Representative
Loud is in New York. as is likewise Irving
NJ. Scott.
Joseph c. Shuler has been commissioned
Postmaster at Tropico, Cal.
Miss Goodsell of San Francisco is in the
city.
William B. Handy Cary. the son-n-law Of
Senator Mitchell of Oregon. died to-day.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster to-day
asked Congress for S19,500 for fuel, food
and clothing for the dependent natives Of
st. George and ST. Paul Islands. Alaska.
Ordnance Sergeant Charles w. Brooks,
now at the Presidio San Francisco. will
proceed to Benicia Arsenal. Cal.
Pensions-California Original-Freder-
lex Lauterbacb, Emery S. knight. Robert
Harrison, Hugh Riley, Albert L. Cox, Will
liam Spanger, James V. Hicks, George
Sharp. Dewitt C. franklin. Joseph Most,
John Mccall, Melancthon s. Lee, Michael
Mulvihill. Original wijows-Eliza j. Mil
Ter, Lizzie Merke
Oregon: Original-Joseph Smith. Ad-
difional-Sewell r. Reeves
Washington: Original-Charles ii. Shaw.
Walter McLain, David 5. Henry. Original
widow-Mary E. Liledie.
The Senate made the following conE ma
tions: United States Consul, f. G. Cots
chalk of California at Stuttgart. Post
masters: Idaho-Miss Emma F. Stevens at
Blackfoot. California-Juhn l.. Merriam
at South Riverside