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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Congsc.s Must sIaIt tine Fraud.

NnnS afss 4tust skatN the Il fauu,
If The present Congress grants
the. appropriation of $165, ,000,-
600 asked for, without making
any effort to find out whether it
is needed, and in serene disre-
gard of the undoubted fact that
there will be tie customary de-
ficiency of Sl0,O00,000 to $l5,-
600, 900, it will be grossly der
elicit. Ii is profoundly to be
regretted that President Harri-
son has seen fit at this time, not
only to ignore the obvious pub
lie demand and the govern
mental necessity for pension re-
form, but TO indulge in obser-
vations that are entirely out of
place, coming from such a
source of high official RESPONSE
bility. He gives no encourage
ment to those who desire to have
the pension question met in a
fair and manly spirit, and flip.
PANTY suggests that national
ingratltude has not yet reached
the point which will warrant
..'the turning over Of the dis
abled veterans 10 the inadequate
agencies provided by local
laws" No man knows better
than General Harrison that q
very large number of the in
valid pensioners are not "dis-
abled veterans" and never were
seriously disabled. Further, he
simply oifends the intelligence
of the country by intimating
that anybody with an Ameri-
can heart proposes to put the
men who saved the Union or
their wives and children into
the county poorhouses.-Even-
ing (Pa.) Telegraph.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Mouse in Her Hat.

One day recently a lady
went to a Fourth street store to
make some purchases. She en-
gagged a young clerk in CONVEX
sation concerning. various ar
ticlss. While talking to her
the clerk CHANGED to look at her
hat. 1t moved slightly. Then
he looked again and again the
feminine headgear was per-
ceived to be in motion. The
young man turned pale and his
tongue did cleave to the roof of
his mouth. Like one suffering
with nightmare he wanted to
scream but could not. All the
time the lady's hat kept moving
in a peculiar way. The young
man kept his gaze on the hat
for some reason unknown to
himself he could not do other
wise. Presently he saw one
side Of the hat raise up; then q
pair of sharp, bright eyes peer.
ed out, from under the hat jump
ed a mouse. 1t landed on the
pale young clerks shoulder and
he ran into the street yelling
like a Comanche.
"Ugh! What was that?"
screamed the lady.
"It was q mouse and he
jumped out of your hat" an
swered the pale young clerk
between his chattering teeth.
And so it was. The lady had
taken up her hat carelessly, put
it on and wern it to the store.
On the way, she said, she felt
something moving in her hat,
but thought il was the breeze
moving in her hair, She was
greatly surprised at the devel-
opments, but not so frightened
as the pale young clerk.-Santa
Rosa Gal Republican.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

considerably more than everbe
fore. The force is composed Of
one troop Of cavalry, 43 men;
b battalion Of naval reserve Of
five divisions total strength,
$50 men, the remainder Of the
force being infantry General
Glenn says all companies have
increased their strength, and
and that the infantry and caval-
ry are fairly well equipped. The
naval reserve is being equipped
and some additional naval how
itzer are being secured, togeth-
or with ships cutters. and the
Secretary of the Navy has
promised a monitor for training
.duty.-Charlotte News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

THE Chatham Record regards
the fee for q marriage license a
very unjust and improper tax.
1t regards It as a tax on morali-
ty. The Legislature will meet
next week and perhaps it will
look into the matter and make
ssme amendments, or perhaps,
il will let it alone. There is no
telling what a legislature will
do.
Our Chatham contemporary's
comments were called forth
from an incident that happened
in that county q few days ago.
/ poor young man and his
sweetheart walked to Pittsboro
from their homes, about ten
miles distant, for tho purpose Of
obtaining a marriage license
and being !, married. When
they went to buy the license
they had only two dollars, and
the price was $3.50. Not being
able TO raise the other fifty
cents, they walked back home,
obtained the lacking fifty cents
and next day walked to Pitts
boro again, bought the licens,
land were duly married,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
BgIlyIIle Banner.

Wa are all sorts of men, and
the preacher tells us that we are
charged with electricity and
prirued with hell fire.
The dancing bear was in town
yestsrday-aud he's still in
town, but he il not dancing at
present. We lynched the ltal.
ian who had him in charge,
then killed the bear and went
into the butcher business.
Some one fired at us as we
were returning from church
last night Our lot in life is q
hard one. It Is fire here and
fire hereafter. Brethren, we
need wood
We reCestIy received three
copies Of the Congressional Rec
ord. We have no joke to per-
petrate on this excellent pub
lication-it is too serious a mat.
ter for Jest.
We have engaged the ser.
vices Of q Washington CORES,
pondent. This raised the price
Of the paper g. We had TO make
a raise somewhere. Atlantis
Constitution.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

WHES he is inaugurated next
March, Mr.. Cleveland will lack
but 4 few days Of being 56 years
old, which is precisely the aver
age age OF Presidents on their
accession. The Oldest Presi-
dent was William Henry Har-
rison, who was g3; Buchanan
was G2; Taylor, So; jackson and
Adams, G.; Monroe, 50; Jeffer-
son. Madison and j. @. Adams,
So; Benjamin Harrison, So;
Hayes, 81; Lincoln, 50; Tyler
and Arthur, 81; Polk and Fill
more. 80; Garfield and Pierce,
40; Cleveland, IS and Grant,
the youngest President, AZ.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Gems of Thought.

The very difficulties of life, of
which we are so apt to com
plain, are converted into the
means of that discipline, that
self-improyement, which is the
great end of life. Let a mans
present desires be met and
satisfied without any exertion
on his part, and he will be CEN
tent to remain as he is. Prog
ress is the child of struggle. and
struggle is the child of difficult
ty.
As we grow in years and ex-
perience, we become more teller
ant, for it is rare to see a fault
we have not ourselves com
mitted.
Martin Luther's last words
were: "Father in heaven,
though this body is breaking
away from me, and l am de.
parting this life, yet l know
that | shall forever be with
thee, for no one can pluck me
out of thy hand.
Sow seeds in the furrows of
time-seeds Of benovolence and
charitable desds-and they will
ripen to everlasting felicitIes.
A man who shows himself
friendly cannot help having
friends. Friendship is a rscip-
rocal action that requires the
exchange and commingling of
friendly feelings to make il a
real attachment. Friendship
to be lasting requires tender
nursing, even among congenlal
spirits.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

The young men and young
women who aspire to obtain
Academic or College educations,
and whose parents cannot well
afford them that expense, will
be interested in the work of The
Cosmopolitan Magazine, which
has offered for the year 1898
one thousand scholarships al
any Of the leading colleges or
schools Of the United States,
upon the condition OF introdlc.
ing the magazine into certain
neighborhoods. Yale, Vassar,
Harvard, Ann Arbor, Chicago.
tho Southern colleges, the great
schools Of art and medicine, all
are alike open to the ambitious
boy or girl who is not afraid Of
a little earnest work. Tho Cos.
mOpolitan sends out from its
New York office a handsomely
printed pamphlet to any appli
cant, telling just what is neees.
sary in order to secure one oi
these scholarships. The schol-
ship itself includes board, lodg.
ing, laundry and tuition--al
free.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

A town is frequently judged
by lis papers, and as a general
rnlo this IS a fair criterion To 20
By. If the paper presents =
healthy, vigorous appearance,
and shows vim and enterprise,
backed M by well filed adyer-
tising columns, IL is reasonable
10 presume that the business
men are alive, wide awake and
public spirited. If on the 9th
or hand the newspaper is weak,
sickly locking affair, with half
starved advertising columns,
the impression created is the
reverse Of this. As the Louis
burg Times says.
II is wonderful how much ia
judged of q town by the news
papers it sends out. It is a
pretty fair way 10 judge one,
In many respects. II the busi.
ness men, Of all classes, gise
their unstinted patronage peJ.
pie abroad say at once that
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

The continual drAin on the
Treasury for gold for shipment
to Europe has lead some Treas
ury officials to adyocate 9 plan
70 stop the outflow. Their plan
is TO refuse gold in exchange for
Treasury notes issued under the
bullion purchasing act Of 1890.
These notes are ''redeemablc in
either gold or silver at the OPP
tion Of the Secretary of the
Treasury" There are $l20, ,0o9,-
900 of them outstanding. It is
said that it is this class OF mon
ey that is being presented large
~ at the sub-tressury at Now
York and. gold paid for it. These
Treasury notes are said to be
held largely in New York. The
United States notes, OF which
1886, 900, 900 are outstanding, are
redsemable in gold without op-
ton, but 800, ,000,0O0 IN gold II
constantly kept on hand to 70 !
deem them, and for tho reason
that the hollers can get geld
for them whenever they want
to. they are seldom presented
These notes are more generally
distributed, it is said, than tho
Treasury notes. Secretary OF
the Treasury Foster, however,
while hastcned to the sugges-
tions Of his subordinate officials,
says he will not exercise the
discretion vested in him and
stop the payment of gold for
Treasury notes
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
How supremely thrilling are

How supremely thrilling are
the tones of d church bell on
these cold sunbright Sabbath
mornings. The Iilollowed music
is set to the same divine trembIe
as that which fell upon the ear
OF John when ON the lone Isle
Of Patmos he caught the rip.
pling murmurs of the wild wat
ers tapping against the broken
crags.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

A NEWSPAPER that deyotes
thro0 columns reporting a foot
bail game ~ getting mlshty far
from Ine popular luea, aud ID
getting mighty close 10 gresk
with tile most Of folks, when il
tells them that one side Or the
other punted, and another fun
Dled and somebody tackled and
wound UP with q teuch down.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Recent Telephony.

During the last two or three
years, trials have been made in
the French army Of the quite
remarkable telephone system
of Capt. Charollois, which de-
pends upon the use Of the Mar
tin bimetalic wire of steel core
covered with copper. This
wire is stronger and rusts less
readily than that ordinarily
used. With q magnetic recelv-
er at either end, the wire is un-
wound upon wet or dry earth,
or even in water, and without
insulation-contrary to usual
theories conducts sounds to a
considerable distance. The
military telephonists are organ
lied in sets of TIVE men, each
set having equipment for a
mile line. The simple receiving
and transmitting apparatus are
fixed to the military cap; and
the wire is carried on reels in a
sort Of breast-plate, being SO
light that a mans ordinary
equipment weighs less than six
pounds. The wire is rapidly
laid by foot-soldiers, cavalry
men or bicyclists. By success
siVe sets of operators a line
fourteen miles long was estab.
lished in five hours and taken
up in one hour; and an order of
assault, settlng in molten two
army corps, was received and
put IN exeuction in ten minutes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

THE MoDERIzgD CLOCK. AN
extension Of the clocks useful
ness has been sought bya st.
Petersburg inventor. His dial
is n human face, whose mouth,
BY u phonograph attachment, Is
made to call out not only the
hoirs but any directions that
may be left with the apparatus.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
ECZEMA & SCR0FULA
Lost Two Children before lie Tried
Cuticura. Saved Wife and Two
ChiIdrcn's Lives By Using
Cutlcnra Remedies.

fhsvs fond ths CufirunA REsxprxs 70 Sc lust
vhat you Ietommend hem. NJ vile sas ~.
cred al over with pimpies, aad tortured nearly
20 dealh with Eexe1na, - the doctor called "
have never found anything se rted Tor family
that 4 troubled ulfh scfofuil md Blood and nkin
Diseases. believe The etIIerRa kEutpiEs sayed
the lixcs of my wife and two children. ] lost Two
Children With EeFema and sefofuia before tired
these remedies abd the tso living bad - bad cases
of Fcrena md ecrufnla As The iao that died. Cuff.
crnA AnnHutEs completely cufd them, and they
Ihrse EpF,ia asp, every cor, true. can refer yua
10 nv neifhbofs. have taved one hnndrcd
dollars n doeiofs' hlIls, and orr lives, BY uslng
them. Nay God send this Into The hninrs o
families who have neFsr board o. Nn1ictka
Rnnrpfre. u. n. SMITH,
Ccsion Nlll. Andefson q. n, &C.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
JRIIAM NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, 1893.

those seeking a home will not
be afraid to locate in such a
town; as they will feel satisfied
that Its citizens will be appre-
ciatioe in other directions.
Henderson Gold Leaf.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

"CoURTsHIPs are sweet and
dreamy thresholds or unseen
temple where half the world
has paused in couples, talked in
whispers under the moonlight,
passed on, but never returned. !"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
The state Guard.

Adjutant General Glenn has
made his annual report to Gov.
ernor Holt. IL shows the strength
Of the State guard TO bo 2,026--
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

z. 7. Hsllerton, Macon, Ga, writes.
Three years ago 1 contracted q blood
poison. | applied 70 a physician az once,
and his treatment came near killing me
enployed an old physiciaa and then vent u
Ksntucky. ! then went p " OF Springs
and remained Two months, buI nothing
seemed % cure me permanently, although
Temporary relief was given ms returned
hose . r,iinel man physically, viih b,t
little prospecs of ever getting well | va.
|p<rsnsied tFy D. D. b. and 70 nv utter
sssonnhnsu. i quickly healed every ulcer
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Some HcIentific Nntas.

PEANUT BREAD. Health au-
thorisiss in Germany, finding
that tho refuse left after cxtratt-
ing the oil from peanuts con-
tains four times the nntritiye
matter Of wheat and rye fiours,
have used mixtures OF peanuts
and of peanut refuse with rye
flour for making a very nutriti-
|ous bread.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
cold.

How suddenly has the grip of
winter closed upon US. How
Ne shiver, and shake, and heap
the fire and crowd about il.
How good our hot, hearty meals
taste; how delightful feathers,
blankets and csmforters, now.
We sake sudden additions 80
our garments. The clothes that
q short time ago started per-
spiration If we aid but look at
taem, We now eagerly wrap
about Us, and are no more bur-
dsned by them than if they were
90 much musllR. but how if ne
had no nre, no house, no
warm he'd, no food, no extra
clothing! On every hand ara
wandering, pinchsd aud hum
cry, those 40 good by nature a.
No, who are ia that sorry case.
Shall we not remember, and try
10 aid and comfort sucn. We
10 not need 70 buy those new,
expensive articles We have been
medItating getting. We can be
very comtorIabls without them
let US save the money, and feed
and warm the poor. Not, par
haps, the bold beggar that be-
sets our door, or blocks our way
in tho street; but We all know,
Or We All may know, some whe
sOrely need all that We are able
70 do for them, and who deserve
help in their extremity.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
cutlcura ResoIyent

The usu Blood and Hkin Purifier, Internally, and
fsIfIrsfnt, the ereaa Etin cuft. aiid GuficrhA
aoGr, iho ctquisie Hkin feaHtihefs externally, w
eiantly rflsve and teedlly eare eyefy aisease ind
humof u the akin. es4lp. snd baoud, with los %
hsif frosn Infancy % az, lfau pupes % ssfoiala
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

GROVER CLEVELAND will soon
go into the construction OF po.
litical furniture. He will make
q cabinet at least.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

eoM ,v.rrwbsre. rtles. cr4crrL. soe.; so,r,
ese ilrsotyKNf. 81 Prepared y ths fVffEh
Daua Anb CuHNieaH goaFuKtTioN, bosiqn.
ar.sIIoN 10 Care atia Dises1ss.H @ psnss q
liiss,rsidps. nd 100 tsssifnonlsls maiiei lfee.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

I have used y0nf ruTfcrna RKwKDTns fnf Ee.
ren,a nnd f0ufd shrm ~ feeomnended. tried
ererV noted physseiaa n knoxyille and The 10uns
w snd fecsisof no heuefits used the CuIIcrhA,
frrrirrnA soAf. ard gtTIruaA KEs0LvsNf per
difecfi0uH and they cured ne IN four months,
Loy's CFoes Roads, unioa County, Tenn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL --
la hotel Of Hamburg is built en-
|tirely sf compressed wood,
which is as hard as iron, and by
chemical treatment has been
made proof against fire and in
sccts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

ef1tlrtTfeT. lvhiieal. CIearesi skin aud e0lts
lUIE LANA. pssaassd 1y CrTieuaa soar.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

Pure blood i what oils the machinery u
life, eases every movement ofthc BODY, re-
moves stiffness of the joints, drives ont pain
from the nerves. stimulates the brain, pro-
ecss the liver and kidneys from irriia ton,
enables physical exer,ion without fatigue,
prolongs life, makes men and women psr-
fecs in health and feature Good blood and
good brain are inseparable. Aim 10 keep
he blood pure BY using the true blood REM
edy. B. b B. Botanic Blood Balm.
Mis- 5. Tomlinson. Atlantis. Ca, says:
s.for msny Years have been afflicted with
HI Eu umATfSM combined with -
we're kidney troubles, indigestion and nerv.
ous prosirsiion. Several physicians were
employed aud numerous pai<ni medicines re
sorled 10 without benefit. Al last / began
ihe use Of D. B. B., and IL effect was likc
magic. Rheumatic pains ceased, my kid
neys were relieved, aid my constitution inl-
proved Aionce"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

Sow seeds in the furrows of
time-seeds Of benovolence and
charitable desds-and they will
ripen to everlasting felicitIes.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
Siamese Customs.

The wealthy Siamese, including the king.
practically turn night into day. All i'm
portant political meetings are held in the
night, and o'clock in the morning is the
hour at which Bangkok fashionables retire
until o'clock the succeeding afternoon.
There is semi European theater in Bang
kok, which was erected by one of the pres.
ent kings predecessors, and there are plenty
of outdoor theatrical performances by ma
tives, the Siamese being pleasure loving
people and fond of all sorts of entertain
ments.
The worst thing that can happen to q
man in Siam is to get into debt, from which
there is never any escape, owing to the ex-
orbitant interest charged. Once in debt
there is no appeal, the debtor being stripped
of his clothes and compelled to work in fet-
tiers, generally for the rest of his life to pay
the interest. Drunkards are not permitted
to give evidence in the law courts of Siam.
The Buddhist priests, clad in yellow
robes, are to be seen everywhere in Bang
kok, and it is quite common for young men
to enter the priesthood, which affords them
nm easy and luxurious existence, owing to
the liberality of the populace toward any
one sanctified to the service of Buddha.--
Demorest's.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
They Didn't Find Out.

Every instructor at Chatauqua," re-
marked a woman whose seasons at that
summer university have been many, "is re-
quired to fill out paper answering a num-
Der of obviously necessary and unnecessary
questions. One year there was remark
ably handsome male member of the facul-
ty in whom, it is perhaps needless to say,
all the girl students were much interested.
is he married or unmarriedp became an
all absorbing question. Finally some of
them had the courage to approach the col
lege secretary and ask if the files might be
looked over. And there, provokingly
enough, the professor, anticipat-
ing perhaps some such investigation, had
recorded his matrimonial pretentions as
follows: Married or single2. Yes. '"-New
York Times.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
Eager TO Figure as Corpsvs.

Among the curiosities of taste the Pa
risian passion for self exhibition at the
morgue must hold a conspicuous place.
The principal keeper at the morgue is said
to have had many applications from per-
sons eager to figure as corpses on the slabs
of the deadhouse. They were deferred by
the official announcement that the tempera-
ture of the bodies was kept some degrees
below zero. If this discomfort could have
been endured for IL hours, and If the au-
thorities could have been persuaded to lend
themselves to such a fraud, what materials
for a coup in journalism would have been
afforded to some enterprising genius!-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
Size of Europenn FamilIe..

The Berlin Anthropological society has
recently completed some curious tabula-
tions on the average size of families in the
various countries of Europe. According to
these statistics the average number of per
sons in families in the different European
countries is as follows: France, S03; Den
mark, 1851; Hungary, $40; Switzerland,
3.94; Austria and Belgium, 4.05; England,
4.0s; Germany, 40; Sweden and Norway,
4.12; Holland, 4.22; Scotland. 4.46; Italy,
4.54; Spain, 4.65; Russia, 4.s3, and Ireland,
5.20.-St. Louis Republic
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
MRS. pLAKEwELL's LITTLE CHILD.

Everybody SANS the same thing, and
from the TN nifty of opinion of the
doc Ors an the people, we are assured
that this u e 1t AMI widely KIN 'wn remedy
is Just what our sick AMI sal. ering citi
zens +, quire t, restore them to health.
All the doctors say that it. res cure, and
all sufferers fro n nervousness, weakness,
poor blood, debility, stomach, kidney or
liver troubles should give it an immedi
ate trial. & Is nnrely vegetable and
harmless. Take it yourself and give it
to your children. 1t will cure.
1t is indoors d b physicians because it
is the discovery and prescription of the
famous DR.. Green, of "a Tempel Place.
Boston, Mass, the most successful spec
ialist in curing nervous and chronic
diseases. The Doctor cIn b. consulted
free, person lllv or bv letter
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17
The Naughty Tobacco Plant.

Professor Tcheraz, in his talks about Ar
menian folk lore, says that according to
tradition the Saviour was once passing
through certain field in Armenia All
the plants therein bowed down to him ex-
cepting the tobacco plant. Displeased, the
Saviour said to the plant, "Accurst thou
art; burn forever" The Armenians, ac-
cording to the professor, assist largely in
carrying out the sentence which they be-
lieve was pronounced upon the plant
Springfield Republican.