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SUMMER
Light and Airy Furnishings for Warm
Weather.

Stln6
At this season of the year housekeep-
ers are removing the heavier fixtures
and draperies of the winter, and fresh
ening up their rooms with light, airy
hangings and other arrangements suit
able for the summer season.
The daintiest bedrooms are now fur
nished with light woods such as birch
or maple, as well as with enameled fur
niture. Two pieces, a bedstead and
dressing bureau, of hardwood may now
be purchased at twenty-five dollars.
At any lower price the quality can not
be recommended. The rest of the fur
niture is finished out with odd piecesin
bamboo, rattan, reed work, or in some
wood of the same kind as the furniture,
but in a varying pattern. Very pretty
window seats. or ottomans may be con-
structed at home of boxes covered
with chintz, with hinge covers, SO
hat they may be used as receptacles
for stockings or other clothing.
In spite of all the fashionable fancies
in colored counterpanes and uphol-
stored beds, the great majority of neat
housekeepers still prefer the white bed
with It's dainty counterpart and pretty
pillow shams of linen or lawn. Skill
full needlewomen sometimes embroider
counterpanes in colored silks or woods
on a background of creamy Bolton
sheeting. In this case the colors should
have a touch of medieval q~uaintness
about them, and the pattern should be
in conventional design rather than in
realistic flower pattern. One of the
,prettiest materials for draperies at the
window is a cheesecloth printed with
flower stripes in color, which should
not cost over fifteen OF twenty cents a
yard. Figured Swiss muslins, scattered
with dots, little crescents, fieur de lis
or other small designs, with simple
rufies of plain muslin on the edge,
make very pretty window hangings,
and are in special demand this season.
A tasteful bureau cover may be made
of the same muslin. with a border and
perhaps an insertion of inexpensive
lace to trim it. 1t should be laid over a
lining of white Oh color, but in case
color should be used it should be some
material which will not run when a
spot of water is spilled ON the muslin
and stain it. There may be two mats
made of the same muslin and a tiny
pincushion cover.
The fancy for bedrooms in one color
still continues. A number of red rooms
have been furnished this season, though
pale yellow or light blue IL more suits-
BILE for the predominant color of a sum-
mar room--N. Y. Tribune.
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THE DANISH CAPITAL.
Peculiarities of Copenhagen, the C~onstan.
tinop1e of the North.

Peculiaritics of Copenhagen, the C~onstan.
tinople of the North.
Copenhagen, or, as it's inhabitants call
it, Kjobenhaven, the port of tn e mer
chants, is situated in an admirable po-
sition On the shores of the sound, part
ly on iceland and partly on Amager.
Like a northern Constantinople, it
guards the Baltic strait, and is a point
Of transition between central and north
ern Europe, watching over the frag-
ments, much parceled out, alas! of an
ancient empire. But for the old citadel
Of Frederikshaven and its advanced
batteries of Trekroner and Lynethen,
it has no Notifications to speak of. The
ancient ramparts have been replaced by
a girdle of promenades and wide boule-
wards. The authorities do not deceive
themselves about the defenses of their
city, and If an invasion were threat
ened they would not be able to contem-
plate without uneasiness the terraces
and venue of the Lange-Einie, that
beautiful ~esplanade On the side next
the sea, the deep blue waters of which
are fringed in the bright days of June
with a line Of silvery foam reminding
one Of the lustrous v%iolet-hued waves
described by poets. In spite ofthe wants
Of batteries, however, the courage and
patriotism of the Danes are alike un-
doubted, and relying on them, and on
the justice Of their cause, the people of
Copenhagen earnestly cultivate those
arts of peace which have aided in the
rapid development of the OF
their country, and assure to it a grand
future.
Although the history of Copenhagen
can be traced back to the twelfth cen
fury, the citv retains but few relics of
the past, and it is wanting in what has
been called the historic air of a town
with many memories. At various times
confagrations and bombardments have
RACED to the ground It's ancient monu.
ments. To note but the most terrible;
in 1913 more than sixteen hundred
houses were burnt at one time; in 179.
whole quarters were consumed by the
flames, in 1907 more than three hun.
dred buildings and monuments fell be.
meath the cannonade of the English.
Nothing remains to-day Of earlier date
than the time of Christian ~. Q5SS
164s)Andre Michel, in Harper'sWeskly
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Hong Kong harbor, having orders to re-
main there from their owners, who
feared the Alabama This arrange
ment did not at all please the captains
and officers, as many of us were anxious
to go home and ship in the navy; but or
ders were orders. We could not leave
the ships, and the frequent visits of the
Alabama herself to the harbor, forcing
herself into our midst as the saying
goes, were very vivid reminders that
neutral waters were a pretty good sort
of invention.
ALTHOUGH we passed the long weeks
and months as pleasantly as we could
with all kinds of arrangements for kill
ing time, both on shipboafd and on
shore, there was, of course, a continual
and conce rted growl going up from our
little band of Yankee shippers; and old
Hobbs was the star growler of us all.
Now. to attain hat distinction among
sailors a man must growl at the slight
est provocation, ~vehemently and with
highly artistic feeling-not to mention
a generous favoring of profanity. So
you can imagine the effect when Hobbs
opened out at something that d~ispleased
him.
"His ship was the Humming Bird. q
brand-new clipper hailing from Boston.
The trip out to Hong Kong had been
her maiden one, and it was chafng to
Hobbs not very smooth temper to have
her lie idle SO early in her career. Having
great faith in'the ships speed and in his
seamanship, he was more than anxious
to put to sea, and let Semmes catch him
if he could; but, like the rest of us, his
orders to remain were positive.
occasionally a ship would manage to
clear by sailing under some foreign
flag; but. as it was q complicated
process involving fathoms of red tape.
and very often fell through just when
everything seemed favorable, it was not
resorted to very often. When it was
tried, however, old Hobbs would 60 on
his beam ends with wrath. He would
fume and rant, casting aspersions on
the patriotism of the owners. the
agents, the officers, and even the Chi
nese crew. He was so intensely patri-
otto that to see a good Yankee craft
sail under false colors would keep him
boiling for q week.
you a see then what his feelings
were when one day he was ordered to
proceed to Sumatra under the British
flag. He fumed, ranted and swore, and
then fumed, ranted and swore over
again, with a few extra choice nautical
anathemas thrown in for emphasis.
This necessary operation over, he sent
ashore to the native sailmakers for Q
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No ExDerience,

Manager-Yes, there are a few va
cancies in my company. Have you been
on the stage long?
Lady-About ten years.
"Ah, then you have had a good deal
of experience"
mo, 1 can't say that I have"
"But you acted"
mo; there was never anything 70,
me to do"
"Ah, I see. You have been in the
company of a great actress who wrote
the plays herself."-N. Y. Weekly.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Jesuits have several mission
airy stations in Asia.
The sum of all the salaries of col
lege professors is annually $50, DOC, 900.
1t is said to cost $50, 600 a year to
keep st. Peters church at Rome In re-
pairs.
The attempt to run a cooperative
eating club for the students at Prince
ton has proved a failure.
1t is calculated that there are 5000
Protestant missionaries at work in the
world, being 1 to 1876, 900 of the I'M
evangelical.
-Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain has
written to the pope, asking him to
canonize Christopher Columbus because
he was the first man to raise the cross
of Christ in America.
The successor of Phillips Brooks at
Trinity church, Boston, Rev. DIR.
Donald, has introduced several modern
Improvements which do not please the
conservative element.
"A new religious sect calling them
selves The Evening Lights" has been
organized in Kansas. They do not
claim to perform any miracles, but they
teach that they can do anything that
the apostles did.
The summary of Baptist church
statistics in the state of New York
shows a present membership of 1876, 213;
Of these 6,436 were baptized during the
year. The number of churches is 500,
the same as last year.
AT the beginning of the century
the Bible was accessible to but one
fifth of the population of the world.
Now it may be read by nine-tenths of
the people of the globe, so rapidly has
its translation been carried on.
1t is just a century since Protestant
mission work was begun in India.
Twenty years ago a great conference
was held at Allahabad of all the mis-
sionaries in India. Ten years ago the
second was held at Calcutta. and a few
weeks since the third great decennial
conference of missionaries was held at
Bombay. There were over 500 mission
aries present.
The archbishop of Canterbury re-
ceives a salary of $3.50 0 a year. Next
to the queen, he occupies the position
of the head of the church. The arch
bishop of York and the bishop of Lon
don receive $4,000 each; the bishop OF
Durham receives $50, 900, and the bishop
of Winchester nearly as much, and 9TH
er salaries of the Episcopal body range
from $40, 900 to sa5, 600.
Probably not another church in
New York is so cosmopolitan in it's mem
bership as the Twenty-seventh Street
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
Rev. B. F. Kidder is pastor. In his
church are Englishmen, Irishmen,
Scotchmen, Welshmen, Norwegians,
Swedes, Danes, French, Germans, Span.
iards, Italians. Greeks, Roumanians,
| Africans, Hebrews and Chinese.
-Ex-Mayor E. S. Converse, of Nal.
den, Mass, has offered $40, ZOO for a
new Y. M. C. A. building if the cost is
fixed at 4 10000, and $4,000 for every
SO, 900 additional up to $50, 600. Few
men do so much in a lifetime for their
community as Mr.. Converse. He gave
the Memorial library in honor of his
son. He gave one-half of the costly
Baptist church edifice. He has given a
costly park to the city.
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the argument no further. Semmes,
however, was so angry at having the
stars and stripes Haunted in his face
that he swore to blow the Humming
Bird out of the water if he ever caught
her outside, no matter what flag she
sailed under. he never did it, how
ever, as this voyage hung fire as SO
many others did, and, as shortly after
this the Alabama exchanged with the
Kearsarge certain little civilities we all
know about, his blowing days were
over."-N. Y. Sun.
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British flag, the smallest to be had.
When it came aboard-it was about two
by four feet in size-Hobbs looked at it
askance, and ordered it put out of sight
until sailing day.
Sailing day arrived, and the British
flag was seen fiuttering quietly from its
proper place on the Humming Bird. 1t
attracted mighty little attention. how
ever, for the Alabama was entering
the harbOr. She foated slowly along
and dropped anchor exceedingly close
to the Humming Bird. About this time
the harbor master was seen in his boat
being rowed rapidly towards Hobbs
ship, apd a huge bundle of bunting.
about the size of an old shellback's sea
chest, was rapidly hauled to the main
top of the Humming Bird.
"The harbor master pulled up along
side the Humming Bird and yelled for
the captain. It could be seen that he
was angry about something. Hobbs
came to the rail in his plug hat and
long-tailed bottle-green coat, the Gus
tomary uniform of a skipper in those
days, and asked the harbor master what
he could do.
"tI want you to take down that flag
instantly, SIR said the harbor master.
"'Guess not said Hobbs.
"'It's a disgrace, sir, and an insult to
hoist such a flag as thatr
Whats the matter with the hag?'
said Hobbs, surprised.
Its all wrong, sir; the proportions
,~a Ill xxr1-- III Gzyl e. ---R--
its width, and the rest Of it is too wide
for its length. The crosses are wrongly
arranged, sir, and it is a vile c~aricature
of an honored flag, sir! Remove it i'm
mediatelyr
"'Guess not said Hobbs, again.
That flag was bought in a British port
and made by a British subject. He was
a Chinaman, but that is neither here
o there. 1 don't care if it is the flag
of Patagonia, so long as it was sold to
me for that of England. Good morn
ing!
1.-THE harbor master had nothing
to say to this and started back; but
he had no sooner done so than the main
halliards were pulled, the bundle at the
peak broke out and in second the stars
and stripes were waving before the
astonished eyes Of the harbor master,
Yankee shippers and Capt. Semmes, OF
the Alabama. Indeed, so large was
old glory in this particular case that
it almost brushed the Alabama's decks,
the vessels being SC near together. The
huge flag had been presented to the ship
at her launching. and to the excited
spectators on this occasion seemed
larger than the ship herself.
1.-THE harbor master put about, an
grier than before, and demanded ex-
plantations.
"'What does that flag mean, sir?9'
| said he.
".That's my house flag said Hobbs,
the trade mark of my owners. do
not know whether that red one up
there is humpbacked and %clubfooted OF
not; but you can't give me any points
on the construction of hat article up
there with the stripes on it. 1 propose
to fly that flag how l please. when
please and where / please, whether it
be in Hong Kong or in hell! For the
/ second time, good morning. and Hobbs
went below.
1.-The house flag being technically
merely the insignia of the line or
| owners, the harbor master could carry
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Keeping Him At q Distance.

Mrs. Blewer-Blud-That tailor OF
yours is getting very familiar. He had
the insolence to salute me On the street
to-day. think such people should be
kept at a distance.
Mr.. Blewer-Blud-Well, my dear,
I'm sure I've lone all I could. I've stood
that man off now for two years-Puck.
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A Reasonable Supposition.

That's a fine, solid baby of yours,
Newpah," said a friend who was ad.
miring the first baby.
do you think he's solid?' asked New.
pah, rather disconsolately. "It seems
to me as if he was all holler."-Detroi.
Free Press.
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willing to Oblixe,

Tenderfoot-I wish I was back in
the east.
Lone Star Pete-Stranger, just step
up behind that mule kind of careful
and tickle his fee:."-Life.
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SLEEP.

,sed be the man hat first invented
Don Quixote.
Sleep is the kind physician
Forever at our call.
To comfort is her mission
Whatever woes befall.
In howell or in palace,
Where terror reigns. OF malice,
She holds her sacred chalice
And seals the eyes OF all
Sleep is as sweet as summer
And comes as falls the dew;
No snares can overcome her.
To nan she's eve true.
She stills the strife of foemen.
She soothes both prince and yoeman.
Her breast is barred to no man.
Her favor mortals sue.
Sleep is q high-born maiden.
Queen almoner Of night;
Sweet dreams with which she's laden
Put all u cares TO flight.
Her face is dark, yet tender,
Grit with supernal splendor,
Into her arms surrender
The weary. world-worn wight
She brews for all o potion
Wherein we quench our woes:
Majestic, mild her motion
AS round the world she goes.
The sick all wait her pleasure.
The poor man dreams of treasure,
The busy man has leisure;
To all she brings repose.
Sleep hath a gracious garden,
There asphodel doth blow.
Pale peoples plead for pardon.
Rare herbs rich spices grow.
Here, freed from each days burden
With joy and a for guerdon,
We rest al blithe as birds on
The leaves that linger low.
Snug refuge from the daytime,
Safe shelter from the storm,
Our dearest dreams have playtime,
Our fancy range takee form,
Like rain to thirsty flowers.
That droop for pearly showers,
Sleep shields US thro' dark hours
And guides us, safe and warm
Large gifts she lends the dreamer,
His genius then holds sway,
And high all bards esteem her
And prefer her to the day.
Good luck attends the lover,
Hislady's face will hover
In fancy while stars I'VE
The eartk that's grim and gray.
Sleep queens 1t DER the water,
Her sway is Ger the land.
Death claims her as q daughter,
The fairest Of his band.
Serene, benign, immortal.
BY her fair, ivory portal,
She waits for every mortal
To grasp him by the hand.
James E. kinsella. in Inter Ocean.
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URING t h e
greater part
of the war"
said the re-
tired skipper,
there was a
large number
of American
c III p e r S
q t all d in
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-10-11
BLOOD ON THE MOON
Justice Avery and John NicholsCome
Near Locking Horns.
A Correspondent Of GOslen's Paper in
Winston the Cause.
NICHOLS FEELS FOR HIS PISTOL
While the Judge Keeps as Cool as if
Listening to the Reading of
a Brief.

AIAC
This mornings News Observer Chron-
icle contains the following:
Judge A. c. Avery, of the supreme court
i beLch, was informed last week that Mr..
John Nichols was the author of a false
charge sent by a correspondent to the
Winston Republican. He sent a gentle.
man to MI. Nichols, who referred him TO
other gentlemen from whom he could
ascertain the truth, and waiting till Nor
day, addressed a letter to Mr. Nichols,
asking a denial and retraction of the
charge. Mr.. Nichols replied in unsatis-
factory terms, writing that he would
neither avow nor deny the authorship
under what lie considered q threat. Last
evening Judge Avery walked into the
door at Rosenthal's grocery store, where
Mr.. Nichols was standing by the counter,
AS Judge Avery entered the door, and
before lie uttered a word, Mr.. Nichols be.
gan TO feel in his hip pocket aud drew a
pistol. Jndge Avery's son caught him as
he continued to advance towards Mr..
Nichols, when Judge Avery said Let me
go, I'm not afraid Of his shooting" Mr..
Nichols called out as the judge continued
"DOn't come on me-" Several persons
then stepped between. Judge Avery had
no arms and made no demonstration ex-
cept an effort to advance to where Mr..
Nichols stood. Mr.. Nichols then said he
would have explained if he had not been
threatened, or if the threats were with
drawn. Judge Avery replied that he had
made NO threat except that if MI. Nichols
should publish another slanderous charge
about him it would be at his peril and
that he would not withdraw. Mr.. Nichols
then said that if Judge Avery did not
threaten him then he unequivocally de
MED that he ever said what he had been
charged with or wrote or inspired the
article that was attributed to him and
asked Judge Avery if that was s~atisf,.c
tory. Judge Avery replied that it was
except that his letter of to day was dis
courteous. Judge Avery then walked
away. Judge Avery stated that he pro-
posed at that time simply to ask Mr..
Nichols whether he was the author of the
article referred to-.
The above will be read with much
interest by our people
Judge Avery has made hosts of friends
in Durham, since his connection with the
law school, which began about a
year ago. He comes of a family who are
for their grit and pluck, and if
we mistake not the judges father or
grandfather fought a duel with President
Andrew Jackson for some Sigh. imputa-
ton on his honor. But we hope this
between the Judge and Mr.. Nichols
will be settled without bloodshcd or any
trouble.
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COMING AND GOING.
Durham People on the Move and Visitors
in the City.

Durham People on the Move and Visitors
in the City.
Louis Sutcliffe, of New York, is in the
city.
Robt. Kershaw, of Baltimore, is in the
city.
G. NJ. Carter, of Atlanta, is at the Carr.
DINA.
Mr.. Luther Starke, of Oxford, is here
to-day.
Mr.. Nose McCown, of Hillsboro, is in
the city.
Mr.. S. P. Child, or Raleigh, is at the
Carolina.
E. W. Edwards, of Richmond, is at the
Carolina.
S. H. Wharton, of New York, is at the
Carolina.
Rev, N. B Cobb, d. D, of Raleigh, is
in the city.
Edgar G. Jones, of Baltimore, is regis.
tered at the Carolina.
Mr.. T. D. Turner, of Hillsboro, is stop.
ping at the Carolina.
Rev. R. T. Bryan and family are visit.
ing Capt j F. Freeland.
D. J. Thompson, of Finneywood, Va
is a Durham visitor today.
Mr.. Lewis H. Frayser, a popular tray
cling man, is at the Carolina.
W. I. Carter, travelling auditor of the
K. & d passed through to day.
W.P. Bynum, Esq a prominent attor
ney Of Greensboro, arrived to day.
Messrs. Alex Rolf and W. R. narri,,
of New York, are at the Carolina.
Rev. R. 3 John, of Washington, n. c.
passed through yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. II. NJ. Lanier, Of Oxford, who
travels for a Baltimore firm, is here to-
day.
Rev J l. Carroll, D D, of Chapel
Hill, was here for a short time yesterday
evening,
W.. F. kornegay, Esq, of Goldsboro,
was on the Greensboro train yesterday
afternoon.
Misses Madse Morehead aud Mabel
lomlinson went to Raleigh to day to
attend the Miller Durwcll marriage this
afternoon.
Rev DR.. Daniel Atkins, the talented
editor of The Raleigh Christian Advocate,
returned home to-day after a pleasant
visit to Rev T. J Gattis.
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I'VE LOCAL LINKS.
The Days Record of Current Events I'm
the City and Vicinity.

The Days Record of Current Events in
the City and Vicinity.
Fine large oysters at R~osemond's.
Phone rs
For fresh groceries at bottom prices
90 to the Racket Grocery.
For Pure Florida cigars, wholesale
or retail, 60 to the Racket Grocery.
The Racket Grocery is prepared to
supply your wants in anything in the
heavy or fancy grocery line.
For extra strong and nice patterns Of
boys cassimeres, go to
ELLIS, STONE & Co.'S.
Over 5000 yards of choice pattern
ingram carpets, from Is cents up, at
ELLIS, STONE & Co.'S
New lot of hop sackings in diamond
weave, warranted not to slip in the
seams. ELLIS, STONE e Co.
As a special leader in black goods
we offer a 4G inch silk. finish Henrietta
at 30 cents. ELLIS, STONE & Co.
One hundred pairs Of 7 hook kid
gloves, in black and colors, reduced from
$3.50 to 81 90. ELLIS, STONE & Co.
A fresh lot of dew drop canned goods,
full cream cheese, macarOni and all Kinds
Of farenaclous goods for sale cheap at the
Racket Grocery.
We have just received 900 yards Ct
3G.inch dark ground percales, fast color2,
just the goods for boys and girls shirt
waists. ELLIS, STONE & Co.
Mt Zion Baptist association meets st
Burlington the 18th, and the r. e d. will
sell reduced tickets to delegates and
Others desiring to attend. Tickets on
sale the 10Th, good to return until the 23d
For the Raleigh fair the Richmond
and Danville railroad will sell round trip
tickets to Raleigh from Durham at rate
of 81 70, including one admission to the
fair. Tickets on sale October IA to 20
inclusive, limited to October %.