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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
Thou Diest on Point of Fox"

Fox blades were celebrated all through
the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries
for their excellent temper, and mention
Of them is frequent in English drama.
This is their history; There was a GER
tain Julian del Rel, believed to be q
Morisco, who set up a forge at Toledo in
the early part of the Sixteenth century
and became famous for the excellence OF
his sword blades, which were regarded
as the best of Toledo. That city had
for nan ages previous been renowned
for sword making, it being supposed that
the Moors introduced the art, as they did
so many good things, from the east.
Julian del Refs mark was a little dog,
which came to be taken for a fox, and
so the fox blade" or simply fox" for
any good sword. See Henry v" act
iv., scene 4, Thou diest on point OF
fox" The brand came to be initiated in
other places, and there are Solingen
blades of comparatively modern manu-
facture which still bear the little dog OF
Julian del Rei.-Notes and Queries.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
Different Kinds of Gold.

"Most people suppose" says an as
sayer, that all gold is alike when re-
fined, but this is not the case. An ex-
perienced mar can tell at a glance from
what part of the world a gold piece
comes, and in some cases from what part
of a particular gold district the metal
was obtained. The Australian gold, for
instance, is distinctly redder than the
California, and this difference in color is
always perceptible, ever when the gold
is 1000 fine. Again, the gold obtained
from the placers is yellower than that
which is taken directly from the quartz.
Why this should be the case is one Of
the mysteries of metallurgy, for the
placer gold all comes from the veins.
The Ural gold is the reddest found any
where.
Few people know the real color OF
gold, as it is seldom seen unless heavily
alleged, which renders it redder than
when pure. The purest coins ever made
were the fifty dollar pieces that used to
be common in California. Their coin
age was abandoned for two reasons;
First, because the loss of abrasion was
SO great, and, secondly, because the in
terror would be bored out and lead sub
stituted, the difference in weight being
too small to be readily noticed in sc
large a piece. These octagonal coins
were the most valuable " struck
New York Tribune.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
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Schedule in Effect April |, 1892.
DURHAM DIVISION.

DINISION.
LEAVE DURHAM, N. C.
$40 p. m.-Daily for Lynchburg and Way
Stations. Arrive Lynchburg 1:55 p. IN. All
trains, Durham Division, arrive and depart
from Union station Lynchburg.
Trains arrive at Durham from LynchburR
at 1850 d. m. daily.
Trains Il and - have coach bet Veeu Durham
and south Boston. Leaves Durham 6:3U u. M;
arrives Durham 5:l5 p. II. Daily except Sum
day.
WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION.
Leaves Winston-Salem loo p. m. daily . ar
rive at Roanoke 200 y. m.
MAIN LINE-WEST BOUND.
LEAVE LYNCHBURG-DAILY.
$50 p. NJ. for Roanoke, Radford, Pulaski,
Bristol and all points south, VIA K. L. V. ~ e.,
K. r., also for Bluetield, Ohio Extension:
Leave Bluedeld 6:l0 a. N. daily for Kenova and
III Parlor Car TO Roanoke. Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Memphis via Knoxville
and Chattanooga.
10 a. IN. tor Roanoke, Radford. Pulaski,
Bristol also tor Bluetield, Pocahontas, Elk
horn and stations Clinch Valley Division also
for Louisville and stations L.. 81 y. X. X. via
Norton. Pullman Sleeper Lynchburg to Louis
vile via Norton. Connects at Roanoke 1:35 u.
ID. with WashingtOna and Chattanooga Limited.
Pullman Sleeper Roanoke TO Nashville, Mem
phls and New Orleans. Lining Car attached.
2:35 p. m. daily, for Roanoke. and interme-
diaJe stations. Has no connections beyond
Roanoke
EAST-BOUSD-LEAvE LYSCHBURG-DAILY.
g:l5 a. N. for Richmond. Petersburg and Nor
folk arrives Petersburg at LIS p. IN. connect
ing with Richmond and Petersburg railroad,
rrriving IN Richmond at 2:l5 p. In. Arrive
Norfolk 600 p. In.
ll:5O p. M. Arrive Petersburg Ais a. N.
connecting with r. p: X. K. daily; arrive
Richmond "a d. ~: arrive Norfolk go a. 10.
Pullman Palace Sleeper 10 Norfolk.
Also Pullman Palace Sleeper between
Lynchburg and Richmond.
This car will be ready at Lynchburg at 9aO
p. n. Tor reception of passengers.
80 y. N. for Richmond, Petersburg and Nor
fox arrive Richmond $50 p. IN; Norfolk go
.. In.
Pullman Parlor Buffet Car TO Norfolk.
w. Il. BEVILL.
G.. p. i T. Agent. Roanoke. Va.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
UNEXPLAINED.

In Captain Kings "Trial of a staff
Officer an amusing story 10 told of Gen
ersl Upton, who was at one time COM
commandments tent was a great place for
fighting battles over again.
One day six or eight of US were gath
cred there, and the floor was held by one
Of those blatant gentlemen who, having
graduated before the civil war, and hay
ing had just rs good a chance as the gal
liant band of ambitious young lieuten-
ants who rose to be generals, had pre-
ferred the safety, ease and slow promo
ton of mastering and disbursing duty,
and whose only brevet was for the ser
vice of the recruitment of the armies Of
the United States"
For some reason o. other such men
have often been prone to ~disparage the
services of successful men, and to at
tribute the promotion over their heads
Of such soldiers as Upton and Custer to
political influence. So Major - was
On this day holding forth about luck in
the line, ending with this startling state
ment:
"Well, now, Upton's another instance.
Of course, | don't mean to say but what
you fought all right, old fellow. when
you got a chance, but you won't deny
that there were fellows who went
through the whole war with the regu-
lars, stuck to their regiments or bat
t~eries, got wounded time and again, and
only got a brevet; but here you are a
lieutenant colonel, and never got a
scratch!"
Considering the fact that Upton had
been wounded in three different engage
ments, he might have been excused for
making a pointed reply, but he only
smiled quietly, as he sat writing at his
desk, and said:
"Wel, there are lots of men who think
just as you do, I've no doubt"
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
He Won't Do 1t Again.

An amateur ~beekeeper in Penobscot
county learns a thing or two almost
every day. Among other valuable les
sons was this: While working among his
hot footed charges he clumsily upset a
hive. He was shielded by netting and
loose o~veralls and could watch with
amusement the frantic jabbing of the
40, 600 bees that covered his anatomy.
After a moment, however, he thought
fully stopped to pick up the hive. Then
it was that the bees were amused The
loose overalls were drawn tight by the
STOPPING process, and the beekeeper
didn't sit down and enjoy himself for
two weeks. -LewistOn Journal
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
Trinity College

The character and public worth of a higher
institution of learning is NOW by what IL is
and does. During the past forty years Trinity
College has rendered unstinted public services,
tons and given her efforts to the public wei
rare. 1t stands for progressive ideas and Is
the representative of advanced thought in
quickened every other educational institution
within the range of her influence.
For 1898 the following departments are
open for instruction after August 81:
didates)
:. History. Political and Social Science oor
Ph. Is. c3ndidatesl.
3. Scientific for b. S. oandidates).
I. ARCHAEOLOGICAL flor b r. candidates).
D. Law School summer term opens July Id.
o. Theological for ministerial candidates).
!. commercial Course preparatory for bust
ness pursuits).
Besides these there are three special schools
with courses o. a more practical professional
character:
L. The Normal School for Teachers-Ten
courses of professional instruction for one
year.
2. School of Journalism-Prof. John l..
weber. director. Courses of instruction in
English, CivicS, Political Science, History,
Sociology and daily practical newspaper work
). Schoolo of Finance. Economics and Ad-
ministration Two years courses in the
higher studies related 10 public interests.
The College ~ provided with ample facilities
IN the Laboratories, Libraries and Electric
Plant for giving the best instruction in courses
offered.
Ihe buildings are the finest and best adapted
in the state.
The Staff of Instructors is chosen for its
merit in and devotion to the work e of educat-
ing students. The participation of students
IN their own government in college will begin
with the opening of the year, August 81.
Rooms may be secured and interesting infor-
person to JOHN F. GROwELL. Presdt,
Durham. M
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
Cost of Americas Big Bridge.

The cost of the Brooklyn bridge was
$3.50 0 900, which was s., 900, 900 in ex-
cess Of the final estimate of the engineer,
Roebling, who vas appointed in charge
of the work on May %, 1867. Two years
later he was injured by an accident,
from the effects of which he died, and
the engineering was carried through by
his son.-Nev York Sun.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18

Having qualified "a administrator CT Mrs
Whey feathers, d Acr ased, all persons having
CLAIM 5 against said estate are hereby notify
to present said claims to me on or before March
>, 1895, or this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All perS us indebted to sal I estate
Will settle with ne at on G. j his March ;, 1894.
w. T. COLE,
Administrator.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
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WANTED!


Two live energetic men TO canvass, sell ma
chimes and collect in Granville county with
headquarters at Oxford, and Orange county
with headquarters at HillsbOrO. We furnish
a nice light running wagon. agent t furnish
horse and harness and make n $500 bond. We
Otfer a splendid contract, enc under which a
hustling man IN make and save money.
Address SINGER MFG co
j. II. Harley, Manager. WILMINGTON. n. C.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18

NOTICE!
L have this day qualified as the executrix of
the will of w. D.. LunsfOrd, dece tsed. All per
sons Indebted to the state are requested to
make Immediate payment, and all persons
holding claims ar notified to present their
l, 1925, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. SALLIE b. LUNSFORD,
EXecutrix of VIM. d.. LunsfOrd.
March :, 1894
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-18
NOTICE!

NOTICE.!
Having this day qualified as administrator of
persons having claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present said claims TO me on
or before the I'd day of February, 1895, or this
notice will be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate will settle
with me at once.
This February 3, 1894.
THOMAS LEATHERS,
Administrator.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18

dom in the summer. They cannot we'll
afford to pay the big bills consequent on
a long stay at a re Eular summer resort,
besides desiring more seclusion and quiet
than it is possible to have at such a place.
Two or three girls often club together to
make up the fund for the purchase of a
farmhouse and buy only the s~trictest ne
c~essities for its permanent furnishing
cot beds, camp chairs, a stove and bleached
muslin curtains-the decorative part be-
ing supplied by tho cushions, rugs and
bric-a-brac gathered together by every in
dependent young woman, whether she re-
sides at home, in a boarding house or in q
school. During the summer holidays these
young wolnen's life in their house is a
sort of glorifled camping out. They do
their own work, which is very simple un-
der the circumstances, and furnish their
table with tho eggs, fruit and other prod
uce of the vicinity. There are no social
demands upon them except those that they
themselves choose to create They are.
completely independent, and when the
season is over they rack their japanese
draperies and jars to TAX back to the city
and lock up their house with it's scant deal
furniture to wait for another year.
The sketch shows a gown of brown
checked wool trimmed with old rose vel
VOC and clrny insertion. The plain skirt
Is trimmed with a velvet ruche. The
round oorsage is gathered at the waist
and has a yoke and brctellcs of guipure.
The tight sleeves have a guipure trimmed
puff above the elbow, and velvet ribbon
forms a belt with long ends.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
oOMsToCK A < A RAID.
Two society Wen OF Monticello Ac-
cused OF selling C~omtraband Photos.

MONTICELLO, NY, Aug. lS, 1884,
Last night Anthony Comstock, Secretary
OF the Society for the Prevention of Vice,
caused the arrest of Clarence Stratton,
| the custodian of the United States mail
for Monticello and ~Fallsburgh, and
| Frank Teal, a photographer, OF Hurleys-
| vile, on a charge of dealing in obscene
| pictures. Mr.. Comstock says the young
| men have been selling this kind of photo
| graphs for the past three or four years,
and among their collection are he most
| obscene pictlres he ever saw.
Some two years ago Mr.. Comstock be-
came aware that the mall service was
being used for the delivery of their goods
and instituted measures to get posses
sion OF copies of their vile print. After
several unsuccessful attempts he succeed
ed a few weeks ago In procuring one by
the use of a friends name. For the past
few weeks he has been recreating among
the hills of Monticello, and at the same
time working up his case against the Of
tenders. In Company with a United
States Marhal he visited Teafs house yes
terday afternoon.
They found 3,402 obscene pictures and
thousands of plates. Teal was arrested.
Stratton, who is an accompliee, was ar
rested last night while making his home
ward trip. The prisoners were lodged
in the Monticello jail over night and this
morning they were taken to New York,
where they will be tried by the United
States Court. The young men are re-
representatives. of the best families in the
country, and their conduct has given rise
to much
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
| N AND CARTILAGE

Why do joints work SO easily and
never give US any pain? In a fresh joint
it's appearance in life can be readily
studied. In the ball and socket joint
the round end of the bone. as well as
the cup. are covered or lined with a
smooth substance called cartilage" or
"gristle,' kept moist and smooth with
synovia. Cartilage contains no nerves,
and has no feeling; if it had, we should
have pain when we moved: The bones
are kept in place at the joints by very
strong bands or l~igaments; in hinge
Joints a number of these bands are fas7
tened above and below, but in ball and
socket joints they also surround the joint
forming a cap, in which the joint moves
freely. In disease this smooth cartilage
rub together like those of a skeleton; the
pain is great, because the bones have
nerves; though the cartilage has none.
A bone without cartilage is like a de-
cayed tooth with an exposed nerve In
a healthy tooth the nerve is we'll COW
cred, and gives 10 pain; and in a
healthy bone the nerves are there, but
they are only felt when the cartilage is
worn away.-London Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
sALooNKREPER KUHN,s SUIT.

Wants Damages From Those VINO
said INC Kept a Disorderly House.
A suit to recover 5000 damages from Al
bert Wiggers, John Wickham, Joseph Perry
and john Perry has been begun by Counsel
lor w. s.. Stuhr on behalf of Michael u.
Kuhn. The plaintiff alleges that because OF
false statements made to the Common Coun-
Gil of West Hoboken last May by the defend
ants that he was refused a license to sell
liquor at his saloon, No. $40 Mountain road.
The defendants, it is alleged, characterized
Kuhn's place as a sdisorderly house" 1t is
further charged that the defendants clrcu-
lated a petition requesting the Common
Council not to grant kuh a license.
The petition set forth that the saloon was
detrimental to the town and that offensive
and insulting language n gestures are ire
ouently INDUCED in by ~frequenters of this
place. Filthy habits and disgusting scenes
have frequently been witnessed on the side
walk of said premises by persons passing by
and by neighbors, which latter have even
been compelled to keep their blinds closed,
thereby FORGETTING part of their convenience
and a proper enjoyment of their houses.
s'As none of the respectable residents OF
this neighborhood p~atronize this place, 1T
affords c~onveniences only to the rougher
elements, especially to young people OF both
sexes. who at times cary on so boisterously
as to be extremely offensive to the neighbors,
and also to d lot of young loafers for work
ing the GROWER, who have their orgies ON
the hill side"
Kuhn declares these statements to be I'M
fr11a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
AMONG LIVING GEMS.
Radiant Bugs That Make the Fijian
Forests Brilliant.

One of the most delightful incidents of my
wandering il Fijian forests was suddenly
finding myself in a sort of enchanted ground
where the whole forest seemed to be trans
formed into radiant gems, says a writer in
the Ashton REPORTER 1t was a marvellous
swarm of tiny metallic blue and green
beetles with heads and under sides golden. in
size and form precisely like our own familiar
lady-bird. Ihaye ound these in all corners
of the earth and in every variety and color,
but nowhere nave / seen anything in the
slightest degree resembling this swarm. The
beetles hung in dense clusters on palm fronds
and stems, on the vines hanging from tree to
tree, and on both sides of every leaf, so that
not one atom Of green could be seen.
The palm trees seemed to be dressed in
coats of mail of shining blue steel. ana the
vines were like solid ropes of emeralds and
sapphires, with golden setting, the gold be-
ing the head of the lady-bird. There must
have been many millions of these living
gems. for they covered a space of nearly half
am acre IN the forest, which truly suggeste |
some wonderful tale of fairyland, with real
fairy jewel trees where. instead of stupid,
inanimate minerals, the gems were all alive.
ready to fly away from covetous human
touch.
They were in such dense masses that the
shrubs were quite weighted down by them,
and when we shook a bougli TO make chem
fly off it sprang up quite light. 1t certainly
was a very pretty gluupse of fairyland.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
A LARGE ORDER.

Rather a good story is told of a big Lon
don firm, illustrative of the magnitude of
their business. Their favorite form of adj
vertisement is that they furnish every
thing that man can want, from the cradle
to the grave, at twenty-four hours notice.
Knowing this, and wishing to disconcert
them, one of their customers filled in one of
their blank order forms shat he happened to
have in the house. requesting the firm to
send to mis- residence the next afternoon a
large elephant.
Chuckling in anticipation over the firms
embarrassment he was astounded the next
afternoon to hear a commotion in the street,
aud going to the door to learn the cause
there stood a large elephant in charge of one
of the firms messengers, who touched his
cap saying
THE elephant you were pleased to order,
sir.n
The unhappy joker rushed frantically off
to the establishment where he had ordered
his elephant and endeavored to explain mat
tiers to the head of the firm.
81 did not really waut the elephant, YOU
know" he exclaimed. Il only wanted a
little joke"
Very sorry, sir,r was the urpane and
smiling response. "a little joke; is the only
thing we don't keep in stock, but there is
your elephant
And the wag departed a sadder and a
wiser man.-sChlcago Record"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
STAGE LIFE %DIsCoMFoRTs.
The Wretched Dressing Rooms Trav-
cling Companies Must Put Up With.

The Wretched Dressing RoOms Trav-
cling Companies Must Put Up With.
The janitor has an important bearing
on the actors condition, which fnds its
expression in his playing and possibly
on his nervous organization. says the
Forum" He supplies the house and,
in most cases, furnishes quarters for
the actors such as no self-respectins
slave owner would in the old days have
condemned a slave to occupy. For the
public nothing is too good. Fol the ac-
tor, on the other hand, awning Is goea
in only a t~attered curtain at the VIII,
dow, if, indeed, he finds a curtain at all,
or even a window which II mlgnt cover.
wooden chair, lone too clean, or a chair
minus a back, will be the only seat, and,
not i~nfrequently, If ne ne Wisnes 70 Gn 81 ! a9W y,
delicateiy tainted walls he will find dirty
walls which have not been treated ever;
to use q eoaf t. Of fb wh anG;toniu nor a ys sofs carpet
covers the floor, in the actors room a
carpet rarely exists, or, if by chance
CARPET. it is SO dirty. tina it would be bet
ter away. The washing appliances OF
the actors room, if they be found at
ali. usually consist of a small basin witt
a tap Of running water. Most people
would expect that, as the winter Is the
theatrical season. and the paints used
by the actors are mdue VIII lSdsS: NY
water would be at hand. But this is
rarely the case, and in many instances
running water in the DRESSING. room Is
unknown. It is not uncommon for actors
to refrain from using the basins, pre-.
well as possible with vaseline, and to
wait until the hotel is reached to com
plete this portion Of the toilet; Tin bas..
ms and buckets are not the worst that
I have seen ION the road for once the
water was in dirty, battered old lard
tins, and basins had to be bought by
our MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
WOMEN AS WAGE FARMERS.


The health of that division of women
workers which may be called professional
compares favorably with that of their
more favored sisters-if to have nothing
to do is to be considered as favored.
Work itself does not hurt women. In
the occupations which show a percent
age of i'll health, it is proved to be the
accomplishments of work, before men
toned, which are the factor inducing
i'll health.
1t must always be difficult to compile
statistics covering the moral life of men
or women, but so far as information
can be collected, it proves that girls
prize virtue and chastity. Vice is always
ready to welcome new ~devotees, and in
a certain sense the girl who chooses it
has less struggle for her food and cloth
ing than they have who work eighteen
hours a day doing piece sewing or work
ing in stores at SIS a week. In factory
towns it is customary to condemn the
girls who flock on the streets at night,
and who are noisy and conspicuous there;
but it is we'll to remember that those
they may be loud without being sinful.
The former comes from a lack Of gentle
b~reeding-not always from d~epravity.
Credit is due to these women who value
so mighty that Intangible, womanly vir-
tue, that they retain it through terhpta-
lions outward and inward.
The economic evil of women-workerS
may be summed up in these paragraphs:
Insufficient wages.
Imperfect health.
Lack of education.
The grinding poverty which forbids
any culture.
The unftness of the workers lives for
those of the mothers of coming genera
lions.
The temptations to seek evil rather
than good.-Home and Country.