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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-12-18

The portion of the Presidents mes
sage which deals with silver commits
him fairly, and for the first time, to
the principles of the gold monomet-
alists. There is not an opening left
for binetalism by International
agreement or on any other footing.
The use OF silver in connection with
gold is secuted as an impossibiliiy
which no legislation or agreement
can secure on satisfactory basis.
With this frank avowal OF his views,
we now know, what we had supposed
right along, that our Governments
influence has been used to check,
not encourage the bimetalist move
;nent begun by Germany. So much
we gained, to the injury OF our Ma
tional interests, by the folly of 1892.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I4.-Senator
Ransom and Mrs. Senator Vance
did not attend the last reception at
the white house as published. Mrs.
Vance is still in deep mourning and
does not go out at all.
Mrs. Colonel Morebead gave an
elegant luncheon to a party Of Ia.
dies at the Shorean last Saturday.
II has at last been decided
where the much needed govern.
ment printing Office will be built.
General Mahone owned some land
here on which he wanted the
printing Office to be built, and he
delayed Legislation until the site he
wanted was agreed upon.
Senator Jones, who acted as man.
ager in bringing the warning fac.
tions of the democratic party to.
gether on the tariff bill, assumed
that role again today with refer.
eHce TO the currency bill. Last
Saturday morning Senator Jones,
accompanied by Senator Camden,
Of West Virginia, a gold standard
man, called at the treasury depart.
ment and had a long conference
with the secretary, and thence
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16

John Callahan, general superin-
tendeut of the Norfolk and WASH
ington Steamboat company, was in
Newport News on Friday, inspect
ing the new vessel that is being
built for the company there.
Mrs. Cramer, of Neenah, Wis,
finished reading her Bible for the
2s7th time on December 81, and
closed it with the remark that she
would not read it again that year. y
She is 50 years Of age.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
The Old North State.
Extracts from the January F

Extracts from the January Fo-
rum:
"Few people realize that North
Carolina is more than 500 miles
in length, or that if New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Del
aware and New Jersey were all
made into one one state, it would
still lack over 5000 square miles
of being as large as North Carolina
"Fifty-nine per cent of its sur
face is forest, and it combined
within its limits a greater variety
of climate than any other State in
the Union except California, be-
ing semi-tropical along the sea,
and high and mountainous in the
Western portion,
ut is rich in minerals as vel
as in timber, and has not only 4
competent State Board of Agricul
ture but a Geographical survey o
National fame which has through
its able reports on the resources o
North Carolina brought severa
million dollars into the State 70
investment and has saved the eli
liens of the State many times
what it has cost for its support, b.
preventing through its reports
useless inventions.
North Carolina is also rich j
agricultural resources and som
E of the finest plantations in tn
South are in the noble common
!, wealth"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
Fiye.cent Cotton.

The New York World makes a
strong point for the South when
it says: The question of what
the South is going to do with five
cent cotton is partially answered
by the announcement that the 10
we'll cotton mills are unable to
manufacture coarse fabrics in com.
petition with the South. The
South will hereafter manufacture
more and more of its own cotton,
and thus obtain what it has long
desired-mOre diversified indus.
tries. 1t can do this because il
has cheaper cotton, cheaper coal
cheaper labor, and because the
natural cost of living in a warmel
climate is smaller than it is undel
the protracted winters Of New
England"
This is excellent for the manu-
facturers, but does not hardl,
satisfy the fve-cent cottor
planters. Still, even in that re
gard, the cheapness Of manufac
ture and of everything the plante
now has TO buy for his farm AM
family, make his five cent cottol
60 as tar as seven and eight cen
used to go when -four was six an'
seven dollars per barrel, pork ant
bacon 13 and Is per hundred
sugar 10 TO u cents per pound
and everything else in proportion
Then, too, the cotton planter save
the freight with the mills OF hi
door.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine. Bible.
The soft answer" precipitates the
deaf mans wrath. brennan Press.
Papa, what is a fad?'' "a fad,
my son, is somebody else's fancy
Tit-Bits
The most beautiful pictures are
those that lovers carry in their eyes. 800
Galveston News.
When q woman's face Is her for
tune, nine times out Of ten she wiz
die a pauper.-Falls Creek Herald.
The politician who has been lost
In the shuttle does not think much Of
the pack he has been with.-picayune.
Jones says he wasn't paid for his
last poemg' well, IL It's really his
last, pay him Observation-Disclosures
Constitution.
-wibbies--The girls who pose as liy-
ing pictures. do they mike big money?
wabbles-No, onlya bare living. -Buf.
faio Courier.
Old crusty says II Is perfectly prop
er for a woman To speak Of her hus-
band as landed property.-Philadel'
phia Record.
Not Important.-''Tbey say that
LcightIeigh Goldwaite Is losing his
mind well, he's lucky II that's all
he's losing. detroit Echo.
Why Is Smith always singing
Give me the old-time religion
Didn't take mp any collection In those
days."-Atlania Constitution.
-IIicks--Ifow foolish II Ia 70 be A.
wars aping the rich. Wicks-Yes; but
then Il Is safer than monkeying with
the common people. boston Trans
cript
Observation-Disclosures that you are
married ] hope you won't commit ans
more tomfoolery. SOn.in.IIaw--No;
can assure you this is my lsst.-TIalf
Holiday.
Are you fond of huntingT' III
| oil depends" replied the man who i
turereiliouFIg prcclse. ION whether
son mean deer or q collar button. -
Washington star.
| Tommy - an aWfui ielloW 70 piaj
swindling schemes.' What's be- don,
nowg'' 'IIe got an accident, insurance
| policy and then Joined a foot bal
team. Chicago Record.
Teacher TO cIass)--In this stanza
what IL meant by the line, 1.-THE shade
Of night were falling fastg' Clevei
scholar-The people were pulling
down the blinds.--Tit.IIits.
Mrs. Gobbler-Children, see tina
man oyer there with the full vest
Young Gobbiers-Yes. Mrs. Gobble
Well. your poor father helped q
make Il thus.-Syraeusc Post.
Pull sleeves are very popular,
Iaid the girl who was designing a ney
dress Yes" replied the girl who en-
Joys foot ball; but not a. popular o
full Observation-Disclosures star.
Not Buying.-Fair Purchaser
When the store II crowded like thi
you must sell an awful lot? Clerk
No, ma'am, not much. The most o
these people are simply shopping.-N
Y. World.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
Suicides.

According to statistics which
have just been publisher, it ap-
pears that in the last four years
$4,000 persons have killed them
selves in France, whereas, in Italy,
with a population almost equal,
the number of suicides during the
same period was only 5000. NJ.
Henri Fouquier explains that in
Italy the Roman Catholic relig-
ion is still strongly rooted in the
population, and that it acts as a
deterrent against selfdestruction.
Moreover, if Italy is not such a
rich county as France, poverty
there is less severity felt and more
easy 10 bear, than in France,
thanks TO the Italian sunshine
and blue sky. Passing on to ex'
anime what may be called the
quality of the suicides in the two
countries, NJ. Fouquier points out
that in Italy self-destruction is in
most cases the result Of a love
drama, whereas in France, out Of
an average Of 6, 500 suicides a year,
there arc not more than 300 that
can be classed as suicides Of pas.
sion. In France, money, or rath-
er the lack Of il, is the cause Of
self-destruetion. VI. Fouquier
considers that about 1000 suicides
year may be due TO insanity;
but he points cut that il is now
demonstrated by the statistics that
in France 1000 persons a year,
that is 70 say, about ten perrons a
day hang, drown, or stiAe them.
selves with fumes or charcoal, or
blow out their brains because they
are ruined, because they are prose
cuted by their creditors, because
they cannot earn enough 10 pro-
cure food, and dying Of starva'
ton.
Matters are not 80 bad in this
country by long odds, though
some three or four persons kill
Themselves in New York city ev.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16

When travelling, always take
q cake Of Johnson's Oriental
Soap with you; diseases are Of
ten caught from using hote
soap. Sold by w. M. Yearly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
RELIGIOUS AND EDuoAG,oNs,

"A biblical student has figured a3l
that Solomon's temple was only ltl.
feet long, SO feet wide and a4feet hign.
Mrs. Barnes, worlds secretary 81
the Young Women's Branch of the ",
&c. 7. u, reports seven hundred young
people in the unions in South Africa.
Gen. Booth, of the Salvation army
has six children engaged in the great
work he has in hand, and they are ciey.
err, sensible, eloquent and earnest
enough to do credit to his training.
The permanent fund Of the board
Of relief of the Presbyterian church
has been growing from year TO year
until 1t reached at the end OF the last
fiscal year the handsome sum OF 81 $780,
776.74.
"A feature of the travel from New
Haven to New York on Saturday after
Moons is the large number Of Yale stu
dents. There are no Rotations on
Saturday afternoons, and the student
takes that opportunity to come TO New
| York. The return tide is on Sunday
afternoon.
The salvation army began opera
tions against Hawaii two months ago,
establishing al Fort Honolulu. by
noon of October Is, sixty-one OF the
enemy had been captured, and rep
resentatiye of nearly every one Of the
dozen or so nationalities in the city
was among the converts. There were
twenty-four Hawaiians, eight Chinese,
and Caroline Islander among the
number.
| --Ninety.five years ago the Religious
tract society was founded. Since theI
ii has printed the Go spells in COL Ian
gnages; it has issued the pilgrim
Progress. in eighty-seyen languages
its New Testament commentary ha'
appeared in Chinese, Arabic, Syriac
Mahrati, Bengali, Tamil, Crdo, Hindu
canarese, Singhalese and Karen. Las
year it sent out 67,0Oo,ooo of publ
cations.
Miss Smallwood, young dolores
woman who has succeeded in working
her way through a two years course il
the Buffalo kindergarten, is raising tn
money to start a kindergarten for Ne
gro children in connection with tn
Haines school in Augusta, Ga. Their
is only one other kindergarten for col
ored children in the South, and Mis-
! Smallwood was so well liked by ne
teachers and classmates that they ar
doing all in their power to help he
} raise money for the object in view.
) The first colored woman to receiv
the decree Of NJ. A. in the United state
i was Miss Mary Patterson, who wa
J graduated from oberlin college in ls6:
, In speaking of her the Woman's Err;
of Boston, says: THE schools of tn
= district have sustained an irreparabl
loss in the death of Miss Patterson
who for twenty-five years rendere
}, valuable service as a teacher. Whe
d oberlin college opened its doors
. women she was courageous, indies
who dared to brave public opinion b
taking what was commonly called I'll
q gentleman's course, on the princip
that it belonged exclusively to Il
u lords of creation, and no women nee
o apply. Only young women Of the lof
- lest ambition and the keenest thir
for knowledge presented themselv'
IS rs candidates for the degree of A. d
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16

The Franklin News says that
legislation is not what troubles the
country. "That is bad enough"
it thinks, "but the underlying
evil is in our homes, During
1895, let US try new lines-banish
the all-cotton theory, raise homes
supplies and live on home-ra.sed
hog and hominy. 1t is the best
and the cheapest. And a careful
adherence to this line will make
times easier next fall and debts
can be met with a facility that
will make the country smile
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16

cry day. We have a much larg-
er territory for people to roam in
and change their situations, more
tramps on the road, and less pinch
ing poverty. We also have far
less socialism and intidelity,
which PROFESSIONALLY breed a
great many suicides-perhaps
some than any other two causes
Lynchburg News. :
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
.o,m,me De sweet watermiIIion,'

(As sung by Polk Miller.)
Oh. see dat watermillion a smilin'
threw the fence;
How | wish dat watermillion 1t
was mine;
De white folks must be foolish t
left it dar alone,
A-smilin' at me fom de vine.
CHORUS.
Oh. de hambone am sweet, bacon
am good,
'Possum fat am very, very fine
But gim' me, oh GIN me-
really wish you would
De watermillion smilin' on de
vine.
You may talk about yo' peaches
yo' apples, and yo' pears
An de simmons CROWN on dc
'simmon tree;
But bless yo' soul, my honey, o
all de fruits dat grows
De watermillion is de fruit TO
me.
Chorus.
When de dewdrops dey are fallin'
dat millions gwine to cool
An l know its gwine to eat mos
awful fine;
An I'm gwine to fetch it, or eI
/ is a fool;
I amt gwine let it dar a spilir
on de vine.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
Deserving Praise.

We desire 10 say to our citi.
zens. that for years we have
been selling DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption, DIR
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and Electric Bit
ters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or
that have given such universal
satisfaction. We de not hest.
tate TO guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready TO re-
fund the purchase price, If sat.
Isfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity pure.
ly on It's merits. X. Blacknall
IL Son.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16

Albert Fowler, brother Of Chic
Judge Fowler, Of the Maryland ju-
dicial circuit, and United States
consul at Morrisburg, Ontario, is
visiting friends in Baltimore, on q
leave Of absence.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16, 1895.
SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia,

SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia,
says, that the present income tax
law was self-executing. That ac-
cording to certain provisions those
who were subject to the tax were
compelled to pay it upon their
income, whether the present APP
preparation bill passed or not
The only way of escaping the law
was by its repeal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-16
HeiueTnan.

II. Heineman, Milwaukee
writes: 'One box Japanes
Pile Cure has cured me of a case
Of 20 years standing, after being
treated by New York's bat
physicians. Sold by w. N.
Yearly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-29
Nothing New,
From Harper's Young People.l


 1 Last year some enterprising person got up what he thought was a new and clever joke about Congress. He issued little book, bound in a green paper cover, bearing the title, What Congress Has Done" Inside were some ten or twenty blank pages, the idea being that congress had wasted it's time and done nothing. Every one laughed at this, for it did seem like a good joke and a new one, but in looking over an old file some weeks ago @ correspondent diScov- cred the following paragraphI 'Goiuing jokes is very common figure Of speech; {; but we know of only onz instance of which a joke was actually coined. struck from a graven die, and issued from a legal mint. The fact is historical and is as follows. In the year 1879 the Danes advanced with a large force upon Hamburg, but after seige of consid- erable duration, seeing but little hope of ultimate success, they finally withdrew and marched back. Thereupon the Hamburgers caused medal to be struck in commemoration of the event. On one side of this numismatic curios- ity was the inscription: The King of Denmark came before Hamburg. What he gained by it will be seen on the other side. On the other side was a total blank" This would seem to be addi- tional proof to the assertion that there is nothing new under the sun, particu- larly in the line of jokess
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-29
Paris Letter.
[From Harperls Bazar.l

| luIpSI B pthhf.I
 While the bolero, so called, seems to
 have gone out, we saw some charming little jackets that are certainly first
 cousin to the bolero the other day, when
 we were prowllng about in the big
 houses in search of our spring things.
 At Rouff's they showed little jackets
 in brown cloth, very short in the back,
 the front round and finished with rev.
 CTS, rolling and lying flat, the sides un-
 der the arms slashed, and finished on
 either side of the slashings with tiny buttons. The collar turned over and was finished in front with fiaring cravat
 of lawn. edged with the ubiquitous
 ivory lace. I noticed the greatest lot of spangles at Rouff's, especially on eve
 ming gowns. Many of the seams of
 these last were piped with heavy cords
 of the material; the bodices were blouse shape, covered with spangles or dainty embroidery-thefe were always flowers over the shoulders. One lovely gown of the most exquisite pink satin had an inverted pleat in the front of the cor sage-that Is, one very narrow at the bottom and fiaring open at the top the whole made of the pink satin cov- cred with delicate embroidery in silver. Many of the skirts were cut with what are called pattes on either side of the front breadth, that is two flat, overlap ping pieces of material bound with white satin. A dress of glace silk In a charming design of old-blue, brown, and white was made in this way, with loops of black satin ribbon inserted un- der the pattes in front. The. bodice had a wide ceinture or corselet of guipure in a lovely pattern of wheels that come down smooth to a little below the belt, where it formed godets. It was span gled, of course, like everything else. A pretty summer gown of mauve and white taffeta in lhair-1lnes was trimmed with pale blue ribbon tied in a bow in front, as in the dresses have described before, over drapery of fine old-yellow lace. The belt was of blue ribbon put together to form a wide ceinture, and fastened at one side by two large but tons of Dresden china. Another little model that I have seen repeated in diff ferent houses and in many different col ors was of tobacco-colored cloth, trim med again with the Persian embroidery that is so popular. It was cut to give the affect of a long coat, was open in front over a chemisette of fine tucked lawn, trimmed with ivory lace, and came down like a princess dress to end just below the waist, on each side of the front, with the pattes that have just described.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-29
NEW HAVEN MORNING. JoURNAL COURER MONDAY

beautiful pictures of splendid masters. A hall of drawings and modern gal lery are connected with the academy to which access for study or inspection can be had daily. Near by is the gal lery of works in Pietra Dura this is a celebrated manufactory of Florentine mosaics. This industry was founded some 400 years ago. Here we can in spect the differeht stones which are
 used, also inlaid and bas relief work, both ancient and modern, and this is something to be long remembered.
 It is a delightful thing to visit the shops where mosaies statuary and oth- CT works of art are sold and contrast the productions of the present day side by side with the works of the olden times.
 It is pleasant to visit the studios of painters and soulptors for which Flor ence Is famous. Near the great Piazza Independenzia, is to be seen the studio of MT. Larkin G. Mead, formerly of Brattleboro, Vt: he is brother-in-law of w. D. Towels, and one of the leading sculptors in Florence. MT. Mead has lived in this city since 1860. called upon him, for knew him years ago in Vermont; through his urbanity and po- liteness I came to learn something of his peculiar line of art. There are many fine works in his studio and many of his marbles find their way across the water to our American cities MT. Mead was at one time acting as United States consul in Venice for MT. Howels. Tn 1865 I arrived at Venice from Con- stantinople and Athens and there met Howels, he was livig in the Palace Guis- tinianni on the Grand canal. In those days he was United States consul and just embarking upon his literary career, which has since proved such an emin- ent success. The seulptors in Florence are always pleased at certain hours on certain days to greet visitors and they always delight to show their marbles.
 I shall write no more at present of Florence and the Florentines. To have seen Florence, to have visited It's splen- did art galleries, churches, palaces, and lovely environs, to have walked through its streets and piazzas where every stone seems. to cry out with truth, 'I am historic''; to have beheld the glow ing sun beat down upon the fair city at noon day: to have witnessed the de- lightful shadows cast over the city of flowers of a moonlight night, has been a delight to me which feel unable to ful- ly describe; to visit such a grandly his toric city, a city with such an array of great masters, of their own glorious art is something which I shall appreciate more and more the longer I live.
 My great desire is that I may at a future day renew my visit to that beau tiful city which sits calmly, serenely on the lovely and historic banks of the Arno. VIATOR.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
Linnih cnmn.n.nt,nn-

As illustrating the great value placed
on little whisky by some folks in rural
Maine, where prohibition prohibits, -
this story is told: "a big red faced fell
low, who was suffering from long spell
of enforced abstinence as we'll as from
an injured toe, was brought into the Of
flee Of well known physician Of CEN
tral Maine to have the toe amputated.
The sufferer objected to the use of ether
or chloroform, bat when the doctor turn
ed out tumbler of whisky for him to
drink be no longer opposed the proceed
ings. and the toe was cut of without
trouble. Reviving after the operation,
he looked at the foot meditatively for a
moment, and then oockod his eye shrewd-
ly at the doctor. Say, doc, he re-
marked, 'gi' me another tumberful of
that whisky, an you may cut off another
toe if You wanter. "-Lewiston Jour
nal
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

Kentuckians are always proud Of
their state in whatever department of
human labor they may hold Not long
ago widow went to see marble cut
ter to get tombstone for her late hus-
band She selected plain one from his
stock and gave him an inscription to
put ON it
Can't do that. ma'am," be said po-
litely when he had read it.
why not?' she asked in surprise.
"Pm paying for ii" I"
"Yes, but / can't put that on.
stretch ny conscience good many times
in what l put ON a tombstone, but
amt going to tell q plain lie when
know il.
The widow was greatly shocked and
insisted ON his explaining what he
meant
"Well. ma'am." he said, you've
got here gone to better land, and
that amt SO, ma'am. There amt any
better land than Kentucky. Detroit
Free Press.