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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Lonesomeness and Insanity.

A unmarried ranchsr, A. NJ.
Clifford, sixty three years old
who has for many years lived
alone on his own property near
Union Mills, Greg, was sent to
the state asylum a few days ago
violently insane. He was driven
crazy by the appalling lone~
someness of his existence md is
the second solitary ranchman
committed to the asylum under
such circumstances from the
same county within a month.
Such cases are not uncommon
in prairie states like the Dakotas
and Nebraska, hut it is more
often the wife of a rancher or
farmer living many miles from
the nearest neighbor, and who
rarely sees her husband except
for a few hours he is home to
sleep, who goes crazy from lone.
someness. The dreary mono
tony Of the prairie, with often.
times not even a tree to break
the level sky line, is a great
factor in breeding the melan.
eholy that has not infrequently
driven woman raving mad. Il
is said to be not uncommon fol-
lone sheep herders on the great
plains of Australia, who often
do not see a human being foi
months at a time to go insane
from the same cause. New
York Sun. ~
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

Valuable Land Sale.

ny virtue 81 an order ofthe superior cou,t. a,
Durham County, made In the special Procerd.
ing entitled, H.tG. Bafbee. Guardian a. Fva n
Bafbtes Irene Hafbee and Rugrne Hafbee ana
Mrs. Louisa a. Bafbee ,enpafte will eeli 10 ths
highest bidder II public cutlery. Al the court
House, Of Durham County. on
Monday, March 23rd, Teoe.
those certain lots 81 Land Mluaied ID Durham
county. state Of North Carolina known A. fots
Nos. & and In the partition ofthe lands N n
a. Baibee. aeceased, a. appears of fecDrd r,
The Record 81 Partition 81 Durham cuantc y
pages zss1 aud fof q more particular deeerIpllou
reference e hereby made 70 said record ssid
lots containing about a. acres
Al same time aud place I viii aiso ali "a
No IN said partition containing about thlFteea
acfcs. also the Dover Tract" on Mr. Iaulss
a. Bsfpee, widow !. a. J. Bafbee. decreased.
con,alninI y acfes more o. less, excepting Is
sefss heretofore sold and nov owned ~ nj w.
"Escotd oi Dover u Durham county pa page ~ |.
TERMs or sALH one half cash. o,.hs,,
70 months. deferred paymentto be SECURED
sy noss q psfchast and bear I psf cent. Interest
reserve ths right reject any and All h,d.
lor my Interest IN Lot aud that sf Me- n a
Bafbee' IN Denver Tract
This land y located rules sont beast of Dur.
- y, Q. aARBnE. cuardIss aud Ar.n, q,
Mfs Louisa A. Bafi5ee
Manning : Fsushes, Attsfneya.
Ihis.10hFebfuafy, fe6
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Grew Through the Stove.

In Nevada, Mo-, a young
cataIpa tree. about twenty feet
tall, is growing with a section
of a coal stove CRATE firmly at.
tached near its roots. The tree
has grown through the bars Of
the CRATE from the seed. and, as
it increased in diameter, the
wood tapped over and under the
bars, holding it as in a wise.
The CRATE was lifted off the
ground several inches as the
growth Of the tree progressed
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Humorist.


"Any signs of spring up your
wayl"
"Well, yesterday / saw a man
turn a back somersault getting
off an electric car before il
stopped. Exchange.
"Blinkins tells me he was in
a tight place last night"
Where was that"
"In Soakum and Booze's
saloon"
Goliath must have been a
hard drinker."
"What makes you think sos"
"Wel, you know. he was
killed with a Sling"
Wilkins-What is the mean
ing of the proyerb, Truth lies
in a well."
Bilkins--I suppose that refers
10 the variety Of lie a man tells
to his wife when he comes home
at 2 a. m, and insists that he
hasn't touched a think but
water.
Husband-I see a Denver
theatrical manager has turned
his house into a resort for men
only.
Wife--The very idea!
Husband--At least. il looks
so. He has ruled out all women
with tall hats Philadelphia
North American.
"Bloomers are bound to in.
crease litigation"
"How's that!"
"well, you know, they are
breeches Of promise"
Lawyer--Did YOU ever serve
on a jury before!
Juror--No, sab; / nebber
serbed on nothin' but dc chain
gang.
Lawyer-Did you bring your
retaining fee!
Client--Yer bet yer life.
| Bawyer--Where is itl
| Clien.-In me pocket.
| lawyer Well, now If you
will just turn il over TO me -
| Client--Not on yer tintype
Didn't you just say IL war ins
retaining feeg And Use goin
ter retain il where II is till dill
Tease is settled.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Buried Alive.

Mr., HI. L. Wooten, of this
city, informs us of a distressing
revelation which came about
through the remorse of the
body of his uncle, the late Mr.
Charles Wooten, of Centreville,
Pitt county. Mr.. Wooten died
about five years ago, and the
other day his brother.in-law,
Mr.. Jos. May, disinterred the
the remains to place them else.
where.
Both the box and the coffin
were found n a good state of
preservation, but one side of
the coffin was found TO have
been forced off--to have been
forced with such violence as to
break the screws, and Mr..
Wooten's body, instead of being
on its back, in which position il
is absolutely known to have
been buried, was ON the side
with the face toward the par
of the coffin which had been
burst open.
There seems to be but one
solution Of this state of affair
and that is that life was not ex
tinct when Mr. Wooten was in
tered, and that he revived be
fore death came, and struggled
sufficiently to rend the coffin in
the manner described. New.
bern Journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Pueblo, Col, Jan. Is.
The hiccough seems to be a


THE hiccough seems to be a
modern and dangerous disease,
but the ancients knew it and
prescribed remedies that might
now be tried advantageously.
Galen recommended sneezing.
Actius approved of a cupping
instrument, with great heat, to
the breast. Alexander believed
in an oxymel of squills. Ash
aravius made use of refrlgerant
drafts. Rhazes put his trust in
calefaclents. such as cumin,
pepper, rum and the like in
vinegar. Rogerius looked kind.
" on calefabient, attenuant and
carminative medicines.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
RAILWAY.
tPIEDMoST AIR LINE.)
In Eject February 9th. 1898.


Trains. DAILY, CONNECTS
Lave At Greensboro, for ali points for
Raleigh North and South, and Winston
So. Salem and points on the Northwes-
a. naiIy tern North Carolina Railroad. Al
Salisbury, for all points in Western
-, Norths Carolina, Knoxville, Tenn,
RsIsI1t Cincinnati and western points at
$50 harlotte, for Spartanburg, Green
A. y vile. Athens, Atlanta and all points
DAILY south.
Connects at Durham for Gxford,
GAINESVILLE and Keysville except
..m sundays. Al Greensboro, with
Washington and southwestern Yes,
Is.ya ibnled Limited and the New York
RaIeish Florida hort LINE (Limitcdl train
4g Ter III points North and with main
hh,,rsx line train No. IL for Daville. Rich
mond and intermediate local station,
Leave ilso has connection for Winston-Sa-
ou VA Y lem, and with main line train No IS
Pm. fast nail for Charlotte, spartan
Daily burg GreenyiIle Atlanta and all
points South; also Columbia, Augus
"a, Charleston, Savannah, Jackson
vile and at Charlotte with sleeping
car for Augusta and jacksonville.
Connects al selma for Fayetteville
~ 1870 and intermediate statinnson the vii
10 son and Fayetteville Short Cut, daily
2. ". at Selma for Wilson Iarboro, Nor.
DAiiy folk and intermediate stations
Leave Through coach to Greensboro and
IsaIeIgn Norfolk, Goldsboro for Newbern and
IL Morehead City, daily except sun
Daily days; for Wilmington and inlerme-
diale stations on the n. &M n X.
daiiy,
Lea-s Connects at Selma for Wilson,
Drrn % Rocky Mount, Tarioro and loc,l
An, stations on Norfolk a carolina Rail
-. road,arrives al GoldsbOro 1905 . m.
RaIsish Leave Durham 1905 a. m daily,
1915 600 p. N. for Oxford, Henderson,
49, hase City, Keysyille and Richmord
Ds and Baltimore via York River.
Local freight trains also carry passen.
gers.
Pullman cars on afternoon train from
Raleigh to Greensboro. and on morning
train from Greensboro.
Double daily trains between Raleigh
Chalotte and Atlanta Quick time; IN.
excelled accommodation. .t
FoI tickets and time tables and other
information, apply 70
W. II GREEN, ]. N Cur.
General Superintendent. Traffic M'g'f
w. A. TUX, Gen Pass Agent.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Notice to Subscribers.

The party to whom The
Recorder was sold in August
last and moved toHillsboro,
having failed to comply with
the terms, The Durham Re
corder has been moved back
to Durham and will hereafter
be published there, All per-
sons indebted for subscription
will please call at the office
and pay Messrs. King and
Rollins, the leassees of the
paper. Thanking my friend:
for their patronage and trust
they will continue the same
with the present leassees.
| an Very Truly,
E. c. HACKNEY.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

Nos. toz and 4o3 Solid Pullman vestibuls
Trains between Washington and Atianta.
Trains IS and Il have through sleepers betwee
Weldon aud New York.
No. IS makes close connection at Portsmouth
with Bay Line for altimoie Old Dofuinior
steamers for New York every day in the werl
except Friday. With Merchant and Miners
Line for Boston and Providence every day IN The
week except Tuesday and Thursdt y, anu
Norfolk and Washington s. b. Company daily
for washington
No. ii makes cioseconnection At Durham With
train going west on 4. & d. railroad.
Por further information in regard 70 coanec
tons, etc, apply 70 <. ]. cheatham. agent. Dur
ham, ". c.
T. 7. ANDERSON. c. "A
| r. ST. fOfN vice Presiden
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
All War Requisites Furnished .

All war requisites Furnished.
Proprietor Of Big Ironworks
If I understand you correctly,
you wish to place an order for
armor-plate that no cannot shot
can pierce. We are turning out
that kind of thing every day,
and "
Agent of Foreign Govern
ment--No, you misunderstood.
! wish to know if you can
manufacture a cannon that can
pierce any armor-plate?
Proprietor Certainly, sir. We
are doing that kind Of thing
every day Philadelphia In
quirer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
A Good seasonabIe story.

In the trial of a case in Powell
county not long ago the attor-
neys objected to all the jurors
who had been summoned save
one. As no others were al
hand, it was agreed that the
action should be tried by the
one remaining juryman. After
the evidence v as heard, the
judge told the lone juror to re.
tire and make up verdict. He
retired, and, after staying out
for over an hour, came back
and reported solemnly that the
jury had failed to agree upon a
verdict. - Louisville Courier.
journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Clara Rarton's Weary Waiting

1t seems almost a waste of
ink and paper to call the worlds
attention to the duplicity of the
present ruler of the Turkish
empire, for all the world is fully
informed in regard to it. His
conduct, however, in the case
of Clara Barton has been so
fragrant that it should not be
allowed to pass without com.
ment. For weeks that noble
woman has tarried in Constan.
tinopie, waiting from day to
day for the order that will en-
able her and her assistants to
proceed to Anatlia, for the pur-
pose of carrying relief to the
suffering Armenians. Tewfk
Pasha, the Turkish premier,
has personally given her his
promise that the order should
be issued at once, but Abdul
Hamid, under one pretext or
another, has nullihed that
pledge, and Clara Barton still
waits, and Armenians still
suffer.
No one need be in doubt as TO
the meaning Of the sultan's
conduct. He does not intend,
In the first place. to permit Miss
Barton or any one with her to
penetrate unhindered to the
scenes Of recent massacres and
report to the world what they
have seen. He will place all
the obstacles he can in her way
TO dishearten her, if possible. 1t
is his purpose and intention to
keep all relief away from the
survivors OF those massacres,
and let starvation and cold com
plete the work Of defamation
which the swords and guns Of
the Kurds and Turkish soldiers
and the fury Of a fanatic Mos.
lem populace lef5 unfinished.
80 far as Abdul HaInid can do
so he will exte inmate Christ.
ians and abolish Christianity
in his dominiOns.
There are no other reasons
than these for refusing the
trades which Miss Barton has
patiently and sorrowfully
awaited all these weeks, and IL
would surprise no one il that
self-sacrificing woman were to
get no further than the capital
Of the Turkish empire.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Beware Of Ointment sor CO

Beware OF oIntnsnt for CO
tsrrh that eontsin Mercury.
as merccry will surely destroy
the sense Of smell and complete.
ly derange the whole system
when entering IL through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they
will do 10 ten fold to the good
you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +, J. Cheney
Il Co., Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury, and Is taken internal.
ly, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces oi
the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you gel
the genuine. Il Is taken inter
nally, and made In Toledo, o.,
by n. J Cheney Il Co. Testi
monials free.
Sold by druggist, price 75c. :
lbottle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

SHOES we're blacked as early
as the tenth century. The sub.
stance used seems TO have been
lampblack mixed with rancid
oil, for in an old romance a man
is elected from a company Of
polite persons because he had
just BACKED his shoes and they
could not stand the smell,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

. cheerful spirit. Read thlss
~ have suffered more than tongue cas-
tell from dizziness and severe pains IN M
bead. I also fell 90 low spirited that
often said ! wished was dead. A friend
suggested that try Hoods ssnapsrills.
! gave u trial and was more than sur
prissd 10 see what great change came
over me sfter I had taken the fs-t bottle.
ffsit better right away. fhsve now tsken
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

Judge--Can you swear this
man was drunk
Witness--Well, ] dunno ez
ken iis do that, yer Amer, but
l ken swear that be wasted
over er dozen matches tryin' Tel
light the water.Spicket.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

unBt condition
for work, they
force themselves
through the diliIy
routine 81 duties,
almost too dis
Outraged 70 even
look for relief.
But Il Il 20 b
found In Hoods
ssrsaparilla,
which makes The
blood pure, buildp
mp tho nerves
makes the veal
strong and giyel
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

Are you a merchant? CORES,
pond with US. We sell at whole.
saye-saye you freight. Herndon
& 8agwell.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

The Pers0n tfact q iana 10 Patterson TOpn
ship, Durham egupiy. y 6. Containing = aere,
Couch H., on the Fast Third FUfk Creek, and
q. A. EhOies on The North. and 90 The Wesi
and south the lands o. q. VI Nifkeft heirs. viii
b. odd ~ public auetisn for eaAh 81 The COuri
i3ih day of a pfll. lslss
sald ale wlii he had 81 d. q pauhing and ].
VI. MaFkbam. by yifiae IL = deed IL nafiRaKe
registered IL book " ~ Fagss ~ and t9j, etc.,
" Nh Markham and assignee a1a transferred v
Nv. MARKHAM,
MDgtgngee.
q. &. FARTHfNB,
This 9Th DAY ofMsrck, -,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

Sneed & Thomas sell only
Buist's seeds they are always reli-
able. ~s~.-.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

Ayers sarsaparilla cured me. so
that ! have had no return OF the
disease for more than twenty wears.
The first bottle seemed to reach the
spot and a persistent use OF It has
perfected the cure."-O. Q. DAVIS
Wautoma. wis.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Notice Of Administrators.

Having qualified as administrators
Of Oh. estate aud will annexed Of Elijah
II Tilley, deceased, hereby notify al
persons having claims against his e..
tate 70 present the same TO me on or
before the 78th day 81 February, 1857,
o. this notice will be plead 10 bar u
their recovery.
Persons indebted 10 said estate are
notified TO make immediate payment.
MRS. EDNEY r. TfLLEY,
Administrative.
This February asth 1896.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
NJ. tice---Land Sale.

NSGice---Iand Sale.
W virtue ofan execution in my hands direct.
i 70 M = silefiif q Durham saunfy. rum Che
slIeTlaf rgaft y peragn COUNTY. IN favor d
feuplea Rant against {. =. brooks. /. Il. Crecn,
y. Y. Green and y. Green aiso another
Bank, sainst /. y. Green. ". ". Grcen and /.
K. Greea. viii sell &C cash. fa the highest bli.
der, - The touFt HonAe door, IN Durham. y. q.
1oSDkY. THE 9th DAY or ApRn., 100,
al 70 O'Clock NJ, ali The interest ri9ht ana tltis
which the aid y. Green one o. the above
81 real estate situate IN Durham TosnshIp. AZ
county. and 10 % near the town % Durham. and
fully described IN plat recently made By NJ A.
Ramsey IN survey % The property 81 The estate
Of ]. =, cfssn deoessed. a. I'LL appear By refe,.
Deeds for Durham County. In BOOK OF DEEDS
No. IS Iage ~ % 20. and known IN MID plat a
lois No. 6. q ~ y. ~ -. - 81 n, "A. Isl ~, 81
y and .. whieh lots are al fully described b.
al the Interest, fight and title % the aid N. "
Green, another o. aid defendants IN ana " the
follow ing described real property known A lot
No ib,50 =, y ands q mid plat therein a..
rst right and title % said D ". Green. another
o. aid defendants in and 70 The Glowing RAJ
estate, y Wit Lots 10. - ~ =. y. d. 81.
" Z, b, y e. q aud ~ a. described by inetes
ell the interest, hight and title % the abOye
nainci defendants IN the following described
rial estste situated IN the Town ofDufharn an
West Main Street and known a. the GLOBE Wafp.
hguse and lots Adjoining n q warehouse lot form.
efly Connected tbefeeith a. the warehouse l0f
the SINE icing the pfOpefty f0rmer.y Belonging
70 ]. =. GFeea, deceasei, and remaining updE
ytied a. set out IN tie repgft % the commits.
sl0nef appointed 20 divide the estate az All A..
ceased, Md properly 90 - much Their. N a. inay
b. necessary. I'D 70 mtisfy Md executions Z ~
cost
This, March IN, ise6
Jonr v. RfasnRE.
sheriff ~ Durham County.
IN The FIRST name 81 The above executions. r
Brooks aud !. n. Green are principals and NJ y,
Creen and James y. Green are securities and IL
.sl.iy zane 2, thls lime only The properly o. !.
J.v. RicGsBER. sheriff
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S. A., i /,

Between Durham and Henderson,, Norfolk
phia aud New York. and Boston; also Raleigh
Charlotte, Wilmington, Monroe, chester, Green
wood. Athens, Atlanta and all points south aut
Mast
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Executors Notice.

Having qualified a. Executor 10 the wills
T. n. Farthing and VIM. Farthing deceased,
notice Il hereby given 10 any and all persons
indebted 20 either estate 10 come forward and
settle same, and all persons holding claims
against them Will please present them 20 me
properly verified within one year from this date.
Durham. n. O.. March sth. 1896.
g. c. Earth NC. Executor
Of VIM. and T. D. yARTHIsG.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
ST. yITUS DANCE.
A Physician Prescribes Or. Miles,
Restorative Nervine.

Or. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind;
My daughter Matte. aged u. was afflicted
last spring with St. vitus dance and ner-
vousness, her entire right side was numb
and nearly paralyzed. We consulted a phy-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Too Tired to Smile
Weak. Weary and WON
Dizziness, Impsre sIood-cvrsd By
hasd's.

Many weak and vorn-out women
know Just what this 4 .ans. In totally
, 1896-02-26
DAILY Telegraph 18th Jan

One of those terrible colliery disasters
which too often-in spite of science and
much careful inspection-desoIate our mining
industry has Just happened in Wales. The
scene Of this lamentable occurrence is in the
Rhendda Valley, which has already an evil
reputation for such calamities. The particu-
lar pit is one at the Tylorstown collieries,
Rhondda Each Valley, and the time of the
explosion-for to an explosion the catastrophe
was due-is reported as a quar ter past six
yesterday morning. That would be about
the hour when the night shift men give place
to those who work by day, and to this cir
cumstance is due, it would appear. "a less ex-
tensivs loss of life than has already to be
chronicled. The pit and shafts which took
fire on Monday morning communicate with
other works at a similar level a mile away
by underground passages. These workings,
known as the Ferndale and BOdringallt
Galleries, would have been full of miners if
the explosion had happened an hour or two
earlier, and in that case the foul gases which
follow the flame and shock of the "fre-
damp" would probably have killed many
among their number. Happily it seems that
these remote portions of the c~ollieries were
empty of hands; but what 0efell at the i'm
mediate seat of the mischief was, in sad truth,
quite bad enough. The explosion shattered
the upcast shaft at the Tylorstown, blowing
out the pitframing, hurting far and wide the
machinery at the plymouth, with its walls