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Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-08
7. B. MURBERGER.

The leading and prominent ton
serial artist has the neatest and
most complete shop in this section.
He is thoroughly abreast with the
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
a. Harvest cfThiey.s

All epidernlcti tbiievi,s seenas c
have broken loose. in durham.
from the number Of arrestssthai
have been made lately! ~ III.
wednesday irghtYH Henry Lock-
hart, colored, who mas beenselns
plnycd as drayman for the store
of j. ii Sanders was arrested fal
stealing some kerossne oil from
his employer. He has been sls-
pectcd for some timemd Mr. san-
ders saw him carry Dlcan Of Oil
out tile back door anrE reported
tic fact Il the police department.
Policemen Hicks ard W,hTen
went down and clay" for him
and they we're soon awarded fol
their trouble. Lockhart gafter,llc
had left the store came. back and
went I, the rear door and tookthe
oil from under the steps.slliIle was
arrested. A search warrant was
the j procured and his house
searched. A trunk that .wasssto
len from the store of a, Max On
December Is, last was found. He
was employed at Nh. Max's store
at the time. ~ fa q
The officers also found&ia $l5
plush capethat mysteriousiy dis
appeared from the store of Ellis,
Stone & Co., last November, while
Lockhart was employed there.
Lockhart is a .,strict" church
member and could be seen every
Sunday going to church with bis
Bible under his arm. i" lIc was
locked up. =. -. 49, w.. - 80,
In the mean time Officer Crab
tree pulled" Dave Mebane, young
III years but old I'M crime, fol
stealing a bottle of soda water
from w. d. Pegram, on Peabody
street. - ~ :,
Early in the evening i"fBill"
Bradley, a white tramp, was ar :,
rested for--.stelling some under
wear from James Patterson, he
had OH the clothes when arrested.
All three of the thieves. were
before Mayor Peay Thursday
morning. Lockhart was bound
over to court in three cases in 800
each. Mebane. was bound over
in the sum of s25, his mother go
ing on his bond. The case 81
bradley was continued. Hisenkle
is broken and he nay be sent out
o, the city. e. '.s@ '"j1~ r
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Instantaneous shadowgraphs

ORANGE, N. j., Feb. Ie.-After ex.
perimenting for two weeks Ia his labora-
tory in West Orange Thomas A. Edison
today succeeded in taking an instantane.
Gus photograph by means Of the Roent-
gen rays from fuorescent tubes, the rays
having penetrated a heavy cardboard
and vulcanized fiber-plated holder. In
another experiment sharply defined
image Of metal strip was made on a
plate with AZ inches Of wood between
the plate and the fiunrescent tube. and
after an exposure Of twelve minutes the
photograph was taken
Mr.. Edison said that by the end Of the
present week he will be ready to try to
take picture Of the human head and
make other interesting Photographic ex.
periments.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
FIRE At WEST DURHAM.
The Cotton In the Picking room
Caught Fire aud BIazed
Considerably.

There was an alarm Of fire Al the Err
win Cotton mill in West Durham las,
evening about $50 o'clock whichcaused
general stampede among the opera.
tiyes.
In the picking room, where the cotton
Is torn 10 pieces. small stone or q
match was run through one Of tie ma.
chimes which struck fire and ignited the
cotton. There was about four bales Of
cotton in the room at the time which
caused a consi ,erable blaze and much
hustling arolnd.
The mill hose was cal ed into service,
the automatic Gre machinery got in is
work and with many willing hands the
flames were soon quenched. Every.
thing and everybody were wet mp con.
siderably In the fight with the frey
monster. Only q small amount Of the
cotton in the room was burned aud al
this writing Il Is not known to what ex.
tent the machine was damaged.
II Is understood that FIRE company
will be organized a. once 50 as 70 be
prepared to fight FIRE in case they ar,
needed IN The future.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
a Northwest Storm.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 10
Dispatches from northwestern
lower Michigan and the upper
peninsula state that a severe
blizzard prevails in those Sec
tions of the state. Railroad
traffic is badly interrupted, the
service on most roads being de-
moralized. At Menominee, the
weather is bitterly cold, 10 de-
grees below zero, a foot of snow
has already fallen, and there
are no signs of abatement of the
storm.
Marquette reports the streets
of that city almost impossible,
this morning, and the street car
service is completely tied up.
The mercur has fallen 90 de-
grees since the storm set in. IL
is expected that the railroads in
upper Michigan will be COM
pletely blockaded before night.
At Holland all country roads
and streets are blocked and bu-
siness is suspended.
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OF interest 20 Ladies'.

A lecture 10 ladies only Il 10 be given
by Miss Cora Blum, Of Charlotte, this
afternoon al j o'clock In the court
house. The subject Is Health and
Beauty; how 10 attain aud preserve
them The lecture will be profuseiy
illustrated with elegant charts and will
be 81 Interest TO both mothers aud
daughters interested In health and the
care Of the body. Admission fee. Thr
Charlotte News ID speaking Of Miss
niinn aud her lecture In that city says,
Yesterday afternoon, Miss Cora Blinn
d this city. gave i lecture TO ladies only
on the topic Health and Beauty. She !.
an earnest, impressive and intelligent
speaker, aud held the close attention
and interest Of the audience throughout
Health charts TO show the ravagei
which disease and folly can make on III.
system, we're graphically described
while The beauty and grace Of III,
healthy woman were presented in a fas
cinaiing manner. The subject, as pre-
scented, was shown 70 be Of vital import
ance, aud the lecture was highly ap
precia,ed BY The ladies who were fortu
nate enough 10 attend.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Fire In the Country

Tie news reached the city yesterday
that Charles King, farmer who lives
in Patterson township, came near losing
his dwelling house by FIRE Nednesda,
morning. About 4 o'clock Mr.. Kinf
awoke and found that his dining room
and kitchen were in flames,
He aroused the household and togeth
er with two men who were at the house
succeeded in putting the fie ont. on'
side OF the rooms we're burned off and
neeriy all the roof.
There were four barrels Of water al
the house which was caught during the
recent rains and had il not have been
for these the entire house would un
doubiedIy have been destroyed. 1t !:
Supposed that the FRS originated from
some ashes that were carried out about
dark and left ii bucket near the house
The damage was not very great. There
was no insurance.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
4 Yoang Thief.

On Monday morning February
10. when b. Enock, who conducts
a dry goods store on Mangum
street, opened up store for bus.
iness, he discovered that some
one had effected an entrance TO his
store since closing up Saturday
night aud robbed his safe Of about
5000. Part Of this money $3.50,
belonged to VI. Gladstein, who
left il in his charge for safe
keeping until Monday morning.
Mr.. Enock had no clue TO the
robber and accordingly reported
the matter to Chief Of Police
Woodall.
The poliece bad at first nc
thread TO work upon but kept
their eyes open in hopes that the
thief would give himself away
and such proved 10 be the case.
In the investigations they learned
that a young man by the name
Of Charley Neathery had been
spending money rather freely
and further investigation revealed
the fact that he had spent seyera
hundred dollars. This gave then
a clue and they followed IL VI
until the result that young Meath
erly was arrested Tuesday even
ing on purely circumstantial eyi
dence. Shorty alter his arrest h,
made a confession giving the par
ticulars Of the robbery and telling
he officers where they could fin,
the remainder Of the money.
When he was arrested o small
! canvas sack and $3.50 was fount
lin his pocket. In his confession
he said that some Of the none.
was found 70 be s170) wa
III his trunk al home: that he ha,
given his sister $3.50 TO keep 70
him, and gave w. I. Darlington
FOR whom he worked, si05 70 d.
! post in the bank. All this wa
! found. lie also said that he ha
bought d horse, buggy, harness
lap robe and blanket from A. 4
Scars for which he paid 1920.
Neathery was brought bcfo'
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Morgan & Co.'S Shars.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--Aiessrs.
J. 7. Morgan & CO., and assoei'
ates, under their bid for 800, 0O0,.
900 or United States 4 per cent
bonds of 1926, made in''aecor,
dance with the recent circulars oil
the secretary Of the treasury Ire
entitled to receive bonds Of the
face value Of about s4,70o,oO0 in
addition to those Of. which. they
have already been notified. T., 49,
This will give Mr. Morgan
about s3s.OOO,OO0 of The new
bonds issue.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Durham City aud County Mission
Work.

Union meeting. Main Street church,
March 1. 1896. $50 p. NJ. Chairman, G.
W. Watts. ...-
Song. praise Him. Praise Him."
Reading the Scriptures, Rev. A. A.
Frnden
Prayer. Rev ]. W weilons.
Song. while the days are going by"
Introductory and explanatory, By the
chairman.
Topic, shaking People at Home in
our Churches" Rev. j. y. Cole
Topic. "fhe Door TO the Church, /"
Rev. ". c. Tyree.
song. RESCUE the Perishiug."
Topic, 1.-THE Concentration Of our
Population in the Cities. how to Ade-
quately meet their Spiritual Needs" W
A. Irwin. Il. -..
Topic. Seeking the Lost" T. B. Full.
Ter.
Song. Throw out the Life Line"
Report Of Treasurer. l. ID. Heart.
Statistics OF Sunday Schools and
Church Membership II. ". Snow.
Report Of lily Missionary, Rev. 7. l.
Troy.
Song, III Gave Ny Life for thee"
Conclusion, J. {, 'Kilgo.
Benediction, Rev. G. J. Dowell
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BIT BY q Mad Dog,

Mr.. James Weayer;ofB Bahama,
arrived in the city Sunday even
ing with his little, daughter and
carried her to Rev. n Az Malkes's
to have his madstone.apphed to.a
wound where she was vbirfen has
Monday, by a dog Chat is nov
feared was mad. 7..,s.a ey.s.G H..
The dog that bit the little girl
died Saturday, and that. together
with the fact that tlle victim was
taken quite i'll, greatly excited
the father and he brought hei
here. Resides Mr.. WeaYer's
daughter the dog bit two more
children, one eacn Of Mess!s. Ma.
ron and george Ellis. ....-
The dog it is said was hitten 10y
another dog some time ago that
was thought to be mad. The en-
tire nelghborhcod is scared. II is
hoped that nothing serious will
result. -a~ .... ,
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Tramas and Prosperity.

"Mexico." says the Denver
Republican. 'is a very prosper
Gus country" as proof of which
statement II points to the fact
that Mexico |. full Of tramps.
The argument advanced Is that
tramps only so where there is
prosperity and good living.
This Is not a very sound argu.
ment. The movement of the
tramp army southwark is moth
ing nr.. II takes place every
year as soon as cold weather
sets in.
The average tramp does not
discriminate for or against a
gold standard country. He
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
sawmiIl Mcn Killed.

SENEy. Mich, Feb. I9 -Four men
we're killed and seven others seriously
injured at McKay's lumber camp, north
OF here, today.
A steam log handler was being expert
mented with and the men were engaged
in shoveiing wider road for the ma
chine TO work in. -
Suddenly the machine became uncon
trollable and started down the road with
great speed. The banks Of snow on
either side Of the narrow road were so
high the men had no chance Of escape
-Four Of the men were literally ground
to pieces under the machine. Seven
others were tossed on the snow banks
and were more or less seriously injured.
A severe blizzard is raging and no help
can 70 to the camp from here. The
names Of The dead and injured cannot be
learned.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Taxes L.ifs Easy.

George McSwain, aged q, has
been married 81 years and lived
atihe same Place 81 years His
Youngest child, William Nc
Swain, is aFgrandfather The
oldo gen .letian killel recently
the biggest Zig, 16 month old
and weighing 454 pounds He
has never paid a physicians,
never had any severe sickness
in Instantly Neverbeen sued
and never sued anyone. Takes
the smooth road in life. He
and his, wife joined the church
forty years ago, own ia acres,
and pays only Sl'to the gospel
Shelby Aurora. r.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Mayor Peay Wednesday morrine

Mayor Peay Wednesday morning
to answer charge Of larceny, bu
waved examination and va
bound over to court in a bond q
5000.
A reporter, in company witt
Chief Of Police Woodall, visiteC
THE young man il his cell anc
he gave the particulars as giver
below.
He said he went to Enock'.
store about 0 o'clock Sunday
night, entered the rear window
by removing one Of the iron ball
and knocking a plank off tho
window where a glass was broker
out. The safe, he said, was net
locked, but only had Oh the day
combination. He turned the diaI
and opened tie safe and after So
curing the money went direct
home. There, he counted his
spoils and found that he had
1882 and a few cents. When
questioned he said he knew the
money was in the safe-saw Enock
put it in Saturday night. He said
positively, several times that he
had made a full confession and
| that no one else was connected
with the crime. He said he knew
from the start that he would be
caught, and wished a few days
after the robbery that the money
was back in the safe. lie gave an
itemized statement of what he had
spent which was taken down in
full by the reporter but cannot be
published OH account oft length
The larger amounts he spent how,
ever, were as follows With Mrs
B. Davis about $50; G. 7. Postley,
watch and chain, $3.50; George
Vent, guitar, 81; A. A. Scars,
horse and buggy, harness, laprobe,
blanket, feeding horse, S220.S0i
A. A. Sears, hire of horse an
buggy, ST.; w. s. Poindexter &
Co, oyercoat, $40; gave his broth
er, L. W. Ncathery, S.. The to.
tai amount that he spent, that he
remembered, was S431 .05. This
amount, together with what was
recovered, makes about $500 &C,
counted for. The remaining
amount-nearly two hundred dol.
lars-he does not know what
went with it, or at least could moi
remember.
Neatherly is the son of respect
able parents and there has never
before been anything against him
He was not al first suspected Of
the robbery and if he had acted
prudently the robbery would have
forever remained a mystery.
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$4,000 Fire.

The thriving little city Of
Greenville was visited by a very
destructive conflagration Sunday
morning--the fire breaking out al
2 o'clock. .~. ...
From the Daily Reflector, ex.
ira, which was received in Dur
ham Monday evening it is learned
that ten two story brick building:
eleven frrme buildings and the
opera house made fuel for the
greedy flames that at one time
seemed determined on wipihg our
progressive little neighbor off the
face Of the earth.
Half Of the business portion OF
the town was a heap of souldering
ruins Sunday morning. In all
twenty-five buildings was consum.
ed, which together with the los:
and damage TO goods will reach
about 100000. The armory Of
the Pitt Couty Rifles was entirely
destroyed together with their
equipments, aud the furniture
and regalia Of the Odd Fellows
were also destroyed.
Greenyille has the sympathies
of the Durham people who have
had plenty of experience along
this line. But she will come
again. With plenty ofpluck and
grit, which Greenyille has, she
will soon go forward as if nothing
had happened.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Should be Careful.


Everybody should be very careful with
fire during this dry, windy weather.
The newspapers are reporting serious
couAagrations from all sections Of the
country in which thousands upon thous-
ands Of dollars worth Of property is he
ing fed to the fiery monster In most
cases. or at least number Of them, the
flames start from some car. lessness on
the part of those who should be more
careful. Remember that a stitch in
time saves nine" and that careless
moment may destroy the savings Of a
lifetime. Therefore. one and all should
be careful not 10 let FIRE get out now for
there is no telling where It would stop.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Almost Lost Him.
"Farewellr

Farewell
With a gesture that bordered
on contempt the handsome and
broad shouldered young man
rose hastily from the chair,
where he had flung himself but
a moment before, and started
towards the door. Turning on
the threshold he faced the al
most speechless girl who had
just told him. with an air of APP
parent indiffere ce, that she
could not consent to be his wife.
Farewell. :" he repeated, in a
somewhat lower tone. Little
did | dream when l thought |
discovered the evidences of your
dawning love, that I was being
dec Little did ] think
that the time would come when
any woman, having led me to
believe in unmistakable ways
that sh9 loved me, that l had
but to ask her consent-little did
l dream, say, that she would
carelessly refuse me, as easily,
forsooth, as if she were casting
away some worthless flower
that had faded and lost its fra
GRANGE. And yet this is what
YOU have done to me. Having
led me on by every means in
your powe. until ! became mad
~ in love with you, then it was
that you waited for me to ask
for your hand 10 cast me off.
But | will say 10 more. /"
You are not really going 2"
While he had been speaking,
the discarded youth, so intent
on his own case, had not noticed
the sudden palor that had crert
over tie face OF the girl whom
he was addressing, and il was
now only by the tone of anguish
10 her words that lie became
aware Of the change in her man.
ner.
All" he exc aimed bitterly,
"yoa wish to pay with me.
Like a cat with her prey, you
would prnong INV suffering.
But no, am going, yes, and
forever, FAREWELL
Bnt even as he spoke his terri.
fed companion sprang forward
aud threw her arms about his
neck in a passionate oGtburst
Of grief and love.
mo, no." she cried. "Come
ba,k 10 me. dearest, | did not
mean it. Il is al n horrible
mistake "
"a mistakr," he murmured,
turning GROUND wonderiugly.
DO YOU mean TO say that, after
al. you really love mt:'
Ger ain|y, darling" she re.
piled. nesting c'cse TO him; 'but
| thought, Of course, that you
would propose second time"
-IIarper's Bazaar,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
Manners in Suffolk.

A del cate taste or r. flied
manners at table are among the
characteristics Of the Suffolk
peasant. One TO whom some
castor oil had been sent as a gift
when he was III sent the next
d y with a request for "some
more of Nine. Groome's nice
gravy" At a 1.-THE dinner an
old farmer, having some bread
sauce handed TO him, took as
much as could be conveyed ~
his mouth on the tip Of a knife.
blade, and having tasted II said,
Don't chuse none" Another,
by the way Of expressing a..
prevail If d particular kind Of
pudding, remarked that he
could rise 10 the night time
and eat it," and a third, suppos.
ing he would get but one plate,
showed his fiShbones under the
table London News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20

does not bother his head about
parity and ratio. With him a
"gold bug" or a "silver lunatic"
is hail fellow well met. His
only enemy is work. All he
needs TO make him happy is a
mild climate, a comfortable
lodging and a sumptuous free
lunch.
of course, when he travels he
wants in addition a free ride.
The tramps now in Mexico will
soon turn their backs upon that
paradise for the "white metal"
and journey northward. Within
sixty days the advance guard
will be in New York, and after
testing the hospitality of that
besotted community Of bloated
bondholders and Wall street
sharks, it will spread out over
the neighboring states.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
! COMING PEOPLE.
Short Paragraphs About DURHAM
Visitors

Short Paragraphs Anoht DHs
Visitors.
II. i Fuller returned from Burling
ton yesterday where he had 5een on I
short business trip.
The banks will be closed and the post
Office will observe Sunday hours tomor
row. II is 0 served as a legal holiday
Mrs. Il S. vickers, wife Of pr. Wick
ers, returned from Chapel Hill las
evening where she had been for some
time ON visit
Mrs. G. p. Collins, Of Hillsboro, ar
rived III the city yesterday and is visit
ing the family Of Capt ". I. Wall, OF
Chapel Tiiil street.
Mrs. Jane Edwards, a highly respected
lady about 40 years Of age. died at the
residence Of Mr.. crumpacker, near the
cemetery, Wednesday night. The re
mains were inferred yesterday after
noon.
Jose2hus Daniels, editor Of the Raj
eiqh News and Observer passed through
the city last evening en- roure to Wash
inrton, d. {, where he said he was go
ing 10 see what the do Nothing Con
gress" was doing.
Susan Whitfield, colored, sister OF A
whitted, the mail carrier, died at hel
home in Hayti Wednesday night She
was about is wears Of age and had been
sick for some time. The remains were
buried at the colored cemetery yester
day afternoon.
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help the Armenians.

New YORK, Feb. 19.-Tke Ma.
tional Armenian relief committee
received today the following Gu
blegram from Miss Clara Barton,
president of the National Red
Gross:
CoSsTASnSOPLE, Feb. 10
Spencer TrasK, New York: En-
trance and protection given. NJ
distractions.
[Signed1 CLARA BARTON.
This cable, taken in connection
with a dispatch received fron
Mr.. Terrell United States minis
ter 10 Turkey, ending with th,
words, "the door is thus openet
wide for charity" removes al
question as 10 the possibility 0
funds contributed III Americi
being promptly and wisely dis
tribuied among the Armenian
sufferers.
The National Armenian Relic
committee having by agrecmen
with the Red Cross the genera
charge Or raising funds and SUP
pills throughout the United State
| for Armenian relief work now 81
peal for money 70 forward at ono
70 Turkey.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
COT IL Right.

The weather man hit Il right this time.
lie predicted "dreidiy cold" weather
last night ana II came with full force
and few extra trimmings At 6o'ciock
last night the thermometer registered
20 degrees. but was still FILLING and Al 9
o'clock the mercury stood trembling at
n degrees above zero. Al I O'Clock Il
stood =, 10 above and looked like Il in
tended TO 20 still lower. By S o'clock
this morning II was undoubtedly no,
very far from the goal
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-20
NeM Enterprlse

Messrs. J. II. Bobbitt and j. l.
Ramsey, of Raleigh, have organ
lied the Bobbitt Drug Company
with headquarters in that city,
They will manufacture what they
claim to be a superior remedy and
a certain constitutional cure for
rheumatism, called Rhermacide,'
an entirely new discovery: The
proprietors state that sales have al
ready been made in three states,
and cures effected in every case.
The Raleigh Press Visitor says:
"Mr. Bobbitt is veil known al
one Of the best and most progress
siye pharmacists in the state. and
Is ex president Of the North Caro-
lima Pharmaceutical Association,
and the fact Of his bringing the
remedy forward is alone a good
guarantee for it Mr., L. Ram
sey will be advertising riianagei
and has the ability TO push the en-
terprise to success etc. 80
The News and Observer alsc
gives an extended notice.. and af
ter speaking Of a number Of re
markablc cures, says:
"Mr. Bobbitt and Mr.. iRamse!
are the very men TO push itactivel!
and wisely. " ate
The remedy is said 70 be entirel'
vegetable and non. alcoholic. TIL
method Of manufacture and ingre
dents are different ffom any pro
lprietarv medicine on market. tn