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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

All that was mortal Of the late DE
Wit Mangum were laid to rest yester.
lay afternoon al I O'Clock at the city
cemetery. The funeral was conducted
from the residence on cleveland street
and quite a number Of his friends in life
were present TO pay their last respect to
his memory. He will be sadly missed
by his friends but more especially by
bis loving wife aud children. May his
remains rest in peace.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
MntrlmnnlnI Plrtnrc.

Yeste lev. al about noon. Msssrs
Thomas < iiobgood had fine opportu.
nifty 10 take . snap shot picture Of new
married bliss IN their photo gallery.
Mr.. sim Mediin and Miss Leila Clay
Ton. having eluded the argus eyes Of
''ye cruel parents" and skipped 10 Dur.
ham, betook themselves to the picture
gallery 10 await the getting Of hcesse
aud the coming Of Squire q, A. Bafbee,
who quickly Joined loves young hopes
aud sent them on their way with radiant
smiles. They were both from Wike
county.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Moved TO Richmond.

5 ]. Morgan and family have moved
to Richmond. Va. where they will make
their home in the future. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan, Miss Alice Blanche, their
daughter, and Master Sam left on the
west bound train last evening for their
new home. Their many friends in this
city and throughout North Carolina will
regret to give them up but our loss is
Richmond's gain. The Record e wishes
them well in their new home.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Back Again.

Chief Of Police J. A. woodall return
ID yesterday morning from Siatesvillc
with viii Walker who escaped from the
work house guards some time ago and
vas captured At Statewide Tuesday.
rhe prisoner was carried back TO the
xork house yesterday afternoon and he
sill be a slick one" in iced il he es.
apes again.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Arrr.ir,l fnr I,nrcrnr.

Last night Policemen Cuts and Cheek
arrested George Bryant, colored. the
know all" witness in Ithe Harrington
m rider trial. on warrant from Raleigh.
In the warrant he il charged with the
larceny Of watch from J. X. Chisen.
nail, nos Of Raleigh. but formerly Of
this city. lie was locked up and will bt
carried down to the "City Of Oaks to.
day where he will be called on 10 an.
sHtf the charge against him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

The only permanent cure for
chronic catarrh Ii to thoroughly
expel the poison from the system
by the faithful and persistent
use Of Ayers Sarsaparilla. This
wonderful remedy proves sue
cessful when all other treatment
has tailed to relieve the sufferer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

The remains Of Miss Claude iIar"ll,
.hose suddenly death cast gloom ovet
his entire community, were taken e.
Damn, n c.. her home. for internieni
yesterday. Quite a number Of relatives
md friends accompanied the remains to
he Southern depot aud several went on
o Dunn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
The DauntIcss Again.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. s.
In spite Of the presence in these
waters of the revenue cutters
window, Boutwell, and Colfax
and the cruiser Raleigh, the
Dauntless has secured a large
cargo of arms and ammunition,
and for the fourth time is en-
route TO Cuba. The Dauntless
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

On account Of n. c. Baptist State
convention. Morgantou, n. g., NOV. IL
18th, the Southern Railway Co will sell
icke,s from Durham TO Aorganton aud
etufn for $50 Tickets On sale Nov.
!, 10 aud ~. Final limit Nov. 20.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

On account Of North Carolina Indus.
rial Association Fair tcolored,. Raj.
eigh, n. u, Nov. 10 10, the Southern
Hallway will sell tickets 10 Raleigh and
feturn for tfss Tickets al this rate
sill be sold on Nov 9. 10. II, - and
18th. ON Nov. "a. will sell round trip
tick.is for si.fs All tickets limited
nntil Nov 10. The above rates include
one admission 20 the fair grounds.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

Effective Friday, Nov. 8. and each
Friday thereafter the Southern Railway
sill sell round trip tickets from Dur
lam 10 Norfolk aud return at rate Of IS
sound. Tickets limited Eve days from
late Of sale.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

Rev q. ]. Doweil. pastor Of the Sec
oud pap,is, church, Is still confined 10
hls room, his many friends will be
paiued 10 learn, lie has suffered con.
sidersbly this week aud was reported
Yesterday A. being no better
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

One defendant was before Siayor Pesy
Yesterday morning on the charge Of
fast driving" The state sustained the
charge and the the defendant shelled
an, 4 ~" before he was allowed 10 70.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
THE "swEDEs. LAST NIGHT.
Greeted by a Crowded House--A Fine
Concert.

rm4... concert.
The court house was packed full tc
overlooking last evening. 1t was an out
pouring of Durhamites to hear one oil
the best concerts of the season. The
Swedish Quartet had many admirers
here before last night but now the,
have more. ~ .#
Long before the hour for the concert
to begin the crowd was pouring in and
when prayer meeting was over at the
different churches there was Jam" al
the door and in few minutes there was
standing room only on the inside. The
following program was carried out and
after almost every piece they were com
PEELED to respond to an encore, some,
times the second and third time:
PART FIRST.
March-on TO victory-rhe Swedish
Quartet, Ciebel.
Recifal-The soul of the violin-Miss
Shoemaker, Merrill.
Song-By the Fountain-Mr. Lauriu,
Adams.
Violin solo-caprice de concert-Miss
Webb, Musin
Humorous Part Song-At the Cal
Show-The Swedish Quartet. Smith.
Singing Recital--An old Sweetheart
OF Mine--Arranged by Miss Shoemaker,
Riley.
PART SECOND.
Swedish Songs-Lill' Anna Mari
Folk Song Stebl. Serenade, Beschni;t,
Frieri Polka (Courtship Polka Boye,
The Swedish Quartet.
Violin Solo Spanische Tame Miss
Webb, Sarasate.
Song-Because love you, dear-Nr.
Mcpherson, Hawley.
A Delsartean Exhibition--Arranged.
The attitudes closing the exhibition
are as follows: Greeting, watching, su.
dacity, revenge, murder, horror, regret,
vengeance, vanity, Nydia, mischief, rid
icule. attack, vanquished, appeal. sur
prise, accusation, disdain, command,
vindication, listening, faith, guardian
angel, fiattery, salutation.-Miss Shoe
maker.
Part Song-Suhset-The Swedish
Quartet, Van de Water.
The quartet were at their best. and
their selections were exceptionally fine.
Miss Webb, as usual. captivated the su
dience with her violin and the recising Of
Miss Shoemaker brought on a storm OF
applause each time. The delsartean ex
hibition. by Miss Shoemaker was some
thug new here and her attidues ami
GESTURES were very expressive.
The Swedish Quartet Will always be
greeted by crowded house when they
appear in Durham.
There will be regular meeting OF the
Knights Of Pythias tonight at 1880
o'clock. Every member is earnestly re-
questea to be on hand,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

Best value for it's price, is
real and only cheapness.
High Quality at fair prices is
the real and only economy.
The Domestic has always
been the Best Machine in ev.
cry sense of that term. Best
for the agent to sell, as il
gives him the most profit for
the least trouble. Best for
purchasers because it gives
the most satisfaction in use.
Agents wanted. domestic
and Imperial Paper Patterns
Send forcatalogue. Address
Domestic Sewing Machine Co.,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

Are also good Cigars. Factory and
store next TO NJ. Eaks', on Main
street Try one and you will want
another. s.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
"An Underbit in the Left"

Years and years and years ago-wher
cas- had rale nasty fight one day al
school with youngster by the name OF
Bunch Marlowe. 1t was a fair fight
with nothin but the weapons which
mother nature had give them, and the
way they fit and scratched and chawed
and bit was plum sight to see. The
performance went on fast and furious
till finally at last Bunch bit plug out
of Andy's arm, and Andy he bit three
cornered slice out of the other boys left
ear. %
"Dadblame him, put a clean, smooth
underbit in his left ear" said Andy, as
we went on home that evenin, "and
henceforwards from now on that is my
mark. If ever come up to be a man
and have any stock around me will
mark every blasted one of 'em with an
underbit Ia his left"
Time went on and Andy waxed big
and strong and devilish accordin. By
and-by he married off and settled down,
and presently he got some STOCK around
him. 1t was now time for him to pick
mark and put his stock in it, and be
marked everything with IAN underbit
in the left" The last time | was over
to his house me and Andy went out to
the lot and down in the paster to see his
stock.
II have now got thirteen hogs and
nine sheep and twenty-three goats and
four cows and threesoalves and one man
in my mark, Rufe," says Andy, land
every blame one of 'em wears an
underbit in the left"
Curious like, amt it? l know you
think so. Me too. But that is only one
of Andy's fool notions.
Remember now, and don't make nc
mistakes in regards to fool notions and
fool people. They don't come together
by whole tremendous big lot But in
this present day ana generation mighty
nigh all the people-particlar the
smartest and the best-most in gen.
orally always have some few fool no.
tions RUFUS SANDERS.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Representative Heatwole, of Min
nesota, who has the distinction of being
the handsomest member OF the new
congress, doesn't like the distinction.
lie says that he would rather be consid-
cred as a working member than prize
beauty. MIR. Heatwole is bachelor
The great charm of the queen of
Madagascar is said to be her uncon-
ventionality. She chews tobacco drinks
champagne, uses palm oil on her hair,
wears $4,000 Worth costumes, at the
same time going barefooted, and is
member of the orthodox Congregations
al church.
John Ruskin, although very weak
physically, is reported to have reeoy-
cred his mental balance. Several times
before the .4oted author has been
troubled with mental disturbance;
after the attacks have passed away his
intellect has been clearer than ever,
and he has done some of his greatest
work. He has declared, however, that
he will never write again.
Hall Caine writes about 800 words
a day when he is engaged on an i'm
portant work and does most of it before
nine o'clock in the morning. He does
nothing the rest of the day except TO
'think out" the work for the next day.
He has been known to rewrite a book
after it had passed through three edi-
tions in order to satisfy himself that ii
was as good as he could make it.
John W. Mackay, the millionaire,
claims that he can run, jump, or hop
against any other millionaire in the
United States. 1t is, however, well
known that in his early days, when he
was engaged as miner, MIR. Mackay
was noted for his athletic PERFORM
nnces. He is powerfully built. with
bold eyes, strong and aquiline nose,
and heavy, square jaw, which warns
ntrangers of his character.
Dumas fills cnce played joke on
Meissonier, who was botanist in his
hours of leisure. The famous dramat-
ist sent him paper containing the
dried roe of "A herring, telling him that
it was the seed of a very rare plant.
''How are the seeds coming on?" he
asked the great PAINTER the next time
he saw him. so, beautifullyi l have
planted them in a circle" And he took
the astonished joker tn a corner of the
garden where the heads of young her.
rings were just peeping up.
-Rudyard Kipling evidently never
was intended for lion. He frApkly
spoke, in a moment of confidence, to a
woman friend, of his disgust at the
adulation he received when he lived in
London, and his literary star had but
arisen. When he absolutely could not
stand 1t any longer, he said, he deliber-
ately quilted his pleasant quarters and
went down into the slums, to live among
the people, and to see life in earnest,
in contradistinction to the rarified air
he was called upon to breathe in Bel
Qrayia.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
NEWS NOTES FROM EUROPE.

Vodka, which being interpreted is
Russian brandy, is now to be found on
ali Partisan bills of fare.
Mr.. Asquith, late English home Sec
retary, has broken with all precedents
by appearing as counsel in law case.
France has solved the problem of ap-
plying the rule for compulsory military
service to priests by assigning them to
ambulance work.
From Turin SO brothers of the order
of st. Francis de Sales and 20 sisters
were. sent out in October as missionaries
10 South America.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovitch,
who married Car Nicholas sister Xenia
year and a half ago, has consumption,
and has been ordered TO the Caucasus.
A concession TO build q carriage road
from Teheran to Bagdad and also to
build electric railroads in the suburbs OF
Teheran has just been granted to q Ger.
man contractor.
At Berlin the academy Of arts is pre-
pairing an exhibition of the paintings
of Adolf Menzel. Andreas AcAsnbach
and Julius Schrader, who are al now 90
:.ears old and still painting.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
HUMOROUS.

"A Matter of Principle.-"Tommy,
do you love your teacher?" 81 would il
she wasn't my teacher" said Tommy.
"She's awful nice" Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
In the Crowded Car.-:Excuse me,
madam, but is my foot so small you
don't know you are standing on it?"
"a Thousand pardons, sir No, it's so
large / thought twas my husband's."-
Chicago Tribune.
-Wayworn Watson-"W'y, wat you
runnin' fer? Did she set the dog on
YEP" Perry Patetic-"Naw. But she
set me out whole half chicken, bread,
butter'n jelly an pack O. cigareets. l
bet she wants to marry me!"-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Wanted to Please.-Guest-"Wa
er, take away this full cup and bring me
cup with just little coffee in it,"
Waiter-"Mighty little coffee in that
sir; couldn't be less."-Detroit Free
Press.
1.-THE man marry must be both brav,
and clever" said the sweet girl
"When we were out sailing" returned
the adoring youth, ''and upset, / saved
you from a watery grave" THAT was
brave, L admit, but it was not clever >
Eyes, it was; / upset the boat on pur-
pose "You darling! g!"-Tit-Bits.
-"Bliggins is fine fellow" re-
marked the promiscuous eulogizer. 81
believe he would share his last dollar
with a friend" "Well," replied the
chronic debtor, maybe he would. l
guess have never been so fortunate as
to run across him when he was down
to his last dollar. Washington Star.
Professional Jealousy y.-'Itseems to
me-" said the member of congress from
the far west, that some of the eastern
men are not exactly considerate in their
references to our state" Don't you
pay any attention to them,' replied his
friend. They're envious because they
don't collect as much mileage as we do"
Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
The Procession Proceeded.

1t amt so very often-maybe not more
than oncst a year-that my friend and
fellow servant Blew Scroggins breaks
out in fresh place, but whensomever
he does turn loose he can take VI. some
OF the blamdest biggest fool notions Of
any rale smart man I have ever saw.
One dav last week Blew come by my
house drivin four mules to big wagon,
and hit empty. Him and his wagon and
mules was raisin more dust and noise
and confusionment along the big road
than a drove Of wild steers on a STAN
pede. wondered in my soul what in
creation was comm TO pass, but Blew
be driv up and stopped to tell me the
news.
81 am goin over here in the hill
country to move julie Majors this
mornin, says Blew. 81 reckon no doubts
you wopier how it comes to pass that
an all-wool, iron-bound, moss-covered
Democrat like me can hook up his mules
and 60 and move a rantankerous Third
party idiot like julie Majors. But you
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
THE ROTTENNESS OF TURKEY
A Government Carried on by Spies and
Based on Bribery.

There is a council of ministers-they
he is the mouthpiece of his masters
whims. Every single matter, down to
the most triflingSsa squabble in coffee
house, for eXample-goes before the
sultan personally. Every appoint
ment is made and unmade by him. The
minister of police is his chief spy and
torturer. The minister of marine is
his ally In colossal peculation. The
minister of the interior is perforce his
means of securing as his own property
the richest lands of the empire, and
thus robbing the state of their returns
in taxes. Except himself, nobody has
any authority, nobody has any rights,
nobody can perform any of the duties
of his position, nobody's liberty and life
are safe for an hour. And the rotten
hole is cemented together by one huge
and all-embracing system of espionage.
Everybody suspects everybody else
of leing a spy, and Turk hardly vent
ures to express thought to Turk. Not
one minister can call upon another
without the fact being reported at the
palace. The best men are in exile. In
Constantinople there is but one man
who dares beard the sultan That is
Hassan Pasha, minister of marine, and
he boasts that the sultan dare not de-
pose him. He receives enormous sums
of money for the upl1eep of the feet, an i!
and n c thpIa 10 Of Aaaf
up, these find their way into some pri-
vate pockets. Whether this is the hold
he has over the sultan we do not know,
but there is another statement made
to the effect that he possesses, and has
placed in safe keeping outside Turkey,
certain papers connected with the
death of Abdul Aziz, and that in case Of
his deposition or sudden death these
are to be given to the world. In the
meantime, has enormous wealth, his
great influence and the hatred felt for
him by all his subordinates are three
indisputable facts.
There are just two really influential
men in Turkey. The first is Lufti
Agha, body servant and adviser to the
sultan. With this valet the caliph of
Islam takes counsel concerning the
domestic affairs of Turkey and it's rela-
tions with the European powers. The
second is Abdul Huda, the sultan's pri-
vate emollah, the priest who conducts
the service IN the royal mosques. In
comparison with this ignorant fanatic
the council of ministers, yes, and the
ambassadors themselves, are mere wax
works.-London Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
THE TELEGRAPH HABIT.
Cranks Who Use the Wires for the Most
Insignificant Messages.

"All sorts of cranks in the world,
said the girl in the telegraph office oi
q Broadway hotel, "but | think the tel
egraph cranlSs are the quecrest, Against
the rules of the office to give away oui
business, you know, but body car
generalize.
'Do you know there are lots of meI
who have the telegraph habit? 1t is
like the cigarette habit or the drink
habit. When it once fastens on a mar
1t is seldom he breaks himself of it til
he's broke himself. That's poor pun
but it's true.
IF it wasn't for the telegraph crank
we wouldn't begin to do the business
we do. You'd be surprised to know
the money some men dissipate in tel
egraphing on any and every excuse.
"All sorts of state secrets go ovel
the wires, and important affairs are
transacted by telegraph every day, be
sides the usual routine of business
orders and women starting on journeys
notifying their friends to meet then
at the station. But the regular tele.
graph crank comes into the hotel and
rushes into the Office here and tele-
graphs half dozen of his friends: Ar
rived safely
Next time, hall an hour later, he
wires them to address mail TO him here
Shortly after that he advises them that
he forgot to notify them that he will
leave New York on Monday. After
awhile he changes his mind and wires
that he will stay till Tuesday.
"The next morning he worries be
cause he has not heard from home, and
wires them to ask if anything is the
matter. He gets letter by noon, and
wires again to say that the letter came
safely by the next mail, and he will
answer by the afternoon post.
"Maybe you think l exaggerate, but
l don't. Why, In a week a telegraph
crank will often give me his entire ped.
igree and most of his family secrets.
"a lot of men do their love-making
by telegraph, and a lot more do their
joking with business friends in the
same way. Any amount of chaff goes
over the wire at regular tariff rates.
"Some men have fad for sending
wedding congratulations and death
condolences by telegraph to great peo-
pie who probably never heard of them
Egotism is at the bottom of most of this
particular kind of insanity. The man
thinks it makes him look important
to rush into telegraph office as soon as
he strikes the town and dash off mes.
sage."-N. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18
A Fortune in a Rook.

The custom of placing paper money
between the leaves of book for safety.
particularly in books which are not
likely TO attract much attention, and
forgetting all about it, was eXemplified
the other day when a Turin physician
came upon treasure of 10000 lire. The
physician had to refer to book upon
clinics, which was in bookcase in a
library belonging to the family of DR..
Giordano, who has been dead some two
years. This wonderful book contained
some italian rentes and a receipt for a
deposit at the Banca d'ltalia, altogether
Of the value of the above-named sum.
The papers were, of course, handed
over to the family of the late doctor
Chicago Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-18

Women have the reputation of being
better spoilers than men, though there
have been some notable exceptions.
Mrs. Barbould, for instance, though
she was schoolmarm, once deliberated
as to the correct way of spelling dom
key, and finally concluded it was
DONKEY. And the sedate Jane Austen,
the popularity of whose books has so
wonderfully revived within the last
decade, invariably wrote niece with
the "e" before the az" She wrote, con-
cerning some proofs: "The printers
continue to supply me very well.
am advanced in volume third to my
arraroot." To this peculiar style of
spelling an article sacred to invalids
there was, however, a modest query as
to propriety in the margin. Elsewhere
the demure Jane felicitates herself
upon an abundance of "tamatas." Her
biographer, who was her granddaughter,
confesses that his gifted aunt was al
ways a careless speller, nor was she
herself wholly ignorant of her own
photographed insecurity. She
laughed at it, and evidently considered
it too trifiing a matter to deserve seri-
Ous attention.-Detroit Free Press.