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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
Personal MENTION.
People Who Come and Go aud Stay
at Home.

Ut nome.
M. +. Warren returned from Raleigh
last evening,
Major G. P. Collins. Of Hillsboro, was
here yesterday.
DR.. R. H. Bobbitt. Of Raleigh, was in
Durham yesterday.
Col. B. Cameron passed through Dur.
ham yesterday morning.
Thomas LLOYD, Of Chapel Hill, was
here yesterday Oh business.
P. M. Briggs went down to Newbern
yesterday afternoon to attened the fair.
{. W. Johnson and son, Samuel, OF
Orange county, spent yesterday in the
city.
]. II. Halliburton went up to Winston
and Salem last evening on a business
trip.
R. l.. Lindsey spent Sunday in Raj.
eigh and returned home yesterday
morning.
Luther Lloyd. yard engineer for the
Southern road in Raleigh, was in Dur
ham yesterday on short visit.
Capt N. A. Ramsey will eat oysters
and fish this week. He left yesterday
for Newborn to attend the fair.
N NJ. Aston and Oscar league have
returned from Greensboro, where they
spent Sunday with friends.
Father Pendergast, of Raleigh, was
here Sunday and conducted services.
He returned home yesterday.
Rev. NJ. H Hurley, of Elon College,
passed through Durham on the S O'Clock
west bound train last evening.
R. B. Proctor and sister, Mrs. W. Z
Lewis, went down to Newbern yester
day to attend the fair this week.
John Fowler, of Pittsboro. who ha.
been here on a short visit went up 4
Burlington yesterday afternoon.
DR.. f. A. Yates. who held quarterl,
conference at Smithheld Saturday an
Sunday, returned yesterday morning.
DIR. W. T. Herndon, financial agent O
Elon c ollege, is in the city and will re
main here for several days in the inter
est Of his work. ......,
o. T. Smith, travelling representa-
tive Of the Biblical Recorder, was in tn,
city Sunday and left Yesterday mornInj
for Burlington.
DR.. ]. S. Bassett, who is engaged il
getting up history of the negro race
went down to Raleigh yesterday in tn,
interest Of his work.
W P. Henry, who has been here on {
short visit. left yesterday for Timmons
vile. S. c. He said he would NOV,
back TO Durham next April.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
Postal Changes.

There will be several changes in the
postofiee here today. II. S. Pickett, the
mailing clerk, will 60 over on the run
between Oxford and Henderson as
weigher Of the q. S. mails. i'll Kirk,
land, mail carrier. will take SIR. Pick
ett.s place 10 the Office aud P. A. Brown,
substitute, will "trot' the route for
Little Johnnis During the next FIVE
weeks. beginning tomorrow, the mail
all over the Unita States will be
weighed. After that /. ss the different
men will 20 hack to geir original
places. A number Of FsirApk's scales
were a. the depot yesterday sEd'wers
placed on the different trains TO be used
10 weighing the mail. Mr. Pickett will
leave this afternoon.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
SHOT in THE ARM.
Row In smoky Hollow" Sunday
anda Negro Was Shot.

There was a row and shooting scrape
in Smoky Hollow Sunday morning
about O'Clock in which one man was
shot through the n.
The fight was between one negro and
two or three white men, and the negro
was the one Who received the ''cold
lead"
chas. Pearson, colored, was shot in
the right arm, and bruised on the head
several times with somebo iy's fist. John
HALEY, a white man. was arrested
charged with sssauitiag Pearson tnd
was fined On and cost in the mayors
court yesterday.
II l. no: known who did the shooting
and no one has been arrested on that
charge.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
Beware Of Ointment for ca
tsrrh that contain Mercury.

Beware Of Ointment for CO.
tsrrh that contain Mercury.
as merccry will surely destroy
the sense Of smell and complete.
" 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 Is ten fold TO the good
you can possibly derive from
them. Halls catarrh Cure.
manufactured by Il, j. Cheney
x Co., Tole 10, o.. contains no
mer ury, and is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the
b God and mucous surfaces of
the system. III buying Halls
Catarrh Cure BIZ sure you get
the genuine. II Is taken inter
nallyy and made in Toledo, o.,
by y. J Cheney e Co. Test.
monials free.
Solo by druggist, price 75c. a
bottle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
Men and Thories.

Man is a theory making,
theory loving animal, and, as d
result, there are about a thous
and theories in this world to
every solid fact. But still il
happens that the facts have the
best Of it, because no fact can
confound another. They live
together in eternal peace,
whereas theories lead but cat
and dog existence, and the NOR
tally among them is frightful
to contemplate. lin Sugar
Cane Land" Eden PhilIpotts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A CROWD Of Nebraska farm
ers a few days ago treated q
"diyine healer" to n free suit
Of tar and feathers because he
was trying to persuade their
wives that religion and hysteria
are the same thing. The farm.
ers objected TO having their re
ligion mixed up In that way.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
Parfaet Wlrdam

Would give us perfect health,
Because men and women are
not perfectly wise, they must
take medicines 10 keep them.
selves perfectly healthy. Pure,
rich blood il The basis Of good
health. Hoods Sarsaparilla IL
the One True Blood Purifier. II
gives good health because II
builds upon the true foundation
pure blood.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A GOOD story is told Of an
American plutocrat visiting Ok
ford. On his tour of the col
leges nothing struck HIM 50
much as the velvety turf in one
of the quadrangles. He asked
for the gardener, and made min,
ute inquiries as to the method Of
laying down and maintaing the
grass That's all, is it?" he
exclaimed, when the whole pro.
cess had been carefully describ-
ed. Yes, sir" replied the
gardener, with a twinkle in his
eye, chats all, but we gener-
ally leave it three or four cen
turtles to settle it. n-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

THERE is q common belief In
India that the Indian oriole
lights his hanging nest with
fireflies. Il is said that the
bird catches the insects and
fsstens them head FIRST in a Bit
Of moist clay. Naturalists have
found the insects thus impris-
oned.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

"a RICH old Englishman re- .
Gently had q painful experience
with a tax gatherer. In order
to avoid paying the death duties
he had turned over all his pro
perty to his SON. The son, how
ever, died intestate and without
children before his father, and
as his sons heir, the old gentle
man had to pay death duties on
his property himself.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A SPECIAL from Danville, Indi-
ana, says: Blaine Lynch, IS years
old. committed suicide last night
by jumping down a coal shaft zoo
feet deep. He had been caught
robbing his fathers store. At the
top Of the shaft was found a note
which said: You will find my
body at the bottom Of the shaft,
and / will meet you skating in
h"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

THE cost of putting down
the rebellion" in Cuba has al
ready Ieached the enormous
sum of $40, oOO,ooo according to
a conservative estimate, and
still the rebellion is as tar from
being "put down. as ever.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

THERE is a banana plantation in
Cuba covering an area Of so square
miles, containing on an average
7.Soo,o 900 trees, and keeping in
constant employment $500 per-
sons. A feet If twenty six steam.
ers is required TO transp RI the
fruit to the United States.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A NEWSPAPER says that "the
new woman isn't cutting much
ice in Texas 1T may be
added" saws the Philadelphia
Inquirer. that the old man isn't
cutting much ice anywhere this
season "
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

GIVE men employment that will
furnish food and shelter for their
families, and you may manage the
government to suit yourselves, but
let them be hungry and homeless
and no sort Of government will be
satisfactory.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A CELEBRATED Frenchn an said;
Perfection consists, not in doing
extraordinary things, but in doing
ordinary things with an extraor
binary spirit.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A GERMAN publisher has issued
a Liliputian encyclopedia with
$4,000 references, small enough
10 be attached to a watch chain.
A microscope goes with il, and the
whole costs only thirty.iiye cents.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

The first pulpit subject Of
Mrs. Lease was Love" Her
.'benpecked' husband says she
ought to practice what she
breaches.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27
Sudden Death.

DIR. L. L. Sssser. brother.in.law oil
Messrs. J. II. and P. c. sneed. Of this
city, died suddenly at his home 10 Smith,
field Sunday. He had not been sick and
his death was quite surprise. Both Of
his brother.in-laws ID this city left yes.
terday morning to attend the funeral.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

Ira great many people we're no.
more anxious to appear well than
to DO well, the collecting agencies
would have 70 90 out of business
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

A KENTUCKY man has lived
three weeks ON butter milk and
his neighbors are talking of
lynching him,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

Mr. Geo. T. Smith IL The Geo. 4. smith
Nantel Co. Louisville. Ky. writes Feb. %.
lsoi: "For about 4 year was terrible sui.
fcrcr from hcart trpabIr. shiah got so bad
I was obliged 20 slt 10 10 bed 20 get my
breath. ] had = aaanaou business and
couid hardly crawl argand. Ny friend. Mf.
julius G. WON'T. ono u our leading phafma.
cls,s. askcdn,H totFy DE-. .iies. Heart Cure.
had used liftie moro than a bottle when
che palm etagCd aud palpi,ailons entirely
disappeared. ! have not had the slightest
trouble since, and tOdny ! nm attending "
business ~ regularly IS ever
E0ld b. druggists everywhere. Book on
Heart and Nerves acnt FIRE. address Or.
Niles Medical co., Elkhari. Ind.
Dr. Miles Remedies Restore Health.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-27

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The herald., 1896-02-16
RETURNING REASON

George Varcoe Now Remembers How He Was
Hurt-A Slight improvement
"There is but little general change in
George Varcoe's condition; he is doing
about as we'll as we could expect under the
circumstances, and that is all that can be
said, anything more being merely specnla-
tion." Such was the report of DR.. Dodge
after visiting his patient at z o'clock last
evening.
Yesterday morning Varcoe's condition
was anything but satisfactory. He was
delirious most of the time. only recognize
ing his friends at intervals, and then laps
ing again into unconsciousness.
Shortly after noon there was a change
for the better. The patients mind seemed
to clear up, and for the first time since he
was hurt he seemed to realize how the acci-
dent occurred. lie conversed intellgently
wi ID his brother about the accident, and
recalled all the details up to the time he
was struck. He says that he was trying to
get out of the way of the carriage and did
not see the car until it was almost upon
him, and then it was too late to get out of
the way.
While the physicians are somewhat en-
couraged by these favorable symptoms,
they are not satisfied as to whether there
is fracture. As night approached the
patient again became drowsy. and the day
closed with but little change.
The herald., 1896-02-16
THE MUSICAL COLUMN

There is probably no music that appeals
so much to the popular ear today as
Sousas marches and two-steps. We are
soon to see the monarch of Manhattan
Beach himself and hear his famous band
OF fifty pieces. Two concerts are to be
given on Saturday next, matinee and even
ing at Hazards pavilion. The lusty brass
finds pleasant relief in two clever youi G
artists who accompany Sousa's organiza.
ton, Miss Myrta French, a soprano who
has gained much distinction in the east,
and Miss Carrie Duke. an accomplished
yiolinst.
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As intimated in this column last week
there is every probability of Los Angeles
being favored with a visit from the great
Wagner ian conductor. Anton Seidl and
his magniti cent orchestra. Emil Sauret,
the French violinist of fame. will accom-
pany Seidl's organization. The tour will
start Immediately after the close of the
grand opera season in New York about the
middle of April and Seidl is already booked
for two weeks engagement at the Bald
win theater. San Francisco, bezinning on
the 4 tn of May. This will be Seidl's first
venture west of Chicago.
X :.
Ambrose Thomas, the composer, whose
delightful opera. Mignon, we heard here
the other day, died in Paris last week.
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The Dodworth band was famous IN both
Europe and this country forty years ago.
Its leader, Allen Dodwortlf, died at ripe
old age in Pasadena last Wednesday. Mr.,
Dodwor;h was also one of the founders of
the New York Philharmonic society and
was all accomplished volinist.
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The Krauss string quartet showed evil
The herald., 1896-02-16

dence of careful work at its chamber con-
cert last Wednesday evening, but a ten
dency on the part of more than one of the
players to be too much self-centered in his
own work often destroye the harmony of
the whole. Madame Martinez created an
other very favorable impression at this
concert. f.ae
&. S. de Lano and his Banjo, Guitar and
Mandolin club will give q concert at the
Hotel Green, Pasadena, tomorrow even
ing, and will be assisted by Miss Hatch,
soprano, and H. H. Parker. fiutlst
Rachel Walker, a native of Martinique,
and known as the Creole Nightingale, will
be heard nightly during the week at the
Orpheum.
The Sacred Heart league of the Old Mis-
sion church will give a musical and liter
ary entertainment tomorrow evening in
New Music hall. The singing will doubt-
less attract satisfactory attendance.
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Sousa's advance sale begins at Blanch.
ard-Fitzgerald Music Co.'S this morning.
There ought not to be ticket left by sun
down.. This concert should be regarded as
musical landmark, since,in respect Of the
great band its matcnless leader, and the two
charming artists who will grace the event.
the concert will be an occasion greatly to
be enjoyed and long remembered. Natu.
rally, therefore, good places imply an
early attendance at the window.
4 & J. i;sil
Miss Bernice Holmes leaves this city
shortly to join the Marie [avary Opera
company. After Miss Holmes successful
appearance as Orbain in Les Huguenots,
Manager Pratt offered her an immediate
engagement, but the young lady exercised
considerable prudence in asking the man
ager for few weeks grace, in order that
she might make thorough study of the
parts which would be assigned to her. Miss
Holmes sweet voice and charming person
atty will be much missed here. but her
future career on the operate stage will be
watched with much interest and expecta-
ton of success.
A conservatory professor has sent to one
of the Paris papers an ingenious musical
device for marking wine bottles with a
view to discovering pantry depredations.
1t seemed that the sound of the uncorking
of bottle descends towards emptiness.
By arranging descending scale from the
opening point, then all one has to do is to
mark the stopping point, when, of course,
the thief may be nabbed TO semitone. A
bottle of ordinary claret, full, pops on high
G.; when half full at F sharp in bass clef !;
when empty at in the bass clef.
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This is the jubilee year of Mendelssohn's g
The herald., 1896-02-16

A Disgusting Case
Two men named William Wilson ond
The herald., 1896-02-16

My prices for wallpaper beat all the city. A
A. : Eckstrom, 32l South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-02-16
II WILL Go THROUGH, SURE
The Water Reduction Ordinance
Sure of Passage
OFFICIAL REPORT Fill ED
The Water Committee Makes Recon-.
menda,ion
Attention OF the Council Called to Figures
That Show the Cut Recommended Is
Not an Injustice

Water reduction upon the lines laid
down by the water supply committee Fri
day night is now certainty, as cursory
canvass of a majority of the members of
the council fails to disclose any opposition
to the proposed cut in rates.
The following will be tomorrow SUBJ
mitted:
Your committee on water supply beg
leave to herewith submit draft Of an or
dinance fixing water rates for the year
commencing July /, 1896, and ending
June 80, 1897.
The rates fixed in this ordinance are a
horizontal reduction of 3315 per cent upon
the rates for the year commencing July !,
1895, and ending June 80, 1896.
We find that if the city had purchased
the plant of the City Water company at
the price which the representatives of the
company offered the plant to your COM
mittee about one year ago, to wit, $780,
600, the rate set forth in the ordinance
herewith presented would produce reve-
nue. which would not only pay the interest
on the bonds necessary to be issued to pur-
chase the plant, and one fortieth of the
amount of the principal each year, but
would produce in addition about $75, 900
for the maintenance and improvement of
the plant. These figures are based upon
the sworn statement of the company.
Your committee therefore believe that
the Los Angeles City Water company can
not justly claim that this rate will not give
them fair interest on the value of the
property.
We recommend that this ordinance be
placed upon its passage.
The new ordinance provides like the old
that any person who shall charge, demand,
collect or receive, either as owner, agent
collector or employe of any water COM
pany or person furnishing water to the in
habitants of said city for domestic use or
private purposes, any rate of compensa-
tion for water furnished to any inhabitant
of the city of Los Angeles in excess of the
rates fixed shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in sum not TO exceed 500,
or shall be imprisoned in the city Jail for a
tern, not exceeding ninety days, or shall
suffer both such fine and imprisonment.
All day Yesterday the one topic about
the city hall was the 33ia per cent cut
recommended by the water supply COM
mittee, each of the three members of the
latter receiving general congratulations for
having been equal to the occasion. In con-
uection with the the action taken on Friday
night, Councilman M. P. Snyder has re-
quested publication of the following
card:
TO the Editor of THE HERALD:-Not de-
string for myself credit due others, wish
to call your attention to the editorial in to-
days HERALD in which / am represented
as having made the motion in the commit
tee for reducing the water rates. Mr..
Etockwell made the motion and seconded
it. By making this correction you will
oblige.
The herald., 1896-02-16

General Il. p. Johnson, vice-president Los
Angeles Furniture company W. A. Rng-
ham, president Pacific CLAY Manufacture
ing company; James NJ. Rilev, general
manager California Sewer and Water Pipe
company; Mr.. +. T. Sutherland. mining
engineer with Fulton Engineering and
Shipbuiiding Works, San Francisco; Major
George M. Nolan. secretary National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers for Californi !;
Mr.. Lewis, ex-president Western Manu-
facturers' association of Pttsburg; u. L.
Doheny, Asphaltum and Oil Refining COM
paDy.
The herald., 1896-02-16

Fred Gale we're arrested for fighting on
Second street at i 80 last night by Officer
Long. When being searched and the cause
of the disturbance asked, Gale swore that
Wilson attempted to commit crime
against nature upon him, he had refused
and the fight was the result. The case will
be investigated OH Monday.
The herald., 1896-02-16
Piano duet Mis- sns RelI
Lost q Bundle OF Clothing

Last night Chinese laundryma an called
at the police station to report that bundle
of clothing had been stolen out of his
wagon. The heather could tell nothing
about where the alleged theft took place.
Hc will furnish the police with descrip.
ton and the detectives will endeavor to
find them.
The herald., 1896-02-16
The Cowboy Preacher

The cowboy preacher, with Ills wife and
few followers, had another meeting on
South Spring street last evening. AL
though the streets were crowded the
preachers did not attract sufficient people
to block the sidewalk. and they we're not
molested
The herald., 1896-02-16

oratorio, Elijah, which was first performed
at Birmingham, England, in lS46, under
the composer own dictatorship.
During last year no less than eighty
operate works were produced for the first
time in Italy.
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The Los Angeles ''altitudinous sop
rano," Ellen Beach Yaw, has been
enjoying a triumphar progress in
the east. At Philadelphia the other day
the receipts at her concert were $4,000, and
people were turned away. Miss Yaw in
the Swiss Echo Song took 3 fat double alt
with the utmost ease. ctaG -
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The Lady quartet thoroughly delighted
their audiences last week at the First
Methodist church. The twoprograms were
we'll selected TO yield rare enjoyment to
the musical ear. The. singing of Mrs.
Elizabeth Ludwig, Mrs. Katharine Jones,
Miss Pearl Hodson and Miss Raymond
was excellent throughout and left but
little to criticize.
Ny prices fer wallpaper beat all the city. A
L. Eckstrer, S2l south spring street.
The herald., 1896-02-16
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
The Program to be Given for tn. Sacred Heart
League

The Program to be Given for tn. Sacred Heart
League
musical and literary entertainment for
the benefit of the Sacred Heart league of
the old mission church will be given toner
row evening at o'clock, at New Music hall,
on South Spring street. The following
program will be presented:
Overture.
Piano duet-Miss Quinn and Miss Mcllette.
Contfato solo niss McCabe
Spanish dance-Litilc Ida Lareux,
Mandolin solo-Edward Warren
Vocal solo, Last Rose Of Summer-Madame
Ireagar.
Tenor solo. My Sweetheart When Boy-Mr.
JMcklin.
Intermission-Ice cream, refresh ments and
conversations.
FART II.
Plano duet Misses Bell
AHA from the Huguenots-Mrs Collette.
La Belle dance-Little Ada Smith.
Eecitatiou-M Miss Thornton.
Vocal solo Miss lIealy of Chicago
Male quartet, gloe. Oh, Who Will O'cr the
Downs So Free-Choir.
The herald., 1896-02-16
ChlIdren's Hosiery Eound

A package containing several pairs of
children's hosiery was picked up by citi-
zen on Spring street and left at the police
station. The owner can have the same by
identifying the property.
The herald., 1896-02-16
q, l.. r. Soc;etv

The German Ladies' Benevolent society
will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary on
the oath OF March with a grand ball at
Iurnverein hall. Particulars will he given
later.
The herald., 1896-02-16

Never again will such excellent hgass goods be sacrificed such
low prices but lease expires and must stores
WORTH loss actual value figure with must and shall clear
all our goods-nters not how great the loss may be-