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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Kept His Burial suit 40 Years.

Last Friday night at the home
of his. son .in.law Mr.. Newton,
at the Avon mill, Mr.. Stephen
Baker departed this life at the
age Of 81 years. Mrs. Newton
was his only daughter. The
funeral was preached at the
house Saturday by Rev. U. Fl.
Durham, and the interment
took place at Shiloh. Shortly
before her death, some 20 years
ago, Mrs. Baker made her hus
band a suit Of clothes of materi..
al which she had spun and
woven with her own hands. All
the time since he kept this suit
with almost sacred care, that he
might be buried in IL. It was
of a gray or mixed color and of
a style prevailing in the good
old days before the war. His
long-cherished wish to be laid
TO rest in this suit made by his
beloved and long. departed com.
panion was gratified. -Gastonia
Gazette.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Too Innocent Men Lynchcd.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Jan. L.
Prosecuting Attorney Aul, of
Lafayette County, Mo-, has ex-
pressed the opinion that Jesse
Winner and James Nelson, who
were lynched at Lexington,
nearly a month ago by a mob
Of farmers from Clay county,
were innocent of the murder of
Winners wife and two chill.
dren. He stated he had secured
evidence sufficient to cause the
indictment Of fifty Of the lynch.
ers, and he also stated that in
his opinion the actual murder.
ers of Mrs. Winner and her chill.
were members of the mob OF
lynchers. He believes that the
mnrderers worked up the senti.
ment against Winner, Nelson,
and Lon Ackey, the culprit still
in Jail at Lexington, to shield
themselves. He promises sen
sational developments.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
THERE Is NO LUCK.

In replying to the query.
"Does not luck sometimes plav
a goodly part in a mans suc-
cess ?" Edward w. Box, in the
sanuary Ladies Home Journal,
writes:
'sNever. Henry Ward Beecher
answered this question once for
all when hs said: No man pros.
pers in this world by luck, un-
less il be the luck Of getting up
early, working hard, and main,
tanning honor and integrity.
What so often seems, to many
young men, on the surface, as
being luck in a mans career, is
nothing more than hard work
done at some special time. The
idea that luck Is a factor in o
mans success has ruined thou
sands: IL has never helped a sin.
gle person. A fortunate chance
comes TO q young man some
times just a the right moment
And that some people call luck
But that chance was given him
because he had at some time
demonstrated the fact that he
was the right man for th,
chance. That is the only lucl
there is. Work hard, demon
strate your ability, and show 3,
others that If an opportunit,
comes with your grasp you ar
able to use It."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
PUBLIC OPINION.

Roanoke Times, (Dem.): The
open and outspoken sympathy
of the press and people Of the
United States with the Cuban
revolutionists is not the result
Of ardoit manipulation, but
simply the predominance of the
idea that the Anglo Saxon race
will eventually dominate this
continent. Call it selfishness,
aggressiveness, orwhatever you
will, IL is in the air. IL is the
march of manifest destiny"
v hich means that in time the
Latin races of North America
must give way TO the sturdy
Anglo.Saxon from the pole to
Panama.
Alexandria Gazette, (Dem.) j
Mr.. Cleveland. though the head
and front of the civil service re
form law, is, apparently al
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
MUST POST BULLETINS.

A law student at Wake For-
est has made complaint against
the railroad authorities at that
place for failing to post bulle-
tins promptly in regard to
whether the trains afe on time
or not. He also made complaint
against the agent there for re-
fusing to allow a lady who was
dressed shabbily" to enter the
reception room. In regard to
the former the Railroad Com.
mission passed the following
tule:
"It shall be the duty of each
railroad company to bulletin at
every telegraph station along
it's line, and other stations, If
possible, ten minutes in advance
of the schedule time of arrival
of It's trains, whether such train
is on time, and If behind its
schedule time to state, as near
as can be approximated, the
time of it's arrival. The bulle-
tin board shall be placed in a
conspicuous place at the ticket
office. and all notices thereon,
VI arrival or departure of trains
shall be erased Immediately
after the departure of trains. "
In regard to the latter COM
plant the matter was referred to
the superintendent Of the divis-
ion and he was notified to look
into the matter.
If the agent did refuse to al
low q woman to enter the re-
ception room just because she
was not able TO dress as fine as
some Of her more fortunate sis.
ters, he should be "tired" al
once. He does not deserve the
iname of man.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
More Curative Power

Is contained in a bottle Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla than In any
other similar preparation. Il
costs the proprietor and manu-.
facturer more. It costs the job
ber more and is worth more to
the consumer. It has a record
of cures unknown to any other
preparation. It is the best to
buy because it is the one true
blood purifier.
Hoods Pills are the best
family cathartic and liver medi.
cine. Gentle, reliable, sure.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
THE PRESS AND WAR.

The war in Cuba and the pro-
liability that the United States
will recognize that republic as
belligerants, and the second pro,
liability that the matter may get
Spain and Uncle Sam into serious
complications, is all the talk just
now. The following is the senti-
ment Of the different papers, to
which they are entitled:
If there must be war, it is "pow-
erful comfortin' to know that it
will be with somebody we can
whip.-Baltimore News.
Tho attitude of our government
in the matter has been Of char
acter to put Christianity, human
.ity and civilization TO shame
Atlanta Constitution.
War is not the air, Of the Amer
lean people. But if war comes, as
the result Of an act which they
consider just and fully justified,
then they will meet it.-Wash-
ington Star.
Mr.. Olney makes it clear to
Congress that this government is
"a limited monarchy, and that the
house Of Cleveland will attend to
all international questions
Washington Times.
Mr.. Cleveland will do whatever
Spain requires Of him in relation
to Cuba. He is as much under
the direction Of the Spanish crown
as the butcher Weyler himself
Cincinnati Enquirer.
From the way things have been
going for some time past, il begins
TO look as though Uncle Sam !:
determined TO lick somebody, and
doesn't care very much who il is
Cincinnati Commercial. .Tri
bune.
| If the adoption Of the resolution
would be tantamount TO an indi
rect declaration Of war, or even
direct declaration, then let it b,
war. If Spain does not wisl
Jour friendly offices, she can hav,
Jour unfriendly offices.--Chicag'
Tribune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
EXPOSE THE BLOT.

Senator Aliens resolution for
the investigation of the use of
money in the late presidential
campaign has caused more COM
motion than appears on the
surface. There are a great
many people who would dislike
very much to see such an in.
vestigation made, tor one or
another reason, but it is need
less to say that they are not
among the supporters of the
recent presidential aspirations
of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Allen says he
intends to push his resolution
and nearly all Of the silver dem>
ocratic senators and all of the
populists have indicated their
intention to support it. Senator
Allen says Of the resolution: st.
framed the resolution SO as to
include all parties, and / do not
refuse to pass it. The matter is
attracting attention all over the
country, and certainly if there
is a blot on the election it
should be exposed and wiped
out, or at least, a wholesome
warning given that the offense
is not to be repeated.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

least, doing all he can to ridi
cule that absurd humbug. He
has already included the char
women employed in the gov.
ernment departments at Wash !
ingten in the scope Of its opera
tion, and now commences the
new year by subjecting all the
employees of government peni-
tentiaries to competitive exami-
nations, as though the ability to
answer quiz questions we're a
necessary qualification for
guarding convicts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Hebrew and Gentle Wed.

Mr.. G. M. Wright. Of Rock
Hill, N. c., and Miss Susie Fine
the accomplished daughter oi
our townsman Mr.. Moses Fine,
drove down to Marion county
$. O., last Thursday and were
united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock by our genial friends Cap
tain Andrew Harllee, trial JUS
tice, notary public, or words to
that effect. Moses is a Hebrew
and Mr.. Wright-is a Gentle; SO
that our neighbor could not re,
conciie this proceeding with his
religious belief, therefore a par.
.oxysm of parental reliquis fol-
lowed Moses induced his
daughter to return to his home
to see her mother whom he de-
scribed as very sick. His SOM
in-law informed US that he took
his daughter into a room and
stripped her Of her wedding
clothes, and with a loaded pis-
tol pointed at Susie compelled
her to surrender not only her
clothes but eyeglasses with
which she was enabled to see
the charm of her lover. On Sat-
urday Mr.. Wright recovered
the clothes through a writ Of
claim and delivery but the
glasses Moses had destroyed in
a fit of passion. Susie has lived
in Maxson long enough to be a
believerin the Lord Jesus Christ,
and we cannot blame her for
marrying a hard working me-
chanic who is a gentleman
and we trust that she may be
able to help him to see a per.
sonal Savior. On the other
hand we cannot blame Moses,
holding the faith that he does,
for deep feeling. We only
blame him for passion when il
was too late to prevent the mar
riage; and for breaking the
glasses 50 badly needed. We
trust that the gentle dove Of
peace will soon hover over
father and daughter, who say
what you will is Wright. We
wish all parties concerned Q
happy future. .--Lumberton Ro'
besonian.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
A MEMORABLE

The past year b been q
memorable one and he that
will live in history. has wit.
messed the Cuban str gle, the
English advance lon the
Sudan, and the Arme| hn mas !
sacres. It has with bed also
the Venezuelan limb lilo, the
strained relations bel een En-
gland and Germany and q
Turkish Empire totte pg to it's
fall. And doubtless the day
will never arrive wi Sn there
will not be wars and pmors Of
wars. DISCLAIMERS, th their
rhetorical phrases, XIV .de-
uounce war, and j de-
nounce wars Of amblt noes
of rapine and wars Of Conquest;
yet war in defense f county
and home appeals TO the manly
instinct of every people, and
brings forth the great virtue Of
heroism and selfssacrifice. "We
talk of peace and learning" said
John Ruskin, in his address to
the cadets Of the Royal Acade..
my, Woolwich, land of peace
and plenty. and of peace and
civilization; but / found that
those were not the words which
the muse of history coupled to-
gether; tlat on her lips the
words were: Peace and sensual
ity, peace and selfishness, peace
and corruption. peace and
death. ! found, in brief, that.
all nations learned their truth
of word and strength of thought
in war; that they were nourish-
ed in war, and wasted by peace;
taught by war. and deceived by
peace; trained by war and be-
trayed by peace-ip a word,
that they were born in war, and
expired in peace"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
A valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthing
ton, Ind, Sum-" writes; "You
have a valuable prescription In
Elestric Bitters, and ! can cheer.
fully recommend IL for Consti-
patton and Sick Headache, and
as a general system tonic il has
no equal" Mrs. Annie Stehle,
2625 Cottage Grove Ave-, Chi.
cago, was all run down, could
Lot eat nor digest food, had a
backache which never left her
and felt tired and weary, but
six bottles of Electric Bitters
restored her health and renewed
her strength. Price so cents
and $1.00. Get a Bottle at r.
blacknall & Sons drug store
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION.

- - = AstN - = AAs0 49, S,CAA 80 = sNAN 0Ats
Senator Pettigrew's charge,
made on the floor of the Senate
an hour or SO before adjourn
ment for the Christmas recess,
that the men who control the
Union Pacific railroad have
hatched up a scheme to make
that road practically worthless,
if the government forecloses its
mortgage and takes possession,
is attracting much attention and
seems to be worrying the rail-
road lobbyists, who thought
they had plain sailing ahead
when the House set aside four
days, beginning Jan. Z, for con-
sideration of the Pacific railroad
funding bill. This scheme, ac-
cording to Mr.. Pettigrew, is to
get possession of the branch
roads which are feeders of the
Union Pacific, and upon which.
the government has no lien, so
that if the government takes
possession of the Union Pacific
road a considerable portion Of its
traffic can be diverted. It is to be
worked through the floating
debt Of $4,000, 900, which Mr..
Pettigrew thinks was created
for the purpose. This floating
debt is secured by bonds and
stocks of the branch lines, and
Mr.. Pettigrew thinks the best
way for the government to pro-
tect its own and the interests of |
those who live along the line of |
the Union Pacific is to pay that
debt and get those stocks and
bonds. His resolution provid-
ing therefor was referred to the
committee on Pacific railroa Is. |
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Poison Oak.

81 was poisoned with poison
oak several years ago and il would
break out occasionally and cause
me much distress. / took medi.
cine from the doctors but they
did not cure me, and last fall J
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This medicine has given me an
appetite and done me more good
than any other" Joseph w.
FARRELL, Leaksyille, N. G.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
METHoD1sTs AND STATE AID.

{ At@AN 1ADASsASL - kSANAL $500
DR.. Kingsburv, the able editor
of the ilmington Messenger,
and also a leading Methodist,
has the following to say in his
paper in regard to the action Of
the Methodist conference on the
higher education question:
"The North Carolina Confer
ence adopted resolutions, the
result of which is two folo, to
place the Methodist church in
antagonism to the University of
North Carolina now more than
one hundred years old, and
secondly to cripple its operations
if the spirit and intent Of the
resolutions are successfully car
ried out. 1t is unfortunate for
the state that the hostility has
been SO strongly and widely de-
veloped. The University is
really the chiefest ornament and
glory of North arolina. 1t is a
great thing for the people who
love education and would serve
North arolina forging biavely
to the from i for higher and still
higher education that they have
SO well equipped and progress
sive a school as that one located
at hapel Hill and to which L.
800, 900 people vote a beggarly,
a miserly $4,000. 1t ought to
be $50, 900, so that the University
might be pressed to the front
without delay as the equal in all
respects of Princeton and the
University of Virginia or of any
other foremost institution Of
learning in the South. It is
perhaps unwise to give so little.
Virginia sets a more liberal, a
nobler example.
sThe speech Of Mr.. L. l..
Smith, of Hertford, was most
timely, patriotic and broad, and
we think wise and judicious.
He is right in insisting that the
church of Christ shall not be-
come a political affair engaging
in a scramble with wordliness
for worldly ends. He said wisely
and well as an able, coDserva-
tive, prominent and loyal lay
man:
"The University ought to be
the pride of the State. The
church ought not to enter the
domain of politics. There is no.
telling where it will end. John
Wesley didn't stop and whine
because tithes went to other
churches and colleges. The
great educational work Of RAN
dolph- Macon college, in Vir-
ginir, has not been impeded be-
cause the University of Vir-
ginia gives free tuition to every
SON of the state. We will make
a mistake if we enter upon this
line."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
A Bale of COTTON 20 wears oId.

Mr.. W. @. Mills, Of this coun~
ty, brought a bale of cotton to
town recently which had been
lying under his fathers gin
house ever since the fall of
1872. John Mills grew the cot
ton on his plantation in Chat
tOoga county during that year,
and in the fall, after it was
picked and ginned. the price
went down, and the old man
decided to hold it, feeling con.
fident that it would 60 to 90
cents a pound. Instead of that,
the price continued to decline
and during all these years ithas
lain there awaiting the rise in
value that never came. Last
winter the old man died, and
his son took charge of his
estate, and among the assets
was the old bale of cotton, much
weather. beaten, with the bag
ging very badly frayed and tie:
rusted, but the lint as white az
on the day that it was ginned
The SON tried to sell it, and il
was purchased by Bass Bros
& Co., for $50 cents a pound,
fraction more than one-fourtf
the price for which the old mar
had held it SO long.-Roine Ga.
Dispatch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Crime on The Increase.

Crime is increasing. Look at
twelve murderers in one. fine
county either just tried or await
ing trial. Look at the great
county Of Mecklenburg. There
are nearly 400 cases to be tried
before Judge o. p. Meares Of
the Criminal court. IL is the
largest criminal docket the old
county has ever had. There are
more than 100 prisoners in the
Jail and no place for others.
And yet Judge Russell is re.
ported as aiming TO retire Judge
Meares who has done o great
work for the State, and TO do
away with his court. He ought
to think long and look at his
bearings closely before he re.
commends disastrous changes.
Wilmington Messenger.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
EDITORIAL BoNBoNs.

ing on the tail Of Uncle Sans
coatl-Cleveland Leader.
Y is doubtful if EdisoL, by
using the most powerful X-ray
known, could locate the shrlyeled
soul Of a petty politician known
as Vest. t.-St. Louis Star.
Il is a good thing that earth
quake didn't hit Spain. It would
naturally have been considered
conclusive evidence that Maceo
isn't dead, if it had.-Cbicago
Post. D
O, for brakes Of common sense
on the wheels now whirling in the
overloaded heads Of certain Sena-
tors and Representatives in he
Conr-ess assembled. - Boston
Globe.
It is claimed by some people
that all these airship stories which.
have been sent out from California
were really intended as an adver-
=.
tisement for the wines Of that
State.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The illiterate foreigner in for.
eign lands will have to touch up
, his intellectual faculties or remain
abroad. The Lodge bill may
fairly be termed an incentive to
universal education. = Boston
Herald. @.--.@
There are more American YES
sells on the Great Lakes than, on
oceans, and their combined ton
mage is greater. Something must
be done to revive American mari
time commerce. Buffalo Express.
Onr friend Henry Watterson is
already engaged in a desperate
hand-to-hand conflict with the
Cleveland boom of 1900 Henry,
we regret to say, has a bsd case Of
slaughter house on the brain
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
There is no information at hand
on the subject, but it is safe to in
fer that all Che speculative Sena-
tors were on the right side of the
stock market Friday, and that
their servants got their kilograms
off promptly.-New York Journal.
Brazil has consented to pay
one million dollars damages for
injury to Italians in that coun-
try. That is a pretty good bill.
but it may prove the cheapest
way in the end. Baltimore
American. ".:-..
This is a emphemistIc age. A
thief nowadays is called a
"kleptomaniac," a murderer is
called a psychic epileptic, "and
an alderman is called Zone of
our best citizens. Chicago
Times Herald.
A Washington correspondent
declares there are only three
genuine millionaires in the
Senate-Cameron, Mcmillan and
Wetmore. If this is 80, several
State Legislatures have been
imposed on.-chicago Tribune.
A New York court refuses to
recognize the validity of North
Dakota divorces. This may give
North Dakota another boom, as
it will compel people who want
to remarry to remain in the
Flickertail State.-Minneapolis
Tribune.
With Senator Quay declaring
war on trusts and Senator Cam
eron making trouble with Spain
the Pennsylvania State Senate
and House Of Representatives
should pass a joint resolution oI
self-congratulation. Washing.
ton Times.
Senator Aliens anxiety Il
have the expenses Of the Presi'
dei tial campaign investigated
may he due to a vague popu
iistic conception of his that th,
Senate could divide the surplu
funds pro rata.-New York Ad
vertiser.
II would take only about on
foot OF "Yankee Doodle" and
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

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 it
gives him the mostprofit for
the least trouble. Best for
purchasers because it gives
the. most satisfaction in use.
Agents wanted. domestic"
and Imperial Paper Patterns
Send for rcatalogue. Address
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

The impurities Of the blood
which cause scrofulous erup-
tins are thoroughly eradicated
by Hoods sarsaparilla. Try it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
ARBITRATION AND WAR.
brief But Interesting Discourse by
the Old Soldier.

lDut DlScouESe DS
the Old Soldier.
you know | can't get over the fact"
said the old soldier, that there's heap
more heroes in the world than there
was, all due to the civil war. And you
can't tell where you're going to meet
'en. The man you buy a lead pencil
of in the stationery store may have
served. and so may the man you buy
your clothes of in the clothing store
just as likely as not the man that
brings your milk in the morning, COM
ing along early through the quiet
streets, may have been at Gettysburg;
and the man that twists the gripwheel
of the cable car you ride down Broad
way in may have marched over narrow
corduroy roads, through lofty forests,
with a gun over his shoulder and a
knapsack on his back.
You see, you can't tell. The man
in the pulpit may have been in it, and
so may the man that sweeps the streets.
You can't tell about 1t; the feiiers don't
stand around and holler about it; but
they're heroes just the same; the salt
of the earth on this continent; and the
world is better for EN-. heap. They
are self-reliant ard self-respecting citi-
zcns, who help to keep the country
sweet. And their children are proud of
them. How proud! And they grow up
ali the stronger and better citizens for
this inheritance.
Still, | believe in arbitration--on
principle; and / feel bound to say that
l believe in ii in practice, too. War
is frightfui waste of human life and
OF material. | can't now. and l never
could, see the sense of destroying
things, and l think the most ire
mendously foolish thing going is tax
ing people out of house and home to
keep up great standing armies that are
finally to be destroyed.
And still can't help thinking that
a war like ours, about IL real principle,
is not without its compensations. It
sort OF clears the atmosphere, dis
tributes backbone around among sur
vivors, and tends to the perpetuation
ard enlargement of freedom, and the
benefit of the human race.''-N. Y. Sun.