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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
Electric Manufacturing 20.

As experts In the electric field, the
Tower Binf0rd Electric Manufacturing
Company. Richmond. Va, occupy no
uncertain OF secondary standing. They
are contractors aud dealers In all kinds
And every variety II electrical supplies.
they are recognized as authority upon
al matters pertaining TO this branch Of
industry and are earnest aud unrcmitting
10 their efforts to afford en'irc sa'is'ac.
ton TO all their patrons This Company
IL composed Of gentlemen In whose busi~
ness integrity aud personal worth every
confidence may be safely placed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
A SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE
The Success Of the South's Great
Publishing House.
NORTH CAROLINA CONTRIBUTED TO Ir
Southern School Children No Longer
Compelled 10 Study Books That
Are Unfair 10 the South.

The tise OF great school-hnok pub
fishing house In Richmond, Va, Is per-
haps the greatest marvel Of recent South.
err progress II will be gratifying 10
Norh Carolinisns know that the Old
North State has contributed In no small
degree TO the success of this wonderful
enterprise n anybody bad said dozen
years ago that tho time would shortly
come when Southern school chill rem
would study their lessons from school,
no ,ks written by Southern authors, and
printed by y Southern publishing h use,
he would have en- sat down Ms dreamer
rather than prophet But The Pub ish-
Ing Hous 10 here aud the books are sl'
most everywhere; and AT the present rate
OF progress n will be but short time
before they viii be found 10 every school
house In the south.
II has not come 10 pass without reason.
10 the fret place, our people had been
for yeats waking up to the fact that
many 81 the hooks which their children
we're compelled to study were msnifes.ls
unfair 10 the South. They bad come Ia
feel that II Was little short Of crime 10
put into the hands Of their children,
hooks which were misleading In their
treatment Of Southern people. Southern
literature and southern principles Ii
the second place. there was n man Ia
Richmond who not only felt With oiber'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

and lucrative pr" etice. Success
seemed assured from his first
efforts here. He won case after
case, contending with the bright
est and most celebrated legal
talent at the bar, And it must
not be for gotten, that at the
time of which we write there
was at the bar of the State and
practicing in Mr.. Fuller's courts,
a galaxy of eminent lawyers
that has never been exceIied for
legal lore and culture at any
period of the States history.
His well prepared and naturally
legal mind grasped this situa.
ton, and II knowledge that he
would meet opposing attorneys
in every case worthy Of his
Steel" nerved his arm and in
spired his soul with a determi-
nation to attain a like celebrity
The result Of these efforts may
truthfully be told today in the
record he made, unprecedented
for success; that during his prac
tice while he lived in Durham,
there were periods Of several
years In succession that he never
lost one case in which he ap-
peared, and during this time his
practice had assumed large and
important cliantage
| This is no fancy sketch-th'
recor of the courts in which
he practiced will attest the cor
RICHNESS of our statement Thit
record might justly provoke thu
envy of Lycurgus, Blackstone
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

schools Of the State are using these books
quite literally, while more than two
hundred colleges and high schools are
among the regular patrons Of the House
Lees Histories are especially popular
throughout the State while In several of
the cities; Johnson's Readers, Basker
ville's Chemistry, Harris Grammars. and
the supplementary books find special
favor. -s. ....~ ..=.s
The great popularity Of the Johnson's
Textbooks 10 chiefly due to the fact
they are prepared to meet the special
needs OF our own people. They are cut
TO fit, and In the opinion of many of the
most eminent educators of the South,
THEY DO FIT. There Is another se-
cret I'm the publication OF textbooks"
said Mr.. johnson Ia a recent interview,
i've are aiming for the highest and hes,
things We do not publish book sim
ply because IL will sell, or simply because
II will pay; we publish a because We be-
lieve there Is a special need for that
particular book, and that the book ought
not only TO be published, but the sale Of
|, ought to be pushed"
MIR johnson has for many years made
a close study nf the needs Of the school
rom lie believes Ia ali round develop
ment-the cultivation Of the mind, the
heart and the body--and In the selection
Of books he always keeps this idea 10
view He IL the author of a hook on
Physical Culture and Is preparing TO pub
lish an advanced book on the same suh-
jeci by distin guished author.
He believes In The South and 10 the
Southern people, 'Our constant ain"
he says. will be to Employ the bes: talent
the country can produce; and we shall
AXE pleasure 10 examining any manu-.
script submitted to Us. We believe that
Southern teachers aud writers who are
thoroughly 10 sympathy with our people
wha realize our needs and are familiar
with the educational problems with which
We have to deal, are, In many respects
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
THOMAS j. WALKER.
An Admirable Mana Master Of
His Profession.


THIS ]. Walker Is = native nf Durham
County, or rather bis native place 10 In
that part Of Orange County n"w in-
cludud In Durham County, since, al the
date Of bis birth. Durham County had no
existeuce--uol even In imagination, ard
the mention at that day Of any "Cut or
from any Of the c"uB'ies that have sinct
contributed territory To make the county
RI Durham, would have doubtless met
very serious opposition. Thiriy.dve OF
TORY years ago Capitalization met With
very limited fay.t. the var of The
state. resulted 10 Masking many changes
Ia Sua,httn feelings and sentiments.
The idea Of eapsnsion, as bpw under
sluud. would have doubtless been more
popular II applied 10 our local enyifon~
mems. VII many changes have teen
atuvr ht In "ur section dutinT this time
many OF whtrh Wtie tadlcaI and REGARDED
with st,y great dis'fusi, have since
proved b,th ~tsp ard beneficial
vt MAKERS paten's, Msty and VIII
liam "a.her, sIeut theft lives "n theil
farm, atd gave shelE children wholesome
SESSIONS III ,,iustty aud econnmy, whicl
have tr.y,d Dhe richest legacy the,
could have left them. II We step to en-
aairr, ~ even recall the most sueCessfu
man Of Uut acquaintance, We viii he con
vtncvl that gttstef number lave beet
tyape,i aastti 'he quiet. healthy sud mora
tutlurnrus OF homes lie the Que We ar,
considering, tbaa from any other on
cuului"u.
Tut handHns aud studying Of leaf 10
hsCcu, tafly Engaged Mr.. wsIkef's atter
ton lie studir,i this business With =
the assiduits aud interest ever applied b
the must diligvul student in the master
Of All vi the professions A kno"Iedg
Of Tue weed, In its every stage aud ram
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
HON. w. w. FULLER.
The subject of this sketch

The subject of this sketch
was born in Fayetteville, n.
G., August 1858. Attended,
among other school, Little River
Academy. His father, Judge
Thos. 9. Fuller, removed with
his family in March, 1873, to
Raleigh. The education of his
son, w. w. Fuller, engaged
much of his fathers soiicitude
He was sent TO each of the fol-
lowing name,l high schools:
Lovojoys, Horner aud Graves
School at Hillsboro, Horner's
school, Oxford From there to
the University Of Virginia.
After this he read law under
Judges Dick and billiard. at
Greensboro. Was licensed to
practice law in the Supreme
Court in Januarp, 1880. In
February the same year, he
married Miss Annie Staples,
daughter of DR.. Staples. OF
! Greensboro. He formed a co"
partnership, shortly after his
/ marriage, with the we'll known
and then eminent law firm of
Merriman & Fuller, of Raleigh,
which then become Merriman,
Fuller & Fuller.
Perhaps it was bis ambition
that induced him in January
1881, to sever this legal associa
ton. At all events, he did sc
and removed to Durham, where
he at once entered upon a larg'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

Puerto Rico, in which be made the state
ment that 1.-The adoption of the Csrnefx
Chart, B. F. johnson Publishing Com
pany. was made after careful comparison
with all the principal charts in the
market" The author Of this Chart, Miss
Fannie %. Carnefix, has been for many
years n successful teacher In the primary
schools of Roanoke. Virginia Referring
to this adoption. Mr.. johnson said: Il
know thai We have men and women In
the south just as glfted ard as cultured
as can he found anywhere eise In The
world; all they Besd is eDr"nra&tnent
have been aslnnished and 6c,iah'ei at
the large number at sp eDdii mauusc iptsI
that have been offered Us recently tur
publication, aud ~e have Dow be "eeH
tnrty sud ti't, excellent new educational
books under way, besides the number
already issued"
The House is now negotiating with
twenty-five or thirty distinguished
Soul beru Eeae hers aud writer's In regard
To the preparation at text books 10 meet
The need, moi only of the puhiIc sch'''Is,
but uf the academi :, colleges and nni.
yersities "The Company" says The Re-
lirious Herald, "has so far been most
fortunate In The selection Of authors, and
the books which IL has sent out have
proved 10 be the ripe fruit Of abundant
SCHOLARSHIP. and ample experience" TIKI
Religious Herald adds that "it Il \ rea
qualification to know tha, the plans OF
v hich the johnson books made are hlghel
than the plans Of the average publisher
One can hardly fail TO be struck, on ex
omInstion Of many Of their books. viii
the fact that they not only cover thei
main purpose, but also at every possibl
point convey sound aud wholesome lie.
sons Of pure living and high thinkiu
aud noble doing. The existence Of thes
books proves that Ii 10 possible to inclHd
oil these things Iu many school book
and the wonder IL that no publisher evt
nad the idea before"
Besides IL long iist Of text~books f.
. the trade aud Subscription hooEs Il
I House Is publishing n number Of vaiuab
= and interesting ireatises un education
). matters, which interrs, Southern teadrI
! rhry send these "ut free IN receipt
u address aud tequest
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
ESTABLISHED 1920.

fication entitled this study 10 be classed
as one of the important business profess
sions, and Mr. Walker 10 the distinction
of having mastered it.
AT tie time cf which we write, the
growing business OF Mcssrs. W. Duke,
Sons il Co demaaded the services of such
a tobacco expert at the head OF their buy
ing department The valuable services
OF Mr. " alker were scared, and he was
Installed as chief buyer for that firm.
And upon the organization uf the A, 7.
TO. his services were retained For sew
enteen years MI, Walker has held this
position. First, ,or Messrs. ". Duke,
Sons " Go sud uail iasf spring for the
A T Cu. Then il Was .bat his services
were needed iu kicAmouu, Va 10 protect
the leaf tubacc interest Vi that county.
since then he has conducted il as man.
ager.
His brother, Mr.. W. l.. Walker, who
had occupied the position of manager in
Richmond, was promoted to the office of
head buyer ia NV YORK City.
MIR. Thomas J. Walker has not only
given the A. I. 60. The benent of his
thorough familiarity win the leaf 10.
bacco business, but has added IL 1t the
closest and most j.a!ous care aud alien
ton; ever Placing tue interest Of his
employers paramount to every Other con-
sheraton, which has resulted in securing
most satisfactory results. retaining the
appreciation and confidence vi tie OH.
GERS and stockholders OF This large cor>
poraliou.
In disposition, Mr.. Thomas J. Walker
may be said 10 b. jovlai; his manners,
hearty and frank, win for him the esteem
of all classes OF citizens; OF large heart
and upright ip all his dealings, his popu-
larity abounds wherever h. 10 known.
Mr. Walker is no4 only master of his
profession, but is possessed Vi FARE exec
utive ana Administrative abilities. He
has large ana important depat ment to
manage aud a large number Oi men TO
control and direct He il a man u ster-
ling integris! anA hon s'Y. Ills sympa-
thies are in full accord With the business
interests he represents, and his every
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

hes. lifted 10 prepare educational works
for the Southern youth"
.rohn.on's Readers and Lees Histories
have become widely known and II IL said
are being used to some extent even 10
Northern States, though the South IL
their peculiar deId.
The progress Of the enterprise within
the last few months has been phenomes
nal. A little while ago the Company
concluded contract with the authorities
~ TENNESSEE by which that staie VII
use Lees Histories for period q five
yeats. In Arkansas books were recently
adopted by forty-four counties, the john
son Publishing Company securing large
proportion of the business
"The Arkansas State University" says
an Arkansas paper, with Its powerful
faculty, Its thousand students and liz In
fIueace for good On the public schools 4"
| The State, Ia one 81 the most potent factor
In the educaliunal system Of The south
vest II would he difficult la devise m!
houur thai could be paid To text~boos
! hirLsr than that shown certain books
/, the n. Y. johnson Company when th
. committee Of the University selecte
d them for use. We congratulate the JOHN
Z son Company on The compliment involve
y In the selection Ut their books by ii
i Arkansas University, and We congratulaI
= the University on the quality II the boob
/, I selected
A few months ago, a cablegram vi
d received notifying the Company that II
o Carnsfix Practical sight.wo Readit
. Chart and PhoniC Exercise aud the Ga
II ntiic Primer, published by this house. h'
Il been adopted for use In The schools
+ pasrto Rico Subsequently The publis
II ers received 4 letter from Victor \. Clar
10 sub-dIreclor Of public instruction
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

that something ought 10 be done, but who
bad such fsI,h In the sauIhtrn people |
that he determined IN do II. The d. +.
johnson Publishing campany had long
been known the world over ~ leading
subscrIplIoa.book publishing house.
wlthout setting asids the subscription
book business Mr. Johnson called 10 MS
cid a number Of gentlemen who we're In
sympathy With his ideas, and = gTea,
educational publIshiug enterprise was
Iuaugura.ed. II vas success from the
start
The OIL North State hiss contributed
In no small degree 10 Its progress The
House has published more books from
North CasoiIua aushors than from the
authors NJ any other state ~Ith the sin"
gle exception Of Virginia. Among North
Carolina names In the list Of aushors are
Professor Baskerville. u the State Uni-
vsrsIty. and Professors Cobb and Noble,
ot The same Institution; Professor Bass
.st,, Of Trinity College; Professor sledd
II wake Forest College; DE-. sbeafer
President of Davidson College; professor
tI.run ,of the State Normal. Greensboro
and Nra, sharpe n the same school; Pro
fss,sr EssIsslcn, Superintendent Of th'
Public schonts of AshevIliti Pfotesso
Moses. Superintendent u raleigh Citl
Schools Professor Carr, n Dupiii
County, and 10 msy add, Pfofesso
Br.n.ou, Of the State Normal At Athens
Georgia, Who Ia native Of Raleigh.
Not only hss North Carolina 'oaneI
m.ny Of lie bsst writer's 70 The Unierpris
but Il hiss been . liberal patton Of ID
House from The start. Three-four.bs
,hs Counties Of The Stale have adopie
Lees History" Manly's southern Lii
srs,ute and Curry's southern States
The American Union" The prIva'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

With a heaIthfut climate, the hes, at
schouls. cheap markets, 40 acces ihle
good society, high standard In Literary,
musical aud art culture, whrte can onn
live more comfortably aud bspplly Ihan
IN the beautiful city nf Durham.
In The matter NJ architecture, Dufhtm
10 fall apace with any city in the south.
The new buildings that are gniug ~ on
every side lBcIudc massive and magpiii-
cent trlumphs of architectural skill In the
business center. and residences beautiful
and inviting 10 the outIaying Districts
all Of which prove The prosperity and
heslthfuI growth Of tho city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
Kent or any of the learned
teachers of the law.

Kent or any of the learned
teachers of the law.
Shortly after he settled in
Durham he was employed by
Messrs W. Duke, Sons & Co,
Black Wells Durham Tobacco
Co., and all the banks here as
special attorney. Was elected
Vice President.of the First Ma
tional Bank.
Mr.. Fuller was never a ca di-
date for Office; never allowed
his name to go before a politi~
Cal convention. Devoted as he
was to his chosen profession he
always declined political hon
ols. And the wisdom of his
decision in this as in many
other particulars, is attested by
the remarkable emineace he has
attained as a disciple of the law.
Immediately upon the or
ganization of the American To.
bacco Co Mr.. Fuller was elected
chief attorney, at a salary we
would hesitate IT, name, for fear
of having our statement called
into question
When the FIVE great cigarette
factories were consolidated, his
legal knowledge and services
were deemed indispensable to
the careful and effective manip-
uation of the multitudinous
and complicated details involS
we'd in so gigantic a transfer
and consolidation.
Then he moved his family to
New York to assume the duties
of his new office
Also, at the foramtion of the
Continental Tobacco Co, he
was elected to the same Off &c.
Both of these offices he has held
since their organization to the
eminent satisfaction and graft
tication of these corporations.
IL were difficult for the aver
age mind to grasp the amount
of intelligent labor and studied
application that is required fol
a successful adjustment of the
vast and important complica'
| tons that must of necessity con
, stantly arise in the administra
ton of business that in volun
land value ii second 90 that or nd
private corporation IN THIS cOun
try, if in the world. And yet
Mr.. Fuller's we'll balal ced AMI
richly ST, red legal mind crap
pies these monstrous problems
with "a native ease and tran
} guilty that ensures certain sue
cess. Indeed, the amount oi
work accomplished by hlm could
only be executed by a strong
mind aud robust constitution
, like that possessed by Mr. Full
Ter aud which affords a splendid
disqualification OF a sound mine
i, in sound body.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

thought sincerely In harmony wi.h ils
every iaterest. He Il a gentleman Of
superior business ahiliIy, Of marked In
telIigence and II calm aud valuable de-
clsiun and judgment.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

Durham approaches the eod o. the cen"
Jury with a record Of steady progress.
and Nh oattopk thst Us tbs future with
glorious promise. Tine spirit Of her
founders Il alive tui~y h brt feopIe, and
her future growth ard pt'sp"ti'Y may be
considered stcu:e la The hand. II her
cittzens. The past has 'angi' 10 lesson;
the present has its day, aud the future
lie hope
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-12-15
HOTEL. MAY FLOWER
O. SANCHEZ MORALES, CAMUNAS & COMP
SAN JUAN P R-CRISTO Is

ventadas BALCONIES la cae.
Esp6ndidos de placer de ducha a meor la
I esterezada ftrada paratos del
Pasteur. Gale principal centrlca
establecimeno de coch g6neo do
comodidades
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-12-15
FA!R[|lMI!AC!A PEREZ A7lLES
PIaza Princ ipai.
ArecfbO, Puerto - Rico.

La antigua 6 del Lcdo Perez Ftes
Perez Aves la ha
complete atura de las prmeas
su clase la Isla
lntehgente
halo la Immediate direction del Perez Avles
ultmo
ductos ou1mcos nventados aplcados la terapeutca
Los sdo pemados medala de
Exposiciones exanjeras
Precos baratismos.
E seno encargados da mostrado
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
L. FL. Vath is in the city.

The entire Whitefeld-Law families
excepting Harry Whitefeld, will spend
Christmas here. Chas., Sewell and
children will be with them.
David Bennett, p. M, the veteran
fisherman of Birch Lake, is in town
He says that Joseph Kraker has com
menced to haul stone for his store a.
Birch Lake.
"Stop that cough right away with
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure. Il
heals disease of throat and lungs. tt.
pure and good for children. 25c. ,
For sale by Hanson & Emerson.
Chas. Long of Greenland, MINI,
was the guest of his uncle, DIR. E. ]
Lewis, on Monday and went to Eagle
Bend the following day to look after
some lands.
E. C. Hogan of New Psynesville,
has bought the Henry Imhoff stock
and store at Padua. and will install
Henry Korf, late of Meier Grove, in
charge of the store.
Samuel Biedleman says: 81 consider
Hoard's Dairyman the best authority
and the most valuable paper, SO far
as dairying is concerned, of any in
the United States. I would not he
without it.
Sympathy goes out to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas McFarlane of Getty, in their
affiiction-the loss of their son
Thomas Jr., who died on Saturday
last, aged % years, of quick consump-
ton. He was fine young man, high
ly esteemed, and the blow falls heavi-
ly upon his immediate friends.
Christmas on Tuesday next. Let
every one enter into its fullest spirit.
tits themost universally observed holt
day OF any in the ecclesiastical or civil
calendar, and justly SO. 1t brought
good tidings to all-Peace or earth,
good will to men.
The unequaled superiority Of the
alpha" De Laval to all other cream
separators in thoroughness of separa-
tion, actual capacity, necessary
power, greater 'schurnability" OF
cream, and in all other essential res
poets, is the universal basis of its sale
and is subject to practical demonstra-
ton in actual test or otherwise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

The Great Northern will sell tickets
to points on their own line in Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota, Iowa
and Nebraska at fare and third for
round trip to teachers and students
whose homes are out of town. Must
present certificate from head of in
stitution with which they are con-
nected.
Harry Parker of this city, in a can
.didate for deputy oil inspector. Mr..
Parker is live republican, always
reliable, and inasmuch as this end of
the county has never been recognized
it would seem that he ought to get
favorable consideration. ST. Cloud
has held the place down ever since in
spection by the state was made COM
pulsory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Of s(kzZzS7@

The general store of p. J. Flynn of
Lake Henry was broken open on Mon
day night by burglars and some $500
in goods stolen. The burglars used a
buggy with which TO convey away
their booty, and the buggy was tracked
half way to Psynesville, distance of
ten miles, by packages opened and
thrown away. Clothing, shoes, can
dies, tobaccos and other articles of
value were taken. Officers are hunting
for the burglars Journal Press.
N. w. Rice expects to open his
hotel al New Paynesville, which has
been closed for past two months,
about about the first of the year.
Since purchasing the property Mr..
Rice has added large addition to the
south, has put in electric lights and
water connections, has entirely re-
furnished the house, and proposes to
have as good a hotel as there is on
the 500 line.
If you are decided what to buy for
Christmas presents, you can quickly
solve the difficulty by going to VIM.
Scherfius's store. He is fully pre-
pared 60 meet the holiday trade with an
endless variety of pretty iardiniere
stands, stylish parlor chairs, tables,
desks, sideboards, bedroom sets, etc,
and an especially nice line OF china
novelties, toilet sets, lamps, dinner
sets and iardinieres.
| Ross Shaw of Westport was In the
city on Wednesday.