The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-11-29

Ill Tie UiSEL dkiu lIcIilUiSS Will
fear until he stops to realize that
a banging shutter or snow sliding
off the roof made the great noise.
Then his nerves soon quiet down
and he goes peacefully to sleep.
The country's nerves were on
edge, and everybody was. under
| a little tension because some of
our public smen believing that
that there was a thief in a big
crowd, concluded that they
would try :to kill him by
Smelling the whole crowd with
grape and canister and take the
chance of hitting the thief. Some
Were hurt and a few killed, while
lodging cannon balls of this kind
had kept the crowd. which in
cluded the great American pub
lie, so busy that naturally any
sudden noise even of a banging
shutter started them to running.
In olden cowboys days, week a
vast ofiherd of cattle on the plains
became panic stricken in a great
thunderstorm at night or from
any other cause, thousands of
frightened, maddened animals
would rush headlong at a terrific
pace. Such a stampede must be
checked, or hundreds would be
trampled to death or be lost, and
so the cowboys, riding as none
but cowboys can, and risking life
in the danger of being trampled
to death, would endeavor to turn
the leaders and gradually swing
the mighty host into circle.
Round and round the cattle would
go until finally, tired out by thi.
swinging around the circle.
they quieted down and wen
peacefully to sleep. apparentl!
wondering why in the world the!
had been 50 scared. The Ameri
lean public got scared, started o.
a wild, mad stampede, and bu
for the splendid "rounding-up'
work by cowboys Morgan, Rookie
teller, Stillman and others th
crowd would have rushed head
long to destruction.
Now that the stampede is over
now that the injury of Smelling
whole crowd in order to hit on
: possible thief has been realizes
: the American people can resum
e business Operations, get owe
/ their scare and do a little thinl
e ing. There are just as man
v people in the United States
: there were a month ago, ar
'e possibly a few babies more, ju
e as many miles Of railroad, ju
as many bales Of cotton and bus
els of grain except what EuroI
le had taken and paid for in gol
Is Just as MANY people to feed al
rs clothe and house. Some of the
1t may eat a little less are we
ID their old clothes a little longe
10 but this sad condition will d
ee sooner be righted by a return
he sanity. Stop now for a minu
and think. Do you see any fel
err people in the street cars
er on the steam cars, do you s
~ any fewer people moving up al
lg down the streets, do you nc
We any sudden disappearance of a
a. large number of the IS, 00O,O
I'd people whose wants and acti
Id ties will keep US busy even
OF somewhat less than during
strenuous rush Of late yea
which has been overtaxing mig
and day nearly every product
d; enterprise in America. The
Mt people don't stand still. Til
re are trading one with the 9th
e; they are producing somethi
It. and consuming something; III
in are making necessary consts
lie engagements Of all our transp
ed tation, facilities: they ARE b
TO ing and selling; they are sow
wv and reaping: they are mini
X and manufacturing, and any K
lie that the business world Is ca