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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
Two New School Buildings.

Lakewood school is nearing
completion and will open next
Monday for the beginning of the
irst eight months term in the
new high school building. Much
interest has been manifested by
the people of this district since
the voting of the special tax and
every patron in the district will
do their best toward making it
one of the best of the new
schools.
Bahama school will not open
until Monday October 10Th. This
building and the equipment will
cost about $4,000 and is modern
in every respect.
With the opening of these
schools Durham county adds to
her already fine equipment for
the instruction of children two
excellent buildings and the peo.
pie that have voted the special
tax are proud of the fact.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
A Bold Stem.

To overcome the well-grounded and
reasonable objections OF the more intel
ligent TO the use OF secret, medicinal COM
pounds, DR.. r. v. Pierce, of Buffalo, N.
Y, some time ago, decided to make q bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers of put-up medicines for do.
nestle use, and so has published broad
cast and openly to the whole world, full
and CO apaste list OF all tho ingredients
entering insSthe composition OF his widely
celebrated 5edlcMes. Thus he has taken
his numerous patrons and patients into
his full Cont Sence. Thus too he has re-
moved hisLaedicines from among secret
nostrfrpS>of doubtful merits, and made
themt<fsemediCs Of KnoiDn Composition.
Ry this bold stem Dr. Pierce has shown
thIf Tvs formulas aTe Oh such EXCELLENCE
that be is not AFRAID 70 subject them %
tleInlleSt SCRUTINY.
NS. only does NE wsapper q ever bottle
famous medicine for weak stomach, pid
liver or biliouSness and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located. have printed upon IT, IN
pam Englt sa. null and complete list OF al
book has been compiled from numerous
standard medical works. of ell the different
schools OF practice. containing very numer-
practitioners Of medicine, endorsing IN me
strongest possible terms. each and every ingrc-
dent contained in DIR. Pierce's medicines.
One OF these little books win be mailed free
20 any one sending address on postal card or
by letter. 10 DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo. n. ",
and requesting the same. From this little
book II will be learned that DR.. Pierce's ned
tcines contain no alcohol. narcotics, mineral
agents OF other poisonous or injurious agents
and that they are made from native. medlc.-
nal roots OF great value; also that some OF
the most valuable ingredients contained In
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weak
nervous, over-worked. rundown" nervous
and dehIlitated women. were employed. long
years ago. BY the Indians for similar ailments
affecting their squaws. In fact. one OF the
most valuable medicinal plants entering into
the composition OF DR.. Pierce's Eavorite Pre-
scription was known TO the Indians Is
"squaw-Weed." Our knowledge OF the uses
Of not q few Of our most valuable native. me-
dicinal plants was gained from the Indians
As made up by improved and exact pro-
cesses. the "Favorite Prescription Is most
efficient remedy for regulating all the VIM
SILLY functions. correcting DISBURSEMENTS. IS
.IrolspsuS snteyersion and retoryerslon.
overcoming painful periods. toning up the
nerves and bringing about q perfect state Of
health Sold by all dealers In -c9dirina&
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
Miss Walker.Hr. EnlQht.

Trinity church furnished the
marriage altar Thursday morning
at IL O'Clock, gave from its con-
gregation one of its finest spirits
and furnished a real social event
to the city, when Miss Minnie
May Walker became the bride Of
Mr.. Kenneth Thigpen knight, Of
Tarboro.
Rev. G. T. Adams performed
the ceremony. The church was
decorated in pretty style for the
occasion and when Miss Mar
Goodson struck the organ keys,
the march to the altar began.
The ushers preceded the marriage
party proper with Mr.. C. V.
Knight, Of Albemarle: L. y.
Knight, of Tarboro: W. G. Clark,
of Tarboro, and Mr.. J. 3. Wal.
ker. the brides brother, and
were followed by Miss Isabelle
Pinnix. the maid of honor. The
bride followed with her father
Mr. j. b. Walker, ST., aud the
groom met them with his besl
man, Sir. p. F. Shelton, of Hob.
good. During the ceremony, The
organ gave symphonies, sweet
and dim and the recessiona
march was played as the party
marched out. Mrs. w. H. Stone
Jr., of Greensboro sang I'm Low,
Abiding, "precedingthe entranc,
Of the couple.
Immediately following tht
ceremony, the couple drove to tn,
station and took the train for al
extended tour.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
INSISTED ON JUSTICE.
Some One Had TO Suffer to Satisfy tn
Judges Conscience.


Judges Conscience.
AS a burglar was trying to break
into a house Of a citizen Of an
oriental city the framework Of the
second story window to which he
chung gave way, and he fell and
broke his leg. Limping before the
justice the next day, he Indignantly
demanded that the owner Of the
house be punished.
''You shall have justice" said the
Judge.
The owner, being summoned,
claimed that the accident was due
TO the poor woodwork and that the
carpenter, not he, was to blame.
"That sounds reasonable" said
the judge. 'Iet the carpenter be
called"
The carpenter admitted that the
window was defective. "But how
could ! do better" said he, "when
the mason work was out Of plumb?'
''To be sure" replied the Judge,
and he sent for the mason.
The mason could not deny that
the coping was crooked. He ex-
plained that while he was placing
il in position his attention was dis.
tractcd from his work by a pretty
girl in a blue tunic who passed on
the other side Of the street.
''Then YOU are blameIess," said
the judge, and the girl was sen,
for.
Il admit" said she, "that ] am
Pretty, but that's not nv fault, and
il the blue tunic attracted the ma.
cons attention the dyer, not ], il
responsible"
"That's good logic" said the
judge. "Let the dyer he called"
The dyer came and pleaded
guilty.
"Take the wretch" said tn,
Judge 70 the thief, "and hang hin
from his own doorpost."
The people applauded this wis'
sentence and hurried Of IN carry Il
ont. SON they returned and re-
ported that the dyer was too tall Il
b. hna9 from his doorpost.
"T@i a saort DYER and hang hin
jns'o~i." sa:d the jgd7o, with {
yagn. "I.et justice be done at an
cast"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

In the big game of base ball
between the New York Giants
and Chicago Club Thursday.
about which much interest was
manifested here. the latter were
victorious by a score of 4 to 2.
New York and Chicago Nationals
were playing off a tie that had
created a great deal of interest
and the attendance was reported
at two hundred and fifty thous-
and people.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

A VISIT to Burlington, the frs
in about ten years, impressee
one Of the rapidly of growth OF
the town. Burlington has and /.
going forward in many ways -
new houses are Icing erected foi
residence AMI business and tn,
stores are mich larger and bet
ter, but the main thing that
seems to occupy the attention Of
Burlington just al tbs time !.
her SPLENDID public schools thai
are the plide Vi her leading men.
Mr.. J. ". Gates, chairman Of thl
board Of education, is thoroughly
wrapped w. ~ the work, while
SIperi1ten lent Curtiss is doins
the best of work in t e genera
management of the school
Citizens Of Burlington are iustl,
proud Of their public school anC
if untiring efforts upon the par
of the board Of education ant
the able sgperinten5e It and hi
teachers vii iecoml lish it, they
i'll Cu ti1Is " glory in item.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

Raleigh, N. c.. Oct. Tn
Wake superior court today David
Smith was convicted of man
slaughter for killing Lum Will
liams, a deacon of a negro Bap-
fist church out in the county
while engaged in a general fight
and shooting at CASTOR Dunn
with whom he was quarreling
over the price of a drink of cider.
Williams was not engaged in the
row at all except in efforts to
suppress it. He will be sentenced
later in the term.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

WITH so many good men cap
able Of filling prominen govern
ment pos tons with honor, i
seems a pity that the the govern
ment does notIneed their service.
and cannot use them. However
if they are as capable as theiI
friends would have one believ'
they will exerience very littl,
trouble in making good in thu
business world and should hav'
no trouble when it comes to de
manding a good salary for thei
services.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

Rev. Sam ]. Porter. of the
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission
Board, of Richmond, Va, was
expected here this week to speak
to the congregation of the Second
Baptist church, but could not
come on account Of the illness of
his boy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

If the government makes
money on hauling mail the Cam
paign is not amiss when it come,
to raising revenue through the
postofiiee.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as Executor Of saIiie
johnson, deceased, late u Durham Coun
~, y. C., this Is 10 notify all persons
having claims against tile estate Of sai,i
tIecenscd.tU exhibit them t0 tho uuasr.
signed OIL u before the 77d day of srpi.
IgUg. or this notice will be plead In iaI
Of their recovery
Az persons indebted n said estate viii
please uiake iinmC'iintr payment.
This September 53d gsos.
1gR. s. ~. MOORE
7. J. GOODLOE
Executors
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
Cloth an Wool and Paint all Paint,

Is cheaper than shoddy cloth or shoddy
paint. The L. & NJ. Is Zinc Metal made
into Oxide OF Zinc combined with White
Lead, and then made into paint with
pure Linseed Oil in thousand. gallon
grindings and mixings. Wears long
actual cost only sI.7o per gallon. Hack.
ney Bros, l.. & NJ. Paint Agents.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

If it means the retirement OF
a man from politics after he has
been elected tooffice, itisapity that
the term of office lasts so long.
II the term of Office were shorter
more men coIld be retired ano
we would have less scrambling
for the job, maybe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

IT looks rather unreasonable
to charge the admin str, to;
with hard times, but We suppose
it is nothing but fair since ii
claimed the credit for it wher.
we did not experience such close
times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

IIE Campaign thunder of the
Democrats before the nomination
is now effective material in TIE
hands Of T." Republicans an
they are not loathe to use it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

LABOR leaders are hard a:
work trying to deliver the gvods
to the party of their choice, anc
you dOn't want to forget the fac,
that they will want their reward
when the victory has been Won.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

NEXT Monday, October the
twelfth, is donation day at Watt:
hospital, and all that favor doins
charity in a systemitac way wher,
it will reach suffering humanity
will have an opportunity to pu,
theory into practical operation.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

IT seems a hard road for the
fellow that secures it through the
civil court, for when he finishes
the case he begins over.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

OF course they will all be cleo
ed now. but after the votes have
been counted they will change
their tune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09

In the gun club shoot here
this week, George L. Lyon came
out in the lead, breaking 36s
pigeons out of a possible 400.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-10-09
DURHAM. N. c., Oct. 8, 1905

IF both parties are gaining
strength rapidly where are the
recruits coming from?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
ONE WAY TO MAKE MONEY.

Paris Cor. Kansas city JournaL)
A Paris newspaper tells an extraor-
binary story of a transaction between
"a French clerk and the Bank of France.
BY French law the Bank of France is
Obliged to replace a damaged bank note
the number of which is illegal by an
other. Some years ago the clerk in
herited $4,000. which he turned into 20
bank notes of $500 each. He proceeded
10 make these as disreputable as pos
sible, and then took them TO the bank,
where he obtained new ones for them.
The next day he went back with the
new bank notes i'm the same dirty con-
dition. and again had them renewed.
He did this every day except Sunday
for three weeks. The matter was then
reported 20 the governor who sent for
the clerk and asked him why he had
behaved in such an extraordinary man
ner.
THAT is my business" was the an
swer. The law gives me a perfec.
right 10 exchange dirty bank notes for
clean ones half a dozen times a day
if like"
But, every new bank note We give
you costs us over 16 cents. You are
costing us 1888 a day"
Exactly" said the man. Il have a
proposition TO make 10 you. L will
promise to stop sOiling bank notes if
you will agree 10 pay me $3.50 day.
The bank agreed to do so, and the
man has been living on the proceeds
ever since
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
The EVER PRESENT FAN.


Ban Johnson. president of the American
league tells an amusing story of his eX-
perience in a New York restaurant
While attending a conference in the
east" relates the baseball magnate. 81
was presented with a handsome Boston
terrier That night. accompanied by my
four-footed friend, I visited an uptown
cafe. Presently a waiter. formerly from
Chicago. accOsted me and announced;
No dogs allowed. You'll have to
take him out
Come come. old man. l replied. he
offending no one
Can't serve people who have dogs,
l tell you, continued the waiter wrath
fully, collecting an armful of dishes from
an adjoining table. You'll have TO get
out
Just then af riend of mine dropped in
and said in a CHEEKY tone: Well, well.
Ban, glad TO see you. Hows baseball?'
Before I had time to reply ! was startled
by the crashing of dishes. Turning quick
~ / beheld the waiter rushing toward me
with outstretched hands.
% Hello. Ban he exclaimed cordially,
slapping me on the back. Didn't know
you. Wat'N We have?-watn the dog
haVe?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
PROSPEROUS UTAH.

What's the use? Just as Utah is at
the threshold Of an unexampled era of
prosperity, with skyscrapers going up
on every corner and massive business
blocks i'm between to say nothing of
palatial apartment houses and fine res
licences being built IN various parts of
the city; with the stamp mills and
smelters turning out their tens and
hundreds Of thousands; with the smil-
ing valleys of the one-time desert ar
rayed in living green and bursting with
delicious fruits and choice vegetables;
with the wheels Of industry humming
I'm every quarter. and just as we're
about 10 strike 'fle" in Juab county,
along comes a Waterman on the walls
of Zion and tells us that the end of
things earthly is close at hand, when
the heavens shall be rolled up as a
scroll and the Mormon and American
lie down together and the whole works
purified by the shower Of fire which
takes the place of the flood that came
upon the earth in the time of Captain
Noah. It's tough 10 be warned of these
impending calamities just as the future
is opening so entrancingly beautiful be
fore US. and We wish the tract society
in Philadelphia and the Rev. Mr.. Rus
sell. whoever he may be, would quit
joIting US when were about to sit down
10 the feast
Seriously, though, never in The his
tory of any community has the future
looked so bright. Natural resources,
the only true foundation of prosperity,
Utah possesses in abundance. and with
vim and vigor and true western enter
prise We have faith 10 believe the peO-
pie Of this young state are going TO
embrace the opportunity and set the
pace for the whole mountain region.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
IMPROVEMENTS KILLED HER.
(New York Times0

N-NNN VI n AAAAlt0sJ
They were discussing municipal i'm
provements and the vast sums of mon
ey expended in the betterment of civic
conditions
Improvements are all right in their
way" said the Pessimist, but they can
be overdone. Let me illustrate my
meaning with a little story a medical
friend of mine once told me.
An old German woman became i'll,
and her husband took her TO the hos
pital for treatment. II was necessary
for her to remain there. and the hus-
band called every day TO inquire about
her. How iss my vife?' he asked the
first day
She is improving, replied the doc
tor.
The next day he again asked the
doctor.
She is improving, again said the
doctor
The third and fourth day the an
swer was the same. She is imprOv-
ing was the stereotyped reply.
That was very encouraging to the
old German, but when he went to in
quire the fifth day he was told that his
wife was dead. In his grief he sought
his favOrite saloon to drown his sOr-
row.
Watts de matter?' asked the sympa-
thetic bartender, noticing his custom
er's respondent condition.
'Ach- My wife ISIS dead, replied the
German.
SO? Vat did she die off" asked
the bartender.
improvements replied the be-
reaved husband, calling for another
glass of beer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
DECISION BADLY NEEDED.

Some time ago a Missouri minister
who believes that everything recorded
in the Bible is literally true agreed TO
donate $1,000 TO a college in his state.
Before the payment fell due he learned
that the college authorities had caused
to be publicly proclaimed their disbe-
lief in the story that the whale swal-
lowed Jonah. The minister was mex
pressibly grieved over the fact. 1t was
his firm belief that the whale actually
exactly understand how anybody could
refuse to believe il.
The more he pondered over the mat
ter the more incensed he became. In
the enc he refused to give the college
the promised $1,000, The immediate re-
suit was suit The college people
figured that their belief or disbelief in
the Jonah-whale story should not have
any effect on the donation. The courts
would have to decide the question. But
could any court go on record as saying
positively that the whale did or did not
swallow Jonah? That is the question
that agitated the minds of a number of
Missourians.
They were willing TO be showed
but after the court had showed" them,
each would have chung to his own Opin-
ion. However, we will never know
what the court would have decided. The
suit has been compromised, the min
lister agreeing TO pay the college $500.
And the understanding is that the col
lege will stick to its position on the
whale story. II is a great pity that
the matter has thus terminated. All of
us would like TO have had an author.ta-
tive decision on the subject, because it
is one that has perhaps created more
dissension than any other incident re-
corded in the Bible, 1t would have
been good to have it settled for all time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
A STORY OF MILLIONS.
National Magazine.)

An interesting story is told of how
the reluctant giving of promissory
note by a penniless New York lawyer
brought a fortune into his pocket
amounting to several millions. The man
referred 10. John NJ. Bixby, came to
New York in 1880 from a backwoOds
district as a half-starved lawyer. To
pay "a a week for board and washing
kept him on the verge of bankruptcy.
He struggled on for year or two, and
was constantly seeking odd jobs outside
of the law to enable him TO exist, when
a friendly lawyer in whose Office he had
desk room called him aside one day:
Here is a chance for you, Bixby
said the lawyer. Il have an estate to
settle and must get rid OF the farm
on the north side Of the city. 1t is
appraised at $500. You can have it at
that figure
81 have not one dollar 10 my name. 80
exclaimed Bixby.
You can give me your note, and I
viii renew il until you get ready TO
pay it," replied the lawyer.
The young man hesitated for some
time. He was very nervous about plac-
ing himself under obligations for so
large a sum. but finally consented
Young BiXby had to ask for the re-
neWal of his note two or three times.
had to deprive himself of the necessi-
ties of life to hold the farm, until the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
A SHINING MARK.

That 'Trusty Jim sherman, Repub-
Ican nominee for the vice presidency,
is going 70 be a shining and an easy
mark in this campaign becomes more
apparent as the days go by. Some
prominence is Just now being given 10
the position he took when the pure food
law was being debated in the lower
house Of congress. His most eloquent
argument was against the proposition
To require manufacturers of canned
> ,ads 10 place on the outside of the
packas the exact weight of its con-
tents
Mr. Sherman was most earnest in his
opposition 10 this clause and succeed
ed in defeating it, His amendment.
which was finally adopted, provided
that the quantity OF the contents of a
package must be statel correctly Or
not at all For this Mr.. sherman be
came known among his congressional
associates as short Weight Jim" For
IL is perfectly obvious that under this
section of the law Gamers can make
package that looks from the outside as
though ii contains a pound of food
products. while in reality il contains
considerably less. Ard they cannot be
prosecuted unless they state specifically
that the package contains pound.
The interest taken by the vice presi-
Dental candidate in behalf OF the can
ners may possibly be explained by the
fact that ne is himself engaged in the
canning business. He owns a large in
terest in a factory near his home city
Of Utica. And there is about one chance
in eight. according to the law of aver
age. for the man who made short
weights in food products possible TO be-
come vice president OF the United
States. Mr.. sherman's position on
nanv other alters has been extreme
IN distasteful 10 the general public. but
this is one that gets very close to the
home.
.Trusty jim. or short Weight Jim."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
ALL HE LACKED.
lYouth,s Companion.l

A pitcher belonging to professional
baseball club. who thought he was not
getting his share of the limelight of
publicity, went one day to the captain
and manager and made his kick" Be
ing OF a somewhat choleric disposition.
which had got him into trouble more
than once. he spoke with feeling.
Cap" he said. you're not giving me
a square deal, and you know il"
Whats the matter, Bil?"
You know what's the matter, Cap.
/ haven't been in the box for three
weeks. You know l can play ball. I've
got every OutcurVe, inshOot, upshoOt
and drop there is in the business. I've
got everything that any other pitcher
has. ! can put on speed and | can
send EN- in SLOW I can get EN- right
over The plate every time l want to.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
ECONOMY AS A FAD.
Star.D

John d. Rockefeller. jr.. was talking
to a member of the famous Bible class
about economy
But economy, like everything else, may
be carried to eXtremes-may be made a
mere fad OF" said Mr. Rockefeller.
There is a farmer out near Cleveland
who makes a fad of economy. Every time
ne drives into town he carries a hen with
him tied 10 the seat of his buggy.
"A friend rode with him one day and
found ont the use of the hen. When. at
noon. the farmer lunched under a tree
he gave his mare a feed from a nose
bag. The hen, set on the ground, ate
all that the horses piled from the bag,
and thus there was no waste.