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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-07

We are having awfully warm
weather now. The writer is afraid
there will be much sickness uE-
less it soon gets cooler.
Mr.. Fred Glenn at this writing
is very low. Hehasbeenl lingering
unconscious for a week with no
hopes for better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Colclough
spent a while with Mrs. CO..
clough's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Hall.
There was an ice cream sup
per given by Mr.. and Mrs. Dock
Gooch, Saturday night to a num-
Ger Of their friends among the
off visitors present were Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Switzerland, Mrs. Beck
and 7. G. Markham of Durham,
Mr.. and Mrs .Colclough Of Nor.
risville, Mr.. and Miss Gooch, Of
Stem, Mrs. Maggie Coley, Of
Henderson, Luna Stephens, anC
Miss Emma Veazey of Lyon, anc
Sam Roberts, of Cozart. Cream
was plentiful and the night wa.
pleasantly spent.
We are TO sorry to learn Mr.
ODE Tingen has a sick horse Al
il Is the only one he has and It's
busy time.
There were services at Fetch
ers Chapel and Sandy Level Sun
day afternoon. Rev. McDuffi'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-07
NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
LENS Of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those On the Field..-.PersOnals.

failed to be present for an un-
known reason at Sandy Level,
where a large crowd waited to
hear him. We think as others
the pastor put in full time for
both, as he talked till people had
to leave him talking, so as to get
home by night.
Miss Malissa Markham return
ed from Durham Sunday. She
was accompanied by Miss Vera
Forsythe. G. G.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-07
From Roxboro, Route 5.

Lots of tobacco is being tapped
in this community for the last
few days, and the weed is much
more earlier than it has been in
years before.
It was strongly believed that
the panic would have ended if
the campaign for governor, had
been continued a while longer,
in sother words deferred the
convention to some future time.
Mr.. ]. T. Gates attended the
convention and when the Horn
men began to toot their horns it
was said that Mr.. Gates felt like
taking a deepschase.
We are sorry to hear that Mr..
Henry Tapp has case of fever,
but we hope that he will soon re-
cover his usual good health.
Ernest Reams went to Oxford
on st. Johns day and said it
was an interesting occasion, and
I believe Mr.. Reams now has a
stronger notion of being a mason
after seeing how well those or
phan's were provided for by the
masons.
Messrs. G. H. Jones and George
Bowen both of Undertake, N.
c., attended the State Conven-
ton and said that it was inter-
esting from start to finish, and
Bowen has it down that Mr..
Kitchin got the nomination for
Governor in North Carolina as
he had so many more trying diff
tficulties to surmount than any
other man had. and we all agree
with our Republican friend and
this scribe has just as much faith
in Mr.. Kitchin's election in No
vember, as / had that he would
be nomination. the oath of June.
Person county should be proud
as she will furnish the next gov
ernor of North Carolina in the
person of Hon. w. W. Kitchin. ?
If | am not mistaken | think
that / have heard or read that
Governor Glenn was going to
propose to the next Legislature
to pass an act to hold all of the
primaries in the State on the
same day, and we would like to
amend that act by proposing to
pass another law. to drop the
man the furtherest behind when
there are more than two candi'
dates aspiring for the same office
as that would save lots of time,
worry, unkind feelings and
wranglings which often occur in
conventions by holding on to the
next man after the first and sec
ond ballots have been cast.
Thomas Wilkerson's little sol
happened to the misfortune Il
get one Of his feet badly lacerat
ed recently by a barbed wire, bu
the little fellow is now gettini
J along very nicely.
poprp
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
"wsW Al Love Ne Ton Times MOre."

common sense. Its effect upon Chip
had been as usual on her nature and
belief, and this Walt of the wilderness.
this gnome child. must not be judged
by ordinary standards. Like refiec-
lions from gTotesque mirrors. 90 had
her ideas OF right and duty been dis.
torted by eerie influences and weird
surroundings. There was first the I'M
speakable brutality of her father;
then the mental years at Tins Place,
with no more consideration than a
horse OF pig received. her only educa-
ton being the uncanny teachings OF
Old Tomah. Under this baleful tut.
ton, coupled with the ever present
menace and mystery of q vast wilder
ness. she passed from childhood into
womanh0od. with the fixed bellies that
human kind were no better than
brutes; that the forest was peopled by
q nsther world OF spites. the shadowy
forms Of both man and beast; and
worse than this. that all thought and
action here must be the selfish ones
OF personal gain and personal protec.
ton. Like q dog forever expecting a
blow, like any dumb brute ever on
guard against superior force. 80 had
Chip grown to maturity, a crlnging.
helploss, almost hopeless creature,
and yet one whose Unborn impulses
and desires revolted at her surround
ings.
Once removed from these. however,
and In purcr atmosphere, she was
like one born again. Her past impress.
sions slill remained. her queer belief
OF present and future conditions was
still q motive force. and the bringing,
blow-expecting nature was yet hers.
For this reason. and because this
new world and these new people we're
so unacoountnble and quite seyond her
ken IN tender lnnuenco and owing
! care. shat thes had done and rs what
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
CHAPTER XVII.

For many weeks now Chip had suf-
fered from troubled conscience. and.
like most Of us. was unable to face its
consequences and admit her sin.
Time and again she had planned how
she could best evade It and yet bring
those two brothers together without
first confessing. Old Cy must be told
Of course. She could explain her con-
duct to him. He would surely forgive
her. she thought, and then, maybe. find
another home for her somehow and
somewhere. Oversensitive as she was,
to now confess her cowardly conceal
ment and her deception OF those who
had loved and trusted her, seemed
horrible.
But events were stronger than her
will. for one day in the last Of August,
Uncle Jud returned from the village
store, bringing dress materials and
startling information. "Cap'n Bemis
is failin' purity fast" he said. so Aunt
Abby writes, an she amt comm up
here. Il won't make no difference to
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

purpose seemed all the more impress.
sive. But II was In no wise wasted;
instead. Il was like God -given sunshine
to a flower that has never known
aught except the chilling shadow Of
a dense forest.
And now ensued an almost pathetic
play Of interest, for Chip set herself
about the duty OF giving instead OF OBJ
tanning pleasure.
She became what she was st Tins
Place. mental. no far as they would
let her,-and from early morning until
bedtime, some step. some duty, some
kindly care for her benefactors, was
assumed by her. She worked and
weeded in the garden, she drove and
MIXED the cows, she followed Uncle
Jud to the bayfield,, insisting that she
must help, until at last he protested.
II like ye round me all the time.
grille" he assured her. FOR ye're the
best o. company, n I'd rather see yer
face'n' any posy that ever grew. But
you've got to quit workin' 30 much in
the sun. Twill get yer hands all cal.
loused n face freckled. an l won't
have II. I want ye to injle yourself.
read books, pick flowers, n sit In the
shade. see we've got into the habit
o. worlSin', which amt a bad 'un. but
thar amt no need ont here"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

you grille" he continued, turning to
Chip. 1--WE brought home stun TO rig
ye out fer school. Miss Scion. the
dressmaker's comm to-morrer. n
Wen take keer o. ye In good shape.
We've made up our minds ye belong
to us fer good. me n Mandy" he add.
ed. smiling at Chip. AN 1 shall go
with ye TO Christmas Cove. II Cap'n
Bemis amt lmprovln'. n find ye
boardin' place"
I'm awful sorry TO hear bout the
Cap'n." interrupted Aunt Mandy. al II
the other matter and Chips future
were settled definitely; but II he
drops on. Aunt Abby must come here
fer good. l dunno but it1l be a relief"
she added, looking at Uncle Jud and
signing. "'Twan't no loyemateh in
the first place. n Abby's minds al.
ways been sot on your brother Cyrus.
n she never quite gin up the idee he
was alive"
And now a sudden faintness came
10 Chip as the chasm in her own life
was thus opened. Only one instant
she faltered. and then her defiant
courage rose supreme and she took
the plunge.
"Oh, your brother Cyrus isn't dead.
Uncle Jud." she exclaimed: hes alive
and know him. I've known Il all
summer and dare net tell because I'm
miserable coward aAd couldn't own
up that He'd TO YOU. Ny name isn't
Raymond. it's Mcclure; and M IA
Their was a murderer. and I'm nobody
and az Tor nobody. know you'll all
despise me row and deserve Il. I'm
willing 10 90 away. though" and the
next instant abe was kneellng before
Uncle Jud AMI sohblnE.
II had all come IN a brief torrent Of
pitifuI confesslon which few would Be
brave enough 70 make.
| 10 Chin. see,ng herself aa uhe did
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
And then .,Pattycake" arrived.

And then "Pattycake" arrived.
Nearly a year before she had been
brought here, a weary, bedraggied.
dusty, hRlf-starved walf. Now Uncle
Jud met her ut the station, his face
shining; Aunt Mandy elasped her
close to her portly person; and as
Chip looked around and saw what had
been done In her honor and to make
her welcome. her eyes filled.
Il never thought anybody would
care for me like this" she exclaimed,
and then glaucing at Uncle Jud. her
eyes allght, she threw her arms about
his neck and, for the first time, kissed
him.
And never in all his life had he felt
more amply paid for anything he had
done.
Then and there. Chip resolved TO do
something that now lay in her power
to face shame and humbled pride
and all the sacrifice II meant 10 her
in the end, and reunite these two long.
separated brothers. But not now, no,
not yet.
Before her lay two golden joyous
summer months. Aunt Abby was com.
ing up later. She could not face her
own humiliation now. She must wait
until these happy days were past. then
tell her wretched story, not Bparing
herself one iota, and then. II she must,
go her way, an outcast into the world
once more.
How utterly wrong she was In this
conclusion. and how little she under
stood the broad charity Of Uncle Jud,
need not be explained. She was only
a child as yet in all but stature. The
one most bitter sneer OF malicious
Hannah still ranked and poisoned her
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
sYNoPsls.

Chip MCGUIRE. a ls-year-oid girl living
at Tins place In the Maine woods Il
sold by her father 20 Peto noiduc,
half-breed. She runs away and reaches
Martin, Bis wife. Cnsphew, Raymond stst::
san, and guides, She tells her story and
cared for by Mrs. Frisbie. Journey OF
Of Mira. Frisble. an old hermit. who has
resided In the wilderness Tor many years.
When camp Is broken Chip and Ray oe-
sf FfsS.s Fs:hsSr ana 'G STs 'S %s
friend and former teWnsman OF the her
stay. chSipS s Ss Ray op srs in love- but no
canoe marks found on lake shore 10 front
s q Ssst the s'S aF: MARIE ana Uf Lew
Mcclure, who is known as outlaw and
s ashRS r6 mSfser sn 1Sdsn. visits camp
Chip q stolen BY Pete Boldye who es-
SsSs s VIZ Marlin aiT ana sT as tsy aTs
turning from the settlement, boidue s.
saReS old Cy proposes 70 RAY S'Sy.s shat an n
AMI and trap dupins the winter. ana he
concludes TO do no. Others OF the party
return 70 Grecnvale. taking CHIP Win
them Chip starts 20 school In orcen To,,S.
forts, made 10 especially BY Hannah.
Old Cy and Ray discover strange tracks
n the wilderness. They penetrate TUT
Their into the wilderness and discover the
hiding place OF the man who had been
sneaking about their cabin. They inyes-
uEate the cave home OF MCGUIRE during
his absence. BOiduc finds Mcclure ana
the two fight tS the death, finding a
watery grave together. Ray returns TO
Qreenvaie and finds Chip waiting Tor
him. Ray wants Chip 20 return TO the
woods with them, but she. feeling that
the old comradeshlp with Ray has been
broken refuses. When they part, how
ever, IL In as lovers. Chip runs away
from Aunt Comforts and nndS anotner
home with Judson walker. She gives her
name as Vera Raymond. Aunt Abby.
Aunt Mandy walkers sister visits them.
and takes Chip home with her to Christ
mas Cove. Chip goes TO school az Christ
mas Cove She tells Aunt Abby the
story Of her life. Aunt Abby tells her OF
thair family, and she discovers that Cy
walker II a long-lost brother OF Judson
Walker. but fear OF betTayinE her hiding
place prevents her. telling OF Cy. Old Cy
Investigates McGuire's cave in the Wild
ernees and finds q fortune that belongs
to Chip. Old Cy returns TO GreenvRle
with the money belonging 20 Chip.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
CHAPTER xxvI.--centInusd.

Somehow this strange wanderer this
unaccouRted-for waif. had crept into
his life and love as a flower would,
and "Pattycake." as he had named
her. with her appealing eyes and odd
ways. was never out Of his thoughts.
And so the winter dragged its slow,
chill course. Spring finally unlocked
the brook once more. the apple and
cherry blossoms came, the robins be-
gan neBt-building. and one day Uncle
Jud returned from the corner with a
glad smile on his face.
"Pattycake's schools goin' to close
In q couple o. weeks more. n then
she's comm home" he announced,
and Aunt Mandy, her face beaming.
made haste to wipe her specs" and
read the joyous tidings.
For a few days Uncle Jud acted as
n he had forgotten something and
knew not where to look for II. He
fingered about the house when he
would naturally be at work He peer.
cd into one room and then another, in
an distracted way. and finally Aunt
Mandy caught him in the keeping
room, with one curtain raised,-a
thing unheard of.s-seated in one OF
the haircloth chairs and looking
around.
Mandy" he said. as she entered.
"do you know. I think them picturs
we've had hangin' here nigh on to 40
year is homeIy nun to stop horse.
n they make me feel like I'd been to
funeral. ThAr's that Death Bed o.
DanT Webster an Death o. Mont
calm specially. Jest can't stand
'em no longer. an The Father o. His
Country I'm gittin' tired O. that. n
the smirk he's got on his face. feel
Jest M though I'd like 70 throw stun
at him this minute. You may feel sot
on them pieturs. but I'd like 10 chuck
the hull kit n Doodle into the COW
shed. An them winder curtains" no
continued. looking around, things so
blue they make me shiyer. an this car
pet with the figgers o green and yal.
Ter birds. Il sorter stuns me.
Nov Pattycake's comm purity
soon. She must a. seen more cheer.
full keepin' rooms'n ourn. n I'm cal
latin we'd best rip this I'm all up an
FIX II new Then thar's the front
chamber-ln fact. both on 'cm--with
the yaller spindle beds n blue cur
tains. an only square OF rag carpet
front O. the dressers. Say. Mandy" he
continued. looking around once more.
how'd We ever happen to git 20 many
blue curtainsG"
HIS discontent with their home now
took shape IN vigorous action, and
Aunt Mandy came 10 share II. Trip
after trip to the Rtggsville store was
made. Two new chamber sets aud
rolls Of carpeting arrived at the sta
ton six miles away. and came up the
valley. A paperhanger was engaged
ard kept busy for ten days. The
do-Ish-hed pictures we're literally kick
Cd into the COW shed. and In three
weeks four rooms had been so recon
structed and fitted anew that no ono
would recognise them.
Meanwhile Uncle Jud had utterly
neglected his craps" while he worked
around the house. The Wide lava had
been clipped close. A now picket
fanos, painted white. replaced the
leaning. EiBEag one around tho garden
Weeds ard brush disappeared. and only
Annl Mnndys protest saved the pho
tptssqpe brown house from q coat q
: pelnt
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

How general has become the inn
pulse to alleviate the suiferings Of
animals Il ahewn BY two receAt oe.
curFencea In Boston. In one case q
crowd Of several hundred persons
watched for two hours the struggles Of
a pigeon 20 free itself from q string
watch had become wound round its leg
aad held Il suspended from q eofniee.
Many og the watchers tried 70 help.
and al OF them cheered heartily when
the bird succeeded in freeing itself In
the other case q sergeant Of police and
q patrolman worked hard for 10 min
utor % rescue cat from q sewer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
500 Reward. 500.

Tho readers OF Tits paper will BE- pleased % ieaea
that there one dreaded disease that eeience
has been able 20 cura 10 all ita stages And thai 70
CatAFTh. Hare catArrA Cure 10 tho only poaltive
cure nov known to the medical frkternitg. Catarre
being q constitutional disease, requires eOastisu-
uOnAl treatment Halrs CAtArrh Cure IL taksa IN
ter1aly acting directly gpOa TIE blood and mpcons
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying The
foands'iOn % she disease. and giving the pAttant
strength By ouilding up the c0ustutiun snd aaaist
irg nature Ia doing ita work The proprietors have
much faita IN ia curative pogers that they odas
One Hundred Dollars for any case that &c fails %
cure. send for llst OF testimOaiAia.
Address y. !. CHENEY CO, Toledo, o.
SOLD by all Druggists. 1se.
Taxa fAlgs Family Pills for Constipation
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26
The Hottentot Tot.

II q Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot
To tot ere the tot could totter,
Ought the Hottentot tot
To be taught to say "Rught''
or "naught," OF what ought to b taught
herr
Or
II to boot and toot a Hottentot tot
BE taught by a Hottentot tooter.
Should the tooter get hot II the Hottentot
tot
Hoot and toot AZ the Hottentot tutor
Charles s. Putnam, In The Sunday Mag
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

Count Bonl de Castellane is said to
have so much respect for his former
wife that he does. not want any other
man 70 marry her. II would seem
more natural II he claimed to have so
much love for his former wife's Amer.
ican dollars that Il makes him indig.
nant whenever he thinks Of her sec
ond marriage, which would effectually
cut him on from a chance Of ever re-
gaining control Of them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A California court has decided IN &
suit sor damages that the rights OF 4
pedestrian on public highways are par
amount. and that man run down BY
an automobile cannot he accused Of
conlrlbutory negligence IN not keeping
= SHARP lookout. 40 Il Is the duty OF
the auloiat 10 keep that lookout. This
Is very different from the verdict OF 4
coroner Jury here. saya the Baltimore
American. that the victim Of eimilar
accident was guilty of criminnl
noeIsgenco ia not loaVinn the
street slear Tor . speeding autono.
Alle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A Massachusetts, hen recently laid
an egg containing a quarter. Evidently
the recent financial stringency has In
duced the hens Of the country to turn
theirs attention from the political
prophecy line to the money market.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

ten years ! was In
misery with back
ache. The simplest
homework complete
ly exhausted me. I
had no strength CO
ambition and SUI.
fered headache ana
dizzy spells. After
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

How many young ladies who re-
ceived valentines this year regarded
them seriously? Lovers have out.
grown the bashfulness OF those of q
few generations ago. and now express
their sentiments more directly. even
II in q less poetic manner; and the
sending Of valentines is chiefly an
amusement for children to-day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

these years Of pain was despairinR
Of ever being cured when Doan's Kid
ney Pills came to my notice and their
use brought quick relief and . perma-
nent cure. am very grateful"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

Proof Is inexhaustible that
Lydia 4. PinkhAm's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change OF Life.
Read the letter Mrs. Z. Hanson,
S04 f. Long St, Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham;
81 was passing through the Change
of Life, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia z. Piakham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since tax
ing IL l feel so much better, and can
again do my own work. / never forget
70 tell my friends what Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for mo
during this trying period"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia T. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousandsok
women who have been troubled with
DISBURSEMENTS, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, flbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it9
Mrs. PinlEham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands Co
healths Address, Lynn, Mass
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

Non.secret clubs. to which all the
students are eligible. have been pro-
posed in Chicago as q substitute for
the secret fraternities in the high
schools. II the pupils have time for
such distractions. the open club Is
immeasurably superior to the secret
organization.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

"Fifteen.two ard a pair makes four"
said Subbubs. who was playing crib
bage with Popley. What have you In
your crib?"
"Ah!" replied Popley. absent-mind-
eddy. "just the sweetest little ootsumS
tootsums girl in the world"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

King Menelik Of Abysslnia wants
100000 TO relinquish q strip Of terri
tory he has seized upon. Contact
with civilization is teaching the un.
tutored child Of nature the most profit.
able ways OF doing things.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A Chicago physician argues that we
should all take at least 20 minutes TO
wake up in the morning. Fathers and
mothers can furnish the names Of
children who take longer than that.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A Mexican Judge is reported to have
sentenced a woman to six months ST.
Ience." The assertion that Mexicans
are cruel by nature seems to have
some foundation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

They have found a pleslosaurus in
Chill. This Is in pleasing contrast
with q great many other things which
are being found just now in uivers
places.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

Nowadays when prominent man
gets into the papers II Is an even
chance whether II is because he is
honored by his country or indicted BY
q grand Jury.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A bachelor aged 80 years has Just
died in Indiana. leaving the parting
advice to bis sex that they don't live
a batch as l did i've" However, tbs
bachelor who is determined upon .
course OF single blessedness win use
the longevity as an argument that the
aforesaid blessedness is rather con-
ducive TO good health and strength.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A Duluth man has jumped 116 feet
on skis. The time may come when 1t
will be necessary to depict Mercury
with skis instead of wings on his feet
In order 20 make him impressive.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A Kansas City centenarlan says that
he did not take up smoking until he
was sc. He wisely avoided the chances
Of acquiring a bad habit until he had
reached the age OF discretion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

London and New York are planning
rush.hour street cars solely for work
ingwomen-and the girls will not mess
them all up with tobacco, either.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

Ten thousand dollars for the exter-
mination Of mosquitoes seems lot OF
money, but II the little pests are really
exterminated Il win be worth II.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

But nobody can make those foreign
automoblllsts believe that the Panama
canal is half as bad az the ordinary
American roads.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

II people were as ready TO overlook
q minister's shortcomings as they. are
TO overlook the plate as It goes by,
there would be fewer church rows.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-26

A rich man can no doubt set TO
heaven. but win Il be heaven when
he gets there and realizes that he Ii
dat broke?