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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
Distraction.

Our contemporaries nave
sustom in these cxpectant days
against which we respectfully
protest. They are beginning to
write editorials about Christmas
and all the things that the magic
word conjures. We submit that
this is most unkind. 1t is diff
cult enough to bend to the hard
task of laying before the public
the news of the.day. How are
we to finish our work if you keep
up this clog-dance of expectation?
We push our work away
lease back" in our chair. Kings
and Presidents and congresses
must wait. We are thinking OF
more important things. The
faces Of children shine upon US
their light of joyous expectation.
The sound Of many feet of happy
shoppers of the night fills the
room. Old songs rise again to
the lips. 1t is well; let these
things come. After all, the sig
> nifcant news of the day is not in
the high transaction of King:
: and parliaments. They have
their place. But if we could tel
the story of the man who carries
his wife to shop for their child
rem tonight, his ideashis dreams
his purposes, we could give yo'
the real news of the nations life
The names of the makers of GU
! destiny will not appear in publ
print to-day. They are bus
5 planning for the great day; the
h look to the lights of home, an
e build in the children Of the n;
h ton loves, ambitions and remen
e ORANGES. that will hold them
n truth and honor when all oth'
l. anchors drag.
We are distracted as you Sc
The gates are opened and "
pass through to other days, al
N faces and voices But this "
X not do. The paper must 90
ne press. Bring on the news OF Il
So murders. speeches, acts of Go
III gress. movements of the gref
n We will draw back to the wo
ty and bend to the same endl'
task. But we are very tired
'r, Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

In both city and country, the
whites number TOTS and the COL
ored race has $3.50. RI
In addition to the taxes col
lected for the school funds the
fines and forfeitures from the
mayors courts are anything but
ihconsiderable. These run up to
So, 500 and the superior court
pours $3,2O7.87 into the panta-
loon pockets of the schools.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
Chance In Schedule.

Important change in Seaboard
schedule effective January 9Th,
1903.
With the change Of schedule
January 5th. the Seaboard will
inagurate the Florida Limited
between New York and st.
Augustine, Fla, on January 6th'
1908. Trains will leave Durham
as follows:
No. 23s. zoos A. M. connect
ing at Henderson with No. 81
which will arrive at Portsmouth
Norfolk at $50 2. NJ, resumint
connection at Weldon with A. G
| L. for Eastern Carolina points
and at Portsmouth-Norfolk will
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
School HallCrS.

The county board of education
was in session this week, looking
after matters Of interest to the
schools Of the county. The most
important matter to receive their
attention was the apportlon-
ment of the funds of the county
to the different schools.
Although the per capita appor-
tionment is not available until
the board passes upon it. it
will be quiete as high as it was
last year when it ran to $3.50
and was probably as high as any
in the state. The grand amount
to be circulated among the schools
liz nearly $4,000 and of this, tn
city receives about forty-eigh
} per cent. :.
The school census must be in
teresting to everybody who doe
not hate figures. There are no'
, in the county embracing Durhar
city. 1896 children of scho'
ace. In the county at larg
, there are $3.50 children and {
these 8, ISL are white and 2,o4
: colored. The city has 5, 172 wit
! 1895 whites and 1857 black
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

]. B. McMullen. of Hightower,
Caswell county, who was here
this week on a visit to his uncle,
Squire J. W. Allen, called on the
Recorder. He says the people
in his section care very little
about the panic as they have
plenty to eat and some money on
hand.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
NORTH CAROLINA | IL the Superior
Durham County Court.
NJ. II. Jones So,;ce Of
vs.. sp,nuons
Tnuss 4, Isfasief. Inc.
NJ. II. Jones
ZONES & Iirasier, Inc.

To the stockholders. creditors Of, or deal
ers with the above named defendant,
ZONES e. Frasier, Incorporated:
Take notice that a summons in the
above entitled action was issued on the
10th dav of November, 1907, which said
action Is now pending In the Superior
Court Of Durham County, wherein upon
appjicatiou Of the above named plaintiff
| Receiver has been appointed by order
Of the court to take charge Of the prop
erty, eslste and assests Of the above
named defendant Company, and you are
hereby notified to'bc and appear at the
next regular term Of this court, to lie
held at the court house, In the city OF
Durham. in said county Of Durham. ON
the 9Th Monday before the first Monday
in March next, Il being the 9th day oil
January, 1ooS. and make yourselves par
| lies 10 such action. If you see fit TO do so
This the :,rd day Of December, 1897.
{. D. GREEN,
\ CLERK Superior Court
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

fN considering the idea OF CIV
inc a summary Of the news IN
Durham during the time we have
not issued the Recorder. our eyes
fell upon the editorial Of the
Monroe Enquirer. which was
added to by the Charlotte OBJ
served, which was as follows;
..The daily papers the day af-
FER Christmas bear many reports
of murders and other tragedies
on Christmas day. The lists of
crime and of accident are long
and horrible. But, on the other
hand. there were multiplied mil,
lions Of people in this, our good
land. who spent merry and a
decent Christmas. stayed at
home. made others happy and
behaved themselves in a manner
worthy the occasion. 1t is just
the dark side that is shown IN
the list of Christmas evils. The
millions upon millions Of good
deeds done by loving hands and
hearts yesterday are not record
ed~in newspapers. There Is q
MACE where the deeds of gener,
0sity and Of love are recorded
hut an angel not a newspaper
man--keeps these records
(Which is well and truly said
As no news, according to a pro
verb. is good news. so it nigh
be declared that good news is n
news; and the second dictu'
would contain a larger elemer
of truth than the first. Ev
possesses vastly disproportlona'
news value, not as a r1le-thoue
too often-merely because 1t
evil. but because it is compar
lively unusual and exceptions
Bad deeds brake into print wi
the utmost readiness, while
good deeds showed the sar
characteristic stories now CO
spicuous would be crowded
70 the point ,of disappearan'
Indeed, If a record could
made by human hands merely
the good deeds performedsat :
Christmas-time record-makl
would absorb the worlds en-
gies for a. great period. 80
one need have a moments pei
mism because long lists Of Chr
mas tragedies appear in
newspapers. With all its me
ness, this it a good world and
Ought all to feel thankful ev
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
lay for the privilege of living in

day for the privilege Of living in
it. -. '. .*+.'-~
Were it possible to record all
the good deeds of the past Christ
mas season the list of casualties
would fade into insignificance,
and it would cause many that are
disposed to complain to realize
as they have never before, that
there is much good in the world
that never reaches the public
ears. Many kind acts to those
less fortunate would go to the
credit of people that are consid-
cred crustly and grabbed. One
consolation remains in considera'
ton of the notice given the one
while the other is neglected;
When all the tragedy and crimes
of the year have been forgotten
the good deeds done will live. ir
the hearts of recipients and don
ors and both will be better fol
having given and received.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
c. H. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. c.
Words of Praise

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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

Steamship lines for Washington,
Baltimore, Cape Charles, New
York and Boston within was
broken last Spring. Ths will
prove of great conveniefce to
Durham travel.
No. 241 will hereafter srrive
in Durham at 6 P. M. q
No. 221 will arrive in Duroam
at 9. 20 P. M.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
$50 P. M.
The Durham & Southern thin
No. al leaving Durham at 5
P. M. and arriving at Apex N
STOP. M. connects with Sea
board No. Al and 4S for Char
lotte, Atlanta and points West
and Columbia, Savannah, Jack
sonville, and all Florida point
For Timetables, rates and an
information desired apply to Z
w. Woodward. Union Tickle
Agent, or r. L. Montgomer
Agent, phone No. IL. or writ
to-
c. II. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agen'
! RALEIGH. N. G..
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

The three-month-old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Daniels,
who live on East Main street,
died one day this week and the
burial took place Tuesday after
noon.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

THE best for all our readers is
our wish in this the first issue Of
the New Year.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

Entered as second class matter August
8, 1909, at the postoffice at Durham, N.
c., under the act of Congress of March
&, 1879.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03
GREAT PREMIUM OFFER!
Free Gifts to Beth Old
and New Subscribers.
A ccording to previous custom
we have arranged to give fol-
lowing Premiums for renewals
and new subscribers until Feb
ruary, 20, 1908:
PREMIUM NO. /.

Every old or new subscriber that pays,
pr The Recorder one year in advanced
VIII receive our premium number IL
Which is nice pocket knife. Old SUBJ
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.@kers may see them at this office or at
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The sun., 1908-02-02

any yet. Then they picked up \ lot of the
heather idols ia India and took them back
and that is why China has been Worship
ping idols ever since.
MY brothers. l will tell you also how
one OF these commissioners was the father
OF Japan. The Emperor told him to 90
across the Pacific and find "A god there
The commissioner was sure he would lose
his head before he got through, 30 he told
the Emperor he wanted 800 little boys and
800 little girls to take with him on the jour
,ney to find the god. You sec he intended
to go away and stay, and 30 preserve his
valuable head.
They all sailed away and landed ON one
OF the islands OF what is now called Japan,
and that is how there happens to be a Japan
Did Japan ever have any culture, any
literature, any philosophy of her own?
No, IL all came from China, and this COM
missioner and the little boys and girls took
it there
The Joss house at 10 Mott street wasn't
deserted, despite the inclination Of many
of the Chinese 70 go to the mission. The
heather burned incense to the God Of Good
Luck. thanked him for past favOrs and
hoped for a continuance Of the same.
The editorial offices Of the Chinese Re
form Neus, which generally gets out an
extra on New Years Day, were visited by
hundreds who wanted to get the special
edition and one of the fancy calendars
that come out at the time and contain a
Chinese business directory of New York,
San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Oak
land. IL was a day of gloom in the Reform
NeUs Office, and! although every one got a
calendar there was no New Years extra TO
be had.
Its because we don't know whether we
are going to have an editor or not" said
Paul II. Linn, a Columbia student who
translates all the startling news into Chinese.
~You see Mr.. Chang, the editor he resigns
10 go into business. We got a new editor.
Mr.. Choong. a great newspaper man from
Canton, but we don't know whether they
will let him come into this country. We
are trying TO fix it at Washington
There was never so much peace between
the On Leongs and the Hip Sings as now,
and for that reason Capt. McNally of Eliza
beth street stationed only a half dozen
extra policemen in Chinatown.
The sun., 1908-02-02
r. n. LORDS ESTATE $4,000, 900.
Lawyers VIII Gives One-thIrd to Widow
and the Remainder 20 Sons.


MINEoLA, L. l., Feb. THE will Of the
late Franklin B. Lord of the firm OF Lord,
Day 4 Lord Of Manhattan. was fled in the
Surrogate's Office this afternoon. BY the
terms Of the will one-third OF the residuary
estate is left to the testator's widow and
two-thirds are TO be divided in equal shares
among the testator's three sons, Franklin
b. Lord, Jr., Edward Cary Lord and George
De Forest Lord.
In addition to the one-third share the
widow, Mrs Josephine Gillet Lord, receives
S2S 900 in cash and also the town house at
So Park avenue with the household effects
there, and the country estate at Cedar
hurst, l.. |.
The will provides that the shares Of the
sons shall be held in trust. the beneficiaries
20 receive the income when they reach the
age Of 2l and the principal when they reach
the age Of 80.
There are a number Of legacies provided
for in the will, among them one Of IS 900 to
Frank Lord Partridge Of Orange, n. J.
Eight other logatess are named-E. @.
Partridge, Madison, N. j., 81 900; j. d.
Partridge, Orange, n. j., 81, 900; j. Stephen
Higham, PlAinfield, N. j., 81, 900; Leonard
Seaman New York, s., 900; Thomas Saun-
dersOn, New York, 81 900; j. Z. Mer8, New
YORK, $500; William Mills, New York, $500,
and Dennis Carroll New York, $500.
The estate, real and personal, Ia said to
be valued at between tS, 600 600 and 50 600, :
OOO The executors named are Franklin
B. Lord, Jr., Luoius Fl. Beers and Henry
De Foreet Baldwin.
The sun., 1908-02-02
DINNER OF THE ILLTNI.
An AlumnA Sets the Pace for State Univer.
slty Graduates.

sity Graduates.
The annual dinner Of the University Of
Illinois Club Of the East was held last night
in the rooms OF the Aldine Association. III
Fifth avenue. Fifty alumni and alumn@
were present.
Mrs. j. ]. Schoonhoven, the retiring
president, set an intellectual pace for the
speakers which more than one OF them
admitted that he found 1t difficult to fol-
low. David B. Carse said that he had in
tended to say that il was.a unique event to
have a woman preside at varsity dinner.
but that as one Of the previous speakers
had said that unique" was derived from
-unua.' meaning one. and -equus.' horse.
he had changed his mind.
@'The College Man In Business. was a
topic assigned to me by your president
about four months ago. continued Mr..
Carse, @but since then there hasn't been any
business, and there isn't likely 10 be any
while q certain college man Ia doing busi-
ness down in Warrington
DR.. William MacMurtrie, who spoke on
Educational Ideals deprecated the ship
shod English in use among college students
G. III. BIackall Of Boston talked about the
love Of the beautiful as a factor in civiliza-
tion and incidentally had something to say
about the provinciality OF New York. H. H.
Horner, chief Of the administration division
of the Educational Department Of New York
State, read an original poem entitled
-Jimmy's Graduation"
Lincoln Bush. chief engineer Of the Della
ware and Lackawanna Railroad, was an
other speaker. The following officers were
elected: David B. Carse, president; G. B.
Barrackman, vice-president; and W. W.
Beach. secretary and treasurer.
The sun., 1908-02-02
KILLED on THE ELEVATED.
D. =. II. Davies OF wanamaker's Fans or
Jumps From Platform. 'f'

David s. H. Davies. manager of the carpet
department in ,Wanamaxers. was killed
by a southbound Third avenue elevated
train at the fremont station in The Bronx
at $50 last night. Witnesses differ AZ to
whether he jumped or fell in front Of the
train. The body was cut in two, part
falling to the street below.
Davies lived at 947 Forest -sy spge. e.-IIaaiee Tie
Bronx. In company with friend, william
Aiken of s02 East I67th street, he waA on his
way to attend a meeting of the Clan Ma Gael
in the Masonic Temple at fremont Tie
two men got of a northbound train and
Davies told Aiken that he had promised to
wait there at the station for a friend who
was coming from further up the line. The
wind was blowing pretty hard and Aiken
went into the station TO light a cigar When
he came out again a southbound train was
at the station and Davies had disappeared.
Several witnesses say that Davies stood
watching for the train and. leaning too far,
toppled over onto the tracks. Th3 nrStor-
man of the train, Walter j. Emmons of
4247 Park avenue, said that he saw Davies
jump directly in front of the train. This
statement was made to Coroner Schwan-
necke after Emmons had been arrested
on a technical charge of homicide. The
motorman was later paroled in the custody
of the counsel for the railroad
Davies was SIS years old. He leaves a
widow, who has no relatives in this country.
The sun., 1908-02-02

its perssodtlon. not only IN actions by the
Government but BY tho Statea.v Our national
laws pertaining 70 corporations give 20 them
neither license nor protection. In shclR
operation they may be made the instrument
OF ruthless attack or pronounced favOrittsm.
The remedy. gentlemen. for all this Hes. In
my Judgment. In a Federal corporation law.
l cannot attempt extended comment on the
subject Rt this time but make the assertion
boldly that we will have no industrial peace
IN this country until we have such law.
May l say just a word on politicsl under
stand that We corporation men are practically
ruled out OF politics. but every Ohioan IL a
born politician, and as a patriotic duty keeps
himself In line for that greatest Of all goals,
tho Presidency. Now that the time ap-
proaches for naming candidates for that
great ONCE Ohio comes to the front with two
thoroughly equipped. unobjectionable can
didates, Senator Foraker and Secretary Taft.
May l term them the contestant and the
residuAry legatee OF the will. and may re-
mind them that the testator is not yet deadP
II either OF them shall win Ohio will be happy.
and II neither wins Ohio will have the salts
faction Of having offered to the country the
best possible Presidential timber.
Just word about dear old Ohio: the white
soh0olhOuse on the hill. the town pump where
the boys heads were systematically soused
the deep hole where we learned 70 swim-are
not these memories that come back to us all
very vlvidly in our sleeping and waking
dreams as the relentless years creep onp
Permit me to thank you most cordially for
your kind attention
Others who spoke were William d.
Murphy and Judge Leroy d. ThOmaD.
The sun., 1908-02-02
SIGNAL CORPS DINNER.
civil war Veterans Guests Of the Veterans
Association.


Association.
The Signal CorpsAVeterans Association OF
the eSpanish-AmerioanWar had their annual
dinner last night in the Hotel Gerard and
elected officers. George A. Marshall was
chosen commander; E. v. Kean, senior vice.
commander; F. d. C. Thompson, junior
vice-commander; W. s. Goodwin, adjutant;
and Austen Morris. quartermaster.
The toastmaster was Major f. +. Leigh.
Chief Signal Officer. N. @. n. Y. Among
the speakers were Brig Gen. Charles l..
Davis; Capt. q. G. Burnell. and Gen. H. H.
Dunwoodie, all Of the United States Army;
Capt. Erlandson Of the First Signal Corps,
". g. n. Y, and the past commander Of the
association. W. j. Coughtry.
civil war veterans. Among them we're
Gen. Davis, Sergt. j. H. Kelly and Privates
Barson. Wardwell. Conell and Andrews.
The sun., 1908-02-02
New Episcopal Church OF IT. Mary.

Plans have been fled for the new church
to be erected for the Episcopal oongrega-
tion Of St. Marys, OF which the Rev II. r.
Hulse is rector, on the front Of its large
plot on Lawrence street. west of Amster-
dam, which also contains the So. Mary
School and the temporary reCtOry. The
new building will have frontage Of 50
feet and a depth of 75.9 feet and will be
OF brick with trimmings of limestone. 1t
is to cost SIS 900. @H
The sun., 1908-02-02
five Dead I'm LOdElnE House FIRE.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. Five persons
lost their lives and twelve others were
injured this morning in a fire in a rooming
house on Wyandotte street. Most OF the
occupants Of the house were asleep when
the Are swept through the dwelling and
were trapped In their rooms.
The sun., 1908-02-02
Discharged JanltOr Kills Himself.

William Webber. janitor Of the Edgemere
apartment house at West lO4th street.
committed suicide yesterday morning In
his room by shooting himself through the
head. He had been discharged from his
position. He once was a soldier in the
GerTuan army.
The sun., 1908-02-02
Cold Waves, Warm Hearts.

They should 90 together az the thought
Of thousands Of women and children
in our city ShiVerinR. hungry, sick,
through no fault Of their own.
They are sent 20 Us by teachers, doc
tors, churches. city officials. nelRhbors.
O. puts stockings on eight pairs Of cold
. L little feet.
60 feeds n hungry mother and four
4k children three days.
or means q warm dress for q delicate
Do shop girl or bedding for an aged
invalid.
Can gives two widows coal 80 they
NIU can mSintain their homes by
washing.
cox prevents eviction Of two families
OkO while breadWinneT Is sick.
GEn 500, 81 900 helps in proper
0UU9 tion 20 care for over 1000
families We are aiding to-day
r. S. MINTURN, Treas,
Room I'll, No. los e. 22d ST., New York.
r. FULTON CUTTING, President
.iS4S CSSdItiSs 81 tAs PSSr. ISOS
The oasis., 1908-11-14

Mrs. Parke and their lillIe ones are in good health and enjoying their California home.
 As mentioned elsewhere, the noe sice of final proof by Mir. Ed Egan of Calabasas, upon his homestead entry, appears in TIE OASIS this week. The date set for the hear ing is December 21st, which is also that set for the hearings of the final proofs of Messrs. Walker and McCorkle. Mir. Egan's place is adjacent to that of Mir. McCorkle. He has lived there many years, and would have "proved out" long ago but for the various land grants that have overshadowed the valley of the Santa Cruz.