The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12
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ana SIX lect around the DOdy or
Cape Hatteras few days ago
This can't be attributed to blinG
tiger whiskey or near-beer, We
don't suppose.-Newbern Sun.
Now comes a Harvard professor
who declares that he "converses
with spirits.' In North Carolina
the time has been when spirits
would bring on a lot CT talk
among men gathered around a
table with the spirits sitting on
the table.-Wilmington Star.
A member of the Georgia Leg.
islature has introduced bill in
that body making it unlawful to
play baseball or football at any
school or college chartered by the
State If there were a prize of a
lie Of hay going to the biggest
ass in the State this man would
get it.-Spartanburg Journal.
The Orphanage farm is nota-
bic poor one and ten years. ago
it was scanned with gulleys, but
under the wise and skillful man.
agement Of Mr.. S. H. Averitt has
become not only smooth but pro-
ductive. The corn crop this year
gives every promise of so bushels
TO the acre, and other crops are
equally productive and profitable.
"There is more in the man than
there is in the land is not poetry
but it is truth. -Charity and Chill
dren.
The Asheville Gazette-News is
10 king forward to winter and
h gh prices with something akin
to alarm. 1t thinks it is almost
a deed certainty that there is to
be a material increase in the
prices of all the necessities of life
and quotes from The New York
World and The Washington Post
as to the prices of certain food
stuffs. 1t also quotes President
TAFT to the effect that general
increase in prices of the necessi-
ties might be expected during the
next few months. Raleigh Times.
The attempt Thursday night
to wreck a Southern passenger
train near Concord serves to re-
mind again that the psrialty for
train wrecking in this State is not
severe enough. The train wreck
er is entitled to no more sympa-
thy than the burglar. who hangs
if convicted. The latter, in fact.
only takes life when it becomes
necessary to save himself, while
the wrecker Of trains imperils
many innocent people to crafty
his lust for gain or to satisfy a
spite against some individual or
corporation. Post.
A lady down in Georgia has
shocked the equilibrium of that
State by riding a horse astride,
which has moved one Of the rural
members Of the Legislature to in.
trodace highly penal bill for 4
woman to ride astride a number
Of animals which he enumerates
including the mule, the ass, etc
Tire asses are to be congratulatet
that IN one fair spot Of this fail
land Of ours they are recognized
as entitled to protection from be
ing inundated furthur by the fol
lies and whims and despotism o
womon.-Greensboro Telegram.
II tie Georgia Legislature in
corpora,es into the general tas
bill all the provisions introduced
by members, it soon will be near
| ly as hard to get a drink of sods
water in the State as it is now &c
get drink Of whiskey. Face &c
face with a deficit, and with salar
les and bills unpaid, the solon,
are grubbing desperately to FIND
revenue producers. Since the
advent Of prohibition the sofi
drink industry has become tn.
biggest thing in the State. Henc,
il offered the easiest solution o
the problem. -Greenville, S. c
News.
Tie result Of the Republican
convention at Newport News thii
week is a convincing argumen
. in favor Of the convention owe
the primary as a mode Of nomi
mating cand dates and declaring
, the principles Of a party. Con
| trastsd with the Democratic pri