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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Happenings all Over North Carolina
Briefly Told.


The Mt. Airy Cotton Mills will
be sold at auction August 2.
Stock has been subscribed for
a S25, 900 oil mill at Whitaker's.
The Stokes County Fair will
be held at King, November 2, 8
and a.
Rains the past week greatly
damaged the IRISH potato crop
around Williamson.
The Eastern North Carolina
Christian Conference will be held
in Henderson, July 2o-22.
The Roaring Gap Summer Re
sort Co., Of Elkin, has been in
corporated with $1,000 capital.
! The Guilford Battle Ground
Celebration will be held this year
on July 3, the 4th being on Sun
day.
A $I25, 1000 cotton mill is to
be established at Winston Salem
by ]. w. Cannon, Of Concord,
and others.
]. P. Wells, of Fender county,
has growing on his farm about
100 hills of cotton sprouting from
last years stalks.
7. B. Campbell, Of North
Wilkesboro, has invented me-
tai harness hame fastener, and
: applied for a patent.
]. R. Parsons, Of Buck, Wilkes
county, killed blue crane few
days ago that measured 6 feet
inches from tip to tip.
Mr.. ]. P. Caldwell, the distin
guished editor of the Charlotte
Observer, has been made an l.
L. D. by Erskine College, S. c
The Grand Opera House a
Greensboro, has been condemned
as unsafe, and is closed for public
use until FIRE escapes are pro
vided.
: DR.. r. A. Torrey, the grea
evangelist, is conducting serie
of meetings in Winston-Salem
and is being heard by immens'
crowds.
r T. E. Perry, of Sandy Ridg'
township, Union county, shot ant
killed an eagle few days ag,
that measured S feet 6 inches iron
: tip to tip.
Moses S. Jones is to have
new hotel erected at Roxboro, t
cost between $50. 900 and 5000
Hook & Rogers, of Charlotte, al
the architects.
Capt. S. c. Franklin, Of MI
Airy, had four valuable cows Kill
ed by lightning a few days ag,
They were standing under tire
when they we're Struck.
Courtney Jeffreys, 22-year-ol
negro, is under arrest at Raleigl
charged with attempting to Grim
nally assault Miss Marie Curtic,
the I6-year-old daughter Of d
Cooper Curtice.
Capt. K. A. Hyatt, Clerk Of Il
Superior Court Of Haywood coul
ty, has resigned on account of j
: health. Judge Ferguson has a
I pointed K. L. Osborne, to FL Of
the unexpired term.
Rev. 7. ]. Murdoch, for
years rector of St. Luke's Episc
pal church at Salisbury, died su
denly early Tuesday morning
Charleston, s. G. The interme
took place in Salisbury.
A good roads conference, re
resenting the States Of North c;
DINA, Virginia, South Carolir
Tennessee and Georgia, will
held in Asheville the first VIC
in October, probably the 9th a
9Th.
There will be made not me
than half a crop Of corn in {
tawba county this year The '
ter has been out over the botto
50 much that the corn is abe
drowned out, and upland corn,
well as the cotton, is getting
grassy that il cannot do well.
,T.f,a cor.a,,t;on ~ Nafio,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-24

The Corporation Commisshn
has ordered that union station
be erected at Sanford.
The Fulton-Smith Co., new
plug tobacco factory, has begun
operations at Mt. Airy.
The Pomona Cotton Mills at
Greensboro, bankrupt, have been
sold to E. p. Wharton for Sass
600.
The Singleton Silk Mill Co.,
of Wadesboro, is to greatly en-
large its capacity. 1t now EN-
ploys about 200 hands.
]. w. Thomas, postmaster at
St. Judge, Watauga county, is
under arrest for appropriating
$500 worth Of stamps.
B. R. Brock, of Raeford, has
sold 500 pounds Of honey this
year, Rev. R. H. George, Of the
same place, has sold 400 pounds.
/ A special term ofcourt is being
held at Asheville this week, with
Judge Ward presiding. There are
fifty blind tiger cases on the
docket.
i A big barbecue for cotton mil
employees is to be given at Hau
River on July 3. Dinner will b.
prepared for more than a thous
and people.
The North Carolina Press Con
vention is IN session at Hender
|; sonville. 1t met Wednesday morn
, ing, and the pencil pushers" arr
having royal time.
Corn is not so much damaged
in Wilson county, but it ID lynn
. low in the fields along the rout
Of the Norfolk and Southern road
The outlook is gloomy indeed
the farmers having genuine case
, Of the blues.
a T. F. Rowland, formerly sheril
: of Yancey county, is erecting
large distillery in the city Q
/. Washington, D. c., for the manu-
: facture of corn whiskey. Thi
; will be the first ever in operation
|, in the national capital.
Della Sellars, a young colore'
woman Of Arson county, has bee
: placed under arrest at Wadesbor
! charged with strangling to dealt
her newly born infant. Sh
= stated. that she did mot want tn
child because it was white.
The Benbow Hotel and prop
erty adjoining it at Greensbor
;. have been sold by c. d. Benbo'
to a syndicate composed Of ]. /
Jordan and others. The purchas
|. price was $3.50 front foot, NAL
/ ing a total OF about $4,000.
: The sentence of Junius McKa.
: a negro, convicted Of the murd'
Of Alex Mckay, at Rowlan'
d Robson county, on February ?.
b, 1908, and sentenced to be hangc
l. tomorrow, has been commute
:, to life Imprisonment at hard J
r. Dor.
The Second Presbyteris
lie church Of Charlotte has started
n campaign to raise $50, 700 towar
II the sI55.ooo endowment fun
p which must be raised in order
Ut secure the $4,000 promised
the General Educational Board
L Davidson College.
O. Misses Elizabeth and Ann
d. Cheshire, daughters Of Bish'
in Joseph Blount Cheshire, Of 4
mt Episcopal Diocese Of North Cal
lima, will sail from San Francis
:, on the cath Of August for Chin
= where they will devote their liy
= to the missionary cause.
bet The wife Of Rev. DIR. X.
ek Beaman, pastor Of Ccntena
nd Methodist church, at New Ber
has disappeared and her whe
-. abouts are unknown. While ]
= Beaman was attending Trim
q. College commencement in D.
4. ham, his wife elopcd with a m
-, named Grant, and nothing I
- - since been heard from her.
So Joseph Lance, Of Buncom
county, who is serving a term
the penitcntiary for killing a
ndl lie GIRL al Bucna Vista. BIZ A r,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
HOME BUYING.

The colored people should keep ever
before them these necessary and CO.
ordinate essentials: Home buying,
farming hog raising, poultry raising,
business enterprise establishing, fru-
gality-and we need to do these things
here in Springfield and Sangamon
county as much SO as in Louisiana and
Mississippi We need more farmers;
and, in fact, more producers of all
the things that must be consumed. Has
a colored man as much sense as any
other man? Well, you must prove
it. Why can't we have shoe store,
here? A gents furnishing store, a
furniture and stove store? Who are
you blaming, the white people? Must
the white people set you up in bust
ness? Canno. we have a drug store
if not, why not? We have two lOaning
institutions here; why don't you go
down and take out some shares?
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Negro Businesses.
$50 mote it be. :"

About September first, the
very air was surcharged with
business talk by our people aud
the idea was aud is, good. They
had meetings and they passed
resoIutions-took cut stock, etc
Now why let the move retro
gress? There was talk Of gen
eral mer, handlse store in the
east end and it is needed; there
was talk of shoe store, let US
nave it. Are you people who
have a dollar or two, afraid to
invest it? If SO you will never
be but little if any, better off
Since this snow, for shoes, over
shoes aud underwear, colored
people have spent at least ~, 600.
Colored people need more bust
nesses-this is the only way you
Can create jobs and positions and
command the respect of the com
munity.
Keep the idea of farming also,
before you.
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Slaughtersville, Ky.

The tobacco factories are re :
ported to begin work soon.
The Sunday school at TIE Hol-
mess church. is progressing
nicely.
Rev. Rorer has resigned the
pastorate of the Holiness church.
The Busy Bees is the name
of a new club organized last Sat-
urday at the G. M. e. church.
Miss Mary Drake, president,
Miss Deborah Couch. ecretary.
Mrs. L. E. Barksdale and son
spent Sunday in Sebree, the
guests of Mrs. Ocie Games.
We are sorry to chronicle the
death of Mr.. Allison Couch,
which occurred in our city last
week. He leaves several broth.
ers and an aged mother to mourn
for him.
The beautiful concrete mansion
of Mr.. W. F. Couch, our tonsor-
ial artist, is rapidly nearing com.
pletion.
Our first snow of the season
fell last Monday night and the
boys and girls had merry time
cOasting.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
In the Political World
DENEEN DECLARED GOVERNOR-TO
BE INAUGURATED MONDAY
LOCAL CANDIDATES
ANNOUNCING.

The deadlock has been broken.
Governor Deneen has been de
clared Governor and is to be in
augurated Monday. The old
political wagon has been unlock.
ed and started again, moving
though slowly.
Ia local affairs everything is
budding out with unusual rapid
ty. For may their are sever
al candidates on the democratic
side. aspiring.
Roy M. Seeley, who has filled
the office creditabiy for City At.
torney, for four years, is candi-
date for re election.
J Emil Smith. who very ably
and creditabIy filed the position
for two years as City Clerk, is a
candidate for re. election.
Kim Haynes is a candidate for
re election as alderman of the
first ward. John Ruckel, a very
able man, is candidate for City
Treasurer. Also is A. J. Mes.
ter.
l.. Y Sherman is out for may
or on the Republican ticket Roy
Reece is supposed to be candi
date for re election, but has not
announced himself. Vim. Shee
han, alderman from the sixth
ward and quite popular man, is
a candidate for mayor on the
democratic ticket.
There are several candidates
for alderman in the various
wards.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
Tennessee Hangings.

Six men are sentenced to hans
and two to serve twenty years
each, in the penltentiary in Ten
nessee, for alleged participation
in the might riding" and the
murder of Capt. Rankin, at Reel
foot Lake, Tennessee, seems to
have some respect for law and
justice. Lynching first, had its
origin on colored citizens, guilty
or supposed to be guilty. of
crime, but ran the limit Oh color.
ed people and turned upon the
very originators, and the lynch
ers began to lynch their own, So
six of the lynchers are to be
hanged.
$50 mote it be-"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
A PROPOSITION FOR 1909.

During 1909, let US get busy
and do business on d business
basis only. The Forum is to
urge Its readers to make spec
ialty of patronizlng those firms
that advertise ia this paper. Now
we have strlven for five years. to
get you, as a whole, to do So
some of you are doing SO, while
others do not seem to care nor
pay any attention to the pleas.
Now this is important.
Peter Myers is o. k.-has a
beautiful store and carries only
the best goods; you ladies see
Newman also occasionally, a high
class store anc unexcnlIed in
courtesies shown; A M Williams,
lawyer and real estate mad runs
an advertisement year in and
year out J. E. Thompson has
shown you that he knows his
business and you can t find a
better nor more clean store in
town, John LUZ is o k, Clark
son, Baumann, John l.. Jones &
Co., run steady advertisements,
Royal e Gibbs lawyers, have
their cards run, j. P. Roberts,
Grady & Webster, are the only
BARRIERS who advertise Drs.
HENDERSON and Ware are pro-
nounced as good physicians as
the town affords. Tucker and
Neal & Brown run advertise
ments continually. showing a
business and progressive spirit.
Hall & Herrick advertise with us
and employ F. B Hicklin, as a
clerk, so does Simmons employ
l.. Taborn, Virgil Motley. etc.
Note all of these things and
for 1909, let US make ourselves
felt in Springfield, and let the
people know We are alive.
We simply mention some of
the advertisers and want you to
read the paper, acl in accordance
with this request, provided, of
course, if you think this a good
idea.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
THE SICK.

L. F. Osborne, who was con-
fined to his home last week, is
able to be up and out.
Jesse Warren, who has been
critically ill, and who is much
improved at that this writing, is
yet confined within doors.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR

ROUTE.
Points of Interest
Springfield's Attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and
Jackson streets-take South Eighth
car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Gem
etery-take North Fifth street cars at
Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park, southwest of city
take South Second or Lawrence ave
nue. cars. Reservoir Park, northeast
of city-take North Seventh cars.
Camp Lincoln. The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guards. Take Rutledge or Camp
Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds,
north of city. Take North Seventh
cars. White City Park east of the
city. Take East Capitol avenue cars
at Fifth and Monroe.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16

1T is no benefit to have given me
something, but it is benefit to have
enabled me to obtain something for
myself. Emerson.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16

Capitol City Lodge, No. II, K. of p.
meets every second and fourth Mon
day night of each month in Masonic
hall on North Eighth street. Specia
meetings made know by K. of R.
& s..
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16

"Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed be
yond the shore,
But still thy voice is ringing DER The
gale
Thou st taught thy race how high heI
hope may soar,
And bid them seek the heights, no.
faint nor fall"
Paul Laurence Dunbar on Free
Douglass.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16

You may give news matter or mo-
ney you have for the Forum to Miss
Daisy Donaldson; also all kinds of
typewriting: orders for colored papers
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16

"How to Talk"-for sale at Thomp-
sons and Neal & Browns Price 15c.
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Divine Services at the Evangelical
Lutheran Holy Trinity Church.

On Fifteenth between Washington
and jefferson streets.
Bible Reading, il to II a. m.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
instruction in the chief parts of the
Christian doctrines every Wednesday
at p. m.
One and all are cordially invited to
attend these services.
Rev. Jas. H boswell, Pastor.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16
USE HOAGLAND'S OIL OF GLAD.
NESS.

Hoagland's Oil of Gladness has prov
en- to be the greatest furniture pre-
server in the world, owned and con-
trolled exclusively by Negroes. All
colored agents should become interest
ed in this enterprise. Have we any
colored sympathizers? If So send 81
and get special terms for 80 days.
Send $1.00 and get $500 worth of oil.
George Hoagland, 903 w. Jefferson ST.,
Bloomington, Ill.
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tered against you, according to the
prayer of said bill.
S. T. JONES, Clerk.
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For Rutledge street every Is min
uteS from 6:07 a. m. until 11:22 D. m
STU mo HIIeo o. uop!sod u! 90 HIN
Owl cars at 11:52 p. m. and 1922
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-16

Parties will please enter into no
bust ess transactions for this paper
with anyone save authorized agents
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EXTRACT FROM
TAFT'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
JULY %, 1908.

THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM ADOPTED AT GILL
CAGO, EXPLICITLY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR ALL MEN
WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR, AND JUST
AS EXPLICITLY DECLARES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT,
AND WITHOUT RESERVATION, IN LETTER AND SPIRIT
OF THE THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 1T is NEED
LESS TO STATE THAT | STAND WITH MY PARTY
SQUARELY ON THAT PLANK IN THE PLATFORM, AND
BELIEVE THAT EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, AND
THe FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT OF THESE
CAN SPIRIT OF FAIR Play
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StenOgrapher,
Old Phone, 998. Springfield Illinois
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

stand. X Z n
You want my blessing, do you, Miss
Barrack? Some people don't think
brassy Van Torp's blessing worth
much, young lady, but you're welcome
to 1t, such as it is"
He patted her thick hair and smiled
as she looked up, and her eyes were
dewy with tears.
That's all right, my DEAR" he said.
Don't cryi"
She smiled. too, because his tone
was kind, and, standing up, she took
out her little leathern bag again quick
ly emptied the twists of paper into
her hand, selected one by touch. ana
slipped the rest back. She unwrapped
a large stone and held it up to the
light, turning it little as she did SO.
Van Torp watched her with curiosity.
and with an amused suspicion that
she had perhaps played the whole
scene in order to mollify him and in
duce him to buy something. So many
people had played much more elabo-
rate tricks in the hope of getting
money from him, and the stones might
be limitations after all, in spite of Lo.
gotheti's penciled line of recommends
ton.
But Barak's next action took Van
Torp by surprise. To his amazement,
she pressed the ruby lightly to her
heart, then to her lips. and last of all
to her forehead, and before he knew
what she was doing she had placed it
in his right hand and closed his fin
gers upon 1t. 1t was a thank-offering.
NONSENSE" objected the million
iare, smiling, but holding out the stone
to her. ITS very sweet of you. but
you don't mean it, and don't take
presents like that. Why, it's worth a
thousand pounds in Bond street any
day."
But she put her hands behind her
back and shook her head, to show that
she would not take it back. Then with
her empty hand she again touched her
heart, her lips and forhead, and
turned towards the door.
Here, stop" said Mr. Van Torp.
going after her 81 can't take this
thing! See here, I say! Put it back
into your pocket"
She turned and met him, and made
gesture of protest and entreaty, as
If earnestly begging him to keep the
gem. He looked at her keenly, and
he was judge of humanity, and saw
that she was hurt. by his refusal. AS
last resource, he took out his pock-
et-book and showed her a quantity Of
folded bank notes.
Well" he said, since you insist.
Miss Barrack, I'll buy the stone Of
you, but I'll be everlastingly fingered
If I'll take it for nothing"
Barak's eyes suddenly flashed in q
most surprising way, her lower LIN
pouted, and her cheek family changed
color, as drop of scarlet pomegranate
Juice will tinge bowl of cream.
She made one step forwards, plucked
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she inquired with little laugh that
was encouraging rather than con.
temptuous, for her curiosity was
reused
they looked at each other at last,
and all at once she felt the deeply dis
turbing sense of his near presence
which she had missed for three DAYS.
though she was secretly little afraid
and ashamed of it.; and today it had
not come while her anger had lasted
But now 1t was stronger than ever be.
lore, perhaps because it came so un.
expectedly, and It drew her to him.
Their eyes met and they looked
lcng at one another in the shade of
the elm tree on the lawn, as the sun
was going down Only a few minutes
had passed since Margaret had been
very angry, and had almost believed
that she was going to quarrel finally,
and break her engagement, and be
free; and now she could not even turn
her face away, and when her hand felt
his upon it, she let him draw it slowly
to him; and half unconsciously she
followed her hand, bending towards
him sideways, from her seat, nearer
and nearer. and very near.
And as she put up her lips to his,
he would that she might drink his
soul from him at one deep draught-
even as one Of his peoples poets
wished, in the worlds spring time.
long ago.
1t had been strange love-making.
They had been engaged during more
than two months, they were young,
vital, passionate; yet they had never
kissed before that evening hour under
the elm tree at Versailles. Perhaps It
was for this that Konstantin had
played, or at least, for the certainty
1t meant to him, If he had doubted
that she was sincere.
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"Oon't You Fuss About Burning Coal"

each of 'em say truly rural and Brit
ish Constitution before he goes to
bed, and If he can't, you just unship
him, or whatever you call it on a boat.
Understand, captain?'
The captain understood and kept his
countenance.
Now. l want to know one thing. "
continued the new owner. What's
the nearest sea port to Bayreuth, Ba-
varia?'
Venice" answered the captain
without the least hesitation, and so
quickly that Mr. Van Torp was i'm.
mediately suspicious.
IF that's SO, you're pretty smart"
he observed.
you can telephone to Cooks Office.
sir, and ask them," said the captain
quietly.
The instrument was on the table at
Mr.. Van Torp's elbow. He looked
sharply at the captain, as he un.
hooked the receiver and set it to his
ear. In few seconds communication
was given.
Cooks Office? Yes. Yes. This Il
Mr.. Van Torp. Rufus Van Torp Of
New York. Yes. l want to know
what's the nearest sea port to Bay.
reuth, Bavaria. Yes. Yes. That's
just what l want to know. Yes. I'll
hold the wire while you look it up"
He was not kept waiting long.
Venice, you say? You're sure you're
right, I suppose? Yes. Yes. l was
only asking. No thank you. If want
ticket I'll look in myself. Much
obliged. Gosd-by."
He hung the receiver in it's place
again, and turned to his captain with
different expression, in which ad
miration and satisfaction were quite
apparent.
Well" he said, you're right. It's
Venice. I must say that, for an Eng
lishman, you're quite smart"
The captain smiled quietly, but did
not think it worth while to explain
that the last owner with whom he had
sailed had been Wagner-mad and had
gone to Bayreuth regularly. More
over, he had judged his man already
Am l to proceed to Venice at once
sir?" he asked.
las quick as you can, captain"
The Englishman looked at his watch
deliberately, and made a short menta
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

calculation before he said anything. 1t
was II in the morning
Il can get to sea by five o'clock this
afternoon, sir. Will that do?"
Mr.. Van Torp was careful not to be-
tray the least surprise.
"Yes," he said as if he were not
more than fairly satisfied, "that'u do
nicely"
Very well, sir, then I'll be off. It's
about 5000 miles, and she's supposed
to do that at IS knots with her own
coal. Say eight days. But as this is
her maiden trip we must make allow
ance for having to stop the engines
once or twice. Good-morning, sir"
'Good-day, captain. Get in some
coal and provisions as soon as you ar.
rive in Venice. l may want to go to
Timbuctoo, or to Andaman islands or
something I'm that sort of a man
Pm not sure where I'll go. Good-by."
The captain stopped at the first tele
graph Off ,e on his way to the Water
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
had given Lady n

had given Lady
cut.
Therefore he returned to the table
and slipped the gem into his pocket
before going to the door to see wheth.
er Stemp was within hail.
But Barak now understood what he
was going to do, and ran before him,
and stood before the door in an atti-
tude which expressed entreaty so
clearly that Mr. Van Torp was puz-
zled.
Well" he said, standing still and
looking into the beautiful imploring
eyes, what on earth do you want
now, Miss Barrack? Try and explain
yourself"
A very singular conversation by
signs now began.
Barak pointed to the waistcoat peck
ct into which he had put the stone.
The matter concerned that, of course,
and Van Torp nodded. Next, though
after considerable difficulty, she made
him understand that she was asking
how he had got it, and when this was
clear, he answered by pretending to