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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-19
What Our Lawmakers Are Doing In
Raleigh.
OUTLINE OF WORK CLAIMS ATTENTION
Our Regular Correspondent Gives
Summary Of Most Important Mat.
fers Prohibition, Trusts, Rail.
roads and Other Items.
FRIDAY. JAN, Is.


In the Senate unanimous con-
sent was asked by Senator Star
buck to withdraw his bill offered
Thursday to equaiize the number
of challenges by the State and
the defendant in the trial Of
capital offences.
Senator Wray presented petit
tions from the citizens Of Rock
ingham county relative to child
labor law and hours of work.
The following new bills were
introduced in the Senate:
By Manning-To establish a
criminal court for Durham town
ship and prescribe its powers.
By Empie-The industry of
growing truck.
By Kluttz-Relative to hunting
without written permission.
By Empie Relating to the
time of sale of real property sold
under mortgage.
By Barringer-To create the
State Association of County Com
missioners of North Carolina and
give it the sanction of the State.
Bills passed third reading in
the Senate: To remedy a seeming
conflict in sections 1912 and 6419
of the revisal, relating to the
sale Of real and personal property
under mortgage, the amendment
making Section 1912 apply only
to the sale Of personal property;
resolution to print 1000 copies of
Governor Kitchin's inaugural ad-
dress.
Senator Goodwin. Of Gates,
sent forward a new State poem,
which the clerk read to the Sem
ate. 1t was by Miss Bessie F.
Poole. of Elizabeth City, Order
ed that the poem be spread on
the Journal.
In the House the bills introduc-
ed were:
BY Connor-To amend Sec
tion 1898 of the Revisal, for re.
lief of widows Of Confederate
soldiers. Admits those married
prior to January l, 1870, instead
Of April l. 1866.
BY Pickett. by request-To ap-
point school board for graded
school in Burlington.
BY Koonce-To create the.State
Association of County Commits
sioners.
BY Grant-To exempt from
taxation personal property to the
value Of $500.
SATURDAY, JAN. 16.
In the Senate the following
bills were introduced:
BY Latham-To drain wet and
swamp lands under the direction
Of the State Board of Geological
Survey.
BY Long, Of Person TO ap-
point Justices Of the Peace in
several townships in Person
county.
BY Elliott For benefit of State
School for the Blind, carrying
for maintenance
and $4,000 for permanent i'm.
provements.
+, BY Klultz-Joint resolution re-
lating to the Alaska Yukon Ex-
position and carrying s25, 600
appropriation.
BY Lockhart -Denouncing con-
duct in the State Of North Caro-
Ina that interferes with trade
and commerce.
The Manning bill to establish
! North Carolina Commission to-
maintain a uniformity in the
Continued on fourth page.)
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-01-19

The scheme Of the promoters
of the Y. M. c. A. to secure new
members by the RED and Blue"
contest, u being worked ct faith
fully by the members appointed
on each side vi the contest.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
The Art of lvino.

With very few exceptions all asser-
lions may be divided Into two classes
lies and untruths. Lies are those as
sertions which the person making
them does not know 20 be so.
Lies help to smooth over the rough
places of life. Indeed. IL Il were not
for lies life would be almost unbear-
able. Ii would he uusociable, To say
the least IL we had to confine our
selves strictly TO the truth conversa-
ton would be limited TO such plati-
tudes Us two and two are four" 1.-The
square OF the hypotenuse Is equal 70
the sum OF the squares OF the other
two Sides" THE earth Is round" 1.-The
sun Is ON time today" and the like.
Whereas truth Is limited, infinitely
and painfully exclusive, one has not 10
be at all particular about lies. They
may take any form and disport In any
garb.
A lie never has TO be verified. New
ertheless Ii is just as well To bear IL
mind that the art OF lying requires a
certain degree OF consistency, for lies
we'll told and vigorously insisted upon
have been known To pass current as
truth for centuries. often to the annoy
ance and headlessness OF those who
tried to set things right.
To lie is human; to tell the truth I'm
possible.-Life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
NM Wish Cor NV Rahx

1 desire for my baby neither great
beauty nor great wealth nor fame nor
anything to mar her happiness But
give her n contented spirit, minister
Ing hands and willing feet, that her
presence may radiate joy wherever she
may be. May she care nothing for So
ciety. but may she love her neighbor
as herself. Let her motto through life
be. "Noblesse oblige." May she never
know ambition nor seek to explore
life's mountain tops or sleeps, either
through curiosity or great yearning,
but may her little feet tread TRANQUILITY
iife's common way. May she be cursed
with neithF: brllliance nor wit, but
give her sense of humor, tender
tact, gracious presence and only suf-
hcient beauty to make her face lovely
to her friends. May the public pass
her by In utter ignorance and never
know OF the existence of my little
maid. May she never seek her own,
but let her always minister to others
without thought Of reward. Thus give
her happiness in great measure, pressed
down, shaken together and running
over, and as her browning glory may
she know the supreme joy Of a great
and selffess iove.-I.ilian Bell.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
They Worried offsnhaeh.

When "La Belle Helene" was about
to be produced, Offenbach was most
anxious that his airs should not get
about before the first night and had
asked all his company to be most care
full not to let any one hear them. but
his tunes were so catchy that It was
almost Impossible to help singing
them. One day Ernest Blum and his
friends were sitting opposite Often
bach in cafe when of them be,
gan to hum leading air OF "I.a Belle
Helene"
"Who taught you that?" cried Offen-
bach In n rage.
''No one" replied Blum. 'I have
known II for ages And they all
agreed that their nurses used to sing
1t to them when they We're children.
Presently Albert Wolff. who was one
Of the party. began to sing another
OF the airs.
WHAT cried Orenbach. "You know
that tooT'
81 composed it myself" said Wolff.
Onenbach then snw that they were
playing n practical Joke on him and
demanded the name OF the singer who
had sung them the opera. They re-
fused. and SO the composer threatened
mat he would fine every one I'm the
theater unless they told him. So Blum
and his friends stood up and began
the first chorus OF the first act and
declared they would sing the finale
before the whole cafe unless Offenbach
relented The composer I'm terror fof
his music. gave In.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
TIE Book AND THE BIG STICK.

One Of the most interesting OF tn,
stories OF the late administration Is
the story OF the book and the big stick
or
A tale of muck raking and big stick.
Ing.
Upton Sinclair. novelist OF the so
cialIstic type. wrote a book called .'The
Jungle"
about the practices OF the Chicag,.
packing houses. Its rauseatipg revela
lions made many OF its readers-tem
porarily, at least-practicers OF the
vegetarian regime.
The Chicago packers had an easy an.
swer TO Sinclair's book-"It is moi
trueg'
Then President Roosevelt got hold OF
the book and read It. You can fancy &c
yourself what he thought about IL. He
said out loud. Either II is a pack OF
lies from beginning to end or 1t Is
true" The president thought there
was no truth In the charges. but was
very willing to Investigate.
He sent experts to Chicago
When these inspectors looked into
the shambles OF South Chicago they
discovered that Upton Sinclair had
told the truth about the filthy methods
OF the packers and the grave menace
TO the public health.
Out came the big stick.
Roosevelt notified the friends Of the
packers in the senate that unless con.
gress should pass good meat inspec.
f.r hn fnl h
whole grewsome story Of the revolving
conditions in the big butcher shops OF
Packingtown.
Here was cause for grief.
The packers did not want the truth
made public. 1t would give both do
nestle and foreign trade n big black
eye. The cattlemen didn't want tbs
story made public. And the president
assured both these interests that he
did no want to harm them, but
The president said TO them. "Gci
busy"
The effect was magical. They got
busy
The senate ON THE SAME DAY
THE PRESIDENT GAVE OUT HIS
ULTIMATUM attached the meat I'm
spection bill as an amendment to the
agricultural appropriation. and Il went
through without a dissenting vote.
And the lower house was scarcely
less prompt
That Is the story OF the book and
the big stick. story that will go down
In American annals along with Old
Hickory's message TO Calhoun.
Upton Sinclair. writer with convic
tions and purpose. combined with
Theodore Roosevelt a president will
will OF his own. demonstrated that
Beneath the rule of men entirel,
great the muck rake and the big sticl
are mightier than the sword.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
Mebster,. Pres.noa Of Mind.

Once when Daniel Webster was ad.
dressing political meeting in Faneuil
hall the standing multitude within the
hall. pressed by those who were en-.
deavoring TO enter from without, be.
gan 10 sway TO and fro. solid mass
OF human bodies, as helpless to coun-
teract the movement as IL Faneui
hall were being rocked by an earth.
quake. The orator was In the midst
OF stirring appeal. urging the neces.
sity of individual exertion and un
flnching patriotism to avert the dan.
gers that threatened the political
party whose principles he espoused
when he perceived the terrible swayins
OF the packed assembly and the i'm.
minent danger that might ensue
Webster stopped short in the middle
OF sentence, advanced to the edge
OF the platform, extended his arm In
an authoritative attitude and, In a
stentorian voice OF command. cried
out, 'Let each man stand firm!' The
effect was instantaneous. Each man
stood firm. the great heaving mass OF
humanity regained its equilibrium,
and, save the long breath OF relief that
filed the air. perfect stiffness ensued
Tibet" exclaimed the great orator. .h
what we call self government
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
OLD AGE PENSIONS.

What Is so fine as to be able to
bring happy smile into the face and
eyes OF the aged poor?
Like n rare burst OF sunshine on n
dreary day are the illumined faces of
half n million aged and INDECENT gov
eminent pensioners OF England on
their weekly pay day.
The first payment OF old age pen
sions began In that country In January.
The applicant for an old age pen
sion In England must be seventy years
OF age and have yearly income of
less than $I75. No one who has re-
ceived poor law relief or who has been
convicted OF crime can be n pension
er.
The total amount to be paid this
year by the government is S73,OO0.O0o
tremendous reminder OF Britain's
very poor.
Payments are made at the postof-
fees. where lines OF bent. feeble fg-
ures gather to receive their weekly
dole
A correspondent gives some OF these
Incidents:
feeble old man and wife were
given 3s. Cd. apiece. "Here. lass" said
the old husband, you be the keeper
of II all. Let your purse be fat for
once"
fat purse with less than 50!
Two needlewomen. sisters. aged
heariy eighty. whose eyes had failed
them. received the bright shillings
Just I'm time TO save them from being
paupers. Their last stick OF furniture.
on which they had been living. was
gone.
A tottering dame whose certificate
showed she was eighty-five said as
she took her stipend: Thank good
ness! Now / can have some plum
pudding"
One frail. gentle old soul was so
impressed by her riches that she gave
beggar threepence.
blind old lady said In a quavering
voice when she was led in, az couldn't
trust anybody TO collect so much mon
ey'
Surely. you say. $1.25 per week
$3.50 for married peoples little to
rejoice over. But
IL means bit of ground to grow
vegetables at 1 shilling per week. 3
shniings for food. 3s Cd. for clothing.
leaving a few pennies for the old
mans tobacco and maybe SNUFF for the
old wife.
And It means self respectl
Wen. If you pension your soldier.
who destroys. why not pension your
Industrial soldier. who builds up?
Is he who. living a sober indus
trious life. building houses and roads
and digging bitches, less worthy of
remembrance and care when he IS old
ana broken than the soldier, who
wounds and wastes. kills and de-
stroys?
England Is far In advance of us In
this particular
We have not so many worthy and
aged poor. but those we have we re-
ward with-the poorhouse!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
Mother shipton's Prophecy


Mother Shipton's prophecy is almost
forgotten, except by antiquarians. II
was first published in 144S and repub
hshed next in 1G41. II must be con
fessed that the greater part of 1t has
already been fulfilled. 1t has nc
doubt caused good many to think of
things they would never have thought
or had they not been written. These
are Mother SYMPTOMS words:
Carriages without horses shall go.
And accidents FIJI the world with woe
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling OF an eye.
Water shall yet more wonders do:
Now strange shall yet be true.
The world upside down shall be,
And gold found at the root of tree
Through hills men shall ride
And no horse or ass be at his side
Under the water men shall walk.
Shall ride. shall sleep. shall talk
In the air men shall be seen
In white. In black and green
iron In the water shall float
AS easy as a wooden boat
Gold shall be found and shown
IN land that's not now known
Fire and water shall wonders do
England shall at last admit a Jew.
The world to on end will come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
POTOMAC RIVER RoUTE

Scnedu'e in effect Tuesday, March e2d ,ooo
Washington. "a''imore and
leave bal'imo,e, Pier 3. Light s,r,.
rrS nSr pei inltLing, ats p IN every T,nes,ts'
49, ~, auu saturday. for the fs,IouInyyss
'i,s. isahulngs, Alexandria and Wa bin.,nS
psI1n auoIe . y; m, Miliers. Bropmes Po, r.,
9',o. WILSON'S toRn "A. M. Bundfcks IaS.'a
rainut Point, Cowart-. Lewisefts' KinsaIs-
Louge; Muudy Point. sCintra. Pines pni,s =,
q; NJ, be0nardtown II noon Abells CoSr, ,. "
SIt,nes bushwood, Lancaster 4 N m p, uais-
Washington. AieNandria,
stops only on signal.
9. beaNe "as hingtOn. ID C.. 70 Il Of so.,.,,,,.
~ :, weather Ter sIittinR, at 10 m ever,
ihutssuay; thursday and Sunday. for The ~
w nk liver I7ndings and Bh'tfmore:
Ii,ar,,ns exandria. 4:i5 y M Ciiymont
annsIPooi folnt. Rfvers.ds. Bush ood Tsn'
sasISr Sobrums Stone I.eoua rit.,xr n ., 'Aa"-
SS.ocls. flney Point, sCintra lodge M = ,,-'
nundy fotnt. kiusale ~ noon O.. IN w.
ucks iAi Is. walnut Point Dwarf 1917.
e. "a. Miles p m. Gras,.ns n IN a. , ~ 70
Fosto Bello y. M. baltimore
stop only on sigma
Arrlvlng In Ia timore Tuesday Thprsda,
anu Saturdsy. '""'roaS
,u Freisht received daily I'm Baltimore ON sa,, !.
ing days until 4p IN "n sait>
This timetable shows tho tip,., ~. -.
steamers may be expectei to arri,e a. -
uepar, from the several wharyes hu1 49, NJ
arrNa ordeparture nj the times sfaf,..s ~ .s
Guaranteed nor does the Com cany hssId a. ,,ys
responsiolc Tor any delay or any conses,,,a 49,
arising thererrnm ' S""Sequehc-s
SSIEPHENSON RRO., A1ts wasb,,,,.
"nAn KUHN and CIR MES. Asts.. AIexa6dris
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23

General Miles and General Lawtou
made their raputatsons as indian
fighters. II IL no treason to say that
I'm native ability Geronimo was the
greatest tactician OF the trio.
The old chief was in captivity for
more than twenty years.
1t Is said ne 'professed religion n
year or SO before he died. However
that may be. II Is safe to say his eagle
heart constantly brooded over the
hope that he might somehow escape
to liberty and his native mountains OF
Arizona
Like many of his race. Geronimo
was eloquent I'm speech. Years ago,
pointing 10 the west. he said:
THE sun rises and shines for n
time. and then it goes down. sinking
out OF sight. and Is lost. SO with the
Indians. When was boy my fa-
Their told me that the Indians were rs
many MS the leaves on the trees. 1
never saw them. The white man took
them. In n few years more the In
dian VIII be heard OF no more. except
In the books the white man writes"
prophecy that is pathetically be
ing fulfilled
But
Where has been told In poem or
prose or drama or music the story of
the American aborisine and his true
character?
On the one hand Is the dictum OF the
Indian slayer of the plains that "the
only good indian is a dead Indian.
on the other the fanciful creations of
the Cooper school OF writer's
Both are caricatures
The Indian race. like all others. is
and has been composed of good. bad
and Indifferent Municipalities. But
1t has produced some really great
! men.
The flower Of that race Is worthy
Of high and permanent place In
American history and fiction and poet
~.
A great capacity for friendship. a
| rude but strong sense OF Justice. a
deathless love of liberty, belief in
Immortality. martyr stoicism-these
are rare and tremendous traits.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
-G:szzzzE RAILWAY 90.
Schedule I'm effect AMIN -,

schedule In effect April lltb laa
Rs sIIginnner leaves Pier Pratt Street wh.r,
a.ac, every Sunday aud WoSnasais
Meatner permitting, for titchetts a,,a 1.sys
'neulate landings, AS follows: '"'er-
Simpsons sss. TiSerp. m Mia s:s, a IN
rseton S:i5. limbs 4, Reedviile IN Hsr,,s $40.
r. ia seys e;io Gree Point s:iu Ryr,ifn. g Us,
iU:b cricket Hill II:M Calls III. creek
Fitch q l2;i5 p m. ii't"' arrive
tIm e,ur sna s.amer caves Fitchetts for Raj.
ds,. ".s any intertnediate iandlDx rs eyerY T,,a
day aka Friday AS follows. very iues-
MI s.s rI.cnetts IA m. Calls $40. CrieIa,.
ia himarnock 4, Grace Point LIN p To D.
TImbs s arr, Es S;;n taryeys s:t5 Fleeton
more next morning arrive tAlti-
as1,is a,Te- leaves rier Pratt s. REQ. wharf
weather permi, ting for Freepos. I'M ssrrsaay>
"SuIate landings AS follows: ~" iiaer~
FieetoS ri%bs s sIb Ii N Csisaeid a. m i.
s.sl I'D BYRD ON go, kimarnoet "a a TACO
Cal. ; i0.sn Es ICES 200 Cricket Hill Iues,
,nsn 10 D. m CCnrais Is40 (; rsa I,I.
is;ns. sfamp+rs liza. HANDS i:iS arrs Sa iSoint
Returning. steamer caves Pr..,,.
a,tn1Io ana intermediate landines ever "a n Is
s"Iiny ana Saturd> y. .wea' her permjtti,~ u
"a. s;e az, rreeport a. No. nIan!s ,:Io. stsmns.
~. vi en foint "a. nrsds 4. Wansh.pt'1esss
Cricket II III iOi5 90 eitehetts 10. Calls 10: q.
pap;n, Ia nnhmarnoek l:sO. Byriton i:ss Ssaa
t.sx u i;su F5eeton 445 Reedv lie So, T,mhss
30; mia O. blaekwells 6:5 Tipers 6ssl arrra
haitimor@ next early morning "' orrNe
~ IL usno table shows the rfu,es st ..,,
steamers may be expected 10 arr,ys s .. when
pvs, rom the several wharves, but their srr
sm Iva "r oeparfnre at the times stated is nor
tantred nor does the Company S"id no, uDt
Ole to- any delay or any Commentaries
noio ss 80, res sived at Baltimore for above
Po'"Os "n sailing days until s:3p % m "'o
wttLARD THOMSON. Gen. Manager
" u, LiTrLs, Agent. baltimore.
Gen Freight and Passenger A sa,.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
LUCKY BALDWIN.

AuShy - utdu.
All his life long he was misnamed.
He lived to be eighty years of ag,
and was successful. And men are no
uniformly lucky for eighty years.
Instead OF Lucky" he should hav.
been called "Plucky" Baldwin.
Men, looking at his successful ca
reer. attributed his success to som,
special favor OF fate OF to birth unda,
some lucky star
1t did not seem TO occur to them tina
the fortunate strikes OF the bold oper
ator were the result OF carefully map
ped out campaigns and that Baldwin
was a cool headed. brainy, forcefu
man.
In his mining deals he came In con
tact with the shrewd, long sighted
men OF HIS day. He came out best IN
his ventures because he was shrewdel
and longer sighted than they.
Baldwin was plucky.
His nerve and daring carried through
big deals which he had carefully
thought ont in advance.
For instance
When he wanted Sharon & Jones ia
close their option on a big mining deal
he offered them a check for 100000 to
abandon 1t. accurately forecasting that
they would do the opposite.
1t Is told OF him that he secured the
control Of the Ophir mine by engaging
In fist fight with the entire board OF
directors of the company. holding UP
the proceedings for half an hour while
his lawyer was securing an Injunction
Baldwin was badly beaten up, but
the injunction. it is said. made him
half million dollars.
Which was pure pluck.
He had foresight also. When he
bought the big ranch In California and
began to spend a fortune In improve
ments the people Openly sneered at the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-23
TEE OBSTINATE coy.

If your boy is a determined young
chap who wants his own way, con
graduate yourself.
Obstinacy is a great asset in the cap.
ital stock OF manhood.
1t is force. TO be sure, that needs
proper aim and direction. but IL holds
a large place In the makeup OF the
mental powers It has TO do largely
with success or failure.
The boy that Is hard TO manage Is
the boy with the stun IN him-the
STUFF that stays.
The power OF a horse Is tremen-
dous. but II needs TO be curbed and
directed. Property harnessed and
guided, the horse is powerful.
So OF the boy. He also needs curb
ing and Harvesting.
Do not think your boy Is a bad boy
because ne wants his own way. Those
who amount to anything always want
their own way-and get Il.
The way TO manage n boy who has
n Will OF his own Is to manage him
through his reason and his affections.
not by force.
Do not try to break his will"
He VIII need all his surplus will
power later on. When you break his
WIN you break his manhood. Even
should you succeed I'm coercing him
You cannot be sure that he Is ICON.
Quered." he may be deceiving you.
And such deception on his part hurts
the boys character.
oh. II is no easy work, THIS undertak
Ing to manage a high strung, forceful
high spirited boyi
But 1t is worth while.
Mothers usually succeed Better IN
such matters than fathers.
The father may chastfse anu brow
beat the boy. He may get me prom
ise Of obedience or suilen acquiescence
which Will have no lasting effect
But
II the mother knowsi
She can appeal to the best that is in
her son-his affection for her and his
manliness. 1t is the only effective way
to control human spirit
Utilize the boys obstinacy. 1t will
make a man OF him.
The world is just beginning to ap-
preciate the effective force OF the hu.
man viii. 1t is the will power that
does things. And II the will power Is
to do things IL must have its way. II
may be guided and directed. but CO
erced-NEVER