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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-10
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY.

President Taft stood on the deck
Of the Mayaower Thursday as COM
mander-in-chief OF the navy and head
Of the nation. He had just returned
from the longest and most strenuous
speaking tour ever undertaken BY a
CHIEF executive. What did he accom-
plish by the trip? DO the people Of
the nation have . higher opinion OF
his ability Is the highest executive
Officer u the land! In other words.
did be gain or lose In popular favor?
The general opinion Is that he lost
and lost heavily. The press Of the
country has been alnnst unanimous
IN this opinion. The New York sun
observes:
The presidents political journey
ends today: tomorrow he viii resume
hs constitutional duties as comman-
lder-in-chief OF the navy q the United
states. Mr.. Tan will have the official
and personal privilege Of reviewing
one o. the finest congregations Of
armed peaceuakers ever assembled
anywhere On the fluent waters Of the
gfobeIs surface.
Nov that Mr.. Taft Is back. i he
rally satisfied with the results 81 his
enterprise, As an eIsrted and sworn
chsef magistrate win plenty u work
70 %. he has undoubtedly neglected
business A. citizen making cam
paign for Office. has Be gained Or lost!
Many o his best friends contemplate
his rscens adventure with misgiyings.
He his visited hundreds or thousands
a towns and everywhere his fellow
cisszem hare bsen glad 70 see him:
vhD could basp welcoming % amiable.
iuzsnvvls and warmly yifai = per-
smaFNy. He has uttered milliolJ
or bilsozs q words. but have his
sy-eches coanted mostly for himself.
= irfended. Or more FOR the ether
fellow Ike Il FoIlete and Woodrow
WllsDn and cunnnsns. even he Hon.
Tb~oaure Roosevelt; and perhaps for
two gree unknoxns. republican and
dsmocratc!
These questions should give the
prssfdens sober hour or tFo after
~ banging i over tDnorruN on the
rlysr. In politics b. has . remark
abls faculty To- contributing 10 the
fssSclsy and material advantage n bis
o.soneats Has b. done - once
azaia' wsh d. best and mos en-
nxhlsncd x selfish Intentions, BE- has
~ n distributing profits invo.un-
,arily anong b rivals and enemies,
10 "a exssnt nat causes gIee rather
nan gratitude on their part Has
prpaldeu Tn been fasigsnx hiu1elf
aEzn ii ~ snferas a sUnebody
elses ansJTkrsT
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lost the state assembly. and Governor
Dix will hereafter be hampered by the
lack OF sympathy with his reforms
of republican legislature. The damo-
craos retained New York city, but the
gIip n Tamrnany was considerably
weakened. The democrats also won a
sweeping victory In the city Of Cuium-
bus and other cities In which elections
We're held. The democrats will be
strengthened by The addition eG New
Mexico TO the ranks. II had been
Thought all the while that New Mexico
would so republican, but the progress
sives combined with the democrats
and defeated the regulars.
Taken as a whole. the results OF the
Tuesday elections show general trend
OF the people toward conservatism
that the democrats would de exceed
ingiy Well 10 rake into sober consid-
GRAFTON. This trend Is shown by the
chastisement given Woodrow Wilson
Of New jersey. The people OF New
Jersey have shown to Governor viii
son that they do not approve u his
recently enunciated principles Of rad
iealism and popnlistic ideas. such as
the initiative and the referendum and
the other radical reforms which he
has been championing because he
Thought they were popular. The gen
eral trend bach toward conservatism
has been shown very conclusiNS.y by
the reduced majority OF Governor Foss
OF Massachusetts who advocated
number OF radical local reforms. II
has been shown very decisiveiy that
the people desire real reform. but de-
sire It brought about in a conscrya-
tive manner without me adoption Of
revolutionary fadiisms.
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Aunt Peggy has been Miss Lucy's
black shadow some 50 years or 80
Recently a young darby cook had
been caught pilfering. and Aunt
Peggy SIS devoutly horrihed and
expressed herself so.
's.:s.-s-sfpn'f believe IN atealln'.
don't nnyyer lake nothin'--sceppcn
4 Il sonlepin ter eater somcpln
ter W'ar--er somepIn shat think
Miss Ellen 1.-THE daughter 81 the
housel don't want-er somepln poor
ole Miss Lucy IL done Eot too bilnr
ter Miss. Lippincatta
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An l,s,lss.s Trials.

llroNBly Danber certainly has
his own troubles.
PsDaer Why. | thought be- Naa
doing apiendldly.
fifoWnly IL Was until he paint
q that lmsi landscape liz painted
b. tn III too natural
IsnfsF lf0w could that bel
iiE0Hnly Well. u dries 10 the
STR = Tho pond 70 faat that he
81 q ealnt III new wateF every tau
lHtHr dafa New York Times.
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

! ittUU HluU ] ultllunluU
The Republican national conyen-
tion next year will consist or 1879
delegates.
Council Bluffs. Iowa, will vote
next week on the question OF adop-
ing the commission plan OF govern
ment.
p. ]. Boyle Is now serving his
fourteenth term as mayor OF New
port. p. l., and Is a candidate for re-
election.
Almost 100000 women win be
eligible 10 vote for President Of the
United States in the national cleo
tion next year. FIJI
Hugh L. Nichols. lieutenant gov
ernor OF Ohio. has completed an ex-
tensiTe tour OF the West in the In
terest OF the Harmon presidential
candidacy.
Governor Donaghey Of Arkansas
intends 70 make war on the liquor
interests the leading feature OF his
campaign for reelection 10 a third
term.
A special gubernatoriai primary
will be held in Georgia on December
10 choose the successor 81 Cover
nor Hoke Smith. who Is about TO re-
sign to take his seat In the United
States senate.
II. G. snthon, prominent attor-
ney Of New Orleans and for a NUM-
Der Of years superintendent or the
United States mint IN that city. Il
the Republican choice for governor
Of Louisiana.
North Dakota Re;ablicans arc
slightly worried over the possibility
that Governor John burke. who has
headed the Democratic ticket 10 vic
tory IN three successive campaigns.
may decide TO be candidate for a
fourth term.
VI. II Harvey. Who acquired pass.
Ing fame III the flrss Bryan can.
paign a. the author n Coins ri
naneial school, recently declined
70 accept 4 congressional nomIna.
fion In Arkansas. Il which State h.
removed from Chicago some years
ago.
For The first time 10 the history
~ Ncw York state me names 81 the
presidential candidates and the vice
presidential candidates are 70 BE- on
the ballot next year This u d pro.
vision 81 the new Levy election laN
Kentucky was the first State =
give women the right 10 vote. III
1893 that State gave the school SUI.
frave r. widows Niih children 81
school arc Kansas was tho first
stat. To grant The schooI SUFFRAGE
n All women. and wyoming The fret
State 70 rive The full suffrage 70 w.
men.
The outlook i bright In Tesss for
great frcc-for-ail rare for the seat
n Joseph VI. Bailey In Tho United
Staiea senate. Fise candidates are
already announced and several more
entries are regarded II certain. Two
representatives III Congress. Mifrls
shtsg4ri IN Tho ff dsssrltt N
.3as..se 4. Faiideli Al iHe F"stfih 81
@ K 'he sFefsihtai "a
w 'ara
800 1n
sef fW atb9
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ne Tho luxury Of II. Es'
81 the nsh shop stuck ~
l'se nulice. We sell csfiA
sfrv."
~ opposite side ~ III.
t0ed the rival salesman watched III
cne'nwesa diverted TO the shop thsi
claimed 10 supply the royal table
with eeia. And then. after week !
reflection. be PIT up the rival notice.
God save the klnR."--isondon
lhs eniala.
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Jerss - Kettiar i - bssr a
casssss4atias aetenaena II mordes
srns NJ Nefssa eares~d pronp
weara 80 rss.ed : nsstrlai.
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The Measure u His INTELLIGENCE.

fltn's Mlalfess tsobbingl I've
AZ. ivy dog: my seeet little lime.
cert pets
Fflend--rm 10 sorry. Have yon
1ll an advertisement IN the news.
paUerf
rldo's Mistress what would
he the uaef The poor darlins
doesn't know how 10 read.-~Wom-
ans Home Companion.
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sehosl sssoas e. gablss arhos o.
srss RHf go - sf4ss ! Arwe
arngsnt X rggpsY. 81 i Ill be :
rsS lasswtuyas ID ~ loag III.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-10

Tne Chinese rebels has a taking
way with them
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TO IA - haps flgsss ID prrsrh ons
* ~ ae1aa t~ae4 gsrrnogs vhIle Is
~ fat rsrsesnsr a. rrerex; ar
60 90 tas4atfy syef -.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-10

IT, - : 80 - Edsor Crow
- s~sass y resnssa - n.4Eaa0f.
O1iers il = = congratulated thai
T. - psrsAnro u Psbne Ledger.
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Ths man 80 toiioss ~ lIne X
lsa1 resistance ~ ~ sasY tine II
i. ~ seldom 80 80 III
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o.. sooa sAins zhOst - Turo-
isaaiaa aiin-ap : shas sery se~ names
~ sscWAoned ID sae aeus-
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- farHes 80 lives II home and
aaaras Il - SANS piace- can afford
~ sssAss soaa - co.1on 81 sell Il u
sAxhs orra
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VI 80 III y thaakfai thai eon.
rfsss aors nai met snln after
Thanksgiving bsy
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" sass~ s4rHsrs . % : they
y,i..~ asogs soadins cOaoa. for III
y 49, ~ IN - auy uay.
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- - -, = Aaxspas = aaybody
= - - fssrssr =. ! gid pries
~ - g,eer. g me@tiass 90 ,4ik
- 80 sriar 1 abgst
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The emporr q China i lucky: he's
- ypang ID know what Is happening
a. AMa
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oid winter seems TO be taking 4
good hold nov thar ii has arrived.
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IT. chinese rtsgiutlpnisis sheuis
III ;aii II bats "Msds II America
stsnpsd p their Constitution
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After ali blind tigers are nothing
but nature fakes.
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the ayr ard Ten mi store combine
pots iss suHs in small things
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only ,w4lrs mans'ls ard few days
% rszain ii dcssbt - % who will b.
- neas president
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-10

Lets III discuss sciensihc shop
management and le, schedule X resg
! ahae
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TIE aame q sAs nv cnsnss4 pr
snse- soanas senetaing ilke trying 10
pas ! aoxs bars ID print
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TIE coal MAJ has Il Last gotten
ii ) blow On she lce mans solar
gas1A&
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ID s~shoard ard - southsrn arr
ssat ae1U esea IL tAs matter o.
WRECKS B9s I'D 90 THURSDAY nirhs
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A brad linz informs - mat Aus
an dan ~As faulty. That's ancient
Aa@0yy.
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- sgrrnDess : alsays trying
sgssssinS. vhea i : aos ) tras, i
; susu:isr sho9 management
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way %. WI gise il nIse Stallion II
chapel iil'i and run It, train dIr.s.
70 Durham. we'll nj ipgiisr. apd a.
Wrlgf can 10 On renewing AZ
franchise Chapel HIli New.
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Advertising Rates Upon Application.
Entered at Durham. n. Ct. Postof-
flee as Mail Matter Of the Second
Class.
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~ fsfefiie sung IL ne trust
tsssffa should n 'llsetysra. Tern
Batksfta Il tire II Your FAgts
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Nothing succeeds like success-and
fairs
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The little courieaies of life il
what wins ! womans attention. but
straight oat mapIlnsxs Il shat holds
her love.
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L i hafdet fur fors Hen q over
come ahcir pfeiadi6es Than fDr
eanisl II - through The tyn n
needle
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en- u Ee'l,i gas eats q tie
Nssorl Wste er3try A All ysts
'ftle rsnfOr ~ II drsNb fryn ill.,
frsafs 81 IL tt.atlltans.
The democrats u Nss York state
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George A. fs4b vto css' hsr isas
vote for General Grant for President
~ the United States forty wears ago,
put In an appearance In The Thirty
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

going in pursuit, caught the party at the
ford of river and took them back to the
icastle. The lady was confined in small
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

N SORT Of natural history miracle has
Hbeen performed this last summer at the
Geological Park, New York city. The
little herd of baby musk oxen has been
brought through its fBt summer in this
land of its adoption in perfect condition.
There are few musk oxen in captivity.
The great geological gardens of the world
count themselves fortunate if they ha e
one adult specimen apiece The New York
Geological Park has a herd of six. Five
of these are babies. eighteen months old,
brought to New York late in the summer
Iof 1910, and a cause of some anxiety at
the beginning of the last hot season. The
musk, OK is a native of the land Of per
petual snow and ice.
Fortunately for these babies, they shed
their under hair early in the summer and,
While this is not apparent to the casual
observer, it made the little animals COM
Portable during the warm weather, espe-
cially as a commodious shed was built for
them in their enclosure the Park IN
they could gather in its shade when the
sun proved too hot In its natural condi-
'tion the musk OF has two coats of hair.
The outer one is foot or more long and
very coarse. It is the rain shedder-the
animals natural "slicker." The under
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

first, and who was, indeed, his father.
and who, with relentless stride, began to
join in the chase
But during the few moments that he
had -een hidden ind the ice banl the
fisherman had been mal:ng ready his bow
and arrows. for no man in all Green
land could shoot better than he. And now.
leaping out upon the open field of ice. he
shot an arrow at the first storm giant
and hit him in the heart. The great form
fell fat upon the ice with groan. where
upon the older giant. giving a horrible
cry of rage and grief. hurried to the res
cue.
As the fsherman's son now saw that Il
would be some moments before the grief
stricken giant would think Of him again
he turned and ran to Join his father, and
shortly reached him, breathless and ex-
hausted.
do not fear" said the fisherman, "tor
my quiver is still full of arrows. But be-
fore we return to our kayak there is one
thing must do to save us from pursuit"
-AAN &c ThO"Su MS SUI uO" u nelp 0lm
Ioverturn their enemies boat, so that the
remaining giant and any other that might
appear would be prisoned upon the ice
fields.
But this was too bold an act to escape
the attention of the mighty Kajariak. VINO
! had by this time realized that his efforts
to bring his dead son back to life were in
vain. And he still had a powerful means
Of revenge against the daring fishermen,
who were now bravely padding away in
their stout kayak. Standing erect, the
storm giant took little hollow reed from
inside his garments and blew long and
steadily upon it. For this Is the means
that the storm spirits have used since
time began to raise tempests and whirl-
winds upon the earth and to bring disaster
to whomsoever may have offended them.
And Immediately the sky grew dark and
the air became thick and moi and the
shrill cry of the storm wind began to circle
about the rocks and the inlet Of the sea.
But the fisherman and his son were well
warned. and though they made as swift
progress as they could they followed 4
cautious path. So that by great effort
they succeeded in reaching home with theil
kayak in good condition and without beinr
really harmed themselves by the wind and
sleet that overlook them. But always afteI
this the fisherman paid heed to his som:
warnings
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
4 BATTLE WITH
STORM GIANTS -

stronger than we? And I know wen'that
If we do not find the ice covered bear wei
shall meet the HGvstramb. and we shall
never be the same after we have looked
upon that strange creature. even If 1t
does not destroy u.s."
And, indeed. every Eskimo fisherman
could tell you. If only by hearsay. OF thel
horrible aspect of the Havstramb. crea-
ture that lived in the sea and whose unTi
covered part was like that of very large.
fat man. except that the top of the head
had the form of a kind of helmet Shoul-
ders it had. but no arms or hands. its
body gradually becoming slenderer. but
whether or not it ended in a tail no one
ever got near enough to determine. Nor
did any two witnesses agree as to whether
it had a smooth skin like a man or scales
like a fish. But what all men were
agreed upon was that its appearance had
a horrible quality no words can describe.
Whenever it appeared. a frightful tenn
pest was sure Immediately to follow. and,
more than this. as surely as the Hav-
stramb dived in the direction of ship,
just so surely would that vessel be sunk
and lost.
But the bows father. who had had no
adventures Of this kind. did not more than
half believe in the tales that were told.
And he was by this time thoroughly in
"a rage with his son. Who could ever
make a fisherman out of a boy who
cried with fear before he left the shore :?
"I would rather meet them all" he
shouted. "giants and evil spirits. than
have a coward for SON."
After this the boy said no more, but
jumped into the kayak with his father.
and for several hours they patiently made
their way through the icy waters. Dur.
ing this time the boy appeared so calm
and courageous that the fathers heart
melted toward him. and he said. at LAST
you see now that it was well we came.
For there is surely nothing TO fear"
But before the boy could ans IT both
heard a strange. low cry. mysterious. un-
earthly and blood curdling. GENE from out
a group Of ice banks.
at is the voice of the kajariak. the
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coat is fine, soft, woolly and absolutely
cold proof. DR.. Hornaday tells entertain
ingly of his experience with the first musk
OK that was brought to the Park. When
it began to shed its under coat this Oe-
came loose and ragged all over its b y.
To relieve the animal and improve its
appearance it was thrown on the ground
and held securely while the woolly hair
was all cornbed out It weighed six
pounds. .........
Having shed tLeir winter underclothes,
the Park infants were none too warm, as
even light summer breezes could easily
play. through the loose openwork Of their
outer hair.
The adult musk OK Of the Park herd is
Miss Melville, two and half years old
and one Of the bellies of the Bronx. She
was captured on Melville Island, the
most northwesterly of the great Arctic
Archipelago, by Captain Bernisr, whs
was then on an exploring expedition for
the Canadian government
The babie are remarkably good
and never have had days illness. They
were captured by Paul Rainey and Harry
Whitney in EIlesmere Land.
What the wild musk OK eats in the
long, dark winter of its habitat nobody
knows. It seems impossible that enough
food could be obtained through the snow,
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

IN ancient times there lived a stalwar RI
Eskimo fisherman who had but one
son. And the fathers great hope was
that the son should grow to be even
stronger than he himself. bold and Wltn-
out fear, and known among all the Is
kimo tribes for his skill with the mar
poou and the knife. So, when the cnllo
was small. the fisherman trained him con-
stantly in feats of strength and SKILL
and accustomed him to every harosnlp'
and as the years went by he saw Wath
pride that the boy was growing tall ana
supple, and his chest becoming firm and
full, and his muscles hard and powerful.
Nevertheless, the boy puzzled his tatneF'
For with all his strength he was very
sensitive boy. He seemed to understand
what the winds said when they sang and
be found voices in the icy storms, as wen
as in the darkness of the night. and his
mind was full of tales of giants ana
dwarfs, and moon men and spirits OF the
sea.
You are too much like an old woman.
the father sometimes declared impatientiy,
with your ear always open for the
whistle of the Ingnersuit! Come with me
and learn to be a man !"
At last the time came when the boy
was to set out with his father on his
first real fishing expedition, to test MS
boyish strength far out on the ice, with :
harpoon as long and deadly as the grown
fishermen used As the father was max
ing ready his boat, or kayak. the boy
put his hand upon his shoulder and
said -
Father, let us put off our fishing for
a day. I can feel that this is not
good day for our venture"
Speak plainly" commanded the fisher
man. very much irritated. What you
say is nonsense. What should hinder a
fisherman who is strong and unafraid?"
But if we go we shall meet something
very terrible" the boy insisted. at may
be the ice covered bear that have never
seen. nor you either, father. though you
have made so many journeys"
Now, it must be understood that the
very name of the ice covered bear was
one that could not be spoken without
dread. For this mysterious creature
might not be wounded and killed like
other bears. but it was far more savage
than they in the injuries it dealt 1t was
of enormous size and height so that it
could have been seen from far off ex-
cept for this one stran, thing-the older
and larger it grew the more thickly did
its body become covered with a coating
of ice-ice that no warmth of sun or fire
could ever melt. So that nothing was
easier than to mistake the monster for
an icebank. especially as he had a hor-
ribly sly way of standing quite still until
you were very near him. And when you
were once in his grasp ere was no pos
Sible help for you. unless your guardian
spirits were very watchful and powerful
indeed.
But the fisherman was made very
lngry by the boys suggestion. Have
rou a towards heart. after ALL" he re-
preached him. when for so many years l
nave patiently taught you to be brave"
81 am not a coward" said the boy. but
why should we seek a combat with beir s
hat everybody knows are infinitely
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Make Your Own Thermometer.

N THERMOMETER is so simple and
n inexpensive that any boy can have
one of his own.
The materials needed are a piece Of
glass tube with a hair like bore, some
mercury and a piece of wood on which
to mount the tube.
Take the glass tube aud heat one end Of
it; then blow into the tube until a bulb
appears at the end. Next fill the bulb
with the mercury, heat the open end and
close it. Now mount the tube on the
wooden base. When this is done put the
thermometer into boiling water and when
the mercury arises as far as it can mark
100 degrees on the wooden base. Now put
the thermometer into crushed ice, and
where the mercury settles mark o de-
gree on the base of the thermometer. Di-
vide the space between and 100 de-
grees into hundred numbered parts and
the thermometer is finished.