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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
MRS. FRANK BROWN BElD
PROMINENT SOCIETY WOMAN 70
CONCORD PASSES AWAY.

A telegram was received In the city
yesterday announcing the sad death OF
Mrs. Frank Brown, one Of Concord's
most attractive and beautiful society
leaders. Mrs. Brown, before her mar
riage. was Miss Connie Irwin, fdangh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Irwin, OF
this city. For years her beauty had
no rival In our city. and her lovely
personality won and held friends
wherever she went. Seven years ago
Durham reluctantly gave her to Mr.,
Frank Brown. one of Concord's most
prominent business men. The loss to
our city. caused by her going, was
Concord's gain. where her beauty and
talent was quickly recognized and APP
preciated.
Two years ago she contracted tuber-
culosis. and although she was treated
at Black Mountain, Lake Toxaway
Southern Pines and other resorts
death yesterday ended the beautiful
life. She win be buried today in Con-
cord. Several relatives and friends
of Durham left yesterday to attend
the burial.
She leaves husband, father ant
M sher. two sisters. Mrs. Sam F. Har
lris. OF Spencer. N. G.. and Mrs. Mami'
Morgan, Of this city; three brothers
C. b. and c. N. Irwin. OF Durham, ant
w. B. Irwin. OF San Francisco. Cal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
Reflections OF q Bachelor.

Blessings in disguise keep on wear
ing it.
There is some patriotism in every
body except politicians who do the
most talking about it.
Most men want so much maybe
fate thinks 1t would be OF no use to
give them anything at all.
Nothing nils man with more
pride than how he thinks his friends
admire him when they don't.
A woman can't always keep from
losing her looks, bat she can always
keep from finding her years.
Rainbow chasers never seem tc
get out OF breath.
Votes for women will be all right
ii they will still go on putting in the
shirt studs for their husbands.
A girl can go from 16 to 30 so fas
she has TO make up for II BY hardl,
going any further for years after
ward.
A man will swear he had a Yer.
restless night IL he walked up tw'
minutes before il was time for hin
to get up.
The most extraordinary thin
about a woman is how she can seen
to go on finding man interestinl
even after she IS married to him.
New York Press.
The way TO teach girl to tiirt
TO give her chance.
On the whole marriage Is a sue
cess in spite Of the people who do i
IL it's twins O man is so naturall
ungrateful as not 70 be thankful
isn't triplets.
It's mighty powerful conscienc
that can bother man as long q
he keeps a good appetite.
It's just like a man TO show a be
ter temper OYER falling oyerboar
Il than getting caught in shower
New York Press.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
Saved Hls ky1fe.s Life

my wife would have been In her
grave today" writes o. ". Brown, OF
MuscadIne, Ala, ~ II had not been
for DIR. Kings New Discovery. She
was down IN her bed. not able 20 get
up without help. She had a severe
bronchial trouble and adreadful
cough. got her bottle Of DR..
Kings New Discovery. and she soon
began 10 mend, and was well In .
short time" InfaIlible for coughs
and colds. Us tho most reliable rem
pdy on earth for desperate lung troi-
BILE. hemorhagos, iagrippe, asthma,
hay fever, Group nd hopping cough
50c and 800. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed BY X. BIasknal, 4 Son
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
Pointed Paragraphs.

n half your schemes worked you
could quit working.
Most girls look upon marriage "a
a life long honeymoon.
No woman enjoys suffering u she
has 10 do II In silence.
But q man with a rosy nose sci.
dom has a wife with rosy checks.
A man who Is too proud 10 beg
isn't necessarily too honest 10 steal
A woman feels her superiority
when a man refuses 20 argue viii
her.
n takes a real estate promoter Il
make a mountain out Of a molef,l
Fortunately for us and unforlu
nately for the undertaken, We cal
die only once.
A man finds u easy 20 marry .
widow because she makes him be-
lleve be wants 10.
Where 0 mar would manufactur,
a lie out Of a whole cloth a womal
would utilize tie remnants. --CnIea
lgo News
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
Automobile Trip Over Portion o.
Route Selected in This County
some WORK IS NECESSARY
To Put the Red George Road in Con.
dition Before the Scout Party Ar.
riyes-It Is IN Pretty Fair Shape
New, But Some Rough Places Need
Attention

DR.. Arch Cheatham, Messrs. W. j..
EGriswold, Will Umstead and Sun re-
porter went over the road between
Durham and Raleigh In Durham
county, which has been chosen as the
route for the central highway, Friday
afternoon. The trip was made In Mr..
Umsteads machine. and the road was
found to be in very good condition,
with the exception OF holes and rough
places which need repairing and drag
ging.
The route chosen by DR.. Joseph
Hyde Pratt is by way of the Red
George road, which branches from
the road usually travelled TO Raleigh
about miles out from town. The Red
George has recently been graded to
the Wake county line. distance OF
about Z miles. An attempt will De
made to have the county commission
ers scrape or drag the road before the
central highway party arrives here,
\ In this was done the road would be
put in excellent condition. The grades
Iare very good. less perhaps than any
other road in the county, and II a
, scraper was run over II several times
! to smooth out the few rough places Il
would be the most satisfactory piece
of road In the county. A very bat
! place In the road Is where II crosses
the Southern railroad near the Wake
county line. This crossing has nevel
been built over the railroad and !
makes crossing In machine very un
satisfactory. The Southern has beef
requested repeatedly to do this work
!. and II is very probable that the boar
/, OF commissioners will do the work a
the expense OF the company, whicl
. they have a right 10 do.
S Where the road joins the road iron
Wake county at the Wake county lin
: there Is also a very bad place tina
d will have to be repaired before tn
-lscout party arrives. A large ditc
was left in the road at this place b
the carelessness OF the road superir
n tendent. which makes 1t, almost in
\ possible 10 cross over into Wax
county in either an automobile
% buggy.
,e The Red George road was chose
as a part OF the route for the centr'
10 highway. because Il makes closer COZ
ID nection. with the improved roads
Wake county. After leaving the RI
re George road there is only a sma
r stretch Of unimproved road in Wal
county between Cary and Morrisvil
10 that must be traversed before reachil
nt the macadam road that leads to X
y leigh. On the other route to Raleil
there IS a long stretch Of road tn
&c has not been repaired and which
:. not likely TO be repaired In the Il
mediate future.
=, Rock is now being hauled TO m
cadamize the Red George road. a
No as soon as a sufficient quantity
placed along the route the macada
ar will be laid. When this is done I
Red George will be one OF the b
M roads In the county and Will be a
better route 10 Raleigh than either
MS the other roads.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
TOPROsECUTE
TAX DODGERS
County Commissioners Agree 10
Bring Criminal Proceedings
EFDlVITs ARE RECEIVED
DisciAiss Citizenship in Durham
County and Claim Legal Residence
In Other states to Avoid Payment
on Personal Efects--A Missie-
meanor In North Carolina.

The board OF county commission
ers, before adiournmg Friday after
noon, agreed among themselves to
bring criminal prosecutions against
property owners who attempt 10
avoid tax listing by various subter-
fuges.
The resolution of the commissions
err Is aimed principally at tax payers
who have been in the habit Of avoid
ing the listing of personal property.
Some citizens who reside in the coun-
ty avoid listing personal property
By dIsclaiming citizenship in the
county and claiming that their place
Of residence is in another state
Afidasits are in the hands OF the
county commissioners showing that
these titizens who disclaim citizen
ship in Durham county also disclain
citizenship in the state In which they
swear to Durham county tax listers
they have their citizenship. Ali
dayits have been made by the would
be tar dodgers In foreign states tha
their citizenship is In Durham coun
~, while TO the Durham county au
thorIties they claim that their eiti
senship Is in the state in which tn
affidayit was made.
This shifting of citizenship q
avoid the payment of taxes is mis-
demeanor under the laws OF Nortl
Carolina and is punishable by i'm
prisonment and terms on the count
roads. The county commissioner
have resolved TO ferret out the viola
tors OF the law and to prefer charge
against them ia the courts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
MEMS Or THE LABOR WORLD
Noes From sI,e Labor World.

Notes From the Labor World.
A metal trades council was organ-1
ized recently at Newport. News, Va
The figures OF the Grand Trunk
railway for the half-year. show the
loss TO- the company from the strike
was sf00, O0O.
Brewery workers at Chicago
have negotiated a new three year
agreement with the brewers, which
gives all the workers an advance in
wages.
One hundred thousand cards adj
vertising union label firms will be
distributed throughout the country
By the Textile Workers International
union.
The brotherhood Of railway train
men at It's recent convention in Har-
risburg. Pa. decided on San Fran
cisco as the place for the next con-
vention 10 be held in 1913.
The supreme court Of Kansas re-
Gently handed down decision that
the eight-hour law Of that state
applies 20 all work performed by city
employees In municipal plans.
Efforts will be made to organic
the chambermaIds employed in tbs
large hotels Of San Francisco, Cal
The American Federation Of Laboi
has agreed 20 give them charter.
The Slate Tile Roofers' union q
Toronto, Ont, sill present a peti
tion TO employers asking for an IN
crease Of Eve cents an hour. Tn
present rate Of wages Is IS cent
an hour.
The West Virginia supreme couT
has decided that coal companies thu
employ boys under "a years Of axe
the limit set By statute. are liable 70
any Injuries sustained by the boys.
ORGANISATIONS affiliated With "a
American Federation OF Labor hav
increased their membership by 200
eco In the iast twelve months. Their
are more than 100000 payin
members In the organization.
The eight-hour day will go int
eject for all telegraphers employe
IN western Union Offices In Ne
York city this month Wages wi
be Increased alko. 30 that the be
men viii receive 800 a month.
In the ass trade unions Of Gre
Britain. with a net membership
7s7,450, mailing returns TO 4
board % trade, 5000 Tor S.S y
oent) were returned az being unef
ployed at the nd of February, 1871
Higher wages we're paid 70 Amer
can farm laborers during 1910 thi
al any time In the last - years 9
noTalng 10 tae latest goyernme
statistics, which give tz5.50 as q
average monthly waye OF far
labOreTs.
The cloth hat and cap make
unlob nov has q membership
1000. Il has ben decided that {
general executive board shall get
touch with the United Haiters
North America for the purpose
discussing tmaignmation.
Branches Of ;'e granite cutie
union which base effected sett
ments 80 far iris year have got
anlform increase OF % cents a ~
and maay of them have signed
i've years. with good methods d .
justment ~. Disputes that may ari
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
With the Bowers.

Sam Langford and Joe Jehnnette
have signed for battle 10 take place
IN New York the later part Of The
month.
Willie Lewis las a bad hand, and
has called of lin bout with Jimmy
Clabby which vas 20 have taken
place in New York, June 1s.
Jim Flynn has turned down an
offer to 60 10 London and fight Sam
Mcvey. Flynn will take on Carl
Morris at Tulsa. Okla, on July 4.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
carresfIen.

~ the sup Friday u was stated that
the county commissioners had planned
to build the jail on the side Of the
Parrish lot fronting Holloway street.
The information has been received
that this plan WIS only tentative and
that the jail might be located on am
other part Of the lot or Of the lot en-
iIrely when the definite plans were
completed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
4 COLUMN or sUNBElNs
ITEMS As THEY GI1MNER M
FORE OUR LOCAL KODAK.
Is II cool enough for you7


Col. Jim Robinson. one Of tine tax
listers, I'm putting the question OF
firearms to dsrkey OF middle age,
framed II up In this way: ANY fire.
arms-gnns. pistols or razorsl" And
the aforesaid middle aged darkey.
without batting his eyes. said Eel
hadn't any compliments OF dat re-
scription."
Some new taxable property has
been added to the list this year by a
| list taker putting one Of the ques-
lions IN this wise: solvent cred
its--any money on hand; in banks;
or In old socks7"
The long wet spell In May did not
materlallze this year, and II Is not
showing up thus far In June. Nal.
W. A. Guthrie says that the past May
has been the most remarkable in the.
humidity point OF view he ever OBJ
served In his many years Of ohserva-
ton. This Is speaking ex csttedra.
L
| The income question Ia one Of In
,ercst 10 all OF the giyers-in OF taxes.
during these listing times. Happy Is
the man who can live within his
income. Happier still Is he who can
live without one at all.
IL
II Whenever we have hot day IN
Durham II Is some satisfaction in
knowing that II N about the hottest
In the country. and few other places
! can boost over 10.
Col. Fen X. Mangum. on Ciese-
land street, has discarded the old
fashioned way OF going TO his farm
| In a buggy, and has added an auto.
! mobile 70 his way OF Iocomotion. 10
! says he has not yet learned 10 run
!. the "honking thing" and he gets q
/ his farm "a heap quicker, but ths
4 trouble Is Il takes me about an hpul
TO sober up after get there, Oh,
'sarned thing goes 20 fast" Ba
. Colonel Fen is enjoying II. and grow
ing fat on the celebrating exercise
The city tax.lIsters and assessor
n are confident that II new census o
n Durham was taken nov II wouI'
a show that we had a population o
Ie 10000 people within the incorpofa
n ton. There are lots Of folks IN Dur
g ham, and lots Of lots.
al
r.. n the city authorities we're 10 pu
N a rejecting tube above the closet 4
a the court house, they would be en-
Ia abled 70 locate and catch numbe
n OF blind tigers. who make that pIae
u q rendezvous for private TRADING
q, drinking and atoring empty bottle,
b. A fine haul could be made Their
e. some dull day. II the above sngges
n.Ition was put in operation
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
Slight Improvement.

lyon think your daughters music
is improvIng7"
Yes, replied Mr. Cumrox. "She
used 10 practice four hours day.
nov she practices only three. ~ Wash
ingtOn star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
DIR. Holmes Isepartee.

One OF the test repartees ever
credited TO a hsbitual maker OF hap
py phrases was that made by the he
loved "Antocrat OF the Breakfast
Table" on a certain social occasion
Going 10 dine With q Boston neigh.
Dor DR.. Holmes was met by her with
an apology:
n could not get another man. w
are four women and yoH will have
10 take us all In"
"Forewarned Is foBr armed" h
said with o bow.--Youth's Compan
ion.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
..Iet.s Ket up ! revolntIon.

What's the use7 u We capture
she government there's no money n
the treasury"
"well, cant We sell moving pic
tire rights. '--LouIsyille Courier
Journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13
He Would Soon Find Out.

In local courts out west the law Is
not hedged about by awe, and an
amusingly sociabie atmosphere is fire.
quentiy to be found among judge. jury,
lawyers. and client A lawyer in a
county court. having exhausted his
eloquenee In behalf OF HIS client n
trial for stealing. worked up to this
climax:
Gentlemen Of the jury. after what
this man has offered In evidence and
what I have stated TO you, Is this man
guilty? Can he be guilty? Is be
guiItyg
The foreman. with a smile and in .
genial tone, replied:
"You Just wait a while. ole boss, .
iwell tell ye."-Youth's Companion.
"Yes. see him. He looks com
mon place enough. What's he note
forg"
Conspicuous bravery"
"what did he dor
Walked out with his wife whel
she wore the first harem skirt tina
was ever seen on our Streets
Ichicago Tribune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13

The city tax.llsters and assessors
are confident that II new census Of
Durham was taken nov II would
show that we had a population Of
10000 people within the incorpofa-
tIon. There are lots Of folks In bur.
ham, and lots Of lots
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-06-13

Some new taxable property has
been added to the list this year by a
list taker putting one Of the cues.
lions IN this wise: Solvent cred
its--any money on hand; IN banks;
or IN old socks,"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
STORIES ndLETTERS
BEvA THINKS RosA's NAME 4
PRETTY ONE.

Miss Rose Kerkove,
Dear friend.-I received your letter
and was very glad to hear from you.
l guess won't have my party this
time. I would like to awfully well.
I spent my Fourth at Corydon. !
will ltell you something which hap
pened the Fourth when I write to you
again.
would be very glad to get some
cards for my birthday from you folks.
think you have very pretty name.
I haven't any middle name. My little
sister did not have any name.
I went out to my aunt's the first of
the week and picked berries.
Who is going to teach your school
this year? Mrs. Alice Findley is going
to teach ours.
You read that letter that Erma
Lovelace wrote. didn't you? She goes
to our school.
Are they well at your school? They
are at our school.
have received one post card from
the Courier Junior. It was very
pretty.
Well, Rose, I cannot write so very
much this time for want to write a
story.
would like to have you tell some
of the girls around there to send me
some cards for my birthday.
l would like to exchange post cards
with any of the Junior boys or girls.
Answer soon. From
Beva Chamberlain.
Allerton, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
MY VISIT TO LAKE kAMPEskA.

Dear Editor:
AS have not written to the Junior
Tor some time will write now ana tell
you about this large lake. 7{ss ~. ~
It covers over 5000 acres Of land. Is
is most beautiful place.
People come here and spend tha
summer on the lake. bathing and Ash
ing. It looks like a real town. There are
stores hotels and houses to rent.
the shore OF this lake is covered
with gravel and large rocks. The water
IS clear as can be-. They have steam
boats and hundreds Of small boats.
People go out in small boats und fish.
The soldiers home Is out here. we
saw quite a few soldiers. They all
dress alike. They were putting up their
tents when was there. MY grandma
was here from Iowa. We took her
with US. She thought 1t was a pretty
place. They have club house and
also electric lights
The railroad runs by the lake. There
are some very large fish in this lake.
we saw some large ones
There is an island out in this lake.
It Is covered with rock. we picked up
some pretty shells while we were
there. Their. are. lots Of trees growing
along the the shores Of the lake.
There is one end If this lake called
Stony Point" because It is so rocky.
Hattie e. Smith, age 10,
v. ~ Thomas, s. ID.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
A FUNNY EXPERIENCE.

My funniest experience was Sunday,
MY cousin Marie feathers came over.
Papa and uncle John went to get some
Ice and while they were gone a train
came along and set our meadow on
nre. Then Marie and carried water to
them. When they had the fire out we
came to the house and got the pony,
put the saddle and bride on her and
started to make her gallop down to
the hre. She began to buck, then she
started to the fence. Marie told me to
look out for the fence~ / started to
Jump of, then the pony jumped and I
Tell on. Marie fell too and the pony
turned around and ate grass until
papa came to Sc II we were hurt. We
told him we were not hurt.
Alice Davidson, age H.
Drakesville. Ia, r. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
WHY WE SHOULD USE OUR OWN
DRINKING CUPS.

think we should use our own drink
ing cups, because public drinking cups
are the source by which disease is
spread.
We do Tot know who has been drink
ing from them. It Is not very tempt
ing to drink at public place, wnen
you see man drinking from the cup,
with tobacco juice running down lis
chin and all over his beard.
states, should make law to the effect
that no public drinking cups should
be used.
I attend the Milton school and there
a number Of the attendants use their
own private drinking cups.
Susie May Holland, age IL,
Milton, Iowa, n r. No 2, Box 70.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
GRACE.

Grace was little girl ten years old.
One day her mother said, Grace, will
you stay at home today while I go
and try to get some work to do (for
her mother was very poor) and keep
up good fire SO you will not get
cold. You may do whatever you like.
but do not go out doors In the snow"
So her mother left, saying Goodbye
Grace"
Grace began to think what she
would do while she was gone to find
some work Oh dear, how wish /
knew how to make paper dolls and
had something to make them with.
Just then she heard knock at the
door. She went and saw large box,
went and looked at it. 1t said, ITO
Grace Brown" and it's for me and
wonder who it is FROM She took it into
the house to hammer and opened it.
1t contained new dress for her and
her mother, and it was filled up the
rest OF the way with paper dolls.
Oh how glad she was as she took
them cut of the box and looked at
them, then at last there was note
in it. 1t said From Helen, Edna, Mary,
Irene, Mae, Lucy, Hannah and Marie.
Oh, how kind of them to send me
those things, and she never had to
learn to make paper dolls for she al
ways had plenty of them.
I would like to exchange cards with
any of the Juniors.
A Junior.
abigail iIuliin. age Il.
Me,rose, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
LOST IN THE WOODS.

Well when this event happened.
which am going to tell you about, ]
was about eight years old.
It was in the spring of the year,
when the flowers are in bloom and
everything is pretty and green out Of
doors.
I had been wishing for several days
to be out in the pleasant sunshine,
but mamma said the ground was too
damp. But one April morning I awoke
to find the sunshine pouring into my
window. | arose, quickly dressed. and
downstairs to see II mamma wollldn t
please let me play out today. But I
received the same answer'"No, not to-
day.
Well. after breakfast was over, /
went as usual to find my dolls and
when mamma wasn't looking | got my
hat and slipped out the front door and
down the walk. Then commenced to
run. Well, ran quite ways, but /
soon grew tired and dropped into a
walk.
Finally came to a woods. Pretty
flowers bloomed among the grass, ana
birds sang gaily in the tree trops. |
felt very happy just then
It did not take me long to get over
the fence. When once over | began
gathering the flowers as fast as J
could. kept going little farther
and little farther into the woods as
gathered flowers until / suddenly
realized that I was totally surrounded
by trees. that was in the thickest
part of the woods and did not know
the way out.