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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
Putting New Life Into Thirsty.
Sun Baked Earth
UNTOLD VALUE TO CROPS
VIII Bring to Maturity Corn and Re-
vive Tobacco, Causing Farmers to
Gather Moderate Crops Where a
Failure Was Observation-Disclosures
Famines Are Matters of History.

What is characterized by the FARM
Iers coming into town from all sec
tions of the county this morning as
a million dollar rain began falling
about / o'clock last night, relieving
the most severe and extended
droughth that this section has known
for many years, checking water
famine that had reached the acute
stage; putting life into parched and
withered crops; refreshing the thirsty
|earth.
The rain viii without doubt be
worth a hundred or more thousand
dollars 20 the people of this immedi-
ate section. Travellers arriving in
the city today from points east,
south and west report that the rain
is general over a large part Of the
piedmont territory. When the bene-
fits that such a general rain brings
are considered, its value in actual
cash will be measured by millions
of dollars. II comes just in time TO
aid the corn in reaching proper
maturity; 1t will assist greatly in
reyiving an almost ruined tobacco
crop, cotton will be much benefited
and II will do much toward allowing
the farmers TO gather moderate
crops from threatened failure. The
relief that the rain brings to the
people of the city and country who
have been suffering FOR lack OF water
for ordinary domestic purposes is not
the least OF the value of the rain.
The conditions throughout the
piedmont section had reached an
acute stage. Water courses that
we're thought to be unfailing became
entirely dry. The water supply Of
cities was cut of: wells and springs
went dry necessitating the trans
portation OF water from long dis
tances to city jewellers as well as
farm houses. Numerous manufac-
turing enterprises had to be closed
down for lack Of water. In Durham
county The work on me county roads
had to cease because OF the drying
up of streams along the roads that
we're being bIilt or repaired. The
farmers throughout the entire sec
tion faced an almost total failure OF
crops. with the exception OF cotton
which withstood the dToughth better
chan the other staple crops.
From all these unpleasant and in
convenient conditions the rain OF
this morning brought welcome relief.
Fortunately the citizens OF Durham
we're not suffering from a lack OF
water, but they we're suffering from
the terrific heat and dust and other
unpleasant conditions resulting from
a psrched earth and burning sun. A
sigh ot welcome relief went up from
many a couch when the pleasant
pitter patter Of the steady downpour
WIS heard about l o'clock this morn
Ing. From this hour, the rain kept
up steadily during the early morning
hours.
The deficiency In the rain fall
throughout this section is nearly 50
per cent. and there Is every prospect
thrt this deficiency will be made III
Iduring the month OF August.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08

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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
Tmtarrd tor Iilteen Year.

~ q ture-deiging stomach trouble
that bsfied doctors. and resisted al
remedies be Tried. John w. Nod
derz. 81 NDddefsyiile, Mich. seemed
d~smed He had % sell his farm
and give up work His neighbors
said. he cart live much longer.
Whatever ! ale distressed me- he
wrote, s'till / tried electric bitters,
which worked such sonders for me
that hoW g., things could not
take for years It's surely > grapl
remedy for stomach trouble Jus,
Ne good for TIE Liver AID Kidneys.
Every bottle guaranteed Only 800
u q. Blaeknall q Sop.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
lie wonId i,e Pulling.

Senator Bailey. apropos Of Inde-
pendence day, told at i dinner III
Gainesville a story Of the Civil war.
Once, during this war" he said,
Senator wIgfall. member 81 the
Confederate congress from Texas, fell
il with party 81 Union soldiers.
The senator, being well disguised.
eonyersed freely with the UnIonIsis,
asking them, among other things
what they'd % with old wingfall II
they caught him
"We'd string him Up. the soldiers
answered promptly.
Serve him right. too. said Senator
wigfaIl; and, BY gum. II ! were there
10 be pulling on one end Of the rope
myself detroit Free Press.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
sure 10 Win

u wish ! knew Of some way 10
make religion more attractive to the
masses"
why not have description OF
heaven written BY ono n these mon
who write descriptions Of summer re-
sorts for the sg".--IIoupto
Post.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
ne slnu fn Indnrue.

"a man should think before he
speaks said the prudent youth.
Yes replied Dustin stax And
III should thing sfiil harder before
he writes his name on the back Of
any sort Of document. Washington
star.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08

The instruction and training of coun-
try girls and boys annually In the
best methods of farming, dairying.
lstcck-raising, the handling and mar
keting OF crops. cooking. sewing and
other subjects pertaining 10 house
keeping and home-making on the
farm would send them back to the
farm prepared to make farming
more profitable, and boys SO trained
would be great example to their
community. and girls so trained
would be able to make the life on
the farm much more attractive.
Through this school the larger
agencies of the A. and NJ. College,
the state department OF agriculture
and the national department of agri-
culture could operate more effective
ly and successfully. Many farm
er's boy could attend this school and
receive valuable Instruction In farm
ing, who would not be able TO so to
the A. and M. College In Raleigh. II
would mean the establishment OF a
farming and a farmers school right
here In our own county. II would
not Of course be in opposition to the
A. and NJ. College at Raleigh. but
would be aided by that college.
Successful Operation Elsewhere.
Schools of this sort are In success
full operation In many OF the states
of the middle west. Perhaps the
most successful are those In the state
OF Wisconsin which are very similar
TO those provided for In the act for
North Carolina. and these schools
have been worth great deal to the
farmers of the west and northwest.
Such school would be aqually yalu-
able to our own people.
Maintainsnce and Equipment.
The connty Is required 20 provide
the sum of $4,000 for equipment.
and annually thereafter the sum OF
$4,000 for maintenance. which sum
OF $4,000 for maintenance Is aided
by like sum OF $4,000 from the
state, making total snm for mai--
tainanee OF $1,000 annually.
In order TO provide funds 10 meet
the requirements for equipment and
maintainance II is proposed 10 levy
small tar OF not exceeding two
cents on zach hundred dollars OF tax
able property and six cents on each
poll liable TO taxation IN the county
This small tax levy will provide n
sufficient sum 60 pay the interest on
and provide sinking fund TO pay
OF and discharge tho $4,000 Of
bonds and also TO provide the annual
s2.500.
Only ten OF these schools will be
established In the state, and no,
more than one such school can be
established In any county II ten
counties other than the county Of
Durham vote TO establish one Of
these schools then a part Of the
money that Durham county viii pay
into the state treasury will 20 10 the
support of those schools IN those
counties. Why not establish one Of
these cshools In Durham county and
get back into the county at least one.
tenth OF the amount that the state
will pay out on account OF these
schools?
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08
SAYS 1T WOULD
COST TOO MUCH

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no No. nfIl

Be--i see that the powder trust
seems doomed
she--indeedg I'm 70 glad 10 hear
~
lIc Yrs. ~ N had ndor
She-fs ~ Well. I'm glad now !
never used the scented kind. --cley-
Gland I'lain Dealer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-08

More than elght-fenths Of the pop
ulati0n Of North Carolina live In
the country and follow agricultural
pursuits. More han eight-tenths Of
the children ~ North caorilna are
country children More than % per
rent Of these never enter college and
never receive any preparation fer
citizenship or making living except
what they receive from the public
schools Of the county. These farm
ers and these children are entitled
70 better provision al home and bet
ter preparation FOR the life that most
Of them will spend on the farm In
the country and for such education
IN the schools as win tend 20 turn
them to country life. lip9rest them
10 i and prepare them better for u.
. Need ~ the .s<bsel..
The need fDf this school In great.
II would DC q crest mtellsetual and
industrial aid 10 the whole county.
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u docsn', cost very much 10 please
Q woman, but keeping her pleased
broke. ~ " 70
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
THINK FIVE Persisted
IN CINCLNN.A TE'S 7 FIRE

Cincinnati O., Jan. 11.-Five men
who are known TO have been in the
Chamber of Commerce building when
it caught fire last night. are unac-
counted for today. and it is believed
they persisted in the flames. A score
CT persons. including a dozen firemen,
were injured.
The missing include S. S. Sibban.
secretary of the Early & Daniel com
pany. and Brent Marshall vice presi-
dent of the same company.
Besides the Chamber of Commerce,
the Business Mems club and the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad offices, more
than a score of business concerns had
offices IN the building.
The Chamber of Commerce building
a Fourth and Vine streets, in the heart
OF the downtown section, was destroyed
ard the Cincinnati stock exchange and
the Louisville & Nashville railroad Of
fees, both Of which contained valuable
records, were burned out in a fire
which last night entailed a loss Of
II ore than s1,00O.000 1t was the sec
Cnd great fire here within three weeks.
Only the bare skeletons of the walls
of what was pronounced to be Cincin-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

natfs most magnificent building re-
main. The building had a valuation
OF S1,000,0O0 while the fixtures IN the
various offices in the building were
valued at $4,000.
The stocks Of several business houses
in the block were damaged, but the fire
was confined to the Chamber of Com
merce building.
Fully 5000 persons We're crowded di-
rectly outside the fire lines when the
roof collapsed. Clouds of smoke and
flying sparks filled the streets for two
squares and a panic followed. Men
and women fought to escape. When the
smoke lifted, it was found that no one
was seriously injured
The fire gained great Roadway as
large part of the fire apparatus was
fighting another fire at Poincinne Flat
building in AvOndale, almost two miles
away Forty families live in the flat
and a panic ensued when the fire was
discovered.
The chamber of commerce fire
started in the kitchen Of the business
mems club on the fourth floor A. the
time a banquet was in progress at
which $50 leading Cineinnatians were
present All escaped without injury
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
IS
WITHOUT
FOOD
Many Families Forced to
Come to Texas or Starve.
Condition Pitiful.
INFLUX OF MEXICANS
INTO CHIHUAHUA ON

RociIla, Texas. via Marathon, Jan.
11.-Word reached here today OF sew
eraI Mexican families having come
to Texas on account of not being able
to get anything TO eat at Boquillas,
Mexico. Everything that comes In
there is freighted by wagons and no
wagons have been allowed to come for
several months, the revolutionists seiz-
i7g them before they could get in Six
wagonIoads Of supplies that belonged
10 Juan Sada, a merchant at BOquillas,
were seized about a week ago.
Quite a little excitement was aroused
here when word was received that the
jefe politico of Boquillas, Mexico, had
sent spies to the Texas side to see
Why a bunch Of saddle horses was
held in the south side Of the ChisoS
mountains.
After returning. the spies reported
to the captain there were no horses
Icing guarded there, but told the Judge
there were 80 head being guarded by
Seminole Joe.
BoquiIias people expect daily to be-
ing taken by the revolutionisrs- Since
the capture of San Carlos, which is
only one days march from BoquiIlas.
guards are kept busy day and night
at Terlingua, as fear is entertained
that some of the Mexicans viii try
raid on the place where money is kept
fC pay off mining employees
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
TAKE
FIVE COAST
POINTS
Ceiba, in Great Anxiety
Awaits Coming of 30
nilla's Army.
CAN HEAR BOOM OF
THE HORNETS GUNS

New Orleans. La. jan IA wire
less message from Ceiba. Honduras.
states that great excitement prevails
there over the approach of Gen. Bo-
riIla and the revolutionary army and
the booming Of the steamer Hornets
guns can be heard.
The dispatch adds that Gen. Bonilla
and Gen. Lee Christmas. with an army
of 5000 men, yesterday occupied Cuero,
Solado. Juan Topaz, Obispo and Col
cardo, all important points along the
coast.
Bonilla is reported moving rapidly
toward Ceiba.
UIIoa Enters Denial.
Senior Jose Ulloa, consul general OF
Honduras, says he has~not received ad-
wees confirmatory Of the reports that
the revolutionists had captured the
Bay island and the Port Of Tela. He
also denied the published reports that
americans had not been allowed to
give proper burial to their dead in
Puerto Cortez. basing his denial on
letter received from the commandant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
LEGISLATURE rs
SLOW IN FORMING
Dilatory Tactics Are Re
sorted to at Austin With
Some Success.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 11.-Dilatory tao
tics resorted to today in the senate with
considerable success. In. view of this
fact the house is not expected to get
thoroughly organized until late this
afternoon.
Senator Kaufman, of Galveston, offer
ed a resolution that the senate adjourn
until tomorrow, when senator Cofer
pro leader, offered to substitute to re-
cess until 2:3O this afternoon. The roll
vas called on Kaufman's motion and
lost, Is to 10. Cofer's motion was then
offered. Lieutenant governor Davidson
said the house will not likely complete
its organization today.
Representative Brownlee today pre-
pared a 80 mile bill'' and will pre-
sent it at the first opportunity Bar
rett, Baker, Martin and Humphrey will
in pushing the measure The
bill makes it unlawful to sell liquor
within 10 miles Of any state education
al institution.
The pros in the house held an i'm
pcrtant caucus today behind closed
doors and formed an organization to
fight for liquor legislation. Twenty
eight members attended. The pros will
try to secure liquor legislation before
Campbell leaves office
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
CONGRESS RELIEVES
CASHIER J. WYATT
Requirement to Pay for
Dead Horse Causes
Much Worry.

Washington, D. c., Jan. IA bill in
the house, for relief of John NJ. Wyatt
and Willard Call, has passed. On april
26, 1910, congressman ". R Smith in
tToduced the bill and on May % it was
referred to a committee of the whole
house. January the house took up
the private bin calendar. and although
long DELAYED, the sought for relief
came quickly.
Willard Call imported a horse Oc-
tober IS, 1909. giving bond that IT
would be returned to Mexico. On the
warehouse bond appeared the name OF
John NJ. Wyatt, cashier of the Amer
lean bank, as surety On November 5.
1909, the horse died and being under
bond to return a perfectly good horse
90 Mexico, or pay The duty on horse
now dead, Call and Wyatt found them
selves in predicament. relief from
which could only be had at the hands
of congress by having the bond can
celed. This congress did.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
STANDARD OIL co.
FACES GREAT FIGHT
Suit to Start Wednesday
Evening May Mean It's
Dissolution.

Washington, D. c., jan 1I-TLe
final fight Of the Standard Oil COM
rany for its very existence under the
present organization is expected to
begin late today before the supreme
court of the United States, at the con-
clusion of the arguments in the To-
tacco case.
John G. Milburn will lay before the
court the foundation for the defence Of
the Standard Oil against the proposed
dissolution under the sherman anti
trust law.
The suit under the Sherman anti
trust law to dissolve the Standard Oil
organizat ton was instituted in 1906 in
the circuit court of the United States
for the eastern district of Missouri
The proceedings were begun by the
department. of justice in the name of
the United States against IA corpora
lions and seven individuals.
The principal corporation was the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
From 1882 to the present time this
company is said to have operated re-
fineries itself. but in 1899 its stock
vas increased to 500. 100000 so as to
enable 1t to acquiro the stock of 10
other oil companies, which in turn
owned large number OF companies,
concerned in the oil business. The
standard Oil company of New Jersey
was designated as a holding company
and is similar to the American Tobacco
company, the organization OF which
was considered by the court during the
last few days.
Seven Big Ones.
The seven individuals named in the
suit as defendants were John D.
Rockefeller, William Rockefeller,
Henry NJ Flagler, Henry II. Rogers,
ohm D. Archbold Oliver II. Payne and
Charles NJ. Pratt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
Vast Gathering of Represen
tative Men in Washing
ton to Ask for Com
mission.

Washington, D. c. Jan. 1.-THE
movement looking to the creation of a
permanent commission that viii have
charge Of all future revisions of the
tariff, viii be given a decided impetus
by the annual convention of the Ma
IioRal Tariff Commission association,
which opens in this city today.
This organiza ton, which is compos-
&c Of the strongest and most important
commercial bodies in the country, has
for its sole purpose the creation of
permanent nonepartisan tariff com
mission and it is believed that the as
sembling at this time Of such a body,
representing as it does the business in
'erests Of the country. will have a
TowerfuL effect on congress.
Delegates, appointed by the govern
ors of every state in the union, accord
Ing to the number of congressional dis
tricts, are present, as well as a num-
Der of governors themselves, and the
mayors. or their representatives, of a
number of the largest cities In all II
Is estimated that there will be between.
600 and 700 present before the close
The first session was called to order at
1890 today
Addresses viii be made by a number
Ct the foremost statesmen and econo-
mists, including president Taft. sena-
tors Cummins and Beveridge, represent
tatives Hill, of Connecticut, and Long
9-orth, of Ohio, and Prof. Henry c. En-
cry, chairman of the temporary tariff
hoard provided for in the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff bill.
Taft 70 Be Heard
There is considerable interest mani
tested in the remarks that president
Taft will. make nj the bapoua+ on
Thursday evening. which will mark the
close Of the convention In his annual
message he urged that the present tar
if board be made permanent, and il IS
believed that in his remarks he will
Joint out the necessity for quick ac-
ton. 1t is known that the president is
anxious to have a measure of this
kind written on the law books by the
/ resent congress. He believes such leg
lslation is ultimately bound to come
and he wants Republican congress- to
rLact it and get the credit for 1t, there
Dy strengthening the party's chances in
1912
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
WI SETS DATE FOR
CUTTING OFF CUE

San Francisco, Cal. Jan 11-A1 To-
cal Chinese daily papers publish what
purports to be message from WI
Ting Fang, former minister to the
United States, announcing the date he
has fixed for cutting off his cue Wu
says the most suspicious time for
disposing OF superfluous appendages
will be the 10th day in the first month
of the third year of his imperial high
ness, Suan Tung."
In modern chronology, that means
January 80. On that day, it is report
ed many local Chinese merchants also
will visit the barber and emulate Mr.
Wu's example They will celebrate
the parting with the pigtails at a big
banquet.