DURHAM RECORDER
E. C. HACK KEY, Editor. Pro.
WEDNESDAY, April 29, 1891,
THE T1UPLE ALLIANCE.
That a great secret treaty of
amity and alliance, both offen
1 sive and defensive, has been
made between France and Rus-
sia, is a settled fact, but just
what its minute details may be,
are yet matters of reasonable
conjecture.
The lilies and the bear are
now linked together; a most
formidable coalition; and when
it grapples with the Triple Al
liance of Italy, France, and
Germany, the red stream of war
will dye the lilies crimson and
man&rle the great bear of the
North.
It ' s a popular mistake that
the Triple Alliance has weak
ened or will; on the other hand,
the necessity of self-preserva
tion will knit the international
chain of only three links closer
together Italy. Austria, and
uermany, eacu ureou rrauw
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each has the old sores that have
never healed when the legions
of France, under the Corsican
Lieutenant slaughtered their
armies upon the battle field.
plundered their capitals, and
levied contributions upon their
conquered inhabitants. True
France land Germany continu
ally rub and irritate those two
old sores, Alsace and Lorraine
and keep them angry and bleed'
ing. Yet Italy remembers
France as does Austria as well,
and the track of the iron boot is
still fresh in the soil of those
two countries.
Russia is the one colossal
power on land in Europe. Napo
leon misnamed the great, but
- fitly called by Wellington
"Jonathan tne ua, never
tired to tell of the coming crush'
ing, colossus of the Northern
- Steppes. His campaign to Mos
cow had, for its object, to crush
Russia so as to be unable to
arry France again in his life
time. It was the blow, how
ever, tnat s.nt Napoleon reeling
and staggering down the steps
of his throne to his mid-ocean
prison on Helena's rock
All the European governments
are now practically rrpuuucs,
with hereditary Presidents call
ed variously Kings, Queens, and
Emperors. In this way, they
avoid the tumoltuous convul
tions that republics experience
in the periodical elections of
their Chief Magistrates. But
their crowned Heads wield but
little power. They carry gilded
reeds glittering with gems, in
stead of sceptres; actual power
has departed.
Russia is the sole and loneez
ceptiou. That is a despotism
where the sword, the purse, the
religion, and the oolitic of over
100,000,ouO people lays in one
hand. The Czar is bead of the
military, the State and the
church. In each he is unbridled,
untramaled, unrestrained One
hand, as with a thunderbolt,
hurls the powers of State and
church'
France wants Alsace and Lor
raine; Russia wants Constanti
nople and the biggest of slices
from the empire ot the "Sick
Man of Europe."
The Ottoman Empire is totter
ing to Us fall; Russia wants to
see it tumble; would even kick
the rotten structure over. Let
the Crimean war sow repeat
itself, and the battalions and
batteries of France will align
on Russia, and present a terrible
front to England and the allies.
The situation is war-iike. If
it breaks out, all Europe will be
drawn in to "the last man and
the last dollar." Tho great
stakes that are up, the uncer
tainty of the issue, the great
changes on the map of Europe,
Asia, and Africa, as the scale
may turn to either side, will
tend to dissuade from war and
persuade to peace. Ho war and
peace are about evenly balanced.
But the masses are. opposed to
war. That pastime of Kings
aVd Princes has played out. It
is no longer popular, The
chances are all for prolonged
peace, reduction of the burdens
of the people, the betterment of
the condition of the working
people! and general progress
and prosperity.
It is a mistake that Cnspi
fell from and Rudini rose into
power on a question of the
Triple Alliance. No such ques
tion was at issue. . Cnspi was
reckless in the expenditure of
government, and the people
of Italy groaned under taxes.
Rudini favored retrenchment
and retorm, cutting down ex
penses, and thus lessening taxa
tion. Crispi fell, Rudini rose-
rightly and justly. But they
ire both for , the maintenance
if the Triple Alliance as essen
tial to the preservation of peace
in Europe, and tha continuance
of Italy's independence.
THE SHEUAN STATUE.
It was often expressed by
3en. Sherman that non but
American artist should perpet
uate his form and face.
Mr Augustus St, Gandens was
his favorite artist, and the Gen
jral gave him every facility by
which he could re-pro luce after
death the phyique of the hero of
Durham and the Bennett House,
St. Gandens was allowed by
the family to take a plaste
cast of his face after death.
The Sherman Statue Com
mittee have entrusted the work
of the bronze equestrian statue
to St. Gandens, who will repre
sent Sherman as he is remem
bered as was seen in this sec
tion at the time of the surren
der. The statue is to be erected
in Central Park, New York.
Git ANTS 'mOMJ3JISN T.
Ground was broken Monday
for the grand monument to Gen
Grant in New York. The cere
monies were of a most impos
intr character. The details were
confided to Gen. Chas. H. Free
man, Commander G. A. R., of
New York. Gen. Horace Por
terwill pronounced the oration
on the occasion, and was every
way qualified.
A Great Leader DeaJ.
The great Prussian military
commander, , General Yon
Moltke, died at Berlin, Friday
night.
Ninety-one years of age. He
was not only one of the most
remarkable men who has occu
Med a prominent part in Euro
t- affair - -"
century, but was generally con
sidered as tne ablest military
leader who has figured on the
Continent -since the days of
Napoleon. He it was who per
fected the organization of the
Prussian army to such an ex
tent as to .-ause the small King
dom of Prussia, after the various
petty German States had been
added to it under the astu
political leadership of Bismarck
to advance from a third-class
power to the front rank among
the cations of Europe. In his
youth he witnessed the humilia
tion of his country by Napoleon,
when the French armies occu
pied iserim, but sixty years
lar he had the satisfaction of
planning the campaign and
commanding the armies which,
within the brief space of a few
months, overwhelmed France,
captured its Capitol, caused its
various armies, amounting to
hundreds of thousands of sol
diers, to capitulate, wrested the
provinces ot Alsace and Lor
raine from French control 'and
lestroyed the power which
Louis Napoleon had been twenty
years engaged in creating. His
entire life was devoted to
strengthening, first the Prus
sian Kingdom and afterwards
the German Empire. To accom-
lish bis purpose other nations
were necessarily humbled, and
Denmark, Austria and
France in succession were over
kotne by his genius, allied to
that of Bismarck, the German
Empire came to the front as the
most powerful of the European
nations.
Went In-r uiid Crop.
The first edition of tha week
y weather crop bulletin, issued
from N. C. Experiment Station,
has been received. "
It has its advantages. In it
the farmer has a birds-eye view,
as it were, of the condition of
the weather and crops through
out the State. It gives him a
good idea of whit Is being done. I
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March of this year was
we I
coldest and wettcftt 'month
had in a number of years. Since
the 8th of April fine weather
has prevailed and . vegetation
has made rapid progress. Farm
ers have'recovered some of their
lost time. The reports of cor
respondents for the week end
ing 24th indicate that planting
wrn and cotton is progressing
very rapidly. Much corn is up
well and some cotton with good
stand reported. Winter wheat
and oats generally looking very
well. Considerably less acreage
of spring oats and wheat plant
ed than usual on account of
very wet weather at proper
time of planting. It is to be
feared that many; farmers are
planting too hastily, witnout
good preparation of the soil,
The general rains of Saturday
mgni ana jrnaay were very
benenciai ana will bring up
feeds rapidly.
In the central district, which
includes this part of the State,
the reports are very encourging.
w neat loots very tine. To
bacco plants plentiful, but
planting will be considerably
aeiayea. uotton reported
some places up to a stand by
tne istn. -
Oscar Wildk, who is remem
berea upon mis side oi tne sea
not so much for what he taught
as for the money he carried
away with him, dines in
wmte room wun a sneil upon
the wall and no furniture ex
cept the table and chairs, whil
his drawing-room has settees
with high white backs and sage
green cushions.
Tie rutb of It.
There are too many papers in
tne country now. Tne wav
get better newspaper facilities
is to give a better and more lib
eral support to those D&Ders
ready in your midst, and not try
to supplant the papers that have
stood faithful through thick and
thin by new ones which have
no claim upon your support
save tnat tney are new ones, cut
as a general tning newspaper
wnicnnave struggiea Hard
ward off an untimely death
through lowering skies as well
as clear, are the least appreciat
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eu. ujtesuoro unronicie.
Pertinences.
No man ever lorsd a woman
while he was busy.
A tniei tninks tnat every
other man would steal.
KV man can be a hero whan
bis liver is out of order. .
Whenever you find a man who
says tnat Honesty does not pay
it is a sign tnat be bas never
tried it.
Women seldom mean the
pleasant things they say to wo
men or the unpleasant things
tney say io men.
It is never very easy to for
give an enemy; it is impossible
kj lorgive mm wnen no con
tmues to prosper.
1 ue man who is lonesome and
wants to talk nearly always
meets tne man who is tired and
doesn't want to talk.
It usually hippens that the
private opinion a man has about
uiy i no is me opinion ne loses
no time in making public.
i ou never made a greater
mistake than when you im
agine that any one in the world
is really interested in your aches
unu pains.
GleaMlnr".
Twenty-seven railroads ter
minate in Chicago.
The little city of Spokane
Falls, Wash., contains 4,000
oweues.
The winter just ended in Ice
s . ....
ana was the mildest ever
known.
Japan's first Parliament con
tains 11 Christians, one of hom
is the presiding officer.
In some parts of Australia lo
custs ana caterpillars are sever
al inches thick on the ground.
A resident of Bairdstown, Oa.,
buying Confederate mon
IS
ey, paying i cents on the dollar
i or ii.
A MODEBX CAIff.
Q Barrel Kraalu la
mm Brotaar
. SlajrlBf AaHbr. -
CHAfttme. N. C. Ar-ril rt.
Thomas Rickets, s white man, who
uvea near tne Houta Carol n 1 no.
about thirWn milts snath of Wlm-
bwro, ws killed by his brother Ul
vln IU'kfU ftrturday evening. Tbev
were diHputinc about two Mod
common trees chain, each claim ing
w cnsin us dm. a right ensued,
when Calvin seiied i board and struck
Thomas two licks, one on the lock
and the other on the bead. Whim
Mm lick upon ths head was struck.
Thomas f il to the ground with Lis
kiiii broken.
Their mother wss present and triad
to get Calvin o hub h-resirv Thorn.
an into thi Imams, hut ho refused to
do ail. A rut wmit aivmt hi. nlnain
The mother manual to H Thomas
nto bslivedatow
filttlM .111 ..!. i. ...
brotiKlit !r HsturrlAf night and
pliteed in Jail.
HkBK AMI THE HE.
ftlappenlnr In Our Rtate Out
side of Durham,
3tatesville Landmark: All re
ports agree that tha nroniwotn
for a fine wheat crop were never
better at this season. The
wheat croD is never safe till it
is in the bin, but at this time it
promises an abundant yield.
Washington Gazette: The
biggest revival among the
colored people of this town for
thirty years has just closed at
the A. M. E, Zion Church, W.J.
8oloraon, pastor. Sixty-three
professed religion ana sixty
were added to the church. On
last Sunday twenty of the con
verts were baptised in the river
just above the bridge.
Charlotte News: Two hun
dred and thirteen (213) new
, houses have been built in Char
lotte Bince January 1, 1891.
Mrs M. A. Montgonery, one of
Mecklenburg's oldest and most
highly esteemed ladies, died at
the residence of her Bon-in-law,
Mr. L. J.Walker, in this city,
at 6 o'clock this .iorning She
was 73 years of age.
Scotland Neck Democrat: A
few days ago Mr. E. T. White
head's horse was eating fodder
near a crack in the fence. A
fine Jersey calf 14 months old
reached its tongue through the
crack for the fodder, when the
-horse bit the calf's tongue off.
and it was supposed he ate it,
as tne piece could not be found.
Salisbury Watchman: An
oia wniie man was killed near
Hickory by the eastbound train
on the W. i. C lastr Fidav af
ternoon. No blame is attached
to the train men, as he was walk
' ing on tne trace, cm tho same
road a day or two before a tr tmp,
while stealing a ride, was killed
ma collision.
' Greensboro Workmen: Sid
Murphy, who lives in one of Mrs
Owens' cottages near the Ser
geant foundry, was chloroform
ed and robbed on Tuesday night
Dr. Charles Glenn had been to
see him professionally and he
bad paid the doctor out of a roll
of bills which he kept under
bis bolster. The doctor remark
eu to mm tnat nis money was
.ANOTHER
ELrS CELEBRATED SEEDS,
GUARANTEED FRE3H nd
GENUINE. JUST RECEIVED At
P.W.YAUGHAN'S
DRUG STORE
DURHAM, N C
OAT aT ctxxd Soo , 3VflCy
AND BE CONVINCED AS TO PRICK AND QUALITY. AL80
THE LARGEST LINE
BATS, SHOES and GENTS' FURNISHING
GOODS
EVER 8IIOWN IN THE CITY. "SUITcJ TO ORDER E3PECI
ALTY." T. J-LAMBE. '
FINECLOTIIIEIt AND FUUNIS'lEIt.
sp l 105 Main Rt..
in a good place to be stolen. It
turned out that the warning
was not heeded, and some time
that night a burglar came in,
chloroformed and robbed Mr.
Murphy' taking about $21.00.
L juisburg Times: Three pris
oners escaped from the jail here
on Tuesday morning. Their
names were Marcellus Beams,
white, Tom Malone and Walter
Greene, colored, and were all in
for short terms. They made
their escape when the jailer,
Mr. May, and his assistant, J.
A. Faulkner, went into give the
prisoners their Dreatlast. H aul
ner wro struck on the head with
the eye of a stove which stun
ned him long enough for the
prisoners to pass him. They
ran over Mr. May, tumbling
him down the steps, and made
their escape out at the front
door. 1
A MODKL WKDIHXU.
rua
CTowell 1mcm Nuptial, at
Woodbury, N.J.
April never blended the sweet in
lueuces of sun, breese and hlowom
vith a more nutmit-ious event than
the marriage of Miw Carrie Pnscoe
ind Dr. John F. Crowell on Thurs
lay, April 23, at noon, at the reel
Jenee of the bride's uncls at Wood
iHirv. N. J.
Mr. rascoe, is a resident of lluia-
lelnhia, but has been in declining
health for some time and with his
laughter went to Woodbury to re
iunerate. So when the .time ap
proached for his daughter's nuptials,
C was doc-itled that tney would re
main there and have them solemniat-d
n a quiet maimer. Every anamn
lu-nt was iu keening with the digni
led beauty of the bride, from the
beautiful and imuretuve ceremoi;
o the lovely decoratkiiM. Mr. J. 11
Vmtlirate, of this city, who attend
d the marriage nays it was a mode)
vedding. "
Immediately after the ceremony
)r. and Mrs. Crowell boarded the
rain for Triuity College, where they
tmved Saturdav niirht. Mr. rVMitn
pte accompanied them as far
irerouiboro.
Wwhes for the happiness of ths-
-xtpubtr couple never came from
ineerer hearts than thorn exprewwd
by 'egionof frie;nU throughout North
Carolina, where the groom w so wi-Il
nd favorbly known. Mrs. Crowell
is a most aceompluthwl and charm
ing woman, endowed with niany
virtues of heart and band, and we
are glad to welcome her to our State,
ARRIVAL
-OF-
DURHAM, N. C.
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Racket
GLADSTE
DuniiAM, w; c.
Men and Boy's Clothing fbrthe tuousands,
H&TS for
SHOES for everybody;
DRY GOODS,
cheape;- th ,n
- ; south or
flaiters for $2 69; $3.00 calf laced
ior co cents: fo.uu gents npnnff suits tor 8t.75.
A NICE LINE OF GROCKRIKS.
U. GLADSTEIN,
MAIN STREET
S. BALION,
BURM A Wi, B. G
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
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CLOTHING-GENTS' FUR
NISHING GOODS
HATS, BOOTS. SHOES, TRUNKS
and V
IN
DRY COOD3 STORE
( AS BE FOU V)
Ladies' Fine Dress Goods, Notions, Laces
TRIMMING, IIOSERY and MILLINERY GOODS.
Will sell to Merchants at New York Prices. Call and examine
Mysto k. ,
FRANC HOWARD is with me and would be pleawd to see his
old friends.
S. B A LIC I N.
liiia street, DOa'iiM, N. :.
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Main Street,
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NOTIONS Ac.,
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shoe for $2.3!; men's if 1.25 pants
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Pianos!
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'OllQANS! Wo have on
hand and for salo all grades f
Pianos and Organs; but the rus
toincr can alisolutljr rely on the
fact that each Instrument sold is
what we repiewnt it to be. When
only one make is kept you have
no opportunity to compare, and
musical Instruments can onlv he
indeed bv romnarison. Tliia vmi
are enabled to do at our EntabliPh-
!rent b!tause we keep on hand a
!r(-e stork. We have a lot of
good second hand pianos at ver
the purchaser.
cfc THOMAS.
I JE'S STORE
DURHAM, 'N C,
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