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Volume 75-No. 51 . : Durham, N. C.,;, Wednesday, April 24, 1895. Established 1S20
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A place notmuoh visited by
Americans, yet one of the most
interesting 'spots jn the country,
since the first blood of the Re
volution was shed there, says
the Baltimore News, is Lexing
ton, Mass. , It is quite a pretty
town and, if more in the vay
of travel, wouid undoubtedly
be sought by many tourists, es
pecially in the summer,
It was upon the well-kept
green at Lexington that laO
years ago, on April 19, 1779, a
band of 00 provincials received
n volley from 800 of Pitcaim's
men, and in that early dawn
seven of the patriots fell life
less upon the sward. Mr. Ar
thur Barnes in a newspaper
article describes in an interest
ing way the chief features of
the town, bo dear in memories
of the most sacred character to
the American people. The com.
m n is triangular in nhape and
very elevated, and at the apex
of the triangle .there is a pulpit
of dark granite. Back of this
is an elm tree, p'anted by Gen.
Grant at the time of the centen
nial celebration of the battle.
The memorial to those who
fe 1 is a plain shaft, clothed in
ivy, and the inscription is of
such fervent character that it
is said to have stirred the
spirits of Lafayette and Kos
suth The bodies of the slain
in the memorable battle were
removed from the village ceme
tery in 1 835 and placed within
this inclosnre.
Oo the eastern side of the
common is a rough boulder
which marks the line of the
minute men, and upon one side
is carved a musket and powder
orn, and beneath are the calm,
lecibive wordi of Captain
on't fire unless fired upon, but
if they mean to have a war let
f begin here." The Buck-man
ravern, adjoining, is a place of
it rest, for, as a tablet relates,
was "a rendezvous for min-
tf-men, a mark for British
hillt-t.' The shot holes can
kill be s-een.
Ti e house of Jonathan Har
ngtrn stands near, to which
I attached a pathetio memory.
larrington was wounded on the
nmmon and dragged himself
V the door and died at his wife's
et In the old cemetery, not
lit away, the inscriptions on
ie graves are very quaint. On
ie Bedford road, a short di .
ince off, stands the old pamm
kge where John Hancock and
pamuel Adams were sleeping
when aroused by Paul Revere
House were well built in eld
times, for this one erected in
1608, Is still standing and occu
pied.
There are many other things
f Interest in the old town, and
Uhe meditative visitor finds in
his stroll much to awaken sen
timental and patriotio memory.
It was here that : the fight was
begun and. the first blood was
hed for our liberty, the 'em
battled farmers" little dream.
ingof the great consequences
to follow their daring action in
opposing the British, which to
mon anxious minds must have
looked like madness. But the
Godot juntici and right was
with them, and although the
flht oo that green sward was
brief, it was one of the most im
portant in the history of man
kind
The coal makers strike at
Cincinnati has ended in an in.
crease of 25 per cent' in wages.
Al Torok, a Cleveland collec
tor, in a fit of jealous rage shot
tnd killed Julie Fallon and then
killed htraself, early YVednec
-aj morning.
The fourteen-year old ion of
Milton A. McUae, manager of
the Cincinnati Tost, died Wed
nesday from the effect of a
surgical operation. , -
M. 8 Dtlliger, a Lancaster,
Pa,, printer, has been sentenced
to f 1,000 fine and" three years'
imprisonment for printing'and
disseminating obscene litera
ture. ....
The revenue cutter Corwin
has fat ed in its crusade against
unlawful importation ot liquor
into -Alaska, having captured
but ten cases and three kegs of
liquor.'-
The trial of Richard Deman
dy, accused of strangling the
Market street women in Denver
Bome months ago, commenced
Wednesday. The evidence
against him is very strong.
Arthur, son of President L
C. Clark Seeley, of Smith col
lege, a post graduato student,
was found dead on the rocks at
the foot of a steep bluff on the
iouth end of Mount To n Wed.
ncs lay. . v 1
- Rev. Thomas Dixon was hurt
in a railway accident near Flor
ence, S. C, Wednesday.
In tho libel suit of ex Mayor
B. Smith.', or Philadelphia,
against the Philadelphia Times
a verdict was rendered for the
plaintiff Wednesday of $13,000.
Col. McClure withdrew from
he case before it was finished.
MiBS Mary Vance, who during
the war was an assistant nurse
to Miss Dorothea Dix. sister of
Gen Dix, is dying as a depend
ent at the home of Mrs. Robert
Williams, ber niece, in Pitts
burg. She was one of the most
noted nurses in the Union ser
vice. ' '
After twenty-four hours' de
liberation the jury at Portland,
Oregon, in the case of Preacher
J C. lWd. charted with the
robbery r the East Portland
National Bmk last February,
Wednesday night returned a
tirdict of acquittal on the
ground of. insanity. lie will
probably be .committed to an
asylum
Gov. Stone, of Missouri, has
respited Ilenx and Kaiser, the
alleged murderers of Stockman
Brown, who were to hang April
2 ) to Mat 1 1 James Murphey,
W, II. Taylor, Johu Burrils.
Edward Murray, and James
Crisp, sentenced to hang April
20, have also been respited to
May 11.
"Soma Things WsFlntV
CVnfwmwM Matmlll landmark.
We find that pure, unadulter
ated common senw U quited a
scarce commodity.
Tliat beraune you gave a "nig
ger" a drink of liquor it's no
guarantee that he is going to vote
your way, but there are two thing
that you can swear he will do and
they are: go to preaching aud vote
the Republican ticket.
- A kind word is never thrown
away but empty kulla are be
coming plentiful.
Koine abb-key men are well
acquainted with the gentleman by
name" of "adulteration." Some
pccplelike this sort of mixture
and well, a few don't
The way to bniM tip a iState is
k elect a Legislature that will re
volutionize everything.
CoiiKihtctiey is a jewel scarcely
ever fuund this side of Jordan.
A plug hat isn't any sign of a
goow nct, neither is long Imir
and a fpikotailcd roat any guaran
tee that the wearer is a million
aire. Doctor will dilter but we find
that we uiut pray if we expect to
reach the other shore.
Home men are solid and some
are soft therefore judge no man
by his looks.
We also find that because a man
calls himself a Populixt it im't
sny sign that he knows what the
word moans; and that kerosene
barrels sometime contain whisky.
Ch'Uren Cry for Fitcher'i Castorta.
A 94 Year Old dourd.
. Winston BopublUwn. '
The town and country are full
of relics,- interesting, and in many
instances of considerable - value.
From time to time wo print ac
counts of such family ; heif-looms
as come to our notice. .The latest
to hand is from Mr. L. II. Smith,
of, Hall's Ferry, Davie county,
who has a gourd that has been in
constant use for 94 years. It was
grown in Maryland, between the
Chesepcake Bay and the Potomac
River. He has also a brass clock
which belonged to a man who
serveu m 1110 itevoiuiionary war,
and which is still running and
keeps good time. -
The Kind or a Fool Man Is.
From Town Topic.
"So you want to break the en
gagement?"
"Yes. I have a confession to
make," :
'I W? I thought vou a per
fect angel, Milly."
"Still you do not love me and
never did."
"I did not say that."
"But I know it to be true. Now
I shall tell you that which will
part us forever. I have a past !"
"Ah!" .
"Yes. I was secretly married
and divorced." -
"You .don't mean it?"
"I do. Aud I'm extravagant,
and perfectly silly on every new
fad."
'Youare?"
"Yes. And I read French
novel ly the dozen, and go to all
the rw'M? plays."
"Go on!"
"I ride the bicycle and drink
cocktails."
"Well?" - ; ,, . .r j
"And smoke cigarettes, and do!
a hundred things I ought not to J
do. The fact isr I'm one of the
wickedest women in town."
"Why, you're right up to date!".
"You lt your life I am. I'm
worse than, that I'm a Woman
of the Future !"
And you're just the kind of a
woman that'll make my life a hell
if I marry you T'
"Yes."
"My darling ! I love you with
all my heart! 1 wouldn't break
the engrgement for worlds ! Come
to my arms!"
The Free Silver Craze.
It is stated that so intensely iu
earnest is President Cleveland in
this matter, aud he views it from
a !lritic standpoint, that he is
mid to have laid aside his vigor
ous oipoitiQn to the participation
of officials in jwlitical affairs and
encouraged Jthe great orators of
his Cabinet, Seentary Carlisle,
Postmaster General W ilmn. and
Secretary Morton, logo on the
tump and oploe with all their
rigor ami energy the monetary
movement which ho believes
threatens the national credit aud
the integrity of the Union. It is
tated that S,crelry Hresham
t ill aim take 'iart in the preli
minary hkinnUh and address the
Detiiormta of Illinois on the
financial situation.
Vice President ftevcnsiioii, w ho
ni long hcci-ii an ardent cha:i
pion of the freo coinage of ? the
mericaii ailver prwluct, is said to
regard the extreme free silver
raw with alarm and ho will not
ai
it tho movement in Illinois.
The remarkable career of Mr.
Cleveland is a topic of constant
comment and his recent declara-
ion for pound money iscompared
rith his vigorous tariff message
of December, 1887, whereby a
keynote was sounded which
brought victory to his party and
rcfennent to himself. It is fear
ed that just as defeat came im
mediately after his tariff pronun
ciamento, similar defeat may come
1800, but ultimately his sturdy
conclusions will be indorsed by
tho people. To stem the tide of
financial heresy at this time vig
orous efforts are now buing made
and the name ot Cleveland is con
stantly being usod as tho natural
leader of the believers in a safe
monetary pystem for tho Repuh
lie. . . ..
'Twill Be Hard on the Drug Men
Charlotte Olnurrer.
How many people know that
tho Legislature incorporated in its
revenue bill a provision levying a
tax of 2 per cent, upon all pur
chases 01 seed? It did.. Any
merchant or other person who buys
seed clover, lucerne, millet, or
any other kind of seed must pay
a tax of 2 per cent, upon his pur-
chiise. In tho same paragraph
all persons who buy and .sell
drugs are taxed 2 per cent, upon
their purchases of these."
We take this 2 per cent, is in
addition to tho merchants' pur
chase tax heretofor levied. This
will bo especially hard on the
druggists, ns most all of them
handle seed, "and they will have
to pay an extra tax of 2 per Cent.
on" everything tlicy handle ex
cept toilet articles, stationery, etc.
SUKville News. J
Read Them.
We clip the following three
items lrom the Monroe Enquirer,
read them: When you hear one
saying anything about this new
fangled way the ladies have of
iir dressing, refer them to the
twenty-second verse of the third
chapter of Isaiah. And we re
spectfully ask our lady,- friends
who delight to wear the mam
moth, balloon sleeves' to read the
eighteenth verse of the thirteenth
chapter of Ezekiel. "Trust in
God and Work," was theniotto if
the lamented John A. Bro ulus.
No more fitting motto could the
great man have taken. Truly has
it lieen said that there is but one
royal load to miccss and the mile
stones along that road are marK
ed with that good old Anglo Sax
on, "Work." A merciful Provi-1
deuce extends a helping hand to
the man who trusts Cod 'and
works. April 19th, was the
one hundred and twentieth an-
niversay of the first battle of the
Uevolutionary war. It has been
wid that the first volley fired on
JLexii gtcn green was heard around
the globe aud tho echo of that
volley will reverterala untirfctV
erty is fo.'ever entombed. On
that memorable morning the
blow was struck which broke the
seventh seal of out nationaf bond
age. None can estimate the fonc
of that volley, fired ly a few lib
erty loving men, in defense of
right. It will never l-o known
until we awaken in the white
light of denial lilierty and in that
light fhall see the eccivts of time
revealed.
Charlotte News: The county
commissioners have ordered the
rcgMcr of deeds to make out a
list of the merchant who have
failed to make their purchase m
turns aud that oiiiccr is now at
worK on it.. There are 75 mer
chant who nw delinquent since
January 1. The ieiin1iy is $0.
A mountaineer from Wat
auga county was on the slretts to
da? with a genuine combination
o" milk and honey, lie had a
typical covered wagon, and it was
drawn by two cows. His wagon
wa loaded exclusively wih lion
ey, which was contained in bar
rels aud kegs. U was of the
finest quality of mountain potir
wood honey and he retailed it at
12J cenbi per pound.
. Oil will probably not get to
high but that enorgh will be
available with which to grease
the way for a downward move,
mant later on. New York Advertiser,
JOLLY OLD UNCLE JOSH.
HIS GREAT GENEROSITY TOWARD
HIS NEWLY HARRIED UNCLE.
v
A Realistic Romance of Durham In Which a
Number ! Prominent Bualneaa Hen Take
Vary Conspicuous Part.
s ' . BY W.. .
"Mis3 Summers Folly I 1
er darel Uut the spea kei
took .a neader over basluumess,
only to hear a sweet:
; "Yes, Charley,"
"Can I aspire to er to that
is . ; ' .....
Again a lapse into silence, fol
lowed by an eucouragingr
"Yes, Charley."
"Oh, if I might duly hope toer
-to-
Another failure of language. It
was seemingly a hopeless case, am
might have been, only for a de
mure:
"Charley, I have said 'yes
twice, and if you mean it, I mean
it, too, and "
And to this day that young man
will insist that he popied the
question.
All this happened away "down
eatt," and it wasn't .long before
there was a wedding. .Not much
longer before there came a lettei
from Folly's Uncle Josh, down
heie in Old North Stat 3 who wrote
effusively at her exhibition oi
what lie called "grit, and he
prortosod that il the young people
would locate at Durham he would
start them up in life as a wedding
gift, and at tho same time give
them a lot of good practical ad
vice, of course they accei-ted,
and were bidding their friends
adieu.
A few weeks subsequent to the
above conversation a travel-stained
party arrived at Durham. Our
triend, lucle Josh, took them
straightway to the Carrolina
where he had engaged an elegant
suite of rooms for them to occupy, 1
until their own home which lie
had previously deeded to Folly,
was in readiness.
"Alter breakfast," said the old
man, "I am ready to go buy vour
outfit. To expedite matters I have
ordered a carnage from S. Jour
Jan, livery man." When the
carriage, with elaborate trappings
dim piuncnig horses drew up 111
front ot the Carrolina. Follv de
clared it the "finest turnout she
had ever seen." "Yea," renliid
I'uclcs Josh "the three fc's 'Si?ecd,
Safety aud Style,' is Jourdan's
motto, ho youne folks, when vou
want to take a drive, either for
business or pleasure, go to him for
a rig every time."
It was in this stylish turnout
that the rounds of the citv were
made.
"I have already provided you
with a cage for your bird," said
Uncle Josh, "and now the first
thinli we'll look after will be the
furnishings for it." Hercujim
Folly energetically declared that
she had heard so much alniut
Hovall & Ftordcii that she had dc-
ided to go there. The result was
that they were ushered into such a
bewildering display that the girl
was at first at a loss how to select.
But she soon yielded to the seduc
tiveness of a magnificent 'prrlor
suite, a b.d room s-t in oak, imli-
tue Imisli, that w. tu.l nave done
credit to old Antiquity herself. To
tins she added a dining-room set
with all ncccssorie, and didn't for-
net a most convenient nnd orna
mental writing desk for "Hubbv"
Charles.
"A pretty good start," said tl e
old man, "and now we'll go to
J. T. Womble's hardware store.''
Folly's housewifely instincts had
full play in marvels of kitchen
apparatus. There is not nn e-
tablishtiu nt in the c luntrv I tat
cinies a more comprehensive stn k
of household furnishing, hvery
M)ssibIo piece of Kitchen furuituic,
foil a tin dipjer to a cooking
range is here in all styles ami
variety. If Folly fails to nccoiu-
dish wonders in the culinary art,
it wilt no ie for want of superior
cooking utensils, for she purchased
an 'Iron Kin,; c o! stove with all
equipment, needed in a well re
gulated kitchen.
"Halt!" commanded Uncle Josh
as the party came in front oi
Yaughan's handsome drug store.
"Walk right iu." "Why, Uncle,
we re not sick, and "Viuess I
JjMxmvtbD ox' iKt'osn rAoK.
Highest of all in Leavening
II V ITS'
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AMOUUTJELY PURE
The most remarknble war of
which we have any record in
the world's history, says the
vvashington Post, is that which
has just terminated between
China and Japan a 'war re
markablo for the popular en-
'1 usiasm and consummate gen
ralship with which it was-
vaged upon the one hand, and
for the absence of patriotic In
spiration and military genius
that characterized its conduct
and led to its teverses on the
Dther. It was a war of modern
progress as typified in the
emancipation of Japan from ori
ental schools of thought against
an ancient barbarism that stnb
bornly repelled the advances of
a newer civilization.
But humanity has been the
gainer by this war Never was
such an opportunity presented
before for one nation to impress
upon another a sense of solemn
uty as occurred while the
I eace negotiations were pend
ing, and never was an opportu
uily so admirably improved."
It is understood that the
Chinese have not a single Jap-
aiese prisoner on baud. As a
rule it has been all they could
do to betake themselves in safe
ty from the field, without at-1
tempting to capture or carry off
any f the enemy as trophies of
their prowess. So that so far
as Japanese captives in posses
sion of the Chinese troops are
concerned there was no question
to settle.
It is understood, however.
that of Chinese prisoners the
Japs hold not less than 5,000,
and as it is the custom in China
to behead a soldier who is un
fortunate enough to be taken
prisoner, and afterward paroled
and returned home, the chances
were that as soon as these luck
less fellows found their way
'ack to their regiments or
camps or native country a
wholesale decapitation would
follow and 5,000 heads roll into
he basket.
Thanks to the Japanese hu
manity and to the influences
thereby exerted upon the high
Chinese commissioners, this
horrible deed of blood was
averted, and the Chinese au
thorities are saved from a
stigma that would have dis
graced the government in the
eyes of tho world for all time to
come.
.Not on'y will the lives ot the
(limners be spared, but of
tii s,- Chinese subjects who are
known to have furnished the
Japanese army with supplies on
it line of march, and who
would have shared the ame
miserable fate with the prison
ers, had not the Japanese in
sisted upon such stipulations in
tho treaty of peace, as would do
honor loth to the magnanimity
of the victor and tho merciful
instincts of the'.r fallen foe.
S'a'.e Item j.
It appears that the income
tlx will yield about $l5,tHW,fi00
after all, but it is unfortunate
that most of the richest neorle
iu the country escape it. The
courts are not yet through with
the law and there is no telling
what tts future status win ie or
how long it will remain on the
statute books. Atlanta Jour
nal. That little flurry over the
salary f . Minister Ransom
didn't last very long, but it waa
of sufficient duration to enable
the friends of Hon. Gil Shank
lin to suggest that in case of a
Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
n tr 1
1 mim
vacancy in the office the Evans
ville editor might be prevailed
upon, etc., etc. Washington
Post.
There is much talk about
"sound" money and "honest"
money. What man with sense
enough to keep out of a lunatic
asylum would want any other
kind of money? Wilmington
Star.
Monroe Inquirer: About three
years ago two of our bachelor
friends made an agreement
that the first one married should
present the other with a silk
hat. The agreement has been
faithfully kept, for Mr. E. C.
Williams wears a fine silk hat
and Mr. 11. B. Red wine address
es one of North Carolina's most
accomplished daughters by the
sacred name of wife.
David Bell, the escaped convict ho
was captured Saturday night by Mr.
Houston Barbee in Patterson township,
was brought here Sunday, ana! lodged in
jail and taken dowuto Raleigh yesterday
morning.
Dell was interviewed in the jail Sun
day. He said he made his escape Thurs
day evening about 7 o'clock, it being
about two hours from the time he left
his cell until he gained bis freedom.
When asked how he made the keys with
which he made his escape he replied
that he used "little ingenuity," and
that was all that he would say on that
subject. He said that if he was flogged
and put in solitary confinement when he
returned to the pen he would make hit
escape again or loose his life in the at
tempt. Bell was sent from Madison county on
a life sentence for rape aad ha I served
about six years. He is a man of deli
cate constitution and looks like a con
sumptive. If he does not make bia es
cape or receive a pardon he will not live
long.
The penitentiary authorities at Ral
eigh sent word here to bring him se
curely tied that he was a slippery cuss.
There was reward of $100 for bia
capture which Mr. Barbee will receive.
An engine on a freight train on the
O. & C. was wrecked yesterday morn
ing about 3:30 o'clock near the Virginia
line.
The train was running at her usual
speed when.in turning a short curve the
axle of the front driving wheel broke
tnd brought the engine to standstill
The engine was badly torn up and an
engine was sent for to haul the train.
The track waa cleared and the train
brought in. The disabled engine was
carried to Burlington yesterday evening
for repairs.
The engineer atuck to his engine and
was not hurt.
0!l CRUTCHES 2 WEEKS
Limb Raw a. tlttt mud Red as Beet
Tain, tturntnx, and Itrnlng Ter
' rlble. Mot 0 Hoar Sleep tm 8
" Day. Mnkea On Applies V
tton of Cutirur and Is)
ft Minute 1 Aslrep.
A Kemarkabls)
Case.
Atmut two vmia H t was fAnflfw4 to any
tm wltk a hn-akitig out oo any kar hick aaf
4ivlrln rmnoiiMi-.t Krsmia. Ahout thn
wk men the mmm ttiwaw hrk awl aa
the miii k-g.afl't n) htH-tan has beta atenal
Int fiH rrnilrl. railing Inim nnrc to twtr
.Lilly, tbr xirrs all the Iium . tlli.it nfM. A
Irtvn.l ralkl to arp hh. ami br night alms
on ball tramful of 4 1 rnt aa. a4uuM
tnr In try tt, trllinc ot himtrir. hfotbrra anil
ttHirbrr hatna brva rami hr II. 1 wouM
not l y it al Aral, although I bail km a
rrtiti-bM (r mrr two nt, ao4 al on M I
r nmtr.1 hrtwprn twmtv-Br and thirty anur
at lint rr, anil bl out ,lr4 BNNvtfcaA aa
hiiim In tlirrr night. Monilajr annralnc ahout
fmir o'clock the naln, burning ami ttrbinc ba
inii! no rvrrc thai 1 ik-trmilncd to try CfTI
n , thinklnc that If tt did no pnl. A couM
ant niaka hit k-jt murk van, tor H staaas raw
aa a wwa of Iwrf and aa ml aa a boH, an I
aplif.l th ft TH-ru. and In lira mtnntr after
1 Uiri down I am Wp, -it da I ami and
$m a bt of rt TK-t a. and I'll fb-dg my konoH
word I woold ant tk ai tn-day tt, II I
rmtld ant (ft annthrr. I rxmnwnrfd oln
t'llKTa M'-ndar tnnraint ahout four oVk-rk,
and bda iTimlavi m Ht u nearly inll. uut
11h.un.llnt I bad not a-alked a Men without
kit rrntflH-a la two week. My fratitud to lha
tnn bn flrat rrmtmmM ClTKI a is ara
lound. Mair Mod We hint,
I. T. UAUhH, Soutk Boston, Va.
CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS
fald UironaUmit tha world. Pito. Cpnrtraa,
an.; ao.r, -i..i K-oir, It. roma Iiacs)
aaa Caiu. t'ar, ala fiopttiiuwa. Sutia.
"" How la Car Skia ttunasia," ataltel Iraa.
C (J rLK", buwkbaad. red, muih, alwefad, aad
1 1 III atlr akia tared kf I t-tin aa
OLD FOLKS' PA1X3.
SfnnA-nifnefneantlna-.tnllIU
Mttou, aad Weakneaa of the A tad Ml
tuthmra Anft-Palu rhaw, lha
am ana au -aaia-aiiuaf auta-aaa.
s aaaausa
tls.