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DURHAM, N. O., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1899. .
ESTABLISHED 1820.
PEOPLE OF THE DAY.
Oliver H. P. Belmont has become a
publisher. He is proprietor of a new
weekly journal of tbe illuminated car
toon kind, published in New York. Tbe
paper aunounces that it will support
tbe Democratio party, bat it will have
pronounced views as to what tbe Dora-
OLIVER H. F. BELMONT.
oorntio party should support. Tbe well
known newspaper writer, Alfred Ilenry
Lewis, is the editor of Tbe Verdict,
and be is also interested witb Mr. Bel
mont in its ownership.
Mr. Iteltnont is a member of tbe fa
mous bunking firm of August Belmont &
Co., and is classed among tbe wealthy
New Yorkers. It has created some com
ment tbat the initial number of The
Verdict devotes considerable spare to
making fun of tbe Wbitneys, the Van
derbiHs, tbe Morpans and others of the
millionaires circle.
Tbe Queen a Good Housekeeper.
Though mistress of numerous palaces,
castles and country booses, Queen Vic
toria keeps wonderfully close track of
all her household belongings, showing
sound business capacity and a memory
for detail which have served herwell as
a royal ruler. Of course, the daily
housekeeping Is attended to by deputy,
but Done tbe less the head of tbe estab
lishment is in tbe real sense its mis
tress. Like every good housekeeper, tbe
queen knows and remembers her valua
ble household possessions. .
Only a small proportion of her many
hundred articles for table tervice are
actually in ordinary vw. and sho is in
the habit of using bat thr?. of her many
services of plute and cbiua at Windsor
Castle. But once, after a talk witb the
German embassador, who was visiting
ber, the members of the queen's house-
bold were surprised on coming to tbe
tuble to behold strange diss set before
tbein, each plate adorned witb landscape
paintings.' It soon appeared tbat, the
embassador having mentioned in tbe
morning tbat his birthplace was Furs
tenbtrg, tbe queen had recalled to mind
a service of china never used and for
nine years pot away and forgotten by
every one bnt herself, which had been
manufactured there and was decorated
witb painted scenes of tbe town and its
vicinity.
Seeiept Well. -
Sir Henry Irving'a recent visit to
Scotland recalls to Scott'a Pictorial
en incident of his early history. lie ap
peared at the "Theater Royal, Edin
burgh, in 1857, and two years later he
went to Linlithgow to give a reading
there. lie was delighted to see his name
in big letters on the posters oa arriving
in tbe town. He went to tbe ball, but
there was no crowd there in fact, tbe
- caretaker had not arrived, having for
gotten all about the reading. Irving
went in search of him and things were
got ready; 8:30 o'clock arrived, but do
juo came to the hall not even a small
I oy. In recalling tbe Incident, Sir Hen
ry was wont to say, "I never alept bet
t r than I did that night."
Crete's New Sigh Commissioner.
Trince George of Greece has assumed
the duties of his new position as high
commissioner of Crete and is established
In tbe administration building at Kba-
rwjccK GKOr.CK OF obeeck.
tJa. On his arrival Brltish.French, Rot
Mian and Italian flagships stationed in
find, bay fired royal salutes in honor of
the prince.
Prince George is tbe second ion of
King George of Greece, and it related
to the royal families of three of the
greatest entires in Enropo Russia,
England atil Germany, Tie Is a very
pnpolar ycittug man with tbe people of
Greece. t ll arwith bit royal rela
lives and their courts in other countries.
He it vety democratic, and It a great
lover of til outdoor sports, being tome
thing of an athlete himself.
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TJimtnutlvs Senator.
Senator Simon of Oregon li tbe small
est nian ia the senate. At be stood la
the marble room, surrounded by i group
of enthusiastic Oregoniana, tbe crowd
towered around him until he looked like
hazelnut at the bottom of I quart
measure. Hit diminutive size It all the
more remarkable when it it remember
td that the statesmen who have repre
sented Oregon in tbe past have all been
sf large stature. Senator Dolpb wat
over ais feet tall, ei-Senator Mitchell
is well built and Congressman Ellis if
It tall and straight at plat. . .
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A BONNIE LASSIE.
Today a schoolboy passed my open
window, whistling blithely "Tbe Rose
That All Are Praising'' and so bring
ing back a little incident tbat ocourred
fully 80 years ago. My sohool days
were just over, and I bad crossed tbe
sea to.Cauada, to make my borne witb
Dear relativesa Presbyterian minister
and hit wif9. The manse was a humble'
our, (Lie stipend small and tbe "da
lass" or maid of all work, yonug. i
Tbis"de lues" was the danghtermf
a respectable Scotch farmer. Maggie,
in personal appearance, was lovely,
slight in figure, fair skinned, fair haired,
witb tbe bloom of a blush rose on her
cheeks, a rosebud mouth and large
beautiful blue eyes tbat literally looked
like iolet, with tbe dew on them.
Sho was, as became an elder's daugh
ter, "as good as she was bonnie," and
as gravo as she was good. Maggie's
"anld farrant" ways were indeed a
source of amusement even to the heads
of tbe house. Her dress was as sober as
ber behavior. She did, 1 remember, in
dulge in a white ribbon for her "Sab
bath bonnet," but then thenonnet itself
had been her mother's; so bad tbe Pais
ley shawl which hid the pretty figure.
She was but 16 or 1? at tbe time she
sported this gala attire.
Well, Maggie, though so grave, was
happy, and had, like many happy peo
ple, a way of singing as she went about
her work. She bummed to herself over
the bread beard or wash tub, and when
she sat clown with her knitting in tbe
evenings she put ber Bible on tbe table
beside ber, for rcferenoe presumably,
although she bad an excellent memory,
and sang psalm after psalin. Para
phrases she regarded as Barrio's Little
Minister regarded them.
Sometimes, as I fancied, I had caught
the. strains of sometbing lighter than a
psalm of David. I was so convinced of
this that when Maggie, informed me
one day tbat she regarded all songs ex
cept sacred ones sinful. 1 mentioned the
circumstance. Maggie was so hurt, so
scandalized, tbat I was puzzled. It was
difficult to-doubt my own ears, but even
more difficult to doubt her sincerity.
She assured me she would just as soon
be guilty of dancing or playing cards,
and her knowledge of evil went, no
further.
About a week after this conversation
tbe head cf tbe house bad gone out to a
tea party, and I was preparing to follow
tbem, when there floated up from tbe
kitchen steps, where Maggie sat sew
ing, tbe strains of tbe very song tbe
schoolboy whittled today. I rushed
down in triumph. "I thought yon nev
er sang any but sacred 'songs!" cried I.
'The blui-ti roaedeepKdbd iu to damask,
but Dot with guile. Beside her, popped
up against her workbasket, was a dainty
little card, witb tbe words and music
of tbe song framed in a garland of the
flower it praised. She looked from me
to it and from it to me, "And do I?"
she simply asked.
"Do you?" I repeated in fine scorn.
"Pray, what'a that?" and I seized the
card.
Maggie looked quite bewildered.
"And la tbat not a sacred long?" laid
the.
"A tacred fiddlestick," said L "Who
do you supposo tbe rose is?"
"Is't do' tho 'Rose o Sharon? " she
asked, teara gathering in her violet eyet.
"Tbe 'Rose of Sharon,' indeed 1"
cried I. "I should think it isn't Why,
what do you make of this:
"Bnt t mire's a rose In yonder glen
Tbat ibuni tbe gate of other men.
Oht that's tba row for met"
"Has it no' a tpeeritooal significa
tion?" asked Maggie, with quivering
lips.
"Not a bit of it It meant a tweet
heart."
"Are ye sure?" the asked slowly, as
if the idea were intolerable.
"Quite," said L "Ask Mrs. W, when
the comes heme.'
Maggie wat speechless. Hur breast
heaved, her lips quivered; but she was
not tbe kind of person to indulge in
tears before others. Girl at I was, it
began to dawn upon me tbat I had
made a discord, bad, like tbe child who
rudely baudlet a butterfly'! wing,
broken something beyond my power to
repair.
"It's not a bit of barm," said I, by
way of comfort.
But Maputo would not to comforted
"It's harm for me," she said. i
"But yon thought it meant the Rnso
of"
"Oh, dinual" she cried in real pain.
"That't just what hurts maist" (here a
tear rolled down each burning cheek).
"It meant what yon laid, and, oh, I
thocbt it meant him!" And then I had
to leave her.
Circumstances took me faraway from
Maggie, but I am glad to be able to say
that she did not, like to many of the
good young people in books, sink into a
! decline and an early grave, or bide ber
telf in a convent. Tbe world bat need
of inch people. She married a neighbor
ing farmer, a man at old at ber father
and at grave, and bore bertelf meekly
t and dutifully at a wife and tang ber
t labica to sleep witb Scottish psalms. 1
! have not heard of any of tbem for many
' a ytar. But the pain of tbat lament,
J "Ob, 1 thoct it wat him I" comet back
to me today and I realize tba tender
reverence tbat inspired It and tba rare
purity of tbe young heart tbat held but
one Image and dreamed of only ont
love. New York Observer.
A Cratrinr lot Uurcfc.
A writer in Tbe Woman's Signal
(London) ssjrst I have been credibly in
i formed tbat daring- a holiday at tbe
! coast suitan t airl cousamed eight
pounds of starch, and she said tbe babit
was common. She also stated tbat tbe
craving for starch when acquired be
came so strong at to be almost irresiati
tie. 1 should be interested to know
What starch contains to excite nob ft
sraving. Tbe girl 1 refer to was quite
well aware of tbe bad effect of the babit.
I tad yet felt almost usable to give it an.
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Tba DtuhiB- Tabla-HoueyettckU Picture
Frame-Some Handsome -Bug;.
The entire furnishings of a dining
room should be dark, providing the
room itself be bright and cheerful. The
sideboard, cbitm clcset, chain and table
should bo of the same color and corre
spond fn rotor with the woodwork of
tbe room. ' ,
Tho hard wood flcor it of course
prcferablo to anything else, but a paint
ed and varnished border and tbe center
cf the floor covered by a rug la an ar
rangement not to be despised. "'
' The table is naturally tbe most neoes
inry piece of furniture in tbit very im
portant room, and its dainty and at
tractive appearance bus much to do
witb tbe health and spirits of tbe fam
ily who assemble here at least, twice
during the day. "
Tbe round table, measuring about five
feet across, is tbe most convenient shape
for ordinary use and it is by far the
most sociahle for entertainments, as the
guests nil face one another, and it lends
itself cicely to effective decoration.
Tbe first requisite for the table is a
heavy canton flannel interlining, which,
laid between tba tnblo and tbe linen
cover, deadens the sound of china, glass
and silver placed upon the table, pre
serves the poiwh of the wood and brings
into greater prominence the whiteness
of tbe cloth.
A well tsffuteJ centerpiece ,o cm
Irniiicry, lute or drawn work aids to
tbe epptaiaiice of the table. It should
be placed so tLat its rrater corresponds
exactly with tho center sf the table cov
er, and when a ceutrui decoration of
flowers ox ferns is used care must be ex
ercised that it occupy tbe center of this
piece, and that nil other ornamentation,
as candelabra, bnubon dishes, etc., be
arranged in uuiform position 10 as to
balance. It is not at all necessary to
have corresponding pieces, bot tbe dif
ferent pieces used must be so placed as
to harmonize with the general arrange
ment cf the table.
Iu setting tbe table for dinner all this
may be attended to beforo tbe necessary
articles are arranged, the first of which
are tbe plates, and tbey are under no
circumstances ever omitted, then the
forks, knives and tfrut, aud when the
table is abuut committed tbe glasses are
placed, thus . icsseuiog , tbe danger of
breaking them. ,. .
Honeysuckle Picturo Frame.
. The honeysuckle picture frame fa one
of the prettiest gifts tbt ? can be chosen
for u iirmut. It is sijxl, artiatio and
inexpensive. The honeysuckle baa deli-
THE nuSETSLCKLE DESlOIf.
cato buff tints, running into pale green
as tbe flowers reach tbe item, and the
leavet are of a cool green, Tbit design
may be executed in water colore on tho
mat of a frame or embroidered upon
linen, and any picture framer will make
np tbe frame, binding tbe edges neatly
with paper.
In any one of tba large shops frames
for painting may be purchased, together
witb littln silver corners to slip over
tbe diUVrcut sections of tbe frame.
These hold tbe whole together when
finished. New York Tribune.
Boms XLtodssiLe Bugs.'
roM-.ly t'mj twws Kit!f.-:dory ines
leiMw n.g Utneiif bmly traf'eels car
fn. Thfiio nn- n-nsillf k pt ia stock at
the brgo tuippt b'xi s, ii;u.leftoui n tu
ni'ut u t)i j nii::.!t!. Ibey can be
had in rations iiEr frf.ui a sctnnte of
tine fuct or v.-nwrniowhat lesstoa i.e
tbat will serve iu a hirttA room. Tbey
come, too, in brnoHfu! Krian patterns,
and, well anotl few tiw yare, with burden
carefolly matched and sea lined and
prcKtcd, they are both hundiome and
durable. A good domestic Smyrna cocts
little more and has the added advan
tage of oe on both tides. The ingrain
art scares are not to be recommended
io a room where the wear is at all seri
ous. Tbey are nsefol and effective, as
they come in excellent tlesigns, for
tight service, their eatrcme cheapness
being another advantage. The impor
tant rugs of tbit charaitt r are more da
rsble, as tbey ouuU I t Lc, cottlng twiwe
as much or mere, let tLrir pattern are
rather dull, and tl.cir grade of colors
limited and dillicbtt to tone with far
Dishing. Jute nigs are to be found ia
tnotit attractive patterns and in variety
of colorings, dark and light, and at a
very low price. They should be pur
chased, however, with the knowledge
that their wearing qualltlct are very
poor.
figs la Bla&itte.
figs in blankets are neither to plebian
nor yet aristocratic at their name or
luxurious wrattninei might imoly. Tbey
' ar iitnnlv iimt tilumn ovstera tatted
j an 4 peppered, tnngly wrapped la this
I slices oi bacon, pinned securely in piace
by wooden toothpicks and pan broiled
. .-a. m m &
to a very noi citttnug uisn. vooi juss
long enough to crisp the bacon and serve
M tmall alkcaof delicately browao4
loatt vita I garnish, of wator cress.
W. A. SLATER CO.
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DURHAB7, XtT. G.
ELLIS, ST
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Dry Goods and Carpets.
Wo are offering best possible values iu Dry Good?, Ladies' wears,
Dress Goods, Coats, Capes, etc. To those thinking of buying a Car
pet we would suggest a look through our stock of all-wool double
woven ingrain Carpets. ' .
Special low prices on evf ry pieco of Carpeting.
ELLIS, mm & COMPANY. . .
CHOICE LOTS FOR SALE
IN" THE GROWING TQWN OF
Id proximity to the new Graded
Cotton Manufacturing Company.
Steady Increase
Large demand for good dwelling houses.
Call on or write at once for prices on easy terms.
W. II. ROGERS,
Secretary and Treasurer,
Durham Land and
dt;. FJmwnnd
-ft We offer.ft splendid assortment of first-clasa Wholcl f
y:-, ,h Kt Home Crown Trees Standard Varieties., y
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APPLES, PEACHES. PEARS,
.ff CHERRIES. PLUPflS.
iVtLftjj, APRICOTS. CRAPES.
yr BIRR CI. BTRAnBknniKVi CTCii fcVknlinttns. I
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-POLAN'D CHUM A PIGo.
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HALLbOORO.
C. V. ItaWEttTOX.
HOWERTON
DURHAM, N. C.
IK CCMfM'MH TO
MANUFACTUIIKUi
Buggies, Carriages and Waggonsa
A 1 Sinds o! Repairing
Stosk AH Grades of Harness.
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FOUNDER AND MACHINIST
RALEIGH. N. C
Columns for
Hows and Plow Castings, Fire Dogs, and all
Ki-di of
If you are looking around, come on we
are mighty proud of our stock this fall.
Love to show it.
Spent eight weeks in New York, get
ting tbe stock together, and we have tbe
m st complete Stock of Clothing, Fur
nishings, Slioes, snd Hats ever brought
to Durham and 1'ie price, well we will
just leiva that to you.
Dju'i leave tbe store until you see our
$5.00 All WjoI Men's Suits.
$5.00 Mans Overcoats,
SI 50 Boys Suits.
Lots of good things here this time. :
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September 2G.
GOWl
School Building and the Durham
in Land Values !
Security Gomp'y,
Nurseries.
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CHCSTtft - IKLD CO..VA.
3. W. TATTT1I
& TATUM,
0. T. B ,WSKTOI,
AKD DGlLEltS IK
Prom'ly and Neatly Cone.
Fctoy 316 318 Mangum Street
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Via-T A JL 1mm f
Castings,
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Manila and Bob's
MANUFACTURED FOR
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We have, just
spent same time
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Mrs. It. Fcrliiusou tSs Co.
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GRAPE VINES, OHMEMAL
All the Desirable Standard Mid Now Varieties.
Three hundred and fifty acres
you contemplate planting.' Catalogue free. Agents
Wanted. Write for terms.
W. T. HOOD & CO.,
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Old Dominion Nurseries.
DURHAM IS A GOOD PIACE
To M-'l wht y-iu h-ivc t- si-It, nn l ,
Mark ham's Store,
For Dry Gnods I A y .hoe, UnU an 1 Cans, Hard
waiv, Groceri Kiwui rmnm, in fact almost
tvtrytliiti,; i t (..vumm! March.uirljxe
Price! jip:hf. Givt x .iiU f ! n'ukin.ij your pur-
unarms. t;rs f
Roses, Carnations,
And other Choice Cut
Floral Design?,
For House Dtcomtsn"
Hyacinths Karcissu:. Tulips t:d ?rs::hs
' For Fort-tog ond Ont I vcir 11 sniit ,r
Magnolia, Evergreen and Sliado Troes.
H. STEINMETZ,
Raleigh, N. C. ' VLOltlST.
Established 1878. Incorporated 1897.
DURHAM MARBLE WORKS,
MiKl-FACTC-KIU
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219 to 225 Mala Street, Du.Li, K. C.
Havana Cheroots;
Kacknoy Bro's,
Whotesala Druggists .
MA.DK from
FINEST CIGAR
' TOBACCO
3 FOR 5 CTS
EQUAL TO
PWH CENT CIGARS.
.f'i-wm;m. YT;Wai-aa
1 iWikV- ' m.
Wo have opeuod a now ami cooipleto line of
all kinds of latest ttvles of Millinery Goods, and
can sail you at . .
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3u..om jjET-wCi ;
returned from the North, where wo
studying the latest designs ani
ARK SOLE AGENTS I'OR . "
lis CelsSratel "F, C" Canst Feafl-Am !
CALL AND EXAMINE OUIi riIICS.
APPLE, PEACH,
PEAR, PLUM,&C.
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TflEES, SHRUBS, ROSES, k
under cultivation. Write if
RICHMOND. VA.
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IV. II, i-1 iii'ilXH AM.
Okysanthemums,
Fiow; for I! oc5-irtn9.
Ynhm, Ferny, Etc..
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