The Durham recorder. [volume], November 10, 1908, Image 3

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SEEING LONG DISTANCES. I
Mont Blanc Visible From Mountain
188 Miles Away.
One of the fast trains between
pris nnd Marseilles was just leav
lnir the station at Dijon in October
.iset when a passenger in great ex
citement called out:
"There is Mont Blanc!"
The other passengers looked out
0f the windows, and sure enough
tliov paw away to the southeast the
snowy upper part of Mont Blanc
rising above the summits of the in
tervening Jura mountains. It look
ed like a cloud floating in the air.
It was a sunless day, but the air
VA extraordinarily limpid, for all
the l u?t in it had been washed out
hy the rain that had fallen every
tlay in the month.
It is most unusual for Mont
l'.lunc to be seen from the railroad
tnu k ot Dijon, 13G miles distant, in
a plain less than 800 feet above the
tea. It is visible at times from the
heights around the city.
It is of interest to traveler in
France to know that Mont Blanc is
normally always visible from Lvons,
li'.t miles distant; Macon, 102 miles,
fliul Chalon-sur-Saone, 114 mile.
Whether or not the mountain can
bo ecen from many points in south
eastern France from day to day is
lojularly regarded aa a weather in
dication. Of courc if yon are standing on
a considerable elevation and there
are no obstacles in the way you may
t-e Mont Blanc from greater dis
tances. The mountain is in view,
for example, from the heights that
nminate Marseilles.
Puy de Dome, in France, 4,790
feet high, is 18S miles west of Mont
Blanc, but the great snow mountain
is visible from the top of the lower
summit. The mountains of Forez
bar the way between them, but it
happens, curiously enough, that
there is a deep depression in these
mountains jut alor.g the line of
tight between the tops of Puy.de
Dome and Mont Blanc, and through
this abrupt lowering of the range
the snow mountain may 1 c won.
This is l!icvtd to be the great
est distance that can be wen with
the naked eye in the climate of
southern Europe. Here are a num
lcr of mountains and the distances
at which tliey may be seen out at
K-a:
Vesuvius, before tlse last erup
tion, &7 miles; Ventoux, 105; C'ani
gou, 126; Etna. 13; Tenerire, 1.";
Fujiyama. ItHl; Kamcrun, lCj;
Cliimbornzo. 191; Aconcagua, 201.
Meet of the pants of the Andean
cordillera, oven those that arc a
considerable diotam-e inland, can
be seen from out at sa. The first
view fchnws them only as little ele
vations above the horizon, and the
lower mountains around them are
not in sight. But n the land is
approached the great rumniits are
jrradually revealed in all their splen
did proportions. New York Sun.
Spinning the EggtHell.
Moisten the rim of n bn-akfat
plate not merely tlse outer edje,
but all the raiccd portion. Fiace
th half of an empty -2g-hetl on
the wet surface, the shell Wing
broken evenly, s a to form a little
cup. Now, if you hold the plate up
and tip it slightly, the eg nay be
made to not merely slide, but fpin
along the rim, arid by tn!tsnuou!
altering tin inclination angle of tin
plate you can cm? the hell t spin
all the nay round it. It will nt
spin rapidly, like a ton, but as it
goes round the plate it also revolve
ilowly about its own axi in th"
ame" direttion. Xw, this, ou
know, is just what the earth do in
traveling around the urn, here
you have an ci-y and pretty leon
tn astronotnv at the break fat table.
By WHoletate.
Colonel .Itttoc l'ik wa once call
ed to meet a woman who recalled
hia father's dny as a pnMW r and
defamed bin. He had lied t her
about a yard f niiirpHiny calico, m
he Jisserted, but nk did not tliitiK
the old nnn would tell a lie for IV
cents, althoiigli poiMv "be mi;:bt
tell eL'ht for !. It ifcVa.d that the
elder Fik refused t- ubcrile for
the erection of a feme ntotit the
cemetery at BrattleUM, the home
iif the Fi-k. on the urouiid that
none was needed. Ietnu.e no mnv
that wasout of it wr.nted to get in
and mui'.' of th" wlm were lit could
get out. Art''ti .int.
What a Water Beetle Can Do.
An entoiuidogi.t of nuthoritv
writes thus: "I selected a eoiiim'n
Mack water Wctle weighing
rraifi nnd found thnt be was able
to carrv a load of -hot in a smn'l
Utg, the whole weighing exactly
8U ounces, or exactly time tt;i
weight of I he beetle. If a mn
neighing pound could carry c
mtleii in trojnnioji, de couiii m: i.
ler n fortv-t'.ve ton omofite r.?".
then chain a train f railway ewr
lot rr ' ; ai :s fV '
rt 1 "
PRIVATE STAMPS.
Principal Cities Had Their Own Spe
cial I taut . Years Ago.
The private currier stamps of the
United States in use in the forties
and early fifties are among the most
interesting memorials of progress
from the quaint customs of a cen
tury ago to the highly advanced
methods of today's civilization. Ev
ery eoction of the country got its
private mail carriers just' as every
section of the country today has its
moving picture arcade.
One of the private concerns that
did an extensive business and issued
one of the neatest stamps wa3 the
American Letter Mail company. Its
postal service embraced the states of
Massachusetts, Bhode Island, Con
necticut, Xew York and Pennsylva
nia, with connections in the princi
pal cities of each state.
V. Wyman of New Y'ork was one
of the big competitors of the Amer
ican company for New York to Bos
ton mail. His stamp bore a picture
of a locomotive of those days, draw
ing what was presumably a mail
coach.
Overton & Co.'s letter express was
i.l.-o in competition for the same
business, but was rather more am
bitious than Wyman, for they ex
tended their service as far south as
Philadelphia and had well organ
ized connections at that citv for dis
tributing mail over a wide territory
in Pennsylvania and adjacent states.
Still another rival of these mail
men was in the field in the person
of the Hartford mail, a famous old
private mail carrier that operated
tatween the cities of Hartford, Bos
ton and New Y'ork. There were
several smaller enterprises cover
ing portions of the same ground,
and the fact that thev all thrived
show that even at that time the ad
vantages of reliable mail communl
eating methods were appreciated.
lioston had a c;tv dispatch in
Xew York, as did Boyd, the latter'
headquarter being at 1 Park place,
and the lone series of stamps he
used covered the icriod from 1811
to 18?$. Boston Herald.
Oyster Farming.
Oyster cultivation is nd an Amer
ican idea. History tells of the early
Bonians having caught ovster frv on
branches ar.d raised ovsters quite
Huccessfullv, and from time to time
this and other methods of cultiva
tion have teen attempted in various
European countries.
Ovtcr fanning in America dates
back to the vcar when certain
Fast river (New York) oysteruien,
oberving that voung oysters "fas
tened in creat numU-rs to the sheil
of other ovtprs, started the practice
of hhelling their U-d and the groum
ronti -".ious to them just before
spawning time.
It would be hard to find a liettcr
definition of ovter cultivation than
submarine agriculture for as the
farmer so mu-t the oystennan j re
pare, seed and cultivate his land
A with the farmer also, etcrna
vicrilnnce is the one price of success.
for weeds will grow, waste matter
will accumulate, enemies will he in
wait. National Magazine.
Made
of Forest
oots
LHsWAieWBataajMBMClJJJ
Dr. Pierce believes that our American forests abound in most valuable medicinal roots for
the cure of most obstinate and fatal diseases, if we would properly investigate them; and, in
confirmation of this conviction, he points with pride to the almost marvelous cures ef
fected by his
"Golden Medical Discovery"
which has proven Itself to be the most efficient stomach tonic, liver
inv($orator and blood cleanser known to medical science. Dyspepsia,
or Indigestion and torpid liver yield to its curative action.
The reason whv it cures these and manv other affections, is clearlv shown in a little book of
extracts from the standard medical works which is mailed free to any address by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo,
N. Y., to all sending request for the same.
.Not less marvelous, in the unparalleled cures it Is constantly making of woman's
many peculiar affections, weaknesses and distressing derangements is
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
as is amply attested by thousands of unsolicited testimonials contributed by grate
ful patients who have been cured by it, often after many other advertised medU
cines, and physicians had failed.
Both the above mentioned medicines are wholly made up from the glyceric extracts of native, medicinal
roots. The processes employed in their manufacture were original with Dr. Pierce, and they are carried on
by skilled chemists and pharmacists with the aid of apparatus and appliances specially designed and built for
this purpose. Both medicines are entirely free from alcohol and all other harmful, habit-forming drugs. A
full list of their ingredients is printed on each bottle-wrapper. Don't accept secret nostrums as substitutes
for these medicines OF KNOWN composition.
Law Againet Teeth and Hair.
"There was a law once asrainst
false teeth." said the antiouarv.
, f - . t
flashing his superb 6et in a wide
smile, "les, and u your wue wore
false teeth or hair you could di
vorce her.
He took down a curious old book
to prove his statement and read the
following from a British act of
parliament of 1670:
"That all women, ol whatever
age, rank, profession 'or degre.,
whether virsrins. maids or widows.
that ehall from after the passing
... . . .
of this act impose ujon, seuuee ana
betrav into matrimony anv of his
majesty's male gubjects by scent3.
paints, cosmetics, washes, artiliciai ;
teeth, fake hair, bpani:-h wool,
iron stavs. boons or hieh heeled :
shoes shall incur the penaltv of the
laws now in lorce agamt witcii
craft, sorcery and such like misde
meanors, rnd that the marriage.
upon coinktion, shall stand nuu
and void."
When Diamond Burn.
The jewcier t dosing time was
putting his diamonds in a huge
safe.
4,But why do you bother to do
that when two watchmen walk the
shop all night long?"
"On account of tire," ti e jeweler
replied. "Diamonds are nothing
but coal carbon they burn beau
tifully. Their hardness makes us
think" them indestructible, but as
a matter ot fact a fire of diamonds
would be the briskest, prettiest
thing in the world. Put a handful
of diamonds on a plate and set a
light to them. They will burn
with a hard, gemlike flame till
nothing is left. There will be no
smoke, no -oot, and at the end the
plate will be as clean as though just
washed not the slightest particle
even of ash will remain." New
York Pres.
Queensland's Upas Tree.
Queensland. Australia, has a curi
ous tree which ensnare and kill
insect life and sometimes birds al.
A traveler si tI it: Ihe seed
vessels of the Queensland upas tree
'ahmoo of the blacks (Pisonia lr.i
noniaua), which arc produced on
spreading leafles panicles, exude a
rcmsrkaMy viscid sutr-tacce up-
roa4 l.:n,; birdlime in consistency
and evil effect. Sac! is the fate of
anv bird which, blundering in its
llijht. hapiH-ns to strike against any
of the many traps which the tree in
uncons ious malignity hangs out on
every ide. In such event the seed
ding to the feather, the wings In
come fixed to the sides, the hapless
bird fall to the ground and as it
struggles beed!esly gathers more of
the feeds, to which leaves anil twig
adhere, until by aggregation it h
itul'iscil in a mass of vegetable
debris a firmly as a mummy in its
t lot hen." '
Tee-teetotal.
About September. 1:5. Iicky
Turner, the converted weaver, when
delivering one of lite fervid speeehe
In the TemjH-rance hotel. Preston,
the cockpit where the carl of Ier
bv formerly fought their ..rk f r
ihrce centuries in favor of the ncv
jdedk'e. declared with -mph;t.i that
'nothing but the tee-tee-total
pledge would do." Mr. Joseph Live
lier ujon hearing this immediately
cried out nmid great ehering, "That
shall le the name." The newly
coined word was taken tip by the
siicie.'din? eii!.cr and wa after
ward ticd at all the meeting held
in the town nnd nei:!.bov!iod. It
was soon adopted in every imrt of
I n n si-hire and w.t I'wnt-.ttMiy a
cepfed as the true d-
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WINCHESTER.
Guns, Cartridges and Sliotgun Skills
are easily distinguished from other maker., which
equal them neither in qualitynar reputation, by the big
TRADE MARK I" T. O'F.
which appears on every package of Winchester
goods. The big red W is to gun3 and ammunition
what the word "Sterling" is to silverware the world
over. Therefore, for your own protection always
Look for the Big Red W"
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It Would Seem 5).
And does your husband still
think you are an angel ?" asked the
privileged friend.
"I guess so," answered the bride
of one short year. "At least he
seems to think I des't need any
new cluthes." Chicago News.
Don't
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Union Lock Poultry Fence
Fqrara. tXim mk. Th mn MnirviM Inn M It
mrtmt for poriilr, yird., orcltr4. i 4 g.T4.n$. Md !
MUf aiWt IMS CtlDf . m W CWHf VI KW
In. for .11 MrMM
vnoa met ca. el. Kjmm city.
EOR SALE BY
TAYLOR PHIPPS CO., Durham, X. C.
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Rladies, hut get rtJ o! thedis-f?
II case which is the cause 0111
If most of woman's nerrousness, 1 1
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very nenrous," writes Mrs.
T. L- Jones, ot oauattn,
Tenn "and suffered six years
with evctf disease peculiar to
my sex. I had headache,
backache, and acute female
Aftmmtfnn. I toolc three
fmftkt of Cartful and it cured ll
me. I gained 35 pounds in M
weight 1 tcu my husoafion
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WOMAN'S RELIEF
was worth its weight In gold
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Effective Sept. 13th. 1903, and
subject to change wi:hout notice.
Trains will leave Durham as
follows:
No. 238.-10.35 A. M. connect
ing: at Henderson with No. 38
which will arrive at Portsmouth
Norfolk at 5:40 P. M., resuming
counection at Weldon with A. C.
L. for Eastern Carolina points
and at Portsmouth-Norfolk with
Steamship lines for Washington,
Baltimore, Cape Charles. New
York and Boston. This will also
connect at Henderson with No.
CG for Richmond, Washington
and New York.
No. 241 will arrive in Durham
at 4:30 P. M.
No. 221 will arrive in Durham
at 10:05 A. M.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
6.00 P. M.
The Durham & Southern train
No. 41 leaving Durham at 3,15
P. M. and arriving at Anex at
; 4.25 P.M. connects with Sea
' board No. 41 and 43 for Char
lotte, Wilmington. Atlanta, Bir
mingham, Memphis and points
! West and Columbia, Savannah,
Jacksonville, and all Florida
points.
Fur Time-tables, rates and any
information desired apply to F.
W. Woodward, Union Ticket
Agent, or R. L. Montgomery
Agent, "Phone No. 11, or write
to
C. II. Gattis.
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Kaleinh. N. C.
Oxide at Zinc What Is It?
tt tlic wcnrttii; ipmlitv of the I.. & M.
PAINT while unite le;i i the el.wtic i
qun.iiv of I.. M. PAINT. Wear fullv j
i 15 v-aM on o.ni-K- of a house. Costs j
!it(i".lv for mm;1 fi. ir kiiIIoii. .
Hackney ttro--. ..& M. Paint Am .its. I
Executors' Notice.
Havitix iti.i1iliel h I-:ecntor of Satlie
)ohtiMiit. iUc-im'iI. late of tnithntnCoun i
ty.N. C. thi i" ntif I'Crwns'
ha iiiK claittto attaitiHt the eMatt- of raid ,
l cta-. ,l t.n xtii! :t ttu m to the nfi.U-r
titi? I on or U for? the Uy of S t. :
ioi, or tlit-. notice will lc ptcal iti tar
of their mw rrv
All prf.o'i iinM-trd to .ii1 estate u iil
p1cnc makf i ttinoli itc pavtltclit.
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We have a number of satisfied
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Secure our prices before you give
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THE RECORDER,
Durham, N. C.
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W Good Show at Casino Every Night.
Music and Dancing Every Night, except Wednesday. ;
Swimming Pool open 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. J
1 Skating Rink Open Each Day and Night. 5
t Bowling Alleys Open Day and Night. ;
Refreshment Stand Never Clones. 5
2 Merrry-Go-Round, Shooting, Free Ice Water. 5
: Zhc Coolest QMacc in uown :