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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
The Force Bill the Issue.

The Democratic party comes
to the people upon the issue of
tariff reform. The Republican
party declares for protection
and consequently for monopoly
and class legislation; but, in
view of the proceedings at
Minneapolis, the whole cam
paign is the Force Bill, an
abomination born in a desperate
hour, and put forth to save the
federal offices for the republi-
can party.
We grant that there are some
who did not prefer Mr.. Cleve-
land; they made the contest
against him and lost their
cause; but they are just as
faithful to Democratic princi-
Piles as we are. We have had
our little rivalry for men we
now come, one and all, for
principles and success
The day is at hand when
every Democrat must face the
real situation. The party and
men who placed Mr.. Harrison
in the field know full well that
a very decided majority of the
American people are welded to
Democratic principles. So far
as protection is concerned they
care nothing. 1t is a mere
rallying appeal to ignorance
and fear. They would take
free trade or anything else,
If you will only let them
have the offices.
And they are resolved to do
this if it takes a bayonet to
every ballot, and of this desper-
ate greed for office was born
that climax of iniquity, the
Force Bill. The Republican
party managers know that the
elections in Texas are just as
fair and honest as those of
Maine or Pennsylvania, but
they MUST have the Offices.
They propose to do at the polls
what Reeds House of Repre-
sentatives did-put in their
man every time and then back
it up with the United States
army. Give them once the
power and this free country
will be under a bayonet rule of
federal office holders. This
is the cold, stubborn fact facing
every Democrat, and whether
we have had our personal pre-
ferences gratified as to the
candidate, it matters not, the
"mailed hand'' of Reedism
must never hold the ballots of
the people. We must win.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

NEW York, June 29-The
Richmond and Danville railroad
company receivers have been
authorized by Judge Bond to
issue 81 200. 900 receivers certifi-
Gates TO be used exclusively for
the purpose of paying pay.rolls
and vouchers. The receivers
are given discretion to pay the
car trust installments and leas-
ed line rentals out of the earn
ings, but no authority is given
to pay the interest on the Dan.
vile skies due July /, and the
interest on these bonds will be
defaulted
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
. The DUTY Of southernmen.

It would be amusing if ii
were not so ridiculously tire
some, when men protesting to
be Democrats are heard to say,
'sthey cannot support Cleye-
land, because of his anti-Demo-
cratic record" When these
gentlemen are asked to name a
single Democratic principle he
fails to represent, they, after
stalnmering and suffering,
point to the fact that Mr..
Cleveland retained in Office
many Republicans. This seems
to be the head and front of his
offending. These gentlemen
seem to forget that Mr.. Cleve-
land, when taking the oath Of
office, obligated himself to adj
minister the laws as he found
them. That he did this no man
can deny. Instead Of this be-
ing an objection, it should
command the support of all
honest men be they Republicans
or Democrats.
Southern Democrats should
Of all men be the last to make
expressions Of this kind, mas
much as they found in Mr.
Cleveland a friend, and we
have had few of them at court
in these latter days.
He at all times accorded us
full justice, and recognizing
that the South was part of our
common country, gave substan-
tial evidence of the confidence
and good will he had for the
Southern people. Had the
necessity arisen, he would have
stood, as a bulwark between
the South and the outrageous
legislation that threatens us in
the event Of Republican sue
cess.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
pRrsInENT Harrison h

PRESIDENT Harrison has ap-
pointed John w. Foster, of
Indiana, to be Secretary of
State, and the Senate has con-
firmed the nomination. This
is probably the quickest case of
the kind on record. The action
Of the Senate in confirming Mr..
Fosters nomination almost i'm
mediately upon its reception,
and without reference TO the
foreign relations committee, is
almost without precedent as
heretofore it has been customa.
ry to reserve this honor for
Senators in active service who
are nominated for office.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
scientific miscellany.

CHEESE AND DIGESTION The
digestibility Of various kinds Of
cheese has been carefully test
ed by a German chemist, who
placed the samples in an ariiii-
cial digestive fluid containing o
considerable proportion Of fresh
gastic juice. Chester and
Roquefort cheese took -four
hours to digest; genuine EN-.
menthaler, Gorgonzoler and
Neufchatel, eight hours; Roma.
dour, nine hours; and Kotten.
berger, Brie, Swiss and ten
other varities, ten hours. Al:
an ordinary meal is digest ID in
four or five hours, common be
lief that cheese aids digestion
appears 70 be an error.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
sIlIoh.s ClnsnmpIion Cnre.

This is beyond question the
most successful Cough Med
lcine we have erssold, a few
doses invariably cure the worst
cases of Cough, Group and
Bronchitis, while its wonderful
success in thacure Of Consump-
tion is without a parallel in the
history of medicine. Since its
first discovery it has been sold
on a guarantee, a test which no
other medicine can stand. If
you have a cough we earnestly
ask you to try it. Price 10c.,
soc. and 81. Porous Plaster.
Sold by r. BLAcKNALL & SoN.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

ONLY about one-half Of the
spoils of office which were for
merly the prize in a contest for
the presidency will be available
for distribution in the event of
a change of the administration.
Although of the 100000 paid
places in the government em
ploy, only $4,000 come under
the civil service law the aggre.
gate salaries OF this number
amount to as much as those of
all the rest put together. Thus
the larger and more luscious
plums are withdrawn from the
politicians to an extent that is
extremely distressing to them
Even at this season ofapproach-
ing elections frequent adver-
tisements appear in the Wash
ington newspapers Offering
cash in amounts from $75 up for
unclassified situations in the
departments at $50 or $50 a
month. These propositions,
often successful, are addressed
to corrupt persons OF petty
authority or influence, who are
able to sell such small appoint
ments secretly. This method
is a survival of the old "patron-
age" system, under which peo-
pie came to think that employ
ment by the government could
always begot bypaying money.
Up to within a comparatively
recent period bribes were ac-
tually proffered not unfrequent
ly to the civil service commits
sion by individuals who sup
posed this to be the best way to
obtain the clerkships they de-
sired.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

An English naval officer has
noticed that barbed wire has
played the part of a peace max
er in Urguary. 1t has tended
to suppress revolution by max
ing it difficult to march troops
across the country where it is
used for fencing.
A substance found in the
granular chalk of the Fichtcl
Mountains, Germany, is believ-
ed by Herr w. Luzi to be a new
form of amorphous carbon,
similar to graphite.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
indictment ipi.missel.

NEW YORK. June 30.-The in
dictment which was found
against Rev. Thos. Dixon, Jr.,
formerly Of North Carolina,
and pastor of the Twenty third
st. Baptist Church, for criminal
libel upon Excise Commissioner
Joseph Koch, was dismissed
this afternoon by Judge Mar
tine, upon the recommendation
of the district attorney.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
Couldn't manage a Railroad.

d
Couldn't Manage a Railroad.
Senator Stanford met a poor
man recently whom he had
helped freely on former occa. j.
sions. The Senator stopped Tom
and inquired how he was get
ting along. "Pretty well, Mr..
Stanford replied Tom, "but it
is mighty hard work; we just
manage to keep out Of the poor
house. /" "How many children
have you got Tom?" "Ten,
sir, think" said Tom. 81 tell
you what Tom," responded the
Senator, 'syou give me one Of
the ten to bring up and I'll give
you a railroad in exchange" !"
Tom looked embarrassed, but
stammered out: "Well, now, l
don't want to be disobliging,
Mr.. Sanford, but while you
might know what to do with a
baby, | was thinking that /
wouldn't know what to do with
a railroad when l got it. -" The
Senator thought Tom was one
of the wisest men he had met
for some time. Richmond
State.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
No Mercy.

The condition of the national
Treasury as four years of Re
publican administration are
drawing to a close presents a
painful contrast with its condi-
four years ago. Then the
Democrats had administered
the financial affairs of the
country for one presidential
term. The result of that honest
and economical administration
was the payment of millions of
dollars of the national debt be-
fore it was due, and the accu.
mutation of a surplus in the
Treasury of from eighty TO a
hundred millions in addition to
the sinking funds and the hun
dred millions of gold held for
the redemption of greenbacks.
A reduction of taxes was pro-
posed, but the people voted for
high taxes and the billion
Congress came IN. The result
of tue work Of the billion dollar
Congress has b,,'n to squanler
every thing except the gold
reserve and about fourteen
millions Of gold in addition to
lit. The sinking funds have
been raided and depleted to the
extent of twenty millions Of
dollars. The obligations of the
government have not been me-,
and now that q new fiscal year
is begun heavy claims will be
pressed for payment which the
Treasury will be utterly unable
to meet without misappropria =
ing funds. The taxpayers are
bled to the extent Of from seven
hundred thousand to a million
Of dollars every day, but this
is far from sufficient to supply
the greed of the taxeaters. Ship
subsidies and sugar bounties
AMI the ever-expanding pen
sion list must be met. The
taxpayer finds no mercy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

An Italian chemist, Prof. f.
Commelli, has described an al
low of 400 grains ofiron Filings
and 200 grains Of antimony thai
has the curious property Of
emitting red and white sparks
when rubbed with a coarse file
He supposes that the friction
ignite the antimony, the iron
merely giving sufficient hard
ness to produce the heat.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

THERE is no man in this
country who would make a
more worthy Chief Executive
than ex-President Cleveland.
He is q safe, honest statesman
with the courage Of his convic-
tions and would give US, as he
did when he filed that chair
before, O pure administration
free from sectionalism.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
A Uniformity of Weights ana
Measures.

Inc easy ana quick luter-
course of all civilized nations
with each other and their in
innate relations in trade, call
for a uniformity between them
as far as possible in the stand
ards of value and in the weights
and measures used. Between
the United States and the other
countries of America and the
nations of Europe there is no
reason why the system of coin
age should not be the same. 1t
would greatly simplify their
intercourse in every respect.
Were their gold and silver coins
of the same denominations and
in each country had the same
proportion of theprecious metals
and alloy, how easy the ex-
change between them would be-
come. Commerce and business
relations would be promoted and
being more simple would of
course be safer. Our decimal
system of coinage is the best,
easiest, and most natural. What
lis true of money is likewise
true of weights and measures
In this we together with the
other English speaking nations
are behind the times. The
metric system is in use in all the
European countries perhaps eS-
cept the English speaking and
the Russians. This system is
now in universal use in the
scientific world 1t is, as every
one knows, a decimal system
and goes up and down in tens or
factors of ten. The hard Greek
names sound a little formida Die
at first but they are few and
easily remembered
The adoption of these uniform
international systems would be
Of infinite advantage in all COM
mercial computations and would
tend to simplify our own sys-
TENS, which are both complicat-
ed and behind the times.
How many people know now
what .three barleycorns, "
which make an inch, means:
Or would think of laying three
grains of barley end to end in
order to get a unit of meas ire
by which TO correct their two
foot rules or yardstlcks. There
is a demand in this age for great
er exactness. A pint is nc long
er necessarily pound, nor ,he
length of a woman's fiAeer,
three inches, or the distance
from the end of her nose by her
cutstretched arm to the end of
her fingers a yard. These stan
dards vary with the length OF
the woman and have about the
same uniformity as q .piece OF
cha k has as a standard OF
bulk The world has outgrown
the reason for these primitive
modes, and there is no longer
any necessity to have them in.
corpIrated into our systems OF
weights and measures. We
have three kinds of weights
with their grains, drains, ounces
and pounds, troy, apothecary
and avoirdupois. We have two
kinds of measures of capacity,
liquid and dry measures with
two standards Of a gallon Foul
tables of measure of length
long, chain, cloth and the meas
ure which calls for a "hand,
"pace, "fathom," etc. Al
these weights and measures un
der the metric system, can b,
reduced to a single STANDARD
and all Of them referred to 1
single unit of measure to cove
all cases. This would not only
produce accuracy and exact.
ness, but the simplicity Of it al
soon as understood would be d
untold convenience. Betweel
the nations of the world il woul,
| be a long stride towards o uni.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
Highest all in Leavenng PowerLatsss S Govt Report
RlZ,a|:!;!! q! bBssij's B,x5s'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

I'VE denounce the continued
inhuman outrages perpetrated
upon American citizens for po-
litical reasons in certain South
ern States of the Union. 2 So
says the Republican platform.
We suppose il refers to the occa-
sional lyncIiing inflicted .as a
punishment for the brutal out.
RACES on females. We don't un-
derstand where the political
comes in except a slight decrease
in the Republican ranks every
time there il lynching.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

THREE Cleveland and Steven.
son Clubs, aggregating a mem.
bership of 500, have been formed
in Attention, Pa, and prepara- :
tions are being made for q big
ratification meeting early =ext
week.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

DEMOCRACY means more than
who shall be the party stand
ard-bearer. II means principles
that are essential 10 good
government, and the man who
will not vote the Democratic
ticket unless o personal favorite
Of his gets the nomination, is a
very poor kind of a Democrat.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

A SCARLET fever epidemic
prevails In London. Already
2 1850 cases have been reported.
The asylum board is causing
butts to be hastily erected upon
the ground of the hospitals for
the reception Of patients suffer-
ing with the disease.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

English SPAWN Linimcnl re-
moves all Hard, Soft or CAL
loused Lumps and Blemishes
from horses, Blood SPAWN
Curbs, Sprints, Sweeney,
Sprains, STILES, Ring.Bone, all
Swoolen Throats, Coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle.
Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by N. NJ. johnson a Co., Drug
gist, Durham, N. G.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

DURING the last three months
of the year 1901 over ., 900, 900,
pounds OF silver lead ore were
sent into this country from the
State Of Sonora, Mexico.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

The will Of seven times
millionaire w. s. Culbertson Of
New Albany, Ky, cuts off his
.grandsons, Glover and Percy,
because they have engaged in
horse racing.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

The Silver Bill passed the
Senate lass Friday afternoon.
After considerable debate the
bill was reported from the
committee Of the whole to the
Senate with ths following
amendment attached to il on
the motion of Mr.. Morgan
"That the secretary of the
treasury shall proceed to have
coined all the silver bullion Ia
the treasury purchased with
silver c1in certificates" Dir.
Morgan explained that as tue
bill repealed the act of 1890
there would be no provisions
for coinage of silver dollars
unless this amendment was
adopted. The bill was ordered
to a third reading and passed,
80 to 25.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

One thousand coat tailors
went on strike yesterday morn
ing in Baltimore.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

The schooner Jennie G. May,
from Norfolk, Conn, is ashore
on Norshon Island, off the coast
of Massachusetts,.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

A mob attempted, wednes.
day, to lynch three negroes in
jail at Fort Worth, Tex, for
shooting and killing Policeman
Lee.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

Guthrie was damaged $50, ,OOC
by fire yesterday. A heavy
rain only prevented the entire
town from being destroyed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

Forty persons were shocked
in q thunder storm ut Pottsville,
Pa, Wednesday night.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
suuKLENs ARnIcA sALgl

TIE BEsf sALvE M The world tor Cia
Bruises. SORES, Uiccrs.salt Rhenm, Fever
sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilhlaini
rprnsanA All Skin Erurtipns, and poaiiiyels
Cares Piles, urno pay required. tits guar.
anieed 70 give perfect sstisfactiu,i, or mono,
refunded. psiee 25 cents per box
faF ale ). BlseknsIl q Go. Durham
IN G.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

Rev. James Wilson, 40, q
minister of visalia, Cal, was
driven from town yesterday for
abducting young girls.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

Policeman Edward Thompson
shot and killed Robert Kerlin
in San Francisco, Wednesday
Kerlin attacked him with q
knife.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

A heavy thunderstor struck
Baltimore yesterday and many
buildings were unroofed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06

Fourteen Cinnamon will be
returned to China from San
Diego, Cal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
decI6.

Washington, D. 9. Charles.
ton q. 4. Atlanta, ca.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-06
for Infants and chlldren.

"oastoriaheowcllAd AdApted 70 childrrn thai !
ircoouimend itas Superior 70 any prescription
known 70 me-" HA. kRcHEn. 4. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., brooklyn, NJ.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
GRAND PARLOR N. S. G. w.
Arrangem ents for the Session Completed
The Weeks Itinerary.

Arrange ents for the Session Completed.
The Weeks Itinerary.
Arrangements have been completed for
the Grand Parlor of the \. S. &. w. at Los
Angeles. 1t will open on Monday next at
noon and will continue in session for five
days.
The special train which will leave here
Tomorrow evening will be met at MOhave
on Monday morning by the hotel and recep-
ton committees, and from that point to Los
Angeles they will have charge Of the train.
On arriving at Los Angeles the visitors
will be rendered a reception, and in the
evening they will attend a lecture on "The
Future Welfare OF the State aud the Best
Methods That Should Be Pursued for Its
Progress"
On Monday at noon Grand President Fitz-
gerald will call the Grand Parlor TO order
In Turn Nerein Hail. In the evening the
freedom OF the city will be extended by the
Mayor, and the citizens will receive the
delegates in the theater building.
Tuesday will be devoted exclusively to
the business of the Grand Parlor.
Wednesday the delegates Will be given an
excursion to Orange. Riverside, Redlands
and San Bernardlno, returning by way of
Ontario, Santa Anita and Pasadena. In
the evening the business Of the session will
be resumed.
Thursday morning will be devoted to
business. and ii possible the afternoon will
be given up TO an excursion to 1iedondo or
Santa Monica.
Friday, the closing day Of the session,
will be election day In the evening ban
quet will be rendered the grand officers al
the st. Elmo Hotel, which will be gayly
decorated for the occasion.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.

Francis Murphy's Talk I'm the Howard
Street Methodist Church.
Francis Murphy, the famous lecturer, has
held gospel temperance meetings of the
deepest interest the past week at Howard
street Methodist Church. Last night the
meeting was opened by an inspiring song
service. Mr.. Crittenton, the millionaire
philanthropist. founder of the famous Flor
ence Crittenton Missions for tha rescue of
erring girls. made a most feryent prayer.
Colonel George Babcock, the noted tenn
perance oratgr, made brilliant speech.
Francis Murphy in his own inimitable way
pleaded that all might give their life to this
blessed rescue work of saving men and
women, and even fallen women have a
refuge in the Florence Critpenton Missions
Rev. DIR. McClish made an eloquent speech,
recting numerous instances of men who
by the grace of Christ have been released
from the bondage of drink, and as he
pleaded that for the sake OF the mother and
vile and baby every man would sign the
pledge and keep ii, many eyes were wet
with tears.
Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens. national organ
izer Of the Woman's Christian Tempe
ance Union, made one OF her electrifying
speeches. Mrs. Stevens graphically de-
Scribed her visit through the sunIs OF New
York, and paid a tribute of praise to Flor
ence Crittenton Mission.
Mr.. Charles \. Criitenton spoke most
feelingly for the 10 900 mothers girls out in
sin, and pleaded for their rescue.