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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
ApMIRER or BRYAN.

although ! have always beel
q stalwart Republican, and an
still, my admiration for Bryan i
mot exceeded by that of any Demo
erat' said Mr.. John 7. Clarke
one Of the leading business mel
Of Omaha, to a Washington Pos
reporter. Il do say that my lik
ing for the man viii carry me Il
the length Of supporting the can
didate; but that is just what hun
dreds Of Republicans are going tc
do in Nebraska. | don't think
Bryan will have the least Difficult.
Ity in carrying the State. With
the united efforts Of the Demo.
Gratis and Populists, not TO speak
Of the large Republican vote that
will go to him, he will have a
comfortable majority. State pride
also will cause him to get thous-
ands Of votes. ] predict that bis
speech in New York will strength
EN- him with the whole country. !
am satisfied that he will defend
the Chicago platform in such a
way as to put an entirely differ
.ent phase on those sections which
have been denounced as reyolu-
tionary and anarchistic. Bryan
himself is as far removed from an
anarchist as any man living. If
elected President, as | believe he
will be, he will administer the
government with prudence and
wisdom. Those Of his critics
who have made the absurd charge
Of anarchy are ignorant Of the
man. He will always stand for
law and order and the preservation
of our republican institutions. /
don't expect to change my politi
cal allegiance, but ] say this much
as a matter Of justice to the Dem
|ocratic candidate. He is a credit
to his State and the nation, and
his entire record, private and pub
lie, is one that eminently fits him
for the high Office which his coun-
trymen seem disposed to accord
him" /"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Old People,

Old people who require medi~
cine to regulate the bowels and
kidneys will find the true REM
edy in Electric Bitters. This
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contains no whiskey nor other
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and Alternative. 1t acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, ad
ding strength and giving tone
to the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of
the functions. Electric Bitters
is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old People find it
just exactly what they need.
Price fifty cents and Sl.OO per
bottle at r. Blacknall Drug
Store.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE Washington Times pro-
fesses to believe that a movement
is on foot between the National
Committees Of the Democratic and
Populist parties to take down
Sewall and Watson as candidates
for the vice president, and put up
Sibley of Pa, as the con promise
candidate. This would be a very
happy arrangement, but We fail
to see what authority the COM
mittees have TO set aside the ac-
ton Of the conventions.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

There is more Catarrh in this
section Of the country than any
other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was
supposed 10 be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pro.
uounced it a local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and
hy constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounc.
I'd It incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitu.
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. J.
'heney 4 Co, Toledo, Ohio. is
the only constitutional cure on
the market. II is taken inter.
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a teaspoonful. II acts directly
on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. They offei
one hundred dollors for any cast
| it fails 70 cure. Send for circu
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE Belgians are careful Of
their historic souvenirs. In the
front Of d house situated in the
Faubourg de shaerbuch, in Brus-
sells, there is 70 bc seen half buri-
ed in the pitster a cannon ball
which was fired from a Dutch
cannon at the period Of tie revo-
luton Of 1880 and has ever since
been permitted TO remain. Rc.
Gently |. was determined 70 re-
store and refront the house, and
IL was decided 70 make the re.
pairs without disturbing the cam
non ball.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
ANorHER cunAN ExrEpIrIoN.

ANOTHER cUBAN EXPEDITION.
A telegram from New York
dated August 6 says: The Amer
lean steamship Laurada, of fill
clustering fame. cleared from
Philadelphia some days ago
with the usual coastwise clear.
ances. On leaving Philadelphia
she had 500 tons Of coal extra,
and she stopped at Greenwich
point and took on more coal.
Next she proceeded TO Christina
Greek, near Wilmington, Del,
where she met the tug Martha,
and took on 2s men and a large
number Of cases, many Of which
it is believed contained dyna-
mite. In addition this war ma.
terial, she had eight large surf
boats in addition TO the usual
complement Of sea boats. The
Laurada's final clearance was
from Wilmington TO port An.
tonic, in Jamaica, last evening,
and is due of the coast Of Cuba
in four and a half days. Cap
tain Murphy, Of filibustering
notoriety, is in command Of the
ship.
Il is reported that the gov
ernment Of Great Britain has
refused 70 grant o permit to the
Bermuda. Recently the latter
was deprived Of her British
charter for aiding the Cuban
rebels.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Firemen's Association.

The annual convention and
tournament of the North Carolina
state firemen held at Salisbury,
August 1921, 1896.
For the above occasion rates
have been authorized by the
Southern railway on the extreme.
low basis of tariff one circular
STA, tickets on sale August IT,
IS Io, fual limit August 23d, ap.
plying to organized bodies Of fire.
men and the general public alike.
The following will show round
trip rates from points indicated:
Charlotte, $3.50 Danville, $s.75;
Durham, $395 Gastonia, $500;
Greensboro, $3.50; GoIdsboro,
$s.oS; Selma, S. s5; Hickory s. 40;
Henderson, $s.2S; Marion, 1878;
Newton, S2.oo; Raleigh, $4.S5;
Rural Hail, 81. 90; Winston Salem,
Ss,Io. w. A. TURK,
General Passenger Agent.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
HAS HoKE SMITH REsIGNED? !?

! The Washington Post Of Sun
day morning contained an articl,
in which IL stated that it was III
mored that Secretary Hoke Smith
had resigned. The article is al
! follows:
Secretary Hoke Smiths re
signation as a member Of the
cabinet and the head of the In,
terror Department is said to be in
the hands Of the president.
The authority for thisstatement
is close personal friend Of Sec.
retary Smith. AS the story goes,
Secretary Smith forwarded his re
signation to the president at Gray
Gables on the same day that be
authorized the publication in his
paper, the Atlanta Journal, Of
the editorial, declaring that that
paper would support Bryan &
Sewall, although deprecating the
platform upon which they were
nominated.
In his letter to the president, it
is said that Secretary Smith an
nounced the position that he was
going to assume, pointed ont that
he had during the campaign in
Georgia given a solmn plegde
that he would abide by the action
of the Chicago convention, and
then went on to say that he felt
that he could not, in justice to the
president, longer remain in his
cabinet.
While Secretary Smith is not
here either to affirm or deny the
story and while he has maintain
ed a persistent silence toward the
public on this question, the sug-
gestion that he has already placed
his Interior Department portfolio
at the disposition Of the president
is believed here to be correct. The
question is, what will the presi-
dent do about it? Ifthe president
maintains his present policy Of
silence and apparent indifference
toward the Independent sound
money movement, as well as the
Chicago ticket, and at the same
time takes no action upon Mr..
Smiths resignation, it is believed
her that the secretary will serve
out his time in the cabinet.
But if the president makes any
public declaration whether in be-
half Of a democratic sound money
ticket or advising his friends to
adopt the more direct method Of
voting for Mckinley or even if he
should come out in a public de-
nunciation Of Bryan and Sewall
and their platform it is believed
that Secretary Smith will compel
the acceptance Of his resignation,
and that he will retire 10 his
Georgia home and take part in
campaign.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE special correspondent q
the Washington Post at 81. Louis
says "1p neerly all The Western
States more probably in ALL
tho Populists and Democratic
electors will be the same men,
This il certain 70 be The case IN
Kansas and Nebraska, for Jerry
Simpson, from the first State and
senator Allen from the second
openly admit il. In the mining
States and oul Oh the Pacific slcp'
The same plan will be followed
West Of the Missippi and North 2
the Ohio there will be no vote
Tor Watson. lie Is but q mumm.
10 catch Che Southern vote.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

"THEY call that man states
man. said William j. Bryan
in House of Representatives,
whose earis turned ocatch the
slightest pulsation Of a pocket
book, and denounce as a dema.
gogue any one who dares to
listen to the heartbeat Of hui.
manity."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

RIGHT in the face of the fact
that Herr Most has come out fol
the gold standard, probably be
cause it is a breeder Of social and
industrial discomfort, the New
York Mail and Express, with that
dignity Of language that charac'
terizes the elect, who embody all
the wisdom and virtue, declares
"the anarchists, the revolutionists,
the incendiaries and the loafers
will vote for Bryan" That is
right, says the Oxford Ledger,
keep up the campaign Of black.
guardism. 1t is so convincing.
1t demonstrates the clear and un-
doubted right of those using such
language to rule this happy land.
Push on the war of hard names.
II makes votes for Bryan and
Sewall.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Drowned in Roanoke River.

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 6.-Three
boys, James Peage, Wiley Lud
wig and Clarence Barnck, aged
IL, IA, and Is years, respective
ly, were drowned today in Roa'
ncke river while bathing. A
uumbcr Of other boys were in
the river at the time, and gave
the alarm. The bodies were
recovered by a fishing party q
short time afterwards.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
DAMAGE TO COTTON.

The Charlotte News in speak
or the excessive hot weather
and drought says: "Within the
past few days there has been a
decided change in the cotton
crop prospect Of Mtcklenburg.
On account Of the hot, dry
weather, the cotton is dropping
off at q rapid rate, and unless
there is rain within tho next ten
days, the crop will be decidedly
short. Sharon farmers tell the
News that only the full grown
bolIs are holding on. Every.
thing under the size Of q half
grown boil Is dropping off,"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Ninety Per Cent.

OF ell the people need to take a
conrse Of Hoods Sarsaparilla at
this season to prevent that rum
down and debilitated condition
which invites disease. The money
invested in half a dozen bottles OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla will come back
with large returns in the health
and vig0r Of body and strength Of
nerves.
Hoods Pills are easy to buy.
easy to take, easy to operate.
Cure all liver ills. 2sc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE sampson Democrat says;
"Our Kenansville correspond
ent states that a certain school
ia Smiths township, Duplin
county, has 46 enrolled scholars
Of which so are Smiths and all
the 46 are cousins. This is verify
the strong hold OF the clan
smith, and they are all Demo
Gratis, too. May their tribe in
crease. =
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE New York Journal has
coined a new word-Hannaite--
and defines il thus: "Hannaite:
A Democrat, who. influenced by
the principles enunciated by
Mark Hanna, abandons his
party ahd votes for the Repub.
lican Presidential candidate -
A. D., 1896.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

SOMETIME during last week,
says the Concord Standard, Mrs.
Isaac Bides, a middle aged lady
living at Forest Hill, gave birth
20 i child having a full set Of
pearly white teeth. The forni
ones were unusually large for q
small child, and never, with onc
exception has such a freak Of ma.
turc been known In this part b
the country, The child was other
wise normally developed. Th,
little infant lived only a few days
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

A MUSEUM IN Berlin has sc.
cured possession Of Luther's Bible
which he used in his study. Its
m lrgins are covered with notes in
the reformers handwriting. II
was printed in Basle in 1909, and
Is in excellent state Of preserve.
ton.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
rayoRs FUSION,

The California Populists are
In favor Of fusion with the Dem.
ocrats. The Populist State Ex-
ecutiye Committee Of that State
has issued a manifesto to voters,
The nomination Of Bryan Is en-.
dorsed, but sewall is opposed
and Watson Is favored for vic,
president. The address declares
that II the Populists receive hon
orable and cooperative treat
ment In State matters by th,
Democrats they would favor al
honorable union 70 defeat tn,
Republican party.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THERE are many people these
DAYS who would like to do JUS
tice 70 themselves and the coia-
munity in which they live, but
for fear that some one may not
like il they shrink back. These
should remember the words of
John Randolph: "My mother
taught me on her knee that the
fear Of God was the beginning
of wIsdom-that the fear Of man
was the height Of folly"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

CAPTAIN WILLIAM WILTIG-
ERoD, Of the North German
Lloyd line, has crossed the At
lantic four hundred times,
fourteen hundred thousand
miles in all. or sixty times
around the ealth. He has safely
carried two hundred thousand
persons and rescued hundreds
Of persons at sea. This is a
record Of which any man may
be proud.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Latest U.s. Govt Report
R3H:A'!!! q! RskassE RRskiaHs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

One thing is certain, if the sill
yer forces combine, they carry
the country and elect Bryan.
If their forces divide, Mckinley
will get a majority of the cleo
toral vote.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

Judge Spier Whitaker, of Mrs.
Pattie P, B. Arlington fame, who
aspires with expert finesse to the
impossibility Of getting the ~nomi.
nation for Governor, succeeded at
the Wake county Populist Con.
vention on last Saturday, in hav-
ing a resolution endorsing Major
Guthrie tabled. The ex Judge
will find out he is not dealing
with a petutant old woman this
time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

REED has been re nominated
for Congress by the Maine Re-
publicans. A telegram from
Poitland, Me-, dated August @,
says that Hon. Thomas B. Reed
was nominated foi Congress to-
day by the Republicans Of the
first districto on a rising vote and
by acclamation.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

SPEAKER REED says that free
coinage will make prices of pro-
ducts go up. Thank You for the
admission ~Tommie. That is
what the people want and will
vote for.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

RECENT weather has given sim
ners a small fore taste of what
may be expected in that land to
which they are travelling, desig-
mated by recent mock modest
translators as "Sheol.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

A CALL was issued Thursday
for all Democrats of New Jer-
sey, who favor a third ticket, to
meet at jersey City yesterday
afternoon to effect a temporary
Organization.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

The one hundred and ninety.
eighth annual meeting Of the
Society Of Friends is now on at
High Point. This is quite an old
organization.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
National bank Fails.

NEw ORLEANS, La Aug. c.
The American National bank
closed its doors this morning
No statement of the extent Of
the failure can be made until
the books have been examined.
The bank was unable last night
to meet its engagements with
the clearing house. IL had on
July LIST deposits Of s535,0OO; no
business firm or other bank has
been affected by the embarrass
ment of the American National
Bank. The bank is about five
years old.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Act-
ing Comptroller Coffin has di-
rected Bank Examiner Johnston
10 assume charge Of the failed
American National Bank, OF
New Orleans. Examiner Bur
gwyn will relieve Mr.. Johnston
as soon as he arrives at New Or.
leans.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE Atlanta Constitution says
that a negro preacher in address
ing his flock on miracles" said:
My beloved friends, de greatest OF
all miracles was bout de loves and
fishes. Dey way 5000 lOaves and
1000 fishes, an de twelve postles
had to eat 'em all. De miracle is
dey didn't bust"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE News and Observer says:
Mr.. Louis de La Crolx is at In
dianapolis to represent the
North Carolina boiling gold
men. This will not give the
electoral vote of North Carolina
to the boilers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

IT APPEARS that Newbern is
now the principal port of entry
for gold bug ideas for the North
Carolina democracy. About 100
Of The party met there the other
night and repudiated the Chicago
platform. 1t is to be hoped a
silver tidal wave will strike the
town and salt these fresh fish.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

WHERE is Wallingham, N. c. ?
We see from the New York
World of the 9TH inst. that "Louis
D. Lacoix, of Wallingham," is
the North Carolina delegateto the
convention at indianapolis, of the
provisional National Committee
of the sound money Democrats" :"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

WHILE the political complica~
tions are muchly and seriously
mixed, il is evident to the stu
dent Of history who judges the
future by the past that the stu
alton has resolved itself into the
question of Bryan and free sill
yer, or the most horrible war Of
modern times. This is straight
goods.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13
Al Observation-Disclosures.

Mr.. Mike Bird, baggage master
on the Carolina Central, is in a
bad fix, Several days ago a jug
was put on bis train at Shelby,
which he was told contained
mineral water. After leaving
Shelby Mr.. Bird got thirsty and
concluded to take drink Of the
water in the jug. He turned it
up to his mouth, but in an in.
slant dropped the jug like it had
been fire, and in another instant
was in excruciating agony. The
jug did not contain water but a
powerful acid. Wherever it
touched his mouth or face, the
flesh turned perfectly white. Mr..
Bird suffered terribly. AT Cher
ryville the train was held until a
doctor could be gotten Fortu-
nately he did not swallow any of
the acid, realizing as soon as he
took it into his mouth that it was
not water.-Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

THE Republican State Execu
tive Committee has been called
to meet in Raleigh on August
18th.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13


SPExR, in his narrative Of the
journey 10 the source Of the
Nile. describes the largest snake
that has ever been seen by man,
II shuddered," he says, "as ]
looked upon the effect Of his
tremendous dying strength,
For yards around where he lay
grass, bushes and saplings-in
fact, everything except full
grown trees--were cut clean of
as II they Lad been trimmed
with an immence scythe. The
monster, when measured, wa,
81 feet 4 10 inches in extrem,
length, while around the thick
est portions Of its girth waI
nearly 3 feet" !"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

HoN. DAVID B HILL, Of New
York, who has immortalized
the phrase, Il am a Democrat, =
is no bolter, even il things did
90 wrong at the Chicago con.
vention. He is sticking TO his
old party and will support the
nominees. The New York
World Of yesterday in speaking
or Hill and the ticket said
Senator David B. Hill will sup
port the nominees Of the Chi.
cago convention. A formal an.
nouncement Of his position, i
Is said, viii be made public
within a few days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

A FREScH paper is authority for
the statement that the number oi
visiting cards printed in the civil
lied world Is about 600,000,000.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-13

How Cleveland, Carlisle & Co.,
can claim that the free coinage Of
silver is undemocratic when it has
been a strong plank in the party
platform for twenty years, when
these men have personally advo-
Gated il, and gotten Office by its
advocacy, is more than the hon.
est man Of ordinary capacity can
understand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-28
SENATOR FRYE AT WATERvlLlE.
City Hall Well Packed and Audience Aroused
TO Great Enthusiasm.

Waterville, Aug. 27.-(SpeciaD.-
Waterville never had a better illustra-
ton of the absolute necessity Of a com
modious city hall than tonight when
Hon. William p. Frye addressed a Re
publican mass meeting here this even
ing. The hall was packed to the doors
and hundreds We're turned away. Two
Mckiley and Hobart flags were first
raised, one on the Plains and the
other on Main street.
y delegation of 25 of the leading cit
liens of Augusta came on the evening
train and attended the meeting. being
given seats on the platform.
Mayor Webb presided.
Mr.. Frye at once plunged into the
currency question, and in unmistak-
able terms dealt with the 'Populistic.
Silveristic. Anarchistic, Democratic
party Mr.. Frye was frequently in
|terrupted by prolonged applause at his
mastery arraienment of the Demo-
Gratis. and the audience gave him an
ovation when he closed with the fol
lowing:
Give us Mckinley. a Republican
House. a Republican Senate. and We
will give you two things. a sound cur
rency which shall be as sound as anv
in the wide world. and We will give YOU
a tariff which will give revenue enough
to a all expenses and have some left
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