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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA.

If the next congress carries out
the wishes of the American peo.
pie it will recognize the Cuban
patriots and belligerents and put
a stop to the merciless butcheries
of Weyler. AT a recent mass meet
ing of Cuban sympathizeis in st,
Louis they sent the following let.
ter to President Cleveland which
expresses the desire Of nine,tenths
of the citizens in the United
States:
"The press reports that have
been published for months pasi,
and are being daily published
from the island Of Cuba, indicate
that the war being waged by the
Cuban people for liberty, on the
one side and by the forces of the
Spanish government, for their
subjugat:on on the other, has de,
generated into a bloody and mer'
ciless system of determination i'll
which the women, children, the
aged and infrm, and other non
combatants are subjected to in.
human ard barbarous treatment
by the Spanish solidiery."
The letter then refers nj length
- the previous rebellions and oil
.leir barbarous character and
concludes:
'In a spirit of christian charity,
We appeal to you in the name Of
humanity and American civiliza.
ton to make effective the repeat.
edly expressed will of tie vast
majority of your lellow-eitizens
by grarting to the Cuban people
the right of belligerents which We
believe will at once modify the
horrors Of this war and tend to
its speedy termination"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10
ALL NATIONS TO SIGN a TRrArl

gNAAAA ANEh e~FaNo ~ EAON - AAFah u
The congress of the Interna-
ii NAL Postal Union to meet in
Washington on the first Wei.
nesday in May, 1897, will con-
ain about 100 delegates, repre-
senting every country of the
civilized world. Three countries
not yet in the union will bt
taken in-the Chinese empire.
the Orange Free States, and
Korea. The treaty to be signed
at this congress is probably the
only treaty in the history Of the
world in which every nation at
taches its seal and signature
and where there is no conflict
upon the agreement of its terms
The business Of this congress
will be conducted behint 'losed
doors, and in the Fren b Ian
guage. Thers will be a pre-
liminary meeting the day be
fore the session is officially
convened. Some representative
of TIE postofiice Department
will be named as presiding of
icer of the congress, which
will, according to precedent, BE-
the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
The United S.ates can appoint
IS many delegates to this con
Sress as it desires, but it would
nave but tue vote. Postmaster
General Wilson has made no
selection yet. and he may not
10 so, prefering 10 let his suc
lessor make the appointments.
The Postmaster General Of
the United States will open the
proceedings with an address Of
welcome. committees viii! he
appointed to prepare the busi.
ness for the congress, which
| i'll be i'm the nature Of formu
lating the treaty, making modi.
ficatious and improvements
based upon experience since the
last congress adjourned. Al
questions will be- decided by q
majority vote unless a country
could NOT agree on the ground
thai certain fra urcs Uf the
treaty wSuld he incompatible
with the country's Inter, = 8
But few such objections arise
The last act OF the congres,
will be the signing Of the treaty
upon which the signatures o.
the representatives Of all coun
ri s are attached. The con
r, Fs will be In session about {
month or six weeks, or mayb,
two months.
Postmaster General Wilson
has broad viev s in the matte
Of providing for the expensef o
; the convention, and it is his de
. sire to uphold the United State
ii its reputation for courtes.
and hospitality. A request fo
! an appropriatin of $4,000 ma
, be made in a special message I
congress.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10
RnIdness Due 10 \ RAYS.

WASHINGTON, Zee. 2.-"Super,
fluous Hair Removed by the X
Ray Process" will be one of the
signs Of the future when Roent.
gems discovery is made use Of
comm ,rcially. II has been dem
ustra ed in this city that there is
,anger, at least Of badness, from
he use of the Y ravs. The case
{ Ftpt,..n " ,sr"r has already
,een de,c I'D. i now w. B,
Hammond relates an experience
which shows that depilatlon may
,ollow the use of the Roentgen ap-
,aratus.
Mr.. Hammehj, who is clerk
in the Capitol Hill Post Office,
was struck in the head by pieces
If an exploding torpedo years ago
while in the navy. Oh Novem
Der 3 and I he submitted to a half
hour exposure to the Crookes tabe
tor the purpose of discovering: il
,ome of the pieces of the shell
we're imbedded in his skull.
The development of the photo
graphic plate showed several
pieces of iron in the frontal bone,
but it was decided that an attemp:
to remove them would be more
dangerous than profitable. Con-
'equently, Mr.. Hammond has
gained nothing by the experiment
He has lost hair, however, fol
,bout the temple and around the
back Of the ear, wherever, indeed
the Y rays struck, he is perfectly
bald. In speaking Of the expert
mont and its results, Mr., Ham
mond said:
Il never thought anything
Ibout IL till last Thursday
when / brushed my hair in th,
morning and this patch Of han
Just lid off. II did not hurt
and il wasn't inflamed, but tn,
hair just naturally came out
Or Grav says that it takes lonl
md repeated exposurers to hav,
any effect on the hair. Well
there we're only two exposur"
n my case, thirty.oDe mirutc
each, at an interval Of almost
week. Then the hair brushpt
nut. There isn't anything th
MA ter with the rest of m
hair" and he twisted his fing
era into his pnmpadorr shoe
and gave il n yank that almos
,ook him off his feet. "It'
good quality you see, and ther
,su't s'gn 81 badness. excep
x r."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10

THis from 81. cxchange II
very true: "tu this age Of ed
vaucement one has 40 many
things to remember. When a
man reads your first and only
ad IL may strike him IN a Iav 'r
able way. But, alas! How
prone is the mind to forget. Tor
most probably when he is in
need Of the article advertised by
you he has entirely forgotten
your existence A constant ad
reminder, while one al is hut a
corner stone Of a future trade. "
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10

NEAR Georgetown a man put
some dynamite in a >, We to
thav Il out. IL did tot stay
there long, neither did the man.
He took q short route TO eter-
nifty.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10

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High Quality at fair prices is
the real and only economy.
The Domestic has always
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the least trouble. Best for
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10
EDI Is,isIAL RoNBoNs.

The only thins Kansas needs
N order to max il ,ne of III
greatest States Of the Uuion is a
different set Of inhabitsn ants
Chicago Tribune.
II may be. as James Wilson
says, that Iowa is raising too
much corn, but that is better
than what Kansas is raising
Council Bluffs NonpareIl.
Queen Victoria lie going to re
wise her will and il is William
T.. Chambers unalterable con-
victicn That she is doing it in
order TO make a special bcquest
for that man Bayard.-Chica
Record.
Judas Iscariot and BENEDICT
Arr "a can nov return 10 their
graves. They will be notified
when needed early in 1900
-Mmephis Commercial. Appeal
Since his attack Of paraly sis,
Cornelius Vanderbilt has prac.
ticed so assidnously that he can
nov sign a bigger check with
his left ~ ID than most men can
with the other one. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
II has again been demon
strated that American juries are
are slow to convict Cuban fill
busters. II the facts are againsI
the offenders 30 much the worse
for the facts. Boston Herald.
Uncle Sam is going to keel
the Monroe doctrine constan'l,
on tap after this. II is a wonder
ful stimulapt. Detroit Journal
The declaration by Ohio re
public ans that there is harmon!
among them Is somewhat mod
fled by the fact that the musi
has not yet really begun :
Washington Star.
Secretary olney is TO diplo
iiatic, Of course, to cay tha
some tf cur missionaries !
Turkey are liars. He confint
himself 10 intimating that
would be we'll for them to Gu
tiyate m re- diligently the hab
oftelling the truth -=Providen'
Journal.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10

]. Hov. JoHE w DANIELS. o
Virginia, speaking Of Cuba re
Gently said: 81 have always
b,en, and still am. in favor 81
the immediate recognition OF
,he Cubans. They have fully
established their tight to this.
I hope the president will say
something In his message TO
that end; but / have no idea
what he thinks Of the situation.
/ thinr the first Republic Of the
world ought 70 be the first %
recognize . people struggling o.
they are, 10 throw of the yoke
Of an odious European nation
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10

Do not allow your system to
get weak aud debilitated. Itis
easy to keep we'll and strong by
taking Hoods Sarssparilla.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Methodist Bazaar at old
"Bee Hive" 2Ol9 First ave-
nue.. Begins 18th, lasts four
THE COLoNEL's GOGGLES.
hicago Times-Herald.

chicago llIneS-I1tTdiu
"The day before the battle of Chicka-
mauga," said II. j. Hoffman. who served
in brigade made up of Indiana and Wis
consin troops in that engagement "our
brigade was sent on raid In search of
important information. We found 1t by
running upon large body of confederate
troops, and as orders had been given not
to bring about battle. we. started back
with our information as fast as we could
go without seeming to be in too much
haste Col. b. f. Scribner,, of the Thirty
eighth Indiana, was commanding the
brigade He became a brigadier little
llater The last time heard Of him he
was a resident of New Albany Ind. AS
we were moving back, every man taking
long and frequent steps, Col. Scrlbner
and his staff, in going through a thicket,
ran into a hornets nest. The hornets
were ready for business, and made 1t as
uncomfortable as they did lively for the
staff and the advance OF the brigade.
While the colonel was brushing away the
hornets he hit his goggles and they fell.
He Immediately gave command for the
brigade to halt, and said to his adjutant-
general, Captain, find those goggles as
soon as you can. Thesbrigade can not
move until they. are found I can't see
three feet from my nose without them
You better believe there was Adjusting
and a bustling to find those goggles. for
the jealous Johnnies were not far from
our heels. At the end of five minutes the
precious goggles were discovered. The
colonel put them on and gave the COM
mand, Forward We made.up for lost
time with bit -of-double-quiek."
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
IN REAL LIFE
Jules Verne's Tale of Michael Strogoff
Was Outdone.


Jules Verne's Tale of Michael Strogoff
Was Outdone.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Jules Verne's tale of Michael Strogoff
and the attempt Of his enemies to destroy
his eyesight by soaring the pupils with a
heated sword, which was baked by the
action of the lachrymal glands was out
done in Los Angeles in the case of Stan
ford Jewell machiniSt. Jewell ana an
other machinist, j. S. Brown, went to
East Los Angeles to babbitt stationary
engine this morning. Jewell dipped up
ladleful of metal, which had been heated
to g. liquid state, and began pouring ii in
to one of the boxes of the engine In
some manner the water had trickled into
the box, and when the hot metal came in
contact with it an explosion followed,
and both men were deluged with show
er of metal.
jewell Jared the worst. Throwing up
his hands, he cried that he had been
stricken blind. Brown, VINO escaped Sc
riouS injury, was Mortified to see JeWelfs
entire face incaSed in metal which had
cooled and adhered to the flesh. The UNI
fortunate man was nearly crazed. At
the Receiving hospital blood was stream
ing from Jewell's nose and mouth.
Surgeon Bryan removed the mask of
metal and was surprised to find the nose
and sockets of the eyeballs filled. He
succeeded in getting the metal all out of
his eyes, which were badly infiamed, but
the eyesight was not impaired, as far as
could be aseertained. The efforts to re-
ever caused such a flow of blood that it
had to be abandoned. 1t can be removed
eventually, however. Jewell was very
weak after his experience.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
PUNCH ROBERTSON.

Who comes to the opera \. house next
week with his company of players, will
present repertoire Of plays new to Biz
nlngham, at least at popular prices. In
the repertoire will be found Dads Girl"
"The Buckeye" THE Gold King" "A
Struggle for Money! "For a Wdman's
Sake "Rose Cottage" THE Factory
Girl" and "a Woman's Revenge" none
of which have ever been done at less than
81.
Robertson makes a speciality of pre-
ducing comedies full of music, singing
and dancing. The prices will be 10, 20
and 80 cents for night performances, and
10 and 20 cents for matinees, of which
there are three, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. On Saturday at the matinee a
gold watch. % doll and wagon will be
given away and on Saturday night a
$500 Monarch bicycle. The Macon Tele-
graph of recent issue says:
Punch Robertson at the Academy and
the Forepaugh-S circus comeina ton
at the park drew for honors last night,
and honors came out even. That is to
SaSr Punch Robertson and his merry
company played to a good house and
a thoroughly pleased audience.
crosse Cottage" a very cleverly writ
ten drama in five acts, was presented.
1t was well acted and very prettily
staged.
Robertson and his company will oc-
cupy the Academy of Music for the rest
of the week, and even without LIKING
into consideration the fact that it Is a
popular priced attraction, it is only fair
to say that the engagement will give
genuine pleasure to any one and every
one who takes advantage of the oppor-
tunity. H'e 49,
But it is a popular-pficed attraction,
and as such, is deserving of more than
ordinary commentator. Mr.. Robert
son has gathered, together a very COM
petent aggregation OF, actors and actress
es, judging from his opening perform
ance. He is especially fortunate in
Francis Fahey, whose comedy roles in
make up, as we'll as in other detail, re-
mind every one of the renowned Joe
OFT, who has always had his laughing
admirers in Macon. Fahey comes very
close to OFT, and in some particulars is
fresher and funnier
The specialties introduced last night
We're all excellent and pleased the au-
dience immensely. In fact, all in all,
Robertson is going to give us treat
and deserves patronage. 80" =.
+, Robertson has new and a good roper
toire, from which all the "chestnuts"
are happily missing. 4.."-
I Ladies will be admitted free on Mon
day night who are accompanied by es-
corts with paid so cent tickets, which
must be secured before p. H. Nom
day
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
SWEET CHARITY.
Charitable Citizens Remember the Collins
Family-The Little Babe Called Up
Higher.

Several days ago the State Herald an
nounced the Strengthened circumstances
of the Collins family on Fifth avenue,
attention being called thereto by Mrs. II.
d. Squires, who has taken unusual in
terest in them. Many responded to her
appeal for aid for the family, and the
following additional donations have been
acknowledged by that most estimable
lady:
Mrs. Cox, provisions.
Mrs. Hall, clothes.
MRS. j. r. Lee, clothing.
Unknown, three loaves of bread
North Birmingham curch, $2.40 cash.
Mr.. Lon Lazarus, another mattress.
Mrs Barker, Eagle hotel, clothing.
Mrs. Clifford, Eagle hotel, provisions.
Mrs. B. Nj. Stark, provisions
Mr.. Patton, horse and buggy to trans
fer donations
Solomon Levi, liquors.
Church of the Advent, provisions.
on Thursday the little baby succumbed
to privation and went up higher.
Mrs. Squires at once began seeking as
sistance to give the little one Christian
burial Mr.. Robert Jemison donated a
grave at East Lake, which he had dug,
and Mrs. William Lindsey donated beau
tiful flowers
Rev. Robert D. Wear of the Presby-
terian church, officiated at the grave.
The cost of interment amounted to $40
which Mrs. Squires guaranteed, and asks
the public to assist her in paying 1t.
The family Is in destitute circum-
stances, and only charitably inclined peo-
pie. through the instrumentality of Mrs.
Sauires, have kept others from following
the babe.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
GREAT INDUCEMENT - A
10000 DIAMOND.

For every $500 paid over
my counter, you will receive
a numbered coupon, which,
by lot, will entitle you to the
diamond, Or any of the nine
other prizes, all of them to be
given away on January LIST,
1897. Don't forget to ask for
your coupon.
e. GLUCK, Jeweler,
2OlS First Avenue.
1-o-eod&sun
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
A cinch to stand OFF and
brave fear by witnessing the
railroad collision, East Lake,
Xmas day. survived
RELATED VESSELS ARRIVE

New York, Dec. 5.--The Clyde liner
Cherokee from Charleston, which was
two days overdue, was sighted off the
Highlands shortly after 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Morgan line steamer Excelsior
from New Orleans and the Cherokee. Of
the Clyde line, from Charleston, which
arrived here today were in the heavy
gale off the Carolinas on the I'd ard Sd
instants. These steamers were delayed
about two days beyond their regular
time, but neither received any damage.
acldt'p-asss-1 Lsecondo -andsC heIaa vt
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
THE PROTEST RECEIVED.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 5.--The formal
protest of the German government
against the proclamation Of the President
against the tonnage tax on German yes
sells in American ports has been received
at the department Of state. The Pres
ident's reply to the protest and his re-
assertion Of the grounds of the United
States action which has been'taken will
probably be laid before congress In the
ynessape on Monday next.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Lunch served all day long at
Methodist Bazaar, 2O10 First
avenue. Begins 18th.
THTMBLEs,
Solid silver, 25c. a
e. Gluck, JeWeler.
AT O'BRlEN'S.

The Emily Bancker company delighted
two large audiences yesterday evening
and last night with excellent perform
ances of the very amusing comedy SO
ciety drama, entitled, "A Divorce Cure"
and Our Flats" Miss Banclzer aside
from being a handsome woman, is an ex-
cellent actress, and has with her a fine
supporting company. Each and every
amusing situation brought applause from
the audience and they were deserving
of them. The plays went off with a de-
lightful smoothness which added to their
pleasure bleness.
Referring to "The Prodigal Father"
which comes to O'Brien's this season, the
Detroit Free Press says:
brisk and breezy entertainment is
'The Prodigal Father" the current at
traction at the Whitney opera house.
Two audiences of standing room only
proportions attended the opening per-
formances yesterday. Glen Marlborough
has written several farce comedies, but
none have achieved greater success or
given more evidence of endurance than
THE Prodgal Father" The present
engagement is the third that has been
played at the Whitney and the patrons
of that theater are familiar with its fun
making qualities. There is just enough
of plot and dialogue left to hold together
a hodge-podge of entertaining special
ties. In the first act these diverting
features come with bewildering frequen-
cy and include songs by Carrie Graham,
a selection from Sousa's opera, Gel Cap
itan;" Miss Olivette," by Rose Melville;
"Hey RUDE, Jay RUDE, Say RUDE and Oh
Rube," by Lynn Welcher, Nat M. Wills,
d. J. Halpin and Chas. Boyle; ballad.
"The Same Old Way" by jeanette Ar
dele; and selection from "Robin Hood"
by Frederick Walz. In the second act
Messrs. Halpin and Wills do an exceed
ingly clever speciality called 1.-THE Copper
and the Tramp" full of gags" and witty
dialogue and Mr.. Walz repeats his sue
cess of last season, in a piano recital.
Miss Melville, carries off the speciality
honors of the third act with a capital bit
of eccentric character work. in which she
impersonates gawky country girl, who
has come to the city to see the sights.
The same bill will hold the boards all
week, with matinees every day except
Wednesday.
Wilton Lackaye, physically and ment-
ally, Is one of the most striking men ON
the stage. He is just over six feet tall,
perfectly proportioned. dignified and
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
LIFE HANGS BY A THREAD.

Charlotte, N. c., Dec. A special to
the Observer from Morganton says that
A. c. Avery, Jr., son of Justice A. G.
Avery, of the North Carolina supreme
court, was assaulted by two negroes
last night and stabbed In hve places.
perhaps fatally. When first attacked
he Knocked one negro down. but the 9TH
err seized him about the waist, while
the first negro used his knife. Avery
was unarmed. and lost gallon Of blood
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
Non-irritating underwear a.
non-irritating prices.
Klotz, the Haberdasher.
SIZE OF ATLANTIcs WAVE.

From DR.. Scorerby's observations 1t ap-
pears that in a heavy gale On the At
lantic waves may run which are from
36 to 40 feet in height or from ~ to Is
feet above the main level OF the sea.
Waves of the above sorts are from 400
to 500 feet from crest to crest-St. Louis
Republic. .------------ -.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

while seeking weapon with which to
return the attack He found a billiard
cue, but the negroes had fled. Avery
thinks the assault was premeditated be-
cause of his having knocked down a
brother of one of his assailants during
election week. He is very weak and his
life hangs by a thread
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

afraid say unto the cities of Judah. Be
hold your Cod! Arise, shine, for thy light
is come, and the glory of the Lord is
risen upon thee.
Chorus
For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given; and the government shall be
upon his shoulder; and his name shall be
called Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty
God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince
of Peace.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
BuBoNIc PLAGUE SPREADING.

Bombay, Dec. 1.-THE Bubcnic plague.
which has been prevalent among the ma
tives here, with fatal effect In major
fly OF cases, has now spread>to the Eu-
ropeans, several Of whom have died from
the disease.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
UMBRELLAS.
Changable handles. Have
you seen themP They are a
stylish present.
T.. Gluck, JeWeler.
UMBRELLAS,


Washington, d. c., Dec 5.-The Presi.
dent has pardoned, for the purpose of
restoring to census, Frank J. Byas, SEN
fenced in North Carolina to two years
and six months Imprisonment for per-
jury.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

lessly. but with an absolute absence of
ostentation. He is delightful after
dinner speaker, and is celebrated as
reconteur. Among his associates, he is
known as a man of fine qualities of mind
and high principle, and his company is
eagerly sought in the exclusive circles in
which he moves. He is the compeer of
New York's brightest professional men,
and he Is. in variety an ornament to the
profession, of which he is so conspicuous
a member.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Frank V. Evans has been elected may
or of Birmingham. Well, Franks a
clever fellow, and, being newspaper
man, ought to make a good mayor. But
won't he have job on his hands with
that gang of prints" to manage when
Christmas comes? They won't do a
thing but run him crazy.-Gadsden Tr-
bune.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Mr.. Frank V. Evans, the regular demo-
cratic candidate, was elected mayor of
Birmingham last Tuesday by a majority
of 81. Mr.. Evans Is an old newspaper
man and the boys rejoice to see him hon
ored.-AleXander City outlook.