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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
REssRNEn LIS opINIoN.

Senator Joe Blackburn, ofKen-
lucky, with all Of his brusqueness
II times. never cares to offend his
constituents when he can avoid il.
At least that is what Col. Chas. II.
Jones, II the st. Louis POST
Dispatch says. In proof of this
statement he relates that once the
senator when III st. Louis accept
ed an invitation 10 attend a liter.
ary club, the session being devoted
to wrestling with the problem,
(Which is the Greatest Character
oi Shakespeare, Hamlet or Mac
beth ?" When the members had
concluded their exercise the Pres
ident turned TO Senator Joe aud
asked him which he regarded as
the greatest. The Senator, usually
% fluent, seemed 70 be slightly
embarrassed.
"Well, he replied as last, slow.
ly, like one in profound thought,
"well, you SEQ, sir, a large number
Of my constituents regard Hamlet
as Shakespeare's greatest chanc-
ter, while on the contrary a great
many favor Macbeth for that posi-.
ton. Under the circumstances ]
truit you will pardon me, but !
icel that | must reserve my opin
ion.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
Peach Ice Cream,

The day before you wish to
make the ice cream, baIl three
pint of cream. Break ten eggs
and put the yclk into a bowl;
beat we'll and sweeten with one
cup of granulated Igar. When
the cream has reached the heat.
ing point, pour at once into the
bowl over the yOlks of the eggs.
Stand in a cool place until the
following day. Mash one quart
of peaches through the C lander,
sweeten to taste and put into
the custard prepared the day
before. Flavor with twj tea
spoonfuIs of Vanilla aud freezs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
ESTABLISHED 1920
Great Caesar.

Salisbury, N, c. July 22.-Ex-
Senator Matt Ransom, now Minis
ter to Mexico, who has been re-
recuperating at Blowing Rock for
the past month, left Salisbury for
Mexico City last night to resume
his official duties. The Generals
health is much improved, Speak
ing ofthe financial question Gen.
Ransom said: Though | have al
ways been an advocate of the gold
standard cannot bolt the Dem
cratic Party on the silver question,
Democracy is too dear to me-"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
Typical South Carolinians.

COLUMBIA, S. G, July "a
At the campaign meeting at
Florence today Judge Joseph
H. Earl, candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed
j, L. NJ. Irby, and Gov. John
Gary Evans, who is a candidate
for the same office, came to
blows. Earl struck Evans first
and Evans responded with a
blow under the eye. They were
quickly surrounded and sepa-
rated by reformers and conser-
vatives. Several men had their
hands on their pistols. but com.
parative quiet was restored and
Gov. Evans attempted to con-
tinue his speech amid much
order.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
HILLS pREpICAMENT.

III huJ idSt, IL VIC GSnueC VI
the United States, David B. Hill,
Of New York, used the following
language in reply to a speech Of
Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, who had threatened to bolt
the Democratic party unless it de
clared for the free coinage Of sill.
yer. These utterances bind Mr..
Hill as a politician and as a man.
Recent event have doubtless made
Mr.. Hill wish he didn't havequite
so much record. He is evidently
in what old Ran Thompson
would call u ''quanduary." Here
is what he said:
Il recnllect that in 1892, and |
will be pardoned for speaking Of it
now, State after State in the South
instructed their delegates for free
silver and Grover Cleveland.
They have not cotton free silver,
but they have got Mr.. Cleyeland.
They nominated Mr.. Cleveland
over the heads of the regular
Democracy of New York, who
protested against it. After the
nomination was made, loyal Dem,
ocrats as they are, they went back
and supported the ticket, and /
joined them in giving New York
again to the Democratic cause.
"Sir, no matter what may be in
store for us in the next campaign.
come victory or defeat, come sun
shine or shadow, come veal or
woe, there is where ! will be
found again in behalf Of whoever
may be the Democratic candid
ate and whatever may be the
national Democratic platform in
the campaign. j do not expect
to have my Democracy strained
in 50 doing. l have confidence
in the wisdom Of the Democratic
masses and the Democratic party"
"There is more, sir, in the
Democratic party than simply the
silver question. There is the great
question which overshadows all
others; the great question Of pa
ternalism; there is the great ques-
ton Of the Capitalization ofpower,
against which we Of the North
aud Of the South have stood to.
gether and protested during all
the history Of this republic, there
is the great question Of the fun
damentaI principle upon which
taxation shall be imposed, name.
Iy, for public rather than private
purposes; there Is the great ques-
tion Of the personal liberty of the
citizen, which the DemOcntic par
u has always maintained.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
spanish Br ntaI

KEY WEST, Fla, July 23.s-.
Advices from Havana states
that Rios and Montaner, two
men imprisoned Oh account of
the discovery Of arms in San
Rafall street, Havana, have
been barbariously whipped by
the Spanish police. The first
one was tortured. A lady who
was arrested has been confined
in a cell with no furniture ex.
cept Il chair.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
THE SITUATION.

The HERALD is conscious that
it has not filed expectation in
giving the news from the St.
Louis convention. The fault
lies not with US, but with the
telegraph companies, who have
heretofore given up to date bul>
letins.
From the best attainable in
formation now, it appears that
Bryan will defeat his opponent,
Ignatius Donclly, for the nomi-
nation.
1t is important for proper
conception Of the political COM
plication, that a distinction be
made between an independent
nomination, which does not af-
feet party autonomy, and "en-
dorsation" of another party's
candidate. which does, to the
extent Of complete surrender of
the Popuiist to the Democratic
organ zation. ..-
Recognizing this, the st.
Louis convention has acted judic-
iously in making independent
nominations-particularly i'll Sc
lecting Tom Watson, of Georgia,
for vice.President-giving the
bone 10 the South and leaving the
marrow to the greater West, which
we candidly admit is the greatest
factor in the real and material in
terest of this movement ofthe peo-
pie for a financial system that will
enable labor, and the products of
labor, to bring such market value
as will prevent absolute want in
the home of the honest and con-
scientious laborer-whcther in the
counting house or corn field.
The Democratic party, having
purged itself of many of those
whose broken pledges made its
name a stencil in the nostrils Of a
large number of good citizens.
comes before the country with a
satisfactory platform and candid
ates-but though they have shat
tered the machine vase, the per-
fidy Of their party fingers still in
mans memory.
Next comes the independent
silver men, whose patriotism
laid aside partyism and
endorsed the nominees of the
Democratic party Bryan and
Sewall.
The Populist convention owe
it to themselves and the country
TO make like sacrifice, to the
end that the silver and financial
reform element of tnis country,
may be so united as to redeem
us from the apparent threatened
conflict between capital and la
Dor.
With little faith in politicians
on the average, the HERALD
yet believes, judging the bal
ance by its knowledge of the
North Carolina delegation, that
the members of the national
populist convention are dead
earnest in their attempted ame>
lioration of the countrys s condi-
tim, and hopes 1t is not prema.
ture in expressing the wish and
belief that Bryan will be the
Populist nominee ere this can
be put in type
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
now TIE nRITIsn SEE II.

Great Britain seems to be be :.
tween two fires this year and no
matter which way the election in
the United States goes it will dam,
age their interests. The London
Globe Tuesday afternoon, in dis
cussing the matter, said: "There
il d clear issue between the gold
standard tilted to extreme protec-
ton and free coinage coupled with
confiscatory socialism. Whether
Mckinley or Bryan is elected,
British interests are bound to suf-
ier. While The victory of McKin.
ley is certain to harass our trade
with tie United States, that Of
Bryan, could not fail to produce
a financial copyulsion which
might shake tile old world TO its
very I 5undation.n
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

0xE Of our Banks, puts in u re.
Gently published statement, some
$4,000 iD gold among its assets.
IL you have a balance there sup.
pose you try to get a $50 check
cashed in that metal aud let us
know the result Of the attempt?
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
AN OUTRAGE Al CUMNocE.

This seems to be a year Of
disaster and crime. On every
side there are reports Of mur-
ders and homicides Of tie most
shocking kind, 10 say nothing
of catastrophes Of every descrip.
ton in which thousands OF lives
have been taken.
Saturday there was shocking
murder at Cumnock mines in
Chatham county, as will be
seen from the following special
to the Raleigh News and Obser
yer:
Lynn Barbee missed some
money, and the man who now
lies suffering with a pistol shot
wound was suspicioned Of hav-
ing taken it. About a dozen
miners dubbed up and took the
supposed thief out and search-
cd him. After finding no money
on his person Davis forced him
TO kneel down and shot him in
the mouth wi Ii a pistol.
The ball shattered his jaw
bone and was found in his ton
que. A doctor removed the
pieces of hone. and it is thought
the man will recover.
Davis took the train here last
night and skipped out.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
Another Gold Bluff.

Richmond, Va, July 22.-M.
L. Ingalls,, President of the Ches.
apeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, believes that the Chicago
Presidential ticket will be over
whelmed at the election. In the
possible event of the election of
the Bryan ticket, President III
gals says 1t would put an end To
the proposed depot here.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

missioner Hanes and the other
roads from putting the s0per cent.
cut into effect; enjoining, all cuts
Of every description; requiring all
paaTties to show cause before him
AT Greenville on the 18th prox-
ilno why injunction should not
be made permanent, This stops
the rate war absolutely for the
present until the motion can be
heard.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

In endorsing the Democratic
nominees the silver party" lost
but little autonamy, because as
a distinct party, they didn't
have Il. With the populist, con.
ditions were different.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30


"THE TARIFF Is NOT AN ISSUE"
In his speech to five hundred
glass workers, who visited Can
ton last Saturday, Mr.. McKin-
ley again exhibited a determi-
nation to do an impossible thing
-to-wft, 10 make the tariff the
leading issue in this campaign.
In the course of his remarks, be
said:
Every citizen must know
that tine receipts Of the United
States are now insufficient for
its necessary expenditures, and
that our present revenue laws
have resulted in causing a de-
deficiency in the Treasury for
almost three years. 1t has been
demonstrated. too, that no relief
can be had through the present
Congress. The relief rests with
the people themselves. They are
charged with the election of a
new Congress in November,
which alone can give the need.
ed relief. IL they elect a Re
publican Congress the whole
world knows that one of its first
acts will be put upon the stat
ute books Of the country q law
under which tbe government
will ct llect enough money to
meet its expenditures, stop the
debts and deficiencies, and adj
equately protect American la.
Dor. This would be one Of the
surest steps toward the return
of confidence and revival Of
business prosperity"
Now Mr.. Mckinley knows, OF
at least should know, and If he
does not now he will find IL ou,
later, that tariff is not an issue
at all, and there is no use for
him to be siding of on that.
Let him stand 20 the rock and
fight the great monetary ques
tion that is hothering the Ame-
rican people today. One thing
at o time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

fr old Barnum was living he
would give a big price for a man
Of US short memory as was on the
witness stand here for about five
hours, and could not remember
anything that occurred before or
"Wednesday bile decribing
minutely every thing that occur.
red on that day. IL is truly re.
freshing to run on these freaks
they learn the courts Of Jobs
patience.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

President Sr. JoHS, of the $.
4. L.. has sent his ultimatum to
the Southern States Freight Asso.
sociation as 10 the cut rates re-
Gently adopted by his road. What
he says to the Southern is plain
aud emphatic--a sort Of raising Of
the "black flag" and mo quarter
to a finish. If you want to ship
anything, or travel now is an op.
perfume time
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
In all the signs can be depended
upon, history has retired from the
repeating business and disposed
Of its stock and good will.

THE Kentucky distilleries will
have to run double time 70 coun-
teract tile effects ofthe cloudbursts
which have recently occurred in
that state, and to keep the willy
politicians in ''fire water. = They
will need a lot Of il for thier
"deah fellows" between this an
election evening
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July "a.
The management Of CIyde's
coastwise and West India Steam
Lines today announced a sweep
ing reduction Of rates TO Southern
ports. This step is taken in view
Of the decentralization Of rates
from Baltimore 10 the South. The
company states that il is its pur.
pose 70 project the Merchants of
Philadelphia and therefore makes
the reduction on rates 70 lhe South
and Southwest, beginning August
| next
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
It 8 fo-tnnate for Charlotte.

IT is fortunate for Charlotte.
and the cause Of justice every
where, that JOS. p. Myers, the
Charlotte absconding Seaboard
Air Line employee, has been
caught In New York, and will
be brought back to answer for
the $500 he embezzlcd from
that road. Since the good peo-
PIE of Charlotte attempted to
make a martyr Of Sunday school
superintendent Holland for per.
sistently robbing a bank, seve-
raj others have tried 70 emulate
him, the morbid sentiment
having become both contagious
and infec tious.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

A RELIGIOUS mania Is sweep.
ing over the eastern part Of the
State. II Is 'santitication,r as
preached by Rev. Mr.. Crumpler,
and people are flocking into the
new tangled" religion by the
thousands. The Raleigh cor.
respondent Of the Wilmington
Messenger, in speaking Of the
craze, says: "The results Of the
meeting held by the "santiflca.
tionist,v Mr.. Crumpler. are
shown in the fact that six Of
the victims Of religions mania
causei by his teaching and
preaching are in the asylum
here. Aud yet this Is in North
Carolina. where people last year
laughed at "Schlatter, the heal
or, and his poor dupes."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
JOE Is CoRRECT.

The Greenville, s. c., News,
in looking over its Democratic
exchanges, is struck with the
fact, which has also impressed
us. that little or no mention is
made Of Major Mckinley, Re
publican candidate for the pres.
idency. IL detects another
peculiarity about editorial ut.
terances Of contemporaries
which is the almost unanimous
attacks ON gold bugs and cites
the fact, which we had over
looked, that NJ. Bryan, so far
from beng in sympathy with
this policy, has declared that
this policy, las declared that
the gold-bug wing Of the party
must be placated IL is none of
our business; none In the world;
and there Is no danger Of our
being influenced by these con.
tinued assaults. But IL ae were
OF the dominant element we
would let up on a fellow party
man after the battle was over:
we would not rub sand in their
ey es after getting them down
There are other people besides
Populists whom il is worth
while to conciliate. Mr.. Bryan
has more sense than some cf his
shouters. Charlotte Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

NORTH Carolipa was in the
swim at the st. Louis Populist
convention until somebody rob.
bed Harry Skinner and Buck
Kitchin Of all their cash, $50
and $50. These amounts show
conclusiyely thar neither Of
these gentlemen are on the com.
mittee 70 handle the campaign
fund.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
WIEN we recall that Mr.. sewaIl

WHEN We recall that Mr.. Sewall
IVES put upin order that he might
"put up" his treatment at st,
Louis seems rather shabby. The
Texas middle-ef-the,roadstcrs
went down with their boots and
whiskers On and succeeded IN
landing squarely on Mr.. sewa;rs
neck.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
II Is frequently the case tina

IT IS frequently The case that
an editor erls in his exchanges
appropriate stuff better than lie
can write. When this Is 50, unless
he has won and wears the asses
ears Of egotism, be will use it,
and be honest enough 70 give
proper credit.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

1F some Of the witnesses who
did hard swearing in the Fear
rington murder case, cannot
prove that they were hypnotised,
they are apt 10 be convicted ofper.
ury.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

THERE Is no State in the Union
more familiar with fresh fish
than. North Carolina. Dis
patches from st. Louis tell how
Major Guthrie salted a fresh
fish from the west in most ap-
proved style in convbntion on
Thur day.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30

THE nomination BY the Popu-
lit convention at st. Louis OF
Tom Watson, of Georgia, for vice
president was in accord with the
eternal fitness Of things lie
and other people arc now given
an opportunity TO get an explicit
answer to his famous question
where am | at2' II would be well
for the people to know where the
candidates are "at' whether they
are paid tools forhumanoppression
or friends of the oppressed, before
voting.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
LETTER FROM BRYaN,s HOME.

Prof. A. w. Wilson, Of this
city, has received a letter from bis
brother, Hon Il. Wilson, Of Ne
braska-the home of Billie
Bryan-in which lie enlogizes the
! Silver knight and wants TO
know what North Carolina is go.
ing to do. Mr.. Wilson is person.
ally acquainted with "Billie" and
says a finer man never lived.
From the letter we were permitted
to make the following extracts:
Il trust North Carolina is solid
for our Billie Bryan. He is more
than the highest eulogy that has
been written regarding him; is as
easily approached as q school boy;
is as pure and true as manhood
can be erected; is an intellectual
giant; his peer as an orator is not
living and, HIS COURSE is RIGHT.
"He is one Of the people and his
supporters and admirers are not
confined to his own political party.
Nebraska is strongly Republican
but it is conservatively estimated
that lie will carry the State by
10000.
"He will sweep every State
from the Missouri river to the Pa
citic ocean. If the South will give
US solid vote and we can get one
Of the following States-Iowa, Ill
inois or Indiana-we will have
free silver and good times. / be-
lieve We will carry all three Of the
States enumerated"
In closing ms letter lie said:
Don't forget you cannot make a
mistake by saying a good word
for Billie Bryan"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-30
SENATOR MARION BUrLrR, o.

SENATOR MARION BUTLER, Of
this State, is as proud as a roos
ter with bis first spurs. The
cause of bls peacock strides is
that he has been elected chair
man Of the Populist national
committeeby reason Of his great
party service, and will run that
part If tie business this year 10
suit himself. Chairman Jones
has appointed W T. St. John, Of
New York, treasurer Of the
Democratic national commits
tee.
Milford chronicle., 1896-10-09
HOME EDUCATION.
Parents Should Have Hand In Teaching
the Children.

Parents Should Have q Hand In Teaehin,
the Childrcn.
There are few parents who do moi
have knowledge that would be helpfu
to the boy or girl some time. MANY
parents have not the time to rive a
stated hour daily to this work. though
many who think this is so in their case
could plan for this time. Yet, where
impossible or very incoAvenient, much
can be done while at other duties.
Not only will the child be receiving
instruction from the best, because the
most interested and loved, instructor.
but he can be made more thorough in
what is often learned very superficial
~. Or, when the parents have had adj
vantages outside the public schools.
they may give lessons that will save
many dollar.
Are you incredulous? Notice little
children, and begin with those old
enough for the chart class of the public
schools, and at the age of ten-much NAV
have been done.
If the parent understands music and
playing, much might be gained by he
ginning very early in tlse child's life to
ground him in the foundation prinei-
pies of music. If an artist, then, with
the probably inherited talents, the
child could have the training that in
after days, if higher instruction could
be given, would place him immediately
beyond, his compeers.
II In the education of the parent mas
been included the higher branches of
the college, academy, or high school, a |
course of studies can be prepared for
even little children, including algebra.
history, language, literature, etc.-N.
Y. Ledger.
Milford chronicle., 1896-10-09

A Detroit man recently bought him
self one of the suits of tow which have
gained a great deal of popularity for
summer wear. The colored man who
does odd chores around his home looked
ut it, turned his head away and heaved
a tremendous sigh.
Whats the matter, Augustus? Don't
you approve of this OUTFIT"
"Tain'. fob me ter 'spress no 'pinion.
But I wants ter say dat eff de wus comes
ter de wus, Use ready ter stick by de
family chen eff has ter take less wages"
You seem to think this suit is con-
nected with hard times"
'Yassir. But I didn't imagine dey
was ez hahd ez all dis. Hit doan' mex
so much Difference ter cullud folks.
Wen l wah livin' down souf rs raised
whole families oh pickaninnies dat nd
take er coffee sack an cut holes fob dab
ARMS an mex it pass fob coat, vest and
breeches. But much ez I've hyurd
bout desc hadh times, I nebber dln7
speck ter see er sho nuff white gen'le4
man have ter go rom in jute clothes
detroit Free Press.