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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
CARLISLE ON MONEY.

A few years ago Mr.. Carlisle in
speaking of the monetary question
and the great evil that follow the
striking down Of one half tht
money Of the world, said:
81 know that the world 8 stock
Of precious metals is none too
large, and ! see no reason to APP.
prehend that il will ever become
50.
Mankind will be fortunate,
indeed, if the annual production
Of gold and silver coin shall keep
pace with the annual increase Of
population, commerce aud indus
try,
According 70 my view Of the
subject, the conspiracy which
seems to have been formed here
and in Europa to destroy by leg
islation aud otherwise from three
seventies 10 one-h III Of he metal
lie money oI tie world il the most
gigantic crime OF this or any Other
age.
THE consummaiion Of such a
scheme wonld ultimately entail
more misery upon the human
race than all the wars. pestilence
aid famine that have ever occur.
red in the history of the world.
The absolute and instantaneous
destruction of half the movable
property Of tie world, including
horses, hips, railroads ami all
other appliances for carrying on
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
swept over Niag.rn Falls.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Oct. -
AN unknown man jumped into
the water at Prospect Park Point
this afternoon and was imme.
diately swept over the American
falls. The act was deliberate sui.
eide, ior before leaping over the
parapet he coolly took off his hat
and put into it his money, amount
ing to 10 cents, and laid it on the
stone wall. The only witnesses
were two hackmen. They de.
scribe the stranger at a short man
about thirty.five years old, weigh.
ing perhaps 135 pounds, and
wearing q cinnamon colored over
coat. The body has not been re-
covered. ri
A mother was explaining TO a
diminutive juvenile the meaning
of a picture representing a mum.
Der of martyrs who had been
thrown to some hungry lion. +.
She tried to impress his infant
mind with the terros Of the
scene, and thought she had sue
ceeded, when suddenly he ex-
claimed:
"Oh, maj just look at that poor
little lion behind therel He won't
get anyp'-Answers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

commerce, while it would be felt
more sensibly at the moment,
would not produce anything like
the prolonged distress ana disor,
ganization Of society that must
inevitably result from the perma,
nent humiliation of one-half Of
the metallic money of the world"
wHERFsDOEs A VOTER RESIDE?
Recently it has been subject
of much discussion among the
leaders of the different parties as
to where a man shouli vote when
be lived at one place and his wife
and family at another. In re-
gard to this the News and OBJ
server says: ),
chairman Holton, of the Re
publican State committee, wrote
to his attorney, Maj. Jno. W.
Graham, Of Hillsboro, sometime
ago, asking his construction of the
election law in regard to a voters
residence-where a man shall
vote if his wife lives in one pre-,
cinct and he in another. He re-
ceived a reply yesterday giving
Maj. Graham's views at length
The opinion says that the domicil
of the husband draws to it, in
law, the domicil of the wife. "A
mans wife is supposed to reside
with him, whether she doeSso il
fact or not. RESIDENCE as used in
defining political rights,is synony
nous with domicil, denoting {
permanent, as distinguished from
a temporary dwelling place. MajoI
Graham says further that the par
of the law that heretofore required
the husband to vote where hi
family resided, and a young MAJ
where he slept, has been repealed
the sole question being where hi
actual and bona fide residence is
mere temporary residence no
giving him the right to vote.
/ Chairman Manly was inter.
viewed, and said that he though
Major Graham's opinion was cor
rect. He said he had sent on
letters some time ago giving tn
same construction of the law.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
A Severe storm.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. II. The
terrific West India hurricane,
which skipped Norfolk BY onlyaa.
few miles, did great damage
along the coast, ana il is feared
that as soon a. telegraphic COM
munication with coast poiuts and.
life-saving stations to the south
ward is re.established the news Of
many wrecks viii be received.
The storm was the severest along
the coast since 1889. Sunday
night the velocity Of the wind iii
this city reached forty miles per
hour, while at the capes it was
swapping along at seventy.
AT Virginia Bench the damage
is serious, and will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars. AT Cape
Henry the wind blew sixty miles
an hour from the northwest, and
during Observer Blundon's seven
teen years coast service he said he
had never seen a storm to- equal
that of yesterday. Lighthouse
keeper Howelrs residence was sub.
merged, and he had to seek other
quarters. The tide came up to the
life saving station, and the build.
ing was in imminent danger 81
being swept away. So high was
the wind thatsit blew the water up
to the board walk at the Princess
Anne hotel, and did much dam.
age to the hume. s.s
Telegraphic communication
with Hatteras is completely cut
off, and besides the wires being
down, every pole is washed away
and it can't be learned whether Oh
not there are any vessels ashore
At the Beach the scene was awe
inspiring. As far as the eye coulc
reach were monstrous wave
dashed into foam, which mean
death to any living thing tina
was in them.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Going to His Own Funeral.

Odd bits of humanity are BY
no means as rare as they used
to be. Every day some eccentric
fellow forces his amusing in.
dividuality upon the public and
supplies the newspapers with
something to write about. The
following notice, neatly printed
on a plain, heavy bristol board,
was circulated on the streets of
Portsmouth, o., a few days ago:
The funeral of the under
signed will be preached at the
Church of Fallen Timber, Ohio,
on June 2lSt, at half-past 10 a m
''You are resi- ectfully INVITED
to attend. IL. d MCKINLEY"
Mr.. Mckinley, who is hale
and hearty, will celebrate his
s0th birthday on the 18th in
slant. He is still in active bust
ness, and is chairman of the
Scioto county commission. The
sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Ernest Z. Evans, Of Pride,
Ross county, and it will be fol-
lowed by a basket pinto in the
grove. Mr.. Mckinley says he
has come to the conclusion that
it is 10 use TO preach a sermon
to a dead body. He desires to
listen to his own service. He
also wants his rem. sins Gre
mated.-Danville, Va, Reg
ister.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
A SHORT WHILE LONGER.

: 3 49, &
Two weeks and a half more
and the great struggle that is
going on throughout this entire
nation will have come to an
emo. The contest will be de-
cided and business will again
open up and thousands, who
now walk the streets of the
larger cities, will go back to
work and times will get better.
In that short space of time
the reign of the gold power will
have practically come to a close
1--WE hope forev, r. and the voice
of the people will again be heard
in the affairs of the govern.
ment.
For years the trusts and com
bines have ruled this country
until now, as Maj. William A.
Guthrie expressed it few days
since in a speech at the court
house, "almost all classes haye
been reduced to financial slav.
cry"
Year after year the cry of the
oppressed and down trodden
people of this nation have gone
up to congress for relief. Their
cry was unheeded. Their plead,
ings were unheard. Year after
year matters drifted from bad
to worse until the final crisis
came. Their cries were heard
no more. Their entreaties turned
to curses for those who hal
wrecked their homes and hap,
piness'and as one mighty mar
they arose to throw off this gall
ing yoke of oppression and til,
work is almost done.
Two weeks and a half NOR,
and the people will have said b,
their ballot that that peerless
westerner, that Moses who cam,
to deliver this people from /;
bondage worse than over in
fiicted on the Egyptians of oil,
William Jennings Bryan
shall rule for the next fou
years. s&
/ God hasten the day and ma,
the time never come again il
this land of the brave and FIRE,
and free when the people shall
be imposed on as they have beef
in the past few years.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Mr. Bry.
ms itinerary through Inliana
md Illinois is as yet in an ern.
bryotic state, none Of the places
at which he is to speak having
yet been decided upon. The dates
however, have been fixed as FOL.
lows: After spending Sunday,
October Is, at Detroit, Mr.. Bryan
goes into Ohio, in which state lie
will speak on October 10 and 20.
and then into Indiana for the Dist
and 22d. The candidate then
enters Illinois for six days, three
Of which will be spent in Chicago
II is expected that Mr.. Bryan
will speik no less than seventeen
times in various parts Of the city
in the three days spent here.
which will probably be October
%, %, and 20. Madison. Wis.
will also be visited on one Of these
dates for an afternoon speech.
Mr.. Bryan returning in time to
appear in Chicago in the evening.
Other outside cities within d con.
vsnient range Of Chicago viii. also
'robably be visited during his
stay here, although no other
POINTS have yet been definitely de-
eided UPON.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

THE Advocate, of Lynchburg,
Va. says: "The reason that
independent free coinage of sill
yer would be the greatest thing
on earth for this country is be.
cause it would free boarded
gold, people who are now stint
ing themselves with thousands
of dollars hid in cracks, crowds
would trot it out and 1--we better
themselves and give their neigh
bors a job of fixing up their
fences"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Special Notice.

Ifyou are not a subscriber
to this paper and receive this
copy, it, is an invitation to
subscribe. [only so cents a
year.l The management of
the paper propose to extend
its circulation and increase
its usefulness. The campaign
is now upon us, and you will
want to keep posted. THE
RECORDER viii print the
news. Now is the time to
subscribe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Frank Leslle,s for november.

Yale University is the SUBJ
ject Of an interesting article IN
the November number Of Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly. 1t is
written by one of the senior stu.
dents, George Henry Nettleton,
and is profusely illustrated with
views and portraits. 1t is the
FIRST of a series of papers on
american Universities and Col
leges," to appear in successive
issuesof this magazine. Another
attractive ami we'll illustrated
article in this number is 1.-THE
Stage Deburante,' by Arthur
Hornblow, giving portraits Of
many of the younger actresses.
Then there is a description Of
Madagascar and the Malagasy,
by Mary Titcomb; an article on
Mrs Robert Il. Lees life in
Richmond during the war. by
Sally Nelson Robins; a paper on
"Egg-hunting on the South
Farallon," by c. II. Thompson;
the continuation of Edith SEES
sions Tupper's stirring serial,
Father john" a graphic &C
count of the Twin Cities, :
Minneapolis and St. Paul, by
Charles Thomas Logan; an ar
ticle on the Gold Standard, BY
Henry Cabot Lodge; short
stories and poems by John Gil.
mer Speed, Captain Jack Craw
ford. Lurana w. Sheldon, Ella
Higginson, Louis Pendleton and
Clifford Howard; the Depart
ment fol Bows and Girls, with
contributions by i. A.Ober and
Horatio AIger. IT,, etc Tn
quality and quantity Of the IL.
lustrati ons in this number are
particularly noticeable. For
sale by T. !. Gattis Il soa.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
THE FIGHT OF 1879 OVER AGAIN

THE FIGHT OF 1875 OVER AGAIs
The Raleigh News and Oh
server says that the politica
situation in North Carolina il
Exceedingly critical. 1t be
booves the citizens of this stat.
to wake up and understand the
momentous issues of this fight
1t is pitiful to say so, but We
have the same fight in 1896 thai
we had in IS76-Aa fight for the
supremacy and continuance in
North Carolina of a govern
ment by the intelligence and
virtue of the state. This is NO
idle declaration. Il is a solemn
fact, which every man who
loves his country and his home
should duly and Immediately
appreciate.
Continuing the Observer says:
"There is an election law pIac
ed upon the statute books by the
legislature of 1896 which per.
mits the most unlawful and
illegal voting. This law was
not the act Of the populist par
ty, but in order to obtain the 6
per cent interest law, they per
nittsd the republican party to
draft a bill to provide for cleo.
tons. The republican party,
having in view. as it always
does, its own interest, prepared
by aid Of ingenious lawyers, a
bill which on its face has many.
looking to honest
elections, and every party lis
fined for violating the law or
for any fraud, but this ma
chlnery act permits the gross.
est fraud, and was drawn for
this express purpose. .,&.
Men may register whatever
may be their age or residence,
and no questions can he asked
them. They cannot be chal.
lenged successfully because a
notice must be served upon
them TO have the challenge
heard on a certain day. Illegal
voters cannot be found, and no
notice can be served, and no
challenge can be heard, but on
election day those illegal per.
sons vote and nothing is left 10
The honest citizen of the state
but, after the election, to seek
X indict the party for his frau.
lulent act"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

City Mani understand that
not n man IN this village owes d
penny % any other citizen.
Native-That's so, with The
exception Of one man. You see,
three or four weeks ago everybody
donated his bad debts 10 The Wo.
mans Missionary Society, and
they've already collected every
cent Of 'om except from this one
fellow-he Is deaf and dumb and
don't mind being talked at
Post. Dispatch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

The state treasury official say
the total amount of 4 per cent,
bonds is s3,36O,70O and of s pei
cent n. c. r. r. construction,
s2,720,0OO; grand total s6,OsO,.
700. The interest on these an.
nually is 4 per cent, sl34.42s; G
per cent, s163,2O0; total, s217,.
62s. To complete the settlement
of the 4 per cent, debt requires
s255, 900, as this will carry the
debt to its utmost possible limit,
S3,6l5,700.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

official ballot If the designation
National Democrat by the gold
standard democrats:
iii his opinion Judge Clement
says that "the political party
name Of the national democratic
party is substantially the same as
the name democratic party and
infringes upon the right Of the
use thereof BY the political party
known as the regular democratic
party"
The matter will at once be
taken before the Appellate divis-
ion for further argument. At the
board of elections several days
ago, the commissioners refused Il
put the names of the Shepard
party nominees on the ballots un,
der the head of the national
democratic party. A writ o.
mandamus is applied for to com
pei the commissioner to do so.
This will make the "decoy'
party hunt for another name fol
McKinley's pet.
The influence Of Palmer and
Buckner is about past.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Quay ClaIms ihn. Election.

NEw York, Oct. I2.--At Iii,
Republican national beadquart
ers, to-day, after a conference o.
the entire executive committee.
the following statement was given
out: l.+. +
"The election of Mckinley aud
Hobart i an accomplished and
assured fact. They will receive
270 electoral votes. Bryan will
receive 10, and there are six
states, having 81 electoral votes,
which are doubtful, but the prob.
abilities, all point TO the fact that
these 81 votes will 60 into the Re.
publican column aud be added 10
the 270now assured for Mckinley
and Hobart. This is the status
today. We have the election, and
will hold il. Our present effort
IN the west Is 10 this end only.
The opposition have abandoned
the east. NJ. s. QUAY
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
Noticel
:: City Restaurant. /:

We have opened . iirst class Restaurant
~ 70. III Manguni street, and our u.
pies IRE supplied with tie best The mar.
ket Affords. Good board from A of
Per week. Meals sent ont 10 alvbody
VIZ IS cents per meal. Oysters In AM
s ,i, siews rs cents; fries, II ceats
rlne fofk River oysters 10 cents per
quart Meals 81 III hours tlay or night.
: also have two nice furnished rooms to
Jet. IS cents night. eo' =
\, Don't Don't forget the place-.I.. 4. Ro-
Yours 10 please,
RICHARDSON & NEAL,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
a New Use for the X Rays.

A new feature of medical use.
fulness for the Roentgen ray 4
has been predicted by Sir Joseph
Lister in his British Association
address. Il has been ascer.
tanned that If the skin be long
exposed to the action of the X
rays il will become irritated and
affected with a sort of aggra.
waited sunburn. This phenom.
enon has suggested to Sir Joseph
that the transmission of the
rays through the human body
might produce upon an internal
organ. according 10 the condi
ton Of the part concerned. sal.
utary stimulation as well as in.
furious irritation. He also be.
lieves that the new rays will aid
wonderfully in medical diagno
sis Of the heart and lungs
Philadelphia Record.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

We have a large line Of Mems
Corkscrew Suits which will 20
1t less than half their value.
Remember, we also have a
large line Of Pants Cloth, Gents
Furnishing Goods, Trunks, Um.
brellas. ETC., which are going al
asacrifice. TO secure these bar.
gains and get the first choice
call early.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
ReII Fire stnrie..

INV YORK, Oct. l3.--Fulbic
Rizzoli, an Italian, forty five
years old, was intantly killed
yesterday afternoon by falling
through the elevator shaft from
the fifth floor to the cellar Of
Greene's candy factory, South
Fourth street and wythe av.
enue, Williambug. The body
was frightfully mangled. Riz.
zoli was employed in the factory
az a porter, and occasionally
ran the freight elevator. About
2 O'Clock he rode 10 the fifth
floor, and after alightiDg permit.
ted the car TO ascend TO the story
above. A few moments later
Rizzoli fell TO the cellar. just
b w the accident occurred will
never be known. The body was
found by another porter q short
time afterwards. Rizzoli had
been seen near the elevator
shaft, and IL il thought that be
may have made a misstep and
losing bis balance, fell through
TO the cellar. The mangled
body was removed 10 bis home,
No. 10, Delmonico place.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
NO SUCH PARTY.

In The supreme court Of King
county, New York, Judge Glen.
ent has decided in favor Of The
democratic county committees
protest against the use upon the
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

YOU need not ask the western
Turner who gets 10 cents per
bushel for oats ard twelve
cents for corn how he is going
to vote, for they stand thick as
hops l6 to at every fork of the
road,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

AN exchange says; "When-
ever I hear, a poor man making
a gold bug speech he reminds
me Of a young hound who has
lost the track and is doubling
to see if he can strike it again. I"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

A DANvILLE girl sued a Rich
mond sound money man for
breach of promise and proved
him such a mean man that the
jury decided that she ought to
pay him something for not
marrying her.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

THE speech Of Booker T.
Washington at the court house
yesterday on the negro race
problem ives just what is need.
ed. Il was a grand speech and
if needed will do more TO raise
and elevate the race as a whole
than anything else.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

sician and he prescribed Dr. Niles Rcstora.
tive Neryine. She took threo bottles beforo
We saw any rfriain signs ~ Improvement
but after that she began 10 Improve very
fast and now think Ehs Is entirely cured
She has taken nine bottles Of the NeryiHs,
but 20 other medicine Of any kind.
Knox, Ind Jan. :. ~ II. W. HusrErTFR.
Physicians prascgstie ". Mis- Rcaicdles
because they are knoHn u u fhn rcsrltU'
the long practice and experience - onr Of
the brightest, uembess % their profession.
and are carefully compromised s. e4peFl-
enccdcheinisiss nexart acsnFdanen viii Dr.
Miles prnscript inHs. " ussi IN III pragEeA
On sale 81 ali dFuests;s. Wrisa Tor Dr.
Niles Book on the Heart I'D Nerves DR.
Niles MelIssl Co. Eikhaft. Ind.
M. Hilps' Remedies Restore HeaIih.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15

1000 remnants cashmere for
men, boys and ladies wear, re-.
gardless Of prices at Levy,s.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-15
DO YOU w M TO
SAVE MONEY!

Ynu can do so by going 10
Bernstene's Store. where they
are selling out. You can buy
your goods cheaper than you
can buy them in any other store
in town, for they are selling out
their entire stock Of Clothing,
Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods. Etc, 10
go out Of business) and the goods
must be sold. Give H. a trial 10
satisfy yourself.
Is cent 70. a. Corets, 81 &c
blankets, gray and white. per pair, %
~ cent Outing, pr yard 81
Dark Calicnes. per yard, sisr
~ cent Black knitecn pr yan1 H..
70 cert slate colOred Saiteen. p6F yard
q cebt black and inuey fannsi Wufsis-I isiLc
~ cent black and ltncy hsnrgl Nont6sI, n
Z, cent Blatk Cashmere D inches vida nc
5e Blaca lienTielta, FL VOL. AEinUbcs wide; ~
iQ cent iiicku*y shifting. ~
II cent Columbia shifting, ~
i cent yard vide White Cloth ref ynrl 40
cent Cotton Checks per yard, 20
aud y cent press GinRhams, per yard, 81
cent Cotton eerHes pr yanI. 81
cent bleaching, without starch. per yard, sc
n cent White Cantor FLANNEL ~ yari,
II cent White shaker FLANNEL. lseF yard, Hrl
u gniufed la5fdefed COnntffpahA 4tr
shildrens Ehsps from 80 IL Es 49,
ladies sbOos from 5sc 10 I'M
special lOt ladies D0ng1la Shoes that s1id
for si.Bi % st.a1 nov taaI
Mems Br0gans and DRESS shoes from pse ID I'D
hildfenH suits from ~ Il. 4i.,I
"a ~ Mems euiis t ~
q. o Mems Black CheyiOt Suita 5Ts
= Mems ElHY Wofsfef suits. I'D
81 $50 ~ cent NerktirS, ia
sf00 Macklnteshs, az
$40 lAdief Cape. with velvet storm collar. III
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
DoMINION OF CANADA
sEEN RY RRApsTREET.

New York, Feb. -Bradstreets to-
morrow viii say: While no radical
Improvement has appeared in the gem
eral trade situation, more favorable in
huences are reported than for some
weeks. The drop in the temperature
has affected the movement of dry
goods. hats and groceries. The record
of declining quotations began last
week is continued for some varieties of
cottuns, ard the tendency of quotations
of wool is to decline and prices of
wheat, -four, corn, oats, pork, lard and
petroleum are lower. The conspicu-
Tvs advances are in coffee and sugar.
Hardly less favorable than the i'm
provement in bank clearings is the
sudden drop in the total number of
business failures throughout the coun-
try, that for the week being z76, against
3g1 last week; 227 in the corresponding
week one year ago; 235 in the week two
years ago, and 800 in the third week
of February, 1893
There are few failures also reported
from the Dominion, 5s against 20 a
week ago, IS in the corresponding week
a year ago; IS two years ago, and Sc
in the like week of $685.