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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
Gov. Bradley Withtraws.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June q
Governor Bradley gave out an
interview today, which is his
official withdrawal as a presi-
Dental candidate. He an
nounces to his friends that his
name will not be presented at
St Louis, although the Ken.
lucky delegates at large, and
some district delegates, are in
structed for him. Governor
Bradley looks on the growth of
free silver among the southern
and western democrats with
alarm as threatening the inter
ests of the country. He urges
the republicans to meet the is
sue squarely. .,-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
(prEpMoNT AIR LINED
il Rrec. February 0th, lsal.

Train DAILY, CONNECTS =
AT Greensboro, for all points for
RaleigaI North and South, and Winston
S:lT lSalem and points on the Northwes
A. M. 49,, Norh r,rnl;na Ea;lroad AL
Ds Salisbury for all points in Western
North Carolina, Knoxville, Tenn,
p Leave inncinnat and western points; AZ
g:h, harlotte, for Spartanburg, Green
A. n lille. Athens Atlanta and all polnls
Dais south,
Connects at Durham for Oxford,
Clarksville and keysyille except
sundays. AZ Greensboro, with
Washington and southwestern Nes~
49, liibuled Limited and the New York
Raleiehl FLORIDA bort LINE Limited train
4;0S for ali points North and with main
X n. lime train No. IL for Daville,, Rich
Ds mond and intermediate local station,
Leave also has connection for Winst0n-Sa.
Durn lem. aud with main line train No 30
pm. tfass mail) or Charlotte, Spartan
Daily burg Greenville Atlanta and all
points South; also Columbia, Augus
II, Charleston. Savannah, jackson,
vile andi, Charlotte with sleeping
car for Augusta and Jacksonville
Connects nj elua for Fayeiteyill
~ Leave arS,e, and intermediate static son the WI
1929 son and Fayetteville Short Cutdant
z. n. at Selma fvr Wilson iarbo ?, Md
DAILY folk and intermediate station
leave Through coach TO Greensl X
kaIe " Norfolk. G oldsboro for NeIoem ar
a dorehead CITY, daily Except Say
iiy DAYS for Wilmington and intere-l
diate stations on the n. 4 " mR
laily.
i'..s Connects at Selma for Wilson
u N Rocky Mount, Tarboro and loca
NJ. stations On Norfolk 4 Carolina Rail
road,arriyes At Goldsboro l2.O5P. N
liehl Leave Durham 1905 .. m DAHL
600 ). M for Oxford, Henderson
hase tits, Keysville and Richmon'
and Baltimore via York River.
.cal freight trains also carry passen
gers.
PalIman cars on afternoon iIain from
Raleigh TO Greensboro, and on m0fnlnl
rain from Greensboro.
Double daily trains between Raleigh
{ naIoite and Atlanta Quick time; un
eAsellrd accommodation.
FoI tickets and time tables and othe
ini rmation, apply TO
w. Il GREEN, J. N GULF,
General Superintendent. Traffic Mgr
"A TURK Ger Pass. Agent
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
snMr Of oar 50 caIled states.

SOME Of our 80 called states
men have evidently taken a
primary course in Latin when
boys, and still remember the
opening sentance Of Caesar
"Omnia Gallia divisa est In tres
partes," the United States
translation Of which is thusly:
all Gaul is divided in three
parts. II they would content
themselves with dividing the
gaul, as they do the honey,
among the three parties, instead
of forcing the nauseous desc
down the Threats Of innocent
people. there would be less
grumbliDg.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

extent, the hope Of his party
and the country, rest upon his
Grecian facce and Roman head
Ransom and Vance are fresh in
his memory-object lessons it
were well he should learn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

THROUGH the News and OBJ
server, w. w. Kitchen of Per.
son, suggests his countymen,
Col. John L. Cunningham as the
Democratic nominee for Gov.
ernor. Both of these gentleman,
nominee and nomina:or. are
well known for their broad
views and universal kindness.
Durham returns thanks to the
gentleman. She has two can
didates for Governor. and under
that rule which oft has proved
where one or two papers could
not make a living, another
would kindly come in to help il
starve, brother Kitchen helps
us.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

"What the republican party
will do at st. Louis l do not
know" said Mr.. Teller, "but !
believe / know enough of the
sentiment of the west and of the
plain people of the country, to
say that the party that inscribes
on its banner, "the gold stand
ard" is doomed to defeat.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

THE Congress has put an etfec'
tual stopage on future possible
peculation by the President. II
they would put like restriction on
their own varied and profitable
opportunities, the country would
return thanks.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
Boon for BeIated Husbands.

Boon for BeIated Husbands.
The newst idea in locks is one
without a dial, and which is
opened only by the use of the
fingers and the sense IF feeling
or that of hearing. The action
of the frame dropping into a
number Of corrugations and
manipulated by the knob can
be heard and felt, and it is by
these sounds that the maniru-
lator is guided in throwing back
the lock.
The knob is turned to the
right until the pawI is heard to
drop into the first corrugation:
then a certain number Of turns
to the left, then to the right and
to the left again, and finally a
turn which draws back the bolt.
The lock is capable Of $50 COM
bination, and the combinati,n
can be changed at any time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Of Fort Wayne, Ind, writes on Nov ., 1904;
II was afflicted for forty years with heart
trouble and suffered untold agony. Ihaf
weak. hungry spells, and my heart would
palpitate so hard, the pain would be 50 acute
and torturing, that became 50 weak and
nerroas IcouId not sleep. l was treated BY
several physicians without relief and gave
Up ever being well again. About two years
lgo commenced using DR.. Miles Remedies.
9ue bottle OF the Heart Cure stopped all
ieart troubles and the Restorative Nervine
It'd 1.-The rest.End now I sleep soundly and at
end 70 my housshold and social duties with
Jnt any trouble.
Sold ~ druggists. Book sent free. Address
o.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
DE-. Niles Remedies Restore Health.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
Fitzhugh in Havana.

HAVANA, June 3.-Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, recently appointed
United States Consult General here
in succession to Mr.. Raymond o.
Williams, resigned, arrived here
at $50 this morning by the
Ward Line steamer Mascotte. The
steamer was met by gaily dec.
GRATED tug upon which were
Messrs. Williams and Springer,
DIR. Burgess, Senior Zaldo, repre-
senting the Captain General and
the agent of the Ward Line. The
party boarded the Maseotte and
extended a cordial welcome to
Gen. Lee. Gen. Bradley Tyler
johnson, and a number Of other
Americans.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
Pueblo, Col. Jan, Is.

THE Virginia Democrats have
declared for free silver and will
endorse Senator Jno. W. Daniel
for Vice President.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

A few days ago the REcoR-
DER published a communica-
ton from Slim Jim, contain.
ing some good and logical sug-
gestions as to the exercise Of hu.
man charity. The article was
most opportune, for since Durham
has been a town, no such sickness,
poverty. trouble and death has
afflicted her people as the recent
measles epidemic, many victims
of which are today worthy objects
of charity which should be given,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
Heart Disease Cured
BY DR.. Miles Heart Cure.

Painting, Weak or Hungry Spells, Irregu.
lar or Intermittent Pulse, Fluttering or Pal
pitation, Choking Sensation, shortness Of
Breath, Swelling OF Feet and Ankles, are
symptoms OF d diseased or Weak Heart
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
col. j.. s. Carr for Governor,

col. j. s. Carr for Governor.
The following communication,
dipped from the columns of ourl
contemporary, the Raj
aigh News and Observer, will
meet with the hearty appreciation
Of almost every citizen Of Dur
ham, regardless of color or party
affiliations:
To the EDIToR:--As a North
Carolinian and one who has been
working over the state of North
Carolina, and feeling deeply in.
terested in our state politics, /
writ, to urge the name Of Col. ].
), Carr, Of Durham, for our next
governor. Col. Carr has more
friends than any man in the state;
his generosity has been felt in al,
most every county. He Is kind
and polite to the poor as well as
the rich, to tie black as we'll as
the white man. Your eorrsepon-
dent having been most all over
the state, talking direct with the
people, has had q fine opportuni.
ty TO judge who the strongest man
will be, and think | voice the
sentiment and views of most all
the democrats, the majority at
least, when / say that man Is
without doubt Col. j. s. Carr.
The republicans made a big mis-
take when they failed to nominate
Col. o. FL. Dockery. They now
see it. The democrats will be
guilty of making a still greater
mist Ike if they fail to nominate
Col, ]. T. Carr. VIII they make
the mistake? / hope not. Let
all unite of Col. Carr and the
democratic party will continue 20
be in power in North Carolina.
DAVID C, STARBUcK.
Baltimore, June l, 1896.
| Col. Carr is one OF Durham's
most honored sons. He is a
Through business man, who is
now at the head one of the larg.
est business concerns in the state,
which has been under his dir
ection since its infancy.
He is for the free coinage oil
silver, and as such, together with
the strength of his host of friends
throughout the entire state and
his business qualifications will
command the largest vote Of any
man our democratic friends can
name.
Nominate him and if there is
any chance of success Col. Carr
will win.
The Prohibition patty has re-
cognized the true worth Of one Of
Durham's gallant sons. II,
Southgate-by nominating him
for the second highest Office in
the gift of this great nation. Now
let the democratic party show
that they appreciate such men as
Col. J. S. Carr by putting him al
the head of their ticket in this
state.
Col. Carr is not a candidate fol
the office, yet If nominated, hi
would, no doubt, accept til,
honor and do all in his power Il
lead the party to victory.
But, be il remembered by thu
sufragans of North Carolina, nov
more than ever disentralled from
the shaekles of party vandalism
that the Populist have put VI
their ente IN the Jack Pot" O
this political game-that they
hold a straight flush in Maj. W
A. Guthrie, aud will stand every
"raise. unit it comes to a shwc
Of hands at sunset on that day in
November fated with the destiny
Of parts and the nation.
Sneed & Thomas sell only
j lists seeds they are always rel
able.
Passed the Senate.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Sneed Il Thomas sell only
Buist's seed, they are al ways
responsible.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
surry Democrats for Silver.

Mourn AIRY, n. G., June B.
The Democratic convention Of
surry county was held in Dobson
Monday. Resolutions favoring
the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver, 16 to |, were unanimously
adopted and the delegates to the
conventions were instructed TO
vote for silver and silver candid.
ates. Everything passed off
tremendously. Watson is probably
in the lead in this. the Eighth
district, for Congressional honors
Dougbton seems to be favorably
spoken of for Governor.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28

stream of bright gold pieces flows from
the many coin presses. Both the mill
ing machine and the coin press belong
to those exa~speratingly simple yet Won
derfully complex affairs which it is
much easier to look at than to describe.
The former, which does the milling,
handles the %planchets automatically.
All that is necessary is to supply its
feed tube with the blank disks, and
these, after a few revolutions, drop per-
feet into a small box at its side.
The DIN presses, Of which there are
many of various sizes, are very impos-
ing-looking affairs. Each press has
an arch of cast iron weighing several
tons. and combines a great deal Of
grace with its ponderous strength. All
the steel work about it CLEANS with a
high polish. In the interior Of the arch
is a nearly round piece Of brass called
q triangle. This is fastened to a level
by two steel bands, called stirrups.
There is 4 tremendously strong arm
connected with the end of the lever
above by a joint somewhat like that
of a knee. Under the triangle is n steel
cap called a die stake" In this Is
fastened the reverse die. The die stake
is arranged to rise one-eighth of an
inch, and when down rests firmly on
the solid foundation of the arch. Above
in another triangle is fastened the OBJ
verse die. When the knee is straight
ened the die fits INTO the collar and
presses down upon the reverse die.
What an instant before was but a
blank, meaningless piece Of metal
comes out a Respondent double eagle
Of shimmering gold.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28
M
Birds Are More Commonly tho
Victims.

l
Birds are perhaps more commonly the
victims of illusions thar other animals,
their stupidity about their eggs being
quite remarkable. Last year, for in
stance, a hen got into a pavilion Of a
ladies' golf club and began to sit on a
golf ball in a corner, for which it made
a nest with Il couple of pocket hand
kerchiefs. But many quadrupeds are
not only deceived for the moment by
reflections, shadows and such unreali-
ties, but often seem victims to illusions
largely developed by the imagination.
The horse, for instance, is one of the
bravest of animals when face to face
with dangers which it can understand,
such as the charge of an elephant or a
wild boar at bay. Yet the courageous
and devoted horse, so SteadfaSt against
the dangers he knows, is a prey to a
hundred terrOrS of the imagination due
to illusions, mainly those of sight, for
shying, the minor effect of these illu-
sions, and ''bolting,' in which panic
gains complete possession Of his soul,
are caused, as a rule, by mistakes as to
| what the horse sees, and not by misin-
depreciation On what he hears. 1t is
noticed, for instance, that many horses
which shy usually start away from the
objects IN one side more frequently
thar from objects on the other. This
is probably due to defects in the vision
Of Il or other eye.
In nearly all cases Of shying the
horse takes fright at some unfamiliar
object, though this is commonly quite
harmless, such as a wheelbarrow upside
down. a freshly felled log or a piece of
paper rolling before the wind. This in
stantly becomes an "illusion," is inter-
preted as something else, and it is n
curious question in equine homeopathy
to know what it is that the horse fig
ures these harmless objects to be.
When Russian ponies first began to be
shipped to Harwich they usually OBJ
jected to pass neal a donkey. This re.
luctance was explained on the hypothe-
sis that the ponies seldom saw donkeys
in Russia and mistook them for bears.
Spectator.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28
Pure Gold.

Gold, when refined from all impuri-
ties and alloys of inferior metals, is de-
nominated pure. This means gold Of
twenty-four carats, and this is the recog-
nized standard by the mint master and
dealers in gold. AS a matter of fact,
however, there is no gold so pure. Gold
Of twenty-five carats is about as pure
as it can be got. 1t has two parts Of
silver or one part Of silver and one part
of copper. The copper darkens the
color of gold, while silver lightens it in
color. Twenty-three-carat gold is oc-
~casionally seen, which means a half
carat Of silver and Of copper. Ordin-
arily e~ighteen-carat gold is the best
gold that can be had. Certainly it is
the best for jewelry, for pure gold, as
it is called, Is too soft and will wear
away much faster than the owners Of
it desire.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28

line Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which under her management
has doubled it's membership since 1894
and become the largest organization Of
it's kind in the country. She made per-
sistent war on a saloon where young
girls were in the habit Of assembling,
and after a great deal Of trouble Sc
cured the proprietor's conviction. 1t
was in connection with her rescue work
that she needed the police star. She Is
a slight, misunderstanding woman, Of
medium height and graceful demeanor.
Dark brown eyes look out from be-
meath delicately penciled eyebrows.
She wears glasses. but they add to-
rather than detract from her appear
ance. Her hair is a golden brown and
her age is 46.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28
but invariably makes a point of pour
ing ONT q c11n FOR him +on

but invariably makes a point Of pour-'
ing out a cup for him, too.
On one occasion, when her daughter,
the widowed empress Of Germany, was
with her and attempted to pour out,
the tea for the %coachman, the queen
took the cup away from her under the
pretext that she did not know chow
Thomas liked to have his tea sugaredI
and creamed," and fixed it for him
herself. Thomas is very fond of re-
lating this story as an illustration Of
his mistress kindness and considera-
ton for her old servants. Both he
and the state coachman are decorated
with the silver medal conferred upon
them by the queen on the occasion of
her jubilee, and they wear it on the
left breast on the coat of livery.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28

ings or ingots vary from one to two
and a half inches in breadth, according
to the coin they are intended for. They
are about twelve inches long and half
an inch thick. Those Of gold are worth
from 5000 to 81, 400 apiece and have one
end wedge-shaped. After passing the
melting room these bars reach the roll
ing room. Here the gold is subjected
to a terrific rolling or drawing, anu
the original ingOt is reduced ten times
it's size. Great are is taken to an
becomes quite brittle after passing
through the intense pressure. When
the rolling is completed the strip is
about six feet long, or six times as long
as the original ingot. These strips are
then given the final dressing down to
exact size and placed in copper CAMS
tiers for the final annealing. The strip
is, however, not quite ready yet. 1t is
put through its turn on the drawing
bench, where the slightest irregulari-
ties are corrected. This done, it is
carefully cleaned and sent to the cut.
ting presses. There are q number of
these very solidly built machines. Each
has a vertical steel punch which works
in a round hole or matrix cut in a solid
steel plate. The operator places one
end of a strip of metal in the immense
jaws of the press and cuts II Il cOu-
pie of blanks, or. as they are called,
planchets. AS the strip is of equal
thickness these samples must weigh
alike. If exact. or a shade too heavy.
they are allowed to pass, and the whole
strip used. If 0 light the entire strip
is rejected. and must be remelted.
From a strip worth S1,1OO there is cut
$500 worth Of planchets.
These blank disks are now almos,
ready for the coin press. but must pass
a very rigid examination first, to as
certain if they contain the exact amour,
Of gold. Having successfully stood the
test, the planchet goes to the milling
and coming room. where an incessan'
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28

The metal received is carefully
weighed in the presence of the deposit
tor and the proper officials and then
locked in iron boxes and taken to the
melting-room. There are many fur
naces in this The gold and sill
yer. being mixed with boraX and other
fluxing material. is placed in pots. melt
ed and poured in iron molds. and when
cooled is again taken to the deposit
room in bars, where it is reweighed and
n small piece from each lot by the
assayer. From this the fneness of the
whole is ~ascertained, the value calcu-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28
MAKING OUR MONEY.
PROCESSES THROUGH WHICH
METALS MUST PASS.
Cnc1c Sam Boasts a Perfect Mint at
Observation-Disclosures in Weight
and Fineness an Important Requisite
Facts About COINAGE.

EdCtS ADOu
America is proud of it's Philadelphia
mint. which is without doubt the best
equipped establishment of it's kind in
the world. An official of the royal mint
of London, in visiting the Philadelphia
mint some years ago, announced that
we were fully ono hundred years
ahead of anything in this line. Here
you will find stores of bullion, immense
accommodations of wealth in the crude.
You see it stacked up here and there in
the shape Of bricks. If you had per-
mission you could not carry away more
than $1,000 worth of the silver. "he
Quaker City mint at present holds
$1O7, OOO. 900 Of these ingots, coming
value, which occupy the space of 12O
cubic feet. In the treasury at Wash
ington and the subtreasury in various
cities there are 3SS, 100000 coined sill
yer dollars.
Money making-that is, coming metal
began in this country 2S4 years ago.
In 1912 the Virginia company ordered
an issue of coins, and these We're struck
at Somer's islands, now called the Ber-
mudas. The earliest regular colonial
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28
THIS SIMPLE STORY
Reflects Credit or American Courage
and Conscience.


There is a good story told of John
Hays Hammond, the American. who
was implicated in the famous Trans
vaal conspiracy, writes Richard Hard
ing Davis. Hammond was very i'll dur
ing his imprisonment, and in conse-
QueLce was permitted to so to the Cape
for his health under a heavy bail. He
was at that time under sentence of
fifteen years imprisonment, and the
bail was not so heavy as the fine he had
still to pay, which amounts to $4,000.
He did not give his parole to return
to Jail, and his failing to have done so
would have meant nothing more than
the forfeiture of his bail, the amount
of which he could very we'll have af-
forded to have paid. And when he
had once crossed the border of the
Transvaal every man he met vas his
friend. He could on reaching the Cape
have stepped upon the first outbound
steamer and shaken the dust Of the
Transvaal from him forever.
That is the last you will see of Jack
Hammond" some one said to Kruger.
Il think not" the President answered,
land eve if Mr.. Hammond would
wish to escape. l know Mrs. Hammond,
and she is too fine a to let him
think of it." Two days before his
leave had expired Hammond came
back to Pretoria and knocked at mid
night at the door of the Jail for admit
lance to what. for all he then knew,
meant fifteen years of his life in pris-
on. and the ~jailers We're so amazed to
see his face through the wicket that
when he threw his valise, which lie
had carefully packed with whisky and
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-28
HERE'S A SPRING SHOE.
1t Actually Lifts the Feet and Saves
the Wearer from Fatigue.

A spring heel attachment for shoes
to aid in walking is II of the latest
devices for the comfort Of pedestrians.
With this attachment the effort of lift
ing ones foot is practically reduced to
a minimum. The spring actually lifts
the foot, and the pedestrian does the
rest.
This curious device is nothing but
a stiff strip Of steel about an inch in
width and some three inches long. 1t is
first bent double and one n turned
upward over the other end, so as to fit
it closely to the edge Of the heel of the
shoe.
The spring is screwed to the heel Of
any ordinary shoe, and once in place it
gives a ''spring" to the step, which is
of great assistance in walking or run-
ming. The idea is taken from the nat
ural action Of the muscles Of the foot,
which are familiar t. everybody who
has ever tried to run without touching
the heel to the ground.
The weight Of the body forces the
spring close to the heel, and as the step
is taken and the foot partially raised
from the ground, the spring gives an