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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

bination. A suitable couture for the host
is the hat and baton of the Lord of Misrule,
while the regulation evening dress. supple
mented with the powdered wig and lace
trimmed stock of century past, is the cos
tune most favored for these affairs by
prosaic mode.
1t is the privilege of the hostess to desig-
nate on the invitation the character she
desires her guest to impersOnate. This
privilege, when exercised, has the adj
vantage of enabling her to arrange
pretty table-with no fear of duplicates or
inharmonious combinations or effects.
DOROTHY DODGE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

Banner-The foreigners are getting an
awful hold on this country.
Crosby-They are indeed. Why, read
over list of men naturalized by the court
yesterday and, by thunder. every one of
them was foreigner.-Philadelphia North
American.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

It's the fellow who drew a blank that speaks
of life as q lottery.
signing swain he played heart;
club the fighter laid;
The nabob played diamond
And the sexton played spade.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

Old Lady-Poor fellowl suppose your
blindness is incurable. Have you ever
been treated2
Blind Man-Yes, mum, but not often
'Taint many as likes to be seen going into
barroom with blind eggar.-Hartford
Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

contentment is the feeling that you are bet
ter off than your neighbor.
Gamers success in investigating the monkey
enguage may result in his acquiring the
rnscular of fowls, so that even sprinp
ickens will tell their age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

to pay a certain sum
and then tender a
check for an amount
somewhat larger than
the sum he desired
to pay. In a num-
Der of instances he
had received the diff
erence in cash, and
after that he had
dropped out of ex-
istence, as it were.
The police were on
the swindler's trail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

tering color is the keS
note of this design.
Brilliant red, green
and heliotrope rib
bons, silk gold en-
broidery and hand
some lace are judi
ciously but lavishly
employed. The hair
is carefully curled
and perfumed, and
a decollete dress of
the Directoire style is
the most fitting COM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
VERY SMALL STORES
OF VERY MEAN MEN

Near Bath, Me-, lives farmer who has
had on his place boy who recently fin
ished four years apprenticeship. Dur
ing that time the boy never received a
cent to spend. On the last day he re-
ceived quarter and the advice to be eco
nomical and lay up his money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

If President Kruger was to visit England
the first thing Chamberlain would say to him
would be: sGive us your R)and."
When man was made the world rested seven
lays; then woman was made and the world
as never rested since.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

Here is an idea for
a dinner entertain
ment, if one desires
to have something
dis tin C tive. 1t is
fresh from Paris as
well; from that city
which seems the nat
ural home for fantasy
and whose people APP
pear not to take life
so seriously as we do
in the States. The
busiest of them, even
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

The corporation of Southport, England,
had advertised for an architect with as
many good qualities as Tristram Shandy's
tutor. The wages proposed are $500 per
year.
There was a man in Des Moines who
hitched an old pair of horses in a barn and
left them to starve to death, as an easy
means of ridding himself of them. When
found by the society officers, the horses
had with their poor old teeth gnawed
away good part of the wood of their
stalls.
They tell of money-lender OF Augusta,
Me-, who kindly tided a friend over some
business difficulties by loaning him money
at per cent per week.
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Not a dozen miles
from Oakland pier
resides the family of
Joshua Brown. The
Iatter's spouse is a re-
markedly shrewd and
sagacious WON an.
Last week she cut
down the house rent
by letting out a spare
room to a young
woman, who adver-
tised herself as a pro-
fessional nurse. On
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
"MY son oIIyER."

Col. o. II. Dockery the repub
lican war horse Of the Pee Dee
and the noblest Roman of them
all, spoke with Maj. Guthrie at
Wsdesboro Thursday last. His
opening sentence was, 1.-THE re.
publicans are wrong this time
and / am not with them" Said
he was a silver republican, that
ne he was swindled out Of the
nomination for governor; but
that if be had been nominated,
he would have declined to run
on the republican ticket after II
declared for the gold standard
in its national platform. Thus
il is that all the old heroes Of
the party, men who helped to
organize il in the south, and
have been foremost in fighting
its battles when il stood for hu
man rights, men who were true
to the party when their deyo
ton cost them something, are
DESERVING the gold ridden, gold
bedizened old party for a prinei.
pie and are alligning themselves
anew under the banner Of hu-
man rights and renewing free.
dom's battle.
Col. Dockery has done more
for the republican party than
any man in North Carolina.
He bears more honorable polIti.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
DocKERY DENOUNCED.

HENDERsoNyILLE, Aug. 81
The Republican Club, two hun
dred strong, at this place, passed
resolutions tonight denouncing
Oliver H. Dockery in unmeasured
terms, As it was the first county
that endorsed Dockery for Gov
ernor, and as its delegation were
staunch Dockery men, voting for
him on every ballot, the resolu-
ton is significant, showing the
sentiment of the Republicans
against him. The following is the
resolution as passed:
"The action Of Oliver H. Dock
cry in denouncing Mckinley and
the national Republican platform
stamps him as a traitor to his
party and one unworthy Of our
suffrages. His conversion to the
cause of free silver and Populism
is of too recent a date to inspire
confidence, but is rather to be at
tributed to petty spleen and dis
appointment at his failure to Sc
cure the nomination for Governor.
As Henderson county Republicans
we're the first to declare for him
for Governor, and loyalty sup
ported him on every ballot in the
convention, so Henderson county
Republicans are the first to re.
pudiate him as a traitor to his
party, and pledge ourselves that
he shall not receive a single Re-
,ublican ballot in this county
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
ISHUNAN.

As officially reported in the
Congressional Record, May 20,
1890, page 50, John Sherman
said in the United States senate:
81 am willing to take that bill
as it came to US from the house,
and If it is not sufficient to supply
the necessary revenues, let Us add
a tax on tea, a tax on coffee, or a
tax on anything, for, as ] said on
a former accession; ! would vote
for a tax on anything; ! would
take the last shirt off the backs Of
the people Of the United States
rather than to violate the public
faith Of the government"
Sherman and his political pals
in both parties have already
taxed the shirts off the backs Of
millions Of poor people to pay gold
to a gang of pirates who were not
entitled to il under the contract.
If We had The power, We would
compel John Sherman, Grover
Cleveland, John G. Carlisle, ct al
for the next twelve months 70
plow a blind mule and grub IN a
sasafras thicket, raising dog ear
tobacco at $3.50 per hundred,
and COW peas at so cents per
bushel and wear a tow bag with a
hole for the head TO 60 through,
for a shirt.
We think that when they got
through marketing their produce
they would be tired Of the gold
standard, and advocate free coin
age Of silver and gold at a raiio
16 10 | without awaiting The con-
sent Of other nations.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
.FTNANCE.

Suppose a merchant borrows
$4,000 in National Bank notes,
for which he gives a note with
approved security, and that his
store should catch on fire and the
money be burned.
Has the bank Of issue made any
thing on the transaction, above
the interest on the amount? Yes.
The bank has made $4,000 clear
profit. How Why, because the
notes burned can never be pre-.
scented for redemption.
Suppose the money had been
in Y. S. Treasury notes would
the Government have made any.
thing? Yes, $4,000, for the
same reason that the bank would
have made il.
The people in this instance
would be the beneficiaries Of the
merchants misfortune. If the
money had not burned, but the
bank had failed the government
would have had TO redeem the
notes Of the defunct bank. See
An issue of money by the gov.
eminent, instead of through pr,
yate corporations is not such a
bad idea after all. Think about
II.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
WHAT SILVER WILL DO.

+ f8af
Free coinage will undoubtedly
raise the price Of all farm pro
ducts.
The gold standard once perma-
nently fixed in this country sal
aries are snre to be reduced to a
minimum cost ofliving. For every
man who has a job that pays .
living wage, there are at least ten
men out Of a job or trying to live
some other way, who would glad
" take your job at lower figures,
There are political reasons why
the reduction has not been greater
all ready. The corporations do
not like to pay you more for GER
tain services, than they can get
other men to perform for less
money. When they feel perfectly
safe in doing SO, every man will
have to accept a big cut in salary
or wages or give place to some
other man equally competent,
who will work for less.
If you were to loose your place
today you would hunt another
job and you would find ten Others
as competent as yourself applying
for the same place. Your ratio
of chances for employment is
about 10 TO |. You would per
ish farming. The mercantile bu.
Isiness is run in the ground, while
men with capital and experience
are failing every day, Drummers
who still hold a job complain Of
dull trade, thousands are laid of
indefinitely.
You are not safe in your salary
when the number Of good men
are daily increasing. If all these
men who are waiting for your job
engaged in profitable business,
some farming; some merchandise.
ing, some engaged in manufacture
ing, some going on new railroad:
which wonld be built and all
making money-tlle demand fol
labor would soon become greater
than the supply and wages would
advance in consequence, and anx'
iety as to permanently holding
your place would vanish. You
would not be in the position o
competing with your fellow mar
for job, but could exercise YOU
pleasure as to which job yer
would take.
The railroads and manufactur
ling corporations would be for FREE
silver, if they were not owned b.
foreign capitalists, or borrower
and in their power.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
DURHAM, n. c, SEPT. 3, 1896
Notice to Subscribers.

The party to whom The
Recorder was sold in August
last and moved to Hillsboro,
having failed to comply with
the terms, The Durham Re
corder has been moved back
to Durham and will hereafter
be published there, All per-
sons indebted for subscription
will please call at the office
and pay Messrs. King apd
Rollins, the lessees of the
paper. Thanking my friends
for their patronage and trust
they will continue the same
with the present lessees
! am Very Truly,
f. C. HACKNEY.
Pueblo, Col, Jan. Is.
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WATCH EN-.

The Recorder is independent in
politics and wears no mans collar.
Is is nonpartisan and advocates
whatever it believes best calculat,
ed to promote the public good. II
reserves the right to commend
what it believes to be good and to
condemn what appears to be bad
in politics or otherwise. 1t advo-
Gates the free coinage Of silver be-
cause it believes it will benefit
the masses.
As a sentinel on the tower it
intends to warn the people Of
whatever threatens their interest
by land or by sea.
We do not know who will rep
resent this county in the next
Legislature, nor do we care, 50
that he is intelligent, patriotic
and devoted to the best interests
of all. and incapable of jobbery,
aud right here, we advise the
people to support no man who is
not outspoken and unequivocal-
ly opposed to the repeat of or to
any interference with our home
stead laws. Such interference
at this time, would open the
way to the sacrifice Of what lit.
tie remains to the people, under
the sheriffs execution.
Watch this point. A nations
homes are its strongest forts.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
WILL NoT frRE ALL.

Free coinage Of silver will not
prove q panaeea for all the ills,
that are causing this terrible de.
preston. II is a step in the right
direction but other reforms are
necessary before mankind is re
deemed from the industrial thrall.
dom oftbe nineteenth century.
Free coinage is a wedge which
If driven home by the ballots Of
''unpurchased freemen" in No
vember. will split the money
combine and weaken the coils Of
the golden Anaconda which is
now squeezing the life out Of all
legitimate business. Other ne.
cessary reforms will follow in pro-
per order.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
VERY MoTHERLY.

The Populist pullet Comfy
Executive Committed was sit
ting in Durham yesterday.
Two old political hens of diff.
ferent broods were around try.
ing to scrouge into the same
nest and claim the projeny.
They have been clucking around
in a motberly way for several
weeks. Pennies to pounds that,
If the eggs are not added in
the scramble" they will hatch
out fusion chickens.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
UNITED STATES BOND.


The following is an exact
copy Of a United States bond is
sued in 1877:
The United States of America
are indebted TO the bearer in the
sum Of one hundred dollars.
"This bond is issued in accord
ance with the provisions Of an
act Of Congress, entitled, "An
act to authorize the refunding
Of the National debt" approved
July 18th, 1870, amended by an
act approved January Goth, II,
and is redeemable at the pleas
ure Of the United States, after
the first day Of July, A. D.,
1907, in coin Of the standard
value Of the United States on
said July 14tb, 1870, with in
terest In such coin from the day
Of the date hereof, at the rate Of
four per cent. per annum, pay.
able quartery, on the first day
Of October, January, April and
July OF each year. The prin.
cipal and interest are exempt
from the payment Of all taxes
or duties Of the United States,
as well as from taxation In any
form, by, or under State, NUM-
cipal or local authority.
Washington, July LIST, 1872.
]. NJ. DoTY,
Register Of the Treasury.
Entered (G. W. b. (Recorder
w. ST.
In order that the history
might be complete. the bonds
sold during the war, should
state on their face, that the
original investor paid for the
bonds during the war period in
q deprecated currency, at an
average Of 40 cents below par,
when the government was In
distress and had 70 make the
best terms possible, and sold its
securities for whatever, they
would bring No gold was de-
nominated in the bond, as you
will observe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03

cal scans, received in honorable
political warfare than all of his
republican traducers combined.
Some of the men who now &C.
cuse Dockery of treachery were
themselves violent democrats
and prosecutors of Dockery in
the days that tried mems souls.
Dockery was a republican from
principle.
They only Joined the party
when they smelt the meat a
frying and will no doubt leave
it when the pie gives out.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
Special Notice.
Pueblo, Col, Jan. Is.

Ifyou are not a subscriber
to this paper and receive this
copy, it is an invitation to
subscribe. [0nly 80 cents a
year, 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 will print the
news. Now is the time to
subscribe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
"JEFFERsoNIAN SIMPLICITY"

What is all this row and
toadyism over Ii Hung Chang
aboutl The large dailies are full
of descriptions of his grand en-
try and reception in New York.
The cabinet officers and their
wives have been in a fiutter
for weeks, and have hurried
forward to do him homage, The
illustrated papers are full of it.
The soldiery have made a great
display in his honor, and United
States marines, wearing the
honored uniform Of the Republic
have been Inundated by being
yoked like steers to his Sedan
Clair EAST IN style) and re-
quired, like beasts VI burden, Ia
carry II from his steamer to the
carriage.
1t should bring a burning blush
+ shame to every American
cheek to see our soldiery, our de
Tenders prostituted to such bust
uses.
It is all right that proper re.
spect and courtesy should b.
shown the representative of 9
foreign government who visits us
but il is not necessary that W,
should 60 into estates Of delight
and make fools of ourselves gen.
orally over the old heather, who
after all, is simply the pesonifica
ton Of imperialism, which, prin.
ciple Of government all true
Americans despise.
What is the occasion for all this
assininity, and what is his secret
mission?
Ii has the reputation Of being
the richest man, and the shrewd.
est diplomatin the world. IF he
has any real virtue 10 commend
him we have never heard Of ID.
If he has ever done one single act
Of charity, If he has ever in any
way contributed 10 human hap
piness, if he has ever attempted
to elevate mankind and liz the
yoke Of yassalage, Of superstition
and bondage from the necks Of
the 4OO,000,OO0 Of his country.
men II has not been recorded. He
has rather fattened on the ignor.
ance and misery Of his people.
The papers had better gil their
columns with the wild eScapades
Of Don Quixote and sancha Panza,
or a reprint Of the deluge, than
keep up all this rot about Ii
Hung Chang and Miss Wander.
bilts wedding. II Is nauseaiing
and sickening. Stop II.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
WOMAN'S FRIEND

washing tferamtion Il established hrtand dia.
puies nulnfxrs ~ Che irst house keenpfs n ilffs
ham arr usinE u. and every one asY9thsf ID ishY
Dali l.eiier Than anything they have ever uaf.l.
NO rubblnRs nOdamAse % riUthinF Washes ia
iiipest1ne e NeIt ~ ffresiune uaief and Ases
Hlhd that he hfsNlrst burden a ftm0sed ifnlu
NE hguscteg pr This fifurfatluu washes 4 sHes
elfaHs The windows ngiIfs The ef1rs ~ n NO..
libns ltlenyrs them giean ard clear, AMI yoar
heck y not hfuten whlts doing the u0fk Ven
can buf fafniiy right aud make RntlF 0sTu ~.
pftprNtion fnU fruubie 81 matet aiYH "a rffsh
dos ~ afefage washing. Try Il and sou vii,
never fegfet m
Many ladies ID al Parts n the sss,e ~ d.,
would not part With u fOf lu IA III 10 nod even
~ But hHlly rights an sold VI 81 eafh. cali
when ygi ARE ftAdy huy nfsend r. II an sesif
gfdef vii b. pfefnptiy ID
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03

MYATT 4 Yorka.

WYATT z fOTkG,
Trustees u baptist church palsundsf erutior
COioted n Durham.
on sept 18Th. Iss. Il y 0riork m. Il N,
Court house duyf ID Durham will ell n tai,iii
az ton q the Highest hiidef foF cash. certain
North carolina, Heaf the southern r1ff1fais
lifnlis ~ said town ~ Durham near the tastds III
las. Tys0n. y. y. DUKE aHd w Il. HlartWelI ~
Tie alleg neaf shanty fuN. known a. tfe isterdfd
haptlNt Church cOlufed, ~ Durham nj. t,s ThIl
ale i flafie under execution issus ~ IL fsis.i
81 The superior c0un ~ DHfhafa counff. fste III
-. - me directed. IN The Above pntJslsI action
o satisly aid execution nhd sgsfs
This Angus u, iss
join. v. RfsmYr
hhefiHDnfham cnnnty
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
Notice Of Sale of Desira-
able Town Property.

ny yirtne 81 : moftgaFs DEED duly erecnifd
bf = T. IUNefiOn and wife - q. a. MAYNARD,
a. VIII appear BY reference to tso0k az mortgage
10 u, on TaEes SO sls snd ss III the Ofiier II
the Hefistef ~ Deeds f1f Durham eolnfF the
undersigned viii % The nth day ~ Juiy. iss, ri
Y O'Clock 4. m, sell 10 The highest biddrf f0f
rash W public auctidn Al The eauri ht.iIsu door
N Durham county North Carolina. one ~ N
land with the improvements thereon situated
and descFiiesi a. follows u Wit.
That To- lying and being n ne t0wn n Dur.
han ND county and STATE. adj8ining the hrdf
II Lee " Rattle fu0N land fYthers 49,
bUIludei a. follows neginhinf a iee IN Halle
c0fntf on NaBRum street On theinside N fha ti,is
wall, and On the eaat side ~ ManRum ~ thence
south 619to " along Battles line fB frrt
inches bic corner thence TloWeftonif
line n a. degrees w. IS feet, 1 Inch. IA linz
NJ. 80 w. Is fert ! lnrhrs. ~ rurtier
thence BE line 3 So " NIeet inches h W.
u. Rogers corner thenre his Linz M ~ NJ I6t
feet u MAngum street. thsnfe along said sirpag
y. 80 r % feet inches 20 the beginning am.
taininR sa.i0U 81 an Atfe. more n lose ead III
icing that fully described IL brak ~ m0Ttrsrrs
q pages SO SIS and So a. will b. sfen ~ n.
terence thereto, AMI Icing that mp0u which M
7. Pollard and hmilg nos reside
CO. MAYNARD.
Mortgage.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
NOT A MERE FIGURE or SPEECH

NUT MERE FIGURE DE SPEECH
Taking the shirts Off the backs
Of the people il not a mere figure
Of speech.
The process has been in vogue
in all civilized and heather lands
since the deluge, aud shirtless
tribes Of peaDs and coolies show
with what relentless cruelty il has
been pursued by the John Sher.
man Of all nations.
Christ's Kingdom will never be
established until the robbing Of
the poor ceases. Pray for the
coming Of the Kingdom, and re-
member, your work must conform
with your prayers.