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Charlotte Democrat.
CI1AULOTTE, N. C
Thursday. SopL. 24.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
( V NEBRASKA.
FJR vice president.
ARTHUIl SEWALL,
F MAINE.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FOB GOVKKNOR.
CYRUS Ji. WATSON,
OF KOKSYTII.
FOR 1.1 El'TKN'ANT GOV ERXOR,
THOMAS W. .MASON,
OF NORTHAMPTON'.
FOR SECRETARY OK STATE,
CIIAHLKS M. COOKE,
OF FRANKLIN.
FOR TREASURER,
i JEN J AM AN F. AYCOCK,
OF "WAYNE.
FOR AUDITOR,
liOIJERT M. FURMAN,
OF UL'.VCOMRE.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
FRANK I. OSIJORNE,
OF MECKLENBURG.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION.
JOHN C. SUAKIiOUOUCII,
OF JOHNSTON.
FOR JUSTKKS SUPREME COURT,
A. V. AVERY, of Uurke,
G EO. II . UK O W N , J it , of Bt a u foi t
FOR ELECTORS' STATE AT LA EG E,
LOCKE CRAIG, of Buncombe,
HI.KCTOKAL FUSION.
Throo weeks ago wo warned our
'"readers to prepare for Electoral
fusion between Populists and Dorao
crats. We then said it was certain
that we would be asked to voto a
mixed ticket. It is no longer a
prophcye now, but a bold fact. Tho
two committees met Monday in
Riloigh and agreed to leave on tho
tickot: five Democrats.fivo Populists
and one Silver party man. So there
it m. On a slip of paper called a
tickot you have the names of five
Democrats, five Populists and one
Freo silver party man. When you
go to the polls and cast your vote,
you cast it for five men who will
vote for Bryan and Watson and for
six man who will will cast their
votes for Bryan and Sawall, the
Free Bilver elector being for Bryan
and Sawall. Tain is the political
foast for you to eat- This is what
your committees have said for you
to do. Will you do it ? Will tbe
Populists do il? There are Demo
crats who will not do it and there
are populist who will not, but the
majority of the pooplo in North Car.
olma have ' but one aim in their
beads and ono end in view, and that
is to elect William J. Bryan Presi
dent of tho United States and to car
ry the State for free silver.Men in ail
parties have cast aside paity
lines to a groat extent and will volo
f r silver or gold, for Bryan or Mc
Kinloy. The question ia, now, will
North Carolina go into tbe Republi
can camp or will it give Bryan his
full vole, or will it divide the silver
forces to make a McKinley walk
over. The question is to be, for sil
ver or gold, lor Bryan or McKin
ley. Every man that is sincerely
for Bryan and silver can cast a voto
that will count. Every man who
is againsi Bryan -and silver can ,vote
for McKinley Jand gold, directly,
or indirectly. To do the former ho
will vote the straight Republican
tickot, to do the Utter bo will
scratch tho fusion ticket. Is Bryan
le be or not to be is the question.
Do you want Bryairand silver? It
so, you give your voto tho most furco
byvotiogfor the elovon electors
set before you. The committee has
given your order if the dish euiis
you lake it straight, if it does not
you can get out by notvoting at all,
as scratching off the Populist names
on tbe ticket. We can't think that
much of this will be dono. We
heard a man who claims to be ore
of the moguls among the Pops pay
that he would not vote any such
ticket. So many many of them will
eay, but the Populist leaders do the
voting for the party. No doubt
th . re will be some scratching donq
on both sides. Bat it will not
amount to much. The trade for
electoral fusion will show iu great
measure how sincere the Populists
are for free silver. The same is tree
of the Democrats. Wo do not look
upon this election as a great test be
tween gold and Silver, but it is a
trial of strength between tho masB
09. and money.If McKinley is elected
it will be a victory for money over
voles. It will show to the honest
voter that money can tbowart the
will of the majority at the polls. It
means more than a victory for til-
w. v.. w gum. weans a neaiing
of the breach between capital and ia
Lor, if Bryan is elected. If McKir
ly U olectud, it means a widening
of the breach. Now your road has
been mapped out by tho Demccras
tic and Populist committees, will
you follow their advice and give the
Sta a to Bryan or will you disregard
tl.em and give the State to McKin-
ky. Tke it and emoko it in your
pipy and render year verdict ac
coidingiy.
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IJKYAN, THE 3IA
Elsewhere in those columns you
wiil find a beautiful tribute to Bry
nr by Mr. W. E. Christian of the
Raleigh News and Observer. It is
well written and gives a good idea
of Bryan. Bryan is a man of me.
diura height, with broad shoulders
and large chest. lis is clean shaved
and has black hair and rather dark
completion. His mouth is large
and backed with amplo cheeks. He
is tho biggest little man you ever
saw. His every move bristles with
humanity. His heart is lull of good
for everybody. Hj makes ycu
look en iiirn as a kindsman, or a
dear Irifiid. Every man thinks that
BrjL.ii is in i lo of tho same stuff as
him-clf 'lo is earnest and deeply sin
coio. Ilo is a complete man. The
touch of his magic band inspires
men to do good and great deeds.
Li Hung Chang eays that Japan
could whip tho United States if they
wire to fight now. Li is a man of
. small judgment concerning fighting
afl'.iirf, or ho would never have
touched an tlecrie motor. So we
need not fear.
The fusion b tween the Populists
ar;d the Rapulicuns seems a victory
lor CjI, Harry Skin'.er over
Senator Marion Bailor, for the for
mer fought mighty hard for that
trade in tho Populist Slate conven
tion.
Tha pickpockets struck luck in
coming 10 North Carolina with
JJi-jan. The' made several good
hauls. They pulled ono man r
S7 1 5 at Durham. It must have been
i si ck crowd.
Fi.und dead, in the couree of
political events, tho corpse ol a Pop
aiis,.) near the Mecklenburg Popu
list headquarters. It lay riskicgone
eye on tho future.
Saturday is the day allowed for
Registration. Keep your eyes open
and gt t your name written thero.
When Mr. John Vogel passed
away Coarlotte lost one of her
oldeetand best known citizans.
Erery dog has his day. Tillman
has lost hi- grip in South Carolina-
Many negroes are out lor magis
trates in this county.
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Keep your eye on registration
days next Saturday is the first.
A PICKPOCKET'S NKAT "WORK.
II
Pulls Mr. AV. "'. lickarl, of Chaix'
Jlill, for S715.
Tir Heel.
Our popular hotelist, Mr. W. W
i iciiiiiu, met wiu a serious loss
III
Durham Thursday. In common
with other good citizens, Mr. Pick
ard went to see tho great Democrat
ic nominee, carrying with him seven
hundred and fiiteeu dollars which
ho intended to deposit in a Durham
bank. Mr. Pickard tells of his loss
as follows:
I was sitting in thetrai o with my
money in my inside coat pocket,
when I removed tho whole amount
to get a ono dollar bill. A 6tranger
occupied tho seat, with me. and I
noticed that ho eved ray mor.ev
ciosely but thought
f mi
notbiDg
of it
When tho train stopped at Durham
thero was a general rueh for tho
doors, wo were all jammed closely
together. When I got outside. I
folt for my money and it was gone
Without doubt this stranger re
Jieved Mr. Pickard of his money,
which must have been the savings
ior raontns ana we deeply sympa
ihiza with him.
Judge Shepherd and Mr. McCau
ley, of this place, pay ihev could
easily identify the man who was sit
: ! I If T- l T
Ling wun Mr. ricKara. It is re
ported that tho supposed pickpocket
was arrested in Ualeigb Thursday
night but had no money on his per
son, it is said that this man be
longs to a set of thieves, who do
tbeir work in a business like way
there are eight or ten of them al
ways traveling together, one of
whom does no thieving at all, is well
uressed and gentlemanly in every
particular. When one of the gang
makes a haul the money is immedi
ately turned over to this nice look
ing fellow upon whom suspicion
never rests, lnereal thief is cap
tured, searched, ho has no money
aim is mrneu loose, it is a com
plete business concern and the gen
tleman is treasurer, so to epeak.
VARIOUS TOPICS.
San Franc'sco Areronaut: Kind,
nees to eliminate is cruelty to the
innocent, and cruelty, too, to all
who, but for tho fear of punishment,
would become criminals. The in
terests of societv in ih TTnifoH
States at this time demand an a.
greesive public opinion in favor of
speedier trials, the withdrawal of
tbe right of appeal in criminal
and ricrorous onforr.pmAnt f tk
laws against those who break them.
North American Medical Ra
Out of every 75 persona convicted
of murder in this country, only one
ungea. Jivery year since 1890
the number of murder cnmmiitoH
in the United States has mnr iKr
doubled that year. Tha number of
murders committed he in lean
... A w v V
was 4.230; in 1S94, 9,800; in 1895,
10,500. Bo the cause whichever one
ol manv it may. it is proof positive
that capital punishment as a pre
ventive of crime is a fiilure and
and should be abolished. Imprison
ment for life at hard labor for the
State, without pardon or reprieve,
would be equally effective and more
humane.
CHARLOTTE TO' RALEIGH.
GREAT CROWDS HE AE IJKYA?f SPEAK-
Bryan and His Train Sail Between the two
North Carolina Towns Thing seen on
the Way.
Last Wednesday afternoon tbe
city of Charlotte began to bo alive
with men, wemen and children ea
ger nu aiixioui io ceo luo gican
Bryan. Trains uaa coma ioaueu
with people from distant 'counties.
The hotels and business houses
fl ated beautilul decorations in tbe
air. The small boys blew wuistls
and flew kitis about the streets.
The chained dogs iu tbe far off pre
cincts were bai Kirg at the strange
noises, heard in aud about tbe city.
Oa every rvu-1 leading from the
country, wagons came loaded with
men. Sjiuo of them were covered
with mountain dust and others
were besmeared with bottom mud.
Some hauled apples from tbe moun
tain counties and others brought
sheep and chickens from the lower
coun.ry- It was a great day in
deed tor Charlotte. As night came
on the crowd grewdenser and larger.
Bryan's traiu was due sometime
after 10 o'clock Weduesday night.
P.ana had already beeu made in the
minds of tho people to have a speech
at any prce, but there came a sud
den telegram that spread honor in
to hearts of the mignty throng. It
read this way: Bryan will not
reach Caariotte till late tonight and
he will sieep in his car and uks to
be undisturbed for the -night." This
had tho same tffect as throwing
cold water on a fellow's laundreu
.hirt. It took all tho stiffness oat
of it. Some tarried to see if the
te4egram was not bogus and others
went to thrir couches, while elill
others look led-eyo.
The morniag came and brought
a mist of clouds. The night before
a refreshing rain had fallen and all
was ready for Bryan's reception.
Vance Park was beginning to fill
with men and women wild to see
and hear the great Star from the
West. The sun was fighting be
tween the cloaJs and the world at
large was in a gay mood.
Bryan camo in a chariot drawn
by four big horses. The crowd had
hv this time covered about o acrs
of ground. Besides hundreds were in
the trees near b Every body was
looking for Bryan. It was not Jong
before the-' were gratified. Soou
there came to tho loot of the ros
trum a man with large mouth and
and big head. He wore a black al
paca coat and vest somewhat ting
ed with yellow. The coat and vest
looked like the two had cost $4,00.
In his hand he bore a iarge hat be
tween a brown and yellow, hi
pants were light colored. In lac
he looked like a well-kept farmer
This was William J. Bryan, of Ne
braska. He made a regular Bryan
speech which is given elsewhere in
this paper
After he had finished here he
went at once to the depot and
bounded tho special train for Con
cord. At Cjnc.rd a right good
crowd greeted him. lid spoke there
from a goods box. Sjme one pre
sented him with a rabbit ft this
Slate's emblem of good luck. From
hero tho train dashed on to Salisbu
ry, whore a largo crowd wo'comed
him. Here he taado a short speech
It was hero that a brick mason
wanted Br an to just to touch his
trowel. So be did.
At L xington the whole town
had turned out men women and
children. From Lnxington tho
train went whizzing on toG.e.mbo
ro, which placo gave Bryau the
greatest ovation of any other place
in the State. As tho train started
up for Greenboio jou could hear
wild cheers renting tho air and as
far up the stroot as tho eye could
see, on every corner, iu every win
dow, on over' housetop and every
where else hndkercSiieis and ban
ners floated in tho air. The streets
were packed from side to side and
for several hundred yards up the
railroad track the crowd stood in
iamed condition. The committee at
Greensboro had made an opening in
the crowd from whore the train was
to stop to a carriage in the strtet
that was to haul Bryan to the Ben
bow House. But when the train
stopped, by some misunderstanding
Bryan and chapeioning Committee
on the train got out at tbe wrong
indofthecar for the Greensboro
Committee. Here is where
the rub came. Tho crowd had al
t-yes on the open space prepared for
Bryan's walkaway, and when ho
failed to make his appearance then
all was confusion. The crowd went
wild. S me man saw him get off at
the front end of the car and made
for him. The crowd followed. At
one time it looked like tbey would
crush tho poor an to death. Fin
ally he was hoisted into the carri-
ajr by strong arms and saved from
being bruised up no doubt. When
it comes to a push tho writer is not
at a loss usually, but that day he
trot loo much. At ono time I saw
two boys sailing high above th
crowd in the air. Some fellow had
jiHt pitched them out of the way,
T"i .ri- a
w oen rryan w &i sauiy landed in
the carriage it rolltd off wit-o about
100 men touching it at different
places. The excitement was wild
On the way to the hotel the right
out sl'irt of the crowd climbed over
a brick building just on the build
It was about 10 leet high but the
people went cv.r it like squirrels
over a log. I he masons 6tood with
their trowels drawn, thaeateninor to
mash tho man s mout h who started
across that building, but be plead
all in vain. The crowd went on.
Dinner was had and the speech was
made, lbe ;rowd covered sbiut
six acres. 1" lat cars were used
to carry tbe crowd away from
Greensboro that nixrht.
Bryan and escort wh'zzed on to
Burlington, where a good crowd
was gathered to hear a few words.
From therce to HilLboio thev
went. At this placa disd? women
and children were anxious to touch
tbe hand of the great speaker. I
saw opo old lady, who looked to be
60 or 70 years old, jump from the
depot about 6 feet and make for
Bsyan as he got back into the car.
She pulled up and and caught his
band embraced him and eaid: "God
blts3 you, you came to f avev
this country from Republicanism. " i
Here, too, I saw a man on the LSry-
an train jerk a McKinley rfk collar
from some little upstarts horse
and trample it ia ihe dirt. I never
saw anything else iize this except
two small colored bos bere in
Charlotte hollowing "McKinley."
From here the train buzzed on to
Durham. There the reception was
.... . i .
grat. There the picK-pocKets got in
good work. One man was pulled
fjr$750
At every station Bryan got great
ovations. At Kaleigh, Selma, Golds
boro, and Rocky Mount the crowds
were large.
BRYAN, THE MAN.
Oo the Bryan Special, Sept. 19.
North Carolinians have had the
good horse sense not to talk Mr.
Bryan to death. That is one reason
why he recuperated so in North
Carolina.' Iu is quite likely that he
has been more wearied by listening
to people than by talking to thorn.
For example, at one point outside
of the State, which it is not necessa
ry to mention, the crowd poufel in
gapiogly upou him. He had just
tiuished a long speech in the hot sun
and had lost much sleep the night
belore. But this did not matter to
them. After having made almo3t a
scramble for his bags and overcoat,
bo went to his large chair in the
roar coach, took off his coat, tied a
plain rod bai.daua handkerchief
about h:s UfCk and sat down.
Throwing his head back his eyes
closed almost iustantly under iho
weight of ih-j work he had under
gone. Tea crowd increased, and pressed
about him. Said one: "Mr. Bryan,
couldn't I help you off with your
vesi?"
Opening his eyesand smiling, he
said, with some hoarseness: "No
thank you, I do not care to tako off
my vest."
Then ono after another would
coma with something until the man
was allowed no rest between speak
ing places. S uno of the more por
sibtent would bury their lips in his
cits in the '-me and him is intimate"
kind of way. An i yet Mr. Bryan
was passive and smiling through it
ail. Tho crowd woud now and
then be put. out, but tbey would
soon bob up again. Oue cliap was
on guard cveiy moment, a lauky
somebody with a shock of tow hair
vvhi-jli he kept combing back with
his tiageis, holding bis wide
brimmed tournament-shaped hat in
Ihe other hand, while he put on a
pose worthy ofa Texas "statesman."
There was not, that I saw, an in
stance ol this kind of thing in North
Carolina: the people were patient to
hear what Mr. Bryan had to say,
rendering their own verdicts by the
enthusiasm of their cheers. But
this doos not mean that thero were
not the most touching evidences of
affection. For example, at Ahe
villo, when Mr. Bryan's hands wero
so 8-ire from much shaking as to
foica him to ask tho men to "he
easy, don't squeeze, boys!" tho re
sponse to his wishes was immediate.
One man exclaimed: "Well just
hang your hand out of the window,
so wo can touch it." Mr. Bryan cut
his eyes around and smiled a broad
arniab'e smile and put bis hand out
of the window. Then one by ono
up into the hundreds, the men came
and simply touched the baels of his
hand. The train was about to move
when not being able to touch his
hand from his position in the crowd
another cried: ''Well, hold his coat
out here so I can touch that theu !';
and while be was holding his hand
out at one part of the crowd, a gen.
tleman who was sitting by him
caught up bis thin coat the same
alpaca one he wore at the conven
tion and held it to the window
when the man grasped the edge of
it in his hands and let go his bold
upon the window fell back and was
submerged, in the billows of men.
At Hot Springs, a very fashionably
dressed woman pressed to the steps
of the platform. "My husband is a
Republican, Mr, Bryan," she ex
claimed with a laugh, "but 1 m a
Democrat." Mr. Bryan smiliDg eaid
f her: "That's better than if it
were the other way,"
Tho train was making fast time,
and the cbeets of the stopping
places seemed to fill the air even
while the train was in motion juft
as the rolling sensation of a steamer
continues after one has come ashore.
But tbe cheers wovro not always im
aginary; for example, at ono point,
with tho train al full speed a volley
of voices were heard just an instant.
The cheers wero from several men
ploughing in the fields, and now the
men had jerked off their plough-
handles, and were waiving them in
ine air alter mis remarkable man.
Ihis pleased Mr. Bryan very o,ueh
A touching incident much akin to
this occurred at Salisbury, where a
workman was late in reaching tbe
train. The tempest of people bad
been tossed from sta ion to station
to the speaking stand and back to
the Btation. Tbe train was moving
away toward Lexington, hats and
hands, handkerchiefs and cheers
rising and tailing in sweils. Finally
the man, not to hi outdone, set out
in a hard run with his plasterer's
bucket and implements. He reach
ed the platform almost breathless
But throwing down his bucket he
held up his trowel, shouting: "Just
touch that Bryan! Touch it! Touch
it P And Mr. Bryan reaching his
hand iar out did so, and the man
dropped back, waving his trowel.
Friday morning, just after Mr. Bry
an bad taken bis coffee, one of the
party in the sleeper reierred to this
incident, but told the story with a
noe instead oi a trowel. "io, in
terrupted Mr. Bryan, "it was a
trowel." He had Dot forgotten to
house this act gratefully in his mem
ory. $y the bye, it was Mr. Theo.
F. Kluttz, I think, who made a very
acute observation: he paid: "Mr.
Bryan is tie most recollective man
I ever saw." His humanity, also,
must be mentioned by tbe side of
hi1 "recoliectivenc-ss." Jujt as the
train was pulling out of the Rileigh
station, a lad having climbed up to
tbe window, thrust his hand in and
Mr. Bryan took it. The train was
beginning to get good motion; it
was near the gate; the lad was in
danger, but nobody saw it. The
pdrson sitting by Mr. Bryan took
bis arm to introduce him to agentle-.
man, b'tt he kept bis head out of
tbe windowpaying no attention, to
his companion in tho car. ."'Ga. off,
get oS quick, ho said to the Ud,
you'll get hurl, get off, get eff!'
Tbe lad jumped not an instant too
soon; for Mr. Bryan drew in bis
head just ai th gta was passed.
And turning around, ho was inro-
duced to tbe gen;Uinin as if notbs
ing bad happened. For not a wotd
of referenco was made to the inci
dent. Just before gftting on the
train when he was passing the en
gine, he stopped, and was hurriedly
introduced to the ergiLeer. Ho
shook his hind heartily, and st j
ping, bentrver, and whispered some
words close into the tar oi the engineer-
which were words of
warmth for they brought another
grasp from tho hand ot the man in.
whose skill by probably the lif of
the great Tribune. For child and
man and woman and things aliko
tho quality of considerateneas may
bf noticed, but so spontaneous and
natural are ihe asts, that at first,
one is apt to lose sight of them. It
was at the Park Hotel, just after his
speech at Nash Square that he was
taken to a room for a few moments
rest just belore supper. He started
to lie down on the snow-white couu
terpar.e, but then stopped, and tak
ing up a quilt at hand ho spread it
out over tbe bed and lay down upon
it, saj ing: "It's no usa t'o spoil that
nice white bed." After I ing down,
Dr. Rogers who happened to be in
the room, put bis hand to the chest
aDd heart of Mr. Bryan, and fVlt bis
muscles and stomach and body, in
brief tested his condition, just for
his own satisfaction, after tne phe
nomenal performances of the man.
The doctor said there was not a
quiver about the heart; that it boat
as normally and as strong and qui
etly as a child's. And this is in ac
cordance with ar. observation by
Chairman Manly who said that the
brilbant and winning personality of
Mr. Bryan aside, ho was besides a
perfect animal. At his meals, he
ate heartily and slowly and well,
enjoying his lood with great relish,
and speaking with more comfort
just alter eating. With as li i tie af
tectLn as a boy, he took a hearty
bito just before getting into 11 ileigh,
saying when told that ho might get
fresher food in li-ileigh that it did
not matter, so it was something
good to eat, and ho bad barely fin
ished his nseal when thotra-n rolit-d
into the station. Every org: n is
perfect, and his powerful heart and
perfect nervous system respectively
make him rally almost instantly,
even out of a deep sleep as at Statee
villo, and fall into a quick sleep
after much mental effort. But after
a deep, sweet sleep such as he got
on that 6iJe-track out in tho coun
try near Goldsboro, his eyes sparkle
like fine old wine, and tbero seem
to be depth and volume in them,
that volume that responds to im
pression like a deep cool pool to the
quickly changing lights and shad
ows of a day of fleecy flying drift
clouds. Those who were with him
that morning near Goldsb ro will
probably never forget the appear
ance of ihe man. His humor was
not flixhiog, but it was pervasive
like tho sunlight of a spring day:
the fire of his oyo was not sudden,
it was rather a deep winter-glow;
his philosophy was i;Ot some start
ling proposition, but rather the sim
ple flowering of the root that starts
in tho home, and his simplicity ill
most rose to perlect truthfulness.
To me bis greatest qualities seem
ed to be his costant remembering of
others and his constant forgottul
ness of folf. These two qualities,
it seemed to me, g&ve his sentuces
now and then truth of that pathe
tic suggestion which those who
heard him cannot fail to recall. In
them I . think lay tha parentage of
that dignity which was such a gra
cious diguity familiar with no one
and with which no one was familiar
The newspaper men who had trav
elled with him from Lincoln, hard
ly knew him better than newer ac
quintances. And in this j ba-e
comt-s tho universality and eq-ial-ntSs.cf
the itiaii'a qualities. But
Dr. Charles D. Mclver, who is a
very close observer, ma le an analy
sis, pait of which covcrs this uni
versality Dr. Mclver, after his
A.sheville speech, was talking to a
friend about the secret of Bryan's
power and said: "First, ho is a mau
of no one State; no one listening to
him can eay he is of any one State;
Vance suggested North Carolina
Daniel Virginia Alexander II Step-
nens, Georgia,
not seem to
but brvan does
fruggoft Nfbraha
any mora than he does
North Carolina; ho seemed to be
olo of us. Second, bis sincerity.
third, power ol judicial statement
Another point should be uoted:
Mr. Biyan during his wholo iour
ney through the S ate did not utter
one complaint, because doubtless,
ho did not feel one. II) is not
man whose heart setms to have
room for complaints. lis chams
bers are all occupied with other
feelings. Whatever he was asked
to do, he did it without hesitation;
it he was carefully looked after be
seemed to er joy it; if not, he took
it as if it weio a matttr of course.
And a face and head, a Btudy of
wnicn eiu ies tne pen. The dip at
the mouth corners was enough to
put tbe whole crowd in fiue humor;
aud when his lips break apart, and
his eyes turn sidowi-e to his friends
as if he would erj v tbe fun of it
with them, he soems to be smiling
or laughing just becduse the thing
is absolutely mnny in itself, not be
caiiFe he is saying it. If his brow
contracts a trifla and the line of his
wide mobile mouth begins tc straih
tin into, a plaint fine, he is pass
ing from the smile to the regions of
deeper meaning. Then the change
of his eyes is a beautiful studv
They are not terrible in their "earn
estness but appealing in their
earnestness; tho 1 1 n. h t, suddenly
passes, from the though light unaer
which the n gbt bas been kindled
and warmed to tha leelinc-li'e-ht
that plumes his deepest propositions
with a beauty that ihnii. In this
phase, there lies poatry, which lg
much the cause of his mutual flow
ol langiag'1, as well as tl e cate cf
tbe unconciou.lv Lriurop iant bearir g
of the rr..n whoa he feels thst Le
has announced a truth and Has
b'8
VI I (I VII vif m..
face shows strength, -mobility, 811
reliacce, self control and emotion.
Hiscbin comes forward like a res
serve fores to to what he says. He
mke no haste; he makes no stagey
rhetorical pauses. But he makes
pauses that give effective; utteran
ces, and which t the same t:me
rive the people time to think be
fween them. This ia the judical
side of the man to which Dr. Mc
lver referred. n
Propositions ripen to their full
nrnnotions when housed and
warmed bf his personality. They I
come to their lull growth in this
man. Ho has made talk to the po
pie; henee it ceases to be an art with
Uim. He was made to feel with tbe
pecple; hence his oneness wilh thtm
is no odd thing with him. To tbe
naturalness of bis powers, perhaps,
mud be ascribed tho freedom from
break down which would overtake
other men.who looked upon thought
as work, or mixing ttilh plain peo
ple at condescension. There may
ba many and all have beard oi
them who have said that this man
has been raised up ot God to go
among tho people and lead them.
His type does not come often in a
century, and when it does come and
tho people are rubbed of , the m n
who is "the people" in himself, then
comes the wai ingtim for another
crisis and tbe man who will come
to meet it. When the people and
the man are met as in Wm. J. Bryan
there is great reason for tbe people
to say that God Almighty is taking
a hand, and that though this cloud
be dark, and that one ribbed with
lighteniiig.the bow of promise must
besure. They know that about four
times a century a Wm. J. Bryan is
due, and at every point ia the coun
try tho people are Baying: "He has
arrived" And in some Buch feeling
lies the belief of the plain people
that Bryan will somehow or other
with tbe Almighty on his side, prt
vail against the gates of hell.
V. E: CHRISTIAN.
Albert Lyncli's American Girl.
Albert Lynch, the famous French
artist, is said to have given usa new
and distinctive type of "American
girl" in a picture completed after
bis return from a recent extended
visit ta this country. His cbarac
ter'zation of young American wo
manhood is exceedingly interesting
and attractive the conception ofa
critical student, aud the crea ion of
a skilled painter. Mr. Lynch was
commissioned by the Ladies Home
Journal to portray the "American
girl" as he saw her, and hi picture
will be reproduced in the October
number of that magazine.
"Watch Your Wife.
Not lest she do some wrong, but
that you prevent her suffering
many of them. Watch her that ehe
suffer not from the many insidious
diseases which nfflict woman, drag-
gint. them down and enfeebling
them till btcames a - burden, and
from which too few are altogether
exempt. By getting her a bottle of
Dr Pierce s b avorite Prescription,
the great female, restorativo tonic
and nervino, you will furnish her
the means to alleviate and speedily
cure "Female Weaknes: ," displace
ments, dragging pains, ulceration,
weak back and general debility,
and the wan, jaded look will give
place to the ruddy glow of health
before its influence. Once used, it
is always in favor.
Bucklen'8 Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for
Cuts, Biuises, Sores, Tetter, Chapp
ed Bands, Chilblains, Corns and all
hkin Erupiinns and postively cures
Piles or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by Burwell
& Dunn wholesale and retail.
CHAKLOTTE COTTON MARKET.
Rt ported by John VV. Miller & Co.
We have had a a steady Jmost un-rh-insed
market for tbe past week, aad we
don't look f r mu:h change for some time
We quote: G od Mi Idling 1 Middling
7K; iVges7to72T
tttceip's durinir tue week, 1.2 3; receipts
from Sept. 1, 1895, t ) Sept. 24, 1896, 22 -'390
bai-s.
Flour, froir country mills, f 1 75 to $l.8o
per sack
Com 40: Meal 43; Peas 50; Oats; 33 to
5
Iri h Potatoes 45 to 50 per bushel.
Sweet Pota'oes 50 to 55 per bushel.
Bicm tide?, from stores 5 cents p r
pound.
Butter '.3 to 15 cents per ponnd. Chick
ens grown 18 to 20, SpriDg 10 to 15 cens;
eggs 7 to
Cotten tfeed Bushel J5 cents; Ton $10
ChlFdrenCry
::..v.,i ;i Thft rtontnur of
TO OUR FRIENDS
Our Fall Stock of Vehicles is Arriving Daily and We Invite Yonr Inspection.
We Tvlieve we are better prepared to merit your trade than ever before. Our
PRICES
for all Styles and grades of vehicles are
AS LOW AS THE LOWEST
quality considered. We really think .we give better, value for the money than
any concern. , . . From a very small beginning our vehicle business has grown
to be the largest in -the two. Carolinas. These are large words and large idea
but we believe we tell you the truth when we say it.
For this phenomenal growth of our business. we thank our very many
friends,-giving .them credit for it, and we have tried to prove our appreciation of
their favors by treating them the best we know. '
Quality and Quantity, and reasonable prices.
Full Stock Charlotte and Catawba Fertilizers for
any advertisement.
-Nervous Diseases.
T.mnr Ataxia. Paralysis,
Nersous Prostration, Chorea, or bt.
Vitus's Dance, Insomnia or Jeep-
lessness, made a speciimy;
lr.e by' mail. . WordR8 D. pen-ary
Nedical Association, Buffalo, JN . x.
TLed in Germany.
Uo Grease has been used I In G m 7
fir thousands oi y- ,
Neuralgia, sprains, brui.es. etc and found
Z be .hge most re iable remedy ; knowe Al-
wajs sol J under guarantee
no S'Kia u. j' ,
u" o H.J.. nn w hv flnnse
eetyour mon-y. j . -r,
1 J - -. rt n.m n horn. l. t !.
Grease iinimeuv . inr
! SUITS FORHEI S7.S0.
j
OUR IMMENSE PURCHASE OF MEN'S 8U1T3 GIVES
.us a great bargain. Too many tuits in this lot for any one rt tail
house in North Carolina to buy, but we have THREE bTORES,
(at Caariotte, Pali bury and Winston) and the combined purees s
of these three stores is greater than
KEY ONE
HOUSE IN
THE
Having such an outlet as furnished by thrse three stores, we are
in position to buy large lots, acd large lots means advantages in
price. TLis explains cur ability to sell better suits for $7 50 than
any houss in, the State. These suits are far better than any we
ever had at the price " They are
EQUAL '
TO ASiY
SIO
We ever saw. Tbey are Sack Suits, single-breasted, double
hreated, round cut and square cut. Absolutely all wool fabric, in
Black and Blue Cheviots, Fancy Cheviots, Plaid Csssimtres and
Clay Worsted. We would not have them if they were not well
made You can look at theji t vday.
LESLIE
AVgctablcPrcparationfcr As
similating UreFood andRegula
ting the Stomachs andBoweis cf
PromotesDigcstion.CheeTful
ness andRest.Contahis neither
Oprum,Morptiine nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
IXape ofOldErSAMUILPHVHEB
J'umpJcin Seetl"
slx.Scnrut
FccUlU Sm(t -4r?ue
Seetl
J) yxrmiat -Jfi
CartanateSo&ir
ItnrSetd -(lanhtd
Aigar .
liutttyrcd Haw.
Aperfecl Remedy forConstina-
lion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea,
Worms .Convulsions .Feverish
rtess and LOSS OF SLEEP.
Tac Simile Signature of
NEW "YORK.
for Pitcher's Castoria.
gialn. Their
I exact copy or wrapper.
Dissolution Kotice.
TJ e fii-m of an & Maxwell i,
been oissolved by m nl consent hM
Thomas retiMug. & gj-a Max.eii r
sunvng all liabUties. e" M-
A. 8.TH0MA.S
T. R MAXWELL
. MAX A ELL
Thanking oar many friends for th
generous patronage, we hope tom,.,;?"
continuance of the same by fair deal ,1
and strict attention to business.
maxwell & maxwell.
STJ
& ROGERS.
bo se
THAT
FAC-SIMfLE
IIGNATL'RE
OF
IS ON- THE
WRAPPER
OF EVEEY
BOTTLE OF-
o.
r
It
uu
Castoria is put Bp la one-size bottles only. It
is not soli la bnlkl," Don't allov anyone to nil
yon anything else on tne pies or promise that it
is Jnat as good" and "will answer every pur
pMe. - See that yon get 0-A-S-T-0-B-I-A.
Thtw-
Haule yzr sffTjt . sr boa
extended use speaks louder than
I
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