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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
Signs Point to Victory.

Unless all reliable indications
fail the Democracy is on the eve
of its greatest national victory,
if reports can be given any de.
gree of credence, The detection
from the Republican party of
such prominent men as Judge
Gresham, Judge Thomas N.
Cooley, of Michigan, ex-Inter
state Commerce Commissioner,
and Wayne McVeagh, of Penn
sylvania, Attorney-General un-
der Hayes, evidences what has
been aptly termed by ex-secre.
tary of State Bayard a great
moral revolt thl oughout the
country against the corruption
which has eaten its way through
the Republican party and made
subservlent to the purposes of
monopolists and millionaire
manufacturers as against the
interests of the people. Some
Republicans have, of course,
attempted to belittle the effect
of the action of these and other
less prominent men who have
recently deserted the party,
out those more candid 90 hot
deny the great influence it will
have, and the general change
ot sentiment IL Indicates. Hon.
james n. Huston, OF Indiana,
President Harrison 1ormer
United States Treasurer, is
quoted as saying mat he consld-
cred the detection OF Judge
Gresham as a serious loss TO his
party, anu feared that many
young Lnen in Indiana would
follow him. This is the general
.teehng here, ana only extreme
parIlsans deny 1t.
mat the Republicans are be-
coming badly frightened is
shywn by the extra ordinary
fight th@y are making to save
New YORK. Early III the cam
paign they Were claI.nlllg that
they We're DuE little concerned
about the EmpIfe State, as they
could concede 1t tO MIR. Cleve.
land anu still elect thelr candl.
date. They have now aban-
doned all such bravado, and
are asserting that New York
will decide the election. Sena.
tor Sherman, OF OHIO, II very
Ieyel headed politician, declare
a few days ago: Il take u very
hopeful view of the situation
but | believe that the result ol
the contest depends upon New
York" Ii Mr.. Sherman i.
correct, he virtually concede'
Cleveland's election, for ther,
is no doubt that the Democrat,
situation in New York City
and State is much better than
in 1854, when Cleveland carried
both.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

Those Republicans who i'm
agined that Wayne MacVeagh's
detection would not have much
weight will probably change
that opinion now. Mr.. Mac
Veagh's speech last Saturday
night in Philadelphia was an
elaborate and caustic arraign-
ment of the party with which
he had been associated ever
since its birth, and a clear ex-
position of the reasons which
have induced him to come out
squarely on the Democratic side
and support Mr.. Cleveland. He
paid particular attention to SEN
ator Sherman and answered the
arguments presented by that
gentleman in his recent speech.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
The Outlook

The New York Herald pre-
sents a very interesting resume
of the political situation in the
country at large as well as in
New York. Tie Republicans,
as is always the case at this
stage eff the campaign, are
claiming the earth, It will take
223 votes to elect, and they say
that they feel sureof 266. They
90 SO far as to assert that they
can win without Indiana AMI
even without New York. They
will probably be put to the test
on this as the probabilities at
this time, the almost certainties,
it may be said, are that both
New York and Indiana will go
Democratic. Virginia and
West Virginia are both claimed
by the Republicans. They
made the same claim four years
ago, but it didn't pan out at the
polls. In fact, they claim
everything, except the solid
South minus the two Vlrginias),
New Jersey, Indiana and five
votes in Michigan. This would
leave the DEMOCRATS with but
1856 votes. On the other hand
the Democrats claim that they
will carry every Southern State
maryland, Missouri and Della
ware included, of lourse), New
York, New Jersey, Wisconsin
and five votes II Michigan.
They do not ella IN Indiana.
Like the Republicans, they have
left it out of their estimates,
although they say t'rat the State
is almost safely Democratic.
They thus lay claim to 22s votes,
or five more than i necessary,
which we think is a modest
estimate. They leave Indiana
out so as to show What can be
done, if necessary, without it.
This vote is made up as follows:
Solid South, 159:. New York, SO;
Connecticut, 6; New Jersey, 10;
Michigan, 5; Wisconsin, ~. At
the same time they assert that
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado,
Nevada, Idaho Srnd Wyoming
are apt to give Mr. Harrison the
cold shoulder thk time.
This is the situation as it is
outlined now in ti.e country al
large. As for New York, which
is as much of a pivotal State
this year as it has ever been,
the chances there are decidedly
in favor of the Democrats. Non.
partisan reports-and those
published in the Geraid are not
only strictly non partisan, but
are gathered with care and de-
liberation-all point to Demo,
cratic success. As the Herald
says at the close of its editorial
leader Oh the situation: "In the
quarters so far heard from the
Republican tile seems TO be fall
ing and the Democratic rising
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

MR.. ,Blaine's visit to Ophir
Farm, the political country re-
sidence of the "workingman's
candidate for Vice president" !"
has created a genuine sensation.
1t has enabled Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid to show that the Plumed
Knight is now thoroughly
domesticated, and can be led
about among Harrison gather
ings without danger. 1t has
enabled Mr.. Blaine to show
that he forgives Mr.. Reid for
having insinuated twenty years
ago, that he had enriched him.
self by dispensible methods.
And, finally, it affords us a
pleasant reminder that Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, the representa-
tive in this momentous contest
of the horny-handed laborer,
is striving to elevate our cam
paign customs and obseryances.
Upon the whole, however, the
demonstrations at the EARN"
come to US in the nature of a
very precious and uplifting
qualification. To feel that our
election methods are being inn
proved; to know that the upper
classes are willing to reveal
themselves to and at times even
to mlngle with the populace; are
experiences to be treasured as
long as memory endures.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

CHAIRMAN Simmons publishes
two letters, one from NJ. l.. Reed,
of Buncombe, the other from j.
S. Bell, of Clay, in which they
give information of the organi-
zation of q Gideon's Band in
this State, a secret oath bound
organization, into which 0tho
Wilson, the State chief. has been
initiating some of the Alliance
and Third party people. VINO
is the county chief in Durham
county? We would like to know.
The people are warned against
such q secret orders Have
nothing to dowith it.
As the Wilmington Star says,
when s. Otho Wilson undertook
the organization of this secret,
oath.6ound society he knew he
was violating a State statute
which prohibits under pains and
penalties the organization of
secret political societies, and he
is today amenable to the law for
lit. The man who did that would
do worse il he had it in his
power to do worse, for one who
would thus manacle the free
action of his fellow citizens over
whom ne had influence would
20 10 any extreme that opportu.
nifty offered TO accomplish the
purpose he had in view In swear
ing his dupes to do what he
lbade them do.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
"a Word TO the Third Party.

Every fair-minded man re.
eognizes the fact that many OF
the things of which the Third
party complain are real griev-
ances. They are grievances
which are not confined to them
but are common to the great
body Of the people of the coun'
try. The questions at issue be.
tween these men and the rest OF
us is not the question of the ex
istence of evil, but of the mode
we must go to work to get rid
of it. There is not a doubt but
but the remedy for the great
outrages suffered by the labor
ing people of the land is a re-
duction of the taxes and a
thorough reform of the admin
istration, and that this Is now
only attainable through the
success of the Democratic party.
For these objects that party
has fought for thirty years,
and in ali that time by a diyis-
| ion of the law-making branches
of the government, it has never
been able to accomplish any
thing. The Republican party
is directly responsible for the
conditions of which the Third
party men complain, and for
the causes which have gwen
the Third party its existence.
And now when there is every
hope of the Democrats wrestling
the long abused power from the
Republicans, the Third party
men, blindly as we conceive,
pursue a course to defeat it
not only to defeat the Demo-
Gratis but to defeat the accom-
plishment of any Of the objects
of their own organization.
There is not a shadow of a
doubt but the strength of the
Third party il the South must
result in a corresponding weak
ness in the Democrats. They
are dividing their forces and
fighting each other in the face
of the common enemy. Ii there
was a hope of the Third party
succeeding in this contest ii
would be different, but they
have no hope. They will hell
70 elect Harrison for four years
longer. They will help to fas
ten upon themselves and thu
country the iniquities of hi'
party for four years longer
with Harrison in the presiden
CIV not a single measure that the
Third party demands is posi-
BILE. He will veto every bill fol
reducing the tariff, and every
thing else which promises to re
lease a suffering people from
the clutches of a plutocrati'
aristocracy. 4 few of the mer
who are misleading you ma!
be rewarded for their service
when they go over to the Re
publicans, where they will go
but YOU. the rank and file OF
vot,r marty. will go back to dlt
, and sweat to pile up wealth fol
protected monopolists.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
AN ECZEMA ON A BOY
suffcrings Intense. Head nearly Raw.
Body covered with Sores. Cured
BY CutIcura Remedies.

I bought . bottle of CuIIouRA REsoLyEsT,
one hox CUTicuRA 6ALrE, and enc cake u
CuTIcuEA soar, for my son, aged thirteen years,
who has hecn afflicted with eczema Tor long
time, and am PLEASED 10 say that believe Tie
remedies haye eurod him. His tnncfings WeTe IN.
tense, Ms head beinR nearly raw, bis ears beibg
Rone exoept the gristle, and hls BODY was covered
With sorcs. HIS condition was friRhunl 20 bth0ld.
Tie cores have now al disappeared, bis skia u
haaIihy ewes fright cheerful IN disposition, nnd IL
wurking every day. Ny nelgibofs are witnssses
10 This remarkable cure, and tbe doubling onss are
fequested 10 cal or Nrite me- q any % my neigh
boys. WV. Il. ETEPiIENsON,
Winchester T.. o., Union Co, n. G.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

THE United State today are
doing honor to the discover OF
America variously know as
christopher Columbus, Cristo-
bal Colon and Christophoro
Colombo. Durham has con-
tributed some token TO bis mem.
ory In the exercises held at
Trinity College and the Graded
school.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
Duty

What strong rugged word
is duty" How it stands out
against the sky of worldly cir
cumstances in contradistinc-
tion to pleasures" how it
haunts the mind and worries
the soul of the vaciIlating; un-
happy creature, whose inclina-
tion calls one way yet whose
moral sign manual beckons an
other.
Women as a rule are more
governed by the sense of duty
than men. With women duty
stands for conscience, and once
let the idea become imbued in
the mind of a thinking creature
that it is her duty to do any GER
tain thing, and that one act will
be the end and object of all her
worldly ambition. 1t is this
sense of duty that prompts a
wife to stand by her husband,
even though he be all that is bad
in the eyes of the world. It is
this same goading power that
outside of the love she bears
them, induces a mother to 90
out into the highways and by
ways and endeavor to reclaim
the wayward son or daughter.
l. The sense of duty makes bet
ter employees among the weaker
sex than can be found among
the ranks of men. Because It
is her duty a woman slaves as
siduously for those who pay her
a meagre pittance for such un-
firing devotion.
Now it would seem that duty
must mean all the unpleasant
ness that there is in life-far
from it. The path of duty is
the path of peace, and though
at first it seems hard and thorny
the day will come when roses
will blossom by the wayside and
the heart will rejoice over a duty
truly and beautifully fulfilled.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
4 Presbyterian Preacher I'm u
Gown.
Richmond Times.

Richmond Times.
Rev. r. p. Kerr, D. D., pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church,
who is one Of the most populao and
distinguished divines in the United
States, has notified the members Of
his congregation that on and after
next Sunday, he will veal the
Presbyterian gown while holding
services. In his letter DR.. Kerr
states the following in connection
with the proposed innovation:
"The session cordially and un-
animously consented to it, as
this black gown is the distinc-
tive mark of the Presbyterian
ministery throughout the world,
and has been from the origin of
our Church, and is now used by
our ministers in Great Britain,
Ireland the continent Of Europe
generally, in Canada and Aus
tralia, and by an increasing
number in the United States.
Ii is being taken up in this
country as an assertion of the
dignity and solemnity of the of
flee of the ambassador of Christ,
a mark of historic Presbyterian
ism, and a protest against the
common degradation Of the pull
pit of our time ann country"
Only eighteen members de
clared themselves as not in IA
vor Of wearing the gown, and
yet they did not very strongly
oppose it. The result was an
nounced from the pulpit Sunday
evening.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

IT is all right, from the Re
publican standpoint, that the
price of the farmers wheat aud
cotton should be determined in
''free trade England" but the
lords of the American mills and
mines must be protected against
English prices, thus enabling
them to fix their own prices and
to compel farmers TO pay them.
Do you see the point, Mr.. Farm
er!
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

TIE expressions of belief that
Joha j. Ingalls, will be returned
TO the Senate point TO "a possibil.
ity That the Congressional Re
cord will regain a good deal OF
prestige. With a contributor
who possesses Ingalls, grace
full iiow of language and a para
grapher of Thomas b. Reeds
caustic and readiness the paper
should be a credit to American
journalism. All it will need is
a poem and a selected story.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

IT is the broad minded, liber-
al man that has the inside track
in exerting influence for good
these days, The narrow mind
ed, fanatical creature isn't in it.
He belongs to past ages, and is
only a drawback to the progress
of the present.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

DID the peoples party ever
think Of it? They stand no show
Of electing Weaver president.
They only have out about l44
electors, all told. Should they
succeed in electing all of them
they would not have enough to
reach any where near the re
quired vote in the electoral coll
lege. Why throw away. your
votes on him?
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

TnE Republicans have &C
cused the Democrats of rainbow
chasing as to the changes ex-
pected in the Western States,
but the recent results in the
South coupled with the asser.
tions Of many Republican lead
ers of their hopes of success in
that section would seem TO in
dicate that rainbow chasing il
not confined to the Democratic
party.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

GOVERNMENT clerks from Ohio
arc in receipt of begging letters
from the chairman of the Re
publican State Committee ap-
pealing for funds. 1t tlooks asif
the Republican managers of the
Buckeye State were not so SAN
guine of success as their public
utterances would indicate.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

Mn. CLEVELAND, in his letter
Of acceptance, aptly defines the
force bill as "proof of a bold
determination d to secure ascen-
dency of q discredited party in
reckless disregard Of a free ex-
preston Of the popular will"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

THE election Of a Democratic
President will be a step toward
increased prosperity. The
trusts and combines get the
benefit of Republican admins
tration Of the government. The
pcople need q change to Demo
.racy that their interests may
be advanced.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

IT would now seem TO be in
order for some ambitious scien-
tist to discover the suicide mi
crobe.
Mr.. MASSEY, tell the people
of this county, do you or do you
not belong to Gideon's Band?
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
Stubborn Skin Disease

monfhsfor thn treatment Of 4 very stlbh0rn rase
of skin <sseaae, Aomethlng Ike sc1ema. VIII
state ffted great many othtr adysrt.rcd rene.
dies and had heen trcalei b. local thttieens, afi
all 70 no purpose. The CrTicuttA kEMEDiEs did
the work, and my body when ] commenced Nas
zbsoluiely covered. L. ID. McCIlEI,kN,
rfFaulaft A Ia.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

PEOPLE like to be told some
thing they don't know, there
fore Il must be highly,gratifyin
10 the workingmen to listen to
the Republican speakers in the
present campaign. They tell
them their wages have been
raised. This Is news TO the
workingmen.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

A FEW months ago the third
partyites were anxious to have
Judge Gresham as their leader.
Now they can safely follow
him by voting for Grover
Cleveland.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
cutIcura ResoIyent

The new Blood aud skin Purifier and grca,est q
Humor Remedies, internally 10 eleznse the biood
remove tlla caasel, and CufIcuRA. tha rfeat Skin
Cure, and GuIaCrRA soar, an exquisite hkin Beans
tiher externally fto elear the skin and SCALP and
RESTORE Tie hairl, speedily and permanently tnre
every species ~ itching. turing. fcalys efustcd,
pimply, seFufuiaus, and hereditary humofa, from
tnianey 70 Ass, from pimpies 70 scroinla.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

HAPPINESS is a good deal like
money; a great many persons
have il coming TO them and are
cheated out Of it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

ONLY four more days in
which to register. See that your
name is properly placed on the
book.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
Crisn and CnsIInI.

Senator Squires' daughter is
only Is, but she has written a
volume of poetry and dedicated
it to her father.
The census of India just COM
pleted shows that country to
have a population of $50, 900, 900,
a gain of II per cent. over 1851.
Ross Skaggs IL the biggest
man in America. lie weighs
53I pounds and is six feet eight
inches tall. He is only 81 years
old.
According TO calculation pub
Iished in a London paper, the
entire population of the world
could stand on a field ten miles
square.
There is something of q hub
bub in the "Hub" caused by a
recent novel by a Boston writer,
| in which persons prominent
in the local Four Hundred are
supposed to figure.
4 Washington expert de
clares that the Lotto portrait Of
Columbus selected for the
souvenir half dollar is IAN al
most grotesque efiigy" of the
great GenOese sailor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

eold everywhere. Price, crTIcuRG, Soc: Soar,
2sc.; RKsoLyKNT, ei. Prepared BY Che n0rTEA
DAUo AND CLINICAL GOhFonAIfON, iuston.
Ra~ send for How 20 Care Ekin Diseases" !" C
pages, t0Illustrntlons, and 100 tcslimoniala.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26
AN NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY OCTOBER e. 1892

Rice, tarif-taxed 112 per
cent, *
Lead pencils, tarllf-taxed Sc
per cent.
Salt, tariff taxed so per cent,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

In moving about among the
people in the course of an ordi.
nary lifetime we are confronted
with many astonishing facts.
The remarkable kecnness of
observation Of some individuals
is marvellous. Nothing seems
TO escape their attention. One
Of this class has recently made
the announcement that a gold
coin passes from one to another
9 .0OO. 200, 900 times before the
stamp or impression upon it
Observation-Disclosures by friction,
while O silver coin changes be-
tween 3,260,OOO, 3 900 times before
it becomes entirely eifaced.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-26

UfNpLRs, black .heads, nd. rough. chAppcd, and
TIN oiiy akin cured " CrricuRA Soar,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-02-18
ITALIAN EGGS.
How the French Frustrated the Schemes
OF Their NciGhbors.

How the French Frustrated the Schemes
OF Their NciG!lbors.
The refusal of the French to renew
the commercial treaty with Italy wbeus
it was known that she had joined the
alliance of the central powers, says- a.
letter to the Cleveland Leader, stopped
almost all trade between the two ma
tions, which has since been keenly Felt,
in Italy. The duties, which We're raised
SO high on the French frontier, becayne.l
an insuperable obstacle. Then the;
smugglers began working and the
traders directly concerned in their I'M
terests endeavored by all ways and
means to deceive the French customs
officers.
Soon it was noticed that the small
amount of eggs entering from SwitAer-
land had increased to q wonderful,
quantity. There was no doubt that
this considerable surplus was the sarnes
which came previously through tho
Alps and was now taking rounGahouti.
route through Switzerland, with
which country the French keep srnnlH
duties.
This was an artifice to be frustrated,
but to let in the Swiss eggs ,...I keep
out the Italian ones, their real Lace of
export must be discovered, WL.h wass
not an easy matter, as both bore the.
Swiss mark. Finally it was OBSERVED.
that the eggs OF Italian origin werey
somewhat larger than those Cf .Syiass.
origin. The problem was taereforos,
solved. A ring was made of the strict
size of a Swiss egg.
Then all the boxes were opened anct
an egg taken from each OF them anti
tried. When an egg was too large tor
pass through the ring the box was sents
back with this inscription thereon:
THE Italian shipper of these Italians
eggs must tell his Italian hens to makes
smaller Italian eggs, as these are toov
large to pass through the custom housGs
| door"