The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-27 00:00:00

trAtb3tt Calk anb Strut Crbots.
Our shippinz trivia is dull, probably Voking for
a change of Government to revive it.

I was much amused —talking about ships—to see
two accounts somewhat similar to each other o f a bad
voyage made by a ship called " .lathcart." Both
accouote appeared in the same number of the paper.

A weasel was lost the other day (the " Borussia' ),
and a Poole man was arowned. The same paper
discussed this little matter in a few lines, whereas the
two reports relative to the " Cathcart" are lengthy.

All users of stereotype would do well to remember
that it requires looking over bef .re printing from, and
stereotyped news now a days, when there is such
ample field for the discu.sion of local political new.,
Is not the most likely kind to find favour with news-
paper readers. But political news just now is rather
tickliah matter to deal with, because you can't please
everybody, even if you remain neutral, and as long e,
you have a good opinion of yourself, and please v
ur
self, your duty is done—to youreell.

I see the old " Urania" is wrecked at hat. she
tried to see which of the two wAs the ite-..dest, a btioy,
or her bow plates and the former had .it--her constitu-
tion tem so bad that 'ha Ittrik "? or it "

Th. new Recorder ought 1/, be proud man. aftee
the reception be received %v.'s taking his seat ; but !I,
doubt he will be etill Pr oder when he the
eleva'ad Post amaigueti him by his friend the retire.'
ironmonger, who hOr
,od very ..,deidy that w,Juld
get " half way" o'd 020 ladder .1 fame.
reaches

What I no .uigher?, Only half way' I fear, sir, that
IOU? 14-4- ris of the night before could not have very
favouralt:dy impressed you, or you would have been s
MO more complimentary.

Now I wish to see the Poole Recorder right up it
the top of the ladder. Tbe eon of the member for
Chippenh is a well-educated and much respectvd
member of tho EngliAh itar, and, if I mistake not, it
already far more than half-way up a ladder upon
which his ambitious and flattering friend has never yet
placed his foot.

I never like to peer within the sacred precinct. of the
Wows of the aristocracy, not even if they court fuY
inquisitive gam by drawing up their blinds upou
lighted•up and festive .ucesions ; but I must say that
I rejoice to find that the distress so prevalent in the
town just now has not affected the upper tem, who
glory in cutting each other out. But wW's the use
of 'burning the candle atboth ends "If people " mak.
light " of it?

I am delighted to find that other people besides the
" Wanderer' can make their fortunes out of politica
It looks healthy for the generosity of political Mg
Wei who are reported to be bereft of such rirtnea

Hers I. '' the latest out" in canvassing. We In"Ir
the Tories are making a house-to-house visitation, and
sugmxhaniostAmAzo:uctiklluiln:S.
mcanwltai.ars.lre:
who
amhunoura tpeothpieeir

I will give the tide uflheard it. A poor man end
his wife sat in their cottage in great distress. A double
knock oame to the door, and in walked the female
canveaser. "I beard you ware in distress. and I Inel
oonse to relieve you." "Thank you m ,
, um." T.
me what's the mitt.,; have you been ills= "Y
lama." "Oh, I forgot; before I go say which
side are you our' "On the upside, mum-:uPsid•