The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-20
BITS and Tidbits.

Ln pio} hisiit- roIitkii.s type
Dispatch.
a journalists cllD- The lead pen
. ell. Philadelphia Bulletin.
An old editor complains that type
settlers as a rule are a drinking class
d It Is not to be wondered at, as the,
4 set en- up so often.--Grit.
Althoghs hieroglyphics we're invent.
liestsrUvut n u. .ss...... ,s.....,
tors in great many newspaper Of
iicei claim the inventor still lives in
the editorialroom. >s.@a
Our city editor is under bond for
shooting at the man who came into
the office and asked if he "was i'm the
write place. ."--Springfeld co., Sun
day News. ..t-.o . .....
| The editorof the Waco (Texas)
Sentinel, having been blown up by
the explosin of sawmill boiler, we
suppose it will now be in order to al
lnde to him as "our highly steamed
contemporary."-Life. ..
Its about time for ministers and
editors to commence thinking about
taking their summer vacations, and
'thinking" about IL is about as far
from home as the editors will get
oil City Blizzard.
What becomes of journalists?-
Progress. They usually retire from
the profession just as soon as they
get rich, and live quietly but luxuri-
ously until they die. Then they 60
to heaven.--?hiladelphia News.
'Tis wrong to beat your grocer ont of his
honest dues;
'fis worse to beat the cobbIer ont of his
~ boots and shoes;
There is chance of pardon for him who
g. steal your coal;
But he who cheats the printer will surely
lose his soul
The editor of village paper near
the city wrote ofa young gentleman
who sang in the choir that he was
among the best amateur singers, and |
he was Mortified to see it appear in
his paper, zone of the best of our |
amateur sluggers." He has gone fish.
ing until it blows over.-Cincinnati
Saturday Night
The editor of this paper has of late
frequently been solicited to lecture
for the benefit Of the heathen and for
other haritable purposes, but it seems
2 Es that Che VOID = already seSss g,
Ii heE lecturer lded az the nnaiS
STRAW to break rs back in two or |
three places. We should ike to help |
the heather, but we do not feel COM
petent to lecture for his benefit. But
If any of our friends want to start out
to lecture for the heathen we will 90
along and stand at the door to take
the money and divide the receipts
Middletown Transcript.
DIR. j. II. Owens, of Lexington, iii. |
is q very unfortunate man. In the /
last FIVE months he has injured him.
self severely no loss than six differ.
ent times. lie fell off q stable, had
his ear bit off by a vicious horse and
liked to have bled to death, was kick. |
ed by another horse on the leg and
laid up some time, sprained his ankle |
once and about ten days ago fell while
through a corn.crib door,
and injured his back so badly that he
was confined to his bed for several
days. 1.-The will take hold ofa coun-
try newspaper and run it for six
without being killed he will
live to see the Washington
completed.--New York
Commercial.
II suppose you must have your sad
days as well as any one" said lady
10 the editor of Chicago humorous
paper. "What day of the week are
you the saddest!" and she beamed on
him with a plying look. "WelI, let's
See" says the editor as he opened
drawer in his desk and took out
pinch of tobacco and placed il in a
briarwood pipe. Tuesday, believe
Is the most sud and mouruful day 10
me-" and he heaycd a sigh rs he lit a
match on his boot. "Why Tuesday,"
asked the lady as she wished she
could take comb and straighten out
biz hair, which seemed 10 be scrambl.
ID. "Oh, Tuesday, you know, il the
lay we receive the London humorous
paper" The lady got his namein an
album aud went away to
Engage Chinese laundryman to trans.
late il. Milwaukee Sun.