Durham daily recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1886-188?, 1886-07-08

change, but should be erased from
the statute books of the nation. a
1law that will allow man to serve in
Congress when he is over 45 and not
allow man to fill a clerkship that Il
over As, should be repealed at once.
They made the law to keep out middle
aged menexcept he b. d Congressman.
There. is 4 fne speciinen u a
fbuii-dog,r remarked Smith to Jones
at the dog show. Eyes, he is a
beauty" "You ought to have dog
Hike that, Jones. Living in the sub
urbs, as you do, a watch dog is almost
a necessity" mo, it isn't" replied
Jones, YEARLY. "a man who has
seven daughters, all over twenty-five
and unmarried, stands in his own light
if he keeps Hog"-Ec.
An old darkey was e..deavoring
to explain his unfortunate condition.
"You see," remarked Sambo, lit vas
in this way, as far as can remember:
"Fust my fader died, den my mudder
married agin; and den my mudder
died, and my fader married agin; and
somehow / doesn't seem TO hab no
parents at all, nor no home, mo, muffin"
We will say for she benefit Of our
| friend L. b. Womack, ESQ, of Pitts.
boro, late secretary Of Gen. Cox's Civil
Service Commission, that we are not
an office-seeker, have never sought q
political office, nor do we expect one.
Can our friend say as much, or little
as he may think? Our opposition to
Gen. Cox is not because we have ever
been refused a favor asked Of him,
for we have never asked him for any
office. We oppose him because he
has been elected from this district
three terms. Because he favors Civil
Service. Because he voted in favor
OF the Mormons. Because he has
done nothing for his constituents.
| Wake, Franklin, johnson and
Nash, the eastern half of this Con-
gressicnal District, have had all the
Representatives in Congress since
1850, except three months. The west.
ern end, composed Of the couatles Of
Chatham, Alamance, Orange and Dur.
ham, modestly asks how long will the
Democrats Of this section continue
to allow this. We are entitled to the
next Representative in Congress and
shall make an effort to secure him at
the next convention.
Farmers are much behind with
their work and crops are badly in the
grass, owing the frequent rains
Wheat harvest is over and the farmers
are not much encouraged since they
heve felt the weight Of the grain. The
yield will be light. The crop in this
section is a poor one.-0n lot OF
less than one-third Of an acre Capt.
Graham raised this season Az shocks
of oats averaging over 81 #. in height.
And more wonderful still, it was a
volunteer crop-not a see was Gown.
l-AIamGnce Cleaner. IL
The new sash aud blind factory
opposite J. +. King 4 Co.'s tobacco
factory, is about completed and the
machinery will be put in position In o
few Enterprises Of every de.
scription continue to the surface in
Greensboro. Chiefamong the latest
is the joint stock company composed
of W. Il. Bevill, J..L. King, Samuel
Mitchell and Q. N Mead 0, recently
organ zed, for the manufacture Of to-
bacco..-GreensJOro Patriot. ~
The Durham oriole,' held at
Hotel Claiborn last Thursday e1, sing
was, from all appearances, a ga
sion Of enjoyment and pleasurs l. ncsSe
who attended. All viii asr1e we arc
sure, that nothing added more to the
festivities OF the evenfpg than the
beautiful lady Orioles" richly dressed
in costumes Of black and yellow the
Durham Cornot Band with their arts.
tic music rendered 50 sweetly, and
last but not least, Mr.. w. j. Pogue
who SO kindly and generously extern
ded the hospitalities of his house to
the entire crowd. Many, many,
thanks for their valued assistance
Our object in having the ''0rlole' was
to procure funds sufficient TO purchase
stained glass window for Trinity M.
4. Church, and We thank so generous
q public for enabling us TO do IN.
MRs. NJ. w. REED,
Mrs ANNIE SouTHolTE.
Superintendent Jameson, Of the
Railway Mail Service, says there are
GO,0O0 applications for appointments
in that service on lile In the Depart
ment. The Brotherhood Of Railway
Mail Clerks who propose to boycot
the United States Government, II
any of them are discharged, should
think about this before proceeding to
extremities. They should also think
about that beautiful little story Of
the late war, which is 70 the effect
that as Bragg's army passed through