The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-11
ODDS AND ESDs.

II
has a large practice in the Su-
preme Court at Washington,
and his desk is generally loaded
down with heavily indorsed
briefs.
President Harrison says he
bears no malice, butt wouldn't
do to trust him to sprinkle su-
gar on the pie Of those who
Knocked old man Hoar's spec
tacles down the back of his neck.
Out Of money collected by her
own personal efforts Mrs. Car
| Irie Steele, colored lady, has
built, furnished and paid for a
colored orphan asylum in
Georgia.
Senator Ingalls, wouldn't have
any money spent to secure his
election. He drew the line at
bribery. That was the barbed-
wire fence of his position. 1t is
refreshing to think that he had
a line to draw. He hand't been
accused of it.
Twenty years ago an Atchi-
son woman stood sponsor for the
baby SON of a neighbor and
spanked her little godson when
he howled during the baptismal
ceremony. Last week she mar
ried him. 1t takes an Atchison
woman to lay for a man.
Confidence in the ground
hogs prediction of six more
weeks Of cold weather is rather
rudely shaken by the contem-
poraneous announcement that
most of the base ball clubs Of
the country are now made up
and ready for work.
II is now charged against
Field Marshal Won Moltke that
he goes out shopping with his
wife and seems quite proud to
be allowed to carry the poodle
and parcels. This is a strong
indication that the peace of
Europe is not likely to be dis
turbed.
Time tries all and settles most
men. Dias began his political
career as an insurgent and in
surrectionist, but he has toned
kown into a law and order low
ling President, who wants the
Mexicans whom he rules to be
quiet and shoots them if they
won't.
| Senator Dawes is one of the
incest old ladies in Congress,
and when Deacon Hoar refers
| to him as "my distinguished
colleague from the old Bay
State" he feels as full of inn
portance as a bantam hen try
ing to hatch out a big nest OF
turkey eggs.
i Edison's tireless intellect il
engaged upon an invention in
the shape of electric and sun.
light refiectors which will mel
snow as fast as it falls. II
would be great improvement
liz, while he is about it, he would
construct his refiectors so that
they would melt the snow be-
fore it falls.
The Car may be in mortal
terror of the Nihilists, but the
report that he can get away
with three square meals a day
can sleep eight hours ant
doesn't know what il is TO hav,
an anti-bilious pill roll into q
hollow tooth, shows that he Il
not panic-stricken enough Il
hurt.
Bismarck was certainly pass
ed over by the Emperor William
in his late distribution of hon
ors, but il was from no want 81
, respect. The old man said thai
, he had all the honors he coulC
find room for on his expansiv,
, breast, and gently limited tina
unless William would allow
| him to have them fixed upon Oh,
I back of his coat or pay for
boy to carry them around 70
him, he didn't want to be both
r cred with any more medals.
al Senator Faulkner, of Wes
) Virginia, says that his twelv
{ hours speech against the Fore
D bin was q mere bagatelle, whic
: did not exhaust him a bit. Tn
s only way to account for this
7 To remember that he has gon
d through still more terribl
n strains. He has been umpire .
g q base ball game and once acte
< as Judge at a baby show.
= II is said Of Senator Gorma
J that he is so cool, nervy an
4 | self-possessed that IL Is impo
sible 70 surprise or disconcei
him. Were he, in the midst
!. d speech, to put his hand I'M
his coat.tail pocket and find in
n California EARTHQUAKE hate
< ing out Idaho cyclonts, he wou
y y. 20 on with his remarks as Ii
- ccocarnetIly IA If he Ind on