The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-25
DURHAM RECORDER.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 1891.

cola Wcduiici ~ piShbchtHS ~,
grip upon us
TO morrow is Thanksgiv-
ing; it comes but once a year
and for this the turkey is truly
thankful.
The Presbyterian Orphanage
at Barium Springs, N. @, was
destroyed by fire Friday after
noon.
The Tarboro Southerner
says, if there are not enough
cotton in the fields to pick,
there are enough bad roads to
work.
Mrs. Nancy Jane Ray, wife
Of Mr.. B. NJ. Ray, departed this
life at her home near Riggsbee's
Store, Chatham county last
Saturday evening.
When you think you are
not getting all the good things
of this world, don't forget TO
look back at your life to see if
you deserve them.
We don't like to disturb the
nerves of our Republican friends
this early in the campaign Of
'92, but lit really looks like
Cleveland and Boies.
After the first of December
the State of Illinois will pay a
bounty Of 2 cents a head for
every English sparrow that is
killed within the limits Of the
state.
Dis world am full of fools, deah
breddsTn, an'debigges'fool ob all
am de- dat imagines every
body else in de world am a fool
except himself. Rev. Pink
PUNK on fools in n. Y. Herald
Mr.. Gladstone says he
wants to see farmers in Parlia-
ment, and plenty of them. Mr..
Gladstone should run over here
this coming winter and take a
look at our new House Of Re-
pressntatiyss at Washington.
"A presentation will be made
to Col. Julian 5. Carr tomorrow
by the State Veterans Associa-
ton. The State Chronicle Of
yesterday says: We do not
know what it will be, but we
know that Mr.. Carr is worthy
Of any gift or honor that the ex-
sol Tiers Of North Carolina can
bestow upon him.
Farmers ON the Pacific
coast are interested in a dis
cussion Of the uselessness Or
usefulness Of a pigs tail. One
side argues that il il as useless
as the letter p in pneumonia.
The other side asserts that the
tail indicates the exact physical
condition Of the animal. If il
hangs loose, il indicates that
the pig Is not in condition, and
that its feed should be changed.
II it be coiled tightly, IL indi-
Gates contentment and good
health.
1t ought to be observed ey,
erywhere throug hout the South.
The Richmond State says: We
note with pleasure thatthe Con.
federate Veteran camps of this
city purpose TO celebrate APP
propriately the birth Of General
Lee, which occurs January 10th.
This is a day the State long and
earnestly sought 70 have made
a legal holiday, and such, il
now is. IL ought 10 be obsery-
ed and the children should have
inculcated in their minds the
story Of the life Of this great
man--the model Christian, pa
triot aud citizen.
Every woman adores love
letters, and here is an extract
from one embodying such a
high ideal of womanhood that
every girl and woman ought 10
paste IL among her scrap. book
treasures: There is no wo-
man like you In this wide world.
Who else has so much talent
with so little self conceit; SO
much reputation with so little
affectation; so much literature
with so little nonsense; 20 much
enterprise with SO little ex.
travagance; so much tongue
with so little scoll; so much
sweetness with so little softness;
30 mnch Of 50 many things and
50 little Of so many other
thlngsg" This letter was writ.
ten years ago BY the Rev. DR..
Stowe 70 his famous wife, Har.
riet Bsecher Stowe.
Wheat is ten cents per
bushel higher today IN England
than IL was a year ago. Per-
haps this is due 10 free trade
In Minneapolis Il is fourteen
cents per bushel lower than a
year ago. Perhaps this is caused
BY the tariff. Il Is conclusive
proof Of the fact the farmers Of
the northwagt ara rerpivtng ~