The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-18

lblunder. 1t refuses to allow
ladies to the debates. The mem
bers do not want their wives to
see how very sheepish and un-
important they are when the
Opposition fellows tackle them
and tell them Of their faults.
Governor Burke, Of North
Dakota, when a very young man
went West; but it was not in
obedience to the standing rule
for youth to travel in that di-
lrection. He was sent out by a
New York children's aid society,
which found him a homeless
waif wandering the streets Of
that city.
When the ssPoet Of the Sier-
ras'' gets a marked paper con-
tanning a criticism of his poems
he retires into the woodshed to
read it, carrying with him his
shotgun and a stuffed cat. If
the criticism is a favorable one,
all right; if it is the other way
well, the catneeds resulting.
The Boston Journal says that
the letter "R" is dropping out
of ordinary American pronunci-
alton, and will probably in time
be banished from the alphabet
as a useless sign. If this had
only taken place before 1881.
the alliterative Burchard would
have been foiled, and Mr.. Cleve-
land might not now be an ex-
President.
Statesville Landmark: The
Landmark has ton good author
| ity that a $50, 900 cotton factory
is soon to be erected at Elmwood
by a Rhode Island gentleman.
He has purchased seventy acres
of land at that place and as soon
as the necessary arrangements
can be made will begin work on
the factory.
The head of the house of Bar
ing Brother & Co., Lord Ravel-
stoke, will hereafter, for a time
at least, have to try and make
both ends meet with $20,0 900 a
year. Formerly he was able to
ease life's burden with an an
nual income Of 5000, 900, but
probably by dropping early
spring strawberries and ice next
summer hell manage on the
smaller sum with a little pinch
ling.
The English House of Com
lmons doesn't take a day off and
shut up shop when any of Its
members die, and business went
ION when Charles Bradlaugh
passed away just as if he had
Deen in his seat. Nor are there
any costly delegations sent to a
members funeral, and there is
no day given up in the House
to eulogies and mourning for
anybody. Except upon the
"Derby Day" the members stick
to their work and get no sala-
ries for doing 50.
Morganton Herald: Tuesday,
the through freight train going
east which passed Morganton at
10 o'clock q. m. was wrecked
labout 6 miles below here, by
1.-THE breaking of a wheel on one
iof the freight cars. The track
twas torn up for some distance
land several freight cars liter
Tally shattered to pieces. The
lengine and tender staid on the
track and sustained no injury.
la negro brakeman was thrown
lfrom one Of the cars and re.
lceiyed several bad cuts and
bruises on the fqce and head,
Zone of his legs was broken and
an arm badly mashed.
Senator German is said to be
as methodical and regularas IN
Icight-day clock. and takes his
meals, sleep and recreation ac'
cording to fixed regulations.
He was probably trained in q
lmodel lodging house, an opinion
which is strengthened by the
information that he doesn't uss
tobacco or liquor. How such 9
Observation-Disclosures man eyei
lfell from grace into the Senate
| Is hard to understand. -"
The Princess of Wales say
that one reason why she doe
mot take more outdoor exercis,
: is because, go where she will
; she is annoyed by crowds o.
royal noodles, who hover arount
her steps and stare 1t her in un
disguised admiration. Andthi
il why Queen Victoria fight
shy Of being III London, for
|, wherever she goes, crowds fol
/, low her as IL she was a circu
! parade which was scattering
! reserved seat passes and FIRE
! lunch tickets as il went along
Greenboro Workman: jaime
u B. Mason, has purchased Il
!. lcertain Northern men Of mean
lard dicttnrtinu qpvpral thnt