The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-21

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Christmas is near at hand
and the show windows on Main
street are now marvels of daz.
cling beauty.
Read the advertisements in
this issue and buy your Christ
mas gifts early. Tbs tardy
buyer gets lett, you know.
The House Ways and Means
committee has perfected ar
rangements for an investiga-
tion into tho financial condition
of the Trsaeury.
Madam Runner would die
of nothing to do were it not for
busy-bodies who feel that thsy
are called to the work of run
ming other peoples affairs. LEX.
1t is said that President
elect Cleveland bought a wash
basket the other day into which
he cast all letters addressed to
him on the subject Of officers Of
every grade.
AN old Durham darkey
says there are two reasons why
he don't like edo noif;" first it is
too cold for him and the next
ode factories up dar turn out too
many mothsrloss chickens, dey
never does any COED. ! likes
dem kind what grows on trees"
They are boys together now,
and will play marbles later on
About the youngest father Of
whom the Shelby Review has
any record is w. II. Sullivan,
ofMorganton, who was sixteen
years old on November 30th,
and whose wife presented him
q son that day. Young Sullivan
is a son Of Mr.. John L. Sullivan,
Of Shelby, and was married at
Blacksburg. ) G., last Dscem-
Der to q Miss Page.
--Grsensbsrs Record: Prof.
McIver, Of the State Normal in
FERNS us there are now 1913
young ladies attending the in
stitu.s while applications are
coming in every day. The
dormitorios are full, but every
effort will be made TO accommo-
date them. Mr.. J. s. Barnes
little child with bright beauti-
full eyes ran the point of pair
OF scissors in one Of them, from
which it suffered terribly, and
the pretty eys will probably be
lost. What pity. People can
not be too particular about
keeping scissors out Of the reach
of children.
1t is awful TO think about!
Go in any direction from the
city of Durham and we see the
destruction or the woodlands
axel The Wilmington Star says.
Gov. Flower, Of New York, Is a
sensible executive. He will
urgein bis forthcoming message
that steps be taken TO preserve
the forests Of the State. The
Governor Of every State in the
Union should do likewise. The
uoodinan's are has been uield-
cd in our forests with insane
and merciless energy. IL this
country hasn't already paid
some OF the penalty il will, IL
this indiscriminats slaughter OF
trees be not checked and kept
within bounds.
We could have good things
all the year round If we would
manage right Brother Bould.
in, Of the Danyille Times. has
anice dish Of tomatoes every day
Here Is what he SAYS about IL
IN last weeks issue Of his paper:
Yesterday, we had a dish Of
t0matoes-nst canned, but raw.
They were sons of our own
raising. Before the heavy frost
came, we gathered q number Of
them, cutting of q portion OF
the vines with them, and put
them away. They have been
ripening slowly but surely, and
We have been eating them from
time TO time ever since. The
farmer, we say farmer, because
he has plenty room, whs will
pull up his vines BY the roots
and hang them up in his barn,
will have fine tomatoes until
Christmas. This is an old re-
cipe, but IL Ia seldom used. Why
II 10 so, 10 surprising tous."