The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-18
DURHAM RECORDER.
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WEDNESDAY, May 10, 1892.
Lscai and Other News.
Some idea Of the remarkable

AVuluu P6SD'
The fellow that tries to
get up scandal, and sees that
he failed, is bound to feel like a
strange dog in a dime museum.
The rain last week made the
wheat jump and the farmers
also. 1t was just what the farm
ers and everybody else wanted.
An exchange says the mel
on crop will be short this year.
The dismal prophets ought to
content themselves with destroy
ing the peach crop.
Such is life; the summer ho-
tel man girdeth up his leins for
the fray. and the summer girl
girdeth up her trunks for the
lordly smasher.
1t is whispered that a ladies
bicycle club will be formed in
the city in the near future. Dur
ham is always at the head of
the procession.
Hamilton Able, an old man
Of Dahlonega, Ga, aged 81, has
sued his wife, aged 50, for di-
vorce. Hamilton is old enough
to be Abel to stand it a little
longer.
Now is the time that the av-
erage farmer is wanted in about
three places at the same
time, and has SO many things to
do that he doesn't know what To
do first which or t'other.
"Man wants but little here be.
low"
That's all quite true, and yet
Idlike to see the man that won't
Take all that he can get.
Look at the figures on the
fourth page Of this paper. They
don't tell all--there are more to
be added later on;so come on,
benefit yourseiyes--the citizens
are ready to cooperate with
you.
"A series Of meetings was COM
menced at the Second Baptist
church last Sunday, conducted
by Rev. j. w. Powell, of Scot
land Neck. The meeting will
be continued throughout the
week.
Commencement season is
near at hand and the encyclo-I
pedias as well as the brains Of
near and dear friends are being
ransacked 70 furnish material
for the essay whose depth is all
ways greater than its original
ity. /
Only about | 800 species of
snakes are known TO naturalists,
and yet when a candidate be-
comes thoroughly tangled up in
the heat of an exciting cam
paign 800 isn't a circumstance
70 the capabilities Of his range
Of vision.
"Willyou walk into my parlor?"|
said the spider to the fly.
"Well, hardly" said the in
sect, as he winked the other
eye.
"Your parlor has an entrance,
but of exist il is shy, 4
So Ill stay outside in safety and
remain a little fly"
The potato bugs, says the
Franklin Times, as usual, are
with us, and are doing, or rath-
er eating up not only the peta-
toes, but other plants. The best
remedy that has yet been found
is Paris green. Mix a half ounce
Of Paris green TO a quart Of
flour and mix it on the vine be-
fore the dew dries off in the
morning.
business Is on the increase
with our merchants. This city
has the best dry goods, the best
hardware and the best grocery
and clothing houses in the state.
The RECORDER continues 10 tell
the people about these things
a long way from here; and its
no wonder they come a long dis
lance 10 do their trading here.
Our townsman, Col. j. S.
Carr seems 20 be the most avail.
able candidate in the West.
Some Of the counties have in
structed for him, and communi
cations are pouring in 10 the
different papers saying that he
can poll a larger vote than any
other man whose name has yet
been prominently suggested for
the place. THE RECORDER
would rejoice TO see him nom
mated. His true Democracy
and fitness fer the Office cannot
be questioned, and we see no
reason why no should not be
nominated. lie Is among the
first in all good works, and es.
pecially enterprises that look TO
the advancement Of his town
and state: he has inanirnd hv