The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-05
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to Fair grounds. Tickets OF
sale 18th to 21st, returning "a
The Pearl Cotton Factor,
Company are getting under wa
with their building. This viii
make four cotton factories TO
Durham; the Durhamite VIII,
does not crow for his native d
adopted home now is certainl,
lost to all sense of public spirit
Durham's wealth has increase,
several millions, the population
by several thousands, local prid,
and business enterprise neve
were stronger. Investors viii
do well to keep an eye open fol
opportunities in this direction
-Fetter's Southern Magazin,
for October is unually rich in
poetry 1t may be we'll called
the "Poet's number" Charles
j. O'Malley has some exquisite
quatrains; Madison Cawein, q
beautiful production; Elvira
Sydnor Miller, a conception Of
rare merit, while James Poyntz
Nelson and Francois Jones, the
young Louisianian who has Just
returned from Heidelberg, have
both contributed gems of ex-
qulsite merit.
We call your attention to the
letter OF Grover Cleveland, on
the first page of this paper.
Read it. He warns the Ameri-
can people of the danger to
them that would follow the
coming in of the Republicans
again. The coming in Of Cleve-
land and the Democratic party
will seriously hurt their income,
yes, cut them off entirely from
the vaults of the treasury,
which Col. Stevenson said in his
speech here was bankrupt
under their administration
under Cleyeland's there was a
surplus.
We regret to announce that
our "Old Maid, who has writ
ten several letters for this pa
per has decided to go to Texas,
q place called Corsicana; we are
afraid that we will never see
her dear old face again! We
are told before she is there two
hours she will receive fifteen or
twenty proposals; they are
strong, bearded men, with no
pretensions 10 style, and wear
pistols strapped on their hips.
That may be all so, our "Old
Maid" is one of the old blue
hens chickeDs-no cowboy or
tough westerner will put any
change on her. She goes from
North Carolina-having for her
motto "head up and tail over
the dash board. !"
The sexton. Nose Vickers-
everybody knows Nose; he is
having q hard time now. There
is a certain monument in the
cemetery that draws the atten.
ton of some strangers; they are
not satisfied looking around 1t,
but must see on top; and when
they attempt that, Nose calls
'em down. Nose is determine
to do his duty, and he knows
what that duty is. Nose is get.
ting along in years, and he is
has been a close observer of
people. He can tell when low
ers come in sight. Now that is
a strange place for old men to
carry their sweethearts, and yet
they do it. A few days ago,
the writer Of this squib and
Nose saw an old man sailing
along with q young girl that
Madam rumor says he will wed
before many weeks, taking her
to a new made grave. Was his
daughter laying beneath that
sodg No; was his son, father,
mother, brother or sister? No:
the reader can guess! Ii is none
of our business, but we feel sor.
ry for the girl. An old widow
er can speak at once and to
the point and ut all times know
what they want to say and how
to say IL. They are glowing in
their descriptions of the future:
and they study up every thing
rich and rare TO bear on their
young victim. Nose says that
he notice such lovers when they
go through the gate, one will
not go ahead of the other, but
both will try to go through at
the same time side by side, arm
in arm, and he says there is
danger Of breaking the gate; and
he irresponsible for the gates.
Now, in some cases when d
couple acts that way, it may
be probably that the fellow Is
looking for q chance to escape.
The sicknest sight under
heaven, is the fellow that is on
the hunt for a second wife; he
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