The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-01
LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS
-. L. Cole has something tt
say elsewhere.

the middle man in politics must
be Knocked out.
The young man who gradu.
L ates should remember that the
country is waiting for his out
burst of wisdom-to be over.
4 Some professor says that
] grasshoppsrs fried in butter
I taste like shrimps. But how
about that sea-salt, fishy fiavorl
4 Don't fail to read what
s Nsssrs Henry, O'Brien & Co.,
/ have to say in another column.
Their goods are going at sweep
] ing reductions.
1t will soon be time for our
most brilliant speakers to come
! forth. Agood many young ones
will bud into notice during the
year, no doubt.
The commencement this
week is one of the most inter
esting in the history of the Uni
vsrsity; lots of pretty girls are
there too.
i. w. G. Guthrie, who was a
student at Caldwell Institute
this session, is, we regret TO
learn, critically i'll at the home
Z of his father near Morehead
& Avenue.
The Raleigh Chronicle says:
There are now forty veterans at
the soldiers homo. And on
ly about 140 convicts inside the
penitcntiary.
The 22nd season Of the Grand
Lodge knights of Pythias will
meet in Wilmington on the 18th
of the present menth. Special
rates for the occasion on all the
railroads.
Il Last Monday was Memorial
Day; IL is no longer the story Of
war; il now tells the story Of
peace; of reunited States once
discovered; OF reunited warriors
once deadly foes, and of nearly
seventy millions OF free people
with one flag, one country and
one devotion.
Keep your eyes opened. II
Is true, we have had a cool May,
but the hot weather is Just a.
head, and the doubfe-bllled
mosquito is promised for the
summer. He is expected every
day. He will certainly come by
rail, for il viii be impossible for
'em 10 travel over some of our
country roads, although he can
fly.
Nothing can be more a.
musing than a flock Of young
ducks. At this season the far
mer can enjoy many happy mo-
mcnts among them. Young
ducks are very hardy, and sell
dom contract any of the diseases
20 which chick are subject.
They eat anything, and many
things which a chicken will re-
fuse TO eat at all.
There was an atmosphere Of
gloom at DR.. N. M. Johnson's
home on South street Monday
evening. Some one came near
killing his dog, the pet Of his
children. the fellow that at
tempts or kills a valuable dumb
brute should be made to work
! on the public roads ninety-nine
Z years. And any ,one that mis-
treats q dumb animal, should
skulksd away In shame.
The RECORDER would like 70
see q big 4th Of July celebra-
ton in Durham this year. This
Ii q great railroad centre and
i thousands would come from the
four corners Of the world; Il
would be Of inestimable nd.
/ vantage 10 this city and 70 all
Z the country round about Il. The
1 time is short, but plenty long
enough II taken hold Of with the
y energy and enthusiasm for
! which Durl am Is justly famed
1T Is q safe and sure thing
Z 10 build on a hill or q bottom
either in Durham; but a good
many people have come TO the
conclusion that by building too
s much en- q certain Hill in New
! York, they wouldn't be occupy
8 ing the highest ground in the
world. THE RECORDER knows
g one thing that Cleveland has
. nothing Of the dark horse about
him, but he's a first-class night.
mare for some people.
The people Of Durham will
continue 20 90 right on with
their various enterprises. No
one should think for q moment
that the Presidential election
E win unsettlc business interests
i here. Il has been the case dur.
\ ing former political contests.
3 Tine RECORDER knows whereof
{ u speaks when itsays that our
business men generally are
q counting upon an active and
f prosperous season from this