The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-01
General News Items,

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The women of Japan will
doubtless be well represented at
the Worlds Fair. The Wom-
ans Board Of Japan has been
formed, and the Empress is per-
sonally interested in it.
A recent idiosyncrasy is that
Of 4 crank who has published a
book Of several hundred pages
in which there is neither a Pc
riod nor paragraph. The book
was published in Chicago.
An editor who believes IN the
universal fitness of things gives
this advice to his readers" Don't
ever strike a man when he is
down. Do like the balance Of
the world-kick him."
The Spanish Government is
disinclined to grant the request
of the United States that miss
ionaries from this county be
readmitted to the Caroline Is
lands and DO protected in the
discharge of their evangelical
work.
Ii is alleged that in cutting
ice at Buxton, Me-, the other
day, a half blown water lily
was found imbedded in one of
the cakes. 1t was thawsd out,
put in a sunny window, and
soon blossomed out as hand
somely as any lily Of July.
There lives at Ash Camp, KY,
an old gentleman who is emit
tied 10 distinction. He is eighty
seven years old, has fifteen chill.
dren and eighty-fivs grandchil-
dren, two Of whom are Of the
fourth generation, and he has
never been prosecuted by law.
A hog was captured in the
river swamp near Thomasyille,
Ga, a few days ago, which had
been marked by Jack Hurst, q
stock raiser, in 1870. This
would make the animal twenty
two years old, which is q most
remarkable age for q hog to at
tain.
Albert Schilling, a Richmond,
KY, merchant, went to the
county clerks Office and had an
athrecorded TO the effect that
for one year he would not sell
goods except for cash, loan mon
ey or TO take a drink of intoxi-
eating liquors. His action caus-
ed a sensation in the town, and
the other merchants are swear
ing off right and left.
The Pest Office Appropriation
bill has been completed in COM
mittee. Il carries $50, S69, 1857.
or 50, 53s, OSl more than the up.
preparation for the current fiscal
year. The Postmaster General
estimates the revenues from
| the postal service for the COM
ing fiscal year ut $50, 12l.3s5.
The ice on Lake Champlain is
about two feet thick, and so
hard and solid that il would
sustain the weight Of a train Of
cars. An ice dealer who re.
Gently returned from tho north.
ern portion Of New York State
says that this Is not going to be
a coed season for the ice bust.
ness, as the prices next summer
will be very low.
II any mans sorrows need
our sympathy, his bodily OF
spiritual wants our help, let u,
think no more Of asking whoth
or he belongs To our country oi
family, our party or church
than If we saw him stretching
out his hands from the window
! of q burning house, or founs
him, like the object Of tn,
Bamaritan's kindness, wallow.
ing in a pool Of blood. Thu
Christ loved US; and thus b,
teaches us 10 lsvo one another
-Nswbern Journal.
. The great scandal Of Mr.
Harrison's administration ha
} been the lsoting Of the Treas
ury by pension agents assiste'
by the men employed under th
/ profligate management Of tn
pension bureau By Green 1
/. Raum. Il will be Mr.. Clsve
: lands mission 10 wipe out alto