The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-05-27
PF7sCNkL AND IMPERsONAl.

A Chicago young wOman's account
book is said to have contained the fol.
lowing items: ''Glovcs, S2.25: marsh
maIIowa. 20 cents: dressmaker. S12:
charity. / cent: perfumely, $50" and
the historian adds: Some misguided
young man probably thinks her an
angel whose wings are only folded"
Queen Victoria is not only an author
but an editor also. The Court Circular,
which appears in the London newspa-
pero. is submitted to her majesty. with
q lead pencil. for revision before it goes
out. Either she OF some one else finally,
supplied the *" in the Empress Fred
crick'o name a fortnight ago. after it
had been omitted daily for a week or 5 %.
While callers are always welcome
to the Office OF the Kidder (MO.D Optic.
the editor makes the following service
remark in a recent issue Of his paper:
1--WE want it distinctly understood that
thi, Office is not a place for giddv
young girls or l~Oafe:5. The two young
ladies l?D who invaded our sanctum last
Friday afternoon are kindly requested
to never repeat the visit until they
know how to behave"
Kate Field has a new idea. s'In
view Of the fact that it costs more to
bury and culOgize a dead congressman
than to pay a living one for the two
full years of his term She saws. Il
think hat all candidates should sub
init to medical examination before be
ing allowed to run for congress-. and
that permission to proceed should be
Granted them on exactly the same basis
that 4 reputable insurance company
would take risks on their lives"
The ceremonies and festivities in
connection with the recent marriage at
Cairo Of Mahmud Pasha Riaz. governor
Of the Sue canal, to the daughter of
the late EaaSam Pasha lasted one week.
More than four thousand guests were
invited to the wedding. Many dinners
in both the Arabian and European style
were served. requiring the services of
seventy cooks and one hundred walters.
The marriage was one of the most bril-
liant celebrated in Cairo in many years.
The late Bishop Phillips Brooks de-
nice a great many of the good stories
that were told of him, but one whis-
pered around among the clergy lacked
the bishops denial. He was to confirm
a class in a highly r~itualistic parish,
and the rector. an old friend Of the
bishops and well acquainted with the
latter'S broad church views, wrote to
say that as there might be some feat
lures of the service which Bishop
Brooks would disapprove and such
would be omitted if he would be kind
enough to Indicate them. The bishops
reply to this communication is said to
have been a note which ran about thus:
"Nicar -: Turn it all on"
\ Brooklyn man asrcccntly heard
in serious argument for the annexation
Of New York to brooklyn. You
needn't laugh" said he, Just wait
twenty years. We've got the best stu
alton and the best air. and we're ncare
to Coney island. Iie,:des. we've got
DON to grow, while yol fellows have
got to go up t. IGnEcrs % some of
those places if you Uant to get your
toes on to New Nurk-milcS farther
from the crnterS Of business than we
are. Look at the manufactures we've
got already. And. probably yor don't
know hat our ocean commerce i,
greater than yours. but ii is. You
haven't wen got Don fOr such docks
a, our Erie Basin. nor any place to put
such big S~tOrChOuScs as ours. Look at
our views and shade trees. ana look ut
our shops. Besides. yOu can get a good
nights sleep in lirooklyn." And a
good sleep in the daytime. too added
one of the u~ncOnverted.