The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-25
by THE Early cANDr.E LIGHT

The "lame ducks'' cannot come
back; they're gone geese. Houston
Chronicle.
Easter was one OF the finest March
days we have had this April.--New
York World.
Monday In supreme court circles
at Washington Is now known as In
decision day.--Albany Argus.
About the only glory that remains
for the national monetary commission
is to be dramatized. Pittsburg Sun.
When a man takes his family to the
theatre he looks as II he were going
to a funeral. Atlantic City Review.
or course, we welcome the umpires.
too. They're the ones we blame when
the home team loses. Detroit Free
Press.
Col. Roosevelt did not believe until
he tried It that he could make such a
noiseless trip through the west-Chi-
cago News.
And so far no Photographer has
twisted the familiar phrase 10 speak
of the Mann behind the cannon!-Bos-
ton Transcript atiit
Why not have congress adjourn to
Douglas. Aria. and become person
ally acquainted with the situationg--
Columbia State.
l
| Governor Wilson is after more re-
forms. What wicked place New Jer-
sey must have been before he redeem
ed Washington Herald.
While cleaning up his yard Topeka
man found small sack OF gold. Does
not this encourage you to go TO it,
Oklahoma City 0klahoman.
II Is all right to pay political debts.
but it is pretty hard on. the public
when 1t has to foot the bills.-Char-
lesion News and Courier.
The Iowa idea takes queer turns
sometimes. The new senator has a
reputation for something besides
speeches.-Milwaukee News.
Diaz does not seem able to control
the news supply any ionger-which,
we take II, leaves him without control
OF anything.-St Louis Times.
There seems to be general i'm
preston that when the democratic
congress attacks schedule X II will
raise L.-Des Meines Tribune.
The fire. dangers In the govern
ment departments will be greatly In
creased by the election OF demo-
cratic Observation-Disclosures Post.
And so Uncle Joe" has become a
prophet OF Disaster jeremiah Of
blue ruin. Adversely Joe is his name
and he is our uncle.-Phlladelphia
Record.
A chewing gum famine Is threatened
in iChicago as the result Of strike
Our old fashioned notion OF nothing TO
worry about Is a, chewing gum famine.
milwaukee Sentinel.
And the next thing We know there1l
be a demand for men to pick cactus
spines from the hoofs Of the army
mules now doing duty along the Rio
nde.-Nilwaukee Journal.
When It recalls Just how Justice
Harlan complained about the deterio-
ration in the quality OF chewing tobac-
co the tobacco trust just cant help
getting a bit wobbly II the knees while
waiting for the supreme court decls-
ion.-Louisville Courier Journal
The Kansas City man whose black
haired wife divorced him because she
found a red hair on his coat label.
said II came there from his Office
hairbrush. which vas used by his red
headed stenographer The judge did
not believe the explanation and neith-
er do we. but II was a classy sort Of
lie. nevertheless. Houston Post
n Col Bryan's proposal TO appoint
commission TO prevent war should be
adopted. there would be time enough
for three or four lmplacable conflicts
before the commission got Ms expense
allowance increased. appointed all Of
It's Invaluable assistants. took couple
Of vacations. and prepared to proceed
20 preyent.-Ohio State Journal