The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-27
THE WEATHER.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
We are travelling 527 miles from Lon
don to Aberdeen in $40 minutes last
week broke the record.
The Biblical Recorder says there are
twenty-five Baptist churches in process
of construction in North Carolina now.
When Aristotle was asked what man
could gain by telling falsehood, he re
piled: "Never to be credited when he
tells the truth.
'Quay," says Senator German, ''is
remarkable man. He has taught those
people in Philadelphia all they know
about politics, but he hasn't taught them
all he knows"
Col. Watterson calls the third term
suggestion a mere midsummer fad, fur
nishing a ready, easy-going, unexciting
text for the enforced garrulity of the
professional scribe.
The new Southern Freight Association
ident st. John, of the Seaboard, signed
it upon condition that all other Southern
roads would sign. Some others have re-
fused, and Mr.. st. Johns road is not
bound.
If the President shall refuse to take
care of his partisan and personal friend
he will add to the instances in history of
s'gross ingratitude." Gen. Ransom has
served him as few men have served him
sacrificing himself to great extent at
home. Wilmington Messenger.
1t is not pleasant to know that recently
three or four physicians in North Caro-
lima have been guilty of great outrages
for which public execration can not be
too severe. There is no punishment too
severe for rascals who 60 into houses to
play the part of scoundrels and betray-
Wilmington Messenger.
Mrs. Stanton's comparison of the We
nus de Milo with the female form Of the
present day, and to the disparagement
of the latter, has caused several people
to rush into print in defence of the out
lines of modern woman. One of these
SAYS that the Venus is we'll enough in
the nude, but that "she would look per-
fectly horrid clad in the fashions of to-
day." a theory not to be successfully
disputed. Another takes the bull by
the horns and maintains that "corsets
were not known in the era of the famous
statue, or else your large wasted Venus
would surely have worn them"
Hon. FL. Mcmillan informed us that
near Red Springs lives the Oldest Sun
day school superintendent in the State
and probably in the country-and
woman at that. She is more than eighty
years of age. and has been superinten
dent of a Presbyterian Sunday-schoo
for forty-fi yeas. Her name is Miss
Jane McNeill, and she lives five miles
from Red Springs. On our way home
we mentioned this to Baptist sister
and she informed us that she was snper
intendent of Baptist Sunday schoo
during the war and for some time after
ward So we live and learn. -Biblica
Recorder.
In reference to his brother, Mr.. Waite
H. Page, late editor of the Forum, Mr.
Henry Page said We would soon hea
from him as in a much superior ant
more profitable position. Mr.. Page sale
bis brother had remained with tn
Forum as long as he had with the hope
of finally securing majority of stock Q
the publication. Since his connection
with the Forum he has been offered sew
eral more lucrative positions but had de
clined wishing to secure control of tn
financial management and editorial pol
icy of the Forum. Having resigned h
was asked by the owners to WITHDRAW
his resignation but refused to do so. TIL
rumor that Mr.. Walter Page contem
plates establishing new Review is with
out foundation. The information the re
porter received about his future, but no
from Mr.. Henry A. Page, was that h
had accepted position with the larg
publishing house of Houghton, Miffii
& c., of Boston. This information wa
not direct, however. Southern Index