The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-01
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

We only wish the Democracy of al
Democrats was like Josephus Daniels,
sound to the core.-Salisbury World.
Miss Vanderbilt will marry Lord
Marlborough Nov. 14th., and then ten
million dollars more of gold will go
abroad
The Rev Elijah Kellogg, who wroie
"Spartacus, is still living, at the age of
IS. He breaches on Sunday in little
church IN Harpswell, Me-, and cultivates
a small farm on week days
1t is reported in Chicago that the
Sugar Trust has made a strong combi-
nation with the wholesale grocers where
by retail dealers and department stores
will be unable to buy sugar on parity
with the wholesalers.
Lord Rothschild's scheme to build
colossal synagogue, clergyhouse and
Jewish settlement in the Whitechapel
district of London, at cost of 5000, 600,
is to be opposed by Sir Samuel Montagu
because it would attract still more Jews
to London.
''When Harrison carried Hamilton
county (CincinnatD by 5000 majority,
/ had majority of 2,700 for clerk Of
court in Hamilton county. / think we
can do the trick again, " said Mr.. Peaslee,
the Democratic candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
DR.. r. d. Jewett, the editor of the
North Carolina Medical Journal, comes
out strongly in advocating the use of the
bicycle for women as well as men. He
says the objection to the wheel is in the
abuse not the use of it. The Southport
Leader notes the fact that the Doctor
does not give "bloomer opinion"
The wife of Governor Culberson, of
Texas, says that the people of Texas
want the prize fight, that it will bring
money into the State, and that her hus-
band has done wrong to call the Legisla
ture together to pass law to prevent it.
She says it is all foolishness for her hus-
band to say up nights worrying himself
to death to protect the public dignity.
In speaking OF Democratic politician
from the BoWery who is said to have
registered himself and his valet in hotel
the other day, 1.-THE Syracuse Courier"
is reminded of the sally of a western
miner who, coming once some CON
siderable distance on the back of burro
to deposit his gold, entered hotel and
saw upon the register the name of an
American anglomaniac. The register
read: IS. James Smythe and valet. :"
Whereupon the miner wrote: "Bill Smith
and jackass.
There is a rich old Chinaman in San
Jose, California, who is 50 DESTROYS of
becoming an American father in law,
that he offers to take into partnership
any respectable American who will mar
~ his daughter. How much respecta-
bility he requires is not stated, but as he
is worth about 800, 900 Hip Sing Lee
will not have much trouble in finding
some hustling orphan to 60 halves with
him, says the Wilmington Star The
reason he assigns is that he Is getting
old, and if his daughter should be LETT
without a protector, the Chinese high
bin iers in G 1lifornia might abduct her.
A staff corr spondent Of the Chicago
Inter Ocean, who has spent the summer
in Europe, writes: 81 turned my back on
Gods country, believing that we right
ly boosted three rare products of archi-
tectual and engineering skill. | return
thinking the same thing. The Capitol
at Washington is externally more beauti-
full and commanding than ST. Peters.
The Brooklyn bridge is still to my eyes
thu mot beautiful piece of engineering
in the world. The Washington monu-
ment will, hope, still present to me its
unique charm, the charm OF Tennyson s
women diyineIy tall and most divinely
fair
REFERRING to the alleged advice given
by Gov. Woodbury., the Memphis Seine
tar does not believe there is a decent sur
vivor of the Confederate army who will
adopt Governor Woodbury's advice and
say to his children:
"Look at me. / was a traitor and de-
served hanging, and my neck was only
saved through the mercy Of the North.
Honor the conqueror, my children, and
despise me and my sort"