The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-29

The Lumberton Rohesonian has en-
tered upon it's Goth year. 1t is a model
country weegly always bright and
fresh. honest and clean.
Under the shadow of Speaker Reeds
gayel our House of Representatives
has again ceased to be !, deliberative
body-Boston Herald.
Il don't want any of your lip said
a rural pedagogue 70 pert young
miss who had ''sassed" him.
you won't get it." she snapped. I
wouldn't kiss YOU if every frecl<le on
your face was a gold dollar"
4 Kansas Populist is at work on
new scheme TO increase the sum of hui
man happiness. He is trying to cross
the milkweed and the strawberry. so
that people NAV raise Strawberries
and cream together.
I.awver-You say the prisoner stole
your watch. What distinguishing fea-
ture was there about the watch?
Witness--It had my sweetheart's
picture in it.
I.awver-Ah. / see. \ woman in the
Scottish American.
When the Republicans are asked for
authority for bonds they precede this
with a measure for an additional tax,
and proclaim in the hour OF the ma
tons extremity "Ne will sustain the
nations credit if you viii give us an
opportunity for more plumber no pa
triotism with us without taxation.
Benton Mcmillan.
Bishop Paret. of Baltimore, tells
good story at his own expense. lie
was recently on a train, and near hun
sat two drunken men. Presently one
of the men, with a forcible expietiVe,
remarked to the other that some one
had robbed him of S20-blll. Ills
friend remarked: "Oh. | guess not;
YOU must have il abnot you some
where" But the other INSISTED ne
hadn't. and that ne had the bill Wien
he came aboard the train. Some one
had robbed him, and he proposed TO
find it if he had to search the whole
crowd LAS it happened, says Bishop
Paret, II had a $50 bill, and that was
ALL and as ] was the nearest man TO
them. and the first likely TO be APP
preached, | felt little uncomfortable.
Then it occurred TO me 10 pretend to
be asleep. Sure enough, IN minute
more was accosted with. j say.
neighbour but / made 40 answer.
Then the man grabbed my arns and
shook me, but 10 no use, as | didn't
wake up. He kept on shaking, how
Ia fnrcIitlN
until at last his friend interposed
with: / say. Bill, let him alone, viii
you: he's drunker'n you are.
"A foreign var just at present would
do what no amount OF newspaper trg-
ing has succeeded in accomplishing up
to date" declares MIR. II. >. Grlnneil,
of Fall River. lit would instantly de-
velop the cotton manufacturing mdus-
try in the South TO a wonderful eX-
tent. 1t is one OF the anomalies OF the
industrial world that a country VIII
grow a staple that supplies the earth,
and will pelmit ii 10 he carried across
the ocean. manufactured and resold
TO them at an enol NOUS profit. VI
course. we all think and say that Il IS
only a matter of time when the South
ern States will have enough mills to
consume the entire product But we
have been thinking and saying that
for two generations and our predic-
lions have not materialized 10 amy
extent. In case of war, especially with
Fnyland. il would he absolutely neces-
sary TO manufacture our cotton goods
at home The people would have To
have the cloth. and the mills OF the
North could not supply the tremend-
Gus demand. Another cause which
would operate 10 increase the number
of factories in this section would be
the ruin which would be the lot Of
Southern planters If their chief pro
duet were allowed to lie unused. There
would be practically 10 shipments
abroad. and prices would simply go
through the bottom Of tlle bucket UNI
less there were sufficient manufactur-
ing establishments in this country to
consume the product"