The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-20
NOTES AND COMM ENTS.


The citizens of Amesbury, where
John g. Whittier made his home dur
ing the latter years of his life, are
planning TO make the house where he
spent many years public library.
4 worthy successor to the erstwhile
sockless Socrates, Jerry Simpson, is
wore hectic in his life but once. The
exception was when he was married.
The Sultan is not of pure Turkish
descent. There is, singularly enough
considering recent events. a strain of
Armenian blood in his veins-a fact
which makes him. it seems. hate the
Armenians with a bitter hatred, be-
cause he considers it disgrace.
MY son. said the irate parent, Il
am surprised, mortified and amazed to
find that you stand at the foot of your
class. / can hardly believe it posi-
ble!'
"Why, father, replied the son, sit is
the easiest thing in the world
The Rev. Dr. George w. Carter, who
has been on trial before the Virginia
Methodist Conference for breaking the
Church laws. is 70 years old. He has
been divorced twice, fought two duels,
has edited a newspaper. has been col
lege professor and has always preach
ed Gospel sermons.
There is no building material SO du-
rable as we'll made bricks. In the Brit
ish Museum are bricks taken from the
buildings in Nineveh and Babylon
which show no sign of decay or disin-
tegration. although the ancients did
not burn or bake them. but dried them
in the sun. The baths of Caracella and
of Titus, in Rome. and the Thermae of
Diocletian, have endured the ravages
of time far better than the stone of the
Colosseum.
Sheep raising is up in the Virginia
Legislature. The proposed bill
makes the owner or other per
son in whose control or on
whose premises dog usually stays.
liable TO the owner of sheep killed, or
worried by such dogs, for damages for
such killing, manning c. worrying. 1t
will be an excellent law if enforced.
But it will hardly pass. The Virgin
ian, like the average Tar Heel, loves
his dog too well to legislate against
him.
No surplus revenue, however large,
could extricate us from our present
difficulties. or give assurance of safety
in the future. unless it should be re-
quired to be paid in gold under sys-
TEN which would exempt the Covern-
ment from the obligation to furnish
the gold when demanded 10 be used in
making the payments: and il is
scarcely necessary to suggest that
such system is impossible as long as
the United States notes and Treas
ury notes are kept in circulation, and
are redeemable in gold by the Govern
ment itself on presentation Secre-
tary Carlisle.
Says the Memphis SciInitar: THE
Rt. Rev Davis Sessums. ID. d., bishop
of Louisiana. permitted some mighty
sensible words TO escape the door of his
lips day or two ago, at missionary
meeting in Louisiana. He said that
while he felt a wholesome degree Of in
terest in the missions in Japan and
China, he felt a sight more interest in
the missions right in Louisiana. He
felt that the board of missions,in their
zeal for the heather in foreign lands,
were in some danger of neglecting the
needs at their doors. and he thought
they should be reminded that the mon
ey sent them was not all meant to go
abroad
They tell good story on Sam Aller-
ton, a millionaire pork packer Of Chi
cago, Illustrating his shrewdness in
business 4 certain man owed him
ST 900. Alicrton went TO him and
asked if he wonld pay the debt. Ger
tainIy." he said. and forthwith drew
his check for the amount. This was
done SO readily that Allerton, knowing
the man well. was very suspicious. lie
went TO the bank: asked the cashier
who was friend how much money
the man had on deposit. and was told
that the balance was $500. Realizing
ut If he presented the check for q
faca.eand il would be returned marked
mo good" Ailerton took 5000 from his
pocket, deposited it so the account OF
the debtor. then presented the check
and walked off with the thousand.