The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-21
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
saws that il Cleveland were to run again,
he would receive two Republican votes
for every one Democratic vote that he
would lose.
DR.. Plumb, one of the chemists of the
Chicago University, is such believer in
the power of condensation that he says
he can put all the edible stuff in 1900
pound steer in pill box
The Wadesbor) Messenger and Intel
ligencer says the fact that the value
of firearms in this county is greater by
over $500 than the Libraries Of the county
is greatly to be deplored."
Miss Julia Stevenson, daughter of
Vice-President Stevenson, has, it is said,
broken her engagement with Wat Har
din, Jr., of Danville, KY, the cause
ASST gned being ill-health.
According to Bradstreet's, of the so
cities which have reported bank clear
ings, all but Is have had more business
this wear than last, and all Of the IL,
except Louisville, Denver and Omaha,
are small places.
''Let no man be put on guard at the
outposts," wrote Gen Washington IN his
order book at Cambridge, except native
American or foreign soldiers who have
families in the country to whom they
are known to be attached"
North Carolina will cut compare
lively small figure in shaping the curren-
cy legislation of the nation, but only
North Carolinians can give North Caro-
lima good local government. Let us not
forget these facts. Winston Sentinel.
''Platt and the spirit of Plattism, " said
DR.. Parkhurst on his return from Europe,
sis worse than Croker and the spirit of
Crokerism, and the manhood and intel
ligence of the city must and will combine
to crush it out from the very root"
Representative Hayes, Of Iowa, wants
Congress to add to the public treasury
by taxing compound lard as heavily as
ole0margarine is now taxed. The tax
on oleomargarine is two cents pound,
yields a revenue Of about 5000, 900 a
year, and Hayes is confident that a tax
of one cent pound on compound lard
viii bring in $9,000,000
The report of President Diaz removes
the necessity of Editors Caldwell and
Daniels making trip to Mexico to study
the silver question. 1t also corroborates
the claim made by Prot. j. NJ Herman,
of this city, which was so vigorously an
tagonizei by some of the State papers.
Salisbury Herald.
AS long as an Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury, conspicuous in carrying
out the details of the last bond issue,
continues in conference in New York
with Assistant Treasurer Jordan and
leading syndicate bankers, Wall street
is justified in believing that another
bond issue is imminent.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, in
session at Atlantic City, added another
section to article 10, providing that no
saloon keepers, bartenders or profession
al gamblers shall be eligible for member
ship in the order. There was a spirited
debate, but it passed by 1917 TO 80, the
requisite number being 1876. This ques
ton has come up at every Grand Lodge
session for several years past.
Mr Chancellor, our Consul at Hayre,
has been looking into the question Of
h0rseless carriages and has come TO the
conclusion that solid and smooth roads
are essential to the success of the French
system, and so he thinks that American
roaCs must be greatly improved before
tie F,rach idea can be adopted TO any
extent lcre.
About two weeks ago, says the Colnm-
bus County News, Mr. s. N. Formy,
chairman Of the board of county com
missioneis, found in his mari bed, about
one-fouyth of a mile from Cape Fear
river, what appea4s to be a complete
petrifed human head. II is large and
full faced, and the sockets for the eyes,
the nose, mouth and pointed chin are all
very clear. II bears the ulmistakable
impress of centuries, and is netted all
over with little circles, inside of
which, uniformly, is very delicate net
work which could not possibly have been