The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-12

says; "There is much complaint here
that the American minister is not dis
charging the duties of his office"
We would like to vote for n. B.
Broughton for Governor of North Caro-
lima and John e. Wooley for President
of the United States.-N G. Baptist.
The Police Board has decided that the
clubs in New York city cannot sell
liquor to their members, and they must
60 dry. 1t has kicked up big fuss in
upper tendon.
When asked if it was wrong to read
fiction the late Henry Ward Beecher said
that ''to read campaign life of pres
Dental candidate would be an act of
doubtful prop iety."
The Kansas Republicans appear to be
largely in favor of free silver and Ingalls,
is in it. OF the 122 Republican papers
of the State which have been polled,
ninety are in favor of free coinage
Mr.. Studebaker, the wagon maker,
says Benjamin Harrison is the only man
who can save Indiana to the Republi-
cans. 1t looks as if Mr. Studebaker were
trying TO construct band wagon for Mr..
Harrison - Y ashington Post.
DR.. Chas. FL. Hall, of Brooklyn, who
preached the best baccalaureate sermon
heard at Chapel Hill for many years, is
seriously i'll. He suffered a stroke of
paralysis a year ago from the effects of
which he has never fully recovered.
Mark Lounsbury, of Seymour, Conn,
is the head of great pin factory. Re
Gently he hauled away several tons of
defective pins and made of them side
walk in from of his house. He expects
as soon as these useful implements rust
and are pounded down to have the finest
pavement in this country.
The situation in North Carolina re
minds as of the three corned duel in
''Midshipman Easy" Thompson pitches
into the church, and Atkins, in behalf of
the church jumps on the press, and the
press is firing hot shot into Thompson.
1t may be all right, but it has queer
ook.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Mississippi Medical Association is
not logical AS professional body the
members placed themselves On record as
fayoring the bicycle. "As physicians"
however, they condemned the wearing
of boomers, not because they were IN,
healthy. but because they were CHARTS
tic and blot on the landscape"
Asked about Mr. Cleveland, Speaker
Crisp, on his return from Europe, said:
81 differ from many people in my opin-
ion of President Cleveland, do not
think that most of his countrymen ap-
preciate what mighty statesman he is
/ don't care to be quoted as regards
third term, except as / say that feel as
sured Mr.. Cleveland himself would never
accept the nomination.
Italy's harvest this year is satisfactory.
The yield of silk coeoons is only an aver
age one, but as the quality is excellent
the value is 81 900 600 more than in
1884, Wheat, corn, oats and barley are
all good in quality, with yield above
the average. TIE rice fields are promis-
ing, as the disease called risone has been
stamped out; so are olives and hemp
The vineyards were attacked by perenos-
pora, but the dry July killed the pest,
and while the vintage will be below the
average, the quality of the wine will be
good.
1t is puzzling to account for the diff
ferent status of the cigarettes in Eng
land and the United States Here it is
very rare to find man past middle life
smoking cigarettes, yet the statement is
made on good authority that Herbert
Spencer, who is seventy five, smokes
them, ard it is noticeable in reading the
personal gossip # London weekly pa
pers that the same fault (from a cigar
smokers point of view is alleged against
many men of prominence in public fe.
When E,aily Faithful died the story Of
her fondness for cigarettes was repeated
and it shocked many American readers
but Miss Faithful was not unique among
English ladies in this indulgence. In the
case Of the men perhaps the inferior
quality of Their cigars and the proximity
of England TO the continent may ac-
connt for the preferences given the cigar