The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-17
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Raleigh Observer will get out Il
special tobacco edition in a few weeks,
Z Mr. ArendeH will begin campaign of
the State at once, gathering statistics.
The public may expect something fine,
as editor Daniels never does things by
halves. Success to you, brother
Greensboro Record.
At a recent meeting of the Wilson
Telephone Company, George ID. Green
was elected president, and DR.. l.. *.
Wright, secretary and treasurer. The
contract has been given out for the
construction of the line, and much of
the material is already in place for the
commencement of work.
The News and Observer of Sunday
paws a tribute to Mr.. John III. Mills
every word of which is true and most
richly deserved. Mr.. Mills has accom-
plished a work for North Carolina that
will tell for many years to come, and
when ordinary men are forgotten ac-
cumulated honors vii gather round
his name.-Charity and Children.
Mrs. Sidney Lanier is described as
the ideal of an old-time Southern gen
tie woman. She wears her silver
threaded mass of beautiful dark hair
brushed back from the forehead and
dresses in loose black gowns, with lace
at the throat She reads her late hus-
bands poems with the soft, musical
voice of the well-bred Southerners.
like YOU, Mr.. Lake" the maiden
blushingly admitted, but hate to
leave papa and mamma. Goodness
gracious, GIRL" exclaimed Mr.. Lake,
of Chicago, in his breezy way, haven
they had the pleasure of your company
for more than twenty years? And
now when ] ask YOU to be my wife Tor
mebbe year or two you go and kick!
Indianapolis Journal.
A negro preacher addressed his flock
with great earnestness on the subject
of Miracles" as follows: My be-
loved friends, de greatest of all mira
cles was bout the loayes and fishes.
Dey was five thousand loayes and two
thousand fishes, and de twelve 'postles
had to eat em all. De miracle is, dey
didn't bust. Atlanta Constitution.
Bishop Duncan - am sometimes
afraid to give to the cause OF Chrlst.
1t makes me feel so good that / am
almost afraid do it because it is such
luxury, | am not anxious to near
the sound of my gold and silver falling
into my till; but | want to hear 1t
sing in the happy voice of the orphan.
I want to hear it speak in the comfort
of the widows home; | want to hear
it rejoice in the Christian school;
want to hear it shout in the mission
work of Japan and OF the isles of the
sea and echo back to me from the hills
and valleys of all the continents of
the earth
Some yegetarians in Germany have
started matrimonial agency and n
matrimonial journal. The agency will
not do business with meat-eater
Some of the advertisements in the pa
per are entertaining. worklngman,
who knows his own aims in life,
wishes to meet "a free vegetarian VINO
is prepared for fruit diet and emigra-
ton" Honest poverty" wants "a
vegetarian lady with a childish dispo-
sition and a good landed estate" and
"a vegetarian maiden VINO does not
want to live alone" will surrender o
faithful heart" TO young man who us
willing to live by the fruits OF the
earth
A preacher is not an actor: at least
he ought not 10 be. 1t is his business
TO deliver a message clearly. earnestly
clearly and affcctionatelY. bnt not TO
play the part of dramatic performer.
Especially should he be careful to
avoid everything in the pulpit winch
looks like an imitation of the button
cry of the lower class of theatres.
When a servant of God undertakes to
raise laugh by his coarse jokes, I'M
couth gestlcuiations, and other such
tricks. Il is time for all decent and
thoughtful Christians to hang their
heads i'm shame. We believe, as we
have often said heretofore, that the
chief explanation of these tricks is to
he found i'm laziness and ignorance
The man who has nothing of interest
20 say. bat feels that he must, never
theless, fill his hour, finds il very con
venient TO adopt the shallow devices
of which We speak.-Nashville Advo
cate.