The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-11

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Mr.. Moody is reported to have said
that when he wants $100,000 for any
Christian work, he expects to get $50, 900
of it from Presbyterians.
1t was only five years ago that Azote
was pulling a plough on California;
ranch. Now he has record of 2:04a,
the fastest time made on any race track
this season. Azote's career affords an
other illustration of what great coun-
try this is to grow up in.
1t has been clean sweep in Wiscon-
sin under Gov. Upham. The last Dem
ocrat left at the head of a State institu-
tion-the superintendent of school for
the blinds about to give way to Re-
publican. For, reasons the Republican
Governor, can the blind lead the blind2
President cieveland's mail at Gray
Gables is now increasing daily. So is
Mrs. Cieyeiands. 1t is surprising how
many people write 20 Mrs. CleveIand on
matters that pertain to the President.
She is very conscientious about answer
ing letters addressed to her, and many
correspondents take an unworthy advan-
tage of this fact.
Writing OF the Maryland situation,
O'Brien Moore says: "Gorman will
have hard fight, but the best informed,
impartial politicians in this vicinity be-
lieve that he will win and, perhaps, in
order to increase his prestige, win with
an increased majority. German is a
strong man at all times, but never so
strong or resourceful as when in front of
the enemy"
paper on 1.-THE right to commit sui
eide" read before the medico legal con-
gress in New York Thursday, led to
sharp little discussion, which eliminated
ia Judge Daileys question whether it
was right to prclong the agony of q
patient if the physician knew positively
that death was inevitable in short time.
''To the bitter end" was the venerable
DIR Quimby's instant answer, which was
much applauded.
Ben Harrison Mckee, no longer ''Babyn
Mckee, showed himself possessed of
pluck and cool head by the way be
acted when his little cousin, the dangh-
ter of Russell Harrison, fell into the lake
Saturday. The little girl fell from the
dock into about 20 feet of water, Ben
Mckee heard her cries, ran to her,
grasped her by the arm, lying down on
the wharf to do so, and held on until as
sistanee came 10 lift her out Of the water.
Perhaps the most wonderful specimen
Of cutters craft in the world is the knife
to be seen in the show room of Joseph
Rogers & Sons, Sheffield, England This
extraordinary knife is provided with che
blade for every year since The commence
ment Of the Christian era, the number
CT blades, of course, now baing 1896.
Blades are inserted FIVE at a time at the
lapse of every five years.
At Morlaas, in the Lower Pyrenees. a
hair market is held every Friday. The
village has but one street, up and down
which the traders walk with long shears
hanging from their leather belts The
girls who wish to sell their hair stand on
the door steps of the houses; they let
down their hair for inspection, bar
gain is struck, the money is paid, and
the braids shipped off on the spot. The
price varies from to 90 francs.
Rev. Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden, who
has been minister to Great Britain from
Liberia Secreta y of State to the Repub-
lie, and professor in the Liberian Col
lege, is strongly of the opinion that in
discriminate emigration of negroes from
tue United States to that country is to
be discouraged Not but that Liberia is
full of opportunities for the ght kind of
immigrants, but the ordinary southern
negro is not the material from which the
needed achievements of the population
can be made, and DR.. Blyden thinks
that no worse misfortune could happen
to his country than such an influx of
negroes from the Southern States. The
negro immigrants would also suffer
severely from the change, for which
they are untitled, because it would
mean for the larger part of them re-
lapse into standardization. It will re-
quire long period of education, accord
ing to DIR. Blyden, before any extensive
colonization of negroes in Africa would
be safe.