The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-17
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMEN1S.
Spanish General why did you let
the rebels defeat you?"
Colonel-"I couldn't help it, General;
they got to the telegraph office first.
Philadelphia Record.
One of the difficulties about the
reorganization of the Senate is that
Senator Hoar threatens to bolt if the
Republican caucus selects Mr.. George
c. Gorham, former Secretary. Hoar
grumbles at everything, and never did
like Gorham.
She-"Ethel Passee had such Il queer
experience yesterday afternoon, about
dark, going home from the Browning
class. A man rushed out of an alley
behind her. kissed her-iust once
and fed.''
He-'I should think he would"
The Atlanta Journal thinks that the
Plant System and the Seaboard Air
Line are contemplating clasping
hands. This would give the Seaboard
a straight line to Florida and con-
h1Stioit "ItAi f$oNhSN3fft. tf1HtfhfidAt
and the West.
The Caucasian, Buffers paper, says:
The people of North Carolina made no
mistake in sending Marion Butler to
the Senate in place of Oily Cannon
Ransom" The Charlotte Observer
aptly observes that, coming from his
paper, this is just as convincing as il
Mr.. Marion Butler had acknowledged
it himself.
Quite a social commotion has been
raised in New York because William
X. Vanderbilt dined at the Waldorf
with Miss Amy Bend, 10 whom he is
quite attentive. The gossips now de-
clare that there will surely be another
Vanderbilt wedding, and happy one
at that. AS Mr.. Vanderbilt is looked
upon as martyr i'm more than one
circle, no one seems TO blame him for
enjoying himself in the open, since
his divorced wife has married Mr.. Bel
mont
The editor Of THE New Woman"
was buying the mechanical outfit for
her publication, The first number of
which was 10 be issued in about three
weeks.
You wish TO get an entire dress for
the paper?' said the typefounder.
Yes, sir
Have you any preference as 10 the
style?" he inquired.
Yes, sir" promptly replied the edi
tor. Il don't want anything decol-
lete - Chicago Tribune.
We have never heard any political
speaker more earnestly and strongly
denounce the Republican high pro-
tectiye tariff than did the late Col. L..
l.. Polk. The last speech which we
ever heard him make was confined
chiefly 10 Il discussion, or rather de-
nunciation, of the tariff question,
which he declared was the main and
chief issue to be decided by the people
of the United States. Col Polk
proudly boosted that it was at his sug-
gestion that the National Alliance, at
it's meeting at Shreveport, Louisiana,
i'm 1887, adopted in its platform a de-
mand for tariff reform. Chatham
Record.
Kew Ut. At1dIItS II. IdThnuESfs LIfG
PRESBYTERIAN divine, one OF the leaders
in the reform movement in New York
city. made the following statement
Wednesday of bis position on the ex-
else qestion: THE poor man should
not, on account of his poverty, he de-
MED comforts that are allowed to rich
men at hotels, clubs and similar
resorts. We must either exclude rich
men from these Sunday privileges or
give the poor man an equal chance.
/ am in favor of the sale of beer, ale
and light wines on Sunday as an ac-
compartment of an honest meal
honestly furnished and honestly paid
for. | believe, also, in providing for
the people who cannot go TO restau-
rants, but must eat their Sunday
meals at home. | believe in opening
respectable saloons at certain hours
"a Sunday, to enable these people tc
rchase beer and light wines TO be
taken away from the premises. The
proposition OF the GermanAAmericar
Reform Union--from IL until 2, and
from 6 to p. IN. on Sunday conforms
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