The news & observer., 1896-12-25
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Since Indiana has been State 1t has
voted twice with the wings, seven times
with the Republicans and eleven times
with the Democrats.
There is a religious community near
Eureka, H., where the men kiss each
other. AS a penance this beats any Of
the instruments of the Spanish inquisi-
ton.
So far from Governor Ahgeld being
the lawless, wicked anarchist he is de-
.cribed to be in northern sheets, he is
faithful member Of the Methodist church
\ -Wilmington Messenger.
It appears from the inventory of the
estate Of the late William Morris, poet
and Socialist, that he left 1000, and
he bequeathed ii all TO has wife ano
daughter instead of dividing 1t up r.
,mong his fellow-nen.
Mr.. Bayard's daughter, whose trst
husband was Count Lewenhaupt, is 20
s
Partisan, Mauritz Hagren. She doesn't
marry because of the beauty of TIE name
evidently.
The New Era, edited by Mr.. b. f.
Keith, tells the Populists there is 'tglenty
of good timber-beware of rotten drift
wood" for United States Senatorship.
Among the good timber named is Maj.
Guthrie, COL Dockery, Locke Craig, and
Judse Clark.
THE Mexico Herald of the city of
Mexico. notes that .Mr. Heae. a wealthy
MANUFACTURER of Salem, y. C" is in that
city, and is prospecting with a view to,
business in Puebla The latter is q town
Of 100000 inhabitants, about 100 miles
southeast of the City OF Mexico.
The Rev. Parkhurst and Evangelist
Moody have entirely different methods OF
saving souls. DR.. Parkhurst goes to the
wicked, and they dance for him. and have
fun. OF their own accord they go to Mr.
Moody for words of comfort and hope
and Sankey sings to them some of has
sweetest songs.
A Churchman's Liberation League,
composed OF clergymen and laymen, has
been formed in London to promote the
separation of church and State in Eng
land by means of disestab blishment, on the
ground that the connection "has become
injurious to the spiritual interests Of the
church and a hindrance to the progress
Of true religion"
Mr.. Cramp, the Philadelphia ship-build-
er, finds that corn-stalks can be worked
up economically into cellulose with which
to line ships, sugar, rum, smokeless gun
powder, paper, carpets and lot OF other
things-and SO add $5 per acre to the
value Of the yearly corn yield. The far
mers will be glad to hear 1t, and better
pleased to see the color Of Mr.. Cramps
money in a practical application Of has
discovery.
At the head of the editorial page Of
the Caucasian this week the following
notice is printed: ION more than one oc-
casion extracts have been made from
editorials in the Caucasian and sent to the
country as coming from Senator Butler,
when the editorials were written by the
managing editor from local standpoint.
To prevent recurrence of impressions thus
conveyed editorials written hereafter by
Senator Butler will be signed M. B.
The editor Of the London Statist re-
marks that the trouble with the people
Of this country is that they want too high
a rate of interest on their money. This
reminds the Boston Herald OF the remark
Of a millionaire in this vicinity, who has
been somewhat out of health of late
When one Of his acquaintances under
took to condole with him on his feeble
condition, the millionaire met the prof
fered assurances of sympathy by vigor-
ously calculating:
well what's the use Of living when
money is lending at only 8 per eentT'
''The race question is undoubtedly a
big factor In the Cuban problem" said
ex-Congressrnan Ward, Of Chicago, at
the Riggs House. "If the Cubans were
q people Of our own sort, the Anglo
Saxon stock, nothing could prevent the
rush Of our citizens to that island to aid
the insurgents. Ia fact, they would have
won their liberty long ago had they been
Of our kind. as it is the doubt arises
whether these people are capable of self
rule, even should they succeed in throw
ing off the Spanish yoke. That very doubt
chills the ardor OF thousands who would
otherwise be eager to help the Cubans.
1t has always been and may continue to
be the one obstacle that will prevent them
from setting up an independent govern
ment"-W Washington Post.