The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-03

Tho Rinnle saws Uncle Johnny -Royah,
If Yodkinyille, has passed his oOtn Hile-
most and it is his proudest boast that ne
has never carried pistol or watch ana
has never been drunk.
We hoard of a certain Fellow in Burns
vile not many days ago, drinking pint
of veast in mistake for huttermilk. 1t
Is said he rose earlier than usual the
neXC ...v-,,i..e. nutnBSjtle Eagle.
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Black-"Is this woman l saw. you with
last night a new flame of .yoursg
Green-'That's good way to put IT.
know she helps me burn lot of money.
Chicago News.
The current number of Judge has a
picture showing all the industries Of the
country working overtime. As con-.
tribution to the comics, it is q master
piece.-5Washingto Post.
The six million Bryan voters are an
obstinate set. They show no disposition
whatever TO come into camp and permit
the 10000 Palmer and Buckner voters
to reorganize them.-W Washington Post.
Matthew Marshall observes that a pa
tient conyalescing from a dangerous and
protracted allness, though his recovery is
assured, may yet have to wait while
before he regains full health and
strength. That fairly typifes the bust
ness situation .to-day.-Boston Herald.
There appears to be money in the bull
fighting business in Spain. The leading
toreador Of Marid is credited with hay-
ing earned S61, 200 the past season of six
months, and the less distinguished ones
have each taken in all the way from
$4,000 to $4,000. There were during
the season 43S performances, in which
1918 bulls were killed, while over 5000
horses persisted in the fights. These fig
ures include only high-class bull-iighting
at the most important cities. The lesser
cities and towns were not deprived Of
their share Of the sport
Barrie. the novelist took a dislike to
the American parlor, and in the course
of some remarks in Washington about
it he said: 1.-The idea of having the larg-
est and best-furnished room in the house
reserved for infrequent callers, instead
of allowing the children of the house
hold to enjoy it, was never pleasant
one to ne. 1t was once told by bright
boy that he seldom was allowed to enter
the parlor of his home unless it was
during a funeral ceremony or something
like that This may have described the
situation too strongly, but it was much
nearer to the truth than otherwise"
The Indians now under the direct care
Of the government number III, 235, ex-
elusive of the remnants Of the Five
Tribes Of the State Of New York. The
number indicated represented the red
men who formerly possessed the great
territory Of the West. They are frag-
ments Of the powerful tribes which had
to be subjugated to make way for the
Western advance of American ciYiliza-
ton, and now that they enjoy the greater
comforts of better food, better clothing
and better shelter, together with more
settled habits Of life and labor, their
number is steadily increasing. The APP
preparation for the benefit of the Indians
for the fiscal year Of 1897 amounts to
81, $780, 96.
Sir Lepel Griffin, thoughtful English
man, who has spent much Of his time IN
India, has q scientific theory Of the
famine in that country which he presents
in this startling proposition: Famine is
the reply of nature to early marriage and
an increase Of twenty millions of popula-
ton in ten years. The food supply over
takes the population, a drought occurs,
and there is no sufficient surplus of grain
in the country. Until India abandons
her inhuman superstition that every fe-
male child must be married at about
- years of age and accepts those pru-
Dental reasons against early marriage
which govern the conduct Of all reason
able people, nature will, from time to
time, reply to their folly by famine chol-
era and epidemic disease"