The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

THURSDAY. April 70, 1870.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
4 young society belle Of Winchester
told one of her gentlemen callers few
evenings since that her health had
greatly improved since taking Del
sarte. He wisely asked: do you take
internally or rub it on ?"-Par1s Re-
publican.
In his testimony in the action
against the American Tobacco Co,
Mr.. Jas. b. Duke testified that in the
organization of the trust his own COM
pany the W. Duke a. Sons Company,
received 81, 487, 900 So, 100000 preferred
and S4, 497, 900 common.
a series of articles upon the univer-
sity of North Carolina, by Prof. Chas.
Baskerville, PHI. d., is appearing in the
American University Magazine. In
connection with the articles appear
well executed cuts of members of the
Faculty and of the Board of Trustees.
Just wait till his young wife gets
to talking politics to him. says John
G. New, Of Indiana, apropos of the
talkof a revival of the Harrison boom.
They do say that the new Mrs. Harri-
son is anxious to shine in official so
iciety at Washington. If this is so,
it may be necessary to reckon on the
chances Of dark horse from Indiana,
and a particularly slxittish one.
II am told,'' the young man said,
that you belong to a club Of girls who
have taken a vow never TO marry"
'sOh, yes" she answered. II joined
that last summer
How did it happen to be organized r.
s.Why, YOU see we were at q stupid
summer resort. There were no men
there, and we got 50 lonesome that we
just had TO do something to kill time.
Washington Star.
4 reckon Congress'll adjourn before
a great while, said one rural voter.
"0h, / dunno replied another
There don't seem ter be much of
anything fur em ter wait fur"
oval, ez ter that course, they've
seen the openin' of the baseball sea-
son. But reckon a good many of 'em
II take care ter put off gettin back
ter their country homes ontil after the
fust circus. Washington STAR
"Some men have been circulating
falsehoods about me, said the public
official, indignantly.
what DO they say" his wife in
quired.
'That / have made great deal of
money since my election"
do you think it will hurt your
n n "a
Of my creditors has written me a let
ter on the strength Of the rtnnor. -
Washington Star.
A currency consisting Of both the
precious metals gold and silver-is
exactly what the sound money men
are contending for.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
They are contending for silver a
good deal as might be the man who,
trying TO get up reunion of his fam
ily, stipulated in advance that q
brother whom he regarded as having
a cloudy record must eat in the kitch-
en-, at second table. and sleep III the
Asheyille Citizen.
Coach Ito college athletel Your
muscles seem to be fabby. and your
whole system needs toning up are
You drinking anything2
AfhleteNot a drop.
Coach Then you must be smoking
too much
Athlete No; don't smoke at all
Coach Studying?
Athlete-Er-yes little.
Coach indignantly You've got TO
stop that. DO you want to lose The
game University Courier
The Democratic party OF North Car
olina cannot traffic in offices. 1t has
principles and men, enough of both
and of the best kind. Let it go about
the business for which it was intended
the promotion Of its principles and
the election Of known Democrats Of
the highest type the party can com
mand tic men who have been Popu-
lists like our ticket and nominees, they
know how to express approval of them.
That is our platform, and on it we feel
certain that. with free silver demanded
here and at Chicago, we can get the
great bulk of the Populist vote. But
no trading in Offices; no concession of
principles no adoption of another par
tvs candidates. And no dictationl--
AshpgilIp Citizen.