The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-15

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no foundation whatever for the story.
1t is said that Kentucky gold con-
tractionist, when on his deathbed, sent
for the other gold fellows and, instead
of saying his prayers, made them
promise not to vote for Blackburn.
This is a brand new route to heaven
Atlanta Constitution.
For the first time in its history the
city of Rutland, VT, has gone Demo
cratic. Wings and Republicans have
been chosen to Office by the voters of
the municipality, but never until the
other day was full fiedged Democrat
in Rutland permitted to taste of the
sweets of an elective office.
The Greensboro Record saws that
DR.. r. X. Gregory has received hand
some sterling silver medal, awarded by
Wedderburn a. Co, patent attorneys
at Washing ton, for meritorious inyen-
tions, DIR. Gregory's inventions being
his bicycle tire and brakes. There
were 1900 contestants in the race.
Angry Mother-in-Law-Yo You never
came to inquire how / was coming on
during my long illness.
Son-in-Law--But / felt it all the
same. / didn't make parade of my
feelings, but / looked over the mortu-
airy report every morning in the hope
of seeing your name. -Tammany
Times.
The story is published by the Balti-
more American that Charles Broadway
Rouss, who is worth $1O,0O0,0 900, was
recently robbed by some of his enl-
ployees of $40, 900. His son was very
anxious that the offenders should be
prosecuted as warning TO others. The
old gentleman objected. "A man
shreWd enough to rob me" he said,
doesn't belong in jail. lie should go
to work in Wall street"
The action of the Republican House
in unseating Mr.. Kaufman was lll-ad-
yised and an invitation to disaster. 1t
was the direct cause of the immediate
expulsion of two Republican members
OF the Senate, and the resulting riot.
1t is full time for the Republican party
of Kentucky TO abandon such tactics.
1t is better, under present conditions,
that no election of United States
Senator be had by the present LegisIa-
ture.-Mail and Express.
The Treasury at Washington has
been enriched by the largest contribu-
ton on record to what is known as
1.-THE conscience fund" in the shape
of bill of exchange from England
for Sl4.650. The irresistible conclusion
is that the money comes from some
one of the many Englishmen who have
helped to impoyerish this country by
carrying off our American heiresses.
Unfortunately there is no prospect that
the practice will become general New
York World
Here is a little story that Mark
Twain told in Australia, anent the eff
fort to push prohibition there: in
our country several years ago there
was a man who came into prohibition
town, and, unlike you sayages here,
they said to him: You can't get a
drink anywhere except at the apothe-
cary's.' So he went to the apothecary,
who said: You can't get a drink here
without prescription from the physi-
eian,' but the man said i am perish
ing. / haven't time to get a prescrip-
ton. The apothecary replied: Well
/ haven't the power to give YOU a
drink, except for a snake bite The
man said: Where's the snake?' So the
apotheeary gave him the snakes adj.
dress. and he went off. Soon after
however, he came back and said: Tor
goodness sake, give me drink. That
snake is engaged for six months
ahead"