The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-10
NOTES ANDsoMMENqs.

In it's list of TRAITORS. the Lincoln, Neb.,
Indanandent. places n. "A Dunning. The
Hickory Mercury had already exposed
him.
Tho management Of the Baltimore and
ohio Railway was so busily engaged IN
tho work of Apreseryiag, the. credit or the
nation that it neglected to look aiter
;ts own good name-NeSv York journal.
Biddeford. (Me.), pastor makes MS
nar;sb three propositions: lie Will take
what he can get in the contrlbuuon poA
and RIM things as he pleases, or Ihey
NOV nav him a fxed salary and run things
nc they please. or thirdly, he will resign.
The late Miss Mildred Beresford Hope
oave evidence of her love for dogs py
leaving friend "a locket containing
the hair of her dog Quiz" and eequeatn,
mo FOO to her brother to keep the SAID
dogs grave green. Miss Hope was
niece of the Marquis OF Salisbury.
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, whens she
was first married, made washed, ironeu
and sold shirts to a neighbors stable
mon in order that she might earn some
money 70 entertain certain delegates In @.
manner BETTING her rising yeong nus
band.
Senator Sherman has been in the Sen
ate 80 years, longer than any other man
in the history of the country. Ihoihas
H. Benton's thirty years is thus suTpass o
Cd. Morrill,, Of Vermont, has served oo
wears. and been reelected for another SIX
years.
THE hill in the Alabama Legislature
to prohibit the wearing Of bioomefs IN
that State was referred to the comniit-
tee on temperance. The Alabama Jaw
makers evidently think that boomers
have a tendency to drive people 10 drink
saws the Chicago Times~Heraid-
Rev. DIR. r. G.. Broughton, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist church OF Roanoke, sa.'
has accepted the position of associate eo-
itor of the Gospel Voice, a paper 10 De
issued in New York in January IN me
interest of evangelism, and OF wnlch Key.
A. G. Dixon is to be editor-ln-chsef.
Gen. Wade Hampton has been obhged
to abandon for awhile his dunes az
Washington as Federal Railroad Com
missioner and is now at his old home.
in Columbia, S. O., trying by the ald OF
rest and quiet to get the better or re-
newed troubles from which he has been
suffering lately, resulting from the aHfpu-
tation OF his leg many years ago.
Among the Populists who have been
o4rxz 10
succeed Pritchard is Capt. X. Il. DAVIS,
who was the Populist elector at large.
The Caucasian this week has long edl-
torial commencing Capt. Davis 1t says
he showed superior political acumen
during the campaign" and to nc man Is
due more credit than to him for the re-
suit in this State"
A club has been organized in Milisaie.
Neb.. called the Corkserew Club. No
on is permitted to join unless he can
prove that he has been at least once
SO drunk as to have lost all recollection
of what occurred during the period or his
intoxication. Those who are unable to
make such showing are permitted TO
qualify themselves under the direction
OF a committee specially appointed for
the purpose.
"This situation Tin Cuba) cannot indie
finitely continue without growing still
worse, and the time may not be far dis
tant when the United States must seri-
ously consider whether its rights and
interests, as well as its international
duties, In view of its peculiar relations
to the island (Cuba), do not cab for some
decided change In the policy hitherto
pursued."-From Secretary Olnsy's re-
port on foreign relations.
Neither Bell nor Edison ever dreamed
Of an application Of the telephone that
was made by Monclair IN. 30 merchant
last week, says the Electrical Engineer.
The merchant was cited to appear in
in court TO answer a charge of 6bstruct-
ing the sidewalk in front of his place Of
business. He was very, very busy, too
busy ia fact to go to court, SO he rang
up the recorder on the telephone and
pleaded guilty. Fined $10," said the re-
corder. "All right" was the merchants
reply. I'll send up the money right
away. Good-by."