The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-17

He: ,Um--weli, / shoHld say you were
old enough to know better than to
think I would answer ia question like
that.-Eun.
st. Petar-Who is that kicking up
that row over there? Angel-0h, it's
that free silver man who just came up.
He refuses to play on golden harp
Texas Siftiags.
A Leap Year Opportunify.-4She
sou think it would be unmaideply for
a girl to propose to man?
He-Certainly not, if she is rich
enough for two.--New York Sun.
Senator B. II. Brown, of Yadkin, Re
publican, representing Iredell. DAVE,
and Yadkin in the Legislature, was in
the lookup at Statesville a few nights
ago for being drunk and down. He is
now in line for elevation to some high
position as svindicasion."
Hannis Taylor, our minister to Spain,
is American to the backbone. He has
refused the designations Of Spaniards
acting as United States consuls when
they were written in Spanish, on the
ground that that is not the official
language of the United States. The
minister's objection is well taken.
The Lumberton Robesonian relates
Of Mr.. Absalom Bigga. of Robson
county, that she has taken the Bibli-
cal Recorder and the Robesonian from
their earliest existence; never used
tobacco or drank whiskey, and never
voted anything except the straight
Democratic ticket.
Romantic Miss-Haye there not been
moments in your experience when life
seemed full of unsatisfed wants?
Mr.. Hardhead-Y-e-s that's SO.
AT such times / always fly to music
for relief. What do You do, Mr.. Hard
head?''
Il advertise. London Spare Mo-
ments.
Mr.. TT. r. Horne, a soiI-*.--r-law Of the
late Governor Winslow, has copy of
the very able speech delivered by Mr.
Winslow in the Senate of North Caro-
lima on the status of representative
who had succeeded to the Office OF
Governor virtue officii. The case is
precisely that upon which the Della
ware Dupont matter now hinges in the
United States Senate, and it is to be
hoped that Senator Gray may draw
upon it for light in the present intri-
cate discussion.-Fa Fayetteville Obser-
YER.
1T 1.-THE parity stands for COM
mercial policy that will whiten every
sea with the sails of American vessels
fyirR the American flag" This is
from the Ohio Republican platform,
and is fair exhibition of Mckinley
cheek. In 1860, sc per cent of the for
eign trade was carried in American
vessels flying the American flag; in
1889, after nearly 30 years of this com
mercial policy which whitens the sea,
etc, the percentage of the foreign
trade carried in American ships was IA
per cent. When the Mckinley act was
passed, intensifying this commercial
policy, the percentage fell to 1875 per
cent in 1891, to 1878 per cent in 1892,
and to 1872 per cent IN 1863. 1t evil
IDENTIFY needs only revival of this
policy in its full measure to drive the
American flag from the sea completely.
Springfield Republicans.
A very conspicuous and absurdly SEN
timental member of the House from
New England, who loves TO weep over
the wickedness of the world, and was
pathetic over pensions, says the Phiia-
delphia Telegraph, gave utterance to
this burst of eloquence when the pens
sion appropriation bill was under con
sideration by the House:
Why did he weep? Why did he
weep / say, Mr.. Speaker, why did he
weep2 / rspeat, Mr.. Speaker, why did
he weep? His heart was broken. Yes,
Mr.. Speaker, ] knew this man. He
died of q broken heart, / repeat, MFR.
Speaker, he died of broken heartl He
never smiled again. They refused him
the pitiful increase of So month on
his pension ! say, Mr.. Speaker, he
never smiled again. / repeat, he never
smiled again!" and there were tears
in the members voice as he closed this
outburst Of pathos.