The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-21
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
What is the best sign of spring
weather."
THAT delightful feeling which makes
YOU want to sit down and watch other
people work.
Good looks don't amount to any
thing after all
They don't? Well, just come round
to our boarding house; that's the place
where the fellow with side-whiskers
gets the biggest piece of pie"
There are signs of an ugly family
quarrel among the McKinleyites of
Ohio. Split McKinleyism at home and
the whole superstructure is likely to
come down. Mr.. Foraker appears to
be the able artisan who is inserting the
wedge.
All exclaimed the Sweet Creature,
women always look on the bright side
of things"
of course rejoined the Mean
Thing. They don't miss any chances
to see themselves"
There was the sound Of a hooking
laugh, mingled with harsh, oppres-
siye silence--Detroit Tribune.
Farewell forever, then" cried the
weeping girl, 1--WE part, but the sorrow
of this shall sere my young life for
aye!" In paroxism of grief uncon-
trollable she threw herself upon the
couch as the street door slammed shut
behind the haggard young man who
had torn himself from her presence.
Then hastily arising she brushed away
the traces of tears and went down
to match that lovely piece of hello
trope.-McCardell.
j. Randolph Coolidge, a great-grand-
son of Thomas Jefferson, writes to the
Boston Transcript to say that Mr.. JEFF
ferson M. Levy is not a descendant of
Jefferson, as recent press dispatches
declared him to be. Monticello he
says, passed into the hands Of the
Levys by purchase after Mr.. Jefferson's
death He left but two daughters
Mrs. Randolph and Mrs. Eppes and
all the descendants of Thomas Jeffer-
son trace their lineage through one Of
these,
1T would take two weeha. SAID the
attorney of the American tobacco
trust in the course Of an investigation
going on in New Jersey, TO read the list
eff tobacco dealers who have been cut
off and boycotted by the trust be-
cause they would not agree to sell only
the goods OF the trust That is one Of
tie ways employed by the trust to
maintain its monopoly, the effective
ness of the methed depending on the
fact that the trust includes some of
the best known names in the trade
whose products are always in demand,
and which the retail dealer must keep
on hand TO do a good business. But lie
is not allowed to handle the trust
goods unless he agrees not to sell those
of any other manufacturers. This,
SAYS the New York JoTunal of Com
merce, lis boycott Of every dealer
who exercises his legal right to keep
whatever goods his customers call for.
II is certainly in restraint Of trade; it
is certainly a gross injustice to the
retail dealers and to the manufacturers
outside the trust. Whatever can be
done to break up this attempt TO cor.
ner the trade of the country ought to
be done"
In an article on DISHES OF Child
hood Hon. Amos Cummings, Dem
ocratic Congressman from New Yort
City. SAYS: "A word as to the knife ant
fork in the olden days. / never saw F;
man use fork in conveying food to hi
mouth until / was twelve or fifteeI
years old Men could use the knife il
those days skilfully and gracefully. In
deed, the use of the fork was imposl
bic, as forks were then old-fashioned
two-pronged affairs, not wider thal
your little finger. / saw an old-time
the other day. He was enjoying mea
in Fritz Reuters restaurant in Wash
ington. He was Senator Allen, of Ne
braslxa. He used the knife with exqui
site grace. AS ] gazed at him and saN
the rare tid-bits disappearing from tn
blade, the old feeling came over ms
and tackled my meal in the same waS
| found out that | lacked the exper'
ence of youth. / tackled an egg fric
on one side. 1T was little greasy, an
@s ] was about to snap it from TIA
point of the knife,it slid toward tn
handle and landed on my shirt from
had lost my ability to handle tn
blade properly. Senator Allen woul
have done much better, as he evidentl
was not out of practice"