The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-10
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


The Washington Post had good car
ltoon yesterday representing Miss Col
alnbia talking across the fence to Nene-
zuela, Cuba, and Armenia while her
own wash-tub was standing idle, and
National Finances" was in the suds.
ssBy Jovei / left my pocket hook I'M
der my pillow
''Oh, well, your servant is honest.
isn't.she?"
That's just it--she'll take it right up
to my wifeiH-P Philadelphia Telegram.
A multi- millionaire of New York Of
fers to give S1,000.000 to any person
who will restore his eyesight, which
has been gradually failing of late.
That is a very handsome fee; in fact,
rather too handsome. He can get re-
lief for less money, or else no amount
can help hins.
At four o'clock Sunday afternoon
the body Of Nv. A. r. Godfrey was cree
mated in Washington, d. G.. the first
cremation in that city. lie WAS Pull
man car conductor. One man who was
present who said he had been preju-
diced against cremation was surprised
at its simplicity, and announced him
self convert.
The Philadelphia Times some days
ago said that Mr.. Hanna who is man
aging McKinley's campaign, was wri-
ting letters soliciting money to adj
vance McKinley's interests. This was
denied. The Times now says that il
Mr.. Hanna will make denial, it has the
proofs. The success of Mckinley in
the South shows that his Doodle is do
ing its work But Southern delegates
don't stay bought.
Up to date 125 delegates have been
chosen to the National Republican con-
yention The New York Tribune dis
tributes them thus: 81 are instructed
for Mckinley or are supposed to favor
his nomination; 25 are for Reed, 10 for
Cullum, 6 for Allison, @ for Morton,
and, granting that the Pennsylvania
delegation will give a complimentary
support to Mr.. Quay, IN are for Quay
A writer i'm one of the English re-
views relates that during a converse
ton with George Eliot, not long before
her death, a vase topled over on the
lnantelpiece. The great writer
quickly put out her hand to stop It'll
fall. Il hope" said she, replacing it,
that the time viii come when we shall
instinctiyely hold up the man or wo-
man who begins to fall as naturally
and unconsciously as we arrest fall
ing piece of furniture or an ornament
DR.. NJ. W. Stryker, president of HAM
ilton College, told this story the other
day in an address before the Hard
ware Club: ts1he braggart spirit any,
where is absurd. Some little school
girls lit IS chronicled of Chicago were
discussing their clothes. I've a lovely
new dress said one, and / am going
TO wear it to church next Sunday
'Pooh!' said another. I've new hat,
and I'm going to wear it every day
Well, said third, I've got heart dis
ease, anyway"
The plan of compelling people to
vote or pay fine has received the fa-
yorabIe report of a committee in the
Ohio Legislature. 1t is scheme which
has had much said in it's favor of late,
and it might be time that some State
should make the experimentation con-
ditions have so far changed since our
fathers applied the plan as to make it's
revival entirely experimental. But to
what pass has popular government
come when we feel obliged to consider
plans for enforcing an interest on the
part Of the voter in the conduct of pub
lie affairs Springfield Republican.
81 do not believe" said w. j. Arkell,
editor of Judge, the other day, in San
Francisco, that man in active BUSH
ness can afford to take any Office, no
matter how high it may be. During
President Harrison's first term he of
fered me the post of Minister 10 Japan.
Said +. Mr.. Harrison, there is no of
flee you could name that ] would take,
no matter how high Why said he,
10 you not think you ought to sacri-
fee your personal wishes sometimes
when you can be Of service to your
eountryg / replied that didn't think
50, so long as there were so many vol
unteers. When he had volunteers he
shouldn't use the draft"