The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-19

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to tame those Pop members of the North
Carolina Legislature whose votes are so
necessary to the election Of Mr. Prltch-
ard for another term.--W Washington Post
Oueen Victoria's coronation ring Is
never out of her sight and is worn by her
every evening. 1t is band of gold con-
tanning a cross in rubies surrounded by
white brilliants. A coronation is sup
posed to symbolic the wedding OF the
sovereign with the nation
Cause for Activity. What is Bexton
hustling around so in the interest OF
curfew ordinance forg
His boy saw him this morning coming
out of variety theatre the other night,
and went home and told about it.
dianapolis Journal.
The quantity of charcoal which the var
ious woods produce is as follows Of the
oaks, 100. parts will yield % parts OF
charcoal; beech, 81; the elms, the apple
and the white pine, %; birch, "a; maple,
%: willow, IS, popular, 20; hard pine,
22S. All charcoal used in the manufac-
ture of un-powder is made from either
willow or elderwood.
There is a law in force in the Argentine
Republic which provides that If a man or
woman refuses bona fide offer OF marriage
without good reason" the rejecting
party must pay the government tax OF
$500. Such law would, undoubtedly,
tend to check the reckless manner in
which young ladies are prone to promise
a man to be a sister to him.
Richard Watson Glider, he whom Dr.
Robertson Nicoll, the canny Scot regards
as the handsomest man in America, with
the possible exception of Judge O. w.
Holmes. son of the Autocrat. has written
to the independent IAN Open Letter
About Editing" The editor of~$he Cen
fury tells us that san editors hell is paved
with rejected manuscripts which he wish
es he had accepted"
He knew there was something on her
mind, for she was unusually quiet and
poked the fire in a thoughtful, dreamy
way. The silence was becoming painful.
Finally, when he could stand it no longer,
he said:
sWell, Molly, what's the matter now"
She arose, and going up to him, threw
her arms around his neck and whispered:
II want you to give me $40 to buy you
q Christmas present!'-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Senatorpe feels hurt that the Popu-
lists of Kansas propose to put another
man in his place after the 4th of March,
and has issued a circular in which he
states the amount of work done by him.
The following is n summary:
Whole number petitions presented. 306
Bills and joint resolutions introduced, 2o2
Reports submitted 81
Senate and concurrent motions and
rasolutions 81
Amendments proposed .......... "a
Speeches, long and short ,......... 43I
In view1of the proposition to add to
the cabinet secretary of manufactures,
the Augusta Chronicle suggested Editor
r. III, Edmunds, OF the Manufacturers
Record, and other papers have given
him high commentator. In recent
editorial Mr. Edmunds says: Under no
condition would any political office, 1T
matters not what it might be, tempt the
writer from the work of the Manufactur-
ers' Record, and hence it should be I'M
derstood that no policy or no government
action advocated by this paper is ever
prompted by any personal aims or am
bitions."
A lawyer Of the City of Mexico, now
in Washington, is thus quoted in the
Washington Post: "At present there Is
a great inclination among eur people and
among those who come from other
countries to settle in Mexico to invest in
coffee plantations. Just few days ago
| made sale of very fine coffee farm
to parties in New York for 100000 in
silver. The demand for such investments
is active and constantly growing The
reason is that the production of coffee is a
highly profitable business, and great
many citizens OF the United States are
prospecting Mexico with view to engag-
ing in the cultivation of crop that is al
ways in demand at good prices"
Senator PETER wants a commission to