The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-23
Entered at the postoface at Raleigh,
n. c., a. second-class matter.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Newlywed proudly)-'I always make
it point to tell my wife everything that
happens"
Old Sport-'Poohv' That's nothing. /
tell my wife lots of things that never
happen. Tit Bits.
Henpeck-"Is this the office of Quig-
Iey's Quick Cure:"
Patent Medicine Man-"Yes."
Gimme six bottles for my wife"
Tried all other remedies without sue
cess. eh!'
NO; she amt sick at ALL But ] saw
in your advertisement where woman
wrote after taking six bottles, i am a
different woman, and | have hopes. =
Tit-Bits. h
The spot on the balcony of the State
Capitol at Montgomery, upon which JEFF
fersOn Davis stood when inaugurated
thirty-six years ago as President of the
Confederacy of Southern States, was
marked on Thursday with elaborote cere-
monies by, the Society of Daughters of
the Confederacy. A handsome twelve
inch silver star was embedded in the
stone tagging offt-e sveranda as "a per-
nianent record of where Mr.. Davis stood
The Republicans and Assistant Repub
licans (the Palmerites4 most always help
TO give the Republicans a partisan. cleo
ton law in the Kentucky Legislature
combined 40 pass an election bill for
their joint 'hlvanta &c. In the Senate the
Democrats flibustered against it.. The
filibustering took the form of rss ding in
structive Literature ad libitum. The Sc
lections We're noteworthy, comprising the
Constitution of the United States, the
Declaration of Independence, the Chicago
Democratic pl; -eorm. the Sermon on the
Mount and CArislc's free silver speech Of
fSfS. Before the Book of job had been
completed the Republicans and Assist
ants lost patience. weakened and gave
up. aMsEr s.ge4aNs& r-ss ~
The Princess of Waless has given. the
authorities of London /. serious matter.
TO settle when she proposes to see that
every poor man. woman and child in the
slums of the capital city shall receive
Il good dinner during the jubilee week.
l.
really belong the city IS the first grave
matter. as it is feared that all the
tramps of the whole island will flock
to London at the promise of feast; the
calamity at the Russian coronation festiv
tiles forbids the gathering together of SO
large a crowd. 1t rs pretty generally de-
cided that the supplies will be given out
Systematically. with the intention of each
family preparing its own dinner at its
own home S.
If Roentgen rays discovery sets wOm-
en- free it will have accomplished a
great mission. And things are beginning
to point that way. The Queen of Portu-
gal has set the ball in motion. It was at
her suggestion that the ladies Of her court
submitted themselves to the searching ac-
ton of the Roentgen rays. They were so
startled at the sight Of their distorted
ribs, compressed chest, lop-sided livers,
and squeezed stomachs, all the re suit of
tight lacing. that they Immediately de-
clared the corsest must go. Henceforth, so
they have determined, they will be free
wsmen.
Congressman Newlands, Of Nevada,
was interviewed recently regarding the
reported dissensiOns among the silver
forces. NO real dissension exists" said
Mr. Newlands; ''the Democrats, the Pop
ulists, and the silver men are as united
today in opposition to the financial policy
Of the Republican party as they We're at
the last election. and they will stand to-
gcther at the coming Congressional and
Presidential elections. They may differ
rs To methods of procedure, but they all
agree that the financial question is the
crucial issue. however much they may
differ upon other subordinate questions,
and ! am glad to say that as to all these
other questions the utmost tolerance Of
view exists. ench individual being ac-
corded full liberty of action according
10 his convictions Washington Post.
The ministers littel boy went with
his mother to the communion service. In
the old-fashioned way the four deacons
passed around the elements and came
back TO the table. as each finished his
particular aisle. in an entirely irregular
order. AS they were passing ''the cup"
the mother noticed the unusual earnest
ness OF tHc niue IellOW. anu tuiueu ncr
attention to him. He noticed her anxiety,
and said in Il stage whisper: I'm looking
IL see who BEATS.
Now the Scotland Neck people are try
ing to get the proposed Snow Hill rail-
road. Representatives from Scotland
Neck went to Tarboro and held a meet
ing with business men of that town to
try to get a road from Snow Hill by way
If Farmville, Crisp, Tarboro and Scot
land Neck to the Roanoke river and to
connect with the Sea aboard railroad. So
he proposition, we believe, of these peo-
ple. is to build from Goldsboro nearly to
the Virginia line i would make a long
road and would be parallelled closely