The news & observer., 1897-04-23

Entered at the postof1ce at Raleigh,
u. c., as second-class matter.
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FRIDAY. April %, 1897.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
1.-The principal ingredient in all these
patent medicines is the same"
'It must be powerful drug. What is
it?o
printers nk"-Brooklyn Life.
Mr.. Henpeck-''Doctor, my wife tells
ME that you have advised her to go to the
seaside for two months"
Physician--"Yes."
Mr.. Henpeck--"Do you think she needs
rest?'
Physician-"No but you do.'-Tit-
Bits.
The sympathes of The Nashville Sun
are entirely with Greece in her heroic
struggle with the Turks. In recent
editorial article lie Sun eXclaims pa
ahetically:
We trust that Greece will understand
that it is the same here in Atlanta. We
have said so thousand t.mes!-Atlanta
Constitution.
Hanna is going to name the Senatorial
baby in Kentucky He did the same old
thing in North Carolina with just few
suggestions from the Pritchard pops
James NJ Smith, Georgia's greatest
farmer and "Cotton King" has just sold
his lat years cotton crop at Macon-over
1000 bales-for winch he received
check for $4,000.
"A Senator" remarked Mr.. Sorghum,
s-must. in order to be effective in his du-
ties he a very far-sighted man..
And what is your idea of far-slght-
ed MANI
"H'm-why, one. for instance, who Will
look right past everything as close at
hand as the war in Cuba and clearly
discern the occasion for our sympathy
that exists IN Crete '-WashingtOn Star.
Christian friend, calling upon a
moor old woman in Scotland, found her
in great pain, and expressed sorrow at
seeing her suffer so much. 20" said
Jennie, 'It's just in answer to prayer.
You see. I've long prayed to be CONFORM
.od to the image Of Christ, and since these
are the meams I've neathing to dae vi
the choosing q them. 1t is ours to aim
a. meetness for HIS presence, and to
leave It 10 HE wisdom to take His
ain way wi us. would rather suneT
than sin ouy day"
Governor Russelrs brother, they say
il to be warden Of the State penitentfa1y
Victor Dockery, brother Of the chairman
OF the penitentiary board, already has
been awarded paying job there. IT one
will notice the list Of appointments, be
will ind numerous instances OF nepofism
both in the Republican State and nation
~ administrations. Mckinley appointed
his cousin, Osborne, Consul General 81
London, one Of the finest positions in bill
:aift; and q newspaper remarked tha'
-"some men are born great, some achaevs
greatness; and some are the PreSdent'
cousins. Charlotte Newx. That's wha
they are there for.
II is claimed that II proper methods
for the complete utilization OF cotto1
seed were introduced in the South th'
value Of the product could easily be doub
he'd. and reach not less than 500, ,OOO, ,OOt
the value of the cotton crop itself. Al
it is the processes in the manutacturt
of the cotton seed Oil are very crude, ant
much that is useful is wasted. The New
York Times says: '@Nhe charges Of care
lessness in manufacture seems strang'
in view Of the fact that most Of thu
S3O,OOO,OOO invested in cotton seed OF
manufacture is Northern capital, and th'
managers are Northern men,"
The Rev. w. Barlow Sarjeant, repu
table Wesleyan clergyman, Of London
keeps regularly standing in one OF tn
London papers the following advertise
ment:
PERSONS IN SPIRITUAL DIFF
CULTIES NAY
see by appointment and in strict conn
dence helpful friends, who are SINGER
Christians, at II Beaumont stree
Marylebone give minutes walk fro1
Baker street station) There need
no reference to church or creed. Ce
aainly there will not be any attempt to ol
tain money or to proselytise. Everyth
rpossible win be done to lead such inqur
.ars to the living Christ. All letters to |
addressed to Rev. w. DARLOW SAL
\ JEANT, II Beaumont street, Maryl
bone, w.
great many people come to him
confess and receive encouragement, b'
saws that some OF has brother clerg
n criticise and denOunce him, On Il
I'd that he is hearing private confe
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