The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-31

Grace-How l do envy Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons
Carmelita-Why, how dreadful.
Grace-I don't.care Just think of
having $4,000 Easter bonnet New
York Press, xr< rs
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Judge Graimm. of Oxford shas table
that as entitled to be classed as dis
tingHshed board. Calhoun, Clay, Fill
more and Webster are all known to have
sat down about it to eat and drink.
Charlotte Observer.
an recent interview, Senator Cullom
aakes apparent delight in quoting Sena-
Tor Arthur Pue German, of Maryland,
since Mckinleys Inauguration, as say
ing what pleasure it is to find a gen.
tleman in the White House for the first
time in II years. a.
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So the Republicans are carrying out
their war upon all institutions and
emplOyments. Our old schooImate and
friend, General Castor Lewis, who won
his spurs at the front in the great war,
is turned down litter faithful service for
a fresh who may not prove success. =
Il a asas i
newly married couple from the coun-
try recently went to Boston restaurant,
and the bridegroom, wishing to show that
he ,was something Of high-roller, haugh-,
tily called for wine. He was asked what !
kind, and replied: 1--WE want that kind |
of wine where the cork busts out and the
stuff begins to bile and keeps on bilin' till
YOU get the worth Of your money
Mr.. Fitzsimmons having won his way
to the top of the ladder Of fame By hard
knocks will hereafter be kp.own as Prof.
Fitzsimmons. end WI teach the young
IDEAS now - '.nch in an athletic college
IN new rk. The professor will, it is
san, S't i organize kindergarten class
le express purpose OF intoxicating
= Of Sullivan's brilliant axiom that one
good thump under the heart is better
than ten jabs.
A clerk in a Chicago bookstore was
surprised not long ago when young lady
came into the store and said to him:
Il want to buy present of book for
"a yeung man."
YES. miss" said he; what kind Of a
book do you want!'
why, book for young man..
well. but what kind Of a young man!
..Ob. he's tall and has light hair and he
ALWAYS wears blue neckties"
News.
4 Georgia newspaper man rs gong TO
give up journalism, because he thinks
editors are not treated fairly. "A child
is horn" he says; 1.-The doctor in attend
.ance gets $40, the editor notes 1T and
refs @. it is christened, the minister gets
"a the editor writes it up and gets w;
IL marries. the minister gets another fee,
, tho editor a piece of cake or OOO; IN
course of time it dies, the doctor gets from
&. Tn S10. the minister gets another S4,
tbe undertaken gets SO to $40, the editor
nrints il and receives OOOO-and then the
privilege of running cree OF charge ii
card of thanks.
e,,olar,,o is 10 abolish capital punish
ment. a bill to that effect having passed.
both branches of the legislature. Ihis
* = notable exception to the present gen
.eraI tendency. which seems TO DE u
cling more tightly than ever to the deati
penalty. Nevertheless two consldera
tons are pressing more ana mor'
strongly on the public mind to con
.trary conclusion. One rs that abou
the worst use the State can put ma
10 is to hang him, as was said lon
aime ago; the other is that it is becomin
aore and more difficult to bring Jurie
The point of condemning a man t
DEAN Springfield Republican.
TO cuh> a SOLD IN oNn DAH