The news & observer., 1897-04-08

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
DE danger bout complimentin' er
hired man. said Uncle Eben, is dat it's
liable ter git i'm ter putin lis mind on
de work he's done gone did, stead o de
work dats waitin' ter be tended to-
Washington Star.
Notwithstanding the assertions Of their
leaders, it appears that quite number
of the gold Democrats have scramble
back into the party Washington
Post.-The Dingley tariff is enough to
drive them all back.
Jones: did you ever see a volcano III
course Of eruption?'
Smith: "NO-but one night l remember
/ came home very late from the club and
my wife" They understand one an
her.)-London Punch.
1t turns out that 'Bess" Buck, of
Georgia, is Maine man. The original
Southern man is not making much head
way-Washingto Post-The Southern
representative in the Cabinet is Massa-
chusetts man. That's the way Republi-
cans recognize the South.
Next Sunday, brethren, said the Rev.
Mr.. Goodman. beaming benevolently
upon his assembled flock, Il shall preach
a sermon upon the evidences of Christian
ity, and / sincerely hope that one Of those
evidences will be full house, whether it
rains or not."-Chicago Tribune.
"That woman over there looks as if
she We're painted
''Sir, that is my wife,"
II had not finished my sentence. She
looks as if she were painted by Raphael
and had just stepped out of the frame
It'd Bits. ID
President Mckinley has appointed a
Republican postmaster for ex-senator
Palmer's town, and, to make it more an
noying to the late nominee 1f the India
napolis convention, this articular Repub-
ican takes the place of a bolting Demo-
crat who desired to hold onto the job. So
far, that indianapolis convention has
paid scant dividends Washington Post
Fixing a Price-"What's that job
worth?'' they asked the contractor.
''Well," he said, slowly, that depends
a good deal upon circumstances. 1t 1t
was ordered by an individual, l should
think that S1OO would be about the limit,
but if done for the city or county l
shouldn't think of charging bit less
than $3.50, with a clause in the contract
permitting me to make an additional
charge for extras. Chicago Post.
How old are you Johnny!
six"
Ever been ill?'
YES"
"OftenT'
''No."
Have you ever had the doctor?'
'sYes."
t'How often!'
Just once"
"How long ago was that"
''Bout six years ago.
What was the matter then!"
!. Il was gettin' borned."-Tid Bits.
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81 think" said Mr.. Blykins, "that I'll
send a note to Willie's teacher and tell
her to stop his geography lessons till
next term"
81 don't see why" said his wife.
'The class has just started in on the
map Of Europe; and the higher he passes
in his examination the harder it will be
to start in and learn it all over again
when King George and the Sultan get
through with what they are going to do
with the boundary lines. s."-Washington
Star.
Here's a quite vitrolic and "anarchis-
tic" paragraph from the North Ameri-
can Review. 1t occurs in contributed
article by Gen. l.. S. Bryce:
"We are living in the shadow or an un-
bridled plutocracy, caused, created. ana
cemented in no light degree by legisla-
tive. aldermanic and congressional ac-
ton: a plutocracy that is far more
wealthy than any aristocracy that mas
ever crossed the horizon Of the W0rld $
history, and one that has been produced
in q shorter consecutive period; ire
names of whose members are emblazonei
not on the pages Of their nations glory,
but Of its peculations; who represent no
struggle for their country S Liberties,
hut for its boodle; no contests FOR magma
charta, but for railroad charters, ana
whose octopus grip is extending over
every branch of industry a plutocracy
that controls the price Of bread that
we eat, the price OF sugar that sweetene
the cup we drink, the price Of the oil that
lights US on our way, the price OF cof-
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