The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-17

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Dolly Swdft-Has Mrs. burlington any
ground for claiming to be a Daughter Of
the Revolution?
Sally Gay-Oh, yes Her father used
to run a merry o-round.-New York
Journal.
Did you hear what Whimpton's little
boy said when they showed him the
twins?'
mo; what was 1t!
HE said: There! Mamma has been
yettin' bargains again. Puck.
Blue yitroil is taken from the free list
i'm the new tariff bill and taxed at the
rate of two cents per pound. Mr.. Ding
ley probably intends that no pens snail
no dipped in vitroil when used IN writing
comments on his imitation of the Mckn-
ley law.
Hoax-Niss Scr;bble has had 4 story
: accepted by New York publisher.
Joax-Indeed. That's step toward
fame for her.
Hoax--Yes. BY the way, her mother
has married agln.
Joaz-Ah! That's step father for her.
Philadelphia Record.
An Oklahoma editor a week ago began
an editorial with the words, we Wish
to say in all soberness," ETC. lie re-
ceiyed from a friend day after Il letter
of sympathy, and a large demJohn.
From which we infer that Journalism IN
the West is not without its occasional re-
compense. Cincinnati Commercial III
bune.
Judge Mcmahon, of Michigan, in an
swering petition for an inJuncnon
against the Flint and Pere Marquette
Railroad strikers to prevent them from
going on railroad property to persuade
workmen to quit, has decided that the
strikers have IAN right to use persuasion
nv legitimate means" The only inpunc-
ton issued by the court is to restrain the
strikers from destroying property
Young Carter HARRISON, of Chicago, Will
enjoy the Experience of his father IN the
pending municipal election in one respect.
& He will have all the newspapers against
q bim-all save the free-silyer Dispatch
His father did not enjoy even one news
paper supporter when he ran ana was
elected mayor the last time. The Chlcago
Chronicle, gold Democrat, says that
Young Harrison's election would be
popular calamity; but with washington
Hesing in the field drawing the SOUND
money German vote away from the he
publicans there is a possibility that the
calamity may come
ri in
the harbor?'
eft is. O commander of the faithful"
"And is the French army in camp on
the south side of the city
at is, son Of the prophet
.And are the Italian warsblps III
sightY
even 80, ruler of the universe
Are the German troops ready to march
at a moments nOtice?'
SIN less time than that, o dingbat of
Kidosh.''
1T is well, slave. Being thus protect
ed you may go out and kill Il few more
Christians" Omaha World Herald.
Some time ago one cf the leading es-
Establishments Of this country offered Pro-
lessor Drummond the largest sum ever
proposed to any one for life Of Christ.
Notwithstanding the handsome pecuni-
ary inducement which the offer contained
and the ripe literary qualifications which
he possessed for such a task, Professor
Drummond promptly declined to under
take the work on the ground that life
of Christ should not be attempted under
such worldly circumstances. Without
some higher and better inspiration he felt
that he could not succeed, and therefore
wisely refused to consider the proposition.
Atlanta Constitution.
Mrs. Mary Ann Reed, who died at the
Hartford Retreat for the Insane the other
dav. at the age of ninety-two, had been
in the institution for fifty-two years. She
was the 'little lady" referred to by
Charles Dickins in his American Notes. "
The passage relating to her is as follows:
~ am an antediluvian, sir l thought
the best thing to say was that had sus-
pected as much from the first. Therefore
7 said so. 1t is an extremely proud and
pleasant thing, sir, to be an antediluvian,'
said the old lady. I should think it was,
ma'am.' | reioined. The old lady kissed
her hand, gave another Skip, smirked,
and sided down The gallery in n most
extraordinary manner. lie delusion was
a pleassnt one, and she was always ami
able s1a SSeAe"