The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-29
- NOTES AND COMMENTS.
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SIt = ranorted that Senator FORAKER
..;S when the President asked hlm II
10 would have any objection 10 Mr.
S+orer as Minister to Belgium, NO, Tie
sorther he goes and the longer he stays
.-,,ov tho better l will like 1t.
T. ;s worth noting that Mr.. Moody
thinks there is much good stun IN Co
Ineersoll. terribly misused, ana that ool'
1n1arsoll believes that Mr.. Moody Is d
GOOD man. but his ideas are too oi1. why
not strike the average between them!
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.sThere is such a thing as becoming TOO
much devoted to the bicycle, SAID the
Young woman thoughtfully. was rio-
mo With a friend of mine, who demon
strated that fact"
."D;d She talk continually about the
wheelw
sNo. She didn't talk about anything
-n+;, T asked her if she knew what the
honr was. She looked down at her cy-
diameter and said we'd better hurry
homo as il was two miles and quarter
nast dinner time Washington Star.
church in North Carolina advertising
Raster services and bidding for a share
of the public patronage. last SUNDAY. We
- - was a dead failure and that the
Matbo5;sts and Episcopalians of the town
cot the crowds. A Baptist church on
Jrass narade. with flowers and speclai
music on Easter Sunday, ought 10 60
little further and burn candles, and dress
nh
with beads and cruciflx.-Charitv anu
Children.
xRepresentative Josiah Patterson.
of Tennessee. who is a contestant for the
seat now occupied by Congressman Gar
mack in the House, was on the floor the
other day talking with Democratic mem
bers about his case. In the course OF
the conversation he announced WIN
frankness that he would never support
the Democratic platform or the Demo-
cratic nominee, if the declarations OF the
Chicago convention were to be repeated.
"That being the case" said a by-stand-
ing Democrat 'It won't be long before
you are in the Republican party.
"Oh," said Mr.. Patterson, Il could
pack up and go, suppose.
Indeed you could" was the unfeeling
response Light baggage is always
easily transferred"
And Mr. Patterson went away quite
mad.-Washington Post.
The American Newspaper Publishers
Association is decidedly opposed to the
wood-pulp duty in the Dingley bill. The
present rate on wood pulp is lO per cent
or about 81 per ton; the Dingley rate is
one-twelfth of a cent a pound or Sl.66
a ton. This will increase the cost of pa
per about 21a cents per 100 pounds. But
this is not all. The increased duty is
causing the Canadian government to re-
taliate by imposing possibly an export
duty of So per cord on logs out Of which
much of our wood pulp or news paper is
made. Such an export duty would add
Is cents per 100 pounds to the cost Of
white paper AS the association had
started out to get free pulp, the Dingley
bill is decidedly disappointing. Its effect
will be in this particularly to put a furth-
er tax on the dissemination Of knOwl-
edge and news; and also to promote the
destruction Of the forests of the United
States and help on such floods as have
been devastating the Mississippi valley.
1t was an impressive scene to see the
pastors Of the Methodist, Baptist, Epis-
copal and Presbyterian churches stand
ing in the chancel of Main Street Meth
odist church one night last week ready
to welcome anyone who would accept
the gospel invitation. Such a spirit Of
Iiberality and fraternity ON the part Of
the leaders of the different churches can
not be commended too highly 8
Weekly.
Mr.. fancy, United States Consul at
Belfast, Ireland, says that last year the
actual cost Of the gas to the city, ready
for delivery to consumers, was a trifie
over 1917 cents per 1000 feet, of which,
roughly, Z % cents was for labor and
61-3 cents for coal, less the residuals,
which were sold. Gas was sold for 66
cents for 1000 feet last year, but the
profits were so satisfa Glory that the price
OF gas has been reduced to 60 cents per
1000, the cost Of coal being $500 per ton
Mr.. Holmes, librarian at Windsor cas-
tie. has written diamond jubilee, "Life
Of the Queen" and the edition de luxe
is causing all manner OF activity in the
speculations of the English book mar
ket. Added to the fact that the author
had unlimited access to sources OF in
formation impossible to the ordinary
biographer is the assurance that ths
queen herself has taken special interest il
the work These unusual points in thu
books favor have caused speculative
purchasers to deal largely in futures.
Within the last month the price of thu
limited edition has more that trebled it
eeaf.