The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-30
Views and Interviews.

It'll be shame if Sherwood tIiggs
| & Co.'s electric sign has To be taken
down." said many people on the streets
yesterday afternoon, when they hcafi
| that the injunction had been dissolved.
| And so say we all. It's an ornament 70
| the city and one that SHOULD not be
| wantonly sacrificed Such signs should
not only be allowed, but they should De
encouraged With this exception the
sign ordinanre is Il good one, but III
this respect the law goes entirely too
far. Let's be law abiding but not Pur-
tanical; let's correct evils, but in doing
so let's not commit others.
President Hobbs, of Guilford College,
came in yesterday afternoon 10 attend
the meeting of the State Board OF Elk
aminers. 1--WE had the best opening in
our history this year. he SAID, when
asked about Guilford College. I'VE add
ed the department Of biology this year
and put it in the hands of Mr.. +. q.
Pearson, graduate of the State Uni
versity, who will also have charge CT
the museum of natural history, a large
part of which he has collected himself
Profs. Wilson and Hodgson attended
Cornell for post graduate work this
summer, the one in chemistry, the other
in English literature.
New books are being added to the
library and more students arc entering
advanced classes than ever before. The
outlook for the year is very bright
Prof. Cobb, of the University. recently
gave the first lecture of the season,
which was very fine. Our total enroll
ment is now 154 and more ale to come
IN yet. We have the finest student
body in our history
The carpenters are still ''carpentering''
ON the public school building and Supr.
Moses says he hasn't the remotest idea
when the schools VIII be opened. .'WcU
simply have to await the pleasure of the
worMnen. We've bribed them. prayc..
to them, threatened then-everything
but draw gun on them-but it seems
to do little good"
Butler intimates very strongly that
You are talking through your hat when
you are naming his as the anti-amenel-
ment candidate for Governor remark.
ed to Loge Harris.
but he didn't say he wouldn't be
candidte."
Same as
well We'll make him be one''
Logc declined to state the nature of
the Involvement to be applied to the
Populist Senator to make him.
We are going to have "a two-story
time at our house soon and Inn going to
send you a special invitation said Mr..
Jacob Allen yesterday, referring to the
celebration of the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of the Baptist Tabernacle church in
November.
A country negro was yesterday heard
singing the following somewhat new YER
sion of a well-knowm rag-tirne song:
Hello my baby, hello my baby,
Hello my rag-town girl.
Send me a kiss 10y WIRE 2
The colored State Fair here this year
will be the largest and best I'M its his
tory" said Rev. II. II. w. Leak. its sec-
rotary. I'VE have the same railroad rates
as are given fer the white fair-ome cent
a mile -lnd we are expecting a great
crowd of visitors. Crops are fine, labor
in demand at good prices and ol,r people
are more prosperous this year than MS
ual. The date is Oct 81, Nov. 1, = and 8.
We want every codored person in the
State to come or send something to the
fair"
I've been in court now for five weeks
without Il break" said Solicitor Pou yes
terday, when Wake Superior court adj
journed, .'and I'm glad of chance to
rest. I've had very fine luck, though.
with my cases. | was at Wayne court
two weeks and lost only two cases, in
Harnett ] lost two, in Johnston nome
and in Wake only one. During this time
I've seen no better court, nor one that
ran more smoothly than this ONE he"a.
And this. I'M great measure is due 10
Deputy Clerk Nitruvftls Register. He's
the best man 1 ever saw behind the
clerks desk in a court house."
'gThe people of the State are much
stirred UP about the tax ON the saw mali
men, said Mr. Cole, of the Treasury
Department yesterday. 1--WE are getting
no end Of letters about it. You know
the Revenue ACT imposes tax OF $50
ON lumber dealers, $40 for THE county
and SO for the State There is no tax
ON saw-inils that saw for cash. But
there are a great number of saw mill
men all over the State that saw humber
on the shares and sell their part of it.
The Attorney General says this makes
them a dealer Within the meaning of the
law and renders them liable to the tax
OF this they complain bitterly. Some
OF them declare that they hardly saw
$40 worth of lumber year."
Will any attempt be made 10y either
the State Treasurer or by the Executive
Board of the penitentiary to have the
penitentiary claims case advanced on the
Supreme court docket for an early hear
ing and decision? 1t ought to be done.
The delay in this matter has already cost
the State a large amount of money in
the way of interest. What do you pro-
pose to do about it, gentlemen!
IAN EMPTY SACK CANNOT
STAND UPRIGHT"
Neither can poor, weak, thin blood /,
nourish and sustain the physical
system. For strength or nerves and