The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02
Among the Exchanges.

The Gum Branch correspondent of the
Newbern Journal sends that paper some
mighty interesting news in his last let
ter. These extracts are reproduced here:
1.-THE Mormons had a big celebration
here yesterday, in honor of the arrival
in Salt Lake Valley of Brigham Young
and comrades. We were hidden but the
Apostle Paul had hidden us not to go as
it was in honor of Brigham. Read Il
Cor. 1927, 2S). We consider Paul's au-
thority little better than theirs, not
withstandng they claim direct revela-
tons from heaven.
1.-THE little babe lies in the floor,
Kicks up its tiny feet,
Pokes it's toes into it's mouth,
Thus making both ends meet.
"Oh it is too hot to write, or read and
especially too hot to make poetry when
the babe is close by.
From what we can learn there is al
NEST a failure in the corn crop, some
farmers only expecting 100 barrels where
they have been getting 1000.
There was rattle snake killed in Mr..
Leinster Biggs' stables not many days
since
'Mr. H. M Farrior and brother went to
Mr. Alsa Fountains Wednesday, Mr..
Fountain is a blacksmith, and he made
Mr. Farrior a pair of bits for 4c. Can
Newbern beat that for cheapness?
zone of the two men who have the
same father and mother and yet are not
(Knott) brothers~-was down Thursday af-
ter the. tobacco trade from Kinston.
I'VE hear SO little of politics lately that
we suppose 'seed-tics have taken their
place."
The Concard Standard says that party
on Coodle Creek, while fishing, were sur
prised to bring up a new, up-to-date
bicycle, in good condition, with the ex-
ception of little damage to the front
wheel, and froSU appearances the machine
had not been in the water more than
thrty-six hours.
1t is almost as much as mans repu-
tation is worth to tell a snake story no
matter how true it is. Mr. w. A. Cur
It's editor of the Franklin Press, printed
this item a few days ago: eve killed
a snake in our office last Monday that
measured 1914 inches in length. We
don't know how it ever got into this
print shop" Now the editor of the Frank
lin Press is a temperance man and an
''amen corner member of the Methodist
church, and yet the Sylvan Valley News
prints the above item, and says: In
view of the fact that the Press editor
has just returned from the editorial as
ISOLATION we consider this very small
snake. Take Keely, brother, and get rid
of EN-"
Here's story that reads like romance.
The Red Springs correspondent of the
Wilmington Messenger writes: I'm March,
1868, a 1e-vear- old boy left his home in
Cumberland county and for thirty three
years not a word came to his family as to
his fate. A few days ago man called
at the gate Of the family residence in
Cumberland and inquired for the mothsr
he left a third of century ago. She
had died many years since and the sis
tiers were astonished to meet the long
lost brother. 1t is reported that he has
travelled over the world--has been re-
Gently to Cuba and Australia and has
come home in bad health and perhaps to
die"
If all the fan = les were as large as
that of the man the Greensboro Record
tells about the census of North Caro-
lima would soon give it a population that
would lead the country. Here's the Rec
orG's story: 'W. r. Jenkins is in charge
of the road and bridge work in this coun-
ty. He has a man at work for him oil
the name of Mosier, who, according to Mr.
Jenkins, is a record breaker in some re-
speots, for he AYERS that he is IS years
of age is the father of So children: has
been married six times; expects to take
unto himself a seventh wife next week
and that one wife bore him 81 children
there being four sets of twins, triplets
once and so on. This man should have
lived up in Maryland There would have
been no need to pad the census as was
done by Senator Mudd's men,