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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
of his stay in Europe is uncertain. kus
it is likely to extend through a good
many months.

H.
it is likely to extend through a good
many months.
should think no one who had read
wv. v. Her Book with any approach
to appreciation would need to be run
ming to the author, as some one lately
has been, to know is w. V. and the
Boy were real children. The book could
have had no such charm as it has If
they had not been real children, and
children, too, with whom the author
was about as intimately acquainted as
with his own mind and heart 1t was
through the wv. W. sketches, all pub
lished within a few years, that Mr.
William Canton, the author, became at
all we'll known; but he is not strictly
new writer, nor strictly young one.
He is man SO years old, and he
brought out book of poems as long
ago as 1887. He did not make a second
appearance, however. until 1894, when
The Invisible Playmate" afterWard
published in this country in a volume
with NV. V. Her Book appeared Mr..
Canton has never, j believe, followed
literature otherwise than as a diversion
or subordinate interest. He is a bust
ness man, the manager of some sort of
company. He has his home in the Lon
don suburb of Highgate, and it is easy
to imagine him there of an evening
diverting himself with w. " and The
Boy until they have gone to bed, and
then turning to his desk and embodying
in sketch or poem, while the impress
sion is fresh upon him, the best of their
quaintnesses and drolleries. w. ", am
afraid, will soon be outgrowing her lit
erary usefulness to him: she must be
close or quite I'D to the period of a
soph!stication by now.
The announcement that enough un-
published poems by the late Edward
Rowland Sill have lately been got to-
gether to make a new volume has in
terest for what is at least a very devot-
ed, if not large public. Sill died twelve
years ago, at the age of Is. Since his
college days. it has been a constant
fight with him for life. From Connect
cut, where he was born, feeble health
had driven him first to the west, and
then to the very shores of the Pacific
and had confined him to a vocation that
more or less obscured him from the
world at large. He was by nature one
of the most shyest and sensitive of men
and his illness made him more so. Thus,
he became personally well known to
very few people; and the two small
books of poems that have been thus far
the sum of his published writing cannot
be said to have greatly extended knowl-
edge of him. Yet few men have had a
more loving following. The people who
did come to know him in life found him
a man of extraordinary quality and at
traction; and the same thing has fol-
lowed with those who, by whatever
chance, have been led to make acquain-
lance with him in his writings. One of
his closest and most sympathetic
friends was Mrs. Ward elizabeth Stu
art Phelps), and she has made him
some very cordial public testimonies. I
remember only a year or two ago, in
which she illustrated Sill's extraordi-
nary sensitiveness with the following
anecdote:
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THEY PUZZLE POSTAL CLERKS
CRANKs WHO PUT FOOL ADJ
DRESSES ON ENVELOPES.
They Run to Rhyme That Causes
Profanity-Dense Ignorance Dis
played-Invisible Ink Used.
(san Francisco Chronicle.l

OF the thousands Of letters which go
through the office weekly it is surpris
ing to learn that hundreds of them,
through faulty addresses, cause the
postoffice people almost as much extra
trouble as the handling of those which
.are in proper form. And the acts OF
this same class are also the most potent
factor in keeping the wheels of indus
try humming in the dead letter Office
at Washington all the year. round.
Ignorance or a childlike belief in the
supernatural powers of the postal Off
Gals inspired the following effusive,
though vague, inscription on a rather
dirty envelope dropped in the main Of
fee:
ITO my cusin, Martha Small. who
lives in Organ and was goin' to moove
to Montanner."
Another missive with a nomadic adj
dress was oderous with mystery. 1t
was directed:
Samuel Kramer, Milwaukee. Wis; If
not, try Columbus, o.; or. may be, Dal-
las, Tex, or, perhaps, Bangor, Me"
Was this letter representative of
forlorn hope to reach a long lost heir
to a fortune, or the frantic attempt of
a creditor to run down an elusive
debtor?
immortal Handy Andy is exhibited by
letter which, besides the stamp, bore
only on its face this writing:
eff not delivered in ten days, post
master will please open and return as
per address inside. Stamp incl0sed."
There was vast growing army of
cranks who seem to live only for the
purpose of using the mails in their own
peculiar idiotic way. In the operations
of some of these there is a studied
fiendishness that would suggest a gil
gantic conspiracy to drive postal clerks
to the insane asylum of the clammy
tomb San Francisco has some shining
lights in the crank line, as may be seen
by what follows:
In the first place there is the puzzle
crank who imagines that a 2-cent stamp
gives him the privilege of displaying
at the expense of the postal officials
his marvellous powers as an enigma
maker OF many which annoyed the
postoffice last year, the following is a
fair sample:
F. (color) H. Second President.)
Seventh President,
10-S-C.
UI,o or,,o1oDo boua eyopo, RI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
BARGAINS in BLACKS.
MONDAY AND WEEK.

This has been undoubtedly the
Black Goods Bargain Event of the
year that will bear many times tell
ing. Bought from Lsvison's auction
sale in New York, $50 pieces, or 4, 500
yards of the famous Gold Medal
Brand Dress Goods, at one-third their
real true worth. The under-price
benefit you share with us.
Black Crepons, genuine Great
Britain manufacture, 20 different
pieces for selection, worth up to
$500 the yard. ......... elm
Up to S1.Oo Black Dress Cna
Fabrics, the yard. ....... JUL
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the party to whom letter Is addressed.
So finally reformed puzzler in the Of
flee deciphered the address to be:
Fred H. Adams, Jackson, Tenn
Next in degree of adherence in the
minds of the letter. handlers is. the po-
etfcal crank. He is strongly impreg-
mated with the idea. that all the world
loves a poet magazine editors except
ed. and that above all, postal clerks
need some intellectual refreshment to
ameliorate the hard grind of daily toll.
One of these disciples of SilaS Wegg
carrolled as follows lately:
Oh carrier with the willing feet.
Deliver this on Fiftieth street
The number, thirteen twenty-four
The town, New York, and on the door
You'll find sets in a silver frame
That which you Seek-a persons name
James Epson Strong-whod want a better?
And It's to him l send this letter.
Another allowed himself to overflow
with fragment built on the same lines
as the effervescent college yell. 1t ran:
T. 81. Harpers, Harpers,
In Franklin Square,
New York. New York.
With haste and care.
The envelope was bulky and surely
held manuscript ubtedly a poem
on spring-but whether that diabolicaI
bark resembling the ululation of a
mountain wolf on the war trail was to
tions in forwarding the letter, or
whether it was to convince the pub
fishers that the author was a rough
and ready genius of the west who would
not brook refusal of copy can only be
conjectured.
1t would be supposed that the crank
bent on addressing a letter TO himself
and have it come back after a journey
around the world resembling a porous
n or oY.lrc &c. "a
been announced officially scores of
times that letters mailed for such a.
purpose will be returned to the writer
by the Speediest route-that is, by local
carrier. STILL the round-the- world
crank is on the hustle, and as eagerly
bent on wasting postage stamps. In
fact, he is becoming more ambitious
and desires to zigZag his letters around
the globe, as witness the following on
the end of a letter mailed here only a
few days ago:
ITO the Postmaster: 1 want this let
ter to go around the world. If possible
take it to Japan, India, Australia, some
part of Africa, as many of the coun-
tries of Europe as convenient, and also
South America, say Rio Janeiro. Sixty
cents. ought to do it,
Two 30-cent stamps were on the en-
velope but the letter did not go on the
circuit.
A wholly inexplicable piece of crank
ism was developed by d letter that ap-
parently had no address where ad-
dresses usually are. But in fine writ
ing in one corner was scrawled:
Heat envelope and find address"
When the letter was held to a gas jet
an address that had been written in in
visible ink was drawn out by the heat.
Strangely enough the letter was mark
ed Important
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
Do You Know

Consumption is preventable? Science
has proven that, and also that neglect
is suicidal The worst cold or cough
can be cured with Shiloh's Cough and
Consumption Cure. Sold on positive
guarantee for over fifty years. Sold
by Nelden-Judson and other druggists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

Spring tiredness is due to an i'm
poverished condition of the blood and
is cured by Hoods Sassaparilla, which
enriches the blood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

Gloves each season. These have
but just come to America, but up-to-
minute dash is set forth by the
"Tailor-made" Glove. Very new in
idea, very chic, very mannish, and
the correct" for wearing with tai
lored gowns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

Waist Silks in profusion. Plaids
have gone by; the proper now
stripes and corded effects; beautiful
colorings. The yard,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

New Linings-Ribbon Cloth, Near
Silk, Silver Sheen, Commodore Lin
ings, Mirrela Cloth, Moreen Velour,
Vatican Skirting, Satin Antique,
Tuxedo Lining. Every new thing, in
fact, for dress Innings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
UaMs~ As1
THE FRENCH KID GLOVES.

These for pref
tiness in shad-
ings, stitchings
and genuineness
o f k i d S K i n.
Really, we know
of nothing in
the store that
takes upon itself
more Importance
nor affords more
genuine pleasure
than the view
ing of first new
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Some Authors Submit Gracefully,
But others Refuse.
HowELLS AND TWAIN
ENGLISH HORROR OF INTER
VIEWS LARGELY ASSUMED.

A Prosperous Magazine Writer Is
Cleveland Mofett-One of the Shy
est of American Poets-W. v. and
The Boy Real Children-Horace
Scudder Takes a Holiday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
ENllES

The "Walker School Shoe" made
of bright grain, patent leather tipped
toes, button style only; shoe that
has been tested and not found want
ing in wearing qualities; ono
worth $1.25, this week. OOG
Misses Dugan & Hudson kangaroo
lace Shoes; neat, service NIHE|
able; worth S2.25, now. 0h4J
We are showing most complete
line of up-to-date Oxfords for women.
For the weeks special, made of fine
vici kid, hand-sewed welt soles, late
style toes and worth $3.50; CITE
one week .............. IhsU
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Your generous response to the
Spring Opening invitation made it
just little difficult for US to know
whether or no the Easter showing
of ready-to-wear was to be all we
had planned for it. Our hopes have
again sailed skyward, however, tele-
graph wires and through trains work
wonders; so, for this week all ranks
are filed in and Strengthened
up; as well, entirely new fashion IA
vorites in exquisite Waists and beau
tiful tailor Gowns have made their
We expect you for
looking this week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

The envelope ought to have gone into
the waste box, but Uncle Sans orders
are to use all possible means to find
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

Crepons that have no superiors and
nothing like them ever shown here
abouts; Great Britain weaves; no less
than 200 pieces; $1.oo the car
Our Storm Serges are all steam
shrunken and sponged; come in black
and the colors, at
CSC to $1.40
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

Possibly the most exclusive and
Understandable are the one-of-a
kind Pattern Suits, which come in
the exquisite Grenadines, Crepe de
Nice, Crepe de Chine, Bareges, Pop
Inns, Silk and Wool Bengalines,
Chenille Effects, Polka Spots; and
others in black and the new color
ings, castors, fawns, prevenche and
dainty grays. Tie pattern,
$1,000 to $4,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
$1,000 to $4,000

Taffetas are still in the ascendant.
Every imaginable color from syndi
cate card is shown; two grades only,
75c and $1.OO. The 75c quality of
this season is most superior.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12


To the Editor: Through your valuable
columns | desire to speak a few words
in the interest of our esteemed citizen,
Mr.. w. A. Gattis, who is a candidate
for the position of Steward at the Blind
Institution in this city.
Thirty years ago Mr. Gattis came to
RALEIGH to live. Since that time he has
beeiE identified with the business inter-
ests of our city, and has always shown
the best business qualities. There is
no man in this or any other community
better suited for the position than Mr..
Gattis. And while he bears the wounds
of many a hard-fought battle. and is
therefore compelled to go on his crutch.
he is strong and robust for a man of
his years. His knowledge of buying
alone would be matter of great saving
to the State. while his fine business
methods would insure a safe manage
ment of everything coming under the
jurisdiction of steward.
Again, we all agree that no man would
be entitled to this position except a
straight ont Democrat. Mr.. 'Gattis hos
never known any party. as far as al
filiation is concerned. except the Demo
cratic PARTY Not only has he ALWAYS
voted for white supremacy. but at all
times has he given his hest efforts to
advance the Darty's interest If the
Boara Of Directors would consult the
wishes Of the business men ord the thor
ough going Democrats Of this city and
county. they could not better do so than
nv cIectino w. A. Gattis Steward of
the Blind Institution.
J. r. TERRELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
------------'----------.---
JOSIAH TURNER.

To the Editor:
The article in the News and Observer
of Feb. LIST on Josiah Turner by Mr..
Blacknall, is a just tribute TO "for-
gotten hero And in the same issue
I see Mr.. Graham has not forgotten
him. Well he says, that the political
victory of 1893 was but "a. B. G. to
Baker" compared to that of 1870.
4 large number of the present legis-
lature were probably in their swaddling
clothes when that great battle was
fought and the victory won. They
have read Of it and the condition of the
State them but they can never realize
the condition that then existed. 1t was
necessary to have lived then to fully
understand it.
The State had just emerged from
long and disastrous war. The people
were conquered detected race. The
privilege to exist and live was about
all they hoped for. They feared to
move against the Northern carpet bag
gers, their scallawag allies and negro
cohorts. Dumb despair had settled on
the whole State.
Bnt Moses was at hand to lead
his fellow sufferers from bondage
to victory and freedom. Josiah
ufItF. alone anu SHlEle uduueu enter
ed the fight and four long and weary
years stood forth the champion of law
and order. He fought in season and
out for the white people Of North Car
DINA. Threatened with assassination,
traduced and illuminated, he
stood up undaunted and exposed the
rascality and crimes of Holden and his
gang until he wrenched the State from
their hands.
The victory Of 20 gave the State
eighteen Years of peace and happiness;
and when unfortunately the white peo-
pie divided in 1895. and gave the State
again into unholy hands. it was the
remembrance Of Turner's victory in
1870. that inspired the grand campaign
in 1898.
North Carolina, owes more to Josiah
Turner than to any living or dead man.
He literally saved the State. And it
owes him debt Of gratitude. that it
can never pay.
That the State never honored him POI
litically was probably due to his radical
character. He could not agree with the
necessary policy of his party and finally
came to blows with it. But he has al
ways been honest and brave and his
great deeds should out-weigh his
foibles. If the State owes him debt or
the shadow Of debt let it pay him all
he claims and it will still be his debtor,
and the old citizens, who remember his
great victory, will say well done.
e. r. OUTLAW.
Windsor n O.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
oATARRH OF STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe and Eff
fectual Cure for 1t.

Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incurable.
The usual symptoms are a full or
bl0ating sensation after eating, accom-
panied sometimes with sour or watery
risings, a formation of gases, causing
pressure on the heart and lungs and
/ difficult breathing; headaches, tickle ap-
petite, nervousness and a general play
ed out, languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue and if the interior
of the stomach could be seen it would
show Shiny, inflamed condition.
The cure of this common and OBJ
stinate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before it has time to
fermcnt and irritate the delicate mucous
surfaces of the stomach. To secure
prompt and healthy digestion is the one
necessary thing to do and when norm
al digestion is secured the catarrhal
condition will have disappeared.
According to Or. Haranson the safest
and best treatment is to use after each
meal n tablet, composed of DiataSe,
Aseptic Pepsin, a little MIX, Golden Seal
and fruit acids These tablets can now
be found at all drug stores under the
name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and
not being a patent medicine can be used
with perfect safety and assurance that
healthy appetite and thorough digestion
will follow their regular use after meals.
Mr.. n. J. Booher of 2710 Dearborn
| street, Chicago, H., writes: "Catarrh
| is a local condition resulting from Il
| lining membrane of the nose becomes
| inflamed and the poisonous discharge
therefrom passing backward into the
neglected cold in the head, whereby the
throat reaches the stomach, thus produc-
ing catarrh Of the stomach. Medical au-
thorities prescribed for me for three
years for catarrh of stomach without
cure, but to-day ! am the happiest Of
men after using only one box of Stuart's
/ Dyspepsia Tablets. ! cannot find appro-
pirate words to express my good feeling.
/ have found flesh appetite and sound
rest from their use"
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the SAT-
est preparation as well as the simplest
and most convenient remedy for any
form of Indigestion, catarrh of stomach.
hiliousness. sour stomach, heartburn and
| bloatinG after meals
| Send for little book mailed free on
stomach troubles. ny addressing Stuart
Co, Marshall. Mich The tablets can
be found at all drug stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
MOZLEY'S ltMON EtlXlR
A Pleasant lemon Drink.

~ It'd Sdill l6iIiUit Dilith
Prepared from the fresh Juice of lemons,
combined with other vegetable liver
tonics, cathartics, aromatic stimulants.
Sold by druggists. soc and $1.00 bottles.
For biliousness and constipation.
For indigestion and foul stomach.
For sick and nervous headaches.
For palpitatiOn and heart failure take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervous prostra-
ton.
For loss of appetite and debility.
For fevers, malaria, and chills take
Lemon Elixir.
Ladies for natural and thorough organ
ic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Lemon Elixir will not fail you in any
of the above named diseases, all of which
arise from torpid or diseased liver,
stomach or kidneys.
SOC and $100 bottles at all druggists.
Prepared only by DR.. II. Motley, At
lanta, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
We ere glad TO see the name of DR..
E. Fulp, of Stokes county, mentioned
for Railroad Commissioner This part
of the State is entitled to one commits
sioner. and there is not a man in the
State that would come nearer giving sat
isfaction than DIR. Fulp being a man OF
fine business qualifications and high
character.
While he has never filed any office
he is well known throughout the State.
DR.. F'ulp is not only a fine physician,
but large farmer, and it would be
nothing but fair that the farmers should
have one commissioner in the person of
Dr. Elias Fulp. He is life long
Democrat, always ready to give his
time and means for the promotion of his
party. j. ID. WADDElAL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
SAFE OF.LAND.

BY authority % judgment of the Supe 'ior
Court of Wake county, made in special procs i'd
ingN entitled NJ G. Penny, administrator, VS.. M.
@. Penny, Arena Baucom and Others, being a
proceeding 10 make real estate assets, Twill ON
Monday 9Th of February, 1899, at u O'Clock m,
st the court house door of Wake county, sell to
the highest bidder for cash, certain parcel of
land IN Houser Greek town ship, axe county,
which begins at point in the Hillsboro road
so links from Salter + Browns corner, runs
with said road SIS chains to q poi,t where y.
II Harris NOW Barbee's) line crosses said road
thence n. IL deg. G. 81 chains to a stake in
the field, thence H. SO deg e. chains TO a stake,
thence n. 80 deg. g. 3IS chains TO q stake and
pointers in Harris tnow Barbee'sl line, thence
s. 66h deg. e. .G.43 chains to Buck branch thence
s. s. deg e. 26.f8 chains TO stake two feet juth
of cedar tree, thence 8. deg. W. 40 chains to
a stone and pointers, thence s. 50 deg. e. S25
chains to the west side of Richlend creek the CO
up said creek ll,75 chains to a stake and point
ers ON the east side of said creek, thence s. SO
q g. G. 1910 chaii to a stake and pointers
thence deg. W. 20 Is chains to the beginning,
containing 874.2a ores.
NJ. q. PENNY, Commissioner.
w. N, JONES, ttomey.-t d s.
This sale is postl Oned until the 9th Of Feb
ruary, 1899, at ~ clock m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
on CALENDAR FOR MONDAY.
HOUSE, BILLS REFERRED
C1RIENT
PROPOSITIONS AND
ANCES.

The committee ON Propositions and
Grievances heard argument ytstc day
afternoon on the hill to pay eX-Enroli-
ing Clerk Swins0n, the salary he did
not get after he was fired by the Fusion
legislature of 1897. Attorney Douglas
appeared for him. The committee made
no report and the bill viii be returned
to the Senate and referred TO another
committee The members did not side
up to the proposition to pay off the
old scores of the Fusion legislature with
oyt rlnuch zeal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
A MILD COMPULSORY LAW.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
believe that Superintendent Meb-
me suggested. in his report. "A Mild
form Of COMPULSORY school law to be-
gin with" for North Carolina. He did
NOT indicate what he conceived to be
the extent of this mild law to be en-
acted. | wish TO suggest that law
compelling all children to attend the
public school from seven to fifteen
years Of age. would, l believe be mild
enough, and at the same time prevent
teachers from having schools scantily
filed and he of great good to the chill
dren of our State. If some sort of leg
islative enactment is not had making
attendance compulsory, great nnm-
her Of the children are deprived Of that
which is provided for them.
Sincerely,
M. A. ADAMS.