The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-01

known, further than that he was an
American and lived in Philadelphia. ask
ed for information in regard to fine
point in medicine.
why do you come to me?' queried the
French specialist ''You have a much
greater authority on that subject in your
own city. His name is DR.. S. Wier Mitch
ell. You had better see him."
Fl. G.. Wells wrote books on biological
subjects years before he took to scien-
tific romancing fact may account
for the very clever manner in which he
makes the most impossible things seem
quite natural. Every one knows, of
course, that gravity is not to be done
away with, yet "The First Men in the
nMoon'' makes such condition harmoni-
Gus with our every day life. Now Mr..
Wells is taking up the prophets mantle
as shown in his "Anticipations.'' One
can not but admire the faultlessness of
his conclusions, once the main premises
are admitted.
Mr.. Ernest Thompson Seton, formerly
Ernest Seton Thompson, nee E. Thomson
and known in his younger days as Wolf
Thompson, enjoys the advantage of
York city, as we'll as large country es-
tate in Cnnecticut. In a word, Mr.. Seton
has become afluent and recalls no more
the days of his poverty few years ago
in New York city He has not yet an
nounced his intention of applying to the
English government for the Wilton title
and estates, which are his by right Of
direct resent, but, perhaps, he is re-
fhot Sc cfor
who last held the title left the country
so hurriedly, because of his Jacobite lean
ings, that he neglected to pack the fam
lily crest and name handle in his hand
satchel.
Is Mary E. wilkins flirting with DR..
Freeman, or is she flirting with the pub
lie? The announcement. followed by the
denial of her much-postponcd marriage
is too great portion of labor for most
OF us. The kind of newspaper publicity
which she has been receiving lately will
not do her much good, and such thing
is lamentable since she is worthy of bet
ter report One of the proud boasts of
the town of Brattleboro, Vermont, is
that Mary wilkins lived there number
Of years.
The mention of Brattleboro recalls the
life of Rudyard Kiplng in this country
for the most of it was spent there. Kip
ling lived in a little one-story frame
house about two miles from the village,
until he built his Naulah....a farther up
on the hills. 1t was in the little three
rocmed house that he wrote most of his
Jungle tales, and in Nauahka that
Captains Courageous was begun and
finished. recent canvass in q New
York school FOR boys brought out che
fact that Captains Courageous" was by
far the most popular Kipling book read
by the pupils. The Jungle Tales received
only two or three votes.
Mr.. Kipling has always taken a great
interest in boys. His autographs can be
obtained by sending him receipt for
five shillings contributed to the Rotting-
dean Boys Club. In this, MS pfesen:
home village. he organized the boys club,
and only recently he was unanimously
reelected president of ting Young Mems
Rifle Club of rockingham. Some time
ago he presented the club with a ma
chine gun. regularly mounted field gun
OF the, 200 caliber type and the company
is expected to take regular drill in its
use.
Last month showed, naturally, great
increase in number of books issued over
October and--not so naturaliy-a consld-
cradle increase over the corresponding
month of last year Every pubilsher
claims that he is trying to limit his out
put but at the same time he feels that
he must keep up with the procession.
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About Strawberries.
(Duplin JournaI)
Strawberries are in fiourishing con-
dition. and it is generally believed that
the coming crnn will be a full one. Inc