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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-28

Philadelphia asked the
other day for a bond bid on
SO, 100000 and got only the
paltry sum of $500 The
state of Georgia asked for a
loan of 100000 and got an
offer from the First National
bank in New York at 2 per
cent interest, while the regu.
lar New York interest was
4 per cent. The Record, of
that city in referring to such
a state of affairs, say: 1T is
because the people of Phila-
delphia have allowed the
management of their affairs
to pass into the hands of men
whose methods destroy rather
than inspire confidence that
but IS, 900 was offered when
nine millions was asked for"
And yet there are people in
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-28
the Keystone state who try
to make capital out of politi-
cal crookedness in the South,
and elsewhere.
A GOOD SIGN.
.*.a.*...:.:..:.s...:.

Organization for the pur.
pose of building up the South
is an issue now confronting
us; such an undertaking
should receive the hearty sup
port of the people of every
section, and it is a source of
satisfaction for many to be
assured that the convention
Of the Industrial Association
recently held in Philadelphia
refused to adopt a clause sus-
tanning the ship subsidy bill,
or in any way take into it's
confidence any petschemes Of
the politicians. The attempt
on the part of certain politi-
clans to give the Republican
party credit for all Of our
present prosperity met just
defeat at the Philadelphia
convention, and when such
organizations clear them
selves of the politicians and
refuse to be an annex to
either of the political parties,
we may reasonably assert
that the evil and pernicious
influences which have here
tofore stood in the way of in
dustrial progress have been
permanently set aside.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-28

A safe was blown open this
week at Reidsville; done by
burglars, however, and not by
the heavy winds we have been
having throughout the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

The Grand Trunk Railway system
have just placed contract for about
1000 piles. These piles are to be used
in the foundation of the new elevator
to be built in Portland.
Motorman VIM. Mills Of the Ports
mouth kittery and York Street Rail
way, has resigned and accepted fine
position with ship building firm in
New London. Conn.
The office of train dispatcher has
been added to the Bangor & ArooS-
looks list of officials. and ]. i. Me
Mann. conductor on that road. ha;;
been appointed to the position.
William Mitchell has been appointed
station agent for the Maine Central
Railroad 90. in Rockland to succeed
Arthur W. McCurdy. Mr.. Mitchell had
charge of the station at Newport for
nearly twenty years but for the past
TWO years has been in the employ Of
the company at Portland. Mr.. Nc
curly Will probably be retained as
telegraph operator.
The Passenger Department of the
Boston x Maine Railroad has sent out
circulars asking for information re
garding the summer hotels on it's line.
The book in which this information is
incol porated has a most extensive cir
culation among tourists seeking vaca-
tion resorts. and vast amount of
labor is neCesSitated in preparing it
for publication. 1t is for the interest
of every hotel proprietor to see that
his house is represented in this book.
The Boston < Maine Railroad
suffered Very little from the heavy
doWnpour of rain the first of the week.
There was only one spot where a wash
out was reported-about a mile west
of Conway Junction. The water
washed away a small portion OF the
embankment. causing but few
lengths of the rails to be thrown uut
OF position. The Washout was quickly
discovered by the section men, who re-
paired il.
AS soon as the frost is out Of thu
ground it is the intention Of the Port
land Railroad Company to extend its
tracks from Mosher's' Corner to the
town of Gorham ana put the tiorham
transportation in service as soon as
possible. 1t is also a part Of the plan
to rebuild Il large pant of the former
WestbrOok and South Windham Rail
way line now owned by them. The
tracks will be taken VI and relaid and
the roadbed put in excellent condition.
The bridge at Little Falls will also be
modern type.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19
Ready o-wear
Garments

We start the spring selling in our
garment section with thoroughly up
to-date equipment of tailor made
suits. jackets, separate skirts. etc.
We have had the very best to choose
from and We have selected the top
notch things as to style. They are
made by tailor artists, the materials
are of the newest weavcs, the fit and
finish is all that could be desired and
the prices are as low as stylish.
MorthiIy made garments can he sold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

As far back as last summer. Nhen
Charles FELTON, Pidgin, the author Of
Quincy Adams Sawyer" was talking
with his publishers in reference to
publication. it was decided to intro
duce comprehensive map which
would enable the reader to more
clearly follow the scenes Of the princi-
pal incidents al Mason $ Corner. The
map went into the second edition of
the book, which was issued Dec. Il.
and is now appearing in all editions.
of course it is purely imaginary, 50
far as an actual town or village in
Massachusetts is concerned. but il
represents 4 real place to the reader,
who will find new pleasure in book
reading by involuntarily turning 10 it
when different localities are men
toned Ii shows where the principal
persona ges lived. where the town hail.
hotel. railroad station and the school
house were. and. in fact. all the
principal places in both Peterborough
and Marlborough. the farm lands.
the various streets and roads. and even
the line of the railroad running to
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

There have been a great many
stories about the early struggles Of
"E.ben Holden" to get into print. meme
Of which 50 far as l have read them
is correct. says the Lounge: in tnr
March Critic. Mr.. Bachelor. when he
wrote the first chapters. intended il rol
a Juvenile" As a Juvenile" its
possibilities were discussed with 4
New York editor. who decided that he
could not use it serialiy for so long
that it would be foolish for the author
to wait. The story was then called
The Shadow Of Lone Pine" and 90
not think Mr.. Bachelor had any
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

Commenting on this matter the Min
reapolis Times says:
Like a second Mrs. Nation, Boston
has seized her critical Ratchet and has
marched straight to that literary Snop
where the founts of literature may be
partaken Of on draught. bottled for
ages, or by the key or barrel--the
public library. BY strange mis-
understanding of the drink habit Ros-
ton seems to think that fresh vinous
extracts are more Intoxicating to the
public than the old brands. and mas
struck boldly and with remarkably
straight aim at all the new writer's on
the book shelves. Ideals have been
shattered faster than looking glasses,
and, now, flushed victory. and posi-
bly. with the too ardent spirits she
has been sampling. such as Emil Zola
and D'Annunzio. she has emerged
from her wreck of matter to face a
grievcd. an aggravated. and re-
monstrating world. We have set our
selves firmly to the point of asking
Boston why: and to ask Boston why is
to inspect the hub of that New eng
land wagon which is always hitched
to star. or else to the tail of a
comet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

Mr.. kipIins. who is hard at work
upon 4 long South African book, viii
not return to England before May. His
waImest admirers cannot but agree
that his work shows its authors need
OF rest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

Rev H. NJ. Purrinston has accented
call - the passionate Of the Bapts
church in Mt. Vernon. ana has a!read'
entered upon his labors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

The critic of The London Globe" is
pleased to jest at the literary situation
in this country. In America" he
says, you have only to write one
novel. or at the most two. to be para
Sraphed and photographed. Pleasant
young faces above unknown names
rise up month after month in unfaii-
ing crops The announcements tell Of
all kinds of hopeful authorship. and
one need not be a great cynic to find
them amusing. Moreover. some would
require but little alteration to turn
them into their own burlesque.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19
The New Silks and
Dress Goods

This season the products of tn"
looms are little short of perfection.
rich wcavcs. beautiful color tones, and
thee among the moderate priced ma
terials You should sec the handsome
array Of new silks and dress goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19
Books and Authors.

thought of making a novel of it until
he was approached by Il friend in the
publishing business who asked him for
a book. He responded to this call with
material for a volume of poems. Nay,
nay" said the publisher, we want 4
novel something that will he a record
breaker" 1t was then that MI.
Bachelor went on to Boston anu
showed his present publishers the
manuscript of his story. as far as II
was written. They shook their heads
and said that they did not want a
Juvenile" Then he agreed TO make II
d novel if they would advance hlnI
enough money to live on while he was
writing it. as he would have to give
up his editorial salary TO that end. 70
this they said yes" and the book was
written. 1t hung fire at first, but be
fore many weeks had passed it found
its pace and has kept il ever since.
The dramatic rights in ''Eben Holden
have Just been purchased by Charles
Frohman.
Anthony Hope is firm believer in
men of letters standing by each other,
and has worked tremendously hard to
help on the fund which the Authors
Society of London is trying to accumu-
late, from which pensions are to be
paid to authors whose literary merit
has not brought them q corresponding
income and who view increasing years
with fear.
once an unfortunate writer who Wis
tied Mr.. Hope at his rooms in Buck
insham street. by the Embankment
gardens. exclaimed on leaving with
something in his pocket. oh. sir.
feel that Providence must have sent
me to YOU"
And the reply came With a twinkle
in his benefactor's eye. Let us hope.
however, that Providence viii not ac-
quire the habit of doing so
I The excess Of fiction circulated in the
public libraries suggests the question,
says the Providence Journal. whether
these institutions are rightly fulfilling
their purpose. which is something
more than recreation, and which in
cludeS education as We'll. In many in
stances more than sixty per cent of
/ the circulation is fiction. The ali
b ii,';l ''D'' ''o.'o'' 81 ''''','
,e,,,,,-
SUI q ~ ,l'"ii T IT.
SUMS u Puoi4N HioH'' dhN
what is vastly worse an immens-
amount of time and effort. are rX-
pended on books that produce useless
! IT. ri ii''Io''S' '',~u''S- ','"u
'.,,i !, ~, t It'll u H., MIN '''1
-
Mr.. kipling. who is hard at work
upon a long South African book, viii
not return to England before Nav. His
y.,,,,,s, ,3n,ira,, Gamma, l,,t ,o,.,
.t,,. i'll, .,'.,..i. ..,...,... ...l~...
The editor of Il certain DISTINGUISHED
periodical made a reasonable. plain.
was nm If ,.la.er r..ar,,4 tut even 81
neople who couId v.,.ita Eu- H.. him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

Literary Boston is now experiencing
"a novel sensation owing to the diScoV-
ories that have Just been made about
the censorship at the Boston public
library. particularly in regard to
works of fiction. writes the Boston
correspondent of the New York sun.
The list of the famous novels, the
pecuniarily successful books. and the
books highly praised by professional
literary critics which have been re
jected by the examining. or reading.
or supervisory committee has amazed
the public. The revelations have as
toniShed the authors themselves ana
not few of the publishers quite as
much as the general public. If the
decisions of the committee have sur
prised people the methods of censor
ing have proved fully as interesting.
The storm has been brewing for some
time Many months ago rumors were
floating around that David Harum"
had been rejected by the Boston Ii
brary. Since then protests have been
made with reference to certain other
successful works of fiction which
were rejected by the strenuous criti-
mittee Under the heading of Re
jected'' appear:
Mary e. Wilkinss The People of
our Neighborhood Maria Louise
Pools Friendship and Folly" "A
Golden Stream" and Land n
Bushes: George AIDES Doc Horne,
and his latest book, More Fables;
Winston Churchiirs The Celebrity.
Paul Bourgeois Domestic Dramas.
Sir Walter Besant's "The Changelng,
Lillian Bells The Instinct of Step
fatherhood." and The Expatriates' :
Mrs. Burton Harrisons Good Ameri-
cans" Paul Leicester Ford's THE
Tattle Tales Of cupid. Harold
Frederic's Gloria Mundi." Amelia f.
Barr's Trinity Bells s. r. Croc
ketts lone Marsh" Edgerton Castles
Young April" Mary Hartwell Cath
erwoods Spanish Peggy Max Penn
berton's "kronstadt," Gertrude Ather-
tons The Californians." Senator
North" and "A Daughter of he
Vine: r W. Chambers's In the
Quarter" outsiders" and The Con
spirators'': Molly Eliot Seawell's The
Loves of Lady Arabella." Henry
Jamess The Two Magics." Robert
Bars "Tekla," Maarten Maartens's
Her Memory Julia Masruder' 5
"Struan." Jules Nerne's AN Antarctic
Mystery" Zola's Stories for Ninon. :
Robert Bars Jennie Baxter. jour
nalist" F. W. Hornung's The
Amateur Craftsman" Dead Men Tell
No Tales: Shan f Bullock's The
Barrys' Joseph HattOn's when
Rogues FAN Out" and The White
King of Manoa": Edward s. Van
Zies With Sword and Cruciiix,
Stanley Waterloo's The Seekers
Edith Whartons The TouchstOne, :
John kendrick Bangs's The Idiot at
Home" and Opie Reads In the
Alamo" Mrs. Humphry Wards
Eleanor is put out of time with: 1T
is full of uncertain notes. becauSa il
comes out Of an unsettled mind. 1t
would not be good for girls. They
would be casting about for ManiStYs.
as girls of a bygone time looked for
EOcheSters.
The revelations in regard to the
methods of censorinS novels and Kin
bred works and the peculiar showing
the abors of the reading committee
makes as compared with the verdict
Of the public or the views of profess
sional literary critics have aroused in
some quarters "A demand that this Kind
of reading committee business be sum-
marily dispensed with.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

y new field in American historical fc-
ton is presented in The Curious Career
wrath, a Canadian writer whose His
tory Of anada' has been the prepare
tory work for her forthcoming volume,
which will be issIrd by MessrS. IIough-
ton. Mitiin x 60. this month. 1t i I,
story of the uprising for the Prcteuder in
Scotland and of the struggle between
the French and English in New York and
Canada for the possession of the Ohio
valley. y love story of chiValric quality
Is inwovcn in nm interesting narrative
ana serves as 4 background for some at
tractiVe historical urtraiture-Mo ntcalm.
BouSainviile. ST. Pierre, with 4 glimpse
of George Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

\ memoir Of Mary Kingsley. traveller
scientist and aIthor. is in course Of prep
1ratlon by her brother. Charles Kingsley
and will be published on either side of
thu water before manN months. Miss
Kingsley. whose lamented death occurred
last Year at South Africa. where she was
actively directing the sanitary commits
sion, was unique figure in the world Of
English letters. y niece OF tn" famous
Charles Kingsley. she shared in the
Kingsley hrilliancN. though disclaimins
masculine in its grasp ana interests. her
nature wholly womanly. her chiefest
characteristic 4 broad humanity. Her
books on West Africa are extraordinary
for the large questions they discuss in Il
manner far removed from supcrfcialitN.
When Miss Kingsley had settled tn.
right of II matter in her mind she was
uneasy until she had expressed her con-
Niction. and She invariably spoke with
freedom. IT am told. she prefacel an
article once. "ihat shall make many
enemies II continue to write what
think, bat writing seems I" be q bit in
me to write what somebody else thinks =
minstration III West Africa. EXPRESSED 1T
length. with the reasons that gave rise IA
it. in her books and the Magazines is an
instance of her fed rleSsncSs. Few wom-
en- : lives are as fii of adventure as WAS
hers. for her searches in natural
science took her into strange corners of
ne world. From all these facts ii may
he assumed that the memoir Of this not
'ttit Woman Wiii pr -, eAtt iiltundi inter-
est. if tn" men of h"r brother has any.
thing of the family livellness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-14
BISHOP OF SWEDEN
Visits the Lutheran Church Council
at Lima, Ohio.
REPRESENTATIVE OF KING OSCAR Il
He Expresses a Desire for Unity
in the Church.
THE M MEETIN q TOD Y
REPRESENTATIVE OF KING OSCAR Il
Il HE EETING TODA Y

LIMA, Ohio, October 14.-The biennial
session of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
of North America was honored today by a
visit from Royal Bishop Won Sheele, special
emissary from the Lutheran Church of
Sweden and representative from King Oscar
II. When the bishop reached the church
business was suspended and he was well
coined in an address by President Ransom
in English and DR.. Speath in German.
Bishop Won Sheele responded in German.
He said there was one desire of his heart,
and that was unity among the Lutheran
churches, but 1t must be awaited with pa
tience. Business was then resumed and
the report of the committee on home mis-
sions was completed and adopted.
DIR. Horn of Reading, Pa, chairman of
the special committee to which the report
of the committee on foreign missions was
referred, reported that after examination
of witnesses and reports they found the
trouble in India was with the senior mis-
sionary. They recommended that only mis-
SionarfeS Of experience in the church were
wanted, even at greater expense, and that
they be from their own church and the
nglish-speaking workers. Resolutions to
that effect were adopted and discussion
was resumed of the resolution to recall DR..
II. E. Schmidt, who for thirty years had
been in charge of the India work.
DIR. Shafer opposed the resolution, claim
Ing 1t to be an injustice to DR.. Schmidt,
who should be heard before anything was
done. The question had not reached a
vote at the noon hour
The statement that 100000 Scandinavians
in the northwest are looking toward the
Protestant Episcopal fellowship, made re-
Gently in San Francisco, was emphatically
denied by Rev. Dr. Ranseen, the president
of the council, and the leader of the Au-
gustana synod, the largest Scandinavian
body in America. DR.. Ranseen said, with
great emphasis:
VAS far as l know, as far as our pastors
scattered throughout America know, and
as far as our synod knows. there is abso-
lutely no truth in the statement made at
the Protestant Episcopal convention in San
Francisco that there are thousands of
ScandinavianS who are waiting to be well
coined into the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-14

let him know as soon as possible. Then
the subject of coal came up again and
they agreed that there would be difficulty
in coaling from Golfers. Captain McCalla
said: You need not be at all concerned
about me. l will get coal if there is coal
to get" He said he could coal by boat.
He was always very cheerful about every
thing, and he started away from the ship
almost Immediately P.
The Coming of the Adula.
In the meantime the AduIa had arrived.
She came from Jamaica and reported that
the Spanish fleet had gone into Santiago and
left on the 18th. 1 recollect that particular
ly, because 1t seemed to confirm the idea
that 1t had reached Cienfuegos. The Adula
did not give any reason for going into Cien-
fuegos except they wanted to communicate
with their people, and from my conversa-
tion with the commodore / am thoroughly
impressed that he was suspicious. Not un-
derstanding matters, / said something to
him about letting that steamer go in. He
said he did not care about that steamer;
that he wanted information, and that when
1t came out II the captain did not give It
to him he would get 1t from the passen-
gers. But she did not come out, and this
confirmed him still further In his belief that
the Spanish fleet was there. The Eagle
came down and reported communication
from the insurgents that the Spanish squad
ron was not in Cienfuegos.
q. Was that information given In posi-
tive form. A. Positive.
The witness explained the condition OF
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-14
NO BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Supreme Court Justices Met and Pro.
ceeded to the White House.

II
ceeded to the White House.
The United States Supreme Court met
today In the Senate judiciary committee
room, its own quarters being in the hands
of mechanics, for the October term. and
adjourned without transacting any bus
mess. The court then went in a body to
pay its respects to President Roosevelt,
The members of the court at today's ses-
sion sat behind three tables, placed to-
gether lengthwise Of the room. The space
in front of the judges was filled with mem
bers of the bar, Attorney General Knox
and Solicitor General Richards In the CEN
ter, while officers Of the court were grouped
at each end Of the room. Many members
of the bar could not be admitted. owing to
the limited accommodations. Promptly at
Il o'clock the court entered from the little
room adjoining the main committee room
All members were present except Justice
Gray CHIEF Justice Fuller announced that
no business would be transacted TODAY and
that all motions set for today would 20
over until tomorrow, and that the court
as usual, would adjourn at once for the
purpose of giving members of the court an
opportunity to pay their respects to the
President. Motions for admission to the
bar were entertained however, and sixteen
attorneys took the oath enabling them to
practice before the court
An adjournment was then announced by
the chief justice. At 1890 the members of
the court accompanied by Attorney Cen
eral Knox, Solicitor General Richards
Clerk McKenney Marshal Wright and Re-
porter Davis, left the Capitol and drove to
the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-14
UNIQUE FAMILY REUNION.
Six Members Meet After Forty Yea
of SeDaratfOu

Six Members Meet After Forty Years
of Separation.
CHICAGO, October 14.-Separated for
forty years, and not even knowing If
brothers or sisters were still alive. six
members of the family Of Joseph Cromack
once resident and business man of Cleve-
land, met in Austin yesterday. The reunion
was unique, in that the brothers and SIS
ters were hardly able to recognize each
other.
The meeting took place at the home OF
Mrs. VIM. S. Ryder, 562S South Boulevard
and those participating in It are Mrs. Ry-
der. VIM. Cromack, Oil CITY, Pa; Mrs.
Maria McGonegal, Ronsville. Pa; Joseph
Chamberlain. Santa Barbara, CAL; Mrs
Elizabeth Chamberlain. Akron, Ohio. and
Mrs. Emma Dougall. Palmyra, Neb.
The meeting was Brought about by a
comparative stranger who once boarded at
the Ryder house in austin. He Travelled
IN the east several years ago and heard
the family name of his friends. This was
IN pennsylvania, and it took three years
OF correspondence to locate the widely sep
arated relatives. :,