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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
AN UNFIT APPOINTMENT.
Shall the Judiciary be Frostituted to Reward
Political Treachery
Boston Herald, independently


1t is reported from South Carolina
that there viii be at least six candidates
seeking the nomination for United States
Senator in the Democratic primaries this
fall. The South Carolina custom IS 10
make the nomination in the primaries
bv the direct vote of the people. The
legislature only ratifes or confirms the
choice so indicated. Senator McLaurin
is unlikely TO be considered for r~e-elec-
ton. Last fall he was going through the
State claiming to be a true Democrat.
although supporting distinctively Re
publican policies. The wind was taken
out of his sails by his colleagues pro-
posal that both resign and submit then
claims as Democrats to the people, be
cause, as Tillman said, II McLaurin was
a Democrat. he himself was not, and
should not hold the seat &c which ne had
lately been elected for a full term. 1t
is still said that McLaurin is 10 be re-
warded for his vain efforts to build UP
q Republican party in the South by a
life office as Judge. We shall doubt that
President Roosevelt will do this scan
dalous thing until it is done. There arc
in the South several hundred lawyers
better qualified in point of ability and
character for the office for which Nc
Laurin is said to be slated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
The Literary Outlook.

Advertising of books has come to be
such an Aria business in itself-that A
recent joke comes very near being the
truth.
VINO le the best fiction writer on the
li&t OF lnshem and Sellum, the pub
ilshers7' oaks one.
the man who writes the ADVERTISE
ment5 tor their books" replies another.
1t is not generally known that one of
the leading firms among the book pub
llSheTs in this country does all of its
lucllclty through a firm Of advertising
agents. The entire time of several
mon in this advertising concern is
taken up in writing the COPY. furnish
ing the Illustrations and suppIving
ideas for the Typographical display, and
so large has the publicity department
"f this particular book house grown
that the head of the employed advertise
ing company is said to have acquired
e considerable amount of the boob
stock in part return for his services
and expenditures. The outcome of this
arrangements and of similar develop
ments in advertising books will be
watched with much interest.
AS a matter Of fact. the publishers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
Wireless Telephone.
fThe Tar Hecl.)

t
The people along the banks from
frisco to Buxton are Interested in Tho
ranSmlsslon of words by telephone where
there IS no connection. Dr.. j. J. Davis
OF Buxton, has a private wire from his
home to Creed's Hill u. S. l.. S. Station
a distance of six miles and has no con
nectIOn with the telephone owned bv the
government and connecting the life say
ing stations. A. ]. Fulcher. of Frisco
also has a private wire from his store
to Creeds Hill, but has no connection
with the governmental telephone or the
ono owned by DR.. j. J. Davis. The
Frisco line has as a terminus an old out
house. The Buxton line enters the +
5. Station but is more than twelve feet
from the governmental line. ANY mes
sage on either line can be heard on the
other two lines. Still more strange per
haps, the ticking OF the wireless tele-
graphic key could be heard by phone at
DR.. Davis, more than a mile away.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY A SUCCESS.
Prof. Fessenden, of the L. s. Weather
Bureau, had three stations in use in his
experiments. Each consisting of a tall
pole supported by ten wire braces by the
aid of which he received the sounds. The
stations are yet to be seen at Hatteras
rear. Buxton. Roanoke Island and Care
Henry.
The largest message sent was IL
words and that in less time than it usu-
ally takes by the system of wires. Prof.
FeSsendon has a system which he say
is distinct and separate from the Marconi
system, one entirely his own.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

are beginning to realize that the most
important part of the publishing bust
ness is publicity. As one publisher re-
married the other day, a book is not
really published until tho reading pub
lie knows Of its existence, and the mat
ter of making the reading public cog
infant OF one title or a few titles cut OF
several thousand is, as has been point
ed out-an art in itself. Truly must
the writer's Of the publishers announce
ments be gifted with the vivid imagin-
alton of novelists. These men-public-
ity men. they call them-are q most in
teresting people. 1t is the business OF
each one to write such matter that the
papers are glad to print as news. He
must keep a chronicle Of the doings
of the well known authors whose books
his firm is publishing, He IS continu-
ally in search Of new ideas in the
straight advertising Of his wares. More
end more does the advertising of books
epproach that of a commodity-books
arc goods TO the average dealer which
are to be sold for profit. one day re-
Gently / heard the chance remark:
There is a bookseller who actually
reads the books which he recommends
or tries to SELL" but such a man is
rare. The publicity man, Of course,
reads all af the books he advertiscs,
but, unfortunately, he reads these
through rose colored glasses and not
with the same critical goggles he
uses for the ilnprirts OF his rivals. It
is the very fact Of the excellence Of the
art of book publicity, however, which
has made book buyers sceptical in re-
gard TO statements of the publishers.
The present week witnessed the
grinding out of the last few books from
the mills Of the publishers SO far as
epring, 1902, is concerned. There has
been perhaps a greater abundance Of
serious books han in any. previous
spring season. A few popular novel
books have been launched since the
present season began, but no one book
has made a great place. Emerson
Hough's THE Mississippi Bubble" and
Conan Doyle'5 1.-THE Hound of the
Baskervilles'' have taken the lead, and
there have been many Of the last years
books which have kept up a good sale.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
Little Girl Lost.

A little girl was lost in Raleigh fol
awhile yesterday, and there was q happy
family when she was found.
This was five years old Annie Man
Aiken. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ". II
Aiken and granddaughter of Mr.. Len II
Adams. With her parents she had just
returned from a visit to Creedmora and
in the afternoon wen down the street
with two brothers,.
They lost sight of her and she was
found on South Person street by Police
man Rogers. She was not able to tell
who she was and was taken to police
headquarters, where an inquiry soon
reached the officers and the little one was
restored to her anxious reatives.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
nm THE WORLD

from one Of them before the mast. The
sai~lor-author found much to interest
him-indeed, he wrote many charming
sketches Of the old seaport townsville
retired Whalcrs, the ships and the peo-
PIE whom he had ONE back TO sec. It
is not at all unlikely that Mr.. Bullen
is making the trip this summer in search
for material for another volume OF sea
and sailor stories. The New England
coast is full Of just the kind Of material
that Mr.. BulIen can best use.
Booth Harrington is now on his way
abroad. where he will spend his honey
moon. On his return, the gentleman
from Indiana will hope to take his seat
in the Indiana Legislature. At the same
time he Will continue to writc-because
writing has become a habit with him.
Mr.. Harrington does all of his work
late at night-very often he works
through the entire night. His first draft
of a story is in the form of pen and
pencil sketches OF the scenes which he
has pictured out in his mind. When
which Kipling has written and called
a guide to the naval review. Kip
ling's long experience IN the Warships
Of the English navy makes him compe-
tent 10 write OIL the steel nghtFrS when
will make their peaceful parade on re-
view during the summer. IN one of
the July magazines thore appears a
story by Kipling entitled wireless"
III which Marconi's progress in wireless
biography is one Of the themes.
This new work of Kipling-his book
and short stories-reminds me that not
long ago a verse maker whose name and
fame Will not weight him down with
riches nor yet cause him to be remem-
bered long, wrote an attack on Kipling
which purpOrted to be an account of
his "passing.' There are two things
equally disagreeable-the beIittling of a
great man and the hysteria over him.
Kipling has suffered from both, and vet
his greatness has not been affected nor
the quality of his work injured by
either.
Frank T. Bullen is going to spend a
part of his summer in this country.
Last year Mr.. Bullen paid his first visit
to Nantucket and several other New
England whaling ports since he sailed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

RATAPLAN, A Rough Elephant ana
other stories, by Ellen NelVln, r. H. D,
author of ''Tales Told at the Zoo,
"Iack's Visit" etc. Pictures by Gus
stave Verbeek. 12mo, cloth, ornamental,
illustrated in color. Price, s1-25. Pub
fishers, Henry Altemus Company
Philadelphia.
Books that help us to a more init
mate acquaintance with the habits, TRAITS
and characteristics Of animals are very
welcome. The latest addition TO thl9
literature is a volume OF spirited and
weIl-told stories from the pen OF Ellen
VcIvin. a writer of many successful
books for children, a magazlnlst OF &C
knowlcdged ability, and a Fellow of the
Geological Society CLondon.) She IS al
ready known to the American public by
her popular series of animal stories now
running in the New York Herald, en-
titled wild Creatures Aheld-Nature
Studies of Forest Folk.
No better tales of animal lie nave
been written, for the author takes us
into the very heart of things, giving US
the tragedies and the comedies In the
daily life and experiences of dWellers IN
wood and jungle, on plain and crag.
They present much evidence that Miss
Velvin has lived very close to nature.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

Asheville. y. G., June 25.-A horrible
accident occurred today at the cotton
niiis mere ". II. Black. an operative
oelng caught in the belt of a carding
machine ana having his read torn on.
e,reiy from his body. Black was II vears
old and unmarried. years
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

tectural details as Bacon, could nave let
slip so many opportunities Of glorious
illustration and description a. are al
forded by instances in the plays.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

he has transferred these to paper he
begins to write the story.
Not long ago Mr.. Harrington was re-
ported as saying that he was tired of
the conventionality of society, the false
ness of modern life, etc, and that nc
proposed to retire to some country spot,
where he could be apart from the haunts
of men. T~arkington's best friends do
not credit the story. Every man may at
some time banker after the book OF
verses underneath the bough, a loaf of
bread, a jug of wine and Thou. singing
beside me III the Wilderness: "Ah,
Wilderness were Paradise enow,' but
such a companionable fellow as s"Tark"
did not mean to be taken seriously when
he said he was tired of people.
"Huckleberry Finn is the latest old
favorite to be put upon the stage. NJ.
Lee Arthur has made the stage YER
sion.
A novel Of particular timeliness is
Those Black Diamond Men," a story
OF the anthracite miners Of Pennsylva-
MA. As these miners are now on strike
the book may reach more people than
were otherwise possible, though of
course, tho sketches Of the lives of these
people were written long before the
strike began.
4 curious but very effective argument
against the Baconians appears in a book
published this spring. I'm My Vicarage
Garden" by Canon EIlacombe.
Shakespeare says Canon Ellcombe.
was a versatile genius, and one can
place ones finger on but three spots IN
tho map Of knowledge which he left ap-
parently uneXplored. He praises not the
fragrant weed, tobacco; he loves not his
ladyS log; but, far more surprising and
Weighty than these omissions. nowhere
throughout the plays do we find a single
description OF architecture or of any
architectural structure. Now, consider
ing the passion shown by Bacon in all
his writings for architecture. this omi5-
sion Will need more plausible axpIana-
ton than is even in the power of a Ba-
CONAN theOrist to give, IL order to re-
move the obstacle it raises. No such
great artist as he who wrote the plays
OF Shakespeare, possessing at the same
time as intricate a knowledge Of archi-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

Whites Grammar School Algebra, by
Emerson e. White, A. NJ. Ii. d.. author
OF a Series of Mathematics. THE Ele-
lnents Of Pedagogy" School Manage
nent, The Art of Teaching" etc. Cloth.
lZmo., 30 pages. Price, 35 cents. Amerf-
can Book Company, New York, Cincin-
natl and Chicago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
STILL GUESSING WHO WROTE MISS
PETTICOAT.'

PETTICOAT.'
Some of the Boston papers have been
trying to tell their readers that they
knew the name or names of the mySteri-
Gus author, or authors of Miss Petit
coats written under the pseudonym OF
Dwight Tilton. There have been various
guesses but there is a popular impress
sion that two newspaper men, Wilder
Quint. the literary and musical critic,
and George Richardson. the dramatic
critic, of q Boston daily, wrote this
novel, which is having such a popular
sale everywhere. These gentlemen deny
they are Dwight Tilton." The idea of
this Identification arises from the Strik-
ing characteristics of the two men in
question found in the composite photo
graph which the publishers supplied to
several Boston papers, but the publishers
are still guessing with the public. They
are dealing with the mysterious Dwight
Triton through a duly accredited agent.
Another very popular impression is that
no one but a woman OF great refinement
could have been responsible for the deli
cate passages so wildly describing
Agatha Renter (Miss Petticoats) and her
odd life. The book has gone into it's
80. goo.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

Mr.. w. T. Brown, of the Oakley Coun-
try Club. cell known as a historical
writer. h~s brought his grace of style
to bear in a study and panegyric of the
ancient game Of Golf" Empire, trusts.
ana golf says Mr.. Brown, these arc
the new things in American life And
IN his clever celebration of the last of
these novelties he proves himself a
worthy OF the royal game, at
"hich he processes to be but an honest
dutier.' So we'll does he Justify his en-
thuSlasm that he wins the admiration
OF all readers. even of those who NAV
nave been hostile tOWard the game. This
delightful. essay, a real addition 10 tho
tasting Iaterature of sport. NAV we'll
serve p" d golfers Book of Devotion. 1t
mas Ju~s been published by Houghton.
Mlffln d Co, in an attractive little
volume.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
OVER THE FORTH.

Two days before he Fourth of July
the Scribners will publish two books
warranted to make any reader forget the
thermometers Hottest vault. One is the
book by Richard Harding Davis prev
iously announced. The other is a highly
amusing novel by Barry Pain, the Lon
don humOrist.
'Ranson's Folly" is the title of Mr..
Davis's book. It contains two novelties,
each really long enough to have covers
by itself, together with three shorter
enthusiastically the best stories OF Mr..
Davis's career as a story teller. There
are sixteen full-paGe illustrations by
Remington, Christy, Ashe, Steele and
Walter Appleton Clark. There is a
special cover design by Edward Penfield.
In fact there is the value. both literary
and artistic. of several books combined
in this one.
The other book, Barry Pains is called
The One Before" 1t is probably the
funniest of this humorists's several
stories. and has many amusing pictures
by Tom Browne.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
BOOK NOTICE.

Clark and ssnnnis's elementary Chem
iStry. Cloth, xA.nO., $40 pages, illustrated.
Price, $1.00.
Dennis and Clarke's Laboratory Man.
ual to Elementary Chemistry. Cloth,
12mo., 254 pages, illustrated. Price, 80
cents.
BY F. ". Clarke. Chief Chemist of the
United States Geological Survey, and l..
M Dennis, Professor of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry in Cornell Univer-
sIty- American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

Through the deaths of Frank Stock
ton, Paul l.. Ford and Bret Harte,
American letters has suffered material
loss. Bret ~Iiartc, as the pioneer short
story writer, had welded an influence
difficult to estimate. kiplin8, who is
still ranked creates of the clan, ac-
knowledgcs that he owes much to Bret
Hartc. Consciously or otherwise, the
same influence worked upon the long
line Of short story writer's who have
made fame and fortune-not only for
themselves, but for ma game and book
publishers as welI-since Hartc began.
An authorized life of Bret IIartc is
now being prepared by T. e. embcr-
ton, dramatic critic of the Birmingham
CEng.) Post and biographer of numer-
Gus actors-Sothcrn, John Hare, Rob
ortson, the KendaIls. etc. 1t seems
that Mr.. Pemberton was closely associ-
ated with Mr., Iarte IS collaboration in
several dramatic pieces, SO that his Sc
lection as biOgrapher of Iarte may
have been the authors personal choice.
1t will be a matter OF regret that an
American who has come in contact with
the life CT the West as Harte know it
was not chosen for the Biographical
work. Notwithstanding the fact that
Harto had become thoroughly identi-
ned with English manners and GUS
toms, it was the carly California life
which gave him material for tho stories
which made the greatest success fer
him. Some one has suggested that
Mark Twain would nave been Just tho
man for the place. He certainly knew
the life Of early California mining
Camps-hc knew Iiarte in those DAYS.
he continued for years an intimate ac-
quaintanceship, and for q considerable
time he was q fellow American trans
planted to English soil.
1t has been a long time since Kipling
has published anything which may be
called a volume. Kim might be a
nook after writing which the author
could die and feel sure Of future fame.
but the vast majority of readers who
ever were interested in Kipling hope
that kim may Lot be the last. OF
course, it Will not be. A volume of
"Just-So Stories viii be ready short
ly, and as q distinguishing feature
many of the Illustrations viii have been
done by the author. Besides this, there
is now published in England a paper
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01

"Huclleberry Finn" is the latest old
faVorite to be put upon the stage. II.
Lee Arthur has made the stage YER
sion.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-02-01
s'0ther Peoples Money. .

Something over two years ago
Hennessy Leroyle produced the
farcial comedy, "Other Peoples
Money which will be seen at the
Vendome on Sunday February .
nd. On its first presentation the
play and star both met with the
most pronounced favor and since
that time Mr.. Leroyle has been
portraying the central figure in
this comedy, and his portrayal of
the man Of many peculiarities and
characteristics has become mel
lowed and rounded out as it were
with age.
The author has furnished the
players with a series Of highly
amusing scenes and situations
and it is in the proper exemplifi-
cation of the several characters
and the working out of the story
told, that strong coloring is given
to this merry play. Good parts
make good actors, but on the
other hand, how easy it is for a
bad ACTOR to spoil a good part. It
is therefore necessary, to seek an
element of excellence in both part
and player as well That Mr.. Lee
royie is an excellent artist is evil
denced by the fact that the pub
lie has placed its approval upon
his work and that too in the most
hearty manner. For the present
season he has succeeded in draw
ing about him the best supporting
company ever seen in the play and
til ose who delight in that manner
of play that has a motive, which
reeks with laughter, and fairly
bubbles with fun should not fail
to see the attraction above named.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-02-01
AT THE VENDOME.
Mr.. Young's Armor.

The beautiful suit Of armol
worn by Mr.. James Young in the
first act Of s.Quo Vadis'' mas al
interesting history, it being {
gift to Mr.. Young from a noted
tragedian. Mr.. Young was juve
nile leading man for Thomas
Keene, and his histroric ability
and inclination for hard work en-
deared him to the star.
After Keene's death it was
found that he had bequeathed biz
favorite suit of armor to Mr.
Young in appreciation of his Ser
vices.
The suit is Of exquisite work
manship and is almost unique
there being but one like it, wmcl
is in the British museum.
Mr.. Young is naturally, yer,
proud of SO rare a suit, not only
for It's intrinsic value, but for al
that the giving of it implied, from
SO great genius as Keene, whose
mantle, it is said by many, has
fallen on the sholders Of his youth
full protege.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-02-01

Norfolk Virglnian Pilot" 1t hap
pened this way:
The lady of the house left a
$1,000 bill on the table and after
looking after sumo household du-
ties she got back and the "long
green" gone The lady has three
servants and she didn't feel like
accusing any one. There was a
consultation. Then the news was
broken to the servants that the
money was gone, and it was men,
toned incidentally that Hart The
Laugh KING the Iypnotist and
Thought Reader who was appear
ing nightly at the theatre could
come there and locate it IN three
minutes. One of the ladies went
to the phone, presumably to call
up DR.. Hart The ruse had the
looked for effect. When the mis-.
tress returned to .he place where
the bill was left, she saw it laying
there placidly. The bluff had
worked"
Lovers OF NIirth and Mystery
Will hail with delight the engage
ment of Hart The Laugh King
who will give a series of six de
monstrations in Hypnotism and
Thought Reading, at the Nendome
Theatre starting Monday Feb 3rd.
The prices will be 80, 50, and
- cts. Seats on sale at the Els
forge Drug Co.