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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
THE NORTH CAROLINA LAW
JOURNAL.

The current number of the North
Carolina Law Journal, in addition to
other excellent articles, contains the
second installment of "reminiscences of
North Carolina Lawyers" by John l..
Bridgers, ESQ, of the Tarboro bar. He
pays a high tribute to the late Hon. b.
F. Moore, one of the greatest lawyers
North Carolina has produced.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
THE WORLDS FOREMOST LIVING
AUTHOR.

(From the National Magazine.)
The readers of the National Magazine
record in the February number their
majority belief that Herbert Spencer
the famous English individualist, is the
worlds foremost living author. The
query was asked in the November Ma
tional, and the replies were received
from every State and Territory of the
United States, even from Porto Rico.
There were % authors voted for, of
whom are British / Russian, 3 French,
l German and IL American. The names
of the %, in the order of their standing
in the Nationals ballot, are:
Herbert Spencer of England.
Rudyard Kipling of England.
Lvof Tolstoi of Russia.
George Meredith of England.
Mark Twain Samuel l.. Clemens) OF
America
Lew Wallace of America.
Bret Harte Of America.
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy of America.
William Dean Howells of America.
Thomas Hardy of England.
Emile lola of France.
Karl Marx of Germany.
Charles Algernon Swinburne of Eng
land
Anatole France of France.
Edwin Markham of America.
James Whitcomb Riley of America.
Rev Charles Sheldon of America.
+. r. Meyer of England.
Joaquin Miller of America.
Edmund G. Stedman of America.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich of America.
Edmond Rostand of France.
ANY person who thinks poetry is
dead" is invited to take note of the fact
that this list, fairly representing the
favorite literature Of well-todo Ameri-
cans. includes the names of nine, men
who are known wholly or chiefly by
reason of their poetical writings. AT any
rate, philosophy appears not to have
gone out of style, since the list is headed
by philosopher.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

Little advance has been made thus far
toward the coming spring books. Several
have been announced. but save for a
few exceptions, these arc for publication
beginning in the latter part of March
Among the most important SO far an
nounccd are Henry Harland's The Lady
Paramount" Allen French's THE Colo
malls" Conan Doyle's Hound OF the
Baskervilles," Max O'Rells Studies in
Checrfulness" and Marconi's book on
Wireless Telegraphy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

One of the youngest American novel
lists is Miss Marguerite Linton Client
worth whose book. "A Twentieth Cen
fury Boy recently published, is attain
ing wide sale. Under the monde
plume of GLADYS Dudley Hamilton" Miss
Glentworth has been known from child
hood as a sketch writer and poet. and
her productions have been widely copied
Her career has been one of marked sue
cess and she has experienced none of the
Giscouragements so common to young
writer's Her work has met with the
notice and praise of such authors as Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jean IngeIow and
Miss Younge. To those who know her as
a child Miss Glentworth has not lost
the sincerity and charm of that age. She
comes of an old English family, branch
of which located in Philadelphia before
the days of William Penn She is the
great granddaughter of DR.. George Client
worth one of the most distinguished
surgeons of his time, and one of the
founders of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons OF that city On her mothers
side she is a descendent of James Bud
den, who, at the Battle of Brandywine
commanded Washngton's body guard
the First Troop of Horse In regard tc
her future work Miss Glentworth said d
few days ago: MY next book is nearly
completed, and is still another radical
departure. 1t is a romance of the
present with religious vein running
through it. and dealing with one of the
/, questions of the day. IT is different
from anything l have ever before at
tempted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

sELF-THREADING NEEDLES FOR
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packet mailed 10 cents, for Is cents:
agents catalogue free Chas. Marshall,
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Sun 1T.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
THE LAST HEARD or 1T.

MY boy took the Group one night,
says f. d. Reynolds Mansfield. o. I'VE
feared he would die, but One Minute
Cough Cure quickly relieved him and he
went to sleep" Absolutely safe. Acts
Immediately Cures colds. Group. grip
bronchitis throat and lung troubles of all
kinds.
w. H. King Drug, Co, Bobbitt and
Wynne Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
POEMS BY FATHER AND SON
biblical Rccorder.l

Some weeks ago we received from Cap
tain Duncan Mcneil. of Riverton, y. c.,
copy of the poem printed below. en-
titled Tho College Bell" 1t was writ
ten at Old Trinity. when he was there a
student, and the particular inspiration
was he success of his Fourth of July
Grafton as one of The chosen orators of
the College We commend the poem to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
HON. THEo. b. KINsBURY.

In these columns we have often pub
lshed extracts from the pen of Hon. T..
E KingSbury, the learned editor of the
Wilmington Messenger. He is easily the
foremost man of letters among North
Carolina journalists. In a recent issue of
the Charlotte News. Mr.. Edward Gill
liam. a gentleman of fine literary talent,
pays Dr. Kingsbury high and just tri-
butte, which we copy in full, as follows:
"Of all the men-certainly now living
who have done the State some service
pre-eminence must be accorded the
Nestor of the press-the dean of our let
ters-Dr. T. B. Kingsbury the editor of
the Wilmington Messenger. From my
youth up his kindness to me has been
my unfailing inspiration, and l know
others who have for him the same sense
of personal obligation.
mo man in or out of the State within
my knowledge has written with such
constant and sustained ability daily for
a generation upon the innumerable sub
jects which came up for comment within
that time than he. During all that time
ne has written with unvarying taste,
sympathy and Observation-Disclosures
broad scholarship without pedantry-
with unprecedented fidelity to the hiSnest
literary and intellectual ideals. Through
it all he has addressed himself to his
work with the spirit of the gentleman
and the scholar.
ITO Art
He held his pen in trust
Not serving shame or lust"
The range of his Observation-Disclosures
historical. personal. reminiscent, etc-is
simply amazing and his contributions to
the learning. the letters and the general
advancement of the State are notable for
their great quantity and high quality
What the rest of us have done and are
doing looks and always will look insig-
nficant beside his monumental achieve
ments. He is the Gladstone-the grand
old man'-of North Carolina and there
should be no flippant. jealous and envi-
Gus dissents in according him the high
est literary and journalistic rank Of any
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

Many woman is martyr to her hus-
bands dyspepsia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

In her last published volume. a book
of fairy stories, Carmen Sylvia, Elizabeth.
Queen of Roumania, tells of her literary
work as girl and of her search for a
nom plume when she decided to pub
lish some or her writings. When she
was nine years old, she composed verses,
and at eleven attempted a novel. When
only fourteen she wrote drama. as she
called it at the time, and acted it out
with a company of dolls. As early as
fifteen she began the daily study OF
newspapers and three years later she had
the reputation of being the best edu-
she was called the Princess of the Wild
Rose" and when Prince Charles of Rou-
mania was placed on the throne she be-
came his Princess Beautiful. The Queen
began serious writing in rs, but not un-
til she was thirty-five years old did she
consent TO having anything printed. and
then only because she wished to devote
To friend she confided her desire for
a poetic pen name and together they
chase Carmen Sylvia" became their
Latin significance was forest and
poem or song" When the name was
suggested the Queen clapped her hands
together. FL have my name. In German
am "Waldgcsang' (thc song of the
woods: in Latin | am carmen sylvae
Sylvae doesn't sound like a real name
so we must take a liberty and call il
sylvia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
A GOOD
I'd.

1t is hardly necessary to touch ever SO
slightly upon the desirabllity--n absolute
necessity for a comfortable bed in these
The men and women of this Twentieth Cen
fury, who make the worlds of work, business
and pleasure go round, are, keyed up to the
refreshing sleep. 1t is criminal folly to deny
them ''a good bed But what is "a good
bed?' A beds quality does not depend upon
polished mahogany, or shining brass, but on
the bed proper, and the material of which it is
made. The mattress is the bed. and should
be given first consideration, and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
THE LITERARY OUTLOOK.
Marconi as an Author. How Carmen sylvia
Chose Her Name.
(By Herbert Brewster)

tBys Herbert BreWster.l
AS scientist, Marconi is pretty gem
orally known. His intimate friends have
been charmed by his power as a musi-
clan. He is an accomplished linguist,
an enthusiastic athelete and a modest
recipient of various honors as a practical
man of affairs. He draws a. salary, half
crown a day. as a member of the
Italian navy, and his King has recently
made him a knight All these things are
known more or less. of this young man
Of twenty-seven years, but | venture to
assert that very few persons are aware
of the fact that Marconi has almost COM
pleted book. Marconi as an author is
new role, but if he carries it out as
successfully as he has carried out all the
other labors which he has attempted, the
sale of his book will run into tens OF
thousands. The volume in question, for
it will be made into volume this spring.
is Marconis own story OF his part in the
development of the great scientific prin-
ciples which have made it possible for
him to link the continents of the earth
together with nothing less than etheric
waves. For the past two years Marconi
has been devoting some Of his spare
time to the labor of collecting his ma
terial. and it is safe to say that his
book will be both clear and authorita-
tive. He has inspired the reading public
with confidence because he has made it a
rule never to say anything which was not
true and never to affirm he could do
anything which he had not actually ac-
complished. Such a book as he will have
written during the progress of his great
work cannot fail to be of Importance or
to have a cordial reception both from the
scientist and the man of the street.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

Besides writing a comprehensive his
tory OF the Boer War up to the end Of
the first year and then revising this
volume so as to include most of the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

One of the priced treasures of the
Princeton Club, New York, is wash
drawing, out of which looks a young man
with scared expression, illustrating
what's that a whimperin' overhead. y
The picture represents Booth Harrington
author of THE Gentleman from Indiana
and Monsieur Beaucaire," singing
Danny Deever." To Princeton men the
author is plain "Tark," and as surely
as he turns up at the club a crowd col
lects about him and demands Danny
Deever." 1t was after one of his visits
in New York that the wash drawing was
made and the following lines inscribed
upon it:
THE same old Tark-
just watch him shy
Like hunted thing and hide, If let,
Away behind his cigarette
When Danny Deever is the cry.
Keep up the call, and by and by
Wen make him sing, and find he's yet
The same old Tark.
No author Leonid we spy
In him, no cultured lady's pet.
He just drops in and so We get
The good old song and gently guy
The same old Tark-just watch him shy.
JOHN-A-DREAMS."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

second year. Conan Doyle is about to dis
play his patriotism to the English cause
by publishing further contribution to
| the historical literature of this period.
The volume THE War, It's Cause and
Eject is $50 pages in length and is
issued under probably as peculiar condi-
tions as ever book was issued At the
request of the author, the publishers
agree to distribute the book in this
country at the mere cost of printing Mr.
Doyle's reason for thus carrying on his
Boer War writings are best explained
by his preface, from which we quote;
For some reason, which may be
either arrogance or apathy the British
are very slow to state their case to the
world. At present the reason for our
actions and the methods which we have
used are set forth in many Blue books
tracts and leaflets but have never, so
far as | know, been collected in one
small volume In view of the persistent
ISLANDERS to which our politicians and
our soldiers have been equally exposed
it becomes a duty which we owe to our
national honor to lay the facts before
the world. | wish some one more COM
petent. and with some official authority
had undertaken the task which | have
tried to do as best | might from an in
dependent standpoint.
There was never a war in history
in which the right was absolutely on
one side, or in which no incidents of the
campaign were open to criticism. do
not pretend that it was so here. But
do not think that any unprecedented man
can read the facts without acknowledging
that the British Government has done
it's best to avoid war, and the British
army to wage it with humanity"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

Mr.. Clarence Urmy the young Cali
fornian whose verses are attracting at
tention for their perfect rhyme, does no.
believe himself poet-simply a writer
of verses, but this does not de.
tract from the value of his work a:
viewed by others. BY profession Mr.
Urmy Is musician, being the choir
master and organist of an Epicopa
church in San Jose. His first volume o
verses made it's appearance in 1884, and
was privately issued under the title
"A Rosary of Rhyme About four years
ago "A Vintage of Verse" was brought
out, and now Mr.. Urmy is at work on an.
other volume which is to have for it,
title Rhymes From the Red Woods.
This will be made up from the most sue
cessful verses. lyrics and pen pictures o
California scenery. Many of these have
been set to music by Reginald De Kover
and Clara Kathleen Rogers. Mr.. Urmy
also contributes occasionally to the liter
airy publications, and all that he writes
bears the mark of infinite care in its
preparation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02

Henry Wallace Phillips is gaining an
enviable reputation as a writer of short,
humorous Western fiction. He has in
deed written two or three long stories.
the last of which will be published seri-
ally this spring, but 1t is as a short
story teller that he will be best known
for some time to come. He has a way
OF putting into an ordinary magazine
story of say 5000 to 5000 words enough
plot and action for novel, and, in just
that manner, it seems to me, does he
accomplish his success The grave trou-
BILE with many of TIE present day novel
lists is that they make a volume out of
just about sufficient material for short
story. Many times friends OF Mr.. Phil
lips have implored him to save some of
his short story plots for novels of West
ern life. but he says he has so many
plots that he can afford to be prodigal.
In marked contrast to this practice as
have said, is the method of many novel
lists. One of the recent books, Sever
ance." by Thomas Cobb. while being a
delightful story in a certain sense,
might have been vastly improved by a
liberal use OF the blue pencil in the
editing.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A HANNA STRIKER
Pulls Down Henry Rechtin's Job as
Disbursing Clerk of the Depart
ment of Justice 49, Where
Is Foraker At?

Alex. c. Caine a Hanna striker from
Columbus, Ohio secured the position OF
disbursing clerk of the Department of JUS
tice the past week, the defaulting official,
poor Henry Rechtin, of Cincinnati, having
been removed for cause. There is no one
who knows Mr.. Rechtin will believe him to
be dishonest. He has long and honorable
record as a municipal official in Cincinnati
and subsequently in the service Of the
Federal Government The mistake of his
life was in coming to Washington, as he
could have done much better in Cincinnati
and his peculiar temperament needed the
environment of loving relatives especially,
and sincere friends whose name is legion in
Cincinnati and who would have saved him
from the temptations to which he was sub
jected in his lonely condition here. The
Government will lose nothing by Mr.. Rech
tin and it is the concensus of opinion both
here and in Cincinnati that his life be not
blighted by further proceedings, the short
age having been made good.
OF course we know "Alex" Caine, also
his brother Sam who is a much better man
although holding the humble position Of
guard in the Ohio penitentiary, where he
often turned the key on US, but never with
out regret. Sam is a modest little man, the
father of ten children. Alex is pussy and
full of gall as any man must be who pulls
with Mark Hanna. Alex has for the past
twenty years to our personal observation
attached himself to some petty clerical
position playing Foster, Foraker, Mckinley
and Bushnell in succession and finally
landing in Boss Hanna's camp with John
Malloy, Bill Tolford, Bill Burdell and kim
dred piratical spirits who are ready day or
night to 'scuttle ship or cut throat" (6g-
urativelv) on the command Of the boss"
The GLOBE rises to inquire how Hanna
gobbled this job for his henchmanp II
clearly belonged to Senator Foraker mas
much as Rechtin who held it was from Gin
cinnati, the senior Senator's particular
bailiwick Again the GLOBE raises its
voice in warning TO President Roosevelt
and begs of him to remember the fate Of
Bushnell who once held the political des-
tiny of Mark Hanna in the hollow of his
hands and failed to close his fists on him
to his own subsequent undoing.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A CHAPTER ON GUNS.
An Expert Guardsman Sends In the
Following On Modern Arms
and Their Effectiveness.

Editor Sunday Globe.
Have rihed FIRE arms improved in accuracy
during the last twenty years or more?
In asking question of this kind undoubt.
edly many will exclaim, why certainly
they have, and wonder why such a ques-
ton is asked. To begin with Pm not re-
ferring to the six.shooter Of the long-bar-
relied variety, as there has been considerable
Improvement in this arm, Colt and S. & w.
despite the fact that the old records of the
early frontier, or nipple pattern in the
hands of such men as Hitchcock have never
been beaten in given time, .. c. the putting
Of the six bullets off hand in a four.inch
circle at fifty yards.
/ will get down to rifles at once however
While the weapons of the long range pat.
tern as built by the Winchester, Savage,
Manlicher Bliss and other companies, have
a range considerably exceeding the Ballard
Sharp and Remingtous of years back, yet
doubt If they have increased in accuracy
yet they are accurate guns and reliable.
The old Ballard, or Pacific Coast model
4o-S5 and 4s-Ioo had killing range of a
full mile, far exceeding the range Of the
Government Springfield breech-loader Of
the early 7o's, and was a general favorite
of the frontiersman and professional hunter
As TO the accuracy of these weapons we
will quote from the report as given in
Annual Cyclopaedia, Appleton & Co., O.,
in which statement is made regarding tests
made The Ballard rifle is a verv accurate
weapon and is capable Of putting every
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
An Indiana Correspondent Sends Us
An Interesting Communication.

GOSHEN, IND, IuHe y, 1902
Editor SUNDAY Globe.
An old friend in your city sent me oc.
casionally copies Of the GLOBE in the last
year, and have found their columns well
filed. take the liberty to send you a
newspaper item now going the rounds Of
the Indiana county papers. This produc-
ton is stereotyped and is very likely one
of the fulminatious Of the literary bureau
attached 20 the Rural Free Delivery Who
pays for this rot2 If you have any knowl-
edge on the subject let the public have it,
This article is all tommyrot Of the rankest
kind, Yours, ETC., ]. w. l..
The cutting sent us is Of column length
and contains detailed description Of how
Perry Heath established the Rural Free
Delivery service. The Indiana editors
boastfully point out that to a Hoosier Perry
Heath) the country is indebted for this
blessing. Many facts, figures and statistics
bearing on Rural Free Delivery are sand
wiched in with the euiogy on Perry Heath
but not one word about August w. Machen,
the chief engineer of the whole system
Such is fame-after il leaves Washington
Our Gus" is not even casually mentioned
in over a column Of the most fulsome
eulogy of General" Heath. We regret be.
ing unable to inform our correspondent at
what factory or mill these "fulminations"
are ground out and manufactured or who
pays for their circulation aud insertion,
but that they are the purest rot, even the
benighted Hoosiers in the back "deestricts"
are fully aware. Brother Babcock will
make few changes In the votes Of Indiana
farmers by the circulation Of this kind of
literature
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

On Tuesday the news boys were crying
"extry papes" and a GLOBE man asked one
Of them what the extra was for wy,
King EDWARDS took sick, replied the
knowing little urchin.
And who's King Edward"
Damfno, was the prompt reply.
This shows how knowledge can be of
practical utility without being so thorough
as to incur the odium of being pedantic
and "Bostoni6ed"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
what Is Poor Man Going To Do,

What Is Poor Man Going To Do.
There was a person in Dubuque
Whose eyes were all askew,
He could not see a single thing
Aud knew not what to do.
This man was strictly temperate and
Did not jag or booze,
But this trouble with his eyes
Made him see things in twos
A sort of twisted vision twas
To him all things we're doubled,
And this poor man from Iowa
Was sorely vexed aud troubled.
He commenced to drink and ambled round
His skin quite full OF rum,
He then saw things as they really were
His eyes we're true and plum.
And when this person from Dubuque
Got Strengthened out all right,
He noticed that he had again
The old trouble with his sight
Now ought he on the water cart
In semi-blindness stay,
Or keep a guzzling all the time
And clearly see his way. TORE.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
FALSE SPEECHES
BY Representatives Ray, Bell,
Warnock and Others,
AGAINST THE VETERANS

And Their widows and Orphans in
Conformity with the Hanna Anti
Pension Syndicate 20 Rob the
soldier and His Heirs-A Damning
Record of the Republican Congress,
Soldiers Read and Vote to Avenge
Your Dead Comrades Who Have
Been Denied Their just Claims
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

Read the SUNDAY GLOBE.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

The GLOBE has received a communica-
ton too late for this issue on the arrest or
attempted arrest of an officer in his own
house by a fellow officer II will be given
space in our next issue.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
HE HAS FLED
General Inspector, the Count
Doctor de Sarak, de Das.
A WOMAN WITH HIM,

Whom He Has HyphOtized and Is
His Slave His Numerous Dupes
In Washington Among Women
Principally-Senat Money, Repre-
sentative Richardson, and other
Astute and Learned Men Tempo
rary Victims of His Fakership.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

While Congress is asking for an item ized
statement of war expenses IN Cuba why NOT
include this end Of the Cuban postal service7