The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
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Of Cape Fear Camp, and says that it is
an example for every camp of veterans
in the State. The service which Judge
Clark has rendered the Confederate Vet
Grams of North Carolina and the State it
selfvis simply incalculable it can never
be repaid; and the least we can do is to
follow the thoughtful lead of Colonel
Waddell."
WARMLY PRAISED.
We have not seen the new book by Mr..
Cicero w. Harris. but have read warm
praise of it from competent critics. The
Wilmington Messenger says:
cit is gratifying to know that leading
Washington and Southern newspapers
are saying kind things of Mr.. Cicero w.
Harris's first volume Just issued on
THE Tariffs and Notification The
Messenger has twice briefly referred to
this publication. The Washington Post,
the Washington STAR the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, the Charleston News
and Courier and perhaps others, have
given appreciative notices of this first
volume Ca part of a series) of North
Carolina native and experienced jour
nalist. The next volume covers the Mis-
contemporaries, and is about ready for
the printer. We hope that the work will
meet with generous sale. 1T is al valua-
BILE work for public men, intelligent voters
and all who would like to be informed as
to our past political history Mr. Harris
has been living in Washington for twenty
odd years. He is a careful, patient
worker. We are reading the volume is
sued and find it meaty in the way of in
struction. His account of the famous de-
bate between Webster and Robert Y.
Hayne of South Carolina is specially in
teresting. Mr.. Harris was born in Gran
Vile county"
SOME NEW BOOKS ADDED TO THE
OLIVIA RANEY LIBRARY.
Campbells Life of Queen Victoria;
Crocketts Firebrand. Davis In the Fog,
Dixons Leopard's Spots, Evans Sailors
Log, F'reeman's Portion OF Labor, Gibbs
In Search of Mademoiselle, Howells'
Heroines of Fiction g vols.). Jamerson's
Dictionary of U. S. History Johnston's
Audrey. Lippincott's Biographical Die
tionary e vols.), Lloyd, J. u, Warwick
of the Knobs, Lloyd Nelson, Drone and
Dreamer Riis' Making of an Ameri-
can, Watanna's Japanese Nightingale.
A copy of THE Hon. Peter Stirling"
by Ford, was given the library by Mrs.
Marion Butler. ChurchilPs Richard
Cawel." by Mr.. p. R. Albright, and j. H.
Boner gave a copy of his Whispering
Pines
The New York World says that "The
Leopard's Spots is in some respects the
boldest and in many respects the bit
terest book which has come from the
presses in years." that it is the strong
work of a strong man. and that even
in its fierce swing and burning it carries
as pretty love story as one might care
to read
UNCLE REMUS' AND OTHERS.
OF David Harum," which has passed
the 100000 mark, Mr.. Henry c. Apple
ton, of d. Appleton 20 CO., who was in
Atlanta yesterday, said: "The stories to
the effect that Mr.. Westcott did not
write all of this book are false Nc one
else wrote a line of it. AS the manuscript
came to us. David Harum did not
figure until one-fourth of the book had
been read. One of our readers, Mr. Rip
ley Hitchcock, suggested to Mr.. West
colt that the boss trade be put In the
front and he cOncurred in the suggestion.
This is the true story of how David was
TO the public" Speaking of
books that hold their own, Mr.. Apple
ton said: Uncle Rcmus' is a classic.
There is a steady demand for it. It's one
of the cid friends who never wears out
his welcome"
THE CREED OF PRESBYTERTANS."
A letter from Mr.. ]. Fairman Preston,
student at Princeton, N. j., contains
the following interesting bit of news
about North Carolina book now near
ing it's 8th edition:
REV. VIM. NJ Paxton. D. D., LID,
president of Princeton Theological Semi
nary and Professor of Ecclesiastical,
Homilectical and Pastoral Theology, on
a recent occasion presented each men,
Der of our Senior Glass with a copy of
DIR. Egbert w. Smiths book The Greed
OF Presbyterians." In presenting the
books, DR.. Paxton said that he had
stumbled upon a copy the week before
and had become so engrossed and de-
lighted with 1t that he had read it
through at single sitting. 81 cannot
speak of it in terms too high" he con-
tinued; lit is the best thing | have ever
seen on the subject. and l have read
much. 1t is especially welcomed at this
time when our visions need to be clari-
fed as to the facts of our creed"
The book may be ordered from Whar-
ton Bros, Greensboro, N. C. Single
copies go cents. postpaid. In lots of II or
more, 40 cents each, express prepaid.
THOMAS NELSON PAGE TALKS ABOUT
BOOKS.
She art of interviewing is lost on Mr.
Thomas Nelson Page, whose home is in
this city If Mr.. Page does not wish to
talk, no amount of persuasion can draw
from him other than barren though cour-
tecus replies; if Mr.. Page is interested, no
conventional proddings are necessary. His
subject carries him with it and sweeps
the place, the reporter and the world
from his view, while he talks on, until
his topic is exhausted and until the list
ener has forgotten everything else. At
such times one recollects that Mr.. Page
was once a member of the legal profess
sion and that he is as much at home
uDOn the nlatfOrm as at his desk