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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

In addition to his serious labors on
novels and short stories, together With
book reading for a firm of publishers Mr..
Frank Norris has found time to prepare
a series of literary talks for one of the
ma gaines. In the course of the season
Mr. Norris will have completed the second
volume of his trilogy of Wheat the first
of which was '"The Octopus" 1t is re-
markable fact that when Mr.. Norris
came to New York about three years
ago he was barely able to make a living
a. his writing. He was not long, how
ever, in making a place for himself, and
now that he has established himself
firmly and married the girl of his story
Billy. he has settled down in his home
ever in New Jersey to life devoted en-
tirely to writing and criticism. He is
Still a young man; he works rapidly and
is capable of turning out many books vet
which should at least be equal to what
he has already done.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

The recent death of Frank r. Stock
ton brings ;ntO prominence again his
great story THE Lady or the Tiger"
the true solution of which died with
the author. Many were the attempts
which were made to get Mr.. Stockton
to tell how he would solve the riddle.
At dinners If the souvenirs or ices were
made up in the forms of ladies and tigers,
he invariably took one OF each. Nothing
could persuade him to give any eXpla-
nation Of his story; he preferred to keep
every one guessing-which every one GER
tainly did. There was another curious
fact about Mr. Stockton which the Obit-
uary notice have brought to light to the
surprise of his admirers Few thought OF
him as anything but a young man. when.
as n matter Of fact and record. he was
nearly three score and ten. He did not
begin writing until nearly middle age,
or at least. ne was we'll along in years
before his work began to attract gem
eral attention. Doubtless the whimsical
character Of his stories and the notice
able youthful tone of his writing aided
in giving the impression that he was
rot an old man. His death is a dis
tinct loss to the book world
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

A book which is seasonable just now
is '"The Field Book of American Flow
ers," by F. S. Matthews. The author
has collected his material with great
care; one can imagine long excursions
into the woods and the haunts OF the
flowers and many delightful days in the
labor, There are given fairly accurate
descriptions of $50 different American
flowers and drawing of $50, some OF
which are in colors. Enough is told Of
each flower to excite the interest of the
reader, and the volume is one which will
serve as a valuable means to the enjoy
ment of Nature as she is in these early
spring days. AS it is of pocket size, the
book will not make large burden, fact
which is worthy of note, when one thinks
OF the huge tOmelike appearance Of
some of the recently published Nature
books.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

WHY HE LIKES LEOPARD'S SPOTS.
Writing TO the Biblical Recorder Presi-
cent Charles f. Taylor of Wake Forest.
says:
mot to mention other reasons, I like
Mr.. Dixons Leopard's Spots because one
prominent character in the story is
Baptist preacher who is so presented as
to command respect. So far as | am
aware, this feature of the book is unique.
Preachers are favorite characters with
novel writer's, but they are, practically,
always 'rectors, Episcopal preachers. If
there is ever a reference to a Methodist
or Baptist minister the reference is
usually a slur. That this should be the
case with novels written in England
where the Church is established by law
an6 thus made great social Gas we'll as
religious) organization, is not strange.
But fiction which processes to present the
manifold phases of American life goes
sadly away when it portrays as respect
able ministers only priests and rectors
Rectors are nice people. I am saying
nothing against them. But there are
others. I am weary of the inevitable
rector in fiction. Mr.. Dixon has made
an innovation. thank him"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

Henry NJ. Allen is the oldest active
editor in this country. He still occupies
his little cubby-hole of an office in
Franklin Square into which, it is said,
a visitor has to walk backwards if he
wishes to get out ell right. Along with
his work as editor of a magazine. Mr..
Alden has never. given up the delights
of writing, and in a current number of
one of the leading magazines he gives
considerable advice to young writer's.
"1n any great story" lie writes, "the
creative work is not only done first, but
it is done without observation'-it is a
part OF that emotional and mental cul-
ture of which we have spoken, and
which in the soul of an artist becomes
a storage that, like the lightning bur-
dened cloud, must have precipitate re-
lease. This image is too violent, perhaps,
to indicate the expression of the artist S
mood, which. whatever it's tension. has
more stable temperament and more
gradual release than have the elemen-
tai forces of nature, but the operation
is, like that of these forces, spontaneous
and inevitable.
There is no mental storage save OF
power; the writer's culture is a growth
of his power, the exercise of which is
as natural as the flowing of the foun-
tain which becomes the stream. 1t is a
part of his life, with the creative quail
ity of life, tireless in action as are
respiration and pUlsatiOn; there is no
burden, since in this, as in the physical
world weight is but another name for
an attraction. The burden of the
artists work is in the inertia of his ma
terial, which through industry and dis
cpline is translated into force-an I'M
yelled force in the material itself, and,
through reaction, a structural strength
in the artist himself, manifest in his
firm workmanship, until finally difficulty
becomes facility
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

other Chatfeld in the name. He then
became Hobart Chatfeld Chatfield- Tay-
lor, and, when he was called upon to
take care of the visiting Spanish Prin-
cess, the newspapers all over the coun-
try said that the bearer of such a name
must BE- a cad and he was subjected to all
sorts OF newspaper ridicule. His init
mate friends say that he is prince Of
good fellows. just the opposite to what
the general public thinks he is. At any
rate, he writes acceptable stories and
1t is to be hoped that he may continue
lis good record in this regard, as Well
as to prove himself a decent sort Of
man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

Can child-like sincerity be immodest
1t is related of Prof. Henry A. Rowland,
Of Johns Hopkins University, that when
asked to name the greatest living physi-
cists, he mentioned Helmholtz, Kelvin.
Rayleigh and himself. Robert Louis
Stevenson wrote a friend: "Kipling is
by far the most promising young man
who has appeared since-ahem-I ap-
peared." Tennyson, while reading Maud"
to Mrs. Browning, exclaimed now and
then: There's wonderful touch!"
Every tender." How beautiful!"-Pres-
byterian Standard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04

The perplexities of debutante have
seldom been portrayed with so much del
icacy as in Ellen Olney Kinks "A Rem
edy for Love" which Houghton, Miffiin
C Company will soon publish.
Those who think of debutante as a care
free creature. conscious of her right to
rule, will be somewhat surprised at this
revelation of her premonitory doubts and
misgivings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
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find a sort of crudeness, which he natur-
ally attributes to the authors inexperi-
ence in story writing; and Athe reader
who is familiar with Tom Dixon's plat
form performances will miss in the out
set the witchery Of his personality. But
this feeling soon vanishes and minor de-
fects are all forgotten. For the stream,
never for moment sluggish, keeps
swelling till at the flood one sees ana
feels the presence of the author at the
height of his power before the root
lights.
The book is tragic because 1t deals
with intensely tragic times. The reader
will naturally compare it with Red Rock
and Uncle Toms Cabin. While exhibit
ing perhaps less artistic skill in its struc-
ture, it certainly surpasses the former
in power, and many will believe that 1t
surpasses the former also. The writer
Is one of those Southerners who has al
ways maintained that Mrs. Stoves book
die not SANDER the South. Her object
was to show the possibilities Of slavery,
and she did. The trouble came from the
fact that the North took SIMON Legree
for typical Southern master and drew
a general inference from one particular
case. Mrs. Stoves personal knowledge
Of slavery came from a brief residence
in one section of the South. and was
naturally very defective While the
scenes she described were no doubt his
torical, they were exceptional and rare.
But Tom Dixon grew up amid the scenes
and events of his story, and actually
lived through them all And whatever
else may be said of his book. it literally
and boldly reproduces the actual history
OF those horrible years. AS matter Of
fact, one prime element of the novels
power lies in its exact description of real
persons and events. For Truth and Ma
ture are not only stranger than fiction,
they are also stronger. But our North
ern friends have never had the faintest
dream of those dreadful days in the
South, and there is danger that they
will credit the whole story to a fancy
infamed by sectional craftsmanship. l
hope, therefore, the author will consider
the expediency OF prefacing his next edi-
ton, after the manner OF Sir Walter
Scott, with brief historical statement
OF the basis of his story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
vR0OMAN'S BIG PLAN.
Kansas Elevators to Be Includ-
ed in Cooperative Scheme.

Kansas City. Mo, May 26-Walter
Vrooman, of the Western Cooperative
movement, has closed contracts for the
purchase of six of the largest wheat
elevators in the Kansas wheat belt and
two of the largest Touring mills. The
price paid is said to have been $3.50. 600,
and Mr. Vrooman, who has left for New
York to complete the financial end Of
the plan, says the present purchase is
but the beginning of a movement to cen
ter the farmers of Kansas in a Coop
erative branch Of the VrOOInan cO-Opera-
tive company The concern will be
known as the Wheat and Flour Western
Cooperative company The farmers are
TO be taken into the scheme upon the
payment Of $100 each for which they are
to receive the market value of their
wheat sold to the company, and in ad
diticn viii receive one-half of the profit
derived, the other half going to the CO.
operative stores through which the
wheat and flour Will be handled.
THE plan" said Mr.. Vrooman, lis to
eliminate wheat spectators and the
middlemen. The farmers are in earnest
sympathy with the movement. It is the
only way to head off the talked-cf -four
trust that is forming in New York"
It is intended to be shipped to Great
Britain to be sold among the co-opera-
tive members there, the surplus pro-
duct not disposed cf in Kansas and Mis-
souri,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
HELD FOR HAZINC.
Sixteen Students of Northwest
ern University Arrested.

Chicago, May 26.-Sixteen of the most
prominent students of Northwestern
university at Evanston were arrested
today, charged with disorderly conduct,
assault and battery and resisting the
police. They We're released on bonds to
appear before a magistrate tomorrow.
The warrants were sworn out by Off
GERS of the alumni of the Sigma Alpha
Upsilon. Some of the men We're arrested
while on their way to their classes
The trouble started with the hazing
Friday night of George Tilrose, a junior
who had criticised the athletic ability
of some of Northwestern's best men.
He was regarded as a popular man, but
when the crowd of indignant students.
many of them masked, got hold of him
he was roughly handled. He resisted
stoutly but was easily overcome and
rolled in q mud puddle.
The students arrested today were:
Park w. Brown, Frank Morris, cap
tain of the track team S. S. NOrthrup,
Charles E. Stahl, ]. A. Sexauer, a mem
Der of the track team; A. A. Green an,
the university's crack half miller; r. K.
Davenport J. A Work, F. Z. Spencer,
I. NJ. Paddock, Isaac E. Springer. S.
Horn, a baseball catcher and track
man; F. o. Young Frank H. Churchill,
Earl c. Anderson. a leader in the Y. NJ.
G. A, and Paul Manley
The matter will be discussed by the
faculty tomorrow. The students took
their arrest lightly, and declared that
they would start a criminal club similar
to the one at Yale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
MIR. GRIGGS OBSERVES.
Calls Attention to Few Laws Being
Violated.

Street Commissioner Griggs has some
advice for the people of Topeka, and he
has written it out for the State Journal
to publish Mr. Griggs says.
Roar! Knocki Kick on law nullifiers
I think it is perfectly right TO knock and
kick a little sometimes on the aboYe-men-
toned class of individuals. But do not
intend at this time to do much along that
line. I only wish to call the attention of
in particular to the fact that many of our
city laws are being badly bent if not
broken outright by some of our good citi-
zens, along several lines not often spoken
thoughtedly, or for some other inexcus-
able reason.
I'VE find much dirt. rubbish grass and
paper in streets, cutters and alleys, not
allowable by ordinance. It is placed
there awaiting the rounds of the street
force to take care of it. The natural re-
suit is clogged cutters, catch basins and
sewers in time of heavy rains and con-
sequent Inconvenience to pedestrians,
flooded yards, cellars, etc
The main trouble in alleys is the COM
mon practice Of making dun ping ground
in them for nearly all your offal and re
fuse matter and failure to clean it up. I
wish to suggest that our city ordinances
make it your individual duty to look after
and correct these things, with a penalty
for failure to do so.
It trust that hint to the wise is suf-
ficient, and that our force may be re-
personal calls and leaving legal notice.
We have taken away your refuse tin and
iron that was in the alleys on the first
of the month. Now please remove dirt
and ashes from your alleys, and keep the
dirt and grass out Of cutters, and you
viii greatly oblige your neighborhood, and
also the city street force
&c. H. GRIGGS, Street Commissioner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26

time trying to manufacture Kelly senti-
ment- The opposition to Kelly. however,
believes he IS staying in the race princl-
pally to keep the Miami and Johnson
county delegations in line against Bal
ley in the organization Of the cOnVen-
ton and in the gubernatorial fight
It is true that there are a number OF
politicians here who are doing their best
for Kelly. Among them is P. T. Foley,
but he was left off his home delega-
ton B. Fl. Tracy is another, but he is
not q delegate either. Grimes claims
that everything looks rosy for Kelly
today. He is claiming Ed Berry Of
Marshall county and Hessin of Riley on
kellys side and even says that Rhodes
one OF Kelly's opponents will throw
his strength to Kelly in case Rhodes
gets out of the race. The absurdity OF
this claim is shown by the fact that
Rhodes is Frank Browns candidate and
Brown is doing everything possible
against Kelly
In addition to controlling johnson and
Miami counties on the organizat ton. Kel-
ly's friends hope to secure considera bic
support for Kelly out of sympathy. They
are claiming that he is prosecuted and
are asking that delegates give him a
complimentary vote simply to show their
good viii towards him. They hope to
secure enough pledges by this plea 10
make big showing for him and pos
Slbly secure the nomination
Frank Grimes is claiming that 4
careful canvass shows that Greer will
y
chairman, but a candidate for a minor
office who is friendly to both sides and
who does not want his name quoted.
says the syndicate managers are badly
fooled in their count and that Cole VIII
get the craftsmanship by a big ma
jOrity
Following are the candidates who will
GO before the Wichita convention on
For Governor-w. ]. Bailey. James A.
Irogtman, H. H Miller, H. E. Richter, E.
For Justices of the Supreme Court-H.
F. Mason, e ". Cunningham, A. H. Ellis,
]. A Pollock, A. l. Greene
For Lieutenant GOVernOr-W. A. Cor
many, David J. Hanna, w. NJ. Glenn.
For Secretary of State-J. r. Burrow.
For Treasurer-J. c. Morrow, j. B.
Rhodes, T. T. Kelly.
For Auditor-Seth Wells. D. Y. Wilson,
S H. Kelsey. George Davis.
Attorney General-H. J. Bone J. s.
West, c. G. Coleman, R P. MeCuiloch.
Superintendent of Public Instruction..
L Dayhoff, W. d. Ross, William NJ. Sim
clair, Frank Nelson.
Superintendent of Insurance-Stephen /
Osborn, Charles H. Luling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
GOING INTO POLITICS.
Labor Unions to Organize a
Party of Their Own.

Denver. Col. May 26-The annual con-
vention of the Western Federation Of
Miners and Western Labor union assem-
bled in this city today. There are 300 del
egates in attendance, representing over
100000 workers in the western states and
British Columbia. The two organizations
work in harmony, but the conventions
meet separately and in secret session
President Edward Boyce presided today
over the miners and President Daniel Nc
Donald over the Western Labor union.
The only business transacted today was
the appointment Of credentials committees.
A mass meeting will be held tonight at
which Eugene V. Debs is expected to out
line his program for the participation of
labor union in politics. The leaders of the
Western Federation of Miners and the
Western Labor union have declared for so
cialism and propose to form political par
ties in all the western states composed
of members Of organized labor This mat
ter is the most important to be considered
by the two conventions
Thomas L Kidd, third vice president. and
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, are in the city
for the purpose of securing a hearing be-
fore the two conventions and endeavOrinsg
TO adjust the conflicts that have occurred
between the western organizations and the
American Federation Of Labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
GOES TO LOS ANGELES.
Presbyterian Assembly Selects
Meeting Place and AdjOurns.

New York May 26.-The Presbyterian
general assembly at today's session
chose Los Angeles, Cal, as the place of
the next meeting.
The general assembly acted adverse
~ on an overture from the presbytery
of Los Angeles requesting that MEM
bers coming from the southern Presby-
terian church be hOnorably retired with
the same privileges as if they had served
always with the church under the gen
eral assembly. The matter came be-
fore the assen bly, in a report from the
committee on ministerial relief, which
recommended adverse action.
The Rev. VIM. S. Young, D. D, pastor
of the Emanuel Presby yterian church,
Los Angeles advised that the assembly
act favorably on the overture. In the
ters who had come from the southern
branch, and that favorable action by
the assembly would help to bring the
two churches together.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Parry of Will
kinsburg Pa, chairman of the com
nittess took the opposite view. He
said it would open the door for minis
ters Of other denominations to come to
the Pres esbyterian church and claim the
same privileges as the ministers who
had served the general assembly all
their lives.
The Rev. DR.. Benjamin L. Agnew of
Philadelphia, corresponding secre etary
of the board of ministerial relief, spoke
in the same vein. He said the result
of granting the demand of the presby-
terry of Los Angeles would be that many
of the retired ministers who had always
been with the northern Presbyterian
church, would have their a eady scant
allowances cut down
when the civil war was closed" he
said, Il would have been willing to
vote for the union Of the two churches
But, 1 am utterly opposed to holding
out any money considerations to win
them over. When they will come over
to us on principle they will have the
same privileges as our mem bers''
The Rev. DR.. James D. McIlvain, OF
Baltimore, said it would be unfortunate
If the overture did not receive favorable
action.
There is no differences with us be-
tween the churches, north or SOUTH" he
said.
When the question of selecting a
meeting place was taken up. the Rev
DR.. Henry c. Minton, former moderator,
made a 1O-minute address in favor of
Los Angeles He said Los Angeles had
worked two years to get the assembly.
and should have it next year
The Rev. Dr. r. S. Holmes, of Pitts
burg, pointed out that there was a great
difference between the mileage for
Cleveland and Los Angeles. 'If you
want to burden the membership for
such big sum as this difference would
be, let the money go to home missions.
or to pay off the debt on the Presbyter-
ian building. We have no right to do a
thing to favor any big corporation or
railroad"
The assembly adjourned sine die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
THE LATONIA DERBY.
Abe Frank One of the Entries
but Not FaVOrite.

Cincinnati, O.. May 26-Latonia Jockey
the Latonia Derby as its leading event.
Only four horses are to compete, South
Irimble and Martin Burke, the Baker &
Gentry entry: Abe Frank and Harry New.
Their weights and jockeys are:
South Trimble, IA; Buchanan.
Martin Burke. 10; Ransch.
Abe Frank, 127; COburn.
Harry New, IA; Otis.
The latter only arrived from Louisville
last night and had no exercise over the
course until today. South TrimbIe did a
mile yesterday in 2:01 and Martin Burke
in 1:57 They are rated even as favorites
with Abe Frank and Harry New last
choice The TT 7ck has been heavy but
dried off beautifully yesterday and prom
ises to be in excellent condition.
Another contestant was added today to
the Derby, Lou Woods, 11O, making the
total starters five