The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
Dr.. kingsbury's Letter

An interesting American book recently
published is called the "Recollections OF
Long Life" 1t is by the venerable and
eminent Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, of
New York, one OF the most useful and
highly respected Christian ministers, now
In his SIND year, and the most popular,
constant and uniformly interesting writer
for the religious press in the United
States OF the great English poet, Will
liam Wordsworth, then In advanced years,
he thus writes and it will be sure to in
terest some of my readers who admire and
enjoy the greatest natural poet of his
country in all ages: by his appearance
1 was somewhat startled. Instead of a
grave recluse, in scholastic black, whom
/ expected to see, l found an affable and
lovable old man dressed in the toughest
coat of blue with metal buttons, checked
trousers, more like a New York farmer
than an English poet. His nose was very
large, his forehead a lofty dome of
thought, and his long white locks hung
over his STOPPING shoulders; his eyes pre-
scented singular, half closed appear
ance." He also met that most remarkable
man and marvellous writer, Thomas Car.
lyle, the grim. rought Scotsman, then
residing at his now famous home in
Chelsea, part of London DR.. Cuyler
says: He was in the most cordial good
humor. He was then in his prime, hale
and athletic, with a remarkably keen blue
eye, strong lower jaw and stiff iron gray
hair, brushed up from capacious fore
head" He knew Washington Irving, the
most agreeable, and successful of the
American authors in the first half of the
last century, and thus describes him in
advanced years, in 1856: He was short
rather stout, and attired in an old
fashioned black summer dress, with
pumps and white stockings, and a broad
Panama hat"
give rapid glance at the oldest, and
one OF the very greatest, of all British
Reviews, the celebrated Edinburgh Re
view, that first appeared in 1902, over a
century ago. 1t is still published. and
continues to be an able, intellectual ex-
ponent of British opinion. 1t is not equal
to certain periods in its long history, but
1T is sustained by many educated, forceful |
writers. 1t was started by that great |
English wit and able writer, Rev. Sydney |
Smith, whose volume Of "Wit and HUI
NOR is a very choice collection of his /
numerous writings. Since Dean Swift, in /
the reign of Queen Anne there has been |
nothing more striking in political pubiica
tons than his Peter Plymley's Letters . /
Smith edited the first number-writing
most of it, if not all. Some thirty-four /
year ago l had access to the bound vol
umes of the issues for perhaps twenty /
years or more. and l read from the start, /
going through many of the volumes. 1 I
found them very entertaining reading :.
Lord Francis Jeffrey became the editor
III 1929. 1t appeared in the same guise
as in 1902. with the same title-page it
has now in 1903, after more than century
of living 1t started with $50 copies. Mac
yey Napier succeeded Jeffrey. and died in
1S47. Both of them were excellent. able
editors. and wrote capitally. William
Empson, professor in the East India Col /
lege at Haileyburg, succeeded him. He
was Jeffrey's son-in-law He died in 1852.
He was succeeded by Sir George Cornwall I
Lewis. Both were very competent men
for the place. Henry Reeve succeeded
Lewis. but died in 1895. do not know |,
who has edited ssince.
The great breakfast-food industry is al
ready large and. growing. The health
food idea began at Battle Creek, Michi- /
gan. There are now more than 100 varie-
ties on the market. The selling price is
II 1-3 cents to the grocer, and Is cents to
the public. 1t costs the manufactures 8 -13
cents, according to a writer in the maya Il
zine called Success" The profit is very
large, and it needs first-rate business ca Il
pacity to manage factory. Vast sums
are expended in advertising. Astonish- B
ing figures are given. One man paid So
600 to paint the name of his food product
on big chimney in lower New York. He 4
has spent hundreds of thousands of dol
lars IN blowing his food. l notice that
Force, Grape Nuts" and Boston
Flakes are all put up at Battle Creek.
The timber in the Northwest is very
enormous. 1t is given out that in Oregon
there are 225.0OO 900 900 feet of red fir
hemlock and cedar; in Washington (State) il
200, 900 900, 600; in California ditto in the
same timber.
In the Boston Arena writer on ad-
vertising estimates that each year in this
country $500, OO0, 900 are spent in that way
He shows that it is cheaper to advertise
thiousn magazines imam TO distribute II
cheap circulars. But he says there are
not more than 1000 of general advertisers
in all this land
The South has been far too much of
newer of wood and drawer of water for
the North all through the years. 1t is so
in many things. In literature, in educa-
tional plans, in teachers in Yankee
ideas" in pronunciation, in some doubtful
or dangerous religious opinions. in politics |,