The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-13

other journals. The Literary Digest, a
decidedly meritorious weekly, worth d
dozen of the story magazines with all Oh
the pictures thrown in, says that the mover
has "a moral denouement and good art,
''she has added another laurel to chaplet
already sufficient to satisfy an ambitious
writer" and that she blends somewhat
the tougher fibre of the North with the
emollient charm" of her own latitude!
Ii says farther that it is "a vivid tale
and in it there lis a strong uplift in the
morality enforced in working out the
morif" / have purposely noted several
times her success in this last story be-
cause she is Southern, and / an led to
believe, is really unusually meritorious.
I lave never read a line by her, and may
never do so. I am persuaded that she is
of much higher type as writer than
popular Mary Johnson.
when I was boy there was Danish
author who was very popular. His name
was Hans Andersen and he was a
writer of fairy tales for children. His
picture recently published reveals man
whose expression was suggestive OF the
oomical and joyous. He seems to have
disappeared as a writer. but the London
"Bookman" has an article upon HIM, and
he is well appreciated He was perhaps
tho best of all Danish writer's for the
boys and girls-better than the brothess
Grimm whose books are still read with
relish by the young folks.
The automobile has no doubt come to
stay. It's production in Europe and the
United States is already very large. Last
year in this country there were $4,000
vehicles of this kind manufactured. and
they represented $30,000,000 OF capital.
The French and German vehicles have
been adopted more or less, and it is said
that now the differences heretofore dis
tinguishing them are disappearing. 1t is
also said that the demand is greater
than the supply. Gasolene as a motive
power is reported as way ahead" 1t
has been given out in England that accl-
dents are greater among automobiles in
that country than by railroads. There are
already signs that in the United States
there will be great revolution in trans
portation. Accidents often occur but
Jney are probably less fatal or serious
than in England.
James Smithson, the generous English
man who founded the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition in Washington City, died at
Genoa, Italy. His remains have been
brought to this Country for re-intermeht
II Washington, DR.. Alexander Graham
Bell, reputed inventor of the telephone
bearing all expenses. He went to Italy, had
the remains disinterred and accompanied
them to the city in which they will re-
pose. Smithson never set his foot on
this continent. He lett between half
million end thrcequarters OF million
to build and equip tie Institute that
bears his name. 1t was a big gift for
those times-about 1S29-and was very
generous and peculiar then. Tie United
States Government pays six per cent. on
the money given and now and then sup
piements with an appropriation.
President Eliot, of Harvard University,
near Boston, Mass, is perhaps the most
successful and ablest of men at the head
OF American Universities and Colleges. 1t
has been announced that there are over
10000 students now attending his lnsti-
tution. What sort of principles. views,
morals and Yankee notions will they
receive from such a President and from
his great Faculty, provided they imbibe
his views and live after his declarations
Of what constitutes Northern lride OF
race and high manhood? Lately he made
speech in which he delivered himself
either in way to make himself sue