The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-25


plete with interest and useful labor. |
He was born in Massachusetts, edu-
Gated at West Point, served in the |
United States army, taught in Ala
bama. and stood by the South in it's !
long protracted and greatly perilous |
war. He was the special agent of the |
Confederate government IN Europe |
and purchased the army supplies OBJ !
tanned from abroad. His services |
were onerous self-sacrificing and most |
faithful as we'll as important. Two |
friends" visited him in 1903, and
persuaded him to prepare this choice |
contribution of thirty-six pages, and |
they have caused it to be published |
Copies can be obtained OF the pub
fishers.
The other pamphlet is by another
friend-Chief Justice Walter Clark, |
and appears as the October number
of 1.-THE North Carolina Booklet. a |
monthly issue of historic value. The
title of Judge Clark's paper is North |
Carolina Troops in South America.
tells of the gallantry of North Caro-
in 1740. 1t is well done and trust
worthy. Get it and read it. 1t costs
but 10 cents. In addition Justice !
Clark published six pages, giving
North Cardinals Record in War,
Troops and Generals. He begins
with III, tells Oh 1nQldH wars, Ile !
Revolution in 1775-'S3 with troops, |
etc.. furnished next gives the war of
1S12-15, then the Mexican war of
1S46-47-and lastly the tremendous
war of 18611S65. He gives the
names of the Generals. number OF
troops, etc. He closes as follows.
concerning the War Between the
States, to this war North Carolina
sent "eighty-four regiments, 16 bat
talions, and 13 unattached companies
and individuals from this State serV-
ing in commands from other States,
and 8 regiments of home guards and
militia rendering short tours for
duty" Four North Carolina histor
ians. page 224.
A picture or portrait of John
Bunyan not we'll known, represents
a rugged we'll fed, stern man. He
is known to have been mild and af-
fable in conversation, but not loqua-
sious. A recent biographer, w. H.
White, gives a contemporary PEN
picture of the great genius, one of
the certain immortals, in which he
is described as tall of stature, strong
boned, though not corpulent, some
what of rudy face, with sparkling
eyes, wearing his hair on his upper
lip. after the old British fashion;
his hair reddish, but in his lat
gray; his nose well set but not de-
clining or bending, and his mouth
moderately large; his forenead some
thing high and his habit always PLAIN
and modest
He died August 31st, 1858, at the
home of John Strudwick on Snow
Hill, of fever. He was born in 1928.
A two volume edition, price SO
octave cloth, 500 pages. 100 illustra
TONS with Is portraits of the emf
nent author, w. M. Thackeray, has been
issued. 1t is an account of his two
visits to the United States, by James
Grant Wilson, a Northerner with
original drawings and let
ters of the great genius.
A new work on Sweden is timely
1t is by O. G.. Won Heidenstein, IL
mo. cloth, ESQ pages, price $1.20. 1t
will interest many who may read it.
1t is stated that one-third of the
recent population have emigrated 70
the United States. and have aided III
the development of this country no
little. Sweden has $4,000 square
miles, nearly equalling Germany or
France in square miles, has about
), 100000 inhabitants, and is a land of
high mountains and great rivers.
Small farmers own three-fourths OF
the land. and constitute So per cent.
Of the whole population. The SURF
mers are short but beautiful, the tenn
perature there being so degrees on an
We would cali that winter.
the winter is extremely cola. |
the low death rate tells of it's health
fulness, the average duration of life
in Sweden being 50.2 years, as COM
pared with 1929 in Norway, 45.43 in
England, 456 in Belgium, 1895 in
and 42.13 in France.
1t is credited with being well gov
erned with constitutional monarchy. |
Only some 100000 men are entitled TO
vote, as they must own land and
property worth $4,000, or rent lanes
and property of not less than 5000
crowns value, or has a taxed income of !
500 crowns. Its capital, Stockholm.
has 100000 inhabitants. is well built.
and is regarded as a fine city. 1t
leads the world with one exception in
telephone subscribers, having 10000
while Berlin has $1,000, Paris $4,000,
London 10000, New York, $1,000, Chi
cago, 10000. Everybody lives in flats.
and rents are high. The people pat
ronize the cafe or the restaurant
after the theatre. concert. or lecture.
with his family He is social and
gregarious, and viii spend money.
Compulsory education prevails |
without charge. Hence the immigrants
are educated and sober.
Sweden stands below Denmark, the
Netherlands, Belgium. Germany. Aus
tra, Russia and France as a con-
sumner of spirits.
| recently saw a brief announce
ment of the death of an Old school
mate and friend, Leonard Henderson,
of Vance county. Ny acquaintance
with him dates back to probably 1910
or 1841, nearly siXty-five years ago. |
He was the son of Archibald Hender-
son, of Granville, who was named ar