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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-26
NEWSPAPER EDITORS OF
THE OLD NORTH STATE
By CICERO w. HARRIS.

! Nv admired his classic English. He
writes every day such old-fashioned
book English as you never now see IN
the big dailies of the country" He
said further that Kingsbury's style re-
minded him of Addison. If DIR. Kings
bury had persisted in spite of the dis
advantages of his surroundings in his
plans to produce permanent work,
such as his meditated history of North
Carolina; or, if he had only publish
ed a volume of literary essays and re-
views, he would, / do not question,
have achieved q national reputation.
He is evidently a man of greater at
tainments than the able new historian
of South Carolina, McCready, whose
work the Macmillan Company of New
York and London, has published, or,
rather, is publishing The Tennyson
study he locally published years ago
showed what fine work DR.. Kingsbury
could do in literary criticism. | sug-
gest even now, that he secure publ
cation for two compositions, with his
latest additions, namely, his Granville
County Sketches of notable men, some
of which were printed in the Will
mington Star while l was its editor.
and the fine expectations of the late
poet laureate that appeared in a North
Carolina magazine.
But l must hurry on. Next on my
list is that chivalric and beloved edi-
tor of the old Raleigh NewS--itS first
edit0r-Samuel Tunstall Williams of
Nash county. Lawyer politician, edi-
tor, he had splendid gifts in variety,
and advanced every station to which
he was ever called. In private life he
was amiable and admirable, and no
man of his age lived in North Carolina
who was more esteemed. His friends
were legion-his admirers all who
knew him or read his editorials. Years
have elapsed since his death, but some
of us feel yet the freshness of the
grief We then experienced.
"Our Young Marcellus sleeps" the
"glad April of historic life was for
him in the days military and civil,
which tried mems souls. But Sam
Williams came out of the crucible
fresher, brighter, purer, rarer and
nobler than ever. Captain Williams
was a graceful, polished, nervous
writer, some of whose articles were
marveIs of beauty and condensed COM
mon sense.
While with the Raleigh Carolinian
(moved from Wilson by it's editors and
publishers), was John w. Durham
In my judgment no North Carolinian
i'm my time has ever written more
timely or popular or ADLER editorials
than those of Major Durham. In mis-
Raleigh days he wrote with as much
vim and dash as common sense. Both
he and his associate, Major William
A. Hearne, were fearless and tren-
chant editors-Dunham perhaps the
more cultured Hearne the more adj
dicted to practical subjects and prac-
tical treatment of all subjects. Buck"
Hearne has seldom been surpassed in
North Carolina as general writer for
the editC rial page. The Carolinian
bristled with the talent and energy Of
these "Son of Thunder from the little
town of Wilson. The paper was so
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think were in charge of Western Caro-
lima papers. Colonel Charles r. Jones'
editor and proprietor of the first Char
lotte Observer, was conspicuous for
his independence, his breezy editorials,
and the general excellence of his pa
per which cost him less to issue than
the other North Carolina dailies ]
have heard men say that he got up
the best daily paper in small city
of any man i'm the section. Charlotte
was then much smaller than Whining
ton and enjoyed none of the adVant-
ages of Raleigh as the State capital,
centrally located.
At Lilesvlle, if l do not forget, Col.
Polk began his newspaper career
which ended in his leadership of the
farmers movement and the POpulist
party. He was a strong, clear, in
genious writer, a man of ability and
address. Col. Ed Lilies of that section
/ remember affectionately-blu and
hearty, a good country editor. At
Monroe Mr.. Bovlin and his associate
made a readable weekly which SEEM
ed to be well supported. One of them,
l think survives in the same place.
Further East, at Goldsboro. we had
the genial, energetic popular and am
bilious julius Bonitz, who made a
phenomenal success of the Goldsboro
Messenger and established the Will
mington Daily Messenger. This was
q sufficient monument for almost any
man He died in harness, highly es-
teemed and recognized as one, of
North Cardinals foremost newspaper
men. Richard T. Fulghum, too, was
q Goldsboro editor and manager. A
part of his career was in Raleigh,
whore he resided, doing good news
paper work for several years. At
later day the Robinsons were to
add to the category of Goldsboro edi-
torship of fine quality One of them
still edits acceptably a local daily of
reputation.
In Elizabeth City r. r. Creecy was
the shining literary and journalistic
light His articles in the Economist
were among the most able and pleas.
ing written in the State. An easy,
gracefully, accomplished writer, his
forte was North Carolina history, of
which he published in his paper in
struments showing his scholarship and
critical ability and his possession of a
fine style for such compositions. At
Washington, in charge of the edi-
torial work of the weekly paper, Rev.
John S. Love was not only effective;
his talent was of a very high order.
William Biggs, of the Tarboro
Southerner, was well educated, bold,
aggressive. popular and true to his
own and his partys convictions. He
was notable country editor. the
Southerner having been under his
control one of the States leading pa
pers as it was one of the very oldest.
The Scotch produced at Fayetteville
and Lumberton two nervy, rugged, ex-
perienced and capable newspaper men
-McSween, of the Eagle, and Nc
Diarmid, Of the Robesonian. Nc
SWeen wrote q strong clear STYLE and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-26

speaking, as applied to the whole
period of the history of journalism in
the State. / refer to general newspa-
per editing and not to special articles
for the daily or weekly papers or to
special publications, such as religious
journals, etc. His articles on literary
topics were always prepared with
great care and were the outflowering
of his fine talent, his catholic taste,
his refined fancy, his lofty moral pur-
pose, and We're illustrated by the CO.
pious stores of his memories of ia
miliar books and his gatherings from
unusual fields. AOnce an able WASH
ington correspondent of a leading Chi
cago paper-Fred Perry Powers-af-
terward an editorial writer on leading
New York papers, said to me: "Who
is this Mr.. Kingsbury, editor of the
Wilmington Messenger? | have seen
some of his editorials lately and great
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-26
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8 Few OF the Many Testimonials.
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An important item of holiday
shopping is Candy. Buy "Roysters''
and know that you get the best.
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A Free Book to All.
Which Do You Want ?

in fractional editions under the fol-
lowing titles, and you can get the book
you want free of charge by writing to
the doctor: /, Diseases of Vital Or
gans; 2, Diseases of Throat and
Lungs; 3, Nervous Debility and Sexual
Weakness, (enlarged new edition); A.,
VaricoceIe; 5. Structure and Veneral
Diseases; 6, Kidney, Bladder and
rheumatism; 7, Diseases of Women;
8, Blood Poison, enlarged edition.)
If you suffer from a complaint not
mentioned in this list do not let that
keep you from writing to the doctor.
Write and learn what he has to say;
he will be glad to reply, and it will
cost you nothing. These eight books
are entirely Free one OF all of them.
to any one who is interested enough
to ask for them either by calling in
person or sending name and address
by mail.
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FOR SALE.

! offer for sale a second hand Cor
don Job Press. Platten 1Ox15. This
press has no throwoff, but has q disc
in the centre of the ink plate, and
the distribution is good. Reason for
selling is: / am in the office with NV
sons Nash Bros, who have new presses
and they do all my press work. The
press lacks only a set of new rollers
TO put it in working order. For furth-
er information, address Rev. b. w.
Nash. Goldsboro. N. G.
3-14-1 a VT
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FREE MEDICAL ADVICE
TO ALL THE NEEDY.
No Use Paying Large Fee to Your Local Doctor
When You Can Get Even More Expert
enced Attention for Nothing.
Write to DR.. Hathaway
If You are Sick.

This Great Specialist Has
a Way of His Own of
Curing Chronic and Sex
uaI Diseases of Men and
Women in a Wonderful
Iy Short Time in Your
own Home. Lose no
Time, but Write at Once.
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Recognized as the Oldest Established
and Most Reliable Specialist
I'm This Line.

The secret of curing disease is to
know what the trouble is. Does your
doctor understand your case?' that is
the question The very fact that you
are still sick proves that he does not
understand it, so you should write to
DR.. j. Newton Hathaway, that distin-
guished Southern scientist and physi-
clan, telling him in your own words
how you suffer and he will soon
enough tell you the why and where
fore, and, better still, tell you of
new way by which you can be cured
remarkably quick. We know this to
be a fact since there are thousands of
living examples of his great skill, who
like you, perhaps once seemed hope
less.
The doctor wants to hear from
every man and woman who suffers
from any disease of the throat lungs,
heart. stomach, sexual system, kidney
bladder, rheumatism, or blood. These
are chronic diseases, and it is chronic
diseases that the doctor is very quick
to cure. If you cannot call in per-
son, write a letter. as all his cures
are perfected for home use. In this
way he has cured people who were
bed-ridden for years people whom
home doctors could do nothing for,
women who were barely able to drag
who suffered so from Varicocele
emissions and other forms of sexual
weakness they felt like committing
suicide. Through DIR. Hathaway's ma
jestic skill these people were all per.
rnanently cured at home.
A Versatile Genius.
The doctor is the originator and dis
coVerer of many new features in medi-
cal practice. His method is now useo
by many of the leading great hospitals
and sanitariums in the large cities of
America and Europe, and it is this
new method that is at the disposal OF
all who write him. He explains this
new method in a large volume of over
LOCO pages, called "Hathaway's Cure
Of Chronice Diseases which is a text
book for all who want to understand
how disease comes and how it can
be secured. This book Is now issued
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DIR. hathaway to the Public.

'All I ask OF any suffering man or
woman" said DR.. Hathaway recently
in an interview with News and OBJ
server reporter, lis that he or she
give me the privilege Of proving -
them that / have the knowledge and
the method that will cure permanently
and in a shorter space of time that
any other method yet known to
science. The only way / can prove
this to any one who can not call on
me i'm person is for them to write me,
giving their name and address, and
besides sending the book they ask for,
which is always free, | will tell them
for nothing what any other doctor OF
my professional standing would charge
SIS for. Ask your readers to write me,
that is my only request"
The doctor. seems to be entirely sir
cere and frank in his statements and
it does seem as if every sick and needy
person who earnestly wants to be
cured should avail themselves of the
Doctors valuable offer, especially
since he is willing to do so much for
nothing.
Write him the very first moment
you find time, for the sooner you write
the sooner you will be cured. Ad-
dress him simply
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Reuartise Observation-Disclosures.

Gum 4usf9leifen, Spiben unb pos
liren pon 9abeln uno beIpnoers bon
@bsabeln eriitirt etne neuartioe
S9leiff4eibe, Die an tbrsm umfana
in Der areisri9tung laufenoe, lpibz
ptnteltge ginidnitte in einer Iol6en
Mnaohl beiiBt, als Die gu beorbeiten0en
@abeln 3inten baben. @ol9e @deis
ben meroen entpeoer qana aus
@6mirgelmaiie gefertigt, Die nit
8inoemttteln psriest tit, oosr lie be-
iteben aus 9ol5. oas auf Der @9leifs
fld9e einen lleber8ug BON Sober erbdlt
uno bort nit angeolter @bmirqelmaiTs
beftriden miro. Ois lpibtptateiiq bers
ldufenoen Ginidnitte ermogliden, Die
3infen an alien @telIen gut gu pOliren.
gefanntlta ilno Die 4usT9uitte Der
9a6eln an Der 3infenmu18el 5u4er als
an Der @a6sliPibe 9eano4 lqffen fi6
ale 36elle gut bearteiten, loeil oie
Rippen Der GNlsifi9sife infDige i6rer
eigenartigen ipisiDinis,igen gorm
fberaa binor.agen, obne oo9 bic 60,
BEL feft3utlemmen,
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N1l oas Ymblttnm.

9ie ~5reie 8refie fir Eeras" miro
an iiber $50 4oitofficen nerfanot, unb
bat cine grDRe 8erbreitung in Der
geabbar= 3epublit Werito, i'm Snbia.
ner=9erriturinm uno Oklahoma.
SIR girfulatiDns=@ebie in 9eras
eritredt ii6 BON @alpelton bis binauf
uab Denli0n. uDm duBeriten Often
biz na6 gl 45alu i'm fernen @eitem;
es iblieBt ielbituerftdnbli6 nit be-
ionhers sablreiden 2efern oas oi9t=
beiieoelte Wittels s9eras ano ben Gab.
meiten elm. Nuh in Merito bat iie
cine grDRe 8erbreituua.
8tuei Neiienbe iinb beitdnbie,
iabrein, iabraus inn Sntereiie oes
8lattes unterweas unb fiibren bems
ielben i'm 8erein nit unleren riibris
gen Qotal Ngenten fertu6brenb
neue 9eier au.
Sn Nnbetrabt bieier 9batiacben 1T
bic nSreie Breiie"', NOD es itdb barun,
banbelt, Die oeutibe 8en5lterung au
erreiben. bas bette 0lnseige Wses
blum nj Gtaate 9eras.
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TO The PUBLIC.

The weekly issue of the 'FREIE
PREssE FUER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. It is
mailed to $50 post-offices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico, in the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t circulates from Galveston
to Denison, from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly in
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts of the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two haveIlng men and ou1
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists. ...
In consideration of these facts
the "F'REIE PREssE FVER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
tising medium in the State OF
Texas, when it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulatlon,
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Stir $500 na1 9enti1lauo.

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merben i'm alten 8aterlano nit gro<
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ben mebr Weuigfeiten unb Nahribs
ten bringen, als Die beatiben 8eis
tungen ielblt. Die nsSreie Breife Fir
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@ait uno fann ftb riibmen, Mners
fennung uno Wiirbignng au finben,
tote aus sablreiben Briefen an mns,
ionie on Dieienigen, pelhe bas Blatt
an ibre Ierwanbten ibiden, berpDr.
3ebt. Wer oaber ieinen 8ermanbten
nno Sreunoeu cine Sreube ermeiien,
ibnen elm tpilIfomnenes @eIhenf
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-23

ming from the room and down the stairs
before the woman or sick boy could say
word. In half an hour she returned, ac-
companied by her mother. who brought
Sunday school leaflets, song book, some
story papers. etc.
just as the Easter bells all over the city
began to peal FORTH the occupants OF
that poor room kDelt close TO the sick
child's chair repeating together the
Lords Prayer. Then followed a song, led
by Ellen in her sweet clear voice The
hymn was an old one and both the sick
child and his mother were familiar with
It, and 1t swelled Billy's generous heart
to hear the sick boys voice join In the
glowed with enthusiasm and Joy as he
forgot for the hour the pain that tortured
his body.
Never before In that city was there an
Easter service equal to the one particl-
pated In by those fine persons. Beautiful
flowers cast their fragrance throughout
the room; the sunshine came In through
the broken old easement and warmed
IT, chill atmosphere; and the love dl-
vine filled the hearts of all as Billy's and
Ellen's mother knelt in prayer, thanking
her Creator for the great blessings be-
slowed upon her-and the world-ln the
persons of her noble little son and daugh-
ter.
A~ain that day Ellen and Billy came
TO that poor home with Observation-Disclosures
containing n fine Easter dinner for the
sick boy and his, mother. Anu during the
months that followed Billy, Ellen and
their mother came daily to assist the
poor widow and her dear 10y Charlie,
who, as the summer became warm. re
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Life in the Marsh.
BY LYNDON BURKE.

Billy Bullfrog went out on the bank,
where the mud was just beginning to
bake, and summed himself. He noticed
the cracks in the mud, the simmer OF the
winter at the edge of the creek, the wild
touch-me-nots growing In the marsh near
by, and thought 1t all made beautiful
scene
Skinny Stakeholder. flew over the
PUSHES and reeds and through the willows
where the gnats were thick, and, looking
down at the mud walls, built In circular
forms by the crawfish, thought how good
life was.
Tommy Turtle slowly crawled out on
the bare log that projected out of the
water and summed himself and thought
what fine old world this is-how genial
and warm.
Charley Catfish puckered MS mouth as
he lay among the roots in the water and
noticed the air circles which he blew
inward and thought how pleasant 1t was
to live In the water and how he would
dislike to live in the air like Skinny
Stakeholder does.
There Is no one quite so big or SO
handsome as am" said Billy Bullfrog.
u can fly or l can walk on land or