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The news & observer., 1905-12-03

George Cary Eggleson, who has
been spending the summer at his Lake
George home, near the stone building
containing the historical library col
lected by his brother, the late Edward
Eggleston has completed his Little
History of Colonial Life" with a new
volume, Life in the Eighteenth Cen
tury" which will be published in Oc-
tober, with a large number of illus
trations, by a. S. Barnes S Co. Mr..
Eggleson gives d picture of life, man
ner and customs of Colonial days, and
while political events are described in
the sequence, the main object is to
tell story which is full of human in
terest. A connected history of Colo
nial life, written from this point of
view by so successful a story and his
torian, will be likely to have fresh
and permanent value.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
George Macdonald. the Novelist.

He was one of the men who helped
to overthrow the old deSpotic idea
of God, and to put in it's place the
fatherly idea of Him. This is the
great change in theology in the latter
half of the nineteenth century. 1t
is hard to believe now that this great
idea which has revolutionized theology
has so recently established itself that
half a century ago it was regarded as
heresy, and that men were thrown out
of the church for teaching it. Such
is the fact. This doctrine, which
Thomas Erskine, of Liniathen, taught
in books and letters, and Mcleod
Campbell and others preached from
the pulpit, was made current coin by
George MacDonald's novels. The
truth embodied in tale entered in at
far more doors than when spoken
from the pulpit or printed in theo-
logical books. The full establishment
of that great fact today is due more
to George Macdonald than to any
other writer. And let it be said here
that he gave the true idea of father
hood in God,-the full-orbed idea in
which the Father was at once the king
and judge.-From George MacDon-
aid: A Nineteenth Century Seer" by
w. Garrett Horder, in the American
Monthly review of Reviews for De-
cember.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Reflect on Their Own Party.

Wilkesboro Chronicle.
The Republicans who are twittlr1g
the Democrats about gaining victories
in off years and losing in Presidential
years are seriously rejecting on their
own party In off wears the people are
allowed to vote free and untrammelled
comparatively speaking. They then
vote their real sentiments-Democ
ic. In Presidential years. the people
must stand and let the insurance COR
ruptionists railroad and corporation
sharks. grafters and healers. run
things. because these "carbuncles on
the body of civil liberty" must needs
live and thrive on the teat of special
favoritism" of the national govern
ment. Off years show what the peo-
Me want: Presidential years for some
time have been showing what the
grafters and combinations want.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Young Men Entering the Ministry.

Aou1S Mcn Entering tne MIIStry'
Sanford Express,
We often hear the question asked:
why is it that more young men do
not enter the ministry" Various
reasons are given why the ministry is
not attractive to young men. In a
conversation with the pastor of one of
the churches of this town a few days
ago We discussed this question and
asked him why it was that so few men
were attracted to the ministry during
the past few years. One reason he
gave was that they are so poorly paid
for their services Let me tell you,
said he. "there are men employed in
the shops and factories of Sanford who
receive more per day for their work
than l do His statement was correct
for we know what some of them get,
and we know what he gets. Even il
these are skilled laborers, they did
not have to make half the preparation
that is required of the preacher be-
fore he enters the pulpit. The preach
er is expected to spend years and make
a considerable outlay of money in pre-,
pairing himself for his life'S work. Of
coure the preacher doesn't preach
merely for a money consideration. but
like other people he must live and his
living must come out of his salary.
The man who enters the ministry and
does his duty at all times and under
all circumstances. has a thorny path
to travel Often his people are not as
considerate of him as they should be,
The ambitious young man is not so
apt to enter the ministry because he
cannot get the promotion in it that is
to be had in some of the secular pro-
fessions. In discussing this question,
The News and Observer says. amons
other things:
1.-The answer is found in the fact
that sellishness, love of money, deifica-
ton of wealth, making heroes of mon
ey-makers has gotten hold of the
teachers of mankind. and young men
see that the intellectual men. who
should be chiefly honored, bow down
to the man of millions. EXtraVagant
living, which invades even our temples
of learning, have largely driven out
the real and true simple life which
produced the greatest men-not that
affectation of simple life that we hear
talked about by men who have tired OF
the excess of fashion and haste. but
that simple life which enabled Agassiz
to refuse an offer of $25,0O, to lecture
because he was too busy learning the
secret of nature to turn aside to make
money"
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
THE IDEA GROWS.

We tax all the people for public
schools upon the theory that educa-
ton makes better citizents. and no
money invested pays larger dividend
The taxpayers pay out large sums
annually to support those who cannot
support themselves. This sum could
be reduced if the State would provide
a way by which every man could carry
a policy for one thousand dollars at
cost. Few men would leave their fam
lilies on the county if the State would
make it possible for them to insure by
quarterly payments and pay the exact
cost 1t is easy to do. North Carolina
without any risk whatever. 1t would
be as notable and as important a step
for this period as the construction of
the North Carolina railroad was
for that decade. 1t is feasible. legal,
and would be of vast benefit. 1t would
also tend to bring down the cost of in
surance in the present companies. and
would not only help those unable to
pay present prices, but indirectly also
help those who carry large amounts in
private companies by bringing down
the rates.
AS noted in these columns a month
ago, the Governor of Florida favors
such State Department of Insurance as
will really insure the lives of the peo-
pie. The Insurance Herald says that
of icio
favors the establishment of a State De-
partment to write life insurance and
seeks to persuade him to drop the idea
1t is the best idea that Governor
Blanchard has advanced in his long
and useful public life. and if he will
secure its adoption in Louisiana he will
give his State a lead in the greatest
and most important departure in this
generation, and North Carolina will
follow its lead to protect its citizens,
just as North Carolina followed Louis
iana's lead in adopting the grand
father clause in it's suffrage amend
ment.
A real State Insurance Department
Regulation of Railroads. But neither
will come easily. The gigantic rail-
road lobby will leave no stone un-
turned to prevent the enactment or
enforcement of laws that are in the in
terest of the people. Governor
Blanchard and others who advocate
State Insurance Department that will
issue protection policies at cost will
find plenty of Alexander Hamiltons
and other "rambunctious'' lobbyists
and writer's and speakers paid to fight
such legislation. They will use the
money of the. policy holders to pre-
vent legislation that would benefit
every policy-holder in the land, and it
will require a hard fight to defeat the
insurance trust as it will require a
hard fight to defeat the transporta-
ton monopoly.
But the DeODle will wini
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Prof Gains New Book.

Prof William Cain, professor of
mathematics, in the University Of
North Carolina has written a book.
"a Brief Course In The Calculus"
which has been published by ID. Van
Nostrand Co, of New York. Compe-
tent critics speak of it in the highest
terms. 1t is intended for the class
room and for the students without a
teacher who hope to acquire more
knowledge of the working principles
of the Calculus in a short time. 1t
will doubtless have a wide sale and
add to Dr. Gains reputation.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Is 1t Justice?
Smithheld Herald.

SfnlthIleIu f1bTdLU.
When a negro steals a chicken or
a piece of bacon he is found guilty
and sent either to the roads or the
penitentiary a term of years.
Two good men of good standing un-
lawfully use more than thirty-thous-
and dollars of a banks money, plead
guilty, and judgment is suspended
upon the payment of the costs of the
suit.
A man shoots down his neighbor
in broad daylight and goes scot free.
Others kill, in what appears to be
cold-blood, and are given short
term in Jail or in the pen.
Such things as these happen in
North Carolina.
Is it any wonder that we some
times hear men say there is no JUS
tice?
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

When the University of Virginia
team started for their Waterloo at
Norfolk-(they thought it would be
Carolinas aterloo)-President AL
derman emphasized his liking for the
game. His enthusiasm went down
forty degrees when he received tel
egram: North Carolina was first at
Bethel, furthest at Gettysburg, and as
the whole thing at Norfolk We came,
we saw, and we got licked
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

North Carolina people support home
companies not because of prejudice
against Northern companies" but be-
cause they prefer to keep money at
home and build up home institutions.
There is no more prejudice" in this
than in New Jersey people preferring
a New Jersey Company to California
Company In 1906 the bulk of in
surance business ought to be written
by home companies.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Honors Are Even.
Virginian-Pilot.

Norfolk Virginian-PiIot.
Virginia colleges know Where to
find the best men. That accounts FOR
the fact that they so oIten select
North Carolinians in their IacultleS
News and Observer.
True. Virginia has gotten some of
her most prominent and capable ed
ucators from North Carolina, notably
Dr. Edwin A. Alderman put ala not
North Carolina get the Presloent OF
its State University. Francis T. Ven
able, from Virginia?
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
The Atlantic For December.

Without OVERRIDING it, the editors
have made the Atlantic for December
a notable Christmas number 1t opens
with a Christmas essay upon the time
ly topic of "Riches" by that delightful
and telling essayist, E. S. Martin, and
in the five stories by such favorite
writer's as w. J. Hopkins. author of
'gThe Clammer," Alice Brown, Caro-
line Duer, Clare Benedict, and Rose
Young, much of the happiness of the
season is reflected. There are likewise
three fine and distinctively Christmas
poems, by John B. Tabb. Laura Spen-
Ger Porter. and III" Notwithstand-
ing this delightful wealth of reading
i'm the Christmas vein, the number,
like all numbers of the Atlantic is
rich in varied articles of interest and
importance. Particularly notable are
two papers upon dramatic subjects.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

There are two sorts of Democrats
in New York. The Tammany Demo-
Gratis like Mcclellan who belong to
that organization, and the anti-Tam-
many Democrats like Jerome. Coler.
and the rest. Tammany never liked
Cleveland; the anti-Tammany Demo-
Gratis always supported him. De-
mocracy is injured because they all
don't get together hold free conven-
tions, and abide by the result.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Those Democrats who talk about
rate making legislation as if it were q
Roosevelt measure. should read Bry-
ans speeches in 1896, the speeches of
Senator Reagan in 1880. and should
read the Democratic platform of 1904.
upon which Parker was nominated. 1t
is a Democratic declaration and genu-
inc Democrats rejoice to have the
powerful assistance of the President.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

The Colorado Supreme Court says
that United States Senator Patterson
must pay one thousand dollars for con-
tempt of court for printing certain
cartoons and editorials in his two
newspapers. This attempt to silence
the press will react upon the court.
A free press is essential to liberty.
Without it, the people would lose the
right of freedom of speech and
officialdom would reign supreme.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Some of those who are coming to
the defense of the hospital authorities
declare there ought to be 30 distinc-
sane" But there has been. Rich in
sane are in the hospitals, without legal
warrant; INDECENT insane are in Jail
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
"Yolanda," A Great Popular success

'Yolanda" promises to repeat the
popular success which it's author won
with "Knighthood" and Dorothy
Vernon Before the publication OF
Mr.. Majors romance of the Maid of
Burgundy" the publishers were oblig
ed to increase greatly the size of the
projected first edition; and the sec
and large printing was ordered at
once thereafter. The third edition,
which went TO press last week, The
Macmillan Company hope to have
ready by December 1.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Bryan's 1896 Campaign Was the Be-
ginning.
Fayetteville Observer.

Fayetteville Observer.
Lawson's exposures have undoubt-
edly brought on the present enlight-
ening revelations of rascallty in the
insurance companies; but the move
ment against the latter is but part
of the general anti-gratt movement
throughout the against
treacherous Tammany in New York,
the Republican ring in Philadelphia,
and so on-which was started by
Bryan's "anarchistic" campaigns in
1896 and 1900.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

The time is not now opportune for
President ]. Elwood Cox with his A
or d pass) and President Samuel
Spencer with his anti-railroad-regul
ton speeches) to congratulate High
Point that it has no railroad except
the Southern. 1t begins to look like
another Durham fight, because the
Southern claims to own the streets of
High Point long dedicated to public
use.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
oThe world Today"

Up-to-date and timely as usual are
the contents of The World Today for
December, with a remarkable number
of good illustrations for a ten-cent
magazine. Right to the point is the
article entitled ''The Responsibility of
Insurance Officials" by w. D. Vandi-
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Whatever interests North Carolina
most, is the News and Observers
chief concern. The Thanksgiving
game at Norfolk and the Methodist
Conference at Wilson were the chief
events of last week. Two special men
represented the News and Observer
at Norfolk; two of the staff were at
the Conference. And from both, this
paper prints the fullest reports with
sidelights and incidents so you can al
most see and hear what is being done
in the religious assembly and on the
gridiron.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Mr.. McCurdy says he resigned ION
the advice of his physician" Can't
the policyholders of the Equitable
induce Morton's doctor and most of
the new directors, as we'll as the old,
to resign? q , ANn
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

James S. Metcalf, the well-known
dramatic critic of Life who has re-
Gently come into such an admirable
notoriety for his fight against the
syndicate, contributes a paper rs the
Theatre Worth While?" while Talcott
Williams has a fine reminiscent ana
critical paper on the late Sir Henry
Irving. woman Suffrage in the Ten
ements" by Elizabeth McCracken, au-
thor of "The Play and the Gallery
and many other first-hand studies OF
American life is an uncommonly IN
structive and amusing contribution 10
a vexatious question. Among the oth-
er articles of broad interest are Ger
man Ideals of Today" by Professor
Kuno Francke, "A French critic Of
Old Imperialism. by Gamaliei Brad
ford. Jr., and johnson and My Pol
ICY . the fifth in William CARROT
Browns great historical series upon
s.The Tenth Decade of the United
States"
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
IN THE LITERARY WORLD.
superintendent of Insurance

yer, State Superintendent of Insurance
for Missouri. The writer does not
mince matters, but calls a spade a
spade. New Business Methods in
National Administration, by Henry
Beach Needham, explains in interest
ing fashion the work of the Keep
Commission on Department Methods,
recently appointed by President
Roosevelt
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Any books, we know,

Any books, we know,
Are substantial world, both pure and
good.
Round these, with tendrils strong as
flesh and blood,
Our pastime and our happiness will
grow.
Wordsworth.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
If the Gar Had Listened 10 BrNal
Much Blood Would Have Been
Saved.
oresbyterian Standard

The News and Observer states that
when Mr.. Bryan had an interview with
the Car some years ago. he put in
the time advising Nicholas to give to
Russia the freedom of the press. He
had not the wit to, accept the sugges-
ton and now Mr. Witte has torced it
on him.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Joy and which the laborers can Sc
cure in the towns. He said that the
FARMERS of the eastern section or the
State who complained about not being
able to realize that the negroes had
ever been freed; that, on the other
hand. those who were willing to let
them have schools, churches and COM
Portable houses to live in, had all the
help they wanted This is not the
popular stuff but its true, and people
Will learn it sometime
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Bailey, of Texas, says he was for
government regulation before Presi
dent Roosevelt had been defeated for
Mayor of New York. OF course. The
Democrats welcome the help of Mr..
Roosevelt to carry cat a policy they
have long favored. That's a queer
sort of a Democrat that will get off of
his platform because Mr.. Roosevelt
has got on one of it's best planks.
Everybody is welcomed to come and
help us give relief to shippers and
consumers.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
BIG DEVELOPNIET.

The report is that the Standard Oil
Company has paid out $2,750,OO0 for
the Blades Lumber Company and the
Heinz Lumber Company. The pur-
chase includes 100000 acres of tim
ber land. a railroad that the new buy
ers will extend from Kinston to Wilm-
ington. Other reports indicate that
the Standard Oil is spending many mil
lions of dollars in timber lands and
railroad construction in Eastern North
Carolina This means big Develop
ment.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

The people will vote big taxes, or
bonds if necessary, to care for the in
digent insane. and this paper will
fight for such bonds if necessary. But
no amount of prospective bonds Will
take the insane out of the jails. and
poor-houses now. There is but one
thing that can do that for the next
fourteen months and that is to obey
the State Constitution and laws. That
is the first step.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

contrary to law. There have been dis
ordinations i'm favor of the well-to-do
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

The scientists have all been denying
the existence of such a thing as cab
bage snake, though plenty of farmers
aver they have seen the "varmint" F"
But the natter IS now at rest forever,
his paper now owns a cabbage
snake" If any of the professors still
doubt, they can go to Wadesboro and
let the snake bite them. 1t is a wet
town and they can get the antidote.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
The Winborne Family, by Judge Ben

The Winborne Family, by Judge Ben
jamin Brodie Winborne, of Muir
freeSboro. Illustrated Published
by Edwards & Broughton. Raleigh,
n. c..
This is one of the handsomest books
ever published in North Carolina. If
not the most elegant. Its typographl-
cal execution and binding are perfect.
The pictures of prominent men, who
have belonged to the Winborne family
and given it distinction. are splendid
reproductions. The picture of the late
Chief Justice Smith. easily one OF the
greatest juriSts the State has produced,
was the great grandson of Starkey
Sharpe and wife. Sarah Sharpe. nee
Winborne,, has the place of honor in
the book, and is a speaking likeness of
that big-brained man. There are
thirty-six portraits of members of the
Winborn family. with sketch OF
each Thev have occupied every walk
of life and men and women have made
the world better and richer by THEN
lives. When in Congress. on the
bench. at the bar, in the school room,
in the ministry. as skilled physician. as
merchant or farmer the Wlnbornes
have given a good account of them
selves, and it has been a labor of love
for Judge Winborne to dig into the
past and put in permanent form the
story of their lives. He has done his
work we'll. In his Conclusion he says:
I'm writing the foregoing sketches
did much more than 1 started out to
do. But after beginning the work it
became fascinating. 1t created burn
ing desire to look further and turn on
all the light possible. l congratulate
myself by indulging the hope that
what was so interesting to me may
to the pleasure of some one
else. man has but little soul who
does not enjoy living in the past. The
past contains the fountains of wisdom.
of knowledge, and of inspiration. 1t
is the mile-post for the future"
Hara iS tho
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
"Dedication.

This short sketch of my ancestors
/ dedicate to my nephews. Roger NJ.
Winborne and Robert Warren Win
borne, sons of my brother, Robert W.,
and to my two sons Stanly Winborne
and Benjamin Winborne, Jr. May
they ever be proud of their ancestors
and reflect credit on the Winborne
name"
There are excellent pictures of these
four manly young men to whom the
book is dedicated.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Heavy Work on the South & Western
Railroad-1he Same Men Who
Control the Seaboard Are in
the Lead-Thcy Are SPEND
ing Twenty Million Dol
ars in Construction
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

Proceedings for disbarment have
been entered in the Circuit Court at
Mariana, Fla, against B. S. Lid
don, former Chief Justice of Florida.
The charges allege deceit and official
misconduct, unprofessional acts and
dishonesty. The matter has created
a sensation all over the State.
If the figures are anywhere near
accuracy, the battle of Mukden is the
most tremendous of modern times,
and the heart sickens at the scenes
of slaughter and suffering, with per
haps $4,000 dead human beings scat
tered over the Manchurian fields and
far larger number bearing the pains
of wounds and jolting as they best
can. Among the japanese spoils
were 60 large guns, 10000 rifles,
100000 shells. 25,OOo,OOO rounds of
small ammunition, and enormous
quantities of stores, fuel, food, and
wagons.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

FINE THOROUGHBRED Bluffs, Wyan-
dottes, for Sale. P1ser anda Riddell Strain.
Nine entries at Raleigh. N. G.. Average
first and second pullets second and fourth.
Pen first score 1851 Price per pair, ls4OO'
T. III. POINDEXTER, DOnnaha, N. @.