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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
DOES, THE TASTE FOL; DICKENS
DECREASE?

Does the taste for Dickens decrease
in naturc ago? Somewhat. | would
sav. At least IL is 50 in the case OF
many persons and | believe il IS
true Of most readers who nave cur
tured minds Youth and immaturity.
the emotional period and state are
line best for unauthorized enjoyment
of This great novelist. That ne Is
really great | maintain. notWithstand-
ing the prevailing fad which nus
T3alzac out Of the comparison with
any English StoTy-Writer ana ali Story
writers what ever. Dickens was, strange
to say. most ideally excellent in his
earlv work for the most part. what
IS finer Of its kind, for its purpose.
than Picl.wicll on David 'Copperfieid :.
What more delightful than some
things in DoWbcN.% The youth OF Sly
teen or eighteen unless he be pre-
ter-naturally grown MP nature ana m
tellect does not relish ThackefaN AT
all | recollect when slightly younger
than that | tried philips. and couldn
stand the test. At, nineteen or twenty
was enraptured with Esmond. but
before that could not although maze
moro than one attempt. read above
chapter or two in the NirginianS. NO
book of Dickens's stalled me in those
days, and actually everything of Scott
that | read in those Ca1loW times was
ed gglBN IeNoDGeu. Ol. Inc utliS titF W
Ivanhee the enthusiasm over Rob
Roy and Waveriey, the tears shed Tor
Jeannie Deans devotion i'll Heart of
Midlothian. the quieter joys in the per-
sonal of the Antiquary. TO the ingen-
ioUs American youth ! would ever
say: Give your holidays TO Scott,
to Cooper. to Simms. To Dickens, and.
to a more limited extent. 10 Charles
Reade Later YOU viii find time for
Hugo. George Eliot. Thacheray, Field
ing (perhaps) and still later for Tur-
Senief SienkicWicz. Manzoni. Spiel
hagen, Bjoinson and Balzac. Do not
neglect To read the ola Titan romanceS,
such an Don QuiXotc. and those idyllic
love stories of pure morals and map-
uers. The Vicar of Wakefield. Lorna
Doone Little Barefoot tAuerbach),
and fIaleyy's delicious Able Constan-
tin. OF course all well-instiucted boys
begin with Robinson Crusoe and the
Pilgrims Progress.
If | had to name on my fingers
the ten most precious books Of tic-
ton 10 me could no. ever fix the pre-
else number. but they would lie Ia
ken from this list. not wholly in the
order OF preference. however: The Mill
on tho Floss. The Heart OF Midlothian.
Old Mortality, Ivanhoe, Henry Es-
mond, The Betrothed Il PromessiI
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
YOU CAN INTEREST HIM.
ANY Man over FIFTY.

You can interest any man over nlty
years of age ia anything that viii make
him feel better, because while he may
not as yet have any positive organic
disease ne no longer feels the buoyancy
and vigor Of twenty-five nor the free
dom from aches and pains lie enjoyed
i'm earlier years, and he very hltuI-
ally examines with interest any pro-
position looking TO the Improvement
and preservation of his health
lie viii notice among other things
that the stomach of fifty is q very
different. one from the stomach he pos
sessed at Twenty-Five. That greatest
care must be exercised us to what IS
eaten and how much of ii, aud even
with the best Of care, there viii be in-
creasing digestive weakness with adj
Yancing years.
A proposition to perfect or improve
the digestion and assimilation Of food
is one which interests not only every
man Of fifty but every man, woman
and child of amy age, because the
whole secret of good health. good
blood, strong nerves, is to have
stomach which win proptly and thor
oughly digest wholesome food because
blood, nerves brain tissue and every
other constituent Of the body are en-
trey the product Of digestion, and M
medicine or health" food can possibly
create pure blood or restore shaky
nerves, when Il weak stomach is re-
pleuishing the daily wear and tear Of
the body from mass Of fermenting
alf-digested food.
No the stomach itself wants help
and in no roundabout way, either, y
wants direct, unmistakaDle assistance.
such as is given by one or two stuart y
Dyspepsia Tablets AFTER each meal.
These tablets cure stomach trouble
because their use gives the stomach
chance to rest and recuperate: one Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contains d.
gestive elements sufficient to digest 81
600 grains of ordinary food such NJ
bread, meat. eggs, etc.
The plum Of dieting is simply another
name for starvation. and the use Of
prepared foods aud new tangled break
fast foods simply makes matters worse,
as any dyspepic who has tried them
knows
AS Dr. Bennett says. the only rea-
son | can iluagine SHY Stuarts Dys-
pesia Tablets are mol universally used
by everybody Who is troubled IN any
way with poor digestion Is because
many people seem 10 think that be-
cause q medicine is advertised or Is
sold IN drug stores or is protected by
a trade mark Il must be hufnbug
whereas ;Es matter OF truth any
druggist Who Is ohseryant knows that
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets bayc cured
more people Of Indigestion heart
burn nervous prosfratiolt and run
down condition generally than all the
patent medicines and doctors prescrlp-
lions for stomach trouble combined.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

manlike and less theoretical than
Plato His book is Of high yal1le in
moral politics and literature. 1t is
ted1ous IN some of the earlier details.
The best, as Well as the shortest of all
these writer's is the Dominican Monk
Campanella. 1t seems strange at first
glance. when we do not reflect upon
the Greek origin in part of Naples and
South Italy. that that section has pro
duced two of the finest political writ
ers known To the modern student
Campanella and Vico. Prof. Flint
rates the latter's magnum opus.
Schema Nuoya, the New Science, as
among the great creative works of alt
time. II was not a romance but a
treatise on the philosophy of politics
and history. ! believe. gathering what
know from two professional books OF
the Scottish professor. his life OF
.Vico and his larger History Of the
Thiiose ply of History. Returning 10
CarlpaneIIa and Concluding this lite
screed the learned Dominican writes
in the, early nth century in the most
enlightened Philosophical spirit The
con IN on wealth he describes - Situat-
ed near the equator, hence It's rame.
is a city--Statc built in circles, each
one stronger thar the one preceding,
so aS 10 add to it's security N war
The houses are placed close TO each
other. The manners and dress are
stl angc based 10 some extent on
Monasticism. The educational system
is developed, too. on mpnkish lines 10
u certain extent, but with liberal va
iiationS If there were space at com
mand ] could fill out sheet or two
with Illustrations. The friar. To my
mind. has made tho most interesting
contribution since Patio, not oNceptin@
Sir Thomas More. to the political re-
nance. II can be read i'm about an
nn,lr nnl , hnlf ! should say
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
WoMEN's NEGLECT
sUFFERlNGTHEsU REPENALTY
Health Thus Lost Is Restored by Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

How many women do You know who
are perfectly well and strong? We
hear every day the same story over and
over again. Il do not feel well; am
SO tired all the time!"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

Waif OF The street the negro salnin
bad the perspective OF Burns or Of
Dick steele. or of Charles Lamb
work. what is II good for unless IL DC
10 get the luxuries of life? Any idIer
c6ju exist Il serious self denial Will
triumph: it is only the fool who viii
work who can lure swects out OF
poverty,
What was it 10 freeze. if there vas
peanuts in ii"
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Incidents and Observation
Continued from Page one.)

L. his nostrils dilated Of the purgent
.et of steam that whistled from the
roaster. His voice as ne replied was
pitched on a new note---of triumph of
desire delayed but certain. Almost
it squealed With excitement:
'.Yassir,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

It's funny whcn q girl is engaged
she thinks that everybody She meets
in The street knows it.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-01

made a prodigious leap, and had we
been tribe less swift would have
landed on top Of us. But we shot
from under him, and as he descend
ed one great paw swept over the
seatback and wiped or half OF the
leather covering. God. those claws
and their power. Another jump and
we would be done for.
The automobile In front was now
almost upon us. The deep-toned horn
sounded warming. At that instant
l decided OH new course. We
were approaching road crossing.
Taking the handle firmly l swerved
sharp across the track. just grazing
the big car in front, and darted down
the side road. But / had miscalcu-
lated. or my hand was unsteady. The
next moment we crashed into the
bushes at the side of the road and
came to short stop in the midst of
dense clump Of laurel. crouched
and awaited the descent OF the lion.
l could feel him In the air behind me.
l waited with u prayer ON my lips.
Instead l heard confusion out on
the Wood Road. There were loud
voices. The machine was at u stop,
for l could see the lights through the
trees. Alice was In a dead faint. and
seeing that could not help her nt
that moment and that the beast had
disappeared jumped out aud ran to
the roadside. There stood Fred VII
sons big touring car, with the front
smashed In; there stood Fred and his
three companions; and there, In the
middle of the road, lay the lion. My
plan was successful. Following us
closely he had no time to dodge the
hnnN-u
There could be only one result.
My runabout, was not hurt, and af-
ter time, with Alice beside me, re
covered, though tremulous. we rode
slowly home. The supper was
abandoned. But in the quiet of Al
ices dainty parlor. with no fear of
pursuers or intruders, went on with
my interrupted story. And later,
with both arms around her. and her
dear face very close to mime, We
planned our honeymoon.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-01

I was going to say precious head
but my mouth became suddenly dry
and my heart made violent leaps. l
was stage struck-loye-fr frightened l
had u sort of buck-ague. l took
courage and found my tongue.
Alice" said gently, placing my dis
engaged hand on her own, Il want
to tell you something that has-that
has been-has been on my mind
for"
l think she understood what was
coming, but got no further. In the
darkness, ut the roadside, a huge
black bulk loomed, like an enormous
dog. a sudden terror shot through
me. The machine sweryed sharply,
and / was compelled TO use both
hands to steady 1t. turned up the
speed trifle, and then instinctively
looked behind. A glance was enough.
The bulk had moved out into the
road and was directly behind us.
What could it be? A dog! A.
my heart sank. l thought of the
chorus of unusual howls and roars
heard shortly before. looked back
again. There was no doubt about 1t.
behind us, looping easily with tail
switching in grace, came huge
male lion. l recognized the great
shaggy head. 1t had escaped from
the Zoo, and was probably mad with
fright from the attempts of the
keepers to capture it.
A little faster. and still a little
faster. did not want TO turn on
full speed at once. Alice might un-
derstand. Probably we could slip
away from the pursuer, and run into
town without her knowing the risk.
But as / turned my head few hun
dred yards further l saw that my
speed was of no avail. The lion was
just as close as before, bounding like
a giant cat, as easily and us quietly
as a phantom.
But you can not keep a secret from
woman. Alice turned her eyes to
The daily tribune., 1905-12-01
Decentralization the Guests.

There were many visitors that sum
mer at his suburban home. He was Il
subordinate clerk drawing the large
monthly stipend of Il hundred dollars,
but of course the guests We're not cog
infant of the extent of his income,
nor did that question appear to. enter
their minds.
He was anxious to do every
thing In reason 20 make life in the
country endurable to his wife who
hated housekeeping under the best
of circumstances, especially In The
country, while the breath OF fresh air
and communion with nature were
proving his salvation from exha ustivc
daily brain work, by which the cur
rent funds were supplied.
SO he made these guests welcome
in every way. giving up his room ut
times. changing his former easy hab-
its, ,hut not his best clothes. as had
been his wont when he reached home
ut evening" returning company calls
aiT thereby neglecting necessary
work on his place, ct cetera. or
course there were many extra ex-
pcrses. A drive now and then. extra
servant hire, the greatly increased
cost OF the table, the milk bill. the
butchers bill the bill for fuel and the
general wastage all OF which would
have been OF small moment to a
man with large income, but were to
him very dishcartenlng as weeks
passed by and the guests made no
sign OF departure.
But all things must come TO an end,
and as the cooler days and evenings
of autumn arrived they said, But In
deed, we surely must return to the
city. We have stald months where
we expected to remain weeks"
And No they gave their host a for
NAL handshaks and a perfunctory
rood hye. while they kissed and EN-
braced the hostess and to her said
Never have we been more char
mingly entertained: you have done ev-
erything In your power to make this
summer long to be remembered"
And the poor clerk returned to his
desk and work, the house resumed its
normal condition, but as each pay day
rolled around he added his debts and
his credits. only to find that extra
hundred dollars persIstently remain
ing on the wrong side OF the ledger.
Whether II is ample compensate lion
for him to hear, when he occa sionally
meets one OF his. summer friends, OF
the charming hospitality shown by
his wife" IL known only to himself.
Doubtless 30, since husband aud wife
are one.
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the rear, then with n piercing shrek
threw both arms around me and
clutched me In a most delicious en-
brace, though l would willingly have
foregonc the occasion.
"ies, my DEAR l said quietly. 81
know all about IT. l think we can
run away from him. though" l
touched the speed lever again. This
was the last notch. We were ut our
limit, with good two miles ahead
OF us before any possibility of help.
The machine was now running stead
lily. with a sAalgbt road for half
mile, and l let my left arm steal
around Alice's waist ana held her I'm
protecting clasp. l thought no
more about love and soft declara-
the sweetest girl In the world. in I'm
minent danger OF being torn to
shreds by ferocious lion. and that
only miracle, including steady
hand and head on my part, would
given even gliost OF chance. /
stole another glance behind. Not
twenty yards scparnted us from that
relentless, bloou-thirsty, powerful an
imal. Alice hid sunk In n heap on
my lap. cned forward. hoping TO
reduce the N..nd pressure md add to
our speed. lnd prayed to heaven for
succor
On and On we went. What II we
should bun tire or blow out
cylinder? The thought was heart
rendlDg. TNen Mt our speed the lion
was ga Ing. He was only ten
yards bo,.nd. lie had increased his
speed WI ! mine. making twenty feet
vt leap. The uncnnny part OF It
was that he did not make n sound
except low and then low grumb-
ling gro VI. as though rescnting the
trouble lie was put to In obtaining n
supper.
Far a.ead saw three lights set In
the shape OF triangle. The top
light WAS brilliant and threw Its rays
directly into my eyes. Thank God.
nn automobile, npproa ching from the
opposite direction. opened my
mouth and made ready TO shout. Rut
what good would that be- The other
machine would go whIzzing by. and
we would be no better OF than be-
fore. Then I ninchcd and almost
fell into the road, for right In the mir
behind me appeared the cleaning
eye4 the foam -necked jaws. the mas
siy<clawed feet Of the Lion. He had
The daily tribune., 1905-12-01


Folkething, the Danish House of
Commons. but the King has insisted
on choosing his cabinet ministers
from the other party. the Conserva-
tiyes.
The representa- lives OF the
minority have conducted the routine
business Of the government. but
whenever they have had 10 ask the
Folkethlng for special funds, that
body, which controls the official
purse. has thwarted them. The royal
residence In Copenhagen, the old
palace Of Christiansborg, was de-
stroyed by fire In 1884, and the feel
ing between the Crown and the legIs-
iature had been % bitter that money
had never been appropriated to re-
store it. For almost twenty years
King Christian lived In cOmpara tive
ly small and shabby quarters ut the
Amailenborg palace until finally the
long ndlng dispute was ended by
the Kings recognition Of the major
ity party.
II r,"v rot no srrpr'sir@ that the
expatriated William Waldorf Astor
should claim for the first American
Astor--and infercntinlly, OF course,
for hlmself-an ancient and distin.
guished lineage. The distinguished
ancestor to whom his descent Is
Spanish grandee Of the eleventh CEN
tury. who settled In France, where
his successors-a long line OF sig
neurs and arquises-changed their
name to Astorg. At the revocation
Of the Edict of Nantes. Jean Jacques
dAstorg, who was n Huguenot. fed
across the Rhine; Johann Jacob As
tor. the Waldorf butcher, was his
grandson. This Information will. no
doubt be of interest to American
antiquarians. 1t IL well known that
John Jacob Astor came TO this coun-
try nm almost pennilcss immigrant.
hailing from the village OF Waldorf
In Baden. His descendant OF today
n matter OF fact he was the son of
the village butcher. and began his
career by working In his fathers
shop-a fact which II is not recorded
that he ever sought to conceal.
King Leopold Of Belgium has con-
ferred upon Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin,
vice-president and acting president
Of the Womans Auxiliary Congress
Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
the order Of the KnIghthood OF Leo
pold. 1t Is believed that Mrs Hen
rotin Is the only woman In this
country who has received this deco
ration. She wns at one time national
president Of the FeGsration OF Wo-
mans Clubs. and is prominent In So
clety. She IL the wife OF Charles
Henrotin, Belgian Consul In Chicago.
The Order OF Leopold was founded
In 1892 by Leopold 1; there are fve
classes.
In selecting a wife. Serge de wltte
the great Russian statesman. chose
q Jewess. one Of the race which has
been treated 80 cruelty IN his coun-
try. Mime. de Witte was formerly
the wife Of a subordinate Official, but
she secured divorce and has been
very happy in her second marriage
In spite OF the fact that she has never
been received ut court. She also has
been ignored by the leading society
women OF st. Petersburg. notwIth.
standing the high positions her hus-
band has held.
- Van Calava.
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1t mattered not that the runabout
was second hand, and purchase sed at
auction, though at ridlculously low
price. 1t mallered not that | had but
nine power while Fred Wilson,
In his fiue new touring car. had for
ty. ! was as happy as king, for my
new possession set aside, to some eX-
tent at least, Fred's advantage over
me In the attack upon Miss Stead
mans heart He had been taking her
riding on the Beach Drive, and / had
ground my teeth with futile jealousy.
until rlong came my wonderful op-
portunity. i bought the machine,
though it was really beyond my
means. l simply couldn't help ii.
When a man is in love, you know, he
is all kinds of fool.
And didn't my breast swell with
pride when l whirled up to Alice's
house that evening. the second after
my purchase, to take her in the
moonlight along that magnificent
tve-mile stretch Of perfect road? /
had made up my mind to tell her
that night all that had been In my
heart for so many apprehcnsive
hours-that loved her that I
wanted her for my very own-in fact,
that she was the only gin in all the
world for me.
Oh. it is glorious to sit by the girl
you love and spin through the night
in silent, smooth-running machine.
/ drank in the full joy of it. A dozen
times l was on the point of speak
ing. l had been practicing steadily
at the steering. endeavoring to be
able to manage the machine with one
hand, in order to have the other free
for ALLEGES waist. l pictured it all
outflow she would listen in silence
then look at me with sparkling eyes
and let her pretty head fall on my
shoulder; and how l would then put
my arm around her, very tenderly
and draw her close and kiss her
But II did not turn out that way al
The daily tribune., 1905-12-01
QUEER DANISH SITUATION.
European and Diplomatic Gossip.

The late Lord Stanley. Of Alder
iey,. England. entertained abso-
lutely fantastic hatred towards
everything American. Some few years
ago the American Society In
London was holding Its annual
dinner on Independence Day, and In
vited Lord Stanley to the feast. His
reply, typical of his dislike of every
thing American, was: Lord Stanley
presents his compliments to the sec
retary of the American Society, but
can not conceive why he should have
been asked to banquet to celebrate
an uhatoned rebellion"
Countess Raben Levetzau, wife OF
the Danish Minister for Foreign AZ
fairs, is American horn, as Is her mo-
ther, wife of the Danish Minister ut
Berlin. By the bye 30 much has
been said about the personal popu-
larity of King Christian of Denmark,
that most people will probably be
surprised to learn that for twenty
years, until not many years ago,
there has been deadlock between
the veteran monarch and the ma
tional Legislature. The Liberals hnv
continuously held q majority In the
The daily tribune., 1905-12-01
Uncomfortable Ensiish Hotels.
W. d. Howells, In Harper's.

With the aid OF the two candles
which lighted I discovered the crate
In the wall near the head Of the bed.
and on examining It closely perceived
that there was fire In 1t. The crate
would have held quite n double hand
full OF coal II carefully put on: the fire
which seemed to be fiicliering SO feebly
had yet the weary energy to draw all
the warmth of the chamber up the
chimney. and l stood shivcring In the
temperature OF subtcrrnnenn dun
gcon. The place instantly gave EVIL
dence OF being haunted. and the tcsti-
mony Of my nerves on this point was
corroborated by the spectral play Of the
freight on the ceiling when I blew out
my candles. In the middle OF the night
l woke to the sense OF something creep
Ing with n rustllng noise over the floor
I rejected the hypothesis OF my bed
curtain falling into place. though I re-
menbered putting II back that I might
have light TO read myself drowsy.
knew at once that 1t was ghost
walking the night there, and walking
hard. Suddenly II ceased. and I knew
why. 1t had been frozen out.