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.7 riSIi QUApST OLD CIT Y . CM Title, "Athens f North Cro-Now- bat .Mcmory---ABOia i.urrliyard That is ,orylntering Memortal loiilaIBy--onv.;.Jin--"2. Interesting rseitM&-JJ , iiu rcinl Trawler a Sign of rroa-IM-iit y, Jfumeeous. , 1 -t . . Correspondence ot The Obwrver. Newbern, Jan. 17. Leaving Wil mington in "What was almost summer like weather, the run to Newbern was tnade over the road built over, a down years ago or wealthy Thomas M. Mc lntyre. of New Torlc, and taken oyer by the Atlantic Coast' Line, which system has so much trackage In this eectimu The trip was peculiarly tri teresttn and the only break In the monott&y Is at Jacksonville, where the 'Shortest river In the State, .New; river,"?; i crossed. It really begins Hthere. and Is deep and navi gable all the way to the ocean, be-, log ihence unique. It Is notable for oysters, wmcn are me larger State Mr. Mclntyre's fine estate, "Onlow Hall." i some miles down this Onslow county river. The road on to Newbern is swampy and In all the-higher land (hp work of the de stroyers, the saw mills, shows plainly. The big timber is mostly gone and - pitifully small sticks are going to the saws, Like the Indian, the timber " most go, It seems. The deals In it are astounding, and men with nerve and soma onty are making fortune. I i was told of a Newbern man. for ex ample, who gol a tip on a siwamp In ''Brunswick county, bought It for $36,- DflO nold it for 1200.000 and now the owner wants $300,000 for it ten times ( Tne price paio lor ii n. nine nunc ',,ato! -- f The timber world hag its eyes on eastern North Carolina and a score " of minors are afloat. One of those t Is that back of all the buyers Is the WWIWi ....... - - - j Oil. It 1 asserted that the latter de-, sires to control the eastern timber " lands. The State board of education " Is the largest holder, of what are gen , erally termed "Hwamp I.nds." So f large are the holdings that no man; , "no, not even an official, can tell you ' tha amount. Hut a noted timber man - sssurea me inai u ine mate wouiu hold all its swamp lands for twelve '. years, let us say, and guard against trespassers. It could have something -'which would easily ptiy it debt. Timber, fish and truck these are the . sources of wealth of the eastern sec r tion. Trucking is. say what one will, , ''largely speculation. The labor ques- ;'tlon Is more and more entering into It as a factor. Perhaps the best known J of all the fine truck farms In the State Js that of Hackburn & Wlllttt, at ' Newbern. Kditor Charles L. Htevene, --vof The Newborn Journal, drove me there, and Mr. Wlllett said that they were on the point of going out of that touslnenx. owing lo the difficulty which we laoor prooiem presenieu. l ven - tured to auggeM to him to write to tne Italian minister ano Hce lr people ' from that country could not be 1 ; brought In of satisfactory character. 'l,ast spring white at (Jalvpston. Texas, - I had the pleasure of meeting the mln , Ister, who said in all hl speeches and In his private remarks that he "'thought the South offered great op-! - portunitles to his people. j Now here I am, wandering away ; from Newbern itself, the next city on the Journey In the footsteps of the ' pioneers. Time was when it was known as the "Athens of North Caro . , Una." this because of Its schools. . That prestige is now merely a mem ory, though the old academy, which Ibis spring Is to celebrate Its centen- ---, ......... . ...... .iiu.i tMn tiauin DUHH It on Hhiu oi U hI met The niiirrit , population of Newbern is great and the Atlanilc Coast Line, by which throtiffhfarp the writer entored the "f dear old place, traverses "Darkest Newbern" at so slow a pace that the tf11w.Attlnf, . f dm..!. t . . J ... .wi. . m..m nrrmn linn III! I J able while the hordes of plckanlnles i show no evidence whatever of krdlu ,-Sulclde." but rather of an astonishing fecundity. Across the Trent river there -"lS James CltV. il neltllm.nl uhnllv African ami peculiar in many respects. ' It was land owned for generations by V Newbern family, ami In the early days of the Wvll war the negroes - "vp. ,,, III.-M- wiii'fi uiey were oi- JKlally styled "contraliands.'- Laltr 1 i they became 'frwilmen." Anyway. ;-.;;- . theiie iiiihI :.im il,l r,. ...... i r.. "a year and f force payment the flUle had u dosscn years ago to "make a dmonstrHttnn," quite like that M i " niiw on ine point or niaking against Venezuela and against. , about as s rry game too: in other 'words, had to send a regiment there. It Is khIiI the J.i men river blacks actu , aHy will not permit photographs to he i .taken of their viliiig.-. which Is a lan , gle of lanes. lortuus at the eastern , Stream!, and will. haMtutloiiH hither and yon. 84 Xawlism's sile wns choscm and De QrHfTenreld hikI his pluijiy company ;Of Hwltiers knew n Rood thing when -v . thev kmu' i ..i.... i.i . , . it..7. - ... i'iuviu liiHf-e. nei auHii ociuc-en two rivers; the New a' e wioe a ever ileiir. and the Trent short and deep.T and . leur. the produe: or itianv scores nT cypress 1 swan-rps-and xo full of that prec ious i ' llcjUld Whirl! thlU Kejiiil voulh of 93 : if ItrdU Hobert U Cree-y. of the Ko.id ; i i?0?? Kll'-U,,'," 'ii (r "Kneel i Betsjp" as h- chIIm It in hl fond way) i , declare Is Hi ;rue elixir of youth; 1 Iw tnaglc-ul water nhkh I'liiic- r,.-. -,1 ,)mu mi iiir unci i . so vainly. j , Tha- place !m Khorn where the i-en-j c ,Tt, w ! settlement was. Only i a Ilttl while an,, ,. 0f ,ne (),,,., ffnMi whti.l. ut,-...i i.. iv f l., lu MHle Ut tllC; . irie BIB WHM Cllt doWtl' i nd tike the (-l;iy of poor Caesar which ' 'L stopped the .rack to keep the wind ! in.iKlne warm Hi., mhhfu,.. of an editor, (liorlous .-ire the rivers, With shining Kparcx Bir,-tif., fn'r ' l'V. Willi H Vlllil y.f ui.n . I .... ... caulorial sight of a mi), though the gas boat I fast displiiclng everything "f else, and Its consumrtlve coueh I , lfrv disturber. '..v ' ' T I- ...... w wen snaiJed city arid with w many big and -idrt,.n. IlK-r Is a tendency to build the later ' r 100 closely fogslher. Pron ,erty brli)g big ngures and the In- rreaie In real estate values during the ast five years Is really remarkable. A ayeelsl pt t,t at tract ion Is the 1 eburrh , yard t I'hrl.i 1..1. fbrh. Th hurrb Itself Is n ,t old. - t the church yard, (not used for - ' lr"' 7r. is quite ancient, a -, rlent ihlng. go in North Carolina, "i t ?bur ad was the pia, 1 . burial of ncores of victim of th great yellow fever p,drmV ,f t7. T1mi- ihs bodtos er laid In trem-h-s, In 4uick lime, and the very pall-brar-ers of ten were the n)e, ths very ilt?!1"" t""1 V lh last kindly ofivas for their friend on soma ol tn tombs are carved what were intended, to b the face of sn e quaint Indeed, in fairly bold relief on low uptight iani fit brow stone, Th? mmt ihortmgh y r,Joyabl of all the, memorials s a isb of large lm m which 1s this Inwriptlon, deeply carved: Ta the memory of Charles Klllott,, lately At torny General .for this Mrovlnce, Hen sr judged toy h . company they keep, but it (rt a ay to shsa tip a woman fey her fist, ' Judg her ly the amount of Holllstrr's Itocky Mountain Tea she takes) 3$ cents. Tea or TabJeta . b; ji Jordan s Co, who - died' Anno 47M. i Jin.;' bonest , law yer JndeedV Tha. moral ofhla, as Captain Cutte would Jiavo said. -"lies la .ths appreciation' of It" - At all events, , vlaiUng ' lawyers art not - In frequently taken to se it-' A great double slab -covers tha of Sar rah, wifefof John Hyman,'who died in 171. This grava waa broken into during tha civil war,- In a probable search for concealed valuables. , It stood In the centra -of the aisle of the old Christ church. One 4omb la to a mother aged 1 years, who left two children. Soma of tha bodies of the yellow fever victims were found last year when tha foundation was dug for a parish home. The grave of the - not ed John Stanly is In .the church yard. Christ church baa a communion ser vice which was the gift of King George the II. There yet " remains some other royal gifts of this kind In North Carolina. There is at Hertford one given by Queen Anne. The Christ church service was during me civh war taken by Rev. Dr. A. A. Watson to Wilmington, thence to Fayette- viiie. At tne latter place u was mo den In a garret and a lot of empty bottles were thrown on it When those Inquisitive gentlemen known as "Sherman's bummers' arrived on the scene they of course got Into the gar ret, but they balked at the bottles, and wi the splendid service escaped. There .are Ave pieces, all beating the royal arme and the letters "Q. B" which stand for "Oeorgtus ' Re." There Is another royal gift In the shape of the Bible and Prayer Book, dated 0752, on these being the royal rms. The grave of the eminent Judge Wil liam Gaston Is in the new cemetery and Is marked by a marble of singu lar dignity. Gaston was a grand gen tleman and a many-sided man. He wrote the State song, "The Old North fttate." in his office at Raleigh, h block from the capltol, and the lady who composed the music : for It and played the accompalnment the first time is yet living Jn Raleigh In the house in the grounds, which Is the old office. I 'our miles away are the graves of Governor Richard Dobbs Speight, standing in a tangle of undergrowth, and uncared for. A lady told me she was there last year and saw human bones lying near. The vaults were rifled during the clvlal war. They are In a field near the Trent river Of the colonial days some relics re main. The most interesting Is a wing of what was known as Governor Tryon's "palace." It Is now a dwell ing. It was for a while a stable and later a public school. Mrs. Nash, a sister of the late Major Graham Daves, gave me an early picture of the "palace," which shows Its gran deur. Indeed it was the finest build ing In the colony. The very hand some residence of Mr. James A. Bryan was not completed until af ter the war of the Revolution (though begun before), and Washington was a guest there in 1791. Mrs. Henry R. Bryan let me have an order made by Gen. Blount for the movements of the "troop of horse," which ware the per sonal escort of the greatest American on his notable tour of the South. Two of the most Interesting person ages In Newbern are Col. John D. Whitford and Mr. William H. Oliver, and their pride in the place Is finite. Col. Whitford now lives a rather re tired life, which is to be deplored, as his conversation is replete with Infor mation. He told me about some curi ous Indian mounds on the Trent river, several hundred feet in length, per haps 100 feet wide and many feet high. It was once his purpose to explore one of these great tumuli, which are probably burial mounds, possibly of chiefs. There are many mounds In the State, but few have been opened ex cept In the extreme West. Mr. Mann S. Valentine, of Richmond, opened a number In Cherokee county about 40 years ago. In all the towns of importance the Daughters of the Confederacy are found to be quite a vital force and very prominent In historical matters. This is the case at Newbern, where this has very attractive looms. In these was seen the 'battle flag of the Second Regiment and this was asked for at once. In order that It may be properly cared for in the Hall of His tory. Some Interesting relics were obtained, among others excellent large portraits of Francis Hawks and Wil liam Onston, together with smaller ones of colonial notables and North Carolina Confederate general. No place In the State has been so harried by "relic hunters," or seekers after and their pride in the place Is finite. Newbern. These buy anything and everything and take It North. Of course a lot of the things thus bought are later exhibited as "some of our old family relics, you know." There used to be scores of door knqekers, but now they are scarce. At the stately old Davis mansion Mrs. Nash, born Miss Davis. wh In 1861 was the wife of the lamented Governor Kills, kindly, showed me the most su perb mahogany furniture so far seen on this tour. It all goes to Florida lo two of her nieces. One of the most curious things seen here was a niiarple. or flat bottomed sail boat, with the startling name. "J. K. Jehovah," on each side of the bow. It was not possible that anyone could have such a name. After Inquiring It was learned that the builder was a "Holiness'' man. and all the world knows what queer things those "holy people" can do and do do. Another odd thing seen was a sign over a darkey eating house "Mary Moves Sandwiches." There was no comma In the sentence. Some of Mary's giiesis were observed assisting the dusky Madame Moves in the "mov ing'' of the provender. Commercial travelers are exceeding ly numerous In eastern North Caro lina. It s a sign of prosperity. These travelers any limes are good. The residents say as much. There is talk about the tobacco crop and a big cut In the acreage. There Is esas'less talk of limber and. lumber. Truck Is a popular theme. The labor question Is discussed. In fact, over a week out from Raleigh now. l have heard only one political remark, this being: 'Vmk out for Governor Glenn and see If he doesn't give Senator Overman a whirl for the Kenatorship." This was a long distance remark, to be FRED A. OLDS. To Protm Reporters. Press and Printer. In order to protect the confidences of t hone who give Interviews to news paper reporters. State Senator Jack son, of Iowa, will introduce In the Iowa legislature a bill c easing re porters with lawyers, doctors and priests in that they shall not be forced to testify to Information they have received while In tha discharge of their duties, ' "In these days," says the Senator, "the newspaper reporter plays an Important part tn tha world and naturally runs across a good many things he cannot print It Is often necessary In giving Information to a reporter, in order to make tha situa tion clear, to recount 'events which could not be made public without Injuring innocent persons. That - is Just as much a ' professional secret as any given doctor," ; K, B. Truth. Bt Paul, June J Unl ive lived long! remember well when tbe Mississippi was a brook. ' My good health and life cam by taking Holifster's. Rocky Mountain Tea. 91 cents. . R, H. Jordan C.". - MR, ,WlLXtAMS ,TX , SPKAK. Democratic; Minority ; leader in Con s grease Will bo Tm of Davidson's v Commencement - Orators - Sermon by Dr. W. yf. Moore. f v , Correspondence of The Observer.. -) ; Davidson. Jan. J, Dr. Smith made an announcement at chapel this morn ing Which wa balled by the students with evident marks 'of ? satisfaction, not to say delight. ; It was to the ef fect that the' Honorable 'John Sharp Williams, tb distinguished Congress man from Mississippi. 2 and leader of the , Democratic minority In ; tha v preV-' ent Congress, has signified-j his ac ceptance of the Invitation - to ; deliver the commencement address at ' Pavldi son, the last of May. The good offices of Representative Webb from this dis trict In helping . to secure this distinguished speaker 'was , publicly noted by Dr. Smith. J ' - " t With a tutnealautAAto from Rev. Dr. James I. Vance and v an oration "by Williams, the outlook for a brilliant commencement seems to be very .'fine. Yesterday tbe college and town was treated to the great privilege and en- Joyed the all too Infrequent pleasure of hearing Kev. Dr. w. w. wtoore preach both morning and . evening. Of course much was expected .from this distinguished preacher and . loyal son of Davidson, and much was rea lised In the way of enjoyment In the morning he took as his textt 'There la another King, one Jesus." In 'a rapid but forceful review the speaker traced the marvelous growth of Chris tianity from its humble beginnings, picturing the great scene in which Constantino did reverence to Its foun der when the dignitaries of the Church gathered at Nice,; also that when Charlemagne deemed tha proud est moment in his life, to have placed upon h(s head the "iron" crown, so caled because the iron band over-laid with gold was popularly supposed to have been made f ronv one of the eplkea used in nailing the Savior to the cross. Napoleon, too, wicked man that he was, the greats! military ge nius of the ages entertained some of the same reverence and did obedience before the same symbol of authority. How are we to explain this, but as a proof of the Kingship of Jesus. And His Kingship lies further not mere ly In His intellectual greatness su preme as this is, nor in His code of morals unequeled as this is, nor In His benefactions wonderful as these are, but chiefly and foremost in Hs power to save. His work as a Re deemera Savior of lost men. At night Dr. Moore preached on, "Endure Hardness as a Good Soldier." The sermon elaborated "duty, discip line and devotion" as the marks of such a soldier. The whole discourse was In Dr. Moore's happiest and most attractive style. To-night he lectures on "The Nile Valley." The following were elected marshals In the Bumenean Society this morn ing: L,. T. Wilds. Columbia; L. McNeil, Columbia: O. M. Moore, S. C; R. K. Abel, 8. C. The new officers are, Robt. King, president; John McEach ern vice president; O. M. Mopre, sec retary. Mr. Tom Hall, who 'was hurt so badly Friday evening by a falling limb, has not yet regained full con sciousness, and his condition Is very serious. If there Is no bad Injury to the skull or brain which as yet can not be determined, he will likely well. PAYBTTEVILLK NEWS. Telegraph I vine Between Aberdeen and Hope Mill Monument to Old Soldier -Negro Teacher in Court. Correspondence of The Observer. Faysttevlllo, Jan. 87. "Prof." Evans, a colored teacher, was arraigned yesterday In Magistrate Oderby'a court, charged with Inhumanly whipping a pupil, the daughter of Joe Monroe. In the absence of witnesses, the trial was postponed.. 1 he Aberdeen and Rocktllsb Railroad Company, through Its president, Mr. John Blue, has mode a contract with the West ern Union Telegraph Company to place a telegraph line along the rallrroad be tween Aberdeen and Hope Mills,' ', Mr. J. M. Cook, or Columbia, S. C, representing the Wyley Tobacco Company of Danville, Va., will make his head quarters In this city for the future. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Bank of Fayetteville yesterday, Mr. A. K. Martin, a prominent business man of the city, was made a member of the board. Mr. J. F. Talbot, the purchaser Of "Rome." at the east end or Clarendon brodge, near town, mention of which was made In the last news letter to The Observer, will build there a cotton gin, oil mill, anif several tenements, besides conducting a store. Miss Jean Roberton pleasantly enter tained a number of friends at cards last evening at the family home on Dick street. , In reply to "E. R. MCKV' writing from Fayetteville to The Charlotte Observer of yesterday, ti6th Instant, the oorrespend ent hn only to say that, tn discussing the prohibition question,- recently, he gave facts, which can Be easily verified from the records of the mayor the magi strate and' the United States commis sioner's courts, and by -reference to -the tiles of the-lally and Weekly Fayetteville Observer. He Is content ; to rest this against the Individual opinions of "E. R. McK." with the suggestion In conclu- Inn Hull I, la illaiinii.lniia tn nnn l-n. ! respondent to put words; even by Impll : cation, Into the mouth ot another eor j respondent, which he did not use. The writer did not sav that "tne town was floating away." He simply gave tne ap parent vlxlble supply of tlquor, leaving the render to clmw his own oanelusionx. Mr. F. F. iiulliird, n native ofw :umber bnd .county, now a very successful busi ness man of Savannah, Ga.f has given to Mr. K- U. Rennsburg, the well-known marble cotter, corner t-of"'Hay and lturgess streets, a commissi Sa , for a monument to his grandfather, .-who wss n soldier and an officer In the American Hevolution. Mr. Imllard says that there are yet living, in this county and section, so immyMc-scendants of his Revolutionary ancestor that nlekle from each would pay for n handsome memorial Stone, The wife of George Washington, color ed, who lives near the silk mills, died sometime during last night, lying In bed try the side of her husband,; who knew nothing of the death until be get up this morning, called her. nod received no re sponse. He notified the autnnrltles, end an Inciuest was held, the rverdlct being death by heart disease. . v . QIKKN VICTORIA'S HAIR. lis Great Profusion Was Always Cause of Wontler. - Even at the age of JO years, Queen Victoria's hair was a marvel of luxu riance. The court physician, follow-ins- Prnf Cnn&'u dlseoverv: undoubt edly treated her Majesty's scalp with a germ destroying preparation. una was not made public. It Is not known, however., that the remedy for dandruff, the germ destroying - ele ment, is embodied In Newbro's Her piclde, the on.y hair preparation on th,e market that does destroy the dan druff germ. Without dandruff, tufir wMll grow profusely, and falling hair wilt be stopped. "Destroy tha causa, you remote the effect" Hold by leading druggists. Bend 10c. in stamps for sample to The Herplctde Co.. Detroit. Mich.. It H. Jordan Co.. Bpectal Agents. n-,., A reasonable amount of food thor ouahly digested and properly ssslml-! tated - win - aiways increase ' tne strength. If your stomach Is a nittle ofT' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat and enable the digestive organs to assimilate and transform all foods Into tlssus-bulldlng blood. Kodol relieves Sour . Stomach, " Weighing, Heart-Diirn and all forms of Indiges tion. , palatable ami strengthening. Sold bjr King's Dru Ca , , . ,- , ; Strong Testimony' from the University; of ;tv; ? ,r -Virginia; rM-w - ,A' x,., -IN URIC ACID DIATHESIS. GOUT. JMEUMATOM, t LITPAEMIA and th like. ITC AOTONIS; ; -3H PROMPT AND LASTING Ceo. Den. Johnston, M.D., XV.VProK Geology and Abdominal Surgery, (Jnivtrsiiyof T'tV'JsJ and Gynecological Assn., Ex-Pres, Virginia Mtdual Soctety brgeon MtnWpUai Richmond, V.i "If I were asked what tnineiyl watet ( bat the widest range of usefulness, IfrTTYLO 01X310 I woul4 nnhesitatingly answer, ltf r!rw In Uric Acid Dlathesla, Clout, Rheumatism, LUhaemta. a nd tb elike, its , beneficial effects are prompt and laatlng. . . . Almost guv case ot, pyelitis and Cy5tltis will be alleviated by It, and many cured. I have bid evfietteeef the undoubted Disintegrating. Solvent and Ellmioatlajr ; 1 powers of this water in Renal Calculus, and have known its long continued ; use to permanently break up the gravel-forming habit T "IT SHOULD BC RECOGNIZED AS AN ARTICLE 0T MATERIA MEDICA." ; . James L. Cabell. M.D., A.M., UL. By former Prrf.PkysM ogy and Surgery in ihe Medical Department tn the Untverstty of V'? Board - v . ' unixnin of Health: wviinw well-known theraoeutic resource. It as an article of Materia Medica." "NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH IT IN PREVENTING URIC ACID DEPOSITS IN THE BODY." , . Dr. P B. Barrlnger, Chairman of Faculty and Professor of Physi- '..i..JZ rtt Isa.. -j- trT-i-i flHMTjn 1n ' "After twfllv vHtl' oiofv. university or rwrmu, Mwmwiimi. -v. - - -j v- practice I have no hesitancy in found nothinret. ..Imna tAfawra inpreventing unCACta tocompare with UVltAUU Isl 1 HI IfAI EK, Deposit, in the body. ft KNOW Or NO REMEDY COMPARABLE TO IT." WlTi. D. Towles, M D.f late Prof, of Anatomy and Materia Medica, University of Va.: "In Uric Acid Diathesis, Gout, Rheumatism, Rheumatic Oout, Renal Calculi and Stone In the Bladder, I know of no Voluminous medical testimony sent ou request. For sale by the general drug and mineral water trade. PROPRIETOR, BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VA GIXBE-TlMXrTEH AT HARVARD. Gordon Gardner, After Serving In British Army and Visiting Every Land Ruled by Kngland, Scores Success as English Student at Cam bridge -Preparing a Scries of Ar ticles on His Wanderings for a Leading Magaalne. Correspondence to The Observer. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 28. Last June a tall, modest young fellow ap peared In Cambridge one day, asking In a broad, English accent, where he could And the offices of Harvard Uni versity. It was the summer school he wanted, there to put to test almost the crowning ambition of his life. He wanted to sea, if he could write write good English, the sort that the best magazines would accept. He was Gor don Gardiner, bronzed and tanned by the sun of every climate In the world, by every ocean that washes the shore of continent- Every land Under the rule of the British empire he had visited. He had served in the British army and civil service, "had tried a dozen occu pations, and was successful In each. He was how ready to try his hand at writing.?, So he settled comfortably in Cam bridge, found before long, friend af ter friend that he had met in his trav els around the world and spent his summer writing for the critics of the summer school. His vast fund of ex perience Impressed those who read his first attempts, and his apt phrases made, even commonplace" scenes take on some beauty. He had never made a - public address, though in private his,; conversation was as entertaining as his writing. His Instructors ad vised him to begin writing of his trav els. This he has begun, having found that he can write, and one of the prin cipal magaslnes Is soon to begin a ser ies ot stories from him. He found that he could talk, too. His first experience was before a Har vard clasa It was not, an easy task he was set to perform as his nrt ap pearance In public. It was before the third year class in composition, which is carefully selected from the great number of students in the University who' write better than the ordinary. This small class of 30 men are the ones who stand the severest test, and knowing that their standard of good English is high. Gardiner was embar rassed. Soon his embarassment wore off, and he talked 'on smoothly and fluently, until the hour had passed even before he realised It. Many of his hearers afterward said they had not noticed how long he spoke. Since then, he has Bpoken to students at other times, telling them simple sto ries of experiences in various parts of the world. So readily dtd he fall Into this habit that he has now consented to give two talks In the Hotel Tull- lerles in Boston February 1 and Feb-I ruary 8, the first on "Ceylon," and the second on "The Siege of Klmberly." In the siege he was 'a member of the British forces shut-up- there, and was i a close frie id of - Labram, the Amerl- can engineer of Buffalo, N. T., who; was the man who really saved Kim-I barly :tn the British,' Labram, It was, who looked at few; Shells, nevr hav ing ieen one made, and then proceed ed lo make a supply for the army. He served for . seven years in the civil service In India and brought back some Interesting , stories of Rudyard Kipling. While he admires Kipling's writings, he says he Is far fspm de scribing scenes accurately. His de scriptions are those of a second hand observer. He also says that the Eng lish in India have no great regard for Kipling. ... 4 To a hearer not familiar with India at first hand, Gtardiner's descriptions of India sound much like Kipling's Gardiner says, however, that Kipling nu ..a. n.n-AW ...Mr At AfiMAf-v.tlnn Build the very start ' Wirt , ' ' 'r 11 Fern's Malt-TcMc i t y St .. .. 1 LS . n ri stssa ajias v.ii n .hi. : . " , . . .r should be recognized by the profession stating that for prompt results I have and made the rest of the description to suit himself. V, V - An interesting bit of Gardiner's ex perience was in India,, where he was taken with swamp, fever. He lay for weeks hovering Just before death's door, and the only thing he had to read was a novel on Indian life, de scribing the feelings of the very ill ness he was then stricken with. He felt that he was dying and reading of his own sensations nearly finished him. Another description . was in Af rica, where he was sick. He was parched by the beat, shut up in a small cabin, the heat almost beyond endur ance. Suddenly a sharp ring sounded on the roof. Another came, sounding strange and far off.. His mind swerved and with a cry he ran out Into the air. Into the large and cooling drops of rain which had already begun to fall rapidly. He was in Cenral America during one of the revolutions there and came near being Impressed into the ser vice. He found it easy to get into Venezuela, but very difficult to leave. This adventure was run into by ac cident, as he had simply taken passage on a ship bound south, hoping he might land in some interesting place. Thus he has spent many years, and Is still not over 30. He carries -himself as erect as any man's idea of the British soldier could picture. His ac cent is broader than the stage Eng lishman's, but every word Is so sin cere that it Is Impossible to conceive of his assuming at all. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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