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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Pre»ldent. Telephone Connections. Subscription Rstes: One Year $4.50 Sis Months 2.50 Three Month! 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sundsy by THE GEORGIAN CO, st 25 W. Altbsms Street, Atltnts, Gs. ■rr'd ■■ eecondriasa matter April S. ISO*, at the PnatnFtr* at Attiala. Oa.. under set of conxnaa at March J. U78. Unlesa thou find occasion, hold thy tongue; Thyself or other* careless talk may wrong. —Sir John Denham. Let Us Stand by Shonts and Roosevelt, Prom tnuttertngs already heard at Washington and more particularly voiced by Senator Hale In the senate, I’ la quite evident that there will be precipitated at an early day a fierce contest over the type anti nature of the Panama canal. Upon one side of this question stands the official and representative engineer, who has the matter in charge, and whose fame and repute.must rest upon the successful and effective construction of this mighty water way. L r pon the other side stands a motley company, aomo of whom may be sincerely canght by the superficial "sea level canal” Into advocating that type upon lie basis of a supposed simplicity and effectiveness. Joined to this Is another company of protestanta, whose motives are, at least, open to the widest suspicion. Neither we nor our representatives In congress can af ford to blind ourselves for a moment to the fact that thrro are vast corporate Interests in this republic whose prosperity will be Impaired by the canal. With trans continental freights taking from nine to thirteen days u> cross the continent by rail from Ban Francisco to Now York, and with fast sailing vessels making the trip through the Panama canal In a little over 14 days, one can see that tho enormous savings In freight by the water route will Inevitably force down the rates of trans-conti nental freight, and diminish the volumo of the shipments made by rail. This furnishes a motive for opposition, which In this material age Is the most vigilant, the most tire- l< sa, the most unscrupulous and the most effective In all the channels of legislation and power which deal with grant enterprise* and with popular rights. It may be simply set down as a certainty that the n»tiB-contlnent*l railways, through their vast and pow erful lobby, will bring to bear every agency of Influence in their power, either to thwart the completion of the • n mil or to give It to the world so handicapped and In- •-ff-Kitlve that Its power for service aud for reduction of freights and of time will be greatly curtailed. Theodore I’- Shonts, who Is the official chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, and himself ons of the tir.it engineers of the world, and his staff of subordinate • urlneers, are all agreed that the lock canal is both qulckor In construction, more durable In type, more et- f- ' tlvo in use, and will admit of greater speed and larger tonnage In Its Vessels than the sea lovel canal. Mr. Shonts and his coadjutors demonstrated conclu sively In bis Atlanta speech that the sea level canal lx not nearly what tho world understands It to be; that It is not as Is itopularly thought, a straight, open and un Interrupted channel through which ships can freely pass from ocean to ocean, but Is, In the first place, equipped with a large tidal lock, the most objectionable and dan gerous lock from tho operating standpoint In use, .while th.- sea level canal Itself is a deep, narrow, tortuous gorge which ships cannot navigate, even according to the estimate of the men who recommend that type of canal, Ht a greater speed than four miles an hour. Mr. Shouts unhesitatingly predicts that If thq sea- level canal was finished, within thirty days after Its com pletion congress would be called on for an appropriation to begin tho Indispensable work of enlarging It .He showed clearly, flrat, that the lock canal could be com pleted for about half the coat and In about half the time I of the sea-level. Second, that It would be adequate for all commerce which can be reasonably expected to seek that route dur ing tho next one hundred and fifty years. Third, That it It should be necessary the lock canal could be more cheaply and more quickly enlarged than the sea level canal. Fourth, because from the operating viewpoint, the fast large ship* could be put through more safely and more quickly than through the sea-level canal. And last, that the eslmated cost of operation will save to the government every year in the lock canal $2,- 340,000. Now, It will be realised that Hr. Shonts has no poe- sllde Interest in the lock canal beyond the fame and rep utation which he Is to hand down to posterity In ! thl* groat achievement There, can be no possible graft in him In advocating the cheaper of the two canals, and ht- I* rich enough with his millions of money to be be yond the reach of bribes or grafts, even It he were capa ble of being tempted In that direction. Further than itni. he stakes his professional Judgment and that of his ! eminent and capable subordinates upon the superior de sirability In every way of the lock canal, and In this view he has thq thorough Indorsement and the hearty Booperstlon of the fearless and honest, even If some times mistaken, president of the United States. Now, In this fierce light which la Inqiendlng over tho n pe of canal, we have what seems to be a very distinct balance of the contending factions. Upon one side the i i- Kldent, the professional engineer and his subordinate engineers, with their official and professional asaur- ;hh e of the superiority, economy and efficiency of the lock canal, and with no possible motive behind It except in band down to history at the earliest time the achleve- iii- nt of a great work which will fix the substantial re- E 1-nit of its builders In future generations. On the other side, a mistaken conception of the na- tnro and structure of the sea level canal, and the exis tence of a vast and powerful corporate lobby, who have a distinct and clearly understood Interest in delaying. If i ot In actually crippling the entire scheme of the Isth mian canal. From general principles aud from |iest experiences -'I- ere inclined to distrust and oppose that legislation which Is favored by the transcontinental tobt|y and the senators who usually vote with It Under these circumstances, • what would seem more natural than that representative newspapers of the South, and representative public men of the South should stand by Shouts and the president In the fight for the lock • n il across the Isthmus of Panama. There was not a man among the several hundred ugh-golng and unusually representative Georgians who- gathered In iho chamber of commerce last Wed nesday night, who were not thoroughly Impressed and convinced by the great engineer of the Hiiperlor claim* of the lock canal. If a motion bad been made In that | meeting at that time, them Is no man who doubts that I It would have been carried unanimously and enthusias tically and by a rising vote to endorse tbe type of canal proposed by the president and bit great engineer. The Georgian sincerely trusts that our representa tives In tbe senate and In congress will give to these matters tbe same fearless and disinterested considera tion which they are accustomed to do, and we confi dently believe that In thla view of It, unless there be nme genuine and convincing reason not yet mado man ifest, they will give their votes and tbelr voices to tho lock canal of Shonts and Roosevelt. The Need for Parks. would he easy to reduce the names to that of the car- j glory and prosperity of this splendid commonwealth, penter, the sawyer, the smith—save the mark!—or some and no one phase In the history of these Georgla-C.tr>- of the Twelve Apostles. jllnans has l>een more quickened through loyalty. Lot lee- Since the people themselves are to he translnti d,' to the commonwealth of their residence tl.sn to the com- why not their names? It would afford Infinite relief tb m0 nwpalth of their nativity, than these annual festival a long suffering public, so we go on record in favor : occggions ; n which the glories of both states are magni of Congressman Burke's hill and endorse Champ Clark's ' flcd and re |,eated for the respect nnd honor of the present speech, even before he delivers It. 1 generation. The South Carolina Society Is not peculiarly an Burton’s succesBor In the senate Is a farmer. The; Institution of Atlanta. Let that be clearly understood garden mcceBBor In the senate Is a farmer, eed appropriation will sit up and take notice. Two Typical Young Atlantans. The most Interesting thing In all Atlanta Is the peo ple of Atlanta, and no subject of editorial comment can be more timely and proper than the people who make or help to make this twentieth century city. Among these, and among the most vital of them, are Nothing that baa recently been suggested has mat the fWQ young men who hav , Ju , t con9Ummated , n the with more general Indorsement than tbe communication rea , ( .„, ato bnH , n< . 8a _ that , and lmportant transac- from Mr. J. O. Roaaman recently pnbll.hed In The Goor- „ on recorded In our columns on Monday. gian.ln favor of the purchase of a small pork area in the. Fonmt ^ G Adalr have , nveated on theIr central portion of the city, aa a breathing place for the j Qwn part tw<> hundred and flf(y thouiaDd doIIa „ , n tha purchase of two pieces of property on Whitehall and general public, for public conveniences, and other pur poses not met by the larger pleasure grounds like Grant Park and Ponce DeLeon. It la agreed that a suitable site for such a park In the central aectlon of the city would coat a considerable amount of money, but U must be borne In mind that fire or ten year* from now tbe same site will cost consider ably more money, and tbe time to prepere for tbe future Is before values have advanrod any further. Tbls I* not any spasmodic effort on the part of At lanta alone, but there la r. general movement all over the codntry In favor of small parks scattered throughout the large clUea. 8t. Louis is now In the mldit of an agl taUon In favor of Issuing $670,000 In ootids for tbe pur- pose ot Increasing tbe number of these park* and the proposition la receiving cordial support. In advocating thl* .movement It Is pointed out that New York ha* 4$ small parks and squares and municipal playgrounds, and la equipping all of her school buildings with playgrounds surrounding the building or on the roof. New York has ■pent $10,000,000 In the past ten years for these recrea tion places. Chicago naa 35 small parka and iqnaraa. already con structed and equipped, and 32 planned or In process of construction, and 11 municipal playgrounds. Chicago has spent within the paet ten years $3,500,000 for theie recreation places. Boston has 16 small porks and squares, 18 public playgrounds nnd four bathing beaches. Boston baa playground within a half mile of every child In the crowded portion of the city. Cleveland has nine small parka and squares and eight municipal playgrounds. 8L Louis has ten imall parks and square* and one municipal playground. The enormous coat ot small park areas In London, New York and Chicago I* sufficient evidence that At lanta should secure them now before real estate values Increase to almost prohibitive prices. The San Francisco disaster proved the valuo of small parks and open spaces In checking the spread of fire and In furnishing a refuge for tbe homeless thou sands. Atlanta needs these open spacen In the crowded dlitrlota. Small parks and playgrounds In the crowded dis tricts decrease Juvenile crime; decrease the death rate, especially among the children; supply light nnd air to all tho community; furnish dally recreation and pleas ure to the pooplo, and aid powerfully In the develop ment of a wholesome and healthy cttlsenahlp. They are tho safety valves for social discontent, because they supply to the people thoso opportunities for recreation which rightfully bolong to them. The city of Atlanta could not make any better Invest ment than to purchase ono or more sites for small parks In the congested section of the city before It Is too late. Queen Victoria will not even wear a bombasine drees now. Americanize the Hard Names. King Chrononhotonthologos was not the only man who ever had a hard name. In a moment of aberration we might remark that Wood, and 8tone. and the like, are equally hard. Rut In the eenee of the difficulty ot spelling and pro nouncing them they are to be. reformed If a measure which his been Introduced In tho house of representa tives by Congressman Burke, of Plttaburg. becomes a law. He has prepared an amendment to the naturalisa tion bill which provides that foreigners with unpronounce able names will have to adopt some good old Ameri can patronymle If they wish to b* taken under die pro tecting wing of tho United States government. Champ Clerk, we ere told, will make one of hit characteristic speeches on the subject and othera no lets gifted will push along the work of reform. Thla Is as It should be. Tbe names which we are sometimes called upon to pronounce can. In point of fact, only be pronounced abominable, and It la time to call for a new deal. It Is pointed out as a-practical fact that the work of amalgamation will be greatly facilitated If our natural ised citizens, and particularly those who are exchanging the autocratic rule of the Romanoffs for the freedom of the United States, will only take up with some good old name which our experience with subscription lists and open accounts and high dives and stolen Jewels has made familiar. There Is a practical bearing to this sort of thing. Some of the subjects of the Csar, when tbey come ovei here and get Into trouble, make It almost Impossible for tbe newspapers to give them s square deal, and In ihv event that they wander off to some other country and get Imprisoned they are liable to be taken out. tried aud executed before we can ever get their names properly transmitted to the constituted authorities In a protest against their punishment. This places a well meaning government In a very embarrassing predicament and la liable at any time to Involve us In diplomatic comidlca- tlons. Volume* of eloquence could not have been more ef fective than the ruae adopted by Congressman Burke, when he sent a list ot these jaw-breaking names to the clerk's desk to be read, preparatory to hla discussion of the measure ha has Introduced. It was an obvious Imposition on the reading clerk. It sounded like the death list of the engagement around Mukden or a eali of the rail of *he douma. We have no doubt that tha bouse looked like a rustle Sabbath with a bun saw whirring stridently In solitude In the middle distance. In nine cases out of tan it la possible to translate these names literally and make them Into very Intelli gible English. If they would cure themselves of the Itches” and tb* "koffa,” which seem to afflict them, it Peachtree streets, which at one stroke brings them Into the Hat of Atlanta's large real estate owners, as ther have long been perhaps the oldest and largest real estate firm In the city. The lesson that this transaction carries la a two fold one. It la a lesson of method, and a lesson of taltb. Forrest and George Adair Inherited nothing from tbelr distinguished and popular father but the real es tate business which they now control. Outalde of this legacy, erery dollar of hla fortune went to the mother of hla children. With rare Judgment and fidelity, these young men have concentrated their entire time and at tention upon tbe bualnesa which came to them by in heritance. They have absolutely and studiously avoided a con nection with any other business. They have refused to be directors In sny other cor poration except one of a purely nodal nature. They have refused to lend themaetves tolnvestment They havo refused to lend themselves to Investment In any other form of Raking money. And tbey hare, by mutual agreement, cut themselves off from any possible contact with personal politic* or from the holding of any office, city, county or state. Tbey have simply single shotted the real estate bus iness In Atlanta. They do nothing else, they depend upon nothing else, and they are connected with nothing else.' .They have not a dollar of money which tbey have not made themselves. They have not a dollar of money which they have not made In tbe real estate business. Tbey have not a dollar of money which they bare not made In the real estate business In Atlanta. And on Saturday they Invested a quarter of a million dollars In their own names In the real estate of Atlanta. The leasoni derived from this transaction relate first to the value of concentrated, consistent effort along a cer tain line of business. They carry a further Impression of an absolute and urvarying faith In the real estate of the city In which they live. And they demonstrate conclusively that that faith was well founded In a city like Atlanta, and that any man who plants hla business upon thla confidence and holds to It aa steadily, as loyally, and ns Intelligently ns Forrest and George Adair have done, will reap the logical and Inevitable rewards which havo como to them. Now there cun bo no lesson to young men growing In business, In trade, or In the professions In Atlanta, more wholesome than the history of these men as ex pressed In the paragraphs which we have written above. Faith, constancy, Integrity and Intelligence, joined to la bor, conquer all things, and Forrest and George Adair have atroady conquered not only the queatlon of a worldly competenoy at an early age, but they have conquered as well the respect and confidence of their fellow men, and deserve to rank among the first and moat useful forces In the progress of the twentieth cen tury city of the South. It is the "South Carolina Society of Georgia," and Its scope Includes those native sons of the Palmetto state who. In every portion of the state. Join their unlni- pcached loyalty to Georgia to a tender and reverent memory tor their native South Carolina. New York now has an excellent outlet for her spoiled meat She can feed It to the now python. He doesn't kpow any better. The South Carolina Georgians. The 8outh Carolina 8oclety of Georgia, whoae ban quet on the twenty-eighth of last June was justly reck oned among the moat brilliant events In Atlanta's aoclal history, has announced another grand banquet on the evening ot June 28, 1906. • Governor Heyward, Senator Latimer, Hon. Mllledge Bonham and other prominent South Carollnane will bo guests of the society, and Its annual celebration prom ise* to rank henceforward among tbe leading social events of tho South. , Georgia Is rich In the element which South Caro lina has contributed to Its cltlsenihlp- Tbe names once linked with the Palmetto state are now a part of the “Samanthy Billins.” Mlsa Georgia Elizabeth Duncan, of Atlanta, has given to the world through the Mutual Publishing Company of thla city, a very charming little volumo entitled "Samantha Billina of Ilangln-Dog.” and the volume has met with a cordial reception by the critics and liter ary folk of the state. Miss Duncan has been for some years well known as a popular figure of Atlanta society, and as a delineator of the cracker dialect In It* best and purest form. She ha* been a striking and much desired feature at the amateur theatricals and entertainments given by tho soci ety folk of the city, and her advent Into literature will undoubtedly be applauded by a large and admiring circle of admirers. We can offer upon our own part upon "Samanthy Bllllua of Hingln-Dog" nothing that will be so pertinent and so Impressive as that which comes from Mrs. Lundy H. Harris, that brilliant and now famous literary woman, of Georgia, residing for the time In Nashville. Tenn. Mrs. Harris saya of the book: - ‘‘Samanthy Billina of Hangtn-Dog" la the most de lightful book I have read in many a day. I have Just had time to read It. which accounts for my delay In making comment upon It. I rejoice In and for my Geor gia friend, Miss Duncan. Her book Is tho sincere ex pression of the heartiest and simple sympathetic Inter pretation of one of the most admirable types of human nature In this world to me. The illusion Miss Duncan produces Is so perfect that It Is the sweet, quaint reality, and her vocabulary 1b delightful. I envy her In that be cause It la so much better than my own, when I have tried to Interpret the same kind of dialect character. » "I thoroughly admire and cordially commend to Southern reader* the delightful quality of 'Samanthy Billins.’ ” This Is comment from one of the highest critical authorities of the South. The Georgian adds Its own endorsement for the naturalness, the kind humor and the sweet sincerity of this little volume, which ought to add materially to the prosperity and to tho famo of Its author. The current Issue of Harvle Jordan’s Cotton Jour nal has for Its outside page, the handsome face, and tbe handsomer record of John D. Walker, of Sparta, who raised $10,000 from Southern banks for the South ern Cotton Association. Mr. Walker's years, though few, have been the record of constant and progressive achievement He Is not only one of tho strongest forces In tha Industrial and so cial life ot middle Georgia, but ho Is at the age ot 28— President First Natonal bank, Sparta, Ga. President Bank of White Plains, White Plains. Ga. ' President Jones County Bank, Haddock, Gft. President Bishop Banking Company, Bishop, Ga. President Bank of Harlem, Harlem, Ga. President Farmers and Citizens' Bank, Watklnsvllle. President Bank of Gray, Gray, Ga. Vice President Merchants and Farmers’ Bank, Da- vliboro. Ga. President Sparta Oil Mill, Sparta, Ga. President Union Stdre, Sparta, Ga. Water mains on the big streets of New York have been exuding striped bass of late. Tbe health depart ment must have been making a noise like a worm. The Cananea war between gringoes and greasers la at an end. Colonel Greene's martial experiences with Lawson stood him In good stead. President Cassatt and Senator Depew are ready to testify that theao "Don't Worry Clubs” are all right—In theory. The Tampa Tribune I* calling the bride Queen Eliz abeth. We thought ."Good Queen Bess” turned down the King of Spain. It Isn't a minute too soon to begin the crusade on the toy pistol, If the Glorious Fourth la a month off. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. New York. June 6.—Here are some of the visitor* In New York today: ATLANTA—F. M. Paxton. E. R. Roberta, W. H. Smith, C. Daniel, J. W. English,. Jr, C. W. Moody. Mrs. M. V. Walker, C. Ball, Mrs. C. Daniel, Mrs. M. C. Harden, J. W. Smith. MACON—J. S. Budd, C. E. Harter, ft E Rnushe. Misses Hall. “The Brilliant Georgian.” To the Editor of The Georgian: Though I am n lady, 1 am an ardent admirer of your delightful Georgian. 1 congratulate you moat heartily on so perfect a paper In every respect. It I*. Indeed, a pleas ure and light In our household. In the evenings paps and the boys have a perfect wrestle over It* newer pages Long life and prosperity to the dear Georgian and Its brilliant and he roic editor. Sincerely, MRS. ED C. SMITH. Jakln, Ga., June 1 IS**. TAPI* AND TABB. tMy name la Kidney C. Tapp, and not Kid Her C. TKhh.—New York Tlulrs Batur- diy Review of Hooks. May U One published by the atm* of TShh. , Whoae naaie I* Tapp. forih-tlib must nabb Ills pea. end with a rental rape. Request that Tabb be changed to Tapp. And Justly, tao; If one I*- Tapp, It la Indeed a crave ssfshsnpt That reader* all shunld gal* and hiabh Of Tapp'a hook aa If writ by Tabb. So might the poet. John, named Tabb Join la the preteat; also grabb A stylo* keen, amt ask. niicbspn. That he. aa Tabb, be not esfiej Tapp. •War* Sharp then, erery .-rttlc-rhapp. And mix not ap these Tahh end T«np; To ward off safely script* nod otabl. New Albany. Slid tab; 111 \.' Ini., MnJ AUGUSTA POST, T. P. A., THANKS THE GEORGIAN To tha Editor of The Goorclan: ■ It afforda u* great pleasure to hand you a copy of the following reso lutions which were unanimously adopted at tbe regular meeting of Poet K, Traveler*' Protective Association, Augusta, Oa, June 2, l»ot: "Whereas, the Georgia atate division of tbe Travelers' Protective Asso ciation, In convention assembled at Albany, on the Id and 4th of May, 1IH, passed resolutions asking the railroads of the atate of Georgia to grant them a 5,*oo Interchangeable mileage book, alio to make the present 1,000 mileage book Interchangeable; and, "Wherein, the Hon. John Tempi# Graves, through the editorial col umns or Tho Atlanta Georgia, May 29, 1909, haa so ably and forcibly net forth oar cause In thla matter; be It resolved: “I. That Post K, Travelers' Protective Association. Augusta, Ga, In regular meeting assembled, do offer a vot* of thanks to The Georgian and Its talented editor for their kind and timely assistance In a Just cause. "2. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to The Georgian. “I. That a copy of these resolutions bo spread on our minutes.” The resolutions were offered by T. F. Bergeron, member of Poet E. and were seconded by H. D. Calhoun, ex-atatt president. Augusta. Ga, June 6. Jack London aa a Musician. Jack London, the author, was Intro duced one day to a musician. ”L too, am a musician In a amall way," London said. "My musical tal ent was once tha means of saving my life." "How was thatT the musician asked. "There waa a great flood In our town In ray boyhood," replied London. “When the water struck our house, my father got on a bed and floated with the stream until he was rescued,” "And you?" said tha mtulctaa- "Well." -aid London, "I accompanied him on the piano."—Ladles' Home Journal. The belief 1* fast gaining ground that Governor Warfield, of Maryland, ta m candidate for the United States eenate to succeed Senator Gorman, and with that end In view that ha will be In the Held for a re nomination for the governorship. - st_ CURI0U8 FACT8. Lord Rwredmoath, drat lord of the British admiralty. Is aa assiduous collector of old china. The name California drat appeand In aa anonymous Spanish romance published la UH. It told of aa Abmxob qocen, Calada, whoa* realm eras called California. ICoeal* toreoted thTTtram printing press Ills P*riser. Beasley, cheated him. Kovals, to support tlfe.bnd to sell hla patents, n* dled'ipuor machinist, worklngfoe a boat U . Jacquard, lbs Investor of the famous Thte’mSfd.h 11 MIM-nstre. invention to tbo formia^nt iumI •tf'lie rot !» mm wm i pHirtoooc MjSTmymS ** V •■“■It**. Xrarora unit pror* iwtr OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O POLITICS AND POLITICIANS, o DO 00000 0_0_O0_0 OOOO0OO General Horace Porter, recently bnasadnr t„ France, la said to be th , .'ha[rman R B. Odell f„ r th, I candidate for governor of Republi New Y< the Democrats PB I district have nominated for congress, la an ordain ed minister of the Christian church He was ordained In 1874. and has had' charges In Iowa, Kansas, Missouri sad Nebraska. Colorado will be the next state to furnish a hot fight among the million, nlres for a seat In the United States senate. Senator Patterson, whose term expires next March, has an! nouncod that he will not run again. The millionaires who will probably en ter the race for Senator Pattersons sent are Thomas E. Walsh, the minlne king: Dave Moffntt, the railroad mag. nate, and Mr. Guggenheim, the head of the American Smelting nnd Refining Company. The outlook la that there will bo lively times at tho next ses- slon of the Colorado legtsalture. Tho success of tho "Insurgent" Re- publican faction In South Dakota mean* that Representative Ebon W Martin, the author of the house reso lution under which the beef truet was Investigated by the commissioner of corporation*. and Representative CMN K HurUi. oho wsa recently made chairman of the executive com mittee of the Republican congress campaign committee, will be retired to private life. The Oregon election this week I* th* Inst state election to be held until September, In which month etate elec tions will be held In Arksnas*. Ver mont and Maine. Indians Democrats are to assemble In Indiana polls tomorrow to name can didates for the state offices to be filled •t the foil election. Another convention to be held shortly Is that of the Minnesota Re publicans, who meet In Duluth next week to name a full state ticket. Lively contests are on for several places on the ticket, and the convention pormlaes to be of more than ordinary Interest. Republicans of the Ninth Missouri district meet at Warrenton today to name a candidate to make the race against Congressman Champ Clark this falL THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JUNE 6. 1481—Execution of conspirators to as- snsstnato Lorenzo D1 Medtcl. 1533—Ludvlco G. Ariosto. Italian poet, died. 1599—Diego Velasquez, Spanish artist, born. 1606—Pierre Corneille, French dra matist, born. 1645—Christina voluntarily abdicated throne ot Sweden. 1660—-Treaty of <'nponlingcn. 1710—Duchess De La Valllere, mistress of Louts XIV, died. 1742—General Nathaniel Greene, Amer ican revolutionary" lender, bom. 1765—James Otis proposed an Amer ican congress In Masaschusetts assembly. * 1799—Patrick Henry, American orator and statesman, died. Born May 29, 1736. 1808—Joseph Bonaparte made king ot Spain. 1829—Major General Henry Dearborn died. 1855—Bombardment of Sebastopol re opened. 1861— Count Cavolr, Italian statesman, died. Bom 1610. 1862— Memphis, Tenn., taken by the Federal*. 1867—Alexnnder of Russia narrowly es- capi-il n.-sii.isinnttoa la Parts. 1878—I’npf appealed to tbe poster* protect Catholics In Turkey. 1880—Mount Vesuvius railway formal ly opened. —Greet Are In Seattle, Wash. 1891—Cornerstone of new city hall st St. Louis laid. 1893— The Infanta Eulsll* of Spsla arrived In Chicago. 1894— Lord Rosebery's colt Ladas woo the derby. THE SMILES OF TODAY. Step proud nnd the-world will arm yes. For the king, if In- lose ids scepter, ■ Is tbe sport of the boor and down. If the world In Its goings nnd comings In the best of approval smile, IUC nuiitr* U| tuc tie*/ _ . • ... Are tbe line* ot the set nnd h per* “• When Air sullies art all gone snd the rosri ere deed . „ Hold It up through tb* eeorn. never lowet your hesd. . , th* birds come again nnd breeie* ,n warm . . In the Iran-* of the oak that has wratberrt tbe storm. Crush chance tf your chance woald crust Kmitc fate If your fate nbould frown. In the din of the battle tbelr booema: Tin th* rood of tbe men who dared. Though It’s lowly the way We’ve a duty today, ... Though the profit be small do the Vet *6*' WhenThesmiles nr* til gone nnd tbe reset Labor on through thdr acorn, never town For the'htnte^slnf again and the breewl In the'letvea'of the osk that bat weathered th. .term, _c, n . Beesley. A WISH FOR MY FRIEND. (By SI. T. Singleton.! As light at the'dew oa the violet 8*1*9 A* light te th* foam oa a nrid-eumuier we An light ns the mist e’er tbe violet ereepl« Star the cares of thl* life ever rest op" the*. Ae soft as the lute to th# zephyrs rrajri’S A* soft ta the hum of the honey tan« At soft 'll tb* bush when the summer n Mey Vhlf'dtn of Ufe'e Uettl* *'*» *»“ u[— tbee. Ae light *t the btosh ot the brightest * Ae 'bright an thy face. Is Its Inn""*' As bright aa the west when dayl** 111 n Be VSTfuture which Fortune 1a ^ah ,,l * , | for the*. tree aa th* oek ta tb* vine that f* Aa trwMSS tb* stars t* tb* As true a* tbe swoa to the ecu that .«> eMnes It. . . May the h-srt whhh then trades! ever to thee.