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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
RATL'HPAT. JUNE 1«, HW.
jff §meh of
By M. REYNOLD-
on., o'clock In the nionilnc! Although
M» r. !i M already begun, there waa a
hnr/l frost. Two coachmen who waited
for their master* lieforc the door of n flue
ho i- m the Champ* Blyaeea had reason to
know what biting waatbar it m,Thw
hioi been ordered to come at midnight, but
tlo r. was no afgn of the appearance of
th lr masters aa yet. On the rout ran*
«*i»rythlng Mflsrd to denote that the lltfl
party would Iw n long one. At last the
door opened, and aa It did ao a flawl of
lipt#t waa east upon the pavement, and the
loiig-ntpected gwtilemep appeared.
■ \lajr I give yon a lift, De Dion? aald
•• rhanka," returned hi* companion, "I am
off home, and I think I will walk. Home
of tie have Ihh*i» smoking bad clcara, and I
f. ! n little hit queer In the head.
• now much do I owe yon, Albert? now
r. narked the third member of the party.
n small man almost completely enveloped
In a huge fur coat. The remark woa ad
dressed to De Dion, n* the speaker o;>euo(l
!’ ■• door of his rnrrlnge.
••D«» yon think, my dear fellow, replied
I »e Dion, "that I am going to unbutton n»/
coat In this sort of weather simply to oat-
Hf' your cnrtoalty? Your aerapa of paper
in.- in my poeket all right, and If you rare
to breakfast with me tomorrow-not before
12 o’eloek, remeiulter—-you can regain poa-
h- --Ion of your autographs."
In a few second* the carriages had
bowled nway and Do Dion, nfter calling
hack Into the hall “Good night. Chnrdon-
et-. plunged hi* bawls Into hla outside
pockets and went on Ids way to his todf-
In the Qunrtler de In Madeline.
••*-* art
hem, I Ini*
1 The voice that thus broke upon De Dlon'a
*t!*cttona did not inmncim the singling
event of a professional beggar. it was.
et rating. and yet the voice loaned ■■
wlnt Albert had taken for a bundle of
rnga, cast haphazard by the aide of the
str.-et. De Dion had often given ten
frnnea for a stall, from which to llaten to
octreasea quite Incapable of thua exclaim
lot *‘l Implore you!" What struck him
pnrtlcularly woa the truth that rang In the
•uppllcant'a words.
Tho dllflcully was that be had been
naked for a eon, and he had none. At n
restaurant he was in the habit of reward*
Ing the slightest service with a silver
piece, and yet when this wretched lielug
offered him her flowers he could but inur
"Well, Henri, you have given me -
start." aald Albert on bit entrance Into
hla friend's room. "I expected to And yon
In extremis, but here you are, smoking a
cigar In perfect content."
“Ho you think J atn well? Ah. Albert,
I know my atrengtb la rapidly falling me.
I have never recovered from that wound
In the breast."
“Hah! Henri; It la yonr nervous system
that Is at fault. You uniat be In love.”
“That la just the point, Llateu to me.
Albert. You will perhaps laugh when
say I never waa In love but once, and that
was when I waa but fourteen years of age
Do you know my eonaln Blanche?"
“No." replied Albert. In some surprise.
"I have never heard her spoken of/ r
“Ah. well. 1 have always loved her,"
said bis friend. "There was a long stand
ing quarrel between her father aud my
mother, the reasou of which I could never
discover; my own father. In course of
time, waa Involved In It. Then there hap
pened that scandal about my uncle—you
know what I mean."
"Am 1 to aiulrratantl that your uncle
woa the late Inf—the well-known Colonel
Octave Mursan?"
Thank yon, Albert, for that word. Yon
that he hnd no sous nnd walk hastily
onward, with her Imploring wort!* ringing
In bis.ears. A* he did .ao, the poor girl
f. !i back upAn the steps of a bouse, utter
ing. with n groan, the words, "My God!
M v God!"
The plaintive cry pierced All*ert‘a heart
Ilk. a blow of a poulard. He returned
pl . <1 In the cold hand of his supplicant
the first piece of ntonoy he came across,
took n araall bunch *>f violets, and hurried
away, strangely moved. It waa almost 3
o’clock when he reached home nnd emptied
hts pockets, which contained n handful of
k»M and silver.
• six thousand francs In all. he muttered
to himself, “nnd I lihvc given that wretch
ed woman lmt a franc."
On the next day. much earlier than waa
ph-aalng to him. Albert de Dion was awnk-
ci.cl by hla servant to tell him that the
valet of M. le Comte de Mnrsap desired
to sci* him. Albert gave direction* that
he should he admit ted.
“What la It. Leonard?" lie Inquired. "Is
your master worse?"
• To yon. monsieur, who are ray master's
best friend. I would say that >1. le Comte
1 h seriously 111; but Madame la Coni tease—
\ ou know mndnma ns well ns I do. mon
sieur—oil, well, sue bad decided t hut* there
Ik nothing the matter with her son. If you
hiul only beard how sha rntort the doctors
yeatonUr—but pardon, monsieur, these
Hers have nothing
nit for monsieur'*'
me
REMAINING
LOTS
IN
N
R
K
Will Be Sold at
PUBLIC
AUCTION
NEXT
MONDAY,
JUNE
18,
AT 1:30 P. M.
For further particulars,
apply to
Forrest and George Adair,
^ Charles M. Roberts.
B Ansley Brothers.
L i
■■■■■ , the notary, nnd gars
him Instruction* for my will; by
mother—you know jny mother?" (here __
I Mon, reinrmlierlng Ijconard’a words, could
ireely refralp from smiling) “my
II do everything she can to pro
from rnrrylng out my Intention*.'
•Yon nre out of yr
terrupted his friend. —
of course, respect your wlahea, no matter
what they were."
My denr Alliert. when one woman baton
ither there Is nothing that she will
.... to Injure her. HUc would throw t .
the sum Into the Heine sooner than tell
iM»or Itlanehe that 1 had left her this
legacy."
“Hut your brother?"
“My brother, you know, la at Ilresll. Poor
boy! He Is yonhg anil completely under
the Influence of my mother. No, It Is from
yon that I must claim the servlet 1 re
quire."
"Well, I promise to render It."
“I have," went on Henri, “but llttla to
leave, since the property I have, of course,
liecouic* Charles’; but In , the aecond
drawer of thnt bureau you will And a aum
of two hundred thousand francs. Take It
to Kottischltirs nnd deposit It In your
name. It la. you will understand, a truat
for if ta nr be Ms Mania ii.
"Should 1 die lieforc signing my will,
seek out Blanche, tell her why I acted In
tills manner, and say that I offer this aum
In memory of the days of our childhood.
There Is a packet for you in the aa:
drawer. Alt: Here cornea mother."
A lady, atiii i*-n nil fill. entered. Her fi
tndrayed tho possession of a will of Iron
and nu Implacable pride."
"Oh. 1* ft yon. 31. De Dion?" waa her
greeting. “You are an earl/ visitor. Would
you lieusve It, monsieur. Henri la talking
of dying. 11a. whtt has never boon III a
single uag since he was ten yeara old!"
Here aha passed her lingers gently through
Henri's curly locks. "Imagine! He talks
of making out his will because he has
had a palpitation of the heart!"
"Kvery mam" replied her aon, "be he
III or well, should make out hla will."
"Yea. iny child, but after maturo con
sldcratlou, no that he niny not suffer him
self to In* Influenced by some Inconsldcr
able Impulse to sign with his own lisndt
a will that Insults the memory of a father
who la no more." The two frleuds ex
changed significant glances.
“31. Honolvet," continued the countess,
called some time ngo. I did not know that
you were up, and gave directions that he
should wait. It appears thnt he took of
fense nnd baa taken himself off. In the old
days notaries used to hare less proton
thins."
"They expected to be treated with con
sldoratlon, my mother."
"And accordingly comport themselves
like bears," was the retort of the countess.
Alliert soon took Icqvo of mother nnd
•on, amt. with a few strokes of the pen,
completed hi* task at Ifothschlld's. Mon
sieur nonnlvct, the notary, left the Hotel
de Marsan In a high state of Indignation.
Tha hour of hla revenge, however, was
not far off. On reaching home he found
a letter awaiting him, which ran aa fob
"Dear Honnlret: 1 can take oath that I
still exist, and that la all I have to aay.
rill your pockets with some good cigars
and notes for two or three hundred franc,
and come and see me. but dou't mention
that I am allro to any one.
"OCTAVE DE MAItflAN.
"1*. H.-*-Aak for M. Dufour."
The address was 9 Hue Monffctard, and
Monsieur ItonnlTet directed his steps to
ward that wretched quarter of the town.
The old uotary, as he walked, smiled bit
terly at the remembrance of the scant
courtesy dealt him by the couateaa. He
waa already avenged; what would she aay
If aho knew her detested brother-in-law
were still alive? He found the colonel lying
on a palllnaae anread on the floor and cov
erall by n single sheet. The alrk man briefly
explained to him that he had heard hla
uetfiew, Charles, lay 111 at Dreall and
finished by asking lr he, tno uotary, had
brought any money with him.
"Before yott speak of money," replied
the notnry, "I think you owe me an ex
planation. You have spread abroad a re
port of your death."
"I? Not at all. It waa the papers did ao.
I merely did not contradict them; It suited
me to have It ao."
The colonel then entered on a history of
with
furme
Ingtot
incipie*
fought at Alani:
io-o for which
fought, four yi
Of the 3laisncbt
re killed and wc
putrlo.. .
•uniled. of those In
Carolina over two hundred lay killed or
crippled upon the field, while six. later on.
dim upon the scaffold. And yet, while all
the world has heard of “Islington." not I
one person In the thonsand knows auything
about "Alamance."
The Injustice of all this la pretty forcibly
hinted at by John Flaks In Ills “American
Revolution.’
Hays Flake; ‘The barbarous condition of
the frdntlcr where these scenes occurred
(the battle of Alamance, ate.) ami the fact
that the mllltIn of the lower counties vol
untarily aastitqd the governor In his cam
paign against the Itegulatora deprived these
events of tnnch of the influence they might
otherwise have bad upon the country; *
that It la uot the ('ftpe Fear but tha <’<
cord River that ordinarily occurs to
wbeu we think of the flrtt blood abed
the'" Revolutionary war."
But Flake's hint, while It may f
way Justifies tbs historians
nine
EDWIN FORREST'8 STORMY LIFE
Domestic Difficulties Constituted Part
of the Great Tragedian** Woea.^H
. \\ ill*. ! M .. -
In Edwin Forrest's private Ufa there
came a time wbeu |„> waa unfortonata and
unhappy. He had married, In Ixmdon, In
1837, Catherine Sinclair, daughter of John
Sinclair, the celebrated Hcottlah vocalist,
land for ten or twelve year* had lived hap
pily with her; but. Impelled by Jealousy*
he repudiated hla wife and sought a dl
vorce. A counter suit was brom
atht, a
re waa
M '•
hla doings since he was supposed to have
l»een lost at the time of the shipwreck of
the "City of llarr*," a tale of prosperity
attained by heavy gambling at N<
followed by the usual fall from ri
a subsequent! return to Darla.
"For ire dajs," added he, "w* have been
Latest picture of Miss Maude Beardsley, of Memphis, Tenn., who waa
married a few days ago to Frederick Haxlehurat Gans, at the home of the
bride's sister, Mrs. Charles Clifton Cowan.
Neeks and Corners of American History
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
Lexington! Whnt glories cluster about
the name! Lexington!-where tho "em
battled farmers" dred tho shots that were
“hoard round tho world!"
All honor to Lexington! Let no man be
base enough to wnnt to detract otic lota
from the glory of the men whose patriotic
valor mndc the little New England town
forever famous!
Ilut there la another spot that should be
at saered aa Lexington lit the eyes of the
American people, nnd In the eyes of the
lovers of llltcrty the world over.
Thnt spot In Alamance, North Carolina, a
place of whleh the overwhelming majority
of the American people have never heard.
William Tryon, Iloyal Governor, waa ao
mean that they gave him the name of
"The Wolf of North Carolina."
. In the, name of bla royal niaater. George
III., and for the furt hern net* of hla own
brutal and greedy Instltieta. bo taxed and
oppressed the people to the point where
they were obliged to do one of two things—
resist or Im» completely enslaved.
Thy resolved to resist nmt formed tu«?u»
selves luto a band known na “Regulators.’’
The Regulators w»»r« aa our* patriot* at
ever shouldered a gun, and they had Idea*
nnd principle* for which they were willing.
If necessary, to die.
Having protested again nnd again agaluat
the oppression of the British government
Inger
Will
God knows how!-aud she brought me this
Imttle of wine" (here he touched the flask
that stood Iteald* him, fondly nnd Itiii
Ingly), “which baa saT*d my life,
you taate It?"
The notary declined. Butting c..
gloves, he aald. “Here la the money you
require and a few cigars. I shall send you
a good doctor at once. I cannot allow auy
De Marsan to llv* aa you nre now living/'
and he left tha wretched attic, full of
many thoughts.
will that waa to benefit Itlanehe? Yes, lie
would, but not just now. Meanwhile he
would send i doctor to the eolouol. -Later
In the day the notary and Ao»ert de Dion
met at the bona* of the De Manama. The
door waa opeued by a weeping servant. In
explanation she told them that the news
of the death of fharles de klaraan of yel
low fever at Bresll, announced without
tact t»y the countasa to Henri, had eauaeJ.
the death of the elder brother by the
bursting of an aneurism. A doutde mourn
ing hnd fallen on the family of Do Marsan.
But this waa not to In- the last shock
thnt the notary waa to have that day.
“Dr. Gerad cams an hour ago," aald the
servant to him on his return home.
“He asked me to tell you that be wcut to
the fpmtlcuan you named, but ho was too
\vJHi
Monsieur .
rived," snld the servant, speaking In a tow
voice, with the Involuntary respect that
the thought of death Inspire*. On the mor
row all Tarta knew that the daughter of
the notorious Colonel de Marsan was
heiress to an Immense fortune owing to the
almost simultaneous death of her two
cousins—but Blanche alone knew nothing
Many months afterwards lb* Dion went
lo
Marl.
tented
oik- he hnd Inst met at the 1>edidde of tits
friend Henri, hnt Blanche, -radiant and
lieautlfnl. TUI* meeting was particularly
annoying to All»ert. as. In ol>edlouce to his
frleml’a last wishes, he had eagerly sought
far and wide for Blanche. The heiress had
heard of his exertions, and taking him for
one of the greedy Imnd of fortune hunters
that had gathered around her on the tiewa
of her Brewing of wealth, had wrrttten
him a curt note. Informing him that she
destred hint to eeasK bis exertion*, which,
aa she phrased It with deep aarenstu. “were
Write, luformlag her that two hundred
lit armed resistance.
The odds were greatly against them.
They were few In numbers and but poorly
thousand frnnea lay In Hothschlld's bank at
her disposal.
Never altiee then bad they met, aud, at
may In- imagined, the present meeting waa
accompanied with considerable restraint on
both side*. Were It not for the presence
of Ills slater's tittle girl. Rosette, It would
have lieen Intolerable to ARtert. The party
went for a walk !u the park, and Albert
rbnttcd to Rosette.
“Why do you wear that big top coat,
uncle? the asked.
"Beeaua* It ts cold, mysehtld."
"Why have you such large pockets?"
Because
them."
•That’s not true; there's nothing In either
of them.'*
As In flint I examination. Rosette's tiny
arm disappeared to the sbonlder Into the
huge pocket and drew out ‘
bunch of violets.
Marie
marked,
"Would
asked.
“Certainly,'
you. Khiticlx
Blanche gi
the story
have so much to carry In
withered
shook her head laughingly, and re-
• Thereby bangs n tale/’
■I you enro to hear It, stitar?" he
replied 3!arie. "Wouldn't
marked: ‘Those itcggors know the trick
‘earful voice.”
JlH-rt, "It waa real mlt-
depeuded on the money.
of siH-rtklng In n tearful voice.
"Nay," replied Albert, "It wi
err. Her life depended on
Would that I kuew what bad become of
her!"
The visit of Albert and Blanche to Mart*
de klonbran wns a prolonged one; day
succeeded day. nnd neither thought of de
parting. At length one day as they re
turned to the chateau front a walk In the
wood*. Marie not (nil with Joy that
lltnnche'a gloved hand repnaed on Albert's
arm. Hhe had promised to he bis wife.
On the morrow Alliert was more than aa-
tonlsbcd to And on his dressing table nine-
teeu francs, which he knew lie had uot
placed there the night lieforc. After break
fast he mentioned the strung# Incident
when alone with his betrothed.
"One should pay hit debts, should they
not, Albert?" she remarked.
"I have none. I am glad to aay."
“How dare you snnpoac. sir. thnt I wa«
alluding to yours? I sneak of mine."
“Well," replied Albert, with a laugh,
"you should have no difficulty In getting
rid of them."
“Exactly. And that Is why I bare sent
you iNtrk nineteen francs."
"Waa It then rou who-but, why. In tha
•me of heaven?"
"If a titan Intends to give eoroejrac a
franc, but gives them n napoleon Instead,
thnt (M-rson should pay back nineteen
franca."
“I do not understand," aald Albert, now
more puzzled than ever.
"On the ulght of the 4th of March last I
is dying of hunger and cold, and tried to
II some violets near the l*Blace de la
tnc«»nle. Only one parser-by bad pity on
uie; be gave me what be thought was a
franc; but It was n uspoVou."
They wen- married tu the spring time.
The foUswiug year, when a dear little blue-
eyed girl arrived, they railed her Ylulcti*
out that it were Hotter to he annihilated
than to be slaves.
The result of this manly determination on
the port of the Carolina farmers jvas tho
Battle of Ahtuinnce, fought on the 16th of
May, 1771, up near the headwaters of the
Cane Fear river.
The battle was a fierce one, and though
the Regulator* were totally defeated, leav
ing oyer two hundred of their dead mid
wounded upon the field, old Tryon received
the lesson he hnd so long needed—thnt
Americans could Ih» shot down upon the
battlefield, but that they could not be made
torlau, declared tO uim mm rmmii ■ yrai-
out disposition showed Itself almost from
the first of their married life—on one oc
casion, strangely enough, taking the ridic
ulous form of resentment agalust the von
entitle Lord Jeffrey, the Kdlubnrg reviewer,
one of her father's friend*, and one oi
the moat punctiliously honorable oral cir
cumspect old gentlemen lu the British
kingdom.
Is go, an acute observer, notices the com-
sulaory power,
light aa air.”
written by George W, Jamieson, In Imita
tion of tho mauner of "Consuelo," and
found by Forrest among hla wife's papers,
that wrought the mischief. Jamieson, In
after years, Intimately known to this wi“
er, aald that he wrote the leter In order
sustain hla Idle boast that he could write
exactly In the manner of "Consnelo"
feat which 31r§, Forrest bad declared
was Impossible he, or anybody else, cot
accomplish. He waa the leading man __
Forreat’s company at the time, and many
persons were then reading George Band -
sentimental novel.
thb Hudson River railroad, near Glen-
wood, October 3, 1868. On hearing of the
catastrophe of hla death. Forrest wrote
"I see by the telegraphic newt In the
paper tbla morning thnt George W. Jam e-
•on was killed last night by n railroad
train, nt Yonkers. God la great: and Jus
tice, though slow. Is sure. Another scoun
drel has gone to hell—I truat forever."
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During tho months of June, July
and August the Seaboard Air Line
Railway wilt operate on Its train leav
ing Atlanta at 9:36 p. m„ every SAT
URDAY, a through sleeping car to
Wilmington, N. C.; returning the
through iteeper will leavo Wilming
ton at 3 p. m„ arriving In Atlanta at
6:30 a- m., Friday. Arrangement,
hare been made with the itreet -rail
way people at Wilmington to have
cars refidy at the depot to Immediate
ly tranaport passengers to the hotel*
at Wrlghtavllle Beach. Baggage will
be checked to destination. WEEK
END rate, good for five day*, |8.26
SEASON ticket*, $18.66.
SEABOARD.
WROTE “BEDELIA” AND “MR. DOOLEY”
Photograph of Jean Schwarts and
hi* bride. He I* the succewful young
eempoyer of popular ,«nga. Including
“Bedella” and “Mr. Dooley.” Hie bride
formerly waa Mm. Alice Devi*, of Cin
cinnati, a widow, and 20 yearn old.
This Horse May Be a Little High
But Our Carriages Are Low Enough, Especially in Price.
Some Irishman hooked up tho Big Horse to n Pony Bug.
fjy, hence comparison; but our small Buggies are amply
strong to carry human pairs—a boy nnd girl.
If you aro full grown nnd wnnt plenty of room, capacitv
etc.,.to carry four persons or more, this is IT—the very place
to get suited.
Every vehicle must have Harness. Did it ever occur to
you that we make all Harness we sell? Tho custom kind-
best obtainable and most economical for you to buy.
Remember two per EVERYBODY KNOWS
cent of our June r n rn , » Tr „
Sales go to 1910 Ex- fc. 1). IK A IN C OC CO.,
position fund. Front New Depot.
42 and 44 MADISON AVENUE.
ELLA
WHEELER
WILCOX
i SHE PUTS IN A PLEA
IFOR THE CONSTRUC- I
I TION OF GOOD ROADS \
I AS AN AID TO NA- !
! TIONAL PROGRESS.
‘•miHHHHHHHHHHIIIHIMHIHMIlHHHIHHHi
A
(Copyright, 1906. by Amerlcan-Jour
nal-Exnmlner.)
MERICA Is Just waking to Its
need of good roads.
When visiting the Pan-Amerl
can Exposition I first learned of the
great organisation which existed for
the promotion of this splendid move
ment. -
England’s good roads are justly fa
mous, and In her West Indian Island,
Jamaica, they ar, a delight and benefit
to native and tourist.
It Is a curious fact that thousanda of
>eople In the country regard the build
ing of good roads by town, city or gov
ernment as on extravagance for the
benefit of the rich, who drive In car-
rlagcs and automobiles.
The real fact of the matter la that
no one benefits so greatly from good
hlghwaya os the farmer and the atock
breeder and the country dwellers who
are engaged In any kind of Industry. '
I can recall seasons In my early girl
hood when there was despondency and
gloom over the whole country neigh-.
l;orhood because of Some sudden rise
In the price of produce-when the roads,
were absolutely impassable.
And before they could be safely used
to transport the crops to market tho
price waa certain to fall
progress drives through the land.
The poor, the rich, the humble, the
great, the people of today and the pee.
pie of live hundred yeara to come will
all be benefited.
It Is a curious fact that of all the
marvelous achievements of the Roman
dynasty In surrounding countries at the
time of Its greatness, nothing remains
today but the good roada! Schools,
temples, cities, aqueducts, Institutions
of learning, buildings of state—all are
gone, but the good roade remain.
Let every man and woman and child
In America clamor for good roads!
What everybody wapts must come.
CONCENTRATION.
Its Effects Upon, the Socisl, Do
mestic and Business Life.
By LANDON CARTER.
recollections
discomfort and loneliness they caused
that a good road seems to me a thing
of such beauty.
A closely shaven lawn, neatly kept,
and a hard, smooth road always stir
me with q peculiar sensation; some
thing like to that which a sound of
music or a sight of a beautiful picture
or tho reading of a great poem pro
duces.
Life assumes new meaning and i
glamour and a halo fall over the com
monplace.
A Great Contrast
I can remember when good roads
first appealed to me.
My childhood home was on a Wis
consin prairie, twelve miles from l
town: the roods were rarely good, de
pending upon long seasons of dry
weather to be free from mudholes and
hollows, and when dry and Smooth they
were covered with Inch-deep dust.
Three or four times a yeqr perhaps I
drove Into town with older members of
the family, and as we approached the
city the good roads began and the
lawnn, and all the face of the
and the atmosphere of Hfe
changed for me.
Hope, ambition, Joy seemed to rise
from those hard roads and smooth,
green lawns and envelop me; the world
grew larger: Imagination wait stimu
lated, and when, In addition to all this,
a strain of music reached me from
within some house by the wayside, or
from some street organ, bringing ro
mance with It, then Indeed life became
a thing so wonderful that It could
scarcely be borne.
As we drove back homeward all
these emotions faded as soon as the
rough roads and ragged lawns ap
peared again.
And to this day the same feelings, to
degree, take possession of me when J
pats from unkempt nature and see
rood roads and lawns which show the
loving care of man.
I know that artists rave over tangled
grasses and wild paths of nature, but
to me uncut grass In a yard means
tired men and women, overtaxed with
du{le* for which they were not fitted
by temperament, ami to which they
brought only Irritability and discon
tent; duties which left no time for the
decorative and beautiful; the fields and
barns, stablea and pens must receive
care; the front yard could wait.
And it did wait, loneaoma and over-
frown and neglected, to typify forever
n my mind, heart hunger and deso
lation.
Roads and Progress.
Just so the country road, with Ita
humps and hollows and mud and duat,
typifies poverty and misfortune and
dissatisfaction and lack of progress.
It means Isolation from companion
ship and distance from market, and
waiting for letters, and discomfort In
locomotion for man and beast.
And In contrast tha clipped lawn and
the good road mean time for pleasure
and leisure, hours tor recreation and
the enjoyment of life; music and
laughter; communication with friends;
the ability to go .and come without
exhausting all time and vitality; com
fort for animal and man, and benefit
Individual and community.
Yes, Indeed. Miss Columbia, and
Uncle 8am. gtva us good roads.
Give ua money to build them and
money to keep them In order.
Put all the unemployed upon their
construction.
In every state and town and village
t us have these hlghwaya built.
Let them run from place to place,
surer ribbons by which tha chariot of
Copyright, 19C6, by American-Jonnial.Ex-
mulm-r.
Although concentre non IS ao absolntrly
_iew - “ -
Still ,
Interests L IIHVH
cxcluolvo m-gloct of other duties.
Ill one „r Its VI- ry great foe* la, not mere*
tho pOMnihllitjr, but probability, of one's
toroat* boooinlug abaorlwHl, almoat to tho
- -JcIobIto uoRloct of other duties.
Perhaps it U because of my early The “happy medium" In this nnrticulnr
collections of bad roads and all tho Unc I"’ r '"P»- »«• I «’ desired ihsn
one geuerally TetlltML • for by It many
forms of narrow-mludedn***. aelflshntzf
nnd other mifortunate rhnrnri^rtatlos could
be ambled/ In all phano* of life, however,
the ultimate standard for n man I* hla
own conscience, and- neither the constraint
of huNlucmOg affection or the authority of
overwhelming numbers can stone for fa!w
neon there. . ,
The different characteristic* formed i»y
the various element* of concentration, zacli
as thought, esrneatnes*. etc., nre eoortnoca
factors in life's auccessea, nnd tench n cer
tain form of adaptability, whleh responds
readily to every true suggestion, whether
good or evil, thu* enabling the Individual
to profit by the avoidance of evil n* well
as the pursuance of good. A* the prever-
tdal mlaor would accumulate more, did he
understand compound Interest nnd the nrt
of making good investments, so does so
exaggerated and abnormal Idea of concen
tration eclipse and almost iMrnlyse com
mon sense, thereby denying (he Individual
tunny valuable suggestion* of nature nnd
hi* fellow-men. In the other extreme, how
ever, I* to be found the almleas. idle man.
wljp generally excuses bis Intlnes* by blam
ing the quality of bla mind; but one*
often sees brilliancy pawNil l'.v peralttency
that one Is led to realize and forced to
acknowledge that anything can be »»««•
valuable If worked upon.
A universal form of concentration, em
bracing Interest In nil things, can
* habit from earliest youth; It J* true
that oome are l»orn earnest, but there nr#
none who may not acquire that quality*
which fart ahould prove of Incalculable en
couragement to all. L . ..
No one conld honestly say that the *uc
ceaa of the Jnpaueoe Is owing to their fn
talism or goml lack, but to their x«*m*
hit*I," which means "bettor death tbnj
unaccomplished work." and owing to ton
spirit of concentration Imbued In tuna
(Individually and collectively) lies their m
most unprecedented successes, and win .
proportionately speaking, were Just a*
l»endent upon the earnestneas of JJ
rate soldiers aa their more lllnftrj?®* J *
orals—and ao It la with every trirlal cn«j
responsibility nnd duty of life. * h, ''b
I»e accomplished so essily and V J
one but feel that while nt the ts*k it »•
the one thing to lie accomplished. .
All life, social, domestic and bmjnem. »
well typified by the old story about tn«
bundle of atlcka. the strength of whFfc
when bound together •• a unit* !■ .JJ.lJJi
portlou to the frallnesa of «*rhJwWJJ"
twig, which can only atom! certain train
IM* undeniable thnt with
sensitive people the very <'opsc<.u ? iie*# ‘
their frailties atul their / 1 , ;^ K)r 1 %
rlorft* undermines tlto aimbldoiu* energy^
necessary to life'* friction. but *n
♦he "widows mite" given more IJ®wJ^!JS
hi the Bible thnn the donation of the"
man, who gave In proportion to hi»V,J.
Take the small things aa they
prove them aud be Improved by them,
pass them on, for—
••Little atari oft gild life’a
and ns we hare profited , ’-T. t ^7 no , JlA l 5
ahould we contribute our "«*«*** kn f J \erf
to the benefit of our aucceworft, tor ^
true philanthropy Is arijtocd " 5 J;Us-
ueaa to share knowledge, L. n n B ctl
♦rating nor thoughts upon meb
of generosity and klnjlnea*. one U n
aged to strive for thlugs of greater tnaw
nltude, nnd what »tro#ger torce
mankind than concentrated w f0un,#
Dr. Carl Muck, of the Merlin
era, who baa l»een engaged *»£»■““ B „i
the Boston one ri
season, has the reputation or gjSa H <
the greatest conductort In Lun'i^
began hit musical career ns aj>b»P^
Ml** Joaephlue r. Boardmao.
ngeuicnt to wed that wealthy t0 .
Senator Crane, of Maawi< bus* «»• b ^
n<winced, ta a close flrend of Mr#.
Isongwortb. Jr. She w*J j, a t bri
tMtrlj Hut vl»tt«l tho rklllppln**-
•l.t.r ]kM «r»»-
»L I/wvnin M
ifcft, bn. SBiHiuimnl bl»
tbr *r»t roo.tll»tU» ”1 ’ r l.iJrLl
lwn.1^ In pollrir. nunr jwfj*-.
lltrrlnm »p|«ilnr«l bln* —f-’* '
of ib- Sisim ln****!-