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By M. REYNOLD.
o'clock In the morula
Two cow L
ruins:! Although
n. then* was a
„ ion who watted
jcir masters before the floor of n tine
i in the Champs Blysces hnd reason to
know what biting weather It
‘ l i ...*n ordered to coin** at midnight. but
m wan no sign of the appearance of
master* na yet. On the
hlng s«*en)t*d to denote that the llttra
•ould Im» a lone one. At la at the
did an a Hood of
uj>on the pavement. uud the
ng axpected gentlemen appeared,
party would In* n lone one.
ao-.r . pened. and aa ft did
light wna cast upon the pare
inspected gentlemen npii
May 1 glee you a lift,’ll
1 rii ink*," returned Ida companion, '! am
off ); ue. and J think I will walk. Home
of us have Imh*jj ainoklug had cigars, and I
fe« I a little bit queer In the bead."
• How much do I owe you, Alliert.' now
re> .arked the third meinler of the party,
a pinaII man almost completely enveloped
fa a huge fur coat. The remark was ad
dressed to !>«■ |i|»ii. nn the speaker opened
t:.. door of Ida carriage.
M Do you think, ray dear fellow, replied
l e Won. “that | am going to unbutton mr
coat In tbla aort of weather aim ply to ant*
l«.fy your curiosity? Your, scraps of |«p*r
U o’clock, remcmlwr—yon Can regain pos-
h' -ilon of your autographs." • ,
In a few aecouda tile carrlogea had
hnurled away and In* Won. after calling
!.«. k Into the hall "Good night. Cbardmi-
pit.i," plunged hla hands Into Ida outside
poekefa amt went on lit* way to tit* lode-
In-1 lit the Winrtler de la Madellm*.
Hay. a hnn^h of vloleta; .they are only
h >mi, monsieur. Take one of tliem, I liu-
i-l i'. von.**
i voice that thua broke upon De Won a
r- r ations did not posacaa the slug slug
went of a profeaalonaf fM*ggar. ft wua.
on the contrary, sweet, sonorous mid pen-
h 'lie. and yet the voice Issued from
nh.it Aibsrt bad taken for a bundle of
rn. cast baidiatnrd by the side of the
sir.-. IK* Won had often given ten
fr. « for a atnll. from which to listen to]
ii. i . ssca quite Incapable of thus cxclaltn-
In* “I Implore you:" What struck him
pnrtimilarly was the truth that rang In the
sup tllcnnt a words. 'J
The dlffleiilty wna that be had Im*pii
n- • foy a sou, and lie had none. At n
.restaurant he wna 'In the habit of reward
li.. the slightest act vice with a silvern
pi and yet when this wretched being]
offered him her flowers lie could hut nutr
ia r thnt he had no sous it ml wnlk hastily
[onward, with her Imploring words ringing
In his enfs. As he did so. the poor girl
V back upon the stop* of a house, utter-
lag. with >r groAti, the words, "My tied!
Mi Clod!"
plaintive cry pierced Albert's lieart
"Well, Henri, yon hare given -
start." aald Albert on Ills entrance Into
hla friend's room. "I expected to find yon
yon are, - - -
r*n yon mins i sui wwu Ah. Albert,
. know my strength la rapidly falling me.
I have never recovered from that wound
In the breast."
"Hah! llenM; It hi your nervona system
thnt la at fault. Yon mttat lie In lore.
"That Is Juat the point. Ltttn to me.
Albert. Yon will perhaps laugh when I
any I never wna Iti love tint mice, and that
like
ly ' 1
took a sainfl btinclt of violeta. aim hnrriwj
«\> y. strangely mov«*d. It was almost S
sfriork when be ri*aclii*d homa and emptied
hi- pockets, which contained n handful of
gold a ml silver. ,
“M\ thousand frnhes In all," he muttered
to himself, "and I have given that wretch-
i4 woman but a franc."
On the licit day. much earlier than wm
a sing .to him, Albert de Won was awak-
ii < I by 1 Ills servant to tell him thnt the
\ t of M. Ic Comte de Mnrsnp desired
t.. s.-e him. Albert gave direction* that
1m- should lie admitted.
"What le It, Leonard?" he Inquired. "Is
your master worse?"
••To yon. monsieur, who are my masters
l»e-t friend, I would any that M. le t'Amte
i« aerlonaly till but Madame la Comtessc—
j «»ii know madanic aa well aa 1 do. moil-
*l#ur ah, well, she luid decided that*there
u nothing the matter with her son. If yon
lmd only heard how. she rated the doefora
-’erday—but pamon. monsieur, these
mattcra bare nothing to do with you. May
I wait for monafeurr* '
••Certainly. I**onard," replied Albart; and
after n hasty toilet..they were noon on their
wny to the magnificent Hotel de Maraatt.
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MONDAY,
JUNE
■ 18,
AT 1:30 P. M.
For further particulars,
apply to
Forrest and George Adair,
Charles M. Roberts.
Ansley Brothers.
II perhaps
, ...... In Jove l»nt
was when 1 wna but fourteen year* of age.
lio you know my cousin Blanches’
"No," replied Alliert. In some surprise.
"I have never heard her spoken of/ r
"All. well. I have always loved her,"
said his friend. "There was a long-stand
ing quarrel between her father and my
mother, the reason of which I could never
discover; my own father. In coarse of
time, was involved In It. Then there hap
pened thnt scandal nltout my undo—you
know what t mean.**
"Am 1 to understand that your unde
wna the late iuf~the well-known Colonel
Octave MarsnnV"
Thank you, Albert, for that word. Yon
•ri*. however, about to say, infamdua.
d you would have lieen right. Ilut now
listen attentively. Yesterday I sent for
Monsieur Ifoiiulvot, the notary, and gave
him Instructions for my will; by my
tuother—you know my mother?" (hero He
I Mon. renieiiiberlny l.cotifird'a words, could
scarcely refrain from smiling) "my mother
will do everything she can to prevent mo
frmn carrying out my Intentions."
...... _ ... ffe
mot be
ics, no matter
My dear Albert, when one woman btl
another then* la nothing thnt she will not
do fo'fnjuf-e her. Bln* would throw twice
the atlm Into the Helm* aoonee thsr *-•
iNKir Hlniicho thnt 1 had left trot
legacy.**
"Ituf your brother?"
"My brother, yon know, Is at Bread. Poor
I my! lie Is young ntid completely under
•! He la young mid completely undi
I ntlueuce of my mother. So, ft la fro:
i thnt I must claim the service I r
second
"Well. ! promise to render It.
"I have," went on Henri* "hut little to
leave, since the property I have, of course,
liecomes (’barter-; but In the
drawer of t* * *** - “
Of tWO hum... , -- „——
to Hofhsclilld'a ami deposit It Jn your
name. It Is. you will understand, a trust
for Blanche de Mnrsun.
"Khmild I din Iwfore signing my will,
seek but Illnuche, tell her why.I acted 111
this manner, nnd any that I oner this sum
In memory of the daya of our childhood.
Then* Is n packet for you In the Mine
drawer. Ah; Here conics mother." ^
A lady, at III beautiful, entered. Her face
lietrayed the poeeesslon of a will of Iron
nml no Implacable pride." _
waa her
greetliig. "You art* an early visitor. Would
Ml no Implacable pride."
"Oh, la It you, M. He Dion?* w
^reetlug. "You art* nn earl/ visitor. .
you believe It, monsieur, Henri la talklug
of dying., lie, Who ha* never l>een III a
single day since ho was ten years old!"
Here she passed her fingers gently through
Henri's curly locks, 'Tmajnue! He talks
of making out Ills will liecniiao he baa
had a palpitation of the heart!'*
"Every inau. replied her son, "be he
III or well, should make out hla will.”
"Yea, my child) but after mature con
sideration, so that he may not Buffer him
self to hr Influenced by some Inconsider
able Impulse to sign with hla own hands
will that Insults -(Im* memory of a father
ho la no more." The two friends ex-
BEAUTIFUL MEMPHIS GIRL
Lateat picture of Ml,, Maude Beardsley, of Memphis, Tenn., who waa
married a few daya ano to Frederick Hazlehurst Gana, at the home of the
brlde'a slater, Mr,. Charles Clifton Cowan.
Nooks and Corners of American History
By REV. THOMAS B. OREQORY.
Many months afterwards De Dion Went
to pay a long promised visit to hla alater.
Marie de Moiibran. and was there pre
sented to n t'ouatesa do Marann. not the
be had last met at the bedside of hia
ig was particularly
In obedience to his
annoying to Alliert. ss.
friend's last wishes, he una esgenr sougni
far and wide for Illnuche. The heiress had
heard of his exertions, and taking him for
one of the greedy baud of fortuue huliters
that had gathered around her on the news
of her accession of wealth, had written
him a curt note. Informing him that she
desired him to cease bts exertions, which,
aa she phrased It with deep sarcasm, "were
doubtless disinterested." Alliert was too
hurt at the Imputation to even attempt an
* atlon. and directed hla notnrv to
Informing her that two hundred
Lexington! What glories cluster shout
the Udine! Islington!—where the "em
battled farmers" fired the abota that were
'heard round thy world!"
All honor to Lexington! Let no man 1m
bate enough to want to detract oue lota
from the glory of the men whoso patriotic
Dnt there la another npot that ahould he
aa aacred aa Lexington In the eyea of the
Amcrlcau people, aud 111 the eye* of the
lovers of liberty the world over.
That spot Is Alamance, North Carolina, a
place of which the overwhelming majority
of the American people have nevor beard.
William Try of), Royal Governor, waa ao
mean thnt they gave him the name of
"The Wolf of North Carolina."
lu the name of hla royal matter, George
111., aud for the furtherance of hla own
brutal and greedy Instincts, he taxed and
oppressed tue |>eople to the point where
they wert* obliged to do one of two things—
resist or tie completely enslaved.
Thy resolved to resist and formed them-
selves Into a band known nn "ltegalntora."
The ltegiilators were aa uuro patriots as
ever ahoifldered a gun. amt they bad Ideas
and principles for which they were, willing,
If necessary, to die.
Having protested ngtln and again against
**ie oppression of the British government
i exercised In the person of the tyrannical
yron, and protested In vain, they now
veins, their hearts had the full courage
fense and has taken himself off. In the old
used to bnvq less preten-
* 'They expected to lu* treated with con
sideration. my mother."
"Aud accordingly comport tbcrasclrca
like hears," was the retort of the countess.
Albert soon took leave of mother and
SOB, and. with a few strokes «»f the lien,
completed hla task nt Rothschild's. Mon
sieur Bonn!v«*t, flu* notary, left tho Hotel
de Mnraau In a high atate of Indignation.
The hour of his revenge, howerer, was
not far off. On rcachlug home he fount]
h letter awaiting him, which ran aa fol-
"Dear Bonnlvet: I can take oath that 1 valor made tho little New Bnglaud town
•Mil «l»t, "ml Mlat l« all I bat, to jay. f,nr«r fniuoiu!
Fill your pockets with some good cigars *■—
and notea for two or three hundred franc*
ami come and aee me, lint don't mention
thnt I nin alive to any one.
"OCTAVE DE MAR8AN.
"P. 8.—Ask for II. Dufour."
The address was 9 Ruo Monffetnrd. and
Monsieur llonnlvat directed hla steps to
ward that wretehed quarter of tho town.
*1 notary, as he walked. %
t the remembrance of
j den It him by the com VM
waa already avenged; whut would she soy
If she knew her detested brother In-law
wore still alive? He fouud the colonel lying
on a paillasse snreail on the floor and cov
ered by a single sheet. The sick man briefly
explained to him that ho had heard hla
neitiew, Charles, lay 111 at Rresll smr
finished by asking If he, the notary, had
brought any mouey with hbu.
"Before you snook of. money," replied
the notary, "I think you owe ine nn ox
planatlon. You have spread abroad n re
port of your death."
"I? Not at nil. It waa the papers did so.
I merely did not contradict them. It sulf *
me to have It so."
The colonel then entered on a history
his doings since he was supposed to nave
been lost nt the tlino of the shipwreck of
the "City of Havre," a tale of prosperity
attained by heavy gambling nt New York,
followed by the usual fall from riche* and
a subsequent return to Paris.
"For Are days." added he. "wo have
living, or rather dying, on the small
Blanche extracted from tho mont-dc-
by the narriflee of her shnwl. Were 1
and Charles ouly to die, how rich I would
bo!"
"Yes, here we are dying like rats fori,
fen In a trap. f/i#t night, or, rather, this
morning. Blanche procured n napoleon—
God knows how!-nnd she brought me tbla
bottle of wine" there he touched the flask
that stood iH'sIds him. fondly nml linger
ingly), "which baa saved uiy life. Will
you taste It?"
The notary declined. Putting on his
gloves, he said. "Here Is the money you
require and a few elgsrs. 1 shall send you
a good doctor at once. I cannot allow any
Dr Marasn to live aa you an* now living/’
and he left the wretched attic, full of
many thoughts.
Hhould he return to itic Hotel dc Marsan
■ ml urge upon llenrl the execution of the
will that was to benefit llluurhe? Yes, he
would, but not Just now. Meanwhile be
would send n doctor to the colonel. loiter
In the day the notary ami Ao*ert de Dlo.i
met at the house of the De Mnrsnus. The
door was opened by a weeping servant. lu
explanation she told them that the news
of the death of Charles de Marsan of yel
low fever at Bresll. announced without
tact by the countess to lfcprl. had csus>«'
the death of the elder brother by the
bursting of an sneurlsm. A double mourn
ing had fallen on the family of De Marsan.
But this was not to Ih* the Isst shock
that the notary was to have that day.
"Dr. Gcrad came an hour ago." said the
servant to hlu» on his return home.
"He asked me to tell you thsi he went to
the gentleman you named, hut he waa too
What do you mean by too later*
Monsieur bad Just died when ho ar
rived," said the servant, iqtenkltig In n low-
voice. with the luvoluutsry respect that
the thought of death Inspires. Ou the mor
row all Parts knew that the daughter of
the notorious Colonel de Marsan was
heiress to nu Immense fortune owlug to the
almost simultaneous death of her two
cousins—Imt Blanche alone knew nothing
**| fortune, and was nowhere to
of their conrlctlona. and they figured It
out that It were better to be annihilated
thnn to Ik» slaves.
The result of this manly determination on
the part of the Carolina fanners jvas the
Battle of Alamance, fought' on tho l«th of
May. 1771, up near tho headwaters of the
Cano Fear river.
The battle wna n fierce one, nml though
the Regulators were totally defeated, leav-
lug oyer two hundred or their detu! and
wounded upon the field, old Tryon received
the lesson he hnd so long needed—that
Americana could he shot down upon the
battlefield, but that they could not be made
lb*- blood of tb«- martyrs «»f liberty."
The prioripha for which the i'nrollc
f.iri:,. r- f .1* r** !■!• lit •
M.-.h
rmere fought, four years Inter,
jton. Of the Masnnrhu/rtt* jmtt
I «cx-
tt*j»itrioiH nine-
MMHbded. of those In
Carolina o.<*r two hundred lay killed or
crippled uj*on the Held, while »fx. lat* . on.
died upon the scaffold. Ami yef, while all
I of T^exlngtoo,** not
i»u»and knows anything
nbr
•] |.<*
"AlsiJianre.”,
by John Flake I
hinted
1(. . ••I'll
Hays J Uke; "nfe Irarbarnua condition of
the frontier where these sceims occurred
(the battle of Alamam-e, -etc.) gnd the fact
that the militia of tho lower emmflea r«l
that It Is not the Cntie Fear but the 4't.
H Hirer that ordinarily occurs to 11a
a w*- think of the first blood shed fa|
Revolutionary war."
t Fiske's hint, while It may e
10 way Justifies the historians _■
lightly passing over th»* first nrim*d resist
ance to British oppression and the opening
battle lu the great struggle for American
Independence.
EDWIN FORREST'S STORMY LIFE
Domestic Difficulties Constituted Part
of the Great Tragedian’* Woes.
William Winter In Munavr's.
In Edwin Forrest's private |(fo there
came a time when he was unfortunate and
unh.-ffipy. He had married. In I^ondon, In
18S7, Catherine Hlndnlr, daughter of John
Sinclair, the celebrated Hcottlah vocnllst,
and for fen or twelve years had lived Imp-
idly with her; hut. Impelled by Jealousy,
he repudiated hla wife and sought a di
vorce. A counter suit was brought, a pub
lic scandal ensued, and the wife was vin
dicated. That accomplished gentlewomnu.
Known for many years to the present his
torian. declared to him that Forrest** Jeal
ous disposition showed itself almost from
the first of their married life—on one oc
casion. strangely enough, taking the ridic
ulous form of resentment against the ven
erable Lord Jeffrey, the Edinburg reviewer,
one of her father's friends, and one of
the most punctiliously honorable and cir
cumspect old gentlemen in the British
kingdom.
Iago, nn acute ohaerrer, notices the com
pulsory power, uiwn some people, of "trifles
light ns air." It was a silly love letter,
written by George IV. 'Jamieson, Jn Imita
tion of the uiuiiner of "Consuelo." mid
found by Forrest among his wife's pnpers,
that wrought the mischief. Jamieson. In
■ Tears. Intimately known to this writ-
... lid that he wrote the leter In order to
snstntn his Idle boast that he eonld write
exactly In the manner of "Couauelo"—a
feat Which Mrs. Forrest hnd declared It
Impossible ho, or nuybody else, could
accomplish. He was the leading mnu In
Forrest’s company nt the time, and many
This Horse May Be a Little High
But Our Carriages Are Low Enough, Especially in Price. .
Some Irishman hooked up the Hig Ilorsc to a Pony Bug
gy, hence comparison; but our small Buggies are amply
strong to carry human pairs—a boy and girl.
If you are full grown and want plenty of room, capacity,
etc., to carry four persons or more, this is IT—the very piace
to get suited.
Every vehicle must have Ilarncs. Did it ever occur to
you that we make all Harness wr sell? The custom kind-
best obtainable and most economical for you to buy. .
Remember two per EVERYBODY KNOWS
cen, of our Juue £ jj CRANE S CO.,
Front New Depot.
« ami M MADISON AVENUE.
Sales go to 1910 Ex
position -fund.
■elf Innocent In that btialncMa. He was
run over and killed by nn express train on
the Hudson River railroad, near Glen*
wood, Oetober 3, 1M8. On hearing of the M
cataatrophe of hla death. Forrest wrote:
"I aee by the telegraphic news In the
paper this morning that Georg* IV. Jamie
son was killed last night by n railroad
train, nt Yonkers. God Is great; and Jus
tice, though slow. Is sure. Another scoun
drel bss gone to bell—1 trust forever."
1 Tfp
ELLA
WHEELER
WILCOX
! SHE PUTS IN A PLEA !
j FOR THE CONSTRUC- j
1 TION OF GOOD ROADS \
• AS AN AID TO NA- !
j TIONAL PROGRESS.
A
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During tho months of Juno, July
and August the Seaboard Atr Line
Railway will operate on its train tear-
In* Atlanta at 9:35 p. m„ every SAT
URDAY, -a through sleeping car to
Wilmington, N. C.; returning the
through sleeper will leave Wilming
ton at 3 p. m., arriving In Atlanta gt
0:30 a, m., Friday. Arrangements
hare been made with the street rail
way people at Wilmington to have
cars ready at the depot to immediate
ly transport passengers to the hotels
at Wrightsvllle Beach. Baggage will
bo checked to destination. WEEK
END rate, good for fire days, |8.35;
SEASON tickets, *18.55.
SEABOARD.
thniiMiul fritm-a lay In RothKhlld’s bank at
her ilU|Mml.
Never .linn, then hnd they met, and, ns
.... . - the nrew-nca
__ hi. .I.tor'. little gin, lt-witc. It would
have Iwi-n Intoh-rnWc to Alfn-rt. The psrty
went for a walk lu the park, and Albert
cliatt<*d to lloeette.
"Why do you wenr thnt big top coot,
unelpr* she it eked.
"lifcattae It la cold, my child."
-Why have ymi »ucli large pockelaT*
"lirceupe 1 have m> much to carry lo
them."
"Tliafe not true; tUcre’a nothing In either
of them."
Aa In dual examination, lloeette'a tiny
arm dlaapiicnrco to tho shoulder Into tho
hngc iHM-kci nnd drew
bunch or vloleta ,
klnrlc .hook her head laughingly, and re-
•rked. "Thereby hann a tale/'
••Would you care to hear It, .liter!" bo
naked.
••Certainly." replied Marie. "Wouldn’t
yon. Illnnihe!"
Illnuche save a polite naarnt. Albert told
the atory of the vloleta. and lllanche re
marked: “Thune iH-ggar. know tho. trick
of .peaking lu a tmrful voice."
—Vuv '• to—ill.
replied Alln-rt,
.... .* life <l«pcOdi . .
Would that I knew what bad become of
•Nay;
cry. Her
WonlT
her!" *
The visit of Alliert and Illnuche to Marie
de Monnrau wo. a prolonged one; day
am-reeded day., and neither thought of de
parting. At length one day as they re
lumed to the chateau from a walk la the
wood., Marie noticed with Joy that
teen francs, which be knew
MTS tbi
when "alone with hla tStrotliedT
•*Oue ab.mtil imy his debts, should they
st. Allien V she remarked.
"I have none. I am slnd lo asy."
“How ilarr you snnf-ie, air, that I waa
alluding to your*? I aimak of mine."
'•Well." teplle.1 Alliert. with a laugh,
on ahould have no dlBIrulty In gettrng
I of them.”
•Kiartly. Anti that la why I bare seat
yon itark nineteen franee.”
"Waa It then von who—' ut. why, lo the
name of heaven?”
'•ir a man Intends to give romejpne a
franc. Imt gives them a nap tleon Instead,
that person ahould pay ' back nineteen
frane*.*’
"I do not understand." aald Albert, Bow
move ptotaled than ever.
"tin the ulght .it tile 4th of M
wm itjing of hanger imt fold a
sell some vtidet. near the Pal
Concorde. Outy one [tesser l'y bad pity
me: he cave inc what lie thought wai
frane: Imt tt wna n napoleon. -1
Match Mat l
and tried to
lace .le la
spring time.
.wing year, when a dear little btue-
arrlvrd, they called her Violetta
(Copyright, 190S, by Amerlcan-Jour
nal-£hcaminer.)
MERIC A la Just waking to Ita
need of good roads.
When visiting the Pan-Amarl
can Exposition I first learned of-, the
great organisation which existed for
the promotion of this splendid move
ment. 1
England's good roads arc Justly fa
mous, and In her West Indian Island,
Jamaica, they are a delight and benefit
to native and tourist.
It Is a curious fact that thousands of
people In the country regard the build
ing of good roads by town, city or gov
ernment as an extravagance for the
benefit of the rich, who drive In car
riages and automobiles.
The real fact of the matter Is that
no one benefits so greatly from good
highways as the farmer and the stock
breeder ond the country dwellers who
are engaged In any kind of Industry.
I can recall seagops In my early girl
hood when there was despondency and
gloom over the whole country neigh
borhood because of some sudden rise
In tho price of produce when the - roads
wore absolutely Impassable.
And before they could be safely used
to transport the cropo to market the
price wna certain tn fall.
Perhaps It Is because of my early
recollections of bad roads and air the
discomfort and loneliness they caused
that a good rood seems to me a thing
of such beauty.
A closely shaven lawn, neatly kept,
and a hard, smooth road always stir
me with a peculiar sensation; some
thing like to that which a sound of.
music or a sight of a beautiful picture
or tha reading of a great poem pro
duces.
Life assumes new meaning and a
glamour and a halo fall over the com
monplace. ,
A Great Contrait.
I can remember when good roads
first appealed to me.
My childhood home was on a Wis
consin prairie, twelve miles from a
town; the roods were rarely good, de
pending upon long seasons of dry
weather to be free from mudholee and
hollows, and when dry and smooth they
were covered with Inch-deep dust.
Three or four times a year perhaps I
drove Into town with older members of
the family, and aa we approached the
city the good roads began and the
lawns, and all the face of the
and the atmosphere of life
changed for me.
Hope, ambition, Joy seemed to rise
from thoae hard roods and smooth,
green lawns and envelop me; the world
grew larger; Imagination was 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 wjth It, then Indeed life became
a thing so wonderful - that It could
scarcely be borne.
As we drove back hofneward all
these emotions faded as soon as the
rough roads and ragged lawns ap
peared again.
And to this day the same feelings, lo
a degree, take possession of me when I
pass from unkempt nature and see
good roads and Inwna which show the
loving care of itflin.
I know that artists rave over tangled
grasses and wild paths of nature, but
to me uncul grass In a yard means
tired men and woman, overtaxed with
duties for which they were not fitted
by temperament, and to which they
brought only Irritability and discon
tent; duties which left no time for the
dscorattve and beautiful; the fields nnd
barns, stables and pens must receive
care; the front yard could wait.
And It did watt, lonesome and over
grown and neglected, to typify forever
In my mind, heart .hunger and deso
lation.
Roads and Progress.
Just so the country mad, with Its
humps and hollows and mud and dust,
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 the clipped lawn and
the good road mean lima for pleasure
and leisure, hours for 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
to Individual and community.
Yea. Indeed. Miss Columbia, and
Uncle Sam, give us good roads.
Girt ns money to build them and
money to keep them tn order.
Put all the unemployed upon their
construction.
The poor, the rich, the humble, the
great, the'people of today and the peo
ple of five liundreu years lo come will
all b* benefited.
It Is a curious fact that of all the
marvelous achievements of the Roman
dynasty In surroundlng countrtea at the
time of its greatness, nothing remains
today but the good roads! Schools,
temples, cities, aqueducts. Institutions
of learning, buildings of stale—all are
gone, but the good roads remain.
Let every man and woman and child
In America clamor for good roads!
What everybody wants must come.
CONCENTRATION.
Its Effects Upon the Social, Do
mestic and Business Life.
By LANDON CARTER.
Copyright, .1906, by Amcrlc*n-Journ*l-Ex-
■miner.
Although concent nu)..n I* *0 *h*olutely
tn-«»**wtry factor In ewrv form of *ucrt*a,
, at 111 ’ one of It* very treat foe* la, not mere
ly the iKNwlblllty, but probability, of ooe'e
lptere*t* Iwnmfug nbnorlMtl, almost to the
exclnalve neglect of other dtitlee.
Tho "happy medium" hi this particular
line la, perhnpe, more to he dealred than
one generally rcnllzcn, for by It many
form* of nnrrotr-mlndodneaii. setflahneti
nnd other unfortunate clmracifYIxtlca coulil
he avoided. In all phase* of life, however,
the nltlmate standard for n man le hie
own eouaeleuee. nnd neither the constraint
of buelue**, affection or the authority of
overwhelming number* can atone for falae-
ne** there.
The different characteristics formed bv
the various elements of concentration, such
a* thought, earnestness, etc., are enormous
factors In life's anceeaaea, and teach a cer
tain form of. adaptability, which responds
readily to every true suggestion, whether
good or evil, thua enabling the Individual
to profit by the avoldnnce of evil as well
a* the pursuance of rowI. As the prover
bial uil*er would accumulate more, did he
understand compound Interest and the art
of malting good Investment*, so does na
exaggerated* and abnormal Idea of conceit*
frafToti eclipse and almost paralyse com
mon sense, thereby denying the indlrldusj
many valuatde suggestions of nature and
hla fellow-men. lu the other extreme, how* ,
ever, la to Im* found the nimleas. Idle man,
who generally excuaea hla Isslnesa hy blam
ing the quality of hla mind; Imt one so
often sees brilliancy passed by persistency
thnt one Is led to realise and forced t<
acknowledge that anything can be made
valuable If worked upon.
A universal form of concentration, em
bracing Interest tn nil thing*, can become
n habit from earliest youth; It la true
that aomo are born earnest, but there are
none who mny not acquire that quality,
which fact should prove of Incalculable en
couragement to all.
No one could honestly say that the suc
cess of the Japanese is owing to their fs*
talfsm or gooti Uick, but to their '’**••*
hltal," which means "bolter death tlma
unaccomplished work." and owlug to this
spirit of couceutratlon Imbued In tnetn
(Individually aud eoUeethely) H«‘* their al
most unprecedented successes, and won a,
proportionately speaking, were Ju»t a* «e*
pendent npop the raruestne** of, the pri
vate suIdleraVts their more Illustrious gen
erals—nml so it fs with every
responsibility r.nd duty of life, which cou 'J
lie accomplished ao coldly and ao well diil
one but feel that while nt the task It l«
the one thing to Ih* ttreowplDbeik ,
All life, social, domestic and business. !•
well typified by the old story about tbs
bundle of stick*, the strength of which,
when bound together ns n unit, J* , PfrT
portion to the frailness of each lt»dlvldn«|
twig, which can only stand certain resist
T’ls undeniable thnt with some fnp*}
sensitive people the very conart° u f u, ‘*?.JI.
their frailties and their nejghlwr**
rtorfty undermines the ambitions «**«*•{
man. who gave f
"Little stars oft gild life's gloom. ’
and as we have profited *»> them
should we contribute our added
to the tH*neflt of our Rucccsyors. for ^y.
SE Sg
trstlnx our th«wht« upon mrh small *-•
I>f jrrnrro.lt/ ani ktnilnrw. our 1» -""Vi
nrro to .ttfrr tor thin*, ot IWBtrr
nfttslr. awl what .Ironerr forrr known n
mankind than rtratrd rarounn-
nirutl? •
tho tcmnrst ->w/urtnr. In' Enropr_
braan hla mnidr.1 rarrrr «« a planl.t
n J ffiSVk «
^,rrh r «/u r i.rd K Yhe7-h..^ia"-.Tu< &
id.trr Matirl was.
Hob. I-orrnxo Crounar. rnTr-n-jr ' r
lira ska. baa .nnouw-rd hi. r. wild.'? ;
lrt In urh£/?h.'.r n h1gh°'^
Let them run from place to place, I Harriwn appotnhd Mm ...l.t.nt ercrtwtf
silver ribbon* by which the chariot of of ttiv L'i.:t.o MM tri-a.urj.