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THE SANDERSVILLE HERALD.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE.
Th
defeat
IN THE HOUSE.
* JU, y 13 - | July 137
Foster service pension bill was Senator Steed was in the chair
- l« 'he house of representa- when the senat* convened Monday
iiftnrnnnn for lnnir r»f , _ . *
lives Monday afternoon for lack of morning in the absence of President
constitutional majority after a morn- Flynt, who Is still detained on account
jng of boated debate and an extension of the illness of his father.
0 f time for its final disposition. The Senator Hardman moved that Sena-
v ote for the bill was 113 and the vote tor Folder's bill for withdrawing the
jgainst it 24, the necessary two-thirds appropriations for compiling the colo-
vote being 122. The bill was, there- ntal records, and which was favorably
fore, lost. . . || , , reported by the appropriations com
The bill provides that all confeder- mlttee, bo recommitted in order that
n te yetaranft who own property valued ex-Governor Candler be given a hear-
thun $1,500 and all widows of in g on the matter, the ex-governor liv-
veterans who married prior to 1870 ing in his district,
shall receive pensions. Senator Felder and Senator Knight
Ju | y 14 opposed this action. However, the sen
ior a long discussion the house .fils healing bv a Rl v V ote t !. 1 f‘l8 X to°9 Vern0r
passed a substitute to a bill previous- House relolutlon by Mr Candier of
9™*' «S.'g".art 'in 6 ih^SjSSjm
nvesilgation or me cnarges wnten foundation fund by Andrew Csrnnaln
h»v. been recently made against the was discussed in the senate '
ut at(, prison commission, its officers, . senate.
Jmoloyes, agents, the lessees of con- . T . U , * I®® 0 !/! ' faVora ' ,ly reported
vS ' the conduct of wardens, and in » e 'Tt ee ' Wa9 1>a , 83 1 ed , by tbo
fad an Investigationof all matters Benat@ d concurred in by the
At 11:43 o'clock the senate adjourn-
pertainlng to the handling by the com
mission of the state's convicts. . . . . ,
The resolution calls for the appoinj- . . . Tuo ' sJay morning at 10
m pnl of a committee of five, of which
number three are to be named by the July H
T'" 1 *",'i!re “'I?,' * “«>°» >» <•••»!»>< th. new,.
the pr.Md.nt ol th. eenato [ ,,p .! r char ®'" »' ""»»t>nduot and stall
la rnnmhm of the senate The ln ,h< convlct lease system was adopt.
?;r"? 1 n m STtal5u!3"JS¥ , -u, 1 2: a "»**>-.<.«a „.!<■
"“" and S l ,T , 'h“«n‘.°oVed“; b th r , *»"«>' •PP™hrUU„ s ,,5.000
f!*“. 1° the University of Georgia was pass-
"Vndor the terms of the, substitute 1 g^ouL’tha? to ® w!ild
adopted, the committee of five can be- u]Q V e a reconsideration,
gin Its work at once, but has leav e. The house bill Introduced by Mr.
If desired, to sit in vacation. It has Tift, Q f Dougherty, to roqutro 'rail
the right to summon before it all wit
nesses desired, and to punish Phem
for contempt as iu courts of law.
The substitute passed by the over
whelming vote of 141 to 15.
roads of the state to oqulp locomo
tives with electric headlights caused
considerable discussion, A committee
on this bill had reported favoring the
passage of this bill. This report was
disagreed to by a vote of 19 to 11.
As first business of Tuesday's sea
ONLY A FIGHTING CHANGE.
Fertiliser Tax Bill is Reported Unfavor
ably by Senate Committee.
Atlanta, Cla.—The last fight for the
fertilizer tax bill, which means lifo
or death of the eleven district agri
cultural schools In the state of Geor
gia, will be held In the state senate
this week, at which time this bill
will come up as a special order. The
bill has passed the house and went
to the senate committee on agricul
ture. Chancellor Barrow and Dr.
Soule appeared before the committee
as advocates of the bill, and J. Pope
Brown, J, M. Smith and W. L. Peek
In executive session the bill was
unfavorably reported to the senate.
Unless the report can be disagreed
to, the bill will nover be placed on
Its passage.
The law creating these schools gave
to their support only the funds aris
ing from the sale of fertilizer tax tags.
This is not sufficient at the present
price to sustain these schools.
These schools represent over a half “
million dollars In grounds and build
ings. At them preparations have been
made to teach dairying, cattle rais
ing and soil tests, tu addition to tho
other branches of agriculture.
Cotton seed meal mixed with cotton
seed hulls has been declared by Dr.
Soule, the dean of the agricultural
schools of Oeorgla, to be tho cheapest
and most nutritious cattle feed to be
had, and this well known southern
commodity will be given a fair test
In both the dairying and live stock
raising department. In the soil tests,
cotton seed meal as a fertilizer filler
will be demonstrated and, all told, the
agricultural schools give promise of
doing a great deal to Improve the
plan of utilizing southern by-products
on southern farms.
STATE GLEANINGS.
July 15.
The house of representatives, after
a spirited debate Wednesday morning, Blon the house passed the following
refused to Indefinitely postpone the local bills:
anti-pass Util of Senat jr Born of the Hy Mr. Massengale of Warren—-to
Thirty-fourth district by the decisive
vote of 93 to 58, and the considera
tion of the bill will be resumed in its
regular order.
A motion to reconsider the pension
bill, which had been defeated, was
carried,
A tosolution calling on Governor
Smith to furnish legislature his rea
sons for dismissing Joseph M. Brown
was laid over one day.
oxtend the city court of Warrenton.
By Mr. Donaldson of Decatur—To ex
tend the time for beginning work on
the -Georgia Southwestern and Gulf
railroad. By Mr. Sumner of Turner—
To amend act creating city court of
Ashburn.
July 15.
President Flynt was again In the
chair Wednesday morning, after an
adsence of several days on account of
Ju y 6 - the Illness of his father, whose con-
Objection to leasing the convicts of dltlon he reported*as still critical,
the slate developed on all sides Senator Hay's senate bill pby re-
Thursday when the Holder convict quest) providing that “power plants
measure was offered to the house. A furnishing light or heat to tne public
decided tendency, if to lease at all, shall have power to use water for con-
to limit to one year the lease and by denslng purposes from any near by
that means throw tho question, for stream, provided that 75 per cent of
final settlement upon the next admin- the same shall be returned to the
1st rat Ion with its new legislature pre- stream at the same place from which
vailed. , it was taken," was made the special
Only two speeches were made dur- order of the day.
ing the session. The first was by Mr. in speaking In opposition to the bill
Holder of Jackson, the author of the Senators Overstreet and Henderson
measure, and the second by Mr. Cov- charged that considerable lobbying
lnglon of Colquitt, who had the floor had been done for the bill,
when the house adjourned. Senator Williford and Senator Boyd
— also spoke at some length In opposl-
Ju, y 1 tlon to the bill. The bill was lost by
Almost the entire time of the house a v0 * e of 21 to G.
of representatives was occupied Frl- \ bill for the regulation of the con-
day morning In a continuation of the j uc i 0 f telegraph operators and train
discussion of the question of the dis- dispatchers of common carriers and
position of tho state’s convicts. Mr. j f 0l - other purposes, was passed wlth-
Covington finished his address, which 0 ut opposition.
was begun Thursday. Mr. Jones of \ bill for the provision of an aux-
Alexander, Mr. Full-bright of Burke, l lllary militia, composed only on veter-
Mr. Boyd of Spalding, Mr. Wright of ans of the Spanish-American war and
Floyd and Mr. Holder of Jackson ex- such men as had served a full enllst-
pressed their views in regards to the nient In the national guard, which
convict leasing system. : would provide a proper guard for the
The house concurred In the seuate property and lives of the state at
resolution culling for investigation of such times as the regular national
The offices of the president of the
Central of Georgia railway will be
moved from Macon to Atlanta about
August first.
As the guests of the city of Bruns
wick, the Georgia Weekly Press As-
'Boclatlon enjoyed a royal entertain
ment, Including a flsh fry at Frederica
on St. Simons and a seventy-five mile
steamer trip around the harbor.
The citizens of Fannin, Gilmer and
A SONG O' LOVE.
Oh, lay your hand in mine, sweetheart, and let ns go a-Mavi.ig,
The woods are full of blossoms and the world is full of song.
Anil down each fragrant pathway a lazy breeze is straying.
And with your hand in mine, sweetheart, the way is never long.
Like summer is your sunny smile: like sunshine are your tresses;
Like roses are your crimson lips (anti honey o’ the bee).
And like an angel’s whisper is the truth my love confesses—
And, oh, my Love,
'tis summer time, and will you marry me?
The honey bees are humming to the blossoms in the grasses.
And the mocking birds are mating in the tangle of the vine;
The world is full o’ life and love, on. dearest lass of lasses.
Ami my happy heart is singing, “ Yon arc mine! mine! mine!”
—Celia Myrover Robinson, in Woman's Home Companion.
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By Gertrude Foxe.
Union counties have risen In a body to
:oi
the convict lease system.
July 18.
The house was in session but thir
ty minutes, during time the following
bills were passed: by Mr. Odum of
guard should be called out of Georgia
by the president of the United States
was passed without opposition.
July 16.
n , At the sesion of the senate Thurs-
Uaker, to create hoard of county com- . a pp r0 p rla tion bills giving the
mission, to repeal act creating the University of Georgia $10,000 for the
board of county commissioners; by e dellng of oW college at Athens
; ' blunders of Johnson, to create 55000 for the equipping of the
1 01111 of 10ada ttlld revenues; by Mr. * library at the Georgia
Haywood of McDuffie, to create a g c j 100 i 0 f Technology were passed,
board of roads and revenues; by Mr. Durl „ K t h e debate over the appro-
btnckland of Pike, to incorporate the Hatlon blll for Carnegie library,
town of Williamson; by Mr. Simmons g enalor W ilkes of the Sdcond district
of Gilmer, to create new charter for made mauy sensational statements
I ’ Ilimit? lUftllV DCUOUUWUW*
l-Uijay; by Mr. Peterson of Montgom- concer ning Andrew Carnegie.
. to incorporate town of Orland; The ghaw resolution, calling
i w for tho
u ) Mr. Simmons of Gilmer, to repeal a ppointnient of two members of the
ad incorporating town of Ellijay; by selia , e to act with the three members
Mr. Trent of Heard, to repeal act of the i 10use on tho Investigation of
granting new charter for Franklin; lbe couv ict lease system, was passed
lj . v Mr. Alexander of DeKaib, to au- bu t 0 ne dissenting vote.
tborizo bond issue for Decatur; by
Mr. Tre*t of Heard, to create new July 17.
cbaiiiT for Franklin; by Messrs. Friday’s session of the senate was
to X T d Ale * ander . of D °n aL , b ' uneventful and quiet.
authorise mayor and council to ,p he sbaw resolution on the invest!
bonds; by Mr. Burwell of Man- gatlon 0 f t he convict lease system,
c°ck, 10 repeal act Incorporating Cul- wh(cll was adopted Thursday, was
, * ivll . LJtJl l y UL u UiUU|
incorporate town of Blairsville; by Dm" Felder resolution on the same
•Messrs. Brown and Watkins of Car- BUb j ec t was adopted. This course
'Ml to create office of commissioner wag ta ^ en because the house had
01 roads and revenues; by Mr, Cal- bad already adopted the Felder reso-
"fink of Gordon, to authorize town of | u ti on .
balhoun to deed certain lands; by The following bills were passed:
Blackburn and Bell of Fulton, to Rv g e nator Lashley—To prevent the
HIII Pud ..V, t at *-1 i »»v... * . 1 t).... ,1« /vraolr
uniend charter for East Point; by taking of flsh from Brass Town creek
Mr 4* 'l . . , 1I.U LCWWill© V/ ^ urllhna
Ballard of Newton, to establish j n Towns county. By Senator Wilkes
fiu’ilic school for Mansfield; by Mr. To incorporate the town of King-
Peterson of Montgomery, to create a W ood, in the county of Colquitt. House
«ew charter for Glen wood; by Mr.
Swilling of Franklin, to authorize pub-
school system for Lavonia; by
Messrs. Nix and Wilson of Gwinnett,
“mend charter of Norcross; by Mr.
'■ays of Butts, to create new charter
for
bukson; by Mr. Boyd of Spald-
n &, to authorize Griffin to lay out
cer tain streets
bill by Mr. Mercer of Terrell—To
provide for relief from the state tax
on our dispensaries in Terrell county
in 1907
July 18.
There was no session of tho senate
Saturday, that body having adjourned
Friday until Monday.
Wool growers of Colquitt, Irwin,
' ortii and Tift counties and of West
Florida met in Tifton to soil their
dip for 1908, and were met
fcr<; by buyers representing leading
e *l>°n firms of the state. The crop
0s year i s larger than It was last,
s °niethlng over 20,000' pounds being
sold
Bam
against about 18,000 from the
growers a year ago. In addi-
011 to this there will be shipments
™ !1 ‘ Brookfield and Ty Ty, Ga„ and
thi-n Fla., on the sales made
The following postmasters have
been appointed for Georgia towns :
Agate, Floyd county, H. L. Montgom
ery vice W. T. Montgomery, dead;
Inrilanola. Lowndes county, Cowper l.
Indlanola, Lowndps
Shelton, vice C. L. Shelton, Jr., re
signed' Martinez, Richhmond county
Jesse W. Clark, vice J. B. Morton, to-
signed; Mullls, Laurens county, Ar
thur W. Mullls, vice Hiram Mullis, *' e
signed; Tivola, Houston county, Jo
seph Palmer, vice John F. Logan, re
signed; Ingleside, DeKaib county, down oy mat noay
Henry Lee, vice A. K. Jones, resigned. ( vention at St. Paul.
protest against the continued devasta
tlon which, they declare, the Duck-
town copper fumes are still working
on their life and property. Although
the supreme court of the United
States more than a year ago decided
that the state of Georgia was entitled
to au function against tho further
discharge of these deadly fumes, At
torney General Hart, the citizens say,
has never yet taken the decree for
such an Injunction. Stirred to Indig
nation by these alleged grievances,
the citizens of the three counties nam
ed have prepared an appeal which
they will present to the legislature.
The state board of health has treat
ed, to date, twenty-three mad dog vic
tims. Few departments of tho state
have done as much good for humanity
lately as has the state board of health
and people in every section of the
state have been availing themselves
of the opportunity for treatment since
the announcement was made that the
Pasteur treatment would be given
free of charge. By treating twenty-
three patients free of charge the state
has saved to the people of the state
over $2,000 that would have been paid
for this treatment and this institu
tion has probably saved many from
dying one of the worst deaths known
to medical science.
Sixty feet of the dam of the Chero
kee Saw Mill Company at Thomas-
vtlle was carried away. Logs were
swept against the Coast Line trestle,
which stood, but was rendered impas
sable.
The gross earnings of the Central
of Georgia railway for tho fiscal year
ending June 30 as shown In a state
ment issued from headquarters are
short by $704,800 of tho amount earn
ed during the previous year. The
gross earnings for the twelve months
recently ended were $11,377,900, while
those of the year before were $12,082,-
700.
W. J. Little and family of Macon
had an exciting race with a train from
that city to Mllledgevllle and won in
the contest. They started on a run to
Sparta and left ’.Macou with the Mll-
ledgoville train. The automobile
drove into Mllledgevllle ahead of the
train. A long run was made along
the line side by side with the train.
There is a spot on the Georgia road
between Buckhead and Carey, where
no less than ten wrecks have occur
red in the past two months, and while
none have resulted seriously, each
time traffic was delayed at least eight
hours. There is no known cause for
these accidents and the trainmen have
become superstitious about it. Mauy
aver that it Is haunted and tales of
ghosts are rife.
Rural mail carriers have been ap
pointed on the following routes: Ban
nockburn, route 1, Wesley J. Boyd,
carrier; James H. Warren, substitute.
Milltown, route 2, John S. Simians,
carrier; Fred Bridges, substitute.
The newspaper office of the Ro
chelle New Era, the postofflee and the
Bank of Rochelle were destroyed by
fire. The loss is $7,000, with $3,000
Insurance. It is not known how the
fire started. The Citizens’ Bank,
whi^ occupied an adjoining building,
was saved by hard' work. The news
paper office, postoffice and bank which
burned were all in the same building.
The board of education of Macon
has decided to establish a boys’ high
school in that city. A $50,000 struc
ture will he erected to accommodate
the pupils.
O. E. Rutland, who shot and killed
L. P. Cox at Atlanta was acquitted
of the charge ten hours after the
shooting occurred.. It was shown by
witnesses that Cox was advancing on
Rutland with an upraised hatchet, de
claring he would kill tho latter, dnd
Rutland, after being backed Into
corner was compelled to shoot to save
his life.
Macon Masons had hopes of secur
ing permission to institute a Shriners'
Temple in that city, but were turned
down by that body at its aunual con-
The girl pulled on her coat slowly,
staring at her reflection in the mirror.
Then she fastened it with great care
.and precision, looking to see if the
back were free from wrinkles. Last
ly, •e began to put on her gloves,
with eyes still intent on the looking
glass. The doctor, with his back to
her, was gazing out of the window,
evidently absorbed in the doings of
his neighbors.
On' the last button of the right
hand glove she paused. “How long?”
she asked coolly. The doctor turned.
He expected to meet a face of despair,
and was surprised by the smile which
accompanied the question.
“Well,” he said reluctantly, “per
haps a year, perhaps less; not more."
“Ah,” she responded quietly, slip
ping her fur over her shoulders.
“Thank you for speaking out. I hate
indeflniteness. Good-bye.” She heid
out her hand, which he took. Even
through the glove he could feel that
it was burning. He might have
known, he said to himself, that her
indifference was only assumed. It
was brave of her to hear her own
death sentence pronounced with such
self-possession. He had seen strong
men break down under similar cir
cumstances.
“Good-bye," she said again, and
turned to go with a little laugh.
“What are you going to do, Mar
garet?" he asked, unconsciously mak
ing use of her first name.
She paused in the doorway and
threw him a glance over her shoulder.
"I am goinj? to be happy,” she said
Steadily. “For the first time in my
life. There is no need for me to study
duty or appearance now. In a year,
whatever I shall have done, good or
bad, will be buried with me. I am
going to be happy! ”
He met her reckless glance uneas
ily.
“Margaret," he said, "1 have known
you since your childhood. Listen to
me. If you take the bit betweetuyour
teeth you may make the time shorter
still.”
She turned away, laughing lightly.
“I have taken the bit between my
teeth,” she said, and, lifting her skirt
gracefully, she went down the stairs.
The doctor heard the page boy open
the door for her, and then rang the
hell for the next patient to be shown
Into his consulting room. Margaret
laughed again as she went on her
way. It would be rather funny to
hear them making arrangements for
lier, speaking of next year and the
year after, while she kept her own
counsel. She had bound the doctor
to secrecy.
“I have never been happy,” she said
lo herself, as she took off her hat In
her own room. “I have been afraid to
grasp at happiness, because after
ward, when it is gone, I cannot face
that terrible blackness. But there
will be no afterward now. Duty
has no right to stand at my elbow
with her chill commands. Conven-
showed this In small things, percepti
ble to Margaret, because she was in
love with him, but which were un
noticed by himself and others. At
first she thought that his indifference
to her was due to the coldness of his
nature, which she hoped In time to
melt. But when she found that he
possessed a sensitive temperament
and a warm and affectionate heart she
was greatly puzzled by her failure to
make any impression on him.
Then one dny the mystery was ex
plained. He rather shyly showed her
"That is my fiancee," he said.
Margaret felt as If her heart had
been turned to a stone, but, deter
mined that he should not guess the
truth, she forced a smile and con
gratulations to her lips. As soon as
he had left her she faced the truth
with desperate courage, which ex
hausted her physically.
When Kaye bjiw her next he was
charmed by the kindness with which
she spoke of his fiancee, and delight
ed with the invitation which Mar
garet extended to her to come and
stay with her for a few weeks.
Muriel Hayden was a young, fair
girl, redolent of innocence and not
too Intelligent. She fell in love with
Margaret at once, nnd confided In
Kaye that she was "perfectly sweet.".
Margaret sustained her part beauti
fully. She did not even flinch when
she saw Kaye holding Muriel's hand
under the table. But she suffered
terribly; many times she left the
lovers together and face downward
on her bed, her form Bhaken by dry
sobs, she bewailed her misery, and
railed at her own weakness In not
taking the only sensible course, which
was to go away and stay away until
she had conquered her ill-fated love.
But, though it was pain to see him,
she could not steel herself to the
prospect of never Beeing him again.
But when the doctor had told her
that she had only a year, at the most,
of life left to her, her attitude to
wards everything had seemed to
change in an Instant.
She began to play an unscrupulous
game, like a gambler who has noth
ing to lose.
The odds were dead against her at
the starting point, for Kaye was gen
uinely in love with Muriel. But by
degrees she began to exercise a fas
cination over him. She watched his
growing passion, and nourished it
tirelessly. The approach of death
seemed to have given her a subtler
intelligence and a power to bewitch.
Kaye did not yield without a strug
gle. He wanted to be loyal to Muriel,
even though he had not been able to
help owning to himself that she was
rather stupid; but Margaret was be
coming more and more of an absorb
ing enigma to him.
It was nine months after the doc
tor's warning when Margaret heard
Kaye knock at the door of her moth
er’s house. She smiled quietly to her-
cut oft In the midst of life • • »
when she had Just begun to be happy**
One morning she rose, feeling par*
tlcularly well. She looked at iter
own reflection. “I am not dying!”
she said. “I won't die! The doctor
must have been mistaken. I shall
consult a specialist.”
She dressed carefully, for she ex
pected Kaye. At 11 o'clock a visitor
arrived, but it was not her lover. It
was Muriel Hayden, looking like q
shadow of herself. She faced Mar*
garet reproachfully. “I know vovi are
surprised to see me," she said with
great bitterness. "But l am not
ashamed to plead my own cause .
. . I ask you now, if you have any
heart at all, to give Robert up. . .
. He does not love you. ... It
is only an infatuation. . . . He
is mine ... by rights."
Margaret laughed almost pityingly.
“He does love me,” she said. “He la
mine . . absolutely. Wait and
see him with me . . . and you
will not doubt it."
Muriel suddenly burst into tears
“You are a cruel, wicked woman!”
she sobbed. “I wonder how I could
ever have thought you good. . . .
You have spoilt my life . you
and Robert between you.”
Margaret’s heart was touched. Shu
knew what It was to love Robert
. . in vain. She went to the girl
and placed a hand on her shoulder.
“LiBten!" she said. "I did not mean
to make you unhappy ... 1
only wanted Robert to love me for a
little time . . so that I might
die happily. But now I am not going
to die. . . I have robbed you
. , . of him . . . eutlrely!
. . . I am sorry for you
very sorry, but I have bought this
happiness. ’• Heavens! you
don't know what I have suffered!"
Muriel faced her “So you thought
you were going to die when you stole
him from me?" she cried. “You are
dying! ... I see it In your face.
You have taught Robert to love a
dead woman!" she luughed hyster
ically.
"No! no!" wailed IVf&rgaret, cover
ing her face with her hands. “I ana
well now . . I shall live!"
You have snatched your happi
ness,” continued Muriel unmoved, “at
the expense of mine and Robert’s.
When he has mourned for you and foi*
his broken life long enough, I may
have him back again, I suppose?"
“No!” said Margaret vehemently,
“for I shall not die. I shall live to
make him happy ... I feel
it—"
Muriel laughed again. Despair
seemed to have transformed her Into
a fiend.
“Here is Robert," she said calmly.
“Go!” Margaret managed to utter
“Go!” Muriel moved toward the
door, but Kaye threw It open before
she reached it.
“Muriel!” be said, turning pale.
Her presence Beemed to presage dis
aster. He looked apprehensively to
ward Margaret, who put her hand to
her throat, choking.
“My dearest,” he cried, taking- her
in his arms. “What is it? . . ,
what has she—?"
She fell on his breast, and the dead
weight of her terrified him. “Mar
garet!” he said, sharply, "Margaret!
speak to me . . . Margaret!”
Muriel went softly out of the room,
and left him alone with his dead.—
London Onlooker.
tiouality must vanish at the approaqL
of death. The little hour of life whiefi
How
-noth-
TVliat It Costs to Run New York.
The State of New York is the larg
est iu the Union, and it takes a good
deal of money to run it. According
to the figures furnished the Roches
ter Post-Express by Senator Arm
strong, chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance, it took about $30,-
000,000, exclusive of trust funds, to
meet the appropriations of the regu
self, knowing th~e"*moodTn which* he lar 3ession of the legislature recently
is left me is mine, mine, mine!
happy I shall be. And then-
iug—not even pain."
There are two other persons in this
story. They are the man she loved
and another woman. This man, Kaye,
was very attractive. He had person
ality about him. He was tall, he
walked with a swing, held his head
confidently and had a masterful man
ner. It had been love at first sight
with Margaret. She never forgot the
day of his introduction to her. She
was in tha stalls of a theatre with
some friends. He was with another
party In a box on her right. She no
ticed him at once. Ilis face was of
the type she admired—clean-shaven,
straight lips, a chin inclined to be
square, level brows. But she dared
not hope for the good fortune pf hav
ing him presented to her. However,
she was lucky that day, for one of her
party said: “There is Robert Kaye,
the artist. He is a fine fellow. I will
bring him round after this act. Y'ou
will like him.”
So it happened that a few minutes
later Margaret found herself sitting
beside Kaye and discussing the piece
which was being performed.
From this they drifted into other
subjects more interesting to both of
them, and found that they had many
tastes and ideas in common.
After this Margaret and Kaye met
frequently, but, while the man looked
forward with calm pleasure to con
versations with her, the woman suf
fered cruel moments whenever they
met, . . . and between whiles.
The anguish with which she dreaded
his not coming when he was expected
was equalled by that of hearing him
talk of art and literature when she
wanted to discuss personal subjects,
and wns exceeded by the pain of part
ing from him. For she had soon dis
covered that it was only her brain in
which he was interested. As a woman
ehe waa of little moment to liim. He
had left yesterday. “Muriel can eas
ily regain what she has lost.
She has all her life before her,” she
said to herself.
Kaye strode Into the room. He
looked excited. He took both her
hands. "I had a dream about you,”
he said. “I came to assure myself
that It was only a dream. . . 1
dreamt that you were dead.
Margaret! . . I have never
known before what your death would
mean to me Margaret!”
She 3ank into his outstretched arras
and sobbed wildly on his breast. He
kissed her lips, her eyes, her hair
laughing softly. “It was only
a dream, thank heaven!” he said.
“We are young . . . and strong.
. . . We love one another, and all
life is before us. Don't cry!
. . . Don't cry, Margaret! . .
, AVhy—?”
“Because I am so happy,” she mur
mured.
“Then laugh!” he said. “Tears are
for sorrow ... I shall kiss
them away , . . and there must
never be any more.”
Margaret had her month of happi
ness, and only suffered when Kaye
alluded to the marriage, which sh»
knew could never take place. Then
she began to wonder whether death
was inevitable. AVhy should she be
adjourned. As would be expected in
an enlightened commonwealth, the
greatest expenditures were for the
benefit of charities and schools. Hos
pitals received $5,661,118, and the
common schools (not including nor
mal schools and academies) $4,665,-
625, a sum exceeding by a half-mill
ion the appropriation of lait year.
Charitable institutions othe.< than
hospitals received $2,583,759, and
the judiciary $1,368,696 Thj re
mainder of the $30,000,000 watt dis
tributed among the score of other de
partments of State work in amou.ats
ranging from $50,000 to $500,000,
One conspicuous item is that of $450,-
000 for printing, which seems ve'. y
excessive. The total appropriations
etceed by nearly $3,000,000 those of
last year, but the law allows the Goa •
ernor to cut out unnecessary items in
appropriations hills, and he consider
ably lessened the amount.—Leslie's
“Sweetness and Light."
That most famous of Matthew Ar
nold's phrases, ‘Sweetness and
Light,” he avowedly adopted from
Swift, who, however, used It as relat
ing to bees, because they make honey
and wax. Arnold transferred it to
the operation of culture, in making
love and truth prevail.—Pall Mall
Gazette.
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rail THE FARM THE NATION’S RELIANCE. 4^
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The hope of the Nation is in the farm aoT suburban home
and in the country and suburban town a^d village. It is
not in the cities that this country now Veeds the service of
the flower of its patriotic manhood. It Is !n the country where
the great National problem of the improvement of the rural
life is to be solved, where more beautiful towns and villages
and better roads are to be built, better schools to be estab
lished, telephones and trolley lines constructed, and all the
influences put to work that will improve the country, and
dri-ve away the isolation and hardships that were formerly
Us drawbacks.—George H. Maxwell.
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