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18 THE SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 19. 1887. Farewell Entertainment. In N iw Orleans, on Thursday evening, the :i(L inst., Gen. and Mrs. Badger gave a recep tion in honor of their cousin, Miss Carlins l’otti who leaves New Orleans on the 12th t> join her aunt, Mine. 1‘atti, in St. Louis. Miss Patti goes to Kurojn* with Mme. 1'atti and wiil make her home in Wales. A number of distinguished musical people were preaent and lovelv music was contributed by Mme. Ida Keiman-Kaiser, Mr. Benny llruenn, Mr. Marks Kaiser and others. A Delightful Musicale. On the evening of the 4th the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Wallace, Augusta. Ga., was the scene of a most delightful musicale tendered their friends. And happy indeed is i he home that entertains such friends as were placed under renewed obligations by last night’s entertainment. I I,) programme, the design of intellect and tho execution of art, was delightfully arranged for the pleasure of the party. The programme for the evening was opened by Mrs. Greenhaf and Mr. llemis, the recog nized leaders of Angus a iu musical circles. 'Phis was followed by two of Augusta’s favor ites, Miss Walton and Dr. Teugue, in one of the’happiest selections of the evening. The absence of Miss llobertson, whose talent is so well known that it is needless to add a word, was a sore disappointment. “It was a dream” broken when she failed to appear. The sick ness of Mrs. Goodrich and Mrs Willard made it impossible for them to take part; and the prolonged visit of Dr. Goodricii in New York removed still another favorite, but this seemed but to give new zeal to the remaining perform- Two of Mrs. Cleveland’s Admirers. Milwaukee Sentinel.] It is one of the rigidest rules in all the social economy of the capitol that tho wife of the President shall not accept attention from any gentleman outside of the Cabinet, hut Sirs. Cleveland is trampling on that rule. She goes out to ride with Mr. W. W Corcoran, the venerable philanthropist, who recently cele- biated his hNth birthday, ami has been a guest at his house. The other morning she aiul Mr. Corcorau rode out to * *ak View, the President’s country place, and spent a couple of hours with Mrs. Folsom. The President’s bride has no warmer admirer than the old gentleman, who seems unable to adequately express his admiration. She has another attentive follower in the (icrson of George 1! meruit, who seems to he Mr. Corcoran's rival. lie has not been out to ride with her so often, but keeps sending her dowers. Mr. Bancroft's hobby is roses, lie invents tlicm and lias given several to the world of ti iwcrs, The young fellows look with envy on the liberties these gallants are taking, but all attentions u> the President’s wife are barred t<' gentlemen less than eighty years old. The same evening the Editor of the Saudford .i.mrr.a! and his iiiehlv esteemed ladv were guests at the elegant amt nospitauie mansion of Col. and Mrs. Walter Gwynn, who have been entertaining Mrs. Chapin since she has been in tho city. Early announcements of lirogramme of the Lake Weir Chautauqua, “booked" Mrs. Chapin for addresses there Monday and Tuesday; but a change of pro gramme of which she was promptly notified, permitted her to remain in Sanford until Fri day 4th, and enjoy two days of much needed rest with her many friends there. Of their elegant hospitality it is needless to speak other than to say, that their home is one of beauty, intelligence, refinement and taste. To appreciate Mrs. Chapin, she must be met within the home circle, for however gnat and good she seems and is, when entrancing her bearers, whether it be a handful of ignorant uegroes, or the gathering thousands of intel ligence and refinement, it is only in the family circle—at the fireside—where the grace, the wit, the witchery of her matchless culture, the refined, the accomplished, the loving, the pbilanthrophic, the true Southern woman, are shown in all their loveliness. May she live long to do good, to bless mankind and illus trate Southern womanhood. Mrs. Chapin attended the W. C. T. U. Con tention at < irlando the last week in February, and on the 24th lead a very interesting essay to young women, and made a good talk to the children. * The “Caruivale," as sung by Misses Wal lace and Miss Hallmark, and Messrs. Butt, Vason and Huberts was one of the bits of the evening, and received unstinted applause from the delighted audience. A very charming se lection entitled “No. 2,” was that of Miss Ca- pen, whose talents in vocal as well as instru mental music, have long sii ce stood unques tioned. Tue audience was very much charm ed by this story as told in song. It was a rep etition of tlie “old, old story of love and the usual fatal results.” < >wing to the observance of Lent, the famous “M. C. W.’.s” wore not on hand with their well known “Medley.” The M. C. W.’s have made remarkable progress in the manipula tion of banjo and guitar, and the audience would have enjoyed a rare treat ill their per- lormaace. The programme was concluded with a se lection from liuheiistein, by Mrs. Verdery and Miss Winter; after which a pleasant lunch was served, and right royally the passing mo ments were enjoyed until far after midnight, when, amid pleasant good-nights, the assem bled friends of the deservedly popular host and hostess pronounced this one of the most elegant entertainments of the season. cos of the Methodist church, in Stewart’s Hail, in Valdosta, Ga., Friday night (5th), proved to be quite enjoyable to our citizens, and piof- ilable to the church—netting between fifty and sixty dollars. - A fine silk quilt was voted to the most jiopular young lady—278 votes cost ing ten cents each were cast. Miss Luelle l’endleton, the 10-months-old daughter of C. U. Fell ileton, received 105 votes, which was a plurality—tb< re being several competitors. She was therefore declared to be the owner of the quilt and the most popular young lady, which was a most felicitous ending of the friendly contest, as the tender age of the recip ient precludes the possibility of envy or jeal ousy by her older competitors, even if they, like every one else, did not love her. Texarkana Notes. “Hark 1 the merry marriage bells; What a world of happiness their melody fore tells!” This melody has not only foretold the happi ness, but has brought with its chimes many throbs of present joy and gladness. This week’s chronicle records the nnion in holy marriage of two of our most popular girls—our own sweet mocking bird, Miss Stella Fowlkes, and the attractive MiBS Tommie Trigg. Wednesday night, the lHth, St. James Epis copal church was crowded with their admiring friends, and at 7:50 expectation was satisfied by the arrival of the bridal party. The tall, queenly bride, arrayed in blue moire faille fran- caio, stood with n a bower of smilax, from which was suspended a beautiful wedding bell of white roses and lilii s, as she was given to her liege lord “for weal or for woe” by her brother- in-law, Ben. Whitaker. After an elegant en ter ainment at the residence of Mr. and Mis. Whitaker, Mr. Garrett and his bride took leave of h> r many friends and departed for his home in Kansas City. Good-bye, sweet cantatrice, your soul-thriiling notes will long liugi r in our memory. May life be to ) ou a long, unbroken melody. On Thursday night, the 17lh, the wedding bells again sent out their chimes, clear and sweet, upon the moonlit air, and Dr. F. F. Hammond, one of our most popular profess ionals, to >k into his heart and home, with sol emn vows “for better or for worse,” that lovely daughter, Miss Tommie Trigg. She was at tired in rich, white Khadzimir silk, elabo rately embroidered with seed pe iris, the long court train finished with heavy silken cord, the corsage sleeveless and square- necked. Over all the misty bridal veil fell like a soft silvery cloud. Tlie live bridesmaids —Misses Lu'.a Tiigg. Buth Weakley, Delia Whittemore, Kate Williams and Kate Bur nett—were richly costumed in white, baby- blue, corn-colored, and baby-pink satin, and formed a veritable rainbow of promise, as they stood about the happy couple, plighting tln-ir troth under the beautiful umbrella of white MUSINGSOFMY EVENTIDE. Concluding Review of a Handful of Monographs, Continental and Eng lish. by Mrs. Margaret I. Preston. BY REV. A. A. LIPSCOMB, D. D. TWHXTT-SBCOND PAPBK. L The chapters on the skull-caps of Cologne, the oubliettes of Chillon, and the Alices of Antwerp, as well as those ou ’S. Gravcnhage, St. Bernard’s Dijou, and the Best Thing in I’arig, extending through some forty-eight or fifty pages, maintain the fine descriptive qual ity of the book without the slightest recourse to that sort of style which is oftea misnamed Word-Fainting. H there is more of literary' and art criticism, the writer never fails to give you the association of scenes and scenery with the events that have made them historic; and nothing in these pages is more agreeable than the felicitous way the author has of infusing an exquisite poetic element as a coloring tint into h«r narrative. At the same time, she holds herself aloof from that snare of odjeo- tives, in which, so many writers are caught. She goes to the Antwerp Cathedral but ‘ ‘not one of us was able to get up any rhapsodical en thusiasm. To deny that the pictures are fine would be to condemn oar artistic taste utterly; but the characteristic gorgeousness of Kubens manifests itself as much here (“The Elevation" and the “Descent from the CroHs’’) where all should bo severe, and chaste, and subdued, as in the magnificent Medicean pictures of the Louvre.” In tho chapter on Dijou, a few touches bring you fase to face with the most wonderful man of his time (St. Bernard,) and site says most aptiy, that such a fragrant sanc tity still clings to the memory of this old saint, that the most detaining grasp v-hich the an cient city lays upon the passing u_.clier is, that within its shadows he was boru, here he lies buried, and here is the richest moral mon ument ever raised to his memory. So there our traveller has an eye and a heart of her own and is not afraid to trust them and to give them frank utterance. “The Best Thing in 1‘aris;” what is it, tLink you? Slit- has soon the grand churches, “walked tho galleries of the Louvre, grown bewildered with Murillos, blossoms that mutely protected them from the ' Correggios, Henibrants ami Bubcnses, strolled possible “rain into eacli life. On Friday' night, the 18th, lire .Juvenile Dancing Club gave a delightful reception a 1 tlie palatial home of Dr. S. I). Williams, com plimentary to Miss Kate Offenhauser, who has so kindly "often chaperoned and instructed the merry “little ones” in their pleasures and en tertainments. Miss Offenhauser is her-elf a petite figure and much beloved. She lias gone to her old home— “It may be for years, and it nmy he forever,” as she laughingly said when asked about the length of her absence. Bright, merry-hearted friend, may life be to you at happy as you make it for others within your radius. The last and “the brightest and best” of tlie season before Lent, was the “Mikado Tea.” For weeks the merry-makers have been iiappy ill expeeuncy of tlie day. Tiie Jones residence oa Fine street was brilliantly lighted within, and tlie grounds without illuminated by Chinese lanterns. At half-past eight tlie guests began to arrive. The three little maids, the beautiful Mrs. Dorrian, as Yiim-Yum, tlie gifted Mrs. I’aul Jones, as Feek-noo, and the cultured Mrs. Flippin, as Fetti-Sing, gracefully gree t'd and introduced the guests and conducted them through the spacious rooms to view the deco rations before the dancing began. Upon the walls were life-size figures of the three little maids, and opposite were Xanki poaud Co-Co, executed by the artist hostess. Many rich Oriental ornamentations adorned the rooms. The trio of hostessess are unex celled in their beauty, vivacity and ability to entertain to tlie perfect delight of tlie guests. Mrs. I’aul Jones is an artist with a future worth living for. The cos umes were of brilliant colors, rare ly and tastefully combined, and handsome in I >I* ia not jgiuuiceMe to mention all. Noticeable, however, was the presence of two brides—Mrs. Gus. Smith, (Gtts Smith of Bile somewhat disgusted along the galleries of the Luxembourg, striving not to see how lit'le re gard the iivim aitists of France have for the proprieties of life.” One day, she received a card inviting her to the Me All Mission, which stie visited immediately and l.ad the pleasure of listening to three short addresses from French Protestant Ministers, whose tender ve hemence, grace of manner and movement, combiind with such an utter absence of self- consciousness, as to stir tho soul far more than in all the grand cathedral services elsewhere attended. The fervor of the congrega ional singing, in which, “the bonnetless women, men in blue blouses, even tlie ii tic sabotted cliil dren” joined so heartily, afforded her a most thrilling hour and walking back to our hotel through tlie gay crowds of thoughtlessi-abbatli breakers, we could not forbear turning to eacli other and saying: “Surely we have just Been the best thing in Paris!” It is to be hoped that the example of such a tourist will not be lost on our American travelers, for I have no very high opinion of Paris as place for the higher culture of American women. II. And now for England! And it is England as it a;.pears to the instincts and tastes of a Virginia woman, keen to detect the hereditary conventionalism of its insular life and its joy iu the fact that the island balances itself against the continent, and never unaware that England h is reproduced some of her maternal features in the South even more strikingly than in other sections of our country. Can terbury and her cathedra! are duly honored, but she is soon off to Warwickshire, tlie very heart of England, as tlie Kingsleys had called it ill their invitation to the VirginiaitB to come and see them. And here they are at Lea mington, the most pleasant watering place in England, and near by are Kenilworth, Slrat ford-oti-Avon. Warwick Castle. Gay's Cliff, with various other attractive "pots. T haVe , enjoyed nothing in the Monographs, up to date, Ilean fame) a graceful petite beauty from a | with tlu*. same kind of zest as tlie Stratford eases. Is the ancient race of the inspired dead? Yes; in the old sens*, but I would fain think, that while one form of the Divine effl :ence expires by the law of limitation as # located in tim and seasons, the spirit, in whom it lives and from whom it emanates, is erer assuming other shapes as the Father and the Son direct, head the “Seven Lamps,” by Ruskin, and then say, if this greatest of art-critics has overstated the truth in that magnificent estay of his ou the Lamp of Sacrifice. A very sensible chapter, “Conclusions about Democracy in Europe,” in which, we have a rapid summation of her views of social and political civilization, closes the volume. One sentence gives tlie gist of the matter; “we nnd that the democracy of Europe at bottom is not greatly different from our own.” She gives the educative philosophy of foreign travel as it bears upon our own people in the words: “Th® farther we travelled, the more we were dis posed to soften down our American prejudices about the tyranny and injustice of the ruling classes in monarchical countries. ’ ’ So far as we have observed, there are two very _ unlike effects produced by going abroad—one i®, wise people are made wiser; silly people sillier. If those who contemplate a tour to Europe wiU give a day to these monographs, they will nnd the volume an excellent guiae-book, (so far as it goes), in what to see and how to see. Wee Willie Cottage, Ga. And Yet Another. I,e8t there should yet be apprehensions as to our ability to parry any hard blows directed against our fortifications (perhaps we should have written 'wen/locations) we append the following: Congress had before it a bill introduced by Senator Evans to purchase John Ericsson s latest war vessel, the Destroy'er, and for build ing ten more of the same pattern. According to a printed description of this new factor in marine warfare, the Destroyer's distinctive feature is a submarine gun of 18-inch caliber and 50 feet long, placed at the bottom of the vessel, tlie muzzle projecting through the stern, expelling a projectile 2-3 feet long, and weigh ing 1.500 pounds, including an explosive charge of :>00 pounds of gun cotton. Tlie Destroyer attacks hows on, and discharge) tlie projectile at a distance of 500 feet from the ship attacked. Tlie explosion of 500 pounds of gun-cotton at the lower part of a ship’s hull will shatter it so completely tiiat the expedient of employing water-tight compartments will be of no avail. Ericsson is the inventor of the Monitor, and ill an article in tho Century magazine he says of the new war ship: “The defense of tin* sea ports of the United States by the new methods of piercing iron clads in spite of their ttiick armor-belt will in due time demonstrate that a conflict between an Indexible and a Destroyer will be shorter and more decisive than that be tween the Merrimac and the Monitor.” of a misunderstanding bo- the colder State, transplanted to this genial clime through love’s entrancing powers, and Mrs. F. F. Hammond, the joyous bride of a day. Hon. Paul Jones and one of his guests per sonated well the characters of eastern embas- ramblibgs. for here she and her party are “steeped in Shakspearian memories,” and moreover, they have a golden summer day, which 1 could wish had been an April day, as April was Shakspeare’s favorite month. Some sadors The tea was sipped from dainty china of his best pages are scented with April vio- haud-painted cups, which were the souvenirs | lets and daffodils; but no matter, she has of the occasion. Little Paul Jones, of two spread over the page the glow of those inspir- suminers, in his pretty little Japanese dress, j ing hours and in it floods the aroma of an at mosphere nowhere breathes but on the banks of the Avon. Not often does one chance to meet such a banquet of sentences as one has on pages 140-’41. The very air is redolent with the presence of the poet's creations, “the wan much petted and caressed. There was a perfect abandon to the mad pleasure of the hour. Dancing went merrily on until the witching hour of twelve, when supper was announced. And such a supper! r , Everything that was good to eat was before i brain creations of this greatest of human man tin' delighted guests. To the undying honor of the entertainers no wine was served. The guests went home with heart and bnun pulsing under emotions induced by happy associa tions; but no stimulating drink was there to disgrace the home-going. The much pleased guests dispersed at a late hour, with regrets that time will fly, and kind wishes for the hospitable entertainers. This was a fitting carnival with which to close the social gayeties at tho beginning of that solemn season, Lent. The affable young eteiographer, Miss Em mie Taylor, is as happy as a little girl over a new doll, that her new type-writer has arrived, and her work of type-writing and sborteband goes on excellently in her ctianninz nook at the Benefield Hotel. Dear Sunny, bon jour. May you always be bright, is the wish of Imxjt. ANOTHER GIFT TO HARVARD. That College Receives <230,000 to Be Applied to Astronomical Research. The president and fellows of Harvard col lege have recently come • into possession of a munificent bequest of 8250,000 and upward, j which is applicable only for purposes of special i astronomical investigation, at such an eleva tors.” And she adds that these creations so thronged the meager room and so choked me with emotion, that like King Lear, I had to turn and say “Undo this button!” A poem entitled “An Afternoon at Kenilworth,” makes the transition easy to “A Bizaar at Warwick Castle,” in the account of whicii “our Iea-nalhe” has a very attractive conver sation with an unknown lady, who afterwards turns out to be her Grace, the Countess of Warwick; “just as agreeable as any well-born and well-mannered American woman.” Jein- athe does hi rself much credit in the talk by tlie firm and jiolite way that marks her decli nature to be a party to a raffle in the fair. Such pleasant parentheses, sparkling through the book, light up the pages with an interest very homc-like. Then follows “The Footsteps of Wordsworth,” and amid the sceues of Am- blcside, Grasexure and Windereuere, our pil grims express their most reverential mood in the presence of Bydal Mount, around which cluster such varied and affecting associations. In no long time, you are with the trav elers at Edinburg; and to my mind, the chapter on the “Haunts of Sir Walter” is one of the gems of the volume. It is an old topic, often most eloquently treated, but never better treated. We cannot say of Sir Walter as Airs. F. says of Shakspearc, that “lie was the most cosmoi>olitan mind of the world, the least cir cumscribed of human intellects, the widost- [Noth.—In ca tween this and any other governments above commissioned craft are to serve as a “Committee of Arbitration.”] Some Large Checks. Tlie framing of two cliccks and their appear ance on the avails of Fresidcnt Depew’s office in the Grand Central Station, in New York, has set people to talking and writing about tlie big checks that have been drawn in this coun try. (>ne of the cheeks named was for $1,000,- 000, and was drawn by Cornelius Vanderbilt; and the other was for 80,000,000, and was drawn by his son, Win. II. Vanderbilt. This was thought to be the largest check ever signed in this country. Bui tlie largest check ever drawn in tlie United States was that given by John 1) Tay lor (now dea i), tlie tnen Treasurer of ihe Penn sylvania railway, to Lee, Uigginson & Co., of Boston, in payment for Boston stock in tlie Fhiladelphia, Wilmington >\ Baltimore rail way. About 810,000,000 of the stock was owned in Boston; and Nathaniel Thayer, the largest stockholder, had agreed to deliver to Jay Gould enough to give him a controlling in terest and enable him to bring it into harmo ny with the New Jersey system. But Mr. Thayer was old and slow, and the Pennsylva- nia people got hold of it, met tiie Boston stock holders and bought enough of the stock to thwart Gould. Oil the 1st day of July (year not given) the Boston party received Air. John I). Taylor's check ol the National Bank of Commerce, New York, for 814,250,440. Three weeks before the time came Mr. Taylor sent round to the oank.s and brokers and asked them to send him any New Yoi k funds they | had, for which he gave them Fhiladelphia i funds, and saved them a day’s interest. Tlie j Boston bankc.fi reversed the operation, and "nit. lUJt.'j'.fttinl Jii The New Texas Capitol Building. Texas is great in everything slic undertakes. The new State Capitol building will outrank any edifice in the United States except the Capitol at Washington, D. C. At present three hundred men are at work on the Texas Capitol, besides two thousand workmen in different sections of the United States and Europe engaged in inanufactnring vario is po tions of tho imposing structure. It will be completed by the Chicago syndicate having in charge the work, at a cost of about 8-1,000,000, and the State of Texas pays said syndicate 5,000,000 acres in land. The building is ef native stone or marble, quanied in Burnet County, and the architecture is Doric or new Greek. From east to west is 520 feet long; from north to sonth 287 feet broad, and the height to the apex of the dome will be 511 feet. The dome of the Texas State House will be the tallest of any capitol buiding in America, and the National Capitol at Washington and the New York Capitol at Albany are the only two capitol buidings that can stand a comparison with the Texas Capitol either in point of grand- ure or magnitude. 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The event was the debut of Miss Aitree, and her friends were hearty in their congratulations, and many were the good wishes for a brilliant and useful career of the young lady. The stage was beautifully decorated with moss, palm leaves, and all kinds of flowers. In the center was a swan in use fora fountain, surrounded with fern, etc. Mr. Aitree made the introduction, and an nounced the propamine for the evening, pre senting his daughter with a beautiful watch and chain, enclosed in a beautiful plush case. The rest erf the numerous presents were all handsome. During the evening, duets were sung by Miss Laura Edward* and Mr. Stiles. Recitations were made by Miss Emmie Caw- dery and Miss Edwards. Mr. Aitree recited the pathetic poein of “Little Jim.” With dancing, a grand feast, etc., the party broke up at 12:50 a. m., all going home happy. An entertainment was given at the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday of last week, for the benefit of the Episcopal church. *** A meetitg of the ladies and gentlemen of t ireetiville, Miss., was held on the Kith of last month, to devise some plan to i .ise means for remodeling the opera bouse. They decided to give three entertainments, a comedy or drama by the amateurs, a supper and a grand ball. »** Aa Enjoyable Rainbow Party—Those Who Won the Prizes. A rainbow party aud fair, under the auspi- tion as to be free, so far as prae icable, from j nalure( j mim that ever lived;"’ but, short of tlie impediments to accurate observation which occur in observatories now existing, owing to atmospheric influences. A circular has been issued from the Harvard observatory in which the purposes of the bequest are set forth and containing suggestions as to tlie best method of their accomplishment. It is deemed by the faculty that a location in the southern hemis phere will be preferable for various reasons. The southern stars, is visible in Europe and the United States, have bean less observed than the northern stars, and by the aid of a southern station the investigations undertaken at Cambridge can be extended upon a uniform system to all parts of the sky. Maryland Masonic Celebration. The Masonic celebration in Baltimore next May, on the occasion of the centennial of Ma ryland Masonry, is intended to be one of the grandest affairs of the kind ever attempted in the United States. The committee of arrange ments, headed by the Grand Master, is at work and the programmes and invitations will be issued at an early day. Besides the Grand Masters of this country who will be present, several foreign Masonic dignitaries have given assurances that they would attend. The l’rince of Wales, as Grand Master of England, will be officially represented by his Grand Secre tary. 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Hostetter&Co., Pittsburg, Pa., on re ceipt of a two cent stamp, will forward a copy by mail to any person who cannot procure one in his neighborhood. this, you may heartily sympathize with the lady-tsurist when she refers to “the spots it ado memorable by this supreme genius, the very lochs and mountains and broken and heathery moors all giving back to us the echo of the one iiami !" One Shakspeare and one Scott; no morel Once more in London! When one first visits London one gets impressions of its vastness and its immense variety of life; but on return ing, neither the retina of his eyes nor the many-vaulted chambers of his brains seem to have any spare room for the great city. And yet, Mrs. P. says: “I have been jiersnaded, half against my will, to see a collection of paintings which has strangely moved me.” A few days before, a friend had assured her that she would be more jmwerfully affected in the I tore Gallery by “his miraculous Christ” than by Rubens’ great work at Antwerp, or even Raphael's ‘ Transfiguration.” “Though she re sented any such deductions,” she went to Bond street to see Itore’s masterpiece, “Christ. Leaving the Vraiorium.'' Her criticism of this grandest of recent jiaintings, the speciali zation of its characteristic features, the august figure moving forward in the majesty of its own solitude, the mysterious fascination seiz ing the gaze of every beholder, and the amaz ing originality that the artist evinces in sym bolizing by robe, attitude and manner, the Di- . vine Humanity of Christ and thus making the i ideal a most real and actual conception; the whole criticism is a most charming piece of profound and philosophic writing in the do main of Art. HI. After reading this exquisite passage, I turned to the opening jx»em in her late volume, "For Love’s Sake"—the “/. W. S.;" “The Way and the Truth and Life;” and I saw, or thought I saw, the reflexes of the painter’s in spiration in the jioet’s admirable stanzas, not a whit less inspired, I venture to believe. At least, I like to think so. J am the wiser and the better for so thinking. Nor can I honor one art without honoring all Art aa belonging, each in its own way, to the family of Beauty in the House of Many Mansions on earth as well as in Heaven. Bezaleel, the architect of the Tabernacle, the pattern whereof was given in the Mount, was inspired, and, though the inspiration took a different ehajie from that of St. John and SL Paul, I must believe, that the same Holy Spirit was the inspirer in all euch its influence ouWie money market being felt. A check for 814,000,000! Just think of it. Inquiries About Arkansas. We find a table founded on informal ion ob tained directly from the Land Commissioner of Arkansas, that attention is directed to that State from all lections. The table represents more than two thousand inquirers during the months of December and January, from thir ty-nine states and territories and Ontario, Canada. More than two-thirds of the inqui ries are from the North—Kansas leading with 270, Iowa 251, and Illinois with 200. This is attributable to two facts—first, the fruit displays made at so many State and National meetings of fruit growers, and sec ond, to descriptive accounts, illustrated by maps, etc., of the resources and advantages. These have awakened the people of less favor ed sections to the fact that Arkansas has a fertile soil, the best of water, a salubrious climate, facilities for transportation, immense virgin forests of the best timber, and is adapt ed to fruit, cotton, grain and the grasses; and that tobacco, equal to that of Cuba, can be crown there. A brilliant future awaits Ar kansas. The Story of a Handkerchief. On the occasion of Mr. John B. Gough’s funeral at Hillsdale, a little handkerchief was placed over the back of his chair, the latter be ing placed at the head of the coflin. The story of that handkerchief was told by Mr. Gough in an address in Cooper Institute, on the occa sion of the 6th anniversary of the National Temperance .Society, in May, 1870. We find it in the Gough MeinoriaJ jiamphlot, just is sued by tlie Society. Mr. Gough said: “I have in my house a small handkerchief, not worth three e-‘nta to you, hut you could not buy it from me. A woman brought it, and said to my wife, ‘I am very poor; I would give him a thousand jiounds if I had it, but I brought this. I married with the fairest and brightest prospects before me; but my husbaud took to drinking and everything went. The piano-forte my mother gave me and everything was sold, until, at last, I found myself in a miserable room. My husband lay drunk in a corner, and my child that was lying on my knee was restless; I sung, ‘The light of other days has faded,’ and wet my handkerchief through with tears. My husband,’ said she to my wife, ‘met yours. He spoke a few words and gave a grasp of the hands, and now, for six years, my husband has been to me all that a husband can be to a wife, and we are getting our houiehold goods together again, f have brought your husband the very handkerchief I wet through that night with my tears, and I want him, when ne is speaking to remember that he has wiped away those team from me, I trust in God, forever.’ These are the tro phies that make men glad.” . q-fiis machine is the Winger pattern and :s simple, durable, handsome and comp- ISiaMM rtLt2? n,al — o S ' let*. Kleirant black walnut, tour draws, drop leaf and all modem improvements. Any Arkausas Democrat'* I kind of sewing from muslin to beaver cloth can be done on it. Arkansas Traveller..3.if i One ruftler one tucker and a set of hemmersgo with each machine, besides a com 2 2f nlete outfit of ’ necessary tools, such ashammer, screw driver, wrench, gauge, extra Poultry Journal 2.«c I ^“""^‘pa’kHge needles, six bobb.ns, instruction hook, etc., etc. These machines formerly sold for 885, and agents now sell them for 85o; but by special arrangements with the manufacturers and a large Atlanta house, we can offer them as premiums with the Sunny South at tlie remarkab..’’ low price mentioned. /> „jj. *- -tf ^L*rrant machines rijrht out of the factory, new and —j. A* M mtt >■*» Uii 1 UVA-'ip t V/» , 40 ^*11. •>. <•••' ^ Q * 1 ' • - ' r? complete, will be sent to any address and also the Sunny South lor one year. The freight to any part of the South will not exceed s31.5t. This machine is guaranteed and can be returned if not satisfactory. Address “SUNNY SOUTH; or, J. H. SEALS & CO. “ Boston Globe i(g) “ Boston Globe Dali, (J6.ooj *.* I “ Ballous Maeaaine...:_. Baltimore Telegram a.if “ Baltimore Man£ Record.., g.7f | “ California Patron 2.7( r CjMpnr Magazine gjt “ Chicago Journal J* “ Ohh>ago Ledger ] 2.71 „ J^hsago Times 2.7* S5}®** 0 Tribune 2.flf Chicago Union Signal. "*’ 3.17 : IS - KraeSa^:: IS “ SSriS?^n?Sp^;;;;;| : ; ; IS M Christian Union.... a» - Christian at Work.......; Z£> ** 5 e } ro,t ^ rw Frtm g.ep H D®lry World ** Demorost’s Magazine’.!.*;; 3.2C •• ™ " f*™. Field and Stockman 3.00 “ Sunday Magazine 3.71 “ Lee Fopniar Monthly. 4.U " lUus. Newspaper. 4.9f Family Magazine 2.DC 11 Florida Times-Union. . 2JSC *• Galveston News 3.0(1 •• Gleason’s Companion 2.2t ” Godey’s Lady’s Book 3.2c “ Harper’s Magazine 4.77 For fifteen years ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has been afficted with an affec tion of the right eye, (which constantly ran water), which symjiathetically affected the left eye, impairing its functions. He had tried the famous occulists in this country and abroad, but until recently without effect. About three weeks ago he went to see Dr. Loring, the well-known occnlist of Philadel phia, expecting the usual result. But he re joices now in a restoration of his sight, and the relief afforded has cut down his three score and eleven years about one-half, and made him a new man in his feelings. Relief of Confederates. The bill for the relief of Confederate sol diers and their wives, which has passsd both Houses of the Alabama Legislature, contains the following provisions: 1. Appropriates $50,- 000. 2. Includes all disabled soldiers now citi zens of Alabama; also widows of soldiers who died during the war or within twelve months after tlie close of the war, and who have never married. 5. Does not apply to soldiers and widows who are worth $1,000 or more. 6. Fifteen hundred dollars to be paid blind soldiers who lost their sight during the war. 0. Appli cations must be made to judge of probate. The judge of probate is to forward certificates to State auditor. The auditor is to issue war rants seven months after passage of the cat. •• •• Home Circle g.78 “ •• Illua. Christian Weekly."'3.71 “ - Ingleside 3.7, <• •• Literary Life 2.7t •> M Literary World 3.3f “ •* Lipplncott’s Magazine!!" 4 00 •• m Lipplncott’s Sunday Mag azine 3.™ •• .. Llttell’s Living Age g.7t « •• Macon Telegraph 2.8C “ •• Magazine of Art 4.5f si ss Magazine of Am. Ilistorr! 5.7f s* is Memphis Appeal 2.6C •• •• Nation •1 11 Nashville American.!.*.*;;; 2i6C •1 •• Nashville American Dai- • ly i«iz.uuj 12.86 : •• •• Nashville Banner 2.3C 1 11 11 Nashville Banner Dally.*.’. 5.7fl » «• •» New England Farmer...!! 3.4C ** *• N. O. 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S-.iLs & Co.: I h,.ve receiver the Machine and my family area ery much pleased, indeed, and it is very probable you will sell some more in this section, as several jiersons have been to see ours and seem pleased. Yours truly. F. II. Dickinson. Henderson, Tex., June 24, 1886.—Machine arrived safely in jierfect order. Gives “Sunny South,” gives entire satisfaction. Respectfully, IL D. Prikstlky. Raleigh, N. (T, June 22,1886.—Gents: The Sewing Machine came duly to hand find it very satisfactory. Yours truly, J. W. Cole. Johnston, S. C., July 20,1886.—Messrs. J. H. Seals & Co: The Machine was received some time since and please accept mythanks for the same. I am very much pleased with it, and am perfectly satisfied. Very respt, Mrs. II. I*. Ranton. Macon, Ga., June 20, 1886.—Gents: It Scves me pleasure to say that I find the Ma chine purchased from you, excellent in every respect. I have tested it thoroughly and am well satisfied that I struck a good bargain in getting it. Respectfully, Mrs. U A. Kendall, !No. 230 3rd street. Lake City, Fla., August 1,1886.—Messrs. J. H. Seals & Co., Dear sirs: I beg to sav that the S. s". Sewing Machine is first-class, and ray wife is highly pleased with it. We have had it now nearly a month and have done every variety of workwith the utmost satisfaction. Everybody who wants to buy a good machine and at the same time subscibe for one of the best papers in tlie South should subscribe for the S.S. and get the S. S. Machine. Yours truly, W. W. Silas. :>ilIS’ SORE CURES MOUTH WISH and DENTIFRICE Cures Blrr^ing Gumfi, TTlcers, Sere Month, Sore Throat, Cleanses the Teeth and Purifies the Breath f leading dentists. IV- « nan rm. aws lawn aa « Bavaamah Moraine News..). 8 h Savannah DatlyTfmea(8*) BAB « Southern gnUntor 3.18 - at. Loom Republican UB - Bt. Loom Globe Democrat UB at. Louts Globe Democrat - Dolly ($11.00) MkM H St. Nicholas M m 8. W. Christian Advocate. 8M - Turf, Field and Farm 6.78 - Western World MB - Wasp (Ban Franciseo).... 4.78 « Waverty Magazine s 3 •> Wesleyan Chrlstain Adve. 8JP Toong Ladles’ Journal 5.25 This marvel ous sueeess is due— 1st.—To the superiority of Uorallne over till other ma terials, as a stiffener for Corsets. 2d.—To tho superior qua]- i ity, shape and workmanship ! of our Corsets. I combined with ! their low ; prices. Avoid cheap imitations made of various kinds of cord. Nose ore genuine unless “DR. WARNER’S CORALIRE” is printed on inside of steel cover. FOR SALE BY ILL LEADING MERCHANTS. WARIER BROTHERS. 36» Broadway, Row York City. 585-171 SOKE THROAT, CROUP AND HOARSE NESS CURED BY USING \! and DENTIFRICE. PMtSOas tle.ring Artificial Teeth should use HOLMES’ MOUTH WASH and DENTIFRICE. It will keep the gums heal thy and free from soreness; keeps the plate from getting loose and being offensive. A Pore Breath, Clean Teeth and Heal thy Gums by using Holmes’ Mouth Wash and Dentifrice. Try it. A Persistent Feeling ot Cleanliness re mains for hours after using Holmes' Mouth Wash and Dentifrice. ' FLORAL GUIDE FOR 1887' Ne* mij, contains I Orion! Plates, hundreds ef It- 1" J trntion<, and nearly 200 Pfre K pertaining to Gar dening and Flower Culture, and orer lfi# containing an Illustrated Li?t of nearlw all the TLOWKIS aa4 TUE- TABLES grown, with directions how to grow them, where the best SHEDS* PLANTS* mmd BULBS «■»» be procured, with prices of each. This book mailed t ree on receipt of 10 cents, and the 10 cents may be de ducted from the first order sent up. Every one inter- «*«* » B*rdsn, or who desire* rood, fresh seeds, should have Uus work. We refer to the millions who hare used onr sreds. Buy only Vick’s Heeds at llead- .luarters. JAMES VICK, SEEDSMAN. Koekeoter, N. Ye. Patent Medicine Intereat tor Sale. For aate. a thirty years established, thoroughly adverttewl ana popular line of propnetmrnML ctoes. Present proprietor has realized a fortune ana oa account of advanced age wianes to retire from the care Incident to no large a business One £rm sells from $a\ooo to 575.000 worth of mme rem edtes annuity, outers In proportion. Tuts is aOrst 1 warm n. wraw. W. U. 9.. rroi« ’.S'SiSafislSsas&gr- more Dental ColMge. Having been nhown the formula for Holmes’ I Sure Cure Mouth Wash and Dentifrice. I will : say that from my knowledge of the theropeu- ; tic action of each of these substances entering ; into its composition on deseased mucus roem- i branes of the mouth and gums, 1 believe it to ; be a specific in a large number of the ordinary j deseased conditions for which it is recommend- [ ed. I say this on theoretic grounds and am ! satisfied that a practical test of this mouth wash in my own practice has more than justi fied my expectstioris. I therefore receommend it for general use aiiM would be glad to know that every man and woman in the country would try it for themselves, believing that it wiil result in great good to those who use it as directed. Athens, Ga.—I have had occasion recently to test the virtues of your Sure Cure Mouth Wash in an aggravated ease of inflamed and ulcerated gums, with most gratifying re sults. I find that I ran accomplish more in a short time with Sure Cure Mouth Wash than any other one of the many similar prepara tions I have ever used in my practice of many years. I wish that every one, old and young, would use t/our preparation according to the printed directions, and then, I think, the den tist would be able to accomplish more good for their patients, and do it with more satisfaction to all concerned. H. A. LOWRANCE, D. D. S. I CURE FITS! WhM I rev curw 1 da Ml mm RRinlT la Wf •• . 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