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T*« Sunny South is the oldest weekly paper of Literature,
Romance, Fadt and Fidlion In the South ^ It is now re'
Jtored to the original shape and will be published as form
merly every week Founded in IS74 It grew until IS99,
when, as a monthly, its form was changed as an eseperi•
meat & It now returns to Its original formation as a
weekly with renewed vigor and the intention of eclipsm
ing its most promising period in the past,
Irrelevancies of St Valeri*
tine’s Day
F kindly, genial old St. Valentine
could witness and appreciate in their
full meaning the various deeds which
are perpetrated in his name nowa
days the world over, he would prob
ably be tempted to ask a reincarna
tion. that lie might return to earth,
overturn the usurpers, and either to
tally abolish the occasion that car
ries his name, or reform it into a
semblance of its former self. Else
where on this page is set forth at
length the origin and subse
quent history of tlie day—an inter
esting bit of reading and instructive,
withal, as evidencing the tendency of humanity to
abuse and distort ideas at first set going in all sin
cerity and excellence of motive.
The most beautiful feature of the day will be
almost entirely ignored, and instead of artistic trib
utes of affection .and esteem being sent from friend
to friend and lover to sweetheart, the mail will be
vastv burdened with lampoons and coarse satires,
meant to ridicule, where they do not sting and an
ger. Many a man will take summary vengeance on
his foe in this anonvmous manner, and unless the
unpopular individual is willing to endure a good
manv keen flings, he had better place armor over
his sensitiveness and undergo the events ot the day
cither in a good natured or callous mood.
It is cause for regret, too. that St. Valentine's
day is no longer hallowed and set aside as it once
was. The hurly-burly of twentieth century life
and the congested selfishness of today, are sorely
■n need of the genial thawing which might so grace
fully come with such a pretext. New Year's and
Christmas arc formal occasions for well-wishing.
They are set apart to themselves, and to be boor
ish and self-centered on these two festivals is to
confess a hardness of spirit which merits and re
ceives a liberal share of contempt. But St. Valen
tine’s is a day of such vast possibilities! Why
should it not be seized as an opportunity of ex
pressing to each other graceful sentiments, ex
tending costless courtesies, and in a dozen small
and significant ways acknowledging that we are
all common strugglers in the battle of life, with a
willingness to forget distinctions and rank for a
brief space, in consideration of our close brother
hood? It would not be an ephemeral, impractical
celebration, but one in which Jew and Gentile,
Moslem, Buddhist, Brahmin and pagan could par
ticipate.
There occurs to us another somewhat mischiev
ous. fanciful idea in this connection. If we are set
on deriding the true spirit of the day, why not in
troduce a radical innovation, and make it one on
which the mask of conventionality could be dis,-
carded for once in the year, the bridle taken oft cau
tion and policy and everyone allowed to express
their downright, honest opinion of neighbor and
associate? What a revelation of small faults, dis
like, petty jealousies and mockery would be given
free play? It might be of great benefit in show
ing many men just where they stood in the esti
mate of their fellows, atid work salutary reforms
for the good of manv of the downtrodden.
Thi s would be an excellent idea, vou saw if the
consequences next day could be averted. Since
the idea, then, is hardly practical, let us in prefer
ence take the previously suggested one and make
St. Valentine's memorable for the good instead of
the acrid feelings which we distribute. That was
the way it was formerly observed and the only
manner in which its true genius can be put into
execution.
No Place for Jack of all
Trades
HERE was a time in the commer
cial history of the United States, as
well as other countries, when a man
could patter along the gamut of the
professions or occupations, and make
sufficient to supply food and rai
ment. In those days, even occasion
ally in the present, versatility com
manded much prestige, if it did not
find a profitable market. Men were
admired for their skill which they
displayed in so many different di
rections, and, in spite of the old ax
iom, one who was jack of all trades,
provided he presented a fair appear-
mce, and could claim a certain degree of respec
tability, made progress somehow—roving propen
sities and all.
The recent years which have seen such quick
ness and sharpness injected into our commercial
and industrial fields, and the use of colossal meth
ods where previously simple ones answered; has
dealt the poor, versatile Jack his death blow. We
are awed nowadays by the man who can “turn his
hand to almost anything,” but we are sparing of
our respect and pocketbooks. We have become
more sage with the passage of years, and when we
want any business of our own attended to, we
usually go to the man who happens to make that
particular need of ours a specialty. The demand
for specialists, which was once hardly more than
a stylish fad, has become a commercial item of
our everyday life, and it has all the logic on its
side.
Take, for instance, the profession of medicine and
surgery. Already the two have been separated in
to different branches, and the fledgling graduate
of today puts on his shingle either “surgeon” or
“physician”—rarely both. From these two
branches have sprung numerous sub-divisions.
There are physicians who make a specialty of the
ear, eye, nose and throat, and just as frequently
only one or two of these organs; others are ex
perts in the treatment of nervous disorders; dis
eases of the stomach are sufficiently numerous and
deadly to enlist the attention of a large percentage
of students—-while there are many whose most im
portant range of knowledge relates to the func
tions and phenomena of the heart.
So it is with the law. There are what is called
corporation lawyers, who do not bother their wits
with the other branches of their profession, but
who are acquainted with the minutest detail bearing
on the relations ot corporations to eac.t other and
state and federal government. Probably you could
founder hopelessly one of these gentlemen by ask
ing him a leading question in criminal iaw, and
there are thousands in the latter branch of the
profession who only know of corporation law
through hearsay. Land law has its enthusiastic
and well-paid devotees, as well as the more sinis
ter phase of divorce law.
Not only in the professions, but in the trades
as well, is the demand for the specialist univer
sal. and growing more insistent each day. The
drummer, the dry goods clerk, the druggist, the
mechanic, the carpenter, even the day laborer, is
beginning to feel the radical change from the old
style.
W might revert to the professions and cite those
of journalism and literature to emphasize our con
tention. The specialist has a preeminently wide
field in these callings and in art. The man who
knows a “little something" about everything in his
business, an who is a "good, all-around” work
man. discovers, sooner or later, that he hasn’t the
same prestige, nor docs he command the income
of his fellow who makes a special study of one
branch of the profession.
The growing popularity and efficiency of spe
cialism arc due to two causes—the power of con
centration and adaptability. When all the won
derful faculties of the mind are centered on a
given subject it follows that that subject will be
mastered in a manner which would infinitely sur-
pass results, were the attention scattered on a dozen
different topics. Then, knowledge of our mental
and phvsical construction has so advanced, that
we realize that each nature has a certain strong
point, that remits arc happiest when the powers
are exerted in this given direction.
( THE WEEK IN a BUSY WOJjLD~)
cl r\. LA 1 *1 1\.XA
ROCHI, ex-vlcar
general of Rome, to
whom the last sac
rament has been
administered at the
■Vatican, has for
many years been
one of the most
powerful men in the
Catholic church, and
has been a leading
candidate for pope
to succeed Leo XIII.
Cardinal Varrochi He is bishop of Por
to and St. Rufina, vice chancellor of the
holy Roman church, subdean of the sac
red college, secretary of the Congregation
of the Inquisition, etc. His father was a
'Mantuan miller. He was born August 13,
1S33, and was educated at the Gregorian
university. In 1877 Pope Pius IX created
him cardinal and in 1889 he was made
cardinal bishop. Pope Jxio XIII made
him vicar general, but he gave up his
office in 1897 owing to ill-health. There
is slight chance for his recovery, but
already Vatican politicians are speculating
as to what effect his death will have.
arsden J. per.
ITT. vice president c f
the Union Railroad
Company, of Provi
dence. R. I., has just
completed purchases
in England and
Scotland which give
him the finest pri
vate collection of
Shakespearean works
in America, and
probably in t;ie
world. So far as
cMarsdcn JPerrv Unov.n, the only col
lection excelling Mr. Perry’s is that in the
British Museum. Mr. Perry has bought
every rare volume he could find
in the British Isles, paying as high as
$i.00(» for a single book. One collection,
which he bought at Birmingham, cost
$23,000. He will house the books in the
famous Brown-Gammel mansion, the first
colonial mansion in America, which he has
purchased. An effort is on foot to make
the collection accessible to the public, hut
there is little hope of bringing it to a suc
cessful issue.
♦
Half of the Simplon tunnel, or a length
of 6 miles, has now been bored. Tha
Swiss section is rather more forward than
the Italian. The tunnel is to be com
pleted by May, 1904. and there is no fear
of any delay. The tunnel, whon com
pleted. will vastly facilitate trails-Euro
pean travel. Much time will be saved and
expense win be reduced to a minimum.
HAT the recent visit
of Dr. Kuyper, the
Netherlands premier,
to London, was cn
behalf cf the Boers
was confirmed when
A. J. Balfour, the
government leader In
house of commons,
announced in reply
to a question that
the government of
the Netherlands had
offered to act as
Th A Kuyper peace negotiator for
the Boers, representing Kruger and the
Boer delegates to Europe. It was further
announced ,in the house that if the powers
of the Boer delegates could be established
to the satisfaetion of Great Britain, nego
tiations will be begun. It is believed in
Great Britain that Dr. Kuyper and the
Boer delegates will agree to the main
points of Britain's terms. Great Britain
has made it plain that she will be the
government lo dictate teims and that the
Boers must be duly subservient.
The most sensational and dramatic
event in the week’s history is the escape,
recapture and death of the Biddle boys,
condemned murderers, at Pittsburg, Pa.
Jack and Ed, brothers, were sentenced to
be hanged for a cold-blooded murder. Ed,
who was an unusually handsome man,
gained the affections of Mrs. Soffel, wife
of the jail warden, and she connived at
their escape, fleeing with them. Two days
later, after a rurning light with deputies,
the entire party v/as recaptured, the Bid
dles fatally wounded and Mrs. Soffel
dangerously so. Knowing their fate if
arrested alive, they had shot themselves,
but their bodies were also perforated by
the officers. The men died shortly, but the
woman has excellent chances of recovery.
EVV IS NIXON, who
succeeds Richard-
Crokcr as command
er of Tammany hall,
is one of the best
known politicians in
New York. He is
very popular with
the masses, and it is
predicted that his
administration will
be one of the most
successful in the his
tory of the big politi-
Lewis Shjtzon cal organization. He
is possessed of considerable executive abil
ity. and jt is said will inaugurate many
reforms in metropolitan methods. Mr.
Nixon is a prosperous ship-builder, having
constructed some of the staunchest ves
sels in our merchant marine.
ICE ADMIRAL VON
D I E D E R I CHS,
whom Emperor Wil
liam has promoted
to the rank of ad
miral, and who at
tained to some celeb
rity at the time of
Dewey’s occupation
of Manila bay, is
well known in this
country. During the
world's fair the
jovial and polished
Vcn Diedertchs German sailor spent
two weeks in Chicago, and was a frequent
visitor at the Germania Club, where he
won numerous friends by his spontaneous
good fellowship and his truly cosmopoli
tan manners and knowledge of the- world.
The new admiral was born in Leipsic
about fifty-seven years ago, and comes
of good fighting stock. From his boyhood
he has had an extraordinary love of the
sea. He got his first commission in 187!?
and rose rapidly in the service. During
his stay in this city Admiral von Disde-
richs expressed himself as mightily pleas
ed with Chicago and its line. German col
ony, -which he said made him feel as if
he were in Berlin.
OHM O'DONNELL,
member of parlia
ment for south
Mayo, is reported to
have issued, at a
midnight anti-land
lord meeting in Ros
common county, Ire
land, a challenge to
George Wyndbam,
the British secreta
ry for Ireland, to
come into the
field with 5,000 or
John O'Donnell 10.000 police or
troops and “settle the Irish question
once and for all." O'Donnell is known
as an Irishman of the ultra anti-England
type. It is probable, if his incendiary
utterances can be proven, that he will be
called to a Severe account by the British
government.
The engagement of Miss Van Alen.
daughter of J. .1. Van Alen, to Robert
Reading Remington, is announced. Miss
Van Alen is now in Europe with her
father and sister. The wedding will prob
ably take place at Newport during the
summer. The bride is rich in her own
right, having inherited a fortune of sev
eral million dollars from her mother,
who was a daughter of Mrs. William As-
tor. Mr. Remington Is a lawyer, and a
member of the Calumet and other clubs.
tStory of St Valentine's Day
Some Difficulties That
Compass Self* Culture
^ARGE and growing class of men
and women are compelled to secure
their culture and education outside
of university walls, for the reason
that they have neither time nor
means to indulge in the regular cur
riculum of an institution. Many
people realize the limited extent of
their knowledge and recognize the
value of education and culture, not
alone for the increased assets it con
fers in a commercial way, but the
enlarged capacity for enjoyment and
appreciation. Many people are at a
loss liow to begin such a course.
This class is being great!)’ assisted by the univer
sity extension idea which is growing so rapidly in
public favor. But the safest guide for those who
cannot afford even this expenditure is the selec
tion of studies or book to nourish those faculties
which are most deficient, or others which appear
to be our strong points, and in the development
of which there appears to lie promise.
Many individuals, while they realize the value
of seif-improvement, interpose numerous objec
tions to making a fair start on such an undertak
ing. One man will say: “I am thoroughly tired,
in body and brain when I reach home from my
daily work, and I do not feel in the mood for men
tal exertion. What I need at this time is recre
ation.” Yet, this same party will read a sensa
tional novel during the entire evening, or make
his way to the opera house, or some of
the numerous other night attractions, with the
idea of “recreating.” We venture the opinion that
such relaxation is just as wearisome as would he
a course of wholesome, helpful reading, hut as
people class it with pleasure, it is next to impos
sible to bring about a change of mind.
We may, however, meet the objections of mem
bers of this contingent by inducing them to take
a reasonable, view of the subject. There is no
necessity that each evening, and every moment
of the interim between the evening meal and bed
time, should be spent in study or reading. If the
mind does not naturally turn toward the topic or
topics under investigation, limit yourself say to
an hour or half an hour of reading—then invest
the remainder of the evening in some occupation
which will bring variety from the day’s occupa
tion. Even pass over an evening occasionally, and
give yourself the pleasure which the overtense
nerves may well deserve and require. But there
is no reason why self-improvement should be given
up entirely, because it is a little irksome at the
start. Invariably, if the student be conscientious,
he will discover that the task grows more easy
and agreeable as it progresses.
There are men, a large number, too, who al
lege that they have no time for reading or study
ing. The best answer to this plaint can be found
in the economy of time practiced by scores of in
telligent and industrious people who utilize spare
moments on the street cars, while waiting for their
meals or grasping a dozen odd little intervals,
which are so easy to lose altogether unless a sharp
lookout be kept constantly.
As to the actual value of self-culture, or cul
ture of any description, for that matter, there can
be little doubt. Aside from gifting the individual
with assets vhich he never before possessed, and
fitting him for occupations superior to his pres
ent one. it develops unknown powers of thought,
expression an 1 appreciation. It broadens the
mind in a thousand different channels, and causes
us to go forth as explorers of the vast uncharted
regions of our minds.
When thou receiv'st this valer,:' i-\
Believe, dear love, my heart is thine.
—MARY CALLEY.
Tomorrow is St. Valentine's day,
All in the morning betime;
And 1 a maid it your window,
To be your valentine.
—SHAKESWEARE, Hamlet iv, 5.
Time cannot ch nge or alter me,
What e’er ms;' log- my lot;
My heart will .=>111' oc true to thee.
Then, oh forg</_ me not!
—R. S. ADAMS.
Three Historical Tradition*
Concerning the Day
From au old custom of the Roman
Catholic church of selecting at some par
ticular time during the course of the
year a patron saint for the ensuing
twelve months. Named for the first
patron saint—Valentinus. He was ar
rested during the Claudius persecution at
Rome and kept in prison some little time,
finally being carried to the Flaminian
way and decapitated. This event oc
curred February 14. A. D. 270. Persons
were supposed on Valentine day to in
voke the blessings of these patron saints
on friends and loved ones.
A February festival of the Romans, ac
cidentally attaining to the name “Valen
tine,”-in honor of the many prominent
persons bearing the name Valentinus, one
record naming over fifty. The spirit of
sentimentality gradually drifted into it
because of the season of the year—the
time for the mating of birds. The exact
day of the festival is not known.
, In England,)Sc.otrana-and rranvr „ -r,i.
'ter festival was held. On the eve of R
the young people gathered for fun and
frolic. Just before breaking up the young
ladies would write their names on slips
of paper, which, were put in a box and
drawn out by the young men, who were
bound for one year to the one whose
name they drew. This illegal “mating"
resulting injuriously, the clergy strove
to suppress the practice. Failing in this,
they tried to transform the whole into a
religious festival, naming it for one of
the many saints of the church called
Valentinus.
It is probable that the day as we have
it has been a gradual outgrowth. Start
ing probably with the old Roman festival,
a time when the wildest revelry was in
dulged in by old and young, later being
adopted by the Catholic church as tie day
on which to select their patron saint,
in this way drawing the members away
from the revelries indulged in by the Ro
mans and still later on with some changes
drifting into England, Scotland and
France and becoming "their winter festi
val, the participation in it there reach
ing its greatest height during the latter
part of the fifteenth century. This seems
ic be the mopt reasonable and probable
solution of the mystery or tne day’s
origin.
During the past five years the ob-
"servance of the day in our country has
been steadily decreasing until last year
the postoffices all over the country report
ed only about half as much valentine
mail as the year before. There are doubt
less many causes for this, the most pop
ular being the abuse to which the cus
tom has been subjected, many using it
as a time for the scattering of slander and
the like.
But many deem the day a blessing,
claiming that it gives opportunity for the
gladdening of the hearts of the old. sick
and poor; the kindling of the tenderest
emotions amongst the young; and being
another assistant in getting the wheels of
our lives out of the ruts in which per
chance they- may be running.
Odes To
St Valentine’s—Other Poems
Love’s Valentine
1.
Could I send thee, dearest, a bright val
entine,
I'd make all the margin with white stars
to shine.
And set in the midst of the glowing
array
Love’s star of devotion to woo you away.
IT.
Could T sen i thee, dearest, a pure valen
tine,
Imprisoning all the high hopes that are
mine.
Each thought, like a crystal spring
breaking earth's bars.
Would leap into life like God's great Seat |
of Stars.
III.
Could I send thee, dearest, a dear valen
tine ,
Of Nugaeessara's and Suri’s sweet vine.
I’d say to each blossom—but why should
I tell
The secret your heart must have guessed
true and well?
IV.
Could T send thee, dearest, a fond valen-
ti ne,
Whose rythrn reechoes the music, divine.
That stirs in my heart like a palpitaait
bird,
’Twould tenderly sing—but its music
you’ve heard.
V.
Could I send thee, dearest, a sweet val
entine.
Of smooth chenar bark, where leaves
intertwine
With flowers that bloom on the great
Tooba tree,
I would proffer life’s exquisite joys unto
thee.
Across the blue billows of ocean,
To a wonderful country afar.
When was it? Ah. many a v,Inter
Had fluttered its pinions of snot,
And many a summer time's blossons
Had drooped in the autumn's soft flow
Since he sailed. And for years sh, had
waited
With love that time never could :flt-ir.
With hope that was bright, and a fath
That thro’ all the long years dfc not
l'alter.
’Twas the hour when the daylight de
parting
Along the great way of the west,
Twilight like a fond mother brooded
Enfolding the earth to her breast.
The shadows grew deeper and meltii
All into one gray quiet tone.
When up thro’ the streets of the villtgc
A stranger walked, yet not alone.
He led by the hand a wee maiden,
As fair as a lily, whose eyes
Seemed to hold in the depth of their Sure
The light of the sunlighted skies.
He sought and he found her, the woriltn
Who’d waited in patience and trust
Thro’ all of the years for his coming
Till the rigses of youth turned to dut.
He brought her this child, his - wit
daughter.
Whose dead mother 'd long been his
wile;
He asked for her love and forgivenea;
And offered, the rest of his life.
And did she forgive him? Ah, well, d« lr !
Not reason, but love rules a woman.
And when they love really and truly,
They'.-e very much angel and humiin
And then ’twas St. Valentine’s eveniiii;
Well, the years have been many nd
long
Since the little old maid with forgivqtigg
Made perfect love’s' wonderful sons.
VI.
Could I send thee, dearest, the strange
valentine
That grows in my heart, it would quicken
in thine
That love Camadera alone can create
In souls that are destined by heaven to
to mate. _
—LOLLIE BELLE WYLIE.
Ah, me! I suppose it was better:
Life’s threads tangle strangely at l»e„
And we oftentimes find for our seekfit
A she do w rewarding our quest.
And if we can keep' on love’s altar
Our faith and our hope all aglow, r .
They brighten the shadows which ga£er
And litt us toward heaven, you know
—FLORIDA PIN>
Hadley, Ala.
As she tells me on the night wind
Of the beauties there above.
And in accents soft and tender ,
Such as on this earth she bore,
My love speaks to me. poor mortal.
Tells me thus, to grieve no more.
"Though in lonely country church yard,
Rests my earthly frame of clay.
Up to my great Maker's kingdom
My soul has found its day.
“Though the grasses, in the springtime,
Grow upon my resting place
And on earth, except in visions.
Thou shalt ne’er more see my face.
“Though the earth be void of pleasure
And none can- ever fill my place,
When the birds are softly singing,
Singing songs of His great grace.
“When they twitter on the branches
Banding o’er Love’s tokens green.
On my grave, with clasped hands, kneel
ing,
“Renew thy love for the Unseen.
“When thy prayers for faith are strug
gling
From thy troubled, turbid breast,
Mayhaps I’ll come upon the stillness
And thou shalt know that I am blest.”
—NEILL ALFORD ARNOLD.
Edge wood, Ga.
Kissing Her Portrait
Ah, sweeter seems a kiss to me,
Pressed on these pictured lips.
Than honey which, at dawn, a bee
From out a rose-heart sips.
In life, O how these cold Ups burned,
Aflame with love divine!
Alway two kisses they returned
For every cne of mine.
As was theiir want in life, they still
Smile tenderly on me.
Yet my lips’ touch can wake no thrill
Of answering ecstasy.
They smile aS they did long ago,
’Ere Death took her from me;
Yet do I weep, for well I know
I but an image see.
Yet still I kiss it, for I deem
That where her soul now is
She feels—forgive the foolish dream I—
And.still returns my kiss!
-CHARLES W. HUBNER.
Her Valentine
She was old, if the silver hair crowning
Her brow was the measure of years.
While forehead ar.d cheek bore the lining
Which Time had chiseled with tears.
Her eyes are not bright with the Joy -
Of youth, as they were once of yore;
She had watched thro’ tempest and. calm
The far-away ships from the shore.
A Mother’! Vision
Through the darkness and the stillne
When grief hangs o’er me like a P*
Through the calm pervading silence
Comes a clear sepraphic call, . ..
An# my name js clearly spoken - •
And her form in mind I see.
As with baby Angers beckoning.
She looks down and calls to me.
Her lover had sailed with his comrades
From sheltering harbor and bar, ,
Calls me from my late rebellion
Smiles upon my earthly love.
An Empty Nast
I held, It lightly in my palm,
A deftjy wdven, rounded nest;
My Ijaind, my cheek. ,ray heart grew
"warm,
Caught passion -from some tiny breast.
Thai since has sung wide fields apart.
Found an_4..forgot-anQther inate 1 —
Brown, idle nest. A hum*ui heart
Now feels thy thrill, still llng’ring late.
—G. W, L.
Atlanta, Ga.
Prominent People ®
Odd Events
Henry Watterson is a fairly good musi
cian and it was at one time a serious
question with him as to whether ha
should take up music or journalism as a
profession.
♦
Booker T. Washington’s autobiography,
“Up from Slavery,” translated into
French, German and Hindoostanee, is now
to be done into Finnish and into Spanish
for Cuba.
♦
A new pro-Beer paper called Paris-
Pretoria has made its appearance in
Pjris. It contains communications sym
pathizing with the Boers from a large
number of senators and deputies.
♦
John F. Dryden, the new senator from
New Jersey, is an expert mathematician.
He has studied figures in all their combi
nations for recreation ever since he was
a boy and can solve the most difficult
problems offhand.
Dr. Elisha H. Gregory has just cele
brated his half-century connection with
the medical department of Washington
university, St. Louis. He entered the
medical department when it was a part
of the St. Louis university, in 1852.
William M. Ramsey, of California, has
just purchased Westover, the famous
country seat along the James river, whose
history is well traced for two hundred
years. He will restore the estate to it’s
colonial magnificence, but will not mar
its colonial architecture.
♦
Miss Annie Blalock, of Georgia, is en
gaged in founding an industrial school for
the negroes cT her native state, modeled
after the Tuskegce institute of Bookec
Washington. Her father has given her a
plantation of 260 acres, with the build
ings, for that purpose.
Former Governor Frank W. Rollins, of
New Hamr>shire, is the enthusiastic pres
ident of the Society for the Protection of
New Hampshire Forests. Although the
society is less than a year old the results
of the missionary work have become evi
dent already.
A German Alpinist. Herr Hock of Fri-
burg, has just made a successful ascent
of the Strahlhorn on skis. He was ac
companied by two Swiss guides and they
finished the ascent in ten hours, which
is record time. Tt is reported that Herr
Ilock had a heavy wager on the result.
The committee of the Carnegie trust
having in charge the money given ’ov An
drew Carnegie for the advancement of
education in Scotland, announces that the
fees of 2,441 students, amounting to £22 -
911, were paid up to December 31, 1901.
The earl of Dysart. who has offered
$50,000 toward the establishment of a na
tional opera house in London, is a devout
Wagnerian. Some, years ago he offered
$5,000 and a site at Ham hill for the
erection of a music theater on the Bai-
reuth model. Music is not his only hob
by, for he is an amateur chemist and a
fervent homeopathist.
♦
One of the most expert chauffeurs in
Washington is Representative Joseph
Sibley, of Pennsylvania. He has an auto
mobile and each morning when congress
is in session takes it un the avenue to
the east front of the capitol. and then
turns it over to an attendant. Mr. Sib
ley is so expert that he can cut figure
eights and do other fancy stunts in steer
ing the machine.
-♦
Senator Hanna has gathered, through a
clippn’ng bureau, evorjfhing that has been
said in the editorial columns of the news
papers of the United States and England
concerning the death of William McKin
ley. There are 12.000 of fhese clippings,
contained in four large volumes and form
ing a most remarkable tribute to the love
and esteem in which the late president
was held by the English-speaking world.
♦
Brigham Young's carriage, which used
to trundle through the streets of Salt
Lake City, conveying the prophet and as
many of his wives as could b“ conven
iently crowded into )t to church or out
to the suburbs after air. is now deposited
in a scrap heap in the hack yard of an
old stable in the southern part of Butte,
Mont.
Joet J. Doolittle is still living in Cum
berland. Wis. Years ago he was noted
as a music teacher and vocalist. He
numbered among his pupils Emma Ab
bott, and first Vegan singing in political
campaigns in 1840 for General Harrison,
in 3856 he canvassed Illinois with John C.
Fremont, singing at every meeting, and
in I860 performed the same kind of work,
accompanying Abraham Lincoln.
General Lew Wallace has the most lux-
usious and ideal author’s “den” of any
American writer. It is erected on his
lawn and at a cost which most people
would consider quite a fortune. In shape
it resembles an Oriental mosque, and the
interior is one large room handsomely
furnished and decorated, and on the walls
hang a portrait of the sultan of Turftey
painted by the general himself.
A plant for dyeing the leaves of the su
gar beet has been erected near Goettin
gen. The factory began to be worked at
the opening of the beet season, and is
proving very satisfactory. The fodder
obtained Is excellent, is very dry and Is
eaten readily by cattle. The German gov
ernment and agricultural authorities are
taking much interest In this invention,
which will notably Increase the profits of
the beet industry.
South Germany’s oldest monastery, the
Benedictine abbey of Wessobrun. founded
in 735 and confiscated in 1803, has been
restored to the Benedictine Order by
Baron von Cramer-Klett, a Protestant,
and will soon be reoccupied by monks.
The baron bought all the lands and re
maining buildings of the old abbey for
900.000 marks from the Bavarian state
and sold them to the Benedictines for a
nominal sum.
♦
A report from Berlin is to the effect
that the administration cf the Prussian
state railways will soon place orders for
750 locomotives. As the German locomo
tive works are already crowded with
home and foreign < rders. and as, further-
mc re. these 7E0 engines are to be delivered
within fourteen months trem March next,
there should be an opportunity for Amer>
lean locomotive builders to successfully
compete with German firms.
♦
He.nry Lumley, the well-known London
auctioneer, who died recently, was a man
of varied tastes and considerable attain;-
ments. In spite of the cares of a largd
business he found time to dabble. In lit
erature, and produced several clever sto
ries besides a novel or two. He planned
the water supply of Jerusalem and in
vented a new kind of ship's rudder, which
is constructed on the principle of a fish's
tail, having % curling-up movement simul
taneously with the movement from side
to side.