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EDUORlAL Jt'AGli L iti£* 6UM &/>e SUNNY SOUTH Published. Weekly, by Sunny South Pubtifhing Co Butinefs Office THE CONSTITUTION BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA Subscription Terms: To those who subscribe to Sis Sunny- South only Six Months, 25c One Year; 50c LESS THAN A. PENNY A WEEK Entered at the psatoSSee Atlanta, Ga.,as aeeaad*claaa mail matter “ cL 1.1, loot 91 area resurrection of the dead and the positfye establish ment of the truth of that sighed for life after death. Coming in the springtime, the parable and logic is vastly simplified; for have not changes and develop ment just as marvelous and mystifying occurred in the common seeds and roots which but newly were planted in the fertile earth’ Is not all nature and her children waking from a long period of dormancy so near death that we only know it is tiot such by previous experience? And over all is the tre mendous, vital power which men so abjectly wor ship in earthly shape—idealized and given a divinity and a comprehensiveness which dwafts the petty strength of earth and the transient attractions with which men are wont to make of the earth too ob vious an ultimate end and Paradise. The hope, too, and cheer and prophecy which come with the returning flowers, assume a celestial significance with the rising of the Easter sun. TH* Sunny South la the oldest weekly paper of Literature, Romance, PatI antI PlfUea In the South ^ It Is neat re* Stored to the original shape and will be published am for* merlp boery week & Pounded la 197* It grew until :999, when, as a monthly. It* form was changed as an export* meat d* It now returns to Its original formation am a weekly with renewed vigor and the Intention of eetlps* • ng Its most promising period In the past. Easter and Spring; the Just and the Unjust HE simple glory of a spring morning; the sun just peeping over the edge of the world into the gray shadows of the dawn, to cast an orange glow on the rough stone of a sepulcher built into the side of a hill; Roman soldiers, mail-clad, grim-faced even in repose, lying about in awkward, sprawling postures of the sleep of great weari ness; the first faint rustling, the un easy, chill breath of nature as she wakes from her deep slumber to an other day of life; the gentle, plaintive return of the young vegetation from its peaceful dreams to the serious mis sion of feeding cattle and men. Two radiant shapes j of purity and mild sweetness foreign to jaded earth seat themselves on either side of this uncouth tom the solid door to the primitive death house cemen and sealed with the insignia of the dominant lo the earth. Within that tomb, pierced by a wounds, logically dead any wise man would lies the body of the Man who, shortly befc, proclaimed, “I am the resurrection and To carry out the conventional order of t justify precedent, to vivify the logic of the] history and experience up to that d ay> t hj undisputed status should have conned sun attained its full, courageous heavens; the trees and the birds settled W stoical routine of the day and the soldiers grumblingly prepared their rations and tak< ^ monotonous, accustomed detail of their Had these events occurred in their naturaj sequence, we would not now be celebrati ter, and the biography of mankind would 1 deprived of the most marvelous, revolut _ m jts te-tr v*? ~*on. *t your t 1 -r«,r of Seldom does tW man But I was not to be so. In the serene’In fore this. pulsatlY,g radiant health realize that its posses- *1, * *. , ; -. , , , , v a' uted oibn is a regular asset which must be utilized while t f these supernatural visitants, and the sodden slum- & cistence. loregone an Eas- fave been The “Beneficent, Terrible Mirage of Inexperience E often obtain cogency and pith by going to the- Bible for an illustration and no more stressed!}’ so than in the line, “the glory of a young man is his strength/’ So runs the free interpre tation, but we may attribute other meanings than this generally accepted view. The writer must have meant other than physical strength, and we take it that strength of imagination, strei gth of will, of perception and of endurance, is also implied. In nearly every individual instance are these assertions true of young men or wom en just rounding the turn from ado lescence and coming into the open, full stretch of maturity and the hard realities of existence. The fact, that youth is endowed with all of these facul- of freshness and confidence is what causes men women to regret the passing years and to look ack, yearningly, on the time when all that was not lithe today became so tomorrow under the gen- ous magic of exuberant health and illogical, but splendid hope. They are also what caused Riche lieu to enunciate the famous sentiment which has since become a platitude, “in the bright lexicon of youth there is no such .word as fail.” In short, were the sonnets and eulogies and plaints which have been addressed to young years compiled in one book, it would be as remarkable and significant a compendium as any of,the world’s libraries afford. We see men and women with gray, scant hairs and stiff, unresponsive muscles and emotions, vacantly, pitifully declaiming what they would do were youth once more vouchsafed to them. Yet, sadly, it is seldom that the possessors of this marvelous force realize its full possibilities while in their enjoyment. In a vague, unknowing way, young people know that capacity for work and pleasure and suffering is practically unlimited. That labor is easily accomplished, pleasure keenly appreciated, sorrow piercingly Pgi crt V v '~ i But it is . "into this BUIL The Sunny South ts young men. Into By HAL STEED, Writ.en .or ISho iSk 1 F you ha* to yourt APRIL it* t a Career For Young Men series of articles on the inducements and obstacles which various professions and trades present_to >mpetentauthorities will be given with each article,and the principal occupations recognized,win o ome back ■ city, after say ten st have no changes in its t the most ap- belng in its ou will see an •flew block where you saw only a few sq^tty stores. You will also startled by the sight of ; mate residences on a tb< oughfare which you remember as a c< mtry road. Tlie old neighborhood whei you lived will Impress you as being arangely new and unfamiliar. This process of er< ^^bted in tills week's artfde are : W. B. Miles. M, L. Lewman and A. V. Gude. that is done, and absorb it, and study it. down buildings ir-a-r,* ing and tearing ular one. a dally happening; but you bafe tp come back to the scene after art A>sence to realize fully what a big thi'f^ it is. And you have to compare the oil structures with the new ones to obart've the growing Improvement in the °£ building. Like everything elseythis business has changed much in itspeope, particularly in the south. Even.nfy the office build ing is a novelty in mbit of «nr southern towns, and we are ‘just beginning to study the needs of building as applied to factories and other commercial un dertakings. The style in residences has also changed, and instead of the colonial house we have the more modern stone or brick house. The cramped space of our larger cities makes the frame dwell ing with its lawn Impossible, and we have instead the apaf inent or flat house. Then, too, our commercial activity has given contractors more business and more variety of b'.isiness, and they are looking out for yotiltg men to train in their work. With •'ifce greater demand for builders, tlvme is a corresponding need for men to assist them. Three builders of Atlanta—W. B. Miles, M. L. Lewman and A. V. Gude—state what their business offers to beginners, what future it promises them, and what is expected of them if they intend to succeed. Mr. Miles is a believer in technical ed ucation, holding that it saves a great deal of time. He says: MR. MILES’ VIEWS. ‘‘Building requirements have changed a great deal in tho last few years. For merly it was essential that a man know some trade in the beginning—that he should be a carpenter or a mason or a stonecutter. Now, that is no longer es sential, though I still think that one should learn a trade if possible. A car penter or mason, for instance, knows most of the methods involved In the con struction of a building. “The most important thing of all, how ever, is a technical education, the kind given at the Technological school in At lanta. This saves time in that it trains a man to absorb experience quickly. He learfls in his course everything in con nection with building. He is thoroughly equipped in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and draughtsmanship. In some positions he is competent to take hold at once, and his promotion to a more responsible place is a question only of a short time. "After he has taken his technical course, then I should advise the beginner to get some salaried position with a builder. If possible, let him go into the office as draughtsman or as assistant draughtsman, for this is really the most instructive work Jn connection with the building. He is both in the office and with the workmen on the building, and he learns the requirements of the archi tect and the details of actual construc tion. If he can’t get a draughtsman’s place, let hint do any work around the building where he can see everything We had such a young man with us once. He had just graduated, and came to us for work. It happened at the time that we could offer him only one position —that of time-keeper—which paid $6 a week. The young: fellow took it. In less than a year he became an architect s inspector; afterwards he was a draughts man, after that he was promoted to va rious responsible positions on building contracts. His technical education, helped by practical experience, was what advanced him so rapidly. “There are not a great many salaried positions under a contractor. The draughtsman is paid about $75 a month, and the minimum pay of a superintend ent is $125, some earning as high as $225. The latter position is a responsible one, and requires knowledge of the most thor ough kind. The man who holds it is soon able to go into business for himself. "He doesn't need capital to do this tf ho is capable and honest, and in the position of superintendent he has abun dant opportunities to impress people with these qualities if he has them. He is in constant association with men in the building business, and they will risk capital on him if he shows himself worthy. “T shouldn’t advise a man, however, to go into business unless he first has a great deal of experience. In the first place, he needs It for the kind of work that pays, and people will not trust youth and inexperience on an important commission. In the second place, the | small jobs that he could do in the begin- I nlng, suOh as cottages and frame build- j ings generally, are done by carpenters who have no education outsido of their j trade. It is best to begin in a salaried position and stay there until one has gained enough experience to attempt im portant work. “The scope of building has broadened a great deal in the last few years. At CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE. Hha Week in » Bu *» ^ World ^ ft j N C E FRED. ERICK WILLIAM, who is reported to be engaged to Duch ess Cecile of Meek- lenburg-Schwerin. i s the eldest s( ^ n . r 'f Emperor 'William and heir apparent to the imperial thro:., of Germany. He /will be 21 years oM ■'on May 6. anrl ‘ 3 Duchess Cecile £ai<l to 1)0 ^or tl— sympathetic, kindly young man, tor cnc most part without the strong ° the military which his father as a youth so warmly manifested. • Duchess Cecile is 17 years old and tne daughter of the late Frederick Francis 111. Through her mother, Anastas a Michaelowna, she is a cousin of.Emperor Nicholas of Russia. Her sister, Alexan drine, is the wife of the crown prince of Denmark, and her brother, Frederick Francis IV., is the reigning grand duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The grand ducal house is the only reigning family western Europe of Slavonic origin Efie Picturesque vStory of E-aster ary mir- 1 ri° as e. It is desy'* ber of the Roman soldiers, with the silent, dazzling witness of the sun and the flowers just beginning to give out a subdued, elusive fragrance—these cun- ningly contrived doors are burst sheer asunder, and fall jarringly to either side of the tomb; from within ihese tight-sealed walls come the dreadful, unmis takable sounds of life, life in the dead body of the Man inside, W’hose haijds and feet and sides are pierced with deep wounds, and Who is shrouded in all the dread habiliments of death; the sounds in crease, are intensified; the angels cast eager glances of joyous, confident expectation into the dim portals of the sepulcher; and between their fractured edges emerges the Christ. Him that was but newly slain, glorified, living, with all the august, terrifying di vinity of the first resurrected Alan. Smiling gently r,n the two angels kneeling in loving adoration, we can imagine Him standing there before His tomb in the virgin light of a new day, looking out on the world with all its millions of present and future inhabitants—the Savior, the Divine Iconoclast, Who had put to rout all the subtleties of man-made philosophy, and given living, tangible evidence of that promise with which Omnipotence must mean to solve the tangible problems of men. That was the first Easter in all its simplicity and wonderful founding of new' thought and new hope. The visible, breathing proof of immortality, of life beyond The grave of which we gain vague, tanta lizing snatches throughout the obscure paths of the Bible. This original Easter to furnish a cause, a reward, a definite reason for the pain, and injustice, and oppression, and temptation, and sin and futility of human life; to show us this life in its true, won derful meaning, and to give to unhappy, plodding, iveary mankind an absolute pledge of relief and re lease. We have the beauties of landscape; the glories of poetry; the triumphs of science; the ponip and circumstance of ambition, aspiring men and lovely, alluring womanhood. The genius-smitten mind of maji has decked the earth with shapes and scenes and palaces and spectacles which dazzle and bewil der the senses, and stimulate the keen activity of the human brain. The earth has its million wonders, its million pleasures, its million ambitions and at tractions—they sink into insignificance by the side of this surpassing statue of animate, risen Divinity, the First Cause, the Great Metaphysician, the Father of all humanity, the True Intelligence which sees and knows all things and Whose power is limit less as space. To us it seems that this is the primal lesson of Easter. The absolute sundering of all previous tra dition, the accomplishment of that which science and reasoning had previously declared impossible—then it is present, and made the most of ece it inevitably departs. -That young man who sees things in their proper proportion is rare. And this is the reason that the \-ast bulk of criminals from the cultured phases of life are young men. Youth appears so fruitful in possibilities that young men and women enter on stupendous, questionable enterprises, Avith the rash confidence of inexperience that somehow, some time, they will be able to carry a chimerical scheme to a happy ending. If depression and doubt come, they are brief visitors and leaA’e brighter, more bounding hope in their train. Where the young man of ambition and creative projects realizes the limitations of youth and un derstands that it is subject to the same laws and bounds that hedge prosaic, slow-going middle-age, a combination is wrought which is matchless and irresistible. Zeal and energy are tempered Avith discretion, and while the mirage is still present, it is known for a mirage and only its buoyant, benefi cent side is used. This particular class of young men realize that never again in this life Avill initia tive and aggression be so strong within them, allied Avith the poAver to materialize the dreams which flit through their minds. Here is seen the benign power of youth, employing its prerogath'es advisedly, and, taking the lesson from nature’s processes, sovving in the spring, and laboring in the summer, that in the autumn may come the full ripened har\ r est. Xoav see the reverse side of the panorama. Wild, majestic Ausions float across this young man's hor izon. His fresh mind evolves plans Avhich shall bring him speedily to the front in business, the law, literature, commerce—what not. He sees to his front obstacles through which he must tunnel, or painfully surmount. If methods just a little uncon ventional, a little daring, a little ILLEGAL are brought to bear, he sees where his progress may be expedited, and in the meritricious haze of the mirage, he KNOWS lie will be able to justify, to redeem things and reap the results of his enterprise, without suffering from his slight lapse from the moral laAv. Further and further into the morass he goes, deeper and deeper does he become involved in questionable dealings, until he finds it impossi ble to extricate himself without an exposure. He may eA^en contrive with the guile of a serpent to conceal his tracks and plan to emerge Avith scarcely a strain on his reputation. Sooner or later, gen erally the former, a reckoning swoops down on him with appalling lack of ceremony, and he is stranded, hopeless, on the rock of wasted character; lost op portunity, disgrace and degradation. He may, fortu nately, occasionally evade such a drastic de nouement, but the haunting sense of his own folly and dereliction will handicap him in anything fur ther he may essay. It, therefore, behooves the man just treading the first of life’s varied phases, to be mindful of the fact that His world is not different from that of more experienced people. It may throng Avith more vivid hopes and magnificent vitality, but it has the same pitfalls and immutable laAvs. The beguiling mirage '■‘f bounding youth, with its possibilities of retriev ing tomorrow the missteps of today, is fascinating —but it spells undoing for tjiose too blinded to see th£ warning finger, of judgment. Written for ZTAc Sanny Sotifh H.E name of the annual fes tival observed throughout Christendom In commemo ration of the resurrection of our Savior, like many other Christian celebra tions, is a survival of the old Teutonic mythology. The Easter of the English speaking races and the Os- tern of the Germans are derived alike from Easter or^Ostara, the goddess of spring, to whom the fourth month, our April, called Eostur-monath, was dedicated. This goddess, probably because she was the personification of the early dawn of morning, and also of the coming of the warmth and brightness of spring time, seems to have been a special favorite with the Germans. Her worship was introduced into England by the Sax ons, and a great /esth-\al was held in her honor about (me time in April that EasteJ is now cj. rated.. 1 One anay looktf aih Ih'tli’e New l’esta- tnenf, ^r in th^ t ifigs of the apostolic fathers of Christendom for any mention of the celebration of Easfer, or indeed of any other sacred -event. Neither Christ nor His apostles enjoined the observance of such festivals. There is one passage in the New Testament, First Corinthians, fifth verse, that has been sometimes er roneously interpreted as referring to the keeping of Easter by the apostles. As a matter of fffct the early Christians had no need of such revivals of the reali ties, as it were, of the eveofts in the life of the Master. They were living much nearer those events than the Christians of later times, and they were still vivid, therefore they gave no heed to the san- city of special times.- Says Chrysostom, referring to the erroneous interpretation By Helen Harcourt of the passage above mentioned, “The whole of time is a festival unto Chris tians, because of the excellency of the good things which have been given.” An other early writer utters the same thought in saying, “The whole life of a Christian should bs one continuous Eas ter rejoicing.” ASTUTE POLICY PURSUED. In accordance with the usual astute policy of the fathers of the church, re garding the pagan festivals to which their converts had been accustomed, the festival of Easter, which could not be rooted out, was adopted into the Chris tian church, but with a difference. In this case the transition was easier than in some others. Rejoicings over the ris ing of the natural sun and the awaken ing of nature from the deathlike sleep of winter, readily became rejoicings ofer the rising of the Son of Righteousness from the grave. Friday had been early fixed upon as the day upon which to commemorate the Savior’s death, and as the resurrection took place on the third day after the crucifiction, this of necessity fixed the / celebration of Easter on Sun- day. The p'roper se-ason • for ,the observance of Easter, which necessarily settled that of Holy Thurs day and Good Friday also, was a subject of no little tribulation and controversy. In the second century a stormy dispute arose on this question between the east ern and western churches. Many of the former, being mainly composed of con verted Jews, clung somewhat to old cus toms, and therefore they celebrated Eas ter on the fourteenth day of the Jewish month, or calendar moon, which from the time of Mcses had been considered “full moon’’ for all ecclesiastical purposes. This Easter observance the eastern churches considered equivalent to the feast of the Passover. The western churches contended on the contrary that the Easter festival could’have nothing in common with any festival of the hat/d Jewish nation, since it was observed in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus, whom the Jews had slain. The controversy was finally settled by the council of Nice, in the year 325 after Christ, and in favor of the western ! churches. The usage of the eastern churches was condemned and branded J with the name of “quartadeciman here sy.” But after all, this decree only set tled the point that Easter day should be observed on a Sunday, -the first after tho calendar moon. It did not fix any special day of the month or moon for the great festival. The council of Nice did not de termine tho proper astronomical cycle for calculating the occurrence of the Easter moon. The Metonic cycle was already 1n use, however, and on this the Georgian cal endar of 1582 was based. The question arose at this latter time, whether Easter should continue to be a movable feast, as heretofore, or whether a fixed Sunday after the 21st of March should not be adopted. It was that deference to olden custom that Is innate in the human heart, that led the ecclesiastical authorities to adhere to the old method of determina tion of the moon. There was a reason for this method, too, that was still ap preciated, one to which we shall present ly refer. This decision was an important one, for Easter, being the most ancient and revered of the movable feasts of the Christian church, fixed the time for the rest, being the hub around which all the other feasts revolved. It should be well understood’., however, that it is not the actual moon, or the “mean moon” of the astronomers that determines' Easter, it is an imaginary moon- whose periods are so arranged that the new ‘‘calendar moon” is always be hind the real new moan by two or three COVn^TOKD^jT^OirRTlTpAGEr in and claims to be tho oldest sovereign house In the western world. The grand dukes style themselves princes of the AVends. Their genealogy begins with Niklot, who died in 1160, and comprises twenty-five generations. (R. I. K. FUNK, of kew York, who has 'set the psycholo gists and spiritual ists of the country agog by insisting that not only has he been in spiritual communication with Henry Ward Beech er, but has actually been face to face with and been spoken to by the Dr. I. K- Punk ghost of the famous preacher, is president of the Funk Hz AVagnalls Company, publishers. He is tho compiler of the Jewish cyclopedia, and was editor-in-chief of the Standard dictionary. Dr. Funk founded The Homi letic Review. The Voice, The Mlssionary Review and Thef Literary Digest. Ho was born in Ohio sixty-four years ago. graduated from a theological semi nary, and from 1861 to 1872 was a min ister, filling various pastorates. blE Countess Mari anne von Csakv- iSzell, who is to wed the world-famous (violinist, Kubelik, was born in 1881. Her father, Wolf gang von Szell Bes- genyei, is president of the senate at De- breezin, Hungary. The countess is a celebrated beauty, very accomplished, Countess Marianne and plays the violin well. She was married four years ago to Count Csaky, but divorced him after a few months. The countess is a relative of the minister president of Hungary, Von Szell lUDOH JOHN M. DICKINSON, who has been appointed by Secretary of 'State Hay as coun sel for the United States before the Alaska -boundary commission, -was an assistant attorney jgeneral of th United States at one time, and is no"' general counsel for Judge Dickinson the Illinois Central railroad. The commission will sit in London next fall. Judge Dickinson was born in Mississippi, was graduated from the University of Nashville and the Co lumbia Law school and then went to Leipsic and Paris to study international law. For several years he held a pro fessorship in law at the \ r anderbilt uni versity. Southern Poets (&L Authors Sarah Anne Dorsey & (This Is the twentieth In a series of ar ticles on southern literary celebrities be ing published by The Sunny South. One will appear each week until the series is exhausted.) By EDWARD YOUNG CLARKE, JR. Written .'or Vhe Sonny Soutth T has often been said tha*. it must be left to the dis cerning eye e’nd sympa thetic heart of woman to accurately portray those quieter feelings and tender emotions so manifest in every life at certain times. The truth of this asser tion is proven in thousands of instances where women have with delicate touch and keen perception laid bare the heart feelings of the characters they are endeavoring to picture. A typical example of this kind is found in the person of Mrs. Sarah Anne Dorsey, who in one book at least, showed that her ability as a portrayer of often hidden feelings and emotions, was equal to the best. In her recollections of Henry Wat kins Allen, one of the former governors of Louisiana, she proves that a woman can write a btogra'phy in such able ana entertaining style as to win the praise of the most ardently ‘‘literary.’* One of the noted and beloved confed erate period governors was Henry W. Allen, a typical southerner in every re spect. proud, rich, and thoughtful of his friends. He staked his all in the civil war and lost, after which, he determined to leave for Mexico. Mrs. Dorsey takes up the whole career of the man and describes the scenes of his triumphs and his downfalls with vivll exactness. She did other literary work, but this was by far her best production. She was born at Natchez, Miss., in 1829. was given the very best of educa tion, and traveled • most extensively be fore she was married, ‘ She was tne daughter of Thomas G. P. Ellis. In 1853 she was married to Mf. Samuel AV. Dorsey, of Tensas Parish;- LaJ Here she found scope for her energies in lite rary- and other ways. She was very energetic in the establishing of schools, and churches for the slaves of Louiiiana During the war, because of the destruc tion of their home, they moved to Texas, later returning to Louisiana. In 1875 upon the death of Mr. Dorsey she removed to “Beauvoir," spending the balance of her days In literary efforts, assisting Jeffer son Snide in the preparation of “Tho Last Days of the Confederacy.” Her death occurred in 1879. The following Is from her “Recollec tions of Henry W. Allen.” A CONFEDERATE EXILE ON HIS WAY TO MEXICO, 1866. “The people wept over Allen’s depart ure. They followed him with tears and blessings, and would have forced on him more substantial tokens of regard than words of regret. They knew he had no money—his noble estates had long been in possession of the enemy; hundreds o' hogsheads pf sugar had been carried off from his plundered sugar houses; his house was burned, h>s plantation, a wide waste of fallowfields, grown up in weeds He had nothing but confederate and state money. One gentleman begged him to accept $5,000 in gold, as a loan, since he refused it as> gift.. Alien accepted five hundred. With this small amounL. his ambulance and riding horses. If. start ed to Mexico. His journey through Texas was a complete ovation, in stead of a hegira. Everybody, rich and poor. vied with each othes in offering him attention and the most eager hospitality. The roof was deemed honored that sheltered his head for the night. He stopped at Crockett to say “godiJhy.” “This conversation occurred whilst we were returning from a visit to Governor Moore’s family. I had driven over to their cottage In a buggy, to invite them to_ join us at dinner. Allen had accom panied me. ... . These exiles were personal friends of mine. I suffered in parting With them: for some I suffer still—for those who are still absent and still living! Every thing was very quiet and still, nothing audible but the low murmur of our voices, when suddenly arose from the prairie beyond us, one of the beautiful, plaintive, cattle or “salt’’ song3 of Texas. These wild simple melodies had a great attraction for me. I would often check my horse on the prairies, and keep him motionless for a half hour, listening to these sweet, melancholy strains. Like all cattle calls, they are chiefly minor. I thought them quite as singular and beautiful as the Swiss Ranz de* Vaches, or the Swedish cattle calls. They can- sisted of a few chanted words, with a cadence and a long yodl. Sometimes the yodling was aided by what the Texan boys called "quills”—two or more pipes made of reed—cane (arundinaria macro- sperma). This made a sort of limited syrinx, which gave wonderful softness and flutelike ^clearness to the prolonged tones of the voice, as it was breathed into them. The boy sang one of his saddest “calls.” I looked quickly to see if Governor Allen had noticed the melan choly words and mournful air. I saw he had. He ceased talking, and his face was very grave. “The boy sang: " ‘Going away to leave you, Ah-a-a-a— Going away to leave you, Ah-a-a-a— Going away tomorrow, Ah-a-a-a— Going away tomorrow, Ah-a-a-a— Never more to see you, Ah-a-a-a— Never more to see you, Ah-a-a-a.’ “This had always been an affecting strain to me; it was doubly so under the existing circumstances. The song died mournfully away. AVe drove on in silence for a few moments. Governor Allen roused himself, with a sigh: ‘That boy’s song is very sad.’ “ ‘Yes, but he sings it very frequently. He knows nothing about you. It is neither a prophecy nor intended to be sympathetic—you need not make special application of it!’ “ ‘NO, but it may prove a strange coin cidence.’ “ ‘You shan't say that. T won’t listen to such a thought. You’ll only spend a pleasant summer traveling in Mexico. IDayne Macveagh IAYNE MacVEIGH has been appolntrrl •to represent the United States at The (Hauue in the settle ment of the A^ene- fcuelan difficulties. {Many of the unal- •lied powers’ claims are so small that the ex-cabinet officer will probably repre sent these powers also. Mr. MacVeigh is a diplomat and international lawyer of wide reputation and experience. He has also figured prominently in the practice of big cor poration law in America. |CGAR E. CLARK, who, it is said, has been selected to succeed Carroll D. Wright as United States commissioner of labor, leaped into Sudden note by his appointment on the coal strike commis sion. Mr. Clark has served continuousiv tsince 1890 as grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors. and. Edgar E. Clark . He was born in New York In 1856. coming west In 1S72, began his career as a brakeman. In 1884 he became conduc tor on the Denver and Rio Grande rail road. Since his connection with the rail- w w ay conductors’ union Mr. Clark has We’ll see you at the opera In New Or- m ade a special study of labor. He was appointed a member of the strike com mission on the recommendation of lean% next winter.' “ "I 'hope so.’ “Our conversation reverted now to past years. ‘ Allen spoke of his early friends among my relatives; of his whole career in Louisiana; of 'his wiTe, with tender ness—she had died in 1850—of her beauty and her love for him. His future was so uncertain—that he scarcely alluded to that—never with any hopefulness. It was only in the past that he seemed to find repose of spirit. The present was too sad, the future too shadowy for any discussion of either. “During this last visit I never renewed my arguments against his quitting the country. I had already said and written all that I had to say on that subject. "Besides, our minds were In such a con fused state, we scarcely knew what any of us had to ekpect from the victorious party, or what would become of our whole people. So that in urging him not to leave Louisiana I argued more from instinct, which revolted at any thing like an abandonment of a post of duty, and from a temperament which always sought rather to advance to meet and defy danger than to turn and avoid it, than from any well-grounded assur ance or hope of security for him, or any one else. I felt more anxiety for his reputation, for his fkme, than for his •life and freedom. His natural instincts would have induced similar views; but his_ judgment and feelings were over powered by the reasonings and entreaties ox bis friends.” Secretary Shaw. Danger Lurks in Exhausted Brain Cells. Success: Nerve specialists say that a great many suicides are the direct re sults of exhausted brain cells. AA'hen you find yourself becoming mo rose and despondent, when you are con scious that the zest of life is evaporat ing. that you are losing the edge of your former keen Interest in things generaliy. and that your life is becoming a bore, jou may be pretty sure that you need more sleep, that you need country or out door exercise. If you get these, you will find that all t'he old enthusiasm will re turn. A few days of exercise in the country, rambling over the hills and meadows, will erase the dark yrreturea which haunt you. and will resto® buos-- ancy to your animal spirits. No man is in an absolutely » rma l con dition until he enjoys bare vinK - and feels that existence itself A a P r ®cions boon. No one Is normal/*? 0 . does not feel thankful, every day f a : h ® is alive and that he can think ! 0t vigor and effectiveness. .. Oh. to be strong;./<} *brili of life in every nerv-Vouth. ♦ In ^'ddle life and old age amg ]amh= ° en ^ oy ex istence as do thoiother ov» ca,v -<’ s which chase <y' pastures • ♦ t ' le flelds and meadowjAv’s do whl in mere living« ice in th. l hey over the fi ° e cr * 3 $* ot winter! V-. 1