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I SIXTH ’PAGE THE SUNNY SOUTH JULY 30, 1904 In Woman's Realm of Thought and Home J! ^Edited by Mrs Mary E ^ With the Household ^ All Communications to This Department Should Be Addressed to MRS. MARY E. BRYAN, Clarkston, Ga. Inquiries an Letters Requiring Answers by Mall Must Ba Accompanied by Postage. Chat With Correspondents Talks on Timely Topics ECHOES OF THE PRESS PARLIA MENT AT ST. LOUIS. (This article, written by one of the iriost. accomplished representatives of the Tennessee press, will be found extremely Interesting. m. E. B.) HE National Editorial As sociation and the Inter national Press Parliament at St. Louis are things of the past, but the fact re mains that no such no table gatherings of distin guished men have taken place during the great fair or will occur again while it is in progress. The most generous wel come was accorded the people of the press par liament. Every door of the exposition was thrown wide open to all who wore a badge exhibiting the magic word "Press.” The representatives of the newspaper fra ternity (and they seemed to be legion) were in clover. They came not only from every stale in the union, but from every country of the world, and to each was given a card that was an open sesame, to all sideshows, Pike exhibits and recep tions. THE OPENING RECEPTION. The parliament was inaugurated by a brilliant social opening, followed by simi lar receptions in the west pavilion of Festival hall, given by the exposition managers. A Iqng receiving line greeted the newispaper representatives; In it were most of the great lights who were to shed luster on the parliament. Among them were President Francis, Secretary of State John Hay, General Bates (in command of the Missouri division), Mr. Johns, of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch; in token of his long public service as a leader of the reform party. Notwith- ! standing all this distinction, a foreign representative spoke of the Hon. John contemptuously to me as being in the employ of Sir Thomas Llpton. I men tion this to show how these high-spirited press men resent any bartering of pro fessional talent. The Hague sent Mr. Van Kalte. who claimed for the .papers in Holland only the size of a lace handkeqphief. "We have no room,” he said, "for anything but facts; hut these we always print.” A sperJser who aroused great intere-st was a vehement Russian—L. N. Rubinoff, of St. Petersburg. He caused quite a flutter in the congress by his assertion that Rus.^fn reverses In the east were traceable to the censorship of the Rus sian press. He praised the Russian sol diers and the Russian ships, hut hinted mildly at the rottenness of the officials and the hollowness of this heterogeneous people. He ended pleasantly, referring to the traditional friendship of his na tion for ours and inviting the press par liament to meet next in Moscow. George Frangourde, of Athens, Greece, invited the parliament to meet next in the seat of ancient learning, holding out as an attraction the dedication of the reconstructed stadium two years hence. Mr. Frangonde is a native Athenian, descended from a long line of Greeks, so he told me, but his appearance contradicted my long cherished ideal of Grecian symmetry and beauty. He was ordinary in physique and face, witli a complexion that had none of the marble aspect we connect with pure bred natives of the attic land. However, his expres sion -was good—sweet, indeed—his voice was mellow and his manner captivating. Ernest Nelson, of Buenos Ayres, filled us with wonder and admiration by his account of the newspaper of his country. This extraordinary paper, free of charge, does all kinds of public benefactions— among them keeps six physicians, who attend an average of over one hundred patients a day, conducts a. law office whero free legal advice can be obtained, a chemical bureau for free tests, a mu ERALDINE, of Texas, says: “I have recently read that Miss Harrison, private secretary for a Standard Oil magnate, received SI0,000 a year for her ser vices, and that this was the highest salary paid to any woman in the United States. Is It true that Miss Harrison is the only woman receiving such high pay? Also, I notice the statement that there are but 958 women in the United States who are successful In business, this Including women of all professions. Considering that there are 37,178.127 women in the states, tills seems a very small propor tion of those who have won success. Again, it is stated that the average age at which women writers have attained fame and recognition is forty-five years. Does this mean that the work of young authors or writers is not classed with the work of those who are older?” It is probable that the figures and state ments are fairly correct. One hears a groat deal that is exaggerated about the salaries and incomes of all business people. Ten thousand a year is a fine salary. If earning a competency means success, there are certainly more than 958 women in the United States who are successful, but this statement has refer ence to women who earn more than they spend, and who invest in different en terprises. Very few women writers achieve full recognition until they are middle aged. Some may write a book that happens to strike the popular fancy and have a great sale, hut a few in- seum of the resources of the country, | an( j b u t I have no space for mentioning (dividual instances do not count when all the public benefactions of this model i you are, considering averages. Genuis Mr. Huser, of The "Globe-DemoeratV'Sir j newspaper of South America. j klnd of century plant and flowers Hugh Gilzea Reid, president of the press Three delegates from France vui pies rare y. parliament, with Mrs. Reid (tihe only lady I ent, representing The Journal lc Siccle Juba Cornam asks: “What nationality receiving), Mr. Walter Stevens, former , L’Ecler and Le Figaro S Syebely, of was Alexandre Dumas, the famous and Budapest daily jiaper, vas o ne oi prolific novel writer, who wrote Home Washington correspondent of The Globe- j ^ b^st Ind nAirt individual char- I Democrat, now secretary of the world s ; a<!ters at the parliament. He objected [ fair with a 810,000 salary, and Walter j the inferior position which he con- j nlooa gifted girl pupil of the Temple whom many of the widely scattered alumni will recall. Annice, Lome and Geraldine, I will write to you privately. I have received so many beautiful, kind, uplifting letters, some from admirers of the Household who are not members. I sincerely thank these stranger friends, two of whom, though separated by a thousand miies, have used the same thought in the final paragraph of their letters: “I bring you my words o£ appreciation now. I believe In giving flowers of praise to the living, not in waiting to place them on the tomb.” I have received many letters and in quiries concerning the little orphan child, Daisy, of whom Dreamer wrote last week. Please, Dreamer, let me have your full address at once. Anna Elfurd, who sent 10 cents, for one of the shut-ins, I have inclosed it in stamps to little Mattie Beverage, of Dabney, Ark., who loves to write letters. Several friends have inquired where to send stamps and coins to Ben Knight. Ben has been brought back to his old home, Enfield, N. C., and will be over joyed to hear from his friends. Faith fully, M. E. B. THE SOCIAL PROBLEM. Dear Mother Meb: WlTI you let me slip into a corner or the "corner” and ”sas,” just a little, some of the Householders for the course they have taken in regard to Fanchon’s plebian lover? Now, dear readers, don’t think that I am entering a case of self-defense. Forsooth, I can trace my desent back in unbroken suc cession, through one of the signers of the famous “Meokltnberg Declaration of Independence” to one of the noblest and bravest chiefs that ever sounded, “The Campbells are coming” over the moor lands of Argyleshire. Yet. I have an other inheritance of which I am prouder of still: I am an American. What is there In a name, any way? Not much, that Is, If we are to take the ideal American citizen as an illustration. Who were the daddies and daddies of the daddies of our greatest authors, states men, warriors and captains of industry? With'"but few exceptions, don’t anybody know. The men who have recently been the latest conveniences. “Oh!” he groan ed, “I had thought we would be so happy in our little home; now my heart is broken, and I do not care to live.” We tried to comfort him by telling him how fortunate lie had been to find out the girl’s fickle nature before she had become his wife; but, like Rachel of old. he refused to be comforted, and seemed unable to call up pride to sustain him in his disappointment. And the young girl? Welt, she met t)ie fate often meted out to the flirt. Tn a few weeks the dally papers told of the arrest of the eloping pair. The gay and beautiful bride was declared to be "wife No. 2.” and the handsome groom had not only this charge to face, hut was ac cused of being a defafiiter and an all round professional "crook.” This “charming and gay young crea ture” is now at her father's home, med itating on what might have been, per haps. and wishing she had again the chance of accepting a fnithfyl heart and an humble cottage home. As “farrier." of South Carolina, says, "Thus endetli the chapter of this romance.” "JUST MACK.” Birmingham. Ala. A QUEEN—NOT OF SOLITUDE—TO FINETA. Her truth is her crown; and it glows ever bright. From her brow like light from a gem; And never the grandest monarch of earth Had as rich a diadem. Gossip Corner A Bate5a of Short, Chatty Letters to meet through the medium of the pen. j have been a member of the j oung Writers’ Department of The Courier-Jour nal for nearly three years, hut I was un aware that The Sunny South possessed a Miy home is a quiet but 1 happy one. There are only three of us left of a once large family—my father, a sister 17 years old, and myself. Mother died years ago; three sisters and three broth ers have married and gone to homes of 1 similar department, their own. One brother left the roof tree I Cousin Reddy, who has such prosaic last Christmas to seek his fortune in the ! views.about love, was a neighbor of mire . wide, wide world. He was a dear, fair- ! and if I had known his real name I haired, noble young fellow, a boy after I should have informed him by telephone Cousin Reddy's model, as ho did not use , how very much he missed by never hav- tobacco or drink liquor. I was so proud of him and it was so hard to give him up. I have been keeping house for six years. The responsibility, which is heavy, was put upon me when I was quite young. Fortunately housekeeping is not distaste ful to me. Also I love the out-door work. I like to milk and to feed the cows. Our principal recreation is in fish- i . . ing in a tine creek about 200 yards from j past px P enence - Yet 1 < our home. The Household of the Sunny South is a great delight to me. I paste all the pictures and best letters in a nice scrap book and I fancy its being read by the eyes of another generation, who will be ing loved. Your theory. Cousin Reddy, in regard to reasoning oneself into love is very fine philosophy, but nature defies philosophy and has its way. The person who wrote "I Don’t Know Why T i.ove You But T Do.” ought to have added. "And I can’t help it,’ ’for it is just that way. Though I am not In love now. I know the truth of tills statement by "Though I loved and lost it all, ’Twas better than not to love at all.” I am / thankful not to have missed love If it never comes into my life again I will forced to admire^thn fine faces arid the how to sympathize with the loves wise and witty sayings of the writers of of others more fortunate tham I what will then be a by-gone time. ^IA DO\AT^ MAR I IN. JENNIE LYNN. Pinckneyville, Ky. ANSWER TO ’‘MAN OF THE WORLD.” I do not like controversy. I avoid it whenever this can he done, but I am dis posed to say a few words in reply to the Man of the World's severe personal criticism of me. I would say first that the gentleman’s letter was not courteous in Us word- , , .... ,, . ... ,, ing. In fact, it seems that he made a ! Those who go must tell us all about it in nioo, long letters. How do you do, dear Household? Where is Tallulah? I have been wanting to talk to her this long while. I will say my say to her privately If she will give mo her address. Old Bachelor of South Carolina, r read your letter with in terest. I, too, am from South Carolina. Perhaps I have seen you not send your photo to our mater for tire Household gallery? I am saving all the photos to have nicely framed. J. J. Rolyat of Louisiana, tell us about your school. I, too, am a teacher; my school is near town, and I have forty- five interesting pupils. I have allowed them to form a club as a help to the school. I let them elect i.ie officers themselves. All T do is to suggest meas ures and exercise a, little supervision. They are deeply interested in their club. T read in mv leisure time; have read lately Rev. Thomas Dixon's two novels, "Leopard’s Spots” and "The One Wom an.” T do not eare for either of them: they are not elevating or instructive. T would like to hear Fineta’s and Tessa Roddy’s views about “The One Woman.” How many of our Household members Friends, how many of you try to show vour appreciation of ail the good things that you enjoy in the Household? r i should like to shake Ike Heartsill s | hands—yes. both of them—for the gospel j of mirth and joyousness that is ever pres- I ent in his bright letters. I old Confed, please come often. I have \\ hy do you j a warm place in my heart for flll the "Old Confeds,” as my father was one who wore the gray, and I now have hi my possession a letter written by him while in the yankee prison at Rock Is land. And, as one thought brings on another, this letter reminds me of other letters, some of them written at the beginning of the last century, and such dear, sweet old letters they are! Not the careless letters of today, full of slang and non sense, but written with such care and in such beautiful language as to delight any who are so fortunate as to have op portunity of reading them. And old books! An article in our pn per concerning the reprinting of some old miniature classics interested me very much, as I have a few books which are dear on account of their age. among are going to St. Louis? How delightful I V^2*-?cott’s^BaJlads v which has^ the year if a number of us could meet there. special effort to make it as sarcastic as possible. He did not combat any doc trine or opinion of mine, but made a per sonal attack on my character and mo tives. I have no intention of "getting even.” I write to deny some of the charges made against mo by one who does not know me, and to correct a few of the errors he committed in his letter. The first charge he makes is that my article on temperance was written in a : also a well-known newspaper ceives is allotted to the newspaper man 111 America as compared with the regard "Williams correspondent. Introductions were ftaight, of the army, the official intro account of the saloon fight. Alexandre * iad African olood in his veins. , „ £ , ro „ rla , raWvib.™ to that forms ! facts are that I took a very humble pa many representatives ... . _ tions, the flitting - bither and thither of ' liftment compared very unfavorably with ! Mario Labouret, that he inh the butterfly-like Geisher girls serving • th°?e hel<i years at Paris ’ extravagant imagination and B Budapest and Stockholm. HER LETTER. , (A True Story.) "Dear Grandma, here is a letter, Just for to say, you see, That I hope you are feeling better. And will soon come back to me, I take good care of your flowers, And kiss the sweet peas, too,— Your "raynlums” are looking lovely. But the roses must miss you. of that kind ever madt against me. • • _ _ Man of the YVorld infers that I have "ajhad never read The Sunny South until jrlain set of rules” by which love is last winter. A dear neighbor girl, v • nominated as the presidential candidates T , , - , , _ | of our four lending political parlies are i r. 1 «' + heard of ne 8To J the originators and builders of their own )od. It this true. T have been re-a,d- ! temples of greatness. Dr. Obnuncey De- somo old copies of The Sunny South, pew says that of the American families It is perfectly wonderful how the House- who were considered wealthy when he made tv Unntain hi which he is held in France, England I hold has improved in literary quality : first entered business life, but few of them made by Captain , ^ a)J Europe He was wholly dissatis- j and gener£ ducer. The glitter of gold lace and brass [orelmi''delogate^had ''been treated by I ^ umas llna Alrlcan 1)1000 m ms veins, j this personal privilege to excel that forms . , ,, , T buttons, the brilliant decorations of the i the St. Louis exposition "officials. In j y ° u can see that in his pictured face, the very elixir on which the great ego or [ 1*1^1 of foreign na- this respect, he declared that the par- | and it was from his mulatto mother, j soul of our superb ’ ’ *’ herited his nourished. Yes. it is this fightin nd his fond I Jones and John Smith on the merits r>f -™,j’'”*”- HI, fath.r .» ,h. j g- iSLEVTfe 0 reat and bra\e General Count Matthiew (triumph to triumph til it floats para- Dlimns, who gave such signal help to mount in the familyhood of nations. America during her long fight for in- j If you inherited name and fortune why dependance. General Dumas came over 1 be proud of it and let the world know it, to America as aide to General Rocham- > not by your airs, but by your good works. , , .... .And show that you are worthy to hear beau He was in active service in the the fortlin e with which you have been | Revolutionary army for two years, and 'so favorably blessed by augmenting it and ! took a distinguished part in the capture i using the personal gain in helping somo ! of Yorktown. Afterwards he joined an , of your loss fortunate fellow beings in (expedition to wrest Jamaica from Eng- j battle of life not, as some of the • land, and later he married a Marie La- {bouret, a native of one of the West | India islands, the daughter of an inn- | keeper at Villen Cotterets. Biographical That the -dear grandmother came home, J writers say th.it Marie was modest and And a child’s eager words of welcome, ; pious and an affectionate mather to her American newspaper,''the news had “to'be | Were hushed as she crept in the room, j wayward son. whose vagaries and rest- hunter for. He gave a vicious thrust at j never®wa^sent ’ ' Ipssnp * s s, “ - trU-d vainly to control. He the most sensitive and vital nerve of the The hot. dry weather we are having now makes me long to go where it is more pleasant. Do you wish to know where T wmifil like to spend the sum mer? In the mountains. Not at a fash ionable hotel, however. I would prefer eamping out in tents, as much more en joyable. particularly where there is a congenial' party of young folks, with some married ones to chaperone them r =houid like to inelude some of the butterfly-like Geisher girls serving tea in their gay native costumes, made a festive and dazzling scene. ENGLISH CRITICISMS OF AMERI CAN PRESS. The opportunity for meeting the dis tinguished foreign magnates of the pen was delightful. Besides Sir Hugh Reid (whom I had met at the great press ban quet in Paris during the French exposi tion), the English press was represented spirit of self-glorification. This I deny, j Householders—Patience Mordaunt, Enole Tliosc who read the article will remem- Gana, Tallulah, and lots more . her that 1 gave the credit of the victory sirls and the young: men. ^ . t to the women. There is not a single Hnnd would you t0 J" P pTne allusion to myself in connection with my lulah? Carolina Baehel r. M . - • l have r e- ' Texas Bov. Young Farmer, how would no rea- I von like tenting in the mountains? And. he! Cousin Reddy, you might find out while rt ! eating camp fare which of the girls is queen of the kitchen." T will say good- American life !».[{«* then old enough. If tlm "gentleman j by with best 'wishea• CAROLINA, of Tom ! knew me personally, he would soon j BACHLKLUK vrircu r ' change his opinion of me. as there is not ... «„r,nv South a particle of the spirit of self-glorifica-| T am m lo\e -with ”h. . ^ , tior* in my make. This is the first charge ! Household page and the sunny-temperea by Hon. Hill, of The London Dispatch. ! So won’t you please just hurry. Mr. Hill severely criticised American newspaper methods. He declared the papers were too big. Their immense size defeated the chief object of the newspa- ! ’Twas in a flower-draped casket per which was to quickly inform the reader of the news of the day. In the And come home again. And oh! how I will kiss you, When held in your dear arms then.” LITTLE MAUD. Householders would seem to infer—use it in preventing them from ever attaining the utopia in which you dwell. warm-hearted, people of the south. 1838 at the bottom of the title page; and "Doctor Syntax.” And now, dear little mother, lest I have stayed too long, will take my de parture. With love and gxiod wishes, <l«ir mater. T subscribe myself “GOOD-NATURED MARY' ANN. cor measured. T don’t know where lie ob tained this idea, certainly not from me. 1 arr. much misunderstood on this ques tion. There are two extreme views of love—sentimental and material. 1 take a middle position, pleading for both sen timent and reason subscriber, sent me several months iWies to read. T became interested in the Household page. The real literary talent, fine intellectual power, the charm of the free and natural expression con cerning theories, opinions and experiences As to a "set~ of (shown on this page, could hardly he sur passed. The writers display a greater amount of common sence and good judg ment in the discussion of various subjects . .would settle on no business, and he i material air, wonts ms own way tnrougn saicastlcjillv she "is B ™a\ h ^U 0 stTave y known" 1 wtot It ! W ™adc his way to Paris, where he ! f| EvenK^’womatJ 8 rules,” such is perfectly amusing to me. If there is anything I detest, it’s rules. I never succeeded in mathematics be cause of the awful rules. I would be the than any society of newspaper or maga The boy that is born with a silver j last person in the world to advocate rules j z’ne writers It has ever been my pleasure spoon in his mouth and a name as long in love affairs, because then, if ever, I ( — as a Spansih grandee, and simply holds ! should want to be at perfect liberty to such an inheritance tntact, surely, does j do and say as I was inspired! Enough not merit the praise and respect of his 1 about this fellowman as the one who starts from i Man of the World turns his invective the bottom without family influence of against poor Carrie Nation He | material air, works his own way through Girls, did you ever have a backwoods beau? Some of the backwoods young nro n are sensible, fine fellows, but some are pretty green. I met “Bill” at a picnic; saw him next time at a country dance, where he asked permission to accompany me to another picnic 12 miles away. I gave my consent and when the day ar rived, behold, he drove up a little if tor sunrise. I had not dressed or break fasted. We asked him to come in and take breakfast, but he declined, saying he had a little business in town He drove to the village while I dressed. When he came back I noticed a pc ufiar bulge in his coat pocket. He de. Ini J we must drive fast, or we might niFs our dinner. Presently he drew' out The package, that had produced the bulge in his pockets. Guess what it was. Three pounds of striped stick candy, fla vored with sassafras, of course. He leak ed so pleased and important that I couldn’t help smiling and praising the candy. He was very hard to talk to. but I did my best and after all, I had i jolly good time at the picnic. Don’t judge all backwoods beaus by this one. Some are very interesting. All our householders’ pictures show good, intellectual faces; some are really handsome. Durward, where are you? Why do you not come again? I greatly admire our brave, intelligent shut-ins and sympathize with them. If admitted I hope to come again. JUANITA. nessing this scene will never forget It, | suit you, send me a letter (Mrs. Bryan nor will we ever be able to look upon tbe j will forward any such to my address), grandeur of the mountain view from that and I will see that anything suitable lias point, without recalling W'ith gratitude, | the young lady's consideration. meant. ANNICE L. big American daily by declaring that all advertisements ought to be eliminated en tirely, arguing that this was extraneous matter and was the bane of the modem newspaper. It is impossible to give an idea of the vim and severity with which he attacked the advertising feature of the newspaper. Particularly was his dis- j risilT^'ll^am^^^le^^Tl'Viev^ J "The Three Musketeers." After then, gust and censure directed against the take form and color from my hands, as I ne M rot- e novels the score, employing: great American dailies. A 64-page daily, j pictorial art and I are strangers, but one ! a legion of bright young men to fill out with sheets upon sheets of advertise- ! P lcture I will try to paint in words. his plots, and issuing no less than forty The sun was setting; we had glimpses (books in one year, 1844. He came® of it now and tfeen through banks of j som ctimes $50,000 in one year, but he sc e n't" from U 'the ro'nd^nVprlng I squandered money like a child, and died which gushed from a deep gully through j poor in 1870, Ins mantle of genius hav- All ids first ventures were plavs, and AT THE OLD SPOUT SPRING. j he did not make his ten strike until he If I were an artist I would paint from ; was 42 years old, when lie wrote his two memory many pictures and hang them j most f amD us novels, "Monte Cristo” and all about my home ms souvenirs of my , „ The Three Musketeers.” found the vocation he was horn to. and honorable .. , , , , ... name and competent fortune. Moreover, it in five years had made himself famous. (i s self-evident that the boy in the latter meats, he characterized as a monstrosity. Mr. Bodlin, of The Dublin Freeman, who is an M. P., spoke with a delicious Irish accent and was loudly applauded, particularly when he eulogized American, newspaper women. His criticism of our newspapers was too much freedom and too great a leaning toward denunciation and personal abuse. On the other hand, he branded the English newspapers as too prone to concealing, and the Irish as case is superiorly endowed with origi nality of purpose and is richer in those golden faculties, hoth natural and ac quired, that go to form an "ideal man.” Yes, Fanchon, If that young man's na ture, tastes, likes and dislikes—something that wields far greater influence in mak ing a happy home than a whole library recounting the doings of an illustrious ancestry—are In common with your own. it will matter little whether ills grand- it is not kind or in of her infirmity so flippantly, net er a great reformer in the history of the world that was not denounced as "crazy” and severely criticised. Th.; Apcstle Paul, Martin Luther and John Bunyan were said to be "mad,” or "crack brained.” Abraham Lincoln was called crazy; so was Evangelist Mtoody; so is General Booth and Sam Jones. T do not say that Carrie Nation's meth ods are in accord with all the laws of etiquette. Under ordinary circumstances re rill ?fnre - -h she edits as I would tender messages ' must include definite statements as to from a dear, absent friend. ; morality, family, education and practical May God bless her and keep her long farming experience. No family that is in our land, and when she must cross the n °t entirely harmonious among them- F sires came by the "Billings Gate or the | f‘ le Y wouI 'i decidedly unfeminine. But selves is desired; none with small chil dren; and, of course, none with a con tagious disease. she would prefer that there be at least two able-bodied men and two ladies in family The young lady certainly needs assisi- ^ el ,L U - ^sehold about a.; “onstiUrtea blg'^help-one-anot^er chuh'-’ dark river Into the land beyond, may she reap all the blessing and the joys she so richly deserves. Sincerely, CLARA COX EPPERSON. A YOUNG LADY’S OFFER. Queens Ferry” marry him' and rest as- ia a struggle like this we must drop all j young lady I know, who may be able : s Q if any of you know of a suitabl spout and fell sparkling to a white sand bed. Two little girls ran on ahead, jumping and scampering as small people will. At length we reached the spring— in a deep glen under the dense shade of bay trees in full flower. A negro boy canto whistling along the road, bucket in hand, to the spring. While his bucket filled the little girls begged him to climb sured that tbe bugaboo of "poor kin” will fallen in part on his son, Alexandre > wor k out its own salvation without ruf- too restrained. The outcome he hoped ! the trees and throw down the baj' from the press parliament was a much- ! blooms. I sat in tlie sand and drank deep needed middle ground method in the man- drinks °f the water. How many tlrits „ . * . when heated from a run on the school agement of newspapers. He deprecated | ground, I had sought this old spout war and expressed the hope that sucli (spring for a refreshing drink! When I a great gathering of men of thought j had tasted the water—the best in the and influence might prove an agency for "' 0r , Id “* cloS ° d . ... (against the sand and the present laden peace and good will. | away and the past came and threw magic Ireland had another representative in ! lantern pictures on the canvas of mem- John R. Fisher, of the Belfast Northern | ory. I saw the_ old crowd—Pinkie, Bill. Whig, and Wales a fine looking _W. H. Davies, of The Ci Mail. The intense earnestness of the foreign newspaper men impressed me as re markable. They were earnest In man ner, in delivery, in thought, it was evi dent that to them attendance upon thi: fast Northern ory. I saw the old crowd—uinKie, inn. 'king delegate ' A lf, the three Matties—(a dear old lady fnrriifF rtaii,- them “Battle”’ and "Pattio” and t-aruin uauj | ••pjjj.gy*. save confusion about the names). Ah. mo! the three Matties and Pinkie await us in the land above the stars. I could see myself a merry girl of Dumas, the younger, who achieved fame by his first play, the well known “Ca mille.” Charles Elliott asks: “Is there any So ciety of the New Thought in the south? I am very anxious to know something of tlie methods of this cult.” There Is a New Thought League in Atlanta, which has a free reading room and meets every week—Sunday, I bc-lieve. It has head quarters in the Austell building, on For syth street, and will no doubt send you circulars, etc., free. Mizpalt, the association you ask about is the Writers’ Mutual Benefit League, of Atlanta. If you will address your letteY to this name it will reach the league. It is perfectly trustworthy, and will give prompt attention to manuscripts. I am not now connected with it; I found I had no time to give to the business of ex amining and revising manuscripts— their profession had influenced them to attend the parliament. THE FOREIGN REPRESENTATION. From far away Ceylon came quite an interesting man—Hon. John Ferguson— proprietor of The Ceylon Observer, at Colum'bo—a man whose journalistic ca reer covqrs a period of forty-two years the dean of the Asiatic press and a noted authority on agriculture, author of sev eral important works and wearing the decorations bestoVed by King Edward {5.65 EHMUEIED STEEL BATH TIW. 10 with flying curls busying about trying though it is work I love and have been °I n-m'embex one day Bill and Pinkie and | u-i,i “ed to do. I will send you Physician’s 1 caught three geese that belonged to old j address by mail; also tlie postal auto- many of your ould comply with r names and a few your postal album. gully, so we said nothing. Old man Cal- i I wanted much to see you when I was vln hunted his geese and lamented about [ i n Nashville, and tried to telephone to them. Next day it dawned on Pinkie and me that the geese would starve, so we timidly told Miss Lute, our teacher, where they were and she told Mr. Calvin, and the old man got them out. Miss Lute called Bill and lPnkle and me to Tier room and gave us a lecture on cruelty and thoughtlessness; but her lectures were always more love than cen sure, g* en usually with her arms about us and punctuated with affectionate looks and smiles. ^ Bill would lie on a bench with Ills fingers stuck In his ears and try to make you from the Maxwell house, but failed to attract your attention. Perhaps I did not have your correct address. “A Subscriber” asks: "Are the words ’serve and obey’ ever omitted in the marriage ceremony?” They are some times omitted—from tlie religious rite and they usually do not occur at all in the civil ceremony—where a magistrate officiates. Will some of our friends who know the fling the even flow of your domestic fe licity. PINEYWOODS TOM. conventionalities and stand for the right’ I to find through this gathering of cultured lly,‘calT^'their attention“to^this-^vou i i.. ; — , . ni.oiilp tho mpnn« r»f flttaininp' thp wic.li 1 t,„ »i_ „ . ’ - 1 advocate openly the violation and dis regard of any law that Is detrimental to the home and fireside, or wht n from any reason it is insufficient to protect the same. Because I said I had never taken a drink of liquor or tasted tobacco in any form my censor says I am self-conceited. Is it not a pardonable pride? Man of the World lays himself open to the charge of boasting when he declares: "I smoke cigars and cigarettes, and oe- onslcnally take a drink of whatever I like.’ Which is the worst kind of pride, coutips? us laugh (he could make the most hide- lat er history of ouce noted College Tem pos faces of any hoy T ever saw), but Pie tell Mrs. Mary Ligon Miller how the Bill i^as our hero; he could run faster, old college buildings came to be destroy- „ HB SI 00. Cut uut and return thle ad. dtatd six* • *"? w m send you this White Enameled Steel WdShtTC. O P subject te examination. T! 1 ?- at your neareet freight depot and If equal to bathtubs plumbers or ever heard of, •nd freight char- •pedal " Jill 1 aT©rS3e*aboui*76 cents for’each*'600 mile*. ,r 5'5. h « BATH TUB l> made ef the finest railed dahranlxed J • dJKl e.refull/ finished Inside with specie I whit# * hee * tnamal baked te ■ porcelain llnleh. Out- fn*nile green, joints supported bj hand- plrfe ,is n tings stands on four ornamented feet with R»'ndJomowhtteeiuSel«i selld metal can er rtm. furnished fc £oi2S with Detent overflow and waste connection, also complete enin pasKu necked In hardwood crate. P’i'&EBE SPECiALPRIcn represent little more than » ,Our Free PlumblngOooda Catalogue, ^?nV?^u^“hotS aetonSihlng bargain. In all .Dir. 5^»2h*Tub«LWeter Closet* and other plumbing goods of BaOi Utoa, .bout one-half In price. Order ona ItrrhTMVwotvlerfulvalue Stce 1 EnameledBathTub. today and make your hom|jvjdrrn«d com ^ SEjMS/ jump farther^nnfi climb higher than any boy we knew. He could put to flight all the goats, cows and hogs, of which we stood In terror. Our play grour.il was laid off in streets and avenues and Bill was the "train” which ran from station to station (ah. me. in our play world the stations were verv close together—would thev were not so far apart now!), and our method of traveling was to catch on to Bill and run as fast as we could, but we were generally side-tracked or switched off at a near station, while The train went flying on. Crash! The vision disappeared from memory's canvas. T raised myself from the sand and saw the colored boy suspended in a network of vines and two small girls very badly scared. The boy. who had been gathering bay blooms, had lost fiis balance and fallen some ten or twelve feet from near tbe top of the tree. Fortunately he. had been caught in the vines. The little girls gathered about me. their arms full of hay blooms, to share their fragrant treasures with me. They nulled me op from mv sand couch, T took another drink from the old spout spring, saw the hoy go whistling awav with his bucket of water polspd on his flaj wooley head; then we wended our wav to the dear old nulet home on the hTliside. TESSA WILLINGHAM RQDDEY. Long Beach, Miss. ed. "Was it by fire, by clclone, or were they razed to make room for more mod ern buildings?” gsks Mrs. Miller, who, as Miss Ligon, was a graduate of the dear old Temple, together with her sister, Mrs. Gorman, a well-known writer and editor of The Texas (Fort Worth) Bo hemian. Mrs. Miller writes beautifully about Professor and Mrs. Kellogg and their affectionate, paternal, yet firm and efficient methods of educating. Some day 1 will tell a pathetic true story about a A Great Discovery DROPSY veg- CCUKI) with viable remedies; en tirely harmless; re moves all symptoms of dropsy in 8 to 10 dsj s; 30 to 60 d&ys effects. permanent cure. Trial treat ment furnished free to every sufferer; noth ing fairer. For cir culars, testimonials, eic., apply to Dr. H. H. Green’s Sons, Box T, Atlanta, Ga. little cottage, and to furnish"It with all right, for it is no more than his duty, j with her. My critic's more personal allusions do This is where the difficulty comes cigarettes around the house to get “out" with him. It Is time for me to elose. I am going to write an article on "Cigarettes” scon. I want Man of the World to read It. I send greetings to all cousins. My best wishes to all the shut-ins. COUSIN REDDY. Owensvllie. Ir. J. MALCOLM, MY SON. (Who Died in Ills Eighteenth Yonr. May I 903.) You saw In the west a fairy land. When the clouds were purple and gold - .. , , , . And tlie rainbow domes with their ruby i f ro ® th ® 3 ® enslaving habits,^but, friends, Wfcre fair as the temples of old. And have you gone now, O! son of mine To this dreamland, far from me; Or do you sail in an angel’s bark On the waves of a silver sea? Alone and sad I have been, my boy Since the day that you sailed afar,’ In the shining bark for foreign shores. To roam amid planet and star! And, oh. that I might have sailed with you, To the land in the purple west. And had seen you safe at anchor there, In the Islands of the Blessed! For every joy has gone from me Since that day when yeu sailed away In the golden bark for the foreign shores In the flowery month of May. And now I must go to you. my son, For you never can come to me— And I’ll welcome" the bark with snow white sails. To bear me far over the sea! JAMES M. M’CANN. THE FATE OF A FLIRT. Last December business took me to south Georgia, and at a beautiful little country town I met a model young man who was chief clerk In a large depart ment store. This poor young man, the only son of a poor widow, was engaged to be married to an extremely beautiful young girl, the daughter of a wealthy merchant in a neighboring town. She wa s considered by all her acquaintances as the “belle of the town,” but was cqted “fast.” The young man's friends tried to con vince him that such an alliance would be, to say the least, unwise, and his more Intimate friends told him the "love ly creature” was merely trifling with him. But he refused to listen to their counsel, saying she was “the one wom an” for him. He admitted that her father’s wealth had lavished on her many luxuries which he with his small salary could not af ford; but he said she had told him she would be happy in liT s lov* Well, the day came when they were “to be made one.” and he. together with his good mother, his "best man.” the family pastor and other invited guests, proceeded, by private conveyances, to the home of the bride to be. Whai a terrible blow It was to b# told on his arrival, that his “intended” had sud denly changed her mind, and a few hours previous had eloped with a stylish ly dressed, good-looking "mining stock agent,” a man she had known only about two weeks. The disappointed "bridal party” spent tbe night at the hotel where I was stop ping. From the mortified, heart-wounded young^ man himself I learned his “love story.” By hard work and close econ omy, he T5ad managed to buy a modest P'.op'e the means of attaining the wish j be the source of much happiness of her heart. At the same time, my let- ' concerned w ter may put some family in the way of finding a very pleasant home. The case stands this way. The young | fully, lady is the last of a very old and hon-•; ored family in the south. She is more 1 than ordinarily well educated and refined With congratulations to Mother Meb on he r charming Household, 1 am fairh- PUGNACIOI t f,,;, TV,’ .. is amiable and kindly and is verv popu- Ferbaps I am a little proud of being tree | lar in society . But jU st now lie',- tinan- Clotliing Salesmen Wanted. YY e want a clothing salesman to tak- cial affairs are not at all in a condition j orders for our men’s custom made to suit her. Her father lost heavily in t ln ® asu re suits, pants, fancy vests, outing the civil war and at his death, sonje ;* ults . etc., in every county in which this years ago, left practically nothing but P a P er circulates. Any good bright man real estate. This Is very valuable, has [especially if he has had experience as ! no incumbrances and is indisputable as salesman in a store, or where h. ha ; to title; but in the absence of its owner I come in contact with people as a Vo te not managed so effectively as to in- l } icitor > ca n make big money with on- “ me or even his spare time t the work. If he has had than Man of the YVorld. | '"Die House with her. j ens. fashion plates ’stationer v i Our Man says: "When I love n woman. Obviously her only hope lies in find- instructions. and ’ ne - ’ K I love her out and out.” Yes; and if he! ing some family of her caste who. like marriog a nice girl and goes to smoking ker ' ' bave ,0?!t material prosperity tse, she’s liable of other days, hut who have two or three men among them with a preference , SCENE ON SUMMERVILLE HEIGHTS. T feel that I must tell the members of The Sunny South Household what a very great pleasure it afforded me. and I am sure many others, to have the honor of meeting their patron isaint, Mrs. Mary E .Bryan, at the recent association of the Tennessee Press and Authors’ Club, held at Monterey, Tenn. She Is readily rec ognized from her pictures, and in in tellectual depth, graeiousness of manner, sweetness of disposition I found her more than my fancy had pictured her even, and altogether lovely and charming. She was so generous with her girts and recited for us a number of her poems. A scene that is indelibly imprinted upon my mind, to be recalled at will. Is that of Mrs. Bryan standing on the promontory of Summerville Helgnts, one of the high est and most beautiful points in this sec tion of the Cumberland mountains, re citing her wonderful poems. The long green valley lay below, like a picture; the mountains were piled around us. and the blue pky fiecked with fleecy clouns, stretched like a canopy above, while standing as a silhouette picture against the sky, the central figure In the midst of God's majestic handiworks, and giv ing us of the wondrous store of her mind’s garden of verse, was this wonder ful woman. First she recited “High and Low ” which was written on Lookout mountain and was well suited to the nigged wild beauty of our mountain scenery ’ Then she gave us a little love poem called “Forever,” exquisitely written, and last with much dramatic power, she recited “Moro, Dumb Savior,” which was full of pathos and beauty. W« who had th e great pleasure of wit- for rural life who are not afraid to work This sort is hard to find, for a man with the brains required to make the most of a farm usually has a better paying job in town. However, as it is well known that a farm properly run makes the hap piest home in the world, there may he some among you willing’ to sacrifice money for happiness to a certain extent The young lady owns some of the finest land in all this state. So any man with any energy and practical ' experience ought to be able to make it pay well Since in spite of her personality she has remained unmarried until past twentv- five, it is very probable that a family filling her requirements could make ner manent arrangements with’ her Now, if any of you feel like this would , ,— —•* we train our men thoroughly so that they make a so ,-es- comnLv° rk ", , We are the largest woolen J , and do the largest tailors to th thF d fi B bU f n ? S 1n the eountr 5'- We niak : ,a V s of garments to ord r Our so^ ne " ha f u. the prices usually asked. Bn- «' e n m f n h , ave "° difficulty i„ get goods customers for our itv V a™ 15 * i" dp ed a rare opoortun tn chance as well for men han - hn P J; ln our Une of tailoring and d bu. iness on our capital. It is not bright PCnny <JnVr and !f there are an thi^i ’ en ? rgetic ’ ambitious men among tnt™ e ^ erS Who feel that we mighr m,t ana hP o’ let them cu ‘ this nor “ , a " d mail ,, to us today and we w -end them full particulars of our spier proposition. Address AMER.tAN WOOLEN MILTS CO A: w ,,, PA XT. W asnington Blvd. and Union St . Cfi cago, Hi. THE BOV Who starts upon his career, his his life work, hampered by the tortures of Catarrh will surely make slow progress if h e does n * * aiI completely. Can you afford to send your boy out into the world a half failure when he tatat G i^T the boy a ch ance. ECLIPSE CATARRH Catarrh and start him off with a ° T hiS offensive and he’ll need both to succeed^ A mTnt^t ECLIPSE MEDICINE & MANUFACTURING CO., ANTA, o A .