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THE SUNNY SOUTH
FEBRUARY 17, 1991
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THE CONSTITUTION BUILDING
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
of our people and their conservatism a trifle diffi
cult of comprehension.
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Nor have we been so shocked by disclosures of
scandal, graft and multiform corruption as to
think that the entire body politic worshiped “ex
pediency” instead of principle. We have prefer
red to believe, and we are convinced it is not a de
lusion, that such practices indicate only sporadic
disease, and not a morbid infection throughout the
whole system.
So that, with trivial amendments and revisions,
we risk the assertion that the nation no less than
I the south is deserving *of the clean moral and men-
| tal bill drawn up by The Chronicle.
To the description of our sectional weaknesses
{ we must offer an emphatic dissent. The only tes
timony we will present in rebuttal, and it Should
J be entirely adequate, is the career of the south
| since the close of the civil war. A people “com
paratively indolent,” or “destitute of energy, in
vention, initiative and self-reliance,” woidd have
found the task of surmounting the barriers of pov
erty and reconstruction simply impossible. If The
Chronicle is not familiar with the fearful handicaps
of that age, it can easily discover them by reading
!nonpartisan history or interviewing members of the
“ “ "“i southern colony in Chicago who have vivid recol-
The Southern and National, lections on that score.
j And, finally, what more convincing evidence
jof the ability of a people and of the possession of
I positive qualities of construction and invention such
|as The Chronicle denies us, could be asked than in
industrial progress of the last
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March 13, 1901
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Character
IIAT philosophy of life and litera
ture which is based on the as-i the wonderful
r sumption that the shoemaker
should stick to his last, or that
the indispensable qualification for
criticism and disquisition is
knowledge of the subject treated
is perceptibly losing its vogue and
popularity. The age we live in is
so strenuous and the demands
upon our time and minds so many
and varied, that we fall easily in
to the unfortunate habit of manu
facturing our own premises that
we may argue from them to our
own pet conclusions. A pertinent and somewhat
entertaining instance is furnished bv The Chicago
Chronicle of recent date. The Chronicle quotes Dr.
Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of
.Virginia, as saying that “the south has not lost its
conservatism. I am inclined t<* believe it is the
only section in this land that sjill believes in God,
reads Walter Scott and voti s. the democratic
ticket.” Whereupon The Chronicle remarks: “This
is slightly amusing and correct, as far as it goes,
but the speaker lost an excellent opportunity to
portrav the real virtues and real faults of the south
ern people.”
In its haste to redeem the opportunity mis
placed by Dr. Alderman, The Chronicle delves
down into its inner consciousness and brings up
twenty-five years? The south stands today in
the van of national prosperity. The growth of
her banks, state and national, of her manufactures,
her shipping and her agriculture, has been at a rate
greater commensurately than that of any other
section of the nation. The trick has been turned,
too, by natives of the south.
Again—we accept The Chronicle’s compliments
as applicable to the nation—with trivial exceptions;
we reject criticisms as based upon inadequate or
uncomprehending study of basic conditions.
The Return of the Pirate.
(From The Tatler.)
Jim was ten years of age. and of an
adventurous spirit. Instead of going to
school, he started out to join a band
of buccaneers, leaving a letter of fare
well for his mother. He had gone pretty
far afield when he was caught in the
rain. Growing miserable and hungry, th
young adventurer then gave up his idi.
of a piratical career and came home very
late at night. He met with a chilling re
ception. The clock ticked, his father's
newspaper crackled, and his sister did \ot
look up from her book. Even his mother
did not seem to care whether he had re
turned or not. The cat. however, not be
ing in the conspiracy of silence, came out
and rubbed against his leg. Jim stopped
and petted it, and then in a desperate at
tempt to open up the conversation, lie re-
plaintively: “is this the same
that you had when 1 went
Innictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may b^
For my unconquerable soul.
marked
old cat
away?"
Did the Song Do It ?
Oh, Memoiy!
(From The Ladies' World.)
There is no doubt that the tying of a
piece of string round the finder is a really
good aid to a poor memory; but there is
a well authenticated case of a man who
tied a. piece of cotton around his finger
in the morning to remind him to get
Ills hair cut. On the way home to din
ner that evening he noticed the piece
of cotton.
“Ah, yes, f remember!” he said. And,!
smiling proudly, lie *ntered the accus-|
touted shop, and sat down before the ac
customed artist.
"Er—yes, sir?” said the artist, puzzled!
inquiry in his tones.
"Eh?—oli, yes; out. my hair, please,”
commanded the absent-minded one curtly.
"Why, certainly, sir. if you wish it,”
said the artist. “But you won't mind
my mentioning the fact that I cut it
this morning, will you?’'
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced or cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
636c Busy World
AT CROWE is now
on trial before a jury
Patrick Crowe
in the criminal court
of Omaha, Nebr.
charged with rob
bery in connection
with the kidnaping
of Eddie Cudahy, the
14 year old soil of
Edward A. Cudahy,
the millionaire pack
er. on the evening of
December 19, 1900.
Crowe is being tried
on the robberv in-
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade;
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how straight the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
—W illiam IL. Henley
Fascinating Outdoor Upholstery For
Tzhe Southern Home
stead of the kidnaping charge for the rea
son that there was no law on tlie statuia
books of Nebraska providing for the pun
ishment of the crime of kidnaping at the
time of the Cudahy affair.
The kidnaping of Eddie Cudahy from
near his father’s home in the fashionable
residence district of Omaha early in the
evening followed by the payment by the
elder Cudahy of $25,000 in gold to the n0_
ductors and the safe return of the boy
within thirty-six hours after he was taken
away, is one of the most celebrated cases
of its kind in the criminal annals of the
country. The popular interest the kid
naping itself excited was closely seconded
by that in the search for Pat Crowe, a
man with a criminal record whom Mr.
Cudahy had befriended.
IN TWO PARTS—PART II
By HELEN HARCOURT.
Written for The SUNNY SOUTH.
E are willing to make a wager that
the topical song. “Everybody
Works but Father,” has had a
greater vogue than anything re
sembling its peculiar construction
in many a long day. It has been
hummed, whistled and parodied
in every section of the country,
and the furore it has created is
indicative of. the strong unpopu
larity in which is held a dad who
objects to “getting busy—in the
vivacious slang of the day. We
have been told that its implied re
proach lias driven several more or
its own conception of southern virtues and weak- less u . ea k-minded fathers into attempted suicide; a
nesses. In view of J he Chronicles well-known ... 1
rambunctiousness on evervthing southern, its made-
while-you-wait decree will also be found “slightly
amusing and correct as far as it goes.” Here are the
debit and credit sides of the ledger, as totaled In
the gentleman who inhabits the tripod of Mr
Walsh s paper; 4
The peculiarities, if not the virtues, of the southern
people are these; An almost universal belief in the truths
of the Christian religion: an abhorrence of infidelity
Spiritualism, “free thought” and every conceivable sort of
fad or vagary; the idolatrous regard of the sexes for each
other; the scacity of domestic infelicity and the unpopu
larity of divorce; the point of honor; a clinging to principle
as distinguished from expediency in individual cases; a love
of literature for its own sake among the educated classes;!
proceeding that speaks more eloquently of their
foil)’ than of their sense of humor. We are also
informed that it has been the means of breaking
up two or three “happy homes” when “father,”
angered at continued reiteration of his love of ease,
has sauntered to other climes where he might
pursue his vocation of idleness unmolested. Now
comes another report, and we are inclined to give
it credence over all of its predecessors. This whis
per declares that the uncompromising lilt of the
song has been responsible for propelling many
a gentleman of leisure out of his self-satisfaction,
and sending him hurtling into industry for the bet
terment of liis family and himself. The rumor has
Rebuked.
(From Answers.)
The imaginary invalid, who fancies he
has all the diseases in the books, or, at
least, all the Interesting ones, had called
in a young physician who had a consid
erable reputation.
He was telling this doctor what he
thought was the trouble with him. when
the doctor ventured to disagree with his
diagnosis. For a moment he was speech
less.
“I beg your pardon.” he said, at last,
in a haughty way. "But it isn't for a
young physician like you to disagree with
an old and experienced invalid like me.’
And he went out to seek another doc
tor..
Painful.
(From Puck.)
Jorkins—My dear. I wish you -would not
sing that song about "failing dew."
Mrs. Jorkins—Why not?
Jorkins—It reminds m 0 too much of the
house "rent.’’
lawabiding spirit and general conservatism; an unsuspect
ing frankness of manner and an unusual degree of hospital
j t v.
On the other hand, largely on account of the climate,
they are comparatively indolent and destitute of energy, in
vention, initiative and self-reliance. When their prejudices
are excited they are more resentful and proscriptive than
other people.
the appearance of truth, and it certainly breathes
We are willing to accept the compliments of
The Chronicle, with some little reservation dic
tated by modesty. We believe that while the south
ern people possess the characteristics outlined in the
first paragraph to a predominating degree, they
are not pushed to the extent intimated.
A man as well as a section can be distinguished
by such exalted traits, and at the same time be
thoroughly progressive and abreasj: of the times.
We will not be so daring as our western contem
porary and venture a sweeping, off-hand judgment
on northern character. But it has always been our
impression that, while there were minor differences,
the character of the great mass of the national pop
ulation was essentially along the lines projected in
The Chronicle’s first paragraph. We have never
picked out isolated instances of outlawry and
branded the north or the east or the west as no
respecters of law because of them. The Chronicle
cannot say as much for its treatment of the south;
which makes its tribute to the law-abiding sense
the spirit of optimism—hence its acceptability.
We like to think it is founded on solid founda
lions. There is little doubt that a good many
paterfamilia are given to the habit of chronic idle
ness. Once acquired, it is fatally persistent,
especially where there are several husky sons and
daughters to take tip the burden and furnish the
tobacco to be smoked in the now famous “pipe of
clay.”
While we are on this subject, we should like
to suggest to the prolific song-writer a variation
on his theme. Why not write an epic inspiring
“sonny” to go to work, leave off “sponging” on the
old man, and pay his board bill with a modicum of
regularity? And why not suggest to “hubby” to
become industrious, at one and the same time?
We are acquainted with not a few husbands who
are always “waiting for money from home,” and
who have a ready command of language and pre
tenses when their wives mention the subject of
rent, or speak of a good opening were they half
way inclined to work.
Let's make the others toil as well as father.
The “old man” has been catching it pretty consid
erably of late. Let some of the youngsters pay the
penalty for idleness, as told in choppy and inane
popular melody.
Obvious.
(From Judge.)
The Clergyman—Do you mean to say
(hat your wife goes to church every Sun
day without you?
“Well, it isn’t my fault. T can’t
suade her to stay at home!”
E were talking last weev
about the green eartn-
drapery, and its bright
shrubbery trimmings. Us
ually the latter part of the
outdoor upholstery is eas
ier to provide than the for
mer, and yet it is actually
less of a necessity. A per
fect lawn dress is one ot
tlie rarest treasures that a
country hotel can lay claim
to. Its making requires
care in the beginning, in the
middle, and in the end, in fact, "first, last,
and oil the time.” But it pays well for
all the time and trouble it costs. The
making of a perfect lawn is not an easy
thing* even in the heavy clay and loam
soils of the north, and it becomes more
difficult when the light, sandy soils ol
the south are reached.
The beautiful Kentucky blue
per-
SnubbiUg - Hubby.
(Front Punch.)
The lady was making some remarks
about the kind of clothing some other la
dies at church had on.
"The finest garments a woman can
wear,” said iter husband, "is (he mantle
of charity.”
"Yes.” she snapped, "and it is about
the only dress, judging by the fuss they
make over the bills, that some husbands
want their wives to wear.”
Two Better.
(From The Argonaut.)
During the civil war the late Colonel
Gabe Bouck organized a regiment, which
dictator. While the
grass is
the perfect lawn-maker of heavy soil re
gions. A little further south it must be
replaced by white clover. Still furtlier
to the southward. Bermuda and St. Au
gustine, and St. Lucie grass must replace
the clover. So we see that the grasses
that succeed in the north, will not suc
ceed in the south. Once upon a time,
until within a few years, in fact, this
truth was not recognized, and the grass
seeds of the north were sown in southern
soil. The latter, of course, proved too
sandy and too hot for their perfect germi
nation, and so the popular fallacy was
spread abroad that "grass will not grow
in the south.” As we have said.
red maplt\ f.or instance, although it
loves a wet location, will thrive well on
the uplands. The silver maple endures
the severe climate of the northwest, an l
yet is equally at home throughout the
middle states and in the more northern
parts of the south. And so. taking nil
its virtues into consideration, it is no
wonder that the maple is a general fa
vorite, and all the more so because it
is to this beautiful tree that we owe
nearly all the brilliant yellow and 'el
%utumn tints.
THE GRACEFUL ELM.
The American elm is another of our
most valuable deciduous trees, both fo- •
practical use and for ornament. It ;
grows rapidly, and is one of the mosi i
graceful -of ail .our native deciduous trees j
The lindens are another popular group i
of lawn and street and park trees. Their |
large leaves, clean Dranches and fragrant !
blossoms mark them as especially adapted
for lawn upholstery. They have an addi
tional claim, too, an-d one that is of vo
little value in a bee keeping country,
and this is the value of the blossoms as
honey producers.
The stately magnolia, with its dark
green, glossy leaves, and its magnificent,
white, wax-iike blossoms, with their pow
erful fragrance. Is a favorite ornament
in the southland. It is an evergreen,
but not as valuable for actual shade
as some others, because its manner of
growth is rather uprigly. than spreading.
It -makes an excellent screen for -unsight
ly buildings, or to shut out unpleasant
views of any kind, but when standing
alone in the midst of a lawn, the magno
lia tree may well be.said t be "a thing
of beauty and a joy forever.” It must
is [be conceded, however, that its powerful
Helen Keller
ELEN ADAMS KEL
LER, who has been
compelled by illnrss
to abandon work and
cancel all engage
ments. has long he. i
in the public ere ow
ing to her peculiar
ailments and the
wonderful literary
progress she has
made under almost
insurmountable diffi
culties. She was bom
at Tuscumbia, Ala..
June 27. IS80. While a baby she was
seized with an illness that rendered her
deaf, dumb and blind, but after reaching
girlhood she was placed under the care
of Miss Anna Mansfield Sullivan, who
was able in a measure by special tuition
to restore her speech. Miss Keller enter
ed Radcliffe college in 1900. and was
graduated A. B . in 1904. Her book, "The
Story of My Life.” was published in 1902.
She is descended on her father's side
from Alexander Spottiswood. a colon .1
governor of Virginia; and througli her
mother is related to the Adams and Ever
ett families.
RS T. P. O'CON
NOR. who praises
the naturalness of
American women,
saying they possess
none of the artificial
ity that character
izes women In Eng
land, is the wife of
Thos. Power O’Con
nor, M.P.. a distin
guished leader of the
nationalist cause in
England, and famous
Mrs T P O Connor ns a journalist. Mrs.
O'Connor is a Texas woman. She is a
brilliant playwright, and when on tha
stage was a charming actress. As a hos
tess, she also is celebrated, and it is said
that those who are so fortunate as to be
members of the circle of friends wh£,
gather at the entertainments at
O'Connor home in Chelsea, near LofH , ‘ ,,, F"
esteem themselves fortunate. Mr. 0’Co"**H
nor is more familiarly known as "Tajr
Pay.” He is noted as a scholar, author
!
and parliamentarian.
he controlled
army was resting after Colonel Gabe’s specimens in is° la ted positions, or in
first campaign, an itinerant evangelist i groups ' of co,,rse ' where the home Is
wandered into camp and, approaching the I approac _ hed a lon S ageniie, regular
colonel, asked if he was the commanding
officer,
“Ugh!" snorted “Old Gabe,” “what do
you want?”
„ "I am only a servant of the Lord en
deavoring to save the souls of the unfor
tunate. I have just left the camp of the
—th Massachusetts, where T was instru
mental in leading eight men into paths of
righteousness.’*
“Adjutant,” thundered Colonel Bouck,
“detail ten men for baptism. No Mas
sachusetts regiment shall beat mine for
piety.
quite true that the ordinary grass seeds J perfume, much like that «of the tube-
suitable f°r the north, are not so for ihej rose, is to many persons a serious ob-
south. but when it comes to the class ot jecti-on to planting it very near the
grasses prooagated from turf and root- house. But this objection, of course,
stocks it is a very difficult matter. Ttiej only holds where those living there have j
fact is that the two sections have tlieirj a dislike to the perfume. Many people;
own grasses, just as they have their own] like it, and even where it is considered
vegetables and other plants, and both as a drawback, it must be remembered ;
are excellent of their kind, in their proper! Umt the blossoms are present only for j
places Neither side can in justice throw! a short while the beautiful tree is
a stone at the other. i n evidence all the year round. So the
OPnn?vn ctVNTTtciTm'I ! blossom objection, where it exists, should
ORDERED CONFUSION. | not be held as a fatal one. In trans-
An d now as to the disposition of the tree. plantijlg a magnolia from its natlve ham-
■ mock, do not make the mistake of se-
I lecting a large tree, for only the smaller
i ones will bear to be moved without se-
! rious protest.
j Tne Kentu- ckf coffee tree is another <.f
I our ornamental deciduous treasures. I
I has very large bipinnate leaves, and
j hence, gives a dense shade. This tree 1
I not so accommodating as some others.
CTORTEN SARDOU*
who is writing A
play on spiritualism,
is a renowned play
wright, whose works
have been produced
by the stars of th®
stage. His “Dante’’
was one of the suc
cesses of Sir Henry*
Irving a short time
before his death.
TT . , _ Sardou was bom at
Victonen Sardou Paris.
in our outdoor upholstery scheme
rule, trees should be set out as single
rows of trees along its sides are always
in orderly fashion. Elsewhere, however,
disorder is more graceful, and the more
apparent confusion there Is In the setting
out of the trees on the lawn, the better
for the general effect, provided there is and has a way of expressing its prefer-
method in the madness -of the gardener; ences very decidedly. It was born in
Leaves from an Old tScrap Book
By A GEORGIA COLONEL.
T HE ATLANTA CONFEDERACY
contained the following in regard
to the appointment of the peace
commissioners by President Davis:
"It will be seen, from telegraphic 3ls-
aptches. that President Davis lias ap
pointed commissioners to proceed to
Washington to negotiate with the Lin
coln government on the subject of peace.
These commissioners, who are reportel
as having left Richmond for Washington
on the 29th Instant, consist of Y'cs
President Stephens. Hon. R. M. T. Hun
ter, of Virginia, and Judge John K.
Campbell, of Alabama.
‘•There can be no doubt that this move
ment Is the result of Blair's visit *.j
Richmond—a visit undertaken, as he
stated in his Interview with President
Davis, with the knowledge and consent
of Dlncoln. Whatever the result may be.
it Is clear that Lincoln has stepped from
his 'high horse, 'for heretofore every at
tempt on the part of our government tj
institute negotiations on the subject of
peace has been treated with indignity
and contempt.
"Ardently as we desire an end to be
put to this bloody war. ‘this carnival of
death,’ we confess our Inability to »ie
the ‘beginning of the end’ in this move
ment. The confederate authorities will
not abate one jot or tittle in their de
mands for the recognition of the object
for which the war was undertaken, to-
wlt: Independence; and. on the other
hand, we have seen no suc-h change in
the northern public mind as to lead us
to hope that the yankee government is
prepared to acede to our Just demands.
We rather agree with The Richmond
Examiner that the object of Blair’s mis
sion was to fail in a pretended over
ture, for ‘peace and union,’ and thus to
'five a stimulus to the draft for three
hundred thousand new thieves and mur
derers, to be let loose upon us next
spring.
"It may be, as some suppose, though
we must confess ourselves among the
incredulous, that there is a 'foreign pres
sure upon the 'Lincoln government of so
weighty a character as to force the yan
kee authorities to an earnest desire "or
a settlement with the confederacy. If
this be so, our own government must be
apprised of it, and we may therefore not
only look for great caution on the part
of our commissioners, but may confi
dently hope for good to result from their
appointment. One thing is certain: If
the negotiations now about to be inau
gurated shall end in a reconciliation with
our enemies, foreign domination on th's
continent is at an end. Maxlmillian will
be drawn from his throne in Mexico
and the British possessions, in Canada
fall like grain before the reaper - s scythe.
The 'confederacy has no reason to lova
Europe, and will not hesitate to unite n
a determined effort to rid the continent
of all semblance of foreign control and
influence.’*
PICKETS AFTER TOBACCO.
The following story was told by The
Army Argus and Crisis:
"An amusing anecdote is told of some
yankee pickets in search of tobacco w—*e
Johnston was on the peninsula checking
McClellan.
“A stream of water divided the pickets
of either army, and after much parleying
it was agreed that no firing should take
place that day.
*' ‘Halloo! Johnny Rdb, ain’t you tired
o’ sassafras?*
“ ‘Yes. Have you got any coffee?’
" ‘Plenty. Hava you any tobacco?’
“ "Lots. ?ao you wish to exchange?’
“ ‘Yes. Come over.’
“ ‘Can’t do it; come to us.’
“ ’If you will let us return, we will.’
*• ‘All fight. Come ahead.’
"Down went two guns, ,and fastening
small bag's of coffee to their persons, over
waded almost neck deep, two yankee
pickets.
"The exchange was duly made.
" ‘Yanks.’ said one of the confederate
pickets, whe was a New Orleans "pro
fessional,” Riel's play seven up tor the
wTiole pile .bacco and coffee.’
"Down sat the players and the cards
were shuffled, cut and dealt amid much
merlment.
"Before, however, Tt was ascertained
who was the winner, a squad came along
and took tire brace of tobacco hunters
prisoners in spite of the cartel.
“Who enjoyed the ‘pile’ has never been
disclosed, but it is highly probable ‘John
ny Rely chewed < re-half and swallowed
the ether he If.”
Reward of Merit.
(Translated for Tales from Familie-Jour-
na I.)
Little Freddy (after listening to the
usual matutinal quarrel between his
father and mother)—Mamma, if a little
bo\ is very, very good all the time when
he is little, does he have to get married
when’s he’s grown up?
Just as Easy.
(From The Modern Society.)
In the studio of Gutzon Borglum. the
sculptor whose female angels of the an
nunciation and the resurrection had re-
cently to be destroyed, a young woman
was taking an interested look around.
“Tell me, Mr. Borglum,’’ she cried, im
pulsively, ‘‘is sculpture very difficult?”
“No,” replied the artist, smiling; “it Is
very simple and easy: You have anly
to take a block of marble and a chisel,
and knock oft all the marble you don’t
want!”
BROKE OPEN A TOMB.
The following appeared in The Meridian
Clarion:
“We have been told that the federals
in Vicksburg broke open the tom'b of the
late W. A. Lake and his children, expos
ing bodies to th^ sun. in their search
after pitfTe a?!T; oToer valuables.
“We had supposed that the grave was
sacred from violation at the hands of all
men claiming to possess the smallest
particle of decency or honor, and that
such hideous conduct was alone reserved
for men like Beast Butler. Butler ex
humed the bodice of General Albert Sid
ney Johnston and Lieutenant Colonel
Charles D. Dreux, in New Orleans, last
summer, in search of plunder, but the
foul act raised such a cry of horror and
execration throughout Christendom that f
was reasonable to infer suclT horrible
acts of depravity would never occur
again
“But it seems we are mistaken, and
that the atrocities at New Orleans are to
be rivaled, if net surpassed, at Vicks
burg.” :
The Happiness to Come.
(From The Glasgow Times.)
The new vicar iwas being shown roan!
the parish by his warden.
“The natives are a hardy lot. sir,” he
said, “but you haven't seen Peter Sparks
—he's the quaintest character in tnese
pa.rts.”
This individual turned out to be the
sexton, and he was discovered ringin
the church bell.
"Is not this bellringing almost too
much for you, my friend?” asked the
vicar, sympathetically noting the bent
figure of the old man. “You must bs a
great age?”
“Yessir, yessir,” mumbled the old el-
low. “ 'Ow many years I've tolled the
bell I can't tell ye. but It’s beginning to
tell on me. ’Owsoever, I’ve tolled the
bell for live vicars.”
“Dear me!” ejaculated the clergyman,
uncomfortably.
“And," continued the sexton, “I’ll be
happy when I’ve made up the ’alf dozen
I think i’ll retire then!”
Not Unlikely.
(From Tit-Bits.)
Magistrate—You say you didn’t steal
the watch. Then where did you get it?
Prisoner—Bought it, your worship.
M agistna te—W here ?
Prisoner—In Regent street.
Magistrate—Wlhat did it cost?
Prisoner—Really, your worship. I quite
forgot to ask.
who upholsters the grounds. In every
group, either of shrubs or trees, and in
single specimens as well, some distinct
idea should be represented, either of spirit
or of rest. First of all, though, should
come a striving after beauty. Every tree
and every shrub on a lawn, should have
a reason for its special location.
When there is an unsightly rear view,
tall growing shrubs, bamboos, and trees,
should he used as masks to shut off the
offending s-cene. Such a screen, for in
stance, shutting off the view of the stable
or kitchen garden, can be readily secured
by a group of evergreens, and while they
are attaining the necessary proportions, a
temporary screen of tall, reed-like plants
will give ail effect of beauty and grace,
while more sturdy shrubs interspersed
among them will indicate strength and
vigor, and help the more slender plants
to hold their own, against heavy rains
or violent winds.
Among all the wealth of deciduous trees,
the oaks In the south are the favorites,
and justly so. There are so many mem
bers of the family that one has plenty
of styles to choose from. Their foliage
ranges from the massive leaves of the
mossy-cup oak. often ten or twelve inches
long by four or five in width, to the short,
narrow leaves of th e willow oak. There
is the same variety, too. in the manner
of their growth, some being wide spread
ing, and rugged, while others are tall
and symmetrical,, with small sized, droop
ing branches, and pyramidal forms. Of
the former group is the famous live oak.
of the latter the pin oak. 'These decidu
ous trees are indicated for locations where
shade In summer is the chief object, and
sunshine in winter in the same places is
desired. The shade of the warm summer
time, the bare limbs of the cooler sea
son. both fulfil these conditions. The en
tire oak family is dear to the heart of
the outdoor upholsterer, but dearest ol'
all is tbe stately live oak, with its beau
tiful moss drapery, the true type above
all others, of the true southland.
The maple family comes next to the oak
in variety of form and growth, and ex
cels It In the beauty of autumn coloring.
This last is an attractive feature not
to be overlooked in our scheme of out
door upholstering. But while the maples
are great favorites, they have their draw
backs. Their wood is brittle, and the
trees have an unfortunate habit of fork
ing their branches in such a wide-
spreading fashion that it is no unusual
thing for them to split asunder. A heavy
rain or .very high wind is enough to
bring about this disaster, which not only
destroys the symmetry of the tree, but
tends to Its decay. This fault can be in
a measure checked by watchful pruning
and shortening in of too ambitious
•branches. The maples are quick grow
ers, handsomely shaped, and adapt them
selves to all sorts of conditions. The
the upper south, and likes that section
better than the lower and warmer parts.
It appreciates a rich, moist soil, and does
its best there. Its seeds are borne >n
long, broad pods. The tree is a rapid,
vigorous grower, with rough, but orna
mental bark. The shoots are stiff anl
blunt, and the compound leaves give tho
whole tree a light, graceful appearance
that is intensified by their bluish-green
color.
The yellow wood tree which claims not
only Kentucky, but Tennessee as *ts
birthright, is very handsome, and espe
cially valuable for upholstery uses close
to the dwelling, as one of its best feat
ures lies in the fact that it makes no
objectional litter on the ground in the
autumn, as do so many deciduous trees.
The yellow wood has several other goo-d
qualities, too. It is a ffee, though not
a rapid growing tree, with smooth, clean
looking bark. It grows in a rounded
form, and its compound leaves are a
light,, bright green, which in autumn
turns to a warm yellow. The flowers
of his valued ornamental tree are borne
In long, drooping racemes, they are
white, pea-shaped and sweet scented.
To add to its other virtues, the yellow
wood tree is remarkably healthy, rarely
suffering from any disease. Cladrastis
tinctoria is the high-sounding name of
this tree, which deserves to be better
known than It is.
The wild cherry is another of our de
sirable deciduous trees, and it may be
obtained for the - mere digging up, over
a Wide range of country. It grows wild
by the roadsides, in the fields, by the
country fences, and in the hammocks.
It is a tall, shapely, quick growing tree,
taking off its bright green 'dress late in
the fall, and putting it on again early In
the spring. The (Pride of India, as our
well known chinaberry tree if often
called, as anoTTier general favorite. It
is too well kriSwn to need description,
and: too well loved to need an introduc
tion to its good qualities. This is true
also of its first cousin, the umbrella
tree. As a matter of fact, the two are
almost identical in foliage and in flower.
Both have fine green leaves, and sweet
scented lavender flowers. Both, too,
possess the property of protecting wool
ens from moths, when their leaves or
berries are laid aiway 'in the folds of
the goods during their summer retire
ment. This is a fact frequently proved
by the writer, and should be more wide
ly known than dt seems to be. The main
difference between thees two tree cousins
lies in their mode of growth. The china-
berry throws out long, irregular
branches, .making a wide spreading tree,
while the umbrella tree receives its name
from its shape, which is distinctly that
of an open umbrella, and a very grace-
September 6,
1831. M hen 9 years old he had a severs
attack of scarlet fever, and while recov
ering from the illness happened to find
some old volumes of Moliere. These books
gave him his first taste for dramatic
work. For some years he obtained a
small income from tutoring, and a t the
age of 23 produced his first play “The
Tavern." Failure followed, and for five
>ears more Sardou struggled manfully tr»
win fame. This came in 1859. when Mile.
Dejazet produced his “Les Premieres Ar-
mes de Figero.” His “Scrap of Paper '*
produced the following year, placed Sa'r-
dou on the high road to celebrity and for*
HIS lOOTH TRIP STORMY.
(From The New York Herald.)
Twenty-four hours late, the Kaiser
Wilhelm II, finest ship of the North Ger-
U°yd Beet, came tQ her berth )q
Hoboken Wednesday, after one of tha
roughest trips since the great liner en-
terod the Trans-Atlantic service a year
The hundreds of cabin passengers who
bud embarked at Bremen Southamn
and Cherbourg were heartily glad to land
after a voyage which dnv C _ _
s m eas k tnd y it he ^ head
seas, and u was a grievous disaDDo’nt
t„ C t P iSL n who had
h°tf d to make a god showing op
tllD Whioh marbu^ + u - 1
he P h^ h ^^nC-H..^ d t-ldth time
New^o^ ,nPle ^i he fu A voya" 1
. . , Bremen &nd return
captain in the company’s service
Dav n ft nr* jini—
u day tlie log recorded* “hl° , h
heavy seas, * and only for riftv 0 X
the nearly one A ours .
ahead °lt £Sl TgSff
time the terrlSc seas^Caused^remaining
Hogemann to run at red.t£a Capta,u
Added to this was a stop Speed '
on Sunday for an hour and h h ^??' OC / aa
a lag screw that had worked
casing of one of the cylinders of
engine had to tightened. £ he pOTt
s ar 0 T,t bl f ■» b ""
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terrific weather eipe^. ^
Captain H^gema^ft^ 1 ^ 9
berthed, for he was ha{ *
and found it filled with rocm i
the various departnW. of
and tables of the rnnm i - and the desk
able gifts 8 mataVta Sofia* 6 ?, W,th Va,u -
ing the anniversary voyiL e TwJ" '
bronze electroliers „ There were
candelabra frorn the ene-w 8 ® 8 *™ sUve ”
bowl from the nmW £P fi g1neer! ». a silver
bronze vase^ from ^er officers, a gold an l
and chief stewa?ds th "- 8UI ^ 0nS ’ pursor
silver from officer° ther ** f ts
. ncers and men. The gifts
were a surprise men - rue gu:s
thanked the renr^si?*_^ ornmander - whi
nors. the repreSe ntatlves of^ thi do-
package opened a largi
from former pa^semfers d cable message*
Grand Duke rf nS amons the ™ - h3
well known in tb« J^ u , rg and several
city. “ the socla l circles In th*
completed his^mae hundr^n" not only
Wednesday .with a rourld tri P
38 miles, but e. a .milage of 811.-
German Lloyd a *eiwle 0f h Cei i. ,n the Norttl
* ?®^ lce he has made one
mileage* of ”818*352 "tv, 1 " 1 , trips., with a
0 352 The total of 1,629.-
mlles rLn* U, .'£l en _ t _i? *seventy”flve
trips the moon anJi J? rth * and three
back to that® planet. * tUm ’
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