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I EDITORIAL PAGE THE SUNNY SOUTH FEBRUARY 17, 1991 Uf>e SUNNY SOUTH Published Weekly by Sunny South Publifhing Co Bualnofs Offlcrn THE CONSTITUTION BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA of our people and their conservatism a trifle diffi cult of comprehension. Subscription Terms: To those who subscribe to FAs Sunny South onlar Six Months, 25c ^ One Year, 50c LESS THAN A PENNY A WEEK 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 Kata red at the peateflee Atlanta, Ga.,ae aecaad*elaaa sail matter March 13, 1901 Thm Sunny South la thm at alas t waakly paper af lltaratura, Romanes, Fa A anti FI All an in thm South ^ It la nata rat flora A ta tha original shapa and will ha puhliahad as fort marly aoary mask ^ Found ad In 191* It grow until 1999. whan, as a monthly. Us form was changad as an ascporl’ mant & It now raturna to Its original formation ao a waakly with ranawad olgor and tha Intantlon of aelipat * n 9 Its mast promising parlod In tha past. 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 "" ■hook IQ OA. 1^ voya- e (Continued on Fifth Page.) 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 ’ A i _ L . J ) Ml i * j