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PUPILS OF OLD SM YRNA '
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For Ike atroml time nine* tho tocnln of
war aonndrU In th«* '60'a ami cnllptl the
bojra awajr to defend the aouthhind, the
former atndeuta of old Smyrna nendeniy—
tht old “bojrt" and “Kirin" who were once
on the roll—will meet In reunion on the
oU campus neat Tuemlny.
Tbo flrat reunion wn» held August 28 of
last year and there were about forty of
thoee present who wore numbered muonic
the students when the doors of the old
academy closed upon them for the Inst
time more than forty years ago.
TIm* old academy was never used ‘
jebool house after the war, and a hand
some chnrrh now oreuples the spot where
It once itood, hut although the old seb<Nd
campus Is now n church yard, to those
who we
Itoya and ftrls In the heyday
Ita otlctence, memories liotli pleasant and
tender cluster around the spot.
. M*uy of those who were students of the
academy Iwfore the war have died or
have Wen lost sight of hut there nro atlll
•bout one hundred of them left, aud Invl-
Inst year, one will he missing. This Is
T. May son, father of City Attorney
James I.. Mnynon, who died n few weeks
The M l»oya" and “glrla" will carry nlong
a basket dinner which will be served gn
the rumpus and speeches will he made
by 1*7. t». Murrain of Macon, and Hetisou
Whittleld, of Cobb county, and others.
Among the Atlanta cltlseiiH who were
former students of the old nendenfy Jind
who will attend the reunion next Tnoadnjr.
are the following: Warren Payne, ltobcrt
Kuhanks. John P. Legg. T. U. llowle, aud
K. I». !.. Mobley.
Mra. Jennings III.
Mrs. Henry Jennings, wife of Atlan
ta’s chief of police, Is reported critically
III at the family home on Kimball
street. She has been III several weeks,
but It wan only a few days ago that her
condition becamo alarming.
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Union Bottling Worka, Chattanooga. Term.
Coca Cota Bottling Company. Cordele, Oa.
Coca Cota Bottling Company. Griffin. Ga.
Koca Nola Bottling Company. Rome. Ga.
Electric Bottling Company, Greensboro. Oa.
Rock Hill Bottling Company. Rock Hill. 8. C.
Viva Beverage Company, Anniston. Ala.
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Georgia Blind Academy
Now Located in Vine-
ville.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Oa.. Ang. it.—The board of
trustees ot the Georgia Academy (or
the Blind.met here yesterday evening
and formally aocepted. In behalf of
the state, the new buildings and
grounds, Which are In Vlnevllle, the
most beautiful suburb of 1 Macon. ■ The
bluldlng 'was erected by -McKenile &
Sons, and Is without doubt one of the
Inoat beautiful of the public buildings
of the state. The building has been In
use for some months, but had never
been actually accepted by the board.
The Academy for the Blind was for
merly situated In College street. In the
heart of the residence portion of the
city, but It outgrew Its quarters and a
move was necessary.
Other matters of routine business
were attended to by the board.
RULES MORE 8TRINGENT
FOR ENTERING HOME,
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga. Aug. 24.—At a meeting
of the egecutlve committee of the Geor
gia Masonic Home, held here last even
ing. It was decided lo make the rules
of the home relative to entrance some
what more stringent. Among the prom
Inent Masons who attended the meet
ing were Dr. J. W. Taylor, of Luthers-
vlllel Dr. T. B. Walker, of Cochran,
and J. L. Mark.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
18 80LD IN MACON,
Special to The Georgian,
Macon, Ga.. Aug. 24.—The flrat bale
of cotton for the season of 1207 from
Bibb county was brought Into Macon
yesterday by W. M. Ward, a pro
gressive farmer living near Walden.
The cotton was taken to B. T. Adams
A- Co.'s warehouse, where It was classed
strict middling. The bale was snapped
up at once, being purchased by E. it,
Goode, the price paid being 13 centa
OFFICERS DREDGE WELL;
8UPP0SED VICTIM NOT
FOUND
Special to Tho Georgian.
.Macon, Ga., Aug. 24.—The report
that a little child had fallen Into
well yeaterday afternoon caused great
excitement In Summerville, and the
"ornner was Immediately summoned to
investigate. The officer hurried to the
location and set a number of men to
work at once to drag the well. The
well woa thoroughly cleaned out, but
no child could bs found.
INJURED OCCUPANT8 OF BUGGY:
NEGRO HEAVILY FINED.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Macon. Ga„ Aug. 24,—Having run
hla heavy team Into a buggy, in which
two women were riding, throwing both
of them out and fracturing the shoul
der ot one, George Jackson, a negro,
was given a heavy flno In the recorder’s
court yeaterday. The negro was lined
■520, with nn alternative of serving
forty days on the chalngang.
ARE PLACING ROOF ON
MACON'S NEW P08T0FFICE.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga.', Aug. 24.—Work Is being
rspldly pushed on the new postofflre
building, which, when completed, will
be one of the most beautiful in the en
tire South. Tho building Is built of
marble and the Imposing exterior has
practically been completed, except a
smnll portion of the pediment. The
workmen are now busy placing slntes
on the roof. The building wilt not be
completed for some months yet, as It
Is to be elaborately finished on the In
terior.
80LD HALF INTERE8T
IN STORE AT MACON.
Special to Tho (leorglan.
Macon, Go., Aug. 24.—An Important
property transfer wss consummated
yesterday when Brondus E. Willingham
sold his undivided one-half Interest In
the E. J. & P. D. Willingham store, on
Cherry and Second streets, to Edward
J. & Paul D. Willingham. The price
for this half Interest was I2B.000. The
other half of the property Is owned by
Mrs. B. H. Plant. The building Is one
of the finest pieces of property In the
city, and much interest was aroused by
the deal. >
FALSE ALARM CALLED FIRE
LADDIES TO BANK BUILDING,
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga. Aug. 24.—For the second
time In a month a false alarm waa
turned In last night from the third floor
of the Exchange Bank building. The
members of the police force are on the
lookout to aee that the offense Is not
repeated. The department was called
out earlier In the day to extinguish a
blaxe which threatened the home of
Superintendent of Streets John Calla
way.
, one of the trustees nt the New
6he ne?er Buffere herself
to tie without It.
Sold by nil Druggists, 25 And 50c bottle.
LINCOLN’S OFFICIAL
DOORKEEPER DEAD
Washington, Aug. 24.—Arthur Sim
mons, an old-time North Carolina
slave, who began official life ae door
keeper to the secretary for the presi
dent during Lincoln's first* term, died
here yesterday of paralysis. Since 182S
Simmons has not been on the door Job,
he having been removed or transferred
to the interior department under the
Roosevelt regime.
BETRAYED BY PEG-LEG TRACKS,
NEGRO CONFESSES DEED.
Special to The Georgian.
Washington, Oa., Aug. 24.—Jim Bell,
a negro 33 years old, has been lodged
In Jail here, charged with the murder
of another negro. George McLendon,
about two weeka ago. McClendon waa
killed and his body concealed In a
wash-out. Jim Bell Is a peg-legged
negro and evidences about the place
led to his arrest. After being lodged In
the JSII Bell confessed having killed
McClendon with a big stick.
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SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 32, 1307, of the condition of the
Agricultural Fire Insurance Company,
OF WATERTOWN,
Organized under the laws of the state of New York, made to the governor
of the state of Georgia. In pursuance of the laws of said state.
Principal office, 12 Washington Street, Watertown, N. Y.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
1. Whole amount of capital stock $500,000.00
2. Amount paid up In caeli 500,000.00—2500,000.00
II. A88ET8.
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value $2,632,708.21
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities 23,682.708.21
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIR8T SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1907.
Total Income actually received during the first six months In
.. cash .. ..$ 834.489.61
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST 8IX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1607,
Total expenditures during the first six months of the year In
cash $ 710,560.74
Greatest amount Insured In any one risk .. .. ..2 60,000.00
Total amount of Insurance outstanding 282,518,000.00
A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified, la ot file in the office
of the Insurance commissioner.
STATE OF NEW YORK —County of Jefferson.
Personally appeared before the undersigned. W. H. Stevens, who, being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he Is the president of the Agricultural
Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement Is correct and true.
- W. H. STEVEN'S.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of August, 1907.
H. R. WAITE, Notary Public.
Name of State Agent—W. J. DANGAIX.
Name of Agent at Atlanta—CUFF C. HATCHER IN8. AGENCY.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT.
For the six months ending June 29, 1907, of the condition of the
New York Plate Glass Insurance Go.,
OF NEW YORK,
Organized under the laws of the state of New York, made to the governor of
the etate of Georgia, In pursuance of the laws of said state.
Principal office. 42 Cedar street, New York.
I. CAPITAL 8TOCK.
Whole amount of capital stock.. ..2 200.ona.no
Amount paid up In cash ... 200,000.00
II. ASSET8,
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value 2 712,055.09
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities 2 712,056.09
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTH8 OF THE YEAR 1907.
Total Income actually received during the flrat six months In
cash t 2 270,602.10
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST 8IX MONTH8 OF YEAR 190?.
Total expenditures during the flrat six months of the year
In cash 2 247,284.05
A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified, Is of file In the office of
the Insurance commissioner.
STATE OF NEW YORK—County of New York. .
Personally appeared before the undersigned, J. C. French, who. being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he Is the secretary of the New York Plnte
Glass Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement Is correct and
true. J. C. FRENCH, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of July, 1907'.
M. F. CAVALLON, Notary Public.
Name of State Agents—HATCH A M’GAUGHEY.
Name of Agents at Atlanta—CLIFF C. HATCHER INS. AGENCY.
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‘‘MEMOIRS OF THE COUNTESS
DE BOIGNE, 1781-1814.” Edited from
the original MS., by M. Charles Nlc-
coullaud. (Charles Scribner's Sons.)
The Gomtesse do Bolgne, nee Char
lotte Louise- Elenore Adelaide d'Os-
mond, born In 1781 and dying In 1866,
left a manuscript of memoirs to her
nephew, written as the author makes
clear simply for tho pleasure of her
heirs. The memoirs were so Interest
ing, so full of the gossip which went
the rounds of her time; thnt her heir
and grand-nephew, the Marquis d’Os-
mond, decided to publish them. With
the assistance of M. Charles Nlccoul-
Iaud, In editing these memoirs, It was
found by careful reading that the Im
mediate publication of the same was
Impossible—“there were too many pri
vate Interests and personal rights to
be considered." So the publication of
these memoirs was deferred until the
present time, when all ot the parties
named therein have gone to their final
reckoning. These memoirs threw many
slde-JIghts upon a long period extend
ing from the reign of Louis XIV to the
revolution of 1848, and this more by
means of the special details wh|ch are
narrated than by any generalizations
from a wider outlook. In reading theze
charming pages, the reader will not
lose sight of the fact that the Comtesse
de Bolgne had no Intention of writing
a history, but wished merely to be a
chronicler of the times, of the - people,
and especially her set of people In
Paris and London. The Comtesse de
Bolgne relatee all of the gossip of her
set and salon and her narrative Is
marked by the freedom of the llth
century speech, which Is sustained
by touches of keen criticism, al
though the writer claims Impartiality.
These salons were numerous and their
Importance are well known. Madame
de Bolgne held a delightful position In
Pnrislan society after her return from
exile and for nearly sixty years and
In her book wc see every person of im
portance visiting her or belonging to
the special circle over which she pre
sided.
Comtesse de Bolgna waa born at
Versailles before the revolution and
was brought up, so to speak, at the
knees of the royal family, her mother
being one of the ladles of Madame
Adelaide, daughter of Louis XV, and
her friend In her youth during exile
of Princess Marie Amelte of Nnples
who waa to be Duchesne d’Orleann anu
queen of France. The ComtCMM**
education waa completed In England,
and she came back to Paris wtth n
keen taste for politics, marked by a
wider liberalism than was In conform
ity with the emigre environment In
which her parents and friends lived. It
has been said that the Comtesse de
Bolgne was a complete embodiment of
the transition between the old and the
new regime, for all opinions were wel
comed In Mmc. de Bolgne's salon, and
the doors were ever opened to talent
and good education.
Through the pages of these memoirs
,-nlk such characters of history as the
rent Napoleon, Talleyrand. King Louis
XVI and his family. Marie Antoinette,
Lady Hamilton, Lord Nelsons friend,
the Comte d'Artois, the Empress Jo
sephine, Madame de Stael. Mm*. Re-
camler de Chateaubriand, Emperor
Alexander of Russia and his allies, etc.,
These memoirs having been written
not with a view of making history,
but simply as gossip from one friend
to another, take on a charm apart
from the ordinary memoirs and are
very delightful and refreshing. The
book Is filled with anecdotes of people
(personal sides of these P««P *
shown) which we fall to Und ln his
tory, and which has so much to do
with our understanding ot *{•*
discussed. The mefnotra nave gone
through many editions of preraln
France and England and If *orth Is
anything, there will be many editions
of this charming book In this country.
(red
RUNNING HORSE INN.” By Al-
Tressldev Sheppard. <J. B. Llp-
plncott Company.)
"The Running Horae Inn" Is a novel
centering about an Inn located In the
south of England. The period Is Just
after the close of the Napoleonic wars.
Is a good story, strongly written
h great touches of that sort of
thing called "local color." but It Is
quite morose and sombre and at times
quite depressing. Of course real life
la depressing, and for Just this reason
should depressing topics be avoided In
books, especially In novels. In the
prosecution of great causes such as
reformation of boarding schools
sanitariums of England In the
du s by Charles Dickens and Charles
Reade respectively, sombrenesa and
morbidness can be excused, but to put
this atmosphere Into a novel, showing
simply disappointed love and h lot of
degeneracy, It does not seem exactly
the correct motive for a novelist. Mr.
Sheppard's work Is good and It is Very
Interesting, too, but when the reader
has finished "The Running Horse Inn"
he will wonder Just why the author
wrote the book. If to show his great
power of description—this could have
been done without the morbidness be
fore referriil to. In other words the
power of the author might have been
employed with good reason In lighter,
brighter themes. Real life is far too
sad to encourage any further quota of
gloom without a good object In view
beyond the description of an English
Inn and the scenery thereabouts.
The story of "The Running Horse
Inn" begins Just when George Kennett,
returning from his enlistment In the
Napoleonic wars, reaches his old home,
the Inn. to find there a celebration of
the marriage of hls brother, John, to
Bes* Hdnttngton, "the girl he left be
hind.” and to whom George thought he
was engaged to marry. This Is the 1
complication with which the author
starts out hls readers. George accepts
the situation, namely, ot finding hls
brother married to hls sweetheart,
much more philosophically than the
majority of the readers of the book
will think possible, but In canvassing
tho matter calmly In hls mind one wll
come to the conclusion that there was
nothing else for poor George to do.
But where George erred was In mak
ing hls home at the Inn with John and
Bess, and so It afterwardy was proven
In the book. There Is never any room
for an outsider at a perennial honey
moon. Tho trouble all comes from the
fact that George still loved Bess and
he thought that she was forced or per
suaded to marry hls brother John,
when learning of hls (George's) death.
As a matter of fact, George has a
wrong conception of affairs for Bees
really loved her husband—hence all the
trouble. After making Inopportune
love to Bess, George goes to London and
becomes mixed up In the labor riots
there, but escapes and returns to the
Inn. from which he Is driven again.
Leaving the Inn, after Imbibing quan
tities of liquor, he sets fire to a lot of
hay ricks. John Kennett, on hls way
to borrow some money from a kins
man, happens on the scene In time to
be taken for the incendiary Instead of
George, and the former, to defend him
self from a large watch dog, shoots at
the dog but kills Bess’ father, the own
er of the hay ricks. In time, however,
through falsification of witnesses, chief
of whom an Bess and John, Oeorge
Is convicted of killing old Huntington
and Is hanged therefor. George 1s al
lowed to go to hls death by John and
Item, as a "good riddance." and then,
loo, he would have been hung for the
hay rick burning anyway. Bess and
John had about concluded also that all
George needed was rope enough ti
complete the work unassisted by any
body, although they seemed not un
willing to aid In the good work. John
Kennett did make a futile attempt to
save George on the scaffold when the
former's conscience began to worry
him too much. When Bess started out
to find where John had gone, she
stumbled over a cliff and waa killed,
John returns from the hanging of hls
brother and finds hls dead wife. All
mighty gloomy. Is It not, and then, too,
after all. what Is the use? Mr. Shep
pard has a great gift which he should
devote to brighter things. The real
lives of all of us have sufficient gloom
without adding to It through reading
morbid books. The descriptive powers
of this author are unusually fine and
with more cheerful subjects, there Is
really no telling what he could do.
For Instance, the author draws one
character. Mra. Dowdy, the mother of
old, good-hearted Captain Rockett,
John Kennett’s friend. She Is an old
woman who unconsciously expresses
her thoughts of people and directly to
them. This character reminds one
strongly of Charles Dickens' ridicu
lous character, Mr. P.'e Aunt In "Lit
tle Dorrltt," who took such a dislike to
Arthur Clennam. All of Mr. Shep
pard's character drawing Is good and if
all of us prefer brighter things with
which to while away the hours and
Improve ourselves It Is the fault of our
mental blae and outlook, and he should
take this weakness Into consideration.
THE TALKING WOMAN” By May
Isabel Flek. (Harper A Bros.) Mrs.
May Isabel Fisk In "The Talking
Woman" has brought forth a reincarna
tion of "Mra. Ntckelby." In this charm
ing little volume the author haa made
a pleasing "Weber-Fleldlan" parody of
"Nicholas Nlckelby's” mother—and It
Is a good one too. Mrs. Fisk has simply
Ing woman, brought her In contact with
20th century life on an ocean liner, at
an afternoon call, at the theater. In the
department store and In other sltua-'
tlons where the eternal feminine holds
forth In characteristic style. "The Talk
ing Woman” does alt of the talking of
course and the reader of this fascinat
ing volume is permitted to hear these
bright Tennyson's brookslike one-sided
conversations. The author's work Is
thoroughly well done. Mra. Fisk has
made quite a reputation with these
monologulstlc productions and "The
Talking Woman” Is really made up of a
collection of her "Monologues,” some of
which (not all) have appeared In Har
per's periodicals.
The charm of the book Is that the
reader will Instinctively recall to mind
Just such a "talking woman" or man
among hls own acquaintances or
friends—the trouble being, however,
that In real life the talking men and
women, of thlB superlative degree,
never are as entertaining as Mrs. Fisk
makes her monologues. But as talking
men and women, without Ideas, In real
life, like Tennyson's brook are un
stoppable ("unstoppable” Is about the
only word that would fit here), then
Mrs. Fisk's bright little volume could
be sent as a text book to those human
hydraullc-rnms and perpetual motion
machines, with a chance of brightening
the flow of words from which at times
all of us suffer and unsuccessfully at
tempt to dam (In both senses of the
word).
“EMPIRE BUILDER8,” By Francis
Lynde. (Bobbs-Merrlll Co.) The au
thor of the “Empire Builders" has writ
ten a very entertaining book. Mr.
Francis Lynde has laid the scene of hls
new book (on sale the 24th ot August)
out In the desert country, somewhere
beyond the Rocky Mountains, beyond
Denver, on toward the Nevada gold
fields—Just exactly where, It really does
not matter. But the scene of the story
Is far enough west to successfully
portray that western atmosphere of ad.
venture, pure ozone, and close-to-the-
ground manner of living. Mr. Lynde
has written from the ground up, and
hns grasped and put Into hls work that
elusive western atmosphere—elusive
It must be to judge by the numerous
pseudo-western stories that are con
tinually thrust upon a helpless reading
public.
The "Empire Builders" Is a story
laid around the struggles of a superin
tendent of a branch line of railway,
somewhere west of Denver. Mr. Stuart
Ford Is the superintendent In question
and he has some very ambitious
schemes In hls head—the putting in
practice nf which causes the whole
trouble and plot of the story. Ford
while In charge of this branch line,
which Is unproductive—as to earn
ings—works out a scheme to make It
a paying Investment to the New York
board of directors. General Manager
North at Denver does not approve of
Ford's schemes, nor even of Ford him
self, so the latter goes over North’s
head to the board of directors In New
York. After a fight In the board room.
Ford Is appointed assistant to the pres.
Idcnt—being thus put over General
Manager North’s head (quite an unusu
al proceeding In real life) and the
young man begins the carrying out of
hls business schemes. The whole book
treats of Ford’s work—the reconstruc
tion of this short line he first had
In charge and an extension of the main
Une—also the purchase of a line of
railway Into Chicago. General Mana
ger North does all possible to hinder
Ford's work—he conspires secretly
with the contractors on the extension
to place In a bad light before the board'
of dlrectora all of Ford’s work, and
generally, causes the latter a great deal
of trouble.
Oh, yes—there la a love story In‘the
book, for where could a novel without
the "heart Interest” find a publisher or
readers? Echo does not answer. On
hls first trip to New York, when he
goes over the bend of hls business su
perior, Mr. North, to see the dlrectora,
Mr. Htunrt Ford meets on the train n
charming young woman (she was a
beauty, the book says, but the Illustra
tions therein deny that statement). In
passing Into the dining car, Ford ac
cidentally knocks the young woman's
purse, with all her money, out of the
vestibule. What Is the poor glr| to do?
Simply accept Ford's Invitation to dine
with him. She does and as It happens
(In books anyway) that this charming
lovely fctri waa the favorite niece of
the president of Ford’s railway. Ford
of course does mft know this—does not
In fact learn tha young lady's name,
after riding all day. In the same seat
you think of the mental qualifications
of an acquaintance or friends of vours
who rode all day with a pretty woman
and never found out her name? Cer
tainly that this young man was not a
bright creature, and yet ho was able to
circumvent villains, build railroads, In
face of almost Insurmountable obsta
cles; win over all the employees on the
line of railway; buy a gold mine of
wonderful hidden values and after
wards win the girl; whose name he
failed to discover at first meeting. Ford
does all of this. He does more, he out
wits General Manager North, all of
the contractors—the man sent to kill
him—has a siege of himself and friends
In a private car. about to be dynamited
(saved Just at the right moment) and
comes out of the book with hls bride—
the successful railroad builder and
love-maker. It Just shows that a bad
beginning does not always mean a bad
ending.
Mr. Francis Lynde writes aa one who
has lived In the west, witnessed the
construction of actual railroads and the
greatest charm about hls new book Is
the sure-enough realism which he puts
therein. It Is a very Interesting book
and way ahead of the usual western
story, of which readers have had re-
cently more than their full share.
"SEVENTY YEAR8 YOUNG,” By
Emily M. Bishop. (B. W. Heubsch).
In the reviews of this week, Arthur
Pendennis, Jr., speaks of books while
not to be avoided, on the contrary—
but which are depressing and gloom
pervadera, It Is quite an unusual
plea—sure to direct attention to a smnll
volume called "Seventy Years Young,”
written by Emily M. Bishop. There
are far too few pages to this book, but
what there are gratify the reader In
Its delightful cheerfulness and the
wholesomeness of Its tone. "Seventy
Years Young” Is simply an argument
against growing old. Great room for
argument there. Some Western ed
itorial writer In hls columns some time
ago said that the trouble about hls
town was "there were too many 'dead
onea' walking around the streets," and
that there should be a wholesale fu
neral and Incidental visit to the cem
etery. In "Seventy Years Young" Is
presented the other and much more
optimistic view of the question. "It
Is better to be seventy years young
than forty years old,” as Mr. Oliver
Wendell Holmes put It correctly, that
the author takes for her theme, nnd
she lives right up to It entirely through
her charming book. The author ridi
cules "old age bugaboos"—time-ex
pired men and women—tells us to keep
out of the ruts of old age—out of so
cial. domestic and "thinking and feel
ing" ruts and the delightful part about
all of what the author says, Is. that
she proves It. It will do anybody good
to read "Seventy Years Young." There
is one young man In Atlanta who
thinks the book so charming that he Is
going to send It to a dear young lady
of seventy-five winters, likewise sum
mers, who today living In Alabama,
In a dear old town on the Chatta
hoochee river, radiates brightness and
good cheer upon all who are fortu
nate enough to know and love her. And
so she should, and does, for she Is the
youngest person In heart and soul In
her town and state. Long may she
live and all her kind.
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