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( c ! ' .i I; ;. :. J 1 f 1 I 1." T : " I "Coine, 'it i.;!ny. It l.i J n l.aif tin liiiur's tinif," n.l with, an H "liin: iniiinaliutl Of Uh "' li'.ixl l ilcrpy went slowly down the ntuirs with hla companion. ' . , , As he did bo a woman 'ounie from a corner, and leaning over the balus . trade, -watched the dv:endlng figurea Her face was palp,. and her flips trembled.;': .vyy'.? .'j:'' J f "X have sought for my ; promised ', dance." aald , a . voice behind 'her., "What is Interesting the Countess -ao m uch 7" ' v ;. -,f : . ;'.;, . V f 1 ; "I wh thinking that the moon will " ,be eetting shortly," aha anawered ab ' aent-mlndedly. ".."In an hour, It will be dark or Tory Marly,!'':; '.'':' V: ' "Well, Coun teas, what can that mat ter," said tft 'Austrian attache. i ' . She looked at him ' vaguely or I J moment, thinking of the man who f ML t had - Just ' descended the atalra. Then 5"' she t aald with manifold effort' and faint ' amlle as gn laid her hand , f upon the attache arm: , , " s" No, Indeed, -what -'can It matter 1 to me." . ; """.', T (TO BE CONTINUED.) " j TALE OPcTHE FAMOUS REMARK v, 'Which the Governor of South Carolina ' Made to the Governor of North , Carolina, ' J 4 New 'Tork Sun. , ','' r " r That night " which the . Kentucklans . haided 'the itlrrup cup to Mr. Watter . aoo lnvthirclty on the eve of his going a war to -Spain some good stories were " told 1 the nooka of the dining room bet forehand, aYter the, regular programme. v- Uhla one waa liatened to with much in - -tereat: . , --a i. .. -, "You Kentucklana," aald a gueat from Georgia, "have heard all your Uvea about that remark which the Governor ef ' North. Carolina received ' from the i Governor of South Carolina, The atory haa been paaed down front one genera tion, to another, each generation believ ing In the tradition a little . more than ;? the previous one. " , , -i "Well, ' fellow- Colonela. I waa down . : In the Palmetto State a Jew weekt ago, sand while I waa enjoying the hospitality of a kinsman of Wade Hamilton he as- - sured me One evening while we were In dulging In the convfvallty characteristic of a Southern home, that the atory vu , a, fact. I ara going to tell you what he said at well as I can recall it, truat- . Inr to your charity to make due allow ance for laptee which events of thla ort entail. ."A Governor of South Carolina waa the gueat of a Governor of North Caro lina. , The latter, in honor of hla gueat, had prepared a-Tar Heel dinner. That la to say, bacon and yam .were the great . temptationa. r "After the feast the Tar Heel Exec- ' utlve Invited hla Palmetto gueat to have a pipe on the veranda of the mansion. Xtetween -the two big chair a capacious - demijohn waa placed. It was filled with corn, . oopper-dlstllled wfhbkey from a North Carolina "retort "As often aa the pipes were refilled , the demijohn was tilted and the liquid gurgled Into a gourd,. Thla the North Carolina Governor handed to the Exec utive from South Carolina, who drank off to the half-way mark and handed the gourd to his host, who finished it "1 waa even told the main topic of conversation between the Governors. It was the turpentine of one State and the rice of the other State. "The Governor of South Carolina, said my host, was a 'large man and full of pores. Such a man can drink a thin nfan to a Hnlih any day. The liquor exudea aa fast aa it la swallowed. "So the South Carolina Executive waa In1 a fresh' condition mort of. the time. The Tar Heel Executive knew hla weak- riess and began to 'nig on ' hla gourd early and In doing so he ladled out about three drinks to the Palmetto man to one for himself. -;" "But gentlemen I mean Colonels the ' North Carolina Governor in spite of his ' caution and In spite of his computa tion .aa to. the capacity of his guest, waa the flrt to .be overcome. His pipe 'fell from his lips. He careened in M . great chair and fell asleep. 'The Governor of South Carolina was .too polite a man to notice the somno lent condition of his host. Continuing his argument on the staple product of . hla State he held his gourd near the mouth of the demijohn, which had run dry. and finally noticing that the gourd waa not as moist as it should be the Governor of South Carolina cut out his remarks on staple products and asked abruptly: " "Governor, don't . you think it's a .'damned long time between drinki?' "The Governor of North Carolina slept on. His faithful body tervant. hearing (he Inquiry of his Excellency fiom South Carolina and1-not wanting to be chagrined by the fatliireVof his tnoater to extend his great hospitality, slid off the edge of the veranda and took to the woods. 'The Governor of South Carolina, rotlclng the continued absence of lan guage from his host and also noticing tho decamping of the servant, . llkewUe having tapped the demijohn and tlnd , ing it like a Iaat year'a bird neat. low 1y autise, laid aside the gourd, ambled ' te (he stile block, mounted his charger and rode away. It la said that his horse never hesitated until he bore his master ' across the State line. "Then the Governor of South Carolina looked back and shook his gauntlet in the direction whence he had come. When the Governor of North Carolina came out of his comatose condition and realised bis humiliation ' ha broke the . demijohn and smashed the gourd. ' . "You have heard . of the young Eiig- llsh prince who was lout at sea and how the king when he heard of It never smiled again 7 My host in South Caro- , Una a enured me that the poem original i Iv referred to the Governor of North Carolina, the poem ns first written be ginning: - "The Jug that held the rye run dry, me gourd waa scorched witcni, The Tar Heel Gov'nor woke too late; He never smiled agin."- Working; for an Education. . New York Commercial. To rthe boy graduating from grammar school (he future presents sonic dark aspects. Two courses lie before him, one of which, the most desirable, will tako Mm through high school and then through college, and the other and this -one the .. nioar often ennsen learta him on to poal- , tlona which may or may not offer Jurrs :" live employment probably most often ;.i c be comes from a family whir cannot .afford to send him through high school. ...;? dd the opr-ortunlty preaent the aa y T plrlng student of paying even, his slight . . espense. no objections wouhAbe raised - to his entrance to the halls Of higher r. , framing. Allan Rcfhwefl. In the Chicago Tribune, -suggest some ways of paying ruch expenses by telling how some young . tnea have worked their way through. . j, ' ' ProbHbly ttrst In the list as .having most , i followers, cornea the position of newapa . pep carrier, a; position lowly In rank, . ye ennobled by the great men who ' r,V8. ,B Pt r'een from the news w . ; be ya' station. . , ' A Aiiewspaper route of 100 customers, , , "nlsht and morning editions, will net the 'er 'carrier all the way from l to 18 each i, weeg, surely good pay. when all the ( . yme tnat b.tnktn Is not more tb '. ! eura esch day. leaving plenty J'. 'HWy for sM-hool, work but f Aft Vf roller of all kinds w hich ,,,iAAt;' to every boy 'a heart' Of c ( , time mat ts.tajttn Is not more than four reura each day. leavtnc olentv of limn even for Molt are sn 4AsntNHa the necessity of estxMun in ail y aorta of weather, and means an early , start for a 'warm bed each v morning. V-buJ. after all. such a life never did hurt ' "W'ng boy, and only makes him grow -..the fHster. Each elevated ataUoti offers opportu tilt lea for - a. news-sund ; and muaalne eounter, which often are taken advan Jge of by tha high school atudenta. A I'ttle MO Hal k nr:trA In mimrt arliK. the bnsliiens once establWhed la wnll pjylng one. and takes up not much more of the student's time than, the newspa per mute mentioned above. I know of SlfSl lh"i eleared'-. weekly from ; ! ra wn awn a etan. - ;' ; Thn Ihere are stores of all varieties , v.-h'ch. presenj the opportunity of em ployment to students en -Saturdays, with eont-llmes a ehsnca to work evofilngs, J.uch a posNlMi mirht to pay from I.M , to tt.TO each a week . Enrh year the long vacation' must he J-ken mt acoeunt, wlm for w mouths ; the ambitious afudent can mske enough .Tiwijey to give him a lone start -im his Iiext years' work, remembering always as he works that a high arhoni edu.itlnn i'J h'wg I" h p.i over ly, privilege to be highly prlisd. , iL CL;a.e;i ti::: i;::;ctf; by . s:::i:uo Copyright 1906 by 0. R Kline. IM, Clam, the renowned rarlHlan Journalist la amazed and confused at the American methods of reward and punishment tor, heroes. !", ' V '!'''' WaBhlngton, U. 8.,$ Jan, ' - Whateha we think of one nation that 1b fickle toward her heroea? We of the France, who thrill -with passion when we hear the namea of terrible Frenchmen of famewhat ahall we think of these United States, which forget eo , quickly? p With amaaement I look upon that procession of Ameri can heroea, escaping ao quickly into the oblivion. Oblivion Z :'Bah! Those heroea are r thrice fortunate If they reach the oblivion safely. t Many of them are pursued with, the hiss, the Jeer, the egg of, decay, the old shoe of contempt! , r 1 ; In those rapid changes of heroes I eee again the fever of - America, the quickness, the Impatience. The hero iblossoma and withers In America With great swiftness. Always those Amer icans cry to their heroea, "Step llve lyt" If the hero stops one. moment to smell again tha flower of populari ty, It turns quickly to -cabbage, ,and rota at - hla nose. Thoee" bands of brass, begin always "Hail ' to That Chief," but the dirge ends with that most solemn "Down WentM cGInty." One hero inarches , proudly with that band of brejse, but soon he discovers, with chagrin, that he- is marching ahead of one' fresh hero where? Toward the graveyard 1 It la the quickstep of great Joy at the first, but at the laat it Is the race, to bury the dead! ; :,:,:'-'!'r :-' In America those people are always waiting for the moment psychological. No one knows when thla moment will come, but all people know when it haa arrived. V Instantly, when the moment psychological appeara, those people tear down one hero and Bet, up one ether. When the hero Is blushing while those people franti cally crown him with he laurel, one bystander feels the approach of that moment psychological,,, and shouts: "That hero, he ia a dead one!" Then thoae people cry: "Hurrah! the mo ment psychological la here! It la now -time to change!" They begin to tear off those wreaths, and .on all aides are mutterlnga. That hero. If he la wise, instantly turns and runs to seek oblivion. If he Is foolish, and lingers with that smile of expectancy, those people axe Infuriated. They cry: "We are ashamed! The world will Boon call us hero worshipers. , Bring j tar and feathers! We will show this hero that he etays too long! Get a rope! Ia that grave ready? Why this ferrlble delay?" Yet I cannot learn of any hero that has been lynched. This to me is the grand mystery. How does that hero escape the fury of those people? The law of the lynch, perhaps. Is not for heroes. Perhaps that moment psy chological passes too quickly. Per haps those people have much excite ment over the new hero that they do not remember to lynch that old one. I cannot tell. This Is one other of those mysteries American. "Ah." my countrymen will say, "the law of heroes in America Is moat etrange. What would happen If those heroes ehouldall come In one crowd, and not In the regular procession?" Well! That Is the reasonable question. I shall now make the reply. ThoBe heroes come In one proceeMon be cause they are made by those people themselves. Do my countrymen think that one proud, civilised people like those Americans, -would eave those herpee to brutal nature? No! They execute that law of heroea themselves. They abhor the vacuum. When one hero falls, one other Is raised. Al ways they plan for one hero to follow the other. Yet those plans do sometimes mis carry. In the times of war thoo people have grand excitement, and then they make heroes too fast. They work very diligently tearing down old heroea, yet In that ffenzy more heroes are created. This makes confusion and dissension. Some people say: "This hero, he Is the only real one!" Other, people say: "Bah! You wor ship the wrong hero. Look at ours!" other people say: 'Those heroes are dead ones! Make the new one!" Then those heroes become Infuriated at one another, and many people say: "Hurrah! Let those heroea fight! Let one kill the other and we shall tear down the one who lives!" Sometimes the duela of heroea mako terrible agitation until all escape In to oblivion. But thoae people laugh altogether and say: "That waa excel lent excitement!,. Now, who . la the next hero?" When thoso people do not have ready one hero, they try to make the President one herd. Sometimes thla Is one task moat difficult, because thoso Presidents know the danger to them if they become heroea. Once, when M. Cleveland was the President, those people became destitute, and said: "We have no hero to-day 1 We shall perish! Let us make one hero of M. Cleveland!" But no, M. Cleve land fought frantically against this thing. What was to be dono? It was tho crisis. No hero could be found. At the laat one man aald: "I tun willing to be the hero!" Thla was M. Coxey a brave man of the Ohio Btate. With wise caution he made up one strong body-guard of beggars who had nothing to leae but the life, and thla waa worth not much to anybody. Thua M. Coxey marched to "Waahlngton, became those peo pled hero until one could be made, and then escaped aafely. Thla waa the only volunteer hero ot America. All thoae others were made by the people? Thla America Is moat cruel to her heroea .while they are alive. If one hero la once safely dead, he need fear no more. .But he must not permit thoae people to know that he la alive. Thla la one crime agalnat the, fresh, hero. ... . . Many times thoae Americana gay; "When shall we have the novel Amer ican? Who lhall 'write It? We have great anxiety to make a hero of him", - .i Every, week thoae newspa pers find one new novel, and then they cry: "Here at last Is the great novel , American t It la the "Devil Fish.', by M. John Smith." Those people ahout: ."Hurrah! Now we shall be literary! Quick! Give ua that Devil Flah!" The,y read that grand novel In one day. ..Those presses can hot print rapidly :' enough. Those booksellers .ara . distracted. Those crowds break through the windows. They cry! "Give ua that Devil Fish! Hurrah for John Smith, our 'hero t" . Soon those newspapers say: "If Is mistake. The great novel Ameri can Is , Tha Green " Oyster.' by v M, Thomaa Frown. Jhla la surely tho great novel American because it is C " -, ' - ' " Jit "nrn, :a i:: ; x 8. cm n i:. the beat seller, this , week." . J Thoae people become frantic again. They say to themeelvesr.' "Have you de voured that ' Green Oyster? ..Bah! You are behind thoae times! -.It la simply grand! -V How,' glad we ara that the American literature la so magnificent! M. Brown Is; the true genius!" ' ; :r;f ? Uif-i q ,, In one week .thoae newspapers say once more: "Forgive us,, dear readers, We made the grand, mistake.'' That great novel American ,f la , .not The Green Oyater." ' The Green Oyster Is mo foolish piece of botch-work. It la worse than the wretched Devil Fish." That plot Is most ridiculous, and, those characters are igrosa cari catures upon the nature human. Al so the .book la not one of those best sellers this week. 4 Yet we have now the good newa. M. Julius P.. BoHvax'j McCabe, of the Indiana State, has juat oompleted , that masterpiece which he began ott the last Wednes day. He has decided to name thla novel Her Third Dlvorpe.! ; We have read Her Third Divorce with unus ual ease, and we pronounce It the great novel American. At 3 p m. thoae department store returns indi cated total sales of m.OOO.V If that demand continues three ' days more, this will make the best seller. That moment psychological approaches. M. Julius P. Bolivar McCabe Is about to become a hero! One corps of hacks Is now at work, and "Her TWrd Di vorce will be dramatised by mid night It will be given' in matinee to-morrow by MM. Tabasco, Claw hammer & Schwartsberger, those great Yankee Impresaarios.". Those people say: "Ahaf Nobody can fool us, all the time! , We knew The Green Oyster" waa not that best seller, after we had read it- How could one common man named Brown produce that great novel American? Does he live In the Indiana Btate? No! Very well! Let us make the hero of M. McCabe. Hurrah for 'Her Third Divorce!' We shall now make the rush upon those department stores." -" " ' Ah! What shall . I think? It Is four weeks In which I see seven great novels American, yet they dis appear quickly, as everything more In America. At my hotel I give offense to those Intoxicated American ladles If I Bay I know not the best seller. It Is thrice difficult to keep up with that literature American. Who is to-day the hero? I blush! I cannot tell! Already I discover thoae million aires are In danger. - If one million- i aire is caught by those people and made the hero pst! It la the cari cature, the mob of the kodak, the call for the rope! Always those millionaires try to escape to France. Until the last Friday M. Rockefeller, the most rich man In America, waa safe, because those people were In pursuit of M. Pierpont Morgan to make tho hero of htm. To-day M. Rockefeller is In hiding! He en deavors to prove that he is dead, so that he may save the life V Those terrible kodaks llo in waif. Those sheriffs are with them. . What Is M. Rockefeller's crime? It Is to be too rich according to the law written. Those murderers are not pursued by the kodak. Why? Because they obey that unwritten law. Yet If one man becomes a millionaire accord ing to the written law, let him be ware the lynch. . Those people to-day shout with vi olence for M. Rockefeller to come out. That moment psychological has arrived. His time to be one hero ia .past. To-morrow, if he Is dis covered, all will be lost! To-day I have the happy idea to save poor rich Rockefeller. Why should those millionaires suffer If those murderers escape? Instantly I seise the pen and send this tele gram to M. Rockefeller: "M. Rockefeller, Hills Pocantlco, United States: Why do you not say you became rich by obeying that un written law? That would aave you! That mob would fight for you! "CLAM." Ah, I have disappointment! M. Rockefeller has not the courage. His reply: "M. Clam, Waahlngton: I have been the hero once. XX la too much. That unwritten law la good only for murderers. I prefer to remain dead. "ROCKEFELLER." To-night those peope are looking for the new hero. Perhapa M. Rocke feller will escape. All thoae mil lionaires tremble. They say:' "M.' Rockefeller, he la the moat rich man. Overlook us, and lynch him!" In the politics It Is the same; Those heroes spoil quickly. In the hut April, when the San Francisco waa quaked. Malro Schmlta did perform ,h aii0Wed to tow .the boat about marveloua things. Thoae people did and tire itself out The moment tho not wait. Instantly they made him fut, waa hooked the doga displayed tho hero. Those newspapers said: the greatest excitement barking and "Malre Schmlta. he makea good! He r rushing from one and or the boat Is the man of the hour!" ' Yea, he to tho other,, gaxtng anxiously down waa the man of the hour, but not the Into the water, then at the fisher man of the day or the week. Soon man, who waa tolling with the big those peoplo of Sun Francisco be- n,h- until finally after about half came deadly sick. It waa aa if their n hour ef pulling and being pull- hero waa poison to them! He fled! But soon he returned and gave up nimaeif. wow thoso people aay: "Shall It be prison or the lynch? Wo must dispose of this hero quickly!" In the France I rrad of M. Jerome, that terrible district attorney of New York. Those newspaper. ..Id: "At the last we have the permanent hero. Thla W the only honest man. He tells thoaepeople they are eases. I not that the truth? - He aaya no man la honest Is not thla the word ot one honest man.' . He looka like M. Roosevelt, .slightly shrunken. If we cannot get m. nooseveu anau we -t. ili- i -1-t . not take this miniature honest -man? Hurrah for Hero Jerome! All par ties are rotten. Therefore let them unite on one hero!" Those people saM'lt Is sjl true. We are assea. We r rotten. Jerome la right. Hurrah for our hero!" v , Thua all those people elected M. Jerome. ' But now bah I Those hewspapera apeak with,, cruelty of thla honest man; ' lie haa thai sleep ing sickness, yet thoae' people are not polite to htm In hla dlatres. When I arrived In New York. I slid: "Let me 'now see M. 'Jerome the honest man of 'New ofa." My friends curled the lip at me! '' . it was the aneer, the contempt - ' I had humili ation." 1 aald: "But why la It wrong to -look upon one honest man ?", The reply: "Bah! , M. Jerome waa our heVo tWo weeks ago!- He la now tha dead one. Do not - apeak of the painful things!" . :'' jt as id : "Did he not call, you the fceeee? . ... ':; .aA' The ft p'y: V Tea and he was fight That gfvee ci the great pain "now. I'l o cl hot t i'.'a More." Jkn.-, In Wuol.lnjton, aro mnry men who were, oncu heroon. They I, ec i no very pale If they ..eee tho crowd. Yet thero Is no dangei- the crowd does not know them now. If those heroes do not seek for' trou ble, they are safe. But there Is an unwritten ' law concerning heroes, which I shall tell to my countrymen. We remember : that terrible War between these , United ; States and Bpaln. With agitation In France I read of those exploits. When I read of M. Hobson sinking nthat - vessel Merrlmao almost right and , how he would have died heroically If thoae stupid companions of his had not interfered, my heart knocked at , my throat' with emottont I waa apo plectic' with admiration of M. Hob son! After, when 1 read of those In toxicating American ladles arwaye ex cited to klsa him. became my grand hero. Yet I thought, with pain: "No, my dear Clam, you shall never behold M. Hobaon.'f 'iCyt rVery wellt M. Hobson became the herd American, and then suffered, like them all." Thoae people became jealous, when he .waa kissed by the Jadleal . With hatred they plotted against him. , At the last, one mal ignant genlua aald: "Aha! I have It! Let pa send him to the Congress! Then he shall not escape the. obliv ion! ' He will be the permanent dead one!" V, "Hurrah!" -cried those cruel g people. ; """Hobson goes to Congress! Now forget him!" " One day, when I strolled along the avenue Pennsylvania, not thinking of much Mon Dleu! What should I see hut M. Hobson! I had agita tion! Should I salute my hero? I waited. I watched. M. Hobson shrunk from those people. His was that hunted look. Yes, it was he! Impulsively I ran toward him. My heart hopped..- ' I cried: "Hurrah for M. HobKon! Those people turned with surprise. M. Hobson started. I cried: "A Frenchman salutes one he ro!1' M. Hqbson became pale. Those people muttered. Convul sively, with extreme agitation, I em braced , that hero. He struggled with diffidence. With delight I kiss- i ed him on those cheeks. Those peo ple? Bah! What do I care tor them? One policeman ran dp to me. "Comp" with -me," said this fellow. That crowd had excitement One cried: . 'They try to lynch Hobson!" Far back in that crowd they cried: "Lynoh Hobson!" ' Down that ave nue came the cry: "Lynch' Hobson! Lynch Hobson!" I cannot remember all. It was the terrible nightmare. All was confu sion, trampling of hoofs, shouts Soon I was before one magistrate of police. There, with the chagrin, I tell the magistrate all everything! I said: "What Is the law? If I have broken It, I shall repair those damag es." . His reply: "You have violated one unwritten law. M. Clnm. No man shall make demonstration over any man who haa been one hero. For why? That leads to the riot, the public fury, the lynch. Yet no dam age is done. M. Hobson escaped. Now let M. Clam escspe." With agitation and thanks I shook the hand of that maglntrate. Hail ing a flscre, I drove rapidly to my hotel. For two days I was In bed. Gradually my heart became normal. Nw 1 can speak of that terrible experience-, vrtth j calmhess yes, with philosophy! for It was one Important lesson to me .and one warning to my countrymen. Let them beware of heroea. when they come to these United States! CLAM. DOG RODE FISH. Big Sea Baa Didn't Prove a Very Easy Mount St Nicholas. Whether it is from long association with fish and fishing I cannot say. but Santa Catallna is famous for Its fishing dogs. During various seasons spent on thla Island I have made the acquaintance of seversl of these dogs, all rrtore or less remafkable. One evening I waa alttln on tho bes"h watchlna the flylna fish when I noticed one of these little dogs, a black. . spanlel-like fellow who an swered to the name of Dandy on week-days, but on Sunday Is known aa Dude by his fishermen owner. Ho waa standing at the edge of the water, where the wavea gently washed hla feet gazing earnestly out to sea. In a moment a big flying fish came soaring in, striking the water aeveral feet from the ahore. Dandy, for It waa a weekday, dashed at It and aeemed very much disappointed at Its disappearance. Soon another fish came In. chased by an alblcore, and truck thw pabbfea, and before It could flutter back Into . the water Dandy had aelsed and carried It proudly up the beach to his master. Dandy, with his companion, Prince, aif old long.halred poodle ahaved on a portion of hla body. Invariably went out with the boatman and appar ently underatood everything he said. ,"Y i' .ffoVVo .pe th.Tthe .v aA tn k t.v.n th a. ine n"n' wnicn was over six feet m 'ptfh and weighed over 400 pounds, waa brought to the surfaco, where It laahed the water Into foam, deluging the occupants or the boat with apray. Aa soon aa the glistening 1 Kwnlaik of the- hi7a.H "",en,n ffiwnar to th. aalih1. &J?PTt' SS fiKSiV e"U.n,iiP'y ''e" Iy V.Pe? upon lT. backnappln, at Ita fins and endeavoring to aSlae it Nover before, I venture to aay waa a dog seen upon a fiah'a back, and thla waa only for a moment, aa the bi flsh resented the presence of the rider and -with a desperate plunge threw "'" "i. out tne little dor swam . kriv.lu Aft I - J . . fm bravely at It and denii.ir. .,. from, It tall and the wavea of roam that were thrown about, attempted to seise the tl.h until It waa forclb y take lnto the boat . Dandy. I waa mVt.y''ed VW m for the treatment W eohool illdren. Hither all the school children are sen t la quickly examined, as many aa eighty rhlldren being dealt , with In an hour. r "'"lie -doS Tf.oh,X in with treatment. . The doctor tells the oh II J how to uaa a toothbrush, see. thai bo ua . P0.' wnde him home to practice with It. The movement b sprea.lin In Wiesbaden and Muihaun achooli ftnUd Cluilca ara to be erected. Wl - - v, '.-, Allttle printing maehlrte. wHintly In. vented by Mgr. -Vaughan. Director of the great BHn Infetltutlon of the Quins Vlngta. in Park, will ha of grea aialst ance in the blind and lima of their ee Ing frlenda wlio are ignorant of the Uratlla system of rlt . type for tha blind. It la very simple and sxirebrdi. oaryly inganieua - - . - rAJIOt'S WJTKIl OF C9 iTAUS. RJjiny Fill! Living In Ilnrriu-o, Tenn., ilo llcimnlM-r Mrs. llclnts Well I-ocuMt Hill for Nino Years tho Home) of Tills Gifted Woman A 1 fcketch of Her Career and Not of Her Writing. . from which la i lirrathiMl a Pure, Moral Atmos phere Her Aim . to Promote tho Cause of GootL-.-V- Alexander 8. Pattoni-of ' Stateavllle, in The Sunny South." , ''" "Fair Florence on the Tennessee wrote' one In poetic measure, who greatly admired thla North Alabama town. Sitting, as a queen ,pn a beau tiful plateau, she . looka down ' and smiles ; upon the blue watera -of the old, river as they flow silently by. Venerable In age, proud In the .line age of her aristocratic families, she la rich In historic memories. - Here la a home aroundwhich cluster associ ations of deep Interest, Thla is Locust Dell, for nine years the home of Mrs. Caroline -Lee Henta. More than .fifty yeara have paaed alnce that gifted woman came to this home, to which she gave the name It still bears. Many changes have swept over the scene, , The old locust trees have all fallen, and mod ern architecture has added new-features to the home of thla distinguished writer. But still the spirit of her life and .character seems' to hover around1 the old place, lending 'a i charm to Its name and a beauty to Its ! past associations. , ! There are still living in Florence many who remember Mra. Henta well. Some of these dear old people gwere her pupils and have for her the kindliest 1 recollections Upon others her beautiful life and rare talents . made Impressions the remembrance J of which even now makes the eye kindle and the cheek glow with an Interest that reaches back over half a .century. The writer believing that the South lowea Mra Hentx a debt of gratitude, haa taken the pen to portray to a new generation a short sketch of the life and work of this woman, who was a gifted authoress, both In poetry and in prose. Surely In Southern . hearts her memory should be kept , fresh, for she sang our praises and by I her pen enriched the field of litera ture In our Southland. And, wider : still are her clalma to remembrance upon all who admire rare gifts of mind and heart, and who would de light to honor a name once written , high upon the list of the noted writers of her age. 1 HER NOBLE BIRTH AND LINEAGE ! Mra Henta was by birth a new Englander, and by adoption a daugh ter of the South. In 1801 her cradle was first rocked under the beautiful elms of Lancaster, Mass. She came of distinguished lineage. Her fa ther, General John Whiting, was an efficient officer In the Unled States army, and was burled with military honors In Washington city In 1810. Her two brothers were educated at West Point and served gallantly In the Mexican war. Hers was the home of culture and refinement, and she the Idol of that home. Her ed ucation was of a type afforded by the best facilities of the old Bay State. Visiting In the highest circles of so ciety In Boston, she met a young Frenchman, a Huguenot exile, who, as such, was the Hon of a choice circle. He wooed and won the bright New England girl, and in 1824 she became his bride as Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz. Her husband was then a professor In Round Hill College, Northampton, Mass. He was a man of letters, a versatile walking ency clopedia. Some of his rare paint ings as a naturalist still hang In the Boston Museum, and his skilful touches transferred to canvas the handsome features of hla American bride. Receiving a call to a professorship In Chapel Hill College. N.'C, they bade adieu to her native hills and came to a Southern home. . Cincin nati next claimed the talents and ser I vices of these noted educators. Here Mrs. Hentz's literary career was most ' l. 1 1 1 1 .... . Dl . . . 1. - . vjiiimiu. oiio inuvcu me centre ui an admiring and appreciative circle, and became celebrated as a writer of no ordinary talents. Aa the yeara roll by we next And. them Jn Florence, Ala., at the head of an Institute for girls. Here In this ' quiet town they found the rest needed I from a too brilliant life In tho city, and here, at Locust Dell, wo will stop awhile and let our readers see more of the life of Mra. Hents as we hear it irom tne lips or those who are proud In the recollection of those days. Mrs. Hents waa tall, of fine figure, and queenly in her carriage. Her dark hair fell in clustering ringlets upon her ahoulders, and her lustrous, dark eyes beamed forth an Intelli gence that Impressed all who met their gase. In the precincts of her home she waa kind, gentle and loving, and In aoctety her manners were easy, atately, yet unpretentloua. It speaks well for her aa a mother to aay that her children were lovely In character, affectionate In disposition and charm ing to all their acquaintances. In 1861 we And Mr. and Mrs. Henta living In Columbus, Ga. Thero she and her husband did their laat work In the educational line, aa his health broke down and hers, to some extent was shattered. Ho she gave up the school -room and devoted all her powers to tho pen. HER EARLY LITERARY CAREER Her literary career began In child hood. When only years of age ahn wrote poems wonderful for beauty of language and thought And It tells of her precocious mind to say, that , 111 lie rmt i j ivv iin riio . i " v: 9 w . j 1 , a novel and a tragedy. At an early age she was widely known by her proae talea and novelettea In leading periodicals. Her poema ahew a sweetnesa and ease of expression a warmth and earnestness In the i theme, and we feel that we are listen ing to a aoul that wella up from a heart the beating of whoae musio la love. Her proae writings seem to have borrowed from poeay an Imagery and vivacity that .throw around them a charm, whilst conciseness and puri ty of atyle please the reader at every turn. Jtaptdtty of composition char act eriaed her writing, and "her thoughts seemed to fly aa from a pen dipped In light" "De Lara" waa a prise poem for which she received $600 and a gold medal. 'Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, then a maiden "rare and radiant." waa a competitor for the' honor. . The poem waa written on the banishment of the '"Moor from Spain" and haa been dramatised, and played with great auccesa In our American cities, "It la marked by depth and vigor of thought and utterance, and although painting In . vivid colors the Im agination the eoft and voluptuous scones about Golden Granada, yet It has all through Ita pages a pervading feminine chasten ea and delicacy." , tovell'g Folly waa lier flret pub llahed novel.-' Her purpose , In writing-It waa to smooth down tha preju dices then existing between the North and South, and to ahow that they were baaed .either on general mlaun feratandlnga, or were the result of falsa representation. Tha seed sown with a loving, hand failed to bring forth the abundance of fruit desired. The foundation of "Linda," one of br choice works, waa laid ea board el earner on tho A !-'. a ii-;r. captain of thu bo;.t, who 1 il I i a paasenger on board the IU-f.tt I x;.;ll Creolo and knew Linda's K:.toiy, told Mrs. Henta all the lncldent.1 of her romantic Ufa and begged her to write the story. Thua waa the Idea born and Linda was received by the public with the greatest enthusiasm. Her little daughter, Callle. persuaded her to write "Robert Graham" -ae-quel to "Linda" claiming that auch love as Robert's , would not go unre-wardedi-vAlso, many friends and her publisher urged, her to -write thla bookulnjefutatlon of Mra. Stowe'e llbelloua atory j. of Southern life among planters, that waa then scat tered broadcast over the North and devoured with a greed and relish that oretoJ4 plainly, what the harveat would beV-The-iftory of Mra. Henta waa a true one, the details faithfully delineated and: aha presented to the world In Ita real coloring, scenes and charaotera of Southern life. But the poison had done Ita. work, and - the Northern press and the Northern pul pit alike cried -down her story, While the veil of prejudice was drawn more cloaely around the Northern mind. : In her next ook, planter's North ern Bride," she holds out the Olive branch. In It oil la poured upon the troubled watera of that day. harah, feelings are drowned; bitter worda die. away, and, at the marriage altar, the two sections meet In their repre sentatives, and all la peace, love and unity. Would that this sweet dream had been realised! -!1 Her crowning work, representing the very flower of her genius, was "Ernest Linwood." In the words of her only surviving daughter, Mra Jas. O. Branch. "It was indeed like the sweet music, of the dying swan,' her last and full of painful melody." In it to aome extent we get glimpses Into the Inner chambers of her own heart Into the holy of holies, and catch the Incense as It floats from the altar of sacrifice and devotion. There breathes from the writing of ran. nenia a moral aunospnere, me ; purity or wnicn, as comparea wun many works, even along the higher plains of fiction of the present day. Is as the Illy above the mire of the bog. There seems to have been a great change during later yeara from the standards of literary tastes In Ameri can circles, and especially among Southern readers since the days In which Mrs. Hints wrote. The guid ing star, in all her productions waa not simply to please, but to promote the cause of good, and her pen never traced words or thoughts suggestive of that which Is unholy or Impure. Some of the authors of popular fic tion ot the present day could not have existed In the same moral atmosphere of which Mra Henta waa at once cause and effect To realize the change for the worse, we have only to compare the purity of the moral tone of "Ernest Linwood" with the sug gestive vein of impurity that runs through the pagea of "Trilby." Her life was a varied one. Born and educated amid the snows of New England, her life work was under the aunny skies of the South. The land of her adoption bade her welcome and, through her Instinctive discern ment of character, she soon learned to : love dearly her new home and its In- j mates. Her observation and expert- ; ence covered a wide field, as five ; Southern States, at different times, ' claimed her as a citizen worthy of , their pride. This sweep of territory extending from the nodding pines of ' Moth Carolina to the angry floods of the Ohio, and thence to the orange , groves of Florida, In Its varied cast of 1 men and things furnished abundant food for thought, and material for her pen. And In recognition of the merits of the people amongst whom her lot waa cast, and In appreciation' of their es teem and love for her. she wove Into her writings abundant testimony in I their behalf. -And, when she pictured j Southern character or gave touches of the peculiar Institution of salvery. It was social Intercourse and personal contact that dictated to her ready pen. and not the whisperings of sen sational fancy. Never can the peo ple of the South fully realize what It cost Mrs. Hentz to stand by her new ly formed convictions. In the face of an alienated line of kindred, part of whom, at least, on her last visit to the home of her childhood plainly showed that she had drifted away from their former sympathy and kindly feelings. To one who loved her lineage and na tive hills as she did, this change must have pained her heart. Yet, as tho lovely maiden of sacred history, turn ing sadly from tho altars of her fath ers, she said to the land of her adop tion: "Thy people shall be my people and thy God my God." , The last few years of her life were spent in the land of flowers, between Marlanna, as a winter home, and St. Andrew's Bay,' as a summer resort. She never saw her laat work In print, for suddenly the message came to call her hence. After an Illness of only a few daya, 'The silver cord was loosed and the golden bowl waa bro ken." As a fitting close to her life work, the week before her death she wote a beautiful tract, "No Cross, No Crown." In it we see pictures from her religious life, and we ran but feel that, as she clung to the Cross for re fuge, a crown waa awaiting her as she entered the pearly gatea. Her re mains aleep by the aide ot her hus band In the cemetery of Marlanna. Over the spot stand a handsome monument, a broken shaft Inscribed with the words, "My.purposes are bro ken off." and 'The pure in heart ahall see Uod." Children of another gen eration keep her grave freah and aweet with evergreena and flowers. It haa become an historic spot, and is rten visited by travelers who come to do homage to her genius. It was well that her resting place should be In a land where the air la redolent with the perfume of flowera, and where from the orange tree the mocking-bird nightly alngs her requi em. A Nrw Ilonua for Bablr. Chicago Inter Ocean. A bor.ua of (100 for a baby, fJN fop twins, and J500 for triplets! . This la lha lateat Inducement to Wives of union men to put to rout the err. "Quality, not quantity." and bring Into the world larga number ef promMng young unionist. The Idea I contemplated by the Bakera and timfeotlonetV union Of Chicago which propotea to create the Union Pen ile n Association. Every member of labor union will be Invited to Join. i Union burial associations, benevolent association, and death benefit aatocla Hons are common But In thla new Idea the mother of the qhlld, or the twins, or the triplets, or whatever It may be,, la the one to get the moaty. - The plan contemplates a small Initia tion tea. a trilling monthly due. and an aatsssment of 21 rente each , whenever a child eotne to the home ef, a fellow. Oi em bar. . Promoters saw the principal created from the assessments made from time to time will be Invsated, and that only In Interest, will be used to pay premiums. If the aum la sufficiently . large It Is proposed to build au labor temple, the Income from which will be um4 by the aasoriatlon In furthering its work. There has bn too much said on face suicide," said Mr. O'Doanelt, "and We propose te enoourage the rearing of families and remove, ae far aa poulbla, the humiliating elroumstaneea thai far too often make the little stranger's ad vent Into thla world anything but. Wel come," , . r The union that originated the M hj preparing a letter to Frtdent Fnom velt aaklng him what -he think of the oJiMie, i if''..( 'i .. t s-- u, f . Am :i-nt c i r i f I : sons, tuiii;.. r i-..l ... i Kri t Novt Vr T .. t , ;. Day Aa a KesuU of L,r t . million They Followed C.e I i Cux torn of Calculating Jlontu c .... 1 Seasons James Waa Roman I nr God; Hence, January thr Firt ; Month Customs of Giving Gifts Originated With I Uch Romans. D. 1L. V. In New Tork Evening Post The ancient Germans, devoted for the most part to agriculture, loosely divided the 'year Into twd parts summer and winter. ' With them the winter, began "early! ' The ground froze and tho snow began W fall In the month of November. So, a early as the alxth- century, the . Germane : conceived the , Idea of ? keeping ; the , eleventh , day of '-November. ;' known h ,- among them aa St Martin's Day, or Martinmas, aa New; Year'a Dw.;-f;jV;, ed and conquered Germany, the con- .. quered began to reckon months an4 y'.:; at-nanna Ilka that nAWarfiil Romans. , ' - Wherever the Roman army went It 'f , always left ita mark, not only In phya- vv leal - landmark, auob aa tower and v. 1 CAiy tv alio, sue avtou m . uiv 'vuawww.v.p?:,' and hablta of the fteonle. The Ro man Christiana In England organ- lzed.the Church aa It had never been organised before. Walea and York -V;;' muat conform to vanteroury. eo tn ,;f vflniuer.' ma ua v tucir wvur v.. st Martin aiea. ana aaopiea tne no- - v man New Year Day, January x Janus waa the Roman god who pre sided over open doors, so It waa moat appropriate to call the door-month' of the year after him. The god Janua waa repreaented as a man with two faces, one looking backward into tne i , ' past and the other looking forwarder" Into the future; The moral la eaatly aeen. It is to be noted that the Ger- ': . mans did not abandon Martlnmaa :! i customs, thought they did the dey.".' , There was always so much merri ment connected with Martinmas that this unselfish saint, who in Ufa had divided his coat with a beggar, be came known aa the drunken aaint ' -Showing that Martinmas .waa onca ? the German New Year'a Day. the say Ing haa come down to us that a man 'r ; haa helped to eat many a St Martin V goose, Instead of saying he has lived many yeara V f Ky In olden times, on New Tears 7T : people, with their swords, aat y,A down on the roofs of their houses t;..-. discover what good or bad erenU1 )' would occur during the year about . to open. Othera knelt down at soma crossroad on a cowhide to listen for;, oracles. , ' ' THE GIFT-IDEA'S ORIGIN, The custom ot giving and receiving 4.:,t; presents on New Year's Day Is of great antiquity. It originated, and . that very naturally, among the lu-;y;'; urious Romans. In fact they de- veloped to such a degree thla custom 4 of exchanging presents on so many-:'' occasions that the Emperor Claudius prohibited the demanding of pres enta except on New Year'a Day. ,'..;; Henry VII of England extorted" presents of plate from his people. ' : while Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe 4$ and jewelry were largely aupplledr : from these gifts. It is said that the Queen was ever careful to give lea " than she received. v Glovea were once very popular as New Year's glfta. and they were very expenalve. When money was given '. Instead of a gift it waa called glove, v'; money. It la interesting to note that when the first metal pins were manufactur- ; ; ed. In the r'lgn of Henry III., a atat- '. uto was pasted called "An act for the .:-.' true making of Pynnes." These orna- i menta were in great demand, and the ; - , money spent for them waa called '.1 "pln money." The phrase la now used to denote money for trifles. We always associate the "wassail" with New Year'a Day. The word It-T self algnines "to your, health," which ., worda were exclaimed by all wh V-M; drank from the large bowl of aptced I ale. The wassail contained eight . . kinds of spices, six bottles of ale, ' sherry, twelve egga, "well whisked ' up," and various frulta. After boll.. J.;. Ing thla mixture, twelve fine eoft v roasted apples were tossed In and. all' '.'.j.. waa aerved hot i - ,1 , . A favorite New Years gift wma. . an orange atuck with clevea. which ,' V waa used to float In tha waasall bowl V to add flavor. v " On New eYar'a Day the boys en--r. -Joyed "apple howling," whloh constat-, . ed in gathering about an apple tree and singing the following verae: w "Stand fast root, bear well top, -.,: Pray God aend ua a good howling V crop. Every twig, apples big; J, Every bough, apples drop: ' "' tw; Hats full; capa full, , - ' : : - Full quarter aacka full." ; ' J "FIRST-FOOTING." . In Edinburgh, Scotland, In years, past, there was a very popular Newv Year'a custom called "Brat footing.". Whoever waa the drat one to enter hla neighbor's house after midnight New Year'a eve' waa supposed- to bring good tuck to the family, and ho waa called the "first foot" The young man who could meet a freah, charming "first-footer" at hla door.' waa given the privilege of kissing her. . and the good luck she brought hint . would win hint a bride before anoth er year came round. - ' v'-- It was auppoaed to bring bad luck to a houae to- take anything out of ' It on New Tear's Day before you brought eornethlng Into It - - , .., Take put, then take-in, ' Bad luck will begin; Take In. than take out. " - Good luck cornea about- 1 ; V . . ,' . . .'..:. "- fl- The moat universal custom .that characterises New York's obaervenc. with ua ia the ringing of sella at mid- night to usher in the New Year. The cuatom ot-maklngr.caJla on New . Year's Day Is gradually disappearing, though onoe exceedingly popular tier In New York. The cuatom came from : the New.Amaterdam Dutch, who were ; not deficient to that virtue known sa -hoapltallty. ; . : ',V''V'";".; : j .i , 1 - '."J;. V i'--. lUBJntarVaMtarvtdi Circle.;. -,;. ..,1 .'v Almost any commonplace object magnified under a good Una will re veal astonishing and Unsuspected form. Structure and life. Fer lnata.se! , Inaecta of various kinds may be aeeix In the cavltlea ef a grain ef snd. - Mould Is a forest ef bountiful tree. With branches, Iseva and fruit ( Butterflisa are fulir fstrd. llalre are tubes filled wit p''h "l Ornamented oa tb eutall i h ' t. The aurface of the human bod? i red with acalsa like tih. At. grain Of sand would eorar 11 rf ' scaleaj and yet a sr.le tnv i porea. Tproinrh, h ri-'-i . . the perspiration t 'H i r t t throush a atv. K-H drop dl i'i..( .i.r i . i'ri1 of cr'1!! - t ' aauch fre '" v rifA, rS '
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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