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'l‘herw Passoverbegau iiaturdsy
«all at do‘clock and continues for
t ys. The South Not-walk Jews
ohssrv the feast la the usual man-
II. . . will be held at the houses
ufthcorth .. .lows sud will continue
at frequent intervals until the Passover
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\ls ever.
Judge 9 . forum... will finish
hisptesenttcrui as presiding judge of
Falrfleld c- - nty’s Superior “curt (Jau-
nfly tern) this week. Wednesday,
April 8. in is usi ned as sltlln
judge for t to Litehfle‘l‘d countypiruperb‘c
Court, whi sh opens Wlllt a short calen-
der and ignnisut of cases in New
lilford on but date. Judge 1". B. Hall
will ~presw over the Bupericr Conrn
civil term, « hich comes in April 8rd.
The - inc:ting of the American
League of be Grand Army of the Cross
washeldi Stamford yestcnlay after-
noon Tl : organization was launched
Wednesda night. Stamford is the
only place a the United States which
can Isyet m tof a thoroughly organ-
iaed‘dc -- company." A partial or-
anixallou has been effected in New
ark. W' iani P. Ball is the founder
of the new literary-religious body. He
isanictn ~, of tho Hallfiignalcompany.
Mr. Hall culls himself the presidentcol-
one] of to Stamford regiment. The
aims of hi organization are, he says, to
get at the fly per cent. of the popula-
tion hot n ' reached by the churches.
Barnum circus’m‘oved from Bridge-
port late aturday night in two trains
of thirty c ’ each, bound for Madison
Square 0 den, New York, where an
exhibition will begiven lasting three
After this the
circus will o on tlicroatl. The bag-
gafieand cuvas was left behind, and
wl reqni- twenty-five more cars to
transportt is when it is time. Each of
these cars s sixty feet long and about
twice the izc of an ordinary freight
car. The . were no people on the two
trains, an 825 head of stock. During
their win r stay in Brid eport aI’or-
sian lamb, whose body is oil white and
head blac , was born. The winter's
stay has all. iwitnessed the birth of two
leopards,
trsnsrtrmrm H
s 11qu ‘ yer Pullers of this dermal
lay be this“ by Using its drum
1% hav made special arrangements
with the . rats of the celebrated Bust
- Glove-Fitt ng Patterns, by which we can
present to ur lady readers some of their
very newst and choicests patterns of
garments. Fall and explicit directions
for puttin together the garments no
company .. h pattern.
: we or luv Itsivros.
Striped ass linen made this stylish
shirt wail , all edges being neatly finish-
ed with a . ngle row of machine stitch-
ing. A vs plait is formed on the edge
of rigbtf at. through which. button-
holes are orked, to use in closing vvith
studs or . uttons, its prefgrred. 'I'llile full;
ness is ettil ris in get ers a
the neckpn eacyh emit the box plait.
The full b- k is gathered at the top and
'oined to ‘ yoke lining having a straight
ower ed ' , the double-polnwd yoke
with bias i-dges joined in a centre seam
being laid over and stitched down on
the lower edge, thus ginng a durable
finish tha‘ will not lose its shape-when
laundered The fullness at the waist
line is re-lsted by, a casing , lfl bflg'k.
through hich tapes are drawn and tied
in front, 6 lower edges that are of full
as -ngtli being hiden under
the dres skirt. Two collars are
provided y the pattern, a high stami-
ing and a, nrnover collar that is mount-
ed on a d '.p band and closes Witb double
studs. TIC Paqnin shirt sleeves are
op and bottom, slashed open.
ings at th‘ back being finished With an-
der and uinted over laps; deep criffs
that turn one]: in gauntlet style finish-
ing the 'sts. Plain and fancy Oxford
and Mad :: shit-tings, pcrcalc, dimity.
cambric, awn, chambray can thus be
made in = - ty and becoming colors, the
variety choose from this reason being
largert i ever before. . .
‘ The q ntity of material {lo inches
wide reqired to make this shirt waist
gathered
for a lad, having a 3b-inch bust Ill9fl.‘i-'
are is 414 yards.
The tern, whichls No. 569! and
retails to twenty-five cents. iscut in
sizes for 32-inch, 34-inch, lid-inch, :51-
inch, 40- nob, t'I-inch and 44-inch bust
measure.‘
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GOUPON.
to one Pattern. say sins. of Non. ’
iii ' sandsddrcss
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This I. upon and 1.2 cents will W
stfltuit t' . crib
33'2“ "’ nomad.
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may rest use ms waste as
our ssusmc or.
In. Dr. talus-s Bis-mended led
Who Force of lusts—out-
“locus-resolute.- "In! Insid-
iIg—‘l’hc In! lair.
Wssiuxcros, larch ill—la his sermon
todsy Dr. 'l'slaisgc discussed a clinical of
universal interest—m, “0dr social Rec-
reations." Ills text was chosen from I
Corinthians vii, ll: ”They that use this
world as not abusing it." Judges xvi. 95:
"And it came to pass. when their hearts
were worry, that they said. call for Benson,
that he may make or sport."
There were 3,000 people assembled in
the temple of llsgon. They had iconic to
make sport‘nf cycless Samson. They were
all ready for the entertainment. They be
gun to clap and pound. impatient for the
monument to begin, and they cried,
"l-‘otch him out, fetch him out!" Yonder
I soothe blind old glsnt coming, led by
the hand of a child into the very midst of
the temple. At his first appearance there
goes up a about of laughter and derision.
The blind old giant pretends he ls tired.
and wants to rest himself against the pil-
lars of the house. So he says to the lad
who leads him, "Show me where the main
pillars arel" The lad does so. Then the
strongman puts his right hand on one
pillar and his left hand on another. and,
with the mightiest push that mortal ever
made, throws hlmsolf forward until the
whole house comes down in thunderous
crash, grinding the audience like grapes
in a wine press. "And so it came to pass,
when their bouts were merry. that they
said, cell for Harrison. that he rnny make
on sport. And they called for Harrison out
of the prison house, and he made them
sport."
In other words, there are amusements
that are destructive, and bring down ills-
nstor and death upon the heads of those
who practice them. While they laugh and
cheer. thoytllo. The 8,000 who perished
that day in Gaza are as nothing compared
to the tens of thousands who have been
destroyed by sinful Monsoon-tits.
lawful Pleasures.
But my fl t text implies that there is a
lawful use 0 the world as well as an un
lawful abuse of it, and thoiilfferonco ho.
tween the man Christian and the man un-
Cbristlnn in that in the former case the
innit masters the world, while in the lat-
for case the world toasters him. For whom
did God utilize this grand and bountiful
World? For whom this Wonderful expend:
flora of color, this gracefulncss of line,
this mosaic of the ground, this fresco of
the sky, this glowing fruitage of orchard
and vineyard, this full orchestra of tho
tempest, in which the tree branches flute,
and tho winds trumpet, and the thunder»
drum, and all the splendors of earth and
sky come clashing their cymbals? For
whom did God spring the arched bridge of
colors resting upon buttresses of broken
storm cloud? For whom did hevgntber the
upholstery of fire around the window of
the setting sun? For all men, but more
especially for his own dear children.
If you build a large mansion and spread
a great feast after it to celebrate the com-
pietloti of the structure, do you allow
strangers to come in and «mcupy the place.
While you thrust your own children in the
kitchen, or the burn, or the fields? (lb,
no! You say, "I am very glad to see
strangers in my mansion, but my own
sons and daughters shall bave'tho first
right there." Now, God has built this
grand mansion of a world, and he has
spread a glorious feast in it, and while
those who are strangers to his grace may
come in I think that God especially in
tends to give the advantage to his own
children—those bo are the sons and
daughters of the Lord Almighty, those
v'vho throng grace can look up and say,
“Abba, Fat icr." You cannot make me
believe that God gives more advantages to
the World than he gives to the church
bought by his own blood. If, therefore,
people of the world have looked with dol-
orous sympathy upon those who make pro-
fession of religion and have said, "Those
new converts are golngdown into priva-
tlou and into hardship; why dbl they not
tarry a little longer in the world and have
some of its enjoyments and amusements
and recreatloiis”-I say to such men of
the World, "You are greatly mistaken,"
and before I get through I will show that
those pooplo who stay out of the kingdom
of God have the hardships and self denials,
while those who come in have the joys and
satisfactions. .
In the name of the King of heaven and
earth, I serve a writ of cjectmont upon all
the sinful and polluted who have squatted
on the domain of earthly pleasure as
though it belonged to them, whilolclalm,
in behalf of the good and the pure and the
true, the eternal inheritance which God
has given them. Hltbato Christian phl-
lnntbropiste, clerical and lay, have husicd
themselves chiefly in denouncing sinful
recreations, but I feel we have no right to
stand before men and women in whose
hearts there is a desire for recreation
amounting to positive necessity, denounc-
ing this and that and the other thing,
when we do not propose to give them
sanncthing hotter. God helping me and
with reference to my last account, I shall
enter upon a sphere not usual in sermonlzJ
ing, but a subject which I think ought to
be presented at this time. I propose new
to lay before you some of tho recreations
which are not only innocent, but posi-
tively helpful and advantageous.
Influence of Music. a
In tho first place, I cotnniend,'umong
indoor recreations, music—vocal and in-
strumental. Aniongtbo first things cre-
ated was the bird, so that the earth might
have music at the start. This world,
which begs." with so Siveet a serenade. is
finally to ho lcmollsheilnmldst the ringing
blast of tho nrchangel's trumpet, so that
a» there was music at the start, there shall
be music at the close. While this heavenly
art has often been dragged into the uses of
superstition and dissipation, we all know
it may be the means of high moral culture.
()h, it is a grand thing to have our chil-
dren brought up amidst the sound of cul-
tured voices and amidst the melody of mu-
slcal instruments.
'I‘boi‘e is in this art an indescribable fas-
cination for the household. Let all those
families who have the means to afford it
have flute or harp or piano or organ. As
soon as the hand is large enough to com-
pass the keys teach it how to pick out the
melody. Let all our young men try this
heavenly art upon their nature. Those
who have gone into It fully have found in
it illimltable recreation and amusement.
Dark days. stormy nights, seasons of sick-
ness, business disasters, will do little
"luwufd domes-in: the soul which can gal-
lop off over musical keys or soar in 1an-
lant lav. It will cure pain; it will rest
l
lolly»; “"“i’ use , is; it will re
viva health: It Ill Misha dissipation; it
will smug tr immortal soul. In
the bottle of W in on Wellington nut that
the ill blunders were falling back. He
said, " hat is the matter than?” lie was
afl‘h‘s‘xrul‘izdmwh had caused
y . .ecs uptepipsrssnd
orders-3 them to strike upon laspirltlng
air. and no socnrr did they strike the air
then the Highlanders were rallied and
helped to win the day. Oh. ye who have
been routed to the conflicts of life. try, by
the force of music, to rally your scattered
battalions.
I am glad to know that in our great
cities there is hardlya night in which
there are not concerts where, with the
best musical instruments and the sweetest
voices, people may find entertainment.
Patroulu such entertainments when they
are aflordsd you. Buy season tickets if
you can for the Philharmonic and the
Handel sud Haydn societies. Fool that
the ".50 or dis that you spend for the pur-
pcso of hearing an artist play or slag is a
profitable investment. Let your academies
of music rear with the acclnmatlen of ap-
preciative audiences assembled at the con-
cert or the erstcrio.
Physical Culture.
Still further, Iconimiiud. as worthy of
their support. the gymnasium. This in-
stltutlonls gaining in favor every year,
until know of nothing more free from
dissipation, or more calculated to recuper-
ate the physical and mental energies.
While there are a good many people who
have employed this institution, there is a
vast number who are ignorant of its ex-
collcnclos. There are men with cramped
chests and weak sides and despondnnt
spirits who through the gymnasium might
be roused up to oxninrance and exhilara-
tion of life. There are many Christian
people despondsnt from year to year, who
might, through such an institution, be
benefited in their spiritual relations.
There are Christian people who seem to
think that it is a good sign to bo priorly;
sad because Richard Burun- and Robert
[fall were invalid, they think that by the
same slokllnoss they may come to the same
grandeur of character. I want to tell the
Christian people of my congregation'thnt i You 113W a bird“ little“?- if you “My Will
God will hold you responsible for your in i lrc it.
vnildlsm if it is your fault, and when,
through right exercise and prudence. you
might be athletic and well. The effect of
the body upon the soul you acknowledge, ito employ them. You will have {new
PM a man of mild disposition upon Ibo
nnluml diet of which the Indian poi-takes,
and in a little while his blood will change
its chemical proportions. It will become
like unto the blood of tbollon, or the tiger,
or tho lwnr. while his disposition will
change. and become fierce and nun-lent
ing. The body has a powerful effect upon
the soul.
There are good people whose ideas of
heaven are all shut out with clouds of to-
cht‘o smoke. There are people who «hire
to shatter the physical rose in which God
has put the Jewel of ctornlty. There are
men with great hearts and lntollects.'ln
bodies worn out by their own neglects——
magnificent machinery. capable of pro-
pulling a Majestic across the Atlantic, yet
fastened in a rickety Northrivet-propeller.
Martin Luther was so mighty for God,
first. because he had a noble soul. and FPO?
ciidly because he bud a muscular develop-
ment which would have enabled him to
thrash any five of his pcrsu-cutors. if it had
been i‘ri‘ll’lliflflll so to do. l'hyslctil «level
:llllllttlll which merely shows itselfln faint-
Ioui lifting, or in perilous rope walking, or
in pugllistlc encounter, excites only our
mntmnpt: but we confess to great admira-
tion for the man who has a great soul in
an athletic hotly, every uorvo, muscle and
bone of which is consecrated wright uses.
(lh, it seems to me outrageous that men,
through neglect, should allow their phys-
ical health to go down beyond repair—u
ship which ought, with all collect and ov-
ary man at his post, to be carrying a rich
cargo for eternity, employing all its men
in stopping up leakages! When you may.
tlitough the gymnasium, ivork off your
spleen and your qitcrulousness and one-
balf of your physical and mental ailments,
do not turn your back upon such a grand
medicament. .
Parlor Games.
Still further, I commend to you a large
class of parlor games and recreations.
There is a way of making our homcs a
buudrcdfolil more attractive tbnu ”Wilde him-
reflected
now. Those parents cannot expo.
keep their children away from outsitl
sipntlousunloss they make the (ion
circle brighter than anything tbcycnilWD-
outside of it. Do not, than, sit. in
young. Because your eyes are illm
your ankles are stiff, do not douo
is the bounding joy of robust health.
thank God that in our drawing rooms
in our parlors thi'ro tire innumerable gn: “8
least taint of iniquity.
matisut, wondering how children can go
on so. Rather thank God that their hearts
are so light, and their laughter is so free,
aml their checks are so ruddy, nml that
their expectations are so radiant. The
night will come sodn enough, and the
heartbreak, and tho pang, and the dose a-
tion—lt will come soon enough for the
dear children. But when the storm actu‘
ally clouds the sky it will be time enough
for you to haul out your roof tackles.
Carry, then, into your homes not only the
innocent sports and guides which are the
inventions of our own tiny, but tho gnmcs
which come down with the sportfnlncss of
all the past ages—chess and charming and
tableaux and buttlctlore and callstbcnlcs
and lawn tennis, and all those amusements
which the young people of our homes know
so well how to contrive. Thou there will
ho the purlor allCifllltlei-gl'l)llp9 of people
assembled in your homes, with wit and
mimicry and jovlnllty, filling the room
with joy from door to mnntol, and from
the carpet. to the coiling. Uh, is thorn any
exhilaration like is score of genial souls in
one room, each one tstltllug a colitrlllutlom
of his own individual morrlment to the
aggregation of general hilarity? ’
Suppose you Want to go abroad in the
city, than you will find the panorama, and
nthe art gallery, and the exquisite colloc-
tluns of pictures. You will find the mu-
seum and the Historical society rooms full
of rare curiosities, and scores of places
which can stand plainly the test of what is
right and wrong in amusements. You
will find tholccturing hall, which has been
honored by the names of Agassiz in natural
history, Doremus in cheinlstryp"Boynton
in geology, Mitchell in astronomy, John
Ii. Gough in moral reform, and scores and
hundreds of men who have poured their
wit nml genius and ingenuity through
that particular channel lipon the hearts
and consciences and lmsgi nations of men,
setting this country 50 years further in
advance than it would have been without
the lecture platform.
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why the
home surly and unsympatheticand wecrctly be
half coudemmitory look because "lion of his
sportfulnoss of your children. You ”d”, that
young once yourself; let your chlldrc, now the
9 Record. -
sportfulm-ss in those upon whose eyes t. Inch.
. . g . .
is the first luster, and in whose foot t Mission
her skin
0 she
and sports which have not upon them it friend
dc, and.
Light up all your homes with lmlOCflw pain
lilliirltlcs. Do not sit down with thi‘fltjcularlv, n
I rejoice in the popularlsatlou of outdoor
sports. I hall the croquet ground, and
the fishes-man's ml, and the spertsmsn’s
gun. in our cities life is so unhealthy
and unnatural that when the census
taker non-cats I city as having sodooc
inhabitants there are only 900,000. since
it takes at least two men to amount
to our man, so depleting and unnerv-
ing and exhausting is this metropoli-
tan life. We want more fresh air, more
sunlight, more of the abandon of field
I cry out for it in behalf of the
arch of God as well as In behalf of
secular interests. lwlsh that our ponds
and our rivers and our capltcllns grounds
might be all muslin with the heel and the
shoot of the swift skater. I wish that.
when the warm weather comes the grace-
ful our might dip the stream. and the
evening title he mount with boatliian's
song, the bright prow splitting the crystal-
line blllnw.
We shall have the smooth and grassy
lawn. and we will call out people ofuil
occupations and professions and ask them
to Join in the hallplayor's sport. You will
come back from these outdoor exercises
and recreations with strength in your arm
and color in your cheek and «flash in your
eye and courage in your bout. In this
great battle that Is opening against the
kingdom of darkness, we want not only a
consecrated soul, but a strong arm and
stout lungs and mighty muscle. I bless
God that there are so many recreations
that have not on them any taint of in-
lqulty—recreations In which we may on-
gage for the strengthening of the body, for
tho sharing of the intellect, for the lliutul»
nation of the soul.
There is still another form of recreation
which I commend to you. and that is the
pleasure of doing good. I have seen young
med. Weak and cross and sour and repel-
ling ln thclrillspositlon, who. by one heav-
enly touch, have wakencd up and lwcutne
blessed and buoyant, the ground under
their feet and the sky over their heads
breaking forth into music. “Uh,"snys
some young man in tho house tmlay, “I
should like that recreation above all others,
but I have not the menus." My dear
brother. let us take an account of stock.
Two bands, two foot. You will
have, perhaps, during the next year at
least Clo for charitable contribution. You
will have 51.600 cheerful looks, if you want
pleasant words. if you want to lips-Mk
them. Now, what an amount that is to
start with!
You go out tomorrow iiiornlng, and you
sue a case of real Ill-stltutlou by the way-
slilo. You glve him fl cents. The blind
man hours the pennies rattle In his but,
and he says: “Thank you, sir! God bless
you!" You pass down the street, trying
to look indifferent. but you fuel from the
very depth of your soul a profound sails
fnctiou that you made that man happy.
You go on still farther and find a poor boy
with a wheelbarrow, trying to get it up on
tho ourbstonu. lie falls in the attempt.
You say: “Stand back, my ind. Let me
try." You push it up on tho curbstone for
him and pass on. lie wonders who flint.
well dressed man was that helped him.
You did a kindness to tho boy. but you (”ii
a great joy to your own soul. You will
not get over it all the Week.
(in the street tomorrow morning you
will soon sick man passiug'nioug. “Ab,"
vou say, "what cau‘l do to make this man
happy? lie certainly does not want money;
be is not. poor, but ho is sick." leo him
one of those 2,500 cheerful looks that you
have garnered up for the whole year.
Look joy and hopefulqu iutobis soul. It
will thrill him through. and there will [)0
a l’i‘flr‘fiull upon your own soul. Going a
little further on, you will come toiho stim-
of a friend who is embarrassed in business
matters. You will go in and say: "What
a line store you have! I think business
will brighten up, and you will have more
custom after awhile. I think there is
coming a great prosperity to all the coil"-
try. flood morning." You pass out.
You have helped that young man, and you
have helped yourself.
The Greatest Joy.
Colonel Gardiner, who sat with his el-
bow on a table spread with all extravnv
gnnt vlands, looking off at a dog on the
rug, saying, "llow I would like to change
plums itb ""“ '_'._...0.__... « be
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drug line, and will get any:
article not in stock at in:
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put his hand, or his boat], or his heart.
But before closing l,want to impress
upon you that more secular entertain-
ments are not a lit foundation for your
soul to build on. I was reading of a
Woman who bail gone all the rounds of
sinful amusement, and she came to die.
Silo said, “I willldlc tonight at 0 o'clock."
‘ Oh," they sold, “I guess not! You don't
seem to be sick.” “I shall die at. 6 o'clock,
and my soul will be lost. I know it will
be lost. I have sinned away my day of
grace.” The noun name. They desired
her to seek religious counsel. “0b," she
said, “it is of no use! My day is gone. I
have been all the rounds of worldly pleas-
uro, and it is too into. I shall die tonight
at 6 o‘clock.” The day were away, and it
came to 4 o'clock and to 5 o’clock, and
sliccrlcd out at 5 o'clock: “Destroying
spirits, you shall not have trio yet! It is
not tl—lt is not 6!" The moments went
by, and the shadows began to gnther, and
the clock struck ti, and While it was strik~
lug her soul wont.‘ What hour God will
call for us I do not know-whether 6
o'clock tonight, or :lo'clock tlilsnfteruoon,
or ntl o'clock. or at this moment. Sit;
ting where you are, falling forward, or
dropping down, where will you go to?
The last. hour of our life willsoon be
here, and from that hour we will review
this day's proceedings. It will bcnsol-
cmn hour. II from our death pillow we
have to look back and see a life spent in
sinful amusement, there will be a dart
that will strike through our soul sharper
than the dagger with which Virginius slew
his child. The memory of.tbepust will
make us quake like Macbeth. The in-
lqnitlcs and rioting through which we
have passed will come upon us, Weird and
skeleton as Meg Morrllics. Death, the
ultl Shylock..will mound and take the
remaining pound of flesh and the remain-
ing «imp of blood, and upon our last op-
portunity for repentance and our lust
fiance for heaven the curtain will forever
1'09.
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HZNRV Wv Gllth'h GUGOIIIOR.
Frank I... ltd-ten ".00 lingo of lunch!»
and the brotherhood of In.
In the 031cc of the Atlanta Constitu.
tlon no chm luxuries conspire to weak-
en the temper of journalists. Item
simplicity is the rule. and a loyal ro-
Ipoct for the institutions of the post.
sventcthc dust which had gathered}
upon them. Northern newspapers are
installing themselves in new chides.
adorned with the glory of males until
frescoes and precious woods and
wrought iron. but this Southern news-l
paper feels a consecutive scorn fori
such splendcrs. and turns out craters.
story tellers, islets, from done which
modern art would not dare to desecrstc.
I invaded one of these dens in search
of a poet. remembering. as I passed.
along the hall. that Henry W. Grady!
had lived and wrought here. and that,
Joel Chandler Harris still gives her. to
journalism the hours not sacred to:
literature. Ifoutnl Frank L. Stanton
in front of a desk in a room not moi-c'
time honored than the test, adornsil'
with wall paper not more reminiscent
of bygone taste. The desk was heaped
with papers in every stage from manu-
scripttoths printed sheet, and every
pigeonliolo was doing it full share of
duty.
“Oh, yes." said Mr. Stanton. turning
from the clearing where be but been at
work. "there's no hope for anything
which once gets caught in here. 1 put
acllpping away to remember or role]
to, knowing in the bottom of my heart
that if it ever should he wanted I could
not find it. And then once in a few
months I get a fit of impatience, sweep
everything that comes to the cur-i
focointo the waste paper basket, and“
begin afresh."
It When dark. strong looking man
who faced me. with touches of gray in‘
the mustache and heavy hair; manifestr , ,
1y 3 deiuocrat, ready to meet any kind
of creaturoou equal terms, from a street
dog to a lady manager. Not so mani-
festly n Southerner, by token of voice
and manner, ;so ‘I questioned him on
that point.
" us, I belong down here." he an-
swered. “l have thought sometimes of ,
trying life in Chicago. but If'Ollid never
stand those cold winters." and the poet ‘
screwed up his expressive face into a
hard knot of disgust. "I should fret-2o
into a monumental iciule." i
Fearing that his face might {reels in- '
to its present expression. I recalled him
in summer thoughts. This time it was
his art we talked of, and he gave the
subject a laugh.
"Uh. yes. I have a fatal facility.
facility counted for anythingl should
be a great poet. tor the rhymes string
off as fast ital can talk. But most of
such verse is merely journalism—writ:
ten for today and gene to-morrow, 'It
is only now and then that one comes to
me which may be worth putting in a'
bonkf
He told of amusing experiences with 3
better writers. One young gentleman ‘
in Michigan, for example. had added to
ullu of Stanton‘s poems the compliment
of his own signature} and sent it to the
(‘otistitutiou for publication. Another.
had offered to sell him subjects and even i
rhymes for a small consideration. He?
explained the circumstances under‘
which he wrote the ode for the dedica-
tion of the Atlanta Exposition.
"The day before the show to open
some of those fellows came to me and
said they wanted an ode. I told them I
couldn't write an thing in so short a
time, but they sai I must, so I went-to
work that night and reeled ofl something
—I hardly knew what.” .
I drew a long breath of wonder. These
Southern directors were as bold as those
in Chicago. who, during the autumn of
1890, ordered the consulting architect of
the Colombian Exposition to present
“completed plans and specifications"
within 24 hours. Poetry and the arts
must move at railroad speed to keep up
with the modern procession.
u!
Brlcc’s Early Financier-lug.
An old gentleman from Springfield,
Ohio, stopping at the (iibsdn the other
night, told a story about Senator-Brice,
Which, although it is not attested. is
still somewhat characteristic of the
great financier.
"When Brice was a boy." said he,
"he got possess-ion of a small toy ship,
which he used to sail on a duck pond iii
the barnyard. One day a little neiglp
bur boy came along with a splendid new
knife, that must have cost about $2.
Brice coveted the knife, and after the
boy left began to figure on a trade. He
told one of the family that lic thought
of oflcring the neighbor boy his ship for
the knife. ,
“ ‘Dou‘t do that. Cul,’ said his cou-
fidant. ‘Yoiir ship is not worth half
what the knife is worth.’
" 'I can't help that,’ said Calvin, 'for
I must have that knife.’
"In a day or so. young Brice turned
up with the knife, a fine sled and a
dozen marbles, all of which he had got
in exchange for the ship. The next day
the sled was gone. but he had the ship
back, and rejoiced in the possessiOn of
both the knife and the ship.
“The next day his marbles were gone,
but he had the sled back, and now own-
ed the sled. the ship and the valuable
knife. The next. day he had the mar-
bles back. but was letting the neighbor
boy coast a little Oil his sled, its it had
snowed during the night, while he was
the proud possessor of the ship, the
sled, the knife and the beautiful glass
marbles—and yet some people wonder
why some men grow richer while others
continue to get poorer and poorer."---
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Reason.
Visitor‘bWhy is it that while a law-
yer in a court room may ..ill a man a
liar, scouiuirel, thief and so on. nothing
comes of itaftcrwaril, but if a newspaper
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acter. there is a libel suit or a dead
editor. ‘
Able Ed'tor—It is because the public
believes it bat an editor says, but passes
over the u.terah‘ces of a lawyer as un-
flasoline Steves
worthy of attention.
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