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THE 3UNIII8E
EC you wnnt tor reach do Promise
You niua' nlwayH boo de sun rise In do raawnln'.
WL J0U wan- ur l,fiar d JIurIo cr a pocketful er money,
r You inns' always see do aun rise in do luawnln'.
if. Dat de way It go,
jH" Summertime en snow
You in us' always Bee do huh rise In do innwnln'.
You got tor bo a sower, cf you ever want tor reap
You got tor seo do suurls In do mawnln.
i You mils' foller whar de lark fly shako do shackles er yo' sleep
You inns' always kco de sun rise In de inawnln'.
Dat de way It go,
Summertime en enow
You mus' always seo de sun rise In do tnnwnln'.
Atlanta Constitution.
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III3N William lllgglnbottom,
Jr., electrilled his parents with
thn stiii-l llni' minonnccnicnt of
!hls marriage, his mother almost faint
jed, so groat was the shock.
Almost from his cradle, Lavinla lllg
glnbottom, being disappointed In the
puvent or a son insieau or a uuuguicr,
had consoled herself with the thought
jof a possible daughter-in-law ; having
iforesm by some mysterious oracle
that her sou would be the llrst and last
(Hlgglnbottoin of their generation, as
Ibis father and grandfather had been
before him.
Of course her daughter-in-law would
bo dainty in feature and form, and a
possible brunette, as her son was a
florid blonde of the herculean type, true
to his birth and ancestry. Resides, La
rlnla was a small woman, and enter
tained no thought of looking up to a
'flaughter-in-law she, Lavinla lllggln
bottom, alone would reign queen of her
romc.
After the llrst shock was over, La
vinla hurried to her daughter-in-law's
rcmi which had been furnished and
hi waiting for more than ten years,
over since her son had celebrated the
'day of his legal majority and began
Vhasty preparations for the reception of
'rho bride and groom.
"Oil, dear," she Hlghed, "If It could
jonly have been Pinkie Warner I or
(Lillian White, or Violet Simpson but
(ho wouldn't listen to me just hue a
Hlgglnbottoin, though If he'd only
took after the lllghtowers he'd 'a'
saved me lots of trouble.
"Marthy!" she called from the stair
Way, "bring up a fresli pitcher of
-water." The Lavlnia sat down for a
breathing space, and critically surveyed
tho little room.
The pink-llowered curtains at the
Windows had long since faded, like her
hopes, with the years; and tho carpet
liad grown dingy and dull. Tho little
old-fashioned bureau an antique In
herltance stood up primly against the
wall between the windows, looking as
calm and composed as on the day It
was stationed there many years before,
Two equally prim candlesticks stood in
their long-accustomed places upon little
crocheted mats; and tho inevitable
)owder-box reposed in the center of
lie bureau. Over the oval mirror hung
a stuffy pincushion repieto with rusty
pins. On tho plain high mantel were
two llttlo Dresden china statuettes, de
fiantly facing each other; apparently
tho distance between them had engen
dered a cold disdain. In tho middle of
the mantel stood a green glass vase.
filled with crystallzed grasses.
Martha, tho maid, canio with the
pitcher of water.
"Now, go to tho baker's," said La
rvlnla, "and get somo lady-lingers and
delly rolls for tea hurry, quick !"
Lavinla smoothed tho coverlet on the
old-fashioned bed, then straightened
the bolster and replaced tho pillows
with genuine satisfaction. Tho feather
bed was Lavlnta's Kpeclal pride, be
cause it was a line, large one, and was
rendered doubly dear and sacred from
tho fact that her precious old grand
mother and dear mother had taken
their earthly lllglit from tins soft
couch ; It had been sunned and aired,
but remained on tho bed from winter
to summer, and hack to winter again.
LavUila then opened the bureau draw
er, and took from an embroidered linen
case a duluty gown and nightcap La
vinla was neat or nothing.
"The poor llttlo thlng'U bo tired, 1
know," Lavlnia mused, "coming all tho
way from Vlrglnny that's what tho
telegram said and maybe her truuk'll
not come to-night"
She hild tho robo at tho foot of the
hed. nnt hunt? tho little frilled cap ou
th i.-nnh nf the heikstead looklnc like
ft -thing of life. Then she opeued a
w
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Lan', en gtt ds milk en honey,
ow to let In some fresh air, and
ed out.
he wayside was green with Huffalo
clover; and In the adjoining vacant lot
sunflowers lifted their lofty heads,
uglow with golden colors. Lavinla
remembered how William, when a child
home, had admired their gorgeous
s. She could now in fancy seo his
le sunny head peeping up between
tho tall, green stalks and his was a
sunny disposition, too. Tho years
rolled back for Lavhlia to-uay, and she
briefly went over a mental picture of
tho past. Kach llttlo childish Incident
was recalled and lovingly dwelt upon.
nd to-day he was bringing home his
wife! Hut all, how different from all
her plans! this wifi? was a stranger.
"If she'll only let mo love her!" La
vinla thought. "Wllliam'll be good to
his wife lie was always a dutiful sou.
She'll get the best husband In the
world he'll bo plum foolish over her,
I know! William's that much like Ids
mother he's an affectionate disposi
tion." And with a deep sigh Lavlnia
closed tho shutters, glanced hastily
round the little room, then went down
to set tlie tea-table.
Lavinla's husband had como down to
the sitting-room, and was reading the
dally paper. Hut Lavlnia, nervous and
fidgety, rushed hither and thither, put
ting the house in order. She watched
the clock closely, and now and then
expectantly peered out of the window
or went to tho door. Tho nearer the
time came for tho arrival of her son
and daughtcr-ln-law tho more nnxlous
she became ; she had worked herself
up to a nervous frenzy.
Lavinla, do sit down ntul calm
yourself!" Impatiently requested her
husband, who was by nature the per
sonification of calm, though at last dis
turbed by her restless movements to
and fro through the rooms.
He calm! That's Just like you, Mr.
nigglubottom, to talk about calm in
tho midst of a storm, llow can I be
calm, and a new daughtor-ln-law a coin
ing that I've never laid eyes on before?
Oil. dear, after all my worry and the
raising of him It's como to tills; he
never said one word when ho como to
marry. Well, I do hope he'll get a good
wife, anyway!"
Lavlnia resumed her knitting, but
her lingers worked nervously. Sudden
ly she rose, saying:
I'd better go and seo If Marthy's
keeping everything hot," and off she
went to tho kitchen.
rhero was a low, rumbling sound of
a carriage, and It halted at the door.
Then a well-known, hasty step upon
the porch. Tho old man quickly rose
to his feet. Tho door was gently open
ed, and Wlllinm, with his bride, stepped
lightly into tho room.
Father!" and his arms went round
the old man's neck; then, "Father,"
he bald, proudly, "I have the Happi
ness of presenting to you my wife."
lie dwelt lovingly upon tho last word,
and the old man noted it and said:
My dear daughter, this Is one of
the happiest moments of my life. We
welcome you home. We've been look
ing for a daughter-in-law, and William
has rewarded us at last!"
"I hope," tho girl said, sweetly, "that
I shall not disappoint you.
At this moment Lavlnia returned
from tho kitchen ; but slio stopped sud
denly in the doorway and threw up her
hands with a gesture of despair, for,
instead of the dainty, meek little Dres
den-like llguro so indelibly stamped
upon her mind all these years, there
loomed up before her distorted vision
u tall, self-possessed blonde of com
manding appearance Indeed, sbo was
almost as tall as William.
So tills was the daughter-in-law to
whom she had looked forward all these
years; the "llttlo" darling whom she
was to pet and command, and who was
only to lovo and obey! Hut William,
turning Just then, beheld tho palo face
of his mother, as her eyes woro fixed
upon the stranger.
"Mother," be Bald, tentatively, "this
Is Harriot, my wife, and your daugh
ter." He smiled Joyously.
This brought Lavinla to her senses,
and she said, quietly :
'Ob, yes, my son yourwife j How
do you do Harriet?" and, reaching up
painfully on t(poe, flho pressed, a half
hoartad kiss upon the girl's reluctant
Hps. It 7M tn embarrassing moment
but tho gontlo old man came to tho res
cue, saying lu conciliatory tones:
"Daughter, Lavinla's very nervous,
and she's not been well. Tho sudden
announcement of William's marring"
has upset .her but Lavinla's always
wanted a daughter-in-law I"
"Ob, yes," quickly assented Lavlnia;
"I've alwayH wanted--a daughter-iu-law.
Hut If I'd only known
"Yes, I know," the girl snld, sympa
thetically. "I'm so sorry but William
Just wouldn't come without me" with
a fond glance at her husband.
"Mother," said William, anxiously,
"Harriet Is suffering from u headache;
I think sho had better rest."
"Oh, I'm so sorry for you," Lavlnia
said, as she led the way upstairs.
They were now In the little room,
and Lavlnia asked: "Have you a
mother?"
"Yes," Harriet replied, "I have the
dearest mother In the world, but now,"
she added, with a gracious smile, "1 am
doubly blessed." Laying her h.nd on
Lav'tda's shoulder, she continued, "For
William's mother shall bo my mother,
too."
Tears came Into Lavinla's eyes, and,
looking up Into Harriet's face, she said,
with an almost childish appeal :
"l do want you to lovo me, and If
you will I'll do everything I can to
make you happy. Everything I've got
belongs to my daughter in-law, for
William, you know, is our only child."
"Yes, mother," Harriet said, affec
tionately, grasping both Lavinla's
hands, "I shall endeavor to be a real
true daughter to you, and I want you
to lovo me, too."
Harriet was too ill to como down to
the bridal tea, but Lavinla, with her
own busy hands, deftly arranged a
tempting little supper, and waiving
all proffered assistance from William
carried It up to her daugliter-ln-law's
room, much to her son's delight and
satl faction. Harriet thought she had
the kindest mother-in-law In the world,
and William knew ho had tho best
mother. Hut Lavlnlit felt a strange
mingling of sentiment: Had she really
found a daughter, or had slio only lost
her son?
"Hut, William," she thought, "does
seem so happy, and Harriet well,
William's wife ain't so bud, after all,
and she's pretty too !" Waverly Mug
azino.
UNDERSEA COLD STORAGE.
KiiKllsh Admiralty ,tln !' an Im
portant KMH'i-litient.
important experiment are being car
ried out by tne naval authorities at
Portsmouth dockyard to ascertain to
what extent tho steaming properties
of the Welsh coal m-ed in the Hrltlsh
now are lmnroved by storage in the
sea, says the London Chronicle.
Eighteen months ago iron crates,
each containing two tuns of coal, were
sunk In the big basin and at the same
time a similar quantity of coal was
carefully stored In the open air at tin
coaling point and sheltered from the
weather beneath tarpaulin. At In
tervals of six months two-ton samples
from each storage have been taken out
and carefully burned, and tho results
of the experiments Imvo shown conclu
slvely that by subinarino storago of
coal it1 caloric value steadily Increases
while by storage lu the open air a do
elded decrease la shown.
At the naval coaling stations lu the
tropics tills decrease in caloric value is
very great, the sun's heat drawing all
the light volatile oils out of the coal
The admiralty, having satisfied them
selves of tho storage of coal in the sea
have now directed that experiments lie
made to ascertain its practicability on
a large .scale.
The dllliculty Is that tho submerged
coal has to be dried before use, to re
move tho superficial moisture, which
otlierwlso In tho close confines of a
warship's bunker would soon set up
spontaneous combustion. tiio oiuy
method of drying so far attempted Is
by spreading tho coal on Iron trays
In tho open air, a process satisfactory
enough for experimental purposes, but
not feaslblo for quantities that amount
to thousands of tons.
Tho 'Vnrl "How."
"Row" Is one of the many words
which aro rising to respectability with
advancing age. Todd's edition of John
son's dictionary (ls-7) denounced It as
"a very low cxpressslon." Since it ap
pears to have been occasionally writ
ton "rouo" about a century ago some
have wished to find its origin in the
French "rouo." Todd Identifies It with
the older "rouse," a drunken bout, big
drinking glass or big drink, In which
senso that word several times occurs lu
Shakespeare. Hamlet observes that
"tho king doth wake to-night and takes
his rouse." "Row" is supposed to bo n
false singular formed from "rouso,"
mistaken for a plural, as "pea" for
"pease," "sherry" from "sherrls," "cher
ry" from "chorls." Rut It seems sim
pler to explain "row" as short for "row-de-dow,"
an excellent word for nolso.
A well known doctor says: "Ho thou
us pure as snow and as chaste as Ice,
thou cannot eacupo culotuaL"
THE MOTHER OF ART.
Th rr(hpnaa, (hn Htiblent KaMtupto
of llrrclnu ArohHrctrirn.
Athens, "the mother of art and elo
quence," stands to-day for all that was
most glorious In ancient civilization.
"The grandeur that was Home" lay In
warlike achievements, and the erection
of enormous works lu masonry ; but
"the glory that was ('recce" was in the
lasting Influence of great and unpar
alleled artistic achievement. Her arch
itecture has stood the tost of twenty
live centuries, and the ages have never
produced, and probably never will pro
duce, a man or a school that can Im
prove on It lu principle.
Home borrowed It, as she borrowed
all the Grecian arts; and the civilized
world to-day Is as much dependent on
It as were the Uomaiis.
No other one achievement of man
has had such permanent and far-reach-
ng effect in the Improvement of man-
ilnd as the (J reek school of architec
ture. Its allied art of sculpture lias
also remained through the centuries a
standard that could not be displaced;
and we turn to-day to the chaste mar
bles of old Athens for our purest In
spiration lu art as devoutly as did the
Itomaus of old.
Examples of that peerless art are
found in the museums of many lauds,
and, thanks to the gentle touch of
time, there still remains in Athens tho
noblest of all examples of (J reek arch
Itocture, the Parthenon, or temple of
tiie virgin goddess Athena. Its grand
and inspiring form, resisting the ele
incuts as If It were as enduring -is the
hills themselves, stands forth conspicu
ously on the rocky mount of the Acrop
olis (or 1'pper City), around the bast
of which Athens Is built.
.Standing at a distance, and looking
across the uneven ground of modern
excavations, flanked by crumbling
ruins, toward the Acropolis, the trav
M'
i2imfaiA.Sr?arf.t nilft,.;..,,!,' ."tl.
RUINS OF THM PARTHENON AT ATHENS.
oler feels that here lie views a pros
pect sacred to all mankind.
Here, when all northern Europe was
yet Immersed In barbarism, and Rome
was but emerging from pagan dark
ness Into tho light of comparative edu
cation, was the seat of western learn
ing. The near nations of Asia had a
civilization of their own, but one that
could never serve to lift. Murope from
her low condition; while the life and
arts of the far east were scarce known.
(! recce alone of the western nations
shone radiant for her high achieve
ments in the arts, and of Greece tho
Acropolis of Athens was the heart, tho
soul, the sanctuary.
Of the several splendid temples erect
ed lu the Acropolis the Parthenon Is the
only one that remains to-day even
though a ruin -without having been
razed or restored. The smaller build
ings, like the temple of Nike, that now
stand near it (on tho left In the view
given here), would have been lost to
tho present age but for the painstaking
labors of archaeologists who dug out
their stones from encumbering earth
and erected them again, in whole or
part, on their fanner sites.
Tho Parthenon, which dates from -MS
H. ('., and Is described in guide books
as "tho most perfect monument of an
cient art, and even In ruins an Impos
ing and soul-stirring object," excelled
all the other buildings of the Acropolis
in the brilliancy of Its colored anil plus
tie embellishments, tho latter executed
by Phldeas. The building Is 22S feet
long and 101 feet wide. It originally
had sixty-two largo and thirty-six
smaller' columns, the height of the
hircrer columns being 'MVi foot. The
material is marble.
The figure of the goddess which was
worshiped In the Parthenon was HO feet
high. Ivory was used for the parts tin
clothod and solid gold for tho dress and
ornaments.
AS IN OLDEN TIMES.
A Simiilnli Adventurer (itrvrn Out u
For tu no vrltli III Sword.
Senor Luis (Jalvez Rodrlgues do
Arias, who was President of tho repub
lie of Acre, tho disputed territory on the
borders of Hollvla and Hrazll, from
July, 1800, to May, 1000, is now a resi
dent of Mexico City. Senor Oalvez was
an ofllcer In tho Spanish army In the
war between Spalu and Uio United
States. At tho close of tho war ho was
dropped from tho service when Spain
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decreased tho numbor of her army offi
cers. Ho decided to go to Hrnr.ll and try
his fortune In a now land. When hn
reached ltlo do Janeiro the people of
tVcre were In rebellion against Hrazll,
He offered bis services, and for a money
consldeatlou promised to pacify tho peo
ple. Hrazll consented and gave him a
small steamer, In which, with 'A'2 Spun
lards who had sailed with him from
Cuba, he started up the Amazon rlvor.
When tiie party readied Munaos, tho
capital of the State of AinazoniM, the
authorities at ltlo de Janeiro had
changed tboir minds In regard to tin
expedition, and he received orders t
abandon the project and return to tin
capital without delay. (Jalvez had giv
en up everything to undertake tho task
lie had nothing to lose, and he deter
mined to continue his Journey to Aonv
When he arrived at the capital ol
the disturbed country, he found tho na
tives In a state of revolt against both
Hollvla and Hrazll. He at once an
nounced himself as their protector and
very soon gathered an army of about
M.000 natives about him. They unani
mously elected him President of Acre,
which olllce he tilled for nine months,
With his little army he twice defeated
the Hrazllluns- and three times defeated
the Hollvlans. The latter country had
an army of 'JH.OOO against him.
After some months or campaigning,
(Jalvez contracted the tropical disease,
called berl-lierl, which caused his llmltf
to swell. Helng obliged, therefore, to
leave the country, he capitulated to tho
Hrazllian troops, receiving about 2,000,
000 francs In money mid the promise of
about L'.'O serlngales of rubber land,
which was equivalent to nearly $8,000.
(Jalvez went to Europe, where ha
was, after a short lime, entirely cured
of the disease. Returning to ltlo du
Janeiro, lie tried to claim Ills il.'O sorlm
gales of rubber hinds, but his demnnda
:n4
were not heeded. He was told he would
have to go to Munaos to have Ids claim
honored. When lie readied Manaos hu
was seized and put In prison, but imiiii
aged to escape and make his way by
foot to Georgetown, the capital of Hrlt
Ish (uliiua. He ntlil holds ills clahiH
against Hrazll for Ills rubber lands, but
'the chances are slim of IiIh over recelv
lug anything from that government.
'I'lii- Younr .'Iiih'k IIiiiiiIii.
A young bond salesman for a Now
York house Interviewed tho late Mar
shall Field lu the spring of lOOo with
view to selling Itliii a number of
Pennsylvania Railroad guaranteed
bonds, yielding a little less than -1
per cent. "Young man," said Mr. Field,
"you are only wasting my time and'
yours. I like your bonds. When thd
trustees of my estate come to Investing
the Interest on my Investment I hopo
they will buy that kind of bonds, but
I am a business man ami do not care to
put a large part of my surplus in a
fully developed property any more than
I should care to buy out a business en
terprise that seemed to me to liavo
reached the limit of its growth, no
matter how solid it might be. Your
bonds aro too good for me." Mr. Field,
It will bo noted, Invested Ills surplus
oli the same principle upon which ha
built up Ids business, namely, to put
the money where It has a chance to
grow. World's Work.
.Sunplclou.i l'Vrvnr.
"Well, brother," said tho deacon,
"that was a fine prayer you made lasb
night."
"Thank you, deacon. I am very glad
to hear you say so."
"Yes, It was a splendid prayer, long
anil fervent. And, say, what have you
boon doing anyway? You can confide
In me with tho utmost confidence. I
wouldn't betray you for anything in tho
world." (Mili-ago Record-Herald.
How It llflipciM'l.
Insurance Kxamlnor This applicant
you brought here seems to be ou tin?
verge of delirium tremens!
Insurance Agent Oh, that's all
right! I've had to keep him drunk for
over two weeks lu order to get him
hero at all! Puck.
"Mr Wunderlnjc Hoy To-uticltt."
"How does poor Rounder's wldirxt
feel?"
"Still uncertain of his whereabouts,
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