The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21
By MRS. WILLIAM KING.
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ally, as they came but it gives me pleas
ure, dear friends. To thank you Tor them
though our 'Moman's Kingdom. Accept
my heartfelt thanks for your kindly inter
est and hopeful encouragement. Please De
careful TO study the printed messages sent
you. as Wen the personal letters, ana
remember that i'm every effort to bring
ourselves to higher culture we do truly
bring ourselves 10 nobler ends. DO not,
pray YOU. abandon the impulse. desire to
improve your minds and hearts, which
comes by h,aTing OF the Chautauqua Lit
erary anu Scicntihc circle and the enthusl-
assn of its members. cut OF every impulse
may arise deeper purpose, and out OF every
effort OF your grand nature may grow
grander possibilities.
one thought more. Last week / told
yOu Of Richard Henry Wilde. aud how the
chautauqua textbook, Europe IN the Nine
teCnth Century brought him 10 mind
1hat book has now been finished by those
VINO are reading the Chautauqua Literary
anu Scientific Circle course as regularly
outlined, and To ere end there were sug-
gesrfVe thoughts OF Wilde, to nay mind
Richard denry Wide was statesman. as
well as poet; he served Georgia many years
an the congressional nails at washington,
ID. g: after which he spent five years in
Europe. AGch OF mat time he was in
Florence. one oc the most beautiful chap
ters of Europe IN the Nineteenth Ccntu-
ry' is the one treating OF ltaly-the forma-
ton of the kingdom and its struggle for in
dependence. II was during these years Of
ponucal unrest that Wilde vas in Italy,
studying Italian literature. lie had access
10 tne archives of the Medici family and he
was permitted 10 examine the private col
lection Of curiOs belonging TO the grand
duke, privilege not granted TO many. II
was hilde VINO, through his research there
discovered the portrait OF Dante and had
the WhltewaSn under which IL was buried
Tor years ana years removed. thus giving
" ltaly tae picture Of her greatest poet.
Yes, ltgiy owes a debt of gratitude, at
least, Ia our Wide, both FOR his work for
Dante and for TaSso. but Tor all that his
grave sun IS without monument to mark
49,
them. Were never published How can we
OF she southland prove 10 the world the
greatness ot our heroes?
some day / small rite YOU "a message all
about our rare Richard Wilde. aud some
uay, even next Week, 4 small tell YOu some
tnng special about this Chautauqua Liter
aIy anu Scientific Circle textbook, Europe in
The Nineteenth CentuiI.' but now / may
CAM further Spare only 10 ask who VIII
ana me IN advancing this great reading cir
Gle M our southland unit. we may, through
lls textbooks. send out 10 The whole world
"a more iull and thorough and just estimate
uI our southern literature snd southern his
tory than Is now generally known, even to
our southern people
Nhosoey,r win undertake.. in his or her
WIN the hop" ~ rev.vils old ISSUES, but
L. bless anu nini new ties FOR the uoLui!d-
ins 81 tn true ana tae beautiful VIII find
4 AdithAui -licuo IN i2t
CHLATAUQJA MESSENGER.
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Peace halh ucr victories no less 70.
nowned than war. Such were The Victories
gained by Dr. Prizes Balaug Powder at
th- Onie~so anu Midwinter laira.
EIChASGE LIsE
nj, Mrs. Knottte Gwin. Sheilman, Ga, has
hAte tlothi also uthCc exchanges.
Mrs. q. \. Thompson. Lawhon. Ala. Will
cSrnanSc one dozen roots OF the white black
10 FrF ior one Ialr oi ieIin. ducks. also