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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
ROBIN IN THE RAIN.

Listen to that soaring straini
1t Is robin in the rain.
Sitting there aloft, aloft,
Underneath his leafy roof.
Pouring from his thru bling throe4
Note upon ecStatic note,
Rapture in the swift refrain
Robin in the rain.
HeaIixen to the song he sings.
Tiny chorister with wings!
"After all the grief and gloom
Brighter blue tho skies will bloom;
After all the cloudy woe
Earth with gladder gold will glow:
Joy will triumph over PAIN
Robin in the raini
Clinton Scollard in New Orleans T;rNezu:
ocrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

The best salve In the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chapped
hands. chilblains. corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures
piles or no pay required. It 10 guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction. or
money refunded. Price Is cents per
boz. For sale BY Hsrts 3 Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
Expects the Worst.

always expect the worst in all things
and all cases, because know the worst
is possible; therefore it is natural for me
to expect the worst, and as it is the un.
expected that happens, the worst does
not often happen to me.+-Fiber and Fab.
ric,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAIL.
Engine Surface Cock Blows Out and Fatal
ly Wounds the Fireman.

Engine Surface Cock Blows Out and Fatal
ly Wounds the Fireman.
OMAHA. May ia startling accident
happened on a special train conveying Gen.
eral Manager Holdrcdge, of the Burling-
ton. Between Hyannis and Whitman the
surface cock Of the engins blew out. The
fireman, r. L. Harris, was probably fatal
ly scalded and injured. He was blown
from the engine by the explosion, and was
later picked up by some section men and
taken to Whitman. Engipeer Cornwall
was badly scaldcd, but remained with the
engine. The locomotive could not be
stopped, and it ran ut q terrific rate of
speed for three miles before it died. The
special was delayed for three hours wait
ing for another engine. The engineer will
recover. The explosion did not injure
any other member of the party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

DF. Wnlians' Indian Pile Ointment Win enre
hind bleeding. ulssrsted and itching piles. II
ahsorhs the tuAoRs, allays the itching st once,
acts - poulties. gives instant rsief. Dr.. VII.
iisrae' Ipdian Pile Ointment 10 prepared only for
pies md Itching Of he private pazts, and nothing
zee. Every box d guaranteed. Bold By dFut
~. seat b. nail. for 80 ce.ss and q pr box.
Williams Manufacturing Company. PropEistors,
Cleveland. Ohio. oola BY =. Il. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
Arthur Burial, manager,
Rock Island or Colona, Ill.
|II|]!!||l!Il]!| ! |I|||! ||l!|l

are the most POWERFUL. SAFE. PROMPT ard Re-
liable. Of this sind IN the market The original
ana only genuine WoHASs SALVATION, All
your droggist n he don't keep then. Wfite direel
70 NJ and We VIII send II direct upon recoipS o1
peice, u, sealed. by mall prepaid. A. J. Heisg
yeafth svsons nd TvsntylAisd StEsst. R0el
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
Goes Against the Commission

PHILADELPHIA, May l2.-Judge Ache
son has filed an opinion in the United
states circuit court in the famous Coke
Bros case in favor Of the Lehigh Valley
railway. The suit was brought in the
the shape of an injunction by the inter
state commerce commission to restrain
the railway company from charging the
rates in force which were in excess Of those
fixed BY the commission
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
FORTY PASSENGERS INJURED.

Train in Georgia Jumps the Track are!
Kills q Child.
SAVANNAH, May fan excursion train
from Jacksonville on the FlOrida Central
ana Pcninsular railroad jumped the track
at Anderson, five miles from this city, yes
tcrtiay The tender was first dcrailed,
dragging the three coaches and baggage
and mail car with it. There were about
$50 passengers on the train, about forty Of
whom were more OF less injured. The
greater number were bruised or slightly
cut.
A young child Of Mrs. F. Nathans, of
Brunswick, was killed. Those most seri-
ously hurt were: Rev. W. p. Guion, as
sistant rector Trinity Episcopal church,
New Orleans. right ear severed; f. L.
Greer. Lake City, Fla, arm broken and
shoulder spraincd; J. ID. White, of Bruins
wick, Ga, bruised and internally injured
c. A. shaw, of Brunswick, finger and arm
broken and badly bruised; Charles Doug
lass Arnold, Springfield, Ills, head and
arm injured; f. p. Poppell, Darlington,
Ga. internal injuries; Mrs. Patterson,
Ridgcland, Fla, ribs crushed; j. j. Trim.
BILE, Tampa, Fla, leg crushed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

"Wednesday years.
For the past three
kavc been n great
sufferer. Was af-
ficted with ulcera-
ton inflammation
and displacement
Had given up
hopes of ever being
better. Had not 81
nights rest for sew
Ell mouths. The use
OF your Wild Olive
and Myrtle Tonic
has cured me per
mancntly." MRS.
A. NJ. A. MILLER,
Hicksyille, Ohio.
j hose remedies
nae,s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

all diseases peculiar to the scx-doing what
physicians cannot; because they contain in
gradients practically unknown to the profes-
sion. The daGtor who discovered the treat
fircDt gave his life To the Study Of female dis
eases. His plan will appeal TO your common
sense. Wild Olive is applied to the seat OF the
disease. Myrtle Tonic is an internal remedy
to build up the health The price 81 each
Ladies can have "a harmless, effective home
treatment at little expense. Samples and a
valuable treatise. free
VICTOR MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
South Bend. Ind.
MES. n. J. SAReEHr, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
A Weary Woman.
"A prominent Ohio lady, without
rest for months. A test Of en-.
durance and what ended it.

II the inner lives Of thousands of women
were known - how, siecplcss. nervous and
IN constant pam. they have for years fought
disease andldeath-mcn W ouId marvel nj their
endurance. This is a case in point. II had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

vessels belonging to Bonnebay are sup
posed to have been lost in the straits Of
Belle Isle. The crews of the vessels ag-
Gresfate in number forty men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

DeAth Of Ruck0 EditOt.
NEW YoKR, May 12.-H- c. Bunner,
editor Of Puck. died yesterday At his homs
In Nutlay. n. J.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
TURKISH Bath l0oni


Baths OF ali kinds, including
Turkish. plain, shampoo. cleo.
tric, sleo.ro-thsrmsl, stc., may
be obtained st the Sanitartum
Bath Rooms, on the flrst door OF
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For Lsdies-From . .. m. to
II m. on week days For Gen.
tlsmen-From 2 p m. to 10 pm.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms will be open from I Q. N.
to IL .. N. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Electro-tkermal
baths may be obtained a. any
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected With bstl
rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
E6TARll6hED 1879.

Samples OF Stone and Photos of
Buildings can be seen at Room 4.
No. IL. Mitchell & Lynde's build
ing. Address:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
QUARRIES,

IL miles from Rock Island on the
g., B. & Q. r. &. Trains Nos.
and 6 will stop and let visitors
Of and on.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue of a mortgage made
by Maggie c. Nixon and her husband, j. r..
Nixon, on the 31st day of October 1883, and
recorded in volume 11S, pages, 115 to 1l9 in
elusive, of the probate record of Jefferson
county, Alabama, to secure certain in
debtedness evinced by two promissory
notes. owing, by said Maggie g. Nixon and
j. T. Nixon, her husband, to e. w. Rucker,
the said e. W. Rucker, mortgage, will sell
at public outcry, on
MONDAY, THE 18th DAY OF JUNE, 1896,
in front of the court house door of said
Jefferson county, Alabama, in Birmingham,
Alabama, during the legal hours of SALE for
cash, the following described real estate,
situated and being in the city of Birming-
ham, in said county Of Jefferson, state of
Alabama, and which, according to the map
and plan of said city, as laid off and num-
bered by the Elyton Land company, is de-
scrbed as follows, to-wit:
Lot No 10, in block No. Sc, situated on the
north side of Fourth avenue, north, between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets.
The said Maggie C. Nixon and her hus-
band, j. #. Nixon, having made default in
the payment of the notes described in said
mortgage the sale will be made to satisfy
the same, as provided in said mortgage.
This, 7th day of May, 1896.
e. w. FUCKER, Mortgage.
Mountjoy & Tominson,
Attorneys for Mortgage. 6-7-td
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
FOR RENT.


No. 1903 Bird avenue; 9-rooms; cheap,
No. 1907 Sth avenue; S25.
No. $40 10Th street, 6-rooms, bath and SER
wants room; $40.
No. 1925 3rd avenue, 5-rooms and servants
rooms $3.50.
No 14OS 9Th avenue, 5-rooms and garden
$780,
FOR SALE.
SIS cash, lot 50x145, on Cedar street.
Woodlawn, lies nice and in good locality;
the lot adjoining cannot be bought for less
than $3.50.
A nice little farm on pike, close in, and
short distance from electric car; about 40
acres; nice house and surroundings; bar
gain can be had for cash.
40 to go acres on Tuscaloosa pike, just
west of Cleveland; electric car line graded
in front; suitable for sub-dividing; nothing
near its equal in all respects offered on the
market VIII sell cheap for cash; fronts
pike 1860 feet.
40 acres just beyond .Jonesyille, on pike.
with spendid spring on it; will sell cheap.
20 acres on pike close to Elyton under
good fence; well, barn and small dwelling;
splendid place for dairy; nothing like 1t on
the market; will sell for small amount
down, balance easy, or very cheap for all
cash.
L. G. PETTYJOHN,
1861 Third avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
$1500-$250 cash, balance at $25 per month, on
18th street. between 10th and 18th avenues,
south.
$500 each-Two nice cottage homes on South
Highlands; well located; terms easy.
S1100-50X100, with Groom house, on 4th ave-
nue., between 18th and 18th streets; $3.50
cash, balance easy; rents for $l4.
$5701-Improvements are worth $1,000 now;
rents for SIS per month; $2500 cash, balance
l, 2 and years.
$300-31a acres in East Woodlawn, in three
blocks of dummy.
s575.-14la acre farm in miles of city.
$6500-A 10-acre farm, with good residence,
near town.
$75OO-Store house worth $4,000.
$200O-1OOx1S1, on 18th avenue, south; finest
lot in town.
s5OO-Fine lot close in this is a snap.
Cali and see what bargains we have in
store house and resident property.
HAGOOD & THOMAS,
2015 LIST Avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
FOR SALE.


$S00-100X140, on Highland dummy, northeast
corner 10th street and Avenue j; nicely
shaded.
$9o0-5O feet, with 4-room house, on End ave-
nue., near 25th street
S1000-6-room house, beautiful shade, fine
well, 22nd street, near Avenue II; rents
for $780, snap.
S25O0-10Ox20O beautiful corner on Highland
avenue.
$10OO-$1OO cash. balance SIS a month; beautl'
full cottage home in 'Woodlawn; conven>
lent to electric cars nice location, etc
$1350-$300 cash, Groom, new cottage on
corner lot; WELL stables, etc; fronting
electric cars, near Fulton station in Wood
lawn; worth investigating.
s5000-100 feet corner 22nd street and 3rd
avenue; this property once sold for $40, 600;
you can get 1t now at a discount of 6la
per cent, and it big bargain; good g.
room house on lot.
$7000-Business property; snap; story brick
in center of city; call and see about this.
$2500-7-room modern cottage, 18th street.
near 9Th avenue.
Telephone "a
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

FOR SALE.
Residence Sth avenue. between 10th and
18th streets, $780,
Lot 75x200, South Highlands, $3.50
Lot 100x200 South Highlands, $780,
Lot 65x225, South Highlands, $500.
Lot 60x140, 18th street, between Avenues
and X $1,000.
Residence S5x19O Avenue G, $2250.
Residence, 10th avenue, south, $2700.
Residence 21st street, north, $5250
Residence. 18th street, between Avenues
/ and j. $4,000.
Residence, 18th street, between Avenues
and X $780,
No. SIS south 18th street, $1,000.
No. 500 south 25th street, $1,000.
No. 1917 9TH avenue north, S2500.
No. 1900 Sth avenue north, $25O0.
w. b. LEEDY & CO..
Telephone No. ~. 11ila North 21st st.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
CHEAP COLUMN
Free 10 Those Wanting Situations.

The State Herald, always friendly to the
needy, will publish free Of charge in It's
Want Columns advertisements for sltua-
tons wanted OF twenty-five words or less
three times.
The charge for other Wants is
l Cent Per Word Each Insertion
almost nominal; and II you want anything I,
an adj In the State Herald Cheap CoinnI,
will bring it. Especially is such the case ID
ROOMS FOR RENT.
BOARDING.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. -
SPECIAL NOTICES -. =
BUSINESS CHANCES. - i
Stolen, sT1RiAYED. E.s-l-ga,s sslg
LOST, FOUND. H kJ =,
SITUATIONS WANTED. - ri ~
WANTED TO TRADE. S,t;&. /
BIDS AND PROPOSALS. II F14H
PROFESSIONAL. sssssiiS $sssi
BARGAINS. ,#yfk Eis4
PARTNERS WANTED. fE.4 S2R}
WANTED TO RENT. n! n s,g5S@s4
WANTED BIDS. f. ~
WANTED TO BUY. IL
WANTED 40 SELL.
INFORMATION WANTED.
HELP WANTED.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

TAI items of social interest will be gladly
noted in these columns If sent to Mrs.
George c. Ball, Nineteenth street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High
lands. Telephone 1851
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Misses Augusta and Lutte Sharpe will
entertain the Nineteenth Century club
this afternoon at o'clock at their home
on Fifth avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Mrs. George H. Rogers left Saturday
for Marietta, Ca, to visit her sister.
Later she will go to Tennessee to spend
the remainder of the summer with rela-
tiyeS
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Mrs. J. B. Head returned Saturday
from a visit of ten days to her friend,
Mrs. L. W. Turpin, near Selma. Mrs.
Head, accompanied by Judge Head, will
go shortly to st. Clair Springs for a
brief stay.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Mrs. Jack @. Cohen win have as her
guests this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock the
members of the Tuesday Whist club.
Mrs. Ralston. now of Dallas, Tex. but
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Miss Bentley of Columbia, Tenn, who
has been for some time the guest of her
sister, Mrs. E. w. Rucker, returned home
yesterday.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Lee C. Brad
ley, accompanied by Mr.. Nat l.. Miller,
left for Charlottesville, Va, to be married
tomorrow wednesday, at noon to Miss
Ella Lyons second daughter of Judge
and Mrs. T. B. Lyons. The marriage will
occur at the beautiful home of the brides
parents.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Miss Rosa Sims, who has been visiting
relatives at Nashville, Tenn, for the past
six months, reached home few days
ago
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

The Treble Clef club will meet this
(Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. N. B. Feagin, Eleventh av-
enue, South Highlands.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

On Saturday evening Mr.. Thomas j.
Watson gave delightful dinner in honor
of Mr.. Lee c. Bradley at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Mayberry, South High
lands The following gentlemen We're
Mr.. Watsons guests: Messrs. Lee c.
Bradley Nat L. Miller, B. M. Allen, Josh
Mears, w. M. Martin, ]. P. Mudd, j. BAR
ley, Frank S. Foster, H. S. Smith, L. A.
Shipman, c. W. Ferguson, A. w. Nelson
and George D. Allison.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Mrs. S. D. Weakley and children re-
turned yesterday afternoon from an ex-
tended visit to st. Clair Springs.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

EXCELSIOR STEAM LAUNDRY-George
A. Blinn & Son, Proprietors 1907 End ave-
nue.. Telephone 222. birmingham. 12-23-tf
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

Rev. DR.. H. M. Wharton of Baltimore
will be in Birmingham on Wednesday,
Uuly l, and has been prevailed upon to
deliver his humorous lecture, 1.-THE Man
i'm the Moon" that evening at the South
side Baptist church. DIR. Wharton is well
known in our city, and has host of
Friends who appreciate and enjoy his rare
pratorical gifts, and in all probability the
Southside Baptist church will not be
large enough to hold the audience which
will be anxious to hear DR.. Wharton's
lecture. There will be no charge for adj
mission at the door and no tickets will be
sold.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23

DIR. D. F. Talley has gone to New o.
leans to attend the marriage OF n
friend, DR.. C. l.. Horton, and Miss Cor
Schrieber of that city. DR.. Talley wi
be best man on the interesting occasion
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-16
Senator Hill.

am Democrat but am not revolution
list. No matter what the prOvOcatiOn, you
canot drive me out of the Democratic party.
That party has survived the attempt of every
section of the country to divide 1t, TO dis
tract il; 1t lives to-day, and hope 1t will
long survive My mission here is to unite,
not to divide. The question which this con-
ventiOn is TO decide is which Is the best posi-
tion to take at this time upon the financial
question. 1t Is not Il question of patriotism.
1t is not a question of courage 1t Is a ques-
tion of business. 1t is n question of finance.
i think that the safest, the best course for
this convention to have pursued, was to take
the first step forward In the great cause of
monetary reform by declarin Gin favor of
International bimetallsm. do GSt think that
we can safely ignore the monetary systems
of other great nations. i know that 1t ap-
peals to the pride of the average American
to say that it matters not what other coun-
tries may do, we can arrange this matter
for ourselves. But | heg to remind you. IL
that suggestion is carried out to its legitimate
conclusion, you might as well do away with
international treaties, you might as well do
away with commercial treaties with other
countries, you might as well do away with
all the provisions In your tariff bills that
have relation to the laws of other countries.
What does this silver platform provide?
Your committee has recommended for adop-
tion q platform which makes the test of
Democratic loyalty TO hang upon single
ratio. and that 16 1. / doubt the wisdom
of having entered into detail. doubt the
propriety of saying that 15Ia or Il Is heresy
and 16 Is the only true Democratic doctrine.
With all due respect, ! think 1t an unwise
step; think 1t an unnecessary step, and |
think 1t will return to plcgue us In the fu-
ture. Another suggestion: What was the
necessity for putting into the platform other
questions which have never been made the
tests Of Democratic loyalty before? Why
we find the disputed question Of the policy
and constitutionality of an income tax. VIII
some one tell me what that clause means in
plo Whpnpypr hafprp in bt ie-
tory of this country has devotion to an in
come tax been made the test of Democratic
loyalty? Never. Another question l think
should have been avoitled is this: What was
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-16

side shall the Democratic party fight? Upon
the side of the idle holders of idle capital, or
upon the side of the struggling masses?
They tell us that the great cities are In
favor of the gold standard. l tell you that
the great cities rest upon these broad and
fertile prairies Burn down your cities and
leave our farms and your cities will spring
ND again as If by magic. But destroy our
farms and the grass will grow In the streets
OF every city in this country. Ny friends
we shall declare that this nation is able to
legislate for its own people on every ques-
ton without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation on earth and upon that
issue we expect to carry every single State
in this Union. 1t is the issue of 1116 over
again. Our ancestors were the 100000 who
had the courage to declare their political
independence Of every other nation upon
earth Shall we, their descendants. when
we have grown to 7O,00O.O00, declare that We
are less Independent than our fOrefathers?
of this people. Therefore we care not upon
what lines the battle is fought. If they say
bimeta lliSm is good but we cannot have it
till some nation helps us. we reply that, in
stead of having a gold standard because En-
gland has. we shall restore bimetalism and
then let England have bmetallsm because
the United States has. If they dare to
come out in the open and defend the gold
standard as good thing, we shall fight them
ducing masses of this nation and the world.
Having behind us the commercial interests
and the laboring interests and all the toiling
masses, we shall answer their demands for
gold standard by saylIa, to them you shall
not press down upon the brow of labor this
crown of thorns. You shall not cruelty man
kind upon cross of gold.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-16
Millct'S BOYhOOd.

Jean Francois Millet. the great ar
fist, was born in the hamlet of Gruchy,
n mere handful of houses which lie in
a valley descending to the sea. not far
from Cherbourg, France. In writing
of his parentage and early influences
in McClure's Magazine, Will III. Low
says that every inch of the ground up
to the cliffs above the sea, in Millet's
country. represented the struggle of
man with nature; and each parcel of
land, every stone in the walls which
kept the earth from being cngulfed in
the floods beneath, bore marks of his
handiwOrk.
Millet was reared by his grandmOth-
er, such being the custom of the coun-
try, the younger wcmen being occu-
pied in the service of the mastering
earth. and the elders. r" '"r"~"'' NV @"
go afeld, bringing up the children born
10 tneir cnliui en, n,o Al. ,u.i. ,.i',...ui
their parents in the neyer-ending Strug.
gle.
This grandmother, Louise JumeliL
WIDOW OF NlcnOlaS MllleI, WIS WOlldu
of great force of character and eX-
tremely devout The most ordinary Oc-
cupation of the da.y was made the sub
ject not Of uttered prayer. for that
would have entailed suspension OF her
ceaseless activity, but of spiritual ex-
ample terscly expressed, which fell
upon the fruitful soil of Millet's young
Imagination, and left such a lasting i'm
preston that to the end of his life his
natural expression was almost Biblical
in character of language.
In his father, whose strongest charac-
teristic was an intense love of nature,
Millet found an unconscious influence
in the direction which his life was to
follow. Millet recalled in after life
that he would show him a blade of
grass or flower, and say, See how
beautiful: how the petals overlap; and
the tree there, how strong and fine it
is"
1t was his father who was attentive
to the youths first efforts, and who en-
couraged him when the decisive step
was to be taken.