The age-herald., 1901-09-08
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THE MURMUR OF THE WORLD.

catch some drop of the libation that is drawn from hearts that are pierced by steel Full many daisy this world around has caught to it's pure petals the life from a brave man gone to sleep the soldiers sleep. But this carnival of flowers In the far land of the sunshine was wondrous fair. Kings were there. princes, great rulers of the earth, and
 women marvellous fair How wonderful 1t all was A long line of vehicles of all
 sorts covered up literally in flowers and thousands of men, women and children in the roadways pelting each other with flowers. I saw one prince at whose
 modest little cornfiower trap were aimed a full thousand bouquets. There seemed
 to be a rainstorm of floral beauty and sweetness in that trysting place of the great and the rich.
 Yet have seen in ten thousand win
 dows of humble Scotch cottages little pots
 with blooms that seem to me to tell sweeter tales than that Feast of Roses at
 Nice. Those flowers of Scotland told of the striving of a humber folk for the higher ideals. There was never yet one of those little Scotch windows that was not kept brightly clean. and in which there were not blossoms of some sort. bright lights in the window to guide My Jamie Hame." What a civilized and civilizing custom it is Behind the crystal glass the flowers, beyond the flowers the pure white chintz curtains, beyond the curtains Marys radiant face and loving
 heartl Flowers have helped to make t,-u of ha fioIa of fa the first country of the world
 No life can be entirely beautiful if there be no flowers to brighten no love to glad den. Maiden and man gather the Wolets along the embowered path and the breezes
 and the birds and the humming bees whisper the melody that reaches their hearts, and in the very intoxication Of joy the flower haunted way.
 It comes back to the story of the roses. my beloved. It comes back to the story of every human heart. O roses, roses. l love
 you so!' THE MURMuRER.  and inaugurated a liberal policy toward the South with reference to recent efforts
 of the people to rid themselves of ignor-
 ant voters in the various States. He is recognized as a safe man, and kindly
 man, who never purposely harmed any
 thing or anybody. He has always been model man in his private life as husband
 and citizen and neighbor. What heart
 but the heart of madman or an insen-
 sate beast would be hard enough to even contemplate a deadly attack on one SC
 gentle, so democratic. so little given to the exercise of powerf
 From the Atlanta Constitution: The nation is shocked at the dastard deed; the hearts of the people bleed for the dis
 tinguished victim; but nowhere is the shock deeper nor the affiiction felt strong CT than in the South. AS the Constitution goes to press the President still lives.
 With his rugged constitution it is prayer fully hoped that he may be spared to know the devotion of the people, and to learn again the lesson so strongly im- pressed upon him during his stay in San Francisco, when his wife lay at deaths door, in which the heart of the nation went out to him. All will hope for the blessing of convalescence. that he may live to fulfill the mission so conhdingly entrusted him by the people