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Little Aid on NNhe S. "

A religious man can re:lve PUT n mIIic
help in regard to his religin on sA ;s prnsb.
streets to-day because etryooos ~ rcrv
ing to and from their NSinesss AID Cod.
little 10 thought of thei church anu neo.
The streets are pure, tt some owes mes That
pie pie Th0, walk spon H 5hR aF5 Ju ids White,
Reyeriv. Mass.
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No Of Soul.

Leanness of soul is the portion Of nun hnt
who has gotten his wealth BY BY fE 4nOa 5 5as
honorable gain il richer than the mighty.
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possible 70 have a variety of different
effects for the one gown. These bodices
are often elaborate affairs of pleats
which are really a part of the gown
itself. On one gown, for instance, the
folds of the bodice are high at the
back, carried up in a point.
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How to Wear the Hat.

Both English and American women
must come to Paris to learn to wear
their hats with distinction. Only Ia
Parisienne understands just how to a.
ways wear correct headgear. Never
does she wear a superbly large and
faring hat laden. with expensive
plumes except she be on grande toll.
cite.
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EVe1ef Embroidery.

Very many of the most beautiful new
cloth gowns are worked in eyelets,
along with other embroidery, in bro.
derie Anglaise fashion.
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No matter how smart a person is, he
is never quite smart enough to realize
that there are others equally smart.
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shows one of cream colored lace oVer
chiffon combined with a full blouse or
pale blue crepe poplin and includes
sleeves of the very latest model. The
trimming also is a novelty and consists
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Always With God.

Never attempt one duty without Sod;
YOU may attempt 10000 with a'M|~
r. Ues.
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five and three-quarter yards twenty
seven inches wide, three and one-half
yards forty-four inches wide, or two
and one-half yards ffty-two inches
wide.
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ew York City.-Deep yokes are
~ generally becoming and just now
are among the most fashionable Of all
models. This very attractive waist
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Family Bibles.


"Do wn still sell tho old fashioned iam-
lily Bible, with pages In 1t for the record
Of births. deaths and marr!ages3 Oh,
yes" said the bookseller, ''but not so
many Of them AZ we once did
'"rhcro arc more Bibles sold now, TAX
ing them all together, than ever before.
and the Bible Is issued now In an almost
endless variety OF forms and styles; but
the demand for II In this particular form
Is now. should say. not more than one-
third what 1t once was.
"sjtilI. ne keep these record Bibles to-
dAy In a dozen styles, ranging IN price
from IS to $50. Tile blank record pages,
these often illuminated. are bound In be-
tween tho two Tcstanents
"These Bibles arc moro likely to be
bought nowadays by country people, and
IT might be by people Of the German race
and by Irish Protestants; all likely to be
gubatan,iai people Of comfortable means;
conservative people who cling still to
time honored customs.
$50 while this old-timc family record
Bible, with pages for tho record Of births,
deatts and marriages, has gore some-
Yhat out Of fashion, and Is not sold to
mo extent 10 which II once WAS. yet II
10 still gold aud tho demand for It Is stu
SyaSidsrpbie,H--c Chicago Chronicle,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Booklover's Magazine.

The Book.lovers' A1agnslne for March
contains III article on Jamestown! by
Clifton Johnson, with seven illustration e,
Other feutures arc as follows: The Two
paclfics. Il Americas Opportunity IN
the East, by Harold Bolce, Will, maps,
diagrams and illustrations from photo
graphs. n. c. e., cartoonlst:A Remark-
uble F'otce III English Politics, with por-
traits and cartoons, BY james Douglas,
Famous rarlsian Artists in Their studios,
with illustrations OF tho studlos OF VIII
liam Adolphe Bougucreau Jean Joseph
lBenjamin-C Constant, Jean leon Gerolne,
Edwin Lord Weeks. Louis Ernest ny ear a. !.
rias and Emmanuel Fremiet. -Four n ota-
BID pictures, reproductions In color. Tho
Ola Guard Of New England: Their OUT
look on twentieth Century Problems. by
George Perry Morris. Hateful Presiden-
.tfal Conventions. bygJoseph M. Rogers'
+ The Division Of the Democratic aa rarly.
cu,l Power, 1880; with portraits and car
toons. whatsoever Woman soweth,
d story by,S Arna Mcclure sholl. Tho nc
Best New Things from the World Of u
Print illustrated. Mir
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Harper's Magazine.

Aarper,s Nlaeanzlne for march, opens
with .Beglnnngs OF American Diploma
Cyl" by Dr., John Bassett Moore.
A group of new Hawthorne letters IS
horne, writing from England, tells or
tia sensation whicl, Longfellow's "lIiawa-
tina created in England. expresses Expresses his
high opinion Of tho poem. Ohiyesh,. an
educated Sioux Indian. tells Of his impress
slors of Eastern civilizations.
Mr. G. j. Post. who is travelling throuGh
unknown South America. for iarpers
Maganzne. writes in the March number
OF II dangerous ride through the noun
Dr.. Henry Smith Williams has an article
on 1.-THE History of the Alphabet"
THE Sphynx," an interesting story be-
ss Sna rSer sen nrs npes
stories and poems and tho departments
ars up to tho usual standard
Scribner's Magazine.
scrlbner's Magazine for March opens
with an account of a little known, but
very fruitful eXpeditionone of those
brave adventures which had so much to
do with the development of this continent.
1t Is called 1.-THE Search for the Western
Sea" and gives dramatically an account
of the twenty years Of effort on the part
of the persistent M, de la Veyendrye in
his attempt 10 reach the tabled ocean.
whose narrow waters were supposed to
lie between tho Valley of the Great
Fork River and the empire of China.
Mrs. George Bancron's Letters picture
with great vivacity the court lie In
Lordon moro than fifty years ago, The
art feature OF the number Is a series Of
elaborate pictures in tint. by Howard
Chandler Christy. giving various phases
Of ''Musc and Life The fiction OF the
number is varied. Robert Grants great
| serial "'rlle Undercurrent," describes tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
When Love Is Love.
;. ~ ,rl,n Reconsideration:

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sfr,-Every lover of books In Virginia
should have pride in the literary fame
that some Of the clever women OF our
state are achieving IN the republic OF
letters And Of late that pride has been zee
heightened, or deepened by cert1'n N'''
known contributions to literature
Among the most notable PUBLICATIONS Z re- e
Gently given us Is the novel BY KAYE LaEs
ley EoSe WhGse Ills efa by the Neae
Publishing Company OF washington anu
sSSss SfaR ~ aers sR & ts SsRy
bornd in luTender-c olored cloth an IS
printed In clear type, and. therefore com
1nends itself to the eye and aestnetlc taste
The he c I writer has given US g fresh;
clean. wholesome story, IL which !, ! no Nc
a Maoqsn are ts vertiabe people, living in the
activities Of our present csvlliza.t.on in1
breathing tho atmosphiere OF the .we ra not
numerous. No one Is Introduced for sta. 9
effect simply. Each has his part TO play.
ana inyeI " t hnrI Blot y os'e's'al :
The plot itself Is not strained; IlS
development nowhere shocks the logical
sense Its progress is a natural. ration
al sequence towards an inevitaoie eng; /, !
story lie tho old principles of love and
honor in apparent conflict, and the sa a..
credness of ancient traditions of duty
confronting modern Interpretations OF
right. If one We're In need Of literary
prlpagandlst with which to assail the
great social evil Of divorce, lie could do
no better than to use this healthfu| Story.
It stands for the permanency of marriage.
tho sanctlty OF home, the sacredncss OF
vows and the pureneSs Of love. The tragic
wreck Of ono beautiful woman's lie
ten of p,rse,pride. but serve to emphasize
tho bpauty and dignity OF true woman
hood by the strong light Of contrast.
When Love Is Love" Is a mos.l,r COM
posed OF beautiful descriptions OF nature.
o. portraits. or beautiful women md
of pottrayals of sunny optimism that
rclleshes like wine The gifted wrl,nl mas
done her work With consummate skill.
WILLIAM II. EVANS.
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POETRY AS SHE Is
SOMETIMES WROTE
1irna,1s Of a Democrat.

Def1onrnts ali, vouclisafe to hear
kfpana q one to ys Wei, p II to poad,
And come back 10 tiie o''r'''''o y
with heavy heart. lo would hemoam -
Tho fact. that we've 60 careless groWhi
LunH ol'p this, wu slloulu ihxIS lchil'e u
Not to leave u stone unlurneu'
Let's profit bv the rabbits s,s, faii 9, ,+o
N liIct o ih ttneewws sdI 5 blHVi los. te ase
Becatise the tortoise kept III, his pace.
ttlin nIIEe pe' t t1 Is not 50 slow,
SoiHifN thn 1aHrcls NO hopo to witt. *,
We must press forward when.w begin.
But saader still shall he tell it7
On if,s sIirI" II \ ttei. pcller! i
Yet ,lauseoiis drugs arc sometimes best
10 give the tossing patient rest.
70 30 explicit, brief and bold, IN.
iris true tho metals, white and yellow.
II rightly used viii help Yellow.
But diverted iron, their channel
They I, swycep us down tho stream o. scan
twas thus. when there syas 10 i, retreat an
How out Of line with , commont , sense
10 Keep apart. as doth ., a n ivn
Parties split by II golden Wedge.
IA house divided cannot stand
Have we not foes to tight, my brother?
why. then, fight wo one ahothcrf
Hear these words, by tho wise man
IA t ihGeefld cord Is not easily broken"
Dstmad dva Gei H ws ALL a
IS ~GS'I>sS>1 ''>ss 4 u. M. D.
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Pearston's Magazine.

Some Of the prominent features Of
Penrson's for March are: Indian Fights
and Fighters: The Tragedy Of fort PM
Kearney, by Cyrus Townsend BrauS,
The King and Queen Of smugglers--A
Girl Commands the Ship, by HalllWell
sutcllffe. Bird Babies, by Jerrard Grant
Aller and Leonard Buttress. Dan Grim
Minis. Boss-A Story, by Arthur Hcntlri lex
vendenberg. illustrated BY Charles Gru n,
wald Modern Methods Of "Tlnance''
Example III-The Asphalt Trust Catas-
trophe, BY Henry George, Jr. When the
Revolution Camo to San Sebastlan =;
story, by Frank Lille Pollock. Ills
.TIighness, Yoshlhito, Grown Price Of
japan, by Florence Eldrldge, illustrated
with photographs. 8 @ * s,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
a PEEP UNDER THE COVERS
OF SOME BOOKS OF THE DAY

uotl,ing.out bali Of the leading youiis
ton. III iiThe Descent Of Man" depicts
with humor college uclentlst who be-.
caiiie d popular author The author ol
s''Isltchen Eketchea,' Mrs. Gilman has
al new series called Home sketcles, q
Ill which the game characters rchppearlt,
The Illustrations iii tint are " Jessie ss4sl
Wilcox Smith. There Is another tireA
nuns story, Private Morphy's Ro-
nance byiII. il. o Higgins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
I a Farmers soliloauy..

q Der r''t this beak earth; G.,
Tho tho sun Shines bright, the cold
5 gen round tho hearth.
The snowbra enlrps ~ np9n the hee priar'
5OrScrowlng Of lusty cock
or a little new born lninb n-blnting.
Or boy upon the pond a-skatinE,
with frozen head.
Is wait until tho spell Is through
BY nreside bright, 4.
tn sprngte comes to SOW ,T,S our graini;
ll a dcvilsh sight.
My ~, s oS a. Ss las ESp rs pp ns Thot
Ana ~ p sssis us ny' they cannot be found,
The last ono's track to town was bound
Some years ago.
The strapping youth who worried SO 9, we'll,
Where he has gone is hard to tell, n
And And he'll eli DO o coming back he'll bent
TO run the plow,
So WITH labor and tho "chlllun'' gone,
And no one left to hoo the corn.
%I What must we do? 5is5
wish some dear, kind city Jay,
Who has the stuff to throw away, ID
at Would SEQ us through.
AS for ages It's been plainly shown @
That country Is the main backbone
$5 OF frames in town; sSs
Since Sine ' nj tic il youth tii forsook the pow
She'll hold her own.
And ''whar'''' Is that 1ovial monthly Goat"
'pon which, we farmers used to "doat,"
And always .,,go -, f
with little cash we had to spare
It Is no more.
Yes, then we'd meet upon the ground
And swap a horse or trade COW.
E Or tell about tho latest row
M Or scandals rare. &l
But politics has changed the Scene
That used TO be about the green
And nd we Sn must Simply bow our head
And moan about the times that's fled
:. In meek submission
There is a place within those city walls
THAT money comes upon the calls
They name the '"Chanse;
Where products aof the hoe and nlow
Are 4hutchered like the farmer GOV, .e'''' ialN
And there are things they call the stocks.
z Not like our own, but merely mocKs-
That h1us d drive 'em now around the
Where they have little room to range,
With all their prattle.
! Well, I must stop a;thInking now
4 And 70 and see about the ploW
That's laid away,
A II, i'm a a z.
And get ready when tho snowflakes 80
TO make some hay. r,
Louisa, Va. Feb Goth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
How "The Deliverance' Was
Written.

Glow do you plan your stories?' asked
a New York Newspaper man OF Miss
Ellen Glasgow, the author Of The De-
liverancc,' the notable novel Of the year.
II get the central figure IN my mind, e
she said, "and then build around 1T the
chief dramatic Incident Of the story.
Having conceived that. work out the
rest OF the novel; 1t Is like WORKING
down from the climax. In the case OF
'rhs Dclverancc,' the first character
that 7 had in mind was that of Christie
pher Blake, and the first incident thac
developed in tho story was the one In
which he gives himself up to the authors
ties as the supposed murderer OF FLETCHER
But when sat down to wr1to the first
chapter had tho whole story planned,
and had even tho words OF many chap
tcrs already in my mind.
Miss Glasgow has written all her novels
in her den in the Glasgow homo at Rich
mond. Va. She always locks hersef IN
this room to avoid interruption. She be-
gan "rhe Delverance" two years ago,
immediately after the publication OF THE
battle-ground and she worked at It
steadily with the exception OF three
months spent abroad last summer.
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si
And; OH, what lovely music, tout thers3
cniio from ovory lurk. II. ft III .{
1,hcy seemed to DO III kin to me- ana
& Ill OF liz were brothers, 4,
and nil 5tle iittle boys tlief had the
5 sweetest kind Of t,iothors. ID
1'iis sermons came In tender tohe. telling
Of lesta's love, 7,
And how We ought to llYe and long for
that btlgltt llnino above, .
MY inosthe,.s dead )! ny, Y Elafidtna TOO
And sooil intist Join my dear oiles In tho
Shepherd 9 upper fold.
And so, my friends let's try to hays a
church tfout ID row, al }. 4, n IN h.
And, when wo 30 to meetings, let's get
on DIR knees and bow. s
And asia the, lord to give us hearts so
very fun Of love i} .5i "a
That wei he 1T to 90 to Him In that
jSa "a &c IN ID. sC.S|vAuGIIAN.
" ctrnnor =. o. Va, Feb. 18th. 1901. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

tiyes 1t Is Just the other way about. Ths
ordinary congressional costume is a long
and very loose frock coat a low-out
waIst-coat, a turned-downed collar,
white bow and a derby or felt hat, AT
first glance you might easily take Con-
gress for an assembly OF dissenting lpln-
isters.--II London Daily Chr onlols.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
~, Z Church Row.

The CnuICll NOW' SlE
rhcre's n mighty fuss agoing on IN our
church, they say; a ,,,tcbes at
And tho preacher rares ana pllcHes -
1N''u the the mneeting every, day. IL o,,os
ITo Shakes his list and bares his eyes
and makes a mighty noise. ,,o,,o,vs
And holoes at the ln e1i L Loi' i''u
at tho hoys.
He tolls them they are going to the the
warmest climate sure ,na
That goodness they are -, rere - ''s
ara sinking more and nloIe; .,Ia
rho nnor things sit in mute despair, afraid
For fear they'll see the Judgment day
4. como blazing IN the SKIES
It pears to ma this wern't the way the
old ones used to do. ,,,,o
My mother was q member; my lsrahol''a'
,,se she TO vas 70 t With them to church. and
And watch tic people az they came 10
Till tho dear old house,
The preacher'd smile and walk around.
and siaka hands with my ma, :,
And ask her how she felt to-day. and
how she left my pa p,ddv checks and
And t shsn w hsa ! pa tine a Bo yuu's '
And say Know you are. my dear, your
mothers greatest JOY,
DO what Size tells you; love her. too, and
help her all you can, az
And some day you Will be, my boy, the
right Kind OF q man. ~
My heart would beat go mighty fast' pul
Because he seemed SO mighty kind IN
everything lle sala'
I watched hin, az he walked up IN the
And noticed now he bowed down there
tho Father to beseect, !.
And such tender prayer he PRAYED; "
seemed that heaY Ysa YES Hs ~ 4 there
in his eyes a tear
And Then he gave the hymns to SING and
all the people SUNG, AZ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
The World To-day.

Leading articles In Tho World To-
day. for March include: 4
The Chicago Art Institute Qlustratetp,
will II. Low; Art Education dllustrated),
w. NJ. r.. French; Will Roosevelt Share
the Fate of Arthur? Charles NJ Harvey;
.The British Expedition to Tibet, W..
Stead Respect Thine Enemy: The Co.
lo,nbian Soldier as u Fighter Qllus-
trated), Charles NJ. Dobson; The Labor
Truce in New York with portrniO Will
liam English Walling; Some Pioneer
Park Builders illustrated, Mrs. Herman
j. Hall; Impressions Of the Far East
III. The Old and New India illustrated,
Charles Cuthbert Hall: The Machine or.
4 Machine? Francis W. Parkerss Auto.
MODELLING Over Country Roads dllus-
tratcd), John Farson; Prohibition IN
Maino, Joseph II. Manley; The Great
River: 1.-THE French on the Upper
mississippi Qllustrnted), Reuben G..
Thwaites; London's New Cathedral and
Its Archbishop with portr;ib, Our Lon
don Correspondent; Pergamon; q For-
gotten city Qllustratcd). Arthur N. FAR.
banks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
A Message From the Dead.

= I,
4 Ind a message from the dead to-day,
1T came In letter I'd laid away s.
Wllengl life and tho future seemed for mo
AMI could wish or ask 1t to be,
With naught Of care or2sorrow to blight.
The hours as they passed from morn
till night, ,t ,
# told in rhyme With ioy i, 3; retrh,
When heart seeks heart as bird seeks
And ii listens ems to the song that seals its
Then my ny heart, like dove, Just learning
noho 81, ~ words: = love your love
The scenes Of the past that had faded
The letter brought back as on canvas
Clearer and clearer the pictures grew,
AS hand Of artist was lin nlng anew:
The dust thatati time had accu1nulat q ueeI
The brush memory Yields swept IN q
heap.
i saw a young girl Of complexion clear,
with gold'n brown hair and a sii IL
$3 shap'd ear: Il ~. IL
B S[ae ey W'er that at sparkid though they
sometimes cried, l.,
And a & hand that many had sought IN
1,r,1l tic letter came with its loving re-
frain.
The spring ! came back as It was that
When the letter came In the month OF
I could smell the yellow jassamine's
That u swestiend tho air with It's rich per-
While the theadronc OF bees 7 could plainly
AS they hey, drew their honey from flowers 'e'.
near. I,
I saw the forest in its ,garb Of green, =,
With the hawthorne blossoms eleaA''tis
And Ie hsard 4 knocking Bird initiate
The songs another bird sung to ms maze e;
While the WOODLANDS notes oorhe ot
the breeze +naas
Game floating down lie VISTA OF OF .iees'
I felt the thrill Of my lovers hang lid
AS he press d on my finger q plain so'o
while a' Whispering in tones I loved to
or wedding bells that were pending, ne near:
Nor dreaming that death had already
rhe tnifins Of bells to tell his age!
with folded hands and head bowed ION
foIiowed the llenrse as 1t Travelled SLOW,
rnking nv love and my heart where tney
r1ean purS the ,e earth high on my heart and
his head: ro
leaving my soul in the depths OF despair
Now I'm standing on the brink Of the
n,,,a s or s.r Of which I've often dreamd;
= ne hea 9. he sweep or water as 1t PUSHES py.
And the dip Of the oar as the boat uta" :
nigh as5 ,th.r shore.
TO take mo across to the other rr sat' n me
once more. ,1,ro,ront Redd.
IL, 1ral,t 04th.t--- .-. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

"The Adventures of Elizabeth IN Ru-s
gen., BY the author Of elizabeth and
Fer German Gardcr," describes in a
most entertaining manner driving trip
around an Island OF the Baltic. with
amusing descriptions of an odd little
German watering place and seer observa-
lions on men and manners.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Parliamentarians.

There is ono point about the House Of
Commons that strikes IN occasional yls-
itor arrosh every session, and that Is the
well-groomed appearance of the members,
Taking II all in all, the House Ia probably
tho best-dressed assembly IN the world.
III the American House at Representa-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
The Husband and the Pocketbook Again.

Union Co., N. G.

Dear Aunt Jennie The pocket book subject is
getting to be quite interesting. And as there are
always two sides to every thing, we should con-
slider both. So let's not lay all the blame of our
thin pocketbooks to the man we call husband, for
if we have married a real husband, and he has
married a real wife, there will be very little trou-
BILE about the pocketbook.
If a husband sees that his wife does not spend
his money foolishly, and is doing her duty to help
him and to save his earnings, and the little she
spends is for something worth buying, and not for
something which adds neither comfort, pleasure
nor attraction to self nor home, then a husband
will not refuse her calls with a bluff and a door
slam. We, ourselves should not like to have the
least mite of our little earnings spent, not having
an idea how or where it goes.
There are. women who would spend enough to
live comfortably on, but let one try to give some
account for it, and it can't be found. When the
husband has finished his years work he stops to
see what he has spent and what he has on hand,
and then is when he realizes what kind of wife
he has.
1t is impossible to make a husband out of every
man, but as a general thing the wife makes the
husband. If a woman marries a man worthy to be
honored as husband and father, she can be so
kind, so LOVING. SO agreeable, SO economical, she
can make home a place SO enjoyable with her own
chserfulness, that husband is always willing to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
City Life vs.. Country Life.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-This subject, Country
Life and City Life" has often been discussed, but
/ do not think that everything has been gotten out
of it, because the city folks contend that city life
is most comfortable and country folks prefer the
country. But dealing impartially with the sub
ject, I think country life best. Of course, in the
city you are in close contact with the markets;
you are close to church; you are in hearing dis
lance of the school bell, and in these conditions
city folk have the advantage of country folk. But
the city boy or girl has greater temptations to
shun than the country lad. There is where fashion
rules, where all manner of vice and corruption
abound, The country boy has a greater chance
to found the true principles of manhood.
Of course the schools are not as convenient as
in the city, but did you not know that there was
such a thing as having everything too convenient?
l have in view a young man who was always able
to go to school, and never had to work any, not