The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-23
THE KANSAS SUNFLOWER.
State Chose 1t For Honor and Now
Regrets Action.

Discussion OF particular flowers as
appropriate emblens for the nation
or its respective states is at inter-
walls carried to WEAKNESS and reveals
no end OF aesthetical and symbolic
ineptitude, says the New York
Times. Whenever the discussion is
revived everybody feels both entitled
and called on to put in vote, and
the result is a chaos OF floral and
embrematal confusion little short OF
maddening. If an accepted result is
sometimes reached and a flower pick
ed out and agreed on to be stuck in the
cap OF the commonwealth, it begins
insiduously to get tired Of it and to
yearn with deep but not Immediately
operative desire to mott it even as
bird its feathers. or shed it as serpent
its skin. Thus in past times. which
those may praise who will. Kansas
uDlifted the sunhower as its floral
orifamme. and for a while was proud
OF its bigncss and glory. But that
seems to be changed now. The
building at St. Louis has been so
copious1y plaStcred with representa-
tons OF the flower that reaction
against it has set in. and. thus dis
played. its effect upon the visiting
kanSan has some OF the familiar
physiological effects OF ipccacuanha
Out OF its abundance and lavish null
duplication al air OF vulgarity has
been brcathed on it never dreamed OF
in its towering sun-glded place in
fields or g>~fen. and only possible
to it when transferred TOO abounding
" into a scheme OF decoration
Kansas now very likely wishes.
irSt. that it had not chosen the SUM-
flower to sprawl. brood and blaze
on it heraldry. with no touch OF
modesty in its pretentious display,
and next that it had not allow
ed such Tree use OF it in orna-
menting its fair building. Selections
OF this kind are not made by an au-
thority which may not be challenged
and it's decree reversed. and perhap,
Kansas may get another floral en-
! blem one OF these days. Il wnHid
not be an easy matter to uprO"t aHd
, cast aside the lilies OF France or the
rose OF England or the thistle OF Scot
land or Ireland's beloved Shamrock,
but it is different with TIL casual and
hap-hazard foliations OF yesterday
which poor taste and vulgarity and a
clouded perception OF the AtncSs OF
things have united to stick in places
TO which they do not by any law or
natural affinity belong or aestnctical
propriety belong.
A Fashionable Baby's Long Name.
New York American.
There was water enough. name
enough. fashion enough and money
enough at the christening q Mr..
ana Mrs. Paul Gilbert Thebauds 5
baby boy At least | suppose it was
boy, as the Rev. Henry \ Brann.
OF St. Agnes, who was imported for the
occasion to the White Plains church.
OF St. John, managed to tell the
child that it's name hencefor;h would
be Jules Matthew de Rcchenfemsy
Thcbaud. Moreover, the child be-
haved admirably, which is another
proof that it was not girl. I no
ticed that the parson glanced sur
reptitiously at a memorandum before
committing himself to naming The
baud.
Not only is Baby Thebaud rich in
names. but he is also enormously
wealtly-prospectively in this
worlds goods His mother. before
marriage. was Miss Mathile f. Rey
nal. daughter of the late Mrs. Jules
Reynal. Mrs. Thebaud. who re-
ceived large share Of her mothers
fortune, is niece of Eugene Higgins.
and, OF course. if she survives him,