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The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
GREAT WORKS ARE THE FRUITS OF PERSEVERANCE

mountains are Ieveled and oceans bound
ed by the slender force OF human beings.
Station B. Washington
Our greatest glory is not in never fall
ing, but in rising every rins we fall
Goldsmith. MARTHA n. GARNER.
ll2 Twelfth street northwest.
Stick to your aim; the mongrers hold win
slip.
But only crowbars loose the bulldogs lip.
Small as he looks. the jaw that never
yields
Drags down the believing monarch OF the
helds.-o. W. Holmes.
6S Maryland avenue northeast
Attempt the end. and never stand 20
doubt;
Nothing's so hard but search VIII find It
out.-Herrick. VIOLA l. ALLEN.
Arlington, Va.
''One stitch and then another, and the
longest rent Is mended:
One step and then another, and the long
est task is ended"
Mrs H. D. HUBBARD.
Tbs Wilton.
The following contributions. TO which
should be added those which appeared IN
the daily Optimists column during the
past week, have been selected to receive
honorable mention:
Perseverance is the one rule that will
lead to the hilltops OF life.
HELENA T. DOGGY.
ls' Thirteenth street northeast
ssr-oi1ov,- M MILL - 4t,s ,.tev, 49,, yc-r.
Seek rather the stable things.
Dawns shimmering castle fades with the
sun.
No matter how brightly II CLEANS.
TO the lad OF grit and integrity.
Eager 20 make his way.
Jealous in all that Is just and right.
The world viii not say nay.
There's room at the top for the brightest
and best;
Environs make for naught.
The start-there, get-there, stay-there chap
Is the guy that's generally sought"
@ A. BREWTON.
Perseverance plays the same part IN the
rearing OF the structure. character, that
the great middle class. the common peo-
pie" plays in the building OF a nation Il
is the one element more than ali others
thai insures success. When Rristicracy
becomes degraded and the foundation OF
good government IS threatened, the back
bone OF society, the middle class, stays
the hand that otherwise would mean
death to monarchy and republic alike In
a similar way. when briIliancs and genius
fail and talents seem very small. the
backbone Of character. perseverance,
born OF faith and nurtureG by patience.
stays the hand Of despair. and soul wins
the victory. MARY p DURIsOL
Sa kentueky avenue southeast-
Nay. never faiter; no great deed is done
BY falterers who ask for certainty.
No good is certain, but the steadfast mind
The undivided VIII TO seek the good.
George Eliot.
GEORGIE o, CARR
Yet to this thought hold with hrm per
sistence;
The last result Of wisdom stamps it
true
He only earns his freedom and existence
Who daily conquers them anew.
Goethe.
N. JANE MOOR
8sO G street northwest
Be firm, Irresistible. self-reliant. ener-
getic. Do not let 90: struggle on. Never
stand to doubt. but search necessarily.
Stick 70 your aim. never yield Then be-
hold-victoryi ROBERT r. STEINER
so North Carolina avenue southeast.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Nothing Is Gained by IdIeness or Indifference
The Goal Is Reached Only by Sticking
to Your Task.
PERSEVERANCE," PRIZE WINNERS.

CiceIy CIaude
dprize
Malcolm
of
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Perseverance, is the faithful. continual
energetic adherence TO the line Of duty at
all times, under all circumstances. and In
whatever condition we find ourselves
without regard 10 others opinions or
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
A Thought for You.

I see that bright stars shine when day is
over.
I see that leaves grow gay when birds are
fed;
: know that tho deep SHOWS the earth
may cover.
Dear household fires glow softly, warm
and red.
There is some gain bestowed for every
losing.
Some double boon Of Joy for every pain
Our path may fsirer grow, tho not our
choosing
Remember. flowers blossom after rain.
GRACE TNfnEEN GTsH
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

All that man can do IN this world is
70 live honestly, faithfully, and Loyalty
from day 10 day What the immediate
end viii be neither he nor any one else
knows. He knows only this. that the
highest success crowns those who work
IN the highest spirit and supremest fall
ure confronts those who work IN the
worst spirit No man knows what q day
may bring forth In the way OF opportu-
nifty or az what point the door may be
thrown open which shall be the entrance
70 his great chance for life. The only as
surance that We are not missing the op-
portunity les IN making the most OF
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weaken our energies; II we knew Il was
70 be dark. it would paraiyze our Efforts.
Perseverance, Is the rod that divides seas
OF difficulties and goes before every In
dividual or nation that serves God.
HENSON B. hicks.
OU street. northeast
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Roanoke. Va.

seek We shall, IN some measure. find Al
though failure comes time and again, the
true optimist perseveres 10 the end. Moth
ing that is hard. nothing that bends
mems backs and strains their sinews and
tears their souls and starves them would
ever be brought 70 pass If the optimist
did not have perseverance. He does not
stop at failure because the golden sun
/ Of perseverance IS always shining in his
face, binding his eyes 10 impOssibilities
His motto: a task once begun. never
leave it till it's done" " 7. HANLON.
Tl5 Eleventh street northeast.
Ambition without perseverance would
! be but half equipped in the accomplish
ment Of its object. Those two must go
hand in hand. We plan a result, and
with a brave heart we persevere until
that purpose OF our ambition is fully
realized There are times when oppor-
tunity grasped IN the fash OF a moment
attains success. But those instances are
very rare, and those who persevere in the
accomplishment OF an object generally
| are the ones who succeed. AER
| zG New Jersey avenue northwest.
Attempt the end and never stand 70 doubt,
Nothing so hard but search may find it
out-Herrick- LILLIAN 7. BURKE
G50 G street northwest.
Perseverance, gives power 10 weakness
and opens 10 poverty the worlds wealth.
II spreads fertility over the barren land
scape and bids the choicest fruit and fOw-
ers spring UP and flourish IN the desert
9tode OF thorns and briars.-S. G. Good
rich. NAE H SHAW
III North Carolina avenue.
Men must be decided on what they will
not do, and then they are able TO act
with VigOr in what they ought TO do"
then persevere, nor cast one lingering
look behind. but this one thing do, for
getting those things which are behind
and reaching forth unto those things
which are before, press toward the mark
for the prize Of the high calling Of God
IN Christ Jesus a PILGRIM.
The proudest motto for the young.
Write It in lines Of gold
Upon thy heart, and in thy mind
The stirring words enfold:
And in misfOrtune's dreary hour
Or fortunes prosperous gale,
Twill have holy cheering power:
There's no such word as fall
Mrs B. EDELIN,.
The falling drops at last will wear the
stone.-Lucretius. Mrs N L. Garth
23o c street northwest
/ know no such unquestionable badges
and ensign Of a sovereign mind as that
tenacity Of purpose which through all
changes Of companions. or parties. or for
tune changes, never bates a jOt OF heart
or hope. but wearies out opposition and /
arrives at its pOrt.-Emerson.
GRACE L. DUNN.
1924 Corooran street.
Perseverance is the faithful continual. /
energetic adherence TO the line Of duty at 1
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Perseverance IS a Roman virtue that
wins each gOdlike act. and plucks success
even from the spear-proof crest OF rugged
danger.-HavOrd- Il ". SMITH. D. ..
Station = Box a
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

By gnawing through a dyke. even a rat
may drown nation.-Burke.
DIRCE ZANIER.
La Massachusetts, aFenue northeast;
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

BY constant dripping
drop OF water hollows out a rock
See first that the des.gn Is wise and
just; that ascertained. pursue il reso-
lutely; do not for one repulse forego. the
purpose that you resolved 10 effect -
Shakespeare. N-T- ANNA J. BOGDAHN-
SIS North Carciius venue
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Perseverance Is the keystone Of success
the main characteristic needed 10 bring
results. Il requires strong viii power
and plenty OF the quality termed stick
to-it-iveness." but with definite aim and
high standard. Il wins laurels galore.
Perseverance COnQuers nations. its attain
mepts are beyond limit. Don't let your
diSappOintments and failure in life dis
courage you-be brave. Attempt the
end and never stand In doubt: nothing
is so hard but search viii find Il out"
AAfIE SMITH .
4Oi Eighth street northeast
Many strokes though with a little Ak
Hew down and fell the hardest timbered
oak. Shakespeare.
Perseverance means 70 reach out for
success, In the very face Of danger 10
buckle on the armour OF good intentions
and go forth with strong faith, 70 do
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Pay goodly heed. al ye who read,
And beware Of saying. I can't:
'Tis a cowardly word. and apt 10 lead
To idleness, folly, and want.
Cook.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

things IN the greatest way We can. and
70 sing the sweetest songs. II Is the
trumpet IN the voice OF the future. the
steadfast courage 70 master conditions
Instead Of complaining OF them; % get
the best out OF what we have II is
hopes eternal star. the eye that never
oianches in defeat II means 70 get out
ana Tight and never hide IN the tents. q"
II rests on truth. IN the development and
exercise OF the powers OF the soul: on
nigh Ideals and noble Efforts. and keeps
the heights that the soul has reached"
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
I36 Euclid grrec4
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

every opportunity in treating every day
as II Il were the one eventful dsy OF life
In trying every door as II IL were tie one
entrance 70 the palace. IN doing every
piece or work as y upon our fidelity de-
pended al our future lives. The man who
works IN this spirit may safely leave the
future with God Whatever worldly sue
cess Is worth having he wilI command
Better than AL. he viii he sure Of that
greater success which is expressed IN
character. that sublime health which val
ues one moment as another and makes Us
great In all conditions.
Hiss n DILL CILBRr-
% Ninth street r0r1hesst-
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

FerSeFerances patient, and persistent
the fee OF Eediocrfty and rhe master OF
genius. transcends In Importance tho
mighty factors OF heredity, environment.
and chance.
Perseverance, IN the prosecution of any
line OF endeavor, entailing as Il inevitably
VIII the sure and certain reward OF add
ed efficiency. unfolding as IL must the
wondrous possibilities Of the undeveloped
resources OF the mind. dlspells the dark
ness OF despair and doubt, and BY the
golden light OF opportunity renders clear
IS visible supreme and sweet success
II applied 70 something positively bad.
perseverance is but evidence OF the exist
e1ce OF a force that may be converted 70
the accomplishment OF corresponding
good. and She potency OF this power,
when once recognized and adopted as the
controlling motive IN an Individual life.
secures 70 IT'S possessor the secret OF sue
cessful striving. E W. sHARKEY.
Charleston. S. q
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Strive. yet do not promise
The prize you dream OF today
VIII not race when you think 20 grasp Il
And melt IN your hand away:
Hut another and holier treasure
You would not Peychance disdain.
" IA come when your toll is over
AND pay you for AL your pain.
"A. A. Proctor.
NrS u GLOrZBACE.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

BE thou faithful Is the divine word
OF encouragement for us as We press for
ward day by day. fighting Iffe's battles
with the Perseverance, dauntIess dets--
mination. and courage of the optimistic
spirit Blessed. indeed. is he that perse-
Feresi enoures patiently and chserfziiy
81 that y involves, resists, conQUers-
Blessed" for Il means new strength
new wisdom, new ioy-''the crown OF
lie Nm CLARA z. WILLIAMS.
IM SIKH srvct o01thezst.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

All things must yield 20 Industry and
time. To reach the port We must SAL
sometimes With the wind and sometimes
against IT, but we must sail. and not drift
nor lie az anchor. As in the spiritual
life there tare Tecreations but there are
no holidays That school breaks up bur
once, and the home afterward Is eternal.
Ars. PAULINE JONES
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Perseverance, IN faith, hope. and char
ity. in obeying the Law OF God. in doing
unto Others 80 you would be done bv. Oh
tains temporal blessings- And best OF an
ne who perseveres 10 the end IN being
good and performing good deeds wins a
crown OF eternal glory. NARY / REED.
rs Irving strset
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Attempt the end. and never stand 70
doubt;
Nothing's so hard. but search VIII frd
II OUT ANNIE Z. FORESTER.
IL 8iassachusetts avenue no-theast
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

The falling drops at last will wear the
stone.-Lucretius. Ms. N I. Garth
300 G street northwest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
No More Lincoln Pennies

The treasury department has dis bursed all the new pennies bearing the initials "V. D. B." that it has on hand, or that it proposes to have on hand. Thereby hangs a tale. A new die is to be made before any more Lincoln pennies are struck. But 2S,000,000 had been coined, and these are scattered over the country and cannot be recalled.
 The trouble Is really one of ex-Pres- ident Roosevelt's making. In his i'm pulsive way he induced the late Saint Gaudens to design new gold coins and he put his initials on them, and so when Victor D. Brenner designed the Lincoln pennies he put "V. D. B." on one side of the design. The objec- tionable initials and the fact that the new pennies are so large that they cannot be used in many slot machines have led to a stoppage of the penny coinage in the Philadelphia mint.
 It is said the designer of the Lin con penny will have to be content with a simple "B." when the coin age is renewed A coin artist should not expect more than single initial. The substitution of Lincoln's features for the Indian head of 1864 is not to be changed, and it does not ap- pear that the size of the pennies will be altered to suit any chewing gum slot machine.
 Those who think the price of the Lincoln pennies bearing the three in- itials will go to high figures are plain ly mistaken, for millions of them have been issued Those millions will meet all the demands of coin collectors in many years to come. It Is not case of few coins of certain design. The peoples pockets are we'll filled with them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
New Cotton Mills

Just 100 new cotton mills were con- structed or proposed in the first six months of the present year. North Carolina, as the leader, has 23 to her credit. Massachusetts and Georgia come next with Il each. New Jer- sey is the fourth state with 10 new mills. followed by South Carolina with 3 mills, New York with ', Alabama and Rhode Island with each, Okla homa with 3, Kentucky, Maine, Mis- sissippi, New Hampshire and Texas 2 each, and 1 each in Connecticut, Della ware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. Sixty of the new mills put of 100 are southern mills, and the south Is thus keeping up with the pro- cession in these days of high duties pn cotton goods
 Alabama is, however, tagging behind Georgia and the two Carolinas, and
 
 than in any other state Water DOW ers to produce electricity are demand ed by up-to-date cotton mills. The humber and value of our water pow CTS should be made known, and, above all else. they should be kept out of the hands of the water mower trust
 On July the south had 10,95S,Oo0 spindles, as against 16,50O,o00 spindles in the north. But as England has pver 50,000.000 spindles neither the north nor the south, nor both as a whole, have much to boast of. The spinning of American cotton is still chiefly done in other countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
An Outsiders Observations.

"I can understand the feeling of local | pride, but I cannot make 1t out why the people Of Bessemer, outside of the office
 holding and ofice-seeking class. should be so elamorous for a new county said Henry M. Farrow of Louisville last night
 T spent a few hours in Bessemer day before yesterday and everyone 1 met was worked up to fever heat in favor of the proposed Pettus county. Of course. an outsider like myself should not have much to say, but it does seem a waste of nervous energy and case of misdi- rected zeal for the people of Bessemer to fight the Birmingham end of the coun- ty. They seem to think that if they get new county the county seat will at once assume commercial importance that is not now possible. That is all mistake. Bessemer is only 12 or 1S miles from Birmingham, Alabama's largest city, and her metropolitan center. As coun- ty capital it would still be only 12 or IS miles from Birmingham on the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany's street car lines. Thinly populated counties have small county towns and the smaller the more consequence attaches to the fact that the courthouse is there. But with the larger towns the standing from a commercial or industrial point of view is not affected in the least by con ditons such as I have referred to. Peo- pie 100 miles away from here would never stop to inquire whether Bessemer was in Jefferson county or not It would be a matter of absolute indifference. From all I can learn the effort to induce the legislature to act favorably on the Pettus county bill will come to naught, and it is more than probable that many people who are now fighting for a new county will come to see that their best interest will lie in the direction of Birmingham and not away from 1t. It can be set down as almost certainty that by the census of 1920 Bessemer will be a part of Bir- mingham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
LouiSiana's Surplus Corn Crop

Louisiana has had plenty of rain- falls this year, and she has also had altogether too many boil weevils, and the net result is great corn crop. The New Orleans Times-Democrat claims that the state has today more corn than the farmers of that state can consume, so great has been the substitution of corn for cotton in the weevil-afflicted districts.
 The marketing of this corn is se- curing the attention of the New Or leans board of trade, and that mar ket is getting ready to handle all the corn the Louisiana farmers offer for sale. True, that corn, as Congressman Ransdell says, should be fed to hogs and the hogs sold, but many farmers need quicker returns than that plan ,holds out and those farmers will sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
NEW FASHIONS IN MONEY.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Unappalled by the recent experiments in redesigning the coinage of the country. Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh has been seized with an artistic longing for e more shapely form of paper currency. It is to be hoped that he will proceed with due caution. After recalling what a clamor arose when the American eagle appeared on the gold coins with feathered legs. and the Lincoln cents were embel- llshed with the minute initials of an am- bilious medallist it Is rash innovator who would lightly tamper with the green back.
 large. But what most people complain of is that 1t buys so little. If Secretary MacVeagh would agree to reduce the prices of the necessaries of life at the same time there would probably be no great objection to his reducing the size of the banknotes. But he offers no such inducement He is considering the con- venience of the government, not the needs of the consumer.
 The country already possesses score or so of different kinds of money. Why invent more when, in the light of recent experience, the first issue of the Mac Veagh bills will probably result in de- mand for different design. If Secretary MaoVeagh cannot restrain his love for novelty, why does he not induce Post- master Hitchcock to let him try his hand first on some postage stamps?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
The Greater Birmingham

Before the Greater New York was an accomplished fact a campaign cov- ering a period of more than 10 years was necessary and the Greater Bir- mingham movement, which is about to result in a realization of the King bill. has had anything but plain sailing. But at last the people of Birmingham and the adjoining towns feel fairly well assured that this city will ap- pear in the next census with a popula- ton of 100000 or more instead of only about 65,00O, which is all that the census takers would have found had this special session of the legis- lature failed to act on the proposi- tion. The passage of the Greater Bir- mingham bill in the senate by a large vote is highly gratifying to the ambi- tion of the district, especially since the measure had some strong men oppos- ing it.
 The bill now goes to the Governor, and it becomes interesting to know whether he will sign it as it is or whether he will send it back with ex- ecutiYe amendments. His power in the direction of amendment is thus stated in section 125 of the consti- tuition: If the Governors message proposes amendment, which would re- move his objections, the house to which it is sent may so amend the bill and send it with the Governors message to the other house, which may adopt, but cannot amend said amendment; and both houses concurr- ing in the amendment, the bill shall again be sent to the Governor, and acted on by him as other bills." The two houses can reject a gubernatorial amendment, and pass bill over the Governors head.
 Under this power the Governor may possibly change the Greater Bir- mingham bill passed by the two houses by sweeping majorities. In the lower house only Representative Tarrant voted against the bill, and in the sen ate only Senators Gamble, Hinson Jones, Miller, Moody and Phillips voted against it, while 20 senators voted for it. Any reasonable amend ment from the executive office would, no doubt, be adopted by the two houses, but it is believed that the Gov ernor, after due consideration, will sign the bill practically as it is.
 We must wait, however, day or two longer in order to see what the nature and extent of the greater city Is to be. The pride of the state Is aroused, and that pride calls for a city of 100000 population, which, 1t it is claimed, the bill, as passed, will give us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
REALLY HOTTEST PLACE.

From the Washington Post.
 "There's only one place. to my knowl- edge, that is hotter than Washington" observed Albert c. Neuman of Yuma, Ariz, at the Riggs House. as he mopped his brow and gazed at the melting asphalt in front of the treasury.
 ''No; 1t is not Yuma, which, believe, holds the record for high temperature in the United States. It's hot all right in Yuma, maybe hotter than in Washing ton, but 1t isn't quite so oppressive, and you don't have the heat reflected back into your face from oven-like streets. refer to Monterey, Mexico. That's the hottest spot in the world in the daytime I have seen the thermometer register as high as 12o degrees in the late afternoon It was so hot that the natives who ven- tured on the streets would hug the foot wide shade of the low buildings like lichen clings to tree bark. But here's the funny part of 1t. When the sun sets 1t begins to cool off, and at night 1t is positively necessary to sleep under blankets. The nights are delightfully."- cool. and I pre- sume 1t is because one is able to get a good sleep that it Is possible to live in that climate.
 Tt is a wonderful country. There are only two months in the year in which 1t rains and even at that time a per son can go about without getting wet, for the rain is mist that doesn't pene- trate. There is not day in the year that you can't plant corn with the con- f1dence that you will get crop.
 About the most unpleasant feature of Monterey is the presence of a multitude of beggars. They confront one at every turn with outstretched hands and plain tive looks. Of course, the stranger feels for them. I was walking with a friend when a pitiful-looking woman approached and I tossed her some coins My friend said to me:
 Don't you do anything like that again; that woman is worth s100, ,O0O' A few days later I saw her again. She didn't remember me and asked again for aims. That time I told her that l was poorer than she and asked her to help me. Would you believe that she went down into her pocket and handed me out a coin equivalent to a quarter in American money? Well, she did, -