Even then I would not turn a longing eye

To the calm waters in the vale below; But stretched my arms out to the height of snow That lay beyond me, closer to the sky.

II.

To me, as I lay moaning on the grass

That clothed the hollow where my feet were stayed, There came the silver voice of one who said: "Be still. This woe will pass.

"Success is not the surest path to fame,

Although the happiest; and I can count Myriads of mortals who have sought to mount And fallen back, yet made themselves a name.

"Once there were giants of the sons of men

Who sought to scale Olympus, but Jove hurled His thunderbolt; and still through all the world The story goes, and shall be told again.

"The Grecian minstrel from infernal shade,

Failed to bring back the wife he loved so well: But would we now the ancient story tell If his attempt had been by joy repaid?

"Æneas could not save his Troy beloved,

And Carthage painted on her temple wall Hector's defeat and Priam's dreadful fall, In every clime the effort was approved.

"All who have fallen ere the fight was done;

All who have died with great deeds half-achieved, Have failed in one sense, and o'er failure grieved; But all the glory of the deed was won."

III.

There was a pause, and I made further moan
That further comfort might my sad heart bless;
"Why leave the quiet vale of happiness
And climb up here, to find defeat alone?"

"Hath thy heart failed thee?" said the voice again, "O base and weak! to grieve for what is past:

There is no crown reserved for him at last Who makes the trial and regrets the pain.

"The coward, ere he meets the coming foe, Sinks, victim of his own ignoble fear;

No patriots weep for him, but o'er the bier Of one who falls beneath the well-met blow.

“Think you the martyrs who have died in vain
And known their holy purpose unachieved,
At the last moment in their souls have grieved
Over their toil, and tears, and useless pain?

"Not so.

Great souls work greatly, and they hate All looking back. They keep their end in view; And if the deed is more than they can do, Their best is done. This makes a failure great."

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He

HENRY W. GRADY, of Georgia, lately deceased, was an eminently successful editor and public speaker. He was a native of the South, and soon after the close of the war he decided to become an editor, and formed a deliberate determination to win distinction in that profession. But the South was poor, and he went to New York in search of success. had but very little money with him and after registering at the Astor House he went over to the Herald office to look for work. Thomas B. Connery, late secretary of legation to Mexico, was then managing editor. He received the youthful Georgian with his usual urbanity. The conversation turned upon the political situation of Georgia. Grady laid bare the inside of Georgia politics. It was so entertaining that Connery invited him to write an article upon it, and the invitation was promptly accepted.

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This work is an additional volume of the International Educational Series, edited by Dr W. T. Harris. It consists of a series of discussions on the following topics:

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PUBLISHERS' NOTE.

Of course you are going to St. Paul this summer to the meeting of the National Educational Association? The great Northwest has extended a hearty invitation and looks for a large attendance. It is the place of all places for spending a pleasant summer, as the many Southerners who visit that country every summer can attest. Nashville alone sends many large parties to spend a glorious holiday in that country of beautiful lakes-the Killarney of America. You must remember, too that the cheap rates of railroad fare are not reserved for teachers alone, but that any one can avail himself of the inducements offered. The teacher, the lawyer the, merchant, the farmer, all can go. If you make up your mind to go, the next thing is, what route? If you are from Savannah. Charleston, Augusta. Macon, Atlanta, New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, Florence, Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Columbia, Pulaski, Lebanon and the tributary territory you will want to come to Nashville and take your start there and go on by the Evansville Route." You can leave at 8 P. M. and be in Chicago by the following morning without change of cars. In addition to this fast train a solid through train leaves Nashville at 11: 10 A. M. and will bring you to Chicago early the next morning.

Read the advertisment of this great route published on another page and write W. B. Hallsted, Southeastern Passenger Agent, Nashville, Tenn, for other information.

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The Creat Below we give a synopsis of the railroad Association. arrangements for the great meeting to be held in the Northwest in July of this year-the National Educational Association, at St. Paul, Minn., July 4th to 11th.

Lowest Rates We deem it important to state at the outFor All. set that the reduced rates for both occasions will be open to the public generally, and not restricted to the members of the Association; and that as there will be many among the thousands from the South taking advantage of the rates who have not before visited the Northwest, it will be well to call attention to the most direct route from Western Indiana, Eastern Illinois, Central and Western Kentucky and Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida"The Evansville Route."

Nashville the Cateway Nashville, Tenn., is recognized of the South. as the gateway from the great South to the Northwest. Between Nashville and Chicago "The Evansville Route" operates a through car line, with fast trains, twice daily; it is the only through car line to Chicago from south of the Ohio River and east of the Tennessee River and the western boundary of Alabama. From that territory through cars may be run to Chicago for these occasions by less direct routes, but the returning trip should be considered. "The Evansville Route" is the only one which offers through car service from Chicago to points south of the Ohio River at all times. Passengers by this route, and this only, are sure of through cars whenever they may return.

Advantages of The advantages of the route via The Evansville Route. Chicago to the Northwest will be immediately realized when one considers that there are six trunk lines from Chicago to St. Paul. With their numerous trains, fast time and vast resources, a great and unusual volume of travel can be accommodated as it could through no other gateway; this is manifest and conceded by all. "The Evansville Route" will permit, and requests, all railroads in the South to sell through round-trip tickets over its lines at the agreed excursion rates, and will receive, to be hauled to Chicago, any through cars to be started from any point in the South. In the case of any chartered cars, arrangements can be made for running them through to St. Paul or Milwaukee.

Rates of The general prevailing rates from all points will Fare. be slightly more than one lowest first-class fare for the round trip (half rates). The rule will be $2 over one fare.

may begin and close the sale a day or so earlier, by reason of the greater distance. Tickets will be good for return passage until September 30, 1890, but cannot be used for return passage before July 11th, nor until they have been stamped by some designated official of the St. Paul Local Committee; an office for so stamping the tickets will be maintained during the time the tickets can be used for returning passage. The return trip must begin on the day the ticket is stamped at St. Paul for return passage, and it will then be good for a continuous passage through to the point at which it was sold.

Plenty of Time for

It will be observed that the tickets are good to return from St Paul at any time. Excursions. from July 11th to September 30th, thus allowing nearly twelve weeks for stay in St. Paul and for trips. to points beyond. Excursion rates will be made to points of interest beyond there, even as far as the Pacific coast. Full information relative to these excursions can be had of Mr. George H. Hazzard, Chairman Transportation Committee, St. Paul. Mr. L J. Dobner, at St. Paul, as Chairman of the Entertainment Committee, will furnish information regarding hotel accommodations, and Mr. B. F. Wright, Chairman Bulletin Committee, at St. Paul, or Mr. S. Sherwin, Secretary St. Paul Executive Committee, may be addressed for general information.

Some Suggestive Facts.

Please notice that these low rates are open to all; that this route is the natural point of departure from Nashville and the great central South for the city of Chicago and the Northwest; that our through car system is splendidly equipped, complete, and is a permanent, not an excursion, feature of this road; that our fast time and unexcelled service are sure to give you satisfaction If parties anywhere in the South, intending to avail themselves of the low rates, desire our representatives to call upon them and give further information regarding arrangements and facilities, they should address W. B. Hallsted, Southeastern Passenger Agent, Evansville Route, Nashville, Tenn., or letters of inquiry may be addressed to the undersigned. G. J. GRAMMER. WM. HILL,

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