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Hi 2 GOODWIN' S WEEKLY. Hj Would he select a man whoso whole life had Hi been spent In the study of the sciences and clas- Hi sics and who had had no practical contact with B any extensive and varied business and only con- H tact with elegant and accomplished gentlemen? H Senator J. P. Jones expressed the idea per- Hj fectly when he said to Senator Lodge: "I have H' read your books, Lodge, they are beautiful, I H; have heard your speeches, they are fine, but sen- H ator, you don't know a d d thing in the world H' of how a poor man goes to work to make a liv- ing." H When Andrew Jackson was elected president H men were afraid. H They said ho was a rough soldier, an indiffer- H ent lawyer, a horse racer, etc. not at all the H scholar and gentleman needed to occupy the H' White House. M They did not realize the shrewd judgment M needed to compass the tactics and strategy of H the race track; or that the rough soldier would M be just the one to keep his eyes on his country's H enemies; or that a grounding in the law gives H an alert and honest man a clear intuition to m grasp the right in any given case. H Abraham Lincoln had practically no education H in the schools but what other man ever carried H such an equipment of brain and heart into the H presidency as did he? H Mr. Gladstone was a much liner scholar than M Disraeli, but he was a failure as premier, a most H costly mistake, while Disraeli gave England the M most brilliant administration it had enjoyed since H the sceptre fell from the hand of Pitt. M But Gladstone's translation of the Iliad was M marvelous. 1 A president of the United States should not M only be a most sagacious business man but should Hi have an intimate personal knowledge of all the M people of all the states. Unless he has he will fl assume the great office, hedged about uncon- H sciously with a robe of provincialism which he Hj can never divest himself of. M He will, too, be stuffed full of personal the- M orles which a little contact with all the people B would long before have scattered to the winds. H ' A too close adherence to the studies of the H schools, with no mingling in the practical affairs m of life is liable to have the same effect upon a M man that too close inbreeding does upon horses. M It is followed by a lack of steady judgment, im- fM patience of needed restraint, a disposition to fly H the track when the presence is most urgent, irrit- B ability and a desire to take the bit and run away ' just when most is expected. The most essential need to fit boys to be real men, is a training in the simpler lessons of mili tary discipline while yet young. It teaches them discipline and at 'the same time self respect It improves their bearing; it Impresses upon them the obligations of duty, and the obligation that is upon them to do their best in whatever honor able occupation it becomes their duty to fill. It dissipates foolish ideas and fits their minds, their hands and eyes for a life work. George M. Scott AVERY splendid man and citizen was George M. Scott. He was in the limelight for three and sixty years on this coast, and not one re proach attached to his high name. He was a shrewd business man, but all the time "he went about doing good." His sense of justice dominated all his acts. So far as wo know he never held but one office, that of mayor of this city, and in occuping that his only thought was for the good of all the people of this city. It was at a critical period. Following a groove the groove had deepened into a rut; the passions of men had made differences that were baneful to the welfare of all and Mr. Scott's idea was that if justice could be done, the object lesson that would be presented would draw men who had been in many ways estranged together, and awaken in their minds a desire for a closer walk and an improved condition. He succeeded; the intention behind his acts is still bearing fruit the thoughts of earnest men have advanced much faster even than the marvelous material advance of the city. He had the strength to do right and the grace to do right without giving the most prejudiced any just ground for complaint; he could defend a principle without engaging in personal animosi ties, and being so equipped and guided by such motives he was able to perform a work here which not only redounded to his honor then, but lingers a sacred remembrance. His private life was perfect; none of the tur bulence and recklessness of the early boisterous days ever attached to him; his friendships were steadfast as the stars the secret of his life lay in his deep sincerity and truth, and his love for native land and every division of it. He toiled incessantly for almost three score years and then when three score and fifteen years of age, he sought the quiet of Santa Bar bara for a resting place. There for nine years past he has been wait- I Thaisine Wonder M ' H - H A New Remedy for the Safe, Permanent and Posi- H tive Removal of Wrinkles and Facial Blemishes. H t Corrects enlarged pores, tightens and beautifies the skin. Positively H non-injurious and will not harm the most delicate skin. Its effect H is permanent and is caused by chemical action upon the wrinkled H skin and not by mechanical action which alone smoothes the skin H only during the time it is in use. Beneficial results immediately H following application. 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We grieve for him for friendship when tried for years becomes intertwined in one's heart strings; but realize all the time there should be no selfish sorrow for him, for his faith had been absolutely serene for years; he had lived until the hands that he had clasped lovingly here had almost every one been translated and were stretching down in loving welcome to him, and knowing this there should be no tears mingled in our "All Hails! and Farewells!" V 1 The After Sorrow VERY old people recall among their earliest rec ollections, the coming to 'their parents' houses, at stated intervals, swarthy tramps bearing each a dirty paper on which was written a statement that the bearer lost his home and many kindred by an eruption of Mount Vesuvious, and closing with an appeal for help to bring the few remain ing members of his family to the United States. When it was told the little children of a fam ily what the paper said, how they wondered what the eruption of a mountain meant, where it could be and how it could be when the world was so calm and nature wore only smiles. But Vesuvious has extended all over Europe and throughout western Asia now; there are burned cities and dead men in the wake of the cataclysm everywhere and the hearts of the men and women who have survived are under a shadow like that of death. That upheaval will cease after a while and then our people must prepare for another invasion of men bearing cer tificates that they lost all in the fiery upheaval. That will not be the worst of the sorrow; those creatures will eventually merge with our own people, something of the darkness in their blighted hearts will attach to the clear air of our land, something of the rage and grief and despair in their souls will find expression and give an unrest to our own people. If possible they should be received tenderly and given employment, something to occupy their the rex (Just Like Home.) Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. NANCE O'NEIL, The World's unquestioned EMPRESS OP STORMY EMOTION, In A WOMAN'S PAST. A wonderfully powerful screen production that will linger long in every memory. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. WILLIAM S. HART, The Frontier Missionary, in THE DISCIPLE. LIBERTY (The House of Features.) TWO TYPICAL BILLS. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE. BACKED BY THE U. S. N. Chapter 12 of "Neal of the Navy." f Thursday, Friday, Saturday. A BOLT FROM THE SKY. With Miss Jackie Saunders, the Maude Adams of the screen. THE GOD MAN. Chapter 13 of "Neal of the Navy."