The work constantly being done by these, and others of more humble attainments, well illustrates the claim of an increasing interest, and gives the lie to the smart assertion that the modern man lives for the present and strives for the future only, and does not care a rap who or what his grandfather was. This same modern, if his ideas should be carried out by his descendants, might be somewhat chagrined could he observe the mental attitude of his great-grandchildren toward himself.