planning for the benefit
of the Republic!

In the remarkable success achieved by Solaris Farm, our hero, Fillmore
Flagg, has realized his highest ambition, his brightest hopes. Relieved
from further responsibility, as general manager, by the last annual
election of the Solaris Farm Company, he has had an opportunity to turn
his attention to organizing companies, for the eight remaining farm
sites. In this work, he has had valuable assistance from the officers
and members of the company. With a view of making Solaris the present
headquarters of the general movement; acting on advice of Fillmore
Flagg, the Solaris Farm Company, has amended its charter, to increase
the membership of the company to one thousand; doubling the capital
stock. Five thousand acres of adjoining lands have been secured, the
farmers from whom they were purchased, coming into the company as
stock-holders. This course seemed necessary and wise, in order to
properly balance the growing industrial and commercial importance of
Solaris. With such a large increase in the number of co-operators, a
surplus of capable young men and women, would be available, from which
to select volunteers, as the nucleus of a corps of experienced officers
for the newly organized farm companies. In this way, Solaris, as the
parent farm, would become very important as the training school, for
teachers that were to supply the wants of such new farms as might grow
out of the general movement.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

THE KINDERGARTEN AT SOLARIS.

Among the important buildings at Solaris, we must consider the large,
well appointed nursery, kindergarten and mothers' club combined. The
mothers' club occupying a handsome wing to the main building. Located
just in the rear of the long row of palace homes, and connected with
them by a long, wide, many-windowed hall, it has proved admirably
adapted to the purpose for which it was built. This beautiful structure,
is environed by a lovely lawn, charmingly variegated with flowers and
shrubbery. It is surrounded on three sides, by a wide, low veranda, only
one step above the lawn. This veranda, except where a broad step
connects it with the lawn, is shut in by a tall balustrade. By this
means unguarded children are prevented from falling. A broad,
overhanging roof, of picturesque design, covers the entire building.
From the interior, many windows coming down to the floor, open on to the
veranda.

The entire floor space, the full