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VERMONT WATCHMAN &
STATB JOUliNAL. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 18J)7.
3
POLITICAL,
COMMISSIONKIt BUTTEItWOltTH hn3
not lost any timo in bcgiuning tho
noctlcil work of rnislng tho staudard of
prnctlcu boforo tho United Statea Pa
tont Ofllce. Eight attorncya havo rc
contly bcon dlsbarrcd frotu practlco bo
foro that oillco for not contluctlng thoir
buainess undor houorablo mothoda, and
tho Washington llrni of John Woddor
burn & Co., has beon ordorcd to ahow
cauBO why it should not bo dlsbnrrod
for having mado "fraudulcnt, dccop
tlvo and inipropor soarchcs, with in
tcnt to dofrnud nnd tho rcsult of dc
frnudlng clIontB, to thoir injury; nnd
wrong doing, to tho ecnndnl nnd re
pronch of tho pntcnt ofllcc, nnd con
trnry to cquily nnd good ruorals," nnd
for othcr causcs.
Ceiitain gontlemon, notably, Mr.
Clnus Spreckela, tho California sugar
king, hnvo becn exprcsslng moro con
fldonco in tho rojection of tho trcaty
for tho annexation of Hawaii, to which
thoynro vlolently oppoacd, than thoro
is nnything in eight to justify. Uut
thoro is a reneou for thoir confldcuco,
as will bo fully nppnrent boforo Con
gresa mcots next winter. It lics in tho
manipulation of a big corruption fund
to crcato a public ecntimcnt agninat
tho trcaty with tho hopo tbat enough
Scnatora can bo influenccd to prcvcnt
tho neceasary two-thirds voto boing ob
taincd for ratification of tho trcaty.
And all of thia corruption fund will not
como from American augar mcn. A
consldorablo portion of it will como
from tho accrct fund of Europcan gov
ernmcnts. Thero aro at leaet two
Europoan nationa which arc moro in
tercatod in tho failuro of tho trcaty than
Jnpan ia. But boing smarter than tho
Japa, they havo not protcstcd and will
not protcst agninat tho treaty, but will
try to accompliah ita defeat by tho uso
of money, juat as they havo beforo
tricd, and aomotimca auccecdcd in in
fiuencing tho courso of tho Unitcd
Statea. It ia rcally a grcat pity that
thia acbemo could not bo headed of! by
tho ratification of tho trcaty by tho
Scnato at thia sesaion, but it ia known
that tho opponcnta of tho trcaty would
not allow a voto to bo taken on tho
treaty at thia acssion, evon if it wero
poaaiblo to koep a quorum of tho Scn
ato in Washington for any conaiderablo
timo aftcr tho tariff bill haa bccn passed.
Wliy not n Protectorntc.
Why ia annexation neceesary to
safeguard American interesta to Ha
waii? Why would not a protectorate
sufflcc?
Thcao questions, aaked in enliro
good faitb, deserve an nnswer. An
nexation is necoBBary bccauso a pro
tectorate has becn tricd and hna failed.
Tho Unitcd Statcs haa cxerciacd a vir
tual protectorato over Hawaii for more
than flfty yeara. Away back in 1842
Preaident Tyler in a mea9ago to tho
Scnato gavo formal notico that tho
United Statea would reaont tho at
tempt of any foreign Power to tako
poaaeasion of or to colonizo Hawaii.
From that day to tho pre&ent, thia haa
bcen tho declarcd attitudeof thc Amer
ican Government. Prcsidcnt Tyler'a
warning wa8 reiterated by Danicl Web
ster as Secretary of Stato in 1851,
and later by Secretaries Marcy, Sew
ard, Fiah and Blainc. And yot all
theao avowala that Hawaii waa within
our " aphero of inlluenco " and a dopen
dcncy of tho United Statcs havo not
aufJlced to maintain tho pcaco and in
dopendonco of tho i&lands.
In 1843 . Hawaii waa forcibly aeized
by n Britiah frigate, whoao captain,
however, acted without instructions.
In 1840 a French ndmiral took poasea
sion of thc islanda, and hcld thom for a
f ow montha. Two yenrs lnter a French
naval forco threatened Honolulu and
would havo doatroyed it if Webster had
not aent ono of hia thundorbolt commu-
nicatlona to tho Paria Government.
During our War of tho llcbollion Ha-
wail waa agam mcnacod by Grcat Brit
ain in n manner which causcd Preai
aent ijincoin anu nis auviaers grnvc
concern.
Tho difllculty waa that a protectorato
cavo ua no power to prenare defencea
to protect Hawaii ngainat attack, to
hoiat our llag thore, or to aBaumo any
of the prorogatives of aovcroignty. If
thoro had been fortilications commnnd
ing Honolulu, held by American guns
and Amorlcnn gunncra, with tho largo
American population bchind thom.
which formal annexation would briug,
tho tranqull security of tho ialanus
novor would have been threatened in
all theao flfty yeara. Hawaii would
havo beon aa inviolablo as Nantuckot.
Tho Britiah captain and tho Fronch nd
miral who thought ao little of bullying
tho natlvo monarchy would novor havo
darod to dofy American authority ea
tabliahcd in tho ialandf, for that would
mean a certaiu war with tho United
Statea.
Even an independent Government of
white mon has failed to guarantco tho
neutrallty of Hawaii. A yoar after
Preaident Dole begnn hia adminiatra
tion n sccrot oxpedition landed arms
ncar Honolulu and nn attnck wns mado
upon tho Government soldicry nnd po
lico which produced grcat nfarm and
cost Bovcral Hvcb, ono of thom that of a
gallnnt young Americnn. Thia nt
tack known now in Hawaii as tho
"Engltah robellion," although, of
courao, tho bottor claaa of Britiah rcsl
donta novor countenanced it waa or
ganlzed by Britiah advcnturers, aidod
by half-brocd rufllana nnd vagabonds
from tho Honolulu sluma. Altogethor,
it was n diabolical conBpiracy, and if it
had not beon mot and cruahed with a
flrni hand at tho outsot, mlght havo led
to terrlblo consequonccs. Ono of tho
purpoaos of the leadora was to maaaacro
tho Amorican ofllclals by meana of
dynamltc.
Tho new danger to Hawnii which haa
ariscu out of tho Jnpancso complica
tioua thia ycnr is frcsh in tho public
memory. Thia ia cumulativo proof of
tho inadcquncy of a protectorate. Oucc
tho American llag ia holstod ovcr
Hawaii, Japan will havo to addrosa its
complaiuts dircct to Washington, nnd
thoro will bo uo brnggart llircats of
scizing Custom IIou8os to cxtort iu
dcmnlty nftor tho high-handcd oxamplo
aot by Grcat Brltaln nt Corluto.
moro aro uirco mousauu AnicricaiiB
in tho Hawaiian Ialanda. Thoy aro
tho "rullnir raco" thero in buslncas
and polilica. Thoy control four-flftha of
tho productivo proporty and tho meanB
of coramunicntion amoDg tho islanda
nnd with tho outaido world. They havo
fnirly wonllnwnll. By suporiorcncrgy,
tnct, dctermiuation and talcnt for gov
crning, thoy havo maatorcd thoir Euro
poan compotitors. TLoy oilor us "tho
key of tho Pnciflc." Wo ought to tako
it, and clvo thom tho protcction of tho
flng beneath which thoy woro born.
It ia tho only way in which lasting
peaco and prospority can over bo as
sured to a group of ielands which both
for their nativo richcs and thoir fortun
ato locat'.on aro covetcd by all tho
atrong nationa of tho world. Boaton
Journnl.
Livcs 011 thc Occnn.
For tho third timo ainco aho bocnn
hor trina in 1893 tho Cunnrd atcnmahip
" Lucania " camo in hero on Friday
Without having Mre. Caraon on boarcl,
and it waa an ovent in tho hislory of
tho etcamor, says tho Now York Press.
It did not 8ecm liko tho anmo voaael
with thia atranco boarder abaent. Any
ono in aoarch of a good boarding houao
might got aomo points from Mrs. Car
aon addross tho North Atlantic Ocean.
The old aong tclla of a " Homo on tho
Rolling Deep," but Mrs. Caraon ia
probably tho only poraon whoao homo
ia rcally there. Ofllcersand aailora "go
down to tho aea in Bhipa" to " do buBi
neaa on tho grent deep," and have thoir
homca on ahore, but Mrs. Caraon has
hor homo on tho sca, and only goes
nshoro for businces or pleasure. Iler
1 a 1! I ! 1 1. . -,..!
prescm uoating uuiliu is iuu uuumu
Bteamship " Lucania," and Bho is grcat
ly attached to it.
For just how many years Mrs. Car
aon has been mnking her homo on thc
North Atlantic nobody seema to know
exactly, but Bho was going back and
lornaru betwocn oNew xorn ana iitver
nool for aomo timo boforo tho " Lu
cania" act forth for tho flret timo.
When the big Cunarder waa launched
Mrs. Carson inspccted her and conclud
cd to tako board on hcr. She selected
n roomy cabin, and setting up her Larea
and Penates thercin, settled down com
fortably to enjoy her now homo.
Tho " .Lucania" is now in ner twenty-
sixth round trip; that is, she has cross-
ed tho ocean utty-one times. uniy
twico beforo the preacnt trip haa Mrs.
Caraon been abaent from the steamer
when ahe plunged" tho ocean biuo."
Therofore aho has croaaed the ocean
forty-aix timea on tho " Lucania." For
two yeara tho ahip haa been her floating
homo. Sho has been on dcck in tho
gentle breezoa of aummcr and tho flerco
galea of winter; has eeen the boauty of
tho sighta of starlight and moonlight,
and tho aighta of darkness and storm.
Somctimes when tho vessel ia in port
aho goos to a hotel for a day or two;
more often aho does not leavo tho ahip
for sho ia a ateady boarder.
Of tho rea&ons for Mrs. Caraou'a
choico of a boarding-house only the
bare outllnes aro known. She is aup
poaed to be n widow. She ia known to
bo a woman of means, nnd to cordinlly
dialiko nnd diBtrust tho rclatives to
whom her properly will go upon her
death. Sho doea not want to bo whcre
they can get at her, and ahe doea liko
tho aea. So, instead of going to somo
out-of-tho-way placo on thecontinent to
live, whero sho would be loneaome, ahe
chooscs tho Atlantic ocean aa her homo
and the "Lucania" aa her boarding
housc. Then sho haa thc beuellt of tho
aalt soa air, which may prolong her life
beyond that of her waiting rolatives.
She has tho luxury of aalt wator baths
all tho ycar round, good attendnnco nnd
n bounliful tnblo. Sho nlao hns plonty
of company, and forms plcasant ac
quaintauces among tho pasaengera who
como and go acroaa the ocean ferry.
MrB. Cnrson ia nbout forty-fivo yeara
old, and is slight in pcrson. Sho is a
woman of education and reflnement,
and acoms to cnioy thoroughly her
strango lifo. Nobody knows how many
times she has croaaed tho ocean sinco
aho took up her homo on tho " bound
ing billow," but her long exporionco
has mado hcr a good aailor, and sho
knowa all about tho ahip and tho hand-
ling of her in storm and calm. Why
Mrs. Carson did not make tho preBent
trip on tho " Lucania" tho peoplo on
thc ship do not know, and aro making
Burmi8C8 rcgarmng tno usual occur
rence.
It ia Buppoaed that somo important
buaineBB connccted with her proporty
cauBcd this breok in her life. It is
confldontly expectcd that aho will bo
aboaru next trip, for aho haa ahown no
inclination to change her boarding
house. It is poBBiblo that Mrs. Caraon
has gono to inapcct somo other ahip,
with nn idea of movinn. but tho
"Lucania'a" peoplo do not think it
probablc. Mrs. Carson aponda hcr
monoy liborally, and, it is said, haa an
nounced hor intonlion of gotting rid of
all aho convoniently can, ao that tho
heirs sho ao much dialikes will not havo
so much to onjoy after death. Sho is
an inguenwoman, it anouiu bo saiu, anu
her properly is in England. Ono of tho
"Lucania'a " noonlo aaid vcaterdav
" I do not know whv Mrs. CarBou did
not como this trip, am sure. It must
hav bcen something very important to
keep her ashore. Only twico beforo
has sho niisBod n trip sinco tho ahip
wna launched, nnd wo miss hor very
mucu."
"I had n honrt troublo and n very
bad cough. Every timo I coughod it
soeraed aa though I should smothor to
doath. I hnd n sovoro pain in my
head and my throat would amart and
sting. Mcuiciucs did not help mo un-
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Lioutcimnt Con Mnrrnst Porkln?, of
tho Unitcd Stntcs Mnrlno Corps, con
Irlbutca an nrticlo on "Tho Last of tho
Druras" to tho July St. Nicholas. Tho
nuthor lniucnts tho grodual pnsslng of
tho drum from uso In tho nrrny nnd
nnvv. IIo clves tho followlng nccount
of a frcquctit Incldont on n mnn-of-wor,
showliiR tho uso that ts mado of tho
drum:
Tbo sliln Is Ivuifr at nnclior in a dlc-
tant nort: it is uiuht. and notliinc Is
hcard but tho trarap of tho scntry on
tho forccastlo anu tiio nppio ot watcr
nt tho gnngway.
Only tho olilccrot tno ucck, tno quar-
tor-maslcr, nnd tho sunrd nro nwnko.
Tho cntiro crow nro bclow dccks and
drcamlng In their hammocke.
Tho cabin door opens, nnd tho cap
tain stcps forth softly, fully drcsscd,
and wcarlng hls sword and rovolvcr.
IIo sncaku in a low tono to tho ofllcor
of tho dcck, who scnds nn ordorly
lorwaru witu n mcssngo. in n momcnt
tho orderly roturns, bringing with him
tho dtummcr, who stnnds silcntly at
tho mast, drumsticks iu hand, watchlng
tho commandcr.
"Eleht belts" raidniaht is struck.
At n silent signal from tho commnnd-
intr olliccr. tno drummcr noiscs nls
stickB nn instant, thcn sounds tho long
roll, or "nlnrm," whicu ts at onco rol-
lowcd by tho qulck bent to "gcncrnl
qunrtors."
lnslantiy tno sccno cnangcs to ono ot,
npparontly, tho utmobt confusion. Four
uunurca mcn icap irom tnoir nam
mocke; pnEsing n fow turns of tho
lashings nround thcm, they throw thom
into their "nottings," then spring to
their stntions nt tho bnttories, nnd east
looso tho gun.
A momcnt more, nnd a bright unsh
nnd ronr from tho forccnstlo pivot gun
bursta upon tbo stillness nnd gloom of
tho night, followcd quickly by tho
brondsido battcry.
iiacn cun is llreu oncc, n blank
chnrgo, but enough to show thnt tho
gun is in good order nnd rendy for sor
vico. Assuddcnlv tho nnndemontum sub-
sides; confusion gives placo to ailenco
and order, nnd not a sound is henrd; but
tho bnttlo-lanternB flashing along tho
crowded deck roveal tho woll-disci-
plincd crow stnnding at their quarters,
every man equipped with cutlass and
pistol, silent and nleit. Sponges, rnm
mers, supply boxes, nnd battle-nxes lit-
ter tho deck: everythine is proviuea
nnd rendy ns for nction; whilo tho cap
tain, accompanicu uy tno execuuvo 01
flcor (tho flrst lieutenant), with nn or
derly benring n lnntern, mnkes a thor
ough inspection foro and aft nnd bc
low, including tho powdor-division,
magnzine8, nnd shell-rooms, to nec thnt
nothing is lncbing which would do re-
quircd in renl nction.
At ine toucn 01 tne urum tno Bnip
has bcen chnnged from dcnthlike still
ness to readiness for battlo, every of
flcer and man at his stntion, nrmed, si
lent, expcctant and all in less than
tnree mmmesi
Pnsslng of tho Drum,
Lieutenant' Con Mnrrast Perkins of
tho United Stntes Mnrino Corps writes
nn nrticlo cntitled " The L.ast ot tne
Drums," for July St. Nicholas, Lieut.
Perkins says:
1 tuink low Know that ot nll tho timc-
honorod equipmentsof war which theso
dayB of military progrcss havo left us,
tho drum is tho oldest; but, liko tho
sword and tho bayonet, the drum is
fast disappcaring. Its companion, tho
fifo, hnllowcd by trnditions of vnlor,
even in our own history, from Loxing-
ton to UettvsburK, is nirendy gone, nnd
nnother dt.cade will atill forever tho in-
spiriting martial raudc of tho drum.
What boy hns not felt his pulses thrill
nnd his heart swell with pntriotic pride
and marshal nrdor whilo gazing upon
tho well-known picturo of tho ltovolu
lion, tho u Minuto Men of 70 " forsnk
ing tho ploughshnro nnd flying to tnko
down tho old llintlock nt tho tocsin of
wnr the throbbing of tho drum nnd
tho shrill screnming of tho life, sounded
by two ecnrred veterans, bare-headed,
whitc-hnired, nnd in their shirt-slceves,
mnrching through flelda nnd along the
ronda, calling tho patriota to nrmsl
Every New Englnnd schoolboy hns
rcnd tho story of Abignil nnd Elizabcth,
tho sisters of Nowburyport, who during
the Ilevolution repclled nlono nn attack
of tho Britiah by bcnting furiouBly nn
old drum nnd blowingn flfe. Tho Brit
ish troops, who wero about to land,
hurricd back to their ships, thinking n
wholo army lay in ambuBh to repulso
thoml
Thus did n tlfo nnd drum drivo off tho
cncmy, and savo a town from pillngo
nnd ruin.
Tho militnry drum is supposed to
havo boen introduced in Europo by tho
Moora and Saracens, during tho mlddlo
agcs, and wna quickly adoptcd by ar
micB. Tho drum of to-day differa little,
and in appearanco only, from tho earli
est form. It conBists, ns every boy
knows, of two pieccs of parchment, or
batter-hcads, strotchcd ovor tho cnds
of a hollow cylindcr, nnd struck with
sticks. For ngcs thia instrumont has
been known among savngo tribes and
bnrbnric nntionB,who use its wcird mu
sic to nccompany their roligious rites
as woll as for war purposes.
Tho tom-tom of tho Sioux Indian is
a good cxamnlo of a nrimitivo drum.
In civilized warfaro tho drum has;
over ueou connectcu wun uccus ot
martial valor, nnd its voico is dcar to
tho hearts of tho soldier who haB fol
lowcd its pulslng into tho dcadly firo of
battlea, or oven in roview and military
parades, when rnnk upon rnnk swoep
up n strect kceping porfect nligmont
nnd step to tho druni'a iusplring bent.
It has found n placo iu history
through tho daring brnvory of moro
tbnu ono bcnrdlosa boy who haa sound
ed at tho crittcal momont tho pas de
charge or " rally " just in timo to lurn
tho tido of battle.
Johnny Clom, tho drummor boy of
Shiloh," who boat tho rally without or
dera when his reglment had brokon,
pnnic-strickon, and thus holpod to savo
tho day, waa nindo nn cfllcor for hia
heroism, nnd 1b now n ninjor Iu tho
United Statcs army.
Iu fablo, song nnd etory tho drum
linB ever kept paco with tho moBt val-
innt dccds ol mcn. Itudynrd Klpllng'o
pnthoiiclitllo story of "Tho Drums ol
tho Poro nrd Aft," two courneeous
drummcr-bcys who, 1 1 tho cost of thoir
own livcs, lcd Iho chnrgo nnd snvcd tho
honor of their rcgimcnt when routcd
by tho Afghnns, tc.h.of n dccd such ns
is to bo fotind In hlst'oiy ns wcll ns (lc
tlon. Jloro thnn onco has tho drum
claimcd n plnco in tho frout rnnk of
stormiug bnttnllons, or lcd decpcrnto
chnrgcs in tho vnn of n vlctotious
ariny.
Whnt wondor, thon, thnt wo look
8orrowful'y into tho futuro, when bat
tllng will no loncr bo inspired by tho
" wor-drum'a throb"; for wo know thnt
tho ndvacco of niilltnry science, with
nll its dcnth-dcallng, machlnc-guns,
mncnzinc-rillcs, nnd its smokdess pow
der will surely sound tho kucll of tho
drum, St. Nicholns.
Au Anccdoto of Lincoln.
In tho courso of nn nrticlo In tho
July St. Ificholas, Mary Lillian Ilorr
rdatcs tho following charnctcristic
anccdoto of Lincoln:
Once whilo on his wny to WnBhington
ns Preaident, tho traln stoppcd n little
timo In tho town of Allegheny, Pcnntyl
vnnln. Around tho stntion n grcnt
crowd gathored, cager to sco tho now
President. Thoy shoutcd nnd chccred
until Lincoln hnd to appcnr on tho
rcnr plntform of his car. IIo bowed
and smiled; but tho crowd was so noisy
ho did not try to spcak to thetn.
Very ncar to tho platform stood n
miner, wcaring a rcd shirt and bluo
ovcralls, and carrying n dlnner-pnil.
Liko tho rest ho had etopped hoping to
sco Mr. Lincoln. Tho workman was
almost n giant In size, and towored
head nnd sboulders abovo thc crowd.
No doubt he hnd heard that Lincoln
also wns vory tall; nnd, encouraged by
tho friendly faco, tho workman sud
denly wnved his baro nrm nbovo his
head, nnd callcd out:
"Hi, thero, Abo Lincoln lI'm taller
than you yes, a eight taller! "
This loud speech silenced tho crowd
by ita boldnose, nnd a laugh nroso. But
Mr. Lincoln, leaning forward with a
good-humorcd Btnilo, said quietly:
" My man, I doubt it; in fact, I'm
sure I am tho taller. However, como
up, and let's meaBure."
Tho crowd mado wny, tho workmnn
climbed to tho platform, and stood
back to back with tho President-elect.
Each put up n hnnd to seo whoso hcnd
overtopped. Evidently Mr. Lincoln
was tho victor; for, with n smilo of
sntisfaction, ho turned and offered his
hnnd to his bcaten rival, saying cor
dially: " I thought you were miataken and I
wns righl; but I wishcd to bo sure nnd
to hnvo you satisfled. However, wo aro
friends anyway, aren't we?"
GraBping the outstretched hand in a
vigorous grip, tho workman replied:
"Yes, Abo Lincoln; as long as I
Hvel" St. Nicholas.
Elizaheth Cndy Stnnton.
Hero is an incident, which, to bo np
preciated, nceds a glanco at tho swcet
womanly face of tho young Mrs. Stan
ton: Mrs. Stnnton was summering nt Sar
atoga, cagerly enjoying the deligbts of
that fascinatlng young watering-placo
half a century ago n merry young
mother, in great demand for her agrec
ablo mannera and sparkling conversa
tion, ns wcll na for her talented per
formances upon tho guitar. Chntting
with n friend ono dny, tho Womnn
Question that bugbear of Iho momont
was brought up. " Isn't it droad
ful," ho romnrkcd, 'to think of n woman
ao uneexing herself na nctunlly to ap
pear beforetho LeciElature nt Albanj?"
Naturally enough, tho heroino of thia
very shocking proceduro protested
against this intorprotatlon of woman's
snhere: vot, amused by her friend's
faux pas, mischievously sho led him on.
" What Kinu ot a woman is tuis mrs.
Stnnton?" sho inquired.
" Oh, a dreadful kind of woman!"
waa tho reply. " Just tho kind of
woman ono would cxpect would do auch
a thing."
"Do describo her," ploaded his tor
mentor. "Tell mo moro about her."
And he, nothing loath, wcnt on:
" Well, she's n largo, masculinc-look-ine
woman, with-hich cheek-bones and
a loud, harah voice don't ycu know
just ono ot thoso rogular woman's
Ilights women."
" Have you really seon hor, or ia thia
taken from tho papere?1 aho aaked
quiotly.
" Of courso I havo secn her; did I
not tell you that I heard her beforo the
Legislaturc?"
" How did aho speak?"
" Frightfully; it was simply awful.
Her strident voico and hor masculino
appenrnnce should hnvo been the denth
knell to her cauae."
" What ia her namo, did you eay?"
" Mra. Stanton Mrs. Henry Stanton,
in fact."
" Why, that's my nnmol" sho snid.
"Of course she's your nnmosako,
so I thought you would bo intercsted.
But I know it could bo no relation of
youre, Ha, hn, hal"
Mra. Stnnton roae. " I nm nfraid I
am she," sho snid.
Of courao thero waa nothing for him
to do butto confess and grovel. Har
por's Bazar.
How did thoy slop the elopement?
aaked Mnud. By n dotestnble pieco of
trickory, roplied Mnmie; her father put
his head out of tho window and shoutcd
tbat hor hnt wns on crooked nnd when
sho grabbcd for it sho upset tho tnn
dom. FitisuiK is tho lnziest mnn I ovcr
knew. What makes you think bo?
IIo nctunlly Bceins to bo glnd thnt ho's
gctting bald hcndcd, so that ho won't
havo to comb his hair any more.
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I
SELECTED POETRY,
IJon't Crowd,
Don't rrottdl tlila world Is Utfe ciiough
For Tonaanell ai tnei
Tlio dcora of art nro open wlde,
Tho realni ot thouKlit la free)
Of nll cnrth'a plnet a, you nro rlgh
To chooao llie best 70U can,
l'rorlded tbat you do not Irj
To crowd aoiue othcr man.
Wliat matlcr thouKh you acnrce can count
Vour pllca of goldon ore,
Wblle he can lurdly strlve 10 keep
Uaunt famlno from tlio door?
Of wllllng liaiula nnd lionest hearta
Alono aliould nien bo proud I
Thcn glre lilm nll tho room ris needa,
And nevcr try to crowd.
Don't crowd, prouil mlssl your dalnty allh
Wlllgllaten nonethe leaa
llecause lt comea In contnct wltli
A beggar'a tattered dreiai
Tlda lovely world waa nevcr made
For you and mr alonei
A pnuper has a rlght to tread
The pnthway to a throne.
Don't crowd tho good from out your heart
Ilyfoatorlngnll that's bad,
llut glve to every vlrtue room
The beat thnt may bo had;
llo each day'a record auch a one
That you may well be proud
Olve each hia rlght, glvo each hia room,
And never try to crond,
Alice Cary,
Whcu Snmanlhy Ooes to lloston.
Saraanthy, she's been tellin'
IIow, aomo tlme, 'long thia f all,
She's goln' ter vlilt lloston;
An' goln' ter rnake a catl
On all our rlch relatlona
Out ter Jamalcy I'laln.
Says I, "Yes.Hl bellevelt,
When I aee yo 'board the tralni"
llen aavln up lier bea dreaa
For nigli on tliutty year,
So'a to hev aoraetbln' roady
Fer clothea la awful dearl
She'a goln" ter aet a flower pot
Inalde her bonnet crown,
An1 hev aome nat'ral roaea,
Llke thoae they wear ln town.
Sorao thlnga I've ben a wantln'
She can send home by frelgbt,
I'll hev a hoasleaa carrlage,
I hear they work fust rate;
l've got 'bout forty dollara
I'll bev a bran-new lult;
Our boy ahall hev a flddle,
An' a blcyclo to booti
I'll aend an' glt a mower,
An' a good new clder preaa;
Thlngs are cheaper'n dlrt ln Bolton
An wlfe can apend tbe reat;
She'll want to do aome abopln',
An' take In all the algnta
From 'scurslona down the barbor
To tbe theater o' nlgbta.
Saya I, "The lawa la 'Ofl with hati,
When you alr at the play."
Says abe, "I'll take the flower pot out;
'Twlll be a nlce bouquetl"
Saya I, "Ner you won't llke lt,
When the actor gala klck hlghl"
Saya abe, "When I'm ln Boston
I'llbe UOBtoiiy.lt I dlel"
Samanthy'll aet the fashion,
When ahe comea bome from town;
She'll be invlted out to tea
By Smlth'a an Jonea' and Brownl
Fer she's bound to aee the elephant,
The chutei, the doge an all, J
When Samanthy goea to Boaton
Some tlrce, fore long, thia falll
H. U. Snow, In the Boaton Qlobe,
The Girl For Mo.
The poeta ilng of Ilebea fair,
Of bonnle lnsslea debonnalre;
They aonneta pen to golden hair.
Which all dellght to con.
The darllnga of aweet poeay,
I grant that theie fair charmera be,
But that dear woman glve to mo
Who aewa my buttona onl
I once would muae before tbe flre,
My trouaera held by blta of wlro ;
l know not why I don't lnqulre
These I was forced to don;
But llfo haa now no ead regret,
I bleaa my little uaeful pet,
The darllngeat I ever met,
Who aewa my bnttona onl
These llttlo handa, ao sraall and white,
So true and nlmble, to my algbt
Are ever more a pure dellght,
A Joy to dwell uponl
The way they mend a buttonhole,
And how the needle they control,
I love the girl with all my aoul
Who aewa my buttona onl
The uaeful and the aweet are mlne,
All folded ln thoae hands dlvine,
What need that I should replne?
A garment whole I don.
Eo lot the poeta pen their rbyrae,
And praise the glrls of every cllme,
I her extol who all the tlme
Dotb aew my buttona ont
Kichange,
A Farowell to tho Old Frlcnds.
Soldier, aoldler of the leglon.dieno longerln Al.
glera,
You are not appreclated aa you were ln f ormer years,
Now no moro your comrade, bendlng, aeea the battlo
moonlight ahine;
Old tlme thlngs must havo an endlng. Farewell,
"Bingen on the Rbinel"
Moore (Slr John), no Ionger let theni, with no carven
line or atoue.
teavo you whilo the foe Is tlriug in your glory all
alone.
Once no mortal could the pathoa of your funeral ro
alat, llut the clock atrlkea for retirlng, You'ro onth
retlredllat.
Curfew, thrill no more the tower where the malden
swung aerene.
Thoy have failed to feel your power. She ia a for-
gotten queen.
Well you awayed ua ln the pat tlme, when our
yonthful days were brlght,
llut we've lieinl yon for the laat tlme. "Curfew
ahall not rlng to-nlght."
Boy upon tho deck trlumphant, whcre the frenzled
"llainea rolled on."
Call uo longer onthy father. Ileladeadand thon
ait gono.
All that now of thee rerualneth la a fadlng memory,
And the wlnda that wall around ua with no "frag
menta atrew tho aea."
Oone tho old tlme boya and apeechea. Now th
atralght laced puplla speak
(Standlnir collara broadcloth breechja) agoniiinc
yards of (iroek.
Therefore, "aoldler of the leglon," now no more onr
sou.'s are atlrred,
Curfew rlnga not at lda funeral whero not even"a
drum waa heard,"
Oonel llut, oh, once more to wander mld the
honeyiuckle vlnea
Totho achoolhouio rlsing youderlnthe ahadowot
the plneal
But the wlndowa Ihey are darkened; there the
gray owla dream and dwell.
Soldier of the leglon curfow Mary'a little laiub .
farewelli Atlanta Constltutton,
" I ALWAYa recommeml Dr. Fowler's Ex
tract of Wlld Strawborry In casos of sum
mor complalnls and have nevor known It to
fall, You may uso tny namo." O. A. West,
Druggist, Ralnsborougi', O.