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Qa, : THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AlABCH 9. 1902. LEWIS NIXON, NEW TAMMANY BOSS LBWIS NIXON, the young man whom ! Richard Croker appointed for his successor as leader of the TanT many Hall organization of New York, Is an Interesting object-lesson to any political municipal body In the United States. He has had the amazing courage to take up the defeated elements of a great city (de feated under most violent accusations of dishonesty and demoralization), to rally the scattered forces for . future electioneer ing -warfare. In spite of flagrant proof against Tammany Hall, showing the per sonal audacity of many of Its irfost promi nent mombers, Mr. Nixon has stepped qui etly In front of these Crokerltes and said: "I will be your leader, I'll take the Job," and shut his jaws tight together, com mitted to a most difficult undertaking for better or for worse. "How do you like It?" I asked him, dur ing a talk at Tammany Hall. "Don't like It, but I'm In It, and Til stick to It to the end. I'll see It through," he said, crisply. "What made you take it?" He was amused at this blunt inquisition, and In his answer was an Indication of tho ster ling sincerity of the man. "They wanted a man for the place, and 1 just stepped In and said I'd take It." "They were glad to get you." "Don't know; they took me, at any rate, and I'm going to stay." ' "What are you going to do with all the old fellows, the trained henchmen of HIchard Croker?" I asked, for there is that In Mr. Nixon's appearance that Is not strictly political; he is built on .very square outlines. "I hav. absolutely nothing to do with selecting the officers and district leaders of this organization. The primary laws govern all members in official capacity, and nothing couldput any member out of the organization." "But you are enrolling new members all the time?" "As fast as we can, and we look Into their private histories, their political af filiations. We propose to get the 300,000 Democrats In New York City on our list, for I consider Tammany Hall Is the Demo cratic headquarters as much as the Union League Club Is the Republican headquar ters. Every Democrat In this city can come here, whether he be a member or not, and receive any advice, patronage, support or assistance the Tammany Hall organization can furnish." "Tammany Hail Is to become a straight Democratic organization?" "That's what we want, and that Is what we are bringing about." "And Mr. Croker has really and truly and positively retired forever and ever?" "Positively; he is an old man, and he has earned his holiday," The Jerome of the Democrats. It is a remarkable thing to see the Tam many men gather in the executive-room of the organization to get a little inspiration and confidence from this self-reliant, cheerful, determined young leader. They are listless, disinterested; they lounge about with their heads bowed, their eves dull, a ghostly crew of gloom. Then Mr. VJtthi oToarto A)fVi rtrtA Vv frVi honfl nulla ' him into the chair beside him, looks him straight In the eye, Infuses some of his own vitality into him, and he walks out, head erect, htipeful, elastic, fresh ened up. Nixon is the human symbol of success he breathes it, looks It, is It. These Is something In the confident at mosphere of the man. In his business repu tation, that makes him an object-lesson for any political party, municipal, or state, or National. He Is the Jerome of the Democrats In New York, with a good record for con servative business habits thrown in. He Is not aggresslre, and he has the refresh ment of contrast in work, hetween his shipyard In the morning and Mr. Croker'a old desk In the afternoon. He Is not the type of a man one would expect to find In politics. He graduated from the United Btates Naval Academy at Annapolis, at the head of his class, then went to Europe and took a course of naval architecture and marine engineering at Royal Naval College, In Greenwich, England. Since his return, he designed the greatest modern battle-ships, the Oregon, the Indiana, the Massachusetts. This he ac 'complished in 90 lays. Later he opened his own shipyards, built the gunboats Annapolis, Josephine, Margreve, and the sub-marine torpedo-boat Holland. About 12 years ago he Joined Tammany Hall, being a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Democratic Club, and the Army and Navy Club In Washington. It does not seem reasonable to suppose What Constitutes Classical Writing t What authors of poetry and prose are called classical, and why are they so called? Are any of the modern authors called classical? Is the Bible considered classical? And Isn't any and all kinds of writing considered literature? D. James Russell Lowell says "a classic Is properly a book which can be simple with out being vulgar, elevated without being distant, and which is something neither ancient nor modern, always new and In capable of growing old." This means that a classic Is any bobk or work of art that is a standard or model, any author, an cient or modern, whose work is accepted as a standard of excellence. If a book holds Its own firmly as part of the world's permanent literature, standing at the top of Its class, It may Justly be called a classic The Bible, that is, the King James translation, might be called a classic be cause of the admirable English, but all the Bible Is not noble literature. Job, Isaiah, the Psalms-, are noble literature, but some of the Bible is mere annals or fable or Hebrew ritualism, and Is not noble literature at all, so tested as liter ature all the Bible is not a classic, al though many of its books could be called classic Any and all kinds of writing are not considered literature. Literature is de fined to mean such productions of the hu man mind as aTe marked by elevation, vig or, catholicity of thought, by fitness, puri ty and grace of style and by artistic 'con struction. Literature In this sense, of course, does not include purely scientific writings or technical writings or those prepared for a class, a trade, profession, or writings which violate the principles of correct taste, or writings that are 6hapeless and without essential and or ganic unity. Newspaper articles are not in a strict sense literature Literature, Includes orations, representative discourse ana poetry. Literature rises above profes sional or commonplace writings. Creamery v. Dairy Batter. First What difference Is there in the process for manufacturing creamery and dairy butter, to settle an argument of the same. Second Is it lawful for a dairyman to sell dairy butter and state that It Is creamery butter? Third A man has mado application MAN WHO DESIGNED THE BATTLESHIP OREGON AT'-THE HEAD OF THE GREAT POLITICAL MACHINE that the new Tammany leader, in the face of an Independent standing as a business man, with the cumulative In terest in his profession of shipbuilding, will be hampered In his obligations by political ambition. "Why Did He Take the JobT And yet, why has he assumed these responsibilities, which Involve a mass of detailed !abor7 He said himself that he does not like it. The reasons are such as appeal to the most valuable prospects KmPpjSfjfflPO Pv'IEt rail JbbbhbbbW - HBff LjMttttsr'stt'assgM'reBBraW ?BBBBfeBBBBaDflBHF3S0C9Em3i i. .Si-- j & ; tHB-To1 ? "-"'aKW3JBss9MBflBKL9ssssXHPP'VQ BBPisBmllllkJffl LEWIS KIXOX, SUCCESSOR OP RICHARD CROKER, AS THE i.. -.--.-, In the political future of any American city ho is a patriotic believer in tho integrity of his party a. staunch Demo crat. In tills fact he Is an object-lesson to the young man who hesitates assum ing political office, because he sees only the entanglements, and not the principle. "It Is perfectly wonderful to see the number of young men who will develop loyalty to their party, when the prin ciple Is shown them, instead of tho spoils!" said Mr. Nixon warmly. "All they need Is a little advice, a suggestion, and they will go into their to join a secret society and Js rejected "by ballot. Can he bring a civil suit against tho order to find why he was re jected? Fourth Did President Roosevelt order an appeal to a higher court In behalf of the settlers of Clark County, Washington, against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company overlap indemnity list No. 119? D. H. P. L Dairy butter is mado in the ordinary churner and generally the milk Is skimmed by hand. Creamery butter is made by modern machinery under the separator process. 2. It is. If the dairyman makes It under the separator process, and In less quanti ties than 25 pounds a week. 3. He may bring suit, but it will remain with the court and the lodge to determine whether the reason shall be made public Try it. If you like. The Oregonian will take pleasure In publishing a report of the trial and the result. 4. Yes. Rules of the National Guard. The National Guard it-, at present under the jurisdiction of the state and the pres ent members joined under conditions made by the state. If the guard Is trans ferred to the jurisdiction of the United States and thereby comes under further obligations and more stringent rules, have not the members who joined under Oregon rules, tho power to withdraw if they choose? A. L. Yes. But there Is no intention of mak ing such a change. Where men are In the service of the United States they have to conform to United States regulations. When Oregon National Guardsmen are sworn In, they make oath that they will not only sustain the constitution of this state, but also of the United States. Hovr to Secure Surveys. L A man lives on unsurveyed land. How would he got at it to have It surveyed? 2. Has he the right to fence the same be fore It Is surveyed. 3. Has he tho right to sell timber for improvements and his living on the land. . L. N. R. 1. Apply to United States Surveyor General, Portland, and he will furnish free blank applications for surveys. Not less than three bona fide settlers on a township must apply for Its survey. It Is generally from 1ft to two years after the QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS districts and work night and day, to accomplish results," he added. "Without self-interest?" I asked. "Whatr Is a party principle but self interest. It acts upon every citizen who votes." Tammany Hall under Mr. Nixon's leadership Intends to re-establish Its standing upon the platform of Democ racy, and, after all, a clean Democrat Is as much a reformer against dishonest conditions as a clean Republican, and in expressing this fact by Industrious ad- I vice and close perception of the agents of his organization,' Mr. Nixon sets an example as a political leader, for any municipal government. "How are you going to purify Tam many Hall?" I asked him. "Well certain men who have done the organization no good, will not be en couraged. I cannot arbitrate the char acters of our members, I have no author ity over their morals, but, when they come to see me, these men who are not wanted, I make my wishes quite clear w mem. u.ney seem to understand me application Is made before the survey Is ordered from Washington. 2. While there Is a law against fenc ing Government land so as to keep peo ple off It, It Is not enforced In cases where men fence the tracts they'aro actually settling on and intending to enter under the homestead law. 3. No. Additional Land for Homestead. If a man owns 160 acres of land, or less, can he take up a full homestead of 160 acres? There seems to be a confusion among many as to the reading of that part of the homestead law. Some seem to think that a person can own as much as 160 acres of land, and have the right to take up ICO acres under the homestead law besides, and others claim that a per son owning land, less than 160 acres, can take up a homestead, which shall not, with the land already owned, exceed In the aggregate ICO acres. Please explain which Is right. il. T. He cannot take as a homestead' more land than will make 160 acres with what he already owns. And what he takes as a homestead must be contiguous to what he already owns. Live Carp. I have a pond which I "wish to stock with carp. How can I get them? By catching them or buying them. Carp are frequently seen In the market hero alive. Any number of small ones can be obtained In the Summer from carp fisher men. Carp are not valued here, except by the Chinese. If you desire financial result It would be much better to stock your pond with catfish (bullheads), which sell readily In the markets here. Any number could be obtained alive from a fisherman, and could be carried a long distance In a can or barrel. "Premium" oa Coins. Is tnere any premium on the 10-cent piece of 1883? If so, how much, and where does a person apply to get It? F. V. No. There seems to be a wide misun derstanding of "premiums" on coins. There is no "premium." If by age - or scarcity or from other cause coins becomo rare, collectors offer more than their In trinsic value for them. These artificial values are sot forth In catalogues which too, for they don't come around here very often." "You do not absolutely dictate, as Mr. Croker did?" "I define my province here as a chief counselor, a sort of balance wheel on the organization. It is a leader's duty to organize, and the reconstruction plans I am making exclude everything and everyone that can In any way clog the smooth, clean running of the machine. It would not be within the principles of democracy to dictate, rather let us say BOSS OF TAMMANY, we shall utilize all parts of the organiza tion, to make It a useful unity of power, towards the best Interests of the entire community." "So you find the man who has made politics a life-study, a useful member?" "We want the places of the older men filled with young men. We need the young men In politics, and we are going to train them to fill the places of tho old." said Mr. Nixon warmly. "You are an optimist," I said. "I believe the epnern.1 wplfnrn nf (hn community should be the ideal a politician dealers Issue. This statement will serve to answer several questions which came to The Oregonian tho past week. GlrdllnK Trees. Why are trees which are to be removed girdled before cutting down? Also, why do they continue in a flourishing condition after girdling? Would the trees which are girdled die the second year If per mitted to stand? Generally speaking, trees which aro to be removed are not girdled before cutting down. Trees generally do not continue to flourish for any length of time after be ing girdled. Trees which have been girdled. If they did not die the first year, might or might not die the second year. They probably would. In several places about town poplar trees have been girdled to kill them in! order to bring about their removal. The poplar sometimes, when not girdled deep ly, puts out leaves the next Spring, the tree being a hard one to kill. Many trees will die If only a ring of the bark Is taken off, but the wood of tho poplar Is porous and the sap ascends Inside of a girdle which Is not very deep. A limb broken off a poplar tree and stuck In the ground will take root and grow, but with most trees this Is not the case "Why Charapasne at Launching? Why Is It that In christening vessels a bottle of wine is used and the bottle broken? What does it typify, and when and where did the custom originate? C. R, B. Will some reader of The Oregonian who knows please answer? inquiry among shipbuilders, skippers, sailors, shipping agents and others who are well Informed In nautical matters failed to elicit any knowledge on the subject. Yearly Rainfall. What Is the average yearly rainfall In Portland, Or? c. D. The average for the past 10 years was 29.16 Inches. "Why He Is Called "Pitchfork." How did the senior Senator from South Carolina gain the nickname of "Pitch fork" "Tillman? M. From some of bis bland utterances oa must follow. Provide for the safety of all by selecting honest political agents." "Young men are more honest in pol itics than the old?" I asked. "The young man is more likely to have singleness of purpose, his Intelligence de velopes the advantages of Integrity of character, over craft and shrewdness. Young men. I think as a whole, are more temperate too in their habits, than the old." Richard Croker ha3 been a politician all his life, Lewis Nixon has been trained as a shipbuilder. The trend of his mind Is constructive, exact, accurate. To make a ship float, she must be built on certain standard lines. There are definite rules to observe, and there Is no mystery about them. The older members of Tammany Hall did not take kindly to Mr. Croker's statement that Lewis Nixon would be their chief when he resigned. He had not grown up with the organization, he had never been a captain, or a district leader. How could he know anything about the Intricacies of the machine? Mr. Nixon did not care anything about previous plans. Like all young men, he was a straight out and out voter. He had certain Intel ligent reasons and convictions that gov erned his vote, that made him a dem ocrat, as different convictions might make another a republican. "I made a personal sacrifice in accept ing the leadership of Tammany Hall, bu every man has some duty to his country, and I had mine." Gradually the old heelers, the men who have lived off the political revenue of Mr. Croker'a wonder ful political system, will find a different spirit In Tammany Hall. The man who designed the Oregon Is planning a great democratic ship, which he will launch In New York and send out as a specimen of what party principles look like, apart from personal political ambitions, and the private greed of municipal control. I asked Mr. Nixon If he had political ambitions, if he would run for office. "If this organization required me to do" so, no doubt I should," he said, and ex cept for those conditions I do not be lieve he has any great political aspira tions. Likes Hard Work. Lewis Nixon Is an interesting exam ple to young men who contemplate a political career, and a safe example. He looks upon his political obligations as part of his duty, a sentiment almost akin to the responsibilities of his conscience. Of course, there are backbiters and scoffers and minds that warp the least Intentions and endeavors. These hint at private motives that have urged Lewis Nixon to become the leader of Tammany Hall, but I can look at the facta as I know them. and the man as I see him. He Is an athletic six-footer, dark, swarthy, genial, with the deep resonant voice that so many Southerners have. He Is a Virginian, born In Leesburg, 41 years ago. Of course, he Is one of those men who has no interest In anything that does not Involve work. "Success Is within everyone's reach. It 6imply means work," he said, and he does his share. Ho Is at his shipyard In Elizabeth, N. J., by 9 In the morning. In the afternoon he opens his desk at Tammany Hall. In the evening he jumps Into an automobile and with his private oecretary. Mr. Alfred T. Camacho, as chaffeur. he scoots about the town, attending district meetings, four or five In a night. He llvjes at the Waldorf-Astoria with his wife and child, a boy. "Don't you find the work exhausting?" some one asked him once. "Not half so exhausting as Idleness," he answered with a smile. This youthful steam, this Impetus of a man's energies In full action at the prime of life. Is what Mr. Croker shrewd ly recognized Tammany Hall needed, to revitalize Its action. Has Xo Hue for Drones. Lewis Nixon has no use for drones. He wants men about him who will work as he does himself, under the same Impulse of party feeling that he believes In. "I see all kinds, sorts and conditions o. men here," he said at the end of an after noon's session. "Some I like, and some I don't, but the first and foremost fact I satisfy mysslf about them Is, are they Democrats at heart. You have no Idea of the mass of detail this work Involves, and it must all be done accurately and faith fully." "And cheerfully," I added. "Cheerfulness Is the outcome of faith In a principle, and every good Democrat has that." "Are the antl-Tammanyltes coming back to the fold?" "The anti-Tammanyltes were the chaps who believed In the principles of Democracy, and since Tammany has sworn obedience to the letter, to the Democrats of New York City, to the Dem ocrats of the United States, I might say the disgruntled members are returning to us dally." As a designer of famous battle-ships, the new Tammany leader has made Amer ica a sea-power. He made the plans of the Oregon In PO days. What won't he do for municipal politics, with 300,000 Demo crats to build with? This young man In politics will be an example to every municipal organization In the United States, for he represents principles, not spoils! PENDENNIS. (Copyright. 1902.) the stump In one of the National cam paigns, when he. proposed to pitchfork his political opponents Into the Infernal regions. Washington's Oleomargarine Law. What Is the law of the State of Wash ington in regard to oleomargarine, and to what extent is It enforced? C. C. A. Washougal, Wash. Its sale and its use In hotels, restaurants and boarding-houses Is allowed where It Is free from coloration that causes It to resemble butter. But signs must be displayed announcing that It la oleomar garine. Greyhound vs." Horse. The correctness of this statement, cjlpped from The Oregonian, is questioned: "The greyhound, which can cover a mile In 1:28, Is the fastest of quadrupeds." Is the greyhound faster than the horse for one milo? HcM. Did you ever know of a horse who could run a mile In 1:25? Breed such a one and you may name your own price. Woman's Inheritance Rights. If the husband owns the lot, and a build ing is erected, using the wife's money, how could It be arranged so that. In case of the husband's death, the wife would have the property, without recourse to law, there being no children? He could intake his will In her favor, but If he made no will, the law of Oregon would give. her all the property. a Sadie" D. What was the first steamer to pass through Cascade Locks on opening of same November 5, 1895? A. II. To Various Correspondents. B. J., Salem, Or. Write to the Massa chusetts State Historical Society, Bcston. Subscriber, Roseburg This is the third time you have asked the question. W'hen names do not accompany inquiries the letter goes to the waste basket. M. E. H. A letter addressed to James J. Hill, St. Paul, Minn., would reach th& railroad magnate. iL W. Consult your family physician. Pupil There are 1000 -thousands ia a million. SUITABLE SCRAP The Eternal Goodness. 0 Friends! with whom my feet have trod The quiet aisles of prayer. Glad witness to your zeal for God And love of man I bear. 1 trace your lines of argument: Your logic linked and strong, I weigh as one who dreads dissent. And fears a doubt as wrong. But still, my human hands are weak. To hold your Iron creeds: Against the words ye bid mo speak My heart within me pleads. Who fathoms the Eternal Thought f" Who talks ox scheme and plan? The Lord Is God! He needeth not The poor device of man. I walk, with bare, hushed feet, the ground Ye tread with boldness shod; . I dare not fix with mete and bound The love and power of God. Yo praise His Justice; Even such His pitying love I deem: Ye seek a King; I fain would touch The robe that hath no seam. Ye see the curse which overbroods' A world of pain and loss; X hear our Lord's beatitudes And prayer upon the cross. More than your schoolmen teach, within Myself, alas! I know; Too dark ye cannot paint the sin. Too small the merit show. I bow my forehead to the dust, ir, I veil my eyes for shame. And urge. In trembling self-distrust, A prayer .without a claim. I see tho wrong that round me lies, I fee! the guilt within; I hear, with groan and travall-cries. The world confess Us sin. Yet In the maddening maze of things, ' And tossed by storm and flood. To one fixed trust my spirit clings I know that God is good! Not mine to look where cherubim And seraphs may not see. But nothing can be good in Him Which evil Is In me. The wrong that pains my soul below I dare not throne above; I know not of His hate I know His goodness and His love. I dimly guess, from blessings known. Of greater out of sight. And. with the chastened Psalmist, own His Judgments, too, are right. I long for household voices gone, For vanished smiles I long; But God hath led my dear ones on. And He can do no wrong. I know not what the future hath Of marvel, or surprise, Assured alone that life and death His mercy underlies. And If my heart and flesh are weak, To bear an untried pain, The bruised reed He will not break, But strengthen and sustain. Xo offering of my own I have, Nor works, my faith to prove; I can but give the gifts He gave. And plead His love for love. ' ' And so beside the Silent Sea I wait the muffled oar; No harm from Him can come to mo On ocean or on shore. I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms In air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care. O Brothers: If my faith Is vain, It hopes like these betray. Pray for me that my feet may gain The sure and safer way. And Thou, Q Lord, by whom are seen Thy creatures as they be. Forgive me, if too close I lean My human heart on Thee. J. G. WHITTIER. Norvnl. My name Is Norral; on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain Whose constant cares were to Increase his store And keep his only son, myself, at home. For I had heard of battle, and I longed' To follow to the Hold some warlike lord; And heaven soon granted what my sire denied. Thl3 moon which rose last night round as my shleld. Had not yet filled her horns, when by her light A band of fierce barbarians from the hills Hushed like a torrent down upon the vale. Sweeping our flocks and herds. The shepherds fled For safety and for succor. I alone With bended bow and quiver full of arrows. Hovered about the enemy and marked The road he took, then hastened to my friends. Whom with a troop of fifty choen men I met advancing. The pursuit I led Till we o'ertook fhe spoil-encumbered fo. We fought and conquered e'er a sword was drawn. An arrow from my bow had pierced their chief. Who wore that day the arms which now i wear. Returning home in triumph I disclaimed The shepherd's slothful lifer and having heard That our good King had summoned his bold peers To lead their warriors to the Carron side. I left my father's home and took with me A chosen servant to conduct my steps Ton trembling coward, who forsook his master. Journeying with this intent, I passed these towers. And, heaven-directed, came this day to do The happy deed that gilds my humble name. John Homo. Blind Children. Laughing, the blind boys Run round their college lawn. Playing such games of buff Over Its dappled grass. See the blind frolicsome Girls In blue pinafores. Turning their skipping-ropes. How full and rich a world Thelre to Inhabit Is. Sweet scent of gra.i9 and bloom. Playmates' glad symphony. ' Cool touch of western wind. Sunshine's divine caress. How should they know or feel They are In darkness? But O the miracle! If a Redeemer came. Laid flnsers on their eyes One touch and what a world New-born In loveliness! Spaces of rreen and sky. Hulls of white cloud adrift. Ivy-grown college walla. Shining loved faces. What a dark world who knows ? Ours to lnhafilt Is! One touch, and what a strange Glory mleht burst on us. What a hid universe! Do we sport carelessly. Blindly u?on the verge Of an Apocalypse? I. Zangwlll. Song. Who has robbed the ocean cave. To tinge thy lips with coral hue? Who from India's distant wave For thee those pearly treasures drew? Who, from yonder Orient ky. Stole the morning of thine eye? Thousand charms, thy form to deck. From sea. and earth, and air are torn; Hoses bloom upon thy cheek. On thy breath their fragrance borne. Guard thy bosom from the day. Lest thy snows should melt away. But one charm remains behind. Which mute earth can ne'er Impart; Nor In ocean wilt thou find. Nor In the circling air. a heart. Fairest! wouldst thou perfect be. Take, ch taka, that baart from me. p-joha Shaw. FOR THE BOOK Barbara Frletchle. Up from the meadows rich with corn. Clear In the cool September morn. The clustered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the hills of Maryland. Bound 'about them orchards sweep. Apple and peach tree fruited deep. Fair as a garden of the Lord To the eyes of the famished rebel horde. On that pleasant morn of the early Fall When Lee marched over the mountain wall Over the mountains, winding down. Horse and foot Into Frederick town. Forty flags with their silver stars. Forty flags with their crimson bars, Flapped In the morning wind; the sun Of noon looked down, and saw not one. Up rose old Barbara Frletchle then. Bowed with her fourscore years and ten; Bravest of all In Frederick town. She took up the flag the men hauled down; In her attic window the staff she set. To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouched hat left and right Ho glanced; the old flag met his sight. "Halt!" the dust brown ranks stood fast; "Fire!" out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick as It fell, from tho broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sill. And shook It forth with a royal will. "Shoot. If you must, this old gray head. But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame. Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" ho said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching fet; All day long that free flae tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever Its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved It well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over ft with a warm good-night. Barbara Frletchle's work Is o'er. And tho rebel rides on his raids no mora. Honor to her! and let a tear Fall, for her sake, on Stonewall's bier. Over Barbara Frletchle's grave. Flag of Freedom and Union, wavel V Peace and order and beauty draw Round thy symbol of light and law; And ever the stars above look down On thy stars below In Frederick town! John Greenleaf Whlttler. A A'evr Deal. When the cards are shuffled and dealt again On the other side of the day. And the hand you held goes over the board To the fellow that couldn't play, We'll know whether you could tako Lis hand. And play It as well as he. And whether the man with the thirteen trumps . Was the man he seemed to be. Health and wealth and birth and worth And wit are the cards you hold; But all the cards that were dealt iO him Were rags and hunger and cold. It Is easy to win with a winning hand. And to carry away the nrlre; But hard to lose with a winning grace In the selfish victor's eyes. The Lord is God of the fools he made. And zave to Inherit the land; And the Lord God knows that the king of fools Is the fool with the winning hand. But the Dealer that dealt us the good and 111 Will shuffle the cards anew; And the trumps will go to the man that lost; And the trash will go to you. The strong shall walk with a cripple's crutch. The scathless wear his scars; The rich shall lie at the poor man's feet. And the dogs shall lick his sores. Oh. many a prize shall fall at last To the fellow that couldn't play. And many a winner shall lose the ffame On the other side of the day. The glad shall know the sorrowful heart; The sad shall smile asaln: And both together shall bear the yoke Of toll and trouble and pain. 'Tin only the winner that wins today. And the loser lores alone; But the winner and loser will share the prlzev When this little day Is done. Franklin Kent Glfford. Talk Health. Talk happiness. The world Is sad enough Without your woes. No path Is wholly rough Look for the places that are smooth and clear. And speak of those to rest the weary ear. Of earth, so hurt by one continuous strain Of human discontent and grief and pain. Talk faith. The world is better ofT without Your uttered Ignorance and morbid doubt. If you have faith In God, or man or self. Say so! if not, push back upon the shelf Of silence all your thoughts till faith shall come; No one will grieve because your lips are dumb. Talk health. The dreary, never changing tale Of mortal maladies Is worn and stale. Tou cannot charm, or Interest, or please. By harping on that minor chord, disease. Say you are well, or all Is well with you. And God shall hear your words and make them true. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Happy Brother. He wuz alius a-sayln It's all fer the best. No matter what fortune wuz bringln'; He kept back the sigh Wiped the tear from his eye. An went on his pathway a-slngln. No matter the clouds that were thick In ths sky. He still heard the sweet bells a-rlngln; "Though the rainbows are furled. There is hope In the world" Slngln. an slngin an stngln'! And a beautiful light seemed to ahlne In tha night. And flowers with the red thorns were, sprlngln'; He did Jest his best. TTustln God for the rest. An cheered the wide world with his slngln! Atlanta Constitution. Verses Asked For. Mrs. A. W. asks for the verses "Congo Square." published In- 1S76, the first of which runs: Yes, Mr. Stonewall. I shall tell yer Paw this very night. He's at the Statehouse makln' laws To give us back our rights: To keep the nigger in his place, and Keep old Packard out. And fix that rotten old returnln board, And send it up the spout. CM. B. asks for the verses beginning; Belshazzar is King, Belshazzar Is Lord, A thousand dark nobles Kneel round at his board. Mrs. M. P. writes: "I would like very much to have published an old poem print ed at least 22 years ago In Harper's, au thor forgotten, descriptive of a mother left alone In decline of life, children scattered over the world Intent on their own pur suits. An Infant dying in babyhood Is a living reality and constant" presence with her. These lines occur: The sturdy boys and fairy girls Have learned to do without her But the baba in Its broldcred slip and cap Lies forever asleep In Its motaar'a lap, la. Its babyhood Immortal