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TKB Induction of Harry Augnitu
Garfield Into the office of Presi
dent of Williams College will occur
October 7, 1908. In WUUamstown, Mass.
Undoubtedly one of the largest crowds
ever gathered for an event of that na
ture will be present In the Berkshire
village. The presidents of 79 colleges
and universities throughout the United
States have accepted Invitations. In
addition to a large representation of
Alumni, a vast number of prominent
clergymen, educators and statesmen
are expected.
The programme will include five
events. After morning prayers in the
Thompson Memorial Chapel, exercises
of induction will be held In the Congre
grational church. Following these ex
ercises the new Edward Clark hall will
be dedicated. After this dinner will be
served in Lasell gymnasium, followed
by an informal reception to the guests
and alumni in the president's house.
Williams College observed Its 114th
commencement last June. During the
past few years the enrollment of the
incoming class has soared close to the
-200 mark. The whole atmosphere sur
rounding the college Is one of prosper
ity and growth. The Alumni of the col
lege include a number of distinguished
men. Of the seven presidents of the
college, the last four were graduates.
Mark Hopkins, clftss of 1824, served
from 1S3! till 1836; Paul A. Chad
bourne, class of 1848, from 1871 till
1881; Franklin Carter, class of 1862,
from 1881 till 1901; Henry Hopkins,
class of 1858. from 1903 till 1908. The
college already numbers among its
graduates the following presidents of
other colleges: Harry P. Judson. 1870.
Julia Ward Howe at 89
Author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Tells How It Was Written Nearly Fifty Years Ago.
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.
WHEN the literary history of the
Nation's capital Is written one of
the chapters will contain the
story of Julia Ward Howe's great war
song. "The Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic." It waa written in the old Wil
lard Hotel tn the dark days of No
vember, 12)61. And looking back to
those dreary, seemingly hopeless time,
Mrs. Howe now considers this hymn
as a direct inspiration and an answer to
her prayer to aid her struggling country.
During the recent celebration of her
eighty-ninth birthday, which occurred In
her Boston home. Mrs. Howe told the
story of how she wrote the great battle
hymn and the Intervening years seem to
shed new light on the mental processes
which swayed her then. "I recall vivid
ly," she said to ber friends on the May
afternoon when the fete was In progress,
"that when this 'Battle Hymn of the Re
public was sung for the first time, a friend
remarked to me, 'Mrs. Howe, you should
pray to die low, for you will never equal
what you have accomplished tn this grand
hymn. This criticism has proved true,
that I did the best that was In me when
I wrote that war cry, yet I have lived to
realize that useful work Is possible after
one has done the best- It is almost &0
years since that day I count It the
greatest boon that God has given me that
I have heard my reunited country sing.
North and South together, that cry of my
heart when brother had turned against
brother, and blood flowed l'ke rivers
through the land.
Story of the Great Song-
"I have told so often the story of this
song that It would seem trite now to hear
It again. But new light seems to come
about why the hymn was written. I wrote
the first draft of the 'Battle Hymn of the
Republic' on the official paper of the sanl
lary commission of the Treasury Depart
ment of which my reverend husband. Dr.
S. G. Howe, was a member. I had come to
Washington depressed In spirit and I be
lieve a little discouraged. My husband.
who had given his youthful ardor to
Greece and had fought her fight for free
dom with a stout heart, who bad aided
poor struggling Poland In her efforts to
Ket free from the tyrant's clutches, was
past the age to take up the sword for his
own unhappy country. My eldest son was
a mere stripling and family ties kept me
to the duties of home. But I longed to do
something, something which would count
and I envied those women who could go
to the battlefield with a ministering hand.
Thee thoughts assailed me day and night
and one dark November day. when a
horseback excursion led us to the hills
on the Virginia side of the Potomac, the
report came of great disaster to the Fed
eral forces and the rumor that the South
ern troops were marching on Washington.
We fled back to the capital disheartened
and troubled and I had that awful sensa
tion of darkness closing in on me and mv
country and that nothing left was worth
while. Late at night came the neWB that
the report was Wrong, that the rebels as
we said then, but I am glad to note that
we use less harsh language now, had been
defeated and that all was well. The re
action excited me tremendously. We wers
stopping at the old Willard and ray rooms
looked down on Pennsylvania avenue.
Leaning out I could see the sentinels In
the White House grounds and often the
gleams of the night lamps which showed
of the vigil kept by the one who guided
t. H. D., of the University of Chicago;
Henry Lefavour, 1883, Ph. D., LL. D., of
Simmons College, Boston; Stephen B.
L. Penrose. 1889. D. D.. of Whitman
College, Walla Walla, Wash.; Alfred
T. Perry, 1880. of Marietta College, O..
and Norman Plass. 1882, of Washburn
College, Topeka, Kan. Hon. William
Rankin, 1831. L.L. D., of Newark. N. J.,
enjoys the distinction of being the old
est living college graduate In America
Such clergymen as the Rev. John Bas
cora. 1849. D. D. LL-. D.. of Williams
town, and Rev. Washington Gladden,
1859. P. D., LL. D.. of Columbus. O.. are
graduates of the college. Such lawyers
as Francis Lynde Stetson. 1867, of New
York. Charles s. Holt,' 1874, of Chicago,
111., and Charles B. Wheeler. 1873. of
Buffalo. N. Y.. are among the promi
nent graduates of the college. Such
Journalists as Hamilton Wright Mable,
1867, L. H. D., LL D., of The Out
look, and Bliss Perry, 1881, L. H. P.,
Litt P., LL. P., editor of The Atlantic
Monthly, are graduates of the college.
Williams College draws her students
from practically every state !n the
Union, as well as several foreign coun
tries. The Alumni Associations of the
college are to be found In all the large
cities throughout the United States.
Harry Augustus Garfield, oldest son
of the late President James A. Garfield,
was born In Hiram, Ohio, October 11,
1863. After attending the Emerson In
stitute In Washington, D. C.. he ac
quired his more direct preparation for
college at St. Paul's School. Concord.
N. H. With his brother) James Ru
dolph Garfield, Secretary of the Inte
rior, he was graduated from Williams
College In 1885. His father was gradu-
ated from the same college In the class
the ship of state. The words of the hymn
burst on me like a revelation and. seizing
the first paper convenient, I jotted down
first a few words, then the lines and then
the verses In the order In which they now
stand. It was Just the gray dawn of late
November, gray as my thoughts had been
the evening before, when I finished my
hymn. I knelt beside my bed and prayed
a little and then fell asleep. When I
woke the day was beautiful and sunshiny
and I never again despaired of my coun
try. It has been given to me to see 'that
God was marching on. '
Spot to Be Commemorated.
It was not for some months after that
the Atlantic Monthly published the "Bat
tle Cry of Freedom," polished and per
fected by Its author. The manuscript
bearing the heading, "Sanitary Commis
sion, Treasury Building, Washington, D.
C, November 19, 1861." and after the text
the words Willard Hotel Is attached, is
the best part of the literary legacy which
Mrs. Howe will leave to her eldest daugh
ter, Mrs. Laura E. Richards, herself al
most as well known as her mother in the
world of books. To the deep regret of
those to whom such associations are sa
cred, the old Willard Hotel, which
was the home of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel
G. Howe, was torn down to make room
for the magnificent hostelry which now
bears the same name. But it is the opln
Ion of all cognizant of the facts, that i
tablet commemorating the writing of
this lyric and patriotic masterpiece on
this epot should be erected. It Is not
unlikely that this will be done before
the year is out. It Is a landmark, not
only of letters, but of history and It could
not fall to be of supreme interest to
the denizen of the capital as well as the
passing stranger.
. Mrs. Howe's Dally Life.
Mrs. Howe is one of the few women
who has all her life conscientiously, kept
a diary. Some 10 years ago, she pub
lished one book of reminiscences. It Is
good news to many that she has con
tinued to keep her recollections in proper
shape and that ber long life and Its thou
sands of entertaining episodes will be giv
en to the world trom her own brilliant
and still active pen. No American wo
man: perhaps no woman living today
haa come In touch with so many of the
history-making personages of her time.
Just to note the name of her Intimates is
to learn the literary history of the past
three-quarters of a century. She has
been president of the Boston Authors'
Club since its inception, in 1899, and she
still attends to the active part of the
work. She still takes an Interest In the
suffrage movement and woe to the man
who is foolish enough to stir up her
wrath about woman's inferiority along
any line. He will find that her pen is
still dipped In the same caustic ink as
when she wrote her famous Phlllipplc,
"Sex and Education." Mrs. Howe writes
fluently on every current subject, though,
naturally, the most sought-after contribu
tions are her recollections. She devoted
four or five hours daily to her writing,
and only recently has she sought the aid
of a secretary to keep up her constantly
Increasing correspondence. She still re
ceives company In her Boston home, and
Is gracious and hospitable. Lately only
her personal friends are received, unless
a special engagement is made, but she is
hedged asound with no ceremonial and
her declining days are spent as in tier
prime. Always the possessor of her
wealth she has guarded her fortune well
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAXD. SEPTEMBER 1908.
IOTEILPMEW
of 18S6, and was on his way to Wll
Ilamston for the twenty-fifth reunion
of his class when he was assassinated
on July 2. 1881. Two other sons, Irving
McDowell and Abram, are graduates of
Williams College In the class of 1893.
As a student at Williams, Harry Gar
field, In addition to attending conscien
tiously to the regular work of the cur
riculum, carried a number of outsido
Interests. For two years he was one
of the editors of the college paper, serv
ing as editor-in-chief in his senior year,
in addition to playing on his class foot
ball team, he was a member of the col
lege eleven for two years.
After graduation he returned to St.
Paul's School as master for one year.
Subsequently he studied law for a year
In the Columbia Law School and In the
office of Bangs, Stetson, Tracey & Mac-
Veagh. The following year he continued
his law studies at the Inns of Court in
London and at Oxford University, 'devot
ing much attention to the courses in "po
litical science. Upon his return to Amer
ica in the Spring of 18S8 he was admitted
to the bar In Ohio.
On June 14, 1&&8, he was married to Miss
Belle H. Mason, daughter of Honorable
James Mason, for many years a leading
lawyer in Cleveland and general counsel
for the Lake Shore Michigan Southern
railroad. The Masons are descendants
of Captain John Mason, the founder of
Norwich. Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Garfield
have four children. James Mason, Lu- ,
cretia and Stanton. -
After his marriage he enterd upon the
active work of his profession in Cleveland,
forming a partnership with his brother,
James. They soon developed a lange
practice. Harry Garfield wa keenly In
terested In all movements of a political
and has Increased It many fold by her
Industry and discretion.
Rejoices In Recollections.
Said Mrs. Howe In a chat with tha
writer: "A friend of mine wrote me
that I had never In all my writing re
counted my social triumphs, and I do
not know anything which has amused
me quite so much. My social triumphs
well, search as I may I cannot find
that such have entered Into my life.
-nd this has led me to diagnose what
people mean by social triumphs. As It
seems to be understood now It means
a climb from obscurity into public
notice and an abiding place on the
stage of fashionable life. It means at
best having fine garments which wom
ankind read of In the papers, and envy.
and having equipages, furniture and
entertainments which are heralded
throughout the country. I had neither
time nor Inclination for that sort of
notoriety. The things for which I am
most thankful In my life are different.
I rejoice most of all that the foremost
philanthropist of the age chose me
for his wife and that I was, of some
aid to him in the grand work which
he carried to such a successful Issue. I
rejoice also that the great minds of
the age. In politics. In art and litera
ture, were as an open book and that I
was admitted most graciously into their
fellowship. Then the Joy of my chil
dren and the delights of home these
arc worth while not the emptiness of
mere social striving."
Mrs. Howe knew tne great English
novelist, Charles Dickens, better per
haps than any American. It was his
books which first interested her In
prison reform and led to some of her
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MRS. JULIA WARD HOWE.
PRExSIDENTnS nSONI
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OFMIsS FATnERo ANDi
MI3 OWN ALMA MATER
and material nature for the improvement
! nf "nHltlniiB In tVi tit. Tn ItSM h an--
ceeded In Interesting the most active and
public -plrited citizens in the organiza
tion of the Municipal Association. The
struggle with the notorious McKlsson
ring, which then controlled all public af
faira, was commenced. After a bitter
fight lasting four years, McKlsson was
defeated and his grip on city affairs brok
en. Garfield served this association as
president until 1906; and was also presi
dent of the Cleveland Chamber of Com
merce in 189S.
In the capacity of president of the
Chamber of Commerce he was active in
the effort to Improve the consular service
of the United States, visiting Washing
ton several times 'to unite with others In
the efforts made before Congress toward
the accomplishment of that end.
In 1900 he undertook, with others, the
organization and construction of the Lake
Erie, Alliance & Wheeling railroad, to ,
facilitate transportation between the coal
fields of Southwestern Ohio and the lake
ports. With Cavalry Morris, he managed
the syndicate which completed the road
and arranged Its sale to the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railroad in 1902.
In 1903 he retired from the practice of
law to accept the chair of politics at
Princeton University. In this capacity
he lectured to large classes on Colo
lonlal Government and Government by
Party.
The Garflelds are an old New Eng
land family. Edward Garfield, the first
of the name in this country, having
settled In Watertown In 1630. Captain
Benjamlo Garfield, his son. was elected
eight times to the general court.
Abram Garfield, grandfather of Profes
sor Garfield, moved to Orange, In the
Western Reserve.
Professor Garfield Is vice-president of
the Political Science - Association, of
the National Municipal League, and of
the National Civil Service Reform As
sociation.
The announcement of Professor Gar
field's selection as successor to Dr.
Henry Hopkins as President of Wil
liams College evoked much favorable
comment from the press, especially In
Massachusetts. Referring to his abili
ty as an educator, the Boston Globe
says:
"It was to be expected that the ap
pointment of Professor Harry A. Gar
field of Princeton to the presidency of
Williams College would evoke wide
spread comment and approval. As a
son of a son of Williams who was a
President of the United States, Pro
fessor Garfield's appointment would
have excited Interest, but It Is more
best essays., She was chosen in 1872 I
as the principal representative of the
United States In the Prison Congres
neld in London. Her later writings on
the subject prove that she has kept
abreast of the times and has contrib
uted to some of the Important change
In prison legislation.. Dr. Samuel G.
Howe, though so wise a philanthropist
and thorough a reformer on every'other
question, was one of the earliest en
thuslasts about solitary confinement.
He belleveW it the best method to re
form and to prevent, but Mrs. Howe
has long since adjured this, and sh
has oeen an earnest advocate for oc
cupation and companionship in prisons.
One of her most Interesting meet
lngs with Dickens was when he learned
the deslra of Di. Howe and herself to
visit iome noted British prisons. He
conveyed the Americans to the dreary
prison at Bridewell, so many times de
scribed by the classic writers of Brl
tain. The awful treadmill was still in
operation, and Mrs. Howe tells graphic
ally how horrified she was. Dickens
looked on while a mere lad was stag
gering under the punishment, looking
almost indifferent. But when Mrs.
Howe spoke to him she observed that
his eyes were bright with tears. "Can't
you understand, he said, "that a poor
mother, fearing ber son might come to
this, would feel tempted to strangle
him in his Infancy." With the same
distinguished guide, Mrs. Howe visited
the model prison at Pentonvllle, where
solitary confinement had just been In
troduced. No better Idea of this prison
could be conveyed, according to Mrs.
Howe, than the chapter which Dickens
devotes to It In "David Copperfield
where the hero and his friend Traddles
encounter the arch hypocrite, Uriah
Heep, and Llttlmer, the betrayer of
Little Emily, within the walls. She
was escorted by Dickens all over the
portions of London touched In his nov
els. This experience alone she counts
worth all her labors In the world of
letters. ,
Mrs. Howe in Iier early girlhood l
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important to know that the basis u ms
selection is his established ability as
an educator."
In speaking of his ability to "get at
the hearts and souls of young men,"
the Boston Advertiser writes:
"Once again the country is to hear
of a 'President Garfield.' but in the
world of pedagogics, not of politics. If
the honor which has come to Harry
A. Garfield had been In the form of
a political appointment It might have
been claimed, however unfairly, by
some critics that the honor had come
to him because of his distinguished
parentage. But his appointment to suc
ceed President Hopkins of Williams is
certainly due to no other reason than
his ability.' already proved at Prince
ton, to get at the hearts and souls of
young men and to give them Ideals In
life that will last and that are worth
a struggle to reach. It has been an
open secret for some time that the
foremost men at Princeton have been
much Impressed by the work which the
eldest Garfield has been doing there.
The president of the university and
an ex-President of the United States
have spoken most enthusiastically of
his ability and methods,, and nave
confidently predicted for him a great
future as an educator, should he be
spared to carry on his work through
the lifetime of his generation. So his
appointment to the presidency at Will
lamstown means, practically, the agree
ment of the Williams trustees with the
judgment of men who have the best
opportunities for Judging the charac
ter and the college work of the Prince
ton professor rather than a tribute to
the son of a Williams man who was a
President of the United States."
Following the same lines the Boston
Transcript calls attention to "his ac
quaintance In public and business af
fairs": "The selection which the Williams
trustees have made is the natural one.
It has been expected ever since Mr.
Garfield abandoned his practice of law,
fQur years ago, to become a professor
in political science at Princeton. A
man of h(s breadth of education, of his
acquaintance in public and business
affairs, and with the prestige of his
name, could be reasonably sure in en
tering academic fields of a college pres
idency, and most appropriately that of
the Institution with which his family
have so long been prominently Identi
fied." Referring to the fact that Professor
Garfield will be the first layman to be
at the head of Williams, the New York
Evening Poet says:
intimately associated with the family of
the poet, Longfellow, and she had some
letters written to her father, Samuel
Ward, and her brother, Samuel Ward,
Jr., which have never been published.
Naturally, she. was well acquainted with
the Cambridge group of celebrities, Em
erson, Whittler, Lowell, Holmes, Haw
thorne and all the lesser lights. Her home
in Beacon street Is a treasure house filled
with mementoes of the greatest names in
American literature. She has portraits of
all, many with autographs and verses
dedicated to her or some member of her
family. Her acquaintance with great men
has not been confined to Americans. She
has letters and books and small souvenirs
from Gladstone and some pretty little
views from Mrs. Gladstone. There are
letters and autograph verses from Tenny
son and letters from Lady Tennyson. Bis
marck showed her honor and of the gifts
of crowned heads there Is part of a good
sized apartment, comfortably arranged to
show them with best effect.
Mrs. Howe laughingly dubs herself the
mother of the new woman. She was one
of the first to get a liberal education in
the classics, even Hebrew and the Arabio
tongues being included in the category of
languages. She went abroad in her early
girlhood and studied Hebrew under a cel
ebrated Rabbi in Rome. She took a course
in all the polite languages of the conti
nent and la today one of the most accom
plished linguists of Boston. Even since
she crossed the line which marks off the
four score and ten years she has visited
her old home in the Eternal City. She is
especially devoted to the ancient capital
Of Christendom, for her first child, called
.Julia Romana, was born there. This lady
lived to middle age and was more Inclined
to the broad philanthropy of Dr. Howe
than any of his children. She labored for
the blind, and a touching inscription of
her labors is found on the walls of the
blind asylum at Jamaica Plains, Mass.
Mrs. Howe spent a Winter in Rome In
1903 with her youngest daughter, Mrs.
John Elliott, wife of an artist of whom
Boston is very proud, and known herself
in the literary world under her maiden
name, Maud Howe. She traveled quite !
extensively during this visit, which she
now says is the last which she will make
to her beloved Italy.
The dean of letters, the dean of Amer
ican public women, a philosopher, lectur
er and poet, Mrs. Howe stands for things
of which American women are very
proud. Her eighty-ninth birthday was ob
served by all who revere her as the cham
pion of women and the prime agent in
placing them In the proud position which
she occupies In the world of affairs today.
(Copyright, 1908, by Margaret B. Down
ing.'
To Make Meat Tender.
I wonder now many ooks know that
when boiling meat corned beef, chicken,
n fact, meat of any kind a tablespoonful
of vinegar to a large piece, a smaller
spoonful to s. smaller piece, placed in the
water when first put over the fire will
make It dellclously tender. There will be
positively no flavor of the vinegar In the
meat when cooked. Harper s Bazar.
Song of the Flowers.
We are the sweet Flowers.
Born of sunny showers.
Think, whene'er you see us.
what our
beauty saltn;
Utterance mute and bright
Of some unknown delleht.
We flu the air with pleasure, by our simple
breath ;
All who see u love us:
We befit all places:
Unto sorrow we give smiles; and unto
graces, graces.
Who shall say that flowers
Dress not heaven's own bowers?
Who Its love, without them, can fancy or
sweet flowers ?
Who shall even dare
To say we sprang- not there.
And came not down that Love mlsht bring
one piece
Of hevn the more?
Oh, pray believe that angels
From those blue dominions
Brought us in their white laps down, 'twlxt
tneir goiaen pinions.
Leigh Hunt.
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"Professor Garfield's election to the
presidency of Williams College, in suc
cession to Dr. Hopkins, whose resigna
tion will take effect next year, has a
significance more than personal. He
will be the first layman to be at the
head of Williams. His clerical prede
cesaors filled chairs of 'Christian ethics'
and 'natural theology.' Professor Gar
field has been a teacher of law, a lec
turer on political science and the whole
democratic movement. To make such a
man as he president of Williams is as
violent a break with tradition as was
the.choice of a professor of economics
for the presidency of Yale, or an his
torian for Princeton. Yet It Is precisely
men of the Garfield type to whom col
lege trustees are now looking. When
to broad training and wide experience
of the world and acquaintance with
educational methods one unites vigor
and genial address and practical capa
city, fitness for the presidency of a
college does not depend upon the fur
ther question whether one Is a clergy
man. Going back to an institution with
which his father's name Is indissolubly
connected. Professor Garfield will enter
upon a large opportunity. He will carry
with him the good wishes and confi
dent hopes of his many friends."
In predicting a successful career for
BY M. Ii. J
(Scene The Nortons' pleasant dfntng
room, where the family of six are at break
fast. Mr. Norton is Intent upon reading the
morntnsr paper, while Mrs. Norton presides
at the electric waffle Iron.)
D
EAR ME, It's quarter after a.
Aren't you children ever going to
finish? Isophene, watch the Cap
tain. . . . Oh, well, I suppose so, If
nothing else will quiet him. I don't
se why you alwayB suggest sugar when
you know how bad sweets are for
htm. . . . Redge, do you know how
many waffles you've eaten? . . . .
Well, you're not going to have a chance
to try, even if you think you could. It
seems to me as if there must be some
sort of a contest on among you young
folks this morning. I'm quite certain
I never baked so many before. Myrtle,
do stop pouring syrup over your plate
like that. You'll be ill next. . . . Myr
tle Norton, don't answer me back that
way. And I shouldn't excuse you from
school, even If you were. You ought to
be ashamed!
Weil, good-bye, papa! You'll just
have time to catch your car. If you
hurry. Dear me, aren't you going to
klse any of us good-bye not even the
Captain? See him holding out his
arms to you. . . . -", wen, it tne
car is of so much more importance.
There, then! Good-bye: And papa!
Pon't forget to renew that subscription
I told you about. I positively couldn't
keep house without the Woman's
Weekly. And oh, yes! I picked out a
pattern last evening for the Captain's
Fall coat, and 1 want you to be sure
to get It today, as the sewing woman
comes in the morning. Just ask tor no.
dear me, I've forgotten the number.
Just wait a minute, please. Here It
No. 6079, age 3. Get it at Blank's at
the pattern counter. Please made
note of 1L . . . Perhaps you might,
dear; bul I'd feel easier If you'd make
a note of it. Thank you! Good-bye!
Oh, there goes your car! What a pity,
and you were late as it was. . . .
Well, Will Norton, right before the
children! If only you wouldn't read
so long after you've finished breakfast.
. . . Oh, I've no doubt It was all my
fault- . . . There, dear, I'm truly
sorry It happened. Kiss me again.
Good-bye.
Redge. what's the matter with the Cap
tain? Well, give him one lump, and then
go at once and polish your shoes. Myr
tle, Myrtle, put Fluff down. Oh, If you
children would only get interested in
getting ready for school! Here, Myrtle,
let me tie your hair bow over for you.
Isophene, please get me a needle of black
silk and let me catch up that rip in your
shoulder seam Yes. dear, it
does matter. .... I couldn't, Iso
phene, you had It on all day yesterday.
. . . . Well, even If you have. It's
got to be done now. somehow or other.
I don't know. Myrtle; how In the world
should I know? No, I guess It won't
the wind's in the wrong direction.
Good-bye. Redge; have you got your
card? I see Dickie waiting for you. Oh,
Redge, Redge! Did you brush your teeth?
Very well, then. Good-bye. Be a good
boy.
Myrtle, how can you annoy the Captain
so? Don't you see he's particularly crosss
this morning? Are you all ready? . . .
Did you brush your teeth? . . . Have
you got your card? . . . Well, run
along now, and Myrtle! please 'see what
wagon is stopping at the gate. . . .
Oh. yes; why, I'd completely forgotten j
about it being Monday morning. Well.
tell him he'll just have to wait until I
gather them up, that's all.
There, Isophene, I guess that will do
J 1
j The First Day: A Monologue
Professor Garfield as president of his
alma mater, the Springfield Republican
eays:
"There is every reason to expect that
President Garfield will make a success
of his new field of labor. Connecticut
Valley Williams men have heard him
speak at their annual dinner, and were
delighted with the matter and the
manner of his address. He is tactful,
broad-minded and progressive. His
studies in politics have been on a high
plane and greatly valued at Princeton.
While not a clergyman, after the an
cient fashion of college presidents, he
is in fullest sympathy with the relig
ious atmosphere which has always
clothed the college and made Its pur
pose a serious one. Dr. Hopkins said
upon assuming the presidency that he
desired to have Williams stand for
character and service, and character for
service. Such will be no less the pur
pose of the man who is to follow him,
and the selection which the trustees
have made will be approved hy the
graduate body. Professor Garfield is
44 years old, and there is every reason
to expect that the new administration,
which should continue for a quarter of
a century until he reaches 70 years,
will be marked by a splendid advance
all along the line."
until evening. It looks better than a rip,
anyway. . . . Good-bye, little woman.
Mother Is going to miss her right-hand
helper, I know. . . . Yes. dear. You
always look nice in a Peter Thompson.
There, there. Captain. Sister will come
back soon. Don't cry, precious. Does he
want to go with mother to get the clothes
for the nice gee-gee man? Dear me,
however did you get hold of that syrup
Jug. You bad boy! Well, never mind,
son, don't cry. Mother won't scold. .We'll
Just jerk off his old sticky apron, so;
and jerk off the old sticky tablecloth, so,
and give them both to the nice man.
Yes. Fluff. I know you want your
breakfast. But do let me breathe a min
ute. Dear me! No wonder I feel so
weak and queer. I completely forgot to
eat my own breakfast. And I have a
conviction that the coffee is cold and the
fire out. too. And oh. Fluff. Just look
at this house! Well, we'll manage better
tomorrow. You see, this is the first day!
Dear me, there's the telephone!
Quaint Garden Baskets.
New York Herald.
Garden baskets of most attractive shape
are among the popular gifts of the season
for girls. While by no means new in
England, they have Just made their ap
pearance in this country and are useful as
well as pretty.
Trays, they might almost be called, so
shallow are they, and all suggest the old
English novels wherein the heroine goes
forth to the rose gardens, basket on arms
and shears in hands, to make a picture
when the hero appears.
Willow or rattan composes them, and
they are in browns and greens as well '
as natural colors. Some of the baskets
are about 16 inches long and ten across,
the rim being only about two inches deep.
The handle Is without exception very
high, that It may slip over the arm, .
allowing the basket Itself to be within
easy reach of the other hand without the
effort of lifting. These traps are both
oval and squared at the corners.
Particularly quaint are some suggestive j
of a big walking stick with a tray stuck I
through. The cane has a crook sufficient-'
ly large to slip over the arm, this being j
the only handle there is. The other end
of the stick is sharp. About 12 inches
from the crook is the basket, skewered
through, as it were. When the basket is
In use it may be hung over the arm, leav
ing both hands free. Should It be incon-.
venient at the moment the stick is thrust
Into the ground easily, owing to Its sharp
tip, and the basket stands alone waiting
Its odorous freight.
Girls who have gardens or like to gathr
flowers are making a collection of-1"
baskets.
Xew Deep-Rooted Crop.
Wall Street Journal.
The newest pioneer crop is milo. It
Is a sort of corn which has made itself
staple in the drier uplands of New
Mexico, Texas. Colorado, Kansas and
Oklahoma. This territory takes a va
rying annual rainfall of 17 to !5 inches.
Last year It was found to mature at
points in Colorado 6000 feet above the
sea level, and in South Dakota it had
ripened Just as the first frost occurred.
Its roots penetrate from three to four
feet after the moisture. In appearance
the seeds head out. not like an ear of
malse, with a covering of husk, but
very much like that of broom corn,
with a bunch of loosely grown seeds
around the head of the stalk. It can
be harvested by machinery. Is easily
thrashed, and yields from 30 to 35
bushels an acre. Its main use ' Is for
the feeding of livestock. As such, It
adds another mainstay to the strength
of farms in regions of small rainfall.