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wr -vyr-T-w -r -"i7wr M 47 vj " f i)mpi --Tr f hi t i The Commoner. VOLUME 9, NUMBER 8 & Natl 1 nn Halo To drum-beat and heart-beat A isoldlcr inarches by; There is color In his cheek, There Is courngo in his eye. Yet to drum-beat and to heart-beat In a moment he must die. By the starlight and moonlight, Ho seeks the Briton's camp; He hears tho rustling flag And the armed sentry's tramp; And tho starlight and the moonlight His silent wanderings lamp. With slow tread and still tread, Ho scans the tented line; And ho counts the battery guns, By tho gaunt and shadowy pine; And his slow tread and still tread Gives no warning sign. Tho dark wave, tho plumed wave, "It meets his eager glance; And it sparkles 'neath tho stars, Like" the glimmer of a lance, A daTk wave, a plumed wave, On an emerald expanse. A1 sharp clang, a still clang, And terror in tho sound! For tho sentry, falcon-oyed, In tho camp a spy hath found; With a Bharp clang, a steel clang. Tho patriot is bound. With a calm brow, and Bteady brow, - Ho listens to hie doom; In his look thero js no few, Nor a shadow-trace of gloom; But with calm brow and steady brow -' He robes him for the tomb. In Hie long mgnc, mv 0Mt ,e, . Ho kneels upon the sod; And the brutal guards withhold E'en the solemn word of God! In tho long night, tho still night, Ho walks whoro Christ -hath trod. privllego of writing to his relatives and of sending a' lock of his hair to his aged mother, was denied the use of a Bible, and his family letters burned. His last words, as ho stood beneath tho noose in the orchard on that fateful morning, were, "I regret that I have but one life to give to my country." A statue was erected to his memory in New York in 1893. His story has been told in prose and verse, and few theatre goers have not wept over its dramatization. blue morn, tho sunny 'Neath tho morn, Ho dies upon tho tree; And he mourns that he can lose But one life for Liberty; And in tho blue morn, tho sunny morn, His spent wings are free. words, his message- But his last words. They burn, lest friendly eye Should read how proud and calm A patriot could die, With his last words, his dying words, A soldier's battle-cry. Prom fame-leaf and angefaeaf, From monument and urn, Thosad of earth, tho glad of heaven, ! His tragic fate shall learn; And on fame-loaf and angel-leaf Tho name of Hale shall burn. Francis MHob Finch. Nathan Halo, groat-uncle of Ed ward Evorott Halo, tho famous American author, editor and clergy man, now residing in Boston, Mass.. x was born at Coventry, Conn., Juno q, 1755, and was executed as a snv by orddr of Sir William Howo, Sen tembor 22, 1776, a few days after being sent by General Washington to procure intelligence concerning wv-.vjmomo Ul IUO ttritlHll nt New York. Ho was refused the The Lenten Days After the blizzards and wild winds of tho past six weeks, we are none of us sorry to know that the winter is ended, and to see tho pale fingers of tho crocus and hyacinth pushing up out of the brown earth. It is blessed to know that the beauty and fragrance of tho early springtime will not now be long delayed. We long to throw up the windows, to open wide the doors, and let in the delicious air and sunshine; to put tho coal bucket and the kindling basket in some out of the way cor ner and remember their existence no more; to cover up the coal ranKe and turn on the gas, and forget that there was ever a dearth of spring foods in the pantry. But with the sunshine comes another discovery. Every scratch, or snag, or tear, or worn place on the house furnbhings comes out in hold relief, and t.hnr is a sense of uncleanness clinging to' everytning m the rooms, from cellar to. enrrpj- , iucuus' nouRe credHiiig! Are you ready for it, sis ters? Among the things you set down in the "must-have" memoran da, just put down paints, varnishes, polishes, paint brushes, wall paper, or wall tintings, and do not spend uii yuur money on scourlnes, scrub brushes, and such instruments of torture. There is nothing gives to the wood-work such a look of spick-and-span newness as a good coating of fresh paint, and the varnish brush is one of the best beautiflefs that ever touched a rusty, faded piece of bed furniture. The polish and the polishing cloths will brighten up whatever they touch, if Intelligently applied, and a woman who can do a respectable piece of scrubbing use the paint and varnish brushes with an equal degree of efficiency with a far more satisfactory result' Every blessed minute you can set' contrive to set John to work repair ing furniture and getting it ready for tho brushes. There are a' thou sand little odds and ends that a man can do to help make the home at- w,nV?' ?,d !t Is as wel1 for to begin looking about and locating them. Tho hammer, saw, screw driver, glue pot, and some like tools should bo put into commission be fore tho brushes' aro brought out. Notes from Fashion Magazines The very newest fashion is the Directoire princess gown worn with a little bolero. The coat and skirt suit will still hold its place, the coat being usually a long, loosp-fim tailored jacket, just 'escaping ?il TZ wTt.coat does not & flJto. T-aST. JPS- , the the straight,-scanty Skirt wittth extended waist-linef worn wUh I short-waisted guimpe. The high waist line does its share in produc ing the slender, hipless effeot. Sleeves are long and tight-fitting. A compromise between the one piece gown and the separate skirt is in the form of the skirt with the extended waist-line; the upper part of the skirt does not fit into the waist as the old-time skirts did, but hangs so that it merely suggests the outline of the figure and gives the Directoire lines. There are two types of walking skirts. One belongs to the more elaborate street costume, and just touches the ground all around, and th6 other is the trotteur skirt which escapes the ground fully two inches. Both of these skirts are extremely close fitting. Some of the skirts are perfectly plain and others are trimmed with bands and buttons. Very few of the new skirts are hemmed at the bottom. They aro faced with the material; the facing, if there is plenty of .the goods, should be bias, but if the pattern is scant, it may bo .straight or a trifle circular. On the long skirt, the top of the facing is stitched invisibly. A soft braid should finish the bottom of tho long skirt for protection. The facing on the short skirt is finally stitched to place on the lower edge, and the upper edge is firmly stitched with the machine. The fac ing should be four inches deep. Braiding leads as trimming; sometimes it is soutache brajd alone, Latest Fashions for Readers of The Commoner 1 279 r?i 2774 4 2787- 2760 2730 Ladles' Tucked Shlrt-Waist, Closing: at Back and Having- Loner or Seven-Eighths Sleeves. This is an ex cellent model . for voile, taffetas, mes-. saline, or heavy linen. Six sizes 32 to 42. . 2774 -Boys' Russian Suit, Consisting of a Blouse Closing at Right Side of Front and Having Sleeves Plaited at Bottom or Finished with Wristbands: and Knickerbockers. For every-day wear this is an excellont model for tserge, flannel or for the coming, season linen, or 'duck would make up charm ingly in this stylo. Five sizes 2 t6 tf Jfifs. 1 . :- ri;' '' , . i,.i rr2Jo8J,ir1,8 and Ch.ilds' One-Pieco SV iClosIn5 at Center-Back. The model hero illustrated was developed motevyhit? lincn and trimmed with motifs of hand embroidery, although it is an excellent little model for almost any material. Six sizes2 to 12 ySars ol2.7?9T:Ladies, Five-Gored Pettlcnnt with1' cfitfi5$od by t-Ruffloand Buttoned'r SS'tiiS109 JJOdol here illustrated llaf Stobl'tS nainsook, jaconet, Personian or vp feSAJii Vlth a flounce" of flP0 Vm- nwU 1 U1 insertions and edtrlne- nt lino ln.cn. no iQDi Tit . -ut,llb 01 flno lace, as desired. ,iu a u. Eight sizes-22 2772 Missps' Tucked Shirt-WnJs- Sk.7rl1cftstag' w?thT0Bu?fiff? Wea f7aI'?,al,?1 Apron. Any o( sstes&ss&s garment. Four sizes-32, 36, 40 and 44. allowKtSS ff ffirV? Seam signs aro practical and adapted to th Zt-V York 8tyIes- Th ac tions how to cut and how tc ? make the LvZ arTumaker Fu dIrec price of these patterns 10 cents each lZ?entB wlth each Pattern. The Jogue containing tho lllnBtrSion?MiiPSSS?? Prepaid- 0ur lare cata styles for ladies, misses and cWldrSS ptlo?B of 1'000 seasonable making, full, of helpful and practiS?mJ as eBao in home ess wardrobe, mailed .to ai JdSSSMS ?$T maki9ff of your and lLZZ&tm6ma 6iVe ;?"ne, addret Pattern number --,.' . 't , n .t. "t rTCerB cpt., Lincoln; Nb. H titoKttKM-