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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 8
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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
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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$od by t-Ruffloand
Buttoned'r SS'tiiS109
JJOdol here illustrated llaf Stobl'tS
nainsook, jaconet, Personian or vp
feSAJii Vlth a flounce" of flP0 Vm-
nwU 1 U1 insertions and edtrlne- nt
lino ln.cn. no iQDi Tit . -ut,llb 01
flno lace, as desired.
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Eight sizes-22
2772 Missps' Tucked Shirt-WnJs-
Sk.7rl1cftstag' w?thT0Bu?fiff? Wea
f7aI'?,al,?1 Apron. Any o(
sstes&ss&s
garment.
Four sizes-32, 36, 40 and 44.
allowKtSS ff ffirV? Seam
signs aro practical and adapted to th Zt-V York 8tyIes- Th ac
tions how to cut and how tc ? make the LvZ arTumaker Fu dIrec
price of these patterns 10 cents each lZ?entB wlth each Pattern. The
Jogue containing tho lllnBtrSion?MiiPSSS?? Prepaid- 0ur lare cata
styles for ladies, misses and cWldrSS ptlo?B of 1'000 seasonable
making, full, of helpful and practiS?mJ as eBao in home ess
wardrobe, mailed .to ai JdSSSMS ?$T maki9ff of your
and lLZZ&tm6ma 6iVe ;?"ne, addret Pattern number
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