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Our Flag !
'l'h4)Y'\'o hllllJt II hit Old Glory on It rope
nero ! ! ! ! the 11'1'1 ,
Anll JIIHt tll see It Nutterputs /1 tickle
III my Cl't.
Anti 1011'1111101 II r c'rln\tll' \ lIlI lilY buck and
down Into elll'h nr ' nt-
It mlllwH , mlJ henr . till IJlII\c \ call 111111 feel
WIII"/l I ' awful ellIll'llI ;
I hror the Ilfll notes HhrlJlllIJ and the
thl'ollhllll ; of the 111'11111 ;
I IICIlI' the yell or I-altlo IlM the Hllln'-
IIrolltl hoof tlllllhl corns :
. I are nl " n's IIIHIII'M fillhrg , though their
Hllh Its ' ' '
IW\'l'I' IIIH--
Such thrills 1111 thlH run through me when
I lieu Ihllt IH\'l1ylnl illig !
Look-Ioolc ! 'li hC I'c\'zc > has caught It up ,
iunl holt "I It , while / the ltlll
yeti nil its /oItl'lpe-t ngllllcl''hllo the
J'IIIIIIl'H race and run !
' 1'ho glllr IIf those Cuddy bands I shut III
by lanes IIr white
'IOOelR all ray duxty .JI'Hlu'oom with II
Ihigering , lot ' ing { light :
I drop my work lll'1I11tlll't'll : while , to
break } that magic spell .
I duff lily hll I nail WII\ ' " It , with 1\ loud ,
'elltll tll' YI'II-
I love thnt tint I 1 love It With It love
wII1I11I dru ' e and cllp-
God bliss those gllll'JIIIIH Stripes and Stars
hung olll against the sky !
J love it . liS did 1"I'lIlI'I Icy , who penned
th' lnnriot ' tai song ;
I love , II with a fervor that can never
thllll Il wrong ; :
1 love It rOl' the freedom It' has given
unto 1111'11 ;
I love It for Its beauty , for Its graceful-
III'IW , rind then
I love It with the patriot \ love that never
\VIIIHIl'I'R why ,
But Ahl'lh4 hnl tl'Ul'1I whl'I1l"l'r those folds
h. I\'S athwart the ! 1lt } ' :
I love II rOI' the t lesions Il has taught
to men or hl'llJ- :
Rut most of all 1 love just because It Is
ot.m FLAG !
--Dailimoro Amcl'tun. !
Union ExPrlsoners of War.
The national olllcol' of the Union
: Prisoners of 'Val' for the year are :
Nntlonal COlllllllUlllor , CoI. J. D. Wall
or of PltlHhlll'g' , ] > a. ; national soniaI'
vice commander , John K\HmnO \ of CIn
clnnatl , 0 ; national junior vice commander .
mandOl' , , John I. . Parker oC Lynn ,
Mass , ; national chaplain , the Rev
John S. Ferguson ] or K'ol\\1I" , Iowa ;
national historian \ , Gen laITY White
of Indiana , 1'u. Time executive committeemen .
mltteemen ; ire : 00\ A. P . Bliss of
Michigan , Major Charles G. Davis Qf
Boston , Charles W. Fischer of Minnesota .
seta and 0 A. Pm'sons of Pemisyl-
\'anla. The national commander has
I\ppolnloll Stephen l\1. Long of East
Orange , N. .1. , adjutant general ; John
A. FaIrman of Allegheny , Pa" elite of
staff , and William C. l\lcKl'h'o aR special .
clal aid for the next ncatllpll1ent.
The Badge Money Cannot Buy.
The first badge of the Grand Army
was a modest one , aH became so molest .
est men all : those who were to wear It
It was made of silver 01' silver plate ,
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the extreme dimensions being one Inch
long by one Inch wide The lower half
was occupied by two American fiars. ;
their staffs crossed and the tops orna-
monted with two tassels , At the intersection .
tersectlon oC time staffs was shown an
open Bible with crossed swords resting .
Ing upon it , and the letters "G. A. n "
displayed around It. In the angle
formed by the flags was a small field \
piece placed In front of Iln anchor ,
while behind all were two rifles
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crosfed. At the top of the badge ap
peared the cabalistic letters and fig-
ure , "B" " 3" "N , " the significance ot
, r"hlch will bo recalled by all who
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were members of the ardor at that
time ,
In October , 18CS , the national council '
cll of administration made a change 1
In the badge by placing an eagle al
time top for n. pin ; one talon clasped
n branch oC laurel and the other a
bundle ) oC arrows , emblematic of peace
mid \\01' omcars added a circle beneath .
neath the 512101(1 , the center of which
bore ' the familiar star ! , eagle , 01' bar
Indicating their respective ranle.
Contra t3 were made for the manufacture
fncturo or theRe badges , either silver
or gold plated , or 801ld slIver or gold
at pl'lcm ranging ; from 40 cents to $25
each Such a variety of prices RIll !
ti xc ; s
material yvas very unsatisfactory to
the comrades , amid 1\11 the manufacturers
ers soon Called comparatively few 'oC
the badges were mado.
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Old soldiers of the West , especially
those or Nebraska , remember Gen
Dilworth , of Hastings. A braver soldier .
dlel' never lived , and a more genial
gentleman never made happy all evening '
Ing around It campllre. During one of
the skirmishes prior to the engagement .
mcnt on Lookout mountain Gen. 1)11-
worth was standing upon the breastworks .
works tul\lng an observation , with
the bullets singing a chorus around
him. "Jalw" Dew , a private In the
ranks , stood up beside the general ,
who turned and said :
"Get down , Jale , they'll hit 'ou. "
"But what about 'ou' ? " queried ncw.
"You only get $13 a month " said
Dilworth , "and mustn't take any
chancos. 1 get $2-10 n. month to stand
up and get shot at. "
Just then n. cloud of shrapnel came
singing along , and Dilworth jumped
down and hugged the earth. Dew ,
with hIs nose shoved In the ground ,
exclaimed :
, "Wh ) ' ain't yon standing Ull , general .
era 1 ? "
"Thor don't pay enough , " was the
rosponso-The Commoner.
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Effect of Smoking Coffee.
Two old men in blue unIforms , veterans .
crans attending the soldiers' reunion ,
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sat on a bench in Boston Common.
"What was your hardest week during -
Ing the war ? " said the first veteran
"My hardest week , " the other answered .
nwcred , "was the one when I had no
tohacco. I'll never forget that , "
Ho paused to light a. cigar. Then he
went on :
"Do you know what wo all smoked
during that week ? Why , sir , wo all
smoked corr e. 'Vo ground \II' our
coffee coarse and smoked It In our
pipes. "
The other veteran looked interested
"How did it taste ? " ho said.
"Tnste ? " Why , it tasted about like
rou'd think It would. "
"Smelt good , I bet 'ou. "
"Yes , smelt all right. "
"Anr bad effect from It ? "
"Gorr ' , yes Tool the skin of all
our tonguolI-PhlJadelphla : llulletln.
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Pictured Animals.
Have a. blackboard at one side of
the room. Give each player a slip of
paper containing the name of son
animal. Each in turn must go to the
blackboard and draw a picture of the
animal whose name is on his slip of
paper The company then guess wbat t
each one 16 meant to represent.
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The Christmas Fellows.
Gcttll1' close to Christmas , an' you hear
'em , every day :
"lIow long 111 It w\y-
How long IR It IIwar-
how long III It away' 7"
'l'hu"rc thllll II1' of thc rUl1uln' or the
reindeer , with the slclgh-
"lIow long IR It WilY
Till Chl'htmas ? "
Bless 'clIJ-lIltIl' f\lows-wlth \ the rosy
cheeks of May ,
"lIow long IR It Itwa ' -
How long 1M It away ? "
\'hel'e \ IR 110 sweeter language that the
shiny angels l say :
"Uow lung is I It away
Till Chl'lsll11l1 7"
An' the old folks gel to Ihlnl"n'-\\'lIh .
furrowed blOWH 1111' gray :
How long It seems away-
how long It lIeelllS awny ! "
All they am IIH little children , ilK for
t . ' they love they pray :
"God keep l the little fellows I
To their Christians ! " I
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Gave Riders a Bath.
An Incident Is related of a horse ,
kind , IntellIgent and good-natured , hut
as full of fun as a person might he , as
will lJo seen lJy the joke ho played
upon some ho 's. They were four of
the lads , and one day the ; undertook
to ride the horse bareback , all at once.
Dobbin gave no warning of his intentions .
tions , but walked off , apparently al.
most asleep , until ! he reached a stream
of , water , Into which ho walked and
laid down , emptying all the four boys
Into the water , and then , turning , galloped .
loped homp.
A Twelfth Night : ' : rty
Or the Coast of the star , was an old
en time merrymaking which Is mod
cl'nlzod for : twentieth century children
in the book of chIl ren's parties.
The chief feature of the twelfth
night revels ! was the choosing of the
king and queen and their court by
means of cards on which pictures were
drawn and colored to represent the
different charactC'rs Such cards the
hostess provides beforehand and as
the children arrive each gIrl draws
one from a tray , on which are placed ,
face downward , cards representing the
queen and her hullos. . . Each boy takes
a card from another tray , which con-
tains hose t for the king and his lords
In waiting' In an adjoining room the
hostess , to whom each child In turn Is
sent , dresses him In the property or
hit of costume belonging to the character .
actor which his card boars. It is a
gay little court ; king and queen with
gold paper crowns , jester In parts-cil-
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ored cap and tinkling bells , the herald
with trumpet and the lords and ladles
, In waiting with their wands tipped
each with a. golden star.
Fortunately their dIgnity Is laId
a lde , for they will not need It in the
marry game at air ball Two bright
colored paper balls are provided for
, this game , also two palm leaf tans tied
with ribbons of the same colors. Two
captaiusa are elc\tQd , who choose sides
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and colors. A goal Is arranged at each
end of the room lJy phtclng two chairs
or footstools a yard apart. A chair Ie
also placed haIr way between the \
goals In the middle of the room. Each
team takes possession or a. goal and
the ball and fan In its colors. Two
players at a lime contest , .no from ' . . .Ji'
each side. Each stands In front or
his goal Can 111 hand , his paper bait
at his f'et. At 1l signal from the
hostess , who acts as umpire , each - t
child falls his ball toward the op- .
Jonent's { Heal The object is to send ; :
the ball between the legs of the chair
In the center oC the room and through ;
the goal of the opposing team. The }
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players are not allowed to touch the
hall , which Is moved hy the breeze or
the CUll alone. The team that scores
the most is rewarded with a bouquet
of flowers , which is divided by the :
captain among the 1)lnyers. "
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After other jolly games ! there Is It
supper , which includes individual star-
shapcIl ( cakes with a ring baled in
one.
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Poor Drtgon. !
The dragon Is a very much abused
beast. In every country in the world but ,
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one he is looked upon as a fire-breath. -
, Ing monster that likes nothing better
than to eat all the people in a village ,
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the pretty little girls for essert.
The one country In the world where
this hind ) of monster Is given credit \
for his good Heart is in China and
that Is the drugon's home , so they
ought to know something ( about him ' -
One day , a mere trifle or 2,800 years ' . ; '
ago , so the Chinese legends say , while
the Emperor l"u.hsi " was walking be- ' : .
side the river Lo , a yellow dragon rose
from the water and taught him the
art or writing , glvjng him un alphabet ,
so that the Chinese could record their . ;
history and mulee out laundry tickets , . . ,
amid for this the Chinese worshIp the .
dragon to this da ' . Even the em-
peror's throne is still called "tho drag-
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on's soat. " The dragon which Is
shown here was drawn hy the Chinese
artist and shows the Cabled monster
rising amid flames from the river 1..0 - : '
with "the pearl or mystic powers" between . t ; ' " . ,
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tween its cluws.
or course , there never was a real . . .
dragon. It is only u mythical beast , _ . ' ' , ;
the first stories of which probably " '
arose from descriptions handed down
from father to son of those ancient "
days when the earth was the home of
the dynosnurlans and other terrible , . . r
creatures with no less terrible names.
Concealed Sentences.
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Concealed In each one or these Is a -.r. ,
sentence that expresses exactly the 1)
fame thing in a much better way.
Transpose the words so that you make' I
a new and more simple sentence be. .
Ing careful to use every word that Is
in the original sentence :
Vastly different are the wa 's'rlght .
and wrong , of saying things
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Try , again try , you
succeed. ,
Cheerless over hills oC gray that '
brief December day rOBe the sun. . .
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Everything Is worth doing well that \
Is worth doing ,
Thou sluggard , go to the ant ; be
wise and consider its ways.
Fear makes aU of Uli cowuds.