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" 0 Beautiful : , My Country. "
Oh beautiful for spacious skies ,
For umbcr waves of ; , tl"lliti.
For purple mountulll majesties
Above the fruited plain !
America ! America !
Cod shed his glace on thec.
And ! crown thy good with Motherhood
From sea to shining sea !
Oh. beautlflll for IllIHllm feet
'hosc stern impassioned stress
A thurollghfg-nl'e fur freedom bent
Across the wlIl1erl1l'HH ; !
'tAu'iea , ! America : !
God mend thine every how "
COIIIIl thy soul In self control ,
Thy liberty In ! law !
Oh , lJCallllful for glory talc
Of liberating stitc
\Vhell vallllllllCUI' mllll's avail ,
Men lavished Ilrcclolll' ' ! life !
- America ! America !
May God thy gold reline
Tilt nil "IICCCS : " be nul.1elleHs : ,
And ' ' nln divine !
every grain \
Oh beautiful for patriot dream
That ! HC'S beyond the years
' 1 blue alabaster cities glealll
Undimmed by human tears !
America ! America !
God shed his gt ace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to hllllllg sea !
---Katharine Lee Bates In Congrcgatlon-
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A Closing Scene of the War.
Telling of his capture hy the Confederates -
federates during the closing clays of
the war . Lleut..Co ! . J. A. 'Yatrous
says :
'l'hat was nearly forty years ago'
As I recall men and scenes inside the
Confederate lines-my first exjeri
ence In that dll'ection-I am glad that
the caltul'o ) occurred. nut for the
' short pl'lsonorshlp I would not have
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seen a number of amen It Is a real
pleasure to think of as they were then
-men In their prime sonic young : ,
l-1 J vigorous , and all great as soldiers and
I grand as men.
"I had two opportunities to see Gen
Hobert E. Lee , the first time the day
of the battle and the next day . when
himself and staff were hurrying with
anxious faces , to Five } . Forks where
Shorldan's cavalry and the Fifth
corps were a menace to the heroic
Confederate arm ' . Less than fort . -
eight hours before I had stood at attention -
tontion and saluted our old command-
or . who fought his last battle on
Mount 1\lcGl'egol' And now suddenly
s . . . . U)10n ) emerging frolll a forest our
pary of prisoners ) was face to face
with another great general one
of the greatest the world has
ever l\l1own. : Instinctively a nUIll'
hol' of us came to 'attention' and
lifted our hats. Gen. Lee Iron gray ,
erect , handsome gave us a quick
glance and saluted In return. That
painting of Gen. Lee Is burned on
mamory's plates and ro other paint-
Ing of the South's great leader can
take its placo.
"I saw Gon. Longstreet at the head
of his corps lmrryiug to the aid of
Leer Though I have met him several
times , I like best to think of him as
'ho appeared that day . with a long
brown beard , a kindly ere and pale
face , the successor of Stonewall Jackson -
son If Jackson had a successol' Then
there was that fiery . fearless bundle
of nerves and scars Gen John B.
Gordon who was on time way to take
command of a wing of that magnifi-
cent fighting machine , Leo's army of
) Northern Virginia. He was young
- ( then under 35 [ ; tall '
, , , straight nervous ,
his ' do double ' I
malting eyes duty.
I t am glad to have seen Gen Gordon
then , at a time when he was spoiling
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for a fight ; I am glad to have known
j I I him since There Is a real ache In my
heart as I think of two new made
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gra'es.In . Georgia , In which sleep two
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/ great soldiers and good men-Long-
street and Gordon. "
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The Silk Dress Balloon.
Even as early as 18G2 the Union
army had beets using balloons to ex-
T amine the positions of the Confederates -
J ates and even that early the scanty
resources of the Confederates made
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the use or balloons n luxury that
could not be affOl'ded. While gazing
enviously upon the handsome balloons
of the Federals floating serenely at a
dlstunce that their guns could not
reach a Confederate genius suggested
that all the silk dresses In time Confederacy .
fedemey uo got together and made
Into halloons. This was done and
soon n great patcllworle ship of many
and varied hues was ready for use.
There was no gas except In Rlclll11on,1
and so the silk dress balloon had to
ho Inflated there , tied to an engine
and carried ! to where It was to uo sent
up One day It was on a steamer
down time , lames river when time tide
went out and left the vessel and balloon -
loon on a sandbar. Time Federals
gathered It In and with It the last silk
dress In the Confedoracy. Gen. Long-
street used to say laughingly that tilts
was the meanest trick of the war.-
Lee and Longstroet , uy Helen D.
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Longstr ct.
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Nation's Badge of Honor.
One of the most striking G. A. R.
badges Is that of time department of
Hhode Island. It Is made of rolled (
gold plate and blue enamel atlll consists .
slsts of the state shield suspended by
I.wo gold chains from a broad pin bar
bearing time Inscrlllton ! "G. A. H. . Do'
lnl'tment { 11. I. " Pendent from the
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center of the bar is a miniature shield
bearing time number of the post to
which the wearer belcags.
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Changes In Ritual.
The conmtllandem' - in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic an.
nominees that at time Thirty-eighth Na-
tonal ! gucamHnOlll ) time Committee on
Rules and Regulations and Ritual re-
pc rted the following changes which
were adopted ) :
On resolution from time Department
of Mlnnosota-on page 42 of the Service -
vice Book , following the recital by time
Third Comrade add :
"Tho Post commander shall then
step forward and deposit a small
American flag upon time coffin saying :
"In behalf of time Grand Army of the
unity our late comrade ( naming " him )
offered his services during the War
of the Rebellion I deposit ) this flag '
On resolution from the Department
of California and Nevalla-Comrades
may bequeath their Grand Army of
the Republic hutton to their legal
heirs , 'hut salll heirs arc not entitled
to wear either the button or hall go.
On resolution from the Department
of IlIlnols- 'rhat disbanding posts
shall turn over to the Department
headquarters time rituals only all
other effects to he deposited with
such Institution as may bo selected
by time post and approved by the department -
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partment commander
On resolution from time Department
of Massachusotts-tho National En'
campment through time Council of Administration -
ministration shall have prepared ) and
presented ( to each member of the
Army Nursos' Association a special
budge as a mark of our love anti admIration -
mIration for tholr services In ! the past.
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Lucky Is the man who receives a
kick from the left hind foot of a rah'
hit Instead of from either hind foot
of a mule.-Chlcngo Nows.
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Urchin and Mother.
WhllHt wallllllg down 11 crowded city
street tile other day
I heard II little urchin lo comrade turn
and soy :
'Say , Chiauny ICl11mo tell 'ouso I'lll' :
happy \ all a clam
Ie 1 only WU1. 110 fcllcr lIat 1110 nllHldel'
t'lilln I am "
" 8h , , ' t'luleM t mn a wonder an' Mho knows
her little lad
Could never mix wit' lIuttln' dill WU1.
ugly . . menu 01' had
Oh , lots O. times I Hit IIn' t'llIle how nice
' ( would he . gee whiz !
Ie a fellol''lI1. 110 fellC dot his mudder
t'llIls he 1M. "
\Iy friend lf yours U life of toll orIII'
dllulell joy ,
You Htlll emit learn a lesson from this
small , unlettered ho ' .
1)011'1 111m to be all earthly saint , wIth
eyes fixed 011 a star
Just try to he the fellow that 'Olll' mother ,
1'1' thllllH you al'e.
-1.oull\'l1Io COIII'IOI'-Jolllllnl.
Buzz and Buzz-Fizz.
In the game of Buzz have every one
It round In a clrclo. Have the play-
ers begin to count "one , " "two , "
"throe " amid so on UI ) to a hundred or
so , but always substituting "huzz" for
the number 7 01' any of Its multiplos-
14 , 21 , etc Time Instant any one
makes a mlstalco he must drop out of
the game , anal the player next to him
must begin al "ono" again. If anyone
ono forgets his number or gives the
\ \ tong number after "UUZ7. he must
pay n forfeit. 'l1lls Is a tiptop game ,
amid will ' ' ' ' emltem'tatiled.
keep everybody on
nU7.a-Flz7. Is like the game of "Bu7.z"
-onlr more dltllcult In addition to
having to say "buzz" In place of the
number 7 01' any of Its multiples , time
players must also say "quaele" In place
of time number 3 01' any nUI11I101' In
which It occurs-for instance 30 Is
quack-one 31 Is quacle-two , otc.
"Flz7. must bo used In plnco of time
number Ii or any of Its multllles. ) All
the fifties must begin with "n7.z. "
And "coclmlloolledoo" must bo used
In place ) of the number 11 or any of Its
mul tiplos.
Counting from 1 up to 15. for exam-
itlt' , you see you must say : One , two ,
quack four fizz , quack buzz , eight t ,
lunch . fizz cockadootlledoo ( quacit
quack buzz , quack fizz ( for 15 [ ; equals
three times 5) [ ; ) .
Observe the same rule for mistakes
as In the game of "nuzz" and give a
prize to the best pla 'er.
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Unfinished ( Letters.
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- . - . ' . . \y
N'y
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i. . . . r - . . -I . , . . . N
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Supply time missing parts of letters
as shown In the four completed let-
ters. When finished you will have
made a well-lmown quotation of six
words.
The Magical Cups of Tin ,
This little trick . performed In a par-
lor , will make you appear quite a
ma lclan. Get hoforehand two perfectly
fectly plain tin cups , without handles
and with the hottom sunk about n
quarter of an Inch , and straight sides
On the sunk bottom of each put some
glue and over It drop some hlrd.seed ,
so that It looks as If time cup were full ,
whereas It Is really standing upside
down and the layer of seed Is glued
to the outside bottomi
When you are ready to perform the
trick , have It bas of the same kind of. .
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seed anal , standing off from your 111111
lonco , hold the cups so that they can
see they are empty hut don't allow '
unyono to approal'h ) ) you.
Now take one CUI amid dip ) It , Into i
the bng of seed hut Instead of fIlling
It , turn It upside down , 80 that when
you take It out time seed glued to the
hottom will show , 1\1111 / everyone will
think It Is full.
Place time aJJJUrontly ) Cull cup of
seed under n luml hut In doing so dexterously
tel'Ousl turn It' so that the emllt '
cup Is upright and the glued semi al
the hottom. 1)omi't'let your \ audience
see this turn.
Now take the other CIII ) , which Is
empty , and 101. them see your put It
under unothel' hat , hut also turn this
one so that they do nol see you 110 it.
This brings the seed to time top allll
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Tin Cup Trlc : < .
looks as If the cup were fall . and
when ; 'ou remove . the hat , after pronouncing ) -
nOllnclng EoutO magic words It will
look as If the CUllS hnl ! chl1nged
places.
Remove the cups before aumyone has
a chance to examine them .
A Laughing Game
In , commen on the physical ) benefit
that doctors say comes from u good
hearty laugh Is this account of 1\
game that Is warranted to set a whole
room In un uproar ) of erm'iInent
'I'IIIH IR one of the jolliest Improll1)l' )
tu games that wo know ofVe mean
lIy 11lIII'Omltu ) ) that It requires ) no
preparation whatever hut may ho
pliiyed by a roomful of buys amid girls
the 1lI0lllent It Itsug ! ostel1. And it
Is brimful of fun from start to finish.
Any lIumhOl' of players lIIay take
part In It. They fIrst select a leader ,
who shollld be n bright , alert illicit'
witted bOy who Is capable of pt eserv
hmg his sl'lf'lossosson ) { while fun and
laughter Is going on around \ him.
The players ) seat themselv08 In a
circle and the leader takes his place
In time center . lie holds In his hanl1
a white hlllHlIwrchlef , which ho has
Imoltcll so as to malcc It partly 5011(1.
When e\'erythlng Is really the lender -
er tosses the handkerchief up ) In the
air . and then every player must hogln
laughing . But they must all stop
laughing hy lie time the handlwrchlef
reaches the floor , mill If anyone does
not stop and the e1I1m' I C'atehCJs him
either laughing or smiling ho Impos
a forfeit 01' n fine
Or Instead of making time detected
laughel' pay a forfeit he may ho re-
qulrod to drop out of the clrclo. If
played In this way time players ) : drop
out one after another until only ono
13 left and that one wins the prl7.o.
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The American Eagle.
Our bald eagle uo coiled because
the feathers on the top of his hmlll are
white , was called time Wllshlngton
eagle by Audubon the great natural-
Ist. Like WaHhlngton , ho Is bravo
and fearless , and as his nil III 011111
greatness are known the worlll over
so can the eagle Hoar to heights beyond -
yond othors.
Time ] eagle waR adopted as time em-
110m ! of the United States In 178 [ ; .
sluice when It has been used on lute
tips ( ) of flagpoles ) . coins United States
seals and on the shield of liberty.
