Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19

barbarian races decline to qmu ,ar a.,
all the decent nations wi send out n III SeI
of Continental police to wipe out from re ,t
face Of the earth the miscr.apt, p ,us
until disarmament and consequent arh;..'
ton shall be agreed to by all the ,raa.
COVE nments, any single government, 49,.
dismantle$ its fortresses, and spike. Nv
guns, and breaks its sword, would SIMS
invite its own destruction. Suppose. hefprSs
such general agreement Ell. .and shonls
throw away her sword; think YOU Fr,n".
has forgotten Waterloo! Suppose befo@s
such gener-l agreement Germany shov,s
throw away her sword; how long W.
Alsace and Lorraine stay as they srs,
Suppose the car OF Russia before any mch
general agreement should throw away his
sword; all the eagles and vultures and lions
Of European power would Their for
piece Of the Russ. an bear. Suppose tb.
United States without any general apres,
ment of disarmament should throw ava,
her sword; it would not be long before N.
Narrows OF our harbor would be ah,.,s
with the bunting Of foreign naviss comino
here to show the folly of tho .Monros
Doctrine"
So we are glad at the Isaiahic pronhecr
that the time is coming when nations sha,'
not lift up sword ag ainst nation. Indeed
both swords shall go back into the scah'
bard the sword bathed in he aven and tho
sword bathed In hell In war in Span n
soldier went on skirmishing expedition
Snd, secluded in bush, he had the oppor.
tun ty Of shooting soldier OF the Other
army, who had strolled away from hi.
tent He took aim and dropped him
Running up to tbs fallen. mau he took hs
knapsack for spoil, and letter dropned
oui Of 1t, and it turned out to be a letter
signed by his own father; in other.
words, he had shot his brother. ~
the brotherhood Of man be a ,rna
doctrine, then he who shoots an.
other man always shoots his own brother.
v hat horror is war anu its crue,ties
were we'll illustrated when the Tar,ars
after sweeping through Russ u and Poland
displayed w tn pride ne great sacks fllei
with the right ears of the fallen, and when
u correspondent OF the London Times
writing Of the wounded after the battle Of
Sedan, said: every moan that the human
voice can utter rose from that he Of
agony, and the cries Of water! For tina
love Of God, water! A DOCTOR A doctorp
never ceased" After war has wrought
such cruelties how glad we will be to have
the Old Monster himself die. Let his
dying coucn DE sp cad in some dis.
maniled fortress, through which tho
stormy winds howl. Give him for
pillow battered shield and let
his bed be hard with the rusted
bayonets OF the slain. Cover him with the
coarsest blanket that picket ever wore, and
let his only cup be the beached bone of one
Of his war chargers, and the last taper by his
bedside expire as the midnight blast signs
l. to his ear: "The candle OF the wicked
shall be put out" Tonight against the sky
Of the glorious future l sec q great blaze.
1t is foundry in full blast. The
workmeu have stirred the fires until
the furnaces arc seven times heated.
The last wagon load Of the worlds.
swords has been hauled into the foundry,
and they are tumb led into the furnace, AMI
they begin to glow and redden and met,
and in kissing and Sparkling liquid they
roll on down through the crevce OF rock
until they fall into mold shaped like the
iron foot OF a pow. Then the liquid
cools of into hard metal, and, brought
out on an anvil, it is beaten aud pounded
and fashioaed, stroke after stroke until
that which was q weapon to reap hArvests
CT men, becomes an implement turning ito
soil for harvests OF corn, the Sword having
be ONE the PiowshArc
Officers and comrades OF the Thirteenth
Regiment OF state militia: After another
year Of pleasant acquaintance hail you
with o salutatiOn all made up OF good
wishes and prayers Honored with resi-
dence in the best city of the best land un-
der the sun, let US dedicate ourselves anew
to God and country and home! In the
English co flict called 1.-THE War
OF the Roses" white rose was the
badge of the House of York. and
the red rose the badge of the
House OF Lancaster, and with these two
colors they opposed each other in battle.
To enlist you 10 the Holy War for all tnat is
good against All that is wrong, [ pin over
your heart two badges. the one suggestive
OF the blood shed for our redemption
and the other symbolic of soul made
white and clean, the Rose OF Sharon and
the Lily Of the Valley. Be these hence
forth our regimental symools-Ros, and
Lily, Lily and Rose!