Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-13

We'd dash, with that wild, headlong force,
 It took church to stop.
 The hill was dark with crowding boys,
 The echoes mocked our mirth; tell you, lads, there's no such spot
 Upon the whole round earth
 Nowhere is found 'twixt State and Church
 That long, historic slide;
 Or, if you veer from that straight course,
 There lies the Regicide
 Suggesting to the ardent youth
 From out his ancient grave
 The stirring deeds of long-past days,
 The patriot fathers brave.
 I'll go with you, my boys, and there
 Recall my old time skill!"
 Then shrilly piped that urchin crew,
 ''Ther' aint no State House Hin!"
 GATHER UP THE FRAGMENTS.
 It seemed that nothing in this world remnant of beauty or utility. What is valueless to one may bring comfort, pleas ure, or inspiration even to some one else, and at this time of all times in the year it behooves us to take account of stock and to lay aside whatever may be spared for the use and enjoyment of others. Most of us know where we can dispose of all odds and ends to the best advan- tage, but if any one is in doubt and is at all interested in the little Los, Bounding Elk and his sister Dancing Leaf, let them take to heart the following appeals and respond promptly. George Bird Grinnell of the Forest and Stream" asks for all kinds of toys and books for children of the civilized and l semi-civilized Indians of the west. He says: ssI want to make the lives of these l children 0 little more pleasant and I am sure that others would like to do so, too. | l presume that in almost every house there are a number of discarded toys for which their owner no longer cares. And there | are, too, many picture books that have | been looked over until the children have ceased to feel an interest in them. They 1 would delight these little Indian children and greatly help the teachers in their eff | forts to interest and instruct them" Toys, picture books, picture papers, magazines and story books will be gladly received by MT. Grinnell at No. 29 West Twenty third street, New York, or if one has not these, but still desires to assist in making life bright for brown little ''ward of the ma | tion," little money toward the expense of boxing and transportion would be quite acceptable.
 Elaine Goodale, the well known writer now superintendent of education among the Sioux of the two Dakotas, writes to tht Christian Union" of the eighty girls 1T the Government boarding school at Pine Ridge, South Dakota These girls art taught plain sewing, but no material, whatever are supplied for the daintiel feminine work which Indian girls love s( we'll and which is of definite value il teaching them neatness and precision Miss Goodale asks for odds and ends O wool and silk, stamped goods and mate rials for outline work, and for knitting ant crochet needles for the use of a class il fancy work.
 Miss Grace Howard of Grace mission Crow Creek agency, South Dakota, csl use any quantity of ribbons. The Indian girls come to her holding their blacl braids as far forward as their length vii permit, saying, "See, nothing" or the, bring Q hat, the trimming of which tho, characterize as livery dirty-no good. Our discarded ribbons may encourag them in forming habits of personal neat ness, a worthy object, surely.
 Pieces of calico and gingham for patch work, for aprons and for the little hood which Indian babies wear, with thimblee needles and thread, are always gladly re ceived at an agency school. Those wh' have anything of this kind to spare cal always be directed to suitable place t l Rights association, and may be sure tha the articles they will never miss or nee again will be very welcome and services ble.
 AFTER THE RATTLE, REST.
 Rest will be sweet in the evening, when the day
 long labor is done
 Now must be up and doing, for my work
 scarce begun
 Peace may be dear to the veteran, grown wear
 nf vi But now I'm longing for battle, the clash and th clang of arms. Death by and by will be welcome, if have bee
 faithful and true
 Now there is life to be lived, and have so muc . todo!
 Once in the early morning, when the dews wei In the misty summer morning, or ever the st was high.
 3 As looked along the road whereby l mu And saw how great was the journey. how fierce l the moon would glow, t Life felt too heavy burden, and so weary ar Weary before had labored, and longing f t night at morn.
 brought me rest, y And now am only eager to do my work with u :, best. @ What right have to be weary, when my work + What right have to be weary, while aught a mains tobe done? d And blessed will peace be to them that have W o the victory!
 1t But now is the time for battle-now would stri r. Now is the time for labor; hereafter remaine , rest.
 l. MARY A. HOPPER if CHRISTMAS HINTS. ,e A transparent drawing slate such ,e can be found at any toy shopmay be easi Tt transformed into very useful Christm e- gift. A slate six and half by four ani ]. half inches is as small as can be used t- advantage, and the frame should be smoc 10 and rather wide. Cover the frame wi ,n plush, or give it two coats of liquid go Ia or it may be enameled with white enan
 paint, or ornamented with graceful flo 'n design painted upon the natural color es the wood, and finished with coat of wh ti- varnish.
 The pictures being discarded a
 placed in the boxes which J of are preparing for the Christmas =. light of some poor child, fit to ca frame piece of the heaviest linen writ
 
 on complete laundry list with pen and il he In the top of the frame put little br
 ring and screw, such as are used for 'er taching @ tassel to window shade, . Us into the ring tie yard of narrow ribl ar. having on one end bit of fine sponge { to on the other tiny program pencil So .hs of these pencils are worthless, as they c 'he not be sharpened without breaking ra- lead, but the 'Iyra" pencils, with gay the tallic coatings, in all colors, are excepti
 ally good. The Inevitable bow" of rib1
 may be fastened to the upper left-h by corner of the frame by gimp or sh o,, tack, and the slate is suspended by ring. If preferred the ring may be scre' IS into the side of the frame near the top nen the slate hung by ribbon, which in an- case is tackled to the frame with boy or each of the upper corners.
 ' Instead of wash list, the slate may ort- used for memoranda or engagements, his word being traced in fanciful script '