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pale sorrows as well as its bright joys.
The tempest Of war has swept red bill
lows over her proud crest Grief and
the battles crimson glare haze dimmed
her sweet eyes. while her blazoned ban
ners have waved over many hard-fought
fields. Sorrow has darkened her ham
lets and balls. Her sighs have mingled
with the wall Of the night wind, and her
tears have fallen with the dews OF
Heaven over the graves OF her dead. In
stainless glory her heroes have fallen In
her defence, and dying have "pitched
in Heavens smile their camp OF death. "
The leader of her armies WORK is done,
but while the races OF mankind endure
Let his great example stand
Colossal. seen OF every innd,
And keep the soldier Ern, tho statesman pure,
TIN IN oil lands and through all human story
The path OF duty DO ths way 10 glory
Her greatest corps commander-the
Stonewall of her defence" wears truer
crown than any wreath that man can
weave him." and the chief of her cavalry
has ridden to his eternal biyouac and
met. massed in death, bis fallen troopers.
Her sons, following the example OF
such illustrious men, came ut her cail
from oil climes and from all seas.
awhile Others hailed IN distant skios tho eagles
dusky pinion.
Old Dominion"
They loved her sunny highlands and
the beautiful valleys famed by her
gentle south winds. The leaping brook,
flowing where the waving verdure rolls
along the plain. mingled its music with
their dreams.
The fiowery grace and ripe grasse5 ol
meadows and the heavy scent OF the
blowing blossoms of her forests get o
welcome from their hearts.
Aye Revolutions sweep Ger earth
like troubled visions DER the breast oi
dreaming sorrow."
THE THRILL OF STATE PRIDE.
Cities rise and sink like bubbles on
the water. Fiery isles spring blazing
from the ocean and go back to their
mysterious caverns Stars shoot from
their glorious spheres and pass away to
darkle in the trackless void, but as long
as "Time. the tomb builder, holds his
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-10
SPEECH OF COL. BUFORD,
lie Extends Virginia's Greeting

lie Extends Nirginia's Greeting
and Introduces Gen. Lee.
=, The Introductory address of Colonel
iL1iord, who was loudly applauded when
ne rose, was a gem III It's way, and was
Vel received.
lie said:
q Ladies and Gentlemen. The proprie-
''es 10 well as the appointments Of this
VoCaAioh do moi allow me 10 detain you
VIA an address beyond the few minutes
required To signify. by way OF introduc-
uoi, the interest We feel in this event,
aud tile modest methods by which We
propose TO emphasize Ind commemo.
is'e II On this date 27i years ago
g'eat Jact occurred 10 the history oi the
ahglo'saIon colonies OF North America
.ae i'st assembly on the continent Of
We ireeiy'ehosen representatives Of the
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ADDRESS OF GEN. LEE.
Our Gallant Soldier Keeps step
tn the March of Progress.

General Fitzhugh Lee, after waiting
some minutes for the applause which
greeted him to subside. made most
happy address. which was interrupted
all through with the most generous ap-
pIause. The old soldier element IN the
audience was evidently large, and the
applause was not confined altogether TO
the southern part of it The General
spoke as follows:
Two hundred and eighty-six years ago
occurred the most important event re-
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THE ODE OF THE DAY.
1t Is Well Received and Tho
roughly Appreciated.

After several moro Nos. of the fine
Iowa music had been played President
Buford introduced Rev. Beverley ID.
Tucker, whose brief but exceedingly
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SEN. DANIELS GRAFTON
An Eloquent Review of Virginia
opd National History.

The Iowan band now gave the "Co-
lumbian National Pot Pourri." after
which. though nearly two hours had
passed, Senator Daniel rose before a fine
audience.
spoke the assemblsge was held by bis
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which we're made the States Of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois. Michigan. and Wiscon-
sin, was Virginia's second gift TO the
Unicn, and their organic act OF OWL
government bears the impression of the
hand OF jefferson. ALI hail, Virginia
and her daughters And all haiis
the Union and "the old thirteen
who together made II No matter
what has happened or what may happen,
al wss well when w stood togethw -
tho spirit That produced II and ah viii
b gsil hsrsaftsx Y thas s2ius shal'
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wELL-KNowS PEOPLE.

Among those on the platform re-
c.e-.zod by the reporter were ex-Gov'
,ro- William +. Cameron, Mr.. and
Nrs. George A. Mushbach, Rev. John
Lindsay. Colonel q. Gains, NJ. Glennan,
C' tae Norfolk Vtrginidn. Judge John
Pau. and Mrs. Paul. DR.. A. Broken.
tul2h, General V. ID. Groner, Hon.
William !. Jordan, Mrs. Caskie Cabell,
Professor Frank Stuart and Mrs.
Stuart, Mrs. James Y. Leigh, Major j.
W. Newton, Hon. A. q. Preston, Cap
tan ]. G. Morton, Governor Brown Of
Rhode Island, General Wyman ol
hlode Island. Professor William Peters,
Professor Thomas Hume, Hon. A. q
f'eslon and Mrs. Preston. Captain W.
H. Head, DR.. J. S. AppersoD, Mrs
Cyrus Mccormick, Mrs. John Scott o
hrhmond, aud a great many otheri
equally prominent.
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eloquence and constantly increased by
accessions from the passing throng out
side. who were attracted by the storms
OF applause which constantly shook the
building Guards at the door wished
10 know il they should admit the curious
ones who crowded about the door and
only wanted to see for little while
what was going on. "Oh. yes, said
q virginian, who was standing near.
.sIet them in | John Daniel will hold
them sftar they ence get inaide." and hs
dia bold than Hs VA " good ssans
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0r Orators ard Poet Receive Most
Hearty Greetings.
THE BAND PLAYS "DIXIE,"
~t.5 SETS the Crowd Wild
With Enthueiaem
s-gwES AND INCIDENTS.
Reception in the EVening--Thea-
trc Party---POpularity OF
Daniel, Fitz Lee, &c.
-.r.-i.l tcleeram to the Dispatch.l J


Woup's.FAR GROUNDS, CHICAGO,
,ar.t e." Yirginia-Day" at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition has been
, Charming success. The fullest ex-
relations Of the managers have been
realized and the programme was car
rIoat with great smootbness and with
good ELECT.
lib. celebration was held in the Music
V.l an the lakeside at the Peristyle.
qh, hall holds 5000 people and there
vere us many as $500 in it at one time,
s1l as the exposition has a floating ele-
Len. oi sight-seers which comes and
.os-. @, least 5000 parsons contributed
tt.g success Of the occasion during the
tr-o hours.
The handsome hall was made hand
.mer with decorations of large and
c,-a.t rags. Chairs for forty guests
a-I t5r the fifty members Of the Iowa
Site Band placed upon the platform
we're soon filled, and the exercises com
nelcsiabout half-past 2 o'clock with an
overture. "Semiramide," followed by
"Wobu's Invocation and selection Of
sa'l.m songs.
IA. music WAS admirable. the Iowa
l4.l being considered tie finest in Chi
c-59.
PLAYED DIXIE.
They know how to play Dixie, too,
ari when they wound up with Dixie the
tJl,Ls-u yell that went up all over the
l0ae showed that large proportion OF
tc audience was southern, or else that
tie Yankees and westerners liked the
..uinrn tune.
When Fitz Lee came upon the plat
form the erecting he received amounted
t. aa ovation. and not less hearty was
hrIoyrtlon that Senator Daniel re-
c,yel when he made his appearance.
Ia.s. gentlemen had been driven in
ac.uAee TO the virginia Building from
Their hotel Ia special order from the
br-ctor-Geueral admitting the car
rage To- the groundS), and there, after
tyne received by Colonel Buford and
tie Virginia Board, they, with Rev. Be-
yT..y Tucker, the poet Of the day, were
,scyI,ed to the hall 10y water in hand
'olc sondola provided by General Gro
uaf
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REV. RrvFRLEy d. TICKER.

appropriate ode was read as follows,
and, Judging by the attention given by
the audience, was thoroughly appre-
ciated
En- Dot Nirrinio Ouintllm.
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,~-~3 Painting OF Our Past
and Present.
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r,TZ LEE ALSO SPEAKS.
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DANIEL THE ORATOR

1.H,mooies Of History and the Poetry
q Pose in His Effort
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ClhrleS huu hcuiy sno HovSSo "
world came into the placid waters Of
Hampton Roads at the beginning Of this
exposition, where the James, the York.
the Rappahannock, and the Potomac
meet in the Chesapeake Bay. The
mother of waters" as 1t was called IN
the Indian tongue, and where bay and
ocean mingle together. Whether practl-
cal or sentimental considerations he
consulted, it was fitting spot for the
trysting place OF the admiralA Tor no
better haven on the Atlantic coast
could be found, and tho region
Is as full Of romance and hle'
tory as the Grecian archipelago.
Over those waters had ghdsd the hghs
canoes Of the tribes OF Powhstan aAd
Pocahontas. They had seen Ar2aA al
from the Virginia coast in 16l3 70 dstvs
the French from Mount Dsseroe @
Maine. There at Hampton IN ly10
Captain George Nicholas had hrcd the
f;rst gun in all the South agRinse -
British forces Yonder, At Great BgideA
near Norfolk, the minute men of w
giuis, under Woodfoyd, had ven vic-
tory over tho regulars Of Great bxin2
on December 8, l776. and Ne British
commander had sAlnted them vhen Ne
fire ceased in tribute to thets chfsAis
rous tenderness to his fallen DlaveA
Over these waters the traitor Arnold bad
sailed up the james to dsvastAts VIZ
cinia in 176l, vhile she gsnerouaIy
stripped herself Of her troops 70 nshi
elsewhere the battles cf - UAton.
Over them Count de 0sanA uiAh eur
| French allies. bad gene ~ r.
York 10 Join WaahnCon n
| hemming Ia Cornval6. On. 0.n
Admiral Cockburn. vish . ES1ooh
feet. in turn moved up ~ Hsonnee N
H. to burn the Capi6ot = eae1nseo.
Through that see-gaae - VIA
| troops had called y - 1emn
| ioin ths oolunne q flposeQ4
Thess ~ 6sst = punG - -
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-29

Irving's Grip Van WinlSle" is believed
to have its foundation in the wonderful
story which Pliny relates concerning the
extraordinary experience Of a shepherd
named Epimenides The scene is laid in
Crete, the time summer, and Epimenides
8 boy of some 10 years. During the very
warmest part of the day he found that
some of the sheep were missing and at
about the same time heard prolonged
bleatings from the almost inaccessible
portions Of a neighboring mountain. He
grasped his crook and started off in the
direction of the sounds. The path was a
very difficult one to travel over, the day
hot, so that long before he reached the
stray sheep he was so overcome with fa-
tigue that he lay down in a dry place In
a cool cavern to sleep. He slept, so Pliny
gravely informs us, 81 years.
At last when he had finally managed
TO shake off the terrible lethargy that
had held him spellbound for more than
half a century. he returned to the herd
only to find brother younger than
himself tottering, gray haired grand
father. That ''ill wind" proverb is very
appropriate in this case, for we find the
Epimenides' enforced slumbers had en-
dowed him with miraculous powers. He
became great epic poet and Gnostic
philosopher and even defied death itself
for nearly three centuries, not dying
until after he had celebrated his two
hundred and eighty-fifth birthday. st
Louis Republic.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-29

IN the forenoon Of Jan. 81, 1889, the
old building at Park row and Beelman
street caught fire, The G-story building
had only one stairway and was filed
with people. The building being old
and dry, the flame spread rapidly, and
many people found a terrible death.
Just as it seemed that no human being
could escape death three men were seen
in an upper window. The firemen
quickly brought ladders, but the longest
reached only half the distance. In the
crowd a colored bootblack, Charles
Wright, saw that fastened to the roof Of
the building just above the window
where the men were, was a telegraph
wire, and that this wire ran across the
street to the top of a telegraph pole in
City Hall park.
He saw that If the wire was cut in the
park it would fall right across the win
dow, so that the men could descend by
It. In an instant he seized freman's
wrench that lay near by, ran across the
street and began to climb the tall, smooth
telegraph pole. 1t was not easy In the
wind and snow, but by hard climbing
Wright soon reached the crossbars.
Quickly he twisted the wire rope off.
Down it fell, right across the window
The crowd shouted for joy as one after
another the three men came down in
safety. For a moment only the boy was
forgottene' 1t was not long before every
one had heard of Charles Wright, the
boy who saved three ives.-Cor. New
York Press.
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Imagine a people the most docile and
good tempered IN the world in the grip Of
religion the most intolerant and fanat-
ical Imagine this people and this faith,
oongenial in nothing but their conserva-
bsm, flung into the maelstrom Of Eu-
ropean restlessness and innovation. I'm
agine a country full Of turbulent foreign
ers, whom it's police cannot arrest ex-
cept fagrante dehcto, whom its courts
cannot try except for the most insignif-
cant oifenses.
Imagine the government Of this ooun-
try unable to legislate for these foreign
ers without the consent Of a dozen dis
tant powers, most Of them Indifferent
and some III disposed. Imagine it car
rying on its principal business in a for
eign tongue which yet Is not the tongue
of the predominant foreign race. Imag-
inc it struggling to meet the clamorous
growing needs Of today with a budget
vigorously fixed according to the mini
mum requirements Of the day before
yesterday.
Imagine the decrees Of this govern
ment liable to be set at naught by courts
of its own creation. Imagine its policy
really inspired and directed by the en-
voy of foreign state, who in theory is
only one-and not even the doyen-oi
a large number Of such ENJOYS and the
chief administrative power welded by
a man who in theory is a mere "advisei
without executive functions" Yes
imagine all these things and then realize
that they are no "AIikado" like inven'
ton of comic opera, no nightmare OF
some constitutional theorist with a dis
ordered brain, but prosaic, solid fact
an unvarnished picture Of the political
Egypt of to-day. England in Egypt. "
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"Here Is an invitation from Mrs. b.
for a children's party, Dolly" said a
mother, handing her little girl a note,
''See how nicely you can answer it your
self without my help" The child went
of and in a few moments returned with
the following; ''Aiiss Dolly A. cannot
accept Mrs. BIS kind invitation, as she
has something else to do that she likes
much better"
''Now, how can teach that child con-
yentonal hes?" said the parent laugh
ingly as she handed the production to q
visitor.
81 should not call it conventionahty,
but consideration for the feelings Of 9th
ers. 1t is not necessary 70 be brusque to
be truthful, ," rejoined the friend. There
Is a great deal said about society's white
lies, but / am quite sure that children
are too genuinely honest not to detect
the difference between the false and the
true, and there is no danger Of a child's
becoming untruthful by using the for
mulas current in society. New York
Tribune.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-29

While Mr.. Carlisle is a great brain
worker and has capacity to get through
a large amount Of mental labor which is
exhausting as well to the physical body,
yet he is fond Of pleasure and recreation.
His chief recreation is a small game OF
draw polSer-a sort Of family game-at
his residence, one or two evenings during
the week, with few invited friends
The ante Is only cents, and the limit
but 25 cents He always plays in bad
luck-I think quits the game four out
of five times a loser.
The fives and deuces seem TO have a
great fondness for his hand. One rarely
deals without giving him a deuce or a
Eve, and he never fails to call the atten-
ton Of tho players to the fact with the
exclamation: "Here's that deuce" or
Here's that FIVE again. get it every
time" But all the same he enters into
the spirit of the game with as much ear
nestness as he does in solving a great
question in political economy, and from
these poker party meetings he derives a
great deal of keen enjoyment and much
needed reaton.-Louisville Courier
Journal
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Tor Hercules in his lighting ire there is never
the glory that follows,
When ashon he lies and the poets arise 20
10 sing the work he has done.
But 70 Visions alive under shadows Of sight, To-
tho lnborer's crewh is Apollo's,
White stands ne, yet in his CRIME and sweat,
70 wrostle for fruits Of the sun.
Can an enemy wither his cheer Not you, ye
fair yellow Towering ladies
Who Join with your lords 10 jar the chords Of
bosom heroic and clog,
It's tha faltqring friend, an inanimRte land,
may drag a great soul 10 their hades
And plunge him far from q beam Of star till
be hears the deep bay Of the dog
Apuarition n there Of monster task IN a policy
carving new fashions;
The winninger course than the rule Of force,
and the springs lured TO run in a stream;
He would bend tough oak, he would stiffen the
reed, point reason to swallow the passions,
Bid Britons awake two steps to take where
one il a trouble extremel
Not the less "a he norved with the lsborers reso-
lutte hope that by him shRu be written,
To honor his race, this deed Of grace, for the
weak from the strong made Just;
That her sons over seas IN a rally of praise may
behold q thrice yitalized Britain,
Ashine with the light Of the doing Of right,
at the gates Of the future in trust
George Meredith
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NJ. Rossignol, the well known Partisan
police officer, has compiled a list Of some
Of the extraordinary Grades" exercised
in Paris, of which the following is a Sc
lection: Ratters, who capture living rats
and sell them to exhibitors of curious
beasts; collectors, who gather sewer
grease and seize the corks and shoppers
at the Suresnes sewer grating; stampers,
who beg bread crusts, which they sell
again; ant egg collectors, who take their
gatherings on Sundays to the bird mar
kets; bird professors" " who offer their
services at that market as trainers Of
blackbirds, canaries and parrots; 'sen-
ators," who are none other than the
commissionaires of the flower market,
and merchants for the sale of night shell
ter numbers, who stand in line and re-
sell their tickets to their more fortunate
brethren.-Pall Mall Budget.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-29

A year or two ago Miss Ray Frank Of
Oakland, Cal, told what she would do if
she were q rabbi. It was a vigorous
article-clear and unerring in its shafts
Of criticism. AS she proposes TO study
now for the Jewish pulpit, she viii have
an opportunity TO practice as well as
preach, and there is little doubt, judging
from her literary work, that she will
prove a decided addition to the Jewish
ministry. Some new influence undoubt-
edly Is needed today that shall refine, up
lift and render more spiritual the syna-
gogue life, and who would deny 10 the
cultured Jewess that privilege Of the
pulpit, which not every Jewish preacher
unhappily appreciates arighti With the
appearance Of cultured women in our
synagogues, pulpits and schools a new
sra may be anhcipated.-Jewish Mes
Ienger.
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James Parton would not do hasty
work. He was methodical, patient, reg
ular and persistent, and in time he had
become SO able to control his mind that
1t responded to his will like the body to
his mind. He did not tax himself to
work ont great feats within a short time
or if he was hard pressed he gave him.
self rest as soon as the strain was over
He did not burn midnight oil, neither
did he resort to wine or tobacco as stim.
ulants to his brain. He was one Of the
most temperate men have ever known
he kept his faculties every day as near
as he could at their best, and life flowed
on from day TO day with an evenness and
a quietness that made his home life not
only pleasant for others, but beautiful in
itself.
His habits were TO breakfast about
half past 2, then TO work in his garden
in the summer for an hour, and then to
shut himself In his workroom, where he
could be sure to be undisturbed until
half past 10. Then he dined, and after
that, in his later years, took nap. Then
he was ready for callers or visits tc
friends, or for the reading which might
be required for the work of the next day.
After tea he was usually the companion
of his family, hearing his wife or niece
read aloud some book or magazine, and
this was his daily round, unless broken
in upon, month after month, year in and
year out. He did not often go to Boston
or New York or seek large number Of
literary acquaintances, and yet he was
never unsocial. He was the light and
life of two clubs in Newburyport, and he
was extremely fond of good square
talk, in which he was fred up to his ut
most.-Rev. ]. Il. Ward in New Eng
/ land Magazine.
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Centuries ago the color Of a hat OF cap
had its significance Cardinals first be-
gan to wear red hats In 1888. In Italy
for ages - members Of the Hebrew race
were known by the yellow cap they wore,
it being mandatory for them TO wear
them. Philadelphia Ledger.
e1 wen Paid For Picking.
Colonel Ebenezer Sproat. who was
born in marlborough, Mass, in il52
served through the Revolutionary war
with distinction and being a soldier him
self naturally thought that soldiers eE
gagged in their country's defense deserved
to be handsomely treated His father
it appears, kept a tavern. EARLY in the
war, while Ebenezer was a captain, h.
was at home ON q short furlough. and
one day three Privates on their W.,
home from the army, called at the hous
for a cold luncheon.
Mrs. Sproat set on the table some
bread and cheese, with the remains %
the family dinner. Ebenezer thought
This rather scanty fare for hungry men
especially as the bones were already
pretty bare. However, the men salts
fed their appetites and asked what was
to pay. Captain sproat answered that
he did not know, he weuld ask his moth
er, and going to the kitchen door lie
said:
"Mother how much is it worth 70 pick
these bones"
About shilling, suppose. she an
swered.
He went back 10 the room. took from
the drawer 3 shilhngs, and with a mil
ing face handed them to the men, at tho
same time wishing them good day and a
pleasant journey,
When they had been gone a few min
utes, Mrs Sproat returned and asked
Ebenezer what he had done with the
money that Che men had paid Linn.
"Paid mer' said the captain, with an
air of alnazement Didn't ] ask you
what So was worth 90 pick those bones,
aud didn't you say q shilIingi Thought
It little enough for such job and
handed them tho money from tho till
and they are gone
Ehenezer was his mothers faYOrito
son. and she accepted tho matter as
good Joke 90 De borne without complain
ing,-louths Companion.