The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-11-14

carry his reasons back home. lie added thablt
was probably as well. as he had said some real
mean things about the girls, though he did not
mean one word of it.
/ wonder if Mr. Seaman's reasons are not in
the same fix? Does he really mean everythiug9
i doubt il; yet. il he thought he would have to
take his wife to the molssses line he is per-
fectly right in remaining single.
One of his acquaintance told me Mr. Sea-
mans description of the girl he would marry.
She was nice but am afraid she would also have
an ideal mate and in that case he might not
be /" in it," Loyalty
Edith NJ Haines, 17I2 East, st. Louis, Ill.
PATRIoTIsM-PAET II.
By J. IT. NcdderhaBScr.
The Puritan fathers aud Washington and
| Lincoln have nobly exemplfed love of coun-
| try. We may not be called upon as they were
| TO repel military foe with Haunting banners
and arrayed in all the psnop!y of war. but We
have need of an everyday patriotism to repel
secret, insidious foes so much more dangerous
to our fair land
A spirit of practical patriotism permeates our
noble Order. Our motto. "Pro Patria," tfor
! our country through the Constitution. ami
4 mates every heart of The INV.
No more comprehensive view of patriotism
can be found than that contained in the priD-
| cipes of orr Order: "To keep alive the spirit
| of patriotism among all our people; TO en-
and devotion to the Constitution of the United
States, and the principles of National unity and
equal rights to ALL"
Let US examine these principles. Our pur.
pose is to keep alive the spirit of patriotism
among all our people. That is all-compre-
heusive. How we TO do II?
First. By encouraging patriotic press. That
is essential. Every intelligent person knows
that the public press molds public sentiment
IN this country to-day. All classes act upon
this fact, capitalist, politician, preacher,
former.
Second. By stimulating fidelity and devotion
to the Constitution and laws Of the United
States. The great thing left us by fathers
was liberty, not license. But look at those
great cankers that disfgure and defame our
fair Columbia. Here costly, bloody strike,
and there lyohing, perpetrated by so-called
citizens.
The grasping capitalist and anarchistic lab.
orer are both 10 be despised as traitors and they
who take the law into their own hands. thus
preventing justice, enemies to country.
If our fathers established anything il was lib
erty, bnt liberty under law, az the safeguard of
our society.
wIDE-AwAKE vERMoNTERs.
O. o. Kellogg, Poultnev, VT, would like to
hear from mem bers. Mr. Kellogg IS an s. of v;
said abbreviation should be aud is good pass
port to all G. c. hearts; so, brothers and sisters
commend him to your good graces as jolly,
18th century boy, over whose letters you won't
60 to sleep.
Eugene Leonard, Middletown Springs VT,
would like correspondents. Brother Leonard
deserves all the above and much more.
What has become of the Wolcott colony? In
formation gladly received at these Headquar-
ters
Pat Ready is now in Gardiner, Mass. He will
attend the next Reunion if not placed in the
a 4 = l \ 4
scout. His orders to keep 80 yards in adj
vance of the company.
Lenore A. Rivers. Assistant Secretary.
PASSING IN REVIEW.
am more than pleased with my prize book,
Dream of the Ages."-C. u. Belcher, Enter
prise, Kan.
1t is Mrs. Margaret L. Silfz not Litz, Port
Chester n. Y, who desires to exchange photo
graphs.
Ida NJ. Bonncy writes that she is greatly
pleased with The Loyal Home Worker, edited
by Charles Gulyon, Knoxville, Tenn. among
the contributors being g. Elmer Slater. En-
NETT c. Searcy, Kate Warthen Searcy, John
BrBnny, and others
Henry K. Berringer. Mayville, N. Y, would
like to exchange postal autographs with c. c.
friends in Erie, Titusville, or Pittsburg.
THAT FIvE-PoINTED STAR.
DEAR EDITOR: Will you permit an old SOL
der to thank Anna A. Howell for the history
OF the flag? And | would like to ask why the
stars on our flag are five pointed, while the
stars our coin have six points.
have heard that Mrs. Ross did not like the
design as she received il, with the x-ponted
English star, and so cut out one of the points
and adopted the fve.pointed star Of France
Is there any history for this? Will some Of
our L.H.W. or &C. friends please answer?
1t is a comfort to me, as | and my COM
rades pass of the stage, to see our young folks
taking up the work, and we feel assured that
Old Glory will be honored and protected. |
expect to knock for admittance to your L.HW.
Circle soon
Ferd Connor, Co. ID. 31st Ohio, Buchtel, o.