The National tribune., 1895-01-17

paper very much.
May the good work prosper all along the
line, until this beautiful country OF ours, which
sweeps 60 grandlv across a continent from ocean
to ocean, will have Loyal Home Workers in
each town and village ready 10 dothe duty that
is knocking at their door. LOCALLY
Belle Z. Anderson.
A RETURN SHOT.
DEAR EDITOR: In sample copy of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE sent me read the poem
from London Fan on "Dress, Dress, Dress"
As soldiers daughter, i cannot help sending a
shot in return ON
SHOP. SHOP. SHOP.
Shopi shnri -hopi
Always the sui ject supreme,
Ofihe b;g male part Of the human raeet
MHn'S sleeping aud waking dream,
Mans everlasting theme.
That causes his eyes to beam
with utterly shoppish sieam,
Emphasizing,
Apr zng,
Bo.nnlizing,
Advertising,
he harps, with never n pause or stop,
On shopi shopi shopl
Shop, shopi shopt
Bore of the weaker worm,
VIII" to yarns and yarns ncqniesce
For seemingly endless term.
While the slnpid men complete the germ
or disgust TO start and squrm
In heart that has long stood arp
As
AbomiuHting,
Reeriminaiiug,
Contemplating,
AnnihiHtlng,
She wonders IL he will ever stop
Talking shopt =hopi shopI
Lulu NJ. Cowdin, Fort Fairfield, Me.
THE WESTERN OUTLOOK.
Amos l.. Seaman, Western Secretary of the
Loyal Home Workers, writes: T" ! have gotten
a hold the Western States. and VIII try to
maintain il. ! feel more assured daily OF sue
cess, and il Local Circles will follow the Ed
advice and have more original ideas. though
plain aud simple aud crude. giving expression
TO their thoughts aud studying that which SUR
rounds them. it will give AN unlimited fed
in which 10 buid good, strong, intelligent
American tissue.
Il have a number of requests to write some
thing on the plan aud scope of the Local Circle.
j will write IL later on hut it VIII not re
lengthy. ] will try 10 confne myself To less
space than usual. Long articles 90 10 fit Tho
&. G. columns in its small space.
To THE rowANs.
1t has been decided by vote of the Division
that the funds which. after deduciing the nee
essary expenses. amount TO $20.7j. be placed
in the care OF the Assistant Secretary to he held
until after September, 1895 when, il the Loyal
Home Workers prove success. We will use the
money in some way that will benefit the Iowa
members. Yours. Pro Patria-
Daisy S. Deighton, Shenandoah, Iowa.
THE GOOD OLD WAYS.
DEAR EDITOR, c. C., AND GUARD FRIENDS:
Pardon this intrusion. please upon your pa
thence and attention, but desire 10 let yOn
know that ] have not yet joined the silent
majority" nor lost my interest in the dear
G. e. cause. True. have been in voluntary
retirement a long time bus now ventura FORT N
To announce my Endorsement OF tho very sensi-
BILE though tardy change that has becn wrought
in our organization from Divisional 10 Ma
tional one. regard it as the best. ia fact tho
only conceivable move possible to save US from
an inevitable death.
was an ardent advocate of C.. G. organiza-
iion. in order to better utilize forces for
practical good. But the Divisional feature of
it was hardly success, for many reasons; and
the change has come none too soon.
l am now much encouraged by the direct
ness and simpli iraton of our work, and the
machinery necessary to perform IL.
Every great work has had its initial trials
and difficulties, before its workers learned how
to carry il on the best way. So with u.s. With
new courage. and with enlarged confidence We
are in good shape now to carry on our work
better than ever before.
The new organization is in itself great i'm.
provement, but that is not all that is necessary
to success.
There must be such means and methods en-
ployed as will arouse and infnsc fresh and
increasing interest among US. What shall they
be1 Here is problem not so easy OF solution.
Each ONE. maybe thinks he or she knows
just what should be done. Will not some Of
our far-sceing. sagacious readers please suggest
something? Perhaps. from the variety of ideas
suggested. and by the unaninIity with which
some of them may be urged as well some course
.lt h. ,,.I .,,1 ,,a h., "A
prove decided hit, both to the Order and
publishers as well.
For one. have some doubts, from the ex-
perience of the past year, of our success on
purely literary lines alone. The historical
studies of tho past year or so have failed to
arouse, evidently, that degree of interest an
ticipated by many. few have been intensely
interested in them-myself among the num-
ber-but the larger part have not
Aud now i ask myself What should be done
for our corner TO rekindle the former interest
and enthusiasm that characterized our carly
history
Suffer this gratuitous suggestion from q
"chronic kicker" / think return to old
way of writing short. spicy. letters to each
other. and about each ether through the
medium of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, bring
ing ia each others names frequently. personal
incidents, happenings, observations, good
natured criticism. selected clippings, poetry,
etc, would do much toward bringing US into
personal touch with each other which is the
ground OF personal interest in each other, and
the lie OF the dear old &. G. corner.
Then, again, / am emphstcslly in favor of
writing under MONS de plume, as in the begin
ming, for such wish to-
To my mind nothing would do more to de-
veop interest in our corner than that.
Why it was not continued | am not informed,
/ was born on the way" Will someone
tell mo?
Now. let all the other old hands come forth
from their hiding-pia as / have done. and
give Us something good for the G. c. corner,
and see il we cannot carry il beyond anything
like it ever was before Come, julius. Media,
Emmett Lydia Amos Georgia. viii, Annie H.,
Mary b.. and others, too numerous to mention
speak M. and let us hear from you once more
Find all the fault you can with what I've
said-Tm used to it-and then give us some-
thing better if you can.
j would like letters from any of the dear
c. c.. and will answer one apiece Mt least. il not
entirely overwhelmed. Yours Pro Patria-
II. +. Emerson, Indian River, Me.
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