The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-02


folly and idleness what account shall we give
to Him who gives rs length of days?
Msspending to-day fits US for misspending
tomorrow.
A Persian proverb says: "Do the little things
now, SO shall the big things come to thee by.
andby asking to be DONE"
Often we lose the opportunity Of doing little
things and little acts of kindness, because we
are waiting to do great or grand things. Or,
while wishing to do what So-and-so does we
forget to do what really lies i'm our power to do
Mary A. Oldfeld, Townsend, N. Y.
TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
By Ida Nay Rdybert.
What can break the bonds of friendship
When it's tried and true?
What can sever hearts united,
Stanch AS skies are blue?
Clouds Of dark distrust may gather,
Doubt may misconstrue;
But The dawn is Ger the brighter
After evenings dew.
Naught can blight fraternal frien,
Formed Of metal true;
Friendship loyal is eternal,
As the heavens are blue.
81 South Fourteenth street, Newark, N. J.
PASSING IN REVIEW.
Sister Lizzie Maude Hewlett, Manhasset, L.
J., regrets that the C. C's are so scattered there
as to make a Circle out of the question. She
would like to see our boys and girls stirred up
to greater patriotism. By the way, how many
know that more than Is months ago little
daughter of q veteran came to the homo of
Lizzie Msudei They call her Edna.
Sister Ola Bell Hotham has made a tour
among her Buckeye friends. and Comrade
and Mrs. Frank McMurray, of Canton, gave
her hearty welcome and q reception.
Will Grace Foulke please send her P. o. adj
dress TO A. l.. Seaman, Western Secretary, st.
Louis, Mo-, in order that receipt for enroll
ment fee may be sent her. p. o. address was
not written on her application.
Our dear C. Z. girls. Ida M. Bonney, of
State Lick, Pa, and Lucy M. Baker, of Tupelo,
Miss, have conferred untold pleasure upon the
editor i'm their sweet remarks upon Dream of
the Ages" and its author. The editor is too
vain, perhaps, to print them, but they will be
preserved in the same letter book that has un-
solicited autograph letters from Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Rev. DIR. S. F. Smith, author of
America" and many other cherished names
in literature.
James Donahue, Independence Iowa. sends
his thanks, and for these and every kind ex.
preston the editor is very grateful. Life's
best rewards come from the pure young hearts
of our noble boys and girls.
HEARTsEAsE CIRCLE.
North Foster. r. l., is the head center of the
Heartsease Circle; flower. the pansy; text, Be
tie f. Gammons, Past Division Commander
Rhode Island C. C. Guards, is President, and
Emma S. Perkins, formerly of the Guards,
Secretary.
Nettie f. Gamnons was at the Washington
Reunion, but was taken i'll shortly after, aud
for many months and years was q feeble shut
in" denied to all except her husband and
nurse.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE souvenir spoon
which Sist> Eva Pryor secured for her at that
time has had place on her tray all these
years, and when other spoons were too heavy
for her to handle the tiny gift did good service.
Another spoon, the gift of dear Rose Jansen,
keeps The TRIBUNE spoon company, and to-
gether they seem like friends TO the patient
sufferer.
Friends of the GAR, W.R.C. and d. of v.
have been most kind, sending her souvenir
badges as has Clara Barton Tent. d. of ",
Worcester, which she organized. Emma Per-
kins has been a guardian angel, and to her she
feels she owes her life. She now walks on
crutches and hopes to be well. She suffers from
spinal troubles and has had several shocks.
Sister Emma makes her home with her and
has beeen teaching for some time. They are
on farm, for country air and rest, though Mr..
Gammons's home is in New York City.
DAY IN POLITICS.
Preface.
Politics is the science of Government; more
truly speaking to-day, the art of Government.
1t is every persons duty to manifest interest
in politics. and this interest and activity should
grow with experience.
Women as well men should be thorough.
" posted on political issues and political ma
chinery and young men and women on APP
preaching their ma ority should be intelligent
ly instructed in politics-not theories but
practical politics.
honest American citizens actively engage in
organizing the machinery which will send to
our public ofiices-executive, legislative and
judicial-men who are honest, and who know
honest from dishonest lieutenants. and honest
from dishonest public measures. i hold this
doctrine as true. that If the people expect hon.
est public officials they must be as honest as
they expect public officers to be-
A Day in Politics.
By a day in politics / refer to the man who
to-day goes to the primaries and elections, but
takes 10 further interest except what he may
read in his partisan daily, or what he may be
told Such a man does not do his full duty as
an American.
He does not know the machinery that has
nominated certain men he does not know who
the men are that the nominees owe obligations
TO. and il is often the case that honest men OF
good reputation nominated as blind, to be
used AS TOOLS Oy Compiue or machine III tney
are elected.
He is not deep enough in politics to prevent
the nomination of bad or weak men, probably
does not know who will be nominated, and
regret 10 say that majority of the citizens OF
our country will vote for the men Oh thei T
ticket, considering them angels as compared
with their opponents, even though they know
that their nominees unfit to hold any office.
These same men will cry out that politics is
rotten, yet only day in politics is spent in
voting. and even then no attempt is made by
most men to correct the rotten crookedness they
see so plainly.
Twill next take up "a Week In Politics"
Amos L. Seaman, st. Louis, Mo.
OBJECTS TO ANNIE's CONCLUSIONS
DEAR c. G. FRIENDS: Annie l.. Williams
takes issue to what i have said in support OF
ffankness and simplicity as against the use OF
MONS dcs plunnes, and adds that most of our
former members who sailed under mons des
plumes were true-blue."
cannot call to mind anyone who has called
that proposition into dispute, and know of no
one who has maintained the contrary.
If she will again carefully read over my let
ter In reference to the matte: she will find that
my arguments were confined To the present and
that her conclusions were therefore unfounded
Your Pro Patria-
Julius w. Gogarn, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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