Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-16

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atmosphere that stands midway he
tween the world of mertals and the
winged land of the fairies.
thousands have been moved in the
past to smiles and tears by these little
poems, IN which the quality of delicate
numor mlngles closely and almost i'm
perceptibly with the deepest and ten
derest pathos. and thousands more
will be so moved by them in the years
to come. So long us the English lam
guage endures SO long will Little Boy
sue strike tender and responsive
chord in human hearts.
The little toy dog is covered with dust
But sturdy and staunch he stands:
ana the little toy soldier Is red with rust
And the musket moulds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was
new,
And the soldier was passing fair;
ana That was time when our Little Boy
Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
Now don't you go tell come" he said,
And don't you make any noise."
So. toddling off to his trundle bed,
He dreamt of his pretty toys;
And. as he was dreaming. an angel song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue
Oh! the years are many. the years are
long.
But the little toy friends are true.
Aye, faithful to Little Blue they stand
Each in the same old place
Awaiting the touch of a little hand
The smile of a little face;
And they wonder as waiting the long
years through
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue
Since he kissed them and put them there.
1.-THE Workers. an Experiment in Real
ity." by Walter A. Wyckoff lecturer on
sociology in Princeton University New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons Price
1925.
The animus of this work is we'll set
forth In the authors preface. He
CHANGED to meet. he says. during one Of
his vacations gentleman who proved a
very entertaining and instructive CON-
panion for him.
His wide knowledge of the West, his in
innate familiarity with practical affairs.
and his catholic sympathy with human
nature. made him man wholly new and
interesting to me. And in our talk. which
drifted early into channels of social
questions. could but feel increasingly
the difference between my slender. book
learned lore and his vital knowledge of
men and the principles by which they live
and work.
lone radiant Sunday morning in mid
summer there came to me from his talk
so strong q suggestion of the means of
acquiring the practical knowledge that
lacked. and in way that gave promise
of an experiment SO interesting, and of
such high possibility of successful treat
ment. that in that hour / knew that
was pledged to its undertaking"
1t was quite n formidable undertaking
for this college graduate. who had been
brought up in luxurious home. to start
out without cent. and for two years
earn his livelihood as an unskilled labor
er. In no other way, however. could he
thoroughly know and understand all the
conditions that confront the unskilled la
borer who faces the bread winning prob
lens of the day with nothing save Il stout
heart and willing hands. Mr.. Wyckoffs
book is one of the most valuable contri-
buttons to the literature of sociology
which has ever been published. 1t should
be in the home library of every man and
woman in America who feels Il live and
intelligent interest in the great questions
of the hour
The Self-Made Man in American Life"
BY Grover Cleveland, Ex-President of the
United States. One vol. 50 pp.. cloth; IS
cents. T. Y. Crowell & Co.. Boston, Pub
fishers.
This little volume contains the address
delivered by Ex-President Cleveland at
the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the founding of Princeton University.
Mr.. Cleveland points out the danger that
in our admiration of so-called self-made
men we may not hold up sufficiently
lofty ideal. 1t is often said approvingly
that any lack of culture or moral stand
ard is pardonable in a man who has by
energy or fortunate accident risen from
humble circumstances to wealth and
power. But Mr.. Cleveland believes that
the self-made man should not be salts
fed with any mediocre attainments. He
should strive for the highest possible ed
ucatiOn and not scorn the University
training. He should be glad to put all
his requirements. made by travel or
books. at the service of his fellow-men.
and if he wins fortune he should see to
it that his wealth does not erect bar
rier between him and his less favored
companions. Especially should he take a
lofty view of politics and not allow blind
partisanship to lead him into actions in
furious to the whole body of his fellow
citizens
President Cleveand's tone throughout
is noble, dignified and inspiring. 1t is one
of the most wholesome utterances of our
day. and should be put into the hands of
every young man in the country.