New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
THE TALK or THE DAY.


called "Vai,e's Magazine" The first number Is
devoted 20 a history OF Mr. Waite's campaign
against the gamblers Of Denver In 1873 and con-
tinuation OF the story IL promised The ex-IoV-
crnor says that his main object Is to call pubic
attention 10 the enforcement OF the laws He holds
that the greatest evil IN our municipal governments
East and "a the liberation BY the police rom
corrupt motives OF various forms or laworeak'ng'
and he believes that there is need OF vigorous
campaign 10 arouse the people 10 breaK 'he co'-
nec,ion rs which powerful Influences are ho'e 70
comni. crimes against public morals, and carry
on dishonest financial operations IN violation Oh Id"
without interference from tho authorities
WHEN THE GREAT GRAY SHIPS COME in.
(New-York Harbor. August 20 lsos)
To eastward ringing. TO westward wingins DER
On winds and tides the gospel rides that tho fur
thermost isles are free.
And the furthermost isles make answer. harbor
Breaker and beach cry each TO each. Its the
Mother who calls BE stu! - >. ,o,.
Mother new found. beloved and strong TO hold
sretchng to these across tho seas the shield OF
who summoned The guns Of her sailor sons who
hade her navies roam. -, =.
Who calls again 10 the leagues or main, ana WHO
calls them this time home
And the great gray ships are silent, and the weary
The black cloud dies IN the August skies and deep
Invisible hands are Inning glory OF crimson bars
And far above is the wonder OF myriad wakened
stars
Peace As the tdings silence the strenuous can
nonndc. .
long blockade
And eyes OF vigil weary are lit with the glad re-
lease.
From hip TO ship and from Up to lip IT is ''Peocc'
Thank God for peace
An In the sweet hereafter Columbia stiil shall
The sons II those who swept the seas how she
hade them rise and go.
How when the stirring summons smote on her
South and North a, the call stood forth, and the
whole land answered Herr"
Of the sailors song
Are all u those who meet their foes right
Who night their guns till tho foemnn runs. and
then. on The decks they trod
Brave faces raise. and give the praise 10 the grace
Of their countrys God
Yes. IT Il good to battle and good be strong ard
To carry the hearts OF a people to the uttermost
To see tho day steal up tho bay where the enemy
Hos In wait.
To your ship to the harbors lip and sink her
But better, the golden evening when the ships
round heads for home
And the long gray miles slip swiftly past in n swirl
Of scething foam.
And the people walt nj the Ravens gate to greet
the mon who WIN
tho aren't gray ships come in,
Guy Wetmore Carryl. in Harper's Weekly.
1.-THE proprietors 81 The Daily Telegraph said
THE London Times the other day. have courte-
ousy placed Mt disposal the dispatches re-
ceved from their special correspondent with the
Anglo Egyptian force and are therefore enabled
TO print this morning n spirited and detailed
count from his pen OF the battle OF Omdurman.
our readers Will appreciate the kindly feeling
which has prompted our contemporary to help TO
supply the gap In our correspondence caused by the
serious injury to Colonel Rhodes and the lamented
death OF Mr.. Hubert Howard"
In this lifetime said Mr.. Meekton, wisely And
a man ought never to assume that his education
mine I'm going to study astronomy"
ITS wife looked at him sharply and then In a
"Leonidas. you'll have to think up some better
excuse than that for staying out all night."-(Wash
inston Star.
,ramway runs through the Cathedral Of
Utrecht. which was built I'm the thirteenth century
upon the site OF older founded by ST. Willie
brodus After n storm in 1914 the nave fell
leaving a large SPACE between the tower and the
chancel The tower Is $50 feet high and very beau
tiful. built. but between II and
the tower n moderately wide street runs. This Is
still considered consecrated ground and the u,li-
tartan municipality has shocked tho faithful by the
noisy innovation OF a tramway.
The British Farmer-"You farmers are IN luck's
way this agnhcent hay crop. grand har-
vest. good prices. nothing to grumble Mt now
Don't know much about that Main poor
year for mushrooms."-(Pun
The statement that Wade Hampton los, n leg
in tho reminds us OF little story" says The
Montgomery CAn) Advertiser" I'm the days be-
fore the there hotel top OF Stone
Mountain In Georgia. and the water for the
Of the guests raised by a force pump from be-
low. a Northern traveller who knew something
OF the use OF hydraulic rams accostcd the landlord
with: This IN fine water. landlord. II raised by
n ram? Ram. HI snorted the landlord IT'S a
burned big mule! And that's tho way Wade
Hampton lost leg.
Mad i'rin.-Mckcy-Sny Jimmy, what does py-
rott clinics man?
Jmmy-A". drt's Jest what folks call fireworks
when dey wants ter put on lugs.-lPuck.