New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04


ADMONITORY
Hark 10 the beat
OF marching feet
To the sound Of our cannon across tho sea:
God in the fight.
BE with the right.
Unerring searcher OF souls Is He!
On not for gold
BE our men enrolled.
For gain Of commerce or traders mart;
But for love Of brother;
That. and no other
BE the impulse OF every heart
Not 10 humble Spain.
Nor avenge the Maine.
Motives unworthy the noble free.
But to clothe and to feed
To answer the need
or those that struggle as once did we!
Women to pray.
But men 10 the fray.
Husband and father lover and son.
That the weak be defended
Oppression be ended.
The high approval Of conscience won
Mrs Norton's father was Isaac Van zandt Carna-
han and her mother Rowcna Cary, eldest sister %
Alice and Phoebe Gary Mrs. Norton was one OF
twins. born in Cincinnati. Ohio September 49, l''2'
and was christcucd Ada Rowcna. When she was
six years old her father moved 20 Lafayette. ina.
and there remained I'll she WAS sixteen years Old
when tho family went to Buffalo, y. Y. where Ada
finished her common-schoo education.
It was here that the ambition to write first took
possession OF her. she offered some verses 10
THE Cincinnati Commercial and 10 her JOY they
were printed. After s'vcr" NOR" ha' nee" S''''
and accepted she mustered courage to cal at IN"
once and ask for Aiurat filsieaI. the editor. The
few words Of commentator which he gave hcr she
recalls as the sweetest she ever heard
shortly after this" said Mir Norton. Il sent
few verses 20 Aunt Alice. and imagine my pleas
urc when IN reply kindly letter came from mat
good woman inclosirg s for which she had sold
one OF ms recr's verses. and she promised 10 dls-
pose ~ more II They wcr, sent TO nor
Il did no: know then what a large-heart"l ole.
that was. hut was very happy
My first misfortune. ,he loss Of my mother was
shortly followed by my fathers failure In business
which caused him 80 De- stricken with paralysis.
Encouraged u.s. Aunt Alice ana Aunt fh"o'' W.
two girls went 20 Ncw-l ol.'
II was here that Ada became a contributor FOR
The N,w-York Wcc&ly." Edward Egg "sion 3
Hearth and Home" "Harpc-s Weekly" ~ whlc"
S ) Conant Was then editor. and Tn 'onEr' 80
NO. Ia lS5s she Wa married 10 James Norton. oi
Hgh,stown y J. 1hey maa' thcs nom ~ 80 Sc
nocA y where Mr norton cngasrd - tTIl,
farming in whcn business his VIII asa 'o'N d"
liz ,nr.hlnd's health falling. Mrs Nortou came
back 20 Hlsht-toNu 800 1879 who're th,y i"oh chaIh,
Of mule mil oW"r4 10y W nam MI, >gs ,rnri ,own
s"rn ay,. ,car. previously Tho following year
l6cy rrTGs'sfl ne yor.i '9 hca;r continued To-
f,r NOR. tsd more, u.s viz. anxious - assist ID
a., al Wy l,r,'1 m rnal.y wy A. tinr
ON 'h. worE in i.c mil i"ll .o oii'h ID u,I -u"'
thai IA. .'r'ny | ,,,eh,rd wa hcipiess she
kcp, ID. Nu,cls turning mat inr} mlsN, s''.H 't.
bread and uow thai 500" is ''i' "''"' '"' "''''''
d" To ' Trbap, Reporter Mrs Nor'oa .ad 81, d.
NOT know thai j found o. r"" avenue lll ~
use fu,mcss OF women. tut surely another may ''
What has done , ,-t,..
prncipics fny customer come '' ~" l",AN', ~ ~
sci f.il worth fof do.' ar some ~ ihcm com. as
lar us ciEh' "f i.' f"'.' ,., Ia lr.y. -
forty miles foi 'nch sils ira.i' ,m ~, ,ai f.. me