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1p> FAMOUS PEMS SELECTIONS FROM THE BEST OF ACCEPTED LITERATURE KID

Coo in the sunshine and flowers of June.
Rock-a-bye baby, As softly it swings. ~
Over the cradle the mother love sings;
BroodinG or cooling at even or dawn.
What will II do when the mother is gone?
Rock-a-bye Baby. So cloudless the skies.
Blue as the depths of your own laughing
eyes;
Sweet is the lullaby over your nest
That tenderly sings little baby to rest.
Rock-a-bye. baby, The blue eyes will dream
Sweetest when mammals eyes over them
beam;
Never again will the world seem so fair:
Rock-a-bye. baby, The blue eyes will burn;
Sleep. little baby. There's no cloud in the air.
Rock-a-bye. baby! The blue eyes will burn
And ache with that your manhood viii
learn;
Swiftly the years come with sorrow and
care.
With burdens the wee dimpled shoulders
must bear.
Rock-a-bye, baby! There's coming a day
Whose sorrows mothers lips can't kiss
away
Days when it's song will be changed to .
moan
Crosses that baby must wear all alone.
Rock-a-bye. baby, The meadows in blooma
May never the frosts pail the beauty id
gloom:
BE thy world ever bright as to-day it ID
seen.
Rock-a-bye. baby. Thy cradle is green.
Old Song.
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ANSWERS RECEIVED.

THE REPUBLIC wishes to thank the fols
lowing persons for responses to requests fon
poems: f. ~ B.. Oak Valley Kas. for
The Bivouac of the Dead; Subscriber
East St Louis. for 'Lorena"; Mrs. NJ n.
Burgess. Ella avenue st. Louis. "LI,rppa"(
samuel Turner. Cass. Ark. The HomespurY
Dress": W. II. Norris Russellville. Ala.
"I-orena": and Little Gifin of Tenne..ee"s
Mrs. Lizzie Cooper. vilIisca, Ia, for The
Bivouac OF the Dead"
l.. A. Phelps. Carbondale, Ill, The Cottags
by the Sea. Mrs. V. Foster. Ashley. III.
The Cottage by the Sea: Amy A. Allen, sc.
Louis. for identifying the quotation, Ours
Is no saplng chance sown by the fountains
NJ L. Nining. for answer to query about
General McKinstry; Mrs. NJ A. MjmberS.
81 Louis. The Cottage by the Sea; Mrs. VI.
T. Berry. Carrollton. Mo-, You Kissed Mel
ivan. St Charles. NO.. You Kissed Me: T.
l.. Worsley, The virginians of the Valley
ana others; Mrs. NJ. G.. Herdmau Norris
onviile. ILL.,. The Cottage by the Sea and
Paul Vane :
Mrs Caleb Smith. McI<apsboro Ill.
Paul Fane" and The Cottage by the
sea-; A Reader. Butler, Mo-. The Cot>
tage by the Sea-: Mrs. G. W. Cline. Gray
VILE. ILL.,. The Cottage by the Sea-; ".
W. W, ST Louis. The Cottage by tbs
sea An Unknown Friend for The Bly,
ouac of the Dead; Mrs. Allison Hunt 81.
louis. The Cottage by the Sea-; e T. z.
carthage. Mo. for The Biyouac Of the
Dead and The Homespun Dress"
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George Rogers Clark, the Man Who Made the Louisi-
= = ana Purchase Possible. y =

10 Kentucky, To Mulberry Hill. not far FROM
Louisville. and there they died.
Not much is known Of the early boyhOoi
of George Rogers Clark. records Mr. Eng
lish. His father had a large family, and
the facilities of obtaining "A good education
In the part OF Caroline County where he
was reared were not of the best. He, how
ever. for time. improved such opportunl-
ties as lie had and for nine months at least
was under the tuition Of Donald Robertson.
who had the reputation Of being superior
teacher. 1t is said the young James Madi-
son, afterwards President of the United
States. was pupil with Clark under Rob
ertsons tuition. Madison and Clark were
nearly Of the same age. In spelling Clark
was very careless. mathematics and sur
veyins were his fayorite studies, and IN the
latter he became proficient
Going West.
George Washington had visited the vicin-
ity Of the mouth OF the Kanawha in ne
az, one O: his surveying trips. When George
Rogers Clark was coming into MANHOOD,
public attention was strongly Surned IN the
direction Of the Ohio Valley. and euterpris-
ing men began to take steps To secure de-
sirable locs tons. To do the services OF
surveyors were Indispensable. The new
movement came exactly in time TO sun
Cfarks aspirations. Full OF vitality ana
ambition ne determined at once 10 go West.
He was about 10 when he crossed the noun
IainS on an exploring and surveying eXpe-
di. ion
II Was ia thi. fashion that the career
which wa, worth much TO his country
began. In III: or la. he made an extensive
tour through the Upper Ohio Valley lie
gained in experience and prominence among
the people In the spring of lII6 he was IN
Kentucky. He soon became a leader. He
was brave. energetic, bold. prcpossessing In
appearance. of pleasing manners. and, IN
fact with all the qualities calculated to win
upon a frontier people. The unorganized
and chaotic condition OF the country needed
such man. and the man had come. lie
DEVELOPED not only military sagacity. but
political sagacity as well. and when he
went 10 Virginia, 10 secure needed supply
of ammunition from the legislature. his
method Of procedure was diplomatic ana
forCeful He was an organizer OF a poll
teal movement which brought Kentucky
prominently before the people OF Virginia
He secured the formal recognition OF the
Kentucky country. and its organization as
a county. with the same name and bounda-
ri.S IL now has as State.
Here was another triumph for Clark, and
this time one az magnificen. proportions
and far-reachiEg influence He had. in fact,
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The Conqueror of Kaskaskia, Caho<ia and Vneennes,
- - and What He Did for America. = =
incomes.

try as II showed that the people of the
West were determined that the MISSISSIPPI
should be open to commerce ana trade IL
was to gain this object. the opening OF mo
Mississippi that the negotiations looking
10 th. Louisiana Purchase were opened
TIE Government made a large grant OF
,ard "a General Clark on the north side of
the Ohio River. 1t is situated In ozark.
FTovd and Scott counties. indlana IL ~
usually called Ciark's Grant. The "eneraI
resided there. at Clark's Point IN ioheiy
cottage. He was never married
The incident of the amputstion of his leg
is an illustration of his courag- and en-
durance Mr.. English tells the story; 4
party of acQUaintances from heh'ocky
made him visit on hunting excursion.
and after spending some time WIFI MIN IN
A joyial way departed on their hunt. !sav-
irr him alone in his humble cabin. Some
time after their departure he was stricken
with paralysis and fell TO the moor. help
less and for time, UNCONSCIOUS. without
any one present To assist him ne zen IN
front of the oid-fashioned fireplace. In such
a way as TO burn one O! his legs which
brought him TO consciousness. but he never
recovered from the stroke Of paralysis. He
lived however about ten years AFTER II,
but in helpless condition. and the burn on
his leg finally turned into erysipelas. which
made It's aTnputation necessary.
sMPrTATION OF LEG.
General CLARK bore 40 for time under
this terrible infection with remarkable
firmness and bravery. The amputation was
performed by Doctor Ferguson amid sur
roundlngs that are probably without paral-
lei
His namesake. Colonel George Rogers
Clark FLOYD thu son OF Colonel John Floyd.
caused drums and flies to be played during
the operation. in compliance with the re-
quest of General Clark 10 that effect. and
the brave old soldier kept time 10 the music
with his fingers. 1t should be remembered
that this was before the advent of anaes-
theiics Finally the music stopped. and hs
asked: We'll. is il OFF, He was answered
tina, it was. and the discovered limb was
shown 20 him. II is said to have been .ths
left leg The incident of the playing Of the
drum and fife during the operation Is well
authenticated
General Clark died at the home of his
sister Mrs Lucy Croehan. at Locust Grove,
near Louisville February L. 1878 He was
buried in the private burying ground at Lo.
Gust Grove. His body reposed in this beau-
tiful but secluded spot for over half cen-
fury when his relatives determined to re-
move ii to the great public cemetery which
had been established nearer the city. known
as Cave Hill.
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Some gentle word the frozen lips had said.
Errands on which the willing feet had sped,
The memory OF my sefishress and pride,
My hasty words would all be put aside.
And 50 I should be loved and mourned to-
night.
II should die tonight
Even hearts estrangei would turn once
more to me.
Recalling other days remorsefully;
The eyes that chill me with averted glance,
Would look upon ME as of yore perchance,
And often in the old familiar way.
For who could war with dumb. unconscious
clay?
So rest forgiven of all tonight.
On. friends. / pray tonight.
Keep not your kisses for my dead. cold brow,
The way is lonely-let me feel them now.
Think gently of me, / am travei-worn:
My faitering feet are pierced with many a
thorn;
Forgive. oh. hearts estranged. forgive. 1
plead.
When dreamless rest is mine l shall not
need
The tenderness for which 1 long tonight.
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I been chiefly instrumental In laying The foun-
| dationS Of the great commonwealth OF Ken
| lucky.
The Incipirnt Campaign.
Clark had secured regularly Organized
| Government for Kentucky and a supply OF
ammunition for the several stations. Thus
far his line had heen one OF preparation ana
| defense. He next turned his thoughts tn an
aggressive warfare against the enemies OF
T! his country. He realized that northwest OF
| the Ohio River was the open door by which
| the hostile Indians raided the white settle
meufs. and that these raids were instigated,
| planned and prosecuted under the direction
! of the officers of the British military posts
| in that country. These We're Detroit, Vim
cennes Kaskaskia and Cahokia, standing in
importance In about the order mentioned
Authority from Virginia must be- obtained
before an aggressive campaign could DE
made. Patrick Henry was Governor OF the
Old Dominion at this time. Win Jefferson
George Wythe and George Mason Patrick
Henry conferred. These disting uished men
were the devoted friends of George Rogers
Clark throughout his life. His achievements
won him MANY friends. and he always re-
tanned the esteem of these leaders OF VIZ
ginia.
On Friday. January 3 lis, the proposed
expedition against Easkaskid was formally
communicated by the Governor TO the coun-
Gil and approved. the same TO be set on foot
with as little delay and as much secrecy
as possible" II was In June l7.S. that
Clark's little army. consisting Of less than
200 men. set out for kaskaskia. Governor
Reynolds is quoted by Mr. English. ''Clarks
warriors" he says. "had no wagons. pack
horses. or other means Of conveyance al
their munitions of war. or baggage, other
than their own robust and hardy selves
Colonel Clark was natures favOrite. In his
person as well as mind. He was large and
athletic. capable OF enduring much; yet
formed with such noble symmetry and man
IL beauty that he combined much grace and
elegance together with great firmness or
character. Their journey was an exceed
ingiy hard one but success awaited them.
Taking kaskaskia.
ION the evening of the 9Th OF July. re-
cords Clark. I'VE got within three miles or
the town of Kaskaskia, having river OF
the same name 10 cross to the town.
] learned that they had some suspicious or
being attacked. and had made some prepa-
rations. keeping out spies. but they. max
ing no discoveries, had got of their guard
] Immediately divided my little army into
two divisions: ordered one to surround the
town: with the other ] broke into the fort.
secured the Governor. Mr.. Rochblave. IN
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BIOGRAPHY.

I fifteen minutes had every street secured
| sent runners through the town ordering the
people. on pain of death. TO Keep close u
| their houses. which they observed. and he
| fore daylight had the whole town as
armed"
Thus were the British dispossessed for
ever Of this important military post. and OF
4 the old historic town OF kaskaskia, about
| which fingers more romantic interest, prob
| ably, than any other in the mississippi val
| ley.
Immediately after the capture or kaskas-
| kia. and before his men had slept. Clark
\ sent II part Of his forces 70 take possession
| Of the French villages up the Mississippi,
and especially Eahokia. an important pace
of leo families. few miles below t.fs CITY.
| Nincennes was next captured. and captain
! Leonard Helm left in command. with a
handful OF men. Clark was most success
| full in his relations with the French inhab-
! itants OF the region and with the Indians.
| Nincennes fell into the hands of the Brit
| ish, however. few months later. lieuten-
ant Colonel Hamiltcn's forces outnumbered
the Americans enormously.
Recognition from Virginia and from his
friends in Kentucky came in generous fash
ion TO Clark. but when the news Of the fall
OF Nincennes came he Immediately arranged
for another expedition.
Clark was surrounded by difficulties. He
had at this time but little over 4 hundred
sciulcTs FtStIuS S-iiEiiS 4 ne
French Inhabitants had manifested much
alarm since the arrival in the country of
Hamiltons army of Ave or six hundred. that
Clark did not know, with certainty, that he
could rely upon his French soldiers. who
probably did not number over hundred.
The Indians were now nearly all against
him. To use his own words. his situation
was truly desperate" My number OF
men" ne said, was too small to stand a
siege and my situation too remote 70 call
for assistance"
However he had the assistance OF the
devoted French priest. Father Gibauit. and
of Francis Nigo. a Frenchman. who rem
dered efficient aid TO the American cause.
II was on February s. 177s. that the little
band Of about 10 men marched from kas-
kaskia on the way 10 Nincennes TO capture
a much superior force. The distance to be
Travelled was about l75 miles. The herOism
and endurance displayed on that march was
great. II is paralleled only by what Amer
lean soldiers and pioneers have done
through all the history OF their effort.
The way led the men through miles and
miles of icy water. Upon one occasion,
when there was a short halt upon point Of
comparatively dry land, with wide ex-
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panse Of icy water before them. which had
to Ice crossed. there was Il little hestancy
on the part Of some of these tired. wet. cold
AMI hungry soldiers 10 plunge again into the
water.
Marching Ia Nincenues.
Clark resorted 10 the following amusing,
but effective. cNpedi-nt; In BownIan's com
pany, to which an 'autic" little H-yedr-o.d
drummer belonged. there was an enormous
~ tau Sergeant. from the Shenandoah Val
ley OF Virginia. who stood fully feet
riches I'm his stockings: strong athirti,, re-
liable and the persunification OF good ma
turc. WHO'LL disSimilar In size. thay were
much alike in creating mirih. and conse-
quently were great favorites with TIE SOL
dieTs. Clark. knowing this mounted The
Ettle drummer on the shoulders Of re stall
wart Sergeant and gave orders 70 bin 10
advance into the Ealf-frnZen water. He DID
so. the little drummer beating the ch"rSe
from his LOFTY perch. while Clark. with
sword in hand. followed them, giving the
command Forward March" as he threw
aside the floating ice. Elated and amused
with the scene. the men promptly obeyed,
holding their rifles above their heads and.
In spite OF all obstacles reached the high
land beyond them safely. taking care 10
have The boats Try 10 take those that were
weak and nurnbed with the cold into them"
On February q. I77s. the English under
Hamilton surrendered to the American
AoIftS Inc Cbtleu'sl VI NbIlhNtSb
rit1ry was accomplished.
Clark planned an expedition against De-
trOit. but IL failed. However, at the close
of the Revolution the value of his achieve
mcut was appreciated when Il was found
that ne had been so largely instrumental in
securing the great section northwest of the
Ohio to the United States. The treaty OF
peace concluded at Paris September 3, lTS3.
gave this territory 10 America.
THE result of the treaty was a great
triumph for the United States not only
in securing independence and retaining the
country held in actual possession when the
war began. but in retaining also the ter
ritory taken possession OF during the war
writes Mr.. English. IL was a vindication
of the foresight Of Thomas Jefferson, who
said. from the beginning, that Clark's ex-
petition into the Illinois and Wabash
country would. II successful. have an i'm
pOftant bearing ultimately in establish
ing our nOrthwestern boundary and il
was by his wis. craftsmanship that a vast
territory west of the Mississippi was sub
sequenty acquired and its value demon
strated by an exploration through the then
wilderness to the Pacific Ocean. conducted
with marked ability by Merriwether Lewis
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REQUESTS FOR POEMS,

To the Editor OF The Republic.
When / was a much younger man than
now there were two songs of the olden
time-of each Of which l remembered just
one verse-that long eluded my search.
I have finally caught up with the first.
'Black-Eyed Susan" written by Gay about
the beginning of the Eighteenth Century.
and later dramatized by Douglas Jerrold.
The second ran somewhat in this way:
Twas all around the room / danced with Ellen
Taylor.
With nv sweet Ellen Taylor
For Twelve month and a day.
I am inclined 10 think il also was by the
same author.
II you or any of your readers can throw
any light on the subject l would be glad
to see it in The Sunday Republic
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Gray's Summit. Mo.
To the Editor Of The Republic
Please publish the poem How Salvador
Won" | have looked for 1, unaEailingly.
\ SUBSCRIBER
To the Editor Of The Republic.
VIII you please print the poems by Eliza
Cook In which occur the lines:
\ rich man walked abroad one iay.
And poor walked the ssit-ssms way.
When pale and starving face cam ~
With pailid lip and hopeless eve.
And that starving face presumed 10 stand
And ask for bread from the ricn mans hand
And also one by Ethel Beers. in which &C.
cur the following lines:
Silently the were rolling
Down the poor. Old duSky face
As he stepped behind his master.
In his lang accustomed place.
Oak Valley. Mas.
To the Edit5r Of The Republic
/ should he pleased to have you print the
poems entitled sister and T. and "Aime-
da'' in The Republic. f. BERTRAM.
Pea Ridge, Ark.
To the Editor OF The Republic.
Will sou kindly make request in your
column devoted 10 Famous Poems. for a
beautiful old poem entitled Meg Anderson
and I?'
| have been searching for this poem for
ten years. EDWARD Ii. HARRISON
Sedalia. No.
To the Editor of Tie Republic
VIII You kindly ask through your col
umns for a copy of "'Ostler Joe?'' / am
anxious 70 obtain it.
A CONSTANT READER.
To the Editor Of The Republic
Will YOU kindly publish a copy of A
chant. the words beginning:
Father. I'm tired,
The way Is dark and thorny and my fee; are
AN ARKANSAS SUBSCRIBER.
An Arkansas Subscriber can procure
copy of John Hays speech at the dinner
of the Omar khayyam Club Of London by
writing to Miss .eanuette L. Glider, editor
of the Critic. New York City.
To the Editor Of The Republic.
Many thanks for Little G!ffiu." It's one
% the best Of the Southern poems. Now
will you kindly publish The Seek That
Baby Wore" written by Emmett l.. Ross
o. Mississippi; very popular once; also
poem called High Tide at Gettysburg," by
James Thompson. Your poems are appre-
ciated. CONSTANT READER.
To the Editor Of The Republic.
VIII you please reproduce in Sunday Re-
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ENERAL GEORGE ROGERS
TX CLARK Was responsible for the
Il ~ conquest of the Northwest in
j the Revolutionary War. con-
quest which gave to the United
States all of the States north of
the Ohio River and westward to the hlss,s-
sippi Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Michigan ana
Wisconsin became a part 81 this country
by the treaty with Great Britain admitting
the independence of the colonies But for
George Rogers Clark the BOUNDS OF the
territory of those colonies might have been
the Alleghanes instead of the Mississippi.
While Washington was engaged in his
contest with the forces Of Great Britain
along tho Atlantic Coast. George RoEers
Clark was busy in driving out the British
from the Northwest. The territory NORTH
Of the Ohio was thus opened 10 settlement
by Americans. The natural channel OF conf
merCe for the residents Of this interior SEC
tion was the Mississippi, and II was in the
effort TO obtain the 7 ght of navigation OF
the Mississippi that The FIRST negotiations
which led TO the Louisiana Purchase were
opened. The far-reaCbing effect Of The
cause led by Clark may readily bc seen
The capture of the settlements and forts ar
Kaskaskia. Cahokia and Ninoeunes WAS
feat. the importance of which Is but dtmly
appreciated by many.
The VirginiaRs who ponpled Kentucky
started the movement which brought the
Northwest territory under the control Of
the colonies. The little army Of George
Rogers Clark WAS composed of these hardy
pioneers
In his work IN tke conquest Of the coun-
try northwest Of The River Ohio, 1s.S-l1si.
and life If General George Rogers Clark
William Hayden English says: The great
central figure in the conquest from the
British Of the country northwest Of the
River Ohio during the Revolutionary War
was General George Rogers Clark. ard any
full account Of that important and far
reaching event is necessarily an account Of
the material portion of his life. He was but
% years old when he successfully laid his
plans before the Governor Of Virginia for
1he reduction of the British posts beyond
the Ohio.
George Rogers CLARK was born November
H. l.52 ia Albenar!e County. Virginia.
few miles from Monticello the home OF
jefferson, near Charlottesville. His parents
John Clark and Ann Rogers, We're in high
standing in their CON munity. and were OF
English and Scotch descent. About the
year 1851 John CLARK removed to Caroline
County where they resided until their chill
dren had grown Up. In l7s4 they removed
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I Your own proud lands heroic soil
Shall be your filter grave;
She claims from war his richest spoil
The ashes OF her brave.
Thus heath their parent turf they rest,
Far from the CORY field.
Borne to a Spartan mothers breast
on many bloody shield:
The sunshine Of their native sky
Smiles sadly on them here.
And kindred eyes and hearts watch by
The heroes sepulcher.
Rest on, embalmed ard sainted dead.
Dear as the blood We gave.
No impious footstep here shall tread
The heritage of your grave.
Nor snail your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps,
Or Honor points The hallowed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble minstrers vo;celess stone
In deathless song shall tell
When many a vanquished age hath flown
The story how We fell:
Nor wreck. nor change. nor winters b.iSh
Nor Times remorseiess doom.
Shall dim one ray of gIorys light
That gilds your deathless tomb.
Theodore O'Hara.
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Like the fierce Northern hurricane
That sweeps his great plateau.
Flushed with the triumph yet to gain,
Come down the serried foe.
Who heard the thunder of the fray
Break DER the field bentath.
Knew well the watchword of that day
Was Victory or death"
Long has the doubtful conflict ragged
Ger all that stricken plain.
For never fierCer fight had waged
The veneefuI blood of Spain:
And still the storm of battle blew.
Still swelled the glory tide:
Not long our stout old chieftain knew,
Such odds his strength could bide.
Twas in that hour his stern command
Called to a martyrs grave
The flower of mis- beloved land,
The nations flag to save.
BY rivers of their fathers gore
His first-born laurels grew
And well he deemed the sons would pour
Their lives for glory. too.
Full many a norther's breath has swept
Ger Angcstura's plain
And long the plying sky has weQt
Above the moIdering slain.
The ravens scream. or eagles flight,
Or shepherds peusive lay,
Alone awakes each sullen height
That frowned DER that dread fray.
Sons of the Dark and Bloody Ground.
You must not slumber there.
Where stranger steps and tongues resoun
Along the needless air.