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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
FAMOUS

Farewell TO the Union. On leaving the
United States enate in ls6i.
AND now to you, Mr.. President. and to my
brother Senators. on all sides of this cham
Der. I bid a respectful farewell: with many
of those from whom I have radically sep
arated in political sentiment. my personal
relations have been kindly. and have in
spired me with a respect and esteem that
l shall not willingly forget: with those
around me from the Southern States i part
as men part from brothers on the eve of
a temporary absence. with a cordial pres
sure Of the hand and a smiling assurance OF
the speedy renewal Of sweet intercourse
around the family hearth.
But to you, noble and generous friends.
who. born beneath other skies. posses
hearts that beat In sympathy with ours: to
You. who solicited and assailed by motives
the most powerful that could appeal to self
ish natives. have nobly spurned them all
to you. who. in our behalf. have barred YOU
breasts to the fierce beatings OF the storm,
and made willing sacrifice of hfe's most
gnttering prizes in your devotion to consti-
tutional liberty: to you. who have made our
cause your aus and from many of whom
/ feel l part forever. shall I. can
sayf Naught. I know and feel. Is needed
for myself; but this 1 will say for the peo-
pie In whose name l speak to-day.
Whether prosperous or adverse fortunes
await you. one priceless treasure is yours
the assurance that an entire people homo,
your names. and hold them In grateful and
anectionate memor But with still sweetel
and more touching return shall your unseif'
ish devotion be regarded. When. In after
days. the story Of the present shall be
written. when history shall have passed hei
stern sentence on the erring men who have
driven their unoffending brethren from tho
shelter Of their common home. your nam
shall derive fresh luster from the contrast
and when your children shall hear repeated
the familiar tale, 1t will be with glowing
cheek and kindling eye: their very soul:
will stand a-tiptoe as their sires are named
and they will glory in their lineage from
men of spirit as generous and Of patriotism
as high-hearted as ever illustrated oil
adorned the American Senate.
JUDAH p. BENJAMIN.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
The Band In the Pines.
(After Pelham

(After Pelham Died)
Oh. band in the pine-wood. cease!
Cease with your splendid call:
The living are brave and noble.
But the dead are bravest OF ALL
They throng to the martial summons,
To the loud triumphant strain,
And the dear bright eyes of long-dead
friends
Come to the heart again!
They come with the ringing bugle.
And the deep drums mellow roar.
Till the soul is faint with longing
For the hands we clasp no more!
oh. band in the pine wood. cease!
Or the heart will melt with tears,
For the gallant eyes and the smiling lips,
And the voices OF old years.
John Esten Cooke.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Lees Last Charge" "She and He" The
Moneyi.ss Man. The Portrait "whis-
Ting in Heaven and others, which those
wishing them can have by giving mo their
address. MISS LOU WARE.
Bryan. Tex.
T. the Editor of The Republic.
Will some OF your readers kindly tell me
the composers name and where l can pro-
cure the music to these two old songsE
Irish Emigrant's Lament" words by Lady
Dufferin.
1 am sitting on the stile. Mary. where We at
side by side.
On a bright May morning long ago. when first
you were my bride.
The other song is like this:
We were very poor together. AAry;
A wee. small cot was mine:
Two cows alone was all our dairy.
In the happy days. Lang Syne.
MARY LOUISE WILLIAMS.
fSs Ninth ST.. Cairo. III.
To the Editor Of The Republic.
viii you kindly publish the song which
runs like this:
I'll take you to your home. Kathieen.
Across the ocean Wild and wide:
To where your heart has ever been
Since first you were my bonny bride
MISS BIRTIE +. YORK
Jenny Lind. Ark
To the Editor of The Republic.
VIII you please publish the poem whicn
contains the following verse. by Arthur
O'Connor. the Irish patriot. II not too long
The pride OF courts. the pomp of Kings
I fcign would Danish far from theno~
] prize above all earthly things
Tho rights Of man and common sensA
Confusion to his odious reign.
That foe to Princes. Thomas Paine.
| JOHN GRAFTON.
Hot Springs. Ark.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
ANNIVERSARIES.

acknowledged the t~ndependence
Of the United States February s. It's.
The realization and appreciation OF the
brave struggle of the American colonists
for Independence Is In nc way diminished
by the knowledge that II was the help OF
France that really brought that struggle
to its early and happy close. Perhaps the
two most important events OF the Revoiu-
ton were the defeat of Burgoyne. in a cam
paign planned by Washington and executed
by Gates. and the surrender of the British
Army under CORVALLIS at Yorktown.
The first of these American victories Is
due to the Americans themselves. and espe-
cially to the genius of Washington. Il was
this successful campaign that caused
France to feel satisfied that she would not
be assisting a failing effort II she aided
America
The second epoch-making success Of
American arms, tina Of Yorktown. was
largely due to the aid of France. This as
sistance was practical and theoretical. The
mere recognition of the Independence Of the
revolving colonies had tremendous moral eff
feet in Europe. but the expenditure OF
treasure and the cooperation Of men and
navy did more.
The defeat of Burgoyne astonished ana
enraged King George and his Ministers. but
America had many friends in England. and
they clamored for peace. and peace with
honor to the colonists on some basis Of COM
promise Finally, Lord North's bill was
presented to Parliament, and that bill was
meant for Cancellation. 1t involved a direct
surrender of the whole ground of the war.
but 1t indicated no change OF opinion on the
part Of the King.
This action aroused FRANCE to energy.
Louis XVI was opposed to treating with
the United States, but the French Ministers
knew that a prompt recognition on the part
Of France of the Republics Independence
would neutralize the British measures. and
prevent a reconciliation. France was willing
that America and England should WEAKEN
each other by contest. but she was resolved
that Great Britain should not recover her
colonies. France did not dislike America
less, but England more. Burgoyne's defeat
had proved what Americans could do. and
France concluded to form an alliance with
the new Power.
On February 6. It's. a treaty was execut-
ed by the Count dc Vergennes, on the ons
part, and Franklin. Deane and Arthur Lee
on the other. The King announced his ac-
acknowledgement Of the independence of Amer
lea, and agreed to assist in maintaining it
The United States agreed to support France
In case Great Britain should declare war
against her. So IL was that one OF the I'M
portant transactions Of our early history
was accomplished.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
ORIGIN OF
FAMILIAR SAYING6-

TABBY CAT: The name IL not applied to
cats in general. but to those eats whoss
fur is marked In a certain way. Tables
are divide into spotted n banded-furred
street IN Bagdad celebrated for the manu-
facture of watered silks. which. when sofa
in England were called atabi or tanefy.
From their resemblance to watered silks
the banded cats were called Tables. 1t -
one OF the commonest of markings and =
found in many breeds Of cats. but . tahhy
uniformly 9arked y nara
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Tile Landing of the Pilgrims.
THE breaking waves dashed high
on a stern and rockbound coast.
And the woods against a stormy SKY
Their giant branche tossed;
And the heavy night hung dark
The hills and water Ger,
When q band of exiles moored their bark
On the wild New England shore.
Not as the conqueror comes.
They. the true-hearted came:
Not with the roll of the stirring drums.
And the trumpet that sings of fame'
Not as the flying come.
In silence and in fear;
They shook the depths of the deserts gloom
With their hymns OF lofty cheer.
Amid the storm they sang.
And the stars heard. and the sea-
And the sounding aisles of the dim woods
rang
To the anthem OF the free
The ocean eagle SCARED
From his nest by the white waves ioanh'
And the rocking pines OF the forest reareu'
This was their welcome home.
There were men with hoary hair
Amid that pilgrim band:
Why had they come TO wither there
Away from their childhood's land
There was woman's fearless eye.
LIT by her deep loves truth:
There was manhood's brow. serenely hish'
And the fiery heart Of youth.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine!
The wealth of seas. the spoils OF war?
They sought a faiths pure shrine!
Az. call II holy ground,
The soil where first they trod!
They have left unstained what there they
found,
Freedom to worship God!
Felicia HemanS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
IT'S But a Little Faded Flower,

IT'S but a little faded flower,
But oh how fondly dearf
Twill bring me back n golden hour,
Through many a weary year..
j may not to the world impsrt
The secret of its power,
But treasured in my Utmost heart,
I keep my faded flower.
Where is the heart that doth not keep
Within its Utmost core
Some fond remembrance, hidden deep,
OF days that are nc more?
Who hath not saved some trifing thing
More priced than Jewels rare
A faded flower, a broken ring,
A tress Of golden hair?
Ellen Clementine Howarth.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03


They say that man Is mighty.
He governs land and sea;
He wields q mighty scepter
Der lesser powers that be:
But a mighty power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled.
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
William Ross Wallace.
The Quaker loves an ample brim,
A hat that bows to no salaam;
And dear the beaver Is to him
As II II never made q dam.
-Hood-Ar Round Ny Hat.
For there was never yet philosopher
That could endure the toothache patiently.
-Much Ado About Nothing.
turned the spit.-Much Ado About Nothing.
Die Of a rose in aromatic p~ain.-Pope.
And those who paint 'em truest praise
'em most.-Addison.
Speed on the ship; but let her bear
No merchandise OF sin.
No groaning cargo of despair
Her roomy hold within:
No lethean drug for Eastern lanes.
Nor poison -draught for ours;
But honest fruit Of toiling hands
And Natures sun and showers.
-whittier.
Thou has most traitorously corrupted the
youth OF the realm in erecting a grammar
school; and whereas, before, our forefath-
ers had no other books but the score and
the tally. thou hast caused printing to be
used. and. contrary to the King. his crown
and dignity. thou hast built a paper MILL
Henry VI.
And. holding out his shoe, asked them
whether 1t was not new and well made.
yet" added he. none of you can tell
where IL pinches me.'-Plutarch-Lives.
Hans Grovendraad. an honest clown.
By cobbling in his native town.
Had earned a living ever.
His work was strong and clean and nne.
And none who served at Crispin's shrine
Was at his trade more clever.
Jan van Ryswick.
Tut! the best thing I know between
France and England is the sea--Dougias
Jerrold.
She pays him in his own coin.-swift-
Polite Conversation.
II I can catch him once upon the hip.
I will feed fat the ancient grudge 1 bear him
Merchant Of Venice.
Beneath me flows the Rhine, and, like the
stream Of Time. 1t flows amid the ruins of
the Past.-Longfellow.
They say Princes learn no art truly but
the art Of horsemanship. The reason is
the brave beast is no fatterer. He will
throw a Prince as soon as his groom--Ben
JonsoA.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
Babyhood.

WHAT is the little one thinking aboutf
Very wonderful things. no doubt!
Unwritten history!
Unfathomed mystery!
Yet he laughs and cries. and eats and
drinks.
And chuckles and crows. and mods and
winks.
As IL his head were as full OF kinks,
And curious riddles as any sphinx!
Warped by collie. and wet by tears.
Punctured by pins. n tortured by
fears.
Our little nephew will lose two years;
And he'll never know
Where the summers go:
He need not laugh. for he'll find II so!
Who can tell what a baby thinks.
Who can tell the gossamer links
By which the manikin feels his way
Out from the shore of the great unknown.
Into the light Of day?
Out from the shore of the unknown sea.
Tossing in pitiful agony.
OF the unknown sea that reels and rolls.
Specked with the barks OF little souls
Banks that were launched on the other
side,
And slipped from heaven IN an ebbins
tide.
What does he think of his mothers
eyes7
What does he think Of his mothers
hair?
What of the cradle roof that fies
Forward and backward through the arr
What does he think of his mothers
breast
Bare and beautiful, smooth and white.
Seeking 1t ever with fresh delight
Cup of his life and couch Of his restf
What does he think when her quick en-
brace
Presses his hand and buries his face
Deep where the heart-throbs sink and
swell
With a tenderness she can never tell,
Though she murmur the words
OF all the birds
Words she has learned to murmur well?
Now he thinks he'll go to sleepi
I can see the shadow creep
Over his eyes. In soft eclipse.
Over his brow. and over his lips,
Out TO his little fnger-tipsi
Softly sinking. down he goes!
Down he goes! Down he goesl
See! He is hushed In sweet reposei
u. g. Holland.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

OH de good ole chariot swing so low,
/ don't want to leave me behind.
Oh swing low. sweet chariot.
Oh swing low. sweet chariot,
1 don't want TO leave me behind.
Oh de good ole chariot win tax u all
home,
/ don't want to leave mt behind.
Oh swing low, sweet chariot.
Oh swing low, sweet chariot.
L cant want to leave me behind
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
ANSWERS RECEIVED.

THE REPUBLIC wishes to thank the fol-
lowing persons for responses to requests
for poems: Mrs. NJ. r. W.. ST. Louis.
"Grandmother's Chair; c. H.. Jefferson
City, Lilly Dale; Mrs N. r. Hoener.
Waterloo. ILL.,. Just Before the Battle.
Mother: Belle Brandon. "Gipsy Count sss.'
LILLY Dale and the Little Beggar Girl;
Margaret Birdie Kilpeck, St. Louis. LILLY
Dale and Wed Better Bide a Wee"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

"Jim."
Say there, P'r'aps
Some on you chaps
Might know Jim Wild?
Well. nc offense:
Thar amt no ens
In gittin' riled,
Jim was my chum
Up on the bar;
That's why J come
Down from up var.
Lookin' for Jim.
Thank We. sir! You
Amt of that crew,
Blest II you are!
Money? Not much;
That amt my kind;
1 amt no such.
Rum? / don't mind.
Seem it's you.
Well. this yer jim
Did you know him?
Jes' bout your size;
Same kind of eyes
We'll. that's strange;
Why. it's two year
Since he came here,
Sick, for a change.
Well. here's to us;
Eth?
The h you say!
Dead?
That little cuss?
What makes you star.
You over thar?
Can't a man drop
IS glass in your shop
But you must r'ar?
II wouldn't take
D. much to break
You and your bar.
Deadi
Poor-little-Jim!
Why, thar was me,
Jones and Bob Lee,
Harry and Ben
No-account men:
Then to take HIM!
Well, that-good-by-
No more. sir-I-
Eth?
What's that you say?
Why. dern it-sho-
No? Yes! By Joe!
Sold.
Sold, Why. you limb.
You orery.
Darned old
Long-legged Jim.
Bret Harte.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
FOR E

THE REPUBLIC is glad to oblige its read
ers by publishing famous poems and favor
ite old songs asked for by them Requests
for poems which cannot be found conven-
iently are published on this page. An oppor-
tunity is thus given to those who may have
the poem or poems to comply with these
requests by forwarding the verses to The
Republic Famous Poem Department.
So nan poems are asked for that It is
impossible to publish the longest ones. A
poem of ten verses. with four lines to a
verse, Is too long. The reader will observe
that only one or two long poems are used
In one issue.
1t is suggested that all who make requests
FOE poems sign their full names and give
addresses. If the reader who has the poem
asked for wishes to respond to the request,
and the poem is too long for use in The Re
public. he could. II he desired. mail the
article direct to the person making the re-
quest. Requests for poems and responses to
the same should always be written on ono
side OF the paper.
To the Editor Of The Republic.
In your "old song" page can you furnish
words of old English song which runs about
like this:
Our Gre on tho turf
Our tents meath the hill.
OF all gay people
We are gayest stin.
The lord boasts his castle,
The Baron his hall.
But the home of the gypsy
Is widest Of all.
Chorus.
Some crime and much folly
May fall to our lot.
We have sins. but where
Is the man who has notr
There's many a King
Would have less to repent
II his throne were as pure
As the gypsy's tent.
WILLIAM o'SHEA.
Lawrence, Kas.
To the Editor OF The Republic.
Can you enlighten me as to the author
ship Of the following lines:
/ dance and dance: another faun.
A black one. dances on the lawn.
He moves with me. and when I 1T my heels
His feet directly shift.
/ can't Guidance him. tho / try.
He dances nimbler than l.
toss my head. and so does he.
What tricks he dares to play on mel
1 touch the ivy in my hair;
Ivy he has. and finger there.
The spiteful thing. to mock me sol
I will Guidance him! Ho. no, no,
Mention of the above in your poetry de-
| partment next Sunday will greatly oblige
z ]. herman.
| Newport, Ark
| To the Editor Of The Republic.
VIII you please publish a song, II II can
be secured, which runs like this:
o for the days of the Cary dancers.
o for the ring Of the piper's tune.
The word Cary may not be correct. I
| heard 1t only once, and that is what ]
thought it was. FRANCES MooRE.
Enid. Ok.
| To the Editor Of The Republic
You will favor an interested reader by
| publishing In your poets column an old
/ love song called the "Carrin Dove" I be-
lieve the first verse Is:
Fly away to my native land. sweet bird.
Fly away to my native land.
And bear these lines to the lady 1 love.
have traced with q feeble hand.
Aova MANY NJ fha noeuoa asked for-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
LITTLE CLASSICS.

The February sunshine sleeps your boughs
And tints the buds and swells the leaves within
-Bryant-Among the Trees.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

The whiteness of his soul. and thus men oei
him wept--Byron.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

IT'S distance lends enchantment to the view.
And robes the mountain In its azure hue.
-CampbeIl
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

You will favor IN interested reader by
publishing in your poets column an old
love song called the "Carrin Dove" I be-
lieve the first verse IS:
Fly away to my native land. sweet bird.
Fly away to my native land.
And bear these lines to the lady I love.
I have traced with q feeble hand.
! have. nan Of the poems asked for
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

Speed on the ship: but let her bear
No merchandise OF sin.
No groaning cargo of despair
Her roomy hold within:
No lethean drug for Eastern lanes.
Nor poison-draught for ours;
But honest fruit Of toiling hands
And Natures sun and showers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

For there was never yet philosopher
That could endure the toothache patiently.
Much Ado About Nothing.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-06

lanes sp-ver. who gave 100000 for expert
mental school and OF Mr and Mrs V Ever1t
Macy. who. memory Of their mother gave sSV'ooo
build the present magnificent structure
John Graham Brooks. of Cambridge, Mass. VINO
followed spoke of completeness OF the building
for the purpose for which it was erected. OF the
generosity of the givers and of the great lnIuelce
which the school would exert the educational
frs+i+urt,rs of the future He discussed the gem
eraI question OF education and the manner N which
Teachers College. in connection with winch the
new Horace Mann School is 10 be conducted was
helping to solve the hardest problems Inc cnleI
difficulty in the way of education. Mr. BROOKS SAID
was the commercial spirit Of the age. which ne
characterized "a UNIVERSAL passion to collect
Mr. Brooks was followed by Bishop Potter. II
w4s n source Of considerable elatiOn 10 those VINO
lived in the atmosphere OF conmercia!isnl, he said,
nation He believed that the finest thing in the
history OF NewYork was the way In WhIcn lhe men Llea
of commerce mad again ana AGAIN groAen @ =, :. % o--
the bondage Of the commercial idea II was these
n arearesr things for art and science and etuca-
ton in this city Bishop Potter then led the formal
Dr. Gilman delivered impressive address. in
which ne expressed great pleasure az being pres
th institIItion exhibited He said that il was also
progress had been made in this city in the triumph
OF reform in the recent election whereby a great
leader in education had been chosen Tor Mayor
Such result should inspire eVeEy stGoeTI { lI ana
every citizen The speaker sald tnat the H0Fdce
Mann School was UNIQUE among educatlonai m
StitutiOnS in its model school buildings anu us
splendid staff of instructors.
Professor Nicholas Murray Buffers address ended
the exercises, after which the visitors inspected
the building under the guidance OF Dean Russell
and his corps of instructors
The new building which has been in ODeraUon
since October I. is intended TO be a model or ad-
yauCed school ideas Not only Is II to be ex-
ample highest type OF teaching. but also OF
the finest school architecture. Every grade OF
school work from the kindergarten to the college
preparatory. will be taught here The building IS
riyaD bv Mr. and Mrs. Y. Everitt Macy in memory
OF their mother. Mrs. Josiah Macy. The cost OF
he s-ructre is about $500 090. The architects were
Edgar A Josseiyn and Howells & Stokes
New-York tribune., 1901-12-06
MANN SCHOOL DEDICATED
DR. GILMAN. SPENCER TRASk AND
BISHOP POTTER AMONG THE
SPEAKERS.
SPEAKERS.

The dedication of the Horace Mann School IN
Broad dway between OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nineteenth
and Observation-Disclosures sts- took place
Yesterday afternoon. The services were held IN
the auditorium OF the building. spacious hail.
which seats about eight hundred persons On the
platform were Spencer Trask. chairman Of the
board of trustees OF Teachers College. who
presided: Bishop Potter. Professor Nicholas Mur-
ray Butler the acting president Of Columbia Uni
versity: Daniel c Gilman. LII d. former prest-
dent Of Johns Hopkins University; Miss Grace H.
Dodge treasurer Of Teachers College; James
Spaver. Newbold Morris Miss Annie d. Jen-
nings. Dean James E Russell of Teachers College:
William NJ Sloane and members of the faculty OF
Teachers College. Columbia University, Barnard
College and other institutions
The auditorium filed with men and women,
many OF them being well known educators The
exercises opened with music on the piano Spen-
Ger Trask made introductory speech. IN which
he spoke of magnificent building the result OF
the benefcence of George ". Vanderbilt, who
made the first contribution for the purchase OF
ground; of Mrs Josiah Macy, who gave SD1o0 for
the construction first building; of Joseph Mil
bank who furnished the means for the construc-
ton of other buildings, including Mtloank Hall; OF