The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-17
NEW HYMN CRITICISED.


In one of the public schools of New
York last week new national hymn
was sung by the pupils, 1t is modelled
after a fashion on the national athem of
England, God Save the King" The
following lines are part OF the first
verse of the hymn chanted by the school
children of Gotham;
God save our President;
In peace and sweet content
His rule shall be.
Chief Of this glorious land,
Planted by Pilgrim hand.
Does the President rule IN this re-
public? Surely that was not the theory
of those who founded the United States
of America. The thirteen original colo
MES did not revolt against the rule of
an English King in order to substitute
the rule of a President. The fundamen-
tai principle of the American democracy
is that the people are sovereigns. The
President simply executes the laws which
are made by the peoples representative
In congress He is the servant Of the
people not their master. He has no pow
ers which are not delegated TO him by
people. He can make no treaties with
out the consent of the senate. He has
no control over the nations pursestrings.
He has no army and navy except such az
the people provide for him. He can
make no important appointments TO Office
without the consent of the senate. If he
viola,es his oath Of Office is guilty Of
high crimes and misdemeanors,' he may
be impeached and removed from Office.
IL y
by the word "ruler?'
What Pilgrim hand" planted this glor-
ieus land?" The word Pilgrim IS gen
orally applied to the settlers who landed
on the New England coast. There were
other pilgrims beside the Puritans, who
helped, TO plant this glorious land Some
OF them arrived before the Mayflower
anchored off Plymouth Rock Is the au-
thor of our new national hymn a de-
scendant of one of the Plymouth Rock
pioneers.-Baltimore Sun.
DISPUTE OVER "OLD" DISH.
Here's a pretty question for the law
yers: 4 hundred years or more ago some
valuable china dishes were buried by
family in what is now Otsego county. The
land passed into other hands, and in the
course OF time-a few weeks ago-a farm
hand. ploughing in the field. found the
precious relics. Many were broken BY the
plough. but a great many We're saved.
and they are valuable. for collectors OF
old china are anxious 20 set hold Of this
particular collection.
But the trouble is that there are many
claimants for the china First. there IS
the hired man who was holding the
plough which uncovered the rare old
relics. On the principle that the finder
is first owner, the dishes belong 70 him.
Then there is the man VINO rented the
farm and for whom the discovener was
working on the principle that the serv-
ants tine belongs - his employer. and
also that he Is entitled TO whatever the
farm produces, the dishes belong 70 him.
But along comes the man who owns
the farm and who rented II u TIE nan
who hired the chap who made the dis
covery and ne claims ownership % the
dishes because h IS the owner q the
farm. and while the lessee Is entitled %
the CROPS he has no claim - what may
- produced from underground The
fourth claimant e 20 - found in ar heir
Cor heirs OF tho Cars. who buried THE
dishes. Il is presumed that they VII
ind dif7culty in setting UP a cain. fo-
x viii not he easy - prove that these
were the dishes Grandma Carr took such
peculiar care Of ard so the Other claim
ants nav tell them 20 g ard prove title
II IS also suggested that the STATE nav
get a hand in the rnudale on the ground
that the unclaimed property q deceased
persons revert 20 The commonwealth, thus
making a ffth CLAIMANT for the coveted
platters. plates tureens, and teacups.-
Ctica, " I. Observer.