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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27
The Proper Salute to the
Greatest of All
the Flags
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many have laid down their lives to
save"
One day there came a letter to me,
all to my own little self from my ia
ther, written on the battlefield OF
Shiloh. The envelope had a little flag
in the left corner and had a narrow
border in blue and red around II. Sta
tionery was thus decorated in those
war days He had been wounded
slightly in the shoulder and must go
to the hospital. He wanted TO write
TO his darling child" himself. so that
II his name appeared among the
wounded or Killed in the daily papers
might know the truth. While he
wrote large smooth chip of wood
served for his writing desk and his
back was braCed against the huge for
est tree from which the chip had been
cut by some woodsman when the bat
tie began This friendly tree protected
him as he wrote from the bullets.
which were still flying, although the
tide of battle had turned in favor of
the union.
My father did not write how he had
received the wound, but | learned aft
erward. During the f1ght-indeed, at
the crisis-a standard bearer was shot
through the head and he fell to the
ground. bearing down the flag with
the staff broken in twain NV father,
standing near, saw il fail, and rushing
to the spot raised the flag and carried
it with both hands high as his arms
could reach onward to the thickest of
the night. The regiment rallied and
followed with all speed, and, alas,
was cut to pieces.
My fathers cap was shot from his
head and he was wounded in ne Shout.
der, but his act, | have been told.
helped to save the day.
That impressed me greatly-the fact
that my father had risked his life to
keep that flag aloft. Surely | thought
in my childish brain, as tried to
reason II all out. il must be something
very, very great, and it would be a
very, very wicked little girl or boy
who could ever see that noble banner
and fail to salute it.
At that time it was not customary.
and few ever did it, Now It is gener.
ally observed, the only question
raised is, What particular way is the
best? l have seen many different
forms Of salute, and have read of many
others but to my mind there is none
sweeter nor quainter than the one
employed by a noble old lady and a
little child, bowling low from the
waist, with the right hand just raised
to the forehead, then brought down
to the right side in grateful and loving
salute to the greatest of all flags
the Star Spangled Banner
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TO his shabby room.
As the sounds died away, Adam
went and stood beside the bed On it
was laid the full uniform of Zouave.
discOlOred with the smoke of many
battles, ragged and worn with the
stress of weary marches Near one
shoulder faded stain spoke of a
wound received at Alexandra.
Adam looked long on this uniform,
and then, brushing away mist before
his eyes, he whispered the name
Dan" Dan. the brave brother who
had first donned them in 81, who had
with undated love and energy and
pride worn them on every Memorial
day since the first. had gone to the
great assembly" and only Adam was
left
And Adam, There was no part for
him in all these half pleasant, half
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When We Honor the
Heroes of Two Wars


years it has been invested with
new and solemn significance 1t will
be reminder that since the close Of
the rebellion the country has again
been shaken with the thrOes of W.
IA conflict in which some Of its
blood Was sprinkled upon the altar
patriotism. As the veterans of 81 as
semble 70 pay homage to their dead
comrades and the muffied drum and
Wailing fife sound requiem over the
heroes who met death on southern
battlefelds and in southern prisons,
there will be mourning also for the
patriots OF 9S-the young men who
with courage and valOr equal to that
of their sires, fell by Spanish shot and
shell that an oppressed people might
be free When the chaplets are
twined and the garlands are woven for
those who have listened to the last
tattoo they will also be laid upon an
other generation of American soldiers.
As the rites of the day are being
observed in city, town and hamlet, the
solemnity of the occasion will be
frightened by the knowledge that the
country is thoroughly reunited No
sectional feeling nor bitter memories
will now or eyermore arise to mar the
harmony OF the occasion The enmity
that was felt by great portion of the
south against its cOnquerors has been
entirely diSsipated. And yet it was
not the COnQuering guns of the north
ern hosts that swept away sectional
ism and removed the animosities en-
gendered by that fractricidal strife.
but rather the cannon that Numbered
from the fleets of Spain and the vol
leys that ratified from Spanish Maui
sers that welded together in one har-
monious nation the north and south.
When the call to arms resoupded
through the land in 1898 the states
south of the Potomac Wed with the
north and the west in responding to
the summons to maintain the honor of
the flag against foreign foe, and the
hrst victim of that war was a son OF
North Carolina. The south, with the
rest OF the country, can claim the VIC
tors laurel even while her tears be-
dew the cypress that marks her be-
reavement.
Memorial day will never lose its sig.
nifcance and interest. The ranks OF
the Grand Army are becoming de.
pleted with each succeeding year.
There will soon be but a corporars
guard Of the members left, for they
are being mustered out" at a rapid
rate through age, disability and death
But the graves of those who die
lighting for the flag will not be ne
lected. Memorial day will cont
to be day of remembrance.
Sons of Veterans will keep alive
patriotic flame when their sires
no longer able to march to the
room and the cemetery Then.
the Spanish war veterans will see
It that the memories of their ia,
comrades are kept green
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lH IL HRE V
RE5KIND -
A r1EMORIAL DAY8fORY
by
DAYBfOEY
by
Claire Wallace Flynn

was dead, The whole post had heard
Of il nearly a year ago VINO. then.
was this silent, mysterious figure,
springing suddenly from the crowd
and joining them?
Who are you?" asked the man.
Adam wavered a moment before he
answered. The simple query blotted
out his cherished dream; perhaps it
would make the continuance of his
march impossible But finally he
turned and answered:
Dan Roth S brother"
Suddenly he felt the silent encour-
agement of a handshake. The vet
eran meant to be his friend Then
the command Of Forward march"
came to them, and they were off once
more, this time flashing warm. triumph
ant, into Riverside drive The long
march was over.
Beside him stood the color bearer
holding aloft the tattered glory of the
regiment The words of the orator
fOated on the quivering air, and the
cannon doomed from the gunboat in
the river; but all sounds now seemed
to come to Adam from great dis
lance. He was afame with the spirit
of devotion; the darkened lamp OF
patriotism had been lighted anew in
him. and in the whole world there was
nothing else
Presently Adams kindling eyes fell
he
tators, man whose haggard face and
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COS, when a tiny child of tender
years, upon the death of my mother,
my father being in the Army of the
Cumberland. | was left in the care of
the widow Of the late Capt John
Cleves Symmes (Of arctic fame) i,
u. S. A.
Mrs. Symmes was the daughter of
an army officer, Col Pelchy, [. S. A.,
and the widow, first OF Capt Lock
wood U. S. A, then of Capt Symmes,
and was most heroic army woman
At the time of which ! write she was
so years old, full of vigOr and activity
The civil war engrossed her entirely.
Everything she could do or say for
her beloved union she said and did
Her energies were often directed to-
ward me, and well have | cause never
to forget the flag From the time
could bend my tiny body | was or
dered" to salute it.
Promptly at 9 a. m. we often went
on "parade"-that is, we walked out
over the old streets OF Newport, Ky,
generally ending the day at the old
barricks NOW destroyed, to hear the
band at the evening concert.
One of my childish honors was
when, twice year, we went to Gin.
cinnati, where grandma" received
her pension from the government in
gold. AS we would approach the build
ing on Third street, over which the
flag was floating, Salute the flag,
child" she would command Then
she and ! would make the French
courtesy-she was French-bending
from the waist low, almost to the
ground, and in the most profound man
ner, which seemed to me a kind of
funereal performance It always at
tracted the attention of surprised PEG
pie She never noticed them, but to
me II was a real concern which the
bright little gold dollar-my part OF
the pension-could not wholly do
away with Everywhere and under
any circumstances ! would never fail
10 salute that flag and she saw to It
that understood why this act of rev
erence was rendered
1T is your country" and later, 1T is
the union 1t represents, for which so
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-27

HE rat-a-tat of the
drums and the
dauntless voice OF
the fife began to
a awaken the quiet
streets early in the
IL ornin G. A d a m
Roth, brought to his
window by the in
sistent call of the
flies, raised his eyes
to the clOudless blue
of the spring sky
and then let them
shift back unea silly
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2 saGGlHEtE EHrL1E
sweet jnolEs! . ng4sf9s SK 3s EARI MARBLE
Went out With DosSQEns richly laden,
To lay etheS Blooms qffd9ttg May rs
5AS sweet as foWerS of tabled Alden
On <eraREeSS of fq&edzoRes gone before.
&'%"ith 5ast9ay penffAl," she said quatntly.
For one WIG digqssmbd\ battles roar" 1p
and d1Eoppssd + tEhefrn -; manner sanity
For Grahdpe rasS satdt asa as conyn VI y
Mn9Uponl his grave she. kdropped some roses
This. RED Tor glory and renownS -. k&g->
The Nht9t f9f thhqpshtS as earthsite closes"
a 5sya saesa fs g o as52 ss eB5y
W Wills Cheek tnekptnk did play
'~SzSs, fr0fR$her heart the blood came leaping
His clasp the rnaidehrs. soft hand SOUGHT
.z}TheWhle they sto0dEhalf glad, half weeping
He scattering flowers he had brought
Above the hero in death Hseeping
Twas nice you should remember him"
he said, by such a loving token"
"A hero" she replied, eyes ciirn@-l-
so all the neighOors oft have spoken"
They slowly, sadly turned away ~
And soon the two were horneward wahine-
Sweet MolIe Dean, brave Harold Gray
OF things not in their thoughts just talking.
When suddenly I've lost my heart!"
Her voice leaped upward Hhe a rocket
And back she made sudden start
My heart!-ny little golden locketr
They backward went, and on the grave
Young Harold found it where twas lying
And said I'll Keep it" the sly knave-
10 Keep back tears was MolIie trying
% no, dear Harold not this heart"
She said, through tears so family smiling
The other, them? he said, Loves art
The maidens beating heart beguiling
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HE question of sa-
luting the flag has
been and is now be-
ing agitated extern
sively, with the laud-
able object of in
stilling into every
youthful heart that
patriotism without
which no country
can live. Saluting
the flag may be new
to some. but il is
old to this writer.
AWAY hack in the
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father come between n man and a
woman and their love-" he cried
"Charlie, must give you up"
The girl turned 10. one side, as
though to give Norton chance to
leave.
He looked at her in silence u mo-
ment or two. Then a change came
into his bearing. Wrlnkling his face
into a sheer, he stepped before the
girl.
you've been converted mighty sud
den, reckon, from land speculation
to preaching and preaching, too,
against folks who tried to make a for
tune for you"
Norton stopped, expecting. reply.
but the girl remained silent.
you think I'm done for, that I've
lost my money that's why you turned
from me so quickly he laughed scorn-
fully. But I'll show you, you and
your laundering old father. I'll win
you yet, and I'll ruin your fathers po-
litical reputation. M
Are you quite sure about that?"
SPOAN q WIN Shol BAg DCblbl lhC WI
gresham. lie swung around vigor-
ously. Bud Haines had returned in
tine to hear Norton's threat.
Eyes, and while I'm doing that I'll
take time to show you up, too, some
how. / gress a congressman's word
will count against that of cheap sec
retary-thats what Miss Langdon said
you were"
Carolina looked appealingly to
Haines to rid her Of the presence Of
this man, whose last words she knew
Haines would not believe.
But Norton had had his say. He re-
treated to the door.
miss Langdon," he cried as be
backed out and away, ''you have an
idea that am dishonest, but kindly
remember that, whatever you think
am, / never was a hypocrite."
Haines advanced and procured a
chair for Miss Langdon.
'T'm terribly sorry to have come
/, back at such a time" he began.
The girl cut him short with ges-
ture.
Il want to say to you," she said,
then halted-"that want to be friends
with you. want you to forget the
happenings of yesterday-last evening
so far as was concerned in them.
/ want to work together with you and
father-and so does Randolph. Father
and you are standing together to up
hold the honor of the Langdons of
Mississippi. and Randolph and /. no
matter the cost of our former folly,
want to share in that work."
Before Haines could reply Senator
Langdon burst into the room.
bud, Bud" he cried, "I've got It'll
I've got itv'
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Annual sales $4,000 to 5000 a year.
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CHAPTER XIV.
CAROLINA LANGDoN's RENUNcIATIol

CAROLINA LANGDoN'S REMUNERATION.
~ ENATOR LANGDON'S commit
tee room at the capitol present
ed busy scene at an unusual
- ly early hour the morning after
the entertainment at his home. Bud
Haines, reinstated as secretary. was
picking up the thread of routine where
he had dropped 1t the day before,
though his frequent thought OF Hope
and the words that had thrilled him
II love you, love you fondlyv-made
this task unusually difficult. He I'M
patiently wished the afternoon to
hasten along, as he knew he would
then see her in the senate gallery.
where she would go to hear her IA
theirs speech
This speech had to be revised in
some particulars by Bud, and the work
he knew would take up much of his
morning. The senator's speech was
''The South Of the Future" which he
would deliver when recognized by the
with the naval base bill, that officer
having agreed TO recognize LangdOn at
$3.50, at which time the report of the
naval affairs committee would be re-
ceived. Just how Langdon would turn
the tables on Peabody and Stevens and
yet win for the Altacoola site not even
the ex-newspaper man, experienced in
politics, had solved. Clearly the sena-
tor would have to do some tall think
ing during the morning.
The junior senator from Mississippi
burst into the Office with his habitual
CHEEKY greeting, his broad brimmed
black felt hat in its usual position on
the back of his head, like a symbol of
undying defiance.
"a busy day for us, eh, senator?9
Gueried Bud.
"Now, look here, my boy, don't be-
gin to remind me of work right off, "
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Two room cottage ON Murray Avenue
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he said, with a humorous CLEAN in his
jye. go easy on me. Don't forget
I'm her father"
Bud laughed through the flush that
rose in his cheeks.
mo, l won't forget that. But have
you decided what to tell Peabody and
Stevens as your plan of action If they
come In here at 12:30Y
IF they conner exclaimed Langdon
They'll come. Watch EN-"
Then he hesitated worriedly.
'T'll have to incubate an idea be.
tween now and noon somehow. But
don't forget this, Bud-we're worried
about them, true enough. but they're
worried heap more about u.s."
Senator Langdon stepped into an ad-
joining room, where he could be alone,
TO 'incubate."
AS Haines resumed his work Carroll
ma Langdon entered.
Avoiding the secretary's direct gaze,
she asked for her father.
"He ought to be back shortly, Miss
Langdon," responded Haines. you can
wait here. l must ask pardon for leav-
ing, as must run over to the library"
AS the secretary bowed himself out
of the door he almost collided with
Congressman Norton. Both glared at
each other and remained silent.
Carolina" spoke Norton as he en-
tered, II hope-I know you won't allow
your father to influence you against
me-because Of last night. u
Carolina would rather not have met
Charles Norton on this morning. She
had hardly slept for the night. She
had fought battle with herself. Her
father had shown her plainly the mis-.
take she had made. She saw that heI
influence had not been without effect
on Randolph. Probably for the first
time she realized that there are glory
and luxury, pleasure and prestige fol
which too big price can be paid.
The senator's daughter turned slow
ly and faced the man she had prom
ised to marry.
"Charlie, | have come to a decision
came here to talk with father about
It,"
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CHAPTER XXvI.

CHAPTER XXVI.
THE BATTLES OF WASHINGTON.
A T twenty minutes after II Sena-
~ tor Langdon and Secretary
~ Haines were still undisturbed
4 n by any move OH the part of
Peabody and Stevens, who maintained
a silence that to Haines was distinctly
ominous. His experience at the CAPT
fol had taught him that when the sen.
ate machine was quiet it was time for
some one to get out from under.
Miss Williams, the naval commit.
tees stenographer, entered.
Senator Langdon," she said, "Sena.
tor Peabody and Senator Stevens are
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L. II. & ST L. TIME TABLE
EAST BOUND.


No. l46. Daily Fast Train leaves Cloverport
5:0l A. M. stops at lrvington, West Point,
Sites and Medora only, arrive at Louisville
No. i4s Daily, Mail ana Express. leaves olo
arrives Louisville 1888 ?. NJ
east OF Cloverport except Mystic. arrives AZ
Train No. las. Daily. cloverport accomno-
dation arrives Cloverport S:l6 D. m.
WEST BOUND.
No. lat, Daily, Henderson accommodation
leaves Cloverport 8 100 a.. No. stops at all way
stations. arrives Henderson 8 rs a. IA.
Train No. l4l: Daily. fast mail and express
leaves Oloverport II :Oe a; m, stops only az
Stanley, Henderson and Evansville, arrives
TrslS No IL Mail and Express daily ar
y. IA, Stops at all stations.
No. las, daily St. Louis fast train, leaves Clo-
yerPort II 100, E N. arrives Evansyillel :sS A.
Greensboro and Henderson only. NM
Chair cars on trains 141, i42, 143. IA between
Louisville and Evansville. Through sleeping
cars and free reclining chair cars on trains lb
and 146, between Louisville. Evansville and
FordsviIle Branch
EAST BOUND.
Train No. 2. daily except Sunday, leaves
Bordsville 500 n, -rrives Irvington $50
a. m.
Train No. 4 Daily except Sunday leaves
Bordsvile $50 p m, arrives Irvington $50
y. III. -
Train Ne.e. Sunday only.
Fordsfilie7;0o a. m. Irvington s:s5 a. m.
WEST BOUND.
Trfin No. 3. Daily except Sunday leaves
lrXngton II 10 a. M, arrives Fordsville 1855
Train No. 5, Daily. leaves lrvington 7;O5
o.: arrives Fordsvile 1915 D. m.
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one tenant house; about 500 apple and peach
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on the back of
my head smoking a good see-gar with
nails driven through both shoes into
the floor-and looking at the clock"
At 1925 Senator Stevens entered.
IL came to warn you, Langdon," he
said, that Senator Peabodys patience
is nearly exhausted. You must come
to see him at once if you expect the
south to get naval base at Altacoola
to take his advice this naval bill and
any other that you are interested IN
now or in future will be trampled uni
derfoot in the senate. Mississippi will
have no use for a senator who cannot
produce results in Washington, and
that will prove the bitterest lesson you
have ever learned"
I'm waiting for Peabody here, Ste
vens."
"Oh, ridiculous! OF course he's not
coming. Why, Langdon, he's the king
of the senate. He has the biggest men
of the country at his call. He's
Hes got one minute left" observed
Langdon, looking at the clock, but
he'll come. trust Peabody more than
the best clock made at a time like this
when
The figure of the senior senator from
Pennsylvania appeared in the doorN
way.
Good day, Senator Langdon," he
remarked Jelly.
Same to you. Have a see-gar, sena-
tor" said Langdon. He turned and
winked significantly at Haines.
The three senators seated themselves.
81 suppose you wouldn't consider
yourself so important, Langdon, if you
knew that we now find we can get an
other member of the naval affairs COM
mittee over TO our side for Altacoola,"
began Peabody. "That gives us a mo-
jority of the committee without your
vote.'
"That wouldn't prevent me from
making a minority report for Gulf
City and explaining why / made that
report. would itY' the Mississippian
asked blandly.
Peabody and Stevens both knew that
it wouldn't. Stevens exchanged glances
with 1.-The boss of the senate" and in
low voice began making to Langdon a,
proposition to which Peabody's assent
had been gained.
"Langdon. we would like to be
alone" and he nodded toward Haines.
Sorry can't oblige, SENATOR" Lang
don replied Bud and together make
nm the senator from Mississinni"
CONTINUED on page seven)
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" THOMAS A. eO

Norton started toward Carolina, a
look of apprehension on his face. He
gathered from the trend of her words
and her demeanor that she had turned
against him.
"You couldn't be so cruel, Carolina"
he protested
Charlie" she went on determinedly
II Will always cherish our friendship,
our happy Younger days down In Mis-
sissippi, but must give up thinking of
you as my future husband. We've both
made mistake, mine probably greater
than yours but l now am convinced
that 1 should not marry you. Your
way Of thinking about life is all wrong
and you are too deeply entangled with
the dishonest men in Washington to
draw back. cannot love you"
"But am doing 1t all f., your sake
Carolina. Don't let an old fashioned
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"You've got what, senator" ex-
claimed the secretary.
"That idea. my boy, that idea! It's
incubated all right, and Peabody and
stevens can come just as soon as they
want to-"
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