New-York tribune., 1912-01-15
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Few paths 10 glary's gate there are.
And death Is often one;
Victors are crowned in realms afar.
For duty bravely done.
Though ice walls dared his dauntless tread.
And torturing flames rose where he led
Amid the fiery strife,
He fell as only heroes fall
Who hear unswerved the captains call,
Insenslble TO life.
DAVID BANKS SICKELS.
We'll Willie. are you very good TO your
little sister, asked the friend OF the fam-
"?'sure." replied Willie. Il even cat her
candy, cause II always makes her sick. ~
Philadelphia Record.
In a talk on "A Basis for Business" ex-
Governor Durbn OF Indiana said few
days ago: "An old negro was returning at
night along a muddy Virginia road 10 his
home lie was driving an aged horse, at
tached 10 a rlckety wagon. \ storm was on.
the water fell In sheets. the thunder was
almost continuous and the old man could
pick his way only with the aid Of occa-
sional flashes Of lightning Finally, lost In
darkness, he knelt at the roadside and gave
utterance to this prayer
90 Lord, II II be Thy will. give us a
little lcss noise and little more lightning
THAT is the prayer Of every American
citizen Of to-day who is thinking for the
welfare Of his country-not engaged in
hunting an office or pushing some propa-
ganda. We need less noise and more light
ming; less talk and more action: less yaWp
and more thought. less ambition and more
patriotism"
II don't think Christmas cigars are so
bad as the humorists would have us be-
lieve."
That's the way to talk. Try one of these
selected by my wife.
Thanks, old man. hut I've sworn of -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Bishop Logan n. Roots, Of Hankow,"
said New York clergyman, must be pro-
foundly interested In the Chinese revolu-
tion. Bishop Roots stands very high with
the Hankow Chinese.
He once told me that when he first went
TO China he had good deal of difficulty
In remembering faces. He mentioned this
dificulty to a mandarin. He said:
"I'm getting over II now. but in the be-
ginning here In Hankow you all looked as
like as two peas
Two peas?' said the intelligent man
DARN. smiling. But why not say two
queues?"
81 hear your new minister is very
efficient"
'Oh. yes"
How about his wife? Is she doing any
thing to brihg people TO church,
Indeed she Isl Wears different gown
every Sunday. Washington Herald
THE Lancet" suggests that the question
What is plum pudding" might be added
TO the already long list applying to food
mysteries. THE obvious answer" says
"The Lancet" would appear to be pudding
made In part. at any rate. OF plums; yet
what is generally called plum pudding
the Christmas pudding-never contains
plums, II we accept the definition OF plum
that Il is the edible drupaceous fruit OF any
one of various trees Of the genus prunus.
As every one knows. the fruits used I'm
Christmas pudding are generally raisins
and currants, both OF which are dried
grapes. There are several puddings In the
cookery books containing raisins which are
called by various fancy names, but never
plum pudding but when the currants and
raisins appear in the Christmas pudding
the product is called plum pudding With
no logic II is agreed to accept the word
plum as applicable TO raisns or currants
when they happen to be In Christmas pud-
ding"
Fair Guest--But, If you ignore all social
rank and precedence, how do You manage
for instance. in arranging guests for din.
ner?
Prominent Leader of Socialist Commu.
nity-Let the shungriest go In .hrst.-Punch.
A negro who has been in the employ of
New York business house for many years
showed yesterday newspaper clipping,
yellow with age. which he took from an old.
fashioned canary colored envelope. II