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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
Undaunted to the End.

Soon came the battle Of Corinth,
and both Confederate and Federal vic
Tins were brought into Mrs. Newsom's
improvised hospitals. Hearing Of the
great need, band Of thirty women
came from Mobile to join Mrs. New.
some. Among them was Miss Kate
Cumming, who remained with her I'M
til the end of the war. Miss Cumming
has since written book in which she
describes Mrs. Newsom as the Flor
ence Nightingale of the southern army
the soldiers loved her so.
She followed to Shiloh and wherever
the battle ragged. She was en- route to
North Carolina to join General Johns
ston when news was brought of Cen
era1 Lees surrender Her health was
gone, her wealth was gone. and, lack
ing food, she got back to Atlanta.
There she helped other women make
doughnuts and gingerbread, which she
sold to the Union troops. There had
been no money among the southerners
for months. but the Confederate mon.
ey, and that now was useless.
After the war Mrs. Newsom was
married again and was second time
left a widow. Through the influence
of United States senator from Ten.
nessee she was given a government
position. Now, at the age Of seventy
three, she has to work for her living
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Let us ignore toes, and other trials
And think upon and thumbs,
Their uses. and their limitations glad.
Apart what they?
Echo answers. Nothing much.'
But ta'en together,
In union blent-
With them together-ayc with just thumb
together
With neat adjustments at their ends,
I CAN DEFY THE WORLD!
The idiot paused.
WELL" said the Poet with grin, tina; isn't very
strong poetry, but after all there is thought there
and it is expressed with certain rhythm which might
pass for song"
"You call it poetry, do you:" said the Idiot.
"No. exactly" replied the Poet, but there is an
idea there struggling for expression and perhaps
of this rather Wild go-as-you-please sort of thing
some day new and strengthful school will arise.
will add however, that if your poetry is like that Mr.
Idiot, am afraid you can't help out OF my trou-
bic. My consumers want the old-fashoned stuff"
Then mine is just what you want interrupted
the Idiot. 81 wouldn't write the go-as-you-pease,
sterilized Whitman stuff if you paid me-no sir, not
if you gave dollar mile for it would do it.
But the good old-me, tender sentimental,
my dear fellow, that will l write, sand write, and
write again, until the typewriting machine drops from
my nerveless lap. How'll this do for you?
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Il call that AN ECSTASY IN 4 FLAT" said
the Idiot, when he had finished Il don't know why.
but 1t just occurred to that that would be good
title for it, and I've noticed in real poetry of late
years that the title OF poem really doesn't have to
have anything to do with the Of the poem
SELL # pcrclance sometimes happens, it has any
contents all"
The significance of the title is perfectly obvious
said the Bibliomsnisc. The poem is certainly fiat
enough"
Why not change the proposition suggested the
Doctor, and instead of calling it AN ECSTASY IN
A FLAT, call it AN ECSTASY BY A FI.AT?-
Il never revise my work." said the Idiot coldly
Poetry should flow directly from The heart Doctor
1t should never smell of the lamp but should suggest
rather the aromatic spirits of great soul bursting
into song because it couldn't help itself BIZ: let's get
back to the first tack sitting on l have no
call to convert prosaic souls like yor and Mr. Bib to
an understanding OF the truer qualities OF song but
do feel prompted friend help the Poet out OF
the horrid predicamen this ske OF the MUSES. has in
vovcd him in. My Idyll, and my treasured Ecstasy,
Mr. Poet you are moro than welcome to: and for
further variety let offer you also this little gem on
Spring which found scrawed on a pad in my bed
room when i woke up yesterday morning. I fancy
must have risen in the night and dashed it off in my
seep-at any rate, can't account for its being in any
other way, for it is in my hand writing and don't re-
member sitting down to do it seriously and with NAL
ice aforethought. 1t is called Just
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

GU GOD morning, Brother Poeticus," said the
~ Idiot with pleasant smile as the rhyn-
ster with care-worn brow and listless step
entered the Breakfast Room. you will pardon my
saying so, but really old man, you look if you had
been drawn through fortyeight knot holes, run over
by steam-roller and then dropped into nickel-n-
the-slot machine What is the matter your digestion
suffering from the wealthy food good landlady
has been providing for our delectation of late?"
Not bit of it" said the Poet. with weary sigh.
"AIy digestion is in One condition but unfortunate
Iy my Muse has gone off strike at a critical mo-
ment, and am up against it good and hard. l have
orders in hand for about gross of spring poems,
and somehow or other that old nag, Pegasus, has
fused to work I've done everything can from spurs
TO oats to egg the old into action, and he
just Tolls around in perpetual balk"
"Hal-that SOP" said the Idiot. "Wel, now,
maybe help you out It's funny thing, but for
the past week ten days haven't been able to think
anything else but poetry 1t always happens that way
with just before spring along. As my knees
weaken, and my spine gets slimpsey, my mind takes
brace and goes galopng off into song like regular
Harpomobile. Down the stock exchange the mar
ket for poetry is pretty dull, if it will help you out
any you can have that stuff of mine"
Thanks" said the Poet nervously. Its mighty
good of you to offer to help out, old man, and
appreciate it deeply but really don't like to commit
myself until know something about the poetry itself
You don't happen to have any of it concealed your
person at this moment, do your"
"Sure thing" said the Idiot THAT isl don't
know if it is really concealed. I've lad of feel
ing lately that the COMPOUNDED stuff was sticking out
all over me. I've been oozing couplets and quatrans
and hrtytwotrains by the dozens for nearly days
now and I've been half afraid at times that the Po-
lice would catch on and run in"
rs poetry penal ofense?" retorted the Poet.
mot yet" said the Idiot 'fbut some of the So
called poetry have read lately leads me to believe
that before long the law will have take the matter
in hand and am not sure that before another year
has passed we'll have Federal Pure Poetry Law on
statute books which has been crying need of
many recent hours. There's a man out in Chicago,
for instance, who is writing what he calls CONTEM-
PORANIA for magazine devoted entirely to poetry.
He ought to call it DISTEMPERANIA-b anyhow
il the National Board of Literary Health don't pay
attention to it the assassination of Poets will
cease to be looked upon by civilized people as crime
Il don't think have the stuff" said the Poet
How does it go?'
q don't remember exactly said the Idiot "but
quoting haphazard I should say it went something
like this:
I'rose at dawn
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Don't you worry about that said the idiot. you
directions. You aspire to the laurcis OF Tenny
son, Byron, Herrick or a Shakespeare. |, on the
other hand seek no such bays. What ] seek the
long green wreathcs of a Rockcrnegie or a Bondi-
teller, and, : matter OF strict corfdence between
you and me- things are in such shape Wall Street
just now that il it got rumorcd about the business
world that l wrote poetry my firm would be in the
hands of Receiver in less than twenty-four hours,
and with nothing for the Receiver receive at that
Therefore, my dear Poet you are than welcome
10 these by-products of my fancy-in fact you will be
doing me favor by taking them off my hands. Here's
another ono YOU can have for the taking:
when the spring begins its spiel
would go a-spieiins. too.
Like a happy, newborn veal,
Careless of all and
When the blossoms gin to pop
a-popping. too, would CO.
Like a gladstone mutton-chop.
knowing nausht care woe.
When the robin sings his lay
would sing a lay likewise.
Simply laying all the day
Meath the smiling April skies.
Springs the best of seasons all.
Making life long fandango.
Easing of Iife's yokaI thran
In everlasting tango!
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
SPRING.
BY Anne idiot.

BY Anne Idiot.
o joyous rhythm Of the ambient scene
When all the ether gIows with mystic green
What boots the fulgcncc of emulsnt
While the purple the nasccnt rose
Blows?
lovely lymph of opaescent wrath
That lifts along its ullulatins path
From here to thither. yesterday
Thence days before when gladstone May
First burgeoned on the iridescent mere
In some forgotten undigested year,
And cried. I'm hcrs"'
with broodins what time
The world knew naught thy chime
Spring.
And dwelt in Vastly darkness in sleep
So deep
Nor man. nor beast. brsssart demisod
Knew whence it trod,
But merely onward, onward, onward crept
The while slept
Nor thought 1t harm to sing
OF thee soothing seethns. slithering Spring.
Isn't that beauty cried the Idiot trembling
With emotion.
ITS full OF mysticism all right" saiG the Doctor
but just what does it mean?'
Meant" cried the Idiot. "Why it doesn't mean
nythins. That's why am offering it to the Poet
But for what purpose" If it doesn't mean any,
hing, what earth he<do with it," said the Bib
iomaniac
Sell it to Magazine, OF course" said The Idiot.
The kind of poetry that doesn't meal anything, Mr..
Bib, believe me, is the longest of the modern Maya
ines long SUITS
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

When the March winds cease TO zing
And the lapwins flaps his wing.
And the sleigh-bclrs tinG-a-ling
Dies away:
When the ape begins to riTl
And the swallow sounds his trilI.
Easing on the bitter chill
OF the day:
When the plumber plumbs no more
And the goldman we ignore,
And the rsspy janitor
Waxeth king:
When our knees grow soft as slush.
And somehow VIC hate TO rush,
And there's just a touch OF mush
In our mind;
When the robin glad doth firt
In his bright red-nannel shirt
Round about US and his pert
Song is sung,
In the absence of all snow,
With my heart chock full OF glow.
1t is then, o then, know
= Spring is sprung:
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

do you like that"
"Its-its-er-vcry sweet indeed, Mr.. Idiot" said
the Poet and quite characteristic of you and the par
tcuar school of poets to which you unquestonably
belong, but couldn't think of depriving you of the
honor of having written such gem. Authorship is
very precious thing, and if | to send that
my name, instead of yours, and were sub
sequeny elected an Immortal because Of it. l should
never forgive myself"
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

kI~ GOD morning, Brother Poeticus" said the
~ Idiot, with a pleasant smile as the rhym-
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
MERCHANTS BUSY
WITH THE SPRING
STYLE EXHIBIT
Every Assurance ani Indication De.
cided Success Will at.
tend Event.

Cairo merchants are very busy, en-.
gagged n preparing for the 'Sprina
style Show" which will, from all re-
ports, attract thousands of out-of.
town visitors to the city on Monday
and Tuesday, March so and 81.
Assurances have already been re
eiyed from points all over Southern
Illinois, Western Kentucky and Ten
nessee Southeast Missouri and North
east Arkansas that the people resid~
ing in that territory are anXiously
waiting the event and are
eferrng their purchases ot
necessary spring and summer
wear which they have learned
by years Of experience can be pur~
chased more prolltably in Cairo than
even in St. Louis, in addition to Sc
curing a far better choice
Nearly every retail merchant in
Cairo VIII have his store claborately
decorated for the occasion, many OF
the establishments already having
started on the work OF Identification
Tho lowest rates ever secured Oh
railroads will be in operation those
two days and without a doubt the
biggest crowd ever congregated in
Cairo -or similar event will /,
here.
II Capt Arntzcns steamer. Citg
Of Cairo, will have been completed
the repairs which are now progre,
sing very rapidly ferry service
viii be maintained between Cairo
and Wicklife and Birds Point which
Will bring many to the city who
would be compelled to take the raiI
road to get here.
Secretary Gilhofer OF tho Cairo Re.
tail Merchants association is very
busy with the advertising and this
assures that cygry one within Z
radius Of 100 miles of Cairo will re.
ceiye due notice of the Spring
Style Show and the many advant
ages to be gained in waiting for an
event which signifies SO much to the
purchaser.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
MOUNDS GIRL IS
Wed BY MOUND
CITY MAN hen
Bids Him Goodbye at Cairo Where
He Takes Tran for West
Virginia

Oscar T. Ross was married Satuf-
day night at Mound City to Miss
Nellie Blaukertz of Mounds. Tn
ceremony was performed at the par
sJuago of the Congregational church,
by Re-. Il. Washington Burton, the
pastor, at sac o'clock. The couple
was attended by Miss Lena Farrell
and Fred Mcintyre. These were the
only witnesses.
After the wedding the young
couple camc to Cairo, where at IL
o'clock Saturday night, the bride
bade her newly made husband good
bye, she then returned to her hon,
at Mounds.
Mr.. Ross has resided at Mound
City foc the past five years where he
has been in the employ of the Wi.
hanson -Kuny Lumber firm as ward
foreman. He has gone 10 Devon,
West Virginia. where he has accept
ed a position with the firm of Ritter
Lunbc,' Co His wife viii join hiia
within the next few weeks.
The bride is we'll known in this
city aud Mound City. She is popular
in Mounds social circles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
Covenanters Jub;lant Over Defsc-
fections Of Officers in the
Regular Army.
DESPITE KINGS APPEAL TO
OFFICERS REFUSE CONSIDER
Will Not Fight Against Their Friends
in Ulster and Will Not be
Persuaded.

Belfast, Ireland, March 2e.-The
detection of the army officers is the
cause of great 'jubilancy in Ulster
and among the officers of the pro-
visional government, who arc keep.
ing in touch with events transpiring
in Curragh and other military de-
pots in Ireland, through secret COR
respcndcnce.
The Associated Press today was
shown letter which the provisional
authorities received from an officer
of the Curragh, stating that more
than enc hundred officers had re-
signed, including all the cavalry Of
hccrs
General Pagct. commander of the
troops III Ireland had them parade
and told them that according to the
letter that he had "An expressed err
der AMI request from the king HIM
self. to ask every officer to go as or
dcrcd. that they might have to be
called upon to fight and If they re-
fused TO go they might be a mutiny
in the army, which would moan
revolution in England In six months
and there wiuld be no king and 10
army
Despite this appeal all officers re-
fused 20 reconsider the.f rcsigna-
tlons.
A seneral. an Official of standing
in the regular army, was offered the
post Of eommander-in-ehief of the
forces which are to open against the
Ulster volunteers. When he declined
the Offer the officer Informed hiin
that his rfusal meant his severance
from the army.
A denial was issued today Of tha
reported mutiny of the Dorsetshire
regiment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
EXPENSES FOX
RAzINC SHACkS
WILDCAT CHUTE
viii be Presented to the Owners of
the Building--It Amounts
to $374.42.

The bill in connection with thc
city razing Wild Cat Chute which
will be rendered the owners Of the
houes arpoXlmates $3Ttl2 which
ill be presented, one-fourth to on
5ae evrors and tnree-fourths n
&c other.
The till is iicmized and shows that
he first Gay there was employed 26
men tot 10 hours, second day As
IN for s hours, third day A men
0 hours and 40 mon for Z hours the
asst day
Tho bill as apportioned Is $93.G0
o Harmon and $2S0.S2 TO Clancy
There yet remains the clearing tas
lebris off the lots.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
Delayed Message From Gen. Villa
Glves More Detail Of Skirmish
Near Torreon.
RAILROAD CUT IN MANY
PLACES HAS BEEN REPAIRED
Ard There is Direst Communication
With the North for the
ReEcls.

BcrTej!llo Durango, Mexico,
March 22.---Gen. villa catered Ber-
bcjillo at two o'clock Friday after
noon. after a runnig nsht with the
advanced guards Of the federal for
fifteen miles. The enemy numbered
three hundred and was driven
thro" sh Bcrmeji,lo and about five
miles beyond to Santa Clara, which
was occupied by tho force of Gen.
Herrera. one hundred and six dead
was renortcd on the federal side. The
fedcrals recedcd from Martini in
front Of the advance column sent out
frcn coronal by Gen. villa.
The way for the advance directly
against Torreon is clear.
Gen. Villa is in communication
with Cen Uryina Contreras and rebel
leaders.
The ,eilroad was cut IN many
places hy the fcderals, but the repairs
were made quickly and now there Is
direct communication from the north
Tho army is in hight spirits and
the generals are of the opinion that
Torreon cannot hope to hold on.
against the forces now being
brought against them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
No Disturbance Sunday.

London, Mrcn 22--The dreaded
Sunday passed without the slightest
disturbance in Belfast or in Ulster.
but the gravity of the crisis is fully
cited by the fact that king has
cancelled his week end visit TO tho
Earl and Countess Of Derby at Liver
pool The king and suecn also can
cclled a proposed visit to the races
on Thursday and the great national
race on Friday.
Tho king has cXertod his indrcncn
aud raTnestness on the side Of con-
cilation and seems TO have made
personal appeal to the officers who
resolved to resign. rather than face
tho fiIibuster OF beirg called upon
10 fight in Ulster: and it may be
AIKEN ter granted that the king is
equally exerting mis- influence with
his ministers in various conciliatory
directi Jns.
The government announces that
all intended movement of troops in
Ireland have now been completed.
but this may be a decision prepici-
tatcd by the threatened resignation
Of Officers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23

Washington, March 22.--AlthooGh
full rer9lt of the conference at Vera
Cruz between John Lind ami Scncr
Rojas, minister Of foreign affairs in
the Iluerta cabinet, has been received
here the disposition OF the Amcri-
can government is to make nc
change in It's policy toward Mexico
or explain itself on any of the propo-
gitions reported to have been made,
until after the battle of Torreon is
fought
This became known tonight au-
thoritatiycly, although officials d..
cline TO say what new propositions
had been made by the Mexican cabi.
net officer.
Reports that a more friendly feel
ing between the Washington officials
and tho lIucrta administration which
are seeking q settlement of the dii-
ferenceg, are borne out by dispatches
received here by Gen. Algara OF th3
Mexican embassy, who said today
that President Wilson's attitude IN
welcoming the resumption Of peace
had made a favorabl I'M
pressi0l at the Mexican capital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
OPENS WAR ON FILTH

New YORK, March 22.-Commls-
sioner Coldwater, of the Department
of Health. called upon all citizens
today 10 report dirty stores which
deal in food. The department has
lust finished inspecting 10000 food
stores, and 1t reported today that g.
900 of these were unclean and 2,00C
had structural defect.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
HEARINGS FOR
new ADVANCE
LUMBER RATES
Interstate Commerce Commission 10
Hold Meeting Jefferson Hotel,
St. Louis.

The Cairo Board of Trade has re-
~eived 4 notice from Examiner Gerry
of the interstate Commerce Commits
sion that a hearing will be held at
the Jefferson Hotel, st, Louis, 10 a
NJ. April /, relative to the suspen-
sion of the advance in freight rates
from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi to Memphis, Cairo and st
Louis and other points on hardwood
and other KINDS of lumber aud the
products thereof.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
LUCKY MARY

London, March 22.-Thc Prince cf
Wales las arranged to settle S5o,0e"
on his sister, Princess Mary, on her
seventeenth birthday, which occurs
next month. At the same time Prin.
cess Mary will come into $100,o0t,
left to her by her grandfather, Kine
Edward. The Prince Of Wales will
make MS gift from his Duchy Of Ian
caster estate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
GIRL Is KILLED.

Clarksburg, w. Va, March "a
While Helen and Charles kerns, chill
iren, were visiting their father,
Henry Kerns. engineer at box fac
tory here, today, 4 steam pipe cX-
ploded Helen was killed and Charles
seriously injured, as was the father.
A. A. Swiger, fireman, was probably
fatally injured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23
ULSTER HOME RULE
FIGHT FACTS IN A
NUTSHELL FORM.

0 Population Ireland .4,390,2l9
D Population Ulster 1.578,552
, Obstetrics for home
D rule, 49,. -. as per cent.
D Area of Ireland 52,373 50, mi.
D Area of Ulster S.6l3 So. mi.
, Counties in Ulster .,....9
, Ulster army, claimed 100000
, Government troons in
, Ulster ... lO,OOO
!, Ulster leader-SiT Edward
} Carson.
!, Ulster army commander-Sir
} GEORGE Richardson.
!, er-Fie'd Marshal, Sir John
, Redmond.
, Government troops command
, er-Field Marshal, Sir Jon
, French.
, Home rule FIGHT started 1870
, Ulster mass meeting re-
, fused to pay taxes to
, Dublin government on
, Nov. 4 ........ 1913
, Ulster war fund 81, 100000
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-23

Belfast, March 22.-Ireland to.
night slumbcrs" with both eyes
wide open over the crater of smol-
dcring volcano that threatens an
eruption any moment and the cata-
clysm when once started will engulf
the whole of England. ireland, Scot
land and Wales, SO fercely burn the
internal fires in this Volcano
There is tonight a watching COW
enanter in every church tower IN
Ulster ready to sound the tocsiE that
will bring into actual being the citi-
zen army of 100000.
When two rocket bombs are fired
over the old Town Hall, headquarters
of the provisional government in
Belfast, it viii be too late to tala Ct
compromise. for simultaneously with
the firing of that signal. Ulster viii
go to arms and tho fight viii have
begun.
The signalcrs are waiting there. as
are their brethren throughout the
northern counties as far as the re-
mote village of Donegal. Sir Edward
Carson sleeps at Craig Avon, three
miles away. guarded by armed volun-
teers who maintain martial law
within the bounds of Captain Craig'l
estate.
A similar state of siege prevails on
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