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The Yale expositor., 1915-05-27
The Swords of Grant and Lee

Methinks tonight catch a CLEAN
OF steel among the pines,
And yonder by the lilied stream
Repose the foemens lines;
The ghostly guards who pace the ground
A moment stop to see
II all is safe and still around
The tents Of Grant and Lee.
IT'S but dream no armies camp
Where once their bay'nets shone
And Hosper's calm and lovely lamp
Shines on the dead alone.
A cricket chirps on yonder rise
Beneath the cedar tree
Where glinted meath the summer skies
The swords Of Grant and Lee.
Forever sheathed those famous blades
That led the eager vani
They shine no more among the gladeS
That fringe the Rapidan.
Today their battle work is done,
Go draw them forth and see
That not stain appears upon
The swords of Grant and Lee.
The gallant men who saw them flash
In comradeship today
Recall the wild, impetuous dash
OF Valrous blue and gray;
And meath the flag that proudly waves
Above a nation free,
They oft recall the missing braves
Who fought with Grant and Lee.
They slumber 'mong the tender grass.
They slumber meath the pines,
They're camping in the mountain pass
Where crouched the serried lines;
They rest where loud the tempests blow
Destructive in their glee-
The men who followed long ago
The swords of Grant and Lee.
Their graves are lying side by side
Where once they met as foes;
And where they in the wildwood died
Springs up a blood-red rose;
Ger them the bee on golden wing
Doth fit, and in yon tree
A gentle robin seems TO sing
To them of Grant and Lee
Today no strife Of sections rise,
Today no shadows fall
Upon our land, and meath the skies
One flag waves over ALI
The Blue and Gray as comrades stand
AS comrades bend the knee,
And ask Gods blessing on the land
That gave US Grant and Lee.
So long as southwark. wide and clear
Potomac's river runs
Their deeds will live because they were
Columbia's brave sons.
So long as bend the northern pines,
And blooms the orange tree,
The swords will shine that led the lines
OF valiant Grant and Lee.
Methinks hear bugle blow.
Methinks hear a drum:
And there, with martial step and slow,
Two ghostly armies come;
They are the men that met as foes,
For tits the dead see,
And side by side in peace repose
The swords of Grant and Lee.
Above them let Old Glory wave,
And let each deathless star
Forever shine upon the brave
Who led the ranks of war;
Their fame resounds from coast to coast
From mountain top TO sea;
No other land than ours can boast
The swords of Grant and Lee.
Author unknown.
The Yale expositor., 1915-05-27

on his 200 pounds. what you got
there, Bill?"
Warm for April" agreed Ripton,
hastily showing into his pocket a
square white envelope. His dropping,
shy defenselessness suggested failure,
and glasses stood on the table.
Takes the ginger-out of a man
Ito climb a Midsummer weather.
winter clothes"
BILLY" he finally continued, teeter-
ing back his chair, how about that
letter you chucked when you saw me
coming? Looks aristocratic, some
how. Society editor short O. ma
terial?"
The older man flushed and smiled
sheepishly under the raillery.
They're not inviting me now" In
the rebound Of the admission he drew
himself up into a semblance of mill
tary dignity. Young man." he said
sternly, time was when danced with
the belle of them ALL"
Shelby nodded briefly.
And a more slender waist, or a
trimmer foot" he stopped under the
others curious gaze. shelby, we're
none Of Notwithstanding we set
out to be-or because we want to be"
The weak, loose mouth, the hand
shaking in its effort to steady a news
paper turned Shelby away in pity.
Striking out at random, in kindly alb
sence of his former chaff, he coaxed:
What is the letter, Billy? Can't /
help?"
mo. It's-nothing. Just a little
fun the boys are planning.
WELL?
II mean-the boys-my boys. Com
pany b."
"You-in commando"
bitterness in that word. He handed
over the letter
"Now, do you know, they never told
me that"
And you never guessed? oh, ]
know I've pretty we'll concealed II.
Even my walks mellowed now" The
crunch Of tho paper in his hand ac-
cented his cracking mirthlessness.
1t reused Shelby to sudden deter
mination. See here, you're going"
"Goingl Going-where"
why. to this here Memorial week
reunion they've asked you for"
lin" his eyes wandered over
his flimsy, faded clothes. I'm not
fit"
You bet you're going" slapped
down Shelby. Don't you want to
go?"
He had selected and rejected half
a dozen suits before he got Ripton's
reply. They would be-my own kind
once more"
His glance wandered to the glasses
and BOTTLES. They don't know. Each
tune I've pleaded illness or business.
The Yale expositor., 1915-05-27
LEES SURRENDER
AT APPOMATTOx
Date Should Be lrrevocabIy Fixed
in the Minds of the Amer
lean People.

Q.ieutenant-Col U. S. A., Retired)
n AN writing on Wednesday, April
s, but thinking of April 8, fifty
years ago, when two powerful
American armies came together the
last time to fight after having fought
for nearly four years in score or
more great battles, not 10 mention
many smaller ones; the day upon
which one of these armies, that of the
Army of Northern Virginia, which had
been under the command of Gen. Rob
ert 4. Lee ever since June, 1862, sur
rendered to General u. S. Grant, com
nander of all the armed forces of
the Union.
1t was a great day for both armies,
and, for that matter, the whole ma
ton, the South as well as the North.
though Lees army and the South did
not look upon 1t from that standpoint
at the time. am of those who have
always maintained that the supremest
kindness ever manifested toward peo-
pie was extended to the South when,
under the leadership of Mr.. Lincoln,
the rest Of the Union prevented the
South from leaving the Union to build
up a southern confederacy. That is
why / say. fifty years after the mo-
mentous event, 1t was a great day for
both armies and the nation.
Many things happened at Appomat.
tox aside from the one overshadowing
The Yale expositor., 1915-05-27

I shouldn't want them TO know. D'you
s'pose / could?"
Their eyes met doubtfully. 'It
would be week." Shelby was less
jubilant. "But see here, Bill" sum
moning all his own buoyancy and en-
thusiasm. you can, and you must, and
you SHALL
Ripton caught up the air of unsuc-
cess that had partially slipped from
him. "A weeks a long time-for me-"
A thought loosed again the drab dra-
perry. shelby, dispose lowering his
voice. shed be there? She married
one of the boys"
who? oh! the BELIEF She of the
slim waist and the Simmer ankles?"
George" said Ripton, in his voice
touch OF gentle dignity new to his
friend, we'll just not mention-her
ankles. They don't among my
kind"
Shelby buried his amusement and
his smart, to follow eagerly in the
wake of this chance straw. She'll be
there. The women are great on re-
unions. Bet you'll find her on the
train" He rose. "Oh, you're going
all right, old man. See you tomorrow
about fixing you out"
AS they walked the platform, wait.
ing for the train to pull in, his quiet
suit and plain tie according well with
his iron-gray hair, Ripton looked the
part of a prosperous country gentle
man, albeit one with touch of sport
ing blood, as was evidenced in the gay
border OF his handkerchief. Not his
the nervousness and the uncertainty.
His bearing was dignified, his tread
| firm, and more noticeably accented on
| the right foot, as became one who was
| going back to keep step with 1.-THE
boys" Back farther yet, to things in
herited and conventional.
Shelby, who, for the last few weeks.
had in turn steadied him, sobered him,
cajoled, flattered, browbeat and in
spired him, poured every ounce of his
own vigorous will into the others
vacillating temperament, found him
self undistanced, unable to approach
this quiet, self-contained man by
whose side he trotted, and was dimly
aware that the change was inward as
well as outward. His last words of
counsel and pleading Glove to his
tongue as he gazed helplessly at his
own handiwork. Perplexity wrote
her beady sign across his forehead.
He could only rasp out, as he helped
his friend mount the steps: "Not a
drop, not a drop, mind"
Understanding what the other would
do for him, Ripton wrung his fat
clammy hand and, as the train pulled
out. carefully replaced the gay hand
kerchief with white one, its r fas-
tidiously arranged to view.
Three days passed. Thursday Shelby
ton. Friday he met the trains openly
and took the bar-room crowd into his
confidence. Bet Bills FULL" they
staggered, "of the spirit of '61.'
Martial sounds hurried him to the
main street. There they came-a big
flag leading, another down the line,
the beginning and the end of all Me-
mortal days. Two rode in front, the
horse of one refractorily impatient of
the bands big, booming drum; the
little girls, clad in white and bearing
wreathes; the local boys brigade; the
long line of carriages, noticeably few
er than last May, with their precious,
sad remnants; the young men OF the
Spanish war; the bands; and, in the
rear. as in the van, the flag whose
stars had been kept intact.
Shelby scanned the faces in the car
riages; once in sudden hope because
of a wave of the hand. 1t was an
The Yale expositor., 1915-05-27

lleuclu WIS ludJ from private W CAP
tain. He had the old soldiers mod
esty and wariness of bombast, but the
character or the man shows through
his whole explanation. His war rec
ord and his high position in the city's
responsibility speak for themselves.
Before | was twelve years old
had to go to work somewhere, and,
searching around / found a one-dollar-
a-week position in a wholesale cloth
ing store. 1t was the old story Of go
ing to work early and quitting late.
AS l grew older and found more
things to do they piled responsibility
upon me. l learned at this point the
things which have made me success
full in later years. l developed the
qualities of dispatching duties with
precision and exactness. also learned
to obey orders. When one of the
heads of the firm snapped out some
thing at me / did ii, and did il quick.
This training was of inestimable value
on the field and helped much in my
promotion.
All the agitation between the North
and South l followed closely in the
papers. ! was enthusiastic for the
Union, and when the fort was fired
upon / enlisted. l was then seven
teen. l was young, too young. per-
haps, but my body was strong and
well knit for my age, and / suppose
I IL L.
of my seniors. / felt at home with
men older than !, mainly because /
had developed a responsibility and Sc
robustness through hard work from an
early age.
While we we're In camp was made
corporal. 1t was a minor post, but
there were some duties to be per
formed. l went about them quickly
and directly, as l had been trained to
do with all details which crossed my
line of duty. learned the discipline
and conduct of the camp, to say little,
and to jump when spoken to.
In the Army Of the Potomac.
We were ordered from camp and
joined the Army of the Potomac
was not badly frightened in the first
battle. l was simply nervous and
afraid of being afraid. When we re-
ceived orders to charge, however. all
shakiness left me, and l went into
the fray concerned only with doing
what / was told to do.
Through those first campaigns l
was just one Of the rank and file.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened
to me. A bullet cut through my
clothes once, but did not break the
skin. A queer thing about that incl
dent was that l hal a silk handker-
chief In my breast pocket, and the
bullet, slicing through the folds, put
% distinct and separate holes in it.
The ball ran around my body and
dropped inside my belt.
was made captain just before
Lookout mountain because the cap
tain and first lieutenant we're killed.
had risen from corporal to sergeant
and to second lieutenant IN rapid or
der My promotions were not the
result OF any dramatic denouements
OF grandstand heroics. II was all In
the days work. Men dropped out here
and there, and | went up by degrees.
Il was the natural order of events,
and the result of doing my duty and
obsying orders
The Yale expositor., 1915-05-27
VETERANS STORY
OF WAR CAREER
Had Learned to Obey, and Con-
sequentIy Successful When
He Came to Command.

THE life story of a veteran, whose
rise in the commercial field was
from errand boy to head of the
firm, and whose elevation on the bat
tlefield was that from private to cap
tain. He had the old soldiers mod
esty and wariness of bombast, but the
character or the man shows through
his whole explanation. His war rec
ord and his high position in the city's
responsibility speak for themselves.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-03-26
Sergeant ORour,zc,
U. 5. Army.

W. II. Poggcmcicr Of NecIy's Land
ing spent Sunday with friends in this
city.
d. \. Gappcr Of st. Louis is in the
Cape on = business trip.
Ben Obe2milIcr G. Jackson visited
friends in this city yesterday.
Bern PeterTaan o. Jackson passed
through this city yesterday enrou,c TO
St. Louis on Il business trip.
Jake VOTERS Of Chaffce visited in
this CRY yesterday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
MASON AND olxoa's LIME"
Popular Misaeesshsasisa - - asssa-
Ing ef Term 80 Just Whist the
Pheaos implied.

Very incorrect 10 the general belief
that Mason and Dixon's line, as orig
inally laid Oh. divided the slave-hold-
ing states from the FREQ states. On
the contrary. II ran for one-third Of
its whole length between Maryland
and Delaw both OF which were
slave-holdins states at tho time. The
line vas run purely 70 settle bound
ary dispute between Pennsylvania.
Maryland and Delaware.
All the same. the actual Mason and
Dixon's line vas as much synonym
for trouble and dissension In its day
a. vas the figure of speech to which
in after years 1t gave rise. And the
phrase will hold bitter meaning to
some until lin that looked-for day of
charity to all men) shall be fulfilled
DIR. John Wyeth's recent prophecy
that when the people of the South
and the North get together they will
forget there was ever q Mason and
Dixon's "-Southern Woman's
Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
JAGOw.

American law does not prohibit am
munition from being carried on pas
senger ships. it will be asserted, but
only self-exploding material, and liners
in the past have been permitted to
carry arms and ammunition, by spe-
cial ruling Of the State Department ON
the meaning of federal statutes.
Germany's failure even to discuss
the reparation demanded by the
American note. and evasion of the
request that guarantees be given that
American vessels and lives be not en-
dangered in the future are the main
points, however, which the United
States government was generally be-
lieved would refer in the second note.
The expressions of regret and Of
fers of reparation for unintentional
attacks on neutral ships are expect
ed to have little weight in determin-
ing the nature of the response Of tho
United States.
Persons close to President Wilson
have learned that he is determined to
obtain reparation for the Lusitania
victims and assurances Of respect for
American rights in future, and that,
failing this, he would not hesitate to
sever diplomatic relations with Ger
many.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
/. 8. OFFICIALS DISAPPOINTED
When Germany's Cvasive Answer
Fails to Suggest Any Plan
for Settlement.

Washington. Germany's reply to
the American note concerning the
sinking of the Lusitania with loss of
more than 100 American lives pro-
duced feeling of profound disappoint-
ment here. Dissatisfaction at the fail
ure Of Germany to answer the de-
mands Of the United States was re-
elected in government circles gener-
ally. President Wilson had retired
early-before the text arrived-but
from a reading of the summary and
Ambassador Gerard's forecast, he had
en- accurate impression of what it con-
tanned.
This is expected to give the Ameri-
can governments understanding of
the facts-that the Lusitania was un-
armed and carried no concealed guns.
that she sailed from the United States
a peaceful merchantman and that un-
der all rules of international law and
humanity the vessel should have been
visited and searched and her passen-
gers transferred to place Of safety,
whether carrying ammunition or not
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03

Aad no appetite. Since ! have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are al gons
and feel like . new woman. cannot
praise your medicine too highly. ."-Ar1
AUGUSTUS LYON. Tsrrs Hill. Pa
1t 10 true that nature and Q woman's
WORK mas produced the grandest remedy
for woman's Ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia E. Pinkham,
forty years ago. gave to womankind
. remedy for their peculiar Ills which
has proved more sfiicacious than any
other combination Of drugs ever COM
pounded, and today Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Is recognized
from coast to coast q the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In ths Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Nsss., are files containing hundreds of
Thousands Of letters from women SEX.
Ing nealth many Of them openly STATE
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compounds
and In some cases that It has saved thso
from surgical operations.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
NAMES o. "a MEN LOST ~ MA
vANA HAROoR " WEARS AGO
cHisGIEo ON MAROlE.
the MAINE MONUMENT
pRGSipENr AND CABINET HONOR
COLDER AND SAILOR DEAD
At ARLINGTON.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
hingt0n.-EulOgies of America q
soldier and sailor dead were voiced
here Decoration Day by President
Wilson. Secretary Bryan. Secretary
Daniels and Governor Willis of Ohio
1t impressive Memorial Day exercises
at Arlington national cemetery. Large
crowds seized upon every opportunity
to show the present International stu
alton was uppermost in their minds.
President Wilson cheered on his n.
rival and departure and during his ad.
dress. carefully avoided any direct
reference to problems now facing the
United States. He was applauded
when he declared:
Greater days lie before this nation
than 1t has ever yet seen, and the sol.
emn consciousness of those who bear
office in this time is that they must
make their best endeavor to .embody
In what they do and say the best
things In the United States"
Gov. Willis evoked applause when
he said, "The President of the United
States il making successful effort
to keep out of the broils OF Europe, II
and added: "Now Is the time to keep
cool. think carefully and stand by the
President He and his Cabinet know
vastly more of our delicate relations
with European belligerents than the
rest of US can possibly know; let US
hold up his hands in the patriotic ef,
fort he is making in this crisis"
The President sat in the midst OF
veterans of two wars during the exer-
cises and uttered an audible amen
at the conclusion Of an invocation by
Bishop Earl Cranston of Washington,
who prayed that the United States
might experience peace and be led
Alright in the present crisis.
At the conclusion of the exercises in
the amphitheater at the cemetery,
President Wilson was escorted by a
regiment of marines to the Maine
memorial monument, which was un-
yelled and dedicated In honor OF the
264 men who lost their lives when the
battleship was sunk seventeen years
ago in Havana harbor The monument
is the mainmast and fighting top OF
the Maine, set in a granite and mar
BILE base chiseled In the form Of gun
turret.
Secretary Daniels, the principal
speaker at this ceremony, voiced a
tribute to Sacrifice" saying it was
the one attribute to which everybody
paid homage.
Secretary Bryan was the speaker at
the exercises held by the Spanish War
veterans at the base Of the Spanish
War monument.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
piutes Leave Reservation.

Santa Fe, N. M.-The renegade Pi-
utes of southern Utah are violating
their promise to General Scott to re-
main inside the reservation, are roam
ing over the country and making
threats against the white inhabitants,
according to A. H. Spencer of the Mex
lean Hat, Utah, trading post. The pa
role agreement provided that if tho
Indians left the reservation the state
authorities would have power to re-
turn them forcibly. and Mr.. Spencer
believes that II this is attempted
bloodshed will result.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
C.hoeolSAe eelAiers.

The soldiers weakness for sweet.
meats. to which Mr.. Bernard SHAW
called attention when he wrote The
Chocolate Soldier" has been abund.
aaty confirmed during the present
var, The quantity Of sweets CON
sumed by our army In France has
Been prodigiOus. while from Cairo
comes the neWs that the Australians
have absolutely eaten the place out
of chocolate. On the troopships
which brought them. too. 1t vas the
same. Thus Capt. Bean. the oGacial
correspondent with the force. writes:
-Our canteen had Ave times the de-
nand for sweets and soft drinks that
Gas expected and One-fifth the de-
nand for Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03

DON'T VISIT THE CALIFORNIA EX-
POSITIONS Without . supply of Aliens Foot
Ease the sntiseptic powder to b shaken Into the
Shoes. Of dis solved In the footbath. The Standard
rsief 10 tired, sch,ne feet and prevents swollen.
hot fest. One hdy writes: = enjoyed evsry minute
q my stay II tbs Expostions thanks y Allen .
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
DON'T MIND piMplEs
eutieura Seap aad oIatMsat Will Osn.
ioh vheW. Tidal rroS.

These fragrant supsrcreamy emol.
bents do 80 much to cleanse. purify
and beautify the skin. scalp. hair and
hands that you cannot afford to be
without them. Besides they meet
svery want in toilet preparations and
are most economical.
Sample each free BY mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
Tablet nonor. clar. Barton.

Andersonville. Ga.-A tablet in hon
or of Clara Barton, founder OF the
American Red Cross, was unveiled at
Memorial Day exercises at the ma
tional cemetery here American flags
were placed over the graves of 1929
Union soldiers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03

Roads Become Rivers After Dsiuoe.
Fort Collins.-A cloudburst in the
mountains thirty miles west of here
sent streams ten and twelve feet deep
down dry creek beds. Roads became
rivers two feet deep and fifty feet
wide. Many small dams belonging to
ranches were carried out by the flood.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
Unfair AdvAntaue, ,

Don't you ever let me catch you
kissing my daughter again. sis!" thun-
dered the irate father.
"You won't sir" answered the quak.
ing youth. You wouldn't have caught
me this time II you hadn't been wear
ing rubber heels"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
LOSS IN TWO DISASTERS 2s2.
Heavy Toll When Majestic and Prin
cess prene Were Blown Up.

London.-Forty-nine men of the
crew of the British battleship Majestic
vert lost when that vessel was tor
ped.ed off the Gallipoli peninsula on
May q, according to the casualty list.
The number of men lost on the steam
er Princess Prene. which was blown
up in Sheerness harbor. exclusive OF
seventy eight dock yard workmen, Is
given as 243
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03

Ly~ e. 6I0k00 D D
Vegetable Con-
pound Wha I Ans
began taking It I
was suffering from
female troubles for
some time and ha6
almost al kinda Il
schss-pains in lov.
o. part Of back and
In sides, and press
Ing down pains. I
could not sleep and
C1H>~ 7 ksya t.Una
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03

placed asyvhsrs. ~
efAets AAA Kills ali
Aiss. Neat, clean, or
nAmentAl, convenient
cheap. n0t0 oil
season. Aadssi
metal, oantspili or til
over; will not soil -
in1 urs anything. .
Guaranteed e6sctivA
All d0ai0ro srsses
express paid for G.H
Ave, Drooklyl. y. Z.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
e16,112 Prisoners Taken.

Petrograd.-The total number of
prisoners taken by Russian armies and
interned in Russia. up to the first OF
April, according to figures made pub
lie, in an official statement, was 1o-
734 officers and 605.37S men.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-03
TWO MURpERERs SENTENCED.
T. ohama and Daniel Parker to Be
Hanged in wyoming Oct. 90.

Kemmerer-T. Ohama and Daniel
Parker, recently convicted here of
murder, will be hanged, at the state
penitentiary, on Oct. 2s, 1915, under
sentence imposed by Judge D. H.
Craig of the District Court.
Matt Cirej, also convicted of mur-
der, was not sentenced because the
Austrian government is Investigating
his case and may arrange for an ap-
peal