Evening star., 1915-04-11
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

Ndpt AifnonS Barnes OF the bureau &
Drop estimates. returning to the ONES
Wednesday after an absence Of sewers
days. was shown by q friend in the -.
reau poem printed in the New York
Suns Poems Worth Reading" column
last Sunday. Imagine the captains
surprise to find that 1t was his own
poem. entitled Rest" taken from LIZ
tells Living Age OF thirty years ago.
been printed since Capt Barnes wrote
1T. either" remarked an official Of the
bureau. well known throughout the d.
partment for his genuine appreoiatiea
OF really worth while In literature
Friends in the department having ~
quested that the poem be Reprinted -
this column. 1t 10 given below,
REST.
Burn low. light. and let the darknan ~
Let silence Be where htful sounds have bs6
Let soul to body be more q mate:
Let each. too tired. be sweetly desolats.
Turn gently from Its sacred body's sidst
Love slumbef more than love: turn and be Deaof
Now that they both. or not. have had their vffh
What matters 1t? They both are tired 70 dsaths
Ihey, married with the breathing Of breath,
Would gather up the feet and be at rest
Content to be oblivious Of the best
And happier all discord to elude.
All bitter pain. in that great solitude
lnat reaches like sea, cool, infinite.
Ger folded hands and lips TO memory sweet
A sea Of grassy waves. foam fringed Win
The tenderest gift of any gift of ours;
For 10. the last Of all, with floral wife,
we woo the mutest thing. the grave, to smile.
Il one goes gladly; at the close of day.
pniis down .be cnrta oi MS world away
And weary body on a DOWN. bed
Divested Of all care. but robed in sleep.
Not any one will make it cause to weep;
Inen. after one sigh. II there be breath
What rest Is ktndlfer than the sleep of deathf
Q soul. each have wearied. Let us turn
hoth breast from breast. There is to
m There may be dawn beyond the midn.sht's pail:
The Japanese magnolia tree on tbe
northeast corner of the terrace burst
into magnificent bloom during the
week: the panSieS in the north beds
showed their faces above the soil: the
JonqutlS In the south beds likewise ap-
peared. and, to cap the climax one SOL
ltary tree directly n front of the Of
hce of the executive officer of the in
secticide and fungicide board blossomed
days before its fellows. Employees Of the
insecticide and fungicide board claim
that the reason that particular tree
bloomed before others was because of
Its situation. but other employees of the
for it thus, it is to be expected
Verne H. Church of Lansing, Mich,
was on the crop reporting board which
issued during the week the report on
winter wheat and rye.
The Agricultural Outlook will be is-
sued about April 20. it is announced
estimate on beet sugar and the fourth
annual estimate on cane sugar issued
by the bureau of crop estimates.
Two hundred valuable caracul sheep
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed a large barn at the expert
ment station at Beltsville, Md, recent
ly. The origin of the fire is not known.
Miss Gertrude E. Rife, stenographsr
and typewriter in the division Of pub
lications. has returned to her homo in
Syracuse, n. Y.
Miss Katie C. Yves -phal of Missoam
has been appointed a clerk in the divi.
sion of publications.
Miss capitola Allison of this city has
been appointed to a position as tempo
rary stenographer and typewriter in
the division of publications.
Miss Isabelle J. Gallenne returned
to her desk in the bureau of crop es-
Inmates Wednesday after a weeks alb
sence on account of the illness of her
sister,
Mrs. Anna E. Cramer of the bureau
of crop estimates was on leave April
S and 6.
H. B. Cramer of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave April 6.
Miss L. Helmick of the bureau of crop
estimates returned to the bureau April
after leave of absence since March
&C.