The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

In 1885 Henry Holt & CO. of New York
published "wishmakers' Town" by my
friend William Young. THE Fawns"
from that little volume is submitted here
| with. GEORGE lLER.
Prince, and Bishop. and Knight, and
| Dame,
Plot. and plumber, and disagree,
. but the game Is a royal game!
! O but your Journeys are fair to see
None too hopeful we found our lives;
Sore was labor from day TO day
| Still We strove for our babes and wives
Now. to the tempest we march away I!
"Why for some one hath Wild 1t so I!
! Nothing we know Of the why or the
where
To swamp, or jungle, or wastes Of
Nothing we know, and little We care.
Give US to kill!--since this is the end
OF love and labor in Natures plan;
Give us to XII and ravish and rend.
Yea, since this is the end OF man.
states shall perish. and states be born ;
Leaders. out Of the throng, shall press
Some to honor. and some To scorn:
We. that are little. shall yet be less.
over our lines shall the vultures soar;
Hard on our TANKS shall the jackals
CRY;
And The dead shall be as the sands Of
the shore
And daily the livius shall pray to die
Nay. what matter!--Whcn all is said
Prince and bishop will plundcr stll:
Lori and Lady must dance and we'd.
Pity US. pray for us. ye that will
Some time ago THE SrN had an article
on Secretary Bryan melting some arms
used iu tho civil var into miua
ture ploughshares and giving then
10 different representatives from th
nations with whom our nation ha'
made or signed peace treaties. Also
! understand there was an inscrip
Uon on these shares which you als
printed in THE SUN. May 7 ask OF yoi
the date or dates Of any news puhlishe,
about the above In your paper so ] MAJ
get IL? ROLAND How PEARCE.
The interesting distribution Of thes
{ Biblical emblems Of the ceasing from wa
was made on November OF last year Ii
theory the ploughshares were forged fror
captive arms. cannon II not swords, bu
the rihald story crept out from the foun
dry at tho Washington Navy Yard tina
10 was found castor to work plain juni
that had been scrupped in naval repairs
The Inscriptions on the pacific plough
shares are: "Nothing is final bctwee
friends" and Diplomacy Is the art 10
keeping cool" These souvenirs were pre-
scented to each Of the diplomats who ha
signed in Washington one pf the treatie
OF peace and arbitration.
Wha, was tho former custom Of IN
| Presidential cheese and when did 1t s
out OF fashion G. Il. BABcocK.
The first monster cheese presented I
a President of which Nc can find recor
is that offered with great publicity
jefferson in 1So2 Tho cheese was mad
one might almost say built. in Cheshir
Mass. in a press giving IL the great d
t, mensions OF feet diameter and
inches height. After being successful
pressed It was drawn from Cheshire
Washington IN a six iurSo itas an
popular rejoicing With regard ror Il
dignity 81 his Office the President lnsisto
on footing the bill TO the tune OF $50
There is record Of an even greater chee'
presented 10 President jackson. an
President Van Buren, received q gre
cheese every year Of his incumbenc
With him the custom seems TO ha'
ended.
The verse sung by the Cob6ler OF Hag,
nau In Tales OF Wsysldo Ina W
written 10y John Edwin u749-l7eob.
II differs a little from LonEfellow's We
sion Of il.
So A mans inrress into the world is max,
VI and bare,
His progress through the world IS rroub
and care;
And lastly. his egress out of the world
nobody knows whore.
n We do well here. we shall do well there
can tell you no more II preach a who
year.
N. From the Ecceutfcltles Of John Edwi
London. 1871 II, H. RosE
9. W II. C1llahan's contribution, ct
Kerry Recruit" ! am glad to see
THE SUN in com9leter form than ev
heard my father sing IT, nearly fifty yea
ago Most OF It comes hack 10 me on r
- view and typical Kerry worse Won
like 20 add. IN the hope that VIC will 2
others 10 make II entire
Then mp came the Colonel man
great fame,
And asked mo me country ard fro
81 whence 7 came.
AAd I up with my story and told hi
again:
sure me father and mother were {,
IN Kerry men"
A., MARY HfGGINs,
Kindly publish in what waters at PR
ent Is tho United States revenue cult
McCulloch. which took an active part
b. the beginning of the spanish Amcric
81. war. VETERAN
Her station report on January "
Sausalito, San Francisco BAY, under 60