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Mexican Vegetables.

THE revolution in Mexico put sud-
= den and complete stop 10 one very
important industry in the country, the
shipping Of fresh vegetables into the
United States. The extent Of the busi-
ness may be seen in the figures for
shipments during February which have
been issued by the Department Of Com
merce, showing a total Of 29,488,000
pounds of fresh vegetables, compared
with 1877 900 during February, 1928.
The shipments from November 80
until February %, 1928, amounted to
81 ,871 900 pounds, and in addition ship
ments were made through the United
States to Canada In bond.
In Southern Sonora and Northern
Sinaloa the destruction Of railroad
bridges has put up impossible barriers
between the market In the United
States and the growers in Mexico. A
shipment Of 81 cars crossed the Dor
der at Nogales just as the revolution
broke out and In the following week a
few other cars arrived, but since then
the shipments have stopped.
This Is expected to work hardship
upon the growers, and especially those
engaged In the raising of tomatoes.
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advance on his previous titles Of war
rior, hunter, maneater and ball player
It was while helping the American
cause, and playing the part of gen.
eral, that he one day struck white
soldier with his sword. When brought
up by the officer In command ana
questioned as to his reasons for such
conduct, he replied that the soldier had
insulted his wife, and he only struck
the offender with the side of his sworc
to teach him his duty; but that IL
the act had been done by an officer
instead Of common soldier, he
should have used the sharp eGge OF
his sword in defense of his wife, who
had come from great distance to visit
him."
THE celebrated John Randolph of
= Virginia, who served in Congress,
of and on, from 1899 to 1927, upon
one occasion alluded to the Indian
chief in a speech upon the floor OF
the Senate, and to his grave in Con-
gressional Cemetery. He said:
"Sir, in a late visit to the public
graveyard, my attention was arrested
by the simple monument of the Choc
taw Chief Pushmataha. He was, 1
have been told by those who knew him,
one of natures nobility; man who
would have adorned any society. He
lies quietly by the side of our states
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Pushaaha Was Noted Indian Whose Death Closed Vigil Here

happy hunting grounds, where even
United States coins will not pass as
currency; however, with the unfortunate
result that the more than $1,0o0,-
600 paid by the Government could then
only be used by the grandchildren and
great-grandchildren Of Pushmataha.
In the early days when the American
Indian was learning the ways Of the
white man, it came much easier to learn
the bad things rather than the good
things, just as We find 1t among our
selves even today. The result was that
by the time this celebrated Indian came
to Washington his chief source of enter
tainment was in imbibing fire water,
otherwise he would have lived longer
and undoubtedly have been more USE
full to himself and to his people. Big
dinners, champagne and red liquor were
found too much even for the ironclad
constitution such as no doubt was his,
and he soon began to fail and lose his
vigorous and picturesque presence and
bearing.
While in Washington he was frequent
ly the guest of the President at the
White House and was often dined and
wined by other public officials, notably
serving in the Senate and was always
glad to see him, for 1t was he whom
he had joined with large number OF
his warriors in the Creek War OF 1873
IA, engaging with distinction In all the
battles Of that eventfM period--Talla-
dega, Holy Ground and Pensacola-and
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Company
Emerson ndsuo Katan Tenn,on -NlnalW SNgmf0n

artist for Interpretation Is the auto
biographical poem. which contains these
lines: There was a boy; We knew
him well, We cliffs and islands of Win
ander MANY time at evening, when
the earliest stars began TO move along
the edges Of the hills, rising or set
ting, would he stand alone, beneath the
trees, or by the giimmering lake; and
there, with fingers interviewer, both
hands pressed closely palm to palm.
and his mouth uplifted, he, as though
an instrument, blew mimic hootings to
the silent owls, that they might answer
hfm-Then sometimes, in the silence,
while he hung listening, gentle shock
OF mild surprise has carried far into
his heart the voice Of mountain tor
rents; or the visible scene would enter
unawares, into his nina, with all its
solemn imagery. its rocks, its woods,
and that uncertain heaven received into
the bosom Of the steady lake"
Uriel, interpreted as the angel of in
tellect. represents the lyrics of Ralph
Waldo Emerson. The winged figure is
that Of an alert youth aroused to scorn
because of the reception of his enigma
Line in nature Is not found, unit
duced all rays return; evil will bless
and ice will burn" On these verses
DR.. William Long comments to the ef-
feet that they make scof7ers of us, OF
else detectives, intent on discovering a
mystery" For these who do not have
the analytical type of mind, the dis.
tinguiShed historian of American let
terS explains that Emerson means
merely that "evil is not real, but only
apparent or illusory; that it is tempo
rary, not enduring"
"Uriel' was written not long after
Emerson delivered the Phi Beta Kappa
Grafton Of 1838-sometimes called the
intellectual Declaration of Independ-
ence Of America" The poem is, in q
sense, a reply to the attacks made upon
Emerson as a result of his having de-
livered the grafton.
Emerson Is In great company in the
lyric poetry corridor-Shakespea Mil
ton. Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson. II
is interesting to recall that Emerson
said Of himself that he was mot poet
but lover Of poetry merely
serving as writer In this empty Amer
lea before the arrival of poets"
At the east end of the corridor there
Is another woodland scene. OF the
three female figures and the youth
the two at the. left represent, say.
Cafin, THE more joyful moods of lyric
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that corridor the buoyant figure Of
young Ganymede rides Skyward on the
back Of an eagle A billowing scarf,
which repeats in color the tones In the
garment Of Lyric Poetry, floats against
one dark outstretched eagle wing. The
head of Ganymede Is seen In profile, his
chin tip-tilted as he looks into the blue.
Ganymede Is of to q great adventure.
This youth of exceeding great beauty
was the son Of Tros, King Of Dardania.
Zeus, In the guise Of an eagle, one day
swept to earth and bore away the lad
to become cup bearer to the gods. This
mural interprets four verses found In
Tennyson's Palace Of Art"-"F1ushed
Ganymede, his rosy thigh half-buried
In the eagles down, sole as a flying
star shot thro' the sky above the pill
Jared town."
The next tympanum decoration Is the
one which is probably the best loved.
In Greek legend there Is beautiful
youth, Endymion, beloved Of Selene, the
moon goddess. He was q hunter on
Mount Latmos. In this painting En-
dymion half inclineS on the mountain
side quite overcome by drowsiness. A
slender crescent moon looks down upon
him, reminding one of the ancient story
Of the love which bound the youth En-
dymion and Selene. No particular lines
Of Keats poem are suggested.
THE third painting on the south wall
= Is especially appealing, particularly
II one has In his heart q feeling of ten
derness for little boys and their dreams
In this mural dusk has fallen and the
purple shadows are round about Here
and there in the darkening sky Is the
subdued light of stars.
BY the side Of lake (and on this
occasion the setting Is not found in
mythology, but in the lake region Of
England ito repeat. by the side Of a
lake sits lad. With fingers inter-
woven. both hands pressed nalu to
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rather, when was In my own coun-
try heard there were men appointed
to talk to us. ! would not speak there.
7 chose TO come here and speak In this
beloved house. can boast and say and
tell the truth that none Of my fathers
or grandfathers, nor any ChoctaW, ever
drew bows against the United States.
They have always been friendly. We
have held the hands Of the United
States 50 long that our nails are long,
like birds claws, and there Is no danger
of their slipping out.
u rather, have come to speak. Ny
nation has always listened % the apple
cations of the white people. They have
given To their country TIL II IS very
small. I repeat the same about the laisu
east of the Tornhigbee. came here
when d young man u see my Father
Jefferson. He told me II ever We got IA
trouble We must run and tell him.
mn come. This Il q friendly talk 81 y
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BY ALICE HuTCHTNs DRAKE.

THRouGH the lyric poetry cor
ridor Of the Library of Congress
thousands of Easter visitors viii
II pass today and tomorrow. The
memory OF the mural paintings
by Henry Oliver Walker will doubtless
be among the most pleasurable Of those
carried away from the Capital City by
the travellers.
wish that could describe the deco
Allen Wilbur of George Washington Uni
versity described them for blind patrons
of the Library. The beauty that lay be-
fore his physical eye was carried over
through the medium of words and re-
created In form quite comparable to
the original form beheld by the eye
Of the mind, by the eye of the spirit
At the east end of the corridor is q
very large tympanun. The painting in
It has for its theme lyric poetry. OF
this type Of poetry DR.. Wilbur has writ
ten: "All material things are set In
place and time, but the lyric has Moth
ing more of place than atmosphere and
nothing more Of time than motion.
1.-THE lyric has the breath of atmos-
phere and the wing of motion. This
Is life and living. so literature, which Is
self-expression, finds its quintescence in
bAkC IyAN-tIlC SCl1sCApLCnSlUu VI q llts
ing soul-etherealized life and living.
Wonderful 1t Is that spiritual influences
can be enmeshed in words-more Won
derful still that words may become so
luminous with the white fire OF their
meaning that they themselves are lost
In the glory of it."
The setting of the large tympanum
mural is woodland through which
hastens a little stream. BY it stands
the stately. beautiful figure which rep
resents the apotheosis of Lyric Poetry
Her long, diaphanous draperies are an
exquisite shade of rose pink. In her
hand is Tyre, the most ancient of the
Stringed instruments of music. The
Greeks, who delighted In its use at
tributed the invention Of the Tyre to
Hermes. The god Is supposed to have
struck sounds from the dried cartilages
Of o tortoise shell which he picked up
on the banks Of the Nile" The figure
Of Poetry raises her right hand to
strike the Tyre. AS one authority de-
scribes the instrument 1t consists of
hoNow sound-chest Surmounted by
two branching horns, joined by cross
bar to which the cords are attached.
A plectrum of ivory or polished WOOD
was used to touch the cords, which
were of gut" At each side of Lyric
Poetry are three figures. They repre-
sent the emotions, the feelings en-
gendered by this type of composition.
Beginning at the extreme left Is the
. beautifully posed figure of little boy,
who appropriately represents Mirth.
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A MOST unusual character who
~ was buried in the Congressional
IA Cemetery back in 1924 was the
\ Choctaw Indian chief, Push
mataha. He was distin-
suished warrior Of the Choctaw Ma
ton, which had its principal residence
In that part of the country East OF the
Mississippi River, which now forms the
state Of Mississippi and which about
the time of Pushmataha's death num-
bered $4,000 souls.
Pushmatai1a, who died In Washington
about IL o'clock midnight on Decem-
Der %, 1924, had come to this city with
several other chiefs to see the Presi-
dent for the purpose of obtaining a
settlement of the debt due from the
Government, originating in the treaty
held at Doak's Stand in 1920, and
known as the Net proceeds claim"
As is usual In such matters, three OF
the four chiefs who came here-includ-
ing Pushmataha-died waiting for a
settlement. The fourth, seeing what
must await him II he stayed here. beat
It back to the tall timbers and at least
had the satisfaction Of passing away
among those who loved him more and
appreciated him better than did the
white man at washington.
OF course the Government paid the
debit always does pay its just obli-
gations--but not until 1883, "a years
after poor old Push had gone to the
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nearly q whole day and when concluded
py the defeat of the OSages, it was whis-
pered around that the boy had disap-
peared early in the conflict and he was
condemned as coward. At midnight
he reJoined his friends at their rendez-
yous and they jeered him to his face
Tor running away. To this he made re-
ply by saying: Let those laugh who can
show more scalps than cam Where
upon ne took from his pouch no less
tnan f1ve scalps and threw them upon
nank movement which he had made
s1ngle-handed on the rear of the enemy
From that night they looked upon the
young warrior as great man and gave
MIN the name Of the Eagle"
4 81
"A T the beginning Of the second war
with Great Britain, Pushmataha
took sides with the United States. At
the Today council, which decided the
course OF the Choctaws, 1t developed
tnat all OF the warriors and leading
men, except John Pitchlynn, the in
terpreter. and Pushmataha, were for
Up to the last day Of the council the
latter had not uttered word, but he
then expressed himself by saying:
The Greeks were once our friends,
They have joined the English. and we
must now follow different trails. when
our fathers took the hand Of Washing
ton, they told him the Choctaws would
always be the friends Of his Nation, and
Pushmataha cannot be false to their
promises. am now ready to fight
against both the English and the Creeks.
nave LOO men, who are willing and
ready for battle. You who may wish to
90 so, can stay at home and attend to
the pots. ! and my warriors are going
to Tuscaloosa, and when you hear from
US again the Greek fort will be in ashes"
II was shortly before this that Tecun-
seh's brother. q reputed great prophet
OF the Shawnses, sought an audience
with the Choctaw chief, and In the
course Of speech which he made
stated that the earthquake. which had
lately occurred was due to the Great
Spirit stamping his foot upon the
ground; that 1t was signal for all the
Indians to begin war against the Amer
leans, whose powder would not burn;
and that after the victory they were
sure to gain, the .buffaloes would come
back again into their country"
Pusrmataha made this reply: every
word you have uttered Is lie. You are
e prophet, but there are other prophets
beside yourself. The cause Of the earth
Quake no prophet can tell. II 1t had
any meaning, 1t was signal for Push
matafa and all his warriors to rush at
once upon the English and oil the
enemies OF the United States. II you
were not my guest, would make you
| feel my tomahawk. ! advise you to
!, leave this country at once. !"
LannAn tells us that the Creeks and
Semtnoles allied themselves to the
British, and that .sPlishmataha made
war upon them with such energy and
success that the whites gave him the
title 81 tlae Indian general, which ne
and his people considered decided
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BY his side stands Beauty. Next 70 nef,
and seemingly moving forward, ous
from the painting, is Passion. one arm
raised high over head, the other grace
fully outstretched at her side. On the
right the corresponding figure Is Patnos.
She half kneels as she significantly
looks upward. Adjoining Is the dig
nified, beautiful figure of Truth. Half
turned toward the vista seen bsyonc
the wreath-entwined head OF Lyric
Poetry is Devotion.
figures-blue. yellow, green and rich
pink--is especially beautiful. Visitors
who know nothing of the forms Of
poetry, who could not identity an
iambus, q trochee, dactyl or an
anapest, find genuine delight In the
corridor. It is quite possible that the
beauty of the color is what arouses re-
spouse. Color speaks language,
universal language, equally as does
music.
A SINGLE American is represented
"A among the paintings in the small
er tympanun1s which extend the length
of the corridor. In this connection 1t
is interesting to recall that these paint
ings were executed more than 80 years
ago. Were they being painted now. one
wonders II Emerson would be chosen
as the poet representative Of American
lyricists. The poems which are inter-
preted In the murals are not in such
Instances strictly speaking, lyrics. AL
the scenes are. however, lyrical.
As one faces the large tympanun,
there is, to the left, over the entrance
to the corridor a smaller mural. The
kneeling figure clad In skin is Comus.
You will recall that Comus Is from q
Greek word meaning "a revel." The
name is given to the god Of festive
mirth. In the Masque by Milton, CO.
mus is the child of Bacchus and Gree
and possesses the magic power to turn
human faces into the faces Of beasts
This celebrated work Of Milton was
written nearly three hundred years ago
In discussing it, DR.. William j. Long
says that there is tradition that the
three children of the Earl Of Bridge
water (for whom the Masque was pre-
sented) had been lost in the woods
whether true or not" says DR.. Long
Milton takes the simple theme of O
person lost, calls in an attendant spirit
to protect the wanderer, and out OF
this, with its natural action and melo-
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ter name for this perfect little Masque
for its theme is that virtue and inno-
cence can walk through any peril Of
the world without permanent HARM"
Apropos Of DR.. Longs suggestion con-
corning q more adequate title. 1t Is In
teresting to note that "Comus" was not
given to the Masque until after the
death Of Milton. In its original form,
the dramatic spectacle was published
under no title; simply o statement OF
the occasion and place was given.
~
CIR JOHN EDGERTON, first Earl OF
~ Bridgewater. was In 1884 indicted
into office as President Of the Council
in Wales. At the celebration in his
honor, Comus was presented at Ludlow
Castle. Sir Johns daughter. Lady Alice,
took the part of the Lady; his two sons
were, respectively. First Brother and Sec
ond brother, and Henry Lawes played
the attendant Spirit. In the painting
Of Henry Oliver Walker, Comus, In the
form Of shepherd, pauses to hear the
song Of the Lady. The two lines from
the poem which the painting interprets
are those Of Comus' question: Can any
mortal mixture Of earth's mould breathe
such divine, enchanting nourishment?'
Venus and Adonis," the non dramatic
poem by Shakespeare, is represented In
the adjoining mural. Venus and ADO
mis-" was Shakespeare's first poem
Adonis was a NEUROLOGICAL Greek hunt
er, beloved Of Aphrodite. He was slain
by wild boar. The ancient tradition
that he represents q type Of masculine
beauty IL emphasized in the fair young
figure lying prone upon the ground. his
arms outstretched. The wound inflicted
In his left side by the bear Is scarcely
discernible. The pose Of this figure a
particularly striking.
The full beauty Of the painting Il
possibly best appreciated when the pic
ture Is viewed from the adjoining cor
ridor. Over the doorway that leads to
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Grave of Chocaw Chief Congressional Cemetery Long
Battle for Money Due From Government-Wam Writ Joseph
Gales National and Local Officials Also Buried There

later accompanied Gen. Jackson to New
Orleans, where he witnessed the battle
Of January 8, 1915, though not as par
ticipant.
WFILE Pushmataha was In WASH
ington, Gen. Lafayette was guest
of the Nation, and the Indian chief
had the pleasure of meeting the mar
quis. to whom he IS said to have made
brief but very eloquent address, clos
ing with the following prophecy which
was fulfilled before the close of the
year: I'VE. heard your name in our
distant wigwams. longed to see one
who had come long way to assist our
were small people. I have seen and
shaken your hand. This is our last
meeting on earth. Soon the great ocean
will divide us. We shall see each other
no more till we meet In the happy
hunting ground"
Another report of this interview rep-
resents Pushmataha as having said to
Lafayette: Nearly so SHOWS have melt
ed since you drew the sword as COM
panion of Washington. With him you
fought the enemies of America. You
enemy, ana proved yourself warrior.
After you finished that war, you re-
turned to your own country; and now
you are come back to visit q land where
you are honored by q numerous and
powerful people. You see everywhere
The children of those by whose side
you went TO battle, croweiing around
you and shaking your hand, as the hand
Of q father. We have heard these
things told in our distant villages, and
our hearts longed to see you. We have
come. We have taken YOU by the hand,
/ and are satisfied. This Is the first
be the last. We have no more to say.
The earth win part US forever"
He delivered this speech with an elo-
quence for which he was noted, his
musical voice, his fine command OF
language, and his oratorical gestures
contributing to the solennity Of the
occasion, So soon to be followed by
his death. Indeed, so dramatically were
his remarks delivered that 1t was even
said that he was the peer Of Daniel
Webster.
THE principal speech made by Push
: mataha upon his visit to Washing
/ ton was addressed to John g. Calhoun,
then Secretary OF War. Az recorded BY
McKenney and Hall, the following 4
what he said:
rather. / have been here some time
| | have not talked have been sick. You
shall hear me talk today. ! belong to
mother district. You have no doubt
isard Of me. / am PushmatallA.
Father, when Iii my own country
.ften looked toward this council house
nd wanted to come here. am Il
rouble. ! will tell my distrcsses.
feel like i small child, not half ~ high
lis sits father, who comes up To look ~
his fathers face, hanging In the bend 81
i his arm, t0 tell him hts troubles. 20
father, hang ii the bend flyour Arm.
ana look w a Jour fase. n now Deal
me spealfs
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Lemon Production.

A CHINESE type of cold resistant
lemon tree has been introduced in
the Satsuma orange belt Of Alabama
and Mississippi with excellent results.
It is slightly less hardy than the Sat-
suma orange, but has more rapid
when nipped by the cold.
In the Carriere, Miss, section trees
which had passed through the coolest
weather in 20 years bore as many as
so fruits in the second year and trees
years old have matured over 5000
frtits each.
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BOrer Is Versatile.

THE European corn borer. in the front
ranks of the enemies of plant life In
America, since its introduction into this
country years ago in a shipment of
broom corn, Is incompletely named. &C.
cording to Benjamin e. Hodgson Of the
Bureau of Entomology of the United
States Department of Agriculture. It
is by no means exclusively a corn borer
but finds some 200 types Of plant life
much to its liking.
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antings Attract Easter Visitors to Collection Of Lyrics

poetry; the other two Its more solemn
/ feelings" From q poem by Words
worth are taken the two lines which
appear on q tablet between the trees:
THE poets who on earth have made
us heirs OF truth and pure delight by
heavenly lays!'
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palm" he sits listening to something
that those who are looking up at him
cannot hear. The lad is the youthful
Wordsworth. The poem chosen by the
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dious songs, makes the most exquisite
pastoral drama that we possess
The Triumph of Virtue would be a bet
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BY JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR.

MOST unusual character who
was buried in the Congressional
n Cemetery back In 1924 was the
a Choctaw Indian chief, Push