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Show The Final Peace. Demi, our ciimimmlonnhlii In mife at list, We never quiine! mm, or clack or blame Dcnil, In my lit-uit of liraitK I hold thee fuxt. For I'vermnrn the same No trllles urge us In unlovely fretting. There roniPK no nerd of pniOim or for-KrtllllK. for-KrtllllK. Dead, 1 lmve ulncd my foolish tenn uwtiv. And lnoiiKlit thee lldVkom, and stilted ni) Jealous heart, Tliou dost not leuve nit", even for n day, Wo nto mi moip Hpsrt Hut, oh! for one dear lixili Into thine o". Ono sudden infctlnK and enraptuied cry' No moro up dlsngree on trivial thing's. And Him aside Willi bitter, Inlet ill"-(lain; ill"-(lain; lint, oh' for one Ion hour of differing. One lilKht of ntutry nilli' I speak In tlii-f and dream that thou hast htard Hut, oh' for one swift touch of hand, one void' Arthur I.. Salmon. Gen. Fltz John Porter's Statue. During the must tense period of expectation nnl speculation ns to the outcome of tho pence negotiations be-tweon be-tweon the Russians and tho Japanese, Japan-ese, tho llnnl touches to a monument, cmntnemorntlrc of exploits In war. almost al-most escaped notice In l'ortBinoutli. On Aug. 24 the lam ono of tho panels pan-els for tho colossal Btatuc of (leu. KHz John I'orter, unveiled July 1. 1904, wns placed In tho pcilostnl. The panel Is of bronze, C feet by 4, representing rep-resenting tho emeny's position from tho "runaway balloon," nml portrajs ono of tho most thrilling Incidents of Hio civil conflict. (Jen. McClcllan's army was hcsclg-Ing hcsclg-Ing Yorktown. Prof. E. T. C. l.oew of tho engineering corps, a practiced aoronattt ami a great believer In tho use of balloons for observation pur-pobes pur-pobes In war, had modo n number of ascensions, on many of his trips being be-ing accompanied by Gen. I'orter It takes practice and cxporlcnra to en-bin en-bin ono to readily make out the topography of a country from a grcnt qclght In tho nlr. Tho balloon was held by a silk cord sr ropo anil wns usually sent up n Jlstnnco of about 2.S00 feet. Porter had beoomo an expeit as nn sbscrvntlonlst, but know little of tho practical management of tho balloon. About G o'clock In tho morning of April 11, 1802. I'orter decided to make an observation, and Jumped Into tho car. Tho men wore paying out the rope as usual, when suddenly It snapped snap-ped and tho balloon was freo, with tlio general tho solo occupant. He appeared over tho edge of tho car waving his hands frnctlenlly. "Open tho valve!" shouted Prof. B" Ix)0W. "Climb to tho netting nnd reach tho vnjyo ropo!" Porter heard and understood. He climbed up the netting, but was tin-ablo tin-ablo to roach the cord, which was tossed around by the wind. Then ho descendod to the lloor of tho car again, tinslung his Held glass and coolly cool-ly proceeded to take observations. This attltudo of soldiery Indifference Indiffer-ence to his own peril, this determination determin-ation to muko the most of his opportunity oppor-tunity Is the "psychological moment" that tho sculptor, James 12. Kelly, has selected for his work. Tho Incident Is historic, nnd everything connected I, with Its portrnjal In bronze Is depict- m1 with that marvelous fidelity to minute min-ute details for which Mr. Kelly Is noted. Mr, Kelly had several conversations with Gen. Porter, and ulso with Prof. Iiovv, concerning the uniform worn by tho general on that occasion, tho field glass used In making his observations obser-vations and everything that occurred on that hair-raising rldo through space. Maine Soldiers' Home. Tho National Homo at Togtis, Mo, ono of tho best equipped nml man-nged man-nged Institutions of tlio kind In tho United States, has n beer saloon attachment, at-tachment, which Is well patronized, but tho number of Inmates who take advantage of tho opportunity to drink to excess and pernmbulato over tho homo grounds Is remarknbly fow. fltn. Gcorgo II. I.oud of this city whllo recently visiting n nonrby town, was a frequent visitor to Togui nnd looked in at every department of that splendid home of 2.800 disabled nnd aped veterans, and, as it recent change had been made In tho administration of that home, ho was Interested in KnowliiK If the change bad been for tlio betterment of the conditions there fix of the voterans. who had served with him In tho clvl' war. and are Inmates In-mates of that home, and all of them whom ho met, as well ns many others, woro of iho ono opinion, that "Governor" "Gover-nor" Hlchards, not only as a disciplinarian disciplin-arian but as a man who had the Interests In-terests of the veterans nt heart profoundly, pro-foundly, Ib eminently fitted for commanding com-manding olllcor and Is giving better satisfaction than any of his predecessors predeces-sors all good governors, too. Ono or two happenings whllo Gen-orol Gen-orol Loud wns there, In tho matter of tho supply of potatoes nnd somo cooked corned heef hash, and what was done by Governor ItlrhnriU In both cases, convinced the general, and the Inmates all fiom their general discussions, dis-cussions, that nothing; pertnlnlng to the welfare of his lame army of old warriors Is likely to escape Ills notice and his prompt action. The people of the adjoining towns of Gardiner. Augusta, Au-gusta, Hallowed and Randolph, accord-Ins; accord-Ins; to the general, have a very hlith regard for Gen. John P. Kleharda, who Is an old resident of Gardiner ami wa formerly adjutant general of the state of Malce. He It now a member of Heath Post. G. A. It. of Gardiner. They aro nlso convinced thnt tho canteen can-teen In operation at the homo works no Injury In nn wny to tlio welfare of their localities New York Press. Denies Apathy In Wisconsin. I have been hoping nnd expecting that somebro else would reply to tho statement made In Bptnklng of tho life and the fervlces of the late Gen Amnsn Cobb, whose death occurred nt l.os Angeles, Cal , some w ceks ago 1 agree with all the kind things suld about the grand old man who com mantled two different regiments In the civil war. served a Wisconsin dlJtrlct eight venrs In congress, was chief Justice Jus-tice of Nebraska, n hanker and n cltl zen without blemish, but exceptions are taken to the clnlm that there was "apethv" and "hesitancy" In Wlsron sin. either In Its legislature or among tho people, In responding to President I Ircoln's call for soldiers April 15. ISfll. I think the writer must have, drawn on his Imagination, for In Jnn nary, 1801, the legislature enacted a law authorizing the placing of the state on n war footing nnd giving the governor authority to call out. organize organ-ize and equip soldiers In case of omen gency. If I mistake not every republican repub-lican and every democrat In tho senate voted for this bill, and when tho emer gency arose, when President Lincoln asked for troops, calling up&n Wlscon sin for one regiment. In less than a week the services of n sufficient nutn her of companies were tendered to the governor to constitute four regl tr.cnts, and that, too, lthln n week from the date of tho call. That does not look as If there had been "apathy" or "hesitancy " on tho part of tho leg Islnture or tho people, with n populn lion of 800,000, or ns If It wero nee essary for the legislature or any officer offi-cer of thnt body to resort to n sense of duty In that vital emergency. I would not detract ono lotn from thnt which Gen. Cobb Is entitled to, but ns a citizen of Wlscc-Jln and ono whe enlisted nnd endenvored to get Intc that one rcglmert allotted to our state, I most emphatically contradict the statement that there was apathy and hesitancy on tho part of the stnto au thorltles or patriotic citizens, lllght tho contrary Is tho truth. Llcut.-Col. J. A. Watrous, U. 3. A. Banner for Sunday School. During tho reunion of tho Society of tho Army of tho Potomac on tho battlefield bat-tlefield and In tho vicinity of Manassas, Vn., n number of Ilrooklyn veterans had n reunion with former Cotuedorntosand had a good time. Anting them was K. A. Duboy. of Win-' chejtor Post, formor Junior vico-com-nnfrdor. The story of his roscuc from difath by Capt. Ilarr, of the Confederate Confeder-ate cnvalnry, nfter being badly wounded wound-ed at Hull Hun, was told In the Kaglo somo tlmo ngo. At the reunion Com-rado Com-rado Dubey. on May 20, rodo to tho Henry House with Capt J. T. Hants-bergor, Hants-bergor, nnd It transpired In tho conversation con-versation thnt tho captain, n farmer, wns superintendent of n Methodist Snndny School nt Hreritsvllle, Vn Comrado Dubey nsked him If ho lintl a banner for his school, to which tho captain replied that they could not afford such luxuries. Dubey said he would send one. which he did, nnd It wns used In tho anniversary parade down there on Aug. 10. Ilrooklyn Kagle. Civil War Nurses' Association, Tho following officers wero elected nt Denver. Colo., for tho Civil War Nurses' Association: Piesldont, Mrs. Fan tile T. Hnzcn nl Cambridge. Moss., re-elected; senior vlco president, Mrs. Clnronco F. Djo of Philadelphia, Pa.; Junior vlco president, presi-dent, Mrs. Frederick J. Cnnde of Uoatrlcc, Neb.; treasurer, Snlomo M. Stewart of Gettysburg, Pa.; secretary, Kato M. Scott of Ilrookvlllo, Pa reelected; re-elected; chaplain. Mrs. Kllzahoth Chnpmnn of Kast St. Inils, Mo.; conductor. con-ductor. Mrs Mnry K. Uicey of Salt I.nko City, Utah; guard. Mrs. Kmlly Alder, Clarion, Iowa; counselor, Mrs. Addlo 1.. Hallou of San Francisco, Cal. Gen. Oilman Deserving of Praise. Unqualified praise comes from all quarters of the country for tho retiring retir-ing Adjiili'tit ilenirl of the Grand Army of the Republic, John R. Oilman Oil-man of Huston. Mass He has shown rare capacity In his olllce. To clerical and executive ability of a high ordet ho has united a lifelong zeal for the Grand Army, which has given him an Intimate acquaintance of Its organl zattons and workings and with Itf leading men, nil of which came In tc qualify him for the duties of his ex acting place. Gen Oilman has made nn enduring placo for himself In the esteem and affection of tho comrade! of the order. Home to Have Canteen. The National Military Home nt Mai Ion, Ind., Is to have a canteen, nulld-Ing nulld-Ing are being removed from the grounds for tho site, nnd a brick structure Is to be erected Gov. Steele said that he did not know Just how soon the board of managers expected to have the canteen In operation. The people of Marlon have expressed some opposition to the establishment of a beer hall at -the Soldiers' Home, hut many think It la (he proper thing, as It will regulate the amount sold to each member and will keep them off the streets after pension day and also prevent a odder ts to old, nag. Character!) In Cheeks. Vurlous fnddlsta havo Instituted systems sys-tems for reading character from almost al-most every member of tho human body, and tho latest Is tho young woman wom-an who nnuouuees hersolf as n "reader of checks " Tho maturo woman with vouthful, tound cheeks Is not uccossarlly Intellectual, Intel-lectual, but her cheeks nrc an Infallible, Infalli-ble, sign that sho Is never allltctud with norvos or stinginess. On tho other hnnd, tho long, narrow, thin checks mark tho pessimist who looks always on tho darkest side of llfo nnd hopes for tho worst. Full cheeks, when not nccompanlcd by nn excess of fat, denoto long life, nnd If tho check bo fullor In tho lower part It Is additionally Indlcntlvo of hospitality. High cheek bones do not necossnrlly Indicate wlckcdnoss nnd nvnrlco, although al-though a high cheek bono Indicates a cautious disposition, which frequently accompanies tho nvnrlclous disposition. disposi-tion. Chock reading protnlsos lo becomo a fad, although to her Intlmntos the cheok roader admits that her decisions aro Influenced by n general study of tho fnco rnthor than by the cheok exclusively. |