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Show Wli t. Koe. .r York. New York Morning Advertiser. Pending ttic adoption of a national flower emblem, our schools have voted that the rose shall be the Umpire state llower, and of course it must be "lh white rose of York" and not the red rose of Lancaster, though everybody will agree wiih the pro'-ssor at th breakinst table that "wuite roses please less than red ones." We have at least 100 different and charming roses to choose from, and for the national rose "the American Heauty" should beelcted. The choice of the children was between the golden rod and thu rose, the latter gaining the election by a majority of M.414 in it total vote'of 301. 2i. It is surprising, perhaps, that so many as2O0,4Oj school children should express their favor for any lod, even a gi dun one. And now the par ieular rose aliou' he specified. This should be suhmifed for definite settlement to iho woin. n who might thus exercise the suffrage m an important matter, in which their exquisite tasie and discriminating sense of beauty would be of service to the state. |