Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1917 — Page 2

THE NAME OF OLD GLORY

OLD GLORY! say, who. By the ships and the crew, And the long, blended ranks of the gray and the blue,Who gave you. Old Glory,the name that you bear With such pride everywhere _ As you cast yourself free to the rapturous air And leap out full 3 length,as we’re wanting you to ? Who gave you that name, with the ring of the same, And fne honor and fame so becoming to you ?• \6ur stripes stroked in ripples of white and of red, With your stars at their glittering best overhead By day or by night Their delightful lest light Laughing down from their little square heaven or blue’ Who gave you the name of Old Glory ?-say, who— Who gave you the name of Old Glory ? The old banner lifted, and faltering then In vague lispsand whispers fell silent again. n Old Glory,—speak out !-we are asking about How you happened to"Favor”a name, so to say. That sounds so familiar and careless and gay As we cheer it and shout in our wild breezy way— We —the crowd, every man of us, calling you that Tom, Dick,and Harry-each swinging his hat * And hurrahing "Old Glory!” tike you were our Kin, 7“ When-Zor^/-we a I know we’re as common as sin! And yet it just seems like you humor us all And waft us your thanks, as we hail you and fall Into line, with you over us, waving us on Where our glorified, sanctified betters have goneAnd this is the reason we’re wanting to know—(And were wanting it so/-- . Where our own fathers went we are willing to goj Who gave you the name of Old x'cry-Oho’ Who gave you the name of Old Glory r The oldflag unfurled with a billowy thrill For an instant, then wistfully sighed and was still. ITT Old Glory: the story we’re wanting to hear . Is what the plain facts of your christening were,For your name -fust to hear it, _ Repeat it, and cneer it, ’s a tang to the spirit As salt as a tear;- ■ ” And seeing you fly, and the boys marching by, ThereS a shout in the throat and a blur in the eye And an aching to live for you always-or die,, If, dying, we still keep you waving on high. And so, by our love For you, floating above, . .. r Ana the scars of all wars and the sorrows thereof, Who gave you the name of Old Glory, and why Are we thrilled at the name of Old Glory? Then the old banner leaped, like a sail in the blast, And fluttered an audible answer at last.— And it spake, with a shake of the voice, and it said:— <By the driven snow-white and the living blood-red Of my bars, and their-heaven of stars overhead By the symbol conjoined of them all, skyward cast. As I float from the steeple, or flap at the mast, Or droop o’er the sod where the grasses nod,— My name is as old as the glory of . . .So I came by the name of Old Glory. COPYRIGHT 1900 BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY ’

TIIS inspiring poem was read by Mr. Riley on February 23, 1903, when the state of Indiana presented a sword to Admiral Taylor, who commanded the battleship Indiana in the engagement off Santiago. Before reading the stanzas, the poet paid an intro uc ory tribute to the flag as follows: . \ . c . IT . O “It may seem a late day in which to attempt a tribute to our glorious old flag, the Stars and Stripes/but that it is an ever newer glory in our eyes and an ever dearer rapture in our hearts. The coming generations of its patriot followers, high and low, can but lift to it contmuous voicesof applause and benediction. Master orators may eulogize it till no turther tiin of speech seems left with which to fitly glorify it, or poets may sing its praise till their song seems one with the music of the ripples of the breezes m its silken folds;; but no trlbutevoice of forum, harp or clarion .may well hold mute the one all-universal voice that breaks, with cheers and tears at every newer sight of our nation’s hallowed , emblem—the old flag. Over its brave heroes and defenders, .since ‘the shot heard round the world,’ it has been a panoply, a shelter and a shield, and yet how proudly have the embattled hosts gone down that they might lift it to securer heights. Its wavering shade has fallen on the weary marcher softly as the shadow of the maple at his father's door. He has heard its fluttenngs, like light laughter, in the lull of noonday battle; and, worn with agony, above the surgeon s tent, that all is well. Yea and in death the sacred banner has enfolded him, even as a mother s fond caress, bo, but the Lord’s own victory in which he shares: the land he loved restored, inviolate, to kinsmen, —comrades and oncoming patriot thousands yet to be —the broad old land of freedom firm underfoot once‘more—the old flag overhead ! And what "inspiring symbol must this banner be to its defpnders who go down to sea m ships this of the old flag: ’ . . “‘There is an odd thing about that flag when you meet it on thehigh seas and the wind is blowing hard, name’.v, that‘..f all flags I know, it is the most alive: ytolhe wind meft tSger Tnd stare seeming with the joy of excitement. So that there is none better to go into battle, or come-down the street when the fifes are piping ahead. “And with righteous pride it is recorded that upon the sea —borne on the throbbing bosom of the gale and baptized with the salt sea spray—this beloved flag of ours was first .christened by the name of Old Glory."’

SCRAPS

Ancient Rome was built on seven hills. . The Spitz is a domesticated jackal. Kissing-was at one time an essential part of the ihurriage service. ..... German naval authorities are experimenting with electrical machinery for gathering peat. In the olden times the sultan was allowed seven kachlms, there were •even principal officers of the court, and seven femtfle court functloaarles.

BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

In Asia tusks are possessed only by the male elephants. Four pounds per capita is the cheese product of this country, annually. The Christian churches planted by the apostles, were seven. It has been computed that 25,000 vehicles pass Forty-second street and Fifth avenue, New’ York, each day. More than 700,000 gallons, of oil. are burned each year at the light stations of the United States, about 350,000 gallons of which are for lighthouse illumination.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Sideline developments from the war in Europe are endless. Just now London shops are featuring an egg cup I for the use of men with only one arm. Black paper covers for celery plants make excellent bleachers. ‘The paper comes in flat sheets, and. is fastened about the plant by means’ of a string and buttons. The heavier the soft the deeper it. should be spaded. Light soil needs more food and more stirring hut only on the surface. Heavy soils are seldom stirred deep enough.

Flag Colors Too Frequently Used

New York. —When France went to war she abolished the introduction of colors into all apparel. When England went to war she did not change a jot or iota of her life in any manner. Mr. Wells, with his extraordinary facility for telling , the. truth in the guise of fiction has shown us in “Mr. Britling Sees It Through’’ a picture of England and her greatest war. When America went to war she introduced the red, white and blue into woman’s apparel to such an alarming manner that one critic truly said that if this exploitation of the’ flag continued, Americans would soon prefer to see the enemy’s flag to their own. The Colors Too Freely Used.

Everywhere we wore the colors. They not only floated from the windows, covered the facades of houses, swung from every public building and hotel, ornamented railroad stations and draped themselves around monuments, but they were carried by every motorcar, by the ox wagons of the South, by the bicycles of boys, by the hucksters on their little carts and even by the bootblacks’ boxes on the corner stands. Whan France went seriously, sadly, terribly in earnest to. meet the enemy in the shape of the “gray fog that rolled through Brussels,” she did .not exploit one-fiftieth as many flags as one city in America during the first week that war was declared; for in addition to all the methods by which the flag Itself was exploited, several million people wore the colors in their buttonholes, wrapped about their hats and pinned to their shoulders. Billions of buttons showing -the flag were sold in two weeks, and then the dressmakers and designers

qf all sorts of woman’s apparel saw to it that the colors would be introduced into their field of work. By this time one begins jto feel that the critic was right. The flag has become so commonly used that there should be a law to prohibit its being flaunted in this way. If we do not succeed-in stemming the tide of clothes made -in the red, white and blue, we shall all become an animated flag moving across the continent, made up of a few million human beings appearing as parts of the whole. The day that General Joffre arrived in New York it was the delight of the women to wear the red, white and blue in every possible way, and some of the smart set launched fashions that may become part of the season’s, styles. There were flag blue frocks of silk with brilliant red belts 'or sashes and a white star embroidered on each shoulder, and there were caps taken from those of the French Guard of 1870, with the wide strap under the chin and the red, white and blue cockade floating in front. There were red. white and blue sunshades, to match handbags. There were army capes of every kind in dark blue lined with red and showing white satin collars. There were military suits of blue serge with lapels and cuffs of red and white striped silk, and

In this French flag nel tennia lrock. the skirt and blouse are plaited and trimmed with, wide, white silk braid. On the immense pockets there are large pearl buttons, The flannel is amber colored.

there were visored caps of red satin and patent leather trimmed with a dark blue band. As General Joffre yode from the city hall to upper Fifth avenue, he must have wondered at the overwhelmdisplay of his own colors, perhaps not realizing that America was exploiting herself as well as France. It is no longer a question as to whether the. three colors will be introduced into fashlpn through the entrance of America into the war; it is a question as to how they shall be suppressed. The colors of our flag are except tlonally lovely, and. bits of red. or blue introduced into the costume freshen and enliven it; but a studied and continuous array of the three joined together in some type of cos-

tume should oecome a dead fashion because of its monotony, if for nothing else. The Wearing of the Capes. The widespread demand for army capes cut in any fashion, that different sections of the army wear, is accepted by the makers of women’s clothes as a dominant fashion. It has given the tailors a good chance to break loose into a mass of work which is ready for instant sale. Coats and skirts have not been demanded as much’ as usual this spring, and even elaborate, afternoon frocks have been partly replaced by sports suits; therefore, the coming

In this simple hat the straw is partly covered with emerald green georgette crepe, and the upright stalks of roses are cut from biscuit-colored kid.

of these military capes into the fashions of the hour has proved a boon to those who deal in cloth. There are far too many designs in these capes to attempt to describe them, but the general silhouette must be slim, there must be an opening of some kind on each side for the arm, the collar must be a pretentious and elaborate affair and the cape must fall well below the knees. As a garment it has become a serious rival to the top coat. This is natural. Several years of the top coat as a con-, stant garment and its increase in fashion during the last two years have put one or more into the possession of most women, until they feel they have enough top coats to last them until the fashion is dead.

For several varieties of capes that are worn, the choice of materials is usually limited to thin, dark blue serge, white broadcloth, black and white checked wool, and sometimes deep red broadcloth. In all the capes there is no tendency to hide the openings at the sides which serve as armholes. There is a wide band of soutache braid, sometimes the application of another color with embroidery, of pieces of the material cut into points, scallops or battlements. One of the dark blue capes which is lined with army red has 12-inch openings for the arms which are edged with small blue bone buttons and buttonholes, so that any part of the opening can be fastened whenever desired. When one tires of bright colors, the mind constantly turns to black-and-white checks. There are seasons when this design is a trifle smarter than other -seasons, but it is always in fashion and usually in strong demand. This season it has taken a high place in the affection of the public. Coat suits, one-piece frocks, capes and other wraps are made of it. It is sometimes trimmed with marine blue or any shade of dark red, but an application of solid black is the best way to treat it. These capes are about the only kind of top garment that is not belted; they swing free and full from the shoulders, but there is a fashion law against their being too full and the dressmakers have invented several ways of making the cut irregular and full of character. (Copyright, 1917. by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

Women have been voting In the Unltted States for the past 40 years, Female schoolteachers in Boston have won the first step in the fight to give them equal salaries with the men. Miss Antoinette Taylor of St. Louis has just come into possession of a table that was once the property of John Hancock. Under the provisions of. the bill passed by the New York senate,, woman printers will be permitted to work at night. The New York legislature has passed a bill establishing a six-day, 54hour week for women employed in restaurants. Two sisters —Jennie and Blanche L;iinl>—hiive the distinction of being the oiiiy woman homesteaders in Ventura county; Cal., who are making good. Last year they cleared over $l,lOO fronj their land, and expect to double the amount this year.

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WOES OF THE CENSUS TAKER

Has a Hard Day WrestlFng With Iva Rench, Will Knott, Hardin Roads and Gentle Spring. A solicitor for Muncie’s new city directory called at a home in the suburb, Westdale, and asked of a woman who answered his knock at the door, “Will you please tell me who lives here?” “I will not,” the solicitor understood her to say. “But, madame,” he explained, “I assure you I desire the name only for a city directory and if you do not give It, I shall have to find it out in some other say.” “I said, Will Knott,” she declared, “and I don’t know how to make it any plainer to you.” At the next door he was told that the head of the house in question was Will Knott, principal of a suburban school. He stopped at another home to repair his bicycle. After tinkering with it for a while, as a woman in the doorway looked on Interestedly, he gave up the Job and continued his canvas on foot, asking first of the woman who had noticed his accident, “And who lives here, please?” “I’ve a wrench,” he heard her say distinctly. “I thank you, but I hardly think a wrench would do any good," he said. “I’ll have to send the machine to the repair shop, I guess.” Then it was that the woman explained in detail to him that Miss Iva Rench, who is a teacher in the Andersonville school, made her home there. “I had already listed Hardin Roads, president of the Merchants’ bank; Dunn, the tailor, and Miss Gentle Spring, so I thought I’d call it a day’s work and quit right there,” the solicitor remarked. —Indianapolis News.

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Conditional Power.

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