San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 117, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 1913 Page: 20 of 67
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ANTONIO EXPRESS: SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1913.
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OPEN TO ADVERTISERS
NOW TO WORK FOR SAN ANTONIO.
Now that San Antonio's playtime is over,
the serious and important everyday business
of life confronts the city in one big interro-
gation mark: Is the Greater San Antonio,
(he city of maintained supremacy, to be-
come a reality?
The Fiesta crowds, coming from far and
near, demonstrated that San Antonio is the
big city of the Southwest, with drawing
power undiminished, but it also drew atten-
tion to those defects San Antonio now pos-
sesses in a measure that calls forth criti-
cism from visitors. If we are to assume
the airs of a metropolis we must be a me-
tropolis; we must do things in a metropoli-
tan way. In other words, we must have
improvements; good streets first, more sew-
ers, beautification along the important lines
that will place San Antonio in the ranks
of the bigger and most progressive cities.
And in these improvements—apparent to
San Antonian and visitor alike—there is
much to do.
A bond issue is the solution, and the only
one. The Citizens' League ticket is more
than a mere promise that, upon election, an
adequate bond issue will be forthcoming; it
is a pledge, backed up by every man upon
that ticket. The election of the Citizens'
League candidate means, in the mature
judgment of The Express, the Greater San
Antonio, the Cleaner, More Beautiful San
Antonio, is assured.
Off with the merrymaking, off with the
Carnival spirit! Work beckons. A crisis
In the city's affairs of far-reaching impor-
tance looms at our elbow. Work for the
Citizens' League ticket; work until the elec-
tion is certain. There must be no overcon-
fider.ee, no delay. The duty of every voter,
every property owner, every well wisher of
San Antonio is plainly before him.
A LAY SERMON.
Environment is a more potent factor in
Ihe development of character than it is gen-
erally given credit for, and strong is that
character that can rise above unfavorable
surroundings and mount to higher planes,
though but little effort is required to drift
downward from a situation that should en-
tourage our better tendencies and ambitions.
It is very important, therefore, that the
most favorable conditions for development of
human nature be maintained in the world
and that the young, particularly, be protect-
ed from whatever is calculated to result in
degeneration, surrounding them, on the con-
trary, with those environments which will
Inspire noble thoughts, healthy habits and
clean living. Just as flowers are pleasing
to the eye and to the sense of smell, tending
to refine and beautify the mind and ennoble
the soul, so chaste language, pure senti-
ments expressed and upright living by eld-
era make lasting impressions on the pliant
mind of the young person, and the examples,
once learned, may be for a time neglected,
will not be forgotten, nor will their influence
be entirely lost.
Many a boy who has received good in-
gtruction, who has been taught to honor God
■nd preserve an honorable and an honored
name, to avoid those things which are im-
pure, unholy and unhealthful, has wandered
away from the teachings of his youth and,
perhaps, ha* sunk into the depths of sin, but
through It all the lessons of his boyhood
have not been forgotten and the good Im-
pulses have ever remained with him. The
counsels of a loving father and the prayers
of a devoted mother have lingered in hit
memory and with tears he has recalled the
time when as a child he knelt at his mother's
knee and lisped:
Now t lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my
•Oil to
If I should dt« brfnrt I wnk*. I prey the Lord
my soul tn take.
And the influence of these teachings and
the* power of these prayers have in most
cases softened his heart and led him finally
back to the path of rectitude. Hia footsteps,
which had been turned in the direction of
•vil, have been changed by the memory of
early teachings toward good and he has come
again to the fountain of hope to drink of
the sparkling waters that give life everlast-
ing. Truly Solomon was right when he
enjoined:
"Train up a child in the way he should
go and when he is Old he will not depart
from it."
But there are so many pitfalls for the
young; there arc so many bypaths which
lead away from the plain highway to heaven
that the danger is great that the influences
on the young inind will not be of the kind
needed to develop real manhood and woman-
hood. Parents and teachers and older asso-
ciates have a great responsibility In guarding
the young against demoralizing influences
arid in setting good examples.
"Of making of books there is no end,"
we are told, and it is sad to reflect that
many of the books are not suited for the
development of character. There are books
which lead the mind of the boy to outlawry
and encourage him to become a criminal by
the fantastic tales of train robbing and
other thrilling experiences which captivate
the mind of the young, and there are others,
less spectacular, but none the less injurious,
which entice boys and girls into pleasures
that end in death. On the other hand there
are books which teach good lessons, some-
times in a lighter vein, but always pure and
clean, and these are the kind the young
should be taught and encouraged to read—
"A blessed companion is a book—a book
that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend."
Nothing is more helpful than a good book,
nothing is more harmful than a bad book.
Milton said:
"A good book.is the precious lifeblood of
a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up
on purpose to a life beyond." And again
the great poet said: "As good almost kill
a man as kill a good book; who kills a
man kills a reasonable creature, God's
image, but he who destroys a good book
kills reason itself." Well might a famous
epigram be changed to read:
"Let me write the books of the world and
[ care not who writes the laws," because if
all the books of the world were helpful,
ennobling, elevating, there would be but little
need for laws. The only need then would
be for schools to teach the boys and girls
and the men and women the lessons to be
learned from these books.
The moving picture show is also a factor
for good or for bad. The pictures which
represent the good in humanity and demon-
strate the usefulness which each can exert
in the world, the educating pictures; in short,
the clean, pure pictures, are a blessing to
mankind and the world is the better because
of them, but the pictures which only tend
to excite evil passions, which are calculated
to make boys bloodthirsty and to indulge in
practices which are more than questionable,
start them on the road that begins in an
innocent desjre for amusement and recrea-
tion and ends in hades.
The social functions where liquors are
served to the young men and the young
women lead many a one to perdition. Often
the glass of wine taken from some jeweled
hand has started the fire of feverish desire
for more and the young man has ended as
a drunkard. Many a girl who has tasted
wine at a fashionable function for the first
time has become a tippler and sometimes
worse.
There are so many ways in which a young
person may get a wrong start in life that
we cannot be too careful of the precepts
or the examples we give them. Let us, then,
endeavor to so live that we may have the
assurance that we have not been the means
of leading one soul in the downward way,
and that if one soul is lost we can truth-
fully say before God we are in no wise re-
sponsible.
THE CARNIVAL.
Despite the threatening weather in South-
west Texas which prevailed during the first
four days of the Carnival week, the crowds
that flocked to San Antonio from all sec-
tions of the S'ate and even from outside of
Texas, have seldom been so large, and the
event was successful in every feature, so
successful that all persons concerned in its
promotion and management have reason to
feel satisfied with their occamplishment.
All of the parades were good and some
were superb, Persons who have witnessed
the most magnificent pageants ever present-
ed in connection with spectacular festivities
in New Orleans and St. Louis and elsewhere
declare that San Antonio has not been ex-
celled in artistic effects and elaborateness
ol detail by any of them, and the opinion of
visitors and home people generally is that
the Fiesta of 1913 eclipsed previous efforts,
showing the continued and continuous im-
provement which marks these annual cele-
brations. The crowds which witnessed the
street displays and the Battle of Flowers
were so great that it is hard to understand
how many additional people could, hive been
comfortably accommodated, and it has been
made evident that in future years, so popu-
lar has the annual Carnival become, it will
be necessary to make more extensive ar-
rangements to entertain the hosts that will
come, for the crowds of visitors are certain
to be increasingly large as the Carnivals be-
come more and more attractive.
San Antonio appreciates this generous in-
pouring of visitors and in behalf of the citi-
zens The Express gladly expresses their
thanks and their pleasure. San Antonio is
always glad to entertain Its thousands of
friends on all occasions, but never more so
than on the occasion of the anniversary cele-
bration of the Battle of San Jacinto, a cele-
bration peculiarly San Antonio's own. No-
where else in the world Is there annually
held a fiesta to celebrate on so elaborate a
scale the day of victory for an army of patri-
ots who won in that battle independence for
Texas, the stars of whose flag have in- |
creased from one to forty-eight, and San An-
tonio justly feels proud of this distinction.
San Jacinto belongs to Texas and San An-
tonio is honored in having the privilege of
acting as hostess to patriotic Texans who
gather on each anniversary to do honor to
the men who gave that day to Texas and to
express delight at the development which
has come to this splendid territory as a re-
sult of the victory won by them. It is grati-
fying, therefore, that the celebration just
ended was so successful in every detail und
to feel that the guests of the city enjoyed
their stay here, and it is hoped that each
one will return next spring to witness a
Carnival equally as pleasing in every respect
and arranged on a still more elaborate scale
to afford the fullest measure of pleasurable
entertainment.
That Arabian Nights' parade was so be-
witching one could have enjoyed watching
it "all night long."
Secretary Bryan's amiable disposition is
interpreted to mean that he is now willing
to pet Champ Clark's houn' dawg.
It is just possible that In future the pro
invitations to social functions in Washing-
ton will be decorated with a picture of a
waterwagon.
Hatton Sumners seems to have convinced
the public that a Texas Congressman-at-
large in Washington is not so dangerous an
animal as some timid persons may have
feared.
Those water showers the esteemed J.
Pluvius has been bestowing on Texas recent-
ly are more appreciated than a linen shower
would be by a bridegroom without a shirt
to his back.
Squire Squiggles says the packers may
import eggs from China if they choose, and
they may induce some fool hen to set on
them, but they can never tempt him to un-
dertake to eat one.
That "basket of flowers" In the parade
Friday night was universally admired. Noth-
ing except a fear of being called a Mormon
could prevent a man from wishing that such
a bouquet were handed him.
That snow in the Texas Panhandle the
other day didn't deter the 5,000 guests of
Sunny San Antonio from eating strawberries
and cream in the open air and reflecting that
Texas is some State when it comes to a
versatility of weather.
Mother o' Mine.
If I were hanged on the highest hill.
Mother c>' mine, 0 mother n' mine!
I know whose love would follow me still,
Mother o' mine. 0 mother o' mine!
If I were drowned In the deepest sea,
Mother o' mine, 0 mother o' mine!
I know whose tears won I d come down to me,
Mother o' mine, 0 mother o* mine!
If I were damned of body and lottl,
Mother o' mine, 0 mother n' mine!
I know whose prayers would make me whole
Mother o' mine, 0 mother o' mine!
—Uudyard Kipling.
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From Files of The Express
Thirty-five Year. Ago Today—1R7S.
W It. Sfetc. living In the Fort Ewell district,
whose two boys were stolen by raldlug Indians.
hu» written to Genera! Ord, In command here,
asking his assistance in recovering the boys.
General Ord has written to all the American and
Mexican officers along the border In reference
to the affair. A reward of »X) la offered for
the return of the boy*.
♦ ♦ ♦
A patent has been Issued to W. H Howard of
fan Antonio for an Improved bale tie.
♦ ♦ ♦
Tracklaylng began on tho San Antonio street
railway at .1 ociuck vestcrUuj afternoon Ih#
first spike was driven hy Col. Augustus Belknap,
president of the company, after which there was
a recess for refreshments. The second spike was
driven by Superintendent tialnn; the thiriptoy
Martin Muench of the <"Itj- Council, other «plkes
were driven hy MaJ. II I, Hall, former sup.rln-
tendeut of the Cincinnati «- Indianapolis Rail-
way: Col. E. I). I, Wlckea, 3 B. I.abatt and J.
II. Woodward, secretary of the company.
♦ ♦ ♦
The Grand Lodge Independent order of Odd
Fellows of Texas, which meets In September In
Austin, will visit this city In a body after It
closes its work Id the State Capital.
rifleen lm< A so Today—tans
In Washington It Is believed a Spanish squad
ron Is heading for some port on onr coast. It Is
also believed that the Asiatic squadron will begin
today the bombardment of Manila and that the
Spanish fleet now St Cape Verde Islands will go
to the renc'ie of the place, thus precipitating a
naval engagement.
♦ ♦ ♦
It Is rep irted In Washington that Lieutenant
Freeman bus landed « company of murines In
Cuba near Wanuntas.
The Belknap lllfle* have received orders to get
104 men ready for inarching orders. The "old
guard'' will go to war a* n troop of cavalry.
J I) Crenshaw, a graduate of the United State#
Naval Academy, hss lieen ordered to Washington
to stand an etntnlnntion for a commission as an
officer of tbo lino In the navy.
Why Doesn't He Substitute Golf?
Prof. Tuft has postponed bis lectnre* on con-
stitutions! law until fall, ns there have been ao
many changes In that historic document lately
that he bean t been able to catch op with It-
Boston Transcript.
The War Talk in Japan.
The threat of a member of Parliament to send
a Japanese fleet to the Cgllfornbi coast Is not
of mnch Importance, but the popular enthnslaam
over this null-American outburst u of real im-
portance. And It la highly significant that so
Influential a leader of public opinion as Count
nktima ahonld go to the length of teiiim promi-
nent American visitors to Toklo that "only the In-
fluence of Christianity" remained to prevent ear.
The situation, though somewhat acute, |s one
that enn lie solved by our authorities at Wash-
ington If they will but bend their energies to tne
task. No thoughtful man In Japan desires ear
With the mite,| Ststee: hut there ovists |n Japan
a particularly Inflammable public opinion that
is dlffl'-nlt even for the throne tn handle. This
fact was only recently shows In the eitraordi-
nsry parliamentary aitnatlon at Tokia.
There la so neeu lor a ' »sr Scare' But there
Is need tor wise and thoughtful diplomacy eter-
dse<l not only with Japan hm with Csllfornls.
And there tnsat be no delay Is Its tierclssi—Hew
Vetk "
WITH TEXAS EDITOHS
"Girls' canning clubs are being organized In
(julto a number of Tcxaa counties." remarks the
Ballluger Ledger. 1'esr minting sud tomato can-
ning may be all right, but uo canned girls for us
"If Ihe Texas editors vote to come to Dallus,
the old town will give them the beat on tap—
and I hut la pretty good buttermilk," promises
the Dallas Times-Herald. This may be consid-
ered a direct offer of a bribe for Jim Lowry'a
vote.
"Start your aon to investing and saving his
earnings hy buying Yoakum property," advises
the 1'oak tun 'Times. Good advice. Property In
nny good Texas town such as Yoakum is will
always be a good Investment If caution la exer-
cised In buying It.
"It might be a good Idea to begin importing
cotton pickers now, before someone beats ua to
it," observes the Qoliad Guard. This does not
refer to the tuechsnlcal pickers, but the kind
that go about on two legs and manipulate hands
directed by brains, which, by the way. have not
yet been put out of business by any Inventors.
The Waco Morning Nows proposes to have two
members of The llxpressieditorial staff brought
before the Texas Press Association ou a charge
of contempt for making comments about pretty
girls that ara not becoming either old bachelors
or married men. If reports are true, Colonel
Harris Is preparing to leap fotn one of these
States to the other, so he will probably be care-
ful what he says on the subject.
Editor Callan of the Menard Messenger Is ex-
pecting Ihe suffragettes to be in the saddle In
Texas noon and be undertakes to make himself
solid with them by dcclsrlng that: "There Is
something fascinating about the thought of hav-
ing 'the ladles watch us as we cross the street
with a handbag In one hand and our skirt In
the other on a rainy day." Just at If he had a
shapo that would attract attention.
Concerning the King of the recent Carnival,
the Lullug Signal says:
J. Bruce Martlndale, a native of Caldwell
Couuty, and for many years one of tbs county's
mos! prominent business men, had the honor or
ad lug as King itei of this yejir'g Fiesta at San
Antonio and filled the position with all the dig-
nity and grace of a man born to the purple.
The signal honor bestowed on Mr. Martlndale Is
another instance of the prominence of Caldwell
County people In other places.
Noting that Tcias editors will be given au
opportunity to test the mertls (and also the
strength) of San Antonio's artesian water, the
Bellville Times expresses the opinion that: "No
doubt but wbst most of them are fsmillsr with
all the other drinkable liquids from red ink up.'
From red Ink down, some of our prohibition
friends might put It, but, anyhow, whatever
liquids may be served st tho press meeting will
go down.
The Temple Telegram suggesls that If J"11"
Lunsford expects the Texas editors to drink
artealan water at the coming San Antonio meet-
ing he will have to add some coloring to it, which
frightens the thirsty editor of the Tyler Courier-
Times Into serving notice that "editors are not
going to ride elenr across Texas to San Antonio
just for a drink of artesian water." To relieve
the fears of the editor It stated that a fluid
wholly unfamiliar to Ihe dry editors of East
Texas la the sort of liquid the said artesian water
will largely consist of. Whatever promises Luns-
ford node to secure the meeting will be fulfilled.
lu behalf of San Antonio The Express thanks
the newspapers of the State and particularly
the press of Southwest Texas for the generous
ssslstsmo given In making the San Jacinto Day
celebration of this year a great success tn point
of attendance. The papers have been eitrouinly
llberal in notices of the big event and The Ex-
press realizes that to these the attendance was
largely due. This splendid service cannot be re
warded lu dollars and cents, but the editors who
have contributed so much In this way are as-
sured that their assistance Is greatly appreciated
and when they come lo San Antonio during Ihe
meeting of the Texas Press Association they will
find an especially warm welcome awaiting them
OLD FAMILIAR BALLADS
The Builder of China
The strongest argument for and against the
recognition of the Chinese republic Is one man,
and his name ts Yuan Shi Kal. His masterful
diplomacy and hi* real patriotism have wrought
the miracle of transforming a centnrles-old mon-
archy Into h popular government almost over-
night, aa event* count. Those at Washington
who couuse' recognition are wise, for they know
that if Yuan lias seemed to usurp power it has
been only a temporary expedient until bis clear
mind could see the way to make republican
government a reality to each of the empire's
teeming Inhabitants.
it would lie folly to say or believe that this
mighty nation with Its more than 400.n00.(x» pop-
ulation had been able to turn from a monarchical
government to a government by the people In
the relatively short period alnce the overthrow
of the Uancbn dynasty. The new China move-
ment has Its leaders, of course, and the new
government has already Inspired different po-
litical pattlea with Intense rivalries. But the
whole people nre far from lielng educated In
the arts of self-government, ami few of them
comprehend the great questions that now press
for settlement
How, then, hai China been able to bridge tbs
gap between a monarchical und a republican form
of government, and what luflueuce has effected
the change with such apparent serenity? The
answer Is: Yuan Shi Eal. More than any other
Chinaman his life answers to our American defi-
nition of the "self-made man." He Is of humble
parentage, s natnrul-born progressive, an Invet-
erate enemy to the old Munchu order, n friend
tn education, a good fighter a splendid orgsnlter
HBH princ _
earlier banished hint fur hi* progressiva teti-
and a genius at diplomacy II will bo remem-
bered tlisl the Manchu princes, thongh they hud
dencles. turned to hlra In tho crisis as s com-
promise and a* the filial hope. He was the
mediator between obi and new China, but his
offices availed nothing.
Eventually. *s the tislonarle* among the re-
formers proved themselves unfitted, Yuan Shi
Kal. provisional president, but really absolute
ruler, mme luto greater power. It Is his hand
that bas. Isru^y. shaped the electoral mschlnery
of the country and snbdaed the stitlforeign ele
ment. He Is a patriotic Chinaman, hut he hus
ever urged the wisdom of frlendllucas and friend-
ly relations with the great powers Those who
tnlnk he aspires tn grasp and hold sll power
for himself are unfstnlllsr with the man's his-
tory. He 1s simply nursing ( blua through a
formative period, extending government to Ihe
people as fast ns he thinks they can handle It.
The fact that Chins todsy enjoys those outwsrd
forms of popular government nhlfh enable It •"
bid for recognition as such. Is due to him. Had
not his strong band been at the helm, anarchy
would have reigned Indefinitely, as It Is now
reigning In Mexico If there la any tyrsnny In
his method* It Is that of the most constructive
and benevolent vsrlety.—Atlanta Constitution.
— "Cy
The Revision of Ihe Tariff.
To throw down tbs tariff protection lo the sgrl-
cnllnrlsts of this eonntry only to plai* control
of uur soppllee In (be hands of a beef trust
or provision combine operating storage houses
abroad snd fixing the prices thnt shall lie paid
to our aarictiltursllsts. as well as those lo be ex-
acted from Ihe masse* of the consumers, wonld
not lie either a deslrsble or popular tsrlff re-
vision. There are ao manv phase* tn tariff re-
vision It Is well for the country that President
Wilson I* pledged to prevent dlstorlmnce of legi-
timate business. Washington Post
Where He Would Shine.
What a pity to spoil an Ideal ambassador t"
Britain by wanting J. Ham Lewi* lu the I'nllrd
Btata* Senate.
Two Versions.
"Tlio Cruelty of Barbara Allan; or, the Younh
Man's Tragedy," Is au English ballad that was
doubtless borrowed from the ancient Seidell
ballad of "Barbara Allan," Goldsmith's old
dalry-mald sung him Into tears with It, and
Horace Greeley remembered having heard his
mother sing It. Pepys notes In his diary that
he heard Mrs. Kulpp, an actress who is a con-
spicuous figure In hia pages, sing "her little
Scotch song" of "Barbara Allan," und speaks of
the "perfect pleasure" (list It esve him. Mrs
Knipp will be recalled as the player who gave
one of the editors of Pepys the opportunity
to write a note that contains as many errors In
lis four lines as could possibly be crowded Into
that space. The air of "Barbara Allan" Is as
old as the words. We give first the English bal-
lad, the one requested, and then tho older Scotch
song, Both versions are from "Our Fuuitliar
Songs," by Helen Kendi'ick Johnson.
"The Cruelty of Burbarit Allan."
In Scarlet Town, where 1 was born,
There was u fair maid dwellln',
And every youth cried well awa;
Her name was Barbara Allan.
Her name was Burbara Allan,
Iter name wag Barbara Allan,
All In the merry month of May,
When green buds I hey were swellln',
Toung Jemmy Grove on his death-bed lay,
For love of Barbara Allan.
He sent his man unto her then.
To the town where she did dwell In,
Saying. "You must come to my master,
If yonr name be Barbara Allan;
For death is printed on his face,
And o'er bis heart Is stealln'.
Then haste away to comfort hint,
O lovely Barbara Allan."
"Though death be printed on his face.
And o'er his heart be stealln',
Yet little better shall he be
For bonny Barbara Allan."
So slowly, slowly she came up,
And slowly she came nigh him,
And all she said when there she camo,
"Young man, I think you're dying."
He turned his face unto her straight,
With deadly sorrow sighing:
"Oh, pretty maid, come pity me,
I'm on my death-bed lying."
"If on your death-bed you do lie.
What needs the tale you're tellln',
I canot keen you from your death -
Farewell I said Barbara Allan:
He turned his face unto the wall.
And death was with him dealin',
"Adieu, adieu, my dear friends all.
Adieu to Barbara Allan."
As she was walkln' o'er the fields,
She heard the bells a' knellln',
And every stroke did seem to say,
"Unworthy Barbara Allan."
She turned her body round about.
And spied the corpse a-comtng;
"Lay down, lay down the corpse," she snld,
'That I may look upon hlin."
With scornful eyes she looked down,
Her cheeks with laughter swellln,
Whilst all her friends cried out amain,
"Unworthy Barbara Allan!"
When he was dead and In his grave,
Her heart was struck with sorrow;
"O mother, mother, make my bed,
For I shall die tomorrow
Hard-hearted creature, him to slight,
Who loved me so dearly,
Oh, that I'd been more kind to him,
When he was alive and near me."
She on her death-bod as she lay,
Begged to be burled by him.
And sore repented of the day
That she did e'er deny him.
"Farewell!" she said, "ye virgins all,
And shun the fault I fell In;
Henceforth take warning by the fall
Of cruel Barbara Allan."
"Barbara Allan."
II was In and about the Mart'mas time,
When the green leaves were a-fallln*.
Thai Sir John Graham, in the west countris,
Fell In love wl' Barbara Allan.
He sent his man down through the town.
To the place where she was dwallin'.
"0, haste and come to my master dear,
Gin j'e be Barbara Allan."
0, alowly, slowly rase she up,
To the place where he was lyln'.
And when she drew the curtain b.r,
"Young man. I think ye're dyln'."
"It's oh. I'm sick, I'm very, very sick,
And it's a' for Barbara Allan "
"0. the better, for me ye'se never be
Though your heart's bluld were * spltlln'.
"O. dlnna ye mind, yonng man," she said,
"When ye was In the tavern n-drlnklh'.
That y<> made the healths gao round und round
And sllchtlt Barbara Allan."
He tnrned Ills fac* unto Ihe wa'
And death was with him dealin';
"Adieu, adieu, my dear frlneils a',
Aud be kind to Barbara Allan "
And slowly, slowly, rnse she up.
And slowly, slowly left hlin.
And slghlu'. said, slm could not slsy,
Since deylh of life had reft him.
She hadna gane a mile but two.
When she heard the deld-bell rlugln',
And every Jow the deid-bell gl'ed.
It cried: "Wae to Burbara Allan."
"Ob, mother, mother, mak my bed.
And mak' it saft and narrow;
Since my love died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow."
Boston Transcript-
Transcripts of these bnllnds were published In
the "Old Songs" column of The Express In 1911.
The versions are slightly different, but both
were popular !n the rural ilistrlcls of the old
South many years ago.
From Rahbi Ik'ti Lira.
I.
Orow old along with me!
The best Is yet to lie,
The last of life, for which the first was made;
Onr times are In his band
Who salth: "A whole I planned.
Youth shows but half; trust God; see all, nor bo
afraid!"
V.
Rejoice w* are allied
To that which doth provide
And not partake, effect and not receive!
A spark disturbs onr clod;
Nearer we bold of God
Who gives, than of his tribes that take, I must
b ■'
lielleve.
VI.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Then, welcome each rebuff
That turns earth's smoothness rough.
Bach sting that bids nor sit, nor stand but go!
Be our Joys three parts pain'
Strive, snd hold cheap the strain:
Learn, nor ai-eonnt Ihe pang: dare, never grids*
the throw I
XII.
Let ns not always say:
"Spite of this flesh today
I strove, made head, gslued ground npon Ihe
whole!"
As the bird wings and sings,
Let us cry "All good things
Are ours, nor soul helps fle*h more, now, to«n
flesh helps soul!'
Robert Browning.
—— <?>
Ah to Raw Material.
Now that putting rsw material on Ihe free list
Is an accepted slogan, It may not be amiss to lu-
qulre what raw material I*.
Wool certainly Is not rsw mnterlnl. because a
year was required to make It, expensive feed wns
necessary, ike grower had to pay skilled labor
and Intricate tnaeblnety waa needed to remove
II from Ihe sheep's back.
Cattle and hogs sre not rsw material Prepar-
ing them fur the market Is essentlslly a manu-
facturing proposition, snd for thai matter bay
and grain are the product* of machinery before
they rearh the consumer
Why do'sn't the tariff llnk«rer use common
honesty aud sdmtt that schedule framing Is a
• rslem of Juggllnr designed to protect one In
dustry while snother Is required to stand on II*
own bottom? And when such tinkering la done
the fsrmer always gels the small end. of the
■tick because he Is not organised for resistance.
The tariff tlnkrrer dl*c*rds Ihe prlnrlple of
equity and work* along the line* of least n-
sistanct.- Nsw York Journal ot Commerce.
PROTECTION AGAINST 1X001)8.
To the Editor of The Express: I note your
editorial ef recent date headed "Protection
Against Floods." Tbo securing of proper flood
prevention leglslutlon from Congress is merely
a question of popular education, 'l'hc Newlunds
river regulation bill is adequate and proper
legislation, covers every phase of the problem
and has Nation-wide supprrt. I enclose an ar-
ticle which sheds some direct light on the subject-
WALTER PAKKJSR.
New Orleans, La„ April 24.
THE NKWLANDS H1VKR IlEGI LATION BILL
A rising tide of public sentiment In every Slate
In Ihe Union Is now demanding Federal legisla-
tion that will put an oud to the waste of waters
and to destructive floodB, and when Congress
shall turn its attention to the solution of the
problems Involved tbo Issue must Inevitably be
reduced to the adoption of a policy that will
transform now wasted National resources Into
a self-perpetuating National asset.
In the case of the Mississippi Itiver and lis
tributaries, which are the spectacular hroakers
of the National peace, the dhlo Itlvcr and lis
source streams present somewhat, different prob-
lems from thosa of the Upper Mississippi and the
Missouri, while the problems presented hy the
Lower Mississippi lliver differ in both degree
and character from the problems of the great
feeders of tho main river.
The people of Ihe Lower Mississippi demand
safely from Inundation in tbu shape of a Fed-
eral guarantee that will enable them to cultivate
their lands In peace and gradually develop tli#
immensely fertile ares* between Cairo and the
Gulf Into small highly cultivated farms vvlilch
will support a dense and prosperous population.
The people of the Ohio Itiver country demand
protection from floods, nttd conservation of flood
waid's and their uso for tlio creation of hydro-
electric power and for the feeding of navigable
streams during tlio dry season.
The people of the Upper Mississippi Valley
demand the conservation of flood waters' and
their use for the maintenance of a navigable stage
all Ihe year round, and for the creation of hydro-
electric power.
The people of the Missouri Itiver country de-
mand that the fiood waters of their watershed be
soaked into the dry soil of their own arid re-
gions In order that crops may be grown on such
lauds and tho watnr may seep into tho rivera
slowly, making them navigable In tho autnrosr
and fall ns well as in the spring.
And so, when Congress gels down to business
on the flood question It will find. In tho case of
the Mississippi watershed, a remarkable combi-
nation of sympathetic angles, tho connecting up
of which not only will give each section exactly
what It most needs und most demands, but which
will afford the only economic and complete solu-
tion of a mighty problem.
A line of levees In Louisiana or Mississippi, uo
mailer how high or how strong, cannot assist
In protecting Dayton from a trcshel in the Scioto
Hirer.
Reservoirs In tb« Allegheny and Monongabela
Itiver watersheds would protect Pittsburg from
floods, but I hoy alone would exert no appreciable
effect on the height of the flood plane at Vlcks-
burg or Natchez.
Flood irrigation of arid lands In the Upper
Mississippi country alone would check the excess
flow of the Missouri Itiver, but would not prevent
the formation of great floods In Ihe Upper Mis-
sissippi, or the Ohio, or Ihe Red, or the Arkansas.
Bui levees, revetments and excess flood spill-
ways below, and comprehensive stream flow con-
trol above not only wonld put an end to flood
dainuge of an Important character In every sec-
tion of Ihe watershed, hnt would more lhan off-
set the cost of protective works by the creation
of new wealth each snd every year thereafter.
By soaking Ihe water Into the ground In ths
Upper Missouri Itiver Slates, and by controlling
stream flow through Impounding and through
reforestation In the watersheds of the Ohio and
Upper Mississippi, (he formation of grent floods
In the source streams of those watersheds will
be prevented, and at the same time much good
will result In lbe shnpe of irrigation, power aud
navigation In those regions
By bringing the flow of the Missouri, the Ohio
and the Upper Mississippi under coutrol, a per
manent check will be placed on the flood plane
In the Loivcr Mississippi at Cairo, to the end
thai properly ball! levees, properly revetteu
banks where caving Is apt to occur, and adequate
relief In the shnpe of completely controlled sluice
ways would forever safeguard the farms and Ihe
towns along Ihe banks of the main rlvor between
Cairo and the Gulf.
When Congress begins consideration of the
matter In Its broad asjiect, which It will be
forced to do because of th» widespread demand
for local relief, the utter Inadequacy of all meas-
ures designed lo deal only with a single nngla
of the problem will Instantly become apparent,
and the necessity for the adoption of such a
measure as the Newlanfls river regulation bill
will become fully evident.
Long before Ihe great floods of 1!M2 and 1913
tho Newland* bill waa drawn by men who fore-
saw the»» rioods and still greater flood# to come
in the event nothing should he done to regulate
the flow of the rivera In the meanwhile, and
they sought a solution of the problem In a N'a
tion-whie way aud along the most scientific
lines.
The hill crealea a board of river regulation,
empowers that board to plan complete and ade-
quate works. Including levees, revetments and
relief nutlets, for the r are of that portion of Ihe
flow that cannot be conserved, anil Impounding
dams, Irrigation canals, reforestation, etc., for
I hat portion of the rainfall that can he con-
trolled and used, and places at the command of
the hoard continuing appropriations of ITili.OOO.Oi"!
a year, or fKOO.OOO.OOO in all, for ihe carrying out
of snch plan through the several department'
and bureaus of the Federal Government under
whose Jurisdiction tho particular work to be done
properly belongs. The bill also provides for
Ihe Co-ordination und harmonising of the labora
of the various bureaus of Ihe Government, and
for Ihe co operation of States, countIr*. town*
and Individ nail with the various Federal bu
rcuus. to the common end of tuirncaslng the
forces of nature and changing them from a
menace luto an asset aud a blessing
President Wooilrow Wilson aud Ihe United
States Senate have approved Ihe broad principle
on which file Newlnnds bill was built. So has
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt. So 1ms Ihe
Louisiana Stale Legislature The Legislatures
of South Dakota and California have enacted
bills difectly calling upon their Senators and
Congressmen lo aupport the New-lands bill Hun-
dreds of boards of trade, chamber* of commerce,
civic Improvement, development and other slml
lar bodies have endoraed the measure, und an
army of merchanta, manufacturers and business
men' representing every Slate In the Unlou, Is »..
work building up National aupport slid Influence
behind Ihe bill.
Tho National Reclamation Association, which
was organized thirteen years ago as the National
Irrigation Association. Is fathering the bill, and
this Is what George It. Maxwell, executive dins-
tor of the National Reclamation Association, has
to say of the prospects for its enactment Ini*
law:
"It Is a matter of education only. Jn*t *n soon
as we can make tho people of the United Stales
the merchants, the manufacturers, the business
men, the farmers and the wage-earners as a
whole appreciate what proper legislation of this
character means to I hem and w hat i-onstltutes
proper legislation, the Nation will demand the
enactment of the Newlands bill, snd Cougress
will pas* It.
"The force behind the hill now reaches from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Cnnadn lo
the Gulf, and Is spreading nnd gaining strength
every day. In every congressional district lu tho
country there are men who know I but Ihe leils
billon we advocate Is right and proper, and these
men and many more i Ike I hem, will be hearl
from In an unnililakenble manner when the lira*
comes to press flood prevention and river regn
lallon legislation on Congress. The direct cam-
pilgn of education has now covered s period
of two years, while the campaign ot collateral
nnd Indirect education, all leading In s common
end. hna covered it period of fifteen years. The
outcome la assured. II Is now merely n question
of a Ultle more time when the demand for an
sdeqnste and honest Federal river regulation
policy and project will be far more foreefnl than
was the National demand thai preceded the dig-
ging of the Panama canal."
WALTER I'AKHKIt.
An lnvimble Helle.
"Who Is Ihe lielle tonight'/" asked alls.
As they stood on the ballroom floor;
He looked sronnd the room to see.
And *be *|ieaka to htm no more
--fa|ie Cod Item.
Change of Drift.
They d« *av that Governor Foe* Knd Ihe Pemo.
crallc psr;y In Massachusetts are drifting apart
Ah. well! It Is not very long since I hey drlftsd
together New York Tribune
Fine I'lare lo Stay Away From.
King Manuel's solicitude regarding the de-
plorable renditions In Portugal will. If genuine,
lead him to slay Just where lie Is.—Waahlugioi
Peat,
III
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