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THE. KEY MONUMENT.
IN HONOR OF‘ THE WRITER OF THE
GREAT NATIONAL ANTHEM.
This Poem of Francis Scott Key’s Need!
No Organization to Push It Along—Its
Name and Music “'11“: the Soul 1.01111»
Skies.
It was Fletcher of Saltown who said:
"Give me the making of a nation’s
songs and I care not who makes its
laws.” It is-‘perhaps the irony of
fate that this saying-was destined-to be
contradicted in the ‘circumstanc‘es; of
Key’s case. Sympathy remained a
barren abstraction untranslated into
action. For eighty-four years while
distant California raised a'monument
to Francis Scott Key his own Maryé
see the merits and genius of her indus-
trious son. At the entrance of the
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, there
has been these many years a splendid
monument risingto a height of fifty-
one feet to commemorate the services
of the author of America's great na-.
tional lyric. It cost $60,000 and cons
sist’s of a double arch. under one of
which is seated a bronze figure of Key
with the manuscript of the “Star
Spangled Banner'.’ folded in the hand.
However late-in the day, therefore,
Maryland honors, herself and contrib-
utes to the gratification of the national
feeling, by observing the obvious proé
prieties in respect of her national
songster. Five thousand dollars was
recently appropriated by the Maryland
legislature, and the balance of the pres—
ent" monument was subscribed by the
generous and patriotic hearts that were
quickened‘by the famous song which
has now become the national anthem
of America. It is usually sung at the
close of public meetings and never
fails to awaken in audiences that in-
tense thirst for the spirit of freedom
which is the country’s chief safeguard. ~
The present monument is to ‘be erect-
ed in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Balti-
more. It is the design of the famous
New York sculptor Alexander Doyle,
and it is a design befitting the subject
and the solemn envirdnrnents, It con-
sists of a circular ”pedestal of granite
on a series of unusually wide spreading.
Its height Will be thirteen feet,-
and at the ba’se fifteen feet. It will be
devoid of floral e'laborations but will
throw into strong relief the figure of
Key who is represented on shipboard
with that anxious look upon his
gathering brow indicated by the first
line of his immortal poem—yon- say
can you see by. the dawn' s early light!”
His attitude is" one of exultatlon and
of joy, as with his right arm be proud-
.ly points to the flag, manifestly re-
joiced to find that it is “still there,”
and with the other waves aloft the pa.
per on which he is writing the poem
that thus records the inspiration of his
enraptured discovery. _
The chisel of our American Praxiteles
has eloquently perpetuated the beauti-
fin] and" '"patriotic inspiration Which
Key’s lyric awakens in every Ameri‘
can breast. At the base of the pedestal
is a bronze group emblematical of pa-
triotism. The figure of Liberty is seat-
ed and is in the act of teaching the leg-
son of patriotism to'a youth'standing
on her left, with the American flag
resting on her. shoulder, and upon
which the youth reverently lays his
hand. Liberty 3 left hand extended.
grasps the sWord a: defence, while her
arm embraces the ’° figure of a little
child, indicating at dime a. disposition
to protect :‘the weak against the strong
Eand: thatr martial readiness to defend the
flag which is ever the duty of a free
peeple. Beneath the group on the; face
of its base is carried the seal of the
State of‘Maryland', while under the cor- ;
nice is a cluster of stars. In the rear
of the monument and" resting on its
base, is a. tablet bearing the text of
Key’s poem. Upon the whole there—
fore the Baltimore memorial is a more
realistic work and more symbolic 01* ’
the circumstances "and b'etter' 'calcu-
lated to inspire the observer, than the
earller’and more expensive monument ;
1n the far western city, and which owes
1ts existence. to
James Lick. Maryland has. redeemed
herself by this timely and , beautiful
work and thus does much to crystallze
the principle for which the song stands
in the living memorials of to-day.
brancls Scott Key was the son of a.
.te-volutionary officer whose father
came to this country with the poet
erden's brother. When the British
forces invaded Washington» in 1814,
Key was taken prisoner on board the
.1-1gate “Surprise,” from which he wit-
legged an attack upon Fort McHenry.
mung to the position the flag of
.e‘ort 'McHenry was distinctly seen
.::rough the night by the glare of the
fliattle, but before dawn the firing
..eased and Key's feelings when he
.‘ound that the British had not
:.1'1'umphed, and that the Stars and
stripes had not been hauled down,
ound expression in the Stax Spangled
annner’ '
1 here are other great national songs,
mt the one which secms'intended to
.11percede the Star Spangled Banner is
America” and which being thewark
.1‘ a clergyman. a persistent attempt
as been made,pa1ticularly at re-
ival meetings, to elevate it into the
lugnity'of a national anthem. But the
ines of the latter can never convey the
.ame feeling 215.111 ey's burning song
zhich has not a dulléor commonplace
me throughout, and which breaks like
. flashlight upon the mind, holding the
..Lte11tion and the soul ' enrapttiredfrom
_eginning to end. It is said that no
enduring song was ever written that
.1ad not a. strong pe1sonal inspiration
.15 its foundation and that for the pro-
duction of a striking natiOnal song the
soul must overflow ltself if “it another
' sour ‘would""’rea'cli”‘ muesli-commences
of Key' 3 capture, and the anxiety with
which _he looked for,, the —Stars and
Stripes in the merning when the Brit-
‘9‘.
' compare.
' ner”
.no- organization to push it along.
the philanthropist .
[T B E .E vmm G (.12 ET. TE
1811‘ guns ceased werersurely- sul'hctently
exciting and tragic in the life and his—
tory of the writer to establish the truth
of this statement. His soul was pro-
foundly moved by the battle of FortMc-
Henry and had Key himself not told the
printer, who fixst set the song in type
the circumstances under which he com-
posed the “Star Spangled Banner” and
had the words been only disentombed
after the lapse of ages, the very setting
of the-lines would have themselves told.
of an attack on a fort displaying a flag
amidst the smoke of a great battle.
,They would have revealed a captive in-
quiring at the break of day 111 tones of
intense patriotism and of tremulous
‘ emotion whether that flag, which meant
'for him liberty or death still waved
' from the battlements of the ‘beleagured
' fort.
. _ _ ‘ no more about its author or its origin.
land was Silent and unready or failed to 1
It would, even, were we to know
have revealed its inspiration as effect-
"ively as do the words of the “Marseil-
laise" betray the stirring scenes of De
Lilles' war song in Paris at the end of
the last century.
The "Star Spangled Banner" there-
fore originates from a noble inspira-
tion. It' comes from the American
heart and appeals to the American
heart. It was written rapidly in obedi-
ence to strong feellr gs and while the
author was under martial conditions
There is therefore a glow, a freshness
.and a sparkling spontaneity about
every line and phrase to which not even
“My Country ’tis of Thee," while
Chaste, melodious and tender enough to
be a. church hymn, can'ever hope to
One is only half-American;
in the other patriotismglows through
the lines. One while affecting to laud
liberty is redolent of that meek sub—
mission which saps liberty; the other
breathes a ravishing love of liberty in-
terwoven- with the spirit of Mars. The
music, too, of the “Star Spangled Ban-
set to “Anacreon in Heaven,"
more powerfully appeals to musical in-
tellects than a poem which seems to
have been written to- that of “God Save
the Queen" and therefore little likely
to .rank with “Hailv- Columbia" or
“Dixie, " or even "Marylandff .or “Yan-
kee Doodle, " -or the “Bonnie Blue
Flag. " or to inspire the strong national
sentiment of the Star Spangled Banner.
This poem of Francis Scott Key’s ne'eIds
ts
name and music waft the soul to the
skies. It springs into the minds of age
and youth alike upon all occasions," and
continues to move as with a divine
pathos all loyal American hearts as the
immortal and undying chant of Ameri-
can independence and freedom.
There is ne'other 'nat'ional hymn
needed while American States raise
memorials- to the sublime genius of its
author. ' ..
' French Superstitions.
The French. superstitions regarding
deaths” and funerals are all but num-
berless. “If you meet a funeral while
' driving you will have an accident he-
‘fOre your drive- is- over unless -you‘ turn
"back," they Say: Many a gambler- en
' route for “Monte ' Carlo 'v‘Vill- nob-gamble
that day if he meets a funeral; --'Others
‘Will bet only at rouge et noir, and per-
sistently on the black. The peasants
"have at least a' hundred superstitions
about bees. They believe (and-did net
'Vi‘rgil, too, Or did he 'bu't' chronicko it
of his contemporaries?) that bees are
'bred of dead men's bones and ~fi'esh.
This seems to be one ‘of' the oldest _of
the current "French superstitions, for
on a very 'old tomb“at“Arles_~ (found
‘in the werl‘d-famouszlyscamp’) is” this
inscription :'
"This has ‘become'i‘the
home of unhallowed bees. " '
The peasant pharmacopoela of
France is won erful~most wonderful.
Wine is an ingredient of every pre-
scription. In fever cases it is always
the predominant one. The' French
peasant’s faith in' fermented'grape
juice is truly beautiful. If his children
are stricken with the measles he gives
them beaker: of wine. well sweetened
with honey and highly spiced' Twi'th‘
pper. For a' severe cold he admin-
.sters a quart of red wine and a. melted
tallow candle mixed. For scarlet or
brain fever he gives egg, white wine
and soot,‘ well'beaten together. Not
all their superstitions are curious——
some are path‘stié. A' mother, for in-
stance,
with its favorite toy or her own beau-
tiful hair in the coffin, "that it may
not feel quite alone."
_-
A Historical Bell. .
Hardly of less historical interest
than the famous;__l_1i"..1eziiy Bell of"Phila-
delphia wasthe old clock bell which
announced the hour on 'July 4, 1776,
when the Declaration of Independence ,
was promulgated.
The bell had been used in earlier
days to call essemblages of the citizens,
of the Quaker City, but after' the Revo-
lution it was lost.
Recently the Philadelphia Press dis-
covered that the relic had been de-
stroyed. -
lic Church of St. Augustine for its
steeple. The whole clock machinery.
was bought, but the question is yet un-'
answered as to whether the dials were,
sold or not. The church was burned;
down in 18314. .
Several of the firemen collected from.
if by the fall of- the tovver and carried
.hem 'home as souvenirs.
.nane Engine Company, and one of the
.nen promises to bequeath to some
museum of Revolutionary relics his
.ielt and buckle, so that the country
may have another 1cmembrance of the
yawning; point in our history. 'w
_ ’ , AAClevey
King Alexander filervia, when only
ighteen; years 0113,51: mmoned his Re-
gents to‘ a dinnervpart‘y, rose as if to
Binge.
nropose-a toast, drew ga-revolver from;
his pocket, proclaimed himself 'of- age
1nd dismissed ._the Regents, whom- he ;_
.ocked- up all night in the dining-room,
while he went round to assure himself
if ,the fidelity of hisguards.
often buries her dead child"
It hadbr-srx bought for a- few}.
hundred dollars by file Roman Catho-.
Several of .
the fire laddies had these molded into 7
buckles of their organization, the Hu- .
r .1.....,..r .
._.—‘1
CUBA’S GRAND OLD MAN.
Gen. Gomez is 7d~but was the Backbone
of the Rebellion.
Maximo Comez is perhaps the fore-
most of the four men who are promi-.
nsenat in the affairs of Cuba. Gomez is
seventy-four years old, and most of his
long life has been spent on fields of.
battle nor in intrigues for revolution
and the overthrow of tyrannical gOV-
ernments. H-ewis a native of San Do—
mingo and fought with the Spaniards
against his own land long before he
took up arms for the cause of free
Cuba. He was liberally rewarded by'
the Spanish Army and in titre days be-
fiore 1870 he knew General Weyler well.
When Cuba rose in 1868 Gomez oflered
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GEN. GOMEZ.
his services to Spain. They were re-
fused, and the Dominican being a nat-
ural fighter, joined the revolutionists
rather than remain idle when war was
in the air. His experience of Span-
ish cruelty during the ten years of
strife made trim a Cuban heart and
soul. Aft-er peace Gomez took part in
several of the wars in Latin America,
and when Macao brought up the pres-
ent revolution Gomez was, offered. the
command of the army of liberation and
aCcepted it. He has been eminently
Successful in «that capacity ever since
he entered the field. The old general
has steadfastly clung to the “indepen-
dence or death" idea and hates auton-
omy. ‘
THE SAILOR’S TAILOR.
Government Uniforms Not Fine Enough
for the Well Set up Tar.
The skill displayed by the sallorson
board our naval vessels in making
their-own~ clothes, even to their caps.
Surprises {the- average landsm-an, who
has a vague idea "that theSe things are
supplied by government tellers. Read:
made uniforms are supplied to the r..-
cruits. but as s‘oon as the men get their
sea legs and begin to have some pride
in their appearance they get their uni-
forms made by the tailors in the crew
and much better fitting, clothes' they
are. It is a- well recognized fact that
no tailor ashore can compete with these
sailor tailors in making bluejacket
suits. W'ith his ditty box and his
small hand sewing machine a ship’s
tailor, after his regular duties are over,
can make extra money to 5 11d ashore.
He charges about $5 for making a. sail-
or suit withwalll its trimmings, and the
man who employs him draws his cloth
from the ship's stores. For making, a
cap, including the fancy embroidering
about theetop» and; band, the chargeis
$1.50, and a well; set up -tar..wouldn’t
think .of Wearing a cap bought ashore
if he had money and pride. The. can
makers in a. ship' 5 crew are experts in
various styles of embroidering. Th'ese
tailors and cap,makers aboard ship
are classed usually with the thrifty
men, and theamount of money they
can make and-save in a three years’
cruise sometimes amounts 'to $1,500 or
more, and. there is a tradition in the
‘navy that a. quartermaster.was paid
off from the cruiser San Francisco sev-
eral years ago after a three years’
cruise with $3,000.—-—New York Sun.
. A LITTLE VARCHDUCH ass' FUNERAL .
It Was Almost Gorgeous Enough for a
. Reigning Sovereign.
Pathetic and picturesque was the fu-
neral of the little Arcnduch'ess Natalie
of Hungary, who; ru-mcr said, ‘was to
have been betrothed to the .young king
of Spain. Natalie was a’litt‘le girl in
short frocks, but sheets-as a Hamburg,
and almost as much pomp and cere-
mony attended her funeral as if she"
had been a reigning sovereign. The
coffin, covered with crimson velvet,
was enclosed in an outer coffin ofsil-
ver. The hearse was drawn by six:
cream white horses and was preceded?
by a Spanish rider. in. gorgeous .uni-:
form... Then came the little malde‘n's)
archducalucrown, 'on. its crimson velvet.
cushion. . The chambenaéns. . of the."
Pressburg archducal court, .‘Withthcir
keys. off-office. the first and second mas-
ters of ceremonies, the mistress of o'er-
emonies and her ladyln waiting; and‘.
the archduchess's Lown,.suite rodei in
splendid; coaches flanked by Cb-ody
guards, andcmounted and foot-.h-alber- I
diers, with lightedvdanterns; : Theubody.‘
lay in state in th'e'church one .mor‘ning,
tens of thousands of .personls,:.cou-rt‘ ofli-
cials, children, peasants with flowers,
and the :emperor of.:-Austria himself,
_ . .' coming fora farewell glimpse 'Of:.:the
the mass of- bell metal pieces broken,
little archrduchess. At :sunset :the body
was borne with pomp and-splendor to
the imperial vault. of the Capuchin
monks,- and ' was 'there received by- the 1
lord cardinal and the archbishop. 1 And
all othistime; in :the church aboveithe'
van-,lt six .‘little archduchesses, sisters,
31? Natalie, sobbed a dirge for the dead '
—Philadelphia Ledger. ..
anou r11 .11-d.
“Has my daughter been profiting by?
your instructions in art?” inquired Mr. ~
Blykins. f
“Yes," answered the teacher “I wan
a little discouraged at first. But I can.
now assure you that she is getting on. " '
“What progress has she made?" '1 7
“She has finally become convinced
- that she doesnt know. more about ll_'
:han the old masters.".—Washlngton
Star. 7 _ _. . a,
CURRENT COMMENT.
.A _N‘ew‘ 1' ork clergyman, after
watching a Broadway policeman talk
to a prettv girl on his beat for twenty
minutes, walked over and inquired
why the blnecoat was behaving like
that. The policemen promptly ar
lested him andlockcd him up.- Ii
doesn’t pay to” be too inquisitive in
New York. 1
. A Havana paper says Americans
'_‘are industrious because of a lack
of charitable feeling,»for all starve
in the United States who become
penniless.” No one but a Spanish
philosopher would. have thought of
coupling industry with a lack of hu-
mane feeling. ,It isa new line of ar-
gument for the constitutionally tired.
The attorney general of Gelorado
has furnished an opinion that there
is no law“ authorizing Women luithat
state to drop their maiden name on
the simple excuse‘of' a wedding.‘_’1‘he
question. calling for the decision; came
from a,.§voman' notary public who was
lecently ma1r.ied She asked under
what name she should continue to ex-
ist ofiicially, and was gratified ,with '
the announcement that she must sign
all documents as before'marria'ge, for,
the. attorney general says, “there. is
no authority for a change of name at
marriage or any other time.”
When the advocates of equal rights
for women have made their crusade
successful. such difficulties as that in
which Nellie Grant Sartoris inow finds
herself will not, exist; The daughter
‘ President Grant was an American
born, but when she married Algernon
Sartoris, who was a British subject,
her nationality""was changed by that
act to that of her husband. INow her
husband is dead, she haslreturned to
her native land and wishes to be re-
stored to American citizenship; but
the only way it can be done is by hav-
ing congress pass a special act in her
behalf. Probably it will be done With-
out. dem-ur. But why need it'be done
at all? If, an American man should
marry an English woman, and go to
live in England, that would not make
him an Englishman or forfeit his
American citizenship. 'Why should
there be a different law..for the wo-
man?
The decision of the trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania, in Phila-
delphia, to admit women as students
to the university, will gratify all who
believe in the higher education of wo-
men. To assist in carrying out the
action of the board, Colonel Jeseph
’M. Bennett presented to the anniver-
slty a short time ago four houses on
;Walnut street, adolniug Bennett hall,
located at Thirty-fourth and Walnut
streets, the estimated values: ivhich,
including the ground, is said to be
$80, 000. For the present these houses
will be used .as they now stand. out
in course'o'f time it is expected to
raze these to the ground and in their
place to raise a structure to be devot-
ed exclusively to the needs of the we-
men students. The carrying out of
the proeCt, it is said, will result in
property and building worth' about
$500,.000 The gift of Colonel Bennett
adds to his liberality of eight years
ago, when he presented 10 the insti-
tutlon the structure now named Ben-
nett‘Hall, in honor-of the donor, and
(an endowment fund of £17,500 for fel-
_lowshlps. ' .1“... .5 ,j
Commodore Dewey’s opportunity at .
~Madrid came to him rather late in
his career, but not too late to enable
him to wear his honors tor a little
while. Under the law, he will be re-
tired for age on December 26, 1899,
about two months after the retire-
ment of Commodore Howison. _Dew-
ey will become a rear adm1ral before
the end of this year and will: have an
entire year in which to exercise the
authority and enjoy the prominence
of the highestirank of the navy._-,T-11e
present list of rear admirals will be
wiped. out this year. It is probable
that in 1899 the list of rear admirals
will include Schley, Dewey, Sampson
and John Crittenden Watson. Com-
medore Watson ranks Sampson, wno
has been jumped over the entire list
of commodoresgto give him supreme
control of the fetc'es he organized for ,
the campaign. Imthe ordinary course
he will get into the top list early. next
year. Unless some accident should
happen to him, Watson; 'will retain his
place «until 1904. Commodore Wat‘
son was an officer under Farragut at
the time the war admiral passed the .
~ fans to reach New Grieahs. .
gut had a high opinion of the courage
and coolness of the then young man.
It was Watson who, directed and as-
sisted the lashing of Farragut in the
shrouds of the Hartford so that he
could observe the operations of the
fleet without exposure to the danger
of being swept away in“ the confu-
slon He is a careful captain. Naval
officers who knew him well say that
- he nitvays had a- most “happy ship ”
because it Was a‘ “strict snip” At
the time Of the naval rendezvous and
subsequent parade to celebrate tne
anniversary of the discovery of Amer.
ica, Captain Watson commanded the;
San Franclsm.’ _He had just become
Farra- .
entitled to a new sea tour, having for}. V
, three years been in charge of the Na-
val Home at Philadelphia“
Norwalk Chronicler