But deeds of valor for a cause So just, shall ever shine, And loyalty to righteous laws Shall live, because divine. IN THE LAND OF FANCY, AND OTHER POEMS. By MRS. LIBBIE C. BAER. (Appleton, Wisconsin. Copyright, 1902, by the Author.) IN THE LAND OF FANCY Never a cloud to darken the blue, Never a flower to lose its hue, Never a friend to prove untrue In the beautiful land of fancy. Never a joy to turn to pain, Never a hope to die or wane, Never a boon we may not gain In the beautiful land of fancy. Never a heart turns false or cold, Never a face grows gray or old, Never a love we may not hold In the beautiful land of fancy. All of life that we crave or miss, (The world denies us half its bliss), Free, untrammelled, we have in this-- In the beautiful land of fancy. A COLLECTION OF POEMS. By J. R. HENDERSON, Riley, Wisconsin. Copyright, 1896, by the Author. We give here a selection of "Neighborhood Verse," such as may achieve much local fame and really may make life more worth living. A NUPTIAL SALUTATION Neighbors and friends, we have met today, At the home of Jimmie Clow, To see his daughter Mary give her hand away, And take the marriage vow. To see Willie Goodwin get a wife, And start on the matrimonial sea. Long life, health and happiness to him and his, Is the wish of this whole company. Now, Willie, lad, here's a pipe for you, It's a present from old Joe; And when you take your evening smoke You'll remember him, I know. And, Mary, lass, here's a gift for you-- Ah, you'll need it yet; you'll see. Take it now, and hide it away From this laughing company. SONGS AND SONNETS. By MARY M. ADAMS. Copyright, 1901, by the Author (wife of Charles Kendall Adams, then President of the University of Wisconsin). WISCONSIN Sound her praise! our noble State, All her strength to deeds translate, Prove her shield when danger's nigh, Read her banner in the sky, Tell of her in song and story, All her past with love illume, Show her present robed in glory, Promise of a larger bloom. Morning maid! whose day began With the nobler life in man, Sun-crowned souls reveal thy fame, Sacred hopes thy laws proclaim. O Father! hear for her our prayer, Bid her voice Thine own decree, Let all her growth Thyself declare, Guard the light supplied by Thee! MY BEST POEM. You ask of mine the poem I love best, And promise it shall have the larger light; Alas, alas! far, far beyond the rest I love the poem that I mean to write! THE RICHEST TIME OF LIFE MYRA GOODWIN PLANTZ. 1856-1914. From SONGS OF QUIET HOURS. Copyright, by Pres. Samuel Plantz and reprinted by permission of The Methodist Book Concern.