Some post of honor and importance will doubtless be found for such a two-fisted man as Colonel Roosevelt. But that post should not be in an establishment formed in direct opposition to the judgment of the President and his professional military advisers. Among all the reasons that encourage belief in the tale that the Bavarian Premier is preparing to talk about peace in Vienna, the strongest is that Bavaria dearly hates Prussia. As a false prophet, Champ Clark, who said the draft bill would never pass, wears the soothsayer's crown.

SEEN ON THE SIDE
April in Richmond.
The brown earth darkly whines between
The million spears of tender green
That cover winter's gown:
From south the wind blows softly up,
Spring holds to us her wussail-cup,
April of smile and frown!
Along their sower, dead limbs the trees
Their bareness yields to spring's decrees.
Adventurous buds appear:
All things with quickening sap is filled,
And burgeons into life to build
Secure, now April's here.
Arbutus, shy, rare incense doles,
The hyacinth's purple thrills our souls,
Flakes gleam everywhere:
A brown vine wreathed my porch about.
Now, lo! wistaria blossoms out
In graceful festoons there.
The sunshine feints. It glows and pales,
And sleet and snow succeed to gales,
Has spring just set a snare?
Palo jonquils sway in sturdy pride.
Narcissus winds and cold deride,
They answer April's dare.
In fancy in the quiet nights,
I hear  Things grow, see mystic rites, Know joy of bursting life. Response to that all-powerful force In birth and song and mating-course. That's most in April rise. 