Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-25

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Carrier, Miss Thenetta Jones and
Miss Eliza Maggie. Following we
give the substance of the essays and
orations, as found in the State Journ-
al:
JOHN BRINDLEY.
The hundredth anniversary of our Inde-
pendence is an American fact. No foreign
pulse can beat in unison with the great ma
tional heart which wilIthrob with patriotic
exultation on that day, and the presence of in
vited guests representing monarchial nations
who could not with pleasure recall the time
when our forefathers struck telling blow
for freedom, would throw restrain over its
celebration. This was one objection TO the
proposed international centennial celebration.
Another was the enormous expense II would
involve, whereas we have resources within
ourselves for a fitting national celebration
which shall illustrate the prodigious addition
to human happiness and hopefulness which
have resulted from the Declaration OF indie
pendence. Let its hundreth anniversary be
day of national rejoicing when the heart shall
be stirred by recalling the virtues by which
our freedom was established and preserved,
when we shall turn our attention to correcting
the evils existing among us, to the revision OF
our civil service, so as to quench the thirst
for public office among us, TO the-improve-
ment of our currency, to the breaking up OF
monopolies, to reforming our social lie.
Thus we shall be able to make a new declara-
ton of freedom from all social and political
tyranny, beginning a new centennial of even
greater progress than the past, and with the
starry banner planted on the Atlantic and
Pacific, attract to dwell beneath its folds
thousands from all lands, TO land made rich
by the bounteous hand of nature, and free by
the valor and virtue of men. So, by some
thing better than any spectacular display, we
shall celebrate our centennial. Rejoicing
over the achievements of the past century, let
us unite in high resolves which will be pro-
ductive of still nober results in the century
to come.
MARY IsADoRE CARRIER.
Earth turning from the sun brings night to
man night still intense, solemnly beautiful
the silvery sky, the sleeping earth, calm as
beneath the smile OF God, while silence like
a spell rests on all things. It brings 10 poets
their most beautiful thoughts. Night grants
US the freedom of the skies. 1t reveals the
solemn beauty of its moon, which sits on
high, mystery, and exerts an unseen infu-
ence, which nothing else can inspire, over all
on whom her radiance CLEANS. The stars
shine forth, and our fancy peoples them with
beings, bright as their own beams, and it is
not strange that gazers on them fancy they
could read their own destiny. They inspire
US with the hope oil ages without end, as we
think of their unchanged history, after cycles
Of duration. Night profound and calm
moonlight holy as the memories that seem
verify to compose ii stares with deep eyes
keeping their long viglls, these are certainly
enough to rouse imagination, and quicken
fancy to its freest play. BY night the paths
of thought are best lighted. BY day the
soul is overborne by life's career, is stunned
by the din, and giddy with the glare and reels
far from reason, josted by the throng. BY
night good thoughts, uncontrolled and I'M
hidden, come to US, called by the quiet still
ness which surrounds US. Night, moon and
stars! for us they have fascination like the
presence of magic spirit, charm dearer
than all that the day can bring. They speak
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that is not endeared to our gaze by some
treasured and pleasant recollection. In the
times of our hopes and happiness stars are
associated with our prosperity, and IN the
hour of sorrow the sympathizing stars are
hallowed by the membranes which they
awaken. How magically are thousand still
small voices of the solitary heart awakened,
restoring forgotten and vanished dreams.
In the universal hush of the starry night, our
spirits forget their alliance with the earth.
Thoughts of another and more glorious ex-
istence are opened to our minds, and our i'm
aginatIon wanders 10 that invisible world IN
which we shall commence new career
There is something grand in the knowledge
that we shall one day walk among the bright
ness and beauty of the very stars that we
have contemplated, and shall know the meth
cd and mystery of each.
miss Carrier was dressed in black, relieved only
by white at her throat and wrists, peacholow tie.
flower in her hair, and white handkerchief CLEAN
ing from the cute little hanging pocket which she,
with several of the ladies, wore. Her essay was
most poetical in conception and expression, ana
adorned with some gems OF verse, hef reaolhg was
good for an ordinary ROOM but she could not be well
card by many people in this large room, especial
ly when q little nOisy.I
ELIZA NAGLE.
Life is mysterious problem, solved only
when its activities here shall cease; the re-
suit of human action the product of human
thought; the revealed character of man.
Mems works indicate the elements that de-
termine the character of the workman. We
must study them for thought, examine for
beauty, and search them for truth, and as we
find these essentials, we pronounce the work
perfection and the worker perfect man. In
contemplating man and his work, there is
difficulty in reconciling matter and mind, and
rendering the material in an objective and
material form. The artist does not give the
world his finest work, or the poet his best