Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-06-03

are neld In cneck and remain unedu-
Gated that they may better bear the
burdens that are forced upon them.
All men should be educated and in
this republic we should look for the
start. Shut off offensive immigra-
ton and it would be but a short
time until man unable to write his
own name would be a rarity. The
oration contained many fine gems of
thought and no one but what heard
it was thankful that he was living in
a land where ignorance is crime to
the state.
Leona Marguerite Denlar looked
petite In a white brocaded silk trim
med with pearls, and with her oration
"Shipbuilding' and the manner in
which it was delivered, captured her
audience. The time had come when
a task for the future had to be ehos-
en-, and the selection could be liken-
ed unto the building of a ship. Let
education be the ship itself. That it
may be well equipped we must set
out in the morning and take from
the forests of knowledge the best of
timber-information and power of
concentration. These must be hewn
into the beams. The metal for the
braces must come from the mine of
golden thought. Then CLEAN from
the cottontield of experience enough
material for the sails and put this
through the mill of good Judgment
and clear conception. These ma
terials collected and combined would
make ship, which if piloted by the
hand of God, would sail safely
through the pillows of despair and
at the end of life anchor us safely in
the harbor of Heaven. The Grafton
was beautiful simile throughout.
Frederic Welton Leist, one the
brightest of the class, followed with
an oration "The Greatness of Sim
plicity." What a wonderful influ-
ence is exerted in this life by the
tiny things of nature. The sweetest
poetry ever written has been sug-
gested by the most delicate bios
SONS. The Bible has always held
the first rank among books on ac-
count of its simplicity of terms and
thought. Patrick Henry owed his
supremacy in argument to his ability
OF condencing what he wanted to
say into a short statement and usink
plain Anglo-Saxon words. Simplicity
and purity are the two wings by
which man is lifted above all earth
ly things; simplicity being in the in
tention, purity in the affection.
20, 1 would walk
A weary Journey to the fartherest verge
OF this big world to kiss that good mans
hand,
Who in the blaze of wisdom and of art
Preserves lowly mind and to his God,
Feeling the sense of his own littleness,
Is child in weak simplicity"
| This same simplicity of heart is a
healing and cementing principle,
without which we are constantly in
| flicting wounds on others. In the
end it triumphs over every trial and
difficulty.
To Edna Irene Balsl&y was en-
trusted the class prophesy in hel
GRAFTON ''Peeking Through the
Fence She was handsomely gown
ed in white organdie over brocaded
silk, trimmed with real lace. The
audience were invited to close one
eye with her and to peep into the
future and see the class Of '97 in theil
different callings. John Haly is q
doctor but confirmed old bachelor.
Leona Denlar is u school ma'am well
beloved by her scholars. Reuben
Nyswander is brilliant converse
tionalist and president of Harvard
College. Rosamond McBane is the
most famous singer in the world
with voice rivaling an angels. Jay
Clewell follows the vocation of a
politician and having held all the
offices at home was sent to China al
missionary. Harlow Palmer is q
great orator, riy2ling Cicero and
Demosthenes in eloquence. Harriet
keinath is in the patent medicine
: business having a sure cure for agua
: Group, coughs, colds and dyspepsia
Fred Leist is an actor In the winter
: time and DISCUSSES himself as an or
gan grinder in the summer, travelling
over the country. Miss Balsley faili
to give a calling for herself so we
predicts a short but eventful career as
a women's suffrage agitator.
To Harlow Palmer, president o.
his class, was given the closing ora.
tion, he taking for his subject car
bitration." Thisis the vital question
which is before the American peo
pie to-day. 1t concerns the people o.
every nation, but the English speak
ing race is looked to to lead the way
The seeds were planted by the Puri
tans of New England and the Quak
ers Of Pennsylvania. Many causes
! have brought about the agitation
principally the improved implements
of warfare and the higher education
of the people. Closer commercial
relations also make the necessity ol
arbitration plain. There are obsta
cles in the way but these will soor
, be overcome. The ocean may rise
and overwhelm our great navy; fire
may destroy our magnificent forests
our wealth disappear in those ways
I that it so often does. but none O.
these elements can efface from the
hearts of the people the universe
) fellowship and good feeling that hal
: been established between Great
: Britain and the United States with
: in the last few years. We should
> cultivate that fellow-feeiing for al
mankind and keep America wher,
t it is to-day-at the head of this grea
: movement, the greatest of the 10TH
3 century.
The exercises closed with Judg,
, Cuff, acting as President of the Schoo
l Board, presenting the graduate
. with their well-merited diplomas.
: The setting of the stage was mos
beautiful and was the admiration o
, all, showing exquisite taste and con
, ception OF harmony, rejecting grea
: credit upon those who had its ar
I rangement.
! Simplicity
g Is the title used by the Buckley,
s Route on the little leatiet with which
s they advertise their popular Buckley,