Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03

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stntenlents.l
The easy path in the lowland hath little of
grand or new a.
But toilsome ascent leads on to wild and
glorious view.
Peopled and warm is the valey-lonely and
chill the night,
But the peak that Is nearer the storm'clouds
is nearer the stars Of light.
Miss Havergal.
The Union Signal of July 18th con-
tains an interesting sketch of our
national vice. presidential large, Miss
Anna A. Gordon, by our president,
Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens, editor
in-chief of the Signal.
The same number of the paper makes
tho following statement, and pays this
additional tribute to Miss Gordon ;
July 21st is one of the new w. @. Il.
U. red-letter days appointed by the
last national convention. 1t is called
Loyal Temperance Legion Day, but
while the children, we admit, have
reason TO claim the birthday of Miss
Gordon as especially their own, still
the w. s and the IS want it under
stood that Anna Gordon herself be
longs all round. Each divisionl of
the white-ribbon army owes much to
her loving heart and moulding hand.
Miss Wizards "strong staff and
beautiful rod" for 81 years, she has been
one of the chief factors in making our
organization what it is.
As Thumb Nail Sketches" say OF
her: "In the ranks of ripe young
Christian womanhood, there is none to
whose record the words 'semper tideiis
more fittingly applies, none whose in
dustry and talents have contributed
more to the temperance reform. "
Tho Union Signal of July 18th also
gives excerpts from Miss Alderman
memorial address at Detroit, Mich.
"a few pits of which we pass on to oui
readers.
Miss Wizards sympathies were also
with those who had gone down in the
struggle of life. When l was about
TO leave this land for others, she handed
me printed slip, saying: "Child,
here is great thought for you, as you
journey from land to land; learn thest
lines and the time will never seen
long, for you will never lack an object
in life. Continuing, she said: Yor
know it is thu way of tho world to ap'
plaud the victor. Men and women reacf
the topmost pinnacle of fame, woaltf
or genius, and half the world bows a
their feet to do them honor, while tht
other half would fain climb those dizzy
| heights to crown thom with the iaure
wreath but for the one who has triet
and failed, the world has no applause
| l always feel like cheering those wht
can record tho effort of doing, shougl
it end in failure. Learn the lines,
did, and ofttimes they have been the
inspiration of weary and worn days:
/ sing the song OF the low and humble,
| The weary and broken in heart,
Who strove and who failed, bearing nobly,
A silent and desperate part;
| Whose youth bore 10 fruit on its branches,
| Whose hopes burned in ashes away;
| From whose hands slipped the prize 'er
| they grasped it
| Who stood at the dying of day
| With the failure of life all round them.
| Unpitied, unheeded, alone;
! With death sweeping down on their failure
And even their faith oyerthrown.
My most blessed recollections OF Mis-
| Willard are as woman in the home
1t was my privilege to live with he
some months under the hospitable roo
of our gracious friend, Lady Henri,
Somerset, at Eastnor Castle. 1t wa
our custom those days to set asid
work for time and assemble in Lad
Henry's sitting room for afternoon tea
The room was decorated with plant
and flowers, and in its season Their
was always bunch of holitrope, Mis-
Wizards favurite flower. 1t was no
l a.Et Ials TO, I'D
this flower that attracted her, but tn
sentiment for which it stood, Turn
ing toward the SUM-
On these occasions she always cam
down in some dainty tea gown. Sh
frequently wore one of which l wa
especially fond. for in it she looked
like some embodied spirit from anothe
and better world. Its soft, pale blu
folds seemed to cling to her in almos
fond embrace, and the tints wer
reflected in her mild eyes-those eye
that looked upon all things only to So
the coed. 1t was there | learned t.
know Miss Willard as a woman, tn
character in which I wish the Who'll
world might better know her.
The Union Signal force of editor
and compositors arc having a vacation
of two weeks, and the next issue of tn
paper will be August Sd.
The arrangements are now complete,
for Temperance Day at Camden camp
meeting, August 3D., under the auspice
of the Kent County W. q. T. U. TIL
morning will be devoted 10 brief nd
dresses by resident ministers of til
camp, and w. @. T. U. workers, an,
children's service. In the Afternoon
several young people of the count
will give Rotations, and the addres
will be made by the Rev. Thomas L
Poulson of the New York Conference
And the best musical talent of tn
county has been secured for the day.
Foreign Officers for the Greek Navy.
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