The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15


be appointed brigadier general in
THE regular army of the u. s., and
then, full of years and honors, be
placed on its retired list to pass his
sunset years in the comfort and re-
pose of a quiet richly earned?
Such a record as that made by Gen.
Joseph Wheeler and Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, make us realize the more fully
and proudly what a grand thing il
is to he an American, whose God is
the Lord, and what a splendid
thing it il to be one of "A nation that
has set such an example to the
world, and such as no other nation
ever set before. 1t is such an ex-
ample as the spirit of the Master
impresses upon the hearts of His
people, and gives significant en-
phasis to the Brotherhood Of man;
as send forth the new influence to
other quarters Of the globe, so that
revenge shall not be visited upon
the defeated, as in earlier and more
barbaric days Of the past.
SO, then, il our two memorial
days haye lost their distrctively
memorial character, to some extent,
we see that they yet serve noble
purpose in showing that in at least
one nation there exists the one
touch of the Christ nature, which
ameliorates, cements, unitcs and
makes each one OF its many millions
kin to every other. So we come TO-
day in this memorial service, with
tender hearts, softened and toned
by the lapsing years, and once
: more united people, under the
, the anne flag which both North
and South have ever loved, and to-
day love more than ever before, and
pay loving tribute to the brave men
who poured out their life blood for
J a righteous cause. So with the
poet we can truly say
tod OF our fathers, unto thee
Our grateful anthems rise;
y For mercie- manifold vouch~afed
: Beneath these Western skies.
When by oppression and freedoms foe
g Our fathers had been driven
% From The land CT their native birth,
a Thou guidest them TO this western ha-
ven.
!, THY Providence 4 cloud by day.
Il A pillarrd flame by night.
6 Hath led u onward through the years,
= With promise ever bright.
/ When war beset our borders round,
!, The sword of strength was thine;
4 chosen nation then were we,
e 4 Western Palestine.
In memory Of or dead this day
= Within thy courts we bow;
/ Their battles o'cr--their triumphs won
n They rest from labors now.
Z Thou Cod of nations, Prince OF Peace,
is Accept our joyful praise,
!, BE thou our God, he thou our Guide,
" 10 everlasting days. Amen.
,e Some time ago Paderewski wa
ar spending 4 few weeks in Rome, an
enough he was made tn
ID recipient Of very flattering socla
il honors.
le He could not be induced to pla
r in the salons of the Italian nobility
ir however, and a young princess, VIII
ID was desirous that the pianist shoul
play at party given TO her friends
ID was obliged to resort to a ruse
ly She had observed that when ever tn
v great artist was present at a socis
ergathering her lady friends had take
re special care to open the piano, an
j. in such cases it was invariably in
of possible to get Padcrewski TO touc
a. the instrument.
"a At her own soirce therefore, sh
It, locked the piano and put the key
rchcr pocket. Paicrcwski was spare
Of on that occasion any request to play
e. and all the evening no mention WI
eslmade Of his art. This unique treat
almcnt seemed to surprise him, an
n n-lpresently he beganto pace ncrvousl
ir,to and fro before the locked instr
g ment. At last he could no longe
al conceal his excitement, and person
ally requested the princess to Civ
,e him the key ofthe instrument. The
ID he played. Musical America.
= = Artemus Ward used to tell Of
: bitter lecture experience which b
:, had in little town in the far wes
!. There was a blizzard when he he'll
- firth, and consequently the audienc
was small. "After my lecture,
said Artenus. 81 ventured to sue
!, gest to the chairman Of the commit
! tee that the elements having bee
,s against me that evening, | migt
:. repeat my talk later in the season