The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-17

has been supplied. is to have accom-.
plished all that in the nature Of things
one could have accomplished and so to
have fully succeeded. although ones
personal acquisitions may have been
but small. and the figure one may have
cut upon the worlds theater may have
been inconspicuous. Tested by this
rule, which is evidently correct. no
proof will be required at this bar or in
this community that Mr.. Hsrwood at
tanned to great and unusual measure
OF success. His life work has been done
in the open face Of day. The means at
his command and the uses that he has
made OF them are known 10 you all.
That the end came to him in disap-
pointment and distress we all know, but
that that result was due to any lack Of
vigilance or exertion on his part no one
will assert. nor will it be denied that he
laid down his task. unblemished fame
and untarnished honor. More cannot
be said Of any man.
To nsve cultivated and improved in a
large and liberia. way. the faculties OF
ores own heart and mind to have con
tributed spprvciably to the growth and
prosperity Of the state and city of his
adoption; to have helped mold and
form the sci timents and opinions OF his
contemporaries and co-workers 10 lay
ing the foundations OF a great and grow
ing commonwealth to have left in the
community in which, for nearly thirty
years, he was engaged in a strenuous.
though commonplace, struggle for ex-
istence-the tradition OF an upright,
honorable and manly life; to have done
these things is to achieve that which
many OF the rich and powerful. the elo-
quent and famous OF the earth, might
we'll emulate and envy.
Before this audience or in this com
munity, among those who have for gen.
GRAFTON been the friends and associates,
and the competitors and rivals OF the de-
ceased, it seems to me to be almost work
Of supererogation to attempt recital of
the principal incidents of bis career or
to enlarge upon his moral and intellect
ual qualities, and for reasons which /
have stated on a former occasion il
would be we'll nigh impossible for me to
perform such a service. There are those
to follow me, however, to whom such a
task will be less difficult and who may
take melancholy pleasure in the per
Torrance OF what may seem TO be So
cial duty. That it is not grateful and
beneticent Office TO recount the virtues
OF q we'll spent life do not meaa to i'm
ply. Mankind is taught by example,
and civilization Is the outgrowth of the
social influence Of the strongest and
best citiz ms. Neighborhoods and
lotteries determine the occupations, the
ambitions, the tastes, and the amuse.
ments of cities. and from the cities, as
p lltical, moral and intellectual centers.
radiate the opinions and proceed the
movements which decide the policies
and the fate OF nations. Cities have a
distinct personality Of their own and.
like individuals. their characters are
Hugely formed in their infancy. The
me1 aud women who havJ laId the
foundations Of this town, who have
helped to establish and maintain its pub
lie institutions, VITO have promoted the
culture OF it's inhabitants and directed
the course OF their activities have set in
motion influences Of the most far reach
ing Kind. What are the nature and ex-
tent Of the contributions to this move.
ment which any individual has made or
shall make, is, or may be, a matter Of
the most momentous Consequences, and
is one which IN case lie the present,
may well arrest our attention, and en-
pioy our thoughts. for the brief hour
which We are permitted to dew tie to its
But for the reasops