Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-08-23

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train. The result was disastrous to
the sheep. As the farmer gathered
up its mangled remains he muttered
well | admire your zeal. but-darn
your discretion. So the train OF
politics daily passes by. Men seek to
stop it only to be themselves torn by
1.-THE train And while we may admire
their religious zeal we doubt their
discretion. When Christians crowd
caucus and convention
The beautiful and good wilt reign
And blooming Eden smile again
The criminal carelessness Of the
Christian, however, often binds upon
him burdens. His neglect Of the
caucus, convention, primary and pol
ling place, often brings him the
thralldom of taxation and the suffer
ing Of sin. Yet one is sometimes
tempted to offer the prayer of the
preacher who was sent for to pray in
a very wicked family by the name of
Weaver One OF the family bad been
bitten by rattle snake and thus the
preacher prayed: 1--WE thank thee
Lord for rattle snakes. We thank
thee for anything that will bring the
Weaver family to their senses. We
pray thee Lord to send one to bite
Bill Weaver and one to bite Sal Weav-
er and one to bite the old man. And
we pray thee Lord to send a great
big rattle snake to bite the old
woman and Lord send shower of
of rattle snakes on this whole COM
munity to bring them to repentance.
Amenr' So if nothing but strikes,
syndicates, taxes ard trusts, poverty
and mismanagement will do it, let all
these come till men shall vote as well
as pray. 1t is well for the saint to
sing:
There is a happy land, far far away
Where saints in glory stand. bright, bright
as day"
But it is also well when he chants,
This is my native land by her I'll stay.
Where men with ballots stand on election
day.
So doing, a diviner day will dawn.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Rev. Walter Blair is visiting rela-
tives in the city. He will 90 to
Evanston, Illinois, to attend the
great Methodist school at that place,
at the opening of its fall term. Her.
ald-helper heard Bro. Blair some time
4 since at the NJ. E. church of this city
and was himself helped by the SER
mon. 1t was an able attempt. May
the young ''theolog" reap rich re-
wards in his life of labor and love.
Mrs. Jefferson Crawford of Hazel
Green, Wis, has been recent guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Meyer.
DIR. w. j. Hurd.a successful dentist
from St. Paul, Mimi, is spending a
few days vacation with his brother-in-
4 law, Dan Oswald.
Miss Gussie Devoe took the train
Monday evening for Des Moines, lowe,
where she will visit relatives and
friends. Miss Devoe will be missed
in our church. business and social
circles, but nowhere more than in
homes made bright by her presence.
Her many friends wish for her a
pleasant and profitable visit and a
speedy ana safe return.
DR.. and Mrs. r. r. Powell from
Janesvile are spending few days in
visiting Mrs. DR.. Carley.
Miss Nellie Carol, one of our eff
cient and popular teachers retur ned
last Monday from visit of several
weeks duration at Chicago and Wau
kesha.
In hn fol Of Il. 81
to grace the home of Dakota pioneer
She was the first white child born in
what is now Hope, Steel county. Oak
Besides the mother of the child there
were but two women in all the region
round about. In memory of the new
land the child was named Dakota
Dakota Williams-now grown to
modest maidenhood. The child, with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Will
liams, is about to visit the scenes of
: her early childhood. They will be
gone two or three weeks on visit to
the parents and brothers of Mr.
: Williams. May they all return asfull
? of Hope as the town they visit. and
as strong a the Steel from which
that county Is named.
Mrs. Margaret Palmer received u
dispatch on Monday announcing the
death of her sister. Mrs Nancy Bar
nard. at Avoca. at the advanced age
of 90 years
Frank Lischke from Nome. Alaska.
is here visiting his sister, Mrs Irwin
Kicks. Mr.. LiShcke is Boscobel boy
and has been absent from his native
heath about II years.
Miss Leta Wilson is visiting friends
at Darlington.
Miss Marie Brooks is ont OF town
on 4 visit TO friends in Bloomington.
BIRTHDAY BREEZES
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Harry
New illiams. August Is. 1900. a son.
weighing eleven pounds But the
fond father weighs ton, holds Lis
head hipb and stems amOntr tba starr