The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10

lost his Amercansm 50 far as his writings
went.
JUST BETDEEN you IND NE
lIA7 HEN you want to quote the life Of great
IVt as an instance of pluck perseverance de-
k termned refusal to acknowledge
E&SSESaI fail, try General Grant. have always
- much admiration for traits the life
this really qualities
der circumstances that woudwarrant average
saying was no use to struggle longer since luck
decidedly against him.
Those days of his early manhood,
war were days Of grinding poverty
split rails like Lincoln but he hauled
Just like any teamster know to-day. Only
hear now he did it little better said
that you should cultivate never say die spirit
plan goes to the wall there is anotherand better
close to your hand if will but it, Never
closes but another this spirit
SO much in General Grants career.
General James Grant Wilson, writing General Grant
in the Criterion, illustrates this trait ways.
up to him in hot haste and in the greatest
excitement saying General Grant Lee is turning our LETT
Without the slightest indication surprise
replied we'll then shall turn Lees left His spirit
when going into battle fight the
bitter end that there would except they
reduced to mere handful Many time this brought
about the destruction of bridges after they
perhaps the abandonment OF Army
the Potomac because the guards were
battle His reason always was when army whipped
it will not need then.'
No that courage through
famed for life by fall fortune
dollars and his integrity besmirched time,
life in five months from the time it first appeared.
If one is at all equal to things it is enough
to do them when the opportunity but still
to disaster suspicion disgrace in spirit
which calls forth the highest admiration
General Grant did, showing that
MIN truly great rather than great and glorious
stances
spelng the rock around which are dashing the
waves ofpublic discussion WONDER judging
recent report of spelling examination Northwestern
yersity Actually, only twenty sixty
ceeded
but must that judging from experience many
Of papers, there times when it seems that
Juniors Up to- perhaps through
the eighth grade it not to be that will
spell correctly Bu there is no really good excuse
for high being spell the words
in ordinary Technical terms matter AS
university falls by the way in spelling
makes me want to excam with Hamlet The times sadly
out of joint"
There are some to whom spelling does not come easy,
These must make the study Of memory drill Their
minds either wandering field they
be pinned strictly to the word before else ne
have become ogged and need clearing out in
orally speaking, however, believe it natenton,
allowed because the study dull Perhaps
better what if ask where
Junior work would be If shrked the dull
duties, left undone the things not like
f American children brought up pity upon
children Of royal BIRTH especially those who
obliged to take certain kind of training
their position The fact is always chill
dren have real paymates and real paytme that
tny are opged TO and to consider the
dignity which they bornthrough their
This clearly brought home however,
until read the diary of two noted French auhors-brot
ersWho friends of Princess Matde Bonaparte
who the little Prince Imperial diary
first describes the of Napoleon III and
genie checked fair haired curylocked
little fellow. Then it adds:
THE princess (Matilde) had arranged this evening
chldrens theatrical performance especially
Prince Imperial and when the piece he asked
leave to climb the stage and mix with the
Poor little man! There he all other children
who amusing themselves prevented from Joining
fun because of the Grand Ribbon the Legion
wearing for the first time He had look
pride and divided between the of age
the dignity Of his majesty reduced looking with
smile at the sports of the other children
1t is hard enough to be royal grownup, but it is
IDENTIFY harder and lonesoner still royalty
Harvard professor has just something to his class
composition that should like printed big
ges blacklist letters possible and hung in the
Junior writes his Junior The said:
NEVER USE THE WORD "GOTTEN.n
USE GET AND GOT oNE-TENTH. LESS THAN