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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

The big mission Style clock on
sale last spring at Barnett's jewelry
store, and now owned by the Ku Klux
Klub is for sale. A fine Xmas gift.
Fur particulars see L. o. Pennock or
Arthur Knapp Jr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
Residence For Sale.

Good S-room house and half acre
of ground adjoining city; cistern. city
water, good barn, chicken house, etc.
Inquire of Fred A. Cox or John
Jordan, Lancaster 90tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

You can buy the choicest sheet
music that sells regularly at Soc for
14c copy at Roberts special music
sale every Saturday until Christmas.
Come early while the assortment is
at it's best,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

WANTED Middle aged woman
or girl to superintend laundry at
Wright House. Six days work of
six hours a day ; room and board.
Write or phone. Good wages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

HOUSE FOR RENT-Nine room
house, located near the business
center of Lancaster. Inquire of
RALPH PLACE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

FOR SALE.-My team, harness,
two buggies, spring cutter, blankets,
string of bells, robe, etc. For sale
cheap. ALBERT BUDWORTH.
94t2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23

WANTED want to buy a second
hand cutter, Portland style.
94tf CHAS. @. ROBERTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

haps are prone to inspect this strip of
stone in purely physical comparison with
the bulk and height Of some Of those
structures.
But believe shall not be far wrong
in saying that many visitors acquire
better appreciation of the Monument, con-
corning its qualities as great memorial.
than many of the residents OF Washing
ton. The Monument shares with numer-
Gus other important things of interest in
Washington, which visitors come from
all parts Of the country to see, the mat
tention Of the people who live here.
II may seem to be diverging. Iwant to
make the statement that the Monument
whatever may be said of other places
and things Of interest in Washington.
should be peculiarly exempt from mat
tention on the part of Neutrality-suspicious..
Bv that I do not mean that visits are to
be made to the Monument itself. but
simply that consciousness OF 1t should
be cultivated rather than allowed to
wither because seen so constantly it Is
scarcely seen at ALL Its very character
as a towering objective against the sky.
discernible except where shut from view
by Imminent buildings-from all points
in and about the city. distinguishes it in
this that 1t Is not necessary to come with
in its Immediate vicinity in order to ap
preciate and enjoy many Of its varied
phases. I am reminded here of an in
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ing a four-square tapering figure to
stone column. IT we cannot shape a solid
obelisk of the proper dimensions we can
build one of separate blocks. How can
we give 1t the distinction we demand for
It? The nation which can brag that 1t
has 1.-The biggest show on earth" cannot
boast a great deal In the way or archltec-
ture but 1t can do one thing-it can build
an obelisk that shall be taller than any
structure now standing which the hand
Of man has raised. Build an obelisk!
How different the idea Of such structure
from tina. of the unbroken. unjointed.
prismatic shaft, one perfect whole. as
complete In ITSELF as fifty shaped and con-
soIidated to defy the elements as the tow
ering palm or the tapering pine! Well.
we had the satisfaction for a time or
claiming the tallest structure In the
word, and now that the new Tower of
Babel which has sprung up in Paris has
killed that pretension l think we should
feel and speak more modestly about our
stone hyperbole. our materlanzatlon OIL
the American love of the superlatlve.
"I SUPPOSE" continued the bookish man.
there must have been a big hurrah or
that sort when the thing was built, that
aroused such a repugnance in a man ike
Holmes that he could not look at 1t fairly.
For I can't believe it's just blatant bar
barism that makes us ordinary FOLK IKE
It, tried the other day to gather few
opinions from the books I had at hand.
from people who might be supposed to
have the real thing in the way Of evanes-
cent esthetic sensitiveness. OF course the
first thing l thought of in that connection
was Henry James, SO 1 lodged into the
American Scene and sure enough. In
his chapter on Washington he refers to
the fine Washington obelisk.' The only
derogatory thing he says about 1t is that
1t looks lonesome. At least. l suppose
shafts what he means-have you read it?
Listen. He's talking about the view from
the White House, guess:
The whole ample precinct and margin
formed by the virtual contrast of it's
green with those expanses in which the
effect of the fine Washington obelisk rather
spends or wastes itself (not little as If
some loud monosyllable had been uttered,
in preoccupied company. without a due
production Of symbol or sense
That's just the beginning of the SEN
tence. but the rest doesn't concern the
monumental least + think not. He does
speak Of 1t again. but not unkindly. If !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05
IN THE OPINION OF THE WRITERS

grasp his intention, when he sums up the
city-'Washington, overweighted by
single dome and overaccented by q single
shaft
well. reading one recent distinguished
visitor led me to another who knew had
been in Washington-H. G. Wells, the
man with the biggest living Imagination.
1 found in his Future in America just
one little reference to the monument, and
mighty disappointing one to anybody
that admires him as much as do. He
is looking from the library. from AN
upper chamber that commands an alto
gether beautiful view of long vistas OF
avenue and garden to that stupendous.
unmeaning obelisk the work of the
women of America) that dominates all
Washington
"Unmeaning!' exclaimed the bookish
man. When l read that my feelings
got the better Of me. and sat down and
wrote sonnet! I'm not a poet, but /
made up my mind the thing ought to be
said somehow. Why. that remark seems
to me almost as wilfully Indifferent as
something else that oliver Wendell Holmes
sailor was 1t some other Bostonian?
He said he couldn't see that the Washing
ton monument was any better viewed
from a long way off than the Bunker Hill
monument. which is shaped just like it,
seen from shorter distance! AS If 1t
could rule and dominate US as it does!
Oh. we'll, all the rest that I've got to say
you'll find in this sonnet. Good night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

to the father of our country. but some
how it does not impress me as strongly
as | had hoped it would I regret to make
an admission that may seem to You I'M
patriotic. but of course l do not mean it
in that way"
During this iconoclastic utterance the
first speaker had turned his uplifted gaze
from the Monument to the countenance
of his companion.
NO 1 know you too we'll to suspect
you of lack of patriotism. 1t is lack OF
something else. which. 1 am sure. a few
days further acquaintance with the Mon
ument will remedy.
1--WE heard now and then comment SIM
liar to that which you have just made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

<<H I'D you ever hear any one make
fun of the Washington monu-
ment?" asked a bookish resi-
dent of the capital. TT isn't done now
adays. at least among people I know, but
there was time when supercilious people
regarded 1t as vulgar monstrosity. We
don't think Of Oliver Wendell Holmes as
that sort Of writer. but the passage l
have particularly In mind is in his Over
the Teacups' 1t sounds pretty queruous
to Washingtonians who love the monu-
ment and sympathize as did with the
representatives wife who remarked that
she always looked from her window the
first thing in the morning to see if it was
still there. and was uplifted for the rest
OF the day by it. I suppose 1t represents
the Boston point of view, but he hasn't
much use for the Bunker Hill affair
either. He opens up heavily like this:
But the gigantic obelsks like that
on Bunker Hill, and especially the Wash
ington monument at the National capital,
are open to critical animadversion. Let
us contrast the last mentioned of these
great piles with the obelisk as the Egyp-
tan conceived and executed.
He goes on to admire at some length
the unity and simplicity OF the Egyptian
idea of a single mammoth stone set up
and carved with heroic records. Then he
reaches out for poor vulgar America after
this fashion:
America says the father Of his coun-
try must have a monument worthy of his
exalted place in history. What shall 1t be I?
temple such as Athens might have been
proud to rear upon the Acropolis? An ODE
lisk such as Thebes might have pointed
out with pride to the strangers who
found admittance through her hundred
gates? After long meditation and the re-
lection of the hybrid nonstrosities with
which the nation was menaced an ODE
lisk is at last decided upon. How can it
be made grand and dignified enough to be
equal to the Office assigned 1t? We dare
not attempt to carve a single stone from
the living rock-all our modern appliances
fail to make the task as easy to us as 1t
seems to have been to the early Egyp-
tians. No artistic skill Is required in Civ.
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had not passed before it had revealed to
me many phases Of beauty and sublim-
ity which perhaps were not possible of
perception on first observation. Its mere
size took on an impressiveness not felt in
full at once; it's contour, plain to the
point Of absouteness, a significance not
at first suspected.
II conceive too, that It must look diff
ferently to people according to the man
ner of their previous consideration of It.,
as inspired by description or pictures.
Probably they are differently affected ac-
cordingly as they come from mountainous
regions or where prairie lands prevail.
Visitors from the great cities where sky
scrapers make canons Of the streets per-
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lantic However. your words do not en-
tirely surprise me. My first. impression
of the Monument was of the same ma
ture.
MY first view of the Monument was
from the Capitol. 1t was a little disap-
pointing, not SO much because it did not
come up to my expectations as that it
did not go beyond them On closer
view, such as we have now. looked upon
it in some measure in comparison, for in
stance. with certain monumental memo
rails abroad and for the moment. and for
the moment only. that pile of stone SEEM
ed to me nothing more than a gigantic
stone post doing violence to every aspect
of its historic environment. But a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

from visitors viewing the Monument for
the first time. It is something like the
commonly mentioned first impression Of
Niagara Falls. But, since you use only
unitarian and physical comparisons, why
stop at pyramids ocean greyhounds and
skyscrapers? Why not have said that
Etffers tower dwarfs the Monument or
that the Brooklyn bridge, placed on end,
would belfttle it to insignifcance? Pur-
suing that mode of estimate. it might be
said of that pile of stone as you call
il, II placed on the slopes of the Hima-
layas would have nearly as much Inn
pressveness to the eye as a toothpick; or,
considering its mass and weight with re-
lation to the earth, about as much force
as that same toothpick adrft on the At
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himself at ease and was enjoying his
temporary surcease of responsibility.
At this point the visitor spoke.
Il have been studying those straight
lines whose length l accused of monotony.
With their almost imperceptible DETECTION
from the perpendicular in converging as
they approach the top they not only as
sist the normal perspective and lend to
the effect Of height. but they give the
shaft kind OF stern grace. 1t seems to
me now that If the Monument were much
higher-a few feet more or less wouldn't
matter-itS true effectiveness of pro-
portion and size would be destroyed. AS
It Is, It is perhaps in those particulars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

stance occurring under my observation
only last evening. In passing along the
upper terrace on the westward front of
the Capitol noticed young lady lean
ing on the balustrade in rapt contempla-
ton Of the Monument in conjunction with
The setting sun. Even at that distance.
a mile away. the Monument. Of deep
oiue gray, standing solitary against the
SKY and the far stretch Of the Virginia
niIis. dominated all its surroundings.
rom where the young lady Stood. and
she evidently had sought that exact spot,
the sun glowing globe of orange red,
YVES slowly settling just to the right into
d heavy bank of haze that hung close to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

In nearly perfect relation to its surround
lngs. Were 1t twice as high 1t would
obviously be but clumsy attempt to Sc
cure the attributes Of mere bigness, which
would destroy it's present attribute OF
suggestiveness. It's slightly tape ring sides.
merging into its more rapidly tapering
summit, give it an effect on the magma
ton Of continuing projection upward.
marvel at the lines of the summit Thosa
angles Of conveyance must have required
almost an inspiration to choose them from
all other angles. A little less and they
would have been too blunt: little more
too slenderly taperng. AS II is. the point
ed summit. while forming the actual
physical limit OF the Monuments height,
lends to the effect of continuity upward
Perhaps I can illustrate what I mean by
saying that when we look at pointed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05
WASHINGTON'S MONUMENT.

RIOT as the post Of dome-belittling view,
IN Not as the giant toy Of sun and
cloud
The naked peak Of masonry Is proud;
The peoples tribute-stones up-piling knew
A nobler purpose; out Of labor grew
A just and pleasing symbol. SO endowed
With calm commanding grace that still
the crowd
Must hold the man in memory anew.
Beyond the myriad peering panes below.
What fevered eyes, avoiding restlessly
Some dsrkly proffered means intriguers know
To still the crying claims Of vanity.
May rest ON clean arising lines. and so
Be soothed and steadied into victory?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

The speakers earnestness had been in
creasing as he proceeded. His friend still
sat fmmovable, his arms folded and his
gaze turned upward, fixed intently on the
Monument. The chauffeur had settled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

the horizon. Above this haze and paral-
lei with it stretched band Of dull GRIM
son. few moments later the red globe.
distorting to an oval as it passed into
the haze, was gone from view and the
crimson band changed to the prevailing
gray Of the deepening evening sky"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05

The bookish man presented to his inter-
viewer a copy of the lines which follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05
MOODS Wh&:M0NUMENT-
MONUMENT
OR
MOUNTAIN

GUYANA is not more dominant
in Japan than the stately shaft
- of the Washington Monument is
here in the nations capital At
first, perhaps. the visitor IL more
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

!.
What could we poke in to the Fair
mont West Virginian to make 1T
wake up sand grow1 ?-Parkersburg
State Journal
We have n oticed for several days
TINT the long silence OF the West vir-
5ginian has been weighing heavily on
the brow OF IS our esteemed Parkers-
burg COZ, temporary. The strain has
grown worse from day to day until
nov II seems that8a "growl" would
The some relief. For the Information
of the Journal we will say that the
seditor has been sojournlng with the
Normal Board 5of Regents in his Off
efal capacity attending the various
SSCommen cement but will be back in
Few days TO add to the gayety OF edit
torlal comment. Last summer dur.
ling the eflitar,s absence we recall
that We had some very pleasant words
.sssssN Eth the State Journal but we have
been too busy for the Inst few weeks
with gouri Industrial edition and other
matters ito Keep up, the pnca but w
/ now have the copy ready for Brother
Z morris which goes forward today AMI
\ we hope that II win sufficiently recon
ss3pense HIM for, my seeming .tnslIffer
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

cAsEII. somE az Ss;s Q:
THE deadl ock ii the senatorial con-
sTention$ of5 Cabell county shows a very
strong determination Oh both factions
to have their own way. This contro.
versys has become very bitter and each
sside calls the other reactionnries AMI
11tSreyo1u tionists. From "a long distance.
which lis possibly the best way and
most pleasant way to view such oon.
MENTIONS. it seems that the ointment
as pretty equally divided and that the
bitter controversy will not do the par
5tyaanyl good In the general election.
j For the sake OF harmony the first days
gconY was adjourned after elect
ling two sets OF presiding officers
SCabell county politics will have ste
take pnga imore II harmonious compos
Snres Of the Re publican party Will lose
many votes in the end. 1t seems thai
! The only way the matter could be set
tied fairly would be to Submit the con
e iStroversy! to outside arbitration or sub
init It to as dir ect primary vote of til,
people which IS the only wise way Il
settle nominations where contests ar.
close and spirited. IS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

IS The Charleston Gazette believes
that the sunshine is doing much to ads
van ce the cause ofis"goo.l roads" Ma
t,Ire rs I'd ray sS6:anli1s around ready
to assist IN an u good or worthy move-
ment. at least we have observed sthat
she has always been SO inclined
around here and the Kanawha Val
ley is certainly entitled to the same
kind treatment and We believe it Is
nbundnntly blessed. Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
Il u 7sJs ? y , - - . y = ill
tOEFtCERE PUNISHED.i

PARIS, June "a dramatic scene
in naval circles almost parallelllns
the degradation Of Ma ori Alfred sDrey.
fus took place today when 4 Engign
BENJAMIN limo. who was convicted
OF ATTEMPTING to sell naval ]. ,locu-
ments publicly was degraded before
q great crowd. ILLINOIS sword was
broken ED the braiis and buttons
were tor from his uniform. U1lmo
was 'lee.!ly affected BY the punish,
ment. = 2ts b 80
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

BUD Jenkins. the popular First
ward barber, who sometime ago while
playing ball sustained Ia. painful injury
on the left thumb is getting along all
right now. For some time twas fear.
ed THAT blood poison would set in. and
that the member would have to be
nmputatel. but such now Sis not the
case Mr. Jenkins has not worked any
since the hand was injured. $50 n;
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Miss Ada Louise Kunst. of Grafton.
is visiting at the home OF her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. shurtleff,
on state street.
Mr.: Rufus swearingen. who with
his wife anil son. have been visiting
nj the home OF Mr.. J. Walter Barnes,
Is Ill OF stomach trouble. Il
Little Miss Arilly Bennett Is illIof
typhoid fever ut the home OF her pa.
rents. AR. and Mrs. John Bennett, on
Madison and Jackson streets.
Airs. Harry Valentine. OF Trenton.
N. j., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Kemblc White.
! Mrs: Howard Turbee and children
have been visiting friends in Manning.
/ ton. n y +.
Miss Ocic 5Har,lesty. Of Warrington
! has been the guest of the Misses Kin
kead for; tho past two years: Mrs
Klnkead and guest. Miss Fawcett,
! will go to the home OF Mrs. Eugene
lGabcrt near Mounlsvllle tomorrow tc
! spend Sunday. i n
Mayor N. NJ. Nicely was n bushes:
visitor in Grafton yesterday.
Miss Laura Hill arrived home or
|; Wednesday evening from Wheeling
where she was a student at MI. D.
J, Chantal Acametly. u ,.sS :.ls5 s7
Mrs L W Kelly will return to
might from West Union where she wn
Il called by the illness and death OF he
+ sister.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

The entrance OF Col. Thomas E..
Hodges into the race for the Democrat
ic nomination for Governor has made
a sort Of three ,cornered "Hodgepodge'
of the situation. 8 81 X rs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

~
The newspa per situation Mt Clarls.
burg must be getting Mt q pretty high
tension q one % th eE papers slings the
ssss.ring I, at Its nelgh borf and is very
Z harsh1y dealt It'll BY being demon;
mated In the very uncouth and heart.
fending terms as the ss'1nusic y sheet.
further ale tons are mis- sine. It's
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

The Charleston Mail says Of the
bankers who are meeting in that city
this week. they are the men behind
the gum" They are likewise the men
behind the "wad." r a z. e 4 Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

Let IA. NJ. Smith do your cleaning
,ressing. tlyeing and Srepairing. c,nt,
Phone G57-L. All work called for an
delivered. Suits made to order. Shop
under Home Savings Bank. ~ = xxx
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

By the way, have you noticed the
Moundsville Herald? 1t Is a hand
some youngster above the average in;
appearance. t * /! = X.
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summary SUMNER. II, DRESS Res: GOODS.

Favored fabrics ut very popular
prices, you could hunt through every
store in town and fail to find such a
varied assortment In Summer dress
goods SO moderately priced as we are
showing this season J: Il,
- y " ~ e. C..9JO-+ES
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1 EBFAlRM0N1 YVES sv!RGlNIAR.

=
sRubT iShedt paliySexcep Sunday and SEMI
Weekly by the Fatrmcnt West Vir- q
4 Ia Ian Publishing Company.
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I Drug store Comforts.

Drug Store Comforts.
You'll find this store a most com.
Portable place as It is our desire 4 to
make you like to come here. When
In need OF drug store goods try us. !
MARTINS. DRUG STORE.
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u &F1ntereds at thu I9nstofsice n Fla srrnnrt,
3StVeEtbE irgfniaS as Tecond-cla mail mt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

~ Don't be a fool and not bid In Dun
cans piano auction. The piano may
go for as low as 5000, 4 then YOU win
feel cheap. Bid something. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

Our store the place IS buy your
iewelry. Fisher reliable jeweler. 5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

not stated whether; the music is vocal.
instrumental or from the pen Of the
editor. What the; public is most inter-
ested IN Is it sacred or rag time?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

Clarksburg newspapers have already
began to hand out acvice to Manager
,Drumm and to knock the team.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

If Fairmonts wins and ClarksburE
loses today they win be tied with 500
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12

per cent. s5j5t S55 =.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
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