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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
POET AND HEROINE.
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The recent life of James Thompson,
the poet Of 1.-THE Seasons" by q. Z.
Macaulay. reveals the fact that his
first patroness was the Scotch heroine,
LADY Grizel Baltic, his very distant
relative: but in Scotland fortieth
cousins count. She, too, was a poet.
The eldest of eighteen children, Lady
Grizel was a caretaker from early
childhood. When her fathers friend,
Robert Baltic, was in prison under
accusation of treason, Grizel was trust
ed with messages from his friends and
his son George, her youth rendering
her free from suspicion by the author
tiles Under the shadow OF prison
and scaffold her love-stOry began, al
though many years Of exile and pow
erty interviewed before she became the
wife of George Baillie.
After his fathers execution, his own
life was prescribed; and it was she
who nightly carried him news and food
while he lay hidden in the family
burial-vault. Later, he, young Ballile,
and NEST Of her family escaped to Hol-
land: but one sister, Julianna, remain
ed behind, and Grizel was sent back
alone to bring her.
Once she failed. A lone journey for
a young girl was perilous undertake
ing in those days; but Grizel tried
again, and succeeded.
Independent and competent in day
of stay-at-homes, Grizel was athletic,
too, before the athletic girl was dream
ed of. When at last the two sisters
! La ied at Brielle, they could not afford
a carriage, and started at once to walk
the ten miles to Rotterdam.
A fellow traveller escorted them, but,
loaded with the luggage, he could give
no help when, but little out, the deli
cate Julianna's strength began to fail.
A little farther, and both her shoes
were sucked off in the deep mud and
lost She sank down, weeping, and
vowed she could walk no farther. 1t
was indeed plain that she could not ;
so Grizel hoisted her upon her back,
and carried her the rest of the way
no small feat of muscle, as well as of
1
affection.
When at last the family troubles
ended, Grizel, declining to become maid
of honor to Queen Mary, married her
| lover, and entered upon forty-eight
years of happiness OH his restored es-
tates.
Once, with her children. she revisit
| ed Holland, and was eager to show
| them the room in the little house at
| Utrecht where their father had court
| ed her during their long exile. But
alas for the cruel. cleanliness OF Dutch
| housekeepers Even though they offer
ed to put off their shoes, the mistress
of the house would not allow them to
set foot on her mirror-like polished
floors. and they could but peep from
| the threshold.
OF the sweet and simple songs
which Lady Grizel used to scribble
i'm her little dingy leather book, tucked
in among cooking receipts and domestic
accounts, but few have come down the
centuries. The best-known bears the
refrain, true keynote of the authors
brave and buoyant character:
Werna my heart LIGHT, 1 wad dee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
Fate.
Elizabeth G. Clephane.


Two shall be born, the whole, wide world
apart,
And speak in different tongues, and have
no thought
Each Of the others being; and have no
heed;
And these, Ger unknown seas to unknown
lands
Shall cross, escaping wreck; defying
death;
And, all unconsciously, shape every act to
this one end
That, one day, out of darkness, they shall
meet
And read life's meaning in each others
eyes.
And two shall walk some narrow way OF
life
So nearly side by side that, should one
turn
Ever so little space to right or left,
They needs must stand acknowledged face
to face.
And yet, with wistful eyes that never
meet,
With cropping hands that never clasp
and lips
Calling in vain to ears that never hear;
They seek each other all their weary days
And die unsatisfed-and that is fate.
Susan Mari Spaulding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
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"The Ninety and Nine"

soThe Ninety and Nine"
There were ninety and nine that safely
lay
In the shelter of the fold;
But one was out on the hills away
Far off from the gates of gold
Away on the mountains wild and bare,
Away from the tender Shepherds care.
Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and
nine;
Are they not enough for Thee!
But the Shepherd made answer: Tits
one of Mine
Has wandered away from Me;
And although the road be rough and steep,
I go to the desert to find My sheep"
But none of the ransomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crost,
Nor how dark was the night that the
Lord passed through
Ere He found His sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert He heard its cry,
Sick and helpless and ready to die.
Lord, whence are these blood drops all
the way
That mark out the mountain track?'
''They were shed for one who had gone
astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him
back"
Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and
torn?"
'They are pierced tonight by many a
thorn"
But all through the mountains, thunder
riven,
And up from the rocky steep,
There rose a cry to the gates of Heaven /:
'Reioice 1 have found My sheep y
| And the angels echoed around the throne :
''Rejoice! for the Lord brings back His
own!''
Elizabeth G. Clephane.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
Campaign CandOr.

"You don't get angry when people
refuse to indorse your opinions"
Certainly not" answered the orator.
Every four years or so 1 am liable to
have to decline to indorse some Of my
own opinions. "--Washington Star. g
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

The fact is that the farm is in a bet
ter way than the town. There is a
good deal of nonsense about doing
something for the farm" What is
needed vastly more is to do something
for the town; to make its living condi-
lions better for the unfortunates whom
an memorable social and Industrial sys-
tenn draws to the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

A man has been arrested in Phila-
delphia for swindling several lawyers,
hence it may be necessary to revise the
old saying concerning the shrewdness
OF Philadelphia lawyer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

The supreme test will come when the
Sultan is compelled to pick one wife
from among the members Of the harem
and cling to her exclusively. The
young Turks are asking much Of the
old man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

An Iowa woman, who claims to have
had a vision of heaven, says she saw
pianos there. That leaves us with the
superstition that the monographs are
IN the other place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

A falling off I'm the attendance at
medical colleges has started the report
that the country is threatened with a
shortage of doctors. In that case we
may notice a decided increase in the
Number of deaths from old age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

1t has taken 100 volumes in Chinese
20 print the life Of Ii Hung Chang
And yet he lived but 78 years. If Min
lister WI lives 200 years 1t will require
q whole library to do him justice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
UnraIlanH.

"She'n be lucky if she ever gets mar
ried with that face"
"Lucky? She'll be a genius p
Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

The Standard Oil Company will
spend thirteen million dollars for new
pipe lines, but not a cent for court
nnes-if it can be helped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

After inspecting the portraits Of Art
Est and Affinity Seeker Earle that have
appeared in print. one is compelled to
admit that he looks the part.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

Sarah Bernhardt is talking of max
Ing another farewell tour in America.
That's pretty good evidence that she
Jared well on the last one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

In New York City baby is born
every three minutes, but it is not the
fault Of the baby and cannot reasonably
be held against it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

When We hear a girl play the piano,
we feel sorry that she has accom-
plished so little with all her hard
work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

At the price he is getting it will be
TO President ROoseyelt's advantage to
Ill the space with lot Of nice, short,
simplified words.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

The trouble is that after q loving
woman gets married, she is apt to con-
fuse the role of guardian angel with
that Of detective.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

The man who is always talking
about himself never says anything thai
g calculated to benefit his fellow man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

An Oklahoma murderer was fined
500 for assault, saving him the incon-
venience Of going crazy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

When a man says his sickness is due
to overwork, everybody SCOTS save
those who love him. How many will
that be in your case?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

That Yellowstone highwayman evil
easy stages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

According to the census department
there are 100000 hogs in America,
not counting, etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

II we are to believe the novelists, the
good people who get into society are
not worth writing about.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

You would be surprised at the things
said about you behind your back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

Sometimes people cast glances that
are intended to be arch which are SIM
ply idictic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

When a boy sees a cat, he tries to
hit it with rock girl tries to pet it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
WISCONSIN.

Too often piano stool is the seat Of
discord.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17

Many a man who attempts to get
rich quickly goes broke in hurry.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03

congenial and make yourself worthy
OF such work when IL comes your
way No matter how uncongenial
your task it today. consider II bles-
sing that you have employment. and
push along 10 better things.
Everything comes when We are fully
ready. The law never falls. You may
believe yourself worthy OF better
things than have fallen TO your lot.
but there Is some reason, some cause
in yourself. II you have not what you
desire.
II you encounter people who are
disagreeable, be so agreeable that you
force them into a pleasant mood.
Bring out the best in everybody by
giving them the best that Is in your
self
It was Madeline Bridges" that gift
ed poet who has said so many beau
| tiful things. who put this great truth
into simple words:
Give 10 the world the best you have.
And the best shall come 10 you
Just so sure as you live these lines,
so sure shall be your reward. But TO
do all this you must be alive.
Alive every hour Of the day. and all
OF you brain. soul and body must be
alive. Once you roll the stone away
and come forth, alive. you will vibrate
at such rate that worry. disease. pow
erty. pondency, gloom and melan-
choly will be unable 10 stay with you.
They can only attach themselves 10
atoms in a slow and low rate OF vi
bration-to minds that are virtually
dead.
Wake up; arise and live.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03

thousand-yes. millions-of such peo-
pie on earth
Are YOU one OF these?
II you are, know you are that which
you live In dread OF becoming, you are
dead. The real you is already. like
John Browns body. Wondering in the
grave" OF your own digging
But II you are willing to roll the
stone OF self away and bid the Christ
within you rise. you can bring your
self 10 life.
You do not need any conversion by
churchman; you do not need to
| subscribe TO any creed: you do not
| need any change Of heart. save the
getting rid OF your selfish, narrow,
dull way OF looking at life.
All you need Is to say to yourself:
Il am awake: am alive 10 every
glorious truth In this wonderful world I;
| am an immortal soul and there is
nothing but light Joy health and
power for me-"
Then begin your morning with a re-
solve TO find the beautiful and good
things in the day, in the weather. In
the work you have 70 do, In the people
you meet.
If the weather greets you with a
buster and wind and rain and snow
and fog. light It up with your own
spirit OF sunshine
have known people so radiant
that they made every one who APP
preached them forget the weather.
II your work is distasteful. love IL
into shane and keen I'm yOur mind q
desire for something better and more
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
The Dead That Walk.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Art thou alive? Nay not too soon reply.
Tho hand and foot. and lip. and ear and eye
Respond, and do thy bidding; yet may be
Grim Death has done his direst work with thee
Life, as God gives it, is thing apart
From active body and from beating heart
1t is the vital spark, the unseen fire,
That moves the mind to and aspire
1t is the force that bids emotion roll
- mighty pillows from the surging soul.
II is the light that grows from hour TO hour,
And floods the brain with consciousness of powGf
1t is the spirit dominating all,
And reaching God with His imperious call,
Until the shining glory Of His face
llluminates each sorrowful dark place
1t is the truth that sets the bondsnan free
Knowing he will be what he wills to be
With its unburied dead the earth is sad
Art thou alive? Proclaim it and be glad
Perchance the dead may hear thee and arise.
Knowing they live, and here is Paradise
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
Simple Dress and
Kind Heart.
By WINIFRED BLACK.

What's your daughter going to
wear when she graduates? Something
simple and pretty. and sweet and be-
coming--and inexpensive?
! hope so.
Your daughters heart needs educat-
Ing, just as much as her mind, and X
(, you let her bring heart burning and
envy into the graduation day. just be-
cause you are vain and thoughtless.
you are going TO do her a very deep
anc d very last injury.
Id rather see a girl OF mine grad
uate in simple. cheap little dress.
with a heart full OF love and kind
ness, than TO watch her make her
! dear little speech in a smart dress
that fills her companions with envy
and misery.
Small OF them TO mind?
or course. 1t Is, very small but It's
small OF you and your daughter to
give them something 10 mind, don't
you think so?
saw girl graduate last June.
She read an essay on The Simple
Life" II was beautiful essay. full
OF high sounding words and noble az
rirations-and | happened TO know
that that girls mother staid away
from church all spring to save the
money to buy the dress her daughter
graduated in.
| wonder how much good those no
bic sentiments did a girl who was
selfish enough to let her mother make
such n sacrifice.
We cant send our daughters to a
heart school from which they can
graduate with nice, neat diploma.
But We can help them TO learn tina;
all the brains in the world don't count
unless the girl who has them has
heart too
An elaborate graduating dress Is In
the worst possible taste In the world
People who know how TO do the prop
er thing dress young girls as simply
as they possibly can. anyway.
And besides-a dress that cost
tears and envy and sacrifice Is entire
ly too expensive for any right minded
girl to want
Have the graduating dress simple
OF don't let daughter graduate at all
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03

the whole concern is So compact and
SO silent that II would attract no more
attention than all ordinary type
writer
Good Gracious" said Arbuthnot;
you don't mean those queer-looking
boxes We brought away from the
Bungalow"
Yes" said Strong, those are the
things | mean. Just get one, and
VIII show II To you.
Arbuthnot turned over the pile OF
things which had been dumped on the
floor after their arrival from Cook
nam, and tished out one OF the boxes.
In shape 1t was simply box about
two feet in length by a foot deep and
II foot wide. AT one end OF IL was a
small ivory button. while into a small
section OF the lid was let a circular
piece of glass about three inches in
diameter.
Into another brass-ringed hole in the
lid Strong put stick about two feet
high. which was hung with much the
same curious zig-zag wiring that one
sees on the top OF an ordinary wireless
telegraph pole.
All YOU do" said Strong. "is to
press the putlOH 81, the Hdsn winch
you can see through the glass is not
great. but sufficiently great for one
10 note the dots and dashes with per
feet ease The noise Is no greater
than the click OF the keys OF type
writer. IL | had one OF those instru-
ments here" he added, turning to
Arbuthnot, land you had another one
in town, we should be able To converse
together with perfect ease"
He replaced the box on the floor
and covered IL with a cloth
And that. gentlemen" he said, lis
all-all, save one thing. Whatever you
may think as TO the wisdom OF my
proposal intend TO carry it out.
Just as nothing succeeds like sue
cess. there is nothing like telling the
truth II you wish TO be disbelieved,
and SO now purpose 10 go in search
OF the reporters with whom Oxford is
now teeming. | shall tell them that |
am the skipper Of the airship which
puzzled the policeman in Parkst.; that
1t was my airship that disturbed the
yokels just down stream. And | am
going to pitch them the whole yarn
from beginning to end-omitting, Of
course. all mention or the king Of
Balkania-and now | purpose, with
your assistance, OF course. 10 steal
the earth"
(To he Contssued.D
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
CHAPTER xx-(cohtinued.)

y CHAPTER Hlx.-tcontlnued.)
nGiND yoa. my dear fellow.
mi Strong went on. talking now
directly TO Bellingham, /
want you 10 realize that, once
having begun 10 take hahu
: I'm this business, YOU Will not be able
TO withdraw without probably saerlnc-
ing the lives OF Langley and ArOuth'
hot and myself
, Langley estimates that six months
are necessary in which 10 construct
our new ship. That means that IN SIX
months and day. II the work Is nm
| ished 10 the hour. we shall be out
laws-outlaws with our hands against
every man. and every mans hand
against US.
Then our first move Will be TO
annex the kingdom OF Bahama. ana
this. IL | am not mistaken. will sim
I ply fall into our hands. The only
arms that Will be necessary will be
compact but high explosives in the
shape OF hand grenades. careful
distribution OF which would in very
short time reduce the citadel OF Bonn
I berg 10 ashes. And | do not suppose
that. II the government OF Bahama
finds itself face TO face with accept
I ing me as It's new monarch or having
/ its cities wipedsput. the present king
OF Bahamas ministers will take long
TO make up their minds"
Arbuthnot whistled.
Pretty sweeping. isn't it?" he ask
ed.
More sweeping than you think. :
| said Strong. In six months time J
shall be the new broom which VIII
begin TO sweep the earth. Bomberg
will simply be the beginning-the
small beginning-but until | have an
nexed Bomberg." he continued blithe-
! ly. as though he were announcing
plans for summer Jaunt, III VIII be
necessary 10 have base. and at the
outset that base would be. with Bell
! ingham's permission. that excellent
yacht Aphrodite. But | only propose
TO use that base for very short time.
because | have good reason 10 think
that our ideal refuge. the place where
we can undertake repairs and replen'
ish our supplies is merely waiting Tor
US 10 take possession OF IT,
The other men sat erect In their
chairs. gazing at Strong in astonish'
ment.
Mind YOU" said Strong, you Will
now probably think that | am telling
you a fairy tale. but all fairy tales are
simply a matter OF tradition and most
4 traditions have reason. There Is
no such thing as smoke without fire
Now. for some time past | have
been turning over In my mind the
traditions OF the Ring OF Nissa, OF
which my father told me last year
when he came back from the Carpath
ians. My dad. YOU know" he added
with a smile, is one OF the most per
sistent and hardy OF mountalneers
though his age is close on 10 seven
~.
Now, last summer the dad was Out
climbing around place with the
4 iaw-breaking name OF DrechobecE
Now, a couple OF leagues or so south
west OF Drechobecz there is ring ol
glaciers this is called the Ring OF
Nissa. So far, in spite OF all the eff
forts that have been made TO scale
them, only one OF these mountains
has been climbed And then not very
much was learned. From the inner
edge OF IT, so TO speak. II drops alb
solutely sheer for a thousand feet OF
so and on the other side there rises q
second mountain, not so high as the one
which was scaled, but sufficiently i'm
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03

Wandering over this big little world,
and studying the people in many
lap6s, one must he. impressed With
the vast preponderance OF living dead
fpafhfss. wno chmper the earth with
thelr bodies. and rob the air OF its
Oxygen. and dlstsvb the silence with
stAeir compiafnts
People whose minds are dead to
ovory thought save the needs OF the
<oody: whose souls are asleep so sound
:. ~ that they are deaf 10 the call con-
\ (13no1lt sounding through space to
1ooch Immortal spirit on every sphere
e<ho call come hieher--and whose
4 &n1loo are. In consequence. sources OF
y 1ocmfort. pain. misery and disease.
~ ~ - trivial worry.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
Secretary Taft
Reported Gen. Grant
Eth !. As lie Found Him
And He Incurred Some Hostile
Sentiment just as Does a News
paper Which Aims az Accuracy
and The Whole Truth.

his son, u. S.
widely condemned members of the Grand Army
particular having been aroused much feeling
Secretary Taft defends his reference the fraes of the
era with the explanation that mention made of them to bring
great of the being able in later to
himself under such serious handicap.
No has questioned anything Mr. Taft said being untrue
the bulk of the criticism taking the task for poor taste
and judgment rather than anything else.
The fact of the that while Mr. Taft probably could
dealt harsh with the the fighter by
tonng twisting his phrasoogy review of Grants life
without reference the fact that he
direction referred
subject but when the fact reported
informant "Find what brand is
get for my other generals"
But finally conquered himself and latent
brought the surface result of this OF
B the battles he fought
Undoubtedly Secretary sought only make this point
strong .,.. ;, made ,A. w.v IN which h. wen, .bou.
AS presidential he committed grievous
the truth all right but people don't always want te
truth particularly from political candidates
Without Grants unfortunate earlier side Secretary
Taft would hearers dishonest estimate OF
But as an aspiran for high Office and desiring carry
with everybody Mr. Taft should have permitted himself to deal
dishonesly with his subject
Some people would have newspapers the same way
faults they omitted.
the opinion of newspaper with their it the
doesn't happen to with them should be denied the
mails boycotted and put out OF business
Simply because be honest and deal with and
things finds them.
And because refuses stlty itself and its columns
emitting cold hard rather than print them Of fear
Of offending
Secretary Taft READ his speech Grant he have
what he saying and he has been in public life long
know that his remarks could be construed to give
oHense
But he the program speak the life Of Grant
q part of it.
He chose unfortunate period of that life emphasize the
period when the had subordinate
his unworther self in and therefore
that he present the two together.
Just necessary for which aims to be honest
and fair with its constituents PRINT 1T ALL
3 becoming Secretary Taft Grant his
had found him the of history than have be-
held the speaker desecrang day of spirit and the spot
where stood by presenting his subject light than its
of fear of mourning the displeasure of few
The splendid honest tribute
nations hero, indignantly expressed
facilities Of powerful Institutions but
which President l. Williams
Commercial National brings the eonsodon while
q