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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

His poem the Palladium offers an
excellent example of this. In the
city of Troy there was most sacred
shrine to Pallas Athene and as long
as this stood Troy could not fall.
Matthew Arnold sees in this the
power of the aspiring soul TO keep
life from failure. This is the COM
parisOn he makes
Set where the upper streams of the Simois
flow
Was the Palladium high mid rock and wood
And Hector was in Illium far below
And fought and saw it not but there it stood
1t stood and sun and mOonShine rained their
light on the pure columns of it's Glen,
built halls.
Backward and forward rolled the waves Of
Round Troy; yet while this stood Troy could
not fall.
So in it's lovely moonlight lines the soul
mountaiA S surround it and sweet Virgin
Cold FLASHING past it crystaluwaters rolls
We visit it In moments All too rare.
Still lGoth the soul from it's lone faStneSS
Upon our lives ruling ef1uence send
And when 1t fails fight as we will we die
But while 1T lasts we cannot wholly end.
Tennyson in his poem Ulysses
also illustrates moral teaching. In
this poem he reveals the noble
courage and striving of the Greek
hero Ulysses who had had SO many
adventures that he was not content
TO remain idly at home even IN his
old age. But in his restless desire
for more adventures he wanted the
company of his men who had
braved every danger with him. He
makes known his purpose in the
memorable words: Come my
friends it's not too late to seek a
newer world. Push off and sitting
we'll in order smlte the sounding
burrows For my purpose holds to
sail beyond the sunset and the
bates of all the western stars until
I die"
Now let us turn to another great
characteristic of the Classics namely
the religious teaching. The modern
poets who use the Old classical
models constantly reflect the Greek
and Roman ideas of religion. To be
sure the Greeks and Romans had no
one definite God. They saw a God
or Goddess in all the phenomena of
nature. But they worshiped their
great number of deities very faith
fully and believed in some future
reward just as we do although their
ideas of the hereafter were some
what different from ours. Elyslum
was their idea of the final resting
place of the best. It was here that
all the heroes went who died fight
ing for their country. Here also the
old people went who had lived a
good and blameless life. The very
wicked people were cast to the
depth of Tartarus where they were
subjected to nameless horrors and
surrounded by tho terrible river of
fire Pfegethon.
Many poets d i've inspiration
from the Classics They call on
certain GODS or Goddesses IN their
invocations to help them in their
writings. Milton in his Lycidas uses
this when he calls upon the sisters
of the sacred we'll to help him. BY
this be referred to the muses. who
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

two sides at once, were compelled to
fee, leaving 700 stand Of arms, ammu-
milton and other supplies among the
rest being a number of horses. Only
a few soldiers were killed. Colonel
Kelly was severely wounded. but re.
covered. This was the beginning of
the campaign that drove the Confed-
crates out Of the western end of Vir
GINA and ultimately made of that Sec
ton new state supporting the Union.
In the early part of the war much
of the popular interest centered in
Harpers Ferry. This may have been
because Of John Browns final stand
there or because of the national ar
senal or on account of the strategic
Importance Of the place as a station on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad COM
handing the entrance to the fertile
Shenandoah valley. Whatever the rea-
son, the cry of the north was to retake
Harpers Ferry. The Confederates evil
IDENTIFY had as high an opinion Of its
Importance for no sooner had Vir-
ginia decided to go out Of the Union
than body of state troops moved on
the place, whereupon the Federal COM
mander, with his handful Of men,
burned the arsenal and retreated.
On May 20 several regiments Of
Pennsylvania troops started toward the
ferry, arriving on the Both at Cham
bersburg. where they halted for
time. awaiting the bringing up of the
rest Of their forces. 1t was the APP
proach of these troops and others from
Washington that two weeks later
caused the Confederates to evacuate.
Water Fight at Aqua Greek.
On May 81 and again on June 1 sew
eral Union gunboats-the Freedom,
Anacostia, Pawnee and Resolute-bom-
barded the Confederate batteries erect
ed at the mouth of Aqua creek, fifty
five miles below Washington. This
creek flows into the Potomac, and at
its mouth was then the terminus Of
railroad from Richmond which formed
part of the through route from the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

other cities of the north. which wer,
recruiting. drilling and preparing L
go to the front.
On the part o. the south the plan or
campaign was largely defensive. Gen
eral Johnston with an army was III
Harpers Ferry. another body of troops
was concentrating at Manassas. and Il
third important army was forming in
the west. Richmond was great
camp and drill ground, with new men
arriving almost daily Smaller bands
were stationed at various points along
the border. One small army was near
Grafton. in what is now West Vir
GINA. Considering that only one
month and half had elapsed since
the firing on Sumter. events were
moving with great rapidity.
Mcclellan Occupies Grafton.
The chief occurrences of the week
ending June were the occupation OF
Grafton by McClellan's troops and the
surprise and rout Of the COnfederates
at Philippi. about twenty miles dis
Cdul, the mdFCu Oh the ellis yINduId
soldiers from Philadelphia to Cham
bersburg on their way to Harners
Ferry. the fight between the Union
gunboats and Confederate batteries at
Aqua creek. the obstruction of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Har-
pers Ferry the superseding of Gen
eral Harvey by General Lyon at St.
Louis. the arrival of jefferson Davis
at Richmond. the decision Of the Fed
eral government TO uphold General
Buffers action in making captured or
runaway slaves "cOntraband Of war,
the skirmish at Fairfax Court House.
the resignation of Paymaster James
Longstreet from the United States ar
my, the conn lissioning of y. P. Banks
as major general and the death of
Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
McClellans troops crossed into Vir-
ginia NOW West Virginia. from Wheel
ing, Bellair and Marietta. concentrate
ing first at Parkersburg and then NOV
ing by rail to Grc fton, which impor-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
A Plea for the Classics.

standing aloof in Giant ign ORANGE.
Of thee hear and Of the CycladeS,
As one who sits ashore ana longs perChance
10 visit dolphin coral in deep seas"
IN this condition John Keats &C.
kuowledges himself to have been
before he had any definite idea Of
the classics. After he had read the
writings of Homer, vast sea Of
knowledge was revealed to him Just
as when Cortez first discovered the
Pacific Ocean its vast extent spread
out before his astunished eyes.
Many people today are in a
similar condition of ignorance con
corning the ancient literature of the
Greeks and Romans because they
do not appreciate the value of it.
They call Latin and Greek dead
languages because they are not
spoken today but they forget that
their beautiful thoughts and ex-
pressiOns are still living. This uni
versal ignorance of the Classics to-
day is caused by the influence of
certain people who have never read
them and so have no idea of what
they contain. If they would only
read them they would feel as
Keats: Like some watcher of the
skies when new planet swims into
his view"
Let us consider what these writ
ings of Homer and Virgil have
meant to some Of the greatest men
in English Literature.
In the first place by their know
ledge of the classics they are able
to bring a certain sug gestiveness
into their writings which can be
appreciated only by those people
acquainted with the myths, stories
and legends of ancient poets John
Dryden in his poem Alexander s
Feast" uses the expression: And
like another Helen fired another
Troy" The picture Of Helen will
come instantly to the classically
trained mind. Helen OF Troy was
the most beautiful woman in the
world. She was stolen from Greece
by Trojan youth and for her sake
the bloody Trojan war was fought
so many years around the walls of
Troy. This stony of Helen evident
~ impressed Marlowe greatly for
ia his writings he uses another
suggestive expression about her:
rs this the face that launched a
thousand ships"
Milton in his L'Allegro says:
From Golden splendor on a bed of
heaped Elyslum flowers" To a
classical reader this would be a
suggestive expression because
Elysium was the tabled abode of
the souls of virtuous mortal happy
home with no troubles but filled
with flowers and numberless
beauties. Thus we see that poets
are able to bring suggestiveness
successfully into their writings.
A second source of benefit derived
from classical works is the moral
teaching, which great minds in
English Letters such as Matthew
Arnold for example have seen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
By JAMES A. EDGERTON

copyright by American Press Associa-
tiOn 1911.
THE end of May. 1861, saw i'm.
pOrtant movements under foot
on both sides In a general
way the Union campaign EN-
Draced the blockade Of southern ports
as the naval feature and four differ
ent armies encamped on the edge OF
virginia or marching toward that
state on land. one under General But,
Ter at Fortress Monroe. a second I'm.
der General Mcdowell at Arlington
and Alexandria. another under Gen
eral Patterson marching through
Pennsylvania toward Harpers Ferry
and the last under General McClel-
Ian marching OH Grafton, in western
Virginia. In the west there was an
army concentrating at Cairo, with the
objective of Memphis. and another at
st. Louis, There were also bodies Of
troops at Washington. Baltimore ana
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, LINCOLN'S OLD TIME
OPPONENT, BUT STRONG DEFENDER OF
THE UNION. WHO DIED JUNE 3, 1861.
after this he fell i'll of inf1ammatory
rheumatism, which was complicated
with other troubles. and on June
resulted in his death While incapac-
itated from the disease be dictated a
letter to the chairman Of the Illinois
Democratic state committee which be-
came a rallying cry TO the Union Dem
ocratS Of the north
At the time of his death Senator
Douglas WIS only forty eight years
old. Al the age OF twenty two he was
elected attorney general Of Illinois ard
had afterward been member OF the
Legislature secretary OF state Justice
Of the state Supre9t court. twice MEM
Der of the nationi ln.Se Of represent
atives, three times nited States sem
ator and once nomincp for president
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

standing aloof in Giant ignoranc
Of thee | hear and Of the Cyclades,
As one who sits ashore ana longs perchance
10 visit dolphin coral in deep seas"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

we're said to haunt the Pierian
Spring at the foot of Mt. Olympus.
Because Milton was akin to the
spirits of antiquity Dryden ranks
him with Homer and Virgil in the
following poem:
''Three poets in three distant ages born
Greece, Italy and England did adorn;
The first in lOftineSs of thought did surpasS
The next in majesty in both the last
The force of nature could not further go
To make third she joined the other two"
In Carlyle's Essay on Burns" he
shows what struggle Burns had
because he had no cultural know
ledge. Because he was ignorant of
the culture common to the race he
found himself in deepest obscurity
without help, without instruction,
without model Carlyle describes
the educated man and ore who has
full understanding of the classics
thus: The educated man stands as
it were in the midst of a boundless
arsenal and magazine filled with all
the weapons and engines which
mans skill has been able to devise
from the earliest time and he works
accordingly with a skill borrowed
from all past ages"
Now if Latin and Greek have
meant SO much to all of these men
can we do without them? Are we
capable of deciding when all these
men by their superior judgments
have said that they are so great?
Let us then try to revive a keener
appreciation for the classics. Let
us be influenced by the judgments
of these great English poets rather
than by people who have no know
ledge Of what these treasure houses
Of thought contain. Let us stir up
the enthusiasm for the classics
which has been smouldering for so
many years and kindle anew the
great love for them which we find
these English poets have.
Can we eyer hope to appreciate
the writings of our own poets if we
have no classical background what
ever?
Therefore it is our duty to read
and learn about these great writings
and perhaps we will be able to say
as Tennyson about Virgil.
ST salute thee Mantavano
that loved thee since my day began
Wielder of the StatlieSt measure
Ever moulded by the lips of man."
KATHRON MARTIN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

south to New YORK Because Of its
strategic position the southern troops
had gathered here III some force On
both days the gunboats reported that
they had silenced the batteries. but
did not attempt to land troops to hold
the position, fearing that they would
be attacked in turn Is a superior force
from Richmond.
Davis Arrives II Richmond.
Up to this time the Confederate cap
ital had been in Montgomery when
Virginia seeded there was an Insist
ent call that the Davis government
should be removed to Richmond so
that it could be in close touch with the
war. the fercest part Of which would
naturally be waged along the borders
of Virginia On May % Mr.. Davis ar
rived in Richmond. amid scenes OF
enthusiasm that can be imagined.
Eight days later the forces of Virginia
were formally turned over to the Con-
federacy, and henceforth till the end
of the war the Virginia capital was
the seat of government. On May q
the Confederate congress adjourned to-
meet in Richmond on the Goth of July,
so that Mr. Davis move was only in
obedience to that action.
The house occupied by Davis in
Richmond is still standing and is now
a war museum. 1t is only q block or
two from tho co11itOI huildiucr tho
Confederate congress occupying the
old Virginia statehouse. Richmond
now became not only the center of the
south's activity but the objective of
the north's attack 1t was probably
Greeley in the Tribune who started the
cry ION to Richmond" At this time
northern men believed it only a mat
ter of weeks until a northern army
should march into the Confederate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
THE AMATEUR PHILOSOPHER

1t always helps some to be thought
wealthy.
The high road to success has many
attractive looking forks.
Almost anything that isn't true
sounds smart-if it's wicked enough.
A college education is the beginning
Of many a brilliant guccess-and fail
ure.
We try to believe everything a man
says except when he talks about his
business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
The War Fifty Years Ago

Southern Ports Blockaded-Four Federal Armies March
Against Observation-Disclosures Hold Harpers Ferry,
Concentrate at Manassas and Form an Important
Army In the observation-disclosures Troops Engage and
Rout the Enemy at Philippi June g. With Slight
Losses Each Side = Harpers Ferry Retaken.
Jefferson Davis Arrives In Richmond New Confed-
crate CapitalDeath of Stephen A. Douglas. Stanch
Union Supporter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

capital No one foresaw the rivers Of
blood that would be shed in the at
tempt to realize this dream,
Stephen A. Douglas Dies.
The week ended il sad blow.
Since the firing Oh Fort Sumter Ste
phen A Douglas. I.incolns lifetime
opponent had been 4 lion in his adj
vocacy of the Onion Sinking all past
differences. he assured the president Of
his support and rallied the Democrats
Of the north as no other man could
have done On his way west Senator
Douglas had spoken at Bellair. o.,
and at other points and everywhere
had sounded the same note Of loyalty.
On April % he had addressed the Illi-
nois legislature, advising his friends
to sink partsanism and go to the sup
port Of the administration. Shortly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
A spoiI.sport.

A Kansas City man has invented an
aeroplane which, he says, cannot fall.
If this is true he's apt to take all the
fun out of flying.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14
WITH THE SAGES.

The happy man is the good man.
DIR. Dyke.
Fail not for sorrow, falter not for sin,
But upward! onward! till the goal We
win. -Keble
Men cannot labor always. They
must have intervals of relaxation
Dewey.
One always does willingly what one
likes; if you like the good you will do
it.-Vinet.
If you wish to be borne with your
self, bear with others Thomas
Attempts.
The influence Of charity is essential
to the peace and prosperity of human
life.-Adams.
There is nothing worse than lie,
unless it is a lie which is half the
truth.-Diehl
There is no error more common
than one which is taken for profound
wisdom.-Dion.
The secret Of power in any occupa-
ton, whether art or business, is con-
entration.-Bridge
Let justice have it's free course, so
that the meanest persons might have
the benefit of it.-R. Lowth.
Assure yourself that employment is
one of the best remedies for the dis
appointments Of Iife.-Pratt.
Justice is the freedom Of those who
are equal; injustice is the freedom Of
those who are unequal.-Jacobi.
Great and formidable among men Is
the power of laughter-no man is
proof against its spell.-Leopardi.
Almost anybody can make a rule,
but only a good administrator knows
when and how to make an exception
Brooke-Hunt
The most enlightened are the most
interested in being the best men
great talents should lead to great vir-
tues.--M. du Marsais.
It is with wits as with razors, which
are never so apt to cut those they are
employed on, as when they have lost
their edge.-Dean Swift.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

The most enlightened are the most
interested in being the best men
great talents should lead to great vir
tues.-M. du Marsais.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

THE NATIONAL FENCE SUPPLY CO. who have been demon
stang these posts and forms making them the week
here in Lancaster have met with such that they have
made to have the posts manufactured here and
will within the next few days location for their
manufacture here supply the demand in this vicinity We wish
manufacture them in several other localities Grant county,
Come and about vicinity establish
profitable and permanent business The government rail roads
and progressive farmers endorsing and using Concrete Posts
with system they competitive in price and cheaper than
wood Wisconsin farmers spending So 900 600 per year
for wood post renewals Concrete posts eliminates this they
House.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-14

tant junction point they took without
firing a gun. From his Ohio head
quarters Mcclellan had on May &c is
sued a proclamation to the Union men
of western Virginia. advising them
that he would throw his troops across
the river and asking them to rally to
the support of the stars and stripes.
Mcclellan in his memoirs stated that
he took this action without any direct
authorization from Washington, ex-
cept such as was contained in the
assignment of western Virginia to his
territory.
The Fight at Philippi.
On May 80 the Union troops occupied
Grafton, and on June General Nor
ris and Colonies Kelly, Dumont and
Lander after rapid march encounter
ed the Confederates, 1000 strong. at
Philippi. The attack was made in the
early morning while the foe still slept.
The Confederates. being assaulted from
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-02
BIG INCREASE
OF RATABLES
City's Valuation Will Total
$40, 900, 900 Reported.

Total valuations IN this city for
1911, according to figures submitted
to the County Board of Taxation yes
terday at New Brunswick. will reach
$40, 100000 as compared with S16,-
901,948 of last yea This is exclu-
sive of the bank stock valuation,
which was not assessed yesterday
owing to a recent ruling handed
down by the supreme court, which
VIII benefit this city and all other
municipalities in the state, inasmuch
as hereafter bank stock will be as
sessed at it's market value. For the
past two OIL three years the board
has assessed bank stock at its par
value, less n~on-taxable securities.
This course practically exempted
many holders of bank stock who
usually switched to non-taxable Sc
curities a few weeks previous to as
sessment day.
1t was the intention of the Coun-
ty Board yesterday to convene with
a delegation from the State Board,
relative to the second class railroad
property, but the higher body was
not represented, a " by communica-
ton. This was read by Clerk v III
lam A. Spencer, of this city, and re-
lated entirely to the bank stock
question. No action was taken In
the manne owing to the inability OF
the commissioners to secure a copy
of the supreme courts opinion.
Assessment books were received
Yesterday. The next meeting Il tho
board will be on Tuesday morning,
August 8, at New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-02
LEHICH PARK,
NAME CHOSEN
Mrs. H. P. Ward Wins Mas.
sopust Co.'s Prize.

'Lehigh Park is to be the name
Of the sixty-two-acre tract of land in
the northwestern part Of the city
now being developed by the Masso-
pust Realty Company. Mrs. H. P
Ward, of 366 New Brunswic1, ave
nue., chose that name "a will be
given $40 in gold tonight for her
eff2gt. She Il The winner of a con
ties narGIed by the Massopust
Reay Company in the EVENING
Jews for the past week. In daily
advertisements in the NEWS cou-
pons were printed and on these the
contestants gave their selections,
A total of 387 replies were re-
ceived, giving many different .2ds
Of names, Among them We many
ICY names. The answers were be-
@T@GS39a.g~at a meeting in its
headquarterss GS2 State street, last
night. After due ~deliberation the
award was made to Mrs. Ward. She
will be given the gold piece upon
her appearance at the company's
office tonight.
The property IN question, to be
hereafter known as Lehigh Park, is
being developed at a rapid rate and
in the course of a week or so the
sale pf lots on 1t will begin.