Annual Report and CollectionsState Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1889 |
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Seite 91 - And they who, to be sure of Paradise, Dying put on the weeds of Dominic, Or in Franciscan think to pass disguised.
Seite 341 - God give us men; a time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor — men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagog, And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking. Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty, and in private thinking...
Seite 341 - GOD GIVE US MEN God give us Men. A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands. Men whom the lust of office does not kill, Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy, Men who possess opinions and a will, Men who have honor, men who will not lie. Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking, Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking; For while the rabble with their thumb-worn creeds,...
Seite 335 - That the provisions of the Constitution are ample for the preservation of the Union, and the protection of all the material interests of the country • that it needs to be obeyed rather than amended...
Seite 20 - The State Historical Society, heretofore organized under the incorporation laws of the state, shall be the trustee of the state, and as such shall faithfully expend and apply all money received from the state to the uses and purposes directed by law, and shall hold all its present and future collections and property for the state...
Seite 130 - Mississippi to the mouth of the Ouisconsing river and up the same to a point which shall be thirty-six miles in a direct line from the mouth of the...
Seite 331 - October, 1848, he returned home and entered upon the study of the law in the office of his uncle, Alexander M.
Seite 465 - Lewis, under a proper guard, fur trial, presuming it is a course you will approve. " I am much indebted to Mr. Colin Campbell, the interpreter, for his great exertions in bringing this affair to a speedy issue. The delivery of the murderer is to be solely attributed to his influence over the Sussi tongs.
Seite 152 - He accepted the invitation. Then my party, including myself, became nine strong. I left my own interpreter in charge of the Des Moines trading post, and started the next day with seven loaded men, taking provisions for one day only, depending on game for our supply. The little islands of wood, scattered over the boundless plains, were swarming with wild turkeys, so that we had plenty of poultry. At the end of six days we reached our destination safe and sound, taking Mr. Julien's two engages by surprise....
Seite 140 - ... five feet long, and two feet in diameter." After proceeding a few miles, they halted, and all hands debarked, to surmount the rapids. Two men waded to their middles up the rapids, one at each end of the canoe, to steer it clear of the rocks, while the rest towed it slowly up stream by a long rope. "At the end, no fire was made to dry the men's clothes and warm their feet; but all was hurry, and away to the camping ground, about three miles. The paddling was brisk, the song loud and lively, the...