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JIighlwadPark News She was a woman of rare physi- cal poise and vigor. almost never ill and showing no signs of decay ’ or failure of bodily or mental power. till her last illhess of about seven Weeks duration. Some five years ago she visited the home of her child hood in company With her son and his family and Mr. Brown assures um it van an event of rare delight to her, to go to the old farm, the little red brick school house and converse with the one solitary school mate of her childhood. She enjoyed the trip with scarce any fatigue. and here. at home. went up mid down stairs with the ease and agility of a girl. in spite of her more thaneighty years Mrs. Ball. whme funeral was held last Sunday at the home of her son. Edward H. Brown. was born in Guila ford, \'t.. a few milea south of Brat tlelioro. Dec. 21. HF). Her maiden name was Miranda Augusta Hnngh ton. and her father wan' one of the. alllmtantial farmers of that} prosper oua Connecticut valley region. In addition to the school advantages she could secure at and near her home she took avcourae at Mrs. “'il- lard'a seminary in Troy, N. Y.. the Vassaror Wellesley of those days. In due time she married Dr.Timothy H. Brown and settled in Milwaukee about 1347). when he made’the third physician of the place. He died 'in [854‘ and subsequently she married Mr. Ball. with whom she lived till hie-x death in‘lfiltltl. 'When her son moved to the Park in 1384. Mr. and Mrs. Ball rented their Milwaukee home and came here to live. and thenceforward her home was with her HUI) till her death. wanting only a few days of being 83 years old. VOL V. THE LATE MRS. BALL. HIGHLAND PARK, ILL, DECEMBER 23, 1898. The public is greatly indebted to the Highland Park Club for the en tertaining aul inatructive. course of lectures just closed, which it provid- ed by Prof. Rolfe of the 'L‘niversity ol' Chicago. The lecture platform is regaining slole but surely. some of its old time popularity and favor. Forty to fifty years ago, it was a great and mighty institution. and scores of thonsand~' of people listen- ed to. were stirred. instructed and guided by the ablest and most bril liant men in the land. on the old lecture platform. We have. seen immense audiences. packing the lar- gest halls in the country. i in those days. carried an by storm by such men as Henry Ward Beecher. John B. Gongh. Wendell Phillips, and men of lee-m renown. on great topics of national intereat. Were they alive today they would stump the country from Cape Cod to the Gold- en Gate against annexing the Phil lipines. and imperialism generally. and defeat the evil in spite of all the jingoes in and out of Congreas. But Prof. Rulfe's lectures are on Iiterarv lines, to instruct and enter min: not to enthuse and stir .tlw puoph- and control national politics or public thought. They have been She was an honored member of the l’renhyterian church and it was a pleanure to hear her pastor, Mr. l’farmtieh‘l. speak in such high terms of her Christian character and moral Worth, of her delight in the, aervice and house of her (ind. She died Thursday. the 15th. and the funeral was Sunday afternoon at Mr Brown's and the interment in the family lot in Lake Forest. THE LECTURE COURSE. The gn-aLpoint We now urge in, tin? peopha win him out in good lec- tures on subjects which interest them at reamnahle rates, that is rates that are reasonable to them. Can not (how conditions he met in Highland Park? We believn they can. at a“ vwntx, thvy should be trim]. very enjoyable and valuable in their chosen field. Prof. Rolfe is an ideal lecturer on such topics; it is a great thing to listen to such a lecturer. But with all his excellencies, and the excellence of the course, there are two things about alecture course for which they do not provide. First they do not touch the. popular. time- ly, instructive topics of the day. as “Imperialism" so called. 'the Philli- pines and Cuba: Spanish policy: the Colonial systems of the world, the successful and the unsuccessful ones: Currency problems: Municipal ad- ministration, and similar topics. That the people are and would be interested in such themes is evidenc- ed by the audiences who i listen to political campaign speeches, by partisan politicians, generally of the cheap variety. A second thing is the expense. A single ticket to Prof. Rolfe’s course $2.00 for six lectures, or $0.33 each. Now while that sum ie not large and is as cheap ah the Club could afford to sell themsit is too high by at least onehalf, for perhaps a major- ity of our people who could be in- duced to attend _a cheaper course. What'we want is a course of good lectures of six to ten in number, by different persons, at a cost of $1.00 per ticket for the course, or $1.50 for a man andhis wifeorlady friend. Of course you can't pay your lectureâ€" ers very high, but you can get a good course and not at excessive cost. even if you have to use some home talent. NO 4.