The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-06-04
Around Gypsum CITY.

Along with the rest OF mankind In
this region Of the country, your cor
respondent pulled through the mud
down TO Bridge and into Commits.
siOner MilleF's grove on the banks Of
the Gypsum, 10 attend Decoration
services last Saturday. When We ar
rived the audience, already large,
WAS being addressed by the Rev. st.
John, instead OF Prof. Kaufman, As
was expected. Amer music, Chaplain
Shirar, Of POheta, dismissed the as
semblage for dinner. COmmissaTy
stephen Post and assistants dispensed
one and une-half barrels of coffee. and
that was not near enough. From the
apDeaFance OF the bOuntiful tables
SPREAD around through the grove, one
would think that economy had not
yet been inaugurated in view OF the
short wheat crops. The OccasiUu was
very favorable one for the inter
change Of social ciVilitles among
those already acquainted, and for the
later arrivals i'm the country 10 be-
come acquainted. A gentleman who
has been but a few years in the State,
said the assemblage was equal In
point Of respectable appearance and
more marked in intelligence than
those Of a similar character in the
eastern states. The cOpartnership Of
the G.. A. Il. Post aud the ladies'
church social did a thriving business
in strawberries, ice cream, oranges,
etc. Mrs. Mcdowell and her clerks
were kept very busy the entire after
noon and the cash counted out con-
siderably more than hundred dol
lars. Good order in the main pre-
vail ed. There was but one, believe,
perceptible case of drunkenness.
There are always some persons on
such occasions who prefer 10 hear
themselves talk than they do the
designated speakers no matter who IL
may be. The Sallna Band boys came
out and enllvened the occasion, but
our own Gypsum band, of which we
are all proud was on hand and acted
well its part. The event Of the day
was the address Of the Rev. Mrs. 81.
John. The speaker paid q glowing
tribute 10 the dead heroes Of the war,
both officers and men, and also to
the survivors and those who came
home and are among US, many Of
them with manned bodies aud broken
constitutions. But her remembrance
Of those who langulsbed aud suffered
In hospitals and In prisons and the
long list OF the "misery" the history
Of which Is unwTitten, and their
probable suffering and agony can
only be imagined, was well conceived
and effectively presented Also 10
the self-sufiering women who Kept
tilling the soil and contributed 10 the
comfort Of the soldier On the field and
at the front. There are unnumbered
aud unnamed heroes OF the war, as
well as OF civil life, whose peans OF
praise will never be sung unless 10
shall be at the great and grand re-
view Of the armies OF the world and
Of the living God. The sacrifices that
have been made for civil and religious
liberty have never yet been written.
The price Of 10 has never been CON-
puted in figures. They would more
than reach across the continents Of
the world. IL Il with q faint cOneep-
ton Of its stupendous cost that men
take their lives On their hands and go
forth to the conflict of arms. IL lie
with feelings akin 90 this that We
meet and streW flowers on the graves
Of those whose earthly remains lie
ulOuiuCEAuk eCuEaA1s anu = Nc
read their epiiaphs and listen 10 the
mOurnful cadence Of the winds that
sigh among the silent sentinels Of
that silent city, we may catch the
touching accents o. those who found
no burial, aud helpless and alone,
struggled with and bFAVed the last
enemy, but could not Vanquish him.
The victims Of the bullet and the
bayOnets cannot be counted, and they
that have persisted with heat and
with eold-With burning fever and
the relentless chill. with Thirst and
with hunger on the multiplied battle
fields Of earth, and even Of our own
country, can they be numbered IL
becomes all Americans Of Whatever
nativity, 10 offer q common lbatiOn
70 the memory Of the dead and eonse-
crate themselves every returning
memorial day 10 the perpetuatiOn Of
the institutions they died 20 preserve
Last Monday night the closing ex-
ereises Of the Pliny school came on.
The crowd numbered q least Ave
hundred. A large tent was prepared
on the south side Of the school house