Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-06-04
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Madison Matters.
From our Regular Correspondent. J

i Hauis0n Matters.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent
/ With the thickly-growing verdure of
| spring, and the mirror-Iike lakes sur
rounding us, Madison is now at the
most beautiful period of the year Last
Saturday, Decoration day, was a day
on which all the natural beauty of the
capital city was well appreciated and
improved. Extensive preparations had
been made for celebrating the day by
the G. G. Washburne post, G. A. Il.
AT IL O'Clock, the excursion train bear
ing the First regiment, w. n. G., ar
rived at West Madison depot, where it
was met by the Governors Guard, of
Madison, and the regiment escorted to
the Park. At noon dinner was served
to the regiment at the city hall. AT
the same hour national salute was
fired at the University At 1:30 p. NJ,
the exercises of the day began in the
Park. Gov. Rusk. president of day de-
livered short address; prayer and
music followed and then came the ora
ton by Hon. Ogden Ii. Fethers, of
GAINESVILLE. The address was rather
short, but eloquent and rich in meaning.
After the GRAFTON, the line of march was
taken up for the cemetery. The column
consisted of the First regiment, CON-
manded by Col. Britton; the University
Battalion; the Madison drum corps: the
G. c. Washburne post; wagons for one
legged and crippled veterans; flower
wagons; flower committee and several
carriages bearing little girls dressed in
white; then came the citizens At the
University, the regiment and University
battalion halted and came to present
arms, while the veterans passed on to
The cemetery. Among the ranks could
be seen Gen. Fairchild, whose duty, he
said, called him to the ranks on this oc-
casion. In the evening, the First regi-
ment gave dress parade on Monona
avenue, after which they departed for
their homes.
There is newly-published book just
out in Madison, which as a war record,
will be of peculiar interest to those who
appreciate war literature. 1t is an au-
thenticated history Of "Old Abe the
Wisconsin War Eagle The book is
| edited by Frank A. Flower, commission.
er of labor statistics, aided by Capt. Cur
ran and Eugene Bowen. An agent will
be at the reunion at Dodgeville to in
troduce the book to all whom it may
interest.
Company b, of the University bat
talon, will visit the reunion at Dodge
vile. YANKEE.
MADISON, June / 1885.
The following is an extract from the
temperance letter of Miss Elizabeth
Cleveland: "God sees in the fearful
cry of the bruised and baflied mother.
sister. wife, His own argument for the
utter extinction of intoxicating bever-
ages-the suppression, root and branch,
of the liquor traffic. And in that cry
he makes his argument to men. A
chancellor's philosophical grasping, in
its mighty sapience, cults and sciences
which we poor women cannot name,
has, as yet, failed to apprehend that
chemistry of heaven which distills from
Christian mothers tear the first drop
of that mighty gathering storm whose
full and final outbreak shall sweep away
forever all refugees and lies which, sim
cere or insincere, are the bulwark of
the liquor traffic. The children of Is
rael sighed by reason of their bondage,
and their cry came up unto God; and
God heard their groaning. and God re-
membered his covenant; and God looked
upon the children of Israel and had re-
| spect unto them :"
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