The Republican journal., 1886-05-20
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE.
MEMORIAL. DAY,

|
| (FeHcfW orders. No. +.
| The awakening of nature from its annual
| sleep reminds us of the near approach of the
time when the beautiful and patriotic service
| of decorating the graves of the fallen defend
| ers of our country should be reyerently OBJ
| served.
| The Both of May next, falling upon sunday.
| in conformity with the Rules and Regulations,
and the laws of the state, Monday, the 31st day
of May, will be observed as Memorial Day by
| the Grand Army Of the Republic in this De
| partment.
Let the grave of no comrade who served in
| the army or navy in defence of the Union of
| the United States. rest beneath the skies Of
! Maine at the sunset hour of that day, above
| which Shall not wave the tiny flag of our coun-
! try, and have mingled with its green mantle.
! spread by natures hand, the tender tribute of
| flowers eNhang TO heaven the fragrance of
| memory and of love.
1t is also recommended to the Posts in this
| department. to observe the Both of May as
| Memorial sunday, by assembling in body,
! when possible, in some church and holding
| public services appropriate to the day.
Let the department of all comrades be such
that all observers shall bc impressed with the
sense of a sacred hour. that even the thought
less and unhec,ling, who knew not our dead,
may realize how strong are the ties which
unite us with our departed comrades.
God forbid that the time may ever come
when the generations who will fill our places,
! shall cease to remember the patriotic dead of
| our country, and to cOnsccratc anew, wear by
year. the sacred soil where they lie. with rev
crcnt tread and solemn services but should
| that dark hour ever brood over the land, may
| the memory that a traitors hand rendered nee
essary the sacrifice which filled these graves
with the noble>t sons Of amy race or a@e be
first consigned TO oblivion. and the rebellion it
self he ohlteratcd from the pages of history.
If the cause i'll which. and for which they
died was the catise OF wrong. oppression and
| injustice then are the services of Memorial
| Day mholN. and the annual rc-conSccrat0n of
| their grN cs IN insult to heaven. But their
sacrifice was for country. for the enduring
| principles of justice, for the emancipation of
man from every yoke of bondage, from the
darkness Of ignorance. from the cnSlaVcment
! of conscience, from that calling oppression
which would fetter the press and the free dis
cu>Sion OF human rights; they fell that 'goV-
| ernlnent of the people, for the people, and by
the people might not perish from the earth"
| AS Nou stand hy their halloWcd graves with
uncovered heads and uplifted hands to render
| your silent but tender tribute of memory and
of love register anew in the sacred chambers
Of the heart the oath You took with them to de
| fcnd your country from all its enemies; and i'll
yoking the favor of Heaven, promise that the
| hours of Memorial Day shall be forever sacred
and holy; that no holiday reNery shall in
| trude; and that their crumbling clay Shall be
evcrmorc guarded as reVerently. as in those
| first sad hours when tendcrly You placed them
| where now they lie.
| so observe the daV. that the generation born
since their great sacrifice, shall not enquire
| with wondering eyes, why these services! but
! inspired by the lesson Of your devotion. and
! taught BY your example. Shall learn that the
| sacrifice for them and for their posterity;
that it is their sacred duty TO renew the conse-
| Grafton. again and again forever. when your
ashes shall for ages have mingled with the
| dust of Uur comrades who now rest
''In their little green tents
Whose curtains never outward swing
Post Commanders are charged to promptly
forward to these headquarters the usual re-
| ports in regard to the observance of the day.
! by command Of
! SAMUEL W. LANE, Department Commander.
l.. h. HILL, Assistant Adjutant General.
LET TIE CHANGERS SPEAK.
| The Pine Tree State club composed of Maine
men in Boston recently completed it, organiza-
ton and partook of a grand feast. Among the
| Maine men present who made speeches was DR..
and eX-Goycrmor Garccion, who said some good
words for Maine a farming state, and follow
ed them with Il back-landed Slap ut Maine farm
crs and farming generally which will be read
with Indignation hy the grangers. He said;
II am sure, my respected friends, that when
We all take hold and endeaNOr to make farming
respectable, and look upon farmers rs men Of
| intelligence and A. iHen to whom our best inter-
estS are inrusted. that we shall have different
! sentiment in the community concerning this inl-
| pOrtant topic"
The foregoing remarks are neither ''respec-
toII.', ,or intnIli.,.nt How lou,, L.fora tbo
., ~, ,,iiI i0n LIZ 'i ino
t, ti , HIM f ~, ~,
stron.rext hniI,,'l - ra,,,.,,tal,iiit hnna:st,
and intelligence; that it is the >tawart Gulliver,
and they VINO tax about maklngIt respectable,
are me pl%mles that crawl over It,
AZ Inc next meeting OF the Fine Tree state
clun a lew honest Name gIanSers should be
invited 10 speak. POSSIBLY they might be able
TO convince the patronizng doctor and eN-GoV-
efnoT that thcre are at least a few men III Name
VINO nave QutINed the notion winch was popu-
iaf a huildred years ago: hamely-that farm
WORK WAS degrading ana farmers but ignorant
WorkinS machines. Let the Srangers speak
lbddeford journal.
A REPRESENTATIVE MAINE WOMAN.
4 ,v,.;ta, il, tbo yynn.,,,. I,,,,,,ol t,lI. Of
Ms Mar, pnII,rI uov, ni,thtv .thrn. tnar. ali
lvi jiynS in Siln,yhn,.r No an, :, f,i!.,, f 50o
a,rns 81" sm,rrintrnds the w"rk hires all her
men. ans, through her GOOD management the
Farm pays the hcp besides giving her com
Portable income. Last summer, besides dong
hGr h0tHeWork2 she made butter ana cheese to
SFll' aili 'lcked and canned more berries than
anN one III lhe ileigIlporhoo', Every batci OF
plictpeFFltS ana f>llhefflcS tlat She picked III
vowed Il three miles walk. through having
sue llllIhed l0ui cows every hSlt; ana TOOK the
GhtHt care OF thc llSS, mems ana chlckcn>. she
mas woven lhIGe rag carpets lor her friends, be-
sideH cutting the fa@S ana weaving another one
ior hefSeil. NHe HNeS hNe miles IRON the VII