Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12

And just think OF the millions : I'LL
pressing forward to the unknown west.
Think of the lodges they built, the
roads they made. Of the little house i.
where the sunlight fell, where the bees
hummed, and the birds sang. and the.
children laughed, and the litiln TOW ns,
with mill and shop and schoui hou.e;
OF tho old stages, and the dri,c.s 81 horn.
Think Of the canals they dug. Of the
mines they owned; think Ut III. thou
sands still pressing toward the un-
known west, passing over he All,.rhe.
MES 10 the shores Of the Ohio aM Il 9
great lakes, aud pressing LANYARD the
Mississippi, and thousands ~ THU.
sands still going forward to the great
Mississippi! See the paths of the pr.,-
c~essionists, covered with wagons drawn
by horses and by oxen; Of the men and
boys and girls and Of the fond mothers,
and of the dogs following on! Laugh
ter See the glimmers Of ,h,. ,,ainp
hres at night, see the travellers Up
with the un. leaving the perfume Of
coffee on the air, and sometimes ,eay-
ing II new made grave for wife orchid!
Listen and you will hear the cry of
geld. See the many thousands cross
ing the great plains, climbing the
mountains. pressing on to he shores cf
the great Pacific. Think Of the soil,
the courage that it has taken 10 lnssess
this land. TO cultivate this soil. Think
Of the inventions leaping from the
brain OF genius; think Of the Oln wood
en- pillow with the pull tongue changed
to iron aud polished steel.
The AmoriCo,, ,rirI a. %hn .r... l..
ventive that nature has yet produced.
Think OF the old spinning wheel chang
ed to the jennev: think OF the old loom
transformed to a machine that seems
almost to think, and weaves flowers
that seem to bloom beneath its iron
hands; and think Of the steamboats,
that have traversed vast rivers, bringing
towns Tar apart into relations Of friend
ship. Think OF the stages that became
car, of the horses that became locOmo-
tives, with bones of steel and breath Of
flames. Think Of the rivers spanned,
OF the mountains tunnelled. Of the IN
ventiohs which changed huts to cabins,
and cabins to houses, and houses to
mansions and palaces. Think OF the
inventions that changed faminine to
peace, toll to happy. prosperous labor,
and poverty 10 wealth. Think OF all
that has been wrought and endured
and accomplished for Dur good, and let
us remainder with gratitude, and love
and tears, the brave men and patient
women who subdued this land for us.
Then think of the heroes who saved
this country: who gave us this glorious
present and hope Of a still more glori-
GUS future: who secured the blessings
OF liberty. not only to us, but to billions
yet unborn.
When this country shall be covered
with happy homes and free men and
free m let us remember these
dead heroes They belong to us. To-
day we remember the heroic dead,
those whose blood reddens all tho
paths and highways OF honor; those
who died upon the field, In the charge,
in prison pens, or in famine's clutches:
those who gave their lives that liberty
should not perish from the earth. And
today We remember tho great leaders
who have passed the realm OF silence,
to the land Of shadow. Thomas, the
rock OF Chickamauga, self-pOised, firm,
brave, faithful; Sherman, the reckless,
the daring, the prudent, and the VIC
torious: Sheridan. q soldier at to have
stood by Julius Caesar and to have
uttered the words Of command; and
Grant, the silent, the ~invincible, the
unconquered; and, rising over them all
Lincoln, the wise, the patient, the
merciful, the grandest figure In the
Western world. Cheers. We re-
member them all today and hundreds
OF thousands who are not mentioned,
but who we're equally worthy, hnn-
dreds Of thousands OF privates, deserv-
ing OF equal honor with the plumed
leaders of the hosts.
And what shall I say to you survivors
Of the death filled days? To you, my
comrades, to you whom | have known
in the great days, in the time when the
heart beat fast and the blood flowed
strong; in the days of high hope
what shall / say? All | q say is that
my heart goes out to you, one and all.
To you who barred your bosolns TO the
storm OF war; to you who left loved
ones to die, II heed be, for the sacred
cause; today | say to you, may you live
long in the land you helped TO save;
may the winter OF your age be ~ green
"a spring, as full OF blossoms AZ sum-
mer, as generous as autumn, and may
you surrounded BY plenty, with your
wife a. your side and your grand
children on your knee, live long. And
when at last the fires Of life begin to
burn low; when you enter the deepen
ing dusk Of the last Of many, many
happy days; when yonr brave hearts
beat weak and slow, may the memory
OF your splendid deeds; deeds that
freed your fellow-men; deeds that kept
your country on the map Of the world;
deeds that kept the flag Of the republic
in the air-may the memory Of these
deeds fiji your souls with peace and
perfect joy. Let it console you TO
know that you n not to be forgotten.
Centuries hence your story will be told
In art and song, and upon your honOred
graves flowers will be lovingly laid by
millions OF men and women o un-
born. Loud cheers.
The Ideal Panacoa.
James L. Francis, alderman, Chica-
60, says: Il regard DR.. Kings New
Discovery as an ideal panacea' for