The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-01

Les put saey bring Eortn mea'
Mrs. Q. W. d. Rich Of Lewislpn eAlls
up . series Of pictures out Of her .nAft
ds,,efibins for US en- old manse home aks
"Ths tinkiing COW bell. the huia Of the
The Tipping brook hiding under the
Ths Whispering pines with their SILVER
The dear lsaiy nook by the side of the
Martha b. Dunn. whose Building of
the School Houss many OF you will re-
ruem Der, describes an old time Sabbath
In . country town In Maine, and In the
poem
memorial DAY. tells US that
1.-THE SOULS eternal Old Home day
IL where our love and longing are"
Mr.w. II. S.whitman. our wsli-k nown
author and journalist. writes letter
full Of the promise Of the joys that await
thoss who keep the Old Home Week, and
says that "There IL every evidence that
during the stay OF our Maine born sons
and daughters they Will be royal ly enter.
tanned. when the visit ends. they VIII
probably come back to Their adopted
homes With new ideas and pleasant recoi-
lections OF their trip. Undoubtedly they
will reallzs that the eli Pine Tree State
from what they have seen, and rs time
rel . on. will shoy stu greater progress
and prosperity, with greater possibilities
Of wealth. and with q greater expansion
OF manufacturing industries. In fact,
they win see that ct the beginning OF
the century Maine has entered upon
new era Of prosperity, with every pres
rect Of brighter and more glorious
Julia May Williamson, the rostess of
Augusta. Me-, sends poem about
"The shining hills, the NOISY hills.
The granite hills OF Maine,
All notes that ring are ecboing
On the granite hills OF Maine
The Reverend Arthur W. Little. now
Of Evanston, ILL.,. SENDS geographical
and philo&oSi oAl idyl on the names IN the
state OF Maine, In which he sarcastioaly
asks:
ais there aught so sweet as this sounds
that greet
Our listening ears again.
In the Sigh Of tbs seas or the old Pima
trees.
But the nnmes In the State OF Mainsf"
Miss Seliea ware Paine OF BsDRor
sends poem entitled "At the East, the
subject Of which Is Of course our we'll
beloved Name. One stnn7a must suftios
to give an exampl, Of this. She writes:
slow far thou lsadest east,
As at the nations prov,
10 seek the truth OF rewest dag
And to reflect the crimson ray
That earliest lights thy brow
Horaiio Q. King. our lawyer-sditor.
com poser-leoturer, sends rs u delightful
letter of "reminiscences OF his younger
days in Maine. and of the frlsnds OF his
youth who have passed away;
Some ara In the churcnyard laid,
Some sleep beneath the ssa,
And few are left Of our old boys
| Excepting you and me.
And when our time 10 come, dear John,
Aud we ars glad to 60,
/ hope they'll lay us where We played
some fifty years ago.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Pullen, journalist and
author OF Portland, sends ssst Ia er
titled IAN Island Pine" 1t lisa fine
description of our Stats emblem, no
quotation from which will be adsquats.
and must leave you to read It In the
little volume.
DR.. q. d. b. Pepper. our ripe theolc-
CLAN In q mott interesting letter, treats
as to some recolestions OF Colby Coll 'ge.
dating back to 1860. in the course Of
which he says: THAT Maine has been so
fruitful in authors IL dus In pait to
her colleges. Colleges do not create gen
JUS Or tdIenUB Dut bney INSPIRE anu Ut
velop. 10 Bowdoin, LoDgfellow and
Hsw thorne owed debt which they were
ever ready to acknowledge and never Glow
| to repay"
Casco Bay tas inspired James Phinnsy
| Baxter. tins higtoIi an, with q posm from
which / quots ths openins stanzl;
There never was wanderer from thy
shores,
q bay of many Isles,
Int IN fhaa vuff Inn inny
Bsgottsn OF tears aud smiles,
As he thinks Of this far away,
y dear old CaSoo Bay"
MIR. j. w. Chickering, educator and
aeientisf, SENDS mott Interesting ohar-
| ter OF Mai "reminiscences, and says:
"Nhat wonder that every son and
daughttr Of Maine, whether hsr child BY
BIZ tn or adopi 90. loves the grand oil
Stgts, is proud OF her rooord, and rel 9ice s
ON occasions like this ID Ding her praiesF,
ID tell her story, and do honor TO her
name
Charles A. Pilsbury, formerly Stats
Senator, tells US the tory OF u few Hell
fast books and their authors, and Prss,-
dent Charles ". Twhing OF Adelbsrt COL
cage expounds the two characteristic els
ments CT the people of our State, their
belief In the value OF hard worK, and the
high purpose " ith which they are moved.
e. II. Hall, another Unitarian clergy =
msn-author, sends poem entitled fh e
Piae Tres state Club" Inviting every
loyal son Of Maine 10 celebrate this oe-
casion.
A. s. Packard, Cf Whoss fame ss a
geologist and zoolog'ss we are all proud
contributes q valuable article on some
Maine Naturaiists. which goes to show
that, 1.-THE Influences and traditions, 4 5
well as the natural environment and the
love Of nature born and bred in Maize.
have placed them in ths front rank Of
American nasuralittI
Mary Agnes Iickper. the travelled
and cultivated authoHss CT Ellsworth,
sands q poetic and pretty description OF
the wild woods OF Ma ne, telling Of
many of her own adventures In them.
Professor Edward s. MORSE, Director
Of the Peabody Academy OF Science. aud
the weiikn own zoolog'si and authority
IN Japanese ceramics, sends thoroughly
appreciative lettsr in which he says:
A state that can furnish character and
brains for the whole country mus rave
basic material of the s0undest, healthi-
eat Uatufa and 0V9rY man born In the