The Portland daily press., 1901-01-28

the stew ksttIs, and finally dishsd out
IN the father, the mother, the baby, tbs
family minister and the hired man. He
requires no more attention and care than
Is given to tins grave OF pauDer who
died before Noah's rainstorm struck the
earth. Surely he is the most benefioent
blessing that ever fell upon the good
State Of Maine.
81 predict q great future for the Bel
sian hare. II meddling legislators will
only let him alone; Polly, Tommy, sally.
Billy, Jennie and Jaksy Will take him
to school for their MONDAY meal, and
give fat It'd bits to the fair and comely
school marin. Damssls grave, sedate.
ohipper, loquaOious and otherwise, win
swathe him IN tins napkins and take him
on summer pionios. Maidens sweet will
serve him for midnight lunch to their
Komeos. Changers viii munoh him on
their way to market. Lumbermen will
no longer send cords OF beef into the
woods, but, instead thereof, viii send
in a flock of Belgian hares: keep them
In waste spaces in novels and camps,
feed them on buds, browse, Bibles and
dime novels, and serve them with baked
beans three times every day--the same
number of times that Daniel prayed with
his windows open toward Jerusalem.
Cattle, sheep and goats will eventually
disappear and only mummifled specimens
thereof will remain and thess will be
placed In museums for the curious to
gaze upon and wonder now their ances-
tors could ever use the hideous things for
food The Belgian hare Is to be the
Klondike OF Maine and hall dozen of
him will be worth far more than a royal
flush with $50 jack pot on the taole.
In the near future unless your committee
spoils the chance, you will abandon your
pulp mill, my law books, Bert Fernald
his speech making and we shall all go to
raising Belgian hares and as the result
we shall speedily become Gouids, Whit
neys, Vauderbilts and Rothschilds.
Therefore deal kindly with the little,
Iong-eared quadruped which has come to
bless us II we only let him."
MIR. BENEFITS REMARKS.
The gay and grave is mingled in the
proceedings of the Legislators as in the
affairs of the world outside the granite
walls Of the State HouEe. In common
with Legislative assemblies the wide
world over the Legislature took action
upon the death of Queen Victoria and
adopted q suitable resolution. In the
House, in moving the adoption of the
resolution, Mr.. Bennett Of Hollis made
brief and eloquent remarks, the beauty of
the language being enhanced by the i'm
prassive manner OF Mr.. Benefits delivs-
~. Mr.. Bennett said: "Todsy the
world sits in mourning and 1t is lifting
that we should note the end Of the long
and illustrious reign OF Victoria by CIV
ing words to our sorrow and grief at the
death OF such q great and noble woman.
1t marks the end of an epoch In the his
tory OF the Saxon race that has been
magnificent in achievement, world wide
In Its influence and has wrought nightly
for the advancement Of Christian civili-
zation and the uplifting Of the human
race. 10 Americans, Victoria departs
from her throne not as the monarch the
mighty sweep OF whose sceptIe commands
the obedience OF millions in every cline
beneath the sun. For the death of such
q one there would be no responsive sym
pathy and no grief in the hearts OF the
people OF free and democratic America.
But the quesnly grace Of her pure and
noble life, her loyalty to the Highest vir-
tues that adorn the woinanly character,
her patient endurance In times of suffer
ing and grief, her mild and pacific coun-
sells, her dread OF war and love of peace
have touched the better sentiments of
our nature and endeared her to the
hearts OF this great people. For we REQ
ognize in her wise and prudent ruler
and counselor, kind and gentle moth
er, faithful loving wife, the best ana
greatest gift Of God to man and when
the glories that hover about the throne
abe has left have vanished, yea, when
thrones and sceptres have passed away
and are known no more on earth, the
memory of her righteous and exalted life
will shine In the hearts OF men with a
pure and holly light, teaching them TO
be true. No woman ever had higher
ideals; no one ever lived closer to them.
Her life was a triumph; her death an i'm
mortality.
"There 9 no death. the star go down
10 rise upon some fairer shore
And bright In Heavens leweLed crown,
They shine for everinore."