The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

Irish haunting cars. There were seventy
of these cars in the procession, and we
created quite stir throughout the city
as we rode along. The reception by the
Lord Mayor of Belfast to the represen-
tatives and visitors to the supreme ses-
sion was simply magnificent. We were
cordially received by the Lord Mayor
himself in the great hall, which was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion, and we
all enjoyed the evening immensely.
Late on the evening of the 9th of Au-
gust the supreme session was brought to
a close 1t was decided success in every
way and one long to be remembered by
those who had the privilege to be pres.
ent. was deeply grateful to our Grand
Lodge for the honor shown me IN elect
ing me as their representative to this
great worlds session of our order. This
made twice in succession that had cross
ed the sea to represent Maine in the SUI
preme sessions of our order in Europe
the Stockholm session of 1908 and the
Belfast session Of 1905. Long will l re-
member them and the coming in touch
with so many prominent workers OF our
noble order from different countries
throughout the world. At the close of
the worlds session l visited Scotland
and England and enjoyed every minute
of my stay in the British Isles.
My stay in Scotland was very enjoy
able. Every day was taken up driving
about the country and visiting places OF
historic interest, and my pilgrimage to
the birthplace of Burns will ever remain
among the delightful remembrances OF
my travels abroad. 1t is worth many
miles of travel to visit Ayr or his birth
/ h nd
stone effigies of Tam O'Shanter and
Santa Johnny. | travelled over historic
soil, where the armies of Wallace and
Bruce marched and fought bravely for
the independence of their country. Oh
hallowed ground, rich with the historic
times of these great heroes, it stirred
my heart as thought of them.
met Mr.. Tom. Honeyman, the Inter-
national Secretary of our worlds order
and a very able man, while in Glasgow
and addressed a meeting in Kilmarnock
under the auspices of the Good Templars.
To Kilmarnock belongs the honor of hav-
ing first given the poems of Burns to the
world, and it was also favorite resort OF
Sir William Wallace 1t is impossible
for me to give in this article full de-
scription of my visits to Edinburgh, the
Highlands, and the many other places OF
interest in Scotland and England, and
will close by adding that on the 18th OF
August | left Glasgow on the Anchor
Line steamer for York, and babe gooC
bye to
Scotland! thy wild heaths
Famed for martial deed and sacred song
and lands beyond the sea.
1t was very rough and stormy
voyage across the Atlantic. Great
waves swept the decks of the ocean
greyhound and we We're nearly two
| days behind time in reaching New
! York. We struck into rough weather
the first night out, and when the hurri-
cane struck us the third day the great
steamer plunged, trembled, and stagger-
ed terribly through the angry seas.
told my sad story to the fishes in the sea
the first night out; after that | got my
sea legs on and could stand it with the
best of them on the deck and at the table
! in the cabin. There was, however, a
great deal of seasickness on the voyage,
and sad death and burial at sea. | saw
some of the most magnificent rainbows
ever witnessed, trembling, dancing, now
in broken fragments of silvery and gold
en- light over the storm tossed sea. Oh,
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press The last day of the voyage, as
we neared the shores of our native land,
was very fine The great ocean reposed
in perfect stiffness under the sweet blue
sky and bright sun. When calm, how
beautiful it is. How TRANQUILITY it sleeps.
To me there is something grand about it,
and ever since my eyes first rested upon
the great ocean | have loved it-but
was glad to get back to America, and to
the good old State of Maine.
There is joy in climbing mountains,
In fording rushing brooks,
In poking into places
We've read about in books
In meeting stranger people
With unfamiliar looks,
But the JOY of joys is ours,
Untouched by any pain,
When take the homebound steamer
And catch the homebound train,
There's nothing half so pleasant
AS coming home again.
promised to give The journal reader!
a history of our prohibitory law in con
nection with these papers on the temper
ance movement in Maine and will nov
endeavor to do so; but to give full ant
complete history of this law, or rather ;
compilation of the statutes of our com
monwealth relating to the prohibition O
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, would re
quire series of papers alone, so l will
have to be as brief as possible. 1t is of
ten said nowadays that Maine had it
first prohibitory law in 1851; but this il
an error, as the legislature gave US GU
first prohibitory law five years earlier, IL
1916. The law of 1916, was signed b,
Gov. John w. Dana, who was a Demo
crat, and Judge Woodbury. Davis of the
Supreme Court of Maine in writing O.
this law said: "This first law was ex
tensively enforced and it prepared tn,
way for the law of 1851" The prohibi
tory law Of 1851, which is known in al
parts of the civilized world as eth,
Maine Law was passed by our Legis
lature in that year and was signed b,
John Hubbard, then the Democratic Gov
ernor of Maine. This grand man wh'
signed the prohibitory law of 1851, which
became so famous, was born in Readfielt
in 1922 and graduated at Dartmouth
College and later at the Philadelphi,
Medical school and settled in Hallowell
where he died, in 1869. To Gov. Hubbard
the honor belongs of being one of tn,
first citizens Of our State to suggest as
means of checking intemperance tina
sellers of liquors should be held direct,
responsible for damages caused by thei