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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1911)
j(rV . v WHERE FESSENDEN WAS BORN FREE Pa t K 'Mm --2r& 0W n.Vl'J' i -?i. JE!n :; j '- V"i "V- Zl rtgPZtrtt ' .a rvff Ce s taiz: Kimj .& :'rS & fi B r , .. .a - 7 T Ik dlfllcult to Imactno America's annual Aiuinorim day wituuui llowcin. Indued, Decoration day, the other mimo by which this Bprliu: comtnmnorutlvo festival la Tp, so often designated, enrriOB an in- uniauon ot now iioponuuni mis dny or and memories Ik upon the brU;ht-eycd bloHsoms that servo as tlio moat npproprlato of all tola'iis of rutnoinlirancc. To ho sure, lings arc also made uso ot extensively on Memorial day not only In tho ornamentation of dwellings and places of husl ness, hut in marking tho graves of fallen heroes "whom It Is desired to honor on this occasion. After nil, howovor, It Is llowors which aro most oxtenslvoly relied upon to express tho sentiment of tho occasion. And In tho broad term "Mowers" aro Included the flowering plants, the Ivy and other of nature's products that arc employed to (form tho wreaths which aro ho popular on Memor 'lal day. All told there aro Inllnltely more (lowers used on Memorial day than aro employed nt Kaater und yet the general public docs not hear so much or tho Memorial day "llowor trado," nor havo Its magnitude so conspicuously brought home. Tho explanation Is found, of course, In tho clr eumslanco that tho Easter (lower trado Is almost wholly In tho hands of tho professional florists tfJte Vl "vl x . 4 I t&XMI; s 2.3 zzzzrrzmsr w& . it? M4ltJ t-.ii. v - ?. -i-- KT&frfpojtfMs fZOlYf Memorial day, always hereto fore n serious problom to the public-spirited rltlr.ciiB who liavo chargo of this work nnd who could only plead with the people of tho community lo got their donations of flowers to the town hall early, but usually found that their most emphatic appealB were Insuf ficient to get the posies to the rendezvous In time to permit of tholr proper nrrangement In time for tho starting of tho parade at the scheduled hour. Tho bringing of flowers to the larger cities on Memorial day has been further simplified by the fact that in many local ities special flower trains aro operated by the steam rail roads and the lntorurban trol- . ': Tf r ; :vw t m f"SMl a.: At y . ' K'Jtei $kMi is yw fe. m && ,3&s" . wt. 7?i$ W k"Zl it' hi'" A3: I i -V' J'A-h.. 4 -4 'V, m 2 Ze0rts2frZr zzzi&e? . x&tezz&tez: jti y- WMS mm W5 'K y "ZTiJZZ. -,? Z-AAZA " ts -rr. , w rzaw- to whoso Interest It Is to mako tholr nctlvltlcs occupy a3 large a place as possible In tho public oyo. At Memorial day, on the other hand, tho regular flower marts, although thoy hnvo a. "rush season" In consequence of tho holiday, supply but n fraction of tho (lowors that aro placod on tho graves of the nntlon's warriors. Tho vast preponderance of tho (lower's that aro usod to express tho lovo and gratitude ot tho peoplo of tho republic on tho yearly-recurring Memorial day aro homo-grown posies whoso cul tivation with a vlow to such ultiniato use Is as much n labor of lovo as la tho strewing of tho blossoms on tho graves. Or. at least tho (lowers aro for tho most pnrt garden bloouiB rather than tho frail products of tho hot houses. Indued tho coloctlon of May 30 as Momorial day In a largo proportion of tho slates of tho union was mado primarily because It was an occasion when spring wbb presumed to ho In her most attractive garb and when tho spring lloral harvest la at its liolght. Similarly tho southern statCB, being n3 eured an nbundnnco ot flowers nt yet earllor dates, have, as much for this reason as for any other, chosen ns Memorial day datCB that scorned to mark tho culmination of tho floral flood in tholr respectivo states rather than strict con formlty with tho dato at tho end of May, which Is bo unlvorsally observed In tho eastern, north ern and wostorn states and In tho moro northorly o tho commonwealths of Dixie. This will ox plain why certain of tho statos, notably thosa of tho Gulf of Mexico, obsorvo Memorial day dayB or weeks In advanco of tho romalnder ot tho sisterhood of statos. Tho uso of flowora on Memorial day Is varied nnd appears to bo growing moro bo as time goes on. At first suggestion of tho occasion tho roador Is apt to think only of tho custom of plac ing bouquets nnd wreaths In garlands on tho grassy mounds beneath which reposo In tholr last droamlesB sleep tho boys in bluo nnd gray who gnvo up their llvos in defonso of their flag. Dut'as n matter of fact It Is n long-established custom for tho American pooplo generally to chooso this occasion to placo opeclally elaborate decorations upon tho graves ot loved ones, ovon though thoso whoso memory is thus honored had naught to do with tho stress and strife, the sacrifices of which Memorial day is prlmnrlly intended to commemorate. Ono of tho comparatively now uscb of (lowers on Memorial day, which has grown greatly In recent years, is tho custom or placing wreaths of floral festoons or other similar tributes upon the statues which havo been erected In tho various American cities to our war-timo heroes. At tho national capital, whero there aro moro than two dozen such BtntueB, tho pedestals aro nlso draped with American flags, This decora tion of tho statues in piuks and public buildings throughout the land is, of courso, quito nsldo from tho usual placing of tributes nt tho graves of these self-samo heroes. Another interesting and beautiful now uso of flowers on Memorial day Is found In tho practice of setting nfloat lingo baskets of miniature ships laden with flowers as a tribute to tho American sailors who .. .1.1- it. .n r.,.. .,, nave given up muu mua mi tf'wi"' flowora nro quickly borne out of Bight by tho waves, and mayhap float out to sea, but tho sentiment of tho occnslon la served. As death has year by year remorselessly thinned tho ranks or tho Grand Army of tho Republic, tho Confederate Veterans and other or ganizations ot one-tlmo soldiers thero has of necessity been a change In tho plan of hearing flowers to tho cemeteries and decorating tho graves of thoso who havo answered to tho call of "taps." Tho approved plan was to havo in each community on tho significant day u proces sion to tho comotcry In which tho principal par ticipants woro little glrla dressed in whlto, each carrying a hugo bouquet or basket of flowers and, marching boaldo or behind these flower bearers, an equal number of veterans, each with a wreath of evergreen or holly or Ivy on hla arm. When tho procession nrrlved at tho ceme tery tho participants distributed themselves throughout tho burying ground until n llttlo girl with llowors and a veteran with n wreath stood bealdo each grave marked with a tiny Araorlcan flng Then at a prearranged signal all the flowers and wreaths woro placod simultaneously upon tho graves of tho comrades whom death haa "mus tered out." This improsslvo ceremony, nnd thero .could bo nothing more appropriate, Is yet followed In countless communities, but thero havo had to bo many modifications. For ono thing tho graves to bo decorated havo become much moro numer ous, whereas tho number ot surviving veterans who are nblo to mnrch to tho cemctory with tholr wreaths haa dwindled appreciably A solu tion has been found, In many placos, by drafting for this task members of tho Sons of Veterans or other organlzatlona mnde up of children of old soldlors and also votorans of tho Spanish American war, ninny of whom are comparatively young men and who aro sufficiently numerous to decornte tho graves of their own fnllen comrades nnd nlso tho resting places of tho heroes of tho earlier wara. Another factor that has oporatcd to Influenco n change In tho uso of flowora on Momorlnl day Is tho growth In tho sizo of many of our cltloa. In towns nnd small cities It la still practicable for tho Decoration dny host to march to tho ceme tery, but In all tho larger cltloa It has become very much of a problem. In many Instances cemeteries nro so remote from tho central part of tho city that It is unwise to ask ased votorans to attompt to march nnd out of tho question to allow flower girls of tonder years to trudgo through tho streets for hours ut a stretch. Consequently it hns bo come customary under such circumstances to convey the flowers In quantities to tho cemeteries nnd thero distribute thorn to thoso who aro to participate In tho decorating program, For this dollvory of (lowers tho modern motor car hns proven a most nonvonlent vohlclo and in all our largo cities on tho morning of Momorial day ono may now see tho hoavlly laden "flower cars" spinning along on their way to tho co motorics. Tho speedy horseless vehicles havo also proven a boon in tho collecting of tho flowers for ley lines in order to convey the tons of blooms needed for tho great memorial ornamentation. And, speaking of the lnterurban elcc.ric lines It may bo added that these roads now make It porslblo to decorate with flowers tho graves of soldiers in many a country cometery which, un-dt-r tho old conditions, could not readily be l cached by members of tho organizations of vet eran!, and other bodies that aim to see to it that no soldier's grave is unadorned on this significant occasion. Almost every known variety of flowers that bloom in tho spring Is employed lo n greater or less extent on Decoration day, but naturally tho wild llowors of tho season aro especially popular for this purpose. In tho sections whero tho Beason is sufficiently advanced tho roses and peonies aro great favorites on this occasion and In tho cooler climes violets nnd the hardy "pinks" nro used extensively. In the moro southemly Btntos tho yellow jnsralno and the honeysucklo make admirable Deconulon day festoons and at Arlington and other great national cemeteries it scorns as though Memorial day has been timed to find the gorgeous purple wistaria at tho climax of its glory. The mountain laurel Is another floral favorite that lcnd3 itself to tho purposes of tho h611day, but of course It is not obtainable In all soctlons of the country. In recent years tho ubo of natural flowers on Memorial dny hns been supplemented by tho ex tenslvo useof nrtlllclnl flowers, particularly In tho form of wreaths or designs emblematic of war-tlmo badges or flags. However, tho "art" flower designs" of tho present day aro Indeed a revelation ns compared with the crude attempts of some years ago. Somo of the Decoration day designs aro executed in metal, tluted to counter feit nature, and this form is of course very permanent, but most artistic effects of lasting chnraotor aro also being obtained by means of fine wnxod cropo pnper flowers. Such designs nro being employed to an Incrcnslng extent un der nil circumstances whero It is necessary to send Memorial day designs long, distances. How over, tho Whlto Houso at Washington, which sends such remombrnnces to various partB of tho country, always employs natural flowers from tho president's conservatories. WAS HE 8ARCASTIC? "John, wo havo been married for nearly twenty years; I want you to tell mo something." "Oh, yes, Mary, you look just as young nnd ns girlish ns you did tho first tlmo I ever saw you; I have learned to lovo you moro nnd moro as the yonra havo drifted by; I wouldn't bo free again If I had a chance; If you woro to dio I shouldn't think of marrying nny other womnn, but I'd spend tho rest of my life pining for you; I admit that your family is tmucli superior to mine,; I rcnllzo that I never should havo amounted to anything If It had not beon for your influenco; you are tho best manager I over saw; your now spring hat is very beroming; you look fifteen years younger than Mrs. Rransthwalle; yes, I llko vory much tho wny you nro wearing your hair; I think of you Btoadlly nil day; I am sure that any young woman who would look at me twlco would do bo only bocauso she wished to mako n fool of mo, and I acknowledge that you mako a much better showing than any other woman could mako on our income Now is there anything cIboT I'm inn good doal ot a hurry this morning." Chicago Record-Herald. Patriotic Citizens Sot Up Huge Bowl der In Memory of Great Statesman. Roscawen, N. II. Doscawcn, an ln torestlng llttlo post village in Morrl mac county, N. II., and on tho Morri mac, is the birthplace of William Pitt Fcssendcn who, enrly in llfo, ongnged in tho political affairs of Maine. Tho houso where ho wns born was taken down many years ago and a more modern ono erected on the site, which wns In tho main ntrcet of tho vil lage. Notwithstanding that Mr. Fvsaon don's ontlro public llfo was spent In Maine the patriotic citizens of lies- Z- QinrriPLKCf Or 5LiS M" The Fesenden Tablet. cawen set up a huge granito bowlder near tho placo of tho old houso in moinory of tho great statesman. On ono of tho sides of this big bowlder ia a bronze tablet which makes known that William Pitt Fcssendcn was born October 6, 1800; that he was United States senator from Maine for 13 years and secretary ot tho United States treasury from 18G4 to 1805. William Pitt Fessenden was gradu ated from Howdoln collcgo in 1823. Ho was admitted to the bar in 1827, and was a member of tho "Maine legis lature two terms. Ho was elected to congress in 1811, nnd from 1854 un til tho tlmo of his death, September 8, 1S69, he was United States senator, except when secretary of tho treas ury, ISO 1-1805. IIo was ono of tho founders of tho Republican party In 18CG and throughout tho Civil war ho did eminent servlco as chairman of the finance committee of tho sonatc. HOUSES BUILT OF BOULDERS Parts of Oklahoma Have a Model Building Material Found In Large Quantities. Cache, Okla. In the Wichita moun tain region, notably In tho Wichita Na tional forest reserve, tho ground Is covered with untold numbers of smooth boulders, both spherical and elliptical in form, ranging In size from a few inches to moro than a foot in diameter. In many places these boul ders aro so close together as to form a substantial pavement, giving a Btrango and unusual appcaranco to the landscape. Their form and tholr eroded surfaces suggest that they may have dropped from melting glaciers In prehistoric times If tho glacial drift reached this far south. Tho deposit seems to reach only a short distance below tho surface of tho ground. Thoso stones Mend themselves In many wayB to ornamental uses In building nnd havo been employed by residents ot Lawton in tho construc tion of summer homcB In the Wichltas, An Oklahoma Cottage Built Boulders. of Thoy are reddish In color and contrast prettily with tho green vineB that clamber over them. Occasionally, similar formations of much greatorv8lzo aro found. Ono of tho most unique lies in tho Wichita reserve north of this place. Tho diameter of this boulder Is far greater than the height of a man. 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