inexpensive methods that are within the reach of any householder. Since 1871 he has devoted himself to the work of making his home attractive that others might enjoy it as well as himself. In the art of yard decorating he is one of Washington's pioneers. Although now in his seventy-fifth year, Mr. Goodall is as active as a young man, and never allows a week to go by without taking long tramps along the slopes of the Potomac or banks of the canal in search of some new plant. These trips he has taken regularly in winter and summer for more than thirty years, as a result of which there is to be found a greater variety of wild shrubs on his premises than probably on any other spot in Washington. He has demonstrated that cost is a small factor in the beautifying of one's home and that any yard, no matter how small, can be made to add greatly to a city's general appearance, if proper effort is made to improve it. He has gone a step farther than those citizens who are engaged in reclaiming unsightly back yards by treating with impartiality the front, back and side yards-the latter amounting practically to an areaway-which surround his house. It would be difficult to determine which part is the more attractive. In the rear yard is an althea tree which has grown to a height of thirty feet and probably is the tallest specimen of its kind in the city. Here abundant shade is to be found. inviting of members of the police and fire departments to inspect the premises. If such a scheme is determined upon and meets with the approval of the District authorities members of the departments who accept the invitation will be given an opportunity to learn some of the practical problems of improving the appearances of front, back and side yards. The information thus obtained could be widely disseminated, especially by the members of the police department, and would, it is believed, be followed by beneficial results through the beautifying of private premises in many sections of the city. When seen by a reporter for the Star Mr. Goodall was enjoying the comforts of a hammock, which had been suspended between the back yard fence and the althea tree referred to, and was absorbed in one of Emerson's essays. Incidentally, this hammock has been in his possession for ten years, and he never fails to carry it on his jaunts into the woods. It may well be a source of inspiration to any young man of our own or any other state, seeking to make his own life useful and helpful, to contemplate the life of this loyal son of the old Granite State, who has never forgotten the land of his birth, and loves its mountains, lakes and forests as fervently as in the days of his. The home has been enjoyed not alone by youth, as he pursues the daily grind Mr. Goodall and the members of his family. It has been the scene of frequent gatherings of government officials and employes and, in this way, it is believed that many residents of the city have been stimulated with a desire to similarly improve the lawns surrounding their dwellings. Since the death of his wife Mr. Goodall has been assisted in entertaining these informal gatherings by his daughter, Miss Julia R. Goodall. It is known that Mr. Goodall has under consideration a plan which contemplates the of official duty, mingling therewith as constant contact with nature's loveliness, beautifying his home, making life therein sweet and wholesome, and extending its ennobling influence into the lives of friends, neighbors and associates. "He who lives truly will see truly,' says Emerson, and Francis Henry Goodall, a true lover of that great poet-philosopher, is a living exemplar of the wisdom embodied in the saying. PISCATAQUA PIONEERS Anonymous The rippling waves run low On a safe and sandy coast; From stately woods mild zephyrs blow And the mid-day sun beams bright As a bark of exiles enters a bight Not of their own free wills, But exiles, driven by fate, Far from their native German hills, Their lot they much deplored As o'er the sea they rolled, Where, tempest-tossed, they wept and roared As Aeneas did of old. Thus ran their wild lament: "O for our native home! Would we had died before we went On raging seas to roam." But now, with hardships past, And harbor safe in view, They crowd ahead, before the mast, A glad and merry crew. They down the gangway glide, And when the curfew rang, Then Fortune's favors came their way. And their descendants to this day Are best of friends to you and me. And if on them of glory less, The Muse of History bestows, Than on the Pilgrims, still we bless PEMBROKE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT Dedicatory Address, Delivered September 12, 1912 By Harry F. Lake Within the last three months no less than three soldiers' monuments have been dedicated in this stateat Pembroke, Haverhill and Dover. The two former were provided for by popular subscription and public appropriation, and erected in honor of all the soldiers of the Republic from the respective towns, while the latter was the sole gift of Col. Daniel Hall, of Dover, and is erected in memory of the Union Soldiers from that city engaged in the Civil War only. The Pembroke monument was formally dedicated on Thursday, September 12, the original plan having been for dedication on Labor Day, but a postponement having been rendered necessary on account of the unfavorable weather. This monument, which was projected several years ago and a foundation therefor provided by Buntin Chapter, D. A. R., of Pembroke, is of granite, of handsome design, surmounted by a lifesized statue of a Union soldier, of the same material, and said to be a likeness of Lieut. Colonel Henry W. Blair of the Fifteenth N. H. Regiment, in the Civil War, subsequently United States Senator and now residing in Washington. Mr. E. T. Morrison of Pembroke had taken up the project, where it was dropped several years ago, and raised over half the requisite amount of funds by subscription, and at the last annual town meeting the town appropriated the necessary balance, and appointed a Committee, with Mr. Samuel D. Robinson as Chairman to carry out the work. The Committee contracted with the R. P. Stevens Company of Manchester for the monument, complete, and the work was expeditiously and was performed by E. E. Sturtevant Post, G. A. R., of Concord, Edward P. Kimball of Pembroke is Commander. The dedicatory or historical address was delivered by Harry F. Lake, Esq., of Concord, of the law firm of Foster and Lake, a native of the town, and was as follows: HISTORICAL ADDRESS. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I remember to have read that in the old heroic days of Greece, Heroditus one day went to the Olympian games. He was soon recognized, and the whole multitude, in glad acclaim, bore him away on their shoulders, crying "Let us honor the man who has written the history of our country." So gathered here today we say, "Let us honor the men who have had so large a part in the making of our history." In the market place at Athens, the Greeks walked among the statues of their heroes and their gods, and kept themselves familiar with deeds of patriotism and valor. Thus the real defence of Athens, in a fighting era, was really the market place, where citizens were transformed into patriots and soldiers and heroes. So great, then, is the power of suggestion that we do well, now and then, to recall the achievements of our mighty men, living and dead, and stretch our smaller selves up against their majestic proportions, to catch their spirit, exalt our standard, and ourselves grow to greater measurements. Somebody has said that if you take from Greece a dozen names, you make barren even that classic land, but if you take from history the story of the men whom today we honor, and their kind in this country, then you rob our race of some of the better parts of its record of chivalry, and physical, intellectual and moral courage. I have recently been where in large part began the more significant history of our country, and, I have from the water, seen the land stretch ing away farther than the naked eye can reach, which greeted the anxious eye of the Pilgrim in his first journey westward between the two worlds, one long, low sand-dune beyond the other, except where now and then can be seen some more rugged headland of the desolate coast. I saw where first pressed all the feet of this small band of people which left this little this North land, and as a careless vaship to make permanent residence in cationist, I have trodden, and in part explored, the same valleys and the same heights, and been on the same river as were first explored by a party of men from the Mayflower under the command of Miles Standish, and in particular been to the same hill where the Pilgrims found, hidden by the Indians in the sand, the corn and beans which did much to save from starvation this small shipload of wanderers during the cruel winter already upon them. No man, who, in substantial measure, appreciates the struggle of a great race toward economic, social and religious liberty throughout three centuries can find himself in such historic surroundings and remain unmoved. And further, our boat passed where, with approximate certainty, the Mayflower was anchored, when, before a soul set foot on land, in its cabin, before an open Bible, under the inspiration of prayer, and in the anxious, visible presence of each other they covenanted and combined themselves "Together into a body politic, to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony unto which we promise all due submission and obedience." Let us now, today, honor the men who, throughout the many crises in our country's history, kept true faith with the purposes of that original covenant, and when it became necessary, compelled, by force of arms, due submission and obedience to the greater instrument that superseded that covenant, i. e., the Constitution of the States. I understand my part in these exercises to be merely to make some suggestions, and state, perhaps, some facts concerning our citizen soldiery, which facts are open, however, to all who have the disposition to seek them out. I love to contemplate the sturdy character of the men who first built homes in my native town, because, to contemplate the character of such men at any time is a wholesome thing. Men they were, built after a simple pattern, getting a livelihood for themselves and family from the rugged land, or the river, the fertility of the one and the abundance from the other, holding out so perpetual and so attractive an invitation, as, set in scenes of natural beauty as alluring as the eye ever rested upon, could not well be resisted by those who sought a lifelong home. Their very contest with the soil made them persistent, perhaps obstinate, but certainly capable of conviction. Religion was to them a vital force. They imbued the purity of our mountain streams and the strength of our granite hills, and into them went the best brain, the best muscle, and the best bone that ever comprised the making of a man. These men were indeed poor and in their humble homes were neither books nor works of art. Instead, however, they knew the story of the lives of the Prophets and the Messiah and always lived under the inspiration of the ever recurring, ever varying glories of the purple sky, at time of sunset, beyond the silver band that the Merrimack makes. A little more than a century and a half had passed between the sailing of the Pilgrims unto Provincetown Harbor and the dismantling of Fort William and Mary on the Piscataqua in December, 1774, by a band of New Hampshire soldiers under John Sullivan. The first drawing for proprietors' lots in Pembroke was in 1730, and in 1748 the growth had been so slow, though perhaps gradual, that in the whole township there were not in excess of forty families. How thoroughly, however, and how intelligently these settlers had become impregnated with the spirit of liberty, and how independent this hard life had made this community of home builders, less than half a century removed from a mere wilderness, is seen in the almost perfect unanimity with which the citizens of Pembroke subscribed to the so-called "Association Test." In view of the disloyalty which existed to some degree throughout the colonies the Congress in 1776 forwarded to the various Committees of Safety a request that all male inhabitants over twenty-one years of age be made to sign a pledge of loyalty to the cause of IndependThis request was forwarded to the selectmen of Pembroke by M. Weare, chairman of the Committee of Safety. I invite your respectful attention to the language of this pledge: ence. "In consequence of the above resolution of the Hon. Continental Congress and to show our determination in joining our American Brethren in defending the Lives, Liberties and Properties of the inhabitants of the United Colonies, We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will, to the utmost of our power, at the risque of our lives and fortunes, with arms oppose the hostile proceedings of the British fleets and armies against the United American Colonies." Let us remember that had the cause failed to which these men pledged their lives and fortunes, it would have subjected every such individual to the penalties of treason, that is, a cruel and ignominious death. In the face of that condition, however, the selectmen returned the pledge to the Honorable Committee of Safety signed by all the male. inhabitants over twenty-one years of age, except nine, four of whom, however, we later find bearing valiant arms in the colonists' cause. It is no wonder, then, that since 129 men in Pembroke pledged all for freedom's cause, we should find thirty of them in one company challenging the cold |