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The Name of
Old Glory
From "Home Folks." by Jtmmi Whlteomb Riley.
Copyrlsht, 1897.
Used by special permission o( the publlahors,
the Ilobba-Merrlll company.
OLD GLORY, aay, who,
By the ahipa and the crew
And the long, blended rank of the gray and
the blue
Who gave you, Old Qlory, the name that you bear
With such pride everywhere
Aa you cast youraelf free to the rapturoua r.'r
And leap out full length, aa we're wanting you to?
Who gave you that name, with vhe ring of tho same
And the honor and fame ao becoming to you,
Your atripea stroked in ripples of white ar.d of red,
With your atara at their glittering bist ovsrhead,
By day or by night
Their delightfuleat light
Laughing down from their little square heaven of
blue?
Who gave you the name of Old Glory? Say, who
Who gave you the name of Old Glory?
The old banner lifted and, faltering, thrn
in vague lisps and whispers fall silent again.
Old Glory, the story we're wanting to hear
Is what the plain faots of your christening ware,
For your name, just to hear It,
Repeat it and cheer it, 'a a tang to the spirit
Aa salt as a tear,
And, aeeing you fly and the boya marching by,
There's a shout in tho throat, and a blur In the eye,
And an aching to live for you always or dial
If dying wo still keep you waving on high.
And so, by our love
For you, floating above,
And the soars of all ware and the aorrows thereof,
Who gave you tho name of Old Glory, and why
Are wa thrilled at the name of Old Glory?
Then the old banner leaped, Ilka sail in the blast,
And fluttered an audible answer at last.
And It spake, with a ahaka of tho voice, and It aaldi
By the driven anow white and the living blood red
Of my bara and their heaven of atara overhead
By the symbol conjoined of them all, skyward cast,
Aa I float from tho ateeple, or flap at the mast,
Or droop o'er the sod where the long grassea nod
My name la as old as the glory of God.
80 I came by tho name of Old Glory.
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I A Little Love Story For
the Fourths
By TEMPLE BAILEY.
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By CAPTAIN F. A. MITCH
WHEN the war of Independence
came ou, New York's popula
tion bad changed from a lot
of pipe smoking Dutchmen
to comprise many people of refinement.
It was then that that society in which
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
hone ten or twenty years later was
forming. People had begun to use sli
ver ou their tables Instead of pewter,
and social dinners were quite preten
tious. One Nicholas Van Schoonhoven, a
wealthy citizen, built iu his house in
the village of Greenwich (long since a
part of the city of New York) a vault
In which to store his valuable tnb'e
ware. it was located iu the second
Story ill a hallway running past his
own bedroom. Van Scboonhoven was
a patriot, and when in the struggle
for Independence the British occu
pled New York he moved to West
thester county, some fifteen or twenty
miles up the Hudson river, within (lie
America u lines commanded by young
Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Buir. Be
fore the evacuation he returned to the
city to be near his real estate, leaving
his movable valuables In Westchester
county.
Edith Van Schoouhoven while In
Westchester met a young lieutenant
in Burr's regiment. Charles lto'oertsou,
and the meeting had resulted in a love
match. The separation when sin
went back to the city was very trying
to a pair of lovers aged twenty-two
and itiueteen respectively. Though but
a few miles apart, they were still very
far. Bobertson stood the separation a
xaonth. then, putting on a countryman's
clothes and carrying a large 'basket
containing butter, eggs and other farm
produce, be set out for New York.
At King's bridge, a wooden struc
ture spanning Spuyien Duyvil creek
and conn, ding Manhattan Island with
the 1.. a I'OUllJ tit British
picket.- - : r ,j prodUcy passed
him. .h i ;. wa..t'U tn lUe sotirliwest
ward. 1 v-tt.iii Uiukoaxlly what is now
Central ...m. and luude toward the
Hudson inuvi down tilt lie came to
the village of (Jrecnwlch. As be was
crossing a tield where the Columbus
monument now stands one Peter 01
dershaw. a rabid Tory, saw and fol
lowed him. Unaware that be was
watched. Lieutenant Bobertson knock
ed at tbe door of Nicholas Van Scboon
hoven. showed his basket of produce
and was admitted. This Oldersbaw
saw and straightway walked down to
Bowling green, where he found Gen
eral Howe, to whom he reported the
fact. The general sent a small troop
commanded by a sergeant to capture
the young patriot, whim he did not
doubt had come Into his lines for the
purpose of spying.
Charies Bobertson and Edith Van
Schoonhoven were sitting together in
the parlor, where they could look out
on the broad Hudson, when they saw
a dozen redcoat troopers dash up and
surround tbe house. For a moment
Edith was paralyzed; then, suddenly
gathering her faculties, she seized her
lover's hand, ran with him upstairs
and, opening the vault door, thrust
him in, closing the door after him.
locking it and putting the key in her
pocket. She was too excited to think
of ins being smothered, but fortunate
ly a small ventilator bad been left
over the door.
When the sergeant entered Edith
bad recovered her equanimity so far
as to meet him with a well feigned
look of surprise ou ber face and In
vited hini to search the house. Not
nmliui; any oue. he left the premises
guarded by bis men and rode to Gen
era! Howe. Howe. Miffing that the
Ueiite'imf was there, sent Captain
PaWef with his company to relieve
the sergeant and to take it) his ipiar
: la the bouse, keeping it surround
ed. !-'.ivyer. n ho was a young Loudon
nv.e!!, at once began to make love to
Kdith. She found it somewhat difficult
to feed ber lover, since she had 110
way to dn SO except through tbe ven
tilator, and. having to stand on a chair
for tbe purpose, she dared not transmit
food when tbe captain was in the
house for fear of his catching her at it.
One night when the bell ou Trinity
church, far away on the lower end
of the Island, struck 1 Edith arose
from ber bed. put on a dressing sack,
went to tbe vault, unlocked it. let ber
lover out, took him up to tbe third
St.. iy and locked blra in an unused
room. Then, going dowu to Captain
Sawyer's room, she knocked at his
door, calling to lilm that she had been
frightened by a huge black cat that
hud got into tbe house and asking him
to drive It out. "Don't trouble your
self to put ou your clothes." she said;
"u.-e this" And. opening the door a
few Inches, she dropped a double gown
of her father's into tbe room.
Sawyer arose, put on his boots
and the double gown, seized the only
weapon bandy, ids sword, and went
out into the hall There he found
l.'dith. apparently very much fright
ened. She had lighted a caudle and
conducted him along tbe ball to the
vault, whose door stood ajar.
'There the horrid thing went In
there'" she almost shrieked.
Sawyer boldly entered the vault. In
a second he heard a click behind him
He was a prisouer.
Running to the room where she bad
left her lover. Edith released liiui and
lighted him to Sawyer's apartment,
where the Yaukee put ou the British
er's uniform, went downstairs and
after a parting kiss strode out and past
the guard.
Sawyer, after taking In the situation.
iet up a terrific bowl, hoping to make
bllQKftf heard by the guard without,
but he might as well have tried to
make himself beard from tbe bowel
Oi the earth. He was not used to ris
ing early, so he was not missed In tbe
morning by his meu. Edith kept bin:
ffajtntd as long as she dated, then let
biui out. and the saucy girl bad tbe
effrontery to ask If he had killed the
cat.
Considering the ridiculous light the
episode would place him in. Captain
Sawyer never reported it
When 1 he evacuation of the city took
place Bobertson entered it ami mar
ried the girl who bad sa tl Mm from
tbe fate of a spy.
M, my goodness" said Annette.
"I thought you bad more pa
triotlstn, Peter."
Peter stretched his languid
leugtli in the' great w icker chair on
the other side or the tea table? front
which Annette dispensed afternoon
hospitality in her rose garden.
"Hear girl,'' he asked, "who con
incisure patriotism? Because I won't
march In n parado with n lot of buff
and blue Idiots you choose to say that
I do not love my country."
"Arnold Adams Is not an idiot." An
nette interrupted.
Peter's eyes narrowed. "Then Ar
nold Adams parades, does he, and
makes a speech to the accompani
ment of appropriate fireworks?"
"He makes his speech in tho after
noon," Annette vouchsafed. "Every
on; seems eager to help me out with
my Fourth of July garden party but
you."
"Dear girl, PO como and pass cako
and listen to the Declaration, but I
can't parade In costume."
"Well, the men all look lovely in
their new uniforms," Annette informed
him.
"Somehow," said Peter, "a uniform
Is associated in my mind with service.
There are the old regimentals of my
great-grandfather, all stained with
mud, and the faded blue cape that my
father keeps lu memory of Gettysburg
is blotched with red." He shrugged
his shoulders. "But it's too hot this
weather to dress up for nothing."
"Nothing oh!" Annette flung out
her hands. "I don't believe you'd light
If there was a war, Peter."
Peter leaned across the table. "Con
sidering my ancestry," he said slowly,
"Is there any reason you should think
that?"
"Modern men haven't any back
bone," she taunted.
"Don't go too far," he told ber. "My
idea of love of country is something
deeper than mere shouting for free
dom." "Love of country is courage," she
said.
"Yon mean?" he demanded.
"That I'm disappointed in you, Pe
ter." Her eyes blazed. "I believe
you're too lazy to carry a gun."
"Stop!" he thundered and stood up.
Annette stood up too. She slipped
from her finger a wonderful hoop of
diamonds.
"There," she mid, "take It, If you
loved mo you would see my point of
view. It isn't that 1 want you to
wear blue and buff; I want you to
show your patriotism."
"Ah patriotism!" Peter picked up
the ring. "If you ever want this again
you must ask for it, Annette. I am
afraid that otherwise I can never for
give the woman who lias called me
coward."
"I shall never nsk for It!" she blazed
as Peter turned on hi heel and left
her.
When tbe grc : 1Y.7 came Annette
tried to Interest herself In the decora
tions, tbe refreshments, lu Arnold Ad
ams, who. looL'MX ery handsome in
his colonial uniform, hung over her.
and when he made his speech bis eyes
were ou her.
Annette didn't like his speech. It
smacked of artificiality. There was in
it so much of stars and stripes and
"stop!" be thundered.
the glory of country, but no depth of
earnestness, no deep appeal to the
hearts of men.
When In- bad finished he came dowu i
expecting Annette's praise. But she
didn't give It. "Can't we get away
for a mouieut from these people'.-" she '
said. Tni so tired of the crowd."
"I'll take you up the road In my
car." Adams proposed
So it came about that fifteen min
utes later Peter Van Dorn, sitting on i
me uiJisiiic. saw rar uowu me curvea
road a htg red car and within It a
splendid gentleman in blue and buff
and a iady In a rose wreathed hat.
He saw something else too. Just be
low bim a little dirty, curly headed
child from the Italian settlement near
by was digging contentedly lu the
dust, right iu the path of tbe car that
was coming around the curve.
It took only a moment for Peter tt)
plunge shouting down tbe bank, to
catch up the baby and cross tbe road.
He Was safe, but the two In the car
bad whitened at bis danger. Annette
was crouched In a heap n Adam
brought the big machine to a stop.
"Oh, I thought you would be killed.
Peter!"
Peter, with the screaming child In
his arms, smiled at her. "It was noth
ing," he said.
"I should have thought you would
have been afraid." Annette began.
Peter stiffened. "You seem to thlnit
that 1 am always nfrald," he said, and
liefore she could answer he lifted his
hat and was gone.
All that evening she watched for her
lover, but he did not come. At last
she could stand it no longer. She sat
down at the lemonade tahle and talked
It over wlili her most. Intlmatn girl
friend.
"Lucy," she said, "I've been hateful
to Peter. What shall I do?"
"Ent humble pie," advised Lucy.
"Peter's worth it."
"I know," Annette admitted, "but I
don't know where ho Is."
"Walt till he shows up," said Lucy,
"ami In the meantime we'll make Ar
nold Adams taker us down tho river
road In his car."
They passed the big canneries,
where many Italians weae employed;
passed, too, tbe squalid little settle
ment where in 0, big, oen space a
crowd of swarthy men and women
and children were gathered about a
big man in w hite flannels.
Annette caught her breath. "Why,
it's Peter!" she gasped. "Stop a min
ute and see what he's doing."
As the big motor stood In the shad
ow of the trees Peter's voice came to
them. He was speaking in Italian, and
Annette, thanks to three winters In
Borne, understood all that he said.
As she listened she felt herself grow
ing smaller and smnller. This was the
Peter whom she had accused of lack
of palrlntlsm. this man who was
speaking so eloquently to these new
comers to bis nntlve soil, telling them
what it meant to be an American,
IT TOOK ONLY A MOMENT.
what it meant to be a good citizen,
what It meant to live for his country
as well as to die for It.
"Oh, Peter, Peter!" her heart cried,
although her Hps were silent.
But when (he speech was ended she
spoke: "I'm going to get out a minute.
I want to see Peter."
Swiftly she walked straight over to
the astonished Peter.
"Oh. you wonderful man!" she said,
with shining eyes. "I never beard such
a speech!"
"Not even Arnold's?" be asked as ho
led her through tbe smiling crowd.
"Not even auy body's. Oh, Peter, I
want my ring"
"Dear heart." be murmured as be
bent tenderly over her.
I The Making of the Flag I
HOW did wa make the flag?
By rule?
By compels and square and
line?
With pattern and thread and the
sempter'a tool,
Te fellow the plain design f
Waa it only the lore that the
draftaman knew
That gave us the red and the
white and blue?
How did we make tho flag?
Not all
By measuring stitch and aaam.
For part of it came from a coun
try call
And part of it is a dream
Is a vision that led brave souls
aright
And gave us the red and the blue
and white.
How did wa make the flag?
In peace
Wa fashioned it fold on fold;
In war it was blent with a grim
caprice
The drume in their summons
rolled.
'Twas the courage alike of the
quick and dead
That gave us the blue and the
white and red.
How did we make the flag?
Twas thus
It came to its graoe and worth;
Through all that is good in the
souls of us
Tho banner has had its birth.
'Twas the holier strength of the
purpose true
That gave us the red and tho
white and blue.
Thus have wa made tho flag
Ah. no!
By colors that will not fade,
By ainuoua swoop and by death
less glow.
'Tis us that ths flag has made! J
And it whispsrs today to each J
atar told stats,
"You must hold me high and T
must keep mo great!" 2
Chicago Tribune.
The Occasion
By DUNCAN M. SMITH
I URHAH.
Tie drawing nearer.
The day
Wo eelebretei
And there
If warning smelt,
We went
Have long to welt.
No need
Te tell
Tho children
They knew it.
I should say
Per what
Have they
Boon doing
But waiting
for tho day?
And It
la an eooaslon
Te stir
The sluggish breast.
The birthday
Of e nation
That seems
Te stand the tost.
The day
Our sturdy fathers
Rose up
And algned
The paot.
The famous
Declaration
That made
This land
A fact.
e lot
Tho email bey
Heller
And rill the air
With sognd)
It's only enee
A twelvemonth
The glerloee
Day comae round
THE FOURTH IN HISTORY.
Many Famoua Events That Have Hap
pened on Independence Date.
The Fourth of July is peculiarly an
American holiday, but lu searching
history we ilud some Important events
that have occurred on this day. Tbe
majority are of more than passing In
terest to citizens of tbe United States,
but a few affected the world. History
Includes the following:
July 4. lis? sultan Saiaiiiu. the hero
of Moslem romances, defeated the
crusaders at Tiberias, Holy Land.
This led to the capture of Jerusalem
and the third crusade.
July 4, 1501 The laws of oppression
under which tbe Huguenots were per
secuted revoked by an edict of Henry
IV. of ' '
July 4, 1594 Nova Zembla was dis
covered July 4. li48 Indian massacre. The
Huron village of St. Joseph was wiped
out by tbe Mobawks. Father Daniel
baptized all who desired before be
was killed.
July 4. 1053 The meeting of Crom
well's parliament, when Cromwell waa
crowned "lord protector of England."
July 4. 1770 Declaration of Inde
pendence. Birth of United States as a
nation.
July 4. 1778 Colonel Clarke. Ameri
can army officer, surprised and cap
tured Kaskaskia and Fort George, III.
July 4. 1793 John Qulncy Adams'
wonderful speech, whlcb marked the
commencement of bis public life.
July 4, 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne
was born.
July 4. 1817 Erie canal commenced.
July 4. 182(1 Semlcentennry of Inde
pendence day. Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams, ex presidents and sign
ers of the Declaration of Independ
ence, died. Steplieu Foster, author of
! "The Suwanee BITOT." was born.
July 4. lS2S-Cburle8 Carroll, only
surviving signer of the Declaration of
Independence, laid cornerstone of the
Baltimore and Ohio, tbe Urst railway
lu the l ulled States.
July 4. 1831 -Death of James Mon-
; roe. third president to die on this date.
July 4. ISM-Americans at Souoma.
. Cel., led by Fremout. raised dag of
revolution and declared for America,
being the Brst coast town to desert
i Mexico.
July 4. 1848 Cornerstone of tbe
Washington monument was laid.
July 4. 1ST,0-President Taylor s trick-
! en with fatal Illness while sitting near
Washington monument. Died July 9.
July 4. 18(13 -Pemberton surrendered
Vlcksburg to Grant, and General
Holmes was defeated at Helena, Ark.
July 4. 1800 Ten million dollar fire
at Portlaud. Me., caused by firecrack
ers July 4. 1870 Election of Prince Ho
ben.ollern to the throne by tbe provi
sional government; led to Franco
Prussian war.
July 4. 1874 Eads bridge, costing
$e.ooo.noo. completed at St. Louis.
July 4. 1880-Statue of Liberty for
mally presented to tbe United States
by France.
July 4. 1894 Hawaiian republic de
clared after bloodless revolution.
July 4. 1S0S News received of Oar
veras defeat off Sautiago July 3.