y > !l The Ancient ypirit,\\man for man, ( / 3 <£? . ) , ' ===z Aye, tis the Freedom spirit, born ^ 1 When we wer^ weak andt^oungr^y / W^/ v ^ i?uf nurtured string till, loud and long, ^ s*ngs on eve^y tongue, O welcome Indep en den ceDa y-^ ^ The same old Fgiipth, I know,' -. Clamor guns they heard / ^ ^ Lon fears and years ago— ) Oh, let your saintly story now * J Be louder, plainer told, J v For Freedom's tongue is always young And never shall grow old! Before Ice Was Plenty. “Henry, you are getting old." “Nothing of the «ort.” “Yes, you are. Every Fourth of July, now, you tell about how your folks used to have to cool the water melon in a tub of pump water." What He Wanted. Mrs. Winkers—I heard you whisper to that soda foun tain clerk to put a little tonic in yours. Mr. Winkers — Y-e-s, my dear; I'm getting quite bald, you know, and I wanted hair tonic. Utterly Impossi ble. Jimmy — D’yer know dat fire crackers wuz in vented by de Chi nese? Tommy—Ah, wot chergivln’us? W'y, deChinks don't cel ebrate de Fourth Defensive Patri otism. "Do you always have fireworks?” "Yes, Indeed. The -only Fourth of Ju ly noise we really enjoy, you know, Is the noise we make ourselves." _ A REPEATER. 1 , ‘ HIMlUiliMliBaKSMMMgJMB ' "irTTW""'! “I always thort Jedge Beasley was a man of some originality." “Well, ain’t he?” “No, he ain’t. That there Declaration of Independence he read at the ' Fourth o’ July doin’s was the same one thet Squire Brown read last year.” A Silent Part. Grooves — That's Bascom. He isn’t on speaking terms with any member of the company. Foyer—You don't mean it! What was the cause of the ill feeling? Grooves — Never was any cause; al ways the same. He has only thinking parts, you know. Artistic. He flew up in the air at the can non’s bombard, But he fell to the pavement much faster. He is now laid out in the surgical ward. A beautiful study in plaster. The Modern Fourth. The one great trou- ' ble with the kid. He makes it come too soon; He takes his squib and pyramid And sets them off in June. Came In Handy. Mrs. Crabshaw— You’d better go see the doctor. You're getting as deaf as a post. Crabshaw—All right, my dear; I’ll go as soon as the Fourth is over. _ “Old Glory.” A Fourth of July celebration would be a tame affair without “Old Glory” to flaunt in the folds and wave in the breeze. It flutters everywhere it can be nailed or fastened, and in all sorts and sizes, moreover, it is known all the world over, few people, even among the half civilized, not being able to recognize it as the emblem of a free ■country. Yet. It was not until nearly a year after the Declaration of Independence that the nation had a regular Hag. At •Cambridge, Massachusetts, Washing ton displayed the original of what Is the present flag, without the stars, however, as there were then, January 2, 1776, no states. He therefore con structed the flag with thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, but where the stars are now, he put a St. An drew's cross of white on a blue field. Ou June 14, 1777, by resolution of ■congress, the flag was made to consist •of thirteen alternate red and white stripes, representing the union of thir teen states, while in a blue field there were thirteen white slurs. A change was made in the flag, dating from May 1, 1795, by adding two more stripes and two more stars for Kentucky and Vermont, which had been admitted to the union, and it was decided also to add a stripe and a star for each state to be admitted in the future. Congress, however, foresaw that the added stripes would make the flag too large and on April 4, 1818, it passed a resolution fix ing the number of stripes at thirteen, and the number of stars at one for each state. So now, anybody who de sires to know how many states there are in the union has only to count the number of stars on old glory. The first American flag was raised at Fort Schuyler, New York, August 3, 1777. John Paul Jones was the flrst to raise it in a foreign country, at Qui beron, France, and that nation saluted it. It was flrst displayed in England at Downs, and history does not say whether it was saluted or not, but the English government never forgets to ilo so now. even on the Fourth of July. Patrick Henry’s Words. “It is useless," said he on one occa sion, "to address further petitions to the government or to await the effect of those already addressed to the throne. The time for supplication Is past; the time for action Is at hand. We must light, Mr. Speaker. I repeat it. sir; we must light! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us." "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Al mighty powers! I know not what course others may take; but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" An Knsy Murk. "Roo hoo! Dis cracker won't go off!’* , "Never mind. Here’s a dime for an« other. Now, why won’t It go off?" " ’Cause I shot It off already!" SHERIFF DEFIES FOLK. Herpel Disobeys Orders and Refuses to Raid Dolmar Gam blers. St. Louis, Mo., June 28.—The gauntlet Was thrown down to Governor Folk In St. Louis county Saturday by Sheriff Herpel who not only declined to make the ordered raid on the Dolmar race track but declared that If the governor sent troops to the scene they "might be shot down." There was no semblance of a raid on the bookies, ho did business In every race and kept busy all day. After the horses were called to the post for the last event Deputy Sheriff Campbell arrested William Flynn and Charles Noel, bookmakers, but they had com pleted their business for the day and scarcely were Incommoded. Sheriff Herpel. through his attorney, Sena >r Gardner of St. Louis county. Issued the following statement: "I am against raids In the practical meaning of that term, which means a seizure of persons or property without legal process of law or evidence of vio lation of the law. A raid or the use of the militia means a usurpation of the judicial powers of the state, guaranteed by the constitution and by military force. “First Threat of a Bigot." “An appeal to bayonets Is the first threat of a bigot, fired by fanatical zeal, his personal ambition and Ideas against the guaranteed liberties of the people.” Sheriff Herpel agreed that what Sen ator Gardner had dictated was the ex pression of his personni and official feeling In the matter. Further he said: "I am the sheriff of St. Louis county and have not re quested any assistance from the gover nor. Troops will not be sent Into this county legally until I have made such a request, and X believe the county au thorities abundantly are able to handle the situation as It exists at present. "I am under a bond of $50,000 and cannot make arrests Indiscriminately and I shall not do so until I have suffi cient evidence to pro*-et myself and bondsmen. I feel that the course w'hleh the county officials have taken Is all at the law contemplates, and It Is the course which will be followed by us In the future. Troops Likely to Get Shot. "If troops come here they are liable to get shot. I do not say that the sheriff or tl - sheriff's deputies will be re sponsible for the shooting, b t some of the citizens around here might not like the Idea of sending In soldiers.” It was suggested to Sheriff Herpel the Impression prevails that In case mem bers of the national guard came Into the county they might be arrested for disturbing the peace. "Well, if they disturbed my peace they surely would be arrested," was the reply. DO PEANUTS FIX SEX? Flatbush Society Aroused Over Revela tions of Zoo Director—Hydro Carbons in Disfavor. New York. June 28.—When the pea nut party became popular In Flatbush society last summer and fall, Director Smith of the Central park zoo had not yet made his revolutionary discovery as to the effect of hydrocarbons in de termining sex. Else it might have been different. Although there is a difference of opinion on this point of history It Is the general opinion that the Mothers' club appropriately started It. East year, along in June, Just when Flat bush society was getting active with its summer campaign, the mothers gave a peanut lawn party. Peanut ice cream was served in papier mache imitations of peanut shells. The Japa nese paper napkins had a peanut de sign. There were peanut waffles and peanuts glace, peanut bonbons, and peanut butter sandwiches. It was one of the most brilliant social events ever held In Flatbush. and netted $23.79 for the Mothers’ club. You Just can’t stop a thing of that kind when if gets to going. The idea was so "nifty" and novel that it sup planted croeklnole and progressive au thors and mum socials as a form of diversion for church and educational functions. It lasted way Into the fall and winter. Director Smith had not yet spoken: Flatbush was impregnating its system with hydrocarbonates in utter ignor ance of a great but as yet unrevealed scientific truth. Well, spring broke and the popula tion of Flatbush went right on In creasing. March 1 came. It was the day of President Roosevelt's Inauguration, and the doctors and gossips and people who believed in signs said that Flatbush ought to make a boy record for Itself that day. By a perverse stroke of fate, only two babies were reported to the gossips on that day: both girls. They were named Theodora. And everybody said it was Just an accident about those boys; things happened that way some times. Then on May day, Director Smith announced his discovery. The Central Park zoo had i7een scoring only male calves and fawns, and especially baby monkeys. And Director Smith found that it was due to a diet of hydro-car bons, which are peanuts. V wave of self revelation swept over Fathush. In certain houses there came a frantic cull 1 for peanuts, from before certain others Italian hot peanut men were driven with clubs and reproaches. DEED OF INSANE WOMAN Kills Four Children and Then Inflicts a Wound Probably Fatally to Herself. Grand Lake, Colo., June 28.—Mrs. Watt C. Greggs killed her four chil dren and attempted to take her own life yesterday. The woman is In a Critical condition from a wound In the side and may not live. The tragedy is believed to have been committed by the woman during a lit of temporary Insanity. Her husband says that recently Mrs. Greggs has shown signs of mental aberration. The husband, who was on his way to a neighbor’s house, heard shots In the direction of his own home, and, hastily returning, found his wife lying wounded on the doorstep and three of ■ the children lying on the Moor In pools | of blood. The other child was sitting ; In a chair dead. The children ranged in age from 6 months to 8 years. MANIAC KILLS CHIEF. Escaped Inmate of Wisconsin Asylum Shocts Antigo Officer. Antigo, Wls„ June 28.—Chief of Po lice Jack McArthur was shot and In stantly killed by Jim Wltinger, an es caped maniac from the Northern Hos pital for the Insane at Oshkosh. The shooting was done from ambush. A posse has been organized with Instruc tions to capture Wltinger. dead or alive. ! DETAILS ARE MADE ! i' WITHOUT A HITCH | ‘ _ First of August or Thereabouts ^ Has Been Agreed Upon as Date of Meeting. ITO MAY NOT SERVE Well Known Japanese Statesman It Desired, but May Be Compelied to Decline in Which Marshal Oyamagata May Serve. Washington, Juno 28.—The follow ing statement regarding the meeting of plenipotentiaries was made public at the White House today: "The president has received frotr both the Russian and Japanese gov ernments a statement that the pleni potentiaries of both countries will meet in the United States during the firs ten days of August. The president hat expressed to both governments a wist that the meeting should take place, II possible, on the 1st of August, and J> not on that date, then at the earliest date thereafter." M. Nelldoff, Russian ambassador tc. Pails and Huron Rosen, the new Rus sian ambassador to Washington, are Russia's tentative selections of pleni potentiaries, Takahira, the Japanese minister here, It is understood,has been selected ns one of the plenipotentiaries but the name of the ranking Japanese envoy cannot be learned. It Is not be lieved Marquis Ito will be able to come, and It Is possible Field Marshal Oyama gata may take his place. This Informa tion comes from a high source, but It Is understood no formal announcement will be made until It Is learned whether Nellldorff’s health will permit him to make the trip. Plan Desperate Resistance. London. June 28.—The Japanese cor respondent of the Dally Telegraph at Moji, Japan, represents the Russians as making strenuous efforts to Improve the defenses of Vladivostok, and says that the whole of the Usurl district has been brought to the point of famine In order to provide the fortress with ade quate food supplies. The correspond ent adds that General Linevitch lias Is sued strict orders to noncommissioned officers and men to refrain from the use of alcoholic liquors, threatening them with severe penalties for viola tic is of these orders. Can Whip Unarmed Ship. Singapore, June 28.—The British In dia Steam Navigation company’s steam er Ikohona was sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek on June 5. 150 miles north of Hongkong. The crew was landed here last night by the Dutch steamer Perlak, which the Terek met on June 19. The Ikohona was carrying malls and rice to Yokohama. TThe Ikohona was a steam vessel of 5,252 tons burden, built at Glasgow in 1900. She was 410 feet long, with a 50 foot beam, and was equipped with elec tricity. The steamer left Rangoon on May 17. Her cargo was valued at $450, 000.1 I Japs Win a Severe Battle. Toklo, June 28.—The following official dispatch has been received from the Japanese army headquarters In Man churia: i "The enemy, holding the northwest eminence of Mnnchenzon, was attacked and dislodged on the afternoon of June 22, but a portion of the enemy holding the hills to the west offered stubborn resistance, and t e hills were finally taken by assault. Another force of the enemy, holding the hills due north, was attacked from the front and we slm- , ultaneously resorted to a turning move- 1 , ment from the northeast. Intercepting his retreat and causing him heavy loss. The enemy in confusion hoisted the Red Gross flag, hut we did not stop our , firing and he fled In disorder. His strength In cavalry arid Infantry was some 3,000 men and seven guns. Fifty corpses were left on the field. The enemy's loss was fully 200, Our loss ! was Insignificant.” London, June 27.—The correspondent ' of the Morning Post at Shanghai says: I , "Mr. Otaghlri, the Japanese consul ; here, has been recalled. He leaves Tues day In order to nroee-d to Washington 1 ! as one of the peace plenipotentiaries." | | Groat Progress Made. i , St. Petersburg, June 28.—Negotla- i ’ tlons for the peace conference have 1 made an Important step forward, a 1 proposition for the date of the meet- • I lng of the plenipotentiaries having i been submitted to Russia and being \ } now under consideration. The exact date proposed has not been ascertained, I but there Is reason to suppose that It - Is some time during the first week or ! ten days of August. Whether the proposal regarding the ‘ date originated at Toklo or at Wash- 1 Ington cannot he learned, but the fact * that the negotiations were conducted 1 through Ambassador Meyer may Indie- ! cate that President Roosevelt has per- < haps again stepped to the fore and sug- * tested to the two countires, neither of 1 whom would be willing to take the Initiative, a suitable date. Armistice Is Very Improbable. i M. Neraloff, under minister of foreign t affairs, but spokesman of the foreign < office, In an Interview In the Gazette 1 declares an armistice preceding the t meeting of the plenipotentiaries is Im probable. and he comments pn the pos- < sibllity of a battle taking place before 1 a conference Is held. t The Husky Invalid, the army organ, i supplies an argument for peace In an i estimate of the strength of the Japa- < nese armies, which li places at 550,000 to 600,000 men. Including the forces op- ' ernting in Korea. In the five Japanese j armies opposing General Linevitch, ex clusive of cavalry and artillery, it es- l tlmates that there are from 430.000 to , 150,000 bayonets, which give Field Mar- f shal Ovama a decided numerical super- f lority over the strength usually allotted s to Llnevltrh's army. \ Russia Is Repentant, j London June 28.—In the house of 8 commons today Premier Balfour said 1 that he was glad to be able to inform c the house that the British government * hail been assured the Russian govern- > ment disapproved of the action of their r cruisers in destroying British vessels ? ami that orders had been transferred to i the Dneiper at Jibutll rendering quite I Impossible any repetition of the acts. t Takihara Sees President. Washington, June 28.—The Japanese I minister spent a half hour today In 1 conference with the president. He Rtated that the call was for the pur- , pose of bidding the president goodby, 1 but he expects soon some definite an nouncement will be made relating to certain details of the coming peace conference. Add Three to Jap Navy. I Rome, June 28.—A Port Arthur dis- » patch received from an Italian engi- r neer. who is engaged in raising the r Russian ships sunk in the harbor there. h lays that three ironclads have been ro- 1 Coated. t RED FLAG IN POUND. Revolt at Lodz and Warsaw Hat At*) tained the Dignity, Almost, of Open Rebellion. St. Petersburg, June 28.—The red flag of revolt has been raised at War-', saw, Kovno and other places In Rus sian Poland out of sympathy with the victims of the rioting at Lodz. Soi far as these cities are concerned the> situation almost approaches the digni ty of open rebellion. News received In St. Petersburg Is meager as the effect of vigorous cen sorship, but It Is evident that troops »ro being resisted, and a repetition of the sanguinary encounters at Lodz is anticipated. Kovno, Russia, June 28.—A mob of 1.1)00 persons surrounded and attacked: the police station and governor gen eral's palace today. All windows were broken before the rioters were over powered by the police, and five police men were wounded. A detachment of dragoons dispersed the rioters. Look* Like Real War. Warsaw, June 28.—This city has the appearance of a military encampment. Infantry, Cossacks are bivouacked In streets and patrols are circulating ev erywhere. Shops are largely closed. Barricades have been erected and oc casionally the crack of a rifle Is heard as strikers shoot at men going to work. In State of Siege. Lodz. June 28.—The governor general has proclaimed a stale of siege. Vic tims of last week's outbreak total.over 1,200. Thus far the bodies of 343 Jews and 218 Christians have been burled. The wounded number over 700. Some semblance of order has been restored and workmen are gradually returning to factories. Cannot Put Up Good Fight. St. Petersburg, June 28.—Three big socialist parties In Russian Poland are well organized and have some arms, bu authorities claim they have no chance of success single handed. Neither Jewish socialists, called the Bund, nor social democrats are sepa ratists, as are what are known as Polish socialists, but they are all bit terly opposed to the existing govern ment. The affair at Lodz seemingly has accidentally precipitated a crisis, but the authorities declare thert Is no ma chinery for general Insurrection behind It. This, however, may increase the slaughter In crushing the outbreak. Many people believe Governor Gen eral Maxlmovltch is hardly equal to the task, hut so long as the disturbance Is confined to Russian Poland the author ities believe It can be kept In hand. Rsvolution Spreads Fast. The main danger lies in other parts of Russia with which those In Rus sian Poland are closely allied. In the meantime the Caucasus is aflame with Insurrection on a big scale. Mussulmans are actually besieging Armenians In some of the towns. Peasant uprisings have also recurred in several provinces, notably Kharkoflf, where the estates of half a dozen no bles have been burned and where workmen resisted Cossacks with arras wounding several soldiers. Bomb Thrower’s Aim True. Warsaw. June 26.—A bomb was thrown last night at a carriage occu pied by Chief of Police Pavaloff of the town of Zenstochowa, government of Plotrkow. The chief and seven other persons were seriously wounded. Fear a General Uprising. St. Petersburg, June 28.—Beyond the t>are announcement that firing was igaln heard Saturday night In the Jewish quarter at Lodz and that the rews are leaving the city In great num bers, there Is almost nothing known ibout the situation at Lodz and the de velopments of Saturday and Sunday. The lack of Information prevented my manifestation on the part of the vorklrigmen of St. Petersburg, many >f whom are In sympathy with social •evolutionary doctrines, and for the lame reason there Is little discussion In he clubs and cafes, most of the people tot being aware that anything unusual s happennlng In Poland. When details become known It may be ‘xpected that the news will create the leepest Impression In all Industrial sec ions of Russia and bring about dlsor lers, which would be particularly un ortunate coming at Just this Juncture vhen the government Is bending every •ffort to Induce the people to be patient md to await the Issuance of a ukase innouncing the convocation of a na lorial assembly, the proclamation re tarding which cannot be long delayed, fhe date for the convocation was some ime ago tentatively fixed for June 28, iut the final arrangement of the project s taking longer than had been expect d, and the ukase will probably have to >e postponed. May Become Open Rebellion. \ In Poland Itself the events at Lodz nay Initiate an era of open resistance o the troops, lasting for months. Be Ides Lodz, Warsaw, Kalisch, Pet akovsk and other manufacturing cen ers have been on the verge of anarchy or several months, and disturbances tmllar to those at Lodz on a greater ir smaller scale are to be feared wher ver and whenever military conditions five the slightest encouragement. Cossacks Slay Wantonly. A Lodz, Russian Poland, June 28.—The JM cost serious phase of trie fighting be ween the military and strikers Is at an^H||i ml. but there are still isolated at^^^H neks in the suburbs. At Bulutv yet^HB| erday morning Cossacks attacked, ewlsh family af five persons who JgF iHHg Irlving in a cab to the rallroajff* i-HB Ion and shot and killed ail. h -IV lie cabman. At Pabjanice, neap 'f.q0x,MjB| rorkmen attacked two police a hot and kill. 1 one and wo inhed timr. f ’ There Is a general exodu fp-in T.c*d s/BBj 'welve thousand persons aac nt-ejl^y B 'ft and all trains are «• ■£ ' Ip During the disturba oijP-hlrty-flve I Iquor stores were d* uoj d by the robs, which approp . tied ft!! stamps ound on the premi- The rush and tamps were aided to the funds of the is iallst party. " ae worl nsfi In all he factories wifi strike ~t day. Some rominent citlr ns yes ?rday tele raphe l Gener t f- -bin* austow, ask ig for protection the brutality f the soldiers, a i *spt tally the Cos acks. who In o ejn- if.ee killed and ribbed tire sort tnt f a millionaire a mod Rosenbl tt, u was carrying !,0H0 to the be k. The general prom ied to punish the offenders, but said e required wl nesses to testify against he Cossacks. REBELS WHIP GERMANS tebellion ,n Southwest Africa Con tinues to Result Favorably to the Rebels. Cape T iwn, urie 88.—The rebel leader lerengo bas/defeated a German force t Arm as inf he Karas mountains. Ger uan Souttrv* at Africa. All German am mnition a/ i supplies were carried oft y the re/ >el». /I.ossoa are reported, eavy, ( f ;|| iff; . \■ a#' ’