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!l The Ancient ypirit,\\man for man, ( / <y J'j ^ v <^T\
\ Is risen everywhere—
\he glimmer of jjtiis goldenkp^^^^S^^ <£* <£?\
shiningjjfright *>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
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