Fotftb of Ju'y ;* to tie c*\etr» * -j9 of mtr greatest national holi lay mu .. a. *t the g >a» ~-wei parade, or better ;-e: tt- crurso entree" and pa*’-act id »!,: r.i*. ti. i* to a «jtf-tivi.t*-d iTi *—t&MZ i7 :ji *?Hrf f»yv* of tli# «.. rtf- *>auil 1 > It ic at obc« : r» : *■ j ' :«u»v ’vf the ■a*ie»e» -I nr.no .1*4 ahat man. rtatftyr Ms jwwctr* -* pr •tia.y i ->* *lii*e»* can • : y ursrt 2 • re. 3 aB*!rjpa* oa with »Lj*s _* .te* that i:'t morning sum mon*. if, jr.wtef, ;• *jt t < t down on “the .astao**'”' t ’lie *-i a®: f • id at the edge of *o»» '0 -*-e -*, • * 1 .# «a eye# the barking *> tb* tatnwd fn* of war. F as tiase :t of s 1.1 rt Sneer of yalutes » 't ttraa n®» V ea --re of the approved r e 1 *1» ■* ~a". y toe F urth of July and k 1* likely *tat t» will cents®ue to be the fash to the -no the chapter, bo matter what other barge.- mey t*e made it. the approved fort e* .-st. atorat-rg «ur festival of inde ► Tf d-eefcarye of big cun* on the -.lay .- -.-imply at. elaboration from the n -e- m_« rg i'andpt at of your* America's pra-- < ;--«dtig £r« crackers. and “.nee 'he . -. - rag d-d • »a ’s merely a •=-» • r«t tat’. *r*'e 1* widespread -eijjjta,-! - if B.j- ro-operalioB St. this t-" :r*y - *.h- *led*m*«t of ’he *kirtoas Fourth * ' -r- ;» art .mad's* e-esss to be a filed • •■-- ;rqgrat" of the day vr*- ce-“ ' Qc/toy ro /7j?£ ms roj//?r/r oro£iy£/uurr _ _ i / ry/?£ of noDrAr/AVAi. D A&T/A IAAyI] { L/SSO AO/? A/A//YG SAU/rro 2-——-'/ OV T/f£ /*OJ?SfJftG Of . THf Gl 0/?/Ol*S fQMTH \ ***** z»> ,-vc js fW/vr/yar cWii/rr - • £;<• i®- admitted that the practice La* .at.- ■- ir some 'hatig- « with the pacing of tie year* In 'he days of our grandfathers ■> V • a. -x if the big guns kept up pretty _ . - h a.. t_--4 it tht >. days the pat-: t t.tc-r* rf the new republic liked *.. l in - i*i • _*• they fired ■- “ Rincon cot merely cm he Four*:, but on Thanksgiving ut< ''irissmas and New Year'* as well. And : Independence Imy if tt- :~.om:ng did cot •••». » keep ip all day a- leas* there was a pry salute at sutr.ee another at noon, a •£ a* s-jmaet and a final thundering along » ■ t - i)*o.get* and candles in the In ■ - nr. decor-:.- g-ne-at'-n we have f -:t — ' .» w-*h t-ne salute of *t:» rt -ur*e :f there Is to be a cere = m* flag raising during the day. cr a memo ir--- - to be -.rvelied or some high-up public *• - be give* a recept: >c -here may be a u ate a* a sort of ac urpaniment for the • n b.* } * ’he most par* n wadays the ■ ' - -it- Vn*--. an ---mmanity has to get along .r the Fourth with we formal salute. a beg range rtat has com® with the ■ t of 'te 'ear* is in 'he matter of the ar --i*«mesT» f je -he firing of the salu'es. The i*.—age ,r.c t tduol who listens to the reverber -• r of the d.staat guns newer gives a thought to ' 'or- of :• but obviously somebody has to attend to this par’ of the celebration. In -:.e id day* aimert anybody who volunteered •or the task—ar.d who. mayhap, was willing to contribute for the powder—was considered -cEpetent to art as artilleryman f r the occa sion Sim: ar!y almost anything ’bat would ag.wer the pert'-v* of a cannon was accepted as a vehicle of acj» making How often un der *. !■ ciiwanstnamn to a worn old field piece dragged for- h to do such duty and load ed sigh to 'be muni® by ec'husiasts who tbougnt far more of 'be din 'han of 'be dan ce- tbs* la? ill an overcharge of ammunition Some .me* a hollow lag or even a length of pip# was made to serve as a substitute. The ni-ural *»-quel of su h a kappy-go-faChy *• • erne of firm* Fourth of July salu'es came In a oono*aatly incresain* record of accidents which final!} bes'irred public sentiment on •he nnbjrrt. Manifestly a large share of the mishaps at tius kind the chronicle of which f *4 tie newspapers on -be day following ••* f jc-ri.. wer* due either to inetperlence in handl.ng tb® guns or to the kindred cause of -i->k of knowledge in measuring powder charge* Well, 'te upshot of the agitation was that tbsrw found favor a scheme for hav ug sfl Fourth of July salutes Sred by “pro •-msionals.' as It were—»hat is by men who make a br_:ia«aa of gmiag off large caliber guns aa4 who do it every day of their lives. r at least qn.'e frequently, instead of me fe ll «meo a year. Thas it _as covne about that in most com mon.: ®# where their service* are available 'be official Fourth of July salutes are now h~*d by enlisted men of the I'nited States arm» navy or nun* corps or members of he National Guard or Naval Militia of th« sovc-rai states. Act idee ta have not been eilm .aated but they have been greatly reduced a&4 tho salutes _rw more accurate—that is, t salat® ftr*4 by such a gun crew will consist of 'us* 'bo proper number of discharges of uniform volume and with the proper intervals betweew tas-ead at the hodge-podge that was •jrmert} delivered m many instances when a a*, at# was likely to be prolonged until the gunners grew tired or the pow der was exhaust ed and when the volume of each peul ci artificial thunder varied according to the guesswork of the amateurs in measuring out the powder. In one way. though, it is a pity that there had to be any change in the method of firing "- e Fourth of July salutes for noise making v genome fun for the men who did it years ag'-. whereas it is no more nor less than a dt till of the day's work for 1'ncie Sam's gun ners. indeed it may surprise some of our readers to learn that there are artillerymen in our regular army and men-o'-war's-men on our naval \essels who thoroughly detest the roar of the big guns. It is not that they are afraid or are lacking in experience, for some of these men have been in the service for years and have repeatedly faced death in a variety of forms and yet many a veteran never gets over his dislike of the din at close range. But then the enthusiastic crowds that on the Fourth of July hear the echoing salutes in the distance have no idea of the shocks administered to the men behind the gun when a "shooting iron” of any size lets go. The strain of waiting for each report and bracing himself to withstand it is also a severe tax on the nervous system of the gunner, to say nothing of the unpleasant experience that fol lows the discharge when th$ gunner is struck in the face as though by a sharp gust of wind and su6’ains a jarring, particularly of the spine, which may force him to have a me mento all the remainder of the day in the form of a severe headache. Of course guns of the largest size are never employed in the c a roi/Arn arji/iv jaj.j/7T at a aavy yaad firing of salutes. On United States warships, where guns of every caliber are at hand, from which to pick and choose the saluting is usually done w-ith three-pounders and on shore light artillery or field pieces of about the same dimensions are utilised. A salute should consist of a specific number of discharges having a certain significance, and one or another of these regulation salutes are fired when the noise-making is in the hands of regular or volunteer soldiery, but in dependent gun crews recruited for the Fourth continue to claim extensive license in this respect. There are several different salutes as prescribed in Uncle Sam's books of regu lations that may be adopted for the Fourth of July greeting. Perhaps the most exten sively used of all is the American salute of one gun for every state In the Union. By allowing an Interval of a minute and a half be tween discharges this salute can be strung out for more than an hour and at half-minute Intervals, which is slow enough to suit most persons. It enables an Interval of booming that exceeds twenty minutes. Another salute that is used on this holiday and that is appropriate to the occasion is the old Federal salute of thirteen guns—one for each of the thirteen original states. This sa lute is no longer used to any great extent on other ceremonial occasions, but It comes in pat on Independence ; day. Extensive use is also made on the Fourth of the standard national salute of twenty-one guns. Ordinarily this number of guns is also accepted as the interna tional salute and it is also the special salute of the president of the mited States, fired whenever the chief mag istrate visits a fort or steps aboard a naval vessel. The salute is popular on the Fourth because it seems to be just about the proper length and its use on t^s holiday is justified by the fact that the number twenty-one is formed by the addition of the figures 1. 7. 7. 6. com prising the numerals in Uncle Sam's birth day year. Every saluting vessel In the United States navy will thunder out a salute to Independence • day no matter whether she be at anchor in a foreign port, tied up in one of our navy yards or cruising out of sight of land in the open sea. The national salute is the one used just as it is on Memorial day and on Washington's birthday. The salute of minute guns Is pre scribed under certain conditions in the navy, but the regulation interval between guns in all salutes including the nation&l salute of twenty-one guns is five seconds. During the firing of the salute all the officers and men stand at attention. It is customary for for eign warships anchored in American harbors to fire a salute In compliment to the United States on the Fourth and the same courtesy is usually shown by foreign forts and warships when Yankee naval craft are spending the eventful holiday in alien waters. Whenever any foreign authorities or ships fire our na tional salute, the firing is no sooner concluded than an officer from the American ship in port makes an official call upon the foreign officials and extends thanks. MOLLY PITCHER, HEROINE The best-known of all the American hero ines of battle is Molly Pitcher, the story of whose adventures, especially on the battle field at Monmouth, is one of the most pictur esque Incidents of the revolutionary war. The early life of Molly is somewhat vague. She :s Eupposed to have been born at Carlisle. Pa.. October 13. 1744 Her right name was Mary Ludwig, and while the soldiers were only fa miliar with her first name, calling her Molly, they soon applied the second, because wher ever they saw Molly they also saw the pitcher with which she earned water the sick and wounded in the camps. Several writers say Molly came to this coun try from Germany with her parents, who were among the Palatines. The first information we have of her is that she was employed an a maid in the family of General Irvine at Car lisle, and on July 24. 1769, was married to John Hays, a barber. Her husband was com missioned a gunner in Proctor’s First Pennsyl vania artillery. Continental line, December 1, 1775. and Molly followed him to the field. This was a common thing for the wives of private soldiers to do. their time being passed in laundering for the officers. At the assault at Fort Clinton Bhe showed much pluck and also the following year in the important battle of Monmouth. X. J. In the latter battle her husband, a gunner, had fallen, when she sprang to his place and fired the cannon. Molly had been carrying water to the sol diers from a spring, the mercury being at 96 degrees in the shade. As no one was able to take his place when he became incapacitated, it is said she dropped her pail, seized the rammer, and vowed that she would avenge his death. She proved an excellent substi tute, her courage exciting the admiration of r.U, and on the following morning, in her soiled garments. General Greene presented her to Washington, who praised her gallantry and commissioned her a sergeant. It is related she received many presents from the French officers and that she would sometimes pass along the French lines, cocked hat in hand, and would get it almost filled with coins. She is said to have served In the army nearly eight years in all. She was placed on the list of half-pay officers and for many years after the Revolution lived at the Carlisle bar racks, cooking and washing for the soldiers. The house in which she spent her later years in Carlisle was demolished in recent years. She died January 22. 1825, at the age of seventy-nine, and was buried with military honors, but her grave remained unmarked un til 1S76, when Peter Spahr of Carlisle con ceived the idea of erecting a monument. A monument on the battlefield of Monmouth further commemorates Molly Pitcher, a bas re lief representing her in the act of ramming a cannon. She also figures in George Wash ing-on Parke Custis' painting “The Field of Monmoutn." So familiar had the heroine of Monmouth become that the name “Molly Pitcher” was applied by the continental sol diers, In their hot and weary march through New Jersey, to any woman who brought them water to drink. "Molly” is credited with having remarked at a banquet at which there were British sol diers. when she was called upon to toast King George: “When Washington leads his soldiers into battle, God help King George!” COULDN’T STAND EXPOSURE. The member of the legislature, of whom some graft stories had been clrculater, was about to build a house. “You will want a southern exposure. I sup pose?” asked the architect “No, sir!" said the man. “If you cant build this house without any exposure. I’ll get an other architect” Boy* Were Not Pampered •ports" S'mp;>city tns Keynote c i Lite la English School* a Century Ago. Caiartdc*'* record of Ota meal* at Christ's hospital la his school dajt r»** s detailed picture of shat wi> ocee thought goad chough for gros teg hoys "Our diet was eery scanty Eecry morning a Mt of dry bread, am. •wine bad small beer. Every evening a larger piece of bread and cheese or butter, whichever we liked. For din ner—on Sundays, boiled beef and broth; Monday, bread and butter, and milk and water; Tuesday, roast mut on; Wednesday, bread and butter, and rice milk; Thursday, boiled beef and broth; Friday, boiled mutton and broth; Saturday, bread and butter and peas’ porridge. Our food was por tioned. and excepting on Wednesdays I never had a bellyful. Our appetites were damped, never satisfied, and we had no vegetables.” The hardships of life at Eton In the old days were aggravated by bullying which, in the words of one of the vie : tims, sometimes amounted to **a i reign of terrorism." Provost Okes of King’s college, Cambridge, contributed the following story: “In July. 183S, contemplating matri mony. I went to the University Life Insurance society fcr a policy. I went before the board—some sixteen men. You are a fellow of King’s. I see, Mr. Okes, from your papers.' Yes, sir.’ 1 Infer, then, necessarily that you were at Eton and In colleger Yes, sir.’ "How long were you in colleger 'Eight years.’ 'Where did you sleepT In Long Chamber, sir.’ ‘All the timer Yes, sir.’ *We needn’t ask Mr. Okes any more questions.’ And they did not." It meant, as the Provost said. ’If you passed eight years in Long Chamber and are alive at 29. you are a fairly safe life."—London Daily Chronicle Her Taking Way. Hotel Manager—Caught a souvenir spoon fiend in the act in our dining room today. His Wife—Indeed! And what did you say to the culprit? Hotel Manager—1 asked her. by George if she thought spoons were _g | kind of medicine to be taken after [ meals. MADE Ml Immigrant Boy Becomes a Law School Professor. Samuel Want Was Penniless When He Carr.e From England Ten Years Age—Now ar. Expert Commercial Lawyer. Paltimcro. Md.—At twenty-two years of age. Saicuol Want, who came to this country a penniless immigrant ten vears ago, r.as been appointed a mem ber of the law faculty of the Univer sity j?f Maryland. Mr. Want is also m assistant editor of the American md English Encyclopedia of Law, Lawyers' Reports Annota’ed and sev eral other legal publications. He is instructor in commercial law at the eastern high school, a member of the Maryland bar. and is engaged in other activities and labors. The appointment by the faculty of ;be University of Maryland, of which Chief Judge Harlan is dean, is the result of sheer force of merit and ?Jfort on the part of young Want. He entered the university in 1&07 as a freshman and was graduated from the scnool in June. 190S. He made the three-year regular course in less than Id months and the faculty were .juick to appreciate the intellectual md gifted qualities of the young man. His special duties on the faculty are to instruct students in the selection of books and authorities. The young professor has had a varied and pic '.uresque career made interesting be cause he came to this country penni ,ess and without friends at the age 3f twelve years from Newcastle, Eng land. Young Want knew a former En glishman who lived in Darlington. S. C„ and straightway made for that southern town. He astonished the residents of that city when he ambled from a freight train into the post office and inquired for the man whom | ■SAMZSSt. ae knew while a little lad in England. He secured employment as an office ooy in a store and at the same time read his speller and arithmetic at night. At the age of fourteen the youthful Want was made manager of the store. Instead of scrubbing the floor and car rying bundles, he did the buying and bad charge of the sales department He read much and was determined to become a lawyer. He came, to Balti more at the age of eighteen and en tered the University of Maryland. The members of the class of 1908 'emember well how the spare, studious and quiet stranger learned the law with astonishing rapidity. Judges Har tan and Stockbridge. Goner, Rose, the late John P. Poe and other eminent instructors of the university soon saw that the youth was possessed of more than the average ability. It was with considerable pleasure that they saw him receive his diploma, for he had the second highest mark in the class. Want is a modest, unassuming young man and strongly objects to talking about his own accomplish ments. He admits that he is a gradu ate of the school of hard knocks, and this his path in life has been rather rugged, but that is all he could be in duced to say. He is a broadly culti vated young scholar. Besides having in extensive knowledge of the law, he is a student of the classics and for eign languages. He is an omnivorous reader and absorbs everything he reads. He is married. JUST ENOUGH FOR THE WIDOW Thi* Thoughtful Pennsylvania Hus band’s Will Does Not Allow for Waste Provisions. Allentown. Pa—In disposing of his estate Stephen Bloss of Washington township made a will, one of the most brigtnal ever put on record at the Le high county court house. After providing for his widow's property rights, the testator directs that the executors are to provide for her each year 10 bushels of wheat rye and oats, 12 bushels of corn. 15 bushels of potatoes, 55 pounds of lard, sne hog. weighing about 500 pounds, about 30 pounds of beef in the rail. 8 pounds of sugar and coffee, a bushel af salt 2 gallons of good molasses, 4 gallons of oil and 5 gallons of apple butter. If the apple crop is, a failure she shall receive less apple butter, says the testator, and he directs that If she goes away they shall fetch her. and If she gets sick they shall fetch the doctor, but she shall pay him, and they must furnish wood and coal and make fire for her, and "If my wife makes trouble when she is sick for my daughter Flora, she shall get the real estate 11.000 cheaper.* The es tate is valued at 220,000. Cheap Candy Kills Baby. Montgomery. Mo.—Eating a large quantity of cheap, colored candy which its parents had gotten, the 18 month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Strain became 111 and died before a physician could be summoned. HAVE YOU TRIED PAXTINE The Great Toilet Germicide? You don't have to pay 50c or $1.00 t pint for listerian antiseptics or per i oxide. You can make 16 pints of a more cleansing, germicidal, healing and deodorizing antiseptic solution with one 25c box of Paxtine.—a sol i uble antiseptic powder, obtainable at any drug store. Paxtine destroys germs that cause disease, decay and odors.—that is why it is the best mouth wash and gargle, and why it purifies the breath, cleanses and preserves the teeth”bet ter than ordinary dentifrices, and In sponge bathing it completely eradi cates perspiration and other disagree able bony odors. Every dainty worn an appreciates this and its many ether 1 toilet and hygienic uses. Paxtine is splendid for sore throat, inflamed eyes and to purify month and breath after smoking. You can get Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic at any drug store, price 25c and 50c. or by mail postpaid from The Paxton Toi let Co., Boston, Mass., who will send you a free sample if you would like to try it before buying. OUT FOR BUSINESS. The Arctic Explorer—Say. can you tell me where I can find the North Pole? The Eskimo—N'ix. If I knew I’d have had it in a museum long ago. HIRAM CARPENTER'S WONDER FUL CURE OF PSORIASIS. “I have been afflicted for twenty years with an obstinate skin disease, called by some M. D.’s. psoriasis, and others leprosy, commencing on my scalp; and in spite of all I could do, with the help of the most skilful doc tors. it slowly but surely extended un til & year ago this winter it covered my entire person in the form of dry scales. For the last three years I have been unable to do any labor, and suffering intensely all the time. Every morning there would be nearly a dust panful of scales taken from the sheet on my bed, some of them half as large as the envelope containing this letter. In the latter part of winter my skin commenced cracking open. I tried everything, almost, that could be thongbt of, without any relief. The 12th of June I started West, in hopes I could reach the Hot Springs. I reached Detroit and was so low I thought I should have to go to the hospital, but finally got as far as Lan sing, Mich,, where I had a sister liv ing. One Dr. - treated me about two weeks, but did me no good. All thought I had hut a short time to live. I earnestly prayed to die. Cracked through the skin all over my back, across my ribs, arms, hands, limbs; feet badly swollen; toe-nails came off; finger-nails dead and hard as a bone; hair dead, dry and lifeless as old straw. O my God! how I did suffer. “My sister wouldn't give up; said. ‘We will try Cuticura.’ Some was ap plied to one hand and arm. Eureka! there was relief; stopped the terrible burning sensation from the word go. They immediately got Cuticura Re solvent, Ointment and Soap. I com menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent three times a day after meals; had a bath once a day, water about blood heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap plied Cuticura Ointment morning and evening. Result: returned to my home in just six weeks from the time I left, and my skin as smooth as this sheet of paper. Hiram E. Carpenter, I Henderson. N. Y.” The above remarkable testimonial was written January 19, 1880, and is republished because of the perman ency of the cure. Under date of April ' 22, 1910, Mr. Carpenter wrote from his present home, 610 Walnut St. So., Lansing, Mich.: "I have never suf fered a return of the psoriasis and al though many years have passed I have not forgotten the terrible suffering I endured before using the Cuticura Remedies.” Life without love Is like a good din • ner without an appetite. ! Lewis’ Single Binder cigar is never J doped—only tobacco in its natural state. Most sharp retorts are made in blunt language. GOOD? ?tuH HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS It’s Good when the stomach is bad. It’s Good when the bowels are clogged. It’s Good when the liver is inactive. It’s Good in any malarial disorder. TRY A BOTTLE TODAY AVOID SUBSTITUTES L 1 an made in patent*. Pm loaaa Onr M page book fraa <* *. Waulncloa, O. U