Nebraska Newspapers

    n--
- -
The ay
-
E X II e r _ e n 0 0 has
tnllght 'Oll In ndvnnco
thnt 111011108 nro n do-
lusloll nnd n Rnnre : so
, ' YOIl know whnt to ex-
\
@
, , ' , , . , " fl ' IIcct ,
. ' -
\
, ' ,4 , It electlolls wore
, ,
tJeld on , ltll ) ' the pnr-
ty that would promlso
t\1 rAIGo the tarllr ! In
flrccrac\er.k \ 1')0 pOl'
cCllt wOllld get aU the
voteR excevt these of
the wholelUlers [ anl1
l'otnJlers of 1I01so.
-
It Is gellernlly nd-
mltted that the Chi.
nese might hnve l'IJOn
In bettor bUFllness
thnti they were when
h1\'entlng the fire.
crnclter.
Tell tlu' IIttlo chll.
dren nhout how you
had only r ; cents to
spent ! 1111 the Fourth
of July wllon you
were a hOY , They
have never helU'cI
ahout It hefore.
Cheer up , The nl.
mAnnemnlters declare
that It comes only
OIlCO 11 yonI' .
, -
Save some of the
thumbs : there w111 bo
. nnothor Fourth next
July.
- -
Some COttY gontle.
men go up In balloons
on , the Fourth to es.
cape the nolso.
To see some old
men holding UlClr
cars and to nston ta
the rumblings of tholr
grouch , ono would
thlnl ; : they never were
bo 's.
Ahnostlny reason.
Ing being If he had his
choice would rather be
an alltomohllo than 11
' 4 horse on lho\"ourth of
' 4
4Jily. . -
Stili , t8 It worth
such a Cuss over a little -
tle thing IIIte Hcltlng
the DI'ltlsh ?
When the I n w
humps Ull ngnlnst the
firecraclwl' the law
usunlly I'etlres from
the scene with a few
b\ll'ned finHers and n
hum e'e ,
. -
Yes ,
DOI'as , 'ou are a gooll
guesser. 'fhls Is
the Fourth of July-
Modest , shr ,
Tim I d , shrlnltlng ,
quiet , 1'massumlng ,
ete"
, Tul ) ' 4th ,
The dny wo celebrate
Early a\HI Into
And In the mlddlo :
also around the
ed es.
:
With hammers , tongs
and sledges ,
Anvils , , steam 'whls. '
lies , boiler fnctol'ies
\ and
A gratHI
Collision hohveen a
ton of noise
\ , And a wngonload of
soulllI ,
The bo 's
Sit nt'o\1lHI the house
all day
And } Jlar
With their thumbs ,
oh , 'cs !
I gueRs
'Plmt's a Ioor ) jolte ,
I Great smnlic !
, , It's reall ' Cunny.
_ . : ; , ,1 You can't S.t them
* , ' : " , , . " . near the houses ex.
. t : " t. cellt COl' muncy ,
. : : : ' ! They start In bright
. : , , o' , And carly a'weele he.
t : ' : , " " 10l'e and I < eell It UJ
I = t ( ' : , ( , \\1ltll midnight.
, . . : : " : Nexl.dar.
' : ' ' 'rho doctor holds
1',1' ; : : sway.
, . , " : '
. ' , 'rho old men : ; el the
' .
. " " . : lIaco when the ) '
: , . . , , were hoys ,
, " . . . . . ' , . ' . , . The year of the big
, I , : ' ,1" ; , ' " , tqlso" , , .
, _ " " , : , . ; I\t1l1 'ou can't stall the
. tn , ' . : , , " ; 1. ! ! . " , hublmh
: With a club
Or a stnndlng at'm ) ' .
,
' . - " 'Vhat's the \\SO
, , ; , I Of a glorlons I.'ollrth
' : . ' It 'Oll can't turn
0. . nol80 loose ?
It It's to he
A quilling match or : J
111nl ; : tea
. . . : , . Let the hoys Iwow
In advance of the
SIIOW
Thnt 11.ey must shoal
No el"nclwr , toot
. , . No horn-
.
And the ' will uot. g <
to the trouble a
being hol'1\ . .
.
-
The doctor Is a bUS3
man ,
llls harvent limo II
hot'o :
Aul he will mal < 4
enouh ( this weel
' ' 1.0 last him for a ) 'ear
I
merlca" .
I
0 , Mother ot n mhthty rnc ,
Yet 10\'l'I ) ' III th ) ' ) 'oUlhCul grllccl
'fhe chicI' dnrnell , th ) ' hll'lIhIY pee" ,
AdmIre 1\1111 hllto thy bloomlllg ) 'ellr _ :
'Vlth wordH of flhnm"
And taunt oC flcorn they Join thy nnml ) ,
1"01' on thy cheek the Jlow I. . . lI reftl
'rlmt tints thy mornlnlf hllill with red ,
' 1'h ) ' step-the wild Ileer'fI rUfllllnJ : feet
'Vlthlll thy wOIIII. . . nrlJ nllt lIIore 1\eet \ :
'fhy hopeful I'yu
Is bright /lH / thillo own Hunny IIIy.
Ay. let them mil , tholll ! hllughty onel ,
'Vhllo . .du Ihou IlwIIIIl'lIt wllh they flonl ,
They do not kllow huw Itweel thou I1rt ,
How mnny / fond /11111 tenrleslI heart
Would 1'1110 10 throw
Its IICo between thee nlld the Cae.
They know lIot In tholr hntolnll / pride ,
What vlrlu\ . . with thy ohll.lren . bhIc-
HoW' trul' , how KOod , th } ' Jtaceful mnldft
Make Ilrl&ht , IIko 1I0wers , the valley
shneleR :
What Jenerous mell
Sprlnlr , IIko thine OUkH , by nll1 and /tlen / ,
Whnt cIrlllnl welcomes ! troet the guest
lIy thy 1111111 rivers of the weftt . :
How tnlth Is kellt III1eI Iruth , .rverul.
AIIlI mun Is 10vl'll , lI11d Oed Ifl tenred ,
In woodlnnll homeR
And wheru the ocean borller Coamll ,
' ) 'hero'fI Creedom at thy Itn tefl. and rest
For enrth'H down-tmelllell IIl1d opprest ,
A Hhellor for the hUllted Ill'nll ,
For the fltarved lahorer toll and bread ,
Power at thy hounlH )
Slops , and culls bacl , his bul11l',1 hound. ,
0 , tnlr YOUIIA'Iotherl : on thy brow
Shall lilt n ! lohler Itrace thllll now.
Dl'lJp III the brllfhtll'flft of thy sltles ,
'rho throlllllIK yonI'II In glor ) ' rise ,
And , aH the ) ' lIect ,
Drop strength alld rIches nt thy teet.
Thine eye wllh every coming hOllr ,
Shnll brlghtII , 1\1111 thy form Hhl.ll tow r :
A nil wht'lt , thy slstl1rs , ehler born ,
Would brantl th ) ' nnmo with words at
scor. .
nefore thlllO eye
Upon theIr lips the taunt HI1I\1I dIe ,
-William Cullell Bryant.
ncc
RJlHI ] ) [ [ Ell (
: D Lt :
fl.WP.l7CY.bff .IV Hff.4v-
irMICY' cyPLJ7QJY *
Wo all Imow the history of that
} Jlvotal I < 'ourth of July from which all
others have become consplcuoUi , We
know how confilctlng Interests nnd
emotions had contended , How Han-
coc1 nnd Samuel Adl\ms , who had
burned the brldpes ; bohlnd them. and
been proclaimed traitors by Great
Drltaln , mgell on , their cautious broth.
ren. How sagacious Ii'runldln , l ng.
headed John Adams and fiery.hearted
Richard Henry Leo , together worked
and IIlanned , coaxing , lIersuadlng and
arguing with their conservntlve col.
len lIe8 , day after day , until they par-
toole of thelt. 11are-all , endure-nil spirit.
HO\y that lIatrlotic Congress eventu.
nllya' put as III 0 every Interest , everj.
consldemtlon , S:1VO that of IIbct'ty allll
love of the right. How , with bohl
John 1Iancoel ; : In the chair. the undy.
Ing tUty-slx , on ,1uly , I , 177G , signed
the Declaration oC Independence. We
Imow thRt the deadly seven 'ears'
struggle that followed , that carried
that Declamtlon nt the sword's point ,
and made thle world accept it as true.
The IIbOl'ty of America was born on
that July ay at the ! ltato house In
Philadelphia. That date shines r.1ott
a blazing stnr against a darlwned
firmament. Let the small boy shout ,
whistles blow , bells ring , and cnn.
non roar ! Never too loudly can the
seed storr be told , At Saratoga nnd
Stony } ) olnt , ' \ orlttown and Valley
Forge , our fathers won 10 right for
their children's children to the Inst
gonel'atlon to hurn Ilowder and 'mnlc ; :
uproarious din upon this natlonnl da ) '
of da 's.
John Adams , the RocOl1l1 president ,
first Ilrophesied that the anniversary
of the signing of the Declaration of
hl eJeudenco } would hecomo a festal
day. Dos ton haM the honor of holding
the first 1'oal FQurth of Jnly celehra.
tlon. The Wlr wns over. The United
Stntes were free nnd Itulepenc\ent \ nnd
Doston proposed In 1783 to celebrate
the event In grent st 'le. So there
were marchlnrtI nnll I1I1m-des n\1(1 fiut.
terlng of l1aps ; , and shooting of mus.
Iwts amI cannon , The Doclarntlon
of IndellCndence Wns read aloud , and
Dr. John Warren , Professor of ! .nat .
my In 1.1 a I'\'a I'd college , made n lI'onHly
pntt'lotic spcech , The custom , so ,
heautiCul IlIId I\lllll'olll'late , was ndOIt.
ed everywhere throughout the land ,
and the plan ot these celehratlons has
alwn's been closclj' modeled arter the
pattern first set.
Exactly ten ) 'eal's arter , , Tuly 4 , 1713 ! ,
John Quincy Adams wns the orator 01
the day at , Doston , lie had not yet
renehed his twont ' .slxth year , but hl
father was Mnssachusetts' mOlD !
11romlnent son , and his SO" wn
, counted as In a sconRe his I'epresentn
tlvo. ' 1'hat day Jolm Qulnc ) ' Adam !
showed that he was something mot' (
than merel ) ' the son of his fnther. HII
nddt'ess Is j'e1 conshlerell n master
piece. ami from that dny ho was I
power In the land , and eventnally be
came president.
'rhe morning Qf the Jubilee 1 'ourth
July , 1826 , the fittleth ann\'OI'sary ! a
the signing of the Declamtlon of In
dependence , found foUl' of the signor :
yet allvo , 1'ho sunset found but tWQ
I On that day there Imssed away tll' '
Immortal sll1rl1s of 'l'homns , TeIrersOi
and John Adnms , each of whom lal
) been IIresldent ot thQ nation ho hal
hol\led \ to mulw.
1'ho m01'nln ot , July 4 , 1826 , ! 0\1\ti
both the oh\ \ comrades slclt unt
Iteath , JellenlOn sank first , with th
worda : "I rCHlgn my soul to God , an
my dauhtor ( to my cO\l1lll'y. " Meal
while In his man810n , John AdamI ! lu
gasliing hili lito awny. Nlnety.on
, years had not dimmed his Intellecl 0
wealtoncl ! his courageous spirit. II
heard the lIolse of the ay's celebI'I
tloll , ami asltCll what day 'It wal
it Aft r ho lIad huan tolll , ho lar for'
whlll ! lost htlloulhl , his mlnll r
" vortllll : Lo these stirring tlm ! ! ! fift
.
, , , - . . . . -
renrs boCor ( ' In the state 1I0u hi
I'hlladelpllla , The tju h 0' death waS
on hlll1 then , and ho realized It. "Jef- ,
f rson ) 'ot IIveo ! " ho ejnculnted , and
then 11 lIttle later , a sentiment AUg.
gOliteel hy the day croaHed his lips ,
"lndoJendence ) foroverl" he said , and
novel' spol < o ngaln.
, Exactly five years nfter the denths
of Adams nnd Jefferson , James Man-
roe died , the third president to die
uJon ) Iadependenco Day _ Ho was ono
of the Illost American ot American
Ilreallienta , Ills denth , on July the
4th , e1l111ljnsl1.ed anew the fntulll )
that hns llllrsued so ml1:1Y of our chief
rnaglstrate upon this day.
In 1795 Washington soleetell a plot
of ground within the elt.y of Wnshlng-
ton ao a sultablo sJot } whereupon to
oreet a 1I10nument to the American
Rovolutlon. This was never acted
upon , but thlrty.four years after his
death , it was decided Instend to erect I
there a monument to Washington
hll1lotr. ! Slowly fundH were collected ,
and on .Jul ' 4th , 18,18 , the cornerstone
was laid with Imposing civic , military
and Masonic honors. The monument
was built EO slowly-however , thnt not
until December , 1884 , was the last
stone tltted Into IIlnce , and the heau.
tlful Washington ohellslt , the tallest
structure In the New 'Vorld , com.
pleted ,
Two years atler the cornerstone
wns lalli , the unfinished shnft had
reached the height of moro than 150
fp t. chl\ry 'Pnylor , the beloved
old "Rm sh and Heady" ot the MQxl.
can war , had been president sixteen
montll.1 , On the national holldllY ,
July 4 , 1850 , he visited the un.complot.
ed monument , In which ho took great
Interest , Once on the grounds , he laid
o.sldo the dignity of his hIgh office
and stretched hlmselt under the
grateful shade of the pnrtly complet.
ed shaft. A peculiar lassltudo soem.
ed to como over him , and he lay there
a long time. Suddenly pnroxysms of. .
Internal pain came on. He had been
at ruck with death on Independence
day , nnd that within the shadow of
the first president's monument. Again
the old fatality' to a presldont upon
the Pourth of July. He was carried
back to the White House , where ho
Il1lgel'od five dnys and died ,
The civil war that devastated our
land , 18Gl.5 , had progressed none too
favorably for the Union cause up ta
the mlddlo 'ot 1863. Grant was dog ,
gedly hesleglng Vicksburg , which con'
'trolled ' all the lower Mississippi , A
.stubbornly the Confederates resi ted
J..ce had determined to carry the war
Into the North , and had Invaded Penn ,
s'I"nnla with a great army. The fate
of the nation swung In the balance.
North and South , the people trem.
, bllngb' awaited the Issues of each
tIay. Jul ' 1st found Vlclsburg sUIl
holding' out. nCler six weelts of ter.
rltlc cannonading , The Barno first
dny of the snme month brought the
claHh between the Invading nrmy
of Lee , and' the defen1lng expulsive
army pf the Federals at GeUj'sburg ,
Pa , It was American against Amerl'
Ctln nnd Jub' 1st } Jassed Into Jul ' nd ,
and that Into the third ot July , and
yet the drentlCul baUle raged , Sixty
thousand men on those thl'eo daye
were tal < cn prisoners , wounded at
Itllled. Lee was forced baclt. In the
t\l1'nlt\r hatlIe ot the war fortune had
fnvored the Union forces.
The tIawn of the Fomth found the
heart of our people torn with contend ,
Ing emotions , The mother mourne
lIIte Rachel over her son , stark upon
the field of Gett'sburg : th father re
jolced over a crucial battle w n : the
South sanl ; : , appalled at the hiow tc
her pride , her 1101le , her ambition :
the North wns buoyant and elated
Then ever the wires at night fiashed
the news that Vicksburg had surren ,
dered thnt day , and the Mississippi
wns open to our gunbonts. Great and
wild , long and loud , was the rejoicing
of the one part of the nation , Sorrow.
ful and" filled with despair was the
rest of the nation , God grant that
ne"er a ajn may JllIlopentIenco Day
find one portion of our ] leople rejoicIng -
Ing over the discomfiture ot anothel
portion , "for we bo brethren. "
The ' sad Fourth" was In July , IS-8L
Two days before President Garfield'
hnll heen Ehot b ' Gulleau , the nssns
sin , anll for the firth tlmo.ln our his ,
tory the shadow of d llth huns over
nn American Presldehl UpOI1 Indepen.
dence Da ) ' . The countr ) ' Fourth.of.
, Tilly picnics were abandoned , the cele-
hratlons In the great. clUes were sus
I Ilendel ! . Here and there a flng waved
mournfully , ns though nntlctpatlng Ib
early hanging at halt.mast. It was a
quiet 1 'oUl'lh , n sad } "ourth , a hard
} . 'ourth , All heal'lH were touched
I From that awflll day , Jul ) ' 2 , until the
dread day In SOlltombor , when the last
I summons came to the poor , worn , su ! '
fel'lng President , thm'e was neer a
waking hO\1\ ' but that the thoughts 01
our IlCople were with their strlcl\on
chler , fighting heroically for lito
The Sllanlsh.Amerlcan war wan ot ! I
L hand In 181S. ! On the third of thaI
. July the Spanish ndmlral , Cervera.
made n. desperate attempt to escapE
fr0111 Santiago harbor. It qulcldy end
ed In a victory fa I' the Amerlcnns. II
vlctor ' so cOl11pleto that It nnlhllate
s the entlro tleet , and thl ) whole body 01
Spaulards became prisoners of war
Virtually the war was enlled then and
there , It took a few hours tor thE
neWB to get where It could be cabled
but nil 0\01' the Unlun J\\lj' \ 4th , 1818 !
the wh'os Baug bmII ) ' . The Spaniard I
were nol our fiesh and hlood , as WCl'E
the BouthCl'n loldlers thnt day thirty
five years hoforo , when the Fourth.ot
Julj' wlrf's nashell the news ot victory
There waR no biller to the jO ) ' , n (
JIang to the victory.
What the future has In toro f"l
this red.lelter rla ' of tlmo wo Imo'1
not. But COtnt' whal will , by grea
deeds dunu , by hntllcs won , II ) ' daYI
of uatlonal joy and nallollnl so I' 1'0\1
a shar ll toglthel' ! , l"o\ll'th ot Jul ) ' wll
OVlr ! he saered l'Il ' to all true AlUerl
C:1ns : ,
"
,
, 1"
-
.
- - - - - -
Fourth of JulY.
MaIne , tram her fl\rthe t herder , K\'M !
the first exulttnc .houL.
And Crom New IIlUnllshlre's Jrnnlte
hohl'htll the echoing veal rlnKII out :
rho moulltan tarms of staunch Vermont
Ilrllloll/r / the thundering call ,
Alltl l\IlIssnChUloltll ! nnSWl.'tII , "Bunker
llllll"-n wntchworll CorIs all.
( thode IlIlrllHl IIhnke:1 : her sen. wet locks ,
neclnltnlllg with the Cree ,
And Htn1 ! Connecticut brcal(9 torth In
Joyoull hnrmony.
The glllnt joy or Jlroul Nw ! York , loua
nil nn earthqunke's roar ,
Is henrd trllm Idudson's crowded banks
to Erle's crowded shore ,
Stili 'on th 'boomlnlt volley rolls o'Qr
pllllnl ! IInd flowery Jlndell I
To where the l\lIslIl lppl's flood the tur- ,
hid gulf Invlldea :
There , borne Crom mnny mighty Htream
ullon her mightier tide ,
Come dowlI the awelllnG' , long huzzas
trom all that valley wide ,
Anll wood.crowned Alleghany's call , tram
nil hl'r sUlumlts high , .
Re\'erberate ! ' ! nllJong Ihe rockll that plerco
the HUIHet Hky :
Whllo on the shore ! ' ! and the
swalea round the vast throufh .
'rho Starfl and StrIpes/midst freeman's
lIongs , arc Hushing to the breeze.
The woobcman , from the mother , takes
his boy Ulloa hlH knee ,
And tellll hllil how their Cllthers Caught
II nit bled Cor tlbert ) ' :
'rho lonely hUlilor flltl ! him down the
foret ' ! IIprlng beside.
To thlllk upon hili countr " 11 worth , and
feel his countr'Y'H pride :
'Vhlle mnn ) ' a C relgn accent , which our
Oed can unllerHtl\nd.
Is hlellIlnJ ; Him to ! , home and bread In
tltlll tree , Certllo IlInd.
Yes , when upon the eastern canst we sink
tl ) hllPPY rest ,
The Dor : IndllCllIlence rolls stilt onward -
ward to th& weHt ,
Till dIes on the Paclfie shore the shout
oC JUbliee ,
That 'woke tht ) morning wIth Its voice
along the Atlantic Sea.
o . Ood. look down vpon the land whtch
Thou ImHt loved HO well ,
And grant thnt In unbroken truth her
children HtllI may dwell :
Nor , while the grllllll grows on the hilt
and Itreama 1I0w through the vale.
Man ) ' they Corget their Cathers' faith , or
In their covenant rail :
Keep , God. the fnlrest. noblest land that
Ites benellth the sun-
"Our comtr ) ' , our whole country. and
our coUntry every one. "
-George 'V. Bethune ,
. -
! ? rJ >
? 0rn : ; oojt9 ! ; 'tJO. ! Q (
THE '
mNIiS fOURm
IN Tt1E
DAYS Of OOLD
72 X
- . .
The old miner filled his pipe and
settled back In his chair.
"It was way back In ' 53 , " ho said.
"I was down la Lower Cnllfornla an'
I was a.dlsgln' for gold. I was kinder ,
down on 111Y lucl\ , but my pard , Jnc1e
Burke , and a better feller never drew
bl'eatb , cheered me up considerable
whenever I got the dumJs } , as every
mornln' I'd any , 'Gol ding It ! I'vo getter
ter strl1\C It to.day. '
"Dut lots 0' days cnme ! lnd went ,
and I never seemed an ' better off ,
' ! The posl'j' Injuns was gitlin' trou.
hleRomo , tbo , an' news came that a
couple 'Of rnnches had been raided and
burned.
"This didn't trouble us 111\\ch , be.
cause we had our rlfies and two 0'
the slleedlest horses In California
"One night we wns settln' around
the fll' nfler a corkln' hot da ' , for
It was the 4th of July ,
"I was a.thlnldn' of homo and bad
almost made up my mind to start for
the east next day.
"Jack was slngln' a gloomy old
h 'mn tune just 'causo he Imew It ng.
gravated me. and I was just gain' to :
chucl ; : something at him when I seen
a sight that made me turn cold.
"Clear and Bharp agln the'skyolood
the figgeI' of an' Injun ! Only a second
ho stood there , bnt I Imow that , there
was more of 'em among the rocks and
honldel's , Jacl , an' mo made a dash
to where our horses was stal < ed out ,
oxpoclln' every minute to be fired on
from behind.
" " 'hen we were olr on /al1op / to
WllIdn's ranch we heard the critters'
ponltJs comln' full'polt behind us ,
" 0111' hOl'ses were fresh. but the In.
dlan ponies were very swift and nl.
most tireless.
"An arrow or two whistled over our
heads , but the . seemed to be wnilln'
till t.hey got closer beCoro ther all
fired.
"I looled at Jack. 111s lips were
closed tI ht , hut there wns a gleam In
his e'es that made mo thlnl ; : 'ho was
SOlieI' enjoylu' it.
"Suddenly-oh , It wns a bad moment
-my horse stumbled In II. hole aud
fell , snnpplng a foreleg. I raised my
1'1110 nnl would have blown the leader
of the Indians to Idngdom come If
Jack hadn't sltlped ! the brlddle rein
of his horse Into my ltand an' said :
It 'Don't lose no time. 1'1take \ Iteer
0' . theRe , : armlnts. '
"I hutell ter do It , but I didn't wnnt
to waste no words , so jumped au his
horse nud toro olr.
"I tried not to thlnl. of Jack , but a
big lump came In my throat as 11m.
aglnell him Iylu' on the ynll r sand
whlto.facell nud 13tl1l.
"Around the bent In the road I snw
'
I \Vatson's ranch
"I roused the house In less'n Iltakes
to tell It , nnd all the men were soon
, on the wa ' to Jaclt's rescue , m lead.
In' , tollln' the tale between sobs , for
I was all give out.
"On wo went. I was afeal'd to go
'round the bend , afeard to 8eo-l
didn't Imow what ,
"AI ! wo turned I SILW him. The
young vl11j'11was stand In' y a tree
as calm as 'er please , willi hIs arm
bound \lp In a handkorchlef.
' \ 'Whero's the InjunsT' says I.
I It 'Gone , ' says he , 'When they SO'I\
.
, how near they was to. the ranch the
I beggul's Rcooteil. nut th'er winged mo
' ' went. '
f 'fore tlWj'
, "Ah , " sahl tne old miner , smiling at
I the rC'cotlcclion as he filled his pi po
al'aln ' , "that was the hottest Fourth ot
July I ever had. "
'
.
. . ' . . ' ,
' . . I" The Flag. - . ' :
11ftwun hlll' rampart boM ,
" 'nd the soldiers I ! W It blow :
Ahd the sun went down I\nd the stars
. came out.
And o\'er the fielll died the battle shout.
'Vhllo the sentries 1ll1ced to nlld tro ,
A bell tolled loud III th'J mldtlay nIl' ,
Anll 1lIag i1utteretl over the trees ,
nd the people g/lzetl with proud demean
On the illig that IInullted the starry thlr- .
teen ,
High In the 'midsummer breeze.
The Atars have ! ; rown Blnco that tar.ort
dn ) ' ,
And the stripes are true and bright ,
Anll over the countr ) ' they sweep arar-
Oullant each stripe and Knl1 nt each
fllar-
Shining by day and by nIght ,
A single bell toll ell In the 10llg ago
To rally the brave little bll'nd. .
' ' ' 'horo'chlmcs now peel III the stlrtenlnl ;
breeze ,
Anll Ahoutll ring joyously over the seas ,
And flags wavu over the land ,
, VALLEY fOR6 [
TO BE
PRESrRVED
It the shades of the sreat departed
ever revisit the scenes of their earth.
ly struggles , then the bleak heights of
Valley Forgo must hn.vo witnessed a
joyful gathering of llIustrloulo1 ghosts
la.teb' , tor at last It seems assured
that the historic camp ground , to the
extent of 1,000 acres , Is to bo pre.
served forever as a national parl .
It Is Intended to restore h.e sacred
spot to the condition It waa In at the
time of the heroic selt-sacrlfico of the
revolutionary army. The entrench.
monts are to be cleared ot the century
and a quarter accumulation of rubbish
that almost obliterates their lines.
When the committee In chnrge of
arrangements has thus secured the
hlstorle ground fOI' the peoplc , each
stnte whoso sons sulrered and died at
Vatloy Forge for the Independence of
the nation will be Invited to marl ; : the
particular sJot } where Its OWn rcgl.
ment of patriots camped - the dread.
, tul , winter succeed . - Ins , 'Vashlngton's
repulse by Howe at Germantown ,
To the tourists who toll up the hili
o the Intrenchments of Valley Forge ,
ater a visit. to tbo quaint little house
In which Washington made his head.
quarters , the most astonishing thing
about the encampment. Is that a cen.
tury and a qunrter of effort by the ele. ,
.ments has failed to malw nny Impres.
elon on the solid enrthworks ,
The rlfie , pits are filled with dead
leaves , trees have grown on the hills
that were once clenred of timber In
orderto give the sharpshooters II. vlow
or the points' danger of attack , and
some of the advanced posts are distinguishable -
tinguishable only becaus'e of the slsns
describing them ; but the lines of the
trenches are plainly discernible.
Fort Huntington , with Its fringe of
tall trees , stands grim as ever In the
foreground ns one lool\s down trom
an angle of the entrenchments , and It
.
requires .ery little Imagination to see
the mouths of the cannon pointing out
of the embrasures and the gleam or
the sentry's bayonet as he parades be.
hind the wall. From this same anglo
the valler stretches In peaceful beau-
ty. two or three old-fashioned houses
are the only structures In sight , and
the white column erected br tlie
Daughters of the Hevolutlon to the
.
dead who lie hurled all around .Is the
most conspicuous mark on the pastoral -
toral landscape.
Except for the presence of the railroad -
road at the foot of the hills on which
nre the entrenchments , a 11(1 the tele.
graph poles lining the whlto stretches
of highway , Valley I"orge seems just
as It Is pictured In the stirring days of
the . revolution ,
The roadway UP which the tourists
toil , every other person armed with n
camera , Is a roughly made I111th that
hns probably received very little at.
tentlon since the time of the camp ,
Trees that have fallen or heen cut
down alnce Wnshlngton wintered nt
Valley l"orgo are strewn nround the
grount' . ; the stones thnt were brought
to the lines to strengthen the defences
romaln just as they wel'e placed b ' pn.
trlot hands ,
Tnlte a map of Valley Forge en.
campment made In 'Vashlngton's time ,
and every point cnn be traced , every
fort located and the position at each
headqunrters defined. In fact , the
worl , of restoring Vnlloy Forge to Its
original condition will not bo so dlffi.
cult as may seem nt first sight , so pfJr-
fectly prc.acrved are all thelines _ of tllO
encampment ,
Should it be decided , as seems lI1w.
Iy , to robulhl the huts In rows , just as
they stood Ihu'lng the winter of suf.
ferlng , It will not 1 > e hard to arrange
the cnmp In the form assumed when
the colonial troops settled down \0
await the coming of sprIng , If the
various stntes roprlsentod In 'Vash.
Ington's army at Valley Forge unite
to rebulhl the camp , each state under.
taltlng to restqro that portion In whIch
Its own 1oldlers lived , there will be
no trouble In } Jolntln out the exact
spot In which were ql : rtered the Imr.
tlcular shoe less Hnd shlvcrlng patriots
who clnlmed that state , as their birth.
place.
It Is an open qu stlon In which } Jartlc.
ular shape the camJl will bo restored ,
80mo want It to be a mil Il a I' ) ' post.
Others would like to see It an exact
reproduction of tha original encamp.
ment , Those are questions thnt can
bo threshed out In Uio future. The
fnct that Valley Forgo Is to bo rOllgl.
o\1Sib' guarded from vandal hands and
romaln forever the Jlrop'rty of the na.
tlon Is sufficient cause for congratula.
tlon at present.
"
I
, . '
, , " , .
,
r I
, 111I
.
"
II I I
I
,
B . :
{ j
, I"
. (
Enchanted webl A picture In the aIr.
DrlHed to liS rrom out the dIstant blu .
Flrom the shadowy ancestors through
whoHu brave care
'Vo 11\0 In mnglc of a dream come
true-
'Vlth covenanter's blue , as It were glassed -
ed '
In dewy flower-henrt , the stars that
. paosed ,
.0 blood veined blossom that can never
blight ! ,
The Declaration , like u sacred rite , '
Is In each stnr and strIpe deolnmator ) ' ,
The' Constitution thou shalt long recite ,
Our hallowed , eloquent. beloved "Old
Glory. " ,
o symphony In red white
, , bluel-Cnn-
tare
OC trumpet. roll oC drum. Corever nQw
Roverberatlons or the Dell. that bel\t
Its tones oC Jlberty the wldo world _
through I
In battle drealletl like cyclone blast !
S'mbol of land and unsurpa sed
' veoylo
'rh ) ' brllllnnt dllY shal never have 1\
nlgh .
On rare rrn shore no pomp so grand n.
sIgh t
No tace HO CrleUlIlJ. ' , naught consolatory
LIllO glimpse oC lotty spar with thee
bedIght ,
Ollr hallowed , eloquent , belo\'ed "Old "
Glor ) ' , " ,
Thou IIrt the ono II II S" an embodied pray-
er.
One highest and most pl'rtect to revlow ;
" 'Ithout one. nothIng : 'It Is lineal , square.
Hall propertlps at nil the numbers , to-
Cube , solid. sqnare root. root at rOl > t ,
best cla sed .
It fOl' His l'sscnce tI'l1 Creator cast ,
For } lIlrlty 1\1'0 the six strIpes oC white.
This number cll'cular und endless
qulte-
SIx Ume1'11 knows the scholnr wan
und hoary ,
lilll compass. spanning circle. can
IIlIltht-
Our hnllowed. eloquent , beloyed "Old
Glory , "
Doldl } ' thy seven lines oC scarlet narc :
As whcn o'er old eenturlnn It blew.
( Rell Is the trumpet's tone , It means to
dare ! )
God ( M'orl'll seven when creation grew :
'
'fhe seven planets , seven hU 8 contrast :
' ! 'h ( > seven me alH , sc\'cn'd ) 'a : lIot last
The Beven tones of marvelous delight
'rhat lend the listening BOllI their wIngs
for flight :
Bllt why complete th happy category
Thnt Itlvell thy thirteen strIpes their
charm and might ?
Our hnllowed. eloquent. belo\'ed 'Old
Olory. "
In th ) ' dear colors honored everywhere ,
'fhe great and mystic ternon ( we view :
Faith , HOlle , nnd Charity arc numbered
there.
And th e nails the crucIfixIon knew ,
Three 111'0 offended 'when ono has tres-
passed. '
GolI , nnd onc's neighbor and ono's self-
aghast.
Christ's lIelty. and soul , and manhood'lI
helEht :
The ! ' ather , Son , nnd Ghost may here
unite :
With texts lIIe the1e , divInely monltorr ,
' ' 'hat won.ler that thou conquerest In
the flight ,
Our hallowell , eloquent. belo\'ed "Old
Glory. "
ENVOI.
o blclsed Flag ! Ilgn : ! of our preclouI Past. . {
Triumphant Present and our l"uture- "
vast , '
neyond starred bllle and bars or sunset
brIght ,
Lelld us to realm ! ! ot Equal Right I
Float on , In every Jovely all"Kory.
Iln to the eagle anl the wind and III ht.
Our IlIIlIowe . . , eloquent , beloved "Old
.
Glor ) .
( /
_
A Millionaire's Celebration.
The spirit of the Fourth Is no reo
specter of persons , It seizes holl1 ol
the millionaire as well as the raga.
muffin'wbose only means of celebra , '
tlon lies In snatching up defectlvo ex.
ploslve.s discarded by Ills moro fortu.
nate brothers aUll endeavoring to I
make them "go off. "
His Is intense anticipatory excite.
ment and pleasure , but It Is no keener
thnn the zest with .whlch Charles M.
Schwab , man ot millions , prepares for I
and celebrate's tlte nation's natal dar. :
Mr. Schwab alwaj's endeavorH to
spend the day In the town of his boyhood -
hood , Loretta , Pa" where his father
nnd mother live , No matter where
Ite Is , or wllat the business , ho usually
manages to turn up at his magnificent
country home on the Itlll overlooltlng
the town a day 01' two betore the
Fourth : and with him como box after
box of all mnnner ot fireworl < B ,
Some of the pyrotechnics ho UDes
to malte glad the hearts of his IIttlo
friends-tho children of former play- ,
mntes , The fireworl < B whlcli Mr.
Sohwab reserves for ltlmsetr arc set
olr ' on the night of the J.'ourth , when
110 'gathers nt his house his frlonds .
and relatives for miles around. The
dlbJlar } lasts until well Into the night.
It Is dazzlluJ ; and gorgeous In the extreme -
treme , and It causes mnny an honest
foi'mOl' friend to ejaculate from the
dC\lth \ of his wonderment nnd awe :
. "Wcll , I s\\1\n \ , but Charlie's a hum.
mer ! "
Origin of Our Banner.
It has orten betm asl < ed what sug.
ested the design for our star.spangled
banner. 1'here are many traditions
nfiont concerning the origin of th de.
sign , but the one In which there Is
undoubtedh' the most truth Is that {
which credits tbe design to Washing.
ton.
ton.The general found In the coat.of. . ' ,
arms of his own family a hint from
which ho drcw the deslen for the fias ,
'r.he coatot.arms of the Washington
family has two red bara on a white
ground , atlll three gilt stars a eve the
tOI ) bar. The Amorlcnn fing , once do. .
cldod upon. was rushed ttrough } hI
hurn' . for the army was badly In need
t1f a shmdard.