Show Deaths of Adams and Jefferson It Is ono of tho most dramatic coIncidences co-Incidences of our national history that the coml centennial of tho Declaration Declar-ation of Independence marks the death of both John Adams and James Jefferson Jeffer-son almost at tho same hour of the day tinyAlready Already III on the 30th of June Adams chose for tho Fourth of July toast to be given In his name Independence Inde-pendence forever When tho morning of that day came his wandering mind gropingly clutched at tho sound of ringing bells and booming cannon In a bewildered Inquiry as to their meanIng mean-Ing Tho utght of tho third Jefferson sinking fast sleepily asked Is this tho Fourth His last words for t few hours later when bells and cannon answered Yes he Bad drifted too far away from tho moorings of time and nations to hoar although ho lingered lin-gered yet a llttlo while longer as If oven In unconsciousness ho was loth to go until ho had celebrated ono more birthday of his countrys Independence Independ-ence |