Show r THE OLD AM THE Mill There li a marked difference between be-tween the now and the old Fourth ol July and difference UM been presented pre-sented In a reasonably Vivid manner by tome ot f the llluitrationj which have occurred In the newspapers ol Ibo day Theme show Ibo aid plan In I II hom llko crowd ol people gathered about a stand which la I profusely decorated with the nations colon loam are bitched at various points In the neighborhood showing that Some ot the people hive come from a die ttnoe and all are attentive aIn o aI-n ba while the Immortal Declaration Is being solids presumably by the village school teaober In the rear of the platform alone with others and walling for his turn It the orator the day with his manifold manuscript ready to be launched upon the patient multitude allot whom are In readlneti that Is lo sij bracedIor II During the performance undoubtedly there would bo a few tongs some patriotic ttralni by Ibo brass band or In Its absence a file and drum corp a volunteer speech or so the whole car eluding with louts sentiment etc Then com the amusement oonilstlrj of a little of everything wnlob appeals to the sensuous ana external phases ol mankind plenlllul ly Interwoven with a barbecue or picnicking lemonadeauvll filing and other demonstrations Indicative of zeal In doing bonor to the day Now It Is different You could scarcely But an audience of conildera his proportions to bold together for such II program 10 be concluded llorso racing ball playlnz cycling excurilona and pastimes which afford pleasure without Inculcating patriotic or any other kind of aentlmonlr hold the day to the exclusion of all bite but nolle In Indefinite variety The old fashioned oration Is I a bore and the bill ol rights a chestnut The strain on ones patriotism wblcb 11 requires IuD I-uD rgo the ordeal Is not only evaded but something strictly tnjojnble takes Its place Cannot any aDO who studlfsfora moment see In all this a numbness In national acting which euooursged as U Is I and carried fir enough means a weukeolng of the national fabric a condition of tblnis which exactly represents that Pluvilllug In Homo when the euemles of Ibo republic quietly met It aside It Is not to bo argued from this ling lure I Is I any danger of Ln Immediate character at least of this Its ublio a n I 1 9 Ing lo waste or any of Us vital tune Lions lining Impaired but It Is to be reigned that the human animal CIO bo so completely Invested with a Belize of national security end personal liberty liber-ty that a species ot indifference born of the familiarity U I the result re-sult The corner stone of American Independence and the stability of III Institutions Is I the elucatlon ol the mao upon the prlnclp ei and practices prac-tices which distinguish cur system from feudalUm and such Instruction mutt come from those who are quail tied by superior experience to reach and glvo tximples As previously note Ibo exsmtles grow painfully term with each recurring year which prompt the tscrUou made upon duo consideration and without mental or other reservation that an oldIssh I lonod otlebtutlon of the birthday ol freedom upon this continent with all the platitude hackneyed phrase wellworn sentence timehonored phrases bad muilo and worse humor Is I one of Ibo national mccailtlei and children ought to be taught as a matter mat-ter of discipline appear lo enjoy the performance whether they do or not Observing It even putlvely b < lgoL > respect for tbu dar and respect for the day memo eventually a willingness to bear arms and bleed for U If item nclly nr dmaDd much action |