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Show WE I'ELKlUtATKD j i 11IK (. l.OK 1 )t - KolKlIl W AKM-j Ul'TIti: l'A I IMO 1 H ( IT1ZKV- OK - VINT (. I.OKI. I . ! Today one of the coolest Fourths I ever experienced in Dixie, in point of j temperature. --opeiK-tl with the usual j firing of cannons exploding of fire : crackers with the accompanying joyous yells of the boys of all ages arousing the less patriotic from their slumbers. The flag that fills the heart of the Cuban with joy. and brings feelings of mingled hope and fear to the 1'orto Rican, while it strikes with terror the heart of the savage Filipino, was raised as becomes Old Glory with a salute of thirteen guns. In contrast with the celebration of former years today's celebrated without with-out a parade, tho everybody was intent on making the day one of general rejoicing, re-joicing, William H. Thompson's Juvenile Brass Band paraded the streets also the Marshal Band, enlivening the air with their martial strains. A public meeting was held in the Tabernacle at 9:30 a. m. where an appropriate ap-propriate program was rendered. President David H. Cannon was Master of Ceremonies with John S. Woodbury as Chaplain. The meeting opened with a selection by the choir, followed by prayer by the chaplain. Messrs J. W. and WTilford McAllister, S. R. Whitehead, and Leo Pickett rendered some instrumental music . The Declaration of Independence was read by Mrs. Zaidee -W. Miles after which the choir sang a patriotic selection. select-ion. The Hon. John G. McQuarrie responded re-sponded to the toast "The Flag, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution" making some very apt comparisons and arousing considerable enthusiasm which Adolphus R. Whitehead White-head promptly brought down to a proper temperature by rushing his corps of aids around the audience with cooling draughts of lemonade, after which the Juvenile Brass Band was able lo breathe thru their horns Hail Columbia. Colum-bia. Miss Eva Price then recited "The Jluor" to the intense amusemelt of the audience, The Misses Emma and Jennie Mac-farlane, Mac-farlane, and J. W. and Wilford Mc Allister sang a quartette, which was followed with a selection by the Martial Mar-tial Band. Miss Kate Church of Panguitch then gave'a comic recitation in very nice style, followed by more music from the String Band, and "The Star Spangled Banner" by the choir. Bishop James Andrus made a neat and appropriate speech urging the people to live up to the principles laid dowt in the Declaration of Independence. In-dependence. The choir and audience then sang "America." Chaplain John S. Woodbury then pronounced the benediction and the people dispersed, some to picnic under the shade of the trees around the building, build-ing, and some to dine at home in their regular style, but all to return to enjoy the sports of the afternoon in the shade of the trees, Races were run by the children and candy distributed to the lucky winners, win-ners, many oif the older ones took a turn at the races and much amusement was afforded. But the feature of the was the exhibition ex-hibition given by Prof Towne the hypnotist who after a little talk invited in-vited some one to come up on the table where he stood and allow him to put him to sleep, young Daniel Thomas mounted the table in responce and after some preliminaries when it looked as if he was going to successfully success-fully resist the powers of Prof Towne he sank peacefully to sleep and remained remain-ed so until the Prof. commanded him to wiike when he should count five and promptly at the wo.td five up he got looking jurt as tho he had been enjoying en-joying a profound nap. tho he did not realize he had been asleep. George Prisbrey was the next subject but the Prof, said after several trials that this subject was too nervous and not sus-ceptable sus-ceptable to his influence in consequence. The next subject was E. T. Riding. Jr. who proved to be a good subject readily readi-ly responding to the Prof's, influence. The Prof, seemed to quite captivate the young school mantis fresh from their studies at the Cedar branch Normal Nor-mal telling them what they were best adapted for, whether their government was good, bad or indifferent, causing soine to gaze in contseraatioa. others to smile with joy supreme: it was as if they had suddenly struck a gypsie fortune teller and were each .going to get the straight truth this time. The various committees are deserving deserv-ing of considerable praise for the smooth wav in which everything went orf: the day being marred by no unpleasantness, un-pleasantness, and no accident- happened happen-ed to any one so far as k'lo.cn. exe,-;- a few cas of se -V:n --- en "h 'x :r'y- : e.i;(.. n.-;-s , ;r , r..j pa ;jr. |