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Show if Clock To the mighty thought of freedom that should free the letteied earth, e the .loom of ernnun on the Silent. wave hr, Bringing 'nud th, il.ace eternal still the memut of war. At the noon tide, uur the hour when on sixty yeui a ago Rang the goal hi II of the people, clanging, pealing, blow on blow. To th listening lolls piooiaimlng the nallon a hhlh. Freedom upwaid led the atatesmen, and deatli i losed the diaoa of earth. Evening In majistlo almdows fell upon the foi iieas walla; Sweetly the last hells were ringing on the James and on the Charles. Mid the elan uses of freedom two departed letnra One beside the him-lay. Hivunna, one by Mass, u Imsetta Day. wan lie gone, ami nlglu her sable curtain diew aeroaa the sky; Gone his soul Into all nations, gone to live and urn to die. And I he elork of MonMeello Sei po d repeating o er and o'er, 111 lie alienee of the still room, In the alienee of the deuth room, Dans le silence des tromheuux, Jamals! Toujours! Jamais! Toujours! tV hut is done is done forever tilalf-maa- t Hags Host o'er each p d stood iti Jefferson's room ana the statesman arose each morninp f! he could see the time by the It f)ht. Juh ". 1M6, miilNiHiuii.T; rnulln hteexea ias lnnsuiti loivNtH fanned, Ana utim-- L1Ke " alt the of tin-- vonlng drew her ,r u,, land. rose MonU. ello through the i an lu- - m Ippling tree. iiplm atiirllght In the "lienee of the And the eimi limumnHr.,". tloss in through the anoieijt oaks nl.n. un her plaelil hosom Honored shadowy t a ig iit a hermit alar. Leased the hint his singing. said the sluve with faltering b"'th. , Tls the thhd du, on the morrow ln nd the Death." And the '5" clock of Alonth-ollo- Angel In the in the alienee, . tm(d o'er mid o'er ine old lepeailng legend of the dial, Provencal Hi t ami JairmlH Toujours! Jamais! Toujours! is done is done forever, "t hat hat is now Is evertnorwl For the Fourth tuinmital nailing, lot In fhu Hi, desman slept, not the mill fauns round him; seeing seeing lint the eyes Unit wept; Hearing not the old eloek ticking In llfei Hind silence loud. Knowing not when night came o'er him 'k lbe shadow of a cloud. In the past his soul Is Hung us In fifty yeais ago. Hastes again to Philadelphia. hears . again the Schuilkill flow Meets again the elder Adams knowing n"t that far tie Is waiting for away death's morrow, on old i luisetts Meets with Hancock, Hay; young and courtly meets with Pont and old Meets again calm Hopkins. Roger Slieimiin. fiery bee and Canoll hold; Meets the sturdy fonn of Franklin, meets Ihe half a handled men Who have made themselvis immortal breathes the ancient morn again. And the clock of Monticollo, In the alienee, in the silence. Seemed lepeatlng o'er and oer. ! Jamals' Toujours! Jamals! Toujours! What Is now Is evermore! of I nim-kln- I Ivei . O er the Charles , - - (Copyright, 1905, by Dully Story Pub. Co.) bar had crept up the bay half hearted wind that died at twilight and we dropped Our and arm this for rigging a knot around the man's Just above the cut, he twisted knot tight, using u marline spike a lever, until the bleeding stopThen he ordered mind, I say ped. he ordered the skipper to bring up his medicine chest, and fished in the cut with something like a pair of tweezers until he gets the vein tied up taut and wraps the arm all shipshape. "Go ashore with this pore man, Scraggy, said the skipper, "and help his leetle gal. Hi think you know more about doctorin' nor I do, dont you? an-Bo- .way off an Inlet. There was a small mouth and when the lights gleamed from bark of a dog eahie The houses. the the water, a wondrous homelike (ound to men who, for three months, hd heard nothing but the voices of ihe sea; Us wind talk when the gale flattened Ihe waves and roared In Its W: the shriek of the spendthrift as it flew over the decks and the eternal moan of the wind In the monotonous when these two voices were 'rigging tillage at Its 1arkness grew, i (lent idrj r,X .511. this ail, -H g The dog's village. his thoughts back the Humber where, he bull terrier and some other things hat were dear to him, lived. with a mist The night thickened looked bleared. The and the lights . .rater lapped the ships side mourn-My- alsi ord, ahoy! Ship, tea "Ay, poop, came out of the dark- - ay. called the mate from peering over the rail. there a doctor, or anybody the who r, "U it.j hoofs tie aboard? d skipper," replied the mate, around to be sure tut officer was not on deck, Gawd .hf.p any one he doctors. 1 There was a choke In the voice as about somethin asked the voice. , doctorin the "Only itC looking ' neared: gal s done swallowed a to death. Jr doctor 's gone to the city and ifrp's ne'er one in fo'ty mile. The mate called down through e skylight and Captain Moody rame Myketie Aland she's suffecatin' a deck. afraid HI cant do much for in me lad, said he, "Hi'm no doctor, j at you're welcome to what's In the j p'.cdicine chlst." When anything went Hi'm the skipper could blaspheme jaaway that would make your hair f'and, but he had a blooming good j"rong leart 'Scraggy," exclaimed the mate. Ay, ay, the skipper. replied Scraggy's a doctor, let im go. Two of our crew had deserted at 'iucros Ayres and we had shipped men obtainable in their place. One of nough sailor, but the j'gher, Scraggy, was the worst sped-;neof a beach ever ordered to jromber an officer pwab decks, lie was so drunk when be was piiched aboard that he did not ober up until we were out of the Plate an) then we had a inind to t e had died In his drunken fit. jy id obeyed mi order In a shuffling; way 0lll(1 have made a lr saint, with a aIo like a cartwheel around his head, wo of the best 'be emergency in j'hem was a fair n Scraggy. ,irilvesi'iid boutman. Ho At i '"HTlInent, too, and the niato him down two or three 11 (11' no Food. tii111 For all hat d man fori ,lr,y worthless been, somewhere n hilimiicnt life, a doctor, It . mu this way. One of tho .!?, ,ho mw l0Ht hi foot V1"1 fell from u,e rail, Jabbing B inifa k d ln hU ,,and ln, hl" mi The ''1,,(,1 spouted up and to 'iv. n'rwv.M T" iwtari.. k he-ha- "pS ("'V! '' i h!v 'k uube-knowin- st saved my Seiaggys fnce. "youvel.awd knows the and Hie. ter's mr haven't miwthln' lo give you SV'lfcv V for a'11! "Shut up! snapped Scraggy. "Yes," bald Scraggy, "1 do and so docs the windlass. That was a blooming nice way to talk to a skipper, but be was blamed saucy, was Scraggy. We got in the boat and the man pulled fiercely for the inlet. "She had the bullet In her mouth to us all," said be, "and she done swallowed it. We did al! we could. We helt her up by her feet, but it wouldn't come out." The cabin liore every mark of shiftlessness and poverty. A kerosene lamp gave a dim light from the table, but the fire blazing on the hearth gave as much. A little scrawny gill, held in the arms of a slattern woman, was trying her best to get enough breath out of her gasps to live. Her faeo was strained and the veins stood oul with her effort a. "How is she?" I asked the man enviously, as we entered. "Wuss," replied the woman, and bui- -t Into tears. Ho Scraggy went right at Ins Job. took the girl out of the woman's lap and placing her cm the bed In a sitting imsinre motioned me to one side of her. Following his directions plum! one hand beside Ins on iter back and with the oilier grasped arm. Then we began herding her down until her face almost lorn lied her knees. The motion began slowly, but ended with a sharp jerk Ip and 11,1(1 down we Dent the thin Inti'' body. anxious s face grew Selling' lie -There are no instrimu ms to Ind," be muttered, "ibis is tlie only eti, nice In God's world." we swayed the little Ip and down me of a spill at minded it until glil a sudden Si of then and the pumps gv gnve a yell. The bullet bad rolled out of lullen on gill's mouth nud had breath aid a long drew She floor. gan to erv. "Mister." said tlie man. loeklr n"1 there was nothing lo Wrt;t'h him hired to nIn,, hp out of tho 'ben and In a mlmito be tium. He whtvped off nn old dirty handkerchief of H dar- 1 Thomas Jefferson. Once again the Declaration In liis nerveless hands he hohls. And before the walling statesmen its prophetic hope unfolds; Reads again the wold puissant; "All men are created Claims again for man his birthright. claims the wot Id's euiulitv. Hears the coming and the going of an feet. bundled til Hears the summer hieczes blowing 'mid the oak tiees cool and sweet; 8ees again talj I'atrhk Henry by the side ot Henry Lie. Hears him cry. "And will ye sign It? It Will make all nations flee! Fear ye not the axe m gibbet; It shall topple even thione. redemption! All Sign It for the Itswin Id's shall own! truth mankind nth eternal shall Stills mac fall, hut fall. not shall not falter I lei la ration shall the Sign it. andof Ihe ball! nges voice dumb hell vnur set ringing. Sign, and that the people all niny know Man has found emancipation; sign, the Almlghtv wills it so." And tin- elm k of Montuello, In the alien, e. in tile tub nee, Seemed rep a ling o er anti ner, Touioins! Jamals! Ti.iil.nos! Jamals! What - done is done forever, more! What - now Is Then Hit- ,l,,'.,m began to v anlsh tinwal s I'd Hatnes, Tail' ton, pmud- Cornwallis. Charging on He- Janos. navlis moving vc.us r gloty, all beTears of p, hc. and It aw. iv no to gan from slumber In And the slat' til in woke the night, and It impiil lay. tln-ignth-i-- l 1, iols tin ninvi liw And lips ed. Willi I"" s sllltvll footsteps fit-e- - v - . -- And lie 'whlsp. I. d a I S low .ii'l ' Scraggy we two. th order same the to belong ' If for nothings the good order of b curse you were worth a ami l living in this shanty a ships fantastic wouldnt ho in down to the bench. a dr h "I'd pawn my soul for w s marked Snaggy looking R v r b I the houses, lmt ''' "n on his arm until If "t1 Shlf; left us at Hiiltinioie saw three . ami d - 111. .Iair.il-- Im llng. I hope. s What ' 'I on Is now 'mils' .ml oil" om Ulf wood" and pouts i'll Hi'' mklmgtit dews like ni..'Ji1'1! - "" slindj sang the la ttie kitiu Ul'd .'Si'". fi"in luinla r. Ami th slit mi inI' ""h' 'll ami lh i" ami Hu "iik tM'i'x. and im in, Hi.' H'h ' s" Shiv 'aid. llitongh yf jli'ii rd 111,.the mil m.iKli'ilias thm s ruses. h' Mid Im "f Ih' li TT.aiil Hi " III' ! III! liine I'm UK I"".as lejolelng el""" upline,! And. Ids in tin hi". lex- line Ids seals tile Tls nl id Ills 11111 "tie. lull In Hie Itrluht " i.- ."' -- IH'-om- W And In Up. elm h Ilf Mniilli'cliii. jeiire. In ntthe sil," ' tnr e.and u w. lug pssmed tep nilmirs' 'i'linlnms' tin- - sl- - .Innmls' Jamals S fell hi Memh'eFo p(nrrdread hear ws near, .. All nld lurk's for Ihe last measured nnlv liieke lipnn the ear. imillis W ee sllen the Slll'ltnel Ilf enilh had trn.. tlie gleiit t . Irking W tiers sninnirt lilmitns seemed silent as And of Inl tin messi-ngelwliorn Mini eliamlx-aitsnt well- - IheII hall had mel. "ft old ennui in of th- lanimn thitl re VI the far j V, II,., I till- - nld day y.-- i - s"""t tie Is htenlhlnS 0,1, nt silent: "H tin- - ar,j .If j "trc Hl.mwnim of tlie noon tide, with In tie; ' on his liinu ; tin- death d slli nee. IiiisIi and alienee, cease Pllene "I". (In Him kinganilI'l'da (tin a lii h'-nl.aii Pab'l fares Still Ids soul hail Riven ptklp"rv',.hen-- Jjeklnf whrr. mol her pointed out to me our flag over the frigate, and said: My that Is our flag, I felt the strongest emotions of patriotism that ever cam to me on a Fourth of July. "My ft dings were the more excite ed, as standing next to my mother was the widow of Commander Hull, whoj with her sisters, was making a trip t the Constitution, (ho guest of the cons. lh-il- s . maniier. So that was one fine Fourth I had, wasn't it? "I'd like to have been there and htard the shooting, said John.,, And see the feller smash tjie crowq ' with the ax." added Jim. "An nie'il like to had a banner, said little Dot. "And I." said Mary, the oldest, with dignity, "would have been mosf affected by the spectacle of the glorious flag of freedom waving proudly from the grand old warship In Ihe harbor. "Well, they were each a pait of Ihe day, said Uncle Ned, br he relit' hih' pipe for the twentieth time, and ( shouldn't wonder but what it's time for you ail to run along now." Evolution of the Fourth ; i In the twenties of the last century boldly off and watched for the apgreat prtparations were made by the proach of'the band of "callithumpianlf, pioneers of southern Ohio for the that was to furnish fun for the drey. This band consisted of young men Fourth of July celebration, says the In some in- arrayed In brilliant costumes of blue, Cincinnati Enquirer. stances an ox was roasted and people red or yellow cotton, much after the Fourth of July Questions. came for miles to the barbecue. At style of the circus clowns. Hideous masks were worn, and those who could How can guns kick when they havs other times the "foi'emothers" providno legs? They kick with theii ed great flanks of venison and beef not afford a complete uliilhumplun breeches. for the feast, with blitters of apple outfit blackened their faces, donned Why is a rifle an insignificant weap- and pumpkin, bread of wlieut or rye false beards and turned their conttl an agreeable change from the com- wrong side out. Their appearance pro1 on? It Is within a "t of being a mon faro of cornhreatl and pies by duced terror In the hearts of the chi!' trifle. Why Is a newspaper like an army? the quantity of all varieties known to dren and set the hearts of the maidens cxpertantly fluttering. Who knew It has leaders, columns and reviews. the time. i but what one's fate lay hidden bo The men folks prepared speeches Why is a society lady like a general? She knows enough to keep those who could make them their hind one of these masks. Free lem her iKiwder dry subjects being "King George the onade, famished by the barrel, wal served In bright new tin cups to tbs nnd "England's Tyrannical Why is the Fourth of July like oys- Third. ters? Because we must havo crark Policy. Every man, woman and child ebiithumplaiis by the maidens, whoss ers to properly enjoy them. that t hey allnilng endeavors 0 elicit verbal, congratulated thcmm-Ivewere living in the fret) wilds of Ohio thanks wus in many caseH hut dumbBOBBY'S NIGHTMARE. rather than on England's Isles. Tlie ly rewarded. wl-n- s reading of tlie Declaration of Independence was listened to with serious S . . attention, the youngest children bem.y-ings compelled to sit as quietly as p though they were in church. h ' P. "v Vv, r Courted Then as Now. I ' f.gjsiii nn n In jeans pantaloons, Young y with knitted wool "galluses" and cotton sturts with white linen bosoms to finely htindMiuhed, paid court maidens in cow ns of linen or tow, c or woven by t "heteh I' d," ealaslt modestThe baggy-toly hid their faces from the ardent gaze of their country suitors. Fif s and drains furnished music for Our Revolutionary Ancestors. th strains of "Yankee the oeen-ioA very patriotic Anieiitnn who has Doodle it To Town." with "Tippe(on made a tud of the development of canoe ami Tyler too. setting the our country into the great free repule proud pace f,,r the heroes of 1S12. will agn e will, a recent lie it I Patriotism glowed warm In tho twensaid: "It la not. an ties. w liter who ha idle curiosity meicly that moves 11s E " as late as the fifties and sixto hold aside the veil which time baa ties the Fourth of July was taken seriInttrposed between the pnRt ami the! ously. Sunday school picnics had present, so that we tuny more closely j come Into vogue, and there was a scan the conduct ami demeanor of our and (f rt.iy(,n. patriotism -revolutionary ancestors at critical or; fun The Star IlraHH t)un,8 Rather Is It a exciting Junctures. Spangled Banner. "Marching Through natural feeling of filial pride and af- Georgia. and "Tenting on the Old reet ion, coupled with the confident Camp Ground," The wsr of the Ho conviction thut although they were hellion overshadowed the war of the men of the same clay as ourselves, Revolution, and there wss 1 and subject to the foibles sml Infirmtheme for speeches, Sunday school ities which have hern the heritage of children Interspersed the speeches men In all ages and lands, they wer with their favorite hymns. meaner frailties yet tin soiled by the The 'Clllthumplana.,, and vices which have so often degradof Independence Declaration The endowed were ed peoples ami nations, was read as formerly, hut was listen w'th manlier, more robust and more ed 'to only by conservative ciders who steady virtues than tho generality ol bore remnants of the New England men. and could safely stand the test Instead of the most trying scrutiny to which conscience. The young peoplo as hnd the of by, decorously sitting sub thlr acts nnd nioMves might be youths of the twenties, wandered "ww" 1 vWj - belli-rtlvf- n. lo-da- I iliine is linn fmevir. Wlni Wli.it is new is evei inure! t tin next day I gtng him. fighting wood into a poll piece of drift Immortal Font Hi waiting, I mil- - mini. d of lh lb' unit n lug lit Ihe far hi hntizon I"" oil tin-. foil sis In Anil th suns In i. ns to s glow gal the ol Mol m . In. In the si-And III' lo c m In sil ill , p, '""1 ' r. " Seemed np'.i'ing .1 ' loillnllls! ;1,n The happy lather ncrompnnh lla-- tic of course he was nut reully, and the children knew It. "Well, what shall It he this tlnu?" he demanded. "Tell us a stoiy about the Fourth of July," cried John. "Oh, yes, do Uncle Ned," echoed tlie others. For a minute or two Uncle Ned rummaged around in his memory. will tell you about a time In D53, he said. "1 was at Funchal, the capital city of Maderla islund, one of the paradises of the earth. My father, your granduncle, hnd gone there for his heulth, and with my mother we were invited to spend the Fourth with Mr. Marsh, the American tonsul, "My recollection is alto that It happened to he the day of a solemn Portuguese function. Mary, queen of Portugal, was dead and her sou was suet ceding her. The consulate building fronted on the beautiful public square, where a catafalque had been erected. "The Portuguese offlclnl procession was headed by r functionary a sort of officer who carried a big silver ax. On approaching a crown set cm top of the catafalque he cleft tlie crown In twain, and exclaimed: "The queen is dead, long live the king!" were tolling, minute guns were filing from forts on the harbor ami the land fortress. All was deepest mourning, and draped, and flags were half-mas- t no sounds of music were heard. "The consulate driveway, the building standing hack, was entered under an arch, on which there wus a balcony, From this vantage ground one could see across Hie plaza and down through a, short street that led to tlie ocean side, giving a fine view of the shipping In the harbor. The land and water scenery were From the balcony I magnificent. could reach out and touch a tempting bunch of bananas. Seemingly right t 1 Where They Were Firat Used and When Gunpowder Was Discovered. What do you suppose the little peo' pie of foreign countries do where they do not celebrate the Fourth of July where they have no "Independence day"? Wouldn't it ie sad if there were no day in the Fulled Slates when you are all at liberty to make Just as much noise as you please? When there wruld be no opportunity to burn fin gers and scare babies and generally upset things? Hid you ever think of this? Over in Kngland tbey celebrate the 5th of November in memory of a gnat plot that was discovered on that day many, many years ago to murder the There king and ail his counselors. was a man named Guy Fawkes, who agieed to blow up the council cham her when bribed by the men who were conspiring against the government He was captured when Just setting fire to tlie fuse that was attached to the gunpowder, nnd the anniversary known as "Guy Fawkes day," is always a great display of fireworks. In France the 14th of July Is a boll day. This day celebrates the full of the great French prison, the Bastile, and so the little French children en joy their firecrackers then. Dili you ever know that the Chi nese were the first to discover gun powder and to make fireworks? Well, they were! Hundreds of years before the Kuropean people knew any thing about it, the Chinese understood the combination of saltpetre, charcoal and live sulphur, and knew that tills mixture would explode very easily. In all the Asiatic countries this know! edge spread until the time of the first historians In Home and Greece, who speak about the rockets used by their fierce Eastern foes. Then, about six or seven hundrv years ago. It was introduced into Eng land by some sailors from the East, and, as you probably know, great Improvements have been made in its manufacture up to the present day. The Chinese always celebrate New Year's day, and It Is strange to think that so very long ago they had wonderful rockets and displays Just as little Americans do now! , -- shut up." snapped Good bye, brother." 'uic' di'-a- TUI th In whispered. III" "It's til' For mnh nil nr Not V'l." liev Ill'll 'tg i In he s. light , Butterworth. FIREWORKS IN OTHER LANDS. the li Rlvon- - silll her sons elatea. And In linger ih earns of fieedom sing the nations, at her gutes, And the i lock of time In cycle hall fulfil that statesman's dteam, When all men shall have their birth lights pi the lentmie supreme. toward the ark had carried 0 his home on hit and the now Is evermore! bor the I'ouith Immortal watting, free dom bloomin fine bull terrier at a grim vlsaged sailor, look-n- I've a ome," aald s 0( u, u. tV ha I Is " I I 11 By- b- Fucle Ned had opposite me In the hurhor rode th stolen out into the United States frigate Constitution, orchard to take a her square, white portholes looking quiet snooze under like an immense checkerboard as shst a tree, lmt the gently rote and fell on the waters. "Above her in tht? bright sunshliMB children spied out his ill. ling place swayed the 'Stars and Stripes. 1 had and begged him read the s' my cr the galant Hull,, is chip, the ('onstltutlou, for a story. Undo uu.l how Ned pretended io had ray Hired the British frtgat be provoked, hut Gut rrlerc, In the war of 1812, and as jected Then Came Dancing. After th" passing of the combination Sunday school picnic and Fotsrlh of July the of the do) took on a lighter characters With the Sunday sehool went the Declaration of Indej endence. The speakers' platform was enlarged, smoothed mid turned in,) u dancing pavilion. I ad of the patriotic fife and drum or the local brass hand that Kindly played for nothing came the orchestra that played for hire, and frivolous took the place keeping time lo mut-lof Redaie listening lo speeches among Hie young pi oj le. "Ice coo) lemonade. made In the shale," was distributed only for profit, and not served free as In former days. As Hie 'country developed and wealth Increased pyrotechnic and firecrackers took a leap to the fare. Torpedoes and toy pistols add to the Interest of the day, and tho Fourth of July has become a synonym of oolso and fireworks, The more dangerous the noise or cause thereof and tha more extensive and expensive Uie firer works the better satisfied the feL Whether Uie feeling Ir a question. II Is ef sioa s sev?ion the Fourth of July wnehratlo Lm avolvad on th upward or dowuward grade, and whether tho original Import of the day has not altogether been lost to sight. obst-rvnnc- e cola-bralo- a i0ar Ay UP i , |
