Show IN philadelphia Philadel philadelphia phial Carpen carpenters tOrs halll haill independence pen dence hall hald who can describe the feelings of patriotism that inspire the heart of an american upon visiting these historic scenes what a sensation it is to sit under the trees in front of the old independence halland hall and kletthe mind revert to the stirring events of 1776 one can see in vision the stately forms and resolute laces faces of the patriots as they hurry to and from the assemblies and conventions can follow them to their homes where they are met with anxious looks b by Y their faithful wives and daughters who upheld them in their independence and patriotism but who tremble for their safety visions come thick and fast fas but words are inadequate to describe them the handbook hand book of the state gibe house ouse says say but rf ff such localities excite our admiration and inspire our patriotism if our feelings are f moved at the remembrance of deeds performed on the soil where the battles of freedom have been fought if a spirit of reverence swells the heart on visiting the altars of liberty and the places wherein our forefathers foreia struggled what will be our emotions when we stand within the consecrated walls of independence hall A spot sanctified by events of a holy and extraordinary character the forum of exalted debate the arena of the noblest thought the birthplace of Amer american icah national nationality ityl I 1 for here we are still preserved relics of those brave spirits who dared to combat the greatest power of despotic europe here was promulgated promulgate the character which incorporated the colonies into a nation of freemen and declared a separation from the mother country if battlefields battle fields are interesting in their associations what shall we say of this what history what picture can ever eer tell the halt hall of what is suggested to every intelligent tell igent and susceptible mind on entering this venerable edifice who is not im immediately m mediately edia tely carried back to that day thenceforth memorable forever when an awful stillness pervaded the assembly lor for a few moments previous to voting that these united colonies arcand are and ought of right to be free and independent states what devotion then filled this consecrated sec rated place and rose to heaven in silent prayer for firmness unanimity and deathless re one almost hears hancock suggesting to franklin we must all hang together now yes re echoes the characteristic re response s of that plain old nestor of patriots we must indeed all hang together or most ahsu assuredly r adly e we shall hang separately and then too we can almost see john hancock when he appended his bis signature to that memorable document which gave freedom to the american colonies and hope to a world in tyrannical chains rise from his seat and in a tone of manly boldness looking at his bold signature at the head 0 of f the declaration of independence exclaim there john bull can read my name without spectacles and may double his reward of five hundred pounds for my head that is my defiance philadelphia is laid out in a strikingly regular manner much in the same style as our own salt lake with streets running at right angles from north to south and irom from east to west and here and there a block reserved for public parks just as washington square old fort block the tenth ward and union squares were originally intended it is said however that william penn took the plan from that ot of the city of babylon the population of philadelphia is over a million and it has a steady unwavering growth it is a city of homes and fresh air and clean streets are part of its economy it has a city hall to cost when completed twenty millions of dollars and in twenty court rooms located in this great building is the holy book raised aloft daily and twenty bailiffs open each session by crying out after the usual form and may god preserve the commonwealth of pennsylvania 11 over on arch street stands a quaint little house of historic interest it has two stories above which is a sort of si shingled mansard roof rooe it is surrounded by great modern structures and is the connecting link between the little town of pennsylvania and the mighty city which now stretches out for miles beyond this is the house of elizabeth or Bets betsy yOP ross who made the first flag of the united states betsy had frequently embroidered the shirt ruffles of george washington so when in the spring of 1777 congress appointed a committee authorized to design a suitable flag for the nation general washington took the committee to the home of betsy ross and she made the flag from a pencil drawing made by general washington in her ber back parlor the flag thus designed was adopted by congress june lath 1777 and for beisys Bet part in this historic event her name has been honored and her house preserved for over two hundred years the stout little building has watched the cites growth it welcomed many a refugee from english intolerance when philadelphia was yet in its swaddling clothes the very bricks of which ingi it is s built came over as ballast in the hold bold of the welcome and were morl bared into what was then a pretentious dwelling under the supervision cd of william penn himself it has seen the pipe of peace smoked by its fireplace by swarthy red men and quaint on old quaker r counselors and it saw the ragged gg ed remnant of braddocks braddicks Brad docks army come reeling back from indian slaughter it saw the republic born and made some history itself for in its little back parlor the stars and stripes were for the first time joined and the new nation given its first national flag the quo quaker ker city centennial city and the city of brotherly love are some of the names that have beant applied to philadelphia and to my mind she deserves the last named titles titled for her people seem to have much of the old quaker blood running through their veins if kindness and courtesy are any evidence of it even the policemen police nien are civil and seem to know the locations of the streets and one can ask the way to market street without fear of being knocked down and snaked off to jail for disturbing abw peace then the peoples voices are subdued in conversation they round their heir tones and talk with their mouths instead of their noses the businessmen take time to eat which of course increases my admiration for them and they close up at the regular hour and ou on holidays an and go home and on sundays sunday they dress up and go to church in their best duds among the many places of interest bb n philadelphia is the old christ church oa am second street above market it is oft i the site of an old church built in and was itself built in 1727 31 I here in colonial coloni ail days the royal officers attended public worship and after tw revolutionary war while philadelphia was the seat of government the pita dent of the united states and other officers occupied pews in this church itis the privilege of the visitor to sit im ift these honored pews in no 58 is ft plate bearing the following inscriptions here worshipped Wor shipped george washington general in chief of the continental contini m tal armies first president of the united states and martha washington from 1790 to 1797 the pew was voted by the veatry 1797 to the use of john adams second president of the united states it was occupied at a religious service by lafayette on his second visit to tip america in 1824 in the same church on pew no 7 is ht the following here worshipped wor shipped benjamin franklin philosopher an and patriot member of the committee which drafted the declaration of independence negotiator of the french alliance of the revolutionary war negotiator of the treaty of peace by which george recognized the independence ot or america member olk oft the convention which framed the constitution ution of the united states member of the committee which erected the spire of this church interred according to the terms of his will in the church ya yard rd 1 another pew has engraved upon it a united states flag under which is the following here worshipped Wor shipped mrs elizabeth ross who under the direction of a committee of continental congress coax coak posed of george washington robert 41 morris rand and george ross was the maker 44 the first american fag 1777 p last just around the corner can still be een the quaint old house of Bet betsy sv little farther on in the od rote page and a from the sidewalk in in the Ins business ineis center can be seen a plain tone stone slab bearing the simple in scrip kioa benjamin I 1 and ad franklin deborah J 1790 the stay at home philadelphia dames little contrivance that we me an ingenious enables them to become acquainted neighbors neighbor s business it is with their body and you can see a busy one attached to the second story window well to do residence of every nearly in the city the little spy consists of a mirror which discloses to the lady of the house who invariably the second floor room on has her sitting of her own front door as a full view her neighbor by means well as att this mirror without rising or changing her comfortable position she can the bell and can save her see who wha rings rines self many a step down stairs by sending at holmeas home homeer home or as word darity of th the caller may suggest popi original office of the little twi was the b developed into such it has reflector lefi ector but a a AT athiel hinl gossip and presents such a of the whole block that it 2 bew ba xa splendid been v christene christened I 1 the busy busybody body is complete without and aad no household nobou sebold 0 the e great roan man of philadelphia is the merchant king il jok VV a john cant get into is iwanov 4 thing states stales senate that seems to ir or billed kiln with relentless cruelty hi business is the largest in the anid his house bouse sells everything sana 1 pin to a plow W it employs from hands alk thousand contains four to six from an emergency edged united states boom to a X pott pas office two hundred and twenty ave fi fiatoa horses toa and one hundred and four are used tor for the delivery of 0 the business block is however building and the finest a ordinary alwy very the tower containing a set of put of t the late dasas down in went tm tron canna fire ahil which chrame came close lodestro to destro destroy Y whole stock his si W wanamakers Wana ana makers ame mme ison everything he even runs a sunda school class and I 1 was surprised r recently on looking over a collection to read on the cover of sacred songs compiled by john wannamaker 1 he has hak Phila philadelphian delphias business in one docket the church in another and he recently attempted to take in the state 7 by securing a senator hip but it failed the society ot colonial dames is an organization I 1 am told that has many good food reasons r tor for its existence among which i that of perpetuating the names at rf the founders of pennsylvania neither money nor position can purchase access to this exclusive society but it ft is said that when these good ladies fin find d a dencen descendant dant of the pennsylvania lathers fathers they spare neither time difior or money to give that descendant a royal royak reception now I 1 remembered that my great grandfather was a pennsylvania dutchman and as he must have lived in this state about the time betsy ross was stitching together the first its stars and stripes I 1 thought I 1 might be ble able to work up a nice little reception for myself and give myself an opportunity port unity ot oi wearing my swallowtail but up to date I 1 have been unable to get et within forty rods of the society and I 1 am still having my name sandpapered sand papered in the hope that something may turn up to bring about the aforesaid event even the restaurants of philadelphia give evidence of the religious character of the people by displaying upon their walls highly decorated frames containing passages of scripture but as they also display business advertisements and 1 nd other notices a peculiar incongruity is is often presented for instance in in a well known restaurant on market street appears the following light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart in another frame immediately underneath is the startling postscript watch your coat and hat DOLLIN GIRR |