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Show INDEPENDENCE DAY Fittingly Celebrate n Cedar With Program, Sperls, Dancing. 7" Dr. illddleton's,AMe Oration, (Jood nusfc, Novel' 0gJLcs nd Amusements Amuse-ments oh M'm Street. Thoso who prcdiotod that the hand would not play gotjbunooed propor. Professor Tollestrup joined his soattorod forces with tho remnaut of tbo city band, arid the two formod ono very lair aggregation, including two or thrc ladyl membors. Thoy wore out soronadJngrttnrly mid furnished furn-ished dolightful miwlo at tho mooting. moot-ing. '- Dr. Middloton "was tho orator of tho day." JIo s'aidhat ho was not in good physical condition and that for want of timo tho had mtido no preparation whatever. Ho thou sallod In nad in fifteen Hjjnutca had fanned tho smoulddoriug '.llros of patriotism in ovory breast into a nasty flerco ilamo. Wo each "'felt just as if wo would liko to go over aud administer n good swift kick1. to Old England oursolv09 and becomo Immortal patriots pat-riots liko Washington, dams, Patriok Honry, Pan) Rovoro, Undo Tom Joffersou and .( tho rest of tho bunch. Ho tracedstop by stop, iu logical ordor, tho series of ovonts that led up to tho stfugffol of tho rovo-lution rovo-lution nnd tbo signing of tho Declaration Declar-ation of Iudopondpnco. Ho told about the shedding of tho first imtrlot blood, tho rido of Paul Rovore, tho battles of-X.oxIngtoj Concord, Lun-day'e Lun-day'e Lano ancf 'tholnnl surrender of tho romuont of tho British army at Vorktowu. Tho ddotor scemod to got mad himsolf as ho rehearsod tho stirring ovontB aud laid it to his hearers right and left, doaplto tho fact that ho was inwardly tustliug with an attack of erysipelas, that was pro-Vonif4-1aeuTjijyc:v.iL flrfnaJhy. jutiou. f 'aNwpjr "t Bishop Corry was'nHd too. Somo body had started a Drj in his barnyard barn-yard by tho coreloBa uso of flroornoic-ora. flroornoic-ora. Ho road an editorial from tho Desoret News treating upon tho dangore of Fourth of Jujydomonstra-tious Jujydomonstra-tious and tho uso of explosives. Tho bishop didn't liko flrocaokes, nohow. A portion of his romarks woio also dovotod to tho subject of public nffalrs, particularly ttijir application to looal conditions' nnd Iho- city govornmont. Mrs. Ada Wood Wobator mado hot flashes of patriotim chase ono another up and down your spine Tjy her feol ing and beautiful rondition of tho grand old national air, "Tho Star-Spangled Star-Spangled Bauuor." Professor Tollcstrup'a Infant Orchestra, composod of somo ton or a dozen small boys and girls, wore a ploasing fonturo. .They, recoivod a hoarty aud porsistout encore, whioh refusod o subsldo until Profossor Tollostrup explninod that tho Boleotiou just rendered was all thoy know. QJulsprovoked f, hearty laugh. .Tho littlo folks 'costainly acquitted thorn-solves thorn-solves orodjtnbly. .. Thoro wore Iho other features that go tp nlako up a goodjirogram, in, eluding "prnyor by Chaplain Jos. l: Arnistroug. R. V. Hoyborno aoted as mnstor of ceremonies and read tbo toasts, whioh were dono to n nioo brown iind-Bervod without quail. AFTERNOON SPORTS!' Commotio ing at 2 p. m,, thoro was a dance in tho Ward Hall for tho children, after whioh outdoor sports wore announced. These woro con-duotod con-duotod qn Main street, where tho ground could bo uicoly sprinkled from iho Are hydrants. Thoro woro many now and novel features, such ns n bun oating contest and n Hour gamo. Ju tho former a rope was strung botweon two polos from wh.oh was suspoudod n row of huns or cakes, whioh woro immersed in syrup beforp tho contest commenced. The boy devouring all of his bun first ro-ooived ro-ooived a prlzo. In tho Inttor n number of nioklea woro hidden in a broad pan half filled with Hour and tho boyn nllowod to root for them. As soon as tho contestant raised IiIb fnco from tho flour ho wis dobarrod from further participation, '. ln both of theso ovent tho hand of tho contestant! con-testant! were tied behind tjbggi. - 1 1 |