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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH Jim jet By .JOHN DICKIN80N SHERMAN HE Fourth of July and Thom- HONOR PATRIOTS OF TICONDEROGA Monament Records Glori-oa- s Deed of Revolution. Where Lake George enters Lake Champlain, In New York state, the French in 1758 set up a post which they named Fort Carillon. This became a concentration point for French expeditions under Montcalm and others. In 1758 the fort was attacked by 16,000 British under Abercrombie. Though the French had but 4,000 men they beat off the enemy, causing the latter a loss of 2,000 men. A year later Amherst with 11,000 men took the fort after the French had retired. By the time of the Revolution the fort was generally known by its Indian name Ticonderoga, a corruption of the Iroquois word cheonderoga, meaning "sounding" water. On May 10, 1775, Ethan Allen and 83 Green Mountain Boys captured the fort - Jefferson are naturally In the associated of all good Americans, Montlcello may now be added or the reason that a move-meis well under way to restore his home at Charlottesville, Va., and make It a national Tas m nt patriotic shrine. The memory of Jefferson deserves well of his country. It was he who made the draft of the Declaration of Independence; he was the third President of the United States and his other services were many and distinguished. Jefferson was born April 13, 1743, at Shadwell, Va. He died at Montlcello July 4, 182G on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. So Independence day next year will be the sesquicentennial of the Declaration and the centennial of Jef- fersons death. Jefferson was graduated from Wil- liam and Mary college In 1762 and was admitted to the bar In 1767. He was a member of the Continental congress, 1775-6- , and signed the Declaration. In 1776 he was a member of the legislature of Virginia and a leader in important legal reforms. He filled these other positions: Governor of Virginia, 1779; member of congress, 1783; minister to France, 1784-9- ; secretary of state, 1790-4- ; vice president, He founded In 1819 President, 1801-9- . the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. Montlcello is to be restored, so far as possible, to the condition in which it was left by Jefferson. This task has been undertaken Jointly by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation and the American Institute of Architects through its committee on the preservation of historic monuments and scenic beauties. Prof. FIske Kimball, chairman of the architects committee, hopes not only to restore the lawns and gardens to Thomas Jeffersons period, but also to return to the historic mansion much of the furniture. The Foundation was established on the one hundred and eightieth anniversary of Jeffersons birth, April 13, 1923. The following December the Foundation, by making a payment of $100,000, took legal title to the beautiful colonial mansion, the estate consisting of 640 acres of land and priceless Jeffersonian relics. When retiring from the Presidency, Jefferson expected to be the Hermit of Montlcello, but this was not to be. A continuous stream of visitors came to the place. It was said at the time that everyone in 'the United States of any enterprise sooner or later found his way to this extraordinary herHe himself wrote at one mitage. time that an ox lasted only a day or so. Sometimes he had to prepare fifty beds for a night. His visitors ate him out of house and home. Then, on top of the gradual dwindling of his resources, the prerevolutionary debt of his wifes estate became due in England and nearly half of his fortune was swept away at one blow. An Indorsement for a friend cost him $20,000. Finally he had to sell his library and sold it to congress 1797-180- . for $23,950. In order to avert the blow that was pending, Jefferson petitioned the legislature for permission to dispose of his property at a fair valuation by lottery. He said: By this means I can save the Montlcello house and a farm adjoining, to end my days in and bury my bones. If not, I must sell house, and all here, and carry my family to Bedford, where I have not even a log but to put my head into." There was some opposition In the legislature, but the bill passed. Frontier Fighters. nnd valuable stores. Captain was In charge of the garrison of 48 men. lie was nsleep when Allen rapped on his door with a sword. Your errand? demanded the sleepy commander. "I order you to surrender, said Alton. By what authority? Inquired the nstoulshed officer. "By the authority of the Groat Jehovah nnd the Continental congress," Allen is said to have replied. Benedict Arnold wns a member of the American expedition. St. Clair anM ll.OtX) Continentals abandoned the fort In 1777 on the approach of Burgoyne with a superior force. Colonel Brown with 500 men My country, tie of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ring. My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I ovc thy rocks and rills. Thy woods and templed hills, My heart with rapture thrills. Like that above. Let music swell the breeze And ring from all the trees Sweet Freedoms song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breaths partake, Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our Fathers Cod, to thee, Author of Liberty, To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With Freedoms holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. In Memory of Dela-plac- e When the news spread, public meetings were called and subscriptions for Jeffersons use were started. A loan or gift from the treasury was suggested, but Jefferson would not hear of that plan. He said: I have spent three times as much money, and given my whole life to my countrymen, and now they nobly come forward In the only way they can, to repay me and save an old servant from being turned like a dog out of doors. The action of the public made the last days of his life easier. But the debts still hung over the estate. Upon his death subscriptions ceased to come in. The lottery was a farce. The executor disposed of the estate, the land going as low as three to ten dollars an acre. The proceeds were not enough to discharge the obligations. The executor made up the difference. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation is now engaged in the task The of freeing the estate of debt. movement has the support of men and women of all political faiths. President Coolidge, accepting appointment as a member of the board of governors, said: But I cannot too earnestly assure you of my conviction that your organization is performing a useful service in encouraging the preservation of those shrines and monuments of American history, which must bring inspiration to the American public. Jefferson was versatile and ingenious. He was an amateur architect of no mean ability, for one thing. He made the plans for Montlcello and superintended its construction. The plans for the University of Virginia were his. As a farmer he was in advance of He practiced rotation of his time. crops, had a fancy for improved live stock and Introduced new fruits and vegetables. Jeffersons early home the house of his father at Shadwell, near by was burned in 1770. He lost all his books and papers; a negro servant saved his violin. The previous year Jefferson had erected a story and a half brick building, which afterward formed the southeastern part of his mansion. So he moved to Montlcello at once, bringing his mother, brother and unmarried sisters. He not only built Montlcello, but was his own Interior decorator and landscape gardener. A touch of romance is supplied at y house Montlcello by a little row of servants at the end of the long quarters. The upper room opens upon the lawn made by leveling the mountain slope. This was Jeffersons bridal chamber New Years day, 1772. was only partly built and a blizzard was blowing. But the room had Its own fireplace and was secluded from family and servants. His bride two-stor- Mon-ticel- lo was Martha Wayles Skelton. The marriage was happy and gave him one son and five daughters. Ills wife died In 1782. KOSCIUSKO STATUE This little house will be restored. So will its companion house, a replica, on the other side of the lawn. The first one was later used to accommodate guests. The second one wag where Jefferson had his law office and kept the accounts of his estate. Tradi- seeks to make of him a superman, Is deprecated by many. For example: Jefferson was not the author of the Declaration of Indedependence. The committee of five, appointed by congress to prepare the document, instructed him to draft it. He put Into words Bentiments and phrases which were on every mans lips, as is shown by the Mecklenburg Declaration of May 20, 1775. The committee revised Jeffersons draft; congress amended Its revision of his draft. The American articulate people, through congress, was the real author of the Declaration of Independence. Again : The Louisiana purchase from France In 1803 of the territory between the Mississippi and the Rockies was a stepping stone In the march of the American people across the continent. But Jefferson was a secondary factor only. His envoys to France had authority to buy the mouth of the for $2,000,000. Napoleon forced them to agree to buy the Louisiana territory for $15,000,000. The whole deal was unconstitutional. Jefferson was aghast. The East almost seceded from the Union. But congress had to ratify the purchase, to save the territory from Great Britain which was permanently balked in Its designs on this western empire by Andrew Jack-soJanuary 8, 1815, at New Orleans, one of the Decisive Battles of America and of the world. MIs-slsip- Obelisk Marks Grave of Jefferson 8 Sister few persons are Comparatively aware that for 100 years a sister of Thomas Jefferson, patriot und author of the Declaration of Independence, slept in an unmarked grave In Livingston county, Kentucky. Recently, under the auspices of patriotic societies of Inducah a marble obelisk was erected and dedicated to the memory of Lucy Jefferson Lewis, who died in Kentucky In This statue of Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish patriot who served the United States In the Revolutionary war, is located in Lafayette square, across Pennsylvania avenue from the White House. 1811. The grave, which is about three miles from the mouth of Cumberland now river, nnd the surroundings form a rustic park and make another addition to Kentucky shrines. Until the matter was taken up by the patriotic societies, the last resting place of the distinguished woman was neglected and allowed to grow up in briars and underbrush. Dedication of the monument was made a memorable event. Tea Tax Stamp That Led to the Revolution The tea tax stamp which was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It is the exceptional property of C. Frederic Ileyermau. Detroit col into use when England passed thi stamp act tax in 1765. Very few of the stamps have survived the years. "Evil to Him Who Evil Thinks W the translation of the words in the Inner oval. Momentous Meeting The first session of the Continental congress was held In Carpenters hall, Philadelphia, September 5, 1774, with 44 members present; all the colonies were represented except Georgia and North Carolina. Peyton Randolph of pl n, bouts, besides releasing 200 Americans, he had to retire. After the Revolution Fort Ticonderoga became a picturesque ruin, hut wns restored to something like Its original state at the expense of Mrs. Stephen Iell of New York In 1909. A monument to the Continentals, shown above, who fought In and around Ticonderoga was recently unveiled at that historic plnce. It is the gift of Horace A. Moses. The work, executed by Charles Keck, shows Pathfinder MagaLiberty triumphant. zine. EatalcatalUKaftalUtafcaMta tion says that he sometimes used it as a refuge from his hordes of visitors and guests. Here was brled Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and the Father of the University of Virginia. This was the inscription, In accordance with Jeffersons wish, on the original obelisk over his grave. Congress, in 1882, replaced this with one more ornate. The original now stands on the campus of the University of Missouri at Columbia a site within the Louisiana purchase made from France during Jeffersons administration. Thomas Jeffersons fame, based upon his actual service to his country, is secure. For this reason the promotion of a Jefferson cult, which apparently tried to retake the place, but after capturing 300 prisoners and many Virginia was president, Thomson was secretary. and Charles featatalEatafetaiEataisafemHi First Independent Move The first convention for forming a union among the American colonies was held at Albany in 1754. Benja-jami- n Franklin drew up a plan for a lector and president of the American Is Philatelic association. The stamp representative council, but neither tha embossed, is blue in color and cams colonies nor England approved U |