The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 4, 1895 Page: 1 of 4
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THE INDIAN
CHIEFTAIN.
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CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO.
VIN'TA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY JULY 4 1895.
VOL. XML-NO. 44.
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Style in Millinery..
la the chief Consideration.
A 2."c Sun Ilonnct will Inst
Longer than
...An $8 Hat.
Mrs. Frank DiHingslea spent n
teck in tho city and has all tho
latest novelties in
Millinery and Notions
Jlna it nnmlicr of pattern Hals ac-
tually trimmed by
..VJROT IN PARIS..
Tho ladle are Invited to call and In-
spect. An experienced trimmer
rum a wholesalo Iioiiwj Is
employed
Ironside Bldg. EastoflYack.
20
Discount on
Drilled Wells
Waddle Brothers
Vnita Ind. Ter.
Box 41.
Will for 30 days make a re-
duction of 20 per cent
- on theUbTral price
or drilling: wells
Good Work Guaranteed
SPRING 1805.
Treesl Treesl Treesl
Ami Nursery Slock o( All
Kinds at tho
Vinita Nurseries!
'20000 two year old Hon Davis
15800 Ark. Mammoth Black Twig
'2350 Lnwver
aOO Ark. Alack
500 Itomanito CLiltle It ed)
200 Wincenp.
100 Red Limber Twig
1 GOO Clayton
000 Missouri Pippin
. 750 Early Harvest
ylOORcd Juno-
290 Red Astrnclian
a.OOO Geneton
250 Rnmbo
'2000 Maiden Blush
And largo numbers of many otlior
varieties. Aleo I'EACII PEAR
PLUM and CHERRY TREES.
QMALL PltUIXS
And Ornamental Trees and Shrub
bery. Come or send to the nursery.
Vinita Nurseries
Vinita - Ind. Tor.
People's Meat Market
J-EAST OF TRACK.
J H BAILEY Proprietor.
Froah and Salt Moats
Sausogo Poultry
Lard and Everything to -
Tempt tlio A.ppotitc.
The Water-We Drink.
Wo drink so much tnoro water
in Himni'ir than in winter that it
Ifjis almost imperative that we have
puro water miring wo uni summor
monuiH sinco scicnuuc men icii
us that there is great danger to
health by tho uso of impure water.
Water may bo purified by filter-
ing more rapidly and cheaper than
by Tiny other process
Tripoli Stone -
Htnuda highest In tho
U. 8. to-day as the
j Most Perfect
Filtering Haterlal.
The latest and best of these Jit-
ters can bo seen at
Oswego Seod & Grain Co's
In Vinita I. T.
It renders the muddiest water as
well as tho blackest water mado
e iroin coal soot eloar as crystal.
R removes living germs effecti vuly.
Call and seo it
Torrltory for Halo.
"" H. K. I-LXL
lla. bought the
Russell Farm Gate
Patent for the Cherokr and O.agr nation ami
i.nrepered to furniili (Jte Varm Itlglita nr
Territory i ha. al.oeliergtofbelanceof Indian
dOl.loinTmllorl. Addreo him care
BoiJM. Vlolte. Ind.Ter. 10-tf
Leave your Laundry
with
NUOK BERRY
HOTEL COBB
VINITA - IND. TOR.
Agent forD. II. Mollistcr
parsons- 3toam Laundry.
fork roturnod promptly and guar
anipeit to uo 111a uost.
"Great Scottl what was that?" ojacu-
latcd Col. Ferguson Dodd.
Io had Just flnUhcd shaving himself
anil was brushing his handsomo Iron
gray whiskers when a nud report lllto
tho dlschargo of a small canmm mado
tho window of his room rnttc am no
startled lilm that bo gave a lurch and
a snort 111(0 a frightened horse knock-
ing his shaTlnif mug oft tho drcsscy
with a crnsh. Tho sound was followed
by shrill screams a ad laughter as from
a score of jurcnllo throats.
Col. Pod with bulging eyes strodo
to tho open window am) looked out.
Then with an exclamation that ho
would novcr havo been guilty of using
In pollto society ho rushed to tho door
of Ids chamber and threw It open.
"Jason! Josonl" ho called excitedly
Ills stentorian voice reverberating
through tho houso like tho roar of a
Hon. "Oh hero you aro" ho fnmed as
Ids colored man-corrant stumbling
over himself In his haste camo pitching
Into tho room. "Now Jason what In
the name- of all that Is outrageous docs
this mean? You know that I caino
down hero for peaco and quiet to es-
cape tho nolso that Is always enough to
drivo ono crazy In tho city on tho
Fourth of July and I am no sooner
out of bed than I am greeted with a
cannonading under my very window.
Who's responsible for this confounded
uproar?"
"Spec' It's dem chlllun nex'do' sun."
"Children! Merciful heaven I didn't
know thcro was a child within flvo
miles of this spot."
" 'Deed doy Is suhj more'rt a bushel.
Dcy's over darln Mix tali Vernon's yahd
shootln flahcrackcrs an' carryin' on
llko a pas.se! o' young goats In a bahn.
Looks mons'ous llko doy gwlno keep It
up all day."
Col. Ferguson Dodd throw up his
hands and appeared to bo on tho vergo
of an apoplectic fit.
"And I came down hero especially to
cscapo this" ho groaned. "I'vo jumped
out of tho frying pan"
Uangl Tho two men turning their
startled eyes toward tho open window
saw a battel cd tin pall soar up Into tho
air to a point higher than tho house
ami then drop to the ground amid an
car-spllttlng din of cheers and childish
merriment.
"Dcy got n lot cr dem big pannon
crackers" explained Jason "an' doy
put 'em under do pall nn' tech 'em off
an' bllffl do olejiall go er scoot In' "
"Jtut where do tlieso children come
from?" demanded tho colonel. "You
don't mean to tell mo that tho Vernons
"it's orm ouirr.uK wkx' no' suit."
have such a family as that? ( particu-
larly charged tho agent not to let that
houso to auyouo with children."
"Pcy ain't got nary young'un do
Vernons ain't" declared Jason.
"Then I suppose they think it smart
to Invito n regiment of other peoplo'a
brats hero to ralso a dcuco of a dlir
turbanco on tho Fourth of July. I
won't have HI I'll glvo 'em notlco this
very mlnuto. I'll teach 'cm to tramplo
pn my rights. Here help mo on with
my coat and bring mo my hat and
cano."
"Hut do brcaktas' bell rlngln' suh."
"llreakfabt ho blocdl" thundered
tho colonel. "I won't cat a blto till Fvo
given those people notlco to vacato that
house. I'll show 'eml"
Tho next mlnuto ho was descending
tho stains clutching Ids cano as It ho
were sallying forth to glvo battle to a
mad dog. I'ufllng and growling ho
loft tho houso and strode toward tho
gato In tho high stone wal that formed
tho dividing lino between his premises
and thoso of tho Vernons.
Col. Dodd's wrath was In a measure
Justifiable To avoid tho distracting
ncrvo-shattcrlng noises which J'pung
America believes to bo essential to tint
proper observanco of Independence
day ho had slipped out of tho city and
taken refuge In his (pilot country
houso where ho had expected to en
joyn day of absolute nulct. So rudo
pn awakening front so plcawant a dream
k IwM Jfflwr
?SHlW
Would havo tried tho temper of a less
Irasclblo man than tho colonel.
tilnco purchasing this delightful
couutrv placo Col. Dodd had built
upon It a now houso Wtor salted U)
his Ideas of convcntcuco and comfort
than tho original cottago. Tho old
houso had not been destroyed but
ho had been careful to rent It to a
"quiet couplo without children" and
tq separate It from his own premises
by a stono wall eight feet ilgh. Tho
Vernons had been In possession but a
few weeks and Col. Dodd had never
met them but ho was now determined
that they should not remain thcro an
other month.
Full of Indignation ho unlocked tho
gato In the wall and pushed It open
n tho further side was a flower gar-
den and the first person ho saw was a
lady In a pink gown and an oxpan.tve
garden hat bending over a pansy bed
about ten paces from tho wall.
"Madam" said tho colonel In a stern
voice as ho walked toward her "I
really beg your pardon for this In-
trusion. I am not In tho habit of mak-
ing CflU boforo breakfast but my
peaco and comfort linyo been nssallcd
and I havo not tho patience to dofer ft.
most cmphatlo protest. My objoet In
owning a country house madam Is to
havo a placo to which I can safely
w lthdrow when I desire absolute quiet
is; I do to-day. I am hero now to es-
cape tho Infer nhcml tho outrageous
racket Incident to tho cs)cbrnt!on of
tho Fourth of July In town. Havo I
escaped It? Is thcro any peaco for a
man"
Just then thcro was another terrlfio
exp!fMoj-nnd another burst of wild
piuzas from the Jiappy young peoplo
who cro hidden' frCm jlew by tho
denso "shrubbery.
"I was not aware madam" contln
ued tho colonel striving to speak calm-
ly "that you had nny children."
Tho lady had stood beforo him with
a shocked and helpless air as ho talked
seemingly much embarrassed. Bho
whs a neatly formed trim little body
with largo dark oyes pnd a fresh com-
plexion although It was evident from
tho few scattered silver threads In her
black hair that bho had left her girl
hood behind her.
"I take It for granted that yvu aro
Mrs. Vernon" said Col. Dodd abrupt-
ly as tho possibility that sho might bo
sojno pno else occurred to him for tho
first time.
"No sir 1 am not. for-"
"Oh then I humbly beg our par;
don. I havo mado a mistake. Too bad
that I should havo annoyed you. I
presumo I will find Mrs. Vernon In tho
house?" He lifted his hat with a court-
ly bow and nas about to movo away.
"Hut sir" said tho lady hastily "I
am afraid that I am responsible for
tho children. Mrs. Vernon Is not to
blaiiio at !!) I brought them all here
myself."
llo stopped and for the first tmo
looked square! j-down Into the woman's
face. Her hat had fallen back and her
eyes did not flinch beforo his gaze but
tho rich blood beat into her checks and
sho looked positively beautiful. The
colonel started.
"Lord bless my soull" ho exclaimed
In sudden astonishment. "Is It possi-
ble that pardon roe but I have I not
had tho honor of meeting you baforo?"
"I think you have Mr. Dodd" sho
replied composedly.
"And yoij aro really Madgel" Ho
checked himself as ho was about to
seize her hand and straightened up
stlflly. "Well truly this Is a great
surprise" ho added. "How In tho
world did you happen to bo hero? Is
Is your husband with you?"
"My husband!"
"And are all theso children yours?"
"Slrl"
"Hut of course they can't all bo
yours for there must bo fifty at tho
least calculation."
"Thcro aro just fourteen sir and
thoy aro all pupils of mine" Bald tho
Jady biting her lip. "I brought them
down from t)o city for a holiday at tho
Invitation of my sister.1'
"Your sister?"
"Mrs. Vernon is my sister Dorothy
whom you ought to remember."
"Sho dcuco sho 1st And your hus-
band?" "You tnlstoko sir. I havo no hus-
band." "Ah pardon my atuuldlty. I fear I'm
a very clumsy animal) but indeed I
had not heard of your misfortune"
"Misfortune?"
"I mean of course tho loss of your
husband. Forglvo mo for speaking of
It"
Sho stared at htm for a moment as if
uncertain whether to bo vexed or
amused. Then much to his confusion
sho broke into a ripple of laughter.
"You aro Indeed a blunderer" sho
said "for I never had a husband. I am
still Madge Marlihatn."
Crock! crack! Hang! bang! Jtooml
This tlmo tlcro was a violo volloy qf
explosives ami the shrieks of thoyquth-
ful rioters wero more piercing than be-
fore. Hut Col. Dodd did not oven hear
tho noise. Wltlv an expression of
.mingled' wonderment and joy on his
facoho took Mndgo Mnrlchiiin's hgud
In his swallowing with difficulty a lump
in his throat."-
"Madgo Is It true?" he asked huskily
"Did you after all refuse to marry that
man?"
"How could you think mo base enough
to do otherw lsc?" sho demanded. "1 de-
tested him."
"Hut I I was told"
"I know" sho Interrupted her voice
softening " learnn long aftenvprd
how cruelly wo (voro both dttcolvea and
Imposed upon by my designing uncle.
He disinherited mo becauso I refused
to marry tho man of his choice aud
&v Tall 4
ml j uKwBjf
"l jiynf.r iikq tou inane?.!!
Dorothy because she approved of my
decision. For years I havo supported
myself by teaching."
Fifteen minutes later Col. Ferguson
Dodd appeared beforo tt.o astonished
Jason aid rattled off theso hasty di-
rectional "Tell tho cook ho Is not to wait
breakfast for me. I shall breakfast
with tho Vernons this morning and
they will dlno with mo this evening
children nnd all. And Jason I want
you to go tp town on tho 10 o'clock
train. Hero s. an order on Spltzcn A
lloyle for throo hundred dollars' worth
of fireworks and tell them to ship
them down here Immediately. Woto
going to havo n rousing tlmo hero to-
night. Ill show 'cm how to celcbrato
tho Fourth! And Jason I may as well
tell you confidentially that there. Is
going to bo a wedding at tho Vernon
(Jottago twq weeks from to-day. H.urry
along nowi don't stop to aW fool (jue$x
tions."
AN OCULAR DEMONSTRATION.
I riu
Tommy Did ycr havo a good tlmo
pn tho Fourlh Johnny?
Johnnyt-pon't ycr fieo dat t did?
Chicago Inter Ocean
An K.liUnt Triumph.
"Was llttlo Tommy Hunker's Fourth
of July celebration a success?"
"I guess so. I sco tho Hunkers have
called three doctors In already." Chi-
cago Record.
Qat fit Bleb. t
Wllllo III a cannon cracker.
Then be aloopcit to aee Ibo l(bl
IIH..booml booml
Wllllo now la out or alght.
Sermons against nen papers would
amount to very llttlo If thcro wero not
newspapers t(j prinV thetrj. Jluffalo
Hxpress.
"Please mum tho lady wot washes
the steps for that woman which lives
opposite tea as you wants a girl. ""-Pall
Mall HudgcU
If you want to take out a fire-insurance
policy that wll) benefit you
after death you must go to church for
It. Philadelphia ltccord.
It doesn't make any difference how
good the theatrical business may be
the ballot girls always havo to kick for
their pay. Philadelphia ltccord.
Ovid finoly compares a man of
broken fortune to n falling column
the lower It sinks the greater weight
It Is obliged to sustain. Goldsmith.
Ituyter Did you read my story In
this morning's paper? Itlmer Well
not all of it. I began It. Ituyter In-
terrupted I suppose? Klmer Well
no.
Miss llollcflcld-Young Mr. Van
Hraam sticks very close to jou Mil-
dred. Miss Norjhaldc Yes but still
ho Is away oJT. Pittsburgh Chronlclo
Telegraph.
It ts stated that tho post of "confi-
dential man" in n prominent Chicago
firm Is tilled by Miss I.ydla W. ltngatz.
She must bo a "self-made man."
HochesU Union.
"lb olossom eMIfeot tell what be-
comes of tho Ojfpr and no man can
fell what UcoinWftfcCTi 9xamrd.o thnt
pill anny Ironi ujmjnl go beyond his
Ucn on their rrHottalSiUslon "
I m p-'
iva "lied the cattle JMiJm Ing tliuli vjii
"uo ou linvota iHUfirum for all n
tnem eons tofs).
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If thcro was a wilder specimen of
reckless tough-hided humanity In tho
world than Hud llradley tho residents
of tho sandy sun-dried llttlo western
town of Lovcloeks didn't know It.
Kvcrybody know Hud like a town pump
nnd they all declared thoy didn't know
any good of him; but this was raid moro
In a good-natured spirit than fros? any
111 will they bore him for he wasknown
to be llko most of his class full of fun
nnd generous to a fault.
When Hud was In town tho town gen-
erally knew It There wassurotoba
a cloud of dust sailing around In his
wake He was ever on tho more and
when ho moved tho earth trembled
that Is to a limited extent and It camn
to bo a saying among tho peoplo of that
region when any disturbance was afoot:
"It'a cither a staraoede of cattlo or Bud
Hradlcy'a brolco loose again " Somo of
thaqiiletly disponed momVr of tho lit.
tlo community hoped the harum-scarum
fellow would get a lesson someday that
would tone htm down n trlflo and glvo
their nrrves a rest.
And he got It.
It wason tho glorious Fourth of July
and Hud was nt only Jolted nearly to
a Jelly but ho was mortified beyond
measure and all through his own In-
sano efforts to fittingly celebrate the
anniversary of our national Independ-
ence according to his preconceived no-
tion Such a thing ns a Fourth of July cele-
bration was never thought of In that
part of tho country! It was too far
away from civilization. Thcro were
firearms nnd flrewnter enough but
fireworks were not to be had without
sending abroad for them. Tho cow-
boys sometimes had what they termed
a llttlo "Harelip" a sort of Hacchanallan
revel with gun-play trimmings but
this kind of demonstration was too
tamo for Hud and he mado up his mind
to lntrodnco a chango In tho pro-
gramme nnd somo days beforehand he
laid bis plans nnd warned 'the boys to
bo on the watch for thcro was going to
bo such a display In Lovelocks on the
coming Fourth as 'would cause tho
American caglo to "flap his wings and
crow 'Ynnkco Doodle' "
Tho Fourth of July camo arqund and
found Lovelocks as quiet drowsy aud
dusty as on any other day of the year
and w lth tho exception of an 'occasion-
al knot of two or three cattlemen
lounging about the doorways of tho
stores thcro was nobody astir. Thus
JUs
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Air. ron the rocivni or tvtx.
the almost torrid day dragged through
to Ita close and tho loungers began to
wonder what had becorao of Hud and
his promised exhibition. Thoy lingered
on until tho lights began to glint hero
and there In tho windows and just ns 1
tucy had abandoned tho hope of seeing
"Hud's circus" they wero brought up
standing by tho rash of something
down tho main street that to their
startled senses resembled a slx-tallcd
fiery comet with skyrocket attach-
ments on a rampage
It was only Hud. Yes no mlstako
gbqut that; and such a spectoglo they
nover had witnessed. Ho vas astrldo a
wildly charging steer to whoso long
horns wero tied a couploof tall stream-
lug flags and at whoso tall ll'ing p
mgo hunoh of (ixplqdlng firecrackers
whllo from end to end tho frenzied
creature was bedecked with atrcamora
of red whlto and bluo. Dud himself
was a sight to behold. Hlsfacowas
streaked (a la redskin) with red whlto
and blue a dozen small flags wero
stuck round his hatband nnd In each
hand was a monster Koman candlo
belchliiR fcrh halls of variegated flro
at every Jump of tho maddened animal
ho bestrode
Through tho town tho blazing appari-
tion streaked It accompanied by tho
unearthly yells of Its moving spirit and
urged on by tho fusljlado of pistol shoU
ami cries which IU appearance had
awakened. Hut alas there was cluos
lurking In tho gloaming. Into tho
open doorway of a neat little cottago
at a turn In tho road tho Jubilant Hud
was cast headlong nnd away to Its na-
tlvo heath bolted his terrified &Uod
And tho worst of all was that tho chap-
fallen fellow was deposited In a
tangled mass at tho feet of tho only
girl In tho world whoso lovo ho cared
to win.
Hud mado Ids escape and was not
seen In town for several day and
when ho did show up ho sported a patch
on his fuco and a limp and when inter-
rogated concerning his great Fourth of
July celebration with great vehemenco
ho eJacWated: "Oh come off!" Uut
ho got tho girl all right.
I!l1'fl at Ibw ruuriU.
Ttioy made hi. fourth a night of Joy
With Itoman eaaitlM sod sky rockrU
Watch vbl e ibey did not barm tbe boy
Uurccd Urge bole. In bis father's pockets.
-Truth.
AmMtloua
"WpU. my boy what would you like
to bo when you grow up a preacher?"
"Nop."
"A doctor?"
"Xop."
"Lawyer?"
"Kp.r
'What do you want to be then?"
"A syndicate. Pop says tliey make
all tho money now days." Truth.
WUt You sav you don't llko theso
living pictures and yet you go to sco
them llukbaiiu Merely as a matter
of form iuj dear N Y World.
s
nf ciiAni.ru i-.u(ii:nf iia.mks
All broaj'jr la tbe summer un
"Old Qlorr" wblps tbe sky
Whllo cannons boom and ma.ket. crash
. A quick and full reply.
Wild bunts of musle thrill the air
From band a hundred atronir.
And walling voices nil each pau.e
With patriotic dory?.
And plcasuro gra.ps tha cobweb'd fix s
And peace tho du.tr drum-
It Is Columbia' gala day
The queen tha qu.en 1 coma I
No crown of gold no lordly train
Her rank and atate disclose
Bho comes a daughter of tbe fields.
Her orlflamme s rote.
Yet bora to rule the earth was .hi
That eiaf upon her brea.t
Ffrat utn In Juda freedom's ilf a.
Shines clearest In tbe we.U
And men will follow where It leads
Ttr mountain plain and tea
iflu Mberty" upon thlr lips
Till all the world be free.
And sons and daughters meet to-day
In honor of tbetr aire.
Who freely gave their all for Truth
And kept .lire her Ores.
To Delhlcbom we bqw the km.
Tot Qteeee 6ur favors bring
Hut bcroe. of tbe we.tern world
To-day thy namej we stag.
Fot lou wert best If thou wert Lit
Thy broaJer wl'dom gave
To man tbe liberty of thought!
Twa. this that read the afave.
Boom' Iron-throated cannon booml
Blow trumpet tlllyocrackl
Our way la forward up the hill
And naught 'ball (urn u. bach.
nr wiLLi.vn itossurt count
They were bravo men who emitted
the Declaration of Independence be-
cause every word In It constituted trea-
son against a groat and powerful-monarchy
Wlso men too were thoy In
that they might Interpret the ircnlus
of the age nnd tho spirit of tho coming
generations. They dared au Ignomini-
ous death and In tho act set the foun-
dations of tho republic so firmly" that
tho gates of hell tnvo not Veen ablo tq
prevail against it.
There wrns nothing new In tho as-
sumption that men wero created equal
but there was something subllmo In
tho prophecy of equality before tho
Jaw nnd In tho power of men to gov-
ern themselves by statutes of their own
enactment. Tho ancient republics
mado no such promUcs and tho doc-
trine was a new one to tho world.
This Immortal document was a bar to
tho forming of easto or tbe recognition
of privileged classes when tho tlmo
camo for adopting a constitution. Tho
declaration declares ns plainly as words
may declare anything that the repub-
lic then nnnouueed should be u "gov-
ernment of tho people fqr tho people
by tho pooplft"
How much theso fathers of tbo na-
tion foresaw might happen la not
known. They could not fall to know
that misdirected nmbltlon and bound-
ing passion aro always sources of
danger; yet their faith In the strong
common senso of tho peoplo was su
preme Prevision may havo revealed
to some of tliem.at least the dangers
that threatened from opposing views
and Interests yet calmly and confident-
ly they gavo a nation to tho world giv-
ing no token of doubt or fear as to tho
results.
The task of tho critic Is always an
easy one becauso his -determination
of tho merits of things follows the act
bo that ho can Judgo by results. Be-
sides It Is easy enough for anyone to
find fault The framers of tho declara-
tion wero originators designers and
creators. Had thoy blundered they
would but have evidenced their human-
ity. In that thoy mado no mlstako as
tlmo has shown and havo afforded
critics nothing about which to carp
thev demonstrated tho greatness of
their spirits and all tho merit a grato-
ful peoplo has accorded to them.
Such a document convoys tho samo
lesson to each succeeding generation.
It teaches tho duty of sacredly guard-
ing tho liberties of all tho people tho
avoidance of all measures that may bo
proposed for tho elevation of ono class
beyond another tho crushing of sec-
tional differences nnd tho perpetuation
of tho union as It was handed down
from tho fathers. Tho glory qf thsre-
publlo Is nnd sJiauld over be not only
that It has survived dangers from with-
out and greater dangors from within
but also that It has emerged from each
succeeding peril greater and more
glorious than before Tho problem of
tclf-govcrntuont bocomei more dilllcult
OS the numbor p( people multiply and
safaty lies In holding loyally to tho
teachings of tho fathers who learned
In a most trying sehool of adversity
experiments nro by no means safe es-
pecially when tlmo has demoustrntwl
the wtsdoin of what already la. (Jrate-
fy tq the founder of American liberty
ch patriot's heart proud of tho
achievements of tho nation nnd the
right of citizenship should seek to con-
form Itself to tho spirit of the declare
tlon and to tho constitution of which. It
was tho precursor.
A l.lbemt Kuth.r
"Now Hobble" said Mr. Meanest-
man to his son "If jou'll boa real good
boy on tho Fourth of July papa will
let you tako five conta out of your haul
and buy your lltl? Uwr a package of
torpedoes 'twHarpor llazar.
far Wort.
"Jack was very disagreeable last
night"
"Wash? full of whisky?"
"H was worse than that He. was
full of himself." Life.
Sinythq "I Intend Harry for tho
bar; would you advise his beginning on
Buoh old works as Coko and Dlack-
stoiio?" Tompkins- "No; I lwgln by
grounding him even further baeV'
Syinthe "Indeod! la what?" Tqni-
klftS -"Tho Ten Commandment.
Kto Field's Washington.
ItT A SOUTH URN WIUTKR.
Tlmo brings Its changes and wo old
fellows are prono to think tho former
things wero better than thoso that now
CxtsL One fnrt I. nvl.lnnf !. . tv..
years pass people get farther away
irom mo cninusiosm ana abandon that
marked the clAirMt(nn r.f Hi ...in.
bc-glorlous Fourth of July. Whether
ia coim dignity tno commonplaco
picnics or seeming Indlffercnco of tho
tirescnt Ik lift Inantrtntr na 4I.A An.
memoratlons of other days let tho
rcaacr aetermino nftcn ho shall havo
perused what follows.
Ahl how fresh In memory ts tho
Fourth of July of fifty years ago In tho
Southland! What preparations wero
mado weeks In ulramw t... il.l m.i
young and how every one did talk of
mw Kimiuuiiicsnnu prouauiutlcsoi the
occasion. Tho programmo usually b--gan
as early as tho hour of ono In tho
morning when crery church boll the
city hall and tho court house bells rang
crat clanging and oloshlng notes awak-
ing everybody out of sleep. Tho com-
pleto enjoyment of this bell-ringing to
tho participants usually lada of twelvo
to eighteen lay In finding entrance to
vT?::' m&
usnxnixo m the rounTH.
tho bell towers without the consent of
tho officials In charge of the same
With the first notes of tho many-
toned bells all of tho boys of tho town
and many men with them sallied forth
from their several homes tq form In
parties of from six to twelve each pcr-
sort armed with a flint-lock horse pistol
a musket of the resolution or a great
bora shotgun. Loud and yet louder
tho firearms flashed for as enthusiasm
grew the charges of powder became
larger untU It would sccrn that tho
guns must surely burst Whllo tho
bells clanged and tho sharp reports
rang out In tho darkness childish
voices thrilled with patriotic songs
that flifd tho hearts of tho ono or two
yet living soldiers of tho revolution In
almost oycry southern as well as north-
en) tqwii and mado them think afresh
of Cowpcns and Yorktown. So rang
tho bells and so fired the guns until
sunbeams began to danco upon tho
church atocples when urchins and
adulU betook themselves home to has-
tily swallow their breakfasts.
Then followed firecrackers galore
overybody men and women joining
In the sport being continued through-
out the day and until midnight Tbo
ceremonies which begau at eleven
o'clock included a real oration all afire
with patriotism tho rcadlntr of tho
Declaration and enlivening mnslo and
songs. Tho uniformed mllltla as well
as the unanlformed paraded the streets
followed by an Innumerable proces-
sion of admirers of all agia and both
sexes. The negro slaves queer trav-
esty upon light and knowledge en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion just
as heartily as though tho Declaration
Included them In tho birthright of
equality.
A ragamuffin parado was an inevita-
ble accompaniment of the day follow-
ing closo after the barbecue dinner
from which nobody was excluded and
where cveryono ato his filh Thla
motley crew mado up of men In all
manner of disguises rodo or drove all
manner of incongruous creatures and
called into requisition every kind of
rattle-trap broken down conveyance.
No man so poor that he might not
get drunk on the Fourth whisky being
served In tho ladle and without a
faucet direct from tho barreL
The night was ushered In by a great
central bonfire fed by tar barrels de-
serted outhouses lumber and all man-
ner of combustibles. Everybody busily
shot off fireworks and no one was un-
happy as long the blaze burned. Acci-
dents were plentiful but no one minded
them and the events of tho day and
evening afforded ample food for villago
gossip until the next Fourth camo
round.
AITKR TUB roURTII.
'The cannon went off MI of a auddent
laum as ho wus a blowhV Into It You
had better put him to bed for I think
his stummtck Is filled with powderl"
Life
An Vo0nlhet Story
Nudd They say now that you
shouldn't wrlk the floor svlth a buby
but Just let him cry U out
Todd Yes; I've tried tlulwlth mine
Nodd How does It work?
Todd 1 don't know. I'm II. Im. nt
thohotvL Urooklyn Life.
Taking Than by Wtu!al't
'Do you Intend to marry again?
said Mr. Riverside of New York to
Mr. do Crco of Chicaro.
"Of course" replied Mr. de Cree..
yhero are two ceremonies still un
punched In the commutation marriage
picket I bought q( Uiv Ur 'XaUdly.
ENGLISH PECULIARITIES.
Strang. Memento of the l'a.t IrrMTveit
In famriun.
Nothing Impresses an American In
London more oddly than the number
of mementos of past ages plcturesquo
and grotesque which meet him atovery
turn and which havo beon preserved
not for any groat or neblo associating
but simply becauso they recall "old
tlmes
In a narrow passageway In tho most
busy part of tho old city where at
noon solid masses of human beings
strugglo to pass each other tho
stranger glancing down to tho lovel of
his knees sees the grotesque figure of
a boy erected after tho Gordon riots
to show how far the great flro extended.
In an obseure little lane near Smith-
field another figure points out Cock
Lane famous only for a supposed ghost
whlqh seared all London a hundred
years ago.
In the foundation of a church Is tho
ancient stone which In tho days of tha
Romans stood In the exact center of
London ans? from which all measure-
ments throuKbnut the kingdom wero
made. I" was to the Romans the
Saxons and ths Normans tho sacred
vital point of tbo Island cor cordlum
and Is still regarded by many modern
Londoners with a mysterious awe.
A ludicrous Illustration of tbe respect
paid by the English to tho past Is a
venerable he-goat that still wanders
uncontrolled up nnd down Piccadilly
even penetrating It Is said the sacred
precincts of St James' palace when
her majesty Is In residence
It belonged to a certain eccentric)
nobleman whose vices and good humor
made him an objeotof popular Interest.
Ho has been dead many years but his
protege tho goat Is still a public pet
luxuriously fed and quartered and
given tho right of way everywhere
Hetween tho palaces of tho Duke of
Devonshire and tho Earl of Lonsdale
runs a narrow walled passage used aa
a thoroughfare from ono street to an-
other. Half way down this walk tho pedes-
trian runs against a stake driven firmly
into the ground which ho passes with
difficulty. He is told that two cen-
turies -ago a Llghwayman on a fleet
horse Infested this passage robbing
foot passengers. He was caught and
hanged and the stake was driven Into
the ground to prevent tho horse of any
other "gentleman of the road" from
esoaplng that way. It never seems to
have occurred to any Londoner ap-
parently that It Is no longer needed. "
The Englishman In his regard for
precedent seems ridiculous In our eyes
and we In our contempt for old usages
appear Irreverent In his.
Both are right and both wrong.
Youth's Companion.
Taken by Sorprla.
Belle And so you havo accepted
Ha. Ty. And you always laughed at
tho Idea of marrying him.
Nellie I know It But when ho pro-
posed I was all taken aback and I ex-
claimed: "Do you take mo for a fool?"
And he said: "No 1 want you for my-
self." It so astonished me that ho
should say anything so bright that I
said "Yes" before I knew what I was
doing. Boston Transcript
U.vrpft Fnahlon.
"If there's anything I dislike" said
one citizen "it's to see a man effemi-
nate in his nttlre."
"It is unpleasant" was the reply
"and yet about tho only way for him
to keep from being so these days is to
put on petticoats." Life
Otie loa.olatlon.
A neighbor had been spending an
hour In Mrs. Wilson's sitting-room en-
gaged in talk which as the speaker
herself confessed "sounded liko gos-
sip." Some of It she had "never men-
tioned to a living soul before." She
mentlonod it now "only In the strict-
est confidence."
Sir. Wilson found it hard work to
restrain himself and as soon aa tha
woman was gone he took Mrs. Wllsoa
gently to task.
"Mary" he said "I do think yoa
ought to be ashamed to encourage
Mrs. Gosa' visits. Yon can't really en-
joy hearing your neighbors pulled to
pieces In that style.'
"No George" answered Mrs. Wil-
son "I can't say I de Hut then as
long as she Is here I know she isn't
talking about me."
It was a clever answer but It may
bejdoubted whether Mr. Wilson thought
It quite covered the case Youth's
Companion.
Hade nn Equal UWUIrn.
Smith I say Jones I don't want.all
your old cans and boots and thing
thrown over Into my yard.
Jones (his neighbor) You haven't
got 'em all; I divided them equally
with Brown on the other side lioe
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