Gate Valley Star (Gate, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1917 Page: 2 of 6
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GATE VALLEY STAR, GATE, OKLAHOMA
j Your Flag and
i My Flag
I Ey WILBUR D. NESBIT
yOURn R«ndr", FUi' A .'I ■ <> .Irwmurhi't. Ml
Ychk Und ixl my land iwuri wShw its fal4l
Your U.rl nd my I..
Suit kr.tr J «f,d w i,d
Tht ons Fl i". tlie (fti f
Glorifies ill ct.c bei.de the red «nd wluic and Uui
VOUR r<>« «nd mv Fi g' And KMV .1 fi," wfc*
In
doubtedly did Its part in familiarising
ilit* tune.
It was perhaps first used In this
country In connection with patriotic
word* when It was sung to the Verne*
<*itltlcd "Adams and Liberty." written
hy ltohcrt Treat I'Alno In 1708. The
the it ripe* fore
Jute—the good forcfiilvc
i ihc night
IWred .nd ti m
Snow vKitc and
dream;
Sky-blue aixJ true blue. w;i!< >t*M !<" gleam i
The gloneJ gtiiJon of the d*y; a ihelici ilu
Your Flafl and mv PU(f To every «ur afld Mr ire
|h| druim brai af I *' U b< at en ! I > ^ ;
Your Flag and my FI*h - a h Jesting in 11 «- sky;
Your hope and my hope—If never hid a lie I
Home land <\nd Tat land And I a If tLe * r IJ r mod.
Old Glory hcAi^our glad ^uic a..J i <. . md
English Musician Said to
Have Composed Music
for Key's Anthem.
N regard to the tune of the
"Star Spangled IJannor"
much has heeii snI«1 and
written. Over the first ap-
pearance of the poem In
print, were the words
"Tunc Anaereon In lleaven." The
question ns to who set Key's wonts to
tills air is yet unsettled. S.nne 1 ri■ • 11 I ^
of the descendants of the poet declare
that Key was stone deaf and could
neither sin;; nor recognize n tune, nud
that Ids friend, Judge Nicholson, who
seems to have acted as press agent In l
the matter of placing the song before!
tlie public, found that the Hues fitted
tliis air, already used for several | m- I
triotic son: s of the day. Others say-
that Mr. Key wrote liis lines to lit tliis
popular tune, otherwise It could not so
perfectly have followed Its peculiar j
meter.
Thin Is still an open question, hut |
Mr. SonnecU lias run down the facts
of the creation of the tune now fa-
miliar to practically every nu, worn*
itn and child In the United Stntes to an
almost certain point, which Is that it
was most prohabl.v composed by John
Stafford Smith, au l.'n.dlsh musician
who lived between the dales of 17H0
and IS! HI.
Anaereon. the old (Jreek poet who
sang the praise of wine und beauty,
was the patron saint of the Anaereon
tlf society of l.eiainii, which held Its
convivial meetings iirst at I w I ate Hill
and later at flu Crown and Anchor
inn In firltain's old capital, ltalpli
Sonimwrs was the IIr-1 president of the
nmt.
WW
/ mtJ
JTs
John Stafford Smith.
stirring words, of course, referred tn
the second president of the United
Slales. The first lines are as follows:
Ye Bonn of Columbia, who bravely have
fought
For thoKn fields, which unstained from
your nirtH lintl descended,
May ynii hmt; taste the blessings your
valor has brought
And your nuns reap the soli which your
fathers defended.
Other patriotic words carried the
same air at later periods and It was
famijlar to the American people when
It was added to "The Star Spangled
ltunner" for all time.
FIRST FLAG OVER SCHOOL
i'w- HeI:■ v '
. ontlut ted by ti e National WMMIa
Christian Temperance t'nlon.i
ALCOHOL AND THE SOLDIER.
I iocs the use of alcohol prevent a
mall from being a good soldier? Sir
Thomas Anderson Stuart, dean of the
medical faculty in Sydney, Australia,
thinks that this question Is a most per-
tinent one, und tlmt it Is the angle
from which nations today should dis-
cu-\s tin; drink problem. He says that
alcohol does prevent a man from be-
ing u good soldier and that military
men and scientists have proved It. We
quote:
"Alcohol Is subversive of discipline,
nnd robs a man of his prudence, Judg-
ment, conscientiousness and higher
morality. The development of the hu-
man brain took countless years, but al-
cohol works a change quickly, and
brings a man to the level of a beast in
u few minutes. Alcohol has also hud a
great influence on the sexual passion,
and the diseases which result are the
shame and bane of the military au-
thorities.
"I have seen 499 men In one day In
one place. They nil came from one
Military camp, and alcohol was the In-
direct cause of all their misery. When
one man asks another, 'What Is your
poison?' he does not know how cor-
rectly iu a scientific sense he is speak-
ing."'
IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY
hut like counterfeit money the imita-
tion has not the worth of the original.
■ Insist on "I.a Creole" lluir Dressing—
1 it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contulna no dye.
l'rlce 11.00.—Adv.
Certainly Not.
"Oce, but she's a line-looking wid-
ow !"
"Of compel And if I were a widow
you wouldn't see me."
FRECKLES
Now Is tbe Time to lift Hid of Tlieue
I'll)' Spots.
There's no long' r the slightest nerd of
feeling nsliameil of your freckles, as the
prescription othlne — double strength — Is
guaranteed to removn these homely spotp
Simply K'-t an ounce of othlnt—<J"uhl«
strength —from your drugKlst. and nI> a
little of it night. nnd mcralai im >"U
should soon «• e tlwl (ven the worst freckle*
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
on. b have vnnlslnd entirely. It Is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com-
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
cl<ar complexion.
He sure to nBk for the double strength
rthlne, ns thlB Is sold under guarantee of
money back If It falls to remove trickles.—
Adv.
j LIFT YOUR CORNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
Francis Scott Key.
aoelety and to him Is ascribed the nli-
thtyship of the following nonsensical
lines, which were sun;; at evt ry meet-
ing of the society :
To Anaereon In heaver
full Kl<-e,
The bold sons of llur
tlon,
Thut In iln lr la. |. i -i-
l>c.
When i his answer at r
old Oredan:
wli
cru he sat In
/ sent a poil-
rat ron would
from the jolly
"Vole
No In
I'll lend yen
!•'!
id Lime,
Honor Is Claimed for Colrairf. Mass.,
Where National Banner Was
Raised in May, 1812.
Today the United States flag flies
over millions of sehoolhouses, In every
city, town and hamlet, throughout the
United States, I'or to lllco, Hawaii nnd
the Philippines. On every day of patri-
otic observance exercises are heltl tit
which the flag Is saluted and tlie pupils
standing give a military salute and In
chorus slowly nnd distinctly repeat:
'i pledge allegiance to my flag and
to tbe republic for which it stands, one
nation, Indivisible, with liberty and
Justice for nil."
The distinction of nutedatlng all
other sehoolhouses In raising the flag
belongs to \ little log sehoolhouse on
Catamount hill, Colrain, Mass., In May,
1M2. The second war with Great Bri-
tain was threatening at that time, ami
the people of the community raised the
iu an outburst of patriotism and
loyalty to the United States govern-
ment. The man who felled the tree to
miike the flagpole und three members
of the committee in charge of the
hoisting of the flag were a short time
later marching away to the war.
After careful Investigation of the
claim of lids school being the first to
raise the Stnrs and Stripes, there was
set up, in May, 1 IHKt. on the place where
t the old log sehoolhouse hail stood, a
neat stone tablet on which was carved:
Tlie First United States Flag
r ' vil over a public school was
lloateil Li M 1\. IM-', from a 1"K
i, iin ilhouau which stood on this
place.
I.ess than u month after the flag on
, Fort Sumter had been fired upon n flag
was raised over the Fifth street grani-
mar school at New lied ford, Muss., May
11, 1861. This was eight months after
| the dedication of the school building.
One of the earliest instances known
of u tlug being raised over a school
tiling or grounds was over Wush-
^ton school, Chicago, three days
after Fort Sumter hud bcou fired upon.
The principal, llcojamin F. Cutter,
I bought the bunting and four of his
teachers made the flag. One of these
i woim n wus n native of Maine, one
from Massachusetts, another was born
In New York state, nnd the fourth,
Mrs. i'nlistu Kohlnson Jones of Ver-
mont. was afterward a p:1^ national
president of tbe Woman's Itcllef corps.
Tills ting hits been an inspiration to
the pupils of Hint school for more than
a half century, being unfurled ever)
school day.
you to
name and I
And b-siile* I'll Instruct you like c <> to
Ti c M t lie of V' • u .tli I .. i ! •• • V|| •'
The tune became very popular In
Knglatiii mid the qui ti ai Intercourse j
between the two Cotilitrb wi too
lively in those dflys to permit M well
known air to remain barred from « ur j
fhoi'c A "<"■ l*ii. n Aneei mi!" >
doty," founded In New \< , in I", 1 •
In Imlti tb'O of thii Lei I.II. i.lu'i. u*i ,
Just Reversed.
Doctor—Did he take the medicine I
prescribed for him religiously?
Nurse—No, sir; be swore every
time.
You enn't rilwaj-s keep your neigh-
bors from saying foolish things, but
you can close your ears.
How to loosen a tender corn
or callus so it lifts out
without pain.
I.et folks step on your feet hereafter;
wear shoes a size smaller If you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that a few drops of a drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, Instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
Tills drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating tli" surrounding skin.
A small bottle of freezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from one's feet.
If your druggist hamt stocked this
! flew drug yet, tell him to get a small
bottle of freezone for you from his
w holesale drug house.—ndv.
Tender.
"She's tenderhearted."
"So?"
"Yes. She says she couldn't think
of planting potatoes If she has to cut
out their eyes to do it."
It's hard for the girl who throws
herself nt a man's head to make a hit.
OUTLOOK FOR DISTILLERS.
Mldn's Criterion, leading spokespn-
per of the whisky and w ine trade, very
sensibly tells the distillers that a pro-
hibition future does not look so dark
after all—and incidentally deals a blow
to the compensation plea. We are glad
to pass on this optimistic view, be-
cause once assure the distillers that
they will lose no money through prohi-
bition nnd we shall hear no more from
them about "personal liberty." Snys
Mldn's:
"In the next five years there will he
nn average of not under 5,000,000 motor
cars in the United States. With eight
miles to the gallon for fuel nnd *52
miles nvernge per day would equal
four gallons of fuel per day per car,
or 20,000,000 gallons per day total, with
a total of 7,000,000,000 gallons per
year. Add to this 500,000 motor trucks
averaging 10 gallons per day, we would
have 1,7.">0.000,000 gallons more, or a
total of 8,750.000,000 gallons of fuel for
the year. Tills would Certainly tax the
capacity of every distillery In the land,
nnd, besides, denatured alcohol for fuel
does not require a $1.10 per gallon tax
from the government,"
BEER ANP WINE.
Alcoholized blood starves nnd taints
the brain cells und allied nervous sys-
tem. Psychic brain cells bathed In
toxlncd blood do not give safety nnd
logical surety to the movements of the
mind. Alcoholics should be classed with
the other poisons and their use as bev-
erages discarded. Medical men have had
testimony from laboratory, hospital,
nnd fatal family pathologic lineage and
sequence testimony against alcohol as
nn unsafe drink, forceful for harm
beyond former estimate. Even In their
mildest forms of dilution, as In wines,
beers, nnd ulcs, alcoholics are not fit
for the family table, the soelnl club,
er the public bar.—Dr. Charles F.
11 i. hes, IMltor of the Alienist and
Neurologist.
Bolivia exported 82,450 tons of sil-
ver Inst year.
Everywhere under the sun—wherever roofs are laid-
C:rtain-teed stands for these two things:
Efficiency, Economy
CERTAIN-TF.ED roofing is the most efficient and economical type of W
roof for factories, farm buildings, garages, etc., because the first cost is less
than that of metal, wood shingles or tar and gravel. CERTAIN-TEED
costs less to lay than any other kind of roof. It will not rust, is not affected by
fumes, gases and acids, coal smoke, etc.; it is light weight and fire retardant.
Certain-teed Roofing
is the best quality of prepared roofing. It pays to get the best.
The only difference between the first cost of a good roof and
s poor one is in the material!—ibe Isbor, freight, etc.. costs the same In both.
As CfcR TAIN- l EBO Roofing It guaranteed for 5. 10 er 1$ years according to
tl-ickHcss (1, 2 or J ply) it wilt be ia splendid condition years after a poor quality
roof baa to be replaced.
CERTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION
General Koofina Mfu. Co., Gregg Varnish Co., Mound City Psunt & Color Co.
New York.Ckicacn,Philadelphia, St. I.anii, IWon,Clertltncl, Plttsburnli. Detroit, Buffalo, Sao Franc;sco,
P.'ciwanh#*, Ciarianali, New Orleans, Lot Argrlrs. Minnrapnlis, Kan i City. Seattle, lnHienapoli,, Atlinla,
Richmond, Grand Kapida, Nashville,Sail Lake City, Dei Moines, Houston, Dalnth, London, Syduey, Havana
Canada's Liberal Offer of
Wheat Land to SeiUers
is open to you-
"PERSONAL LIBERTY."
When Billy Sunday was conducting
meetings In Milwaukee, he, according
to custom, sent Invitations to the large
department stores and other Industrial
concerns to be present on special eve-
nings. Inasmuch as Mr. Sunday always
has something forceful to say concern-
ing the liquor truffle, the brewers ex-
pressed their disapproval of the whole
proceeding by asking Milwaukee busi-
ness b. uses to forbid their employees
attending the meetings. A manager of
one of the department stores thought
this too good to keep to himself. He
had copies of the letter printed nnd on
the reverse side nn urgent invitation
to the meetings, with comment on the
brewers' particular brand of "personal
liberty."
j—to every farmer or farmer's son
who is anxious to establish for
himself a happy home and
prosperity. Canada's hearty
invitation this year is more attractive
than ever. Wheat is much higher but
her fertile farm land just as cheap, and
in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta
160 Acre Hoiriesteedj Art Actually FrwtoStttlrn
sod Other Lind Sold at frcro SIS to J20 per Acne
Th" great demand for Canadian Wheat will
keep up the price. Where ;i farmer can get
near $2 for wheat and raise 20 to 45 bushel* to
the acre he ia bound to make money — th$
what >ou can expert in Western Canada. Won-
derful yields also of Oats, Barley and Flax.
Mixed Farming in Western Canada ia fully as
profitable an industry as grain raising.
The f>ir<>lVnt ktoam]*. fall of nntrltlon.are tbe only
tim'<1 required either for beef or dairy purposes
t Jo, id mhools ohnrehes. markets convenient, eli mat e
excel Ion t. There lit an unusual deiunml 1. r fattn
labor to replace tho many young men who havii
volnnteered lor the witr Write for literuii.ro und
particulars nn to reduced railway rates to Bupi.of
luiuilurution, Ottawa, Can. or to
G. A. COOK
2012 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Canadian Government Agent
/ Mm
Purr Reason.
In his oskiij. "Perpetual l'ence," pub
llslied In IT'.ft, Immanucl Kant «le
•larcd that we can never have uulveis
; I peace until the world Is politically
•rguiil/cd, iiiul It will never be posslblt
ii orgunlxe the world politically until
'lie people, not tin* kings, rule. And he
• tided lluit the peoples of the earth
aunt cultivate nnd attain the spirit of
soapltnllty and Rouit will toward all
Hrv) und nutlout, -liidupeiMl«tot>
STRANGE UPRISING.
"A preacher said to met 'Isn't It
strange—this mighty uprising against
the liquor evil?' I replied: 'The only
strange thing nbout It Is that any de-
cent man, tn view of what he has seen,
should have hesitated to destroy It.'
I resent the fact that my father nnd
grandfather did not have sense and
conscience enough to d;> It before I
was horn, so that I could have gone
about my Father's business,"
ANTICIPATING DRY DISTRICT.
The Vntlonal Capital brewery of
Washington, In anticipation of a dry
district, Is preparing to convert Itn beer
fuctory into an cream establish
meats
Home Refining Co., Oklahoma City, U. S. A.
A--V1 Byy $T0CR
TODAY AT
Oil Refining Stock earns the biggest dmiiende in the world
H0ILM
VhorecoX
$10 per Share
Small Pill. Small *
l)ose, Small
Price. But
w r y
Other MBSHm
Way
Genuine hears
pKCa
[Carters
WITTLE
f IVFR
[pins.
sisrnstur*
rter's Little Liver Pills
. Make you ferl the joy of living. It is impossible
to be happy or feel good whea you are
CONSTIPATED
This old remedy will set you right over night.
■ | f f f\ nrAtlf r Usually Nwd Iron In the Biood. Try
PALLID PfcOPLfc carter's iron pills
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