The Helena Star. (Helena, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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GREAT DAY IN HISTORY
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IT is possible to bold Fourth of
July celebrations la the shadow
of the structure which saw the
birth and signing of the Declara-
tion of Independence the most potent
doctrine for freedom in the history of
the world and the nation has not ig-
nored the opportunity
There are many patriotic Ameri-
cans who make It a duty on
July 4 to Journey to Philadelphia a
pilgrimage to the shrine of liberty
there to raise their voices in thanks
and rejoicing for the great deed that
Was there accomplished
Since that day now distant 131
years when Charles Thomson rising
In his chair read for the first time the
final draft of that momentous docu-
ment which Thomas Jefferson wrote
but which underwent many changes
before meeting with the final approval
of the delegates to the continental
congress not an Independence day
has been permitted to pass without a
proper celebration In the public square
back of Independence hall
Presidents of the United States sen
ators representatives justices of the
highest courts and even foreign am-
bassadors have poured forth their elo-
quence at liberty's cradle The
municipal authorities of the city of
Philadelphia are careful to see to It
that some distinguished man is always
on hand as orator of the day
The pomp of military circumstance
has sometimes been called upon to
lend prestige to the occasion and the
best musicians of the land have been
proud to play patriotic airs In the
shadow of the steeple where hung the
bell that so singularly fulfilled the pro-
phetic mission assigned it 24 years
before to "proclaim liberty through-
out the land"
The location of the hall lends Itself
to purposes of ’ public celebration
There is ample room both front and
back for the building stands well
back frem the pavement ao that a
large company can gather in front
In the rear the beautiful Indepen-
dence square there is still more
space and thousands assemble to lis-
ten to the orations and hear the
Declaration of Independence read
This latter Is really the distinctive
feature of Fourth of July celebrations
In Independence square
It Is a notable record of which
every American may be proud that
not a Fourth of July has passed since
we have been a nation without the In-
spired words being uttered again to
the air that heard them first
The first reading of the declaration
was that by Charles Thomson the
secretary of congress when he an-
nounced the completed paper to the
men who had framed It Thomson
did not however read the declaration
from the balcony of Independence hall
to the people crowded outside to hear
for the first time In what terms the
colonists should tell King George that
his control of the 13 colonies was at
an end
That privilege was reserved for
John Nixon a prominent member of
the committee of safety In honos of
the occasion delegates to the congress
filed out in the July sunshine to listen
to the sacred words
Nixon has been described as master
elocutionist with a voice so clear and
distinct that it was heard clear to
Fifth street one square distant He
took his place on the balcony which
was then the favorite rostrum of the
day Crowds had assembled to hear
him gathered by the ringing of the
liberty bell It was a memorable cele-
bration and the first in the history of
the nation
Chief Justice John Marshall spoke
la the statehouse yard at one of the
celebrations In the early part of his
tenure of office and later Daniel Web-
ster delivered a notable address there
Later long years after Edwin For-
est the most noted of American ac
tors whose love for patriotism and the
Institutions of his country was deeper
even than his regard for the stage
stood on the same spot and on a
Fourth of July morning read the words
of Jefferson as no man has read them
before or since A great crowd was
present perhaps the largest ever as-
sembled and the actor during and aft-
er the reading was cheered again and
again
Forest esteemed the Declaration of
Independence as the best single piece
of composition in existence valuing it
even above bis beloved 8hakespeare
Two years after the first Fourth of
July there occurred a celebration in
Independence square that had a spe-
cial significance The advance of the
British and their occupation of Phil-
adelphia during the winter of 1777-
1778 had forced congress to leave the
Quaker city and go to York
After the evacuation congress re-
turned July 2 and a grand celebration
of the recurrence of the promulgation
of the declaration was held In which
nearly the entire population of Phlla
delpbla joined Chevalier Conrad A1
exander Gerard of France the first
minister ever accredited to the United
States from any power was an Inter-
ested spectator
During the centennial in Phlladel
phla there was naturally a notable
demonstration and no less a person
than Don Pedro emperor of Brazil
sat among those who cheered the sen
tlments that had sounded the downfall
of monarchy in this country and were
finally - to take his throne from the
ruler of Brazil
In later years another representa-
tive of a foreign country was the cen'
tral figure at Independence square
Wu Ting Fang Chinese minister
spoke there with fine eloquence and
made one of the best speeches cred
ited to him la his many felicitous utter-
ances in this country
The anomaly that he was the envoy
of one of the most absolute of mon
archies did not prevent the celestial
from painting In most graphic phrase
what the venerable building stood for
During his first administration
Grover Cleveland president of the
United States came to Philadelphia
one Fourth of July and standing on a
platform rglspd on the square ap
pealed to the young manhood of Amer
lea that the great lessons of 1776 be
not Ignored
Samuel J Randall Judge Kelley
Gen Grant Lewis Cassidy have also
figured prominently in Fourth of July
celebrations there
During the administration of Mayor
Warwick himself an orator of genuine
gifts every year was made the oc-
casion of notable demonstrations to
which were invited men of national
fame
Under the direction of the governor
of Pennsylvania a work of incalculable
interest hns been finished at Valley
Forge park by the state
Valley Forge has a close relation-
ship with Independence dayand the
old camp Bite has proved a Mecca on
July 4 to thousands of Americans who
come from all over the union to pay
a tribute to the fathers of the United
States who suffered and died on this
historic spot Practically the entire
site has been reserved A chapel
has been erected on tbe spot where
Washington was discovered at prayer
At the moment Valley Forge park
comprises about 175 acres It is
properly policed and cared for by
workmen whose duty It Is to keep the
roads and the entire park in perfect
order
Public Interest has kept pace with
the work On Memorial day 1500 per
sons registered at the headquarters
and this is probably not one-fourth of
those who were in the park 1 - "
Anywhere from 8000 to 10000 Amen
icans will fittingly celebrate July 4
1008 by going over the ground oa
which their heroic forefathers under
went the sufferings that made lnde
pendence possible
Every Act of the Past Ten Years Hav-
ing to Do Wth Winding Up of Af-
fairs of Indians is Made Subject of
Suit Filed in United States Court
MeALESTER: Virtually attacking
everything that has been done in the
last ten years toward winding up the
affairs of the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations J E Fleming on behalf
of himself and 2000 other claimants
has filed in the United States court
the most sweeping suit In equity ever
brought in this country -
The - defendants are Sacretary of
the Interior Garfield Principal Chief
Green McCurtaln of the Choctaws
Governor D H Johnston of the Chick-
isaws members of the law firm of
Mansfield McMurray A Cornish and
Acting Secretary of the Interior
Thomas Ryan
Judge Campbell denied the applica-
tion for a temporary injunction A
hearing will be had within a few days
The petition covers 123 typewritten
pages and attacks the -preparation of
the citizenship rolls assails the Integ-
rity and validity of the Choctaw-
Chickasaw citizenship court charges
two of its members with being bribed
questions the validity of the various
treaties beginning' with the Atoka
agreement an dthe right of freedmen
to receive allotments
The plaintiffs seek to have the sec-
retary of the Interior restrained from
They Are Not Scarce But Thie One
le Well Worth Learning ’
I
“There are thousands and thousands
of drummers in the country” said the
man from Boston “and while only two
of them are known to be prevaricator
their conduct le a smirch on the whole
body of men I am going to relate a
curious circumstance and while I
know that I shall not be believed I yet
feel it my duty to give the story to my
fellow men on account of the moral
connected with it”
Everybody put on a grave face and
prepared to listen and after clearing
his throat the Bostonian continued:
“Five years ago I was eating dinner
at a Chicago restaurant Just as I rose
up I put a 10 gold piece in my mouth
jo hand to the waiter At that minute
a drummer for a New York leather
house came up and slapped me on the
back and I swallowed the gold I con-
sulted a physician and he said nothing
could be done In fact he advised me
not to do anything as it would turn
me Into a sort of gold-cure In case I
ever took to drink"
There were winks and nods and
knowing looks but the relator bad
truth on his side and there - wasn't a
tremor In his voice as he went on:
“Last week I was in New York I
entered a restaurant for a good meal
but before sitting down I felt for my
boodle It wan missing 1 had been
robbed on a subway train Gentlemen
1 was hungry homeless and penntlesa
Juzt as the situation dawned on me
and my blood began to run cold that
same leather house man now connect-
ed with a hymnbook establishment
come up and alapped me on the back
as before That 10 gold piece flew
from my mouth and at ruck the wall
and I was saved That's all"
' "But the moral to it?” was asked
“Yea It Is the moral Gentlemen
the moral la never despair No mat-
ter how dark the situation -or with
what troubles you are surrounded you
ANNUAL 8ALES OVER NINE
MILLION
Good reliable quality is appreciated
by the smoker Over Nine Million (9- '
000000) Lewis' Single Binder cigars
sold annually The kind of cigar smok-
ers have been looking for made of
very rich mellow tasting tobacco It’s
the judgment of many smokers that'
Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar
equals in quality the best 10c cigar
There are many imitators of this cele-
brated brand Don't let them fool you-
There is no substitute
Tell the dealer- you wish to try a
Lewis’ Single Binder
Lewis Factory Peoria 111 Original
on Tin Foil Smoker Package '
The “Pivot" Age
When is a man “old?” Is it a mat-
ter of looks or feeling or age or pro-
fessional custom? Walters for In-
Uance are held to be "old" at 50
But at that period of life statesmen
barristers actors bishops and judges
are accounted young Athletes of all
kinds are deemed “old" after 40 or
thereabouts The board of trade reg-
ulations say that railway men and
others are “old" for their work at 60
Old age pension scheme makers con-
sider 65 as the pivot age on which to
hang their pains The point Is cer-
tainly a very debatable one — Hearts
of Oak Journal
allowing any further allotments -from
the delivery of any more patents and I cannot tell at what moment you may
from disbursing any more funds of cough up $10 and wa)k In sunshine
the tribes An accounting of fundi
received and disbursed is requested
They also ask that the Sulphur res-
ervation bought by the government
be sold to the highest bidder and the
funds turned over for final distri-
bution They ask that the same ac-
tion be taken with the 450000 acres of
segregated coal and asphalt lands
they ask that freedmen be disposses-
sed of their allotments that the gov-
ernors -be enjoined from executing
any more patents that the members of
the firm of Mansfield McMurray &
Cornish he ordered to return the
$750000 fee awarded by the citizen-
ship court and that they make an ac-
counting of all moneys received from
the Choctaw and Chickasgw nations
The further prayer of the petition U
that all allotments after newspaper
publication of notice be restrained
from leasing selling or in any man-
ner incumbering or parting with their
allotments until this suit is determin-
ed and the rights of these claimants
to citizenship finally adjudicated
Ballinger and Lee of Washington
D C are attorneys for the plain-
tiffs ''
Anti-Cotton Future Bill Killed
BATON ROUGE LA: The Louis-
iana state committee on agriculture
by a vote of nine to one reported un-
favorably the anti-cotton futures bin
It was claimed by opponents of the
measure at first introduced that It
would destroy the only large southern
cotton exchange and put the southern
planter at the mercy of the exchanges
elsewhere
Marriige Lengthens Life
If you desire to live to a good old
age you will do well to read what an
eminent doctor Bays on the subject
He makes first of all the bold state-
ment that anyone who desires to live
for four score and ten years should
get married la other words he
claims that conjugal life Is a necessary
condition of longevity Here are the
statistics which support this state-
ment: Of 200 persons who have
reached the age of 40 years tbe doctor
found that-125 were married and 75
unmarried Of 70 men who had
reached the age of 60 years he found
that 48 were married and 22 unmar
rled He next took 38 men each of
whom was in his seventieth year and
he found that 27 were married and 11
unmarried
Again the doctor has discovered that
the mortality among bachelors be-
tween the ages of 30 and 45 is as
high as 27 per cent whereas among
those who are married It does not ex-
ceed 18 per cent It U evident that
we must acknowledge the potency of
these figures and that if we desire
to live to a good old age we should
get married as soon as possible
It’s Fine
Cf M Johnson Louisville Ky
writes:
‘I have used your Hunt’s Cure and '
It Is fine"
We have many simitar 'letters
Hunt's Cure is a strictly guaranteed
remedy for any variety of skin dls-
eases It stops Itching instanta-
neously ’
In a Morocco Harem
Every woman in the harem has hoi
face decorated In the most - curious
manner The practice Is to elongate
the eyebrows to the ears and to embel-
lish the chin with little points of black
paint In contrast with the men
their complexions are very fair as
they are shut within walls and are
never exposed to the sun
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children and see that It
Bears the
Signature of I
In Use For Over 30 Tears
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Wouldn’t Wash It
“What la that young man doing out
there?"
“Trying to attract my attention with
the handkerchief flirtation 1 guess"
“You do not seem to be respond-
ing” '
“No I am not his laundress”— Nash-
ville American
In a Pinch Use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE
A powder It cures painful smart-
ing nervous feet and ingrowing nails
It’s the greatest comfort discovery of
the age Makes new shoes easy A
certain cure for sweating feet Sold
by all Druggists 25c Accept no sub-
stitute Trial package FREE Ad-
dress A S Olmsted Le Roy N Y
Rockefeller to Write Autobiography
NEW YORK: John D Rockefeller
believes it is about time to let the
public know something of his life's
history and will while writing under
the title of “Some Random Reminis-
cences of Men and Events" tell the
people what he knows of himself His
story will begin in some one of the
magazines here about October 1
At Commencement Time
A small sectarian university la the
south had finally succeeded In obtain-
ing the presence of a well-known bish-
op to grace Its commencement exer-
cises “Now that we have you here bish-
op" announced the president of the
Institution as he greeted the honored
guest “we are going to give you a de-
gree What will you have?”
“What have you got?” Inquired the
bishop with a sly twinkle
“We have D D S T D LL D
and D C L You may take your
choice “
"Well” answered the bishop “I
think you may make it D C L I
have fewer of those than I have of the
others” — Harper's Weekly
Without Soul
“Do you enjoy hearing the robins
singing Joyously In the treetops?"
"No" answered Mr 8lrlua Baker
"1 don't If a human being kept prac-
ticing the same tune forever like a
robin they’d run him out of the corn-
munlty" Do You Itch?
The cup of human misery Is never
quite full until some form of itching
skin disease is added Then it over
flows Hunt's Cure is a specific for
any Itching trouble ever known One
application relieves One box is guar-
anteed to cure any one case
Fame
“Who was James Boswell?" asked
the teacher of the class la English lit-
erature “He was Dr Samuel Johnson's press
agent” answered the young man with
the had eye
War for Closed Town Ended
KANSAS CITY: Upon the motion
of Prosecuting Attorney L B Klmbrell
106 cases against actors actresses
theater managers and employes
charged with violation of the Snnday
labor law of Missouri have been dU-
mlssed by Judge Porter Field in the
criminal coart here Prosecutor Klm-
brell announced further that over 1-
500 more casee awaiting trial would
either be dismissed or continued in-
definitely This ends the great Sru-
sade of Judge William Wallace who
somemoaths ago began his campaign
to make Kansas City a “closed" towa
on Sunday
The Codling Moth
About one-fifth of the first laying of
eggs by the codling moth Is on the
fruit the rest being on the leaves and
branches The young larvae that
hatches from the egg Is able to feed
on the foliage to some extent and may
come to maturity without entering the
fruit although it rarely does so About
80 per cent of the first brood finds its
way Into the apples at the calyx while
tbe rest eat in at other points prin-
cipally at the stem Only about 28
per cent of the second brood enters
at the calyx tbe others eating in
where the apples touch each other or
a leaf at the stem end The average
life of the adult insect or moth Is
about four cays
Try Murine Eye Remedy -For
Red Week Weary Watery Eye
Murine Doesn’t 8nurtootht Eye Puiii
All Drftfgiit Sell Murine at 50eU The 48
Page Book in each Pkg ia worth -Dollara
in every home Aak your Dniggirt
Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago
- Net Recorded
Bill— Did they record that politi-
cian's speech?
Jill — 1 believe not They hadn't a
wind gauge I believe— Yonkers States-
man -
10 di’a“1d “utiVrim SYSTEM
Tiki U Old Staadatd OROVaa TXSTMLRW
CHILL TONIC To kaow what Jom ar tahla
Th foraal la olalnly yrtatad oa wy bottls
Snply Qalnlsa aad Iroa la a tawslisi
Her Criminate Meetly Heme Grown
JEFFERSON CITY: An tnapector
of the United States Immigration ser-
vice with headquarters m 9t Louie
spent a day here gathering statistics
at the penitentiary regarding the num-
her of foreign born convicts la that
Institution Out of a population of
2138 he discovered 162 convicts who
were eat born in tiie United Steles
Warming Him Up
“My cocoa’s cold" sternly an-
nounced the gruff old gentleman to his
fair waitress ' r
“Put yonr hat on" she sweetly sug-
gested— Harper's Weekly
He Knew
"Are you In pain my little man?"
asked tbe kind old gentleman “No"
answered the hoy “the pain's la ms"
— Indianapolis Journal
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fora sad th naval cdwtahl fora
Oaoplassdchlldraa Ms
Far inn
It Is a foolish habit to borrow trou
ble or meet It half way Cultivate
I cheerful mind and hbart and much
Imaginary trouble will be avoided—
Hedley - - -
Let us labor to make the heart
grow larger as we become older ee
tbe spreading oak gives mere shelter
—Jeffries
The best manner of avenging oar-
lees Is by not resembling him wh
has Injured us— Porter
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Coppage, Everett B. The Helena Star. (Helena, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1908, newspaper, July 2, 1908; Helena, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1726156/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.