Cushing Independent. (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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GREAT DAY IN HISTORY
JULY4"I«U
TRUE STORY WITH A MORAL.
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COHTINCWTAU CONOWEW
IT is possible to hold Fourth of
July celebrations in the shadow
of the structure which saw the
birth and signing of the Declara-
tion of Independence, the moat 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
:y«ars, 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 ferth 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.
J 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 Che 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 frcm the pavement, so 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
bis control of the 13 colonies was at
an end.
That privilege was reserved for
John Nixon, a prominent member of
ifie committee of safety. In honor of
the occasion, delegates to the congress
filed out In the July sunshine to listen
to the eacred words.
Nixon has been described as masher
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. CrowdB 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
tlie nation.
Chief Justice John Marshall spoke
in the statehouse yard at one of the
celebrations in the early part of his
'.enure cf 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 his beloved Shakespeare.
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 Phila-
delphia joined. Chevalier Conrad Al-
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 Philadel-
phia there was naturally a notable
demonstration, and no less a person
than Don Pedro, emperor of Brazil,
sat among those who cheered the sen-
timents 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 in his many felicitous utter-
ances ia 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 raised on the square, ap-
pealed to the young manhood of Amer-
ica 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 Jnly
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 hr.s been finished at Valley
Forge park by the state.
Valley Forge has a close relation-
ship with Independence day, and the
old camp site 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 the spot where
Washington was discovered at prayer.
At the moment Valley Forge park
comprises about 175 acres. It ia
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 1,500 per-
sons registered at the headquarters,
and this is probably not one-fourth of
those who were in the park.
Anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 Amer-
icans will fittingly celebrate July 4,
1908, by going over the ground, on
which their heroic forefathers under-
went the sufferings that mad* indo
pendence possible.
They Are Not Scarce, But This One
Is Well Worth Learning.
"There are thousands and thousands
of drummers in the country," said tho
man from Boston, "and while only two
of them are known to be prevaricators,
their conduct is 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
j 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
to 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. 1 con-
sulted a physician and he 6aid 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 had
truth on his side and there wasn't a
tremor in his voice as he went on:
"Last week 1 was in Netf York. I
entered a restaurant for a good meal,
but before sitting down I felt for my
boodle. It was missing. I had been
robbed on a subway train. Gentlemen
1 was hungry, homeless and penniless.
Just 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 slapped me on the back
as before. That $10 gold piece flew
from my mouth and struck the wall
and I was saved. That's all."
"But the moral to it?" was asked.
"Yes, it is the moral. Gentlemen,
the moral Is, never despair. No mat-
ter how dark the situation or with
what troubles you are surrounded, you
cannot tell at what moment you may
cough up $10 and walk in sunshine
again. Try it and take no other."
I MOST SKEPIK SUIT!
TWO THOUSAND CLAIMANTS AT-
TACK CITIZENSHIP COURT
Marriage Lengthens Lift.
If you desire to live to a good old
age you will do well to read what an
eminent doctor says 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. In 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 the 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-
ried. 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 CO and 45 is as
high as 27 per cent., whereas among
those who are married it does not ex-
ceed 18 per cent. It is 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.
At Commencement Time.
A small sectarian university in the
south had finally succeeded in obtain-
ing the presence of a well-kaown 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 '.winkle.
"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.
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, white
the rest eat in at other points, prin-
cipally at the stem. Only about 28
Iter cent, of the second brood enterB
at the calyx, the 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 ^ays.
TWO MEMBERS CHMfiED WITH BRIBEflT
Every Act of the Past Ten Years Hav-
ing to Do Wth Winding Up of Af- j
fairs of Indians is Made Subject of |
Suit Piled in United States Court
MCALESTER: Virtually attacking j
everything that has been done in the j
last ten years toward winding up tho j
affairs of the Choctaw and Chicka- |
saw nations, J. E. Fleming, on behalf j
of himself and 2,000 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 Chler
Green McCurtain of the Choctaws.
Governor^.D. H. Johnston of the Chick-
asaws, members of the law firm of
Mansfield, McMurray & 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 tho sec-
retary of the interior restrained from
allowing any further allotments, from
the delivery of any more patents and
from disbursing any more funds of
the tribes. An accounting of funds
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 tha 450,000 acres of
segregated coal and asphalt lands;
they ask that freedmen be disposses-
sed of thefr allotments, that the gov-
ernors be enjoined from executing
any more patents; that the members of
the firm of Mansfield, McMurray &
Cornish be ordered to return the
$750,000 fee awarded by the citizen-
ship court and that they make an ac-
counting of all moneys received from
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations.
The further prayer a€ tire petition Is
that all allotments, after newspaper
publication of notice be restrained
from leasing, selling or ini 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.
Hal linger and Lee, of Washingtos.
D. C., are attorneys for the plain-
tiffs.
Anti-Cotton Future Bill KilTerf
BATON ROUGE. LA.: The Lonis-
iana state committee on agrfeuttnre
by a vote of nine to one reported un-
favorably the anti-cotton flrtim 3 bill.
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.
Rockefeller to Writ* Autobiography
NEW YORK: John D. Rockefeller
believes it is about time to let the
public know something of his life's
history and wilt, while writing under
the title of "Some Random Remlnis-
censes 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.
War far Closed Town Ended
KANSAS CITY: Upon the motion
•f Prosecuting Attorney I. B. Klmbrell
100 cases against actors, actresses,
theater managers and employes,
charged with violation of the Sunday
labor law of Missouri, have been dis-
missed by Judge Porter Field, in the
criminal court here. Prosecutor Klm-
brell announced further that over 1,-
500 more eases awaiting trial would
etther be dismissed or continued In-
definitely. This ends the great «ru-
sade of Judge William Wallace, who
some months ago began his campaign
te make Kansas City a "closed" town
on Sunday.
Warming Him Up.
"My cccoa's cold," sternly an
liounced the gruff old gentleman to his
fair waitress.
"Put your hat on," site sweetly sug
gested.—Harper's Weekly.
He Knew.
"Are you In pain, my little man?"
asked the kind old gentleman. "No,"
a *wered the boy, "the pain's in we."
-indianapolis Journal.
Her Criminals Meetly Home Grown
JKFFERSON CITY: An inspector
ef the raited States immigration ser-
vice, with headquarters in St. Louis,
spent a day here, gathering statistics
at the penitentiary regarding the num-
ber ef fereiga born convicts ia that
Institution. Out of a population of
2,139 he discovered 102 convicts who
wore not bars .'a tho Uaited States,
ANNUAL SALES OVER NINE
MILLION.
Good, reliable quality is appreciated
by the smoker. Over Nine Million (9,-
000,000) 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
tho 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., Originat-
or.i 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-
stance, are held lo 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 GS as the pivot age on which to
hang their pains. Tho point is cer-
tainly a very debatable one.—Hearts
of Oak Journal.
It's Fine.
C. M, Johnson, Louisville, Ky,,
writes:
"I have used your Hunt's Cure, and
It is fine."
We have many similar ~ letters.
Hunt's Cure is a strictly guaranteed
remedy for any variety of skin dis-
eases. It stops Itching instanta-
neously.
In a Morocco Hsrem.
Every woman in the harem kas bet
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 Mac*
paint. In contrast with the men,
their complexions are very fair, as
tbey are shut within walls and ara
neve* exposed to the son.
Important to Mot here.
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sare remedy for
Infants aad children, an4 see that It
Bears t<hw
Signature'of/
In Use For Over 30 Vears.
The Kind' You Have Always Bought.
WouldWt Wash It.
"What is that yoang man dblng 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 nailto.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. MakeB new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, 25c. Aecept no sub-
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad*-
dress A. 8. Olmsted, Le Way, N, T..
Without SOuR
"Do you enjoy hearing- the robliia
singing joyously In the treetops?"
"No," answered Mr. Slrius Baker,.
"I don't. If a human being kept prao
ticiug the same tune forever, like s
robin, they'd run him. out of the con*
munity."
Do You Iteftff
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?" asked1
the teacher of the claas In English lit-
erature.
"He was Dr. Saanuel Johnson's-press
agent," answered the young mani with
the bad eye.
Try Murine Eye Remedy
For Red. Weak. Weary, Watery Eyes.
Murine Doesn't Smart-Soothes Lye Pain.
All Druggist* Sell Murine at SOets. Thy? 4H.
Page Book m each Pkg. i worth Dollar*
in every hemp. Ask your Dsuggist.
Murine- fori Remedy Co_^ Chicago.
Not Recorded
Bill:—Did they record that politi-
cian's. speech?
JJU—I believe not. Thoy hadn't %
wind gauge, I believe;.—Yonkers States-
man.
Ibe Old Standard UHOVBS TA8TK1.K8H
TON 10. You know what yvu are Utkjng.
Tttk* tin
jJUUJi -J
VM fori!
formula la plainly printed oa erery buul«.
showing it Isslniuljf Quinine and Im In a. tasteT<-«n
form, and the utota effectual t«roi. kor «Co n
people and children. WK-.
It is a foolish habit, to borrow trou-
ble or meet it half way. Cultivate
a cheerful mind and heart, and much
Imaginary trouble will be avoided.—"
Hedley. ~
Let us labor to make the heart
grow larger as we become elder, as
the spreading oak gives more shelter.
—Jeffries.
The best manner of avenging oar-
selves is by not resembling aim who
has Injure* us.—Porter.
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