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ON JULY 4, 1786, ENGLAND WOULD OF HAD JUST ONE
75 G. M. CANNONS, JULY 4 WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ENGLISH HOLIDAY
?hus Sjmta Blrsky tn
Gefctamr together
IWith fcapp. on the
:imey sraojepu oi ra-
iotfem
idttsW RerdiM the Latter.
"Is Loving a (jountry on Ac
totutf.of Being Proud of Its
Hirtoiy or Because You Got
Recofiections of How Happy
You Wm There When a Boy,
of Because Tour Ancestors
Was Yeteraitstof Its Wars"
"F-tcpla mt patriotio Ilka thoy one ussd
to ," M Bwnett'Zapp, the waist wan
fcfacturer, to Loula Blrskjv the real esUUr.
Take, for SneUnoo, Jtaaependenoo Day1, and
U It twl to otaVpeopIe Is that here It
U already 'tit 4th &f July and they ain't
Said tha July rent yet"
r "Weu, in. way yeu couldn't Wm TO
tefcbp '' JBirsky (Aid. ( "Nobody encourages
'wh thejd should be 'patriotic On tha one
jAs the paolflo people says to 'emi "Listen,
yi Call yureel patriotic. Go ahead and
about America. America, tifter AWes oder
Wvi to America, and'eeo whero It lands you.
It did the French a lot of good that they
celebrated for years the 14 th of July and
lsoAtha G-ermana that thoy celebratod the
rMOthtof February or whatever date they
' celebrate. $ Look at 'era todny. That's
wnarone -from being patriotic,' Then
again. on tie other tide, the preparefulnoss
feller) says 4o 'em: "Listen, what are you
maklnfc all this here Oeschret about the 4th
, of JulyT J3eeausew you licked England?
. "Well, let me tell you that if on July 4th,
178 , EngHtaa Vould of had Just one of
them 75 g.ra. canriona July 4th would of
, bean an Biigliah holiday, not American, It
V Jvu the saln,way witbAtha SpanislKarnerl
lean War. X)t course, you Will nay wo won,
- buy 'wfiyTj'Only by sheer MaxeU If the
.Bpanian. wouia or naa a coupie up-io-oaie
iry-opwnes, yunacrstana, tnere woutani
en na dispute as to Who snouia get tne
dtt for the battle oC Santiago. It would
all gonento Admiral Abraham L. Fana
a, of the- Spanish navy. Arid yet, yoa
irweoJa, you want to celebrate the 4th
July yet I' So that's the way It goes,
pp. s eople would wee to be patriotio
iwadays. but- they're afraid of running
ip against public sentiment in the matter."
"There's something in what both sides
hmvu ttf .iM&t ' V.unn rnmmunt. "tf thn
( S Germans, would of made it a habit to cole-
rate the 14th. or July out of compliment
sTto their gobd friends and neighbors, tha
French, Blrsky, and if tho French would of
made February 30th a holiday because It
V vroa the anniversary of tho dato when their
good frlenclB tho Garmons succeeded in get
ting) their .liberty, y'understand, then tho
chances is when It comes to a question of
war "botween Franco and Germany they
would of remembered how they used to cele
brate one another's holidays and all that
and they Would of Kept the peace."
"Then you think that instead of not pay
! ing promissory notes and setting off fire-
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worka on th 4th of July, Bapp, we should
ought to nnd oufVhat Is the date of the
Mexican and Japanese national holidays
and do our (celebrating then. Is that the
Idee?" Blrsky asked.
"Welt," Zapp said, "I wouldn't go so far
as that, Dlraky, but at the same time,
Blrsky, when the preparefulness feller
claims that we won out against the Eng
lish and tho Spanish because they didn't
got the proper cannons and airyoptanes,
Blrsky, he ain't talking so sensible neither.
For Instance, If in 1786 wo would of turned
down George Washington for President and
elected somebody from tho Supremo Court
who had the endorsement of the English
American Alliance, y'understand, maybe the
English would of got along pretty good
without the 76 g. m. cannon. But the
American people wasn't bo wiso to things
in them days, Blrsky. They didn't go
round saying that for more than thirty
yoars Georgo Washington had been feeding
at the publlo crib; and that he begun by
holding down a Job in tho Virginia State
Surveying Department) that ho hnd been
drawing good money as adjutant of Vir
ginia soldiers : that he wasn't satisfied with
that, but got a Job as commissioner to the
French settlers in America ; that after that,
he got the habit, and hogged another Job
as general in tho French and Indian war,
and then run for office as Congressman or
something down in Virginia! and that there
ho was when tho trouble with England
camo along, pushing himself forward again
and getting Into tho limelight In the same
old way. No, Blrsky, It didn't mako no
difference to the Amerloan people In them
days, that one way or another George
Washington had been a publlo officer for
thirty yoars. They said: llere is a feller
which has got the experience and knows
how to handle men, and evon If ho toouM
got tho Engllsh-Amerloan Alliance passing
resolutions against him and has newspaper
artists drawing funny pictures of him
dressed In on American soldier's uniform,
y'understand, we'll take a chanco on him
anyway.' And 'they did, Blrslcy, and It's
my belief that the English army could of
had twenty 7B g. m. cannons to our one,
Blrsky, and with Georgo Washington run-
jfjSStAjr
lf. f i- dBpiH
'Z'- win
"Our grandchildren will gather
their little boys around 'em."
"Hero it la already tho Fourth of July and they ain't paid tho July
rent yet."
nlng things, we would of licked 'em any
way." "Far be it from me that I should go to
work and knock a Txadek like George
Washington o!nt ftoeTioIom," Blrsky said,
"but the way tho American people has been
disappointed in politicians from 178G down
to date, Zapp, when a feller has held of
fice for thirty years, y'understand, you
couldn't blame the Lcute If he looks to them
more like Charles F. Murphy as Georgo
Washington, and anyhow, Zapp, any one
man don't mako no difference nowadays.
Just ns any one dato ain't so Important.
For instance, we celebrate July 4th because
we licked the English on that day, abar
if the Germans oder the French, as tho
case may bo, is going to work every year
to celebrato tho victory they won at the
Battle of Verdun, y'undorstand, tho holiday
will last from February lEth up to and in
cluding Juno lEth and probably along into
September. It's tho same way m Georgo
Washington, Znpp. If Washington sellff
was alive todays and we would get Into a
war mit Sneden, ho wouldn't figure at all,
Zapp, because wars ain't fought according
to them back-number idees no mora. Wo
would say for example that Sweden Is try
ing to land an army in Bath Beach and Ul
mer Park. So we send out a thousand
motorboats made by the Now York, West
chester and Putnam Motor Boat Company,
armed with 75 g. m. guns turned out by the
Phoenix Battleship Supply Company of
Detroit, Mich , and between 'cm they scat
ter tho Swedish fleet, and for threo days
they sink 'cm in batches nil the way from
opposite Bay 28th street and Cropsey ave
nue up to Grcenpolnt Tho consequence Is
that a hundred years from now, when we
celebrate tho Battlo of Bath Beach, Ulmer
Parle, Cropsey avenuo nnd Grecnpolnt,
y'understand, instead young fellers would
say: 'What aro you going to do mit your
self over tho Fourth?' they would ask.
Where jou going on tho 23d, 24th and
2Bth7" nnd whon the orator of tho day se
lected by tho Committee of Seventy ap
pointed by tho Mayor gets up and makes
his speech ho would :ay: 'Friends. So
long as the Star Spangled Banner floats
over this great and glorious republic, tho
names of them herolo corporations, tho Now
York, Westchester nnd Putnam Motor Boat
Company nnd nlso tho Phoenix Battleship
Supply Company of Detroit, Mich., will re
main forever green In tho hearts of every
loyal American sltson,' and then he stops
for a mlnuto so as the audience could give
him some applause."
"Well they ain't going to cheor thorn
polvca hoarse exactly," Zapp said, "be
cause nobody could feel so enthusiastic
about a Motor Boat Company as they do
about George Washington."
"That's whero you make a big mistake,
Zapp," Blrsky said. "Only last week the
Kaiser Fends a telegram to the Krupp Iron
Works. Ltd , because tho guns and armor
plate it shipped him done such good work
uneeruenjn the North Sea battle, and I
wouldn't be surprised if he also- sent reso
lutions of thanks to the Brandenburg Cen
tral and Moselle River Railroad for trans
porting soldiers to tho western front In
fact, Zapp, tha chances is that when the
war Is over, the BUges-AMee In Berlin would
be filled, mit allegorical figures of adding
machines, gas tanks, baggngo cars and
garbage Incinerators, commemorating the
herolo corporations which manufactured
them articles and done so much for tha
Fatherland during the lato war."
"I suppose that the same as wo run ex
cursions from Washington to Mount Ver
non, the German Government wilt be run
ning excursions from Berlin to Kssen,
where in a little room on the 24th floor of
the Essen Savings and Trust Building away
back in 1910 the Krupp Iron Works, Ltd
first seen the lleht of day In a modest cer
tificate of Incorporation with $100,000 cap
ital stock, divided Into 600 shares common
stock and 600 shares preferred of the par
value of $100 each," Zapp said, "and as
nearly as possible tho room will be restored
to Its original appearance mit a gen-wlne
antique steel filing cabinet In one corner
and a reproduction of tho antique No. 10
typewriter on which the certificate was run
off."
"The Germans Is a vory sentimental peo
ple," Blrsky said, "when not busy other
wise."
"Well, say," Zapp retorted, "putting
tabids on historical buildings is one way
to mako pcoplo patriotic. You'vo got to
admit that even If you would only got out
your first papers, Blrsky, it gives you al
ready a feeling that you are patriotio when
you look nt the bridge In Concord, Mass.,
whero our soldiers fought the English,
ain't it? And Mount Vernon, also, Blrsky.
Am I right or wrong? Because that's what
patriotism is, Blrsky. It's loving a country
on account of being proud of its history, or
because you got recollection of how happy
you was there when a boy, or because your
anocstors was veterans of Its wars.- So
you could imagine how patriotio people
will be a hundred years from now, Blrslcy.
Our grandchildren will gather their little
boys around 'em and tell them how duriDg
tho war with Sweden, their grandfather run
a turning lathe In the factory of that great
BOldler hero, the International Projectile
and Torpedo Company of New Jersey, and
the llttlo fellers' cheeks will flush and they
will shout that when they grow up, perhaps
thcro will be another war, and they will be
able to work at a lathe like great-grandfather,
and the parents will grow pale and
say: 'Gott soil huten,' on account of re
membering how tho old grandfather
smashed his thumb working a lathe during
tho war with Sweden."
"Also twenty years from now, Zapp, tho
young German will love his country when
he thinks how.happy ho used to was twenty
years ago to get onco a weok from his
mother a ticket entitling him to 4 ',4 ounces
of bread and one potato of the cubic ca
pacity of 3,1416 Inches," Blrsky paid.
"On tho other hand, don't forget the
young American twenty years from now
who will take his rlfio in hand with tho
picture In his mind of the parlor in his old
home, where wns gathered together In the
mellow lamplight, his father and mother,
his brother just home from college, two
lawyers and a certified public accountant,
and all of them bending over a U. S. Income
tax return," Zapp said.
"Aber who is tho joung feller with tho
rifle In his hand going after, Zapp?" Blrsky
asked, "an internal revenue collector?"
"Tho Phoenix Battleship Supply Company, of Detroit, Mich., will remain
forever green in tho hearts of every loyal American siteon."
"I wouldn't be surprised," Znpp said,
"because you could never tell what form
this here New Patriotism Is going to take.
For Instance, only last week a feller by
tho name of White was sent to 'Jail for
it"
"Nothing of the kind, Zapp," Blrsky said.
"This here White Is now sitting In prison
for burning the American flag in an iron
pot."
"Sure, I know," Zapp said, "but he
claimed It was only done symbolically."
"Yes?" Blrsky said.
"Which, I can see by your face that so
far as you could understand, Blrsky, tho
word 'symbolically' don't exist at all," 'Zapp
said.
"In tho real estate business, Zapp, if you
would use such a word onco In a lifetime,
that would be big already," Blrsky retorted,
"and anyhow, it don't make no difference
how this hero White burned tho flag, he
Is sitting in prison for it anyway."
"Aber he claimed that he also put the
German flag, tho English . flag and the
French flag Into the pot," Zapp said.
"Probably he also claims that he was
following a recelpt'out of a cook book, and
that it called for all them flags and bay
leaf," Blrsky said, "aber what for an ex
cuse is that? The American flag is a flag
not a legetable."
"Zoltenly," Zapp said, "aber what tho
feller claims Is that he was going to burn
tho flogs of all the nations in this here pot
and that after they was all In ashes, he
would hit tho pot mit a stick and, presto
chnngc-o, ho pulls out a whlto rabbit show
ing to the audience that If all tho flags of
all tho nations wns done away with, the
result would be peaceful like a whlto rab
bit" "It wouldn't mako no difference to mo If
he pulled out tho six of diamonds, the aco
of clubs oder a bowl of live goldfish," Blr
sky said stubbornly: "a Xeller which burns
tho American flag should ought to go, to
jail."
"But this here White's friends says why
should he go to Jail for burning somo pieces
of colored cloth?" Zapp said.
"If this here Whlto had burned some
pieces of colored paper, yellow paper oder
green pnper with X's and double X's on it
Zapp," Blrsky eald, "and the pieces of paper
belonged to his friends, Zapp, thoy would
of put up a terrlblo roar if he didn't to go
jail for it"
"Aber tho American flag which he burned
belonged to this hero White," Zapp insisted.
"Icings aro llko children, Zapp," Blrsky
said. "They belong to you bnly so long
as you treat 'cm right So I hope it would
bo a lesson to this here Whlto that next
time ho wants to burn something and
change It Into a white rabbit, let him go
out Into the audience and borrow a silk hat
Oder a gold ptch and chain "
Promise ! !
A Safe and Sane
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Patriotism
TEE SAFEST CITY IN THE WORLD
Dearest Children:1 Our Wonderful Club is now in its
eighth month and we have done lots and lots of good, thanks
to our members who.have worked so faithfully.
We'have now before us a greater task than any we have
ever faced. We are going to make Philadelphia the safest
city in, the world. Think of that!
Etereis thestorv:
The great number of accidents happening through
carelessness, thoughtlessness and recklessness have at-
tracted the attention of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company. Sometnmg must oe done to stop tnem. l cause
was sifted out. The people did not recognize danger until
it was too late ! They must be taught to STOP, LOOK and
LISTEN.
x Especially CHILDREN must be taught.
And so the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
decided to institute a great big movement to teach the chil
dren to STOP and THINK of how to prevent accidents.
"Who will help us?" thought the great big street car
company, and then almost instantly the words "RAINBOW
-GLUBflew to mind and stayed there. "The Rainbow Club !
The 50,000 boys and girls who have set the country to
talking about the wonders of their organization! They
will help us and we in turn will reward them for their
help." And so
Here is the wonderful plan:
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS in prizes will be awarded
by the street car company for the best stories, essays or
drawings about how accidents occur through thoughtless
ness, recklessness and carelessness, and how they may be
prevented. These stories, etc., may be about accidents
which havs happened to yourselves or others. They may be
of accidents that did happen, or of accidents that are apt
to happen, and that you can suggest a way of preventing.
Eah night in the Rainbow Club news talks on acci
dent prevention will appear. No doubt if you read and
think about these talks carefully they will furnish valuable
gc5tlOa& iipvil W""" -" uaaa yuui: oi.ux.ico.
The competitors m the contest win be divided into
two closes: glass "A," children over 9 years; Class 'B,"
c fihildren of 9 years and under. Separate sets of prizes will
be offered to both classes.
The contest will open July 12, In the meantime you
ave work tq do. YOU are to decide what sort of prizes
you will want to compete for. Every Rainbow that is inter-
4fcd ia this BIG WONDERFUL MOVEMENT is expected
s$& sent! suggestions for prizes. This includes the little
rfk Ifafc nf nrizea that have been decided unon will be
Wtomoed mi the date of the opening of 'the contest JULY
All gugrasuwia juuxii uciiimvuuui o.
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t0'L to MM to help Stop this needless sacrifice of her
ton,
U listen to h1 voice!
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Jamey's Safe and Sane Fourth
Br DOnOTltY BQTTB. LamUrtvlIU. N, J.
Two bright pennies were burning a hols
In his .pocket At least so Jamey thought.
But Jamey's mother had forbidden hm to
spend them until tha Fourth and when it
did come Jamey was sorry. Do you know
whyT Because tho doctor who stood by his
bed in the hospital, said perhaps he would
never walk again l
Our PostoQlce Box
Florence Moore, ot Maple Shade, K.J. has
only one picture of herself and mother!
prizes that so highly she wants It all lor
herself. Tell mother, Florence, we will
prize it and cars for it quite as tenderly as
she does, while it iu in our possession, and
we will return It safe, sound and uninjured
just as soon as it has appeared In the club
news. This remark applies to a(I lovely
pictures that are In the loving care of all
the mothers I
Lawrence Mullen, of North 24th street, U
writing a book on the war
Honor Roll Contest
Tha prUea for the week ending June
14 were won by the following children:
Elspeth Evelyn Long, Appletree street,
.BusselJ Gudknecht, Uedfonfc N. J, 50
cents.
Leonard Bally, Addison street, 2$
cents.
Ross Krausen, 1401 South Jth street,
26 cents,
Audrey Washington, Ellsworth street.
15 cents.
May Koenir, North 4 th street, 21
cents.
FROU "TnE AMERICAN FLAO."
BENT IN BY JAMES CJUlTEn. B. 16TH ST.
Flag of tha tret heart' hope and home.
By angel Hands to valor siven.
Thy stare have Ut the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard sheetl
Where breathes the foe but falls before'ut,
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us,
JOSEPH RODMAN. DRAKE,
My Fourth of July Picnic
By BESSIE MAQUIRE, Glenwood ave.
I cannot tel about the Fpurth of July, but
f can tel you about another Fourth of
July. We were visiting my aunt In the
country and she decided to give us a little
picnic, me and five other little girls.
We took a hammock along and hung It
between two trees. We had a nice, soft ball
with us and a lot of comio papers that my
aunt had been saving a long time.
Of course, we had our lunch. We spread
it out on a nice, clean tablecloth. We had
lots of good things to eat and lemonade to
drink. There was a cool spring nearby,
and when we were thirsty for water we
drank there.
We sang and played games.
Everybody said they had a beautiful time
and I think they meant It, because I know
I did.
Things to Know and Do
(1) BASEBALL GAME. The game was
called -at tfc past three. Jamea Brown
relayed short (pots), and was (he first to
reuio iwucrv a live; run. xm .juuca
:nocked a (what you swat) and Eddie
:pran caught it Tom Smltbers knocked a
,ot cno to third and almost tore up the
reous stesej. write tun story eor-
ctly for our sporting editor.
The Fourth of July
By ELEANOH OKINNAN.
It was Fourth of July and many of the
boys and girls had fireworks, but Johnny,
a poor boy, who lived peacefully In a coun
try home on the banks of tho Hudson
River, had none. Now Johnny was a good
boy, but as boys are he was very fond of
fireworks. Some boys came to John's home
end wanted him to shoot a firecracker. John
was much afraid on account of hearing
how his father's face was disfigured. So he
ran to his mother to ask her advice. Of
course, she said "no." Johnny was very
disobedient and went out to tha boys.
He was lighting a firecracker when It flew
up In his face. The boys .rushed to the doo
tor, but there was no hope, be was blind.
This surely taught the boys a lesson and
they have never played with firecrackers
since.
Baseball Newa
Standing of Woodbine Rainbow League.
. W. L.
Rainbow Juniors , . .. , , . , 2 3
Rainbow Knights , 1 3
Rainbow Stars S 2
FARMER SMITH.
Eteniko Lsixixms
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tltur Rainbow Button free. X agree to
DO A HTTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY D4.Y SPREAD A UTTLH
SUNSHINE ALL ALONQ THE WAY.
JJ&dr&m eeV79MtM '
AS MIMf ,MMMU'MMIMM
SChOOl X Attend 4994fe)tfJ9fMt
THE "FOURTHS
The Fourth of July Is coming! The great nationwide birthda'y of the
United States of America!
How aro YOU going to celebrate the glory nnd tho thrills of this birthday
of YOUR country?
Are you going to celebrate by risking your eyes, your limbs, your lives?
Do you think this a fitting way of ushering in or ushering out a day that
should be happy?
No, we do not think you do!
Tho children of the Rainbow Club are thinking persons, and thinking per
sons do not walk recklessly into foolish danger and possible death.
This -does not mean that you wjll sacrifice your royal right to have a "good
time" on the Fourth of July. It means that you will have it in a wholesome,
happy way that will lead you through a dangerous day without danger and put
you to bed at night with all members in the places Nature assigned them.
Llttlo country people may pick up, pack up, go out ih the open and enjoy
a glorious outdoor day. Little city folks are not overlooked in the "safe and
sane" scheme, either.
The kind peoplo who watch jover the fates of little children have organized,
a "Fourth of July" Committee.
This will provide free amusement in the playgrounds in the city, of Phila
delphia and outskirts. There will be plenty of fun for all.
Let us remember that recklessness is NOT patriotism; that preservIng4our
limbs for future helpful citizenship IS!
FARMER SMITH, Children's Editon
WILLIE WIDEAWAKE IN
FLOWERLAND
By Farmer Smith
The month of June was almost over.
The warm air floated across the garden as
Willie Wideawake walked among the
flowers.
He was SO tired, and ail he could think
about was going to sleep. Why was he not
sleepy at bedtime? Finally he lay down,
only for a minute, he thought to himself,
and before the bee on the honeysuckle
nearby had finished sipping honey from the
flower, Willie was fast asleep.
In his dream he looked up and who
should be sitting beside him in her beauti
ful airship but the Good Dream Fairy.
"Oh!" exclaimed Willie. "I didn't know
that fairies came out in the daylight"
"I didn't know that you went to sleep la
the daytime," said the Good Dream Fairy,
her silvery laugh floating over the flowers
and echoing among the trees.
(I'm not asleep," replied Willie. "You
can pinch me and If I yell, then you wilt
know I am asleep,"
The Good Dream Fairy thought for some
time and then said: "You mean, if you
don't yell, then you will be asleep,"
"Don't mix me up, Beautiful Lady, sim
ply tell me where wa are going to-to-day,
not night," said Willie, ruoblng his eyes.
"We are going to Flowerland," answered
the Good Dream Fairy.
"Goodie!" '
"Step off with your rlgnt foot first, for
then you can't go wrong,' said the Good
Drearq Fairy
Away whizzed the airship and before
Willie could catch his breath they were in
Flowerland, and as Willie Jumped out of
the airship among (he daisies tha Good
Dream Fairy put her arms around his neck
and kissed him. Then he heard a voice;
"What Is my boy doing here?" Looking
up, Willie saw his mother.
A History of July 4
BY BETTY DAVIS
The Fourth Pf July has been celebrated
as a holiday aver since 1776, when the Dec
iaration of Independence was signed It
used to be celebrated more with firecrackers
than It Is now. but now the 'ptoplo are be
ginning to ha sensible, and a great many
go on plcnlea, have Kfmea and amusement
that are not dangerous.
The Fourth of July, Past and Present
By BERTHA CHILDS, Danville, Pa.
Now when .we think of tho year '76,
When tho Declaration was signed,
Real love for country comes to our hearts,
Patriot thoughts to our mind.
Now, on tho Fourth in 1910
True hearts go forth In prayer
Once rnore, as back in olden years,
Our soldiers need Heavenly care.
Our country thjs Fourth rejoices as ever, '
Yet there is sadness withal.
In our hearts we fear for our loved ones
dear
Who pledge that our flag shall not fall.
A, Fourth of July With Grandma
By ROSE COHEN, South 7th Straet.
Once upon a time there was. a little girl
who visited her grandma on the Fourth of
July. When she came to her grandma's
house she was disappointed that there were
no firecrackers for her Grandma wns sorry
to see the-little glri unhappy, so she said,
"Jane (Jane was the little girl's name), go
out on the street and tell the children If
they stop shooting firecrackers I will give
them an ice cream party In our pice cool
parjor."
Jane was delighted She went out and
told the children, and soon they all trooped
into the house. Grandma got Ice cream,
and cake,, too. Then the girls and boys
played games and forgot all about the noisy
old firecrackers. ,
"IN UNION THERE
IS STRENGTH"
Katharine and Eleanor MlUerf
West Susquehanna avenue.