vTHFt mi IDTM-Dfr-ll II V
BY KATE
N the rapid nnd stir
rliiK progress of af
fairs In the years
Just past there has
often seemed to be
danger that our
good old National
holiday, the Fourth
of July, might lie
In a measure for
pitten, and forced
to take a baek scat.
It has been a good
iJwiy-t ii to
"lV i ' drums
to the
rlth his
mil his
flrccrai'kc i , to do the celebrating. He
baa attended to the matter to the best
of his limited ability, nnd according to
the extent of his financial resources.
He has kept np nil through the night
f the third of July, year after year;
and he has hung good people's gates
on the telegraph poles, and put wagons
to soak In the river, and let horses out
of their stables to crop the early vege
tables in the neighbors' gardens; and
tie has put the undertaker's sign In
front of the doctor's office, and the
barber's striped pole before the mil
linery store, to show how the fair
enstomers were shaved; and he has
rnng bells, and tooted horns, nnd beat
drums, and blown off his fingers with
toy cannon, nnd killed his young com
panions with toy pistols; and, in short,
he has done his best for his country,
nd gone home at night after the fire
works, tired as though he had had n
run of typhoid fever, and slept the
sleep of the just until noon the cet
flay.
All honor to the small boy, with Ms
unbounded patriotism, and Ms Hug
rnlslngs, nnd Ms procession of "hor
ribles," and his ceaseless shouting and
cheering and we will give him wh;.t
pennies we can afford, nnd ketp as far
out of his track as possible until lie
gets throti;.-li with his celebrating.
Hut the older people of this country
do not want to forgot the Fourth of
July. Once, not so long ngi, either,
that was the day of all days to the
people of these United States. It was
talked about for weeks and months
before It was due on the calendar
to put In nn appearance. ' Everybody
hoped It would not be too hot, and
that It would not rain, and that there
would be no thunder-showers to spoil
-the. fireworks.
New dresses were made for the
Fourth. Hats nnd bonnets made their
first appearance before the public on
the Fourth. Children were early in the
year promised that If they would be
good, they should go to the celebration
In the grove, or in the city, as the case
might be.
Marriages were solemnized on the
Fourth of July. The bashful suitor
screwed his courage to the sticking
point, and, remembering what the day
represented to the American people,
walked boldly up to the object of his
adoration, nnd, sweltering beneath the
unwonted pressure of his new tight
Iwots, nnd his broadcloth suit, and his
tolgh collar. With the mercury nt n
hundred In the shade, nnd his blood
all In his face, nsked her If he could
liare. the pleasure of her company over
at Tine Ridge, or Spruce Hollow.
And if she said yes, then be hired the
best top buggy In the land, and they
went to that celebration, and ate elnin
chowder, and some ronst pig, nnd
some Ice cream, and drank pink lemon
ade out of the sumo thick-bottomed
tumbler, to show that their two souls
had but a single thought, and that their
two hearts beat as one; and In the
evening they sat out in the grove nnd
let the mosquitoes nibble them, while
they looked at the fireworks and held
ach other's hands beneath the shelter
of the "long" shawl she had brought
along as a protection against the dews
of the evening. And all day the old
flag was cheered, and patriotism
walked abroad upon the land in red.
whit and blue, and spoke in tones
thick with trunpowder and resonant
with the clangor of church bells.
Let us hnve once more some of these
good old-fushloned celebrations. Wo
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WASHINGTON ELM AND MEMORIAL STONE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
fWiier Wunuiugtoa Tlrnt Took Comuiuijl ol HU Trooji.)
THORN.
are wont to lnugh at the spread-eagle
style of oratory which once prevailed
on these Fourth of July occasions.
But wo cannot hnve too much dlsplny
of enthusiasm whore our country is
concerned.
,It is the best country In the world,
n'nd we know It; nnd all the rest of
creation knows it, too. Compare Its
conditions with the conditions of other
so-called Christian countries, nnd it is
heaven by way of contrast. It is the
nearest approach to paradise (before
the fall) that can be found upon this
earth.
It is the country where every man's
conscience Is free! The country where
education Is for all the poor' as well
as the rich; the country where the son
of a beggar may be a monarch, if he
has it in him to be a lender. The
country whore woman takes, unques
tioned, her rightful place by the side
of man, nnd Is nt liberty to follow her
Inclinations toward advancement in
nny direction she pleases. It is the
country where no oppression is toler
ated. The country where right and
Justice prevail. The country where
virtue walks abroad In her white gar
ments, nnd says to vice, "Though you
wear robes of gold nnd strew diamonds
on your pathway, get yon hi nee, for In
my domain you shall find no favor!"
BRIDGE AND BATTLE
Cod bless America! Even ns He has
blessed it for a hundred years and
more!
Prosper our South, with its new
hopes and industries prosper our
West, as It pushes its way to the
Pacific slopes prosper our East nnd
our North, and make of us a people
who shall take down deep into our
hearts the truth that never in all
God's fair universe can there be an
other country so beautiful, and so dear
to us as this our own native land.
New York Weekly.
OUR NATIONAL SONGS
FOR THE FOURTH.
AR songs spring
Into being when
a nation's henrt
is overflowing
with loyalty, but
the sublime pas
sion of patriot
ism most sur
charges the heart
of the singer if
his loyal lyrics
are to outlive the
special occasion that called them forth.
All races, from time Immemorial, hnve
hnd their war songs. They begin the
poetry of nations. The Iliad was a war
song that chanted the glory of Greolnu
arms. The bards of the Celts and Ten
tons gave both lyrics and laws to their
people. From these same sources came
TOOLS'
ft
MS
the Inspiration of the old war songs ef
France, which now seem dull nnd
weak, contrasted with the thundering
battle spirit of the ''Marseillaise."
This country has been especially for-
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SdrUIEL TRflNCiy MITH,
Author of "My Country, TIs of Thee."
tunnte in the inatter of timely war
songs. From the troublous times Im
mediately preceding the Revolutionary
War It has never lacked for soul-stir-ring
ballads nnd pulse-qulckenlng
poems to awaken nnd keep alive the
patriotic Impulses of its people. The
homely rhymes of "Rude Britons,
Boast No Longer with Insolence nnd
Cilce," did good work in their day.
"Yankee Hoodie" was n tune rather
than a song when the British played It
in derision.
It was not, however, un.Il the spring
GROUND, Concord, Mass.
of Just 100 years ago, that the
first great war song of the United
States, oi.e that breathed the truest pa
triotism In every line, came Into exist
ence. This was the immortal "Hal!
Columbia," which during the century
of Its existence has occupied a hal
lowed place in the hearts of all true
Americans, not only on account of Its
soul-stirring words that have on so
ninny occasions aroused the loyalty
nnd love of country of Undo Sam's
brave sons nnd daughters, but nlso by
reason of the grandeur and sublimity
of Its sentiments, which raised it nt
once to the dignity of a National an
them. This song was written by
JOJZTtt HOFKINSON,
Author of "Hull Columbia."
Joseph Hopklnson son of Francis Hop.
klnson, and It was first sung In public
on the stage of a riiiladelphia theutre
by a young nctor nnmed Fox.
The War of 1M2, which wns the first
real test of the solidity of the tie that
bound the youthful United States tj-
gether, was responsible for the creation
of what has proved to be the most pop.
ular war song of tho Yankee nation
the "Star-spangled Banner" of Immor
tal memory. This song has entwined
itself so closely about the hearts of the
American people because It chants the
glory of their flag. Like "Hall Coluin
bin," it was tho work of a young and
patriot lawyer, Its author being Fran
cis Scott Key, sou of John Ross Key, a
Revolutionary officer.
Key was born In Frederick County,
Md., on August 0, ITS'), studied law in
the office of his uncle, I'lilllp Barton
Key, and began the practice of his pro
fession nt Frederick City, Md., but
subsequently ho removed to Washing'
ton, where he became District Attorney
for the District of Columbia. When
the British Invaded Washington In 1814
General Ross and Admiral Cockburn
niado their headquarters in Upper
Marlboro, Md., at tho residence of
planter. Dr. William Beatles, whom
they subsequently seized as a prisoner.
When Key learned of Beanes' capture
he determined to release him, and was
aided by President Madison, who or
dered that a vessel should be placed at
his service, and that John 8. Skinner,
agent for the exchange of prisoners,
should accompany him. General Ross
consented to Dr. Bcaues' release, but
said that the party must bo detained
during the attack upon Baltimore.
Key and Skinner were detained ua
der a guard of British sailors on their
own vessel, the Surprise, whence they
witnessed the attr.ck npon Fort Me
Henry. Owing to their position the
American flag on the staff nt the fort
wns seen distinctly through the night
by the glnre of the bnttle, but before
dawn the flrltfg ceased and the prison
ers anxiously watched for daylight to
see what colors floated on the ram
parts. The excess of patriotic feeling
experienced by Key "when he saw thnt
the Stnrs nnd Stripes had not been
hauled down found expression In the
soul-stirring words of "The Star-spangled
Banner." On reaching Baltimore
he finished the lines of the song, which
he bad hastily written on tlu baek of a
letter, and gave them to Captain Ben
jamin Endes, of the Twenty-seventh
Baltimore Regiment, with directions to
have a number of copies printed, and
that the song should be sung to the air,
"Anacreon in Heaven."
Seizing the first copy from the press
Captain Endes hastened to the old tav
ern, net to the Holiday Street Thea
tre, whore the actors were accustomed
to nssemble. The verses were first
read nlottd, nnd then, nt the request of
all present, Ferdinand I Mining mounted
a chair nnd sang them for the first
time. The song became nt once Im
mensely popular, and It hns steadily
gained In popularity to the present day.
It was years before Key received
monumental recognition, and the first
acknowledgment In marble nnu bronze
of his loyal services wns erected by
Millionaire James Lick,' of San Fran
cisco, near the entrance to Golden Gate
Fark. It cost fOO.OOO, nnd wns the
work of the great American sculptor,
W. W. Story. The monument consists
of n double arch of marble, under
which Is a superb bronco figure of Key.
Maryland recently unveiled In Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Baltimore, another
monument to her gifted son, from de
signs by the New York sculptor, Alex
ander Boyle. It Is entirely of bronze,
giving Key In spirited figure on a ped
estal eighteen feet high, nnd at the
base Is a group emblematical of pa
triotism. The Legislature appropriated
some of the funds for this tardy monu
ment to the great lyric maker of the
State. For years. In the city of Fred
erick, tlio grave or Key lias lieen
marked by the most appropriate of all
ornaments, the Star-spangled Banner,
Hying from a steel pole night and day,
In storm nnd sun.. There have always
been patriots enough to keep a fresh
edition of Old Glory over the singer's
n sting place.
song that appeals less to the war
like spirit of the Nation than to that
love of country upon which nil real pa
triotism Is founded is that most beauti
ful of National anthems, "My Country,
"J'ls of Thee." This hyinnllkc song
has, for more thnn half a century, tilled
the hearts of tlio children of this coun
try with that love of freedom and of
their native land which Is the greatest
possible safeguard against the loss of
liberty or the encroachment of tyranny.
Its author, Samuel Francis Smith,
wns born In Boston, Mass., October 21,
H(S. He graduated from Harvard in
lS'Jtt and was ordained Into the Baptist
ministry In lf:M. Ho became editor of
the Christian Review, in Boston, in
ihi'i, nnd lie was editor of various pub.
llcations of the Baptist Missionary
Union from ISM to 1W!!. Mr. Smith
wrote "My Country, 'TIs of Thee,"
while he was a theological student, mid
It wns first sung nt a children's cele-
brntlon In the Bark Street Church, Bos
ton, ou July 4, 1NJ2.
A REVOLUTIONARY FCRT.
Here Is a sketch of vvt Montgom
ery, In Northumberland County, l'n.,
as It looks to-day. It Is the only one
standing of the many forts built the
year of the Wyoming Massacre. Sulll-
van's expedition, which carried terror
Into the hostile Indian country, made
tho forts unnecessary, however. Fort
Montgomery Incloses a fine limestone
spring. The walls of tho structure are
three feet thick.
A PATRIOT.
Lord Do LIverus "But I'll give you
a shilling to carry my luggage."
Chlminy "Sorry, boss. I needs de
money, but I can't work fer uo English
man on de Fourt' of July." New York
Journal,
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Li T-ii -1 --m iSLrVH ,BHT -.
The i
Banner. Z&l
Oh, ny, can you see by the dawn's early
light
What oo proudly we h.iilcd at the twi
light's lust plrnming
Whose hrond ptri, r.nd bright stars
through the irri!nns tight.
O'er the rinnpnrts vie uutchd, were so
K.iilant:y atrcnniing?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombi
hiirKiitia in nir,
Gave proof tliinugh the night that our flag
wns utill tin rcj
Oh, sny, (Iran that star-spangled banner
still wave
O'er the In ml of the free and tlio home oi
the biave?
On thnt shore, dimly seen through the
mit of the deep,
Wlirrp the fm-'s haughty host in dread
silence rcponcn,
What is thnt which the breeze, o'er the
towiring steep, '
As it til 'ally b!on s, now conceals, now
discloses?
Now it rnti'hcs the glenm of the morning's
first beam.
In full glory rctlcotcd, now shines on the
stream j
'Tis the dtnr-sp.ing'ed banner; oh. long
may it wave
O'er the Innd of the free and the home of
the lnuvc!
And where sre the foes who so vaantingly
swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's
confusion
A 'home and a country nhould leave us no
more?
Their blood hns wnh'd out their foul
footst!!", pollution.
No refuge could snve the hireling ami slave
From the terror of tliglit, or the gloom of
the grave;
And the stnr spnnglcd banner in triumph
doth wnvc
O'er the land of the free and the home oi
the hnve.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall
stand
Between their loved homes and the war's
desolation!
Blest with victory nnd ponce, may the
hcnveii rcsciK d land
Praise the Power that hath made and
pri'Bcrved us a nation;
Then conquer we niuM, when our cause it
is jiiNt ;
And this he our motto: "In God is our
trust;" '
And the' star-spangled lunner in triumph
shall wave
O'er the land of the free nnd the liiinc of
the brave.
Francis fH'ott Key.
My country, 'tis of thee
Swt rt land of liberty,
(If thee 1 sing;
T.mid n he.c p,v fathers dird,
Land ot tiio 'i!rim's pride,
From cvciv m.-iiintain side
I.ct ltccdoHi ring.
My e:i!ive e-mntvy. tVo
l.ar.d of the nnlilc, free
'1 !iy r.iinie 1 love:
I love thy rochs and rt,!.
Thy coils nnd templed hills j
Jlv heart with rapture llaiiln
Like that nlovc.
Let ninic swell the breeze,
Aid ling from nil the tics
Swrit freed. m's son.
I.et inert tl tniu-u's auake,
I.et all that breathe partake.
Let ro;-ks that silence weak
The Kiutid prolong.
Our Father's God, to Thee,
Author of liberty.
To Thee we sing;
I.nng may our land he bright
With fiirdom's ho'y luht;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King.
fanuiel F. Smith.
After tho Fourth.
Let us gather up cur i-hildrn,
Now the g'oiioiw Fourth is done!
Vi- t lie daughter-pieces nicely.
Match the fragments of our son,
While in broken touts they murmur,
"Never had ueli heaps o' fun."
Lav them gently on the green sward,
.(ohnnv's head on Johnny's drum.
Now let's see what else is missing.
With his teeth ami Susic'n thumb,
Borne sway by ennnon crackers
To the land of kingdom come.
This blue sky must shield our darlings,
Our ancestral roof is sone.
It went up ill smoke and sparkles
As the Fourth began to dawn,
But we saved a clock nnd teaspoon
And we're tamping on the lawn.
Itenjainin A. Goodiidge.
Tit Crowning Ff-stnra,
Before the Fourth our father said
That we had been good boys,
And so he bought a lot of things,
All full of titv and noise.
Among them was a gorgeous one
We didn't know iihout,
So at lust we lighted it;
It sputtered and went outl
WHERE OUH FLAQ FIRST WAVED
IN BATTLE.
The flag monument here pictured has
Just been unveiled at Couch Bridge,
nenr Wilmington, Del., to mark the
spot where Old Glory made Its first ap
pearance on the battlefield. The occa
sion was nn engagement between the
Colonial troops und the British, under
Lord Howe, ti century nnd a quarter
ago, nnd the Stars and Stripes, It is
said, were here borno beforo the pa
triots for the first time. The monu
ment Is of rough Brandy wine granite,
with a smooth slab on one side bearing
the design of our first flag, iaving
thirteen stripes and thirteen stars. Be
neath this is the following Inscription:
"The Stars and Stripes Were First Un
furled in Battle nt Cooeb Bridge, Sep
tember 3, 1777. Krected by the Patri
otic Societies nnd Citizens of the State
of Delaware, September 3, 1001."
The Contented Woman,
The happiest woman In the world Is
she who Is contentedly serving those
she loves, says the Philadelphia Bulle
tin. Go West, Young Woman.
Go west, young woman, and save
from race suicide the country. Near
ly 300 miners t.f Silver City, Nevada,
are advertising in eastern papers for
wives, and scores of other western
camps are offering similar Induce
ments. Women In Japanese Army.
Richard Chester of Tancgashlma
Island, Japan, a contractor to the Jap
anese government, states that at least
10 percent of the Japanese soldiers
In the field are women disguised as
men. Ho says that the average Jap
anese woman of the coolie class is a
strong, If not stronger, than the man.
Short Dress Sleeves.
The fashion for short dress sleeves'
will be moro generally followed this
summer than for a good many years.
Even the g'.rl whose wrists and hands
are not rcmorkablo for their beauty
will venture to follow her more fav
ored sisters. Some will wear them to
tho elbow and others will cut them off
half way between the elbow and tho
hand. If tho arm Is very thin, lace
should be used plentifully.
Beadwcrk Redlvlvus,
Women who wearied of the bead
work in Indian patterns which enjoyed
such a T07UO last summer will cow
find an exeuso for taking up their dis
carded loo-ns. Tho rage for anything
Japanese has found vent In teadwork,
following conventionalized Japanese
patterns. These cannot ho bought r.t
shops as yet. though doubtless tho pat
terns will soon be on the market; but
any woman v.ith nn eye for colors
can evolve her own patterns from Jap
anese prints, showing borders or pan
els. Cherry blossoms, pride of jnprin, are
easily conventionalized, and dragons
are stunning dono In gold, green, b'.u",
ajid crimson beads. The bead fringe
shown on the new, dulMiued lamp
shades are made frbm beads In myri
ad tints, run on the finest of copper
wire. New York Press.
The Face Beautiful.
How unreasonable some women are.
They fcave a bad complexjon. They go
to a specialist and expect wonders to
be worked on their faces In a single
treatment of an hour's length. They
are advised to come often and regular
ly of they want to see Improvement,
but they think it is because the mass
euse wants to "make" more out of
them. They mean to come again
"next week," but when the time
comes they want the dollar for some
thing rise and they don't go. Then
they decry the masseuse and her ca
pabilities. If one has a face that
needs treatment and whoso could not
be benefited she should begin with
treatments every day until she sees
Improvement. Then It is well enough
to make weekly visits. Persistency
and faithfulness on the part of the pa
tient are as necessary as skill on the
part of the masseuse.
Hint on Shades.
White makes a woman look Inno
cent, winsome and classic. Clear
white is for the blonde, cream white
for the brunette. It Is not the woman
In white who has all the attention,
and the wide-eyed young thing in
white with a blue rlbbor. who cap
tures all the beaux? ,
"Black suits the fair," a poet tells
us. It la the thinnest color a stout
woman can wear; Indeed, the woman
who wears black to best advantage is
she who Is stout and has black eyes
and black h.air. It Is well known that
In gowns of certain colors flesh seems
to shrink; In others to expand.
A subdued shado of blue, heliotrope
and olive green, with black, of course,
are the colors under which flesh seems
less ostentatious, while wedgwood
blue, pale gray and almost any shade
of red are to be avoided. Mauve and
the higher shade of greon are two of
tho colors that in decoration about tho
throat and shoulders are especially
helpful in diminishing tho effect of
flesh.
Helen Could In Fear of Her Life.
"If I went about conspicuously I am
sure my life would be attempted," de
clared -Miss Helen Gould to some of
ber friends on the board of lady man
agers at the St. Louis exposition.
"As it is few persons are certain
of my Identity except when I am in
the company of those I can thoroughly
Irust. There are times, however,
when I get so nervous that I do not
stir out of the house for a week at a
time.
"You cannot Imagine how dreadful
It Is to receive in almost every mall
letters from persons who declare that
unless some impossible demand la
compiled with tioy will do you phy
sical injury.
"If tho writers were merely crim
inal, I would have no fear, but crim
inals seldom or never commit crime
such as aro threatened. Worse than
being criminal, the writers are as a
rule mentally unbalanced, and as a
result of their diseased Imaginings.
"I would do almost anything to be
freed from this necessity for constant
espionage by paid protectors. As yon
can imagine, It grows very wearisome.'
Know One Thing Well.
Judging from the letters that many
of my girls aro sending me there are
a large cumber of them career-ward
beet and bound, says The Housekeep
er. I mean to help them, of course,
to tho best of my ability, and accord
ing td the promise I made them when
we met, In the Cozy Corner, for the
first time. Nevertheless, I want to do
a little bargaining with them. I want
each career-ward bound girl who
comes to me to be honestly able to
say that she Is reasonably well
grounded In tho science ot home-making
and housekeeping. The knowledge
will be of value to her no matter
what her station In life is or may
be. There aro few sadder creatures
to contemplate than the women who
go through life Ignorant of tho things
that rightfully belong to their sphero
of knowledgo, and who haven't the
grace to be ashamed to say, "I don't
know how." Yes, I will help you In
any way I can, but always and ever
will I say to you, that hto world has
nothing to give you that Is half so fair,
or high, or holy, ns honored wifehood
the first place In some honest heart. ;
and, perhaps, the crown of m6tlier
hood. Theso things aro holiest and
best for women, and for hte welfare of
the human race And the world at
lcrge. Slowly, but surely. In many
cases reluctantly, I admit, Is there an
acknowledgement of this fact by, the
deepest thinkers among the men and
women of our times. Glory and fame
ar high sounding words, and the price
a woman pays, more often than not.
for either or both, is her happinees.
Tho beat of a drum may be loud, but
oh, how hollow, after all's said and
done, Is the drum. Where the sun
light Is the rosiest on snow clad moun
tain heights it's ever cold, always
lonely.
Fashion Notes.
Tucked coats are many and effective.
Linen ribbon trims a walking hat of
white Japanese straw.
If you can wear a wide bolt, do so;
they are very, very stylish.
Champagne pink Is a new French
designation for the modish tint
The cape bolero is one of the de
signs suited to the linen and other
wash suitings.
A touch of gold Is Introduced In
nearly all the passementeries, embroid
eries and laces.
To lend a touch of brightness to gray
costumes, dark orange velvet is em
ployed for garniture. '
Some of the newest hat pins are
oval, and In the peacock coloring
green toning Into blue.
With a little practice one can pro
duce a very pretty marcel wave with
an ordinary curling Iron.
One can hardly get through the sum
mer without a white hat. She will
want It if she doesn't need it.
White velvet or panne, embroidered
with chenille dots in different colors,
represents a novelty in garnitures.
Do not put your furs away with the
dirt on them. It is not only a slack
way of doing but helps to ruin the fur.
The practical automobile cap for a
long ride on a hot day out Into the
dusty country Is a linen duck of tan
color. .
There Is a new nine-gored skirt with
habit back that flares very prettily
about the feet. If one wants to strap
her skirt this Is a suitable model.
Wide linen nnd pique collars are be
ing very generally worn by young boys
and girls. They brighten up a dark
frcek and are very neat on the white
ones.
A novel combination of Parisian
origin is that the crepe de chine and
velvet, the latter as a trimming in a
paler tint than the sheer fabric it
adorns.
The little medallions of fine embroid
ery can be utilized by tho amateur
dressmaker on sheer lawns and mus
lins in jnaklng some very handsome
gowns.
A Possible Explanation.
"Ah!" sighed the spring poet, "there
Is nothing so sweet and tend'or as the
bleat of a young lamb."
"Think so," replied the practical
man. "I suppose, then, when you git
lamb in a restaurant that ain't tender
it's because the bloat's cook ;d out
of it." Phlladolphla Press.
Tho French state barge, which was
built In the roign of Charles X.. has
J.iet been sold for rather less than S50.