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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1923
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THE FOURTH OF JULY
iThe Fourth of July suggests so many J paradoxes that
they dazzle us. A Declaration of Independence seemed in
1776, from v one ; point of view, sheer madness ; then in the
next moment the signers represented lands and learning.
Some of them had been educated in England,' and the dignity
' of themeri overshadowed the apparent folly of the moment
ous movement. ; .'v j- v K f :; 1i ' ' I :
"A so-called republic without credit, without' an army,
, without a fleet, might be ridiculed : : . ; -u: .
Was ridiculed at home as weft as abroad. f ' I
But whenever that bankrupt course was at the seaming
last gasp,; somebody in thejQld World lent money or ; fur
nished us supplies. To that ragged army came La Fayette, the
French Marquis; and a band of skilled officers. In those
. camps of hunger and nakedness was a soldiership due to that
master of German tactics; Steuben. At the head of those
unpaid and shivering troops was George Washington, sur
veyor, soldier, planter and in all things man' of dignity Time
- after time were our soldiers worsted." Indeed they, tost near
ly all the minor battles of the war. But when they captured
K Burgoyne they' won the" French alliance, and when they cap
tured Cornwallis the British lion deemed it well to make
peace. T?i.-?. "'rV "' f 1 "r r r ' '
What we called our navy was poorly armed and poorly
equipped.' Our crews were poorly paid and poorly fed. Most
of our stronger craft were taken by the enemy. We could
not protect our coasts. But these irregular cruisers so
irregular that we hardly know which were men-of-war and
which privateers, took prizes in the English Channel. The
coast of Scotland was alarmed. London merchants made a
ceaseless outcry because of the damage done to British com
merce. It seemed folly for John Paul Jones to setforth in
a -worn out merchantman, yet in that made-over merchant
' man he captured a fine British frigate just outside the port
of Scarborough. A naval architect might have ridiculed our
" entire force; yet it wrought deeds worthy of imperishable
, record. : . . jf r v. i ;;;:.f
Few were our schools. Scantily endowed were our col
leges. Hostile ships kept us away from Old World art. and
science. K But. the best known! philosopher of that era was
Benjamin Franklin. Crude as were, his instruments, David
Rittenhouse was a genuine astronomer. Thomas Jefferson
was a great thinker; accumulating poise with experience.
Alexander Hamilton was learning how to write state papers.
' John Marshall was maturing for the Chief Justiceship. Only
four years after the end of the struggle we were getting
i ready for that Constitution which Gladstone pronounced the
most remarkable document ever struck of f; at a, given time
from the brains of men f t r i !: - .
And even after our Independence was acknowledged the
poverty and provincialism of the" times seemed - destined to
wreck us. But Shay's ' rebellion is almost forgotten and
Hamilton's financial policy is not. We can scarcely believe
that the British once held the Delaware. We know that the
' J young republic looked eagerly to the Mississippi. In 1783 we
i could i scarcely believe that i we had cut j loose from Great
Britain V ! . i. '
' "And in 1803 we bought a mighty empire from France.
i Our seamen were held as slaves in Barbary. Yet into
Tripoli harbor went Decatur for what Nelson called "the
most daring act of the age." We counted our workshops as
crude affairs beside the splendid plants of Gauls and Britons.
4 Yet Robert Fulton, disappointed in France and England, came
home to steam up the Hudson. - ;j 1
- , v Our second war with Great Britain brought to us a
blazing capital, yet the invaders were worsted; and within
seven years of the burning of Washington we were ready to
purchase Florida, j
It seemed madness to defy Great Britain, yet indepen
dence was won The vast Louisiana area puzzled us "these
wilds immeasurably spread'-' angered many. However, Lewis
and Clarke were soon on their westward trip. Parliament
roared at the crazy-plan of letting seventeen cruisers venture
on the ocean where Great Britain had seven hundred, Never
theless the London Times said : "Scarcely an American
man-of-war that cannot boast a victory over the British flag.
Hardly a British ship, that can boast a victory over the
American-' . . .V .kv; . -jr v; W
And nearly everything we did seemed absurd until it was
done. Our claims echoed of bedlam until they were borne
out by .facts. It is marvelous that our (seemingly hopeless
cause made an undying, impression on Lord Chatham It is
strange that the noblest orations in Parliament were those
in which Burke spoke for the colonies. What looked like
madness proved to be wisdom. What, seemed impossible was
done under critical eyes. The little one became a thousand,
and the small one a strong nation, for the Lord hastened it
in Hs time. 3- -i 'ivi" rrH i'i :'r ;-; :
The vast ocean and the wide plains and 'dense forests
and high mountains and gwif t rivers favored and fought for
the forces battling for freedom f j.' , N
' . "The stars in their courses fought again Sisera." ;
. Benjamin Franklin .said when peace reigned: "All of
'us who were engagedfin the struggle must have observed
i frequent instances of a directing Providence in our affairs."
- - In short, the United States of America was set apart a
nation by Divine direction for world leadership. In this re-
; spect she has steered her course though swerved from heri
I line at times by storm and stress and expediency, caused by
fear or ignorance or greed of political power or hope of ma
terial gain -; ! r;
But ever returning to the true course; and destined to
. still hold aloft the torch of Liberty, for the good of all races
everywhere, and for the final permanent peace of the world.
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Col. Bryan
Mt. Etna has quit,
ought to.
The young generation Is shoot
ing fireworks in honor ot the glo
rious 4th. Youth will not be de
nied. , j.'','"': v, ... '-;
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Every' day In every way foreign
cabinets are becoming more and
more afflicted with the falling
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Secretary Hnghes Is having a
survey made to see if an around-the-world
trip by airplane is pos
sible. And while he Is making
the survey . some intrepid Ameri
can aviator Is likely to make-the
historic trip. ; ) I
, President Harding is evangeliz
ing,; In his speech-making . tour
calling upon Christain men and
women everywhere tn mil- n ihi
4 standard of ' , law enforcement
and the rehabilitation of peace
throughout the world. When a
Baptist gets going along that line
something must giro way.
Hundreds of pickers will re
main In the loganberry fields to
day. Who will say they are not
performing a patriotic service?
Picking all the loganberries and
getting them all sold, in some form
or other, will j be one way of ad
vertising. To show the consumers
that the loganberry is the best
bush fruit grown that Is the
best form of advertising. Pick
'em all. t
Loganberries are good for more
things, can be used in more ways,
than any other berries. This In
cludes the many ways in which
loganberry Juice may be employed
in kitchens, hospitals and else
where. There ! is no use for the
loganberry industry to be ever In
the dumps. Its stabilisation is
merely a matter of organization
and advertising in other words,
Intelligent marketing,. This will
make loganberries ; "as good as
wheat." ' It will keep the Industry
going and growing.
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OL'tt DUTY TO POSTERITV ;
(By Horace Mann) :
"- July 4. 1842
And yet, let me again say, how
obvious it is. that we stand in the
same relation to posterity that
our ancestors do to us And, as
we boldly summon our forefathers
to our tribunal for adjudication
upon their conduct so will our con
duct be brouht into Judgment by
our ; successors. Each generation
has 4 duties of its own to perform:
and our duties, though widely dif
ferent from theirs, are not less im
portant in tneir character, or less
binding in their obligations. It
was their duty to found or estab
lish our Institutions, and nobly
did they perform it. It ' is our
duty to perfect and perpetuate
these institutions; and the most
solemn question which can be pro
pounded to this age is, are we per
forming it nobly? ' Shall poster
ity look back upon -our present
rulers- as we lopk back upon Arn
old, or as we look back upon
Washington? Shall posterity look
back upon us as we look back up
on the recreants who sought to
make Washington dictator, and
would hare turned those arms
against their country, which had
been put into their hands to saye
her? Or shall posterity look back
upon us with the heart throbbings
the tears and passionate admira
tion, with which j we regard the
Sarior-like martyrs who, for our
welfare in lonely dungeons and
pri&onships, breathing-a noisome
atmosphere their powerful : and
robust frames protracting . their
tortures beyond the common en
durance of nature, until they
slowly but literally perished by
starvation and when the min
ions of power came round, day
after day, and offered them life
and freedom and a glad return of
the upper air, if they would desert
their country's cause -refused and
died. ' ?'",.
I have said that it is our espec
ial .and appropriate duty to per
fect and perpetuate the Institu
tions which we have received. 1
am aware that this has been said,
for the last 50 years, thousands
of times every year. I do not re
iterate the sentiment, therefore,
for its originality; nor even for its
importance; but for the sake - of
Inquiring Iri what manner this
work is to be done? It has long
seemed to me that it would be
more honorable to our ancestors,
to praise them, in words, less;
but, in deeds, to imitate them
more. If from their realms of
blessedness they could address us,
would they not say: ""Prove the
sincerity of your words by Imi
tating the examples you i profess
to : admire. The inheritance . we
left you is worthless, unless you
hare inherited the spirit also by
which it was acquired. ' The boon
we would bequeath to the latest
posterity can never reach and
bless them,' save " through your
hands; In these spiritual abodes,
whence all disturbing, passions
are excluded, where all Illusions
are purged from our eyes, we can
neither be beguiled nor flattered
by lip-srvice. Deeds are the only
language we understand; and one
act of self-sacrifice for the wel
fare of mankind is more accepta
ble to us than if you should make
every: mountain and hill-top , a
temple to hallow our names, and
gather thither the whole genera
tf&n as worshipers."; r - j
THE WORLD'S
BIRTHDAY
GREATEST
PARTY f
Benson J. Lossing, in his
Field-Book of the Revolu
tion, gives thie account of
the adoption of the Declara
tion of Independence: "It
was two o'clock in the after
noon when the final decision
was announced by Secretary
Thomson to the assembled
congress in Independence
hall. It was a moment of
solemn interest; and when ,
the secretary sat down a deep
; silence pervaded that .august
assembly. Thousands of an
xious citizens had gathered
in the streets of Philadel-
- phia, for it was known that
the final decision Was to be
made on that day. From the r
hour when congress convened
In the morning, the old bell
man had been In the steeple.
He placed. a boy at the door
below, to give him notice
.when the-... .announcement
M should be made. As hour '
'succeeded hour, the gray
beard shook his head and
said, They will never do it!
They will nfver do It!' Sud
denly a loud chout came up
, from below, and there stood
; the blue-eyed boy clapping his
hands and shouting, 'Rlng!
' ring!' Grasping the iron
tongue of the old bell and
I leaning backward and for
ward he hurled it a hundred
times, its loud voice pro
; claiming. 'Liberty through
: out all the land, unto all the
the Inhabitants thereof.'- The
excited multitudes In -the
j streets responded with loud
acclamations and with can
" non peals, bonfires and 11- -5
luminations, the patriots 5
. held a glorious carnival that
; night in the quiet city of
1 Penn." , :
The Declaration was adopted
on July 4th. but on that day was
signed only by John Hancock, the
president of the congress, and
Charles Thomson, the secretary.
A few days later congress ordered
that the Declaration be engrossed
on parchment and "signed f by
every member of the congress."
This engrossed copy was signed on
August 2, 1776. There has always
been considerable doubt as to how
many members ' actually signed
on August 2nd, and as to the date
when the others affixed their sig
natures, but according to the best
authorities, 50 of the 56 ! men1
whose names appear on the parch
ment copy of the Declaration,
signed on August. 2nd, and the
others, who were not present on
that date, signed shortly . there-i
after. : ; -,": I
It will be observed from tbcj
foregoing account of the. "procead-j
ings of congress that there ar"
three dates which might reason
ably be considered as marking the
birth of the independence of
America. These dates are the
2nd of July, when Lee's resolu
tion of independence was adopt
ed, the 4th of July, when the
Declaration was adopted, and Au
gust 2nd, when the Declaration
was signed. Many people think
it a trifle strange that more .im
portance has not been attached to
the 2nd of July in connection with
the adoption of independence.
The resolution introduced ibv
Richard Henry Lee which de
clared our independence and
which was the actual legal act "ol
separation from the British gov
ernment was passed on that day.
That was the big and vital eet
of the whole procedure, the idop
tion of the form of declaration
being a matter of secondary im
portance. However, by . the com
mon consent of the people, of the
country,, our greatest of anniver
saries has been dated from the
passage of the Declaration ' on
July 4th, and will remain sb until
the end of time.
Washington at Celebration , j;
' immediately after the adoption
fo the Declaration : congres i ord
ered copies of it printed and sent
to the governing bodies ot each
of the states, and also to the!-otXi-cers
of the army. Considering
the lack of transportation facili
ties of those days it is remarkable
how quickly these copies reached
their destinations. The Declara
tion was received everywhere with
great joy and approval, and noisy
celebrations.
New York celebrated . the big
event on July 4 th: The festivities
took place on the "Commons," the
present location of the cfty hall,
where Mayor Hylan presides. The
Revolutionary troops formed in a
hollqw square. General Wash
ington was present on horseback.
The Declaration was read toy one
of Washington's aides. Never be
fore had there been such a gath
ering in the city of New York.
Practically every man. woman
and child bad assembled to hear
the momentous words of the never-to-be-forgotten
document. Such
Joyful cheering had never (before
been heard. That night Washing
ton's brave soldiers celebrated
the occasion by marching down to
Wai Be
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the
Salem fitor,
466 State St.
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the lower end of Manhattan Isl
and and pulling over the . equest
rian statue jot George the Third,
which stood in the center of Bowl
ing Green. That' statue, by the
way, was the first equestrian sta
tue erected j on the continent i. of
North" . America. ' It was made ot
lead and gilded i to. represent gold.
The thrifty j Americans- melted it
up and converted It into' perfectly
good bullets which they, rammed
Intoj their rifles! and used against
the enemy at the first opportun
ity.;? . ; : ' , :,-, . ; ;
Boston had Just as noisy a cel
ebration as New York, i The Dec
laration was proclaimed amid the
ringing' of bells, salutes from the
forts and volleys j'of musketry
from the troops Assembled to hear
ft read.; Uifderj cover of darkness,
the happy crowds paraded up and
down the streets and tore down
every sign which bore the coat of
arms of the King or any reference
to-rdyalty, and also every sign be
longing to the Tories, and made a
huge bonfire ot them.
The King in Effigy ,
At Baltimore and many other
places an effigy of the King of
England was carted through the
streets,! accompanied by a large
concourse of people, and finally
burnt amid the cheers of .the pop
ulace. .-
Savannah, Georgia, In addition
to celebrating the event with the
usual bell , ringing and artillery
salutes, held a solemn funeral ser
vice. A newspaper of that period
gives, this account of it: There
was exhibited a very solemn fun
eral procession, attended by th
Grenadiers " and Light Infantry
companies and other militia with
their drums-muffled and fifes and
a greater number j bf people, than
ever appeared on any occasion be
fore in this provisce, when George
the Third was interredbefore the
Court House with a mock funeral
service." . !
The celebration at Trenton. N.
J., Is described by an ancient pubr
lication as follows: "The members
of the provincial congress, the
gentlemen of . the committee, the
officers and' privates of the militia
under arm and a large concourse
of the Inhabitants attended on
this great , and solemn occasion
The Declaration land other pro
ceedings were received with loud
acclamations." vjj s - . V
' The proceedings at Princeton,
N., J., are thus described by the
Pennsylvania Packet, of July 15,
1776: "Last night Nassau Hall
was grandly Illuminated, and -independency
proclaimed under a
triple volley of musketry and uni
versal acclamation for the pros
perity of the United States. The
ceremony wa.c conducted with the
greatest decorum."
At! Bridgeion, N. U., the Declar
ation was read In front of the
court ' house. . "After which the
peace officers' staves, on which
were depicted the King's coat of
arms, with other ensigns of royal
ty, were burnt in the-street. The
whole' was conducted v with the
greatest decency and regularity."
An address was made by Dr. Eb
enezer Elmer.
At practically all places where
the ' Declaration was proclaimed
banquets were given to the offic
ials land prominent people. The
13 , patriotic , toasts were invaria
bly given at these dinners, i
On the evening of the day the
Declaration, was -adopted 4 John
Adams whittled out a nice fresh
quill pen, and wrote, a prophetic
letter to his wife, Abigail, whd, by
the way; was destined to become
the first! mistress of the White
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FUTURE DATES I
Juna 30 to July 8 Annual eooTention
of ChrUtisn chrch at i Turner.
July: 1, Sunday Elk picnic at SUytoa.
July 2, Monday Flayxrounda to open.
July 3, Tuesday Leeal holiday tn Oregon
on orritmn of Old Oregon Trail cele
bration at Meachaju. I , '
July 4. Wedaeaday Automobile raeea fair
groands. .
July 14,' Saturday Spanish American
' vwsr. veterans. conTention at Albany.
Angnit 1 to 19 Annaal encampment of
Boy Scouta ' at Caacadla. '
September 24 to 29 Oregon atate fair.-
Portland Silk Shop
893 Alder SU
Closed
Day
4th
House at Washington upon its
completion in 1800. . in this letter
Adams said: "I "am apt to be
lieve that this day will be cele
brated by succeeding generations
as"the great anniversary festival.
It ought to be commemorated as
the day of deliverance by solemn
acts of devotion to Almighty God.
It ought to be solemnized with
pomp and parade, with shows,
games, sports, guns, bells, . bon
fires, and illuminations, from one
end of this continent to the other,
from this time . forward forever
more." . '
A Prophecy Fulfilled
There is no denying that this
prophecy has been fulfilled to the
letter. Not once, in all the Inter
vening years, have the American
peoplefalled to properly and Joy
ously delebrate Independence Day.
At the first anniversary in 1777,
the Revolutionary troops were at
Morristown, N. J., and the day
was celebrated with bonfires : and
speech making. Each soldier re
ceived extra rations in honor ot
the great event. In 1778 there
were bonfires' and salutes of 13
pieces of cannon. This program
was repeated the folowlng year,
and, in addition, a general pardon
was granted all prisoners in the
army who were under sentence of
death. .The last celebratioon in
the Revolutionary Army took
place In-1782. The entire army
was formed along the banks of the
Hudson, on each side of the river,
while a salute ot 13 cannon was
fired at West Point. The contin
ental j congress never failed to
celebrate the anniversary.
Philadelphia celebrated- the first
anniversary in rather unique fas
hion. The many armed ships in
the harbor were gaily decorated
and fired salutes o 13 guns. In
the afternoon a dinner was given
to the members of Congress with
the leading military and civil of
ficials as guests. The music for
this dinner- was . furnished by a
Hessian band which was captured
at Trenton the preceding Decem
ber. History tells us the band
"heightened the festivity with
some fine performances suited to
the Joyous occasion."
The 56 men who signed the
Declaration of .Independence have
always been honored with love
and reverence. It is hoped that
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Copyright, 1923, Associated Editors.
How Bats Are Made
It's "Batter up" ahd Batter out!"
It's b) Us Oils story teUs about.
Just read below and you will see
How baseball bats have come to
be. . ' i j
That ba which you are so
proud of took !a great deal of
trouble and labor to make. Be
fore it ever thought of . being a
bat. it was part of an ash tree
find! might have grown in one of
20 different states.
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Inding good, straight-grained
asa to make baseball bats is a
problem nowadays, because ash is
also used for wheel spokes, ' and
there is a limited f supply. The
best ash for making baseball bats
is what is called "second growth
white ash." This second growth
ash is the part of the tree which
grows after a tree has first been
cut down. Second growth is
toughter and straighter grained
than the virgin ash.
Logging the trees to a lumber
mill after they are cut is the first
things which must be done to make
your baseball bat. At the lumber
mill the tree is barked, sawed, and
cut into handy lengths. Buyers
from tlve great sporf.ng goods'
manufacturers inspect this wood
at the lumber mills, buy up a lot
of ; it, and have it sent to their
factories. " '
The bat Is then finished off. the'
ends being - smoothed up and
trimmed. Next, it is oiled and
waxed. Then a coat of a special
sort of shellac is put on it and set
on fire. This gives the finished
product the nice, burnt, smooth
finish.
I THE SHORT STORY, JR.
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MISS ORIOLE'S CONCERT
Miss Oriole "sang like a bird."
Such notes no one ever had heard;
-Whenever she trilled
With envy she filled
Blanehe B, Jay. whose voice was
absurd. . '
The birds all went to Miss Ele
anor Oriole's concert. Her voice
was the talk of the woods. Every
one predicted, a great future- for
her. After a year of study abroad
sha would surely take the bird
kingdom by storm.
"Those clear. high notes! "
sighed Florence Robin. , "What
wouldn't I give to be able to sing
lik m that?"
"Isn't her technique marvelous?"
in the not far distant future a
beautiful memorial in their hon
or will be erected at the nation's
capital. In this meromial ought
to be placed busts or statutes ot
the signers, so " that, the present
and future . generations , would
know, what sort of looking men
they were. Oa the walls of this
memorial ought to be hung large
paintings by our best artists por
traying the leading Incidents up. to
and during the Revolution. .
( The' signing of 'the Declaration
required patriotism,- statesman
ship, and nerve-i-lota of nerve.
When these signers declared that
they would be ''absolved from all
allegianco to the British crown"
they went on record as being in
open rebellion, and if the colonies
were defeated the signers would
be regarded as traitors and treat
ed accordingly. J These great men
fully realized the situation but not
for a single moment did they wa
ver. They merely laughed and
joked at, the possibility of future
personal danger. When; John
Hancock, the president of the con
tinental congress, wrote' his' big
flourishing signature on the Dec
laration he smilingly' remarked:
"There, John Bull may read my
name without spectacles and may
now double his reward, of 500
pounds for myjhead; we must b
unanimous, there must be no pull
ing different ways, we must all
bang together.!' To' this remark
good old Benjamin Franklin re
plied, "We . must indeed, all hang
together, or moat assuredly, -we
shall hang separately." Benjamin
Harrison, of Virginia, who was
quite fat, turned to Elbridge Ger
ry of Massachusetts, who -was
small and skinny, and said, VWhen
it comes to the hanging I shall
have the advantage of. you, it will
be all over with me long before
you have done kicking in the air."
'There go a few millions,", com
mented one of the members as
Charles Carroll, who was. one of.
the richest men in the' colonies,
signed the parchment. " Caroll
again dipped his quill in the' ink
and added after his signature," "of
Carrollton." dryly remarking that
he did so in order to make sore
that they would not get the Wrong
Carroll. J: j , .
Most of the signers ot the Dec
laration of Independence ' were
Summertime
A necklace: to match every dress
rings enough to overflow, your
jewel box. ornaments in just the
color and shape you need to give
a stylish touch to your , new hat,
pins for your collars, and even
tinkling bracelets to slip on your
arm it seems like a fairy . god
mother's' promise to a fairy tale
princess, but; there Is no magic
about it. and the, , added fun of
making them yourself, if you put
your, , clever I fingers end enthusi
asm to workt..ii;."!X.", ;,.... '; ; .
f you have never used sealing
wax except to seal letters, per
hapaVths necklace of round beads
will be the best thing to start on.
To make a bead, cut off one-halt
inch of wax i from the stick of the
color you wish. " Heat a steel
knitting needle aid press it down
into the wax.' Let this cool, then
hold it over a flame and revolve
it slowly until the piece of wax
rounds intoj the shape, of a bead.
Dip it in water to cool and wipe
it ..thoroughly. ; : v:
,To decorate the bead. heat the
tip "of a' stick-of wax of a coni
trasting color .and dot the bead
here and there. Twist it over the
Clara Cardinal groaned with
envy. .':!':;.'. "
Blanche -Br Jay said nothing:
But every one knew how she en
vied Miss Oriole's -wonderful
voice. Blanche couldn't even car
ry a tune. Miss Oriole . looked
lovely in her vivid orange and
black evening gown. The concert
was about halt over when, to all
the bird's surprise. Dr. Owl stroll
ed in. Drj Owl was always late.
Miss Oriole ' felt "very honored to
have him" there. He iwaa an au
thority' on music.
j "Your voice js really good, my
dear," said Dr. Owl to Miss Oriole
after the performance. Blanche
B. Jay sniffed in disgust. It. was
too much 'for Eleanor to have all
the adlvantagesl Blanche was
burning ,wth jealously. Sbelhad
never been out of her own home
town. Eleanor went south every
winter with her parents. . ; '
Eleanor's happy face suddenly
clouded over. "Oh. Dr.O wl," she
cried, "I cannot afford to go
abroad for study. I've always
heard thoso foreign masters were
terribly high pricetd. You know
ws are poor." Blanche Bmiled for
the' first time during tha even
ing. :- The ! Jays' Were the Hhot
family tn ltd' "Wodds. " ' Blahcla
comparatively young men, the t
erage age being a little over
years. , Edward Rutledge was t
youngest, being -but 27, and Be
jam in Franklin, the oldest, w
73. Thirty; were lawyers, ei
merchants, seven farmersr- fi
physicians, and two . mechanic
John Witherspoon was a preacl
er," Abraham Clark, a surveryo ,
Roger Sherman, a shoemaker at
Franklin, a printer.
It la a. remarkable coinciden 1
that Thomas Jefferson, the autfc
of . the Declaration, and Jot
Adams, its greatest advocate, bot .
signers and both afterward Pre
Idents of the United States, di, .
on July 4. 182e, the 60th anc:.
veraary of the Declaration. )
- Black Magic
The leading negroes of a Geo:
gla'town started a bank and !..
vited persons 'of Jjieir race to t
come depositors. One day a darke;-,
with shoes rnn down at the heeh
a gallus over one shoulder and i
ragged shirt, showed up at tt,'
cashier's window. , ,
. "See here," he said, "I want
mah ten dollahs."
"Who is yubr asked the casl i
ier.' ; ' ' y -
"Mah name is Jirn Johnson, as'
I wants dat ten dollahs."
'Yuh ain't got no money in dj
here bank," said the cashier, a
ter looking over the books.
"Yes, I has," insisted the vis:
tor. "I put ten dollahs in-hert
six months er go."
"Why, man, yuh shure is foe'. -Ish.
De intrist'done et dat up lor j
er go.1
An
ugly cut ? ;
MENTH01ATUM
I is antiseptic
gently helps the
iieaiing.
LOADS j
OF FUN b
Edited by John M. Miller.
Jewelry Making
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flame until the wax melts and tb
coldrs blend. To remove the bead, r
cool inl water, wipe, and then hezl
the needle on both sides ot tte t
bead. Slip the -bead back and
forth a few times and then of!
the needle. ; . ;' .
Make six or .eight beads ani
string them on a narrow ribbcr
or cord, about. three inchei;apart
Finish : the -end with . a pendant
which you can make by shaplni
a . bead a little larger than tin
others and, .before the needle 1 k
remoyed and it Is still soft, press
ing it flat against a piece cf
glass. To make oblong or oval
beads . -start with a longer, piece
of wax and press the needle la
lengthwise.- - . '
Ohi the Crael Thing!
VHello
Fishing?"
"No. -you half-wit, I'm drown-
n t i i. . . .
lib uid) worms. - $
i
Right,
Bell:
think of
According to Webster
I've- been trying tJ
a word for two weeks.' '
Bottom
"How, about 'fort-
night'?'
was happy to think that she hai
something Eleanor had not. Witi
all her talents Eleanor could set
get far without money. Blanche,
flew of f to talk to the other "girls
'After hll, a beautiful voles ws-(
n't everything. 7She would g
he father to let her travel. Would-(.
n't - Eleanor be jealous if tl '
should go abroad? She decld !
sha would go: ;
"Oh, my dear Miss Oriole, yci
must not give up your musical
ncation (with a voice like that."
Dr. Owl insisted. "I shall se
what I can do. Perhaps I cs
borrow the money for you." '
U'Tnther," Blanche asked tl
next morning . at breakfast. ' '
would like to go abroad." '
"Impossible, - daughter," K'
Gyron B. Jay shook his head. '-"
can't afford it just now. I Ju
made a iloan to Dr. Owl to educe
a musical friend of his."
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