The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-10

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Committee On ecorations-W. W. Web,
ster, G. 8. Benson, g. F. Cummings.
Toast Master-James jerks.
A programme Was also arranged for tho
day.
As the weather was favorable, and no oh.
jections were raised, the citizens proceeded
to celebrate Friday for .'1ndependenos
Day." according to the programme:
1st-National salute.
2d-Procession formed on Main street at
103 O'Clock A. H., and marched to the pic
mic grounds to martial music, Capt. Thos.
Tollington acting 40 Marshal and Jas. Co..
grove President Of tho Day.
8d-salute Of three guns.
j: 4th-Musio by the choir, ':Amerioa."
bth-Prayer, Rev. J. G. D. Stearns.
eth-Anthem,. ''The Earth is tho Lords"
7th-Reading Declaration Of Independ.
enoe, Monroe Gullett.
8th-Musio, ::"star spsnglsd Banner"
9th-Oration, 8. Whiting, Jr.
.10th-Musio, "The Land We Love-"
The President then gave us . cordial in
vitation to dinner, and for the, next half
hour the committee who had charge Of tho
dinner tables had their hands full, both
hguratively and literally. After dinner No
were RECALLED with music by Howard's
string band. Then came the regular to.sts
The Fourth Of July !; may Cslum bia's
sons celebrate 1t for ages yet to come.
Responded to by James ::Colgrovs, who
recited patriotic ode composed for tho
occasion. :: >-'.,, = .',, F::
The. Federal Constitution may it b.;
preserved intact. ,
Response BY Dr.. Fell, who hit hard at
the disposition manifested by some Of our
legislators to be always tampering with tho
Constitution.
The President Of tho United States. We
take it for granted that Grant will be wise
enough to grant favors only to tho deserv-
ing.
Response by Rev. G. F. Garvin, who pro-
fessed tho utmost faith in our Chief Msgis-
trate, and assured us that no would re-
ward only the virtuous, if he knew it.
The Ladies. The hope Of the nation,
for to them We look to instruct our future
statesmen. We oonoede to them tho right
to construct our shirts, reconstruct our
stockings, and cheer, console and comfort
our constitutions.
Response by W. D. Davis, who told
story about an old lady reeonstructing his
stockings, so they lasted generation OF
two first new toeipg and .heeling them,
then putting on new legs, and then new
feet, 80 that they wore astonishlngly. He
wound up by declaring that weary, troub-
led, disappointed man found comfort for
his constitution only in tho society Of
lsvely woman. Mr.. John ConlifF respond.
ed to Davis response, by shouting 'Bully
for you old boy Give us your hand"
And with some difficulty hs threaded his
way through tho crowd 10 shake hands
with the speaker, with whom no agreed 90
perfectly.
The clergy Of Clearwater may they
be able to steer the Gospel ship past tho
soylla of politics and the Charybdis Of Sec
tarlanism into the Clear water Of pure and
undefiled religion.
Response by Rev. J. g. D. stearns. Tho
speaker thought that ministers had better
not drink from the muddy pool Of politics !;
that when folks went to church, they did
not expect TRADE against this or that
party, but religious instruction and logical
argument. He explained tho anthology Of
those monsters so dreaded by ancient mar.
lners, and closed with an allusion to the
pure water Of the River Of Life.
The orator Of the day; may his shadow
lengthen and his substance thicken.
Response by Samuel Whiting, IT,, VIII
thought it was expected Of him to make
polite bow in reply, and he regretted OK.
oeedingly that he had not had = weeks No.
tice, 60 he could practice for tho occasion.
After come moro music by HoWard's
Band, and some martial music by tho 8fers
and drummers, tho crowd dispersed. to do
their chores and come back to the fire
works, Of which there WAS : fair display in
the evening.
The young folks had . dance ct G. 8.
Benson's that night, and trippsd tho light
fantastic heel till .morn's genial indusnoe'I
warned them that it WAS time to milk the
cows and get ready for breakfast. And 80
tho day passed without cloud.
A temperance lecture was announced
Zone day last week) from the Rev. Mr. Ho-
bert, aud there was quite turn out. A. .
political TRADE, Tho thing WAS j. decided
success, but O. . temperance lecture it was
an utter fsilure. The principal fact pre-
scented wss, that he once made powerful
prayer Ct ; ..Dsnoorstis bsrbsous.'' He
preferred to DO ruled By itempsrsnos men,
even il they were Democrats, than by 1 set
Of drunken Republicans. (Now isn't that
extremely liberal y He believed that tho
temperance men had, and would hold, tho
balance Of power, and intimated that they
would lit astride the fence In . oonven-
lent position 10 fall into the arms of either
party, IS policy might dictate. (Which the
Same is extremely consistently Prem oil
such Temperance lectures "Good Lord
deliver u.s. LQQOS,
TO THE LADIES'.
Just received, positively the last stock