Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-07-11

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Whore rosy morn redlssts AIR Try future worth,
The noon-tids 81 our coantrys nrst Centennial yea
|sses but tho dawnine Of thy bright career.
Shows but those harbinesrs and that prophetic r.
which soaring up. win burst in resplendsnt q!
wherein the Star Of Empire shall Be thine,
And mid that gorgeous group sister PIstad SHINE
Whose worth and beauty yet willrival them
And wave the motto Of our Mountain Gem.
In varied forms and countless - thy rills.
Spread DER thy plains and treasured In thy hills
Rewards Of worth that shame the conquerer's spoil
Await the peaceful warrior in thy fields Of toll.
Hi. land shall curb thy waters and make willing
OF streams now idly glancing to tho world OF waves
Thy Wales shall blossom, and thy hills be riven.
Till all thy vault'd gifts to man are given.
Who on thy brow will set the crown Of fruitful year.
And stand thee forth the envy Of thy proud COM
peers.
Strong in our faith hen this grea. day again shall
dawn.
That those who follow US will emulate the gone.
Again ding out our banner then two centuries
old.
Without ono faded star upon Its sacred fold.
But proudly then, % now in majesty sublime.
Float freedoms emblem on the tower OF time;
While millions yet unborn their voice viii raise
70 swell the pean Of our God and country's praise
And to wondering world second time proclaim
Behold that land. where Worth. not Birth. makes
man name!
THE DECLARATION AND GRAFTON.
The reading of the Declaration was
done by Jonas w. Brown. Esq, who
read it in usually clear and distinct
tone. He is good elocutionist and not
a syllable was indistinct.
When C. S. Kingsly., Es.., IT, ora
to-, arose there was perfect a!lence
he did not saw the air with his hands,
and pour out streams of meaningless
but in his easy and elo-
quent style, reviewed the arts and in-
dustries, inventions, &c, to the pres
ent and predicting for the future. lie
took his seat amid round of hearty
applause.
CHARLES CLIFFORD
Was then called. He addressed the
audience in o few appropriate re-
marks.
The singing of the "Rcd. White
and Blue" by the Glec Club was ex-
cellent. They sang between each ex-
.rcise.
The anvils were well manned and
never failed to fire at the right time.
Several ballons were sent up during
the day, one going till it became In
visible. Jim Davison's big ballon
and Chinaman were sent up a little al.
Ter dusk. The heather was we'll rep
resented, the imitation being made of
cloth and painted the right color The
only objection we bad to it was that
It was not the genuine article. The
balloon went up to q good height, and
descended on the low hill about a mile
southeast of town. 1t was brought
back and again inflated. This time
the air was perfectly still, and the bal
Don went straight up several hundred
FEET, drops of alcohol falling on the
place from where il started. After
ascending to point equal to the
height Of the surrounding mountains,
It was suddenly thrown out of bal
ance and took fire The sight was
beautiful.
THE TT. rs"
At 5 o'clock the members of that
ancient and noble order known as the
r. Ts.' gathered at their hall to pre-
pare for their celebration "on the side"
They turned ont to the number of
about thirty all nm horcnhacl, n,j