The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-07-06

No Oh W FlSSti5 shey NSic iou'
In the battle of strife they stood firm az a rock;
Their thoughts On bright future only were
cast
Az they met the foe in wars terrible shock,
Each man in the fray resolved to the last;
Freedom and peace, in the bonds o. love,
And a Union Of States we have to-day;
Our thanks, let us give to that Power above,
From the prayer of whose children He ne'cr
turneth away.
May the hearts that now throb for country and
right,
Ere the years Of life's dream have rolled into
space,
Truly acknowledge the scepter Of might
Entwining itself around Freedoms embrace;
May ever they sing in this land of rest
The jubilee of nations praise;
To the land of the free aud the home of the blest
Their anthems OF sweetest chords upraise.
Despotism and oppression are now no more,
But patriotism and love here stand
Az Freedoms fair guardians from shore to shore
On this, our glorious, happy land
The clouds, that once our skies obscured,
Have flown away--haye Disappeared;
Our hargues, in tranquil waters moored,
At lsngth repose from dangers feared.
The links that bound our selow-men
In days now goBe-forever past,
Are now remembered only when
Our thoughts to slaverys days are cast;
Those years have flown, and nov at length
Our people all by birth are free;
Va nrnudlv boast a mn tiopes s4rap~tb
No more 10 bow the submissive knee.
In rs, in breadth and length,
Our confines held three million souls
But nov, our Union, in its strength,
Grasps sixty millions in its folds:
This western world was then unknown
Its gttering bosom dormant laid;
Its treasures rare, since broadcast thrown,
Have many toilers fortune made
Our schools of learning training thought
Count by the thousands in our land
And thus our youth are early taught
In VISIONS ranks to take their stand
Like the diamond, that s.eepeth within the dark
mine,
BY polishing carefully, 1t dszzles the sight,
So, by culture and teachings, will the intellect
Respondent in beauty and radiant with light.
This day, the music OF the bells
Resound their peals from sea to sea;
The glad voice of the nation tells
OF Freedoms JOY and victory;
All hearts in love and sweetest peace,
Filled with the sunshins's brightest ray,
Seem to have taken another lease
In giving praise On this natal day.
May love OF our country each heart instiil;
To revere our tag be our fervent desire;
May each fold, o. II floats Der valley or hill.
With patriotism true our hearts inspire;
May the garlands OF Peace our endeavors entwine
And the sunshine OF Hope shed its unfailing
And TO the Power ahove-the ever divine
Wen give thanks for the return of this glorious
day.
The choir sang Columbia, the Gem
of the Ocean," with piano accompaniment
by Mrs. Or. Hanson. DIR. Hanson read
brakes Address to the American Flag;
G. s. Osborn, Jr., acclaimed patriotic
piece; General Buckner responded to a
toast in a half serious half humorous
speech, in which he compimented Sem
ator Beck for his advocacy of silver;
Miss Daisy Hanson recitsd en-
dependence Bell" in highly creditable
manner; Miss Josie Rhodes, who is also
q fine elocutionist, rected a humorous
patriotic piece, and Miss Jenkie Gaunt
rendered ''Love of Country" in a very
creditable manner. The exercises, which
we're highly interesting throughout, closed
with that grand old song, the "Star
Spangled Banner" by the choir, bene.
diotion by Mr.. SissoD, and quickstep
by the band.
The programme from first to last was
edifying, and speakers and singers were