The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-06-28
The Glorious Fourth.


On Thursday Of next week will be kept,
with more or less display, all over the United
States and wherever Americans are assem-
bled over the world, our greatest National
holiday. The noisiness of the demonstrations
will doubtless be In an inverse ratio to the
size of the place in which the celebration is
held, but from Maine to Oregon, from the
Great Lakes TO the Gulf of Mexico in almost
the Republic will be ushered in with the ring
ing Of bells, the firing of cannon, the display
of the national flag aud other evidences of
public rejoicing. A national salute will be
fired at sunrise, noon and sunset, from every
fort and man.of-war. The army, militia and
volunteer troops will parade, with bands of
music and join the citizens in patriotic pro
cessions. The famous Declaration of indie
pendence will be solemnly read and Fourth
of July oratiOns will be the order of the day.
The orators chosen for the occasion will dwell
with a just pride on the noble virtues Of the
founders of the Republic, the heroic exertions
and sutferngs OF the soldiers of the Revolu-
ton, the growth and power of the United
States and the great future which expands be-
fore us. Dinners, toasts and speeches will
follow and at night the whole country will
blaze with bonfires, rockets and fireworks of
every description.
The memory Of the celebrated author of
the Declaration Of Independence, Thomas
Jefferson, of Virginia. is inseparably connect
ed with this day, and his death, at The age of
egh,y-three, was remarkable. Both he and
his friend, John Adams, the one the author
and the other the chief advocate of the Dec
laratioD-each having filled the highest Office
in the Republic they founded-ded on the
4th OF July, 1926, in the midst of the national
celebration, which being semi-centennial
was one of extraordinary spendor. On the
tomb of Jefferson, at Monticello, he is de
scribed as the author Of the Declaration of In
dependence, the founder of religious freedom
in Virginia, and ofthe University of Virginia
but there is a strange omission of the fact
that he was twice President OF the United
States.
1t is to he hoped that the citizens of liar
fora will join III patriotic celebration of the
greatest American holiday. Farmers, it is
true, will probably be busy at that time with
their harvest, but as other businesses will be
suspended, gatherings can take place at every
cross roads store opposite flee and theD Declare
ton of Independence read and an address
p,oNp II ,n-
ance of the Fourth of July will tend more
than anything else 10 foster Il spirit of patriot
ism and love of liberty in our land, and it
ought, therefore, to be encouraged
Lower Taxes.
The County Commissioners on MOnda y
summed up the amount needed to pay the
County's bills for 1899 and found it to be S91
292, or $40 l2l.56 less than the levy of last
year The assessment this year fools W
$l3.2i3G3G, or an increase of $144 .3O5 over
the taxable basis of 1888.
To provide the sum required the Commits
sioners have levied IS cents on the 800
Last year the taxes were SO cents, the de
crease being cents on the 800.
OF the IS cents levied "a cents on each 800
is for public roads and 10 cents TO support
the public schools and build new schoo
houses. The levy for public schools is 4
cents on the 800 more than last year. Tive
cents on each 800 of the levy will be rcquir
ed to pay the court expenses in the suit o.
Wise VS.. the Commissioners Therefore ou,
side OF the roads, public schools and the item
last named the entire cost of the courts and
other county expenses is only 80 cents on the
800.
The following table gives in detail the
amount of the assessment in each district
with the taxes collected in each, the school
tax paid by each and the cost of collecting
taxes