Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-03
4IBERTY'S LAMP.
norrow's Observance of Its
First Lighting.
IT THE LOCAL CELEBRATION.

L I'LL AOOhh l1ONt
| UndyinG Lessons to the Learned From The
| Day-Young Americas Demonstrations
Business Recommendation Teach
ings-OTatory and Fireworks
| Tomorrow will be the Fourth of
July, the most patriotic occasion
among our national observances.
Tomorrow we celebrate the nations
| natal day The declaration of indie
pendence lighted the lamp Of liberty
which, thus far, has guided the ma
ton on even when sailing through
| bloody seas OF civil war, and which
has proved the star Of hope to down
trodden peoples the world over. This
matchless declaration will he read
anew al over the land tomorrow. and
orators will cIoquently descant upon
the train OF blessings that have
flowed from that clear stream. This
is well. but we should not linger too
long in the past, but forecast the flu
ture, and mindful OF the hidden dan
| gers that ever Turk in our onward
way. resolve that as American citi-
| zenS. We will be increasingly yigilant
and loyal to the principles on which
this government was founded, and
thus he p to build up here the grand
est and most humane government
under the face of the sun, so that fu
turc generations shall be indebted to
Us. for the legacy of blessings we
shall bcqueath to them. Though the
foot OF 10 sable slave treads on Amer
lean soil today. liberty has not as yet
reached its highest possibilities.
There are mental shackles to be bro
ken. wrongs to be righted. inhuman-
tiles t. be resolved into humaner
deeds, until the lengthening chain of
brotherhood shall clasp hands around
the globe, thus linking man to man
in kind Ter and closer fraternal ties.
Thou, 100. sail on, o Sal, of tate.
Sail on. o Union rJug aid -rcat.
Humanity with a IL fears,
with al The nope OF future yesrs.
! is haugi g hIeathless thy fate,
! We k-Ow what Master laid thy keel
| What 1rkmeu wrought thy ribs of steel,
rs no m de each mast, and sail. ana rops,
4 hat ,I-vi's rang, what hImmers b at,
7 In what n forge aad vii a heat
We're shaped the anchors OF thy hope!
( Fear nc each sudden SOUND anu S-GCh,
lis of Inc wavc.a d rot the rock;
tbs hul tlappu OF the sail,
| And NO n reHt ma e h9 ihs & lie!
| IH spite of r, ck and fcnpeso's roar,
iu spite Of false lights on the shoe.
>ai on. nor fear TO breast the seal
our h,; rts our hopes, are a J win thee,
! Oar h,t; rrs our hopes. our pTa5 err, oar tears,
| cur IN triumphant DER our fears,
are ali ".Ju tnoe-sre all wr'h theeI'
local Celebrations.
The glorious Fourth is probably
the greatest day Young America
knows about, because it is an oc-
casion whei. he is permitted
to make about as much noise
as he pleases. and whether or
not he is impressed with the teach
ings of the day. he mas a good time
and remembers the day. In Rock
Island this year there is to he but
one pu bic demonstration, and it is
to be provided at the Tower, where
there is to be music all day, two
balloon ascensions. day fire works
and an evening display, dancing af-
ternoon and evening and n general
good time.
There will be n number of eXcur-
sions to and out of the city, but from
what can be learned more people will
come to Rock Island than will go
away-which il is hardly necessary
to say 5 proper.
A number OF country celebrations
will occur, to which Rock Island
speakers will contribute oratory.
Business Observances.
In business circles there will be
the customary observances, in the
way of suspension, THE ARGUS among
t others giving its attaches chance
to celebrate, and consequently there
, will be no paper tomorrow night.
All city and county offices and
| banks viii close for the day.
The postdhieeSwill close at 9 O'Clock,
and there will be but one delivery by
carriers, that in the morning.
Says He's Afraid.
A suit for divorce has been begun
in the district court at Davenport, in
which James Chambers is the plain
tiff and Margaret f. Chambers the