The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-28


now tho fathers observed it-what the
patriots OF 1894 di to show their love
Of freedom on the anniversary of
American freedoms birth, writes
Washington correspon ent. so Went
90 the Capitol few days ago ana dlved
deep into the mu-ty old files OF the
newspapers there. The newspaper
room is quaint old pace. 1t is just
of the dimly lighted narrow passage
that leads rom TT G senate wing to the
House wing of the bui ding The news
paper collection i, one of the mot val
liable adjuncts of the Congressional
Library. 1t is stored away in room
by it-elf where all day lonS it, special
guardian, Mr.. Van Ness. sits under the
pickering light of single gas Jet and
sorts out the additions t. it.
There wa, daily newspaper pub
hshcd i'm 1893. 1t was published IN
Philadc,p hia, where the first daily
newspaper appeared. 1t was orlglna!-
~ tho Phila e!phia Packet and Cen
eral Ad,e ti-cr. issued As a weekly:
and Il complct file Of 1t Is ,tO ed away
on the shelves Of Mr.. Van Ness room.
The Packet exists to-day as tho Phil
.AdclDhia North American, one OF the
great dailies of the great city OF Penn
eylEduIit. Hc !lF-t ISSUE VI 'AC ANU
Is u weekly appeared Oct. -. l''l:
Aft.rward it became tri-wcekly, and
on Sept. -, 1884. Il daily. The pro-
prietOrs p lblished the journals OF the
Continental Congress. and are said to
have been tho first to have printed
tho Dc 'laratiOn Of independents so
1t is appropriate that We should take
our own account Of the celebration or
Independence Day Il hundred years ago
from the files of this pa; o.. They did
not re,Ee t the Fourth OF .Iu y as some
OF the newspaper proDrietOrs OF to-day
do, by declaring II holiday for their
employees and getting ont no paper.
On the contrary, thoy improved tho
day by publishing in Il patriotic spirit
tho tcxt OF the Declaration OF indie
pendcncc, with an cjitoria! Introduce
ton which in iicatc, that liberty was
not so fully e~tabiisrc | on her prdc5-
tai AS she might have been. 1t reads:
AZ IA time when some Of our citizens are
disposed to view monarchial power with
different eyes from those with when thcy
viewed ii in 1876, we hope 1t will not be
amis, TO remind them Of the principles and
feelings of the citizens OF the United
States IN that honorable year by repub-
li~hin- the Declaration Of in'lepeace on
the anniversary "f the day which gave
which. we hope, will continue TO furnish =
precedent for dcpysia: tyrants in every
part OF the world
Their follows thc,,c "laration in full.
with some little variations in punctua-
tion, spelling and general style. which
would appear in"lc amt to-day. But
W. have reformed cur language good
deal in 4 century.
The Firing Of Cannon.
There is ono little n,ws para ,raph
about the observance OF the da, in tho
issue Of tho 9Th. There was no tele-
graph in those DAYS and no steam rail
road, and news came in by carrier
slowly. So there Is no reference to
the plan, for celebration in other
Cite, AMI u.der the head OK "i'hila-
.delp,,ia, July j." there is onl. short
paragraph tellin. that tho firing OF
the morning gun at tll break had All
'nounced tho hirthdtr OF american in
dependence. and that tift,en guns
wOu Il Ee fired at noon ard tiI!ee,
~ two different rcriod, after
ward. Most Of the public place, of en-
tcrtainmelt, it WAS stated. would bC
open for tho reception Of COMPANY
and the evening would b closed with
grand dis olay Of fireworks. This.
ea : the parcr, "philadelphia vii eX
hibit perhaps the mos: splendid scr {
Of any part of the continent on thi-
joyful Introduction o: tho eighteenth
r,earof glorious lihc"t:." The reason
Ser irinr Il salute OF .i.tean guns wa.
that in 1899 Vermont and Kentucky
had boon admitted 20 the Union, in
gre sing the numte: - state, from th>
original thirteen In i.ftcrn.
IN fhn iSSr,, of TN for h, y I
OF July l. an account of the !ocal cclc
bration. 1t WAS Hot complete. it'll,
SCRAPS OF this story were published
.ru:l day to day for nearly Il week ant
the arrival o }e.tA:s from New Io il
Furnished additio, q News. :, that TIE
sturyof the celebration WAS IL cleaneI
UP in few hours, is il woHld be to
<1;lv but wa, scattered over two goo,
weeks The accruu. OF the Phi !.
dc.phia celebrate NJ shows that the
morning hours were spent in making
arrangcm nts Tor the different eXer
ci>eS OF the y ternoon. > me, says III,
chr, nicier. lined III the country an,
eone in town. The members OF III,
Society of the Cincinnati IL IT at Dime
II tllcr Hute, an drank ii teen pa
triotic :oast>. II teen rounds .. tn
&w,lvs-pounders wer> fred at noon
Cincinnati, I. t,el 1T :he eighth toas;
fifteen III ,re II the fifteenth. and final
~ the even ~ gun. fred ~ the rrope
time. gave the company motto OF Re
firing. which they did II a good hour
In the af;ernoo',. il i related. 4 Trca
many re pc who had returned tco,
excursions visited the circus. Posi-
:blv they We're III So la t-hcarted patri
,ots whose views U: "nonarchica
power were under DING a change
The gay was crowned with bril.l 4
display OF fireworks gwen on Narke
street near tn. now the heart o. tn
business part OF III: city.
Accounts published ou later days te
of the assembling Of citizens at a p:
xriotic dianer at Fedora. Point on IN
Delaware. of toe gathering OF the ~S'
Tammany Fishing Company at For
Proctor on the Sthuylkill where tn
ip.clarati OF IndeI endence was re,
an. e,ted with cheer. and. final
OF the Il, semb!ing OF the French II
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