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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

curs:on excurted yesterday, but. uncle,
Won can have nice little excursion by
yourself. if you Ike.
well" answered Uncle .'oshway. re-
nectively. Il might teck q doi,ahs wu:h. y
"A dollarll carry yon 10 Monroe and
leave yCu four cents over.
".,,l r.gat, mister. low Nonroe's a
nice pious place fur me to spen de day
i,,.' Then Uncle Joshway took Off his
coat. ripped open the pocket containing
his purse. and took ont Il big shining sill
yer dollar. This was handed, with lin
gerin- iondness to the .ounser. who soon
gave him ticket ard four copper cents.
what's dem things" asked our 'rav-
c,er. ey.ng the dark coppers with disgust
and contempt. What you call dem
things he repeated.
why, cents: copper cents.
Den mister &c agents cheated YOU.
Gimme back my dollar. ! cant take 10
sich ole black Niger money 6 dis. Nccn-
ter think Gey kin pose on NE an give
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drag rope. Suddenly it began to pull, and,
assisted by Jack, hebrew it carefully in.

drag rope. Suddenly it began to pull. and,
assisted by Jack, he'drew it carefully in.
At the end was mass Of snags.
whats that:" shouted Dick. suddenly.
Will pulled the rope nearer and Jack
lifted cut long. narrow object. 1t was
Il gun barrel, rlsted beyond recognition.
Forgetting that he was on a raft. Will
threw up his cap and shouted at the top
of his voice:
We've found 'em. We've found 'cm!"
But although they dragged an hour they
could bring up nothing else.
Il don't see how we can ever get the
things UP even if they are there" said
Dick
Dive" answered VIII. quietly.
Ehe ether two boys looked at him with
horror. Bat when they parted for the
night Will had expressed his firm in,en-
ton Of diving to the bottom to see if he
could find the cannon. And the next day
al, seven of the boys came back very much
excited. The finding Of the gun barrel
had reassured them. Carefully they poled
out so as not to make the water muddy.
and then Will stripped and stood poised
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

for a moment ON the edge Of the raft.
Dick had insisted that he tie rope around
him. The word was given. and, wit-l
look at the blue sky above. Will sp.ashed
head first into the Sullinger's Hole. They
saw his white body go down and down
through the water and then fade out of
sight. No one moved nor uttered sound:
every muscle was strained and every eye
was fixed on the water. 1t was critical
moment. What would Will find? Would
lie be sucked down to his death rs Suliin-
ger had been?
But the rope mad ceased to spin through
Dicks hands. Then it pulled again and
dozen feet away from the boat wet
head popped out of the water. VIII
shook himself. sputtered and shouted:
"It's there, It's there: l touched it!''
Then he struck out for the raft, drag
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

c.rG something a.ons m his hand. WHOA
he era WE'D out lie laid an o.'. wern, rust-
cd nru skct on the logs. All the boys were
wild with excitement. Dick insisted cn
stripping and making ii dive. and he. too,
brought up musket. Then VIII went
dow! with one era. of a small rope IN his
mouth. TINS he ran through the fork OF
the cannon. A larger rope was dragged
down and before dark the boys were on
sAnre ready to begin pu..Gng IL their pre-.
But 1t would Tot stir. 1t was too deep N
the mud.
The next afternoon they came down
with Tom Fishers Cd wh!tc-faccd team.
fastened it 10 tie rope. and with one
strong pun the cannon came lorse anu
then it was no trouble 10 pull the battered
and rusted aal wholly worthless Cd piece
of artillery ont of the water.
Somc how, in spite of all the boys could
DO. the news spread about like wiid:'re,
and every one in town came out TO see
what Sul,:nsers Hole had gwen up TO the
| light of day. 4 hundred willing hands
/ dragged the old cannon to the top of the
| buff. and ON Fourth of July morning 1t
| was loaded with powtier-but that is get
| ting ahead Of the story. For when GrigSs-
vile heard what the boys had done Will
Spencer became the hero of the hour, and
| the money for q great celebration was
quickly Subscribed. And on the morn:n.
Of the great day Grisgsv;l.e was out in
! her best with flags waving and trccra"k7
ers popping and anvils booming. The
news of the great tird had spread and
men and women and children came from
all over the county to help Griggsville
ce,ebrltc ard to see VIII Spencer. And
Dick Lansing's ball team won two games.
About the cd cannon? When it was
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01
The Modern Fourth or July.

The Fourth of July has a different
meaning with each generation. In the
earlier years of our country it was an
emotional day. The feelings of exulta-
ton at liberty wrenched from tyrant.
and of compa ASSIGN for nationalities still
under the oppressor's heel" and of pride
in American proves were the impulses
which made the day heroic In those
swelling Gays patriotism was religion and
the Foar;h Of july was festival Of piety
rough ard riotous. yet essentially real.
In these days the Fourth has another
significance We do not go extensively to
hear orat;ons. We Go not take affection
ate interest in having our emotion kin
died as did our forbears But we do think.
This is the period of thoughtfunese Our
people are beginning to realize that pat
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Fourth of July Advice.

BE sure to get up ut 4 O'Clock, SO that
you can have all your tirecrackers ex-
p.otled before breakfast. Later. in the
day perhaps you can get Your little sister
to loan You some of hers.
Don't bother about scraping out the fire
in your punk. Just stick it into the pocket
where your tirecrackers are when YOU get
through with it. ....
When you light fuse and it won't go
stoop over and bow it well. If you lose
your eyebrows they'll grow on again in a
year or two.
Always sit on the Old barrel under
which YOU put the lighted cannon cracker.
If the head caves in and you go through
YOU may lose both legs. but the probabll-
ity is that you will lose only one.
BY all means drink sixteen glasses of
lemonade and eat as many dishes of ice
cream as you can. 1t doesn't matter at all
if you are grooming and tossing on the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

burly state.
And clustered like a Grandee.
And in derision made Il tuac
Called Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Yankee Doodle, these are facts.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
"My son of wax. your tea I'll tax.
Yankee Doodle Dandy,
John sent the tea from Ger the sea,
With heavy duties rated.
But whether Tyson Hohea
| never heard Il stated.
Then jonathan to pont began;
He laid a strong embargo
''i'll drink no tea, by jove!' SO he
Threw overheard the cargo.
Then Iohnny sent Il regiment
Ria: words and looks to handy.
Whose martial band. when near the land
Played Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Yankee Doodle. keep 1t up,
Yankee Doodle Dandy
"l'll poison with a tax your cup,
Yankee Doodle Dandy!
A long war. then they had. in which
John was at last defeated.
And yankee Doodle was the march
To which his troops retreated.
Cute iona than. to see them fly.
Gould not restrain his laughter.
THAT tune" said he. "suits to T.
III sing it ever after
Old Johnnys face. 20 his disgrace.
Was flushed with beer and brandy,
Fen while lie swore to sing no more
The Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Yankee Doodle, no, ha. he!
Ianke" Doodle Dandy
We kept the tune. but not the tea,
Yankee Doodle Dandy!
I've told you now the origin
or this most lovely ditty,
Which Johnny Bull disiikes as dull
And stupid Il pity
With "Hail, Columbia IL is sung.
In chorus full and hearty;
On land or main we breathe the strain
John made for his tea party.
No matter how we rhyme the words.
Their music speaks them handy,
And where's the fair cant sing the air
OF yankee Doodle Dandy!
Yankee Doodle, firm and true.
Yankee Doodle Dandy,
Yankee Doodle Doodle BOO,
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01
"Celebration' and observance


The Sons of the American Revolution
addressed the town clerks in Massachu'
sets, asking that they cndeavor to brns
about a fitting and universal obser'anco
of the Fourth of July. "What" eve0
boy viii eXclaim, do we not now obse.'s
that day? Does not all our spend'ns
money so for tirecrackers and rockets ans
lemonade!
Yes, you do keep the day with as mncn
noise as Webster suggested, in the sup
posed speech Of John Adams. but w
you observe it! The Fourth or Juv
was at first observed as the anniversary
of the day when the throwing OIL OF ~
British yoke" began. But the NUS ~
is now hundred and twenty years o'o'
We have outgrown our fear ana our
tired Of Great Britain. Now it il time ~
cease regarding the Fourth as "lndepen
dence Day" merely, to forget all me SUE
gestions of England that the annivelsa..
brings to mind. and to treat it as the W.
tons birthday, in the broadcast sense.
That means that it should call up
fore US all the g.ories of America ~
simply the herosm OF '7G and 81. but -
conquest of the soil of the great W.
the triumphs of industry and inveul..'
the victories of education. art and culte's'
the spread of religion. These things csI
not be adequately commemorated bJ pui.
ing gunpowder. We Go not so so lar
even to suggest that the iirecracker
abolished.
Yet while we ring the bella anA Are
cannon and tlaunt the flag, let - "a a;
member that the day is solemn - wsi
as joyous occasion, and observe =
as celebrate it. Let us make it DAY -
| commemorative glorious deeds in Pc
and in war, by speech and song and 81
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CHEER FOR THE FLAG.

On the Fourth Of July long ago,
That honorea and fortunate day.
Our ancestors boldly said No
To the strangers imperious sway.
And undaunted by hardship and pain,
1hDS" sturdy old heroes declared
Independence they al! would maintain,
And bruve!y for battle prepared.
And long shall our chronicles tell
ON that glorious page of the past,
How our fathers fought nohly and well
And our letters were broken at last.
So row on the Fourth OF July
Let children, and elder folk, too.
To that Old voice OF freedom reply,
With a cheer for the Red. White and Blue
- outAs Companion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

lounge in the back parlor while the other
boys are watching the fireworks.
Always hold roman candle suuare,y
by the end. In this way, if it should
happen to blow out backward sou can
nave complete celebration up your coat
sleeve.
Lay your lighted punk carefully m the
steps. You may want to come back after
awhile and sit down on it.
Girls should wear light cotton frocks
for If they catch fire they will make ali
the finer display.
If firecrackers don't make enough noise
get little powder and put it in hole in
the ground. Then stoop close over it and
light it with match. 1t won't blow Won
more than rod, and perhaps you will
have one eye left to see with during the
rest Of your life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

in watching the trains movement to no
tice Cawnstalk's danger signal until on
the point of flying over the head of that
humorous animal.
He rose,. shook off the dust and catch
ing the now lamb-like Cawnstalk. tied
him to an accommodating post, to stand
all day in hungry meditation. while his
master travelled and Toasted.
Reaching the depot platform Uncle
Joshway was surprised to see but a few
people collected. ''Pears lack a mighty
slim 'scursion," said he to one of the usual
loungsrs.
Excursion! What you talking about,
old man? Did you come in for the col
Ored excursion?"
YES, sab, sho' did. OATS what
coined fur
Then you're dag too late The ex'
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

vrca,cSs tiay of the year. GriGgsville mad
thought il all over. remembering that
cr0ux were bad, that the times We're nara
and that taxes were high, and had come
10 the conclusion that it would need al
the money it. could get for winter fuel ana
huckw heat flour and bacon.
An of the oJslcr folk agreed With this de-
cision, not without many n,onrninl SHAKES
a. the head, hut the boys of GrigSsvi!1e
were much dispaeascd-
ats what I call a burning shame,
shifted Jack Morris when he heard tine
news.
.Yes.. casime.l in Rudtly Wilson. AL
.den's Minis and N0rcross and Simpsons
Landing and nearly every town in the
county is going to have a celebration, and
1now Grirxsy illc has backed out.
s.COurse AL Of our games are oil. re-
marked Dick Lansing, diseoosolately; no
team will come here to pay un.ess there
II something going on
Dick was the manager of the GrlgSs-
vile BasehaH Cub and he felt The dis
appointnaeah deeply
For q moment all the boys Wee silent.
n if the weight Of the affection was too
great for expression. Presently VIII,
&peacer b.urtrd out-
.sIet's have . celebration anyway. I've
rot . few dollars III pnt into it and we
can get enough aaore among the boys to
rake something Of Show at Scsst-and
ve'H leave the old folks ont Of it. too
THAT'S MI very we'll" returned Dick.
@buf it's easier said than DONE and there
aAe matter drOplnsz-
The next day when the boys met at the
Nall fed WEI came rushing up the street.
evidently much excited. AS soon as ne
was Within hearing he shouted:
Eve got it, fellows, I've got it.
sWesl, out with it, old man; don't keep
IN In suspense" replied Dick. who didn't
think muci, Of WINS many pans. For
VIII had only lived in Griggsvlle short
xine and Dick was little jealous of his
popularity.
A soon rs WIZ rccovcrsd his breath he
unfolded his schemes. 1t was to go down
DO Sullinger's Hole and 6nd the cannon
and muskets that were supposed to lie hid
4den in in depths During the war the
nart OF Missouri in which Griggsville is
located had been oserrun by rowing bands
e naarauders. belonging to both the Con
& fe1aerate and Union armies, and it was on
one OF thcse raids that the Sontherners
had poanced down upon 4 quantity OF
atores ard ammunition held at Griggsy lle
anad. being unable to get entirely away
vi<h their psunler, they had dropped i,
anto Sullinxer's H0ie. AL this had beer
80 known to the boys of Griggsville
wAoae faslhees and mothers often told OF
- Wild day Of tire raid, and pointed on
- buaet- burrows in their homes. A1N
6oey knew. too, all about Suhinger'
Hole. It was said No one had ever fount
H,r,<toxn. alfhouwh unorc than one of tn,
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rotism is matter of details; that it is
shown by attention to some speciality in
public affairs. The arm-swinging and
wild-eyed orator who talked generalities
has passed. To-day We are interested in
the earnest men who can teach Ills some
what regarding the public non-partisan
problems which require the activity Of cit
izcns. Education. municipal questions,
the immigrant, the suffrage. church and
state, public order and public improve
ment--these are some of the topics into
which patriotism to-day is parrscularized.
Illustrated American
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

fired it spit from end to end, but Grisgs-
vile still keeps it IS a proud trophy. And
she is probably celebrating around it to-
day. for Will Spencer made the dive
which brought him fame all over Mis-
souri, many years ago.--tthicago Record.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

lid nay forrsashcr gay
S,u.uk ont tire word he'd Ion. deferred
For fear slsc'd BAY hsn' may
And witea lac saw how tender
Within her eyes the light.
He cried lin yonr snrrcntiec
] read I'VE win tic kght."
And when the Freedom paean
Swept. Srrge-iIke. through the deils-
A mlsshiy clang whose echass Gang
Trsu Phssaip,pbian bri,S
LAnl frtsm IA stern old s!ear!e.
He hurried tho proud hnrraS.
The JOY peal I" the people.
My great great -sranApapa.
He hsid the brutal Rrstnn
A "thiny'' lseneath his sc0rE:
A Tory he caas~ived to I've
Tive lyascst t-airiW born.
An4l not ncfEh shsr wondered
He locked uvou them so;
EOrN,t,tls that wAs one hundred
And twenty years ago!
How fYue that happy prcsa.e!
In faith, how heal and trme
Thy whole long ilfe OF love and strife.
Thou saint in buff and blue!
beyond all tonch Of travail
With GreAt-grcRt- graninlamm
Now flooding time. slips by Ia rhyme
For great -xreat -Erandpapa!
New York Herald
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

Fur lions rockin' on
wa!kin' SO spry an sirgin' so loud to-
day? You musser got sawter 'Zalted
over sing:n' bout dat gosp;l train, didn't
your
We'll" admitted Uncle Joshway. half
sheepi>hly, II mou;er been singin de Cos
pill Train hymn unbeknownst, but dat
want de train l WIS thinEin' bout jes
den. I'm go:n' off on 'scursion SADLY
an was thinkin' of de Swevcpote train,
an l reckon dat's how come me to be
sing:n' bout trains.
En- what 'scussion You talkin' bout?
l hain't heared tell o 10 'scussion'
''Ef you amt dat don't meek it not be
So was Joshway's lucid reply.
'Anarky. l wusht you'd cook me up
lot o nice v;ttles 'ginst Saddy-some
meat an cakes an pies. It's Foath
July 'scursion I'm gwine on"
'Foath July? Whatever tak;n' bout
boy? Don't you know Foath Jugs come
an went long ago? Don't you member
de big bobbycue ct Warnut Cr;ck when
de Foath July was? Glong, Joshway,
you'se meckin' game o me! You know
it's 'twxt Settcmber n Noctober now"
RES of de folks don't call it Foath
July 'scurs:on mex SADLY but does jes'
kase it sounds good. You know never
had no July dis year. Anarky: didn't so
to de pickernicker ner to de bobbycue,
nuther. So d'aint no;h:n' to hender me
| calm dis year 'scurs;on a Foath July
scurs:on. isdy? I'm cwine to ride Gavin
stalk to Ruston an take de train
The first trembling uncertain srayness
of Saturdays dawn found Uncle Joshway
mounting Cawnstak. while Blazy Ann.
Goddess-of-L iberty-ike. held aloft Il
! flaming pine torch to light him to the gate
Aunt Anarky handed him the saddle bags
stuffed with eatables enough for week
Then with a vigorous kick with each heel
! into Cawnstalk's sides, he rode off into
! the darkness, singing:
| II hears de train a-rusln'.
It's comm roun' de kyurve.
hear de kyarwheels amovin'
| An strainin' ev'ry nuv!"
Cawnsta!k's unwilling feet entered Rus
ton two hours before the time appointed
| for the excursion train to leave. and on
nearing the depot. where freight train
| was steaming and creaking, his lon:
wavy ears stood erect in mul:sh terror
uncle Joshway was too much ABSORBED
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01
A GENTLEMAN Or 70.

T. cut a bonnie figure
In bonnie buff and
blue;
A ssss3s!Ir sight his
buckles bright,
And psin,g pow
t.cred queue.
a more courageous
gHesier
Na'er served Sultan
nor SiaA
Than .n,, my brave
,a2sxt.SiOT.
My great great :
granlpapa,
And then in his Ella
tilsis
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01
ORIGIN OF YANKEE DOODLE

nee on a time Old
Johnny Bun
Flew In u rac.xa
fury,
y nj swore that Iona.
than should have
No trials. sir, BY
jury;
I h . [ n o elections
should be held
Across the briny
waters,
And now said he,
''lil tax the tea
OF all his sons and
daughters
Then down he sat In
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

A Firecracker Story.
He did it in sport:
He alone is to blame:
The fuse was too short,
Now his fingers the same.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01
GRIGGSVILLE'S
CANNON,
RItsGSvILLE wa.

was
very sorry, indeed.
hat it didn't see how
II ua& going TO have
a Fourth of July cell
cbratioa. Not that
GriEgsville wasn't
anxious to set oil
firs.crackers a II d
have a balloon as
cssnsion, with fire
works in the even
ing. Quite the con-
trarr, for the Fourth
of July in the past
hu,l ALWAYS been the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

Come. chil.Un. git on de train,
Come. ch:,lun, git on de train,
Come. chiliun. git on de train,
Fur lions rockin' on"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01
UNCLE JOSHWAY'S
'SCURSION.

''Whew! Dat boys sho' spurious to-
day! Des look at i'm. E,azy Ann! Peart
an brickiy Us Il young colt an frisk!-
tider'n a rabbit. dat's jes' whit he is.!'
said Aunt Anarky. as she ski,ifr.ly shack
cd off the snn-scorched outer leaves of
the tough blue co!ards she was prepar-
ing for dinner. The ''boy' indicated was
Uncle .joshway, who approached in high
gcc, singing at the top of his voice:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-01

II hears de train a-ruslin'.
It's comm roun' de kyurve,
l hear de kyar-wheeis amovin'
An Strainin' py'ry nny"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29
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