The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-05
ABLAZE WITH PATRIOTISM.
Park County Has an Elaborate Celebra-
ton of the Fourth.

| ton of the Fourth.
| Special Dispatch to the Standard
| Livingston, July 4.-Park county has
| been ablaze with patriotism to-day and the
| eagle has screamed in way to make the
| welkin ring. All over the county celebra-
tons have been in progress. Here in
Livingston they had horse races and a
day devoted to that fascinating sport
| Whch has never been equaled in the
county in point of attendance and inter-
est
Along the Yellowstone there were pic
| MICS and celebrations on a scale never
| equaled before outside of the county seat.
| AT Pine creek, IL miles from town,
splendid picnic was held by the Metho-
ulst church people, who have a church
there. An elaborate programme was ar
ranged Tor the occasion and the occasion
was marked by an enthusiasm such as is
seldom witnessed even on the anniversary
of the nations birth. The speakers were
Rev. l.. II. Mickle of this city, Rev. Ilif.
chancellor of the Montana WESLEYAN uni
versity; III. j. Miller, attorney for Park
county. and w. II. Beecher a young law
yer of Livingston. The addresses were all
excellent and enthusiastically applauded
and the immense crowd of people was
splendidly entertained by the exercises of
the day.
AT Cinnabar M. r. Wilson was tho
speaker of the day. There the most en-
thusiastic crowd of all was gathered. Ths
place is near the new mining camp of Jar
dine and in the heart of mineral zone
which is not equaled for wealth in MANY
parts of the state. Mr. Wilson's address
was particularly well received. He said
in part:
Time has faithfully Kept his appoint
ment with us and we are again brought
around to the day on which we celebrate
the anniversary of our nations birth. On
this day we as a whole nation turn aside
from the engrossing cares and duties of
ordinary everyday life and celebrate with
joy and giadness the growth, property
and achievements of our nations. Ma
TONS like individuals, have their concep-
TONS births, infancies, manhood, senili-
ties and demses. They most certainly
have also their missions in shaping human
progress and in the molding of civiliza-
ton. Africa Asia and Europe are great
cemeteries of nations dead and gone.
Each nation plays it's part in the great
drama, and then its little hour of strut
and rave being over, 1t glides into the ST.
lent hollow of the past sac orr
Time has but one unbroken, universal
story of civilization to tell so far as we
know. 1t may be that other civilizations
than the one in which we are concerned
have existed unknown to us. 1t may be
germs of civilization sprang up here and
there during prehistoric times only to be
crushed out of existence again by barbar-
ism. Some spots may have caught
glimpses of light breaking only to see the
clouds of ignorance and superstition
settling down more dense than before
But as far back as we can trace there ap-
pears but one narrative of progress
though the plot carries through many
countries and chimes. This narrative is
at times intensely interesting; at times
great digressions are made, and one is apt
70 ,1ar ir rail Ton hat
events seemingly so incongruous, If there
is any true evolution going on. But when
the whole sweep of history is closely scru.
tirized, the continuity and symmetry in
the development of civilization becomes
apparent.
THE new world is discovered. And here
let me pause to remark how opportunity
the new world is given to mankind, just
then errors were being dispelled; creeds
were being revised and the spread of
learning was beginning to illuminate the
minds of all. At this time the doors of
the Western continent were thrown open
and the new world with all its vast re-
sources. in all its prmeval purity and it's
pristine loneliness, was revealed to the
downtrodden of humanity.
THE people who first came to this
country had suffered Affections and had
passed through the fires of persecution.
The dross of their makeup had been
purged away.
AT first they did not aim at independ-
ence. but when they saw it within reach
and realized that 1t was the one alterna-
tive, they determined to achieve 1t.
LAS we look forward into the future and
try to forecast what the Goth century may
have in store for American, I see no rea-
son for gloomy forebodings. Our govern
ment is respected at home and abroad.
Our resources show no signs Of being eX-
hausted. judging alone by your growing
industries in these mountains surrounding
u.s. A broad, liberal. moral and religious
culture is keeping well abreast with our
zeal and energy in the race for wealth
and power.
''If we ever fall 1t must be through
lack of appreciation of our liberties and
the power and influence welded by the
individual.
Let then thank God for the bless
ings, prosperity and plenty which sur
round US on every hand. and boldly brave
1y march forward toward the manifest
high duties and responsibilities which
bereflcent providence has assigned us.
Not forgetting the things which are
behind, let us press forward toward the
mark of our calling, which is the ideal
Christian nation of the whole world.