The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
/ WHEN PATRIOTS REJOICE |
2 Something About the
I Fourth and Its
: History.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

g History. 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1t is only l21 years since the Fourth
was established, and the most wonder
full era IN the history of the world
dawned In America, when the old Lib
erty bell rang out the glad tidlngs to
the people OF disenthraled land. and
the Declaration WAS made which spoke
TO the world OF posterity in thunder
tones:
I'VE hold these truths to be self evil
dent; That all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Crea-
tor with certain unalienable rights,
among which are life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness"
The new Liberty bell is essentially
an American product, says the Detroit
Free Press, but the old bell was cast in
London, and the order for it was sent
year before IL was received In this
sasaota'i. ,SAt- lsl.St,.t..,plole. III l7sl2, and
brought II hundreds of people went to
| inspect It and rejoiced in its coming. 1t
was all that had been expected, but an
accident ruined its clear tone and mutt
lated 1t so badly that II had to be re-
cast. Isaac Norris ESD, speaker Of the
colonial assembly, was given the super
intendence of the task. and TO him Is
ascrbed the honor of having originally
suggested the motto, Proclaim liberty
throughout the land and to all the in
habltants thereof"
The reason of the breaking of the first
bell was that 1t was too brittle. and
its tone was too high and shrlll. But the
new bell was considered perfect, and,
mounted ON its pedestal in the old state
house at Philadelphia, il rang in the
birth of freedom ON July 1, 1776, and Its
reyerberatlon still echoes In the hearts
of Americans everywhere.
The old statehouse bell time hl5wed bell,
Thy magic tones were first to tell
In thunder peals a nation free
For 30 years the bell Of freedom kept
the national jubilee. Then 1t cracked
and became silent. During the worlds
fair 1t was conveyed, Il mute object of
| patriotic alteration, from Philadelphia
TO Chicago. and there exhibited, No dis
| tlngulshed traveller was ever escorted
|
celved more homage from the patriotic
people who everywhere greeted Its com
Ing
In the New Eagland states the
Fourth of July Is celebrated With great
est ardor. Cannon are fired ut sunrise,
and the ringing OF bells the swapping
and cracking of flreerackers and the
shouts of the Juveniles mike II noise
| that Is deafenlng. but welcome. Later
Ia the day there Is Il meeting OF the
military, and the hearing Of nags and
! heating of drums add TO the glory OF
the spectacle. lienies are attended at
| rural groves, oratIons are made by
| speakers selected for the occasion, and
the nations birthday IL celebrated by
q hitting demonstration of enthusiasm,
| skyroelsets and illumination ending the
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The manufacture Of fireworks for the
Fourth of July Is one of the industries
or the country. The Roman candles, set
pieces, kissing sbyrockets which turn
into many colored serpents, stars, flow
era, prismatic fountains, comets with
long tails of yarlegated colors, the "dev-
IL HHlollB the lhlipfs dud IL huHuTeu
other fantastic sorts are made in Amer
len. The factories for the manufacture
of fireworks are seldom located In cities
| on account Of the dangerous explosives
employed, but In some quiet spot who're
n little village of 30 or more cottages
surrounds the factory, all being inclosed
by high honrd fence, upon which the
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ously painted. Women aud girls are
employed in the less dangerous work of
preparing the eases. while men and
boys work with the combustible filling.