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in American history and we wonder
at the wisdom everywhere displayed.
The triumph OF the American people
In their revolution seems now almost
too good to be true. 1t is surprise
even yet. England was great and
strong. The colonists were weak.
England sent her soldiers working for
salary, They met the colonists fight
English were brave, but they lacked
the inspiration of great cause.
"christmas Of the Patriot"
This is a great day in America. 1t
Is the Christmas of the patriot It
ought not to be forgotten that forty
years ago today, the nation had new
birth, given by the victories at Gettys-
burg and Yicksburg. The rebellion
reached high water mark and all
the disagreements and discords of six
ty Years were wiped out by the guns
of Meade and Hancock in the Penn
sylvania hills and those of Grant at
Vicksburg. What would have been the
fate of the republic had those two
great battles not been fought? In the
two battles Americans enough were
killed to found a state. They died
that the states might be founded
free.
1.-THE Fourth of July ought to be sa-
cred to patriotism. The OK is not liv-
ing with hide big enough to make a
boot large enough to kick man far
enough who would discuss politics on
the Fourth of July There is more
patriotism and less partisanship in
the republic now than at any other
time.
The World Today.
''The world is called strenuous but
there is more leisure among all class
es than ever before. The hours of
labor are shorter and more respect is
shown to labor than in any former
generation. The rich are richer and
the poor are richer than ever before.
The rewards of labor are the best and
the peonle of the world are nearer
an equality than at any former time.
Education is more universal, and
knowledge, which has grown to be a
necessity, is more widespread 1t has
grown to be world of machinery and
organization, but If it were not for
machinery and organization, the peo-
pie of the world could hardly supply
their own wants, their wants having
SO largely increased.
Uncle Sam Leads.
Uncle Sam Is leading the world For
a century the old world regarded him
as an outlaw whose clothes did not fit
him. His diplomats were the laughing
stock at every court; now he leads the
diplomacy Of the world He was the
| first to put the nations of the world on
an honest truth-telling basis in diplo-
macy. Not move is made on the
worlds checker-board without consult.
| ing the American state department.
"A big country with big opportunities,
high mountains and great rivers,
breeds and inspires big men, New
ideas come only from new worlds
Had America not have been discovered
the world would have remained in
| darkness.
Country Prospering,
Our country is prospecting so greatly
that we are not sure whether it is
prosperity or intoxication. We can tell
when the uses of present conditions
are determined. The world is on a
higher plane every year. It's demands
| are constantly advancing. The world
Is throwing out at it's back door what
would have been called wealth a
! hundred years ago.
The twentieth century is but begin
| ming, When 1t shall, end the human
family will inquire as was never in,
quired before. What hath God
wrought?'
! Americans have simply to keep Their
common sense, their energy, their NOR
| ality and virtue and the world is prac
tically theirs