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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-21
Flags at Half Mast.

Flags are halfmasted over the town
hall and other public buildings at
Bradford. No definite funeral arrange
ments have been made but the family
is understood to desire to have them
as simple as possible.
That the body of Sir Henry Irving
should find a resting place in West
minister abbey appears to be very
general desire.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-21

Chromite, the mineral from which
chrome yellows and greens are made,
is becoming very scarce indeed. Most
of it comes from Turkey to Philadel-
phia and is worth about $40 ton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

mex. for the good of the cause all
mules and merchandise that passed
along that road.
"They unloaded the pnck animals
and opened the boxes of fireworks,
which caused them much surprise
They were nil country peasants half
breed Indians, who had only seen such
things once or twice before when they
happened TO visit town at the time of Il
fiesta. and had certainly never touch
ed them. The revoutionist general al
mired tho rockets very much and
handled them as lovingly IA any Amer
lean kid does on the Fourth Of July.
Il told him they were intended to
celebrate the independence of his eoun
try aud appealed to his patriotism to
let me 20 OH TO quito 50 that the di5-
play might come of on schedule time
But he didn't see 1t In that light
"'rhe government at quito he de
clared, had trampled on the liberties Of
the country and therefore had no right
to send up fireworks TO celebrate tie
glorious ugc OF Bolivar. II was he. up
on whom the mantle of Bolivar had
fallen, who would send them up, and
thus celebrate the great Victories he
was going to win when no started IN t.
do things to the government
"With that he struck n match and
tried to Hight one Of the rockets by the
wrong end tried TO cXplain 10 him
that he was going to get hurt, but his
f..it 80, Ia al
] didn't try 10 save him again. The
to-kct suddenly went off with roar.
~In moment there was a terrific cx'
plOsion. The whole lot ignitcd ut once,
bombs and rockets dnrting off In all
directions among the crowd standing
around.
"You can bet those rcvolutionists
were scared. Some Of them fell down
on the ground and called upon thelr
patron saints for help; others boted
down the mountain trail like brighten
cd hares and didn't show up again fol-
half an hour
at IL miracle we were not all
killed, but with the exception Of the
general nobody was badly hurt.
81 know how 10 dress burns as well
as any doctor, of course, and | soon
fixed him up as comfortable as posi-
BILE. His followers formed a camp near
the trail, and stayed with them three
days, attending to the chiefs injuries
At the end OF that time hc was well on
the way 10 recovery and very grateful
to me. went on to Quito and gave
the display ut the time appointed, but
all the fireworks had TO De locally man
ufactured Charles H. Darlington IN
Washington Star
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DECLARATION CONTEST.
An Interesting Game For Fourth
of July Party.


A Declaration contest combines pa
trlotism and puzzling IN II clever fash
ion, which renders 1t just the idea for
Fourth of July entertainment. The
plan Is very new one and does not
entnll eXertions too strenuous for the
dog day weather apt to prevail ut this
season.
Here are the directions In nutshell:
Cut from white cardboard (Which
should be OF the kind prepared for wa
ter color ms many oblong cards as you
expect players These cards should be
about . by 10 inches and should be
shaped away ut the top aud bottom to
represent II parchment scroll. The eff
feet of rolled parchment Is then height
encd by water color shading.
Have a wee bow of trleolor at the
top of each scroll, the ribbon passing
through two holes In the cardboard
and ending In loops. to which red,
white and blue pencil IL attached. IL
one is skilled In fancy lettering the
words "Declaration OF Independence"
can be executed in red, white and blue
below the ribbon.
set of simple questions relating to
the document of liberty Is written up
on the face of the scroll, the reverse
being left blank for the answers.
The prize given for the greatest num-
Der of correct answers might take the
shape Of a handy volume containing
the Declaration, the constitution, inau-
gural address of Washington and other
patriotic utternnces.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05
A SWISS CELEBRATION.
The Experience OF an American In
Geneva en- Jaiy 4.
'"hha last time was In Geneva I ar

"Ahs last TINE vs. In Geneva ar.
rived on tha eyenIng Of JuIy z" saws a
CORRESPONDENT of the philndenhIa
Press. The next morning left my ho-
tel-it was NOT one affected by Amerl,
cnn tourIsts-for n stroll through the
city. From the upper window of one
of the shons which leaked on the mr..
row cobblp payed street hung an Amer.
ican flag beside the flag of Switzerland
I was nuzzlcd for a minute Then II
flashed over me TINT II was the rlori-
Gus Fourth and that In NV home in the
States nt that minute hundreds of thou.
sands of flags were flylng and millions
of crackers exploding TO celebrate the
anniversary II wns odd \, he remind
ed of the occasion by the people of an.
other land 40 far from NV own-a pro-
plc spcnkiup another lnngunge and
alien 10 me In everything hut their love
of freedom.
Turning into another street | saw
more decorations. and as neared the
| buslness center of the city they rrew
still more profuse. The big hotels show
cd the blended colors from MANY win
| dows md from tho Flagstaff of the Ma
tionaI hotel which IN the one most fire.
ounntnd NV Americans flew the stnrs
and strInes
at wos insnIrinp felt like throw.
inr nv INIT into the air and CRYING
.IIurrahr Tint Ia what n good many
Americans whom met were Impelled
To do Moreover. some of them were
setting OF bombs unmolcsted On ey
cry hnnd were the evidences of nation
nj svmnothy The oxuhnrant American
found announcement and not rcproof
| In III, ooo,.,, o. ,,ot,o m An,o, ,,,r
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fused TO accept Il music box and Il
jackknfe, but the approach Of the
Fourth of July found him graciously
disposed to accept II gigantic pistol
generously supplied with caps of an
extra large size and of exceptional
noise producing qualities. lie was
still welded TO his idol, Ronald. but
the donor of such fascinating toys was
not to be regarded lightly, and for
fully ten minutes he sat upon Car
rolls lap before he slipped down to
try the new toy.
Encouraged by the success OF this
experiment. Carroll was moved 10
make further offering on the morning
of the Fourth of case of fireworks
DOrothy's fears of an accident. More
than that, he stayed TO help shoot
them off, and all the afternoon he and
Danny made the Desmond front yard
as noisy as japanese battlefield.
lie did not receive the invitation to
supper, for which he had been ma
neuyerlng; however, he was back soon
sured at least one welcome by fresh
supply of fireworks. These he assist
ed Danny to set off in the front yard.
seriously burning one Of Mr. Dcs-
monds famous naples with his pin.
wheels and smashing n skylight In the
conservatory next door with a mlsdi-
rected rocket
4 In,
generosity, for he argued that were
the supply less plentiful he might pos,
sibly be left alone with Dorothy. Be
cause of this hope he was only too
ready, when she complained Of the
noise, to flick the ashes carelessly from
his cigar into an open box Of caps.
The expected explosion did not come,
and, disappointed, he turned away
Just as Danny reached over for fresh
cap.
With flare the entire supply explod
ed In the boys face. The ash with the
live heart had taken moment to heat
through and explode the illuminate
With cry Dorothy caught him up
and carried him into the parlor, reftls-
ing I'LL dlu from tlc Thoroughly II Sht-
ened Carroll.
Don't touch him. she stormed. IF
you have any decency, go away at
once"
II didn't mean to-" he protested. But
his words fell upon unheeding ears. 1t
was enough for Dorothy that her dar-
ling was suffering She ran to the tel
ephone to call up Old DR.. Bryan, only
to be met with the disheartening re-
Spouse that the doctor had been called
to the country. There was only one
other physician in the town.
For one brief second Dorothy hest
tated; then a groan from the huddled
figure VI the couch drove from her
head all feelings of pride. She took the
receiver down again. No need this
time to look In the book for the mum
Der. She knew 1t by heart
Ronald answered the call in person,
and with cry Of relief she told him of
her need and implored him to come.
There was no answer TO her request,
only the click as the receiver at the
other end was hung up. With a cry
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05
A South az
American W
Fourth s July

ONE years agD.' said the fra
- works man, Il had To make
~ Il journey TO Quito. the eapi-
tai of Ecuador. 10 supcrin-
tend big fireworks display that WAS
being given there by the government
in celebration of the anniversary of
the freeing of the country from the
Spanish yoke by Bolivar.
We'll, got To Guayaquil, the prih-
cipal seaport of Ecuador. and started
over the mountain trail to quito, which
was several days journey inland, with
mule team. had two American as
SlStantS with me and three mulctcers.
We rode on muleback. and our bag
gage WAS carried on six other mules.
The country was disturbed nj that
time by one of the revolutions so com
mon i'll Latin America, aud we were
warned ut Guayaquil that we might
he held up along the trail by the rebels.
But all went we'll for two days.
ION the afternoon of the third day as
we wound round corner Of the mar
row mountain path we met a party of
bnrefooted, ragamullin soldiers, who
surrounded us In Il moment and order
ed us to halt As the order WIS given
at the point of the rifle we promptly
obeyed.
"rhe boss brigand, IL big. burly vii
lain. who smoked Il fat black cigar AN |
wore long Kilt shenthcd sword. but
was otherwise as ragged and diSrcpu-
table as the rest of the gang told rs
through our guides That he was an of
flccr of the ever glorious and constitu-
tional provisional government by
which he meant the revolutionists lie
added that he was empowered to an
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

From the earliest times the Phladel-
phia statchouse bell has been symbol
Of patriotism. 1t sounded the repeal
Of the stamp act, and In 1865 1t tolled
forth the closing Of the port Of Boston.
II announced the first battle of the
American Revolution and the passage
Of the Declaration Of Independence, on
which day, we are told, that the great
bell rang all day and almost all night"
1t announced the surrcn E of Corn
wallis and the establsllul' Of the
constitution OF the Unltel States, 1t
has given hearty welcome o foreign
visitors and tolled the requiem of hon
ored and respected dead.
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The Fourth.

Now the happy Fourth Is nearing. and
the small boys mind Is tccriug TO
the gathering and cheering OF the
season that approaches.
And he's built "a visiuucd glory on the
same old happy story Of t.a holiday
time CORY as ON penny jugs he
peaches.
lie will dig deep ia his pocket for the
hzzing sizzling rocket, get his pistol
out and cock It for a time Of noisy
shooting,
And hon yell ana Shrek and below like
II happy little fellow ~ the blue,
green, red and yellow PROCEEDINGS
go sdhooting.
non buy Gowerpots and stacks Of Ro-
man candles. hen buy packs OF fire
crackers, and the tax Of all he'll buy
viii he amazing;
lieu have everything that's going In tho
way of noisy blowing. and he'll make
n brilliant showing with his neigh
borhood ablazing.
Hen have big balloons and bigger. and
each pyrotechnic 1igger that attains
prlncely figure he has set his heart
on buying.
And his wants Will be so many that the
man that sells the penny thlugum-
hobs wifi not stand any chance OF
meeting them. though trying
Henry Edward Warner In baltimore
News.
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she sank to the floor she was alone
in the house with her Suffering idol
Her father had gone to the celebration
in the town hall. and Carroll had skunk
away Mt her fierce rcpulsc
She could not believe that man
would be SO cruel as to refuse little
Danny help. And Dr RonaiA had pre-
anger burned in her heart Lat she re
WONDERED that her first duty was to-
ward Danny. She struggled to her
feet and started toward the couch in
the other room In the doorway her
Ecart gave IA great Leap There, bend
ing over the lad, WITS the staiwart liz
ure she loved So we'll Without turning
from his work he spoke:
Il thought it would he better to
come right over" he cNl med. Il
was afraid that his eyes night be in
danger. illuminate makes such mas
ty burn"
you might have told me that you
We're coming" she protested.
"Do you imagine l would refuse to
answer the call of distress aAyWhcreE'
he asked, as he saturated a strip of
cotton batting in sweet 81. WAS
there need of that assuran,,? Even
you gave me credit for being absorbed
in my work
Il beg your pardon" she said SIM
ply, trying 10 still the beating of her
heart as she came forward and took
one of Dannys hands in her =oayn. lis
he much hurtT
mot as badly as | fenre WAS the
assuring answer. THE b are SUI
perncal and confined to the lower
part of the face. His eyes 20 unhurt,
and he did not breathe the ilamc."
"ThmIi Cod" she said softly, that
you are here"
lie shot quick glance at her as he
raised his eyes from his work, but he
went quietly ON, and by the time he
had finished she had rcgained her self
possession.
"IIow can ever repay your she
said rs she replaced his packages in
the tiny satehel. He caught her face
in his two hands and searched her
eyes What he saw there must have
satisfied him.
My fec is u heavy one declared
solcmnly "a kiss
with sob, she paid him do = price.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

The Japanese are not expert in
night fireworks" says manufacturer
of pyrotechnic supplies, 4 they lead
the world in day fireworks. have
seen some wonderful displays during
several visits 10 japan. They send
up aerial pieces which explode and dis.
play in the mir perfect models of full
rugged ships, temples, men, beasts and
birds They can even make these
beasts aud birds fight In the air. We
have not yet been able to initiate
them In tins country With much sue
cess. ON the other hand. they ARE be
ginning to take our night fireworks
and analyze them and produce similar
pieces
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

For the Fourth of July fis.ncc there
are enormous crackers - swapping
mottpe+ in trieo,Drcd ising 4 8. An cx-
ira load snapper is in IL Of indie
pendcnce day. and the cap and aprons
packed into the small ace IRE
all in patriotic colors. q er dance
favors are tiny canes womd with tri-
coIored ribbons, md small pistols
which. when the trigger is pulled. send
out small Japanese folc ing fan,
while those of IL larger size shoot forth
diminutiye parasols in the same colors,
with the cutcst of fringed edges.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

Among the newest lirewG.lss are the
parlor variety. which chill can han
die with safety and which can be set
off in the house without danger of fire.
This pattern includes diamond rain
sticks. Roman candles and cartwheels.
The fire and sparks from these designs
are harmless and may be permitted TO
fall upon the flmsiest kind of material
without ignting it. In the larger de.
signs for outdoor use the newest Is the
Calling candle, which consists Of II
bundle Of Roman candles arranged
around a ecnterpleee like II Gatlins
gun The effect Is very pretty.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

MAY ITS GIOllOIS INENIA NEVER I'VE
EFFAcED FROM OUR MhMolttS.
The following toast given by the mer-
chants of New York In 1903 ut the Ton.
tine Coffee House, is but sample of
many which the day always called
forth:
Tho auspicious day that rescued our
country from the hated yoke OF foreign
tyranny and gave MS honorable rank
among the nations Of the earth-may It's
glorious events never he effaeed from our
memories; may the blessings II has con
ferred be as lasting AS the globo we In
habit and mny each revolving year find
AS moro united. moro happy and moro
free
During the early years of the last
century the celebration in Sew York
invariably opened with II discharge of
cannon from the Battery. A parade OF
the militia and volunteer rifle organiza-
tious, accompanied by the leading 40
Cieties OF the city, in which Iammany
was always well represented, marched
through broadway below the present
city hall, Wall street and some of the
other thoroughfarcs,
After II march of about an hour the
paradcrs filed into St Paul's or some
other prominent church, where the Dec
laration Of Independence was always
read, followed by an Grafton.
In the evening every tavern and cot
fee house had n special Fourth Of July
dinner. This latter custom WAS univer'
sal No hamlet was SO small that 1t
could not gather It's company Of patrl.
otlc diners in the village tavern. where
their enthusiasm was displayed In re
pcatcd protrstatlons of loyalty to their
country
The residents OF Brooklyn 100 years
ago were not to be ouidonc by their
friends In the greater city across the
river, as, according TO Il newspaper ae-
count nj the time, the Fourth of July.
1901, was celebrated In brooklyn as
follows.
Tho military of Kings county assembled
at the town Of brooklyn to celebrate th'
day. At sunrise n salute OF seventeen
guns was fired. The uniform corps of this
| Troop Of Horse. Republican ritlemcn
! Washington fugilccrs and the Rising sur
! companies formed on brooklyn Height
| at ~ O'Clock and marched through Sand
street, Main street, Front street M ole
| Ferry street, to the parade ground.
Later in the day there were dinners
in the various tayerns and the custom
airy toasts.
An account Of celebration at Potts
Grove Montgomery county Pa, IL in
tercsting Mt only for the picture Of ru
| raj enjoyment, but rs Il sample Of tn,
journalistic writing commonly seen In
the early newspapers:
1.-TWO ncldpicccs, chcerfully served
sent abroad In the forenoon the lofty
report Of both fun and ffolic by sixteen
well timed and successive discharges
| JOY bcamcd on every brow; the green
valleys aud distant hills participated
! In the gladness Of the day by reverber
ating the magnificent and far sent
sounds Of liberty and independence"
Mention IS then made Of the dinner
with It's attendant speeches, and II
concluding the writer adds:
'"Thc retired sun had just by this
! time let In the gloomy shade OF night
upon which the company beto0k them
selves to the tavern Of james kinkead
where they enjoyed themselves with
the sprightly dance and Toasted to
late hour upon song sentiment ant
rosy wine. New York Times
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never have accepted the attcn-
lions of Frank Carroll II she
had not known he was most
heartily disliked by DR. Bruce Ronald.
And she never would have quarreled
with the doctor but fer Danny
Dorothy had been the head OF the
house since. n mere slip of girl. she
had stood beside her dying mother and,
scarce comprehendinS her re9pen}ib
ity, had promised that she wodld be II
mother to Danny She had done moro
as years rolled around, becoming Dan
ny's uhject slave.
Ii WAS because DR. Ronad had left
pannys cut finger to hurry to Mrs
Carson, who was reported TO be in u
fit, that Dorothy had quarrelcl With
him. She could not understand why
Mrs. Carson's fit should he more i'm
portant than her darlin%'s hurt, and
had told Ronald that she could not
marry Il man who would leave Il ponr
suffering child To minister TO the whims
OF hypochondriac
There was no time for argument
DIR. Ronald had sprung into his bug
gy, and the next day she had returned
his ring. That same night Carroll had
taken the doctors place ON the nes-
mond porch to the openly expressed
disapproval Of Danny, who found Car
rolls cheap humor but a ro9r exchange
for the absorbing tales Ronald was
wont TO tell.
Dorothy herself found little pleas
ure In CarrolI's society. His slang and
silly stories grated upon her finer sen
sibiities. but she would not let Ron
aid see that she missed him, and car
roll had been the first to appear after
the quarrel
Carroll was far from fool. how
ever, and he sought 10 win Danny
favor with presents. That youth re.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

tSoi- Nathaniel Hawthorne. THE dweller
among visions"
1907 Giuseppi Garlbaldi, "a soul OF the
high Roman nature"
1926 stephen Foster. who wrote for the
world "Old Uncle Ned" THE Su-
vance River" MY Old Kentucky
Home" "Old Folks at Home" etc.
1881 arolus Duran. the great French
artist.
1870 Marcus Stone. the English painter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

Three students OF the EcoIc des
Beaux Arts, Marsellles. were talking III
cafe. MY dear fellow" said one, Il
painted the other day little piece OF
pine wood Ia imitation Of marble SO
perfectly that 1t sank to the bottom Of
the water"
POOH" said another, Yesterday i
suspended my thermometer ON the
easel TINT holds my View Of the Polar
Regions II fell ut once TO 20 below
zero"
That's nothing said the last. MY
portrait of the marquis Is so llfelike
TINT IL has to be shaved twice week"
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How EIies walk on window panes.

The microscope reveals the neat con
trlvance which enables a fly to walk up
window pane or defy the laws of
gravity by gliding along. back down
ward, on the ceiling The magnltier
shows the foot to be made up of two
pad covered with fine, short hair. each
pad having IL hook aboTe IT, Behind
each pad Is bag filled with sticky
liquid which oozes out whenever the
fly puts his foot down. The amount
which is pressed out of each foot Is
very small indeed, but, taken all to-
gether, It Is amply sufficient to hold
the insect In any position he chooses.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-07-05

Nordy YGA wife seems to thlhk
you'll get {bunlsOod If she lets you out
OF her sight. You must have once
done something very foolish to nave q
woman looking after you like tha'.
Butts did | married her.-iouis-
Vile Courier journal.
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Az to CracIsers.

"Why IS gun powder Ike baking
powderP
Give it up"
"They are both used In making
crackers" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ud Work Ahead.

Miss Gadd There goes JnckJ POOR
lev NV. he looks as solemn asian un-
dertaker these days! Mr. Batcnellor-
No wonder. He's going TO undertake q
wife next week. Exchange.
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Il never heard Of such a queer name.
Why do you call your dog Independ-
,nce Day.
Because it's our Fourth = Chicago
Record Herald.
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Some AZ
Old Time W
Celebrations

~ARApES, dinners and the drink
- ing of rs many toasts as there
We're states in the Union form.
ed the characteristic features Of
the early Fourth of July celebrations.
There was less noise century nga
than Is usually the ease today and alb
solutcly no oVcrindulgeuee in fireworks,
because fireworks were SO scarce that
their use was practically restricted to
the public gardens. These popular re-
sorts, of which there We're several In
New York, Boston. Philadelphia and
other large cities, We're careful to AN
nouncc, often weeks beforehand, the at
fractions prepared for the anniversary
day. Nearly every town and village
could point with pride to Revolution
AIRY veterans and the presence of these
warriors who had contributed their
share toward making the Declaration
of Independence mean something tc
the country added to the deep personal
interest In the day. The love for their
young country rang out true and clear
In every Grafton and after dinner ton Il,