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Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
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the capture of any one of the members of the
body that King George would have him strung
up speedily should there be written evidence
that he had spoken against the supremacy of
the crown. When the Brunswick monarch.
however, had been forced to relinquish his grip
on the united colonies, some of the delegates
told what they had said or what others had
said. These fragmentary speeches had never
before been gathered together, it is believed
Bits of them appear here and there in revolu-
tionary-day stories. Others are to be found in
the correspondence of some of the fathers of
the republic, and two others have had their
spirit, but not their letter, preserved through
one of the almost matchless orations of Web
ster.
1t is well-known fact that the declaring of
the colonies independent was not thought of
seriously before the convening of the memor.
able congress of the spring of 1776. Washing
ton was bitterly opposed to any such declara-
ton until it became military and civil neces-
sty. Patrick Henry was perhaps the only out.
spoken advocate of the year when the cutting
. was actually accomplished, though BENJAMIN
Franklin and Timothy Dwight thought and
sometimes said, that the yoke should be re.
moved Henry, by the way, in one Of his
speeches, undoubtedly gave the keynote to
which Robert Emmett afterward attuned the
last sentence of his speech when condemned
to die. AS early as 1873 Patrick Henry de-
clared that the colonies should strike for inde-
pendence, and prophesed that France would
not be backward in coming to their aid The
last words of his speech were almost literally
a part of the concluding words of Robert
Emmet's speech: Then our country shall
take her place among the nations of the
EARTH"
The original declaration of independence
was local affair. Mecklenberg county, North
Carolina, at public meeting held in the town
of Charlotte, in August, 1875, declared that
lit threw off forever all allegiance to the Brit
ish crown" 1t was not long after this that
North Carolina instructed its delegates to the
continental congress to vote first last and
always" Ser the independence of the united
colonies. It must be said that many historians
doubt the authenticity of the Mecklenberg
= declaration.
The congress that was to declare America
free convened in Philadelphia, and in general
way discussed the matter of throwing of the
yoke. Richard Henry Lee OF Virginia intro
douced this resolution: Moved, That these
united colonies are, and of right ought to be.
free and independent states, and that all po-
litical connection between US and Great Brit
ain is, and ought to be. dissolved"
John Adams of Massachusetts seconded the
motion, but the names of both mover and Sec
onder were omitted from the record, because
it was the belief that if the British authorities
got hold OF them as prisoners they would
stretch hemp without trial. Before the dis
cussion of the resolution congress adjourned
and came together again in June, when began
the debate perhaps the most momentous In
history, the details of which, save In detached
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

we must all hang together or we'll all hang
separately" Harrison, who had a ready wit
looking at his ample proportions, said: If
they drop US on at ropes end some of you
llghtweights will be kicking and suffering long
after I'm done for"
During the time of the adjournment the
committee which had been appointed to pre-
pare the declaration of independence chose
Jefferson, the youngest of their members, to
write the document, on the ground that he was
the best penman" in the lOt Now the word
penman IN those days was sometimes used to
denote man who expressed himself well on
paper, and not necessarily man who wro.e q
good hand. The English of the declaration
perhaps shows that the word was used with
the former significance, though some of Jeffsr.
sons detractors have insisted that Tom Paine
wrote the famous document
The Declaration of Independence was read
paragraph by paragraph to the assembled
members. AS a matter of fact, the most bril-.
liant speakers were opposed to the resolution.
Among those so opposed were Dickinson, Rob.
ert r. Livingston James Wilson and Edward
Rutledge. 1t leaked out afterward that most
OF these men made speeches opposing the sew
ering of the British bonds OF three of those
who spoke in favor of independence it was
afterward said: Jefferson was no speaker;
George Wyeth was sensible, but not clear and
Witherspoon was clear, but heavy"
1t has always been believed that Richard
Henry Lee said, in standing for the absolute
independence of his country: "Why still delib-
crate? Why, sir, do you longer delay? Let
this happy day give birth to an American re.
public. Let her arise, not to devastate and
conquer. but to re-establish the reign of peace
and law. The eyes of Europe are fixed upon
us; she demands of us living example of
freedom that may exhibit a contrast in the
felicity of the citizen to the everincreasing
tyranny which desolates her polluted shores.
II we are not this day wanting in our duty to
our country the names of the American legis]a.
tors of 1776 will be placed by posterity at the
side of Thcseus, of Lycurgus, of Romulus, of
Numa, Of the three Williams of Nassau. and of
all those whose memories have been and for.
ever will be dear to virtuous men and good
citizens"
Just how Lees speech leaked out was not
known, but it led to a somewhat remarkable
scene in the English school of st. Bees Lee
had son, mere boy, pupil in st. Bees.
A member of board of visitors to the institu-
tion asked the head master who the boy was
He is the son of Richard Heary Lee of
America" was the answer.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
MARIA BURLEY GREENE
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
The Rookery Chicago
The Rookery
Chicago

Then he knew; it was the work of
the woman lawyer. Vernon had heard
of her often; he had never seen her.
He gave little sniff of disgust.
The senate was droning along on
the order of reports from standing
committees, and Vernon, growing tired
of the monotony, rose and sauntered
back to the lobby in search of COM
pany more congenial than that of the
gruff Burns. He carried the rose as
he went, raising it now and then to
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
DESTROYED Her Popularity

But now everything is changed.
eat out now, and pay for each meal as
get it, consequently all those stand
ing invitations have been tacitly but
none the less Enthusiastically recalled.
The fact that am saving the price of
a dinner every time eat with them
makes my friends think am econo-
MIXING at their expense. I am just
as cheerful guest now as formerly.
I don't eat any more, and am not a
bit more trouble, but I find that not
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

Gates of resistance to tyranny spoke 1orclDiy
against the adoption of the declaration. 1t
may be that his wife's, Johnny, you'll be
hanged" was still on his mind. He was one
of the best speakers in the congress, and the
friends of liberty feared the effect OF his argu-
ments. The gist of what he said was years
afterwards made public, and, while Dickinson
feared simply that the time had not yet come
for the declaring of the country's indepen-
dence, and was in reality patriot at heart,
his memory has suffered for the stand he then
took
When Daniel Webster delivered his pane
gyric of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
he drew verbal picture of that scene in the
continental congress when the Declaration Of
independence was under discussion. He knew
the thread of Dickenson's discourse as it had
been imputed to him, and though Webster
mentioned no name. his amplification of Dick
enson's words will probably stand forever as
containing the essence of the opposition of the
colonial legislator to the taking of firm stand
for his country's freedom.
Dickenson's speech, as it has come down,
runs in part as follows: Let us pause. This
step, once taken, cannot be retraced. This
resolution, once passed, will cut of all hope
of reconciliation. If success attend the arms
of England we shall then be no longer colo
MES. with charters and with privileges; these
will all be forfeited by this act, and we shall
be in the condition of other conquered people
at the mercy of the conquerors. For our.
selves we may be ready to run the hazard,
but are we ready to carry the country to that
length? Is success so probable as to justify us?
Where is the military. where the naval power,
by which we are to resist the whole strength
of the arms of England, for she will exert that
strength to the utmost? Can we rely on the
constancy and perseverance Of the people, or
will they not act as the people of other coun.
tries have acted, and, wearied with long
war, submit in the end to worse oppression?
while we stand on our old ground and in.
sist on redress Of grievances we know we are
right, and are not answerable for conse-
Quences. Nothing, then, can be imputed to US.
But II we now change our object, carry our
pretensions farther and set up for absolute in.
dependence. we shall lose the sympathy of
mankind. We shall no longer be defending
what we possess, and which we have solemnly
and uniformly disclaimed all intention of pur-
suing from the very outset of the troubles.
Abandoing thus our old grounds of resistance
only to arbitrary acts of oppression. the ma
tions will believe the whole to have been mere
pretense. and they will look on us not as in
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even my closest friends want to feel
that they are being used for good
thinp'
A Partial Theft.

isn't this lovely little book?" she
asked, showing it to him. "Such
fine leather cover. Such nice gilt
edges. swiped it when the clerk
wasn't looking" For the love of
heaven" he exclaimed. ""The Acts
of the Apostles!' Why did you confine
yourself to the 'Acts?' Why didn't you
steal the whole Bible?"
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

''It is strange" sighed the blue.eyed
giy!, chow quickly even your best
friends will learn to regard you with
suspicion Take my case, for example.
When | boarded and had to pay for
my meals whether l ate them in the
boarding house or not, had a stand
ing invitation at several places to
drop in any time for dinner. My
friends knew l wouldn't save anything
by partakins of their hospitality, and
they were always urging me to come.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
A Dyspeptic Order.

Miss Carey Thomas, the head of
Byrn Mawr college, said at one of
the teas to undergraduates that are
a charming feature of each college
term:
French is the language of ele.
gance. 1t is quite indispensable
abroad. Master it and avoid the error
committed by Bangorian.
The Bangorian entered Bouillon
Duval In Paris and stared confusedly
at the menu. To him a caneton a la
presse only differed from supreme
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

de sole in price. He twiddled the
menu In his fingers, turned uncon-
sciously to the back, which contained
the advertisement of the big depart
ment store in the Rue du Bac that is
called the Bon Marche, and ordered
of the waitress-in French, but trans.
late him:
lone paper of pins, two saws, a
box of envelopes, a clock and-er-a
boa.''
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Immense Wealth Hidden Aw,

Immense Wealth Hidden Away.
1ndias accumulated boards Of
wealth locked up in strong iron boxe,
and secreted. amounts to $500, 900, 900
and this vast sum is being augmented
am annually to the amount Of S56.ooo..
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
SYNOPSIS.

Senator Morley Vernon's visit with his
nancee was interrupted by call from
his political boss at the state capital.
Both regretted 1t. the girl more than he,
because she had arranged to attend a
dinner that evening with him. She said
she yearned for national office for him.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
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here. young
man." s a / d
tn e inquisi-
or, a n d
W h e n LIE g
approa ched
the English
man said to
him SO D o
you KIN o W
we will soon
have gu r
fathers head
on T " Q +
hill?"
"You may
have it when
you can get
it," was the
OOy . 0pAA~~
ed answer.
John Dick
e n 8 o n OF
p e n n s yl-
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tn o u 6 h he
had been one
of the fore
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

AOSASy uOCu1ucuC. ANOt
long ago there was held in Wash
lngton convention of the descend.
ants of the signers. 1t is expected
that as the result of the labors of
this hereditary organization there
Will be gathered together for pres
',ervation in one safe place all the
thlngs that are attainable which
had intimate association with the
men who on the 4th of July. 1776
took their lives and their pens in
, hand.
In the year 1776 lived a woman
who was fond Of giving curtain
lectures to her husband. She va.
the original Mrs. Caudle, though
ner name was Mrs. Dickenson. the
wife OF John Dickenson of Penn.
sylvanla, whose Letters of a
pennsylvania Farmer" had done
much to arouse a spirit Of liberty
among the people. One night sev.
eral weeks before the meeting -,
tne continental congress. Of which
Dlckenson was memhar hI.
spouse, speaking from beneath tho
s snaao" OF her nightcap, said:
Johnny, if you have anything to
40 with this independence business
you IL De hanged, and leave a most
excellent widow" John Dickenson
spoke against the resolution do.
caring the colonies to be free and
independent. '''"
lhe great independence debate
was held within closed doors and
no record of the speeches was kent
because it was felt that in case If
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

The Unruly Member.
A man whose tongue is unbridled
works badly In any kind of harness.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30

form, were never pre-
served. During a part
of the proceedings Ben
jamin Franklin pre-
sided.
In a letter written 20
years after the debate
one of the delegates
said that when Benja-
min Franklin, after the
Si0nin0 Soi6. ssN1uy
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
J alY .

A ASHINGTON. - There
was unveiled in the ma.
TONS capital recently a
statue of the Rev. John
WitherspoOn, one of
the signers of the Dec
laration of Indepen-
dence. More and more
attention is being given
throughout the country
to the memories of the
men who signed the
ihorf1y Aoo,>--~& N0t
Arizona republican., 1909-11-14
CRAVING FOR DRINK NOT
 HERlTED.

The causes and effects of aIcho
 hoiism form vast subject aboi..
 which much truth and many false
 hoods hav- been written. writes Alex
 ander Lambert. M D. in Success
 magazine. The falsehoods have done
 more than passong harm. for they
 have caused in the minds of the E.
 n"rrant a disbelief in the truth. and the. strict truth displays a terrible
 picture. The use of alcoho' is the most common and widespread of all the narcotics and unlike morphine and cocaine it may be indGlged in m"destly without ever being taken to excess, but. also unlike morphine and cocaine. when used even in modera- ton it may cause patholoSic changes in the body, and when taken to excess
 invariably produces de=enerative changes in the various viscera.
 Alcohol has d curious selactive ac- ton and as individuals. react differ ently to equal doses. 50 too. do indi- Niduals show different patnqlogic changes from equal indulgence. The brain and central nervous system. or the heart and arteries. or the liver fh-a'+ 4N4fii' llAeAe NeiAll H' ltcti sll-lf bear the brunt of the alcoholic poison. Thus the brain and nervous system may entirely escape the poison and the individual die of cardiac or other viscerial degenerations: or the brain and nervous system may be- come early degenerated and the wis cera escape. and the chronic alcoholic live long years. a nuisance and curse to his community. Unfortunate ly. when alcoholic eXcesses are com mitted in the youthful formative period Of life. the brain and nervous system are the more prone to be af- fected. The man who indulges in al coholic eXcesses is like a man who rccklessly signs drafts which he never expects to be cashed in. but when "vertaken with acute disease or ac- cident these drafts are cashed in with Utiloss insistence. The effects of ai- cohol do not always remain confined tr the generation which commits the over indulgence. since idiocy. epilepsy -roral deEeneracy and weakened. un- stable mentality are more often found than in those of non-alcohoiic parent age The actual thirst or craving is inherited. but the weaker moral char a.ter which is bequeathed easily gives way to any temptation and quickly forms habits of excessive indulgence.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-14
THE BEA TIFUL.

 I have seen niger. holier things than these. And therefore must to these refuse my heart Yet am I panting for a little ease; I'll .ake. and so depart. An. hold, the Ieart is prone to fall away. Her high and cherished visions to forget. And if thou takest. how wilt thou re- pay So vast. so dread a debt? How wilt the heart. which now thou trustest. then Then corrupt, yet in corruption mindful vet Turn with sharp stings upon itself, again. Bethink thee of the debt? Hast thou seen higher. holier things than these. And therefore must to these thy heart refuse? With the true best alack. how iu agrees That best that thou wouldst choose.
  The Summum Pulchrum rests in heaven above. Do thou. as best thou mayst. thy duty do. Amid the things allowed thee live and love. Some day thou shalt it view.
 Arthur Hugh Clough.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-14

arch of the little domestic kingdom, no matter how firmly inrenched she be as the power behind the throne, writes Inez Haynes Gilmore in Sue cess Magazine, Sine must assume al- ways that he is the hub of his busi- ness world. that it would fly to pieces were he to be absent himself from it for week-assume it even though she knows that il is his capable un- der clerk who keeps the wheels nov ing
 And last. Women have no sense of humor." says-doeS the man live who has not said il? It is the oldest bromidiom eXtant Yet man has all ways before him the irrefutable evi- dence that. for countless generations. woman has lived with him. How could she have survived that ordeal minus the sense of humor?
Arizona republican., 1909-11-14
Fermentation and
 FlatulenCe Prevented
In the Stomach by Charcoal, the Great Absorbent. Anti Fermentative,
 and Oeodorant.

Some years ago pr. Belloc. a re-
 tired surgeon of the French army
 turned his attention to charcoal as a remedy for dyspepsia, Fermentation and flatulence, or gas in the stomach
 and intestines. lie was himself sui ferer from these symptoms. and thus
 had an opportunity of testing person ally its therapeutic action.
 He decided after many tests that charcoal made of willow wood was bs far the best. lie found that charcoal made of other woods caused disa- greeable taste in the mouth-cVeU painful excoriations of the mucous membrane. as well as thirst. and a pinchiug sensation in the stomach.
 but not one of these symptoms eyer occurred when the willow charcoal was employed
 He was in the habit of prescribing from two to six teaspoonfuls for his patients. but he himself frequently took as much as 800 grammes. or more than fifteen ounces per day. There is really no such thing as taking too much charcoal. An excess cannot be taken. for the reason that the more you take the better it is for you, as it is entirely harmless. and through its use your system will be completely cleansed of all its impurities. the fer mentation of food and the formation of gas in the stomach prevented and the absorption of toxic products or poisonous material into the blood from the stomach and intestines estopped.
 When regular physician took as much as fifteen ounces of charcoal daily. it's harmlessness and beneficial effects as an absorbent. deodorant. germ destroyer and dyspepsia cure should be apparent to all.
 The Academic Rationale de Medicine a memoir which Dr. Belloc published on the use of charcoal. and in France it soon became a favOrite remedy. Its reputation spread to this country and now we find charcoal lozengeS exten- sively sold. prescribed and employed as dyspepsia remedies. Dr Belloc's was administered to his pa tients in the form of a powder. stirred up in water, and was very dsagreea- ble to the taste. and its efficacy was far less than in the form of a lozenGe
 Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are great and happy improvement upon this form of administering charcoal They are made of the best willow charcoal, freshly prepared. and ren- 1ered exceedingly. paIatable by the ad- 5ition of pure honey, which gives them a taste that is in strong contrast to that Of ordinary powdered charcoal could be more efficaciOus in it's effects than charcoal given in rhis desirable form. Two or three of Charcoal Lozenges taken after meals are sufficient to give complete relief Go to your druggist and buy a box, but insist on having Stuart's IS there are many worthless limitations on the market. not made of willow wood, but of poplar. box wood. dog wood. etc, which are not good for the system. For sale everywhere. 25 cents per box. Sample box will be sent free by mail upon request. Address F. X Stuart Co. 200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Mich.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-14
HAS WOMAN SENSE OF HUMoR?

Not 2 wife-Eve but plays up from morning to night to Adams idea of his own importance. She must as sume always that he is absolute mon
Arizona republican., 1909-11-14
Disease Germs

Cannot harm healthy human bodies. We cannot have healthy bodies unless we have pure blood, the kind of blood that Hood s SarsapariiIa makes.
 This great medicine has an un- equalled, unapproached record for puri- flying and enriching the blood.
 It cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, general debility, and builds up the whole system.
 Get it today in the usual liquid form or ID ehocolsted tablet form called Ssrsatabs.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-10-06

ties, confessed burglar, and Albert
Stoeker, of Viola, who has admitted
that he destroyed FIVE buildings by
fire. The spectacular career of these
lads ought to impress upon other boys
the one all-important fact that crime
and wrong Of any kind do not pay.
Had these boys escaped detection for
years, and had they made money out
of their disreputable work, what boy
imagines for a moment that by any
possible way either of these youths
could have ever had any real pleasure
out of either their criminal work, or
any money they might haye made out
of it. Had they exercised the same
amount of energy and talent along
honorable lines, could they not have
accomplished great deal more and
in the end have been proud of their
effortl Did it pay them TO run the
risk of being caught and disgracedi
Have they not paid an awful price for
all the imaginary fun they ever could
have gotten out of their disreputable
conduct
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-10-06
their work. Ii is desired that every
teacher in the county come deter
mined to make this the best institute
ever held in Idaho county.


Recently Gordon Estes, the fifteen
year-old son of respectable farmer
near Moscow, confessed to having
been implicated in a number of burg
laries in that city. Last week Albert
Stoeker, the thirteen-year-old son OF
a farmer at Viola, 9 miles north of
Moscow, confessed to having been
the instigator of number of destruc-
tive fires at Viola, including two
school houses. Maccabee hall, the
Christian church and a COW barn.
The Moscow Star-Mirror in COM
mcnting on the cases says: There
ought to be a most forcible and
pointed lesson for the boys Of Mos
COW in the case of both Gordon Es-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-10-06
SPLENDID INSTITUTE ANTICIPATED
The Best Of Talent Has Been Secured
and Fine Program Arranged.

County Superintendent Granville
announces that he has secured the
services of City Superintendent of
Schools, H. A. Adrian, of Santa
Barbara, Calf, one of the leading
educators of that state, as the leading
instructor during the county institute
TO be held in Grangeville, October IL
to Is, inclusive. State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, Belle Chamber
lain, will also be here Tuesday and a
number of other educators of good
standing will be in attendance.
This insures to the teachers the
very best of instruction and continued
interest during the session, so that all
may come prepared to get full re-
turns for the time spent and return to
their schools prepared for more
thorough and energetic prosecution of