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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
A Real Fourth Of July
Champion Of Freedom

Giuseppe Garibaldi, not an American
born, but for time an American citi
zen and as truly devotee of political
liberty as any of those who signed the
Declaration of Independence, was born
on July 4, 1907.
The story of his life as a fighting
Italian patriot is one of the world s
greatest romances. He was first exiled
from Italy in 1884, then choosing
South America for an asylum. He
served the now forgotten republic of
Rio Grande do Sui and later the re-
public of Uruguay. In 1919 he return
ed to Italy and entered the service Of
the Roman republic. Defeated, he was
exiled again. This time he came to
the United States. This was in 1850
the year that Hawthorne completed
1.-THE Scarlet Letter"
Garibaldi was then as hard pressed
for money as Hawthorne ever was
but entirely without the supersensi-
tiveness which was Hawthorne's curse
through life. Confronted with "a
plentiful lack of cash." the great Ital-
ian established a candle factory on
Staten Island, in the harbOr of New
York, and apparently decided to live
the rest of his life as a citizen of the
United States, for he took out natural
ization papers and manifested good
deal Of interest in the politics of his
adopted country.
However, he remained here only
four years; then he dreamed anew his
dream of the freedom and unity of his
beloved Italy and returned to Its
shores, settling as a farmer on the
island of Caprera. Five years later he
was In the military field again in the
war waged by Sardinia and France
against Austria, and he was figure
In most of the fighting that preceded
Italy's final Indication. He died twen-
| ty-seven years ago on his Caprera farm
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
FREEDOM.

Here In the forest now
AS on that old July
When first our fathers took the vow,
The bluebird, stained with earth and sky.
Shouts from blowing bough
In green aerial freedom. wild and high,
And now. as then. the bobolink
Out on the uncertain brink
OF the swaying maple swings,
Loosing his song out link by golden link
While over the wood his proclamation
rings,
A daring boast that would unkingdom
kingsl
Even so the wild birds sang on bough and
wall
That day the bell of Independence hall
Thundered upon the world the word OF
man,
The word God uttered when the world be-
gan
That day when liberty began to be
And mighty hopes were out on land and
But Freedom calls her conscripts now. as
then;
1t is an endless battle to be free.
AS the Old dangers lessen from the skies
New dangers rise.
Down the long centuries eternally,
Again. again. will rise Thermopylae;
Again. again, new Leondas
Must hold for God the imperled pass.
AS the lons ages run
And many Valorous Warren fall
Upon the imperied wall.
Man is the conscript of an endless quest
long divine adventure without rest,
A holy war, a battle yet unwon
When lie shall climb beyond the burnt
out sun.
Each hard earned freedom withers to
bond:
Freedom forever is beyond-beyond!
Edwin Markham in Independent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
BanC Day Is Here.

Willie has just Nost a thumb and one ear
Bang! Bang!
Cheer for the blessing OF liberty, cheer
Bang. Bang!
Bring the rusty gun out: let the loud can
non roar.
Make the day that we celebrate bloody
once more.
Let US all be more foolish than ever before.
Bang! Bang!
Mabel henceforth will be shy of an eye.
Bang! Bang,
Shout freedom forever her standard set
high.
Bang! Bangi
Let all the world know that we kneel to
no foe.
Let the heavens be rent by the sounds
from below
Baby's fingers are gone-never mind let
them go.
Bang! Bang!
The dead and the wounded are strewn
through the land
Bang Bang!
Hurrah! There goes Johnnys poor little
left hand
Bang Bang!
Fling out the gay banners to wave in the
air.
Bhoot off the loud cracker meath grand
mothers chair.
The Kitchens on fire. but let us not care
Bangl Bang!
Chicago Record Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Usefulness of Skyrockets.

The white stars in the cheap. one
ball candles are merely balls Of cot.
ton soaked with benzine.
Scarcely less Indispensable to the
Fourth of July celebration is the sky
rocket. But hundreds of years before
q Fourth of July celebrat ton was
thought of the skyrocket was used as
a warlike projectile. We are indebted
to the Chinese for this also, though all
the rockets that are now used In this
country are made here.
The rocket was used for purposes Of
war in China as long ago as the early
part of the eighth century. 1t was
soon adopted by the Europeans, who
however, up to the first part Of the
present century used 1t mainly for sis
mailing and as means Of setting fire
to besieged cities. Many improve
ments have been introduced, and roc
cts have been made which will carry
a five pound shot 5000 yards.
The motive power OF the rocket is
the pressure against the air of gases
generated t. the burning Of the com
position which it contains. The gases
escape through holes or vents in the
base Of the cylinder containing the
composition and give thus II forward
or upward motion of the rocket, as the
case may be. The long stick or tail
is added to keep the projectile steady
In its course.
Rockets have long been used by the
life saving service as signals. and all
ships carry a dozen or more on every
voyage, which they send up as signals
of distress in case disaster overtakes
them. But they are now likely to play
a still more important part in the
work of saving lives Of shipwrecked
mariners since a rocket has been in
vented which bids fair to take the
place of the mortar and shot at pres
ent used to carry lines from the shore
to distressed vessels.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02


starved and cussed and shivered at
Valley Forge, we went in and give the
British blazes at Yorktown and won
our liberty and the American eagle is
foppin' his wings and askin' fur
chance to scream. Shall we give it to
him and put our heels on the tyrant's
neck or shall we loaf around and let
the proud bird of freedom fly off with
the crows and the tyrant yoke us up
like so many oxen?"
1t was promptly and unanimously
decided to turn the American eagle
loose and knock the tyrant out in the
first round. Cheers were given and
money contributed to accomplish the
same, and the Fourth was celebrated
in Rattlesnake Creek as follows
When the momentous day arrived a
salute was fired at sunrise, and there
was general hilariousness during the
morning. with frequent cheers for
Washington, Benedict Arnold. James
]. Jeffries and others.
At high noon there was another sa-
lutte, and, as one of the citizens re-
marked, most of the bullets were high
balls.
At 1 o'clock the procession formed
and marched to the grove. There were
general good feeling and whoops for
liberty and the American eagle.
At , o'clock the judge delivered his
address on The Cradle of Liberty"
He also incidentally mentioned that
his store was the only place in Mon
tana where fresh eggs could be had.
The balance of the afternoon was
strictly devoted to the cause of liber-
ty. Some of the patriots got Napoleon
and John L. Sullivan mixed but it was
no time to be particular.
The fireworks were advertised to be-
gin at dark, and just at shutdown, as
fuel was being carried to the square
for a bonfire. the judge noticed a ten
derfoot on the street and beckoned to
him and asked:
stranger, are ye willin' to obleege?"
LAS to how"
'As to lettin' us pull We up to limb
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

The Fourth Of July has been a big
day in the wars of this republic. In
1861 July 4 was the first day of the ex-
ira session of congress. with eight
states unrepresented.
On July 4, 1868. Vicksburg surren-
dered to General Grant.
On the same day news was sent over
the country that the Federal forces had
won at Gettysburg.
On July 4, 1864, Grant was gradually
driving Lee back, though at a terrific
cost of human life.
On July 4. 1898, we got the news that
Cervera's entire Spanish fleet had been
destroyed off Santiago by the United
States fleet. that 600 Spaniards had
been killed and drowned and 1,400
taken prisoners on the day before.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
The Song of tho Fireeracker.

With fizz! and a BOOM and a bang
With a bang! and boom! and a hzz!
Oh. this Is the song the hrecracker sang
With the boom! and the bang! and thefizz
From the farthest of faraway lands
From the land of the rice and bamboo,
By the cunning Chinee with his dextrous
hands
We are nodded and fashioned for you.
would it seem like the Fourth OF July
Without our explosion and noise2
Oh. the men on parade march quietly by.
But the crackers belong TO the boys!
There's ne need for the sun TO arouse
All the world on this Fourth OF July,
For were up and we're on, though the
grown folk may browse.
We wake the whole land when we try"
With fizzl and a booml ana a bang!
To the very last sizzle and sigh
oh. these are the words that the fire.
cracker sang.
''Hurrah for the Fourth of JULY"
st. Nicholas.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
July q.

Spread your bunting; hang your wreaths
Let your banners be unfurled.
Shout until the welkln seethes
All about the deafened world.
Get your old time speeches out,
Cheer until you split the skies.
But be careful while you spout
OF your eyes.
Drag the ancient cannon forth.
Load II to the muZzle's brim.
Let the east. south. west and north
Echo with its blim- blam-blim
Let the crackers hiss and spit.
Rocket sticks come down kerplunk.
But be careful how you sit
On the punk.
Let the Roman candles flare
All the darkened heavens through.
Let the mortars fill the air
Full of stars red. white and blue
Let the fluent red lights flow.
Dimming both the moon and sun,
But be careful how you blow
Down your gun.
Roar. rejoice and speechify.
Go through all the bag of tricks
With which now we glorify
Heroes Of old seventy-six.
But. no matter what your glee
Mid the roar of bursting bombs,
Careful. oh. most careful be
or your thumbs!
Liberty a blessing Is
Worthy to be glorified
Worthy OF the fiery whiz
or a nation full of pride,
But it seems bauble vain,
Empty. useless thing OF chance,
When there follows in it's train
An ambulance!
John Kendrick Bangs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

roman candles and a pulling on the
rope and 1t was the judge who stood
on the steps Of his store two hours
later and uncovered his head and said:
Freedom, | greet thee! May the
banner of liberty never cease to wave
over a great nation! And now some of
ye show me the cuss who dares git up
and say that the town OF Rattlesnake
this day and got 'nuff money left over
fur everybody to buy one Of my ia
nous sugar cured hams tomorrow
A. B. Lewis.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Little Willie on the Fourth.

He was all here in the morning
When forth from his home he set out.
Safeguarded by many a warning
Which no is forgetting, no doubt.
His state es completeness was pleasant
When for fireworks he started to roam.
This is the question at present:
How much of him's coming back home
VIII there be fingers found missing?
VIII he have all OF his toes?
His mouth. is II still straight for kissing
Has he altered the shape of his nose?
IT'S a moment for waiting and guessing.
Are we victors or are we bereft?
This is the question that's pressing:
How much OF dear Willie Is left?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
BECAUSE IT'S THE FOURTH.

What a great big man Uncle Sam is
And what
A lot
He has done
Since he was begunl
And why?
Because it was on the Fourth Of July
That he began
His plan
OF stepping out
Without doubt
That if he waded right In
He'd win!
And, by zucks. so far.
Hasn't he got thar?
And that amt all
He amt small
At all.
And all
OF the western terrestrial ball
That amt otherwise engaged he
Will look after. See?
And some that is
AS. for instance, that Spanish biz.
And why?
Because it's the Fourth of July,
The greatest day
On earth, And, say,
When Freedom leads the way
She waves
The Fourth of July at slaves
And they shake off the shackles then
And become men!
And why?
Because it's the Fourth of July!
Gee whiz,
What a great day it Isl
SiZZ.
Fizz.
Whiz.
What a glory day 1t isl
Let the cannon roar
From ship and shore.
Let the eagle scream
By lake and stream.
Let us march with a tread
That will wake the dead
Let the bands play
All day
And sweep the sky
With the flags on hand
And why?
Because it's the Fourth of Julyl
Gee whz,
What a tremendous. stupendous,
Perpetual. perennial pyrotechnical.
indestructible.
Indescribable, inimitable, incandes-
cent ebullient
And enthusiastic day it isl
And why?
Because it's the Fourth of July!
w. ]. Hampton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

absolute content ON Caryton's face
Miss Leslie's cheeks were flushed and
her eyes downcast.
May | speak to your father now?"
Caryton asked in low voice as she
opened the gate.
mo, no; not just yet, Mr.. Caryton,
please" she whispered hurriedly. The
Fourth seems such bold, wild, noisy
time to tell IA thing like this. Wait
a few days until get used to the idea.
The boys are sure to chaff me when
they find out. and-but you must never,
never tell them about the fireworks.
Promise"
81 promise" said Caryton solemnly,
Including the hornets" - Frank a.
Sweet In Boston Globe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

"It's a pretty serious and always diff
hcult matter to raise boy"
That's right. But we are beginning
to feel good deal more hopeful about
our youngster We've got him safely
past his ninth Fourth Of July"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

don I mlnu. IL
don't really be-
lieve | would
dare do 1t by my
self"
1t was a long
red letter day, a
glorious one In
spite Of its being
the Fourth of Jul
ly, in spite of the
powder burns Of
the night before
and the vicious
punishment of
the hornets, and
when in the late
afternoon they
stopped at the
Leslie gate there
was a look of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until used Doan's Ointment. 1t cured
me permanently."-Hon. John R. Garrett,
Mayor, Girard Ala.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

in the cause of
liberty 2"
Blamed If /
don't a gree! I've
been wantin' to
git out of this
blamed kentry
fur a year. and
this is the first
chance offered
me. Go ahead
with your hang
in. and hooray
fur liberty. free
dom. B u n k ell
Hill and any
other old thing"
A Il d d t 8
o'clock W ere
a flight OF rock
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

ran. successfully used by Mother Gray.
nurse in the Children's Home in New York.
Disorders. move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy worms. Over 10000 testimoniale
They never fail. At all Druggist. s5c. sample
N Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
Mr.. CARTOONS
/ LIVELY FOURTH

@ARYTON had retired late the
night before. for he had gone to
~ town on an evening train after
lot of things for the boys
things that were mostly covered with
ed paper and decorated with Chinese
lesigns in gilt and that had fuses at
ached.
It was odd, but he had not once
bought of the Fourth being so near
ntil Newbold, the third nephew, had
declared his intention of remaining
out all night "to wake up things"
He had suddenly realized that his
brother, with whom he was spending
q few weeks, was only a teller in
rountry bank; that his nephews had
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

called We togeth-
err to talk about
celebratin' it in
a befttin' man
ner. Rattlesnake
G r e G k hain't
never paid any
attention to the
day so fur as |
kin learn. but
she's goin' to do
it this time or
bust. In fact,
she's got to do
it or let the
town of Red
Dog crow over
her. Feller cit
liens, we fit and
bled and died at
nI ran
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

perhaps a Few
nickels each to
eXpend for the
explosives neces-
sary to accom-
plish the waking
up.
When he re-
turned two men
were required to
II e Up h / m In
b rim gin & the
packages fro m
the train. The six
nephews were In
the back yard
then. at work
upon a diabolical
horn which was
to blow wakeful-
ness over the en-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02
RATTLESNAKE
ON The FOURTH

IT was Judge Harper's suggestion
that Rattlesnake Creek celebrate
the Fourth of July. The judge ran
the biggest store i'll town and at
the same time acted as justice of the
peace when anybody wanted law in
hunks and chunks, and one day in June
he called for public mass meeting.
When the inhabitants had assembled
on the public square he said:
"Feller Citizens-The Fourth hain'+
more'n three weeks away. ana have
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-02

Job work and Commercial Printing at
the Register ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
CAPTAIN Of HI. People,"

In many details Of his multifarious
activities Mr.. Roosevelt has erred. TO
err is human He has fallen short and
failed. He has never faltered. As
Lincoln did before him, he has known
how to meet overmastering necessity
with opportunism, but he has not tax
en- his eye from his chosen goal nor
relaxed the iron of his determination.
His devotion to the national ideals.
his feryent patriotism, have been an
inspiration to his generation aud will
be lasting example to posterity. No
president, no patriot, has ever put
away power In nobler spirit or with
firmer will than he when he refused
a reelection that would have come
in spite Of reiterated pledge and refus-
al had he not opposed to it the full
force of his influence. A great cham
pion, conservator and exemplar of
American democracy, Theodore Roose-
welt has been the captain of his peo-
pie, and in the house of the lowly as
in the house Of the strong he has been
the mighty prophet Of better day
Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17

Rabbi w. H. Fineshriber, vice presi-
dent of the Political Refugees Defense
league, in the absence of President
Henry Vollmer from the city. has IS
sued a call for a mass meeting to ia
held Sunday afternoon at Turner hall.
The Ethical society of Davenport which
has been holding Sunday afternoon
meetings at Turner hall, has consented
to dispense with next Sundays meet
ing in order to permit the mass meer
ing to be held in the hall they are
accustomed to occupying. The object
of the mass meeting is to protest
against the proposed extradition treaty
between this country and Russia. Tlso
following well known gentlemen have
been invited to speak: NJ. V. Cannon,
Rabbi Fineshriber Rev l.. Nj. Coffman,
e. NJ. Sharon and Rev. H. o. Row.
lands.
Obituary Record.-Yesterday morn
ing in st. Luke's hospital. occurred
the death of Henry Hensen of Walcott,
Iowa. Mr.. Henson had for years been
afflicted with heart trouble, but had
been in the hospital only since Mon
day noon. He was SO years of age,
and is survived by his mother, Mrs,
Magdalena H. Mensen. his wife. Ida,
and three children, Viola, Orvil and
Gilbert.
Alma Bauer, IA years old, died at
the home of her father, Carl Bauer,
1856 Leonard street yesterday. Her
death, caused by appendicitis, leaves
in mourning her father Carl D. Bauer,
and the following brothers and sisters:
Otto, Freda, Rosie and Henry.
Relatives have received news of the
death at FIT. Worth, Tex, at $3.50 a. m
yesterday, of Ernest Quickenstedt. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
Traditions IGNORED.

That even portion of natural ap-
probation goes to ex-President Roose-
Welt is high enough compliment; for
his methods have not been in keeping
with American traditions nor with the
spirit of the American government.
The feeling has gained strength that Il
bull in a china shop is not necessarily
a bad conjunction and that some kinds
of china ought TO be smashed anyway.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
ANOTHER TRIUMPH;
IS ABLE TO LAND
Count Zeppelin's Airship Performs
New Feat With Inventor and
Four Others Aboard.

Freidrichshafen, March 17.-Count
Won Zeppelin's new model airship with
the inventor and four other men on
board, made a successful descent in
field on the shore of Lake Constance
yesterday 1t had been asserted the
count could not land on ground with
out a specially built platform. but this
has now been disproyed. The airship
came easily to earth, afterwards reas-
cending, and returned to the balloon
shed on the lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
"BulIy" Copy Maker.

The man who writes paragraphs and
humorous stuff will regret the passing
Of Roosevelt His race suicide theo-
ries, his nature fake crusade, his An
anias club. his country life commits
sion, his advice to mothers, his buttine
into everything in which there is hui
man interest, have all made talk. To
use his own phrase, he has been n
bully" copy maker-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
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We return your money II Vinol fails
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
Fortunate In Misfortune.

Mr.. Roosevelt is too impulsive, errat-
ic and uncertain evidently to win ia
yor as possible executive of a corpo-
ration. Such an institution must have
at its head tactful, clear headed and
able man Of self control. That the
United States should have had as chief
executive a man whose idiosyncrasies
would have imperiled an average cor
poration and that it should have sur
vived his ebullitions but shows how
fortunate the country has been in its
misfortunes. Louisville Courier-Jo our
nal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
DAVENPORT
Says She Was Threatened.-Charg-

Says She Was Threatened.-Charg-
ing that her husband, Clinton Blarr
held a loaded revolver at her head
and threatened to kill her, and this
within one month after he had mar
ried her, Mrs. Alice NJ BLAIR, through
Attorney George E. Hubbell, has filed
a suit for divorce from Clinton BLAIR.
The general grounds upon which the
divorce is asked are cruel and inhu-
man treatment The couple were mar
ried June "a, 1907. Mrs. BLAIR states
that within one week of this time her
husband held loaded revolver at her
head and threatened to kill her. AT
another time he met her on Second
street and then and there threatened
to kill her if he ever found her out
walking again by herself Aside from
a decree of divorce the wife seeks the
right to resume her maiden name of
Alice Nj. Coleman
More Plumber Found.-Samuel Rice,
the Iowa street grocer, charged with
receiving stolen property, will have
his hearing in police court next Mon
day. In the meantime he is out on
bail of $500. Two more butts of to-
bacco identified as from the stock of
Smith Bros. & Burdick company,
wholesale grocers, were located in
Rice's store. He admitted that he
bought them from parties he had rea-
son to know had stolen the goods.
To Oppose Extradition Treaty.