The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-07-02

and everybody lifts up his or her voice
to help out the band in "The Star
Spangled Banner"
When that has been sung clear
through to the "hireling and slave"
and foul footsteps pollution'-there
is no expurgation of the national
hymn in the public schools Of this
town-everybody is as hot and uun-
comfortable as are the musicians.
They are in a condition to welcome
any deliverance, and they get it. One
wagon breaks it's hitching strap and
runs away. Women scream, men and
boys rush to the scene. The farmers
daughter is alone in the wagon. But
the ardent swain is not far away. He
chases the runaway, leaps into the
wagon over the tailboard and drives
his inamorata back safe to the cheer.
ing throng. Thenceforward he is the
hero of the day, the envy even of Mr..
Smith.
"Efforts Of His Life"
The president of the day scowls.
The runaway was not on his official
program, and he cannot recognize it.
He pounds for order, and when he can
make himself heard introduces "our
talented young congressman, the ora
, tor of the day, who will now address
you" Spick and span in a Washing
ton suit of clothes and with a smooth
shaven face in marked contrast to the
bearded visages about him, the poll
tical idol steps forth for the effort of
his life"
Women momentarily forget the
farmer hero in the burst of applause
which greets the young Demosthenes.
Wiping the perspiration from his
brow, the orator begins.
''In these degenerate days of money
grubbing and the ignoble chase of the
almighty dollar, it is we'll for us to
! get together once year, to drop our
usual arvocations and do honor to the
| founders of our nation, who have left
us the priceless heritage of liberty.
"And union, one and inseparable,
now and forever, hooray!" cries an
enthusiast in the crowd. The orator
pauGes and smiles condescendingly.
the crowd cheers and the enthusiast
feels that he has made hit. Then
| the speaker takes up his theme again.
unfolds the starry banner till his hear
ers can see it stretching over the
whole vault of heaven, discloseS the
proud bird of freedom soaring above
the great nation in the world and
winds up with the prediction that "a
| government Of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people shall not per-
ish from the earth"
Perspiring but Satisfied.
| Amid tremendous cheering hesits
! down, perspiring, but satisfied, while
| graybeards extend hands in congratu-
| latiOn, and women storm the stand to
get an Introduction to the Lion Of the
hour" The band plays columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean," and the crowd
melts away. Then comes the MONDAY
dinner and then the afternoon base
ball game The home nine wallops
the team from the next county and
everybody is in the best of humor.
! Supper over, comes the crowning
| feast Of the day-the fireworks.
| Court House square is again jammed
! with humanity. Dusk comes on lag
ging wings and a few venturesome
spirits send up hot air balloons. Then
| Roman candle is tried. 1t is pro-
nounced dark enough. and the word is
given to open the exhibition of pyro-
technics
For two ecstatic hours the feast un.
folds. Rockets roar and pierce the
dark vault of the sky, bursting in
fiery glory far away; mines sport
their golden showers; red fire ever
and anon lights up the scene; vol
canoes hurl upward lava of real fire;
Roman candles send balls of fame