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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29

cede that the plan took shape spontaneously and
simultaneously in several different localities,
such communities Cleveland and Washington,
ID. c.. being among the first Of the larger cities
to put the plan in practice q comprehensive
scale, embracing the whole jurisdiction of the
city involved
The incentative for this safe and sane move
ment was found, of course, in the appalling loss
Of life attendant upon celebrations of the Fourth
in the odfashioned way. Perhaps there were
Just as many accidents proportionatey in con-
nection with independence Day celebrations in
the days of our grandfathers there were just
prior to this crusade, but then again there may
not have been, for the toy pistol makers and
firecracker manufacturers were busy in later
years devising improvements in the noise-mak-
ing line that seemed to prove fruitful of mishaps
when in the hands of irresponsible youngsters.
Or even IT, as opponents of the safe and sane
Fourth have claimed the proportion of acct
dents did not show an increase the growth in the
population of the country served to roll up
total so much more appalling in sheer force OF
figures that good many people were aroused on
the subject Then too the perfection of present.
Cav methods Of newsgatherng has made 1t pos
Side for the newspapers to give a complete
chronicle of the havoc of the old-fashioned
Fourth on the morning following the day we
celebrate and this has served to bring home the
matter to many people who never suffered from
Fourth OF July accident In their own immediate
family and circle of friends
When the statistics began to show a few years
back. that the American people were expressing
their patriotism on the Fourth in a manner that
each year cost the lives of several dozen persons
and injured more or less seriously several thou
SAND others. there was n countrywide protest
that sweed in volume. Not. of course without
some opposition, the idea has spread and its ex-
tent may be surmised from the statement that
the recent failure of one of the largest fireworks
manufacturers in the country was said to be due
solely to this new order of things, whereas other
importers and manufacturers OF frecrackers and
fireworks have loudly lamented that their bust
ness will be ruined If the thing goes on.
The safe and Fourth" Is so new that
there are few hard and fast rules regarding it.
Indeed, conception of the idea, differing in
more or less degree, is encountered in every diff
ferent city which has adopted the plan The
basic principle is not, however, as some people
suppose the abolition CT all noise and fireworks
the Fourth On the contrary, the advocates
of the safe and sane program favor waving flags
and booming guns and sputtering sky rockets
and all the other frlls dear to the memories of
our childhood, but they take the stand that these
things should be managed-and particularly the
fireworks set of"-by experienced hands, in
stead Of by children and grown-ups who have
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29

Many of the features Of the safe and sane
Fourth old friends familiar to us from the
independence Days of the past. For instance,
there is the early morning salute of and
the exercises" embracing the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by some local orator
and an address of the day. by some celebrity
brought to town for the occasion. Even the fire.
mems contests and hose races still have honored
places on many of the programs, and so, too,
have the time-honored balloon ascensions, al
though more likely than not the once-popular
parachute jump has been succeeded by an
aeroplane fight. Even the $4,000 display of fire.
works" that rounded out the day under the old
plan is retained, only now 1t is considered advan
tageous to have the rockets and pinwheels and
all the other spark throwers set off by profess
SIGNALS sent by the firm that furnishes the dis
play, instead of leaving it to local talent that
doesn't get much practice at this sort Of thing
except on the Fourth and at election time, and
in consequence is apt to pay the price of bistered
hands and snged hair, If nothing worse.
And speaking of fireworks brings to mind the
fact that daylight fireworks play prominent part
In most of these safe and sane celebrations
of the big summer holiday OF course, daylight
fireworks invention and they have
been used to some extent on the Fourth of July
for many years past Only they have been hailed as
one of the vehicles of celebration specially adapt
ed to the safe and sane scheme and the market
has been stimulated accordingly while the manu-
facturers have been encouraged by this new de-
mand to improve their offerings and give greater
variety in effects
The approved style of daylight fireworks con-
ssts of bombs in the form of large balls, which
shot aloft from mortars just as are the bombs
which now have conspicuous place in all preten
tious displays OF night fireworks. The discharge
of the gun from which the bomb is hurled sky
ward in itself affords sufficient noise to satisfy
any lover of the old-fashioned Fourth and when
the bomb has attained considerable height 1t
bursts with second report and releases num-
Der of tiny flags streamers Of red. white and
blue bunting, mayhap a fanciful design in It's
sue paper that is inflated by the breeze and In
the form of snake or dragon or what-not floats
gracefully to earth to be graspe! by some for
tunate member of the struggling throng Of chill
dren that have watched It's descent The time
honored hot air balloons Of tri-colored tissue pa
per are another standby of the safe and
committeeman and In connection with upto-
date city celebration hundreds of these courers
are dispatched to the clouds To lend zest to
the flights for the youthful spectators It Is some
times the custom to append packages of prizes
that drop as the balloon ascends-prizes such as
fans or flags badges possibly tickets. each
good for one plate OF Ice cream"
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gospel. Some cities have gone so far as 10 pro-
hibit absolutely the sale of hrecracKers ana hre-
works. while others merely limit hrecrackers u
length of three inches with view to eliminating
the deadly cannon cracker" All the more
progressive municipalities have put ban on the
toy pistols and the miniature torpedoes, Whlch
in years gone by have probably caused more
deaths than any other similar destructive agent
particularly among the younger children In our
up-to-date cities it has been necessary for some
years past for retail merchant to obtain
license or police permit to store and sell hre
works and thus it has been simple matter for
the authorities to put a snufer on the business
by refusing to issue such permits.
The accepted plan Of providing safe and sane
celebration as a substitute for the od-time noisy
freefor-all Notification is to place the matter in
the hands of a committee OF prominent citizens
which raises by subscription a fund of several
hundred or several thousand dollars, to defray
the expenses of the common celebration, just as
money is raised for street fair. The popular
idea Is to centralize the new-fanged Fourth of
July celebration. In some places this is done
literally by holding all the events Of the day at
some centray-located rendezvous such pub
lie square, fair ground or a park In other
instances there are three or four, or maybe half
a Dozen "centers' of celebration located In as
many different sections Of the city and designed
to give the residents Of each district lively
Fourth without necessitating journey far from
home
wideawake committeeman who plan Fourth Of
July frolic in accordance with the safe and sane
ideals of the twentieth century. One of these
ambitions is to have something doing" every
minute of the day that critic say that
things are less lively in the old town than in the
days when every citizen could make his own
celebration in his own front yard The other pur
pose is to arrange features that will enlist the
cooperation of the greatest possible number Of
children that the little folks will not feel that
they being cheated out of their Fourth OF
July fun and made to merely serve spectators
for the performances of the grown-ups.
This latter consideration explains why 1t is that
the average safe and Fourth includes one
more openair plays or spectacles drills in
which hundreds of school children and even kin
dergartners take part, appropriately dressed In
red. white and blue and carrying flags or other
suitable emblems of the occasion. These open.
air fetes not wholly restricted to the young
members of the community, though Pageantry
has been growing rapidly in popular favor In this
country of recent years-following It's vogue in
England and elsewhere abroad-and of
the Fourth Of July makes ideal occasion for
such portrayal. particularly II It deals with
historical subject
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29
ADEQUATE Rest Is Necessary.

Prof. Frederic s. Lee of Columbia
university, New York, writing on the
subject, THE Physiology of Rest and
Exercise" in the Journal of the Out
door Life for June, shows by expert
ments on dissected frogs the way in
which exercise tires the muscles and,
in fact, all the organs of the body. He
says, There is no known antidote
to fatigue, unless it be rest, with all
that rest implies. Sleep allows the
reparative process of rest to be
performed most quickly and complete
ly. A moderate degree of fatigue, or
even considerable degree, when not
too often incurred, Is not detrimental
to a healthy body and is even to be
advised. The healthy body is pro-
vided with great recuperative pow
ers, and does not rapidly succumb to
even excessive demands on it's en-
ergy. But 1t should be allowed the
proper condition for recuperation, and
that condition is adequate rest. There
Is danger when the fatigue of one
days labor is not eliminated before
the next days work is begun. The eff
feet may be cumulative, the tissues
may be in continued state Of depres-
sion, and the end may be disastrous"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29
HIRAM CARPENTERS WONDER
Full CURE OF PSORIASIS.

81 have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease,
called by some M. DIS. psoriasis, and
others leprosy, commencing on my
scalp; and in spite Of all l could do,
with the help of the most skilful doc
tors, it slowly but surely extended un-
til year ago this winter it covered
my entire person in the form of dry
scales. For the last three years have
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust
painful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed, some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. l tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought of, without any relief. The
18th OF June l started West, in hopes
l could reach the Hot Springs. l
reached Detroit and was so low l
thought / should have to go to the
hospital, but finally got as far as Ian
sing, Mich, where l had a sister liv-
ing. One DR.. - treated me about
two weeks, but did me no good. All
thought l had but a short time to live.
/ earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back,
across my ribs, arms, hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came off;
flnger-nails dead and hard as a bone;
hair decd, dry and lifeless as old
straw. . my God! how l did suffer.
MY sister wouldn't give up; said,
We will try Cuticura..' Some was APP
piled to one hand and arm. Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word go.
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. / COM
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three times a day after meals; had
bath once a day, water about blood
heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result: returned to my
home in just six weeks from the time
l left, and my skin as smooth as this
sheet of paper. Hiram E. Carpenter,
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880, and is
republished because of the perman-
ency of the cure. Under date of April
%, 1910, Mr.. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, 610 Walnut st. So,
Lansing, Mich: II have never suf-
fered a return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed have
not forgotten the terrible suffering I
endured befope using the Cuticura
Remedies"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29
AlJTHOR OF "MONEYv

The author of Money" held high opinion OF
the influence exercised by his works. especially
by Pelham" his first novel. This book" he
writes, KILLED Byronism. 1t put end to the
Satanic mania and turned the thoughts and am
billions Of young gentlemen without neckcloths,
and young clerks who were salow. from playing
the Corsair and Boosting that they villains"
1t certainly drew at least one substantial trib.
uate from a reader. According to Lyttons bi.
ographer, amongst the curiosties at Knebworth
is an enormous gold dressing case deliberately
fitted with every conceivable requirement for the
toilet OF an exquisite which an anonymous
gift of some enthusiast to the young author Of
Pelham.
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But these people aid not know. They
supposed that young Kenneth was
abroad. on some mission or other, and
that his absence had been unavoid-
ably prolonged.
I've just received a bit of news"
said young Coates, coming briskly up
from the boat-house, flushed and ex-
cited.
"Nonsense!" growled Stairway
How could anybody get news here?"
Listen. A courier Just arrived in
his motor boat from Bluffton, bearing
a message. You know Bluffton is GO
ing to celebrate tomorrow in the wild.
est and wooliest way. One of the
events of the day is to be an aeroplane
flight from the fair ground by an ex-
pert aviator"
well, what of that?"
why, he's coming across the lake
and expects to land on these grounds.
He is some daredevil inventor who's
been working for a year on his ma
chine, and thinks he's got the most
perfect one ever built. He agrees 10
fly across the lake and back again"
Good! Maybe we'll have ripple
Of excitement here, after ALL"
Let us hope that 1t will not be a
tragedy"
The Fourth of July dawned bright
and beautiful. Save for the distant
booming of cannon, which marked the
no Of nj I,,f
ton. and the fitful suffering of a few
packs of firecrackers down about the
boat-house. no unusual sounds greet
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29

jorie. The change
will do you a world of good. 1t is
beautiful here, and a few weeks of
this glorious climate will bring the
color back into your checks. l know
you are bent upon living the life of a
recluse, but you can do that much
better here than you can in the crowd
ed city. Come, dear; forget every
thing disagreeable and be one of our
little party. The Fourth of July is at
hand, you know, and if you are in
place to find it,"
Marjorie Kenneth folded the letter
and turned slowly to the mirror. Her
lip quivered little as she noted the
pallor Of her cheeks and the shadowy
rings under her eyes. She certainly
looked as If she needed some inspiring
influence to revive her dropping spir
its. Her piquant dark face was meant
for smiles and gaiety, and her melan-
choly mood was blighting and tragical
in its effect on her otherwise beauti
full features. She hesitated a long
time, but in the end she sat down at
her desk and penned this note to Mrs.
Sibley-Brown:
Il am coming. | am too utterly
lonely and heart-sick to refuse Of
course the prospect of a sane and rest
full Fourth is an added inducement.
Have some one meet me at the FIVE.
thirty train tomorrow evening""
hof &c,
Marjorie Joined the gay little house
party on the shores of Catbird Lake.
1t was beautiful place. The roomy
country mansion with its broad,
breezy piaZzas and it's velvet-green
lawn sloping down to the waters edge,
was isolated from the rest of the lake
side world, and sheltered by giant for
est trees. In the miniature harbor,
with its miniature docks and its boat
house, there was variety of modern
water craft, while farther out the
cleaning surface of the lake was
dotted with dancing sail boats.
ION the other side of the lake is
the village of Button the hostess
explained TO Marjorie, as they loitered
on the lawn. 1T is directly opposite
us. just where you see that spire,
with its gilded cross, rising above the
trees. They tell me the villagers are
going to celebrate the Fourth accord.
ing to old-fashioned methods, but they
are too far away to disturb u.s.
AS the days went by Marjorie tried
hard to enter into the spirit that ami.
mated the rest Of the party. She
resolutely put behind her the haunting
specter of her heartbreaking trouble,
and forced herself to be as cheerful
and cordial and matronly as Mrs. Sib-
ley-Brown herself. Yes, matronly, for
1t must not be supposed that Marjorie
was maid To be sure, she was
barely five-and-twenty, but she was
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known to the world as Mrs. Kenneth
by virtue of having been the wife of
Chester Kenneth for more than two
years. Everybody had known of the
marriage, and everybody had pro-
nounced 1t an ideal match but the
dreadful sequel was known only to a
very few persons, of whom Mrs. Sib-
ley-Brown was one.
Marjorie's dream of happiness had
ended abruptly one year after her
marriage to Chester Kenneth. A
series of Misunderstanding disagree
ments and jealousy-inspired bicker-
ings eliminated in the only way that
promised peace for both. They agreed
to separate. Nothing was said about
divorce, the only thought being that
they must live apart. 1t was ar
ranged that Chester should go away,
and that Marjorie should remain in
possession of the home he had given
her.
Chester had been gone whole year
now. She had not heard from him In
all that time, and his whereabouts had
remained unknown to her since the
day he had taken himself from her
sight. He bad gone out of her life
as completely as IL he were dead.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29
Indeed, You Must Come, Marjorie"

ed the rising sun. Yet it developed
into a day of jollification, of patriotic
demonstrations, of stirring music by
the band, of Haunting banners, Of eX-
citing boat races and other sports.
There was no end of enthusiasm and
enjoyment, and even Marjorie Ken
meth was conscious of a quickened
pulse and thrill of interest now and
then as the days program was I'M
folded.
1t was early in the afternoon. The
water carnival was in progress, and
those of the party who were not in
boats We're lined up on the pier All
of a sudden a great shout went up:
Look! Look! the airship! Hurrah!"
All eyes were instantly turned in
the direction of Bluffton. Clearly out
lined against the crystalline arch of
the sky they beheld the promised aero
plane, sailing like a bird through the
air. 1t was q thrilling sight. Every
thing else was forgotten, and the at
tention of the jewellers was absorbed
in what to them was an unusual spec
tacle.
The flying machine was approach
ing, yet taking time to execute some
startling maneuvers for the entertain
ment of the spectators, now soaring
in wide, graceful circles, now swoop-
ing down toward the lake, only to
rise again in spiral gyrations, now de.
Snri1, iuh in, oil
ways showing how perfectly it was
controlled by the man at the lever.
Minute after minute the onlookers
watched ii in awed silence. Then,
suddenly, there was an explosion of
sharp eXclamations and cries of
fed grCcn, in which the whole crowd
participated. II all happened in an
instant. Something had gone wrong
with the aeroplane-the aviator had
lost control. The machine tilted
collapsed-and shot down toward the
lake, a shapeless mass of debris. One
second there was a glimpse of the
daring aviator plunging headlong
through the air. The next he struck
the water and disappeared.
Women shrieked and mne shouted
hoarsely. Pandemonium reigned for
a few minutes, but it quickly subsid-
ed when 1t was discovered that no
loss of life had attended the accident.
The aviator came to the surface,
gasping and choking, and was hauled
aboard a launch that CHANGED to be
conveniently near. He could not
speak, but was apparently unhurt. His
rescuers took him ashore. Marjorie
Kenneth was among those on the pier.
AS they helped the man out of the
boat she saw his face. She screamed
and staggered toward him.
Chester! Chester! My God, is it
you?"
He looked at her in blank surprise.
"Marjorie!" he articulated. He tore
himself loose from the men who were
supporting him, and clasped her close
in his wet arms.
1t was the crowning sensation of
the day. An hour later. when the re.
united wife and husband were alone
together in the library. they made up
all their differences.
LET US both forgive and forget,
said Marjorie. Il never intended to
fiirt with"
81 know 1t, sweetheart. l was
brute to accuse you. This past year
has been the most miserable Of rsy
life. half hoped that confoundes
aeroplane would be the death of me-
She closed his mouth with kiss.
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WILL not take no
for an answer"
wrote Mrs. Sibley-
Brown with the i'm
perious decisive
ness characteristic
of her. Indeed you
must come, Mar
iorie. The change
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29

towns have already adopted it in its
most pronounced form, while count
less others have accepted a portion or
the creed, and yet others are planning
to fall into line this year. 1t affords
the most conclusive evidence Of the
power of public opinion that in prac-
tically every community where the
safe and sane crusade has taken root
no official action has been taken nor
recommended by the municipal au-
thorities until public sentiment
spurred them to 1t.
What individual deserves credit for
first conceiving the idea Of safe and
sane Fourth, and what town or city
can lay claim to first putting the idea
in practice, presents almost as mooted
a question as the famous one as to
who first suggested the name of Will
liam Mckinley for the presidency.
Several different persons and several
different cities have laid claim to the
title Of originator Of the innovation
Perhaps it would be most just to con-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29

little practice with
this sort of thing
and who, perhaps
through thought
lessncss, are very
careless Of other
peoples safety as
we'll as their own.
The extent to
which a city regu-
lates the sale Of fire.
works and noise
making explosives
may be taken as an
index of the meas
ure Of it's adoption
Of the safe and sane
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29
ole MOHeWe0E Tor a -
Safe and Sane COUI'

I is safe to say
that no moral
crusade ever In
augurated In this
country has made
more rapid prog
ress than the
movement for "a
safe and sane
Fourth" 1t Is
only a few years
since the idea
was first suggest
ed in its present
tangible form,
and yet dozens
of cities and
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29
Never Forgot Business.

What would you take for a cold?"
the sufferer said.
Il Dunno the man who never for
gets business replied. "What'd you
be willing to give?"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-29

A lot of the money people marry
for Is counterfeit.