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Books and Cooks.

IULES JCSSERAND, the French ambas
J sador is no less notable as a writer
than as a diplomat. In recent address
in New York VI. Jusserand said
The French novel. as the phrase II I'M
1erstood here-that is to say. the porno-
graphic npvel-is not really character
istlc of French literature The typ ca
French novel as a matter Of fact. Is es
wholesome French cooking"
VI. Jesserand then told story about a
Fren,, Imam at a Fourth OF July picnic
who found fault with the American cook
ing al the icnic feast-the soggy par
heavy cake.
Why, monsieur" said a young lady II
though we Americans had improved in
mensely i'm our cuisine. look at our fast :
ionahle restaurants All their menus are
now printed in French"
Yes. hut still cooked I'm AmericSni'
was the reply.
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humanitarian crusade. Henry Il. +. Mae
farland. former District Commission er.
Every day letters come 70 me extoIling
this work and giving details OF a celebra-
ton OF the day which IS Just a. satisfac-
tory and removed from dangerous posi-
bilttfes. Fireworks and such joyous en-
bler?s OF our civic freedom are nov gen
era ~ in the hands " grown people.
while science sulayS, oratorca' enter
tainments, splertiid military drills and
maneuvcrs. music, dancing and harmless
games have largely superseded the bois-
ferrous dangerous July Fourth of ten
even five years ago.
But while We rejoice over what We
have accomplished with tie syinpa-
the ic aid OF so many muntc'tal govern
ments and wise civil magistrates there
is much to he done before we have ac-
complished our end. one of the first de-
partments of our society, when it was
equipped for special work in the form of
committees, was that devoted 10 patriotic
education. Recently We have specialized
more minutely and have "a n,mlttee
with members in every part of the union
10 work for the welfare of women and
children. This committee has particular
care of the safe and sane july fourth
celeb. alton. and II has sent out some
weeks In advance thousands Of circulars
calling attention 70 the imperative need
OF cooperation. not only from members
OF the society, but from all responsible
persons The circular gives in detail:
statistics OF tragedies which resulted
from the &c ebration OF Independence day
last year. ga hered with painstak ng care
from hospital reports and the daily press
by the cha rman OF the subcommittee
Mrs. Edward orion. jr.. of Columbus O.
Every fac. was carefully examined and
verified b. local members before being
embodied In this report Mrs. orion SAYS
there were as a grand total, ~ deaths
last year as the direct result of a too
fervent celebration OF the day. OF these
twenty nine were small children burnt
to death by fireworks: siXty-seven We're
victims of tetanus; nineteen were the vic
tins of firearms; eleven OF explosions of
powder. bombs and similar contrivances
and six of cannon and other highly dan
gerous combustibles. There were 1893
persons injured OF these there were
seyenty-two cases Of tetanus sixty-seven
of which resulted in death seven lost
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a British officer writes. and we learn IN
The New York Journal of l16S that 1t was
already sung at that time.
Another claim is that the air is OF
Irish origin and that it is identical with
a song entitled "A!l the Way to Galway,
and sill another is that ii comes from
the Hun Farian. DIR. Shacknurg. a
surgeon Of the British army is claimed
to have written il. and a DR.. Shuck-
burCh is also credited w tn it's authorship.
To sum the whole matter up, OF all the
sixteen different theories none is proved.
There is no doubt, however, about the
authorship of our beautiful national hymn
beginning
Sweet land Of liberty,
OF thee ! sing.
Land where my fathers died
Lard Of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.
America was written by the Rev
Samuel +. Smith in the town Of Andover.
Mass, in February. 1892 DR.. Smith was
born in ls.S and he died in 1895. 1t was
along about 1880 that he wrote an auto
graph copy Of this hymn for Admiral
Prshle. In this he tells how friend of
his, Mr.. William G. Woodbridge. brought
over from Europe in 1881 some German
muse books and how Lowell Mason. a
German scholar. picked out from them
some music that might be adapted to
hymns. This was at the request of DR..
Smith "Of the TRANSACTIONS submitted
the doctor writes, lone fell in with the
tune of God Save the King and / at
once took up my pen and wrote the piece
in question 1t was struck out at a sit
ting. W thout the SLIGHTEST idea that it
would ever attain the popularity 1t has
since enjoyed.
The first time il was sung publicly
was at childrens celebration of Ameri-
can independence, at the Park Street
Church. Boston. | think on July 4. 1892. If
! had anticipated the future of it, doubt
less | would have taken more pains. Such
as 1t is, / am glad TO have contributed
this mite to the cause of American free
dom"
The books of music from which this
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MRS. MATTHEW T.

MRS. M 1T H E w T.
1VA S TT Tells What
Her Society Has Accom-
plished-The Daughters
Claim Credit for Nationaliz-
ing the Movement and They
Work Tirelessly for This
End-Mrs. Edward Orion,
jr., of Columbus, Ohio, With
the Cordial Endorsement of
Mrs. Scott, Sent Out Over
One Hundred Thousand Cir
culars This Year, Giving Sta
tistics of independence Day
Tragedies.
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KaxgE Esl

Ing OF her association, II consider none
so important the movement which
looks TO a safe and sane celebration OF
our Independence day. As head of the
natioral society OF Daughters. | take
Keen qualification in the countrywide
wave OF interest in celebrating July
Fourth without the slaughter which in
years gone BY have filed hundreds Of
homes with sorrow. and ] feel special
pride that our society was the first TO CO.
operate with the original promoter of this
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Another theory is that the air had its
origin in q military march which was
brought 10 this country by the Hessian
soldiers during our war for indep 7ndence.
and another states that il was founded
on a tune in use during the time of
Cromwell. and was written 10 ridicule
him. As to the Kitty Fisher spoken
Of in the first verse as the girl who found
Lucy Locket's pocket" she is said to
have been d lady of Charles Is time
who. like many of the ladies of that day.
was not quite good as she should
be" Nevertheless, She was a celebrated
character and was painted by Sir Joshua
Reynolds more than once.
AS to the word YANKEE that was
used by the New England colonals as
an expression meaning "simon-pure' or
excellent. and by the British as one OF
contempt. Some of thu British songs,
quoted relate to John Hancock, the first
signer of the Declaration of independence.
Here is one of them:
Yankee Doodle came to town
For t. buy n ErrlCck;
We will tar and feather him.
And viii John Hancock
Here, by the way, is another. which re-
lates TO Hancock's wife. which is said to
have been sung BY the British officers:
Madam Hancock .ireamt dream
She dreaint She wanted something.
She ireamt he wanted a Yankee king
To crown him With pumpkin"
And just one more. which was sung by
the schoolboys many years ago:
Yankee Doodle came 10 town.
Put his strip'd trouse's;
Vow'd he couldn't see the place,
There many houses
The earliest pr nted version to be found
of the air Yankee Doodle appears in
Walsh's collection OF dances of the year
1850 under the title of kitty Fisher S
Jig" T! e air was so used as the PreSi-
dents march. 1t was played by the Yam
KEGS after the battle of Bunker Hill, 50
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By Margaret B. Downing.

i all the noble and
beneficial results
" hich the forma
ton of the patriotic
: o e T. OF the
Daughters of the
American Revolu-
tion has brought 10
our nation, /" said
Mrs. Matthew 7.
Scott during her
recent visit 10 at
tend a board meet
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to protect the sweet songsters OF the ior-
est instead of Staying them BY the nun
dreds as in former times.
"In the domain of pure history the
work of the women affiliated with pa
triotc Societ es i now receiving the
encomiums of the eravest scholars. our
marking of historic spots, houses and
battletjelds is well known. 1t must IN
terest every one famil ar with the devel-
opment OF the country to learn that the
trail of the traders across the continent
has been faithfully traced and marked
W tn mi estoneS and monuments. The
old Sante F'e trail. hy wh CHI the first
American emigrants TO the golden west
found their way II fame and fortune.
has been marked by the Pueblo chapter
of Colorado. Gen. Harrison's military
road has bee marked by the Daughters
of Ohio and Indiana, and the Kentucky
Daughters have recently gotten an APP
preparation to mark the trail of Daniel
Boone
Mrs Scott has accomplished wonders in
arous'ng a un versal interest in the use
full work of erecting monuments and tab
lets over the landmarks of American his
tory. This work took concrete form un-
der Mrs Fairbanks and may now be said
to have reached its apotheosis Chapters
In states far remote from the stirring
scenes OF the revolution are NOW HldIh-
ing the beg innings of their history and
are taking up the more practical aspects
of the societies In educating the young
and the aliens and instlling the love OF
the flag and the necessity of being thor
oughly familiar with the history OF their
country In order TO appreciate properly
its mission among the nations.
Mrs. S. Oft since succeeding to the high
est office In the society, more than two
wears ago. has mode il an unvafy ng GUS
tom to accept all invitations to fetes COM
memorating historical events. With
this end in view, she has, despite many
duties journeyed from Maine to Califor-
mia, and from the Canadian border to
the Everglades of Florida. Not ever
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft have made
such records for itineraries connected
with their office as the president genera
OF the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. Mrs. Scott is now lending her
virile support to the universal enactment
OF legislation on the safe and sane July
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7 Is through the
researches OF the
national Ii b r q T V
as directed by
Congress. that I
am able 10 give You
some live inforna-
ton of the four
national $ o II e :
" ilich will be sung
ali over this coun-
try next Tuesday.
These are Yankee
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What the Daughters Revolution Have Accomplished Toward Safe and Sane Fourth


T. and she will speak and write o.
the subject wherever the opportunity &C
ours, aud she WILL az far as feasible
lend the dignity of her presence to al
public meet ngs which deal with the pro
mitigation of this crusade
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Of such women In her immediate COM
munity as could be of aid In obta ming
legislation similar to that enacted in
Columbus. Returns have not yet come
in, and / am unable to state just how
many state ard city governments have
agreed to hold up our hands, but 1
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The oldest OF these songs * Yankee
Doodle" IL was sung one hundred and
nifty years ago. and. next TO Dixie ii
is still the most popular OF our national
melodies How it originated no one can
be absolutely sure. There are sixteen dit
ferent theor es which have sprung up
since the song was first generally sung.
In 1915. The first is that it was composed
by a British officer OF the revoiut on in
contempt Of the Americans and that it
was written TO the Jingle Of a nursery
rhyme which was in use as far back as
the time # Charles | of England This
rhyme began:
Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found ii:
Nothing In IT, nothing III IL.
But the binding round IT.
At the same time Il was suggested that
Il might have come from Holland, and
had been sung tn re harvest song
corresponding to thu following, relating
TO the worknen receiving for their wages
as much buttermilk as they could drink
and tenth OF the crop:
''Yanker n ddcl doodel down.
Diiel dudel anter:
Ianke yiypr. yaOver Yown,
Botermilk and taather.
This is something like:
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SAMUELF smith
AUTHOR OF AMERICA

INFORMATION Recently
l Exhuned From the Rec
ords by the Instruction of
Congress-"Yankee Doodle"
From Nursery Rhyme
Did Britisher Write It?-
America" Comes From the
Germans and Was First Sung
n Boston-"Hail Columbia"
Was Sung for President
Washington and 1t Ruined
the Singer-Where Francis
Scott Key Got the Music for
the Star Spangled Banner
Fresh Information About
Cur Four Greatest National
Airs.
,Convrirb- 1911 IL Frank & t,a-nerter
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flowers in front of the President, who
halted until the sonnet was finished
Gen. Washington was then given copy
of the music. and he afterward wrote a
note of thanks to the ladies for his re-
ception.
Perhaps the most romantic story of any
of these national songs is that connected
with the Star Spangled Banner" which
was written by Francis Scott Key while
witnessing the bombardment of Fort
McHenry from British man-of-war which
lay in front of the fort. There is no
authentic story of the composition of
this song, but We have an account
of its origin from Mr.. r. p. fancy, who
was afterward Chief Justice OF the Su-
preme Court. Judge fancy was
brother-in-law of Francis Scott Key. 1t
seems that Mr.. Key went out TO the
man-of-war in order to request the re-
lease of DR. Beanes, who had been
seized by the British and was kept on
that ship. Mr.. Key was one of the doc
tors intimate friends. He was a lawyer
by profession and was q resident or
Georgetown. living in house near the
Aqueduct bridge. which Is still marked
with his name Mr.. Key was courteously
received by Admiral Cochrane and his
officers but they refused for some time
to release DR.. BeaneS, and before they
did so the bornbardment began. 1t was
then impossible for Mr.. Key 10 leave the
fleet and he was told that he would be
detained until the attack on Baltimore,
which was about to be made. was over.
In his story of the song to Judge fancy,
Mr. Kew described the scene the night
of the commandment. during which he re-
NAMED on deck watching every she'll
from the moment it was fired until IT
fell.
-
while the bombardment continued it
was sufficient proof that the fort had not
surrendered But it suddenly ceased some
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Doodle. "America. Han Columbia'
and The Star Spangled Banner The
work of investigat on concerning them
has been collected by Prof. Oscar G.. I.
Sonneck, chief OF the division OF music
OF the Library Of Congress. and Congress
has ordered that his work be published.
but that no copies whatever are to be
distributed without payment therefor.
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young yet. and In the next year we
hope to cut down the death and acct
dent list by q good half.
!: x
at the next Continental Congress We
will hear this report and will open other
door, for usefulness in this direction.
Our leaders will organize celebrations
with prizes and refreshments as we'll as
entertainments and thus reduce the temp
tation toward dangerous and boisterous
sports. We hope to make all realize that
1t Is q day which SHOULD appeal to loyal
Americans to be loved and venerated and
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while the bombardment continued 1t
was sufficient proof that the fort had not
surrendered. But it suddenly ceased some
time before day, and as they had no
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Copyright. 1911 D Frank G. Carpenter,
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Yankee doodle came TO town
l'pon little pony.
He stuck a feather IN hts hat
And called IL macaroni'
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16
ROOSTER ON CHURCH sPiRE.

.T'u bet that is the only rooster on
a church steeple in the United States,
was the remark of a travelling man In
an ogden avenue street car as the car
passed the German Evangelical church
in Menominee the other day. Every
one in the car then proceeded to rub
Der" and sure enough there was the
fowl on the top of the slender spire'
The rooster is part OF the weather vane
II is not known whether there are any
OTHER churches with similar decora-
tons but it is a significant fact that
il is the only one of the kind on the
Menominee river and never attracted
much attention until the travelling
man made audible note of the fact.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16
UPPER PENINSULA
Committee from Legislature
in Marquette Yesterday.


in Marquette Yesterday.
Marquette. Mich. March l5.-Rep-
resentatives Woodruff Burnham, Sy-
monds, Holland and Knight members
OF the house committee on the North
ern state Normal school at Mar
auette. were in the city yesterday in
speeding the institution. particularly
for the purpose of determining its var
ious needs, which might De met by
legislative appropriation.
When questioned as to the probable
ity of the Normal getting the desired
100000 appropriation for new build
ing. Chairman Woodruff stated that
he rather expected that the committee
would recommend it but he was not at
all certain that the expenditure would
be sanctioned by the legislature. He
let II be known that the sentiment
among the lawmakers is against spe-
cial appropriations, unless the need Is
pressing in an imperative degree He
stated that his committee was OF the
opinion that the Normal school needed
the new building and that all that
could be done consistently would be
done toward landing the appropriation
for it,
II was urged on the committee as a
special reason why the appropriation
should be made this year that neither
the Marquette prison nor the Michigan
College Of Mines is asking for any
special appropriations this year, while
two years hence II is almost certain
that the prison will require the build
ing of new cell block, which would
probably prevent any appropriation
being made for the Normal school for
four years, If it is not allowed at this
III session
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED.

The suit brought against the Chica-
60 &, Northwestern road by MRS. Hor-
nick. administrator of the estate OF
the late Michael Hornick, of Menom-
inee. has been settled by the company
for the sum of $4,000. Michael Hor-
nick. while working on the section In
Menomince was killed April 10. 1909
when a freight struck a hand car
which he was attempting to get OH
the track The plaintiff alleged that
The engineer did not exercise the nee
essary preo@tion and should nave
brought the train to standstill soon
err than he did, for according to his
evidence given at the coroners IN
quest he could have seen the hand
ear for over a mile.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16

Mrs. Chucksley. is your husband
member of any secret society,"
He thinks he is-but he talks in his
sleep"-Chicago Tribune.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16
WILL HAVE BIG FARM.

The Lake Superior Iron & Chemical
company will, it is reported, operate
big farm in connection wit its mm-
bering operations. The farm is TO be
located on their clt-Over lands south
of MCMILLAN, Luce county. The SOIL
contained in these lands is the best to
be found anywhere in the peninsula
and il is said the company will break
up and plant several hundred acres
this season. Hundreds of head of cat
tie are to be fattened and pastured
on these cut-over lands. it also is stat
e6. and will be killed to furnish meat
for the various woodchopping camps.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16

dollars, considered at their selling value. 1t is de
pianos as lots of good piano firms will require
years business. 1t is deal that works more
piano buyers, both in saving money and in term
than any other piano deal of which we have any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-05
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy. --RomeO and Juliet.
Progress of China's Revolution

i5 Shanghai is situated at the mouth of the Yangtse Kiang river-that mighty river, up which ocean steam CTS can go to Hankow, about 500 miles away. The distance to Tien- tsin, the port of Peking, is also about 500 miles, and Hong Kong and Can ton are about 500 to the south. The city of Shanghai and all it contains has been handed over to the revolu- tionists, who may be said to control the Yangtse valley, the very heart of the empire.
 ' It is impossible to avoid the con- clusion that the Manchu regime must < "go." It is endeavoring to avoid that ! fate by conceding whatever the na- tional assembly demands. Even if the 5-year-old emperor be permitted to remain, the government will be controlled by a national parliament, and all Manchus will stand discred- lted.
 In any event China's awakening ! will be hastened, and this will par ticularly be the case if the outside powers keep their fingers out of the pie. No foreigner in China is harmed by either the imperialists or the revolutionists. Some may suffer ' losses at the hands of the looters that follow either army.
 All movements in China cannot readily be understood at this dis tance. It is plain, however, that the imperial regiments are proving un- trustworthy and that the revolution fists are gainings ground daily. The empire will be replaced by military dictatorship or by republic, and the former has the better chance, because 1t would better fit the case. China is not prepared for government by a republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-05

nex, practically speaking, Morocco, thus rounding out her vast empire in northwest Africa. Tunis, Algieria and Morocco give her a great front age on the Mediterranean, and she has far more territory across that sea than she has at home. The new treaty practically completes her Af- rican empire, and the French people will, no doubt, accept the treaty joy fully. It will be also acceptable to the other signers of the Algeciras treaty, and thus a great issue is dis posed of and Morocco is added to the civilized world. The tribesmen will be educated gradually up to their new position. They will remain Mo- hommedans, but they will be forced into decent and peaceable living.
 Africa is now pretty well disposed of, or rather it will be when Italy has fully occupied Tripoli, which is overawed at present by Arabs and Berbers, all semi-civilized only. The acquisition of Tripoli by Italy will be another gain to civilization, and pret- ty soon there will be no point of the world in the hands of barbarians.