The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-13
FRIDAY, THE ZENITH

1t was on Friday, June %, that the
Declaration was read to congress for
consideration. It was ON Friday, July
), that the first printed copies of the
Declaration appeared on the street
OF Philadelphia 1t was on Friday,
July 10, that the Declaration was or
dered engrozsed on parchment 70.
signing. 1t was on Friday, Aug. 2,
that the Declaration was signed by
the "a members present.
1t was On Friday that draft of the
Articles of Confederation was present
ed to congress. 1t was on Friday that
congress- met for the first time under
the Articles, which numbered 10.
It was on Friday that the constitu-
tional convention organized by elect
ing George Washington its president.
1t was On Friday that congress sent
the constitution prepared by it to the
various states for approval 1t was on
Friday that the first state-Delaware
unanimously voted for ratification
1t was on Friday that Presidents
Washington, Monroe, Pierce and
Hayes were born. The roll of distin
guished people born on Friday Is a
.cng one, and includes Pope Leo XIII;
Gen. VIM. Booth founder OF the Sal.
ga-ion Army; Joseph Jefferson, act-r,
II. W. Longlellow, poet Chas. Dick
ems, novelist Victor Hugo, author;
David Livingston, missionary and eX-
plo:er; Stephen A. Douglas, states
man. Jay Gould capitalist, and also
his daughter, Helen, philanthrop,st;
Whitelaw Reid, editor and diplomat;
Edward w. Box, editor Ladies' Home
journal; Richard Croker, politician;
Joel Chandler Harris CUnc'e Remus),
editor; Morrison Waite, chief Justice;
Lyman Abbott, editor: VIM. II. Glad.
stone, English statesman; Winston
Churchill. novelist; jefferson Davis,
Confederate president, and Wl!dn
Wad dorf Aston, capitalist
Friday was officially recognized in
the United States as an unlucEy day
when the navy department ORDERED
the date when the battlesh!p Wi3con-
sin was to go into commission, chang,
ed from Friday, Feb. 1, to Mo lGay,
Feb. 4. This was in 1901. Feb ! had
originally been designated but IL was
discovered that that date was Fr:da.,
protest was made against tn day
and the department acccmmodatingIy
bowed its head to hoary 81? er stl.
ton.
As late as 1909 the governor % oHt
of the states, Geo. w: Donagh ~, Of
Arkansas, who was elected In 1903. BY
la Plurality of. 900, refused to tie in
augurated on Friday, declaring iii
would never do" 1t is not known
whether the governor ever lost any.
III 'ng by getting the small end of 4
wishtone or ever refused to slsap in
room No Is in a hotel, or in bsrtl Is
IN sleeping car, or had i'll luck ~
locking a. the new neon ovec the
wrong shcalGer.
Thirteen, as Friday, is quite Il fig
ure in American history, The unicn
began with 10 colonies, and there were
Is Articles In the Articles of Coined
eration, The motto &c Plurlbus
unum" has Is letters in 1t and so has
the motto en- the great seal of the
United States, 'Aunuit Coeplis. The
verbs American Eagle contain Is
letters. Above the head of the eagle
ON coins are IS stars, the olive b:aaca
has 10 leaves, while the thunder bell; 4,
number IS, On the eagles breast is
the shield with 13 bars and each wing
has Is feathers.
The first American flag had Is stars
and IS stripes. The stars have been
Increased in number but the Is
stripes remain.
Woodrow Wilson's name has ta lot,
ters in it, Note what he does to-day
and what happens generally.
Il was in 1913 that Balboa discov-
cred and crossed the Isthmus of Pan
anna. II was on Friday. April - 1904,
that the United States completed it
purchase Of Panama canal property
rom the French owners, and in 1919
iae canal was practically completed
The war of Independence ca,lsl
Revolutionary takes Is letters -
spell it. Cur navy began with /, III