The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-01
FREEDOM.

AS on that old July
When first our fathers took the VOW
The bluebird, stained with earth and sky
Shouts from n 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.
LOoslng his song out link by golden link,
While over the wood his proclamation
A daring boast that would unltlngdom
kings!
Even so the wild birds sang on bough and
Thundered upon the world the word Of
The word Of God uttered when the world
began
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. a new Leonidns
Must hold for God the imperiled pass,
AS the long ages run
New Lexington will rise on Lexington
And many valorous Warren fall
Upon tho imperied wall
Man is the conscript OF an endless quest,
a long divine adventure without rest.
holy war. battle yet unwon
When he shall climb beyond the burnt
out sun.
Each hard-earned freedom withers to q
bond
Freedom forever is bcyond-beyond!
Edwin Markham in The Independent
Of entertainment and amusement are
observed, but this in itself Is re-
markable fact, for the natives take
part in the festivities with gusto. A
baseball game between an American
and Filipino team is generally fea-
ture, and 1t Is crowding the cockpit off
the boards. Drills by Filipino scout
and constabulary start many a pro-
| gram, and in the provinces the native
| governor gives a reception and dance
| to the American and prominent Span
ish and Filipino residents Of his pro-
vincial capital.
| Typical American paradcs, given
color by Filipino participation, are
held in Manila, Iloilo, Cebu, Albay,
Zamboanga and even in the small
towns. In Manila everything in the
way Of refreshments and amusements
is free to all children, whether they
| be Americans, Filipinos, Europeans,
| Chinese, Japanese, Indians or whatnot
In Manila the day is not complete
without special band concert on the
Luneta In the evening by the famous
constabulary band, composed Of eighty
| Skillful native musicians, who have
been trained by an American negro
from Boston, until they are recognized
as one OF the best bands in the world.
They made special trips from Manila
to play at the inauguration Of Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Taft To our Fill
pino wards, "cuatro de Julio" is q
| great fiesta.
| "Open House" Abroad.
Wherever an American minister
consul or any other official representa-
| tive has his abode abroad, there will
be found open house on July d. AS a
rule a reception, followed perhaps by
a dance or q concert make up the
days formalities. In London, Paris
| and Berlin the celebrations are quite
| elaborate.
| III laf WESTERN Cduuud WneFe Lner0
is big sprinkling Of Americans, the
day Is made great deal Of In the
mining province Of British Columbia
| tho town Of Rossland was for years
more American than Canadian Dur
ing the Yankee reign 1t was natural
| that all tracks should be cleared for
the Fourth, and rock drilling contests,
the miners favorite, furnished plenty
Of excitement. In Alaska, Indian wa
ter s,~arts and feats Of daring, log
rolling contests in the water and dog
races are the principal numbers on
the program.