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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06

/ said that If he could get a patriotic song
| adapted to THE Presidents March" he
| did not doubt of a full house; that the
poets of the theatrical corps had been
trying to accomplish it. but had not sue
ceeded. I told him that I would try what
I could do for him. He came the next
afternoon. and the song, such as 1t Is,
was ready for him. Such is the history
of the song, which has endured infinitely
beyond the expectation of the author
The song met with immediate sue
cess and was repeated again and again.
being named "New Federal Song" and
no entertainment of the day was con-
sidered complete without it.
To run down the history of the mu-
sic of "Hail Columbia" written orig
inaIly as the presidents March," Mr..
Sonneck found a much more difficult
task than giving the plain narrative
of the applied words. Wading through
an immense amount of historical data
and some controversy upon the sub
ject, he has brought out facts which
he would only put forth after the most
careful process of sitting and deduc-
ton.
Until recently" he said, "the musi-
cal origin Of Hail Columbia was as
obscure as its literary history was
clear" But, weighing all the evidence
in the case, he carefully sets down
the fact that the Presidents March"
which supplied the music for "Hail Co
Iumbia." was composed by Philip Phile,
a resident of Philadelphia, of perhaps
German or Swiss origin, and musician
and instructor of note. (His name is
usually spelled incorrectly; the above
Is the correct spelling.)
America" the national hymn, con-
tains no mysterious history. II was
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06
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l!yig in of !lnY 1ld PHbBriubElE Snp1Hs.
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other cities, until 1t had become pop
ular patriotic song throughout the
country.
In its original printed form it bore
the title, Defense of Fort McHenry,"
with 1.-The following Introductory re-
marks, written by Judge Nicholson:
Tho annexed song was composed under
the Following circumstances A gentleman
had left Baltimore in flag of truce for
the purpose of getting released from the
British fleet a friend Of his who had been
captured at Marlborough He went as
far as the mouth of the PatuXent and
was not permitted to return lest the In
tended attack on Baltimore should be dis
closed He was therefore brought up the
bay to the mouth Of the Patapsco, where
the flag vessel was kept under the guns
OF frigate and he was compelled to wit
ness the bombardment of Fort McHenry,
which the admiral had boasted that he
could carry in a few hours and that the
city must fall, He watched the flag Of
the fort through the whole day with an
anxiety that can better be felt than de-
scribed, until the night prevented him from
seeing it. In the night he watched the
bomb shells and at early dawn his eye
WAS again greeted Dy the proudly waving
flag or HIS" country. '"''-"'$-T ~ --'sEs~~
The tune is that of "Anacreon of Heav-
en-" originally an English club song, pop
ular among the younger eset of Baltimore
al. the time Key wrote the .stanzas.
Hail Columbia" Is a pure product
of American soil in regard to both
words and music, and was written in
1903 by Joseph Hopkins, prominent
jurist, who lived from ITO to 1912.
The poet himself explains the circum-
stances which led to the writing Of
the words as follows: |
Hail Columbia" was written in the !
summer of 1885, when war with France
was thought to be inevitable. Congress !
was then in session in Philadelphia, de- 4
batting upon that important subject, and
acts of hostility had actually taken place |
The contest between England and France |
was raging, and the people of the United
States were divided into parties for one
side or the other, some thinking that pol |
icy and duty required us to espouse the |
cause of republican France, as she was
called, while Others were for connecting |
with England. :. >. The theater |
was then open In our city. A young man |
belonging to It, whose talent was high as |
a singer, was about to take a benefit. |
had known him when he was at school. |
On this acquaintance he called on me one |
afternoon, his benefit being an
nounced for the following Monday. His
prospects were very disheartening, but he
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06

written by Rev. Samuel f. Smith, who
lived until 1895, and has himself writ
ten LUMINOSITY upon the subject. From
Boston he wrote to Admiral Preble
September II, 1872:
The origin of my hymn, my Country,
lis OF Thee Is briefly told In the year
1881 Mr. William C. Woodbridge returned
from. Europe, bringing quantity of Ger
man, music books, which he passed over
to Lowell Mason. Mr.. Mason, with whom
I was on terms of friendship, one day
turned them over to me, knowing that
was In the habit Of reading German
works. saying, Here. I can't read these,
but they contain good music, which 1
should be glad to use. Turn over the
leaves and If you find anything particu-
larly good, give me translation or imi-
tation Of it, or write wholly original
song-anything, so 1 can use It,"
Accordingly, one leisure afternoon, 1
was hooking over the books and fell in
with We tune of "God Save the King"
and at %ece took up my pen and wrote the
piece in Suestion Tt was struck out at
sitting without the slightest idea that
It would ever attain the popularity 1t has
since enjoyed. The first time 1t was pub
licly sung was at a childrens celebration
OIL american IIlu6peHueHCe Ut lHo
Street church, Boston. I think, July a,
1882. If I had anticipated the future OF
It, doubtless I would have taken more
pains with it. Such as it is, I am glad to
have contributed this mite to the cause of
American freedom.
Mr.. SOnneck had this to say regard
ing the use of an English tune to the
words of "America :"
"The main objection raised against
America has been the union of the
words. with that foreign air of cosmo-
politan usage, God Save the King
Yet there is this difference, which
should never be overlooked: If the
Danes or the ,Prussians use God Save
the King they have deliberately bor~
rQWed it from the British, Not so with
us, God Save the King was, before
1910, as much our national anthem as
that of the motherland. Being a Brit
ish air. it belonged to the British col
onists just as much as it did to the
Britons at home.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06
Neaetarian NuptiaIs.

at must have been very expensive
wedding"
"Why?"
"The maid of honor carried bou~
quet Of sweet peas and the brides
maids baskets of sweet potatoes"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06

:
"'Yankee Doodle is sometimes call
ed a national song-incorrectly So be-
cause, with a practically now obsolete
text, or texts, tits hardly ever sung,
but merely played as an Instrumental
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06

It Is easy for a man to get rich
quick If he meets lot Of others who
want to.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06

If a theatrical performance doesn't
make woman cry she thinks she isne
getting her moneys worth.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-06

h0nal songs Will mean more TO every
American than ever before. :" IT, ''''
Realizing that as time goes on, his
tory, which may be. probedz for truth
now, In another generation would be
too far removed from the links of liv-
Ing memory to certify accuracy, many
men are giving time and effort to ex-
tracing the real historic facts from
the maze Of fiction surrounding the.
origin Of many Of this country's ma
tional songs, which have become an
important part of her integral life.
No man has given more time and
more effort, nor sfted facts more thor
oughly to get at the true history of our
national songs, than has Mr.. 0. G. Z.
Sonneck, chief of the division of music
of the library of congress, and he has
embodied these facts in reports pub
lished by the government in book form,
which save them for all time.
Unless he has traced a matter to the
bedrock of certainty, report with Mr..
Sonneck is never complete, and a call
at his office in the music division of
the library found him with his latest
published reports on the national songs
on the bookcase at his side, and all
heavily interleaved with penned and
penciled annotations which bring EVIL
dence down to the very minute. Mr..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-06
Will ELECT SCHOOL TRUSTEES

NprI.- \ lines NUeClHI NPrNlce.
ELKHART. June g. - a vacancy
in the local school board viii occur
Aug. /, W. c. Davis retiring. The
matter viii come before the city
council al their regular meeting
"Wednesday night. and the vacancy
will be filled by election.
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BROAD INQUIRY FOR
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

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New York Cotton Market

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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

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I" spend rrw days outing on FInh
creek
l'rof. ana Mrr j. y. IionHr. spent last
Sundny with fTl"ndH at ltosbyB Rock.
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PETROLEUM

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LOCAL. STOCKS

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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-23

gar; told the judge that he would
pay him $40, as he expected to go
cut of town as fast as he came into
it. Cozart forfeited his $4,000
bond to the government, but govern
meat detectives have been on his
trail all the time, and he heard they
were coming to Wellington, Kan.
for him and made his getaway into
Canada. He sold 100000 worth of
Worthless oil stock to the citizens Of
Wellington ("
Sheriff Dishong caused the arrest
OF Cozart in Mississippi for frauds
committed in Florida. He succeeded
in giving bond of $1,000 and
promptly skipped the bond -Wau-
chula Advocate.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-23

Great Southern Automobile Com
.rlny, is still up to his old games, on
l. he is playing higher cards than
when operating in Florida.
Sheriff j l.. Dishong sends us the
following clipping from the Corinth
(Miss.) News of Feb. 10:
wv. NJ Cozart, secretary and
treasurer of the Tishomingo Tie and
Stone Company, who was tried here
in the federal court for using the
nails to defraud. was convicted. but
was allowed to make a $4,000 bond
while he appealed his case. has ap-
peared on the scene at Wellington.
Kan, posing as w. G.. Russell. ell
magnate. His first stunt was to con-
meet himself with the Baptist church
Of that place. using a former letter
from Baptist church in Florida. lie
donated $4,000 to the church. at
tended church every Sunday morn
ing and put s. bill in the collec-
tion plate. When he would enter
a barber shop the BARRIERS would
scramble to wait on him. as he paid
them s5 for a shave and 81 for a
shine.
He was arrested for speeding and
trieG in the police court. The judge
told him that he would place fine
OF $40 en- him for speeding, and Co
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-23
MR.. HE" THE MAN WHO WON'T
LAUGH. is AT THE CASINO

Last night a lady walked up to
"lie,' the human crouch. and, look
ing him squarely in the eye. de-
clared-
You haven't got a laugh in you
- you boil on the face Of humanity.
And He" didn't crack a smile. He
didn't look any sadder. either.
He is the saddest-looking man
in the world He reminds one of a
man whose pocket has been picked,
or whose wife's mother is coming to
n axe his hcme her home He isn't
entirely human, to appearances, as
man who can't smile is wrong
somehow, somewhere.
"He" continues to search fer a
snle. His doleful countenance con-
! I nance continues to be seen at the
as;no theater and he remains the
lchampion exponent of sorrow extant.
Nothing seems to be able to break
the moross monotony of his face.
| \ thing seems to be able to send a
smile ripping over his countenance.
/ Nothing seems able to cause Linn to
art like a real human being.
Somewhere in this town there
ought to be somebody with a story
lfanny enough to win this $1,000.
(which has been put up for any per-
son who makes He" smile. Some
Itang ought tc be able to cause him
momentary mirth. at least. There's
a lot of money going begging.
No one is barred The contest is
open All one needs to do is to try
to make this icicle open up and act
human lie is a real man. not d
dummy or an automaton He car
laugh-if he wants to-but he i.
Istaking his reputation, and the own
ers of Where Are My Children" ar,
lrutting up real money that nobod.
in Lakeland knows anything or cal
do anything funny enough tomak'
him
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-23
"HANKERING" FOR WAR

Editor Telegram: The editorial
comparing a "hankering" for war to
a desire for sick spell impels me to
say a few words, though l realize
that my speech is like war in that
it is easier to start than to end.
I've been observing tine war-hun-
CRY citizen with apprehensive eyes
He wants war because he desires to
see the scrap; he doesn't expect to
be in it. He has brain packed
with prejudices that are crying for
blood, in which they will only grow
the greater-let us remember this.
IL il could only be his blood, but ii
will not be- The man who expects
to go TO war if there is war doesn't
expect 10 get much enjoyment out
lof it; not his will be the privilege
of standing On the street corner and
making exalted speeches about the
bravery of "our boys and the low
down cowardice of the detestable
foe His will be the solemn duty
OF Offering up the sacrifice while the
men of cold feet and hot brains will
be waiting for their share of the re-
sultant blessing and conversing, be
tween shifts of satisfaction, on the
delightful odor that arises from the
sacrificial altar.
favor referendum on declarations
OF war as directly opposed to giving
the President more power an idea
lun-American in spirit and unfair TO
| the President Anyone who knows
how Lincoln's life was made miser-
able by the self-seeking human dogs
who yapped forever at his heels will
realize that we should hesitate be
fore adding to the presidents re
sponsibilities by giving him more
power
The entire conscience OF the
codntry is not in WASHINGTON; the
lpeople are as nearly infallible as
their representatives. History to-
lday might not be writing with a
bloody pen if the people of European
ccuntries had had chance to weigh
llhe considerations fer and against
war Ii we grant that the people
will be as easily misled as any part
of them, we must admit that theirs
should be the right to decide because
theirs will be the duty to pay pay
in higher prices, higher taxes, ant
| tine greater sacrifices of home ant
heart that we must hesitate even tC
5 contemplate.
) viii the people be repaid for theil
) sacrifice? Will they or their chill
} drer receive commensurate compen
sation in material or spiritual bless
: ings? Let the people decide thes'
questions. Let them not ne re
, qnired to pay unless they have made
the bargain. Who dares to say tha
: the American people will make more
; foolish or ignoble bargains than the
few men they have lifted to Office?
BERTHA HAYES STEITZ.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-23

Ii you are in business in Lakeland,
or own property in the city, you
haven't really qualified unless you
are paid-up member of the Lake
land Chamber of Commerce. Through
that organization you can capitalize
Your public spirit, and be one OF
.trose whose united efforts can easily
accomplish things that would be inn
/ ossible for the individual.