The Green Forest tribune., 1917-07-13
PATRIOTISM AROUSED BY
 BOSTON HISTORIC SCENES
J. L. Russell Finds Much Evidence of Early Settle
 ment Still in Evidence

 esting book for the patriotic American after he has come in contact with the scenes of the country's first settle ments. Somehow he is made to under stand better and is brought to greater appreciation of the sacrifices made for the liberties we enjoy by those who laid the foundation of this great government. Instead ot days spent viewing the hallowed scenes about Boston, I could have spent weeks and months, had circumstances permitted it.
 While the settlement at Boston IS anti-dated ten years by that at Ply mouth, there are more extensive eVi- dences of early occupation at this place than at any other point in New Eng land and it is remark able how well has been preserved so many of the buildings and other things conspicuous in colonial days. For long period ot time, it will be remembered, Boston was the leading city of the country, and while yielding commercial suprem- acy to New York and Chicago, she IS yet a tower of strength in the business world-a proud city fully justified Tn her dignity. The splendid efforts of her people to preserve for future gen. erations the many things of historic interest whereabouts alone make Boston for Americans one of the most attract i've places upon the face of the globe.
 Not all of the buildings conspicuous for their antiquity in Boston are held in trust for the public. Some are pri- vate properties,l but there is strong sentiment in the city that everything of this character should be preserved and many are being kept as nearly in tact as possible by their owners. Old Faneuil Hall which 1 understand is owned by the city, is utilized as a market place in the lower story. The building has been changed little if any in appearance since it's erection. It must be 100 feet wide and three times that long. The Saturday night l visited it there were enough food stuffs on display there and in the streets surrounding to feed 100,0 900 people for week, with a surging mass of people on hand to buy every bit of it.
 The upper story of Faneuil Hall is held for use of patriotic meetings. The last gathering there was a few weeks ago, when John L. Sullivan, the ex- pugilist and now prohibition leader, made a spread-eagle speech in favor of Colonel Roosevelt leading troops to France. Faneuil Hall touches no oth- CT building. The best could describe its location would be to say it sets out in the middle of the street.
 The oldest public building in Boston is what is known as the Commonwealth House, which housed the seat of government of the providence of Massachusetts It was abandoned as state house in 1782, when the first section of the present capitol building was made ready for occupancy. For a half century it was subject to vari- ous uses, but finally became the prop erty of the city, and it has for several years been rented for nominal sum to the Bostonian Society which main tains in it public museum, in which is shown relics, documents and vari- ous articles of historical interest. The building has twice been burned in its history, but each time the same walls have been utilized for rebuilding and the house reconstructed again much after the same fashion. The walls are of hard, redish brick, manufactured in England, when even brick indus try was impracticabe in this country The only change, I was told, that has been made in the building of conse quence during the past century was tt permit a portion of the lower story to be converted into a subway sta tion. It was in the attic of this build ing l saw Benjamin Franklin's print ing press with which was first intro duced the art preservative into tht colonies. The old machine is con structed of wood and iron and bearl some resemblance to the Washington