Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

| large letters the word spy.
The margin of the paper IS an inch
and three-ouarters from the sizes and
about two inches and half from the
top and bottom. This arrangement
leaves little space for news and makes
the document have the general ap-
pearance from the front OF diploma
or proclamation.
The English used is very similar TO
,, that of present day papers except tnat
in every word where the letter S" is
used there appears figure some
what like an 'f" In reading over the
matter contained in the paper 1T Is
easy to become confused by this letter.
''We Will Die or Be Free" Is Motto
The paper is called american Cra-
die of Liberty" and has as its motto
"Undaunted by Tyrants Wen Die or
Be Free
! At the bottom of the first page are
directions on how to get to the pub
fishers "by the court house" and who
they are. It also gives the price Of
the paper as eight shillings, per an
mum. The shilling being equa TO
about "a cents, the paper could be
had for about $195 year. The pa
per has no information in it regard
ing how often it is published, but date
lines in, this number read as far back
as month previous to the date OF
issue. The paper was probably ap-
pearing once month.
Declaration scoop" for Paper
The entire first page Of the paper
| is taken up with the Declaration Of
independence, which seems to have
been considered the "scoop" fCl the
month. The Declaration which is ia
miliar to all Americans is issued as
proclamation by an act of a gem
eral congress assembled July A, ITS.
The famous first paragraph reading
when in the course of human events
it becomes necessary for one people
to dissolve the political bands which
have connected them to another, and
to assume among the powers of earth
a separate and equal station 70 which
the laws of nature and of natures
God entitle them, a decent respect to
the opinions of mankind require that
they should declare the causes that
impel them to a separation"
After a short introduction the dec
laration lists through column and a
half of reading matter the various
causes which require separation The
signature of John Hancock, president,
is signed at the close, as well as that
Nof his secretary, Charles Thompson,
"By order and on behalf of Congress"
Below the finish of the declaration
is an announcement to the effect that
DR.. William Paine is no longer mem
ber of the apothecaries firm, Shepard,
Paine and Hunt 1t is impossible to
/ know how influential the firm OF Shep-
ard, Paine and Hunt were, but the
position accorded them in this paper
which contains the Declaration Of IN
dependence was certainly the most
valuable space ever rented in u period
ical
Africans Should Absorb Gospel
On the inside page of the Sun" is
probably the first innovation of a
continued story in the form of docu-
ment of instructions to the clergy and
ministers of the gospel. The purport
of this letter, which is continued, seems
that is is highly desirable FOR every
minister to see that Americans par
take of the gospel.
In the column next the letter to the
ministers is letter from an individ-
ual in Halifax to friend named
"Nat," dated June 4, and begins by
stating: Dear Nat have the pleas
ure to inform you that we are still
[ in position off Quebec after q siege Of
near six months"
The letter which Is unique Of its
kind, goes on to describe in excellent
style and an interesting way the siege
of Quebec and numerous small skirm-
ishes in which the writer Of the letter
has indulged
On the same page are a series of
letters describing conditions of war in
Williamsburg, S. c., June %. That
day the British ships sail, some 80 of
them, away from the harbor and leave
some blankets on the waterfront. The
letter states that it is the purpose of
the British to spread some infectious
disease in this manner. At the bottom
of this column is an announcement to
the effect that the committee of pub
lie safety for the town, in the county
of Worcester, are requested to trans
| NIT list of names of such persons
| in the town who are esteemed to be
notoriously ininical to the rights of
America. 1t is signed by Joseph Hen
shaw, chairman of the committee.
The next page of the four-page
edition contains another letter in the
first column which evidently takes the
place of the modern editorial and is
in similar position in the paper. All
through the letter which has warlike
tone, is praise for the Americans for
at least declaring themselves in re-
gard to their rights.
In the middle column Of the
third page is the nearest thing to
| a modern news item in style and
dictiOn. This contains series of
items from New York, July 8, tell
ing of the preparations for war and
of several small skirnishes which
have already come off in that city.
J 1Continued on Page FiVe)