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*WTm HVBHWVHHHHMFT T 2 | Francis Scott Key | ? J T Congressional Record. X (An address delivered at Frederick, Md., September 14, 1914, by Hon. Key Fittman, United States senator from Nevada, at the celebration of the one hundreth anniversary of the writing of The Star-Span gled Banner by Francis Scott Key.) "Mr. Chairman, citizens of Frederick, and fellow countrymen: We enjoy a peculiar privilege in being present at the grave of the great American whose sympathetic soul, 100 years ago today, caught the patriotic vibration of' ull our people and translated them into living expression. It is most fitting that the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the writing of our national anthem should be held here at the birthplace and the tomb of the immortal author. It is a great honor to you of Frederick, and you do great honor to the memory of the dead by these most patriotic and beautiful ceremonies. If it be granted to the dead to hear the pure, swecj1 voices of these thousands of children. singing the great song his genius gave birth to. what pride and happiness will be his. You to whom the credit is given for this beautiful monument to Key are entitled to the grateful commendation of all our people. "The writing of the Star-Spangled Banner >vas due to a combination of events and conditions that rarely coincide in the history of nations. Incentives to great deeds frequently arise, but it is of rare occurrence that one qualified to receive and act upon such incentives is subjected to those influences. "Francis Scott Key's life was most lneai lrnni me very nay 01 ins uirin here in Frederick county on August ft, 1780, until his death at Baltimore, Md,, on the 11th day of January, 184:1. His father, John Ross Key, was a man of education and culture, possessed of Independent means, and prominent in the affairs of his state. His mother, Ann Charlton, was a brilliant and charming woman, a sister of the colonial governor of Maryland. All of Key's ancestors were patriotic Mary lenders and descended from Phillip Key, who came from England in 1726 and settled on the hanks of the Potomac. The boyhood days of Key were spent in these beautiful mountains and valleys. in an atmosphere of patriotism and culture. After his preliminary education had been obtained he went to live with his relatives at Annapolis then especially the seat of learn'ng and refinement. There he entered and graudated from St. John's College. Soon after leaving college he studied law under Jeremiah Townlev Chase, at that time one of the judges of the general court of Maryland. Upon being admitted to the bar he commenced the practice of his profession here in Frederick. His abilities soon demanded a wider tield and he removed to the citv of Washington, where he rapidly forged to the front of his profession. Ho early acquired a large praetiee bofore the supreme court of the United States, enjoying the privilege of being associated with such eminent lawyers as Calhoun, Webster. Clay. Choate. William IMneknev. Luther Martin and William Wift. In 1823. President Andrew Jackson appointed him United States district attorney for the District of Columbia, in which office he served will marked distinction for three successive terms. He was an intimate friend of President Jackson and was intrusted by the President with many diplomatic missions, notably among which was the negotiations and settlement of the Alabama dispute. "On the 24th day of August, 1814. Key, who was then in the citv of Washington, was compelled to witness the destruction of the oapitol by British sold ers from \dmiral Cook burn's fleet, then lying in the Potomac river, and t > be the helpless observer of the outrages perpetrated upon a defenseless people. During *''i- disorder, Dr. Peane. a prominent citizen of Upper Marlboro. Mil wa- arreste d on fietitou charges and carrried a prisoner to the British i.i . Dr. Bonne's friends realized that onD prompt and powerful efforts would avail to save his life The President Intrusted Key with the mission to tro to tin British tleei and intereede for the prisoner. Or the fid day of September, aboard th< Ameriean ship Minden. Key readier the British fleet on Chesapeak Ba> at the mouth of the Potomae river The personality of Key and liis won derful powers of persuasion finnlR won the eonsent of Admiral Cook burn to the release of Dr. Reane The British fleet at this time had ar rived off Port McHenry, jnst hVlov Baltimore. The British admiral an nouneed his intention of attackim the fort and of entering the eity Key and Dr. Beane were then trans ferred to the Miinden under guar* of British soldiers and the bbmbard ment of Fort McHenry rommenred From early morning of the 13th th British ships, lying out of reach o the smaller guns of the fort, hnrlei shells agalns the breastworks of For McHenry. As night came on th VPacnld Hrou* nooror t a f ?? the right continued to grow fierce] Stop That First Fall Congti. Check your fall cough or cold a once?don't wait?It may lead t serious lung trouble, weaken you vitality and develop a chronic al! ment. Oet a bottle of Dr. Bell's Pin Tar Honey today; It Is pure an harmless?use it freely for that fa cough or cold. If Baby or Chlldre are sick give It to them, It will r< Ueve quickly and permanently. 1 soothes the Irritated throat, lunfi and air passages. Loosens Phlegn Is antiseptic, and fortifies the syster against colds. It aurely provenl cold germs from getting a hole Guaranteed. Only 25c at your drug It appeared that the British were attempting o make a landing undo.* 1 cover of their guns and carry the breastworks by assault. Just before daylight the tiring ceased. Key, pacing the deck of the Mtnden, where he had remained throughout the whole long night, was tormented ' with uncertainty and with fear lest the gallant fort had been carried and j Baltimore was at the mercy of the devastating foe. He had seen the destruction of Washington; he knew the merciless character of the enemy and his mind pictured such scenes in Baltimore as he had witnessed in Washington. It might mean more than the destruction of Baltimore. It might mean the end of resistance, the subjugation of America, and the loss of that liberty that had cost the lives of so many pariots. "Can you not picture that scene? Do you not see that sympathetic, sensitive, patriotic man, standing in the black silence of that night, suffering the tortures that none can anffor Kni n ntitrlnt wnlUnc tlto ill terminable time for the light of day to end his agonizing suspense. "Gradually the dawn came He could see the fort, but there was not sufficient light to see the flag, and his heart sank and his imagination called up the horrors he had suffered during the long night. Then the bright light of day swept across the horizon and he saw on the ramparts of the fort, still waiving defiantly, the beloved flag of his country. In that moment the inspiration came, and without premeditation he dashed down on the back of an old envelope with a lead pencil the Star Spangled Manner, the national anthem of America. "Francis Scott Key by birth, environment, education, and nature was the ideal instrument to receive the inspiration and give voice to it on hehalt' of a nation Horn in your beautiful county of Frederick: reared by refined and patriotic parents amid scenes and associations that fostered the highest development of body, mind, and soul; educated at St. John's Colleg \ Annapolis, the seat of learing, culture, and nationalism; preeminent at the Nation's bai ; holding the intimate confience of the President of the United States, and associated with the administration in the development of the ideals and policies of our Government, he seemed prepared by Providence for his task. Of strong Intellect, mature euuciiiiun, aim literary iraining. possessed of a burning patriotism and a sympathetic, sentitive nature, as he stood on the deck of his prison ship, surrounded by a foreign foe, on that fateful night 100 years ago. racked with uncertainty, oppressed with awful fear that the liberty and happiness his people had so dearly won was about to be destroyed, the glorious sight of the Star-Spangled Manner waving victoriously in the morning light opened his soul and quickened hi:-, mind to receive and give expression to the patriotic thoughts of a nation "Hut let me give you a description of the events and emotions that impelled the writing of our national anthem in the eloquent words of that great author. It is like a voice from yonder tomb. It reminds us that, though his body is dead, he shall live on forever in the hearts and memory of his fellow countrymen. At a banquet held in this very city and in sight of bis last resting place he described the writing of the StarSpangled Manner in the following in com pa ruble language: " 'You have recalled to my recollection the circumstances under which I was impelled to this effort. 1 had seen the Hag of my country waving over a city, the strength and pri<l?> of my native state, a elty devoted to plunder and desolation by its assailants. I witnessed the preparation for its assault and saw the array of its enemies as they advanced to the attack. I heard the sound of battle. The noise of the conflict fell upon my listening ear and told me that "the brave" and "the iree" had met the invaders. Then did I remember that they were the sons of sires who had left their crimson footprints on the snows of the North and poured out the blood of their i patriots like water on the sands of the South. Then did 1 remember that there were gathered around that banner among it< defenders men who had heard and answered the call of their country, from whose mountainsides. front this heatiful valley and this fair city of my native country, and though 1 walked on a det k surrounded by a hostile fleet, i detained as a prisoner, yet was mv step firm and tny heart strong as i those recollections came upon me. ? Through the clouds of war the stars I of that banner still shone in view, and I saw the discomfited hosts of its . .ir^.iiiiinijs iiiim-u iiin-k im ignominy in - their ship?. Then in ,thnt liour of deliverance ami joyful triuhiph tin - heart spoke, "ami aoes not such a . country and such defenders of their - country deserve a song?" was its i" question. With it came an inspira Hon not to he resisted, and it had r been ahanging to make a song. I must have made it. Let the praise, - then, if any be due, be given not to 1 me but the inspirers of the song.' "Under an inspiration that seems to be granted to but one of a people e he received and gave to us our naf tional anthem. Not a poem or song il only, but our national anthem. Out t nation Tiast lipon linnnroil Ku e poets, and our literature is rich ir d verse of beauty and strength, ljut p. there was only one Key, and therr _ will never be but one American na tional anthem. Parties may rise ant1 it fall, creeds may flourish and decay o laws may be repealed and constitu r Hons set aside, but the national an I- them will live on unchanged forever e "Kvery country and every peoplr d has its national anthem. Kven th? 11 uncivilized Indian tribes, ignorant o n the arts of letters and Untitled ir y. power of expression, chanted theii [t tribal anthems in victory and ir ;s torture. l, "What distinguishes a nations n anthem from other beautiful or pa :s triotic songs? What does it mean tr |. a people? My imagination some times seems to feel the meaning, bu my poor powers of expression stag V TIIR LANCASTER NEWS ger for a definition. It may be our symbol of patriotism; it may be the expression of our desires, our hopes, our pride, or love with regard to our country. 1 can not analyze the cause, but we all know the effect. We all know that when we hear the inspiring strains of the Star-Spangled Banner our hearts swell with love and pride, our minds quicken, our nerves tingle with exhilaration, our enthusiasm is unrestrained, and we are possessed of a patriotism that knows no fear of suffering or death. 1 It is the call of patriotism; It is the voice of our heroes whose great deeds in peace and In war challenge our emulation and sustain us In the facfe of adversity and death; it is the creed of our nation that holds to our duty. It has nerved the timid youth to wrench the fallen flag from me "i me uying veteran ana lead n fleeing army back to the charge over the fields covered with dead and dying, through the smoke of battle, in a hail of shot and shell, i without fear or pause, until defeat was turned into victory and over the field proudly waved the emblem of the free and the brave. "Whilst the national anthem sustains us in battle, it is not alone a battle Jong or a symbol of war. When used in war. it is but the expression of the determination of our people to maintain our government and to protect our citizens and our national honor. We are not a warlike people. We fear and oppose miltitarism. The destruction and suffering and death incident to war do not appeal with any pleasure to our imagination. but. on the contrary, cause us the deepest grief. We believe that war is a relic of barbarism and only occurs through the ignorance, selfishness, or the inhumanity of man. We believe that disputes between nations can and should be settled as are disputes between individuals. The trial by battle is a crude, cruel, and expensive method for the adjustment of national rights, and, unfortunately. is not always decided in favor of the just cause. Until such time as the civilized nattons of the world are ready to co-operate with uo uairv|ui>u( auv in nit- prairnuic settlement of disputes and protection of national rights, we must be prepared with force of arms to pro tect our rights and our national honor. "In these times of our nation's peace the Star-Spangled Hanner strikes just as responsive a chord. It does not now express any warlike attitude; it expresses our confidrnca and our pride in our nation. Now its strains are the voice of our people in happy acclaim that we are at peace with the world. Yes, fellowcountrymen. we are even more proud of our country for its accomplishments in peace than in war. Hut a few months ago our sister country to the south was involved in internal war. and most complex and delicate situation arose, which gravely threatened to involve this country in a long and bloody war. The statesmanship and humanity of our country won a great victory. Pence was established in Mexico: American citizens were protected; good feeling toward the United States was created throughout South America; the confidence of the world in our good intentions toward all mankind established: ami it war that would have stopped the wheels of progress, burned our people, and taken toll of life front many it now happy family was with honor averted. And now the Star-Spangled Hanner is the embodiment of our people's just pride in this last great act of a irreat na tion. "Our mission of peaop and civilization is not at an end. No; the great power of the nation throughout the world for peace and prsperity has I just commenced to he realized and appreciated. All the great powers of Europe are rent with a devastating and death-dealing war. It is impossible for me to picture those horrors. Even the meager accounts in the press and the indirect effect on our people most vividly portrays to our imagination the indescribable suffering. Yet, in the midst of all this chaos, devastation, and murder, the American dag has protected the American citizen. Yes; it has not only protected the American citizen but it has protected the noncombatant citizens and subjects of even the belligerent nations. All of the belligerents have naturally turned to the United States as the great peace power of the world to protect their citizens in the countries with which the> are :it war. end over every foreign embassy of the country of its foe waves the protecting folds of the Star-Spangled Manner. In London, where the mobilizing army was being reviewed, after the English band had played (lod Save the King; it struck up the Star-Spangled Banner, amid the mighty applause of a friendly people. Nor were the (Jer 111 fin n iron iippunini I VP, IOT IF1P TTlflO enthusiasm aroused hv Die Waeht am Rheln had hardly waned when there was wafted through the street* of Merlin the inspiring strains of thr Star-Spangled Manner. In Paris the Marseillaise and the Star-Spangled Manner were heard everywhere, and our national anthem seemed to reacfc lithe heart of every Frenchman. "When peace comes?and peac? must come?it will be the mission ol : our great country to assuage th< anger of the victor, lend sympathj ' to the distressed, and give oui i statesmanship to the re-establish I raent of civilization and prosperity t "And yet our nation la onlv 131 years old. In that short time wi I have built the most powerful ant . prosperous country on earth; w< - have mnde a haven for the down - trodden of every land; we have earn ed the resnect nf ovnrv have v roved that the people ran b< tripled to govern; and, above ant 1 IMzzy? Bilious? < nnstlpated? r Dr. Kind's New Life Pfll* will cari i you, cause a healthy flow of bile ant rids your stomach and bowels o I waste and fermenting body poisons - They are a Tonic to your stomacl ? and liver and tone the gene' al sys tem. First dose will cure you of tha ; depressed, dizzy, bilious and constl - pated condition. 25c at all druggists 3, SKPTKMBKK 22, 1914. I " r beyond all that, we have everlastingly established that this country is and always shall be 'the land of the free and the home of the brave.' "These are the things that cherish our love of country, and of such ) things our national anthem speaks in a uniersal language. Let us cherish it to our children, with all of its meaning and all the beautiful sentiment that surrounds It. Let it I be heard throughout the world, until | every people shall know It and un- ! derstand the great message It car- 1 ries of the 'land of the free and the ! i home of the brave.' " Tlu? Heath of Summer. I am sad today, for In the west wind whistling through the leaves I hear the requiem of summer. Summer is dying. Already there is the , subtle feeling of mysterious change. The sun stil Ishines with fierce heat, but his face is beginning to pale and his power is on the wane. In the air , at night is the unmistakable, elusive smell of approaching fall. Over all the west and the south and the north the regal goldenrod is waving its scei ter and the iron weed is beginning to flower. In the woods the muscadine and the huckelberry are , ripening. The luscious winesap is getting red and the juice of the "sugar cane" is sweet. The thrifty ant and the provident squirrel are laying in their winter store of food. Throughout the great world of commerce is pulsing again the life that always comes with fall. From the resting places of the mountains and the springs and the coast the ; men and women of business are returning to their toil and the boys and girls to their books. And the physical body of man is made restless by reviving energy and pe-ve forces as lie throws oft' the lazy indifference of summer and prepares for vigorous action. The Southern fields are white for the harvest and the merrv song of the cotton picker is heard on the plantation. The swift driven clouds that flit I across the sky tell of the passing days. Nature is in the "sear and yellow leaf." Summer is dying. The autumn days?so sad, so strange? are upon us.?C. L. Nesbit, Waxhaw. THH STAR-SPANOLKD BANNER. j O say, can you see. by the dawn's early light. What so proudly we hailed at the ' twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous flght, | O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; I O say. does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimlv seen thrnueh the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes. What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep. As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses? Now it catches tho gleam of the morning's first beam. In full glory reflected now shines on the stream; 'Tis the star-spangled banner! O long may it wave O'ei the land of the free and the home of the brave! Oh! thus he if ever when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's denotation! Blest with victory and peace may the heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must for our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." j And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. ?Francis Scott Key. lit Y A BALK OP COTTON. Buy a bale of cotton! i ii is is ii rKfii i nrru . lie it not forgotten Thoro arc folks to feed. You can use it! Toll it? Send tin1 news afar; Help the toilers sell it Never mind the \v;:r. Buy a hale of cotton! Put it on the shelf; When the profit's Rotten Shake hands with yourself. Help the farmers over? Present prices prop; country'll l>e in clover, If you buy the crop. Joseph W. Humphries. ANSWER THE CALL i Lancaster People Have Found That * This is Necessary. A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench, I A little cause may hurt the kid! neys. i Spells of backache often follow, Or some irregularity of the nrtna. ?| A splendid remedy for such at' t&c.ks, ?I A medicine that has satisfied thou' sands r Is Doan's Kidney Pills, a special - /idney remedy. Many Lancaster people rely on it. 1 Here is Lancaster proof. 5 Mrs. W. L. Byrd. S. Main St., Lan1 raster, says: "Two of the family 8 have taken Doan's Kidney Pills with - splendid results. Both had weak - kidneys and suffered from backaches, 3 la one case the kidneys and bladder s seemed to be ir\flamed and there was 1 s lot of trouble from the kidney - secretions. Dropshal symptoms also ppeared. We were much pleased 9 with the prompt relief Doan's Kidney 1 rills brought and feel that we can f recommend them to other kidney I. sufferers." It Price 50c at all dealers. Don't i? simply ask for a kidney remedy? t get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same - that Mrs. Bytd recommends. Fostori. MUburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. riiuiiL .>:ni > f IEF j I ^ account here for safety's sak sources are always ample foi JL you to read our last statenien : V STATEMENT OF TH1 V THE FARMERS BANK & located at Lancaster, S. C., at the c V RESOURCES. Loans and Dis- < J counts $165,645.43 y Overdrafts 1,844.06 ! Furniture and Fixtures 2,875.00 Due from Banks and Bankers . . 37,213.98 1 V Currency 3,067.00 , I Gold 1,047.60 Silver and Other < V Minor Coin 497.61 ] Checks and Cash Items 7 66 u9 Total $212,950.3V STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ?,% County of Lancaster?ss. A Before me came W. H. Millen, Ca J who, being duly sworn, says that ment is a true condition of said b raid bank. Sworn to and subscribed before JOHN CRj Correct?Attest: W. T. Gregory, 1 X Dlrectt f FARMERS BANK & V W. T. GREGORY. Presides* R. T. DEATY, Jr., A Death of Mrs. x*lrgie Flynn. Mrs. Virgie Flynn, ,fe of Mr. S. I E. Flynn, died Septembei 7, cf i pellagra. She had been confined to her bed for some time. She was I a daughter of Mr. John Wright. She was 23 years and one week old. Mrs. Flynn left a husband and one child and five sisters and four brothers. Her sisters are Misses ' Ksther, Helen of Columbus, Ga., and Bffie Robertson of this county, Ola,, Hassle and Bernice. Her brothers ar<> Messrs. Will, WC88, George and Robert Wright. Her remains were laid to rest at Camp Creek church. Her friend, MAHTIIA WALLACE. REMEMBER YOUR LAST DOSE OF CALOMEL? You probably refill the had afterffects of the caluffnel more than the iekness you toe* it for. You need ever again gur through with being 'all knocked <Wht for a day or two by c Gomel." / Next time /our liver gets sluggish ! nd inactive [we urge that you go to he Standank pmg Company for a: Little of Dodson's I-Jver Tone, a' pilendid vegetable liquid medicine t lat will start your /iver as surely s calomel ever did/und with none f the after-effects Jf calomel. It is bsolutely harmley both to children end adults and (tfmands no restriction of habits orrdiet. A large bottly of Dodson's Liver Tone costs only? fifty cents and the 4-' " U" or i? it fsuuiailicc H iu ake the place fcf calomel, and will ] refund your monVy If It falls In your cr.se or if you are not satisfied. CITATION. STATE OF SOl'TH CAROLINA, County of Lancaster. By J. 10. Stewman, Judge of Probate. , Whereas, W. U. Clyburn has made suit to me to grant him letters of ad- ( ministration of the estate and effects of W. E. Roberts, deceased. j These are, therefore, to cite and . admonish all and singular the kind- I red and creditors of the said deceas ' ed. that they be and appear before me, in the court of probate, to be held at Lancaster on September U!>, 1 ! 14 next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 15th day of September, Anno Domini 1914. J. E. 8TEWMAN, Probate Judge. iSEE WOObWARD ifror IMuIiti>ing a iin Electrical Work nnn%Ti.i it/ut ] . This Bank t \ Is Built ? i X S on the rock of "ample V resources." Financial S * ^ storms may come and ir go, but we are always 1 ready to meet and de- ^ fy them. Keep your 1 e. Keep it where the re- ? * any demand. We invite & t S CONDITION OF f TRUST COMPANY, V lose of business June 30, 1914. y LIABILITIES. V Uaptal Stock Paid % in $50,(00.00 J Surplus Fund.. .. 1,600.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Ex- Z penses and Taxes paid 8,251.01 A Individual Deposits Subject to Check 54,658.71 V rime Certificates of A Deposit 33,605.34 Z Uashier's Checks... 41.61 f Bills payable, in- A eluding Certicates for Money f Borrowed 65,000.00 Total $212,056.6? y > tshier of the above named bank, ^ the above and foregoing state- J ank, an shown by the books of % * W. H. MILLEN. 9 me this 6th day of July, 1914. ?? kWFCLtD, Notary Public. 5V. P. I oblnson, W. P. Bennett, >rs. X > TnirrT jorr* j in/ X 1AU3 f IsUlYirAH I y W. U. MII.I.KN, Oashler. V uUUnt C? ihler. > The Shame of It. Toere are more negroes going to school in Gaffney than white children. Complsory education might rorce the white children into school. ?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Listen Groceries is a thing that V you have not to buy very often and you want to get them where ? ou have the least trouble in placing your orders. Place them with us and you won't have to phone all over town to get your order filled. We will till your order or the article can't be found in Lancaster. We don't mind a little thing like trouble or work, for that is part of our business, time flies ^ when we have work to do. Give us a chance at your grocery business and we will give you quality, price and delivery. Yours for Business, MackorelFs Grocery SOUTHERN RAILWAY. "Premier Carrier of the South." PASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULES. Trains arrive Lancaster from: So. 118?Torkvllle, Rock Hill and intermediate stations 8:31 a. m. No. 113?Charleston, Columbia and intermediate stations 1 u: 0 5 a. m. No. 114?Marion, Blacksburg, Charlotte and intermediate stations, 1:36 p. m. "f!* No. 117?Columbia, Klngsvllle aud intermediate stations, 7:48 p. m. Trains leave Lancaster for: i No. 118?KlnRsvllle, Columbia and ; intermediate stations. 8:31 a. m. No. 113?Rock Hill, Blacksburg, \l.. -I /-it * - inanuii, ^nurioiie ana intermediate stations, 10:05 a. m. f>fo. 114?Klngsvtlle, Columbia, Charleston and Intermediate stations 1:35 p. ro. N'o. 117?Rock Hill, Yorkvillo and intermediate tatlo..*, 7:48 p. m. N. R.?Schedule figures are published as informal.on only and are not guaranteed. For information aa to passenger fnres, etc., call on W. B. CAUTHEN, Agent. W. E. McGEE, A. G. P. A., Columbia, S. C5. W. H. CAFFEY. D. P. A.. Charleston, S. C.