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Miss Minerva and William ireen Are Coming y to Town. You will meet them i n these columns in a few days and thereafter for a deliciously funny period. You will laugh till you cry when you read "Miss Minerva and William Green ll" By FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN Our New Serial INCIDENTALLY-A De lightiull Little Love Story PRINCIPALLY - Whole. some Perennial Humor Watch For It ! * 0 I1 Were you ever- a victim ?f Peck's Bad Boy,? Did you ever hug behind a school desk, or inside a school geography, Tom Saw yer or Huckleberry Finn? 9 Were you ever up o' nigh ts~ with Aid rich's Tom Bailey-? 9~ Have you enjoyed the acquaintance gf e.f7Vrs. Wiggs? 9 Did you ever with Heln'sBabies watch tewheels go round? 9I If you are apart in the fun-loving world, read about B I LLY and his frien~ds, JIMMY, FRANCES and LINA, in Miss c~liinerva JAnd William Green Hill A deliciously humor ous serial SOON TO APPEAR IN THIS PAPER. si Don't miss it if you enjoy genuine eAmerican Ihumor. ad* .u . PHOTOBY FRANK FOURNIER. IS A GALA DAY IN MANY LANDS Numerous Nationalities Join With the United States in the Celebration of Their Independence. Fourth of July is here again, the usual round of festivi tics, beginning with the morning rain hat threatens to spoil the day, but never does, and ending with the glori ous fireworks at night, writo Frederic J. Haskin in the Chicago Daily News. Nor are the orator and the greased pig conspicuous by their absence. This is an old, old story here at home, but how our Independence day is cele bratei abroad, in many different land., is a story that is seldom told. Wherevor Americans go they take their Fourth of July with them. It is nor too much to say that the strange folk among whom we carry our na tional custom soon learn to watch for tile (lay with a great deal more inter est than thley do the holidays of the othler countries, their own holidays excepted, or course. Even under this ihead, however, our day competes witla their own time honored jollifleatiomo for the simple reason that many o! the countries have no "independenc< day" of their own. Foreigners Are Friendly. Most foreigners are utterly indiffer ent to the comings and goings of othe nations, they who should be thel brothers, or else they exhibit only cor tempt for everything that does no coniformn to their own pleculiar way c doing things This is not so of thl American Fourth of July. Thley a] seem to hlave for our great event c the year a feeling that varies frot kindly tolerance to spontaneous enthi s lasm. This is interesting in the light C the fact that so many other land haive thleir own indlependlence day: With the plossiblo exception< France's, however, they attract n attention outside of their own coul try. Norway has twvo independen< (lays, May 17 and June 6. The Frenc date is July 14, which commemnorato thle fall of the flastillo in their grei revolution. Other independence dal are: llrazil, September 7; Mexico, Se tember 16; Uruguay, May 25; Chil September 18; Colombia, July *2( Haiti, January 1; Cuba, February 2 The Cubans also look to our indepe dence (lay as theirs in a sense, sin< we are tihe givers and guardians their liberty. July 20, the day c whlich Colombia makes merry, is tl birthday of Gen. Simon Bolivar, ti Venrezuelan, who freed Venezuol New Granada, Peru and Bolivia fro tile yoke of Spain. liolivar united Venezuela and Ne (Iranada under tile name of Colomibi of which nation he wvas president fi nine years, until his death in 1830. B livia was a now state carved out whlat had been royalist Peru and named in honor of flolivar, who wi also its president. H~is birthday sorit as an additional national festival Venezuela, Peru and liolivia and generally observed in a more or 1e: oflicial way all over Central and Soul America Fourth Marked in China. Perhaps China is tile foreign cou try where the IAmorican FouirthI July is more generally# observed ti any where else abroad, In tile costs lpolitan city of Shanghat our nat Clay is tile cause ot an internation fete. A big reception is held b)y 0 )USNDI \.. consul general, and the American judge for China, who ranks next to the American minister at Pekin, and other prominent American residents, keep open house for all their friends, regardless of nationality. An oration is delivered as a rule, the Stars and Stripes fly in all parts of the foreign settlement and the city generally is in a gala mood. A program of sports and a dress parade by the Shanghai volunteer corps, composed of British, Germans, Americans, etc., help to make the day lively and the good old fireworks are not omitted. For several years it -has been the custom in somo treaty ports of China for tho British and Americans jointly to celebrate the Fourth of July. This may sound strange to ears that are not cosmopolitan. And in a commer cial sense it really Is unusual, for it there is any nation upon whose ad vancement in the far East the in trenched Briton looks with misgivings it is the American. Nevertheless, there always are enough liberal mindE on both sides to bring about a mutual rejoicing. In these celebrations the Americans acknowledge England aE their mother and the British expresE their unbounded pleasure over the wonderful progress and mighty growtl of Britannia's lusty offspring. Since China became a republic thi Chinese people themselves have de veloped a keen curiosity over "Meli can mans" merrymaking. They knov that. their government came to then from this country, through studenti who were educated in our colleges an< taught the true s'pirit of democracy An exceedingly graceful complimen was paid to America and American1 last Fourth of .July in Peking, by Presi edent Yuan Shih Kal, who drove pe: .sonally to the American legation t< t congratulate the American representt f tive, E. T. Williams, on the birth C e the nation and to lay stress upon th ideb~t China owes the United States fo f her fast friendship and good exampi a in the past. In several cities learlin .- Chinese requested the privilege of pal ticipating in the American fete. ,In the Philippine islands the Fourt s of July passes off without much varh .tion from the wvay wve observe it her 'at home. All the time-honored form' YOUNG AMERICA h - It s >f in is is h n al 'SCE a n Here ~ 1 isth fret ow A s..o.t o d .N. ... ... FREEDOM. Here Is the forest now. As9 on that old July 'When first our fathers took the vow. The bluebird, stained with earth and sky Shouts from a blowing bough In green, arial freedom, wild and high, And now, as then, the bobolink Out on the uncertain brink Of the swaying maple swings, Loosing his song out link by golden link, While over the wood his proclamatioi rings, A daring boast that would unkingdon kings! Even so the wild birds sang on bough an wall That day the hell of Independence Hall Thundered upon the v.)rId the word o man, The word of God uttered when the worl< began That day when liberty began to he And mighty hopes were out on land an sea. * But Freedom calls her conscripts, now a then; It is an endless battle to be free. As the old dangers lessen from the skie New dangers rise. Down the long centuries eternally, Again, again will rise Thermopylae; Again, again, a new Leotidas Must hold for God the imperiled pass, As the long ages run New Lexington will rise on Lexington And many a valorous Warren fall Upon tho Imperiled wall. Man Is the conscript of an endless quesi A long divine adventure without rest, A holy wvar, a battle yet unwon Wheh he shall climb beyond the burr out sun, Each hard-earned freedom withers to bond; Freedom forever is beyond-beyond! -Edwin Markham in The Independent. of entertainment and amusement ar tobserved, but this in itself is a rt Smarkable fact, for the natives tak part in the festivities with gusto. baseball game between an America and a Filipino team is generally a fe; turo, and it is crowding the cockpit 01 Sthe boards. Drills by Filipino scou andI constabulary start many a prt r gram, and in the provinces the nativ e governor gives a recepition and dlanc gto the American and prominent Spar .ish and Filipino residents of his ir< vincial capital. h Typical American parades, give color by Filipino participation, ar Sheld in Manila, Iloil, Cebut, Alba; aZamboanga nnd even in tihe sma towns. In Manila everything in Uh way of refreshments and amusement is free to all children, whether the be Americans, Filipinos, Europeant Chinese, Jap~anese, Indians or whatno In Manila tihe day Is not complet without a special band concert on th Luneta in the evening by tihe famou constabulary band, compose05d of eight skillful native musicians, who hav been trained by an American negr from IBoston, until they are recognize as one of tihe best bands in the work Theiy made sp~ecial trip~s f rom Manil to play at theo inaulguraition of Pres dlents Roosevelt and Taft. To our Fil pino wards, "cuiatro do Julio" is great fiesta. "Open House" Abroad, Wherever ani Amuerican ministei consul or any othler ofmcial rep~resenltl tive has his abode abroad, there wil bo found open house on .July 4. As; rule, a reception, followed perhaps b, a dance or a concert, make up th dlay's formalities. In L.ondon, Parn and Berlin the ceiebrations are quit elaborate, In far western Canada, where tiler is a big sprinkling of Americans, thl d cay is mnade a groat deal of. In tlh mining province of Briitish ColumbiA tilt towni of Rtossland~ was for year more American than CanadIan. Dmi in~g the 'Yankee reign it was nlatura that all tracks shlouldi be cleared io thei Fourth, anid rock drilling ('ontests tile miniers' favorite, furnished plent; of excitement. In Alaska, Inldian wa ter e.wrts and feats of daring, 1o0 rolling contests in the water, anmd (10 races are the principal numbers 0; th rarm. .ROAD BUILDING GREAT BENEFIT TO FARMERS Thrbe.Hour Trip to Town Cut Down to Thirty Minutes by Advent of Gasoline Motor Car. (By L. J. OLLIER .j The prosperity of a state depends Largely upon good roads. They mean cheaper transportation, better living conditiors, and happier homes. Quick communication ranks as the great fac tor in the universal dissemination of knowledge. Where good roads abound sectionalism cannot exist. The desire for good roads leading to a city that those with automobiles could have a greater pleasurable tour ing radius first brought the matter Prominently to the fore as a good roads movement with automobile back ing. Gradually the farmer, antagonistic at first, began to take an interest. With good roads and an automobile he could cut down the three hour trip to town to perhaps thirty minutes. Good roads brought the doctor quickly-at a time when minutes were precious. Good roads and an automo bile took the family to town in the evening, something unheard of before, or to visit a friend or relative in a distar.t part of the county. When farmers learned that other farmers were doing these things, that good roads and automobiles made them pos sible, then they, too, desired good roads for their own county. By means of the telephone and quick motor truck delivery the fariter is now able to top the market. Ile can rush his produce to market at the right moment to command the best price. But he could not do it were his ,roads not well built and in good re pair. Consequently the farmer is now most active in the agitation for good roads and jealous of any legislative power delegated to irresponsible au thorities. While in time every road should be a good road, yet all the work cannot be done at once. Therefore the au thorities who are building roads should see that each one is linked to another to make continuous highways. The advantage of this lies in the fact that the main arteries of travel will f then first receive the attention of the good roads builders. It will also fa cilitate touring, in itself a valuable asset for any community. It is interesting to note that in 1913 Ohio had the largest mileage of im proved roads of any state in tile Union with 28,312 miles. Indiana was sec ond and New York third. Illinois was seventh with 9,000 miles. While New York can claim the greatest progress in road building from 1909 to 1913, having built nearly 10,000 miles in that time, I feel that the work Cali fornia is now daing probably puts that stat4 in the lead. I have just returned from California and amn amazed at the I. y wndefulwayinwhih tis tat i taighl fgo od ok t. The er g aionaapo a Gyroavel which Nar fedrhtonthe mai y wonderful way ingic les ' coutat has overin ho mle of oodrovd ~ras3 aro Lose ynears ago Saliforaniscoppry i. eyrute $18,000,000uous good roads a The bovard counties eac alength. 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