The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 30, 1904, Image 2
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BY KATE
N the rapid and stirr'n?
I,ro?ress a^"
. j:\ * fairs in the years
1 just past there has
iV7Jl tr rffi often seemed to be
\/,/l|?"w' n danger that our
^ 1 t *??d 0l<^ National
holi(Iay- *be Fourth
of ,7uly' m,sbt be
< *& in a measure for"
/ gotten, and forced
to take a back seat.
% ?* Jl^ lias been a B?od
%y * deal left to the
mi~* ' suiaI1 boy' with his
toy drums and his
to do the celebrating. He
has attended to the matter to the best
>f his limited ability, and according to
th > extent of his financial resources.
He has kept up all through the night
?f the third of July, year after year;
and he has hung good people's gates
K< the telegraph poles, and put wagons
to soak in the river, and let horses out
it their stables to crop the early vegetables
in the neighbors' gardens; and
he has put the undertaker's sign in
front of the doctor's office, and the
a.. ??. ??i i i?e it, ? ?. 11
wrwi puitr uciuitr iui* unr
finery store, to show how the fair
customers were shaved; and he has
rung bells, and tooted horns, and beat
drums, and blown off his fingers with
toy cannon, and killed his young companions
with toy pistols; and, in short,
he has done his best tor his country,
ml gone home at night after the flrewoiks,
tired as though he had had a
rt:n of typhoid fever, and slept the
sleep of the just until noon the next
day.
\ All honor to the small boy. with his
oabounded patriotism, and his flag
raisings, and his procession of "horribles."
and his ceaseless shouting and
cheering?and we will give him what
penuies we can afford, and keep as far
out of his track as possible until he
g"ts through with his celebrating.
Rut the older people of this country
do not want to forget the Fourth of
July. Once, not so long ago. either,
that was the day of all days to the
people of these United States. It was
talked about for weeks and months
before it was due on the calendar
to put in an appearance. Everybody
hoped it wouid not be too hot, and
ttiat.it would not rain, and that there
would be no thunder-showers to spoil
the fireworks.
New dresses were made for the
F >urth. Hats and bonnets made their
first appearance before the public on
trie Fourth. Children were early ill the I
year promised that if they would be j
4T<?od, they should go to the celebration ;
Hi the grove, or in the city, as the case !
night be.
Marriages were solemnized on the
Fourth of July. The bashful suitor
screwed his courage to the sticking
p>int, and. reraemberiug what the day
represented to the American people,
walked boldly up to the object of his
adoration. and, sweltering beneath the
unwonted pressure of his new tight
boots, and his broadcloth suit, and his
high collar, with the mercury at a i
hundred in the shade, and his blood j
alt in his face, asked her if he could i
h ?re tile pleasure of her company over ,
* Pine Itidge, or Spruce Hollow.
And if she said yes. then he hired the
st top buggy >n the land, and they
\ mt to thai ce:ebration. and ate elaui j
.lowder. and some roast pig. and
i imp ice cream, and drank pink lemon- j
} !e out of the same thick-bottomed
i mibler. to show that their two souls I
i id but a single thought, and that their I
two hearts beat as one: and in the',
evening they sat out in the grove and
let the mosquitoes nibble them, while
they looked at the fireworks and held
each other's hands beneath the shelter
of 'be "long" shawl she had brought
slong as a protection against the dews |
-of the evening. And all day the old
tag was cheered, and patriotism
walked abroad upon the land in red. j
whtte and blue, and spoke in tones
wltli nrni.taAtvilAe
i ?i? rw ? ujj ^(ii.|nniuri ?iim
w>'h the clangor of church bells.
T.el us have once more some of these <
g ?'>o old-fa?l:ioiied celebrations. We;
^'v '< ^ . . '
WASHINGTON ELM AND MEMOR
(Where "Washington First To<
: THORN.
are wont to laugh at the spread-eagle
style of oratory which once prevailed
on these Fourth of July occasions.
But we cannot have too much display
of enthusiasm where our country is
concerned.
It is the best country in the world,
and we know it; and ail the rest of
creation knows it, too. Compare its
conditions with the conditions of other
so-called Christian countries, and it is
heaven by way of contrast. It is the
| nearest approach to paradise (before
I the fall) that can be found upon this
1 eurth.
It is the country where every inau's
conscience is free! The country where
education is for all?the poor as well
as the rich; the country where the son
of a beggar may be a monarch, if he
has it in him to be a leader. The
country where woman takes, unquestioned,
her rightful place by the side
r\f mon ami 1c of Hhorfr fn fnllntv* hor
inclinations toward advancement in
any direction she pleases. It is the
country where no oppression is tolerated.
The country where right and
justice prevail. The country where
virtue walks abroad in her white garments,
and says to vice, "Though you
wear robes of gold and strew diamonds
on your pathway, get you hence, for in
my domain you shall find no favor!"
DK1UUJC, DAI 1L.C V
God bless America! Even as He lias
blessed it for a hundred years and
more!
Prosper our South, with its new
hopes and industries?prosper our
West, as it pushes its way to the
Pacific slopes?prosper our East and
our North, and make of us a people
who shall take down deep into our
hearts the truth that never in all
God's fair universe can there be another
country so beautiful, and so dear
to us as this?our own native land.?
New York Weekly.
I
OUR NATIONAL SONGS
FOR THE FOURTH.
Xiy I jrAR songs spring !
\{jr \ yf Into being when j
II W a nation s heart
/jphYltl - Jw is overflowing!
'' ) |Kj) h "vvitb loyalty, but j
Ag-fcT the sublime pas- ;
"jfjMr',', sion of patriot*
ism most sur*'
7 Ml charges the heart ;
^ jf- jjjyg: of the singer if
cw his loyal lyrics ,
g are to outlive tiie
special occasion that called them forth.
All races, from time immemorial, have '
had their war songs. They begin the |
poetry of nations. The Iliad was a war i
song that chanted the glory of Grecian j
arms. The bards of the Celts and Ten- '
tons gave both lyrics and laws to their !
people. From these same sources came ;
~|]
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!
IAL STONE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS..
>k Command ol His Troops.)
the inspiration or tlie old war songs of !
France, which .low seem dull and !
weak, contrasted with the thundering I
battle spirit of the "Marseillaise."
This country has been especially forS/mviEL
FRdNCIJ ./rtlTH.
Author of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
tunate in the matter of timely war 1
songs. From the troublous times im- [
mediately preceding the Revolutionary
War it has never lacked for soul-stir- J 1
ring ballads and pulse-quickening j '
poems to awaken and keep alive tbe
patriotic impulses of its people. The 1
homely rhymes of "Rude Britons.
Boast No Longer with Iiysolence and
Glee," did good work in their day.
"Yankee Doodle" was a tune rather
than a song when the British played it
in derision.
It was not. however, un.il the spring
GROUND, Concord, Mass.
of 1708, just 100 years ago. that the
first great war song of the United *
States, one that breathed the truest patriotism
in every line, came Into existence.
This was the immortal "Hail r
Columbia," which during the century 1
of its existeuce has occupied a hallowed
place in the hearts of all true J
Americans, not only on account of its
soul-stirring words that have on so
many occasions aroused the loyalty j;
and love of country of Uncle Sam's
brave sons and daughters, but also by
reason of the grandeur and sublimity
of its sentiments, which raised it at
once to the dignity of a National an- *
them. This song was written by j )
^JOJtvn HOFKIN/ON^
Author of "Hail Columbia."
Joseph llopkinsou, son of Francis Hopkiuson,
and it was first sung in public
on the stage of a Philadelphia theatre .
by a young actor named Fox. .
The War of 1S12, which was the first !
real test of the solidity of the tie that \
bound the youthful Uuited States to- ;
get her, was responsible for the creation 1 1
uf what has proved to be the most pop- \
ular war song of the Yankee nation? j
the "Star-spangled Banner" of immor- I v
tal memory. This song has entwined j h
tself so closely about the hearts of the J tl
American people because it chants the . ^
glory of their tlag. Like "Hail Coluui- s;
t>ia," it was the work of a young and "
patriot lawyer, its author being Fran-1
Is Scott Key. son of John Ross Key. a .
[(evolutionary officer.
Key was horn in Frederick County.
Md.. on August ! . 17S0. studied law in j
I he office of his uncle, Philip Barton !
Key. and began the practice of his profession
at Frederick City, Md.. but
subsequently he removed to Washingion.
where he became District Attorney
for the District of Columbia. When
[he British invaded Washington in 1814
General Boss and Admiral Cockburn
made their headqu. rters in Upper
Marlboro. Md.. at the residence of a
planter. Dr. William Beanos, whom
ihey subsequently seized as a prisoner.
When Key learned of Beanes' capture
lie determined to release him, and was
aided by President Madison, who ordered
that a vessel should be placed at |
iiis service, and that John S. Skinner, \
agent for the exchange of prisoners,
should accompany him. General Ross ' a
consented to Dr. Beanes' release, but
iaid that the party must be detained j n
during the attack upon Baltimore. 1 n
Key and Skinner were detained un- j j
dor a guard of British sailors on iheir
own vessel, the Surprise, whence they
witnessed the attack upon Fort McIlcnry.
Owing to their position the
American flag on the staff at the fort
was seen distinctly throum tlio night
by the glare of the battle, but before
dawn the tiring ceased and the prisoners
anxiously watched for daylight to
see what colors floated on the ramparts.
The excess of patriotic feeling
experienced by Key when he saw that
the Stars and Stripes had not been
hauied down found expression iu the
soul-stirring words of "The Star-spangled
Banner." On reaching Baltimore
he finished the lines of the song, which
he had hastily written on the back of a
letter, and gave them to Captain Benjamin
Fades, of the Twenty-seventh
Baltimore Regiment, with directions to
have a number of copies printed, and
that the song should be sung to the air,
"Anacreon in Heaven."
Seizing the first copy from the press
Captain Eades hastened to the old tavern,
ne-'t to the Holiday Street Theatre,
where the actors were accustomed
to assemble. The verses were first
read aloud, and then, at the request of
all present, Ferdinand Durang mounted
a chair and sang them for the first
lime. xiie sung vecume at uiiie immensely
popular, and it has steadily
jained in popularity to the present day.
It was years before Key received
monumental recognition, and the first
u-knowledgment in marble anc bronze
if his loyal services was erected by
Millionaire James Lick, of San Francisco,
near the entrance to Golden Gate
Park. It cost $00,000, and was the
ivork of the great American sculptor,
W. Story. The monument consists
if a double arch of marble, under
ivhich is a superb-bronze figure of Key.
Maryland recently unveiled in Mount
Dlivet Cemetery, Baltimore, another
monument to her gifted son, from designs
by the New York sculptor, Alcxmder
Doyle. It is entirely of bronze,
jiving Key in spirited figure on a pedestal
eighteen feet high, and at the
)ase is a group emblematical of pariotism.
The Legislature appropriated
some of the funds for this tardy monulieiit
to the great lyric maker of the
State. For years, in the city of Fredrick,
the grave of Key has been
narked by the most appropriate of all
>rnaments, the Star-spangled Banner,
lying from a steel pole night and day,
n storm and sun. There have always
.een patriots enough to keep a fresh
dition of Old Glory over the singer's
esting place.
A song that appeals less to the warike
spirit of the Nation than to that
ove of country upon which all real pariotism
is founded is that most beautiul
of National anthems, "My Country,
Tis of Thee." This hymnlike song
las, for more than half a century, filled
he hearts of the children of this counry
with that love of freedom and of
heir native land which is the greatest
ossible safeguard against the loss of
iberty or the encroachment of tyranny.
Its author, Samuel Francis Smith,
Fas born in Boston, Mass., October 21,
808. He graduated from Harvard in
828 and was ordained into the Baptist
ninistry in 1834. He became editor of
he Christian Review, in Boston, in
S42, and he was editor of various pubications
of the Baptist Missionary
Jnion from 1854 to 18G9. Mr. Smith
vrote "My Country. 'Tis of Thee,"
vhile he was a theological student, and
t was first sung at a children's cele>ratiou
in the Park Street Church, Boson,
on July 4, 1832.
A REVOLUTIONARY FORT.
Here is a sketch of Fort Montgom ry,
in Northumberland County, Pa.,
is it looks to-day. It is the only one
landing or xne many ions Dunr rue
ear of the Wyoming Massacre. Sullian's
expedition, which carried terror
ito the hostile Indian country, made
tie forts unnecessary, however. Fort
fontgomery incloses a flue limestone
pring. The walls of the structure are
iree feet thick.
A PATRIOT.
Lord De Liverus?"But I'll give you
shilling to carry my luggage."
Chimmy?"Sorry, boss. I needs de
loney, but I can't work for no English
lan on de Fourt' of July."?New York '
orrna1
' The
A A
Y* Star-spangled yf*
*0900 Banner. ?oim
i Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early
j . ...
\\ hat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's
last gleaming?
i Whose broad stripes and bright stars
through the perilous fight.
O'er the ramparts we watch d, 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;
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner
stiil wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of
the brave?
On that shore, dimly seen through the
mists of the deep.
Where the foe's haughty host in dread
silence reposes,
i What is that which the breeze, o'er the
towering steep,
I As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now
discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's
first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the
stream;
'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh, long
may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of
the brave!
And where are the foes who so vauntingly
swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's
confusion
A home and a country should leave us no
more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul
footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of
the grave;
And the star-spangled banner in triumph
doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of
the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall
stand
Between their loved homes and the war's
desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the
heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and
preserved us a nation;
I Then conquer we must, when our cause it
is just;
! And this be our motto: "In God is our
trust;"
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.
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drtERKfl.
My country, 'tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died.
Land of the pilgrim's pride,
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee?
Land of the noble, free?
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rids.
Thy ?oods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
.ilrp that above
Let music swell the breeze.
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song.
Let mortal tongues awake.
Let all that breathe partake.
Let rocks that silence break The
sound prolong.
Our Father's God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King. ;
?Samuel F. Smith.
After the Fourth.
Let us gather up our children. )
Now the glorious Fourth is done!
Fit the,daughter-pieces nicely, ' i
Match the fragments of our son, '
While in broken tones they murmur, . , '
"Never had such heaps o' fun." <
Lay them gently on the green sward,
.Johnnv's head on Johnny's drum.
Now let's see what else is missing, '
With his teeth and Susie's thumb, *
Borne away by cannon crackers
To the land of kingdom come. '
This blue sky must shield our darlings, \
Our ancestral roof is gone.
It went up in smoke and sparkles '
As the Fourth began to dawn, t
But we saved a clock and teaspoon 1
And we're camping on the lawn. 1
?Benjamin A. Goodridge. J
The Crowning Feature. '
Before the Fourth our father said
That we had been good boys.
And so he bought a lot of things,
All full of fire and noise.
Among them was a gorgeous one
We didn't know aoout, i
So at last we lighted it; r
It sputtered and?went out! g
WHERE OUR FLAB FIRST WAVED \
IN BATTLE. c
(3
The flag ruonnment here pictured has I
just been unveiled at Cooeh Bridge.
near Wilmington, Del., to mark the g
spot where Old Glory made its first ap- o
pearanec on the battlefield. The occa- 8
sion was an engagement between the ^
Colonial troops and the British under i
Lord Howe, a century and a quarter F
ago, aud the Stars and Stripes, it is ?
said, were here borne before the pa- ?
triots for the first time. The raonu- u
ment is of rough Brandywine granite, k
with a smooth slab on one side bearing ?
the design of our first llag, having j,
thirteen stripes and thirteen stars. Beneath
this is the following inscription: ^
"The Stars and Stripes Were First Un- ?
furled in Battle at Cooch Bridge, Sep- c
tember 3, 1777. Erected by the Patri- r
otic Societies and Citizens of the State T
of Delaware, September 3, 1901."
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 3. V
Subject: The Kingdom Divided, I King*
xii., 12-20?Golden Text, Prov. xri.,
18? Memory Vertel, 12-14? Commentary
on the Dsjr'i Lemon.
I. A demand by the people (vs. 1-11).
When Rehoboam found himself the successor
to the throne he met the leaders of the
nation at Shechem. While this assembly
was called ostensibly for the purpose of
confirming Rehoboam in his kingdom, yet
the people had determined to exact certain
reforms as the condition of their allegiance.
They had many grievances: 1.
The burden of taxation was very great. It
was especially hard upon the northern
tribes who were so far removed from Jerusalem
that thev could not share in the
wealth which filled the coffers of the leaders.
2. The people were bitterly oppressed.
The forced free labor for Solomon's
great works was exceedingly burdensome.
"Although they had been dazzled
by the splendor and display of Solomon,
yet ere long they waked up to the bitter
realization of the fact that all this glitter
was not gold, and that the just policy of
David no longer guided the throne.
II. Rehoboam's decision (vs. 12-15). 12.
"All the people." This probably has reference
to the ten tribes; Judah and Benjamin
clung to Rehoboam. "The third day."
Rehoboam had asked the people to wait
three days for his decision (v. 5).^ "This
seemed reasonable on the face of it, and
yet this was one of the questions which a
right heart would have decided instantly, a
It was only because there was a con test.
tween I113 conscience and his desires that ^
delay was needed. This was the turning ^
Eoint in the life cf King Kenoboam. Un ^
is decision hung his destiny as king and
the welfare of the nation." 13. "Roughly."
lie was harsh and insolent. "horsook?counsel."
Rehoboam first consulted
with the old men (v. C). They were^the
men of wisdom and ability whom Solomon
in his wisdom had chosen for his advisers.
See Prov. 11:14; 15:22. But their counsel
did not suit the young king. They advised
Rehoboam to grant the request of the peo?le
and "speak good words to them" (v.
). But he wa3 proud, haughty and conceited
and forsook their counsel. He
should have followed it because, 1. It was
right. 2. It was good for the people. 3.
It would bring the highest prosperity and
glory to the kingdom. 4. It would render
the Government more stable. 5. It would
bind the people to him.
14. "Young men." Rehoboam next consulted
the young men, his associates (vs.
8. 9). The surest mark of a fool is that he
chooseth other fools for his advisers. The ,
king made a fatal omission in seeking advice.
There is no mention made of his
going to God or to one of God's prophets.
"I will add." This was the language of a
tvrant. "With whips." It is probable
tliat the expression is not entirely figurative.
It is ouite possible that the levies of
Amorites, Hittitcs. etc. (chap. 9:20, 21),
had been kept at their toils by the laSn.
"With scorpions." As the scorpion?an
instrument of torture with many lashes,
like the legs of the animal of this name,
and each lash armed with charp points to
lacerate the flesh ? is a more terrible
scourge than the common whip, so will my
seventy exceed my father's. This answer
meant his downfall. It was the height of
folly for him to take such a course. 15.
"Brought aDout of the Lord" (R. V.) The
course of events had been shaped by Solomon's
transgression, and they were left by
God to work out their natural results. The
sin of the father was here visited on the
child. The meaning is that this great
change or revolution in the Hebrew state
was brought about in the providepce of
God as a judgment on the nation for the
sins of Solomon. God foretold it by the
prophet Ahijah (chap. 11:30-33); but
neither Solomon's sins nor Rehoboam's
blind folloy and rash imprudence were
from the Lord. God foresees what men will
frool* anH nnlpra Wi? inrlirmpnta or
mercies accordingly.
III. 'J.he revolt of the ten tribes (vs. 1020.
16. "All Israel." The ^ leaders representing
t .e ten tribes. "What portion?in
David," etc. Just as a king inherits the^_
nation he governs, so a monarchy inheri^?M
its king. But the ten tribes had not
received David, nor probably SoIjrfra^^M
either. S^yen years after David had been^^[
recognized as King of Judah the chieftains
of the ten tribes made a special treaty
with him by which he should govenj them,
rhe terms of this treaty we ao not know,
but it was probably renewed on the accession
of Solomon, and it is evident that the
ten tribes now regarded it as broken by
Rehoboam. Their loyalty to him was an- i
nulled bv his own action. The phrase _ 1
'son of Jesse" is a taunt, like "carpenter's ' J
ion" in Matt. 13:55. "To your tents." fl
rhis was probably a popular war cry, dat- "
ng from the d: vs of the exodus, when the
vhole nation lived in tents. But we are to
emember also that a great multitude was
tow crowded about a town, and doubtless
nany were at this time dwelling in tents.
'Now see," etc. Let David's descendantsj
ook after his dynasty; we sever our conleetion.
17. "Which dwelt." The Israeltes
who were members of the northern
ribes, but who had homes in the cities of
rudah, did not go with their own tribes,
>ut remained and quietly sumbitted to the
eign of Rehoboam.
18. "Sent Adoram." The chief tax colector
and therefore one of the most obloxious
in the nation. He was orobably
ent to make concessions, but it was to<>
ate. "The fatal word had been spoken,
he rent in the nation had been made never
o be healed until they shall be united in
?hrist. the son of David, in the latter i
lays (Ezek. 37:15-28). "Stoned him." The
leople in their blind rage rose up in a mob.
Vith this one exception this was a bloodess
revolution. "Rehoboam made speed."
Strengthened himself. Margin, "Made use
if every effort;" "exerted himself much,"
ince danger was threatening him as well
s his messenger. It appears that little
ime elapsed between the answer of Rehoioam
and the sending of Adoram to aplease
the irritated leaders. This was done
nd Adoram killed before Rehoboam left
ihechem. The haughty, stern answer and
he sudden change to a more lenient policy
tiarkes the weak character of the new
in?. 19. "Israel rebelled." Where prince
nd people fear God there will be no rebellion,
but where no covenant with God . ;
j. all human considerations fall in pieces.
20. "All Israel heard." When the main
?ody of the people learned what the few
ssembled at Shechem knew. "Called
iimf" etc. After the congregation at Shehem
was broken up ana the people had
eturned to their homes, another assembly
ras convened by the leaders of the ten
ribes, at which time Jeroboam was made
heir king. "Judah only." Although Benamin
adhered to Rehoboam (v. 21) and
Iso many Israelites of other tribes (v. 17),
et they are all looked upon as being aborbed
in the tribe of Judah.
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Counterfeit Money Also "Goes.'*
Mr. Hamilton says the emperor of
orta has great difficulty with his
nances, which are increased by th?
scessive counterfeiting of money?
ren of nickels. To such a pitch has
lis condition of affairs attained, says *
le author, that in Chemulpo quotaons
are current for (1) government *
Ickels, (2) first-class counterfeits, t3) t
tedium counterfeits, (4) those pass*
ble afttf* dark.
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