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”l Than July 4 there is no grcuter
day in our national life.
It is relatively unimportant who-
ther July 4 is tlic day on which thc
Declaration of llldcpi‘lldt‘llcc
mned, historical facts as set
‘below tend to disprov c this.
This. important. point is that July
C is the day set aside to symbolize
our beginning as a nation devoted
' ‘ and consecrated to freedom and in-
- "dependence.
July 4 in these latcr years has be-
edme synonimous with a festival
'aplrit of gaiety and celebration. In
.the early days of our history it must
have been regarded as a solemn
event.
5 W'Hero was a young nation starting
out on the path of a. new ideal, with
. the’ Odds a hundred to one against
« “along continued existence.
.But America has persisted and
{about due to the strength of its pio-
neers and the battling spirit they
. .incuieated in the land.
"ii-.41! the midst of happy fcsihities
2‘. today it might not be amiss to pause
‘ 35-4” I. moment and consider how for-
tunate we are to he citizens of this
"'IiItlon. ‘
‘ To be sure we have not achieved
perfection. but as human govern-
mentl and systems go’ours is, way.
tar in the lead.
..We begin with local self govern.
‘nieat such as was started by the
only New Englanders in their town
meetingsutnd progress through state
’tthatlonal government.
‘ e have had waves of too much
mernment. but the pendulum is be.
flailing to swing and we are now
Mixing again that that government
' ‘verns best that governs least.
“’F‘We may all criticize and rail at
“short. comings of our country at
. I, but today is the day to stop
realize for a few fleeting nio-
inents that we are doubly blessed
119m citizenship. first because of
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the material prosperity of America
and second becsuu of our undying
ideal of liberty.
July 4th Facts
When was the Declaration of In-
depcndence adopted and signed? If
you answer July 4. 1776. as you
probably will. then you're WRONG.
What is popularly known as the
Dvcluraiion of lndcpe’ndenco was
signed August 2. 1176. But the
document was headed “In congress.
July 4. 1776," and thus we celebrate
thatd .
A r olution declaring "that these
colonies arc. and of right out to be.
free and independent States" was
offered by Richard Henry Lee. of
Virginia in the Continental Con-
gress of June 7. 1776. and adopted
July 2. That was the famous Dec-
laration of Independence. ,
Nothing was done about it at the
time save to note the passage of the
resolution in the journal.
On July 2. the same day Lee's
resolution was adopted. the pream-
ble was taken up for consideration
in committee of the whole. Consid-
eration of it lasted until July 4.
when after some pruning. the pre-
amble as drafted by Thomas Jeffer-
son. was adopted. The vote was
taken by states as usual. and no
record made of the action of indivi-
dual members. although it is known
that there were adverse votes.
On July 19 a resolution was
adopted that the declaration should
be engrossed on parchment and
signed by every member of congress.
This engrossed copy was ready on
August :1. and the members then
present appended their signatures.
The list of signers includes those
who were opposed when it was
adopted on July 2. it omits some of
those who supported it. and includes
some who did not become members
of congress until after July 4. 1776.
One of the signers did not. take his
scat until Nov. 4. 1776. In fact.
more than a fourth of those who
signed the document. August 2 did
not take part in the proceedings
when the declaration was adopted.
Moreover. the list of signers as it
now stands was not completed until
:tflcr January 1S. 1777. On that
date congress ordered that an au-
thenticated copy he sent to all
states. and that copy settled the date
of the celebration e\eryw here as
July 4.
The news of the adoption did not
become known to the general public
until July 0. 1776. and it was then
celebrated in Philadelphia. Battal-
ions paraded on the common. and
"shot up the town." notwithstanding
the scarcity of powder. Speeches
were made and wine flowed.
'lhc “Liberty Bell" proLably rang
that day. because all of the bells
in town did. but "Liberty Hui" did
not ring as a particular signal of
the signing. and it was not crsckcd
in doing so. No attention was paid
to the bell tit-the time. It was 50
years before it became famous.
The. "Liberty Bell" tradition we
owe to oncl George Lippard. a novel-
ist of the eighteen thirties. The
myth surrounding it is effectually
punctured by Henry J. Ford. enur-
itus professor of politics at Prince
ton. in an article in the American
Mercury of Norcmbcr. .1924.
Lippard was no more truthful
than Parson chins. to whose imag-
ination we owe the ”incomparable
story about George Washington and
the cherry tree.
The Declaration of Independence
was not signed on July 4. 1776.
“Liberty Bell" did not pcal out
notes of liberty" on July 4. 1776.
and it was only one, of numerous
bolls that rung at the celebration on
July 9. 1776.
lioth. however. are merely sym-
bols of a great occurrence. and it
really doesn't matter whether the
tradition surrounding them is en-
tirely true. The fact remains that
the Declaration of Independence
marked a. new chapter in the his-
tory of the world.
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it revived her.
“I suppose you illi\(‘ plans
this evening?" she. said coldly.
llo winced. "Dearest please!" its
got down on his knees at her side
and kissed her arm“ "l‘lt-nse. dear.
I love you."
She let him kiss h« r.
"We’re going out in dinncr. and
then we‘re going to a theater. After
the show we‘ll go to one of the
for
smart clubs and dance and have
supper. And we won‘t be home
until mor-NIIVG" He sang the
last words inmthc familiar time.
Another moment of silcncc. and
then she asked: "What did you
find out? What did the men have
to say when they weren't begging
you to have .1. drink?"
Ho hesitated. -“\\'cll. only one of
them offered me any encourage-
ment. The others seemed to think
that there are already too many
manuitcturcrs in the field. This
other man. though. said that he
believed he could hhndle a lot of
stuff for me. but that what he
wanted was cheap stuff for export.
Goods that could be sold in corn-
petition with British and'Gcrman
exports. And I don't know whether
I want to do that sort of business."
“Then what are you going to
do?"
For a moment he gazed out of
the window. "I don‘t now...
But let's don‘t worry about it. pct.
Let's cat. drink—I mean dance and
be merry."
Her blue-gray eyes looked deep-
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Years Ago
The following items appeared in
the issue of The Evening Sentinel of
July 4, 1915:
The Washburn'a Mighty Midway
shows left Norwalk Saturday night
for Torrington. 'l‘he carnival was
held in this city all last work under
the auspices of the local Moose. Its
managers are said to have made out
fairly well financially.
The Kelsey ("lub held open house
for the members and their friends
Saturday evening during the carni-
vnl. Refreshments were served dur.
ing the course of the evening.
While about to sweep her hallway
of confetti used by the merry-makers
on Saturday night. Mrs. Mary Bar-
num of 99 Main street. First district.
fell headlong down 'licr front stairs
and .narrowly escaped serious injury.
As it was. in trying to protect her-
self. she fractured both wrists.
It looks as if the local political pot
was starting to boil in earnest de-
spite the warm July days.
Blazened with glory. the fourth
annual carnival was properly cele-
brated Saturday night. the great
event bringing together for jolllfi.
cations the largest crowd that has
ever been set-n on the streets of up-
per Norwalk.
There were few. if any. East Nero
walk residents who were absent from
the carnival uptown last evening.
The Third district was officially rep.
resented by Councilman Henry J.
liipsou. who orcupird a seat on the
revlrwin: stand in front of the Nor-
wnlk Hotel.
Although yesterday was a busy
and pleasant day with the campers
at Calf Pasture Bench. today will
be even moro gay. Preparations
have becn completed for the enter-
taining of a. large number of guests
this afternoon.
Scott. Bean of Ten Zandt street.
who figured in a. recent motorcycle
accident on the ("onnecticut turn-
lef‘. has fully recovered. much to
the satisfaction of his many friends.
William Moo of the East Side was
slightly injured. Saturday evening.
‘vvhen he was struck by an automo~
bile. driven by Harry Earle of this
city. The young man and a com-
panion were crossing the street ne‘er
the bridge switch at the time of the
accident.
iy into his. Mrs. Shirlclgh's ro-
marks regarding Michael. repeated
to her by Bertha. burned them-
selves into her memory. Was her
a. know-noth-
in him was
husband a failure.
ing'.’ l-lcr confidence
shaken.
(To be continued.)
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CHAPTER CXXXII.
> eon minutes more, and Lilah
startled by the rattle of the
knob. The portal opened slow.
0 her moist eyes. and Michael on-
‘ a, bearing an array of packages.
- ”Hello. dear!" he said. tossing
m‘packages on a table and ad-
".N'Mclng toward her.
She ran into his arms. “Oh. dear-
‘I Was so afraid something had
period to you!"
0 kissed her. “I'm so sorry I was
Joined. dear. Every place I went
’ He halted
”Why—3'
.. .Lilth stiood her body rigid. re-
garding him stonily.
-“Michael, you've been drinking!"
She said it tragically.
no flushed.
“if”. alt-at the last place I went
cg“ the man I went to see insisted
I have a drink with him. I
dh’t very well refuse."
4'50 that's what kept you!" She
- his watch from its vest pocket
and stared at her.
'lnd pointed to it. "It's after
. ‘You've been gone since 10
- obit." .
fm so sorry, dear! I came
Just as soon as I could. I
didn't think you'd worry. I thought
you'd know what was keeping me."
She. smiled sardonically. "I
wouldn't have guessed THAT."
lie flushde again. "Dearest!
Honcyt" He tried to grasp her.
but she avoided him. her counte-
nance framed in disgust.
"I swear. dearest. that I had
only one drink." he remonstrated.
"That was three-quarters of an
hour ago. That's why you can
smell it so plainly."
She was torn by this scene. A
xthérs was talk and more talk—."~lialf hour ago she was afraid that
she would never see him again.
that he was dead. a victim of the
traffic. or kidnaped. or—. And now
here he “'33—.
“You didn‘t even call me."
Michael gulpcd. "I intended to.
but—."
She shook her head.
“Never mind. Don‘t explain. Ex-
planations won‘t compensate me
for the worry that has racked me;
for the last two hours. Luckily I
slt‘pt until then."
“You haven't. had any lunch!"
She did not bother to answer
him. but sat down in a chair and
stared out of the window at the
sky. now deep with shadows. The
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Tonight’s Events
make—"The Texas B'iarcst."
Palace—“Tho Man in Blue."
Regent—“Tho Man Without.
Heart."
Picnic of Swedish Congregational
church.
D. A. It. celebration and uneviling
of sign.
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COMING EVENTS.
July 6.—Important meeting Past
Commandors' asosclation.
July 6.—Speclal meet of Past
Commanders' Association.
July 7.—-Bridgo party at Shore-
havcn golf club.
July 8.——-I’ride of L‘ncas Degree
team moonlight sail.
July 8.—Soclal Ladics'
Mulvoy-Tarlov Post.
July 8.—Pride of Court Narruk
Lawn Party at home of Mrs. Isa-
belle Lockwood.
.luly s.-—-Pionic King's Daughters.
South Norwaik Baptist church.
July 8.—Social. Ladies' Auxiliary
Mulvoy-anlov Post.
July 8.-—Lawn Fete
Guild of Christ church.
Auxiliary
Women's
' Dinner Stories
July 9.--i£iectlon of omeers Coun-
ty I'lumbcrs' association.
July ll.-—Installation of encore.
Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
July li.-—Epworth Leagues leave
for summer institute at Wesleyan
university. '
i‘ J ily Ila—Bigot of "Village Room"
in llvcrminc.
( July 13.—Red Cross meeting.
July 15.—-Opportunity Circle pic-
nic. at Rotou Point.
July i'l.-—-Associutlon of Univer-
sity Women entertainment and
dance at Mrs. J. Stuart Gillespie'a
home in liowayton.
,Today’s Poem
THE IIAINY DAY
The day is cold. and dark. and
dreary:
It rains, and the hind is never
weary;
The time still clings to the molder-
ing wall.
But at every gust the dead it
fall.
‘:(1 the day is darn and dreary.
My life is cold. and dark. and
dreary:
1t rains and the wind is never
weary:
My thoughts still cling to the mold-
ering Post.
But. the hopes of youth fall
in the blast.
And the day is dark and dreary.
thick
Be still. sad heart! and cease reptn-.
ins;
Behind the clouds is the sun still
shining:
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall.
Some days must be dark and
dreary.
—chry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Before the Fire
The time to look for an exit
is before the fire-the time to
check up on your fire in-
surance is before your pro-
perty starts burning.
Ask me to check your insur-
ance with your values now
and see that you are properly
protected—phone me today.
Walter R. Ceilings
REAL ESTATE BROKER
GENERAL INSURANCE
Office Phone—3915
Residence—3699
catxorth Main Street, South
. Norwalk. Conn. .
independence
Day
really means independ-
ence to the Man with
MONEY in the Bank:
Every Man may achieve
this pinnacle IF he will;
The receipt is simple —
Save Ten Per Cent of
your wages: Summer and
Winter and All the Year:
Save yours in
The Peoples
Trust Co.
First Batik Under
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SATURD y, JULY 4, 1925.
“Do you know the accused?" he
was asked.
"Yessuh—dut is. nossuh." he re- .1
plied. realizing that if he made an i
nfiirmative answer he would be
barred from serving.
"Have you made up your mind
as to his guilt or innocence?"
“Oh. no. suh."
“You think. then. that you could
give his case a fair hearing?"
"chsuh." replied Alex. “Least-
ways. es fair az do ole scamp de-
servos."
Here is a. title. purporting to hail
from the middle nest and to be
typical of its humor.
A certain Kansas farmer was ob-
served by his wife to bo unusually
pensive. “A penny for your
thoughts!" she remarked.
"I was thinking. my dear." he
said. "what epitaph I should put on
your tombstone."
As his spouse was in perfect
health. naturally. she resented this
undue thoughtfulness.
”Oh. that's very simple." she re-
sponded briskly. “Just put '\\'ifo
(Judge) _
Everyday Golfer—Good Lord. old
than. I've never seen such a ragged
of the Above'." ‘ game of golf; What's your handi.
. . cap?
Alex. summoned for Jury service.
at a. murder trial. had seemed a Saturday Afternoon G°”""A
little too anxious to serve. wife and six kids.
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PARENTS UNCLES AUNTS
What can you more generously or profit-
ably do for your children—nieces or nephews
-than to start a savings account for them and
encourage the thrift habit.
This bank is always pleased to have the
tyoung folks’ accounts.
CENTRAL FAIRFIELD
TRUST CO.
Wall Street
I'i
Norwalk ‘L
lNTEREST
at
4%)
PER ANNUM
ited, to
Savings Depositors
July lst, 1925.
Deposits made before July 11th will
draw interest from July let
The South Norwalk
‘ Tl'llSt CO:
. SERVICE
will be cred
SECURITY
The
Average
Dailyc
Fire
Toll
An Alarm Every Minute
“W HAT is it that places America at
the very head of all the coun-
tries of the globe in point of fire
waste? Carelessness and Ignorance.
For at least 75% of all fires.and conse-
quently of the aggregate loss result-
'ing from these fires. can be traced to
these preventable causes. From one
or the other of these malefactors—
often from both in combination-—
usually come the sparks. tiny perhaps
at first. that start fires in 389 Ameri-
can homes every day. on the average:
fires that are visiting one hospital.
two theatres. five schools. five church-
es.flfteen hotels.all in a single twenty-
four-hour span. They—Carelessness
and ignorance-are sending the coun-
try's standing army of fire-fighters to
a fire a minute. day in and day out.
year after year. It is Carelessness
and l orance that we must over-
come. —F'Om o rndw oddvm vurnlly bred-
lut by Chief John Kenlon. r! the NIH Yul
' City Fire Drummer. U
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LET US PROTECT YOU!
Taylor 89° "Golden
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