Life — August 22, 1912 — page 39: what you’re looking at

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Se Bunker Hill Last week for the first time I visited the granite obclisk known all over the civilized world as Bunker Hill monu- ment. Sixty y . if my memory serves me correctly, General La Fay since deceased, laid the cornerstone, a cl Daniel Webster made a few desultory remarks which 1 Eighteen years not now recall r it was formally dedicated, and Daniel spoke a good piece, composed mostly of things that he had thous heen a feature of the carly history and unceasing struggle for American frce- dom which has so roused my admiration s this custom, quite prevalent among Congressmen in those days, of weit their own speeches. Many of Webster's most powerful speeches were written by himself or at his sugestion. He was a plain, unas- and did not feel above writing his specehes. I have always had the greatest respect and admiration for Mr. Webster as a citizen, as a scholar as an extemporancous speaker, and sp himself, There has never suming me. an had he not allowed his portrait to pear las: yoar in the “ Centar, wearin; an air of intense gloom and a plug hat entirely out of style, my respect and ad © continued indef Bunker Hill monument is a gr cess as a monument, and the view from at suc: its summit is said to be well worth the mission. I did not ascend re: of my price of obet because the inner was closed to visitors on the day visit and the lightning rod on the ou'- side looked 10 me as though it had been recently oiled On the following day, however, 1 en- gaged a man to ascend the monument and tell me his sensations. He assured me that they were first rate. At the feet of the spectator Boston and its environ- ments are spread out in the glad sun- shine. Every day Boston spreads out her environments just that w Bunker Hill monument is 221 feet in height and has been entirely paid for. The spectator may look at the monu- ment with perfect impunity without be- ing solicited to buy some of its mortgage bonds. This adds much to the genuine thrill of pleasure while gazing at it. There is a Bunker Hill in Macoupin This Week’s Colored Cartoon This week's double-page cartoon, mounted on board, ready to frame, will be sent carriage pre- paid to any address on receipt of fifty cents. The print will carry no type other than the title and will be free from the crease caused by folding. Remit to LIFE PuB- LISHING COMPANY, 17. 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He shows you how to strop AutoStrop SAFETY Barber edges AZ O If a wooden man can do it, Strops Itself you can. County, Mlinois, also in Ingham County, Hill, The Federal forces from Roxbury Michigan, and in Russell County, Kan- to Cambridge were under command of sas, but General Warren was not killed Gen. Artemus Ward, the great American either of these points. humorist. When the American humorist One hundred and ten years ayo, on the really puts on his war paint and sounds 17th day of the present month, one of the tocsin, he can organize a great deal America’s most noted battles with the of mourning British was fought near where Bunker General Ward was assisted by Putnam, Hill monument now stands. In that Starke, Prescott, Gridley and Pomeroy. battle the British lost 1,030 in killed and Col. William Prescott was sent over wounded, while the American loss num- from Cambridge to Charlestown for the bered but While the people of this purpose of fortifying Bunker Hill. At country are showing such an interest in a council of war it was decided to fortify our war history, I am surprised that Breeds Hill, not so high, but nearer to something has not been said about Bunker Boston than Bunker Hill. So a redoubt 1655 comicbooks.com