The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-09
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An KsJoyssls csssSrssts. IN which
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celebrated In Sallsa, when there 70
more excitement, more noise, NOR
drunkenness, more fights, more FIRE
resulting from the careless handlipI
Of fireworks, more eyes filed an,
made sore, and more hair singed b.
powder. but there has never yet heel
Q fourth where the spirit Of quiet
enduring and sturdy patriotism "a
more manifest than last Saturday
Il vas . good day. II was just warn
enough, and the rains Of the pre-
vious day had freshened things NJ
lust right 10 make the heart Of mai
think upon the goOdly land he live,
In and the glorious gift Of the father
Liberty.
The crowd Was not large one, be-
tokenIng the mighty harvest, and
the fast that others, whose patriot
ism was Of that seething, boiling. e.
fervescent kind. that has TO have
vent, In order TO prevent themselves
from bursting from very love oi
country, had gone to other places
where the procession marched, the
orator GRATED, the band played, and
the red lemonade man captured the
eyes and stomach Of the country
maid and the loose change Of the
awkward swain. who followed In
her train. There were just those
present whose love Of country does
not manifest itself In beer, twofeI
cigars, ginger bread, peanuts, toy
balloons, bologna sAusages, platform
dances, merTy-go-rounds, taffy-
candy made on the grounds, and
such circus day appurteBanees. All
nations, ereeds. aud shades Of poll
teal belief were there, and Joined in
celebrating their eOuntry's birthday
ia q fitting manner, without . word
shout their differences. A Republic
can, an Alliance man, Q third party
pTOhibitionIst, q resubmissiOnist,
and the only real live Democrat left
In the country sat on the same
bench, and seemed to act a. though
II did not require any great amount
Of self sacrifice either.
The program a. announced in last
weeks JOURNAL was substantially
carried out, except that no exercises
we're held in the forenoon-benches
are quiet listeners, but speakers, -
. rule, do not like their seeming lack
Of enthusiasm. About two o'clock
Charley wsgstafTs Peerless Band
played q tune in the park, and then
somebody read the Declaration Of
Independence. The band had an
other inning. after which Mr.. Gels
announced X. A. Levitt. Mr.. Levitt
IL afraid the American people are
not patriotic enough. but he need
lose no sleep over Il; especially as
he lives quite q ways out, and don't
have to listen to the fire crackers, etc,
that began TO explode, along dark
on July 3, and keep II mp until 5 A.
NJ. July 5 The glee club sang The
Star Spangled Banner" and Hon. J.
B. Hutchinson, was announced.
Mr.. HIS address Vas short aud full
Of common sense, las were all the
others for that matter aud was
highly spoken OF by those who heard
Il. Back where the writer sat, the
people had to be content with pan
tOmine; we did however catch few
words, such ~ Church" school
house." "the government" "the
spirit Of 20" and q few others.
Rev. e. W. Maggart was at his best,
when introduced after the Glee Club
had injected q little more music into
the proceedings. He punctuAted
his address with several choice ePi-
grams and stories, which we have
not the space to reprint. Suffice Il
to say, however, that the elders
happy effort, though brief, was full
Of every day common sense, and
was we'll received by his hearers.
Master Of ceremonies Gels, got up
and announced that Uncle Jimmy
sharp, who has celebrated thirty
two consecutive FOurths Of July in
Saline County, Was present on the
platform. Uncle Jimmy was eight
days 10 coming from Council Grove
TO Sallna, some seventy miles. He
describes Al old Fourth Of July In
Salina ~ an interesting thing. For
instance, all the women wore sun
bODnsts those days, and as no great
variety Of calico was kept In stock at
the stores, all had their best dresses
of the same piece, and when IL came
TO going to dinner or home, . man
had to be careful or he would get the
wrong woman. At the Fourth Of
July picnic Il WAS customary for
only one table to be spread, every
body contributing to the dinner, and
what was left was given to the In
dams and old bachelors.
aINeT MI. Oclb ~ uON tut picc
Club lead In singing America" and
only one high-keyed feminine voice
done the Joining In" ss Was re-
qupsted. Again the band played
three or four pieces, the people visit
ed with one another for awhile, and
then went home satisfied that they
had spent . day In obtaining enjoy
ment and at the same time testify
log Of their loyalty to their country,
a. II they had celebrated more elsb-
orstely. Along about dark, one Of
the greatest thunder storms Of the
season came up and the display Of
fireworks was not only gratuitous,
but also the most extensive Salina
has seen on . Fourth Of July for
many . year. Taken altogether Ss-
lima had one OF the Plessantest eele-
bratious of the Fourth Of July In her
whole history.
AZ Charley Hahs's Grove.
RaIIne Valley Alliance had ar