Middletown transcript., 1895-07-06
the country. will be interesting:

remarkable as has been the growth
in population the increase in wealth
and material prosperity has been
greater. And the limit is scarcely
within the calculation of the arithme-
tician. There are thousands and
thousands of fertile acres yet untitled,
and the future possibilities Of this
country are all that the Fourth of July
orator pictured it with hundred per
cent. thrown in. We believe in all
this and believe that the youth of the
land should be educated to love the
flag that represents SO great possibili-
ties. There is question, if there is
not too much Of the fire cracker and
too little of the orator on our great
National Anniversary. It is day
that should be appropriately observed
and in every community. The most
appropriate method of observing the
day may be an open question, but we
think the children should be given a
part in it that they may become loyal
patriots while yet in the public schools,
and not only that they be patriotic but
that they have a knowledge Of what it
means to be an American In the fullest
sense Of the word.
We think that all Americans are
proud Of this, our native land. The
heiress who marries title and gets
divorce suit, but proves the rule. But
this is big country and with all the
variety Of soil and climate, of mountain
and valley of hill and plain, of woodland
and prairie, it is no wonder that ther-
are many ''garden spots" and to thous-
ands each spot appears to be literally
mo place like home" But is not this
more reasonably true Of our little Dia-
mond State than Of any other? 1t is
small it is true, and could be put down
in the centre Of some counties in the
larger States and a traveller on horse
back might start in the morning from
the border Of the county to find it and
at the close Of day he would not yet
have reached the hidden jewel, but it is
just as true that he would not travel
through any such country as is found
on our Peninsula, and though our Com
monwealth were only half its size the
traveller looking for home might we'll
seek the Diamond State until he found
it.
1t is certain that for the past three
months life in this section has been one
beautiful panorama Of the bountiful-
ness of nature. The blooming trees,
the broad expanse Of luxuriant vege-
tation Of every shade and hue of green,
the budding flowers, the wheat from
emerald to old gold, on every side, have
presented picture to delight the eye
and please the observer. Surely this is a
country, and the part in which we live
is section, Of which any one can be
proud to say "it is my home," and
are there other places like this? Is it
not literally true here that "there is no
place like homer" What does it need
to add to its attractiveness, in the
State,i in the surrounding country or in
the town. While nature has done great
thins for us and truly we are pleasantly
situated we are not Bourbons to think
there is nothing to learn and we can
appropriately consider the improve
ments that can be made before the
next "Graad and Glorious Fourth"
which Middletown should celebrate
with a patriotism that would impress
the pleasing thought-s'there is no
place like home.o
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