The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-04
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HEARD HERE AND THERE
Roman Candles to Be Used De.
spite the Anti-R omanists.
FOURTH OF JULY POEM
The Money for the Celebration Was
Given Freely When Asked You
Have to Ask to Get Things.
Pat Sullivan in the War.

The dissatisfaction which has been ex-
pressed In some circles the past few DAYS
over the fact that the Fourth Of July
committee has included Roman candles
among the fireworks to be shot of i'm to-
nights celebration has to a large extent
disappeared and no open expression of
hostility is expected while the Roman
candles are being fired of. The anti-Ro-
manists still believe that the committee
put Roman candles on the fireworks pro-
gramme as "A direct insult to them. and
while they are not ~reconciled they have,
as stated. concluded to make no further
demonstration than. perhaps, a little hiss
Ing while the Roman candles are being
nred just to place themselves on record
as being opposed tc everything Roman.
When the protest against the Roman can
dies was made a FEW days ago the COM
mittee was at first inclined to respect IL
for the sake of harmony on the Fourth
But as several hundred dollars had been
expended in the candles. and no one
would take them OF their hands. 1t has
been decided to fire them of after all.
A valued contributor sends the Standard
the following. which Is very appropriate
for the Fourth:
Tn a full-blooded cock. I'm a regular
Shanghai. and III rout you all out on the
VI ShtN a . a NJ III Nnt nOTIlnE.
My spurs they are sharp. and can crow
nigh i can lick any cock on the Fourth
OF July that will meet me at in the
morning! Say, papa! say. mammal the
children all cry. 4 want to go to Butte
on the Fourth of July. A mans going up
In a great big balloon. and sail around.
and sail around. hunting the moon: BY
and by he'll jump from a parachute pole
and Ian right square in "A prospector's
hole. The twelve-year-old boy. with a
wart on his nose. says: Mother. be sure
and fix up my clothes. I'm going TO Butte
on the Fourth Of July. big pig. little pig.
root hog or die. They say they are going
TO fix up a big float and offer a prize for
riding a goat; that all timber boys who
can dance a fine Jig will nave lots of fun
trying to catch the creased pig. oh, I'm
going to raise Cain and be in the swirl.
knock out some fellow and carry off his
best girl A pretty blue-eyed maiden.
with a smile and a sigh. says: Jim. let's
go to Butte on the Fourth of July. ON
those Butte dudes I'll sure make a mash.
they carry their heads high and cut such
a -. that a good taking down will do
them up brown and teach them they are
no better than everyday clown Jim
snickered and snorted. and burst his hat
band. as he lovingly squeezed her little
white hand. Yes. wen go, honey dear,
TO Butte on the fly, and do those dudes up
on the Fourth of July A suffering old
maid. with "A tear I'm her eye. VOWS shell
go to Butte on the Fourth of July. I'm
dress up in bows and ribbons and strings,
and wear all sorts Of nice. pretty things.
III drink lemonade and dance the can
can. and maybe I'll swipe some dashing
young man The memorable dude with
manners so fly. is coming to Butte on the
Fourth of July. With his fierce waxed
mustache. his eyeglass and chain. his
vacuum OF intellect and want of a brain:
hts him out gafly like all useless churls.
10 stare at the women and pulP the Girls
Ever present. now on the stand. now pac-
ing the streets in rear of the band; he's
foremost on foot and In front of them all:
he'll strut like a jay at the grand parade
ball. Then sing high. then sing low as the
dude passes by; he's a necessity at Butte
on the Fourth of July. And there's the old
woman. with blood in her eye: she's COM
ing 10 Butte on the Fourth of July. And
she says: If the committee don't show
what they say. before 4 y. m. II will be a
warm day. For she's sold all her eggs and
spliced this and hat to get enough money
20 buy a new hat. And then the old wo-
man Is in further distress. for she's sold
all her chickens TO get a new dress. And
swiped a big bottle of the old mans best
booze and traded II of for a pair of new
shoes. And after all this trouble IL the
show peters out. and she finds her enjoy
ment gone up the spout, she complaccntly
hints at "A mutual surprise. and that Butte
people Will want no more Fourth of Julys.
Inen. tnefe : the old man., We must take
him In tow. Well soon whoop him up and
then let him 20. For where'd be the fun.
or how'd things be high. If the old man
was left out on the Fourth of July. The
blind pianist. the Ministries. the acrobats
all. will shake themselves lively at the
grand parade ball"
Nearly $3.50 has been raised in Butte
for the Fourth. and IL was raised easily.
All the had TO do was 10 go
ZrnRand fnnna ara aaE for gW VI - a..
people who subscribed literally when So
licited had not been personally solicited.
but had merely been asked to send in
their donations. IL is not likely that $500
would have been raised. The people OF
Butte will seldom volunteer subscriptions.
but always respond when the man with
the subscription list goes around. There
was "A case In point when the soldiers left
Butte to go into camp at Helena. Nolun-
feer contributions were called for 10 pay
the expenses Of giving the boys a grand
eendon and 10 take care of those left be- |
hind who might be dependent. II was an
nounced that subscriptions would be re-
ceived at all of the banks. That was more
than two months ago. The only subscrip-
tion yet received was one for So sent To
the First National bank by S~uperintend-
Buxzo of the Alice mine.
Everybody in Anaconda and a great
many in Butte will remember Pat Sulli-
van, who used to be a barber in Butte
and for several years past had charge of
the Montana hotel barber shop in Ana
Mr.. Sullivan. IL is learned, is now
at the front. He Is with Captain McClin-
tock's compa of Roosevelt's rough
riders, having enlisted in Arizona.
Week end excursions. via Great
railway. commencing at
Aihambra and return ........s42o