The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
NOISE AND NOISE.
Glorious Fourth Day of Smoke
and Confusion.
Fire Cracker Gives Way to
Pistol and Cartridge.
ACCIDENTS AS USUAL.
Fingers Burned and Eyes Filled
With Powder.
Only Big Celebration is at Gar
field Park.
ACCIDENTS AS USUAL.

Young America cares not whether the
open door policy to China is carried out
or whether the United States wages war
on the dragc- A few years ago the
youngsters would have walled at such
a thought as the cutting off of the fire.
cracker supply from China but the
aImond-eyed have at last given way
TO the Yankee when it comes to manu-
featuring toy explosives
The American make contains the
most noise and require more bandages
when they go of too soon But then
it isn't so bad to be torn to pieces by
civilized cracker as by a Chinese affair
There has been no change in the fash
ions for splints. bandages and poultiees
They are just the same as when the
grandpas used to burn their fingers
hundred years ago
The doctors today have been as busy
as usual. Just as many unioaded guns
have gone on as before. The particular
event OF this Fourth was the launching
of the automobile in Topeka The trial
trip was made on Quincy street Terry
Stafford, the maker. launched the ma
chine at eight o'clock and started south
on the trial trip.
The useless carriage as the skepi-
cal called it, sped away at a good rate
u
oline variety and was built by MI
Stafford in his SHOP on Fifth street. II
is built TO carry Two people
MarshalPs band paraded Kansas ave
nue. in the morning and marched TO
Garfield park where concerts will be
given this afternoon and tonight with
a balloon ascension in the afternoon
and fireworks at night.
The Republican Flambeau club, re-
Eplendent in new red and white uni
forms with red braid, left at 1880 over
the Union Pacific for Rossville where
a fireworks display will be given to-
night. Last year the club went there
for the same purpose but the fireworks
did not arrive until a week after the
Fourth. This year the fireworks were
received a week before the day for the
shooting.
The usual picnic parties started for
the country early this morning with
fishing tackle and lunch baskets By
far the largest delegations went to Kan
sas City. Some left last evening. others
stayed up all night and left early this
morning. The baseball fans all went
down to see the two games between
kansas City and Milwaukee.
AT GARFIELD PARK.
Early this morning people with bas-
kets, buckets and bundles of lunch,
hammocks. robes. ropes and all the
necessary paraphernalia for picnicking
began arriving at Garfield park. The
park is the only place near Topeka
where families can go and enjoy an
outing and at the same time be within
reach of the street cars in case Of rain.
The park picnickers also had the ad-
vantage of being on the ground when
the concert began in the afternoon.
They sat on the grass and on benches
and devoured fried chicken and ham
sandwiches and pickles and pie and all
the other good things that go to make
a picnic pleasant. and after the table
cloth which had been spread on the
ground had been packed away with the
remains of the repast and a few ants
W fhav in "a
mocks and fought bugs until time for
the programme arranged by Marshall.
The crowd increased after dinner.
those who had remained at home going
out in time for the first concert which
began at o'clock and continued until
3 o'clock From to another concert
was given The programme this even
ing Will be first a band concert at 7
o'clock and continuing one hour. This
viii be followed by vaudeville enter
tainment in the casino. At 9 O'Clock
there will be a splendid display of fire
works from the stand which has been
built northeast of the band stand.