The sun., 1901-07-05

quiet and orderly seen in this city for
passed by City Council prohibiting til
sale and use of the dangerous dynamit
crackers and torpedoes was largely re
sponsible for this. There was littl
noise compared with last year AM
the list of accidents was mucl
smaller. There was little disorder ant
the police report few arrests. To b.
sure there were some violations of tn
law but the police did all in their powc
to make the over enthusiastic people liy,
up to the law.
| Favorable comments were heard on al
sides. There We're plenty of fireworks
however, but they were not the dangerous
kind that did SO much damage last year
During the day there We're but two fires
and they did little damage. The rail-
the evening was responsible for this a.
il kept roofs and awnings dry.
The only public demonstration was thai
of the Broome Street Heights Associa
ton on the lot ut Fourth and Rodney
streets last evening. The fireworks dis
play was marred by the rain. The fire
works that could not be set off last even
ing will be exploded this evening or on
the next clear evening should it rain to
night
Hundreds of people from all parts oi
the city were present and enjoyed thu
part of the program that preceded 'ht
fireworks display. Many OF the houses
in the vicinity were decorated witt
Chinese and Japanese lanterns and the
scene was pretty one. y stand was
erected on the lot and from which speak
ers addressed the crowd. DIR. Horace
Bradley presided. The Rev. Il. a. Ell
wood, pastor of 'Olivet Presbyterian
Church, opened The exercises with prayer
4 selection by the First Regiment Band
followed. A chorus of fifty voices under
the direction of l.. b. Preston sang tho
Star Spangled Banner" Henry Q. Con
rad tIhlleia theipa Ipifa4ai utbn, u. RfB%ies ueiIfcrtu
the Grafton of the evening.
Mr.. Knowles said:
There never was time in the history
of our country when we had so much t.
| This 125 anniversary Of our independence
| We'll. indeed do we as nation reJoic'
itorlay. Too much cannot be done and too
much cannot he said in praise of ON
national glory. In the history of tn,
world the United States occupies place
MI its own. From the moment 1t be
came free and independent country i
| has made every page OF ITS history
"ccord of marvellous and unprecedenfc'
accomplishments. OF all the NATIONS Q
he world. there exists none today, no
has there ever existed any in the past
with which our country can be com
barred 1t is no longer question ms z
whether the United States is surpassed
lN any other country in its progress am
development. wealth and power Th
| tatisticIanS have placed MS at the tor
ma oven Great Britain comedies tn
supcriority of the United States to tina
" our mother country. There seems z
he no channel or line of work to whic
our attention has been directed that W
have not been successful in. In agricu
,,lrc and the manufacture OF iron an
steel, they being the two most importai
.lassilications of the worlds production:
we have not only surpassed any otho
country. but have actually outstrippe
III other nations combined.
In population we have grown at
lmost marvellous rate, and. judging by IN
average increase during the last so year
liz would seem that within the lives of ol
.,rand children the population of Il
United States may exceed that OF m
other nation on the face Of the earth.
Tho wealth af our country has so il
creased that it has reached point whc'
| Il * almost ncalculabie. and. as it seen
that our national wealth has increase
in almost the same proportion as o'
, ropulation. and kept pace with our rr
> rress in other directions, il must folio
: that in the future years our wealth W
Q ;ncreoso in the same ratio as our popul
Q tion.
Q With our increased greatness and
I creased power comes to MS propoitlo
ate increase of responsii ilities. As it
!. fact that our country has grown
:. groot by reasou of the proper use OF t
Q mower and means we have had Mt a
II command, il must he that whenever
i. cease to use properly our powers or
tho other hand misuse them, we will
only cease in our national progress.
"a commence to fall backward As our
!. sponsibiliies increase. so must our d'
m to equip ourselves to properly meet q
discharge these responsibilities.
II is mistaken notion that patrlotl
is an attribute or quality which can eN
only in times of war or national dang
I There can he just as much patriotism
~ times of peace as in times of war. am
- an inclined to believe that there is e.
more need Of it when our country Is
= pcacc than when it is in danger of
vasion by 4 foreign foe. The true
nc riot is one who loves his country
~ seeks to preserve its institutions and
~ government with Just as much earn
ness as he would fight for the defe
of his country. In a time of peril y
can be patriot who neither loves
IN ostccms his fellow-citizcns. There
e. he no such thing as one loving ms CO
" try and 1T the same time despising
~ ncopIc that live in it. The man. tn
me fore, who has the true spirit OF patl
ian ism loves his fellow-citizen and loses
opportunity to hold out to him he'll
hand to better his condition. to lig
his burdens and remove from his
any obstacles to his ogress and
II. cess. It is only in thin 7ay that t
hel can be developed broad 'llowship '
his ont which there can never he that L
lett Of purpose and community of int
which actuated our forefathers an'