Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-08


 now beckOning to us with nlents of toll and join with her in cele brating the nations birthday. She beckOns to us with open hands because she is not absolutely certain whether she will have any hands to beckOn with after July or not. That is one great thing about the glorious Fourth. When man begins dodging skyrock- cts and cannon crackers. he does not | know whether he is going to fight fire only few hours or if that kind of eX ercise is to continue through eternity or even longer.
 It is meet. however. that annually we should take cannon tirecrackerS and our lives in our hands and help in | doing more or less thunderous horror to the brave mortals who have died for their country. There are many such martyrs on the altar of liberty. One will find long lists of them in the newspapers of July , of each year. It is grand to think of q man spilling a few handfuls of gunpowder around and then laying down a cigar stub and his
  agine the sensations of a man sitting down on a cannon firecracker when he doesn't know it is loaded It is sub lime to picture the valor of the brave citizens of the country who hold eX- plosives in their teeth and blast out their molars How inspiring to re- member the thousands who play with dynamite and torpedoes and perish gloriousiy for the republic.
 China is not looked upon as q great world power. In fact the nations look upon her as sort of easy cinch. and when they get short of funds they grab a piece of China-a plate or q vegeta- ble dish or anything near by they can get their hands on-and if China sass cs" back they just walk over her few times. yank her up on her feet. tap her on her shoulder and say. "Indemni- ty, please"
 And yet China, despised as fighter ! and prized as good thing. has slain her thousa nds-yea, her tens 1f thou sands-for she invented the cannon cracker She wrapped it up in red and white tissue paper and slyinkled gold dust over it until it looked harmless and innocent and sent it out seeking ! whom it could devOur and disintegrate. Ii was shipped in shiploadS to these United States. and on each July I while : the orators are telling how these great cOmmOnwealths are being knit closer and closer together until they are al most as perfectly organized as 8 trust the cannon cracker is enga ged in tear ing these United States and the inhab- lta.-S thereof asunder This method is 1 m0.r sure and cheaper than killing people on the banks of the Yangtse- Ela.- far away.
 There are other days which learned mcu tell us are each the longest day in tie year, including tine day before the circ,,s. but for q really long day July 1 is entitled to consideration as possi- I..ity July i starts in aJ l2 ?. nl. and keeps up pretty steadily until l2 T. m. again N about 12 ?. ID. July some patriotic young men in the ncignh1r- hood will put a cannon trccracEer un- der your window or playfully toss a small volcano called torpedo .utt vour room. and after that sleep ir a- hard 10 get as a job spending myHeg for s.ma5ody You may put pillows .l your ears and burrow under the covers bur tLe 2larious Fourth has arrived and tha air is f.n s,s es ...-.t..oti~rr1 and -uaua.i-s The bes, thing you cH do Is ,o get IT. md ::.-.s.-e ij inreresrir2 fes any s9uaOlcuy ueighbor you may have who has not heard July I couinz iu