Evening journal., 1902-07-03
CITIZENS PREPARE FOR
ENTHUSIASTIC CELEBRATION
Glorious Fourths Observance Here Promises Supass All Pre-
vious Patriotic Efors-Smal Boy Already Has Fire
Crackers Cracking Display by the DuPonts

The jump of an anticipating fire.
cracker and the snap of new inven-
tions storekeepers are ofering-litueI
machines of wood and birthstone,
which seem to have attained perpetual
motion in place of the evanescent tor
pedo-tell of the approach of the day
which the elder Adams hoped Ameri-
cans would forever greet with cannon
din and festival fury. That there will
be no abatement this year is already
evident Current wars throughout the
world have fixed the young imagina-
tions of the little Adamses, and they
will do their country honor tomorrow
if each particular finger stands smart
ing apart in consequence. Many OF
their elders will take advantage Of the
conjunction of the weekly and yearly
holidays this year for a diligent eighty
four hour study of the Declaration OF
Independence
The brokers offices. many county Of
fices. and manufacturing establishments
will close this evening, to open on
Monday morning. Associations and
powder makers will go on picnics, and
the railroads and trolley cars viii carry
actual gluts of people back and forth,
for the weather man has promised US
delightful weather for the day
The variety will be warm they say,
but it takes more than a warm spell
to wilt the enthusiasm out of the
average young American. lie will be
up with the sun tomorrow to celebrate
and to share in the spirit Of the day;
and celebrate he will, police and burns
notwithstanding.
Everything points to a most en-
thusiastic Observance, according to the
] fireworks people They say they are
doing a lively business. At one Of the
larger stores yesterday, it was said
that so far the orders had shown 20
per cent. increase over last year. To-
day is the rush day with them. It was
Explained, also that the public was
becoming educated to the use and en-
l1oyment of high grade of fireworks,
\ This. it was further explained, was par
lticularly fortunate for the public, as
lne higher grade was much more safe
and less inclined TO irresponsible ideas
OF their own as to when to go off.
Il The displays at the Wilmington
\ Country Clubs grounds, Broome Stree
Heights. and Brandywine Springs will
be of the high grade order: that OF the
lDuPonts at the Country Club, in par
lticular being characterized as the mosl
lelaborate collection that has been gath.
cred in this vicinity of late years II
will mark most appropriately the cen
ltennial anniversary of the great powder
making company and incidentally give
the city such an independence Day cele-
bration as its people have never before
lseen.
Realizing that enthusiasm will run
rampant for a period of thirty hours
beginning this evening. the police hav,
been instructed to keep within reason
liable limits the patriotic JOY of the boys
They are given to carelessness in tn,
hanunng Of fire arms at this time, ant
it is to protect life and limb that tn,
authorities will arrest all boys fount
{ using weapons Heavy cannons ar'
: also under tho ban of the law, so boys
. hewarei
Some Public Observances
The most elaborate observance of tn,
ldav will be that of the DuPOnts. I'm