The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-07-04
JIMMY BRoDERICK's Uncle Dick
was not only a great inventor,
but one OF the kindest men that

peu asleep, anu dulOlndIlC HsH pOleb
that would bait their own hooks and
throw out their own lines and pull in
their own fish and take them OFF and
bait the hooks over again, still Uncle
Dick was ready at a minutes notice to
drop all that sort of thing and invent
something to give boy pleasure. And
you will agree that a nephew who has
an uncle like that has treasure.
Jimmy Broderick knew this and he
took great care of Uncle Dick, carrying
an umbrella for him when II rained and
watching to see that he ate his meals
regularly, for like all great inventors,
Uncle Dick could not take care of him.
self very well.
what would you like for the Fourth
of July. jimmy" asked Uncle Dick
about n week before that important
day.
II would like most OF all to have a
great big sky rocket" said Jimmy.
you shall have one" said his uncle,
and Immediately went into his inven.
tory shop, which Is the funny name
that he gave to the little room where
ne invented tnlnRS.
The telephone bell rang n good deal
that day. On the very next morning a
big truck arrived from the city with
two big casks on II. They we're painted
red and marked Danger! Powder!" In
big letters. There were also huge rolls
of thick pasteboard, each sheet big
enough to make the whole side OF
house, and there were so many OF
them that the horses could hardly pull
them.
Uncle Dick rubbed his hands and
chuckled like anything when he saw
the material.
"You shall certainly have a sky.
rocket" said he to Jimmy. And the
best of II is that the greater part OF
the country for hundreds of miles
around will have one. too"
Jimmy was very curious and still
more puzzled, but he knew that Uncle
Dick did not like to explain his inven.
lions beforehand. so he asked no ques.
lions. but merely kept his eyes open
and did not go out of sight OF the In.
ventory shop all morning.
Before noon great gang OF men ar
rived, and under Uncle Dicks orders
they began to carry all the material to
the pasture, where they deposited It
around n huge old dead pine tree that
stood smooth and straight reaching
into the air fully so feet without a
branch to break II except on the very
top. and that was soon gone, too, for
Uncle Dick sent men up there and
they Topped It of so that then the
tree stood sleek and smooth like
mast
Then the sheets OF pasteboard were
laid on the ground and rolled into
great cylinder 30 feet long and at least
ten feet In diameter.
AS soon as sheet was rolled into
shape the men tied II tightly with
yards on yards of rope and then an.
other sheet was rolled around the first
and more rope tied around that and
so on until all the pasteboard had been
used up, and that was such lot that
It took the men all day with the hardest
kind OF work.
ho hNAb has Nht9 bpthNu TIC Ndhho
OF powder and began to load It in and
In. hour after hour. until the last grain
was pounded In good and hard, and
Jlmmy's Uncle Dick said:
$50! There's 500 pounds OF powder
In there That ought to make her ny."
But how about the stick?" thought
Jimmy. He did not say IL, knowing
hAx 10 10 L.,
ideas by inteTrupting him with friv.
olous conversation.
He was TO learn very soon how about
the stick. for as soon as the mighty
cylinder was all finished. Uncle Dick
had derrick rugged. and up went the
big thing until 1t dangled alongside OF
the dead pine tree near the dizzy top
OF Il.
Then mighty cables were sent up
and the men dashed the loaded paste
board cylinder to the tree until It was
completely hidden by ropes.
Now for the fuse" said Uncle Dick
He set the men to work untwlsting
ropes until they had more than 300
feet all unraveled. Uncle Dick went
w thO dNiAANh ohu phh INC OI
unrayeled rope into the bottom mart. Of
the rocket. Then he poured kerosene
oil all over It and rubbed gunpowder
into II.
so" he said, coming down hand
over hand. Now she's finished, all ex.
sept her looks"
He got great load OF shingles and
built a little conical tower nearly as
tall as house This was painted red
and when Il was hoisted to the top OF
the tree and set on the rocket II looked
beautiful.
That afternoon Uncle Dick sent oui
Invitations both by mail and by mes
senger to places as far away as 200
miles. saying:
Jimmy Broderick respectfully In
yites you to his Uncle Dicks farm tC
see him set on the biggest skyrockeI
In the world on the evening OF the
Fourth OF July"