Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-11
TOGO on july Fourth.
(Hashimura Togo, in Collier's)


(Hashimura Togo, in Colliers)
Mr.. Editor, by most nearly genuine
statsticll $3,000000 are burned off of
America by each annual July A. This
are sufficient to built 1 of them battle
ships what Congress feel too poor to
vote. Six hundred persons is entirely
killed by this yearly bang-up. Such
number would make a very nice crew
for such a battleship. They might sail
& never enjoy death until old age do It,.
Would it not be splendid plan for all
Americans to avoid purchase of fire.
work for year e. sent the money to
Senator Beverage to buy such patri-
otick boat? 1t might be painted of red
color to resemble firecrackers & would
be a floating monument to all brave
Americans who did not die on July 4.
suggest an earnest thought.
All, Mr.. Editor, l can hear you said
something with sweet voice! / can hear
you said THAT Japanese Schoolboy
nave soul minus feet; else why he
make such rail against July 4, when
all them tirework what is burned for
glory are of Japanese parentage
Quite so truthful 1t are for you to
SUcCh tttlSy MT. ELtulOI. ohysId
pinny- wheel. flower pottery, Niger
chase & Romantic-candle fireworks
was formerly of Japanese parentage,
but they was very temperate & we'll
behaving when made in Japan. 1t were
when they began to be manufactured
in New Jersey that they became boy
strous, disappated & disorderly shoots.
BY olden date of time 1t were GUS
tom for cash wealthy Dailno what was
feeling joyful about his ancestors to
invite selection Of persons to come his
garden to have see Pretty soon it
was dark, then Hon. Daimo would set
afire one flower pottery filled with
gunpowder. Sky was filled with fiery
blossoms to resemble botany.
THAT are lily-plant of frework."
say Hon. Daimo, How you like?"
20 how sweet" declaim all guests
humping forehead with Missy polite
ness. Then they drink tea & go home
with calm indications about great en-
perors & other famous politicians.
Japan do not make such iblazes very
muchly now days. She too busy with
times to decorated deaths, When ia
pan have got to nail together 6 new
Dreadnothings annually for all-time
Of future in order to keep civilized
what chanst have she got to shoot off
Romantic-c candles for ancestors? But
she do 1t slyly now & then.
And yet are not entirely cross
& irritate when see small lsidly boys
a-blowing off noises on them July
date. Memory OF Concors & Lex. are
worth burning some fingers for; but
to blow out eyes for such a memory
are wastefully unnecessary. indie
pendance Day are variety Of intern
perance, and yet i might weep with
eye to see lit abolish by Prohibition.
What say Dan Webster about this?
He-say, "Intemperance are good
thing when took moderately" A very
slight July could not hunt anybody
not even College Professor what
often injure his fine brains a-thinking
about Standard OIL & how get some
Therefore take ferryboat to some
shades of wood next July 4 and there
enjoy lonesome picknick, Sandwich &
cigarette will be smoked by me, fol-
lowed by this poem. which are less
complete still:
o Columbia the jam Of the ocean,
The home of the Greek and the Slav,
Some object Of frequent devotion,
What nice summer climate you have!
With them garland of ,flrework around
you,
With piclnick & base ball game, too
o this Jap Boy are glad he have found
Banzai for such red, white & blue!
(To make a Chorus keep on sing
ing it).
Hoping you will not go away and
leave your insurance in THE office,
Yours truly,
HASHIMURA TOGO.
IS. P-Hon. Maxim, Jr., child of Hon.
Hi Maxim. explosion man, have invent
a species of powder what explode
silently When this are used soldiers
can talk during entire battles with
out fear of interrupt. If Hon. Maxim.
Jr., can fill July with this noiseless
powder, won't he be greater bene-
filter to human races than Sir like
Newton? require no answer. H. T.