Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-06-29
A NEW BRAND OF PATRIOTISM.
Bald EAGLE Makes a Few Remarks on Past
and Present Varieties.

month comes around every year
now. In this 1T beats Halley's
comet and creates almost as much
apprehension. 1t is a great day;
m assuring from early dawn till
eve, it is fourteen hours
and 33 minutes long, at Raleigh,
N. c., whore they r used to long
sentences, all around the world
wide and its height this time of
year is the same distance it, is
from pole to pole, The pole al
to have been discovered has
a leaning tendency toward the
sum, but expects to wabble
around the other way next De-
cember. But as the pole has no
particular bearing on the price of
ducks or this waste of ink, we will
switch off and endeavor to con.
meet with patriotism. We appre-
ciate patriotism. It is a very
charming bird, being usually
home made yet none the less
worthy and attractive. We have
often thought that patriotism,
that is the genuine stuff, the 4th
of July brand if you like, some-
what like charity, originates at
home, stays at home and helps
home folks, home merchants,
home enterprises, etc. 1t, how
ever, has false standards as well
as true ones. For instance a few
years back one of our big 18th of
July celebrat ons, to all appear
ances being a genuine home af.
fair. took place at our handsome
Fulton Heights Park. On this
occasion al able mathematician
figured. according to the program,
that about $2,647 worth of New
York fireworks would be sudden.
ly and gloriously dissipated into
thin air, right while you looked at
it. Soon, however a telegram
came by freight announcing to
those on the inside of the game
that their cash was an entirely
satisfactory means of exchange.
The exchange of kilograms was
brief, but an idea, a home made
idea, a specimen Of the present
brand of Salisbury patriotism,
was born. 1t did not see the nee
esslty Of ordering fireworks from
the North, nor even from States
vile, but it decided to purchase
the fire-fies, the Kissing scorpions,
the red fire, the torpedoes and
bombs right here at homa. Hip,
hip, hurrah! Mother necessarily
invents. bod CAST it; Who cares
for expenses? The fire works were
purchased, the 4th of July arrived
and 30 did the patriots. Incident
ally the box office was opened,
tickets wera sold and money
changed hands that has never
since been returned. Well, it
was soon time to wake up and GO
home, and they would have gap
ped, stretched and left, but some
one fell oversa copy of the pom
derous program, struck a match
aid discovered some of its con
tents. "Thar now," said Jere-
mlah. II told you there would be
something doing here on or about
this date, The program calls for
fireworks, and fireworks We shall
have" With this there was
grumbling among the tenderfoots,
threats were made, demands for
the return of certain amounts of
coin we're heard III the air. But
it would never do to let the coin
go. Again mother necessarily in.
vents. A counter irrltant must
be had. Then q bright idea came
III the dark to the noble patriots
who we're being so hard pressed.
"John, go quick and get the fire.
works. was the hurried order.
Socn John was back just as the
crowd was about to raise the
grand stand and fall upon the
frightened heros. But they stop
ped. Some one popped a fire.
cracker, then a sky rocket was
sent overhead, the scorpions were
turned loose, the red fire, etc, etc,
was connected to q blaze and We
erything went off fine, the fellows
with the receipts in particular.
As we we're returning home the
mathematician touched me on the
al announced that by a
rough guess, he believed 81 cents
of fire works had been burn
ed.
Jones says this brand of patriots
is not all dead yet, and that a
brand new "Get it in the Neck"
variety has sprung up. This var.
iety expects the home man to put
in his time and efforts for nothing
and work that he can do and is to
be paid for is sent out of town.
This is the kind we are using here
now and is a very fine brand to
those who like it. It may suit
you. Come in and see.
Respectfully,
BALD EAGLE,
P. S. It is strange some folks
do not like to reflect on past 18th
of July events.-B. E.
MORGAN TOWNSHIP PRIMARY.
The primary was called to
order at one O'Clock by the Judges,