TAIRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS IN TIIE UNITED STATES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2626, 13 July 1904, Page 86

TAIRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS IN TIIE UNITED STATES.

Tho Fourth of Ju'y. — Jlor.day is '' liie Fourth ot July." when citizen- of tlit- United States indulge in so mueli opre^d-oajioism. In American schools mu> h atienlion ia gl^ cv to inculcating patilots-m, thougli. it •ippoar-j to me, there is a e pii-'t of jingoism w tuch is apt to run. riot iv tnr.es of natioi.al onieropiiev. This is apt. to If uiiV-tvisoni'ig and clangorous; so I prefer th.* culm patriot-l-ia whica is 'ha ou.ieonio o. a truo appiociaticn of the y i-.t and a careful to.isideiv.tiou of the effects of a national ouibiust on tho future.

A United States History Les-on. — Wliat do you think of the following a& a history lossou to eommcm-crdte the Fouirh of July? I saw H in an American eJueatioual journal : —

fcXJL'IRE BULL AND HIS SOX JONATHAN.

John Bull was «n old fellow who held a sjooc"! manor in the middle of a grist nrTlpoiid. Bui,' was an ingenious man. an cxcpccimgly t'cocl b'acksmuh, a dexteious cutler, and a notabk: y-ev. er be*ides. In addition, he was a hearty fallow, a joKy compaiaon, aud passably honest, as tlie times go. But ■what u\rnished ail these qualities was an exceedingly qua- leisomc, overbearing disposition, which'v.tn alwujs getting him into some scr^pp or other. The liuth is, he never heajd of a quarrel going on among his neighbour but his imgeis ilchecl to take a pait in it ; =0 that he *v.as 'ir.rd y ever seen w:thoat a broken head, a black c\c. or a, bloody nose.

Ono day lie got into a dispute with his yourcest bon Jonathan, who wa.s fauniiar.y called Brother Jonathan, as to whether chu/ches ought to be called cliurches. or nieot-ir.g-houscs, and whether steeples weie not an 1 bonnnation. Hie squire iell into a great l.a««ioii, and e^eciared he would physic such notion?, cv* of the b, y's nodd'e.

ho he went to some of his doctors, and got them to draw up a prescription, made up oi .!,} •"hiferenfc articles, iiiany oi them bitter to sonic palates. Tlf's he t^ecl to make Jmiatiian swallow, and hr.di.ig lie made wiy laces and would not do it, felt upon h>m and I r at him seimdh. After th.=, he made the I'ouso so clispgroeiL'c to him that Jonathan cculd bear it no longer.

He took hie. axe on one shoulder prtl bis griu on th. 3 ether, niai^hed mio thp thickest o* the wood, and, c'earirg a pVce, bui.t a log hut. In a lew- years he cleared the bud, which he hvcl out into th 11 teen gooel larius, mcl bm'dmg li'inselt a Urge hou-e, wbinli he party fimshed, began to be quite »mig and cemfortab.'e.

"But Sciure Bull, who was getting old and >' .nay, jncl bo-ides was m great want of money, <j 1 a' count of his having lately beta made to pa.N liea^v dniii-.^es for as-sauting his r.sisjhl.< nrs j'jhl bie.ikjns their head* — tha squire, I s.n'. finehrg Jonathan 0 as .setting well-to-do m t'le wonel, b.-'gan to be trci-.b!ccl about ln^ weluie

He mae'e up I know net w iiat c!<>im against iii'Ti, ai*d under cimorent piet^nces maiiageel to pviAet all Jonptuan's hf'neit gains. In fac>^, th^ poor lad had not a sbil'in^ 1..'l lor bo'iclav

\ % asic.i«, a. id had it jot betu for tho ic'Tnet he iclt 101 tlie old niM!, ho woulct cciia.ii'y have rcii.bcd to submit to suc-h itu,)O'-'tioii ;! Uiif- 101 all tin-, lii a littli nmo Jopatha.i gievv u1!u 1 ! to be uiy l«u^e ol hb .iyo. and became a IV, strut, doaVe-joi'iWl. b: it! looted f^'low, awkward mi his situt avd SiinpV m ins a'j'^ear"ri'"p, lut lituniJt «n« n h\o'\, =l'i\\vd look, cud r;.'-inf?tli' I'inrai'c dI great strops l !! ■" lie.ii he shun d cet Ins jinn lll' 1 "WliMe 1 .)oii..tli,ui w^- eommsr tip 111 this v. ay if ill! k' j i t 011 picking h's pock ts o T c\eiv penny 4,11' into tlieun . tJI at lust one c'uiy. when the =01.110 v, t , - even more th<>n Tr-u.illy pie&smg .11 h"s dt'iiin 1 ' I .s. Jonathru st A i-t Cc l tip m a U.l--.OH and thie'W the toa-k^'t'e at the o d liianS hevul

Bid! W.it c.\^o^:li>"'aly eniniinod, auu, ait"r n li>!ii ih^ jaov lud ai> upclat.ru l . t>u« t -j.teiul, icbjliious id-^ ii s^zed him h_, the onliar. and iorihwuh a lur.ous scuffle ensued. TLit, lasierl r lons^ tine, for the squire was a\ apilal boxr>r At last) hov>t\er, Jonathan £<v him under aud

before he would lef him up mtide him sign a papf>- giving up a"! 1 r!.iims to tho farms, and ack-iowlcilgnig the fc:-simp'c to be iv Jonathan fore\ er.

Js.:ies KiRKr. Patldtkg,

Eriher good, i-n't it? "V ju .can easily im-g!'->e aft"r r^iahng this tkot tho hi-:ory svi»>nu- cf a C' t:V .States i.r.m-iry school do?;; net s>iie- prom'npnco to t!v =£im9 events as the sy'laHis of our public schools.

"While the Fourth of July is the gr C ab historical o\ent, "Flag Dt>y '' receiio^ a r,-,'Pt deal <^l ail n'lon r l'b,> foil v li'g ox-U-pcl re-ferrino to " Fin:? "Day"' and the- Hsfc of historical events tobe ccmni m-i-. rated by hoisting " Ojd (!!oiy" will be n.ii-resting to many of yvu: — TH_ FI»4.G AXD THE SCHOOL. 13 v E.v-Slate Stiyt. L. D. H»B.vnY, of Wisconsin. Public ppnit and fl desire to promote tho we! fairs of" our coiuihy should pumpt tha School Boaid 10 p'aje the S+ar^ ?nd Stripes m eaili »ehc?o!room, and to see tint a prc-poi: a'.ifr is p c\ulcd o;i the schoo.hou=e or on tha "chrol {rrouncl-? for tLc dispiav of the national colours on cc.tan dayq. From an artis-fio ■stciiirtpoint, no flag equals that 01 the Stars and StiiQ; 3 . I ,enn a patriotic standpoint, no flp.g <;ta>-;d foi giancTer ))riiiciples. It has beens the .nsp.nng emb*.°n fc the greatest deed 3 of xaiour m the vroild's h'=torv. The count!c^^ bat:.e- of the iiatinn. fought for the supp c-oto.i of t\ ra. v \ and tiie eotibli«hnient of iv.stiee, hove been won under the s'ar-spanglecl banner.

There aro tv.-o ways of di = olr\ing ilie fla": ln s t. it may bo di-- p. inert n> eaeJi vhooiroom, or secoiid, from a fl,i,t-bt< ft' wlnr-h may be on Ihe BchoolhousG or oa the sclicoi grounds. Most behoo'.s prefer to pace the flag in each schoolroom, lather than to ha\ c it exposed to the we<i'her out of doors through the school jpar Tliere 3-. ceiiaijily nothing more ornamental to a. Si/hcaDiouse or a greater source ot patriotic msf^iration to tho rsupils than tha Hag of the United States. Th» flag may well I>^ clisp'dyed in comnien'crahon of the events voted, on the fo 1 lowing days — September .5, 17S-3. — 'Ireaty of Peace at Paria^ closing Revolutionary War. Octol>er 12, 1492. — Discovery of America. October 19 1781.- -Surrender of Cornwailis. IN o\ ember. — ,'ieneral E'ect^on Day. Xovember. — Thanksgiving Duy. Decemt.er 22, 1620. —Landing of the Pilgrim?, Forefathers' Day.

January 1, I^63.— Emancipation Proclamation. January 23 — Eirth'-lay of William M'Kinley. February 12, lfc'JO — B.'rthdsiy of Abiaham Lia"oln. Februaiy 1~1, 17-32. — Birthday of George V T ashingtoa. April 0, IFCS —Lee's suire-ider. Apnl or Miv — Arb r ai.d Bad Day A*r;l -27, 1832.— Birthday of U. S "Grant. May J, IZT'?..— Bpttle of Mani'j, Ba\. M.w 30.— De.orrtion. Day. (F'a<'" ?t lialfJlldS'L.l __Junp 11, 1"77. — Buth of -the F-a^ o' tha United Stjtrs. (Now ki.ovMi as "Flag Day" iv the United States.) June 17, 1~75 — Ba v tle o: liifiker Hi']. July 4, 177G — Declj ration oi Independence. Ai.d so will fne foKowing. Tl may sug--E"^-c to us a "Say drill*' witn the L T nio_ Jack : — AN EFFECTIVE FLAG DUILL. Airangfl by Mrs "M. A. Barkeb. Pupil holding Jiag standing m front of class. 1. What is tLc name of t ur ? The Uiut.'d Stat;-s of America. '2 In which Sta^e do we live? Xev.- Toik Std*e. 0. "\Vbat do w-d col! our flitcj? Tha Stars and S!.vir o i>. 4. Vi'ho lrjde our firs', flag 9 Betsy Roh. 5 Who told hex- how to make it? General ii^orge Washington. 6. How mar.y Ste\tes had we then? Thirteen SUx'.e^. 7. AVho was General George Washington? Our first President 8 Who is our Pres.clor.t new? Pre=icleiit liX"-ove!t. 9. How- did Bct=y T^s^ make the fust flag? Of led, white, and b'ue, 13 stirs, and 13 stripes, a star a.nd stripe for e^ eiy State. 10. How did she make the .stars.' She made them -n.th fn p points, because, site said, the stars in the sky looked as if they ba-d five points. 11. How flo we raa.ko our flig now 0 Om- flag row has 13 star.- ord 1J stripes. 12. Where did we get all our stars'? Everj' time a new State- was added a new star was put in 0111 flag. 13. Then how many States ha> - e we now? Forty-/i\e Slates. 11. Whj- do we keep the 13 stripe 1 - 0 To renrcmber we started with 1,3 States. 15. What dies our n<\<i si>y"' Our flag tells a stor\ — the reel says, ho bravo, ihe 1 while s.'ys, be pure; tlie blue says, be true. Flag SiUite. We give our heads tnsht hand? on heads) and our hearts (hands on hc?rt=) to God (hands unhftecl) ar.d our country '.hards curving to the right: on<= conntiy ; one language; ono f^g (hands raised tovw'id fiiig-'i.

'• Pater," in th's wrck'^ "V\'uret=. I see, g]\e^ anothor aocou;u of " ]'"I:iaf Diy" in ti.e United Sbitcs. If jou aro interested in what f i>d\e- wilttcn >>)n will be further hr. -re-tc-d i - i '.ej^iiis: lii= Chat

And now I'M fir.i'h tin with a couple of extract* on p:\triuti-ni as mterpKjetod by a couple of typical Americans: —

Our flag is -the symbol of sovereignly, the emblem ol the love of ccuntiy. It ought to float \vhere\er the spirit ot this great country is at work, m its halls at Washington, iv its city halis, m its public buildings — everywhere. Our youth ought to be muglit liiit we have a. govcrnmont bui't up on sacrilioes as that of no other nation is. "We take these other nations into oui c\n. but not before they hay» jei.uiincecl a!! allegiance e^ewheie. This ia tbo Uiiid of freedom, of equal ris-lits ; and tba guai.mtee o. it -s the flng whah floats over out comn.on city. — Asr. k\x S Hewitt

Ihe sheet a;n hor of tlie «hip of st..vt° is the common sohoo 1 . 'Jeach, fir^t ar.d last, Amer'cini>r.i Ljt no \outh leave the school without b^n <r thcrouahiy grounded 111 the histoiy, the pi.'i' -jj'eo, <=ntl the mcalcnlab'e blesaui^s oi A'p.eiioaii Lbe^tv. Let the boys ba tii'inccl <-o'duis of conati'uiio.ial freedom, the j,irls the intelligent ji'o'hers of freemen. \ni")ica>i li •t! > must, be piotected.— • C_v 1- y(tY M. Dspew.

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