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Professor II. G. Word, NJ. d.. VI, ~
Dean OF the University OF Georgn. Va,. s
rial In Southern Medical Rccorob s"1
ain view OF the favorable elects % ,me
Coca in counteracting THE orIos IRA IRA
the Liebig Co.'s Coca Beef rome ~ au
bly, adapted for the reiiei o, '".s " nnsnsn.
nate habit" Also inyaiuap'c III "s'p'P
sia, piles, billicusness.
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MARINE INTELLiGESCE.
PORT or KiCHMOND. AUGUST H. lss@'

Noon riscs........ f"f tFenihf. - o'"o
PORT or RICHMOND. AUGUST IL. 1852.
ARRIVED
steamer Ariel, clifford, Norfolk, Unite ,iit's
IA an. mcrrl3ndlsc, and PASSENGERS, l.. H. Iaiuih'
superintendent. ~
steamship Old Dominion, Walker New YORK
mrrchandlsc and PASSENGER o. W. Aleh '"''
steiner Pioneer Plat philadelphia, Inerehan-
disc and passengers, j. v. tic' dTilch' sgeht' 49,,
cEs1spc.,tcaad ono halfway Company 'carei'
Curflc 4 Co. 4, ,,f. pol.r,.o, nn.ton
schooner M1gge VI h4'ct'' h""N'''''' "V'''
'' s.., .,1 j. H. Gallagher, Lynch iIampson,
coll Chesapeake AMI ohio Railway Company
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. AUGUST IL, 1889.
tBy Telegraph
ARRIVED.
s,e,mer Northampton, NcCarrlck, Norfolk,
merchandise aud pss. engcrs, Chesapeake ahd ONO
n tivay Company land stileG ON rcturnl,
steamer Laray schermeriorn. Old Point and
neaEe aud Ohio Railway Company tand sailed On
steiner Accomac. Delk. merchandise and pas-
! scngc-s. smlthneli. CHESAPEAKE ana oh'V haii"")
| Company land sailea on retufnl ~, ~. 80.
! stratnship Hoisehcne (Haytenl, Cecil port-au-
Frisco, for Baltmcre teo1ltd ana ho'tnnuoIJ, a.,
! Bng san Gaetano tliai.tnl, M'IIei'' Dos'o"' III
! ballast. a. lead grain for EUROPE. ,.. .
! schooner =. NJ. Thouus. kelley, baltimore, To
toad coal, Chesapeake and ONO hallway Conn
schooncrs HIP. Bayens, Curtis, New York, to
load coal
/ SAILED.
s,.am.hip Cyphrenes, krogh, Brazilian ports,
so,,r, mercian,Sse, and Passenger.
schooner spartan, H0drson, B0stoa, coal, tiiesa-
pe4ke and Ohio Railway Company. ~,
schooner Nabei Ihomae, Mckenzie, bos'o''
| coal, Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway company
MEMORANDA.
NEW YoaK, August H. arrived ssnVoness
! r. johnson, Eose; Clara Mcisnaii, An't ni@,
' Nu,t''1, " Wan Name. tuhiefly--Hh from ficis-
! -. -. =. ,.liS.,ei, Sn'ili @na0"nu
= * SIAN. Nusat, froiA Newport Ne"s'
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THE WARM SPRINGS

Crowded with Charming Companys Bric-a.
Brac Describes the Hcisht of tho Senson M
this Tirne-Honorcd Rcsort-A Fresh Cru-
sade Against the German In Pro.pee,u-
Amateur Thcatrie"is and n Picture OF
Beauty.
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s,wuoysIsyER REGULATOR.
cDMONS LIVER REGULATOR.

ASK THE RECOVERED
ovsreptics. Biiou, sufferers, yictimsof Fever and
Ague. the Mercmial-Dis pal.eut,
HOW THEY RECOVERED
health. cheerful spirits, and good appetite, they
will tell YOU by taking
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR.
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundlce,
Ruious Attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Cole de-
nres,on OF spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heartburn
&C., &C., ~ xoForN.
This unrivalled southern remedy j. Warlah,e,i
moi 10 contain single particle OF MERCURY OF any
INJURIOUS mineral substance, but Is
PURELY VEGETABLE.
~ Won feel drowsy, debilitated, have freluchi
,aadsche. mouth tastes badly, poor appetite, ahd
,ongue coated you are suffering from torpiu nv
or e hi,ionsuess.- and nothing VIII cure you ~
Snoediiv AMI permanently as To take
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR.
7, q given with safety and the happles, resu,s -
H. ,sast delicate infant. II taSes the RseS -, W.
~. and btters 81 every kind. ~ j. the chsaf'
,,re, aud hest family medicine In the "otln.
pu,. re- Of couuterfe Is. Take only the sehuii.
+, ~hii, wrappcr with red In front, prepared ol
! J. II. ZElLlN x Co.rcotsrs .ns-ao1t Au3(
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By Telegraph.

NEW YORK. August -NJon.-Stoch- quict
and firm. Money, per cent tNcnanRc-LonR,
1854; short. iSS'.. state bonds generally uu-
changed. Government, generally uncnauged
ErfRiN - tXcbaugc, 4SJ'.. Governments
strong: new 8, 1olis; now 49,. "a; rew
T., ll9. Money, 2 raj u2r cent. states ~
aetive Treasury lllancos-Coin, SSO,u93; cur
reucv. iG,3O3.
.t-nL irr.--ll-r: clD.ing womb.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE

FRIDAY, August IL, 1882.
sALEs-FIRsT BoARp.-1,0 goo Richmond and
Danville gold 6's at 99a.. 1000 do. at e9t; 10
shares Richmond and Petersburg Railroad at 771
SECOND BoARD.-1,000 Petersburg Railroad
l.., a. IL a.
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F,1ur-5ye ,rotc: Zinc. Il $50; .tl'ii''"-
s55OMxG: common -urcriu.. sl."'F 10 'Aft-
$500 -: common family sC@@l. r. .'r'
family. 7.jOMSe.25
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IT HAS 40 EQUAL.
LIME CEMENT AND PLASTER.
DOCkLAND LIME.

$500 barrels FRESH R onhlLIAns,DS s L d"iIy
rnncted per schooner ID. II. Ingralam' Tor SAFE
low from dock by ,,. ,,-uynrSHIrRG
xos- sas Main aud IL Fifteenth si.ccV'
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yjgor, strength, and health all follhd IN
one bottle Of Browa's Iron Bit.ers.
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WuEAT.-Whi,c. 27O bushels common L. prime
al tI.O7 tosl.l7. Ri, 3,u-2 Di-lei- common o.
rhoicr Lancaster ~ : - tD -Il7; lbs bushels
miy,d At sI.lO 10 Sl.lf; I.592 bushels common
~ choice FultI at : LOB 10 liz
CuRN.-Whitc, l0l bushels primo FlF.Mi al
~ 10 9Sc.
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BALTIMORE. August ll.-Vircinia e.. deforr,'
10: con.Oldrtcd, 80: second scflo- 81 ne" H.
4g's, I2k. Bid TO-DAY.
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enc 40. 'u.tt IA Hour steady and TN
r.nl ged Whstt ga :. o. 40 r'a u 1LI tower; Sle1
sI.ut. Augutt; No. Ic4 Wil'cr. ti.plf cdsn,
slll Atf,ist. rp.iHg u1nlr ny sl.ti tDrh IA
/, r demand and .Dwtr: 1tt. "a n l1ls'. N'ptcE-
h,r cat. DAT welk, and W., iJ'. cash. i3'sr.
Aulust, 36}c. september. 4. rk duE ana tn .inc
downwarI; s2lZj@sSl.271 cish. ~ .b0tH
s1I Az Scptember. Lard easier: SIG.io ctsh,
l4OHsIz.42', september. iu.k-heit' easier !,
shoulders, $3.50: nj, $500; e,oII $3.50
Whi,kcy unchanged.
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Cement. Lime. Plaster. sc.

ce,oeot. Rosen,ale. sI.5Omsl.6O = harcl
LimS. Agricultural. 81 lOc. g busLei; isocs-
land. : 20Msl. 80, according to quantity; N'ifi-
up PJGster: Lump, si.75; ground, 50 calci"ed
plaster. Sl.00Ws -.
Tg,r. Large lie. II.
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COMM ERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
RICHMOND. August II, 1881

wurAr.-Whi,o, G76 bI.hcls. Eod. l2.30G
bushels. 49,, -.o
bushels.
ONIs.-s7o bushels.
EYT.-2UO bushels.
.fE.r - i,urhsls.
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xEw YORK COrTDN rLT,Et>.

NEW YORK. Ausu-t ]. Colt ri T,:e'p'.,
ND ,uII lies. 4s.DOO'j,ics: AHIa..- III $50
sio.Sf: .euUmb,f, ei-.jIc sI2.3z; - ~.
N"t'nDcr. i.gl'et . !,
tchru4ry. TII.S7mslI.c5; March. Sl2pS, ,
AnrI III | iMnl2.l1: Aat slk.Z1n ~.
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MILWAUKEE,.

MILWAUKEE,, August ll.-fiUnr stead an IN
changed. Wheat quiet and steady; W. - lilo
c,-b. August sl.O2: september. 81 o.. corn
lower: No. 2. 7sc. oats unse tied al lo"dr >
10. 2 while, Toe. Pro,isions lower. No, OH
Spi % clsh and August, s22.2b - picmb'r'
,rI-Prlmc steam, -i2.3J cash and August,
sI2.37l september. i!ogs quiet 1900 s'-v'
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steamer Ariel, clifford, Norfolk, unlts STATE.
Il. ,ii ucrrl3ndisc, tni PASSENGERS, l.. II. Iaiuib'
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ELEGANT TOILET PRErARArloNs.-
Hair dressing, and restorative is found in
London Hair Color Restorer." 1t seldom
fails to restore gray or faded hair to its
original youthful color and beauty. Fall
ing hair is checked by its use, and it pro-
duces a growth of beautiful young hal
soft, glossy, and luxuriant. 1t certainlr
is the most clearly and effective hair re-
storer now before the American people.
A. A. Gibson, Barrytown, Duchess
county, N. Y, writes: DR.. Swayne & Som
Philadelphia: GENTs-I enclose post
Office order for eight dollars: please
send me one dozen bottles of the LION
don Fair Color Restorer." 1t has.
stopped my hair from falling, and restored
it to its natural color. 1t has proven
satisfactory in every respect. The "Lon-
don Hair Color Restorer" can be obtain
at all the leading druggists at rs cents
bottle.
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CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE.


| In cabling Mr.. Tennyson's poem to
the Independent several errors were made
by the operators. The following is the
Brooklyn Eagles special cable report and
warranted to be accurate:l
UP the hill, way up, clear up the hill,
then and there,
Charged a number of gentlemen, we'll
mounted against the Russian ranks;
They had to go up the hill, for they'd
got to go somewhere,
And they busted the enemy as though
they'd been savings banks.
We sat on the outskirts and watched the
fearful strife
Lord, how they went for 'em, that Heavy
Brigadel
Split 'em and twisted 'em, like dough-
nuts; you bet your life!
1hey may have been scared, but they
were not afraid;
There was no funny business about the
Heavy Brigade |
Speaking of the Heavy Brigade reminds
me; they charged their foes
They bad to go up the hill because they
were at the bottom
Very well. That's all right enough, as
far as it goes!
had they been on the top of the hill,
they'd never have got 'em! I
This being conceded we proceed. The
Heavy Brigade
Went slam up the hill, from the foot to
the crater
They walked up, then and there, and not
one of them strayed
From his duty or limited he'd like to take
the elevation
That sort of persimmon don't come down
for poles
Well, when they got to the top of the hill
there was fnss
The Russians didn't want any, and hunted
their holesl
Every last mothers sen got fight out of
the mussi
That's business, you bet |" muttered
Maurice Kinkade
The gentiemanly and efficient sutler of
the Heavy Brigade
Lord how they raised the dust
Lord, how they tried TO bust
Every last Russians crust
And they fetched it here and there, though
q few fellows missed
From the start, it was this style for seven
ty-fve cents
And it was tooth, claw and nail; collar, |
elbow and fist
The hill Is now said to be surrounded by |
ansexcellent fence
Be that as It may, the property has seen
no such raid
Since the day of the charge of the Heavy |
Brigade
Well, that's all right They knew what
they were about
Before they went monkeying around that
hill then and there,
Those Russians were in and thev,d got tn |
get out,
For folks don't want Russians around |
everywhere,
This was the reason they slid up the hill,
There and then They might have waited
and been there still.
But that's no difference TO either Won or
me
They didn't That's enough They went
up that slide
Like drop of gray in CORY sea
some Of EN- got out and some of 'em died |
guess I've got 1t all In now, except they
were dismsyed,
And this is the story Of the Heavy
Brigade
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ABOUT ADvERTIsINa.-A b .si,,u
merchant, who has been 10 busis. ~
for many years, and accumulated a
large fortune, and who still manages
one of the most extensive =. st,lIsh
meuts in that city, In the course of
conversation with newspaper mao
sometime ago, said, 10 answer tS the
suggestion that he was bsVias rush
of business: -.s ''a 80 q
eyes 7 replied the prapr Or, "a
big rush--partiy because il is holiday
season, but mainly on aoeount Of
Advertising"
"How can you tell whether sdver-
Using pays and what papers are good
mediums2"
II can tell that advertAing paws
by stopping nay advertisements. I've
tried it. Trade stops; not at once.
bat the tide Of purchasers flows some
other way. The cash receipts tell the
story"
as there any difference in the
sharpness of the buyers-do thew
hagele much over the prices?y
"Oh, no, we sell at one price. and
all the best stores in Boston do tbe
same They will sometimes saw thew
can buy such and such an article
cheaper elsewhere. When thew men
ton the place, we send and see If Il
is true, and if SO We mark our stock
down."
Suppose you should give up ad-
vertising7"
"WelI, I should save big pile of
money the first year, but I shouId
lose bigger pile the next two wears.
You must keep the boiler heated # Won
want steam. IF you bank your fres
too long it takes time to start mn,
Advertising Is the steam which keens
buainess moving. / have gtudisd
~@A~ @~ASos44a -fIT
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FrREwoRK MAKING "A frework
factory 10 not very imposing estab.
iishment to look ct. Il IL necessary
to have slmost as many workshops 90
there are various processes 10 the
manufacture. and the law requires
that only certain amount Of explo-
sive material shall be accumulated in
each shop, that a certain number Of
hands shall be employed ia it, chat the
centre Of each shop shall be at least
twenty-five yards from the centre of
any other shop, aad that finished ti,e-
works shall be stored Ia quantities
strictly limited and clearly specified
in magazines sunk ip the ground at
least fifty yards from any other msga.i
zine or workshop. A large Ere work
factory, therefore has all the appear
ances Of q rather queer looking little
industrial village, the open spaces Of
which msy perhaps be piled up with
debris of one sort and another, while
some of the roadways about it are
ffinged with display ofiron mortars,
which, TO any one who should chance
to come upon the place without any
Knowledge of its character, might
probably suggest the idea that the
heaps of broken frames, rocket sticks,
barrels, and SO forth, wers the out.
come of recent bombardmeut.
IL is not altogether an inviting en-
closure for stranger to make his way
into There is big notice of danger"
in capital letters near the entrance,
and all sorts Of oOtioes Of paias and
pensltiee and warnings 10 passers.
There are some fifty workshops and
magazines dotted over about twenty
one acres of grass land, and the rules
and regulations posted up here and
there about the place convey the idea
quite an erroneous one no doubt
that general blow up may be expec-
ted at any moment. Every shop is
Aoored with kamptulieon and lined
paper. Not scrap ofirou is employed
in their structure, all nails, etc., being
of copper. The people employed in
them are compelled to wear "over aIl''
boots made especially for the pur-
pose without nails, and garments of
wooden, all pockets, in which luoi.
fers or other contraband articles
might be brought into the place being
strictly forbidden. To insure that
this prohibition is adhered to every
person is searched before commencing
work, IT is necessary, as it some=
times is at busy times, to carry on
work after dark, each workshop must
! be lighted BY A. sas lamp shining
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YOU'VE FooLs THAT Marcy
They haven't generally got second
shirt, and they are no more qualified
to get married than steer is qualified
to presch. And yet marrying Is the
first thing they think Of, A green
boy, without a dollar, present or pros.
pectiye, sparkling gisly regularly and
talking about marrying is spectacle
for gods and men. He should be
reasoned with, and if he viii not quit
it until he is able to support a wife
and to know whom be loves, and the
difference between love and passion,
he should be guaranteed or put in 4
convent erected for such purposes
Nine-tenths Of the unhappy marriages
are the result OF green human calves
being allowed to run at large in the
society pasture without Jokes upon
them. They marry and have child
rem before they can raise moustache
and they are often fathers of twins be-
fore they are proprietors of two pairs
ofpants, and the little girls they mar
ny look like old women before they
are twenty years old. Occasionally
one of these gosling marriages turns
out all right, but it is clear case of
luck. If there was law against the
young galoots sparkling and marrying
before they have cut their eye teeth
we suppose the little fellows would
evade it in some way, but there ought
to be sentiment against it. 1t Is
time enough for these bantams to be
lookiug for pullet when they have
raised enough money with their own
hands to buy bundle Of laths to put
up hen house. But they see girl
who looks cunning, and they are
afraid here is not going to be girls
enough to go around, and then they
begin to get in their work real spry;
and before they are aware Of the sanc-
tity Of the marriage relation they are
hitched for life, and before they own
q cook stove or bedstsad they have to
get up In the night and 10 for . dee.
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tor, SO frightened ta4t they run them
selves cut Of breath and abuse the
doctor because he does not run too;
and when the doctor gets there be
hnds there is not linen enough in the
house to wrap up a doll baby.
Ii Ia about this time a young man
begins to recognize that he has been
a colossal fool, and as he flies around
to heat water, and bring in the bath
tub, and goes whooping after his
mother or her mother, be turns pale
around the gills, his hair tu-ns red in
a single night, and he calls high hsav-
en- to witness that if he lives till morn
ing, which he has doubts about, he
will turn over a new leaf and never get
married again until he is older And
In the morning the green-looking IA
Their is around before drug store is
open, with no collar on, his hair stick
ing every way, his eyes blood-shot
and his frame nervous, waiting for the
clerk to open the door so he can get
some saffron to make a tea of. Les
than year ago he thought that he
was the greatest man that there was
anywhere, but as he sits there in the
house that morning with his wedding
coat rusty and shiny, and his pants
frayed at the bottom and patched at
the elbow, and the nurse puts in his
arms little roll Of flannel with a ba-
by hid in 1t, he holds it as he would
q banana, and as he looks at his girl
wife on the bed, nearly dead from pain |
and exhaustion, and be thinks that
there is not provisions enogth in the |
house to feed canary, lump comes |
up into his throat and he says to him. |
self that if he had it to do over again |
he would leave that little girl at home |
to grow up with her mother, and he |
would wsit till he had six dollars to |
buy baby flannel aud ten dollars to |
pay doctor.
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FASHION NoTEs Small shell or
nameDts and embroideries are 10
vsgue.
The straw hat known as the 'sLon-
don Gipsy" will be immensely pop.
ular.
Lengthwise tucks In the upper
breadths Of overskirts appear in many
silk costumes.
Embroidered apron over dresses,
highly drsped, are in great vogue
with the astheticalIy inclined.
Curls and puts are once more pa.
tronized, while braid and large coils
are sliminsted 10 great extent.
The deep pointed Cavalier, OF
Charles I, collars srs revived as the
newest shapes for ladies' neck wear.
Shining rows Of gold, silver or
bronze snail shells are seen upon the
brims Of new French bonpets and
hats.
soutachs braid Is still fashionable,
and Il Il a neat and stylish trimming
for flannel costumes Of either gray,
blue or green.
Gainsborough hats hold their own.
The large and small sise ere both
favored. The trimming 10 chiefly
massed on the front.
Tinted laoss will hgurs oonspis.
uealy during this and the next ssaaoa,
Those Of Spanish manufacture are
very handsome aud trim picturesque
ly.
Black, blue and lemon oolored
pocket-handkerchisfs Of sheer linen.
embroidered with contrasting oolors,
are among the eecsntric novelties
lately imported.
Efforts are being made in Paris as
we'll as London to introduce the FASH
ion Of wearing the hair short and
arranged in small fat, round curls, in
the style of the first French Republic.
The poke bonnet, shorn of its ex-
aggerated proportions, will still be the
popular shape for The large class Of
ladies who make one handsome abestD
bonnet answer for = season.
Among late importstions Ia milliu-
cry there are a number of capetes with
iDnovated shapes; the sides sit closer
and the fronts project considerably
more than the modes Of last winter.
1t is difficult to predict the popular
style for outside wrappings for Spring
as there are SO many different models
both in the dolman, visite and Spanish
mantle shapes, each possessing its
own peculiar attraction.
Coaching hats this summer are to
exceed in style, shape and adOrnment
anything ever yet worn or even seen.
They are to be pictures of real French
art, and to SAVIOR very decidedly Of the
aesthetic and the antique.
Sateens and fine French cambrics
are more in demand at the moment
than light Summer goods of any
other description, aud bright and soft
tioted colors, harmoniOusly combined.
form the marked feature Of most of
these fabrics.
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through he window from the outside
Perhaps the most delicate and in
teresting feature Of modern Trevor
making is the charging of Roman can
dles-those colored balls which or
pulled out softly into the air one ate
the other without any report, an,
which are always recognized as sucl
a pretty feature of the Sydeuhaw dis
plays, The public like to see thes,
balls thrown out with exactly an equa
force, so as to play just within th,
same sphere. To order to secure thi
careful adjustment is necessary.
The fiery balls of co'or are littl,
Jumps of composition filed into the
the case, and separated from each
other by layer of "dark-fre," little
charge of gunpowder being just under.
meath each. 1t is this little charge
OF powder which blows them into the
air, and if all the charges we're alike
every ball would be thrown out lit.
tie further than its predecessor, be.
cause the deeper down in the case an
explosion takes place the more violent
1t Is, the resistance being greater. To
oovlate this the charge Of powder is
made to increase as the tube is filed
up. The workman who fills Roman
candle, therefore, has before him q
series of little scoops of different sizes
for measuring the powder, and uses
them 10 succession, the smallest being
used for the first ball put in and the
largest one for the ball at the mouth
OF the tube The "dark fire" is
composition which only shoulders,
and which does not burn down to a
second ball until the first has per-
formed its graceful progress through
the air. OF all fireworks the rocket
is perhaps the most beautiful, and it
is certainly the most curious in its
structure. Some of the best Of them
are said to rise to a height Of more
than third Of mile, and this amsz.
Ing power Of light is secured by ruo-
ming in very tightly into the rocket
case q composition which burns fierce.
y, and generates gas very rapidly
when once lighted, but which has
only q very small vent for its fury at
the lower end of the case. The gas
generated inside rushes out with such
violence against the air outside that
the rocket is driven upward BY it, the
tail of the comet consisting of the
sparks OF the nre burning within
Rocketmaking Of course forms q large
part of the work of any Arework fac
tory. In one shed the cases sre being
made; 10 another building sticks are
being split up and rounded at the
head SO as to ct into the rocket-case.
In third all sorts of curious burdens
are being prepared for the fiery mes
sengers whose heads ere hollow cham
beers capable Of holding ''tAil.stars, /"
comets, colored stars, golden rain,
floating lights and SCORE Of other
sMprises when the rocket oau rise no
higher.
These floating lights by the way,
are well worth passing notice. They
are produced BY little tubes of color
born aloft BY small silksu parachute,
which, together with the tube ID skill.
fully packed int the head Of the
rocket.