Afro-independent. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1888-1???, 1888-09-22

net up to the trombone, all made OF
pastcboard and filed with reeds that give
them individually tones that lively imag
nation can find resembling those of severa
instruments in n brass band. You don't
play these instruments; you just sing into
hem, and dodge the bricks that people will
naturally throw OF you.
Experience has already demonstrated
that the woven silk buttons, pretty as some
of them are, do not wear well The sill
trays and the bright colors look dingy
In short timo of ordinary service. Fol-
special occasions they do exceedingly well
put for the man who wants to hang his ban
ner on his outer wall all the time more
durable material than silk is requisit. The
"rolled gold " manufacturers have come TO
the front energetically, and have produced
scores of devices in pins and buttons TO
meet the demand for combined novelty, Of.
fectivcness and durability. They affirm
that the material they employ will keep Its
color and look like gold all through the
campaign, yet its cost Is not excessive,
ranging from twenty-f cents each for the
smaller pieces and fifty cents for the
largest. II is to be regretted that the keen
commercial minds interested in these pro
auctions deem 1t profitable to work their
ideas over TO suit both sides. Thus the
trumpet mounting: ~ blow for -" may
70 with Cleveland or with Harrison, and II
you fancy the idea Of dropping nickel in
the slot and out comes your Candidate" you
fetch out either e. or H., as you may prefer
80, too, the pretty sleeve-buttons with the
names Of the candidates encircling star OF
trefoil, or other central design in FURNISHED
gold upon dead gold ground, are made foI
both parties alike.
When the professional political enthu
siast has his uniform on he is still incom,
ple.c without his light. Tho arrangements
for lighting will be, in some respects, aheac
Of any thing known heretofore. A Hart
ford pyrotechnist has brought out torch,
looking like big Roman candle ON the enc
OF a stick sharpened for thrusting into the
ground, which he guarantees will burn foI
twelve minutes, throwing out armament
full Of red, blue, green, golden or white fire
The big ones he sells for SO per gross, and
smaller ones for GA per gross.
StiIl another ingenious pyrotechnist hat
invented combination OF torch and Roman
candle which will, when In operation, pre-
sent the appearance of sending up balls OF
colored fire from the fame Of the ordinary
oil torch. This effect II is purposed shall
be produced in moments Of enthusiastic OK
hilaration when the procession Is passing
reviewing stand or the house Of some popu
lar politician, or one who has "staked the
boys" with sufficient liberality TO earn such
distinction.
Aud the fireworks business Is not by ans
means TO be confined 20 night time. For
grand effect at day meetings there have
been obtained from japan a new sort Of
paper balloon, which, upon being loaded 10,
70 bomb and fired up into the air from
mortar, win be distended by hot gas, and
swelling out into the majestic figure Of
great eagle, carrying the American flag ir
is talons, will float OF into the clouds Bud
these eagles come high as well IS 60 high
II costs four dollars 70 FIRE Of one that packs
into four-tnck bomb, and SIX dollars foi
one that fila . six-ineh bomb, bat even the
amziler size produces big eagle indeed
Taen there are other arrangements for
shooting &C the zenith bombs that win en-
plode far up and throw out showers Of
American Gags printed on thin JapaDest
paper.