Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-28
the legs of the donkey in most lively
and viviacious manner.
ON TIHE WTATER.

The legs of the donkey in most lively
and viviacious manner.
ON THE WATER.
Nothing can be more dreamy and ran
tastic than the aquatic fireworks as
seen from shore or boat. These are
made with especial reference to sea
shore. lake or stream, and include div
ing devils. flying fish, water volcanoes,
sea serpents, spray fountains, JeWeled
fountains and other devices, all prepar-
ed with coatings of shellac wherever
they need TO be protected from the wa
ter.
The japanese excel all other nations
in their bomb shell effects and IN their
latest novelty, day fireworks. The shells
for the daylight fireworks come IN sizes
4, 6 or II inches in circumference. These
shells are placed in a morton, with the
fuse hanging out One has but TO slide
off the red paper from the fuse, light the
fuse and quickly move away, and al
most simultaneously he will hear an
explosion and see at a great altitude hu-
man figures, dragons, animals, birds,
fish, turtles, insects, balloons, parasols,
chrysanthemums and many other fig
ures, some of them nine feet in height.
COSTLY DISPLAYS.
The cost of a finely managed display
of fireworks is no small consideration.
At the Presidential inauguratin at
Washginton March 4, 1885, $4,000 was
paid TO one company for fireworks, and
| was shown one check for $1,000
which was given for a similar but more
extensive display at the centennial cf
Washington'S inauguration, April 80
1889 Paris and London have always
been exceedingly lavish in this regard.
As early as 1897 100000 were spent in
London on fireworks to celebrate the
peace of Ryswick. In 1914 an even lar
ger amount was spent to celebrate in
st. James Park the Tooth anniversary
Of the reigning family; and at Crystal
Palace, where fireworks are frequent,
three tons of quick match are some
times let off in a single evening.
But boys may invent many original
and inexpensive devices TO add 10 their
Fourth OF July pleasures. All sorts of
things, for instance, may be attached to
parachutes and balloons; notes and let
ters addressed to possible finders; comic
figures Of birds, beasts, fish or men may
also be easily attached, and whole
strings Of lanterns may be fastened to
balloon.
HOME MADE FUN.
Mr.. Beard, in his Hand Book for
American boys, tells how to make sim
pie, safe and beautiful pyrotechnic out
of a piece of wire and fuse.
THE fuse can be bought in almost
any city or town. With the wire make
a sort of wheel with two or three spokes.
Cut open the Roman candle and extract
the powder and balls; wrap up each bal
with some powder loosely in piece Of
tissue paper, and tie the paper at the
ends upon the spokes OF the wheel. Run
the fuse spirally around, passing it
through each parcel containing a ball.
and allow the long end OF the fuse to
trail down beneath from the center or
side. To the rim Of the wire wheel at
tach several wires Of equal lengths with
hooked ends. Hook these on TO the
piece at the mouth Of the balloon just
before letting it go, and light the trail
ing end of the fuse. AS the fire creeps
slowly along the balloon mounts higher
and higher. Suddenly the whole bal
loon glows with red, lurid glare. The
fire has reached the first ball. In an
other instant you see floating globe
of pale green light, then blue, and so on
until all the balls are consumed. A
shower Of bright golden sparks and
other beautiful effects accompany this
simple device.