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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02

How They Are Now Manufactured In
the United States.

the United States.
A few years ago all the h~recrackers
with which American boys and girls
celebrated the Fourth of July were
brought over from China. But Yankee
ingenuity soon found a way to make its
OWL ~firecrackers, and now the Chinese
actually celebrate with the fireworks Of
the finer kinds sent over from America,
says the Chicago Record.
The Chinese probably made frecrack-
ers thousands of years ago. They We're
the first to discover gunpowder, and
the very old books tell how the Chinese
had a curious art Of making "~devouring
fire. and causing the earth sto thunder
right terribly" The discovery of pow
der was due to the presence Of vast
beds of saltpeter in the plains of China
and India. Some Chinaman was camp
ing perhaps near. these beds and left
some charcoal from his campfire. In
some way the saltpeter and the char
coal became mixed, and the next camp
er who built his fire in that spot was
no doubt startled by seeing the rocks
blaze up %furiously. 1t was only a step
then to the addition of sulphur to this
flashing powder and presently to the
production of fireworks.
F~irecrackers are made by hand in
China, but the Yankee has invented a
few simple but effective devices by
means of which an American girl can
make as many crackers in one day as
10 or 20 Cinnamon and make them bet
ter too.
The firecracker tubes are made by
rolling sheets of strawboard over a
steel roll, forming a tube just the size
of the intended firecracker. The fuse
is of spun cotton, soaked in q mixture
of starch and fine gunpowder, and is
fastened into the tube by means of a
packing of clay, which hardens into a
firm plug.
The explosive mixture, which is OF
charcoal, bichromate of potash and chic
ate of potash, is put into the crackers
100 at a time, and the bottom is then
plugged with a bit of cork, which is
rammed down hard on the powder.
After being dried for a time the crack
ers are by girls coated with red and
green and yellow paper and then braid
ed into punches and packed away to
await the Fourth of July. Chinese fire.
crackers may still be had in the mar
ket. but they are generally regarded as
less excellent in quality than those
made in this country. But they will
all pop, and that is all any boy wants.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY TRICKS.
A Few That Will Help You Celebrate
the DaY.

To make q well Of fire, says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, to - ounces of water
in an earthenware basin add gradually
2 ounces Of sulphuric acid. Then add
to this, also gradually, about three-quar-
tiers Of an ounce Of granulated zinc. A
rapid production of hydrogen gas will
instantly take place. Then add from
time to time a few small pieces of
phosphorus. A multitude of gas bub-
bles will be produced, which will fire
on the surface of the effervescing liq-
will become luminous, and fire balls,
with jets of flame, will dart from the
bottom through the fluid with great ra-
pidity and a kissing noise.
To set a combustible body on fire by
the contact of water. fill a saucer with
water and let fall into it a piece of po-
tassium of the size of a peppercorn.
The potassium will instantly burst into
flame. with a slight explosion, and burn
wildly on the surface of the water,
darling at the same time from one side
of the vessel to the other with great
violence in the form of a beautiful red
hot fireball.
For the experiment called animated
fire put some small pieces Of camphor
in a basin Of pure water. a very pc
culiar motion commences at once, some
of the pieces turning as ii on an axis,
others go steadily round the vessel,
some seem to be pursuing others, and
thus they continue forming a curious
and pleasing appearance. Blu if a sin
gle drop of sulphuric acid be put into
the water the motion of the camphor
stops instantly. Ii a piece of camphor
is lighted and then carefully placed on
the water, it burns with a bright flame.
moving about with great rapidity, as if
in search of something. but is instantly
stopped by a drop of sulphuric acid.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02
THE SPIRIT OF ,7e.


Grandfather is feeble and walks with a cane,
And last Fourth OF July he sat grooming with
pain,
And you never would think he had fought in the
When he asked what we wanted those frecrackers
for,
But mother remembers when grandpa returned
From the war with a medal his gallantry earned,
And it hangs with his musket and sword on the
wall,
With the star spangled banner draped over them
all,
And the neighbors call grandpa 'tthe major since
he
Fought SO bravely to make this 'the land of the
free"
But mother she smiled as she patted his head.
@You and l will escape all the tumult," she said;
''Wc'H go to the orchard and sit meath the trees
And list to the music of birds and Of bees;
You shall tell me a story of days long gone by,
And we will forget it is Fourth of July"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02
HISTORY OF OUR FLAG.
How Betsy Ross and Congress II
1777 Designed old Glory.

How Betsy ROSS ana IN
1777 Designed Old Glory.
A brief history of the flag of the
United States may be appreciated just
here, as there are doubtless many
whose views on the particulars of it's
origin are a bit hazy. Its history is
esting.
In the time of the Revolutionary war
there lived III a little house on Arch
street, Philadelphia, a young woman
by the name of Betsy Ross. The little
brick house still stands and is known
as No. 239. 1t was the second house
built in Philadelphia, it's bricks coming
over with William Penn in the ship
Welcome.
Betsy Ross was known as an expert
needlewoman and had made a reputa-
ton ut her calling, it is said, by max
ing the rufiles for the shirts Of General
Washington. SO when congress, in
1T77. appointed a committee. with the
general thereon. to design a flag, the
committee very naturally went to her.
They made a rough draft of the flag,
the design consisting of alternate red
and white stripes and Is six pointed
stars on a background Of blue. This
was shown her, and she suggested the
substitution of the five pointed stars.
Her suggestion was approved.
The color of the stripes was possibly
suggested by the red flag of the army
and the white flag of the navy in use
some time previously.
The flag was adopted by congress on
June IA. 177T. Betsy soon after mar
ried John, Maypole, and for many
years they held the contract for max
ing flags for the fleet in the Delaware.
There is a record in the treasury Of an
order dated May, 1777, to pay Betsy
Ross Eli lbs. I'd. for making flags for
the Delaware river fleet.
And what of Betsy Maypole? Her
nimble fingers are dust now, and her
bones lie in Mount Morian cemetery.
She lived to the ripe age of 81 and died
in 1886. but the flag of the Union, wav.
ing forever, will keep her memory
green.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02

He started out early, our dear little boy,
With seventeen packs and a nice cannon toy,
A pistol for caps and t%orpedoes galore,
And a hundred and forty-nine ~pinwheels or more.
We hired a man just to watch him at play
And to follow his footsteps around all the day.
Ten times in the morning he saved the dear's
life,
But was blown up himself and sent home to his
wife.
And at night, when they brought what was left
Of our boy,
Our anguish was tempered by small grains of joy,
For he said, as the powder was picked from his
eye,
81 wish at tomorrow was Fourth O. July!"
Then the doctors came round at our urgent re.
quest
And tackled on his limbs where they fitted the
best,
But the kid only said, 'I'd be willin to die
Ever day it twas only the Fourth @ July!'
New York Evening Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02
EARLY Fourths In Boston.

Edward Everett Hale tells of one of
the earliest Fourth of July celebrations
of his remembrance. 1t was that of
the year 1888. and on that day for the
first time a great chorus of school chill
dren sang My Country, IT'S of Thee"
He speaks of a favorite poem of that
day which was much in evidence on
the Fourth 1t was written by Royal
Tyler, and its beginning was:
Squeak the fife and beat the drum,
independence day has come.
1t was just about this time that the
character of the celebration Of the an
niversary of the birthday of American
independence began to change. Pa
rades were held as usual, but noise be-
gan to take the place of speeches, and
in the larger towns of the reading of
the Declaration of Independence. which
had always been a feature of the cele-
Erati0n.
The opening of trade with China
brought in the small t~irecrackers, and
American factories soon found the
means of making big ones, Noise as
snmed ste scepter and has reigned ever
since. Boston Globe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-02
when the Declaration was signed.

When the Declaration Was signed.
The I'd of July marked the adoption
by congress CT the resolution OF indie
pendence, the sufficient legislative act.
itself But not till the following % of
August did the ceremony of signature
take place. though this has furnished
10 the popular mind the common picto-
rial and dramatic conception of the
even Buffalo Express.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
REFUSED TO
NAME SENATOR
Representative HOlmoFen
Turned Down Opportunity.
LEGISLATORS AGREED
TO ELECT HIS MAN
Box Elder Member Could Have
Selected the Senator.

John z. HOlmgren. the mild-man-
nered young man who represents Box
Elder county in the fourth Utah leg
isIature, had a chance to make a Unit
ed States senator. For this Mr.. Holm
gren will long be noted among those
who know the story. The only string
attached to the promise made him that
any man he named should be elected
was that that individual should not be
Thomas Kearns, w. S Mccormick,
Arthur Brown or Arthur Thomas.
Mr.. HoImgren thought a long time.
Various names were suggested to him.
but at the last he TegTetfuly shook his
head and matters were allowed TO take
their course. Everybody knows what
followed.
It was last Tuesday afternoon in a
caucus of the anti-Kearns forces that
the proposal above set forth was made
to the representative from Box Elder
The caucus was attended by practical
" all the members of the legislature
who opposed Mr.. Kearns. It was known
that HOimgren was weakening 1t was
known that he had promised to vote
for the candidate who first received
eighteen votes. The fact that he had
not fulfilled this promise on Monday
night, however, was taken as a possible
indication that Holmgren would stay
with Brown.
Every man in the caucus with the
possible exception Of HOImgren.
thought it would be possible TO defeat
Kearns. Some were there who declared
unequivOcaliy that they would never
vote for Brown. Others were equally
sure they could not be induced to line
dp with Mccormick Thomas and Sails
bury weren't considered even remote
possibilities.
Finally it was decided to give Holm
gren a chance to name the senator
with the prOVisO above set forth. All
present agreed to vote for Holmgren's
man and, when he couldn't think of a
suitable candidate a number OF names
were suggested to him Judge c. ".
Bennett George NJ. Cannon and State
Senator Allison were proposed to him.
Still he wasn't suited and finally the
caucus broke up. This was at O'Clock
in the afternoon and il was then prac-
ticaily sure that Kearns would be nom
mated before the regular general eau
Gus in the evening dissolved.
Yesterday another story was in cir
CulatiOn. 1t was to the effect that
Holmgren was willing to stay with
Brown as long as Hail of Tooele. voted
for him. He carried out his part OF the
contract. On the tenth ballot, though,
Hall switched from Brown to McCOr-
nick and then, before the result was
announced HOlmgren added his vote
to NIOsiah Evans and effected the nom
ination of the Silver King magnate.
Mr.. Hall explains that he felt sure
Kearns was going to be nominated
anyway and he desired to so down
with his ship. He wanted MS last vote
in caucus to be recorded for the can
didate with whom he had stood from
the beginning. But some people are
saying that the detection of Hall from
Brown was responsible for Kearns'
nomination.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25

Would it not be weiE;H continued
Mr.. Critchlow. ITO wait for the legis-
ture to do away with the law, as seems
probable in Difference TO a sentiment
favoring putting Utah out of the line
of states that have an effective quar-
antine against smallpox Suppose
that the medical profession, to whom
after all we must look for advice on
this question, is right and that our
reversal should result i'm a more
virulent outbreak of the disease and
even one school child should die. who
of us wants to take the responsibility
then? How viii you justify your
selves before the people in ignoring the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25

New York, Jan. 24-Clark Bell pres
fdent of the Medical & Legal Aid SO
ciety. has announced that his society
has determined to take up the May
brick case at once. and that the chances
are now more favorable than ever Tor
the pardon or acquittal. after fair trlal,
of the American woman under SEN
tence Of life imprisonment in England,
charged with numbering her husband
by poison.
the attitude which the new king OF
England is known to have assumed
toward Mrs. MaybriclS- 1t is said that
he has made it no secret that ne IaVors
her pardon
For more than ten years the Medlcal
&. Legal Aid society has been active
in its endeavors to secure the release OF
Mrs. MAVERICK. believing that she was
uniustlv sentenced. The members OF
the society have never thought that
Mrs. Maybrick would be released as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25

tons and under present conditions
they have deliberately cut off discus
sion and prevented the company from
considering or taking any action
AS to the threat of Clear Creek
miners to strike in sympathy. or any
further demands for increased wages,
they could not be granted even If not
accompanied by threats to strike. II
is only three weeks since concessions
were made at Clear Creek These con-
cessions were considered promptly and
made freely. to correct an Injustice TO
the men working in the low coal We
should regret to see a strike at Clear
Greek, but If it must come We viii lave
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
to meet it as best we can.
ftYourS firmly

to meet it as best we can.
Yours truly.
GENERAL MANAGER.
"Notice-As Winter Quarters men
refused to grant the three days time
for consideration asked for BY the com
pany and recommended by their own
committee. they have, by their own ac-
ton, deliberately cut of discussion on
their peremptOry demands. Under
these circumstances we consider that
the company has not been fairly treat
ed. and as we were already satisfied
that Winter Quarters men are we'll
paid, no advance viii be made.
GENERAL MANAGER
Winter Quarters Nine. Jan. "a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
mrs. MAVERICKS FRIENDS THINK
KING WILL HELP SET her FREE

long as Queen Victoria lived. However.
the society has continued to gather
evidence to prove that Mrs. Maybrick
was not fairly tried and that the judge
who sentenced her, Sir FitZjameS
Stephens. was of unsound mind when
he tried her case.
The most important evidence in favor
of a reOpening of the case or the par
don of Mrs. MaybTick is a letter to
Mrs Maybrick dated June D. 1895, from
Lord Russell of killOwen- In it Lord
Russell declares that Mrs. Maybrick
was never proved guilty.
1t is understood that Ambassador
Choate favors the release of Mrs. May
brick and has only awaited an Oppor-
tunity to present her case to the new
home secretary.
In case all appeals to the king and
the new home secretary fail it is under
stood that the Medical & Legal Aid So
ciety viii ask Mrs. Clara Barton of the
Red Cross society, to make a personal
appeal to the king.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
SPREADS
BY MARCHERS
Clear Creek Men Now Ready
to Quit.
COMPANY REFUSES
TO GRANT DEMAND
Miners VIII Stop Work In
Sympathy.
lspeelaI to The Herald.l


Scofield, Utah, Jan. 24-Clear Greek
miners have cast their lot with the
Winter Quarters strikers as a result of
a march Of about 800 strikers from
Winter Quarters.
Headed by the American flag and a
brass band, the marchers went in or
derby procession to Clear Creek. start
ing at midnight and arriving there at
3 o'clock in the morning.
The music of the brass band soon
awakened the inhabitants of the little
camp. and between Z and 8 o'clock a.
m. a meeting of employees of Clear
Creek mine was held. 1t was decided
to give the Pleasant Valley Coal COM
pany until Saturday to grant the re-
quest of the strikers; otherwise the
Clear Creek men would go out.
March Back in Forenoon.
The entire body Of Scofield men then
returned in their procession, followed
by many of the people of Clear Creek.
and arrived at Sc0field again at II a.
M, marching to the depot, and from
there proceeded to march to Winter
Quarters through Scofeld's main
street
The procession was the largest one
ever witnessed in Scofeld, Winter
Quarters or Clear Creek. Several
views We're taken of the procession.
On returning from Winter CHARTERS
to ScOheld, the men marched to the !.
O. o. z hall, where they held a meet
ing to hear report Of the committee
which was as follows
'Sunnyside favorable in aiding Win
ter Quarters Castlegate satisfied with
their wages, but in favor of aiding
Winter Quarters for their request.
~ ~ i
After hearing the report the meeting
was Immediately adjourned to meet on
Sunday, Jan p. at y o'clock noon
BOtn Castlegate and Sunnyside will
render financial assistance.
A number Of guards are watching the
company property at Winter Quarters
and Clear Creek
The men are quiet and no fear of
trouble is entertained by the residents
of Scoheld. The strikers are awaiting
a final answer from the company.
While sosae Of the day men are at
work. very few Of the diggers have re
ported
Notices Are Posted.
The following notices were posted by
the company today.
Winter Quarters, Jan "a.
ssNr. H c. williams, General Superin-
tendent Pleasant Valley Coal Com
pany, Clear Greek. Utah
Dear Sir-Please have mine super
intendent band a copy of this letter to
the committee of Clear Creek men who
came to him yesterday; also post a
COPY near the mine. We consider that
the company has treated the Winter
Quarters men fairly. They are making
good wages and. further. we consider
that the company was not treated fair
~ when the men made their peremp-
tory demands. refusing even to give us
three days time to discuss or consider
the questions raised. BY their own ac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
Bare-headed in the Rain.

A flourish of trumpets impressed
silence upon the crowds and the lord
mayor. uncoveTing. stepped forward.
All hats came eff and the men re-
manned bare headed throughout the
ceremony, under the misty rain, for
nearly half an hour. The lord mayors
voice was strong and his Oratorical
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25

= New York. Jan. PA dispatch
? TO the Journal and Advertiser from "
> London says:
2 In her last lucid rally before (
= death the queen summoned the
= Prince OF Wales and the kaiser to (
> her bedside and besought them, as (
= they loved her, to avoid war and (
3 maintain peace.
= The prince and the kaiser knelt (
= and swore to do all in their power (
. 70 reign in peace, never to allow I
= England and Germany TO clash (
E and 10 endeavOr to induce all other (
%natiOns TO DO likewise.
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Wear Picturesque Garb.

ing a picturesque and gorgeous pro
cessiOn-
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CContinued "a rage -
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Silver and Lead.

Silver, 615sc per ounce.
Copper, 15MC per pound
Lead, A. $. & r. 90. IS p
New York exchange, SAB
York brokers, $500.
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Weather Today.

Forecast for Salt Lake Today is :
Fair; slight changes in tempera-
turs.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-05
@gr am&S Cease TO iSg 6@gm d2dp@n&s@di i'm The B@@oc9

FOR sALE-By +. j. Wettach, Cen
trail Office building, room 54
GA W. Market, new q room house,
$500; lot alone is worth $500; It's
cheap.
9 room and room houses South
High, S1250, and 5000, worth $500
apiece more.
New 8 room house Crosby ST.. all
m.dern improvements, only $2800.
III Charlotte St, g room house and
barn, worth $1,000; price $500 less
Five lots North Hill, near car line,
$225.
Lots on Crosby ST., S1S5; Shellhout
ST., S135; Getz, S235; Charles and
Andrus St. S235: Howe and Wolf al
lotment, $3.50 to 5000; cash or time.
If you wish to sell, buy or exchange
property, have deed, mortgage or
lease, call on me. Your business
promptly attended to. r. J. Wettach.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-05

FOR SALE-By Brrner-G Goodhue.
Cooke Co.. 232 g. Main st. Phone 10.
52T Sumner ST., 8 rooms, $1700.
+ 205 st. Clair st. large house and lot,
$1,000.
205 Bell ST., Z rooms, $1,000.
1877 Bluff ST., s rooms, fine location,
$210O.
191 Upson ST., rooms. large los
$1,000.
129 Bare ST., s rooms, $1,000.
New house Sumner St, Just being
built $500.
Ill Bluff St, G rooms $1,000.
Lot 55xS2, N. Case ave, cheap, $3.50.
207 Mccoy st.. near shops, $1,000.
Lot on Nieman ST.. S175.
Double house, ..rch st., newly paint.
ed, $4,000.
91S Il. Exchange, 9rooms lot 66X300
$2500.
3021a Huron st, rooms, barn, $1,000
103 Bell st., g rooms, newly painted
$3.50
119 Nash St., good location, $1,000.
ITO Spruce ST., 8 rooms, modern
S3500.
20 acres, 8 room house and barn
near Tallmadge. $1.00.
GIL e. Buchtel ave-, 8 rooms, all i'm.
provements, $4,000.
Lots corner Arlington and e. Buch.
tel ave, Kohler allotment North Hill
and all parts of city. Money loaned to
assist the purchaser.
Bruuer. Goodhuc- Cooke Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-05

FOR SALE BY BRoUsE & HoL.
LlNGEk:
GA acre farm In Tallmadge town.
ship, 2Ia miles from Akron at a price
that is interesting.
GG acre farm in Bath township, 8
miles from Akron. A nice property,
good buildings aud known as the Val.
len farm, $3lOO.
1873 acre farm In Ashland county.
Al acre farm In Ashtabula county.
81 acre farm in Wayne county.
1874 acres, six room house, barn,
fruit, and the tools necessary 10 cul.
tivate the place, 41a miles from AK.
ron. all for S115O. Certainly q great
bargain.
NO. ITO May st., s room house, lot
66x16O, all in coed shape and nice re-
pair. will be sold cheap II sold soon.
Two lots on n. Howard St, near
Chalker's landing, $500 and $3.50.
A lot on Wooster ave-, 35x135, good
location, 1915.
No. 644 South Bowery, corner OF
""Nhcph' IOOui nOuSei water, gas,
woodshop and other buildings, good
homes, $500.
No. GIG Il. Buchtel ave, good home
for some one, in the best location
$4,000.
No. 112 W. Exchange St, $4,000.
No 107 Adams St, fine property
$4,000.
No. 116 Berg ST., 10 room house
first-class, $4,000
No. 112 Aetna st., 6 room house
$1o5O.
A good home on Hogue ave-. can be
sold at $3.50
21 lots left in the Haynes allot
ment centrally located, near the man
ufactories. Many have been sold
Call and see the plat.
10 lots In the Boulevard allotment
at bargain. Adjoining the Coburr
allotment.
The Gale allotment is undoubtedly
the best in the city. We have many
nice lots left.
Money to loan in any amount.
BROUSE & HOLLINGER,
No. 226 s. Main ST
/ Both telephones Nc. 2.