The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-02
WITHIN FIRE LIMITS
Small Boy Must Keep Fire
Works in His Pocket
BETTER QUALITY WAS USED
And Many Novelties Found in
Fire Works This Season

The small boy and also the larger ones
viii keep out of the fire limits with their
fireworks Saturday There must be no
shooting within the limits. The acting
chief Of police. Harry Sutton, last night
| issued the orders to patrolmen TO arrest
| all persons shooting fire works within the
limits prescribed by ordinance. The lin
its extend on Douglas avenue from the
river TO Washington avenue, and on all
cross streets one block north and south
| of the avenue, except Main Market and
Water streets. The fire limits on Mar
ket street extend from Second street to
English. on Main street from Murdoch
avenue to Lewis street and on Water
street from Second to Williams.
The Young Americans can celebrate
with better fireworks and at lower price
than ever before. Every year many now
elites are introduced. the quality of goods
is better and the increased facilities for
manufacture makes the price lower.
For a quarter the small boy can have
all kinds of fun and make all kinds Of
noises. He can buy two punches Of good
FIRE crackers for nickle. Crackers that
make noise enough to raise the dead sell
at from l cent to IS cents each Torpe-
does sell at a penny a dozen and the
largest at two for a penny. Toy pistols
are a nickle each with three boxes of
caps for another FIVE cents. Bomb canes
cost from a nickIe to 20 cents each, and
the caps are worth from to 20 cents
box, according TO size. The caps for the
bombs look like dried peas but they
make a big noise and that is what the
small boy pays for.
Everything known as standard fire.
works are considerably lower this year,
and those that the price is the same as
formerly will be found to be of much
better quality. Roman candles with from
half a dozen TO two dozen colored fire
balls sell at three for five cents and on
up to 10 cents each. A one-ounce sky
rocket costs 80 cents. Pin wheels come at
a penny piece and UP to p cents.
Among the novelties is a big bull frog
on colored paper with a bomb on his
back. When Mr.. Frog is set In the grass
and the fuse lighted he developes into
very lively and Interesting concern. He
leepeth wherever he lsteth or the wind
blows him, and there is enough colored
fame and powder to keep him running
for several minutes and one costs
cents. Butterflies are also much in de-
mand. When the fuse is lighted the but
terfly begins its flight leaving a trail of
vari-colored fame behind. There is to
be found the usual snake-in-the-grasS
but this year can be found an Arkansas
rattlesnake which coils up and strikes in
really dangerous fashion.
The names have been changed for the
different set pieces which last year went
under the name of Mt. Nesuvius. This
year it is Mt. Pelee and Pixies Peak. They
are cylinders which spit colored fire and
stars and then finally blow off the top
of the cylinder. These cost from cents
to a half dollar.
Searchlights. big boxes filled with pow
der and calcium cost cents The cal
cium is set afire and thrown out by the
powder and a bright flame Illuminating
considerable section is the result.
The usual number of surprise boxes
the contents of which the dealer claims
he does not know. are to be found They
cost from 10 cents to a dollar each.
which should make them quite interest
ing and it is said that some very beauti-
full designs will he worked out. For
quarter one can buy a little rocket-shaped
concern which explodes before rising very
high and the names of prominent men
worked in colored fire is thrown out and
floats away.
There is big supply Of fireworks in