The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-22
Explosives
Cheaper and Deadlier
Than Ever Before

AS the Fourth Of July approaches the
small boy begins to get happy and to
wonder how he can make the most
noise with the least outlay Of capital
No poor man with a family figures
more 10 get the most out of his money.
The small boy wants everything that
will make a noise and he wants the
noise to begin early in the morning
and to last late at night. He does not
care so much for beautiful displays OF
fireworks such as set pieces, roman
candles, slyrockets and the like. they
may be pretty but 1t Is impossible to
set one OFF with report loud enough
to frighten an electric car.
Noise is the sole aim and object Of
the existence OF the boy during the
"a hours OF July 4, and the more noise
he can make the more merry Will he
be. The man who inyents noise maxi
ing appliances and devices is well ac-
quainted with this fact and this year
has worked harder than ever tomeet
the demand OF the small boy.
While catering to the juvenile de-
mands the manufacturer does not for
get the grown small boy and the girls.
There are contrivances which can be
used by them to make a racket with
out appearing actually ridiculous.
GIANT FIRE CRCKERS
The giant cracker is bigger and bet
ter and cheaper than ever this year
They come in lunches and in lndi-
vidual packages. The largest ones
make so much noise than an anvil
sounds like a chirp OF a. cricket in COM
parison Then the smaller ones are
guaranteed to blow a boy to glory
just as quick as the larger ones, but
not In such q divided condition The
little, tiny fire crackers. wNich sell for
several lunches for a nickla and even
cheaper later I'm the evening. have an
extra loud pop this year and are guar
anteed TO make a dog run his best
when lighted and tied to his tail
The blank cartridge pistol Is just as
much Is evidence among the noise
producers offered for sale this year
as ever They are just as loud and
just as deadly. They are cheaper than
before and so are the cartridges which
20 with them. This is one OF the fav-
orite noise producers for the small boy
because IL makes him feel big to carry
a pistol and because he can shoot it
so often for such a small outlay in
cash II Is also handy to carry in
the pocket and shoot behind the back
of some unsuspecting person. Stones,
pebbles and shot may be introduced
into the blank cartridges and cats,
dogs and children may be shot and
killed with It. This adds zest to the
sport Then the fact that the grown
people object TO children having them
adds more zest; in fact, great gobs Of
zest.
The cane which explods large caps
with with a crack like a musket, IL
also offered as a noise producer. This
genteel disturber of the peace has been
improved upon and is now offered
to the public with a repeating attach
ment II viii fire several times with
out reloading The size and power of
the caps used has been increased
This mode Of making a noise does
not appeal strongly 20 the boys as is
is not dangerous enough. The only
chance of hurting any one with an ex-
ploding cane is TO use 1t as a club.
and most people object TO such an III
hammered way Of injuring people on
the Fourth of July.
new and very loud brand Of tor
pedoes or hand grenades has been in
vented They are very noisy and may
by constant use, injure the eye. They
are cheap too. and do not require
lighting
The big bombs which are loaded
With powder and dynamite have not
been improved upon. They are expen-
sive and. on this account, are beyond
the small boy or any one else except
a Fourth Of July committee which has
other peoples money to spend. The
copper shells from the bombs are just
as heavy as ever and are guaranteed
10 knock holes in tin roofs and in
heads.
There are many kinds of cap pistols.
Every conceivable design is introduced
and offered for sale Then there are
iron heads which pop when a cap is
placed in the mouth and the head Is
dropped on the sidewalk There are
hundreds of other devices for the ex-
plOding OF the paper caps.