The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-05
beauty IN FIREWORKS
Iesigns For the Fourth to Be
Prettier Than Ever.
OvELTlEs OF SEVERAL KINDS

,vslve Pound Rockets That gxplods
Releasing Balloons and crssooMts 81
diamonds - Japanese Aerial Bomb.
shslI For Day use-FInsr sIsyroeI<sts.
When the Fourth Of July comes this
ar dodge your Sfriends. Go Just as
away from them as you can, with.
h paying railroad fare. because lt's
obable that your friends viii be load.
with more noisy things than you
Ter dreamed of, says the Kansas City
.ar.
Il your cigar goes out don't ask for a
Itch. You may get one that will ex.
Dde like a miniature bomb or that
b crack and sputter like a bunch Of
all torpedoes, or you may get a box,
harmless looking match box, handed
which when opened win explode,
ndlng a shower Of confetti In your
es and nose and ears.
The laws against dangerous expIo.
les have made changes necessary In
urth of July fireworks. Few Of the
Eat cannon crackers or the large tor.
does with dynamite are to be offered
year. Instead there are things that
% and open into flower pots;" jap
ese swimming fish, made Of wax,
ht will swim In bowl Of water and
q burst; triple giFondoIaa which
ZEN placed on top Of a pole revolve
bldly, sending out millions Of sparks,
then rising high in the air, still
Tolye and illuminate the sky.
But the prettiest Of all is a sparkling
OK, known as the bright light spark.
s." made In Germany. 1t is perhaps
ht inches long and burns nearly a
mute, sending out countless OF very
ght sparks, which explode Into stars.
ere is no danger In the sparks. They
y pop all around your eyes without
ring. Along the same line IL 1.-THE
panese acrobat" a small stick which
to be stuck In the ground. When
hted series Of strange acting, color.
fire streaks, twisters, wiggles, all
llrming in the air, dart from It.
The skyrOckets and roman candles
year are more gorgeous than ever.
V peacock plume rockets, for in
nee, rise like an Eifral tower Of fire
great height and with an explO-
. form a gorgeous vell Of feathery
mes reaching nearly to the ground,
Sbellished with topaz and emerald
onets. Beautiful figures are inter
ined in the flight, and the exhibition
ds with a volley Of saIutes. These
rkets weigh six or eight pounds and
st 81 and $3.50 each.
A twelve pound rocket expl0des high
the air, releasing balloons, cres-
nts Of diamonds, Jacobs ladders and
lis Of fire, and then bursts into a
It Of flower pot. These rockets are
Q largest made and cost 81 each.
An amusing and pretty display is a
panese aerial bombshell for use dur
the day. Fired from mortars. they
cend high in the afr, and when they
plode small paper figures, such as
bbits, frogs, mice, elephants and
boobies, in the form Of balloons are
leased and float slowly to earth.
hese little paper animals will interest
lildren and AFFORD a chase in their
pture.
The city ordinance in Kansas City
Units flrecrackers not more than
ar inches In length. Within this size
ines the Russian bombsky," the
title red devil" and the ''Hooligan
lttery." These are small crackers,
1T they explode with a loud report.
be old "nigger chasers," f1refies,
bake nests, grasshoppers, floral mines,
n wheels and flying ash are in the
pores In great numbers.
There are more things for joking
AN ever have been shown" said II.
Schneider of an arms company the
her morning. 'The greater part are
Jade in the United States. There Is
|ss noise in them than most OF those
ped In former years. Fireworks in
eneral are prettier this year than
Fer One OF the best ordinances ever
essed In Kansas City was that pro-
biting cannon crackers and blank
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