Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1904 — Page 6

COLOR IN FIREWORKS HOW THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAZZLING HUES ARE PRODUCED. It In All a Matter of Cbemlatrr* tbe Reaalt of the Combustion of the Salta of Certain Metals—The Mechanics of ItotatinK Fireworks. The chief beauty of fireworks is their range of resplendent colors - ruby, sapphire, emerald, topaz, amethyst, aquamarine and scores of tints and shades between. How is all this evanescent glory of color obtained? The secret lies in directed chemical combustion by means of cases and compositions, the results of marvelous calculation ami skill. The matter is simple enough to those who know. It is attained by the com bustion of the salts of certain metals. In other words, the burning metals have each their characteristic color. Sodium gives off yellow flame; calcium, orange: barium, green; strontium, red; copper, green or blue, according to circumstances, and so on. Other familiar metals, iron, steel and zine, give their tribute of colors. Iron filings give bright red and white sparks; copper filings, a green tint; zinc, a tine blue; steel filings and cast iron borings, a brilliant fire witli wavy radiations. Every one is familiar with the colored fires, but who would suppose that lycopodium, the delicate pollen of certain mosses, so fine that it is used to powder baby’s skin, furnishes a rose colored fire with a magnificent tiame? These colored tires are called in technical language "fixed tires'’ and consist of slow compositions that may be piled in little cones on a flagstone and lighted at the top. They burn slowly and there is no explosion. These com positions are made in many colors. Roman candles belong to the fixed fire class and are also called fusees. We all know the straight, slender cylinder or cartridge of the ordinary roman candle. It is packed as follows: First there is put in it a charge of fine gunpowder, and above Ahis is placed a “star.” These are simply balls of some special composition containing metallic filings, according to the color desired, made up with gum and spirits of wine. Stars and charges alternate until the cylinder is full. Each star ball is dried and dusted with gunpowder before packing. The first charge of gunpowder in exploding starts the stellar procession until one after another they blaze individually and vanish like falling stars. Next in order to tbe fixed fires come rotating fireworks namely, wheels, fire wheels, bisecting wheels, plural wheels, caprice wheels and spiral wheels, all more or leas complex. Tbe colors of fireworks are a matter of chemistry: the no less important motions that display the beauty of these colors to the best advantage are a matter of mechanics. The man who is a first class pyrotechnist is versed in both sciences. The ordinary pinwheel is a simple ex ample of rotating fireworks It is a long case packed with a tire composition and wound round a disk of wood. The outer end of the spiral is primed with an explosive material. When it is lighted it "kicks,” just as a gun does when the powder explodes in the car fridge, and round and round flies the wheel, sending out flashes and showers of colored or golden fire. Some of the most dazzling and glorious effects in pyrote linical displays are produced by rotating fireworks, for there seems to be no limit to the variety of arrangement of cases and compositions to produce multiple motions nnd transformation scenes in color in this class of fireworks. A third class comprises the ascending fireworks. Skyrockets belong to this class and may be simple or very elaborate, according to their garniture of stars, sparks, spirals, serpents or show era of gold or silver rain. A skyrocket consists of two parts—a body and a head made separately and afterward attached to the body. Tbe body is a straight cylinder of heavy pasted paper closed at the lower end sc as to leave only a very narrow open Ing for the escape of the tire. A central hollow bore extends three quarters of the way up the t ody, and all about this is packed the special explosive composition, tie downward recoil of which sends the rocket rushing swift ly upward, guided and balanced by the light stick of willow wood. The head, a paper cylinder with :i conical top. holds tbe special composition which is to form stars, i serpents. spirals or what not. A fuse in the top of the body explodes when the rocket reaches Its utmost height and sets off this composition. the varying color, form and motion of which excite the “Ohs!" and "Ahs!” of the admiring crowds Tbe great spectacular displays com bine the several classes fixed, rotating and ascending fireworks. Temples, trees, ships, portraits, fig tires of men, beasts and birds, flowers, shields. and so forth, are represented by suitable frameworks of wood either wound with coarse cotton rovings about two inches in dinmeter, impregnated with certain compositions and wet with spirits, or else they have attached to them lances or cases of cartridge paper tilled with various com positions, the whole placed In communication by conduits or small paper cartridges.—Youth's Coty pan! mi , A Willing Victim. *'A burnt chile drends de tire," said Uncle Eben. "but de man dat done los' his money on a boss race goes armin' lookin' fob another tip." Washington Star. “De easiness wlf which some pen pie is fooled," said Unde IClkmi. "is what tempts many n man dat might be honest to go astray.” Washington fltar.

BUSINESS MENTION All sizes of hard ooa! on hand. DECATUR LUMBER CO. 291d6 Santa Claus’ headquarters at Coffee & Baker’s this year. 280dtf. lam determined to sell you if prices will sell. Call and see me. Hers ley. 277dtf All kinds of useful Xmas gifts at popular.prioes at The South End Bargain Store, next to Moser’s gallery. 289dtf Wanted—s,ooo bushels of corn. Enquire at Fred Scheiman’s meat market. 283dtf Private funds to loan on city prop arty at lowest rate interest. Priviage of partial payments. The Deoatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf Coffee & Baker are headquarters for candy, nuts, toys, Xmas trees anti trimmings. 280dtf I engrave everything freej that yuo buy of me. Hensley. 277tf Fine initial kerchiefs—loc each at Gus Rosenthal’s Fine mufflers for holiday presents at Gus Rosenthal’s. No sore throat—only 290] for 500 sweaterettes at Gus Rosenthal’s. I want to buy 5,000 bushels of corn. Enquire at meat market. Fred Sooheiman. 283 You can buy your holiday pres ents at Hensley’s before you get your money. 264dtf Candy Toys—Christmas trees, tons of candy and nuts at lower prices than Santa Claus can give, at Coffee & Baker’s. 280dtf My stock is the cleanest, newest and best selected I ever handled. My prices are the lowest. Hensley. 277dtf. I have the finest line of cut glass ever displayed anywhere. Call and examine them. It costs you nothing to look. Hensley. 277dtf Warm hands if you buy your gloves at Gus Rosenthal's. Don’t forget we will save anything for you without any cash until Xmas. Hensley. 277dtf. Overeoats that wear and fit better for less money at Gus Rosenthal’s. Fine mufflers for holidays presents at Gus Rosenthal’s. All book accounts must be paid by the 15th. Please settle and avoid the collector. Mrs. M. P. BURDG. 10-d We have for sale at a bargain, if taken soon, the Bottenfield farm, 160 acres well improved, in sec 25, Kirkland township. ERWIN & ERWIN. 285de2wks Have you any com to sell? I want a 5,000 bushels.“ Fred Soheiman. 283dtf Prices are right, goodsJthe best, anything you want in the oandy toy line. Also pure and fresh candy, nuts, Christmas trees. Coffee & Baker 280dtf I have used my best judgment in selecting my holiday stock to please your wants, and will leave it to your judgment whether it is well selected. Call and examine them. Hensley. 277tf Fjr Sale —One steam walking beam water well drilling outfit with six-horse power engine attached and with other good equipments. Will sell at a bargain if sold soon. Gus Feeters, R. F. D., No. 2, Berne, Ind., six miles east and three mile south of Borne, near Booher school house. 270dtf For Sale—Four year-old fdrivinil horse, well broke; also 2’two-year-old draft colts coming two years old. DAN ERWIN. 284d2wks 1 have some No. 1 ti nothy and mixed hay, baled in large bales, that I will sell and deliver in Decatur at your residence in half ton lots, cheaper than you can you get it; at the warehouses. It will pay you to see me. D. E. STUDA BAKER. Notice. I have plAity of money to loan on farms at low rate of interest. Partial payments at any time. No commission. Dore B. Erwin, attorney at law. 277dtf On account of the holidays the Erie railroad will sell excursion tickets at very low rates. Tickets on sale December 24, 25, 26 and 31, January 1 and 2. Return limit January 4th, 1905. For full par ticulars, apply to Erie agents, or 6. L Enos, Marion. Ohio. If you appreciate artistic work call and examine <>ur line. If you don’t, may be some of your friends do, so come in anyway, as we have the neatest as well as the most showy line of Christmas presents in the city. Lyman Bros. 2»9d6

Weather borecast. Tuesday fair brisk North winds MARKET REPORT. Accurate pnoes paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Cor rected every day. We will begin buying new corn, Monday Dec. 19 DRAIN. BY B. L. OABBOL, GRAIN MKBOHANT Corn yellow new | 54 Corn, Mixed new 52 Machine shucked one cent lees. Oats, new 28 Wheat. No. 2 I 08 Wheat, No. 3 1 03 Barley 40 Rye No. 2 73 Clover Seed 6 60 Alsyke @ 6 75 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 Timothv fl 25 Buckwheat 40 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at l:15p. m today, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchange. July Wheat 98J Wheat, Dec. I 10 Wheat. May 1 11 July Corn 45| Corn, December 45i Corn, May 45J July Oats, 31J Oats, Dec 29J Oats May 31| Jan. Pork 12 57 Jan. Lard 6 85 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:uo o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash fl 15 May wheat;.... 1 17 July Wheat 1 OOj Corn, cash 45 May corn 45 July corn 46J Oats, cash 32 May oats 32 July Oats 33g Rye, cash 83 OTHER PRODUCTS. BI ?A BIOUS GBOOEB3 AND MKBOHANIS. Eggs, fresh, per doz f 28 Lard 07 Butter, per pound 14 Potatoes, new 40 Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lb 50 Apples, per bu 5 J STOCK. BI FBKD SCHUMAN, DI LBB Lambs $4 00@ 4 25 Hogs, per cwt 3 75@ f l 00 Cattle per lb 2 @ 3 Calves, per lb 3j @ 5 Cows 1 @ 2 POULTRY. BI J. W. PLACE 00. Chickens, young, per lb 7@7 Fowls, per lb 6| Young Turkey 12 -13; Ola Turkeys t 8 HAY fIARKET. No. 1 timothy large (baled) J 8 00 No 1 ” small ” 7 00 No 2 ” fl 00 less No 1 mixed 1 50 less No 1 clover 1 50 less WOOL AND HIDES. BI B. KALVEB k SON. Phone 442 Wool, unwashed 18*023 Coon 10 @ 1 50 Skunk —2O ® 1 40 Opossum 10 @ 65 Mink 50 @ 2 50 Muskrat 3(a 13 Beef Hides 08 Calf ’ 10 Sheep Pelts 25 @ 1.25 Tallow 04 OIL fIARKET. Indiana 99 Whitehouse 1.20 1 Somerset 9fj Neodesha, (Kan.) 70 Barkersville J. 09 Ragland 60 Tiona f 1.70 Pennsylvania 1.55 Corning 1.22 New Castle 1.47 North Lima 1.04 South Lima 99 COAL —Per Ton Prices of coal on and~after December Ist, until further notice will be as follows: Hocking Lump, per ton $3 80 Virginia Splint 4 00 Indiana Lump 8 60 Domestic Nut 3 60 Washed Nut 4 00 Pittsburg Lump 4 00 Pocahontas 4 50 Kentucky Cannell 6 00 Anthracite 7 50 Charges for carrying coal—2sc per ton or fraction thereof; upstairs 50c per ton. fIARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, i cents higher Corn, J cents higher Receipts al Uhicagc today: Hogs 12000 Wheat 140 can Corn l-’Ocars Oats 18can Cattle 24000 Sheep 30000 Estimate for tomorrow; Hogs 46000 Wheat 6; (oars Corn 77'taan Oats 109iare

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You surely can use one of the following articles for the one You Wish to Please. SMOKING JACKETS BEAUTIFUL CRAVATS STYLISH GLOVES HOSIERY WHITE DRESS SHIRTS GOLD AND GOLD FILLED CUFF BUTTONS SILK SUSPENDERS UMBRELLAS COLORED SHIRTS NIGHT ROBES WARM UNDERWEAR HANDKERCHIEFS SWEATERS SPECIAL SALE on fine Men’s and Boys’ fancy sweaters on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21. Call early and get the best choice. AT GUS ROSENTHAL.

Notice to the Public. My competitors are advertising that the meat trust is “busted,” and are selling meatjat their own prices now. Accordingjto that the meat trust must have been a failure. I never belonged to any meat trust, and therefore their actions don't effect me any. I am still doing business at the old stand, andj am selling meat at the“lowest prices, at what first-class meat can be sold at. lam not advertising any two for five meats, my motto always was "Give value received”, which I will continue to do and I invite the public to come and be convinced. Ido not believe in trusts nor do 1 believe in freezing the little fellow out. Live and let live. There is room for all. DYONIB SCHMIDT, City Meat Market. ■ 284d3 A Payment Contracts issued by JII the JEtna Life Insurance Co., A. V o f Hartford, Conn., earn profits enough to cancel six of the | 1 payments, thus reducing the IH number of payments required to * * and guaranteeings profit of more than 4 A 01 u P on mouey actually inill I I veßte< i’ besides the profits • " I further to accrue, in compliance with the terms of the contract For further information see Jonh Scnurger or Mrs. L. M. McEwen. MSkIIUWKi LSIORLS YOUTH CURES ERVOUS DEBILITY The world admire* men who are atrong In phyMca!, mental and nerve foreei men of ambition, energy and perwnal magnetlem, the true type of perfect manhood. To attain thin the tlmt reuuinlte In good, healthy Nervat. which gire enu tty for phvxlcal and mental da»«dopment and makenie worth It wig. t PEFFER 1 NERViGOR inakeN Strong, Calm Nerves. Curat Nervaua Debility, Failing Mamory. Vital We-k---nene. Prostration, Siooplosanaoo and other troubleaduo to over work, smoking, drug Lnbitg and other ciuiti. Ilakea rich, healthy blood and rp|iairv wasted nerves. E'liially gixxi for women. Booklet free. I’rlce II no a box. R'.< forgh.uo, postpaid, with a guarantee to refund. If not cured or beneflt-.*d. •FFFEP MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CHICAGO U. S Blackburn A Christen

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I No sore throat - only 29c ’for 500 sweaters at Gus Rosenthal’s. Very lowest rates in effect to St. Louis eveiy day until further notice. See he dismantling ofjthe World's ■ Fair. Admission reduced to 25 joe nts. Get information a of agents XMAS OPPORTUNITIES, Our Holiday Goods are all going to’ sell in the next 10 days For the reason that prices are lower than ever on Fancy China, Toilet and Dinner Ware, Lamps, Toys, Albums and Fancy Goods in general, Well adapted for presents, for young and old, for to make Christmas merry and add happiness to all pur chasers that will extend far in the New Year. We do not intend to mislead. We mark all goods Plain figures, and figures don’t lie, neither shall we. Extending you all the compliments of the seaseason assuring you that our interest is mutual The Bazaar, Coffee & Mangold, PROPRIETORS'

Ever think of giving him a Suit or Ovl coat, or some swell Haberdashery for Chrl mas. A gift that he is sure to apprecial We suggest one of our fine hand made su or overcoats at $ 12. to S2O Or the servicable kind at $5.00 to siq for business, work or street wear. The style is RIGHT with many pattert to choose from. The boy will be delighted with a suit, ove coat or reefer. We can fit him out and f him right for $2.50 to $7.5(

Don't miss seeing the Indian Basket Booth at the Queen Esther Band Fair. They make beautiful Xmas presents 255d3 V THE BESTBOOK OF THE YEAR is a subject to which wrhers give I much argument. There is readv no | ground for discussion for beyond question the liest book is A BANK BOOK. If you have such a book, you can get all the others as you want them The way to have plenty of entries is to make them often. But you must make a start and there is no better time to make it than during the Christmas season. How easy it i» t? begin will be freely explained at 1 he First National Bank, which, .is vou know, is ainongjthe best of its kind The Eirst National Bank DECATUR, IND. is the first chapter. After that it will grow amazingly. xVj} IM Wr For sale by HENRY (UENEMAN