Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-11-13
New Bridge.

OVAL Drook, III tns Dorougn, are noW peing put In
position, and judging from the work already done,
are to be permanent fixture This is an i'm
provement which has long been needed, and when
completed We trust will be a substantial structure.
The tax payers Of our Borungh have been called up
on several times during the past ten years for funds
to rebuild the bridge at the mouth of Swa Brook,
and it has been constant draft upon the exshequer
of our Borough from time immemorial. But the
prospect now that this state of affairs will to
an end and we are to have bridge is bridge
albeit we have it to pay for. The site of the
bridge is just north of the old one, and much bet
ter loca ton on this account. The bridge is to be
completed sometime during the coming year at
cost of $500
The OIL Question.
Mr., EDITOR -
When / handed you the article writ
ten and modestly signed" by myself. had no wish
to get into a personal controversy with anybody,
much less with one used to writing for the papers,
and so surcharged with elegant grammar, brilliant
rhetoric and scathng satire, he who signs himself
j. w Rhodes-omitting the NJ. D., because he has
no legitimate right 20 use it
MY position was taken not against any individual,
bat against the oil, whether sold in TunkhanDock'
Meshoppen Mehoopany or elsewhere-confdent that
science and experiment would uphold me. l an
willing to fight it out on that line and you shall
see who should retract and who is profoundly ig-
norant of the laws of chemical combinations" j.
w. R. is no doubt the possessor of much Otium cum
dignitdte. And all admit that his effort exhibits
rare attai nments surprising fairness and intelligence
Pitt spoke once upon the crime of being young
man - and to be called innocent and uaofensive''
is decidedly complimentary
He very correctly assumes that do not know that
benzae joined with the other constituents Of his oil
becomes on-explosve. On the contrary prove
that its character is essentially unchanged. have
satisfied witnesses that this oil and nEine act very
similarly that inAamable gas may be generated
from each by slight heat. &c The proper appa-
ratus for proving further than this, and conclu-
sivey, the danger of the article is that used by Gov
ernmeHt Inspectors for the fire test, and of course
cannot be obtained here. 1t Is query, not to me
aolne, how j. " R. can consistently make the
sertions he does when he has witnessed U have tes
timony) the dangerous hreateungs of several lamps
when his reservoir OF oil took fire from holding
hanl-amp it and yet talk about veracity."
Could anyon ask for palmer example of " honesty
undone ?' also have statements quite as eredita
Ule his that the Eureka will not burn so lcug a
Kerosene and its ILLUMINATING properties certain
ly Inferior None but scientific individuals will ap
Preciate fully his essay oxygen capital iusra-
ton only il apple the wrong side for oxygen
is not chemically combined (though intimately mired
with nJrogen) in the atmosphere and 1 can con-
vince anyone who will call, that if benzine be at all
combined in his oil. the affinity slight that a
moderate degree Of heat will disengage it in the
form of vapor gas Still that illustration is about
az relevant the jumbled fable.
Practical arguments not wanting / could
me ntion several prominent cases in which the oil
was tried aud abandoned, even before its public
demnalion They did not like its behavior. Now
can enumerate Others if necessary. 1t is simply
safe as benzine which all know be the unsafe part
obtained from crude petroleum during the process of
refining.
There may be those who doubt my authority in
this matter and will not satisfy themselves by
ing the incomplete experiments I am prepared to
make, Allow therefore to offer extract from
a letter written by Mr. C. p. Matthew'S a practical
chemist one of the firm Of Matthews Bros oil dealers
Scranton, Pa. have doubt can elicit any de-
sirabe amount of similar testimony from the highest
authorities. And assure W. R. that it was not
written out of Z" malice" toward him, for his fame
has never reached far. Mr.. Matthews says
" The Eureka oil any other oil that has any Ben
zine, Gasoline, Benzoe Nap;ha in its composition
will explode and, in my opinion, the does not
live who can combine anything with the lightest
e Do.- kk.s.
make it non-exposive."
To all fair minds this must be conclusive
E. H. WELLS NJ. D.
IS Come up as a Flower"
Is the title of an autobographical story of the
richest kind just issued hy D. Appleton & Co, New
York. The London Times speaks of it with great
praise It's chief merits consist of the powerful and
vigorous in which it is told in the exceeding
beauty and poetry of its sketches and scenery, and
in the sohloquies, sometimes quantity humorous,
sometimes cynically bitter, sometimes plaintive and
melancholy, which uttered by the heroine 1t is
written by a lady-a hand, and is said to be so
extraordinarily good, that whenever you begin it
you cannot lay it down again. hardly even when it
is finished
New York: D. Appleton 4 Co. Price, so cents.
More Economical.
Remarkable certainty of prompt action in fact
every good quality is guaranteed for Mrs. 5. A. Al
LENS IMPROVED tnew style) HAIR kEsroRER or
DAEssIsG, lin one bOtne) Every Druggist sells it.
Price One Dollar.
s.Their Name Is Legion"
May be apple B to the innumerable diseases to
which the skin is subject. 1t would be we'll for
those who are afflicted with appare ntly ineurabIe
ulcers old sores erysipelas and eruptions, to use
Graces Celebrated Salve, which cures in a very
short time, cuts burns, scalds, flesh wounds &c.
Ancient Fine Arts.
| To THE EDITOR OF THE New YORK HERALD.
Respecting the relics Of porcelain ware
found in the late exhumations at Hercula..
neum, which have been forwarded TO the So
creiy Of Antiquities IN London, whereof your
/ correspondent says the bottle resembling
/ brakes Plantation Bitters was undoubtedly
placed among the ruins by the agent OF DIR.