Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-30

Radical RestoratiO

every one using MRS, y. A. ALIENS Am prov
ed (new style) Hair Restorer or Dressing, ,(in
one bottIe,) Every Druggist sells it. Price
One Dollar.
Trade Fair.
The attention of our readers is called to
the adperti sement Of the Trade Sale or Fair
a, Nicholson, connected with which there
is to be, in the language of the witty Josh
Billings, pure agricultural hoss trott."
Read the advertisement-The idea 10 q
good one
U,sRevPnue Assessor.
The duties Of the Two q. S. Internal Rev
enue Assessor for this county were thought
TO be TOO arGuous, for two men. MIR, Ben
ismiu Newman, has therefore been relieved
Of his porte folio. Avery, who is supposed
to be the most loyal to Andy, takes. both
the black books and all the pay,
Change ofProprietors.
The corner GrocerY-store, opposite our
Office has changed hands, Mr.. B. NJ Stone
who recestly purchased the int crest Of Mr..
Stemples, proposes to fill up with a full
stock of family groceries and provisions, He
designs also to keep up first class Oyster
aud to furnish the trade with oysters in
in any quantity desired,
His advertisement will appear in our next
issue.
Tannery Burned.
The new TannerT buildings of Pratt
Bro. at Nicholson, in this county were en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday
morning of last week. The fire is supposed
to have originated from the engine connect
ed with the buildings. A large stock OF
leather which had just been finished up
for the N. Y. Markets, was DESTROYED. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000, but q
very small portion Of which was covered by
insurance. This is the second total loss of
buildings this enterprisiDg firm has uffer-
ed within two years.
Pole Raising at Falls
The Democrats of Falls, Exeter end Over
field, met at the Falls, on Friday last and
a!teI raising a neat hickory pole, and hoist
ing the flag Of the whole union, listened to
congratuatory speeches from Hon. j. V.
Smitn and WIN. NJ. Piatt. The editCr of The
Democrat was called for and made few re-
marks on the subject of newspapers. A
subject on which he is supposed to be more
prolific than agreeable. The meeting, con-
sidering the shortness Of notice, was well at
tended, Of course the utmost harmony and
and best of feeling prevailed.
Runaways,
Gravel hilr' seems fond OF equestrian
excitement. On Wednesday last, a horse
attached to a sulky ran up Warren St. un-
til arrested by one Of the charming naples;
nobody hurt except sulky aud harness
On Saturday one of Dan'l Wrights teams
ran from the new Presbyterian Church
dow: Putnam St. and, in att, mpting To
make a turn toward the Tannery, came in
contact with Mr.. Flickner's house, and both
horses were considerably injured.
Who Shall Decide
In a local item last week we noticed a new
burning Auid recently introduced by DR.. j.
W. Rhoads Of this place. The DR. assured
US, when he filed our lamps with 1t that
its non-expIosive quality was one of its
greatest virtues, aud told US that we could
assure our readers of that iact We were
not SO emphatic on this point as the Dr.
not having had sufficient lime TO fully test
it, persunally-we simply stated what was
claimed for it-and, in cOrroboration. that
We had mot, at the date of writing, been
blown up, by it.
The suojoined note received from DR.. e. ii
Wells, purports to give more light on this
subject; the importance Of which, requires
that it should be fully venti latcd-or illu-
minated. We will not presume to decide
when Doctors disagree. bat will only say,
that people cannot be too careful in regard To
the kind Of fluids or oils used.
Mr.. EDITOR:
Your last number contains a
notice Of "a newly invented burning fuid"-
enumerating some of its properties &c For
the benefit OF whom it may concern, l wish
emphatically to deny one Of its claims, viz
non exploslvenoss. In so doing, am actua-
ted only by sense of duty, aud claim to
know whereof | affirm.
The basis of the "fuid" is Benzine. And
any one having the slightest knowledge oi
the chemical properties of this article, will
tell you tnat it is highly explosive. The test
ofIightmg the fluid at the open mouth Of
bottle 6ocs not disprove this statement
The "oil" must be confined, then the hea
will generate gas, which, if Ignited is terri. |
bly, destructive in it's effects. Ii is indeed
possible that the article under consideration
may be used by many for a long time, with
out accident. Nevertheless the treacherOus
gas will lurk in every burning lamp, await
ing only spark to become q destructive
agent. And it is affirmed that nine tenthS
Of the lamp-explosions We hear of, occur
frouthe use of compounds containing Ben
zne or Gasoline, similar to the above.
All who are willing to run the additional
risk, for the trifing difference in cost, are at
liberty to do so. As to the preparation
being new, we have only to say that many
Of the same sort have been tried and
abandoned from :ime to time, for several
years past. In a country where law 10
occasionally ignored, it may be needless to