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Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16
WONDERFUL REPTILES.
An Cnlettered Mans Observations o
Joint and Hoop Snakes.


Joint and Hoop Snakes.
hev red the jint snake countryversy
and notice the writers preface ther tail
with referens as to there voracity. This
looks like prima farce evidence of the on
reasOnableuess of ther fOllerin accounts. j,
writes truthful j. L. Fibb, Of Hickory
Forks, H., TO the St. Louis Republic, try TO
tell the straight cold chilled truth, tharfore
don't need 10 back it up with nabor vouch-
ers. Howsumever / could give habors who
could tell you all about me but don't want
to-digress frum my tail. l hev seed the
jint snake make jint apintment with Its
fractional parts after it he'd been broken
all up. | hev made half the jInts unite
wrong end fust, then you ort to a-seed it try
TO crawl. Hit would heave and set, It's
front half goin forreds and latter half a
crawlin tother way-fnally it pulled itself
square into with a loud snap, each end turn
ing a summerset which broke its neck. He
triad 10 back up, but sn AXE cant back, and
couple on but the more he tried the furder
apart he got from Mason and DIxOn's line,
/ seed the snake (rcferred TO by +. S. L.
suck Jersey cow, fill the bottle first (used
as a reservolr) with milk and the motion of
the waves while swimmin the Massippy
churned the milk into such big mass of
butter thet the bottle. wouldn't hold it and
bust the bottle and the snake foundered
fore an aft in mid Massippy. Many Nv the
ole citizens viii back me on this.
The horn snake chad a horn on latter eend
Nv its tale) wuz Orct indigenous here, talSin
its horn in its mouth and role like "a hoop
after its prey and when in reach, let go its
horn and thrust it into its prey which found
itself on the horn of die lemme.
When mad its horn was pizen.
One day wuZ carryin' my mattOck and a
tarnal horn snake tuck after me. | dropped
my mattock, which stuck in the ground
handle eend up l saved my life by filte.
but when the snake come onto that mattock
stannin' up in defiance, hit stuck ITS horn
right through the hickory handle and
pizened 1t so it swelled and bust the eye Of
the mattOck.
Another snake (relative OF the horn
snake attacks men who fUle with IT, but in
q different way-the horn gifts in .he mans
mouth and the snake eend gifts in his boots
and thare is no remedy fur the man He's
goncr, but he'll never acknowledge thet
that IS what's the matter. This last IS a
"still snake and "hands OFF, must be yure
motto or yure in danger. This last species
is said 10 be indigenous where man is in
direnous
Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16

~ friend thss I was coming. He met mo
vita cordial sud generous grab rather
than grasp. and in his exuberance
showed me back azains. the depot house
and SHOOK me until 1 bumped against the
wall
where j. ysur city. Georgel' asked.
when we had sat down in MS orfce.
On. It's coming, coming as sure as you
I've The read over which 70 IL coming IL
a trifs steep and a rather rou Eh 10 places,
bat the city wiz get here after awh r..
wearing a six dress and ear bobs six inches
ong Wei. old fellow ne went on. Civ
ing ne hearty sap on the shoulder. Il
an always al to see vou, but am psrticu-
larry delighted this tIme"
"Whv sof'
He leaned toward ne. Several davs
aro. " said be. Il received twelve thousand
dollars. sent 20 a large lum herman waose
place of business IS some ten miles from
here. I sent wort our to him, but be had
gone away from some. sud now. a. there ia
NJ bans a. this place no vault or anv tliu z
Ian forced to seep The money here in the
safe. ToGr comiag las lifted load of my
uind. for have mary reasons Tor be- isVing
thar it IS pretty wei suovn In lh.s neiEhbor-
heed That tne money has been received. aui
A an AlfatH ..a~ Al attFA4i 4- LIZ " AatAr ~
rob The oaice
.sHave you seen any thing suspiciousr'
asxed
"It nay have been fancy. aroused bv
everwrcugst aIerfress. bur che actions of
three roug ugh-ioounE men who hung about
here this morning were far from being
agreeable TleT pOkei about. and seemed
- O. examining the windows
eIu teI you vhsr we d &C, answered
ssWe'n take turn aeou- keeping watch. and
m The event an a-te-npt = usde fc rob -
VEL intr,dacs froc he programme an is-
spirfinE feature
TIE next nirht ras Wild wiih w.nd ard
terrifc VITA truEee~ I was 20 watch aura
Twelve o'ci-cE and then arouse George
TIE bed roCrr vas very suail. snd between
= sra the cflce where tns large safe vas
kent raere was -nlv a tara usrtlt.c1. 'h~sf Eh
wa-h a scor aai aeen c-1 Fne aelr was
Fr-wi1E a-e. The V.ai Eaf Increased aai
tde sb-rier and Estzniaz were paving =
feslTai game Z laozec ar nf watch aud
was 51st en rae pe'rl cf "a ez George 20
sakc as pcss of day when the~e came a
terrldc revert a report that seemed 70 iit
Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16
Prof }. c. Chambers.
LOOK HERE FRIEND.
Are You Sick?

~ so cali pr PROV T. C. fH fHEEE~' Fiff-
IfiC -ANfIABIf 81 and Ih~fII IE. $50 ~
ashiugtou ave. Detroit. Nleh- whore yn1
can get cured speedily. permanently aac
fhragiF tT .ifefrIelfy TrorertT arr.fe1. In n1n
nrcf on WIfh hIectrIr rer0ef .es- Ne freaf eae
ctssfulIv aH cases ~ INeumaflsu. -eIafsc4.
+ lsa ago. NeIre g'a- FaraiTss. Isrrornoffr %
tfasla hrHrueg hrnpIefr UvserfeTf
fraTsT. ITsrfrea =. Piles. hlpI arP Structure.
L.fer Kidney Bladder and PROSTATE Diseases.
stomach and Heart troubles. lafarrt. isaer
Manhood. Nervogs Debility and al Organic
IS sak ncsees
a spacial constantly eH hand fcr treating
Throat sad LurE frolaifs
Also p spec Fisf g. SKIN Diseases Syphilis
~fr1.7.e r7er.a. Iffrs tfr.. ana al ffferf
- feate Diseases ~ trth serrs ~pf~fra-
rorraaFa. luHotf1ry. farcoeeIe. HvdfF-fie
EnrreurFre rtr.
IlIs fr-afmenf Is siso beuef rlsi FRI eases tf
SPINAL tfaet'ans uurre. rr.fTf. Mrrhie sHl
ge-s rHfhs fusnu ta tfrflE1 frnl n
es Melarrnr.ia. frrrale.Fe fte -
f.-rs Dance NerFoes.I tef if7 anf Frhsast ~.
ihf BEST ard uast r1Wpiete =etrtcsl. --r
Ert art hedieaI aprarHrls and csf-Urer e
icr rre 81 classes ~ sessas
Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16

l. is remarkable that people smoke e
much tobacco IN ia various forms that is
impreguated with deadly nicotine when oy
simple method which would not oetraci
one whit from It's good quality, bat would
remove all that is Objectionable The
tobacco could be made free of this o. son.
Merely soak TIRE tobacco q day in a shallow
trough aud then isy n I'D the sun. il
feasible. if rot, dry by the most convenient
means, and The weed is robbed of I'll o6crlf
er0us properties and of Hiortsne T. then
80 sweet ths fumes wo- rrt ofec3 Che
most sensitive lady. because It has rc
fumes Besl5es- the vessei in which it .
burned does uot become "streng ga vats-
s6le thiaF fora nan who prefers a ueer
schauu pipe 70 ces-s
Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16

That queer. Wei. 70 was Ike this.
Col. Crockett was noted Tor bis skill as
2 marksmau. One day he ievo.ed his
gun at q raCcon u tree. when the
8nmal- knowing the Colonel prowess
cred a1t. .sIie.lo. there arc vou Dsvv
tr1, ketU L voa are. Il just come
iown. for know I'm gone coon -
just take dose Ot Dr. Perces Pleas
amt Pur-3tye Pellets, and see how
quickly Four bil8uUess and md gcs-
ron wil emulate the example of "D8rv
Cr1c sfrt coon srd "Clwb down
Tlev are specifies for All derauEement
ot tne liver. stomach and bowels
Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16
AN HONORABLE Man.

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sas pro1slet. ~ ne
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1Asi started o1l -
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xr1si lated fga Eas
same masesr las E1.l-
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sIDfese agents IL or
Evening journal., 1889-07-02

PRESIDENT HARRISON must have
WINGED under the sermon Of Rev DR..
Hamlin in Washington on Sunday. The
word politics, the preacher said, was one
Of the noblest words in the language.
but 1t had become debauched until now
men wink when they speak Of a man as
politician. although it should be as high
praise to call man politician" as to
call him Statesman" Webster defined
politics as concerned with the preserva.
tion 'and improvement Of peoples
morals"
Continuing his criticisms on Higginsism
DR.. Hamlin said:
Politics must be elevated to mean
something better than a selfish and too
often corrupt strife for place and power.
Let this be called what 1t is-partisan
shio. Let the man who pursues this as
his vocation be known as partisan.
Let the politician be the man reared in
broad and liberal policies Of government,
and skilled TO carry them into execution,
not by appealing TO sectionalism, or race
antipathies, or class prejudice, not by
shrewd deals and skillful playing OF Of
county against state, and state against
nation, but by planting himself upon
eternal principles Of right, and appealing
to the patriotism, aud II need be the self.
denial Of his fellow citizen. Let us call
no man politician who trades upon the
greed of ofice-seekers, the constituencies
avarice Of corporations, the malignant
combination Of liquor power, ambition
Of churches OF whatever name or creed.
He i simply demagogue, and infdelity
to truth should be always spoken Of as
such
With the aid Of the preachers, the
Democratic papers may be able to force
the President TO forsake the crowd OF
practical and corrupt politicians who
have gained his ear and influence and find
respectable, honest and patriotic advisors,
who will not put him on the defensive
with Fishers, Pickels and Knowles.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
THE Nav sALooN LAW
observ Generally BY the Saloons In
This City.

observ d Generally BY the Saloons In
This City.
The new high license law passed by the
last Legislature went into effect yester.
day and the saloons observed the law tc
the letter.
Some saloons observed the spirit and
were as open as II they had no front,
others simply had the Stats turned. The
Clayton House on East Fifth street
was the most open OF any
and every foot Of the bar and barroom
could be seen from the street The Kirk
wood House at Third and Shipley streets
had but the door leading TO the barroom
open
One Of the most prominent restaurant
and saloon keepers in the city was asked
whether the law will effect the sale oi
liquors: He said:
II think it will reduce the sale especi
ally among the best people, who occasion
ally take drink. think 1t will effect
the better class OF drinkers.
do you think it viii make any differ
ence to the habitual drinker?"
81 don't think they care.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
1t was Loaded.

Special Correspondence kvHEINa JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, July 2.-George w.
Bennum met with what might have heen
a serious accident Saturday morning. A
man by the name OF Josiah Pepper
brought revolver TO Mr.. Bennum to be
cleaned, telling him 1t was not loaded.
But the weapon was loaded, as
Mr.. Bennum found out, as 1t ex-
ploded, the ball passing through his I'm
gers. while the powder burned his face
and eyes. Mr.. Bennum being in delicate
health, suffered severely, both from the
burn and the effect Of the shock.
Miss Sadie Rawlins, who has been at.
tending school at Roselle, New Jersey,
has returned home fer the summer holi-
days.
Company G Is drilling three times a
week, preparing for the weeks encamp-
ment at Brsndywine Springs.
Rev. John l.. MeKim and wife are
in Georgetown, the guests Of DR.. 9. r.
Layton. Mr.. McKim Is the newly ap-
pointed commercial agent at Nottingham,
England, for which place he expects TO
sail about August 1.
Miss Name Purnell leaves to morrow
morning for Wilmington TO spend her
NhNAtiOns bAlH WAAA b1 WIG kAboN
of Miss Mollie Danner Of S04 Jefferson
street.
Mrs Gazelle Heinzer and little daugh-
ter Helen. will leave here Tuesday for a
visit TO Westfeld, N. J. Mrs. Heinzer
will also spend sometime in New York
and Staten Island before she returns
home.
Misses Gertrude and Sallie Hatfield
spent Sunday in Millsboro, the guest Of
Miss Sallie Black.
Mr.. Charles II. Bennum OF Philadel-
phia, is spending his two weeks vacation
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bennum.
Mrs Helen Lowe Of Denver. Colorado,
arrived here Saturday night to spend the
summer with friends and relatives. At
present she is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. John II. Short.
Several young gentlemen from Milton
were In town yesterday. Frank Martin
of Stockley and Frederick Clifton Of
Redden were here also.
Mrs. Wilbur f. Tunnel was quite i'll
Sunday.
Miss Mamie Dunning has returned
from her visit TO friends in Angola
Master Eugene II. Burton, our lively
little EVENING JOURNAL newsboy, viii
leave this town for Wilmington Wed
nesday.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
New Castle rtems.

Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
New CASTLE, July 2.--Miss Florle
Whitelock was in Wilmington yester'
day.
Frank Pinkerton went to Chester yes
terday.
The blue and bending mills Of the Della
aware Iron Works closed yesterday for
the week. The cutting shop will close
tomorrow for the remainder Of the week.
The colored people win take charge Of
the battery on July A.
l. A. Fols lost little 9-months-ol
boy yesterday with cholera infantum.
A crowd Of Young men from Dobbins-
vile left in q Pennsville yacht yesterday
for a one weeks cruise up the river
Mrs Simpson spent yesterday in Phil
adelphia
The Trustees Of the Poor win meet
this evening.
Captain Newlove arrived home from
Philadelphia last evening on the steamer
Reybold.
Mass at st. Peters R. @. Church on
Sundays during the months Of July and
August will be held at 2 a. m. instead
Of 8.
One million fat Dutch cabbage plants,
good stock, short stems and few outside
leaves; sure headers. Address, John /.
Boyle, New Castle, Del.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
1ELsa..AeAIc eReuITles.
News Neses q Inierest caremsly CO


News Nnses o. Isierest caremsly Con-
aeuaed.
Mr.. James Winstanley, a Protestant alder
man and on ardent parnellita, has been I'M
animously nominated for the next lord mayor
Of Dublin
The ship carpenters Of East Boston on
what Is termed ''new work. have struck for
nine hours work per day ana ten hours pay.
An officer who was connected with one Of
Henry M. Stanley's expeditions has been
restrained from publishing a book entitled,
with Stanley's Rear Guard The court
at London holds that its publication would
violate the agreement that was made by
those engaged in the expedition not to pub
lish any account OF it until tho cftic!al re-
ports were issued
Maltby N. Lane, of New York, a well
known capitalist and railroad man, one
OF the incorporarors Of the Georgetown
street railway In Washington, died suddenly
Of heart disease He was "a years Of age.
The official vote Of Pennsylvania on the
amendment is as follows: For, 296, ,6iT;
against, 4s4, GA majority against, lSs, OF.
Superintendent Of tho Census Robert +.
Porter has appointed Peter T. Wood of
Newark, n. j., special agent TO assist in the
| collection OF statistics OF the wool and
worsted industries Of the country, and Will
lam Godwin Smith, Of Brooklyn, special
| agent for the collection Of the mortality and
vital statistics in New York city
Clark & Brothers Pottery company, OF
| Trenton, has failed, with Liabilities stated to
be about s25, 900 and assets unknown. The
creditors win meet Wednesday.
| Electric cars were run at Rochester for the
first time between Holy Sepulcher cemetery
and Charlotte, distance OF four and a hall
miles. The trial trip was successful one
The system in use is the Thompson Houston
overhead wire
Boston's common council has passed al
| order requesting the mayor on behalf Of tht
city to fepresoht TO the governor that til,
| public welfare requires the immediate trans
fer Of Bunker Hill monument from the Gus
tody Of the Monument association to that o.
the state.
The regatta at Rothesay was sailed Mon
day The Valkyrie won again, the Yaran,
| second
Light earthquake shocks are reported Il
be OF frequent occurrence at Susanyille, II
the Sirrra Neyadas
The Emperor William has loft Kiel ON III
royal yacht Hohenzollern for his trip alon,
the Norway coast
The tramway strikers at Cardiff have be
come riotous and have smashed the window
OF every car sent out thus far
William Symnes, Of Framingham Centre
Mas, who was nearly 30 years Old, fell from
a window and was killed.
Hong Kong was visited by most destruct
i've flood on May - and 80. Forty person
lost their lives and 81, 600 worth of pror
| erty was DESTROYED
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
MUNICIPAL COURT.
= Long Session Tnis Morning CrueItr TO
"a Child-Df4lpks.

= Long Session rms Morning -CrueItg 10
a Child-Dlnnlss.
At last evenings session Of City Court
the four boys who were arrested On Sun.
day for trespassing in the rooms Of the
Episcopalian Mission over Fell & Joseph's
feed store were discharged with repri-
iRand and warning.
William McGinnis, for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct was fined $40
and costs.
At this mornings session Of court the
following drunks were disposed of:
James Mevins, So and costs; Andrew
French, 50 and costs; William Donnelly,
50 and costs; Charles Bowers, SO and
costs; William Powell, rs and costs.
Officer Moffitt testified that while on
Delaware avenue yesterday he heard
shooting and found Mace Jones, colored,
with revolver in his hand He saw him
shoot one load. Ida Greenwood, colored,
saw him shoot at James Jones. The case
was postponed until to morrow morning,
and Jones held in $1,000 on the charge OF
shooting at James Jehes and 800 for
carrying concealed deadly weapons fol
his appearance at that time.
| Edward Hogan, for teasing a simple.
minded old colored man named Joshua
Wood. was fined So and costs.
David Blakely, tie saloon keeper al
Eleventh and Pine streets, was fined S1t
and costs for cruelty treating his little
IA year-old boy. Ths man was arrested
by Agent Frank Stout of the s. P. G. G.
Mr.. Stout and Solomon Hersey testified
that the back Of the boy was badly
bruised. The boy slated that his father
choked him, kicked him and whipped
him with strap, which Agent Stout pro
duced in court. He also stated that h,
was subject to fits, which he had very
often. Blakely admitted whipping tn,
boy, but said that he was very bat
boy.
John Kay, the by who kicked Ottt
RICHTER in the stomach about montl
ago, was given hearing. Otto Righte
testified that he had been very sick from
the effects of the kick. He said that b,
and Kay were good friends, and that i
was entirely unintehtional on Kay's par
to kick him in the way he did Kay wa
let 60 with warning 40 be more careful
while playing in the future.
Charles Council, eolored, charged Will
committing assault and battery upoi
Henry Veezey and William Butler, botl
colored, was discharged upon the pay
ment of costs. John Daily, charged
with assault and battery upon Charlie
Mckinley, was discharged upon the re
quest of the plaintiff.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
wIawAM, ooNoLAvg ANp oAsrLE.

Eureka Council, Jr. o. U. A. M., will
attend the meeting Of the Grand Council
in Harrisburg, Pa, on July l6
The Knights Of Pythias have raised q
banner in front of their hall. advertising
their excursion to Birmingham Park.
The order Of installation Of the officers
Of the X. G. K. castles by the Grand Gas.
tie officers, is as follows This evening.
Delaware City Castle, at Delaware City
Wednesday evening, Crusaders Castle,
No. 3, and st. Johns Castle, No. A; Fri
day evening, Humboldt Castle, No. 10,
Brandywine Castle, No. IL, and Whining
ton Castle, No. 9; Saturday evening,
Diamond Castle, No. 10. On Wednes.
day evening, July 10, they viii go to New
Castle, and on Thursday evening, July
II, they will 60 to Hockessin.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
ACADEMY loF MUSIC.
The Interior Plans to be Improved a
Great Deal.

The Interior Plans to be Improved a
Great Deal.
The Academy of Music will be a model
theatre if the projectors of its rebuilding
have their way.
Proposals were received short time
ago for the work but the projectors
thought the bids too high. They held of
little and the bids came down. The
old plans for the exterior OF
the building will not be changed, but the
inside arrangements will be much i'm.
proved.
J. D. Allen, Philadelphia archi.
feet, who is now remodeling
the South Broad and the Chest.
nut Street theatres, is preparing the new
interior plans. 1t will make the house
more like theatre than church. which
the previous plans would have done.
The two lowest bidders for the work
are w. F. Seeds and John Countess, both
Of this city. One Of these builders vii
receive the contract, which will bt
awarded shortly. gsessa -.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02

In AN interview with the New York
Herald correspondent Mr.. DeYoung Of
the San Francisco Chronicle makes two
statements concerning the Paris Expo
sition
First-It is the grsndest affair Of the
kind that the world has ever seen, and
does infinite credit to the sagacity, enter
prise and wisdom Of the French people
Second-The American exhibit is a
huge blunder. 1t succeeds only in being
big failure. 1t is poor, little. diminu-
tive scrawny and humpbacked dwarf
sent abroad TO represent stalwart, mus.
cular, brawny and brainy nation
This is lamentable but it is not unex-
pected. The exhibits are made by private
enterprises. The states and the general
government have not made an effort tc
be properly represented. As the
laws here are prohibitory to trade
with foreign countries there Is
no incentive to the m As Of mer
chants Aad manufacturers % exhibit
shsIr =2res. There are exh- bitions q
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
49, sALrFsraL nsFIAsaY.
Repairing Che Harmed Buiiding ~ an
nupont Powder Works.

EepalrMg Che Harmed Buiiding ~ the
Dupont Powder Works.
The work Of rebuilding the saltpetre
refinery in the upper yard Of the Dupont
powder works is progressing rapidly. The
walls Of the building are Of stone and
were not destroyed Much Of tho roof
has been replaced and work has been
begun in the repaired part of the refinery.
The machinery was in the cellar and was
little injured.
The exact loss by the fle, owing to the
well known reticence of the DuPonts,
win probably never be known. The re-
finery was an immense structure over
1000 feet long, the result Of additions
made for years past, rs the business in
creased. In II was stored tons and tons Of
saltpetre. which were entirely destroyed.
How much there was and what it was
valued at is known only by the Du.
/ Points.
Probably ten or fifteen tons Of powder
in an unfinished but explosive con.
dition, in tubs and bags, was thrown into
the Brandywine from the grinding mills
and the composition mills near the re-
hnery, during the fre. This was taken
out after the FIRE and the sulphur re-
covered, but the saltpetre and charcoal
In 1t are loss.
III carefully estimated the loss by this
fire would doubtless be found TO be twice
or three times what 1t has been stated at
Evening journal., 1889-07-02

THAT the iron business may be made
Improbable Notwithstanding the coddling
Of the tariff laws is proven by the failure
Of s Robbins & Son Of Philadelphia,
whose creditors held meeting yesterday.
Only few years ago the firm was in
effect presented with more than $iOO, 600,
the executor OF an estate accepting 9
mortgage for $4,000 in settlement Of a
claim for more than three times that
amount advanced to keep the business
going. yet to-day the assets are reported
at $62, 721 and liabilities $l26,15s. Yet
there are no allegations Of mismanage
ment except that,ot attempting to carry
on the business in the wrong place and al
the wrong time in competition with more
favorably situated mills.
Evening journal., 1889-07-02
CnIlnd Rncl 60, r,,.i1,

New YoRK, July 2 2-William A Bushnell.
who as confidential bookkseper for the law
firm OF Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, Of this
city, embe zzled SIS, 600 from his employers In
1878 and disappeared, has been captured in
Chill, and is now on his way here for trial in
custody Of one OF Inspector Byrnes' detec-
tives Bushnell was college mate Of Daniel
lockwood, OF Buffalo, N Y, and it was
through his recognition Of photograph of
the Hbsconder, brought to Buffalo at the in
stigation OF Mrs #. w. Jones, wife Of the
vice president of the West Coast Telephone
company, that his arrest was effected Bush
nell assumed the name Of Hanson while In
Chilli, and under that name swindled the
telephone company out OF $4,000