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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-31

r. G. TAYLOR, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
writes: 81 have used the Japanese Pile
Cure with great satisfaction and sue.
cess.' Sold by Christian & Rarbee.
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BuckIen's Arnioa salve.

The best salve in the world for outs,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
oorns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfao.
ton or money refunded. For sale by
Chris.iap ana Ba-hee
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r. NULTY, OF st. Paul, Mimi, writes.
WAS confined to bed for three weeks;
doctors could do me no good; Japanese
Pile Cure entirely cured me-" Sold by
Christian & Barbee.
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LKaAL NOTICES.

tion for the causes in said libci act -,or+t 49,,
e enat said cause will stand for trial at rho
Ser moo IN DaEyle on the 18th day OF Noyem-
TO appear to snow cause why condem matao1
snoula not DC decrecd and to intervene for their
in'e'es'' 40 g. w. LEVI Marshals az
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-31

THAT oily and rough skin cured and
the face and hands beautifled by John.
sons Oriental Soap; medicated and
highly perfumed Sold by Christian s.
Barbee
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A PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 1877 OF
T.1r inc s CODE OF Virginia, shall on SATURDAY.
f-nns 9Th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1884, IN
va, Va between the hours OF 10 a. M and D. m. OF
b Jay proceed to sell at public auction to tho
the jeanette Land Co: Ai"eu esocA Ok
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uhamberlain's Eye and Skin ointmens
Is u certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes
Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples PileS
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head
70 cents per box. For sale by druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-31

INFLAMED, itching, burning, crusty
and scaly skin and scalp of infants
soothed and cured by Johnson's Orien-
tai Soap. Sold by Christian & Barbee
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SN!u stuckhoIdcrs being in arrears I'm the nav
ment OF assessments under call duly made
- w. p. DUPUY
30 tu as Secretary Janctte Land Co
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
10 sg OR NOT TO g. ?
Is the Question Bp!rE Agita:sd in This
Place at the Present.

Is the Question Be!rE AEita:ad in This
Place d the Present.
The correspondent Of the Sunday
Wilkes Barre Leader strikes tue nail
sGuarely on sLs head when he says
The question whether there IL to be
4 new PlttstOn or whether va are to
follow tue old lines seems to have the
tJor Just at the present moment Gnd
when you come to think Ut It, the
wonder is that there shoull have
not been new PitistOu long
ago We are pleased however to note
that cur esteemed contemporaries the
Scranton Ttuth and tue Wllkesoa
Record, have taken up the subject, but
ut the present moment are more bent
upon showing up tue weakness OF each
other than in helping along poor
Pittston The truth o. the matter had
better b. told right C.F than later on,
and the truth Is tuas both OF these
journals are speaking for their respect
i've cities and the trade intersstd in
volyed rather than for the benefits Of
the town itself, and also, that the enter
prise of Pittston has been sappsd by
what poet Shakespeare was pleased 10
call "p4ls irresolution," while her ais
ter towns were reaching out for every
advantage within sight Ptt5tou.
Therefore, is likely to fall betwesa the
two stools or cities. and never De able
TO realizs how far she had fallen until
the shock of contact with the basis Of
things human is hit hard To dis.
guise or mis-epresent this fact would
simply put off the evil day OF reckon -
ing that every community, large or
small, must some time have with it
self.
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day. April 4, but will be present Tues

day, April 4. but will be present Tues.
day, April 3 Ssrvics at I30 y, III.
At the parish meeting OF St james
church Monday evening the following
were elected vestaymHn for thu ensu-
ing year: Henry Cimpb'll. w. j.
Day, LOTUS Campbell. John Arrow,
William r. Sicklin, W. S. Shelton.
Archie A Bgchanan, James Nc Kane,
jr.. Arthur GollinG
The Kings Daughters sale held ut
Llwellyn's Halt yesterday evening was
largely attended. Much interest csn-
tered in the novelty OF the affair and II
good sum was realized The sale will
bo continued, this evening. The pro.
ceeds 20 to the hospital
John Nallon, an employs of the Twin
shaft. was painfully burned Yesterday
morning while ut work by u premature
explosion of gas
Tomorrow evening the Wesleyan md
Mandolin club will Civ. delightful
entertainment in the Sunday school
room of the First Presbyterian church.
Miss Morris. of William street. gave
a pink luncheon of twelve covers yes
terdAy afternoon in honor Of Miss
Robinson Of Biughamton, who is Il
guest of Mrs J. N Anderson. of this
! West Side.
c, c. King and family. OF the West
Side, are sick with the measles. , -.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Strong left
yesterday for Atlantic City.
Engineer Il ward Miller, Of the
Junction. has suffered relapse aud is
very ILL.,
Marriage licenses granted yesterday
P. +. OBoyle. Of Scranton, and Mary
\. Norton, OF Piitston; John Anderson
and Edith johns, both OF Avoca.
A benefit bal! for MrA Thomas
Rowan was held in Armory Hall last
evening aud was largely patroniZed,
At the annual meeting OF Trinity
parish. held Monday evening. the fol
| lowing vestrymen were elected for the
ensuing year: John Howell, A Il.
Mason, +. G, Mprcur, a. X Howe. j.
W. Wheeler. c. II. Phillips, Alex
Sloan, C. X. Trumbower and . C.
| Foster.
Tine ST. Aloysius miastrels have uu.
der consideration an offer to give per.
formaace in Carbonate, under tn,
auspices Of the A o. H.. b. OF T., ui
that plsce
The court has appointed Lewis Cor
don and l. Il Damon. OF West Pitts.
ton, poor directors of West PittstoI
borough, to tlll the vacancies created
by the deaths OF q. Killers and j l.
| Cartwright
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TOWN HAPPENINGS.
Interesting News Notes Told In Short
PsrAgr5 phs.

Interesting News Notes Told IN Short
Paragraphs
TIE inqusition governing the case of
Frank Mcdonnell will take place this
afternoon and interesting develop
lnents, II is said. will bo made public.
1t 10 alleged that no. Rithstanding the
report that the deceased commenced
treatment, oyidenca will be presented
to upset any such statement Whether
this will prove to be the case or not re-
mains to be seen.
An unlicensed saloon on North Main
street. conducted by q Polander. was
the scene Of q free-for all fight few
hours after midnight yesterday.
KEiyes, reyolvers. cubS. stones, etc,
played 4 prominent part and the ints
Iior Of the drinking apartment had tho
appearance Of having gone through Il
siege. When the smoke OF the battle
had cleared away the proprietor was
found stabbed in several places. rs was
also several OF the participants. No
arrests have been made up to the pres
ent.
Borough Treasurer Langsn on Sat
urday received from the county treas
urer the license money, over $1,000.
and was kept busy yesterday paying
out money to parties holding borough
orders. No orders were issued by the
borough since Dec g. until tho new
council met few weeks ago, and the
bills then approved were not paid until
yesterday, as ex. Borough Treasurer
Houser has been prevented from ef-
fecting settlement and turning over
the books and balance on hand to Mr.
Langan, on account Of the failure Of
the committee of council appointed for
the purpose to meet and recommend
to council what action shall be taken
on the orders drawn on the treasurer
that have been disallowel by the audi
tors. Gazette.
"Tbo Prodigal Father" one Of the
best comedies of the day will be pro
duced at Music Hall this evening The
show Is goo one and should be we'll
patronlz,d
Ou account OF very important ap-
pointment, the bishop will not visit ST
James Episcopal church on Wednes-
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now Or NEVER.

Tho Unparalleled Proposition Rapi5ly
Drawing TO a Closs--oaly Four Days
More.
The announcement from day to day
that THE TRBUSEs Encyclopedia offer
is rapidly drawing TO close is bring
ing scores Of p,opls to the Office daily.
But four days moro remain in which to
secure the work. We desire to keep
this notice conspicuOusly before the
public, tnat no one Of our readers may
overlook II, for tho present proposition
Mt SO low u price and upon terms so
easy is final, and when those four days
have expired not another order can bs
filed. For the benefit OF professional
AMI clerical msn and all those
closely confined TO business during the
day We will keep the Office op,n even
ings duriug thes3 last fonr days.
BY mailing the first payment. 81 So
your order will receive the same at
ten;ion MS II you called in person.
As has been observed mn op-
portunity to own library has never
been yours and doubtless never will
again.
Four dollars and fifty cents down
and s. per month thereafter are the
terms. Address The Tribune Il, Il.
Department. 4S7 Spruce street.
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LIVE NEWS OF
TWO PITTSTONS
THE SCRANTON TRlBUNS's Pittstou de-
parEment is in charge Of j. NJ. Fahy, TO
whom news items and complaints may be
referred
LEFT FOR DEAD.
Fractions Foreigners Beat ons Of Their
Countrymsn Iato a JSlly.

FTactious Foreigners Beat One OF Their
Countrymen Tato J1ly.
Sturnerville. located on the we't side
of the river, was the scene OF murder
Gus conflict between y number OF for
eigners Monday afternoon. The fight
was the result Of feud existing De
tween two of the party.
About o'clock in the afternoon
friends Of each met on the roadway
near the old pistol factory The meet
ing was the signal for hostilitiss to be
gin and in a few minutes the ground
was covered with blood. Several wo-
men whose husbands were engaged IN
tins fracas, seeing their men getting
used up, went to their rescuA. Ole OF
the amazous carried with her an AK.
and arriving at the spot dealt her hus-
bands ass ilaut blow on the head that
knocked him sensSlsss.
There il no telling where the fight
would eud had not thS crsw OF pass
ing freight trail stopped aud beat off
the beligerents. The wouaded mau
was picked up ami cggrisd to his board
ing house in the vicinity where 1t wss
discovered his skull was oIdly frac-
tursi
Exeter borough officers came to town
last evening 10 consult with Attorney
" |. HiObs as 10 what cours, TO pur-
sue. The wounded man was very low
last nigat and little hops Of his gecoy
cry Is entertained Up to the pres9l.
his assai,aurs have not been arrested,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
HoaeSDaLE SHADOWS.
Grerh!e Record of tho Movements of
Wayne CT 8,nP.

Sneeidl 10 the Scr0nson Tribune.
EoNEspALE, Pn., NJ re 2G. j. Kirk
Rose. Mrs, l.. q. Rose and Miss Lavina
Rose are in New York.
d. A, McPull, of Port Jervis, was in
town today.
The seventh ennaul masquerade of
the Honcsdale Maennerch0r was held
at their rooms last evening and proved
an enjoyable affair. adding another
event TO TO the social success of the
Maennerchor
The following were elected vsstry
mon OF Grace church yesterday after
noon for the ensuing year: II. u Rus-
sell, r. W. Ham. Homer Greene. Jo-
sepn n. Welch. Il u Hamlin. Gilbert
White. Charles Peterson. David Men
nsr, W. NJ. Gardner and w. f. Sny-
dam.
The petition to court OF ID. C. Ol.
borne that rule be granted on A, f,
Voight requiring him to furnish names
OF parties who voted illegally at last
election. Is refused and the rule di0
charged The hearing and tho time
Tor filing an answer TO be continued
Friday. March 3D. 10 am
The Amity Social club held an en-
joyable social last evening k,freSh.
menis weSo served.
The fair OF the G5rmln Lutheran
church at the city hail was favorably
opened this evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
DYSPEPSIA

Sick HenkaChe, Foul stomach, Bilious.
ness viii bo avoided, and the food that ~
eaten contribute Its nourishlug properties
for the support of tho natural wnsto of thG
body.
ee-Observe tho following symp oms fol
lowing from disease the digestive organs
Constipation, inward ple0 fulness of tho
blood In tho head, Ucidity OF the stomach nRu.
sea, heartburn, disgust OF food, fulness or
weight In the stomach, sour oruCtatlons, sink,
ing or tuttering VI tho heart choking or sur
coating sensations when In lying posture,
dimness Of vision, dots or webs before the
sight, fever and dull pain In the hqRd, def %
iCncy Of persplratton, yClluwn0ss of tho skiu
and eyes Pain In the sido, chest, limbs, and
sudden ilushes Of heat, burning in the flesh.
A few doses Of RAILWAYS PILLS will free
tho system OF the aboye-nained disord eiB.
Price g5c. Box sold by Druggists
Send TO DR. RADWAY g CO., No. % War.
rcn Sc, New iork, for Book Of Advice
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PEcKvllLs PHOTOGRAPHED.
Ac'ivL.ie, OF Twenty four Hours Re.
N.e.ed in GRIN Stvl,.


S,cr,Gl to the Scrauion Trijua'
PECEylLLE, Pa, March 91-Ths
many friends Of Mr.. aud Mrs. John j.
Berry rendered them surprise party
at their Lome, on Main street, last
Monday evening, previous 10 thsir
moving to Scranton Rsv f. p Doty,
in cehalt Of their young friends, pre-
seMted Mr. aud Mira. Berry VITA Il
beautiful silver water pitcler. showing
the nigh esteem they we're held in dur
IN: the twenty-uius years they have
lived here Singing anil other amus7.
ments were INDUCED in during the
evening" Refreshments were served
aui all enjoyed y good tims. The fol-
lowing persons were present: Mr. and
Mrs q. 4, Megargsl, Mr. ami Mrs
J. b. Peck, Mr.. and Mrs Z. w
SuG.rts, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hartman. DR.
aui Mrs j. 5 Graves. Of JeTmyn. Mr..
and Mrs :. T. White, Mr. AMI Mrs
William Page, Dr.. and Mrs. J. B
Sickl-r, Mr.. and Mrs. Z Igsr Barber,
Mr. and Mrs. A, Frazier, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ Pickering. Mr.. aud Mrs p. Suedi-
cor Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Grover, Mr..
and Mrs J. u. Bell Mr. and Mrs, John
f Williams Mr. and Mrs. W. w
Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Jobn English, Mr..
and Mrs j. W. Beck, M. and Mrs
john Tuthill, Rev +. P. DotT, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. C. Warner. Mr4. Dan John
son. Mr and Mrs d. T. Sleans, Mr.
ard Mrs William Ob-rls. Mr. and Mrs
John Sao0E5. Mrs Adam Sampson. Mrs.
Brown. Mrs. 4 Kennedy. Mrs. Jennie
Frear, Mrs William Kestell Mrs. q
T. Tiuklepaugh Mrs. Charles Wander.
fort, Mrs U. Y. Mack. George w.
Tnomas, Il. G. Lintern, Master Joseph
Page, Misses Mary Graves Lila and
Cora Simpson, Nora Pickering and
Miss Lilo Hoilopeter, Of Shickshinnsy
Mrs. George Cool leaves tomorrow
morning to spend few days with her
mother at Cagbonlala.
Mrs. ". w Grover, who has been
visiting for 4 few days with DR.. and
Mrs. j. b Grover, returned to her
nome at Luzsrns yesterday
& ;. Doud has begun two celar5 for
dwelling houses on the F,ummsr es-
tate on Ridge street.
John Warren has his house at Bell
place nearly completed.
Harper Lodge, Independent Order of
Old Fellows, IS planning to build a
large barn on the back Of its lot for
livery stables, which will be occupied
by o. f. Rsssegure
The board Of health organized for
business Monday evening at the coun-
Gil room
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28

suW'NtVFVII9 IIWtH ItW'
Tho senate OF the United States ia sup.
posed to DO under Democratic control, and
viii ba held responsible by tho Democratic
party, and, indeed, by the whols country,
ior the infamous and cowardly manner in
which 1t has violated ths pledges OF the
platform aud placed the party in an atti-
tude OF miserable self stultihcation Ger
tainly It is queer kind OF Democracy H.
lustrHIed by the mangled and emasculatel
tarln bill as it emergea from the senate,
which carries tho Democratic party
straight into the protectionist camp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
Thu DnwninR Casa

Louis l.. Downing, who WAS com
mitted to Jail Monday, will be liberated
today on bail he would have been
yesterday but for the inability Of his
counsel w. s. Hibbs. TO iiai any Of the
judges or court officers. they being out
Of town. Attorney fiib5s, in conver.
sstion with THE TRIBUNE correspond -
ent, speaking of the case, said
1t is nothing Ia; clss Of
blsckmail pure and simple. AMI when
the time comes my client will show
beyond any doubt that the accusation
made by tho plaintiff is false in every
particular" Mr.. Hibb3 produced a
letter. which had been dropped by Mr..
Downiny's sccuser, that was unh. FOR
perusal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28

scrgnion-F. P. Price, Washington ayeuus
God Media Brand
Dunmore--F P Prica Gold Medal Brand
Dunmore-F D. Manley, Superlative Braul.
Hyde Park-CaIsOu & Davin, Warhourn st.
Gold Medal Brand J seph A. Mears, MAN
avenue Superlatiye Brand
Green Ridge A L.Spencor Coli Medal Brand
J. 7. McHsle Superative
PTOviience-Fenner& i Cbappell y Main ave.
nue., Superlative brand;C j. Gllle.pia. ".
Market street, God Med ii Brand
Olyphant-James Jordan, Superlat!ve Brsu5
Peckvlle- >haitar & X is,r Superativ..
Jermyn-C u. Winters & Co suparaative
Archbald-Jones, S mpson & Co. Gold Medal.
CarDondale-B. 5. CLARK Gold Media Brand.
Houes1ale-l y. Foster i Co Go!I Meaa
MinookG--M II. Lqvelle
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will not be permitted to set up Gs 4 defense to
the recovery OF the amount OF tho license
which he is requested to pay when suit shall
he brought that ho il not II dealer in Iperchan
disc. ett. The law further provides that 1t
shail be the dlty of the county treasurer 10
sue for tho recovery OF all licenses duly re
turned 10 him by the mercantile appraiser II
not paid On or before the first day ot July, IN
each aud every wear, within tn days after
date, aud said treasurer shailnUt be Gischarg ed
from any such license unless he brings suit to
recover the same on or before that date,
TAKE NOTICE.
AN who are concerned in this, that an ap-
peal will le held at the Arbitration room,
Court house in the city uf scranton. on Thurs
day April .6 1884 between the hours OF va
III. and D. m, for city and county, At Whlch
time and place any person above named de
fined and elias, ed rs aforesaid Or their agents
Uv attorneys, may appear amt appeal lrom
their SHld aSsv sSments, OF have errors II "LS
corrected, II they think proper.
A. 7. GlLGALLUN, Appraiser.
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Taylyr--Judge {; Co, God Medal; Athertou
u Co., SuperlStivs
DuryoE-L Lawrence Store Co Gold Medal
AOoGc-John McCriAde, Gold Media!
tlttstOn N. ". O'Boyle, Gold Me5a
Ozark Green -FrGCe 4 Parker. SuperIAt!vs.
Clark summit + ~ Young, Gold MEDIA.
Dsitoo-S L. Fi1u & Son, Colo Media Brand
NiChOlsoL-J. Harding
Na7trly-3. " Bliss & Son, Gold Medal
FSctoryy yyiile-C Gardner, Cold Medal!
HOpbOtton-.N. II Finn & Son, God Nedal
cbyhauns-rnbyhaun4 & Lehigh Lum5s
Co. God Medal Brand
Gouidsboro-S A. Adams Guld Melsl Bran q.
Noseow-GGlge d Clements Gold Medal.
Lake Arlel-Jsmss A. Bortree, Gold MEDIA.
Forest City. L. Morgan & Co., Gold Medal
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DAD ways
III Pill, - "

Purely Vegetable, mild aud valuable. lausa
Perfect Digestion, omplete al sDrptiOn and
heelt hful regularity, For tbs curs Of all dis.
oi ders ot the stomach, Liver, Towels, Kid
neys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Loss of
Appetite, Headache, Constipation, Cos.
tiyrness, Indigestion, BIliOusness, Fever,
Irhammation of the Bowels, Piles and
all arrangements of the Internal vlsCern.
Perfect Digestion viii be accomplish ed
by taking RHdway's fills, by so doing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorls
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave theIn Castoria,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28

RHEUMATISM racks the system like n
thumb5crew. 10 retreats before tho power
OF Hood Sarsaparilla, which purides the
blood. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28

A Year for Democratic War Mca,uros.
Cincinnati TmcSSldr
II looks rs though tho PennsYlvani ia
Democrats will have to resort to draft to
get men to run on the state ticket ut the
next election.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28

FoR earGche, toothache, sore throat,
swelIed neck and the results Of colds and
inflammation, use DR.. Thomas Electric
Oll-the great pain destroyer. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
Lost Manhood N N N

nrophy, etc, surely cured by lNRAPO. the great
nindOo Remedy With written guarantee oufe. Sold by
MATTHEWS BROS. DruggistS, Scranton. Pa
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M MEGARGEL
& CONN ELL
SUPERLATIYE AND GOLD MEDAL

The above brands Of -four be had the following merchants
Of -four 90 o! -four f
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Price sc. per bottle. Sold by Druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-02-23
ABSOLUTELY BRAINLEss.
The Ola Mon Tells an ExplosIoA Story Go
illustrate His Meaning.

Illustrate His Haeaalng.
81 suppose, said the old man.
s.that 1t is necessary to have just so
many people in the world who have
no brains Things wouldn't wag
along-there would be no excitement
if every man knew as much as every
other man. Now. the other day,
saw an example Of absolute brain-
lessnesS
Then the old man paused and
waited to be persuaded to tell the
story. His audience insisted, and he
began:
IL was down in the oil country and
was talking to friend of mine who
uses naphtha in his business He
buys 1t by the barrel, and as he was
about to order q new lot he walked
out into the yard where the stuff
was kept and said to one OF his men,
the foreman: Jim, how much naph-
tha have we got?' The foreman told
him that he didn't have much left
There was but q part of one barrel.
Nv friend told this man to find out
lust how much there was 1t was
about o'clock, and quite dark. The
foreman called one of his men and
told him 20 take stick and put 1t
down through the bung-hole OF the
barrel Then he could see how far
the naphtha came up on the stick and
estimate the amount in the barrel
1.-The man had lantern and the
foreman cautioned him about taking
it near the barrel He told him to
put the lantern on the ground at
least twenty feet from the barrel.
and then go over and measure the
stuff with a stick. The man sham
bled off toward the barrel. He looked
at it and found the bunghole. and
then put his lantern on the ground
| fully two rods from the barrel. Then
he walked back. pulled out the bung
! and stuck his stick i'll the barrel
He pulled it out and deliberately
struck a match to see how much
there was. He held the match down
over the bung, and instantly there
was the biggest explosion you ever
heard. We were thrown down by
the shock and the man disappeared
entirely. They gathered him up in
small pieces. de2der than smelt
That" the old man continued.
''was an example of yellow fat in the
place of gray matter. That fellow
was very careful about his lantern.
He didn't get it near to the barrel,
but he struck a match and almost
dropped it through the bung-hOle
So long as there are so many low
foreheads and narrow eyes in this
world there will be no lack of news
for the papers.