New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
MATCHES IN WAR TINES.
AMUSING UNCERTAINTY OF HOMEMADE SUI
PHUR STICKS.

PHUR STICKS.
From The Chicago Tines Herald.
The late caused the Southern people to realize
the utter helplessness OF purely agricultural com:
munity when thrown upon Its own resources ana
cut of from communication with the outside world
AS the months rolled on /, became more dlnlcult
themselves with many Of the necessares and con-
veniences Of every day life Matches. for instance
s Tse Ssea run by them roS U S in
quantities It soon oms eSeh how thS Was sns To o
done? The machinery was lacking and also the ma
James Mcpherson a public-spiritei bookseller in
Atlanta, Of the FIRST to attempt TO solve the
getting some machinery, phosphorus and sulphur
through the blockade. and In short time his match
factory was In operation IT, < .s
city, and the matches were stored In MclHerson's
They were made OF poplar and sold liz square books.
the factory not being provided with machine 'h@s
fnexperenced wsrkmsn found hard matter matte no 70
turn out matches that would light Az nrs aoou. me
in contact with the dying embers In fireplace but
this was inconvenent and EFFORTS were made 70 I'M
Changed. and the matches blazed up at the shtest
touch.
self-acting and Unexpectedly broke out at odd
hours OF the day W anq N those Exciting days When
they were selling books they had to watch .ne o,s
the street the moment they began to smoke Once
in the street, the boxes would be emptied ano the
the Clements OF self-destructon and a nigh, watch:
ar as n out N the boxe as as they nd
lions OF spontaneous combustion But the factory
proud Of it. At least 1t was beginning 1t was ssa
sign Of promise and showed that IN Spise % ans
who had the pluck and energy 10 FISK their fortunes
and go to work to build up the Industries OF inc
It was not long before the discovery was made
that the composition used for the matches was 9
revenue for the manuta rurer, The stun was put up
n IN e ~ ae eoSd Of sapeo
quality OF his matches. he could at least lee, proud
t y, MS supplies Of grain stored in the city by
the confederates caused the place to swarm with
"I R1t there was one difficulty in the way and
unfortunate incident soon destroy ss the PUpu n
the demand for It. At that time there Was rat
nearly opposite the book rats ana ons das
in his wrath he determined to make a s.ean sweep
Q, them Bis cs 81 stale e, bread
Counter and covered them with the poison He spread
the mixture the bread with caseknfe ana
r" The merchant was nne-looking man with big
S S.o' was giving about quarter OF pound Of the
stun one OF his most energetic ruos on marc rI,cs
o. bread i Srs to yHobrooEs handsome wske
and when his clerks had thrown bucket OF water
hardly have been recognized BY HE bes! friend Sells;
Ing the ,D Se SSSs 81 ne
where's Mcpherson" the singed and backenso
visitor shouted. III, ..u,... A., -.
"Out at the factory, replied a clerk "ha' !" ~
matter Mr. Holorooky 49,.
Matter enough yelled the other. See what thi!
Internal rat poison has done! IL has almost Killed
me ruined my whskers. and IL came near burning
down INV store Tell Mcpherson that want TO see
him right away. ! would rather nght million rao
than fool with this blasted old po.son.
And the angry man darted back TO his store Win.
out giving any further details OF his misadventur~
visit TO his barber. however, made hm more pre-
sentable. and he was soor In better hunor, A.,
"Iu be dashed II know what 10 DO SAID NC.
Pherson. I'VE must have rat poison you KNOW ana
ma ches People should be more careful IL they
when they my goods they viii get along ~
right