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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
GHOSTLY TEAS A PARIS FAD,


Uncanny % O'Clock Gatherings Under
Phosphorescent Lights.
In the restless effort to find new
means of stimulating the jaded appe-
titles of social pleasure-seekers France
holds her w well, say the Nashville
Banner. Her latest and the most
freakish idea is the IS o'clock phos-
phorescent tea," which is a combina-
ton of the stock in trade of spiritual
istic fakirs with the schoolgirl tricks
of a juvenile party. Five o'clock in
France just now is the twilight hour,
when curtains are usually drawn and
lamps are lit. Instead of lamps the
guests, the furniture and the cups and
saucers furnish the light at the phos-
phorescent teas. On walls, ceiling, d.
vans, chairs, carpets and costumes
there is spread a phosphorescent sub
stance that absorbs light during the
day and at night causes the room to
glow with a weird, unholy light. The
effect is said to be so unearthly that
every one moves about the room with
a cautious, timid step and the CONVEX
sation is i~nvoluntarily carried on in
subdued tones, as though a funeral
were the subject under discussion.
CHASTITY and ghostly seem the guests,
weird and woe-begone the faces of the
servants who hand around the gleam-
ing -tea-cups, while the hostess, in her
phosphorescent costume, looks like an
unholy wanderer from the spirit world.
All that is needed to make the illu-
sion of unearthiness complete is the
presence of the ghostly musicians, who,
half hidden behind banks of phosphor-
escent shrubbery, produce slow and
mythical melodies from instruments
that sparkle and fame with the same
substance that Eliminates the tea
room. The substance used Is a patent
mixture that is guaranteed not to emit
an obnoxious odor. With the ordin-
airy phosphorescence the company
would either have to meet with doors
and windows wide open, to allow the
sulphuric smell to escape, or run the
risk of asphyxiation. So much of a
success has it become, in fact, that the
phosphorescent ball is an event that
will come off in Paris shortly. The
programme for the ball is based on the
same idea as the tea, and the effect
will be still more weird and striking.
Instead of the s%ulphuric guests sitting
quietly around a room discussing tea
and exchanging gossip couples wrap
ped in cleaning garments of dull flame
will glide around the darkened ball
room like spirits of the departed in the
deserted halls of a ruined mansion.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

An aged Chicago spinster, with the
usual fondness of her kind for cats, has
recently had an unpleasant expert
sence on account of her pets. She had
an unusual number OF feline compan-
ions; in fact, about thirty pussies were
domiciled in her apartments, and the
n~eighbors have made a complaint to
me health officers that cats are not de-
sired in that neighborhood in such
numbers. The woman has occupied
the same rooms for eight years, and the
,andlady says that her door was always
kept locked to keep out intruders. The
health officer has ordered the cats re-
moved, and great is the grief OF their
fond mistress.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
CURE FOR HUNCHBACKS.
A Medical Discovery Recently Announce
in Paris.

A Medical Discovery Recently Announced
in Paris.
An interesting and important medi-
cal discovery is reported from Paris,
and is now occupying the attention of
the Academy of Medicine, to which in
stitution DR.. Calot has communicated
the fact that he has discovered a cure
for hunchbacks-at least, in the case of
children, where the mischief is in an
incipient stage, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. The announcement by DR.. Calot
of his mode of treatment was received
by the faculty with a considerable
spice of scepticism, but when he eX-
hibited a series of photographs illus
trating the effects on eight patients
there was a revulsion of feeling, and
the belief seems now to be entertained
that some thing a be done; after all,
if the deformity has not gone too far.
DR.. Calot is practicing in a district
where the affection is not altogether
rare, and thus he has been led to re-
fleet on the possibility of cure, and, al
ter bordering on the subject, to make
experiments which he considers not
only promising but successful. Inc
object, of course, is to bring the splnal
column into a straight line. In the
case of the children on whom the
method was tried large wadded ban
dages were applied to the spot ana
were frightened by the operator with
the exercise of considerable but very
careful force. A plaster mold was tnen
affixed and kept on for three or four
months, the back being found to be
quite fiat upon it's removal. Another
apparatus of a similar kind was then
put on, and in some instances a third,
the little patient being allowed, as soon
as the result was satisfactory, to walk
about in stays. About ten months was
the period usually required to insure Il
cure. DR.. Calot naturally admits that
the original operation demands extreme
care and attention, as a false move
ment might produce a rupture OF the
| spine and thus lead to immediate
death. Some of the children with
whom he dealt had been ~hunchbacks
for upward of eight years. DR.. Calot
does not as yet venture to assert his
belief that much can be done for
grown-up persons similarly afflicted,
but he does not despair of allevlatlng
their distressed condition. He is on
the point of leaving for Italy to enjoy
a little well-earned rest, and on his re-
turn he intends to give some practical
illustrations of his mode of treatment
to his medical colleagues. Any ply
stefan, in his opinion, could easily learn
to operate as he has done, for, as he
says, with much good feeling: Il
should like all who have had to suffer
from a deformity which has rendered
their lives a cruel m%artyrdom to bene-
fit by my discovery"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

Prosecutor Pobiedonostzeff is desir-
Gus of having Tolstoi tried by the holy
synod of Russia for heresy.
Boehm's characteristic statue of
Carlyle on the Thames embankment at
Chelsea is to have it's replica placed in
Edinburg.
Olive Schreiner is about to pay a Wis
it 10 England. Although she has pub
lished little during recent years she has
not by any means been idle.
w. Clark Russell, the English nov
elist, has been an invalid for nearly
twenty years. His tales of the sea have
all beer written in his London house,
it having been over fifteen years since
he has seen the sea.
lola has recently declared that Max
Nordau, the author of Degeneration
is nothing more than a literary dust
man." who has swept into his basket
all the absurdities and lies which are
floating about concerning prominent
men.
A physician, who is also a man OF
letters, DR.. Gustave Toulouse, has ex-
amined lola. explaining all the mental
as we'll as the physical habits Of the
author, and concluding that he is a
superior degenerate" lola was de.
lighted.
Jules Verne is at present busy in the
execution of a plan to publish a series
of stories bearing on different coun.
tries. Unlike many authors, he thinks
of the plot last, letting it form in his
mind as he reads up geographical, his
torical and other books of scientific ma.
ture on the part OF the world he is 60
,x1 - froot
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

List of patents issued last week to-
Northwestern inventors:
Leroy s. Burlington, Minneapolis,
Mimi, apparatus for burning fluid fuel;
Henry J. CHASER, Minneapolis. Mimi.
pants leg guard; Lewis 'Johnson and
l.. Fridlund, Willmar, Mimi. egg separ-
ator; Charles Il. Nichols. Mandan. NJ
d.. Discton rcd extractor; Anton Stnroe.
der, st. Paul. Mimi. hinge for awning
blinds; Samuel NJ. Totten, Nermillion,
S. d., bier: Ferris ID. TGucey, Duluth,
Mimi, rod packing for air brakes.
II. ID. Merwin. Patent Lawyer, DO,
~!!'ioneer Press Building, st. Paul, MINI.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

A romantic story comes from Holly
n. j., concerning Frank Rice, formerly
of that place, but now a wealthy Cali
fornia mining man, and Miss Lizzie
Frake. The two were married quietly
IN Pennsylvania in 1881, but agreed to
keep the marriage secret until success
should have crowned the efforts OF the
bridegroom in the far west. Sixteen
.years elapsed before the desired result
was attained, and a few days ago Rice
returned to Mt. Holly and claimed his
wife. During all this time they guard
ed their secret so well that their
friends never once suspected the true
state of affairs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

A negress who died the other day In
a st. Louis hospital was probably the
latest woman ever known. She weigh
ed 600 pounds, and when she was taken
to the hospital it was almost impossi-
bile to get her through the door Of the
ambulance. She broke the stretcher on
which they carried her up stairs, and
1t took six strong negroes to move her.
When she departed this life it took
over half an hour to ascertain that she
was really dead. The layers Of fat
between the epidermis and the arteries
were so thick that is was impossible to
discern the ebbing and flowing Of the
LlOOd,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
In the Oceans Deptha.

The temperature at the bottom of the
ocean is nearly down to freezing point,
and sometimes actually below it. There
is a total absence of light, as far as
sunlight is concerned, and there rs an
enormous pressure, reckoned at about
one ton to the square inch in every
1000 fathoms, which is 160 times
greater than that of the atmosphere
we live in. At $500 fathoms the pres
sure is thirty times more powerful than
the steam pressure of a locomotive
when drawing a train.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Unwritten Music.

An interesting instance of the ac-
curacy with which music that has not
been written can be transmitted
through the ear and the voice is noted
by Miss Alice G. Fletcher in her
studies of the songs of the Omaha In
dams. One of these songs was record
ed by means of a monograph, and it
agreed in every particular with the
same song as it had been heard and
noted down twelve years before.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Exha listed Resources.

What are you bothering your father
about?" asked the boys mother. Il
want him to tell me a story, and he
says he doesn't know any" perhaps
he will make up one as he goes along"
Il asked him to. But he said he had
been t~estifying before an investigating
committee all day, and it had Used up
all his material. "-Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
A Bulky Book.

Of biggest books in the world
there is no end, but it is believed that
the blank book of greatest weight, size
and bulk belongs to an eccentric ply
stefan of Baltimore, one DR.. Fahrney.
1t was made in Chicago in 1891. 1t
weighs exactly $50 pounds and seven
ounces, and has leaves made of the
very best ROPE manila. The cover of
this giant of books weighs SO pounds,
and is provided with two complicated
padlocks. The book cost the doctor
S65.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
The Typewriter Touch.

Now that typewriters are found in
homes almost as commonly as the
writing desk, it is perhaps pertinent to
chine is very hurtful to a piano player.
The sharp staccato movements of the
writing machine stiffen the fingers and
tend to lessen the suppleness neces-
sary for the piano keys.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

! Representative Donovan of Bay City
has introduced a bill in the Michigan
legislature to keep bachelors and
maids from going on in their single
cussedness." In explaining the bill
Mr.. Donovan says, 1--WE won't have
any penalty for men who have done
the best they could and have been
tilted, or so homely that no sane Won
an would look at them. These two
classes will be exempt from all the
penalties of the BILL" The ministers
end justices are much pleased with the
bright prospect for increased business
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

And o DR.. Lyman Abbott of
Brooklyn tells us that out of he 100
Psalms David wrote but fifteen. David,
therefore, is not the poet many sup
POSED him to have been. Then comes
Rev. William Lloyd, a congregational
minister in New York, who solemnly
AYERS that the story of Balaam and his
ass is not literally true. In other
words, Mr.. Lloyd does not believe the
ass spake with the voice of a man.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Nobody Believes 1t.

If you really believe that foolish
French epigram, THE unexpected al
ways happens" why don't you back
your opinion? 1t is easy to get odds
that 1t will not. For instance, snow
storms in July are unexpected. Are
you willing 70 wage there will be
some this year?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

"a great many people sleep between
these walls" said the guide showing
the visitor through the ancient Eng
fish church where the noble families
were inferred.
Same way over in our country" re-
piled the visitor; why don't you get a
better preacher?"-Judy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

I Right here we wish to call your at
tention to a remarkably good man, in
at least one respect. Stratton, the
Cripple Creek millionaire, refuses to
SO into any money-making schemes.
''What I'm trying to do" says he to
promoters, sis to keep my income down
within the limits of ~decency." Are
you not pleased to know that there is
one rich man who has not designs on
the entire earth?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
A Modern Fairy Tale.

A party of vegetarians, while taking
a walk in the fields, were attacked by
a bullock, which chased them furiously
out of his pasture.
That's your gratitude, is it, you
thankless beast?" exclaimed one of the
party, painting with fright. After
this I'll eat beef three times a day!"-
Tit Bits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Fist Tramp-"I t'ink dey cou,7
make dem model lodgin' houses putty
nue. if they tried"
Second Tramp: Not while dey in
sists on givin' yer a bath"
First Tramp-"Well, s'posin' dey WIZ
to give yer ether or %chloryform an
then put yer in the bath?"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Another Century Run.

Il think" Git was old Father
Time who thought he was thinking)
that it will not be long-indeed, l
know that it will not be long-before
finish another century run. l was a
cycler long before the bicycle was in
vented"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Had to Take the Lot.

Jones's better half presented him
with twins.
When nurse brought them into the
room for inspection the poor man was
so bewildered at the multitudinous
character of his happiness that he
asked:
Am | to choose?"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

BY the way, who is it that is trying
to recover the American flags captured
by the Mexicans during the war with
that country? There has certainly
been no governmental action taken in
that direction.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
His Proper Place.

why did Simpson send his boy to
the prlZe ring?"
well, he always displayed a love for
argument and the old man considers
the field of law Prince
ton Tiger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Plenty OF Reasons.

The Judge-Have you anything to
say why the sentence of the court
should not be pronounced upon you?
Teddy O'Reilly-Faith, yer honor, OF
have given distinct r~aisons, my wan
Of which would convince mesilf if OF
vas only yer honor. -~.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Mrs. Goodsole-"I can see, my poor
man, that you never had the advan-
tage of education or a good home. You
started early in life on the stony path
"a sad CASE of arrested development"
Lonely Straggles-"I should t'ink 1t
wuz, mum l WIZ in Jail before | wuz
IA years old.'-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

A preacher at Normal, ILL.,, says he
uses beer because he is suffering from
nervous pr%ostration, resulting from be-
ing held up by a footpad. We have
often wondered at the enormous con-
sumption of the amber beverage.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Beware of Ointments for Catarrn That
Contain Nercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely deranEe the whole
system when entering it through The mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from rep
utable physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten-fold to the good you cam
possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh.
Cure, manufactured by f. j. Cheney &c:
Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury and!
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. 1t Is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, o.. by +. ].
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle :
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
THE JOKER'S CORNER.
WIT, HUMOR AND SATIRE ORIG
lNAL AND SELECTED.

Via He Wanted Hard to Please
Meddled with Water-Dog Eat Dog
A Modern F~airytale-A Point of Gram.
mara New Use for congressman.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Sneak Thief Sam-Pity 'twuz erbout
Jimmy. He wuz making big money,
and the perlice broke him all up!
Footpad Sim-Big money, wuz he
What wuZ his lay?
Sneak Thief Sam-Coining silver dol
lars.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

The weather is very trying for
everybody" said the physician.
YES" replied Mr.. Meekton. II don't
see how my wife is going to bear up
under it. When the sun doesn't shine
it gives her the blues, and when it
does she says it's fading the carpet"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
A Touching Plant,

my trouble is deep-seated, your hon
Or" said Mr.. Tiff, who was applying
for a divorce.
Give particulars" answered the
judge.
she won't patch my pants
He got his decree.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Roxy Road-"Wot's de tree graces
I've heard so much about, pard?"
Willie Mush-"Im s'prised at yer ig-
gerunce, Roxy. Eat. drink an be
merry of course."-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

I'm tired of wasting words with
Bluening abb 1t this proposed battle"
said the champion pugilist.
well what do you propose doing?"
asked his hacker.
Send a Observation-Disclosures
North American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Baron-"Did you hear about Bachel-
ler?"
Egbert-"No; what now?"
II hear he fell a victim to woman's
charms"
You don't say so!'
Eyes; he was riding his wheel and he
turned round to see what the woman
had on, when he fell."-Yonkers States
man.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Dog Eat Dog.

First Neighbor-That's a very dainty
dog of yours. l threw him some cold
sausage this morning and he wouldn't
touch them.
Second Neighbor-What do you take
him fora cannibal?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Fighting Against InfdeIity.

All true Christians are one in feel
ings, one in purpcsa ard HAIRS, and one
in desires, and pl esent a solid bulwark
of resistance when the doctrine of re-
demption is assailed by an infidel bat
tery.-Rev, Edward McHugh.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Meddled with Water,

Dobson-What became of that man
who had twenty-seven medals for saw
ing people from drowning?
Dockman-He fell in one day when
he had them all on, and the weight
of 'em sunk him.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

The offer Of Andrew Carnegie and
ther rich men 10 loan the State of
enHsylyaDia millions Of dollars with
h.ch-to rebuild its Capitol. causes the
} rsp1cion that they want either to
r.sar their eonsciences or obtain some
more zEYora.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

An Atlanta clergyman d%enounces the
" beautiful women, members Of our
churches, who gamble for prizes at
ards, against the law of both God and
ram" That clergyman's usefulness
nust be over, with the fair members
- his church; at least
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Nlu.t BE.

Carson-"And don't you think mar
ried love is true lover"
Vokes-'It must be. It's course never
docs run smooth Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
Cheap and Filling.

Seedy Willie Ito barkeeper)-Your
refusal, sir, to trust me to a paltry
drink of whisky fills me with astonish-
ment and indignation.
BarEeeper-All right, sir; you can
fill yourself up with establishment and
indignation, and it won't cost o a
copper, but if you want to fill yourself
with whisky, you will have to pay cash.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Mr.. Cleveland is now experiencing
the exclusiveness that is accorded an
ey-president. Nobody pays the least
attention to the number Of ducks he
kills.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
4 Point of Grammar.

First Girl-Gladys has had triplets.
Second Ditto (ahsent-m ndedly)-
You dou': say. Wh3 are the father?-,
Pick-Me-Up.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
The Reason.

"Vot for dey make all de shout?"
Because a goal was taken"
And ees id because Of all de noise
dat you do call dc 81 m de foot ta:vl?"
Judy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

HE English mean
ing of the word
Clever" is given
in the dictionaries
as %dexterous, skill
full, ingenious, says
Philadelphia Times.
In t h e e d
States it is, in
some parts of the
country, used in the
sense of well dis
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Turkey claims to have bought three
American ironclads. The sultan evil
IDENTIFY wishes to discover a few
sand-bars in the Mediterranean.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
A Thoughtful Thought

Old Gentleman-"Oh, say, Mr.. Stay
late; its showing hard, so l thought I'd
give you this snow shovel, as you will
need it by the time you go, to clear a
path to the gate"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Lumber to the amount of l., 900 600
sCuare feet was last year imported by
China, most of it from oregon and Wash
ington.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

The greatest length of England and
Scotland, north and south. is about Cos
miles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

The largest church cdilice in the world
is st. Peters, in Rome; the smallest is Il
church ten feet square on the Isle of Man.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Girls are more courageous than men.
They are ready to make a match with
a fellow twice their size.-Stardard.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10
A New Use for congressman.

Isaacs, Senior-Do you know der
congressman from dis district?
lsaacs, Junior-Vot do you want nit
him?
Isaacs, Senior-I wonder if We could
get him to send oud our circulars nit
his congressional frank?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

Two Irishmen were disputing. One
of them, speaking of himself, said:
81 am a brick"
Sure, and l am a b~ricklayer," said
the other, at the same time knocking
him down.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-10

A farmer of StanSfield, Ont, white split
TING wood, was struck in one eye by a
splinter, and total blindness in both his
eyes resulted