The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 23, 1915, Image 8
APrisonerln
Cuba
spai MHHHHHB8
By MARTHA V. MONROE
FranU Dorrance was h private iu an
infantry regiment In the Hpaiiltdi war.
One day while he wan oii picket duly
the huii WiiM hot, the in*eclM were Itutt
lug about hlm.iind there >vnn absolute
Jy nothing to interest him He ?nt
down on ii stone, The hills, the blU#
sky with a fleecy cloud floating over 4t.
a uieadow directly before hliu, ail |>e
came Jumbled together.
The next thing Frank kuew a Span
lard wax kneeling over him holding a
knife within an inch of his throat. Am
boom tut iila eyes were opened, for he
had been asleep, the Spaniard. who
had p6sse*wed himself of the A inert
en 11 'h musket, made Mlgns to him to
get up, :When he hod obeyed the or
der h Id captor poiuted down tl?e bill
aid?. Tlio picket a were badly posted,
and Frank's supports did not see blin
till he had gone some distance. It then
took them .Home tiny) longer to consid
er what their comrade wan doing want
ing down the hill followed by a man,
but suppoHed lie wan going down to
the brook for a drink of water. By
the timo they understood that Frank
was being marched away a prisoner
bin captor was directly between them
and him. and they could not put a
bullet Into ono without endangering
the other. Then Captive and captor
disappeared in u wood.
Frauk Dorrunce wits taken to a little
village near by and lodged in a low
building, or, rather, outhouae. It was
not fitted tor a Jail, but a guard waa
posted about it, and* Frank would !>e
.shot If ho attempted to escope.
Frank waa a handsome fellow, the
very opposite of a Spaniard. Ills hair
waa very light and his eyes very blue.
Tho house In which bo was confined
was directly back of a little store
where plna, needles, thread, cakea, can
dy and fruit were sold. The day after
his capture, looking qut through.# win
dow, he saw a Cubun girl at a desk
In tho back of the store evidently
working on accounts. Presently she
looked up, and their eyes met.
A handsome boy of nineteen, looking
Into tho eyes of a pretty girl of fifteen
at any time Is liable to kindle a spark
This girl looked away, but not for long
Slio was tho ohly daughter of a man
who was fighting for Cuba against the
Spaniards. She and her mother attend
ed to tho store, supporting a family of
small children. One day their neigh
bors began to crowd the store, making
purchases. Thero were not more tliau
a hundred people in the village, and It
seemed that at least a third of these
wore in constant need of something to
bo bought at the store. Many of these
prt*sous carried homo their purchases,
but tho children of the storekeeper
were constantly going out with ^bun
dles.
This was noticed by the only Spanish
sympathizer In tho town, who lived
opposite the store, and he wondered
how. It could bo that the sleepy little
shop could so suddenly have wakened
up. The villagers were no dehor, nor
was thero any evidence that their ne
cessities wero any greater than before,
and yet they were all buying, some of
them many times a day. As for the
soldiers, iiiey wero ail Spaniards and
strangers, and, being hated by the peo
ple as their enemies, thoy knew little
and cared less what was going on In
tho town.
Meanwhile there wero snatches of
lovemaklng botween Frank Doj-rauce
and the Cuban girl, though there was
no means of communication between
them. Frank had picked up a few
words of Spanish and, having no Ink,
cut his finger with a knife brought him
for meats, and with tho blood mado
an apology for a small message. Hut
tho girl made signs for him to desist,
evidently fearing that ho would Ik? seen
by the guard.
Ono night Frank was awakened by a j
scratching sound under tho tloor. J
Thinking It was caused by rats, lie '
turned over and went to sleep again.
Hut the scratching continued and !
sounded like an animal burrowing. I
Frank listened awhile, then got up and
put his ear dowtj to tho floor. He
heard some one digging.
lie sat on the side of bis bed and j
tried to think out what It meant.
Tho tloor was old and rotten. Sud
denly he began to feel of it and found
directly above the sound n board that!
be could pull up. This ho did. and. 1
though the noise ho made was slight,
tho scratching ceased. Hut it soon be
gan again, and Frank began to scoop
up tho dirt under the tloor whero ho
had removed tho board. It was not
long before some of the rarth pave way
and Frank's hand came In contact with
nnother hand much sorter and smaller j
than his own.
? "Senor!"
"Senorltal"
It dawned on the soldier that the lit- 1
tlo Cuban girl hod burrowed under tho '
ground to como to nlm. She had pre- ;
pared herself with enough English to
tell him to crawl through tho tunnel
sho had niado for her exit. He put on
his clothes and followed her Into the
store. There ono of her mother's drcs&oft ;
was provided for him, and In the i
morning, clad an a woman, he walked I
away to freedom. And his liberator
went with him.
' Tbo purchase* that had been made
by tho villagers consisted of the earth
taken from the tunnel. At the instiga
tion of the little Cuban girl they ba<l
banded together to help th? American
toldtor who had come to help ther&
throw off the Bpantah yoke.
FKANIt'H THROAT CtT.
Ule Trnwr, AUmM rran ikb!^
Hjr FdMtr PrWrr.
tlill(HlKrrilW, ''Ql^ July IK.- iHirtwrv j
completed Mfwinit Op tb?r ?nuu?! Ill:
KmnkV at 1:15 (Almk thl*
morning. 'IVy had )o(iih1 the jugular
\ el II .Mid I In > Mtttlf Mm- ojieratlou
wik HViivitHful. Frrntk wa? taken to
the hospital |(?- W?H still COUrtcioUX.
Mill. NjfftV ill*'. Hi* . Jul> 17 l^eo M
Frank, doing a- IU? ivrui Cur liu.- uiur
<!*' r of NJ^I> I'hagan. HUi* attacked ill
ihi- -lull* prison at 11:10 i/clock ip.
by a fcllim priMMHT. lik Iwid
was nil half off with m iiriium made
hutcher knife that omivMji had uh^I
(luting lb# 4ljr ill killing hogs Frank
wax xtlll on the operating tahle an
hour after the attack. eonarfofea hut
hieediug from the wound*.
According lo thrv*> dM-toni who ur?*
working on Frank, the wounded prix
ii/ht ha* a ?*ftan?*? t?? fveovar.
Tin* attack wa* taa<|e from Mllod,
the left Jugular vein Im-Iiix wvi-rwl,;
Thu spinal chord wan not touched and
neither wax the wlndpl|M>. TTk* wuwh),
however, If* a deep one. and Frank had
suffered the JofvM of a great amount
of tihaal ttefore doctors reached Ilia
NMK
William i 'rcay. 4!> years ohl. who ix
doing a life term from Odumhux. (fa.,
?n a charge of murder. In K(CIUWd I* y
I he prlsoit authorities of cutting
Frank'* thr??at. . freeii lias 'Iteeu p0|
ill a dungeon.
> Frank Man attacked In the dark at
the prison, according to the ottieialx
of the state farm. He had not l>een
on gbod terms with many of the prls
oner# since hla arrival here, and yet
prison officials U'licvwl that he was
IMTftvily safe inside the walla of the
prison. ,
The Inmates ?f the prison occupy
one large room at night, a sort of a
dormitory, where the strict estof rules
are otwerrod l?y the prisoners. All
are allowed I lie freedom of the tiyor
up to h o'clock. hut after that hour
a prisoner |? not allowed to move with
out |M'ruils*doti front a guard.
The attack on Frank tonight came
so ipih'kly that no guard had time to
Interfere, freeii Is alleged t<> have
drawn the knife from his prison cloth
ing, where he had secreted it for the
iinirderous attack, ami. uttering a
curse. thrust It acrota* the throat of
Frank, the attack Ijeiug froth l?ehliid.
Frank fell forward to the tloor ut
tering a cry of |?aiii. The lights were
quickly switched on and the guards
saw Frank prostrate on the floor,
hi i. MMf spurting from hLs wound, while
a prisoner wii? trying t v make his way
hack to his hed.
The knife, made of a (lie, which the
convicts used in killiag hugs during
the morning, was found on the floor
of the prison where the attack oc
ctirred. How the knife was smuggled
into tin* prison i? a myatery.
The guards found Frank's condition
alarming. Prisoners were excite*!.
J>r. < Jeorge It. (Vmiiton, the prison
surgeon, was immediately called, hut
before he could reach the prison dor
mitory. two well-known Georgia sur
geons who are serving terms in pris
on were at Frank's side administering
l!r*i Hid tu the wounded man. One
of those physicians b Dr. W. J. Me
Natighton, of SWainslioro. who Is do
ing a life term for' . murder. having
?been sent to prison after f*mr trials, i
nnd the other physh-ian who attended
him first was l?r. I? M. Harrison, of
(^dUHihtis. doing a long term.
"I guess they've got me," Frank Is
quoted as having uttered to the doe
tors who sUxal over him.
Frank was couaclpus from the Hrst
and continued to talk. He suggested
to the doctors how the flow of Idood
could lie stopi?ed. ne was gradually
growing weaker.
Within a few minutes Frank was
placed In the ofierating room in the
hospital dei >art incut of the prison. I?r.
(%*iiipioii. iiie prison surgeon, assisted
hy the two doctors who are serving
terms theVe. start <*<1 to sew u|> the
wounds.
William Creen, who attacked Frank;
wax sentenced to a life tenu from
41 ujx ?.????? (Columbus) oii June 13,
5913. I*o M. Frank wan brought to
the state farm In tin* early morning
of June 21, after a midnight lllght from
the Fulton guilty Jail In Atlanta, hy
train to Macon, OH., and theuce hy
automobile to the prison. > '
A few bourn after his arrival here
It wa? odlclnlly announced thift the
then <jov. Slatou had commuted Ills
?? to life Inipr Isoiimenl
After his arrival here Frank
that he would In time prove "to the
worhl that he wax 4nn<Mont of the
charge of liavlng murdered Mary I'lta
gan, the I I year old Atlanta pencil fac
tory girl.
I ah* than a week ago the gtate
inllltUmen here and at Macon were
ordered held In I heir armories, a re
l?brt havliiK reached the ear* of ntate
officials that an attempt would he
made to for<v an entrance to the
state prison, get Frank and lynch
him.
i While Frank wan oil the operating
' tahle Warden Smith and other prlaon
| ofilcl.als*hnd Creen brought before them
and his statement waa, taken.
"I'm awfully aorry that I did this,"
? he Mid, "At the moment I thought
i that I was doing what waa light. I
thought that I was dolllg something
! that ought to he done.
If 1 had to do It again 1 wouldn't
< do It for anything In the world. I am
e?|*M'ia))y mo rry that I attacked Frank,
now that 1 realize the aeriouanea# of
the crime. 1 am aorry because of the
criticism that It may bring oil the nth
dais of the state farm, es|>eclally of
Warden Smith. I would not <Jo a thlnu
In the world to Injure him In Ida po
sition. He had confidence In me, and
I have violated that confidence. I am
ready to Buffer the . timsequencea."
Creen waa questioned as to how he
attacked Frank. He said that Frank
lay asleep In the bed in the dormitory
of the prison ,where there were a ban
dred others. He slipped up behind
1' rank in the darkness and alaahed his
throat. There waa only one knife
wound. Frank was aaleep when at
racked. ( ~ ?
Immediately after Creen had made
his Htatement he was taken to the
Imseiut'iii of the prison whore he was
placed In solitary confinement. He
was also put In irons. The cell in
which he is confined la of concrete
and steel. It is practically a dungeon,
although not so termed hy priaou ofli
clals. ;'v
Odd Hits of News.
Chicago. III.? The North weatern rail
road has put a lunch-counter ear <n
the "golf s|>cclal," Chicago's awellest
suburban train. Out-bound golfers
now dine at a white enamelled coun
ter running the efitlre length of the
car. with a row of high seats in front
of it, and white garbed waiters assent
Me a half minute meal on order.
Atlanta, (la.? Itev. (i. W. Michel
herger, in the .current Issue of the
Georgia Commonwealth, says that wo
men are drinking more liquor than
they dtd several years ago. He
tiroes a legislative fight to enforce pro
UIMtioii in (Jeorgiavwhlch, though dryr
he says, has a hiind-tigcr In every near
l?eer stand. ^ " LL
Phlladelphia, . Pa. ? A Christmas
greeting mai)e:1 In New York more
than seven yearn ago, reached its des
tination les? than 1<X> miles away last
Sunday, The letter was sent by II. C.
Pearson, an employee of the Western
Union Telegraph company, to his wife
who, at that time, resided in Alleu
town. Pa.
Coroner K. F." Spencer, of Cherokee
comity, died In (Jaffney Sunday morn
inn. Already there are a dozen appli
cants for his oflice.
77/E 7>/??/DEAfr AM AT PUTS /f/S
MONEY //V77/E BA/V/f-SOAfE DAY
HE W/LL NEED IT.
'mvnep
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What is the good of earning money and extrava
gantly SQUANDERING it?
The man who piles up his money in the bank will
also EARN MORE. Why?
He will take more INTEREST in what he is doing and
he will be given the chance for promotion, or for a
PARTNERSHIP, over the man who foolishly spends all
he makes. ,
Make OUR bank YOUR bank.
We pay four per cent interest on savings deposits.
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The First National Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C
TUe biting upimratuu* of a flea if
only one-twefth the (11m iuet?r ot the
fluent needle.
"The Million" at Majealir, TuoHday.
WANTS
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FOR RENT
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* Ml III
FOR SALE
FOR WALK? Wagons. We ha ye some
more of those good Chase City
wagons that wtr'ftre offering at dose
prices. Dr. W. C. Moore, Camden,
S. <\ ? - ? 13-18.
"MONEY*'-~The mint makes it and un
der the terms of the Continental
Mortgage Company you can secure
It at ? per cent, for any legal pur
pose on approved real estate. Terms
easy, ' tell us your wuntM and we
will <?<> -operate wlUi you. {M)H-D Mou
sey Bldg. ? Baltimore, Md. 15-2<J
LOST On DeKalb^or Mill streets, one
class pin, gold wreath, blue enamel,
Maltese cross, name on hack, Re
ward ftf returned to The Chronicle
olllee. 14.
FOB RENT? My storehouse at Hoy
kin. For particulars apply to T. P.
Sanders, Ilagood, S. C. 15-17
TAKEN HP ? A black milk cow. Own
er can net same by paying excuses.
Katie Bel ton. 1713 .(Jordan street,
Camden, S. C. 15
Strayed or Stolen ? A black cow, tips
of both horns sawed olT, white spot
on udder. Howard If returned to A.
D. Kennedy, Camden, S. C.
WANTED? to correspond with anyone
knowing of the BVooklutnks family
of war times. Address Miss? L.
Jones, Santa Maria, California.
LOST ? On July Kith, between Camden
and Kershaw, one suit case, full of
ladles clothing. Liberal reward for
its return to The Chronicle ofllcc.
FOR SALE? One White "30" Touring
" car in tine condition, for sale cheap.
See H. 10. Beard, Camden, S.'C.
FOR SALE ? Prepare for Cotton Gin
ning by buying one (1) 80 saw Lorn-;
mus (Jin; also one (1) 00 saw Gin*
Caii be seen at Adams' mill ; for
price, inquire at 210 PeKalb street,
Camden, S. C. 13-14-.
WANTED ? 25 ladles for winding de
partment. Private work room. San
itary and pleasant work. Good pay.
Apply by letter. Enclose three signed
letters of reference relative to iporal
character with application. References
to be from prominent and reputable
business people. Preferably one to be
from your pastor. No ex|>er4ence ne
cessary.? Sumter Electrical Co., Sum
ter, S. C. * 12-13-14
TO CAR OWNERS ? We will sell you
Gasoline at 15 l-2c for cash. Cam
den Motor Co.
JUST RECEIVED? A car of Chase
City Wagons in all sizes, at prices
to suit conditions. See me before |
buying. Dr. W. C. Moore, Camden,
S. C. 13-18.
When you need a good wagon, call and
let us sell you a "Chase City" kind,
i All sizes. Prices right. I)r. W, C.
Moore, Camden, S. C. ? 13-18
WBT ? A Singer Sewing Machine re
ceipt book between J. W. McNor
ton's and Betliune. Finder will please
leave with postmaster at Bethflne fit
return to owner and receive reward.
J. A. Melton, Camden, &. C.
AUTO OWNERS.? Bring your old
tubes and cases to Camden Motor Co. ,
and get 0c for tubes and 3c for eitses,
in trade. ? Camden Motor Co.
Eat Rock Hill Bread ? the Sanitary
kind. Made by machinery and baked
in a clean sanitary bakery by white
bakers. - 10-4 1
ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS.? Our
Mr. Wltherspoon is here to do your
work at 50c per hour. See if he will
not save you money. ? Camden Motor
Co., Camden, S. C. '? " *
FOR SALE? One building lot on Chest
nut street, near Seaboard depot, 42
feet front by 222 feet deep. Apply
> to So llie Frasler, 814 Chestnut street,
Camden, S. C. 10-4tp
WANTED ? *Bvery lady in Camden to
try Rock Hill Bread* the sanitary
kind. Phone yotir grocer and take
no other. Look for tho wrapper.
iC. ;??? ? v-jfey ,:io-4t
Rock Hill 1 tread ls"\vrapped in waxed
paper and the name is stamped on
each loaf. Phone your grocer and
eat nothing but Cleau Sanitary Bread
jjg&y ; / ? 10-4t A
m ' " 1 i ?
Don't forget to phono 300-J or visit my
placc on Croitl Si, next door to Mrs.
Wittkowaky, HUl San
itary Bread and cakes, fresh every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and
other good things to eat Prompt
delivery.. Tenni cash. B. J. Lewis.
TIMELY POINTERS FOR
ORCHARD AND GARDEN
(Clemtton College liulfetiii.)
If cauliflower 1h to thrive, It wuat
lie i?lai*t?Ml on mol?t, well drained, fer
tile noil.
Thin out the shoot* of dahlias If
you wish to produce large flowera.
Home one askn l( he should mound
young iK'ucli tree*. liy all means. It
is easier for borers to destroy a Hinall
tree than a largo one. /
Turn the Hinall stream Into profit
hy constructing an Irrigation plant.
Tills often can he done for amnll cost
and 1m an liiNuraiico>aguliiHt drought.
To K?'t Hinall need to Kcriuinatc at
thin season, how them In a freali fur
row made about throe lncjies deep and
cover them hy rolling a wheel harrow
along the furrow.
Hoe the weeds out of the ubrner of
the garden before they develop Heed
and you will lessen the number of
w<Mh tlmt will come up next year.
Iluve jou iiotir^d any Ccmo
Una grown plum* on* the market?
There are a number o? varieties Uiat
reach perfection in thin ntate an\J bring
good prices.
Keep tlie aHi>aragus bed well culti
vated throughout the growing season.
A large groW-th of stalk means a well
developed root system and hence a
1 letter crop of asparagus next season.
In ti| case of young fruit treea
planted about the borne grounds, where
they cannot be cultivated, keep the aoll
stirred about them with i\ hoe or place
around them a heavy mulch of straw
or stable manure.
| The Horticultural Division is now !
having published a circular on "The
Home Canning of Fruits and Vege
tables." If you ure Interested In can
ning send us your name and address
tbi.t we may mall yoti a copy without
delay.
Connellsvllle, I>a. ? Frances Cadero,
20 years of age, maimgOfe'IT 70 acre
farm neijr here, including the care of,
six horses and several cThvs. Kbe has
lieeji in charge of the farm for thfee
years, and has discarded skirts for
trousers to work in the field and barn.
Chester, \V. Va. ? Lightning struck a
tree near a small farmhouse three,
miles from here, kntoklng It through
the roof or the house and killing two
sisters- ; Miss faancy Logan, 71, and
Mrs. Margaret Wychoff, 74.
L. . ? . . ' ? . WV ...
India consumes one' sixth Of tlltf
world's supply of quinine each year.
little Chita CrualiwJ by lUOe el c3
KdgeitalU, July Hi Th? dUUj^ j
M? atiA Mr*. fBrue?t Winn, who r?J
In t Lit' lleboboth B*H"tlou of the wail
lAnytllK Wwlnewlity <?n
of cotton that wer? lyln? hi thft )Sri
( iiii* <?f the b*le?? In Htinc way Ml J
tlu-li little tWO year i>U\ si m aiul tfcjpU
jitiics whh-li NMUltiHl w?TO no
an ?<> < ausc death in uU.wt four l?,Ul^
Tlu- little CbtUi \va htuhMl .It K?h.AMKi
cjUurch yeaterilay.
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Tiu'iv IniH been n<? lynching hi Abba
villi' rolllily, ?H was fir.MU'OUHly ti
ported f?ul A.tt?leruon. Sheriff u. m
JiurtH atfd Deputy J. IC. J out* htvi
made investigation of tin* aiu-n**ti lyndi
lug ami tUid th??t there in little fooiMla
tlou <or the atory.
Red Devil Lw
EATS UP FILn
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OUT.?oMAK ff/feSEJ
Make Your Out-House Sanltan
^hplaCe.iyatr^ 'baby's miff UwtS
ortgindted In out-houses and such breedtd
? . ?v"?? onu Bucn breedia
places, and theae germs are usually cwrit
to the house and kitohon by flies th&i tat
an air route.
ftBD DBVIL LYE , plentifully sprinJM {
privies every two Or three days, will ealttpU
filtk deposits, keep eueh places Sanitary, sa]
wipe out the pestiferous fly.
The coat Is trifling, while the beneftts
not bo measured in dollars aud cents.
. Use Bed Devil Lye for this imported
puroo*e, you will be amazed to find bowl
actually eata up tho filth. Do it at onoe, aaj
??*, rid of the fllthi files and odor*. ]
RED DEVIL LYS
Is Death to the Fiji
BIG CANS 50. and 10o., pnlveriied, resdj
to sprinkle. Write for Booklet " P&S vBNT,
\ WN. SCHIELD MFG. CO., St. leak, lal
LET US FILL YOUR
ORDERS FOR ICE CREAM
We have recently installed a new Ice Cream Plant
and are now able to fill*' orders for any amount of Ice
Cream at short notice. We manufacture a strictly J
high grade Ice Cream. We ask that you give us a trial
and you will be convinced. ?
40c ....! ,..per quart
75c ..per half gallon
? ' $1.25 per gallon (vanilla) Cream ,
$1,35... ........ ..'...per gallon (fruit) Cream
Don't forget KERNS Delicious Lunch CaHes at 10c In boxes.
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Crosby's Ice Cream & Soda Parlor
Prompt dellVery to all parts bf the city. r Phone 44
ATTENTION FARMERS
We will pay 5 cents per pound for' good heavy fat
Cattle for' any number of Cattle at our farms. Bulls
and small cattle taken at full value. ;
Camden Beef Cattle: Farms
A LUGOFF, SOUTk CAROLINA
FRED ?. PERKINS, Special Partner HENR^ CUNNINGHAM, Mgr.
ii ? i ii- L>oVni
Get The Habit and j
Buy Goods for Cash
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10 pound bucket "Snowdrift"..LaVd ?1.?P
' 5 pound bucket "Snowdrift" Lard 50t
4 pound bucket "Snowdrift" Lard J 40e
10 pounds "Compound" Lard 90c
10 pounds Pure Lard $1.20
Pure Leaf Lard, 60 lb tubs, per pound 11
Fure Leaf Lard, loose, pec pound 12 1-2?
Compound Lard, 60 lb tubs, per pouriii 8 1"*?
Compound Lard, loose, per pound 'v
Luzmnne Coffee, per pound m
Arbuckles Coffee, per pounds. ...I...?: ,
Loose roasted Coffee, per pound
Loose green coffee, per pound 12 1-f
No. 3 Jumbo Tomatoes, 3 cans for . 256
We also have a few cases No. 2, which we will close out
at 4 cans for .. ;. i
1 pound tall pink Salmon, 8 cans for 26c or dozen for
Granulated Sugar, 25 pound bags, fj-g
Browns Mule Tobacco, 10 lb box for ?2
10 lb box "Thoroughbred" Tobacco for ...J : **
And all other brands of Tobacco in proportion.
We will fill your 5 gallon can with Kerosine for
Lump Starch, per pound .... ,
Pure Apple Vjnegar, per gaiion 7...."...
Masoni quart Fruit Jars, per dozen
?a