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Show PLAYS WITH POWDER; BOY IS BLOWN UP AMERICAN PORK. I'tah. March 20.-Richard P.asartt, commonly known as "tick." the 15-year-oM win of R. I.. Ratsett of this Place, had part of his faro blown off InM evening by a charge of gunpowder. Ractt, with several boya alioiit his ag were at the Ku.sett home and It was Kiicgested that as a pastime they could fire off some guniMH der which was handy. The ;xw ler was accordingly accord-ingly procured and placed In a five-pal Ion coal oil ran. an extra iarjre charge being used. A fiiiip was attached and set attre and the boy then ran for a place of safety. The charge did not go off at once and the young Hasaett boy, thinking that the fusa had gone out went cautiously up to the can and had Just placed his face over the can to see wnat was wrong when the charge went off. blowing the can Into the lad-s face. Att- t staggering around for a short time. leaving a stream or blood to mark his track, the oth"r lads, who were almost panic-stricken, managed man-aged to notify the boy's parents and nircce.le I In getting him Into the house, where he was almovt wild with pain. Dr. .lohn F. Noyea was called and made a hasty examination of the wounded boy. Hi-found Hi-found that the left .i!de of the face had been almost entirely shot away, rutting out the eye as well as the nose. |