Eureka Reporter | 1905-09-08 | Page 6 | It Was a Question of How

it was a quest on of how tom nason who lived at bonny eagle me and helped my grand father who was uncle john lane on the farm said one day uncle john I 1 want 75 cents grandfather said what do you want 75 cents tor toma I 1 want to buy a quart of rum was the reply to keep fourth of july now tom said grandfather can t you keep fourth of july on a pint of rum tom considered for a moment and looking his employer straight in the eye replied uncle john perhaps I 1 could keep fourth of july on a pint of rum but the question is how would it be kepto boston herald