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Show NEARLY A BLAZE. Druggist E&tough had Exciting Time for a few Minutes Saturday. Last Saurday afternoon nt tho Co-dor Co-dor City Drug Storo thoio wasnu ox citoment for n short timo. Mr. Ea-tough, Ea-tough, niannuer nt tho etoro, had on display iu tho window a quantity of Uro crrtckcra nnd other Uro workB which ttho nftoruoon uu, fuoused throuoh tho heavy plato glass ignited and exploded altogether with terrlblo forco. Too burning of tho Uro works caused so much smoko that It was uoxt to ImpoBBihlo for a timo to tell what nmouut of dnninpo had boon dono, But after tho Btnoko cleared away It was found that tho damage done amounted to tho Jobs of tho nutlro display of Uro oraokors, window glass broken, aud palut nud wall paper destroyed to n cousldcrablo oxtont. The popping nnd shooting of sky rockets waa thought to havo dono damage to tho drugs on tho shovlos, but upon InvoBtlgntlou it was found that not nno bottlo was broken. Taking ovorythlug into uousldern-tion, uousldern-tion, thta wns n vory lucky oaoapo for Mr. Eatougb, nud in futuro ho assorts ho will bo moro onreful In placing Uro oraokors nud sky rooketa lu his display window whan tho afternoon Bun Is throwing out its fiercest heat. |