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Show Defective. A farmer, In looking hla car ovor ono day, thrust a lighted match Into tho gasollno tank. Tho ensuing explosion explo-sion laid him up for several weeks. On tho first day that ho was able to bo about ho visited tho storekeeper who had sold him the stuff and demanded de-manded compensation, "Why should I pay you anything?" asked tho merchant hotly, "It waa your own fault. You know It waa gasoline," "That's all right, but this accident was caused by defectlvo gasoline." "Defective gasollno?" "Yes, sir. I'vo been sticking mntchca Into gasollno that I've bought hero before, and this was tho first lot that over acted that way," |