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Show How Copp Testea the Rum. A very old Inhabitant of Tlllon nnd vlclult) 'sill remember tho late John i Copp of Bn Hill, says a wrltei In tho 5 Boston Herald. Ono year at haying J tlmo ho pr-sured a barrel of now L rum. After lie had Japped It his wlfo 4 warned him that It would not bo snfo to drink It "Why not?" ho asked. jj ''No matter why not; I- k remember S It will not bo safe for you to touch It," 1 sho replied. Ho was frlghtcnod, but waB bound f to test It. He went dovn to iho village vil-lage and Invited an old soak to tho house and filled him up. Ho waa ifrald his wlfo bad poisoned tho ilq ior. Tho next two hoi rs were anxious anx-ious ones for Copp, but tho old soak ( grow happier all the time. Tho rum t was pronounced safo, and It wont tho V( way many another barrl had gone. '"' I I ( |