They had commenced their sinister project, and were pouring the petroleum about in the cellars, when the soldiers of the Brigade Paturel were informed of it, and arrived in time to prevent its execution.

The idiot in discontent, or even in mere folly, may seize a lighted candle, burn petroleum, as she did in Paris of late, and set the whole palace on fire.

It was Eudes who gave out the petroleum to the Pétroleuses; it was Felix Pyat who laid the train of gunpowder.

Nathaniel Leveson visited our county, opened an office, and began to lay his pulpy white hands upon everything which directly or indirectly might produce petroleum.

"It can't take the fire long to reach the petroleum and powder!" CHAPTER XIV. SAVING AN ENEMY.

"They tell of invaders who scattered powder around or threw petroleum into their houses and then set them afire.

Then came the crushing blow that the railroad would not transport Mr. Panel's petroleum.

Mineral lands are subject to entry only under the mining laws; and special laws provide for the disposal of coal lands and lands containing petroleum.