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The services at St Pau's Universalist
Church yesterday morning were Of very in
teresting character, and especially appro-
pirate to the day. No particular effort was
made with view to elaborate decoration,
yet the display of flowers was very fine.
The Rev. ". H Ryder preached an elo-
quent sermon on the life Of Christ The
reverend gentleman presented his subject
from three points Of view. First, from
philosophy; second. from practical life; and
third, from the simple story OF the Gospel.
DR.. Ryder advanced the proposition that
previous to the Christian era the predicted
coming of the lowly Nazarene was secuted
by the same class OF skeptics who now pro-
nounce the birth Of Christ an impossibility,
and the history of His life and character an
overdrawn fiction. The sermon as whole
was an argument in defense Of the Gospel
narrative, and Of the diyineness OF the mis-
sion of Christ
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THF COUNTY HOSPITAL.

The go inmates Of the Cook County Hos
pital spent quiet, uneventful Christmas.
with nothing to especially mark the event
outside Of the kind offices Of the ladies con-
nected with the Flower Mission, who made
the always neat and tidy sick wards doubly
attractive by the bestowal and tasteful ar
rangement Of wealth of eyergreens and
other decorations. There was nothing extra
in the way Of Christmas good cheer, but tie
Day. AS it was, the inmates received tue
usual care and attention from the Hospital
authorities and passed pleasant, though
quiet, day.
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AID. JONAS KEEPS CHRISTMAS.
Ex-Ald. jonas gift enterprise at his store
on the corner OF Michigan street and Dear
born avenue proved an unqualified success.
The time fixed for the free distribution Of
Christmas fare was Q O'Clock, but an hour
earlier the front room of the store, the out
side steps, and large portion Of the side
walk were covered with a motley crowd OF
people with baskets, bags, and papers In
hand ready to profit by the outflow OF good
things They were very patient lot OF
people, and seemed quite willing to wait
until the distribution began, but the ex-
Alderman decided that it was as well to CON-
mence operations a little early, and at $50
the handing out started.
4 capital stock OF solid Christmas fare
was on hand. Eight big red-and-white quar-
ters tec o. OF beef leaned up against the walls Of
sheep. a couple Of barrels of turkeys, and
twenty dozen chickens. Upon large table
stood several baskets Of nuts, which Young
man was kept busy putting into very gener-
ons-s.zea pags, together with an excellent
The work Of distribution once begun. It
looked for couple Of hours as If there was
to be nc end to It. The three butchers
welded their cleayers anu piled their saws
knygs d eot Ta s {a and
tes into cuts with sufficient speed
to satisfy the oncomers. The man
In charge Of the poultry handed
ont the birds with q rapidity Which threat
and and tie boy Who ied u tba s9ofk n%t aoa on
candy bags groaned With fatigue before the
work had been an hour III progress.
All sorts, and conditions, and colors of
people took advantage OF the occasion. The
evidences of abject poverty were present in
the majority, but not a few, Judging by their
artarinr upre nnythinp hut i}t-fn-dn Manv
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Th4ckeray's Grief for Col. NcTcoma

T. II. URITHo0d IN H.1TDFT.
The thought Of grief for the death OF an ina
agtnary person is not quite 80 absurd ~ i
might appear One day, while the great noyd
Of "The NeWcomes" was in course Ut publia.
ton, Lowell, who was then in London, net
Thackeray on the street The NOVELIST waa y.
rious IN manner. and his looks aud voice told Of
weariness and affiicdon- He saw the kindly In
quiry in the poet'n eyes. and said, Come into
Evans and III tell you all about It. have
killed the Colonel So they walked in and tuck
a table In remote corner, and then Taackersy,
drawing the fresh sheets Of Ms. from his breast
pocket, read through that e1quistly touching
chapter which records the death OF Col. New
come. When he caue to the final Adkca- the
tears which had been swelling his eyes tor some
time tricked down his face, and the last ~ofo
was almost an inarticulate sob.
, 1880-12-26
SUNDAY-SCHOOL9.

The usual anniversary was opened at the
Western Avenue Christian Church on Christ
mas Eve. The church was beautifully dec
Grated with evergreens and notices, and at
ter recitations and songs by Miss Ida Good
rich, Misses Woodruff, and other scholars,
Mr.. Abbott as Santa Claus, appro-
priately dressed. arrived amidst the
merriment Of the school, and distributed
presents and candy to each OF the scholars,
and an elegantly copy Of the Bible to
Mr.. A. ConRer, Superintendent. A charming
feature OF the exercises was the singing Of
the quartet Marshall Roe and A: B.
Cole, and Misses Fanny Morris and Alma
Roe,-who exquisitly rendered "Come Where
the Lilies Bloom," and other pieces, and were
warmly applauded BY crowded house.
Hiss Roe presided at the organ.
The Sunday-school Of the Fourth Baptist
Church, corner OF West Washington and
Paullna streets. held Its Christmas festival
last evening. There we're music and recita-
tions, and, most interesting to the average
juvenile mind, a final distribution Of pres
ents, which not unnaturally proved the most
popular feature OF the entertainment.
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HAPPY EniPLOYE9.

Chaplin & Gore did a generous thing by
their employees yesterday in giving each one
of them check for $50. Such gifts, while
seeming extravagnnt, yet secure for en-
ployers so much additional willing service as
to be profitable in the long run.
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The numerous family at the Home for the
Friendless OIL Wabash avenue are IN tne
habit Of observing Christmas all by them
selves, so that yesterday they ate quiet din
ner and looked forward to their good time
coming. Next Tuesday afternoon Will De
their day Of celebration, and OIL that occasion
they will be happy to be seen or rememoe1eo
hv their friends
, 1880-12-26
ST. PAIJLsS,

r,,o un,o-o,.t,on - +ha Ala s+raer and
Centenary Methodist Churches, aud the
Eighth Presbyterian Church, held joint
services at II O'Clock yesterday morning with
O. po,1,s Pafo~nad Eniscono1 congregation
81 a"i .se4o'uIo 1p.es.pa. sS5 w.
In their edihee corner Ut carpenter u "est
Washington streets, the attendance being
large. The church was neatly and tastefully
donorotad for the occasion. Rack Of the
s.,e.t ssa. ~, tho a.a,, h.na fastoons ~ over.
pupil, from tne arch' hung 1estoons "a e'el-
greens, which were caught IN loop IN the
centre. The Corlnthian pillars were grace
fnI1v entwfned and tha back Of the
-. ..sa,,,seoa ,,,;tt ,tnrs .nobors
pulpit WIS euloel4oueo "tea et"tss oae"oAs.
, 1880-12-26
An Ex-Alderman Tries His Hand at
Some Practical Charity.
The Wards Of the City and Of the Couny
-BrideWeii and Jail.
A Visit to the Homes OF the SUI"
fering and the Destitute.
An Inexperienced Reporter ut the
Foundlings' Home.


Though the snow came at the wrong ume
Of the year. and, after helping to make NO
yember miserable, was not present to give
the proper setting to the most Interesting
day Of December, yet there were present yes
terday upon the streets abundant ev1aences
OF what is known as good, old-fash'oneo
Christmas. Crowds lined the streets, hllea
the street-cars, jarnmed the theatres, ,darSenea
the counters where Tom and Jerry IN
huge china apunch-bowls; ;dashing teams scam
pered along the avenues; happy youngsters
occupied the snowless sidewalks with their
cutters; nice young men enjoyed themselves
I'D ubitum at the pool-tables,- everywhere.
all day long, the city was to be seen enjoy.
ing itself Evergreens cropped out at oil
points. At places Of public entertainment
the suggestive plant was present In pro1n-
sion. and even the matter-of- fact car conduct
ors and drivers had their beasts and vehicles
logged out with pieces Of the seasonable hr.
At the churches the services were, consid-
ering outside attractions and the TACT that
another day OF worship was pressing close
upon yesterdays heels, very well attended; ;
and thus 1t will be seen that all classes OF
enjoyment were provided for all kinds Of
people, and that being fully availed OF, the
inference Is proper that yesterday the Ch1ca'
60 public enjoyed what it so we'll deserves to
eu]oy-a Merry Christmas
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lacks a covering. Besides, there is decided
economy; footwomen are not taxed, nor do they
rntlch.
, 1880-12-26


az
Merry Chfistmas' callea OUT tne Jony,
fat guest In No. 257 at the Grand Shermont
House Yesterday morning. AZ he opened the
49,. - ~. ,;t+io hoa -roo", ,,ar, eoo, oftar
uoor o1 his liltle pea-'oon, 'ely soon a1oe, =,
the sun had risen. merry chasmas'
~ rho hall
~ ns u'o nal4' .,,o r,4
merry Cn!1stn1as1, aealn sIoutea ,!ai ne ~
guest, ana Merry C1!1l-m-lhh th;-1 t;l lepitSa tSa
Inc Sleepy ousky sualuian = snlrn .iato ~, otv
1at 1eloW cafoied out Mls I,.da
tne fha acho nt '5 ch renaate he
words along me eorsiaols nngn :. nls ,aoo9 ~
cnangeo, l1!lkgy i ne ct n1 .; ,aatie6na5 ple ay
shaving water. Hot or cog r Quesn4nea a, a1
me 4patheltc AIIlcan- Is t91s T. hqLe. y; y;
am ! really placed % nelina IL 1ha Us oin:,iv oars
Queried the 1at passenger, as ne ,Lqt Slowly
Travelled towaras the O'CLOCK p1tahiast. 1Sa last.
Mhen ne came 70 IeailzaIion OF tae SeAeo
or nnatrs ne determlneu tnat ne was IL ~
notsl ln me merry Vhtlstmas tlIne; tabieo ~ sos
ali that out3lders eoI az Ihelr pt1'asa LADIES
he mooned away ne morning anu Went
lnto oinnel,+ li+ Wh'ch vas hs ant aa ~ t su,.
per, Whlch was nkeWlse ~ ls lna]
, 1880-12-26


Christ Reformed Fniscona1 Church was
1see-atal e;,..,.. 49, -,.:+t .xt;a+;. o4oo+
decorated simply. but with artistic effect
Strands OF eEergreens were hung from the
arches. joined at the windows with wreaths.
Between the windows large designs in cedar
wera nIaced m the wall, dIsn1avin1 stars.
s.aa 49, - - a,.h'oas. r,he
oe,, s1,s ase' - aua 49, ..n.a s.as
@A6e ~oeA3A~A1eto IA s@A~e "eA~ oNA
ana atMOSL ulQQen III UIlBut kEteu. over
the altar itself Eas hung star framed In
evergreen with central star OF white I'M
mOTte1les. The window recesses at the ex-
.treme rear of the altar were prettily latticed
~r;+h o,,.~,..oo,, .+.,.I. ~ ~ or+~o .,;r
dow beine disnlaved a large na I nnssion"cross in
red. The readtn9-desk and a1tar-screen were
draped in mistletoe and foliage, the whole
effect being pure, consistent, and striking.
The services were rather longer than
usual, Including the full Christmas service
as used In the Reformed Church.. The sery-
ICES we're conducted by Bishop Cheney and
Gie hEV. 1T. 1T. v u. N1lson. oil 81 Jonn's
EnuIcn; Ihe sermon; which was preached
~ aes d aasiet: was On tne text from H. me thll,
vas Win tne angel muladude OF the
~ =, ptha i1l.,,ast uo. ~ ~ ~ saS.ne'
nrace- good viii to men, On this tart tbaa
speaker delivered all eloquent sermon, de-
failing the occasion when the songs Of the
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GRACE.

GRACE.
The services at Grace Episcopal Church
were very well attended, about lalf Of those
present being strangers" As usual, the
decorations were simple evergree1s. There
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to thg Bridewell, the object Of his visit being
to fftld eut how the host Of inmates at tl1at
institution had spent the holiday. Of course
all Chicagoans know what the Bridewell IS
city ordinances are given from few days to
couple Of years to engage In some manu-
facturing labor without pay and to reflect on
the wickedness OF their ways
The visitor. once MS tqg 81 tne 1t door-beH
ously-furnished and brilliantly-iightedp parlor,
which was in striking contrast to the hun
dreds Of rough and strong but neatiY-kept
cells which could have been seen In the same
intendent In charge OF the Bridewell, pres
emily appeared in the pnrlOr, and from the
conversation had with him by the newspaper
man the following information Is given:
It may seem strange, but holiday at the
the prisoners than are ordinary working days:
It IS because, on q holiday, the workshops OF
the pldce are deserted, and the prisoners
locked up In their cells, the hours OF idieness
passing slower than those OF labor; and. be-
sides. the separation Of the prisoners, accus,
toned to workinR together, adds additional
tediousness to the hours.
Only two meals were served at the Bride
we'll yesterday, the breakfast time being at
about 9 O'Clock, and the menu Of 1T t1e meal M BE-
ter The Christmas-dinner. came on
between and o'clock, the bill OF, fare
including chicken stew. coffee, bread, and
cuke {gingerbread),-re banquet If com,
have had If their liberty had not been denied
them. They got this meal in the same way
that they get every meal at the institution
by forming In line, marching under an escort
of guards to small opening from the
kitchen, having ratlons passed out to them in
armed themselves, and then filing back to
their cells, where the meals are eaten.
, 1880-12-26

were full-groWn trees between the WILL
dows, with pendant festoons to re-
1ieve the intervening spaces The choir was
festooned with eyergreens. and the IecteIn,
pulpit, and font were covered With Tue sAtlle
material On the altar were TWO invel5 t?,,
bouquets, composed mainly OF Gala lilies;
The effect Of the whole was very pretty allo
the church never looked handsomer.
The singing and organ playing were excel
lent Appended is the music:
Carol T;,dicv BucH
F,rsne;iorin Fg1n.e F. Warren
Second Gloria .*......--..'-.*-'''o tf,eanthn1
Re e'1 Deum a9tfa dist performance Y: hoot
ei.e An'hem, *Behold Bring Glad Tidlnes" Rarnby
0frertory, Nazareth Goueau "-.....W h. clark
The Rev. DR.. Locke preached from the
text "The Master IS co'ne,n urgfnE gscIanda an %
The Sunday-school celebration Will take
place Tuesday afternoon. and the OCCASION
promises to be very enjoyable one.
TRINITY.
Christmas-Day services were held yester-
day morning at 10:45 O'Clock In Trinity Epls-
copa1 Church, corner of Michigan avenue
aud Twenty-sixth street. the Rev. Or. r. a.
Holland officiating. The interior OF the
church was handsomely decorated with ever
greens and ferns. III front OF the chancel
window was star and circle, which was
composed of tiny gas-jets. and when lit up 1t
presented very pretty effect Directly over
and back OF the communicable was very
inKeniously arranged combination OF pressed
ferns on white background, and the front
Of the table was ornamented with similar
designs. An immense rope Of evergreen
hung in swing form across the front OF tne
- ~.1 I'LL and
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TNo,sf f1aT christmas
for ing 81 Cn1lstluas ss1..ee9 ss at NC ~ 1uas+
Church ss. feter ana faul. coinel .. "sss as%
Washington and Peoria streets, special and
very careful preparations had been made
ho+h 40 m mnsic and decorations The in
po.n as - lasnaa, muss e4 seer+;snI a+ oil +;maa
1erlor OF tne ca.1olal' oesutnu. as a. .-a,,;
with its stalned-Glass "lndoWs, sacIea ateu'-
lecture, tinted walls, and chaste frescotng,
had been partially converted into bower Of
ararrraanc f7owars and foliage. The reredos
e'eAeAeen9' ~ -, 49, 1.o~ - h,;.~h+
was nearly hidden behlnd an array OF oflsns
bouquets and ferns. The marble altar had
been left untouched, but scattered about 1t
~rae a ,oini,tnra forest nf mines The chan
nj All = and eas.standards we're entwined
Iri Witt 1Att eve194eens ~ and 50. too. we're the
,.1i.+ mtl nd eectas A. tha entrance to the
;19ia pt1H9L a a;a,a zee cn,,nIe If stands of ever
aans a11,T h;,e enotner stand anneared ut th
esus, "nf4e ~ a;4ho- ida a;sia Che font was
at ssr;oG ~ J'fa hsnantt s m,ss NJ verdant
41most 41 ua1ien ~ Ge tha lrai1a III aennnd were
tntnM tIl.u1nMs ano I4f Jt foetnore ~ avarsraans
IsSlul5 nuug Gat' 49,, ~ ~ arohas ~ tho
me LOOPS suspenoeU gn mgn1 uT Tha ,,fnia ,,,aS
cel1ng u esery ~ ini. .T and aEne,ien3
me oeautuul 1eso4t VI lAoo' A1o eAeeA4eas
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-16
Chicago Is q Grain Market.

Who has not read almos! daily a 'li,
sions in the papers to the great aIrn ,h;:
there. and shipments thence Of III, '
staple? of y "blockade or a "coln'' ot
in il? of a rise or fall in the price: ~. y.
fortunes made or lost? Yet the ous'" 'nd
shows no very marked "outwara az. .ha
visible signs" Of its importance. .r. t
transient visitor. 1t is in concen,,' '.;,h
and compact shape, and manager ' s'.r
admirable system and skill. In tue w.! !.r
1879 there were brought into the ',s eni'
Of flour, $4,000 barrels; OF ". wst I1s
corn, oats, rye, and barley, l;.,. ,n ,hs,
bushels. And it is curious TO learn ,n ~
all came by rail except S6,coo o '..oa M
-four and 5000 bushels Of gram g. 8:
lake, and $4,000 barrels Of flour anu asnsI,
479, 600 bushels Of grain BY the !. .I have
thus showing what the iron roa'i 1n "s
done for the city. In Wisconsin Ito, a il
Minnesota, Nebraska, and Dak !. ro,,nr
Illinois and Missouri, and in ina. s w i,
giant Of q State, Kansas; away ou NJ on
the Red River Valley, and away Judith
the Santa Fe trail, beyond tue a ;IS farms
meridian; on the fertile P Is';;': an. nd Oh
which lie east of the Mississippi, ~. sA u,sd
new ones in the heart Of what ,ast.."",s,Nthe
to cali the Great American Dest ;mnort.
farmers toiled to raise this gres ah ,'1 ,rs;ns
On all the iron roads the ite' ,lS.nuths 70
were made up through long long , n 10.
be concentrated on the lines 'e = ~ their
to Chicago, and to deposit ssda %a'"T The 1t,
ter are somewhat curiou us:,arn Rail,
The Chicago and N9 %'iS ehsrreueht, 10
49, 100000 barrels Of . flo our, o' while
o ov' . 900, 600 bushels Of corn cor Quincy
the Chicago, Burlington an. anu # flour,
registered only 4el,9oo "a Sst corn. =, A.
but 10000, 900 bushels o. 't.c co.1
Hayes, IT,, in Aa'per'' A'9's"''
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-16
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

SILKS are weighted" in Europe in
a far larger proportion than cotton
sometimes up to 4ooper cent.
TRlCmlN.E are by no means confined
to pork. Two French soldiers died
lately of trichinosis contracted by eat.
ing geese. DR.. Glcndenning has detected
the dangerous parasites in a pike caught
near Ostend.
THE Pullman Palace Car Company
proposes to do away with the old style
Of Silver or nickel plate for the trim
mings of its cars and to substitute ore.
idc, which will resemble a fire gilt finish,
wear like gold and not tarnish.
EXPERIMENTS with a solar engine are
being made ~ NJ. Mouchot in Algeria.
With a concave mirror twelve feet in
diameter he concentrates the heat of the
sun upon small boiler, within which
he obtains a steam pressure of about
one hundred and twenty pounds in an
hours time. In the preparation of
chemicals he makes practical use of
the heat from the boiler.
THERE are now nine departments of
the Government devoted in part or
wholly to researches in pure and applied
scicnce-the geological survey, the
coast and geotletic survey, the naval OBJ
servatory, the National Museum, the
department of agriculture. the entomo-
logical commission, the tenth census,
with its special agencies for the study of
the natural resources of the country, the
Smithsonian bureau of ethnology and
the commission of fish and fisheries.
THE London Musical World speaks of
the advantage of the use of gold in tine
construction of musical instruments. OF
the four metals distinguished rs capable
of being hardened to spring temper,
and in that state possessing more or less
power of yibration-steel, brass, nickel
and gold-none equals gold, if combined
with copper or silver, for ductility and
power of vibration. An experiment
was made in the use of gold wire for the
strings of the piano with marked re-
suits. Not only was the tone consider
ably increased, but its quality was ma
terially improved. 1t has also been used
in other instruments with equal success.
The extra expense can hardly be
weighed against the advantages gained
by its use.
THE Providence Or. ~ Journal
prophesies a brilliant future for the
milk-weed, whose "secds yield Il finer
oil than linseed. Its gum can be used
in place of lndia-rubber, and from its
floss a fabric resembling Irish poplin
has been made, while the young shoots
are used in the spring by some people
instead of asparagus, which they resem-
BILE in flavor" It forgets the chief use,
or abuse, to which the milk.weed can be
put. The earliest Sanskrit Vedas tell us
of the famous soma drink, the water of
life, which gave immortality to the gods
and prophetic power to men, and which
was made from the juice of the milk.
weed plant, bruised and beaten up and
termcnted with grain.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-16
4 Water Telescope.

ACCORDING to Land md Water the
Norwegian fishermen always carry
with them on their expeditions kind Of
telescope called q water telescope. This
is a tube three or four feet long, with an
eye piece at one end. The other end,
which is open, is placed in the water
over the edge of the boat, and little
practice easily enables the observer to
distinguish objects at q depth of from
ten to fifteen fathoms. The fishermen
are thus enabled to discover shoals
which would otherwise 90 unnoticed.
They then give the signal, their com:
rades surround them with seines, and
they frequently make wonderful hauls
in places and under circumstances that
would never have been suspected but
for the use Of the telescope. Mr.. Frank
auckland recommends the instrument
to the English and Scotch herring fishers.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-16
Electrical Storms.

THE narrow escape which the Cathe-
dral of Notre Dame in Paris recently
had from destruction by lightning, and
the unusual frequency Of thunder storms
in various parts Of Europe, are attract
ing attention. During the summer the
British isles have suffered severely, and
the hail, which often accompanies cleo
trical disturbances, has played sad havoc
with the kitchen gardens in the neigh
borhood of London, and with the glass
under which the rarer kinds of flowers,
fruits, and vegetables are grown. From
all parts of France come reports of ex-
traordinary disturbances, and earth.
quakes have been remarkably frequent
during the present year. Unfortunately
the damages have not been confined to
the vegetable Kingdom. An electrician
who has published a book on electric
storms and the best method of averting
their dangers gives some figures show
ing the loss of life caused BY lightning
in Europe and Russia. During the first
half of the last decade l,452 men and
S1S women were killed, and 1902 con.
fagrations took place. In Prussia,
from 1869 to 1877, 1904 deaths by light.
ming occurred. In Austria, during a
period of eight years, 100 lives were
lost, and 10000 fires were caused. The
French have suffered less from the
"bolts from heaven" for in the last ten
years only $50 have been killed by light
ming, of whom 243 we're women. The
English returns are incomplete, but it
is estimated that on an average 100
Englishmen are killed every year by
lightning. The almost total neglect Of
the use Of Ightning.rods in England is
remarkable. This carelessness seems
the more reprehensible when the words
of Fuller, the church historian, are
called to mind. In 1865 he wrote
"There was scarce u great abbey in
England which at last was not burned
down by lightning from Heaven" Yet
at the present time st. Paul's alone, Of
all the public ediices in the United
Kingdom, is thoroughly protected. Many
of the lofty spires Of the cathredals have
no conductors at all, and not one Of
them is safe. Several parts of Windsor
Castle, which from its exposed situation
is particularly liable to be struck, are
unprovided with lightning-rods.-
York Sun.