Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-10

LAWFULLY oDtscu ouu VIC shiiA UNIV wa
completed, and the first intimation the
Roman friend had Of the death OF Count
Bellavitis was the receipt Of letter
from him stating tue fact.
A facetious young lady OF Philadel.
phia several years ago issued hundred
or more invitations TO dinner in the name
of one Of Mr.. Child's near neighbors--
skillful,y arranging the list of invita-.
tons so rs to include fifty assorted
pairs OF mortal enemies-and then
kindly ordered magnificent dinner
from restaurant for the occasion.
decidedly sensational practical joke
was rerpetrated in Brazil on the occG-
sion OF the introduction Of new safety.
brake, Dom Pedro, who was on the
train, being an accomplice. At one
part OF the line where it passes through
q cutting bounded by rocks, a gigantic
construction OF lath and canvas, painted
to represent mass OF fallen rock, was
placed on the rails so that the driver
would catch sight of it Just rs he
rounded curve. He did, and stopped
the train IN hurry, so that both tho
joke and the trial were successful. But
suppose he had jumped Off?
When the steamer Potosi left Ply
mouth recently for Australia practical
Joker cried out, MAN overheard p
A liie-boat was lowered, but the falls
became entangled and five men were
plunged into the water, two being
drowned.
At Linthwaite, England, John Diskin,
a boy of sixteen, thought it would be
great fun to scare his mate, lad OF
fifteen, by throwing rope around his
neck and putting the end of it round
the machine shaft. The object of the
joke was dashed to pieces.
In Sixty-fourth street, this city, in
August last, Pielro Franchi's mates
undertook to wake him from his nap by
wheeling truck with man on it
against him. 1t struck him on the
head and killed him.
At Chicago Mr.. NJ. B. Gonld, prom
inent business man, resolved to scare
the janitor by overturning things in his
room and hiding in the closet. While
he was chuckling with companion
over the success of their stratagem, the
ianitor, having vainly summoned the
alleged burglar to surrender. fired
through the door and killed him.
There died at the Indiantown IN. b.
asylum last winter Miss Clara Bagnall,
q young lady upon whom waggish
caller pounced one evening arrayed en-
diatle. She fell in fit and became q
raving maniac.
In Robson county, \. O, recently,
little James Phillips young friends
undertook to cure him of being scary
by visiting the house during his parents
absence, trying the doors, etc. The
fright killed him.
At Dennison, o., an American humor-
list gave little girl two railroad torpe-
does, telling her they were candy pack
ages, to be opened with hammer. She
lost both eyes in opening them.
At Bombay, in October, schoolboy
came behind a young companion, put
his hands over his friends eyes and babe
him ",guess who 1t was " The boy
struggled to escape, the joke frightened
his grasp and the victim was fairly
"gouged," the crystalline lens being
dislocated.
Over in Brooklyn, e. D., the fayorite
Joke is stretching a line across the
street to catch passers in the evening
under the chin. After a girl had been
thrown down and had suffered fracture
Of the skull the authorities took action
and the next offender was fined So.
James Stewart, a saloon keeper in
this city, kept galvanic battery which
the unwary were encouraged to believe
was n lifting machine. 1t proved q
great attraction until one Of the sub
jects sued for damages and got 5000,
with $50 costs.
81 will shoot you, I believe, Ham,
said playful young lady OF Matagorda
county, Texas, to Mr.. Hamilton Rug
icy, pointing pistol at him. The ball
struck him in the throat and killed him.
Up. S.-She did not know it was loaded.
At Peru, n. j., Mr.. John II. Wolfe
called on Miss Melinda I. Jacobus, in
tending to take her out for a walk.
While she was preparing he playfully
pointed gun at her and threatened to
shoot her. II went off and inflicted a
fatal wound. In New Jersey the care
less handling Of firearms, where it re-
suits in death, is an offsnse subiecting
the offender to trial for manslaughter.
In Virginia (Daingerfeld against
Thompson), where some some sportive
youths pounded at saloon door and
"gave salute" with pistol when the
proprietor opened it, shooting him in
the foot, the court gave IS, 900 damages,
willful firing of pistol in a city str Get
even without malice, being unlawful.
The mulcted defendant was the person
who had urged the pistol-bearer to
"salute." In the case Of Ewington
certain mad wags banked drunken
mon mn with straw and throw hot Goals