The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-11-15
ELEC FRiCth FREAKS

When, after nearly quarter Of cen
tary Ct pow~-, tie T. i.u'.-- .4,~t mr. ID
is going to be very difficult task to keep
his column out Of politics the next three
or four weeks; nevertheless | am re-
minded by something by which 1 never
thought of-some queer freaks played by
lightning during the past summer. About
four o'clock on the afternoon of July,
during heavy thunder storm at Sheboy-
gan, bolt struck a large frame house
with terrific force, rushing down chin.
ney and coming to head in pantry,
where boy had just assembled to third
shelf and inserted his arm into a jar of
Jam. The electric fluid Immediately ef-
iected tran fusion by endosmodic ac-
ton. In an instant, i'll less than il takes
to relate it, in less time than it even took
to think it out, every particle of that jam
was evenly distributed through that boys
skin by superficial absorption, and the
lightning whipped off his shirt without
removing or unbuttoning his jacket,
rolled it up compactly and stuffed it into
the jam jar. Incredible as this may ap.
pear, have it from the most trustworthy
and unimpeachable authority-the boys
own mother. She had it from the boy
himself, who, whatever his moral train
ing may average, was too badly frightened
by the startling occurrence to lie about
such a little thing as half gallon Of jam.
A young man named Shadnger-Wil.
fred H. Shadinger-was riding down a
shaded lane near Ottumwa, Iowa, about
the third watch in harvest, when vic.
lent thunder storm overspread the sky
and at once proceeded to do the same by
the broad green earth, as Is the ulvary.
ing custom of Iowa thunder storms. Mr..
Shadinger was a Boston emigre, with a
horned e, and did not know the way OF
Ottumwa girls Fearing that the young
lady might be frightened at the thunder
and fall out Of the buggy, he wound his
arm around her waist as far as he could
reach, when there was a binding fash
and the bolt fell like block of Northern
Pacific stock Mr.. Shadinger, being
sworn, deposed that he thinks the boil
took the top rail Of a neighboring fence
to hit him with, and the appearance o
that side of his face corroborated hi
statement, and when under skilful cross
examination he gave the details and tolt
the name of the young lady who was will
him the jury said it was wonder
hadn't killed him, and pronounced hin
sane with the recommendation to mercy
He has since joined the Salvation Army
A fearful streak Of chain lightning wa
observed to leap from a dark cloud owe
Amsterdam, New York, on the day be
fore the next one, in June last, during
terrible storm Of lightning thunder an
hail 1t darted down towards house i
the fashionable quarter of the city, wit
that zig zag movement with which tn
lightning would naturally adopt after
few moments residence in Amsterdam
and was about to smite the house int
numerous fragments when lady appea
at the door. She wore a red Jersey,
Mother Hubbard and hoops, and ha
ba ,gel her hair herself The lightnir
looked at her for q second. faltere'
reeled madly in its gate, to say nothir
of its trying to climb over the fence, ar
then curled up in the road and RENAME
in state OF coma until removed by ord
Of the Street Commissioner, which "
some time during the following year
1t is hardly probable that we ha
reached the farthest limits Of electric
development and its application to t
common forms Of human belief. +
those who disagree with me l have
word of censure or rebuke. Rather
us lay our hands upon our hearts and s
that the gray light of victory is alrea
shining upon our upturned browse, a
the more it shines the more we
browse. But I am once more drift
iuto politics. - Bob Burdette.
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