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The sun., 1890-03-30
FRANKS OF A THUNDERBoLT
1t Cost n Farmer $3.50 for Window Glass
% for Shingles, and 0l7J for IA Horse.

NORWICH, March 29.-Lightning played q
mighty unkind prank on ]. c. Nichols. Put
nam foundryman. the other night who. SO far
as he knows. never wronged lightning, either
OF Connecticut or Jersey He went to the barn
TO harness his horse. and thunder shower
rolled and cracked overhead. Spatter! fell the
big raindrops; rattle! rang the welkln, ablaze
with blue flame. Mr.. Nichols had almost got
to the barn. when suddenly round red thun-
derbolt that all the neiRhbors say was as big
as a mans head, shot straight down from the
black armament. hit the Rided tip OF the stable
lightning rod. and slipped down 1t in wink.
At the gaole peak. needing the rod no more. 1t
into the stable with a crackle OF shingles aud a
big boom. making hole that a man might
was right under the hole Ten thousand crude
Eolts went ip his head and he Lay down curl
through with the steed, the thunderbolt. a
down through. the stable floor. splintered
n stick of timber there. carromed nimbly.
the Eitchen wood pile. spattering the air and
earth with stove sticks for $50 feet flew up into
the air as high as q tall tree. then slid down
that into the ground. scoopnR q large round
hole Jour feet deep near the stable door. In
the electric performance half tho window lights
those in Mr. Nlchols's dwelling. The foundry.
man was somewhat Tazzle o. dazzled By the rapid
and and In his bedeaIement G ran 0fo forWSr4 and
tumbed into the burrow In which the
bolt had hoIed itself He scrambled out
mouth and eyes full OF mud and desiccated sod,
He staggered into the stable next and found
removed he debris. and went into the house
and sat down to think. His pecuniary outgo
by the random lightning bolt was $3.50 for
and $lT5 for family horse.
A few days after tho electric shindy the local
,ta md In mt tim for h
ols's escape inferred that Divine Providence
apparently guided his footstepsL"s SO that tho
not on him. and Mr.. Nichols was permitted
merely to take drop Into the hole. instead.
The inference Is that celestial life insurance In
extend TO equine risks.
The sun., 1890-03-30
WILDCATS IN CONNECTICUT.
The HOwIing Wilderness In Litehdeld
County Is FnlI of Tier.

county 10 Euh Ot Ahem.
M1DDLETowN, March 29.-With the coming
OF spring the Connecticut wildcat has taken the
trail and his war paint is on. A queer one Was
caught at Speclade pond one day this week.
and Is exhibited In Colebrook. He has moro
blood in his oye and paint on his jowls than
nature usually eIpends on ono boast His
right eye is red. denotinR war. and his left
blue. embematio OF peace. Still, he was out
for business and he snarled and rushed upon
the hunter, but tho trap in which he was taken
held him. In other ways this wildcat Is oddly
made up. A white stripe three inches wide
runs from the top OF his head to tho tip OF his
tail; smaller and darker stripes radiate from
sprinkle the whole hide A great many people
come to call on him daily but he Is not pleased
to see visitors.
The howlinR wilderness in upper Litchheld
county is said TO be patrolled day and night by
ferociouss Wildcats, Two were seen at long
this week. and children take along the hounds
whom going TO school On another day big
cat was seen prowling along the Torrington
the men who saw him that he was travelling In
the conviction that the right OF way was his.
SG people II sA he is too
On another day a Winsted woman heard a
wildcat yell about her plantation and boldly
not beat th" least out OF the brush, and her
neighbors say she had n hairbreadth's escape.
William Ms, 1; I'm, I tho mighty wildcat hunter
village got the pelt OF his third cat since
Christmas one day This week. The beast was
9 monster, His weight vas 50 pounds; Rirth,
1t was the biggest cat killed in Connecticut In
years. The hide was tRttered and torn. indi-
eating that he had picked up q living among
claws were long and sharp. lie would have
been u match for half dozen fox hounds
The sun., 1890-03-30
SHERIFF srcxhns IN OFFICE
He Takes the Oath and Tells How He
Came to Accept the appointment.

Sheriff Sicklcs went up To Judge Brady's
house yesterday morning and took the oath OF
Office. Ho had red fuchsia In the left lapel
OF his coat and sterner air than usual Then
he came down to the SherifI's office with his
counsel. Daniel T. Hays and was received by
Under Sheriff John B. Sexton and smiling
group OF deputies. In few minutes the new
Sheriff was sitting In the old Sherff's revolv-
ing chair facing a desk Uttered with formida-
ble looking rapers with big red seals. He was
asked If he intended to make any changes in
the office.
81 can't answer that question" he replied.
until / have chance to look over the
ground
Among Gen. Sickles's callers who came to
offer their congratulations were Gen. Roger A.
Pryor. ex-Commissioner Thomas Dunlap
Judge Larremore, Public Works Commis-
sioner Gilroy, County Clerk Reilly. and num-
Dor Of lawyers. Many OF his personal friends
and army comrades sont him kilograms OF
congratulation. Gen. Isaac S. Catlin OF Brook
lyn telcgrapred that no Investigating commit.
tee would ever care to examine an Office ruled
While tho reporters stood around the new
sheriff he turned 10 them and explained how 1t
happened that he accepted the appointment.
ON FRIDAY, he said. he stopped at the Depart
diT%%y; ,.,, 81 .hont ~. no,,,ic., st,nn,or 10
talu, ana remarked llht the mayor bnOulu
going. MIR; Gilr9y suggested that call on tho
talh. did not then think that | would soon
have closer interest iu the investigation that
Is going on. Upon reaching home found a
Albany. | supposed he wanted to see me
about another matter in which was interested
and which we had discussed before. The Gov
ernors private secretary met me, and l went
with him TO tho Executive Mansion. After din
ner we talked about various subjects in the
library. Finally the Governor asked me what
thought Of tho state OF affairs in New York.
He told me that since boyhOod he had admired
Tammahy. and that he deeply regretted the
turn things had taken. He said that they had not
Flack'n resignation reached him. After little
more talk he said: General want you to
take the office Of Sheriffp l was very much
aston nished. but replied that could not take
emolument and that would not begin now |
told hIn that the Collectorship Of New York
had twice been offered me. Tho Governor re-
piled that II men like myself refused to aid him
he wondered on whom he could rely. He said
that public confidence In the administration Of
he wanted mo to assist him in restoring that
confidence. Then he asked me. as a personal
favor. to take the place, and consented"
The General said that the office should be
more would be received BY him.
he said, :" what Is lacking shan pay myself.
This office is the right hand Of the court and OF
the bar. and should be adm mnistered as such"
Tho General will file his bond OF 100000 to-
morrow.
Mayor Grant. Public Works Commissioner
Gilroy. W. Bourke Cochran, and many other
well-known Tammany Hall men expressed ap-
proval OF the appointment OF Gen. Sicklss.
The sun., 1890-03-30

Hop O. Ny Thumb. tho prince OF pigmy peo-
plo returns to DdrsS Eighth Avenue Museum this week
About year ago he made hosts OF friends the west
side and his reception sure TO bs cordial and snthu-
sASc to the highest degree Tho popular midget Is 10
yesrS of age, and his weight is but nine pounds lie
stands sixteen inches high, and easily take Inn
trAst with him Annie Bel, who weighs $50 pountE and
IL yeFtable mountain Of nesh will occupy ueiRhbor.
funny ehimPanEes Fanny MiLlH the biggest footed fs
doin players are among the other Attr1ctons Al lis
Harlem house the principal features TO he exhibited by
katArAba ciIoA.Sian; Lizzie Miller ride shot Mabel Nil
and CrAwfords pioE AphonS Good comedians and spe
ciAliStS will give hourly stage performances at both
houIeI usual
The sun., 1890-03-30
THE NORTH HEFoKMED CHUKcH.
Tho Young People MakIng u Fight Against
the "Old Hunkerao


There ID trouble in the North Reformed
Church in Clormont avenue. Brooklyn, and
some OF the members have departed TO other
religious folds. Among them is numbered
Herbert Booth King, the superintendent OF tho
Sunday school, who entertained ex-President
Cleveland at his house after the parade OF the
Sunday school children last May. The conRre-
CATION Is split into two factions. ono represent
Ing the younger element and the other the
staid or conservative one. Since the resiena-
tton Of the Rev. William d. Perry, siI months
ago. the church has been without a pastor. and
tho conflict between the opposing pa ties has
Cessor.
Tho Rev. Mr. Perry was iavorite with tho
younger party, and he WAS frozen out OF thS
pulpit, It ls said. by the con.istory. The young
composed OF old hunkers." Al a Tecent meet.
ing called to vote for a pastor there were four
candidates presented. he young people tri-
MmphYsd the Rev; Mr. Sullivan, their candidate,
sistory. however, refused 10 call him. where
upon several secessions from the congregation
took place. The consistory is opposed to church
festivals and other sorts OF OnteI tRinmOnts.
The sun., 1890-03-30
M ANLY VIG0R,
He Sat Down on = Pair OF Scissors ana NJ
Killed

BANGOR, Me-, March 20.-John Smith
Canning. N. s.. oame to his death in pecul|
manner last week On Sunday night he
his bed to got drink Of water. and as tn
was a good fire burning In tho sitting ROD
stove he SAT down In a rocking chair to toI
his feet. somebody had left In the chsld
smith sat down the blade pierced his back. /
jumped up quickly. but fell heavily TO the fid
with the scissors still sticking TO him, driYi
the lower part Of the liver Rad ono kidney 4
puncturing the howeA Physicians could
nothing to save the man, and on Thursday
mise. 30 strangely brought about,
The sun., 1890-03-30
The Week at worth a. Huber. Museum.

Admiral Dot and his tiny nephew. Major
Atom, have developed Of late into and will
be this week at Worth Hubers Palace Museum
in Fourteenth street In clever tho stage. This
s the smallest team Of character artists In the world
and their combined height would more than equal
that OF an un ieIuEsd man They have some new
skotchas and sing fairly well. Barney BALDWIN the
broken .neckSd man, will TomAn smother week He
has c!satsd more interest among the scientific men OF
New York than any ono who has been on e1hibi.
tOA excepting perhaps Jonathan X. BAss the ossned
man That his neck is actually broken there the
slightest doubt yet he 10 apparently Wsl and strong
The usual ection of freaks will be found in the cnrio
halls this week and the stage new fAceA aud ne
will be seen,
The sun., 1890-03-30
A. J. CAMMEYER,
l6l, 1863, 1865, I67 & 1863 Sixth AV,
CORNER 18TH ST.
The i" Heather ChlnOe. T"

TO SQUEEZE THE FOOT INTO skALLER q
MORE GRACEFUL OUTLINE IS OF lhhBhoRIAl
USAGE IN THIS THE CHINESE LRAD ALI. oEH1I
NATIONS THEY HAVE REDUCED THEIR FBR
TO SUCH SHORT AND NARROW DIMENSION
THAT THEY TODDLB INSTEAD OF WALK, AM
HAvR BROUGHT THE ART OF SQUEEZING TO n
MOST ABSURD EXTREME.
PREFER TO SELL COMFORTABLE AMERtJAI
BROAD SHOES THAT GIVE RELIEF AND BRIN(
BLESSING TO TIE WHOLE BODY, AND Arr
MANLY AND wOMANLY IN SENSE AND lN FORI,
IN DISTINCTION 40 THE RIDICULOUS CuINEat
IDBA
Why NOT sQuEEh THE HEAD, NOSE, EAR OF
HAND WITH SOME SORT OF CLAMP Az n
sQuBEzR THE FOOT LET NATURE ALONE. nj
CONTENT AND FIT THE FOOT SHE HAS GIVE,
COMFORTABLY AND NATURALLY AND you SHALL
HAVE ABUNDANT AND HAPPY REWARD. Tliost
WHO DESIRE TO SIZE THE FINEST DISPLAY O,
BOOTS SHOES, AND SLIPPERS SHOULD WISH NJ
STORE
The sun., 1890-03-30
Explorer KlutshaL Dead.

Henry w. Klutshak. who was ono OF the
Franklin search party Of 1879 will be buried this morn.
ing from J. J. DiehtS undertaking rooms 1888 Essex
street KlutShAk died on wednesday last lie had been
in needy circumstances for time previous to his
death lie born In Prague In 1913 his father being
tie editor and proprietor of Hghrmtl He sailed the
rrAHnn cc pcH 2ssh HpE S'tst, ~ ] SI tnT
body 81 Lieut. Irving o. Sir John FTAnklins party AZ
ter his return KlutshGk delivered Lectures GeTmAny
and Austria He received the cT0sS Of HOnOr from
french Joseph, Emperor Of Austria
The sun., 1890-03-30

RIO JANErRo, March 2a-An amusing incl
dent occurred some days ago At little place called
hococA, in the State OF SAC PAuio Some wAE sent to
the pohes authorities OF that place the following tss
gram;
proclaimed Much bo9dshSd" On receipt of this tsls
gram the people assembled In large numbers and cries
or Long live the monarchy were heard. Ali the
public OfoSb In the act Of dsclATing their aIed
TO the former tncumbentG whsnLt reached them
that they had bee hokIod
The sun., 1890-03-30
No Ice on tho st. Crolu All winter.

BANGOR. March 29.-The singular fact Ia
noted that the st. CroiI River. which for some
distance forms the boundary line between
Maine and New Brunswick. has not frozen over
at all during the past winter. although It is
slack water in many places, The water seems
son Tor III MOI making ice is past finding out.
In East Machias, where the people generally
have 10 Wallow through huge snow drifts from
November TO April there have been only twelve
days Of good BlOikhinE this winter
The sun., 1890-03-30
Miss FannIe Dnv,nport m.

WATERTowN. March 29.-Miss Fannie Daven-
por, who played LA ToSca" TO an immense audience
here last night is confined to her bed at tho woodru
House and cannot 20 to OgdenRburgh 10 night Miss
Davenport has been sufsring for week and was obliged
s6s mn bsy. ssE rss, Arfhur III in s,nh SD
announces that all her nts for ext week
have been cancelled.
The sun., 1890-03-30
Caught . CodasL wttL a Roathooh

BANGOR, March 29.-Last Saturday. while
George wayland was at work upon the steamboat
wharf At BuckBpor he noticed a large object moving
through the water toward the pier The tide high
and a. the object came within SESy reach, WAylGnd
tAbbSd bOAthOok into II and nShSd Il out Il MAS .
Gm6ltsA
The sun., 1890-03-30
More nrewsrlss Pureh.ssd.

Boston. March 29.-The EpeninO Globe says
It h given ont that The propreors Of tho Boyston
Brewery located at BoySton station have dspo'sd II
the PronsrN 10 an EnRiish syndeAte; which haI also
purchased the Roesse brewery 81 ROXbury, smiths
brewery a. south Boston, and StAnlsy,s brewery al
LANreneS The owners OF the BoyIGton Brewery TO
bs atookholdeEa In the new company, aud hr HAnOn-
Senet. Iho has acted ~ MANAGER will Contnuo 10
The sun., 1890-03-30

LADIES' sooLMA KID STRICTLY HAND.
sEwED BUTTON BOOTS ................ e.. 80.
LADIES STRAIGHT GOAT STRICTLY HAND.
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LADIES SOOLMA KID STRICTLY HAND.
sEwED BUTTON BOOTS, PATENT LEATHER
TIPPED ..................., n
LADIES' FRENCH KID FOXED DoNGoLA KID.
TOP STRICTLY HAND.SEWED PATENT
LEATHER TIPPED BUTTON BooTS........ a.
LADIES' STRAIGHT GOAT FoXED DoNGOLA
KIlToP STRICTLY HASD.sEwED wAUK.
ENPHAsT BUTTON BOOTS. a.
LADIES' CALF FoXED DoNGOLA KID-ToP
STRICTLY HANDSEwED wAUKENPHAST
BUTTON BOOTS w N
The sun., 1890-03-30
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14
IF Your Tickets East Read Over
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14
Distances to Washington.

From St Louis to Washington the
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These Royal Blue trains consist Of the
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14
TASTED Seventeen Days.

New York Tribune.
Among the steerage passengers landed
at the Barge office yesterday was Mrs.
Fisher. She was passenger on the
Guion steamer Nevada. from Liverpool.
and came from Birmingham. When she
left home she packed big box full of
her most valuable possessions and took
it with her. Mrs. Fisher had a cat, a
pet cat, to which she was much at
tached, and the cat reciprocated the af-
lection. 1t was with tears that Mrs.
Fisher packed her box and thought that
she must leave pussy behind. That
was seventeen days ago, and yesterday
Mrs. Fisher and her box were landed at
tue Barge office. When the customs
officers opened the box which Mrs.
Fisher had packed with tears out
popped pussy, looking exceedingly hun
cry and emitting a plaintive 'mew.'
The feline Succi Immediately got a
good meal, and Col. Weber has decided
that he need not be returned as all as
sisted emigIant.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14

the air Of the archa gel, alternately
swore at his wife out OF reach, and
thumped me, handicapped and eX-
posed to all the fury of his blows.
s'For while l was in the hospital
poulticing the wounds hal received in
that fatal encounter, and the day of my
release received from the general secre-
tary my unsolicited exchange, lin the
interest of the service to the One Hun
dred and Fifty-fourth of the line. i'll
garrison at Montastruc.
And now, Messieurs," concluded
Houpillart, refilling his glass, "a health
to you and the fair lady whom, despite
the fact that l call it the colonel's kiss
owe"-tingering his cresent-shaped
scar-'this relic of that same memOra-
bic night"
Scratch Russian and you catch a
Tartar" says the proverb. Scratch or
fool a woman, say /, and, one thing
sure, she'll show her teeth"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14

"Tonnerre de tonnerre de D;eu!
"a brilliant glare suddenly illumi-
mated the gloom of the hall of discipline
back of me. Mad with terror, Nine.
Daisembois in front chung to my neck
as the drowning to straw, and the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14
POINTS ON SWIMMING.
Fancy Method by Which Great
Speed Can Be Attained.

Ihave devoted my life to the problem
of swimming, and l am egotistical
enough to think that l can give some
points as to the best methods of SWIM
ming, writes Gus Sundstrum in the New
York Mail and Express. One of the
most important strokes, either in fancy
swimming or racing. is the American
overland side stroke. which l i'll
vented. 1t is really the fastest stroke
that can be used. 1t is quite diff
ferent from the English overland
stroke, and in the difference lies the Sc
cret of the additional speed that is OBJ
tanned. English swimmers bury them
selves deeply in the water, and sink
from one to two yards under the sur
face in bringing the hand over. which
retards their progress through the
water.
To use my stroke, lie in the water ON
the right side at an angle of about 80
degrees. The water covers the right
eye, while the left eye, the nose and
the mouth are out Of the water. The
body is propelled through through the
water by the legs and feet. and in this
stroke the ankles are strongly brought
into use.
The force is obtained from the instep
of the right foot and the sole of the left.
Inc legs are brought up ana placed III
position like the letter V, and when the
kick is made they are brought quickly
together, the right foot being twisted
to bring the instep against the water.
After the kick is made, and while the
legs are being brought up again, the
right hand, which is extended beyond
the head like cut-water. is brought
down to the hip. When this hand is
going up again the left hand is carried
over the head and right shoulder,
dipped into the water and used as pad
die. The right arm is used to steady
the body, and force is attained by the
left arm ana the legs. When the left
arm is coming down the kick is made.
In learning this stroke. first of all learn
the motions; speed can be worked up
afterward. From thirty-eight to forty
five strokes minute is a high rate of
speed Obe attained.