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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
SOURCE oF hlrRooeN.

We often 49, this heading q. II there
Nerr several sources ~ nitrogen. Vet,
u Z. we'll known that therr l. only one
sourrs. anl that !. the atmosphere. four
dfth. of which l. nitrogra. The only
question Can D. az a. the method II -
curing aud utiliFing u, a. u Il. not avail.
able a. plant f"oi until II u made O.
comhine With s0meihing el.e a. a me
dium. u !. thought that some plants
81. the Nholc pulse fsmlly-draw nitro
gen from the atmosphere. We have not
seen anything concluslNe on this point.
The supply ~ nitrogen, so far a. Ne eau
discover from the testimony, appear. ~
come through the earth. l,aln contain.
a little "a Il in the furm of ammonia. ani
moisiur. !. everywhere favorable to nl
trifigation or the accumulation IL nitro
gen. II l. no secret that mnlching
faVOrs this prOcess. Nos NAV II not bs
true that the growing vegetation that
serves he-t a. mulch like clover. puts
the soll In q condition Ia absorb the ulosi
uitrugsn from the aiIno.pbersy l. not
this the secrvt of clover being called 4
nitrogen trap"f l. Il not tru. that Just
Ia proportion a. a crop serves ss q mulch
Il also serves a. a "nltrogen-trap." or,
In other worl.. ali. in the proce.. oi
Observation-Disclosures.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

Don't contradict your wife.
Don't tell man be l. q stranger 30 the
truth tscause be happens 10 h. smaller
than yourself Error. % this Kind have
been known o. L. disastrous.
Never 10 t0 bed with cold or damp
feet. Lave them beside the kitchen
Dire. where they viii be hand, 10 put on
In the morning.
II u bad a. lean your hack against any
thinz cold. particularly when Il is an icy
pavement. upon which your ysrtebral
arrangement has caromed with a jolt
that shakes the buttons OF your coat.
Always eat your breakfas, before be-
ginning a journey. II you haven't any
breakfast don't journey.
After violent exercise. ike putting up
the stove or mailing down carpets. never
ride around town I'm an open carriage.
II u bstier to walk. II u also cheaper.
When h0arse spoak a. little as possible.
n you are not hoar-e IL won't do you any
harm 10 keep your mouth shut, too.
Don't light the fire with kerosene. Let
the hired girl DO Il. She hasn't any wife
AMI children. You have.
Don't roam around the house In your
bare feet at the dead Of night trying TO
pick up stray tacks. Men have been
known TO dislocate their Jaw through this
bai practice.
When YOU sse man put the lighted
end of n cigar In his mouth. don't ask
him II IL Is hot enough. Serious injury
has often resulted from this habit
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
Fsr ~ ostori T.sm~rai.
AuDDlIDf


NUooItpi
am hecomlng gr-atly IniNc,l. ami u
somCthiug l. uot done a. Cssi one lucid
ny uTon the sahiegt ther- arc grave
duuhts - my feeble bnln standing ths
strain.
\ fre weeks since three articles sp-
pearc,i Ia the samc D,mo,rst Ia relation
o. farming and how a. make u paw.
ouc writer Informs n. that th,rc \. sn
oNrTfWlnrilun, And proposes AZ a ucine-
dy tor this, O. l-t The abandoned farms
grOe up to so,sl. ani pr,sluc. lc.s. in-
tiir summer toufi.t., anj theUhy gain
a living ln This vay.
New iu rrlatlon to uNcrpru.luciion.
bow mauv ~ us but vhat csuli use a
liitir morr to g,'''d advantage " Wc had
thr vl,srvsiih Go puryhasss Nnd sum
mFr tuurisfs many of them have me-
money o. thruv awsv, aud to cNI'o,t
that sumuref hoaplsrs frum one to thf,e
mouih. 'aill surp"rt the masses Zoe q
ehole war. u drluslna.
On auutl.r column of ihc same paper,
auui hrf " ritter discuur.s.s in au opposite
tir,stius. o. slvs in Viss of the over
crowded rln.iitinu ~ The riic., and The
consequent dlsir,-ss thrrvhv o,,-asious,l,
.f,i tu thr ruuufrf. u-r thr ho-. The -hut-
a. gir. Auuthrr iumr "trom the irt-
iuE pan niu che hrv lirtuiifnl in
theory. tn avail ous's III II ths -n-,'alici
"mirfsuiruOr' q thr farmer, o. hrvathc
t,.-i's pare tir. heat uhru surh ,ummenrv
tu hattie eifh thr stern rralltirs "f lfr
"a change tumrs over the spirit ~ thrlr
drsams On ths.r ,la1., " hen fofmrri,
.urUr.sul farmers scaUvlt h"ll their
uuu. hnU ,nu thr man ulth un kunul J.
clr, uf ftrmiue D. rNI-,tc,i to h,'f
Ihe thlrl ARTICLE TREATS ~ .tcyr.. the
rfIr,.. frssl. rtc. o. AS. 10 vii uui De-.
Iu.i tr,auss ihs1 are lnu, to viihhoh
fhr irsi, tnr hV .h,.t ive,i thsrv h. no
gruath, aui "a consequent lnss, Nben D,
foeI.ug thft siil bring .omething .ome-
t.m.. Ihi- .,vms O." lrnd q sllght rs-
Dc. ht ts g,tsi lucir. tnr shn u thrrr
hut knra. 10 d. dus. not pra1l,vI that
ht kflrluE ~ rfratufv no stani .tlii
every rlrr'r of fc,-l L. ihrpuu avayf
~rfaking 20 th- sliuaiiun Go one q
~amurf. thHn, armrr., D. iufurmri
flls writer thtt la thr Tan ~ is~> D.
ftarhf "a 1ukr q strrrs. TaN ing so
k.If fhrm uur tr1r. gti1rt thrm uue
fa-,f iu e.rth tnd soli ihrm far s.3. n
thI. gain 4. nat "a t,f-r of thr ''alml chr,
Iu.ar." vlrrr l. lff
Aruflrr uf ~umnrr's urllknnNu anl
.r.tr..ul fmsr.. eith n smart family
HI ...rs lui dsugbsr., .a1. tu thr " efii-
sr. q Iuut lsmr thv ,Dung men f"f
u.t asHfiu. fa m, trming On thr rr-s-
go rHuIflsu uf thiuE.." o. ih- .pring
uf ls~s thf ariirf abandoned hrmiug
A. tluf tinr woke % tu"-Nrhr-oli
.fsfr.. eiuIu- D frt. avu mat .h-l.
suuII Hriug ~iUu. to-,is1 - vtil buN
fhrm So ma, iu-t me- eel ftor
Co., ms.i.. something L. gHiug Nriug.
suI tH tN. s,lHnr viii sat, pl'ssr sUrt
fuHr HHt.Irs. Ei,r us unr at slime
uI.H. fhrt .t U.lf.tt. thtt s~ NAV
have t.ms rn forget fhs one before 30
H,kIr tir ailff. ur v~ .hlll nH' holi
500 .4.ri,.. 10 oar brain .hpuli D.
..mr Hii.ei. g.. uiruN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
r-E SrATl GRANGE

IolIoeiuc sr, tb- rymtrs. - lion.
Elfa. rrn.r ahru De- tupA thr chair as
uit.frr uf co. state UrtuEr
..tff frsf thing .l aIr d. f1 rrrraf au
irmF thr sr.uul, tu dlsriplinr that
.mI Nr. rs InirHus - hushuuirt,
lrr af war eifh nrpr,..inu, 40 VAR With
trI.f.. 40 var vith i.uunua,. 40 vaf
a.fh rRfrffhIue fhtf gees tu rruu Z dnau
Co., nlruBE rIt..r. of uur o'nuirN.
~, have fnr He1riy agurirf ~ c'uiu-
u h.fu r..ufug hn arm, tu sHgy thIs
var. Ne hl1f enlisted "a noble hrmt 20
mru luI vuilsn tr dsht our hattirs, beat
coo. Hm, IsIif,r htk. ths iis iplinr
Hr.,..lrl tu max. It rfi,.tINr fur nstisr
uufk In tif utIl Ihst uhils thr Work
nf rr#ruHIue shuuli g,' sfriIllt fursh hri,
ur .huuII at fi.r .fmr time ie disgipIin-
Iu. fIIn.- tirsfI1 in thr drll | believe
fHlf fhis discipline .huuli is our of k.li.
uHss Mnut uf 1uI hrrr ta-lly hrv Ma
i.r. nf srir..... auI auuII .aY tu tuu
aI.Ha Ir.rH.r ur .i.frr ffitrs hY flr
aIf-II.. et FL. fhfm kindly, plrlaufiY
fa.Ilf HHf fH thfu tlir great afl,anta g..
uf u4r HrI.r. IH ,i.ri tllus fuu can q"
Hn. II.m IHtk q" ihr Oraurv tnld,
,,.rfIIu. tu4 ,sn ts msk, them ,iiI-
,..uf .uiI.rr, 10 ulr noble army. lhru,
.faII kiuI mla.urr. ffii. auI mrm'"f
uHItr 1ulr Ilri.li.tiuu kuuu lugly rni
.'fu.It frmpir upon uur hHs, Know
inEII and aiIfuily rultr disturbance in
that puftiuu uf uur f"r,v. uu.lsr Nuur
lmmrliiir yummlui. I shall Instruct
chat such a person cau do u. 10" gu"i.
tu thr criminal Iun.puIdcucr 10 eur
country all Brr rNt-.trd to suou thr
hu. .uI rIrtiiu. thIt d. ur shr iii
r.f Know vh1t thr av Was, AMI that
tlrt were hrlking ii avail. nothing
AII lr, sATs. trl tu know thr laN, ant
kuHs log ta uIrY t. shall rNpr.t yuu,
s. NJ I.frr. 90 1uur several Iraugrs, tu
au.s fnr simple lIa. % oar oulrr. aud
u.f auIt uI-.f fhrm VuursslNrs, beat 90
.ss jlIt tlr Guus, under ,uur ,mmri-
itfs gIr. shall lsr up tn them, aud II
500 tn uut. ! tTust that ms dealing.
v Ifh Nuu aui 1ugr Irangr NAV D. ono
uf k'uIurss auI hruihrflN love. I shnll
rn .rItur tn make tuu ssr The straight
aui uarruv path AMI have Yuu follow
thrr,in. lui if 500 do uoi. tru.i that !
.hslI ftIthfulI, hni immuiaily timini.-
trr DE- l4u npuli.ahir to tuur gt.s. bat
"a NIl lllf lAAl tAfA-lii' "A 'ttAiNNN ANN ht'AN-
60 bv our un.cr. lh "a ivN short huurs
The itlor. and pleisurr. uf this session
chose. aui Ne return to uur rv.ps,tNe
hruir.. w. ryturu to ths lalsor. aui
Iufir. dsKohlng uIsiu us in uur -uhnnii-
nate Guugy.. ( trust that tho.s labor.
mty o. .urh that Whsu 40 Our neNt an-
uual sfssiuu u tsCDmr. oar duty 90 ~
port. that Uc may conr With thr lrm
anil proud .trp ~ th~ ,vtsun snllisr
Vh1 return. from the ,itorious battle
dtld.
Rruihsrs and .i.isrs. lst a. carry for
waui the gu,si work 80 ahly begun by
eur prytls, rssor.. ~ us labur faith
fuli, Iu thF noble wurk ~ the Grange.
. Let "a. Vprk sn faithfully that AZ the eni
~ The yvar Wr NAV D. able o. slN. u
am oas 20 thr ls,0u patrons of Maine. p"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

The engines Of the Northwestern Rail
way company ran q mile and three
quarters every second, or ios miles every
minute. and In effect they put q girdls
round the earth once In every four houn
throughout the year; yet such is the per-
lection of mechanism attained In The
present day that tho engines were ab's
10 run . distance equal 10 twice round
tho world for every single case which
occurred OF hot axle. the los of splis
pan or cotter. os anything tending -
throw m engine out Of gear.-The wosh-
Ing and Management d IN English RanI
y-0sosps findlay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

Sse 90 II thar the water for the stock
this COLI weather l. directly from the
sell or spring. aud i eniircly fire. frum
ire. cattle DO not Nant icc water.
Emptv the trough try after Watering
the .iork. aud Il will then b. In good
shape for use the next time. II PAYS a.
De- particular La the care II siock.-
Iarfu.V
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

Maine spple. have bsen going forward
quits fr,vl1 a late. hut there i still q
large stu,k ln storv ualting shipment.
nls quantity lsft in hr.t haul. :. not
hrgv. slls. l-.ing frvsly made early In
thr season. 4 D. quiie cvriain that high
er prires eill prryall htsT Goa In the VIA
ter. after the present rush l. over. The
.hrinkagy. hoNeHer. Nlll D. ccn.i'lsf-
able. ani those Who soli early Ia the
.sasou "a ihr going prices, Nill have no
reason to regrsi u. The crop has
brought a large amount of money Into
the ~tate.-Naius Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

when the blood IL impure, thick and
sluggish, ar thin and Impoverished, there
can be no health. With thcse con-
dltions, all the functions Of the body are
impaired, and the rrsult u Q variety Of
dangerous complications. The beet rem.
edy b AysyS rsrsapafills.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
col. CLARK.

4. =. Army, writes: For the last two
years, my health has been excellent:
this, I think, IL due 10 my using sulphur
Blitsr.. a. formerly my health Was ml.-
erable. owing 10 the frequent changes OF
cllmste. etc, so incident "a soldiers
life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

scientist. tell. us that the stringy part
Of the pumpkin, Including the seed, con-
tain. - PER cent more ~ dried matter
than all the re-t ~ the pumpkin. and is
worth twlce az much for feeding.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

IL not bother With q hotbs'i for plants
o. supply your farm garden. You can
buy thsm cheaper of tho-e that know
hos. though much may b. done with
nln.lnn hnNrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
ali the wOrti there Il bot ops eare.
nr Ilalssss loli~o -u<<td<

"a osn h~ given In . cup ef Tea .r coffee without
the knou Is.ife % ths person taking t. eGcstins
0 sy~-~.iy ssi permseeut eure. uhsther The pa
tisnt IL ms-isrst~ irnksr 90 an alcoissfie vresk
Thsasants u drunkAris have t-en earei wha
have tsksa IN soiisn sy~sine In their eo6e>
uithsut th~ir ks0~ ieiSv. asi tSiay bsnevs thu
asit drinking ef th~ir oun fIrs viil No harsfs
eject rsans from ne siHsinistfstlsn. Sufs
fuarssteri. send fof sircalar AMI fun y>artisu
hrs. Aairvss is cea6tescs. Sssiea sp><ihc
Co, iss Race str~et. Cinsinnsu. ID.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

Every farm l. different from every
other farm, ss every farmer individually
differs from every other farmer. Hence
the be-t resalts In farming requires
earefal .pssiai study Of every farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

m Europe wants coiton--eest lard u
woald bs % he advantage % American
"a me grower. % shlp the lard snd cot
Ton ssed oil purc aud let them mix V to
.uif thsir Taste.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
iI,SIr.

Lemon psrile. are t.ccming very pop
ular In william.port: II l. presumed
that there I. deal % .queeylng at such
taftls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

A. -o"n a. the snow !. gone throw
frw .a.l. Int0 the pen for the little pig-
% play With. II viii do the calves good
% have Que al-o. II they do not eat too
much Of the earth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

In milking COW always slt on the
side fsrthe.t from the COW and near q
soft spot In the pasture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
AMONG THE FARMERS.
srHsp tn1rtow

A. s.alirIlsa AIfirss. an f1nIun unirstlous ~
tTn.'ssi o. this lefsftr.Fut - Aaal.ttftk kst
lufrua. uNturi ls11I1s-rst, farts. Ne,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

wood-Ashes are the best Of all fertIlls-
ere for grass, wheat and peach trsss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

By aud by Bunslo Biil viii take his
Will West Show 20 the Wild West. u
will b. A novelty there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07
J.WHEELER,
South Paris.
Pianos and Organs,
Piano Stools,
Covers
-AND-
Instruction Books,
Al
Reasonable Prices.
NEW HONE
Free Treatment 9eSa, 59s !

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

hONENc can ~ sssed BY ordering
MINE .l.Jss I -. Y,Is..: sS..:. ,'fs f..,. :. n.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-07

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rhsy ~. Net Much Lihs Ensiish Css','
ard They Rsssmh's rhs.~ sf Ams'ies
stiii ts.a
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-12
FURNISHED.

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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
TRAIN FELL ON THEM.


Four section Hands and tho Engineer
KILLED Outright, AMI Other Passengers
Injured. .
Tho Northwestern passenger train
near RockporL H.. jumped the track on
account OF broken wheel. A gang of
section mon were working about two
hundred r4et from the point where the
engine lrft IL" Yails. and i'nforc they
could ~"t awa' thn r. in had run thon
down arl Soppl,d over on ,'!cpl Tho
entire train WAS wrecked. and tho M
gineer and four of the section men we,
killed outright. Tho hromv;l two S-.,-
tion man and some Of the DHSs"ngnrs
were injured. The killed arr: iSlward
I'laisdoll, OF Froeport, who has boon en-
ginccr on this division for over thirty
FIVE years; August johnson, OF Whine.
bago; Emil Anderson, Of Winncbago;
John Gustafson, OF Pccatonica; John L.
Drchmer, of Prcatonica. The injuries
of Fireman william Secor will prove
fatal. None OF the passengers werc daa-
gerouSly hurt
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Terrible Accident on the l. q N
Near English Station, Ky.
A Wagner sleeper Rolls Over and Breaks
10 Pieces, With Serious Result to
Its OccupantA

The Wagner through sleeper from
Louisville to Eoston. via Cincinnati,
over the Louisville and Nashville, was
wrecked near English, ky.. on the 9th.
Eight persons were seriously wounded,
two Of whom will probably die. They
are as follows: Colonel II. G. Hodges,
Superintendent of the Government store
houses at atJeifcrsonvillc, severely bruised
and right leg brokcn; Mrs. Colonel
Hodges cut and crushed about hcad and
shoulders, can hardly rccovcr; John
johnson, wealthy cotton merchant OF
Memphis, cut about hcad and
chest; Mrs. John Johnson,
dreadfully man9led about shoulders,
and will rr, bably die. Is. c.
Eppcrson, supcrintcnlcnt Short Limo
Division, Louisville. and Nashville, cut
about head and arms. and greatly
bruised and mcogl Z. li-cnt ARNOLD,
general agent T.ouisv,!o AMI Nashville,
Cincinnai, cut abUut head AMI back and
severe cut ON arm. G. Il. Brnt. contract
ing freight agent l.. and ". at Oncin-
natl, scalp wounds. o.: gar, brake
man, leg cruscd at hace: amputation
necessary. Joseph blackwell. colOrcd
porter, of Suffolk. VA. badly b"uiscd. Tho
train passed Ens!iah u, bout fifteen miles
an hour. and waa gol,: twenty miles an
hour just hes on. whai 10 "a, upon IN
cmbankuirn wiIich .ial just been re.
paired and hal boon ao.srncd by the
rains. The engine AMI onc coach which
made all The train. "%," ut the sleeper,
passed sa.2ly. lut tn" track spread un.
der them. The slc p''c was dcrailcd
The front pat in wh.,h Eppcrson was
was dumped on over The ties hundred
feet. The rear pIrt rolled over four
times and landed GO, ,.plo:p wreck ut
tho bottom OF The l,rN'.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
A FOOLISH SCHEME.
The Plan Was to siakc Lower California
Dependency of England.

The Plan Was to sfakc Lower California
Dependency of England.
An investigation into tho psoposel
fllibustering expedition against l.owec
California, puts Il new phase On it.
From evidence alrcndy obtained 1t rp-
pears that the president OF the N cxican
Land and Colonization Company, had
concoctcd n scheme for the annexation
OF the peninsula TO ehn B:is!sh en-
pire on the bnSis Of tive plan followed by
the East India Comruny, Whoa Grra5
Britain acquired he: puab,.ssicas il ~
dia. A new republic was 10 Do declared
in Mexico. and the United Statn5 WIS
expected to sGpproGs tho insnrrecJi, N,
and then Great Britain was counted on
20 come in, and in iho intorc & of her
subjects, dcclar" IL p"ot"ctoratc over tne
peninsula. ManapeT Scott assured lho
tllibusters that tHo English war ves-
sells would be ready 20 eater the harbur
OF Esenda and recognize tho new ma
Eon.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
AnO:hir iowa "frla 10.

A terrific tornado struck the western
portion of Hardin County, Ia, near
Hubbard, on the 5th. Tho house of q
man named Weathnrby was torn to
pieces, but the family escaped by taking
refuge in II cave. Proceeding north
eastward the storm next struck Geo. A..
Whites house, ieyollng two large barns
aud unrooiing his dwelling. Rissoe's
residence was next struck and totally
destroyed, with all the household effects.
The family escaped almost bya miracle.
The barns and outbuildings of James
Hoifern were also destroyed and consid-
0rnhlo 1.-Two stock killel
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
RUIN AND DEATH.


The wind, C,,rc md the lightning siociss
--rown. Destroyed by Extraordinary
Rain-rails.
Reports received at the railroad Of
fices in Dos Moines, Ia, say that tho
Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads
sustain scy'." losses ut Weston. I'M
derwoo,l aml Persia, and all trains are
suspended on both roads. A fast stock
train on the Illinois Central plunged
into a washout at Acklcy with seven
carload of cattle, over 100 head being
killed. The storm about Adair was tho
worst ever known thore. Corn was
badly washed out and orchards and gar
dens ruined in many places. A barn
near Anita was struck by lightning and
a valuable horse consumed. One farm.
or near there lost eight head OF largo
pigs. A German farmer northwest OF
Adair lost sixty head of hogs. His barn,
corn-crib hay-stacks, and fences were
carried away, and three feet of water
stood in his residence, driving the fam
ily to tho upper story. John Cook, liv.
ing east OF Casey. had $4,000 stallion
drowned in the Middle river, and came
near losing his own life. A terrible elec.
tric rain storm passed over Aclslcy at an
early hour ON the 5th. y
cloud-burst, occurred aud water fell
In sheets for several hUuss.
Beaver crGel;, half nile north, Is a
raging torrent. Bridges and culvcrts on
railroads and highways washed out. Cat
tie, horses and hogs were swept from
pastures, and corn-fields are badly
washed out. The damage will be great.
Around Leroy. Mimi, the storm is said
to have been like cyclone and the dam
age was great ClIes tor, Ia, suffered
FROM this cyclone which formed near tho
southeast corner of Oakdale Township,
Howard County, and took north
westerly course. 1t demolished a
school-house, injuring the teacher
and several children, one Of
them, daughter of Jchn Kelly,
being fatally hurt. 1t next smashed
Pat Noonan's naw"barn, riidled Loomis'
orchard, destroyed tho rl.cnS OF Orange
Baldwin, Arihu" Lawsua and lIulyer
jacobson. 4 stick was driven intO
Jacobson's cye, and NJ. Joseph MrNe)
was seriously in,urc.i. The Mckee
homestead was blown away. Since Gho
I'd six and onc-half inches Of rain hayo
fallen at MilLanl;, ;. d.. and tho rain-
fall is nearly AS heavy through
out the two Dakotas. At SicT;:
Falls, during Thursdays storm,
lightning struck the liSsman school.
house, twelve miles south hcast of Flan-
dreau. Physicians and others went ont
ut once to tho scene. No one was kill
ed, but fifteen or sixteen pupils were
rendered unconscious for few mo-
ments by the force OF ,hc lightning. Tho
bolt strwck the chimney and entered .hc
school-room. Nor TN hour the heavens
were ablaae with lightning. The cloc-
trical storm was the worst ever known
in that vicinity.
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Killed By O PeNctl.

Near Powder, Ala, Joshua Lacey, o
prominent farmer, was up on scairold
about four feet from the ground doing
some carpentoring on a house, when ho
missed his footing and fell headlong to
tho ground. lie held in his mouth at
tho time sharpencd carpenters pencil,
and falling forward on his face The sharp
pencil was thrust down his throat,
piercing an .rtory and causing hemor-
rhage, from Which Lacy died few hours
afterward.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
Confederate Decoration Day.

The 9th was Confederate Decoration
Day. With no display. but quietly and
rcycrently, the surviving Confederates
OF Maryland covered the graves of their
fallen comrades wish fragrant flowers,
emblems OF memories still fondly cher.
ishcd. There are about 1.2OO active
members OF Confederate societies in
Baltimore, and the membership was
well represented.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
Sad Casualty IN Connections.

Edward and George Smith, aged thir-
teen and ten years, and their mother
were drowned In pond at Middleburg,
Ct Tho motho: had rushed into the
water to help tho boys who had been
playing on raft and had been thrown
into the water by its capsizing. She
could not swim and getting beyond her
depth was drowned with her children.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
Colorad Men N,llet by Llshtning.

Thos. HEX and Summer Stevenson,
colorcd, were killed. by lightning in .
stable OF ,ho Pioneer Coal Company, six
miles from Charleston, W. Va. VIM.
dis, book-Acepor for the company, was
severely shocked.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
HEts Florgan's 2smsip,.

The remains OF Mr.. Matt Morgan, tho
distinguished artist have been deposited
in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, to
await the decision Of the family in re.
gard 70 compliance with the expressed
wish Of the deceased 10 be cromated.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
ChioEa nar-a l,ark nm hm,,a,a

The Senate Committee on Military af.
fairs has amended the CAclkamauga Park
bill SO as to ta!;e in That portion of Look
out Mountain upon which occurred the
celebrated battle above the clouds.