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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30

LoNpor Msrch 20 In the House Of
Commons this evening Mr.. Ktlbrides re
solution enabling tenants to compel land
lords to sell holdings was rs sieoted. III to
&c. fl was opposed by Liberal leaders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
FREE CLOTHING!
No, You Can Bring In Only 800 Worth
Free Of Duty.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Demo
cratic members Of the ways and means
committee, today decided to report = bill
limiting to 800 in value the amount of
clothing thst may be purchased abroad and
brought into American ports free Of duty,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
Threw Out the Bill.

hoxTREAL. March 23.-The grand iury
threw cut the bill sssinss E n. Twoney
the United States custom efeer, for coz.
spring in connection With J. J. MiIloy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
Railr0aos { STEAMBOATS,
nlIME CENTRAL RAILROAD


0OIu0 WE9f-1So 4. n. for Ievissos
goakiand, Portland, Boston and Montreal: > "a a
4. for HAiioveii, Gardiner and Boutb }ardfnsr
.e.iG 4. n. for Brnnssish. Lewiston, rArnfn nrton
Bootland. Portland and Boston, connecting 10,
white Mountain Foints: 200 r. n ,oI
HAiowsi, Gardiner and South Gardiner. an
r. 4. for Branssies, Bath, roetiand, Boston
and Saturdays only. Tor Kookisad, eos r. n foi
HAloveii. 0xdiaar and soostI asrdiner; II o,
2. u might falimAn) tor LewIston. Bath, Fort
sad and Boston.
GOING nAsT-alc A. n. might expressJ 70,
stowhesan, Belfnst. Bangor. Bar HGfbor, 81
Stephens, Ht. john and Aroostook County; via
=. Tor WSteryiiie, sto~hesan and Bangor; 80
Bingham, skowhasan, Belfast, Dover and
FoxYoit, Bangor, Bar Hsrbor, St. Stephens
II. John and Aroostook County, and sunday,
only. q ALL 4. NJ, for Bangor.
The Night Pullman Trains run each way evary
night, Sundays inoisfed, but not 70 Skowhssan
On Monday mornings, or 10 Belfast, Dexter, OF
beyond Bangor, On Sunisy mornings.
fae day sxpress trains going West at to.i0 A
n. aud Fast at B.A r. NJ. run daily, Sundays In
eladed, between Boston, Lewiston, Bath, Bangor
asd St. john.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for Ausus.s
leaves sOgth Gardiner, 6.25 A. M, i.1o and 81
z NJ Gardiner, rs A. NJ; Lao and t.ts P. NJ
hal'owsii, B.fy A NJ, rs and t59 r. M.
through tickets 70 Californis and all poln "a
south and West may be had of E. II. Walker
ticket agent, Augusta, the only 0fnoa in Aasnsts
selling via all routes and eheoaiug baggage free OF
,spease-
PAYS0E TUCKER. Vice Pres. 4 0ehT IA anasar.
y. Y. BOorHBY. Gent Pass. and Ticket As't.
Portland, Nov. 20. 1901.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
FAIR WEDNESDAY.


WAsaIsGros. March 2ts-For New EaS.
land. Fair Wednesdsy, north vinds
shifting TO east, followed by rain Thursday
morning with slight changes In Temperature,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
4 HORRIBLE DEATH.
A Belfast Lady, Ms. Luth;r
Smith, An Invalid.
Falls Into The Plfe lid Vas bained 10
Crisp.
Waldo County Attorney Case Postponed
Till After Belfast April Court.

BELFAST, Mxch a9.-Mfs. Lathef smith
aged 1 years and sn Invalid, fell into ths
Gre today and vas burned TO . crisp before
she could be rescued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30

TIE heavy gale nbroofs3 many small
barns near McCook, Nsb. Ia some way
the prairie vas set On Gre. 1t vas reported
that three or four fssmhouses we're burned,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
4 RIVER OF DEATH.

A distinguished traveller has recently dis
covered ia the heart OF the Great Desert OF
Sahara, the most wonderful river In the world.
It's waters are 40 strongly iiupregnated with
an alkali that every living thing entering u
suffers an sgonizlng and aim ost instant death
and the lifeess bodies are qu tckly dlsintegr@
ted and deyoured by the corrosive huld-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
FRENCH PRIESTS
Ordered to xlk. No Political
Addresses 10 thu Churches.
Shipp,rs Of Adultefa,td Ptod 10 Russia
10 b Prosecuted.
Paris Police on the Track Of the Gang
of Dynamiters.

PASS, March - The archbishop sf
rArss has ordersd priests to refrain from
making political addresses in the churches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30

Pastor Of the Presbyterian church Of
Sparta, ~ J voluntarily writes strongly ia
fsvor of Holds Srsapsrilia- He says:
Nothing know Of viii cleanse the blood
stimulate the liver or clean the stomach like
this remedy. | know Of scores snd scoses
Who have been helped o, cured By it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30

Miss Persie, daughter Of X. II. Getcheli,
lies critically Ill At their home on Green
street place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30

Politicians would have it that the WORK
ing people want the earth, but this
impression is erroneous. 1t is fact,
however, that when they WANT a thing
they WANT 1t badly. and generally get
1t. In common with everybody else
they have found out that the best
way to get what they WANT,
Is to use one Of those little WANT sds.
in The JOURNAL. They cost but zs
cents for two insertions or so cents
week, and will do the business for you
every time. When you want to buy OF
sell ANYTHING try II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30
Just a Minute Please
Hldden'S Magnetic COMPOUND,

me greatest blood purifier,
nerve strengthener and nu-
TRENT tonic known to man. is
sold by all druggists at 81 a
bottle. 1t cures all nervous
diseases, paralysis In all its
forms, rheumatism. neuralgia,
and all blood diseases, the an
noying trou5lesfrom which wo-
men suffer, stomach troubles
OF every name and nature,
tones up the blood. strengthens
and builds up the system. It
is KING.
This is the story in a nutshell.
A column couldn't tell 1t better.
Hldden's Magnetic Compound,
a clean, pure. honest medicine.
BUY 1T. TRY IT.
TWILL. DO YOU GOOD,
hlDeeh MEDICINE CO., sesnaypsrt. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-30

The highest praise bss been Won By
Hoods Pills for their easy, yet efficient
action. d&vlyfokmchdAv
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
To. r,.a,..,. Wire.

The following Is . copy Of q letter
from town In New Hampshire received
at the Office Of the Hartford Fire Insur-
ance company one day last week; III
inclose SiO0 In this letter, which ] want
paid TO the Hartford Fire Insurance.
company Of Hartford. Thought got
more insurance than my right" In.
closed was a si0o bill Of the First Ma.
tionai hank of Concord, n. II. The
writing IL identified ~ similar 10 two
preyions communications received by
the company. inclo-ing. respectively,
go and sioo. making total Of tsJo
already received from this one source.
II IL evident that some beneficiary re-
ceived more than his due, and IL en-
deavorins to quiet his conscience by re.
turning In installments the amount
oyerraid. Several thousand dollar.
have been received by the Hartford un.
der similar Observation-Disclosures
r. ,urant
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
1di.aa.. Ir...h Rl,.L

A young French chemist. ". Henri
Court0nne, Is credited with q new dis
coyery. Sound bring transmissible by
telephons, NJ. COurtonne argued by .
rigorous analogy that light might 10
transmitted too. A. the telephone con.
,ist- 20 transinitter. q wire and re-
ceiyer. there was rvasOn to believe that
these three organs might H. adap,ed for
transmitting light vibrations, and Tor
lhi. purpose the transmitisr arri TO
ceiyer should b. prepared chemically
Cor receiving and giving out light In.
stead u sound vibrations This was
lone by substituting sensitirei photo
graphic plates for the ordinary t.ls-
phone plate.
One u the plates was placed in front
u an ap.rature, through which an image
was cast. and this image has been for.
warlci by wire aud has bocn seen at
the other end. The first APPARATUS was
very imperfect, AMI NJ Courtonne. hAy.
ing heard that Mr. Edison was on the
track u similar discovery. resolved to
publish his experiments, q description OF
which be. however. sent in . sealed let
ter Ia the Academy In 1888. This letter
Is only 10 H. opened at the sender's re-
que.t. The consequences u the telo-
photography cannot L. Overcstimaiei.
Tomorrow YOU will see In Pars the
image u a man smoking In ~. Peters
burg.-paris Figaro.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
A I,l.,,l. 20, I.na ., w.,.,.

The pcople along Ogden bouleyard.
near Douglas park. at 9;3O o'clock
one morning s,opped and looked with
wonder at slender man who was nd.
ing q queer machine toward the park.
The amatement of those who followed
was not diminished when they saw the
man ride into the park, down the drive
10 the water and out ON the lake. The
man was 7. J. Olsen. a bot and shoe
maker.
The machine somewhat rcsembled a
tricycle.. but ON the spokes VI the drive
wheels there wer. paddles AMI the little
wheel wa. covered with sheet iron and
served as - rudder. Underneath the
main axle and about four inches from
the ground two boats six feet Ia length
and eighteen inches beam. about two
feet apart. like the hulls u q catama-
ran. adapted the queer craft TO the
water. The speed attained was equal
to that Of q rowboat. and Mr.. Olsen
claimed II was more easily propslled.-
Chicago Sews-ltecord.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
I.,,oo.d by Iish,aiag.

Sunday l. Hough. lsborcr at Castle
Rock, was driving a pin in the ground
with n hatchet when a bolt % light.
ming descended from . clear ky and
struck him. The top was taken OF his
hat and consumed and the rim of the
hat was split. His hair was singed al
over his head. and upon the crown It Is
burned In precisely the shape of ton.
sure. q spot about the size ~ quarter
being left wholly bare. A livid marx
l. left across hi. brcas, from shoulder
10 shoulder. aud directly abOye his heart
hole was burned In his shirt. Around
the body. below the waist, extends q
bslt Of fesh about four inches wide.
black and blue and dotted with MINER
Gus small holes. Down his back md
legs are sireaks. and the inside % his
legs are burned. Hough remained IN
conscious till 10 o'clock, when he recoy.
cred his senses and IL still aliys.-Dsn.
yer Cor. San Francisco Examiner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
a Goal Heal.

There L. nothing that coniucs. to a
successful meeting ~ emergencic- bst-
ter than q cool head, with a feeling u
perfect oonhd.nc. that everything :
going 20 come out all right Whether
thing. ar. coming out all right az
not. Of least the feeling ~ quiet self
control makes one better able 30 work
toward the gccl result. To mother
this eli po..ession !. invaluable. In a
large family small events calculated Ia
upset the domestic machinery are con-
.tantly occurring. IL s-.ms to be a law
~ natur. that children should continu.
ally have hairbreadth escapes and come
within an inch ~ losing their lives.
but II l. equally . law u nature that
they should escape. And whenever the
critical moment arrives In her own life
or in the life ~ another, II j. important
for q woman Ia remember that the very
worst thing she can do at that moment
Is to lose her head.
To do that means to b. helpless In.
stead of helpful, 90 be drag instead Of
an assistance. In an emergency one
should rather seem heartless than In.
efficient. There are always ten pcople
ready % cry or faint or shed tears over
the sufferer where there Is one who
stands coolly by aud sees the way Ia
help him. Affection AMI sympathy ARE
often best proved u ignoring them,
particularly when the moment arrivc-
that calls for action and not tears
Harper's Bazaar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
NUMBER 81.



I must confess that | have always
blindly supposed when thought of it
at ALI that the currant of the plum pud.
ding was the same fruit A. the currant
Il our gardens-that slightly acrid red
Terry which grows ON bushes that follow
the lines IL hack fences-bushes that
have patches IL wee,ly ground under
them where hens congregats. Ifaneied
that by some process unknown 10 me. NJ
the hands of persons equally unknown
(perhaps those who bring haitsnei raisins
from grape.), these berries were dried,
and that they then became the wei
known ornament of the Christmas cake.
II was at Zante that my shameful ig-
norance was made clear to me. Here !
learned that the dried fruit u commerce
l. dwarf grape. which has nothing In
common with currant Jelly. its English
name, eurrant, l. taken from the French
''raisin de- Corinthe. or Corinth grsIe,
a title bestowed because the fruit was
frSt brought into notice ai COrinih. We
have stolen this name In the inost un-
reasonable way for our ri berry. Then,
to make the confusion wOrse, a. SON ~
we have put the genuine curanis into
our puddings and cakes We turn AROUND
and call them "plumsr'
The real currant, the dwarf grape cf
Corinth. 4. about a. large A. goo~sberry
when rip., aud its color Is deep violet
black: the vintage takes place In August.
II Il not . hardy vine. IL ai,ains lur.
uriance. was told. only In Greece; and
even thsrs II Is restricted 20 the northern
Peloponn.sus. the shores u the Gulf of
Corinth. and the ionian islands.-Con-
stance fenimnre Woolson In HarpeT's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
Something S.~ In N. sa.l. Lac.

A large snake of unknown species Wa
killei by A. &. Reichelderfer. superin.
tendent Of the Lima Natural Gas com.
pany. on s.w. Doty's farm, In 81. MAryIs.
Mr.. Rsichelderfer, In company with Mr
Spear. prominent oil man, was walk.
ing over the farm when the reptile At.
tackel him. II made several vicious
attempts to bite him, but was unsuc-
ce-sful. and after few vain trials Mr..
Reichelderfer finally procured q club
and dispatched his snakeship. The mon.
ster measured ak feet long and it, hack
was covered with scales. Its skin 70 on
exhibition In this city and has attracted
great attention. Thus far no one has
been able TO name it.-ClevelAnd Plain
Dealer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
slsssiIss BY B.Iisss.

A series Of interesting experiments
was conducted the other night at Stan.
ford Bridge Grounds, London. with bal.
loon and apparatus invented and i'm.
proved by Mr. Eric Bruce for use In mil.
ltary signaling at night over intervening
woods and hills. Within the balloon
are hung on . small swinging ladder siS
incandescent lamps. connected by insu'
lated cable with battery on the ground.
worked that night at twenty'four volts
and giving sixty candle power of illumi'
nation. by ready manipulation of the
buttons Mt the instrument the operator
flashes on the translucent sides ~ the
balloon the signals of the Morse or any
code. and these can 10 easily read at .
distance Of six miles.
The balloon used was . small one of
eighteen feet diameter. containing 1900
feet of gas. and was held 10y cable at n
height Of about 3o0 feet. The strong
wind prevailing rendered the position q
the balloon unsteady and uncertain, but
the signals were nevertheless read by
military experts, AMI were answered
from q station on land. The experi.
ments were witnessed by Prince III.
ward % saxe-weimar. by military at
taehes u the Chinese AMI other enbas-
.ies Asd q number 10 scientific men.
The experiments were varied by hang.
ing the LAMPS outside below the neck of
the balloon and flashing direct. The
illuminated balloon when q few feet
above ground gives beautiful light.
anil can b. utilized when required for
executing work at night.-London
News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13

The Hotel Del Monte a, Monterey
Cal, II stirred up over a ludicrous mis-
take by which u prusaic English mer'
chan, was lioniIed A. Robert Buchanan,
poet ani drainatist
The Briton arrived AZ the hotel thre,
days ago with two friends. lie regis
tered In fine. literary hand. and as hs
bor, . strong resemblance to the author
several ladies present declared be must
H. the author - The Shadow % th,
sword" ~ several ladies desired him
20 write hi. autograph In their album.
with some poetical sentiment. He r.,
eeiyed all their fattsry complaoently
but grinding out poetry for them kept
him up all night and the result wa.
something 10 shake confidence In their
IDOL.
The next day he was the center ~ au
simiring group His companions b.
came suspicious and askei the ho,el
clerk why - much attention was paid
their friend. They were amazed when
they learned the true reason, b.caus,
they declared their friend hal never
heari % buchanan. They broke ihs
news gently 10 him. but his conceit n,
ceiyei . great shock. All three packet
and left before disclosures camc.-Cor
Chicago Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
%. cs.a,mn.a u. rrr,l .,.,.m.

Lord Winmarleigh. whose death AZ q
patriarchai age was announced recently,
was bu, a name "a the present. gen.
Grafton. When he was sent 30 the house
u Lords he virtually retired from public
life. and devoted himself almost entire
ly 10 the care u hts large estates.
Colonel Wilson.Patten. t0 call him by
the name 10y which be was known In
parliament for more than forty y.ars,
wa an excellent type % Conservative.
llis tir-t speech In the house of commons
was q condemnation u the truck sys-
TEN. and he u was who fir, called at
tentiOn Ia the hardship. Inflicted upOn
the working classes of Lancashire by tho
tax on printed cottons.
In the interests Of manufacturing
Lancashire, Colonel wilson.Paiton al.
way. took serious interest, and such
was his popularity among all classes
that he held q seat for the cogn.
~ for forty.thres years with only one
contest. The bitter domestic sorrOws
which fell upon his later yean-the
deaths - both his sous and his only
grandson-arOusel deep sympathy even
In those who knew him only by name
and reputation.-St james Budget.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
A GOOD PLACE foa A GOOD MORSE

maxim In horse-breodlng that
there III good place for every good
horse ata good price. While this !.
true la the main, II !. somewhat subject
20 qualifications. n the horse 3. q
trott.r, IL may b. good and yet not bring
A good price unle.. II l. avery good tro,-
ter indeed. In breeding for speed there
ar. .o many chance. Of failure, aud the
iaIlures come so far short of hndlns
good places at good prices, that farmer.
will do much better to give attention Ia
the llue. ~ breeding In which there are
greater probabilltic. of success. These
ar, so varied that each may exercise hi.
individual preference. but with coach
ers, roadsters and draft horses the axiom
Abo,e quoted will always hold good. \
brec,ier should. of cour.e, aim to pro-
duce only the very best. but In these
lln.., II his efforts fall little short OF at.
tanning the desired standard, yet = good
animal Of any Of these types IL alaays
readibly sslable at a price that viii al
lox good profit. And word just
here-don't hold fairly good horse Tor
. fancy price. Get your money out az
.oon az YOU can, and then turn u again
ouiekly.-Cor. Ia Farmers Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
fro M coSriSuED.l
A c...fs,,.sl. w.,~ w..,h., pr...

a Comfortable warw Weather Dress.
"Nsyer heard % Chimes. collaT-ing
frum Oh. heat. did your asked West
side do~ior A. he fanne,l himself yigor.
Uu.ly AMI occasionally tuggci away at
his shirt collar. They may L. heather.
bu, they have more common sense In
apparel than all 10 us gocl Christians
combined. I Just passe'l one q the
qucuei gentry standing q, the corner of
Madison and CLARK at high noon. the
sun pouring upon the top " bis head
aud the Thermometer registering VI In
the shade. lie was col a. cucumber.
"IIe wore no hand about his shirt and
no collar to shirt or blouse. Vest he hal
none. You AMI have from twenty 10
twenty-five thicknc-s.s of cloth close
about our jugular- and then We say We
Are Christians. Christians know suicide
10 d. sinful. don't iheyi Then how dare
they choke themselves In blistsring
w.Atheri And the Chinaman isn't idio,
enough to clinch his UNDERGRADUATES to
his hack with I-rpiraiion producing
.u.r-nderS. nor wear hi. shirt inside his
trousers. lie Affects cool sandals anil
light hats. and In all shows superb re-
gard for his safety. Next 20 following
the example % our hrst parents In their
hrst estate. the Chinese plan IN summer
Is the most comfortable st! le of dr~ss
upon the face of the earth. Chicago
Mail,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
A P,,r,asd Csvp...

Al Haziewood cemetery. near Monte.
xuma, Ia. one day last week. Charles
Block. wishing TO remove the remains
Of his wife. who died eight years ago,
oIened her grave. He found 1t full Of
water and was sstonished at the weight
Of the coffin. The combined strength Of
five men finally brought the coffin out of
the grave, and when opened IL wa
found that the action Of the water had
turned the body 10 solid stone, preserv.
ing its natural appearance ~ . remark
able degree. Even bouquet Of nowers
held by the dead woman was perfectly
petriHed. The skia was fair and the
hair ~ black aud glossy ~ In life
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13

IL IL not generally known ,ha, ,h,
brothers Oscar aud Willie Wilde hrs'
came 10 public notice on the occasion oi
the centenary of Thomas Moore NJ Dub
lin about fifteen year ago. II was pro
posei 20 perform an Gle .peC tally writ
ten for the occasion by Mr. ). y. Elring
ton and composed by the well known
lrsh composer. John William Glover
The Wilde brothers, assisted by Mr.
sexton. the member for West Belfa.,
and then on the staff u The Nation, lei
. furious aud successful oppo-itior
against tho Official adoption ~ th'
Nolan Glover ole.
II may L. only a coincidence that ths
music TO The Poet and Puppets at the
Comedy theater Is written by grand.
son % the rejected composer. Irish
Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
In Chalns In India.

The practice of binding religious per
cons still exists In India, A. l. evidenced
by the following from the Allahabad
(India) Pioneer. The incident occurred
recently at Meerut! A fakir, wearing
nearly five maunds 600 poundsl oi
iron chains AMI bands on him. recently
left the cantOnment station. The rail
way authyri,ies declined 10 allow him D.
travel As passenger, but sent him a
good. by weight, In spite of hi. argu
ment that native women were never
charged for their anklet- and bangles
The iron absorbed the heat - much
tha, the man had % L. necessarily
sprinkled with water lie 1. an old
man and nearly died at the station.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
l.,, 4. r..,.x,.,.,.x u.h,.,.x.

One Of the most remarkable and sue
cessful photographs Of lightning evei
known was made by Mr.. Rusk. al
IIaines Falls, In the Catskills, during
the electrical display the other night,
The lateral zigzag streaks of fire against
the massive slope of Mount Lincoln wer,
instantaneou.ly caught in the exposure
and are plainly and sharply shown IN
the print. which also shows bursting
bolts of lightning in the upper atmos
phere. where the vivid illumination
casts wonderful shadows upon the sur
rounding mountains. The print Il ar
interesting study of atmospheric elec'
tricity.-Albany Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
IN. c.mp.n, n..r.n.l.l..

In Michigan II Is unlawful for railway
companies 10 neglect 10 block the frogs
on their roads, ~ that the feet VI EN-
ployecs may not be caught therein. A
switchman. while uncoupling cars. had
his feet caught In an unlocked frog and
was injured. He sued for damages, and
proved that other frogs In the yard were
unblocked and that the yardmaster hal
been notified % their condition. The
court decided that II was no defense
that the company had employed men TO
keep all frogs blocked. and that proper
material had been furnished for that
purpose. because the negligence of the
employees was the negligence Of the
company.-Eew York Sun.