The great danger of trifling with
electric wires was illustrated the other
day at Bridgeport, Conn., in a shock
ing manner. A number of boys had
been in the habit of thro wing pieces of
wire over the telegraph and electria
light wire in order to enjoy a slight
electric shock. One evening, recent
ly, a piece of wire unknown to the
boys, and with a danger of whichthev
had no knowledge, cut through the
insulating covering of an electric
light wire, and was thus in direct con
tact with the latter. One boy then
touched the wire and received a shock
which knocked him down, but did not
seem to hurt him. Another lad ven
tured and the shock killed him. The
lesson of the incident is equally obvi
i ous to parents and to children.
m
A Connecticut woman recently ap
i plied to a lawyer to see about bring
■ ing a breach of promise suit against a
man twenty years Her senior. The
lawyer suggested a private settlement,
aad asked wbat amount of damages
would be satisfactory. She replied
that she would rather prosecute than
compromise, but if he wanted to be
fair in the matter she would settle for
$5 and not a cent less.
SQUIBS,
A white topaz has beex found in
Millard county'. Utah.
Two white children are in posses
sion of Indian squaws at San Diege,
A cabbage was hurled upon the stage
at the California theater, San Jose, a
few nights ago.
Queen Victoria was instrumental in
causing women to be employed in tel
egraph offices.
A convict from Clark county, in the
Ohio penitentiary, cut eff two fingers
to keep from work.
