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Show nilk aa a Tire I sllncnM er. Lightning recently alrnck the Cagpole on the Lvtford I otel, at Oxfonl Md a large building which wai former! v the Maryland Military an 1 Naval oca Icmy, and e,t lira to the cnpcla, cnualng lunch conatematlon among Ihe gucata and threatening to destroy the house Tide woul I have been the case but for tha rain whkli waa falling at tho lime and Ihe effort of tho proprietor, who used tnllk as an extlngniahar. It la stated, In cconHnco wlfi nn ol I tnperatltion that water will not put out lire caux.1 by llgblnlng How long thla antique fal lacy haa clouded the iidodeof the eupcr-atltloua eupcr-atltloua le not known, bnt that It line roine down from remote time will hard ly be quoatloncd. Tie hotel iroprlalor believing tliat water would not aatehlapreinlsea via at hla wlta tnd for an effective extln gnlaher until he noticed milk war filled with una of the lacteal flul 1 aland Ing Juat at the moment In front of the hooae.a reedy to hand method of salvation, salva-tion, provl Initially tu piled Selling one of the cans tho nonbeliever in water lugged It lo the top of the hotel anl pinrwl It trat on the lightning kindled ilainee, and then went back tit further sulfites until he had the aatlafactlun of swing the last spark atnolh.rd and tho horning hotel saved. lUltluioro Sun. |