Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1888 — Sufficient. [ARTICLE]

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Mrs. A.—“ Are you fond of your husband?” Mrs. B.—“ Yes, but not so fond as I used to be.” Mrs. A.—“ Why not?” Mrs. B.—“ He’s dead.”— Detroit Free Press.

Fireproof stables are not uncommon in Germany and are very simply built. Timbers like railroad ties are placed from three and one-half to four feet apart ( arched corrugated iron put between them and filled in with a mixture bf cinders and lime, making it deep enough to protect the timbers. The trap door to reach the loft is made of sheet iron, filled with the same compound. This kind of fireproofing is very cheap and very effective. A WEDDING took place at St. Paul. Minn., last week, where the groom was over six feet tall and the bride a little over two feet in height. During the ceremony the girl stood on a chair, her head just reaching to the groom’s shoulder. Richard Vaughn forged the first bank note in 1758, to make a young lady believe him wealthy.