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QOu) Albion Column - SY"‘(JT;_]MV;'ENBF Court commenced grinding MondayMrs. Alonzo Kiser is quite sick at this writing. : " Arthur Franks of Wawaka was in the city last Wednesday. Attorney W. W. Sharpless of Avilla was in town Monday. : Miss Eila Marshall "was sick for several days this week. M. R. Boyt received the K. O. T. M, degree Monday evening. Take the BanNkr., It will give you all the news all the time.

Attorney Redmond of Kendallyille was in the city Tuesday. * Attorney R. P. Barr of Kendallville is in attendance at court, A

Wood was in great demand last week and hard to obtain. 2

B. P. Gray of Wolflake was in town on business last Thursday.

- Will Baird of Auburn was the guest of friends in town Sunday. - O. H. Downey has put in a new Babcock cylinder job press. : - Rey. G. T. Butler occupied the U. B. pulpit at Brimfield last Sunday.

. W. 8. Felkner of Milford was in the city visiting his parents last week. B. Leiser will attend tbe bicycle show at Chicago several days this week. ' . The infant daughter of C. M. Eagles and wife was quite sick last week. G. W. Jaquays of Jefferson township has been quite sick for some time, Attorney R. H. Prickett of Ligonier was in town Monday on legal busi ness. -

The present term of court promises to be an exciting on: before adjournment. : ’

G. A. Brillhart of Kendallville was attending court for several days this week. B Trably

Miss Lillie Parks of Goshen was Visiting her many friends in this city last week. ; ‘

M. R. Shirk of South Bend is visiting relatives and friends in this city this week. F :

The K. of P. lodge installed their newly elected officers last Thursday evening. - -

‘Miss Jessie Peterson returned to the state normal at Terre . Haute last Thursday. H. G. Provinces and A. Stafford of Auburn were visiting Dr. J. W. Morr last week. -

- N. P. Eagles will join the lumber excursion to New Orleans the 14th of this month.

~ Attorney A, B. Young of Kendall. ville was in the city Molday in attendanece at court.

John Vorie commenced working in the trimming department at Hoffman & Co's. Monday o

Mrs. Joshua Sweet whose life was despaired of, is recovering as rapidly a 8 can be expected. :

A number of Odd Fellows attend the the fuperal of Mrs. Jesse Lock at Merriam, Tuesday, S Miss Ettis Gunder of Ligzonier was yisiting her parents, George Gunder and wife, [ast week. :

Mrs. E, P. Fagles wxs yisiting her parents Orlando Kimmell and family at Kimmell last week. -

- G. O. Russell sr., of Fort Wayne was visiting his son G. O. Russell, jr. for several days last week. Judge A. A, Chapin of Fort Wayne is attending comrt, being interested in geveral cases of importance. :

Mrs. J. H. Singrey of Jefferson township is seriously ill It is hoped that she may speedily recover. . J. J. Martin and wife were visiting relatives at Columbia City and South Whitley Saturday and Sunday.

C. A. Howard has been sick for the past week andis not improving as rapidly as his friends would wish. Mrs, Carter and Miss Sack of Ligonier were the guests of Recorder Miller and family seyeral days last week,

Mrs. E. J. Bonham went to Geshen Tnesday where she intends visiting her daughter Mrs. 8. F. Spohn, for several weeks. ' Drs. W. T. Green and J. W. Morr attended the meeting of the Noble County Medical society at Ligonier Tuesday. ; Mrs. lienny Yeiser and Eunice Hudson were the guests of the Misses Mattie and Kate Easly for a portion of last week.

Miss Edna Hays returned to Covington, Ind , Saturday where she will take up her work as principal of the high school. : Bessie, the little daughter of W. R. Gillett, was on the sick list last week, but has recovered under the treatment of Dr. Morr.

A number of the young pzople of Albhion attended a ball at Kendallville last Tuesday night. They report an excellent time. ‘

A sled load of the jolly young people of Kendallville enjoyed themselves at the residence of Recorder Miller Monday evening, : Only one marriage license has been issded since our Jast report. ' The permit was granted to Anthony 8. Weber to Katie Ringle. L. W. Welker has had his residence wired for electric lights. ‘l'he electricians are wiring the residence ot W. F. Clapp this week. The reviyal services at the U. B. church are increasing in interest nightly. Good congregations are in attendance each night, ' : The waterworks wells have at last been completed satisfactorily. It is said that the contractors have lost money on the contract, ~ The Albion postoflice transacted the ‘heayiest money order business in the history of the office during the last two weeks of December. i _A. N. Kimmell and W. T, Knox returned to Bloomington, Saturday and David T:‘?'lor returncd Monday to resume their collegiate s.udies. ot - Frank Landgraff had the misfortune

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 189% .

to lose two ten dollar bills last Friday. Anyone finding same will receive reward by returning to Mr. Landgraff. The F. and A. M. had degree work last Friday evening. An elaborate repast was spread by the ladies of the Presbyterian church after the meeting.

E. F. Coats returned from Elwood Friday accompanied by his son James and daughter, Miss Laura. His son has nearly recovered from his recent illness.

School commenced Monday «after a vacation of two weeks. A number of the rooms were compelled to dismiss on account of the rooms not being heated sufficiently. ‘ The musicale given by the M. E. choir New Years eyening at the residence of C. M. Clapp, is said to have bsen a very successful entertainment musically and financially. The trial of Henry Rensberger is set for next Monday. He is one of the fellows that are charged with setting fire to the stables at the Kendallville fair. They will probably all be tried separately. : : - The I. O. O. F. lodge elected the tollowing officers last Tuesday eyening: E S, Bowman, N. G.; Fred L. Shafer, V. G.; F.. L. Wright, Rec. Sec.; D. A. Schaffer, Permanent Sec ; Thos. A. Huston, Treasurer. Hoffman & Co. received an order Monday from a firm in St. Louis for three car loads of their celebrated buggies and with assurance that 1t would be followed with an order for six more car loads.

Lyon’s comedians are holding the boards at the opera house this week. They presented the ‘‘Noble Outcast’ Monday evening to a fair house. They are said to be a first class troupe. We acknowledge favors from Mr. Lyon. C. A. Singrey and wife of Fort Wayne were in the city attending the funeral of the latter's mother Mrs. Hines last Sunday. Mr. Singery is engaged in the grocery business at Ft. Wayne and is enjoying a good trade. Mrs. Frank Kiblinger lost her gold watch New Year’'s day somewhere between the court house and Dr. Eagles’ office, Any one finding it will receiye a reward of 35 by leaving it at the post office, Mrs. kiblinger prizes it highly as it was & present. . The editor of the New Eriec says we forgot to produce any argument in our last article. That may be true, but be it as it may, he did not haye the ability to show the falsity of our position. He is doubtless reading up some old almanac fer some inspiration.

Gid Houser, the fellow that attempted suicide near Avilla when officers were trying to capture him last Monday evening, is getting along as well as could be expected. The ball was extracted by Drs. Green and Bunger and is now. in the posgession of Dr. Eagles. Mrs. Wm. Eagles returned home from Indianapolis Saturday. evening. She was accompanied by her nephew Ed Wiliiams who remained until Monday morning. Her daughter Miss Lottie wiil remain in (ndianapolis, the guest of Col. . Williams and family for some time, ) R. L. Myers and Mr, Jenninzs of Orange township were in town Monday. Mr. Myers is president of the Noble County Farmers’ Institute which convenes in Albion. Jan. 22 and 23. He is endeavoring to make the meeting a success and as ‘he is a hustler and an enterpricing gentleman, it doubtless will be. ;

We were premature in announcing last week that the Noble county history would soon be in the hands of the printer. Mr. Alvord informs us that it will be at least a year yet before the book will be ready for delivery. We are always glad to make corrections. Persons not conversant with the facts do not realize the labor thatis required in getting up a work of this kind. It takes a large amount of research. The book will be composed of 800 pages.

Mrs, Sarah A, Hines died at the residence of W. W. Bowen of Jefferson township last Thursday morning. She had been sick but a few days The cause of her death was blood poisoning, Sh: was well and favorably known and was respected for her upright and christian life. She was about 70 years of age. The funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in this city, Rev. E. S. Rees officiating. She was laid at rest in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery, . She was the mother of Mrs. C. A. Singrey of Fort Wayne; Melvin and W. F. Hines. Mesdames 'W. W, Bowen. J. H. Henry of Jefferson township, and Mesdames M. L. Halferty and George C. Black of this city. We extend our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the grief stricken relatiyes in their bereavement.

At the Stage Door. A Eotian ) TS R ‘ i Paterfamilias—Well, sir, what are you here for? ; : ‘ Son and Heir—Well, guv’nor, I did not expect to meet you.—St. Paul’s. | Wife—Here's an account of a man who shet himself rather than suffer the angs of indf‘xeatlon. Husband—The rool! { Wh?" didn’t he take De Witt's Little Ear z.gism? I used to suffer a 8 bad as he did before I commenced taking these lhittle pills. E, E. Reed.

Wolf Lake Items.

BY SILVER MING.

Putting up ice is the order eof the day. e Mrs. Halferty of Avilla was yisiting in town last week. ‘ . Mrs. Cress and sen Mott were visiting here last week. Thos. Luckey spent Sunday with his parents near Etna.

Hamilton Baker of this placeis moying to Fort Wayne. ‘ Rey. D. D. Smith returned last week from a visit with his parents in Steuben county. :

D. A. Wiley, our ‘popular. township trustee, spent a few days last week at South Bend. :

C. E. Depew returned to Hillsdale, Mich.. on Monday last where he is attending school. :

Rey. D. A. Tucker is holding a series of revival meetings at the F. W. B, church this week. ’

Dr. and Mrs. Luckey are absentoun a trip, the doctor being in Chicago and Mrs. Lucky is visiting reiatives in Syracuse.

Several of our people enjoyed a fine sleighride to Ligonier last Sunday where they visited with Mrs. Cress and family. j & On Saturday afternoon the Baptist church members met for the purpose of hiring a pastor for the coming year and we learn that Rev. D. A. Tucker wiil be retained for another year.

Brimfield Warblings,

BY TOM ANDJJERRY.

Hunters are numerous. - Will McCarty is on the sick list. ~ Quite a good deal of Bickness in this vicinity. . Mrs. Crume’s sprained arm is slowly improving. -

Mrs. Levi Crume visited friends at Albion last week. ; T. M. Reed and wife of Albion were in town last Sunday. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the sleighing last Sunday. ; ; Doec Bailey and Chauncy Huntsman of Ligonier were in town last Monday. ~ The cold weather for the past week has caused wood to be in great demand. / Miss Anna Griffin’s school commenced Monday after a two weeks vacation.

~ Next on the program will be-i¢e cutting. They report ths ice about fiye inches thick. i

Girls should make good use of this leap year, remember itydoes not come again for eight years. . : Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gates ot Petoskey. Michigan, visited friends at this place last Wednesday. ,

No excitement in town since the jubilee singers left. They were good singers and drew a large crowd. -

Migses Maude Hosler and Fannie Biiss returned to Oberlin, Ohio, Monday, where they are attending school.

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A shocking accident happened at the home of T. P. Kessler last Satuday. The hired men were grinding grain and the youngest son of Mr. Kessler was playing around. When the men went after more grain the boy came up and was riding around on the sweep. . He must bave seen something in the hopper he wanted for he reached in and his mitten caught and his hand wasso mangled that it was found necessary to amputate the arm just below the elbow Drs. Gilbert and Teal of Kendallville and Dr. Nifer of this place were the attending physicians. The little fellow bere the op. eration with greater bravery tham many older people would have done. At this writing he seems to le doing nicely. ’

Baffled.

The word baffled now has a meaning entirely different from that applied to it 800 years ago. It is Row understood to mean thwarted, foiled or disappointed, but then it was applied to the process of degradation by which a knight was disgraced. A baffled knight was one who had been pronounced guilty of conduct nnbecoming one of his order and had accordingly been shorn of his plumes, his sword was broken before his eyes, his knightly robe torn away, his spurs cut off with a cleaver, and after being publicly chastised he was declared to be baffled. The word is used in this sense by Shakespeare and other writers of that time. :

Sacrifice of Sight.

Said a well known optician:*'‘You have no idea how many people come in here daily who want cheap glasses. Affection of the eyes, which require the nicest and most accurate adjustment to correct, and which cannot be done without good gldsses, are deemed of less moment than other so called human necessities.’”” While he was speaking a man entered who purchased a pair of spectacles for 25 cents. ‘‘There is an example,’”’ continued the optician. ‘‘That man's sight will probably become worse. But there’s a large demand for cheap glasses, and we are forced to supply that demand. ’’—Cincinnati Tribune.

Sir John Macdonald and the Kilts,

Sir John Macdonald was at a reception in the west, and a bishop from Belgium was present. As the party were being escorted by a body of men in highland costume the foreign bishop, seeing the bare legs and kilts, asked why these men were without trousers, ‘‘lt’s just a local dustom,’’ gravely replied Sir John. “In some places people take off their hats as a mark of honor to ditinguished guests. Here they take off their trousers.’'—Canadian Gazette. . Thirty per cent, of the cows in Worcester (Miss.) haye tuberculogis. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder

COLOR SCHEME FOR SMALL HOUSE.

I« {3d Blue Predominate In Parlor, Library and Dining Room.

How few people when furnishing a small house or flat remember that- old blue is one of the happiest colors to choose for a foundation, writes Frances Ann Hocadley in The Ladies’ Home Journal. In a house where, as a rule, all the rooms open into one another, especial care must be taken to preserve harmony. It is better then 'to select one color which shall run through all the rooms. - Old blue is the color par excellence in such acase, combined with tan, gray or white for the rugs, while the same scheme prevails in the heavy draperies. :

A lovely little house in mind has a parlor and library in one. The large rug, covering the greater part of the room, is old blue and gray. In front of the fireplace is a long, light gray fur ocne. A broad, low lounge is covered with dark gray. It is always better to cover a lounge in a solid color, as it takes more kindly to the pillows of endless hues. The large dining room rug is old blue and tan, with smaller rugs of tawny brown. The bedroom has an old blue andyvhite large rug and white fur smal]erqglves. Let old blue predominate everywhere in the floor furnishings and draperies, but not to the exclusion of all other colors elsewhere, for where one - cofor only is used the effect as a whole is flat. Let there be odd bright color touches in'the way of pillows, lamp shades, odd bits of china and bric-a-brac, but with always an eye to what is the proper color for each room. ‘When all furnished be careful to see whether all of the rooms blend into a beautiful harmony. A In abedroom white enameled or birdseye maple is exquisite where twa or three pieces of fresh old mahogany are added. Each heightens the other’s beauty in a most charming manner. A room furnished entirely in mahogany gives a heavy, dismal effect, but in a parlor and library combined, say in a flat or small house, place a large, quaintly carved old desk and-one of those highly polished, round card tables, and see what an air they give to the modern and equally beautiful furniture. In the dining room a square mahogany table with a surface like glass, and even: a small buffet or china cabinet, will be quite enough of the antique to set off everything else in the room. Have exguisitely drawn linen doilies, candles in '-"%ﬁéj&)léred' fhades and a profusion of, say, pink carnations and you have a lovely lunch table. In a house the hall should be a leading feature—enticing, not cold, bare and cheerless, repelling one from further acquaintance with the house and its mistressr A hall is like an introduetion

HERE’S A NUT TO CRACK.

A Puzzle That May Give a Leisure Mind Something to Think Of.

I have found the following interesting problem in an old notebook, writes Sir Walter Besant. I have no recollection at all of its origin. Perhaps everybody knows it. Perhaps everybody does not. Those who do not will find it, I think, unless they bring algebra to bear upon it, rather a tough nut to crack. Here it is. Once there were three niggers—their wickedness is a negligible quantity; it does not enter into the problem—swho robbed an orchard, carried away the apples in a sack, laid them up in a barn for the night and went to bed. One of them woke up before dawn, and, being distrustful of his friends, thought he would make sure of his share at once. He therefore went to the barn, divided the apples into three equal heaps—there was one over, which he threw away—and carried off his share. Another nigger then woke up with the same uneasiness and the same resolution. He, too, divided the apples into three heaps—there was one over, which he threw away—took his share, and carried it off. And then the third nigger woke up with the same emotions. He, too, divided the remaining apples into three portions—there was one over, which he threw away—took his share and departed. T In the morning every.one preserved silence over his doings of the night; they divided the apples which were left into three heaps—one was over, which they threw away—and 8o took each his share. How many apples were there in the sack? There are many possible answers—a whole series of numbers—but let us have the lowest number of apples possible. Senior wranglers must be good enough not to answer this question. Moralists, if thiey please, may narrate the subsequent history of these three niggers, apart from the problem of their apples. . . The Glowworm Cavern. The greatest -wonder of the antipodes is the celebrated glowworm cavern, discovered in 1891 in the heart of the Tasmanian wilderness. =The cavern or caverns (there appears to be a series of such caverns in the vicinity, each separate and distinct) are situated near the town of Southport, Tasmania, in a limestone bluff, about four miles from Ida bay. The appearance of the main cavern is that of an underground river, the entire floor of the subterranean passage being covered with water about a foot and a half in depth. These wonderful Tasmanian caves are similar to all caverns found in limestone formation, with the exception that their roofs and sides literally shine with the light emitted by the millions of glowworms which inhabit them.—Bt. Louis Republic.

A gold dollar if beaten until its surface was enlarged 810,814 times would become a golden film not more than the 1-566,020 th part of an inch in thickness. . One Minute Cough Cure isa pof»ular remedy for crouﬁ. Safe for children and adynlta. E. E. Reed. ¥

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The Earth's Setback.

The explanation of Lord Kelvin’s estimate that the ‘‘setback’’ of the earth in its daily rotation round its axis amonnts to 22 seconds per century is reported to be that such retardation is owing to the friction caused by the tides, the latter acting as a brake, and such action is calculated, according to this same authority, to be equal in weight to some 400,000 tons applied on the equator. Other causes, he says, have also to be. taken ingo account, as, for example, the increase in the size of the earth, due to the falling on it of meteoric dust, which, if deposited at the rate of one foot in 4,000 years, would produce the observed retardation by itself. Further, such a phenomenon as the annual grawth and melting of snow and ice at the poles, by abstracting water from the other parts of the ocean, introduces irregularities into the problem, the abstraction accelerating the earth’s motion, and the melting, by restoring the water, retarding it. Again, as opposed to the retarding forces, it is urged that there is to be taken into account a probable acceleration, due to-the gradual sinking of the earth by cooling, this, however, being not more, perhaps, than one six-thousandth part of the retardation due to tidal friction. -

A Timeless Village.

From the notebook of a recent traveler in Alsace: ‘‘On my return from Belchen I looked upon the beautiful villages of the Lewen valley, and being a tourist who likes to' poke his nose into everything I turned. by chance into the church at Kirchberg. On coming out I took out my watch to regulate it by the clock in the church tower. But there was no clock to be seen. Hence I went into the village inn, and there asked the time. - But mine host could not oblige me. ‘You see,’ he said, ‘we have no use for clocks. In the morning we go by the smoke rising from the chimney at the parsonage upon the hill. = The parsonage people are very regular. We dine when dinner is ready. At 4p. m. the whistle of the train coming from Massmunster tells us that the time has come for another meal, and at night we know that it is time to go to bed when it is dark. On Sundays we go to church when the bell rings. Our parson is a very easy going man. He doesn’t mind beginning half an, hour sooner or later.' "’ e

John Smith In Many Lands,

Plain John Smith is not very high sounding. It does not suggest aristocracy. It is not the name of any hero in die away novels. Yet it is good and honest. 4 !

Transferred to other languages, it seems to climb the ladder of respectability. . : &5 Thus, in Latin it is Johannus Smithus; the Italian smoothes it off into Giovanni Smithi; the Spaniards render it Juan Smithus; the Dutchman adopts it as Hans Schmidt; the French flatten it out into Jean Smeets ; the Russian turns it into Jonloff Smitowski; at Canton John Smith becomes Jahon Shimmitt. The Icelanders say he is Jahne Smithson; among the Tuscaroras he becomes Tom Qu Smittia; in Poland he is known as Ivan Schmittiweiski; among the Welsh mountains they call him Jihon Schmidd; at Mexico . his name is written Jontii F'Smitri; in Greece he turns to 'lon Sinikton, and in Turkey he is almost disguised as Yoe Seef. '

Parisian Auctions

. At a Parisian auction the auctioneer is provided with a lot of little tapers, each of which will burn for about five minutes. When a bid is made, one of these tapers is lighted in full view of the interested parties. If, before it expires, another bid is offered, it is-imme-diately extinguished and a fresh taper placed in its stead, and so on until one flickers and dies out of itself, when the last bid becomes irrevocable. This simple plan prevents all contention among: rival bidders and affords a reasonable time for reflection before making a higly er bid than the one preceding. By this means, too, the auctioneer is prevented. from exercising undue influence upon the bidders or hastily accepting the bid of a favorite. ,

Knew His Men. : ) 1 During the training of the militia in Campbeltown a company was ordered off for ball firing, including a gamekeeper from Amnamurchan, who was singled out as marker. The sergeant took up the fieldglass to see if all was ready, when to his horror he saw the marker standing in front of the target. Thinking the man insane, the sergeant at once hastened to the rescue and in an authoritative voice demanded the meaning of spch reckless conducs, at the same time describing the marker as a fool. ‘‘l'm no sic a fool as you think,"’ was the retort. ‘‘l ken the safest place weel eneuch. I've marked for yourcompany afore.’'—Dundee News. : A Rule For Book Reviewers. ‘ A prominent journalist had the great advantage of early training as a reviewer under Bret Harte on The Overland Monthly. She says that the following was his invariable rule for dealing with the criticism of books: ‘‘lf it is a young writer or the first work of an author, lean on the side of mercy. Spare the rod. But if it is by an old hand, lay on "’ : A Reminiscence of the Maria. The famons yacht Maria once loafed around Newport harbor with a big iron chain suspentled from her centerboard ‘box:in order to get up the courage of her competitors, but on the day when it meant for keeps and for the cup she let it go and left the whole fleet hull down ‘and out of sight. —Boston Globe. ‘

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" He “Tells His Tale.” ' Everybody remembers the lines in Milton’s ‘‘Allegro:"’ -+ And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. * . What kind of tale do shepherds tell beneath the shade in summer dell? Of love, be sure, the shepherd sings, and lavely ways and lovely things; of maiden coy and wooer shy, of whispered word and speaking eye, of songs and games at Christmastide, when mummers mock and hobbies ride; of maypole mirth and Whitsun ale, of dark December’s ghostly tale, and kisses snatched, love’s daring theft—the more you take the more are left. Such things the poet saw and heard; such songs, such simple tale, such word; what time the hot sun overhead made welcome all the hawthorn shade, and while the £wain in sunny June beguiled the summer afternoon. ' ; ' I believe the above represents aceurately what we understand by those two lines. . A friend, however, whom I call the Destroyer, because he takes a fiendish pleasure in shattering. these prett; looking visions of fantasy, tells me that Milton meant nothing of the kind. e simply alluded to a custom common ﬁn some parts of the country of driving the flock through a gap in the hedge on the other side of which the shepherd counts hig sheep—i. e., ‘‘tells his tale.’’ I hope the Destroyer is not right, bat there is his theory.—Walter Besant.

e Tennyson Gets Snubbed. o He (Tennyson) desired to be introduced to her, or perhaps—for his ways were somewhat regal—desired that/she might be presented to him. In whichever ‘way it was the ceremony was transacted, and Tennyson’s second remark was this question, ‘‘Oh, Lady ——, do I know Lord ——?’’ The person about whom he thus inquired was a peer, who, though young, had won much distinction in public life and was wi‘gely known in private. His wife, as it happened, was devoted to.him, and jealous of any word which sounded like disparagement of his position or indifference to his renown. T She looked Tennysoi in the face and answered, “with perfect -composure of manner: ‘‘l am sure, Lord Tennyson, I can’t say. I never heard him mention your name in my life.’’ For a moment the poet was staggered by this straighs hit from the shoulder, but he had the good sense and good temper to ta}:e it well. —Smalley’s ‘‘Studies of Men."’ ~~ Humors of Congress, During an exciting debate in the house of representatives the members some: times not only indulge’ in mixed metaphors but: rival Sir Boyle Roche, the member of the Irish parliament/most famous for his ‘‘bulls.’”” The National Tribune prints these specimens: | A member in referring to one of his colleagues said : 4 “‘The gentleman, like a mousing owl, is always putting in his oar where it is not wanted.’’ ' B

In another speech occurred this expression: © , . ‘ | ““The iron heel of stern necessity darkens every hearthstone.’’ J | And another member in a very forcible and dramatic- manner asked the house this startling question : ““Would you stamp out the last flickering embers of a life that is fast ebbing away?”’ | (

Electric Lights For Tigerq.

" A sportsman of Calcutta has employed the electric light with success in hunting tigers by night among the jungles of the Sunderbunds. It is usual to set a bait for the tiger—for ‘instance, the body of a cow or other animal—and watch for him from>a raised platform or manchan close by. Instead of the blue light hitherto burned to illuminate the tiger in order to aim well, the gentleman in question hag/ rigged up a 16 candle power electri¢, lamp, fed by a portable battery of 80 capo farad cells, carried in his belt. They lamp, fitted with a reflector, is;susﬁnded fjrom a tree over the bait. ‘A switch beside the hunter enables him to start the light when the tiger is engaged in devouring his prey.—London Globe. = |

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~ Missouri Pacific conductor H. A. Campbell, of Nevada, Mo., wa.rs baptized last Monday morning before day so that he might take out his train on his accustomed early run, _

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