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the money.
Weston, the great pedestrian,
has his attendant pour liquor into
his shoes when he stops for a rest.
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More Benderism in Kansas.
Forty-seven newspapers have died
suddenly there within two years.
Maple sugar is SO plenty in Yer
mont, that the girls are 25 per
cent. sweeter than ever.
The editor of a newspaper in
Vermont wants to trade his Mid
land railroad stock for an old set
ting hen.
Among the emigrants arriving
in this country in 1874, were 4O3
clergymen, 397 teachers and sos
musicians.
There is laughter in Chicago
because a st. Louis detective went
there and had his pocket picked
of 5000 in a horse car.
Every night session of Congress
costs from 5000 to $500 worth of
gas.
Boston pays $142, 900 year for
fddling and singing in its churches
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DR.. Livingstone's body was Of
ficially identified in England BY
the mark Of bite inflicted on his
arm by lion thirty years ago.
There are $40 Baptist churches
in Iowa with an aggregate men,
bership of 10,SS2. There are I73
pastors for three denominations.
The Emperor William has pre-
sented a piece Of captured French
cannon to the German Evangsl-
ical Church at Duluth, MINI.
A county agricultural society IN
Illinois offers q premium Of $500
to that township in the county
which has the best roads.
1t would take Weston little
moon, but nobody is kind enough
to wager that he can't.
A Western member Of Congress
who interpreted NJ. G. to mean
More Currency, was made to un-
derstand that it meant Mighty
Corrupt.
A Virginia gentleman, aged 90
years, made his own coffin the
other day. He also pluclkily an
nounces his intention Of being
present at his own funeral.
An Eastern paper announces the
death of a lady celebrated for the
g purity Of her character and
complexion"
Fourteen men of Quincy, H.,
have signed pledge not to allow
their daughters to learn music un-
til they know how to make bread.
The authorities Of Louisville,
KY, find it more speedy cure to
send married drunlar.is home in
stead Of to the lookup.
An old gentleman Of Missouri,
aged So, was recently married, the
ceremony being performed BY his
son, aged 61.
The entire population Of Aus
tralia is estimated at 2,QQ0, 900.
The inland continent has an area
almost as large as the whole Of
Europe.
Colorado, which had not a mile
Of railroad less than Eve years ago,
has now ten lines, having total
length of 700 miles.
A Buffalo mother taught a tenn
perance lesson, by getting drunk
and sitting on her little boy hard
enough to kill him.
A gentleman living in Califor-
mia, took creosote not long ago to
relieve a severe attack of tooth
ache. He accidentally swallowed
4 portion Of the drug and died a
few hours afterwards. W
A Wisconsin sehoolmaster has
his pupils to eat ruta-
Dagas during study hours. The
tights of children are fearfully
abridged in these days.
Two children living in different
Long Island villages were kid
Mapped recently.
Plain dealing is more praised
han practiced.
The ceremony of dedicating the
Freemason's Temple in New York
City takes place on JufN I'd, and
delegations from all parts of the
United States are expected to
participate. The delegation from
Philadelphia has already secured
rooms at one of the principal ho-
tells for the Fraternity of that city.
A number Of European Masons
have Signi6ed their intention to be
and their passage across
the Atlantic is engaged.