The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-02-05


wife daesn't have any difficulty in un-
derstanding how n thing Of beauty may
he a jaw forever.
This country imported from Japan
last year, through the port OF San
Francisco, 4,l00,0O pounds OF Tea.
From China we imported only $4,000
lounds.
The owners OF an ice held in Maine,
the other day reduced the wages Of
the scrapers to seventy-fve cents per
day, which so exasperated them that
they poured kerosene over the ice, Of
course spelling it.
Mr.. Colfax arrived at an inn in War
ren, Illinois, the other night, at q late
hour, and as he was to take an early
train he told the landlord that he
would not go to bed. The landlord,
therefore, who did not know his guest
asked him TO act as clerk during
the night, keep the fires going and
wake the porter in the morning. The
ex-Vice President did so.
The historic island OF St. Helena has
been ruined by the Suez canal and the
improved speed OF ship travelling be-
tween Europe and India. The male
population is reduced to 2, 2,o81, Of whom
l,l54 are children. The island is won
derfully fertile. but no ship stops to
take the products away. 1t is thought.
that some enterprising agriculturist
might make fortule in raising hns
tobacco, cinchona, the poppy or some
kind OF rose producing oil.
Russia has given Turkey q very CON-
PEELED 10 pay literally for her amuss-
ment. On the lst OF December her
war expenditures had reached $780,
900, 900, and 5000 of her citizens have
been knocked on the head The Gov
ernment has s75, 900 in paper
roubles floating around the country.
and the presses are still knocking oat
the seductive currency as rapidly -
they can be fed.
Some time ago the citizens Of Men.
doto were surprised to learn that .
married couple, who had apparently
lived in peace and harmony in Illinois,
bad been divorced in Kansas. The
mystery is now explained. The hus-
fue farming land, and there was auoth-
er l6O adjoining not yet taken up. The
pair were divorced, the widow entsrsd
the vacant quarter section, and estab-
lished her claims as the head of the
family. When this was done the pair
were remarked, and now have o hne
farm OF half section.
Americans are exporting cofins 70
London and putting them in the mar
ket at prices little more than half Of
those charged by Her Majesty's native
undertakers. The Yankees began with
sending washing-machines, apple-par-
ers, and gg-beaters; then they SHIPPED
window-sashes, doors, panels and vain
ing ready made furniture of all kinds,
from the commonest kitchen chair TO
the most elegant drawing-room table;
and now they are following the h-less
Britton even to his grave, and packing
him under the ground in bran new
American collins, with patented handles
and reversible lids, vastly superior to
the English-made article, and with
prices to suit the times.
The Aiken, Is. O. Courier Journal,
says that one John Palmer, after hav-
ing imbibed too much whisky, went
home one day last week, and to fright
en- his wife, with whom he had some
unpleasant words, procured rope and
attached it to a beam overhead, got { n
a chair, placed his neck in the moose,
and requested her to pull it from under
him, as he did not want to live any
longer. On her refusing TO assist in
the execution. and after she had left
the room, he kicked the chair from un-
der him and found himself swinging in
the air, and dancing on nothing. The
sensation was not agreeable, nor the
result what be expected. After consid-
erable exertion and some tall climbing.
he succeeded in getting out of the
scrape a sober, il not a wiser. man.
The Columbus & Toledo passenger
train due in Columbus about midnight
Wednesday was the theater of what
nearly terminated in a murder. 1t ap-
pears that Lou Hank, a notorious con-
idence man and three-cerd monte gam
bier, together with his "pals," entered
the car at Upper Sandusky. They
drew their hats over their eyes, aud
the conductor did not recognize them.
After the conductor had passed through
The train, operations were commenced.
they succeeded in roping-in p. Lob
nan. n travelling salesman from Tole-
10, and won S65. Lohman charged
them with swindling. whereupon Hank
placed revolver at his head, and in
formed him that il he made a noise be
would blow his brains out. Lohman
attempted to rise in his seat, whereup-
on Hank fred, the ball passing through
Lohman's neck. The conductor, who
had been advised Of disturbance,
vas met at the car-door, at revolver
placed at his head, and himself ad-
monished to return inside the car. The
gang then jumped from the train and
escaped. The wounded man was ta-
ken TO Columbus, where he now lies in
a critical condition, having bled pro-
fusely. Hank aud his gang are well
known to the police in Ohio and other
States. having been in Jail in Indiana
Tor some time, escaping the peniten-
tiary through some technicality. 1t is
probable that Hank will be arrested
and brought to justice.