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johnscn's Witness.

A farmer named johnson was on trial be-
fore Detroit Justice the other day for as
sault and battery, and when the prosecution
had finished he put . little old man Of about
65 on the stand as witness. The lawyer
began:
"What Is you name 2"
"If you'll tell me your name I'll tell you
mine."
"Where do you reside ?"
II won't answer no such foolish ques-
tions. I've paid taxes In this county for
so years, and won't be talked to as II /
was child"
swell, Mr.. -, You saw this difhcul.
ty, did you9'
"ifI hadn't seen 1t would be here
Do you s'pose want to be arrested for
forgery"
"How did it begin ?"
"How does anything begin ?" snapped
the old man.
swell, now, will you tel! the jury oil
about it" ...
"No, sir, won't. II the jury want to
know anything about 1t they must ask
meP'
"You must answer the questions" re-
marked his Honor.
~ will If l want to; but they haven't
asked any questions yet"
"Did tho plaintiff and defendant have
any hard words?"
dispose they did; but won't swear to
it."
'Did either OF them call the other liar,
Mr.. -"
81 s'spose they did, and that's what
bruug on the fuss. I'm over sixty, but II
any man calls me liar, I'm going to knock
his burned head off ~
"Well, when the plaintiff called the de-
feudant liar what was the RESULT"
"Why, how do knows"
"Didn't you see blow struck"
sNot there; but next day, after this fuss,
saw the purtiest fight in the world One
Of the Jones boys"
"Did you see any part OF TINS russ IN
terruptsd the lawyer.
"Nol How could whom I was three
miles away? You ought to know better
than to ask such foolish questions"
"Thsn how did you hear Of this diff
culty?'
"Mr. johnson told me-"
"That viii do-you can 60"
"But agreed to come here for dollar
and swear, and I'm going to do it T! You
needn't think you can doze-bull me around
because I'm old 70
A constable had to haul him out OF the
box and put him out doors bnt he would
| net 60 away until he had put his head inse
the window and said:
s'If you think I'm scairt, como out hers
and put chip on your shoulder !"-FFs'
Prsss.
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SOLITARY REFLECTIONS IN THE FAMOUS
+ OLD CHURCH EDIFcE.

The next day went again to the cathe-
dral. The gloomy sky Of the night had
harbingered . heavy mass Of clouds which
are now descending in q copious but fine
and gentle rain. The cathedral was de-
serted. Even the verger was not there. He
was represented by his daughter, who
stepped up to me and asked, with little
emphasis "Would you like to see the ca
thedral again. sir ?" said yes, Of course;
and she went with me to the gate Of the
choir, which she opened. All at once the
wish arose to sbe there without even her
attendance (there was not another person
in sight), and asked her IL she could not
let me 20 in by myself. She looked ct mo
moment with sweet, steady blse eyes, and
said. & think 1 may let you 60, sir" She
shut the gate behind me. As turned
away heard the key cresk and the bolt
shot. Then great silence fell upon me.
walked slowly on until I stood before the
high altar, and there was, alone IN that
dim magnificence. made little use OF my
liberty. l was not there to mouse among
antiquities or to study architecture. De-
tails seemed petty to me, enveloped 10 that
ysstness and whelmed in the flood Of those
associations. did 60 to the Black Princes
tomb, and, although am no relicmonger,
as stood by it longsd to touch one Of
back to the great altar, and sat down upon
the steps. The day was dark, and not
withstauding the pale color Of the walls, the
vast space was filed with the dusk of twi-
light. I did not people this grand gloom
with figures; and, indeed, / doubt il that is
ever done by any one; but did think, as
on the day before could not have thought
Of all the much good and the little i'll to me
aud mine of which that noble church was
sign and a witness. Here Chaucer's pill
grims came; but what was their pilgrimage
to mine! They made three or four days
journey to do, for their OWE profit, rever-
ence to the tomb OF q crafty, ambitious
Cburchman; had come 5000 miles to
stand upon the rpot where my people were
born to civilization and baptized into
Christianity. But for what happened here
and hard by I should have been not saw
age, indeed, nor heather, because the
world has taken all men on in the course
of 1900 years, but something other than I
am; and fear not something better. For
me there might have been no Alfred, no
Cbaucer, no Wicliffe. no Sidney, no Bacon,
no Shakespeare, no Milton, no English BIZ
bic, no Bunyan, no habeas corpus, no bill
of rights, no English law; and what man
is, who does more than eat and sleep and
wear apparel out, depends hardly more up
on the nature that he has inherited from
bis forefathers than upon what they did
for him. A man is result-result Of the
forces which were tending toward him CEN
turies before he appeared; result over
which his own will and his own work have
but modifying influence. And, thus sit
ting alone in Christ Church at Canterbury,
felt that was near what was for me, ex-'
cept as mere animal, the beginning Of all
things-certainly the beginning OF all things
goed.-Richard Grant White IN April At
lantie.
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Swimming IN Chains.


When Edward Dantes was thrown from
the precipice that was crowned By the
Chateau d'If into the sea, he was tied MP
in ssck-bsing supposed to b dsad-and
won't down some fifty feet or 70 after stri-
king the watsr. But hs cut himself loose
with knife, and by dint Of swimming. =
10 remember, sons nine miles with IN easy
grace that Was Ill his own, emerged TO en-
10y the treasure Of Monte Christie, II mot =
BE- happy forsver after wards. Re had Pre-
viously dissucunbsred himself Of oil bis
chains. Bat his countrymen who latsly
esoaped from tbs French penal settlement
Of Noumsa, 10 New Caledonia, vers not %
fortunate. They got sway just = Henri
Rocbefovt did some time befors, but they
had rot only to do soms clever swimming.
bat also to take thsir chains along With
them. They actually oontrived, however,
Although thus hanpsrsd, TO board and CAP
turs ! government schooner, TIE Aordscai,
20 throw the Grew int0 the water--ths Cap
tain, - special act q favor, bsinG y
lowed 70 row o. n hi gig-and. spreading
call 70 slids 10 paxts unknown Herr y :
6ns incident for nsw Porte ST. Martin
dsamA whish - : wsek o. TO viii psoba-
~ - availsd =.
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The Belief Ship constsllstion.

The United States ship, Constellation,
freighted with provisions for the famish-
ing people Of Ireland, started On hsr voyage
on Saturday afternoon In the rain storm.
On Friday afternoon the last contributions
to the cargo wers received, and When the
matches we're battsned preparatory 70 sail
ing. tho freight in tho hold consisted OF
l410 barrels Of seeds potatoes, l0ie barrels
Of corn meal, 662 barrels Of nour, 145 bsr-
rels Of oat meal, IS cases Of soar,4 cases Of
clothing and . snall supply Of canned
meats. At surise Saturday the crew we're
astir, making everything trim and taHt for
the voyage. Although 1t wss decided on
Friday to sail ct 10 .. M, Commodore Pot
ter concluded to make IN earlier start, %
that tho ship would be In , position to
have her canvas we'll spread before night
fall. Notwithstanding the steady down.
fall Of rain, many persons visited the Navy
yard to zee the Constellation towed from
her berth. Shortly before O'clock .. m.
tho pilot ting Hope. Capt. Thomas Morley,
Attached ner tow-line to the relief ship and
Commodore Potter, after issuing orders for
the casting Off OF the hawsers, shook hands,
on the gangway, with the naval officers sta
toned at tho navy yard. At the same in
stsnt the crew Of the Tallapoosa, lying
near by, manned the rigging. the beating
OF drums was hesrd on the deck Of the re-
eeivi.g ship, Colorado, and above the
cheering Of the respective crews sounded
the strains of tho band Of the Colorado,
playing Irish airs As an acknowledgment
of the cheers the crew of the Constellation
manned the rigging - the PROV Of their
ship pointed toward the middle Of the
stream. Accompanied By the tug Mitchell,
on board OF which were some OF the con-
tributors to the cargo, the relief ship, with
royal masts housed, passed under the ca
blss Of the Brooklyn bridge and dowo the
river into the Bay. On the way she was
greeted with . chorus Of shrill salntes from
passing steamboats,. Her appearance on
the Battery was the signal for the rush OF
few hundred persons to the sea wall, from
which they enthusiastically waved their
hats and handkerchiefs. BY noon the Con-
stollation had passed beyond the Narrows
Nsv York 7vmss. adH
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

A pretty deer Is dear 10 me,
A hare with downy hair,
/ love hart with all my heart,
But barely bare q bear.
"Tis plain that no one takes plane
To have pair Of pears,
A rake. though, often takes rake
To tear away the tears.
All rays raise thyme, time raises al
And through the whole hole wears
A writ in writing right may write
Il wright and still be wrong.
For rite and wright are neither right
And don't to write belong.
Beer often brings bier to man,
Coughing a coffin brings,
And too much ale will make us all
As well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is but reclining.
A quail don't quail before a storm;
A bough will bow before IL:
We cannot rein the rain at all.
No earthly powers reign DER It;
The dyer dyes awhile, then dies;
To dye he's always trying,
Until upon his dying bed
He thinks no more of dyeing
A son of Mars mars many a sun;
All deys must have their days,
And every knight should pray each night
To Him who weighs his ways.
IT'S meet that man should mete out meat
To feed misfortune's son!.
The fair should fare on love alone
Else one can not be won.
A lass, alas is something false;
OF faults maid IL made;
Her waist is but barren waste;
Though stayed she is net staid.
The springs spring forth in spring and shoots
Shoot forward one and all;
Though summer kills the flowers 1t leaves
The leaves to fall in fall.
would story here commence,
But You might find II stale;
So let's suppose that we have reached
- The tall end Of our tale.
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Celebrities at Play.

General Brisbin In The Philadelphia Press,
In tho fall Of 1867 Mr.. Wade invited ne
to Join him in visit to Detroit / met
him by appointment 1t Cleveland. Ohio,
and fouud with him Mrs. Wade, General
Wade, several ladies, General Hurbridge,
Of Kentucky, General Alfred Pleasanton,
Of the Regular Army, and Governor Ed
ward McCook, Of Colorado. Mr.. Eben B.
Ward, Of Detroit, had sent flne steamer
to convey Mr.. Wsde and his party to De-
troit and thence up the St. Clair Flats.
The ladies' remained ct Senator Chsndler's
while tho gentlemen Of our party went out
on tho flats to fish. Ono day General Nc
Cook shot . wild goose on tho Canada
shore, and General Pleasanton ut once drew
up an indictment against him for trespass
and damage on tho Queens dominions.
Chandler prosecuted the case and Mr..
Wade defended McCook.
The trial was long one, and great for
ensic ability was displayed BY the two able
advocates. Judge Baker presided. and
Wade was twice fined and arrested for
abusing the Court. He denounced tho
spectators a. being interlopers, in league
with tho Queen against his ciieat, and do
manded they should be put out and not
allowed within ten feet OF tho courtroom.
Al We were on little Yacht, and this would
have put m into water twenty feet deep,
It was somewhat important the judge should
not yield to Mr.. Wade's demand. 4 mob
Of three persons vas ct once organized and
. rush made for Mr.. Wade with the evident
intention OF giving him ducking. Tho
court called on the sheriff TO read the rios
act end disperss tho mob; then followed .
charge Of cavalry mounted on broomsticks,
and lawyers, judge, jury and prisonsr
were tramplsd under foot In that terrific
charge. This charge was led By . famous
cavalry general whom ! had sssn on the
battle iield It Beverly Ford leading i00ot
cavslrymsn to bloody battle.
Wade contendsd that McCook's goose
had been gambolins whom shot and pro-
duoed witnesses 70 prove u. He shen
argued that - the Queen Of England wss
! highly moral woman shs could not sp-
prove Of immoral conduct II hsr goosa and
therefore his client ought 70 b acquitted.
Altar an slaborsts charge from Judge
Barker the jury was rent below, whore
they remained % long making up their ver-
dict the judge and lawysre got uneasy iest
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EvE-ANoELIcAL CORNER.

Gloves last the longest with the lady who
has Giamong ring.
It is said that Gail Hamilton can talk to
twelve people ut onoe.
! /" Dress drains our cellars and keeps our
lArders lean. "-Oewpsr.
Four Of the widows Of Brigham Young
have married since their husband died.
A daughter OF Secretary Evarts (Miss
Louise) 10 soon 70 marry New York
physician.
Miss Anna Dickinson is en- reub for San
Francisco. She intends to present thrse OF
her own plays.
Mignouetts 10 inooGparabls for breast
lunches as 1t, surrounding rose, droops
sufficiently to add grace.
1t Is now said that both Mrs. Grant and
her son deny tho report that tho latter ID
engaged to be married to Miss Flood, the
daughter Of the California millionaire.
The engagement 10 announced Of Miss
Ellie Sherman, the daughter Of General
Sherman, and Lieutenant Thacksray, OF the
army. The wedding ID to be solemnized
this spring.
Two Kentucky maidens have opened
blacksmith shop, and it's An interesting
sight too see mule blush when the girls
accidentally tickle him while putting on
his new shoes.
Tho sizes are marked on French-mado
shoes in centimetres, 80 chat in America
what would be about number avss in Paris
is number forty. The fact will prevent
American ladies from wearing French made
shoes. They don't like the sound Of the
thing. %. -s N"aa'
Ma" said an inquisitive little girl,
twill rich and poor folks live together
when they 60 to heavsns" eyes, my
dear, they viii al be alike there" 'tThen
ma, Why don't rich and poor Christians
associate together hsrss" The mother did
not answer. ..5' .
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A SPANISH BULL STORY.


= Cadiz letter says: Notice has been
posted in all the public places that en- g
certain day the bull "El Moro would be
introduced into the arena, and that, when
heshould have been goaded to the utmost
fury, q young girl would appear and re-
duce the animal to quiet submission. The
people Of Cadiz had heard of SCI Moro az
the most magnificent bull ever brought in
70 the city; and it soon became known that
Tho girl thus advertised was peasant girl
OF Espara, who had petted the bull, and
fsd and cared for it during the years OF its
growth. On the appointed day vast am
phitheatre was filled with an anxious, eager
crowd. The bulls had bsen killed and
dragged away, and then the flourish of
trlmpets announced the coming Of the he
ro2f the day. With deep. terrific roar.
1Ek Moro" entered upon the scene. He
was truly msgnifcent-a bovine monarch
black and glossy, with eyes of fire, dila-
ting nos,rils and wicked. looking horns.
The pieadores attacked him warily, hurl-
ed their banderillos (small, dart-like jave-
Inns, ornmented with ribbons, and intend
cd to gosa and infuriate). The bull had
killed thee horses of-hand, and had re-
ceived eight banderillos In his neck and
shoulders when, upon given signal. the
picadores and matadorss suddenly with
drew, leaving the ipfuriated beast alone in
his wild Iaroxysms Of wrath. Presently Q
soft, musical note, like the piping of a lark
vas heard, and directly afterwards . girl
not mere than Is years Of age, with taste
full garb d an Andaluslan peasant, and with
pretty face, sprang lightly into the arena,
approaching the bull fearlessly, at the same
time calling It's name, "Moro! Moro va
voy y At the first sound Of the sweet
voice the animal ceased his fury, and turn
cd toward the place whence it came. and
whom he saw the girl he plainly manifested
pleasure. She came to his head put forth
her hand which he licked with his tongue.
Then she sang low, sweet song, at the
same time caressing the animal by patting
him on the forehead, and while she sang,
the suffering monarch knealed at her feet.
Then she stopped and gently removed the
cruel bauderillos, after which, with her
arms around "El Moro's" neck, she led
him toward the gate Of the torril.
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CUTTING GLASS WITH ScIssoRs. il
not generally known that paaes Of glass
can be cut under water with case TO almost
any sbaps by means Of pair Of scissors.
Two things, however, are necessary for
succass first the glass must be kept quite
ilsyel with the water. while the scissors arc
applied; and secondly, TO avoid risk, 1t b
bettsr to perform tho cstting By cropping
on small pieces ct the corners, thus redu-
cling the form gradually to that required
for II any attempt be made to cut tho glas
at once to its prope: shape. - ous would
sns : cardboard, it win most likely fracture
whore Il h not wanted. The softer glasees
cut bsstl ard the scissors need mot bs vary
sharp. Whes the operation goes on veil
tho elass breaks away from the sciasors In
: straight lips with the blads.
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Long American Bridges.

Since tho disaster Of the Tay bridge
there has been some uneasiness felt as to
the safety of some of tho iron and suspen-
sion bridges in this country. Many Of
them have pans much longer than those
that fell into the Firth Of Tay, ths destroy
Cd spans being only 245 feet long.
The bridge nearest home, and one in
which Baltimore is especially interested. is
that over the Susquehanna river at Havre
de Grace. 1t has IS spans, each over 270
feet long. It was completed in 1866 Of
wood, and when nearly finished large
portion Of the superstruc.ure was blown
down. Since 1875 the wooden portion has
been replaced with iron by the Phenix and
and Edgemoor IRON companies, the work
being accomplished without any interfer-
once with the freight and passenger traffic
Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
moro railroad. The draw section Of the
bridge will be replaced with iron within .
month or two, when it will sustain Its
character Of being one OF the longest iron
railroad bridges, as it was previously one
Of the longest wooden bridges.
The truss bridge at Cincinnati has .
span of 513 feet. That over the Hudson,
at Poughkeepsie, has five spans 500 feet,
and the piers are 135 feet above the high
water level.
The bridge across the Missouri at Leaven-
worth, has three spans Of $40 feet each.
The span of the bridge that gave way at
St. Charles, Mo-, in consequence Of the
cars leaving the track, was 800 feet, and it
has two others Of 400 feet each.
The bridge ct st. Louis has one span OF
500 feet and two of 515 feet each.
The suspension bridge at Cincinnati has
clear span Of 1915 feet, while tho bridge
oyer the East river, at New York, exceeds
that length, having span of 1895 feet.
Since the Tay disaster there have been %
many inquiries as to the safety Of this
structure when exposed to the force OF q
gale Ct wind, that the engineers interested
have made reassuring statements. II is
asserted that gale Of 100 miles an hour
would bring force equal to 1906 tons,
while there would be sustaining force Of
4iN tons.-Balt,mors American.
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Some Lore Letters.

The Bank Of England bas bad no end Of
valuables committed 70 its keeping. Tho
vaults Of lts establishment hold shoulder
ing cheats deposited there Tor safety's sake
and apparently forgotten BY the owners.
In 1878 one fell apart from sheer rotten
ness, disclosing to sight . quantity Of mas
sive plate and bundles Of yellow paper.
The latter proved to bc . collection Of love
letters Of the period Of the Restoration,
which the directors were enabled TO restore
to the lineal descendants Of the original
ewper.
In 1875 q tin box Was Hshed out Of tho
Seine containing moro than 500 letters ad-
dressed to divers persons 10 Paris. The
box, set afoat above Paris, had been her
metically sealed and wss furnished With lit
tie metal sails 90 that 10 might catch the
current Of the river ct every point, sus 10
had failed TO sehisve ssooessful voyage
and laid q the river's bottcn for years
with IT. freight Of letters for tho bssisged
PsrisianA some Of whom, however, had the
grsti6catioa OF receiving them I've yssrs
after data. Isl3Rgf1s i8N9s
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BITS OF WIT.
The mustache is above talking, bat not

The mustache is above talking, bat not
above thinking.
Voters should remember that the biggest
poll knocks the most persimmons. - Yon-
ksrs Statesman.
Our navy in its present form 10 just about
as useful rs pair Of pair Of suspenders to
South Sea islander.
The New Orleans Pieayune informs us
that the latest fashionable wrinkle takes
the form of embroidered trousers for piano
legs. 5s
Pinafore was bad enough without this
now misery Of trying to pin fourteen
between the IS and 15.-Brookly. Union
Argus.
The vase may shattered be,
The dear gazele may die,
But ali this talk Of broken hearts
IL wholly in your eye.
- s ---TOnsson.
Solutions Of the gem puzzle, intended
for publication, may be written on both
sides of . piece of paper and handed In
with spring poetry.
"Why do you make promises said an
irate creditor, "if you don't expect to keep
them? % "Oh, cheek 7" shouted the debt
or, "uhy do you make goods II you don't
want to keep them 9' "
Atten, child; at twenty, wild;
At thirty, strong, II ever;
At forty, wise ; at fifty, rich;
Al sixty good. or never.
--Byralo Courier.
1t is quite beautiful sight to behold lit
tie Samuel Cox and his fat friend Horr
standing with their arms around each 9TH
er's necks, repeating Mrs. Heman's familiar
lines: 1--WE grew in beauty side by side,
We filled one house with glee.-G, 7. Com.
ado.
OF the intelligent, mischievous and
somstimes malicious, but always useful
pack-mules Of tho Rocky Mountains, Mr..
Ernest Ingersoll states tho curious fact in
Scri6ner's Monthly that they will stand for
hours when the bride rein OF ono 10 merely
thrown over the ear Of his neighbor, under
the delusion that they are securely hobbled.
A short Italian prayer, which is not with
out wisdom 81 pray that may never be
married. Bat il I marry I pray that I may
not be deceived. But IL am deceived /
pray that may not know it. But II l
know it, pray that I may be able to laugh
at the whole affair"