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with larceny was defended by a colored
lawyer at Beaufort, S. c., the other day,
but the ~eloouencc of his advocate, who
pleaded the veterans loss Of an arm
IN the service, was Intellectual and lie
was sent to the penitentiary for two
Years.
The president will be accompanied to
the Yellowstone Park by Senator'S Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, and Vest,
of Missouri. He has invited them be-
cause of their ability with the rod and
line, and expects them to keep the fam
lily in fish meat.
A Kansas City woman committed sui
eide the other day, after writing a letter
saying that she could no longer bear sep
aration from her husband, who died a
wear ago, and bequeatliag ner two
year.old child, which she had never
loved" to ANY one who nigh. care 20
take it.
Senator Edmunds was once urged 10
join a Congregational church. He re-
quested TO see the articles. After sever
al days deliberation he returned them,
and agreed to become a member if 10
out of u clauses were omitted, g modi-
fed, and 2 new ones added. The result
may be inferred from the fact that he is
10Y a pew holder at the Episcopal
church Of the Epiphany in Washington.
An examination made at Toledo, O.,of
the injury Of Chief Justice Waite, of the
United States Supreme Court, who was
thrown from his horse while on his re-
nntf tn,,r ", 4 il, ~ I,,nl~1,yI A.. r.-l
that one Of his ribs was broken, bnt he
was not otherwise Injured. His condi-
ton is such that he was able to .=s;ime
travelling, and he left Toledo recently for
Lynn, Conn.,, where he will sf4snd the
summer.
Professor Morse became so tired Of
the vexatious suits that he exclaimed to
his friend: CLARK, whatever YOU do.
get a patent, It's more trouble
than it's worth. Never get a patent"
Shortly after, Clark made an improve
ment in n of the instruments BY which
1t worked much better, and on showing
it to Morse the old mans face lighted
up. Clark, get a patent on it," said
he, seeming TO forget his own troubles.
Clark did get his patent and realized
handsomely or it.
Hannibal Hamlin's method of writing
while in the Senate, is graphically de-
scribed. He spent four or five hours
every day in writing letters, and it was
his boast that he answered every letter
ne received. 1t was painful to see him
write. He squeezed his pen as though
1t contained money, and his hand, arm
ana body were al! so u;lnalurally distor-
ted that it seemed q shame that he did
not employ q secretary, but he worked
away, -Four by hour, until he had got
done with his mail.
President Arthur once taught school
at North Pownal, Vt, and later Gener-
al Garfield taught a writing school in
tile same o 1t is said that in per-
sonal appearance he was almost the on
poslte Of Arthur. Arthur always looked
as II he had been kept in n band box.
ana II TINS suggested efieminacy one
glance ut his eye would dispei the delu-
SION tor his eye always Indicated ESQ
lnt!oh and determined nurpose Gar
held, at that time reminded one more
OF q frontier man, and his hepG srpges-
ted the AK and pillow.
Talking of big feet, here is a case
that beats even the st. Louis ladies'.
The left SHOE of Miss Fannie Mills. of
Ono, who weighs 100 pounds, is sixteen
and one,haii inches long, the right eish-
teen inches IN length; the left ,s seven
and OF -jialt inches wide and the other
eight inches. The right instep OF the
shoe measures nineteen and one.uuar-
ter inches, and the left seventeen and
one-half inches.
Giuseppe Verdi is probaly one of the
richest musical composers in the world.
He i~ also one of the most benevolent.
me 3oor of Busseto, his home city in
ltai.,,, cal! him blessed, for his gold filled
hand Is ever open and outstretched to
building, and will fully finish and liber-
ally endow, a fine hospital for the poor
Of that town, which will soon be opened
for use. ~