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died after confinement of ia years.
The late Earl of Dudley was insured
in various offices to the extent OF up
wards of 100000.
The population Of Stockholm in
creased between 1876 and 1854 from
100, 600 to 205, 900.
The men most willing to take risks
are those who have nothing to lose
New orleans Itcagune.
According 70 Mr. Schwab the alb
Stract rights OF man are the right to
abstract from other men who have
more property Noble Register
Capital and labor are moving steadily
toward a position of equality before the
law, and in that position good fellow
ship is bound to spring up and grow
PutsJug Chronicle Telegraph.
The lawyers in the Marie-Garrison
railway suit We're paid over 100000
Melville Day, besides large salary Tor
eight years, received 100000, Judge
Comstock, Of Syracuse. $4,000, and
Roscoe Conkling $4,000.
The emperor Of China never uses the
first personal pronoun, but always
speaks Of himself as the Solitary
Man This expression is only used in
tguratiYe sense, as indicating the un-
approachable grandeur of the Son OF
Heaven.
The Senate Committee has learned
the remarkable fact that il is not the
public at large that SO much needs pro-
lection from the mismanagement OF
railroad directors, as it is the stock
holders of the companies themselves
The ReI ub!ic.
Near Milwaukee resides a man who
is such a firm believer III eternal punish
ment for sin by fire that he has decor
ated his cellar with painted flames,
wooden demons, and other horrible fig
ures To this place he takes his chill
dren to punish them.
I'VE have trucklcd to Germany,
apologized to France, backed down be-
fore Russia and been licked by the
Mahdi. under Gladstone direction,
exclaims IL disgusted Englishman, land
vet the Government is sustained. Bah!
| shall become naturallzed.
Both the Old and New Testaments
have now been revised and still there
don't seem to be any passages that bear
down quite as actively rs they should on
people who get married and forget to
send in any of the wedding cake to the
editor. Estctiine, (Dak.) BEL.
Miss Cleveland has lectured, as all
the world knows, and friend of hers
tells a correspondent of the Cleveland
| Leader that shortly before her brother
was nominated for the presidency she
made a prayer in public in which she
asked the Lord to make the next mis-
| tress of the white house a temperance
woman.
The ''shoe question" appears to have
come to the front again at Mandalay,
King Theebaw having refnsnd to 70
celyc the new French consul in his
boots. The consul declined to attend
unbooted, and the audience was conse-
ouently put off. The chief minister
tried to oct over the difficulty by hold
inc & special reception i'll honor of the
consul.
The present Duke of Bedford, head
of the house of Russell, who is held up
in rather unpleasant form just now
by the London press, is confirmed
cynic. There is no member of London
society who says 50 many good things,
who is the author of 50 many biting
ntotS, OF who impresses one with Il
deeper notion of his disbelief in human
nature generally.
A scandal took place III Il city club
last week. Ore Of the members intro
duced card sharp into the club. A
little game followed later in the even
inc. The card sharp successfully
plucked the members friends. There
was some Misunderstanding about the
division of the, spoils. The member
called the card sharp thief. The card
sharp was sensitive and betrayed his
accomplice. A committee of the club
in question called upon the member for
an explanation. He explained that ii
was Joke. This was not deemed
sufficient. He was compelled to sell
some property to make the losses good,
and he was requested to resign, which
he did.-San francisco IngLeStde.
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