Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-21
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in Paris" said one French official.
Yes said the other, calmly. And
discomfort" Doubtless. But there
isn't nearly so much discomfort as
there would probably be if there were
nothing to get excited over."-Wash-
ington Star.
From time to time experts have no
ticed certain unexplainable peculiari
ties In magnetic instruments in various
! buildings. Electricians now declare, as
the result of experiments and investi-
| cations, that the eagaries are due to
the presence of magnetism in bricks.
! They are made of earthly matter con-
tanning a greater or less proportion Of
magnetic or magnetic iron ore.
NJ. Deschanel, the new member of the
French Academy, is a comparatively
young man, having been born on Feb.
Is. 1856. He is a member Of the bar
brilliant orator. and has done an enor-
nous amount of literary and journal
istic work, much OF it of an abstruse
/ kind but he has written some things,
notably Figures de Femmes, crowned
by the Academy, and Figures Litter
aires" of a lighter character.
Once upon time woman trimmed
her own bOnnets, and in consequence
of this her husband became enormous
ly wealthy. Il owe all have to you"
said the man to his wife one day. Il
will accordingly pay you per cent in
terest on my entire fortune" But the
woman wouldn't take a cent. II any
thing further be needed to make a
fairy story OF this, let it be said that
they lived happily ever after.-Detroit
| Journal
1t is said that a majority of the Jap
anese students who come to America
to study political economy go to the
University of Michigan to seek instruc-
ton under Professor Adams. This
preference is due to the influence of
Count Ono, now chief inspector of the
Bank of Japan. who studied at the
University of Michigan under Prof.
Adams. and who is spreading the pro-
fessor's reputation through the Japan
csc islands
An old Bucksport (Me) sea captain
thus describes the way in which he dis
missed an undesirable sutton for the
hand OF his daughter: I just showed
gangplank leading from my house, and
gently remarked that the wind was on
shore, and the sooner he got under way
the better offing he would get before
morning. He at once took the hint,
got under way, paid off. bore away,
and went down the road under all sail
with the off shore breeze"
Probably the most interesting pair of
twins in the country are living at
Wichita, Kan. They are Wilbur +. and
John +. Sites. They are fiftyfour
years Old, and look so much alike that
only intimate friends can tell them
apart They married twin sisters, the
Misses Alice and Carrie Worth. The
two families live together in the same
house in Wichita. Thirty years ago
the brothers embarked in business to-
gether in Wichita, and the same old
sign, "Stites Bros, Real Estate" tells
them, which still exist.
George H. Williams. the colored his
torian, Travelled great deal and
stopped at such hotels as he pleased.
Carroll D. Wright, the head of the De-
partment Of Labor, once asked Mr.
Williams how he did it. Il take bath
every morning. replied the negro. Il
try to dress and act like a gentleman.
When l go to a hotel | say at once to
the clerk Can you give me a room
and serve my meals to me in it?' This
answer is invariably in the affirmative
So long as | stop in the hotel eat in
my room. | have no trouble what
ever" The late Blanche X Bruce acted
similarly It is the experience of ne
groes who have risen that business dis
elimination Oh account of color is
avoided by the exercise of little tact.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
At a recent Unitarian festival in
Boston Secretary Long told this story:
During the winter | went with the
presidential party to Savannah where
We were most kindly and courteously
received. Everything was done to
make the visit pleasant. On Saturday
afternoon we were taken down to the
river, and on returning the chairman
of arrangements said: Tomorrow is
Sunday, and you will have the day to
yourselves. We have all sorts OF
churches in Savannah, and you can go
wherever you wish Well said the
president, i am a Methodist. and I
think 1 will go to the Methodist
church. After the others had ex-
pressed their choice. l said Have you
not some little, struggling Unitarian
church here In your city?' No. was
his reply, but we have a rundown
Episcopal church that is almost as
bad / did not accept the invitation,
for | wanted the pure. unadulterated
badness of our own denomination"