Roundabouts

A telephone connection has been made with the light house. Keeper Gussenbauer can now answer in person all requests for more light or new fish stories. - Monroe Democrat. John Kanson, of Monroe, to show unto others that he was a lithe, springy fellow, jumped from a load of hay and harpooned his left leg deeply between the knee and the .hip. Night sharks at La Salie, last week, "sharked" Shurley's saloon out of $15 worth of cigars and whiske). The faucets were left open and out gurgled the good red liquor. The Monroe Democrat notes the recent capture in Frenchtown, of a pure white red squirrel, from which it is to be feared that temperance is notdoing that perfect work in Monroe county that it should. Tramps caught at Lansing are put at work pounding stone. It is hoped by this means to reduce the number of tragic political squirters who during the campaign will be anxious to address the people. There should be more stoneyards. While Max Hoffman, of near Carleton, was engaged on the 4th of July, in hurrahing for the buzzard of liberty, thieves loaded up with eight excellent hams which they discovered in his house, and he has since feit that the blood of the fathers was shed in vain. Ben Duvall, a Monroe tough, whose recent occupation has been to quarrel, fight, get drunk and insult ladies, picked a quarrel the other day, was licked within an inch of his life, arrested and sent to Detroit for 60 days. There is more justice in Monroe than she is accused of. In reference to the Republican nomination for congrgss in this district, Mr. Fellows did not, with the modest (?) custorn of some politicians, remark "if my friends are desirous that I should run," and so fourth, etc, but squarely stated that he was in the race to win it if possible; and with characteristic energy he is pushing his canvas. - Morenci Observer. Yes, the Argus knows that boy, - jerked him around by the collar when he was a kid; pointed out the way he ought to go, and since then he has "went it." Started as a newspaper scribe but feil from his high estáte, like Lucifer from heaven, and became a lawyer; has a hundred pound body and a voice like the crack of dawn; can project it further into space than lightning can travel these days; beat any other congressional candidate on the job, which is saying a good deal, taking into account the numbers and talent engaged; right smart lawyer; sharp lawyer; probably will not be nominated, be licked like sin if he is.